高中英语阅读50篇

英语阅读理解

关于英语阅读理解的学习方式，其实就是做专题练习，只有练多了才会熟悉解题思路，下面是我为大家提供的初二和高中的一些英语阅读理解题和答案，有兴趣的朋友可以参考一下!

【初二英语阅读理解】

第一篇：出租车司机

My friend is a taxi drives. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.

At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.

16. The driver always works at night because it is easier to .

A. drive B. climb in through window

C. make money D. meet a lot of people

17. The woman climbed in through the window because .

A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn’t open the door for her

C. she didn’t want to pay the money D. she couldn’t find her key

18. The story happened .

A. early in the morning B. late at night

C. outside the city D. near the bus station

19. Which of the following is not true?

A. The driver worked until 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning.

B. The policemen made a mistake. C. The woman had no money to pay.

D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

20. The driver climbed in through the window to .

A. get money from the woman B. phone the police

C. return the dog to the woman D. see what happened in the house

第二篇：足球运动

Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P. E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard(胡子) and takes good care of it.

It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip(抓住)the back of a chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go of(松开)my beard, boy!”

“Are you going to get off, sir?” asked to boy.

11. Mr. King is a .

A. player B. runner C. teacher D. driver

12. Mr. King was going to watch the match because .

A. he teaches P. E. in a middle school B. he likes football very much

C. he had already got a ticket D. he didn’t go to work yesterday

13. It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because .

A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small

C. he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded in the bus

14. The boy gripped Mr. King’s beard because .

A. he was afraid to fall again B. he wanted to make the man angry

C. he hoped the man to find a seat for him D. he hoped the man to get off soon

15. Mr. King was afraid , so he shouted at him.

A. the boy would pull him down B. the boy would hurt his beard

C. the boy could be hurt again D. the boy would borrow his ticket

【高中英语阅读理解】

Passage 1：president

There are stories about two U.S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don‟t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper.he would write“all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn‟t know how to spell.So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”.After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”.

The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnren‟s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.

31.The author

A. believes both of the stories

B.doesn‟t believe a word of the stories

C is not sure whether the stories are true

D. is telling the stories just for fun

32. According to the passage，President Jackson

A.couldn‟t draw up any documents at all

B. didn‟t like to read important papers by himself

C.often had his assistants sign documents for him

D .wasn‟t good at reading，writing or spelling

33.According to the first story, the term “OK”

A. was approved of by President Jackson

B.was the title of some Official documents

C.was first used by President Jackson

D.was an old way to spell“all correct’’

34 .According to the second story，the term‘‘OK”

A.was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club”

B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born

C.was the name of Van Buren‟s club

D.was used to call Van Buren‟s supporters in the election

35.According to the second story.the term“OK”was first used

A.by Van Buren

B.in a presidential election

C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club

D.by the members of the‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”

Passage 2：land produces

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large.Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more.Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France.The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day.As the rush to live out of town continues.rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.

36.If now America has 250 million people.how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?

A.About 25 million.

B.More than 25 million.

C.Less than 25 million.

D. Less than 225 million

37.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?

A.United States.

B.Germany.

C.France.

D.England.

38.What’s the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage?

A .Of a large city with its suburbs.

B.Of small and large towns.

C.Of urban areas.

D.Of rural areas.

39.According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in the United States?

A Most small towns become gradually crowded

B.Small towns are still similar to each other.

C.As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different.

D .Small towns are turning into large cities

40.Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?

A.Because they are the same.

B.Because the rush takes place too quickly

C.Because the process is gradual.

D.Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan

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【初二英语阅读理解】

第一篇答案：ADADB

第二篇答案：ADACD

【高中英语阅读理解】

Passage 1

答案：CDCDB

这里要讲述Andrew Jackson 和Martin Van Buren这2届美国总统的小故事。这2个小故事也许可以解释美语中OK一词的来历。故事的真实性我们不得而知，不过内容却很有意思。

第一个解释来源于总统Andrew Jackson的故事。Andrew Jackson几乎没有受到过什么教育，事实上，他对于日常的读写都有困难。当收到重要文件的时候，在尝试阅读之后，还是让他的助手帮忙解释文件的内容。如果批准一份文件，Andrew Jackson就在上面写“all correct”。麻烦的是，他不知道怎么这2个单词怎么拼写，因此，实际上他在文件上写的是“ol korekt”。过了不久，他又把这2个单词缩写为“OK”。

第二个解释来源于总统Martin Van Buren的家乡的名字——纽约的Kinderhook。为了帮助Van Buren成为总统，他的朋友为此组织了一个社团。他们把这个社团叫做Old Kinderhook Club，社团中支持Van Buren的人都被称为“OK”

Passage 2

答案：CCABC

尽管美国幅员辽阔，而且土地所产出的粮食远远超过现有人口的需求，现今的美国却几乎完全是个都市化的国家。不足十分之一的人口在从事农业和林业，而剩余的大多数人都居住在大大小小的城镇中或者城镇的周围。传统的'景象在这里不断发生着变化：小的城镇之间仍然彼此十分相似，典型的小城镇还是呈现出大家心目中的乡村的风貌;但是大部分的美国人却不再住在小城镇了。现在半数的人口都在大约30几个大都市地区(包括附近郊区的大型城市)——这种大都市地区的人口都在百万以上，总的都市人口数量远远超过德国和英国，更不用说法国了。城市和乡村的人口统计需要特别对待，因为我们所谓的住在乡村的人们，每天都会开车前往附近的城镇工作。当远离城镇居住的热潮持续的情况下，城镇周围的乡村地区逐渐盖满了房屋。那么说不定什么时候，一块乡村的地区就变成了城市的郊区。不过，典型的美国人还是越来越趋向于居住在大都市而不是小城镇的环境中。

英语阅读题及答案

英文的学习是充满快乐的'，我们不断积累和练习，才能更好地学习英语。以下是由我为大家提供的英语阅读题以及参考答案，适合高中的学生练习，希望大家喜欢!

一

Daniel Boone was born in the United States in 1734. He didn't go to school and couldn't read, although he learned all about the forests, streams and hunting. He could move silently like an Indian leaving no marks. He loved to live alone in the woods where nothing frightened him.

When he grew up, he married and tried to settle down on a farm. A year later, however, he wasn't satisfied and decided to go into the unknown western lands, crossing the Appalachian Mountains. When he returned after two years, he became famous for his long journey. He brought valuable animal skins and told stories about the Indians.

After this, he chose to keep travelling to unknown places. Once he lost to the Indians inbattle and was taken away. The Indians liked him and became his friends.

Daniel Boone died at the age of 86 . He is remembered as an explorer(探险者)and a pioneer who lived an exciting life in the early years of American nation.

1.Daniel Boone's early life was mainly spent in ______ .

A.learning about nature B.hunting with his friends

C.learning useful skills from the Indians

D.studying at home because he couldn't go to school

2.When he got married, Daniel Boone first planned to ______.

A. set up a large farm B.go on a journey with his wife

C. find food, new land for his farm D.live a peaceful life with his family

3.Daniel Boone became famous because ______ .

A.he travelled a lot in the western lands

B.he was very good at telling stories

C.he found better animal skins than others

D.he was the first to climb the Appalachian Mountains

4.Why did the Indians want to make friends with him?

A.Because they wanted to learn from him.

B.Because he wanted to make peace with them.

C.Because they wanted to make friends with white people. D.No reason is told in this article.

5.In this article, Daniel Boone is best described as ______ .

A.warm-hearted B.strong C.careful D.brave

二

Over two thousand years ago Rome(罗马)was the center of a huge empire. The Romans needed a way to move their large armies quickly so that they could protect their huge country. They needed land trade routes, so they joined all parts of their empire by a net-work of roads(公路网).

Beginning in 300 B.C., the Romans built roads in Europe, Asia and North Africa. By 200A.D., they had built 50, 000 miles of almost straight roads.

To build their roads, the Romans moved away all soft soil. They dug until they reached hard ground. Then they added layers(层)of stone and other things. The most important roads were paved(铺设)with large flat(平)stones. Main Roman roads were sometimes as wide as ours today.

To build their roads, the Romans sometimes had to dig tunnels through mountains. But they didn't have any machines to help them. So they heated the rock with fire and then threw cold water over it. When the rock cracked(裂), they dug it out. Roman soldiers and slaves built the roads with their hands and simple tools, but the roads were so well built that they were used for hundreds of years.

1.The story tells us ______ .

A.building roads without modern machines was Roman soldiers‘ only job

B.it was no easy job for the Romans to build their roads

C.people in advanced countries still use the old Roman way to build their roads today

D.most people in the African countries still use the old Roman way to dig their tunnels through the mountains

2.To build mountain roads, the old Romans had to ______ .

A.explode the rock before they started to dig

B.crack the rock with fire and cold water

C.dig through the hard rock with their hands

D.invent some machines to help them with the work

3.On the whole, the story is about ______ .

A.how to build up our modern roads today

B.Roman tools in building a wide straight road

C.the Romans‘ roads built two thousand years ago

D.the reason why the Romans had to build their roads

4.Why did the Romans build so many roads at that time? It was because ______ .

A.their slaves and soldiers had to do something, or, they would have nothing to do

B.they dared not sail in the ocean and the roads were their only choice

C.they needed land trade roads and the roads to move their grand armies as quickly as possible

D.the old Romans wanted to show how clever they were in building the roads

5.According to the passage, which of the following four choices is correct?

A.The old Romans found soft soil did not make a solid base for the road.

B.The Romans built roads only on flat(平)land

C.Flat stones were mostly used in the roads of Asia

D.The old Romans used to make use of the soft soil for the base of their roads in North Africa

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第一篇：A D A D D

第二篇：B B C C A

Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient institution, which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past human race managed to live with it. Modern ingenuity has changed this. Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.

There are those who say that the adoption of this or that ideology would prevent war. I believe this to be a big error. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements that are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their adherents believe in them so fanatically that they are willing to go to war in support of them.

The movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are being approached is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between different countries, but between man and the atom bomb.

1. This passage implies that war is now ___.

A. worse than in the past.

B. as bad as in the past

C. not so dangerous as in the past

D. as necessary as in the past

2. In the sentence “To do this, we need to persuade mankind” (Para 1), “this” refers to ___.

A. abolish war

B. improve weapons

C. solve international problems

D. live a peaceful life

3. From Paragraph 2 we learn that the author of the passage ___.

A. is an adherent of some modern ideologies.

B. does not think that adoption of any ideology could prevent war.

C. believe that the adoption of some ideology could prevent war.

D. does not doubt the truth of any ideologies.

4. According to the author, ___.

A. war is the only way to solve international disputes.

B. war will be less dangerous because of the improvement of weapons.

C. it is impossible for the people to live without war.

D. war must be abolished if man wants to survive.

5. The last paragraph suggests that ___.

A. international agreements can be reached more easily now.

B. man begins to realize the danger of nuclear war.

C. nuclear war will definitely not take place.

D. world opinion welcomes nuclear war

英语阅读题答案

1-5 AABDB

Recent research has claimed that an excess of positive ions in the air can have an ill effect on people‘s physical or psychological health. What are positive ions? Well， the air is full of ions， electrically charged particles， and generally there is a rough balance between the positive and the negative charged. But sometimes this balance becomes disturbed and a larger proportion of positive ions are found. This happens naturally before thunderstorm， earthquakes when winds such as the Mistral， Hamsin or Sharav are blowing in certain countries. Or it can be caused by a build-up of static electricity indoors from carpets or clothing made of man-made fibres， or from TV sets， duplicators or computer display screens.

When a large number of positive ions are present in the air many people experience unpleasant effects such as headaches， fatigue， irritability， and some particularly sensitive people suffer nausea or even mental disturbance. Animals are also affected， particularly before earthquakes， snakes have been observed to come out of hibernation， rats to flee from their burrows， dogs howl and cats jump about unaccountably. This has led the US Geographical Survey to fund a network of volunteers to watch animals in an effort to foresee such disasters before they hit vulnerable areas such as California.

Conversely， when large numbers of negative ions are present， then people have a feeling of well-being. Natural conditions that produce these large amounts are near the sea， close to waterfalls or fountains， or in any place where water is sprayed， or forms a spray. This probably accounts for the beneficial effect of a holiday by the sea， or in the mountains with tumbling streams or waterfalls.

To increase the supply of negative ions indoors， some scientists recommend the use of ionisers： small portable machines， which generate negative ions. They claim that ionisers not only clean and refresh the air but also improve the health of people sensitive to excess positive ions. Of course， there are the detractors， other scientists， who dismiss such claims and are skeptical about negative/positive ion research. Therefore people can only make up their own minds by observing the effects on themselves， or on others， of a negative rich or poor environment. After all it is debatable whether depending on seismic readings to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than watching the cat.

1.What effect does exceeding positive ionization have on some people?

A.They think they are insane.

B.They feel rather bad-tempered and short-fussed.

C.They become violently sick.

D.They are too tired to do anything.

2.In accordance with the passage， static electricity can be caused by___.

A.using home-made electrical goods.

B.wearing clothes made of natural materials.

C.walking on artificial floor coverings.

D.copying TV programs on a computer.

3.A high negative ion count is likely to be found___.

A.near a pound with a water pump.

B.close to a slow-flowing river.

C.high in some barren mountains.

D.by a rotating water sprinkler.

4.What kind of machine can generate negative ions indoors?

A.Ionisers.

B.Air-conditioners.

C.Exhaust-fans

D.Vacuum pumps.

5.Some scientists believe that___.

A.watching animals to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than depending on seismography.

B.the unusual behavior of animals cannot be trusted.

C.neither watching nor using seismographs is reliable.

D.earthquake

答案：BCDAA

Miss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”

Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes, Kate?”

“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”

1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .

A. how to telephone B. about electricity

C. about time zone(时区) D. about sound

2. Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether .

A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles

B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away

C. her students had grasped(理解)her lesson

D. sound waves were slower than electricity

3. Tom thought that electricity was .

A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound waves

C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves

4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because .

A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. Tom was not good at physics at all

D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves

5. Whose answer do you think is correct acoording to the law of physics?

A. Tom’s B. Kate’s C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B

DCBAA

For the past severalyears, the Sunday newspaper supplement Paradehas featured a column called "Ask Marilyn." People are invited to query Marilynvos Savant, who at age 10 had tested at a mental level of someone about 23years old; that gave her an IQ of 228 - the highest score ever recorded. IQtests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper afterit has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among othersimilar tasks. So it is a bit confusing when vos Savant fields such queriesfrom the average Joe (whose IQ is 100) as, What's the difference between loveand fondness? Or what is the nature of luck and coincidence? ①It'snot obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numericalpatterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poetsand philosophers.

Clearly, intelligenceencompasses more than a score on a test. Just what does it mean to be smart?How much of intelligence can be specified, and how much can we learn about itfrom neurology, genetics, computer science and other fields?

The defining term ofintelligence in humans still seems to be the IQ score, even though IQ tests arenot given as often as they used to be. The test comes primarily in two forms:the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales(both come in adult and children's version). Generally costing several hundreddollars, they are usually given only by psychologists, although variations ofthem populate bookstores and the World Wide Web. ②Superhigh scores like vos Savant's are nolonger possible, because scoring is now based on a statistical populationdistribution among age peers, rather than simply dividing the mental age by thechronological age and multiplying by 100. Other standardized tests,such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Exam(GRE), capture the main aspects of IQ tests.

Such standardized testsmay not assess all the important elements necessary to succeed in school and inlife, argues Robert J. Sternberg. In his article "How Intelligent IsIntelligence Testing?", ③Sternberg notes that traditionaltest best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativityand practical knowledge, components also critical to problem solving and lifesuccess. Moreover, IQ test do not necessarilypredict so well once populations or situations change. Research has found thatIQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under low-stressconditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated withleadership - that is, it predicted the opposite. Anyone who has toiled throughSAT will testify that test-taking skill also matters, whether it's knowing whento guess or what questions to skip.

1. Which of the following may be required in anintelligent test?

[A] Answeringphilosophical questions.

[B] Foldingor cutting paper into different shapes.

[C] Tellingthe difference between certain concepts.（D）

[D] Choosingwords or graphs similar to the given ones.

2. What can be inferred about intelligence testingfrom Paragraph 3?

[A] People nolonger use IQ scores as an indicator of intelligence.

[B] Moreversions of IQ tests are now available on the Internet.

[C] The testcontents and formats for adults and children may be different.（C）

[D]Scientists have defined the important elements of human intelligence.

3. People nowadays can no longer achieve IQ scoresas high as vos Savant's because

[A] thescores are obtained through different computational procedures.

[B]creativity rather than analytical skills is emphasized now.

[C] vosSavant's case is an extreme one that will not repeat.（A）

[D] thedefining characteristic of IQ tests has changed.

4. We can conclude from the last paragraph that

[A] testscores may not be reliable indicators of one's ability.

[B] IQ scoresand SAT results are highly correlated.

[C] testinginvolves a lot of guesswork.（A）

[D]traditional test are out of date.

5. What is the author's attitude towards IQ test?

[A]Supportive.

[B]Skeptical.

[C]Impartial.（B）

[D] Biased.