Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation? 阅读理解专项练习（含答案）

Unit 1 阅读理解专项练习
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More than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain.The game was then played across the dining room table, or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. The balls were made of cork or rubber.The bats were made of wood.
A few years later a hollow ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it “ping-pong”. “Ping”was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball. and “pong” was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.
1.Who invented the game of ping-pong
A A Chinese B An Englishman C An American D We don’t know
2.The game was first known as_________.
A ping-pong tennis B table tennis
C outdoor tennis D indoor tennis
3.What did the British think of the game
A Moving B Interesting C Terrible D Well
4.In the early days the ball was ______________.
A hollow B covered with rubber
C made of cork and rubber D made of plastics
5.The name of ping-pong has something to do with_______.
A sound B size C history D place
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University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it's one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
There are 39 independent (独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language.
College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.
1. How many libraries are there at Oxford
A. Only 100 B. Just 100 C. More than 100 D. less than 100
2. What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford You have to ________.
A. be independent B. pass a certain level test of English language
C. study English hard D. be the best students
3. How's the college life at Oxford It's full of ________ and has ________.
A. excitement; much school work to do B. excitement; no school work to do
C. attraction; no school work to do D. attraction; a little school work to do
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. The college aren't strict in studies.
B. Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study.
C. The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world.
D. The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students.
5. What's the best title for the passage
A. The College Life B. The Famous Learners at Oxford
C. The Chinese Students at Oxford D. The University of Oxford
C
A good reader is like a driver very much. He must change his reading speed(速度)to fit(适应)what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation(状况).
A good reader may read at 1,000WPM(每分钟……词)when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspapers and story books at 600 WPM. But he may read his science or math books at 150 WPM. Just as a driver has a wide(广泛的)change of driving speed, so a good reader has a wide change of reading speed.
( )46. The writer thinks that a good reader can ______.
A. read at 1,000WPM B. read as fast as he can
C. spend more time reading D. change the reading speed as he needs
1. _______ decides the speed of reading.
A. How many is reading for B. What he is reading for
C. Where he is reading D. When he is reading
2. A good reader may read fastest _______.
A. when he reads newspapers and story books
B. when he reads something most useful to him
C.when he is trying to work out a math problem
D. when he is trying to find something for his report
3. The underlined word “once” in the passage means _______.
A. one time B. only C. as soon as D. at once
4 Which is the best title(题目)for this passage
A. The Importance of Having Different Reading Speed
B. The Difference between Driving and Reading
C. The Best Way of Fast Reading D. A Good Reader and His Reading Speed
D
Eating in space is different from eating on the earth．The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat．Some food is carried in closed bags．It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it．All the water is removed（分离开）from the food．In the spaceship，the astronaut puts the water back．He “shoots” hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun．He eats the food that come in bite sizes．The astronauts puts a whole piece in his mouth at once．There can be no crumbs（碎屑）．Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way．Meat and cake often come in bite sized pieces．
Astronauts cannot drink water from open cups．The water would float in drops in the air．The water is put in the special gun．The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth．
1．Astronauts put________ that they carry with them in close bag．
A．the clothes B．some flowers C．the food D．some stones
2．The passage doesn't say this，but from what we have read，we can tall that_______．
A．astronauts cannot eat anything in spaceship
B．astronauts cannot drink water in spaceship
C．astronauts cannot drink water in the usual way in a spaceship
D．astronauts must learn many new and different things
3．In the spaceship，astronauts put the water _______．
A．in a bottle B．in some bags C．back D．front
4．--How do the astronauts drink the water
-- ________．
A．They shoot the water into their mouth with a special gun
B．They drink the water with a usual cup
C．They drink the water from an open cup
D．They often drink the water with their hands
5．The main idea of the passage is that _________ ．
A．astronauts eat less food in space than on the earth
B．astronauts get hungrier and thirstier in space than on the earth
C．eating and drinking in space is different from that on the earth
D．there is no enough food and water for astronauts
E
Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!
1:The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.
A．parades B．street parties C．the tomato fight D．the musical bands show
2:The stories about how the festival began are ________.
A．quite different B．rather sad C．very famous D．very clear
3:On the fight day, _________.
A．all the buses are filled with tomatoes
B．you can see lots of red apples on the streets
C．shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight
D．lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight
4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．You can throw tomatoes at others but others can’t throw back.
B．The tomato must be squashed before throwing it.
C．The fight usually lasts more than thirty minutes.
D．People can throw everything on the fight day.
5:The best title of the passage can be________.
A．Travel in Spain B．The Tomato Festival in Spain.
C．The History of Spain D．Rules of the Tomato Festival
答案：
A：CDBCA， B：CBACD , C：DBDCD， D：CCCAC， E：CADBB
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