高一英语阅读理解练习(1).doc

高一英语阅读理解练习（1）
阅读理解 （共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）
A
    Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city‘s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways， clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings， coloured roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela（委内瑞拉） named Valencia.
    1.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia？
    A. one
    B. two
    C. three
    D. four
    2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia？
    A. The colour of the building
    B. The length of the streets
    C. The age of the buildings
    D. The colour of the roofs
    3. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain？
    A.2nd century
    B.8th century
    C.13th century
    D. 20the century
    4. What is Valencia famous for？
    A. Its seaport
    B. Its university
    C. Its churches and museums
    D. Its parks and gardens
    5. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.
    A. markets
    B. business
    C. factories
D. farming
B
    Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（胚芽）。 Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.
    6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.
    A. plants are important for life
    B. plants cannot grow without air
    C. there are many plants in the world
    D. we can not live without water
    7. Plants can make food from______.
    A. flower， water and air
    B. water， sunlight and air
    C. air， water and soil
    D. air， sun and light
    8. What can we infer（推断） from the passage ？
    A. Of all living things animals are most important
    B. Spores are seeds
    C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds
    D. Without plants， man will die out
    9. This passage may be taken from______.
    A. a medicine book
    B. a novel
    C. a science magazine
    D. an experiment report
    10. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______.
    A. damaged     B. polluted     C. prevented     D. guarded
C
    Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl,she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn‘t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school， she went on to college. Four years later， she received her bachelor’s degree （B A） in English and her teaching certificate（证书）。 Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers， Mrs. Blake takes more classes； she hopes to get a master‘s degree （M A）。 With an MA， she will receive a higher salary and if possible， she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake‘s high school， like that in many high schools in the United States， is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period， which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. ， Mrs. Blake must meet with parents， make out examinations， check assignments at all， Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.
    11. How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school？
    A. four years
    B. eight years
    C. twelve years
    d. twenty years
    12. According to the article， which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university？
    A. a doctor‘s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree
    B. a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree – a doctor’s degree
    C. a master‘s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree
    D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree—a master’s degree
    13. How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far？
    A. one
    B. two
    C. three
    D. none
    14. Which of the following sentences is not true？
    A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates
    B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.
    C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.
    D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.
    15. According to that third paragraph，Mrs. Blake is ______ during the school day.
    A. lonely
    B. free
    C. funny
    D. busy
D
    To swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It‘s hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you’re not held up at the airport， but it‘s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft （气垫船）if you don’t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise， you can go by boat， if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems， and the weary（厌烦的）traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible， you say. Well， wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time， the great London Council（议会）is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel， but you would be able to by rail or by car on a bridge， yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again？ Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC？ Well， perhaps， the main reason， though， is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London‘s discussed dockland（船坞）。 A link from London to the continent would stimulate（刺激） trade and revitalize（使重新具有活力）the port， and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel， you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm！
    16. From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by ______ in the past.
    A. air
    B. boat
    C. swimming
    D. A， B， or C
    17. The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is ______.
    A. by swimming
    B. in his own car
    C. by air
    D. by hovercraft
    18. A tunnel would cost______ a bridge.
    A. far less than
    B. as much as
    C. far more than
    D. as little as
    19. According to the passage， a link from London to the continent would be______.
    A. necessary for its trade
    B. important for its politics
    C. useful for its industry
    D. helpful for its culture
    20. The main idea of the passage is______.
    A. how to develop the trade of London
    B. when to cross the Channel
    C. how to get to Europe from London more conveniently
    D. what to do in the developing of traveling
    参考答案：
1-5 CCBDD   6-10 ABDCD    11-15 CBAAD  16-20 DBAAC

高一英语阅读理解练习（2）
A
    The sky usually looks light blue. But if you went to the top of the highest mountain， went to the top of the highest mountain， where there is less air between you and the sun to scatter the sunlight， the sky would be deep， dark blue. And if you rode in a rocket high above the earth， where there is no air at all to scatter the sunlight， the sky would be so dark that it would be black. Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue. At sunrise and sunset， the light from the sun sometimes is scattered in such a way that you see red， orange， and other colors in the sky. 65. The sky usually looks light blue because _____. A. the sun is light and blue B. the air is light and blue C. the air scatters the sunlight D. the sunlight is blue 66. The sky looks dark blue when _____. A. there is less air between you and the sun B. there is high mountain C. the mountain is highest D. you climb a mountain
    67. The sky looks black if ______.
    A. you ride in a rocket
    B. the rocket is high in the sky
    C. the rocket is high above the earth
    D. there is no air to scatter the sunlight
    68. Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue because ______.
    A. the sun is rising B. the sun is setting
    C. the air has different colors
    D. the light from the sun is scattered in a different way
    69. A good title for this passage would be _______.
    A. The Sky Looks Blue
    B. Why the Sky Looks Colorful
    C. The Beautiful Sunlight
    D. Something About the Air
B
    More and more often we heard of people talking about Karaoke（卡拉OK）。 But what on earth it is about， still remains a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment which was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970's. It means "a band without people" in Japanese. In fact， it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars， and mainly for the customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore， at times， when anyone felt like it， he might sing songs to the accompaniment of the music that came from the equipment. Shortly after its invention， Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced to China and was welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer， or even sometimes you may sing out of tune， you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke.
    70. In this passage "band" means "group of persons ________."
    A. who play games on the sports ground
    B. who play music together
    C. living in the same neighborhood
    D. doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose
    71. Karaoke is just a ______.
    A. cassette tape with only music
    B. cassette tape recorder
    C. band from Japan
    D. voice recording equipment
    72. People went to public houses and snack bars ______when Karaoke appeared.
    A. to have a good time
    B. to have something to drink
    C. to get something to eat
    D. to buy the equipment
    73. Karaoke was spread to the whole world ________.
    A. as soon as it was invented
    B. long before
    C. not long after it was invented
    D. before long
    74. The main idea of this passage is ______.
    A. all persons like to play Karaoke
    B. to introduce Karaoke to the people
    C. Karaoke is a wonderful equipment
    D. Karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars
C
    Guangzhou （Xinhua）——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming goods train in Southern China. When No. 247 Wuchang——Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province， South China at 00 ：17 hours yesterday， a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No. 17 car. They wanted to extinguish fire. As the train stopped some frightened passengers jumped from windows. 12 people were crushed to death and 20 others injured by a northward passing goods train（No. 1766）。
    75. In which direction did the passenger train travel？
    A. Northward.
    B. Southward.
    C. Eastward.
    D. Westward.
    76. When did the accident happen？
    A. At 00：17 am.
    B. At 00：17 pm.
    C. At seventeen past one.
    D. At seventeen to one.
    77. Where did the accident happen？
    A. In Wuchang.
    B. In Guangzhou.
    C. In Hubei.
    D. In Guangdong.
    78. For what did the passenger train stop？
    A. To put out the fire.
    B. To let the passengers jump out.
    C. To let the other train pass.
    D. To pick up some other passengers.
    79. What was the cause of the fire？
    A. A heavy rain.
    B. High temperature.
    C. Carelessness.
    D. Fear.

    参考答案：
65-69  CADDB     70-74 BAACC    75-79  BADAC

高一英语阅读理解练习（3）
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    I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）。
    I wasn‘t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn‘t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
    I then found myself a job， looking after two little girls. It wasn‘t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in， so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week， she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately， it didn‘t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up， because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
    One Sunday， I was in the park with the children， and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn‘t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family， and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
    Now I‘ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career， even if you aren’t top of the class at school.
    56. When staying with the two girls‘ family，the author ________.
    A. was paid for extra work
    B. often worked long hours