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1、高 一 年 英 语 阅 读 理 解 练 习(-)AEarly one morning,more than a hundred years ago,anAmerican inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep.He hadbeen working all night on the design of a sewing machine but hehad run into a very difficult problem:It seemed impossible to get thethread to run smoothly around t

2、he needle.Though he was tired,Howe slept badly.He turned and turned.Then he had a dream.He dreamt that he had been caught byterrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unlesshe could build a perfect sewing machine.When he tried to do so,Howe ran into the same problem as before.The thr

3、ead kept gettingcaught around the needle.The king flew into the cage and orderedhis soldiers to kill Howe.They came up towards him with theirspears raised.But suddenly the inventor noticed something.Therewas a hole in the tip of each spear.The inventor awoke from thedream,realizing that he had just

4、found the answer to the problem.Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle,heshould make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle.This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and buildthe first really practised sewing machine.Elias Howe was not the only one

5、 in finding the answer to hisproblem in this way.Thomas Edison,the inventor of the electric light,said his bestideas came into him in dreams.So did the great physicist AlbertEinstein.Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing JaneEyre.To know the value of dreams,you have to understand whath

6、appens when you are asleep.Even then,a part of your mind is stillworking.This unconscious（无 意 识 的），but still active partunderstands your experiences and goes to work on the problemsyou have had during the day.It stores all sorts of information thatyou may have forgotten or never have really noticed.

7、It is only whenyou fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to thepart you use when you are awake.However,the unconscious partacts in a special way.It uses strange images which the consciouspart may not understand at first.This is why dreams are sometimescalled secret messages to ou

8、rselves.1.A ccording to the passage,Elias Howe w a s.A.the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleepB.much more hard-working than other inventorsC.the first person to design a sewing machine that really workedD.the only person at the time who knew the value of dreams2.The problem Howe

9、 was trying to solve w a s.A.what kind of thread to useB.how to design a needle which would not breakC.where to put the needleD.how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle3.Thomas Edison is spoken of b e c a u s e.A.he also tried to invent a sewing machineB.he got some of his ide

10、as from dreamsC.he was one of Howes best friendsD.he also had difficulty in falling asleep4.Dreams are sometimes calledl,secret messages to ourselvesb e c a u s e.A.strange images are used to communicate ideasB.images which have no meaning are usedC.we can never understand the real meaningD.only spe

11、cially trained people can understand themBLanguage learning begins with listening.Children are greatlydifferent in the amount of listening they do before they startspeaking,and later starters are often long listeners.Most childrenwill obey spoken instructions some time before they can speak,though t

12、he word obey is hardly accurate as a description of theeager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child.Beforethey can speak,many children will also ask questions by gestureand by making questioning noises.Any attempt to study the development from the noises babiesmake to their first spoke

13、n words leads to considerable difficulties.Itis agreed that they enjoy making noises,and that during the firstfew months one or two noises sort themselves as particularlyexpressive as delight,pain,friendliness,and so on.But since thesecant be said to show the babys intention to communicate,they canh

14、ardly be regarded as early forms of language.It is agreed,too,that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment,and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store.This self-imitation（模 仿）leads on to deliberate（有 意 的）imitationof sounds made or words spoken to them by

15、other people.Theproblem then arises as to the point at which one can say that theseimitations can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need to get out teeth into.The meaning of aword depends on what a particular person means by it in aparticular situation and it is clear that what a child mean

16、s by a wordwill change as he gains more experience of the world.Thus the useat seven months of mama as a greeting for his mother cannot bedismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses itat other times for his father,his dog,or anything else he likes.Playful and meaningless imitation o

17、f what other people saycontinues after the child has begun to speak for himself,I doubt,however whether anything is gained when parents take advantageof this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.5.Before children start s p e a k i n g.A.they need equal amount of listeningB.they need different a

18、mounts of listeningC.they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spokeninstructionsD.they cant understand and obey the adults oral instructions6.Children who start speaking l a t e.A.may have problems with their listeningB.probably do not hear enough language spoken around themC.usual

19、ly pay close attention to what they hearD.of ten take a long time in learning to listen properly7.A babys first noises a r e.A.an expression of his moods and feelingsB.an early form of languageC.a sign that he means to tell you somethingD.an imitation of the speech of adults8.The problem of deciding

20、 at what point a babys imitations can beconsidered as s p e e c h.A.is important because words have different meanings for differentpeopleB.is not especially important because the changeover takes placegraduallyC.is one that should be properly understood because the meaningof words changes with ageD

21、.is one that should be completely ignored（忽 略）becausechildrens use of words is often meaningless9.The speaker i m p l i e s.A.parents can never hope to teach their children new soundsB.children no longer imitate people after they begin to speakC.children who are good at imitating learn new words mor

22、e quicklyD.even after they have learnt to speak,children still enjoy imitatingCThe greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women.During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of thetime of a womans life spent in caring for children.A womanmarrying at the end of the 19th cent

23、ury would probably have beenin her middle twenties,and would be likely to have seven or eightchildren,of whom four or five lived till they were five years old.Bythe time the youngest was fifteen,the mother would have been inher early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years,during whi

24、ch custom,chance and health made it unusual for her toget paid work.Today women marry younger and have fewerchildren.Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when sheis forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty.Even while she has the care of children,her work is lig

25、htened byhousehold appliances（家 用 电 器）and convenience foods.This important change in womens way of life has only recentlybegun to have its full effect on womens economic position.Even afew years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and mostof them took a full-time job.However,when the

26、y married,theyusually left work at once and never returned to it.Today theschool-leaving age is sixteen,many girls stay at school after thatage,and though women tend to marry younger.more marriedwomen stay at work at least until shortly before their first child isborn.Many more after wads,return to

27、full or part-time work.Suchchanges have led to a new relationship in marriage,with bothhusband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties andsatisfaction of family life,and with both husband and wife sharingmore equally in providing the money and running the home,according to the abilities and

28、 interest of each of them.10.We are told that in an average family about 1 9 9 0.A.many children died before they were fiveB.the youngest child would be fifteenC.seven of eight children lived to be more than fiveD.four or five children died when they were five11.When she was over fifty,the late 19th

29、 century m o t h e r.A.would expect to work until she diedB.was usually expected to take up paid employmentC.would be healthy enough to take up paid employmentD.was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely12.Many girls,the passage says,are now likely t o.A.marry so that they can get a jobB.l

30、eave school as soon as they canC.give up their jobs for good after they are married0.continue working until they are going to have a baby13.According to the passage,it is now quite usual for women toA.stay at home after leaving schoolB.marry men younger than themselvesC.start working again later in

31、lifeD.marry while still at schoolDAny mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value tostamp collectors.A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp hasmade the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in theBritish colony o

32、f Mauritius,a small island in the Indian Ocean.In1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer-Mauritiuswas to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.Before the order was filled and delivered,a ball was planned atMauritius Government House,and stamps were needed to sendout th

33、e invitations.A local printer was instructed to copy the designfor the stamps.He accidentally inscribed the wordsTost Officeinstead o f1 Post Paid on the several hundred stamps that heprinted.Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps leftfourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two

34、 Penny Blues.Because of the Two Penny Blues rareness and age,collectorshave paid as much as$16 800 for it.14.Over a century ago,M a u r i t i u s.A.was an independent country B.belonged to IndiaC.was one of the British coloniesD.was a small island in the Pacific Ocean15.The mistake on the stamps was

35、 m a d e.A.in Mauritius B.at Mauritius Government HouseC.in a post office D.in London16.Stamp collectors have paid 16 800 f o r.A.fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds B.twelve Two PennyBluesC.one One Penny Orange-Red D.one Two Penny BlueEPersonal computers and the Internet give people new choicesabout how

36、 to spend their time.Some may use this freedom to share less time with certainfriends or family members,but new technology will also let themstay in closer touch with those they care most about.I know thisfrom personal experience.E-mail makes it easy to work at home,which is where I now spendmost we

37、ekends and evenings.My working hours arent necessarilymuch shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at theoffice.This lets me share more time with my young daughter than Imight have if shed been born before electronic mail became such apractical tool.The Internet also makes it easy to s

38、hare thoughts with a groupof friends.Say you do something fun see a great movieperhaps-and there are four or five friends who might want to hearabout it.If you call each one,you may tire of telling the story.With E-mail,you just write one note about your experience,atyour convenience,and address it

39、to all the friends you think mightbe interested.They can read your message when they have time,and read only as much as they want to.They can reply at theirconvenience,and you can read what they have to say at yourconvenience.E-mail is also an inexpensive way stay in close touch with peoplewho live

40、far away.More than a few parents use E-mail to keep intouch,even daily touch,with their children off at college.We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internetoffer another way of staying in touch.They dont take the place ofany of the old ways.17.The purpose of this passage is t o.A.exp

41、lain how to use the InternetB.describe the writers joy of keeping up with the latest technologyC.tell the merits（价 值）and usefulness of the InternetD.introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personalcomputers and the Internet18.The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer toA.spend less

42、 time workingB.have more free time with his childC.work at home on weekendsD.work at a speed comfortable to him19.According to the writer,E-mail has an obvious advantage overthe telephone because the former helps o n e.A.reach a group of people at one time convenientlyB.keep ones communication as pe

43、rsonal as possibleC.pass on much more information than the laterD.get in touch with ones friends faster than the later20.The best title for this passage i s.A.Computer:New Technological AdvancesB.Internet:New Tool to Maintain Good FriendshipC.Computers Have Made Life EasierD.Internet:a Convenient To

44、ol for Communication参 考 答 案:CDBABDABDDDDCCA DCBAD A“How can I learn English well?This is a question many studentsask.In my opinion,the most effective way is to learn lessons byheart.If you can recite the text and write it out,you ve learned itfairly well.And if you can tell,in your own words,what th

45、e lessonsays you,re a very successful learner indeed.Your English will bequite perfect.This is a difficult task.However,if you try to learn by heart only partof each lesson,you II find it not half so hard as you might havethought.Learning this way,you will make rapid progress.Of course,writingis als

46、o necessary.It helps you a lot on our way to success inEnglish.Equally important is to feel the language.You should be able tolaugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news.When using English,try to forget your mother tongue.Instead of helping you,your ownlanguage gets in your way.So,never try to see Eng

47、lish throughtranslation.56.In the writer s opinion,the most effective way in learningEnglish i s.A.to practise speaking,writing and feeling itB.to forget your own native languageC.to translate everything into his own languageD.to memorize the English words and grammatical rules57.“Instead of helping

48、 you,your own language gets in your way.This sentence means that memorizing your own language canA.help you to study English well B.stop you mastering EnglishC.make English easy to learn D.help you notice mistakes58.Equally important is to feel the language,“to feel the language”here m e a n s.A.to

49、get a knowledge of English by touchingB.to be able to read and write EnglishC.to translate English into your own by imaginingD.to be able to experience the rich sensation of the languageBWhen we can see well,we do not think about our eyes often.Itis only when we can not see perfectly that we come to

50、 see howimportant our eyes are.People who are nearsighted can only see things that are veryclose to their eyes.Many people who do a lot of close work,suchas writing and reading,become nearsighted.Then they have towear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.People who are farsighted face just