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阅读理解0325
高中英语阅读练习
第4练
4、(1分)5分钟完成
Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.
Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”
MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!
”“Well,”answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?
”
1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?
A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain
B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.
D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.
2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause________.
A.hecouldn’taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoney
C.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway
3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto_______
A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccess
C.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney
4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and_______
A.wantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyB.againaskedMr.Greyformoney
C.wouldliketomakefriendswithhim
D.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen
5.Inthesecondparagraph,“…takeachance”means______.
A.Mr.Grayhappenedtomeetastranger
B.Mr.Greyhadachancetohelpastranger
C.Mr.Greyhelpedastrangerbychance
D.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim
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第5练
5、(1分)5分钟完成
Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.
Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.
Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls(旋转)around.
Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?
Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape(逃出)theearth’sgravityandcarryyouintospace.
1.Inthispassage,theword“gravity”means.
A.thepullofeverything.
B.theforceofattraction(吸引)amongobjects.
C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth
D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.
2.Whenyouslip(滑)youalwaysfalltothegroundbecause
A.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theearthhasgravity
C.theearth’sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.
3.Gravityisstrongthat
A.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet.
C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.
4.Becauseofgravity,
A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywherebyship.
C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.
5.Wecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause
A.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan’tpullthespaceship.
C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.
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第6练
6、(1分)5分钟完成
Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,”continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(参议员)Patton.”Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”
“Why,no,”sheanswered.
“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IanBillBronson.”
1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause_____
A.itwasanexpensivecar
B.thedriverwasaproudlady
C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit
D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice
2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause_____.
A.thepolicemandidn’tknowherfriends
B.thepolicemandidn’tacceptherkindness
C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher
D.shedidn’tknowthepoliceman’sname
3.Thepolicemanwas_______.
A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellow
C.animpolitemanD.ashyman
4.Thewomanwas_______.
A.kind-hearted
B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork
C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends’powerfulpositions
D.introducinghergoodfriends’namestotheyoungofficer
5.Thepoliceman_______.
A.hadnosenseofhumor(幽默)B.hadssenseofhumor
C.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless
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第7练
8、(1分)
Intoday’sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace----andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn’ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic(大蒜),theItaliansalleatspaghetti(细条实心面).andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite(明确的)ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes(陈规老套).Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?
Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic.wearsthesamefashions(流行式样),buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!
1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.
A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmore
C.smallerandlessD.biggerandless
2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.
A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afew
3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas.
A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesame
C.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesame
4.Nowadays,people’sideasofothernationalities.
A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthesame
5.Wedon’thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople_______.
A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammes
C.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes
6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.
A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorld
C.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorld
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第8练
9、(1分)
Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones(海葵)areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.”Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells(细胞)lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.
1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey______.
A.loseweightB.liveinthedarkness
C.areundergoodconditionsD.don’teatandarekeptinthedark
2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals________.
A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowold
C.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimetheywant
3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?
A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.
B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.
C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.
D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.
4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans______.
A.growingoldB.theageofaperson
C.gettingyoungerD.un-growing
5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.
A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones
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第9练
10、(1分)
NowI’dliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple---choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays(文章).You’llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive(全面的),whichmeansyou’llberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject(项目)willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I’llbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandI’llseeyouonTuesday.
1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?
A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFriday
2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?
A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.
B.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.
C.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.
D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.
3.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamc