高二英语阅读训练(共4页).doc

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上高二英语阅读训练（20）A Why does a commuter (月季票乘客) always look as if he had just been through a war Here is a sad story of a commuter. Mr. Green gets up very early every day and eats a quick breakfast Then he makes his wife drive him to the station He arrives on time, but his train doesn't When it finally comes, he squeezes on (挤上车) and finds there are no more seatsHe has to stand with his bag between his knees There is simply no room to put it downSuddenly a cold wind hits him in the faceThe window is broken. He remembers this summerAt that time the same window didn't even open. The conductor makes his way through the crowd and asks for the commuter's ticket The ticket, of course, is buried deep in the poor man's breast pocket He digs for it The conductor waits impatiently Finally the train reaches the city The commuter is already worn out He says to himself “My God! I feel as if I've just been through a war!”1If the commuter had got up several minutes late, he A would have missed the train B might still have been able to catch the train C wouldn't be sad D would have been away from a war2The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means “” A His ticket is deep in mud B He loses his ticket C He forgets where his ticket is D It is hard to take out his ticket3What is the best title for the passage A A Commuter's Sad Story B The Crowded Train C An Uncomfortable Travel D Worn Out B As the saying goes, nothing succeeds like success People like to deal with a successful person Why You see, there must be a reason why the person has achieved success And most obviously it is because he is expert (熟练的) at what he is doing When given a chance, people would rather deal with the best Naturally, the best way to produce a success image (形象) is to do a lot of work Your achievement, and the name it leads to will make known to the public how good you really are People will know this by your completed record or simply by recognizing it upon seeing you in action, just as it becomes quite obvious that a man is a full-time tennis player when you see him play on the tennis court (网球场地) So will it become obvious that you are skilled in your field when people see you do your work But many other imagebuilding ways are practical in producing a success image as will be discussed in the following4People like to deal with a successful person probably because they A hope to know the secret of being successful B don't believe what he has achieved C are eager to show respect for him D feel uncertainty whether he is an expert5How can we know how good a person is at his work A By dealing with him B By studying how he has achieved success C By just looking at him doing something D By watching him playing tennis on the tennis court6The passage mainly tells us that A success image may come after success B people like to deal with a successful person C there are many imagebuilding ways D success image is built in one's work7The passage is taken from a chapter of a book, whose title is likely to be “” A Nothing Succeeds like Success B Success in Your Field C Success Image building Ways D A Successful PlayerC Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash (撞击) into Earth and destroy life as we know it, some scientists say Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision (碰撞) course with Earth Buy 50 million worth of new telescopes right now Then spend 10 million a year for the next 25 years to find the position of most of the space rocks By the time we pick out a fatal (致命的) one, the scientists say, we'll have a way to change its course Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons But the cost wouldn't be cheapIs it worth it Two things experts consider when judging any risk are. How likely the event is, how bad the consequences (后果) will be if the event happens Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of lives might strike Earth once every 500,000 years Sounds pretty rarebut if one did fall, it would be the end of the world “If we don't take care of these big asteroids, they'll take care of us.” says one scientist “It's that simple” The cure, though, might be worse than the disease Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article 8What does the passage say about asteroids and metoroids A They are heavenly bodies similar in nature B They are heavenly bodies different in composition C There are more asteroids than meteoroids D Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids9What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth A It is very unlikely but the danger exists B Such a collision might happen once every 25 years C It's still too early to say whether such a collision might happen D Collisions of asteroids with Earth happen more often than expected10What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to change the course of asteroids A It sounds practical but may not solve the problem B It may create more problems than it might solve C It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely D Further research should be done before it proves applicable (适用的)11We can conclude from the passage that A while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world B asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future C the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it's unlikely to happen in our time D workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth D In earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods In reality lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs The American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752 In the same year he also built the first Lightning Rod (避雷针) His device protects buildings from being damaged by lightning Modern science has discovered that one stroke of lightning contains more than 15 million volts A spark between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers, and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per secondScientists estimate (估计) that there are about 2,000 million flashes of lightning per year Lightning hits the Empire, State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year In the United States alone it kills an average of one person every day The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car Outside, one should go to low ground and not get under trees Also, one should stay out of water and away from metal fences Inside a house, people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things With lightning, it's better to be safe than sorry12Lightning is actually A weapon B electricity C light D mystery13People once thought that lightning came from A scientists B ground C lightning rod D gods14Benjamin Franklin A made the first lightning rod B built the Empire State Building C invented electricity D prevented lightning from hitting cars15is the best place to be in during an electricity storm A Swimming pool B A high place C Under a tree D A carE People who are selling things usually put out advertisements about their articles in newspapers and magazines, and on radio and television Advertisements tell us what we can get to buy, and they can help us to get what we want If you look at the page of classified (分类的) advertisements in a newspaper, you will see many advertisements that give you just useful information about goods But, since we always have to choose what to buy with our money, every advertiser uses different ways to get us to choose the things he is advertising How can we judge what to believe, and what not to believe, before we spend our money The answer is by learning to see through the tricks some advertisers use, so that we do not get fooled very easily First, we have to know people can be persuaded to make a certain choice if someone promises them something they want We all have certain wishes, needs, feelings and weaknesses as human beings A person who suggests that a certain need will be satisfied will have us ready to do what he wants us to do, unless we can find out what his aim is As Samul Johnson, a famous writer, once said, “Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement”16The first paragraph tells us that people A use advertisements to help sell goods B enjoy reading articles in newspapers and magazines C are tired of classified advertisements in any kind of media D who are buying things always get what they want17The underlined word “articles” in the first paragraph means “” A goods to be sold B pieces of writing C useful things D the words “a”,“an” or “the”18In the second paragraph, the writer advises people A not to be fooled B on how to choose goods C on how to put out advertisements D on what to believe19Advertisers try every possible way A to rob people of their money B to play tricks on people C to help people to judge D to persuade people to buy his goods20According to this passage, one is ready to do what he is told to A if he knows others' aim B unless he is quite experienced C when he is promised something D because he is a human being Key：1-5 BDAAB 6-10 DCAAB 11-15 DBDAD 16-20 AAADC专心-专注-专业