高一英语阅读理解练习题.docx

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高一英语阅读理解练习题

高一英语阅读理解练习题

A

Themajorityofastronauts（宇航员）fromAmericahavebeenmen.Atthestartofthespaceprogrammetherewasstrongresistancefromsomepeopleagainsthavingwomeninspace.However,somewomenwereverykeentobecomeastronautsandintheendtheyweresuccessful.In1978,NASAbeganthefirsttrainingprogrammeforwomenastronauts.

JudyResnickandChristaMcAuliffewerebothastronautsandtheywerebothwomen,butinmanyotherwaystheywereverydifferent.BothofthemwereonFlightSTS-5L-L.JudyResnickwasbornin1949andstudiedengineeringatuniversityandwentontoobtainaPhDin1977.Shewasamemberofthefirstgroupofwomenselectedforastronauttrainingin1978,andin1984,shebecamethesecondwomaninspace.Duringthatflight,shehelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesandshecarriedoutaprogrammeofresearch.Shewas,inmanyways,aprofessionalastronautwhosewholelifewasdevotedtospacetravel.

ChristaMcAuliffewasbornin1948andshewasanastronautalmostbyaccident.In1984,NASAdecidedtofindateacherwhocouldaccompanyastronautsintospace.Theyhopedthatshewouldbeabletocommunicatewithstudentsfromspaceandencourageeveryoneofthemtobeinterestedinspacetravel.Christawasasecondaryteacherinhistoryandsocialstudies.Shewasagiftedteacherandshewasselectedfromover11,000applicantstogoonflightSTS-51-L.Shewasalsoaverygoodcommunicatorandsheimmediatelyestablishedaverygoodrelationshipwiththenewsmedia（radio,televisionandnewspapers）.Itwaspartlybecauseofthisthattherewasagreatdealofinterestandexcitementabouttheflight.ThousandsofstudentsinschoolsanduniversitiesallaroundthecountrywerelookingforwardtocommunicatingwithChristainspace.Millionsofpeoplewerewatchingherflightwithgreatinterest.ItispartlybecauseoftheexcitementoverMcAuliffe'splaceintheflightthatthedisasterin1986hadsuchaneffectonpeople.

56.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat___________.

A.Judywasagainsttheideaofhavingwomeninspaceatfirst

B.Judywasthefirstwomanselectedforastronauttraining

C.Judyhelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesattheageof35

D.Judycarriedoutaprogrammeduringhersecondspacetravel

57.ChristaMcAuliffewaschosenfortrainingbecause_______.

A.shewaspopularwiththenewsmedia

B.sheexpectedtogivehistorylessonsinspace

C.shewasanexcellentteacherandcommunicator

D.shemadethestudentsinspaceveryexcited

58.ThereasonwhytherewasgreatinterestinFlightSTS-51-Listhat________.

A.bothChristaandJudygotPhDdegreesinthesameyear

B.ayoungsecondaryschoolteacherwasontheflight

C.studentsweregoingtolearnmoreaboutspacetravel

D.itwasthefirsttimeforwomentotravelinspace

59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TwoAstronautsB.FlightSTS-51-L

C.TravellinginSpaceD.TheTrainingProgramme

B

What'son

OscarFilmThemesSymphonyConcert

FilmhighlightsaccompaniedbyliveperformancesofmoviethememusicbytheChinaOperaandDanceDramaTheatreSymphonyOrchestra,whichhasrecordedthemusicformanyfilms.FamiliartuneswillcomefromsuchflicksasTitanic,JurassicParkandWaterlooBridge.

Where:

NationalityCulturalPalaceTheatreWhen:

March8,7：

30pmAdmission：

80-380yuanTel：

65287674ext508

FantasticViewAlltheWay

Themountainsinthisareaarenotveryhigh,butthevistasareexcellent.Thiswalkisgentleandveryinteresting,goingthroughvalleys,overpasses,alongaridgeandthroughafewlittletranquilvillagesthatarelocatedinamazingplaces.Manysitesalongthewalkofferpanoramicviewofthesurroundingmountains.

Where:

Pinggu,northeastofBeijingWhen:

March9,meet8：

30amoutsideStarbucksatLidoHotel,or9amatCapitalParadisefrontgate,return5pmAdmission:

adults150yuan,children100yuanTel:

Email:

fjhikers@yahoo.co.uk

SpringGreetings

PaintingsinboldcolorsinatraditionalChinesestylebyyoungartistTianXifengaredisplayedtowelcomethespring.Tianisastudentoffamousbird-and-flowerpaintingartistWangQing.Hehaswonseveralprizesatvariousnationalpaintingexhibitionsanddevelopedastyleemphasizingvividclose-upsofnaturalscenes.

Where:

MelodicGallery,14JianwaiDajie,oppositeFriendshipStoreWhen：

tillMarch31,9am-5pmAdmission:

freeTel:

65188123

Cala,MyDog

DirectedbyLuXuechang,starringGeYou.Thestoryisaboutamiddle-agedworkingman,knownasLaoEr,whosechiefsourceofstabilityandcomfortinlifeishisdog,Cala.Oneday,whenhiswifeisoutwalkingCala,apolicemanconfiscatestheunregisteredcanine.AsLaoErendeavorstorecoverhisdog,thedifficultcircumstancesofhislifearerevealed.ChinesewithEnglishsubtitle（字幕）.

Where:

DongchuangTheatre,3Xinzhongjie,DongzhimenwaiWhen:

March13and20,8:

30pmAdmission:

20yuanTel:

64169253

60.Ifyouareamusicloveryoucangoto________onWomen'sDay.

A.CapitalParadiseB.DongchuangTheatre

C.CapitalGymnasiumD.NationalityCulturalPalaceTheatre

61.TheexhibitionheldinMelodicGallery________.

A.isopentothepublicfrom7:

30am-5pmtillAprillst.

B.presentstheworksbyTianXifengandhisteacher

C.istodisplaysomebird-and-flowerpaintings

D.coststheartloversmuchmoneytovisit

62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.BothadultsandchildrencantakepartinthewalkinPinggu.

B.Evenyoudon'tknowEnglishyoucanenjoyCala,MyDog.

C.You'llhavetodial65188123tobookaticketforthefilm.

D.You'llhaveachoiceoftwomeetingplacesonMarch9th.

63.Alltheadvertisementsinthispassageareabout________.

A.musicB.moviesC.exhibitionsD.entertainments

C

Mostepisodes（情况）ofabsent-mindedness-forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom-arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,saysSchacter."You'resupposedtoremembersomething,butyouhaven'tencoded（译成密码）itdeeply."

Encoding,Schacterexplains,isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpact（影响）onrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon'tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou'reinvolvedinaconversation,you'llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyourwardrobe（衣柜）."Yourmemoryitselfisn'tfailingyou,"saysSchacter."Rather,youdidn'tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded."

Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness."Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago,"saysZelinski,"maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox."Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,andmemorydependsonjustthat.

"Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindedness",saysSchacter."Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable,"hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication（药物）withlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchentable-don'tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.

Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:

walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou'rethere.Mostlikely,youwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse."Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime,"saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroom,andyou'lllikelyremember.

64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatencoding________.

A.slowsdowntheprocessoflosingourmemories

B.helpsusunderstandourmemorysystembetter

C.getsustorecallsomethingfromourmemories

D.helpsustofindoutthemobilephoneinthepocket

65.Whydowomenhavebettermemoriesthanmen?

A.Theyseldomusetheirmobilephones.

B.Theyaremorenervousabouttheenvironment.

C.Theyaremoreinterestedinwhat'shappeningaroundthem.

D.Theyusuallytakesomespecialmedicinetoimprovememories.

66.ThesentenceunderlinedinParagraph4meansthat___________.

A.anoteinthepocketwilleasilygetlost

B.puttingsomethinginsightcanbeagoodreminder

C.takingmedicinecangetridofabsent-mindedness

D.peopleofabsent-mindednessmusttakemedicinewiththem

67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thecausesofabsent-mindedness.

B.Theenvironmentandmemory.

C.Awayofencodingandrecalling.

D.Theprocessofgradualmemoryloss.

D

Weareallinterestedinequality,butwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequality,others,stillinthenameofequality,wantonlytodestroyit.

Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunity（机会）andstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged-noexaminationisperfect-buttohavenoexternal（外部的）testsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexternalexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschoolsoronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiency（实力）,theidealandthepurposeofeachteacher.

Withoutexternalexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem-aformoffavoritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemoment,thebrightchildfromanill-respectedschoolcanshowcertificates（证书）toproveheorsheissuitableforajob,whilethelackofacertificateshowstheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisap