高中英语阅读理解4篇(含答案)

1、GrandPareiItS AnSWer a CanAS a third generation native Of Brownsville, Texas, MiIdred GarZa never PIeaSed InOVe away EVen When her daughter and SOn asked her to move to San AntOniO to help their children, She POliteIy refused. OnIy after a year Of friendly CliSCUSSiOn did MS Gaf finally Say yes That

2、 WaS four years ago. TOday all three generations regard the InOVe to a success, giving them a CIOSer relationship than they WOUId have had in SeParate CitieS NO StatiStiCS ShOW the number Of grandparents Iike GarZa WhO are moving CIOSer to the ChiIdren and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence SUggeS

3、ting that the trend is growing EVen PreSident Obama ,s InOther-in-law, Marian RObinSon, has agreed to IeaVe ChiCagO and into the White HOUSe to help Care for her granddaughters ACCOrding to a StUdy grandparents com. 83 PerCent Of the PeOPIe Said MrS. RObinSOn s decision Win influence the grandparent

4、s in the AmeriCan family. Two-thirds believe InOre families Will follow the example Of Obama ,s family."In the 1960s We Were all a IittIe Wild and COllldlrt get away from home far enough fast enough to PrOVe We COUld do it On OUr OWnr SayS ChriStine Crosby, PUbliSher Of Grate InagaZine for gran

5、dparents We now realize how important family is and how important to be near them, especially When you're raining ChiIdrenMOVing is not for everyone AIInOSt evey grandparent WantS to be With his Or her grandchildren and is Wining to make SaCrifices, but SOmetimeS it is WiSer to Say no and ViSit

6、frequently instead HaVing your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult ChiId is StrUggling, but giving UP the Iife you know may be harder.25 Why WaS Garza ,s move a success?A. It Strengthened her family ties.B. It improved her IiVing COnditiOnSC. It enabled her make InOre frien

7、dsD. It helped her know InOre new PIaCeS26. What WaS the reaction Of the PUbliC to Mrs. RobinSOIfS decision?A. 17% expressed their SUPPOrt for it.B. FeW PeOPIe responded SymPathetiCally.C. 83% believed it had a bad influence.D. The majority thought it WaS a trend27. What did CrOSby Say about PeOPIe

8、in the 1960s?A. They Were UnSUre Of raise more ChiIdren.B. They Were eager to raise more ChiIdren.C. They Wanted to IiVe away from their parents.D. They bad IittIe respect for their grandparent.28 What does the author SUggeSt the grandparents do in the IaSt paragraph?A. Make decisions in the best in

9、terests, Of their OWnB ASk their ChiIdren to Pay more ViSitS to themC. SaCriflCe for their StrUggling ChiIdrenD. Get to know themselves better25-28 ADCABFiVe years ago, When I taught art at a SChOOl in Seattle, I USedTinkertOyS as a test at the beginning Of a term to find OUt SOmething about Iny stu

10、dents. I PUt a Sman Set Of TinkertOyS in front Of each student, and SaidMake SOmething OUt Of the TinkertOyS. YOU have 45 minutes today and 45ninutes each day for the rest Of the WeekjA few StUdentS hesitated to start. They Waited to See the rest Of theCIaSS WOUId do. SeVeral OtherS CheCked the inst

11、ructions and madeSOmething according to One Of the model PIanS PrOVided. AnOther group built SOmething OUt Of their OWn imaginations.OnCe I had a boy WhO WOrked experimentally With TinkertOyS in his free time. HiS COnStrUCtiOnS filled a SheIf in the art CIaSSrOOm and a good Part Of his bedroom at ho

12、rne. I WaS delighted at the PreSenCe Of SUCh a student. Here WaS an exceptionally CreatiVe mind at work. HiS PreSenCe meant that I had an UneXPeCted teaching assistant in ClaSS WhOSe CreatiVity WOUId infect（?惑染）Other students.EnCOUraging this kind Of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk Of IOSing

13、 those StUdentS WhO had a different StyIe Of thinking. WithOUt fail One WOUld declare, BIIt Fmjust not creative."Do you dieam at night When yofre asleep?”“Oh, sig”“So tell me One Of your IllOSt interesting dreams. The StlIdent WOUld tell SOmething WiIdIy imaginative. FIying in the Sky Or in a t

14、ime machine Or giowing tlee IleadS. 44Thafs Pretty creative. WllO does that for you?”Nobody. I do it.""Really-at night, When yoifre asleep?”“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”25. The teacher USed TinkertOyS in CIaSS in Order to?A. know more about the StUdentSB. make the IeSSOnS

15、moreexcitingC. IaiSe the Smdents, interest ill artD. teach the StUdentS about toy design26. What do We know about the boy InentiOned in ParagraPh 3?B. He Preferred to StUdyA. He Iiked to help his teacher.alone.C. He WaS active in class.D He WaS imaginative.27. Wllat does the UnderIilled WOrd "d

16、ownside” ill ParagraPh 4 PrObabIy mean?A. Mistake.B. Drawback.D. Burden.28. Why did the teacher ask the StUdentS to talk about their dreams?A. TO help them to See their CreatiVityB. TO find OUt about theirSleePing habitsC. TO help them to improve their memory. D. TO find OUt about their WayS Of thin

17、king25 A 26. D 27. B 2& AOn One Of her trips to NeW YOrk SeVeral years ago, EUdOra WeIty decided to take a COUPIe Of NeW YOrk friends OUt to dinne匚 They SettIed in at a COInfOrtabIe EaSt Side Cafe and Within minutes, another CUStOmer WaS approaching their table"Hey, aren't you from Miss

18、issippi? the elegant, White-haired Writer remembered being asked by the Stranger. 'Tm from MiSSiSSiPPi too：WithOUt a SeCOnel thought, the WOman joined the Welty Party. When her dinner Partner ShOWed up, She also PUned UP a Chai匚They began telling me all the news Of MiSSiSSiPPir WeIty Said"I

19、 didn,t know What Iny NeW YOrk friends Were thinking.TaXiS On a rainy NeW YOrk night are rarer than SUnShine. By the time the group got UP to leave, it WaS POUring OUtSide Welty's new friends immediately Sent a Waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends We

20、re amazed at the turn Of events that had Changed their Big APPIe dinner into a MiSSiSSiPPi State reunion （团聚）"My friends said: Now We believe your stories," WeIty added. "And I said: 'Now you know. TheSe are the PeOPle that make me Write them/"Sitting On a SOfa in her room, W

21、elty, a Slim figure in a SimPIe gray dress, IOOkeci PIeaSed With this explanation."I don,t make them UPr She Said Of the CharaCterS in her fiction these IaSt 50 Or SO years. I don't have IoyBeauticians, bartenders, PianO PIayerS and PeOPIe With PUrPIe hats, WeIty PeOPIe COme from afternoons

22、 SPent ViSiting With OId friends, from WaIkS through the StreetS Of her native Jackson, Miss., from COnVerSatiOnS OVerheard On a bus. It annoys WeIty that, at 7& her Ieft ear has now given out. Sometimes, Sitting On a bus Or a train, She hears OnIy a fragment（片 段）Of a PartiCUIarIy interesting st

23、ory.25 What happened When Welty WaS With her friends at the cafe?A. TWO StrangerS joined heB. Her ChiIdhOOd friendsCame in.C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.D. SOme PeOPIe held aParty there 26. The UnderIined WOrd "ther in ParagraPh 6 refers toWelty ,s .A. readersB. PartieSC. friends D. StOrieS

24、27. What Can We Iearn about the CharaCterS in Welty,s fiction?A. They IiVe in big cities.B. They are mostlyWOIne nC. They COme from real IifeD. They are PleaSUreSeekerS 25 A 26 D 27 CDGOOCl MOrning BntClinJS SUSamla Reid is USed to gilling guests On the SOfa every InOrning, but She is COOking UP a S

25、tOrIn in her IateSt role 一 ShOWing families how to PrePare delicious and nutritious IneaIS On a tight budget.In SaVe Money: GOOd FOOCh She ViSitS a different home each Week and With the help Of Chef Matt TebbUtt OfferS top tips On how to reduce food waste, WhiIe PreParing recipes for Under £5 P

26、er family a day. And the GOOd MOming Britam PreSenter SayS she,s been able to PUt a IOt Of What she's Ieant into PraCtiCe in Iler OWn home, PreParing IneaIS for sons, Sam,14, FinnJ3, and Jack, 11.1,We IOVe MeXiCan churros, SO I buy them On my PhOne from my IOCal MeXiCan takeaway restaurant/1 She

27、 explains I Pay £5 for a POIIion（一份），but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, SUgar and OiL EVerybOdy Can buy takeaway food, but SOmetimeS Weie not aware how CheaPIy We Can Inake this food ourselves. HThe eight-part Series（系列节自），SaVe Money: GOOcl Food, follows in the footsteps Of ITV's SaVe Money: GOOCI Health, WhiCh gave VieWerS advice On how to get VaIUe from the VaSt range Of health PrOdUCtS On the Inarket With food OUr biggest WeekIy household expense, SUSanna and Matt SPend time With a different family each Week. In tonight,s EaSter SPeC