高一阅读理解(含答案)

1

Today, the technology that is being developed for cell phones is

surprising. Soon our cell phones will be able to do things that we

thought impossible or not even thought of at all.

When picturing the future, there are quite a few things that we

woul

d love our cell phones to be able to do. Let’s take a look at the

ones that are likely to be in the next generation of cell phones. Cell

phones of the near future will be able to start and unlock cars, turn

lights on and off in houses, make payments(

付款

), work as computers.

This sounds too good to be true, right? Fortunately, this future is just

over the horizon; you won’t wait too long. New technology for phones is

being developed to realize eye scans(

扫描

) and fingerprint scans as new

“unlock your phone”, so

you needn’t worry about information being

stolen.

What do I want my pone to be able to do? I want it to be special.

For example, I will shout to my phone across the room “Give me

directions to the market” and it pulls up the directions and sends them

to my printer. Is it possible? Yes. Maybe someday cell phones will be

able to change into robots and walk our dogs and clean our houses too.

Who knows? In the last 30 years we have gone from hardly knowing what a

cell phone was to surfing the internet with excellent cell phones.

It is hard to believe that technology is advancing as quickly as it

is, with no end in sight. In 5 years the technology of today will be a

thing of the past, and the world won’t look back one bit.

1

、

We learn from the text that cell phones ( ) in the future.

A. can do a number of jobs you want it to do

B. only do the work we once thought of

C. don’t look like today’s cell phones at all

D. can pay for whatever you want to buy

2

、The underlined phrase “over the horizon” in Pa

ragraph 2 can be

replaced by “( )”.

A. arriving as time goes

B. what people all hope

C. what we work hard for

D. coming in a short time

3

、If one’s eye scan is done by his cell phone, ( ).

A. his picture is kept in it forever

B. his informatio

n won’t be lost

C. his cell phone only serves his

D. his cell phone won’t be stolen

4

、

What is special about your future cell phone?

A. It works as a robot does.

B. You can speak loudly to it.

C. It can give you information.

D. It can warn you out of danger.

2

India has many festivals, with some celebrations that last for

weeks. However, none of them come even close to Holi, India’s most

colorful and fun festival. Celebrated on the day following the full moon

this year’s festival happens to

be on March 19th.

As with most India festivals, this one also has many different folk

stories. Most of the them center around the success of good over evil.

The most popular one is about a king, who hates his son Prahlada for

loving the creator of the Universe-Lord Vishnu. When every attempt to

stop him fails, his sister, Holika believed to be immune to(

免于

) fire,

joins in the effort by inviting the young boy to sit with her inside a

huge fire. Helped by the power of Lord Wishnu, Prahlada escapes safely,

while the evil Holika is burned to death. To remember this event, huge

outdoor fires are lit in the nigh before Holi in order to clean the air

of evil spirits and to celebrate the death of the evil.

So what’s so great about this day? While there are some

fun

parades(

游行

) and folk songs and dance performances, the most fun of all

is walking to the streets and splashing(

泼洒

) people with water guns and

dry colors and even covering them with entire buckets of colored water.

On this day, everything and everybody is fire game, no matter how old or

how young. At about midday, the splashing comes to an end and people

living close to oceans or rivers usually take a bath in the water to

clean themselves

before going home to a delicious home- made big dinner and a well-

deserved short sleep, following this full day of fun and activities.

1

、

The text mainly talks about ( ).

A. different kinds of Indian festivals

B. Holi- the Indian festival of colors

C. why Indian has so many festivals

D. when to celebrate the Indian festival-Holi

2

、

Why does the king dislike his son Prahlada?

A. Because Prahlada doesn’t love him.

B. Because Prahlada is rude to Holika.

C. Because Prahlada believe in Lord Vishnu.

D. Because Prahlada concentrates on his own success.

3

、

Prahlada gets out of danger ( ).

A. with the help of Lord Vishnu

B. because of his good luck

C. by beating his aunt Holika

D. using his amazing talent

4

、The underlined phrase “fair game” in Paragraph 3 refers to a

person who ( ).

A. plays games fairly

B. enjoys splashing people

C. plays a trick on others

D. is the aim of an attack

3

The phone rang on the Friday before the first day of school at La

Canada High School. It was a recording of our principal(

校长

) Sounding

serious, she said that school was cancelled on Monday and would be put

off until Tuesday. This was because of the fire in the La Canada-

Flintridge area and my school was being used as a shelter(

避难所

) for

those whose houses were threatened.

On Monday evening, I was preparing for my big day. My red backpack

was filled with new notebooks. Then the phone rang. Again a recording of

the principal told me to stay at home. I could feel my anxiety growing

inside of me. When was school going to start?

Finally is was Wednesday-the real first day of school. I walked

onto campus feeling nervous even though I had walked on the same grounds

for two years because the middle school was next door. Everything looked

and

felt different in high school-the middle school building looked

like an old memory.

I looked at my schedule. The first period was German. I took a deep

breath as I opened the door to my first class. Our German teacher was

very friendly. Though I was excited that I would get to know people put

of my grade, I was a little scared

too. I didn’t know how juniors acted.

They might be nice but then again they might be bullies(

恃强凌弱者

)

The fourth period used to be the time to have lunch back in middle

school, but not anymore. We have one more period before lunch. When I

finally got to meet my friends to eat lunch once again, I felt happy.

The familiar place and people brought back memories of last year as we

caught each other up in the summer.

After lunch, I went to my English class.

1

、The best title for the text may be “( )”.

A. The call of my principal

B. My first day of high school

C. My different feelings about high school

D. My classes in middle school

2

、

The author finally began his or her first day of high school on

( ).

A. Monday

B. Tuesday

C. Wednesday

D. Friday

3

、

The first day of school was delayed mainly because ( ).

A. the school was damaged by the fire

B. the fire left the school for another use

C. not all students were ready for school

D. the students would be in danger at school

4

、

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. The author felt happy when told again to stay at home.

B. When meeting juniors, the author didn’t know how to act well.

C. The author was nervous because of the strange school on the

first day.

D. The lunch in the dining hall called up his or her happy memories

of last year.

4

Have you heard of the term “tweenager”? It’s the new expression

being used in the UK to describe kids at either 8-12 or 10-13 years old.

Why are the media suddenly referring to kids in this way?

Well, more and more companies are beginning to create products and

services for tweenagers. The Disney Company sells the Hannah Montana TV

show, music and film to tweenagers and their parents. The High School

Musical serie

s of films is also intended for tweenagers. So, it’s all

about sales, which tells us tweenagers must have move money, freedom and

influence upon their parents than they’ve ever had before.

Most kids in the UK today get more pocket money than before.

Parents have more money to give their kids, since parents are having

fewer children on average than in the past. In addition, the divorce

rate(

离婚率

) in the UK is continually rising and parents spend less time

with their children than they used to, so many of them try to compensate

by buying presents for their children.

You may wonder how tweenagers have more freedom than before. Well,

UK kids are much more familiar with media and computers, through which

they learn more about life and the world.

UK tweenagers never used to be worried about spending money on

clothes and fashion accessories(

饰品). Some of them think it’s very

important to look fashionable. So what does tweenager fashion look like?

It’s lots of bright colours , particularly pink. There are usually

plenty of accessories.

Surely none of the above is a good thing, is it? Can it really be

healthy for us to encourage kids to be like adults at such a young age?

Are we stealing childhoods in return for money? Well, I think the UK

government should make strict laws preventing companies from marketing

their products and services to children.

is the main reason why the term “tweenager” came out?

want to divide the groups of children more exactly.

is a fashion to divide children into different groups.

en in this age group have more money and freedom.

en in this age are group have more influence on society

2. The underlined word “compensate” in Paragraph 3 most probably

means “( )”.

A. make up

B. look up

C. care about

D. talk about

3. UK kids get the information about fashion through ( ).

Disney Company

B. media and the Internet

C. their divorced parents

D. the UK government

4. According to the text, which is NOT a feature of tweenagers in

Britain today?

A. They have more pocket money than before

B. They have more freedom to do what they like.

C. They are paying close attention to fashion.

D. They prefer dark colours to bright ones.

5. What is the author’s opinion about products

and services for

tweenagers?

A. Tweenage products and services should be encouraged.

B. It is very necessary to rule the tweenage market.

C. Parents should never buy presents for their children.

D. Kids should be encouraged to be like adults at a young age.

5

What is your friend lifespan? It is how long you remain in

friendship with someone until you live away from each other for some

reasons. Some people remain friends for a lifetime, but some do stay

apart. So among those friends you have made, who is your best friend? Is

your best friend in junior school still your best friend now? Or you

have lost touch with each other since you went to different high schools.

Perhaps you have another best friend now. However, the best friends in

our lifetime are often our old friends.

Girls usually are good at keeping in touch with old friends. They

usually make friends for life, and they even share their secrets with

their best friends. But for a man , usually his drinking partners become

his close friends.

But there is a saying that “Old is Gold”. Usually your childhood

friends and school friends are the only friends you will ever have for

your lifetime. Your colleagues, your drinking partners, or club friends

will come and go, and when you are in need of help, your old friends

will always stand by you. Even if you call your high school friend after

15 years of not calling and ask him for a favor, he will most probably

give you a hand. He might not even think that you are calling after 15

years, and that is for asking a favor. He will feel so good hearing your

voice that he will do anything he can to help you. Then, why do we

forget them? Why do we forget to call them on their birthdays? No matter

how long our friend lifespan would be for new friends, we should always

try to keep in touch with our old friends.

of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

are more likely to keep long-losting friendship than men.

we have new friends, we will lose our old friends.

ship will never last when friends stay away from each other.

a man, drinking partners are always his best friends.

ing to the passage, who will most probably be our friends

forever?

A. Our new colleagues.

B. Our school friends.

C. Our drinking partners.

D. Our club friends.

3. What does the underlined sentence “Old is Gold” in Paragraph 3

mean?

A. Old people are much wise.

B. Old friends know us better.

C. Old things are very expensive.

D. Old friends are very important.

4. The best title of this passage would be ( ).

A. What Is the Friend Lifespan

B. Old Friends and New Friends

C. How to Ask Your Friends for help

D. Never Forget Your Old Friends

6

The Mississippi River flows down the middle of the United States to

the Gulf of Mexico Right now, melted snow and heavy rains from the north

are moving south. The result has been what some people are calling the

worst flooding in eightly years in the states along the Mississippi.

In Louisiana, engineers are working to keep floodwaters away from

two big cities

—

New Orieans and Baton Rouge. New Orleans is still

recovering from the failure of its flood controls during Hurricane

Katrina in 2005.

A plan to direct some of the water into the Morganza Spillway(

泄洪

道

) means flooding rich farmlands in another part of the state. As many

as twenty-five thousand people may have to leave areas that would be

flooded.

The Morganza Spillway is about seventy-five kilometers upriver from

Baton Rouge, the state capital. The spillway is a thirty-two- kilometer-

long channel that can take waters from the Mississippi to another river

system. The spillway was used only once before, in 1973.

Last week, the Army Corps of Engineers exploded a three-kilometer-

wide hole along an earthen levee in Missouri. They did that to protect

river towns in two other states, Kentucky and Illinois. But fifty-two

thousand hectares of farmland were flooded as a result.

The American insurance industry says natural disasters have already

caused five billion dollars in damage this year. A record number of

tornadoes(

龙卷风

) hit along a path form Texas to Georgia. The storms

killed more than tow hundred people in sic states. At the same time ,

states like Texas and Oklahoma are experiencing extremely dry weather

and high winds that have caused wildfires.

1 What’s the main idea of the text?

A The Mississippi River floods America’s heartland.

B The morganza Spillway plays a great role in controlling floods.

D The storms cause huge losses in America each year.

2. The serious flooding in America( )

A hit New Orlean s and Baton Rouge

B was taken to another river system

C burst through a three-kilometer-wide hole

D was caused by melted snow and heavy rains from the north

3 What can be inferred from the text?

A The Morganza Spillway has been used twice till now.

B Engineers attempt to protect New Orleans from being hit by floods

C Up to twenty thousand Americans will leave their homeland.

D The American insurance industry will pay for all the damages

4 The underlined word “levee”in Paragraph

5 probably means”( )”

A island

B dam

C town

D farmland

7

A big question that keeps coming up nowadays in China is just how

technology has affected the reading habits of the Chinese. Do people

still prefer to read books in traditional style, or are most people

reading through new media formats (

形式

) ? In order to have a more

thoraough understanding of reading in the Internet Age, a team of CRI

reporters visited the largest library in Asia, and one of the largest in

the world.

The National Library of China, otherwise known as the NLC, is

conveniently located in northwestern Beijing. As part of the NLC's

expansion, and in keeping up with the ever-changing pace of technology,

the Digital Library of China opened to the public. It's a state-of-the-

art building that sits right in the middle of the NLC grounds. This

modern style building comes complete with computer rooms and a spacious