2023年英语II期末复习资料阅读理解

英语11(1)期末复习资料一一阅读理解

1.选择题

OncethekingofIndiafellillandsentforhisdoctor.Thedoctorcame,examine

himandsaid,aYouwillbewe11againinafewdaysifyoutakebull'smilk."1

hekingwasverysurprised,forhehadneverheardofabu11thatgavemilk."Howis

itpossible?”heasked."OrderGulbo,thescho1ar,togetitforyou.Hecandoanyt；

ing."ThedoctorwasanenemytoGuIbo,andthoughtthiswouldbeawayofmakinghimsuf

er.WhenthekingtoldGu1bowhatthedoctorhadsaidandorderedhimtoget

bull'smilk,Gulboimmediatelyunderstoodwhatthedoctorwastryingtodo.Whenh

gothomehesatthinkinghowtogetoutofthedifficulties.Hisdaughter,seeing1

imworried,askedwhatwasthematter.Onhearingwhatthekinghadaskedfor,s：

esaid,"Don'tworry,father,V11helpyou."Thenextdayshetooksomeoldclott

es,wenttothebankoftherivernearthepalace,andchoseap1acebelowthe

ing'sbedroomwindow.Inthemidd1eofthenight,wheneveryonewasinbed,shest

rtedtodoherwashing.Shemadesomuchnoisethatthekingcou1dnotsleep.Th€

kinggotveryangryandsetaguardtofindoutwhatwasthematter.Thesoldierf

undthegirl,andledhertotheking."Whydoyouwashyourclothesherea

night?”askedtheking.Thegirlpretendedtobeafraidandsaid,“Ihadtowash

1othesatnight.Thisafternoonmyfatherhadababy.Iwasbusya11daybecauseofthat

ThenIfoundtherewerenocleanclothesforthebaby,soIhadtocomeandwasht

emnow.""What!”criedtheking,“Areyoutryingtomakeafoolofme?Whc

everheardofamanhavingababy?w"Well,ifthekinghimselforderssomeon

togetbull'smilkforhim,whycan'tamanhaveababy?”Thekingsmiledandsai

d,“YoumustbeGulbo'sdaughter.Goandtellyourfatherthathemaykeepthebu

1，smi1kforhisbaby.”

Bl.Accordingtothedoctorinthestory,theking'sil1nesscanbecuredby

A.makingGulhosufferR.drinkinghul1fsmi1kC.seeinganotherdoctorD.fpedinghin

withcow'smil

B2.Thedoctorto1dthekingtoaskGulbotofindbull'smilkbecausehe

A.admiredGulbogreatlyB.hatedGulboverymuch

C.thoughtGu1bowasascho1arD.triedtomakeGulboanotherdoc

tor

A3.HowdidGu1bofeelaftergettingtheking'sorder?

A.Hewasupset.Hewasexcited.B.Hewasexcited.C.wassurprised.D.asdisappo

inted.

D4.WhydidGu1bo'sdaughterwashc1othesbelowtheking'sbedroomwindo

atnight?

A.Becauseshewasforcedtodoit.B.Becausesheoftenwashedclothesthere.

.Becausesheenjoyedwashingclothesthere.D.Becauseshewantedthekingto

oticeher.

D5.Fromthedialoguebetweenthekingandthegir1,weknowthatafter:

earingthegirl'sstory,theking.

A.wantedtoseethebabyB.becameangrywithher

C.thoughtthegirlwasafoolDunderstoodthegiri'smeaning

Peoplea11overtheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreaboutth

problemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewan

oftenartificia1（人造的）substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatl

increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance（物质），suehasoi1fromoiltankersintoth

sea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutionc

ausedcouldbecontro1ledifon1ycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldma1

emoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontro1litteran

waste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedis

posedof;drinksareincreasing1yso1dinbottlesortinswhichcan'tbereused.1

hisnoton1ycausesalitterprob1em,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,i

ntermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashe1pedthisprocessbypersi

adingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothr

wawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.PoHutionandwastecombinetobeaprob1emevery

necanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdi

sposal（解决）oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.

A1.Themainaausenfpo1lutionis.

ASLeaseofartificialornatura1substancesintotheenvironment

B.theproductionofnewindustrialgoods

C.increasedamountsofanatura1substanceD.ourever-increasingpopu1ation

C2.Muchofthepo1lutioncou1dbecontrol1edifonly.

Apeopiewouldpaymoreattentiontotheprob1egovernmentswouldtakeeffective

measures

C.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts

D.farnerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers

B3.Foodpackages,bott1esandtinsfordrinkscancause.

A.airandwaterpollution

B.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresources

C.topayfortheservice

D.toproducethereceipt

B4.Whichofthefol1owingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?

A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.B.Eating.

C.Reduceexcessuse.D.Carefu1lydisposeourdai1yproducts.

C5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"litter”meaninparagraph2?

A.notmanyB.seriousprob1emC.bitsofwastethinj

sD.industrialpol1ution

Thousandsofyearsago,inthemiddleofainocean,mi1esfromthenearestis1and

anunderseavolcanobrokeout.Thehot1iquidpiledhigherandhigherandspreadwi

derandwider.Inthisway,anis1androseupinthesea.Astimewenton,hotsuna

dcoo1rainsmadetherocksplitandbreaktopieces.Seawavesdashedagainstth

rock.Inthisway,soilandsandcameintobeing.Nothing1ivedonthenakeds

oi1.Andthenthewindandbirdsbroughtplantseeds,spidersandother1ittleereaturesth

re.Onlyplantscouldgrowfirst.Onlythey,insun1ight,couldproducefoodfrom

hemineralsofthesoil,waterandair.Whilemanyanimalslandedontheis1and,

theycouldfindnofood.Aspiderspunitswebinvain,beeausetherewerenoinsect

foritswebtocatch.Insectscouldn'tstayuntiltherewerep1antsforthem

oeat.Soplantshadtobethepioneerlifeonthisnewisland.

DI.Thepassagecenterson.

A.howanunderseavo1canobrokeoutB.howanislandroseupinthese

C.howsoilwasformedonanewislandD.howlifebeganonavolcano-producedi

sland

A2.Accordingtothepassage,theislandgotitsfirstsoilfrom.

A.seawavesB.thesandbroughtbythewind

C.itsownrockD.coo1rains

D3.Theword“naked”(inpara.3)couldbereplacedbywhichofthefol1owing?

A.hiddenB.new

C.mysteriousD.tare

D4.Theorderofcomingintobeingontheis1andis.

A.soil,p1antsandanimaIs

B.soi1,littiecreaturesandplants

C.soi1,birdsandplants

D.soi1,humanbeingsandanimals

D5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Spiderswerethefirstlifethatcouldliveontheisland.

B.Theislandisfarawayfromanypieceofland.

C.Insectscouldnotliveontheislandwithoutplants.

D.Plantswerebroughttotheislandbyhumanbeing.

Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeopie-nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguw

ges-haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Theorigina1chocolatedrinkwasmadefr-

mtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintrodu(

edittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500,s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,i

tquicklybecamefashionab1e.InLondonshopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecan

eimportantmeetingp1aces.Somestillexisttoday.Thepotatoisa1sofromtheNe

World.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwa

widelygrown.IreiandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeop1estarve

whenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine”of1845-6,andthousandsmorewer

forcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSout

Americatothe01dWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazi

isnowtheWorId,s1argestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinCo

ombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.Itwasfirs

madeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400's.AccordingtoanArabiclegend,cof1

eewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnameKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattrac

tedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-av

ake“feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld,spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

A1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefol1owinghaschangedthemostinth

last500years?

A.FoodB.ChocolatC.PotatoD.Coffc

e

C2.“Some"in"Somestil1existtoday”means.

A.somecocoatreesC.someshops

B.somechocolatedrinksD.someSouthAmericanIndian

D3.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine“because_

A.theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse

B.theywereforeedtoemigratetoAmerica

C.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotato

D.thepotatoharvestwasbad

C4.Coffeeoriginal1ycamefrom.

A.BrazilColombiaC.EthiopiaD.Arabia

D5.TheArabic1egendisusedtoprovethat.

A.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi

B.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi'sgoats

C.coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinsouthAmericancountries

D.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs

CrimePreventionInitiatives

Thechancesthatyouwillbeavictimofviolentcrimearelow.Butyoucanavoidris

inthefo11owingways.ATHOME•Youshouldmakesureyourhouseorflatisseci

re.Alwayslockthedoorfromtheinsideatnight,butyoumustkeepthekeync

arby,sothatyoucanuseittogetoutquicklyifthereisafire.•Youmustneve:

givekeystoworkmenastheycaneasilymakecopies.•Ifyouwakeupandheare

burglar,stayquietlyinbed.Pretendyouareas1eep.Ifyoufee1morec

nfident,switchonthelightandmakea1otofnoise;evenifyouareonyou

ownyoushouldcallout1oudlytoanimaginarycompanion,sothattheburglarthinksyo

arenota1oneandrunsaway.Youshouldhaveaphoneoramobileinyourbedrooi

toa1ertthepoliceimmediately.•Ifyoucomehomeandthinkyouseesignsof

break—in,youshou1dnytgoin,theburglarmaybeinside.Youshou1dgotoaneighb

urandcallthepo1ice.ONTHESTREET

Atnight：Alwayswalkfacingthetraffic,sothatacarcannotpu11upbehin

you.

Youmustn'tgothroughparksorwoods.•youthinksomeoneisfoilowin

you,crosstheroadoneortwotimes.Ifheorshecontinuestofo11ovyou,gotc

apuborotherpub1icplace.•AIwayscarryyourbagc1osetoyou,butcarryyourt

ousekeysinyourpocketsothatyoucanopenthedoorquickly.Ifsomeoneattacksyo

-rememberyoursafetyismoreimportantthanyourproperty.

Al.Thispassagemainlyfocuseson.

A.howoavoidthecrimesbothathomeandinthestreet

B.wheretostayifyouwanttobesafe

C.whatyoushoulddoathomeifthereisaburglary

D.howtoavoidthecrimeatnightinthestreet

B2.Ifyouwanttoguaranteeyouaresecureathome,youshouId.

A.a1ways1ockthedoorandputthekeyinasecretplacefarawayfromthedoor

B.never1eavethekeystoworkmensineetheycaneasilymakecopies

C.keepsi1entallthetimeevenifyouareonyourownwhenaburglarstea1sin

oyour

house

D.goinimmediatelywhenyoususpect（怀疑）someoneisbreakingintoyourhouse

B3.Basedonthepassage,ifyounoticesomeonefollowingyou,it'sbetterforj

outo

A.shoutloudlyB.gotopub1icplaces

C.stop,turnaroundandlookathimD.runquickly

C4.Whyshou1dyouhaveate1ephoneinthebedroom?

A.Becausewemightuseittoalerttheburglary.

B.Becauseit'sconvenientforustotalktoourfriendswhi1e1yingonbed.

C.Becauseit'sconvenientforustoreporttothepoliceincasethereisaburgla

y.

D.Becauseitwemightuseittomakeaphonecallatmidnight.

A5.Fromthepassage,wecanirferthatwemightbevictimsif.

A.wecannotpartwiththemoneywhenbeingattackedB.wealwayswalkfacingth

traffic

C.wedon'twalkintheemptystreetD.wecarrytoomuchcash

AnExtraordinaryChangeofDirection

MollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecided1

osailroundtheworIdtoraisemoneyforcharity.Asachildshehadtrainedasaball

tdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalba11et,soshebecamean

emberofapopdancetearn.Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensher

tiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18

hey1efthome.Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the-worldrace,myhusbe

ndtboughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.Hewasalsoworriedbeca

seihadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,but1hadmetsomepeopiewhotoldn

eabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,f

omNewZea1andtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney."BeforeM

1lyleftshedida1otoftraining,butithadn,tpreparedherfortheworstwea

herwhichtheyexperienced.Shetel1sonestory."Onenighttheseawasveryrou

handitwasveryco1d.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintoth

boatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.0neofthemencouIdn'tmovebeeausehehadbr

kenhisleg.Theyweretakentohospitaibyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttin

e.”BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan£50,000fo:

charity.Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?HowdidIdoit?Butthen

think,it'sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeI1eftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedha

d.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyse1fcompletely.ThenonthetripIwe

ssimplyagoodteammember.”

B1.Whatdoestheword“extraordinary“meaninthetitle?

A.veryordinaryB.veryunusua1andsurprising

C.notspecialD.extreme

A2.Thesentenee”…myhusbandthoughtIwasbored…"inPara.4meantthatmj

husbandthoughtIfelt.

A.dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathome

B.annoyedbecauseIhadtowait1ongformychiIdrentocomebackhome

C.happybecauseIcouIddoso(nethingIwasinterestedininsteadoftakingcarec

f

chiIdrenD.sadbecausea11thechi1dren1eftmewhentheygrewup

C3.ThF*word“sectionwinPara.4mostprohablymeanshere.

A.groupofpeop1eB.partofthetraining

C.partoftherouteofsailD.partofthejob

C4.Whichofthefol1owingisnearest(closest)inmeaningto“rough"inthe5

entence“Onenighttheseawasveryrough…"inPara.5?

A.notexactB.difficu1t

C.notsmoothbecauseofhugewavesD.pleasant

A5.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat.

A.thequa1itiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancer

B.manyyearsofdancinghadaIreadypreparedherforthesailcomplete1y,sost

e

needn,tdoanythingbeforethejourney

C.sheshouldbekindtootherteammembersduringthetrip

D.sheshouIdnotforgetdancingduringthetrip

TherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.Inrecen

yearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoup1eswhoget

ivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreas

inthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasir

creasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitea1otofpeopiewhodoactuall

getmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichha

gonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthe1.

st20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsof

eoplenowlivetogetherwithou:marrying,and,forexample,40percentofchildrent

ornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren*tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Ther

arequitea1argenumberof1oneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedI

yawomanratherthanaman.TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.

childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere*sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthratei:

theUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.

C1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.

B.Thedec1iningmarriagerateintheUK.

C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.

D.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.

A2.Duringthe1asttenyears,.

A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK

B.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUK

C.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK

D.40%ofchildrenwereborntosing1eparentsintheUK

B3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto

A.deciineB.soar（急剧上升）

C.staystableD.notmentionedinthepassage

A4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.

B.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.

C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.

D.90percentofIoneparentfamiliesareheadedbywomen.

D5.Thelastparagraphtellsus.

A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemoment

B.atpresentanyfamilyintheUKis2chi1drenatmost

C.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing

D.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow

Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirt

airinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike"Inagreatmanycit

ies,hundredsofpeop1eridebicyc1estoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,so:

ebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcaliedBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclain

thatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouIdbefewerautomobilesinth

downtownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forsevera1j

earsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohe1pbikeriders.Fc

rexample,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,be

ausewhenbikeridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.Bi

keforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewoulduseI

ikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-t

heysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatift

hereislesstraffic,theywi11have1essbusiness.Andmostpeople1ivetoofarfro:

downtowntotrave1bybike.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwan

stokeepeveryonehappy.On1yonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andth

roadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthis

snotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.

D1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles.

A.aremoreconvenientthancars

B.aresafertraffictoo1sthancars

C.areriddenbymostpeopleintheU.S

D.aretheso1utiontosomecityprob1ems

B2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby.

A.thecitygovernmentB.somebikeriders

C.peoplelivingfarfromdowntownD.somestoreowners

C3.“Bicyc1e1anes“inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.narrowpassagesbetweenbuildingsforbicyclesB.roadsfullofbieye1es

C.specia1partsoftheroadforbicyc1eridersonlyD.roadsforbicyclesonly

D4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

ABikeforaBetterCitymembersridebicyc1estowork.

BSometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.

CTheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.

DInNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespecia1lanes.

D5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

ATrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCity

BAirPollutioninNewYorkCitybyCars

CSpecialLanesforPassengers

DSo1utiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork

正误判断

“Getup,thewateriscoming."YanXinzhi,directoroftheneighborhoodcomm

11eeofChaoyangStreet,Taiyuan,capitalofShanxiProvince,wouldknockatthe

oorofeveryhouseholdatmidnighttohavepeopleco11ectwater;otherwise,t

hetapwaterwou1dsoonrundrywheneveryoneinthecitygotupandjoinedth

“waterrush“inthemorning.Yan,anelde