阅读理解50篇（一）1 On June 9th，1870， Charles Dickens died at the age of 58 The next day， a headline in The New York Times read： Death of the Great Novelist Will Be Remembered by the People The headline was not overstating （夸大） the popularity of DickensEven today， the British novelist is loved by readers all over the worldDickens created some unforgettable characters You must have heard of or even read some of his novels： Oliver Twist， A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities has sold more than 200 million copies Since 1897， there have been more than 300 film and TV adaptations （改编版本）of Dickens worksA Christmas Carol alone has had nearly 50 Natalie Mcknight is a literature professor （文学教授） who studies Dickens and his worksShe explains why the novelist has remained so popular One important reason， she says，is that Dickens wrote from his heart He tried hard to produce emotional effects （情感效果） among his readers In his works，he paid special attention to the little man at the bottom of society in the UK， which deeply mirrored the social reality at that time A Christmas Carol， for example， was written to make every reader think about how they could make a difference to their society People always enjoy works that make them laugh， cry and think Many other 9thcentury novelists wrote entertaining （娱乐的） works However， few of them worked as hard as Dickens to touch the readers deeply Dickens wrote about situations and emotions that still interest people today He used his pen to fight social inequality and gave voice to the poor His works led to many important social changes Readers always enjoy seeing poor people rise and succeed This year marks the 150th year of Dickens death Its another chance to remember this great writer Will you read or reread some of his famous works？（1）What is Paragraph （段落）2 mainly about？ A Personality of DickensB Appearance of DickensC Popularity of Dickens（2）As a novelist， why has Dickens remained so popular？ A He wrote for funB He wrote from his heartC He mainly wrote for the upper class（3）When people read Dickens novels， they could meet the little man at the bottom of society in the UKknow about the social reality at that timenot be influenced by the works at allthink about how to make a difference to their societyABC（4）What does the underlined word inequality mean in Paragraph 4？ A不平等B不现实C不稳定（5）The purpose of writing this text is probably to A introduce Charles Dickens life and deathB encourage readers to read or reread Charles Dickens worksC present the similarities between Charles Dickens and other writers2 Have you ever seen a solar panel （太阳能电池板）in your neighborhood？ Solar panels take energy from the sun and turn it into electricityOver the past ten years， the price of solar panels has gone down greatlyIn many parts of the world，solar energy is now the cheapest form of electricity More and more people have started using solar energy to power （给供电）their homes However， solar panels also have their problemsThey stop working at night and on rainy days Is it possible to make them produce electricity all of the time？ Scientists at Suzhou University， China， have invented a new solar panel now It can produce electricity not only from solar energy but also from falling rain When a raindrop falls on the solar panel and then rolls （滚动） down， it creates friction （摩擦力） on the surface of the panel， which can then be turned into electricity Sun Baoquan is one of the inventorsOur new invention can produce electricity in any weather during the day， he saysIt can even provide electricity at night if there is rain The solar panel， however， does not make much electricity from falling rainSo Sun Baoquan is still working hard to improve it The scientist also wants to make solar panels more flexible， which are as soft as clothing The field of solar energy is developing fast Scientists around the world have been improving solar panels Some have been working on ways to join solar panels and wind power together Some have been trying to use sunlight to produce liquid and gas fuels （ 液体和气体燃料）（1）Which energy is now the cheapest form of electricity in many parts of the world？ A Solar energyB Water energyC Wind energy（2）What is one of the problems of common solar panels？ A The price of them is risingB They cant work all of the timeC They can hardly power peoples homes（3）Why is the new solar panel more scientific and useful？ A It has a larger size than a common oneB It produces more electricity from falling rain than solar energyC It can produce electricity day and night and even in rainy conditions（4）What does the underlined word flexible mean in Paragraph 5？ A柔软的B光滑的C坚硬的（5）We can infer （推断）