高一英语阅读理解训练十一(附答案)

1、 阅读理解训练十一AWays to TravelModern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest way to travel is by air.With a modern plane you can travel in one day to places which took a month or more one hundred years ago.Travelling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages. You can see the cou

2、ntry you are travelling in. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars.They make even the longest journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea when it is possible. There are large liners and river boats with which you can visit many other countries and different places .Travelling

3、 by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car.You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish:w here there is something interesting to see,at a good restauran

4、t where you can enjoy a good meal, or a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are travelling on business.From the passage we know that the fastest way to travel is.A. by carB. by train C. by plane

5、 D. by boatThe underlined word Theyin Paragraph 2 refers to.modern trains in the countrythe travelers on modern trainsC.comfortable seats and dining carsD. the slower ways to travelHow many ways to travel are mentioned in the passage?A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.sixBI stopped to watch my little girl playing

6、 in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone and in thellother another toy. I listened as she was speaking to her makbelieve。贸装的)little friend. And I never forget the words she said.She said, Suzies in the corner because shes not very good. She didnt listen to a word I said or do the things she sho

7、uld. I saw her baby doll well dressed in the corner. It was obvious that shed been put there to sit alone and think.My daughter continued herconversation, as I sat down on the floor. She said,“ Ijust dont know what to do with her anymore. She never lets me do the things that I just have to do.And th

8、at day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, as I listened to her innocent words that cut me like a knife. I didnt pay enough attention to what I hold most dear. Id been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.But now my attitude has changed, because, in my h

9、eart, eI ar lize that I ve seen the world in adifferent light through my little darling s eyes. So, let the cobweb假口蛛网 )cut the corners and the children rule the floor. I m not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore. Ithe house with memories of a child and her mother. We have only one chi

10、ldhood, and we will never get another.Who is Suzie?A. A phone B. The girls friend C. A baby doll. D.The authorHow did the author feel when hearing the daughters words?A. Interested. B Moved C Uncomfortable D. Unbelievable.The passage leads you to believe that.A. the little girl doesnt hate her mothe

11、r anymoreB the author has become lazy because of her daughterC the author cares nothing about her daughrte s happinessD. the author wants her little girl to have a happy childhoodWhat might be the best title?A. Only one childhoodB .My lovely daughterHow to deal with my daughterA world of childrenCLi

12、zzie s diaryDay3: Tuesday December 2We planned to go to Rothera that morning. We d be staying there for the next two weeks. Because Antarctic南极洲I） is one of the windiest places on the earth.sometimes you cant fly at all.we had a nervous wait over breakfast to find out if we leave that day. People ha

13、d to stay in Stanley for weeks while the pilots waited for good weather.It turned clear at 9:30 am and we took off at 10:30 am .But even when we were in the air, there was still a chance that we wouldn t be able to fly the whole day.Day4: Wednesday December 3After waking up in the Antarctic for the

14、first time today,I could understand why everybody who came here fell in love with the place, It was really beautiful.We were staying at Rothera Survey base with mountains of ice all around. It was out minus 20 C today, which for me was very cold, but the regular客） here were often seen walking around

15、 in T shirts!Day 5, Thursday December 4I woke up on another beautiful sunny day here in the Antarctic. I was told that it was a bit colder today, about minus 50 , but it was not very windy. Those of us who were new to the base had to do a special training course before we were allowed to leave the b

16、ase for other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill.Day 7: Saturday December 6There was no cloud in the sky and it was warm enough to sit outside in a jacket.The most amazing thing about this place is how the scenery 景）changes every day.At first I thought I was going mad. I stepped out

17、side in the morning and thoughtthat big mountain of ice wasn t there yesterday. ” It s because the seat ice is always moving slo 8, Lizzie sat outside wearing a jacket on.A. Tuesday B Wednesday C ThursdayD SaturdayWhat could stop Lizzie from leaving Stanley for Rothera?A. Mountains of ice. B.Strong

18、winds C.Thick clouds D.Low temperature 10. How did Lizzie feel during her stay in the Antarctic?A. Afraid B.AmazedC.NervousD. BoredWhat impressed Lizzie most about Rothera was that.A people walked around in T-shirtB there was a special training courseC the weather was sometimes warmD the scenery cha

19、nged every dayDI remember a time when I went shopping on my first visit to Macao. Coming from cold and cloudy England, I was prepared for the sun and dressed in a T-shirt and a short skirt. Not having much chance to enjoy the sun in the UK and having naturally fair skin, my legs are very white. In t

20、he UK this is not a fashioned look at all. Most women spend every sunny day out in the sun trying to get darker skin. The darker the skin. the better the look.As I walked around one shop, two shop assistants didn t take their eyes off me the whotime,talking quietly in Chinese. I began to feel uncomf

21、ortable and asked my friend if we could leave.After we left the shop, she asked me what was wrong. I was embarrassed that they were talking about my white skin. My friend laughed.They weren t laughing at you. They were saying how niyour legs are. Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours

22、.In fact, there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot f money is spent on them”.It just goes to show that we always think what others have is better. The grass is always greener on the other side. If the women of the West and East thought the same way, western women wouldn t spend so much money on cream that makes skin darker and women from the East wouldn need to use cream that makes skin whiter.What do most British women prefer to do for their skin?A. Cover it with whiteni