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-高一英语阅读理解练习(1).-第 8 页东方教育世界高一英语阅读理解练习（1） 阅读理解 （共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）AValencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea ， two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the citys money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways ， clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings ， coloured roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela （委内瑞拉） named Valencia.1.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia？A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia？A. The colour of the buildingB. The length of the streetsC. The age of the buildingsD. The colour of the roofs3. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain？东方教育世界 A.2nd centuryB.8th centuryC.13th centuryD. 20the century4. What is Valencia famous for？A. Its seaportB. Its universityC. Its churches and museumsD. Its parks and gardens5. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _.A. marketsB. businessC. factoriesD. farmingBPlants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air ， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you ， you will find that there are two kinds of plants ： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed ， some have two ， three or four ， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores （胚芽）。 Spores are very small. Some spores are东方教育世界 so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places ， they usually grow into new plants.6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _.A. plants are important for lifeB. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants in the worldD. we can not live without water7. Plants can make food from_.A. flower， water and airB. water， sunlight and airC. air， water and soilD. air， sun and light8. What can we infer（推断） from the passage ？A. Of all living things animals are most importantB. Spores are seedsC. All fruits of flowering plants have seedsD. Without plants， man will die out9. This passage may be taken from_.A. a medicine bookB. a novelC. a science magazine东方教育世界 D. an experiment report10. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _.A. damaged B. polluted C. prevented D. guardedCMrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl,she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasnt changed her mind. After she graduated from high school ， she went on to college. Four years later ， she received her bachelors degree （B A） in English and her teaching certificate（证书）。 Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers ， Mrs. Blake takes more classes； she hopes to get a masters degree （M A）。 With an MA ， she will receive a higher salary and if possible ， she hopes to get a doctors degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blakes high school， like that in many high schools in the United States ， is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period ， which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. ， Mrs. Blake must meet with parents， make out examinations， check assignments at all ， Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.11. How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school？A. four yearsB. eight yearsC. twelve yearsd. twenty years12. According to the article ， which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university？A. a doctors degree a bachelors degree a masters degreeB. a bachelors degree a masters degree a doctors degree东方教育世界 C. a masters degreea bachelors degree a doctors degreeD. a bachelors degree a doctors degreea masters degree13. How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far？A. oneB. twoC. threeD. none14. Which of the following sentences is not true？A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United SatesB. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.15. According to that third paragraph，Mrs. Blake is _ during the school day.A. lonelyB. freeC. funnyD. busyDTo swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. Its hard work and it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes东方教育世界 as long as youre not held up at the airport， but its an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft （气垫船）if you dont mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise， you can go by boat， if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems， and the weary（厌烦的） traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible， you say. Well， wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time， the great London Council（议会）is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel， but you would be able to by rail or by car on a bridge， yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again？ Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC？ Well， perhaps， the main reason， though， is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of Londons discussed dockland（船坞）。 A link from London to the continent would stimulate（刺激） trade and revitalize（使重新具有 活力）the port， and would make London a main trading center in Europe. With a link over the Channel， you could buy your fish and chips in England and be able to eat them in France while they are still warm！ 16. From the lines we can see that people crossed the Channel by _ in the past. A. air B. boat C. swimming D. A， B， or C 17. The weary traveler thinks the best way to cross the Channel is _. A. by swimming B. in his own car C. by air D. by hovercraft 18. A tunnel would cost_ a bridge. 东方教育世界 东方教育世界 A. far less than B. as much as C. far more than D. as little as 19. According to the passage， a link from London to the continent would be_. A. necessary for its trade B. important for its politics C. useful for its industry D. helpful for its culture 20. The main idea of the passage is_. A. how to develop the trade of London B. when to cross the Channel C. how to get to Europe from London more conveniently D. what to do in the developing of traveling 参考答案： 1-5 CCBDD 6-10 ABDCD 11-15 CBAAD 16-20 DBAAC 东方教育世界