高二英语下学期阅读理解12篇上半学期一精.docx

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高二英语下学期阅读理解12篇上半学期一精

高二英语下学期阅读理解12篇（上半学期（一

一

Everyfewyears,twogroupscarryoutastudyofhowmanyAmericanswashtheirhandsafterusingthetoilet.ThesegroupsaretheAmericanSocietyforMicrobiologyandtheAmericanCleaningInstitute,formerlytheSoapandDetergentAssociation.

Therewasgoodnewsinthelateststudy.Researchersfoundthateighty-fivepercentofadultswashedtheirhandsinpublicrestroomslastmoth.Thatwasthemostsincethestudiesbeganin1996.

ResearchersvisitedrestroomsatabaseballparkinAtlantaandasciencemuseumandaquarium（水族馆inChicago.TheyalsovisitedtwotrainstationsinNewYorkCityandalargefarmers‟marketinSanFrancisco.Inall,theyobservedaboutsixthousandadults,withfemalesandmalesequalinnumber.

Theresearchersfoundthatseventy-sevenpercentofmenandninety-threepercentofwomenwashedtheirhands.Thatwasupfromsixty-sixpercentofmenandeighty-eightpercentofwomeninthelaststudythreeyearsago.

ThelowestrateofhandwashingamongmenwasatTurnerField,homeoftheAtlantaBravesbaseballteam.Onlysixty-fivepercentofmenwashedtheirhands,comparedtoallbuttwopercentofwomen.

ChicagoandSanFranciscohadthemosthandwashers—eighty-ninepercentofadults.Atlantafollowedateighty-twopercent.NewYorkhadthelowestrate,atseventy-ninepercentoftheadultsobservedatGrandCentralStationandPennStation.

Thefindingsoftheobservationalstudyconflicted（不一致withthefindingsofaseparatetelephonesurveyofaboutonethousandpeople.Ninety-sixpercentofthemsaidtheyalwayswashedtheirhandsafterusingpublicrestrooms.

Almostnineoutoftenalsosaidtheyalwayswashedafterusingthebathroomathome.

Handwashingcanhelppreventthespreadofmanydifferentinfections.

Tocleanyourhandswell,wetthemfirstandrubinsoapforatleasttwentyseconds,includingbetweenthefingersandunderthenails.Thenwashunderrunningwater.Inapublicrestroom,ifyoudryyourhandswithapapertowel,youshouldalsousethetoweltoshutoffthewaterandopenthedoor.

Handwashingisalsoimportantwhenpreparingfoodandafterchangingababy‟sdiaper（尿布.Youshouldalsowashifyoucoughorsneezeintoyourhands.

1.Accordingtothelateststudy,aboutwomenwashedtheirhandsafterusingpublicbathroom.A.2,310B.1,980C.2,790D.2,640

2.Accordingtotheobservation,whichcityhadthelowestrateofadulthandwashers?

A.Chicago.

B.SanFrancisco.

C.NewYork.

D.Atlanta.

3.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwashinghandscorrectly?

a.Washyourhandsunderrunningwater.

b.Rubyourhandsinsoapfornotlessthantwentyseconds.

c.Wetyourhands.

d.Dryyourhandswithapapertowel.

e.Openthedoor,usingapapertowel.

f.Shutoffthewaterwithapapertowel.

A.cbdaef

B.cdabfe

C.cbadfe

D.cdabef

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HandwashingisupinpublicrestroomsintheUS

B.Americanslikewashingtheirhandssomuch

C.Adultshavetheirhandswashedinpublicrestrooms

D.WhyhandwashingneverenjoyspopularityintheUS

二

Therewaslightinthisplacebuttherewereshadowsinthetrees.Ilookedroundthetree…

Iwasfrightenedalmostoutofmymind.Ifelldownandmybodystartedshaking.Agreythingcameoutfrombehindthetreeandcametowardsme,atinyweakgirl.Thethinghadteeth.Yes,ithadamouthfullofteeth,yellow,shinyteeth.Ithadyelloweyesandgreyhairalloveritsbody.Icouldsmellit…

Itsmouthcametowardsmyface.Iclosedmyeyesandwaitedtodie.Therewashotaironmyface.

IwantedtoscreamandscreambutIwastoofrightened.Icouldn‟tscream.Mymindexploded.Iwentcrazy.Isuddenlyhitthegreythinganditfellbackagainstthetree.Suddenlyitwasgone.ThenIsawanothermonster.ThisonewasverysmallholdingontothetreebutIpulleditoff.Icoulddestroythisone!

Ipulleditsshortlegshard.Thesmallmonsterbitme.Itsteethwentrightintomyfinger.Thepainwasterrible.Butmymindwasexploding.IwantedtodestroyitandIdidn‟tcareaboutthepain.Ijustwantedtokillit.Thenthebiggreymonsterranbackthroughthetrees,jumpedatmeandknockedmedown.AsIfell,Idroppedthelittlemonsteranditescaped.Myheadbangedonarockandeverythingwentblack..

WhenIwokeup,Isensedalongblacknosesmellingme.AtfirstIcouldn‟tunderstandwhatwashappening.ThenIremembered.Themonsterwithteeth.Itriedtohitthenosebutmyarmdidn‟tmove.Somethingwaswrongwithme.Mybodyachedandmyskinwaswetallover.Thebiggreymonstersatinfrontofmeanditlookedatme.

ThenIsawthesmallmonstertoo.Itwaslyingontheground,hurt.Ithadabeautifulsofttailandmadeasadsound:

“Eee-eee!

”

Thebigmonsterlaydownnexttomewithitsfuragainstmyskin.Ihatedthefeelingofitsfurbutmybodycouldn‟tmove.ThefurmademyskindryandIbegantofeelbetter.IsuddenlyfeltverytiredandIwassoonasleep.

Iwokeupfeelingbetter.Icouldmoveagain.Thebigmonstersatdownwithme.IhititwithmyhandbutIstillwasn‟tstrong.Ididn‟thurtit.Thenthemonsteropeneditsmouthandcalled:

“Hoo-woo!

”

Sometimepassed.Thenmoremonsterscame.Mostofthemwalkedonfourlegs.Averybigonelicked（舔mewithitstongue.Itwasahardtongue,notlikemysofttongue.ButIfeltbetterafterwards.Thatmonstermadeanoiselikethis:

“Hee-haw!

”Therewasaverysmallmonsterthatcouldfly.Ithadwingsandalonghardmouth.Itmadeanoiselikethis:

“Cheep-cheep!

”Itcleanedmyfinger.Cheep-cheep‟shardlittlemouthwasgoodatthat.

Imusttellthetruth.Iwantedtotakealasergunandkillallthosemonsters.Somethinginmymindhatedthem.ButIdidn‟thavealasergunsoIcouldn‟tdestroythem.

1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatitwasthatbitthegirl.

A.Cheep-cheep

B.Eee-eee

C.Hoo-woo

D.Hee-haw

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHoo-wooisTRUE?

A.Ithadabeautifulsofttailandgothurttoo.

B.Itlickedthegirlwithitstongue.

C.Ithelpeddrythegirl‟sskinwithitsfur.

D.Itwasalittlelargerthanthegirl‟shand.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Themonstershadfourfeetandhands.

B.Thegirlfinallychangedherattitudetothemonsters.

C.Themonsterswerefriendlytothegirl.

D.Thegirlfeltsafeatthesightofthemonsters.

4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Themonsters

B.Myfailure

C.Newfriends

D.Frightenedfeelings

三

Theword“conservation”hasathriftymeaning.Toconserveistosaveandprotect,toleavewhatweourselvesenjoyinsuchagoodconditionthatothersmayalsosharetheenjoyment.Ourforefathershadnoideathathumanpopulationwouldincreasefasterthanthesuppliesofrawmaterials:

mostofthem,evenuntilveryrecently,hadthefoolishideathatthetreasureswere“limitless”andcould“lastforever”.Mostofthecitizensofearliergenerationsknewlittleornothingaboutthecomplicatedanddelicatesystemthatrunsallthroughnature,andwhichmeansthat,asinalivingbody,anunhealthyconditionofonepartwillsoonerorlaterbeharmfultoalltheothers.

Fiftyyearsago,naturestudywasnotpartofschoolwork;scientificforestrywasanewidea;woodwasstillcheapbecauseitcouldbebroughtinanyquantityfromdistantwoodlands;soildestructionandriverfloodswerenotnationalproblems;nobodyhadyetstudiedlong-termclimaticcyclesinrelationtoproperlanduse;eventheword“conservation”hadnothingofthemeaningthatithasforustoday.

Forthesakeofourselvesandthosewhowillcomeafterus,wemustnowsetaboutcorrectingthemistakesofourforefathers.Conservationshouldbemadepartofeverybody'sdailylife.Toknowaboutthewatertable（水位ingroundisjustasimportanttousasaknowledgeofthebasicmathformulas.Weneedtoknowwhyallwatersheds（上游集水区needtheprotectionofplantlifeandwhytherunningcurrentofstreamsandriversmustbemadetogivetheirfullbenefittothesoilbeforetheyfinallyescapetothesea.Weneedtobetaughtthedutyofplantingtreesaswellasofcuttingthem.Weneedtoknowtheimportanceofbig,growntrees,becauselivingspaceformostofman'sfellowcreaturesonthisplanetisfigurednotonlyinsquaremeasureofsurfacebutalsoincubic（立方体的volumeabovetheearth.Inaword,itshouldbeourgoaltorestoreasmuchoftheoriginalbeautyofnatureaswecan.

1.Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheuseofnaturalresourcesis_________.

A.positive

B.uninterested

C.optimistic

D.critical

2.Accordingtotheauthor,thegreatestmistakeofourforefatherswasthat________.

A.theyhadnoideaaboutscientificforestry

B.theyhadlittleornosenseofenvironmentalprotection

C.theywerenotawareoftheimportanceofnaturestudy

D.theyhadnoideaofhowtomakegooduseofrawmaterials

3.Toavoidrepeatingthemistakesofourforefathers,theauthorsuggeststhat________.

A.weplantmoretrees

B.naturalsciencesbetaughttoeverybody

C.environmentaleducationbegiventoeverybody

D.wereturntonature

4.Howcanyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?

A.Ourlivingspaceontheearthisgettingsmallerandsmaller.

B.Ourlivingspaceshouldbemeasuredincubicvolume.

C.Weneedtotakesomemeasurestoprotectspace.

D.Wemustpreservegoodlivingconditionforbothbirdsandanimals.

四

Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulertriedtoconquerIreland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally,in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependen