阅读理解训练2

1、阅读理解训练11（河南省郑州市智林学校高一第一次月考）Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30

2、 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people eve

3、ry time. Its a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.Spears is not pleased with only touring and sel

4、ling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.For Britney, acting is another

5、way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .56. We can infer (推断) from the text that most million

6、aires are _. A. older than 20 B. around 20 C. in their 30s D. in their 40s57. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to _. A. a person in general B. a special person C. Britney Spears D. a person interested in money58. Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. Tho

7、ugh young, Britney can support her family now. B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day. C. The teenage comedy movie was based on Britneys own story. D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.59. According to Britney Spears, she works _. A. to be a great actress B. for t

8、he enjoyment C. for money D. to be more famousAACB12（湖北省监利中学高一第一次月考）A HALF - EMPTY BASKET Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich mans house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto t

9、he basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting. I have brought you the bas

10、ket of apples you asked for, he said. But why have you brought a half-empty basket? the rich man asked. I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples.65. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because A. he was poor B. he liked the rich man C. his farm belonged to the r

11、ich man D. the rich mans children liked apples66. What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps? A. They jumped and jumped. B. They played. C. They ran away. D. They ate some of the apples.67. The monkeys left the basket because A. they had thrown apples on the ground B. the farmer ha

12、d politely asked them to get off C. they were afraid of the hat D. the farmer wa s angry wit h them68. How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt A. pleased B. unhappy C. excited D. movedCDBB13（江苏省姜堰市溱潼中学高一10月月考）“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there,

13、 with father standing on one side, and I on the other side. We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street. The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I wandered a

14、imlessly. A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree. But now I dont know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions and cod

15、es of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened. I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summe

16、r night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on th e streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on. I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still a

17、ngry with me?” In fac t, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I cant stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “I cant throw you away, let alone these old papers?” All th

18、e lights were off except fathers. Dad was always like this. Maybe he didnt know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers. This was how he a

19、lways wasHe has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature. The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ra

20、n down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Loveit second to none.62. Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage. a. I opened the door and entered the house. b. Sadly I ran out into the s

21、treet. c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit. d. I thought of my fathers kindness towards me. e. I walked about in the street without any aim. A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, e, c, d, a C. b, e, a, c, d D. b, e, c, a, d63. What made the writer think of his childhood ? A. Th

22、e sight of the street lights. B. The sight of the empty street. C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms. D. The sight of light in his own house.64. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son? A. perhaps the father is getting older and older.B. perhaps the son has already grown up.

23、 C. perhaps they never agree with each other.D. perhaps the father has got used to doing that.65. What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage? A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.B. The father is actually kind to his son. C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.D.

24、The father is always finding fault with his son.62. 【解析】B 细读全文，把握时间顺序，就可以确定本题答案为B。该题易误选A。63. 【解析】C 从第四段中可找出答案。64. 【解析】D 从倒数第二段可推出答案。该题易误选C。65. 【解析】B 倒数第三段，每次争吵后，父亲总会趁“我”入睡后给我盖被子；最后一句说“Loveits second to none”等是该题依据。14（江苏省启东中学高一第一次月考）Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904.

25、 He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinion.Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A

26、 friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty childrens books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of child

27、rens books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many childrens books werent interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in

28、the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was a

29、n immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.61. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Some of Dr Seuss books for children.B. What are Dr Seusss books main

30、ly about?C. Dr Seuss a famous writer of childrens books.D. Why are Dr Seuss books different?62. What do we know about Dr Seusss first book for children?A. It was Dr Seuss worst book.B. It dealt with a very serious subject.C. Neither children nor adults like it.D. Many publishers didnt take it seriou

31、sly at first.63. How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?A. By asking others to help them in magazines.B. By writing interesting and simple books.C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.D. By giving them books for free.64. Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss The Cat in th

32、e Hat is _A. interesting B. serious C. difficult D. boringCDBA15（江苏省启东中学高一第一次月考）I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hour

33、s together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Bens beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in he

34、r back yard.Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didnt know what was about to take place.By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squ

35、ash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five oclock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and f

36、rozen. What a delightful gift!Well, the point wasnt so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one anothers company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Bens garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am s

37、o proud of my tomato plants!69. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_.A. dont like spending time with othersB. sometimes quarrel with each otherC. live on the food they grow in their gardenD. are a generous and warm-hearted couple70. According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garde

38、n so that_.A. they didnt have to spend so much money on foodB. they could grow vegetables and sell at the marketC. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in itD. they could spend happy times together with their family in it71. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to th

39、eir garden?A. To ask them to attend a birthday partyB. To help them get to know each other.C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.72. What did the writer most probably think of the time he sp ent in the garden?A. It was too longB. It was wo

40、nderful.C. It was not as good as he thought.D. It was too terrible.DACB16（江苏省王集中学高一第一次月考）How to Become Cleverer Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”. “Thats easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become clev

41、erer.” “Really?” “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, youll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him. A raw fish head is not goodnot even for a hungry bo

42、y to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps. “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman. “Not in my head,” said the boy. The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldnt I have the whole fish for soup, a head fo

43、r brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now, you see.”60. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he _.A. enjoy it B. wanted to taste itC. took it as a good m

44、edicine D. was a foolish boy61. The boy came to the fisherman in order to _.A. buy a fish head B. ask the fisherman a questionC. buy a whole fish D. A and C62. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had _.A. a whole fish B. a fish head and one pound backC. a whole fish and one po und backD. a who

45、le fish, a fish head and one pound back63. _ helped the boy become cleverer.A. A good meal B. The raw fish headC. Nothing D. What had happened CBCC17（江苏省王集中学高一第一次月考）The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didnt exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construc

46、tion was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahan, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the e

47、mperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne. He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.He summoned the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete.

48、It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahan, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four corners. The Taj itself soars anoth

49、er 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. Howev er his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for t

50、he rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.67. The whole passage tells us about _.A . a beautiful fairy taleB. the story of the Taj MahalC. white and black marble tombs made for two emperorsD. the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife68. Which of the

51、 following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahal?A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers.B. A lot of people took part in the building workC. It is a magnificent building.D. It is a tomb for the emperors beloved wife.69. The emperors own tomb was designed

52、 to be _.A. 61 meters high B. eight-sidedC. black-colouredD. white-colored70. The emperor _.A. died soon after Taj Mahan diedB. was killed by his sonC. was beloved by his peopleD. died after 1648BACD18（江西省安福高一第一次月考）Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australias northern city Darwin, was praised on T

53、hursday for jumping onto a crocodiles back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her leg

54、s as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The

55、doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local repo

56、rt.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husbands “quick and diligent actions”.Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.66. This passage is most likely to be found in _.A. a travel guide B. a newspaper C. a textbo