北京高考英语阅读训练题附答案

　　北京高考英语阅读训练题(一)

　　1.The author______________________

　　A.believes both of the stories

　　B.doesn't believe a word of the stories

　　C is not sure whether the stories are true

　　D.is telling the stories just for fun

　　2.According to the passage，President Jackson _______________________

　　A.couldn't draw up any documents at all

　　B.didn't like to read important papers by himself

　　C.often had his assistants sign documents for him

　　D.wasn't good at reading，writing or spelling

　　3.According to the first story, the term "OK" _______________________

　　A.was approved of by President Jackson

　　B.was the title of some Official documents

　　C.was first used by President Jackson

　　D.was an old way to spell"all correct’’

　　4.According to the second story，the term "OK" _______________________

　　A.was the short way to say "old Kinderhook Club"

　　B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born

　　C.was the name of Van Buren's club

　　D.was used to call Van Buren's supporters in the election

　　5.According to the second story.the term"OK"was first used_______________________

　　A.by Van Buren

　　B.in a presidential election

　　C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club

　　D.by the members of the "Old Kinderhook Club"

　　北京高考英语阅读训练题答案

　　1.C

　　2.D

　　3.C

　　4.D

　　5.B

　　北京高考英语阅读训练题(二)

　　Although the United States covers so much land andthe land produces far more food than the presentpopulation needs，its people are by now almostentirely an urban society Less than a tenth of thepeople are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or aroundtowns，small and large.Here the traditional pictureis changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical smalltown may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live insmall towns any more.Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1argecities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than inGermany or England，let alone France.The statistics(统计)of urban and rural populationshould be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as ruraltravel by car to work in a nearby town each day.As the rush to live out of town continues.ruralareas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at whatmoment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives ina metropolitan rather than a small town environment.

　　1.If now America has 250 million people.how many of them are engaged inagriculture and forestry?

　　A.About 25 million.

　　B.More than 25 million.

　　C.Less than 25 million.

　　D.Less than 225 million

　　2.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living inmetropolitan areas?

　　A.United States.

　　B.Germany.

　　C.France.

　　D.England.

　　3.What's the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage?

　　A.Of a large city with its suburbs.

　　B.Of small and large towns.

　　C.Of urban areas.

　　D.Of rural areas.

　　4.According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in the UnitedStates?

　　A Most small towns become gradually crowded

　　B.Small towns are still similar to each other.

　　C.As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different.

　　D.Small towns are turning into large cities

　　5.Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?

　　A.Because they are the same.

　　B.Because the rush takes place too quickly

　　C.Because the process is gradual.

　　D.Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan

　　北京高考英语阅读训练题答案

　　1.C

　　2.C

　　3.A

　　4.B

　　5.C

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