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高一英语阅读理解练习及答案
高一英语阅读理解专练
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Whenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodernera,twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist(存在)AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost,thetragedy(悲剧)occurredontheafternoonofDecember14,2002whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwater.
Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildren Twochildrenwerequicklyrescued,butthethirddied.Thechild'sbodywasnotfoundforthreehours.Twooftherescuers,LiuYeandHaoLongbiao,alsodiedofcoldandexhaustion(筋疲力尽).ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday.Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake.Whentheyheardthechildren'scriesforhelp,theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren.Buttheicekeptbreaking,causingmostofthemtofallintotheicywater.
Localresidentsheldmourningceremonies(祭奠仪式)atthelake.
Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation,buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger.
1.Theunderlinedword“occurred”heremeans“____”.
A.employedB.mixedC.guidedD.happened
2.Whenthethreestudentsfellintowater,theuniversitystudentswere_____.
A.skatingontheiceB.takingphotosatthelake
C.havingapicnicD.walkingalongthelake
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall.
B.HaoLongbiao’sbodywasfoundonDecember14,2002.
C.Theuniversitystudentsdidn’tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake.
D.Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger.
4.Itcanbeinferredthat____.
A.peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents'death
B.theiceonthelakewasn'tstrongenoughtoskateon
C.somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddone
D.heroesdon'tagreewiththestepsofmoderntimes
5.Theauthorwrotethepassageto____.
A.warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingonice
B.callonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudents
C.tellusatragedy
D.adviseuniversitystudentstocherish(珍惜)theirlives
B
Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon(外科医生)andpartofittakenout.Today,however,weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain.
Longago,operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff,andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.
Soonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“laughinggas”.LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.
Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell’steeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.
Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.
Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.
6.Itis____sinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.
A.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyears
7.Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,he____.
A.couldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanything
C.couldfeelallthepainD.coulddoanything
8.Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemto____.
A.heafraidofanythingB.feelpain
C.wanttogotothepartiesD.beill
9.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,he_____.
A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortable(舒服的)
C.stillfeltpainD.woulddie
10.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas___.
A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddie
C.wouldneverfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalm
Keys:
1-5DBABB6-10BCBCB
C
“Themoreyoulearn,themoreyouearn,”saidthepopsingerCyndiLauperassheacceptedherhighschooldiploma(证书),attheageof35!
AlthoughCyndimadeitwithoutahighschooldegree,mostpeopledon't.IntheUSAtoday,about75%ofjobsneedsomeeducationortechnicaltrainingfurtherthanhighschool.ThelowestwageearnersintheUSAarethosewithouthighschooldegrees;collegegraduates(毕业生)outearnthosewithoutacollegeeducation.Peoplewithmaster'sdegrees(硕士学位)outearnthosewithonlyabachelor(学士学位);andthehighestincomesofallareearnedbypeoplewithadvancedprofessionaloracademicdegrees.ThesegeneralizationsexplainwhymostofyoungAmericansgotocollege.However,despitetheaverages,morediplomasdon'talwaysmeanmoremoney.Manyskilledblue-collarworkers,salespeoplebusinessexecutives,andentrepreneursoutearncollegeprofessorsandscientificresearchers.Andgreatathletesandentertainersoutearneveryoneelse!
11.CyndiLauper______.
A.hadbeenstudyinginhighschoolbeforeshewasthirty-five
B.wasn'tcleverbecauseshegraduatedfromhighschooltoolate
C.gotherhighschooldiplomawhenshewasalreadythirty-five
D.didn'tlikestudying
12.Accordingtothepassage,______.
A.highschooldiplomaandhighschooldegreearethesamething
B.peoplecan'tgetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegree
C.peoplemustgetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegree
D.peoplecangetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegreeoreither
13.WhydomostAmericanyoungpeoplegotocollege?
A.Becausetheirparentsforcethemtogotocollege.
B.Becausetheycan'tgetajobiftheydon'tgotocollege.
C.Becausethesituationofthesocietymakethemgotocollege.
D.Becausetheylikestudying.
14.Whatmaytheword“outearn”mean?
A.Earningmoremoney.B.Earninglessmoney.
C.Earningnomoney.D.Workingbetter.
15.Whichofthefollowingisright?
A.Ifyoudon'thaveadiploma,youcan'tearnmoney.
B.Thosewhohavediplomasalwaysearnmoremoneythanthosewhodon'thavediplomas.
C.Lessdiplomasalwaysmeanlessmoney.
D.Greatathletesmayearnmoremoneythanotherpeople.
D
Roosevelt’sactiveandclevermindhelpedhimgreatlythroughperiodsofhisillness.Assoonashecouldsitup,heworkedonhisstampcollection,begantowriteahistoryoftheUnitedStatesandabookaboutJohnPaulJones—anavyhero.Hewasalsoreadytotryanythingthatmighthelphimtogetwell.Amemberofhisfamilytellsthefollowing:
Rooseveltgotagreatdealofphysicalexerciselatersimplybycrawlingaroundonthefloor.Althoughnowoverforty,hespenthourscrawlingaroundhislibraryfloorlikeachild.Thenhedecidedtolearnhowtogoupthestairsbyhimself.Dayafterdayhewouldpullhimselfupthestairsbythepowerofhishandsandarms.Heinsistedthathisfamilyandfriendswatchhimandtalkwithhim,togivetheimpressionthatwhathewasdoinganeverydayroutine(例行的)action.
16.FromthispassageweknowthatRoosevelt______.
A.wasgoodatsportsB.couldn’tsitup
C.wasastampcollectorD.wasonceseriouslyill
17.JohnPaulJoneswas______.
A.themanwhowasreadytohelpRoosevelt
B.thewriterofthepassage
C.ofthemembersofRoosevelt’sfamily
D.aherointhenavy
18.Rooseveltliked______.
A.crawlingonthefloorB.readingandwriting
C.physicalexerciseD.climbingstairs
19.Roosevelthadalotofexerciseinorderto______.
A.getpraisedbyhisfriendsandfamilymembers B.tellhisfriendshewashealthy
C.getwellagainD.showhewasactiveandclever
20.Afteraperiodofexercise.Roosevelt______.
A.couldwalkupthestairswiththehelpofothers
B.couldcrawlupstairswithhisfeet
C.couldgetupstairswithoutanybodytohelphim
D.couldstandupandwalkforawhile
Key:
11--15CDCAD 16--20DDBCC
E
Jokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworldinhisownbackyard.Hesoldthestonetoadiamonddealerforoverthreehundredthousanddollars.InNewYork,thediamondwasresold.Thistimeforalmosteighthundredthousanddollars.Thetruevalueofadiamondisneverknownuntilithasbeencut.Oncecutsuccessfully,itsvaluecanincreaseathousandtimes.It’seasytounderstandwhytheowneroftheJokerdiamondwenttothebestdiamondcutterheknew,Kaplan.Thecutterstudiedthediamondfortwelvewholemonths.
Whenhefelthewasreadytostartwork,hediscoveredaflaw(瑕疵).Hehadtobeginwithhiscalculations(计算)alloveragain,orhemighthavemadethestoneuseless.Sixmoremonthspassed,andKaplanfinallysaidtotheowner,“Iamreadytostartmywork.Therewillbeoneexcellentdiamondthatwillbecomparabletoanyintheworld,pluselevensmalldiamondsoffirst-classquality.”Kaplanwaitedafewmoredaysuntilbefelthewasinthebestphysicalandmental(精神的)conditionpossible.Hepickeduphistoolsandheldhisbreathashemadethefirst
blow.Thediamondsplit(切开)exactlyashepromised.
21.Jokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworld