高中英语阅读理解(附答案、解析、翻译)[1]1x

高中英语阅读理解(附答案、解析、翻译)[1]1
Passage1
Therearestoriesabouttwo
U.S
.presidents,
Andrew
JacksonandMartin
Van
Buren,which
attempt
to
explain
the
American
English
term
OK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistrue
,butthey
arebothinteresting.
Thefirst
explanation
isbad
onthefact
that
PresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation
.Infact,
hehad
difficulty
reading
and
writing
.When
importantpaperscametoJackson
,hetriedtoread
themandthenhadhisassistantxplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper.hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell.Sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto
“OK”.
ThecondexplanationisbadontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBnren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresidentTheycanedtheclubthe
OldKinderhook Club,andanyonewhosupported
VanBurenwascalled“OK”.
31.Theauthor
A.believesbothofthestories B.doesn’t
believeawordofthestories
C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrue D.
istellingthestoriesjustforfun
32.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson
A.couldn’tdraw up any documents at all
didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimlfC.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim
D.wasn’tgoodatreading,writingorspelling
33.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm “OK” A.
wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson B.wasthe
titleofsomeOfficialdocuments
C.wasfirstudbyPresidentJackson D.was
anoldwaytospell“allcorrect’’
34.Accordingtothecondstory,theterm‘‘OK”A.wastheshortwaytosay‘‘oldKinderhookClub”B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVan
Burenwasborn
C.was the name
D.wasudtocallVan

of Van Buren’s
Buren’ssupporters

clubinthe
election
35.Accordingtothecondstory.theterm“OK”wasfirstud__
A.byVan

Buren

B.in

apresidential
election
C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub D.by
themembersofthe‘‘OldKinderhookClub ”
Passage2
Although theUnitedStatescoverssomuchland
and theland producesfar more food than the
prentpopulationneeds,itspeoplearebynow
almostentirelyanurbansocietyLessthanatenthof
thepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry(
林
业),andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtowns
,
small andlarge.Here thetraditional picture is
changing:everysmalltownmaystillbeverylike
othersmalltowns,andthetypicalsmalltown may
reprentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountry,butmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsany
more.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirty
metropolitanareas(1argecitieswiththeirsuburbs 、
of more than amillion people each—a larger
proportion thaninGermanyorEngland,letalone
France.Thestatistics(统计)of urban and rural
populationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasrural
travelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday
.As
therushtoliveoutoftowncontinues.rural
areas
within
reachof
towns
aregradually
filled
with
hous,sothatitishard
tosayatwhat
momenta
pieceofcountry
becomesasuburb
But
moreand
more
thetypical
Americanlivesin
ametropolitan
ratherthanasmalltownenvironment
.
36.Ifmany

nowAmericaofthemare

has250millionpeople.howengagedinagricultureand
forestry?
A.About25million.B.Morethan25million.
C.Lessthan25million. D.Lessthan225
million
37.Whichofthefollowing fourcountrieshasthe
smallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitan
areas?
A . United
States.B.Germany. C.France.D.England.
38.What’sthemeaningoftheword“metropolitan”
inthemiddleofthepassage?
A.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs . B.Of
smallandlargetowns.
C.Ofurbanareas. D.Ofruralareas.
39.According tothepassage,whatcanwelearn
aboutsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?
A Most small towns become gradually
crowded B.Smalltownsarestillsimilartoeach
other.
C.Asthetraditionalpictureischanging,townsaredifferent.D.Smalltownsareturningintolargecities
40.Whyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburb?
A.Becautheyarethesame.B.Becautherushtakesplacetooquickly
C.Becautheprocessisgradual.D.BecaumoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.
Passage3
Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotrememberButifwehadkeptabookand
hadwritten initanaccountofwhatwedideach
day,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.
ItisthesameinhistoryManythingshavebeen
forgotten becauwedo not have any written
accountofthemSometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimes
therewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecauthepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowto
Write.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becautheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthowholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica.becautheyhadnotlearnedto
write.
Sometimes.ofcour,evenifthepeoplecannot
write,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerationsFor
mostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathers did
inthepast.Thiswemaycall’rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becauwordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenudagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,such
spokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.
Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?
A.“Rememberedhistory”,comparedwith
writtenhistory,islessreliable
B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.
C.AwrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsUStobeabletoanswermanyquestions.
D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords.thereisnohistory.
42.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica
200yearsagobecau___
A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime
B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord
C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyed
byafire
D.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite
43.“Rememberedhistory”refersto___.A.historybadonaperson’simagination
B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasddownfrommouthtomouth
C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents
D.bothBandC
44.“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluable
onlywhen____.
A.itiswrittendown B.nowrittenaccount
isavailable
C.it provesto betime D.peopleare
interestedinit
45.The passagesuggeststhat wecould have
learnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwe
donowiftheancientpeoplehad_____
A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent B.
notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars
C.told exact storiesof the most important
happenings D.mademoresongsanddances