高一英语上学期阅读理解9篇(二)

高一英语上学期阅读理解9篇（二）jb

一

How to protect child web fans from unsuitable materials (不合适材料) on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the US. For some time, the Internet seems like a forest, filled with dangers for children. But forests have wonders as well as dangers, and with good guides, some education and a few precautions(预防措施) ,the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated(航行). "Children have to be on-line. If we tell our children they can' t have chances to the Internet, we' re cutting them off from their future," said an expert.

Most children have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding lots of interesting Internet sites and they can also go to places where you might not want them to go. There are such engines made just for children. A certain software (软件) contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way to limit chances would be to use what is known as a "content screener(过滤器)”. But this can't be wholly safe, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

A few other tips:

1) Don' t put the PC in a child's room, but keep it in a place where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

2) Ask your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.

3) Tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.

1. What is the main subject about the passage?

A. Fighting against children on-line.

B. Internet in America.

C. American children going on-line.

D. Children's web sites.

2. According to the passage, we can infer that

A.the writer doesn't encourage children to surf the Internet

B. the Internet has a lot of harmful sites

C. the Internet is a forest full of dangers

D. a child who is on-line is in danger

3. What does the passage tell us most?

A. Education

B. Good guides

C. Precautions

D. Software

二

Many people will remember the flight of the space shuttle（航天飞机）Challenger, in June, 1993. The achievement of Sally Ride, America’s first woman astronaut to fly into space, made this flight especially memorable. Students from two high schools in Camden, New Jersey, however, are likely to remember Norma rather than Sally whenever they think about the flight.

Norma didn’t travel alon e. She brought about 100 companions（伙伴）along with her. Norma was an ant, a queen ant who, with her subjects, made up the first ant colony（群体）to travel into space. The ants were part of a science experiment designed by the students to test the effects of weightlessness on insects.

The equipment designed by the students for their colony functioned perfectly through-out the long space trip. The young scientists and their teachers were very sad to find that their insect astronauts had all died at some point before the container was returned to the school and opened. The problem did not occur in space, but on the ground after Challenger had landed. The container remained in the desert for nearly a week before the ant colony was removed. The hot dry desert air

dried out the colony’s container（容器）and the ants died from lack of moisture（水分）.

The project was termed a success because it did provide useful information. Students will continue their efforts to find out exactly what went wrong. They will try to prevent the same difficulties from recurring on future missions. They don’t wan t to be discouraged either by the death of the ants or by the $10,000 shuttle fare they will have to pay to send the next colony of ants into space.

1. The story is mainly about ____.

A. Sally Ride’s first ride

B. space equipment for insects

C. a space experiment with ants

D. going to school in New Jersey

2. The project wasn’t a failure because ____.

A. some important things were learned

B. dead ants are better

C. everything went as expected

D. students wrote about it

3. The ants died because ____.

A. weightlessness harmed them

B. space caused too much pain

C. no one fed them in space

D. they dried out in the desert

4 On the next space trip, ants ____.

A. will be sent without people

B. should not be left in the desert too long

C. will have to pay double fare

D. will escape the trip completely

三

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors , cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.

After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity .She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns(修女)? ”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”

“Well then,” she asked again. “WHA T was it? ”

Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed to the plus sign(加号),I knew they weren’t joking. ”

1. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son____.

A. was still the same as usual

B. ate so much at dinner

C. kissed her hello after school

D. worked hard but said little

2. The underlined phrase “hitting the books” means “____”in Chinese.

A. 用功

B. 捶书

C. 发泄

D. 振作

3. The last sentence in the passage shows that____.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the man

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

4. From the passage, we can infer that____.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistakes might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

四

The gray-haired lady can’t wait to leave the building to search for her dad. Unless watched, she will walk in the streets in an effort to find her father, who died 30 years ago.

Not all cases of Alzheimer’s disease look like this, but Alzheimer’s is a serious disease that is said to be the fourth or fifth leading cause of death for people over age 75. It is said that about three percent of the U.S. population over age 65 hav e Alzheimer’s. In the early stages; people may exhibit short-term memory loss. Some may experience changes in personality, easy to be angry. As the disease progresses, patients might lose the ability to move and may be unable to speak or move at all. This progressive disease generally lasts 8 to 10 years before death occurs.

While no one is certain what causes these changes in the brain’s nerve fibers （神经纤维）, their effect is certain. Alzheimer’s destroys not only the patients, but also spouses（配偶）, friends and families.

What should you do if you notice progressive memory loss in yourself or a loved one? Have the person examined by a doctor who is a specialist in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Though many reasons other than Alzheimer’s disease ma y cause memory loss, its early diagnosis （诊断）and treatment may delay some of the most serious effects.

What feeling will you likely experience if a loved one suffers from Alzheimer’s disease? A person will often go through the various stages of sadness, shock, anger, and so on. If the spouse develops the disease, you may experience hurt and disappointment when he or she doesn’t remember you are married.

Life for the Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones will never be the same as the disease progresses, bringing a deep sorrow, loss and even anger towards God. No matter what feelings are present, facing them honestly will serve one better than burying them.

1 What can be inferred from the passage about the gray-haired day?

A. She has been living with her father.

B. She was sad about the death of her father.

C. She can’t search for her father without being watched.

D. She suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

2. When people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, ____.

A. their families and friends will suffer from the same disease

B. their families and friends will experience mental sufferings

C. they will certainly die in 8 to 10 years

D. they will forget everybody but their spouses

3. Memory loss occurs ____.

A. from Alzheimer’s disease and no thing else

B. from sadness, shock, anger, and so on

C. for a number of reasons

D. with changes in personality

4. From the passage we know that ______.

A. early treatment may stop Alzheimer’s disease occurring

B. it is still unknown w hat causes the changes in the brain’s nerve fibers

C. nerve fibers in the brain will cause Alzheimer’s disease

D. when one suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he will be buried

五

He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the

sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the salvage (救援) workers that they called him “our baby.”In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave (墓), carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.”He has rested there ever since.

But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula,42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.

Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer, "They've taken care of him for 90 years."

Adapted from People, November 25, 2002

1 The baby traveled on the Titanic with his _____.

A. mother

B. parents

C. aunt

D. relatives

2. What is probably the boy's last name?

A. Schleiferi.

B. Eino.

C. Magda.

D. Panula.

3. Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on Nov. 5, ____. A. 1912 B.1954 C. 2002 D. 2004

4. This text is mainly about how _________.

A. the unknown baby’s body was taken from the north Atlantic

B. the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Sotia

C. people found out who the unknown baby was

D. people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years

六

It was 3:21 A. M. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the cracking(爆裂声)of flames somewhere below, there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin Long Island.

With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen,14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each one through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, fell down onto the lawn.

The nine-year-old boy raced back into the house and upstairs to his mot her’s room .He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious(昏厥的),and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden .But the boy remained calm and ,as a fireman said later, “acted with all the self-contro l of a trained adult.”

On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance(救护车) service, got on with the task of

saving his mother.

First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.

He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?

Grasping firmly a ball of string(线) from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother’s room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the garden.

Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan: “The string will lead you to mother.”Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.

1 Why did Glenn run downstairs first?

A. He wanted to find out what was happening.

B. He was worried about his mother’s safety.

C. He wanted to save his sister and brother.

D. He went to see if his father had come back from work.

2 Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?

A. Glenn.

B. Glenn’s father.

C. Glenn’s sister.

D. Glenn’s neighbor.

3. Glenn saved his family because____.

A. his father had taught him to do so on the phone

B. he had learned something about first aid

C. he had dealt with the emergency(突发事件) calmly and wisely

D he had followed his mother’s instructions

七

When the population of the port town began to suffer from poisoning（中毒）, the police came to find the cause of the poison. They thought someone was poisoning the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible. Soon people took the position that the pork was poisoned. It was a popular food everyone ate and it could have possibly made everyone sick. Anyone who had possession of pork would throw it out. Even the poorest of the poor wouldn’t eat pork. Signs were posted on poles and letters were sent to everyone to warn people of the pork. Shortly afterwards, even policemen in high positions were also getting sick.

Soon it became political and popular. Politicians（政客）rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were elected. Everyone was so sick that they didn’t care about politics. Everyone was in a position where he or she didn’t know what to do anymore. They went to the post office to mail posts out asking for help. The poor town didn’t know how to deal with the situation.

One day, a well-known scientist from New York came to the town with a huge box containing many instruments and his possessions. He went to pools and the port and made measurements. He was quiet and polite. Then one day he made a speech at a newspaper meeting-room to announce his findings.

“I’m sorry to say your water supply is so heavil y polluted; it is poisoned. I know who has been poisoning you all for such a long time. It is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution. A great deal of rubbish has been thrown into the water day after day. No one here has taken good care of th e environment. It is no wonder all of you have been sick.” Shocked at the news, the people present were lost in thought.

1. Which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?

a. People suffered from poisoning

b. Politicians came to make promises

c. People began to realize the real cause

d. Pork was thrown away

e. The water there was polluted

f. A scientist came to check the water

A. e, a, d, b, f, c

B. e, a, d, c, f, b

C. a, e, b, d, f, c

D. f, c, d, b, e, a

2. What does the underlined phrase “ took the position” mean in the passage?

A. took the job

B. took the place

C. held the opinion

D. made the suggestion

3. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Everyone was so sick of politics that they didn’t care about those politicians.

B. According to the scientist from New York, not all the population in the town have taken good care of the environment.

C. The reason why the people in the town got sick was that they ate the pork poisoned by heavily polluted water.

D. If the people in the town hadn’t polluted the water supply, they would not have suffered from poisoning or sickness.

4. After reading the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. politicians took every chance to make themselves elected

B. pork was the main food of the people in the town

C. people in the town were not well-educated

D. even some police officers were getting ill

八

A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications(资历), he said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him.

A few days later, the farmer and his wife were awakened in the night by a violent storm. They quickly began to check things to see if all was safe from damage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse had been safely fastened, and a lot of wood had been set next to the fireplace.

The young man slept soundly.

The farmer and his wife then looked at their property (财产) carefully. They found that the farm tools had been placed in the storage room, safe from the bad weather. The tractor had been moved into the garage. The barn was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.

The farmer then understood the meaning of the young man’s words, “ I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmhand did his work loyally. When the sky was clear, he had prepared for the storm in case it broke. So when the wind blew, there was no need for him to be afraid. He could sleep in peace.

1. The underlined word “fastened” in Para. 3 can be replaced by ______.

A. Closed

B. Damaged

C. taken

D. moved

2. From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. at first the farmer understood his words well

B. the young man was awakened in the night by a violent storm

C. the young man had prepared for the storm before it came

D. the young man was too sleepy to wake up in the night

3. The best title for this passage is ______.

A. Sleeping in peace through the storm

B. A violent storm

C. A young man and his dream

D. A clever farmer

4. Which of the following proverbs can best explain the story?

A. Lookers-on see more than players

B. Two heads are better than one

C. A stitch（针）in time saves nine

D. No man can do two things at a time

九

The repairman tol d me, “No charge. Professor Pan! We’re friends.” “I’d rather pay.” I replied. “If it’s free I can’t afford it!”

Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!”But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

According to the Americans “There’s no free lunch,” meaning, there’s a price for everything, and I’m always looking around to figure out what this means.

Many of our neighbors have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return. For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him. “Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists.

I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill(磨)to grind flour for bread. A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite.

Chinese generosity is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements(纠缠)and just hand over the money. But cash can’t compensate(补偿) for the greatest gift—friendship.

When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, drinking tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do.” “Actually,”I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do. But probably you’re right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do. And neither do I!”

And I joined the group. We chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived. One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here. Now they’re taller than you.How time flies!”

How life flies. And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know. They cannot keep. They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend. And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive.

So the next time someone says, “No charge.We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily. But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English. I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch.

1. Why did the author insist paying the repairman when he was offered free repairs?

A. Because he was an upright man.

B. Because he didn’t know the repairman.

C. Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service.

D. Because he didn’t want to help others in return.

2. The underlined word “figure out” in Paragraph 3 probably means____.

A. calculate

B. think of

C. know about

D. make it clear

3. Generally, the author thinks that____.

A. Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends

B. Chinese are good at exchange of equal values

C. Chinese are free enough to drink tea and chat with their friends

D. Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

4. The best title of the article should be____.

A. Still no free lunch

B. A good lesson from the Chinese

C. True help or not

D. Learn to both give and receive

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Chinese seldom refuse payment for professional services.

B. When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself.

C. The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy their life.

D. Finally, the author changed his mind and decided to do as the Chinese do.

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