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1、高中英语精选阅读理解100篇一、阅读理解1 （1 分）O-Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of shortstories.His real name was William Sydney Porter.He was bornin North Carolina in 1862.As a young boy he lived an excitinglife.He did not go to school for very long,but he managed toteach himself everything he needed

2、to know.When he was about20 years old,O?Henry went to Texas,where he tried differentjobs.He first worked on a newspaper,and then had a job in abank,when some money went missing from the bank O?Henrywas believed to have stolen it.Because of that,he was sent toprison.During the three years in prison,h

3、e learned to write shortstories.After he got out of prison,he went to New York andcontinued writing.He wrote mostly about New York and the lifeof the poor there.People liked his stories,because simple as thetales were,they would finish with a sudden change at the end,tothe readers surprise.1.In whic

4、h order did O?Henry do the following things?a.Lived in New York.b.Worked in a bank.c.Travelled toTexas.d.Was put in prison,e.Had a newspaper Job.f.Learned to writestories.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.af.2.People enjoyed reading O?Henrys stories becauseA.they had surprise endin

5、gs B.they were easy to understandC.they showed his love for the poor D.they were about NewYork City3.O?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 t

6、aken money that was not his4.What 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.5.Where did O?Henry get most material for his short stories?A.His life inside the prison.B.The new

7、spaper articles he wrote.C.The city and people of New York.D.His exciting early life asa boy.2、（1 分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to aneighbour of mine.He is a teacher at one of Londons bigmedical schools,He had finished his teaching for the summerterm and was at the airport on

8、 his way to Russia to give alecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulderbag,but he had put Rupert,the skeleton（人体骨骼）to be usedin his lecture,in a large brown suitcase（箱子）.At the airportdesk,he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy anewspaper.He left his suitcase nea

9、r the desk and went over tothe shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken hissuitcase by mistake.He often wonders what they said when theygot home and found Rupert.1.Who wrote the story?A.Ruperts teacher.B.The neighbours teacher.C.A medical school teacher.D.The teachers neighbour.2.W

10、hy did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A.He needed it for the summer term in London.B.He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C.He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D.He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3.What happened at the airport?A.The sk

11、eleton went missing.B.The skeleton was stolen.C.The teacher forgot his suitcase.D.The teacher took thewrong suitcase.4.Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling aboutthe incident?A.He is very angry.B.He thinks it rather funny.C.He feels helpless without Rupert.D.He feels good withoutRup

12、ert.5.Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A.The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B.The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C.The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D.The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1 分）On the evening of June 2

13、1,1992,a tall man with brown hair andblue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel inXian with his bicycle.The hotel workers received him andtelephoned the manager,for they had never seen a bicycle in thehotel ball before though they lived in the kingdom of bicycles.Robert Friedlander

14、,an American,arrived in Xian on his bicycletrip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi,India.When he was 11,he read the book Marco Polo and made up hismind to visit the Silk Road.Now,after 44 years,he was on theSilk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlanders

15、 next destinations（目的地）were Lanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1.The best headline（标题）for this newspaper article would be.A.The Kingdom of Bicycles B.A Beautiful Hotel in XianC.Marco Polo and the Silk Road D.An American AchievingHis Aims2.The hotel workers told the man

16、ager about Friedlander comingto the hotel because.A.he asked to see the managerB.he entered the hall with a bikeC.the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD.the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the followingorder,.A.China,India,

17、and Pakistan B.India,China,and PakistanC.Pakistan,China,and India D.China,Pakistan,and India4.What made Friedlander want to come to China?A.The stories about Marco Polo.B.The famous sights inXian.C.His interest in Chinese silk.D.His childhood dreams aboutbicycles.5.Friedlander can be said to be.A.cl

18、ever B.friendly C.hardworking D.strong-minded4、（1 分）Mr.Grey was the manager of a small office in London.He livedin the country,and came up to work by train.He liked walkingfrom the station to his office unless it was raining,because itgave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the stree

19、t when a strangerstopped him and said to him,You may not remember me,sir,but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in mypockets,I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend mesome money,and you lent me 5,because you said you werewilling to take a chance so as to give a man a start o

20、n the way tosuccess.Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said,Yes,Iremember you.Go on with your story!Well,answered thestranger,are you still willing to take a chance?1.How did Mr.Grey get to his office?A.He went up to work by train.B.He walked to his office.C.He went to his office on foot unl

21、ess it rained.D.He usually took a train to the station and then walked to hisoffice if the weather was fine.2.Mr Grey liked walking to his office b e c a u s e.A.he couldnt afford the buses B.he wanted to save moneyC.he wanted to keep in good health D.he could do someexercises on the way3.Mr.Grey ha

22、d been willing to lend money to a stranger inorder to_A.give him a start in life B.help him on the way to successC.make him rich D.gain more money4.One morning the stranger recognized Mr.Grey,andA.wanted to return Mr.Grey the moneyB.again asked Mr.Grey for moneyC.would like to make friends with himD

23、.told Mr.Grey that he had been successful since then5.In the second paragraph,.take a chance me a n s.A.Mr.Gray happened to meet a strangerB.Mr.Grey had a chance to help a strangerC.Mr.Grey helped a stranger by chanceD.Mr.Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give backthe money which he len

24、t him5、（1 分）Even if you are a good high-jumper,you can jump only aboutseven feet off the ground.You cannot jump any higher becausethe earth pulls you hard.The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth.If you weighyourself,you will know how much gravity is pull

25、ing you.Since there is gravity,water runs down hill.When you throw aball into the air,it falls back down.Because of gravity,you donot fall off the earth as it whirls（旋转）around.Then,can we get away from the earth and go far out into space?Now you can do it,because spaceships have been invented.Then s

26、paceship will go so fast that it can escape（逃出）theearths gravity and carry you into space.1.In this passage,the word gravity means.A.the pull of everything.B.the force of attraction（吸弓 I）among objects.C.the force which attracts objects towards the centre of theearthD.the force which attracts the ear

27、th towards the sun.2.When you slip（滑）you always fall to the ground becauseA.the earth always turns round.B.the earth has gravityC.the earths gravity is greater than your weight.D.you arecareless.3.Gravity is strong thatA.it can throw a ball into the air.B.it makes you jump onlyseven feet.C.it can le

28、t you fly away from the earth.D.it can keepeverything on earth.4.Because of gravity,A.water flows everything.B.we can go everywhere by ship.C.water always flows downwards.D.fish can live in water.5.We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA.the spaceship goes very fast.B.the earth cant pul

29、l thespaceship.C.the spaceship has a strong force.D.the spaceship can jumphigher than other things.6、（1 分）An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small townwas soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman.Ashe started to make out the ticket,the woman behind the wheelsaid proudly,B

30、efore you go any further,young man,I thinkyou should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend ofmine.The officer did not say a word,but kept writing.I amalso a friend of chief of police Barens,continued the woman,getting more angry each moment,Still he kept on writing.Young man,she persiste

31、d,I know Judge Lawson and StateSenator（参议员）Patton.Handing the ticket to the woman,theofficer asked pleasantly,Tell me,do you know Bill Bronson.Why,no,she answered.Well,that is the man you should have known,he said,headingback to his motorcycle,I an Bill Bronson.1.The policeman stopped the car becaus

32、eA.it was an expensive carB.the driver was a proud ladyC.the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD.the driver was going to make trouble for the police2.The woman was getting more angry each moment becauseA.the policeman didnt know her friendsB.the policeman didnt accept her kindnessC.the police

33、man was going to punish herD.she didnt know the policemans name3.The policeman was.A.an honourable fellow B.a stupid fellowC.an impolite man D.a shy man4.The woman was.A.kind-heartedB.a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC.trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her fr

34、iendspowerful positionsD.introducing her good friends names to the young officer5.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 senseless7、（1 分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821,and moved toNew York City when she was ten years old.On

35、e day shedecided that she wanted to become a doctor.That was nearlyimpossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.After writing many letters asking for admission（录 取）tomedical schools,she was finally accepted by a doctor inPhiladelphia.She was so determined that she taught school and

36、gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849,after graduation from medical school,she decided tofurther her education in Paris.She wanted to be a surgeon（夕 卜 科医师），but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States,she found it difficult

37、to starther own practice because she was a woman.By 1857 Elizabethand her sister,also a doctor,along with another woman doctor,managed to open a new hospital,the first for women andchildren Besides being the first woman physician and foundingher own hospital,she also set up the first medical school

38、forwomen.1.Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream ofbecoming a surgeon?A.She couldnt get admitted to medical schoolB.She decided to further her education in ParisC.A serious eye problem stopped herD.It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2.What main obstacle（障碍）a

39、lmost destroyed Elizabethschances for becoming for a doctor?A.She was a woman.B.She wrote too many letters.C.She couldnt graduate from medical school.D.She couldnt set up her hospital.3.How many years passed between her graduation from medicalschool and the opening of her hospital?A.Eight years B.Te

40、n years C.Nineteen years D.Thirty-sixyears4.According to the passage,all of the following are firsts inthe life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she.A.became the first woman physicianB.was the first woman doctorC.and several other women founded the first hospital forwomen and childrenD.set up the

41、 first medical school for women5.Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in.A.England B.Paris C.the United States D.New York City8、（1 分）In todays age of fast travel,the world seems a smaller placeand to some people,a less exciting place,Fifty years ago only afew English people and holidays abroad

42、,People who didnttravel thought of other countries as very far away and different.For example,people thought the French all eat garlic（大蒜），theItalians all eat spaghetti（细条实心面）.and the Americans alldrink Coca Cola,These definite（明确的）ideas of othernationalities are called stereotypes（陈规老套）.But do we h

43、avethe same stereotypes today?People travel more,we all watchthe same TV programmes,and ideas travel quickly too.Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks CocaCola.Everyone listens to the same music,wears the samefashions（流行式样）,buys the same cars.They just do it in adifferent language!1

44、.Now the world seems to be exciting.A.bigger and more B.smaller and moreC.smaller and less D.bigger and less2.Fifty years ago,English people travelled abroad.A.many B.few C.only some D.a few3.People thought of other countries as.A.near and different B.near and the sameC.remote and very different D.r

45、emote and the same4.Nowadays,peoples ideas of other nationalities.A.have changed B.are the same C.are different D.are almostthe same5.We dont have the same stereotypes because p e o p l e.A.travel more B.watch the same TV programmesC.watch different TV programmes D.travel more and watch thesame TV p

46、rogrammes6.The best title for this passage would be.A.A Big World B.A Small WorldC.An Exacting World D.An Interesting World9、（1 分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves.We are so used tothis that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be someanimals that do not age.Sea anemones（海葵）are

47、an example.Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing anysigns of lifelessness.Some kinds of sea worms can even growbackwards.If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat,they getsteadily smaller,They finally end as a ball of cells（细胞）looking rather like the egg from which they came.Un

48、der goodconditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growingagain.One could probably keep them growing and un-growingagain and again.1.Some sea worms grow smaller when t hey.A.lose weight B.live in the darknessC.are under good conditions D.dont eat and are kept in thedark2.According to the

49、 passage,some sea a n i ma l s.A.will die when they become a ball of cells B.do not grow oldC.will die without food D.will stop growing any time theywant3.According to the passage,which of the following statementsin NOT true?A.We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing andungrowing again and again

50、.B.Human beings will grow old and die.C.An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D.Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4.The underlined word aging in the first sentence meansA.growing old B.the age of a personC.getting younger D.un-growing5.This passage is mainly aboutA.se