高一英语阅读训练（ 1）
A
I have been in England three months now．I hope you don
that I “ ve not had much timefor writingletters ．
I shall soon be starting my studies at King
．So far“ Is College“ve been learning
“ t think I
“ ve
forgotten you ．Therehave been so many places to see and so many things to do
about Englandand British ways of living．I won “ t tell you about London．There are lots of books you can readand lots of pictures you can look at about this famous
city．I “ m sure you “ ll be more interested toknow what I think about life．here
I find some of the customs（风俗） interesting ．People here do not shake hands as much as wedo in the mainland（大陆） of Europe．During the first few weeks I was often surprised becausepeople did not put out their hands when I met
them ．Men raise their hats to women but not toeach other ．
1．The writer came to London from＿＿＿＿＿＿＿． A．AsiaB．the mainland of EuropeC．AmericaD．Africa
2．The writer did not write the letter earlier because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．she had forgotten her friendB．she was lonely and sad in this strange land C．she was too busy to write
D．she was too busy with her courses（课程） at King “ s College 3．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？ A．Happy．B．Angry．C．Sad．D．Interesting． 4．The writer came to London＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿． A．to make a livingB．to study
C．to learn British ways of livingD．for sightseeing only
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5．Englishmen＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meet
B．often shake hands when they meet with friends
C．raise their hats to all friends when they meet
D．do not raise their hats to any of their friends when they meet
B
A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the
old man“ s garden，andtalkingaboutchildren ．Theyoungmansaid， “ Howstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildren ？”
The old man pointed to a string（绳索） between a big strong tree and a thin
young one．“ Pleaseuntie（解开） that string ，” he said．The young man untied
it，and the young tree bent（弯） over to one side．“ Now tie it again，
please，” said the old man，“ but first pull the string tightso that the young tree is
straight again．”
The young man did so．Then the old man said，“ There，it is the same with children．Youmust be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are gettingon．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when youfind that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”
6．The story is about＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．how to take care of young treesB．how strict parents should be with their childrenC．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
D．how to tie and untie the string
7．The young man untied the string＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
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A．in order to throw it awayB ．so that both of the trees would grow straightC．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side
D．in order to let the old man teach him
8．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．When the old man has leftB．After you have untied it
C．When the young man has untied it next time
D．When the young tree grows strong enough
9．At last the old man told the young man＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone
B．that he should always be strict with his childrenC．that he should be hard on themD．that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone
10．In the story the relation （关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿ .A．the young father to the old neighborB．parents to their childrenC．the old neighbor to the children of the young fatherD ．grown ups to their parentsC
In1950anordinarybutimaginative （富于想象力）
electricalengineernamedChristopherCockerell began an experiment that was soon to change the world．He came up with an idea tomake boats go faster，by using a vacuum cleaner（真空吸尘器）．
Using his wife “ s vacuum cleaner he wasto revablerse（使倒转） the motor so that it blewinsteadofsucking ．Theairthatblewoutbeneath （下边）
actedasacushionagainstsurfaces．Years later，his principle of cushioned air made it possible for the first hovercraft （气垫船） to be successfully built and tried out．A journey along the Amazon River proved to theworld that the hovercraft was both wonderful and useful．
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The invention that began in the kitchen and the boatyard of an ordinary home led to a thousandother inventions ．Today hovercrafts carry passengers in comfort over rough channels and seas．11．The passage is mainly about＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．Christopher，an ordinary but imaginative engineer
B．Christopher and his wife
“ s vacuum cleaner
C．Christopher and his inventionD．Christopher and his discovery12．The aim of the experiment in 1950 was＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．to speed up the boatsB． to change the world
C．to make the boats more comfortableD．to improve vacuum cleaner
13．The underlined word “ sucking ” in the second paragraph probably＿ means ＿＿． ”A．taking with great forceB．drawing with great force
C．pushing with great forceD．pulling with great force
14．Which of the following can push the hovercraft forward rapidly ？
A．Cushioned air．B．The air that sucked in．
C．The air that blew out．D．The air on the surface．
15．According to the passage，many other inventions were＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．the dreams of ChristopherB．the results of Christopher
“ s experiment
C．the cause of Christopher
“．stheideaDwishes of Christopher
D
Charliestudiedinafamouscollegeforfouryears．Hestudiedhard
anddidwellinallhissubjects．He hoped to become a good teacher．This year he left the college and began to work ina middle school．He likes his students and is strict （严格的） with them ． He does his best tomake his classes lively and interesting．
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One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction（反应） to the students of Grade 2 in thechemistry lab．
“ Be careful，everyone，” he said loudly．“ Before I make the experiment，
there “ re twentyfive atoms of carbon（碳原子）， but after I finish it ，there “ re twenty four atoms of carbon left ！” He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his students would go on explaining it．But theyoung men looked at each other and
nobody answered him．He had to ask，“ What happens？What makes the atom
lost？”
The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher．
“ Who can tell us where it has gone？”
Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row，“ We did not see anybody leave the lab！” 16．Charlie began to work in the middle school because＿＿＿＿＿＿
＿．
A．he had been in the school for four yearsB．he couldn “ t do anything except teachingC．he hoped to become a good teacherD．he did well in all his subjects
17．Charlie hopes＿＿＿， so he does his best to make his classes lively and
interesting ．A．all his students could understand himB．his students wouldn “ t be afraid of himC．his students carefully watched him making the experiment
D．his students could do well in chemistry
18．That day Charlie wished＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．his students could learn the chemical reactio
B．his students could find the atom of carbon
C．his students could count（数） the atoms of carbon
D．his students could make the experiment
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19．The students couldn
＿．
“ t answer Charlie
“ s questions＿＿＿＿＿＿because
A．none of them had seen the atomsB．they didn “ t understand their
teacherC．the chemical reaction was too complicatedD．they all wanted to drop the subject20．In fact，＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．Charlie failed that dayB．the student in the back row didn
teacher carefullyC．the student in the back row hadn
“ t watch her
“ t learned chemistry before
D．Charlie failed in making the experiment
E
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完满地）， four things are
necessary．First，we must understand the language when we hear it
spoken．Secondly，we must be able to speakit ourselves，with confidence（自 信） and without hesitation （夷犹）． Thirdly，we must domuch
reading．Finally，we must be able to write it ．We must be able to make sentences that arecorrect in grammar．
There are no shortcuts to success in language learning．A good memory is a great help，but itis not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book．It is not much learning by heartlong lists（一览表） of words and theirmeanings， studying the dictionary and so on．We mustlearn by using the language．
Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized ，
wearenotreallylearningthelanguage．We must “ learn through use．” Practice is important ．We must practise speaking andwriting the language whenever we can．
21．The most important things to learn a foreign language are＿＿＿＿＿ .
A．understanding and speakingB．listening，speaking，reading and writingC．writing and understandingD．memorizing and listening
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22．Someone hears and writes English very well，but he speaks it very badly．This is because＿＿＿＿＿．
A．he doesn “ t understand the language when he hears it spoken
B．he doesn “ t have a good memory
C．he always remembers lists of words and their meanings
D．he often hesitates（夷犹） to practise speaking it
23．One can never learn a foreign language well by＿＿＿＿＿．
A．doing much practiceB．studying the dictionary
C．learning through useD．using the language
24．Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？
A．A good memory．B．Speaking．C．Practice．
25．“ Learn through use
”＿＿＿＿＿＿means．
A．we use a language in order to learn it
B．we learn a foreign language in order to use it
C．we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it
Key：1－5 BCDBA6－10 BCDAB11－15 CABCB
16－20 CDABA21－25 BDBCDD．Writing．D．B and C．
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