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高一上学期英语阅读理解专练文档
高一上学期英语阅读理解专练
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MissGogerstaughtphysicsinaNewYorkschool.Lastmonthsheexplainedtooneofherclassesaboutsound,andshedecidedtotestthemtoseehowsuccessfulshehadbeeninherexplanation.Shesaidtothem,“NowIhaveabrotherinLosAngeles.IfIwascallinghimonthephoneandatthesametimeyouwere75feetaway,listeningtomefromacrossthestreet,whichofyouwouldhearwhatIsaidearlier,mybrotheroryouandforwhatreason?
”
Tomatonceanswered,“Yourbrother.Becauseelectricitytravelsfasterthansoundwaves.”“That'severygood,”MissGogersanswered;butthenoneofthegirlsraisedherhand,andMissGogerssaid.“Yes,Kate.”
“Idisagree,”Katesaid.“Yourbrotherwouldhearyouearlierbecausewhenit's11o'clockhereit'sonly8o'clockinLosAngeles.”
1.MissGogerswasteachingherclass_________.
A.howtotelephone B.aboutelectricity
C.abouttimezone(时区) D.aboutsound
2.MissGogersraisedthisquestionbecauseshewantedtoknowwhether______.
A.itwaseasytophonetoLosAngeles
B.herstudentcouldhearherfrom75feetaway
C.herstudentshadgraspedherlesson
D.soundwaveswereslowerthanelectricity
3.Tomthoughtthatelectricitywas_________.
A.slowerthansoundwaves
B.fasterthansoundwaves
C.notsofastassoundwaves
D.asfastassoundwaves
4.Whoseanswerdoyouthinkiscorrectaccordingtothelawofphysics?
A.Tom's B.Kate's C.BathAandB D.NeitherAnorB
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ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.
Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaper,andwrotethefollowingwordsonit:
“Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.”Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:
“Takethistothebutcher(*personwhosejobissellingmeat).andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.”
Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupatonce.
Atnoon,thedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit,hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemore.
Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusual,itbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnottakealookatthepaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,forhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers(*peoplewhobuysth.fromashop).
Butthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurprise,itcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clock,andbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidtohimself,“Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?
”
Lookingatthepieceofpaper,hefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!
5.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrsSmithgaveit_______.
A.mightdoitmuchharm
B.coulddoitmuchgood
C.wouldhelpthebutcher
D.wasworthmanypounds
6.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog__________.
A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrs.Smith
B.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclear
C.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshop
D.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrs.Smith
7.Fromitsexperience,thedogfoundthat________.
A.onlythepaperwithMrs.Smith'swordsinitcouldbringitmeat
B.thebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawit
C.MrsSmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcher
D.apieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeat
8.Attheendofthestory,you'llfindthat_______.
A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaper
B.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymore
C.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedog
D.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheatedbythecleveranimal
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Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvard.
Intheearlyyears,theseschoolweremuchalike(*similar).Onlyyoungmenwenttocollege.Allthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjects,andeveryonelearnedLatin,GreekandHebrew.Littlewasknownaboutsciencethen,andonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudentsgraduated,mostofthembecameministers(牧师)orteachers.
In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.Later,lawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard'slawschool.In1825,besidesLatinandGreek,Harvardbeganteachingmodernlanguages,suchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.
Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.
Today,therearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwith(涉及)specialfieldsoflearning.There'ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan'tofferitall
9.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatintheearlyyears,______.
A.thosecollegesanduniversitieswerethesame
B.people,youngorold,mightstudyinthecolleges
C.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscience
D.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschool,theybecamelawyersorteachers
10.ModernlanguagestheHarvardtaughtin1825were________.
A.LatinandGreek
B.Latin,Green,FrenchandGerman
C.AmericanhistoryandGerman
D.FrenchandGerman
11.Asknowledgeincreased,collegesbegantoteach_______.
A.everythingthatwasknown
B.lawandsomethingaboutmedicine
C.manynewsubjects
D.thesubjectsthatinterestedstudents
12.Onthewhole(总的来说),thepassageisabout___________.
A.howtostartauniversity
B.theworld-famouscollegesinAmerica
C.howcollegeshavechanged
D.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches
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OnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon(气球).TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugusteGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.
Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope(绳子),anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight(重量).Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.
Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.
Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sotheyclimbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!
Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPolandheavilybutsafely.Theyhadtraveled1,797kilometersfromLondon!
13.Themetalboxwasusedfor________.
A.carryingthebagsofsand''
B.keepingdrinking-water
C.carryingropesofthebasket
D.changingweight
14.Whentheballoonwentuphigher,________.
A.thetemperatureoftheballoonbegantofall
B.Theysawthesungodown
C.Theymadeaholeinthebasketwiththeirknives
D.Theycouldseeablackholeontheground
15.Theballoonlanded________.
A.inLondonB.ontheseaC.onalakeD.inaforeigncountry
16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue________
AThethreemenstartedtheirjourneybeforethesunrose.
B.Theballoonbegantogoupwhentheythrewbagsofsandoutofthebasket.
C.Whentheypulledtheboxintothebasket,theballoonbegantoclimbup.
D.Thethreemenhadtolandbecausetheyfeltcold.
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TwoAmericanscientiststoldthepeopleinindustrial(工业的)nationsthattheywouldbemuchhealthieriftheyatemoreofthesamekindoffoodseatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10,000yearsago.
Thescientistssaythatthehumanbodyhaschangedverylittlesincehumanfirstappearedontheearth,butthewaywelivehaschangedgreatly.Ourbodyhasnotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestylesandthishasledtonewkindsofsicknesses.Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes.Sotheyarecalled“diseasesofcivilization(文明)”.Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystem,includingheartattacksandstrokes(中风)areexamplesofsuchdiseases.
Scientistsnoted(特别指出)thatearlystoneagepeopleusedverylittlealcohol(酒精)ortobacco(烟草),probablynone.Ancientpeoplealsogotagreatdealofphysicalexercise,butachangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandlifetoday.
Stoneagepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthanfarmanimals.Theyalsoatealotoffreshwildvegetablesandfruits.Theydidnotusemilkandotherdairyproducts(乳制品),andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains(谷物).Buttoday,weeatalargeamountofdairyproductsandgrainfoods.Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanstoneagepeople.Weeatmoresugar.WeeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinandmuchlessvitaminC.
Peopletodayprobablydonotwanttoliveaspeoplethousandsofyearsagodid,butscientistssaythatwewould