阅读专题训练.docx

1、阅读专题训练88阅读理解专题（一）主旨大意题Paragraph 1 Wouldnt it be terrible if, we didnt have grass? We would have to walk on bare soil. Can you guess what our playgrounds would look like? On a rainy day we would get all muddy. On a dry day we would breathe clouds of dust.1. The story mainly tells _.A. why we need rai

2、nB. how grass is kept greenC. how grass helps usD. without grass we would have to walk on bare soilParagraph 2 Rats are still almost as big a danger to people as they were long ago. They still spread disease and eat crops. Much of the hunger we have today is caused by rats. They eat half of the grai

3、n harvested in the world. 2. From the passage we know _. A. why rats are an enemy of people B. how rats destroy our food C. why rats cause disease D. why rats were dangerous to people long agoParagraph 3 Some supermarkets have a special way of getting people to come to the bakery counters. Sometimes

4、 they spray a cake smell into the air. At other times they spray the fresh smell of baking bread. These smells are enough to make peoples mouths water. The customers then race madly to the counter to buy cake, bread, rolls, and other baked goods! 3. The main idea of the paragraph is _. A. what cake

5、smells like B. why bakeries make money C. how people are attracted to bakery counters D. what bakery counters in supermarkets sellParagraph 4 The Manhattan (New York City) telephone book is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. About 1,500, 000 copies of this book are printed each -year. To

6、make the paper of the books, 43, 000 trees are cut down. There are twenty-six columns of Smiths and twenty-three of Browns. If all the copies of this book were stacked on top of each other, they would make a pile forty miles high. 4. The subject of the paragraph is _. A. what the Manhattan phone boo

7、k is like B. where the Manhattan book is printed C. how many telephones are there in New York D. who printed the first phone bookParagraph 5 The word Waterloo has become a synonym for defeat-total defeat and complete disaster. Waterloo, a town in Belgium, was the scene of a battle in 1851 that broug

8、ht overwhelming defeat to Napoleon Bonapartes French Army. At stake were the whole continent of Europe and Napoleons dream of an empire. In a few days over forty thousand French soldiers died. With their deaths a new word for disaster was born Waterloo. 5. The subject of the paragraph is _. A. where

9、 Waterloo is B. who named Waterloo C. why Napoleon and the French Army were defeated at Waterloo D. how the word Waterloo came to mean defeatParagraph 5 What are the tallest plants in the world? Many people would say that giant redwood trees of California. Actually, the tallest plants are in the oce

10、ans. These are seaweeds that grow almost seven hundred feet tall. Compared to this height, the giant redwoods are pygmies of only four hundred feet. To get some idea of these heights, consider the Statue of Liberty. This huge figure rises only three hundred feet. 6. The passage can be entitled _. A.

11、 Redwoods in California B. The Statue of Liberty C. Seaweed D. The Tallest PlantsParagraph 6 We think of a flood or an earthquake as a natural disaster. To many of nature s animals, however, the greatest disaster is the coming of large numbers of humans. When settlers came from the East to America s

12、 great western plains, they killed millions of bison, poisoned the prairie dogs, and shot the coyotes. All this upset the areas balance of nature. For the animals, it was worse than a flood or earthquake.7. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Nature Balance Itself B. Floods

13、and Earthquakes C. American Settlers D. Humans-a Disaster to NatureParagraph 7 At this time the state of South Carolina was having hard times. Year after year the soil had been planted to the same crop. It was farmed by uneducated and careless slaves, and the planters knew little about soil conserva

14、tion. Because the soil was beginning to wear out, crops were smaller. The younger people were not satisfied to raise cotton on the poor soil of the old South. Many of them moved westward and started cotton plantations (种植园) in Alabama and Mississippi. What was more, so much cotton had been shipped t

15、o factories in England and New England that they had as much cotton as they could use. This brought the price of cotton down. More and more slaves were needed to work on the new and large plantations, and higher and higher prices were demanded for them. Planters found their expenses rising and their

16、 incomes from the sale of cotton reduced. Hard times had come to South Carolina.8. The subject of this passage is _. A. economic difficulties of South Carolina B. that the planters knew nothing about farming C. that the soil in South Carolina was not good D. the causes of hard times in South Carolin

17、a 9. Which of the following sentences can summarize the main idea of the passage? A. Hard times had come to South Carolina. B. Planters found their expenses rising and their incomes from the sale of cotton reduced. C. The soil was farmed by uneducated and careless slaves. D. More and more slaves wer

18、e needed to work on the new and large plantations.Paragraph 8 When a piece of paper burns, it is completely changed. The ash that is left behind does not look like the original piece of paper. When dull-red rust appears on a piece of tinware (锡制品), it is quite different from the gleaming tin. The ta

19、rnish that forms on silverware is a new substance unlike the silver itself. Animal tissue (组织) is unlike the vegetable substance from which it is made. A change in which the original substance is turned into a different substance is called a chemical change.10. The author writes this passage to tell

20、 us _. A. how paper burns B. that dull-red on tinware is unlike tin itself C. that animal tissue is different from plants D. what a chemical change isParagraph 9 One of the most important weapons used during the Second World War was not a weapon used against people, but rather a drug used against di

21、sease. The wartime use of penicillin saved thousands of lives. In the First World War, for example, pneumonia was responsible for eighteen percent of all the deaths in the United States army. In the Second World War, the rate went down to less than one percent. In addition, penicillin was instrument

22、al in keeping wounds from getting infected and in helping to speed the healing process of those wounds that did become infected.11. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. A Dangerous Weapon B. Guns in the Second World War C. A Terrible Pneumonia D. An Important DrugParagr

23、aph 10 Mr. Brown, a shopkeeper, was going to count the day s cash takings. There was more than 300 in notes. He was about to put them in a bag. He heard a sound. A door at the back of the room was opening. A voice shouted Dont shout. Dont look round. I have a gun. Mr. Brown stood still. The voice we

24、nt on, Drop that bag and the notes. Go and stand in the corner beside the safe. Keep quite still. Remember, I have a gun. Mr. Brown was frightened. He obeyed all the robbers orders. The robber picked up the notes and was about to go out by the door at the back of the room. It was a quarter past six.

25、 John Taylor arrived outside that very same back door. He raised his hand and was about to knock. At that very moment the robber opened the door. He was frightened to see John there. He lost his head. He became panic-stricken. He tried to push his way past John. But John was suspicious. He blocked t

26、he robbers way. There was a fight. Mr. Brown heard the fight. He forgot his fear, turned round and rushed from his corner. He threw both his arms round the robber. This pinned the robber s arms to his sides so he could not use his gun. At the same moment John struck the robber hard in the stomach an

27、d knocked all the breath out of his body. The robber fell to the ground in a pile. He still held the notes but his gun fell on the floor and John quickly picked it up. All was now over. Soon the police arrived.12. The main idea of this passage is _. A. a robber robbed a shop B. Mr. Brown and Mr. Tay

28、lor fought against a robber C. None but the brave can win victory D. John Taylor was a brave manParagraph 11 Sometimes people call each other scared-cat, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are c

29、hanges in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesnt realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can. Something like this also happens to people. When we are

30、 excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions (feelings), our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run. Human beings, however, have a p

31、roblem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in angeror hit somebodyand regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isnt always wise to express your feelings freely. Does this mean that its smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep fee