高中英语黄金阅读理解试题高二版.docx

1、高中英语黄金阅读理解试题高二版高中英语黄金阅读Golden Reading for SeniorMiddle School Students一、人物类 Computer programmer David Jones earned 35, 000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. He work

2、s for a small firm in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards. David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and wor

3、king for a time in a computer shop. I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, he said. I suppose 35, 000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 a w

4、eek as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working. Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, he said. But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at sch

5、ool. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear. 1. Why is David so different from other young people of his age? A. He earns an extremely high payment B. He has

6、 got a jobC. He lives at home with his parents D. He does not go out much2. Davids greatest problem is that _. A. he cant be treated as an adult by the bankB. he doesnt make as many games as he wishesC. he doesnt know what to buy with the moneyD. he is too young to drive a car3. He was employed by t

7、he company because _. A. he had worked in a computer shopB. he had written some computer programsC. he is clever and works hard at his lessonsD. he had learnt to use computers at school4. He left school after taking six O-levels because _. A. he was afraid of getting too old to start computingB. he

8、did not enjoy schoolC. he wanted to work with computersD. he wanted to earn a lot of money5. Why does David think he might retire early? A. He thinks computer games might not always sell so wellB. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaireC. One has to be young to write computer programsD. He

9、 thinks his firm might close downIf Catlin was the painter of the American Indians and Bierstadt the painter of the Rocky Mountains, the artist of the Western cowboys and settlers was Remington. Born in New York, the son of a wealthy publisher, Remington was a boxer and a football player at YaleUniv

10、ersitythe last man would expect to become the artist of the Old West. But as a boy he loved horses and fed on the journals of some famous writers. At the age of nineteen, he left college to look for adventures. He traveled from Montana to Texas as a prospector. Remington had always been interested i

11、n journalism. Now he began to write about and to paint and draw what he saw. The subject of the Winning of the West attracted the East. Magazines and newspapers were filled with account of prospectors adventures, and of battles with cattle thieves and other outlawsall the tales that were then news a

12、nd have become legends since. There were also stories by many other writers. Often these were presented by drawings and paintings from Remingtons hand, but it was as a successful journalist that Remington was a great artist. 1. In his pictures, Remington often painted _. A. the prospectors stories B

13、. mountains and riversC. horse races D. American Indians2. From the text, we can learn that Remington based his art on the _. A. stories he had read in the newspaper B. things he had seen and experienced C. ideas he had learned at YaleUniversity D. paintings he had copied from early settlers3. Durin

14、g his youth, Remington _.A. showed his gift as an artistB. was influenced by his father C. enjoyed sports and readingD. learned journalism at YaleUniversity4. The paragraphs before this passage most probably discussed _.A. cowboys in American art historyB. works of Catlin and BierstadtC. the problem

15、 of Winning the West D. magazines about the westAmerican magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which had become one of Londons main tourist attractions.Looking thin

16、ner and darker, 30 year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately sent to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors said could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine firs

17、t became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at get

18、ting a lot of attention.In 1999, he was buried in a coffin for one week and,in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on the top of a 25-meter pillar in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.I think a lot of people are unable to accept t

19、hat theyre able to do what they can do, he said. They dont realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.But he seemed to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.1. It is _ f

20、or David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.A. pleasant B. delicious C. dangerous D. important2. Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that _.A. he had become blind B. he had serious back painsC. he lost his sense of taste D. he was in weak hea

21、lth3. Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?A. Brave. B. Adventurous. C. Mad. D. Crazy.4. Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine? A. Blaine was immediately sent to hospital after he was taken out of his box because he was in dangerous condition.B. Blaine was born and brou

22、ght up in England.C. In Blaines opinion, people can create a wonder.D. Blaine didnt have any food for 44 days.Film stars may come and go, but Paul Newmans career is long-lasting. Newman has worked in films for 40 years. His most recent one opened in December. The film is called Nobodys Fool. Newman

23、plays a 60-year-old construction worker named Sully. To some people, Sully seems to be a loser. But he has a lot of charm. His life changes when his son comes to town. Late in life, Sully learns to grow up. Ive played a lot of characters and the character I play in Nobodys Fool is closer to me than

24、any other role Ive done, says Newman. Newman turned 70 years old on January 26, 1998. Nobodys Fool is his 52nd film. He has won two Oscars in his career. Newman has found success in other aspects of life. He has been married for 36 years. He took up car racing at the age of 47 and won prizes. Twelve

25、 years ago, he started a food company called Newmans Own. He gives away all his money helping the poor. 1. The underlined sentence implies _. A. many film stars leave the screen after theyve become successfulB. It is not easy for a film star to lose his or her charmC. not all film stars can remain f

26、amous for a long timeD. film stars are successful not only on the screen2. Newman likes the character of Sully because _. A. he finds a lot in the character that is new to himB. he likes playing an ordinary personC. he has never played such a wonderful roleD. he sees more of himself in Sully3. Newma

27、n was born in the _. A. 1920s B. 1930s C. 1940s D. 1950s4. The writer wrote this passage mainly to _. A. prove that a person can be successful in many waysB. show us a most recent film by Paul NewmanC. introduce a famous film star, Paul NewmanD. tell us about Sully, a movie character in a recent fil

28、m It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Capitan, a huge mass of rock almost three-quarters of a mile high in Californias beautiful Yosemite Valley. It had been Marks dream to climb El Capitan for as long as he could re

29、member. But how could a person without the use of his legs hope to try to climb it?Mark knew he couldnt finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter, an expert rock climber, would be there to lend a helping hand. He and Mark thought that it would take seven days to reach the top.Peter climbed about

30、100 feet up and hammered a piton into the rock. Fastening one end of a 165-foot rope to the piton, he let one end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt with a special instrument. This instrument would allow Mark to move upward, but would prevent him from falling eve

31、n as much as a single inch. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-shaped bar to the rope, using the same kind of instrument.Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first of the 7, 000 pull-ups needed to reach the top. High above, Peter let out a cheer. Youre on your way. Seven years before, at the age of twenty-one, Mark had fallen while mountain climbing, injuring his backbone. The fall cost him the use of his legs, but he never lost his love of adventure or his joyful spirit