高一英语阅读理解试题（历史类）(1)Napoleonagreedtoplansforatunnel(隧道)undertheEnglishChannelin1802.TheBritishbegandiggingonein1880.Neithertunnelwascompleted.Europehashadtowaituntiltheendofthe20thcenturyfortheChannelTunnel.Afternearlytwocenturiesofdreaming,theislandofGreatBritainisconnectedtoContinentalEuropeforthefirsttimesincetheIceAge,whenthetwolandmassesmovedapart.OnMay6,1994,Britain’sQueenElizabethandFrance’sPresidentMitterrandcarriedouttheofficialopening.TheQueenwasaccompanied(陪同)onhertrainjourneythroughthehistorictunnelbyoneofherRolls-Roycecarswhichwasplacedonthetrain.Thefollowingdaysawcelebrati**takingplaceinFolkestoneandCalais.Regularpublicservicesdidnotstartuntilthelatterpartof1994.1.TheislandofGreatBritainis_______.A.connectedtoFranceallthetimeB.separatedfromFrancewithatunnelC.separatedfromFranceallthetimeD.joinedtoFrancewiththetunnel2.QueenElizabeth_______attheopening.A.tookhercarRolls-RoycethroughthetunnelB.tookhercarwhichwasplacedonhertrainthroughthetunnelC.tookhertrainthroughthetunnelD.tookMitterrand’strainthroughthetunnel3.Before1994,onecouldgotoBritainfromFrance_______.A.onlybyshipB.byshiporplaneC.bycarortrainD.byship,carortrain4.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Napoleonmadeplansforthetunnel.B.ThepubliccouldpassthroughthetunnelbytrainafterMay6,1994.C.Thetunnelwasbuiltfortwocenturies.D.ThetunnelwilldogreatgoodtoBritainandFrance.(2)AftertheAmericanRevolutionwonin1787,thenewgovernmentintheU.S.A.hadtochooseacapitalcity.Thethirteenstatesquarreledaboutthis.Sothegovernmentdecidedtobuildacompletelynewcapital.ThelandontheRiverPotomacwasgiventhenameDistrictofColumbia(D.C).ThenewCapitalwasbuiltonthenorthbankoftheriver.ItwasnamedafterGeorgeWashington,thepresidentoftheU.S.A.WashingtonD.C.,agovernmentcity,isanimportantcultural(文化)centeraswellasabigtourist(游览)center.Mostcapitalcitieshavesimplygrownfromsmallcities.Washington,howeverwasplannedasthecapitalofagreatnation.ItwasdesignedbyaFrenchartistwhofirstmadeastudyofmanycapitalcitiesofEurope.Ingeneral,hisplanfollowedtheplanofthebeautifulFrenchcityofVersailles.1.WhenthenewcapitalwasbuiltAmericawasmadeupof____states.A.thirtyB.thirteenC.fiftyD.fifteen12.WashingtonD.C.isthenameof_______.A.anAmericanpresidentB.America’scapitalC.afamousriverD.abeautifulgardencity3.AccordingtothepassagewecanconcludethatAmerica’scapital_____.A.liesinthecenteronthecountryB.liesontheRiverPotomacC.wasbuiltbyFrenchworkersD.camefromasmallcity4.AccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatWashingtonD.C.isthecenterofAmerica’s______.A.politics,cultureandtravelingB.culture,travelingandsportsC.economy(经济),sportsandcultureD.politics,cultureandeconomy(3)CostofAmericanWarswarnamecostofthewarcostasapercentofannualGDPRevolutionaryWarUS$2.2billion(in2002dollars)63%Warof1812US$1.1billion13%MexicanWarUS$1.6billion3%CivilWarUS$62billion104%SpanishAmericanWarUS$9.6billion3%WorldWarIUS$190.6billion24%WorldWarIIUS$2.9trillion103%KoreanWarUS$335.9billion15%VietnamWarUS$494.3billion12%FirstGulfWarUS$76.1billion1%1.Whichwarscostmorethanayear’sworthoftheGDP?A.FirstGulfWarandWorldWarIB.TheCivilWarandWorldWarIIC.WorldWarIIandRevolutionaryWarD.MexicanWarandCivilWar2.TheAmericanannualgrossdomesticproductin1951was_________.A.2.239trillionB.2.9trillionC.3,25trillionD.76.1billion3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MexicanWarcostmorethanWarof1812.B.FirstGulfWarcosttheleastintermofthepercentageoftheannualofGDP.C.WorldWarIIcostmorethanKoreanWar.D.MexicanWarcostasmuchmoneyasSpanishAmericanWar.2
