高一英語閱讀表達練習題

高一英語閱讀表達練習題第一篇：HappyLeapDay!LeapDay,youask?Yes,it’sFebruary29.Youmaynoticethisdatedidn’tappearonthelastyear’scalendar,ortheyearbeforethat,or…That’sbecauseLeapDayhappenseveryfouryearsand2014isaleapyear.Aleapyearhas366daysinsteadoftheusual365daysthatanordinaryyearhas.Anextradayisaddedtothecalendarinaleapyear,andhere’swhy:The365daysofthecalendararemeanttomatchupwiththesolaryear.AsolaryearisthetimeittakestheEarthtocompleteitsorbitaroundtheSun,aboutoneyear.ButtheEarth’syearlytriparoundtheSuntakesabitlongerthan365days.Theorbittakes365days,5hours,48minutesand46seconds,tobeexact.Thattimeequalsroughlyonequarterofaday,sothecalendarandthesolaryeardon’tmatchaccurately.Afterafewyears,thatextratimeinthesolaryearbeginstoaccumulate.Afterfouryears,forexample,thefourextraquarterdayswillmakethecalendarfallbehindthesolaryearbyaboutaday.AccordingtotheHonorSocietyofLeapYearDayBabies—aclubforpeoplebornonLeapDay—thereareanestimated4millionpeoplewhosebirthdayscomebuteveryfouryears.Butwhowantstowaitfouryearstocelebratehis/herbirthday?MostcelebrateyearlyonFebruary28orMarch1.Therewasatimewhenstrictrulespreventedwomenfromproposingmarriagetotheirbeloved.Inmostcultures,that’snotthecaseanymore.Infact,femalepioneerswhothoughtthisrulewasclearlyunfairmanagedtogetLeapYearestablishedasanacceptabletimeforwomentotounmarriedmen.SoonFebruary29,amancouldbesurprisedatanofferhecouldn’trefuse.Thefirstdocumentationofthisdayofladies’choicewasin1288inScotland.Officialsthendecidedtopassalawthatallowedwomentoproposemarriagetomenoftheirchoiceinthatyear.Theyalsomadeitalawthatanymanwhosaidnotoaproposalinaleapdayhadtopayafine.Thefinecouldrangefromakisstopaymentforasilkdressorapairofgloves.55.Whatisthemainideaofthefirsttwoparagraphs?(nomorethan10words)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________56.Howoftendoestheleapday/leapyearhappen?(nomorethan4words)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________57.WhendopeoplewhowerebornonLeapDayusuallycelebratetheirbirthdayyearly?(nomorethan10words)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They"inthelastparagraphreferto?(nomorethan2words)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________59.Fillintheblankinthelastparagraphwithproperwords.(nomorethan3words)______________________________________________________________________________第二篇：[1]Adultsareoftenastonishedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.[2]Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.[3]Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.[4]Themultiplicationtables(乘法口訣表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.[5]Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突擊學習)foranexamination,thoughitmay_______apassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.1.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________________________________________________2.Whatisthelawofoverlearning?(nomorethan18words)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Howdoestheauthorexplainthelawofoverlearning?(nomorethan5words)_________________________________________________________________________________________4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?(nomorethan3words)_________________________________________________________________________________________5.FillintheblankinParagraph5w