高一英语阅读理解50篇（含答案）Passage 1One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.（163w）1. The ant could not reach the side though _______.A. she cried for helpB. she asked the dove to save herC. she tried very hardD. she could smell well2. The dove saved the ant because _______.A. she was the ant's friendB. she took pity on the poor antC. the ant was almost exhaustedD. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.A. a leafB. a piece of woodC. a blade of grassD. a raft4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.A. the dove immediately flew awayB. the dove hid himself in the grassC. the ant told the dove to leave at onceD. he felt something biting him in the foot5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.A. how clever the ant wasB. how kind the dove wasC. how the ant and the dove helped each otherD. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can词汇扩展① desperate adj. 拼死的② exhausted adj. 精疲力竭的③ dove n. 鸽子④ blade n. 叶片Passage 2Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy."An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computerssecretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.（210w）1. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.A. the classroomB. the school officeC. a bank near his houseD. his own house2. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.A. Johnny was good at mathB. Johnny loved computersC. Johnny could join one computer to anotherD. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer3. Who are worried about hackers in the story?A. Johnny's parents.B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.C. The police.D. School headmasters and teachers.4. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?A. Information.B. Back computer accounts.C. Computers.D. Grades.5. The last paragraph is about _______.A. JohnnyB. computersC. hackersD. moden词汇扩展① hacker n. 黑客② information n. 信息③ modem n. 调制解调器④ secretly adv. 秘密地⑤ account n. 账户Passage 3There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise , he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garagefor help. The door was opened by one of his patients." Oh, Doctor," she said, " I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accidenton the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help."（109w）1. Where was the doctor going in his car?A. We don't know.B. To a patient's home.C. To a garage.D. To his own home.2. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?A. Careless drivingB. A tree had fallen across the road.C. A slipperyroad.D. There was a thick fog.3. The doctor went to the house because _______.A. he knew one of his patients lived thereB. he had received a call to go thereC. he wanted to use the telephoneD. he was injuredand could walk no further4. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?A. She needed medical treatment.B. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.C. To ask how quickly the doctor could come.D. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.词汇扩展① garage n. 汽车修理站② accident n. 事故③ slippery adj. 滑④ injured adj. 受伤Passage 4One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairycame out and asked the man what was the matter."I have lost my axe,"he said."It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood."The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked,"Is this yours?""No,"said the man.The fairy then showed him a silveraxe and asked again,"Is this yours?""No,"again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe."Yes, that is mine,"called out the happy man."I know that well enough,"said the fairy."I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one."（147w）分1. One day when the man was cutting something, ________.A. he fell into the waterB. his axe dropped into the riverC. his axe fell into a lakeD. he saw a beautiful fairy2. The man was sad because _________.A. he was poor and had no other axesB. he could not go on workingC. he liked his axe very muchD. his axe was a gold axe3. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didn't take them, because he ______.A. did not like themB. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. was very richD. knew these axes were not his4. At the end of the story the man had ________.A. only one axeB. two axesC. three axesD. many axes5. The fairy helped the man because he was ________ man.A. an oldB. a youngC. a poorD. an honest.词汇扩展① fairy n. 仙女② silver adj. 银制的Passage 5An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness. "Happiness," said the Englishman, "Happiness is when you return home tired after work, yet find your slippers(拖鞋) warming by the fire.""You English have no romance," said the Frenchman. "Happiness is when you go on a business trip, find a pretty girl who entertainsyou －then afterwards you partwithout regrets.""You are both wrong," said the Russian. "True happiness is when you are at home in bed and at 4 a.m., you hear a hammering at the door and outside stand the secret police, who say to you, 'Ivan Ivanovitch, you are under arrest', and you say, 'Sorry, Ivanovitch lives next door.'"（118w）1. The Englishman's happiness suggests that _______.A. he should have no time to warm his slippersB. he enjoys the warmth of the familyC. he thinks it the most important to have slippersD. he wants someone to warm his slippers2. What the Frenchman said means that _______.A. a man can be free to play with any pretty girl when possibleB. he wants to marry a girl he lovesC. he is interested in going on a business tripD. the Englishman should have more romance3. The Russian thought that ________.A. both the Englishman and the Frenchman were not rightB. neither the Englishman nor the Frenchman were rightC. neither the Englishman nor Frenchman were wrongD. either the Englishman or the Frenchman were wrong4. The meaning of the Russian's words is that _______.A. he would like to have a good sleep at nightB. he will feel happy if his neighbour is arrestedC. he thinks it happiness to feel safeD. he will feel afraid if anyone knocks at his door at night5. The best title for this story is "_______".A. The Difference in HappinessB. How to Get HappinessC. The Definitionof HappinessD. The Importance of Happiness词汇扩展① slipper n. 拖鞋②romance n. 浪漫色彩③ entertain v. 招待④ part v. 分手⑤ arrest v. 逮捕⑥ definition n. 定义Passage 6"Get up, get up, Jim. It's time to get up!" my mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. "Oh dear! It's a quarter to eight already. I'll be late for school again," I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. "I'm sure I can get to the school on time," I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There's something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one." "I couldn't wait. The school is not far. I'd better run to the school," I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to the school, it began to rain hard.I reached the classroom but I was wet shiveringwith cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitatedfor a moment and then I opened the door. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again," I said with a red face."It's you again, Jim," Mr. smith said angrily. "I've told you not be late, but you…" he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, "I'm very sorry, my boys and girls." With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. "Now take off your wet coat and put this one or you'll catch cold," he said kindly.I went to my seat with Mr. Smith's jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!（348w）1. Jim was late for school because _______.A. he got up too lateB. there was something wrong with the busC. it rained heavilyD. he had to wait for the bus2. Mr. Smith, the physics teacher, _______ at first when Jim came into the classroom.A. felt sadB. looked kindC. looked worriedD. was unhappy3. Jim felt that _______.A. the jacket was large enough to keep him warmB. Mr. Smith took good care of himC. he understood what Mr. Smith said all the timeD. physics is easy if you like the physics teachers4. From the story, we can learn that _______.A. students can't be late for schoolB. students can learn better if teachers love themC. physics is easy if you like the physics teachersD. you'll catch cold if your clothes are wet词汇扩展① shiver v. 发抖② hesitate v. 犹豫Passage 7John is a paper boy. He deliversnewspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers. Half of his customers only take the newspapers on weekdays, and about half take the newspapers on weekdays and on Sundays.John has to get up at 4:30 every morning to deliver his newspapers. It takes longer to deliver the newspaper on Sundays. The Sunday newspapers are twice as heavy as those on weekdays.John is saving his money to buy a new bicycle. He is also saving money for college. He has already saved 500 dollars.（107w）1. John ________ every day.A. reads booksB. sells newspapersC. borrows booksD. delivers newspapers2. How many customers does he have?A. About 40.B. About 120.C. About 80.D. About 20.3. ______of his customers only take newspapers on weekdays.A. TwoB. EightyC. FortyD. Twenty4. What time does he have to get up every morning?A. 3:30B. 4:30C. 5:30D. 6:305. John is saving his money to buy ______A. a newspaperB. a new bagC. a houseD. a new bicycle词汇扩展① deliver vt. 投递② customer n. 客户③ college n. 大学Passage 8Sam lives in New York. His father has a shop and his mother is a doctor. He's seven years old now and has begun to go to school this autumn. It's a little far from their shop and his father drives a car to take him to school every day. So he's never late for class and his teachers like him.It's Monday today. Miss Hunt is teaching them to count the numbers from one to ten. Sam is studying hard. Soon he can count them. Miss Hunt is happy and asks, "How many people are there in your family, Sam?"Sam stood up and said, "Two, Miss Hunt.""Who are they?""My father and mother.""Oh? "Miss Hunt is surprised. She said, "There're three people in your family.""But now I'm not at home. I'm at school, you know!"（140w）1. Sam is ________.A. an English boyB. an American boyC. an English girlD. an American girl2. Sam is in Grade _______ now.A. OneB. TwoC. threeD. four3. Sam usually goes to school ________.A. on footB. by bikeC. by carD. by bus4. ______, so Miss Hunt is happy today.A. Sam is late for classB. Sam studies ChineseC. The children are good at EnglishD. Sam can count from one to ten5. Which of the following is wrong?A. Sam is at school now.B. There 're two people in Sam's family.C. There 're three people in Sam's family.D. Miss Hunt doesn't know how many people there are in Sam's family.Passage 9There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away."You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you.""But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor."A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken.""I can," answered the captain."If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?""There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore.""But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily." 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."（301w）1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________.A. to buy a chicken for himselfB. and kept the money for future useC. by cheating himD. and said he would return the money soon2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.C. The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor.D. It was the sailor who was cleverer.3. The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.A. didn't want to lose the betB. didn't believe the sailor's successC. wanted to keep his promiseD. wanted to show his cleverness4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.5. What is the title of the story?A. How a Captain Cheated His SailorB. How a Sailor Got a ShipC. A Brave SailorD. A Fire Is FirePassage 10Last year when Tom graduated from school, he came to Taibei. He didn't like to work on his father's farm and hoped to find a job in a big city. He went from one company to another but no one wanted him. With little money left, he got to the station, sad and tired. All he wanted to do was go back to his small town. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him and asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket because he thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn't know where to go. Suddenly, an old man came and said, "Young man, I have seen what you did to the woman. I am the owner of a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?"（190w）1. Tom came to the station to _______.A. find a jobB. take the train homeC. sell the ticketD. take the train to Taibei2. The woman walked to Tom because _______.A. she was Tom's old friendB. her child wanted to talk to TomC. she needed to take the trainD. she had no money to buy a ticket3. Tom didn't take the train because _______.A. he didn't take a train ticketB. he missed the trainC. he wanted to talk to the old manD. he gave his ticket to the woman4. The old man wanted to _______.A. lend Tom some moneyB. give Tom a jobC. say "Thank you " to TomD. sit on the bench with Tom5. What can we learn from this story?A. Many people find job in a train station.B. Don't buy the last ticket of the train.C. If we try our best to help others, others will help us.D. We should not give our ticket to others in a train station.Passage 11One evening in November, Dr. Berlin received a telephone call from Mrs. Green. "Please, Dr. Berlin,come to my house. I had 5000 dollars on my desk and now it is gone. "Dr. Berlin arrived at Mrs. Green's house at eight o'clock. First he asked Mrs. Green, "When did you see the money last?""At seven o' clock. I put it on my desk in my living room. Then I went to wash my hair. I came back at seven thirty and the money was gone.""I see." Dr. Berlin said. "Were you alone in the house?""No. My sister's son Jack is here, too." Then Dr. Berlin and Mrs. Green went to Jack's room. "Please, sit down," Jack said. Dr. Berlin sat on the only chair in the room, and the chair was cold. He also saw some books on the ground near his feet."What have you been doing this evening?" Dr. Berlin asked."I came home at six-thirty, and went right to my room. I've been sitting in that chair and reading all the evening. I never got up and I never left the room. Maybe somebody came into the house and took my aunt's money."After hearing that, Dr. Berlin was clear about who had taken the money.213w1. When did Dr. Berlin answer the phone from Mrs. Green?A. At 6:30.B. At 7:00.C. After 7:30.D. At 8:00.2. Where did Mrs. Green put her money?A. In her living room.B. In her washing room.C. In Jack's room.D. In her office.3. When did the thieftake Mrs. Green's money?A. Before Mrs. Green came back home.B. When Jack was reading.C. After Mrs. Green went to wash her hair.D. When Dr. Berlin was answering the phone.4. Which of the following is wrong?A. Mrs. Green didn't live alone.B. Jack had given a careless reply.C. Dr. Berlin found out who had taken the money.D. Jack had been really reading books all that evening.词汇扩展① thief n. 小偷② careless reply 粗心的回答Passage 12One day Bill went to eat at a restaurant in London. Suddenly a young woman sat down beside him. Bill could not think what she wanted. She did not look very happy. Bill asked her what was wrong. "The problem is ..." she began. But then she stopped. She did not find it easy to tell Bill about it, it seemed. "My husband and I wanted to meet here for lunch at 12, " she said at last, "but he hasn't come." "Well, don't you know where he is? Can't you ring him up? ""No, I can't." said the woman. "And I've had lunch now and I can't pay the bill, because I haven't got any money with me.""Never mind, I'll pay the bill for you. You can pay me back later." Bill said."If you give me your address, I'll send you the money as soon as I get home." With these words, she left the restaurant.A few weeks later, when Bill was having lunch at another restaurant, he suddenly heard a familiar voice," Excuse me. May I just sit here for a moment?"Bill turned round. It was the same young woman again. This time she was talking to a man with grey hair at a table not far from the gate. Bill smiled at the woman and got up from his chair and walked across theroom.233wExcellent1. One day Bill came to a restaurant ________ .A. to meet a young womanB. to help a womanC. aloneD. to have the last meal of the day.2. The young woman sat beside Bill because she wanted __________ .A. to eat with himB. to wait for her husband thereC. to make friends with BillD. Bill to help her3. The young woman became happier because ________.A she found her money B. Bill would help herC. she had her mealD. she saw her husband4. The woman said she would __________ .A. return Bill's money as quickly as possibleB. go to Bill's home to return the moneyC. give Bill's money back the next dayD. return Bill's money at the restaurant5. Bill walked across the room ________.A. to pay his bill B .to say hello to the man with grey hairC. to meet the womanD. to go away from the woman.Passage 13Jim was a driver. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coinnear his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one. He put it in the same pocket, too. The same thing happened for the third. The fourth and the fifth time, .... He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy, too. She said, "A thieftook away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn't find any coins."Then Jim went on digging and found some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It came down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly－and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.190w1. There were some ______in Jim's garden.A. coinsB. treesC. vegetablesD. flowers2. When did Jim find a coin in his garden?A. At 8:00B. At about 8:30C. At 9:30D. At about 10:003. "He told his wife about it." Here "it" means________.A. the police caught a thiefB. he found money in his gardenC. the coins of a shopD. the hole in his trousers4. There was a hole in________.A. his pocketsB. his left pocketC. his right pocketD. the pocket of his coat5. How many coins did Jim dig out from the garden?A. Only one.B. Five coins.C. Many coins.D. No coin at all.词汇扩展① coin n. 硬币② thief n. 贼Passage 14If he made a mistake, he could never admitit .One day, he was walking along the street when he met another man.He looked at the man very carefully. Then he said "John Foster! Well, well, well, I haven't seen you for ten years."He looked at the man up and down. "But you've changed, John, " he went on, you were heavy, but now you're thin." He smiled at him, "But you look well and it's good to see you again." he held the man's hand and said, " But, oh, you have changed so much. You had thick hair ten years ago and now it's thin. You didn't wear glasses before, but now you're wearing really a pair of thick ones."He smiled at the man again."But you're still the same John Foster. Do you remember that we often drank tea together? We had some good times, didn't we, John?""Excuse me, sir " the man said, "but my name isn't John Foster."Mr. Right thought for a minutes, then he said, "So you've changed your name, haven't you?"185w1. Which of these is true?A. Mr. Right never thought that he would be right.B. Mr. Right never admitted that he was wrong.C. Mr. Right never made mistakesD. Mr. Right sometimes thought the others were right2. One day Mr. Right met ________.A. one of his old friendsB. John FosterC. a man he thought he knewD. his good friend3. Mr. Right thought John _______.A. had changed a lotB. looked very oldC. looked as young as beforeD. hadn't changed much4. Mr. Right didn't acceptthat _______.A. the man had changed so muchB. the man had changed his nameC. the man didn't know John FosterD. the man wasn't John Foster5. From the story we learn that _______.A. Mr. Right is always rightB. John Foster is not the man's nameC. one should admit his mistakesD. one should not make jokes词汇扩展① admit v. 承认② accept v. 接受Passage 15Once a man with the name Grant found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house. He burnt most of them, for he didn't like old things very much. But one of these papers was an old letter. At the bottom of the letter was the name of a famous writer."When this letter was written," said Grant, "no one knew about the writer. But now everyone knows him. Some people like to buy letters like this. I may be able to get a lot of money for this letter if I sell it to the right man."But there were a lot of dirty marks all over the letter."It doesn't look nice," he thought, "No one wants to buy a letter if it's dirty. I'll have to clean it first." So he took a piece of cloth and some water and cleaned the letter. He worked hard and took a lot of care. At last the letter looked new and he was very pleased with his work."Now it looks very nice," he said to himself. "I'll be able to sell it for a lot of money."He took the letter to shop in London where old papers of this kind were bought and sold."I want to sell this letter," Grant said to the man in the shop. "It was written by a famous writer. You know about these things. How much will you give me for it?"。