阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A．B．C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项...

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A．B．C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.

In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast when they can. But in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different when one wants to walk.

At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London's Oxford Street. But the streets near Ginza in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.

The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is when the night-clubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 night-clubs in Tokyo, and you do not often see one that is empty.

Most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.

In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now. Instead, I am surprised at myself: I must go there next year on business. I know I hate the overcrowded city. But I feel like a man who is returning to his long-lost love.

1.Tokyo is different from London in that ________.

A. it has a smaller population

B. it is an international city

C. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot in Tokyo

D. its people are friendlier and more polite.

2.What time does the writer think is the worst time to go into the street?

A. When the night-clubs are closing.

B. At 8 o'clock in the morning.

C. When the train is overcrowded.

D. At 11:30 a.m.

3.What does the writer say about Japanese trains?

A. There are not enough trains.

B. They are very nice and comfortable.

C. They leave and arrive at the right time.

D. They often run behind schedule.

4.From the writer's observation, we can see that fires break out in Tokyo ________.

A. occasionally　　　　　　　　　 B. quite frequently

C. not very often　　　　　　　　 D. twice a day

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In one of the old buildings near our school,one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor,His name was James.During the three years at school,I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position.

He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife .Once there was a bus accident,in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.James was responsible for the rescue operation.It was a big hospital,but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was.There was no enough life-saving drugs and life-supporting equipment.The injured and their companions had to struggle there .James attempted to help .However,though he emptied his pockets,many of them died that day.

That was a turning point in his life.He made a decision to devote his life to helping others,particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions.He began to spend much of his income on these people.Since this required much time and energy,he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire,which,in turn,reduced his income considerably.

His wife was deeply worried.Most of the time,James was out and paid least attention to home affairs.Meanwhile,as he was spending a lot helping others,she had struggle even to meet the household expenses.Though she was not against his helping the poor,she urged him not to ignore his own home and life,but it had no effect on him.She decided to leave him ,never to return.Though he continued his work, this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and he was soon forced to stay indoors.That was when he took his position by the window,spending his time looking outside.

A few weeks after my graduation,I returned to school,only to find the building gone.I heard that they were torn down.Everyone left except James.He refused to go and the next morning,he was found at his usual place by the window,dead.

1.What changed James view toward life?

A.The difficulties in his career.

B.The deaths in the bus accident.

C.The bad conditions in the hospital.

D.The responsibilities in the hospital.

2.James’wife left because

A.she was strongly against his deeds.

B.James paid little attention to his work

C.her work to support their daily-life was too tiring.

D.James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

3.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to

A.his decision to retire

B.the departure of his wife

C.the argument with his wife

D.his devotion to helping others

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

C

In any family with more than one child, chidren seem to naturally compete for their parents’ love and attention. Parents say they love every child equally. But is that true?

Susan, founder of a consulting firm in Chicago, interviewed 216 women and found that even though none of her questions asked directly about a parent favoring one child over another, about two-thirds of the women said there was a favored child. And they also remembered their experience when they were young. One of the women said, “My mother always liked my brother better, and he got to go to summer camp in 1968 and I didn’t.”

Plumez, who interviewed parents with both biological children and adoptive children for an adoption book in 2008, found that what matters most is whether your temperaments(性情) are pleasing. “In some cases, parents would say they felt closer to their adopted children,” she says, “Some parents like the children with characters similar to theirs. Two people who are shy and withdrawn might get along well, unless the shy parent doesn’t like that aspect of themselves and they try to push the naturally withdrawn child to be more extroverted.”

It could be a result of gender, birth order or how easy or difficult a child’s temperament may be, but a parent’s different treatment has far-reaching effects. Students have found that less-favored children may suffer emotionally, with decreased self-esteem and behavioral problems in childhood. Favoritism is a reason for the next generation not to like each other.

Experts say it is not realistic to say everyone should be treated equally, because no two people are the same and they relate differently to others.

“It does not mean that parent loves or likes one child more. It has to do with which one of them is independent,” says psychologist Laurie Kramer of the University of Illinois.

【小题１】The study carried out by Susan shows that ______.

A. showing favoritism is common in many families

B. most mothers like their sons better than their daughters

C. only two-thirds of the women interviewed have more than a child

D. it is a favoritism that leads to absence of harmony in most families

【小题１】The underlined word “extroverted” in the third paragraph means _______.

A. independent                  B. outgoing                C. clever                     D. brave

【小题１】What can we infer from the passage?

A. Favoritism is not beneficial to the development of children

B. Parents’ favoritism to a certain child can’t be avoided in families

C. Parents may be favoring one of their children and don’t realize it

D. People are very much shaped by how they were treated by their parents

【小题１】What is the best title for the passage?

A. Parents’ favoritism can affect children deeply

B. Why do parents show favoritism to children?

C. Parents should give attention to all their children

D. Building a harmonious family is important to children

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

第三部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.

The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.

A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.

It was after 2 o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.

The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.

“Mr. Cuninghan,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all the way from Albany to save your boy.”

1.Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because ________.

A.Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot

B.The boy needed the help of a surgeon

C.Dr. Eyck was the boy’s father

D.Dr. Eyck was Haydon’s friend

2.The surgeon was late because ________.

A . he was stopped by the police

B.the weather was rather terrible

C.Clens Falls was too far from Albany

D.his car was taken away

3.Choose the right order of the following events given in the story.

a.Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.

b.Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.

c.The boy shot himself.

d.The boy died.

e.The man in an old coat reached the hospital.

f.Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.

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

4.The boy could have been saved if ________.

A .he had not been sent to the hospital

B. his father hadn’t arrived in time

C.Dr.Eyck had arrived earlier than the man

D.Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Christmas Eve was tomorrow. I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree. It was the only thing I wanted. I had been dropping hints to my parents. I love taking photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom’s old camera. I’m always trying to capture(捕捉) those perfect moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene, but my camera has always seemed to fall short.

I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning, so I went on a hunt in my mom’s room. I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor — a big pink cat. I felt so disappointed.

Mom seemed to notice that, and she tried to cheer me up. “Stacy, I got your present today. I am so excited to surprise you!” “I can’t wait,” I said. The next day I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed to tell her.

”Mom, may I talk to you for a second?”

“Sure, dear. What do you need to talk about?” she asked.

And so it came — how upset I was that I was getting a cat.

“Stacy, that cat is for your sister Julia!” she said with a smile.

“Then what am I getting?” I asked.

She just smiled. “You’ll have to wait and see.”

Next morning, I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree. I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find…

My camera! “Thank you!” I said to both Dad and Mom.

Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia, Mom and me. It has become one of my favorite pictures. Just on that Christmas morning, I took lots of photos with my camera — my little sister making a face, my parents giving me a soft smile — and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me: LOVE.

1.The underlined phrase “dropping hints” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A. talking often     B. sending presents

C. suggesting indirectly    D. taking pictures

2.Why did Stacy feel disappointed at first?

A. Her mother couldn’t understand her at all.

B. Her mother didn’t buy her any Christmas gift.

C. She mistook her sister’s Christmas gift for hers.

D. She didn’t find her present in her mom’s room.

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. her mother bought Stacy a big pink cat

B. her mother knew what gift Stacy wanted

C. Stacy thought it’s OK to have an old camera

D. Stacy finally got her gift on Christmas Eve

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Christmas gift as wished

B. Love is more important than gifts

C. A wonderful Christmas

D. Love cannot be bought

高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Most of us feel upset if we miss just one meal, and if we try to go without food for 12 hours we would really be uncomfortable. But there are some people who seem able to “fast” for very long periods.

Various records are claimed for long fast, but in most cases there is no medical proof and so the records are doubtful. One South African woman claimed that she lived for 102 days on nothinig but water and soda water.

There are great differences among living things in the ability to survive without food. For example , a tick（扁虱）, which lives on animals, may survive a whole year. Warm-blooded animals use up their stores of food in the body more quickly.

In fact, the smaller and more active the animal, the more quickly it uses up its reserves. A small bird starves to death in about five days, a dog in about twenty. In general, we can say that a warm-blooded creature will die when it has lost about half its normal weight.

This matter of weight is important. Man and other creatures live in a state of metabolic equiplibrium（新陈代谢的平衡）which means maintaining the body weight once a certain point has been reached. This regulation of body weight is done by thirst, hunger, and appetite.

When your blood lacks nutritional materials, this registers（记录）in the hunger center of the brain and you feel “hungry”. The body is crying out for any kind of fuel(food). And it is our appetite that sees to it hat we chooose a mixed diet, which is the kind the body needs.

1.According to this passage, a man will die _________.

2.The word “fast” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by ________.

3.A tick can survive much longer than a bird because ________.

4.A person feels hungry _________.

5.From the passage we can infer that the author ________.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

三、阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

As one approaches some crossroads, one comes to a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop (unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road); and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.

Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroads. It had a “Slow” sign, so he slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.

At once he heard a police whistle, so he pulled in to the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and pencil in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at the crossing.” “But the sign there doesn’t say “Stop”,” answered Mr. Williams. “It just says “Slow”, and I did go slow.” The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pencil away, scratched his head and said, “Well, I’ll be blowed. I am in the wrong street!”

1. Which of the following statements is correct? 

A. Stop signs can be found at every crossroads.

B. At crossroads with a “Slow” sign, drivers never have to stop.

C. At crossroads with a “Slow” sign, drivers have to stop and then go slow.

D. At some crossroads, drivers needn’t stop or go slow.

2. What do you think the policeman would do in the end?

A. Fine Mr. Williams.                  B. Take him to the police station.

C. Apologize to Mr. Williams.                 D. Give Mr. Williams his notebook and pencil.

3. Which might be the best title for this passage?

A. Signs at the crossroads                B. A careful driver

C. A policeman and a driver              D. Policeman in the wrong street

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dear Little One,

Recently, your mother and I were searching the Internet. And Google returned a list of the most popular 　 　 　 in the world. High at the 　 　 was “How to keep him interested.” It made me 　　 . I scanned several of the countless 　 　 　 about how to be sexy, when to bring him a beer, and the ways to make him feel 　 　 　 and superior. And I got 　 .

Little One, it is not, has never been, and never will be your 　 　 　 to “keep him interested.” Your only task is to know deeply in your soul—that you are 　 　 　 of interest.

　 you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the word: You will 　 　 　 　 a boy who is both capable of interest and who wants to 　 　 　 his one life putting all his interest in you.

I want to tell you about the boy who doesn’t 　 to be kept interested, 　 　 he knows you are interesting.

I don’t 　 　 　 　 if he can’t play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with your children and you. I don't care if he puts his elbows on the dinner table -- as long as he his eyes on your smile. I couldn’t care 　 　 how he votes—as long as everyday he treats you with great 　 　 .and elects you to a place of 　 　 　 in your home.

In the end, Little One, if you 　 　 　 a man like that, and he and I have 　 　 else in common, we will have the most important thing in common: you.

Your eternally interested guy,

Daddy

1.A. writers B. searches　 　 C. idioms　　 　　 D. notes

2.A. table　　 　　 B. bottom　 　　 C. top　　 　　　　 D. site

3.A. upset　　 　　 B. bored　　 　　 C. delighted　 D. comfortable

4.A. newspapers　 B. copies　　 　　 C. pictures 　 　 D. articles

5.A. foolish　 　 B. ugly　　 　　　 C. smart　 　　 　 D. homeless

6.A. angry　　 　　 B. excited　 　　 C. happy　 　　 　 D. cool

7.A. deal　　 　　 B. job 　　　　 　　 C. study　 　　 　 D. position

8.A. proud　 　　 B. informed　 　 C. worthy 　　 　 D. warned

9.A. If　　 　　　　 B. Though　 　　 C. Whether 　　 　 D. Unless

10.A. stop　　 　　 B. attract　　 　 C. hug　　 　　　　 D. miss

11.A. cost　　 　　 B. take　　 　　　 C. spare　 　　 　 D. spend

12.A. need　 　　 B. wish　　 　　　 C. dare　　 　　　 D. agree

13.A. though　 　 B. while　 　　 　 C. because 　　 　 D. so

14.A. care　 　　 　 B. kno　　 　　　　 C. realize　 　 　 D. think

15.A. opens　 　　 B. focuses 　 C. catches　 　　 D. meets

16.A. higher　 　 B. more　　 　　　 C. less　　 　　　 D. larger

17.A. confidence　 B. pride　　 　 C. satisfaction D. respect

18.A. sympathy　 　　 B. honor　　 　 C. memory　　 　　 D. fun

19.A. come across　 B. get though C. set aside　 　 D. leave behind

20.A. everything 　 B. anything　　 C. something　 D. nothing

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 　　 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 　　 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 　　 in front of him, which he was 　　 to read, but I could 　　 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 　　 ,the man was clearly puzzled by the 　　 way in which the waiter and I 　　 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 　　 went on and it became 　　 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 　　 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 　　 .without another glance in my direction.

I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 　　 . "Well," he said，"that man was a detective. He 　　 you here because he thought you were the man he 　　 . "What?" I said, showing my 　　 The owner continued, "He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 　　 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 　　 ." "Well, it's really 　　 I came to a restaurant where I'm known, " I said." 　　 , I might have been in trouble."

1.A. knew 　 　　　 B. understood　 　 C. noticed 　　 D. recognized

2.A. since 　 　　　 B. even if　 　　　 C. though　 　　 D. as if

3.A. flat　 　 　　　 B. open　 　　　　　 C. cut 　　　　 D. fixed

4.A. hoping 　　　 B. thinking　 　　 C. pretending　 D. continuing

5.A. see 　　 　　　 B. find　 　　　　　 C. guess 　　　 D. learn

6.A. menu 　　 　　　 B. bill 　　　　　 C. paper　 　　　 D. food

7.A. direct 　 　　　 B. familiar 　　 C. strange　 　　 D. funny

8.A. chatted with　 B. looked at 　　 C. laughed at　 D. talked about

9.A. the waiter　 　 B. time　 　　 　　 C. I　 　　　　　　 D. the dinner

10.A. true 　　　　 B. hopeful　 　　 C. clear　 　　　 D. possible

11.A. restaurant　 B. washroom 　　 C. office　 　　 D. kitchen

12.A. left　 　　　　 B. acted　 　　 　　 C. sat down 　 D. calmed down

13.A. wanted　 　　　 B. tried　 　　 　　 C. ordered 　　 D. wished

14.A. met 　　　　　 B. caught　 　　 C. followed 　 　　 D. discovered

15.A. was to beat　 B. was dealing with　 C. was to meet　 D. was looking for

16.A. care　 　　　　 B. surprise　 C. worry 　　 D. regret

17.A. must 　　　　 B. can　　　 C. need 　　　 D. may

18.A. discovery　 　 B. mistake　 　 C. decision　 D. fortune

19.A. a pity 　　　 B. natural　 　 C. a chance D. lucky

20.A. Thus　 　　　　 B. However 　 C. Otherwise　 D. Therefore

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解

请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

FOR most people, life without plants is unimaginable. They feed us, clean up our air and brighten up our gardens. But what if someone told you that even our smartphones can benefit from plants?

Meet the scientists from the Freiburg University of Mining and Technology in Germany. According to reports from Reuters, they have come up with a way to take the important element germanium (锗) from plants.

The element was first discovered in Germany (hence the name) and was used to develop the first transistor (晶体管) because it can transport electricity very quickly. Nowadays, silicon-germanium alloy (硅锗合金) plays an important role in making computers, smartphones and fiber-optic cables (光纤电缆).

Although germanium can be found in soil around the world, it is difficult to extract (提取). In the traditional process, people take the material after zinc (锌) mining or burning coal. But the Freiburg scientists decided to fall back on the natural world.

Biology professor Hermann Heilmeier is one of the scientists who are using common plants for this uncommon process. “Different energy crops are being planted, for example, sunflowers, corn ... we want to use them for phytomining. In German we call it ‘mining with plants’.”

Others have used this method in the past with metals like gold and copper (铜). But in their study, the Freiburg scientists brought germanium from the soil into the roots and shoots of the plants, harvested them and then took the element from the plants. The process did not cost too much because germanium can be taken after plants are processed for use as biogas (沼气). So many of the costs are already covered in existing biogas plants.

However, there is still a lot of work to do before we can all experience the benefits. At the moment germanium can only be harvested in very small amounts, just a few milligrams per liter. Now scientists are working on different plants to improve this.

“As is so often the case, industry is still waiting because they want to see everything already working. Then they say, ‘We’ll have it.’ But of course we have to complete the step in between first,” said Professor Martin Bertau, head of industrial chemistry at Freiburg University.

1.We can learn from the article that germanium ______.

A. is mostly produced in Germany

B. can effectively transfer electricity

C. exists mostly in soil and water

D. is very easy to get from nature

2. What can we conclude from the article?

A. Germanium can be easily produced during the process of mining zinc or burning coal.

B. Sunflowers and corn are currently the most efficient plants to use when extracting germanium.

C. The process of harvesting germanium from plants isn’t costly because after harvesting, the plants can be used for biogas.

D. The new method for extracting germanium that the Freiburg scientists are trying is greener and cheaper than the traditional one.

3. According to the article, phytomining ______.

A. is a completely new method for extracting metals

B. has been widely used in extracting all kinds of rare metals

C. has different productivity depending on the type of energy crop

D. is now being tested on types of plants that it has never been tried on

4.Which of the following statements would Professor Martin Bertau agree with?

A. Many businesses have already started contributing money to this research.

B. Industry and science have stronger and closer connections than is generally expected.

C. People from related industries showed no interest in extracting germanium from plants.

D. Germanium has to be extracted from plants in large quantities before this type of extraction becomes industrialized.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析