高一英语阅读理解试题(故事类)三(DOC 9页).docx

1、高一英语阅读理解试题（故事类）三(11)Once Napoleon stayed in a small inn. The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper. “You have served me well, innkeeper,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.” “Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?” “What is it?” N

2、apoleon asked. “We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called

3、 in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard. At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing. “Plea

4、se, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Dont kill us! we meant nothing!” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!” The wife screamed. “Stop!” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just no

5、w, dont you?” 1. Why did the innkeeper ask Napoleon to tell him how Napoleon felt when he was being looked for?A. He wanted to know the difference between a general and an ordinary people. B. He looked down upon Napoleon, for he thought a great man shouldnt be defeated. C. He showed his sympathy(同情)

6、 to Napoleon in time of danger. D. He was interested in others failure, especially Napoleons. 2. Why did Napoleon ordered his men to tie the couple?A because he wanted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.B. because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger. C. because h

7、e wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him. D. because he wanted to made the innkeeper know that a general like him had the same feeling as the ordinary people in face of danger. 3. Which is the best title of the text?A. Napoleons TrickB. Napoleon and an Innkeeper

8、C. Napoleons AngerD. Napoleons ride 【答案解析】本文讲述了拿破仑用一种特殊的方式让店主懂得伟人和常人一样也有恐惧心。1. A。推断题。根据 Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you? 可知这位店主想知道这位伟人那时的感觉是否和常人一样，据此 A 为正确答案。2. D。细节题。根据 Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, dont you? 得知拿破仑用行动告诉了店主自己作为将军和常人感觉是一样

9、的，故选 D。3. B。主旨题。阅读全文后得知本文讲述的是发生在拿破仑将军和店主之间的故事，故选 B。 (12)The moving truck with furniture was parked in front of our Southern California home. My husband and I were sweeping out the open garage when a woman from a house across the street came up to us with an apple pie. “Welcome to the neighbourhood,”

10、 she said. “I made it myself and I want you to have it.” “Really, we cant, ” my husband replied. “Of course you can,” she ran on. “When I moved in two years ago no one welcomed me, and I want you to feel at home.” She thrust(塞) the pie into my husbands hands. “Uh, well, you see,” he said, with a dis

11、appointed laugh, “we have been here four years and were moving.” The woman stared at him, dumbfounded(目瞪口呆), with her mouth open. “Well,” she said, shrugging(耸肩) her shoulders with an air of resignation(顺从), “Enjoy it anyway!” My husband and I laughed heartily, determining in the future to be better

12、 neighbours ourselves. 1. The woman came up to us because _. A. she wanted to see us offB. she wanted to see our furnitureC. she wanted to sell her pie to usD. she thought we had just arrived here2. The sentence “Really, we cant” exactly means _. A. neither the writer nor her husband could accept th

13、e apple pieB. we didnt like eating the apple pieC. we were so busy that we had no time to eat itD. we are full. We neednt eat it3. The phrase “feel at home” in the passage probably means _. A. live at home B. feel comfortableC. help oneself to itD. be brave4. From the passage, we know personal relat

14、ionship in Western countries is _. A. important B. valuableC. necessaryD. hardly thinkable【答案与解析】本文通过讲述一个发生在我们搬家离开时的小故事反映了西方国家日益淡薄的人际关系。1. D。细节题。根据 Welcome to the neighbourhood 可推知这邻居还因为我们是新来的，故此题答案为D。2. A。推断题。根据上下文的意思可以推断出来作者夫妇都不会接受the apple pie。3. B。词义猜测题。“feel at home”本意是“感觉像在家里一样”，引申为“宾至如归，无拘无束，

15、感觉舒服”等意思。故答案为B。4. D。推断题。作者在这里住了四年，现在要搬走了，而邻居却以为他们是新搬来的，可见西方国家的人际关系非常淡薄，难以置信。 (13)Teacher John Wise and his wife Doreen who emigrated to Tasmania 12 years ago, decided to revisit England and see the world on the way by motor cycle. After driving 10, 000 miles overland without even a puncture(停顿), the

16、y arrived in England in June. They left Tasmania in January and now plan to stay for two months at Taunton, Somerset, where Mr. Wises mother lives on Hamilton Road. Mr. Wise, 46, once a science teacher at Askwith Middle School in Taunton and his wife, who has three daughters, went to Hobart, Tasmani

17、a, in 1961. For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a years unpaid leave. “We didnt have any spares with us, ” said Mr. Wise, “We just put our trust in ourselves and the machines.” So far the journey on a B. M. W. R50 has gone through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and India, another 14, 000 miles.

18、They expect their final bill to be about 1, 000.1. The underlined phrase “emigrated to Tasmania” most likely means _.A. visited TasmaniaB. left TasmaniaC. left their own country in order to go and live in TasmaniaD. spent their holiday in Tasmania2. Their journey to England from Tasmaria _.A. was ve

19、ry long and tiringB. took about five monthsC. took about two monthsD. lasted a year3. Their journey to Tasmania from England will be _.A. more expensive than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandB. quicker than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandC. longer than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandD.

20、more exciting and interesting4. The total cost of their journey is expected to be about _ each.A. 500B. 750C. 1, 000D. 2505. For their return trip, Mr and Mrs Wise now plan to arrive in Tasmania approximately(接近) _.A. in August, 1973B. in June, 1973C. in January, 1974D. in August, 1974【答案与解析】本文讲述的是一

21、对夫妇骑摩托车周游世界的故事。1. C。词义猜测题。由文章第4段中的his wife, went to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1961 可以推知答案为C。2. B。推断题。根据they arrived in England in June和 They left Tasmania in January可知B最佳。3. C。推断题。根据After driving 10, 000 miles overland以及 another 14, 000 miles等关键词，可知回程比来程要远。4. A。推断题。根据They expect their final bill to be ab

22、out 1, 000 可以推算每一个人平均费用约合500美元。5. D。推断题。根据they arrived in England in June . plan to stay for two months at Taunton, Somerset, For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a years unpaid leave.，我们知道他们是12年前(即1961年)移民到了Tasmania，所以“现在”，应是1973年。他们到达英国是6月份，在那里要呆上两个月，而回程他们计划花一年的时间，故回到Tasmania的时间约为1974年8月份。(14

23、)No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum. The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting, b

24、ut no one claimed(认领) it. So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery. Some weeks later a

25、 woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting, the little boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him. “Why are you crying?”The child pointed to the painting and said, “Thats my painting on the wall and I want it back.” “Yes,” said his mother, “

26、he left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see his name on the painting.”1. John was perhaps _. A. a painterB. an expert on paintingC. a visitor to the museumD. a man working in the museum2. John found the painting _. A. before the museum openedB. after the museum was cl

27、osedC. during his visit to the museumD. while he was enjoying his walk3. The boy began to cry before the painting because _. A. he was afraid of itB. he thought it was his paintingC. he wanted to have the painting backD. Both B and C4. After the director heard what the woman and the boy said, he mus

28、t be very _. A. angryB. afraid C. proudD. surprised5. All the experts thought the painting good because _. A. it was really very beautiful and had very deep meaningB. the painting was drawn by a famous painter though he was a childC. none of them looked carefully enoughD. they examined it very caref

29、ully【答案与解析】本文讲述了John在博物馆的地面上发现一幅无人认领的画于是交给馆长，馆长将画挂在博物馆中，此画受到专家的好评，但最后发现这只是一个孩子画的画。1. D。推断题。文章第1段说John在博物馆内走动以确定一切正常，由此推测出他是博物馆的工作人员。2. B。推断题。文章第1段第1句说现在博物馆里没有一个人了。由此可推知他发现画时博物馆已经关门了。3. D。细节题。根据文章第5段说Thats my painting on the wall and I want it back(这是我的画，我想要回它)可知答案为D。4. D。推断题。专家都认为这幅画很漂亮并且有很深的含义，应出自名

30、人之手，而此画只是一个小男孩画的，因此馆长知道后感到很“惊讶”。5. A。细节题。根据 All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning 可知答案为A。(15)Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food

31、was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a menu(菜单), The menu looked exactly

32、the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu that he gave to the lady supplied a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and w

33、ine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous(慷慨) than he really was.1. Why didnt people come to the White Rose Restaurant to eat at first? A. Because the price was high. B. Because the food was too cheap. C. Because the food was not good. D. The passage didnt mention.2. According to th

34、e passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurant are mostly _. A. poor old people B. rich young people C. men with their girl friends D. parents with their children3. The difference between the two kinds of menu lie in _. A. the color B. the shape C. the price D. the food4. Accor

35、ding to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eat at this restaurant, the food was paid _. A. always by the ladies only B. always by the men only C. sometimes by the ladies D. either by the men or by the ladies5. According to the passage we can know that, generally speaking,

36、_. A. men are more generous than women B. women are more generous than men C. men like their lady friends to be generousD. women like their men friends to be generous【答案与解析】尽管 White Rose 餐馆价钱合理，饭菜也好，但很少有人光顾，店主为此想出了一条妙计，从此餐馆生意兴隆。1. D。判断题。根据第1段可知原文没有说人们为什么不到餐馆就餐，所以答案为D。2. C。细节题。根据第2段第1句 his restaurant

37、 is always full of men with their lady friends 可知答案为 C。3. C。细节题。根据第2段 The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. Whilethe lady supplied a much higher price 可知答案为 C。4. B。推断题。根据最后一句 So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was 可推断出答案为B。5. D。推断题。根据原文可知侍者给男士的那个菜单价格合理，而给女士的那个菜单价格却很高，但两种菜单表面上看却一样，这样女士就会认为她们的男友很大方，因此餐馆的这种做法很受男士欢迎，由此可知女人们喜欢自己的男友大方。所以答案为 D。