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1、高中英语：阅读理解练习题(95)The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in theUnited States for the last ten years.C omputers used to belarge,expensive machines that were very difficult to use.B ut scientists and techn i c i ans have been mak i ng them smalI erand cheaper while at the same time they hav

2、e been made easierto use.As a result,thei r popularity has been increasing asmore peopIe have been buy i ng computers for the i r homes andbusinesses.C omputers have been designed to store informationand compute problems that are difficult for human beings towork out.Some have voices that speak with

3、 the operators.Stores use computers to keep records of thei r inventories（库存货物）and to send bills to thei r customers（顾客）.Officesuse computers to copy letters,record business and keep intouch with other off ices.PeopIe have been using computers inthe i r homes to keep track of the money they spend.On

4、e important new use for computers is for entertainment（娱乐）.Many new games have been designed to be pIayed on thecomputers.PeopIe of a I I ages have been playing these games,PeopIe a I so have been buying home computers to pI ay computergames,watch mov i es and I i sten to concerts at home.They haveb

5、ecome very popuI ar i ndeed.1.Computers used to.A.work rapidly B.be large and expensiveC.be easy to use D.be used for fun2.In recent years,computers are being made.A.larger and more expensive B.smal I er and cheaperC.more difficult to use D.to work more slowly3.Home computers can be used for.A.writi

6、ng letters B.playing games C.doingbus i ness D.a I I of the above4.Sa Iesmen use computers mainly to.A.check the Iist of goods and mater ials that are kept inthe store houseB.play games for pleasureC.talk with thei r fr iendsD.wr ite Ietters5.The best title for the passage would beA.New Uses F or C

7、omputersHome C omputersC.The Home C omputer IndustryB.The Popular ity ofD.C omputers At HomePrecipitation,commonly referred to as rainfall（降雨量），is a measureof the quantity of water in the form of either rain,hall（雹子），or snowwhich reaches the ground,The average annual（每年的）precipitationover the whole

8、of the United States is thirty-six inches.It should beunderstood,however,that a foot of snow is not equal to a foot ofprecipitation.A general formula（公式）for computing theprecipitation of snowfall（降雪量）is that thirty-eight inches of snowis equal to one inch of precipitation.In New York State,for examp

9、le,seventy-six inches of snow in one year would be recorded as only twoinches of precipitation.The total annual precipitation Forty inches ofrain would be recorded as forty inches of precipitation.The totalannual precipitation would be recorded as forty-two inches.1.The word uprecipitation i n c l u

10、 d e s.A.only rainfall B.rain,hail,and snowC.rain,snow,and fog D.rain,snow,and ice2.What is the average annual rainfall in inches in the UnitedStates?A.Thirty-six inches B.Thirty-eight inchesC.Forty inches D.Forty-two inches3.If a state has 152 inches of snow in a year,by how much doesthis increase

11、the annual precipitation?A.By two feet B.By four inches C,By four feet D.By152 inches4.Another word which is often used in place of precipitation isA.wetness B.snowfall C.rainfall D.drynessEveryone knows what a needle is.Of course there are needles andneedles,Needles for sewing machines,needles for

12、injection（注射）,youname it.But few people think of the wonder a needle works in thehands of those who practice acupuncture（针刺疗法）.During the past ten years of so,I have been suffering from terribleheadache.It seems to be getting from bad to worse these days.Lastnight I got a sudden pain in my head.It w

13、as so terrible that I couldhardly bear（忍受）it.Although I swallowed all kinds of pain-killers（lE痛药）,I didnt feel any better,It seemed that there was nothing Icould do but phone for a doctor.One of our neighbours happened to be with us.He was not adoctor,but he timidly（胆怯地）offered his help,saying Do yo

14、u mindif I tried acupuncture on you?These needles may possibly do yousome good.I agreed.In a moment,he had taken out a few needlesfrom his purse.Without a momenfs delay,he fixed a few needlesinto the skin on my head here and there,Before long,I feltthoroughly relieved（缓解疼痛）.Just then,the doctor sped

15、 through my house and said,“Where isour patient?”Sorry,Doctor,You are too late,Ifs killed!I answered in delight.Ifs miracle,isnt it?1.The underlined word name in the first paragraph means toA.give a name to the needles B.name as many kinds ofneedle as you can think ofC.call the needles by the name o

16、f needles D.say the name of aneedle2.The underlined phrase from bad to worse in the secondparagraph refers to the mansA.character B.life C.headache D.health3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to thepassage?A.the neighbour fixed needles on his own headB.The neighbour is a kind-h

17、earted person.C.The mans pain was killed before the doctor arrivedD.Soon after the acupuncture,the man was completely recovered.4.The sentences You are too late.Ifs killed mean thatA.the pain was killed because the doctor came lateB.the man was killed because the doctor came too lateC.before the doc

18、tor came the mans headache was already curedD.it was too late and the man had gone way5.The passage tells us that.A.everyone knows that acupuncture is a miracleB.the neighbour wanted to use acupuncture on every patientC.the effect of acupuncture on the man was unbelievableD.the patient did not belie

19、ve in acupunctureAn expensive car speeding down the main street of a smalltown was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman.As he started to make out the ticket,the woman behind the wheel said proudly,Before you go any further,young man,I think you should know that the mayor of this city

20、is a good friend of mine.The officer did not say aword,but kept writing.I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,continued the woman,getting more angry eachmoment.Still he kept on writing.Young man,“she persisted,I know Judge Lawson and State Senator（参议员）Patton.”Handing the ticket to the woman,t

21、he officer asked pleasantly,Tell me,do you know Bill Bronson.“Why,no,“she answered.“Well,that is the man you should have known/,he said,heading back to his motorcycle,I an Bill Bronson/1.The policeman stopped the car becauseA.it was an expensive carB.the driver was a proud ladyC.the driver was drivi

22、ng beyond the speed limitD.the driver was going to make trouble for the police2.The woman was getting more angry each moment because.A.the policeman didnt know her friendsB.the policeman didnt accept her kindnessC.the policeman was going to punish herD.she didnt know the policemans name3.The policem

23、an was.A.an honourable fellow B.a stupid fellowC.an impolite man b.a shy man4.The woman was.A.kind-heartedB.a person who depended on someone else to finish herworkC.trying to frighten the policeman on the strength ofher friends powerful positionsb.introducing her good friends names to the young offi

24、cer5.The p o l i c e ma n.A.had no sense of humor（幽默）B.had s sense of humorC.had no sense of duty D.was senselessNow Id like to talk to you about your final exam.The exam will be held next Thursday,the last day of the examweek.Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink.And unlike

25、 the midterm exam,this test willnot include multiple choice questions;it will consist entirely of essays（文章）.Youll have to answer three of thefive essay questions.The exam will be comprehensive（全面的），which means youll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term,I would

26、 suggestyou review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes.The final exam will count as 50 percent ofyour grade of the course.The research project（项目）wilI count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent.Ill be in my office almost all day next Tuesday.I f you run into any prob

27、lems,please drop in.Good luck to you andIll see you on Tuesday.1.When will the final exam take place?A.On Tuesday B.On a Wednesday C.On a Thursday b.On a Friday2.What will be included in the exam?A.There will be only multiple-choice questions.B.The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essayque

28、stions.C.The exam will have an oral and a written section.D.There will be only essay questions.3.Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A.I t will be easy to understand.B.Students will be tested on all the material discussedin class.C.I t will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D

29、.Students must complete all parts of it.4.The underlined phrase run into probably meansA.go into B.meet somebodyunexpectedlyC.come up against something with force D.come across5.When was this talk most likely given?A.During the first week of class B.Duringmidterm weekC.On the last day of class b.On

30、the Iast day of exam weekIn earliest times,men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries（神秘的事物）of nature.Some ancient peoples believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons（武器）of the gods.In reality,lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth.A single flash of li

31、ghtning 1.6 kilometres long has enough electricity to light one millionlight bulbs（灯泡）.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）.This device（装置物）pro

32、tects buildings from being damaged by lightning.Modern science has discovered that one stroke（闪击）of lightning has a voltage（电压）of more than 15million volts（伏特）.A flash of lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers,and travelat a speed of 30 million meters per second.Scie

33、ntists judge that there are about 2,000million 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（平均数）of one person every day.The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed

34、 car.Outside,one should go to lowground and not get under tress.Also,one should stay outof water and away from metal fences.Inside a house,people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touchwires or metal things.With lightning,it is better to be safe thansorry?1.People once thought lightning

35、 came from.A.the sky B.the gods C.the earth b.nature2.According to the passage what do you think all buildingsneed?A.Metal fences.B.Electricity.C.lightningrods.D.Machines.3.Lightning can t ravel.A.as quickly as water B.not so quickly as electricityC.at very low speed D.at very high speed4.Which of t

36、he following is NOT true?A.In the U.S about one person per day dies from lightning.B.The Empire State Building frequently gets hit by lightning.C.Swimming during a thunder storm is a good idea.b.A closed car is the best place to be during an electrical storm.5.Lightning is probably to man.A.useful B

37、.kind C.useless D.friendlyNot many years ago,a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England.He had made a lot of money in trading with foreigncountries.When he was seventy-five,he gave 12,000to the village school to buy land and equipment（设备）fora

38、childrens playground.As a result of his kindness,many people came to visit him.Among them was a newspaperman.During theirtalk,Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred.The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy-five.Johnsonhad a sense of h

39、umour（幽默）.He liked whisky（威士忌酒）and drank some each day.I have an injection（注射）in tny neck each evening/he told the newspaperman,thinking of his evening glass of whisky.The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant.In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily in

40、jection in his neck.Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain,asking him for the secret of his daily injection.1.Johnson became a rich man throughA.doing business.B.making whisky.C.cheating.D.buying and selling land.2.The gift of money to the school suggests that John

41、sonA.had no children.B.was a strangeman.C.was very fond of children.D.wanted peopIe to know how rich he was.3.Many people wrote to Johnson to find outA.what kind of whisky he had.B.how to live longer.C.how to become wealthy.b.in which part of theneck to have an injection.4.The newspapermanA.should h

42、ave reported what Johnson had told him.B.shouldn*t have asked Johnson what injection he had.C.was eager to live a long life.b.should have found out what Johnson really meant.5.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck eachevening,he really meant thatA.he liked drinking a glass of whisky in t

43、he evening.B.he needed an injection in the neck.C.a daily injection in the evening would make him sleepwell.D.there was something wrong with his neck.Paul couldnt sleep last night.He woke up early and sat up,and then he lay down again.He felt terrible.must besick,he thought.*but I must study for tha

44、t test.0He got up and looked for his history notebook.He finally found it under a pile of clothes on a chair.Hewent over his history notes,but he couldnt remember any of the facts in the notes.*What shall I do?”he thought.He felt terrible.Just then Pauls telephone rang.He put down his notebook and p

45、icked up the telephone.“Good morning/,Jacks voice said,“You must bewrong about that test/,*What do you mean?*Paul asked weakly.Were not going to have the test today.*Jacksaid.wrote down the date in my notebook.The test wilI be next Wednesday;it isnt today.How do you feel thismorning?*“Fine,“said Pau

46、l.Just fine!”Suddenly he reallyfelt fine.1.Paul fe lt uneasy because heA.was seriously ill.B.was too tired.C.was worried about the coming test.D.couldnt find his history notebook.2.I t seemed that PaulA.was good at history.B.liked to study history.C.lost interest in history.D.was ready for the histo

47、ry test.3.What made Paul feel fine at once?A.The telephone call.B.the coming test.C.Jacks notebook D.The fact that the test was not to be given that day.4.“How do you feel this morning?0 From this question wecan see JackA.knew Paul.well.B.knew Paul veryC.wanted to help Paul with his history.b.would

48、Iend Paul his notebook.5.We can guess from the passage thatA.Jack was as poor at history as Paul.B.Jack was as good at history as Paul.C.Jack was better at history than Paul.D.Jack was poorer at history than Paul.I t doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps,buteveryone needs some rest to stay

49、alive.Thats what all doctors thought,until they heard about A I Herpin.A I Herpin,it was said,never slept,Could this be true?The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.A I Herpin was 90 years old when the doctorscame to his home in New Jersey.They thought for surethat he got some sleep o

50、f some kind.So they stayed withhim and watched every movement he made.But they were surprised.Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day,they never saw Herpin sleeping,In fact,he did not even own a bed.He never needed one.The only rest that Herpin sometimes got wassitting in a comfort