高一上学期英语阅读训练

高一英语阅读训练（1）AIhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnow．Ihopeyoudon'tthinkI'veforgottenyou．TherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatI'venothadmuchtimeforwritingletters．IshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKing'sCollege．SofarI'vebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysofliving．Iwon'ttellyouaboutLondon．Therearelotsofbooksyoucanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscity．I'msureyou'llbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehere．Ifindsomeofthecustoms（风俗）interesting．Peopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswedointhemainland（大陆）ofEurope．DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem．Menraisetheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother．1．ThewritercametoLondonfrom＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．AsiaB．themainlandofEuropeC．AmericaD．Africa2．Thewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．shehadforgottenherfriendB．shewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangelandC．shewastoobusytowriteD．shewastoobusywithhercourses（课程）atKing'sCollege3．HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutBritishwaysofliving？A．Happy．B．Angry．C．Sad．D．Interesting．4．ThewritercametoLondon＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．tomakealivingB．tostudyC．tolearnBritishwaysoflivingD．forsightseeingonly5．Englishmen＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．donotoftenshakehandswithfriendswhentheymeetB．oftenshakehandswhentheymeetwithfriendsC．raisetheirhatstoallfriendswhentheymeetD．donotraisetheirhatstoanyoftheirfriendswhentheymeetBAyoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor．Theywerestandingintheoldman'sgarden，andtalkingaboutchildren．Theyoungmansaid，“Howstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildren？”Theoldmanpointedtoastring（绳子）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone．“Pleaseuntie（解开）thatstring，”hesaid．Theyoungmanuntiedit，andtheyoungtreebent（弯）overtooneside．“Nowtieitagain，please，”saidtheoldman，“butfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain．”Theyoungmandidso．Thentheoldmansaid，“There，itisthesamewithchildren．Youmustbestrictwiththem，butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingon．Iftheyarenotyetabletostandalone，youmusttiethestringtightagain．Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone，youcantakethestringaway．”6．Thestoryisabout＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．howtotakecareofyoungtreesB．howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildrenC．howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighborD．howtotieanduntiethestring7．Theyoungmanuntiedthestring＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．inordertothrowitawayB．sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraightC．onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertoonesideD．inordertolettheoldmanteachhim8．Whencanthestringbetakenaway？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．WhentheoldmanhasleftB．AfteryouhaveuntieditC．WhentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttimeD．Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough9．Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandaloneB．thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildrenC．thatheshouldbehardonthemD．thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone10．Inthestorytherelation（关系）ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof＿＿.A．theyoungfathertotheoldneighborB．parentstotheirchildrenC．theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfatherD．grownupstotheirparentsCIn1950anordinarybutimaginative（富于想象力）electricalengineernamedChristopherCockerellbegananexperimentthatwassoontochangetheworld．Hecameupwithanideatomakeboatsgofaster，byusingavacuumcleaner（真空吸尘器）．Usinghiswife'svacuumcleanerhewasabletoreverse（使倒转）themotorsothatitblewinsteadofsucking．Theairthatblewoutbeneath（下面）actedasacushionagainstsurfaces．Yearslater，hisprincipleofcushionedairmadeitpossibleforthefirsthovercraft（气垫船）tobesuccessfullybuiltandtriedout．AjourneyalongtheAmazonRiverprovedtotheworldthatthehovercraftwasbothwonderfulanduseful．Theinventionthatbeganinthekitchenandtheboatyardofanordinaryhomeledtoathousandotherinventions．Todayhovercraftscarrypassengersincomfortoverroughchannelsandseas．11．Thepassageismainlyabout＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Christopher，anordinarybutimaginativeengineerB．Christopherandhiswife'svacuumcleanerC．ChristopherandhisinventionD．Christopherandhisdiscovery12．Theaimoftheexperimentin1950was＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．tospeeduptheboatsB．tochangetheworldC．tomaketheboatsmorecomfortableD．toimprovevacuumcleaner13．Theunderlinedword“sucking”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“＿＿＿．”A．takingwithgreatforceB．drawingwithgreatforceC．pushingwithgreatforceD．pullingwithgreatforce14．Whichofthefollowingcanpushthehovercraftforwardrapidly？A．Cushionedair．B．Theairthatsuckedin．C．Theairthatblewout．D．Theaironthesurface．15．Accordingtothepassage，manyotherinventionswere＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．thedreamsofChristopherB．theresultsofChristopher'sexperimentC．thecauseofChristopher'sideaD．thewishesofChristopherDCharliestudiedinafamouscollegeforfouryears．Hestudiedhardanddidwellinallhissubjects．Hehopedtobecomeagoodteacher．Thisyearheleftthecollegeandbegantoworkinamiddleschool．Helikeshisstudentsandisstrict（严格的）withthem．Hedoeshisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinteresting．Onedayhecarefullyexplainedachemicalreaction（反应）tothestudentsofGrade2inthechemistrylab．“Becareful，everyone，”hesaidloudly．“BeforeImaketheexperiment，there'retwentyfiveatomsofcarbon（碳原子），butafterIfinishit，there'retwentyfouratomsofcarbonleft！”Hestoppedtowatchtheclassroomandhopedhisstudentswouldgoonexplainingit．Buttheyoungmenlookedateachotherandnobodya