高中英語閱讀理解練習(xí)100篇 English literature

閱讀試題

Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin，was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society，and was reading English literature.

At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics.In fact，his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman，and incomplete For unlike other young Virginian of that day，he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg.In terms of formal training then，Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams，Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.In later years，Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress(國會(huì))，or on any Subject that had not to do with everyday，practical matters And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders，he did not visit the country he admired SO much.Thus，unlike Jefferson and Adams，he never reached Europe

1.Why didn't Washington go to college?
A.His family could not afford it.
B A college education was rather uncommon in his time.
C.He didn't like the young Virginian gentlemen
D.The author doesn't give any reason.

2.Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he _____
A.1acked practice in public speaking
B.felt his education was not good enough
C.didn't like arguing and debating with people
D felt that debating was like intellectual training

3.The reason why Washington didn't visit France was probably that he _____
A.didn't really care about going
B.didn't know French 1eaders
C.couldn't communicate directly with the French leaders
D.was too busy to Navel

4.According to the author _____
A Washington's lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life
B.Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French
C.Washington was not as good a president as Adams，Jefferson or Madison
D Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen

5.The main idea of the passage is that Washington's education ____
A was of great variety，covering many Subjects
B was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time
C.may seem poor by modern standards.but was good enough for his time
D was rather limited for a president

閱讀答案

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

閱讀譯文

George Washington 年輕時(shí)候的一些手札仍然保存完好。從這些手札中我們可以得知，當(dāng)時(shí)的George Washington正在學(xué)習(xí)拉丁語言和閱讀一些英國文學(xué)，并對(duì)基本的優(yōu)雅社交行為深感興趣。

在學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)中，George Washington好像只喜歡數(shù)學(xué)這一科。實(shí)際上，他作為一個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)紳士的正式教育是不完整的，簡直簡短的令人驚訝。和當(dāng)時(shí)弗吉尼亞州的年輕人不同，他沒有去位于弗吉尼亞州府威廉堡的William and Mary 學(xué)院。那么在正式的訓(xùn)練方面，Washington和其他早期的美國總統(tǒng)——如John Adams, Thomas Jefferson 和James Madison就有著鮮明的對(duì)比。在后來的日子里，Washington大概對(duì)自己教育的缺乏感到后悔了。無論是對(duì)于國會(huì)的商討活動(dòng)，還是其他并不是每天都常見的問題，或者一些實(shí)踐性的事物，Washington始終不能輕松應(yīng)對(duì)。而且因?yàn)樗麖臎]學(xué)過法語，無法和法國的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人直接交流，所以沒能去訪問這個(gè)他最向往的國家。因此，和Jefferson還有Adams不同，他始終也沒有訪問過歐洲。