最新英语阅读理解练习题及答案一、高中英语阅读理解1阅读理解 Dogs were living as companions to the early settlers of North America over 10,000 years ago. The oldest domestic dogs in the Americas were thought to be around 9500 years old. Angela Perri of Durham University, UK, and her colleagues have carried out fresh radiocarbon dating on the two dog skeletons that gave this date, discovered in the prehistoric Koster site in Illinois, and found they were even older: around 10,100 years old. A third dog from another Illinois site called Stilwell II was older still, at 10,190 years old. That makes it the oldest known domesticated dog in the Americas. The team concluded that all three dogs were domesticated as they skeletons were complete and unskinned, and so hadnt been butchered for food. They had also been carefully buried, evidence they were valued by their owners. The Stilwell II dog, which probably resembled a small English settler, was under what seemed to be the floor of a living area. It is unclear why it took so long for tame dogs to arrive in the Americas, given that they were domesticated at least 14,000 years ago in Eurasia. By this time, people were already moving into North America from Siberia; there is evidence some reached Chile 18,500 years ago. Geneticists have found signs of at least three waves of migration over the following millennia. There is no evidence that domestic dogs accompanied them. “We dont know if dogs were part of the first waves of immigration to the Americas says Luc Janssens of Ghent University in Belgium. It could be so, but no archaeological bones have yet been found. It is overwhelmingly probable that some of the early settlers did bring dogs to the Americas, but they may not have had the time or the spiritual compulsion to bury them, says Pat Shipman of Pennsylvania State University.（1）How old is the oldest known domestic dog in the Americas7 A.About 9500 years.B.About 10,100 years.C.10,190 years.D.18,500 years.（2）The underlined word butchered in the fourth paragraph could be replaced by. A.killedB.boughtC.trainedD.raised（3）What is the attitude towards when tame dogs arrived in the Americas in the last three paragraphs? A.Undoubted.B.Unsure.C.Indifferent.D.Unconfident.（4）What is the main topic of this passage? A.The earliest domestic dog in the Americas.B.The first dog arriving in the Americas.C.How dogs were domesticated in the Americas.D.When the oldest dog was found in the Americas.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大概一万年以前就在北美成为人类伙伴的狗的种类。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“A third dog from another Illinois site called Stilwell II was older still, at 10,190 years old. That makes it the oldest known domesticated dog in the Americas.”可知，美洲最古老的家犬有10,190年。故选C。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“The team concluded that all three dogs were domesticated as they skeletons were complete and unskinned, and so hadnt been butchered for food. They had also been carefully buried, evidence they were valued by their owners. ”研究小组得出的结论是，这三种狗都是被驯化的，因为它们的骨骼是完整的，没有皮肤的，所以没有被宰杀作为食物。他们也被仔细地埋葬了，证据表明他们是被主人重视的。关键词buried，可知划线词的意思是“杀死”，故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“It is unclear why it took so long for tame dogs to arrive in the Americas, given that they were domesticated at least 14,000 years ago in Eurasia.”可知，对到达美洲的驯服的狗态度是不确定。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Dogs were living as companions to the early settlers of North America over 10,000 years ago. The oldest domestic dogs in the Americas were thought to be around 9500 years old.”可知，美洲有最早的家犬。故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 The great-grandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next years Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyos 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language. Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, Its not too late. We will teach you one word a day . Natsuko is Takamizawas granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmothers phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can