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1、高三英语阅读理解专练（15篇）AOne of the most successful singers of the twentieth century, Ella Fitzgerald has made several different styles her own. She was born in Virginia but was brought up in an orphanage in Yonkers, New York. Chick Webb spotted her in an amateur competition when she was sixteen. He engaged

2、her to sing with his band and when he died in 1939, she took over.Unlike Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald taught herself the sentimental music so popular in the 1930s songslike MyHeart Belongs to Daddy” and herrecordings became best-sellers. During the 1940s she developed her own “scat singing” a breat

3、hless, nonsense-syllable style for songs like “Flying Home and Lady Be Good/9Ella Fitzgerald was the perfect musical partner for her friend, the trumpeter Louis Armstrong, matching him in warmth and artistry. just like music, period/9 she said. “To me, its a story. Theres only one thing better than

4、singing. Ifs more singing.” 1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. A comparison of Ella Fitzgerald and Bessie Smith.B. The musical career of Ella Fitzgerald.C. Ella Fitzgerald early childhood.D. Ella Fitzgerald most recent recordings.2. The underlined word “spotted” meansA. noticed B. brought up

5、 C. employed D. recognized3. What does the passage imply about Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong?A. They were the founders of “scat singing”.B. They played the same musical instruments.C. They performed well together.D. They were a married couple.BFamilies have always changed. For instance, once t

6、he family was the world. In other words, at one time everything a person did took place within the family. The family was a childs only school. One worshiped only within the family. The rules set up by the family were the only laws one had to obey, and the family was the only means one had to settle

7、 a dispute. The family is still the “world in some cultures. But in many cultures, these former functions of the family have largely been taken over by other institutions, such as schools, churches, and governments.In the past, families changed in other ways. Some scientists believe that when people

8、 obtained food by hunting animals and gathering roots and plants, the nuclear family was the rule. The family had to be small in order to move around and live off the land. When people settled in one place and began to farm to obtain food, they found that they needed more hands to do the work. The e

9、xtended family developed in some cultures. Now in addition to their children, people lived together with their parents and even grandparents.How are families changing today? The number of nuclear families seems to be increasing everywhere in the world. The number of extended families is declining. O

10、ne reason for this seems to be that in many cultures today people are leaving farms and villages to find jobs in the city. Extended families are hard to maintain when people have to be free to move in order to find work.4. In many cultures today,A. the family is the worldB. the family is not an inst

11、itution.C. the family does not have any functions.D. the family has lost many of the functions it used to have.5. The nuclear family was the rule becauseA. the family had to move around to find enough food.B. people didnt know many ways of hunting animals.C. People needed many hands to do farming.D.

12、 the extended family had not been invented yet.6. The reason why many people are leaving farms to find jobs in the city isA. that there are more and more nuclear families in the world.B. that extended families are hard to maintain.C. that people do not like to settle down.D. not stated in above arti

13、cle.7. Which of the following is true?A. Although the nuclear family developed before the extended family, the latter is gaining more and more popularity everywhere in the world.58. According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?A. Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak Engl

14、ish.B. Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.C. Small two-language dictionaries have serious d阶以s （缺陷）.D. Reading something for the first time, youd better not use dictionaries.59. This passage mainly tells us A. that students shouldnt use small two-language dictionariesB

15、. what were the defects of small two-language dictionariesC. why students should use large college edition dictionariesD. what dictionary students should choose and how to use it60. Which is not mentioned in this passage?A. How to make good use of a dictionary.B. When to use a dictionary.C. How to i

16、mprove spoken English.D. How to practise reading fast.参考答案1-5BACDA 6-10 DCDCA 11-15 CAABD 16-20 CADBD 21-25 CCABD 26-30 CBACD 31-35 BADAA 36-40 DDACA 41-45 ABDDD 46-50 BBCCD 51-55 CDADD 56-60 CCBDCB. the most important reason why people are leaving villages is that they do not enjoy living together

17、with their parents or grandparents.C. Different types of families have developed as different ways of life are accepted.D. Families change because tides and fashions always change.CIn 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza

18、 is sometimes called flu or a bad cold9. He took samples from the throats of patients and in his hospital was able to find the virus of this influenza.There were three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are type A and B, each of them having several subgroups. With the ins

19、truments at the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was due to a virus in group A, but he did not know the subgroup. Then he reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. W.H.O. published the important news alongside reports of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong, where

20、about 15-20% of the population had become ilkAs soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, doctors began the standard tests. They found that by reproducing itself with very high speed, the virus had grown more than a million times within two days. Continuing their careful tes

21、ts, the doctors checked the effect of drugs against all the known sungroups of virus type A. none of them gave any protection. This ,then, was something new, a new influenza virus, against which the people of the world had no help whatever.Having found the virus they were working with, the two docto

22、rs now dropped it into the noses of some specially selected animals, which get influenza much as human beings do. In a short time the usual signs of the disease appeared. These experiments proved that the new virus was easy to catch, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general public,

23、 call it simply Asian flu.The first discovery of the virus, however, was made in China before the disease had appeared in other countries. Various reports showed that the influenza outbreak started in China, probably in February of 1957. by the middle of March it had spread all over China. The virus

24、 was found by Chinese doctors early in March. But China is not a member of the World Health Organization and therefore does not report outbreaks of disease to it. Not until two months later, when travellers carried the virus into Hang Kong, from where it spread to Singapore, did the news of the outb

25、reak reach the rest of the world. By this time it was well started on its way around the world.Thereafter, W.H.O/s Weekly Reports described the steady spread of this great virus outbreak, which within four months swept through every continent.8. the doctor in Singapore performed a valuable service b

26、yA. flnding the subgroup of the virus.B. developing a cure.C. keeping his patients apart from others.D. reporting the outbreak to Geneva.9. One interesting thing about the virus in the story was that it A. was especially weak.B. was similar to other viruses.C. could reproduce with great speed.D. had

27、 samples frozen and packed in dry ice.10. The experiments in giving the virus to animals proved that this type of influenza was easy to catch.A. but was not deadly.B. and had rather mild effects.C. and could possibly causes death.D. and did not have the usual signs.11. In order to keep track of a di

28、sease such as influenza, W.H.O. must haveA. highly trained experts.B. co-operation from every doctor.C. good reporting services.D. time to study the facts.12. One thing necessary for discovering influenza outbreak is A. doctors and hospital services.B. drugs to fight the disease.C. the United Nation

29、s.D. sick Chinese.DIt is true that as a social organization moves from the simple to the complex, so does the organization through which it educates its children. Growth and change are vital if education is to meet new needs and demands. In a very simple social order it may suf行ce（足够）to have the par

30、ents carry on the education of their children. However, as will be shown later in more detail, such a method may become entirely untenable（站不住脚的and special individuals are entrusted（委交）with the task.These may be hired privately at first, but soon the social group the church, village, and the like-wi

31、ll be responsible for education. Eventually, special training is required for those who do the teaching, and an agency to control this training is needed. Thus the influence of local government unit, such as the town, township, and later the state or the province, becomes necessary. It was generally

32、 considered simpler to use as a unit the already existing local unit.13. The closest restatement（重新叙述）of the first sentence isA. The more complex a social organization becomes, the more complex the educational system becomes.B. The complexity of a social organization depends on the complexity of the

33、 educational system.C. Social organizations are truly as complex as they need to be for educational purposes.D. Our society must be complex if we want our education system to serve our childrens educational requirements.14. The writer would probably argue forA. more parental influence in education.B

34、. an educational system which takes social complexity into account.C. strict state control of education.D. more special training for teachers.15. The method which the author says might become entirely untenable is.A. the method of social organization.B. parental education of children.C. a simple soc

35、ial order.D. the entrustment of education to special individuals.16. The author promises to explainA. the necessity of the local governmental unit.B. why it is easier to use the government to control education.C. the responsibility of the social group.D. why parents should not teach their children.E

36、Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate”. But not all experts agree that this is a good idea.One pioneer in particular, who disagrees in David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as successful attempt to bring people

37、closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them “people-literate”.David Tebbett thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an im

38、portant difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers for them to experiment on, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have. They

39、are not told what to do, they find out. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers but have to be able to tell people questions people ask. People dont have to learn computer terms（术语），but the experts are becoming “people-literate”.17. Which of the following is David Tebbu

40、tfs idea on the relationship between people and computers?A. Computer learning should be made easier.B. There should be more computer clubs for experts.C. People should work harder to master computer use.D. Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them.18. We can infer from the tex

41、t that “computer-literate” means.A. being able to afford a computer.B. being able to write computer programs.C. working with the computer and flnding out its value.D. understanding the computer and knowing how to use it.19. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Com

42、putertownsA. help to set up more computer clubs.B. bring people to learn to use computers.C. bring more experts to work together.D. help to sell computers to the public.20. David Tebbett started Computertown UK with the purpose of.A. making better use of computer experts.B. increasing computer progr

43、ams.C. increasing computer sales.D. popularising computers.FCats are creatures of habit. They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep. Cats increase their regular sleep with occasi

44、onal cat naps （打盹）. Some experts feel that humans could also benefit from this habit. Cat naps help to build up energy in the body. They are also a good way to get rid of trouble! Since cats have the same moods （心情）as humans, some experts believe that people can improve their moods. People might bec

45、ome happier.A number of famous people have copied cats by taking cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last from 15 to 30 minutes. Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did Presidents Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. These famous men were known for their energy. They wer

46、e also able to work long hours, often into the night. Napping was their secret.21. From this selection we know that catsA. do not have regular sleepB. have occasional sleep as well as naps every dayC. take naps to add to their regular sleepD. take naps when they are not happy 22 . Taking cat naps.E.

47、 will make a person lazy and tiredF. is a bad habitG. will make people feel betterH. can help people to become famous 23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?.A. People should take their naps secretlyB. Cats have the same moods as peopleC. Some famous people take cat napsD. Some people hav

48、e full energy after they take cat naps 24. Naps usually last.A. three hoursB. lessthan half an hourC. forty-five minutesD.fifty-five minutes25. This selection was probably written toA. show how lazy cats areB. talk about the habits of catsC. tell about famous people and their habitsD. persuade people to take napsGThere is an endless supply of stories about sleepwalkers （梦游者）. Persons have been said to climb on roofs, solve mathematical problems, write music, walk through windows, and do murder in their sleep.In Re