高一英语阅读理解试题自然类.docx

1、高一英语阅读理解试题自然类高一英语阅读理解试题（自然类）(1)Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string(线) 10 centimeters long. The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers.You may ask your friends to try to do t

2、hat when you are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar on the table. You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the string will begin to melt. But when it melts,

3、it will lose heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze again.After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice!This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much

4、 salt to melt all the ice. If you dont put enough salt, the water will freeze again.1. We must use _ when we carry out this experiment. A. fridge B. some food C. a table D. some salt2. How long will it take to carry out this experiment? A. More than three minutes. B. Five minutes or so.C. Only one m

5、inute or two. D. About ten minutes.3. What is the task of this experiment? A. Put the ice cube into the glass of water with the help of the string.B. Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with the help of the string.C. Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with your fingers.D. Put some s

6、alt on the ice cube and then put the string across it.4. How many things at least are used in this experiment? A. Three. B. Four. C. Six. D. Seven.5. We can learn something about _ from the passage. A. Physics B. biology C. chemistry D. maths 【答案与解析】本文讲述了把立方形的冰块放入水杯中，如何用细绳取出冰块的实验。1. D。我们进行实验时必须用什么？文

7、章第2段最后一句说当进行实验时你必须用salt(盐)。由此可知答案是D。2. C。文章第4段的After a minute or two.(一两分钟后你可以提起细绳)，由此可知进行这个实验仅需一两分钟时间。3. B。这个实验的任务是什么呢？由文章第1段第3句The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string(问题是如何用细绳将冰块拿出)，由此可知答案为B。4. B。实验中至少用了几样东西？从全文可知道至少用了string, salt, a glass of water, ice cube这4种东西。5

8、. C。通过这段文字我们了解了一些什么知识？实验用salt把ice融化，这应属于化学变化。(2)Bamboo is one of the natures most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist rec

9、orded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may o

10、nly grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of

11、 fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need chea

12、p ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.1. How is bamboo like grass? A. It is thin and easy to

13、 cut. B. It grows everywhere.C. It grows quickly after its cut short. D. It is short and green.2. The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _.” A. short B. strong C. thick D. tall3. From the text we know _. A. most pe

14、ople call bamboo plant treesB. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three daysC. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it growsD. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago4. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo? A. Because it is cheap.

15、 B. Because it is colorful.C. Because it drills fast. D. Because it is used by Asians.5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and w

16、atering projects(工程).D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.【答案与解析】这是一篇关于竹子的说明文。讲述了竹子的生长处、种类、颜色、用途等。1. C。由第2段的第1句我们可以推测出竹子与其他草类相似的地方是grow back very quickly。 2. C。阅读第3段的第2句They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across

17、可推知：while(表对比，意为“而”)前面讲有些竹子(bamboo)很细，只有(only)几厘米粗，而与相比，while 后面则讲有些竹子长得很壮，可以有30厘米粗。因此答案选C。3. B。由第2个题目我们可知竹子一天能长1.5米，那么三天就能长4.5米。4. A。根据第5段第2句Becausetheyhavenomoney可知要选用bamboo。5. D。第2段的倒数第2句中说exceptEurope，由此可知答案为D。(3) Can trees talk? Yesbut not in words. Scientists have reasons to believe that trees

18、 do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree(柳树) attacked in the woods by caterpillars(毛毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the caterpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. The

19、 even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapour a signal causing its neighbours to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty. Communication, of course, doesnt need to be always in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our han

20、ds. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar(花蜜) for honey. So why shouldnt trees have ways of sending messages?1. From the passage we know that caterpillars _

21、. A. like willow trees B. enjoy eating fallen leavesC. can talk to other caterpillars D. can send out a special vapour2. Caterpillars will stop eating willow tree leaves which _. A. have a chemical change and become tasteless B. have a pleasant tasteC. are being attacked D. are communicating3. Accor

22、ding to the passage, bees communicate with each other by _. A. talking B. making unusual sounds C. singing songs D. flying certain patterns【答案与解析】树同动物们一样也可以用自己的方式交流。1. A。判断题。正因为毛毛虫觉得柳树叶可口，它们才吃柳树叶的。2. A。语义理解题。从第 1 段第 4 句话First a willow tree(柳树) attacked in the woods by caterpillars(毛毛虫) changed the c

23、hemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the caterpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them 可以做出正确选择。3. D。语义理解题。从第 2 段倒数第 2 句话 flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar(花蜜) for honey 可以知道bees交流的方式。 (4)Do you know Australia? Australia is the

24、 largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia hav

25、e got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well. Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers

26、we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we

27、enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a sho

28、rt drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. 1. Australia is _. A. the largest country in the worldB. as large as ShanghaiC. not as large as ChinaD. the largest island in the north of the earth2. The government had made _. A. too en

29、ough laws to fight pollutionB. so many laws that it can fight pollutionC. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollutionD. enough laws because the pollution is very serious3. Which of the following is NOT true？A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. B. Perth is bigger than any other city

30、in Western Australia. C. Perth lies in the west of Australia. D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia. 4. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show in _. A. October B. January C. May D. July5. Which of the following is true？A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers

31、. B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of white sheep. C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us. D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep. 【答案与解析】本文主要介绍了澳大利亚的一些大概情况。 1. C。细节题。根据第1段的第2句Australia is the largest island

32、 in the world. It is a little smaller than China可知答案为C。2. B。细节题。根据第2段的The government has made enough laws to fight pollution可知答案为B。3. D。由第3段的第1句“the biggest city in ”我们可以推测出是澳大利亚西部最大的城市，而选项D则说它是澳大利亚最大的城市，所以D错误。4. D。根据第3段中的Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia答案为 D。5. D。从最后一段的After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the