英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)

英语阅读理解专题练习(及答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin'solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,'Howareyou?',asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”Perhapsnot,buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest—preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany'sincome,（1）WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C.Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.（2）Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'suggestions.B.Theycawalotabouteachother'shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.（3）Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.theWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.C.TheNewYorkTinier.D.NewEnglandCourant.（4）Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国报纸的由来，以及现在面临的挑战和做出的调整。(1)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin'solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.”可知，JamesFranklin创办的NewEnglandCourant就是我们今天所知的真正的报纸，也就标志着美国报业的开始，故选C。(2)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue”可知，报社正在逐渐失去广告商，读者和市场价值，以及后面编辑的话Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,'Howareyou?',asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.，编辑们现在见面聊天的时候都会互相问候“你还好吗”仿佛刚出院或输了一场官司，其实隐含的意思就是因为报纸业的不景气，编辑们现在正面临着困难，所以这个问候应该是你们报社生意怎么样？故选D。(3)考查细节理解。根据最后一段可知，找到一种新的发展方式的是TheWashingtonPost《华盛顿邮报》。故选A。(4)考查推理判断。通读全文，作者列举了报业所面临的种种问题，可以判断作者对此很担忧。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破坏)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople'sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.（1）Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A.Someofthemarenotattractive.B.Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D.Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.（3）By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_______”.A.destroyoldbuildingsB.putthingsinadifferentplaceC.choosenewarchitecturalstyleD.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings（4）Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】