高中英语阅读理解练习与解析

英语阅读理解练习（1）AChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV,accordingtoresultsofasurveybytheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences(CASS)publishedThursday.Thesurvey,ofcitizensoffiveChinesecities,foundthat79percentofintervieweesusetheinternetforinformation,and55.1percenttoreadnewsontheinternet.About63percentoftheintervieweesusee-mail.TheaveragetimesspentsurfingthenetandwatchingTVwere2.73hoursand1.29hours,respectively.Only10.4percentreportedusetheinternetprimarilytosendandreceiveemail;65.9percentreadonlinenews;62.2quiteoftenplaygameson-line.Moreandmorepeoplehavetakenaninterestintheentertainmentopportunitiesonline.Upto56.5percentofintervieweesquiteoftendownloadmusic,and53.5percentgetentertainmentmessagesfromtheinternet.Yetthesurveyfoundthattelevisionisstillthedominantmassmedium.Seventy-ninepercentofintervieweeschoosetowatchTVtogetinformation,andanother75percenttakenewspapersasimportantasTV.FivemajorwebsitesintheChineselanguage,namelySina,Sohu,Netease,BaiduandYahooarestillrankedtoponesbywebusers,andthosethatvotedforSinaasthebestamongthemwere30.9percent.AuthorizedstatisticsshowedthatwebusersinChinahavealreadyexceeded100million,secondtothatoftheUnitedStates.1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.ChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV.B.TherearemoreChinesepeopleusingtheinternetforinformationcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheinternet.C.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosesearchinginformationontheinternet.D.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheinternet.2.Thesurveyshowsthat.A.Only10.4%reportedusetheinternettosendandreceiveemail.B.Lessthanhalfofthepeopleusetheinternetforenterfain-ment.C.Allofthepeoplereportedliketoplaygameson-line.D.Mostofthepeoplereportedreadonlinenews.3.Whichwillyouchooseifyouwanttochatwithyourfriendsontheinternet?A.TVB.SinaC.telephoneD.QQ4.Theunderlinedword“exceeded”means.A.increasedtoB.increasedbyC.risenD.decreasedBIntheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,racismwaswidespreadintheUnitedStates.ManyAfricanAmericanswerenotgivenequalopportunitiesineducationoremployment.MarianAnderson(1897-1993)wasanAfricanAmericanwomanwhogainedfameasaconcertsingerinthisclimateofracism.ShewasborninPhiladelphiaandsanginchurchchoirsduringherchildhood.Whensheappliedforadmissiontoalocalmusicschoolin1917,shewasturneddownbecauseshewasblack.Unabletoattendmusicschool,shebeganhercareerasasingerforchurchgatherings.In1929,shewenttoEuropetostudyvoiceandspentseveralyearsperformingthere.HervoicewaswidelypraisedthroughoutEurope.ThenshereturnedtotheUSin1935andbecameatopconcertsingerafterperformingatTownHallinNewYorkCity.RacismagainaffectedAndersonin1939.WhenitwasarrangedforhertosingatConstitutionHallinWashington,DC,theDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolutionopposeditbecauseofhercolor.ShesanginsteadattheLincolnMemorialforover75000people.In1955,AndersonbecamethefirstblacksoloisttosingwintheMetropolitanOperaofNewYorkCity.ThefamousconductorToscaninipraisedhervoiceas“heardonlyonceinahundredyears”.ShewasaUSdelegatetotheUnitedNationsin1958andwontheUNpeaceprizein1977.Andersoneventuallytriumphedoverracism.5.Accordingtothispassage,whatdidMarianAndersondobetween1917and1929?A.Shestudiedatamusicschool.B.Shesangforreligiousactivities.C.ShesangatTownHallinNewYork.D.ShestudiedvoiceinEurope.6.ToscaninithoughtthatMarianAnderson.A.hadaveryrarevoiceB.sangoccasionallyinpublicC.sangonlyonceinmanyyearsD.wasseldomheardbypeople7.Anderson’sbeautifulvoicewasfirstrecognized.A.attheLincolnMemorialB.inWashington,DC.C.inEuropeD.attheUnitedNations8.ThispassageshowsthatAndersonfinallydefeatedracismintheUSby.A.protestingtothegovernmentB.appealingtotheUnitedNationsC.demonstratinginthestreetsD.workinghardtoperfectherartCISITTIMETOGETMP3?Yourcomputerhasbeenplayingmusicforyears,oneCDatatime.NowhundredsofsongscanbestoredinyourPC(personalcomputer)ifthey’reintheMP3format.Whatisit?MP3compressesmusicintosmallcomputerfriendlyfiles.YouaccessMP3musicseveralways:MusiccanbedownloadedfromwebsitesthathaveconvertedvastmusiclibrariesintoMP3.OryoucanprerecordCDsintoyourPCandconvertsongsinminutesintoMP3.OnceMP3musicisonyourPC’sharddrive,youcanplayitthroughyourcomputer’sspeakers,“burn”itontoblankCDsorexchangeMP3fileswithfriendsusingE-mail.Howmuch?SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfree.Itcomespreinstalledonmostnewcomputersorcanbedownloadedfrommanywebsites,includingMP3.com.SomeMP3sitesarefree.Justtype“MP3sites”intoanysearchengine.ThepopularMP3playersstartataround$50andcanholdhundredsofsongs.AblankCDonwhichyoucanrecordmusiccostsaboutadollar.AdvantagesMP3turnsyourhomePCintoataperecorder.TinyMP3playersarethesizeofacard,makingiteasytotakehundredsofsongswithyou.DisadvantagesYoumayfindthatmusicatmanysitesislimited.Andsomeonlyallowyoutolistenratherthandownloadofferings.Othersletyoudownloadmusicthatthencan’tbecopiedtoMP3players.AndagrowingnumberofnewCDsmakeitimpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.9.HowcanyougetMP3music?A.ByturningyourhomePCintoataperecorderB.BytakingyourownmusicorsongswithyouC.BycopyingsongstoaPCthroughthespeakers.D.Bydownloadingfrom