英语1011学年高二下学期期末考试阅读理解汇总2Word下载.docx

1、 It is happiness.Happiness is a strange thing .It does not mean the same to all men .What will make one man happy may not make another man happy .Some men say that happiness comes from helping others ,other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone .What do you mean wh

2、en you say“That makes me happy.”Read what different people have said about happiness .Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind ,comfort ,money or may bring you what you search for happiness.41. The main idea of this passage is that A. happiness means the same to everyone B.

3、 happiness is the thing that everyone wants to getC. money makes one happy, so does helping others D. not all people are searching for happiness42. The first sentence in the second paragraph means A. other people think if they know a lot they will be able to get enough money and that will make them

4、happyB. other people think it true that knowledge will bring them enough moneyC. other people hold the opinion that the less they know, the happier they are D. other people hold the opinion that if they become knowledgeable enough they will feel happy43.“What will make one man happy may not make ano

5、ther man happy ”this sentence means A. when one man feels happy, another man will feel sad B. when one man feels happy, another man will feel happy, tooC. different people hold different opinions about happiness D. different people have the same opinion about happiness 44. Which of the following is

6、NOT true according to this passage?A. Anyone who owns lots of money will feel happy B. Not all the people in the world would help others C. What makes one happy may make another sad D. All the people in the world work and search for happiness.BThe Great Fire of London started in the very early hours

7、 of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless,but only a few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the Kings baker（面包师）in Pud

8、ding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.By eight oclock three hundred houses were on fire. On Mond

9、ay nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Pauls and the Guildhall among them.Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people s

10、tayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.After the fire,Christop

11、her Wren,the architect（建筑师）, wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St Pauls.The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and

12、 not just of the past.45.The fire began in. A. a hotel B. the palace C. Pudding LaneD. Thames Street46.The underlined word family in the second paragraph means. A. homeB. children C. wife and husbandD. wife and children47.How was the fire put out according to the text? A. The king and his soldiers c

13、ame to help. B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. C. People managed to get enough water from the river. D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.48.Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire? （a）There was a strong wind. （b）The str

14、eets were very narrow. （c）Many houses were made of wood. （d）There was not enough water in the city. （e）People did not discover the fire earlier. A. （a）and（b） B.（a）,（b）and（c） C.（a）,（b）,（c）and（d） D.（a）,（b）,（c）（d）and（e）CThere is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, fe

15、w people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while do

16、ctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has the same effects as physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and

17、 even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐

18、）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress（压力） and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States n

19、ow hold laughter clinics（诊所）, in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.49According t

20、o the passage, the following statements are true except .ALaughter is good for health BLaughter can make you become old quicklyCLaughter helps to reduce pain. DLaughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.50The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “ ”.Aenjoys Bper

21、mits Cincreases Dreduces51According to the author, we should .Alaugh as much as possible Bwatch more funny filmsCavoid smiling all the time Dspend more time in laughter clinics52The best title for this passage may be .ABoth laughter and physical exercise are good for healthBLaughter clinics help pat

22、ients improve their conditionCLaughter can reduce the effects of pain DLaughter is the best medicine. D Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. The first is called the tank（贮水池）

23、test. A modem airplane must fly very high in the sky. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure （结构）of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressur

24、e （压力） on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode （爆炸）in the sky. To test the structure of the plane, the plane is lowered into a huge tank or container of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside

25、the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has broken. Then that part is made stronger. The most dangerous

26、test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines （发动机） are all shut off at once. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilots job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests a

27、re examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.53. By doing the tank test, the engineers can find out _. A. the amount of air in the plane B. the strength of the plane structure C. the pressure inside and outside the plane D. the power of the airplane engines54. What will

28、happen to the plane under the ? A. It will be broken. B. It will be made stronger. C. It will be filled with water. D. It will be tested by pilots,55. According to the text, why are test flights most dangerous? A. The plane may explode in the air. B. The pilot may lose control of the plane. C. The e

29、ngines may be damaged. D. Too much air may get into the plane.56. What might be the most suitable title for the text? A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes B. The Importance of Flying Safely C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes D. How Airplanes Are Made and TestedEMuseumsSkyscraper Museum Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PMAdults: $5305-756-2385Interested in tall buildings? Design? Then this museum is for you! Check the historical buildings and their special design right in lower Man