高中英语阅读技巧及练习10Word文件下载.docx

1、 阅读理解 Millions of years ago there were many types of dinosaurs on earth. Most dinosaurs were plant eaters. The Apatosaurus, for example, had a long thin neck so that it could eat leaves from trees. Other dinosaurs were meat eaters. The Tyrannosaurus Rex killed smaller dinosaurs for food. Dinosaurs w

2、ere real animals that once lived on the earth, but they died out about 65 million years ago. The disappearance of the dinosaurs is in some way a great mystery （谜）. Some scientists think that the climate （气候） changed suddenly. Fossils （化石） of trees tell us that the temperature dropped a lot and that

3、the level of the sea dropped as well. This means that it got suddenly much colder. Perhaps the dinosaurs were too slow to change with the climate. A new idea is that a meteor （流星） crashed into the earth. Scientists discovered a place in Mexico where they think the meteor crashed. They think that the

4、re was a lot of dust from the meteor. The dust landed on the plants. Also the dust blocked （阻挡） the suns light for as long as five years. Many animals, including dinosaurs, were plant eaters, and perhaps the dust killed them. This means there was nothing left for meat eating dinosaurs to eat, and so

5、 they died out. But, as many animals from that time didn t die, we are not 100% sure what really happened. 根据文章内容，选择正确答案： 1. What is the subject discussed in the text? A. Dinosaurs, the real animals living millions of years ago. B. The two types of dinosaurs. C. The probable reasons for dinosaurs di

6、sappearance. D. A meteor crashed into the earth. 2. What are the two possible explanations to the dinosaurs disappearance? A. Temperature dropping and sea level dropping. B. Climate changing and meteors crashing. C. The dropping of temperature and sea level. D. Climate changing and the dust blocking

7、 the sun. 3. What is the direct cause of the disappearance of meat eating dinosaurs? A. A meteor B. The dust blocking the sun. C. The plant eating dinosaurs death. D. It is still unknown. 难句注释 The disappearance of the dinosaurs is in some way a great mystery. 恐龙的消失在某种程度上说还是个谜。 Total words:233 Readin

8、g time:_ Reading speed: _ Fossils of trees tell us that the temperature dropped a lot and that the level of the sea dropped as well. 树木的化石告诉我们气温大大地降低了, 海平面也降低了。 Passage B The elephant is the biggest four legged animal in the world. It is also, perhaps, the gentlest （温顺的）, but not always! Elephants a

9、re like us in some ways. They live for a long time fifty or sixty years. They can remember things very well. They never forget great sadness or great happiness. If a female（雌性的）elephant dies, her daughters and her grand daughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead body. Then they carry

10、 a bit of it away with them. They never forget a dead friend. Elephants are like us, but they are also different. They live in families of females. There will be a few young males a few “baby boys”. But the females will soon send them away. An elephant family keeps only its daughters, mothers and it

11、s great grandmothers. The females stay together for fifty, sixty.a hundred years. The older animals look after the younger ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example. And what happens to male（雄性的）elephants? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must

12、leave the family. The females just send them away. A male elephant does not often have a friend. He lives apart away from the family, and often away from other male elephants. Sometimes the females call a male elephant. He can visit them then, and stay for a time. But soon his “wife” and sisters sen

13、d him away again. The females have a very happy family life. What do the male elephants think about it? We dont know. 1. In the elephant family, there are _. A. females and, sometimes, a few young males B. parents who live together C. only bulls with their male friends D. parents and all their babie

14、s living happily 2. An adult male elephant often _. A. lives together with his “wife” B. lives by himself C. has many female friends D. has many male friends 3. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Elephant B. The Four legged Animal C. The Female Elephant D. The Elephant s Family set

15、 a good example 树立一个好的榜样。259 He lives apart away from the family. 他不和家人生活在一起。 Passage C Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds

16、 of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger. Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more. Animals are more than j

17、ust beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature （生态平衡）. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks （老鹰）, the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroy

18、ed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied（繁殖）quickly. Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments t

19、o pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid （禁止） the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing. 1. Animals are important to us mainly because_ . A. they give us a source of food

20、 B. they are beautiful and lovely C. they keep the balance of nature D. they give us a lot of pleasure 2. What has happened to the animals on the earth? A. Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever. B. Many kinds of animals have died out. C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared fo

21、rever. D. All kinds of animals are in danger. 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. People care much about animals because they need them. B. Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more. C. Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems. D. People must not kil

22、l any animals. 4. What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger? A. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals. B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more. C. The number of some animals in danger will increase. D.

23、 Animals in danger will be kept away from people. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger. 仅美国就有大约170种动物濒临灭绝。229 Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. 动物不仅只是漂亮有趣。 more than 超过，不仅仅。 Passage D 完形填空 In the past, man did not have to think about the protection

24、of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 1 . Today things are 2 , the world has become too 3 .We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 4 our environment with dangerous chemicals （化学制品）. If we continue to do this,

25、human life on the earth 5 survive. Everyone 6 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 7 , more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 8 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth. Yet we 9 t

26、o use bigger and more powerful machines to 10 more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die. 11 , in most countries wastes are 12 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 13 laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the 14 of the w

27、orld continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough 15 . What can we do to solve these problems? If we eat more vegetables and less 16 ,there will be more food available（可用的）for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops 17 five times more people than land where animal

28、s are kept. Our natural resources will 18 longer if we learn to recycle（循环再用）them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 19 . Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 20 in the future. 1. A. beautifulB

29、 unlimitedC unusualD valuable 2. A. common B. the same C. changeable D. different 3. A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy 4. A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting 5. A. may not B. will not C. shall not D. could not 6. A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers 7. A. poles B. boats C

30、. methods D. ideas 8. A. mountains B. the sea C. trees D. forests 9. A. continue B. have C. ought D. go on 10. A. grow B. plant C. save D. cut down 11. A. Thus B. However C. Generally D. Therefore 12. A. still B. even C. also D. certainly 13. A. many B. none C. some D. few 14. A. production B. pollution C. population D. development 15. A. houses B. vegetables C. food D. places 16 .A fruit B. meat C. fish D. grain 17. A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps 18