高一英语阅读训练

高一英语阅读训练（16）AAustralia'sworstpestsaretherabbits，introducedbyasettlerwhoreleased24intothewildforsporthunting．Inlessthan100years，therabbitsgrowintothemillionsofones，leavinglargeareasoflandlookinglikethesurfaceofthemoonduetothousandsofrabbitcaves．Thespread（蔓延）oftherabbitsinAustraliawasthefastestofallanimalsintheworld．Thespreadoftherabbits'diseasein1950cutthenumber，butitwasnotuntil1997whenthespreadofanotherdiseasetargeted（瞄准）thepeststhatthenumberwasfinallybroughtundercontrol．FarmlossesduetorabbitstodaystillremainasurprisingtotalA＄200million（US＄112million）ayear．TheEuropeanredfoxes，alsoreleasedforsporthunting，aregrowingandeatingsheepflocks，costingfarmersA＄40million（US＄22．4million）ayear．TheStateofVictoriaoffersaA＄10(US＄5．6）prizeforeachfoxtailandhasgathered25，000inafewmonths．FoxesareoneofthebiggestthreatstowildlifeinAustralia．Foxeskillthousandsoflambs（羊羔），birdsandnativewildlife．Australialostitslongbattleagainstwildpests．1．Theunderlinedword“released”inParagraph1means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．A．kept…outB．set…freeC．killedD．stopped2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned？A．Agreatmanyrabbitseattoomuchtrees．B．Rabbitsmaketoomuchcaves．C．Thesurfaceisdestroyedalotbyrabbits．D．Thebirthrateoftherabbitsishigh．3．Whatreducedthenumberoftherabbits？A．Hunting．B．Poisoning．C．Disease．D．Flood．4．Australiaoncefoughtagainst＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．sheepandrabbitsB．rabbitsandredfoxesC．birdsandredfoxesD．lambsandrabbitsBOverathirdofone'slifeisspentsleepingwithone'sheadonapillow（枕头）．Agoodpillow，initsrightheightandcomposition，hasimportanteffectsonone'ssleepandhealth．Thereisanoldwayofmedicaltreatment（治疗）called“smellthemedicinetocure（治愈）thedisease”whichmeansthatpeoplesmellmedicineswhileasleepfordiseasetreatment．InChina，sinceancienttimes，peoplehaveputplantsintopillowsfortheirhealth．Medicinalpillowsgetmedicaltreatmentcloselywithpeople'slifeandkeepthepeopleworkinginprocess．BackintheTangDynasty（AD618907），thefamousChinesedoctorSunSimiaomademedicinalpillowstotreatachesintheneckandhead，gettinggoodresults．Themedicinethatshouldbeputintothepillowshouldbecarefullychosenaccordingtoone'sillness．Pillowsfilledwiththeskinsofbeans，seeds，driedflowersandwheataregoodfortheeyesightandkeepingthemindclear，sincetheirsmellhelpsonegotosleep．Furthermore，inSouthChina，astrangepillowhaslongbeenpopularduringhotseasons．Peasantscollectsilk-wormexcrement（排泄物）andfillpillowswithit．Suchpillowsthenfetchahighprice，becausepeoplebelievetheycansuccessfullycooltheirbabies．5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“composition”in(Paragraph1)mean？A．Thestudents'homework．B．Thecolorofapillow．C．Whatisfilledinsideapillow．D．Thepicturesdrawnonapillow．6．Whatkindofpillowsaregoodforeyesight？A．Thosefilledwithmedicine．B．Thosefilledwithsilkwormexcrement．C．Thosefilledwiththeskinsofbeans，seeds，driedflowersandwheat．D．Thoseexpensiveones．7．Whydothepillowsfullofsilkwormexcrementsellwell？A．Theyarecleanandgoodfortheeyesight．B．Babiesfeelcoolwiththeheadsonthepillowsinhotweather．C．Theylooknice．D．Theycan'tbefoundeasily．8．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage？A．PillowsonsaleB．PillowscancureillnessC．PillowsarenecessaryD．Howisapillowmade？CNoonecanbelievethattheover6，300kilometerGreatWallmightdisappearsomeday．Believeitornot，theGreatWallisbeingdestroyedbypeople．Lessthan20percentoftheGreatWallbuiltintheMingDynasty，isstillperfect，butabout80percentisindanger．TheGreatWallcanbecalled“great”mostlybecauseofitsamazinglength．Butweshouldrealizethatthelengthwasmadeupofonebrickatatime．IfwedonothingtosavetheGreatWall，itwillbecomeaseriesofseparatewastelandratherthanahistoricsite．TheGreatWallisactuallyaseriesofwallsbuiltandrebuiltbydifferentdynastiesoverthepast2,000years．ItbeganintheruleofChina'sfirstemperor，QinShihuangoftheQinDynasty（221-206BC），andlastedintotheMingDynasty．ThepartsbuiltbeforetheMingDynastyhavenearlydisappeared．PeoplearefamiliarwithsectionssuchasBadalinginBeijingandJiayuguanPassinGansu，becausetheyhavebeenopentotouristsformanyyears．Butthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyeshavebeenalmostforgotten．Fewlocalpeopleknewthe3metrehighwallsmadeofearthandstonesbesidethemarepartoftheGreatWall．Thelackofknowledgeisconsideredasoneofthemainreasonsbehindhuman．ThebricksontheGreatWallarecarriedoffbycountrysidepeopletobuildtheirhouses，sheepcorrals（畜栏）andpigsties(猪圈）．Someweretakenawaytobuildroads．Brickscarvedwithpeople'snamesareputawayasremembrance．Rubbishisspreadoverthebattlements（城垛）．Thebrickscanbesoldfor15yuanpertractorload．ThosewhodestroyedandaredestroyingtheWallknowitsname，butarenotclearaboutitsculturalmeaning．Itwilltakealongtimetoletthemknowthis．ThelocalfarmersnotonlycarriedoffthebodyoftheWallbutdugouttheentirebase．ItisnecessarytoprotecttheGreatWall．Firstofall，theofficialsshouldbeawareoftheimportanceoftheGreatWall．YoungChineseshouldknowmoreaboutthenation'sgreatcivilization（文明）andlearntoloveit．9．WhydoestheauthorsaytheGreatWallmightdisappear？A．Itisuselessfromnowon．B．Itwillbereplacedbyanewone．C．Somepartsofitarebeingdestroyed．D．Itistoooldtobeusedagain．10．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？A．TheGreatWallwascompletedintheMingDynasty．B．Thereareonlytwowondersintheworld，one，theGreatWall，theother，thepyramidsinEgy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