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高一英语阅读理解试题科技类

高一英语阅读理解试题（科技类）

（1）

Thecomputerisausefulmachine.Itisthemostimportantinventioninmanyyears.Theoldestkindofcomputeristheabacus（算盘）,usedinChinacenturiesago,butthefirstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltin1946.Acomputerthencoulddomathsproblemsquitefast.

Todaycomputersareusedinmanywaysandcandomanykindsofwork.Inafewyearsthecomputermaytouchthelifeofeveryone,evenpeopleinfarawayvillages.

Inthelastfewyears,therehavebeengreatchangesincomputers.Theyaregettingsmallerandsmaller,andcomputingfasterandfaster,Manyscientistsagreethatcomputerscannowdomanythings,buttheycannotdoeverything.Whoknowswhatthecomputersoftomorrowwillbelike?

Willcomputersbringgoodthingsorbadthingstopeople?

Thescientistsoftodaywillhavetodecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow.

1.Thecomputerisa_______machine.

A.helpfulB.strangeC.largeD.dangerous

2.Thefirstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltabout_______yearsago.

A.afewB.fortyC.sixtyD.eighty

3.Thecomputersoftodayare_______thanbefore.

A.biggerB.fewerC.smallerD.taller

4.Computerscando_______.

A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.lotsofthings

5.Thescientistsoftoday_______howtousethecomputersoftomorrow.

A.maydecideB.mustdecideC.canmakeD.needn’tmake

【答案与解析】本文讲计算机的发展历史。

1.A。

细节题。

根据据第1句话Thecomputerisausefulmachine可知答案为A。

2.C。

推断题。

第一台计算机是1946年生产的，距今大约60年，所以应选C。

3.C。

细节题。

根据第3段第2句Theyaregettingsmallerandsmaller可知答案为C。

4.D。

推断题。

根据第2段第1句Todaycomputersareusedinmanywaysandcandomanykindsofwork以及…buttheycannotdoeverything可知答案为D。

5.B。

细节题。

根据最后一句话Thescientistsoftodaywillhavetodecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow可知答案为B。

（2）

Warmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.SirFrancisBaconsaidthatalmostfourhundredyearsago.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearaCanadianscientistGeorgeKillprovedtheEnglishprofessorwasright.DrKillfilledanopenoilpail（桶）withcoldwater.Hefilledanotherwithwarmwater.Heputbothinthesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfrozefirst.Thelackofcoversonthepailsisthesecret.Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen.Andsothewarmwaterfrozefasterthanthecoldwatereventhoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.

1.Hundredsofyearsago,SirFrancisBaconfound_______.

A.thetemperatureofwarmwaterdropsfasterthanthatofcoldwater

B.warmwaterisheavierthancoldwater

C.warmwaterhasthesametemperatureascoldwater

D.warmwaterisnotasusefulascoldwater

2.WhatSirFrancisBaconsaidwasright,butpeopledidn'tbelievehimuntil_______.

A.lateinthe20thcenturyB.earlyinthe20thcentury

C.threeyearsagoD.lateinthe19thcentury

3.Leaveapailwithwarmwaterandanotherpailwithcoldwaterinthesamelowtemperature,you’llfindthat_______.

A.coldwaterfreezesfirst

B.warmwaterturnsintoicebeforecoldwater

C.warmwaterandcoldwaterfreezeatthesametime

D.muchofcoldwaterischangedintoair.

4.Whydoeswarmwaterfreezefirstinthesamefreezingweather?

A.Becausesomeofthewarmwaterturnstovapor,theamount（数量）becomeslessthanthatofcoldwater.

B.Becausewarmwaterislighterthancoldwater.

C.Becausethetemperatureofwarmwaterislowerthanthatofcoldwater.

D.Becausecoldwaterfreezeswithmoredifficultythanwarmwater.

【答案与解析】本文介绍热水比冷水结冰快的现象。

1.A。

细节题。

据第1句和第2句可知答案为A。

2.A。

细节题。

根据Butfewpeoplebelievehimuntil1970可知答案为A。

3.B。

细节题。

根据文章第1句可得得答案为B。

4.A。

推断题。

根据Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen可知答案为A。

（3）

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault（过错）.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame（受责备）,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?

Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritedowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:

Practiceremembering.

1.Themainreasonforoneispoormemoryisthat_______.

A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemory

B.Hedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometime

C.hismemoryisnotoftenused

D.hecan’treadorwrite

2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime_______.

A.youcan’tusethemanymore

B.theywillbecomestronger

C.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.

D.theywillbecomeneitherstrongernorweaker

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.

B.Yourmemory,likeyourarmsorlegs,becomesweakifyoudon’tgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.

C.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.

D.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.

4.Somepeoplecan’treadorwrite,buttheyusuallyhavebettermemories,because_______.

A.theyhavesavemuchtrouble

B.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthings

C.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetime

D.theycan’twriteeverythinginalittlenotebook

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Don’tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegs

B.HowToHaveaGoodMemory

C.StrongArmsAndGoodMemories

D.LearnFromthePeople

【答案与解析】本文讲述有关记忆力的一些知识。

1.C。

推断题。

根据Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit可推出答案为C。

2.C。

根据Whenyoustartusingthemagaintheyslowlybecomestrongagain可知答案为C。

3.C。

根据文章内容，A、B、D项均正确，只有C项错误，所以选择C。

4.C。

根据Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings和…sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised可知答案为C。

5.B。

本文主要讲记忆力不是天生的，而是靠后天培养的，所以应该选择B。

（4）

WhenJohnsoncalledagain,themanagerreceivedhimverypolitely.“Thatisamostremarkableoilyoubroughtus,MrJohnson,”hesaid.Johnsonnoddedhissmooth,darkhead.Thatwassomethingheknewverywell.“I’veneverseenanythinglikeit,”themanageradmitted.Johnsonnoddedagain.“No?

”hesaidpolitely.Thenheadded,“ButIthinkyouwill,sir.Averygreatdealofit.”Heappearedtothinkforamoment.“Ithinkyouwillfinditwillbeonsaleseven,perhaps,eightyearsfromnow.”Hesmiled.

Themanagerthoughtthatwasuncertain.Hesaid,“Itisbetterthanourfishoils.Iadmitthat.”

“SoIamtold,sir,”agreedJohnson.

“Haveyouanyplanstoproduceityourself,MrJohnson?

”

“WouldIbeshowingittoyouifIhad?

”Johnsonsmiledagain.

“Wemightaddsomechemicalstooneofourownfishoils,”saidthemanager.“Itwouldbeexpensivetodothat,evenifyoucould,”Johnsonsaidgently.“Besides,”headded,“Iamtoldthatthisoilwillbemuchcheaperthanyourbestfishoils.Cheaperthananyvegetableoil,infact.”

“Perhaps,”saidthemanage.“Well,Isupposeyouwanttomakeanarrangement,MrJohnson.Shallwediscussit?

”

“Ofcourse,”saidJohnson.“Therearetwowaysofdealingwithasituationofthissort.Theusualoneistopreventitaltogetheroratleasttodelayitaslongaspossible.Thatis,ofcourse,thebestway.”Themanagernodded.Heknewplentyaboutallthat.

“ButIamsosorryforyou,because,yousee,thatisnotpossiblethistime.”Themanagerhadhisdoubts,butallhesaidwasaninquiring（asking）,“Oh?

”

“Theotherway,”continuedJohnson,“istoproduceyourselfbeforethetroublestarts.”

1.Themanagerthoughtofaddingchemicalstothefishoiltomakeit_______.

A.cheaperthanthenewoilB.morequickly

C.moreexpensiveD.asgoodasthenewoil

2.Johnson’snewoilwouldbe_______.

A.moreexpensivethanfishoil,butbetter

B.lessexpensive,andbetter

C.lessexpensive,butnotgood

D.moreexpensive,andnotsogood

3.Johnsonexpressedhisregretthatthemanager_______.

A.couldnotstopthenewoilbeingmade

B.wouldneverknowhowtomakeit

C.hadspentalotofmoneyonit

D.didn’tknowenoughaboutit

4.Johnsonshowedhisnewoiltothemanagerbecausehewanted_______.

A.toproduceithimselfB.topreventitbeingproduced

C.tobepaidnottoproduceitD.themanagertoproduceit

【答案解析】本文讲述了科技产品开发者寻求生产商投资生产的问题。

1.D。

细节题。

根据第2段…Itisbetterthanourfishoils和第6段…Wemightaddsomechemicalstoourownfishoils可知它的目的是D。

2.B。

细节题。

根据第6段的…thisoilwillbemuchcheaperthanyourbestfishoils和第2段的…Itisbetterthanourfishoils可推知答案为B。

3.A。

细节题。

根据倒数第2段ButIamsosorryforyou,because,yousee,thatisnotpossiblethistime可知D为正确选项。

4.D。

推断题。

根据最后一段及全文的分析可知Johnson的目的是想要该经理生产…thenewoils，故选D。

（5）

Canyourememberthefirsttimeyoulearnedtorideabikeordriveacar?

Learningtheseskillschangedyourlifeforeverandopenedupnewhorizons.Learningaboutcomputerscanbelikelearninghowtorideabikeordriveacar.Onceyouhaveinvestedthetimetomastertheskills,youwillnevergobacktotheolddays.Thenewtechnologyissimplytooconvenientandtoopowerfu