高一英语阅读理解故事类素材练习附答案

故事类1 (黑龙江省鹤北林业局高级中学09-10学年期末考） I came to study in the United States a year ago .YetI did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.66. The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.A. he felt sorry for the authorB. he thought it was a chance to make some moneyC. he knew the doctor was a very good oneD. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer67. A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.A. be properly treatedB. talk with the person responsible for the accidentC. recover before he leaves AmericaD. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury68. The word“charge”in the third par agraph means_________ .A. be responsibleB. accuseC. ask as a priceD. claim69. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.A. friendlyB. selfishC. professionalD. busy70. What conclusion can you draw from the story?A. Going to court is something very common in America.B. One must be very careful while driving a car.C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.D. Money is more important than other things in the US.BDCBD2（福建省四地六校联考高一第一次月考） When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeli ng hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.56. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s com plaint?A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only tothe things that were true.D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.57. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.B. She had made a list of my shortcomi ngs and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.58. Why did her father listen to her quietly?A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly t rue.B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.59. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A. Not an Enemy, but the Best FriendB. The Best Advice I’ve Ever HadC. My FatherD. My Childhood56-59 CAAB6 （河南省方城县月考） We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea isold. Young people and their parents don’t understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man s aid, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened.“When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn’t have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much difference. ”“Our children grew up in a world at war. They didn’t know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didn’t want to think a bout the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.”“Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. They’re making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”36. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _____.A. lie on his stomachB. lie on his backC. stand quietlyD. sit in peace37. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?A. Mr. Ellis’ generationB. His children’s generationC. His grandchildren’s generationD. None of the above.38. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one?A. Mr. Ellis’ generation.B. His children’s generation.C. His grandchildren’s generation.D. None of the above.39. What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?A. Unacceptable.B. Awful.C. Funny.D. Common.36—39 B B C D7 （河南省信阳二高中高二月考）Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my a utograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”61．What made Jean take part in sports?A．She was brave.B．She was competitive.C．She was strong.D．She was disabled.62．What kind of education did she receive?A．High school.B．Junior middle school.C．High education.D．Primary school.63．What is Jean’s advice on how to succ eed?A．Work hard. B．Hope for the best.C．Dream a lot. D．Have great wishes and work hard.BCD8（河南省信阳商城高中高一月考） 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 a huge pile of troublesome stuff 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 12."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 hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. 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 heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.56. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .A. asleepB. working in bedC. outsideD. quietly laughing at him57. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________. .A. it was too late at nightB. he was very tiredC. his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them openD. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination58. What do you suppose happened to the author？A. He went to a church to pray againB. He passed the exam by luckC. He failed in the examD. He was punished by his teacher59. The best title for the passage would be __________ .A. The Night Before the ExaminationB. Working Far into the NightC. A Slow StudentD. Going Over My LessonsADCA9（河南省信阳商城高中高一月考） F . Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of gr eat happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“ My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to(沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.72. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 873. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St.Paul Academy.c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. f-d-e-c-b-aD. b-f-c-d-e-a74. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.B. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t b roken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital75. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .A. Zelda’s personal lifeB. Zelda’s illness and treatmentC. Fitzgerald’s friendship wit h GrahamD. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary worldADCD10（河南省郑州市第47中学高一第一次月考） Pennsylvania—When Connie Beck and her husband awoke to strange noises last weekend, they thought high winds were rattling (使……发出响声) their home.What they found was even more unexpected: A deer was taking a bubble (泡沫) bath in their bathtub. “I wasn’t exactly dressed for company,” Mrs. Beck said. “We were just waking up.”The deer burst through the front door early on Saturday, ran past the couple’s bedroom and into the bathroom.Somehow he managed to turn on the water in the bathtub and knock over a bottle of bubble bath into the bathtub. He then got himself into the bubbly water.“You could hear the water running over the kicking,” Beck said.The Becks called State Game Commission officials, who arrived with tranquilizers (镇静剂) and a lot of laughter.“A guy said, ‘There’s nothing wrong… he’s just in there taking a bubble bath,’” Mrs. Beck said.The animal was soon brought under control, removed from the house and released.“He was unharmed except for a little cut above the eye,” said Mrs. Beck. “We were also fortunate. There wasn’t much damage, except for the front door, some marks on the tub, and a few hoof (蹄) prints on the floor.”43. When did the story take place?A. On the night of Friday.B. On the late night of Saturday.C. On the early morning of Saturday.D. On Sunday evening.44. When Mrs. Beck said, “I wasn’t exactly dressed for company,” (in paragraph 3) she ______.A. was joking about the incidentB. meant she never liked people to visitC. explained she was about to go to workD. wished she could have new clothes45. After the animal burst through the door and entered the bathroom, he _______.A. managed to cover himself with bubblesB. kicked over the tubC. began to swim in the tubD. happened to turn on the bath taps46. When he was removed from the house, _______.A. the deer was set freeB. the deer destroyed the tub and the floorC. the officials made fun of the coupleD. the officials discovered the deer was badly injured in the eye43-46. CA DA11 （河南省郑州市智林学校高一第一次月考） Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role. For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .56. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are __________.A. older than 20B. around 20C. in their 30sD. in their 40s57. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to __________.A. a person in generalB. a special personC. Britney SpearsD. a person interested in money58. Which of the following is not true according to the text?A. Though young, Britney can support her family now.B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day.C. The teenage comedy movi e was based on Britney’s own story.D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.59. According to Britney Spears, she works __________.A. to be a great actressB. for the enjoymentC. for moneyD. to be more famousAACB12 （湖北省监利中学高一第一次月考） A HALF - EMPTY BASKETOnce there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting."I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said."But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked."I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."65. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? BecauseA. he was poorB. he liked the rich manC. his farm belonged to the rich manD. the rich man’s children liked apples66. What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?A. They jumped and jumped.B. They played.C. They ran away.D. They ate some of the apples.67. The monkeys left the basket becauseA. they had thrown apples on the groundB. the farmer had politely asked them to get offC. they were afraid of the hatD. the farmer wa s angry wit h them68. How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He feltA. pleasedB. unhappyC. excitedD. movedCDBB13 （江苏省姜堰市溱潼中学高一10月月考）“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It wasjust standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I wandered aimlessly.A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood fromanother space: happy and carefree.But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old.We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me.Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from twoI wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summernight. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on th e streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on.I thou ght to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”In fac t, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecti ng stamps. I can’t stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers?”All the lights were off except father’s.Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers.This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it second to none.62. Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.a. I opened the door and entered the house.b. Sadly I ran out into the street.c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.e. I walked about in the street without any aim.A. b, e, d, c, aB. b, e, c, d, aC. b, e, a, c, dD. b, e, c, a, d63. What made the writer think of his childhood ?A. The sight of the street lights.B. The sight of the empty street.C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.D. The sight of light in his own house.64. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son?A. perhaps the father is getting older and older.B. perhaps the son has already grown up.C. perhaps they never agree with each other.D. perhaps the father has got used to doing that.65. What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.B. The father is actually kind to his son.C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.D. The father is always finding fault with his son.62-65 BCDB14 （江苏省启东中学高一第一次月考） Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinion.Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.61. What’s the best title for this passage?A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children.B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?C. Dr Seuss —a famous writer of children’s books.D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?62. What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book.B. It dealt with a very serious subject.C. Neither children nor adults like it.D. Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first.63. How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?A. By asking others to help them in magazines.B. By writing interesting and simple books.C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.D. By giving them books for free.64. Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________A. interestingB. seriousC. difficultD. boringCDBA15（江苏省启东中学高一第一次月考）I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wi shed we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring g loves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place. By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By fiv e o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!69. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.A. don’t like spending time with othersB. sometimes quarrel with each otherC. live on the food they grow in their gardenD. are a generous and warm-hearted couple70. According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on foodB. they could grow vegetables and sell at the marketC. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in itD. they could spend happy times together with their family in it71. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?A. To ask them to attend a birthday partyB. To help them get to know each other.C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.72. What did the writer most probably think of the time he sp ent in the garden?A. It was too longB. It was wonderful.C. It was not as good as he thought.D. It was too terrible.DA CB16 （江苏省王集中学高一第一次月考） How to Become ClevererOnce a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”.“That’s easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.”“Really?”“Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, you’ll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.A raw fish head is not good—not even for a hungry boy to eat but the boy ate it up in two gulps. “Do you feel anything?” asked the fisherman.“Not in my head,” said the boy.The boy lay on the ground and thought. “One whole fish costs only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head. Why couldn’t I have the whole fish for soup, a head for brain and one pound left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are fooling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “The fish head works now,you see.”60. The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because he __________.A. enjoy itB. wanted to taste itC. took it as a good medicineD. was a foolish boy61. The boy came to the fisherman in order to __________.A. buy a fish headB. ask the fisherman a questionC. buy a whole fishD. A and C62. The boy paid three pounds. He should have had __________.A. a whole fishB. a fish head and one pound backC. a whole fish and one po und backD. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back63. __________ helped the boy become cleverer.A. A good mealB. The raw fish headC. NothingD. What had happenedCBCC。