高一英语阅读理解训练十三(附答案)

1、 阅读理解训练十三AChina Small Group ToursTour Route 1:11 Days Private Beijing - Lhasa Xi an ShanghaiTour Highlights:Must-see sights in China the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta WarriorsFollow us on a Buddhist pilgrimage to Tibet & appreciate the profound cultureHave a leisurely walk or an exciting bi

2、cycle ride on the time-honored City Wall of Xi anView the soaring city skylines and feel the pulse of modern ShanghaiFrom $ 2, 459 per personTour Route 2:11 Days Private Bejing -Xi an Chonqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Yichang - ShanghaiTour Highlights:Must-see sights in China the Great Wall, Forbidd

3、en City, Terracotta WarriorsTry biking on the Ming Dynasty City Wall of Xi an, or tour by electric carEnjoy the Three Gorges（ 峡）scenery on Yangtze River & feel totally relaxedFrom $ 1, 879 per personTour Route 3: 12 Days Private Beijing -Shanghai -Xi an Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin -Hong KongTour High

4、lights:Must-see sights in China the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta WarriorsExperience the Bund, classical garden, modern and old in contrast in ShanghaiFeel the lively atmosphere & explore busy markets freely in Hong KongWalk into a local family, learn to cook Chinese food & dine with the ho

5、sts in their homeFrom $ 2, 499 per personTour Route 4: 12 Days Private Beijing Xi an Chengdu - Guilin - ShanghaiTour Highlights:Must-see sights in China the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors, Giant Pandas Come to Chengdu, the hometown of giant pandas to visit and observe the cute creat

6、ureCruise on the meandering Li River & admire Guilin landscapeWalk into a local Chinese family, interact & dine with the hosts in their homeFrom $2, 079 per personWhat do Tour Route 1 and Tour Route 2 have in common?A. They have cycling activities.B. They include a visit to Tibet.C. Visitors enjoy t

7、he Three Gorges scenery. D. Visitors pay the same amount of money.What is special about Tour Route 2?A. Tourists can travel by bike.B. Tourists can visit a huge dam.C. Tourists can dine with a family.D. It is the most expensive of the four.Where can visitors enjoy China s rare animals?A. Tour Route

8、1.B. Tour Route 2.C. Tour Route 3.D. Tour Route 4.BRanjan and Sumer were good friends. They went to the same school and were in the same class.Ranjan was not strong. He could not play football or other games with boys of his age.All that he did was to watch Sumer and other boys play. He usually went

9、 with them to the playground. When they ran off to play, he would sit under a tree and read storybooks. Books became his best friends. The reading made him successful in all the exams. He always stood first in the class.Sumer was tall and athletic. He spent most of his time running, swimming or ridi

10、ng bicycles. He was an extremely good player in every game. He was a member of the schools football team and cricket team. The PE teacher thought he would make it big in the game when he grew up.One day, the two friends went for a walk. Ranjan got tired soon.I have no strength. What is the use of al

11、l this knowledge? If I am not healthy? I would give away all my knowledge if I could be half as healthy and strong as you, said Ranjan.Sumer was surprised and replied,“So you are not happy with yourself ways Iwished Icould have done as well as you did in the studies. I even thought I could have give

12、n away my sporting skills for better grades in those exams.The two friends looked at each other and cried out at the same time? The grass 100ks greener on the other side of the hill. ”What did Ranjan usually do when he went to the playground with Sumer?A.He read the storybooks.B. He played with his

13、friendC. He studied for the exams.D. He took care of the clothes.Why did the PE teacher think Sumer might become a sports star?A.Sumer was very strong.B. Sumer was good at playing football.C. Sumer did well in every sport.D. Sumer spent a lot of time playing sports.What can we learn from paragraph 6

14、?Ranjan was proud of his knowledge.Sumer was unhappy with his studies.Sumer could do as well as Ranjan did in the studies.Ranjan and Sumer decided to learn from each other.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?Practice makes perfect.Nobody knows his own strong points.Grass usu

15、ally appears greener in far away places.We always want something better and feel unhappy.COn February 3, 1931, the peace of New Zealand s Hawke s Bay region was destroyed whe area was hit by the worst earthquake in New Zealand s history. At 10:46 am on that summer s d the quake hit with a magnitude

16、of 7.9 on the Richter scale （里氏地震 ）. The centre of the quake lied some 15 to 20 kilometers north of the two main centers, Napier and Hastings. The quake lasted for two and a half minutes. Many people died in the earthquake.A fire broke out immediately after the quake. The fire started in a chemist s

17、 shoquickly. Then the Fire Department in Napier came to help, but they were at a loss to control the fire as a result of losing their water supply. However, the water supply in Hasting, was still usable, allowing them to fight back against the fire.The force of the earthquake destroyed many of the c

18、ity s fandOUs ）a Cdmaklssofthe coastline were thrown into the sea. Napier s Bluff Hill, a popular tourist spot,cowmaspletely destroyed and thrown into the waters below.Most of the major buildings in the city were completely destroyed. Roads and communications across the whole area were cut. People w

19、ere afraid to enter their homes for days and found shelters at the local Motor Camp or on the beach. There were about 150 aftershocks（震）in the 24 hours after the main shock. Over the next 2 weeks, there would be 525 such aftershocks. TOC o 1-5 h z The worst earthquake took place in New Zealand.A. at

20、 night B. in the morning C. at noon D. in the afternoon 9.The firefighter in Napier failed to put out the fire probably because.A. there was no usable waterB. they couldnt get close to itC.the flames spread too quicklyD. The wind was very strong10.The last two paragraphs mainly tell us that.there we

21、re many places of interest in New Zealandthe earthquake damaged the city seriouslymany famous landmarks were thrown into the seapeople were afraid to enter their homes for sleep 11.Whats the best title for this passage?The 1931 Hawkes Bay earthquakeNew Zealand s two citiesThe great fire after the gr

22、eat earthquakeD.The city s famous landmarksDBe careful on January 8th It s officially the most dangerous day of the year. The insurance company Hyperion has studied accident statistics（统计数字）and has found that there are more accidents on January t8h than on any other day.Accidents are certainly more

23、likely to happen at particular times of the year. One general rule is that more accidents happen in winter months, because risk increases in bad weather. In 2004 and 2005 Hyperion found that the worst day was Januaryth8, with 298 accidents reported to them. March r3d was the safest day, with only 89

24、 reports. Six of the ten worst days for driving were in January.It s clear that icy and snowy conditions are dangerous, but some other statistics are puzzling. A British Medical Journal report in 2001, for example, found that hospital admissions（院）were always higher than usual on Friday the 13th.But

25、 it is not only when Friday falls on the 13th that it is a dangerous day. Four of the top ten worst days for accidents last year were Fridays perhaps because everyone is rushing home for theweekend while Thursdays are the safest day of the week.At what time of the day is an accident most likely to h

26、appen? The Health and Safety Authority found that people are most likely to have an accident at 11.00 a.m., while the safest time of day is between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. probably because most people are in bed!Finally, good news for Harry Potter fans. Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford noted that fewer children were in hospital on the weekend when Harry Potter books were available to the public. Casualties伤亡人员）fell by over 50% when the last two books went on sale. So if you want to be really saf