高中英语阅读理解练习题及答案2

PAGEPAGE4高中英语阅读理解练习题及答案A★

WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.

Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported(出口)toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.

EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(单独的)schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.

56.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.

B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.

C.WhattheCostaRicanswore.

D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.

57.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.

A.pinkandredB.greyandblack

C.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange

58.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.

A.mustgotoschool

B.studyinthesameschool

C.donothavetogotoschoolatall

D.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime

59.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.

A.havelessonseveryday

B.havetheirexaminations

C.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeans

D.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses

60.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRica

C.someproductsfromCostaRica

D.theeducationofB★

ChristianEijkman,aDutchdoctor,lefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJava.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberi?鄄beri.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.

Atfirst,Eijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm(细菌)causedberi?鄄beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthem,butmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice(精炼米).Whenhefedthemwithunrefinedrice,alsoknownasbrownrice,theyrecovered.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdisease.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins(维生素).TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Later,otherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfood.

Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’t,theycanalsotakevitaminpills.

61.Theunderlinedword“cure”inParagragh1probablymeans______.

A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitamin

C.akindofgermD.akindofrice

62.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJava答案56-60BBACB

61-65ADBDC66-70BDCDD71-75CBCBD

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A★

NormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,waspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported.

MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged(扑),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.

NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontotheback,poked(戳)theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefree.

MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalB★★

Therearemanywaystofindajob.Itcanbeaseasyaswalkingintoaneighborhoodstoretolookatitsannouncementboard.Localstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovide.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.

Or,jobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.

AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.Forexample,peopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjects,meetpeopleorfindajob.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.

Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajob.Ofcourse,lookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.Forexample,thereisabookcalled“WhatColorisYourParachute(降落伞)?”byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer(职业)sinceitwasfirstpublishedinnineteenseventy.

Someexpertsalsohelppeoplefindjobs.SusanW.MillerownsacompanycalledCaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.ShC★★

TeachingmaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere.Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou.Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing.

Youmaystartwiththesepagesfromthiswebsite—justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.

●AIsForLove

FlashcardsforlearningafewChinesewords

●ListeningtothesoundofChinese

PlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer.

●AfewChinesewords

Eachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.

IfyouarestudyingChinese,thesetoolscanhelp.

●Zhongwensite

Morethanadictionary!

●ClavisSinica

ExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChinese[GB]or[BIG5],andgivesindividualword’sdefinition,pronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinese,thisisaveryusefultool.

●ChineseCharacterVisualDictionary

Ifyouliketoknowmore,gotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.

●TheChineseOutpost

Pronunciation,CharacterandGrammerByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.

●LearnCantonese/MandarinOnline

●InternetBasedChineseTeachingandLearning

●RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese—SiteisinGermany

IfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,gotothisone.

●WanfangData

Asanaffiliate(分支)ofChineseMinistryofScience&&Technology,WanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasince1950s.Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservices,WanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculture,medicine,business,science,etc.

66.Theunderlinedlinesareprobablysome______.

A.booksB.websites

C.tipsforlearningChinese

D.dictionariesforlearningChinese

67.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.

A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher’slecture

C.anewspaperD.theInternet

68.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter’sdefinition,pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation,you’dbettersurf______.

A.ZhongwensiteB.AIsForLove

C.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords

69.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculture,medicine,business,science,you’dbettersurf______.

A.LearnMandarinonline

B.WanfangData

C.RainlandkidsdiscoverChinese

D.TheChineseOutpost

70.Theunderlinedword“gateway”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______.

A.anopeninginawallthatcanbeclosedbyagate

B.aplacethroughwhichyoucangotoanotherplace

C.thespacewhenadoorisopen

D.ameansofgettingorachievingsomething

D★★★

Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.

However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.

WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.

Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?

Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?

Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects(反映)thecreativityofhumanbeings.