高一上学期英语阅读理解专练文档.docx

1、高一上学期英语阅读理解专练文档高一上学期英语阅读理解专练 1Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him

2、on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?” Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “Thats every good,” Miss Go

3、gers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.” “I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when its 11 oclock here its only 8 oclock in Los Angeles.” 1. Miss Gogers was teaching her class_. A. how to telephone B. about electrici

4、ty C. about time zone(时区) D. about sound 2. Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether_. A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away C. her students had grasped her lesson D. sound waves were slower than electricity 3. Tom thought t

5、hat electricity was _. A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound waves C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves 4. Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics? A. Toms B. Kates C. Bath A and B D. Neither A nor B2It was Monday. Mrs. Smiths dog was hungry,

6、 but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (*person whose job is selling me

7、at). and hes going to give you your lunch today.”Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butchers. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and

8、ate the meat up at once.At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it，he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did

9、 not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (*people who buy sth. from a shop).But the dog came again at four oclock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butchers more surprise, it came for the third time at six oclock, and

10、 brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!5. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs

11、 Smith gave it_. A. might do it much harm B. could do it much good C. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds6. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog _. A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

12、C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith7. From its experience, the dog found that _. A. only the paper with Mrs. Smiths words in it could bring it meat B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it C. Mrs Smith would pay for the mea

13、t it got from the butcher D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat8. At the end of the story, youll find that _. A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper B. the dog dared not go to the butchers any more C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog D. the butcher f

14、ound himself cheated by the clever animal3Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these school were much alike (*similar).Only young me

15、n went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers(牧师) or teachers.I

16、n 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvards law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.As kn

17、owledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with(涉及)special fields of learni

18、ng. Theres so much to learn that one kind of school cant offer it all9. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, _. A. those colleges and universities were the same B. people, young or old, might study in the colleges C. students studied only some languages and science D. when

19、the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers10. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were _. A. Latin and Greek B. Latin, Green, French and German C. American history and German D. French and German11. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_. A. everything that

20、 was known B. law and something about medicine C. many new subjects D. the subjects that interested students12. On the whole(总的来说), the passage is about_. A. how to start a university B. the world-famous colleges in America C. how colleges have changed D. what kind of lesson each college teaches 4On

21、 Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon(气球).They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron,and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way. Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(绳子),and it was hanging

22、 down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight(重量).It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand. After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went

23、 up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the mens basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The wo

24、rk was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice. At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything

25、became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!13. The metal box was used for _. A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight14. When the

26、 balloon went up higher,_. A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives D. They could see a black hole on the ground15. The balloon landed _. A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country16. Which of

27、 the following is NOT true _ A The three men started their journey before the sun rose. B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket. C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up. D. The three men had to land because they felt cold. 5Two

28、American scientists told the people in industrial(工业的) nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on the earth，but the

29、 way we live has changed greatly. Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyles and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. So they are called “diseases of civilization(文明)”Many cancers and diseases of the blood system，incl

30、uding heart attacks and strokes(中风)are examples of such diseases.Scientists noted(特别指出) that early stoneage people used very little alcohol (酒精)or tobacco(烟草)，probably none. Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise，but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in

31、ancient times and life today.Stoneage people hunted wild animals for their meat ,which had much less fat than farm animals. They also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not use milk and other dairy products(乳制品)，and they made very little use of grains(谷物). But today，we eat a lar

32、ge amount of dairy products and grain foods. We eat six times more salt than stoneage people. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C. People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did，but scientists say that we would