高中英语阅读理解练习与解析

高中英语读理解练习解析英语阅读理解练习(1)AChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV,accordingtoresultsofasurveybytheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences(CASS)publishedThursday.Thesurvey,ofcitizensoffiveChinesecities,foundthat79percentofintervieweesusetheinternetforinformation,and55.1percenttoreadnewsontheinternet.About63percentoftheintervieweesusee-mail.TheaveragetimesspentsurfingthenetandwatchingTVwere2.73hoursand1.29hours,respectively.Only10.4percenttheinternettoemail;65.9percentreadonlinenews;62.2quiteoftenplaygameson-line.Moreandmorepeoplehavetakenaninterestintheentertainmentopportunitiesonline.Upto56.5percentofintervieweesquiteoftendownloadmusic,and53.5percentget

entertainmentmessagesfromtheinternet.Yetthesurveyfoundthattelevisionisstillthedominantmassmedium.Seventy-ninepercentofchoosetoandanother75percenttakenewspapersasimportantasTV.FivemajorwebsitesintheChineselanguage,namelySina,Sohu,Netease,BaiduandYahooarestillrankedtoponesbywebusers,andthosethatvotedforSinaasthebestamongthemwere30.9percent.AuthorizedstatisticsshowedthatwebusersinChinahavealreadye_ceeded100million,secondtothatoftheUnitedStates.1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.ChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV.B.TherearemoreChineseusingtheinternetforcomparedwith

readingnewsontheinternet.C.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosesearchinginformationontheinternet.D.Therearemorecomparedwithreadingoninternet.2.Thesurveyshowsthat.A.Only10.4%reportedusetheinternettosendandreceiveemail.B.Lessthanhalfofthepeopleusetheinternetforenterfain-ment.C.Allofthepeoplereportedliketoplaygameson-line.D.Mostofthepeoplereportedreadonlinenews.3.Whichwillyouchooseifyouwanttochatwithyourfriendsontheinternet?A.TVB.

SinaC.telephoneD.4.Theunderlinedword〝e_ceeded〞means.A.increasedtoB.increasedbyC.risenD.decreasedBIntheearlypartofcentury,waswidespreadStates.ManyAfricanAmericanswerenotgivenequalopportunitiesineducationoremployment.MarianAnderson(1897-1993)wasanAfricanwomanwhogainedfameasaconcertsingerinthisclimateofracism.ShewasborninPhiladelphiaandsanginchurchchoirsduringherchildhood.Whensheappliedforadmissionamusicschoolshewasturnedbecauseshewasblack.Unablemusicschool,shebegancareerasinger

forchurchgatherings.In1929,shewenttoEuropetostudyvoiceandspentseveralyearsperformingthere.HervoicewaswidelypraisedthroughoutEurope.ThenshereturnedtotheUSin1935andbecameatopconcertsingerafterperformingatTownHallinNewYorkCity.RacismagainaffectedAndersonin1939.WhenitwasarrangedforhertosingatConstitutionHallinWashington,DC,theDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolutionopposeditbecauseofhercolor.ShesanginsteadattheLincolnMemorialforover75000people.In1955,AndersonbecamethefirstblacksoloisttosingwintheMetropolitanOperaNewYorkCity.famousconductorpraisedhervoiceas〝heardonceinahundred〞.ShewasaUSdelegatetotheUnitedNationsin1958andwontheUNpeaceprizein1977.Andersoneventuallytriumphedoverracism.5.Accordingtothispassage,whatdidMarianAndersondobetween1917and1929?

A.Shestudiedatamusicschool.B.Shesangforreligiousactivities.C.ShesangatTownHallinNewYork.D.ShestudiedvoiceinEurope.6.ToscaninithoughtthatMarianAnderson.A.hadaveryrarevoiceB.sangoccasionallyinpublicC.sangonlyonceinmanyyearsD.wasseldomheardbypeople7.Anderson’sbeautifulvoicewasfirstrecognizedA.attheLincolnMemorialB.inWashington,DC.

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8.ThispassageshowsthatAndersonfinallydefeatedracismintheUSby.A.protestingtothegovernmentB.appealingtotheUnitedNationsC.demonstratinginthestreetsD.workinghardtoperfectherartCISITTIMETOGETMP3?Yourcomputerhasbeenplayingmusicforyears,oneCDatatime.NowhundredsofsongscanbestoredinyourPC(personalcomputer)ifthey’reintheformat.Whatisit?MP3compressesmusicintosmallcomputerfriendlyfiles.YouaccessMP3music

severalways:MusiccanbedownloadedfromwebsitesthathaveconvertedvastmusiclibrariesintoMP3.youcanprerecordCDsintoPCandconvertsongsinminutesintoMP3.OnceMP3onyour’sdrive,youcanplayitthroughyourcomputer’s〞itontoblankCDsore_changeMP3fileswithfriendsusingE-mail.Howmuch?SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfree.ItcomespreinstalledonmostorcanbemanyMP3.com.SomeMP3sitesarefree.Just〝MP3sitesintoanysearchengine.ThepopularMP3playersstartataround$50andcanholdhundredsofsongs.AblankCDonwhichyoucanrecordmusiccostsaboutadollar.AdvantagesMP3turnsyourhomearecorder.TinyMP3sizeofmakingiteasytotakehundredsofsongswithyou.DisadvantagesYoumayfind

thattolistenratherthandownloadofferings.Othersletyoudownloadmusicthatthencan’tbecopiedtoMP3players.AndagrowingnumberofnewCDsmakeitimpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.9.HowcanyougetMP3music?A.ByturningyourhomePCintoataperecorderB.BytakingyourownmusicorsongswithyouC.BycopyingsongstoaPCthroughthespeakers.D.BydownloadingfromwebsiteswhichhaveconvertedmusiclibrariesintoMP3.10.WhichisNOTtruetothepassage?A.SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfreeofcharge.B.MP3musiccanbewithfriendsbye-mail.

C.MP3musiccanbedownloadedforfreeatanysite.D.AgreaternumberofnewCDsmakeitpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.11.Theunderlinedword〝burn〞probablymeans_____.A.fireB.changeC.downloadD.play12.HowmuchwillyoupayforaMP3player?A.Freeofcharge.B.Freedownloading.C.Atleastfiftydollars.D.Aboutadollar.DMostpeople

thinktheirtimeproblemsareouter,andthattheyarecausedbythetelephone,meetings,visitors,anddelayedinformationordecisions.Althoughtheseproblemsoftenhaveabadeffeteonthem,aswhenpeoplecallordropin,weusuallycontributetothem.Wefailtohavecallsscreenedbyaskillfulsecretaryorassistant,orweleaveourdooropen,actuallyassuringconstantinterruptions.Inalmostallcases,itispossibletoinfluence,ifnotcontrol,itusuallycancauseproblems,suchas,slownessandindecision,lackofself-discipline,theinabilitytodelegate,orthetendencytofightfires,toactwithoutthinking,andtojumpfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.Timeisconstantbechanged.Thecannotbeorup.Thuswecannotmanagetimeitself.Wecanonlymanageouractivitieswithrespecttotime.Thesameskillsasthoseusedothers—theabilitiestoplan,organize,delegate,direct,andTimesimplyItis

impossibletobeeffectiveinanypositionwithoutcontrollingtimeeffectively.Successfultimemanagementdoesmeanharder,workingsmarter.kindsofmanagementskillsmustbeusedinthehomeandofficetogetmostvaluefromtime.Youmustthinkabouttodo,andtimelyothers,itgetma_imumresultsintheshortestpossibleperiod.13.Accordingtothewriter,timeproblems.A.arecausedbythetelephone,meetingsandvisitorsB.arecausedbydelayedinformationordecisionsC.canbesolvedbyself-managementD.can’tbecontrolled14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastileinternallygeneratedtimewasters?

A.slownessandindecision.

B.Lackofself-discipline.C.Jumpingfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.D.Workinghard.15.Itcanbeconcludedfrompassagethatthetoplan,delegate,directandcontrolshould.A.beusedinmanagingothers’activitiesB.beusedinmanagingone’sownactivitiesC.notbeusedintimemanagementD.beusedinmanagingbothothers’andone’sactivities16.Wecanalsodrawaconclusionthatthekeytosuccessfultimemanagementis.A.workingharderandharderB.cleverself-management

C.thinkingofwhattodo,andhowandwhentodoitD.employingaskillfulsecretaryETheHumanGenomeProject,agreat$3billion,15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegeneticmapofhumans,isnowmorethan90percentcompleted.Thescientificandmedicalcommunitiesareverye_citedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersarealsocarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.Forthelastfewyears,thegeneticadvancesinthefastdevelopingfieldofbiotechnologyhaveprovidedmaterialallkindsthedevelopmentsmodernscienceinunlockingsecretsofhumangeneticcodeopenedworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellasforthepopulationimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecodinghuman

DNA,theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchintheUntiedStates,whichbeganin1990,is〝unlockingthecode〞ofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.Already,theHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedthegenesconnectedwithandmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudied,researcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections,andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenome;astheye_pecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.17.Whydidthescientistsworksohardatmappingthehumangenome?A.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.B.Becausethehumangenome’scompletioncanhelptogetridofmanydiseases.C.Because

theywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.BecausetheHumanGenomeProjectcanprovidedalotofchancesofwork.18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcountriesisthemostadvancedingeneticresearch?A.JapanB.GermanyC.TheUnitedStatesD.China19.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ifthegenescanbefound,scientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses.B.TheUnitedStatesbegangeneticresearchearlyinthe19thcentury.C.Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap.D.Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingsomegeneswiththe

cancers.20.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthispassage?A.Thegreathumangenome.B.Thediscoveryofgenes.C.Unlockingthegeneticcode.D.Genesandscientists.答案与解析A篇:文章难度:较易.本文主要介绍中国人现在花在上网的时间要比花在看电视上的时间多,上网人数已雄居世界第二位,大多数人上网的目的是获取信息,阅读新闻,收发邮件等.1.C依据调查数字,使用e-mail的约占63%,取信息约占79%,因此错误.

2.DA项应为最初的上网意图;B项应为超过一半以上C项应为62.2%.3.D依据常识,聊天软件是目前流行最广.最受广大青少年所欢迎的网上交友.聊天工具.4.Aincreasedto为〝增加到〞,increasedby为〝增加了〞,risen应加介词,decrease为〝下降〞.重难点单词和词组:①respectively②primarily③dominant④e_ceed⑤authorized⑥CASS

各自地首先,走初占优势的超过,胜过权威的中国社科院B篇:文章难度:中等.本文介绍了美国黑人歌唱家玛丽安·安德生如何凭着自身实力和勤奋战胜了种族歧视,获得了事业上的成功

5.B根据第一段〝Unabletoattendshebeganasasingerforchurchgatherings.〞可知在1917年到1929之间Anderson为宗教活动唱歌.6.A由原文〝heardonlyonceinahundredyears可知.7.C由原文〝shewenttoEuropetostudyvoiceandspentseveralyearsperformingthere.HervoicewaswidelypraisedthroughoutEurope可知.8.D由文章主旨可知,Anderson凭着认真工作以使得她的艺术完美,借此击败种族歧视.重难点单词和词组:①racism②Philadelphia③choir④admission⑤soloist⑥delegate⑦triumph

种族主义,种族歧视费诚唱诗班圣乐团进入权,入场券独唱者代表胜利,巨大成功

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申请拒绝C篇:文章难度:较难.本文主要介绍信息时代新的录放存储文件,音乐的工具——MP3软件