高考英语阅读训练100篇

高考英语阅读训练（001）

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestart

theyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoit

goesonuntiloneofthemencrashes（撞击）throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heis

dead!Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn*tevenhurt.Why?Becausethemenwhofalloutof

highwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydo

由isforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidesto

theirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahigh

building.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwitha

mattress（床垫）.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhen

theycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,

italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman1ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.For

example,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustatthe

rightmoment.

Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriously

injured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliff（悬崖）a

thousandfeethigh.Hisparachute（降落伞）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspiteofalltherisks,thisis

nolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsome

dangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstool

1.Stuntmenarethosewho.

A.oftendressupasactors

B.prefertoleaddangerouslives

C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions

D.oftenfighteachotherfbrtheirlives

2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby.

A.playingtheirdirtytricks

B.sellingtheirspecialskills

C.jumpingoutofhighwindows

D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains

3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,.

A.heneedslittleprotection

B.hewillbecoveredwithamattress

C.hislifeisendangered

D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor（因素）ofasuccessfulperformance?

A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleoftheNorwegianstuntman?

A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.

B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.

C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.

D.Thecliffistoohigh.

高考英语阅读训练（002）

Activitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthe

fifteenthcenturytheterm''reading'*undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydid

silentreadingbecomepopular.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereading

aloudisdistraction（分散》主意力）toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistorical

developmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasks

mainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy（读写能力）andthusinthenumberofreaders.As

readersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoread

aloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socamethepopularityofreadingasa

privateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbother

readersinaway.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedfor

informationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsome

waymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateverits

advantages,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmedia（媒介）on

theonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.

Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskills

inreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,and

technologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm"reading"referredto.

1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?

A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.

C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.

D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.

2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed.

A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople

B.achangeinthenatureofreading

C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks

D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders

3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout.

A.theimportanceofsilentreading

B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapers

C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth

D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial

4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?

A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Tochangepeople'swaytoread.

C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.

D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.

高考英语阅读训练（003）

Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy18,000buildingsas

theydidintheGreatChicagoFireof1871,orkillhalfatownof2,400people,astheydidthesamenightin

Peshtigo,Wisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977,ithasbeenfour

decadessincemorethan100Americansdiedinafire.

Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworld.

Safetyexpertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnology,buttheindifference（无所谓）ofacountry

thatjustwillnottakefiresseriouslyenough.

Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'sfastestandbest-equipped.Theyhavetobe.The

UnitedStateshastwiceJapan'spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfires

thanonfightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmostentirelyatchildren,whodiein

largenumbersinfiresbutwho,againstpopularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.

Expertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'sfault.Thatisnotsoinothercountries,

wherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseitherapersonalfailingoracrime（罪行）.Japanhas

manywoodhouses;ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmorethan10,000buildings,Japanhashad27.

Punishmentforcausingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.

IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.But,thelessonsareaimed

attoolimitedanumberofpeople;just9percentofallfiredeathsarecausedbychildrenplayingwith

matches.

TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocialpressure.Thereare

smokedetectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglawsnowrequirehomesprinklers（喷水装

置）.Newheatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretipped.

1.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat.

A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnology

B.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfires

C.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfires

D.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyatAmericanchildren

B.Americanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducationoffiresafetylessons

C.JapanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthantheUnitedStates

D.America'slargepopulationleadstomorefires

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadstohighdeathrate.

B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathrate.

C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent40yearsthatledtohighdeathrate.

D.ThefireinKentuckyin1977madeonlyafewpeoplekilled.

高考英语阅读训练（004）

Nuclearpower's（核能的）dangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbedescribedinoneword;

radiation（辐射）.

Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetected（探测）byhuman

senses.Itcan'tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareother

thingslikethat.Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan'tdetectthem,sensethem,withouta

radioreceiver.Similarly,wecan'tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradio

waves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.

Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingoutrightbykillingmassesofcells（细胞）

inimportantorgans（器官）.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelofradiation

thatiscompletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbesignificant.

Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledoutright.Yourbodywillreplacethedead

cellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybe

introuble.Theyreproducethemselvesinanunusualway.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoes

notshowupformanyyears.

Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbedone

withouttheknowledgeofthepersonatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncanbeinadiated（放射治

疗）andfeelfine,thendieofcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orachildcanbebornweakor

easytogetseriousillnessasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.

Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thedangerofnuclearpowerliesin.

A.nuclearmysteryB.radiationdetection

C.radiationlevelD.nuclearradiation

2.Radiationcanleadtoseriousresultsevenatthelowestlevel.

A.whenitkillsfewcells

B.ifitdamagesfewcells

C.thoughthedamagedcellscanrepairthemselves

D.unlessthedamagedcellscanreproducethemselves

3.Radiationcanhurtusinthewaythatitcan.

A.killlargenumbersofcellsinmainorganssoastocausedeathimmediately

B.damagecellswhichmaygrowintocanceryearslater

C.affectthehealthygrowthofouryoungergeneration

D.leadtoalloftheaboveresults

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbebestinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theimportanceofprotectionfromradiationcannotbeoveremphasized（过分强调）.

B.Themysteryaboutradiationremainsunsolved.

C.Cancerismainlycausedbyradiation.

D.Radiationcanhurtthosewhodonotknowaboutitsdanger.

高考英语阅读训练（005）

TodayisthedateofthatafternooninAprilayearagowhenIfirstsawthestrangeandattractivedoll（玩

具娃娃）inthewindowofAbeSheftel'stoyshoponThirdAvenuenearFifteenthStreet,justaroundthe

comerfrommyoffice,wheretheplateonthedoorreads.DrSamuelAmory.Irememberjusthowitwasthat

day:thefirstsignofspringfloatedacrosstheEastRiver,mixingwiththesoft-coalsmokefromthefactories

andthestreetsmellsofthepoorneighbourhood.AsIturnedthecorneronmywaytoworkandcameto

Sheftefs,Iwasmadeoncemoreknownofthepoorcollectionoftoysinthedustywindow,andIremembered

thecomingbirthdayofasmallnieceofmineinCleveland,towhomIwasinthehabitofsendingsmallgifts.

Therefore,Istoppedandexaminedthewindowtoseeiftheremightbeanythingsuitable,andlookedatthe

collectionofunattractiveobjects-aredtoyfireengine,someleadsoldiers,cheapbaseballs,bottlesofink,

pens,yellowedenvelopes,andadvertisementsforsoft-drinks.Andthusitwasthatmyeyesfinallycameto

restuponthedollstoredawayinonecorner,adollwiththestrangest,mostcharmingexpressiononherface.

Icouldnotwhollymakeherout,duetotheshadowsandthefilmofdustthroughwhichIwaslooking,butI

wassurethatadeepimpressionhadbeenmadeuponmeasthoughIhadrunintoaperson,asonedoes

sometimeswithastranger,withwhosepersonalityoneisdeeplyimpressed.

1.Whatmadeanimpressionontheauthor?

A.ThedolFsunusualface.

B.Thecollectionoftoys.

C.Astrangerhemetatthestore.

D.Thebeautyandsizeofthedoll.

2.Whydoestheauthormentionhisniece?

A.Shelikesdolls.

B.Thedolllookslikeher.

C.ShelivesnearSheftel's.

D.Hewaslookingforagiftforher.

3.WhydidthewritergopastSheftefs?

A.Hewasonhiswaytoschool.

B.Hewaslookingforapresentforhisniece.

C.Hewantedtobuysomeenvelopes.

D.Noneoftheaboveisright.

4.Thestorytakesplaceinthe.

A.earlysummerB.earlyspring

C.midsummerD.latespring

高考英语阅读训练（006）

Technologyistheapplication（应用）ofknowledgetoproduction.Thankstomodemtechnology,we

havebeenabletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourworkforce.Newmachinesandnewmethodshave

helpedcutdowntimeandexpensewhileincreasingoveralloutput.Thishasmeantmoreproductionanda

higherstandardofliving.FormostofusinAmerica,moderntechnologyisthoughtofasthereasonwhywe

canhavecarsandtelevisionsets.However,technologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountoffoodavailable（有用

的）tous,bymeansofmodernfarmingmachineryandanimalbreedingtechniques,andhasextendedourlife

spanvia（）medicaltechnology.

Willmankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigherqualityoflife?Inlargemeasuretheanswer

dependsontechnologyandourabilitytouseitwidely.Ifwekeepmakingprogressaswehaveoverthepast

fiftyyears,theanswerisdefinitelyyes.Theadvancementoftechnologydependsuponresearchand

development,andthelateststatistics（统计）showthattheunitedStatesiscontinuingtopumpbillionsof

dollarsannually（每年）intosuchefforts.Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresources（少的资源）

wemaywellfindtechnologicalsubstitutes（代用品）formanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.

Therefore,inthefinalanalysisthethreemajorfactorsofproduction（land,laborandcapital）areall

influencedbytechnology.Whenweneednewskillsontechniquesinmedicine,peoplewillstartdeveloping

newtechnologytomeetthoseneeds.Asequipmentprovestobesloworinefficient,newmachineswillbe

invented.Technologyrespondstoourneedsinhelpingusmaintainourstandardofliving.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thedefinitionoftechnology

B.Moderntechnology

C.Theapplicationoftechnology

D.Thedevelopmentoftechnology

2.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthisarticleisprobably.

A.apartoftheintroductiontoAmericanbusiness

B.followedbythepassagetalkingaboutfactorsofproduction

C.takenfromalearnedjournal

D.BothAandB

3.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Moderntechnologyisthekeytotheimprovementofstandardofliving.

B.Thethreemajorfactorsofproduction-land,laborandcapitalareallinfluencedbytechnology.

C.Technologyistheresponsetoourneeds.

D.TheUnitedStatesismakinggreateffortstoadvanceitstechnology.

4.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecanlivealonglifewiththehelpof.

A.higerqualityoflife

B.medicaltechnology

C.modemfarmingmachinery

D.technologicalsubstitute

高考英语阅读训练（007）

Thevolcanoisoneofthemostsurprisingfrighteningforcesofnature.Maybeyouhaveseenpicturesof

these^fireworks^ofnature.Sometimeswhenavolcanoerupts,averylargewallofmeltedrockmovesdown

thesideofamountain.Itlookslikea“riveroftire.,,Sometimesvolcanoesexplode,throwingthemeltedrock

andashes（灰）highintotheair.Butwheredoesthismeltedrockcomefrom?

Theearthismadeupofmanylayers（层）.Thetoplayerthatweseeiscalledthecrust.Underthecrust

aremanylayersofhardrock.Butfar,farbeneaththecrustwhoserockissohot,thatitissoft.Insomeplaces

itevenmelts.Themeltedrockiscalledmagma.Sometimesthemagmabreaksouttothesurfacethrough

cracks（爆裂声）inthecrust.Thesecracksarevolcanoes.

Mostpeoplethinkofmountainswhentheythinkofvolcanoes.Butnoteverymountainisavolcano.A

volcanoissimplytheopeningintheearthfromwhichthemagmaescapes.Thehotmagma,orlavaasitis

called,colsandbuildsuponthesurfaceoftheearth.Overthousandsofyears,thispileofcooledlavacan

growtobevery,verybig.Forexample,thehighestmountaininAfrica,Kilimanjaro,isavolcano.Ittowers

morethan16,000feetabovethegroundaroundit.

l.Theunderlinedword“erupts“means.

A.movesdownB.breaksaway

C.buildsupD.suddenlythrowsoutlava

2.Whichwordsinthepassagehavethesamemeaningas“meltedrock”？

A?4Volcano,,andttexplode,\B."Crust''and"hardrock”

C.”magma”and"lava"D."Volcano"and“magma''

3.Whichisthecorrectorderofthelayersoftheearth（beginningwiththetoplayer）?

A.crust-hardrock-magma-softrock

B.crust-hardrock-softrock-magma

C.magma-softrock-hardrock-crust

D.volcano-cracks-magma-crust

4.Thebesttitle（标题）ofthepassageshouldbeu.

A.TheVolcanoB.KilimanjaroVolcano

C.TheMountainsD.TheMeltedRock

高考英语阅读训练（008）

WHERETOSTAYINBOSWELLYOURGUIDETOOURBESTHOTEL

Name/AddressNo.ofRoomsSingleDoubleSpecialAttractions

FIRSTHOTEL222EdwardRoad

TeL414-6433120$25$35Air-conditionedrooms,

Frenchrestaurant,

Nightclub,

Swimming-pool,Shops,

Coffeeshopandbar,

Telephone,radioand

TVineachroom,

Closetothecitycenter

FAIRVIEWHOTEL

129NorthRoad

Tel.591-562050$12$18Closetotheair-port,Telephone

Ineachroom,Bar,Restaurant,

Garage,Swimming-pool

ORCHARDHOTEL

233EdwardRoad

Tel.641-6646120$15$20FacingFirsthotel,

Europeanrestaurant,

Coffeeshop,Dry-cleaning,

Shops,tv,night-club

OSAKAHOTEL

1264VenningRoad

Tel.643-820180$30$50Air-Conditionedrooms,

Japaneseand

Chineserestaurants,Shops,

Swimming-pool,Largegarden

l.ThenumberoftheroomsinthebesthotelsinBoswellis.

A.120B.470C.450D.240

2.1faJapanesetravelerlikestoeatinFrenchrestaurant,istherightplaceforhimtogoto.

A.233EdwardRoadB.1264VenningRoad

C.222EdwardRoadD.129NorthRoad

3.WhichhotelfacestheOrchardhotel?

A.TheFirsthotel.B.TheOsakahotel.

C.TheFairviewHotel.D.Nohotel.

高考英语阅读训练（009）

WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep;thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,the

TV,orherboyfriend,shesaid4tthephone”.Personally,Icoulddowithoutthephoneentirely,whichmakes

meunusual.Becausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology.

Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemore

traffic.Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4:00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtothe

verypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwithallday.Ifthephonedidnotexist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalk

about?

Point2Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone."Themobilesavedmylife,“saysCrystal

Johnstone.ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinside,she

managedtomakethecallthatbroughttheambulance（救护车）toherrescue.

Point3Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsmarketingmanagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,

toringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatandtimeofdaytoaskwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,and

howtheirlastmeetingwent.

Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesays,“Weworkedinseparateoffices

butIcouldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonearbutwedidn't

meetforthefirsttwoweeks!”

Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseveral

completestrangerssimultaneously（同时地）onchatlines（atleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn'tknowwhat

totalkabout）.Wecantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts（ifyouknowany）whilethey're

space-walking.And,withthephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecanaccess（存取）theInternet,the

biggestlibraryonEarth.

l.Howdoyouunderstand'Point1-Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate^..??

A.Peopledon'tcommunicatewithouttelephone.

B.Peoplecommunicatebecauseofthecreatingofthetelephone.

C.Peoplecommunicatemoresincetelephonehasbeencreated.

D.Peoplecommunicatemorebecauseofmoretraffic.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestshowspeople'sattitudetowardsmobilephones?

A.Mobilephoneshelppeopledealwiththeemergency.

B.Mobilephonesbringconvenienceaswelllittlesecrettopeople.

C.Mobilephonesaresoimportantandshouldbeencouraged.

D.Mobilephonesarepartofpeople'slife.

3.Whichpointsdoyouthinksupporttheideathatphonesimprovepeople'slife?

a.Point1.b.Point2.c.Point3.d.Point4.e.Point5.

A.c,dB.a,eC.a,cD.b,e

4.1tispossibletotalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslythrough.

A.theTVscreenB.afaxmachine

C.thephonelinehookeduptothecomputerD.amicrophone

5.Thebestheadingforthepassageis.

A.phonePowerB.KindsofPhone

C.howtoUsePhonesD.AdvantageofPhones

高考英语阅读训练（010）

“Ithurtsmemorethanyou",and"Thisisforyourowngood^^—thesearethestatementsmymotherused

tomakeyearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatin,cleanmyroom,stayhomeanddohomework.

Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodineducationinwhichwedecideditwasallrightnot

topushourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschoolsandtheeducatorsmadeiteasyforus.They

taughtthatitwasallrighttobeparentswhotakealet-alonepolicy.Westoppedmakingourchildrendo

homework.Wegavethemcalculators,turnedonthetelevision,lefttheteachingtotheteachersandwenton

vacation.

Nowteachers,facedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpaceforthepast15years,are

realizingwe'vemadeaterriblemistake.OnesuchteacherisSharonKlompuswhosaysofherstudents—“so

passive“一andwonderswhathashappened.Nothingisdemandedofthem,shebelieves.Television,says

Klompus,contributestochildren'spassivity."We'retalkingaboutagenerationofkidswho'veneverbeen

hurtorhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitforthem,insteadofsaying'goandlookitup',

youtellthemtheanswer.Ittakesgreaterenergytosaynotoakid.”

Yes,itdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It'stimeforparentstoendtheirvacationandcomeback

towork.It'stimetotakethecaraway,toturntheTVoff,totellthemithurtsyoumorethanthembutit's

fortheirowngood.It*sstimetostarttellingthemnoagain.

1.Childrenarebecomingmoreinactiveinstudybecause.

A.theywatchTVtoooftenB.theyhavedonetoomuchhomework

C.theyhavetofulfiltoomanydutiesD.teachersaretoostrictwiththem

2.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor'smotherusedtolayemphasison.

A.learningLatinB.discipline

C.naturaldevelopmentD.educationatschool

3.Byt4permissiveperiodineducation,,（L.1,Para.2）theauthormeansatime.

A.whenchildrenareallowedtodowhattheywishto

B.wheneverythingcanbetaughtatschool

C.wheneverychildcanbeeducated

D.whenchildrenarepermittedtoreceiveeducation

4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.parentsshouldleavetheirchildrenalone

B.kidsshouldhavemoreactivitiesatschool

C.it'stimetobemorestrictwithourkids

D.parentsshouldalwayssetagoodexampletotheirkids

高考英语阅读训练（Oil）

Thegreatestrecentchangeshave,beeninthelivesofwomen,Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasan

unusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman'slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheend

ofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenor

eightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold,Bythetimetheyoungestwas

fifteen,themotherwouldhavebeenidherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,during

whichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork,Todaywomenmarryyoungerand

havefewerchildrenUsuallyawoman'syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelyto

takepaidworkuntilretirementatsixtyEvenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedby

householdappliances（家用电器）andconveniencefoods.

Thisimportantchangeinwomen'swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen?

seconomicpositionEvenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtook

afull-timejobHowever,whent