1、第 1 页 共 52 页最新英语阅读理解1 阅读理解“老”字趣谈每个国家都有各自的文化习惯，而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会，不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗，一切就 OK 啦！When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people sho
2、uld always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her tha
3、t I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the descrip
4、tion “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to b
5、e seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person i
6、s going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got an第 2 页 共 52 页gry because
7、this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words. By Jack根据以上短文内容，然后从
8、每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _. A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _. A. nervous B. satisfiedC. unhappyD. excited3. In Jack
9、s hometown, _. A. people dislike being called “old”B. people are proud of being oldC. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants4. After this experience, Jack _. A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made friends with the coupleC. no longer r
10、espected the elderly D. changed his way with older people5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. D. From this
11、experience, Jack learned more about American culture. 第 3 页 共 52 页2.英语阅读理解Jean 的网友QQ 聊天对我们来说并不陌生，但是该不该完全相信网友呢？我们究竟该以怎样的心态对待网络呢？让我们来看看本文主人公与网友的奇遇吧！Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost ev
12、erything. The problem is that the people in Jeans family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She u
13、ses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance.
14、So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent
15、 cards and small things to each other. When Jeans father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocke
16、d on Davids door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _. A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely2. Jean thought “David” was special because he _. A. made her quite happy
17、 on QQ B. was from San FranciscoC. sent her a picture of himself D. was tall and good-looking3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?A. “David”. B. Both “David” and Jean. C. Jean. D. Neither “David” nor Jean. 4. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. D
18、ont believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. B. People dont use their real names on QQ so often. C. Dont go to meet those you get to know on QQ. D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ. 第 4 页 共 52 页3 英语阅读一辈子的朋友朋友与你相互嬉闹，朋友与你互掏腰包；朋友与你互相惦记，朋友与你心有灵犀；朋友与你有苦共担，朋友与有乐同欢请读读这篇真挚的友情故事。Lind
19、a Evans was my best friendlike the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special timelike my wedding (婚礼) and Lindas. Soon we were bus
20、y with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda. Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to
21、share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill. One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman Lindas married name. “There m
22、ust be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each others liv
23、es. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And theres one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We wont lose each other again!根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _. A. at the age of 13 B. before she got marriedC. after they moved to new homes D. befo
24、re the writers family moved away2. They didnt often write to each other because they _. A. got marriedB. had little time to do soC. didnt like writing lettersD. could see each other on special time第 5 页 共 52 页3. There was an empty place in the writers heart because she _. A. was in troubleB. didnt k
25、now Lindas address C. received the card that she sentD. didnt have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness4. The writer was happy when she _. A. read the newspaperB. heard Lindas voice on the phoneC. met a young woman who looked a lot like LindaD. wrote to the woman whose last name was
26、 Wagman5. They havent kept in touch _. A. for about 40 yearsB. for about 27 yearsC. since they got marriedD. since the writers family moved away 第 6 页 共 52 页4 英语幽默阅读看病每天都有很多人被病痛折磨着，但有些病却是因为一些不必要的担忧，正如本文中的 tailor 一样，威吓不少一点忧心，让自己健康快乐一点呢？A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering fr
27、om pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, theres nothing really wrong with you, Im glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice
28、as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldnt pay his tailors bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again. ” “Yes, I know all about that,” answered the patie
29、nt sadly. “You see, Im that mans tailor!”根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F” 表示。1. The tailor went to see his doctor because he has got a headache. 2. There is nothing serious with the tailor. 3. A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago. 4. The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same
30、advice. 5. The tailor was worried because a man couldnt pay his bills. 第 7 页 共 52 页5 英语阅读理解 -母爱慈母手中线，游子身上衣，谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。母爱是世界上最伟大、最无私的，她宽容大度，她不求回报，她为子女付出很多很多Ive loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at
31、 the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” shed said again, “its for Elizabeth. ”I never saw her angry, never s
32、aw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面 )”. As years passed I had my own family. I loved
33、 my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace it
34、seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work.
35、 I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠 ) and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1. The writer began to l
36、ove her mothers desk _. A. after Mother diedB. before she became a writer 第 8 页 共 52 页C. when she was a childD. when Mother gave it to her 2. The passage shows that _. A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had
37、done C. mother cared much about her daughter in words D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words 3. The word “gulf” in the passage means _. A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. pa
38、rt of the sea going far in land 4. What did mother do with her daughters letter asking forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter. B. For years, she often talked about the letter. C. She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 5
39、. Whats the best title of the passage?A. My letter to MotherB. Mother and Children C. My mothers DeskD. Talks between Mother and Me 第 9 页 共 52 页6 阅读理解并回答问题One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.“Mr Einstein,” said the friend, “ it seems
40、 that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”“It doesnt matter,” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.”Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.Once more
41、his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.”根据短文内容，回答问题。1. Where did Albert Einstein met an old friend of his?_ 2. What did the friend want him to buy?_3. How about Einsteins overcoat?_4. Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat
42、 when he became a world-famous physicist?_5. What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat?_第 10 页 共 52 页7 阅读理解（回答问题类）Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. J
43、ust at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always
44、do.”Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.根据短文内容，回答问题。1. Where was Goethe walking?_2. Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?_3. Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?_4. Did the young man make way for Goethe?_5. Who tu
45、rned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?_第 11 页 共 52 页8 英语阅读理解顾此失彼许多年前，农民为保护他们的鸡而猎杀了很多老鹰。然而新的问题来了，田里的田鼠猖狂了起来，结果农民的庄稼大多给吃光了。这是怎么回事呢？看看下文你就知道了，但一定要记住：It is important for us to keep the balance of nature.Not many years ago, some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of th
46、eir chicken. The farmers didnt know what to do. Finally they went to the country officials and asked for help. “Kill the hawks,” the officials said, “We will even pay for them,” so the farmers began to think of ways to kill the hawks. The farmers killed many hawks. They no longer had to worry about
47、their chickens. But they now had a new worry. Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers grain. How did this happen? Hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice. They eat more field mice than chickens. But the farmers didnt know this. When they killed a lot of hawks, they changed the balance. When people move into a new place, they often destroy many wild
