高一英语阅读理解专讲专练含答案及解析七PassageA阅读理解Ourchildrenandgrandchildrenmaynothaveachancetovisitmanyofthemostfamousplacesaroundtheworld.War,weather,age,trafficandpollutiondamagethesefamousplaces.Lookingaftertheseplacesoftencostsmorethanonecountrycanafford.①Intheearly1970s,worldgovernmentsdecidedthatiftheyjoinedtogether,theywouldbeabletopreserve(保护)ourhistory.Ifeverycountrypaidsomemoney,theysaid,itwouldbepossibletolookafterimportanthistoricplaces.Also,iftheydiscoveredthatamonumentneededurgent(紧急的)help,theywouldhavemoneyforrepairs.Forthesereasons,countriesaroundtheworldunitedtoformtheWorldHeritageOrganizationin1972.Today,theorganizationhelpstomaintain(维护)andrestorethemostimportantplacesfromourhistory.However,oneofthebiggestproblemsforhistoricplacesisvandalism.Peoplesometimesenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.Atsomesites,suchasStonehenge②inEngland,governmentshavebuilthighfencestoprotectthesitefromvandals.Therearemanydifferentideasabouthowtosolvetheproblemofvandalism.Someexpertssaythatifguardspatrolled(巡逻)thesites,vandalswouldnotbeabletogetin.Someexpertssaythatiftheyfixedmoretelevisioncameras,theywouldnotneedsomanyguards.Otherexpertssaythatthebestsolutioniseducation.Ifpeoplelearnedtorespecthistory,theywouldnotdestroyordamageit.Theywouldalsowanttospendmoneylookingafteroldplaces.Forthisreason,theWorldHeritageOrganizationhelpstospreadinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1.WhydidcountriesallovertheworldunitetoformtheWorldHeritageOrganization?A.Itwouldbeabletokeepourhistory.B.Itwouldbepossibletotakecareofimportanthistoricplaces.C.Theywouldhavemoneytodosomerepairsifamonumentneededhelp.D.Alloftheabove.2.Whichofthefollowingshowsustheactionofvandalism?9/9A.Peopleenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.B.Governmentsbuildhighfencestoprotectthesitefromvandals.C.Guardspatrolledthesitesandtheyfixedmoretelevisioncameras.D.Theyalsospendmoneylookingafteroldplaces.3.What'sthebestwaytosolvethebiggestproblemofvandalism?A.Everycountryspendsmoremoneylookingaftertheseplacesoften.B.ToformtheWorldHeritageOrganization.C.Toomanyguardsareneededtopreventvandalsgettingin.D.Tomakepeopleknowinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.难句注释①Lookingaftertheseplacesoftencostsmorethanonecountrycanafford.照看这些地方的费用通常不是一个国家能负担得起的。Totalwords:265Readingtime:____Readingspeed:____②Stonehenge英国南部索尔兹伯里附近的一组史前巨石柱群，可上溯到公元前2000-1800年。PassageB阅读理解ThekingsofancientEgyptplannedstrongtombs(坟墓)tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures(财宝).TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItstandsonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.Thisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburied(埋葬)onthewestbankoftheNile.①ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgypt,buttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairway(阶梯)thatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.②9/9MorepyramidswerebuiltintheAmericasthaninEgypt.About90pyramidsareknowntohavestoodinEgypt,whileseveralhundredsmallpyramidsarescattered(分散)acrossCentralandSouthAmerica.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2,000yearsold.Scientiststhinkittook10,000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcalleditthePyramidoftheSun.Nearitisanotherhugepyramid,thePyramidoftheMoon.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt____.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekingstombsD.forkingKhufu2.AllthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank,becauseinancientEgyptpeoplethought____.A.theydiedinthewestB.thesunsetsinthewestC.theendoftheirliveswaslikethesettingofthesunD.theywouldgotothewestafterdeath3.ThepyramidsinancientMexicowerebuilt____.A.forthekingsB.forthepeopleC.forwarsD.forthegods难句注释①ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNile.这就是他们的尸体葬在尼罗河西岸上的原因。Totalwords:266Readingtime:____Readingspeed:____②Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.每座金字塔都有一个从底部到顶端的宽阶梯。9/9PassageC阅读理解TheTajMahal(泰姬陵)isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.①ItisatAgrainnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor(皇帝)ShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavoritewife,ArjumandBanuBagam,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.Thebuilding,whichwascompletedbetween1632and1638,wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect(建筑师)UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble(大理石)path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.②TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,butinblackinsteadofwhite,tolieontheothersideoftheriver.Butbeforeitcouldbebuilt,ShahJehanwasimprisoned(监禁)byhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor____.A.MumtazB.ShahC.EitherMumtazorShahD.BothMumtazandShah2.WhydoyouthinkShahJehanwasburiednexttohiswife?A.Hisowntombhadn'tbeenbuilt.B.Hehopedtobeburiedthere.C.KingandQueenshouldbeburiedtogether.D.HelikedMumtazallhislife.3.Thepassagemainlytellsus____.A.whytheTajMahalwasbuilt9/9B.thelovestorybetweenShahandMumtazC.someinformationabouttheTajMahalD.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians4.Formthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A.theTajMahallooksmorebeautifulthanbefore.B.theTajMahaldoesn'texistnow.C.theTajMahalhascompletelychanged.D.theTajMahalhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.难句注释①TheTajMahalisconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.泰姬陵被认为是世界上最美丽Totalwords:221Readingtime:____Readingspeed:____的建筑之一，是印度建筑后期样式的最好实例。②ingoodcondition处于良好的状况PassageD完形填空Inthepast，mostAmericanmotherswereathometotakecareoftheirchildrenduringtheday.Now,1,manymothersareworking.MorethanhalfoftheAmericanwomen2youngchildrenhave3outsidethehouse.Americanfamiliessolvethechildcare4indifferentways.Someparentsallow5childrentostayathomealoneafterschool.Theparents6makesurethattheirchildren,usuallynotyoungerthan10yearsold,understand7rulesandcandealwithemergencies(紧急情况).①Otherparentssaytheywould8allowtheirchildrentobeathomealone.Theyusually9someonetotakecareofthe10.9/9SomeparentsintheU.S.findtheirownwaysto11thecostofchildcare.Theyjoinchildcare12.Eachpersoninthegroup13forthechildrenofothergroup14atdifferenttimes.Someparentsasklocal15,schoolsandsocialorganizationstohelp16activitiesforthechildren.Thesechildcarechoicesoftencost17ornomoney.ManyAmericanparents,however,still18withtheproblemof19goodchildcareata20price.②根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.thusD.however2.A.likeB.asC.withD.form3.A.childrenB.jobsC.housesD.money4.A.problemB.questionC.chanceD.choice5.A.olderB.youngerC.sickerD.happier6.A.canB.mustC.mayD.ought7.A.dangerousB.safetyC.funnyD.true8.A.ratherB.certainlyC.alwaysD.never9.A.tellB.stopC.payD.invite10.A.houseB.neighborsC.oldD.children11.A.protectB.endC.cutD.increase12.A.schoolsB.groupsC.clubsD.hospitals13.A.caresB.sendsC.asksD.pays14.A.strangersB.membersC.officialsD.teachers15.A.shopsB.marketsC.churchesD.restaurants16.A.haveB.offerC.playD.join17.A.muchB.littleC.enoughD.agreatdeal18.A.enjoyB.discussC.quarrelD.struggle19.A.takingB.findingC.losingD.suffering20.A.highB.lowC.reasonableD.real9/9难句注释①Theparentsmustmakesurethattheirchildren,usuallynotyoungerthan10yearsold,understandsafetyrulesandcandealwithemergencies.父母们必须确保他们那些通常不小于10岁的小孩懂得安全规则，能够处理紧急情况下发生的事情。②ManyAmericanparents,however,stillstrugglewiththeproblemoffindinggoodchildcareatareasonableprice.然而许多美国父母们仍然在不懈斗争，争取用合理的价格雇佣到好的小孩看护。PassageA本文阐述了世界文化遗产所面临的危机，以及人类对这些问题所采取的补救措施。着重讲述了人类及世界文化遗产组织对故意破坏文化遗产的行为所采取的防范措施。1.D.由第二段可知。2.A.vandalism由下文可知是故意破坏艺术的行为。3.D.由最后一段可知。PassageB本文介绍了建造古埃及金字塔与墨西哥金字塔的缘由，并对比了两地金字塔的特点。1.C.根据文章第一句可知。2.C.根据“TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.”得出。3.D.根据“Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.”，“Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.”，“Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.”可知在金字塔上建庙目的是敬神。PassageC泰姬陵是莫卧尔王朝第五代皇帝沙贾汗为其爱妻泰姬?玛哈尔修建的陵墓，是世界闻名的印度建筑的代表作。这是一座全部用白色大理石建成的宫殿式陵园，是一件集伊斯兰和印度建筑艺术于一体的古代经典作品。1.A.根据“Itisinmemoryofhisfavoritewife.”可知应选A。2.A.根据该文最后一句可得出。3.C.本文主要讲述有关泰姬陵的一些信息。9/94.D.其他三项的信息文中并没有提到或涉及，用排除法可选D。PassageD本文主要讲述了现今的美国妇女有了小孩后仍然出去工作，只能花钱请人照顾孩子而由此产生的一些问题。1.D.however表示转折，意为“然而”。2.C.有孩子的美国妇女。3.B.根据前文“manymothersareworking”得出。4.A.problem常与settle或solve搭配，意为“解决问题”。5.A.根据下文内容应为“年龄较大的”。6.B.must表示“必须”。7.B.safetyrules意为“安全规则”。8.D.根据下文可判断这里应是否定句。9.C.paysb.todosth.应为“花钱雇人做某事”。10.D.本文讲的是照顾孩子的问题，其他三项与内容无关。11.C.降低照看小孩的成本。12.B.下一句有提示。13.A.carefor意为“照顾”。14.B.othergroupmembers意为“其他小组成员”。15.C.church是一个慈善机构，可帮助照顾孩子。16.B.offer意为“提供”。17.B.根据下文“ornomoney”来判断应选little。18.D.strugglewith意为“争取解决”。19.B.此空格意思上应是“找到”。20.C.reasonable意为“合理的”，low意为“低的”，比较起来reasonable为较好答案。9/91.Nearitisanotherhugepyramid,thePyramidoftheMoon.在它的附近是一个巨大的金字塔，月亮金字塔。(Lastline,PassageB)当句首为表示地点的介词短语时，常将谓语(通常是不及物动词)提至主语之前，构成倒装语序。如：Atthefactorygatestoodaguard.厂门口站着一个卫兵。Underthetreesitsomestudents.树下坐着一些学生。Southoftheriverliesasmallfactory.河的南面有一家小工厂。注：注意谓语动词的数。另外，当主语是代词时，则不用倒装。如：Behindthedeskhestood.他站在桌子的后面。2.TheTajMahalisconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworld.泰姬陵被看成是世界上最美丽的建筑之一。(Line1,PassageC)beconsideredtobe“被看成……”。英语中表示“把……看成……”的表达法比较多，常见的还有：Titanicisregardedashisbestfilmsofar.《泰坦尼克号》被认为是到目前为止他拍得最好的影片。Iusedtolookonhimasafriend.我以前把他看作是一位朋友。Hetreatedhismistakeasajoke.他把他的错误当作玩笑看待。Ihavelongthoughtofitasthemostinterestingnovel.我一直认为这是一本最有趣的小说。Hesawmanastheproductofsociety.他把人看成是社会的产物。9/9