高一--英语--阅读理解--高等难度培训资料

高一--英语--阅读理解--高等难度

二十一

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.① Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting.② They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature (生态平衡). Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.

For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖)quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid (禁止) the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1. Animals are important to us mainly because____ .

A. they give us a source of food

B. they are beautiful and lovely

C. they keep the balance of nature

D. they give us a lot of pleasure

2. What has happened to the animals on the earth?

A. Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

B. Many kinds of animals have died out.

C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

D. All kinds of animals are in danger.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People care much about animals because they need them.

B. Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more.

C. Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems.

D. People must not kill any animals.

4. What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?

A. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.

D. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.

二十二

As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead.At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.

Mr Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.

At once he heard a police whistle (口哨声), so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped.A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn t stop at that crossing.”

“But the sign there doesn't say ‘STOP’.” answered Mr Williams, “It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”

The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face.Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched (抓) his head and said, “Well，I'm in the wrong street！”

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1. Mr Williams was driving ____ one evening.

A. to a party

B. to his office

C. home after work

D. to work from home

2. When he was stopped by a policeman, he ____.

A. was driving at a high speed

B. was driving onto the main road

C. was going to stop his car

D. was driving slowly

3. Though slowly, Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because____ .

A. he didn't see any “STOP” sign there

B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules

C. he didn't have to stop