[精题分解] 阅读理解汇编（1）（同步类）高一
1、（安徽省肥西农兴中学10-11学年高一下学期期中考试）
III.阅读理解（共20 小题，计分40分）
A
At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands w ere put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked aga in, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear fr iends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, becau it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（击垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourlves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lo your value（价值）in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”
36. How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Three times
D. Four times
37. The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A. broken
B. having small lines or folds in it
C. flat
D. having holes on it
38. The speaker did this test in order to _____________.
A. tell the audience that one should never lo one’s own value以开头的四字成语
B. tell the audience that God values money most
C. test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money
D. play a trick on the audience
39. What would the speaker probably talk about next?
A. How money can make people crazy.
B. How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.
C. Ho w to keep one’s value of life.
D. How to give a meaningful class
B
Jack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is the Call of the Wild, the story of the adventure of a large dog in the frozen north.
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his book stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was then only 40 years old.
40. Jack London went to Alaska to __________________.沂蒙山旅游攻略
A. find ideas for his books
B. find gold
C. write his books and stories
D. find jobs
41. Jack London left school becau __________________.
A. he had to work to help his family
B. he had completed his education
C. he wanted to become a writer
D. he wanted to find gold.
42. From what did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?
A. His life in Alaska.
B. His childhood friend.
C. A large dog in the north.
D. His pocket book.
43. What do we know about Jack London?
A. He became famous but remained poor all his life.
笔记本保养B. Though he was poor, he was always happy.
C. He was not famous until he died in 1916.
D. He killed himlf becau of poor health.
C
I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”
“No! Leave me alone!” Tho were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to e it. “Dad has had an accident. Plea meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s inj uries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）”
My mother may have said more, but I did n’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except tho terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himlf from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled tho words at him earlier in the day?
It was veral days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy… I am so sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more te ll a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though. ”He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choo our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
44. The author was in bad mood that morning becau _______.
A. his father had a terrible accident
B. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends
C. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema
D. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends
45. Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?
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A. Becau h e didn’t go along with his father.
B. Becau he was rude to his father that morning.
C. Becau he failed to come earlier after the accident.
D. Becau he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.
46. The reason why the author’s father said he f orgot everything about that day is that _______.
A. he had a poor memory
B. he didn’t hear what his son said
C. he just wanted to comfort his son
文艺复兴的背景D. he lost his memory after the accident
47. What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?
A. Don’t treat yo ur parents badly.
B. Don’t hurt others with rude words.
C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.
D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.
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D
As young students, you have many dreams. The dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
植物奶油是什么做的Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Tho kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourlf what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourlf. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get clor to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more uful and find new hobbies.
48.The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from _____________________.
A. yourlf
B. your friends
C. your school
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D. your parents.
49. Which of the following isn’t mentioned in this passage?
A. You may think you’re not good at some school subjects.
B. Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
C. You must never give up your dream.
D. Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.
50..How do you make your dream come true faster?
A. Remember what your dream is.
B. Don’t let your dream lea ve your heart.
C. Keep telling yourlf what you want every day.
D. A, B and C.
51. The best title (标题)of this passage is _________________________.
A. How to become a writer
B. How to make your dream real
C. A big dream is made up of small dreams
D. Everyone can realize his dream
E
Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4,1619,the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.
The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachutts, in 1620.They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast(盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.
In time, other colonies(殖民地)began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before ther
e was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Jopha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed(宣布)the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American
