高中英语阅读理解题及答案

高中英语阅读理解练习题及答案 A ★

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like

tant export.

America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most impor

Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education

单独is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

56. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.

B. How Costa Rica got its name.

C. What the Costa Ricans wore.

D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

57. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red

B. grey and black

C. blue and green

D. yellow and orange

58. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

A. must go to school

B. study in the same school

C. do not have to go to school at all

D. can choose to stop schooling at any time

59. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. have lessons every day

B. have their examinations

C. help their parents pick coffee beans

D. help their parents decorate their houses

60. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Christopher Columbus

B. Costa Rica

C. some products from Costa Rica

D. the education of Costa Rica

B ★

Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri?鄄beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.

At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri?鄄beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were

quite surprised at that.

—One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because t hey had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases w ere also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food. Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.

61. The underl i ned word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.

A. a medical treatment

B. a kind of vitamin

C. a kind of germ

D. a kind of rice

62. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

A. spend his holiday

B. find ways to grow better crops

C. do some research about the island

D. help the Javanese with their illness

63. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

A. To eat them.

B. To carry out his experiments.

C. To give the Javanese a surprise.

D. To make money by selling them.

64. If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.

A. eat more rice

B. eat more meat

C. eat some chicken

D. eat vitamin pills

65. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. beri?鄄beri was caused by chickens

B. the Javanese didn’t like vitamins

C. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful

D. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

C ★★

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings

for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday l ives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous

with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to

meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to

our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go

to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

66. The writer of this passage must be ______.

A. an American

B. a Chinese

C. a professor

D. a student

67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

68. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport

B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home

D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

69. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A. strict with time

B. serious with time

C. careful with time

D. willing to spend time

70. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A. Friendships between Chinese

B. Friendships between Americans

C. Americans’ hospitality

D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

D ★★★

The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:

“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can

even understand a bit of music.”

“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month,

r festivals this

and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summe year.”

I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to

put it another way, you are who your friends are.

Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on y around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others,

and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time t look at the people you call “friends”．

This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and

don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.

Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask

them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe g some advice to help you on your career path.

71. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. How to make friendship last for ever

C. You are who your friends are

D. Friends are the most important in one’s success

72. The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you”

in Paragraph 6 means ______.

A. they’ll push you ahead

B. they’ll influence you

C. they’ll cover your shortcomings

D. they’ll help you achieve your goal

73. The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.

conditions are quite poor

A. the musicians’ living

B. people have poor taste in music

C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing

D. young people have greater chances of succeeding

74. By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.

A. improve a lot in making more friends

B. come to the right way of making friends

C. develop a better relationship with your friends

D. arrange the time with your friends properly

75. The passage is mainly written for ______.

A. musicians

B. managers

C. negative people

D. people wanting to succeed

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A ★

Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Austra lia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday

for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said

she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg

and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

said the general manager of Royal Darwin

“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,”　

Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.

Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to

clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because o f bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.

56. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.

A. a travel guide

B. a newspaper

C. a textbook

D. a novel

57. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A. swimming in the river

B. standing on the river bank

C. watching the crocodile

D. fishing in the water

58. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A. Her eyes were badly poked.

B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.

D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

59. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.

A. brave

B. diligent

C. quick

D. humorous

60. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. A man saves wi f e’s life from crocodile’s jaws

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look

at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.

Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.

Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job.

Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example,

降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (

been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.

Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.

61. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Finding a job.

B. College students’ part

-time jobs.

C. Craigslist Web site.

D. The relation between study and work.

62. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.

A. sell your old things

B. do some shopping online

C. create your own announcement board

D. get useful information about 450 cities

is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.

63. “What Color is Your Parachute?”　

A. work on the airplane

B. buy a parachute

C. publish a book

D. find a suitable job

64. It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A. companies often put job information in local shops

B. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA

C. Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers

D. California Career Services mainly serves university students

65. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three.

B. Four.

C. Five.

D. Six.

Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing.

You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard.

● A Is For Love

Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words

● Listening to the sound of Chinese

Play a few words of Chinese on your computer.

● A few Chinese w ords

Each word is enlarged for easy study.

If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help.

● Zhongwen site

More than a dictionary!

● Clavis Sinica

Excellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool.

● Chinese Character Visual Dictionary

If you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet.

● The Chinese Outpost

Pronunciation, Character and Grammer By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.

● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online

● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning

● Rainland Kids discove r Chinese — Site is in Germany

If you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one.

● Wanfang Data

As an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science && Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since 1950s. With a wide range of database resources a nd value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.

66. The underlined lines are probably some ______.

A. books

B. websites

C. tips for learning Chinese

D. dictionaries for learning Chinese

67. This passage is most probably from ______.

A. a TV programme

B. a teacher’s lecture

C. a newspaper

D. the Internet

definition, pronunciation and much more 68. If you want to know each Chinese character’s

information, you’d better surf ______.

A. Zhongwen site

B. A Is For Love

C. Clavis Sinica

D. A few Chinese words

69. If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf ______.

A. Learn Mandarin online

B. Wanfang Data

C. Rainland kids discover Chinese

D. The Chinese Outpost

70. The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate

B. a place through which you can go to another place

C. the space when a door is open

D. a means of getting or achieving something

D ★★★

English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven

international

human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of

mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two

million words.

However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither

pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find

that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goos geese — so one moose, two meese?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?

How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of

能看见的); but when the lights are

human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (

out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay,

I end it.

71. According to the passage ______.

A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things

B. there should be egg in an eggplant

C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree

D. boxing rings should be round

72. Which of the following is the correct plural?

A. Beeth.

B. Geese.

C. Meese.

D. Tooth.

73. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A. A wise man and a wise guy.

B. Overlook and oversee.

C. Quite a lot and quite a few.

D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.

74. The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”．

A. blow

B. roll up

C. get hurt

D. finish

75. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human

beings are ______.

A. clever

B. crazy

C. lazy

D. dull

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