(完整版)高一上学期英语阅读训练

高一英语阅读训练（1）

A

I have been in England three months now．I hope you don“t think I“ve forgotten you．Therehave been so many places to see and so many things to do that I“ve not had much time for writingletters．

I shall soon be starting my studies at King“s College．So far I“ve been learning about Englandand British ways of living．I won“t tell you about London．There are lots of books you can readand lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city．I“m sure you“ll be more interested toknow what I think about life here．

I find some of the customs（风俗）interesting．People here do not shake hands as much as wedo in the mainland（大陆）of Europe．During the first few weeks I was often surprised becausepeople did not put out their hands when I met them．Men raise their hats to women but not toeach other．

1．The writer came to London from＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．AsiaB．the mainland of EuropeC．AmericaD．Africa

2．The writer did not write the letter earlier because＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．she had forgotten her friendB．she was lonely and sad in this strange land

C．she was too busy to write

D．she was too busy with her courses（课程）at King“s College

3．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？

A．Happy．B．Angry．C．Sad．D．Interesting．

4．The writer came to London＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．to make a livingB．to study

C．to learn British ways of livingD．for sightseeing only

5．Englishmen＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meet

B．often shake hands when they meet with friends

C．raise their hats to all friends when they meet

D．do not raise their hats to any of their friends when they meet

B

A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man“s garden，andtalkingaboutchildren．Theyoungmansaid，“Howstrictshouldparen tsbewiththeirchildren？”

The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Pleaseuntie（解开）that string，”he said．The young man untied it，and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side．“Now tie it again，please，”said the old man，“bu t first pull the string tightso that the young tree is straight again．”

The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children．Youmust be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are gettingon．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when youfind that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”

6．The story is about＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．how to take care of young treesB．how strict parents should be with their childrenC．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

D．how to tie and untie the string

7．The young man untied the string＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．