高中英语阅读理解100篇

高中英语阅读理解100篇O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader'ssurprise.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexasd.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.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.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecauseA.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandtheyshowedhisloveforthepoortheywereaboutNewYorkCityO.Henrywenttoprisonbecause .peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaperhebrokethelawbynotusinghisownnamehewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisonerspeoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothisWhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.IB2A3D4D5C2、（1分）Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.HeisateacheratoneofLondon'sbigmedicalschools,HehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,theskeleton（人体骨骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱子）.Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.Whowrotethestory?A.Rupert'steacher.B.Theneighbour'steacher.C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher'sneighbour.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.Whathappenedattheairport?A.Theskeletonwentmissing.B.Theskeletonwasstolen.C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher'sfeelingabouttheincident?A.Heisveryangry.B.Hethinksitratherfunny.C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.3、（1分）OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.RobertFriedlander'snextdestinations（目的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.Thebestheadline（标题）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi'anC.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAimsThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause.heaskedtoseethemanagerheenteredthehallwithabikethemanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeigngueststhemanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghimFriedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder, .A.China,India,andPakistanB.India,China,andPakistanC.Pakistan,China,andIndiaD.China,Pakistan,andIndiaWhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi'an.C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.FriedlandercanbesaidtobeA.cleverB.friendlyC.hardworkingD.strong-minded4、（1分）Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.^^MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!”“Well,“answeredthestranger,"areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?^^HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?Hewentuptoworkbytrain.Hewalkedtohisoffice.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause.A.hecouldn'taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesonthewayMr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto A.givehimastartinlife B.helphimonthewaytosuccessC.makehimrich D.gainmoremoneyOnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,andwantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyagainaskedMr.GreyformoneywouldliketomakefriendswithhimtoldMr.GreythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethenInthesecondparagraph,44...takeachance,,means.Mr.GrayhappenedtomeetastrangerMr.GreyhadachancetohelpastrangerMr.GreyhelpedastrangerbychanceMr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim5、（1分）Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋转）around.Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape（逃出）theearth'sgravityandcarryyouintospace.Inthispassage,theword“gravity”means.thepullofeverything.theforceofattraction（吸弓|）amongobjects.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearththeforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.Whenyouslip（滑）youalwaysfalltothegroundbecauseA.theearthalwaysturnsround. B.theearthhasgravityC.theearth'sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youGravityisstrongthatA.itcanthrowaballintotheair. B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet.C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.Becauseofgravity,A.waterflowseverything. B.wecangoeverywherebyship.C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.WecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecauseA.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan'tpullthespaceship.C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.6、（1分）Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,"Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.'Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting."IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,“continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting,"Youngman,“shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（参议员）Patton.vHandingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson."“Why,no,“sheanswered.“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,?,hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,UIanBillBronson.”ThepolicemanstoppedthecarbecauseitwasanexpensivecarthedriverwasaproudladythedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimitthedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepoliceThewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause.thepolicemandidn'tknowherfriendsthepolicemandidn'tacceptherkindnessthepolicemanwasgoingtopunishhershedidn'tknowthepoliceman'snameThepolicemanwas.A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellowC.animpoliteman D.ashymanThewomanwas.kind-heartedapersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherworktryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends5powerfulpositionsintroducinghergoodfriends5namestotheyoungofficer5.Thepoliceman.hadnosenseofhumor（幽默） B.hadssenseofhumorhadnosenseofduty D.wassenseless7、（1分）ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（外科医师），butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.Whycouldn'tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?Shecouldn'tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisAseriouseyeproblemstoppedherItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates2.Whatmainobstacle（障碍）almostdestroyedElizabeth'schancesforbecomingforadoctor?Shewasawoman.Shewrotetoomanyletters.Shecouldn'tgraduatefrommedicalschool.Shecouldn'tsetupherhospital.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyearsAccordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“Ersts“inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe.becamethefirstwomanphysicianwasthefirstwomandoctorandseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrensetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomenElizabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity8、（1分）Intoday'sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace——andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn'ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic（大蒜），theItaliansalleatspaghetti（细条实心面）.andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite（明确的）ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陈规老套）.Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic,wearsthesamefashions（流行式样）,buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.A.biggerandmore B.smallerandmoreC.smallerandless D.biggerandlessFiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afewPeoplethoughtofothercountriesas.A.nearanddifferent B.nearandthesameC.remoteandverydifferent D.remoteandthesameNowadays,people'sideasofothernationalities.A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthesameWedon'thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople.A.travelmore B.watchthesameTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandC.watchdifferentTVprogrammeswatchthesameTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.ABigWorld B.ASmallWorldC.AnExactingWorld D.AnInterestingWorld9、（1分）Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones（海葵）areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.,,Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells（细胞）lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey.A.loseweight B.liveinthedarknessC.areundergoodconditionsD.don'teatandarekeptinthedarkAccordingtothepassage,someseaanimals.A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowoldD.willstopC.willdiewithoutfoodgrowinganytimetheywantD.willstopAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans.A.growingold B.theageofapersonC.gettingyounger D.un-growingThispassageismainlyabout.A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones10、（1分）NowFdliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple--choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays（文章）.You'11havetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面的）,whichmeansyou'11beresponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject（项目）willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.V11beinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandFilseeyouonTuesday.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFridayWhatwillbeincludedintheexam?Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?Itwillbeeasytounderstand.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.TheunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeansA.gointoB.meetsomebodyA.gointounexpectedlyD.comeacrossB.DuringD.OnthelastD.comeacrossB.DuringD.OnthelastWhenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?A.DuringthefirstweekofclassmidtermweekC.Onthelastdayofclassdayofexamweek11、（1分）WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable（痛苦的）,Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn'tbreathe.Workinginabakery（面包房）whenyouareallergicto（对…过敏）flourcanbepainful.ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes（配方）.changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour（标准粉），wasbakedinabrickoven（烘炉）.Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.ASickBaker B.ABrick-ovenBreadBakerC.AnOld-fashionedBaker D.HowtoOvercomeAllergyDeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe.A.sufferedfromallergytoflour B.didn't1汰ethejobC.wantedtomakemoremoney D.wantedtoformhisowncompanyDuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.hefoundedArnoldBakeryhetriedanewmethodofbakinghehelpedthecompanyimprovetheirproductionhebecamesuccessfulinhisbusinessWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?Arnold'sbreadwasbakedinabrickoven.Arnold'sbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.Arnold'sbreadwassoldatalowprice.Arnold'sbreadwasofpoorquality.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.A.determined B.brave C.unusualD.unhealthy12、(1分)Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry(=unclear).Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.ThenPeoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm'slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople'seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle（角度）.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject'srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.onlywhenwecanseewellonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlyevenifwecanseewellonlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesareWhenthingsfarawayseemindistinct（模糊不清）,oneisprobably.A.near-sighted B.far-sightedC.astigmatic D.sufferingfromcataractsTheunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.experience B.imagineC.feelpain D.areaffectedwithHavingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.A.seeingatnight B.seeingobjectsfarawayC.lookingoverawidearea D.judgingdistancesPeoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.oneeyebiggerthantheothereyesthatarenotexactlytherightshapeadifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperationaneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses13、（1分）Grandmawasawonderfulstory-teller,andshehadasetofpriceless,individually（独特地）tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofherdaybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohadbeentaughtcomplete,quickobedience（月艮从）.Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain,theirfathershouted.uFalldownonyourfaces!Theydid,andtheterribleprairie（草原）firesweptoverthemandtheyweren'thurt.Therewasalsothestoryofthreeboysatschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesentfromhome.Onesavedhis,andthemiceateit;oneateallofhis,andhegotsick;andwhodoyouthinkhadthebesttime?一Why,ofcourse,theonewhosharedhiscakewithhisfriends.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Childrenshouldobeytheirparentsquickly.Childrenshouldsharewithothers.Theauthorremembersmanyofhergrandma'swonderfulstories.Thegrandma'sstorieshelpedteachthechildrenmoralsandgoodmanners.Whichofthefollowingdetailssupportsthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thechildrenweresavedfromthefirebecausetheyfolloweddirections.Grandmatoldastoryofthreeboysatschool.Eachofthethreeboysgotacakesentfromhome.Thebigprairiefiresoonspreadovertothevillage.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Theauthorwassavedfromthefire.Theauthorwasbroughtupfromhisgrandmother.Grandmawasgoodattellingchildrenstories.Grandmatoldstoriestochildrenjustforfun.Allofthefollowingwerenotpraisedbytheauthorexcepttheboywhosharedhiscakewithotherstheboywhoateupallhiscakebyhimselftheboywhokeptthecakeforthefuturetheboyswhodidn'tobeytheirparentsAccordingtothispassage,theunderlinedwordtailoredprobablymeans.A.measured B.speciallyprepared C.cutD.invented14、（1分）Themostimportantuseofdrifting（漂流）bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcurrents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream（墨西哥湾流）mightexplainthisdifference.FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStream.Theyusedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStream.Thenhecheckedhismapbyusingsealed（密封的）bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,withonlyafewchanges,today.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?A.Todeterminethepositionofaship. B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.C.Topredictthedirectionofaship. D.Tocarrymessageacrosstheocean.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.WhatdidFranklinmakeafterhistalkswithU.S.captains?A.AmapoftheGulfStream. B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.C.Amapofoceancurrents. D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.WhatdidFranklindoinordertomakeanexactmap?A.Hecomparedhisownmapwithothermaps.B.HetalkedwithmanyU.S.captains.C.Heuseddriftingbottlestocheckhismap.D.BothBandC.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthefirstparagraphmeans.A.astreamofwater B.acourseofeventsC.theflowofelectricity D.thesituationofthepresenttime15、（1分）TheGuidanceDepartment（教导处）atBurrvilleHighSchoolhasastaff（职员）ofeleven.Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents.Butthestaffseesalotofparents,too.“Parentmeetingsformaclearmonthlypattern,saysMildredForeman,GuidanceDirector."Thispatternstaysmuchthesamefromyeartoyear.ThebusymonthsareOctober,MarchandMay.”Septemberstartsratherslowly.Fewparentscomein,Mostofthesewanttodiscusstheschedules（日程安排）.Octoberbringsmanybehaviour（行为）problems.Someparentsarecalledin.Otherscomebythemselves.ThingsquietdowninNovemberDecemberisaquietmonth."It'stheholiday,"MsForemansays."Peoplewanttocomein,Iknow,buttheydecidetowaituntilafterNewYear'sDay.”ReportcardsgohomejustbeforeChristmasholidays.Badmarksbringparentsinasschoolreopens.ThishappensagaininMarch,anotherreportcardmonth.Mayisalwaystheyear'sbusiestmonth.That'swhenparentsrealizethattheirchildrenmightbeheldback（留级）.TheycomeintoseeifanythingcanbedonebeforethingsaredecidedinJune.“Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents^^means.theyhavemostoftheirworkdonebythestudentsmostoftheirworkisgettingridoftheirstudentsmostoftheirworkisdealingwiththestudentstheirworkismostlydonetogetherwiththestudentsInthesentence“Thestaffseesalotofparentstoo.^^theword"see"canbereplacedwith”A.notice B.understand C.arrangeD.meetFromthediagram（图表），weknowthatthetotaloftheirmeetingsinAprilisasmanyasthatinDecember.A.twice B.aquarter C.halfD.two-thirdsInMarch,eachofthestaffworkingintheGuidanceDepartmenthastointerview（会见）aboutparents.A.10 B.20 C.15D.5Mayisalwaysthebusiestmonthbecausetheparentswanttodiscussscheduleswiththestaffhavesomethingdonetohelptheirchildren'spromotion（升级）knowhowtheirchildrenaregettingonwiththeirlessonsdosomethinggoodfortheschoolorthestaff16、（1分）Maliyuwa,anearbyvillage.Theylivedwiththeman'sbigfamily-hisparentshisbrothers,theirwivesandchildren.Theyfamilykeptanelephant,inwhichtheyoungwomansoontookagreatinterest.Everydayshefeditwithfruitandsugar.Threemonthslaterthewomanwentbacktoher