成人高考高起点《英语》阅读理解练习（二）

如果你计划参加成人高考，务必要认真备考和复习。在复习过程中，不仅要阅读教材，还要多做练习题。【郑州坤鹏教育】根据《全国各类成人高等学校招生复习考试大纲》收集整理了一些高起点《英语》的阅读与理解练习题，供考生练习参考。希望这些练习题可以帮助考生们更好地备考，取得优异的成绩。

一、阅读下面短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入右边的横线上。

One day a farmer went out for a walk with his little son. The farmer put on a pair of wrong  shoes, one with a thick sole(鞋底）and the other with a thin one. So as he began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable（不舒服). When he was just out of the house ,he turned to his son and said,' Why should one of my legs be longer than the other today?'

The son looked at his father's legs carefully as he was walking and then laughed, :Oh,no,Daddy, your legs are all right. You have put on the wrong shoes.'

The farmer was very happy lo hear that and said to himself,'What a clever son I have got!'Then he asked his son to go back and get the other pair of shoes for him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.

When the t*on ran back to house, he found that the other pair was also a pair of wrong shoes.

He had to return to his father with nothing in his hands and said out of breath(气喘吁吁地），It's no use changing them，Daddy! The shoes at home were not a pair, either!'

1. One day a farmer went out for a walk___.

A.with his wife

B.with his son

C.with his daughter

D.with his father

参考答案：B

2.He put on a pair wrong shoes. Here it means___.

A.One shoe is bigger than the other

B.One shoe is newer than the other

C.One shoe has a thicker sole than that of the other

D.One shoe's look differs to the other one

参考答案：C

3.When the farmer began to walk, he felt very uncomfortable because：___ .

A.he had put on a pair of wrong shoes

B.there was something wrong with his legs

C.he didn't feel very well

D.the road is uneven(不平坦的）

参考答案：A

二、阅读下面短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入右边的横线上。

Maria Mitchell( 1818-1889).the first woman astronomer(天文学家) in the United States, was born in Nantucket. Massachusetts. Her parents valued education and insisted on giving her the same quality of education that boys received.

Her father. William Mitchell, was an astronomer and teacher himself. When he built his own school. Maria became a student and also a teaching assistant to him. At home. Marias father taught her to watch the stars and other natural objects in space using his personal telescope(望远镜）.

Later she went to work at the library of the Nantucket Atheneum. Over the next tweny years, she further developed her interest in reading as many books as she could. She spent her nights watching the sky closely with her father.

On October 1. 1847.Maria discovered a comet(彗星)by merely using a two-inch telescope. Some years before. King Frederick VI of Denmark had set up prizes to each discover of a'telescopic comet'.The prize was to be given to the'first discoverer'of each such comet because comets were often discovered by more than one person.

There was once a question of who should be the winner. As the story goes, francesco de Vico had discovered the same comet two days later, but had reported it to the European vor. She won the prize in 1848 and became a big name the world over. The comet was named“ Miss mitchell's Comet.”

1. What can be learnt about Marias parents according to the text?

A.They came from low-income families.

B.They gave Maria equal chance for education

C.They were both astronomers

D.They were both teachers.

参考答案：B

2.Who played the most important role in Maria's great achievement?

A.King FrederickⅥ

B Francesco de Vico

C. Her father

D. Her mother

参考答案：C

3.What problem did Maria meet with in winning the prize?

A She named the comet on her own

B.She did not use the required telescope.

C.She did not report her discovery in time

D.She discovered the comet with her father

参考答案：C

4.When did Franecseo de Vico discover the comet?

A. In l8l8

B. In l889

C. In 1848

D. In l847

参考答案：D

三、阅读下面短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入右边的横线上。

Many schools have their art programs removed in an effort to improve test scores and money.However.some researchers believe that this is not correct.Students can master some basic skills in art class that they can not find in a normal classroom.

Allow me to share why you have to take art class.

First and most important it stimulates creativity（激发创造力） Art schools encourage you to think outside the box and be creative enough to create something artistic.It can be used not only in art but in life.too.

Besides.it helps you make the right choice.In art class， you are usually free to do what you want. In every art class， you are required to make decisions that can determine what your painting will turn out to be.

In addition， students can learn the art of critical(批判性的） thinking as a skill of observation（观察).For example，art students find ways to imagine， That is a skill they need to become better readers and problem settlers.

What is more， it is noted that the company's bosses are actively looking for employees who can think creatively.Creative thinking is one of the most important skills that students can learn in art courses.

Finally， students who are trained in art class have interesting mental habits.They low to work on a task for along time and how to continue to work even if they are discouraged.They are better for creating a link between the classroom and the outside world.addition.children who do artwork are able to look back on their work and make iudgments about themselves.

1.Why are art programs removed from many schools？

A.To make students have their own hobbies

B.To improve students'test scores and save money.

C.To help students master some job skills

D.To give students more free time

参考答案：B

2.What is the most important quality students develop in art class?

A.Determination

B.Carefulness

C.Creativity

D.Honesty

参考答案：C

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.Art students are easily employed.

B.Art programs may bring a lot of money.

C.Art class can help students in many ways.

D.Art teachers should pay more attention to tests.

参考答案：C

四、阅读下面短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入右边的横线上。

You know what a hotel is.of course.And perhaps， you also know what a condo is-aresidntial(居住的) building divided into seprate uniots that are owned by different people.What you may not know is that in some U.S.cities.the two have come together into something called a “condo hotel'.

Some condo hotels can now be found in beach and mountain towns and a few small cities， However， none is more famous than the great 105-year-old Plaza Hotel in New York.on Fifth Avenue across from Central Park.The Plaza closed for repair in 2005.When it reopened two years later， more than half of it had been changed into one of these modern condo hotels.

Here's how it works：You buy what equals to an apartment公寓.If it's at The Plaza， it will cost you between S 1. 5 million and$9 mllion. So you own apart of the building.But there's some inconvinience. You may stay there no more than 120 days a year.here ion.The rest of the time.the hotel's workers can book guests into your place， just as they would in the regular hotels rooms.So if you're lucky and rich.you can now live in really special quarters up to almost one thid of the year.While others payoff your mortgage(房贷) the rest of the year.

So far.a great monry of the nation's condo hotel units have been purchased not by rich people but richer companiesm， including foreign ones.They want a nice place for their bosses to stay when they are in town or working late at the office.

1.A condo is a place where people

A.live

B.work

C.eat

D.study

参考答案：A

2.How long can you stay in your own condo hotel unit a most each year?

A. 120 days

B.One month

C.Half a year

D.Three months.

参考答案：A

3.What does purchased in the last parngraph probably mean?

A.Closed.

B.Bought.

C.Damaged.

D.Repaired

参考答案：B

4.What do we know about a condo hotel?

A.It is designed by rich companies.

C.It is usually sol data low price.

B.It is built for foreign travellers.

D.It is owned by different people.

参考答案：D