2020年高考英语阅读理解100篇实战训练及答案(完整版)_图文

2020年高考英语阅读理解100篇实战训练【名师精选全国真题，值得下载练习】高考英语阅读训练（001）You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one

another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting

one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes

(撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of

course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men

who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even

catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen.

That is to say, they perform are two sides to their work. They actually do

most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building.

However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered

with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are

made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of

sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high

degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For

example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the

explosion just at the right moment.

Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives.

They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for

example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a

profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to

perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool

1. Stuntmen are those who ______.

A. often dress up as actors

B. prefer to lead dangerous lives

C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions

D. often fight each other for their lives

2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.

A. playing their dirty tricks

B. selling their special skills

g out of high windows

D. jumping from fast moving trains

3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.

needs little protection

B. he will be covered with a mattress

life is endangered

D. his safety is generally all right

4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?

A. Strength. B. Exactness. C. Speed. D. Carefulness.

5. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?

mes an accident can occur to a stuntman.

percentage of serious accidents is high.

utes must be of good quality.

D. The cliff is too high.

KEY: 1- 5 CBDBA

高考英语阅读训练（002）Activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history,

while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud.

Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.

One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about

simply because reading aloud is distraction (分散注意力) to others. Examination of

reasons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it

became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the

tasks themselves changed in character.

The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy (读写能力) and thus in the

number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus

there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of

listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in

such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb

other readers in a way.

Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether

books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the

reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed

this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the

old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media (媒介)

on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.

By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of

books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for

the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had

greatly changed what the term "reading" referred to.

1. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?

A. Because silent reading had not been discovered.

B. Because there were few places for private reading.

C. Because few people could read for themselves.

D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.

2. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed .

A. a change in the position of literate people

B. a change in the nature of reading

C. an increase in the number of books

D. an increase in the average age of readers

3. Educationalists are still arguing about _________.

A. the importance of silent reading

B. the amount of information provided by books and newspapers

C. the effects of reading on health

D. the value of different types of reading material

4. What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?

A. To explain how present day reading habits developed.

B. To change people's way to read.

C. To show how reading methods have improved.

D. To encourage the growth of reading.

KEY: 1-4 CBDA

高考英语阅读训练（003）In some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy

18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of

2,400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the

Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since

more than 100 Americans died in a fire.

But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire

death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor

technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires

seriously enough.

American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped.

They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many

fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire

-safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires

but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.

Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is

not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a

personal failing or a crime(罪行). Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in

world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment

for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.

In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But,

the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths

are caused by children playing with matches.

The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social

pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building

laws now require home sprinklers (喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves

off if they are tipped.

1. The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _____.

A. they took no interest in new technology

B. they did not pay great attention to preventing fires

C. they showed indifference to fighting fires

D. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment

2. It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American children

B. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessons

C. Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United States

D. America's large population leads to more fires

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high

death rate.

B. There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to

high death rate.

C. There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to

high death rate.

D. The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed.

KEY: BAC

高考英语阅读训练（004）Nuclear power's(核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be

described in one word; radiation(辐射).

Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be

detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even

though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio

waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver.

Similarly, we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common

radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.

At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by

killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels

can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the

radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is

the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will

replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if

they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in an

unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many

years.

This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious

damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has

occurred. A person can be irradiated(放射) and feel fine, then die of cancer five,

ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious

illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.

Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.

1. According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.

A. nuclear mystery B. radiation detection

C. radiation level D. nuclear radiation

2. Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level ________.

A. when it kills few cells

B. if it damages few cells

C. though the damaged cells can repair themselves

D. unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves

3. Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _____.

A. kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediately

B. damage cells which may grow into cancer years later

C. affect the healthy growth of our younger generation

D. lead to all of the above results

4. Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage?

A. The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized (过分强调).

B. The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.

C. Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.

D. Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger.

KEY: 1- 4 DBDA

高考英语阅读训练（005）

Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange

and attractive doll（玩具娃娃）in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third

Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on

the door reads. Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of

spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft - coal smoke from the

factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turned the corner on my

way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more known of the poor collection

of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of

mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I

stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and

looked at the collection of unattractive objects--a red toy fire engine, some lead

soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements

for soft - drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored

away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I

could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which

I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though

I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality

one is deeply impressed.

1. What made an impression on the author?

A. The doll's unusual face.

B. The collection of toys.

C. A stranger he met at the store.

D. The beauty and size of the doll.

2. Why does the author mention his niece?

A. She likes dolls.

B. The doll looks like her.

C. She lives near Sheftel's.

D. He was looking for a gift for her.

3. Why did the writer go past Sheftel's?

A. He was on his way to school.

B. He was looking for a present for his niece.

C. He wanted to buy some envelopes.

D. None of the above is right.

4. The story takes place in the ______.

A. early summer B. early spring

C. midsummer D. late spring

KEY: 1-5 ADDB

高考英语阅读训练（006）Technology is the application (应用)of knowledge to production. Thanks to

modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work

force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while

increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of

living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why

we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the

amount of food available (有用的)to us, by means of modern farming machinery and

animalbreeding techniques, and has extended our life span via()medical technology.

Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large

measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep

making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The

advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest

statistics (统计) show that the united States is continuing to pump billions of dollars

annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources

(少的资源) we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them

through our research programs.

Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor

and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills on techniques

in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As

equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented.

Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.

1. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The definition of technology

B. Modern technology

C. The application of technology

D. The development of technology

2. From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably _________.

A. a part of the introduction to American business

B. followed by the passage talking about factors of production

C. taken from a learned journal

D. Both A and B

3. Which is the main idea of the passage?

A. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.

B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced

by technology.

C. Technology is the response to our needs.

D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.

4. According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of

_________.

A. higer quality of life

B. medical technology

C. modem farming machinery

D. technological substitute

KEY: 1- 4BDAB

高考英语阅读训练（007）The volcano is one of the most surprising frightening forces of nature. Maybe you

have seen pictures of these“fireworks”of nature. Sometimes when a volcano erupts, a

very large wall of melted rock moves down the side of a mountain. It looks like a

“river of tire.”Sometimes volcanoes explode, throwing the melted rock and

ashes(灰)high into the air. But where does this melted rock come from?

The earth is made up of many layers(层). The top layer that we see is called the

crust. Under the crust are many layers of hard rock. But far, far beneath the crust

whose rock is so hot, that it is soft. In some places it even melts. The melted rock is

called magma. Sometimes the magma breaks out to the surface through cracks(爆裂声)in the crust. These cracks are volcanoes.

Most people think of mountains when they think of volcanoes. But not every

mountain is a volcano. A volcano is simply the opening in the earth from which the

magma escapes. The hot magma, or lava as it is called, cols and builds up on the

surface of the earth. Over thousands of years, this pile of cooled lava can grow to be

very, very big. For example, the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, is a volcano.

It towers more than 16,000 feet above the ground around it.

underlined word“erupts”means .

A. moves down B. breaks away

C. builds up D. suddenly throws out lava

words in the passage have the same meaning as “melted rockA.“Volcano”and“explode”. B.“Crust”and“hard rock”　C.“magma”and“lava” D.“Volcano”and“magma”　 is the correct order of the layers of the earth(beginning with the top

layer)?

A. crust-hard rock-magma-soft rock

B. crust-hard rock- soft rock-magma

C. magma-soft rock- hard rock-crust

D. volcano-cracks-magma-crust

best title(标题) of the passage should be u.

A. The Volcano B. Kilimanjaro Volcano

C. The Mountains D. The Melted Rock

KEY: DCBA

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高考英语阅读训练（008）WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTEL

Name/AddressNo. of RoomsSingleDoubleSpecial Attractions

FIRST HOTEL 222 Edward Road

Tel.414-6433120＄25＄35Air-conditioned rooms,

French restaurant,

Night club,

Swimming-pool, Shops,

Coffee shop and bar,

Telephone, radio and

TV in each room,

Close to the city center

FAIRVIEW HOTEL

129 North Road

Tel.591-562050＄12＄18Close to the air-port, Telephone

In each room, Bar, Restaurant,

Garage, Swimming-pool

ORCHARD HOTEL

233 Edward Road

Tel.641-6646120＄15＄20Facing First hotel,

European restaurant,

Coffee shop, Dry-cleaning,

Shops, tv, night-club

OSAKA HOTEL

1264 Venning Road

Tel.643-820180＄30＄50Air-Conditioned rooms,

Japanese and

Chinese restaurants, Shops,

Swimming-pool, Large garden

number of the rooms in the best hotels in Boswell is .

A. 120 B. 470 C. 450 D. 240

a Japanese traveler likes to eat in French restaurant, is the right place for him

to go to.

A. 233 Edward Road B. 1264 Venning Road

C. 222 Edward Road D. 129 North Road

hotel faces the Orchard hotel?

A. The First hotel. B. The Osaka hotel.

C. The Fairview Hotel. D. No hotel.

KEY: BCA

高考英语阅读训练（009）When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the

cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”Personally, I .

could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone

is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.

Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that

more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and

then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with

all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?

Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone.

life,“The mobile saved my

”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between

Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the

ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.

Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba

Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day

to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.

Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We

worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get

his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”　

Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can

talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my

daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We

can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they-walking. And, with ’re spacethe phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the

biggest library on Earth.

do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to

communicate,6…’？A. People don’t communicate without telephone.

B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.

C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.

D. People communicate more because of more traffic.

of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?

A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.

B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.

C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.

D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.

3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve peoplea. Point 1. b. Point2. c. Point3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.

A. c, d B. a, e C. a, c D. b, e

is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .

A. the TV screen B. a fax machine

C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone

best heading for the passage is .

A. phone Power B. Kinds of Phone

C. how to Use Phones D. Advantage of Phones

KEY: 1–5 CBDCA

高考英语阅读训练（010）s li’

“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good”—these are the

statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my

room, stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we

decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The

schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be

parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework.

We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and

went on vacation.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace

for the past 15 years, are realizing we terrible mistake. One such teacher is ’ve made aSharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has

happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus,

contributes to children’ s passivity. “We’ re talking about a generation of kids whonever been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them,

instead of saying

to say no to a kid.‘go and look it up”　’ s time for parents to end their

’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy

Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. Itvacation and come back to work. Ittell them it hurts you more than them but ittelling them no again.

’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to

’ s for their own good. It’s s time en are becoming more inactive in study because .

A. they watch TV too often B. they have done too much homework

C. they have to fulfil too many duties D. teachers are too strict with them

learn from the passage that the authorA. learning Latin B. discipline

C. natural development D. education at school

“permissive period in education”(L.1,Para.2)the author means a time .

’s mother used to lay emphasis on .

A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to

B. when everything can be taught at school

C. when every child can be educated

D. when children are permitted to receive education

4. The main idea of the passage is that .

A. parents should leave their children alone

B. kids should have more activities at school

C. it’s time to be more strict with our kids

D. parents should always set a good example to their kids

KEY: 1- 4ABAC

高考英语阅读训练（011）The greatest recent changes have ,been in the lives of women ,During the

twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent

in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would

probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight

children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old ,By the time the

youngest was fifteen ,the mother would have been id her early fifties and would expect

to live a further twenty years ,during which custom ,chance and health made it unusual

for her to get paid work, Today women marry younger and have fewer children

Usually a woman ‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty－five and is likely

to take paid work until retirement at sixty Even while she has the care of children ,her

work is lightened by household appliances （家用电器）and convenience foods.

This important change in womenfull effect on women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its

’ s economic position Even a few years ago most girls left school

at the first opportunity and most of them took a full－time job However ,when they

married ,they usually left work at once and never returned to it ,Today the school－leaving age is sixteen ,many girls stay at school after that age ,and though women tend

to marry younger ,more married women stay at work at leas until shortly before their

first child is born Very many more after wads ,return to full or part-time work Such

changes have led to a new relationship in marriage ,with both husband and wife

accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both

husband and wife sharing more e-qually in providing the money and running the

home ,according to the abilities and inter-est of each them.

1．According to the passage ,around the year1990 most women married

A．at about twenty-five

B．In their early fifties

C．as soon as possible after they were fifteen

D．at any age from fifteen to forty－five

2．We are told that in an average family about1990 .

A．many children died before they were five

B．the youngest child would be fifteen

C．seven of eight children lived to be more than five

D．four of five children died when they were five.

3．When she was over fifty ,the late 19th century mother .

A．would expect to work until she died

B．was usually expected to take up paid employment

C．would he healthy enough to take up paid employment.

D．was unlikely to find a job even if she now likely.

4．Many girls ,the passage says ,are now likely to .

A．marry so that they can get a job

B．Leave school as soon as they can

C．give up their jobs for good after they are married

D．continue working until they are going to have a baby

5．According to the passage ,it is now quite usual for women to .

A．stay at hone after leaving school

B．marry men younger than themselves

C．start working again later in life

D．Marry while still at school

KEY: 1－5 ADDDC

高考英语阅读训练（012）

Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the

amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long

listeners .Most children will“obey”spoken instructions some time before they can

speak, though the word“obey”hardly is accurate as a description of the eager and

delighted cooperation usually shown by the child .Before they can speak, many

children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.

Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first

spo-ken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making

noises ,and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as

particularly ex-pressive as delight, pain ,friendliness, and so on But since these cansaid to show the baby;s intention to communicate ,they can hardly be regarded as early

forms of language ,It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with

sounds for enjoyment ,and that by six months theyare able to add new words to their

store This self-imitation（摸仿）leads on to deliberate （有意的）imitation of sounds

made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point

at which one can say that these imita-tions can be considered as speech.

It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on

what a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation;

and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more

experience of the world .Thus the use .at seven months .of “mama”as a greeting for his

mother cannot be dismissed as a meaning-less sound simply because he also uses it at

another times for his father ,his dog ,or any-thing else he likes. Playful and

meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to

speak for himself ,I doubt ,however whether anything is gained when parents take

advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds .

1．Before children start speaking .

A．they need equal amount of listening

B．they need different amounts of listening

C．they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obey spoken instructions

D．they can’t understand and obey the adult

2．Children who start speaking late .

A．may have problems with their listening

‘s oral instructionsB．Probably do not hear enough language spoken around them

C．Usually pay close attention to what they hear

D．Often take a long tine in learning to listen properly

3．A baby’s first noises are .A．an expression of his moods and feelings

B．an early form of language

C．a sign that he means to tell you something

D．An imitation of the speech of adults.

4．The problem of deciding at what point a babyspeech …A．is important because words have different meanings for different people

B．is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually

C．is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words

changes with age.

D．Is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because childrenwords is of-ten

meaningless .

5．The speaker implies .

A．parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds.

B．children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak

C．Children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly

D．even after they have learnt to speak ,children still enjoy imitating

KEY: 1-5 BDABD

’s use of

’ imitations can be considered as高考英语阅读训练（013）This is John Roberts reporting from Cardiff The result of the match which

finished at four this afternoon between France and Wales was a draw. Neither side

scored .The Dutch referee（裁判）did not allow the one goal which France managed to

kick The reason for this was that a French player was unfortunately off side .So both

teams went home disap-pointed with the game They particularly admired the French

forwards ,who were always fast and often threatened the Welsh defense .Once it

looked as if the Welsh goalkeeper was in serious trouble. He dived to his right to save

a shot from the French centre forward and crashed his head against the goal post ,A

doctor examined him and he soon began to play a-gain .Of course the large ,friendly

crowd cheered for him Wales will certainly welcome an-other visit from this splendid

team.

1．This passage is .

A．a piece of sports news broadcast over radio

B．a piece of sports news in a newspaper

C．An advertisement about sports

D．An assay about sports

2．The word “draw”in this passage means ?A．an act of puling

B．Taking money from a bank

C．a state in which neither side wins

D．Making pictures with a pencil or a pen

3．Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．The French team is a visiting team while the Welsh team is the home team.

B．The Welsh goalkeeper was brave and he didnhad his head Seriously injured in the game.

C．People liked the French forwards for they were very active on the field.

D．A French player did kick a goal but the referee refused to admit it.

KEY: 1-3 ACB

’t quit the match even after he

高考英语阅读训练（014）There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish

to visit .You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can to and see

a colour film Or you can read travel books.

It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books The first are those that

give a personal ,subjective （主观的）account of travels which the author has actually

made himself .if they are informative and have a good index （索引）then they can be

useful to you when you are planning your travels .The second kind are those books

whose purpose is to give a purely objective （客观的）description of things to be done

and seen If a well-read ,cultured person has written such a book then it is even more

useful .It can be sorted as a selected guide book The third kind are those books which

are called“a ”to guidesome place or other ,If they are good ,they will, in addition to

their factual information ,give an analysis or an explanation Like the first kind they can

be inspiring and interesting .But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to

plan in the most practical way.

Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not

describe everything as “wonderful”,“excellent“magical”or 。”You must also note its

date of publi-cation because travel is a very practical affair and many things change

quickly in the twenty –first century Finally ,you should make sure that the contents are

well presented and easy to find.

1．This passage is about 。A．how to travel B．how to buy travel books

C．how to read a travel book D．travel books

2．The following travel books may be of use when you plan your travels except .

A．the book written by some people who have had the same travel experience

themselves

B．the book which tells you what is worth doing and seeing based on the facts

C．the book in which a lot of big adjectives are used to draw your attention

D．the book which offers you a lot of useful information like a tour guide

3．The date of the publication must be noticed because .

A．the world is changing and so are the places you are going to visit

B．the price of the book is always changing

C．the author of the book may be different

D．the contents of the book are always the same

KEY: 1-3 DCA

高考英语阅读训练（015）The United States is not the only country affected by the“computer

revolution”,All the major countries of the world have computers ,and the developing

countries have also realized that computers play a big part in their economic

development.

Usually what one sees is a machine that looks like a typewriter ;it is called a

computer terminal（终端）But computers are also used in unseen ways For example

they determine how much tine there should be between traffic signals to prevent traffic

problems and to keep millions of cars moving in an orderly flow When you buy a

car ,a factory process （过程）that is controlled by a computer enables you to obtain a

car with your own choice of colours and special features （特征）in just a few weekstime In medical laboratories ,com-puters have reduced the mistakes in testing ,and they

have saved doctors’　countless hours of work Before long ,medical histories of all

Americans will be kept in computer “banks”a .Ifperson becomes ill far from his

home ,local doctors will be able to get his medical record immediately ,In science the

computer has performed in minutes experiments which would have required thousands

of hours of work by human hands and minds.

Most experts agree that computers are necessary to solve the problems of

increasing population ,city living ,and public affairs Without computers, the jobs of

solving these problems would require millions of workers to do tons of paperwork

Before any computer can work on any problem, it must be told what to do Someone

must program the computer ,step―by―step. At first this was done by having the

programmer write out his instructions in the form of numbers which would

’　

be“understood”by the machine ,Within a short time, attempts were made to perform a

system that would enable humans to communicate programmer could use words that

had meanings for him ,and another program in the ma-chine would translate the words

into the computer’s number t special training ,in is impossible to under stand exactly how a computer

does int work however ,many people without scientific training use computers in their

daily lives .In some American schools for example young children are being taught by

comput-ers for part of the school day.

The use of computers in school has worried some Americans There are those who

fear is will remove human element（成分）from teacher-student relationships .On the

other hand there are educators who consider computer program a valuable means of

freeing teachers from the more boring and tiring tasks ,thus enabling them to spend

more time with a single student.

In education ,as in business and industry science and medicine ,computers play an

important part in almost every type of operation the future will bring major advances in

computer technology ,which will aid man in his efforts to improve the world.

1．Operators of computers should give instructions to work in the form of

program .

A．young children B．Experienced operators

C．Common readers D．Scientists in the computer field

2．Operators of computers should give instructions to work in the form of

program .

A．which are introduced in turn into computers

B．Through which computers could process“language”C．Which could tell computers what to do and how to do

D．All of the above

3．The arguments for computer program used in education were that .

A．computers like toys would attract much attention of school children

B．there are lots of buttons which you can press for doing anything at your will

C．computer program would take the place of teachers ,turning a school into a

computer world

D．Computers could give teachers the opportunity to spare time to deal with

students re-

spectively.

4．Which of the following best express the main idea of this passage?

A．The world will enjoy the beautiful picture of the computers.

B．Computer technology will change the human life

C．Computer would work freely in the future

D．Computer would work with a great memory－storage and at highest speed.

KEY: 1－4 BDAB

高考英语阅读训练（016）Advertising is a highly developed twentieth-century industry. The development of

radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone hand in hand with the

development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It

has been proved again and again that ?repeated advertising increases product sales.

Since it increases production, the price can be reduced. Therefore advertising, instead

of making a product more expensive, makes it cheaper.

Advertising is now a scientific business. Once managers would say jokingly, " I

know that half of what I spend on advertising is wasted, but I don't know which half."

Now, all parts of an advertising programme are properly measured and researched.

What makes a good advertisement? There have been major changes in advertising

in the past sixty years.. People read advertisements partly for information and partly for

pleasure. Today's advertisements often start with a question, or a puzzle, with the

purpose of attracting the reader's attention. Of course, most advertisements contain

information. But this is usually contained in a text that is interesting and often funny.

Humour is very important. Sometimes advertisements tell a story, or the story may be

continued over a number of advertisements. However, there is a danger in this. It is

possible that the reader or viewer will remember the advertisement but not the name of

the product.

1. The purpose of advertising is ____.

A. to increase product sales

B. to make a product much better

C. to spend more money

D. to reduce the production

2. Which of the following can be used in place of the underlined phrase "hand in

hand" ?

A. Here and there. B. Again and again.

C. As usual. D. At the same time.

3. What is meant by what managers said in the second paragraph?

A. A11 the money on advertising was wasted.

B. Not all the advertisements were well designed.

C.A11 the managers knew about advertising then.

D. Managers spent no money on advertising.

4. What does the writer think of advertising?

A. Useless. B. Unnecessary. C. Important. D. Wasteful.

KEY: 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C

高考英语阅读训练（017）Three men ran after a robber into East Putney Station, London, after he hit and

kicked an old woman, but were turned back at the gate because they had no tickets.

This was what the Central Court stated this morning.

They were refused the use of a telephone to call the police, so they bought

platform tickets. When they went into the station, they caught the robber, a youth of 21.

One of the men had to go outside to make a 999 call.

Mr Justice Stevenson said the incident ought to be brought to the attention of the

railway officials. He sent the robber to prison for five years.

Terry Tailor earlier had admitted his attack to Mrs Percy, aged 67, with the

purpose of robbing her.

1. What did the three men want to do inside the station?

A. To catch the train. B. To help Mrs Percy. C. To catch the robber. D. To escape

from the police.

2. Which of the following is the right order according to the story?

a. They were stopped at the gate.

b. An old lady was attacked near a railway station.

c. Three men ran after the robber in order to catch him.

d. He was sent to prison for five years,

e. The robber admitted he had attacked the old lady.

A. b, a, c, d, e B. b, c, a, e, d C. b, c, a, d, e D. a, b, c, d, e

3. According to the judge, _____ ought to have a good thinking about the

incident.

A. railway officials B. the policemen C. Mrs Percy D. Terry Tailor

4. Where do you think this passage might be taken from ?

A. A magazine . B. A diary. C. A story book. D. A newspaper.

KEY: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D

高考英语阅读训练（018）Learning online should make use of a number of Internet tools: e-mail lets you

exchange letters between continents very cheaply and almost immediately. Large

groups of people can share their discussions by using electronic lists to send every

letter to everyone on the list. Electronic magazines bring you up-to-date topics, such as

news, arts, and sports. Search engines allow you to look for anything you want on the

Internet, including the holdings of major libraries. In a chat room you can have a

real-time written talk. Audio and video bring the world to your computer -— you can

listen to the world's radio stations, watch the evening news from another continent.

And in an online conference you can even talk to your teacher and fellow students

abroad.

Do you have e-mail? How much do you communicate with your friends over the

Internet? Internet, the newest child in technology, is like a modern communication

highway. It's also a kind of super-shop, almost anything you can buy in a store -— you

can get it through Internet, without leaving home at all.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Internet. B. Radio stations. C. Magazines. D. Libraries.

2. What is the quickest and cheapest way of getting in touch with your friend

abroad?

A. By telegraph. B. By air-mail. C. By e-mail. D. By telephone.

3. Which of the following will you choose if you want to hold a meeting over the

Internet?

A. Chat room. B. Search engines. C. Online conference. D. Electronic lists.

4. Where does the writer suggest we might work?

A. In the office. B. At home. C. At the library. D. In the store.

KEY: 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B

高考英语阅读训练（019）Flying Saucers

In 1947 the pilot of a small aeroplane saw nine strange objects in the sky over

Washing-ton in the USA. He said that they looked like saucers. Newspapers printed his

story un-der the headline "Flying Saucers".

Since then, all over the world, people have reported seeing similar strange objects.

No one knows what they are or where they come from. Some people say that they do

not exist, but many others say that they have seen them. Usually people on the ground

have seen them but not always. Airline pilots also have reported seeing them and so

have astro-nauts ── the men who fly in spaceships.

Perhaps some people saw them only in their imagination. Perhaps some people

made a mistake. But airline pilots and astro-nauts do not usually make mistakes of this

kind. Captain Ed Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the moon, said in 1974

that he believes that some "flying saucers" are real. Many other people now believe

that these strange flying objects are visiting the earth from other worlds in space.

"They have come to look at us," they say. The American government tried to find

out more about these objects. It listened to a great many people who said they had seen

them. But the Government Committee could not decide on what the objects were. It

called them UFOs, which is short for "Unidentified Flying Objects".

Some say they have seen people in the fly-ing saucers! In 1964, a driver of a

police car in New Mexico saw a UFO landing a mile away. When he reached it, there

were two small figures standing near it. They looked like little men. When he reported

on his radio, they got inside the object and flew away.

In 1973 two men were out fishing in Mississippi. They say they saw a UFO

shaped like an egg. There were three creatures like men but their skins were silver in

colour. They had no eyes, and their mouths were just slits (裂缝). Their noses and ears

were pointed. They made the fishermen get inside the UFO for a while. Then the

creatures photographed them and took them to the place where they had been fishing.

There are many other similar stories. Some are probably untrue but some may be

true. No one knows.

1. ___ took pictures of the two fishermen.

A. The creatures in a UFO

B. A driver of a police car

C. A pilot of a plane

D. Captain Ed Mitchell

2. The American government tried to ____.

A. look for the flying objects

B. know where the objects come from

C. learn more about UFOs

D. report more about UFOs

3. According to the passage, the name "flying saucers" was first used by ____.

A. a pilot of a small plane

B. an official in Washington

C. an editor of a newspaper

D. the man who flies in saucers

4. The purpose of this passage is to tell us _.

A. the shape of UFOs B. how to observe UFOs

C. the danger of UFOs D. what we know about UFOs

5. It is implied in the passage that the author

A. does not believe at all about the exis-tence of UFOs

B. believes that UFOs are real objects flying in the sky

C. is not sure whether there are UFOs or not

D. thinks UFOs come from other planets

Key: 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C

高考英语阅读训练（020）Britons Learn to Forgive

LEEDS, England ─　A Leeds University psychology (心理学) professor is

teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.

"The hatred we hold within us is a can-cer," Professor Ken Hart said, adding that

holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

More than 70 people have become mem-bers in Hart's first 20-week workshop in

Lon-don ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.

These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize

their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it

themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.

The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an

adviser every fortnight.

The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these

peo-ple. "People have lots of negative attitudes to-wards forgiveness," he said. "People

confuse (把……混淆) forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from

a negative attitude to a positive one."

Hart and his team have created instruc-tions to provide the training needed.

"The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers

and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are

angry with," said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.

Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people

"want to get free of the past".

1. From this passage we know that ______.

A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

B. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C. without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart

D. people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many

enemies

2. If you are angry with somebody, you should

A. try your best to defeat him or her

B. never meet him or her again

C. persuade him or her to have a talk with you

D. relax yourself by not thinking of him or her any more

3. In Hart's first 20-week workshop, people there can ___.

A. meet their enemies

B. change their minds

C. enjoy the professor's speech

D. learn how to quarrel with others

4. If you are a member in Hart' s workshop, you'll ______.

A. pay much money to Hart

B. go to the workshop every night

C. attend a gathering twice a month

D. pour out everything stored in your mind

5. The author wrote this passage in order to

A. persuade us to go to Hart's workshop

B. tell us the news about Hart's workshop

C. tell us how to run a workshop like Hart's

D. help us to look at various kinds of angers

Key: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B

高考英语阅读训练（021）Closing the Gap

Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of different

generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until

they are old themselves.

That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in

day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds

in senior-citizen homes. Why?

We live away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the

old to get rid of fears of aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love

dis-appear before our eyes. Sometimes it's so hard that we stay away from the people

who need us the most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered

that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her

chil-dren were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbours

and had her children deliver it and visit. Soon the children had many new friends, with

whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been less

lonely," the re-porter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (养老院) when a

visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't

gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who

had seemed asleep woke 'up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to

comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of

security (安全) and continuity. As my husband put it, "My grandparents gave me a

deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchil-dren speak of

attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to

hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told

me she can tell which pupils have rela-tionships with grandparents: they are quieter,

calmer and more trusting.

(Words: 346 Minutes: 6)

1. Now in ah American family, people can find that ___.

A. children never live with their parents

B. not all working people live with their parents

C. aged people are supported by their grand-children

D. grandchildren are supported by their grand-parents

2. The reason that old people are left alone may be that ? '

A. the old don't like to live in a big family

B. the young can't get enough money to sup-port the old

C. different generations have different lifestyles

D. the old are too weak to live with the young

3. The fact the reporter told us shows that __.

A. old people in America lead a hard life.

B. old people in America enjoy banana bread

C. she had no rime to take care of her children

D. old people are easy to get along with

4. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because __.

A. they had never seen a baby before B. the baby was clever and beautiful C. the

baby brought them the image of life D. the baby's mother would take care of them

5. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting?

A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.

B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.

C. Because they have nothing to worry about.

D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.

Key: 1. B 2. C 3-D 4. C 5.A

高考英语阅读训练（022）Nobody Benefits

NEW YORK—America has been experi-encing the longest economic increase in

its history. Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York

are bursting with new office buildings.

But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the

side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.

Brown is homeless — one of the 2.3 mil-lion people in the US who end up on the

street.

During the day. Brown collects alumini-um cans and sells them for five cents a

piece. At night, he sleeps on the street.

"I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that," said the

62-year-old former construction worker.

Brown admits he's had problems with al-cohol and has smoked cocaine. But he

said he still wants a more stable (稳定的) housing ar-rangement. He could afford it just

with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly

low-income housing were available.

However, he sees no hope of finding af-fordable housing in New York.

With the strong economy and unemploy-ment down, beautiful housing is being

built to meet demand.

A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 per cent between

1984 and 1999, from US $549 to US $700 a month.

One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.

The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some

affordable housing help.

But few housing companies have been built for the poor. Many small apartments

in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.

Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but

he rarely sees her. She is angry about his drinking and won't allow it in her house.

Smiling, he said he also has seven grand-children whom he'd like to see more

often.

"All I've got to do is clean up my act," he said.

1. What kind of life does George Brown lead?

A. Homeless and dangerous. B. Homeless and childish.

C. Homeless and miserable. D. Homeless and sleepless.

2. From George Brown's life we can find that

A. old Americans lead a hard life

B. old Americans want to live alone

C. American cities are full of poor people

D. bad habits play a role in poor people's Life

3. It can be inferred from this passage that

A. America is short of housing companies

B. the poor can't benefit from the increas-ing economy

C. poor people in America will become rich

D. housing companies will build more houses for the poor

4. If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?

A. Society. B. Science. C. Economy. D. Business.

5. What character does George Brown have?

A. Selfish. B. Lazy. C. Warm-hearted. D. Open-hearted.

Key: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D

高考英语阅读训练（023）More Taiwanese Students Study Here

TAIBEI—Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island's

"China rush", seeking education on the Chinese mainland.

According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted

into college and postgraduate programmes on the mainland totalled 461 in 1996, 928 in

1997 and 839 in 1998. Although no latest official numbers were available,

said this number had risen between 30 to 50 per cent annually in the past two years

with well over 1,000 entering mainland campuses last year.

The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education

service and information on Chinese mainland colleges and universities. "Many

Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and

culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market,"

vice-president Ingrid Huang said. "I believe it will give me hands-on

ex-perience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of

the Chinese mainland people," said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism

at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master's degree in business

administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best envi-ronment for such

studies.

A journalism graduate student, sumamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University

said he would like to study law on the Chinese main-land since "there will be better

career prospects for me now that more Taiwanese companies are going there".

Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese

main- land. "They hope the children could build up connections which could later

become useful in their business operations," said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the

Chinese mainland studies.

A survey showed the campus-es favoured by Taiwanese students

included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Bei-jing, and Jinan and

Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business

and Chinese medicine.

At present, Chinese Taibei doesn't recog-nize diplomas earned in the Chinese

mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend,

education au-thorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates (iiE45)

from selected uni-versities.

(Words: 352 Minutes: 6)

1. More Taiwanese students study on the Chi-nese mainland because ___.

A. Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

B. the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

C. what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

D. there are many famous universities for them to choose

2. Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese

mainland so that their children ___.

A. could receive better education

B. could learn more about the policy there

C. could do well in their business operations

D. could make more friends there

3. The underlined word "it" refers to ___.

A. B. a Chinese education on the mainland

C. the Chinese job market D. the university

4. The main idea of paragraph 4 is ___.

A. law in the Chinese mainland is pleasant to learn

B. Taiwanese companies are coming to the Chinese mainland because the law

there is perfect

C. more Taiwanese companies coming to the mainland makes it better to learn

laws

D. the mainland is short of lawyers for the Taiwanese companies

5. The author wrote the article to tell us __.

A. the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had

been increasing year after year

B. more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

C. education on the mainland is more at-tractive compared with that of Taiwan

D. Taiwan and the mainland should co-operate with each other in every field.

Key: l.C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B

高考英语阅读训练（024）Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and

home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made,

washing can go to the laundry, food can be bought cooked, canned or preserved, bread

is baked and delivered by the baker, milk arrives on the doorstep, meals can be had at

the restaurant, the workers' canteen (食堂), and the school dining-room.

It is unusual now for father to pursue (从事) his trade or other employment at

home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore

seldom trained to follow their father's occupation, and in many towns they have a fairly

wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good

money, and soon acquires a feeling of economic indepen-dence. In textile (纺织的)

areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has

become so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a child's

home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in

the last twenty-five years. With. mother earning and his older children drawing

substantial wages, father is seldom the dominant (支配的) figure that he still was at the

beginning of the century. When mother works, eco-nomic advantages increase, but

children lose something of great value if mother's employment prevents her from being

home to greet them when they return from school.

1. The writer compares home to a workshop because _____.

A. fathers often pursue employment at home

B. parents have to make food and necessity themselves for their daily-life

C. many families produce goods at home for sale

D. both fathers and mothers in most families are workers

2. The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means

_____.

A. in the past, home was more like a workshop

B. home is much more of a workshop now

C. home workshops are becoming fewer and fewer

D. home was less like a workshop in the past

3. The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their father's occupation

is _____.

A. that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of work

B. that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any more

C. that there is a wide choice of employment for children

D. that children also like to have jobs outside

4. What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family?

A. With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for

their life.

B. There are many choices of employment for mothers and children.

C. Father does much less for his children today than he used to-

D. The number of married women in employment has increased greatly now.

KEY: 1-4 CACA

高考英语阅读训练（025）1. Summer came early to Middlesbrough yesterday, as temperatures shot up to

22°C (71°F), a record for March. But local NFU agent Jim Wilkes says it could be bad

news for farmers. " The crops will think it's summer," he told our reporter," and start

sprouting four weeks before time.

2. The death toll of the Burnside train crash rose to four yesterday when John

Phillips, 32, of Petersville died in Wallsend Hospital. Another six people are still on the

danger list. Mr Phillips, an electrical engineer leaves a wife and two children.

3. China and the United States reached an agreement on the protection of

intellectual property rights yesterday, after strenuous marathon talks.

The agreement is good news for all parties concerned. The Chinese Foreign Trade

Minister described the agreement as a "turning point" in Sino-US trade relations that

"promises further progress" in the future.

The agreement will not only favourably impact trade relations between China and

the United States, it may favourably influence the overall relations between the two

countries.

1. What do you get to know from article I?

A. It is as cold as usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.

B. It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.

C. It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.

D. It is colder than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.

2. How many people have died in the train crash in article 2 ?

A. Only John Phillips has died.

B. Ten people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.

C. Four people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.

D. John Phillips, his wife and children all died in the crash.

3. Who are on the danger list?

A. Petersville and Wallsend.

B. an electrical engineer and John Phillips.

C. John Phillips' wife and two children.

D. another six people who were on the train.

4. What agreement did China and the United States reach in article 3?

A. It is an agreement on a marathon race.

B. It is an agreement on trade relations.

C. It is an agreement on overall relations.

D. It is an agreement on intellectual property rights protection.

5. What are relations going to be like between China and the United States?

A. Relations between China and the United States are going to be sometimes

worse and sometimes better.

B. Relations between China and the United States are going to be better.

C. Relations between China and the United States are going to be worse.

D. Relations between China and the United States are going to remain the same.

KEY: 1-5 CCDDB

高考英语阅读训练（026）I never realized that bureaucratism (管僚主义) hated criticism so much until I

myself was taught a good lesson by some bureaucrats.

One sunny morning, I went to a high－level organization to report on some

business. Once in the office, I found the man in charge busy and about to leave.

a minute, please. You are the comrade I was told I must .

“Sorry, I’m busy now,” the reply was polite but firm.“Wait

” I walked closer to the

“Would you please spare me just a few minutes? I came from a great distance and

it’s not easy for me to pay another visit here in a short time.“Then come when you can,” now a chief语气’s tone (), very businesslike.

”””“Just take a look at this paper. One minute is enough.“But I don’t even have one minute, no, not one single minute.”“Then I must come back again?“Right, you must.”“You are practicing bureaucratism!suppressed (压抑) since I entered the office.

” I lost control of my temper that had been

“Good criticism (批评),” the chief smiled and was “bad” criticism, bad for me, as later I was told that my report was turned

down. I was beaten by bureaucratism.

I learned the lesson: bureaucratism hates criticism. It seems that I need to learn

more about the battle against that ugly social evil (弊病).

1. From the passage we can see _____.

A. the man in charge had a good temper

B. the writer was a bad－tempered person

C. the man in charge didn’t lose temperD. the writer avoided losing his temper

2. The chief smiled and said

A. he was open to the writerB. his patience and politeness

C. his false politeness

D. he didn’t mind much though the writer lost temper

“Good criticism’s criticism”. This really shows _____.3. The report was turned down only because _____.

A. the writer wouldn’t come back againB. the chief was hurt by his criticism

C. the writer didn’t make it clear to himD. the report itself was worthless

KEY: 1-3 C C B

高考英语阅读训练（027）Brazil has become one of the developing world’s great successes at reducing

population growth－but more by accident than design. While countries such as India

have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really

trying, says George Martine at Harvard.

Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and

1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7

children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990,

an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.

Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧) and

installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. both played an important,

although indirect, role in lowering, the birth rate. Brazil is one of the worldproducers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil’s most popular television network, shows three

’hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night.

Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.

“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems

of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values －not many children,

different attitudes towards sex, women working,” says Martine. “They sent this imato all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other

values, which were put into a very attractive package.”Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become

consumers (消费者). “This led to an enormous change in consumption (消耗、消费)

patterns and consumption was incompatible (不相容的) with unlimited Martine.

”　1. According to the passage, Brazil has cut back its population growth ____.

A. by educating its citizens

C. by developing TV programmes

B. by careful family planning

D. by chance

2. According to the passage, many Third World countries ______.

A. haven’t attacked much importance to birth control

B. would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rate

C. haven’t yet found an effective measure to control their populationD. neglected the role of TV plays in family planning

3. Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazil’s birth rate because ____.A. they keep people sitting long hours watching TV

B. they have gradually changed people’s way of lifeC. people are drawn to their attractive package

D. they popularize birth control measures

4. What is Martine’s conclusion about Brazil’s population growth?

A. The increase in birth rate will increase consumption.

B. The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.

C. Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory (互相矛盾的)

D. A countryKEY: 1-4 D C B B

’s production is limited by its population growth.

高考英语阅读训练（028）First－time dog owners may encounter many problems getting to know and train

their pets. Sometimes a puppy, or even an older dog, will chew their fingers or bite

them. Even in play, this can really hurt. Unfortunately, many pet owners tolerate (容忍)

this in a young dog. However, when the dog gets larger, it is not fun to be bitten by it.

Training a dog never to place his teeth on human skin or clothing is an important

lesson. From now on, if you feel your dog’s teeth while you are playing with him, say

“Ouch” in a loud voice and move away from him. He will soon learn that when he

bites, you will not play with him any more.

Another bad habit that many people tolerate in their pets is allowing them to bite

and hold on to clothing. Don’t let your dog do this to you. When he does something

’s a good dog. You can also give him a you what him to do, praise him and tell him hetreat at the same time he performs the good behavior. Eventually he will learn which

kind of behavior is acceptable and which is not. Remember that reward is more

effective than punishment. If you reward your dog when he does what you want to, he

will become very well behaved. Also remember that puppies need to chew on

something. So give him a sock with a knot tied in it or an old shoe. If he chews the

wrong thing, take it away while saying “No” and give him something he can chew. If

dogs are trained well, they will truly be your friends for a lifetime.

1. This passage is written to _____.

A. teach people how to train dogs

B. show dog owners how to behave

C. demonstrate good dog behavior.

D. explain why a dog chews on something

2. According to this passage, many people tend to _____.

A. think puppies should be properly trained

B. be too rough towards their dogs

C. give their dogs treats infrequently

D. allow their dogs to behave badly

3. Based on this passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Our behavior influences our dogs’ behavior.B. Dogs enjoy being rewarded by their owners.

C. Say nothing even when your dog has bitten you.

D. Training a dog takes patience and time.

4. The author thinks that a better way to train a dog is to ____.

A. punish him for any mistake he has made

B. reinforce (加强) his good behavior with a treat

C. tolerate him no matter what he does

D. be kind to him and don’t scold him“eventually” mean in the passage?D.

5. What does the underlined word

A. in the end

unexpectedly

KEY: 1-5 A D C B A

B. frequently C. first of all

高考英语阅读训练（029）Because plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no

feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be

completely true.

People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical

charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment

called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it

records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field

which can change when we are shocked or frightened.

A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very

surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he

began to destroy one of them －perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out

of its pot －then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change

in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This

happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed

other living things such as insects (昆虫).

Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing

some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree

entered the room.

Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backstergalvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the

plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the

signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out

signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could

cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply

by thinking about them.

1. Backster was surprised at the results of his studies because _____.

A. he destroyed an insect

B. he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leaves

C. he found that plants could express feelings of shock

D. he found that plants could move and speak after all

2. The plants sent out signals _____.

A. only when Backster Started to destroy plants

s. He k’

B. when Backster destroyed plants or other living things

C. only when he destroyed things such as insects

D. only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants

3. The scientist called Sauvin _____.

A. did not agree with Backster’s ideasB. did not get the same sort of results as Backster did

C. got different results from Backster’ｓD. found out some of the same things that Backster did

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.

B. A tree will signal when it has been cut down.

C. Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.

D. Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.

KEY: 1-4 C B D C

高考英语阅读训练（030）With the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping

the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of

China and the rest of the world.

Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressing their admiration

for China, their appreciation of our work, and suggestions for improving the quality of

the magazine. Some letters are published in

reference.

Many readers have suggested contests to develop closer contact (联系) between

readers and editors. We held a History and Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Travel

Contest in 1996. We received warm responses to both.

“Postbag” while others are kept for

This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from

articles published this year, will appear every three issues (期). Entrants (参赛者) must

mail their answers before January 31, 1999. Fifty entries (参加) with correct answers

to all the questions will be selected as prize winners. All the winners will be named in

the April 1999 issue. Please address your entries to:

Mr. Kang Jing

China Today

24 Baiwanzhuang Road

Beijing, China, 100037

Fax: 0086 －010 －68238338

The First Three Questions:

1. What was Shanghai’s GDP in 1996?2. How much of the Chinese population still lacks enough food and clothing?

3. When was the law on the Organization of the Villager Committees of the

People’s Republic of China passed?Please do not post your answers right away, but wait until all the questions have

been published.

1. If you are going to be an entrant, how many ways can you send your entries to

China Today?

A. It’s not clear.

C. No less than two.

B. Only one.

D. At least three.

2. According to the passage, we can draw a conclusion that ____.

A. fifty people who answer all the questions correctly may see their names in the

April 1999 issue

B. all the people who answer the three questions correctly may see their names in

the April 1999 issue

C. all the people who answer all the questions correctly must win prizes

D. all the people who answer the three questions correctly can win prizes

3. Supposing China Today is a monthly, this one in which there are the first three

questions can be ____

A. the January 1995 issue

C. the May 1997 issue

B. the January 1999 issue

D. the March 1998 issue

4. How did the editors deal with the letters from the readers?

A. They put some letters in a big postbag for reference.

B. They published some letters in the column “Postbag” and kept the rest for

reference.

C. They looked up some information in the letters and then published a

D. They did nothing but keep all the letters for reference.

KEY: 1－4 C A D B

“Pos高考英语阅读训练（031）Every weekday morning I take the 8:30 bus to go to my job. I know by sight

several people who also fide that bus. Some of the girls work as maids. They get off at

each stop in ones, twos or threes.

But at one corner something wonderful happens. Before the bus stops, a little dog

races out of the nearest house. He doesn't look at two of the maids who get off. But for

the third he has a joyful "Hello!". From head to tail his little body wags his happiness.

Everyone on the bus watches until the maid and the dog go into the house.

One day not long ago the maid wasn't on the bus. I wondered if the dog would be

waiting for her. Sure enough, he was!

He stood at the back door of the bus for a minute. I could see his joyful welcome

turning into fearful worry. Where was she?

The driver closed the back door. The dog raced to the front door. It, too, shut in

his face.

Everyone on the bus felt sad. Poor little pup! He looked so unhappy, standing

there!

The driver couldn't stand it. He opened the door and looked down at the dog. "She

didn't come today," he said, in a loud, kind voice.

A man in a front seat leaned forward. "Maybe she will come tomorrow," he called.

The dog wagged his tail as if to say "thank you." He watched the bus as we pulled

away. Then he turned to trot home ── alone.

The next day everyone on the bus was happy to see the maid back again. Yes, the

dog was waiting for her.

The welcome he gave her was even warmer and more delighted than usual. We all

smiled at one another. How bright and good the morning suddenly seemed to us!

1. What do the people on the bus usually see at one corner?

A. A little dog coming close to the bus when it stops.

B. Two maids get off the moment the bus stops.

C. A dog waiting for someone.

D. A dog greets a maid merrily and follow her into a house.

2. One day the maid wasn't on the bus and the dog ___.

A. didn't appear

B. stood waiting at the bus stop till the bus left

C. raced about looking for the maid

D. went back the moment he found the maid wasn't there

3. All this made people on the bus ___.

A. awfully sorry

B. greatly surprised

C. very bored

D. much exited

4. The next day people on the bus were happy, for ___.

A. the maid was among them again

B. she would not take the same bus

C. she was not on their bus

D. she was waiting for an empty bus to come

5. We can safely say this story is about ___.

A. a magic dog

B. a young maid that has magic powers

C. a bus that can produce magical results

D. the close relationship between a maid and her dog