牛津译林版英语高一下学期期末阅读理解训练有答案.docx

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牛津译林版英语高一下学期期末阅读理解训练有答案

高一下学期期末英语试题真题汇编--阅读理解【有答案】

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（外科医师）,butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildren.Besidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

1.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool.

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher.

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates.

2.Whatmainobstacle（障碍）almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingadoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.

B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.

D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.

3.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe______.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

【答案】1.C2.A3.B

B

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier;onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!

Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadowsofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen－astrangeworldindeed.

Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”,buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisneardark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.

Someinsects（昆虫）havefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes（蚊子）preferbluetoyellow.Aredlightwillnotattract（吸引）insects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withthehelpoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththehelpoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible（不可见）colorsaroundus.

4.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.

A.coloranditssurprisingeffects.

B.womenbeingluckierthanmen

C.dangercausedbycolorblindness

D.colorblindness

5.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?

A.Womenaremorecareful.

B.Therearefewercolor-blindwomen

C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.

D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking.

6.Wecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusinga_____________.

A.redlightB.yellowlight

C.bluelightD.greenlight

【答案】4.D5.B6.C

C

TheEiffelTowerisveryfamousinFrance.Itisvisitedby7millionvisitorsayear.TheEiffelTowerwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffelinthelate19thcentury.OnMonday,March31st,2019,itturned130.

ThelookoftheEiffelTowerisgreatlylovedbypeopletoday,butthingsweredifferentwhenthedesignwasfirstshowntothepublic.ManyFrenchartiststhoughtthatthedesignwasugly.However,Eiffeldidnotchangeathing.Hebelievedthatonceitwascompleted,peopleinParisandvisitorsaroundtheworldwouldlovethetower.Hewascertainlyright.

ThetowerbecamepopularwiththepublicassoonasitopenedonMarch31st,1889,twoyearsaftertheconstructionbegan.Over3,000peoplecametolookatthisnewtowerandevenmadetheefforttoclimbthe1,710stairstothetop.The984-foot-tallChryslerBuildinginNewYorkCitybeatit.

Today,thetowerhousesanumberofrestaurantsonitsfirstandsecondlevels.Thethirdlevelhasbeenturnedintoavastplatform（平台）.FromtherevisitorscanseetheentirecityofParis.Whilevisitorsareallowedtotakethestairstothefirsttwolevels,theplatformcanonlybegottobytakingtheelevators.

Toensurethatthe“IronLady”alwayslooksgood,thetoweriscleanedandrepaintedeveryeightyears.It’saneffortthattakesateamof25workers,anentireyear.IfyoutraveltoParisoneday,don’tmissit,theexcellentachievement.

7.WhenGustaveEiffelfirstshowedhisdesigntothepublic,_________.

A.thepubliccelebratedthebirthofit

B.manyFrenchartistsdislikedthedesign

C.thepublicthoughtitwouldbeapopulartower

D.manyFrenchartistsdecidedtochangethedesign

8.WhendidtheconstructionoftheEiffelTowerstart?

A.In1887.B.In1888.

C.In1889.D.In1890.

9.WhatdowelearnaboutthelevelsoftheEiffelTower?

A.Thefirstlevelisprovidedforhotels.B.Restaurantsareallonthesecondlevel.

C.Thethirdlevelismainlyforsightseeing.D.Theelevatorscangotoallthethreelevels.

10.ThewritermainlywantstotellusaboutEiffelTower’s_______.

A.130thcelebrationB.popularity

C.briefhistoryD.designer

【答案】7.B8.A9.C10.C

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Londonhasawiderangeofmuseumstoentertain（娱乐）andeducatecoveringeverythingfromscienceandtechnologytothedecorativeartsandthehistoryofwarfare.SouthKensingtonishometoalotofworld-classmuseums,theNaturalHistoryMuseum,ScienceMuseum,theVictoriaandAlbertMuseum,allwithinwalkingdistanceofeachother.EntrytomostmuseumsinLondonisfree,thoughspecialexhibitionsmayattractacharge.

NaturalHistoryMuseum

TheNaturalHistoryMuseumexhibitsanextensiverangeofhistoricalnaturalspecimens,fromthetiniestofinsectstodinosaursandwhales.Thetriptothismuseumwillbeanunforgettabledayoutforthekids.

ADDRESS:

CromwellRoad,Kensington,London,SW75BD

OPENINGHOURS:

Monday-Saturday10.00-19.00

Sunday14.00-19.00

Closed24-26December

ScienceMuseum

ScienceMuseumshowsthebeautyofthescienceandmathsthatshapeoureverydaylives.Thisunmissableexperiencewilllightyourcuriosity,inspireyourimaginationanddriveyoutoseetheworldaroundyouinnewandexcitingways.

ADDRESS:

ExhibitionRoad,SouthKensington,London,SW72DD

OPENINGHOURS:

Daily10.00-18.00

Schoolholidays10.00-18.30

VictoriaandAlbertMuseum

TheV&AMuseumwassetupin1852toexhibitexamplesofmetalwork,furnitureandallotherformsofdecorativeartfromallperiods.Italsoholdsanextensivecollectionoffineartwithpaintings,drawings,printsandsculpture,inordertogiveacompletehistoryofartanddesign.

ADDRESS:

CromwellRoad,London,SW72RL

OPENINGHOURS:

Daily:

10.00-17.45

Friday:

10.00-22.00

1.WhatisNOTmentionedrelatedtomuseumsinLondon?

A.Sports.B.Arts.

C.War.D.Science.

2.At6:

15p.m.onChristmas（Wednesday）ofthisyear,youwillstillhavetheopportunitytolearnsomethingabout________.

A.historicalwildlifeB.historyofdesign

C.thebeautyofthescienceD.fineartwithpaintings

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

A.Alltheexhibitionsarefree.

B.Thethreemuseumsarefarfromeachother.

C.Allthemuseumsarelocatedinthesamestreet.

D.Onecanbeentertainedandeducatedbyvisitingthemuseums.

4.VisitingScienceMuseummaybuildupyour________.

A.imaginationB.senseofhumor

C.abilitytopaintD.knowledgeofanimals

【答案】1.A2.C3.D4.A

B

Humansproduce300milliontonsofplasticwasteeveryyear-whichisroughlyequivalent（相当于）tothetotalweightofallhumanslivingrightnow.Butanewdiscoveryoffershope,andcouldimprovethewaywedealwithplastic.

ScientistsattheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy’sLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryhavedesignedaplasticthatcanberecycled（回收）overandoveragain,andturnedintonewmaterialsofanycolor,shape,orform.TheyarecallingitpolydiketoenamineorPDK,andthisnewplasticcanbebrokenapartallthewaydowntothemolecular（分子

）level.

BrettHelms,thestaffscientistattheBerkeleyLabwholedtheresearch,toldABCNewsthatthenewdiscovery“couldsignificantlyreducetheleakage（泄漏）ofplasticsintotheenvironment.”

“Thatbrokenblackwatchbandyouthrewintherubbishcouldfindnewlifeasacomputerkeyboardifit’smadewithourPDKplastics”,Helmssaid.

Manyplasticsusedtodayweremadewithchemicalsthatmakethemstronger,butthesechemicalscanalsomakeitmoredifficulttofullyrecyclethematerialorrecyclethemrepeatedly.Overtime,researcherssay,even‘recyclable’plasticsmayendupinalandfill.

TheBerkeleyLabsaysthesetypesofchemicalshadpreviouslypreventedplasticfromachieving“theholygrailofrecycling,”andthatPDKplasticmightbetheanswer.

“IfthesefactoriesweredesignedtorecycleorupcyclePDKandrelatedplastics,thenwewouldbeabletomoreeffectivelyremoveplasticfromlandfillsandtheoceans,”Helmssaid.

Researcherssaythenextplanist