安徽省明光英普辅导中心高一英语阅读理解分类训练（历史类）.doc

安徽省明光英普中心高一英语阅读理解分类训练（历史类）(1)Napoleon agreed to plans for a tunnel(隧道) under the English Channel in 1802. The British began digging one in 1880. Neither tunnel was completed. Europe has had to wait until the end of the 20th century for the Channel Tunnel. After nearly two centuries of dreaming, the island of Great Britain is connected to Continental Europe for the first time since the Ice Age, when the two land masses moved apart.On May 6, 1994, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and France’s President Mitterrand carried out the official opening. The Queen was accompanied(陪同) on her train journey through the historic tunnel by one of her Rolls-Royce cars which was placed on the train. The following day saw celebrations taking place in Folkestone and Calais. Regular public services did not start until the latter part of 1994.1. The island of Great Britain is _______.A. connected to France all the timeB. separated from France with a tunnelC. separated from France all the timeD. joined to France with the tunnel2. Queen Elizabeth _______ at the opening.A. took her car Rolls-Royce through the tunnelB. took her car which was placed on her train through the tunnelC. took her train through the tunnelD. took Mitterrand’s train through the tunnel3. Before 1994, one could go to Britain from France _______.A. only by ship B. by ship or planeC. by car or train D. by ship, car or train4. Which of the following is right?A. Napoleon made plans for the tunnel.B. The public could pass through the tunnel by train after May 6, 1994.C. The tunnel was built for two centuries.D. The tunnel will do great good to Britain and France.【答案与解析】本文主要讲述拿破仑早在1802年就同意在英吉利海底修建隧道的计划，英国在1880年就开始挖掘，但都没有完成。

大约两个世纪后，即到了1994年，大不列颠岛和欧洲大陆才由海底隧道连接起来1. D语义理解题从第1段the island of Great Britain is connected to Continental Europe for the first time since the Ice Age 可以看出the island of Great Britain和France是由the tunnel连接起来的2. C语义理解题第2段第2句话The Queen was accompanied(陪同) on her train journey through the historic tunnel by one of her Rolls-Royce cars which was placed on the train 已明确告知Queen Elizabeth是怎么去参加开幕典礼的3. B既然1994年以前没有隧道，那当然只有坐船或乘飞机从英国去法国4. D拿破仑是同意修建隧道的计划，并不是制定计划，故排除A项；接近1994年底，公众才能够坐火车穿过隧道，B项不对；文章并没有说隧道建了多长时间，C项也不对；而隧道修建成功时，英、法两国元首都出席，由此可见隧道对两国的重要性。

(2) Washington D. C., a government city, is an important cultural(文化) center as well as a big tourist(游览) center. Most capital cities have simply grown from small cities. Washington, however was planned as the capital of a great nation. It was designed by a French artist who first made a study of many capital cities of Europe. In general, his plan followed the plan of the beautiful French city of Versailles.1. When the new capital was built America was made up of ____ states.A. thirty B. thirteen C. fifty D. fifteen2. Washington D.C. is the name of _______.A. an American president B. America’s capitalC. a famous river D. a beautiful garden city3. According to the passage we can conclude that America’s capital_____.A. lies in the center on the country B. lies on the River Potomac C. was built by French workers D. came from a small city4. According to the passage we can infer that Washington D.C. is the center of America’s ______.A. politics, culture and traveling B. culture, traveling and sportsC. economy(经济), sports and culture D. politics, culture and economy【答案与解析】本文主要讲的是美国的首都 Washing D. C 的由来、在美国的地位及它的设计风格。

1. B根据第1段第2句 The thirteen states quarreled about this 可知答案为B2. B细节判断题根据第1段 …was given the name District (D. C), The new Capital…It was named after George Washington 及第2段 Washington D. C, a government city…可知答案为 B3. B细节判断题根据第1段 The land on the River Potomac was given the name District of Columbia (D. C). The new Capital was built on the north bank of the river 可知此题答案为 B4. A因为 Washington D. C 是美国的首都，所以它应是美国的政治中心；再根据第2段中 …is a important cultural centre as well as a big tourist centre 可知它也是美国的文化和旅游中心。

所以答案为 A (3) Cost of American Warswar namecost of the warcost as a percent of annual GDPRevolutionary WarUS $ 2.2 billion(in 2002 dollars)63%War of 1812US$ 1.1 billion13%Mexican WarUS$1.6 billion3%Civil WarUS $ 62 billion104%Spanish American WarUS$ 9.6 billion3%World War IUS$ 190. 6 billion24%World War IIUS$ 2.9 trillion103%Korean WarUS$ 335.9 billion15%Vietnam WarUS$ 494.3 billion12%First Gulf WarUS$76.1 billion1%1. Which wars cost more than a year’s worth of the GDP?A. First Gulf War and World War I B. The Civil War and World War IIC. World War II and Revolutionary War D. Mexican War and Civil War 2. The American annual gross domestic product in 1951 was _________.A. 2.239 trillion B.2.9 trillion C. 3, 25 trillion D. 76.1 billion 3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mexican War cost more than War 。