英语阅读理解15-33篇
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第十五篇
Orbital Space
Plane
轨道航天飞机
1
、
The
orbital space craft has been designed for
1
、
carrying astronauts to the
International Space Station.
2
、
From the
passage we know that the design of the orbiter
indicates
2
、
NASA’s
determination to continue its space exploration
projects.
3
、
When did the
scientists start working on a successor to the
shuttle?
3
、
Years before
the explosion of Columbia.
4
、
Besides the
main missions stipulated by NASA the orbiter would
also be used as
4
、
a space
ambulance.
5
、
According to
the passage, the funds, if granted, would
5
、
be
equally shared by the two projects under Space
Launch Initiative.
第十六篇
The
Sahara
撒哈拉沙漠
1
、
This passage is mostly about________.
2
、
Rainfall in
most of the Sahara is________.
3
、
The Sahara can
be described as________.
4
、
The phrase “an
area roughly the size of the United States” gives
an indication
of the size of ______.
5
、
In
this passage caravan means________.
1
、
life in the Sahara
2
、
less than five
inches per year
3
、
a place of
contrasts
4
、
the Sahara
5
、
group traveling
together through difficult country
*
第十七篇
Eiffel Is an
Eyeful
引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔
1
、
Why
does the author think the Eiffel Tower is
transformed into symbol of a world
1
、
Tourists of all nationalities come to
scribble on the cold iron of the tower.
of the move?
2
、
Visitors prefer
wasting time scribbling to enjoying the view.
2
、
What seems
strange to the author?
3
、
He climbed 747
steps up the tower in 19 minutes and 4 seconds.
3
、
Which
statements is NOT true of Hugues Richard?
4
、
Conducting
research in various fields.
4
、
What did the
builder use the Eiffel Tower for?
5
、
Visitors can
imagine freely what the tower represents.
5
、
Which of the
following is nearest in meaning to “(The Eiffel
Tower is like) a
blank
canvas for visitors to make of it what they
will”?
*
第十八篇
Goal of American
Education
美国教育的目标
1
、
To
give every student the opportunity to fully
develop his/her ability.
1
、
Which of the following best states the
goal of American education?
2
、
the subjects
every student takes may vary.
2
、
It is implied
in the passage that
3
、
acquisition of
the ability to be creative.
3
、
American
schools place great emphasis on the learner's
4
、
the students
from foreign countries.
4
、
According to
the passage, American education meets the needs of
all the
5
、
Its
underlying goal to develop every child's abilities
to the fullest extent.
following EXCEPT
5
、
Which of the
following best states the feature of American
education that
makes it
different from education in other countries?
*
第十九篇
The Family
家庭
1
、
Another good title for this passage
would be________
1
、
What Makes a Family?
2
、
A nuclear
family is defined as________.
2
、
a married
couple with their minor children
3
、
The information
in this passage would most likely be found
in________.
3
、
an anthropology
textbook
4
、
The information
in the first paragraph is presented mainly
through_____.
4
、
pointing out
similarities
5
、
The word
mobility means________.
5
、
readiness to
move
*
第二十篇
Tales of the Terrible
Past
可怕的过去
1
、
his
passage is mostly about________.
1
、
two
novels that deal with slavery
2
、
Beloved is
set________.
2
、
in
Ohio after the Civil War
3
、
The writer
seems to feel that________.
3
、
the books are
worthwhile but challenging
4
、
The writer
emphasizes that the two books are similar in
their___.
4
、
portrayal of
violence
5
、
The word
appalling means________.
5
、
terrible
*
第二十一篇
Spacing in
Animals
动物间的间隔距离
1
、
Which of the following is the most
appropriate definition of Flight Distance?
2
、
If
an animal’s critical distance is penetrated, it
will
3
、
According to
the passage, social distance refers to
4
、
Which of the
following could best replace the word
“
band
”
in
“
We can think of it as a
hidden band
that contains the
group
”
(in Paragraph 3)?
5
、
The example of
the children holding hands when crossing the
street in the last paragraph shows that
1
、
Distance
between
an
animal
and
its
enemy
before
fleeing.
2
、
begin to
attack.
3
、
psychological
distance.
4
、
Strip of land
5social
distance
is
sometimes
determined
by
outside
factors.
*
第二十二篇
Some Things We Know about
Language
我们知道的关于语言的一些事情
1
、
In
the second paragraph the author thinks that
1
、
any
human race, whether backward or not, has a
language.
2
、
According to
the author, people of undeveloped cultures can
have ___________ language.
2
、
omplicated
3
、
The author has
used American Indian languages as an example to
show that they are
3
、
just as
sophisticated as some well-known languages.
4
、
Which of the
following statements is INCORRECT?
4
、
Some languages
are better than other languages.
5
、
According to he
author language changes are most likely to occur
in
5
、
vocabulary.
*
第二十三篇
The Only Way Is
Up
只好向上
1
、
1
、
want to maintain their traditional
image.
2
、
The
difficulty in constructing tall buildings in the
19t~ century lies in
2
、
the lack of a
device to carry people upward.