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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