高一英语阅读理解试题及答案(一)

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A“Someday,there’llbenoAmericansleftintheNBA,”said12-year-oldXingTao,whojoinedhisschoolteamtwoweeksagoafterwatchingYaoMinginatelevisedNBAgame,“TheplayerswillallbeChinese,likeYao.”ToChina,Yaoisahome-grownsuperstarwhohelpedmaketheworld’sfirstbasketballleagueclosertoChineseplayers.TotheNBA,the2.23-metercenteroffersanopeningofadifferentsortintotheworld’slargestnewmarket.Yao’sNBAfirstappearanceagainsttheIndianaPacersinOctoberreached287millionfamiliesintheUS.ThatgamemighthavebeenabitofaletdowntoYao’sfans:Heplayedjust11ofthe48minutes,hadtworebounds(篮板)andgotnopoints.ComparingthatwithhisperformanceonDecember19,alsoagainstIndiana,Yaowon29pointsand10rebounds.“ThiswasoneofthemostexcitinggamesI’vehad,”YaosaidafterHouston’s95-83victory.TheNBAhastobeexcitedabouthison-countsuccess.Inallhisgames,he’saveraging12.7pointsand7.7rebounds,quitegoodforanewstar.“YaoMinghasbroughttheNBAclosertotheChinese,”saidNBAspokeswomanCheongSauChing,“ThatmakesthedreamseempracticalforotherpeopleinChinaandproudtobeChinese.”The22-year-oldYaoisnotthecountry’sfirstplayerintheNBA:WangZhizhibrokedowntheDallasMavericksinNovember2003.ButYao’scombinationofmodesty（谦虚）andskillsmakehimafavoritebackhome.26.What’sthedirectreasonforXingTaotojointheschoolbasketballteam?A.HewatchedanNBAgame.B.Helikedbasketball.C.HehopedtoplayfortheNBA.D.Hehaddreamthathewouldbecomeabasketballstar.27.HowmanypointsdidYaoMingwininhisfirstgameintheNBA?A.zeroB.twoC.29D.1028.Whatdoestheword“letdown”inline6,paragraph2mean?A.failureB.surpriseC.disappointmentD.sadness.29.WhydoesYaoMingwinmorepopularitythanWangZhizhiathome?A.Hehasperformedexcellently.B.HeismodestC.MoreandmoreChinesepeopleliketowatchhisgames.D.bothAandB30.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Middleschoolstudentswanttoplaybasketball.B.YaoMingmakesNBAclosertoChina.C.There’llbenoAmericansleftintheNBA.D.TherearemanynewstarsfromChinaintheNBA.BElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.31.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisC.AseriouseyeproblemstoppedherD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates32.Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.33.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears34.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe______.A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen35.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherlifein_______.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCityCHaveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingwhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims(声称)asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespeciesarewelcome.Yourhouseisyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifso,youhaveactuallyfrightenedthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting(筑巢)season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.36.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebird’ssingingisactually________.A．anexpressionofhappinessB.awayofwarningC.anexpressionofangerD.awayofgreeting37.Whatisabird’s“territory”？A.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.B.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.C.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.D.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.38.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?A.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefrie