【英语】高考英语阅读理解100篇

1、138/138高考英语英语阅读理解100篇一、阅读理解1、（1分）O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories。HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter。HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862。Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife。Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow。Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.Henryw

2、enttoTexas，wherehetrieddifferentjobs。Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank，whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO。Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit。Becauseofthat，hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison，helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.H

3、ewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories，becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereaderssurprise.1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings？a.LivedinNewYork.b。Workedinabank.c。TravelledtoTexas。d.Wasputinprison。e.HadanewspaperJob。f.Lear

4、nedtowritestories。A.e.c.f。b。d。aB。c。e。b。d.f.aC.e。b。d.c。a。f.D.c。b.e.d。af.2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.HenrysstoriesbecauseA。theyhadsurpriseendingsB。theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD。theywereaboutNewYorkCity3.O。Henrywenttoprisonbecause。A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaperB。he

5、brokethelawbynotusinghisownnameC.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisonersD.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis4.WhatdoweknowaboutO。Henrybeforehebeganwriting？A。Hewaswell-educated。B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor。D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.5。WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhissh

6、ortstories?A。Hislifeinsidetheprison。B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote。C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.2、(1分）Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.HeisateacheratoneofLondonsbigmedicalschools，Hehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswayt

7、oRussiatogivealecture。Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert，theskeleton（人体骨骼)tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase(箱子）。Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper。Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop。Whenhegotbackhediscovered

8、thatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake。HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert。1。Whowrotethestory?A。Rupertsteacher。B。Theneighboursteacher.C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteachersneighbour。2。Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon。B.Heneededitforth

9、electurehewasgoingtogive。C。HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch。D.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching。3.Whathappenedattheairport?A.Theskeletonwentmissing。B。Theskeletonwasstolen.C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase。D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase。4.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteachersfe

10、elingabouttheincident?A.Heisveryangry.B。Hethinksitratherfunny。C。HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert。D。HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert。5。Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards？A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.B。TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert。C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcas

11、e。D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.3、（1分）OntheeveningofJune21，1992，atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXianwithhisbicycle。Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager，fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomof

12、bicycles。”RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXianonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi，India.Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad。Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXianandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.RobertFriedlandersnextdestinations(目的地)

13、wereLanzhou，Dunhuang，Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan。1.Thebestheadline(标题）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe。A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXianC。MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause。A。heaskedtoseet

14、hemanagerB。heenteredthehallwithabikeC.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguestsD.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim3。Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder，。A。China，India，andPakistanB。India，China,andPakistanC。Pakistan，China,andIndiaD.China，Pakistan,andIndia4。WhatmadeFried

15、landerwanttocometoChina?A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo。B.ThefamoussightsinXian。C。HisinterestinChinesesilk。D。Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.5。Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.A。cleverB。friendlyC.hardworkingD。strongminded4、（1分）Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon。Helivedinthecountry，andcameuptoworkbytrain.

16、Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise。Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim，“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney，andyoulent

17、me5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess。”MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid，“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory！”“Well,answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?”1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice？A。Hewentuptoworkbytrain.B。Hewalkedtohisoffice.C.He

18、wenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained。D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.2。MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause_。A.hecouldntaffordthebusesB。hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway3.Mr。Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastra

19、ngerinorderto_A。givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccessC.makehimrichD。gainmoremoney4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr。Grey，and_A。wantedtoreturnMr。GreythemoneyB。againaskedMr。GreyformoneyC。wouldliketomakefriendswithhimD。toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen5。Inthesecondparagraph，“takeacha

20、nce”means_。A。Mr.GrayhappenedtomeetastrangerB.Mr.GreyhadachancetohelpastrangerC.Mr.GreyhelpedastrangerbychanceD.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim5、（1分）Evenifyouareagoodhighjumper，youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsy

21、ouhard。Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth。Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou。Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair，itfallsbackdown。Becauseofgravity，youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋转)around。Then，canwegetawayfromth

22、eearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape（逃出）theearthsgravityandcarryyouintospace。1。Inthispassage，theword“gravity”means。A。thepullofeverything。B。theforceofattraction(吸引）amongobjects。C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentr

23、eoftheearthD。theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun。2。Whenyouslip(滑)youalwaysfalltothegroundbecauseA。theearthalwaysturnsround.B。theearthhasgravityC。theearthsgravityisgreaterthanyourweight。D。youarecareless。3。GravityisstrongthatA。itcanthrowaballintotheair。B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet。C。itcanletyo

24、uflyawayfromtheearth。D。itcankeepeverythingonearth.4.Becauseofgravity,A。waterflowseverything。B.wecangoeverywherebyship。C。wateralwaysflowsdownwards。D。fishcanliveinwater。5。WecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecauseA.thespaceshipgoesveryfast。B。theearthcantpullthespaceship。C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce。D

25、.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.6、（1分)Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket，thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly，“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman，Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmi

26、ne.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens，”continuedthewoman，gettingmoreangryeachmoment，Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman，”shepersisted，“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(参议员)Patton。”Handingthetickettothewoman，theofficeraskedpleasantly，“Tellme，doyouknowBillBronson.”

27、“Why，no，”sheanswered。“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown，”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle，“IanBillBronson.”1。Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause_A.itwasanexpensivecarB。thedriverwasaproudladyC.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimitD。thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice2.Thewomanwasgettingmorean

28、gryeachmomentbecause_。A。thepolicemandidntknowherfriendsB.thepolicemandidntacceptherkindnessC。thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishherD.shedidntknowthepolicemansname3.Thepolicemanwas_.A。anhonourablefellowB。astupidfellowC。animpolitemanD。ashyman4。Thewomanwas_.A。kind-heartedB.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofin

29、ishherworkC。tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriendspowerfulpositionsD。introducinghergoodfriendsnamestotheyoungofficer5。Thepoliceman_。A.hadnosenseofhumor（幽默)B。hadssenseofhumorC。hadnosenseofdutyD。wassenseless7、（1分)ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821，andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewaste

30、nyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor。Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury。Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools，shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthe

31、costofschooling。In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis。Shewantedtobeasurgeon（外科医师），butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea。UponreturningtotheUnitedStates，shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman。By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,

32、alongwithanotherwomandoctor，managedtoopenanewhospital，thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital，shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.1.WhycouldntElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon？A。ShecouldntgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB。Shedecidedtof

33、urtherhereducationinParisC.AseriouseyeproblemstoppedherD。ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates2.Whatmainobstacle（障碍)almostdestroyedElizabethschancesforbecomingforadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters。C。Shecouldntgraduatefrommedicalschool。D.Shecouldntsetupherhospital.3。Howma

34、nyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC。NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears4。Accordingtothepassage，allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe_。A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC。andseveralother

35、womenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD。setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen5。EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin_.A。EnglandB.ParisC。theUnitedStatesD。NewYorkCity8、（1分）Intodaysageoffasttravel，theworldseemsasmallerplace-andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleand

36、holidaysabroad，Peoplewhodidnttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent。Forexample，peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic(大蒜),theItaliansalleatspaghetti（细条实心面)。andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite(明确的)ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陈规老套)。Butdowehavethesamestereotypest

37、oday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes，andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic。wearsthesamefashions（流行式样)，buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage！1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting。A。biggerandmoreB。smallerandmor

38、eC。smallerandlessD.biggerandless2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad。A。manyB.fewC。onlysomeD。afew3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas。A。nearanddifferentB。nearandthesameC。remoteandverydifferentD。remoteandthesame4.Nowadays，peoplesideasofothernationalities。A.havechangedB。arethesameC.aredifferentD。a

39、realmostthesame5.Wedonthavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople_。A。travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammesC。watchdifferentTVprogrammesD。travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes6。Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.A。ABigWorldB。ASmallWorldC.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorld9、(1分)Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourse

40、lves。Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage。Seaanemones(海葵）areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards。Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller，Theyfinallyend

41、asaballofcells(细胞)lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame。Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain。Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandungrowingagainandagain。1。Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey_.A。loseweightB.liveinthedarknessC.areundergoodconditionsD。donteatandarekeptinthedark

42、2.Accordingtothepassage，someseaanimals_.A。willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB。donotgrowoldC。willdiewithoutfoodD。willstopgrowinganytimetheywant3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain。B。Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie。C

43、。Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards。D。Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears。4。Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans_.A。growingoldB.theageofapersonC。gettingyoungerD。ungrowing5。Thispassageismainlyabout_.A.seaanimalsB。cellsC.agingD。anemones10、(1分)NowIdliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinale

44、xam。TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink。Andunlikethemidtermexam，thistestwillnotincludemultiple-choicequestions；itwillconsistentirelyofessays(文章）.Youllhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions。Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面的)，whichmean

45、syoullberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm，Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject(项目)willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.IllbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTues

46、day。Ifyourun intoanyproblems，pleasedropin。GoodlucktoyouandIllseeyouonTuesday.1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace？A。OnTuesdayB。OnaWednesdayC。OnaThursdayD。OnaFriday2。Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?A。Therewillbeonlymultiplechoicequestions.B。Theexamwillcontainbothmultiplechoiceandessayquestions.C.Theexamwillha

47、veanoralandawrittensection。D。Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.3。Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?A。Itwillbeeasytounderstand.B。Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass。C。Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.D.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit。4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobab

48、lymeans.A.gointoB。meetsomebodyunexpectedlyC。comeupagainstsomethingwithforceD.comeacross5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven？A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.DuringmidtermweekC。OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek11、（1分)WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable(痛苦的),Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedand

49、hecouldntbreathe.Workinginabakery（面包房)whenyouareallergicto（对过敏）flourcanbepainful.ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany。Withhiswifeandmother，hefoundedArnoldBakery.T

50、heytriednewrecipes（配方）。changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain。Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour(标准粉）,wasbakedinabrickoven(烘炉）.Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf。Winningcustomerstohisunusual,oldfashionedbreadtooktim

51、e.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.1。Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.ASickBakerB。ABrick-ovenBreadBakerC.AnOldfashionedBakerD.HowtoOvercomeAllergy2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe。A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB。didntlikethejobC.wante

52、dtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtoformhisowncompany3。DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,。A.hefoundedArnoldBakeryB。hetriedanewmethodofbakingC.hehelpedthecompanyimprovetheirproductionD。hebecamesuccessfulinhisbusiness4。WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage？A.Arnoldsbreadwasbakedinabrickoven。B。Arn

53、oldsbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.C。Arnoldsbreadwassoldatalowprice.D。Arnoldsbreadwasofpoorquality。5。FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.A.determinedB.braveC。unusualD。unhealthy12、(1分）Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureye

54、sare.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry（=unclear).Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenearsighted。ThenPeoplewhoarefarsightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinread

55、ingabookunlesstheyholditatarmslength。Iftheywanttodomuchreading，theymustgetglasses，too。Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape。Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光).This，too,canbecorrectedbyglasses。Somepeopleseyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）。Longagothesepeopleoftenbe

56、cameblind.Now，however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle(角度).Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye。Youwillfindtheobjectsrelationtothebackgroun

57、dandotherthingsaroundithaschanged。Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis。Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes。1。Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes。A。onlywhenwecanseewellB.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectlyC。evenifwecanseewellD。onlywhenwerealizeh

58、owimportantoureyesare2。Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct(模糊不清)，oneisprobably.A.nearsightedB。farsightedC.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts3。Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans。A.experienceB。imagineC。feelpainD.areaffectedwith4。Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor。A.seein

59、gatnightB。seeingobjectsfarawayC。lookingoverawideareaD。judgingdistances5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.A。oneeyebiggerthantheotherB。eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshapeC.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperationD。aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses13、（1分）Grandmawasawonderfulstory-teller,

60、andshehadasetofpriceless,individually(独特地）tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofherdaybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohadbeentaughtcomplete,quickobedience(服从）。Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain，theirfathershouted.“Falldownonyourfaces！”Theydid,andtheterribleprairie（草原）f