新课标高一英语阅读理解精选81-90篇

高考英语阅读100篇之九

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高考英语阅读训练（081）

In China some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.

That's a good idea. Yes, the fact is some people do nothing but break the whole programme.

Some people know little about the topic under the discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人)is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知). The host has to answer and explain──how silly this is! It wastes a lot of time.

It seems that some people phone the hotlines in fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They don't care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested in the topic or how silly they appear to be.

It's necessary for radio broadcasting stations to improve the hotline programmes. In my opinion, if a caller doesn't know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it.

1. The sentence "...some people do nothing but break the whole programmes may tell us that_______.

A. radio broadcasting stations use hotlines in a wrong way

B. some people have unclear thoughts

C. there are problems to solve in the use of hotlines by some radio broadcasting stations

D. the use of hotlines by some radio broadcasting stations is a good idea

2. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Some people do not know what the host is talking about.

B. Some people do not know what the show is about.

C. Some people know little about the topic under the discussion.

D. The writer tells us that the host is silly.

3. The host has to answer and explain________.

A. because Of lots of questions raised by the caller

B. because of the caller's ignorance

C. for the host likes talking to the caller

D. for the host works hard

4. The passage doesn't tell us the idea________.

A. that some listeners phone the hotlines in fun

B. that some people just wont to be heard by others

C. that some people who don' t care what the topic is must have realized that they appear to be silly

D. what the hotline programmes are

Keys: 1-4 CDBC

高考英语阅读训练（082）

People today expect to be examined when they enter a doctor's office. At least they expect their blood pressure and temperature to be measured. However, as recently as two hundred years ago, a doctor's treatment depended on talking with patients. In general, the communication between doctors and their patients was the most important part of medical methods. The modem age of medicine began with the stethoscope ,an instrmnent for listening to patients heartbeat and breathing. Before that, a doctor did not touch a patient. In fact,there was no such things as a medical examination.

The stethoscope──and all other medical instruments──-had a serious effect, on the practice of medicine. Doctors became better at finding the medical problems. More lives were saved. At the same time, doctors gave less importance to the communication between patients and doctors. Some doctors actually stopped talking to their patients. It is easy to understand why some sick people thought themselves as broken machines.

1. A stethoscope can be used to________.

A. check health conditions

B. cure some illness

C. measure temperature

D. treat heart disease

2. Doctors gave less importance to the communication between patients and doctors mainly because________.

A. modern medical instruments were used

B. they could cure more diseases and save more lives

C. they had much more medical experience than before

D. they were too busy to have time to talk with patients

3. Some sick people thought of themselves as broken machines, which suggested that_______.

A. modern doctors should treat their patients as machines

B. the level of the treatment was greatly improved

C. they thought they were useless just like broken machines

D. they were not satisfied with the manner in which doctors treated them

4. The best title for this passage should be________.

A. Medical Methods of Two Hundred Years Ago

B. The Development of Medical Methods

C. The Modem Age of Medicine

D. The Use of the Stethoscope

Keys: 1-4 AADB

高考英语阅读训练（083）

We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study. But the way to test a student's knowledge and ability still remains as poor as it was, We have almost done nothing to improve our examination system.

It is well known that the examination system we are now using may be a good way of testing a student's memory, but it can tell you nothing about a student's ability. It does no good to students

and teachers.

As soon as a child begins school,he enters a world of examination that will decide his future of job.

In fact a good examination system should train a student to think for himself. But it now does nothing about that. So students are encouraged to member what is taught. It does not enable them to gain more and note knowledge. The students who come out first in the examination often may not be the best in their studies.

Besides, the examinations often force teachers to train students what to do with the coming examination from time to time. There must be some simpler and better way to test a student' s ability besides knowledge. And that is what we should do at once.

1. Now little has been done to________.

A. decide a student's job

B. test a student's ability

C. test a student's knowledge

D. test a student's memory

2. The examination system we are now using can only make the students________.

A. gain more and more knowledge

B. make rapid progress

C. remember what is taught

D. think for themselves

3. In order to make students gain high marks in the coming examination, teachers have to________.

A. develop their students' ability

B. fill their students' heads with much information

C. teach freely

D. teach their students how to study

4. The passage tells us about the importance of________.

A. getting examination system improved

B. taking examinations

C. testing a student' s knowledge

D. working hard at all lessons

Keys: 1-4 BCBA

高考英语阅读训练（084）

Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings and different endings, such as import, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same root "port", which comes from the Latin word, meaning"to carry'or"to move"from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning- which we call the prefix(~S~) -the meaning changes: "import" means "to...... carry in” or "to bring into a country”; export , "ex" means "out of" , so this word means "to carry out of a country"; "re" means "back”, so the word "report” means "to tell somebody to bring back information to somebody"; "transport", "trans" means "across" and it means " to carry across one place to another".

Let's look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix(后辍) ,thus meaning a person who completes the verb. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Importer is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on.

1. In the sentence "Some English words are made up of the same part…'", "part" means _______.

A. different beginnings and different endings

B. the root of a word

C. the same root which has different meanings

D. the same part which has several meanings

2. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Apart from"port”, most English words have the same root which comes from the Latin word.

B. "Port" has the root meaning "to move” from one place to another.

C. "Port” is the root forming some English words.

D. The root "port" means "to carry".

3. By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has_______.

A. a different meaning

B. a lot of meanings

C. the meaning of a Latin word

D. the meaning of "in" or" out of"

4. We can get a noun_________.

A. by adding a suffix to a verb

B. by changing a prefix

C. just by adding "er" to verbs

D. only by adding" er" to a root

Keys: 1-4 BAAA

高考英语阅读训练（085）

To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend your knees and squat down. Keep your back and hips(臀部) and waist (腰部) in a line. If you bend over, the muscles ( ~ I$1 ) in your lower back can become hurt easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they have much more support. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles.

As you squat down, try to get close to the object as possible. For example, if you are going to pick up a heavy box, squat down directly in front of it.

Maybe you will have to spread your knees and legs. Put one knee on each side of the box. Remember at all times to keep your back straight.

Put your hands under the object that is in front of you, between your knees.

To lift the object, you should stand up slowly. Use your muscles in order to stand up. In other words, lift with your legs, not with your back.

1. The underlined word "squat" means________.

A. to bend over your waist

B. to bend yourself by bending your legs

C. to lower yourself by bending your legs

D. to stand straight

2. You should keep your back straight so that________.

A. the muscles can' t be hurt

B. the muscles will have more support

C. you seem to be stranger

D. you will get more muscles

3. The correct way to lift something heavy from the floor is________.

A. to bend over from your waist first

B. to bend your knees and squat down first

C. to keep your back in a line

D. to put your hands under the object

4. What lifts the object in fact?

A. The muaelea of your arms.

B. The muscles of your back.

C. Your hands.

D. Your leg muscles.

Keys: 1-4 CBBD

高考英语阅读训练（086）

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them.

"Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning."

"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."

"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."

"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar.

Choose the correct answer.

1. The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.

A. a doctor in Qatar

B. Nurse Maitlan

C. Dr. Brown

D. Agatha Christie

2. The baby was sent to London because _____.

A. she was born there

B. the hospitals in Qatar were full at that time

C. she was the daughter of a doctor in London

D. the Qatar doctors were not sure whether they could cure her

3. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

A. had never met this baby

B. had spent a long time studying the baby's case

C. visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith

D. gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone

4. It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____.

A. a dangerous pair of glasses

B. the water in Qatar

C. a harmful substance used to kill insects

D. a dead writer

5. When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be _____.

A. an urgent one

B. quite a simple one

C. a usual one

D. the result of thallium poisoning

Keys: BDACA

高考英语阅读训练（087）

The expensive shops in a famous arcade (有拱廊的街道) near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet (丝绒). After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring (喇叭响声), roared down the arcade. it came to stop outside the jeweller's. One man stayed at the wheel two others with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. Chairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy stature, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid (袭击) was all over in three minutes, for the men scram-bled back into the car and it moved off at an unbelievable speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays (烟灰缸) and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

Choose the correct answer.

1. The expensive shops in ____ were just opening.

A. Piccadilly's famous arcade

B. a Piccadilly famous arcade

C. a famous Piccadilly arcade

D. the famous arcade of Piccadilly

2. Had one of the thieves not been so busy taking the diamonds, he ____ the blow.

A. would feel

B. had been feeling

C. had felt

D. would have felt

3. While Mr. Taylor was admiring the new window display ____.

A. his two assistants were arranging jewellery in the window

B. some thieves were arranging

C. he was standing inside his shop

D. his staff were finishing their work for the day

4. The car headlights were on and its horn blaring ____.

A. as the thieves wanted to warn people out of their way

B. as a special signal to the assistants

C. as the thieves could see where they were going

D. to break the early morning silence.

5. The thieves chose Mr. Taylor's shop because ____.

A. it was early in the morning and not many shop were open

B. they didn't expect Mr. Taylor and his staff to try and stop them

C. it usually had a great deal of valuable jewellery on display

D. they had a very fast car to get away in

Keys: CDBAC

高考英语阅读训练（088）

Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary notice an object overhead. "Look!" she shouted to her friends. "That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here."

Frightened by the strange silver-colored spaceship, most of the young people got in their cars and drove away quickly. Peter was fond of Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more curious than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to the spaceship and entered inside. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door closed behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost consciousness.

When they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. Their car was nearby.

"What happened?" asked Mary.

Peter scratched (抓) his head, saying slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Did you...Did you see a spaceship?"

"Yes," said Mary. "And we both went into it. Then..." she looked at her wrist. "That's funny. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. It's time to go home."

Driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like glass. They got out of the car and tried to find their way round the wall but discovered that they were inside a circular wall. It was like a mirror and prevented them from seeing through it.

On the other side of the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. A few stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, translated into English, said: "New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings with their mobile house."

Choose the correct answer.

1. When the spaceship arrived, why didn't Peter drive away?

A. He did not like leaving Mary.

B. He knew that the spaceship was harmless.

C. He was too frightened to drive.

D. There was a wall blocking the road.

2. Why did Peter enter the spaceship?

A. He saw the food and was hungry.

B. Mary told him to enter it.

C. He just followed Mary.

D. He wanted to study it.

3. Peter scratched his head so we know that _____.

A. he had lost consciousness

B. he was puzzled and did not know what to say to Mary

C. he had lost his memory

D. he was still half asleep

4. What do the words "strange creatures" mean to tell us?

A. They were wild animals in a zoo.

B. They were robbers.

C. They had landed on Earth in a spaceship and lived there.

D. The young couple were on another planet.

5. Which word in the notice tells us that Mary and Peter were not on earth?

A. natural

B. surroundings

C. Earthlings

D. house

Keys: ACBDC

高考英语阅读训练（089）

It began as a game: high school and college students studying computer technology figured out (领会到，想象出来) they could use personal computers to break into (闯入) telephone company computers and make free, long-distance telephone calls. These young computer wizards (奇才) soon gained the nickname "hackers (黑客)".

Police put the collar on (拘留，逮捕) a few hackers, but many went on to even more complex hacking. One hacker was arrested for making illegal telephone calls and later used a jailhouse (监狱) phone to alter (变更) a police officer's credit records (信用记录) to get back at (报复) the officer for arresting him. The hacker also used a computer to alter his college records to give himself better grades.

As hackers gained experience, they began invading (侵入) computers at banks, airlines and other businesses. In one scheme (计划，方案), a hacker instructed an airline's computer to give him free airplane tickets.

The U.S. government is worried hackers may break into its sophisticated (复杂的，尖端的) networks of defense computers. The government's classified (分类的) secrets are vulnerable (脆弱的) because thousands of government computers are connected by telephone lines that hackers can tap into (敲入，进入).

In November 1988, a college student tapped into a non-classified U.S. Defense Department computer network called Arpanet. The hacker injected (输入，注入) a computer program that left

copies of itself throughout Arpanet. Some hackers use each "viruses (病毒)" to destroy all the data in a computer. But in this case, government officials shut down the network before the program reached every computer in the system. Shutting down the system angered many researchers who were using the computers. The hacker turned himself in (自首) to police and told them how to get his program out of the computer system. He was charged with a crime.

The incident put the spotlight on (引起注意) computer hacking in the United States. Many companies have hired experts to protect their computers from hackers, and many computer experts now advise companies on how to protect their computers.

The U.S. government believes foreign governments have hired hackers to try to break into top-secret (绝密的) defense computers. It fears a hacker could inject a virus into military computers that would erase all the data during a war.

Experts disagree over whether a computer network can ever be safe from hacking. But in the future, some of the most brilliant (杰出的，卓越的) minds in the U.S. will be working to frustrate (挫败) the efforts of computer hackers and spies.

Choose the correct answer.

1. The main idea of the article is _____.

A. computer hackers only want to make free long-distance phone calls

B. the government wants to hire computer hackers to spy on the Russians

C. computer hackers are a threat to private companies and government secrets

D. many companies have hired experts to protect their computers from hackers who carry viruses

2. A computer "virus" is like a human virus because it _____.

A. makes a computer cough and throw up

B. spreads from one computer to other computers

C. can erase a person's doctor bills

D. requires regular visits to a doctor

3. A hacker can be dangerous because _____.

A. he knows how to make free long-distance telephone calls

B. vital information is stored in computers, and a hacker knows how to change or erase the information

C. once in jail, he can use a telephone to operate his computer

D. a hacker who steals a free airplane ticket might deprive a doctor of that seat on the airplane

4. U.S. government computers are vulnerable to a hacker because _____.

A. the government always pays its telephone bills on time

B. the Russians know what's in the U.S. computers

C. viruses attack only government computers

D. many government computers are connected by telephone lines

5. In the future _____.

A. Some of the most brilliant minds in America will be working to try to stop computer hackers and spies

B. hackers will begin invading computers at banks, airlines and other businesses

C. many computer hackers will be arrested for making free telephone calls

D. some computer hackers will turn themselves in to the police

Keys: CBBDA

高考英语阅读训练（090）

Animal experimentation(实验) is the backbone(支柱，基础) of American research and treatment of disease. Each year, 17 million to 22 million animals are sacrificed in the name of(以......的名义) science. While 90 percent of them are rats and mice, 180,000 dogs, 50,000 cats, 61,000 monkeys and 554,000 rabbits are done away with in laboratories operated by industry and government.

But the public has raised an outcry(导致抗议) over these deaths. Spurred(驱策，刺激) vivid(生动的) reports of cruelty(残忍), the animal rights movement(维护动物权利运动) is made up of (由...组成)7,000 organizations with 10 million members. They've documented(用文件或证书等证明) cases in which monkeys were isolated(隔离) in steel tanks(箱、柜) for 45 days and dogs were bombarded(轰击、辐射) with radiation(放射线) or chemicals until they bled from the mouth.

Scientists say such incidents(事件) are rare. Laws have been passed to govern(管理) testing. Many research centers now have committees(委员会) to review(审查) all proposed animal experiments, and computers can be used in place of（代替）animals in many experiments. But scientists say they can't do without(不用，放弃) animals to test new drugs and treatments on animals to make sure they're safe for humans. Animal experiments produced vaccines(疫苗) or treatments for diseases such as diabetes(糖尿病), and techniques used in open heart surgery(心脏外科手术). They're important to efforts to find a treatment for AIDS.

Animal rights activists have shown they will go to almost any length(奉陪到底). One New York researcher received more than 10,000 protest(抗议) letters following publicity(公开) of her experiments in which she gave drugs to monkeys. The researcher was studying drug addiction(依赖，成瘾). A protester was arrested in Connecticut for placing a pipe bomb（铁管土炸药）outside a company that used animals in tests. After fires and break-ins(闯入，破门而入), many labs have bought electronic locks and alarms for protection. Other targets(目标，对象) of the animal rights movement are the fur industry, farms, and school biology(生物学) classes in which children dissect(解剖) frogs.

The movement has scored some successes(获得某些成功). A dozen states no longer allow pounds(兽栏) ──places that accept dogs and cats that have no homes ──to sell animals to scientists. Scientists claim the cost of their work will rise as a result.

The battle between scientists and activists raises a basic question: Can modern society be both humane(仁慈的) in its treatment of living things(生物) and advanced(先进的，高级的) in its treatment of disease? It seems certain there will be new restrictions(限制，约束) placed on the use of animals in scientific experiments.

Choose the correct answer.

1. The main idea of the article is _____.

A. fewer animals should be taken to laboratories

B. Americans are questioning the use of animals in experiments

C. mice and rats make the best subjects for experiments

D. scientific experiments can be carried out without animals

2. Animal experiments will probably continue because _____.

A. scientists insist they are harmless

B. the groups that oppose them aren't very big or powerful

C. they are critical for understanding and curing human disease

D. there are enough regulations to protect animals from abuse

3. Proponents of animal rights are most convincing when they _____.

A. explode bombs at laboratories that conduct scientific tests

B. point out the diseases that have been cured by scientists

C. threat their own pets kindly

D. give examples of animals that were mistreated in labs

4. The animal rights movement is _____.

A. not very successful in passing laws to protect animals

B. trying many different approaches to accomplish its goals

C. more interested in protecting dogs than in protecting mice

D. supported mostly by people who dislike scientists

5. Scientists will be satisfied only if _____.

A. they can continue using animals in their experiments

B. the animal rights movement comes to a halt

C. they install locks and alarms on their labs

D. their supply of animals is increased significantly

Keys: BCDBA