2019高考英语备考专项训练：阅读理解100篇（含答案）

高中英语限时阅读理解100篇

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O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydney

Porter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschool

forverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,

O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobina

bank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,he

wassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,

hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.

Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,to

thereader\surprise.

1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas,d.Wasputinprison,e.HadanewspaperJob.

f.Learnedtowritestories.

A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.

2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecause

A.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisloveforthepoor

D.theywereaboutNewYorkCity

3.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaperB.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisonersD.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis

4.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.

C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.

5.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?

A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.

C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

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Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.Heisateacheratoneof

London'sbigmedicalschools,Hehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhis

waytoRussiatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,theskeleton（人体

骨骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱子）.Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathe

hadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.

Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.Heoftenwonderswhat

theysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

1.Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert'steacher.B.Theneighbour'steacher.C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher'sneighbour.

2.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.B.Heneededitfbrthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

C.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.D.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhis

teaching.

3.Whathappenedattheairport?

A.Theskeletonwentmissing.B.Theskeletonwasstolen.

C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.

4.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher'sfeelingabouttheincident?

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A.Heisveryangry.B.Hethinksitratherfunny.

C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.

5.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?

A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.

B.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.

C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.

D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.

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OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhallofthe

BellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,forthey

hadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.^^

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlast

DecemberinNewDelhi,India.

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44

years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.

RobertFriedlanderJsnextdestinations（目的土也）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.Hewillcomplete

histripinPakistan.

1.Thebestheadline（标题）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.

A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi'an

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims

2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause.

A.heaskedtoseethemanagerB.heenteredthehallwithabike

C.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguestsD.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim

3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder,.

A.China,India,andPakistanB.India,China,andPakistan

C.Pakistan,China,andIndiaD.China,Pakistan,andIndia

4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?

A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi'an.

C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.

5.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.

A.cleverB.friendlyC.hardworkingD.strong一minded

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Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkby

train.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,"Youmaynot

rememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthis

streetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakea

chancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess."

MrGreythoughtfbrafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!”"Well,“

answeredthestranger,"areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?”

1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain

B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.

D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.

2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause.

A.hecouldn'taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoney

C.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway

3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto

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A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccess

C.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney

4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and

A.wantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyB.againaskedMr.Greyformoney

C.wouldliketomakefriendswithhim

D.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

5.Inthesecondparagraph,"...takeachance^^means.

A.Mr.GrayhappenedtomeetastrangerB.Mr.Greyhadachancetohelpastranger

C.Mr.Greyhelpedastrangerbychance

D.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim

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Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjump

anyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.

Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityis

pullingyou.

Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Because

ofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋转）around.

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceships

havebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape（逃出）theearthJsgravityandcarryyou

intospace.

1.Inthispassage,theword“gravity"means.

A.thepullofeverything.B.theforceofattraction（吸弓I）amongobjects.

C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth

D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.

2.Whenyouslip（滑）youalwaysfalltothegroundbecause

A.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theearthhasgravity

C.theearth'sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.

3.Gravityisstrongthat

A.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet.

C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.

4.Becauseofgravity,

A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywherebyship.

C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.

5.Wecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause

A.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan'tpullthespaceship.

C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.

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Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoung

motorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,"Before

yougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.'The

officerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.4€IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,^continuedthewoman,

gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting."Youngmanjshepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawson

andStateSenator（参议员）Patton.Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,do

youknowBillBronson.”

“Why,no,“sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,“hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,"IanBillBronson/9

1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause

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A.itwasanexpensivecarB.thedriverwasaproudlady

C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause.

A.thepolicemandidn'tknowherfriendsB.thepolicemandidn'tacceptherkindness

C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishherD.shedidn'tknowthepoliceman'sname

3.Thepolicemanwas.

A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellowC.animpolitemanD.ashyman

4.Thewomanwas.

A.kind-heartedB.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends'powerfulpositions

D.introducinghergoodfriends5namestotheyoungofficer

5.Thepoliceman.

A.hadnosenseofhumor（幽默）B.hadssenseofhumor

C.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless

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ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.

Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddle

ofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewas

finallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusic

lessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedto

beasurgeon（外科医师）,butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasa

woman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopena

newhospital,thefirstfbrwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherown

hospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

1.Whycouldn'tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn'tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.AseriouseyeproblemstoppedherD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

2.Whatmainobstacle（障碍）almostdestroyedElizabeth'schancesfbrbecomingforadoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn'tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn'tsetupherhospital.

3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears

4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,

exceptthatshe.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolfbrwomen

5.ElizabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin.

A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity

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Intoday'sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace——andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,

FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn'ttravelthoughtofother

countriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic（大蒜），theItalians

alleatspaghetti（细条实心面）.andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite（明确的）ideasofother

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nationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陈规老套）.Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?Peopletravelmore,

weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravelquicklytoo.Nowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicand

spaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic,wearsthesamefashions（流彳亍式样）,buys

thesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!

1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.

A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmoreC.smallerandlessD.biggerandless

2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.

A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afew

3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas.

A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesameC.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesame

4.Nowadays,people'sideasofothernationalities.

A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthesame

5.Wedon'thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople.

A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammes

C.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe

A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorldC.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorld

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Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthat

theremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones（海葵）areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearly

acenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.If

keptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells（细胞）

lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormand

startgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.

1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey.

A.loseweightB.liveinthedarkness

C.areundergoodconditionsD.don'teatandarekeptinthedark

2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals.

A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowold

C.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimetheywant

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.

B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.

C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.

D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.

4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans.

A.growingoldB.theageofapersonC.gettingyoungerD.un-growing

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones

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Nowrdliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayofthe

examweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,this

testwillnotincludemultiple—choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays（文章）.You'11havetoanswer

threeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面的），whichmeansyou'11beresponsible

forallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamas

wellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.The

researchproject（项目）willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.IJ11beinmyofficealmostall

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daynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandrilseeyouonTuesday.

1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?

A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFriday

2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?

A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.

B.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

C.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.

3.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?

A.Itwillbeeasytounderstand.B.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.

C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.D.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.

4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans.

A.gointoB.meetsomebodyunexpectedlyC.comeupagainstsomethingwithforceD.comeacross

5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?

A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.Duringmidtermweek

C.OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek

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WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable（痛苦的）,Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedand

hecouldn,tbreathe.Workinginabakery（面包房）whenyouareallergicto（对,•,过敏）flourcanbepainful.

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelped

themimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes（酉己方）.changingthekindand

amountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewith

unbleachedflour（标准粉），wasbakedinabrickoven（烘炉）.

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf.Winning

customerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthis

bakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.

1.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.ASickBakerB.ABrick-ovenBreadBakerC.AnOld-fashionedBakerD.HowtoOvercomeAllergy

2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe.

A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB.didn'tlikethejob

C.wantedtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtoformhisowncompany

3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.

A.hefoundedArnoldBakeryB.hetriedanewmethodofbaking

C.hehelpedthecompanyimprovetheirproduction

D.hebecamesuccessfulinhisbusiness

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Arnold'sbreadwasbakedinabrickoven.B.Arnold'sbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.

C.Arnold'sbreadwassoldatalowprice.D.Arnold'sbreadwasofpoorquality.

5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.

A.determinedB.braveC.unusualD.unhealthy

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Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythat

werealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseems

blurry（=unclear）.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear-sighted.

Then

Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,but

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theyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm'slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,they

mustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalled

astigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople'seyesbecomecloudybecauseof

cataracts（白内障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthe

cataractsandremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantfbrjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferent

angle（角度）.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyour

othereye.Youwillfindtheobject'srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.The

differencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohave

onlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.

A.onlywhenwecanseewellB.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly

C.evenifwecanseewellD.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare

2.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct（模糊不清），oneisprobably.

A.near-sightedB.far-sightedC.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts

3.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.experienceB.ImagineC.feelpainD.areaffectedwith

4.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.

A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfarawayC.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances

5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.

A.oneeyebiggerthantheotherB.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape

C.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperationD.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecon*ectedbyglasses

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Grandmawasawonderfulstory-teller,andshehadasetofpriceless,individually（独特地）tailoredstories

withwhichAmericangrandparentsofherdaybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohad

beentaughtcomplete,quickobedience（月艮从）.Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain,theirfather

shouted."Falldownonyourfaces!”Theydid,andtheterribleprairie（草原）firesweptoverthemandthey

weren'thurt.Therewasalsothestoryofthreeboysatschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesentfromhome.

Onesavedhis,andthemiceateit;oneateallofhis,andhegotsick;andwhodoyouthinkhadthebesttime?

一Why,ofcourse,theonewhosharedhiscakewithhisfriends.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Childrenshouldobeytheirparentsquickly.B.Childrenshouldsharewithothers.

C.Theauthorremembersmanyofhergrandma'swonderfulstories.

D.Thegrandma'sstorieshelpedteachthechildrenmoralsandgoodmanners.

2.Whichofthefollowingdetailssupportsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thechildrenweresavedfromthefirebecausetheyfolloweddirections.

B.Grandmatoldastoryofthreeboysatschool.

C.Eachofthethreeboysgotacakesentfromhome.D.Thebigprairiefiresoonspreadovertothevillage.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthorwassavedfromthefire.B.Theauthorwasbroughtupfromhisgrandmother.

C.Grandmawasgoodattellingchildrenstories.D.Grandmatoldstoriestochildrenjustfbrfun.

4.Allofthefollowingwerenotpraisedbytheauthorexcept.

A.theboywhosharedhiscakewithothersB.theboywhoateupallhiscakebyhimself

C.theboywhokeptthecakefbrthefutureD.theboyswhodidn'tobeytheirparents

5.Accordingtothispassage,theunderlinedwordtailoredprobablymeans.

A.measuredB.speciallypreparedC.cutD.invented

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Themostimportantuseofdrifting（漂流）bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirection

ofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwould

carrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcurrents.He

wonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrossthe

AtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream（墨西哥湾流）mightexplainthisdifference.

FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStream.They

usedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulf

Stream.Thenhecheckedhismapbyusingsealed（密封的）bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,

withonlyafewchanges,today.

1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?

A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessageacrosstheocean.

2.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?

A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

C.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.D.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

3.WhatdidFranklinmakeafterhistalkswithU.S.captains?

A.AmapoftheGulfStream.B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.

C.Amapofoceancurrents.D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.

4.WhatdidFranklindoinordertomakeanexactmap?

A.Hecomparedhisownmapwithothermaps.B.HetalkedwithmanyU.S.captains.

C.Heuseddriftingbottlestocheckhismap.D.BothBandC.

5.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.astreamofwaterB.acourseofeventsC.theflowofelectricityD.thesituationofthepresenttime

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TheGuidanceDepar