1、 2010 届高三一轮复习 -高考英语阅读理解 100 篇 一、阅读理解 1、（ 1 分） O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach
2、himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent
3、to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a s
4、udden change at the end, to the readers surprise. 1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things? a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas. d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories. A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a C. e. b. d. c
5、. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f. 2. People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories because A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City 3. O. Henry went to prison because . A. people thought he had stolen money from the newsp
6、aper B. he broke the law by not using his own name C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners D. people thought he had taken money that was not his 4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work. C. He was devoted to the po
7、or. D. He was very good at learning. 5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote. C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy. 2、（ 1 分） One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened
8、 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 airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture. He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨
9、骼 ) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子 ). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left 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 won
10、ders what they said when they got home and found Rupert. 1. Who wrote the story? A. Ruperts teacher. B. The neighbours teacher. C. A medical school teacher. D. The teachers neighbour. 2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? A. He needed it for the summer term in London. B. He needed i
11、t 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 his teaching. 3. What happened at the airport? A. The skeleton went missing . B. The skeleton was stolen . C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teache
12、r took the wrong suitcase . 4. Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the incident? A. He is very angry . B. He thinks it rather funny . C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert . 5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards? A. The teach
13、er 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 suitcase. D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert. 3、（ 1 分） On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the
14、beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xian with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.” Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xian on his bicycle trip
15、across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xian and his early dreams were coming true. Robert Friedlander s next destinations (目的地 ) were Lanzho
16、u, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan. 1. The best headline(标题 ) for this newspaper article would be . A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xian C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims 2. The hotel workers told the manager about Fried
17、lander coming to the hotel because . A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him 3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, . A. China, India
18、, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India 4. What made Friedlander want to come to China? A. The stories about Marco Polo . B. The famous sights in Xian . C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles . 5. Fried
19、lander can be said to be . A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strongminded 4、（ 1 分） Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exerci
20、se. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me 5, because you said you we
21、re willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.” Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?” 1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office? A. He went up
22、 to work by train. B. He walked to his office. C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained. D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine. 2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because _. A. he couldnt afford the buses B. he wanted to save mon
23、ey C. he wanted to keep in good health D. he could do some exercises on the way 3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_ A. give him a start in life B. help him on the way to success C. make him rich D. gain more money 4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and
24、_ A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money B. again asked Mr. Grey for money C. would like to make friends with him D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then 5. In the second paragraph, “take a chance” means _. A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a st
25、ranger C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him 5、（ 1 分） Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The
26、pull of the earth is called gravity. You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you. Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the
27、earth as it whirls (旋转 ) around. Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出 ) the earth s gravity and carry you into space. 1. In this passage, the word “gravity” mean
28、s. A. the pull of everything. B. the force of attraction(吸引 ) among objects. C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun. 2. When you slip(滑 ) you always fall to the ground because A. the earth always turns round. B. the e
29、arth has gravity C. the earths gravity is greater than your weight. D. you are careless. 3. Gravity is strong that A. it can throw a ball into the air. B. it makes you jump only seven feet. C. it can let you fly away from the earth. D. it can keep everything on earth. 4. Because of gravity, A. water
30、 flows everything. B. we can go everywhere by ship. C. water always flows downwards. D. fish can live in water. 5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship because A. the spaceship goes very fast. B. the earth cant pull the spaceship. C. the spaceship has a strong force. D. the spaceship can jump
31、 higher than other things. 6、（ 1 分） An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know th
32、at the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “ I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员
33、) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “ Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.” “Why, no,”she answered. “Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.” 1. The policeman stopped the car because_ A. it was an
34、expensive car B. the driver was a proud lady C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police 2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _. A. the policeman didnt know her friends B. the policeman didnt accept her kindness C. the po
35、liceman was going to punish her D. she didnt know the policemans name 3. The policeman was _. A. an honourable fellow B. a stupid fellow C. an impolite man D. a shy man 4. The woman was _. A. kind-hearted B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work C. trying to frighten the policeman
36、 on the strength of her friends powerful positions D. introducing her good friends names to the young officer 5. The policeman _. A. had no sense of humor (幽默 ) B. had s sense of humor C. had no sense of duty D. was senseless 7、（ 1 分） Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New
37、 York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取 ) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia
38、. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师 ) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Up
39、on returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and
40、founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women. 1. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldnt get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was di
41、fficult for her to start a practice in the United States 2. What main obstacle(障碍 ) almost destroyed Elizabeth s chances for becoming for a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldnt graduate from medical school. D. She couldnt set up her hospital. 3. How many years pa
42、ssed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she _. A. became the first woman physicia
43、n B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women 5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _. A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City 8、（ 1 分） In todays age of fast trave
44、l, the world seems a smaller place- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didnt travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜 ), the Italians al
45、l eat spaghetti(细条实心面 ). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的 ) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套 ) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats g
46、arlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样 ) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language! 1. Now the world seems to be exciting. A. bigger and more B. smaller and more C. smaller and less D. bigger and less 2. Fifty ye
47、ars ago, English people travelled abroad. A. many B. few C. only some D. a few 3. People thought of other countries as . A. near and different B. near and the same C. remote and very different D. remote and the same 4. Nowadays, peoples ideas of other nationalities . A. have changed B. are the same
48、C. are different D. are almost the same 5. We dont have the same stereotypes because people _. A. travel more B. watch the same TV programmes C. watch different TV programmes D. travel more and watch the same TV programmes 6. The best title for this passage would be . A. A Big World B. A Small World C. An Exacting World D. An Interesting World 9、（ 1 分） We
