高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四
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高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四1、(1分)
A well-known old man was being interviewed (采訪) and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety—ninth birthday.
“That’s right.”said the old man. “Ninety—nine years old, and I haven’t an enemy in the world. They’re all dead.”
“Well, sir,”said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday.”
The old man looked at the young man closely, and said, “I can’t see why you shouldn’t. You look fit and healthy to me!”
1. The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very .
A. friendly man he never made any enemies
B. healthy man he lived longer than all his enemies
C. lucky man his enemies had all died
D. terrible man he had got rid of all his enemies
2. When the interviewer said that he hoped very much to have the honour of interviewing the old man again the following year, .
A. he was trying to make the old man happy
B. he wished he himself would live another year
C. he did not believe the old man would live to be one hundred
D. he did not believe he would interview the old man again
3. When the old man said “I can’t see why you shouldn’t”, what he meant was：
A. “You must try to live another year to interview me again next year.”
B. “Of course, you can see me again since you’re so fit and healthy.”
C. “If I live to a hundred years, you should interview me again.”
D. “Unless you live another year, you wouldn’t be able to interview me again.”
4. What kind of man would you say the old man was?
A. He was silly. B. He was unpleasant.
C. He was very proud and sure of his health. D. He was very impolite to young people.
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四2、(1分)
Joe and Helen Mills had two small children. One was six and the other four. They always resisted going to bed, and Helen was always complaining (抱怨) about this and asking Joe for help. But as he did not come home until after they had gone, to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.
Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep.
He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, “If you pretend that you’re asleep, he stops.”
1. The children always resisted going to bed, which .
A. made Helen suffer a lot B. satisfied their mother
C. Helen was not satisfied with D. gave Helen much trouble
2. The husband couldn’t help the wife to look after the children .
A. because he returned from work too late B. since his voice sounded like a singer’s
C. except on Saturday and Sunday
D. for he did not come home until after the children had gone to bed weekends
3. Joe worked .
A. all the week including Saturday and Sunday
B. during the week including the weekends
C. every day but Saturday and Sunday
D. every week except on Sunday
4. Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the above story?
A. Joe’s song did help the children to relax.
B. With Joe’s help, the children went to sleep.
C. The wife must be thankful to her husband for the great help.
D. The children were so tired of their father’s voice that they pretended to be asleep.
5. This joke tells about .
A. Joe and Helen B. Helen’s trouble
C. Joe’s foolery D. the bright idea of the two small children
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四3、(1分)
Arli has learnt how to type for several years. Still, he types rather slowly, and he can only spell out words of four letters or less. But Arli is doing quite well for a dog.
He is black, white, and brown. He uses a special typewriter it has shallow bowl—like keys that are about two inches wide. His owner calls out the letter, the dog hits the keys with this nose.
Arli does very well at typing “good dog”. But he seems to have a bit of trouble when he is asked to spell out “bad dog”.
1. Arli is the name of .
A. a typist(打字員) B. a child C. a dog D. a man
2. The main purpose of the story is to tell us that Arli is .
A. a very bad typist B. unusually clever
C. a very good typist D. slow and not clever
3. How do you think Arli learned to type?
A. He was helped to do it by a dog . B. He did it with the help of his master .
C. He started doing it naturally several years ago. D. He did it for a living .
4. The writer tells us that Arli’s typewriter .
A. has only a small number of keys B. is smaller than an ordinary typewriter
C. is larger than an ordinary typewriter D. sometimes gives you a bit of trouble
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四4、(1分)
Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city’s high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two—thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight, Shenzhen Special Zone (特區(qū)) Daily said.
1. This piece of news was reported by .
A. People’s Daily B. Shenzhen Special Zone Daily
C. school in Shenzhen City D. parents in Shenzhen City
2. The purpose of this passage is to .
A. criticize children who are shortsighted
B. blame parents and schools for children’s being shortsighted
C. ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight
D. draw people’s special attention to eye hygiene(衛(wèi)生)
3. Only of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight.
A. 45 percent B. less than half C. 55 percent D. two—thirds
4. Generally speaking, high school students have eyesight than primary school students.
A. poorer B. still better C. poor D. brighter
5. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates .
A. weren’t allowed to enter college B. couldn’t graduate from high school
C. couldn’t choose to study what they liked best D. lost their limited time
6. In order to protect their eyes, children shouldn’t .
A. read books B.wear glasses C. make their eyes too tired D. see things far away
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四5、(1分)
SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who appeared well and healthy when they went to bed have died since the beginning of this year. They were either found dead in the morning or had died suddenly in the middle on the night after some difficulty in breathing.
From China Daily, March 19,1990
1. According to the passage ______.
A. Ten people died mysteriously during the last three days
B. Two people died mysteriously during the last three days
C. Two people have died mysteriously since the beginning of the year
D. Ten people died mysteriously before last Friday
2. During the past three days, Thongchai Sombattra died last Friday, the other passed away ______.
A. last Monday B. last Thursday C. last Thursday D. last Sunday
3. Thongchai Sombattra, who died mysteriously, _______.
A. was aged 22 B. was in his mid twenties
C. was not more than 20 years old D. was nearly 30 years old
4. Besides Thongchai Sombattra, the others could be _______.
A. from 25 years old to 38 years old B. from 20 years old to 39 years old
C. from 21 years old to 39 years old D. from 29 years old to 38 years old
5. ______ caused the ten Thai construction workers’ death.
A. An unexpected accident B. High blood pressure
C. Heart trouble D. Something that was unknown
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四6、(1分)
SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who appeared well and healthy when they went to bed have died since the beginning of this year. They were either found dead in the morning or had died suddenly in the middle on the night after some difficulty in breathing.
From China Daily, March 19,1990
1. According to the passage ______.
A. Ten people died mysteriously during the last three days
B. Two people died mysteriously during the last three days
C. Two people have died mysteriously since the beginning of the year
D. Ten people died mysteriously before last Friday
2. During the past three days, Thongchai Sombattra died last Friday, the other passed away ______.
A. last Monday B. last Thursday C. last Thursday D. last Sunday
3. Thongchai Sombattra, who died mysteriously, _______.
A. was aged 22 B. was in his mid twenties
C. was not more than 20 years old D. was nearly 30 years old
4. Besides Thongchai Sombattra, the others could be _______.
A. from 25 years old to 38 years old B. from 20 years old to 39 years old
C. from 21 years old to 39 years old D. from 29 years old to 38 years old
5. ______ caused the ten Thai construction workers’ death.
A. An unexpected accident B. High blood pressure
C. Heart trouble D. Something that was unknown
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四7、(1分)
Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (設(shè)備) for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1. Johnson became a rich man through
A. doing business. B. making whisky. C. cheating. D. buying and selling land.
2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson
A. had no children. B. was a strange man.
C. was very fond of children. D. wanted people to know how rich he was.
3. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out
A. what kind of whisky he had. B. how to live longer.
C. how to become wealthy. D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.
4. The newspaperman
A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.
B. shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.
C. was eager to live a long life.
D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.
5. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that
A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
B. he needed an injection in the neck.
C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
D. there was something wrong with his neck.
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四8、(1分)
Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (設(shè)備) for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1. Johnson became a rich man through
A. doing business. B. making whisky. C. cheating. D. buying and selling land.
2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson
A. had no children. B. was a strange man.
C. was very fond of children. D. wanted people to know how rich he was.
3. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out
A. what kind of whisky he had. B. how to live longer.
C. how to become wealthy. D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.
4. The newspaperman
A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.
B. shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.
C. was eager to live a long life.
D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.
5. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that
A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
B. he needed an injection in the neck.
C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
D. there was something wrong with his neck.
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四9、(1分)
In 1985 a French television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro. They took cameras to see what passengers would do if they saw someone attached on the platform or in the trains. They acted out incidents. The incidents looked real but they were all done with the help of actors. However, very few people tried to help, and most passengers pretended not to notice. in one incident, a foreigner was attacked by three men. The attack was on a train which was quite full, and although one man tried to get the passengers to help, they all refused. It seems that such behaviour(行為) is not unusual, but the question is why? Is it a problem of big cities, or would the same thing happen anywhere? To discuss these questions, we have in the studio(演播室) Professor Wilson, who is an expert on the subject…
1. Who did the experiment?
A. A French television company. B. The Paris Metro.
C. The City Government of Paris. D. Professor Wilson.
2. What did the experiment try to find out?
A. How a foreigner was attacked on the train.
B. How passengers helped each other on the platform.
C. Passengers’ reactions towards incidents.
D. Actors’ performances during incidents.
3. What was the finding of the experiment?
A. Passengers helped a lot during incidents.
B. Very few foreigners were on the train.
C. Very few passengers tried to help during incidents.
D. Some people were good at acting on the train.
4. Who do the underlined words one man refer to?
A. One of the three men who attacked a foreigner.
B. One of the actors who took part in the experiment.
C. One of the passengers who were on the train.
D. One of the reporters who were sent to the Paris Metro.
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四10、(1分)
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(東西) they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve.” Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(絕望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were .
A. asleep B. outside C. working in bed D. quietly laughing at him
2. He underlined word wretched in Paragraph 3 probably means .
A. very happy B. disappointed C. very unhappy D. hopeful
3. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because .
A. it was too late at night
B. he was very tired
C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
4. What do you suppose happened to the author?
A. He went to a church to pray again B. He passed the exam by sheer luck
C. He failed in the exam D. He was punished by his teacher
5. The best title for the passage would be .
A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons
高考英語(yǔ)閱讀題專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練四
