黑龍江省大慶市喇中高中英語(yǔ)閱讀集練-日常生活類(lèi)

1、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀日常生活類(lèi)1、Homesick is a compound word made up of HOME and SICKYou know what each word means on its own, of courseBut think about what the words mean when they are used togetherHomesick means SICK FOR HOME Now think for a minute about SEASICKIf you change the word home in the definition(釋義)to the

2、word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK? Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA When you are homesick ,the only place you want to be is at homeWhen you are seasick, the last place you want to be is at seA Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesnt mean that something

3、  is wrong with a persons heartpeople are heartsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they feel as if their hearts are broken But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake, handstand, and handbagPerhaps you may write definitions for them【小題1】The word SEASICK means“_” At

4、o be eager to go to the sea Bwhat has nothing to do with the seaCto be sick because of the seaDthat the sea is terrible【小題2】When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that_ Ahis heart is sickBhis heart needs testingChes sorry at heart Dhes terribly disappointed and sad、【小題3】“The last place you want

5、to be” is_ Awhere you want to be mostBwhere you want to be leastCwhere you go the lastDthe last place you go to【小題4】The definitions of handshake, handstand and handbag are_ Aeasy to knowBdifficult to knowCimpossible to learnDunnecessary to learn2、Friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend t

6、heir time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watchesIt isnt that our friends are all very busy, it is just that When we havent got a televisionPeople think that we are very strange“But what do you do in the evening?”，they are always askingThe answer is very simpleBoth my wife and I

7、have hobbiesWe certainly dont spend our evenings staring at the wallsMy wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languagesThis is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidaysI collect stamps and Im always busy with my collectionBoth of us enjoy list

8、ening to the music and playing chess together Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the houseThis does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing beforeOur friends, however, are lost-no television!-So they dont know what to doOn such evenings our

9、house is very full -they all come to usThey all have a good timeInstead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games【小題1】The couple have not got a television, because           Athey are not rich enoughBthey are s

10、trange peopleCthey enjoy spending evenings in their own waysDthey dont know what to do when there are power cuts【小題2】Both of the couple are interested in              Alearning languagesBtravelingCstaying home aloneDwatching people pla

11、y games【小題3】At night when there is no electricity, the couple       Ahave to stare at the wallsBcan do nothing but sit in silenceCwill have many visitorsDhave to go out for candles【小題4】The writer tries to tell us that _ Athe television is usefulBelectricity is important

12、Clife is enjoyable without televisionDlife is impossible without a television3、One day a lawyers wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctorThe doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stopHe knew that the lawyer was fa

13、mous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正當(dāng)?shù)?He therefore said to the man“But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me”“Sir,”replied the lawyer“Here I have500,whether you cure my wife or you kill herI'll give you all this” The doctor was reassured and went into the houseWh

14、en he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do littleShe was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(開(kāi)藥方) her medicine, she soon dieD He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promiseD “Did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer“

15、Of course I didn't,” said the doctor“Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor“Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you”【小題1】Before entering the lawyers house the doctor stopped for a while, beca

16、use_ Athe doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illnessBthe doctor thought it impossible to save the womanCthe doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay himDthe lawyer was too poor to pay his bills【小題2】Because the lawyers wife was seriously ill, the doctor_ Acouldn t do muc

17、h and didn't save her lifeBtried his best and saved her at lastChad to do everything he could for herDhad to spend a lot of time to cure her【小題3】The word “reassured” in the passage means _ Ahe was told again and againBhe was paid some money firstChe was quite sure that he would be paidDhe was qu

18、ite sure that he could cure the woman【小題4】Which of the following is the best title (標(biāo)題)for the passage? AThe Lawyer and His WifeBThe Lawyer's TrickCA Good Doctor and a Poor LawyeDA Serious Illness4、Its well-known that meditation (冥想) has many benefits, but do you know how to practice it for a be

19、ginner? Set a proper scene Find a space for meditationIt should be private and quietMake sure the temperature is comfortableSit on a cushion (墊子) if the floor is uncomfortableYou may play soft music if you like. Take a moment to loosen upRemember that the goal of meditation is to relaxLoosen your cl

20、othing, remove your shoes and have a good stretchDo your best to ease any muscle tension that might keep you from achieving relaxationMake an effort to relax your facial muscles Focus on your breath Sit down in the space youve prepareD Close your eyes and breatheEach time you breathe in, count “one”

21、Each time you breathe out, count “one”The idea is to strengthen being in the moment the last breath doesnt matter, and the next one doesnt matter; only this one matters Feel your breath inflate (脹大) your lungs and push on your diaphragm (隔膜)Feel how sweet it is to inhale the fresh airAs you do this,

22、 your body will gradually begin to relax and all of your attention will be centered within your minD Return to real life Once you feel fully centered in your mind, allow yourself to gradually drift back to real lifeMove your fingers and toes and slowly wake your body upOpen your eyes and remain ther

23、e for a few minutes until your senses come back, and then slowly stand up Even if you cant make it fully into your mind, you still get some benefits from itIf you want to feel better, you just need to practiceSet about 10 minutes around the same time every day and repeat this exercise.【小題1】The text

24、is about _. Asteps in practicing meditation for beginnersBtips on how to breathe slowlyCthe benefits of practicing meditationDthe best way to stay relaxed【小題2】Which of the following can best fill in the blank? AForget yourself.BPrepare yourself for it.CAvoid being disturbed.DPay attention to your in

25、ner self【小題3】The underlined word “inhale” in the text can be replaced by “_”. Alook forBtake inCkeep awayDthink of【小題4】To gain greater benefits of meditation, beginners are advised to _. Ado some exercise in advanceBlisten to some popular musicCpractice it every dayDspend a long time in practicing i

26、t5、The most important day Helen Keller remembered in all her life was the one on which her teacher, Anne Sullivan, came to herIt was three months before she was seven years old On the afternoon of that day, Helen knew that something was happeningShe went outside and waited at the door of the houseSh

27、e could feel the sun on her face and she could touch the leaves of the plantsThen she felt someone walking towards herShe thought it was her mother and she went to her and held her closeThis was the teacher who had come to teach all things to her and, above all, to love her The next morning, the tea

28、cher took her into her room and gave her a dollWhen Helen was playing with it, MissSullivan slowly spelled the word “doll” onto her handHelen learnt a lot of words like thisAfter the teacher had been with her for several weeks, Helen understood that everything had a name One day Helen didnt understa

29、nd the difference between “mug” and “water”She became angry and threw the doll on the floorIn her quiet, dark world she didnt feel sorry for doing itThen her teacher took her out into the warm sunshineThey walked down to the well where someone was drawing waterHer teacher put her hand under the wate

30、r and spelled the word “water” at the same time in her other handSuddenly, Helen felt an understandingShe knew then that “water” was the wonderful cool something flowing over her handThat living word awakened her spirit, gave it light, hope, fun and set it free!【小題1】How was the girl different from o

31、ther children？ AShe didnt know how to play gamesBShe was angry all the timeCShe couldnt speakDShe was deaf and blind【小題2】Helen learnt new words when _ Ashe went to the wellBMissSullivan spelled them on her handCthe teacher gave her a dollDshe knew the difference between two words【小題3】What can the re

32、ader learn from the passage？ AHow to spell different words and understand their meaningsBThe way to feel sorry for doing something wrongCThe idea of how to describe things and make them feel realDWhen someone is drawing water, we should go to feel it6、The first visit to a foreign country that I can

33、remember was when I was about seven years oldWe lived about 5 miles away from the Canadian border(邊界)My family and I went to Parc Safari, Quebec, a wonderful place that has animals and ridesWe drove down a nice long roadMy sister and I sat in the back of the car, and it was a hatchback(有倉(cāng)門(mén)式后背的汽車(chē)) so

34、 we opened it upI remember feeding the animals snacks we had bought for ourselves. When we arrived, there were not monkeys because they had escaped and had not been foundI remember thinking to myself, how cool it would be to see a monkey in our backyard. Even though the monkeys were not there it was

35、 still so much funWhen we reached the area that had camels, giraffes and other animals, I remember one of the camels reached into the car to get our snacksHowever, we were a little gross out because the camels seemed to froth(吐白沫) at the mouth and we had camel slobber(口水) all over the car and us. It

36、 was one of the best family vacations that I can rememberIt was not too far from home, it was in a different country and it was with my familyI cannot remember if we went on the rides or not but seeing many animals was a great timeNow I am grown up and have a son, and I am planning to go there again

37、He is 7 years old and I think he is at a great age to enjoy a trip like thisI am sure it has changed a lot over the years but it will still be a great family trip.【小題1】Where did the author live when he was 7 years old? AIn CanadaBIn the central USCNear the Canadian borderDIn Parc Safari【小題2】During t

38、he trip, the author _. Asaw a monkeyBfed some monkeysCwas angry with the giraffesDhad been in close contact with the camels【小題3】What does the underlined part “gross out” in paragraph 3 probably mean? AuncomfortableBexcitedCtiredDsurprised【小題4】What does the author intend to do? ATo have a holiday abr

39、oad with his parents.BTo take his 7-year-old son to a zoo.CTo revisit the place he went to at seven.DTo have a family trip in his own country.7、We have arrived in the hot, wet city of BangkokThis is our first trip to Thailand(泰國(guó))All the different smells make us want to try the foodWe are going to ea

40、t something special for dinner tonightThe hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very cleanWe plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.Tuesday, March 27th Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interestingWe visited the f

41、amous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetablesEverything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang MaiWe will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai. Friday, March 30t

42、h Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boringWe visited a small village in the mountainsThe village people here love the quiet life-no computers or phonesThey are the kindest people I have ever metThey always smile and say “hello”Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best

43、way to show our kindnessI feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.【小題1】The diaries above show the writers _ days in Thailand. A3B7C15D30【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE? AChiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.BThe writer is traveling alone in Thailand.CChiang R

44、ai is a boring city in the mountains.DThe writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.【小題3】The people in the village _. Aare friendly to othersBlike to speak EnglishCare very weakDhope to live in the cities【小題4】What is the best title for the whole diary? AMy First TravelBThe Outside WorldCTraveling

45、 in ThailandDA Country on the Train8、Im MaryI have a piece of good news to tell you.My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the cityThe rooms are not big, but they are all comfortableThere are more rooms than our old flat I am excited(激動(dòng)) because I have my own bedroomIn the old flat, I sh

46、are the bedroom with my sister My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroomI can be alone (單獨(dú)) in itIt is my own small worldI can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phoneI can also look for things on the internet and send e-mails to my e-friends Kitchen is my favourite r

47、oom, tooI like helping my mother with the cookingShe is not only a good teacher but also a good cookShe often teaches me how to make some different dishesShe lived in Sichuan when she was a childSo she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food【小題1】Whats Marys new flat like? ABig and co

48、mfortableBSmall and not comfortableCBig but not comfortableDSmall but comfortable【小題2】Mary can do the following things in the bedroom except(除了)_ Aplay the pianoBchat with her friendsCsend e-mailsDlisten to music【小題3】Which room does Mary like best? AThe kitchenBHer bedroomCThe sitting roomDBoth A an

49、d B【小題4】What does Marys mother do? AA teacherBA cookCA housewifeDA worker9、he best way of learning a language is using itThe best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possibleSometimes you'll get your words mixed up( 混合 ) and people will not understand youSometimes peopl

50、e will say things too quickly and you can' t understand themBut if you keep your sense of humor ( 幽默感 ) ， you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you makeDon't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakesIt's better for people to laugh at your mistakes tha

51、n to be angry with you ， because they don't understand what you are sayingThe most important thing for learning English is ： "Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."【小題1】The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _ Awri

52、tingBlisteningCusing itDlearning grammar【小題2】What should you do in learning English? ABe careful not to make any mistakeBWrite as quickly as you canCLaugh more oftenDSpeak English as much as you can【小題3】When people laugh at your mistakes，you should _ Anot careBbe happyCfeel worriedDbe unhappy【小題4】Wh

53、en you make a mistake ，you should _ Akeep quietBkeep your sense of humorCbe kindDget angry10、Joan is an American girlShe lives in China nowShe is in my classHer parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.AHe often writes letters to themJoan likes Chinese class very much, and likes

54、speaking Chinese with us after classHer father teaches us English wellWe all like his classOn Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and motherSometimes she goes shopping with her motherThey like the Chinese food very muchIt's a happy family【小題1】Joan is from _ AChinaBJapanCt

55、he U.S.ADCanada【小題2】Joan likes speaking _with us after class AChineseBEnglishCFrenchDJapanese【小題3】Joan's _ is an English teacher AfatherBmotherCbrotherDfather and mother【小題4】How often does Joan go to the shop? AOftenBNeverCEvery SundayDSometimes11、閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 “Have you ev

56、er been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh“There is certainly a lot of energy in waves,” he saidScientists are working to use th

57、at energy to make electricityMost waves are created when winds blow across the ocean“The wind starts out by making little ripples(漣漪), but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves,” Taylor said“Waves are one of natures ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey.” When waves come toward the shore, people can set up dams to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine（渦輪機(jī)）The turbine can then power an electrical gener