高中英语阅读理解(优秀4篇)

高中英语阅读理解（优秀4篇）

高中英语阅读理解篇一

Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue (胶水), soap, margarine (人造奶油), pet food and fertilizer.

Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Back in port, they defrost the fish, make the fish have no bones in it and sell it as fresh fish.

Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all fish caught is from south of the equator.

The Japanese are the world champion fish eaters. They eat twice as much fish as the Scandinavians, and five times as much fish as the Americans.

The Russian sturgeon (鲟鱼) is the most expensive fish in the world. The eggs of the sturgeon are called caviar.

1. What do we do with the fish we catch in the world?

A. We eat all the fish we catch.

B. We use some of it to make pet food and fertilizer.

C. We do not use 25% of it.

D. We freeze all the fish we catch.

2. We catch most fish ____ .

A. south of the equator

B. on or just north of the equator

C. in the northern part of the earth

D. in the southern hemisphere

3. In the second paragraph, the word “defrost” means ____ .

A. make the fish dead

B. make the fish alive

C. make the fish become unfrozen

D. make the fish clean

4. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

A. Americans eat five times as much fish as the Scandinavians.

B. Scandinavians eat five times as much fish than the Americans.

C. Japanese eat more fish only than the Americans and Scandinavians in the world.

D. The Americans do not eat so much fish as the Japanese.

高中英语阅读理解篇二

Not long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things阅读理解答案

Not long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life. Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does somethin the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings.

One study shows that babies can learn before they are born. The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant (怀孕的)woman. Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother. They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby.

The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way. If the baby moved his mouth the other way, would hear a different story. The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born. They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the

story again and again.

Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children. Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere ( 干预)unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old. Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depression.The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer

from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear.

These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people. The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children. Children did ter when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression.

52.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the factor that influences intelligence development in babies

A. The environment.

B. Mother#39;s sensitivity.

C. Their peers (同龄人)

D. Education before birth.

53.What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories

A. To prove that babies can learn before they are born.

B. To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born.

C. To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies.

D. To indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies#39; language skills.

54.Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills

A. The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children.

B. The children of women who did not suffer from depression.

C. The children of depressed but caring mothers.

D. Children with high communication abilities.

55.What is the main idea of the passage

A. Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth.

B. Scientific findings about how time has an effect on babies#39; intelligence.

C. A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are rice or six months old.

D. Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies.

答案解析：

【答案】

52.C

53.A

54.A

55.D

here are some strange driving laws in different countries.完形填空答案

here are some strange driving laws in different countries.

Countries

Laws

Vietnam

If you’re in Vietnam without a Vietnamese driver’s license, you risk a prison sentence of up to three years.

Russia

In Moscow, if your car is dirty enough to draw dust art, you will be fined about 2,000 rubles (about US $55). Worse yet, it’s illegal to wash your car by hand in public places — forcing you to take it to one of the few car wash facilities.

Thailand

Drivers —male or female — can’t drive shirtless, whether it’s a car, a bus, or a tuk-tuk cab.

France

France requires its drivers to carry a portable breathalyzer(酒精测量仪) at all times when driving a car. The one-time breathalyzer cost around US$5, and if you don’t have one, you will be fined US$15.

Cyprus

Raising your hands in the car can get you fined of US$35. The law states a driver can be fined if the person “is in an irregular position inside the car or raises his hand from the steering wheel unnecessarily.

Japan

Politeness isn’t just the culture in Japan; it’s part of driving laws. Splashing a person by driving through a puddle(水坑) with your car will cost you over US$60. The country is also strict with its DUI(酒驾) laws — riding with or lending your car to a driver who gets caught drinking and driving can lead to a fine costing thousands of dollars.

24. Where should you go to wash your car when you are in Moscow

A. The car wash facilities.

B. Any public place

C. Your home

D. The forest

25. What can get you fined for in Cyprus

A. Forgetting to carry a portable breathalyzer.

B. Not having a Cyprus driver’s license.

C. Putting your hands above your head when you are driving.

D. Driving without a shirt.

26. If you are fined thousands of dollars in Japan, you may have been ____.

A. in an irregular position in your car

B. sitting in a car with a drunk driver

C. splashing a person with mud

D. impolite to other drivers

27. This text can most likely be found in _______.

A. a law document

B. a fashion magazine

C. an international newspaper

D. a column on interesting cultures

答案解析：

【答案解析】

24. A。解析：细节题，根据文章Russia部分的it’s illegal to wash your car by hand in public places — forcing you to take it to one of the few car wash facilities可知选A。

25.C。解析：细节题。根据文章Cyprs部分的The law states a driver can be fined if the person “is in an irregular position inside the car or raises his hand from the steering wheel unnecessarily 可知选C。

26. B。解析：细节题。根据文章Japan部分的The country is also strict with its DUI(酒驾) laws — riding with or lending your car to a driver who gets caught drinking and driving can lead to a fine costing thousands of dollars可知B正确。

27D。解析：推测题。A. a law document法律文件；B. a fashion magazine服装杂志；C. an international newspaper国际报纸；D. a column on interesting cultures有趣的`文化柱。通读全文，我们可知各国的有趣的交通规则。故判断选D。

高中英语阅读理解篇三

Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. ____1____

Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. ____2____ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.

____3____ The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker#39;s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicot(白话文☆)ine, he feels bad.

____4____ Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke just one cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. ____5____ (240)

A. It is very hard to quit smoking.

B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.

C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.

D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.

E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.

F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.

G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.

Key:

1. B

2. D

3. E

4. A

5. F

高中英语阅读理解篇四

Some people believe that international sports create goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international competitions encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments. ____1____ Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused mainly by minor national competitions.

One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation (愤慨) after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the loser#39;s

objection to the final decisions. ____2____ Their manager was very angry and he said, This wasn#39;t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished. The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension (停赛) of the team for at least three years.

____3____ The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. ____4____ The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.

____5____ The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympic there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义). (370)

A. It is believed that athletes come to the Olympic Games to compete for their countries.

B. Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game.

C. An appeal jury discussed the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand.

D. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents#39; victory was unfair.

E. So judges were probably the result of the conflicts between the teams from different countries in Olympic ball games.

F. But in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood.

G. The American basketball team announced that they would not give up first place of Russia, after a disputable end to their competition.

Key:

1. F

2. D.

3. G

4. C

5. B

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