古镜(完整版)高一上学期英语阅读训练

2021年1月18日发(作者：捕蛇者说作者)

高一英语阅读训练（1）
A
I have been in England three months now．I hope you don“t think I“ve
forgotten you．Therehave been so many places to see and so many things to do that
I“ve not had much time for writingletters．
I shall soon be starting my studies at King“s College．So far I“ve been learning
about Englandand British ways of living．I won“t tell you about London．There are
lots of books you can readand lots of pictures you can look at about this famous
city．I“m sure you“ll be more interested toknow what I think about life here．
I find some of the customs（风俗）interesting．People here do not shake
hands as much as wedo in the mainland（大陆）of Europe．During the first few
weeks I was often surprised becausepeople did not put out their hands when I met
them．Men raise their hats to women but not toeach other．
1．The writer came to London from＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．AsiaB．the mainland of EuropeC．AmericaD．Africa
2．The writer did not write the letter earlier because＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．she had forgotten her friendB．she was lonely and sad in this strange land
C．she was too busy to write
D．she was too busy with her courses（课程）at King“s College
3．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？
A．Happy．B．Angry．C．Sad．D．Interesting．
4．The writer came to London＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．to make a livingB．to study
C．to learn British ways of livingD．for sightseeing only
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5．Englishmen＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meet
B．often shake hands when they meet with friends
C．raise their hats to all friends when they meet
D．do not raise their hats to any of their friends when they meet
B
A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old
man“s garden，andtalkingaboutchildren．T heyoungmansaid，
“Howstrictshouldparentsbewithth eirchildren？”
The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin
young one．“Pleaseuntie（解开）that string，”he said．The young man untied
it，and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side．“Now tie it again，
please，”said the old man，“but first pull the string tightso that the young tree is
straight again．”
The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with
children．Youmust be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to
know how they are gettingon．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie
the string tight again．But when youfind that they are ready to stand alone，you
can take the string away．”
6．The story is about＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．how to take care of young treesB．how strict parents should be with their
childrenC．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
D．how to tie and untie the string
7．The young man untied the string＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
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A．in order to throw it awayB．so that both of the trees would grow
straightC．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side
D．in order to let the old man teach him
8．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．When the old man has leftB．After you have untied it
C．When the young man has untied it next time
D．When the young tree grows strong enough
9．At last the old man told the young man＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone
B．that he should always be strict with his childrenC．that he should be hard
on themD．that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone
10．In the story the relation（关系）of the big strong tree to the thin one is
like that of＿＿.A．the young father to the old neighborB．parents to their
childrenC．the old neighbor to the children of the young fatherD．grown ups to
their parentsC
In1950 anordinarybutimaginative（富于想象力）
electricalengin eernamedChristopherCockerell began an experiment that was soon to
change the world．He came up with an idea tomake boats go faster，by using a
vacuum cleaner（真空吸尘器）．
Using his wife“s vacuum cleaner he was able to reverse（使倒转）the motor so
that it blewinsteadofsucking．Theairth atblewoutbeneath（下面）
actedasacushionagainstsurf aces．Years later，his principle of cushioned air made it
possible for the first hovercraft（气垫船）to be successfully built and tried out．A
journey along the Amazon River proved to theworld that the hovercraft was both
wonderful and useful．
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