高中英语阅读理解单选题40题
1. The author mainly describes the life of the person by _____.
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A. giving examples
B. making comparisons
C. listing facts
D. sharing opinions
答案：C。本题考查作者描述人物生活的方式。A 选项“giving examples”意为举例，文中可能未通过大量具体事例来描述；B 选项“making comparisons”指进行比较，文章未对人物与其他对象进行比较；C 选项“listing facts”列举事实，符合文章主要通过陈述人物的经历等事实来展现其生活；D 选项“sharing opinions”分享观点，文章重点在于陈述事实而非作者的观点。
2. What can we learn about the person from the passage?
A. He was very rich.
B. He was very kind.
C. He was very talented.
D. He was very lucky.
答案：B。文中通过描述此人的一些行为和事迹，展现出他善良的品质。A 选项说他非常富有，文中未提及相关内容；C 选项说他非常有才华，文中没有具体事例来支撑；D 选项说他非常幸运，也并非文章重点强调的方面。
3. The person's greatest achievement was _____.
A. winning a prize
B. helping others
C. inventing something
D. writing a book
答案：B。文章着重强调了此人帮助他人所做出的贡献，A 选项赢得奖项并非最突出的成就；C 选项发明某物文中未提及；D 选项写书也不是重点描述的成就。
4. Why was the person respected by others?
A. Because of his success.
B. Because of his hard work.
C. Because of his good character.
D. Because of his high position.
答案：C。文中体现此人受尊重是因其良好的品格，A 选项成功并非主要原因；B 选项努力工作并非直接导致受尊重的关键；D 选项高职位不是受尊重的根本原因。
5. How did the person influence those around him?
A. By giving them money.
B. By teaching them skills.
C. By setting a good example.
D. By sharing his experiences.
答案：C。此人通过自身树立良好榜样来影响周围的人，A 选项给他们钱不符合文意；B 选项教他们技能文中未体现；D 选项分享经历并非主要的影响方式。
6. The passage mainly talks about _____.
A. a new discovery in space
B. a strange animal on Earth
C. an ancient culture
D. a modern technology
答案：A。本题主要考查对文章主旨的理解。文章围绕在太空的新发现展开，B 选项“地球上的奇怪动物”、C
选项“一种古老文化”和 D 选项“一项现代技术”均未在文中重点提及。
7. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Scientists have known everything about the universe.
B. There are still many mysteries to be solved in science.
C. All the planets have the same conditions as Earth.
D. Humans have visited every corner of the universe.
答案：B。文章中提到科学还有很多未知等待探索，A 选项“科学家已经了解关于宇宙的一切”不符合实际；C 选项“所有行星都和地球条件相同”错误；D 选项“人类已经访问了宇宙的每个角落”也不正确。
8. The author mentions a certain experiment in the passage to _____.
A. prove a theory
B. make readers laugh
C. show the difficulty of science
D. introduce a new scientist
答案：A。文中提到的实验是为了证明某个理论，B 选项“让读者发笑”、C 选项“展示科学的困难”和 D 选项“介绍一位新科学家”均不是其目的。
9. What can we infer from the passage?
A. A new medicine will be invented soon.
B. Science will make our life worse.
C. More amazing discoveries are coming.
D. Humans will stop exploring science.
答案：C。从文中可以推断出会有更多惊人的发现，A 选项“一种新药物很快会被发明”过于绝对；B 选项“科学会让我们的生活更糟”与文意相悖；D 选项“人类将停止探索科学”不符合科学发展的趋势。
10. The purpose of this passage is to _____.
A. entertain readers
B. inform readers
C. persuade readers
D. confuse readers
答案：B。这篇文章的目的是向读者提供信息，A 选项“娱乐读者”、C 选项“说服读者”和 D 选项“使读者困惑”均不符合文章的写作意图。
11. The main reason for the increasing number of people choosing to work from home is _____.
A. better work-life balance
B. reduced commuting time
C. saving on office rent
D. more flexible working hours
答案：D。本题主要考查对社会现象原因的理解。选项 A“更好的工作生活平衡”是工作从家的一个好处，但不是主要原因；选项 B“减少通勤时间”也是好处之一，但不是最主要的；选项 C“节省办公室租金”并非是个人选择在家工作的主要原因；选项 D“更灵活的工作时间”是越来越多人选择在家工作的主要原因。
12. In a society where online shopping is booming, the impact on traditional brick-and-mortar stores is _____.
A. insignificant
B. moderate
C. severe
D. negligible
答案：C。本题考查对社会现象影响程度的判断。选项 A“不重要的”不符合实际情况；选项 B“适度的”程度较轻；选项 D“可忽略的”也不符合线上购物对传统实体店的冲击；选项 C“严重的”准确地描述了线上购物繁荣
对传统实体店的巨大影响。
13. The phenomenon of sharing economy has brought about changes mainly in _____.