1、高考英语阅读理解题冲刺练习40篇 Exercise1A In 1947 the pilot of a small aeroplane saw nine strange objects in the sky over Washington, USA. He said that they looked like saucers. Newspapers printed his story under the headline “Flying Saucers”. Since then, all over the world, people have reported similar strange f
2、lying objects. No one knows what they are or where they come from. Some people say that they do not exist, but many others say that they have seen them. Usually people on the ground have seen them but not always. Airline pilots also have reported seeing them and so have astronauts-the men who fly in
3、 spaceships. Perhaps some people saw them only in their imagination or illusion (幻觉，错觉) . Perhaps some people made a mistake . But airline pilots and astronauts do not usually make mistakes of this kind. Captain Ed Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, said in 1974 that he believes that some
4、flying saucersare real. Many other people now believe that these strange flying objects are visiting the earth from other worlds in space. They have come to greet us. They say. The American government tried to find out more about these objects. It listened to a great many people who said they had se
5、en them. But the Government Committee could not decide on what the objects were. It called them UFOs, which is short for Unidentified Flying Objects . Some even say they have seen people in the flying saucers! In 1964, a driver of a police car in New Mexico saw a UFO landing a mile away. When he rea
6、ched it, there were two small figures standing near it. They looked like little men. When he reported on his radio, they got inside the object and flew away. In 1973 two men were out fishing in Mississippi River. They say they saw a UFO shaped like an egg. There were three creatures like men but the
7、ir skins were silver in colour. They had no eyes, and their mouths were just slits (裂缝) , Their noses and ears were pointed. They made the fishermen get inside the UFO for a while. Then the creatures photographed them and took them to the place where they had been fishing. There are many other simil
8、ar stories. Some are probably untrue but some may be true. No one knows.56. The American government tried to _.A. look for the flying objects B. know where the objects come fromC. learn more about UFOs D. report more about UFOs57. According to the passage, the name flying saucers was first used by _
9、.A. a pilot of a small plane B. an official in WashingtonC. an editor of a newspaper D. the man who flies in saucers58. The purpose of this passage is to tell us _.A.the shape of UFOs B.how to observe UFOs C. the danger of UFOs D.what we know about UFOs59. It is implied in the passage that the autho
10、r _.A. does not believe at all about the existence of UFOs B. believes that UFOs are real objects flying in the skyC. is not sure whether there are UFOs or not D. thinks UFOs come from other planetsB The beautiful Gothic stone dormitories (宿舍) in which the college freshmen lived were surrounded by a
11、 very high but equally beautiful black iron fence. This was to keep the City out. Jersey led herself into the quadrangle (四方院子) with a key. Inside, the landscaping was cool and green. Immense old wooden doors, heavy as coffin lids, led into the Commons. Four weeks before the end of freshman year, an
12、d Jersey was still in awe of the campus. Still thrilled that she was here, attending the best college in the nation. Her father had graduated back when the school was all men, and she had been brought up on his college stories. Jersey went to her mail slot, opened it, and found a letter from home. J
13、ersey loved mails. Going to college was worth it just for the mail. She ripped open the letter, which had only one word. ENJOY! said Dads handwriting. Wrapped in his letterhead was a hundred dollar bill. Jersey laughed to herself. Dad was so tickled that his little girl was attending his Alma Mater(
14、母校) . All year long he had been celebrating by sending money. Ooooh, goody! she thought. Im going to get those shoes Mai found at the Downtown Mall. Mai was one of Jerseys two roommates, a serious competitor for Worlds Best Shopper. While lesser shoppers found anything in any store, Mai zeroed in on
15、 terrific bargains at every counter. And Jerseys other roommate, Susan, had unbelievably good fashion sense. Susan could take some disgusting (令人厌恶的) orange-and- turquoise (青绿色) scarf(围巾) -not fit for a preschoolers bath towel-pair it with just the right shirt and necklace, and make herself look lik
16、e a million dollars. Jerseys proud father was under the impression that she was enjoying classes, boys, dorm life, and the coast-and she was-but better than anything, Jersey enjoyed shopping with Mai and Susan. Unfortunately, Mai and Susan had labs on Mondays and, being dedicated future research sci
17、entists, would work right through dinner. Shopping alone rots, thought Jersey, who cares about shoes unless Mai and Susan are along to giggle and criticize and compare? The hundred dollars burned, dying to be spent. . .60. Which of the following is NOT true about the college Jersey went to?A. It was
18、 once a college only for boys. B. It carried a strong authority in the country.C.Jerseys father had been a student in this college. D.It was fenced up to keep the City out.61. The underlined part means _.A. respectful with fear B. proud of C. excited with horror D. regretful62. Which is NOT right ab
19、out Mai?A. She had a good sense of fashion and wanted to compete for the Worlds Best Shopper.B. She was always able to buy something at a good price.C. She was a science student and was determined to be a scientist.D. She shared the same room with Jersey and Susan.63. We can infer that the one-hundr
20、ed-dollar bill _.A. was mailed in a letter by Jerseys father because he had not sent her money for a yearB. was to be saved in a bank for Jerseys future dorm lifeC. was probably to be exchanged for shoesD. would be spent right away, when Jersey went shopping with Mai and Susan64. This passage is pro
21、bably from _.A. a news report B. a novel C. an ad D. a magazineC Both the Eskimos and the Plains Indians used open fires in their shelters for warmth but with very different consequences (结果). The Eskimo house was an airtight igloo made of blocks of ice with a small tunnel-like entrance and a small
22、chimney in the center for smoke from the fire. Temperatures inside the structure easily reached 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit although outside temperatures frequently dropped well below zero. Often the igloo was so hot that the loss of body fluid through perspiration would force the Eskimos to drink c
23、up after cup of ice water. The Plains Indians, on the other hand, placed their fire in a tepee, made with long poles and animal skins with an entrance cut directly into one wall. In contrast with the Eskimo shelter, the tepee was far from airtight; drafts (穿堂风) came in around the door and through ga
24、ps between the skins. At night, the Indians would crawl under their blankets, cover their heads, and shiver all night-so much that the blanket would shake! The difference between the Eskimo igloo and the Indian tepee was insulation. (密封性): the igloos walls were solid and airtight whereas those of th
25、e tepee permitted a great deal of air to enter.65. This passage most likely occurs as part of _.A. a weather forecast B. a book on fire prevention.C. a report on animal conservation D. a magazine on house construction66. From the passage it can be inferred that _A. to enter an Eskimo house, one had
26、to go through a long tunnelB. the Eskimo igloo had better insulation than the Indian tepeeC. the Plains Indians enjoyed living in their shelters in winter daysD. there was a small chimney in every Indian tepee to release smoke from the fire67. This passage is written mainly to _.A. compare B. tell a
27、 story C. amuse the readers D. report a scientific discoveryD In many ways, the earliest periods of photography are the most satisfying. Learning to use the controls is easy and comes quickly, and you can measure the results in terms of sharp and correctly developed pictures. Once you have mastered
28、that, you can start on the second step of your photographic work. Using these basic skills in a wide variety of situations to give the pictures you want, noticing what you see through the viewfinder and turning that into the most effective picture becomes totally interesting. All good photographs ha
29、ve one thing in common: there is no doubt what the subject of the picture is meant to be. Every photographer must use those same standards to his or her work, not only to the finished results but to the subject before he or she takes it. Always work out quite clearly what the subject of the picture
30、is to be and why you are taking the picture. For example, I am going to take a picture of this street to show the different styles and ages of the buildings and that people have been living, working and shopping in them since time began. By doing this you have a better idea of what to include in the
31、 picture and what to leave out. How often have you been shown photographs taken by people away on a trip somewhere? The judgment is always similar, something about the car park is out of the picture to the left, or you cant quite see from this picture but if you go up the street”. The photographs ar
32、e usually collections of buildings, people, parked cars, possibly a distant look of an ancient church, and best of all, a figure which you are told is Aunt Henrietta, disappearing in the middle distance. When photographers show you their pictures, they have a clear idea of what they want to bring to
33、 your attention, but it often does not appear in the picture. If they had given just a little of their time to think about their future judgment before taking the picture, then the picture would relate its own story. Good pictures can show their subjects quickly and easily.68. What will it bring you
34、 if you decide the purpose of the photograph in advance?A. Allows you to leave out unnecessary material. B. Allows you to stand in the best place.C. Helps you to vary the subjects of your pictures. D. Means you waste less time.69. Many photographers fail because _.A. their pictures include the build
35、ings and people B. the details are not clear in their picturesC. the subjects of their pictures are not obvious D. the explanation given for their pictures is mistaken70. What book is this passage most likely taken from?A. A book on photography for news reporters. B. A book on how to photograph peop
36、le.C. A book on choosing the right camera. D. A book on improving photographic techniques.E The word conservation has a thrifty (节俭) meaning. To conserve is to save and to protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had n
37、o idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were limitless and inexhaustible . Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delic
38、ate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others. Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it
39、could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word conservation had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today. For the interests of
40、 ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our fore-fathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyones daily life. To know about the water table (水位) in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic fo
41、rmulas. We need to know why all watersheds(水滨) need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield ( produce) their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutt
42、ing them. We need to know the importance of big, nature trees, because living space for most of mans fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume (容积) above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beau
43、ty of nature as we can.71. According to the author the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that _.A. they had no idea about scientific forestry B. they had little or no sense of environmental protectionC. they did not realize the importance of nature studyD. they had no idea of how to make good
44、use of raw materials72. It can be inferred from the passage that earlier generations didnt realize _.A. the interdependence of water, soil, and living things B. the importance of the proper land useC. the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floods D. the extraordinary rapid growth of populatio
45、n73. With a view to correcting the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that _.A. we plant more trees B. we be taught environmental science, as well as the science of plantsC. environmental education be directed toward everyone D.we return to nature74. What does the author imply (express
46、 indirectly) by saying Living space. . . also in cubic volume above the earth?A. Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.B. Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.C.We need to take some measures to protect space.D.We must create better living conditions for both bir
47、ds and animals.75. The underlined word restore probably is closest to the meaning of_. A. put back B. bring back C.keep D. protectKey56.C由短文第一段末句可知。57.B根据短文第二段第二句话可知。58.A根据短文第二段最后两句This man was caught only because he was a gambler. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was
48、 in the records可以看出，在纽约市某银行的总出纳员计算机犯罪被暴露，是由于他的名字在破获的非法赌博的记录中被发现的。59.D这是一道结论方面的问题。全文叙述了窃贼用计算机犯罪的情况，我们再根据短文最后一段中一位官员所说的“I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing-the ones who really know how a computer words”,就可以得出将会有更多的真正的计算机专家所引起的计算机犯罪的结论。60.B文章中谈到的Michael是想象出来的，但他的生活
