高一英语阅读理解专练.docx

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高一英语阅读理解专练

高一英语阅读理解专练

A

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．beafraidofanythingB．feelpain

C．wanttogotothepartiesD．beill

9．Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton，he＿＿＿＿＿．

A．feltnothingB．feltverycomfortable（舒服的）

C．stillfeltpainD．woulddie

10．Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas＿＿＿．

A．wouldlaughallthetimeB．woulddie

C．wouldneverfeelpainD．wouldbeverycalm

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

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_______.

  A.inaminuteB.