高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解試題(故事類)

1、高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解試題（故事類） (1)Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his like

2、d gambling(賭博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didnt listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends

3、were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Years Day. Mr. Lang didnt go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the po

4、lice would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didnt think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there werent any policemen outside, daddy,” said th

5、e boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _. A. he was a driver B. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to do D. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _. A. she couldnt find any work B. she thought her hus

6、band was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gambling D. she wouldnt stop her husband gambling3. _, so he was put into lockup. A. Mr. Lang often gambled B. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didnt help his wife at home D. Mr. Lang wasnt polite to the police4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang bec

7、ause _. A. he didnt love her any longer B. he wouldnt stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockup D. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right? A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.C. The boy hoped

8、his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.(2)Dear Sir, I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night

9、 one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it. I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on D

10、ecember 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store. Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned. Yours trulyAlberts Robbins1. From the letter we can conclude

11、 that Mr Robbins had actually paid _ for the table and the four chairs. A. $ 65.50 B. $ 68.00 C. $ 2.50 D. no money2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store? A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again. B. He didnt want to receive a second bill for the fu

12、rniture he had returned. C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it. D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture. 3. Try to guess the mood(心情) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry. B. He was disappointedC. He was anxious. D. He was

13、 friendly. (3)I Dont Think I Wrote WrongLao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (編輯部) but didnt receive any answers.No

14、w he works in a factory. Hes busy at work. When hes free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didnt eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them t

15、o write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.“Thats easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter

16、if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(離題),” said the girl.“I dont think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描寫(xiě)) just my father!”1. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _. A. he likes reading B. he learne

17、d much at schoolC. he wanted to be a writer D. he wanted to help others2. Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _. A. and he got a lot of moneyB. and he became a famous manC. and he was respectedD. but he failed3. As _, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter. A. he was a writer B.

18、 he was freeC. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想) D. he wanted to make his daughter happy4. Lao Yang hoped _. A. his article could surprise the teacher B. his article could be chosenC. the children could like his article D. everyone could soon know him5. Lao Yangs solicit article digressed from the

19、subject _. A. because he couldnt write it at all B. because he didnt know his father wellC. because it was too bad to be chosen D. just because he described his father (4)A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carro

20、ts in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on th

21、e snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police st

22、ation. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(膽怯地). “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The offi

23、cer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have you seen it yet?” “Yes, sir.” The officer was happy and

24、asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”1. The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to _. A. buy some food for his family B. buy some medicine for his wifeC. go to see a doctor D. go to the cinema2. The farmer didnt sell out his vegetables until the evening because _. A. they w

25、ere too bad B. they were very expensiveC. it rained hard that morning D. people wouldnt go out on such a bad day3. As _, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up. A. he was ready to help others B. the person was one of his friendsC. he thought the person would thank him D. he thought the pe

26、rson had drunk too much4. The farmer ran away quickly because _. A. the policemen were coming towards him B. his wife was waiting for him at homeC. he was afraid to see a dead man D. it was so late that he couldnt stay there any longer5. The officer tried the farmer to _. A. know who had killed the

27、man B. know if he had seen the dead manC. ask when he saw the dead man D. ask if he had seen the knife(5)A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.The childs mother was very

28、 much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I dont know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gr

29、atitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said qui

30、etly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?”“Fifty pounds”, he answered.The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to t

31、he doctor, went out of the room.1. The lady was thankful to the doctor because _.A. he had saved her life B. he had saved her sons lifeC. he had lent her some moneyD. he often called on her2. The doctor refused the ladys purse because he thought _.A. the purse should be given between friends B. the

32、purse was too smallC. the lady was not kind to him D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldnt give him the medical fee3. What the doctor said _ the lady.A. worriedB. interested C. frightened D. hurt4. The money in the purse _.A. was only 150 pounds B. was less than 200 poundsC. was much more t

33、han the medical fee D. was not enough for the medical fee5. How do you think the doctor would feel in the end?A. Sorry and worriedB. Regret and proudC. Excited and proudD. Sorry and regret (6)The moving truck with furniture was parked in front of our Southern California home. My husband and I were s

34、weeping out the open garage when a woman from a house across the street came up to us with an apple pie. “Welcome to the neighbourhood,” she said. “I made it myself and I want you to have it.” “Really, we cant, ” my husband replied. “Of course you can,” she ran on. “When I moved in two years ago no

35、one welcomed me, and I want you to feel at home.” She thrust(塞) the pie into my husbands hands. “Uh, well, you see,” he said, with a disappointed laugh, “we have been here four years and were moving.” The woman stared at him, dumbfounded(目瞪口呆), with her mouth open. “Well,” she said, shrugging(聳肩) he

36、r shoulders with an air of resignation(順從), “Enjoy it anyway!” My husband and I laughed heartily, determining in the future to be better neighbours ourselves. 1. The woman came up to us because _. A. she wanted to see us offB. she wanted to see our furnitureC. she wanted to sell her pie to usD. she

37、thought we had just arrived here2. The sentence “Really, we cant” exactly means _. A. neither the writer nor her husband could accept the apple pieB. we didnt like eating the apple pieC. we were so busy that we had no time to eat itD. we are full. We neednt eat it3. The phrase “feel at home” in the

38、passage probably means _. A. live at home B. feel comfortableC. help oneself to itD. be brave4. From the passage, we know personal relationship in Western countries is _. A. important B. valuableC. necessaryD. hardly thinkable (7)Teacher John Wise and his wife Doreen who emigrated to Tasmania 12 yea

39、rs ago, decided to revisit England and see the world on the way by motor cycle. After driving 10, 000 miles overland without even a puncture(停頓), they arrived in England in June. They left Tasmania in January and now plan to stay for two months at Taunton, Somerset, where Mr. Wises mother lives on H

40、amilton Road. Mr. Wise, 46, once a science teacher at Askwith Middle School in Taunton and his wife, who has three daughters, went to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1961. For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a years unpaid leave. “We didnt have any spares with us, ” said Mr. Wise, “We just put our trust

41、in ourselves and the machines.” So far the journey on a B. M. W. R50 has gone through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and India, another 14, 000 miles. They expect their final bill to be about 1, 000.1. The underlined phrase “emigrated to Tasmania” most likely means _.A. visited TasmaniaB. left Tasmani

42、aC. left their own country in order to go and live in TasmaniaD. spent their holiday in Tasmania2. Their journey to England from Tasmaria _.A. was very long and tiringB. took about five monthsC. took about two monthsD. lasted a year3. Their journey to Tasmania from England will be _.A. more expensiv

43、e than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandB. quicker than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandC. longer than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandD. more exciting and interesting4. The total cost of their journey is expected to be about _ each.A. 500B. 750C. 1, 000D. 2505. For their return trip, Mr

44、and Mrs Wise now plan to arrive in Tasmania approximately(接近) _.A. in August, 1973B. in June, 1973C. in January, 1974D. in August, 1974 (8)No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John p

45、icked it up and gave it to the director of the museum. The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting, but no one claimed(認(rèn)領(lǐng)) it. So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had v

46、ery deep meaning. The director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery. Some weeks later a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting, the little boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him. “Why

47、 are you crying?”The child pointed to the painting and said, “Thats my painting on the wall and I want it back.” “Yes,” said his mother, “he left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see his name on the painting.”1. John was perhaps _. A. a painterB. an expert on paintingC

48、. a visitor to the museumD. a man working in the museum2. John found the painting _. A. before the museum opened B. after the museum was closedC. during his visit to the museum D. while he was enjoying his walk3. The boy began to cry before the painting because _. A. he was afraid of it B. he though

49、t it was his paintingC. he wanted to have the painting back D. Both B and C4. After the director heard what the woman and the boy said, he must be very _. A. angryB. afraid C. proudD. surprised5. All the experts thought the painting good because _. A. it was really very beautiful and had very deep meaningB. the painting was drawn by a famous painter though he was a childC. none of them looked carefully enoughD. they examined it very carefully(9)Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food w