高二英語閱讀理解30篇

1、高中英語閱讀理解30篇1、To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts ofa good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your aud i ence; you must be a cI ear speaker, with a good, strong, pIeasing voice which is fully under your controI; and you must be abIe to act what you are teaching

2、, in order to make its meaning cI ear.Watch a good teacher, and you wi I I see that he does not sit still before h i s cI ass: he stands the who Ie time he i s teaching; he waIks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in hi s exp I anat i ons, and h i s face to express fee I i ngs. Lis

3、ten to him, and you wi I I hear the loudness, the qua I ity （音 色）and the mus i ca I note of hi s voice a I ways chang i ng accord i ng to what he i s talking about.The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn t mean that he wi I I indeed be abIe to act we I I on the stage

4、, for there are very important d i fferences between the teacher s work and the actor s. The actor has to speak words which he has Iearnt by heart; he has to repeat exact I y the same words each time he p I ays a certa i n part, even his movements and the ways i n which he uses hi s voice are usua I

5、 Iy fixed beforehand （預 先）.What he has to do i s to make a I I these carefuI Iy Iearnt words and act ions seem naturaI on the stage.A good teacher works in quite a different way. His aud ience takes an act i ve part in h i s play: they ask and answer quest ions, they obey orders, and if they don t u

6、nderstand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of h i s aud i ence, wh i ch i s his c I ass. He cannot I earn hi s part by heart, but must i nvent it as he goes a Iong.I have known many teachers who were fine actors i n c I ass but were unab I e to take part i n a stag

7、e-p I ay because they cou I d not keep str i ctIy to what another had wr itten.What i s the text about ?How to become a good teacher.What a good teacher shou I d do outs i de the c I assroom.What teachers and actors could I earn from each other.The simi lar ities （相似處） and differences between ateach

8、erT s work and an actor? s.The word “audience in the fourth paragraph means .A. students B. peopIe who watch a playC. peopIe who not on the stage D. people who I isten to someth i ngA good teacher .A. knows how to ho I d the i nterest of h i s students B. must have a good voiceC. knows how to act on

9、 the stage D. stands or sits still while teachingI n what way i s a teacher s work d ifferent from an actor s ?The teacher must learn everything by heart .He knows how to controI hi s voice better than an actor .He has to deaI with unexpected situations .He has to use more facia I expressions .The m

10、ain d i fference between students i n c I ass and a theatre aud i ence i s that .students can move around i n the cI assroomstudents must keep s iI ent while theatre aud i ence needn tC no memory work i s needed for the studentsD. the students must take part in thei r teachers playsWhy i s it that s

11、ome good teachers are unable to p I ay we I I on the stage ?Nobody has taught them how to act on the stage .Be The i r aud i ences are d i fferent .It is impossible for them to do so much memory work .They are not used to repeat i ng exact I y the same words .Which of the fol lowing is true ?Teacher

12、s have to I earn by heart what they are going to say in class .A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exact Iy he is going to say in cI ass .A teacher must speak Iouder than an actor .A teacher must have a better memory than an actor .2、 One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neig

13、hbour of minee He is a teacher at one of London s big medicaI schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the ai rport on his way to Russia to give a Iecture.He had put a few clothes and his Iecture notes in his shou I der bag, but he had put Rupert, the ske I eton （人體骨骼） to

14、 be used in hi s Iecture, in a I arge brown suitease （箱子）. At the a i rport desk, he sudden I y thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He I eft h i s suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken hi s suitcase by mi stake. He often

15、wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.Who wrote the story?Rupert s teacher. B. The neighbour s teacher.C. A medical schooI teacher. D. The teacherT sneighbour.2.Why did the teacher put a skeI etonin his suitcase?2.Why did the teacher put a skeI etonin his suitcase?A. He needed i

16、t for the summer term in London.He needed it for the Iecture he was going to give.He wanted to take it to Russia for medicaI research.He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teach i ng.What happened at the a i rport?The ske I eton went missing . B. The ske I eton was stoIen .D. The teacher

17、tookC. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher tookthe wrong suitcase .4. Which of the fol lowingbest tells theteacher s fee Ii ng4. Which of the fol lowingbest tells theteacher s fee Ii ngabout the incident?A. He i s very angry .He thinks it rather funny .A. He i s very angry .D. He fee Is g

18、oodHe fee Is he IpI ess without Rupert.D. He fee Is goodwithout Rupert .Which of the fol lowing might have happened afterwards?The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.The teacher got back b

19、oth the suitcase and Rupert.3 On the evening of June 21, 1992, a taI I man with brown ha i r and b I ue eyes entered the beaut i fu I ha I I of the Be I I Tower HoteI in Xi an with his bicycIe. The hoteI workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle i n the hoteI

20、 ba I I before though they Ii ved i n uthe kingdom of bicycles.Robert Friedlander, an Amer i can, arr i ved i n Xi an on his b icycIe tr ip across Asia which started I ast December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco PoIo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after

21、 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi an and his ear I y dreams were com i ng true.Robert Friedlander s next destinations （目 的地）wereLanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumq i, etc. He wi I I comp Iete h i s tr i p i n Pak i stan.The best head line （標題）for thi s newspaper article wouId be.A. The Kingdom of Bicyc

22、les B. A BeautifuI HoteI in Xi anC. Marco Po I o and the Silk Road D. An Amer ican Achieving His AimsThe hote I workers to I d the manager about Friedl ander coming to the hoteI because.he asked to see the managerhe entered the ha I I with a bikethe manager had to know about a I I fore i gn gueststh

23、e manager knew about his tr ip and was expect ing himFriedl ander i s visiting the three countr i es i n the fol lowing order,.A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, andPakistanC. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, andIndiaWhat made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stor i

24、es about Marco Polo B. The famous sights i n Xi an .C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His chi Idhood dreams about bicycles .Friedlander can be said to be.A. c I ever B.f r i end I y C. hardwork i ng D.strong-minded4、 Mr. Grey was the manager of a sma I I office i n London. He I ived in the country

25、, and came up to work by train. He I iked walking from the stat i on to h i s office unI ess it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morn ing he was walking a long the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, si r, but seven years ago I came to Lond

26、on without a penny i n my pockets, I stopped you i n thi s street and asked you toI end me some money, and you I ent me 5, because you sa i d you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go

27、on with your story! ” “Well, “ answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chancev1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?1.He went up to work by tra in.He wa I ked to hi s office.He went to hi s office on foot unI ess i t ra i ned.He usuaI Iy took a train to the station and then waIkedto h

28、is office if the weather was fine.Mr Grey Iiked walking to his office because .A. hecouldn t afford the busesB. he wantedto save moneyC. he wanted to keep i n good hea I th D. he cou I d do some exercises on the wayMr. Grey had been wi I I i ng to I end money to a stranger i n order toB. helpA. give

29、 him a start in I ifeB. helphim on the way to successC. make him richD.ga i n more moneyOne morning the stranger recogni zed Mr. Grey, andwanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyaga i n asked Mr. Grey for moneywouId Iike to make fr iends with himto Id Mr. Grey that he had been successfuI s i nee thenIn t

30、he second paragraph, utake a chance means .Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerMr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerMr. Grey he I ped a stranger by chanceMr. Grey took the r i sk that the stranger wou I d not give back the money which he I ent him5、 Even i f you are a good high-jumper, you can ju

31、mp on I y about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pu I I of the earth i s ca I I ed gravity.You can easi Iy find out the puI I of the earth. If you weigh yourseIf, you wi I I know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water

32、runs down hill. When you throw a ba I I into the a i r, it fa I I s back down. Because of gravity, you do not fa I I off the earth as it whirls （旋轉）around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go s

33、o fast that it can escape （逃出）the earth? s gravity and carry you into space.In this passage, the word “gravity“ means.the puI I of everyth i ng.the force of attract ion （吸弓I） among objects.the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earththe force which attracts the earth towards the

34、sun.When you si ip （滑）you always fa I I to the ground becauseA.theeartha I waysturnsround.B. the earth hasgravityC.theearth s gravity i sgreater than yourweight.D. you are care I ess.3. Gravitystrong thatA.theeartha I waysturnsround.B. the earth hasgravityC.theearth s gravity i sgreater than yourwei

35、ght.D. you are care I ess.3. Gravitystrong thatB.A. i t can throw a ba I I i nto the a i r.B.it makes you jump on I y seven feet.C. it can Iet you f Iy away from theearth.D. itC. it can Iet you f Iy away from theearth.D. itcan keep everything on earth.Because of gravity,B. weA. water flows everythin

36、g.B. wecan go everywhere by ship.C. water a I ways f I ows downwards.D.f i sh can I i veC. water a I ways f I ows downwards.D.f i sh can I i vebecauseB. the earthbecauseB. the earthi n water.We can get away from the earth by spaceshipA. the spacesh i p goes very fast.can t puI I the spaceship.D. the

37、C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. thespaceship can jump higher than other things.6 An expensive car speeding down the main street of a smaI I town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycIe poI iceman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheeI said proud Iy, uBefore yo

38、u go any further, young man, I think you shouId know that the mayor of this city is a good fr iend of m i ne. The off i cer d i d not say a word, but kept wr i t i ng. I am a I so a f r i end of ch i ef of po I i ce Barens, “ cont i nued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on wr

39、 iting.“Young man, “ she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator （參議員）Patton. Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pIeasantIy , “Tell me, do you know Bi I I Bronson. ”“Why, no, “ she answered.“Well, that i s the man you shou I d have known, “ he sa i d, heading back to his mo

40、torcycIe, “I an Bill Bronson.”The pol iceman stopped the car becauseit was an expensive carthe dr i ver was a proud I adythe dr i ver was driving beyond the speed limitthe dr i ver was going to make troub I e for the policeThe woman was gett i ng more angry each moment becausethe pol iceman didn t k

41、now her f r iendsthe pol iceman didn t accept her kindnessthe pol iceman was going to punish hershe didn t know the pol iceman s nameThe pol iceman was A. an honourabIe feI low B. a stupid feI lowC. an impol ite manD. a shy manThe woman was A. kind-hearteda person who depended on someone e I se to f

42、 ini sh her worktry ing to f r ighten the poI iceman on the strength of herfr i ends powerfuI pos iti onsintroducing her good friends names to the young off i cerThe pol iceman .A. had no sense of humor （幽默）B.had s sense of humorC.hadnosenseofdutyD. was sense I ess7 EI i zabeth BI ackwe I I was born

43、 i n Eng I and i n 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was near ly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many I etters ask i ng for admission （錄?。﹖o med i ca I schooIs, she w

44、as final Iy accepted by a doctor in Phi ladelphia. She was so determined that she taught schooI and gave music Iessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduali on from med i caI schooI. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon （夕卜科 醫(yī) 師）,but a se

45、r i ous eye prob I em forced her to gi ve up the i dea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 El izabeth and her si ster, a I so a doctor, a Iong with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the f i rst for

46、 women and chi Idren Besides being the f i rst woman physician and found i ng her own hosp i ta I , she a I so set up the f i rst med i ca I schooI for women.Why couldn t El izabeth BlackwelI reaIize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn t get admitted to medicaI schoolBe She decided to furt

47、her her education in ParisC A ser i ous eye prob Iem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United StatesWhat ma i n obstacle （障/等） a I most destroyed Elizabeth s chances for becomi ng for a doctor ?She was a woman.She wrote too many I etters.She couldn t graduate from med

48、 icaI schooI.She couldn t set up her hospitaI.How many years passed between her gradualion from medicaI schooI and the open i ng of her hospitaI?A. Eight years B. Ten yearsC. NineteenyearsD. Thirty-six yearsAccord i ng to the passage, a I I of the fol lowing are “firsts” in the Iife of EIizabeth Bla

49、cekweI I,except that she .became the fi rst woman physicianwas the fi rst woman doctorand severa I other women founded the f i rst hospital for women and chi Idrenset up the fi rst medicaI schooI for womenEi Izabeth BlackwelI spent most of her Iift in .A. EnglandB. ParisC. the UnitedStatesD. New Yor

50、k CityStatesD. New York City8 I n today s age of fast trave I, the wor I d seems a sma I I er p I aceand to some peop I e, a less exciting place, Fifty yearsago on I y a few Engl i sh peop I e and ho I idays abroad, Peop I e who didn t trave I thought of other countr ies as very far away and differe

51、nt. For example, peopIe thought the French a I I eat garlic（大蒜），the I ta I i ans a I I eat spaghett i （細條實心面）.and the Amer i cans a I I dr i nk Coca Co la, These def inite （明確的）i deas of other national it ies are cal led stereotypes （陳規(guī)老套）.But do we have the same stereotypes today People traveI more

52、, we a I I watch the same TV programmes, and i deas trave I quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats gar I ic and spaghett i and dr i nks Coca Co I a. Everyone I i stens to the same music, wears the same fashions （流彳亍式樣）,buys the same cars. They just do it in a d i fferent Ianguage!Now the worId seems to

53、 beexciting.A. b i gger and moreB.smaI I er and moreC.sma I I erandlessD. bigger and I ess2. Fifty years ago,Engl ish peopIe traveI led abroad.2. Fifty years ago,fewA. manyB. fewC. on I y someD. a3. PeopIe thought of other countr ies asA. near and differentnear and the sameC. remote and very d i ffe

54、rentD.B.remoteand the same4. Nowadays, people s ideas of othernat ionaIi t i esA. have changedB. arethe sameC. ared i fferentD. arealmost thesame5. We don t have the samestereotypes because peopIeA.moreB.the same TV programmesC. watch differentTVprogrammesD.traveIwatchtraveImore and watch the sameTV

55、programmes6. The best title for th i spassage wouId beA. A Big WorldB.A SmaI I WorldD. AnC. An Exacting WorIdD. AnInterest i ng WorId 2、 We are used to the idea of aging in ourseIves. We are so used to thi s that it comes as a surpr i se to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea an

56、emones （海葵）are an examp I e. Some have been kept for near I y a century without showing any signs of I ifeIessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards. If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get stead i I y smaller, They final ly end as a ba I I of ce I I s G田月包）I ook i ng

57、rather I i ke the egg from wh i ch they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One couId probabIy keep them growing and un-growing aga i n and aga i n.Some sea worms grow smaI I er when they .A. lose we i ghtB.I i ve i n the darknessC. are under good c

58、onditionsD. don t eatand are kept in the darkAccording to the passage, some sea animalsA. wi I I d i e when they become a ba I I of ce I I sB.do not grow oIdC.wi I IdiewithoutfoodD. wi I I stopgrowing any time they wantAccording to the passage, which of the fol lowing statements in NOT true?We can k

59、eep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.Human beings wiI I grow old and die.An anemone i s a k i ng of sea worm that can grow backwards.Some anemones wi I I Iive nearly a hundred years.The under I ined word aging in the f i rst sentence means.A. growing oIdB. the age of ap

60、ersonyoungerD. un -growingyoungerA. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On aA. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On aTh i s passage i s mainly about.A. sea animalsB. cellsC.agingD. anemones10、 Now I d I i ke to ta I k to you about your final exam. The exam wi I I be held next Thursday, the Iast day of the exa