高一英语阅读训练（16）AAustralia's worst pests are the rabbits，introduced by a settler who released 24 into the wild for sport hunting．In less than 100 years，the rabbits grow into the millions of ones，leaving large areas of land looking like the surface of the moon due to thousands of rabbit caves．The spread （蔓延）of the rabbits in Australia was the fastest of all animals in the world．The spread of the rabbits' disease in 1950 cut the number，but it was not until 1997 when the spread of another disease targeted（瞄准）the pests that the number was finally brought under control．Farm losses due to rabbits today still remain a surprisingtotal A＄200 million （US＄112 million）a year．The European red foxes，also released for sport hunting，are growing and eating sheep flocks，costing farmers A＄40 million （US＄22．4 million）a year．The State of Victoria offers a A＄10 (US＄5．6）prize for each fox tail and has gathered 25，000 in a few months．Foxes are one of the biggest threats to wildlife in Australia．Foxes kill thousands of lambs（羊羔），birds and native wildlife．Australia lost its long battle against wild pests．1．The underlined word “released”in Paragraph 1 means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．A．kept…out B．set…free C．killed D．stopped2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned？A．A great many rabbits eat too much trees．B．Rabbits make too much caves．C．The surface is destroyed a lot by rabbits．D．The birth rate of the rabbits is high．3．What reduced the number of the rabbits？A．Hunting．B．Poisoning．C．Disease．D．Flood．4．Australia once fought against ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．sheep and rabbits B．rabbits and red foxesC．birds and red foxes D．lambs and rabbitsBOver a third of one's life is spent sleeping with one's head on a pillow（枕头）．A good pillow，in its right height and composition，has important effects on one's sleep and health．There is an old way of medical treatment（治疗）called “smell the medicine to cure（治愈）the disease”which means that people smell medicines while asleep for disease treatment．In China，since ancient times，people have put plants into pillows for their health．Medicinal pillows get medical treatment closely with people's life and keep the people working in process．Back in the Tang Dynasty （AD 618907），the famous Chinese doctor Sun Simiao made medicinal pillows to treat aches in the neck and head，getting good results．The medicine that should be put into the pillow should be carefully chosen according to one's illness．Pillows filled with the skins of beans，seeds，dried flowers and wheat are good for the eyesight and keeping the mind clear，since their smell helps one go to sleep．Furthermore，in South China，a strange pillow has long been popular during hot seasons．Peasants collect silk-worm excrement（排泄物）and fill pillows with it．Such pillows then fetch a high price，because people believe they can successfully cool their babies．5．What does the underlined word “composition”in (Paragraph 1) mean？A．The students' homework．B．The color of a pillow．C．What is filled inside a pillow．D．The pictures drawn on a pillow．6．What kind of pillows are good for eyesight？A．Those filled with medicine．B．Those filled with silkworm excrement．C．Those filled with the skins of beans，seeds，dried flowers and wheat．D．Those expensive ones．7．Why do the pillows full of silkworm excrement sell well？A．They are clean and good for the eyesight．B．Babies feel cool with the heads on the pillows in hot weather．C．They look nice．D．They can't be found easily．8．What's the best title for the passage？A．Pillows on sale B．Pillows can cure illnessC．Pillows are necessary D．How is a pillow made？CNo one can believe that the over 6，300kilometer Great Wall might disappear some day．Believe it or not，the Great Wall is being destroyed by people．Less than 20 per cent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty，is still perfect，but about 80 per cent is in danger．The Great Wall can be called “great”mostly because of its amazing length．But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time．If we do nothing to save the Great Wall，it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site．The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2,000 years．It began in the rule of China's first emperor，Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty （221-206 BC），and lasted into the Ming Dynasty．The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared．People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu，because they have been open to tourists for many years．But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten．Few local people knew the 3metre high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall．The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human．The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses，sheep corrals（畜栏）and pigsties(猪圈）．Some were taken away to build roads．Bricks carved with people's names are put away as remembrance．Rubbish is spread over the battlements（城垛）．The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load．Those who destroyed and are destroying the Wall know its name，but are not clear about its cultural meaning．It will take a long time to let them know this．The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but dug out the entire base．It is necessary to protect the Great Wall．First of all，the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall．Young Chinese should know more about the nation's great civilization（文明）and learn to love it．9．Why does the author say the Great Wall might disappear？A．It is useless from now on．B．It will be replaced by a new one．C．Some parts of it are being destroyed．D．It is too old to be used again．10．Which of the following is TRUE？A．The Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty．B．There are only two wonders in the world，one，the Great Wall，the other，the pyramids in Egypt．C．The first part of the Great Wall was built in 221-206 BC．D．The Qin Great Wall was protected well．11．The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes”(in Paragraph 2) refers to the parts of the Great Wall ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．that are too difficult to undeand B．nobody can watchC．that are too far to be seen D．that are not well known to the public 12．What's the main reason of the Great Wall's being destroyed？A．The local people are short of culture knowledge．B．The local people need bricks and stones to build houses．C．The local people think that the Great Wall is not important．D．The local people are against the government．DWang Lihuan， a 15-year-old senior high school student from Chongqing beat 30 other competitors in Beijing to take home the top prize in the first “21st Century Cup”National High School English Speaking Competition，held by China Daily．The schoolgirl's prize was an expenses paid trip to the international English－speaking competition，to be held in London in May 2003．It will be the first time that a Chinese student will have taken part in the international one．Yesterday，competitors from around China presented a prepared speech on the topic “Learning English —My Personal Story”and each answered two questions that they picked out before going on stage．The topics came from all kinds of fields．All the competitors did a pretty good job，said Helen，the English language teaching manager of the British Council，who was a judge in the competition．She said it was amazing that the high school students in China could use English so well．However，what surprised the judges most was not the students' excellent English but their wide range of knowledge．“I was afraid that the questions would be too difficult for them，”said Nie Lisheng，editor in chief（主编）of 21st Century，the organizer of the competition．“But soon I found that I didn't have a single reason to worry，for they seemed to know quite a lot about things such as the solar system or AIDS prevention，”added Nie．Huang Qing，another judge，said：“It shows how much the students care about the world around them instead of only for their studies．I was quite surprised that the students could deal with questions with such deep thought and a global view．”Another four students won a one week study trip to Australia or Singapore．13．The underlined word “beat”(in Paragraph 1) means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．A．kill B．follow C．defeat D．help14．The students ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿have attended the competition in Beijing．A．all over the world B．only from ChongqingC．all over the country D．only from Beijing15．Wang Lihuan won the top prize because＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．she has wide knowledge，besides her good oral English B．her oral English is good C．she is a girl student D．she likes English 16．How many students in all won the prizes？A．1．B．3．C．4．D．5．EJust like the Abu Simbel，in Aswan，Egypt，the Temple of Zhang Fei had to go upstream to a high place along the Yangtze River，as a result of the rising water level，as the Three Gorges Project is being built．Standing for centuries on the northern bank of the Yangtze River，the temple had showed the Three Kingdoms period （AD 220280）of China's history．Before the project，the engineers had visited the Abu Simbel in Egypt．They would do as the ancient Egyptians had done．It will be rebuilt in its copy form．On October 8，the temple was being torn down piece by piece．More than 300 workers and experts have been working round the clock．Bricks，wooden rails，stone figures，even time-worn stone steps have been removed with great care．Each piece is wrapped in cloth and loaded onto lorries（卡车）and ships and carried to the new temple site．The cost of the project is to be at least 70 million yuan．The new place is 32 kilometres upstream on the Yangtze．Zhang Fei， a brave character，in the Three Kingdoms period in the Chinese classic “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”is a household name among the Chinese people．Zhang has been worshipped （崇拜) as a god of protection，especially by the fishermen on the Yangtze River．The temple is regarded as a cultural treasure and must see for the 200,000 or so visitors each year．On October 4，thousands of visitors from home and abroad celebrated Zhang's 1，843rd birthday in the temple．Every removed part will be treated with marks and numbers to make sure that it is put back in its exact original place．17．Which of the following is NOT true？A．Zhang Fei is popular with the old and the young．B．The temple is moved only because of less visitors．C．When we visit the temple，we learn a lot of the history of the Three Kingdoms period．D．The whole temple is removed piece by piece．18．What's the meaning of the underlined words “round the clock”in Paragraph 2？A．In the worksite．B．In a hurry．C．Day and night．D．Without any meals．19．Which of the following is Zhang Fei's character？A．Kind．B．Clever．C．Brave．D．Foolish．20．Why is the temple moved？A．The temple is an old Chinese culture building．B．It is a must see for visitors in that area．C．It may be covered by water．D．All of the above．Key：1－5 BACBC 6－10 CBBCA 11－15 DACCA 16－20 DBCCD。