高中一年级英语阅读理解练习及答案
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Before the print was brought to England in 1476, everything was written by hand. The few people who knew how to write were trained in schools set up by the church. Those who made a living by writing for other people were called scribes(抄写员)。
The work of scribes was not easy. Much of it had to be done fast in order to meet the needs of the King. the church and traders. Most of the writing was in Latin(拉丁) ,but some of it was in the English of the day. And no one was quite sure how some English words should be spelled.
One problem was that several letters were written with short vertical strok（竖笔）that all looked like each other. Among them were the letters , i, u, v, m and n, Thus .five straight lines in a row might stand for uni nui uvi or mii.
As a result .reading was sometimes difficult, especially when the writing was done in a hurry.
The scribes solved(解决)the problem in part, by changing the letter u to o when it came before m. n or v. This is how sum and cum came lo be written as some and come. At some point, too, the scribes seemed to have decided that no English word should be ended by u or v. Thus, in time an e was added to such words as live, have, due and true. It was added, but not pronounced.
36. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Everything has been written by hand in English since 1476.
B. More than 500 years ago no people made a living by writing for other people.
C. The church set up schools to train scribes before 1476.
D. Scribes in England worked only for kings and traders.
37. Which of the following is false?
A. Often the scribes had to work with great speed.
B. The spelling of some English words was changed.
D. Some scribes of the day were quite sure about the spelling of many English words.
38. Sometimes people couldn’t read easily_____________.
A. because there were too many u’s and v’s in sonic English words
B. because most of the writing was in Latin
C. when the writing was in English
D. When tile writing was done hurriedly
39. The scribes changed u before m to o because
A. the change helped them write faster
B. the change made reading easier
C. um and om had the same pronunciation
D. om was the right order
40. It is believed that some scribes thought
A. it important to add an e to every English word
B. the letter e at the end of any word shouldn't be pronounced
C. it natural to change the spelling of sonic Latin words
D. an English word should be ended neither by n nor by v
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Man's First real inventions, and one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportation and machine in the world depend on it.
The wheel is the simplest yet but perhaps the most remarkable (值得注意的) of all inventions. Because there are no wheels in nature—no living thing was ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel?
Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the carcass (尸体) of a heavy animal through the forest on log more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot.
It must have taken a great prehistoric (史前的) thinker to imagine two thin slices (薄片) of log connected at their centers by a strong stick, this would roll along just as the logs did and axle came into being, and with them the first carts.
41. The wheel is important because _______.
it was man’s first real invention
B. all transportation depends on it
C. every machine depends on it
D. both B and C
42. The wheel is called _______.
A. simple
B. complicated
C. strange
D. unusual
43. It was remarkable of man to invent the wheel because ______.
it led to many other inventions
man had no use for it then
C. there were no wheels in nature
D. all of the above
44. The wheel was probably invented by _______.
A. a group of early hunters
B. the first men on earth
a great prehistoric thinker
D. the man who made the first cart
45. This selection says that the first wheel may have been a ______.
A. ground piece of stone
B. heavy log
C. piece of mental
D. slice of log
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In 1865 the famous French author Jules Verne wrote two books. One was entitled From the Earth to The Moon and the other was entitled Around The Moon. In these books Jules Verne described man landing on the moon. In 1969 man actually did land on the moon. Many of the details of the real moon landing had been described with amazing accuracy in Jules Verne’s books. For example, Jules Verne’s spaceship had an initial of 36,000 feet per second. Apollo 11’s initial speed was 35,533 feet per second. Last, Jules Verne’s s paceship took 87 hours, 13 minutes, and 20 seconds to reach the moon. Apollo 11 took 103 hours and 3 minutes. The door of Apollo 11 opened at exactly 10:56 p.m. on July 20, 1969, and a man stepped out onto the surface of the moon. Jules Verne had predicted it with great accuracy over hundred and four years earlier.
46. What Verne described in “From the Earth to the Moon” is similar to the 1969 Apollo
11 landing on the moon in _______ ways.
A. three
B. four
C. two
D. five
47. The underlined word “entitled” refers to ________.
A. made
B. created
C. named
D. given a right
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If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called Discover Brisbane free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the
cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about banks on page 49:
ANZ Banking Group
Cnr. Greek & Queen Sts------------------------------------------228 3228
Bank of New Zealand
410 Queen Street--------------------------------------------- ----221 0411
Bank of Queensland
229 Elizabeth Street----------------------------------------------229 3122 Commonwealth Banking Group
240 Queen Street-------------------------------------------------237 3111
National Australia Bank Ltd
225 Adelaide Street-----------------------------------------------221 6422
Westpac Banking Corp
260 Queen Street-------------------------------------------------227 2666
Banking hours are Mon.-Thu. 9:30 am to 4pm. Fri. 9:30 am to 5 pm. All banks close Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays.
Australia has a decimal currency（十进币制）with 100 cents to the dollar.
Notes available are $100, $50, $20, $10, $5
Gold Coins are $2 & $1
Silver coins are: 50, 20, 10 & 5 cent
Copper coins are: 2 & 1 cent
48. You can find ANZ Banking Group on _______.
A. Queen Street
B. Elizabeth Street
C. the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street
D. the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street
49. _____ seems to be the most important street in Brisbane.
Greek Street B. Elizabeth Street
C. Queen Street
D. Adelaide Street
50. On Saturdays, you can go to _____ to put your money in or take your money out.
A. ANZ Banking Group
B. Bank of Queensland
C. National Australia Bank Ltd
D. no bank
51. In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on ______.
A. public holidays
B. Sundays
C. Saturdays
D. Fridays
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Who is there among us who hasn’t dreamed of having his or her own small (maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful freedom, both from a boss and from the time clock: the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own planes --- arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.
Well, in fact it isn’t quite as simple as that. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn’t think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month’s vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be devoted to accounting.
But this negative picture doesn’t destroy the beautiful hopes. The possibility of getting something wonderful in return --- both material and mental --- continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.
52. From the first paragraph, we know that everybody hopes _____.
A. to rule others
B. to be his or her own boss
C. to get a time work
D. to be free from work
53. Most new business owners have to _______.
A. work more than 10 hours a day
B. devote himself to accounting
C. fly to some places in the world
D. have a day off in a week
54. The expression “negative picture” most probably means“_____________”.
A. a terrible experience
B. a poor picture
C. limited freedom
D. unpleasant situations
55. The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because _____.
A. people love beautiful things by nature
B. people have a strong desire to seek personal gains
C. small businesses make big money each year in the US
D. small businesses have advantages over big companies
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Giving backing
Fair Way
The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. “No one would have known,” sa id Wobum’s instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn’t difficult decision: “The prize wasn’t ours to take.”
Coin Stars
“College students are lazy, but they also want to help,” says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her “Change for Change” effort has collected $40, 000 for charities(慈善机构), which were decided upon by students.
Never Forgotten
A school in Massachusetts received a $9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.
56. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?
A. Took photos of Doran
B. Had meeting with Doran
C. Returned the prize to the organizer
D. Apologized to Wobum High school
57. Greg Rota’s decision shows that he was ______.
A. honest
B. polite
C. careful
D. friendly
58. The underlined word “change” in the second paragraph means _______.
A. Idea
B. Decision
C. Cups
D. Coins
59 What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?
A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.
B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.
C. They dug out the records that were buried underground.
D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.
60. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because __________.
A. the school asked for it
B. He had no need for that much money
C. the school had helped him in the past
D. He wanted to be remembered by the students
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New York, September 15. During a heavy rainfall last night a bus carrying 42 passengers slipped off the road on Highway 28, killing 36 of the passengers and the driver.
A spokesman for the Highway Patrol (巡逻队) which arrived at the scene shortly after 11:30 p. m. estimated (估计) that the accident had happened about half an hour before. The injured and the dead were sent to the nearest town of Valley View.
At the point where the accident happened the road has a three-lane (三条行车线) highway with many curves (弯道). Cause of the accident has not been fully found out.
61．In consideration of what caused the accident, one should pay attention to ________. A．the careless driver B．the nearest town of Valley View
C．Highway 28 D．the road with many curves
62．It was very likely that the accident happened ________.
A．after 11: 30 p. m. B．in the city of New York
C．at or about 11: 00 p. m. D．in the town of Valley View
63．How many people died in the accident? A．37 B．36 C．43 D．42
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The United States is a large country. From the East Coast to the West Coast it is about 3, 000 miles wide. The Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast and the Pacific Ocean is on the West Coast. Canada is the country to the north of the United States and Mexico is the country to the south. There are many rivers in the United States. The most important ones are the Mississippi River and the Missouri River in the central part of the country, and the Colorado and Columbia River in west. There are 50 states in the United States today.
The American people are of almost every race in the world. This is because of immigrations from abroad throughout American history. The population is now over two hundred million. English is the common language. The largest city in the United States is New York. It is on New York Bay and at the mouth of the Hudson River.
64. It is about 3, 000 miles wide _________.
A. from Canada to Mexico
B. from the East Coast to the West Coast
C. from the Atlantic Ocean to the East Coast
D. from the Pacific Ocean to Canada
65. “The American people are of almost every race in the world,” means ________.
A. the American people include nearly all the races of the world
B. there are several main races in the United States
C. the American people are made up of the white and the black people
D. the American people consist of only one race
66. What do you know about New York?
A. It is the capital of the United States.
B. It is in the central part of the country.
C. It is the largest city in the United States.
D. It is at the mouth of the Missouri River.
67. New York is ________.
A. in the central part of the U. S.
B. on the West Coast
C. at the mouth of the Mississippi River
D. at the mouth of the Hudson River
68. Which of the following pictures shows the right positions of Canada and Mexico?
(C== Canada M —Mexico)
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In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The ti me chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a shout apology. It he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
69．A call at midnight would mean_________.
A. the matter is less important
B. the matter is too difficult to handle
C. the matter requires immediate attention
D. it is a matter of life and death
70．According to the passage, time plays a very important part in_______.
A. everyday life
B. private life
C. getting along with others
D. business
71．In the passage, the author suggests that invitation cards should be sent________.
A. three or four days before the party date in all cultures
B. three or four days before the party date in some cultures
C. three or four days before the party date in the USA
D. at your chosen time
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Napoleon agreed to plans for a tunnel (隧道) under the English Channel in 1802. The British began digging one in 1880. Neither tunnel was completed. Europe has had to wait until the
end of the 20th century for the Channel Tunnel. After nearly two centuries of dreaming, the island of Great Britain is connected to Continental Europe for the first time since the Ice Age, when the two land masses moved apart.
On May 6, 1994, Britain's Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ and France's President Mitterrand carried out the official opening. The Queen was accompanied (陪同) on her train journey through the historic tunnel by one of her Rolls-Royce cars which was placed on the train. The following day saw celebrations taking place in Folkestone and Calais. Regular public services did not start until the latter part of 1994.
72．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ________ at the opening.
A．took her car Rolls-Royce through the tunnel
B．took her car which was placed on her train through the tunnel
C．took her train through the tunnel
D．took Mitterrand's train through the tunnel
73．The island of Great Britain is ________.
A．connected to France all the time
B．separated from France with a tunnel
C．separated from France all the time
D．joined to France with the tunnel
74．Which of the following is right?
A．Napoleon made plans for the tunnel.
B．The public could pass through the tunnel by train after May 6, 1994.
C．The tunnel was built for two centuries.
D．The tunnel will do great good to Britain and France.
75．Before 1994, one could go to Britain from France ________. A．only by ship B．by ship or plane C．by car or train D．by ship, car or train
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About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man can not see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green - a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of ver y small things called“cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of“rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color.
Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. y red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible (看不见的) colors around. 76．Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A．Women are more careful.
B．There are few color-blind women.