高一英语阅读理解试题科技类.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解试题科技类高一英语阅读理解试题（科技类）(1)The computer is a useful machine. It is the most important invention in many years. The oldest kind of computer is the abacus(算盘), used in China centuries ago, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1946. A computer then could do maths problems quite fast.To

2、day computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work. In a few years the computer may touch the life of everyone, even people in faraway villages.In the last few years, there have been great changes in computers. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster, Man

3、y scientists agree that computers can now do many things, but they cannot do everything. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad things to people? The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.1. The computer i

4、s a _ machine. A. helpful B. strange C. large D. dangerous2. The first large, modern computer was built about _ years ago. A. a few B. forty C. sixty D. eighty3. The computers of today are _ than before. A. bigger B. fewer C. smaller D. taller4. Computers can do _. A. everything B. anything C. nothi

5、ng D. lots of things5. The scientists of today _ how to use the computers of tomorrow. A. may decide B. must decide C. can make D. neednt make【答案与解析】本文讲计算机的发展历史。1. A。细节题。根据据第1句话 The computer is a useful machine 可知答案为A。2. C。推断题。第一台计算机是1946年生产的，距今大约60年，所以应选C。3. C。细节题。根据第3段第2句 They are getting smaller

6、and smaller 可知答案为 C。4. D。推断题。根据第2段第1句 Today computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work 以及but they cannot do everything可知答案为D。5. B。细节题。根据最后一句话 The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow 可知答案为B。(2)Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water.

7、 Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him until 1970. In that year a Canadian scientist George Kill proved the English professor was right. Dr Kill filled an open oil pail(桶) with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put both in the same low

8、 temperature. The warm water froze first. The lack of covers on the pails is the secret. Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to ma

9、ke.1. Hundreds of years ago, Sir Francis Bacon found _. A. the temperature of warm water drops faster than that of cold waterB. warm water is heavier than cold waterC. warm water has the same temperature as cold waterD. warm water is not as useful as cold water2. What Sir Francis Bacon said was righ

10、t, but people didnt believe him until _. A. late in the 20th century B. early in the 20th centuryC. three years ago D. late in the 19th century3. Leave a pail with warm water and another pail with cold water in the same low temperature, youll find that _. A. cold water freezes firstB. warm water tur

11、ns into ice before cold waterC. warm water and cold water freeze at the same timeD. much of cold water is changed into air.4. Why does warm water freeze first in the same freezing weather? A. Because some of the warm water turns to vapor, the amount(数量) becomes less than that of cold water.B. Becaus

12、e warm water is lighter than cold water.C. Because the temperature of warm water is lower than that of cold water.D. Because cold water freezes with more difficulty than warm water.【答案与解析】本文介绍热水比冷水结冰快的现象。1. A。细节题。据第1句和第2句可知答案为A。2. A。细节题。根据 But few people believe him until 1970 可知答案为A。3. B。细节题。根据文章第1

13、句可得得答案为B。4. A。推断题。根据 Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen 可知答案为 A。(3)If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet

14、 many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

15、If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people cant read or write but usu

16、ally they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, lear

17、n from the people: Practice remembering.1. The main reason for one is poor memory is that _. A. his father or mother may have a poor memoryB. He does not use his name or legs for some timeC. his memory is not often usedD. he cant read or write2. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _. A

18、. you cant use them any moreB. they will become strongerC. they become weak and wont become strong until you use them again.D. they will become neither stronger nor weaker3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.B. Your memory, like your arms o

19、r legs, becomes weak if you dont give it enough chance for practice.C. Dont learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.D. A good memory comes from more practice.4. Some people cant read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _. A. they have save much troubleB.

20、they have saved much time to remember thingsC. they have to use their memories all the timeD. they cant write everything in a little notebook5. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Dont Stop Using Your Arms Or LegsB. How To Have a Good MemoryC. Strong Arms And Good MemoriesD. Learn From the

21、People【答案与解析】本文讲述有关记忆力的一些知识。1. C。推断题。根据When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it 可推出答案为C。2. C。根据 When you start using them again they slowly become strong again 可知答案为C。3. C。根据文章内容，A、B、D项均正确，只有C项错误，所以选择C。4. C。根据 This is because they

22、cannot read or write and they have to remember things 和 so their memory is the whole time being exercised可知答案为C。5. B。本文主要讲记忆力不是天生的，而是靠后天培养的，所以应该选择B。(4)When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr Johnson,” he said. Johnson nodde

23、d his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. “Ive never seen anything like it,” the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he added, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think you will find it will

24、 be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.” He smiled. The manager thought that was uncertain. He said, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson. “Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr Johnson?” “Would I be showing it to you if I had?” Johns

25、on smiled again.“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” said the manager. “It would be expensive to do that, even if you could,” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fac

26、t.” “Perhaps,” said the manage. “Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr Johnson. Shall we discuss it?” “Of course,” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible. That is,

27、 of course, the best way.” The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that. “But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(asking), “Oh?” “The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before

28、the trouble starts.” 1. The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it _. A. cheaper than the new oil B. more quicklyC. more expensive D. as good as the new oil2. Johnsons new oil would be _. A. more expensive than fish oil, but better B. less expensive, and betterC. less expensi

29、ve, but not good D. more expensive, and not so good3. Johnson expressed his regret that the manager _. A. could not stop the new oil being made B. would never know how to make itC. had spent a lot of money on it D. didnt know enough about it4. Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wan

30、ted _. A. to produce it himself B. to prevent it being producedC. to be paid not to produce it D. the manager to produce it【答案解析】本文讲述了科技产品开发者寻求生产商投资生产的问题。1. D。细节题。根据第 2 段 It is better than our fish oils 和第 6 段 We might add some chemicals to our own fish oils 可知它的目的是 D。2. B。 细节题。根据第 6 段的 this oil wil

31、l be much cheaper than your best fish oils 和第 2 段的 It is better than our fish oils 可推知答案为 B。3. A。细节题。根据倒数第 2 段 But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time 可知 D 为正确选项。4. D。推断题。根据最后一段及全文的分析可知 Johnson 的目的是想要该经理生产 the new oils，故选 D。(5) Can you remember the first time you

32、learned to ride a bike or drive a car? Learning these skills changed your life forever and opened up new horizons. Learning about computers can be like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car. Once you have invested the time to master the skills, you will never go back to the old days. The new technology is simply too convenient and too powerfu