高一英語閱讀理解專練20篇

高一英語閱讀理解專練1閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

IhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnow．Ihopeyoudon’tthinkI’veforgottenyou．TherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatI’venothadmuchtimeforwritingletters．

I

shall

soon

be

starting

my

studies

at

King’sCollege．SofarI’vebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysofliving．Iwon’ttellyouaboutLondon．Therearelotsofbooksyoucanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscity．I’msureyou’llbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehere．

Ifindsomeofthecustoms（風(fēng)俗）

interesting．Peopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswedointhemainland（大陸）ofEurope．DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem．Menraisetheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother．1．ThewritercametoLondonfrom＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．Asia

B．themainlandofEurope

C．America

D．Africa2．Thewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．shehadforgottenherfriend

B．shewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangeland

C．shewastoobusytowrite

D．shewastoobusywithhercourses（課程）atKing’sCollege3．HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutBritishwaysofliving？

A．Happy．

B．Angry．

C．Sad．

D．Interesting．4．ThewritercametoLondon＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．tomakealiving

B．tostudy

C．tolearnBritishwaysofliving

D．forsightseeingonly5．Englishmen＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．donotoftenshakehandswithfriendswhentheymeet

B．oftenshakehandswhentheymeetwithfriends

C．raisetheirhatstoallfriendswhentheymeet

D．donotraisetheirhatstoanyoftheirfriendswhentheymeet

B

Ayoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor．Theywerestandingintheoldman’sgarden，andtalkingaboutchildren．Theyoungmansaid，“Howstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildren？”

Theoldmanpointedtoastring（繩子）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone．“Pleaseuntie（解開）thatstring，”hesaid．Theyoungmanuntiedit，andtheyoungtreebent（彎）overtooneside．“Nowtieitagain，please，”saidtheoldman，“butfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain．”

Theyoungmandidso．Thentheoldmansaid，“There，itisthesamewithchildren．Youmustbestrictwiththem，butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingon．Iftheyarenotyetabletostandalone，youmusttiethestringtightagain．Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone，youcantakethestringaway．”6．Thestoryisabout＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．howtotakecareofyoungtrees

B．howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildren

C．howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighbor

D．howtotieanduntiethestring7．Theyoungmanuntiedthestring＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．inordertothrowitaway

B．sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraight

C．onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertooneside

D．inordertolettheoldmanteachhim8．Whencanthestringbetakenaway？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．Whentheoldmanhasleft

B．Afteryouhaveuntiedit

C．Whentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttime

D．Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough9．Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandalone

B．thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildren

C．thatheshouldbehardonthem

D．thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone10．Inthestorytherelation（關(guān)系）ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislike

thatof＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．theyoungfathertotheoldneighbor

B．parentstotheirchildren

C．theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfather

D．grownupstotheirparentsKeys:1－5BCDBA

6－10BCDAB

2閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳答案。A

In1950anordinarybutimaginative（富于想象力）electricalengineernamedChristopherCockerellbegananexperimentthatwassoontochangetheworld．Hecameupwithanideatomakeboatsgofaster，byusingavacuumcleaner（真空吸塵器）．Usinghiswife’svacuumcleanerhewasabletoreverse（使倒轉(zhuǎn)）themotorsothatitblewinsteadofsucking．Theairthatblewoutbeneath（下面）actedasacushionagainstsurfaces．Yearslater，hisprincipleofcushionedairmadeitpossibleforthefirsthovercraft（氣墊船）tobesuccessfullybuiltandtriedout．AjourneyalongtheAmazonRiverprovedtotheworldthatthehovercraftwasbothwonderfulanduseful．Theinventionthatbeganinthekitchenandtheboatyardofanordinaryhomeledtoathousandotherinventions．

Today

hovercrafts

carry

passengers

in

comfortoverroughchannelsandseas．11．Thepassageismainlyabout＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．Christopher，anordinarybutimaginativeengineer

B．Christopherandhiswife’svacuumcleaner

C．Christopherandhisinvention

D．Christopherandhisdiscovery12．Theaimoftheexperimentin1950was＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．tospeeduptheboats

B．tochangetheworld

C．tomaketheboatsmorecomfortable

D．toimprovevacuumcleaner13．Theunderlinedword“sucking”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“＿＿＿＿＿．”

A．takingwithgreatforce

B．drawingwithgreatforce

C．pushingwithgreatforce

D．pullingwithgreatforce14．Whichofthefollowingcanpushthehovercraftforwardrapidly？

A．Cushionedair．

B．Theairthatsuckedin．

C．Theairthatblewout．

D．Theaironthesurface．15．Accordingtothepassage，manyotherinventionswere＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．thedreamsofChristopher

B．theresultsofChristopher’sexperiment

C．thecauseofChristopher’sidea

D．thewishesofChristopherB

Charliestudiedinafamouscollegeforfouryears．Hestudiedhardanddidwellinallhissubjects．Hehopedtobecomeagoodteacher．Thisyearheleftthecollegeandbegantoworkinamiddleschool．Helikeshisstudentsandisstrict（嚴(yán)格的）withthem．

Hedoeshisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinteresting．

Onedayhecarefullyexplainedachemicalreaction（反應(yīng)）tothestudentsofGrade2inthechemistrylab．

“Becareful，everyone，”hesaidloudly．“BeforeImaketheexperiment，there'retwentyfiveatomsofcarbon（碳原子），butafterIfinishit，there’retwentyfouratomsofcarbonleft！”

Hestoppedtowatchtheclassroomandhopedhisstudents

would

goon

explaining

it．But

the

young

menlookedateachotherandnobodyansweredhim．Hehadtoask，“Whathappens？Whatmakestheatomlost？”

Theclassroomwasveryquietandnoneofthestudentslookedattheirteacher．

“Whocantelluswhereithasgone？”

Suddenlyasoftvoicecamefromthebackrow，“Wedidnotseeanybodyleavethelab！”16．Charliebegantoworkinthemiddleschoolbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．hehadbeenintheschoolforfouryears

B．hecouldn’tdoanythingexceptteaching

C．hehopedtobecomeagoodteacher

D．hedidwellinallhissubjects17．Charliehopes＿＿＿＿，sohedoeshisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinteresting．

A．a(chǎn)llhisstudentscouldunderstandhim

B．hisstudentswouldn’tbeafraidofhim

C．hisstudentscarefullywatchedhimmakingtheexperiment

D．hisstudentscoulddowellinchemistry18．ThatdayCharliewished＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．hisstudentscouldlearnthechemicalreaction

B．hisstudentscouldfindtheatomofcarbon

C．hisstudentscouldcount（數(shù)）theatomsofcarbon

D．hisstudentscouldmaketheexperiment19．Thestudentscouldn’tanswerCharlie’squestionsbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．noneofthemhadseentheatoms

B．theydidn’tunderstandtheirteacher

C．thechemicalreactionwastoocomplicated

D．theyallwantedtodropthesubject20．Infact，＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．Charliefailedthatday

B．thestudentinthebackrowdidn’twatchherteachercarefully

C．the

student

in

thebackrowhadn’tlearnedchemistrybefore

D．CharliefailedinmakingtheexperimentKeys:11－15CABCB

16－20CDABA3閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳答案。A

Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly（完全地），fourthingsarenecessary．First，wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken．Secondly，wemustbeabletospeakitourselves，withconfidence（自信）andwithouthesitation（猶豫）．Thirdly，wemustdomuchreading．Finally，wemustbeabletowriteit．Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar．

Therearenoshortcutstosuccessinlanguagelearning．Agoodmemoryisagreathelp，butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook．Itisnotmuchlearningbyheartlonglists（一覽表）ofwords

and

their

meanings，studying

the

dictionary

andso

on．

We

must

learnby

using

the

language．

If

we

arepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized，wearenotreallylearningthelanguage．Wemust“l(fā)earnthroughuse．”Practiceisimportant．Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan．21．The

mostimportant

things

to

learna

foreign

languageare＿＿＿＿＿.

A．understandingandspeaking

B．listening，speaking，readingandwriting

C．writingandunderstanding

D．memorizingandlistening22．SomeonehearsandwritesEnglishverywell，buthespeaksitverybadly．This

isbecause＿＿＿＿＿．

A．hedoesn’tunderstandthelanguagewhenhehearsitspoken

B．hedoesn’thaveagoodmemory

C．healwaysrememberslistsofwordsandtheirmeanings

D．heoftenhesitates（猶豫）topractisespeakingit23．One

can

never

learn

a

foreign

language

well

by

＿＿＿＿＿．

A．doingmuchpractice

B．studyingthedictionary

C．learningthroughuse

D．usingthelanguage24．Which

is

the

most

important

in

learning

a

foreignlanguage？

A．Agoodmemory．

B．Speaking．

C．Practice．

D．Writing．25．“Learnthroughuse”means＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．weusealanguageinordertolearnit

B．welearnaforeignlanguageinordertouseitC．wecanlearnalanguagewellwhilewearekeepingusingit

D．BandC．B

Whatislanguagefor？Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords—thelongerthelists，thebetter．That’swrong．Languageisfortheexchange（交流）ofideasandinformation．It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely．ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules，buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently（流利地）．Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes．Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage．Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules，too．BernardSawoncewrote，“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly．”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake．They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage．Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule，itisnolongerarule．Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright．Peoplenotonlymakehistory，theymakelanguage．Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage．Itcan’tmakeanotherpeople’slanguage．SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar，buttheyshouldn’toverdo（做過頭）it．Theyshouldputcommunication（交際）first．26．Languageisusedto＿＿＿＿＿．A．expressoneself

B．practisegrammarrules

C．talkwithforeignersonly

D．learnlistsofwords27．Generally，when

an

Americanoran

EnglishmanspeaksEnglish，he＿＿＿＿＿．

A．nevermakesmistakes

B．oftenmakesmistakes

C．can’tavoidmakingmistakes

D．a(chǎn)lwaysmakesmistakes28．“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly．”Thissentencemeans

that＿＿＿＿＿．

A．foreignersspeakcorrectEnglish

B．foreignersspeakincorrectEnglish

C．foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrules

D．foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish29．Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule，＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．whattheyusewillbecomeright

B．theyareagainstthelaw

C．theyshouldsaysorrytoothers

D．theywillbecomeheroes30．When

we

speak

a

foreign

language，we

should＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．speakinChineseway

B．speakbytherules

C．speaktonativespeakers

D．notbeafraidofmakingmistakesKeys:21－25BDBCD

26－30ACCAD4閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A

MrandMrsGordonweresittingonthesand，readingtheirmagazines．MrGordonwastoostingy（吝嗇）torent（租）achair．Theirtwelve－year－olddaughter，Sandra，wasplayingatthewater’sedge．SuddenlyahugewaveliftedSandraupandcarriedherouttosea．Fortunately（幸運(yùn)的是），alifeguard（救生員）wasondutyandhesawthewavecarrySandraaway．Heranalongthebeachanddivedintothesea．Heswamquicklytowherethegirl，withherheadonlyjustabovethewater，wasshoutingforhelp．Shewasveryfrightened．Whenthelifeguardreachedhershestruggled（掙扎）withhim，asdrowning（即將淹死的）peopleoftendo．However，hewasaskilfullifeguardandquicklytookholdofherandswamwithherbacktothebeach．Bythetimehereachedit，MrandMrsGordonhadrealizedwhathadhappened．Theyhadrundowntothewater’sedge．Neitherofthemcouldswim．Theyjuststoodintheshallowwater，andworriedabouttheirdaughter．Hadthelifeguardreachedherintime？Fortunately，hehad．“Thatwasquickwork，youngman，”MrGordonsaid．Heturnedtohiswife，“Givethelifeguardadollar．”“Adollar！”Sandracried．“Dad，howcanyougivehimadollar！Hesavedmylife．Iwashalfdead．”“Quiteright，girl”MrGordonsaid，pleasedbyhisdaughter’sawareness（知道）ofthevalueofmoney．Heturnedtohiswifeagainandsaid，“She’sright．Shewasonlyhalfdead．Givehimfiftycents．”31．WhathappenedtoSandra？

A．Sheranintothesea．

B．Herlifewassavedbyalifeguard．

C．Shewasdrowned．

D．Shedied．32．WhatwouldprobablyhavehappenedtoSandraifthelifeguardhadnotbeenon

thebeach？

A．Herfatherwouldhavesavedher．

B．Hermotherwouldhavesavedher．

C．Shewouldhaveswumbacktothebeach．

D．Shewouldhavebeendrowned．33．WhatdidMrandMrsGordondowhenSandrawascarriedouttoseabythewave？

A．Theyshoutedtothelifeguard．

B．Theydivedintothewater．

C．Perhapstheywerereadingmagazines．

D．TheyofferedthelifeguardmoneytosaveSandra．34．WhywasSandraangrywithherfather？

A．Hedidnotgivethelifeguardanymoney．

B．Hedidnotswimouttosaveher．

C．Hedidnotshowthelifeguardheartythankfulness．

D．Hegavethelifeguardtoomuchmoney．35．WhywasMrGordonpleasedwithherdaughter？

A．Shewassafeagain．

B．Shewaspolitetothelifeguard．

C．Hethoughtshedidnotwanthimtogivethelife－guardtoomuchmoney．

D．Shegavethelifeguardfiftycents．B

Asonecomestosomecrossroads，heorsheseesasignwhichsaysthatdrivershavetostopwhentheycometothemainroadahead．Atothercrossroads，drivershavetogoslow，buttheydonotactuallyhavetostop（unless，ofcourse，thereissomethingcomingalongthemainroad）；andatstillothers，theydonothaveeithertostoportogoslow，becausetheyarethemselvesonthemainroad．

MrWilliams，whowasalwaysaverycarefuldriver，wasdrivinghomefromworkoneeveningwhenhecametoacrossroad．Ithada“Slow”sign．Hesloweddownwhenhecametothemainroad，lookedbothwaystoseethatnothingwascoming，andthendroveacrosswithoutstoppingcompletely．

Atonceheheardapolicewhistle，sohepulledintothesideoftheroadandstopped．Apolicemanwalkedovertohimwithanotebookandapeninhishandandsaid，“Youdidn’tstopatthatcrossing．”

“Butthesigntheredoesn’tsay‘stop’”，answeredMrWilliams．“Itjustsays‘Slow’，andIdidgoslow．”

Thepolicemanlookedaroundhim，andalookofsurprisecameoverhisface．Thenheputhisnotebookandpenaway，scratchedhisheadandsaid，“Well，36．MrWilliamswasdriving＿＿＿＿＿＿＿oneevening．

A．toaparty

B．tohisoffice

C．homeafterwork

D．toworkfromhome37．Whenhewasstoppedbyapoliceman，he＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．wasdrivingatahighspeed

B．wasdrivingonthemainroad

C．wasgoingtostophiscar

D．wasdrivingslowly38．Thoughslowly，MrWilliamscontinueddrivingatthecrossingbecause＿＿＿．

A．hedidn’tseeany“stop”signthere

B．hepaidnoattentiontothetrafficregulations

C．hedidn’thavetostop

D．hewaseagertogethome39．Thepolicemanwas＿＿＿＿＿＿＿atWilliams’words．

A．a(chǎn)ngry

B．surprised

C．upset

D．puzzled40．LookingroundMrWilliams，thepolicemanwassurprisedbecause＿＿＿＿＿．

A．hemetamadman

B．herealizedthathehimselfwasmistaken

C．MrWilliamsdaredtospeaktohimlikethat

D．MrWilliamswouldnotapologizetohimKeys:

31－35BDCCC

36－40CBABB5閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A

InCanadayoucanfinddogs，cats，horses，etc．inalmosteveryfamily．Thesearetheirpets．Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends．Beforetheykeepthemintheirhouses，theytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections（注射）sothattheywon’tcarrydisease．Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstores，thoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstore．SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfood．Whenyouvisitpeople’shouses，theywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem．Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden．Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal．TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanada．Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals．Ifyoukilledananimal，youwouldbepunished．Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacar，peoplewouldbeverysadaboutit．

PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals．Oneofthemmightbe：Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours．Whenchildrengrowup，theyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlife．Thentheoldwillfeellonely．Butpetscansolvethisproblem．Theycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalone．41．Thepassagemainlytalksabout＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．howtokeepdiseasefrompets

B．petsinCanada

C．howtotakegoodcareofpets

D．lifeoftheoldinCanada42．They

give

their

pets

injections

before

keeping

themattheirhousesbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．thepetsaresick

B．thepetsarewild

C．theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdisease

D．theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome43．ThispassageshowsthatCanadians＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．hateanimals

B．oftenkillanimals

C．loveanimals

D．don’tkeeppetsinsidehouses44．In

Canada，children

leave

their

parents

when

theygrowupbecause＿＿＿＿＿．

A．theydon’tlovetheirparentsanymore

B．theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparents

C．theirparents’housesaretoosmall

D．theywouldn’tdependontheirparentsanymore45．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？

A．People

buy

animalfood

only

at

the

animal

foodstores．

B．Petseatbetterthanpeople．

C．Almosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishouse．

D．Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat．B

Scientistsaretryingtomakethedesertsintogoodlandagain．Theywanttobringwatertothedeserts，sopeoplecanliveandgrowfood．Theyarelearningalotaboutthedeserts．Butmoreandmoreoftheearthisbecomingdesertallthetime．Scientistsmaynotbeabletochangethedesertintime．

Whyismoreandmorelandbecomingdesert？Scientiststhinkthatpeoplemakedeserts．Peoplearedoingbadthingstotheearth．

Someplacesontheearthdon’tgetmuchrain．Buttheystilldon’tbecomedeserts．Thisisbecausesomegreenplantsaregrowingthere．Smallgreenplantsandgrassareveryimportanttodryplaces．Plantsdon’tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier．Plantsdonotletthewindblowthedirtaway．Whenabitofrainfalls，theplantsholdthewater．Withoutplants，thelandcanbecomedesertmoreeasily．46．Deserts＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．neverhaveanyplantsoranimalsinthem

B．canallbeturnedintogoodlandbeforelong

C．a(chǎn)rebecomingsmallerandsmaller

D．getverylittlerain47．Small

green

plants

are

very

important

to

dry

placesbecause＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．theydon’tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier

B．theydon’tletthewindblowthesoilaway

C．theyholdwater

D．Alloftheabove．48．Land

is

becoming

desert

little

by

little

because＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．plantscan’tgrowthere

B．thereisnotenoughrain

C．peoplehaven’tdonewhatscientistswishthemtodo

D．scientistsknowlittleaboutthedeserts49．Whichisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph？

A．Scientistsknowhowtochangedesertintogoodland．B．Landisbecomingdesertfasterthanscientistscanchangeitbackintogood

land．

C．If

scientists

can

bring

water

to

desert，people

canliveandgrowfoodthere．

D．More

and

more

places

are

becoming

deserts

allthetime．50．Afterreadingthispassage，welearnthat＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．plantscankeepdrylandfrombecomingdesert

B．itisgoodtogetridofthegrassinthedeserts

C．a(chǎn)llplaceswithoutmuchrainwillbecomedeserts

D．itisbettertogrowcropsondrylandthantocutthemKeys:41－45BCCDD

46－50DDCBA6閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A

Whydopeopleinallcountriesrideinbusestoschool，toworkandtofarplaces？Busescangowheretrainsandairplanescannot．Theydonotcostasmuchtotravelon．Eventhoughtheymaynotmoveasfastasairplanesandtrains，theysometimestakepeoplebetweentwoplacesfaster．Thisisbecausetheymaytravelamoredirectway，ormayleavemoreoften，oratbettertimes．

Busescomeindifferentsizes．Asmallbuscancarryonlyeightortenpeople．Alargeonemighthaveseatsforfiftytoseventypeopleandhavestandingroomformore．

Thousandsofyellowschoolbusescarrymillionsofchildrentoschooleveryyear．Mostofthesebuseshaveseatsplacedquiteclosetogethertofitinasmanychildrenaspossible．Someschoolsbuytheirownbuses．Otherspaytousebusesthatbelongtobuscompanies．

Cityandtownbusescarrypeopleforshortdistances．Theseatsoftheseareclosetogether，andthereisstandingroomaswell．Mostcitybuseshavetwodoorssothatpeoplecangetonandoffquickly．

Longdistancebusesgofromstatetostateorcountrytocountry．Theygivepeoplethechancetotravelacrosshugestretchesofland．Thesebuseshavecomfortableseatsthatcanbemovedtodifferentpositions．Theyhaveplacestostoresuitcases．Manyhavewashrooms．Allthesethingsareimportantonalongtrip．51．Compared

with

trains

and

planes，buses

don’thavetheadvantageof＿＿＿＿．

A．cheapfare

B．frequenttravel

C．safety

D．directness52．Alargebusmightcarry＿＿＿＿＿＿people．

A．a(chǎn)tmostseventy

B．a(chǎn)tleastseventy

C．moreorlessthanseventy

D．muchmorethanseventy53．Buseshavedifferentkinds，andthey＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．leaveasfrequentlyaspossible

B．carryallkindsoftravelers

C．carrypeopleaccordingtotheirfunctions

D．haveseatsascloseaspossible54．Long－distancebusesgivepeoplethechancetotravelacross＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．hugeandcontinuoussectionsofland

B．largeandbeautifulland

C．smallbutbeautifulland

D．hugedistrictsofland55.Therearedifferentkindsofbusesmentionedinthispassageexcept＿＿＿＿．

A．short－distancebuses

B．directbuses

C．schoolbuses

D．long－distancebusesB

Everydaymillionsoflettersgofromonecountrytoanother．LettersmailedinItalyarereceivedinJapan．LettersmailedinCanadaarereceivedinAfrica．Onthelettersaremanydifferentkindsofstamps，boughtindifferentcountries．

TheUniversalPostalUnionhelpseachlettergettotherightplaceasquicklyaspossible．Itsetsuprulesaboutthesizeandweightofletters，postcards，andsmallpackages（包裹）．Ithasrulesthatallcountriesmustfollowaboutinternationalpostalrates（費(fèi)用）．

Onehundredyearsago，internationalmaildidnotmovesosmoothly．Onecountrydidnotalwaysacceptanothercountry’sletters．Lettersfromsomecountriesweretoolargetofitintothemailboxesofothercountries．Letterstravelledbymanydifferentroutes（路線）．Somewerelostalongtheway．

Sometimesthepersonwhosentthelettercouldpayonlypartofthepostage．Thepersonreceivingtheletterhadtopaytherest．

TheUnitedStateswasthefirsttosuggestthatallcountriesworktogethertosettlethequestionsofinternationalmail．In1974，menfromtwenty－fourcountriesmetinSwitzerlandtoformtheUniversalPostalUnion．Today，morethan120nationsbelongtothisunion．FromitsofficeinSwitzerland，theunionhelpsthemailtomovesafelyandquicklyaroundtheworld．56．Fromthestorywecaninferthat＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．mailisimportanttoallcountries

B．notenoughlettersaresentallovertheworld

C．a(chǎn)llthelettersmustgotoSwitzerlandfirst

D．a(chǎn)llstampslookexactlythesame57．TheUniversalPostalUnionwasformed＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．tohelpmovemailquicklyaroundtheworld

B．togivemanymenachancetowork

C．tohelpmenmeetinSwitzerland

D．tolookforthelostlettersalongtheway58．Whichstatementdoesthispassageleadsyoutobelieve？

A．Countriesaroundtheworldneedeachothers’help．B．Mostpeopledonotputenoughpostageonletters．

C．Itisnotpossibleforletterstogetlostontheway．

D．Someofthelettersaretoolargetobeputintothemailbox．59．Theunderlinedword“postage”inthispassagemeans＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．moneypaidwhenyoubuyastamp

B．moneyspentonanenvelope

C．thechargeforcarryingaletterbypost

D．thepayapostmanreceivesforhiswork60．Thispassageismainlyabout＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．differentkindsofstampsindifferentcountries

B．a(chǎn)norganizationthatmakesrules

C．internationalmail

D．thesizeandweightofletters

Keys:51－55CCCAB

56－60AAACC7閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A

Theearthismadeupofseverallayers（地層）．Thetoplayeroftheearthiscalledtheearth’scrust．Thecrustisdividedintosectionswhicharecalledplates．

Whentwoplatespushagainsteachother，orwhentwoplatesrubagainsteachother，anearthquakehappens．Anearthquakecausesthegroundabovetheplatetoshake．Theshakingiscausedbythemovementoftheplates．

Earthquakesarelikelytohappenattheboundaries（邊界）oftheearth’splates．Eachoftheseplatesisabout70kilometresthick．61．Theunderlinedword“crust”means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．

A．地面

B．地皮

C．地質(zhì)

D．地殼62．The

underlined

word

“sections”is

closest

in

meaning

to

“＿＿＿＿”．

A．parts

B．lines

C．groups

D．teams63．Whatareplates？

A．Thetoplayeroftheearth．

B．Placesthatcausethegroundtoshake．

C．Thesectionsofth