英文阅读

篇一：小学英语阅读100篇

New words and expressions:

why 为什么because 因为

drop 落下 poor 可怜的

Poor man

Look at this man. What is he doing? He’s carrying a very big box. The boxbig apples. He wants to put it home. Can he do that? No, I don’t think so. Why not？Because the box is too full and too heavy. Look! Exercise：

1. Read carefully and write “T” for true and “F” for false beside the statements. 仔细阅读，在下列句子前标上（T）对或（F）不对。

（ ）1. The box is not very big.

（ ）2. The box is full of apples.

（ ）3. He puts the apples in the bag.

（ ）4. He can carry the box home.

2. Choose the best answer：

（ ）1. What is the man doing? He is ______________

A. eating some apples B. carrying a box

C. riding a bikeD. making a box

（ ）2. What’s in the box?

A. some booksB. some bikes

C. some applesD. some boxes

（ ）3. Can he carry the box?

A. Yes, he can. B. Yes, he is.

C. No, he can’t D. No, he isn’t

（ ）4. Is the box full or empty?

A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t.

C. It’s empty.D. It’s full.

New words and expressions:

parents 父母亲 work 工作

study 学习 a little 一点儿

Kate

Kate is a new student. She is twelve. She is from . She can speak English very well and she can speak Chinese. She is in Nanjing. Her are doctors. Kate is in a school near her home. She has classes from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays and Sundays, she often plays games with her Chinese friends. She loves China and her Chinese friends.

1. Read carefully and write “T” for true and “F” for false beside the statements. 仔细阅读，在下列句子前标上（T）对或（F）不对。

（ ）1. Kate’s hometown is in England.

（ ）2. Her father is not a doctor.

（ ）3. Her school is not far from her home.

（ ）4. There aren’t any lessons from Monday to Friday.

2. Choose the best answer：

（ ）1. Kate is _________

A. a new student B. a Chinese girl

C. a doctorD. a driver

（ ）2. Kate can _________

A. speak a lot of Chinese B. speak English well

C. speak a little Japanese D. speak little English

（ ）3. Kate often studies ___________

A. from Monday to FridayB. in Beijing

C. on Saturdays and Sunday D. at home

（ ）4. Her parents ____________

A. are working in a school B. have classes on Mondays

C. often play games with Kate C. are doctor

New words and expressions:

station车站tomorrow 明天

wear 穿 戴brown 棕色的

Can you find Bob？

Hello，Betty. Please meet Bob at the ’clock morning. Go to the big clock. Carry a green bag and a white hat.

He’s not very tall but quite fat. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He also has glasses. He likes wearing blue trousers and a red sweater. Can you find him, Betty?

1. Read carefully and write “T” for true and “F” for false beside the statements. 仔细阅读，在下列句子前标上（T）对或（F）不对。

（ ）1. Betty wants to find Bob at the station.

（ ）2. Betty wears a green hat.

（ ）3. Bob is tall and fat.

（ ）4. Bob likes red trousers.

2. Choose the best answer：

（ ）1.What time will Betty and Bob meet?

A. At one o’clock. B. At nine o’clock tomorrow morning.

C. At the station.C. Near the big clock.

（ ）2. What colour are Bob’s eyes?

A. Red B. Blue

C. Green D. Brown

（ ）3. Betty carries _____________.

A. a bag B. some glasses

C. a white sweater D. some black trousers

（ ）4. Who likes wearing red sweaters?

A. Bob B. Betty

C. Yes, he is. D. No, he isn’t.

homework回家作业 vase 花瓶

end 末端，终点of course 当然

My room

This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my it. You can see some books, some flowers in a the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above put my football under my bed. and I can see the trees and roads outside.

1. Read carefully and write “T” for true and “F” for false beside the statements. 仔细阅读，在下列句子前标上（T）对或（F）不对。

（ ）1. There is a vase on the bed.

（ ）2. A cat is near the desk.

（ ）3. There is a clock above the bed.

（ ）4. I often do my homework in my room.

2. Choose the best answer：

（ ）1.What can you see on my desk?

A. Some booksB. Some flowers

C. a ruler and a penC. A, B and C

（ ）2. Where is the picture? It’s ____________

A. On the desk B. on the wall

C. above the end of the bedD. under the bed

（ ）3. What’s under the bed?

A. a ruler B. a football

C. a carD. a clock

（ ）4. Are there any trees outside?

A. Yes, they are B. Yes, there are

C. No, they aren’tD. No, there aren’t

kitchen厨房 cook 烹调，煮

bicycle自行车tape 磁带

What are they doing？

The White family is at home. Mrs. White is in the . She is cooking. Mr. White is sitting in a chair and reading the newspaper. Tom and his friend Dick are cleaning the to a .

1. Read carefully and write “T” for true and “F” for false beside the statements. 仔细阅读，在下列句子前标上（T）对或（F）不对。

( ) 1. Mrs. White is in the kitchen.

( ) 2. Mr. White is talking to his wife.

( ) 3. Tom and Dick are cleaning the bedroom.

( ) 4. Mrs. White is Mary’s mother.

2. Choose the best answer：

( ) 1. Who is cleaning the bike with Tom?

A. DickB. Mary

C. Jane D. Mr. White

( ) 2. What are the two girls doing? They are ___________.

A. listening to the radio B. watching TV

C. listening to a tape D. cooking

( ) 3. Where is Mrs. White?

A. In the bedroom.B. In the sitting-room.

C. In Jane’s room.D. In the kitchen.

( ) 4. Is Mr. White listening to the radio or reading the newspaper?

A. He’s cooking.B. He’s reading the newspaper.

C. Yes, he is.D. He’s listening to the radio.

篇二：英语阅读中的150个常见单词

阅读中的150个常见单词

1 abandon

vt.放弃，抛弃 n.放任，放纵

否定。特别注意放任，放纵的含义

2 accessible

a.易接近的；可被利用的；易受影响的；可理解的 褒义词，通常表达作者对某事物的态度。

3 accommodation n.住处，膳宿

主要是提供便利，满足需要的意思

4 additional

a.另外的，附加的，额外的

通常用这个词引出对上下文观点和事物的追加叙述，因为是顺承关系，又是进一步阐述，引出的下文可以不太关注。

5 adequate

a.适当的，足够的

绝对地反映作者的正态度，表达作者对某观点、某事物的褒扬。

6 admitted

a.被承认的，被确认无疑的 正态度词。

7 advocate

n.提倡者，鼓吹者 vt.提倡，鼓吹

对某原因或者提议进行辩护，在阅读中引申为拥护、支持的意思。

8 alter v.改变

这个改变如果发生在观点上，非常值得关注，因为观点是顺承还是转折对整个文章结构至关重要，例：alter accepted views of ancient literary works

9 amused

a.愉快的，好玩的，开心的

10 anticipate vt.预期，期望 没有发生

11 appropriate a.适当的 正态度12 approval

n.赞成；承认；正式批准

不是停留在许可的表面，表达了赞同、认可、嘉奖的正态度

13 arguable

adv.可论证地，可争辩地 贬义

14 assess

vt.评定，评估提出观点

15 associate

vt.使发生联系，使联合 产生联系

16 assumption

n.假定，设想；担任，承担；傲慢，自大

因为是假想、假设，所以就有待证明这个问题，一般阅读中的观点、实验、解释作者是不会不给出评价的，尤其是假设，提出假设目的是最终被证明为正确，否则这个假设就是无效的，所以看到assumption这个词之后，读者一定要去找评价，也有的假设在提出的时候就给了评价，例如：sex-defined protective laws have often based on stereotypical assumptions concerning women's needs，就是一个表达贬义评价的句子，前提都给否定了，结论作者当然也不会赞同。

17 attack

vi.攻击n.进攻，攻击

这个词常被用于提出与上文对立的观点。

18 attribute n.属性，品质 表示因果关系

19 available

a.可用到的，可利用的

比较明显的褒义词，当然反映作者的正态度，对于这个词本身及其修饰的主语一定要给予强烈关注。

20 background n.背景，后台

有个别文章的第一段并没有直指focus，而是作为一种引子，引出下文，这样的段落常被问及作用，它们的作用就是提供了一种background

21 barrier

n.障碍物，栅栏，屏障

这个词常常引出事物的缺陷，因为缺陷是必然考点，引出

缺陷的这个词也就当然值得关注了

22 besides adv.此外 prep.除?之外

注意，besides有together with的含义，它虽然用于引出新事物，但是却暗含新事物和上文事物有着同样的特征，即上下文所述观点一致，是顺承关系的叙述

23 bias

n.偏见，偏爱

24 blame

n.过失，责备 vt.责备，谴责 表达事物缺陷的特征词

25 cease

v.停止，终了

26 challenge

n.挑战 vt. 向?挑战 在阅读中，这个词用得更多的是表达了一个新事物对旧事物得背叛和挑战，表达了新旧观点的对立。

27 charge

n.负荷；费用；掌管

vt.控诉；责令，告戒；指示；收费

28 chief

a.主要的，首要的，首席的；主任的 n.首领，领袖 最高级的特征词

29 coexist vi.共存

30 collide

vi.碰撞，抵触 31 community

n.社区，团体，大众

常表示一个生物群落或人居群体

32 compensate

v.偿还，补偿，付报酬

33 competition n.竞争，竞赛

34 complicate v.（使）变复杂 35 component

n.成分 a.组成的，构成的

36 compose v.组成；写作

37 concern

vt.涉及，关系到

38 condemn

vt.声讨，谴责；判刑

这是一个常在态度题中出现的单词，表达负态度

39 confirm

vt.确定，批准；使巩固；使有效

这个词关系到一个观点、证据是否有效，如果一个观点被confirm了，那的确是件欢欣鼓舞的事情，因为它必然是作者所支持的观点

40 conflict n.斗争，冲突 vi.抵触，冲突

常常用以引出对立的观点，表达事物之间的对立关系。

41 confront

vt.使面临；对抗

这个词常常用以引出对立的观点，也同时表达了一种贬义的色彩，就是遭遇到了不好的事情。

42 confused

a.困惑的，烦恼的 负态度词 43 consistent

a.一致的，调和的；坚固的

44 contest

n.争论；竞赛

v.争论，争辩；竞赛

45 contradict

vt.反驳；反对；否认；与?矛盾；与?抵触；与?相反 1) To assert or express the opposite of (a statement).驳斥一种说法；

2) To deny the statement of 否认?得说法；

3) To be contrary to; be inconsistent with 与?相矛盾；与?抵触

46 conventional

a.惯例的，常规的；习俗的，传统的

传统的、惯例的通常是作者反对的，要屏弃的，所以这个

词引出的观点属于旧观点，之后必然有新观点取代它。

47 crash

n.碰撞；坠落，坠毁 v.碰撞；坠落，坠毁

48 critical

a.批评的，评论的，鉴定的；危急的；临界的 常在态度题中出现，表达作者的负态度

49 criticize v.批评，责备 表达一种负态度

50 debate

v.争论，辩论 n.争论，辩论 这是个值得关注的单词，因为它的出现往往意味着有对立的观点，而观点的对立关系往往是考察的重点。

51 defect

n.过失，缺点

表示事物缺陷的特征词，如果这个词出现，后文值得关注，因为缺陷是一个重要的考点，表示缺陷的其他特征词：shortcoming, imperfection ,deficiency

52 definite

a.明确的，一定的

53 demonstrate a.可论证的

这个词如果在阅读中出现，很值得关注，因为一个可被证明的观点是有效的观点，有效的观点也就是作者支持的观点capable of being demonstrated54

depression

n.沮丧，消沉；低气压，低压

55 descend

v.下去vi.下来，下降

下降表示的是一种变化，因为变化在阅读中常常成为考点，所以出现这个词的值得关注。

56 destructive a.破坏（性）的

在阅读中看到这个词应该首先想到它是个贬义词，有时候也引出某事物的缺陷，成为考点。

57 discouraging a.令人气馁的 贬义词

58 distinct

a.清楚的，明显的；截然不同的，独特的

作为差别讲时，是个很值得关注的词，因为差别经常成为考点

59 drawback

n.缺点，障碍；退换的关税，退税（指进口货物在出口时退还其进口时的关税）

缺陷的特征词，值得强烈关注，因为缺陷经常成为考点

60 eliminate vt.排除，消除

61 embrace

vt.拥抱；包含；收买；信奉 vi.拥抱n.拥抱 正态度词，表达欢迎，赞同

62 enforcement n.执行，强制

63 enhance vt.提高，增强

表达事物的变化，值得关注

64 evolution

n.进展，发展；演变，进化

达尔文的进化论，在阅读中出现通常遭到作者反对

65 exaggerate v.夸大，夸张

贬义词，时常引出事物的缺陷，值得关注。同义词有：overstate, overemphasize

66 fruitful

a.果实结的多的，多产的；富有成效的 褒义词

67 genuine

a.真实的，真正的；诚恳的

68 identify

vt.识别，鉴别；把?和?看成一样 v.确定

当含义为to be or become the same 的时候表达两种事物的关系，常常成为考点，值得关注

69 imitate

vt.模仿，仿效；仿制，仿造

70 impact

n.碰撞，冲突，冲击；影响，效果

71 improper

a.不适当的，不合适的；不正确的；不合理的，不适宜的

83 invalid

n.病人，在、残废者 负态度词

事物缺陷的特征词，值得关注

72 inaccuracy n.错误

事物缺陷的特征词，值得关注

73 incomplete

a.不完全的，不完善的

负态度词，事物缺陷的特征词，值得强烈关注

74 increase

vt.增加，加大vi.增加；繁殖 n.增加，增大，增长

表示事物变化的词，要予以足够关注，最好在读文章的时候给出标记，例如用一个向上的箭头表示变化的趋势

75 incredible

a. <口>难以置信的

76 indifference n.不关心

77 inefficiency

n.无效；无能；不称职

负态度词，事物缺陷的特征词，值得强烈关注

78 initial

a.最初的，初始的；词首的 n.词首大写字母 旧观点的特征词

79 innovative

a.创新的，革新（主义）的

新事物，新观点的特征词，新的总是作者支持的

80 insight

n.洞察力，见识正态度词

81 insufficiency n.不足

负态度词，事物缺陷的特征词，值得强烈关注

82 interpret

v.解释，说明；口译，通译；认为是?的意思

这个词出现，它能否有效地解释观点、现象是个关键，也是应该关注的焦点 84 investigate v.调查，研究

常常作为说明观点的论据，一般来说，调查的具体内容不必细看，关键是要看这个调查是否能有效支持证据

85 justify

Vt.认为有理，证明?正当

86 merit

n.优点；价值 v.有益于 褒义词

87 misunderstand vt.误解，误会

88 modest

a.谦虚的，谦让的；适度的 表示一种适度的态度或情绪，常出现在态度题的正确选项里，和一个有感情色彩的词连用，例如：modest commend,适度的赞扬，说得严谨客观，比较容易成为正确答案，如果modest所修饰的主态度词所表达感情色彩正确，则是正确答案无疑。

89 negative

n.否定；负数；底片 a.否定的；消极的；负的；阴性的 vt.否定；拒绝（接受）

90 neglect

vt.忽视；疏忽；漏做 n.忽视；疏忽；漏做

忽略了本应该在意的东西，本应该予以关注的东西，所以这个词本身就说明，它忽略的对象读者应该予以足够的关注，统计表明，这也的确常成为考点；同时“忽略”是个缺点，容易被考，值得关注。

91 normally

adv.正常地，通常地

这本来是个很简单的词，但是在GRE阅读中却有不同寻常的意义，因为“通常的”观点在阅读中总是成为旧观点和作者要屏弃的观点，ETS喜欢标新立异，对于多数人赞同的、通常的、传统的东西多半是要反对的

92 novel

n.小说，长篇故事 a.新奇的，新颖的，异常的

当novel作为“新的”讲的时候，通常是作者支持、赞同的观点，也通常是作者想大篇幅叙述的观点，所以值得予

以强烈关注

93 objective

n.目标，目的 a.客观的 经常作为态度词出现

94 opposed

a.反对的，敌对的 负态度词

95 opposite

a. 相对的，对面的；对立的，相反的；对等的，对应的 n.相反的事物

用以引发对立的观点，值得关注

96 original

n.原物，原作 a.最初的；原始的；独创的，新颖的

一个含义是“原作，即a work composed firsthand第二个含义“新颖的，新奇的”，即a person of fresh initiative or inventive capacity; a unique or eccentric person,因为是新的，故通常是作者赞同的 97 outline

n.大纲，轮廓，略图；外形，要点，概要 vt.描画轮廓；略述

98 outstanding

a.突出的，显著的 褒义词

99 outweigh

v.在重量（或价值等）上超过

常用以比较两个事物的重要程度，涉及到常考查的事物之间的关系，值得关注

100 overestimate

vt.评价过高 n.估计的过高，评价的过高 表示了缺陷、过失，经常被考，值得关注

101 overlook

vt.俯瞰；耸出；远眺；没注意到 n.眺望；俯瞰中的景色 在阅读中值得关注的含义是“忽略”，即to look past,miss,ignore

102 overwhelm

vt.淹没；覆没；制服；压倒

表示“占绝对优势、绝对重量的”，例如：overwhelming majority,压倒性的多数

103 partial

n.泛音 a.部分的，局部的；偏袒的，偏爱的

104 passive a.被动的

105 persuasive a.有说服力的

褒义词，通常用于作者赞同的观点及论据上，值得关注

106 pessimism

n.悲观，悲观主义

107 positive

a.肯定的；实际的；积极的；绝对的；确实的 正态度词

108 precious

a.宝贵的，贵重的，珍爱的；过于精致的 褒义词

109 precise

a.精确的，准确的 褒义词

110 preference

n.偏爱；优先选择

111 prejudice

n.偏见，成见；损害，侵害 v.损害 常成为考点的表缺陷的词

112 presumedly adv.据推测，大概

这个“推测”在后文是否被证实是它是否有意义的关键

113 prevail

vi.流行，盛行；获胜，成功 褒义词

114 primitive

a.原始的，远古的；粗糙的，简单的

这个词有三个基本含义，当它为“早期的”讲的时候通常用以引出旧观点

115 promptly

adv.敏捷地，迅速地

116 properly

adv.适当地，完全地 褒义词

篇三：高中英语阅读100篇

高中英语阅读理解 100篇

一、阅读理解

1、（1分）

O. Hey was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Hey went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Hey was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader?s surprise.

1. In which order did O. Hey do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.

A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.

2. People enjoyed reading O. Hey?s stories because

A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City

3. O. Hey went to prison because .

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B. he broke the law by not using his own name

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. people thought he had taken money that was not his

4. What do we know about O. Hey before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.

5. Where did O. Hey get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. The city and people of New York. D. His exciting early life as a boy.

2、（1分）

One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London?s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.

He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.

When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.

1. Who wrote the story?

A. Rupert?s teacher. B. The neighbour?s teacher.

C. A medical school teacher. D. The teacher?s neighbour.

2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?

A. He needed it for the summer term in London.

B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.

C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.

D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.

3. What happened at the airport?

A. The skeleton went missing . B. The skeleton was stolen .

C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .

4. Which of the following best tells the teacher?s feeling about the incident?

A. He is very angry . B. He thinks it rather funny .

C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert .

5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.

B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.

C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.

D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.

3、（1分）

On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi?an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”

Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi?an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi?an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be

A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi?an

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims

2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .

A. he asked to see the manager

B. he entered the hall with a bike

C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .

A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan

C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India

4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?

A. The stories about Marco Polo . B. The famous sights in Xi?an .

C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .

5. Friedlander can be said to be .

A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strong—minded

4、（1分）

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me ￡ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train.

B. He walked to his office.

C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

2. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn?t afford the buses B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way

3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to success

C. make him richD. gain more money

4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.

A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger

B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger

C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance

D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him

5、（1分）

Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity. You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.

Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.

Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.

1. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.

A. the pull of everything.

B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.

C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth

D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.

2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because

A. the earth always turns round. B. the earth has gravity

C. the earth?s gravity is greater than your weight. D. you are careless.

3. Gravity is strong that

A. it can throw a ball into the air. B. it makes you jump only seven feet.

C. it can let you fly away from the earth. D. it can keep everything on earth.

4. Because of gravity,

A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.

C. water always flows downwards. D. fish can live in water.

5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship because

A. the spaceship goes very fast. B. the earth can?t pull the spaceship.

C. the spaceship has a strong force. D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.

6、（1分）

An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”

“Why, no,”she answered.

“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”

1. The policeman stopped the car because_____

A. it was an expensive car

B. the driver was a proud lady

C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit

D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police

2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.

A. the policeman didn?t know her friends

B. the policeman didn?t accept her kindness

C. the policeman was going to punish her

D. she didn?t know the policeman?s name

3. The policeman was _______.

A. an honourable fellow B. a stupid fellow

C. an impolite man D. a shy man

4. The woman was _______.

A. kind-hearted

B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work

C. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends? powerful positions

D. introducing her good friends? names to the young officer

5. The policeman _______.

A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humor

C. had no sense of duty D. was senseless

7、（1分）

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school. She decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

1. Why couldn?t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A. She couldn?t get admitted to medical school

B. She decided to further her education in Paris

C. A serious eye problem stopped her

D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth?s chances for becoming for a doctor?

A. She was a woman.

B. She wrote too many letters.

C. She couldn?t graduate from medical school.

D. She couldn?t set up her hospital.

3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A. Eight years B. Ten yearsC. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years

4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.

A. became the first woman physician

B. was the first woman doctor

C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

D. set up the first medical school for women

5. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.

A. England B. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City

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