1、第 1 页 共 49 页高一英语阅读理解试题（故事类）(一）Sons HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few
2、 friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didnt listen to her. She had to tell the police.
3、 He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Years Day. Mr. Lang didnt go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But the
4、y were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didnt think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there werent any policemen outs
5、ide, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _. A. he was a driver B. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to do D. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _. A. she couldnt find any work B.
6、 she thought her husband was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gamblingD. she wouldnt stop her husband gambling3. _, so he was put into lockup. A. Mr. Lang often gambled B. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didnt help his wife at home D. Mr. Lang wasnt polite to the police4. The woman had to
7、 leave Mr. Lang because _. A. he didnt love her any longer B. he wouldnt stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockup D. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right? A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.第 2 页 共 49 页B. The boy thought his father needed s
8、ome policemen.C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.(二)136 Crestview CircleDover, ConnecticutJanuary 16, 1995Ganders Furniture StoreStamford, Connecticut, 09876Dear Sir, I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter.
9、I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor,
10、and the dog ate it. I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store. Please do something about your records
11、. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned. Yours trulyAlberts Robbins1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _ for the table and the four chairs. A. $ 65.50 B. $ 68.00 C. $ 2.50 D. no money2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter t
12、o the furniture store? A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again. B. He didnt want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned. C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it. D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture.
13、 3. Try to guess the mood(心情 ) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry. B. He was disappointed第 3 页 共 49 页C. He was anxious. D. He was friendly. (三) Kate: Has your sisters baby arrived yet? John: Yes, Ive been an uncle since yesterday noon. Kate: Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl
14、? John: An eight-pound boy. They named him Francis. Thats spelled with an “i” before the “s”, you know. Kate: Thats right. Frances with an “e” is a girls name. But they are both pronounced the same. Why did they name your nephew Francis? John: I dont know. They considered a lot of other names, like
15、Richard, Edward, Philip, David, and several others. Kate: What if the baby had been a girl? Didnt they have any girls names in mind? John: They couldnt agree on any. Whenever he suggested a girls name, she said, “I hate that name!” Some people have very strong feelings about names. Kate: I think mos
16、t people do. Sometimes I decided not to like someone I havent even met, just because I dont like his name. John: That reminds me of something I read a few days ago. Somebody had found out that school children with certain names get low marks in school just because of their names. Kate: Their family
17、names? John: No, their first names. Thats what the article said. 1. The first sentence “Has your sisters baby arrived yet?” means _. A. Has your sisters baby come here yet? B. Has your sisters baby reached your home yet? C. Has your sisters baby been sent to you yet? D. Has your sister given birth t
18、o that baby yet? 2. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage? A. Francis is boys name. B. Frances is a girls name. C. Francis and Frances have the same pronunciation. D. There is no difference between Francis and Frances. 3. According to the passage, we can infer that a nephew is
19、 _. A. a baby boy B. a baby girl 第 4 页 共 49 页C. the son of ones brothers or sisters D. the daughter of ones brothers or sisters. 4. Reading the passage, we can know _. A. Americans have only first namesB. Americans have only family namesC. Americans have both first names and family namesD. Americans
20、 have either first names or family names(四)Another ReasonIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to g
21、o outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldnt work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town
22、to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came
23、back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.“Im sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other sev
24、en soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldiers turn. He said, “Im sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, Ill punish you at once!”
25、“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”1. The military camp was built in the village to _. A. stop the soldiers going to towns B. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiers D. make the young men live quietly2. Mr. Hunt let
26、 the nine soldiers have a holiday because _. A. he was kind to them B. they felt lonely第 5 页 共 49 页C. they had something important to do D. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because _. A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC
27、. the nine soldiers didnt come back on timeD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _. A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all had drunk much in the town
28、5. Which answer do you think right? A. Ill believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. Ill believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer wont punish his soldiers.(五)I Dont Think I Wrote WrongLao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at scho
29、ol. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didnt receive any answers.Now he works in a factory. Hes busy at work. When hes free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped t
30、o be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didnt eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.“Thats easy,” said Lao Y
31、ang. “Let me help you.”Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.“My teacher said your article digressed from the
32、 subject(离题),” said the girl.“I dont think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”1. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _. 第 6 页 共 49 页A. he likes reading B. he learned much at schoolC. he wanted to be a writer D. he wanted to help others2. Lao Yang posted the stories t
33、o the editorial departments, _. A. and he got a lot of money B. and he became a famous manC. and he was respected D. but he failed3. As _, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter. A. he was a writer B. he was freeC. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想) D. he wanted to make his daughter happy4. Lao Yang
34、hoped _. A. his article could surprise the teacherB. his article could be chosenC. the children could like his articleD. everyone could soon know him5. Lao Yangs solicit article digressed from the subject _. A. because he couldnt write it at allB. because he didnt know his father wellC. because it w
35、as too bad to be chosenD. just because he described his father(六)A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales(鲸鱼). “They st
36、arted to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water. For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and
37、a machine to make salt water into drinking water two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks(鲨鱼) came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and
38、 came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and 第 7 页 共 49 页picked them up. They couldnt stand up. So the captain carr
39、ied them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over. 1. Bill and Simone were traveling _ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raft B. in Miami C. in Simony D. in Panama 2. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _.A. they brought in a lot of water B. they bro
40、ke the side of the boat C. they pulled the boat D. they went under the water 3. After their boat sank, the couple _.A. jumped into the life-raft B. heard waterC. watched the boat go under water D. stayed in the life-raft 4. During their days at sea, _ saved their lives. A. tins of food and bottles o
41、f water B. a fishing-line and a machine C. whales and sharks D. Twenty passing ships 5. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _.A. they were too excited to stand up B. they couldnt wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break up D. they knew their two mon
42、ths at sea would be over (七)A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young m
43、an who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch. Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them u
44、nderstood the others language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) and pointed at the Italians watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife poi
45、nted to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italians. 1. The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _. A. alone B. with his wife第 8 页 共 49 页C. with his friend D. with an Italian 2. One night he went out for _ alone. A. a ride B. a walk C. a
46、drink D. rest 3. Suddenly he found his_ was gone. A. watch B. money C. book D. ring 4. The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because _. A. he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman. B. he understood what the Frenchman wanted C. he had picked up the watch on his w ay from work D. he was afrai
47、d of the Frenchman 5. Who was robbed of the watch on earth? A. The Frenchman was. B. The Italian was. C. Both of them was. D. Neither of them was.(八)Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but th
48、ey soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses.Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “Weve been to a lot of other peoples houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustnt we?”“Yes, certainly,” answered her husba
49、nd, “A big party will be the easiest thing, wont it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, Ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Dont invite too many.”Mrs. Harris was beginning
