英语阅读题短文答案（通用9篇）

　　作为英语考试中必不可少的测试项目，阅读理解题主要考查学生对于不同体裁或不同题材语言材料的理解能力。下面是小编整理的英语阅读题短文及答案，希望能帮到大家!

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇1

　　Surtsey was born in 1963.Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain's(船长)feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano(火山)was breaking out. Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom(底部)of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November. Scientists flew there to watch. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967.It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came. Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world.

　　16. Surtsey is ______.

　　A. an island not far from Iceland B. a new volcano

　　C. a fishing boat D. a place in Iceland

　　17. Scientists flew there ______.

　　A. to watch the birth of the island B. to save the fishing boat

　　C. to learn about the island D. to build a house

　　18. When did scientist fly there to watch?

　　A. Before the volcano broke out. B. As soon as the volcano broke out.

　　C. About four days after the volcano broke out. D. After the volcano stopped rushing up.

　　19. Put the following sentences in correct order.

　　a. The captain found the boat was moving. b. A new island appeared in the sea.

　　c. Fire, smoke and rocks were seen rushing up. d. A fishing boat was near Iceland.

　　e. The island grew quickly.

　　A. d-a-c-b-e 　　B. a-b-c-d-e　　C .a-b-e-c-d　　D. b-e-d-a-c

　　20. The best title of this article is ________.

　　A. A new island B. The birth of an island

　　C. A new world D. Scientists discovered Surtsey

　　答案：16.A 17.A 18.C 19.A 20.B

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇2

　　On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon(气球).They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

　　Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(绳子),and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight(重量).It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

　　After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice

　　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they　climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!

　　21. Three men flew in balloon ________.

　　A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city

　　C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago

　　22. The metal box was used for ________.

　　A. carrying the bags of sand‘　’ B. keeping drinking-water

　　C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight

　　23. When the balloon went up higher, ________.

　　A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down

　　C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives

　　D. They could see a black hole on the ground

　　24. The balloon landed ________.

　　A. in London　　B. on the sea 　　C. on a lake 　　D. in a foreign country

　　25. Which of the following is NOT true?________

　　A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.

　　B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.

　　C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.

　　D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.

　　答案：21.A 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.B

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇3

　　In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artis .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of hia garden .That was the first photo.

　　The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another Frenchman ,took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly ,even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

　　Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

　　In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them ,for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

　　Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of gread people .The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)

　　Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photod were nor just cooies of the real world .They showed and feelings,like other kinds of art.

　　6. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of ____________

　　A. his business 　　 　B. his house　　　　　　 C. his garden 　　　　　D. his window

　　7. The Daguerrotype was____________.

　　A. a Frenchman　　　　B. a kind of picture 　　C. a kind of camera 　　D. a photographer

　　8. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to__________.

　　A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera

　　C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him.

　　9. Mathew Brady______________.

　　A. was very lifelike 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. was famous for his unusual pictures

　　C. was quite strong 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took many pictures of moving people

　　10. This passage tells us_____________.

　　A. how photography was developed B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

　　C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras

　　答案：6. C 7.B 8.D　9.B 10. A

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇4

　　We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.

　　No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!

　　If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.

　　And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.

　　1. “Mosquito” means ______ in Chinese.

　　A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓

　　C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子

　　2. We know mosquitoes very well because ______.

　　A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there

　　C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly

　　3. If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________.

　　A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you

　　C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one

　　4. The mosquito bites you _________.

　　A. when you’re asleep B. because you have choose it

　　C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn’t like you

　　5. Which of the following sentences is wrong?

　　A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.

　　B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.

　　C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.

　　D. All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.

　　1. D。“吸血”和“会飞”是mosquitoes的两个主要特征。根据这两个特点，联系生活常识，即可选定答案。另外，读罢全文之后，也能将其余选项予以排除。

　　2. B。“We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere.”一句是答案的出处。

　　3. D。答案就在“But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood.”这句话之中。

　　4. C。答案的依据是“…she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different.”一句。

　　5. B。其余三项在文中都有明确的'说明。根据上面那个小题的内容，B项明显是错误的。

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇5

　　Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient institution, which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past human race managed to live with it. Modern ingenuity has changed this. Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.

　　There are those who say that the adoption of this or that ideology would prevent war. I believe this to be a big error. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements that are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their adherents believe in them so fanatically that they are willing to go to war in support of them.

　　The movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are being approached is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important conflict nowadays is not between different countries, but between man and the atom bomb.

　　1. This passage implies that war is now ___.

　　A. worse than in the past.

　　B. as bad as in the past

　　C. not so dangerous as in the past

　　D. as necessary as in the past

　　2. In the sentence “To do this, we need to persuade mankind” (Para 1), “this” refers to ___.

　　A. abolish war

　　B. improve weapons

　　C. solve international problems

　　D. live a peaceful life

　　3. From Paragraph 2 we learn that the author of the passage ___.

　　A. is an adherent of some modern ideologies.

　　B. does not think that adoption of any ideology could prevent war.

　　C. believe that the adoption of some ideology could prevent war.

　　D. does not doubt the truth of any ideologies.

　　4. According to the author, ___.

　　A. war is the only way to solve international disputes.

　　B. war will be less dangerous because of the improvement of weapons.

　　C. it is impossible for the people to live without war.

　　D. war must be abolished if man wants to survive.

　　5. The last paragraph suggests that ___.

　　A. international agreements can be reached more easily now.

　　B. man begins to realize the danger of nuclear war.

　　C. nuclear war will definitely not take place.

　　D. world opinion welcomes nuclear war

　　英语阅读题答案

　　1-5 AABDB

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇6

　　For the past severalyears, the Sunday newspaper supplement Paradehas featured a column called "Ask Marilyn." People are invited to query Marilynvos Savant, who at age 10 had tested at a mental level of someone about 23years old; that gave her an IQ of 228 - the highest score ever recorded. IQtests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper afterit has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among othersimilar tasks. So it is a bit confusing when vos Savant fields such queriesfrom the average Joe (whose IQ is 100) as, What's the difference between loveand fondness? Or what is the nature of luck and coincidence? ①It'snot obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numericalpatterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poetsand philosophers.

　　Clearly, intelligenceencompasses more than a score on a test. Just what does it mean to be smart?How much of intelligence can be specified, and how much can we learn about itfrom neurology, genetics, computer science and other fields?

　　The defining term ofintelligence in humans still seems to be the IQ score, even though IQ tests arenot given as often as they used to be. The test comes primarily in two forms:the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scales(both come in adult and children's version). Generally costing several hundreddollars, they are usually given only by psychologists, although variations ofthem populate bookstores and the World Wide Web. ②Superhigh scores like vos Savant's are nolonger possible, because scoring is now based on a statistical populationdistribution among age peers, rather than simply piding the mental age by thechronological age and multiplying by 100. Other standardized tests,such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Exam(GRE), capture the main aspects of IQ tests.

　　Such standardized testsmay not assess all the important elements necessary to succeed in school and inlife, argues Robert J. Sternberg. In his article "How Intelligent IsIntelligence Testing?", ③Sternberg notes that traditionaltest best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativityand practical knowledge, components also critical to problem solving and lifesuccess. Moreover, IQ test do not necessarilypredict so well once populations or situations change. Research has found thatIQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under low-stressconditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated withleadership - that is, it predicted the opposite. Anyone who has toiled throughSAT will testify that test-taking skill also matters, whether it's knowing whento guess or what questions to skip.

　　1. Which of the following may be required in anintelligent test?

　　[A] Answeringphilosophical questions.

　　[B] Foldingor cutting paper into different shapes.

　　[C] Tellingthe difference between certain concepts.（D）

　　[D] Choosingwords or graphs similar to the given ones.

　　2. What can be inferred about intelligence testingfrom Paragraph 3?

　　[A] People nolonger use IQ scores as an indicator of intelligence.

　　[B] Moreversions of IQ tests are now available on the Internet.

　　[C] The testcontents and formats for adults and children may be different.（C）

　　[D]Scientists have defined the important elements of human intelligence.

　　3. People nowadays can no longer achieve IQ scoresas high as vos Savant's because

　　[A] thescores are obtained through different computational procedures.

　　[B]creativity rather than analytical skills is emphasized now.

　　[C] vosSavant's case is an extreme one that will not repeat.（A）

　　[D] thedefining characteristic of IQ tests has changed.

　　4. We can conclude from the last paragraph that

　　[A] testscores may not be reliable indicators of one's ability.

　　[B] IQ scoresand SAT results are highly correlated.

　　[C] testinginvolves a lot of guesswork.（A）

　　[D]traditional test are out of date.

　　5. What is the author's attitude towards IQ test?

　　[A]Supportive.

　　[B]Skeptical.

　　[C]Impartial.（B）

　　[D] Biased.

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇7

　　详解阅读题--插在何处

　　A mother is very good at using every chance to educate his son, who was only three years old. One day, she took a plug and said to her son, " Look, there are two pieces of copper, so it must be plugged in a place where there are two holes. Where do you think it should be plugged?" She waited for an answer expectfully .

　　"Plug in nose." is the answer.

　　Notes:

　　(1 ) be good at 擅长于

　　(2) copper n. 铜

　　(3) expectfully adv.期待地

　　Exercises:

　　根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① What is the mother good at?

　　A. seizing every chance to educate her son.

　　B. learning new things.

　　C. doing electric work.

　　D. doing house work.

　　② How old is her son?

　　A. two years old

　　B. three years old

　　C. four years old

　　D. five years old

　　③ What did she show to her son one day?

　　A. a plug

　　B. copper

　　C. two holes

　　D. her nose

　　④ What did the woman want her son to know?

　　A. to know about electricity

　　B. to know about copper

　　C. to know how to use a plug

　　D. to know about nose

　　⑤ Where did the son think the plug should be plugged?

　　A. in nose

　　B. in anything with two holes

　　C. in water

　　D. in a car

　　108.插在何处

　　一位母亲十分善于利用每一个机会对孩子进行。她的儿子只有三岁。一天，她拿着一个插头对儿子说：“看，这里有两个铜片，那它一定要插在有两个孔的地方。你说它应该插在哪儿呢？”母亲期待着儿子的回答。

　　“插在鼻子里！”儿子回答说。

　　练习参考答案：

　　①A②B③A④C⑤A

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇8

　　Recent research has claimed that an excess of positive ions in the air can have an ill effect on people‘s physical or psychological health. What are positive ions? Well， the air is full of ions， electrically charged particles， and generally there is a rough balance between the positive and the negative charged. But sometimes this balance becomes disturbed and a larger proportion of positive ions are found. This happens naturally before thunderstorm， earthquakes when winds such as the Mistral， Hamsin or Sharav are blowing in certain countries. Or it can be caused by a build-up of static electricity indoors from carpets or clothing made of man-made fibres， or from TV sets， duplicators or computer display screens.

　　When a large number of positive ions are present in the air many people experience unpleasant effects such as headaches， fatigue， irritability， and some particularly sensitive people suffer nausea or even mental disturbance. Animals are also affected， particularly before earthquakes， snakes have been observed to come out of hibernation， rats to flee from their burrows， dogs howl and cats jump about unaccountably. This has led the US Geographical Survey to fund a network of volunteers to watch animals in an effort to foresee such disasters before they hit vulnerable areas such as California.

　　Conversely， when large numbers of negative ions are present， then people have a feeling of well-being. Natural conditions that produce these large amounts are near the sea， close to waterfalls or fountains， or in any place where water is sprayed， or forms a spray. This probably accounts for the beneficial effect of a holiday by the sea， or in the mountains with tumbling streams or waterfalls.

　　To increase the supply of negative ions indoors， some scientists recommend the use of ionisers： small portable machines， which generate negative ions. They claim that ionisers not only clean and refresh the air but also improve the health of people sensitive to excess positive ions. Of course， there are the detractors， other scientists， who dismiss such claims and are skeptical about negative/positive ion research. Therefore people can only make up their own minds by observing the effects on themselves， or on others， of a negative rich or poor environment. After all it is debatable whether depending on seismic readings to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than watching the cat.

　　1.What effect does exceeding positive ionization have on some people?

　　A.They think they are insane.

　　B.They feel rather bad-tempered and short-fussed.

　　C.They become violently sick.

　　D.They are too tired to do anything.

　　2.In accordance with the passage， static electricity can be caused by___.

　　A.using home-made electrical goods.

　　B.wearing clothes made of natural materials.

　　C.walking on artificial floor coverings.

　　D.copying TV programs on a computer.

　　3.A high negative ion count is likely to be found___.

　　A.near a pound with a water pump.

　　B.close to a slow-flowing river.

　　C.high in some barren mountains.

　　D.by a rotating water sprinkler.

　　4.What kind of machine can generate negative ions indoors?

　　A.Ionisers.

　　B.Air-conditioners.

　　C.Exhaust-fans

　　D.Vacuum pumps.

　　5.Some scientists believe that___.

　　A.watching animals to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than depending on seismography.

　　B.the unusual behavior of animals cannot be trusted.

　　C.neither watching nor using seismographs is reliable.

　　D.earthquake

　　答案：BCDAA

　　英语阅读题短文答案 篇9

　　James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the James was then invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an play was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company(公司). hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at bout 7:30. He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the next morning.

　　James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane.

　　He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another news, “Reports are coming in of a plane crash(飞机坠落)near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234” James suddenly turned pale(苍白).

　　根据短文内容,判断各句是否符合短文意思，符合的划“√”，否则划“×”。

　　1、James was a writer from England.

　　2、He had to reach the airport at half past eight.

　　3、James would like to take a taxi at six thirty.

　　4、The driver came to pick him up on time.

　　5、When he turned on the radio he heard the speaker saying that he missed the plane.

　　6、James was lucky because he was not able to get on the plane.

　　7、The plane crashed while flying towards London.

　　8、Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.

　　：

　　1、× 6、√ 2、× 7、× 3、√ 8、√ 4、× 5、× “My plane,” he said aloud. “If I havent been late, “Id have been on the plane!”