版高中教学高一上学期英语阅读训练2

1、高一英语阅读训练（1）AIhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnowIhopeyoudontthinkIveforgottenyouTherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatIvenothadmuchtimeforwritinglettersIshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKingsCollegeSofarIvebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysoflivingIwonttellyouaboutLondonTherearelotsofboo

2、ksyoucanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscityImsureyoullbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehereIfindsomeofthecustoms（民俗）interestingPeopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswedointhemainland（大陆）ofEuropeDuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthe

3、mMenraisetheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother1ThewritercametoLondonfromAAsiaBthemainlandofEuropeCAmericaDAfrica2ThewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecauseAshehadforgottenherfriendBshewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangelandCshewastoobusytowriteDshewastoobusywithhercourses（课程）atKingsCollege3Howdoesthewriterfee

4、laboutBritishwaysofliving？AHappyBAngryCSadDInteresting4ThewritercametoLondonAtomakealivingBtostudyCtolearnBritishwaysoflivingDforsightseeingonly5EnglishmenAdonotoftenshakehandswithfriendswhentheymeetBoftenshakehandswhentheymeetwithfriendsCraisetheirhatstoallfriendswhentheymeetDdonotraisetheirhatstoa

5、nyoftheirfriendswhentheymeetAyoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbortalkingaboutchildrenTheyoungmanchildren？”BTheywerestandingintheoldmansgarden，andsaid，“HowstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirTheoldmanpointedtoastring（绳索）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone“Pleaseuntie（解开）thatstring，”hesaidTheyoungmanuntied

6、it，andtheyoungtreebent（弯）overtooneside“Nowtieitagain，please，”saidtheoldman，“butfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain”TheyoungmandidsoThentheoldmansaid，“There，itisthesamewithchildrenYoumustbestrictwiththem，butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingonIftheyarenotyetabl

7、etostandalone，youmusttiethestringtightagainButwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone，youcantakethestringaway”6ThestoryisaboutAhowtotakecareofyoungtreesBhowstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildrenChowtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighborDhowtotieanduntiethestring7TheyoungmanuntiedthestringAinord

8、ertothrowitawayBsothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraightConlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertoonesideDinordertolettheoldmanteachhim8Whencanthestringbetakenaway？AWhentheoldmanhasleftBAfteryouhaveuntieditCWhentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttimeDWhentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough9AtlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungmanA

9、thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandaloneBthatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildrenCthatheshouldbehardonthemDthatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone10Inthestorytherelation（关系）ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof.AtheyoungfathertotheoldneighborBparentstothei

10、rchildrenCtheoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfatherDgrownupstotheirparentsCIn1950anordinarybutimaginative（富于想象力）electricalengineernamedChristopherCockerellbegananexperimentthatwassoontochangetheworldHecameupwithanideatomakeboatsgofaster，byusingavacuumcleaner（真空吸尘器）Usinghiswifesvacuumcleanerhewasab

11、letoreverse（使倒转）themotorsothatitblewinsteadofsuckingTheairthatblewoutbeneath（下边）actedasacushionagainstsurfacesYearslater，hisprincipleofcushionedairmadeitpossibleforthefirsthovercraft（气垫船）tobesuccessfullybuiltandtriedoutAjourneyalongtheAmazonRiverprovedtotheworldthatthehovercraftwasbothwonderfulandus

12、efulTheinventionthatbeganinthekitchenandtheboatyardofanordinaryhomeledtoathousandotherinventionsTodayhovercraftscarrypassengersincomfortoverroughchannelsandseas11ThepassageismainlyaboutCChristopherandhisinventionDChristopherandhisdiscovery12Theaimoftheexperimentin1950wasAtospeeduptheboatsBtochangeth

13、eworldCtomaketheboatsmorecomfortableDtoimprovevacuumcleaner13Theunderlinedword“sucking”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“”AtakingwithgreatforceBdrawingwithgreatforceCpushingwithgreatforceDpullingwithgreatforce14Whichofthefollowingcanpushthehovercraftforwardrapidly？ACushionedairBTheairthatsuckedinCTh

14、eairthatblewoutDTheaironthesurface15Accordingtothepassage，manyotherinventionswereAthedreamsofChristopherBtheresultsofChristophersexperimentCthecauseofChristophersideaDthewishesofChristopherDCharliestudiedinafamouscollegeforfouryearsHestudiedhardanddidwellinallhissubjectsHehopedtobecomeagoodteacherTh

15、isyearheleftthecollegeandbegantoworkinamiddleschoolHelikeshisstudentsandisstrict（严格的）withthemHedoeshisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinterestingOnedayhecarefullyexplainedachemicalreaction（反响）tothestudentsofGrade2inthechemistrylab“Becareful，everyone，”hesaidloudly“BeforeImaketheexperiment，thereretwentyf

16、iveatomsofcarbon（碳原子），butafterIfinishit，thereretwentyfouratomsofcarbonleft！”HestoppedtowatchtheclassroomandhopedhisstudentswouldgoonexplainingitButtheyoungmenlookedateachotherandnobodyansweredhimHehadtoask，“Whathappens？Whatmakestheatomlost？”Theclassroomwasveryquietandnoneofthestudentslookedattheirte

17、acher“Whocantelluswhereithasgone？”Suddenlyasoftvoicecamefromthebackrow，“Wedidnotseeanybodyleavethelab！”16CharliebegantoworkinthemiddleschoolbecauseAhehadbeenintheschoolforfouryearsBhecouldntdoanythingexceptteachingChehopedtobecomeagoodteacherDhedidwellinallhissubjects17Charliehopes，sohedoeshisbestto

18、makehisclasseslivelyandinterestingAallhisstudentscouldunderstandhimBhisstudentswouldntbeafraidofhimChisstudentscarefullywatchedhimmakingtheexperimentDhisstudentscoulddowellinchemistry18ThatdayCharliewished19ThestudentscouldntanswerCharliesquestionsbecauseAnoneofthemhadseentheatomsBtheydidntunderstan

19、dtheirteacherCthechemicalreactionwastoocomplicatedDtheyallwantedtodropthesubject20Infact，ACharliefailedthatdayBthestudentinthebackrowdidntwatchherteachercarefullyCthestudentinthebackrowhadntlearnedchemistrybeforeDCharliefailedinmakingtheexperimentEInordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly（完整地），fourthi

20、ngsarenecessaryFirst，wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspokenSecondly，wemustbeabletospeakitourselves，withconfidence（自信）andwithouthesitation（踌躇）Thirdly，wemustdomuchreadingFinally，wemustbeabletowriteitWemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammarTherearenoshortcutstosuccessinlanguagelearning

21、Agoodmemoryisagreathelp，butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbookItisnotmuchlearningbyheartlonglists（一览表）ofwordsandtheirmeanings，studyingthedictionaryandsoonWemustlearnbyusingthelanguageIfwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized，wearenotreallylearningthelanguageWemust“learnthroughuse”PracticeisimportantWemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan21Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare.ACunderstandingandspeaking