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高一英语阅读训练

高一英语阅读训练（15）

A

Ayoungmotherwentintoasmallbedroom．Herbabywassleepingthere．Therewasacatnearthebaby．Themothertookthecatawayimmediately，becausethecatoftenlayonthebaby．Thenthebabycouldn'tbreathe，anditdiedbymagic（魔力）．

Inmanycountries，peopleareafraidofblackcatsbecausetheybringbadluck．Napoleondidn'tlikeblackcats．HesawablackcatbeforethebattleofWaterloo．HelostthebattleandtheBritishwon．Therefore，ontheContinent，theblackcatisunlucky；inBritainitislucky．

Ingeneral，animalsareluckyandbirdsareunlucky．IntheBritisharmy，somehaveagoatforluck，andsomehaveanIrishwolfhound（猎狼犬）．WhenPresidentofFranceEisenhowerdied，therewasahorseinthefuneral（葬礼）procession．Thiswasforluck．

SeveralyearsagoinBritain，PrinceCharleswentfoxhunting．Whentheycaughtthefirstfox，theykilledit．ThentheyputsomeofthebloodonPrinceCharles．Theydidthesamethingtwoyearslater，whenPrincessAnnewentfoxhuntingforthefirsttime．Alotofpeopledon'tlikefoxhunting，andtheywereveryangrywhenthishappened．Itiscalled“beingblooded”；andfoxhuntersthinkthatisverynecessary．

Itbringsgoodlucktothenewfoxhunter，whenthebloodofthefirstfoxisputonhimorher．Inthecountry，itisveryluckywhenyouseethefirstlambinspringwhilebirdsareusuallyunlucky，buteaglesaredifferent．Theyarelucky，andtheRomanshavetheeagleastheirsymbol（象征）．Alsogullsarelucky．Sailorsareveryhappywhengullsfollowtheirships．

1．Whydidthemotherinthepassagetakeawaythecat？

A．Shelovedthecat．B．Thecatwouldhurtthebaby．

C．Thecatmaylieonthebaby．D．Shedidn'tlikeblackcats．

2．Accordingtothepassage，NapoleonlostthebattleinWaterloobecause＿＿＿＿．

A．hesawablackcatbeforeit

B．thenumberofhissoldierswastoosmall

C．thewarbrokeoutontheContinent

D．theBritishweretoostrong

3．SomeofthebloodofthefoxwasputonCharlesandAnnebecause＿＿＿＿．

A．theyareprinceandprincessofBritain

B．itcouldbringgoodlucktothem

C．alotofpeoplelikedfoxhunting

D．theywantedtohuntmorefoxes

4．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？

A．InBritain，itisveryluckywhenyouseethefirstlambinspring．

B．TheRomansmadetheeagletheirsymbol．

C．InFrance，peoplehavegoatsforluck．

D．InItaly，blackcatsareunlucky．

5．What'sthemainideaofthispassage？

A．PeoplethinkanIrishwolfhoundisluckywhileagoatisunlucky．

B．Howthebabydied．

C．Peopleindifferentcountriestakedifferentanimalsastheirluckyones．

D．Gullsarelucky．

B

TheTowerofLondonwasstartedin1076andcompletedin1079．Itwastheoldestofthe20towerswhichusedtostandhere．TheTowerofLondonwasfirstbuiltbyWilliam，theconqueror（征服者）toprotectandcontrolthecity．Todayitisthemostpopulartouristsightandattracts（吸引）overthreemillionvisitorsayear．

ItwassometimesusedasapalacefortheKingsandQueensofEnglanduntilthetimeofJamesI，butisbestknownasaprisonandexecution（执行死刑）place．WithinthewallsoftheTower，princeshavebeenmurdered，spies（间谍）shotandQueenskilled．OneofthemostfamousexecutionswasthatofAnnBoleynin1536．Shewaskilledbecauseshecouldn'tgiveHenryIIIason．

TheTowerwasalsothesceneofoneofLondon'smostfamousmysteries（神秘的事物），knownasthemysteryoftheprincesintheTower．EdwardIVdiedin1483withhistwosonsleft．HisbrotherbroughtRichardEdwardIV'stwosonstotheTower．TheiruncleannouncedhehimselfwasthenewkingandaskedthepeopletocallhimRichardIII．Afterthatthetwoboysdisappeared．Itwassaidthatthetwosonsweremurderedbytheorderoftheiruncle．

6．TheTowerofLondon＿＿＿＿．

A．wasstartedinthetenthcenturyandfinishedintheeleventhcentury

B．istheoldesttowerintheworld

C．wasfirstputupbyJamesI

D．wasbuilttoprotectandcontrolLondon

7．TodaytheTowerofLondon＿＿＿＿．

A．doesn'texistanylonger

B．isusedasaprison

C．isvisitedbymorethan3,000,000visitorsayear

D．isafamouspalacefortheKingsandQueens

8．TheTowerwasusedasapalace＿＿＿＿．

A．tillthetimeofJamesI

B．untilthetimeofWilliamtheConqueror

C．afterJamesIcametopower

D．whenJamesIcametopower

9．TheTowerisfamousas＿＿＿＿．

A．apalaceB．atouristsight

C．awarfieldD．aprisonandexecutionplace

10．AnnBoleynwasputtodeathbecauseshe＿＿＿．

A．didn'tgetonwellwithHenryIIIB．couldn'tgivebirth

C．couldn'tgiveHenryIIIasonD．turnedagainstherhusband

C

“Achildisdying—outofbreath！

”Ihadjustbegunmyworkingdayinthecity，whenthesewordscamethroughtheradioofthepolicecarIwasdriving．Iturnedontheredlightsandsiren（警笛）anddroveoffasfastasIcould．“Justmyluck！

”Ithought．Ididnotknowthiscitywellandmyfirstcallofthedaywasalifeanddeathsuddenhappening，severalkilometersaway．

Igottothehouse．Amother，filledwithfear，handedmeherbaby，hisfacealreadyblue．WasItoolate？

Dearme！

IdidwhatIhadbeentaughttodoinsuchaseriouscondition．Asmallthingflewoutofthebaby'smouthontothefloor．Itwasabutton．Thankheavens！

Theholesinitletalittleairthrough．

Adoctorrushedintotheroom．Hehadwithhimanoxygen（氧气）bag．

Thechildbegantocryatthetopofhisvoice，turnedredandstartedtolookforhismother．Hewasangrybutwassaved．

11．Thewriterofthestoryis＿＿＿＿．

A．apolicemanB．adriverC．adoctorD．thechild'sfather

12．Thewriterturnedontheredlightsandsireninorderto＿＿＿＿．

A．showthathiscarwasapolicecar

B．havethepeopleinthestreetsmakewayforhim

C．warnthepeopleinthestreetsofthedangerahead

D．tellthepeopleinthestreetsthathedidnotknowthewaywell

13．Thebabywasstilllivingwhenthewritergottothehousebecause＿＿＿＿．

A．thewriterarrivedintime

B．thewriterhadbeentaughtwhattodoatthattime

C．thebuttonwasnotbigenough

D．thebuttonhappenedtohaveholesinit

14．Whatdidthewritermeanwhenhesaidtohimself“Justmyluck！

”？

A．Itwasagoodchanceforhimtopractisewhathehadlearnedbefore．

B．Hewashappytohavesuchaseriousmatteronhisworkingday．

C．Hewasnotatallhappytohavesoseriousamatteronhisworkingday．

D．Hehadbeenlongwaitingforthedaytocome．

15．Whatworriedthewriterallthewaytothedyingchild？

A．Hewasafraidthathewouldarrivetoolatetosavethechild．

B．Itwasasuddenhappeningandhewastooyoung．

C．Peoplemightbeknockeddownorkilledbyhiscar．

D．Hewasafraidthathecouldnothavethebuttontakenout．

D

There'refivepeopleatourtable，includingmyself．I'vealreadylearntagreatdealaboutthemintheshorttimewe'vebeenatsea，althoughwerarelymeetexceptatmealtimes．

Firstofall，there'sDrStone．He'samanofaboutsixtyfive，withgrayhairandafriendlyface．Hegaveuphisworkashortwhileagoandisnowtravellingroundtheworldbeforeheretires（退休）tosomequietcountryvillage．Asayoungman，heservedformanyyearsasadoctorintheArmyandvisitedmanycountries．He'stoldusagreatdealaboutthecitytowhichwearegoing．

Thenthere's“Grandmother”．Icallherthatbecausehernameescapesme．Inspiteofbeingagrandmother，shelooksremarkablyyoung，notmorethanfifty．She'sonherwaytovisitadaughterwhowenttoAustraliasomeyearsago．Naturallysheisveryexcitedatthethoughtofseeingheragain，andherthreegrandchildren，whomshehasneverseen．

Thenthere'samanIdon'tcareforverymuch，anengineerbythenameofBarlow．HehasbeenonleaveinEnglandandisnowreturningtohisworkinSingapore．

TheotherpersonwhositsatourtableisMrsHunt．I'vefoundouthardlyanythingabouther．She'sextremelyquietandrarelytalks，excepttoconsult（咨询）thedoctoraboutchildren'svariousillnesses．She'sonherwaytojoinherhusbandinIndia．

16．WhatcanweknowaboutMrStone？

A．HeisadoctorintheArmynow．

B．Heisgoingtogiveuphiswork．

C．Heknowsalotaboutthecitytheauthorisgoingto．

D．Hehasbeenretiredformanyyears．

17．Thewritercallsthesecondperson“Grandmother”because＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．shelooksoldB．shehasthreedaughters

C．herespectsherD．hecan'tthinkofhername

18．Theunderlinedphrase“onleave”（inParagraph4）means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．

A．abouttogoB．awayfromworkC．leavingD．athome

19．＿＿＿＿＿＿livesinIndia．

A．ThedoctorB．GrandmotherC．MrsHuntD．MrHunt

20．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？

A．DrStonelivesinaquietvillagenow．

B．“Grandmother”isanAustralian．

C．BarlowworksinSingapore．

D．MrsHuntisawomanofmanywords．

语阅读训练（16）

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Australia'sworstpestsaretherabbits，introducedbyasettlerwhoreleased24intothewildforsporthunting．Inlessthan100years，therabbitsgrowintothemillionsofones，leavinglargeareasoflandlookinglikethesurfaceofthemoonduetothousandsofrabbitcaves．Thespread（蔓延）oftherabbitsinAustraliawasthefastestofallanimalsintheworld．Thespreadoftherabbits'diseasein1950cutthenumber，butitwasnotuntil1997whenthespreadofanotherdiseasetargeted（瞄准）thepeststhatthenumberwasfinallybroughtundercontrol．Farmlossesduetorabbitstodaystillremainasurprising

totalA＄200million（US＄112million）ayear．

TheEuropeanredfoxes，alsoreleasedforsporthunting，aregrowingandeatingsheepflocks，costingfarmersA＄40million（US＄22．4million）ayear．TheStateofVictoriaoffersaA＄10（US＄5．6）prizeforeachfoxtailandhasgathered25，000inafewmonths．