英语阅读理解100篇

81、（1分）
Have you eaten too much over the holidays? You should try fidgeting for a while. Those around you might not like it, but scratching moving your nails 指甲) against a part of your body) and twitching moving suddenly and quickly when you don’ t want to) is an important way of burning up calories 卡路里).
American researchers have found that some people’s squirming continuously turn your body when nervous) and wigging move in small movements, especially from side to side) equals 等于) several miles of slow running each day.
The scientists, based at the National Institute of Health’s laboratory in Phenix, Arizona, are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim.
In one study 177 people each spent 24 hours in a room in the institute where the amount 量) of energy is measured by their oxygen and carbon dioxide 二氧化碳) levels. By the end of the day, some people had burned up 800 calories in toe-tapping, moving the front part of your foot up and down) finger-drumming hitting your fingers continuously and lightly against something hard) and other nervous habits. However, others had burned up only 100 calories.
The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women, but there was no significant difference in men. Heavy people burn up more energy when they fidget than do thin people.
1. Which of the following can be used to explain the meaning of “fidgeting”?
A. scratching and twitching B. squirming and wigging
C. slow running D. moving one’s body nervously
2. We can know from the passage that scientists believe the reason why some people get fat and other people stay slim is that ____ .
A. thin people burn up less calories than fat people
B. fat people burn up more calories than thin people
C. those who burn up more calories than others will be thinner
D. those who fidget more than others will be thinner
3. Scientists found in the experiment that ____ .
A. the energy burned up by fat people when they fidget was more than that burned up by thin people when they fidget
B. some people’s fidgeting burned up more than 800 calories, but some people’s fidgeting burned up less than 100 calories
C. slim women fidget more than fat women but fat men fidget more than thin men
D. thin men fidget more than fat men
4. If someone is thin in a pleasant way, we say they are ____ .
A. skinny B. bony C. slim D. underweight
5. Scientists think a fidget habit to be ____ .
A. a way to lose fat
B. a nervous habit annoying使讨厌) the people around
C. a better exercise than slow running
D. a habit of thin people

82、（1分）
Scientists would like to place a huge mirror in space above the earth. It might be sixty miles wide. It would be used to catch the rays 光线) of the sun. It would direct the sun’s rays upon the earth as a child might do to make sunlight dance on the wall with a hand mirror.
Why do they want to do this? The sun’s rays could be helpful in many ways. They could light up cities by night. The warm rays could stop frosts霜冻) which might come at might and fruit crops. They could melt 融化) dangerous icebergs in the ocean. Perhaps they could change cloud movements and bring rain where it is needed.
1. The huge mirror would ______.
A. stand 60 miles in height 高度). B. be 60 miles from side to side.
C. cover 60 miles of the earth. D. be 60 miles above the earth.
2. The mirror would be used to ______.
A. reflect 反射)sunlight. B. absorb 吸收) sunlight.
C. see what the earth looks like. D. see how clouds move.
3. The strong light from the mirror could possibly ______.
A. hurt fruit crops. B. set fire to cities.
C. bring longer daytime. D. shine through walls.
4. The huge mirror is ______.
A. something in a story. B. already made.
C. just an idea. D. to be made soon.

83、（1分）
In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.
Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school 小学) building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.
The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.”And so the courses includes yoga瑜伽), cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama 戏剧) and environmental环境的) river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.
1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?
A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school.
B. The school has to follow the national courses.
C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils.
D. All of the above.
2. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because ____ .
A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark
B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school”
C. there were only twenty-four children
D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12
3. What makes this kind of school special?
A. It is set up by parents not by government.
B. It is free to decide what to teach.
C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.
D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.
4. “The important thing in school is doing not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means ____ .
A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.
B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers.
C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers.
D. Children should learn through practice not just from books.
5. The courses includes ____ .
A. yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, except reading, writing, maths and science
B. either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and science
C. not only reading, writing, maths and science, but also yoga, cooking knitting, kitemaking, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies
D. mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental 补充的) reading writing, maths and science

84、（1分）
Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass 指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”
1. The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .
A. bright B. dirty C. comfortable D. dark
2. When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____
A. Of course , it loves me , since I love it .
B. If I love it , it should love me.
C. I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .
D. I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .
3. The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.
A. she thinks it will be very exciting B. she likes sports and enjoys canoeing
C. she has decided to realize a childhood dream D. she wants to be still active when she gets old
4. What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?
A. Someone who does not show what she is feeling .
B. Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .
C. Someone who doesn’t use her head much .
D. Someone who is open , honest and brave .
5. The best title for this passage is ____ .
A. Life Begins at Sixty B. A Round Coast Sail
C. An Old Woman Sailor D. An Unusual Hobby爱好)

85、（1分）
Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue 胶水), soap, margarine 人造奶油), pet food and fertilizer.
Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Back in port, they defrost the fish, make the fish have no bones in it and sell it as fresh fish.
Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all fish caught is from south of the equator.
The Japanese are the world champion fish eaters. They eat twice as much fish as the Scandinavians, and five times as much fish as the Americans.
The Russian sturgeon 鲟鱼) is the most expensive fish in the world. The eggs of the sturgeon are called caviar.
1. What do we do with the fish we catch in the world?
A. We eat all the fish we catch.B. We use some of it to make pet food and fertilizer.
C. We do not use 25% of it. D. We freeze all the fish we catch.
2. We catch most fish ____ .
A. south of the equator B. on or just north of the equator
C. in the northern part of the earth D. in the southern hemisphere
3. In the second paragraph, the word “defrost” means ____ .
A. make the fish dead B. make the fish alive
C. make the fish become unfrozen D. make the fish clean
4. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?
A. Americans eat five times as much fish as the Scandinavians.
B. Scandinavians eat five times as much fish than the Americans.
C. Japanese eat more fish only than the Americans and Scandinavians in the world.
D. The Americans do not eat so much fish as the Japanese.

86、（1分）
Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.
Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.
Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in “The Centre”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Centre”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!
1. The children in “The Centre” do not go to a school because ______.
A. they live too far away from one another. B. they do not like school.
C. they are not old enough to go to school. D. their families are too poor.
2. In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Centre” of Australia must have ______.
A. a property. B. a car.
C. a school room at home. D. a special radio.
3. Teachers in “The Centre” of Australia teach ______.
A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the students.
B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing.
C. without using any textbooks or pictures.
D. without knowing whether the students are attending .
4. When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher.
A. but their teacher cannot hear them.
B. and their teacher can hear them too.
C. but cannot hear their schoolmates.
D. and see him or her at the same time.
5. A “Property” in Australia is a
A. house. B. school.
C. farm. D. radio.

87、（1分）
Calories show the energy content of different foods. We all need a certain amount each day to make our bodies work properly. Unfortunately, people in Europe and the US now eat about 20 times as much sugar and at least five times as much fat as they did in 1800. This may have something to do with the increase in heart disease in Western countries .
For wedding feasts婚宴), the Bedouin people sometimes prepare a meal of stuffed roast camel. First, they stuff a fish with eggs. Then they put the fish inside a chicken. They put the chicken inside a whole roast sheep. Then, finally, they put all of this inside a cooked camel!
The avocado contains 165 calories for every 100 grams of fruit. This is more than eggs or milk. It also contains twice as much protein 蛋白质) as milk and has more vitamin A, B and C.
1. Which of the following figures 图表) shows us the correct proportion 比例) of the fat and sugar that the Europeans and the Americans eat in 1800 and 1900.

2. Calories show the ____ .
A. fat content of food B. sugar content of food
C. heat and energy content of food D. protein content of food
3. The writer tells about the “stuffed roast camel” because it ____ .
A. shows how important wedding feast to the Bedouin people
B. serves as an example of a high calorie food
C. is made in a very special way
D. is more tasty than any other food
4. What is special for the avocado ?
A. It weighs 100 grams.
B. It is a fruit.
C. An avocado fruit has 165 calories.
D. It contains more calories and vitamin A ,B and C than milk and eggs .
5. Which of the statements is correct according to the passage ?
A. People eat more sugar in Europe than in the US.
B. People in Europe and the US eat less sugar than ever before .
C. People eat more fat in the US than in Europe .
D. People who eat too much fat and sugar will have some health problems .

88、（1分）
The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as “Linen Cook”.
He refused to have any brown cows in the field of his farm at Cappoquin and even his horses had to be the same pure white as his clothes.
Cook was a eager vegetarian and refused to eat the flesh of any animal or to wear anything produced by an animal.
A fox which attacked 袭击) his chickens was not killed when it was caught. Instead, he gave it a talk on the evils 罪恶) of murder, then offered it a sporting chance by making it run through a line of his farm workers, who had sticks.
Cook had a long and healthy life and showed that “water for drink, vegetables for food and linen and other plant life for clothing were enough to live on.”
He died in 1726 when he was over eighty years old and was buried in a white linen shroud 寿衣).
1. The man the writer tells us about is a ____ .
A. person who has a strange habit B. famous person all over the world
C. healthy man D. man who lived a long life
2. From the passage we can know that ____ .
A. he wasn’t married all his life
B. he didn’t wear leather皮的) shoes or woolen毛的) clothes
C. he disliked the colour brown most
D. he died at the age of 80
3. “Vegetarians”are people who do not ____ .
A. buy animals B. kill animals C. eat animals D. keep animals
4. We can inferred from the passage that the fox wasn’t killed by Robert Cook, but perhaps ____ .
A. it could understand what it did was bad after Robert gave it a talk on the evils of murder.
B. it had sports together with Robert’s farm workers
C. it was given a chance to run away
D. it had got a beat from Robert’s farm workers
5. “water for drink, vegetables for food and linen and other plant life for clothing were enough to live on.” That is ____ .
A. the conclusion drawn by the writer B. the words of Robert Cook
C. a saying D. the belief of a certain famous person

89、（1分）
A HOLIDAY jet pilot 飞行员) said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking.
He warned Maureen Harkavy, “Put that cigarette out, or I’ll land the plane and have you arrested.”
Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airline’s chairman. But his reply was even ruder.
“You seem to think you have a God-given right to pollute your neighbours’ atmosphere,” wrote John Ferriday of Paramount Airways.
a)Said Maureen, “I only found out about it when I was checking in. I’m a nervous flyer so I lit a cigarette during the flight. A stewardess 空姐) asked me to put it out, but I said I wanted to carry on as there was no rule against smoking on the plane.” She was just finishing her cigarette when the pilot arrived.
b) I’ve never seen such an unpleasant letter. She said, “I don’t think I’ll ever fly again.” But there was a funny side. Maureen explained, “We were offered duty-free 免税) cigarette from the stewardess on the plane!”
c) Mr. Ferriday went on; “Believe me, you haven’t. Especially when you travel on my planes.”
Maureen and her husband Michael were moved to Paramount flight just before they left Portugal. But they were not told of the company’ s 公司的) no smoking policy.
d) “He was loud and rude,” said Maureen. “He said if I lit another cigarette he would land the plane at Bordeaux and hand me to the French police.”
Later, from her home in Mosely, Birmingham, Maureen wrote to the company and received the rude reply.
1. The second half of the story has been in wrong order. Parts a-d) Choose the rearranged order which you think is right.
A. a, c, b, d B. c, a, b, d C. c, a, d, b D. d, a, b, c
2. What was Maureen Harkey warned to do by the pilot?
A. The pilot said that she must throw her cigarette out of the plane, or he would get her
off the plane.
B. The pilot said she must stop smoking immediately, otherwise he would bring down the jet
and hand her to the police.
C. The pilot said that she couldn’t lit another cigarette after her first one.
D. The pilot said that he would get her arrested by the police if she kept on smoking.
3. Maureen Harkavy ____ on the plane.
A. accepted the warning
B. agreed to the warning
C. refused to do what she was told to
D. was so shocked that she wrote to the airline’s chairman
4. In the answer letter to Maureen Harkavy, the airline’s chairman ____ .
A. made an apology to her for his worker’s rudeness
B. made sure that he would solve the problem
C. said that she had the right to smoke on his plane because the right is given by God to everyone.
D. actually completely agreed with what the pilot said
5. From the story we can see that the writer probably takes the side of ____ .
A. the pilot B. the airline’s chairman C. the stewardress D. Maureen Harkavy

90、（1分）
Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol 酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.
Thirdly crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of he road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings 人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about litter throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence 违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.