高一英语阅读理解练习

高一英语阅读理解练习（一）AEarlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious(无意识的),butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”.1.Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas________.A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsC.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedD.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreams2.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedleD.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle3.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep4.Dreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”because___.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthemBLanguagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight,pain,friendliness,andsoon.Butsincethesecan’tbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstore.Thisself-imitation（模仿）leadsontodeliberate（有意的）imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfather,hisdog,oranythingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself,Idoubt,howeverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.5.Beforechildrenstartspeaking________.A.theyneedequalamountoflisteningB.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningC.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructionsD.theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadult’soralinstructions6.Childrenwhostartspeakinglate________.A.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningB.probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemC.usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearD.oftentakealongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly7.Ababy’sfirstnoisesare________.A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsB.anearlyformoflanguageC.asignthathemeanstotellyousomethingD.animitationofthespeechofadults8.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’simitationscanbeconsideredasspeech________.A.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleB.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyC.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithageD.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignored（忽略）becausechildren’suseofwordsisoftenmeaningless9.Thespeakerimplies________.A.parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsoundsB.childrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeakC.childrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequicklyD.evenaftertheyhavelearnttospeak,childrenstillenjoyimitatingCThegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,duringwhichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用电器）andconveniencefoods.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen’seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Manymoreafterwads,returntofullorpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwifeacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachofthem.10.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990________.A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenC.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive11.Whenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother________.A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshediedB.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemploymentC.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemploymentD.wasunlikelytofindajobevenifsheisnowlikely12.Manygirls,thepassagesays,arenowlikelyto________.A.marrysothattheycangetajobB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy13.Accordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento________.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagainlaterinlifeD.marrywhilestillatschoolDAnymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraisesitsvaluetostampcollectors.Amistakeononeinexpensivepostagestamphasmadethestampworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue.ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagointheBritishcolonyofMauritius,asmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847anorderforstampswassenttoaLondonprinter-Mauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryintheworldtoissuestamps.Beforetheorderwasfilledanddelivered,aballwasplannedatMauritius’GovernmentHouse,andstampswereneededtosendouttheinvitations.Alocalprinterwasinstructedtocopythedesignforthestamps.Heaccidentallyinscribedthewords“PostOffice”insteadof“PostPaid”ontheseveralhundredstampsthatheprinted.Todaythereareonlytwenty-sixofthesemisprintedstampsleftfourteenOnePennyOrange-RedsandtwelveTwoPennyBlues.BecauseoftheTwoPennyBlue’srarenessandage,collectorshavepaidasmuchas＄16800forit.14.Overacenturyago,Mauritius________.A.wasanindependentcountryB.belongedtoIndiaC.wasoneoftheBritishcoloniesD.wasasmallislandinthePacificOcean15.Themistakeonthestampswasmade________.A.inMauritiusB.atMauritiusGovernmentHouseC.inapostofficeD.inLondon16.Stampcollectorshavepaid16800for________.A.fourteenOnePennyOrange-RedsB.twelveTwoPennyBluesC.oneOnePennyOrange-RedD.oneTwoPennyBlueEPersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfunseeagreatmovieperhaps-andtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytireoftellingthestory.WithE-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyourconvenience,andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinterested.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenience,andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconvenience.E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaystayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.MorethanafewparentsuseE-mailtokeepintouch,evendailytouch,withtheirchildrenoffatcollege.WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferanotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon’ttaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.17.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.explainhowtousetheInternetB.describethewriter’sjoyofkeepingupwiththelatesttechnologyC.tellthemerits(价值)andusefulnessoftheInternetD.introducethereadertobasicknowledgeaboutpersonalcomputersandtheInternet18.TheuseofE-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto________.A.spendlesstimeworkingB.havemorefreetimewithhischildC.workathomeonweekendsD.workataspeedcomfortabletohim19.Accordingtothewriter,E-mailhasanobviousadvantageoverthetelephonebecausetheformerhelpsone________.A.reachagroupofpeopleatonetimeconvenientlyB.keepone’scommunicationaspersonalaspossibleC.passonmuchmoreinformationthanthelaterD.getintouchwithone’sfriendsfasterthanthelater20.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.Computer:NewTechnologicalAdvancesB.Internet:NewTooltoMaintainGoodFriendshipC.ComputersHaveMadeLifeEasierD.Internet:aConvenientToolforCommunication参考 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