1、阅读理解专项训练A.If you travel by air across the center of Africa or south . America , you fly over forests for thousands of kilometers .These great forests are the oceans of trees . There are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals .However , the worlds forests are getting
2、 smaller all the time . We are cutting down the trees because we need wood , and we need more farm land . Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in 20 or 30 years . what will happen if they disappear ?If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from
3、the world . In a lot of places the new farm land will soon look like the old deserts . Crops will not grow there . It will not rain very often , and the weather will get very hot . Perhaps the climate of the world will change . This will be dangerous for everyone in the world . That is why we must t
4、ake care of our forests ._1. The passage mainly tells us about _ .A. the importance of taking care of our plantsB. the result of cutting down the treesC. the locations of great forestsD. the reasons for forming the deserts_2. Which of the following is true according to the passage ?A. Africa and Sou
5、th America are the oceans of trees .B. Forests are homes for different kinds of animals .C. Forests are usually several square kilometers largeD. Different plants cant be found in the same forest ._3. The need for more wood and more land results in _ .A. the change of the world climateB. the disappe
6、arance of many plants and animalsC. more deserts and less farm land .D. all of the above_4. What will happen in 20 or 30 years in some peoples view ?A. Well have more and greater forests .B. Well have enough land to support our people .C. Well have no forests like those in the center of Africa .D. W
7、ell have enough wood to do some cooking ._5. The writer thinks _ .A. it dangerous for everyone to cut down the forestsB. it necessary for everyone to protect the forestsC. it important for everyone to take care of the worldD. it important for everyone to keep animalsBA traveller hurried down to the
8、hall of an American hotel and went to the cash-desk . He had just 15 minutes to pay his bill and get to the station . Suddenly he remembered that he had left something in his room .“Look here , boy , “ he said to the bellboy , “run up to my room and see if I have left a parcel on the table there . B
9、e quick about it .“The boy tan upstairs . Five minutes passed . The traveler was walking up and down the hall , looking very angry . At last the boy appeared .“Yes , sir , “ he reported to te traveler , “ you have left the parcel there , its right the table in your room . “_6. The traveler _ .A. ran
10、 down the street B. came downstairs very muchC. ran so quickly that he fell downD. came into the hotel hall very quickly_7. Which statement is true ?A. He had to pay his bill and arrived at the station in 15 minutes .B. It took him 15 minutes to go to the station from the hotel.C. He could pay his b
11、ill in 15 minutes and then go to the station .D. He had nothing but 15 minutes ._8. According to the passage , a bellboy is _ .A. a boy whose work is to ring the bellB. a boy who plays with a bellC. a boy whose work in a hotel id to help guests with their bagsD. the hotel owners boy_9. The traveler
12、asked the boy _ .A. to go upstairs B. to look for his parcelC. to fetch the parcel he had left in his roomD. only to see if the parcel was on the table in his room_10 . Five minutes later , the boy _ .A. ran up to the room B. came downstairsC. reported to the traveler in the roomD. came down to the
13、hall but brought nothing backCTed worked in a factory in a big town . He liked fishing very much , and was very good at it . Whenever he was free , he went to the small river behind the factory and tried to catch some fish , but there were very few there , because the river was polluted . Then one s
14、ummer he went to the seaside during his holidays and stayed at a small cheap hotel .“Ive never fished in the sea before , “ he thought . “ It will be rather different from fishing in out river .“On the first day he caught a lot of fish and was very happy . He gave them to the owner of the hotel , an
15、d he cooked them for all the guests , and they enjoyed them very much . After that , he did this every day . But when Ted got his bill (账单）at the end of the week , he saw on it :“For oil to cook fish ( 7 days) : $ 3.5 .“ _11. In the first paragraph , the word “ Polluted “ means _ .A. clean B. deep C
16、. dirty D. wide_12. During the summer holidays one summer , Ted went to the seaside _ .A. to stay a cheap hotel B. to catch fish for the ownerC. to cook fish for the guests D. to fish in the sea_13. Ted gave the fish to the hotel for _ .A. nothing B. money C. the guest D. the bill_14. When Ted got h
17、is bill , he felt _ .A. expensive B. surprise C. cheap D. pleased_15. Which of the following is TRUE ?A. Ted went fishing every day when he worked in a factory .B. Ted didnt want to pay money for his staying at the hotel because the owner and the guests ate his fish .C. There were fewer fish in the
18、river than in the sea .D. Ted thought it right for him to pay for the cook fish .DTom had retired (退休）and lived by himself a long way from town . He seldom left his home . But one day he went into town to buy some things in the market, and after he had bought them , he went into a restaurant and sat
19、 down at a table by himself . When he looked around , he saw several old people put eyeglasses o before reading their newspapers , so after lunch he decided to go to a store to buy himself some glasses too . He walked a long the road , and soon found a store .The man in the store made him try on a l
20、ot of glasses , but Tom always said , “No , I cant read with these .“The man because more and more puzzles , until finally he said , “ Excuse me , but can you read at all ? “No , of course I cant !“ Tom said angrily , “If I was already able to read , do you think I could have come here to buy glasse
21、s ?“_16. Tom lived _ .A. alone B. with his children C. happily D. with his wife_17. He _ to town .A. often B. sometimes C. didnt often go D. never went_18. The old people Tom found in the restaurant _ before reading their newspapers .A. were drinking something in the glasses B. put their glasses onC
22、. took their glasses off D. looked around_19. The store Tom went into sold _ .A. window glasses B. glasses for drinkingC. glasses for people who couldnt read D. glasses for people who could see well_20. Tom made a mistake that he _ .A. didnt try on all the glasses in the storeB. thought that all old
23、 people could understand words in newspapers with glasses onC. couldnt readD. didnt try a special kind of glassesE.These days experience , like many other things , are becoming increasingly expensive . One has to get to pay a lot to get , even an ordinary oneNot long ago , I wanted to invite m frien
24、ds to a lunch . What we really need was a good and a quiet place for a talk , not a big meal . So I chose one and told my friends to go there .After I ordered , I was asked whether I would eat a 100 yuan or 200 yuan lunch , I said , “200 yuan .“ I didnt realize until I was asked to pay after lunch,
25、that “200 yuan“ means “200 yuan for person each .“There were five people that day , and all of us were surprises by the 200 yuan meal .The bill came at last : it was 1260 1000 for the five of us , plus the money for drinks , frits and air conditioning(空调） . I paid the bill without a word .What could
26、 I say ? It was not their fault(过失） . It was my own fault that made me pay the largest bill in my life .However , it was not so dad : we had a good lunch and at a quiet place . Besides , the experience will help in my later years .To support my idea, I have developed my own way of thinking about the
27、 price : 200 yuan for the lunch and 1060 for the experience . This paid experience has made me ten times wiser ._21. According to the passage , now one has to pay _ .A. more for a lunch in a restaurant B. more to get an ordinary lunchC. more for some experience C. increasingly high price_22. I order
28、ed a lunch _ .A. so as to have a big lunch B. so that we could have a good mealC. in order to introduce my friends to the restaurantD. to have a talk in a good place_23. I thought I ordered a meal that would cost _ .A. me 100 yuan B. me 200 yuan C. us 200 yuan each D. me 1260 yuan_24. The last sente
29、nce of the passage expressed _ .A. my thanks to the restaurant B. my happiness to be times wiserC. my anger at the experience D. my pleasure to have a good lunch_25. I paid the largest bill in my life because _ .A. the restaurant cheated the customersB. there was a misunderstanding between the resta
30、urant and the customerC. I was unknown to the restaurantD. I knew little about the market pricesFOne day a few years ago , a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine . He is a teacher at one of Londons big medical schools . He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airp
31、ort on his way to Russia to give a lecture .He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag , and he had put Rupert , the skeleton (人体骨架）to be used in his lecture , in a large brown suitcase At the airport desk , he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper . He le
32、ft his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop .When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake . He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert ._26. Who wrote the story ?A. Ruperts teacher . B. The neighbours teacher .C. A medical school
33、teacher . D. The teachers neighbour ._27. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase ?A. He needed it for the summer term in London .B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give .C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research .D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished h
34、is teaching ._28. What happened at the airport ?A. The skeleton went missing . B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase . D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase ._29. Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the incident ?A. He was angry . B. He thinks it ve
35、ry funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert . D. He feels good without Rupert ._30. Which of the following might have happened afterwards ?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert .B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert .C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitca
36、se .D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert .GI was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in . Harry worked in a lawyers office years ago , but he is now working at a bank . He gets a good salary , but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back . Harr
37、y saw me and came and sat at the same table . He has never borrowed money from me . While he was eating , I asked him to land me $ 2 . To my surprise , he gave me the money immediately . “ I have never borrowed any money from you .“Harry said . “So please pay for the dinner .“_31. Harry sat at the s
38、ame table as the writer and _ .A. borrowed some money from him B. lent some money to himC. paid back some money to him D. begged for some money_32. Harry wanted the writer to pay for the dinner because _ .A. he gave him $ 2B. the writer hasnt ever lent him any money beforeC. the writer has never bor
39、rowed any money from Harry beforeD. he hasnt any money_33. Harry is working at a bank _ .A. at the moment B. a year ago C. since last year D. for a year_34. Harry sat at the same table . He didnt sit at _ one .A. other B. a different C. extra D. another_35. He gave him the money immediately . He gav
40、e him the money _ .A. soon B. in a hurry C. once more D. at onceHIt is surprising that eating three meals a day - breakfast ,lunch and dinner - has been a custom only since 1890 . Before this time , they only had two meals a day - breakfast and dinner .In the 16th century , breakfast was only to bre
41、ak ones fast (随便吃一点）. But 200 years later it had became a large meal , not just for family , but for numbers guests as well . It was a social (社会的）event . It began at 10 a. m. and lasted until 1 p.m. Then breakfast began to be less popular . It became , instead , a lighter meal and was taken at a mu
42、ch earlier hour . by 1850 it had been pushed back to 8 a. m. and became a family meal .Dinner , however , went to the other way . In the 16th century it was eaten at 11 a. m. Years later , it had moved to the early afternoon , then to 5 p . m. By 1850 dinner time had reached 7 p. m. Lunch is a recen
43、t idea . It first appeared as a snack(小吃）to fill the gap(间隙） between breakfast and dinner ._36. English people did not have lunch _ .A. until 1890 B. after 1890 C. since 1890 D. by 1890_37. “Dinner , however , went to the other way “ means _ .A. Dinner didnt go there with breakfastB. Dinner took the
44、 same way with breakfastC. Dinner is different from breakfast .D. Dinner is the same with breakfast_38. Lunch has been served since the _ century .A. 17th B. 18th C. 16th D. 20th_39. The selection is mostly concerned with (涉及）_ .A. what people eat for breakfast B. what people eat for dinnerC. the hi
45、story of supper D. the history of breakfast_40. The selection leads the reader to believe that _ .A. our custom of meals is based in English customB. before 1890 people couldnt eat the three meals a dayC. breakfast is the most important meal for usD. the body can adjust to (适应）two or three meals a d
46、ayITwo friends were eating at a small restaurant . On the table there was a cup of hot mustard(芥末）. One of them thought it was sweet and took a spoonful of it into his mouth . Tears ran down from his eyes . Nevertheless , wishing to have his friend caught in the same position , he said nothing . The
47、 other man , seeing that his friend was crying asked ,“What for , my dear friend ?“I was thinking of my father , who was hanged 20 years ago . “ He replied .Soon after , the other man took a spoonful of the mustard and as tears started down from his eyes , his friend , in his return , asked , “ Why are you crying , then ?“To think that you were not hanged the same time your father was !“_41. The reason why the first man didnt tell the second man what had happened is that _ . A. tears ran down from his eyes B. he wanted to play a trick on his friendC. there was some mustard in
