2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（12）

2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（12）

阅读理解训练（12）‎ Passage 1‎ He wishes the holiday season would end already . His back aches , his red suit feels like a spacesuit , his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours —and still the kids keep coming and coming , like ants at a picnic . As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. and Canada , so must Santas . As the holiday begins earlier each year , so must its spokesmen .‎ The questions from children these days are harder than ever . Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan , the questions are as heart-breaking as they are unanswerable . For example , “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning ?”‎ Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story : A Santa had a girl on his knee , and he commented , “You have nice eyes and nice hair .” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰) . When a Santa feels anxious , he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do : The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended . Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don’t see other children again .‎ ‎1．In the first paragraph , “spokesmen” refers to .‎ ‎ A．businessmen B．political leaders ‎ ‎ C．organisers of the activities D．Santa Clauses ‎ ‎2．The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is .‎ ‎ A．well-paid B．very hard C．worth doing D．dangerous ‎ ‎3．According to the third paragraph, Santas may sometimes be blamed for .‎ ‎ A．doing something against the law B．hanging around the dinner table ‎ ‎ C．being lazy and sleeping in bed for days D．not playing their roles as expected ‎ ‎4．What would be the best title for the passage ?‎ ‎ A．Christmas : Not a Good Festival for Santas ‎ ‎ B．Is Santa Claus Really Alive ?‎ ‎ C．A Christmas Story ‎ ‎ D．What Does Santa Claus Do for Children ?‎ 答案 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.A Passage 2‎ ‎ At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp.‎ ‎ Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England ,but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour .In order to have no trouble with the police ,he had a talk with some of the police officers ,who ordered their policemen to look the other way when the car came along the road. This was a good plan in the country ,but not so easy to follow in the busy streets of London.‎ ‎ One night Rolls and some friends started from London on their journey to Cambridge. One of the men walked in front with the red lamp , but he walked as fast as he could .The police became very interested in walls and shop-fronts when they heard the car ,and not one of them saw it .‎ ‎ They reached a hill ;but what a waste of time it was to drive down the hill at four miles an hour! Rolls was getting ready to jump into the car; but then he noticed a policeman who was not looking the other way. The slow car reached him.‎ ‎ “Good evening,” said the policeman ,looking at the car.‎ ‎ “Good evening,” said Rolls ,holding the lamp.‎ ‎ “One of these horseless things,” said the policeman ,looking at it with interest.‎ ‎ “Yes,” said Rolls, and waited.‎ ‎ “I’ve often wanted a ride in one ; but of course policemen can’t buy things like that.” He turned and looked hopefully in Rolls’s face.‎ ‎ “Jump in ,” said Rolls.‎ ‎ “Thanks ,” said the policeman ,and did so . “Now ,”he said ,sitting down, “you can let it go just as you like down this hill. There isn’t another policeman on this road for a mile and a half.”‎ ‎5．The policemen were told “to look the other way” (the underlined part in Paragraph 2) so that ‎ .‎ ‎ A．they could watch the car coming from the other direction ‎ B．the car could go faster than four miles an hour ‎ C．they could make sure no one was in the way ‎ D．the car would not hit them on the road ‎6．In what way did the policemen carry out the order from their officers?‎ ‎ A．They greeted Rolls when the car came along.‎ ‎ B．They walked in front of the car with a red lamp.‎ ‎ C．They pretended to be attracted by something else.‎ ‎ D．They stood on duty every 1.5 miles along the road.‎ ‎7．The policeman who said “Good evening” to Rolls wanted to .‎ ‎ A．teach Rolls a lesson B．take a free ride home ‎ C．have a talk with Rolls D．have a car ride experience ‎8．After the policeman jumped into the car ,Rolls .‎ ‎ A．dared not drive the car faster than he was allowed to ‎ ‎ B．could drive as fast as he wished within a certain distance ‎ C．could drive on any road he liked for the rest of the journey ‎ D．drove his car as fast as he could down the hill to Cambridge 答案 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.B Passage 3‎ We were on tour a few summers ago, driving through Chicago, when right outside of the city, we got pulled over. A middle-aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome at first. Lecturing us, he said, "You were speeding. Where are you going in such a hurry?" Our guitarist, Tim, told him that we were on our way to Wisconsin to play a show. His way towards us totally changed. He asked, "Oh, so you boys are in a band (乐队)?" We told him that we were. He then asked all the usual broad questions about the type of music we played, and how long we had been at it. Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Tim, you want to get out of this ticket, don't you?" Tim said, "Yes." So the officer asked him to step out of the car. The rest of us, inside the car, didn't know what to think as we watched the policeman talk to Tim. Next thing we knew, the policeman was putting Tim in the back of the police car he had parked in front of us. With that, he threw the car into reverse(倒车), stopping a few feet in back of our car. Now we suddenly felt frightened. We didn't know if we were all going to prison, or if the policeman was going to sell Tim on the black market or something. All of a sudden, the pollen's voice came over in a loudspeaker. He said, "Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever, we have Tim here singing on Route 90.” Turns out, the policeman had told Tim that the only way he was getting out of the ticket was if he sang part of one of our songs over the loudspeaker in the police car. Seconds later, Tim started screaming into the receiver. The policeman enjoyed the performance, and sent us on our way without a ticket.‎ ‎9. The policeman stopped the boys to ______.‎ ‎ A. put them into prison B. give them a ticket ‎ C. enjoy their performance D. ask some band questions ‎ ‎10. The policeman became friendly to the boys when ha knew they ____‎ ‎ A. had long been at the band B. played the music he loved ‎ C. were driving for a show D. promised into a performance ‎ ‎11. The boys probably felt ______ when they drove off.‎ ‎ A, joyful B. calm C. nervous D. frightened ‎ 答案 9.B 10.C 11.A Passage 3‎ I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古雅)—all those little houses, looking terribly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.‎ Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good man ‎ners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.‎ I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.‎ As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p. m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.‎ The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.‎ ‎12. The writer doesn’t like London because she ______.‎ ‎ A. is not used to the life there now ‎ B. has lived there for seventeen years ‎ C. prefers to live in an old-fashioned house ‎ D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there ‎13. Where do people usually meet their friends in England?‎ ‎ A. In a cafe. B. In a restaurant. C. In a nightclub. D. In a pub. ‎ ‎14. The underlined part “it” (in Para. 4) refers to______.‎ ‎ A. a taxi B. the money C. a bomb D. public transport ‎ ‎15. The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he ______.‎ A. felt lonely in England B. had never been to France C. was from a typical French family D. didn't like the British idea of family ‎【答案】12C  13A  14D  14D  15A Passage 4‎ One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.‎ Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber's bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.‎ ‎ She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”‎ The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year's Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: "He didn't seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact (接触)." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.‎ Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.‎ ‎"It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?'. My heart missed a beat."‎ Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.‎ ‎"I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man's room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐)。‎ ‎16. The underlined phrase "be in line for" ( paragraph 1 ) means __‎ ‎ A. get B. be paid C. ask for D. own ‎17. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because __________.‎ A. the police called her ‎ B. he looked very strange ‎ C. he came to the hotel with little luggage ‎ D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year's Eve ‎18. Vicki’s heart missed a beat because _________.‎ A. the phone went again B. she would be famous ‎ C. the policemen had already arrived D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park ‎19. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ________.‎ ‎ A. the passage B. the man's room C. Vicki's bedroom D. the top floor room ‎20. The whole event probably lasted about _______ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.‎ ‎ A. 6 B. ‎8 ‎ C. 11 D. 14‎ ‎【答案】16---20 ABCAC Passage 5‎ ‎ For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.‎ ‎ “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said.‎ ‎ One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her.‎ ‎ “He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a ‎ policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my cars.”‎ ‎ Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was. “ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.‎ ‎“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.‎ ‎21. York was proud of the fact that ___________.‎ ‎ A. a surgeon let him watch an operation.‎ ‎ B. he could perform some duties of a doctor ‎ C. he had cheated doctors for so long ‎ D. people thought he could become a real doctor ‎22. York learned how to behave like a doctor by __________.‎ ‎ A. watching other doctors work B. talking to doctors and nurses ‎ C. getting some training and experience D. observing doctors while he was a patient ‎23. Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?‎ ‎ A. She had swallowed something and almost died.‎ ‎ B. She had to have and emergency operation.‎ ‎ C. She had been injured in a road accident.‎ ‎ D. She had lost consciousness while driving.‎ ‎24. The judge’s remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he _________.‎ ‎ A. pretended to be a psychiatrist B. tried to get away from prison ‎ C. was proud of what he had done D. studied the behaviour of the psychiatrist ‎ ‎【答案】21—24 BACA Passage 6‎ ‎ He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the salvage (救援) workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave (墓), carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has rested there ever since.‎ ‎ But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula,42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According ‎ to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.‎ ‎ Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees: no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They've taken care of him for 90 years."‎ ‎ Adapted from People, November 25, 2002‎ ‎25. The baby travelled on the Titanic with his___________.‎ ‎ A. mother B. parents C. aunt D. relatives ‎26. What is probably the boy's last name?‎ ‎ A. Schleiferi B. Eino. C. Magda. D. Panula.‎ ‎27. Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on Nov. 5__.‎ ‎ A. 1912 B. ‎1954 ‎ C. 2002 D. 2004‎ ‎28. This text is mainly about how______________.‎ ‎ A. the unknown baby's body was taken from the north Atlantic ‎ B. the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia ‎ C. people found out who the unknown baby was ‎ D. people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years ‎【答案】25．A 26．D 27．C 28．C Passage 7‎ My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died . As a single parent . I tried to do my best to talk to him . But the more I tried , the more he pulled away . When his report card arrived during his junior year , it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year . At this rate he would never graduate . I sent him to the school adviser , and I even begged him . Nothing worked .‎ One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help . “Please God ,I can’t do anything more for my son . I’m at the end of my rope . I’m giving the whole thing up to you .”‎ I was at work when I got a phone call . A man introduced himself as the headmaster . “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences .” Before he could say another word , I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger . “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do . I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked . It’s out of my hands . “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line . The headmaster seriously said , “Thank you for your time”, and hung up .‎ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades . Finally , he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year , I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl . I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around . On our way home , he said , “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year ?” I nodded . “That was me . I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said , it really hit me how much I was hurting you . That’s when I knew I had to make you proud .”‎ ‎29．By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and .‎ ‎ A．preferred to stay alone at home B．lost interest in his studies ‎ ‎ C．refused to talk to others D．began to dislike his mother ‎ ‎30．There was silence on the other end of the line because .‎ ‎ A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother ‎ ‎ B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking ‎ ‎ C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice ‎ ‎ D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother ‎ ‎31．The sentence “…he even made the honor roll” means that “ ”.‎ ‎ A．he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting ‎ ‎ B．he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades ‎ ‎ C．he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around ‎ ‎ D．he was even on the list of the best students at school ‎ ‎32．What is the main idea of this passage ?‎ ‎ A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems .‎ ‎ B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life .‎ ‎ C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers .‎ ‎ D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents .‎ ‎【答案】20—32CADB Passage 8‎ Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years ,but she was not happy there . Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases . Martha felt that her supervisor , a younger and less experienced person than she , did not like her . In fact , the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her .     One day , while talking with her friend Maria , she mentioned how discouraged she was . Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company . Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour . ‎ ‎    During the interview . Mr. Petri said , “You’re just the kind of person we need here . You’re being wasted in your other job . Give me a call in a day or two . I’m sure we can find a place for you in our organization .” Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building .     That afternoon , Ruth Kenny , her supervisor , saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said . “Oh , so you finally decided to come back to work today ?” This was the last straw . She could not take another insult . Besides , Mr. Petri was right :she was being wasted in this job . “Look ,” she said angrily , “if you don’t like the way I work , I don’t need to stay here , I’ll go where I’m appreciated ! Good-bye!” She took up her things and stormed out of the office . That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria , “What do you think?”     “Well,” said Maria carefully, “are you sure about the other job?”     “Well, not exactly , but …”Maria continued, “Will you be able to get a recommendation from Ms .Kenny if you need one ?” “A recommendation?…from Ms.Kenny ?” hesitated Martha, in a worried tone.     “Martha,I hope you didn’t burn your bridges,”Maria said.“I think I would have handled it differently.” 33．Martha is unhappy in her job because________.          　A．she has not advanced               　B．the work in not significant 　C．her supervisor is younger than she   　D．there is too much work with little payment 34．Which of the following statements is NOT true?  A．At her supervisor’s criticism , Martha lost her temper.  B．Mr. Petri felt Martha was not valued in her present job.  C．Martha’s interview with the director was on her lunch hour.  D．Martha got the name of the director through her cousin. 35．The phrase “ the last straw” in the middle of the passage probably refers to________.  A．the last opportunity  B．the straw that saves Martha’s life  C．the last reminder   D．the final unpleasant thing 36．What does Maria think of Martha’s decision?  A．Martha has handled the matter properly .  B．Martha shouldn’t have set the bridge on fire.  C．Martha should have found a new job before leaving.  D．Martha shouldn’t have lost her temper with her supervisor.‎ ‎【答案】33.A     34.D 35.D    36.C  ‎ Passage 9‎ Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer（扫盲志愿者）. The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.‎ My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’s know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule（时刻表）,she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label(标识), she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.‎ As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence(自信心), which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her selfconfidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.‎ As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.‎ ‎37．What did the author do last summer?‎ ‎ A．She worked in the supermarket.‎ ‎ B．She helped someone to learn to read.‎ ‎ C．She gave single mothers the help they needed.‎ ‎ D．She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer.‎ ‎38．Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?‎ ‎ A．Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.‎ ‎ B．Because she lived far away from the bus stop.‎ ‎ C．Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket.‎ ‎ D．Because she couldn’t find the right bus.‎ ‎39．How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?‎ ‎ A．She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.‎ ‎ B．She asked others to take her to the right place.‎ ‎ C．She managed to find the goods by their looks.‎ ‎ D．She remembered the names of the goods.‎ ‎40．Which of the following statements is true about Marie?‎ ‎ A．Marie could do things she had not been able to do before.‎ ‎ B．Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son.‎ ‎ C．Marie decided to continue her studies in school ‎ D．Marie paid for her own lessons.‎ ‎【答案】37．B 38．D 39．C 40．A Passage 10‎ ‎ The singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells people they can’t always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I’ve always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.‎ ‎ This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I haven’t been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it. I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job.‎ ‎ I have been working at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to go see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mom that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you can’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.‎ ‎41．The author’s parents often told him the saying quoted from the song because .‎ ‎ A．He liked to complain to them about his life ‎ B．They expected him to learn from the singer ‎ C．He always wanted to get everything he wanted ‎ D．They tried to educate him to do things for himself ‎42．What does the world “killer” underlined in the second paragraph refer to?‎ ‎ A．Something that is quite troublesome. B．Something that is very difficult.‎ ‎ C．A person who kills purposely. D．A person who treats women very badly.‎ ‎43．What can we infer from the passage?‎ ‎ A．The author was lazy and unwilling to work hard.‎ ‎ B．The author’s father was too mean to give him money.‎ ‎ C．The author’s actual action won support from his mother.‎ ‎ D．The author was unable to tear himself away from his girl friend.‎ ‎44．By writing the passage, the author tries to show .‎ ‎ A．we can do nothing without money ‎ B．fathers are strict while mothers are kind ‎ C．it’s hard for parents to bring up their children ‎ D．we should try to rely on ourselves for everything ‎ 作者的父亲总是引用歌词教育作者，凡事要靠自己的努力，作者就只凭借自己的努力满足了打动父母，如愿以偿的拿到了去看女朋友的票。‎ ‎41. D推理判断题。由作者在第一段最后的“I’ve always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.”尽管作者总是抱怨，但自己也承认学从中学到了东西，这正是父母引用的目的所在。‎ ‎42. A考查词义猜测。由下文的解释“because I haven’t been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school.”可以看出，女朋友离开去上大学了，自己感觉很孤独，再加上女友在学校“having a rough time”，由此可以看出，这正是上文所说的killer，一些使人烦恼的事情。‎ ‎43. C推理判断题。当作者提出让父母出钱买票去看女友的时候，父亲的答复是：作者得出钱，即：“if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket.”后来作者找了份工作(ended up getting the job），并努力赚钱买票(work hard to earn money to go see my girlfriend.），正是作者的实际行动感动了作者的妈妈，从而“asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks.”‎ ‎44. D主旨大意题。作者用开篇用一句歌词引出了主题，只要：只要努力就能得到自己所需要的。中间用自己的一次经历进行了论证，最后一段在回扣：…trying my best to be a successful person.， I believe that you can’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need. ，也就是：we should try to rely on ourselves for everything。‎ Passage 11‎ For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to ‎ remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.‎ ‎ Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.‎ As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn't seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving ‎ next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.‎ ‎ I shouted to Dan: "Look!", but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet.‎ ‎ They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.‎ ‎ "Wild horses?" he said. "Why didn't you wake me up?"‎ ‎ "I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds."‎ ‎ "Are you sure you didn't dream it?"‎ ‎ "You were the one who was sleeping!"‎ ‎ 'Typical, he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."‎ ‎ We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.‎ ‎45. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers________‎ A. made friends with local residents ‎ B. complained about the poor living conditions C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most ‎ D. recorded their experiences in different ways ‎46. What does the phrase "heroic forms" in Paragraph 4 refer to?‎ A. Racing cars. B. Wild horses. C. Eye-catching locals. D. Running dogs.‎ ‎47. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?‎ ‎ A. He always missed out on the best thing. B. He had already taken beautiful pictures.‎ C. A sound sleep was more important. D. The next trip would be better.‎ ‎48. What is 'the passage mainly about?‎ ‎ A. How to view wildlife in Africa. B. Running into wildlife in Africa.‎ C. Tourist attractions in southern Africa. D. Possible dangers of travelling in the desert.‎ ‎【答案】‎ ‎45.D考查细节理解。根据Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words.可知D正确。‎ ‎46.B考查猜测词义。根据句意内容应该指追汽车的野马。‎ ‎47.A考查细节理解。根据The best photos are the ones we never take.可知A正确。‎ ‎48.B考查主旨要义。文章主要叙述了我们在晚上被一群野马追逐的景观，所以文章的大意是Running into wildlife in Africa.。‎ Passage 12‎ When Boris left school，he could not find a job．He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives，‎ but they had problems of their Own。He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．Still he went on trying and still he failed．He began to think that he had no future at all.‎ ‎ “Why don’t you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him．“The world is a money-locker。You’d better find a way of opening it.”‎ ‎“But what can I do?”‎ ‎“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way．“See what people want；then give it to them，and they will pay for it.”‎ Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer．He worked hard，made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit．A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself．He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag(障碍). But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.‎ Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles．Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last，Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside．‎ ‎49. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?‎ A. Goodwill is the key to success． B. The world is a money-locker C．No education, no future D. Difficulty of starting a small business ‎40.Which of the following best describes Boris’job hunting experience?‎ A. Surprising B. Encouraging C. Boring D. Disappointing ‎ ‎51. Boris start his career by . ‎ ‎ A. cycling around the town B. developing a waste ground ‎ C. repairing cycles D. buying empty shops ‎52. Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because .‎ ‎ A. it was not so expensive B. he had a lot of old customers there C. he could make good use of his skills there D. there were good opportunities there ‎53. We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris . ‎ A. still couldn’t make good profits B. set off in a successful career C. found a lot of gold coins by accident D. had great difficulty running his business ‎【答案与解析】主人公Boris毕业后，在寻找工作的过程中屡屡受挫，失望之至，在叔叔的建议下，从修理自行车开始，逐渐走向了成功。‎ ‎49.B 标题判断题。纵观全文可以看出，文章通过主人公求职屡遭拒绝，最后经过调整思路赚得第一桶金，然后把自己的生意越做做大，从而打开了世界这把锁钱的锁的故事，由此可知，B项最能概括全文。‎ ‎50 D 推理判断题。第一段中描述了Boris求职接连失败的感受：Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened．，因此，四个选项中只有disappointing【失望的），符合语境。‎ ‎51. C细节理解题。由倒数第二段的“Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer．”可知答案。‎ ‎52. D 推理判断题。由倒数第二段的“But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.”可以看出，那里顾客较多、没有竞争，也就是说那里机会好，所以选D。‎ ‎53. B 推理判断题。最后一段前半部分告诉我们他的生意越来越大，利润越来越客观，最后一句对此作了总结，由此可以看出，他的事业取得了成功。‎