高一英语阅读理解.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解高一英语阅读理解ATwenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly

2、voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Its nothing,” I

3、told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”“Oh, youre such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”“Its not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.“Oh, Im in no hurry,” she s

4、aid. “Im on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I dont have any family left. The doctor says I dont have very long.”I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived,

5、 and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.Sometimes shed ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said,” Im tired. Lets go now.”We drove in silence to the addre

6、ss she had given me.“How much do I owe you?” she asked.“Nothing.” I said.“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little

7、 moment of joy.”1. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to _.A. show she was familiar with the city B. see some places for the last timeC. let the driver earn more money D. reach the destination on time2. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _.A. wanted to do her

8、a favor B. shut off the meter by mistakeC. had received her payment in advance D. was in a hurry to take other passengers3. What can we learn from the story?A. Giving is always a pleasure. B. People should respect each other.C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy. D. People should learn to

9、 appreciate others concern.BNuclear powers danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word: radiation(辐射). Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It cant be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even tho

10、ugh it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we cant detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we cant sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmle

11、ss to human beings and other living things. At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does n

12、ot hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They

13、 reproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years. This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred. A person ca

14、n be irradiated(放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents. Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth. 4. According to the passage, the dang

15、er of nuclear power lies in _. A. nuclear mystery B. radiation detection C. radiation level D. nuclear radiation 5. Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level _. A. when it kills a few cells B. if it damages a few cells C. though the damaged cells can repair themselves D. unless

16、the damaged cells can reproduce themselves 6. Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _. A. kill large numbers of skins in main organs so as to cause death immediately B. damage cells which may grow into AIDS years later C. affect the healthy growth of our younger generation D. lead to the loss of organs. 7. Which of the following ca