高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解訓(xùn)練100篇

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解訓(xùn)練100篇（1—10）

交回高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（001）

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavinga

fight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfight

withtheirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanother

overtheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneof

themencrashes（撞擊）throughawindowandfallsthirty

feettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!Ofcourseheisn't

reallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhurt.Why?

Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjump

fromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsofevencatchfire,

areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenare

calledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.There

aretwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthe

thingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfroma

highbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardground

butontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress

（床墊）.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,the

chairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrash

throughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!Butalthough

theirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresa

highdegreeofsk川andtraining.Oftenastuntman's

successdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenhe

is"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthe

wayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.

Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,butthey

leaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,and

sometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,

skiedovertheedgeofacliff（懸崖）athousandfeethigh.

Hisparachute（降落傘）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.

Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionfor

menonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhen

actresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.For

nowadaystherearestuntgirlstool

1.Stuntmenarethosewho.

A.oftendressupasactors

B.prefertoleaddangerouslives

C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions

D.oftenfighteachotherfortheirlives

2.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby.

A.playingtheirdirtytricks

B.sellingtheirspecialskills

C.jumpingoutofhighwindows

D.jumpingfromfastmovingtrains

3.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,.

A.heneedslittleprotection

B.hew川becoveredwithamattress

C.hislifeisendangered

D.hissafetyisgenerallyallright

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactor（因素）ofa

successfulperformance?

A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthor'sexampleofthe

Norwegianstuntman?

A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.

B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.

C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.

D.Thecliffistoohigh.

KEY:1-5CBDBA

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（002）

activitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedinthe

earlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcentury

theterm"reading"undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Only

duringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecome

popular.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilent

readingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudis

distraction（分散注意力）toothers.Examinationofreasons

connectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreading

showsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformost

adultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselves

changedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy（讀寫能

力）andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreaders

increased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthus

therewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.As

readingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,so

camethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuch

publicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereading

aloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheated

argumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedfor

informationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthe

readingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomeway

mentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswith

usstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantages,

theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplaced

bytheprintedmassmedia（媒介）ontheonehandandby

booksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershiponthe

other.

Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedto

havesomenewideasofbooksandtousesk川sinreading

themwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoral

reader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnological

developmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhatthe

term"reading"referredto.

1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenth

century?

A.Becausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovered.

B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.

C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.

D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.

2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenth

centuryshowed.

A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople

B.achangeinthenatureofreading

C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks

D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders

3.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout.

A.theimportanceofsilentreading

B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksand

newspapers

C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth

D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial

4.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?

A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Tochangepeople'swaytoread.

C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.

D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.

KEY:1-4CBDA

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練(003)

Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.

Firesnolongerdestroy18,000buildingsastheydidinthe

GreatChicagoFireof1871,orMHhalfatownof2,400

people,astheydidthesamenightinPeshtigo,Wisconsin.

OtherthantheBeverlyHillSupperClubfireinKentuckyin

1977,ithasbeenfourdecadessincemorethan100

Americansdiedinafire.

Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhas

oneoftheworstfiredeathratesintheworld.Safety

expertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnology,

buttheindifference(無(wú)所i胃)ofacountrythatjustw川not

takefiresseriouslyenough.

Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'sfastest

andbest-equipped.Theyhavetobe.TheUnitedStates

hastwiceJapan'spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.

Itspendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanonfightingthem.

AndAmericanfire-safetylessonsareaimedalmost

entirelyatchildren,whodieinlargenumbersinfiresbut

who,againstpopularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.

Expertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreally

anyone'sfault.Thatisnotsoinothercountries,where

bothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseithera

personalfailingoracrime（罪行）.Japanhasmanywood

houses;ofthe48firesinworldhistorythatburnedmore

than10,000buildings,Japanhashad27.Punishmentfor

causingabigfirecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.

IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentin

elementaryschools.But,thelessonsareaimedattoo

limitedanumberofpeople;just9percentofallfiredeaths

arecausedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.

TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreon

technologythanlawsorsocialpressure.Therearesmoke

detectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuilding

lawsnowrequirehomesprinklers（噴水裝置）.New

heatersandironsshutthemselvesoffiftheyaretipped.

1.ThereasonwhysomanyAmericansdieinfiresisthat

A.theytooknointerestinnewtechnology

B.theydidnotpaygreatattentiontopreventingfires

C.theyshowedindifferencetofightingfires

D.theydidnotspendenoughmoneyonfireequipment

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.firesafetylessonsshouldnotbeaimedonlyat

Americanchildren

B.Americanchildrenhavenotreceivedenougheducation

offiresafetylessons

C.Japanisbetterequippedwithfireequipmentthanthe

UnitedStates

D.America'slargepopulationleadstomorefires

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingto

thepassage?

A.TherehasbeennogreatfireintheUSAinrecent40

yearsthatleadstohighdeathrate.

B.TherehavebeenseveralgreatfiresintheUSAin

recent40yearsthatleadtohighdeathrate.

C.TherehasbeenonlyonegreatfireintheUSAinrecent

40yearsthatledtohighdeathrate.

D.ThefireinKentuckyin1977madeonlyafewpeople

killed.

KEY:BAC

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（004）

Nuclearpower's（核能的）dangertohealth,safety,and

evenlifeitselfcanbedescribedinoneword;radiation（輻

射）.

Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partly

becauseitcannotbedetected（探測(cè)）byhumansenses.It

can'tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhough

itmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.

Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan't

detectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.

Similarly,wecan'tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiation

detector.Butunlikecommonradiowaves,nuclear

radiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherliving

things.

Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhuman

beingoutrightbykillingmassesofcells（細(xì)胞）inimportant

organs（器官）.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoserious

damage.Thereisnolevelofradiationthatiscompletely

safe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,the

damagemaynotbesignificant.Thisisthecasewhenonly

afewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledoutright.Yourbody

willreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefew

cellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,

youmaybeintrouble.Theyreproducethemselvesinan

unusualway.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthis

doesnotshowupformanyyears.

Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryabout

nuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbedonewithout

theknowledgeofthepersonatthetimethatdamagehas

occurred.Apersoncanbeirradiated（放射治療）andfeel

fine,thendieofcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasa

result.Orachildcanbebornweakoreasytogetserious

illnessasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyits

grandparents.

Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.

1.Accordingtothepassage,thedangerofnuclearpower

liesin.

A.nuclearmysteryB.radiationdetection

C.radiationlevelD.nuclearradiation

2.Radiationcanleadtoseriousresultsevenatthelowest

level.

A.whenitkillsfewcells

B.ifitdamagesfewcells

C.thoughthedamagedcellscanrepairthemselves

D.unlessthedamagedcellscanreproducethemselves

3.Radiationcanhurtusinthewaythatitcan.

A.k川largenumbersofcellsinmainorganssoastocause

deathimmediately

B.damagecellswhichmaygrowintocanceryearslater

C.affectthehealthygrowthofouryoungergeneration

D.leadtoalloftheaboveresults

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbebestinferredfromthe

passage?

A.Theimportanceofprotectionfromradiationcannotbe

overemphasized（過分強(qiáng)調(diào)）.

B.Themysteryaboutradiationremainsunsolved.

C.Cancerismainlycausedbyradiation.

D.Radiationcanhurtthosewhodonotknowaboutits

danger.

KEY:1-4DBDA

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（005）

TodayisthedateofthatafternooninAprilayearago

whenIfirstsawthestrangeandattractivedoll（玩具娃娃）

inthewindowofAbeSheftel'stoyshoponThirdAvenue

nearFifteenthStreet,justaroundthecornerfrommyoffice,

wheretheplateonthedoorreads.DrSamuelAmory.I

rememberjusthowitwasthatday:thefirstsignofspring

floatedacrosstheEastRiver,mixingwiththesoft-coal

smokefromthefactoriesandthestreetsmellsofthepoor

neighbourhood.AsIturnedthecorneronmywaytowork

andcametoSheftel's,Iwasmadeoncemoreknownof

thepoorcollectionoftoysinthedustywindow,andI

rememberedthecomingbirthdayofasmallnieceofmine

inCleveland,towhomIwasinthehabitofsendingsmall

gifts.Therefore,Istoppedandexaminedthewindowto

seeiftheremightbeanythingsuitable,andlookedatthe

collectionofunattractiveobjects-aredtoyfireengine,

someleadsoldiers,cheapbaseballs,bottlesofink,pens,

yellowedenvelopes,andadvertisementsforsoft-drinks.

Andthusitwasthatmyeyesfinallycametorestuponthe

dollstoredawayinonecorner,adollwiththestrangest,

mostcharmingexpressiononherface.Icouldnotwholly

makeherout,duetotheshadowsandthefilmofdust

throughwhichIwaslooking,butIwassurethatadeep

impressionhadbeenmadeuponmeasthoughIhadrun

intoaperson,asonedoessometimeswithastranger,

withwhosepersonalityoneisdeeplyimpressed.

1.Whatmadeanimpressionontheauthor?

A.Thedoll'sunusualface.

B.Thecollectionoftoys.

C.Astrangerhemetatthestore.

D.Thebeautyandsizeofthedoll.

2.Whydoestheauthormentionhisniece?

A.Shelikesdolls.

B.Thedolllookslikeher.

C.ShelivesnearSheftel's.

D.Hewaslookingforagiftforher.

3.WhydidthewritergopastSheftel's?

A.Hewasonhiswaytoschool.

B.Hewaslookingforapresentforhisniece.

C.Hewantedtobuysomeenvelopes.

D.Noneoftheaboveisright.

4.Thestorytakesplaceinthe.

A.earlysummerB.earlyspring

C.midsummerD.latespring

KEY:1-5ADDB

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（006）

Technologyistheapplication（應(yīng)用）ofknowledgeto

production.Thankstomoderntechnology,wehavebeen

abletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourworkforce.

Newmachinesandnewmethodshavehelpedcutdown

timeandexpensewhileincreasingoveralloutput.Thishas

meantmoreproductionandahigherstandardofliving.

FormostofusinAmerica,moderntechnologyisthought

ofasthereasonwhywecanhavecarsandtelevisionsets.

However,technologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountof

foodavailable（有用的）tous,bymeansofmodernfarming

machineryandanimalbreedingtechniques,andhas

extendedourlifespanvia（）medicaltechnology.

W川mankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigher

qualityoflife?Inlargemeasuretheanswerdependson

technologyandourabilitytouseitwidely.Ifwekeep

makingprogressaswehaveoverthepastfiftyyears,the

answerisdefinitelyyes.Theadvancementoftechnology

dependsuponresearchanddevelopment,andthelatest

statistics（統(tǒng)計(jì)）showthattheunitedStatesiscontinuing

topumpbillionsofdollarsannually（每年）intosuchefforts.

Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresources（少

的資源）wemaywellfindtechnologicalsubstitutes（代用品）

formanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.

Therefore,inthefinalanalysisthethreemajorfactorsof

production（land,laborandcapital）areallinfluencedby

technology.Whenweneednewsk川sontechniquesin

medicine,peoplewillstartdevelopingnewtechnologyto

meetthoseneeds.Asequipmentprovestobeslowor

inefficient,newmachineswillbeinvented.Technology

respondstoourneedsinhelpingusmaintainourstandard

ofliving.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thedefinitionoftechnology

B.Moderntechnology

C.Theapplicationoftechnology

D.Thedevelopmentoftechnology

2.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthisarticleis

probably.

A.apartoftheintroductiontoAmericanbusiness

B.followedbythepassagetalkingaboutfactorsof

production

C.takenfromalearnedjournal

D.BothAandB

3.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Moderntechnologyisthekeytotheimprovementof

standardofliving.

B.Thethreemajorfactorsofproduction-land,laborand

capitalareallinfluencedbytechnology.

C.Technologyistheresponsetoourneeds.

D.TheUnitedStatesismakinggreateffortstoadvanceits

technology.

4.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecanlivealonglife

withthehelpof.

A.higerqualityoflife

B.medicaltechnology

C.modemfarmingmachinery

D.technologicalsubstitute

KEY:1-4BDAB

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（007）

Thevolcanoisoneofthemostsurprisingfrightening

forcesofnature.Maybeyouhaveseenpicturesof

these"fireworks,,ofnature.Sometimeswhenavolcano

erupts,averylargewallofmeltedrockmovesdownthe

sideofamountain.Itlookslikea“riveroftire/'Sometimes

volcanoesexplode,throwingthemeltedrockand

ashes（灰）highintotheair.Butwheredoesthismeltedrock

comefrom?

Theearthismadeupofmanylayers（層）.Thetoplayer

thatweseeiscalledthecrust.Underthecrustaremany

layersofhardrock.Butfar,farbeneaththecrustwhose

rockissohot,thatitissoft.Insomeplacesitevenmelts.

Themeltedrockiscalledmagma.Sometimesthemagma

breaksouttothesurfacethroughcracks(爆裂聲)inthe

crust.Thesecracksarevolcanoes.

Mostpeoplethinkofmountainswhentheythinkof

volcanoes.Butnoteverymountainisavolcano.Avolcano

issimplytheopeningintheearthfromwhichthemagma

escapes.Thehotmagma,orlavaasitiscalled,colsand

buildsuponthesurfaceoftheearth.Overthousandsof

years,thispileofcooledlavacangrowtobevery,verybig.

Forexample,thehighestmountaininAfrica,Kilimanjaro,

isavolcano.Ittowersmorethan16,000feetabovethe

groundaroundit.

I.Theunderlinedword"erupts,,means.

A.movesdownB.breaksaway

C.buildsupD.suddenlythrowsoutlava

2.Whichwordsinthepassagehavethesamemeaningas

"meltedrock"?

A/'Volcano^and'explode".B.<,Crust),and"hardrock"

C."magma"and"lava"D."Volcano"and"magma"

3.Whichisthecorrectorderofthelayersofthe

earth(beginningwiththetoplayer)?

A.crust-hardrock-magma-softrock

B.crust-hardrock-softrock-magma

C.magma-softrock-hardrock-crust

D.volcano-cracks-magma-crust

4.ThebestUtle（標(biāo)題）ofthepassageshouldbeu.

A.TheVolcanoB.KilimanjaroVolcano

C.TheMountainsD.TheMeltedRock

KEY:DCBA

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（008）

WHERETOSTAYINBOSWELLYOURGUIDETOOUR

BESTHOTEL

Name/AddressNo.ofRoomsSingleDoubleSpecial

Attractions

FIRSTHOTEL222EdwardRoad

Tel.414-6433120$25$35Air-conditionedrooms,

Frenchrestaurant,

Nightclub,

Swimming-pool,Shops,

Coffeeshopandbar,

Telephone,radioand

TVineachroom,

Closetothecitycenter

FAIRVIEWHOTEL

129NorthRoad

Tel.591-562050$12$18Closetotheair-port,Telephone

Ineachroom,Bar,Restaurant,

Garage,Swimming-pool

ORCHARDHOTEL

233EdwardRoad

Tel.641-6646120$15$20FacingFirsthotel,

Europeanrestaurant,

Coffeeshop,Dry-cleaning,

Shops,tv,night-club

OSAKAHOTEL

1264VenningRoad

Tel.643-820180$30$50Air-Conditionedrooms,

Japaneseand

Chineserestaurants,Shops,

Swimming-pool,Largegarden

I.ThenumberoftheroomsinthebesthotelsinBoswell

is.

A.120B.470C.450D.240

2.IfaJapanesetravelerlikestoeatinFrenchrestaurant,

istherightplaceforhimtogoto.

A.233EdwardRoadB.1264VenningRoad

C.222EdwardRoadD.129NorthRoad

3.WhichhotelfacestheOrchardhotel?

A.TheFirsthotel.B.TheOsakahotel.

C.TheFairviewHotel.D.Nohotel.

KEY:BCA

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（009）

WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep;

thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,theTV,or

herboyfriend,shesaicTthephone".Personally,Icoulddo

withoutthephoneentirely,whichmakesmeunusual.

Becausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethan

anyotherpieceoftechnology.

Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,

inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic.My

daughtercomeshomefromschoolat4:00pmandthen

spendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeople

shehasbeenatschoolwithallday.Ifthephonedidnot

exist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout?

Point2Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone.

"Themobilesavedmylife,"saysCrystalJohnstone.She

hadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtley

andSkipton.Trappedinside,shemanagedtomakethe

callthatbroughttheambulance（救護(hù)車）toherrescue.

Point3Themobileremovesoursecret.Itallows

marketingmanagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,to

ringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatandtimeofdayto

askwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,andhowtheir

lastmeetingwent.

Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus.AntonellaBramante

inRomesays,**WeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcould

seehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.

Weweresonear------butwedidn'tmeetforthefirsttwo

weeks!"

Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondour

ownlives.Todaywecantalktoseveralcomplete

strangerssimultaneously(同時(shí)地)onchatlines(atleast

mydaughterdoes.Iwouldn'tknowwhattotalkabout).We

cantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts

(ifyouknowany)whilethey'respace-walking.And,with

thephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecan

access(存取)theInternet,thebiggestlibraryonEarth.

I.Howdoyouunderstand'Point1—Thetelephone

createstheneedtocommunicate^...'?

A.Peopledon'tcommunicatewithouttelephone.

B.Peoplecommunicatebecauseofthecreatingofthe

telephone.

C.Peoplecommunicatemoresincetelephonehasbeen

created.

D.Peoplecommunicatemorebecauseofmoretraffic.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestshowspeople'sattitude

towardsmobilephones?

A.Mobilephoneshelppeopledealwiththeemergency.

B.Mobilephonesbringconvenienceaswelllittlesecretto

people.

C.Mobilephonesaresoimportantandshouldbe

encouraged.

D.Mobilephonesarepartofpeople'slife.

3.Whichpointsdoyouthinksupporttheideathatphones

improvepeople'slife?

a.Point1.b.Point2.c.Point3.d.Point4.e.Point5.

A.c,dB.a,eC.a,cD.b,e

4.Itispossibletotalktoseveralcompletestrangers

simultaneouslythrough.

A.theTVscreenB.afaxmachine

C.thephonelinehookeduptothecomputerD.a

microphone

5.Thebestheadingforthepassageis.

A.phonePowerB.KindsofPhone

C.howtoUsePhonesD.AdvantageofPhones

KEY:1-5CBDCA

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（010）

"Ithurtsmemorethanyou",and"Thisisforyourown

good"—thesearethestatementsmymotherusedtomake

yearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatin,cleanmyroom,stay

homeanddohomework.

Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodin

educationinwhichwedecideditwasallrightnottopush

ourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschools

andtheeducatorsmadeiteasyforus.Theytaughtthatit

wasallrighttobeparentswhotakealet-alonepolicy.We

stoppedmakingourchildrendohomework.Wegavethem

calculators,turnedonthetelevision,lefttheteachingto

theteachersandwentonvacation.

Nowteachers,facedwithchildrenwhohavebeen

developingattheirownpaceforthepast15years,are

realizingwe'vemadeaterriblemistake.Onesuchteacher

isSharonKlompuswhosaysofherstudents—"so

passive"—andwonderswhathashappened.Nothingis

demandedofthem,shebelieves.Television,says

Klompus,contributestochildren'spassivity."We're

talkingaboutagenerationofkidswho'veneverbeenhurt

orhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoit

forthem,insteadofsaying'goandlookitup',youtellthem

theanswer.Ittakesgreaterenergytosaynotoakid."

Yes,itdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It'stimefor

parentstoendtheirvacationandcomebacktowork.Ifs

timetotakethecaraway,toturntheTVoff,totellthemit

hurtsyoumorethanthembutit*sfortheirowngood.It'ss

timetostarttellingthemnoagain.

1.Childrenarebecomingmoreinactiveinstudybecause.

A.theywatchTVtoooftenB.theyhavedonetoomuch

homework

C.theyhavetofulfiltoomanydutiesD.teachersaretoo

strictwiththem

2.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor'smother

usedtolayemphasison.

A.learningLatinB.discipline

C.naturaldevelopmentD.educationatschool

3.By“permissiveperiodineducation"(L.1,Para.2)the

authormeansatime.

A.whenchildrenareallowedtodowhattheywishto

B.wheneverythingcanbetaughtatschool

C.wheneverychildcanbeeducated

D.whenchildrenarepermittedtoreceiveeducation

4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.parentsshouldleavetheirchildrenalone

B.kidsshouldhavemoreactivitiesatschool

C.it'stimetobemorestrictwithourkids

D.parentsshouldalwayssetagoodexampletotheirkids

KEY:1-4ABAC

高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解訓(xùn)練100篇（11—20）

麥國(guó)高考英語(yǔ)閱讀訓(xùn)練（011）

Thegreatestrecentchangeshave,beeninthelivesof

women.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasan

unusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman'slifespentin

caringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe

19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddle

twenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreight

children,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyears

old,Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themother

wouldhavebeenidherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpectto

liveafurthertwentyyears.duringwhichcustom.chance

andhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork,Today

womenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildrenUsuallya

woman'syoungestchildw川befifteenwhensheisforty—

fiveandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilretirementatsixty

Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,herworkis

lightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用電器）and

conveniencefoods.

Thisimportantchangeinwomen'swayoflifehasonly

recentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomen's

economicpositionEvenafewyearsagomostgirlsleft

schoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull

—timejobHowever.whentheymarried,theyusuallyleft

workatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool—

leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthat

age,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger.more

marriedwomenstayatworkatleasuntilshortlybefore

theirfirstchildisbornVerymanymoreafterwads.return

tofullorpart-timeworkSuchchangeshaveledtoanew

relationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwife

acceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionof

familylife,andwithbothhusbandandwifesharingmore

e-quallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningthe

home.accordingtotheabilitiesandinter-estofeachthem.

1.Accordingtothepassage.aroundtheyear1990most

womenmarried

A.atabouttwenty-five

B.Intheirearlyfifties

C.assoonaspossibleaftertheywerefifteen

D.atanyagefromfifteentoforty-five

2.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990.

A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefive

B.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteen

C.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfive

D.fouroffivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive.

3.Whenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother.

A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshedied

B.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemployment

C.wouldhehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidempl