【英语】高考英语阅读理解100篇.docx

一、阅读理解1、（1 分）O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories becauseA. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York CityO. Henry went to prison because.A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not hisWhat do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.3. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、（1 分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools, He had finished his teaching fbr the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton （人体骨骼）to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase （箱子）.At the aiiport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.terrible prairie（草原）fire swept over them and they weren? t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? 一Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma's wonderful stories.D. The grandma's stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn't obey their parentsAccording to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、（1 分）The most important use of drifting （漂流）bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream （墨 西哥湾流）might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the cun-ent in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed （密封的）bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across theocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、（1 分）The Guidance Department （教导处）at Burrville High School has a staff （职员）of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern/9 says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules （日程安排）.October brings many behaviour （行为）problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a quiet month. "It's the holiday,“ Ms Foreman says. "People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year's Day.Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year's busiest month. Thafs when parents realize that their children might be held back （留级）.They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. "Most of their work is done with the students“ means.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the studentsIn the sentence "The staff sees a lot of parents too." the word "see" can be replaced withA. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meetFrom the diagram（图表），we know that the total of their meetings in April is as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD. two-thirdsIn March, each of the staff working in the Guidance Department has to interview （会见） about parents.A. 10B.20C. 15D. 5May is always the busiest month because the parents want to.A. discuss schedules with the staffB. have something done to help their children' s promotion（升级）C. know how their children are getting on with their lessonsD. do something good for the school or the staff16、（1 分）Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man's big familyhis parents his brothers, their wives and children. They family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later the woman went back to her parents, home, having quarrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the woman' s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved （感动）by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband' s home.1. The writer wrote the story in order to.A. show that elephants are very cleverB. tell how a woman trained a wild animalC. show that women care more for animals than men doD. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wifeThe woman left her new home .A. to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa B. to see if the elephant would follow herC. because she was angry with her husband D. because she was tired of the large familyAfter the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant.A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed herC. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed itThe young wife went back to her husband because .A. she knew he had sent the animal to her B. the elephant had come to look for herC. her parents persuaded her toD. she missed her new home17、（1 分）The blue eyes that looked at him from outside the door were like the light through a magnifying glass （放大镜）when it is at its brightest and smallest, when paper and leaves begin to smoke.“Hey J said the man in the door. "Remember me?”“Yes J the boy said, whispering. "Rick.”He felt so surprised to see Rick. All of Rick seemed to be shown in the eyes, with a strong feeling that ought to have hurt him“You knew me,“ Rick said. "You hadn't forgotten/9“You'rejust the same J the boy said, and felt much thankful.He seemed even to be wearing the same clothes, the same blue shirt and grey trousers. He was thin, but he was built to be lean; and he was still, or again, sunburnt （日西黑 了）. After everything, the slow white smile still showed the slight feeling of happiness.“Let' s look at you,“ Rick said, dropping into a chair. Then slowly he felt more at home, and he became once more just Rick, as if nothing had happened. There were lines about his eyes, and deeper lines on his cheeks （面颊），but he looked likejust Rick, lined by sunlight andsmiling.“When I look at you J he said, "You make me think about me, fbr we look like each other.”“Yes J said the boy, eagerly, "they all think we both look like my grandfather.1. On his return , Rick.A. had not changed muchC. was much thinner than before2. Rick and the boy are probably3. On his return , Rick.A. had not changed muchC. was much thinner than before4. Rick and the boy are probablyB. looked very oldD. was wearing different clothesA. brothersA. brothersB. relatedC. friendsD. neighboursB. was proud of what Rick had doneD. wondered where Rick had beenB. cared about each otherD. felt their friendship had changedYou could describe Rick as.A. old and friendly B. old and nervous C. thin and nervous D. thin and friendlyFrom the passage we can tell that the boy A. was worried that Rick had forgotten himC. was pleased to see RickRick and the boy.A. had similar personalitiesC. had lived in the same house18、（1 分）Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate （交际）with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars （毛虫）changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell-a signal （信号）causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.Communication, of course, doesn't need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar （花蜜）for honey. So why shouldn? t trees have ways of sending message?1. It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that.A. are lying on the groundB. have an unpleasant tasteC. bees don9t likeD. have an unfamiliar shapeThe willow tree described in the passage protected itself by.A. growing more branchesB. communicating with birds and beesC. changing its leaf chemistryD. shaking caterpillars offAccording to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by.A. waving its branchesB. giving off a special smellC. dropping its leavesD. changing the colour of its trunkAccording to this passage, bees communicate by.A. making special movementB. touching one anotherC. smelling one anotherD. making unusual soundThe author believes that the incident described in the passage.A. cannot be taken seriouslyB. should no longer be permittedC. must be checked more thoroughlyD. seems completely reasonable19、（1 分）The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small singleengined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter （高度表）failed and she didn' t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged （7中）into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames （火焰）coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion （时亥U） she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation （航空）and that air travel was useful.1. Which of the following statements is