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高中英語閱讀文章（通用10篇）

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇1

　　Youth

　　Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

　　Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

　　Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

　　Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young.

　　When your aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇2

　　The Present

　　It was the old lady's birthday.

　　She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came.

　　Today she was sure the would be something. Myra wouldn't forget her mother's birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy. Her husband had been made Mayor, and Myra herself had got a medal for her work the aged.

　　The old lady was proud of Myra, but Enid was the daughter she loved. Enid had never married, but had seemed content to live with her mother, and teach in a primary school round the corner.

　　One evening, however, Enid said, "I've arranged for Mrs. Morrison to look after you for a few days, Mother. Tomorrow I have to go into hospital--just a minor operation, I'll soon be home."

　　In the morning she went, but never came back--she died on the operating table. Myra came to the funeral, and in her efficient way arranged for Mrs. Morrison to come in and light the fire and give the old lady her breakfast.

　　Two years ago that was, and since then Myra had been to see her mother three times, but her husband never.

　　The old lady was eight today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps--perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a special birthday, another decade lined or endured just as you chose to look at it.

　　Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour brightened her cheeks. She was excited--like a child. She would enjoy her day.

　　Yesterday Mrs. Morrison had given the flat an extra clean, and today she had brought a card and a bunch of marigolds when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake, and in the afternoon she was going down there to tea. The little boy, Johnnie, had been up with a packet of mints, and said he wouldn't go out to play until the post had come.

　　"I guess you'll get lots and lots of presents," he said, "I did last were when I was six."

　　What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. Or a new cardigan. A cardigan would be lovely. Blue's such a pretty colour. Jim had always liked her in blue. Or a table lamp. Or a book, a travel book, with pictures, or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.

　　She stood by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.

　　Then clatter, clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door.

　　"Granny, granny," he shouted, "I've got your post."

　　He gave her four envelopes. Three were unsealed cards from old friends. The fourth was sealed, in Myra's writing. The old lady felt a pang of disappointment.

　　"No parcel, Johnnie?"

　　"No, granny."

　　Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She must be patient.

　　Almost reluctantly she tore the envelope open. Folded in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday -- Buy yourself something nice with the cheque, Myra and Harold.

　　The cheque fluttered to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady stooped to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇3

　　Sailing Round the World

　　Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931.

　　The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August, 1963, at the age of nearly sixty-five, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Soon, he was away in this new 16-metre boat, Gipsy Moth.

　　Chichester followed the route of the great nineteenth century clipper ships. But the clippers had had plenty of crew. Chicheater did it all by himself, even after the main steering device had been damaged by gales. Chichester covered 14, 100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.

　　He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen.

　　After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.

　　On 29 January he left Australia. The mext night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned over. Food, clothes, and broken glass were all mixed together. Fortunately, bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, the sea had become calm the nearest person he could contact by radio, unless there was a ship nearby, Wild be on an island 885 miles away.

　　After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the followiing radio message to London:" I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again."

　　Juat before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he aeeived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. Queeh Elizabeth II knigthed him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had sailed round the world for the first time. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28, 500 miles. It had taken him nine months , of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.

　　Like many other adventurers, Chichester had experienced fear and conquered it. In doing so, he had undoubtedly learnt something about himself. Moreover, in the modern age when human beings depend so much on machines, he had given men throughout the world new pride.

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇4

　　Yoe Go Your Way，I'll Go Mine

　　A young boy faces the impossible task of trying to soften the blow of tragic mews.

　　You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine

　　The messenger got off his bicycle in front of the house of Mrs. Rosa Sandoval. He went to the door and knocked gently. He knew almost immediately that someone was inside the house. He could not hear anything, but he was sure the knock was bringing someone to the door and he was most eager to see who this person would be -- his woman named Rosa Sandoval who was now to heat of murder in the world and to feel it in herself. The door was not a long time opening, but there was no hurry in the way it moved on its hinges. The movement of the door was as if, whoever she was, she and nothing in the world to fear. Then the door was open, and there she was.

　　To Homer the Mexican woman was beautiful. He could see that she had been patient all her life, so that now, after years of it, her lips were set in a gentle and saintly smile. But like all people who never receive telegrams the appearance of a messenger at the front door is full of terrible implication. Homer knew that Mrs. Rosa Sandoval was shocked to see him. Her first word was the first word of all surprise. She said "Oh," as if instead of a messenger she had thought of opening the door to someone she had know a long time and would be pleased to sit down with. Before she spoke again she studied Homer's eyes and Homer Knew that she knew the message was not a welcome one.

　　"You have a telegram?" she said.

　　It wasn't Homer's fault. His work was to deliver telegrams. Even so, it seemed to him that he was part of the whole mistake. He felt awkward and almost as if he alone were responsible for what had happened. At the same time he wanted to come right out and say, "I'm only a messenger, Mrs. Sandoval, I'm very sorry I must bring you a telegram like this, but it is only because it is my work to do so."

　　"Who is it for?" the Mexican woman said.

　　"Mrs. Rosa Sandoval, 1129 G Street." Homer said. He extended the telegram to the Mexican woman, but she would not touch it.

　　"Are you Mrs. Sandoval?" Homer said.

　　"Please," the woman said. "Please come in. I cannot read English. I am Mexican. I read only La Prensa which comes from Mexico City." She paused a moment and looked at the boy standing awkwardly as near the door as he could be and still be inside the house.

　　"Please," she said, "what does the telegram say?"

　　"Mrs. Sandoval," the messenger said, "the telegram says --"

　　But now the woman interrupted him. "But you must open the telegram and read it to me," she said. "You have not opened it."

　　"Yes, ma'am," Homer said as if he were speaking to a school teacher who had just corrected him.

　　He opened the telegram with nervous fingers. The Mexican woman stooped to pick up the torn envelope, and tried to smooth it out. As she did so she said, "Who sent the telegram -- my son Juan Domingo?"

　　"No, ma'am." Homer said. "The telegram is from the War Department."

　　"War Department?" the Mexican woman said.

　　"Mrs. Sandoval," Homer said swiftly, "your son is dead. Maybe it's a mistake, Everybody makes a mistake, Mrs. Sandoval. Maybe it wasn't your son. Maybe it was somebody else. The telegram says it was Juan Domingo. But maybe the telegram is wrong,"

　　The Mexican woman pretended not to hear.

　　"Oh, do not be afraid," she said. "Come inside. Come inside. I will bring you candy." She took the boy's arm and brought him to the table at the center of the room and there she made him sit.

　　"All boys like candy," she said. "I will bring you candy." She went into another room and soon returned with an old chocolate candy box. She opened the box at the table and in it Homer saw a strange kind of candy.

　　"Here," she said. "Eat this candy. All boys like candy."

　　Homer took a piece of the candy from the box, put it into his mouth, and tried to chew.

　　"You would not bring me a bad telegram," she said. "You are a good boy -- like my little Juanito when he was a little boy. Eat another piece." And she made the messenger take another piece of the candy.

　　Homer sat chewing the dry candy while the Mexican woman talked. "It is our own candy," she said, "from cactus. I made it for my Juanito when he come home, but you eat it. You are my boy, too."

　　Now suddenly she began to sob, holding herself in as if weeping were a disgrace. Homer wanted to get up and run, but he knew he would stay. He even thought he might stay the rest of his life. He just didn't know what else to do to try to make the woman less unhappy, and if she had asked him to take the place of her son, he would not have been able to refuse, because he would not have known how. He got to his feet, as if by standing he meant to begin correcting what could not be corrected and then he knew the foolishness of this intention and became more awkward than ever. In his heart he was saying over and over again, "What can I do? What the hell can I do? I'm only the messenger."

　　NEW WORDS

　　soften

　　v. (cause to) become soft(er) or gentle （使）軟化；（使）溫和

　　tragic

　　a. very sad, unfortunate; of or related to tragedy 悲慘的；悲劇的

　　messenger

　　n. a person employed to deliver telegrams, letters or parcels 送信人，電報投遞員

　　gently

　　ad. softly 輕輕地

　　immediately

　　a. at once

　　immediate a.

　　eager

　　a. marked by strong interest or impatient desire 熱切的，渴望的

　　hinge

　　n. 鉸鏈

　　whoever

　　pron. no matter who 無論誰，不管誰

　　saintly

　　a. like a saint; very holy 像圣徒一樣的；圣潔的

　　implication

　　n. 含義

　　imply vt.

　　shock

　　vt. cause unpleasant or angry surprise to (sb.) 使（某人）震驚

　　deliver

　　vt. take (sth.) to the place where it esp. sth. bad 交付，遞送

　　awkward

　　a. uncomfortable 尷尬的

　　responsible

　　a. having done or been the cause of esp. sth. bad（應）負責的

　　Mexican

　　n & a. 墨西哥人；墨西哥（人）的'

　　extend

　　vt. hold out 伸出

　　pause

　　vi. stop for a short time 暫停，中止

　　interrupt

　　vt. stop (sb. speaking) by breaking in 打斷（某人講話）

　　nervous

　　a. 神經質的；緊張的

　　ma'am

　　madam (used in direct address) 夫人，太太，小姐

　　smooth

　　vt. make smooth or smoother 把...弄平

　　department

　　n. 部門；系

　　swiftly

　　ad. rapidly, quickly 快速地；敏捷地

　　swift a.

　　chocolate

　　n. 巧克力（糖）

　　chew

　　vt. crush (food) with the teeth 咀嚼

　　cactus

　　n. 仙人掌

　　sob

　　vi. cry with short, quick breaths 啜泣；嗚咽

　　disgrace

　　n. shame 恥辱；丟臉的人（或事）

　　unhappy

　　a. not happy

　　hell

　　n. 地獄

　　PHRASES

　　hear of

　　have knowledge of or receive information about 聽到，聽說

　　be responsible for

　　be the cause of 應對...負責的

　　come out (with)

　　speak out 大聲地說，清楚地說

　　smooth out

　　make smooth(er) 把……弄平

　　hold oneself in

　　control one's feelings 控制情緒

　　take the place of

　　act or be used instead of, replace 代替，取代

　　over and over again

　　very often, repeatedly 反復地，再三地

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇5

　　Xiao li is actually a good young people, in addition to a little bit selfish.

　　His selfishness may actually everyone has, but in some places he did "stands out", the love of petty gains, sometimes take public things home, also, because Mr. Li is an ordinary company staff, because home is far away, so to and from work every day to take the bus, he got on the bus never queue, but trusted in his prime use crowded bus after get the seat he never to give his seat to a sick child, because he felt he is bought a ticket, can sit can't stand, or you lose out.

　　Even the old father-in-law mother-in-law, particularly large grey wobbly standing at his side, he would pretend to be a car out of the window, resolute don't give up her seat, not to mention the belly of a pregnant woman! Such as last Friday, he, as usual, the first squeeze on the car, took a good seat by the window, but because the reason is the weekend, about the bus that day much more special, an old lady standing beside him, he deliberately pretend not to see, a young girl sitting in front of him to give the old woman to the seat, alarm just lifted, a belly of a pregnant woman, and very good standing beside him, he in my heart whisper, stomach is so big also go out running, is really of, even if you must go out, also can take a taxi! Why do you take a bus, but also must have stood next to me, I have several station to get off, I won't give up her seat! Side by hand on live head pretended to be asleep.

　　The traffic in the street that day special chaos, the car was in a bit, the pregnant woman grabbing a handrail, but stagger, at last, the old lady was watching in front of the eye, however, is that pregnant women, "and to my sitting here!" Though with your eyes closed, he still feel of all the car looked at him in contempt, but already installed so long, still have to continue to pretend. Just in the pregnant woman is going to go sit down in the past, a middle school student to ride a bicycle controlling, when the bus is about to hit, the driver a nasty brake, the severe car bumped and the car forward a bit, and the pregnant women because of the body is too heavy, all of a sudden fell to the floor of the compartment, with blood coming down soon rolled down down to, "quick, quick to send her to the hospital!" I do not know who cried. The driver also found that something was wrong, hurriedly turn, ready to go to the hospital, but also some people whispering, say there is something urgent, can you get off first, xiao li followed shouted, ": and you call an ambulance, why waste everyone's time!" The driver hesitated a moment, take out a cellular phone played 120, because it is the peak work, the traffic is very serious, such as the ambulance came, was about twenty minutes later.

　　The next day, the newspapers published such a message, "yesterday a bus to the city on the brakes when a pregnant woman cause bleeding after fall, due to traffic congestion, delayed the treatment time, pregnant women and internal both fetal death......" Xiao li read this, the in the mind also passed a sense of guilt, however, as already mentioned, he is a selfish man, so this guilty feeling didn't last for a long time, his previous life, returned only, he never seats near the window.

　　After a month, it is a Friday, xiao li already in the company downstairs, but think of stealing from the company to take the garbage bag not to be taken, so he went back to take, upstairs, and go to the bathroom with toilet paper also pulled down the left down, into a pocket, this ordeal, he came out than usual late some, just downstairs, you met with former colleagues, because there was a time not to meet two people, two people together to a nearby tavern eat some rice, also for a few drinks, xiao li is not a good drinker, let the wind blow in the doorway, more some dizzy, colleagues asked him do you want to take a taxi, he said: "it's okay, and the last bus!" He turned and walked to the station.

　　Distance to the station just parked a car, he ran back to the past, due to drink the wine, some stumble, also slower than usual, but the car is also very strange, seems to be waiting for him, he just got on the bus, the bus started.

　　Xiao li looked around, although is the last bus, but the car is almost full, only the seat by the window, and no one, he also don't want to sit, but head dizzy, really have to make do sit down.

　　The car quietly open, the passengers are very quiet, the car arrived, come up to a few people, xiao li ZuiYan hazy look, how is all pregnant women? Someone give these a few pregnant women to sit immediately, the car continued driving and, to a station again and came up again a few women, the car is still open, xiao li amazing discovery, in addition to him, now the car is all pregnant women, looking into the driver's seat, he carefully oh my god, even the driver was pregnant! He scared hair erect, straight to get off, take a look at the outside, there are six or seven station is just around the corner. He rubbed his eyes, and look at the driver, he couldn't help laughing, laugh at my nervousness, that where is pregnant! Yao is a middle-aged man, only the middle-aged spread, belly is very big!

　　Xiao li comfort to sit down, and then when he was going to sleep, the bus stopped, and come up to a pregnant woman, red seersucker dress, like some seven or eight months of the belly, xiao li again not sleepy, the pregnant woman so familiar! And she must go to xiao li, standing, hands firmly holding the handrail, xiao li and repeat, pretend to be looking out the window, suddenly, he found that a pregnant woman suddenly stood in the window, her feet off the ground, outside the glass float, xiao li's hair stand up, he hurriedly go back, but found that pregnant women still stood at his side, he breathed a sigh of relief, turned out to be the shadow!

　　The car was still open, xiao li suddenly discovered that seems to be incorrect, the outside has no lights, dark, his head on the window to look out, but still can't see exactly where, at this time, the pregnant woman spoke: "where are you off?"

　　"Provincial standing!"

　　"The station early, you missed!" The pregnant woman's voice suddenly became dark, "why don't you get off? Did you have to sit on the seat?"

　　Xiao li is not open, found that pregnant women face becomes more and more white, corners of the mouth, eyes and nostrils out red blood, the blood slowly turned into a black, scared to xiao li went to the window over there, but found that window has a pregnant, she stretched out his right hand, the hand slowly black long nails, like five claws, her hand to his stomach cut open, take out a bloody from the inside of the meat, he vaguely see that is a baby boy has become a form, just listen to the pregnant woman the shrill voice: "is you kill us! You! You just for the sake of himself to sit for a while, will kill innocent us! Our family poor, I laid off, the husband in poor health, in order to save money, every time they go to a hospital checking my bus, it's you! You kill us! You kill me, my son, my husband also got sicker because of you, he is dying! Are you hurt our family! Now, I want you to want to!" The shrill voice with her, and the boy also issued: "goo - goo -" the voice, xiao li shouted, no sound.

　　The second day early in the morning, in a junkyard, someone found the bodies of xiao li, his eyes, a mouth piece very big, is obviously did a lot of terrors in the end, who also don't know why he would sit in the car has been scrapped buses, via forensic appraisal, he is died in impatient infarction. And, according to find the scene found free in that scrap on the bus, xiao li on the seat next to the window glass, has written a line of characters: blood "see you later still dare not let!"

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇6

　　Most people usually traveled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine. It played an important part in many kinds of vehicles several scores of years ago. Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?

　　The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from a workers family made the world first widely used steam engine. At first, he couldnt tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his steam engine.

　　He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.

　　31. The main idea of the passage is __B_.

　　A. James Watt invented the steam engine

　　B. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measure

　　C. how much power does a horse have

　　D. why Watts engine is called a ten horse-power engine

　　32. The story says that Watt made the first __D__.

　　A. engine B. horse-power engine C. useful engine D. widely used steam engine

　　33. James Watt was born in _A___.

　　A. a workers family B. a farmers family C. a teachers family D. a doctors

　　steam engine

　　34. Watt wanted to find a way to _D___.

　　A. measure the work his engine could do B. tell people how powerful his engine was C. lift a 3300-pound weight D. both A and B

　　35. One horse-power means the __A__.

　　A. work a horse could do in a minute B. weight a horse could do in ten minutes C. work a horse could do in ten minutes D. weight of one horse

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇7

　　Motivation(動機) to satisfy one‘s needs is brought about by ―drives‖, These ―drives‖ do not determine man‘s behaviour, but rather direct man‘s energy towards certain aims. For example, man‘s body requires food, which is a biological need, when this need comes up, man feels uncomfortable and his thoughts turn to getting food or satisfying that need. If he is very hungry, it will difficult for him to pay enough attention to anything except his need for food.

　　While all men feel hungry, there is more than one method for helping free people of this uncomfortable feeling. How needs are satisfying depends on what we have been taught or what we have learned from our experiences. As we grow, we learn shat foods our society considers acceptable, and how they should be prepared and eaten. In some societies, for example, pork is considered a special food while in other societies it is strictly forbidden. In some societies fish is always cooked, but in other societies raw (生的) fish is preferred. The way in which we satisfy a drive is a learned response. Nature has not built a food – getting response into man. He cannot just eat whatever he wants of whenever there is food, his satisfaction of the hunger drive, for example, is limited by the rules of a society. Although we are hunger, according to the rules of society, we should not steal food, even if it belongs someone weaker than we are.

　　1.According to the passage,drives‖ _____.

　　A.can be brought about by motivation

　　B.can always decide man‘s action.

　　C.direct man‘s energy toward certain goals.

　　D.follow man‘s motivations.

　　2. ____ is a biological need.

　　A.Motivation B. Drive C. Hunger D. Experience

　　3. The writer hopes to tell us that ____.

　　A. man should satisfy his biological needs whenever necessary.

　　B.man‘s needs should always be satisfied without any condition.

　　C.what man should do if he feels hungry.

　　D.man‘s satisfaction of needs is limited by the rules of a certain society.

　　答案：CCD

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇8

　　The global population is living longer，and getting older，

　　The global population is living longer，and getting older，which presents new challenges. “The question becomes：who will take care of everyone While people will always be the best caregivers for people，there just aren’t enough people. That’s where robot：ic technology can really make a difference,” says Professor Maja Mataric at the University of Southern California.

　　Her group is developing robots to work with stroke (中風) patients and elderly people. The research team has found that people react well to a robot gym instructor，and seem to get less frustrated with it than with instructions given on a computer screen. The robot can act as a perfect trainer，with infinite(極大的) patience.

　　“People say things like ‘I prefer this robot to my husband!Can I take it home’” according to Professor Mataric. “In fact there’s a really important point here. As we create these care giving technologies，we’re helping not only the people that need the care，but also the people caring for them. We can give them a break，and help them avoid burnout.”

　　People are going to have to like，and importantly trust robots before they welcome them into their homes，and several groups around the world are working on making it easier to communicate with them.

　　Much of human communication takes place through body language. Gestures， eye contact , and concepts of personal space are all things that robots are being taught. In learning about how people interact(互動) with machines，researchers are also discovering new roles for robots in our lives. Robots can communicate with humans in ways that other technologies can not.

　　“If someone finds the robot to be more persuasive and more reliable，that’s going to affect how they interact with it,” says Dr Cynthia Breazeal, director of the Personal Robots Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “We can now start to think about fields where it’s the social interaction，which is the main means by which a robot helps someone.” Dr Breazeal says that means robots could be used in education，learning，and health care，where social support is important.

　　9.Professor Maja Mataric mainly focused on robots’ function of ________.

　　A.teaching B.exploring

　　C.making things D.giving care

　　10.Why can robots be wonderful trainers in the gym

　　A.Because they are more clever.

　　B.Because they give correct instructions.

　　C.Because they cost less money.

　　D.Because they are more patient.

　　11.The underlined word “burnout” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

　　A.feeling tired B.feeling angry

　　C.getting hurt D.becoming disappointed

　　12.The scientists are presently working hard to help robots .

　　A.to use less electricity B.to communicate better

　　C.to react more quickly D.to have more functions

　　答案解析：

　　【答案】

　　9.D

　　10.D

　　11.A

　　12.B

　　英語閱讀答案

　　Here’s something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help：trying hard to do schoolwork on your own can help you learn.According to a recent study，the more you try while you are learning new information，the better you can remember it later.

　　This might surprise you.When teachers are presenting new information，they often give students lots of help.But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning.“Don’t be too quick to get help when learning something new，”education expert Ma Kapur said.“Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways.’’

　　Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning.Then he tested it out on students in Singapore.He separated students into two groups.In the first group，students were asked to solve math problems with the teacher’s help.In the second group，students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another，instead of getting help from the teacher.

　　With the teacher’s help，students in the first group were able to find the correct answers.Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly.But they did come up with a lot of good ideas.

　　The students were then tested on what they had 1earned.The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help.Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process(過程)，not just the solution.

　　Kapur’s advice for kids is to put a 1ot of effort(努力)into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help.“Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won’t work.”says Kapur.“Try to solve a problem in as many ways as possible.’’

　　13.What is the best title for the text

　　A.Work Your Mind

　　B.Practice Makes Perfect

　　C.The Best Way to Learn

　　D.Teachers’ Role in Schoolwork

　　14.Manu Kapur holds that _______ .

　　A.it’s necessary for students to ask for teachers’ help

　　B.students should try to solve problems by themselves

　　C.students with teachers’ help have more good ideas

　　D.students in the first group are cleverer than those in the second group

　　15.The author develops the text mainly by _________ .

　　A. presenting research findings

　　B. comparing different opinions

　　C. showing scientific information

　　D. setting down general rules

　　答案解析：

　　【答案】

　　13.A

　　14.B

　　15.A

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇9

　　Nobel Peace Prize

　　Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?

　　Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.

　　Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.

　　36. Alfred’s business was _____.

　　A. making and selling explosives B. not making and selling weapons

　　C. making explosives and selling weapons D. making weapons and selling explosives

　　答案為A。細節(jié)題。將這兩句話His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives.合并在一起理解.就是：他的企業(yè)是制造并販賣炸藥的。

　　37. Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _____.

　　A. he made enough money B. he hated war

　　C. he wanted to get more interest from the fund D. he liked to live in a peaceful world

　　答案為B。此句為細節(jié)推理題。從he hated war.He hoped that there would be no war in the world.這里可以看出Nobel討厭戰(zhàn)爭，因此希望以后不再有戰(zhàn)爭。

　　38. Nobel Prizes come from _____.

　　A. all Nobel’s money in the fund B. all Nobel’s money in his company C. all the interest from the fund D. some of the interest in the fund 答案為C。此句為細節(jié)推理題。Nobel Prizes的.來源在本文中是指：“He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year.”也就是他基金中每年的利息。

　　39. Nobel was a (an) _____ person in the world.

　　A. interesting B. unselfish C. kind-hearted D. richest

　　答案為B。此句為細節(jié)推理題。從短文最后一段的內容看，Nobel的無私奉獻為世界人民做出了貢獻。因此應該說他是一個無私的人。

　　40. Which statement of the following is Right according to the passage?

　　A. Nobel set up his company to sell clothes. B. Most of Nobel’s money was used for the world Wars.

　　C. Nobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries.

　　D. Nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share.

　　答案為D。此句為細節(jié)推理題。在He made money all by his own efforts.But he left the world share his wealth.這句話中，我們可以看出Nobel將所掙的錢全部留給世界人民去分享(share)。

　　高中英語閱讀文章篇10

　　The basic flag of the United States is one of the world‘s oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland are older.

　　During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possession. Later, in the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American Colonies.

　　The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14,1777, It consisted of 13 alternate red an white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795 to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.

　　By 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, Congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1912 President William H. Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flag-maker‘s fancy.

　　The evolution of the Stars and Stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th times since its creation. There are many government flags flown in the United States in addition to the

　　national flag. Among them are the president‘s and vice-president‘s flags and those of the federal departments and some federal agencies. Each state in the Union has an official flag. The Unitedd States Navy uses special flags for signaling. 1.The basic flag of the United States is______.

　　A. the oldest national flag in the world. B. one of the world‘s oldest flags. C. the most beautiful flag in the West.

　　D. as old as the basic flags of some European nations.

　　2.The first official flag of the United States was adopted______.

　　A. before the Independence War B. right after the Independence War

　　C. when independence was declared in 1776

　　D. during the War of Independence which ended in 1783

　　3.The 13 red and white stripes and 13 white stars represent______.

　　A. 13 independent states

　　B. the colonies that declared independence in 1776 C. the U.S. Congress

　　D. 13 famous figures in the American colonies

　　4.Why was the original design of 13 stripes restored in 1818?

　　A. Too many stripes would destroy the shape of the flag. B. Congress insisted 13 is the best number.