2021成人高考高起点《英语》阅读理解试题九

阅读理解

　　1、With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities,people need to know the facts about rabies(狂犬病),a fatal disease caused by animal bites.Despite vaccination(接種疫苗)programs,rabies is still very prevalent,and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come.

　　Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking,convulsions(抽搐)and inability to swallow liquids.It can even cause death.If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog,cat or other animal,you should not panic,but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment.If you own the animal which did the biting,you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.

　　[1单选题]Rabies is a kind of disease which().

　　A.causes heart attack

　　B.hurt one’s legs

　　C.causes nerve-centre problem and breathing problem

　　D.strikes one’s brain

　　[答案]C

　　[1单选题]If a person is bitten by some kind of animal,you().

　　A.should be panic

　　B.should take him(her)to a big hospital right away

　　C.should help to clean the wound and ask the patient to have a good rest at home

　　D.should help to clean the wound and then take him(her)to a nearby hospital quickly as possible

　　[答案]D

　　[1单选题]Which is the best title of the passage()?

　　A.What a Rabies?

　　B.The Horrible Rabies

　　C.What Are Animal Bites?

　　D.How to Control Rabies

　　[答案]B

　　2、A bar(酒吧)owner locked up the door of his bar at two a.m.and went home to sleep.He had been in bed only a few minutes when the phone rang.“What time do you open up in the morning?”he heard an obviously drunken man(醉汉)ask.

　　The owner was so angry that he put down the receiver and went back to bed.A few minutes later there was another call and he heard the same voice ask the same question.“Listen”,the owner shouted.“There is no sense in asking about what time I open because I wouldn't let a person in your condition in...”

　　“I don't want to get in,”the caller interrupted(打断),“I want to get out.”

　　[1单选题]The business ended at two o'clock().

　　A.before midnight

　　B.after noon

　　C.after midnight

　　D.in the afternoon

　　[答案]C

　　[1单选题]The caller made two phone calls to the bar owner was().

　　A.at a phone box(电话亭)

　　B.inside the bar

　　C.at home

　　D.in a hotel

　　[答案]B

　　[1单选题]The drunken man telephoned the bar owner().

　　A.in the afternoon

　　B.at noon

　　C.in the evening

　　D.early in the morning

　　[答案]D