高中英语阅读理解试题及答案

57. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______. A. swimming in the river

B. standing on the river bank C. watching the crocodile D. fishing in the water

58. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick? A. Her eyes were badly poked.

B. She had eight wounds altogether. C. One of her fingers also got hurt. D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.59. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______. A. brave B. diligent C. quick D. humorous

60. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. The husband should save the wife

B. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

B ★★

There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a

neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.

Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.

Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For

example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for

a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.

Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company

helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.

61. What is the passage mainly about? A. Finding a job.

B. College students’ part-time jobs. C. Craigslist Web site.

D. The relation between study and work.

62. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______. A. sell your old things

B. do some shopping online

C. create your own announcement board D. get useful information about 450 cities 63. “What Color is Your Parachute?”　is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.

A. work on the airplane B. buy a parachute C. publish a book D. find a suitable job 64. It can be learned from the passage that ______. A. companies often put job information in local shops

B. the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA C. Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careersD. California Career Services mainly serves university students 65. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. C ★★

Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing.

You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard. ● A Is For Love

Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words ● Listening to the sound of Chinese

Play a few words of Chinese on your computer. ● A few Chinese words

Each word is enlarged for easy study.

If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help. ● Zhongwen site

More than a dictionary! ● Clavis Sinica

Excellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool. ● Chinese Character Visual Dictionary

If you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet. ● The Chinese Outpost

Pronunciation, Character and Grammer By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.

● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online

● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning ● Rainland Kids discover Chinese — Site is in Germany If you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one. ● Wanfang DataAs an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science && Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since

1950s. With a wide range of database resources and value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.

66. The underlined lines are probably some ______. A. books B. websites C. tips for learning Chinese

D. dictionaries for learning Chinese

67. This passage is most probably from ______. A. a TV programme B. a teacher’s lectureC. a newspaper D. the Internet

68. If you want to know each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______.A. Zhongwen site B. A Is For Love C. Clavis Sinica D. A few Chinese words

69. If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf ______.A. Learn Mandarin online B. Wanfang Data

C. Rainland kids discover Chinese D. The Chinese Outpost

70. The underlined word “gateway”　in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate B. a place through which you can go to another place C. the space when a door is open

D. a means of getting or achieving something D ★★★

English is the most widely used language in the history of our

planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.

However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There

is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no

ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes

(探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing,

grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese —so one moose, two meese?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a

wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects

(反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

71. According to the passage ______.

A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things B. there should be egg in an eggplant

C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D. boxing rings should be round

72. Which of the following is the correct plural? A. Beeth. B. Geese. C. Meese. D. Tooth.

73. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A. A wise man and a wise guy. B. Overlook and oversee. C. Quite a lot and quite a few. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.

74. The underlined words “wind up”　in the last paragraph probably mean “______”．A. blow B. roll up C. get hurt D. finish

75. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______. A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull 56-60 BBCDB

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