高中英语阅读理解练习题

英语阅读理解练习题高中英语阅读理解练习题PAGE高中英语阅读理解练习题高中英语阅读理解练习题AWhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported(出口)toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(单独的)schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.1.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraphA.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.C.WhattheCostaRicanswore.D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.2.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.A.pinkandredB.greyandblackC.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange3.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.A.mustgotoschoolB.studyinthesameschoolC.donothavetogotoschoolatallD.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime4.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.A.havelessonseverydayB.havetheirexaminationsC.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeansD.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRicaC.someproductsfromCostaRicaD.theeducationofCostaRicaBChristianEijkman,aDutchdoctor,lefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJava.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberiberi.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.Atfirst,Eijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm(细菌)causedberiberi.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthem,butmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice(精炼米).Whenhefedthemwithunrefinedrice,alsoknownasbrownrice,theyrecovered.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdisease.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins(维生素).TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Later,otherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfood.Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’t,theycanalsotakevitaminpills.6.Theunderlinedword“cure”inParagragh1probablymeans______.A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitaminC.akindofgermD.akindofrice7.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.A.spendhisholidayB.findwaystogrowbettercropsC.dosomeresearchabouttheislandD.helptheJavanesewiththeirillness8.WhydidChristianEijkmanraisesomechickensA.Toeatthem.B.Tocarryouthisexperiments.C.TogivetheJavaneseasurprise.D.Tomakemoneybysellingthem.9.Ifapersondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiet,he’dbetter______.A.eatmorericeB.eatmoremeatC.eatsomechickenD.eatvitaminpills10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.beriberiwascausedbychickensB.theJavanesedidn’tlikevitaminsC.ChristianEijkman’sexperimentwassuccessfulD.theJavanese’sdiseasewascausedbyakindofgermCAmericaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!11.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.13.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAzmericanfriend,wewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant14.Theunderlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime15.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendshipsDTheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:“Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan’tevenunderstandabitofmusic.”“I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.”But,oneyoungermusiciansaid,“Thereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonth,andI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.”I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriendsare.Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’repositiveornegative,they’rerubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusicians,orblame(责怪)others,andyouplaytheroleofvictim(受害者),chancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit’stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucall“friends”.Thisisaneasyexercise:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,andsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandard()foryourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandard.Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou’relookingfor,ormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.16.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.AfriendinneedisafriendindeedB.HowtomakefriendshiplastforeverC.YouarewhoyourfriendsareD.Friendsarethemostimportantinone’ssuccess17.Theunderlinedsentence“they’rerubbingoffonyou”inParagraph6means______.A.they’llpushyouaheadB.they’llinfluenceyouC.they’llcoveryourshortcomingsD.they’llhelpyouachieveyourgoal18.Themusicians’wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow______.A.themusicians’livingconditionsarequitepoorB.peoplehavepoortasteinmusicC.peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthesamethingD.youngpeoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding19.BytakingtheexercisementionedinParagraph7,youcan______.A.improvealotinmakingmorefriendsB.cometotherightwayofmakingfriendsC.developabetterrelationshipwithyourfriendsD.arrangethetimewithyourfriendsproperly20.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor______.A.musiciansB.managersC.negativepeopleD.peoplewantingtosucceedFNormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,waspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported.MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged(扑),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontotheback,poked(戳)theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefree.MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalforamedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds(伤口)inherrightleg,apuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.“Thiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituation,”saidthegeneralmanagerofRoyalDarwinHospital(RDH),DrLenNotaras,accordingtoalocalreport.HesaidMsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’s“quickanddiligentactions”.DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria(细菌)ontheteethofthecrocodile.21.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.A.atravelguideB.anewspaperC.atextbookD.anovel22.ThecrocodileattackedMsPethrickwhenshewas______.A.swimmingintheriverB.standingontheriverbankC.watchingthecrocodileD.fishinginthewater23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMsPethrickA.Hereyeswerebadlypoked.B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt.D.Oneofthecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.24.Accordingtothepassage,NormPethrickcanbedescribedasfollowingEXCEPT______.A.braveB.diligentC.quickD.humorous25.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.ThehusbandshouldsavethewifeB.Amansaveswife’slifefromcrocodile’sjawsC.AcrocodileisnotsodangerousaspeopleimagineD.HumanbeingscanbeatcrocodilessometimesGTherearemanywaystofindajob.Itcanbeaseasyaswalkingintoaneighborhoodstoretolookatitsannouncementboard.Localstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovide.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.Or,jobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.Forexample,peopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjects,meetpeopleorfindajob.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajob.Ofcourse,lookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.Forexample,thereisabookcalled“WhatColorisYourParachute(降落伞)”byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer(职业)sinceitwasfirstpublishedinnineteenseventy.Someexpertsalsohelppeoplefindjobs.SusanW.MillerownsacompanycalledCaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheirstrengths,goalsandinterests.Thensheprovidesthemwithmethodsandresourcestohelpthemfindtherightjob.26.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.Findingajob.B.Collegestudents’part-timejobs.C.CraigslistWebsite.D.Therelationbetweenstudyandwork.27.ByloggingontheCraigslistWebsite,youcan______.A.sellyouroldthingsB.dosomeshoppingonlineC.createyourownannouncementboardD.getusefulinformationabout450cities28.“WhatColorisYourParachute”isabookwhichgivestipstothosewhowantto_____.A.workontheairplaneB.buyaparachuteC.publishabookD.findasuitablejob29.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A.companiesoftenputjobinformationinlocalshopsB.theInternetisthemostpopulartoolforjobhuntersintheUSAC.SusanW.Miller’scompanyishelpingpeoplechoosecareersD.CaliforniaCareerServicesmainlyservesuniversitystudents30.HowmanywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthepassageA.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.HTeachingmaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere.Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou.Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing.Youmaystartwiththesepagesfromthiswebsite—justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.●AIsForLoveFlashcardsforlearningafewChinesewords●ListeningtothesoundofChinesePlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer.●AfewChinesewordsEachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.IfyouarestudyingChinese,thesetoolscanhelp.●ZhongwensiteMorethanadictionary!●ClavisSinicaExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChinese[GB]or[BIG5],andgivesindividualword’sdefinition,pronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinese,thisisaveryusefultool.●ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryIfyouliketoknowmore,gotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.●TheChineseOutpostPronunciation,CharacterandGrammerByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.●LearnCantonese/MandarinOnline●InternetBasedChineseTeachingandLearning●RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese—SiteisinGermanyIfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,gotothisone.●WanfangDataAsanaffiliate(分支)ofChineseMinistryofScience&&Technology,WanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasince1950s.Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservices,WanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculture,medicine,business,science,etc.31.Theunderlinedlinesareprobablysome______.A.booksB.websitesC.tipsforlearningChineseD.dictionariesforlearningChinese32.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher’slectureC.anewspaperD.theInternet33.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter’sdefinition,pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation,you’dbettersurf______.A.ZhongwensiteB.AIsForLoveC.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords34.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculture,medicine,business,science,you’dbettersurf______.A.LearnMandarinonlineB.WanfangDataC.RainlandkidsdiscoverChineseD.TheChineseOutpost35.Theunderlinedword“gateway”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______.A.anopeninginawallthatcanbeclosedbyagateB.aplacethroughwhichyoucangotoanotherplaceC.thespacewhenadoorisopenD.ameansofgettingorachievingsomethingIEnglishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’thamIfthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeethOnegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeeseHowcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareoppositesHowcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealikeHowcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenextEnglishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects(反映)thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible(能看见的);butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.36.Accordingtothepassage______.A.sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthingsB.thereshouldbeegginaneggplantC.pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeD.boxingringsshouldberound37.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectpluralA.Beeth.B.Geese.C.Meese.D.Tooth.38.WhichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaningA.Awisemanandawiseguy.B.Overlookandoversee.C.Quitealotandquiteafew.D.Hotashellandcoldashell.39.Theunderlinedwords“windup”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“______”.A.blowB.rollupC.gethurtD.finish40.ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage,thewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.A.cleverB.crazyC.lazyD.dull答案1-5BBACB6-10ADBDC11-15BDCDD16-20CBCBD21-25BBCDB26-30ABDCC31-35BDCBD36-40ABCDA