高一阅读理解练习15篇附答案

1、Reading Comprehension: 15篇 （附答案）Directions: Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one you think is the best answer.Passage 1 CCBCDAfter practising as a surgeon for several years, Dr. Ginoux decide

2、d to apply for membership in the American College of Surgeons (美国外科医生学会), a highly selective and distinguished professional organization.As part of the application procedure (手续), Dr. Ginoux was asked to prepare a list of all the operations performed in the previous seven years. Slowly, as she worke

3、d on the long list, she began to feel uncertain. She began to question some of her decisions. Had she used the best techniques in that case? Maybe, in this case, she should have Would the doctors on the selection committee understand that, as the only trained surgeon in the area, she usually could n

4、ot get advice from others and therefore, had to rely completely on her own judgment? For the first time, Dr. Ginoux felt lonely and isolated.The longer Dr. Ginoux worked on the application forms, the more depressed she became. As hope faded, she wondered if a “country doctor” had a realistic chance

5、of being accepted by the American College of Surgeons.1. Dr. Ginoux was working inA. a large city.B. the American College of Surgeons.C. an area far from any big city.D. a selective organization.2. The application forms must includeA. the best technique.B. a list of advice and judgments. C. a record

6、 of all the operationsD. the decision procedure.3. It was most probable that Dr. Ginoux wasA. a member in that organization.B. a well-trained surgeon.C. a graduate from the American College of Surgeons.D. a distinguished surgeon in America.4. When she was filling the application forms, Dr. Ginoux be

7、gan to beA.realistic. B.distinguished.C.perplexed.D.decisive.5. When filling the forms, Dr. Ginoux felt depressed becauseA. she didnt perform enough operations.B. some operations were unsuccessful.C. she didnt get advice from the selection committee.D. she was doubtful about her operations.Passage 2

8、 ADBDDAfter a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. There are four levels of sleep,

9、 each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles(肌肉) relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other. Although your mind slows down, from

10、 time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep tell us that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This period of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. If you cant fall asleep, some people recommend breathing v

11、ery slowly and very deeply. Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!1. A good title for this passage is _. A. Sleep B. Good Health C. Dreams D. Work and Rest2. The word “drowsy” in the last par

12、agraph means _. A. sick B. stand up C. awake D. a little sleepy3. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you_. A. dream more often B. have poor health C. nervous D. breathe quickly4. During REM, _. A. your eyes move quickly B. you dream C. you are restless D. both A and B5. T

13、he average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is _. A. approximately six hours B. around ten hours C. about eight hours D. not stated herePassage 3 CACBCTokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I

14、want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast when they can. But in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different when one wants to walk.At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London's Oxford Street. But the str

15、eets near Ginza in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is when the night-clubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There

16、are 35,000 night-clubs in Tokyo, and you do not often see one that is empty.Most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Alth

17、ough they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for fi

18、ve minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now. instead, I am surprised at myself: I must go there next year on business. I know I hate the overcrowded city. But I feel l

19、ike a man who is returning to his long-lost love.1. Tokyo is different from London in that _.A. it has a smaller populationB. it is an international cityC. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot in TokyoD. its people are friendlier and more polite.2. What time does the writer think is the wors

20、t time to go into the street?A. When the night-clubs are closing. B. At 8 o'clock in the morning.C. When the train is overcrowded.D. At 11:30 a.m.3. What does the writer say about Japanese trains?A. There are not enough trains.B. They are very nice and comfortable.C. They leave and arrive at the

21、 right time.D. They often run behind schedule.4. From the writer's observation, we can see that fires break out in Tokyo _.A. occasionally.B. quite frequentlyC. not very oftenD. twice a day5. The writer hates Tokyo mainly because the city _.A. is dirty and the people are impolite B. has been ser

22、iously pollutedC. is crowded and noisyD. is not modern enoughPassage 4 DCCCBEvery ten years there is a national census(人口普查) to count the number of people. The Census Office asks every household to answer questions on a census form. The census counts people by the kind of housing they live in, the c

23、ountry in which they were born, and the kind of job they do and how they travel to work. Census results are used by a great many people and are available to everyone in many ways. For example, in order to work out present and future needs we must know how people are housed now, and the sizes and age

24、s of their families. For hospitals, schools and other local services, the size of annual grants(拨款) made by the Government to these services depends largely on the numbers and needs of people in the area. Many of the figures come from the census. In order to work out future spending for pensions (养老

25、金), we need to know people's ages, how many are men and how many are women, whether they are single or married, and the size of the family. The census shows how many people have moved from one area to another and how the local workforce is changing. This information is used when factories, offic

26、es, shops, public transport and places for leisure are being planned. The census is taken in order to provide figures about the nation as a whole. It does not give information about any named person, family or household. Names and addresses are needed to take the census accurately, but they are not

27、fed into the computer. After the census, the forms are locked away and will not be released to anyone outside the Census Office for 100 years. The answers you give on your census form will be treated secretly. No one outside the Census Office will see your completed form - but if you refuse to compl

28、ete your form properly, you may be taken to court and the form could be produced as evidence. Everyone working on the census is required to keep it secret and can be accused if he or she improperly reveals information. 1. It is necessary to know what sort of housing conditions people have in order t

29、o plan _. A) the sizes and ages of families B) the sizes and ages of houses C) how many presents will be needed D) how many houses need to be built2. The census shows the changes that have taken place regarding _. A) the number of people who work in the area B) the number of buses in the area C) the

30、 strength of workers in the area D) the use of power in the area3. Which of the following statements is true? A) There is no information about people's names on the census forms. B) The census would not be accurate if the information was fed into a computer. C) The census gives information about

31、 the whole country. D) Named people and families do not need to give information.4. Information about names and addresses _. A) is stored in the computer for 100 years B) is not usually accurate C) will not be seen by anyone D) will be made public in 100 years5. The people who work on the census _.

32、A) will not see the completed forms B) have promised not to reveal information C) are not allowed to keep the information in memory D) are secretly trainedPassage 5 CBCAAIf you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably sharper in the spring than you are a

33、t any other time of the year. A famous scientist, Ellsworth Huntington(1876-1974), concluded, from his work among peoples in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities. He found that cool weather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is

34、 summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer. Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. O

35、ne reason may be that in spring mans mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about rapid growth of everything in nature. Fall is the next-best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vacation from thinking.1. According to this passage, your in

36、telligence probably_.A. stays the same throughout the yearB. varies from day to dayC. changes with the seasonsD. changes from year to year2. Huntington based his conclusions on _.A. records of changes in his own intelligenceB. his work among peoples in different climatesC. records of temperature cha

37、ngesD. all of the above3. It seems that the cold of winter _.A. increases the ability to thinkB. is the best time for thinkingC. is better for thinking than the heat of summerD. decreases the ability to think4. One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that_.A. everything in

38、nature, including man, is growing then.B. it lasts longer than the other seasons.C. it is not too warm and not too coldD. both B and C5. The two best seasons for thinking seem to be _.A. spring and fall B. winter and summer C. summer and spring D. fall and winterPassage 6 ABCADSurprise! Youre in col

39、lege! “I never knew living with a roommate was so hard.” “I cant believe the amount of reading required for just one class.” “I didnt know what the Freshman 20 was until I gained 20 pounds.” No matter how hard or how long you plan for college, its filled with surprises, from dorm conflicts and acade

40、mic rigors（严酷；艰苦） to the relationship maze and campus logistics（后勤）. Students at Northwestern College in Saint Paul, Minn., share surprises they encountered to give freshmen a “heads up” on what to expect when entering the ivy-covered walls this fall. Dorm Life Adjusting to a roommates music prefere

41、nces, sleeping times and tastes in dorm was a surprise to Emily Carlson, a communication major. “I was an only child used to my own room, so it was a challenge adjusting to roommates.” “At first it felt like being at summer camp,” recalls Kristy Lindquist, a cross-cultural ministry major. “Eventuall

42、y one becomes accustomed to it, after growing from both good and bad experiences.” At the beginning of her freshman year, Amber White, a music major, thought shed get close to one roommate in particular, but it wasnt the case. “I thought Id get along better with my roommates, but overall the friends

43、 I made in the first weeks were not the friends I actually kept.” The housekeeping aspects of the sexes surprised senior Ben Hemmila, president of the Northwestern Student Association. “Guys dorms smell bad no matter what happens! Girls dorms are generally messier than guys, but smell better.” Acade

44、mics Need to study for a mid-term exam or finish a term paper? Get ready to burn the midnight oil and the early-morning oil! “Late in college means 3-4 a.m. not 10-11 p.m.” says Hemmila. Carlson agrees. “With other obligations, like work and social things, studying until 3 a.m. is not unusual.” Yet

45、she was surprised at her stamina（体力；精力；活力）. “Ive stayed up 48, even 72 hours studying thanks to coffee and willpower. Staying up isnt that hard. The difficult part is keeping everything in your brain.” Another common surprise is the vast amount of reading college requires: 50-60 pages a night per cl

46、ass! Hemmila was surprised he didnt get a detention（延迟；留置；拘留） when he skipped a class. But he still paid the tuition for that skipped class. Students are surprised to realize their education needs to include personal discipline and time management. “There is never enough time,” realizes Katie Dean,

47、a business major. “I cant be involved in everything like in high school, and even a part-time job is hard with a full load.” Paul Bradley, dean of residence life at Northwestern College, says freshmen usually find they have more homework than expected and finals are more difficult. “Theyre surprised

48、 because they get fewer directives from professors on how to study and what to study.” As for that Freshman 20, Murphy hears from many students who were amazed how quickly they gained weight. “Its the reality of inactivity sitting in class, studying, then eating pizza.” 1. According to the passage a

49、bove, the Freshman 20 is _.A. a new student who is almost 20B. a freshman who gains 20 pounds quicklyC. a new students who is 20 poundsD. a freshman who always gains weight 20 pounds a year2. What might “burn the midnight oil” mean in this passage?A. To burn something at night with oil.B. To stay up

50、 studying.C. To burn the mid-term exam or a term paper at night.D. To get up late.3. The following statements are mentioned EXCEPT _.A. boys dorms do not smell good no matter what happensB. it was a challenge for those who live in their own rooms at home to adjust to roommatesC. students are not sur

51、prised to know they need personal discipline and time managementD. coffee and willpower can help students study at night for long time4. What can we know from the passage based on the authors opinion?A. Time and tide wait for no man.B. It is easy for students to adjust to the new college life.C. Dor

52、m life is different from the life at home.D. Freshmen know what to do because they can get much help from professors.5. This passage mainly tells us _.A. dorm life in collegeB. academics in collegeC. new students life at Northwestern College D. surprise at dorm life and academics of the new students

53、 in college Passage7 DCBABWhat can you do when you find yourself in school without enough friends? Making friends on campus is not the easiest thing to do especially when you are new on campus or you go to an urban commuter campus. Meeting people at school needs not be a daunting task. There are sev

54、eral methods that are not difficult to master and you may find easy when you try them out. Start by looking around at people you tend to see frequently, such as, people who you see in your classes, dorms and dining areas. Often an easy way to start a conversation is to focus on an area of obvious co

55、mmon interest. For example, before or after classes, ask, “did you get the assignment for next week”, or “ what did you think of the professors theory of.” This gets you pass the most difficult part, which is starting the first conversation. Be sure to introduce yourself before the end of the conver

56、sation.If your campus has a dining facility, cafe or coffee cart, then there will be more opportunities for meeting people. After youve introduced yourself and talked about class, its the perfect time to ask the other person to join you for a cup of coffee. Once you are at the table it should be eas

57、ier to talk about where youre from, what is your major, what you think of the class, whether it is easy or hard. Once you start a conversation, youve gotten past the most difficult part. It will be much easier to suggest meeting again for coffee, or to meet socially off campus.Put yourself where there are other people that you will see over and over. Join a club, interest group or sports team. Obviously if you live in a dormitory you will have chances to interact with people in your dorm f