1、高一英语阅读理解试题（社会类） (1)Among the first to suggest that clocks be moved ahead to extend(延长) daylight hours during the spring and summer was Benjamin Franklin. However, it was not until March 31, 1918, more than a century after Franklins death, that Congress adopted the practice during World War I, in ord
2、er to save electricity. During World War I, daylight saving was also adopted(采取) in England, Germany, France, and many other countries.1. Daylight saving means _.A. to make the clocks fasterB. to make the clocks slowerC. to extend daylight hoursD. to shorten day hours2. The first to suggest that clo
3、cks be moved ahead to extend daylight hours was _.A. Benjamin FranklinB. Congress of the United StatesC. No oneD. Newton3. When did they put this into practice?A. World War II.B. World War I. C. More than a century ago.D. About 50 years ago.4. Congress adopted the practice, in order _.A. to save wat
4、erB. to save electricityC. to save moneyD. to save time5. Daylight saving was also adopted _.A. in England and France.B. in Germany and many other countries.C. Both A and BD. all the countries【答案与解析】本文讲述了延长白昼时间的提出，以及这种建议何时被采用。1. C。Daylightsaving是什么意思？文章首先说了延长白昼时间的方法被Franklin提出，然后说在第一次世界大战中为了节约电而采用了这
5、种daylightsaving的方法。由此可知是延长白昼时间的意思。2. A。文章第1句告诉我们提出延长白昼时间的人是BenjaminFranklin，由此可知答案。3. B。这个建议什么时候被运用在实践中的呢？文章说到是在Franklin死后的一个世纪也就是在第一次世界大战中才被采用。因此可知答案是B。4. B。文章中的第3句告诉我们延长白昼时间的原因是savingelectricity。5. C。根据文章的最后一句我们得知英国和德国等都采用了这个建议。所以A、B项都对。(2)Fifty years ago not many people would have something repai
6、red in their homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to have somebody repair their things unless they were very poor. Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all kinds of jobs round the
7、 house. Some people have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by using prepared materials.In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one “DIY” shop. And “Do-it-yourself” is a booming business. A lot of people visited these shops eve
8、ry day because of the high cost of present-day labor.1. Fifty years ago if people needed some repair, they would _. A. try to mend them by themselves B. has them repaired by othersC. repair them in their homesD. have somebody repair them unless they were poor2. Many jobs have been made easier today
9、because _.A. some people have successfully built their own housesB. men and women turn their hands to all kinds of jobsC. they can be done by using prepared materialsD. a lot of people is very hard up for money3. From the passage we know that _.A. there are many “DIY” shops in BritainB. not every hi
10、gh street in Britain has one “DIY” shopC. people can do nothing without using prepared materialsD. “Do-it-yourself” is a lazy business in cities4. Why did a lot of people visit “DIY” shops every day? A. Because people were used to doing things at home.B. Because the present-day labor was no longer c
11、heap.C. Because they were interested in such kind of shops.D. Because they enjoyed the high cost of present-day labor.5. What is the best title for this passage? A. High Streets in BritainB. DIYC. Present-day Labor D. A Strange Business 【答案与解析】本文讲述了如今劳动力的情况和这种不同于以往的情况所带来的新的生意。1. D。文章第2段说In those day
12、s.(那时劳动力很廉价，大多数人认为值得去请一些人修理，除非家里很穷)，由此句可知答案。2. C。文章第1段最后一句说：如今，这些工作由于用了预制材料变得容易起来。由此句可推知答案。3. A。文章第2段第1句 .at least one DIY shop，可知至少有一家，不一定只有一家。4. B。为什么每天都有很多人去DIY shop呢？文章最后一句告诉了我们：很多人去的原因是如今劳动力很贵(即劳动力不再便宜)。 因此选B。5. C。哪一个做文章的标题最好呢？全文讲述的是如今劳动力的情况及带来的新的生意。答案D(一种奇怪的生意)的这种概括不正确；答案C (如今的劳动力)的这种概括很好。(3)S
13、port is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport. A lot watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in sport is quite small. On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin.The most popular sport in England is football. Football is playe
14、d on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions(级别) of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in
15、 the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football! Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so t
16、hat your opponent(对手) can not hit it. As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport. Actually, that is not quite true. Athletics(田径) isnt played with a ball; nor horseracing. Perhaps that is why they are not as popular as football!1. _ is the most popular sport in Eng
17、land. A. BasketballB. FootballC. Golf D. Tennis2. You have to be a good supporter to watch _ division football. A. the firstB. the secondC. the thirdD. the fourth3. Why do many English people not take part in sport?A. They are too busy. B. They like watching sport on TV.C. They would like to be fat.
18、 D. They prefers to be thin.4. Why are English people interested in sport? A. They have their football team.B. The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon.C. They like the idea of sport.D. They like the famous players. 【答案与解析】本文讲述了英国十分流行运动，尤其是球类运动备受英国人的喜爱。1. B。在England流行什么运动？文章第4行的The most popu
19、lar sport in England is football，由此可知football最流行。2. D。如果你看第几级别的比赛你就是个很棒的球迷呢？文章中的第2段 But the best supporters are often in the fourth division(但最好的球迷常常在第四级别的比赛中)，由此可知答案为D。3. C。文章第1段最后一句说英国人喜欢胖胜过喜欢瘦。据此句可推测英国人不太参加运动的原因是C。4. C。为什么英国人对运动感兴趣？文章第2段In other words lots of.，由此句可知答案是C。(4)There have been great c
20、hanges in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a womans life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children,
21、of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger
22、and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances(家用电器) and convenience foods.This important change in women
23、s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school
24、-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards, return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship
25、 in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each them.1. According to the passage, around
26、the year 1990 most women married _.A. at about twenty-five B. in their early fiftiesC. as soon as possible after they were fifteenD. at any age from fifteen to forty-five 2. We are told that in an average family about 1990 _.A. many children died before they were five B. the youngest child would be
27、fifteenC. seven of eight children lived to be more than five D. four of five children died when they were five.3. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother _.A. would expect to work until she diedB. was usually expected to take up paid employmentC. would be healthy enough to take up paid
28、 employmentD. was unlikely to find a job like the mother nowadays 4. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to _.A. marry so that they can get a jobB. leave school as soon as they can C. give up their jobs for good after they are marriedD. continue working until they are going to have a baby 5
29、. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.A. stay at home after leaving schoolB. marry men younger than themselvesC. start working again later in life D. marry while still at school【答案解析】本文描述了 15 世纪与 20 世纪妇女生活的变化。1. A。细节题。根据第 1 段第 3 句 A woman marrying at the end of the 19th ce
30、ntury would probably have been in her middle twenties可知答案为A。2. D。细节题。根据第 1 段第 3 句 of whom four of five lived till they were five years old 可推知答案为 D。3. D。细节题。根据第1段 the mother would have been in her early fifties andmade it unusual for her to get paid work. Today when she is forty-five and is likely t
31、o take paid work until retirement at sixty 可知答案为 D。4. D。细节题。根据第 2 段 Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born 可知答案为 D。5. C。细节题。根据第2段 Very many more afterwards, return to full or part-time work.可知答案为C。(5)The World
32、Trade Organization (WTO), founded on January 1, 1995, aims to encourage international trade to flow as freely as possible, making sure that trade agreements are respected and that any disputes(争端) can be settled.In the five years since its founding, the WTO has become well-known as one of the worlds
33、 most powerful economic organizations, taking its place alongside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.The system of global rules for international trade, however, dates back half a century to 1948 when the General Agreement on Tariffs(关税) and Trade(GATT) was formed after World War .As tim
34、e went by, it became clear that the GATT had two major drawbacks the limited areas of trade it covered, and the lack of an effective system to settle disputes.After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994, the so-called Uruguay Round finally gave birth to the WTO, complete with an effective system
35、 to settle disputes, and new roles covering trade in services and intellectual property(知识产权). Even after seven years of talks and 22, 500 pages of agreements there were still problems, especially the difficult-to-deal with areas of agriculture and services, which the member nations agreed to revise
36、 in 2000.The WTO, with its head office in Geneva, has 135 members with 30 more waiting to join.1. From the passage we know that the GATT stopped working _.A. soon after World Warended B. a little more than 50 years after world WarC. Just in the year 1994D. seven years before the Uruguay Round talk2.
37、 Compared with the GATT, the WTO _.A. doesnt pay enough attention to services and intellectual propertyB. gets its members to sign the agreements more easilyC. has got too many areas of international trade to deal with to work effectivelyD. can do better to settle disputes in more areas of internati
38、onal trade3. In the new century, the WTO will_.A. take the place of the World Bank and International Monetary FundB. have more members and do much more to settle more problemsC. make complete new roles in every area of international tradeD. have new roles coveting trade in services and intellectual
39、property4. The underlined word “drawbacks” means _.A. changesB. weak pointsC. strong pointsD. improvements【答案解析】本文阐述了世贸组织代替关贸总协定是时代的需要，同时说明了它任重而道远。1. C。推断题。根据 After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994, the so-called Uruguay Round finally gave birth to the WTO, 可知在 WTO 诞生的同时，GATT 也就即刻停止了运行，故选答案
40、 C。2. D。细节题。根据 After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994, the so-called Uruguay Round finally gave birth to the WTO, complete with an effective system to settle dispute, and new roles covering trade in services and intellectual property 得知WTO在解决争端方面具有更有效的体系，并且覆盖了贸易服务及知识产权等更多的领域，由此可知 D 为正确答案。3.
41、 B。细节题。根据 The WTO, has 135 members with 30 more waiting to join 及 Even after seven years of talks and 22,500 pages of agreements there were still problems 可知成员国数量在增加，而且通过谈话和争取达成的协议来解决更多的问题，据此选B。4. B。词义猜测题。the GATT had tow major drawbacksthe limited areas of trade it covered, and the lack of an effec
42、tive system to settle disputes 这句话的意思是：一是它所覆盖的领域有限；二是缺乏解决争端的有效体系。由此可知drawbacks意为不足之处，故选答案B。(8) The news report that night was about a famine(饥荒) in Ethiopia. The pictures were of people who were so thin that they looked like beings from another planet. The camera(摄像机) focused(聚焦) on one man so that
43、he looked directly at me, sitting in my comfortable living room. All around was the sound of death. It was clear that the world had not noticed this until now. You could hear the sadness in the voice of the reporter, Michael Buerk. At the end of the report he was silent. Paula started crying, then r
44、ushed upstairs to check our baby, Fifi, who was sleeping peacefully. I kept seeing the news pictures in my mind. What could I do? I was only a pop singer and by now not a very successful pop singer. All I could do was to make records which no one bought. But I would do that. I would give all the pro
45、fits(利润) of the next Rats(the name of the music group he was in)record to Oxfam( an organization in Britain which helps poor people around the world). What good would that do? It would only be a little money but it was more than I could give just from my bank account. Maybe some people would buy it
46、because the profits were for Oxfam. And I would be protesting about this disaster(灾难). But that was not enough.1. What do we learn about the writer from the text?A. He felt really bad because the news report made him think of his own hard life.B. After he saw a news report on TV about the famine in
47、Ethiopia, he decided he had to do something about the problem.C. His ideas on how to collect money for the people in Ethiopia were very successful.D. He wanted to do more than just be a famous singer.2. Which paragraph describes(描写) what he thought about after the report?A. Paragraph 1.B. Paragraph
48、2.C. Paragraph 3.D. None.3. The writer wished that _.A. he would be a very successful pop singer if he could have sold all his recordsB. he would rather give all his money from his bank account than the little money made by making new recordsC. perhaps people would be interested in his records because they knew that the money they paid for them wo
