英語(yǔ)閱讀理解精練三篇

(A)

EdViestursgrewupinRockford,Illinois,wherethetallestthingonthehorizonwasthe

watertower.ButonThursday,ViestursbecametheonlyAmericantoclimbtothetopofthe

world's14highestmountains.

HislasthikewasupMountAnnapurna,inAsia'ssnowcappedHimalayas.At26,545feet,its

peakisthe10thhighestintheworld.Itisthemountainthatinspiredhimtostartclimbing.

"Ittendstobethetrickiest,themostdangerous,"saidViesturs."There'snosimplewayto

climbit.Therearethreateningavalanches(雪崩)andicefallsthatprotectthemountain."

Inhighschool,ViestursreadFrenchclimberMauriceHerzog'staleofclimbing(heicy

Annapurna.Herzog'sstorywasoffrostbite(凍傷)anddifficultyandnear-deathexperiences.

Viesturswashookedrightaway.

ViestursgothisstartonWashington'sMountRainierin1977,guidinghikesinthesummer.

Fifteenyearsago,hesetoultowalkuptotheworld'shighestpeaks.Finally,he'sdone.

Thepioneeringclimbertalksaboutmountainsasiftheywerelivingcreatures(hatshouldbe

treatedwithrespect."Youhavetouseallofyoursenses,allofyourabilitiestoseeifthemountain

willleiyouclimbi【,"saidViesturs."Ifwehavethepatienceandiherespect,andifwerehereai

therighttime,undertherightcircumstances,theyallowustogoup,andallowustocomedown."

What'snextforamanwhocan'tstopclimbing?"I'mgoingtohugmywifeandkidsandkind

ofkickbackandenjoythesummer,"saysViesturs.Butforamanwho'sclimbedtheworld's14

tallestmountains,hewillprobablysoonsetoffonyetanotheradventure.

1.WhatrecordhasEdViestursset?

A.Hehassucceededinclimbingtotheworld's14thhighestmountain.

B.Hehasbeento(hetopoftheworld's14highestmountains.

C.Hehasbecomethefirsttoclimbtotheheightof26,545feet.

D.Hehasbecomethefirstmantoclimbtothetopof14highestmountainsintheworld.

2.Theunderlinedword“hooked”inParagraph4canbereplacedby"

A.frightenedB.discouragedC.interestedD.upset

3.TheauthorusedViestures,wordsinParagraph6tosupportaviewthat.

A.mountainclimbingisadangeroussport

B.mountainsshoulcberegardedaslivingcreatures

C.mountainclimbirgneedsmoreskillsthanphysicalenergy

D.thosewholikemountainclimbingwon'tstopclirribing

4.What'sthenextprobablyplanofViestures?

A.Stoppingclimbingandstayingwithhisfamily.

B.Climbingtothetopoftheworld's14tallestmountainsagain.

C.Climbinganotheroneofthehighestmountains.

D.Writingdown(heexperiencesabouthisadventure.

(B)

Althoughhurricaneseasondoesn'tbeginuntilJune1,aPacificstormhasalreadystruck.El

Salvador,whichwasruinedbyaCaribbeanstormin1995,washitbyHurricaneAdrianonFriday.

ThisisthefirstPacific-bornhurricane(oeverreachlandinthisCentralAmericancountry.

Some14,000peoplekftfromthewesterncoastofElSalvador.Thestormweakenedasit

crossedland,headingeast.Heavyrainscreateddeadlyfloodingproblemsinthehurricane'swake.

AdrianisthefirstPacificstormoftheseason.Itreportedmaximumcontinuouswindsof75

milesperhour,theminimumstrengthofahurricane.ACategory3hurricane,Adrianalsocaused

damageandfloodinginHonduras.ItisexpectedtobreakupbeforereachingtheCaribbeanSeaon

theeasterncoastofCentralAmerica.

HurricaneseasontypicallybeginsJune1andlaststhroughNovember30.TheNational

OceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)haspredicted(預(yù)告)seventoninehurricanes

forthe2005season.

"Itisdifficulttomakeanykindofanexactpredictioncfhowmanyofthesewillstrikeland."

NOAAadministratorConradLautenbachersaid.Hepredictstwotothreehurricaneswillstrikethe

U.S.thisseason.

Lastyear,sixofninehurricanesreachedCategory3strengthorhigher.Fourofthosehit

Floridawithinasix-weekperiod.Altogether,HurricanesCharley,Frances,Ivan,andJeanne

causedmorethan$40billionindamageintheSunshineStats.

Thisyear'sforecastisbasedonoceantemperatures.Warmertemperaturesproducemore

tropicalstorms,whichcanthenturnintohurricanes.

"Theissue,really,thisyearistheunusuallywarmseasurfacetemperaturesiniheAilamic,"

saidFrankLeporeoftheNationalHurricaneCenter.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthe2005firsthurricane?

A.Charley.B.Adrian.C.Jeanne.D.Frances.

6.Howmanycountriesstruckbythehurricanearcmentionedinthetext?

A.Six.B.Nine.C.Five.D.Three.

7.Wecaninferthatwarmeroceantemperatures.

A.havenothingtodowith(hehurricane

B.causelesshurricane

C.aremorelikelytocausethehurricanes

D.doalotofdamagetotheareasalongthecoast

8.Thepassageimpliesthat.

A.hurricaneseasoncomesearlythisyear

B.everyhurricaneformedinoceanscouldcausegreatdamagetotheland

C.hurricaneoftencomesinwinterandspring

D.tropicalstormismoreseverethanhurricane

(C)

It'snotquitearat.Norisitasquirrel,oramouse.It'sdefinitelyarodent(嚙齒目動(dòng)物j,and

it'salsoabrand-newfamilyofmammals.

ThelocalsoftheSoutheastAsiancountryofLaoscallthecreatureakha-nyou(ga-nyou).

Thekha-nyouhavelongbodyhair,shortlegs,andahairytailless(hickthanasquirrel's.They're

vegetarianslivingintherockyhillsofLaos,andtheycomeoutatnight,butfbrmoreinformation,

you'llhavetoasktheLaopeople.

"Itwasforsaleonatablenexttosomevegetables.IknewimmediatelyitwassomethingI

hadneverseenbefore,'*saidRobertTimmins,aresearcherfortheWildlifeConservationSociety.

TimminswasworkinginLaostostoppeoplefromsellingendangeredanimalswhenhespotted

thespecies.Criminalswhotradeillegalwildlifecanmakealotofmoney,buttheyalsopushthe

animalsclosertodisappearingfromtheplanet.

Thekha-nyouliveinkarsts,orroughrock.MarkRobinson,ascientistwiththeWorld

WildlifeFoundation,setoutwithLaovillagerstofindafewmoreoftherodentsforstudy.They

climbedontoakarst,trappedwithrice,andcaughtseveral.

"Tofindsomethingsounusualinthisdayandageisjustextraordinary,"saidTimmins."For

allweknow,thiscouldbethelastremaininganimalfamilylefttobediscovered."

It'sabigdealtodiscoveranentirelynewfamilyofanimals.Humans,forinstance,belongto

(hesamefamilyasgreatapes,chimpanzees,andgorillas.Soeven(houghkha-nyouslooklikerats,

they'rereallyverydifferent.Thelasttimescientistsdiscoveredanewfamilyofmammalsmay

havebeeninthe1970s,whentheyfoundnewbatsinThailand.

TimminsseemstohavethegiftforfindingnewanimalsinLaos—hediscoveredanew

speciesofrabbittherein1999.

Scientistscallthekha-nyouLaonastesaenigmamus,whichmeans"mysteriousmousethat

livesamongthestones."Butifthat'stoohard.TimminsandRobinsonsuggestyoucallthem'rock

rats."

9.Whichofthefollowingisnotthenameforthisnewcreature?

A.Karsts.B.Kha-nyou.C.rockrais.D.Laonastesaenigmamus.

10.Whichofthefollowingcannotdescribethenewspeciesofrodent?

A.TheyliveamongtherockyhillsofLaos.

B.Theyliveonmeatofotheranimals.

C.Theylooklikera:sbutarcofdifferentkind.

D.Theyareofthelatestdiscoveryofanewspecies.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthelastdiscoveryofnewspeciesofanimalexcepttherodent?

A.Anewkindofbats.B.Greatapes.

C.Anewkindofsquirrel.D.Anewkindofrabbit.

12.Itimpliesinthepassagethat.

A.findinganewanimalfamilyinSoutheastAsiaiseasy

B.findinganewanimalfamilyinmoderntimeisextremelyrare

C.inSoutheastAsianewspeciesofanimalsareoftendiscovered

D.animalsthatlooklikethesamearcofthesamefamily

參考答案及詳解

(A)

這是一篇人物類短文，本文介紹了登山之王Viesturs的登山成就。他是唯一已經(jīng)成功地

征服了14座世界最高峰的美國(guó)人。

1.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第二句話“ButonThursday,Viestursbecametheonly

Americantoclimbtotheworld's14highestmountains.M可知：Viesturs已經(jīng)成功地征服了14

座世界最高峰的美國(guó)人。

2.C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上文介紹的Viesturs的登山成就推測(cè)，hooked意為“感興趣的”。

如果是“被嚇倒、泄氣或不安”，就不可能取得那么輝煌的成就，顯然，這幾項(xiàng)不符文意。

3.B段落主旨題。此段首句“Thepioneeringclimbertalksaboutmountainsasiftheywere

livingcreaturesthatshouldbetreatedwithrespect.n就是本段的主題，下文Viesturs所說(shuō)的話

是用來(lái)說(shuō)明這一主題的。

4.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段最后一句"Butforamanwho'sclimbedtheworld's

14tallestmountains,hewillprobablysoonsetoffonyetanotheradventurew可得答案。

(B)

這是一篇自然類短文3颶風(fēng)的發(fā)生一般是有季節(jié)性的，但今年颶風(fēng)比以往來(lái)得更早，這

與海洋溫度的升高有密切關(guān)系。

5.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第二句話“ElSalvador...was