[原创]2011年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第8天.docVIP

PAGE  2011年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第8天 阅读理解（20分）ks5u A 　　Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?” Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said. “Yes, Kate.” “I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.” 　1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class_________. ks5u　 　A. how to telephone　 B. about electricity C. about sound 　　 D. about time zone(时区)　2. Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______. 　　 A. her students had grasped her lesson 　　 B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away 　　 C. sound waves were slower than electricity　　 D. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles 3. Tom thought that electricity was _________. 　　 A. faster than sound waves 　 B. slower than sound waves　　 C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves 　4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______. ks5u　　 A. electricity was slower than sound waves 　　 B. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York　 　C. Tom was not good at physics at all 　 　D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves 　5.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics? 　 　A. Tom’s 　　B. Kate’s 　C. Both A and B 　D. Neither A nor B Bks5u For years I wanted a flower garden, but with five children I was too busy to have one. Money was limited, and so was time. Often one o