高一英语阅读理解试题(科技类)

-1-高中英语阅读理解试题（科技类）(1)Thecomputerisausefulmachine.Itisthemostimportantinventioninmanyyears.Theoldestkindofcomputeristheabacus(算盘),usedinChinacenturiesago,butthefirstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltin1946.Acomputerthencoulddomathsproblemsquitefast.Todaycomputersareusedinmanywaysandcandomanykindsofwork.Inafewyearsthecomputermaytouchthelifeofeveryone,evenpeopleinfarawayvillages.Inthelastfewyears,therehavebeengreatchangesincomputers.Theyaregettingsmallerandsmaller,andcomputingfasterandfaster,Manyscientistsagreethatcomputerscannowdomanythings,buttheycannotdoeverything.Whoknowswhatthecomputersoftomorrowwillbelike?Willcomputersbringgoodthingsorbadthingstopeople?Thescientistsoftodaywillhavetodecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow.1.Thecomputerisa_______machine.A.helpfulB.strangeC.largeD.dangerous2.Thefirstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltabout_______yearsago.A.afewB.fortyC.sixtyD.eighty3.Thecomputersoftodayare_______thanbefore.A.biggerB.fewerC.smallerD.taller4.Computerscando_______.A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.lotsofthings5.Thescientistsoftoday_______howtousethecomputersoftomorrow.A.maydecideB.mustdecideC.canmakeD.needn’tmake(2)Warmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.SirFrancisBaconsaidthatalmostfourhundredyearsago.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearaCanadianscientistGeorgeKillprovedtheEnglishprofessorwasright.DrKillfilledanopenoilpail(桶)withcoldwater.Hefilledanotherwithwarmwater.Heputbothinthesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfrozefirst.Thelackofcoversonthepailsisthesecret.Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen.Andsothewarmwaterfrozefasterthanthecoldwatereventhoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.1.Hundredsofyearsago,SirFrancisBaconfound_______.A.thetemperatureofwarmwaterdropsfasterthanthatofcoldwaterB.warmwaterisheavierthancoldwaterC.warmwaterhasthesametemperatureascoldwaterD.warmwaterisnotasusefulascoldwater2.WhatSirFrancisBaconsaidwasright,butpeopledidn'tbelievehimuntil_______.A.lateinthe20thcenturyB.earlyinthe20thcenturyC.threeyearsagoD.lateinthe19thcentury3.Leaveapailwithwarmwaterandanotherpailwithcoldwaterinthesamelowtemperature,you’llfindthat_______.A.coldwaterfreezesfirstB.warmwaterturnsintoicebeforecoldwaterC.warmwaterandcoldwaterfreezeatthesametimeD.muchofcoldwaterischangedintoair.4.Whydoeswarmwaterfreezefirstinthesamefreezingweather?A.Becausesomeofthewarmwaterturnstovapor,theamount(数量)becomeslessthanthatofcoldwater.B.Becausewarmwaterislighterthancoldwater.-2-C.Becausethetemperatureofwarmwaterislowerthanthatofcoldwater.D.Becausecoldwaterfreezeswithmoredifficultythanwarmwater.(3)Ifyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault(过错).Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame(受责备),andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritedowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:Practiceremembering.1.Themainreasonforoneispoormemoryisthat_______.A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemoryC.hismemoryisnotoftenusedB.HedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometimeD.hecan’treadorwrite2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime_______.A.youcan’tusethemanymoreB.theywillbecomestrongerC.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.D.theywillbecomeneitherstrongernorweaker3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.B.Yourmemory,likeyourarmsorlegs,becomesweakifyoudon’tgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.C.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.D.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.4.Somepeoplecan’treadorwrite,buttheyusuallyhavebettermemories,because_______.A.theyhavesavemuchtroubleB.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthingsC.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetimeD.theycan’twriteeverythinginalittlenotebook5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Don’tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegsB.HowToHaveaGoodMemoryC.StrongArmsAndGoodMemoriesD.LearnFromthePeople(4)WhenJohnsoncalledagain,themanagerreceivedhimverypolitely.“Thatisamostremarkableoilyoubroughtus,MrJohnson,”hesaid.Johnsonnoddedhissmooth,darkhead.Thatwassomethingheknewverywell.“I’veneverseenanythinglikeit,”themanageradmitted.Johnsonnoddedagain.“No?”hesaidpolitely.Thenheadded,“ButIthinkyouwill,sir.Averygreatdealofit.”Heappearedtothinkforamoment.“Ithinkyouwillfinditwillbeonsaleseven,perhaps,eightyearsfromnow.”Hesmiled.Themanagerthoughtthatwasuncertain.Hesaid,“Itisbetterthanourfishoils.Iadmitthat.”“SoIamtold,sir,”agreedJohnson.“Haveyouanyplanstoproduceityoursel