英语阅读理解练习题

英语阅读理解练习题 Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good. I think most immigrants are trying to preserve their native language in their new country, but this doesn’t help very much in getting a good job. My aunt didn’t teach Korean to her children in order to help them succeed in the US; she did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity. Though the second generation is born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity. My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago, they felt different from other Koreans. They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothes. We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their heritage by teaching them the parents’ language. This is important in helping the second generation establish their identity. 1. B. People of the 2nd generation. C. People when born. D. Immigrants. 2. Why are children ignoring their parents? A. Children have lost their identity. Which people are having trouble with language? A. Natives. B. Parents cause children to suffer. C. They speak different languages. D. They have different job levels. 3. B. so she would have a job in America C. to help children succeed in their new country D. to help children keep their Korean identity 4. B. they could not get a job in America C. it was all right to look and feel different D. it was important to keep their identity 5. B. Korean Problems in America C. Learning a New Language in the US D. Keeping Your Culture in a New Land Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. Two similar-sounding English words caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland, California. His problems began at the airport in Los Angeles. He thought he heard his flight A proper title for this passage is ________. A. The Identity of the Second Generation The author’s cousins felt ________. A. they were not similar to people in Korea The author’s aunt taught Korean ________. A. so she could preserve her language announced, so he walked to the gate, showed his ticket, and got on the plane. After flying for twenty minutes, the man began to worry. Oakland was north of Los Angeles, but the plane seemed to be heading west, and when he looked out his window all he could see was ocean. "Is this plane going to Oakland?" he asked the flight attendant (服务员). The flight attendant was shocked. "No," she said. "We’re going to Auckland-Auckland, New Zealand." English is not the only language with similar-sounding words. Other languages, too, have words that can cause mistakes, especially for foreigners. Auckland and Oakland. When similar-sounding words cause a mistake, probably the best thing to do is just laugh and learn from it. Of course, sometimes it’s hard to laugh. The man who traveled to Auckland instead of Oakland didn’t feel like laughing. But even that mistake turned out all right in the end. The airline (航空公司) paid for the man’s hotel room and meals in New Zealand and for his flight back to California. "Oh well," the man later said, "I always wanted to see New Zealand." 6. B. troubles experienced by foreigners in a new country C. difficulties had by people when taking a plane D. problems caused by words that sound alike 7. B. Auckland C. Los Angeles D. California 8. The man realized something was wrong when ________. She told him the plane would arrive in ________. A. Oakland The main topic of this passage is ________. A. mistakes made by people in airports A. he landed in Oakland, California B. he saw that the flight attendant was shocked C. he noticed the direction of the plane D. he walked up to the gate 9. The sentence "Oh well, I always wanted to see New Zealand." reflects ________. A. the man’s sense of humor B. the man’s frustration C. the man’s disappointment D. the man’s despair 10. According to the passage one proper way to deal with a mistake caused by similar-sounding words is ________. A. to have a sharp ear B. to learn a good pronunciation C. to speak clearly and slowly D. to laugh and learn from it Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog. Summer is the ideal time of year for one of my favorite outdoor activities, hiking (徒步旅行). It is much more than just a great workout. You get to be outside of the confines of a gym and be together with nature. You breathe in the fresh, clean air while the city life you endured all week just fades away. You are suddenly transported somewhere else. You are suddenly in a place where you can appreciate the untouched, simplistic beauty of nature. The trees are green, the wild flowers are growing and the woods are filled with activity. Once you experience it, you’re hooked. Whether hiking in the deserts of Arizona or the mountains of Alberta, you suddenly realize you are not alone and there is something much bigger at work. There is a realization that life is precious and you think deeply about your life. Another wonderful part of hiking is that you can participate at any level and it is, for the most part, free. It is a great way to escape the rat race, even during the week. If you have any problems you need to solve, hiking is really good for clearing your head and removing stress. If hiking sounds intimidating to you, it is essentially walking on a whole new level. Experts have spoken about the benefits of walking for years. Walking doesn’t stress your legs as much as running and countless studies agree walking leads to weight loss and better health. It is good for your heart, reduces illness and has even been shown to enhance your thinking. So why wouldn’t you want to do it? 11. What makes hiking different from other forms of exercise? A. It is a great workout. B. It is a summertime activity. C. It is an activity that slows breathing. D. It is an exercise that is done outside. 12. What disappears for someone who is hiking? A. Green trees. B. Beautiful nature. C. City life. D. Precious things. 13. Once you take up hiking in nature as something you do, you ________. A. feel much bigger than before B. love it and want to do it often C. wish you lived outside of the city D. look for new hiking places, like Arizona 14. How do you feel after you’ve begun hiking? A. Intimidated. B. Thoughtful. C. Lonely. D. Free from stress. 15. How is running different than walking? A. Running is harder on the legs. B. Running is better for weight loss. C. Running is good for a person’s heart. D. Running is a cause for improved thinking. Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog. Another example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as "beri-beri" (脚气病), which used to affect large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice. In the early years of the 20th century, a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri-beri. At first he thought it was transmitted (传送) by a germ (细菌). He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on rice which had had the external husk (壳) removed from the grain, called "white rice." It was thought this would be easier for weak, sick people to digest. Eijkman thought his germ theory was confirmed when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on scraps (碎片) from the patients’ plates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to isolate the germ he thought was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who ruled that the huskless polished rice was too good for chickens. The chickens should be fed cheap rice with the external covering still on the grain, called "brown rice." Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating brown rice somehow prevented or cured beri-beri—even that a lack of some ingredient in the husk might be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent beri-beri was shortly afterwards isolated from rice husks and is now known as Vitamin B. The white rice, though more expensive, was keeping alive the disease the hospital was trying to cure. 16. From the context, what do you think the author mentions in the paragraph that is just before this first paragraph? A. One example of the importance of vitamins. B. One example of the benefits of eating healthy foods. C. One example of the dangers of a restricted diet. D. One example of the benefits of various vitamins. 17. The disease "beri-beri" ________. A. kills large numbers of Western peoples B. is a vitamin deficiency disease C. is transmitted by diseased rice D. can be caught from diseased chickens 18. The chickens Eijkman noticed in the hospital yard ________. A. couldn’t digest the huskless rice B. proved beri-beri is transmitted by germs C. were later cooked for the patients’ food D. were suffering from vitamin deficiency 19. Huskless, white rice ________. A. was cheaper than brown rice B. was less beneficial to the body than brown rice C. was more beneficial to the body than brown rice D. cured beri-beri 20. The ingredient missing from white rice ________. A. was Vitamin B B. did not affect the chickens C. was named the Eijkman vitamin D. has never been accurately identified Questions 21 to 25 are based on the same passage or dialog. So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake things for children that children can only do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that "reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible." Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity: it can be seen and observed. Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public examination. If teacher and learner roles are distinguishable, how can teaching aid the child in the quest for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. "Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children." When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading. 21. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that ________. A. it is one of the most difficult school courses B. too much time is spent in teaching about reading C. students spend endless hours in reading D. reading tasks are assigned with little guidance 22. The teaching of reading will be successful if ________. A. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading B. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students C. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable 23. The word "examination" at the end of Paragraph 3 most probably means "________". A. inquiry B. observation C. control D. suspicion 24. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ________. A. children become highly motivated B. teacher and learner roles are identical C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D. reading enriches children’s experience 25. The main idea of the passage is that ________. A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read B. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible C. reading ability is something acquired rather than taught D. reading is more complicated than generally believed