高中英语阅读理解推荐练习题

　　以前上高三的时候，除了完形填空以外，最喜欢做的就是阅读理解了，因为可以看到很多有趣的小故事，每一篇短小的阅读理解背后都有一个不错的故事。今天小编给大家带来高中英语阅读理解练习题，希望大家喜欢并且能够有所收获。

　　高中英语阅读理解推荐练习题1

　　【important ways】

　　Trees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products;they give him shade;and they help to prevent drought(干旱)and floods.

　　Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees，he has cut them down in large numbers Two thousand years ago，a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships，with which to gain itself an empire It gained the empire but，without its trees，its soil became bare and poor.When the empire fell to pieces，the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.

　　Even where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees，it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this.They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees So，unless the government has a good system of control，or can educate the people，the forests slowly disappear

　　This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees.The results are even more serious：for where

　　there are trees，their roots break the soil up，allowing the rain to sink in， and also bind the soil.This prevents the soil from being washed away.But where there are no trees，the rainfalls on hard ground and flows away on the surface，and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow When a11 the topsoil is gone.nothing remains but worthless desert.

　　41.Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways，the most important of which is that they can ____

　　A. keep him from the hot sunshine

　　B.enable him to build warships

　　C.make him draw quick profit from them

　　D .protect him from droughts and floods

　　42.It’s a great pity that ____

　　A.man is only interested in building empires

　　B.man is eager to profit from trees

　　C.man hasn‟t realized the importance of trees to him

　　D. man hasn‟t found out that he has lost all trees

　　43.Sooner or later the forests will disappear ______.

　　A. unless a country has a plenty supply of trees

　　B.unless people stop cutting down their trees

　　C.unless aIl people are taught the importance of planting trees

　　D.unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them

　　44.The word“bind”in Paragraph 5 means“____”

　　A.to wash away

　　B.to make wet

　　C.to make stay together

　　D.to improve

　　45. When there is a heavy rain.trees can help to prevent floods.as they can.

　　A.keep rain from falling down to soft ground

　　B，cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink in

　　C.prevent the soil from being washed away

　　D .make the topsoil stick together

　　答案：DCCCB

　　Passage 3

　　树木对于人来说有3个重要益处：树木给人类提供木材和其他产物;树木可以让人们乘凉;树木可有效地防止旱涝灾害。

　　可惜的是，在世界上许多地方，人类没有认识到以上三个作用中，第三个是最重要的。人们急切于从树木上快速的谋取利益，于是大量的砍伐森林。

　　两千年之前，有一个富裕和强大的国家。为了建立帝国，砍倒了树木来造战舰。帝国建立了，但是，没有树木的土地变得荒芜和贫瘠。当帝国四分五裂的时候，整个国家发觉自己面临的是水灾和饥荒。 就算在政府认识到足够的树木储备的重要性时，有时却很难让人民也意识到这点。人们砍倒了树木，却疏于种植和照料树苗。因此，除非政府建立一套体制来控制或者教育人们，否则森林就会渐渐消失。

　　森林的消失不仅仅意味着树木的减少，还有更严重的后果。在有树的地方，树根不仅把土壤粉碎成小块，便于雨水的渗入，还可以牢牢的抓住泥土，防止泥土被冲刷走。但是在没有书的地方，雨水直接落在坚硬的地面，在土地表面流走。这不仅会导致洪水，雨水还会带走庄稼赖于生长的肥沃的表层土。当所有的表层土被冲走之后，除了毫无价值的沙漠之外，什么也没有了。

　　高中英语阅读理解推荐练习题2

　　【Vienna】

　　When Mrs.Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obvious，“Why did she live to be 107?”Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100.Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities.In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place，city living often provides benefits that country living can lack.One factor seems to be important to the longevity(长寿)of those interviewed. This factor is exercise.in the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus.Even taking public transportation often requires some walking.Smaller apartment houses have no elevators(电梯)，and so people must climb stairs.City people can usually walk to local supermarkets Since parking spaces are hard to find，there is often no alternative to walking.

　　On the other hand，those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day.In fact，the opposite is often true.To go to school，work，or almost anywhere else，they must ride in cars.

　　31.The Vienna survey may help to explain ___C__

　　A.the complaints of people in apartment houses

　　B.the cause of Mrs Groeger‟s death

　　C.the longevity of people like Mrs.Groeger

　　D. the image of cities in general

　　32.The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some __B___

　　A.benefits of walking

　　B.occasions for walking in city life

　　C. comments made by city people

　　D.problems of city living

　　33.To reach the third floor of a building.it would probably be most healthful _B_

　　A. to take the elevator

　　B.to walk up the stairs

　　C.to ride in a car

　　D.to find an alternative to walking

　　34.People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because _A_

　　A.they don‟t live near business areas

　　B. they don‟t need the exercise

　　C.they never have parking problems

　　D.they can’t afford to take the bus

　　35.A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that _D___

　　A.air pollution is not serious

　　B.anyone can live to be 107

　　C.country people should move to the city

　　D.walking is a healthful exercise

　　答案：CBBAD

　　在奥地利的维也纳，最近当一位名为Joseph Groeger的老妇人过世的时候，人们忍不住要问：“为什么她可以活到107岁呢?”当对148个100岁以上的维也纳人进行调查之后，我们得出了答案。有点让人惊讶的是，这些人中的多数人都大部分的人生都是在都市生活的。尽管城市给我们的印象一直都是不利于健康的，但是城市生活往往提供一些乡村缺乏的便利。其中有一个就是这些被调查者长寿的重要因素。

　　这个因素就是锻炼。在城市，对于比较短的路程，往往走路比你等着坐公车去更快捷。就算去搭乘一些公共交通工具也经常要走一段路程。较小的公寓一般没有电梯，人们就不得不爬楼。城市人还经常步行去附近的超市买东西。在停车位如此难找的情况下，往往没有别的选择只有步行。

　　另一方面，那些住在乡村和郊区的人反而无需每天走路。事实上，他们每天都乘坐交通工具，去上学，去上班，或者去其他任何地方，都必须开车前往。

　　高中英语阅读理解推荐练习题3

　　【Englishman】

　　For any Englishman，there can never be any discussion as to who is the world‟s greatest dramatist(剧作家).Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare Every Englishman has some knowledge，however slight，of the work of our greatest writer.All of US use words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeare‟s writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people.Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used，rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well—known proverbs and quotations.

　　Shakespeare，more perhaps than any other writer，makes full use of the great resources of the English language.Most of US use about five thousand words in our normal use of English;Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand.

　　There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it.Such a study is well worth the effort(it is not，of course，recommended to beginners)even though some aspects of English usage，and the meaning of many words，have changed since Shakespeare‟s day.

　　36. English people ______

　　A.have never discussed who is the world‟s greatest dramatist

　　B.never discuss any issue concerning the world‟s greatest dramatist

　　C.are sure who is the world‟s greatest dramatist

　　D.do not care who is the world‟s greatest poet and dramatist

　　37.Every Englishman knows ______

　　A.more or less about Shakespeare

　　B.Shakespeare，but only slightly

　　C.all Shakespeare‟s writings

　　D.only the name of the greatest English writer

　　38.Which of the following is true?

　　A.We use all the words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeare‟S writings.

　　B.Shakespeare‟s writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English.

　　C.It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use

　　D All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare

　　39.What does the word “proverb” mean?

　　A.Familiar sayings

　　B.Shakespeare‟s plays.

　　C.Complaints.

　　D.Actors and actresses.

　　40.Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English?

　　A.English words have changed a lot since Shakespeare’S time.

　　B.By doing SO one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language

　　C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare‟s time

　　D. Beginners may have difficulty learning some aspects of English usage

　　答案：CACAB

　　Passage 2

　　当提及谁是世界上最伟大的剧作家，对于每个英国人来说，答案都毫无疑义。只有一个名字值得这个称号——莎士比亚。对于我们这个最伟大的剧作家，每个英国人都有些了解，即使很少。从莎翁的剧作中我们拿来使用的单词，习语和引用，已经变成了英语使用者的通用词库中的一部分。很多

　　时候我们可能不知道自己使用的词语的来源，就好像一个去看过哈姆雷特的老妪回来之后抱怨剧中充满了大家都知道的谚语和引用语。

　　莎翁与其它作者相比，更充分的利用了英语语言这一资源。大多数的人日常使用不过5000英语词汇而已，但是莎翁在他的作品中使用了2万5千左右的词汇。 对于一个外国人来说，研读莎翁对英语丰富多彩的使用方法是欣赏英语丰富性和多样性最好的手段。虽说从莎翁的年代至今，一些英语的用法，许多单词的意义发生了变化，但是对莎翁作品的研究是十分有意义的。(当然，对于初学英语的人不太推荐。)