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1、高一英语阅读理解试题（自然类）(1)Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string(线) 10 centimeters long. The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers. You may ask your friends to try to do that when you
2、 are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar on the table. You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the string will begin to melt. But when it melts, it will lose
3、 heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze again. After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice! This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much salt to m
4、elt all the ice. If you dont put enough salt, the water will freeze again.1. We must use _ when we carry out this experiment. A. fridge B. some food C. a table D. some salt2. How long will it take to carry out this experiment? A. More than three minutes. B. Five minutes or so.C. Only one minute or t
5、wo. D. About ten minutes.3. What is the task of this experiment? A. Put the ice cube into the glass of water with the help of the string.B. Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with the help of the string.C. Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with your fingers.D. Put some salt on the
6、 ice cube and then put the string across it.4. How many things at least are used in this experiment? A. Three. B. Four. C. Six. D. Seven.5. We can learn something about _ from the passage. A. Physics B. biology C. chemistry D. maths (2) Bamboo is one of the natures most surprising plants. Many peopl
7、e call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass. Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world ex
8、cept Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant als
9、o comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green. Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The
10、 bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong. In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It se
11、ems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.1. How is bamboo like grass? A. It is thin and easy to cut. B. It grows everywhere.C. It grows quickly after its cut short. D. It is short and green.2. The senten
12、ce “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _.” A. short B. strong C. thick D. tall3. From the text we know _. A. most people call bamboo plant treesB. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three daysC. the bamboo plant changes i
13、ts colors when it growsD. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago4. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo? A. Because it is cheap. B. Because it is colorful.C. Because it drills fast. D. Because it is used by Asians.5. Which of the follow
14、ing is NOT true?A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world. (3) Can trees talk? Ye
15、sbut not in words. Scientists have reas* to believe that trees do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree(柳树) attacked in the woods by caterpillars(毛毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the cat
16、erpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. The even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapour a signal causing its neighbours to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty. Communication, of course, doesnt need to be always in words. We can talk to e
17、ach other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar(花蜜) for honey. So why shouldnt trees have ways of se
18、nding messages?1. From the passage we know that caterpillars _. A. like willow trees B. enjoy eating fallen leavesC. can talk to other caterpillars D. can send out a special vapour2. Caterpillars will stop eating willow tree leaves which _. A. have a chemical change and become tastelessB. have a ple
19、asant tasteC. are being attacked D. are communicating3. According to the passage, bees communicate with each other by _. A. talking B. making unusual sounds C. singing songs D. flying certain patterns (4) Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller tha
20、n China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and
21、 the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well. Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth
22、 is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at th
23、e top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the mi
24、ddle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. 1. Australia is _. A. the largest country in the worldB. as large as ShanghaiC. not as large as ChinaD. the largest island in the north of the earth2. The government had made _. A. too enough laws to fight pollutionB. so many laws that it can
25、fight pollutionC. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollutionD. enough laws because the pollution is very serious3. Which of the following is NOT true？A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia. C. Perth lies in the west of Austr
26、alia. D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia. 4. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show in _. A. October B. January C. May D. July5. Which of the following is true？A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers. B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middl
27、e of white sheep. C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us. D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep. (5) Paracutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9, 000 fe
28、et high. Today Paracutin is asleep. What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano(火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were surprised to
29、find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano. La
30、rge quantities of stone and lava(岩浆) broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes(灰烬) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leav
31、e their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed. Then Paracutin went to sleep.
32、1. Paracutin was once the name of _. A. a peasant B. a villageC. an old mountain D. a Mexican2. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?A. The little hill of stone. B. The villagers living close by. C. The forests and fields round Paracutin. D. The Mexican peasant and his wife.3. In this
33、 passage the writer is trying to _. A. tell us an interesting happening B. explain a scientific theoryC. make us believe something D. make up an interesting story4. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage？A. New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be. B. Volcanoes are always growing. C. Volcanoes are active from time to time. D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years. 4