高中英语阅读理解50篇

高中英语阅读理解能力提升练习50篇

（1）

Oneshouldbemoderate（适度）inallthings.Moderationisalwaysthesafestwaytodo

thingsandavirtue（品质）weshouldhave.Let*stakethestudentlifeforexample.Therearesome

studentswhostudytoohardandplaytoolittle,whilethereareotherswhoplaytoomuchand

studytoolittle.Ononehand,itisharmfultohishealthifhehastoofewexercises,andonthe

otherhand,itisharmfultohismindifheplaystoomuch.

Inthematterofeating,onealsoshouldbemoderate.Donoteattoomuchortoolittle.Too

mucheatingwillmakeyousick,whiletoolittleeatingwillmakeyouweak.

Themanofprogressishewhoneitherhastoohighanopinionofhimselfnorthinkstoo

poorlyofhimself.Ifamanthinkstoohighlyofhimself,heissuretobecomeveryproud,butifhe

hastoopooranopinionofhimself,hewillhavenocouragetomakeanadvance.Boththe

conditionsabovewillmakeyouloseyouradvancingaim.Abroadmindedmanishewhoalways

moveswithintheorbit（酬L道）ofreasonableness.Whetherinanyactivitiesinlife,moderationis

oneofthebestwaystoenjoyrealhappiness.

1.“Someoneismoderate^^means.

A.hewalksneithertoofastnortooslowly

B.hehasgoodcharactersandgoodwaystodothings

C.heisnotonlysafebutalsosuccessful

D.heiseithertallorshort

2.Thewritersuggeststhatastudentshould.

A.havemuchmoretimetostudythantoplay

B.spendmostofthetimeplayingdifferentgames

C.onlystudyhardwithoutanytimetoplay

D.correctlyarrange（安排）histimeforstudyandplay

3.Moderateeatingmeans.

A.eatingasmuchfoodasonecanifthefoodistasty

B.eatingfoodrichoffat

C.eatingaproperamountoffood

D.eatingeithertoomuchortoolittle

4.Ifonewantstobebroad-minded,hemust.

A.believeinhimself

B.befullofcourage

C.enjoyrealhappiness

D.doeverythingthatisreasonable

答案：BDCD

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DanielBoonewasbornintheUnitedStatesin1734.Hedidn'tgotoschoolandcouldn'tread,

althoughhelearnedallabouttheforests,streamsandhunting.Hecouldmovesilentlylikean

Indianleavingnomarks.Helovedtolivealoneinthewoodswherenothingfrightenedhim.

Whenhegrewup,hemarriedandtriedtosettledownonafarm.Ayearlater,however,he

wasn'tsatisfiedanddecidedtogointotheunknownwesternlands,crossingtheAppalachian

Mountains.Whenhereturnedaftertwoyears,hebecamefamousforhislongjourney.Hebrought

valuableanimalskinsandtoldstoriesabouttheIndians.

Afterthis,hechosetokeeptravellingtounknownplaces.OncehelosttotheIndiansin

battleandwastakenaway.TheIndianslikedhimandbecamehisfriends.

DanielBoonediedattheageof86.Heisrememberedasanexplorer(探险者)andapioneer

wholivedanexcitinglifeintheearlyyearsofAmericannation.

1.DanielBoone'searlylifewasmainlyspentin.

A.learningaboutnature

B.huntingwithhisfriends

C.learningusefulskillsfromtheIndians

D.studyingathomebecausehecouldn'tgotoschool

2.Whenhegotmarried,DanielBoonefirstplannedto.

A.setupalargefarm

B.goonajourneywithhiswife

C.findfood,newlandforhisfarm

D.liveapeacefullifewithhisfamily

3.DanielBoonebecamefamousbecause.

A.hetravelledalotinthewesternlands

B.hewasverygoodattellingstories

C.hefoundbetteranimalskinsthanothers

D.hewasthefirsttoclimbtheAppalachianMountains

4.WhydidtheIndianswanttomakefriendswithhim?

A.Becausetheywantedtolearnfromhim.

B.Becausehewantedtomakepeacewiththem.

C.Becausetheywantedtomakefriendswithwhitepeople.

D.Noreasonistoldinthisarticle.

5.Inthisarticle,DanielBooneisbestdescribedas.

A.warm-hearted

B.strong

C.careful

D.brave

答案：ADADD

(3)

ScientistsaroundtheworldhavebeenstudyingthewarmingofwatersinthePacificOcean

knownasElNino.TheappearanceofElNinoisknowntoaffecttheweatheraroundtheworld.

Scientistsstilldonotcompletelyunderstandit.Yettheynowfindtheycanuseittotellaboutthe

futureindifferentareasoftheworld.

OneexampleistheworkoftwoscientistsatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,MarkCane

andGordonEshel.AscientistofZimbabwe,RogerBucklandworkedwiththem.Theyhavefound

thatwhenElNinoappears,Zimbabwehaslittleornorain.ThismeanscorncropsinZimbabwe

arepoor.ThelastElNinowasin1991to1993.ThatwaswhensoutheasternAfricasuffereda

seriouslackofrain.

ThescientistswroteabouttheirrecentworkinthepublicationNature.Theircomputer

programcantellwhenanElNinowilldevelopuptoayearbeforeitdoes.Theysuggestthatthis

couldprovideaneffectiveearlywarningsystemfbrsouthernAfrica,andcouldpreventmany

peoplefromstarving.

1.ElNinoisknownas.

A.thechangingoftheweatherinsouthernAfrica

B.thewarmingofwatersinthePacificOcean

C.theweatherwhichbringsdrought（旱灾）toAfrica

D.theweatherphenomenon（现象）thatbringsheavyrainstoAfrica

2.ScientistsstudyElNinoinorderthat.

A.theycanprovideakindofearlywarningtotheplacethatwillsufferfromdrought

B.theycantellwhyZimbabwehaslittleornorain

C.theycandosomeresearchworkinthisfield.

D.theycanputallthisinformationintotheircomputers.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.ScientistscometounderstandhowElNinoappears.

B.ThreescientistsfromtheU.S.A,workonthissubject.

C.SouthernAfricasufferedaseriousdroughtandmanypeoplediedfromhunger.

D.ElNinohassomethingtodowithZimbabwe'scrops.

4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Thecomputerisusedinthisresearchwork.

B.ScientistsknowwhenanElNinoappearsbymeansofcomputerprogram.

C.Thescientistspublishedtheirresultsoftheresearchwork.

D.Natureisthenameofthearticlewrittenrecentlybythescientists.

5.Choosethebesttitleforthisarticle.

A.AppearanceofElNinoPredictable（可预报的）

B.DroughtinZimbabwe

C.Earlywarningsystem

D.WeatherinAfrica

答案：BADDA

（4）

Foryears,businesspeopleinWesternEuropewereworried.Theyknewtheycouldnot

competeagainstbusinessfromtheU.S.TheUnitedStatesismuchlargerandhadmanymore

resourcesthananyWesternEuropeancountry.

SomeEuropeanpeoplerealizedthattheEuropeannationsneedtojointogethertohelpeach

other.Iftheycouldforgettheirlanguagedifferencesandthedifferencesincustoms,theymight

becomestrongcompetitionagainstothercountries.

In1958,sixoftheEuropeancountries——Belgium,theNetherlands,Luxembourg,France,

GermanyandItalygottogetheranddecidedtocooperate（合作）.Theycalledtheirgroupthe

EuropeanEconomicCommunity,ortheCommonMarket.Thesecountriesagreedtojointheir

resourcestogether.

Withinafewyears,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityhadworkedsowellthatits

membersweremoreprosperous（繁荣）thanmanyotherEuropeannations.Soon,othernations

begantorealizetheadvantages（好处）oftheCommonMarket.TodaytheCommonMarket

includesmostoftheimportantcountriesinWesternEurope.ItishelpingWesternEuropetoagain

takeitsplaceasaleaderamongtheindustrialnationsoftheworld.

1.FromthepassageweknowtheU.S.ismuchricherthaninresources.

A.anyotherWesternEuropeancountries

B.anyothercountryinWesternEurope

C.anycountryinWesternEurope

D.everycountryinEurope

2.ThemembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhavedevelopedfastbecausethey

A.sharetheirresourcesandproducemoregoods

B.canagaintaketheplaceasaleader

C.forgetthedifferencesintheirlanguagesandcustoms

D.havebecomestrongcompetitionagainsttheU.S.

3.Whichstatementistrue?

A.TheCommonMarketisonlyapoliticalassociation（联盟）.

B.TheCommonMarketisaneconomicandpoliticalassociation.

C.TheCommonMarketisonlyaneconomicassociation.

D.TheCommonMarketisneitheraneconomicassociationnorapoliticalone.

4.InordertotheWesternEuropeancountriesdecidedtocooperate.

A.jointogethertofoundaunitedcountry

B.helpeachothertosmoothawaythedifferencesincustoms

C.workandacttogetherforcommonpurpose

D.fightagainsttheU.S.

5.TodaytheCommonMarkethashelpedagaintaketheplaceasaleaderamongthe

industrialnationsoftheworld.

A.Belgium,theNetherlands,Luxembourg,France,GermanyandItaly

B.Belgium,theNetherlands,Luxembourg,France,Germany,Italyandothercountries

C.Belgium,theNetherlands,Luxembourg,France,Germany,ItalyandotherEuropeancountries

D.Belgium,theNetherlands,Luxembourg,France,Germany,ItalyandotherWesternEuropean

nations

答案：CABCD

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Perhapsthemostfamoustheory,thestudyofbodymovement,wassuggestedbyProfessorRay

BirdwhistelLHebelievesthatphysicalappearanceisoftenculturally（文化的）programmed.In

otherwords,welearnourlookswearenotbornwiththem.Ababyhasgenerallyunformed

facefeatures（特征）.Ababy,accordingtoBirdwhistle,learnswheretosettheeyebrows（眉毛）

bylookingatthosearound——familyandfriends.Thishelpsexplainwhythepeopleofsome

areasoftheUnitedStateslooksomuchalike,NewEnglandersorSouthernershavecertain

commonfacefeaturesthatcannotbeexplainedbygenetics（遗传学）.Theexactshapeofthe

mouthisnotsetatbirth,itislearnedafter.Infact,thefinalmouthshapeisnotformeduntilwell

afternewteethareset.Formany,thiscanbewellintogrown-ups.Ahusbandandwifetogether

foralongtimeoftencometolooksomewhatalike.Welearnourlooksfromthosearoundus.This

isperhapswhyinasinglecountrythereareareaswherepeoplesmilemorethanthoseinother

areas.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,theSouthisthepartofthecountrywherethepeople

smilemostfrequently.InNewEnglandtheysmileless,andinthewesternpartofNewYorkState

stillless.ManySouthernersfindcitiessuchasNewYorkcoldandunfriendly,partlybecause

peopleonMadisonAvenuesmilelessthanpeopleonPeachtreeStreetinAtlanta,Georgi

A.Peopleinlargelypopulatedareasalsosmileandgreeteachotherinpubliclessthandopeople

insmalltowns.

1.RayBirdwhistlebelievesphysicalappearance

A.haslittletodowithculture.

B.hasmuchtodowithculture.

C.iseverchanging.

D.isdifferentfromplacetoplace

2.Accordingtothepassage,thefinalmouthshapeisformed

A.beforebirth.

B.assoonasone'steetharenewlyset.

C.sometimeafternewteethareset.

D.around15yearsold.

3.RayBirdwhistlecantellwhatareaoftheUnitedStatesapersonisfromby

A.howmuchheorshesmiles.

B.howheorsheraiseshisorhereyebrows.

C.whatheorshelikesbest.

D.thewayheorshetalks.

4.Peoplewholivearemorefriendly

A.inlargelypopulatedareas

B.inNewYorkcity

C.inthecountry

D.intheNorth

5.Thispassagemighthavebeentakenoutofabookdealingwith

A.physics

B.chemistry

C.biology

D.noneoftheabove

答案：BBACD

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OvertwothousandyearsagoRome（罗马）wasthecenterofahugeempire.TheRomans

neededawaytomovetheirlargearmiesquicklysothattheycouldprotecttheirhugecountry.

Theyneededlandtraderoutes,sotheyjoinedallpartsoftheirempirebyanet-workofroads（公

路网）.

Beginningin300B.C.,theRomansbuiltroadsinEurope,AsiaandNorthAfrica.By200A.D.,

theyhadbuilt50,000milesofalmoststraightroads.

Tobuildtheirroads,theRomansmovedawayallsoftsoil.Theyduguntiltheyreachedhard

ground.Thentheyaddedlayers（层）ofstoneandotherthings.Themostimportantroadswere

paved（铺设）withlargeflat（平）stones.MainRomanroadsweresometimesaswideasourstoday.

Tobuildtheirroads,theRomanssometimeshadtodigtunnelsthroughmountains.Butthey

didn'thaveanymachinestohelpthem.Sotheyheatedtherockwithfireandthenthrewcold

wateroverit.Whentherockcracked（裂），theydugitout.Romansoldiersandslavesbuiltthe

roadswiththeirhandsandsimpletools,buttheroadsweresowellbuiltthattheywereusedfor

hundredsofyears.

1.Thestorytellsus.

A.buildingroadswithoutmodernmachineswasRomansoldiers5onlyjob

B.itwasnoeasyjobfortheRomanstobuildtheirroads

C.peopleinadvancedcountriesstillusetheoldRomanwaytobuildtheirroadstoday

D.mostpeopleintheAfricancountriesstillusetheoldRomanwaytodigtheirtunnelsthrough

themountains

2.Tobuildmountainroads,theoldRomanshadto.

A.explodetherockbeforetheystartedtodig

B.cracktherockwithfireandcoldwater

C.digthroughthehardrockwiththeirhands

D.inventsomemachinestohelpthemwiththework

3.Onthewhole,thestoryisabout.

A.howtobuildupourmodernroadstoday

B.Romantoolsinbuildingawidestraightroad

C.theRomans'roadsbuilttwothousandyearsago

D.thereasonwhytheRomanshadtobuildtheirroads

4.WhydidtheRomansbuildsomanyroadsatthattime?Itwasbecause.

A.theirslavesandsoldiershadtodosomething,or,theywouldhavenothingtodo

B.theydarednotsailintheoceanandtheroadsweretheironlychoice

C.theyneededlandtraderoadsandtheroadstomovetheirgrandarmiesasquicklyaspossible

D.theoldRomanswantedtoshowhowclevertheywereinbuildingtheroads

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfourchoicesiscorrect?

A.TheoldRomansfoundsoftsoildidnotmakeasolidbasefortheroad.

B.TheRomansbuiltroadsonlyonflat（平）land

C.FlatstonesweremostlyusedintheroadsofAsia

D.TheoldRomansusedtomakeuseofthesoftsoilforthebaseoftheirroadsinNorthAfrica

答案：BBCCA

⑺

Inonewayofthinking,failureisapartoflife.Inanotherway,failuremaybeawaytowards

success.The“spiderstory“isoftentold.RobertBruce,leaderoftheScotsinthe13thcentury,

washidinginacavefromtheEnglish.Hewatchedaspiderspinningaweb（蜘蛛织网）.The

spidertriedtoreachacrossaroughplaceintherock.Hetriedsixtimeswithoutsuccess.Onthe

seventhtimehemadeitandwentontospinhisweb.Bruceissaidtohavetakenheartandtohave

goneontodefeattheEnglish,••Edison,theinventorofthelightbulb,madehundredsofmodels

thatfailedbeforehefoundtherightwaytomakeone.

Sowhat?First,alwaysthinkaboutyourfailure.Whatcausedit?Wereconditionsright?Were

youintopfromyourself?Whatcanyouchangesothingswillgorightnexttime?

Second,isthegoal（目标）you'retryingtoreachtherightone?Trytodosomethinkingabout

whatyourrealgoalsmaybe.Thinkabouthisquestion,“IfIdosucceedinthis,wherewillitget

me?”Thismayhelpyoupreventfailureinthingsyoushouldn'tbedoinganyway.

Thethirdthingtobearinmindaboutfailureisthatit,sapartoflife.Learnto“livewith

yourself,eventhoughyoumayhavefailed.Remember,4<Youcan'twinthemall.”

1.Thispassagedealswithtwosidesoffailure.Inparagraph1,theauthortalksmainlyabout

A.thevalueoffailure

B.howpeoplewouldfail

C.famousfailures

D.thecauseoffailure

2.Theunderlinedphraseumadeit“means.

A.succeeded

B.failed

C.gave

D・got

3.ThelessonthespidertaughtRobertBruceseems.

A.productive

B.straightforward

C.sorrowful

D.deep

4.Theauthortellsyoutodoallthingsexcept.

A.Thethinkaboutthecauseofyourfailure

B.tocheckoutwhetheryourgoalsarerightforyou

C.toconsiderfailureasapartorlife

D.tobearinmindthatyouwillneverfailinyourlife

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.BruceandEdisonweresuccessfulexamples.

B.Failuremayberegardedasawaytowardsuccess.

C.EdisonlearnedalotfromthelessonthespidertaughtRobertBruce.

D.Onemayoftenraiseaquestionwhetherhisgoalsareworthattempting.

答案：AADDC

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Insportthesexes（性别）areseparate.Womenandmendonotrunorswiminthesameraces.

Womenarelessstrongthanmen.Thatatleastiswhatpeoplesay.Womenarecalledtheweaker

sex,or,ifmenwanttopleasethem,thefairsex.Butboysandgirlsaretaughttogetheratschools

anduniversities.TherearewomenwhoarefamousPrimeMinisters,scientistsandwriters.And

womenlivelongerthanmen.AEuropeanwomancanexpecttoliveuntiltheageof74,aman

onlyuntilheis68.Arewomen'sbodiesreallyweaker?

Thefastestmencanrunamileinunder4minutes.Thebestwomenneed4.5minutes.

Women'stimearealwaysslowerthanmen's,butsomefactsareasurprise.Someofthefastest

womenswimmerstodayareteenagegirls.Oneofthemswam400metresin4minutes21.2

secondswhenshewasonly16.Thefirst'Tartan'infilmwasanOlympicswimmer,Johnny

Weissmuller.Hisfastest400metreswas4minutes49.1seconds,whichis37.9secondsslower

thanagirl50yearslater!Thisdoesnotmeanthatwomenarecatchingmenup.Conditionsare

verydifferentnowandsportismuchmoreserious.Itissoseriousthatsomewomenathletesare

givenhormone（荷尔蒙）injections（注射）.AttheOlympicsadoctorhastocheckwhetherthe

womenathletesarereallywomenornot.Itseemssadthatsporthassuchproblems.Lifecanbe

verycomplicated（复杂的）whentherearetwoseparatesexes!

1.Womenarecalledtheweakersexbecause.

A.womendoasmuchasmen

B.peoplethinkwomenareweakerthanmen

C.sportiseasierformenthanforwomen

D.insportthetwosexesarealwaystogether

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Boysandgirlsstudyseparatelyeverywhere.

B.Womendonotrunorswiminraceswithmen.

C.FamousPrimeMinistersarewomen.

D.MencanexpecttolivelongerthanwomeninEurope.

3.“Thatatleastiswhatpeoplesay”meanspeople.

A.sayotherthings,too

B.don*tsaythismuch

C.saythisbutmaynotthinkso

D.onlythinkthis

4.Whatproblemsdoessporthave?

A.Somewomenathletesareactuallymen.

B.Somewomenathletesaregivehormoneinjections.

C.Womenandmendonotrunorswiminthesameraces.

D.Itisdifficulttocheckwhetherwomenathletesarereallywomen.

5.Inthispassagetheauthorimpliesthat

A.womenareweakerthanwen,butfaster

B.womenareslowerthanmen,butstronger

C.menarenotalwaysstrongerandfasterthanwomen

D.menarefasterandstrongerthanwomen

答案：BBCBC

（9）

Peopleburytreasuretostopotherpeoplefromtakingit.Theychooseaquietplace,diga

deepholeandburythetreasureinit.Thentheymakeamapofwherethetreasureisorwritedown

otherclues（线索）thatwillhelpthemorsomeoneelsetofinditagain.

InBritainafewyearsago;awriterwroteaboutsometreasurethathehadburied.Heput

cluesinthestorytohelpreadersfindit.Thousandsofpeoplehuntedforthetreasure.Theydug

holesalloverBritain,hopingtofindit.

OneofthemostpopularadventurestorieseverwrittenisRobertLouisStephenson's

TreasuredIsland',anexcitingstoryaboutayoungboy,JimHawkins,whoiscapturedbypirates

andlaterfindssomeburiedtreasure.

Thenthereisthetruestoryaboutamanwhohadtotraveloverseasforayear.Hedidnot

trustbanks,soheburiedhislifesavingsinapark.Thenhewentaway.Onhisreturn,hewent

straighttothepark.Buttheparkwasnolongerthere.Initsplacetherewasahugebuilding.

Andthentherewasthemanwhoburiedhissavings,allinbanknotes,inawaterproof（防水

的）bag.Whenhedugitupyearslater,therewasnothingleft.Wormsandinsectshadeatenthe

bagandeverythinginit.

Andofcourse,thesearestoriesaboutpeoplewhoburythingsandeitherforgetwherethey

haveburiedthemorlosethemap.

Althoughitistruethatpeoplesometimeslosetheirmoneybecauseabankfails,banksare

stillthesafestplacetokeepoursavingsandtreasures.

1.Peoplewhoburytreasureusually

A.donottrustbanksB.havealittlemoney.

C.wanttoliveinaquietplace.D.expecttoloseit

2.ThewriterinBritain

A.reallyhadburiedsomething.

B.startedanationwidetreasurehunt.

C.hadlosthistreasureandwantedpeopletohelphimfindit.

D.causedtroublebecausepeopledugholeseverywhere.

3."TreasureIsland”

A.isastoryaboutpirates.

B.isabouttheadventuresofJimHawkins.

C.isthemostpopularstoryeverwritten.

D.isawell-knownfairytale.

4.Themanwhoburiedhismoneyinapark

A.thoughthismoneywassafertherethaninabank.

B.travelledontheseaforayear.

C.gothislifesavingsbackagain.

D.stayedawaylongerthanheexpected.

5.Fromthesestoriesweunderstandthat

A.wecannottrustbanks.

B.weshouldnottrustanyone.

C.awaterproofbagisnotproofagainstwormsandinsects.

D.insectseatanything.

答案：ABBAC

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In1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofanineteen-month-oldbabyina

mostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,agentlemarriedladyandoneofthemost

successfulwritersofdetectivestoriesintheworld.

InJune1977,ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinQatar（卡塔尔）,nearSandiArabia（沙特阿

拉伯）.Doctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillness,soshewasflowntoLondonand

senttoHammersmithHospital.Ateamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscover

thatthey,too,werepuzzledbytheveryunusualsignsofillness.Whiletheywerehavinga

discussionaboutthebaby'sillness,anurseaskedtospeaktothem.

“Excuseme,"saidNurseMarshaMaitland,44butIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthallium

poisoning（佬中毒）

“Whatmakesyouthinkthat?”Dr.Brownasked.'Thalliumpoisoningisveryrare.^^

“Afewdaysago,Iwasreadinganovelcalled'APaleHorse'byAgathaChristie,MNurseMaitland

explained."Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,andallthesignsareexactlythesameas

thebaby1s.

“Youareverycarefulandyoumayberighl,“anotherdoctorsaid,"we'ncarryoutsometests

andfindoutwhetherit'sthallium（铭）ornot.”

Testsshowedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythallium.Oncetheyknewthecause

oftheillness,thedoctorswereabletogivethebabythecorrecttreatment.Shesoonrecoveredand

wassentbacktoQatar.Lateronitwasprovedthatthepoisonmighthavecomefroman

insecticide（杀虫剂）usedinQatar.

1.Whofirstsuggestedthecorrectcauseofthebaby'sillness?

A.ADoctorinQatar.

B.NurseMaitland.

C.Dr.Brown.

D.AgathaChristie.

2.WhywasthebabysenttoLondon?

A.ShewasaBritishgirlwhoseparentswereworkinginQatar.

B.ThehospitalsinQatarwerefullatthattime.

C.Shewasthedaughterofadoctorinoneoftheplaces.

D・TheQatardoctorswerenotsuretheycouldcureher.

3.Asfaraswecantellfrompassage,AgathaChristie.

A.hadneverevenmetthisbaby.

B.hadspentalongtimeasapoliceofficer.

C.visitedthebabyinthehospitalatHammersmith.

D.gaveNurseMaitlandsomeadviceonthephone.

4.NurseMaitlandspoketothedoctors

A.whensheheardthemdiscussingthepossibilityofthalliumpoison.

B.becauseshecouldseethatthedoctorshadmadeamistake.

C.tosuggestapossiblereasonforthepatient'sillness.

D.aftershehadreadaboutahorsewhichhadbeenpoisoned.

5.WhatdidthedoctorthinkofthesuggestionwhichNurseMaitlandmade?

A.Theywereveryquick,toagreewithher.

B.Theywereunhappyoverherinterruption.

C.Theysaidthatshewaswrongbecausethalliumpoisoningisveryrare.

D.Theythoughtitwasapossibilityworthconsidering.

答案：BDACD

（H）

Therehasbeen,inhistory,amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlivedtotellthetale.

Theman'snameisJamesBartley.

TherecordstoprovehisunusualexperienceareintheBritishAdmiralty.

BartleywasmakinghisfirsttriponthewhalingshipStaroftheEast.Suddenlythelookout

foundahugewhale.Thewhalersknewitwasahugewhalebythesizeofthesprayitblewinto

theair.Theyloweredtheirsmallboats.JamesBartleywasinthefirstlongboat.Themenrowed

untiltheywereclosetothewhale.Aharpoon（鱼叉）wasthrownanditfounditsmark.Itsankinto

thewhale*sflesh.Themaddenedbeastjumpedoutofthewaterandbroketheboatintopieces.

Whenthesurvivorswerepickedup,JamesBartleywasmissing.

Shortlybeforesunset,thewhalewasfinallycaught.Thesailorstiedthewhale1scarcassto

thesideoftheship.

Becauseofthehotweatheritwasimportantthattheycutupthewhalerightaway.Otherwise,

themeatwouldbegintorotandtheoilwouldbegintospoil.Whentheygottothestomach,they

feltsomethingmovingaboutwildly.Theythoughtitwouldbeabigfishstillaliveinside.But

whentheyopenedthestomachtheyfoundJamesBartley.Afterthistrip,Bartleysettledin

Gloucester,England,andneverreturnedtosea.

1.Thispassageismainlyabout

A.howtohuntwhalesfortheiroilandmeat.

B.thehardanddangerouslivesthatwhalershadtolive.

C.thedutiesofeachmanonawhalingship.

D.amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlived.

2.Thesailorsknewthatsomethingwasinthewhale*sstomachbecause

A.theycouldfieelitmovingaboutwildly.

B.thewhaleseemedveryheavy.

C.thewhalewasbulging（鼓起来）atonespot.

D.thecaptainheardBartleycryingforhelp.

3.JamesBartleyneverwenttoseaagainbecause

A.hewanteddifferentkindsofadventures.

B.offrightandshock.

C.hewashurtbythewhale.

D.heoftengotseasick.

4.Theauthor,intellingJamesBartley'sstory,givesusinformationby

A.makinguslaugh

B.talkingaboutwhalingingeneral.

C.comparingwhalingtootherfishing.

D.dramatically（戏剧性地）tellingwhathappened.

5.Theword