1、高一英語閱讀理解專練AWhenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodernera，twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist（存在）AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost,thetragedy（悲?。﹐ccurredontheafternoonofDecember14,2002whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozen

2、lakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwaterMorethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildrenTwochildrenwerequicklyrescued，butthethirddiedThechildsbodywasnotfoundforthreehours.Twooftherescuers，LiuYeandHaoLongbiao，alsodiedofcoldandexhaus

3、tion（筋疲力盡）.ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextdayAstudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelakeWhentheyheardthechildrenscriesforhelp，theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildrenButtheicekeptbreaking，causin

4、gmostofthemtofallintotheicywaterLocalresidentsheldmourningceremonies（祭奠儀式）atthelake.Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation，buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger.Theunderlinedword“occurredheremeans”.employedB.mixedC.guidedD.happenedWhenthe

5、threestudentsfellintowater,theuniversitystudentswere.skatingontheiceB.takingphotosatthelakehavingapicnicD.walkingalongthelakeWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall.HaoLongbiaosbodywasfoundonDecember14,2002.C.Theuniversitystudentsdidntthinkitdangeroustosavet

6、hedrowningchildreninthelake.Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger.Itcanbeinferredthat.peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudentsdeaththeiceonthelakewasntstrongenoughtoskateonsomestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddoneheroesdontagreewiththestepsofmoderntimesTheauthorwrotethepassageto.warnpeopleofthed

7、angerofskatingonicecallonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudentstellusatragedyadviseuniversitystudentstocherish（珍惜）theirlivesBNooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon（外科醫(yī)生）andpartofittakenoutToday，however，weneedntworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperationThesickpersonfallsintoakindofsle

8、ep，andwhenheawakes，theoperationisfinishedButthesehappyconditionsarefairlynewItisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspainLongago，operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverythingThesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepain

9、ifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff，andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatchedSoonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“l(fā)aughinggas”LaughinggasbecameknowninAmericaYoungmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryitMostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing，butonemanataparty，HoraceWells，noticedtha

10、tpeopledidntseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgasHedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimselfHeaskedafriendtohelphimWellstooksomeofthegas，andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWellsteethWellsfeltnopainatallAshedidntknowenoughaboutlaughinggas，hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhaveThemancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpu

11、lledoutWellstriedagain，butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas，andthemandiedWellsneverforgotthisterribleeventItissinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyearsLongago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,he.couldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanythingC.couldfeelallthepainD.coulddo

12、anythingUsingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemto.heafraidofanythingB.feelpainC.wanttogotothepartiesD.beillIfamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,he_feltnothingB.feltverycomfortable（舒服的）C.stillfeltpainD.woulddieOnewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddieC

13、.wouldneverfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalmKeys:15DBABB610BCBCBC“Themoreyoulearn,themoreyouearn,”saidthepopsingerCyndiLauperassheacceptedherhighschooldiploma（證書），attheageof35!AlthoughCyndimadeitwithoutahighschooldegree,mostpeopledont.IntheUSAtoday,about75%ofjobsneedsomeeducationortechnicaltrainingfurtherth

14、anhighschool.ThelowestwageearnersintheUSAarethosewithouthighschooldegrees;collegegraduates（畢業(yè)生）outearnthosewithoutacollegeeducation.Peoplewithmastersdegrees（碩士學(xué)位）outearnthosewithonlyabachelor（學(xué)士學(xué)位）；andthehighestincomesofallareearnedbypeoplewithadvancedprofessionaloracademicdegrees.Thesegeneralizatio

15、nsexplainwhymostofyoungAmericansgotocollege.However,despitetheaverages,morediplomasdontalwaysmeanmoremoney.Manyskilledblue-collarworkers,salespeoplebusinessexecutives,andentrepreneursoutearncollegeprofessorsandscientificresearchers.Andgreatathletesandentertainersoutearneveryoneelse!CyndiLauper.hadbe

16、enstudyinginhighschoolbeforeshewasthirty-fivewasntcleverbecauseshegraduatedfromhighschooltoolategotherhighschooldiplomawhenshewasalreadythirty-fivedidntlikestudyingAccordingtothepassage,.highschooldiplomaandhighschooldegreearethesamethingpeoplecantgetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegreepeoplemustgetbothhi

17、ghschooldiplomaanddegreepeoplecangetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegreeoreitherWhydomostAmericanyoungpeoplegotocollege?Becausetheirparentsforcethemtogotocollege.Becausetheycantgetajobiftheydontgotocollege.Becausethesituationofthesocietymakethemgotocollege.Becausetheylikestudying.Whatmaytheword“outearn”me

18、an?Earningmoremoney.B.Earninglessmoney.C.Earningnomoney.D.Workingbetter.Whichofthefollowingisright?Ifyoudonthaveadiploma,youcantearnmoney.Thosewhohavediplomasalwaysearnmoremoneythanthosewhodonthavediplomas.Lessdiplomasalwaysmeanlessmoney.Greatathletesmayearnmoremoneythanotherpeople.DRooseveltsactive

19、andclevermindhelpedhimgreatlythroughperiodsofhisillness.Assoonashecouldsitup,heworkedonhisstampcollection,begantowriteahistoryoftheUnitedStatesandabookaboutJohnPaulJonesanavyhero.Hewasalsoreadytotryanythingthatmighthelphimtogetwell.Amemberofhisfamilytellsthefollowing:Rooseveltgotagreatdealofphysical

20、exerciselatersimplybycrawlingaroundonthefloor.Althoughnowoverforty,hespenthourscrawlingaroundhislibraryfloorlikeachild.Thenhedecidedtolearnhowtogoupthestairsbyhimself.Dayafterdayhewouldpullhimselfupthestairsbythepowerofhishandsandarms.Heinsistedthathisfamilyandfriendswatchhimandtalkwithhim,togivethe

21、impressionthatwhathewasdoinganeverydayroutine（例行的）action.FromthispassageweknowthatRoosevelt.A.wasgoodatsportsB.couldntsitupC.wasastampcollectorD.wasonceseriouslyillJohnPaulJoneswas.themanwhowasreadytohelpRooseveltthewriterofthepassageC.ofthemembersofRooseveltsfamilyD.aherointhenavyTOC o 1-5 h zRoose

22、veltliked.crawlingonthefloorB.readingandwritingphysicalexerciseD.climbingstairsRoosevelthadalotofexerciseinorderto.getpraisedbyhisfriendsandfamilymembersB.tellhisfriendshewashealthyC.getwellagainD.showhewasactiveandcleverAfteraperiodofexercise.Roosevelt.A.couldwalkupthestairswiththehelpofotherscould

23、crawlupstairswithhisfeetcouldgetupstairswithoutanybodytohelphimcouldstandupandwalkforawhileKey:11-15CDCAD16-20DDBCCEJokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworldinhisownbackyard.Hesoldthestonetoadiamonddealerforoverthreehundredthousanddollars.InNewYork,thediamondwasresold.Thistimeforalmosteighthundred

24、thousanddollars.Thetruevalueofadiamondisneverknownuntilithasbeencut.Oncecutsuccessfully,itsvaluecanincreaseathousandtimes.ItseasytounderstandwhytheowneroftheJokerdiamondwenttothebestdiamondcutterheknew,Kaplan.Thecutterstudiedthediamondfortwelvewholemonths.Whenhefelthewasreadytostartwork,hediscovered

25、aflaw（瑕疵）.Hehadtobeginwithhiscalculations（計(jì)算）alloveragain,orhemighthavemadethestoneuseless.Sixmoremonthspassed,andKaplanfinallysaidtotheowner,“Iamreadytostartmywork.Therewillbeoneexcellentdiamondthatwillbecomparabletoanyintheworld,pluselevensmalldiamondsoffirst-classquality.”Kaplanwaitedafewmoredays

26、untilbefelthewasinthebestphysicalandmental（精神的）conditionpossible.Hepickeduphistoolsandheldhisbreathashemadethefirstblow.Thediamondsplit（切開）exactlyashepromised.TOC o 1-5 h zJokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworld.A.inaminuteB.atthefootofabigmountainC.inhisownbackyardD.inagarageAdiamonddealerisape

27、rson,A.inthediamondbusinessB.whostoresdiamondsC.whocutsdiamondsD.whosellsdiamondsWhenthediamondwasresold,.A.thedealerlostalotofmoneyB.JokermadesomemoremoneyC.thedealergot800,000dollarsD.Kaplangot800,000dollarsTheownerofthediamondthoughtthatifthediamondwascutsuccessfullyitmightbeworth.D.$800,000,000$

28、300,000B.$500,000C.D.$800,000,000KaplanstudiedthediamondforA.oneandahalfyearsC.overeighteenmonthsA.oneandahalfyearsC.overeighteenmonthsKey:2125CACDCmorethanhalfayearmorethannineteenmonthsFThenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmomentsoutsidethejewellersbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlyg

29、reetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhedbetterbuyanecklace.Hewasntusedtobuyingjewelleryandwasalittleworriedaboutover-spending.Aftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetyp

30、e,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoose.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveoclock.When,halfanhourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura,theassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbrou

31、ghtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochoose,andthengavethemtheoneshehadprepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.Jameswouldcertainlycomebacktobuywhathewantedwhenhegotmarried.Agoodtitleforthispassageis.ACleverAssistantBuyingaBirthdayPresentHowtoChooseaNecklaceABraveYoungManTheword“overspending

32、”inthispassagemeans.spendingtoomuchmoneyspendingtoomuchtimespendingmoretimethanheplannedspendingtoomuchtimeandtoomuchmoneyWhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface.A.turnedpaleB.turnedredturnedyellowD.turnedblackJamesandLaurareachedtheshopatA.4:30B.5:00C.5:30D.6:00Jameswouldcomebackt

33、obuywhathewantedbecause.theassistantknewhowtosatisfythepeoplewhocametobuythingsthenecklacewasgoodLauralikedthenecklacetheassistantwhoservedJameswasverybeautifulKeys:26-30AABCATheChineseinventedpaperin105A.D.Theymixedthebarkofatreeandrags（破布）withwater,putascreenintothemixture,andliftedoutathinpieceof

34、wetpaper.Theydriedthepaperinthesun.TheChinesekepttheirsecretofhowtomakepaperuntilawarwithMuslimsintheninthcentury.TheartofpapermakingsoonspreadthroughouttheMuslimworld.TheMayanIndiansinCentralAmericaandPacificIslandersalsodiscoveredhowtomakepaper,buttheirknowledgeneverspreadlotherestoftheworld.Force

35、nturies,allpaperwasmadebyhand.Ragswerethemainmaterial.ThenaFrenchscientistdiscoveredthatpeoplecouldmakepaperfromwood,too.Finally,intheeighteenthcentury.aFrenchmaninventedamachinetomakepaperfromwood.Whodiscoveredhowtomakepaper?TheChinese.B.ThePacificIslanders.C.TheMayanIndians.C.Alloftheabove.Whendid

36、theChineseinventpaperaccordingtothepassage?A.About1,800yearsago.B.About1,900yearsago.C.About2,000yearsago.D.About2,100yearsago.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantthingthathasmadeitpossibleforpapermakingindustrytodevelopsoquicklyinthelastfewcenturies?A.Newdiscoveries.B.Newinventions.C.Hardwork.D.Sc

37、ience.HowwaspapermakingintroducedintotherestoftheworldfromChina?A.Throughwars,B.ThroughtheMuslims.C.ThroughtheMayanIndians.D.ThroughthePacificIslanders.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheInventionofPaper.B.TheHistoryofPapermaking.C.DifferentWaysofMakingPaper.D.TheInventionofaPaperm

38、akingMachine.HBeforetheprintwasbroughttoEnglandin1476,everythingwaswrittenbyhand.Thefewpeoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.Thosewhomadealivingbywritingforotherpeoplewerecalledscribes（抄寫員）。Theworkofscribeswasnoteasy.MuchofithadtobedonefastinordertomeettheneedsoftheKing.thechur

39、chandtraders.MostofthewritingwasinLatin（拉?。?butsomeofitwasintheEnglishoftheday.AndnoonewasquitesurehowsomeEnglishwordsshouldbespelled.Oneproblemwasthatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortverticalstrok（豎筆）thatalllookedlikeeachother.Amongthemweretheletters,i,u,v,mandn,Thus.fivestraightlinesinarowmightst

40、andforuninuiuviormii.Asaresult.readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.Thescribessolved（解決）theprobleminpart,bychangingtheletterutoowhenitcamebeforem.norv.Thisishowsumandcumcamelobewrittenassomeandcome.Atsomepoint,too,thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbe

41、endedbyuorv.Thus,intimeanewasaddedtosuchwordsaslive,have,dueandtrue.Itwasadded,butnotpronounced.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?EverythinghasbeenwrittenbyhandinEnglishsince1476.Morethan500yearsagonopeoplemadealivingbywritingforotherpeople.Thechurchsetupschoolstotrainscribesbefore1476.

42、ScribesinEnglandworkedonlyforkingsandtraders.Whichofthefollowingisfalse?Oftenthescribeshadtoworkwithgreatspeed.ThespellingofsomeEnglishwordswaschanged.SomescribesofthedaywerequitesureaboutthespellingofmanyEnglishwords.38.Sometimespeoplecouldntreadeasily.A.becausethereweretoomanyusandvsinsonicEnglish

43、wordsbecausemostofthewritingwasinLatinwhenthewritingwasinEnglishWhentilewritingwasdonehurriedlyThescribeschangedubeforemtoobecausethechangehelpedthemwritefasterthechangemadereadingeasierumandomhadthesamepronunciationomwastherightorderItisbelievedthatsomescribesthoughtA.itimportanttoaddanetoeveryEngl

44、ishwordthelettereattheendofanywordshouldntbepronounceditnaturaltochangethespellingofsonicLatinwordsD.anEnglishwordshouldbeendedneitherbynnorbyvIMansFirstrealinventions,andoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,wasthewheel.Alltransportationandmachineintheworlddependonit.Thewheelisthesimplestyetbutp

45、erhapsthemostremarkable（值得注意的）ofallinventions.Becausetherearenowheelsinnaturenolivingthingwasevercreatedwithwheels.How,then,didmancometoinventthewheel?Perhapssomeearlyhuntersfoundthattheycouldrollthecarcass（尸體）ofaheavyanimalthroughtheforestonlogmoreeasilythantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogsthemselve

46、sweighedalot.Itmusthavetakenagreatprehistoric（史前的）thinkertoimaginetwothinslices（薄片）oflogconnectedattheircentersbyastrongstick,thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdidandaxlecameintobeing,andwiththemthefirstcarts.TOC o 1-5 h zThewheelisimportantbecause.itwasmansfirstrealinventionalltransportationdependsoni

47、teverymachinedependsonitD.bothBandCThewheeliscalled.A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD.unusualItwasremarkableofmantoinventthewheelbecause.itledtomanyotherinventionsmanhadnouseforitthentherewerenowheelsinnatureD.alloftheaboveThewheelwasprobablyinventedby.agroupofearlyhuntersB.thefirstmenonearthagreatpre

48、historicthinkerthemanwhomadethefirstcartThisselectionsaysthatthefirstwheelmayhavebeena.groundpieceofstoneB.heavylogC.pieceofmentalD.sliceoflogKey:3135DBDBB3640CCDBD41-45DDBABJIn1865thefamousFrenchauthorJulesVernewrotetwobooks.OnewasentitledFromtheEarthtoTheMoonandtheotherwasentitledAroundTheMoon.Int

49、hesebooksJulesVernedescribedmanlandingonthemoon.In1969manactuallydidlandonthemoon.ManyofthedetailsoftherealmoonlandinghadbeendescribedwithamazingaccuracyinJulesVernesbooks.Forexample,JulesVernesspaceshiphadaninitialof36,000feetpersecond.Apollo11sinitialspeedwas35,533feetpersecond.Last,JulesVernesspa

50、ceshiptook87hours,13minutes,and20secondstoreachthemoon.Apollo11took103hoursand3minutes.ThedoorofApollo11openedatexactly10:56p.m.onJuly20,1969,andamansteppedoutontothesurfaceofthemoon.JulesVernehadpredicteditwithgreataccuracyoverhundredandfouryearsearlier.46.WhatVernedescribedin“FromtheEarthtotheMoon

51、”issimilartothe1969Apollo11landingonthemooninways.threeB.fourC.twoD.five47.Theunderlinedword“entitled”refersto.A.madeB.createdC.namedD.givenarightKIfyougotoBrisbane,Australia,youcaneasilygetasmallbookcalledDiscoverBrisbanefree.ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginBrisbane:therestaurants,theshops,thecine

52、mas,thestreets,thebuses,thetrains,thebanks,etc.Hereissomethingaboutbanksonpage49:ANZBankingGroupCnr.Greek&QueenSts2283228BankofNewZealand410QueenStreet2210411BankofQueensland229ElizabethStreet2293122CommonwealthBankingGroup240QueenStreet2373111NationalAustraliaBankLtd225AdelaideStreet2216422WestpacB

53、ankingCorp260QueenStreet2272666BankinghoursareMon.-Thu.9:30amto4pm.Fri.9:30amto5pm.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&PublicHolidays.Australiahasadecimalcurrency(十進(jìn)幣制)with100centstothedollar.Notesavailableare$100,$50,$20,$10,$5GoldCoinsare$2&$1Silvercoinsare:50,20,10&5centCoppercoinsare:2&1centYoucanfindANZBanki

54、ngGroupon.A.QueenStreetB.ElizabethStreetthecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreetthecornerofQueenStreetandElizabethStreetseemstobethemostimportantstreetinBrisbane.GreekStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.QueenStreetD.AdelaideStreetOnSaturdays,youcangototoputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.A.ANZBankingGroupB.BankofQue

55、enslandC.NationalAustraliaBankLtdD.nobankInAustralia,thebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson.A.publicholidaysB.SundaysC.SaturdaysD.FridaysLWhoisthereamonguswhohasntdreamedofhavinghisorherownsmall(maybe,severalyearslater,evenbig)business,andhavingwonderfulfreedom,bothfromabossandfromthetimeclock:thefr

56、eedomtomakeupourownrulesforourwork,andourownplanesarrangingourownhoursofwork?Thatwayworkwouldbebothpainlessandfun.Or,soweimagine.Well,infactitisntquiteassimpleasthat.Yes,itistruethatbeingthebosshasitssatisfactionsandthatyoucanarrangeyourworkinghoursfreelyifyouownyourownsmallbusiness.Butinthoseearlyy

57、earsofstartingyourownbusiness,youshouldntthinkofafreeday,nottomentionflyingoffforamonthsvacation.Itisnotunusualfornewbusinessownerstoworkseventyoreightyhoursaweek,andifthereisadayoff,thatdaymightneedtobedevotedtoaccounting.Butthisnegativepicturedoesntdestroythebeautifulhopes.Thepossibilityofgettings

58、omethingwonderfulinreturnbothmaterialandmentalcontinuestodrivethatlargenumberofpeoplewhostartupsmallbusinesseseachyearintheUnitedStates.TOC o 1-5 h zFromthefirstparagraph,weknowthateverybodyhopes.A.toruleothersB.tobehisorherownbossC.togetatimeworkD.tobefreefromworkMostnewbusinessownershaveto.A.workm

59、orethan10hoursadayB.devotehimselftoaccountingC.flytosomeplacesintheworldD.haveadayoffinaweekTheexpression“negativepicture”mostprobablymeans“”.A.aterribleexperienceB.apoorpictureC.limitedfreedomD.unpleasantsituationsThebeautifulhopeswillneverbedestroyedbecause.peoplelovebeautifulthingsbynaturepeopleh

60、aveastrongdesiretoseekpersonalgainssmallbusinessesmakebigmoneyeachyearintheUSsmallbusinesseshaveadvantagesoverbigcompaniesMGivingbackingFairWayTheWestboroughHighSchoolgolfteamhadtakentheofficialphotoswiththestateprize.Theotherteams,disappointed,wereonthebusheadinghome.AndthenWestboroughinstructorGre