高二英语阅读理解练习题

WhenIwasyounger,bedtimewasalwaysmyfavouritepartoftheday.WearingsoftpajamasandwithIan,mystuffedmonkey,inmyarms,Ifeltnopressureatall.InamedIanaftermyunclewhenIcomparedIan’slongarmsandlegstohis.OnenightIranuptoUncleIanatafamilypartyandtoldhimIhadnamedmymonkeyafterhim.Hiseyebrowswrinkledinconfusion,thenachuckle（哈哈笑）escapedhislips.Iguesshedidn’tunderstandhowimportantitwastome.EvenifUncleIandidn’tthinkmymonkeywasspecial,Icertainlydid.Idressedhiminawhitebabynightgown.MymotherthoughtthatIanwasthebest-dressedstuffedanimalintheworld.Yes,hewascertainlyafashionablecreature.Thestrongcologne（科隆香水）Iusedonhimyearsagomakeshimstillsmell“pretty”.Foralongtime,Ianwenteverywherewithme.Hewasmybestfriend,andItoldhimeverything.ButwhenIturnedtwelve,IrealizedIwastoooldforstuffedanimals.IthoughtpeoplewouldthinkIwasbabyish,soIputhiminthecupboardwiththerestofmyteddybearsanddolls.IbeggedhimtounderstandwhyIwasdoingthis,butatthesametimeIlongedtotalktohimagain.IttookmeseveralyearstorealizethatitwasOKtomissIan.Iknownowthatmaturity（成熟）doesn’tonlymeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility.Italsomeansholdingontoyourchildhoodandactingyoungsometimes.IanhasbeenwithmesinceIwassixyearsoldholdinghiminmyarmsconnectsmetomypastandmypresentasIcontinuetogrowandunderstandmyself.1．Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext? A．Bedtimeusedtobethewriter’sfavouritepartofthedaybecauseofthestuffedmonkey. B．UncleIanlikedthestuffedmonkeyasmuchasthewriter. C．Thewriterusedtocarrythemonkeywithherwherevershewent. D．YearslaterthewriterrealizedthatitwasnotwrongtomissMonkeyIan.2．ThewriterlovedMonkeyIandeeplybecause__________. A．hecouldunderstandherB．hewasafashionablemonkey C．hecouldtalkwithherD．hewashermosthonestlistener3．Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthewriterbelieves________. A．keepingstuffedanimalsisbabyish B．maturitydoesn’tmeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility C．oneshouldkeeptohischildhoodandactyoungsometimesevenwhenhehasgrownup D．humanbeingsshouldbekindtoanimals4．Wecaninferfromthetextthat_________. A．thewriterisstillateenagerB．thewriterisnowamiddle-agedwoman C．MonkeyIangotangryforbeingleftaloneD．UncleIanhasamonkey-likefaceB “TheLordoftheRings”,oneofthebestsellersinthenewmillennium（千年）,wasmadeupofthreeparts——“TheFellowshipoftheRing”,“TwoTowers”,and“TheReturnoftheKing”.Millionsuponmillionsofpeoplehavereaditinover25differentlanguages,butfewerknowabouttheauthorandthehistoryofthecompositionofthecreativematerwork. JohnRonaldReuelTolkienwasborninSouthAfricain1892.Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.LivinginEnglandwithhisaunt,Tolkienandhiscousinsmadeupplaylanguages,ahobbythatledtoTolkien’sbecomingskilledinWelsh,Greek,Gothic,OldNorseandAnglo-Saxon. AftergraduatingfromOxford,TolkienservedinWorldWarI.In1917,whilerecoveringfromtrenchfever,hebegancomposingthemythologyforTheRings.AsaprofessorofAnglo-Saxonin1930satOxford,TolkienwaspartofaninformaldiscussiongroupcalledtheInklings,whichincludedseveralwriters.ThegroupwassoonlisteningtochaptersofTolkien’simaginativework“TheHobbit”. HobbitwasanameTolkiencreatedforalocalpeoplethatcouldbestbedescribedashalf-sizedmembersoftheEnglishrural（乡村的）class.Hobbitsliveinhillsideholes.Oneofthem,BilboBaggins,looksfortreasureswithagroupofdwarves（侏儒）.Ontheway,hemeetsthetwisted,pitifulcreatureGollum,fromwhomheseesagoldenringthatmakestheholderinvisible. OneofTolkien’sstudentspersuadedheremployer,publisherAllen&Unwin,tolookatadraft（草稿）.Thechairmanofthefirm,StanleyUnwin,thoughtthatthebestjudgeforachildren’sbookwouldbehisten-year-oldson.Theboyearnedashillingforreportingbackthattheadventurewasexciting,and“TheHobbit”waspublishedin1937. ItsoldsowellthatUnwinaskedforacontinuation.Overadozenyearslater,in1954,Tolkienproduced“TheLordoftheRings”,aseriesofbookssocreativethattheyholdreaders—newandold—aftertheirpublication.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext? A．“TheLordoftheRings”didn’tsellwellinthelastmillennium. B．PeopleknowbetteraboutTolkienhimselfthanabouthisworks. C．TolkienwasquitefamiliarwithOldEnglish. D．TolkienknewverywellaboutdifferentkindsoflocallanguagesinAfrica.6．Whatcanwelearnabout“Hobbit”thatTolkiencreatedinhisworks? A．HobbitwasaracelivinginEnglishdowntownareas. B．Hobbitwasalocalpeoplewhowereverytallandstrong. C．Hobbitwasasocialgroupofpeoplewholivedinoldcastles. D．Hobbitwasagroupofpeoplewhoweremostlydwarves.7．Whichofthefollowinghelpedmostinmaking“TheHobbit”published? A．OneofTolkien’sstudents. B．StanleyUnwin’sson. C．Allen&Unwin. D．BilboBaggins.8．Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext? A．“TheLordoftheRings”anditswriter. B．Acompletelynewmasterworkinthenewmillennium. C．afamousprofessoratOxford D．Thepowerofthemagicring.9．WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofMrJ.R.R.Tolkien’slifeexperience? a．Hehadhis“TheHobbit”published. b．Hebecameamemberofthelnklings.c．HeservedinWorldWarⅠ d．HebecameanundergraduateatOxford. e．Hiswork“TheLordoftheRings”cametotheworld. f．HemovedtoEnglandtolivewithhisaunt. A．f-d-b-c-a-e B．f-d-c-b-a-e C．f-c-d-b-e-a D．d-f-c-a-b-eC★ThisWeek’sHighlights●VisitthenewCollegeofEngineeringAlumniWebforcomingevents,photocollections,andcareerservices.●ReunionWeekend2004isjustaroundthecorner,andweinviteyoubacktoBUtotakepartinallthefun.★BUBreakingNews□BostonUniversityProfessordemandsNappingattheWorkplaceinHisSpeech.(3/18)□BostonUniversityHostsDiscussiononPutin,U.S.-RussiantiesforFuture.(3/11)□BUPhysicistReceivesBoltzmannAwardForExcellentWorkInPhysicsattheConference.(3/8)★Features□LearnmoreabouttheYoungAlumniCouncil,servingalumniupto15yearsoutofBU.□Offerstudentsjobsforearningincometopaytheirtaxes.★StudentVillagewillbethecenterofBUlife.□FourBUstudentssharetheirhomeschoolingexperiences,andthelessonstheylearned.□ScientistsattheSouthEndwillstudytheworld’smostdangerousmicrobes（微生物）,anddevelopmeasurestobioterrorism.TheAlumniMagazineTheAlumniMagazineWinter200310．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothewebpage? A．AlumniWebcaresaboutBU’sscientificresearchratherthaninternationalsituations. B．BUprovidesstudentswithhomeschooling. C．ReunionWeekend2004isoneofthemostimportantnewsofthisweek. D．AmumniWebwassetup15yearsago.11．Theunderlinedword“aroundthecorner”probablymeans“_________”. A．intheimmediatefuture B．atpresent C．inthedistantfuture D．aroundhere12．IfyouareabiologystudentatBU,whatismostprobablyyourfirstchoiceafteryoufinishreadingthewebpage? A．WatchthevideooftheDiscussion. B．BuythemagazineBostonia. C．WatchthevideooftheConference. D．BookticketsfortheReunionWeekend.DAmericanresearcherssaydrinkingteamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystemagainstinfection（感染）.DoctorsatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston,Massachusetts,didthestudy.Theteamstudiedachemicalfoundinblack,green,oolongandpekoetea.Thischemicalisanaminoacid（氨基酸First,theresearchersmixedsomeofthesecellswithantigens（抗原）foundintheaminoacid.Antigenshelpthebodyreacttoinfection.Thenthescientistsaddedsomebacteria（细菌）.Withintwenty-fourhours,thecellsproducedalotofinterferon,asubstancethatfightsinfection.Cellsnotmixedwiththeantigensdidnotproduceinterferon.Inthesecondpartofthestudy,elevenpeopledrankfivetosixcupsofblackteaeveryday.Tenotherpeopledrankthesameamountofinstantcoffee.Thatisdriedcoffeemixedwithhotwater.Twoweekslater,andagaintwoweeksafterthat,theresearcherstestedthebloodofalltwenty-onepeople.Theyalsolookedatwhathappenedwhentheyaddedbacteriatothebloodcells.Theyfoundthattheteadrinkersproducedfivetimesmoreinterferonaftertheystarteddrinkingtea.Thecoffeedrinkersdidnotproduceinterferon.DoctorJackBukowskiledthestudy.HesaystheantigensaddedtothegammadeltaTcellswereresponsiblefortheincreasedreactiontothebacteria.Hesaysthestudyalsoshowedthatthecellswereabletorememberthebacteriaandfightthemagainthenexttime.Earlierresearchalreadyhasfoundthatteacanhelppreventheartdiseaseandcancer.DoctorBukowskisaysthenewstudymustberepeatedwithmorepeople.Ifthefindingsprovetobetrue,hesays,thenteadrinkingmightalsohelpprotectagainstbacterialinfections.HesaystheaminoacidL-theaninecouldberemovedfromteaandusedasadrugtostrengthenthebody’sdefenses.13．Wemayknowfromthetextthat________canbefoundindifferentkindsoftea. A．GammadeltaTcellsB．L-theanineC．interferon D．bacteria14．Teamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystembecauseithelps________.A．thebodytoproducemoreinterferonB．thebodytoproducemoregammadeltaTcellsC．toaddsomebacteriatothebloodcellsD．tomixantigenswithsomeofthecellsinthebody15．AccordingtoDrBukowski,________. A．thefindingsofthestudyhavealreadyprovedtobetrue B．hehastakensomeaminoacidL-theaninefromteaandmadeadrugwithit C．furtherstudyisneededtoprovethefindingstrue D．heisnotsurewhetherteacanhelppreventheartdiseaseandcancer16．WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthisText? A．TeaIsBetterThanCoffee. B．TeaMayHelpFightInfection C．TeaCanHelpPreventCancer. D．OurBodyNeedsTeaE Maybeyouneveropenedthataccount,butsomeoneelsedid——someonewhousedyournameandpersonalinformationtocommitfraud（造假）.Whenanimposterusesyourname,yourcreditcardnumber,orsomeotherpieceofyourpersonalinformationfortheirownpurpose–inshort,whensomeonetakesyourpersonalinformationwithoutyourknowledge–it’sacrime,pureandsimple. Thebiggestproblemisthatyoumaynotknowyouridentity（身份）hasbeenstolenuntilyounoticethatsomething’swrong:youmaygetbillsforacreditcardaccountyouneveropened,yourcreditreportmayincludedebtsyouneverknewyouhad,abillingcyclemaypasswithoutyourreceivingastatement,oryoumayseechargesonyourbillsthatyoudidn’tsignfor,andevendon’tknowanythingabout. Ifsomeonehasstolenyouridentity,theFederalTradeCommission(FTC)suggeststhatyoutakethreeactionsimmediately. First,contactthefrauddepartmentsofeachofthethreemajorcreditoffices.Tellthemtoflagyourfilewithafraudalert（警告）includingastatementthatcreditorsshouldgetyourpermissionbeforeopeninganynewaccountsinyourname. Then,askthecreditofficesforcopiesofyourcreditreports.Creditofficesmustgiveyouafreecopyofyourreportifitisnotcorrectbecauseoffraud.Reviewyourreportscarefullytomakesurenoadditionalfraudulentaccountshavebeenopenedinyournameorunauthorized（侵权的）changesmadetoyourpresentaccounts.Inafewmonths,ordernewcopiesofyourreportstocheckyourcorrectio