高中英语阅读理解练习题及答案2.docx

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高中英语阅读理解练习题及答案2

高中英语阅读理解练习题及答案A★

WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.

Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported（出口）toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.

EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate（单独的）schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.

56.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.

B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.

C.WhattheCostaRicanswore.

D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.

57.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.

A.pinkandredB.greyandblack

C.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange

58.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.

A.mustgotoschool

B.studyinthesameschool

C.donothavetogotoschoolatall

D.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime

59.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.

A.havelessonseveryday

B.havetheirexaminations

C.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeans

D.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses

60.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRica

C.someproductsfromCostaRica

D.theeducationofCostaRica

B★

ChristianEijkman,aDutchdoctor,lefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJava.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberi?

鄄beri.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.

Atfirst,Eijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm（细菌）causedberi?

鄄beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthem,butmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice（精炼米）.Whenhefedthemwithunrefinedrice,alsoknownasbrownrice,theyrecovered.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdisease.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins（维生素）.TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Later,otherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfood.

Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’t,theycanalsotakevitaminpills.

61.Theunderlinedword“cure”inParagragh1probablymeans______.

A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitamin

C.akindofgermD.akindofrice

62.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.

A.spendhisholiday

B.findwaystogrowbettercrops

C.dosomeresearchabouttheisland

D.helptheJavanesewiththeirillness

63.WhydidChristianEijkmanraisesomechickens?

A.Toeatthem.

B.Tocarryouthisexperiments.

C.TogivetheJavaneseasurprise.

D.Tomakemoneybysellingthem.

64.Ifapersondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiet,he’dbetter______.

A.eatmorericeB.eatmoremeat

C.eatsomechickenD.eatvitaminpills

65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.beri?

鄄beriwascausedbychickens

B.theJavanesedidn’tlikevitamins

C.ChristianEijkman’sexperimentwassuccessful

D.theJavanese’sdiseasewascausedbyakindofgerm

C★★

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending（延伸）sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality（好客）easily.

AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeof