【英语】2018届二轮复习阅读理解故事类典题10篇训练之六学案（11页）

【英语】2018届二轮复习阅读理解故事类典题10篇训练之六学案（11页）

‎2018届二轮复习 阅读理解 故事类典题10篇训练之六 ‎【一】‎ Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.‎ ‎ “I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast. ‎ ‎ “And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in town!” ‎ George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. ‎ Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow , old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window , thinking about his former rival （竞争对手）。Perhaps he missed him? ‎ George was very interested in old dictionaries, He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading. ‎ ‎ “Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia. ” ‎ ‎65. George and Rivhard were at school. ‎ A. roommates B. good friends C. competitors D. booksellers ‎ ‎66. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance? ‎ A. He envied Richard’s marriage. ‎ B. He thought of Richard from time to time. ‎ C. He felt lucky with no rival in town. ‎ D. He was guilty of Richard’s death. ‎ ‎67. George got information about Richard from . ‎ A. a dictionary collector in Australia ‎ B. the latter’s rivals Dylans ‎ C. a rare first edition of a dictionary ‎ D. the wrapping paper of a book ‎ ‎68. What happened to George and Richard in the end? ‎ A. Both George and Richard became millionaires. ‎ B. Both of them realized their original ambitions. ‎ C. George established a successful business white Richard was missing. ‎ D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success. ‎ 答案 65.C 66.B 67.D 68.D ‎【二】‎ How I Turned to Be Optimistic I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt＇s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people　on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.‎ I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.‎ The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to ‎ each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times. ”‎ My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.‎ From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. ‎ ‎56. How did the author get to know America?‎ A. From her relatives B. From her mother C. From Books and pictures D. From radio programs ‎57. Upon leaving for America the author felt . ‎ A. confused B. excited C. worried D. amazed ‎58. For the first two years in New York, the author . ‎ A. often lost her way B. did not think about her future C. studied in three different schools D. got on well with her stepfather ‎59. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?‎ A. She worked as a translator B. She attended a lot of job interviews C. She paid telephone bills for her family D. She helped her family with her English ‎60. The author believes that . ‎ A. her future will be free from troubles B. it is difficult to learn to become patient C. there are more good things than bad things D. good things will happen if one keeps trying 答案 56.C 57.B 58.C 59.D 60.D ‎【三】‎ My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. ‎ One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted. ‎ The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted,” The war is over. ”For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer. ‎ ‎51. What the grandfather was most worried about was . ‎ A. the spread of the world war ‎ B. the safety of his living two cousins ‎ C. a drop in his living standards ‎ D. his relatives killing each other ‎ ‎52. The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “ “ ‎ A. order for army service ‎ B. train ticket for Europe ‎ C. letter of rejection ‎ D. note of warning ‎ ‎53. What did the “service pins”（in Para. 2）stand for in the dyes of the little girls? ‎ A. Strength. ‎ B. Courage. ‎ C. Victory. ‎ D. Honor. ‎ ‎54. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? ‎ A. Disappointing. ‎ B. Unexpected. ‎ C. Uncertain. ‎ D. Inspiring. ‎ 答案 51.D 52.A 53.D 54.B ‎【四】‎ July 21st. 2007 was a typical English summer’s day — it rained for 24 hours ! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5pm. However, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door. a wave of waters greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t wish me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the wall’s ceilings pulled down. ‎ At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home. so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we move to a wooden house in a park. The house was small. but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me ‎ most was how much I missed being part of a community（社区）. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbors, and I’d never thought how much I，I’d miss that. ‎ Although our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought. “We didn’t have a straw hut（茅草房）that was for Christmas. But I can’t wait — I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts — living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush — we have our home back. and that’s the main thing. ‎ ‎45. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean ？ ‎ A. Wrong. B. Missing. C. Right. D. Found ‎ ‎46. It can be inferred from the text that the author . ‎ A. was sick of staying upstairs ‎ B. cared much about her children ‎ C. could not stand living in a wooden house ‎ D．did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood ‎ ‎47. Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph ? ‎ A. Because her situation was not serious. ‎ B. Because many other paces were flooded. ‎ C. Because she had been to Northern India. ‎ D. Because some others suffered even more. ‎ ‎48. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story? ‎ A. She valued human feelings more than before. ‎ B. She realized she almost didn’t need possession. ‎ C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed. ‎ D. She thought her own home was the most important. ‎ 答案 45.A 46.B 47.D 48.A ‎【五】‎ I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn’t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.‎ We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile –warm and reassuring –and I returned her gift by smiling back.‎ ‎“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said. ‎ ‎ “Yes, she’s special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out.‎ ‎“It’s only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she’s ‘the one’. Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me.”‎ ‎“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her,” the woman said.” “My husband used to bring me flowers every week –even when times were tough and we didn’t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and – of course – I miss him since he’s passed away.”‎ I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.‎ It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased. “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.‎ I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her –that was the ‎ night that I won her heart.‎ ‎41．Why was the writer in a hurry that day?‎ A．He was to meet his girlfriend. B．He had to go back to school soon.‎ C．He was delayed by an elderly lady. D．He had to pick up some groceries.‎ ‎42．What does the underlined phrase “her gift”(Paragraph 2) refer to?‎ A．Her words. B．Her smile. C．Her flowers. D．her politeness.‎ ‎43．Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?‎ A．She told him a nice story. B．She allowed him to pay first.‎ C．She gave him encouragement. D．She liked flowers very much.‎ ‎44．What is the message conveyed in the story?‎ A．Flowers are important for a date. B．Small talk is helpful.‎ C．Love and kindness are rewarding. D．Elderly people deserve respecting.‎ 答案 41.A 42.B 43.C 44.C ‎【六】‎ I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”‎ At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasket.‎ I stood watching her, speechless .What on earth?‎ She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room-if you do anything to upset my husband , out you go!”‎ Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.‎ After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood（情绪）had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.‎ ‎56. Why did the author shout at the telephone?‎ A. He was mad at the telephone.‎ B. He was angry with his agent.‎ C. He was anxious about his wife.‎ D. He was impatient with the secretary.‎ ‎57. What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?‎ A. She said nothing.‎ B. She shouted at him.‎ C. She called the agent.‎ D. She threw the phone away.‎ ‎58. What made the author laugh?‎ A. His own behavior.‎ B. His wife’s suggestion.‎ C. His changeable feelings.‎ D. His wife’s sweet kiss.‎ ‎59. What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?‎ A. Smart words.‎ B. Unusual actions.‎ C. Surprising looks.‎ D. Anxious feelings.‎ 答案 56.B 57.D 58.A 59.B ‎【七】‎ Lisa was running late. Lisa，25，had a lot to do at work，plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs， she started to feel uncomfortably warn. By the time she got to the platform，Lisa felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks. ‎ Several yards away，Frank，43，and his girlfriend，Jennifer，found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying. ‎ But when he heard the scream，followed by someone yelling，“Oh，my God，she fell in!” Frank didn’t hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. “No! Not you! ”his girlfriend screamed after him. ‎ She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa，he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station. ‎ It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness，felt herself being pulled along the ground，and saw someone else holding her purse. ‎ Lisa thought she’d been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn’t，and that was when she realized how much pain she was in. ‎ Police and fire officials soon arrived，and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40一minute train ride downtown—just as he had been seconds after the rescue，which made her think about her reaction at the time. “I saw the train coming and 1 was thinking he was ‎ going to die，”she explained. ‎ ‎41. What was the most probable cause for Lisa’s weakness?‎ A. She had run a long way. ‎ B. She felt hot in the subway. ‎ C. She had done a 1ot of work. ‎ D. She had donated blood the night before. ‎ ‎42. Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?‎ A. Because they would miss their train. ‎ B. Because he didn’t see the train coming. ‎ C. Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift. ‎ D. Because she was afraid the train would kill him. ‎ ‎43. How did Frank save Lisa?‎ A. By lifting her to the platform. ‎ B. By helping her rise to her feet. ‎ C. By pulling her along the ground. ‎ D. By dragging her away from the edge. ‎ ‎44. When did Lisa become conscious again?‎ A. When the train was leaving. ‎ B. After she was back on the platform. ‎ C. After the police and fire officials came. ‎ D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head. ‎ ‎45. The passage is intended to _____________‎ A. warn us of the danger in the subway B. show US how to save people in the subway C. tell US about a subway rescue D. report a traffic accident 答案 41.D 42.D 43.A 44.B 45.C ‎【八】‎ We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class. ‎ ‎ “You could win prizes，’’our teacher told US as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing，“The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster. ”‎ We studied the board critically. Some of US looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard，rocking the sheets to the fight or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten—dollar grand prize，each and every one of US. I'm going to spend mine on candies，one hopeful would announce，while another practiced looking serious，wise and rich. ‎ Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins， while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of US used big designs，and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one comer of our poster and let the space draw the viewer's attention to it. Some of US would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the soil they seemed especially fond of。making all of US believe we had a fair chance，and then always—always—rewarding the same old winners. ‎ I believe I drew a sailboat，but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen，and then I turned it in. ‎ Minutes passed. ‎ No one came along to give me the grand prize，and then someone distracted me，and I probably never would have thought about that poster again. ‎ I was still sitting at my desk，thinking，What poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me. ‎ ‎46. What was the teacher's requirement for the poster?‎ A. It must appear in time. ‎ B. It must be done in class. ‎ C. It must be done on a construction sheet. ‎ D. It must include the words on the blackboard. ‎ ‎47. The underlined phrase in paragraph 3 most probably means _____________. ‎ A. formed an idea for B. made an outline for C. made some space for D. chose some colors for ‎48. After the teacher’s words，all the students in the class _________. ‎ A. 1ooked very serious B. thought they would be rich C. began to think about their designs D. began to play games ‎49. After seeing the good students’ designs，some students _________. ‎ A. 1oved their own designs more B. thought they had a fair chance C. put their own designs in a comer D. thought they would not win the prize ‎50. We can infer from the passage that the author ______________. ‎ A. enjoyed grown-up tricks very much B. 1oved poster competitions very much C. felt surprised to win the competition D. became wise and rich after the competition 答案 46.D 47.A 48.C 49.D 50.C ‎【九】‎ A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting. ‎ I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting，and then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year，maybe two，and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point. ‎ It was a very important event in the computerization of life—a sign that the informal. Friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters，and we recognized one another's handwriting the way we knew voices or faces. ‎ As a child visiting my father’s office，1 was pleased to recognize，in little notes on the desks of his staff，the same handwriting 1 would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge—except that those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”. ‎ All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting，a book by Florey. Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well，but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen. ‎ I don’t buy it. ‎ I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive，personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer，part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting. ‎ What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand—as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However，they have worked in many school systems. ‎ ‎51. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?‎ A. He had worked with his colleague long enough. ‎ B. His colleague’s handwriting was SO beautiful. ‎ C. His colleague’s handwriting was SO terrible. ‎ D. He still had a 1ot of Work to do. ‎ ‎52. People working together in an office used to ____________. ‎ A. talk more about handwriting B. take more notes on workdays C. know better one another's handwriting D. communicate better with one another ‎53. The author’s father wrote notes in pen _________. ‎ A. to both his family and his staff B. to his family in small letters C. to his family on the fridge D. to his staff on the desk ‎54. According to the author，handwritten notes _______. ‎ A. are harder to teach in schools B. attract more attention C. are used only between friends D. carry more message ‎55. We can learn from the passage that the author __________. ‎ A. thinks it impossible to teach handwriting B. does not want to lose handwriting C. puts the blame on the computer D. does not agree with Florey 答案 51.A 52.D 53.A 54.D 55.B ‎【十】‎ I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and ‎ screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.‎ There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.‎ ‎56．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.‎ A．the calf was about to fall into the river B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock C．the calf was washed away by the rising water D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water ‎57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?‎ A．By putting it on a safe spot B．By pressing it against her body C．By taking it away with her D．By carrying it on her back ‎58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?‎ A．It was a great comfort B．It was a sign of danger C．It was a call for help D．It was a musical note ‎59．What can be the best title for the text?‎ A．A Mother’s Love B．A Brave Act C．A Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and Death 答案 56.D 57.A 58.A 59.A