高中英语阅读理解题12篇及答案.docx

1、高中英语阅读理解题12篇及答案阅读理解专项练习一：1When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back tograndmas generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress codewill be Sunday best. But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has gi

2、ven way to a stoneware (粗陶) and stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts andguests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, itspells economic hard times. Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-

3、on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs - one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4, 000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier. Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia pla

4、y a role in the downsizing, the layoffs inStoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that thecompany has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone,

5、 either because they are single or they eat infront of television. Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours anddemanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that its better to share a takeout pizzaon paper plates in the family room than to

6、wait for the perfect moment or a real dinner party.Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish thesilver? Who has time? Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that childrenmight once have learned at the table

7、by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents( Chew with your mouth closed. Keep your elbows off the table. ) must be picked up else-where. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially.72. Why do people tend to foll

8、ow the trend to casual dining? A. Family members need more time to relax. B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality. C. People prefer to live a comfortable life. D. Young people wont follow the etiquette of the older generation.73. It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is

9、. A. a seller of stainless steel tableware B. a dealer in stoneware C. a pottery chain store D. a producer of fine China74. The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is . A. the increased value of the pound B. the worsening economy in Asia C. the change in peoples way of life D. the fier

10、ce competition at home and abroad75. Formal table manners, though less popular than before in current Social life, . A. are still a must on certain occasions B. are certain to return sooner or later C. are still being taught by parents at homeD. can help improve personal relationships2When Johnny Ca

11、sh sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke-boxes across North America. His records sell by the million. Country-music fans everywhere, knowhis big hits. They love songs like Hey Porter, Ring of Fire, and Folsom Prison Blue. Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts

12、a year. People like what they hear-and whatthey see, too. Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on.Hes a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent. And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? Itsa bullet(子弹)hole, of course! In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is M

13、r Tough( violent) Guy. Hes an ex-drug addict (上瘾者)who was once put in prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from starving he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. Some people say heeven killed a man. In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that-a

14、story. True, years ago he had a drughabit for a short time. He popped pills. But he never used heroin or other hard drugs. Some-times hed go wild and get locked up for a few hours . But he never served a prison sentence.Theres no Indian blood in his veins. Hes been a killer only in song. As for the

15、bullet hole,its an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿). People who know Johnny Cash well say hes a gentle guy, a generous guy-anything buta tough guy. How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the Indiangrandmother, he made up long ago to add excitement to his c

16、areer. Others , like the bullethole , simply got started. Now theres little the singer can do to change peoples minds. Theyjust want to believe it, he says. 56. Johnny Cash is a favorite of many . A. opera lovers B. country music fans C. hard-rock fans D. jazz music lovers 57. In truth, Johnny Cash .