高中英语阅读理解练习

高中英语阅读理解练习

(一)

Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions(探险)butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecided

totakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwith

herfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.

Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter1sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalong

ononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdiving

suitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobig

ortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothe

waterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithout

alIoastfivehoursoT1hooryandanolhersimilarmimhnrofhoursonpracticallessenswithagiiide.

ChiIdrenofhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.

Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry*slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewas

neveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larry

divedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuing

hissearch.Sometimes,hewas1imitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,he

wasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.

Larry'sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.Therewerenumerousdiving

spotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanoffered

totakehimaroundthedifferentspetsforfree.Larrydicin'tevenknowwhatthetimewas,howmany

spotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.Thedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearray

offisiandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.

Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshe

wou1dbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthenhad

beentnen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.

1.Inw.iatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?

A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.

C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.I).Hisdaughterwou1ddivewithhim.

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph??

A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.

C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.

3.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?

A.Larrydidn,twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.

C.Larryhadapoormemory.I).Larryenjoyedtheadventure.

4..WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?

A.Becomeasuccessfuldiver.B.Makeagooddivingguide.

C.Takealotofphotounderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.

1-4：DADA

(-)

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowinthoNobelPrize,andth©firstperson

towinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.

3orninSeptember,1897,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries'twodaughters.Alongwith

nineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudiedintheirownschool,and

hermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSevigne

inParis.

IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsand

physics.WhenWorldWarIbegan,Irenewenttohelphermother,whowasusingX-rayfacilities（设

备）tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilities

inmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgium.HerserviceswererecognizedintheformofaMilitary's

MedalbytheFrenchgovernment.

In1918,Irenebecamehermother?sassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924,Frederic

JoiiotjoinedtheInstitute,andIrenetaughthimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfell

inloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefive

yearslater.

Likehermother,Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,IrenewasawardedaNobel

Prize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolikehermother,shedevelopedleukemia

becauseofherworkwithradioactivity（辐射能）.IreneJoiiot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch17.

1956.

1.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?

A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics,

B.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded.

C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic,

D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.

2.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFredericJoliot?

A.AttheCurieInstitute.B.AttheuniversityofParis.

C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSevigne.

3.WhenwasihesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoilotborn?

A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.

4.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuriedifferentfromhermother?

A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.

C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeonceD.Irenediedfromleukemia

1-4：BDAC

（三）

Witha£4millionITVcontract（［s］）inherpocketandanengagement（婚约）toherEnglandfootballer

boyfriend,it'sbeenagoodyearforChristineBleakley.Perhapsit'snowonder,astheTVpresenter

is31,theageatwhichwomenarethemostattractive,accordingtoasurvey.

WhiletheaverageBritishwomanof31naybemarriedwithachild,thesurveynotedtheyareatawonderful

agebecausetheyhavenotonlyyouthfulbeautybutalsomoreconfidenceandabettersenseofstyle

thanflesh-facedteenagers.

Sone70percentofmorethan2,000menandwomensurveyedconsideredconfidenceasakeyfactor

inmakingawomanattractive,aheadofthe67percentwhoincludedphysicalbeautyand47percertwho

lookedforasenseofstyle.Almosttwothirdsofthewomenagreedwiththeopinion"Withage,comes

beauty",andoverhalfsaidthatastheyagetheydoawaywiththeirinsecuritiesandfeelmorebeautiful,

while55percentfelttheyknewthebestmake-uptowear.

Self-confidencevariedwide1yacrossthecountryinthesurvey：I.ondonwomenemergedasthemost

confidentabouttheirlooks,with37percentdescribingthemselvesasbeautiful,comparedwithjust

28percentofWelshwomen.Meanwhile,EastMidlandswomenspendthemostonbeautyprograms-£129.69

monthly-comparedwithanationalaverageof£105.50.

TheresearchwascarriedonforTVshoppingchannelQVCtomarkthelaunchofits"Beauty

Month".QVCmarketingdirectorSueLeesonsaid："Thisresearchshowswhatmanyhavealwayssuspected

-realbeautyisaboutmorethanjustgoodlooksbutacombinationofconfidence,styleandpersonality,

too.

1.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'thavemuchtodowithawoman'sbeauty?

A.Beingfamousandindependent.B.Havingself-confidence.

C.Lookingyoungandstylish.D.Wearingpropermake-up.

2.Inthesurveythinkattractivewomenshouldpossessasenseofstyle.

A.nearly1,000womenB.morethan1,000women

C.nearlyhalftheparticipantsD.55percentofthewomen

3.Whichfactshowsthatawomanisconfident?

A.Payinglittleattentiontostyle.B.Wearingexpensivemake-up.

C.Consideringherselfasbeautiful.D.Spendingmuchonbeautyprograms.

1-3：ACB

（四）

Naturehasitscreationsofwildlife,humankindandplants.Onesuchbeautifulcreationistheking

inthesea-thewhale.Doyouknowwhenandwheretoseethewhales?

TheMaldives

Besttimetovisit：OctobertoNovemberorFebruarytoApri1.

Thisdestinationwithwonderfulbeautyandaratherquietatmcspherehassomeofthemostunusual

speciesofwhalestooffer.Locatedinthetropical（热带的）sea.itisaveryisolatedplaceasit

issaidthatonecangoonasailingfordaysandsheorhemightnotcomeacrossanothersoulduring

thevoyage.

Iceland

Besttimetovisit:MaytoSeptember.

Nowthisdestinationisgreatinitsownway,offeringpleasantsightsofwhalesunderthelight

ofthemidnightsun,rightbelowtheearth*sArcticCircle.Icelandhasanumberofspeciesofwhales,

includinghumpbackwhales（座头鲸）andthebluewhales.

Alaska

Besttimetovisit：August.

Alaskaismainlyfamousforhavingavarietyoffeedinghumpbackwhales-whichareknowntobe

oneofthezorld'slargestandmostfascinatingspecies.Thebestpartaboutthiswhalewatchingsite

isthatonecanactuallyseegroupsofwhalesflyingintheairfromtimetotime,formingaround

shapewiththeirgroups.

AntarcticPeninsula（南极半岛）

Besttimetovisit：JanuarytoFebruary.

Ifoneisanadmirerofnature,wantingtoseegroupsofnature*screationstogetherwiththe

ice-thisisthebestplaceforhimorher.Withavarietyofwhalesgatheringontopoftheice

inthepeninsula,thisdestinationisworthallthetimeandresourcesinvested.

1.TheMaldivesisuniquebecausethereyoucan.

A.seeanumberofbluewhalesB.enjoythemostbeautifulscenery

C.experienceanisolatedfeelingD.meetsomerarespeciesofwhales

2.WhatisspecialinAntarcticPeninsula?

A.largoareasoficeB.diversewhalesC.beautifulsceneryD.animalsplayingwithice

3.Youcanmostprobablyreadthetextin.

A.anewspaperB.atextbookC.atravelguideD.atelephonebook

1-3：DDC

（五）

Foryearsmyhusband,John,andIhaddreamedoftakingourthreekidstoDisneyWorld.We'dplanned

ourtripdowntothelastdetailanddollar.ButinGeorgia,halfwaythere,ourcarbrokedovn.

Atagarage,themechanicpromisedourMercurySablewouldberepairedbythenextweek.Meanwhile,

Johntriedtofindusarentalcar.Aftermanyphonecalls,Johnfinallyfoundacar.Luckily,our

autoclubwouldpickupthetab.Weendeduparrivingtherethreehoursbehindschedule.Wetriedevery

rideandmetMickey.

Attheendofthelongweekendwecalledthegaragetocheckonourcar.Itturnedoutthatthe

mechanichadn'tevenlookedatityet!Johngotonthephoneagain.Hefounditwouldcostmorethan

$$1,100torentacartodrivehome.Thatplusaplaneticketfcrhimtogopickupourowncarand

we'dbeoutover$$2,000!

Iwailed（痛哭）andaskedJohn,"Whatarewegoingtodo?"Hesaid,"It'llworkout."John

encouragedmenottoloseheartandheinsistedontryingtofindawayout.Amazingly,Johnfound

acartransportcompanythathadacarweconIddrivehome,payingonlyforgas!But.alIthewayhome

Icouldn't,stopthinkingaboutthemcneywe'dstillneedforJohn'stripbacktothegarageandanother

longdrivinghome.

Whenwegothome,thehighschoolstudentwhohadfedourcatsaskedhowourtripwas.1gavehim

therundown,"Thingsworkedoutokayexceptthatourcar'sstillstuckinGeorgia.""Noproblem,"

hesaid."I'mheadingtoFloridaforaspringbreakwithmyparents.We'llbegladtostopinGeorgia

onthewaybackandpickupyourcar.”

Weendedupspendingonly$$50norethanwe'dbudgeted.Thenextweek,ourcarwasback,andI

hadanewunderstandingofdealingwithtrouble.Whateverhappens,ifyounevergiveup,agoodsolution

willcomeoutatlast.

1.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.DisneyWorldislocatedinGeorgiaB.MercurySableisthenameofthemechanic

C.thecouplebudgetedfortheirtripcarefullyD.repairingtheircarneededalotofmoney

2.Theunderlinedphrase"pickupthetab"probablymeans"”.

A.paytheexpenseofrentingacarB.findataxifortheclubmembers

C.givesomebodyaliftonthewayD.takesomeonehomefreeofcharge

3.Whywastheauthorunhappyattheendoftheweekend?

A.Theydidn'thaveenoughmoneytorentacartogohome.

B.Theyspent$$2,000morethantheyhadbudgeted.

C.Theydidn'tenjoythemselvesinDisneyWorld.

D.Theyfoundtheircarhadn'tbeenrepairedatall.

4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.

A.thecartransportcompanyusuallyhaditscarsrented

B.thecouplehadtodrivethecompany1scartoanappointedplace

C.Checartransportcompanychargedthecouplesomemoney

D.astudenthelpedthecouplereturnthecartothecompany.

1-4：CACB

Sometimes,thesimplestideasarethebest.Forexample,toabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwater,

youneedlargo,flat,blacksurfaces.Onowaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspecially,onthe

roofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarefullofblacksurfacesalready,

intheformofasphalt（柏油）roads?

Tenyearsago,thisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeIbndt,aDutchengineer,liefinally

persuadedhisbosstofollowitup.Theresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinterandcooled

insummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutside.

Theheat-collcctorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.Mostofthemrunfromonesideofthe

streettotheother,justundertheasphaltroad.Some,however,divedeepintotheground.

Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummer,waterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthisheatandtakes

itundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metersliesanaturalaquifer（蓄

水层）intowhichseveralheatexchangers（交换器）havebeenbuilt.Thehotwaterfromthestreet

runsthroughtheseexchangers,warmingtheground-water,beforereturningtothesurfacethrough

anotherpipe.Theaquiferisthususedasaheatstore.

Inwinter,theworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheatexchangers

topickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisusedtowarmthe

placeup.Afterperformingthattask,itispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremainingheatkeepsthe

roadfreeofsnowandice.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.

B.Large,flat,blacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.

C.TheDutchengineer'ssystemhasbeenwidelyused.

D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.

2.Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused?

A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.B.Tostoreheatforfutureuse.

C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.D.Tocarryheatdownbelowthesurface.

3.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat

A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwinter

B.thesystemcandomorethanwarmingupthebuilding

C.theexchangerswillpickupheatfromthestreetsurface

D.lessheatmaybecollectedinwinterthaninsummer

4.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Whatweshal1doifthesystemgoeswrong.

B.甲hatweshalldoiftherearenoasphaltroads.

C.HowthesystemcoolsthebuiIdinginsummer.

D.Howthesystemcollectsheatinspringandautumn.

1-4：BDBC

（七）

Onedaywhensomegovernmentofficialswererebuildingabarn（谷仓）,theyfoundamouseholein

acornerandusedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.Awhilelatertheyindeedsaw

micerunningout,oneafteranother.Then,everyonethoughtthatal1themicehadescaped.Butjust

astheybegantocleanup,theysawtwomicesqueezing（挤）outatthemouthofthehole.Withsome

efforts,themicefinallygotout.Hjwever,itwasstrangethataftertheycameoutofthehole,they

didnotrunawayatonce.Instead,onechasedaftertheothernearthemouthofthehole.Itseemed

thatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.

Everyonewaspuzzled,sotheysteppednearertotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemice

wasblindandcouldnotseeanything,andtheotherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteon

histailsothathocouldpulltheblindonewithhimtoescape.

Afterseeingwhathappened,everyonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.Duringthemealtime,

thegroupofpeoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtochataboutwhathappenedtothetwomice.

OneseriousAmericanofficialsaid：”Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthat

ofkin,?andguard."Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid：”Thatwaswhy!”

AsmartFrenchsaid：”Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofhusbardand

wife.*Againtheothersthoughtforawhile,andallfeltitmacesense.AJapanesesaid：”Ithink

therelationshipbetweenthosetwonicewasthatofmotherandsen."Onceagaintheothersthought

forawhile,andfeltthiswasmorereasonable.Sotheyexpressedagreementanothertime.

Althatmoment,oneChineseasked：”Whydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertainrelationship?

Suddenly,thegrouplookedbackattheChineseandremainedspeechless.TheAmericanofficial,the

FrenchandtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierall1oweredtheirleadsinshame,anddidnotdareto

answerInfact,thetrueloveisnotbuiltonfriendship,loyaltyorbloodrelationship.Instead,it

isbasedonnorelationship.

1.“itmadesense*probablymeans

A.itwasstrangeB.itwascorrect

C.itwassweetD.itwasfunny

2.WhydidtheyIowertheirheadsinshameaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theydidnotdaretoanswer.

B.Theyregretted（懊,悔）drivingapoorblindmouseaway.

C.Theyhadmistakentherelationshipofthemice.

D.Theydidnotexpressthemselvesmuchbetter.

3.Itisclearthat______.

A.allthemicecameoutoftheholeeasily

B.thepeopleknewoneofthemicewasblindatthefirstsight

C.thepeoplewantedtoki11themicewithsmoke

D.eachofthepeopleunderstoodtherelationshipdifferently

4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis

A.TwolovelymiceB.HelpproducesloveC.LoveisallD.Friendsinneed

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