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高一英语阅读理解训练阅读理解A“Someday,there’llbenoAmericansleftintheNBA,”said12-year-oldXingTao,whojoinedhisschoolteamtwoweeksagoafterwatchingYaoMinginatelevisedNBAgame,“TheplayerswillallbeChinese,likeYao.”ToChina,Yaoisahome-grownsuperstarwhohelpedmaketheworld’sfirstbasketballleagueclosertoChineseplayers.TotheNBA,the2.23-metercenteroffersanopeningofadifferentsortintotheworld’slargestnewmarket.Yao’sNBAfirstappearanceagainsttheIndianaPacersinOctoberreached287millionfamiliesintheUS.ThatgamemighthavebeenabitofaletdowntoYao’sfans:Heplayedjust11ofthe48minutes,hadtworebounds(篮板)andgotnopoints.ComparingthatwithhisperformanceonDecember19,alsoagainstIndiana,Yaowon29pointsand10rebounds.“ThiswasoneofthemostexcitinggamesI’vehad,”YaosaidafterHouston’s95-83victory.TheNBAhastobeexcitedabouthison-countsuccess.Inallhisgames,he’saveraging12.7pointsand7.7rebounds,quitegoodforanewstar.“YaoMinghasbroughttheNBAclosertotheChinese,”saidNBAspokeswomanCheongSauChing,“ThatmakesthedreamseempracticalforotherpeopleinChinaandproudtobeChinese.”The22-year-oldYaoisnotthecountry’sfirstplayerintheNBA:WangZhizhibrokedowntheDallasMavericksinNovember2003.ButYao’scombinationofmodesty（谦虚）andskillsmakehimafavoritebackhome.1.What’sthedirectreasonforXingTaotojointheschoolbasketballteam?A.HewatchedanNBAgame.B.Helikedbasketball.C.HehopedtoplayfortheNBA.D.Hehaddreamthathewouldbecomeabasketballstar.2.HowmanypointsdidYaoMingwininhisfirstgameintheNBA?A.zeroB.twoC.29D.103.Whatdoestheword“letdown”inline6,paragraph2mean?A.failureB.surpriseC.disappointmentD.sadness.4.WhydoesYaoMingwinmorepopularitythanWangZhizhiathome?A.Hehasperformedexcellently.B.HeismodestC.MoreandmoreChinesepeopleliketowatchhisgames.D.bothAandB5.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Middleschoolstudentswanttoplaybasketball.B.YaoMingmakesNBAclosertoChina.C.There’llbenoAmericansleftintheNBA.D.TherearemanynewstarsfromChinaintheNBA.BElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.6.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisC.AseriouseyeproblemstoppedherD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates7.Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.8.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears9.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe.A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen10.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherlifein.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCityCHaveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingwhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims(声称)asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespeciesarewelcome.Yourhouseisyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifso,youhaveactuallyfrightenedthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting(筑巢)season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.11.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebird’ssingingisactually.A．anexpressionofhappinessB.awayofwarningC.anexpressionofangerD.awayofgreeting12.Whatisabird’s“territory”？B.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.C.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.D.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.E.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.13.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?F.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.G.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrighteno