高中英語閱讀訓練習題及答案

1、讀書破萬卷下筆如有神A (words:311&225)The British National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basic health care, free of charge, for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be paid for by individuals.Nowadays central government is directly respon

2、sible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid for by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by those inwork. There are charges for prescriptionand dental care but many

3、 people, such as children,pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment.Mostpeople are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner)whoisincreasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community.As the population of Britain gets

4、older, the hospital service now treats more patients thanbefore, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitalsmany of which were built inthe nineteenth century provide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff.The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Br

5、itain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours.During the 1980s therewas considerable restructuringofthe HealthService withanincreased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example,cleaning). At the end of the 1980s t

6、he government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPswould have more financial responsibility. The poli

7、tical questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.41. We can know from the first paragraph that _.A. the original aim of the NHS was to provide equal basic health care for everybodyB. people didn t have to pay for health care since the NHS

8、 was set upC. patients were charged for receiving health care before 1948D. the NHS was an organization which gave free advice to villagers42. What do we know about the NHS?A. It s managed by the central government.讀書破萬卷下筆如有神B. Its cost is mainly paid for by the National Insurance contributions.C. I

9、t hires more people than any other unit in Europe.D. Fewer patients go to its hospitals than before because they spend less on health care.43. All the following statements about GPs are true except that they _.A. take care of the local people s healthB. often take part in competitions to see who is

10、the bestC. work under high pressure nowadaysD. have more responsibilities than before44. What does the underlined word “ exempt ” probably mean? A. suffering B. different C. preventedD. free45. The biggest problem for the NHS is _.A. many hospitals are too old to be usedB. some services are in the c

11、harge of individualsC. more and more patients go to GPs for treatmentD. there is not enough money for further reform【答案與解析】4145CCBDD國家保健中心由中央政府直接負責，但由地方當局管理。建立國家保健中心的最初目的是為農村居民提供免費的基本健康護理，尤其兒童、孕婦等可享受免費治療。41. C。細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)最后一自然段最后一句可知， 建立國家保健中心的最初目的是為農村居民提供免費的基本健康護理，而不是針對所有的人，所以前兩項錯誤。42. C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第 4

12、自然段“ The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe ”可知。從第二自然段第一句可以看出國家保健中心由中央政府直接負責，但由地方當局管理，所以A 項錯誤。43. B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一自然段話“ and encouraging GPs to compete for patients ”可知政府鼓勵全科醫(yī)生之間相互競爭，而不是讓他們進行競賽，看誰的醫(yī)術高明。44. D。猜測詞義題。 前面提到醫(yī)生開藥方及給病人治療牙病需要收費，再結合 but 一詞可推斷兒童、孕婦等可享受免費治療。45. D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一自然段最后一句可知。BParents h

13、ave to do much less for their children today than they used to do， and home has讀書破萬卷下筆如有神become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made; washing can go to thelaundry; food can be bought; cooked，canned or preserved; bread is baked and delivered by thebaker; milk arrives on the doors

14、tep; meats can be had at the restaurant，the work s canteen，andthe school dining-room.It is unusual now for father to pursue his trade or other employment at home ，and hischildren rarely ，if ever ，see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to followtheir father s occupation，and i

15、n many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment andso do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money ， and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work ， but this practice has become so widespread that t

16、he working mother is now a not unusualfacto r in a child s home，thelifenumber of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the begi

17、nning of thecentury. When mother works, economic advantages accrue ，but children lose something of greatvalue if mother s employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school.41. The writer mentions home as workshop because_. A. fathers often pursue employment at homeB.

18、 parents had to make food and necessity themselves for their daily-life C. many families produce goods at home for saleD. both fathers and mothers and mothers in most families are workers答案： B。細節(jié)理解題。解析：從第一段可知。42. The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means_. A. in the past

19、, home was more like a workshopB. home is much more of a workshop nowC. home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewerD. home was less like a workshop in the past答案：A。推理判斷題。 解析：從第一句“ Parents have to do much less for their children todaythan they used to do ，and home become much less of a workshop. ” 和下

20、文所述可知，過去日常生活所需大部分都由自己做，“家”就如a workshop 一樣。讀書破萬卷下筆如有神43.The word“ accrue” in the sentence “ When mother.accrue ，”is closest in meaning to_.A. changeB. dwindleC. doubleD. increase答案： D。詞義猜測題。解析：從“ When mother works, economic advantages accure.”可判斷出。44. The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to

21、follow their father occupations is_.A. that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of work B. that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any more C. that there is a wide choice of employment for childrenD. that children also like to have jobs outside答案： C。推理判斷題。解析：由“ .i

22、n many towns they have a fairly wide choice ofemployment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money.”可知答案。45. What makes father no longer the only dominant person in a family?A. With their earning ， mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life.B. There are ma

23、ny choice of employment for mothers and children.C. Father does much less for his children today than he used to.D. The number of married women in employment has increased greatly now.答案： A。細節(jié)理解題。解析：drawingsubstantial wages father見第二段“ With mother earning and his older childrenis seldom the dominant

24、figure that he still was at thebeginning of the century.”。C（ words:190&203 ）Artificial( 假的 ) flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural fl

25、owers. In making such models, painstaking and artistry are called for,as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there

26、 are several thousand models in colored glass, the workof two artist-The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family讀書破萬卷下筆如有神native to the United States. Although it was never completed. It contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 famili

27、es of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they are tooC. Flowers Native to the Unit52. Itcan be in

28、ferredfromthe passage that the goalofLeopoldand Rudolphwas to_53.The underlined word“ it ” refers toA. the intentionB. the collectionC. one member54. Which of the following is NOT included in the display at the Botanical Museum of HarvardD. A group of diseased fruits.55. Which of the following state

29、ments is true of the flowers at Harvard University?D. They use authentic representations.【答案與解析】5155 ACBCD讀書破萬卷下筆如有神51.A 。細節(jié)理解題。短文說明了美國the Botanical Museum of Harvard University收藏玻璃花的目的、收藏品的豐富、精致的細節(jié)等內容,所以用 An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers52.C。推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第二段的 “ The intention was to have the col

30、lection represent at least onemember of each flower family native to the United States.”可知收藏的目的是把美國所有的花53.B 。推理判斷題。根據(jù)它前后的內容:目的是使收藏能代表美國的每一類花,盡管還沒有完成,54.C。細節(jié)理解題。信息來自第二段的內容,C 項的內容在第二段中沒有提及,其他各項的內55.D 。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的“Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color andstructure.”可知這些玻璃花的每一個細節(jié)都制作得很

31、精致,都是真實的再現(xiàn)。D（ words:163&195 ）Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did notknow what to do. The price was reasonable and the food was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks hi

32、s restaurant is always fullof men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gaveeach of them a menu( 菜單 ), The menu looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was animportant difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the cor

33、rect price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu that he gave to the lady supplied a muchhigher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the ladythought he was much more generous( 慷慨 ) than he really was.41. Why didn t people come to the White Rose R

34、estaurant to eat at first?A. Because the price was high.B. Because the food was too cheap.C. Because the food was not good.D. The passage didn t mention.42. According to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurant are mostly _.讀書破萬卷下筆如有神A. poor old peopleB. rich young peopleC. men with their girl friendsD. parents with their children43. The difference between the two kinds of menu lie in _.A. the color B. the shape C. the price D. the fo