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高一英语阅读理解试题
高一英语阅读理解试题(社会类)
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Amongthefirsttosuggestthatclocksbemovedaheadtoextend(延长)daylighthoursduringthespringandsummerwasBenjaminFranklin.However,itwasnotuntilMarch31,1918,morethanacenturyafterFranklin’sdeath,thatCongressadoptedthepractice—duringWorldWarI,inordertosaveelectricity.DuringWorldWarI,daylightsavingwasalsoadopted(采取)inEngland,Germany,France,andmanyothercountries.
1.Daylightsavingmeans_______.
A.tomaketheclocksfasterB.tomaketheclocksslower
C.toextenddaylighthoursD.toshortendayhours
2.Thefirsttosuggestthatclocksbemovedaheadtoextenddaylighthourswas_______.
A.BenjaminFranklinB.CongressoftheUnitedStates
C.NooneD.Newton
3.Whendidtheyputthisintopractice?
A.WorldWarII.B.WorldWarI.
C.Morethanacenturyago.D.About50yearsago.
4.Congressadoptedthepractice,inorder_______.
A.tosavewaterB.tosaveelectricity
C.tosavemoneyD.tosavetime
5.Daylightsavingwasalsoadopted_______.
A.inEnglandandFrance.B.inGermanyandmanyothercountries.
C.BothAandBD.allthecountries
(2)
Fiftyyearsagonotmanypeoplewouldhavesomethingrepairedintheirhomes.Inthosedayslaborwasfairlycheapandmostpeoplewouldhavethoughtitworthwhiletohavesomebodyrepairtheirthingsunlesstheywereverypoor.Today,however,itisquiteadifferentstory.Menandwomeninallwalksoflifeturntheirhandstoallkindsofjobsroundthehouse.Somepeoplehaveevensuccessfullybuilttheirownhouses.Thesejobshavebeenmadeeasiertodaybyusingpreparedmaterials.
IneveryhighstreetthroughoutBritainnowadaysthereisatleastone“DIY”shop.And“Do-it-yourself”isaboomingbusiness.Alotofpeoplevisitedtheseshopseverydaybecauseofthehighcostofpresent-daylabor.
1.Fiftyyearsagoifpeopleneededsomerepair,theywould_______.
A.trytomendthembythemselves
B.hasthemrepairedbyothers
C.repairthemintheirhomes
D.havesomebodyrepairthemunlesstheywerepoor
2.Manyjobshavebeenmadeeasiertodaybecause_______.
A.somepeoplehavesuccessfullybuilttheirownhouses
B.menandwomenturntheirhandstoallkindsofjobs
C.theycanbedonebyusingpreparedmaterials
D.alotofpeopleisveryhardupformoney
3.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.
A.therearemany“DIY”shopsinBritain
B.noteveryhighstreetinBritainhasone“DIY”shop
C.peoplecandonothingwithoutusingpreparedmaterials
D.“Do-it-yourself”isalazybusinessincities
4.Whydidalotofpeoplevisit“DIY”shopseveryday?
A.Becausepeoplewereusedtodoingthingsathome.
B.Becausethepresent-daylaborwasnolongercheap.
C.Becausetheywereinterestedinsuchkindofshops.
D.Becausetheyenjoyedthehighcostofpresent-daylabor.
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.HighStreetsinBritainB.DIY
C.Present-dayLaborD.AStrangeBusiness
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SportisverypopularinEngland.InotherwordslotsofEnglishpeopleliketheideaofsport.AlotwatchsportonTV.Butthenumberwhotakepartinsportisquitesmall.OnthewholeEnglishpeopleprefertobefatratherthanthin.
ThemostpopularsportinEnglandisfootball.FootballisplayedonSaturdayafternooninmosttownsandthesupportersofacertainteamwilltravelfromoneendofthecountrytotheothertoseetheirteamplay.Therearefourdivisions(级别)ofthefootballleague.Notsurprisinglythebestteamsareinthefirstdivision.Butthebestsupportersareofteninthefourthdivision.Youhavetobeagoodsupportertowatchthefourthdivisionfootball!
ManyothersportsarealsoplayedinEngland,suchasgolf,inwhichyoutrytoknockaballintoahole;basketball,inwhichyoutrytogetaballthroughanet;tennis,inwhichyoutrytohitaballsothatyouropponent(对手)cannothitit.Asyousee,iftheballhadnotbeeninvented,therewouldhavebeennosport.
Actually,thatisnotquitetrue.Athletics(田径)isn’tplayedwithaball;norhorseracing.Perhapsthatiswhytheyarenotaspopularasfootball!
1._______isthemostpopularsportinEngland.
A.BasketballB.FootballC.GolfD.Tennis
2.Youhavetobeagoodsupportertowatch_______divisionfootball.
A.thefirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.thefourth
3.WhydomanyEnglishpeoplenottakepartinsport?
A.Theyaretoobusy.B.TheylikewatchingsportonTV.
C.Theywouldliketobefat.D.Theypreferstobethin.
4.WhyareEnglishpeopleinterestedinsport?
A.Theyhavetheirfootballteam.
B.ThesportgamesareplayedonSaturdayafternoon.
C.Theyliketheideaofsport.
D.Theylikethefamousplayers.
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Therehavebeengreatchangesinthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances(家用电器)andconveniencefoods.
Thisimportantchangeinwomen’swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwards,returntofullorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachthem.
1.Accordingtothepassage,aroundtheyear1990mostwomenmarried________.
A.atabouttwenty-five
B.intheirearlyfifties
C.assoonaspossibleaftertheywerefifteen
D.atanyagefromfifteentoforty-five
2.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990_______.
A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefive
B.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteen
C.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfive
D.fouroffivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive.
3.Whenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother_______.
A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshedied
B.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemployment
C.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemployment
D.wasunlikelytofindajoblikethemothernowadays
4.Manygirls,thepassagesays,arenowlikelyto_______.
A.marrysothattheycangetajob
B.leaveschoolassoonastheycan
C.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarried
D.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy
5.Accordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento_______.
A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselves
C.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.marrywhilestillatschool
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TheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),foundedonJanuary1,1995,aimstoencourageinternationaltradetoflowasfreelyaspossible,makingsurethattradeagreementsarerespectedandthatanydisputes(争端)canbesettled.
Inthefiveyearssinceitsfounding,theWTOhasbecomewell-knownasoneoftheworld’smostpowerfuleconomicorganizations,takingitsplacealongsidetheWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFund.
Thesystemofglobalrulesforinternationaltrade,however,datesbackhalfacenturyto1948whentheGeneralAgreementonTariffs(关税)andTrade(GATT)wasformedafterWorldWarⅡ.
Astimewentby,itbecameclearthattheGATThadtwomajordrawbacks—thelimitedareasoftradeitcovered,andthelackofaneffectivesystemtosettledisputes.
Aftersevenyearsoftradetalksendingin1994,theso-calledUruguayRoundfinallygavebirthtotheWTO,completewithaneffectivesystemtosettledisputes,andnewrolescoveringtradeinservicesandintellectualproperty(知识产权).
Evenaftersevenyearsoftalksand22,500pagesofagreementstherewerestillproblems,especiallythedifficult-to-dealwithareasofagricultureandservices,whichthemembernationsagreedtorevisein2000.
TheWTO,withitsheadofficeinGeneva,has135memberswith30morewaitingtojoin.
1.FromthepassageweknowthattheGATTstoppedworking_______.
A.soonafterWorldWarⅡended
B.alittlemorethan50yearsafterworldWarⅡ
C.Justintheyear1994
D.sevenyearsbeforetheUruguayRoundtalk
2.ComparedwiththeGATT,theWTO_______.
A.doesn’tpayenoughattentiontoservicesandintellectualproperty
B.getsitsmemberstosigntheagreementsmoreeasily
C.hasgottoomanyareasofinternationaltradetodealwithtoworkeffectively
D.candobettertosettledisputesinmoreareasofinternationaltrade
3.Inthenewcentury,theWTOwill_______.
A.taketheplaceoftheWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFund
B.havemoremembersanddomuchmoretosettlemoreproblems
C.makecompletenewrolesineveryareaofinternationaltrade