高一下学期英语阅读理解试题

阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。ATERNANG,Mon—Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.Floodingfirstappearedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.Peoplestragglinghighergroundwerejustintimetogetawayfromthedestroyoftheflood.Mostofthefloodvictimshadtoleavetheirpossessionsbehind.Thefloodvictimsarenowhousedinvariousmake-shiftreliefcentersinthenearbytownofTulang.“Everythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunfortunatepeople.”Agovernmentspokesmansaid,“Infact,money,foodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublic-spiritedorganizationsandgenerouspersons.”AccordingtolatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobetotallycoveredbywater.Sofarnocasualtyhasbeenreported..Accordingtothelatestreport.A.ithadbeenrainingforsixdaysmorethan10000peoplehadnoplacetoliveC.thetownhadalreadybeentotallyfloodedD.thegovernmenttrieditsbesttohelpthehomelesspeople.Withthehelpofthegovernment,thefloodvictims.A.weresafeathigherplaceB.goteverythingtheyneededC.livedcomfortablyinthereliefcentersD.werebroughttoTulangwithinthreehours.Theword“casualty”inthelastsentencemeans.A.thehousethatisbeingbuiltB.themoneythatisgiventothevictimsC.thepersonkilledorinjuredinanaccidentD.thethingslostintheflood

BGlynisDavis:IfirstpiledonthepondswhenIwasinthefamilywayandIcouldn'tlosethemafterwards.ThenIjoinedaslimmingclub.Mytargetwas140poundsandIlost30poundsinsixmonths.IfeltgreatandpeoplekeptsayinghowgoodIlooked.ButChristmascameandIstartedtoslipbackintomyoldeatinghabits.ItoldmyselfI’dlosetheweightatslimmingclassesinthenewyear…butitdidn'thappen.Insteadoflosingthepounds.Iputthemon.I'dlostwillpowerandtriedtobelievethattheoldbageoffishandchipsdidn'tmakeanydifferencebutthescalesdon'tlie.RozJuma:Tobehonest,IneverweighmyselfanymoreI'veleanttobehappywithmyself.ItseemedtomethatIwouldfeelsorryabouteveryspoonfuloftastyfoodthatpassedmylips.Myideaissimple.Youshouldn'tbetoomuchthinkingaboutfoodanddieting.Instead,youshouldgetonwithlifeandstopdreamingofasupper-thinbody.ThisisobviouslythesizeI'mmeanttobeand,mostofall.I'mhappywithit.LesleyCodwin:IwasveryhappyaboutwinningYoungSilmmeroftheYear.I'dlookinthemirrorunabletobelievethisslimladywasme!Thatmighthavebeenmyproblem一一perhapsfromthenonIdidn'tpayanyattentiontomyself.Winninganationalcompetitionmakeseverythingworse,though,becauseyoufeeltheeyesoftheworldarefixeduponyou.IfeelacompletefailurebecauseI'veputonweightagain.RosLangfod:BeforemovinginwithmyhusbandGavin,I'dalwaysbeenabout110pounds,butthepleasanthouseworkwentstraighttomywaistandIputon15poundsinayear.EverysooftenItrytogoonadiet*^I'mreallygoodonafewdays,thenenduphavingthechildren'sleftoversoreatinghappilychocolate myweakness.I'dliketobeslim,butrightnowmydutyisthechildrenandhome.Imighttakemoreexercisewhenmykidsareolder..Whatdoyouthinkthefourwomenwerealltalkingabout?A.Theirownslimmingmatter.B.Theirlifeaftermarriage.C.Theirworkasahousewife. D.Differentdietstheyprefer..Wherearetheseshortpassagemostlikelytobetakenfrom?

A.Talksontheair.B.Advertisementsonthewell.A.Talksontheair.C.Bookinalibrary. D.Magazinesforchildren..Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scales”possiblymean?A.Thecoach（教练）intheslimmingclub.Sometooltomeasureweight.C.GlynisDavis'dearhusband.D.Thesalespersoninafoodshop.1.GlynisDavis.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeseachofthefourwomensattitudestowardsslimming?1.GlynisDavisa.IputonweightsoonaftergotmarriedRosJums b.Fame（名声）doesn'tnecessarilymeansuccess3.LeslcyGowin4.RoslandfordA.1-c;2-d;3-b;4-a3.LeslcyGowin4.RoslandfordA.1-c;2-d;3-b;4-ad.IlikemyselfasIam,andtobewhatyouareB.1-c;2-b;3-d;4-aC.1-d;2-a;3-b;4-cD.1-a;2-b;3-c;4-dChinesebasketballplayershaveneverbeensoclosetotheNBAbeforebutquestionsremainabouthowtheywilladjusttolifeintheNBAiftheygo.WangZhizhi,the2.16-metrecenterfortheBayiRocketswhowaschosenbytheDallasMaverickstwoyearsago,hasfinallyreceivedpermissionfromauthoritiestotraveltoDallastoplayfortherestoftheNBAseasonafterhefinishesplayingintheChineseBasketballAssociation'sfinalsonMarch25th.Ifhehasnoproblemswithhisvisa（签证）,WangwillbetheNBA’sfirstAsianplayer.WangwaschosenbytheMavericksinthesecondroundofthe1999draftbuttheRockets,andarmy-runclub,refusedtolethimgo.Afternegotiations（谈判）betweentheRocketsandNBArepresentatives（代表）,thedecisionwasmadetoallowWangthechancetotryhishandatAmericanbasketball,butonlyforaperiodofshorttime.HehastobebacktoplayintheNinthNationalGamesinNovemberinGuangzhou.AnothercenterwhohasattractedattentionfromtheNBAisYaoMing,the2.25-meterstarwhohasledtotheShanghaiSharksintothefinalsfightwiththeRocketsthisyear.The20-year-old'sNBAdreamsmightbehardertorealize.Yaoisthecenter

oftheSharksandtheclubsmanagerBeiGenyuanhassaidthathewouldallowYaotogoonlyatapropertime,foraproperteamandunderproperconditions.Yaohasn'tbeenchosenyetanditisunlikelythathewillbeanytimesoon.PeopleintheShark'sfrontofficeearliertoldmembersofthepressthat”itisnotproperforYaotoattendthedraftthisyear”becausehehastorepresentShanghaiintheNinthNationalGames.EvenifWangandYaomakeittothepromisedlandofbasketballatlast,analystsonbothsidesofthePacifichavesaidtheNBAroadwillbealongoneforbothofthem.Besidesneedingtoworkontheirupperbodystrength,WangandYaowillalsohavetoadapt（适应）tothespeed,techniquesandaboveall,cultureoftheNBA.63.YaoMinghasattractedattentionfromNBAbecause.A.heis2.25metrestall,whoisthetallestbasketballplayerinChinaB.heisthecenteroftheShanghaiSharksandhasledSharksintothefinalfightwiththeRocketsC.heisregardedasthebestbasketballplayerinChinaD.heisthoughthighlyofintheinternationalworld64.YaoMingcanplayforNBAif.A.thereisnoproblemwithhisvisaB.NBAagreestosupplyfavorableconditionsforhimC.timeandconditionsareproperD.NBAcanpayalargesumofmoneyforSharks.Theunderlinedphrase“tryhishand”inthepassageprobablymeans.A.初试身手B.碰碰运气 C.成为一员 D.为其效劳.NBAchoseWangZhizhisothat.A.itcanshowNBAneedtalentsB.WangZhizhicanhaveabrightfutureC.itswholelevelwillbeimprovedD.itcanmakeWangZhizhiworld-famous

.WhenWangZhizhiplaysinNBA,hewillhavetoadapttomanythingsofNBAexcept_. A.rulesofbasketball B.thespeedC.culture D.techniquesDAntiguaandBarbudaisthe32ndindependent（的）nationinLatinAmerica.ItliesintheCaribbeanSeaabout700kilometersfromSouthAmerica,betweenDominicaonthewestandGuadeloupeonthesoutheast.AntiguaisthemainislandonwhichisitscapitalSaintJohn.TheothertwoislandsareBarbudaandAedonda.Thetotalareaisabout441squarekilometerswithapopulationof80thousand.AntiguawasfirstdiscoveredbyColumbusin1493.ItwasnamedafteraSpanishchurchinSeville.TheSpanishandtheFrenchhadtriedtosettleintheplacebutwerenotsuccessful.ItlaterfellintotheBritishhandandbecameacolony（殖民地）formorethanthreehundredyears.ItdeclaredindependenceonNovember1,1981.Itsmainagriculturalproductsarecottonandsugar-cane.Butaboutonethirdofitsnationalincomeisfromtourism（旅游）.Englishisthelanguagespokeninthecountry.TheUnitedNationsaccepteditasits157thmemberstateonNovember11,1981..TheEuropeansdiscoveredAntigua.A.in1981B.inthe19thcenturyC.300yearsagoD.over500yearsago.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.TheSpanishandFrenchwantedtodividetheseislandsbetweenthem.B.TheSpanishandtheFrenchmadepeaceontheseislands.C.TheBritishgottotheseislandsbeforetheSpanish.D.TheSpanishandtheFrenchtriedtogoandlivetherebutfailed..Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothearticle?A.SevilleisacityinSpain.B.Atthebeginningofthe1980’sthereweremorethanonehundredandfiftymemberstatesintheUN.C.TheBritishcametotheseislandsearlierthantheSpanish.D.AntiguaandBarbudawasruledbytheBritishforalongtime.

.Fromthisarticlewecanconclude.A.AntiguaandBarbudaisthelastcountryacceptedbytheUnitedNationsAcitizenmaylookNovember1ashisownindependentdayinAntiguaandBarbudaC.November1mustbethenationaldayofAntiguaandBarbudaD.English,SpanishandFrencharewidelyusedbythegovernmentEOneeveningMr.Greenwasdrivinginhiscaralongalonelycountryroad.HehadbeentoLondonwherehehaddrawn£50fromthebank,andhewasnowreturninghomewiththemoneywhichhehadputinhispocketbook.Attheloneliestpartoftheroadamaninshabby,badly-fittingclothesstoppedhimandaskedforalift.Mr.Greentoldhimtogetintothecarandcontinuedonhisway.Ashetalkedtothemanhelearnedthathehadbeeninprisonforrobberyandhadbrokenoutofprisontwodaysago.Mr.Greenwasveryworriedatthethoughtofthe£50thathehadputinhispocketbook.Suddenlyhesawapolice-carandhadabrightidea.Hehadjustreachedasmalltownwherethespeedlimitwas30milesanhour.Hepresseddowntheacceleratoranddrovethecarasfastasitwouldgo.Helookedbackandsawthatthepolice-carhadseenhimandhadbeguntochasehim.Afteramileorsothepolice-carovertookhimandorderedhimtostop.ApolicemangotoutandcametoMr.Green'scar.Mr.Greenhadhopedthathecouldtellthepolicemanabouttheescapedrobber,butthemanhadtakenagunoutofhispocketandhadputittoMr.Green'sback.ThepolicemantookouthisnotebookandpencilandsaidhewantedMr.Green'snameandaddress.Mr.Greenaskedtobetakentothepolicestationbutthepolicemansaid,“No,Iwantyournameandaddressnow.Youwillhavetoappearatthepolicecourtlater.”So,Mr.Greengavethepolicemanhisnameandaddress.Thepolicemanwroteitdown,puthisnotebookandpencilbackinhispocketandgaveMr.Greenatalkaboutdangerousdriving.ThenMr.Greenstarteduphiscaragainanddroveon.Hehadgivenupallhopeofhis£50,butjustashereachedtheoutskirtsofLondon,thepassengersaidhewantedtogetouthere.Mr.Greenstoppedthecar,themangotoutandsaid,“Thanksforthelift.You'vebeengoodt