高一英语阅读理解事实细节专练.doc

高一英语阅读理解.
一. 理解事实细节.
(1) A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburgh. An injured man was brought in, and the doctor turned to one of the students and asked him, “What’s wrong with this man?”
“ I don’t know, sir “ the student answered. “ Shall I examine him and find out?”
“ There’s no need to examine him”, said the doctor, “You should know without asking questions. He has hurt his right knee. Didn’t you notice the way he walked ? He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his trouser leg is burnt away at the knee. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was fine, but on Saturday the roads were wet and muddy. The man’s trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday night.
The doctor then turned to the man and said, “ You had your wages on Saturday and went to a public house and drank too much. You got wet and muddy on the way home. Because you had drunk too much, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right ?”
“Yes, sir.” said the man.
1. The medical students were having a lesson ______________.
A. in a classroom B. at the library
C. at a well-known hospital D. a medical school
2. The man hurt his knee_______________.
A. on Saturday night B. yesterday
C. on Monday morning D. on Friday night
3. The man burnt his knee _______________.
A. when he was on his way to the hospital
B. because he had drank too much and fell on the fire
C. because he was cold
D. because he was ill
4. WAGE in the fourth paragraph means_______________.
A. holiday B. money paid every week C. cars D. servants
5. The doctor was good at _______________.
A. learning from others B. taking care of others
C. watching and thinking D. teaching c a b b c

( 2 )Thomas Adams discovered bubble gum ( 泡泡糖 ) in the 1870s. He was an American. He wanted to find a use for chicle(糖胶树胶). Chicle is a Spanish word for sticky water that comes from one kind of Mexican tree .Mr Adams wanted to make rubber from chicle.
Mr Adams worked in his home while he tried to find a way to make the chicle stronger. Hisson, Horatio, also helped him now and then.
One day, young Horatio began to chew the chicle while he watched his father work. It did not taste very good, but Horatio enjoyed chewing it. Then the young boy began to blow bubbles with the new chicle which his father had made. Mr Adams had discovered bubble gum by accident.
Mr Adams gave up trying to find a way to make rubber from chicle. Instead , he wanted to try and sell the new gum that he had made. He thought other people might like the taste too.
He began to see his new kind of chicle as candy. In no time, children everywhere began chewing bubble gum.

1. Where was Thomas Adams from ?
A. Canada B. The United States C. Europe D. England
2. Who was Horatio Adams?
A. Thomas's father B. Thomas's wife C. Thomas's brother D. Thomas's son
3. What was Thomas Adams trying to make ?
A. A new kind of rubber .
B. A new kind of chicle.
C. A new kind of candy.
D. Electric light.
4. Why did Thomas Adams want to sell bubble gum ?
A. His son enjoyed chewing it .
B. He thought many people would like it.
C. He could not make strong rubber from chicle.
D. all of above
5. Which of these sentences is not true?
A. Horatio helped his father.
B. Thomas Adams made rubber from chicle by accident.
C. Horatio was the first person to chew bubble gum.
D. Thomas Adams never made rubber. Bdadb

(3) You can see a bell tower that leans (倾斜 ) in the town of Pisa, Italy. What does it lean against ? Nothing. It's called the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and it's been leaning more ever since it was built about 700 years ago. Some say that long ago the great Italian scientist Galileo dropped weights from the tower to learn how fast things fall. Even then , the tower was a leaning tower.
And today , little by little, one side of the tower keeps on sinking into the soft ground. The Leaning Tower tips (倾斜 ) about an inch every nine years. The farther it leans out of line, the faster it tips.
You can climb stairs to the top of the tower and see the bells that once called people to a nearby church. But no one rings the bell now. The clang(铿锵声 ) might make the tower fall faster.
The government of Italy once offered a prize for the best plan to keep the tower from falling any farther. Some people have ideas, but nothing has been done yet. If the Leaning Tower ever falls, it will be the end of what some people say is one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
1. The Leaning Tower ___________.
A. because famous right after it was built
B. leans against tower
C. was built about seven centuries ago
D. no longer tips today
2. What do you know about Galileo?
A. He was a great physicist who built the Tower.
B. He was well known for designing the Tower.
C. He drew a very famous experiment on the Tower.
D. He designed a good plan to adjust the Tower.
3. Nobody rings the bells in the Tower now because_______________.
A. there is something wrong with the bells
B. people in the town are annoyed by the ringing bells.
C. nobody needs to be called to the church
D. the clang might make the Tower tip faster
4. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The reason why the Leaning Tower is leaning.
B. The condition of the Leaning Tower
C. The plans that people offer to prevent the Tower from leaning.
D. The measures that the government has taken to keep the Tower from falling.
5. We can learn from the passage that _______________.
A. people like the Leaning Tower so they have done nothing to keep it from leaning
B. it is very difficult to stop the tower from leaning
C. even if the Tower falls , the seven wonders will still exist
D.the Italian government didn't offer any prize for the best plan ccdab

(4)Charlie was sent to repair the telephone in a college. He stopped his car outside the gate and walked through a wide boulevard while a professor and his students were standing around the college flagpole in front of the teaching building. He stopped to watch what they were doing there.
" We need to know how high the flagpole is," said the professor to his students ." Who has a better way to calculate it ?"
The young men began to discuss it. They found several ways, but the professor negated them all. Charlie began to laugh and came up to the flagpole .
'"Watch!" said the young man. He laid the flagpole on the ground and measured it with a tape and then said, " Exactly 15.12 meters." Then he replaced the pole and walked away.
" What a silly idea!" the professor said angrily ." We wonder how height it is. But he gave us the length!"
1. Charlie was a _____________.
A. teacher B. professor C. repair man D. postman
2. Charlie went to the college____________.
A. by bus B. on foot C. by bike D. by car
3. The professor was going to ___________.
A. put the flagpole down
B. teach his students to calculate the flagpole's height
C. make a new flagpole
D. show his students how to measure the flagpole
4. The underlined word "negated" means___________.
A. encourage B. not agree C. praise D. know
5.Charlie laughed because____________.
A. he was good with math
B. he thought the professor was silly
C. he could easily know the flagpole's height
D.he knew more than the professor cbdbc

(5)Each year on December 10, the Alfred Nobel Foundation(诺贝尔基金) presents six prizes. These prizes are named after Alfred Nobel, the man who invented dynamite(火药). It was Mr Nobel ‘s idea to create(创造)the prizes. During his life, Mr Nobel made a lot of money from his invention. He put his money in a bank, and the money earned more money through interest(利息) from the bank. The money grew to be a very large amount.
Mr Nobel decided to use his money to help scientists, artists, and people who worked to help others around the world. He created the Nobel Prizes to do this.
The prizes set up by Mr Noble include physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, and peace.These five Nobel Prizes were first given out in 1901. Later, the Central Bank of Sweden(瑞典) made the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic(经济) Science in1968 to celebrate(庆祝) the bank’s 300th year of business. All of the prizes are handed out in Stockholm(斯德哥尔摩) except for the Peace Prize, which is presented in Oslo(奥斯陆).
Each person who receives a Nobel Prize is given a cash prize, a medal, and a special paper which explains the prize the person won. The amount of money that each person receive is calculated (计算)from the interest earned from all of Me Nobel ‘s money which is still in the bank.. This interest is divided equally between the five prize winners in physics, medicine, chemistry, literature, and peace. The Central Bank of Sweden then pays an equal amount to the winner of the
prize in Economics.
1. The Nobel Prizes are presented ________
A. at different time B. In December C. Every two years D. Every six years
2. The main idea of the second paragraph is _____
A. how many prizes Mr Nobel set up B. why Nobel Prize was created
C. what each prize winner will receive D. where the prizes were presented
3. Mr Nobel set up ______prizes at first.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. we don’t know
4. The Nobel Prize of ______are made and paid by Central Bank of Sweden.
A. Economics B. Medicine C. Literature D. Physics
5. The winners of the Nobel Prize will receive these except_______
A. A medal B. Money C. An invention D. A special paper
Keys are : B B A A C

(6)
With the policy of opening up to the outside world, there is a growing need for China to know what the world is doing and for the world to know about China. The Chinese published English newspapers are such windows through which foreigners can know more about the fast developing China.
China Daily is an official English newspaper, introducing China’s policies and development, and reporting news from home and abroad. This paper, because of its authoritativeness(权威性) and comprehensiveness(综合性), is liked by both foreigners and Chinese learners of English. The Sunday edition (版) Business Weekly offers more information about China’s economic(经济) development, its joint ventures with foreign companies, money and trade matters. Business Weekly also helps to look for foreign money supporting Chinese projects. It describes the projects, total investment, Chinese investment and expected foreign investment.
21st Century, published by the agency, is intended(想要) more for the home readers, especially English fans—college students and others interested in the English language. Apart from the news page, world issues, there are also some special columns that interest young people. For example, If you have some difficulties and need help, you can write to Dear Tracy, who will offer you her advice in the paper. Your problems may be about your study, friendship, family, love and even life.
Beijing Weekend is another newspaper, liked by foreigners working in Beijing, as it is their “favorite, complete guide to what’s happening around the town over the next seven days”. If they want to dine out, they will find many places to go. They can choose between different styles of Chinese food and foreign food. There are also articles(文章) about Chinese traditional arts. In Going ON section, concerts, art exhibitions, drama, opera, dance, movies are all listed. It is a good guide for your weekend activities.
1.How many Chinese published English newspaper are mentioned(提到) in this passage ?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six
2. According to the passage , news from home and abroad is mainly reported in ______
A. China Daily B. Business Weekly
C. 21 st Century D. Beijing Weekend
3. The college students and other English fans are more popular with_______
A. China Daily B. 21 st Century C. Beijing Weekend D. Business Weekly
4.Foreigners in Beijing like to read ______best.
A. China Daily B. Learning English C. Beijing Weekend D. 21 st Century
5. Business Weekly is the Sunday edition of_____
A. China Daily B. Beijing Weekend C. 21 st Century D. Going On
Keys are : A A B C A

(7)
Last summer I went through a training programme and became a literacy volunteer(扫盲志愿者). The training I received, though excellent, didn’t tell me how it was to work with a real student, however, when I began to discover what other people ‘s lives like because they couldn’t read, I realized the true importance of reading.
The first student Marie was a 44-year –old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule（时刻表）, she told me it would not help because she couldn’t read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she didn’t know words, she couldn’t write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize(认出) items by sight, so if the product had a different label(标识), she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.
As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self- confidence, which encouraged her in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the programme, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bed time stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard in learning to read to paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.
As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

1. The writer _______ last summer.
A. worked in a supermarket B. talked with some single mothers
C. helped a single mother to learn how to read D. helped a literacy volunteer
2. There were ______people in Marie ’s family.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D.7
3. Marie didn’t go to the supermarket by bus at first because ______
A. she liked to walk to supe