高一下学期英语阅读理解试题

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

TERNANG,Mon—More than 10 000 people were made homeless in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.

Flooding first appeared at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river straggling higher ground were just in time to get away from the destroy of the of the flood victims had to leave their possessions behind. The flood victims are now housed in various make-shift relief centers in the nearby town of Tulang.“Everything possible is being done to help the unfortunate people.”A government spokesman said,“In

fact,money,food and clothing have begun to come in from public-spirited organizations and generous persons.”

According to latest reports it is still raining heavily at whole town is expected to be totally covered by far no casualty has been reported.

to the latest report . had been raining for six days

than 10 000 people had no place to live town had already been totally flooded

government tried its best to help the homeless people the help of the government,the flood victims .

safe at higher place everything they needed

comfortably in the relief centers brought to Tulang within three hours

word “casualty”in the last sentence means .

house that is being built money that is given to the victims

person killed or injured in an accident things lost in the flood

B

Glynis Davis:

I first piled on the ponds when I was in the family way and I couldn’t lose them I joined a slimming target was 140 pounds and I lost 30 pounds in six felt great and people kept saying how good I Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating told myself I’d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year…but it didn’t of losing the put them ’d lost willpower and tried to believe that the old bage of fish and chips didn’t make any difference but the scales don’t lie. Roz Juma:

To be honest,I never weigh myself any more I’ve leant to be happy with seemed to me that I would feel sorry about every spoonful of tasty food that passed my idea is shouldn’t be too much thinking about food and ,you should get on with life and stop dreaming of a supper-thin is obviously the size I’m meant to be and,most of ’m happy with it. Lesley Codwin:

I was very happy about winning Young Silmmer of the ’d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim lady was me!That might have been my problem——perhaps from then on I didn’t pay any attention to a national competition makes everything worse,though,because you feel the eyes of the world are fixed upon feel a complete failure because I’ve put on weight again. Ros Langfod:

Before moving in with my husband Gavin,I’d always been about 110 pounds,but the pleasant housework went straight to my waist and I put on 15 pounds in a so often I try to go on a diet …I’m really good on a few days,then end up having the children’s leftovers or eating happily chocolate——my ’d like to be slim,but right now my duty is the children and might take more exercise when my kids are older.

do you think the four women were all talking about

own slimming matter. life after marriage.

work as a housewife. diets they prefer.

are these short passage most likely to be taken from

on the air. on the well.

in a library. for children.

does the underlined word “scales”possibly mean coach（教练）in the slimming club. tool to measure weight. Davis’ dear husband.

salesperson in a food shop.

of the following best describes each of the four women’s attitudes towards slimming

Davis put on weight soon after got married

Jums （名声）doesn’t necessarily mean success

Gowin speak much louder than words

landford like myself as I am,and to be what you are

;2-d;3-b;4-a ;2-b;3-d;4-a ;2-a;3-b;4-c ;2-b;3-c;4-d

C

Chinese basketball players have never been so close to the NBA before but questions remain about how they will adjust to life in the NBA if they go.

Wang Zhizhi,the center for the Bayi Rockets who was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks two years ago,has finally received permission from

authorities to travel to Dallas to play for the rest of the NBA season after he finishes playing in the Chinese Basketball Association’s finals on March he has no problems with his visa(签证),Wang will be the NBA’s first Asian was chosen by the Mavericks in the second round of the 1999 draft but the Rockets,and army-run club,refused to let him negotiations（谈判）between the Rockets and NBA representatives（代表）,the decision was made to allow Wang the chance to try his hand at American

basketball,but only for a period of short has to be back to play in the Ninth National Games in November in Guangzhou.

Another center who has attracted attention from the NBA is Yao Ming,the star who has led to the Shanghai Sharks into the finals fight with the Rockets this 20-year-old’s NBA dreams might be harder to is the center of the Sharks and the club’s manager Bei Genyuan has said that he would allow Yao to go only at a proper time,for a proper team and under proper conditions.

Yao hasn’t been chosen yet and it is unlikely that he will be any time in the Shark’s front office earlier told members of the press that “it is not proper for Yao to attend the draft this year”because he has to represent Shanghai in the Ninth National Games.

Even if Wang and Yao make it to the promised land of basketball at last,analysts on both sides of the Pacific have said the NBA road will be a long one for both of needing to work on their upper body strength,Wang and Yao will also have to adapt（适应）to the speed,techniques and above all,culture of the NBA.

Ming has attracted attention from NBA because . is metres tall,who is the tallest basketball player in China

is the center of the Shanghai Sharks and has led Sharks into the final fight with the Rockets

is regarded as the best basketball player in China is thought highly of in the international world Ming can play for NBA if . is no problem with his visa

agrees to supply favorable conditions for him

and conditions are proper

can pay a large sum of money for Sharks

underlined phrase“try his hand”in the passage probably means .

A.初试身手 B.碰碰运气 C.成为一员 D.为其效劳

chose Wang Zhizhi so that .

can show NBA need talents Zhizhi can have a bright future

whole level will be improved can make Wang Zhizhi world-famous

Wang Zhizhi plays in NBA,he will have to adapt to many things of NBA except . of

basketball speed

D

Antigua and Barbuda is the 32nd independent (的)nation in Latin lies in the Caribbean Sea about 700 kilometers from South America,between Dominica on the west and Guadeloupe on the is the main island on which is its capital Saint other two islands are Barbuda and total area is about 441 square kilometers with a population of 80 was first discovered by Columbus in was named after a Spanish church in Spanish and the French had tried to settle in the place but were not later fell into the British hand and became a colony（殖民地）for more than three hundred declared independence on November 1, main agricultural products are cotton and about one third of its national income is from tourism（旅游）.English is the language spoken in the country.

The United Nations accepted it as its 157th member state on November 11,1981.

Europeans discovered Antigua .

1981 the 19th century years ago 500 years ago

of the following is true according to the article

Spanish and French wanted to divide these islands between them. Spanish and the French made peace on these islands. British got to these islands before the Spanish.

Spanish and the French tried to go and live there but failed. of the following is wrong according to the article is a city in Spain.

the beginning of the 1980’s there were more than one hundred and fifty member states in the UN.

British came to these islands earlier than the Spanish. and Barbuda was ruled by the British for a long time. this article we can conclude .

and Barbuda is the last country accepted by the United Nations

citizen may look November 1 as his own independent day in Antigua and Barbuda

1 must be the national day of Antigua and Barbuda

,Spanish and French are widely used by the government

E

One evening was driving in his car along a lonely country had been to London where he had drawn ￡ 50 from the bank,and he was now returning home with the money which he had put in his pocket the loneliest part of the road a man in shabby,badly-fitting clothes stopped him and asked for a told him to get into the car and continued on his he talked to the man he learned that he had been in prison for robbery and had broken out of prison two days . Green was very worried at the thought of the ￡ 50 that he had put in his pocket he saw a police-car and had a bright had just reached a small town where the speed limit was 30 miles an pressed down the accelerator and drove the car as fast as it would looked back and saw that the police-car had seen him and had begun to chase a mile or so the police-car overtook him and ordered him to policeman got out

and came to ’s had hoped that he could tell the policeman about the escaped robber,but the man had taken a gun out of his pocket and had put it to ’s policeman took out his notebook and pencil and said he wanted ’s name and asked to be taken to the police station but the policeman said,“No,I want your name and address will have to appear at the police court later.”So, gave the policeman his name and policeman wrote it down,put his notebook and pencil back in his pocket and gave a talk about dangerous started up his car again and drove had given up all hope of his ￡50,but just as he reached the outskirts of London,the passenger said he wanted to get out stopped the car,the man got out and said,“Thanks for the ’ve been good to is the least I can do in return.”And he handed the policeman’s notebook.

While the policeman had talked to ,the thief had stolen the notebook. was worried about when he learned the man was an escaped robber ￡ 50 in his pocket book. life.

car. pocket book.

of the following is true

wanted to be taken to the police station right away but the policeman refused him.

policeman asked to come to the police station right away. policeman told that he would have to pay a fine.

would not give his name and address but promised to appear at the police court later.

did the robber give when he got out of the car pistol he had put to the back of . money.

money and the stolen notebook. policeman’s notebook.

did the robber steal the policeman’s notebook

wanted to show he could do something other people could not do. thought he should do something to save from trouble.

had no other purpose but playing a trick on the policeman. meant to use the notebook to pay for the life. 56~60 DBCAA

61~65 BABCA 66~70 CADDC71~75 BAADB