高考英语阅读题

　　高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(1)

　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.

　　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment(公寓房间) in New York City.

　　Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life--style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories, He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

　　1. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

　　A. want to be as rich as their neighbours

　　B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

　　C. don’t want others to know they are rich

　　D. want to be happy

　　2. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.

　　A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City

　　C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours

　　3. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.

　　A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area

　　C. an area near the place referred to D. an area in another town or city

　　4. Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.

　　A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States

　　C. his neighbour’s name D. not a good name

　　5. According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.

　　A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good

　　答案：

　　1B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C

　　高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(2)

　　The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years . Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use . But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories(库存货物) and to send bills to their customers(顾客) . Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.

　　One important new use for computers is for entertainment(娱乐). Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games, People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.

　　1. Computers used to _____.

　　A. work rapidly B. be large and expensive

　　C. be easy to use D. be used for fun

　　2. In recent years , computers are being made ______.

　　A. larger and more expensive B. smaller and cheaper

　　C. more difficult to use D. to work more slowly

　　3. Home computers can be used for ______.

　　A. writing letters B. playing games C. doing business D. all of the above

　　4. Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.

　　A. check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store house

　　B. play games for pleasure

　　C. talk with their friends

　　D. write letters

　　5. The best title for the passage would be _______.

　　A. New Uses For Computers B. The Popularity of Home Computers

　　C. The Home Computer Industry D. Computers At Home

　　答案：

　　1B 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 B

　　高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(3)

　　People used to say, “The hand that rocks (摇) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.”

　　Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them..

　　Most American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.

　　The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.

　　A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence (自信) in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.” she will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby!”

　　This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives--- in men’s lives, too.

　　1. “Behind every successful man there is a woman” means_______.

　　A. men are always successful but not women

　　B. women are not willing to stand in front of men

　　C. women do play an important part in men’s lives and work

　　D. women can be as successful as men

　　2. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Some American women want to work side by side with men and get the same pay for

　　the same work.

　　B. Most American women want to be more successful than men.

　　C. Not every American woman wants to get a job.

　　D. The American women’s liberation movement did make some changes in women’s lives.

　　3. According to the passage, many American women today are ________。

　　A. still going a long way to work

　　B. working at easier jobs than men

　　C. unwilling to work side by side with men

　　D. willing to be less important than men as they used to

　　4. “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go”means ______.

　　A. I’m still going to work farther away from home

　　B. I’m not going to work far away from home

　　C. I’m not satisfied with what I’ve done

　　D. What I have done is not far from success

　　5. The American women’s liberation movement ________.

　　A. have still a long way to go B. is a failure

　　C. was started by many successful women D. is a new thing not accepted by the writer

　　答案：

　　1C 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 A
 

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