2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（15）

2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（15）

阅读理解训练（15）‎ Passage 1‎ I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, credit, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing.‎ One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest possible amount. I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley. I hadn’t been alone for 25 years. I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me. ‎ I found the owner and rented the place for $‎50 a month. The locals knew nothing about me. But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat. They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing. They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream, not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness. Men would stop by with wild berries, ice cream, truck parts to see if I needed some. The women on that mountain worked harder than any I'd ever met. They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe. I learned to keep enough for an extra plate for company. ‎ What I had believed in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were non-existent in this place．Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors．‎ After four years in that valley, I moved back into town. I saw a lot of people were having a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes. With the help of a real estate broker(房地产经纪人) I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people. It’s four of us now, but over time I've had nine come in and move on to other places from here. We’d all be in shelters if we hadn't banded together. ‎ The American dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about how we can all get by together.‎ ‎1. Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer ________.‎ A. had a well-paid job B. worked hard for his American dream C. worked hard and liked to share D. felt hopeless about his American dream ‎2. What does the underlined sentence “I learned to．．．” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?‎ A. The writer learned to run a company.‎ B. The writer learned to share with others.‎ C. The writer learned to keep enough plates.‎ D. The writer learned to save money for his company.‎ ‎3. Why did the writer rent a big house?‎ A. To make some money. B. To show off his wealth.‎ C. To share with those people in need. D. To make friends with his neighbors.‎ ‎4. The writer mainly tells us about ________．‎ A. his unhappy experiences B. the friendly people in the valley C. the change of his living conditions D. his new idea of the American dream ‎【答案】 BBCD Passage 2‎ Suddenly all the lights on that crowded underground train went out. Then it stopped in that dark tunnel(隧道). ‎ We waited. We expected the lights to come on again soon. But nothing happened. Then I began to smell something. Yes, I could smell smoke. So I asked myself, “Is this train on fire?” People around me then began to cry out in fear. “The train is on fire!” they cried. ‎ Then the woman standing next to me suddenly fell on the floor. I realized she was overcome by the smoke. Then I saw flames appearing. “If something does not happen soon,” I said to myself, “I will be burnt alive!” ‎ But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape. I thought, “No one can save me from certain death but God. Only God can make a way for any of us to escape death in this train.” ‎ Before the flames reached me, I found the open door and I climbed out of the train into the dark tunnel. Then as quickly as I could, I ran from the burning train down the tunnel. Now as I ran I could hear hundreds of people that were locked in that burning train, crying out for help. I knew I could do nothing to help them, so I ran on. ‎ Then for two hours I kept walking in that dark train tunnel. At last I saw a light in the distance. I asked myself “Why did God enable me to escape death?” I decided, “God must have a purpose for saving my life. He must want me to help other people experience what He could do for them.”‎ ‎5. What caused the woman next to me to fall?‎ A. The fire. B. Fear. C. The smoke. D. Anxiety.‎ ‎6. The passengers failed to escape because ________.‎ ‎ A. they didn’t find the way out ‎ B. they were too frightened to move ‎ C. the fire and smoke were too much ‎ D. too many people were in their way ‎7. What would the author most possibly do after he saw the exit from the tunnel?‎ ‎ A. Going home. ‎ B. Blaming himself.‎ ‎ C. Calling reporters. ‎ D. Returning to help.‎ ‎8. Between which two paragraphs can the following paragraph be put?‎ I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” Then I heard a noise. It was like a door opening. It was on my right hand side. So in the dark, I at once began to push my way forward to where that noise came from. ‎ ‎ A. Between Paragraph 2 and 3. ‎ B. Between Paragraph 3 and 4.‎ ‎ C. Between Paragraph 4 and 5. ‎ D. Between Paragraph 5 and 6.‎ ‎【答案】CADC Passage 3‎ That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.‎ As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.‎ About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.‎ Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.‎ Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho？” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name？ The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you're looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.‎ It was nearly ‎3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.‎ ‎9．How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work？‎ A. Cold and sick B. Lucky and hopeful C. Satisfied and cheerful D. Disappointed and helpless ‎10．From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy .‎ A. solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activities C. learning acting in an evening school D. preparing for the first night show ‎11．On her way home the writer .‎ A. lost her wallet unknowingly ‎ B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife D. found some homeless people following her ‎12．In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming？‎ A. Someone offered to take her back home B. A red-haired man came to see her.‎ C. She heard someone call her name D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck ‎13．From the text, we can infer that the writer .‎ A. would stop working at night B. would stay on in ‎San Francisco C. would make friends with cleaners. D. would give up her job at the bank ‎【答案】DDACB Passage 4‎ ‎ When Josephine Cooper was growing up, she learned the importance of charity from her parents. Although they made a modest living for their family of 10, they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate.‎ ‎ Half a century later, Mrs Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank, where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran a distribution center from a church, helping it become the organization’s largest emergeney fooddistribution center in San Diego. She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited Washington‎ ‎D.C.‎ to receive the award.‎ ‎ “She was the main person who helped us make that program grow,” said Mike Doody, former director of the Food Bank. “She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard. She was determined and stubborn, but in a good way. She had a good heart.” People knew her as “Grandma” because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families. “She reminded people of their Grandma.” Doody said.‎ ‎ As a widow with a young child in 1979, Mrs. Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries. “She dedicated her life to giving back,” said her daughter, Monica Cooper. It wasn’t unusual for a local church to call Mrs Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family. “She would give people food out of her cupboard. Sometimes we would cook a meal for a frailly living out of their car,” Cooper said.‎ ‎ Although Mrs Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work, she said being able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure, aged 93.‎ ‎14．The underlined word “charity” in Paragraph 1 refers to .‎ ‎ A．offering help B．donating money ‎ C．providing services D．showing sympathy ‎15．The San Diego Food Bank is meant to .‎ ‎ A．distribute food in case of emergency B．help hungry children and families ‎ C．give basic first-aid treatment D．train some senior volunteers ‎16．Which of the following is true of Mrs Cooper?‎ ‎ A．She died at an early age. B．She refused the national award.‎ ‎ C．She was kind and devoted. D．She was not easy to get along with.‎ ‎17．From what Monica Cooper said, we know that .‎ ‎ A．she is in financial trouble B．she was finally rewarded ‎ C．she once misunderstood her mother D．she thinks highly of her mother ‎18．Mrs Cooper’s story suggests that .‎ ‎ A．everyone needs a Grandma nearby B．children are what their parents are ‎ C．a sound mind is in a sound body D．a mother’s love never changes ‎【答案】ABCDB Passage 5‎ A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”‎ ‎ True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．‎ ‎ My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable expericeces.‎ ‎ I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．‎ ‎ Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．‎ ‎ While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．‎ ‎19．What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?‎ ‎ A．Her son’s eating too quickly． B．Her son’s not having a healthy diet．‎ ‎ C．Her son’s not having good table manners．D．Teenagers’ not having good manners．‎ ‎20．The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．‎ ‎ A．too much B．not delicious ‎ ‎ C．not enough D．quite hot ‎21．We learn that the writer’s mother __________．‎ ‎ A．was strict about her children’s manners B．never punished her children ‎ C．had beautiful blue eyes D．was not good at singing ‎22．What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?‎ ‎ A．Easy and relaxing. B．Painful and valuable.‎ ‎ C．Easy but useless. D．Too horrible.‎ ‎23．We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．‎ ‎ A．is surely liked by everyone around her ‎ B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her ‎ C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young ‎ D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot ‎【答案】CCABD Passage 5‎ ‎ As a boy，Tim was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles，but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.‎ ‎ During the war Tim served in the Navy as a surgeon（外科医生）.“That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it .”In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus，while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside，working under an old doctor who was popular in the area，but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a life –saver.‎ ‎24.Tim decided to become a doctor at fifteen mainly because ‎ A.his father wanted him to be so B．his father was a surgeon himself C.he had read many books about medicine ‎ D.he had chances to meet many doctors through his father ‎25．Which of the following is true according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. Tim got married to the old doctor’s daughter. ‎ B.Tim continued working as a surgeon after the war.‎ ‎ C．Before the war，Tim worked as a doctor at a local clinic．‎ ‎ D．While working in California，Tim taught life-saving to the patients.‎ ‎26．From the passage we can infer that Tim .‎ ‎ A．was sent to Europe during the war ‎ ‎ B．worked as a surgeon during the war ‎ ‎ C．was satisfied with his career as a surgeon. ‎ ‎ D．decided to give up medicine for faith ‎ ‎27.The passage is mainly about .‎ A．Tim’s life story B．Tim’s dream ‎ C．Tim’s marriage D．Tim’ s patients ‎【答案】DBCA ‎ Passage 6‎ ‎ Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't oven look at my chair.‎ ‎　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.‎ ‎　　I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”‎ ‎　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’ “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.‎ ‎28．According to the passage, in the first shop the writer .‎ ‎　　A．was rather impolite ‎　　B．was warmly received ‎　　C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair ‎　　D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair ‎29．The underlined words “The penny dropped” mean that the shopkeeper .‎ ‎ A．changed his mind　　　　　　　 B．accepted the offer ‎　　C．saw the writer’s purpose　　　 D．decided to help the writer ‎30．How much did the writer pay?‎ ‎　　A．￡ 5.　　　　 B．￡ 7.　　 C．￡ 20.　　 D．￡ 27.‎ ‎31．We learn from the passage that the writer was .‎ ‎ A．patient B．careful C．brave D．smart ‎【答案】DCAD Passage 7‎ Recently my wife and I, along with a travel companion, were in the tiny town of Battambang in the central Cambodia. We hired a guide to take us up the river to our next destination at Siem Reap. This was to a six-hour trip followed by crossing Lake Sap, the largest lake in central Asia. ‎ Battambang is an extremely poor area, and our means of transportation was a very small, old boat not much larger than the three of us. With six bags tied to the front part of the boat, three travelers, and the boatman, I figured we were overloaded by at least a ton. We frequently had seen four or five people on a single motorbike, so no one but us was concerned about our weight. We had been on the water only a few minutes when our pilot made for shore and jumped from our boat to another. Our guide said not to worry; he would only be a minute. He added, “We need to pick up live chickens for their legs.” My wife and I exchanged glances. We are pretty open-minded, especially when traveling in a third-world country. It was obviously there was little room in our tiny vessel for chickens. If we had to take them along, we were willing to hold them on our legs—there was no place else to put them. The thought even occurred to me that perhaps the chickens were needed if the boat’s tiny engine stopped in the middle of nowhere. I had a vision of us holding them over the side of the boat while their tiny legs paddled away, guiding us to safety. After all, our guide had said we needed them for their legs. We continued to make many jokes about live chickens drawing us to shore if the boat turned over and we were about eating them if we were left on a wild island. Meanwhile our guide just gave us a puzzled look. Finally my wife turned to him and asked, “How many chickens are we taking?” At first he seemed totally surprised, and then a large smile spread over his face. He bent over and began to laugh uncontrollably. My wife turned to me and said, “I’m glad he finds the thought of us holding chickens on our legs for six hours so funny.” When he finished laughing, he looked at us and pronounced every word clearly and loudly, “No live chickens! I said, ‘We need life jackets for the lake!’” It took a moment for this to sink in, and then we all had a good laugh. ‎ Whenever we made eye contact, our guide would laugh, shake his head and say: “Americans, so funny.” ‎ ‎32. The funny story happened ___________. ‎ A. in the tiny town of ‎Battambang B. on a motorbike C. on a small and old boat D. on a wild island ‎33. The pilot left their boat to ___________. ‎ A. pick live chickens B. pick up life jackets C. make room for live chickens D. make the boat weigh less ‎34. Which of the following events truly happened?‎ A. The couple held the chickens on their legs B. The chickens’ legs paddled the boat guiding them to safety C. They ate the chickens while they were left on the wild island D. They made many jokes about live chickens ‎35. The guide bent over and laughed uncontrollably because ___________. ‎ A. he suddenly knew what the misunderstanding was ‎ B. he found their thought of holding chickens on their legs funny C. he thought the American couple were funny D. they landed safely ‎ 【答案】 CBDA Passage 8‎ ‎ Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils （水仙花）before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake‎ ‎Arrowhead. “I will go next Tuesday,” I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.‎ ‎ The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible （看不见的）in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!”‎ ‎ My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”‎ ‎ After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read “Daffodil‎ ‎Garden”.‎ ‎ We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acres of flowers! “But who has done this?” I asked Carolyn. “It’s just one woman,” Carolyn answered. “That’s her home,” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio （庭院）, we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.‎ ‎ The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs （鳞茎）,” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”‎ ‎ I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun -- one bulb at a time -- to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.‎ ‎36. The author didn’t go to see the daffodils at first because _________.‎ ‎ A. she was not interested in them ‎ B. they were growing on the mountain top ‎ C. the weather was not good enough ‎ D. it was not easy for her to drive there ‎37. What do we know about the woman living in the A-frame house?‎ ‎ A. She must be out of mind.‎ ‎ B. She acted as a gardener there.‎ ‎ C. It took her great determination to grow the daffodils.‎ ‎ D. She was poor and made her living by selling daffodils.‎ ‎38. What could the author probably learn from this experience?‎ ‎ A. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.‎ ‎ B. We must put the interests of others above our own.‎ ‎ C. We can change the world by growing flowers.‎ ‎ D. It’s never too late to learn.‎ ‎39. What would be the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. An Unforgettable Experience. B. Beautiful Daffodils.‎ C. One Bulb at a Time. D. I Love Daffodils.‎ ‎【答案】36.D 37.C 38.A 39.C Passage 9‎ I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dropping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.‎ ‎ There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.‎ ‎ Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town’s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he didn’t raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.‎ ‎ Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door.‎ ‎40.At what time was the story set?‎ ‎ A. An early winter morning B. A cold winter afternoon ‎ C. An early summer morning D. A windy summer afternoon ‎41. Which of the following words best describe the writer’s impression of the town?‎ ‎ A. cold and frightening B. dirty and crowded ‎ C. empty and dead D. unusual and unpleasant ‎42. The underlined word “trickling” in the last paragraph means_______________‎ ‎ A. rushing out suddenly B. shining brightly ‎ C. flowing slowly in drops D. appearing slowly ‎43. Why didn’t the man raise his head when the writer came near?‎ ‎ A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.‎ ‎ B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.‎ ‎ C. He was probably fast asleep.‎ ‎ D. He was probably murdered.‎ ‎【答案】：‎ ‎40.A. 细节判断题。根据第一段第四句和第二段第一句可知。‎ ‎41.C. 细节判断题。根据第二段第二句和第三句可知。‎ ‎42.C. 词义猜测题。根据故事情节及上文的bright red可以推测出是红色的血液。‎ ‎43.D. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知。‎ Passage 10‎ A British girl on holiday in Florida has been killed by a car on one of the most famous beaches in the world. Ellie Bland, aged four and from Nottingham, was walking down to the water’s edge in Daytona Beach, a Florida resort known for the Daytona 500 motor race. The town is one of the few in America that allows cars to drive on the beach. ‎ John, her great-uncle, said he had been holding Ellie’s hand as they waited to cross the car lane on the beach on Saturday but she took a step ahead of him. A passing Lincoln‎ ‎Town Car driven by Barbara Worley, 66, clipped the girl and knocked her over. As bystanders shouted, the driver apparently hit the accelerator(加速器) instead of the brake and ran the child over. ‎ ‎“The child was walking hand-in-hand in front of her uncle when the child stepped out in front of the car and was struck,” a Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman said. “Bystanders yelled for the driver to stop as the child lay in front, but for an unknown reason the driver panicked(恐慌) and ran over the child.” ‎ After the accident, it was said that Ms Worley sat “dazed” in her car as police shrouded the child’s body with beach umbrellas. A reporter from WESH local television asked Ms Worley for comment. “I really don’t want to be interviewed,” she replied. Off camera, however, she said she was so sorry for what happened. ‎ Ellie was on her sixth trip to Florida, and was traveling with her five-year-old sister, her great-uncle and aunt and family friends. Her parents had stayed in Britain and were told of her death by telephone. It is understood that they were flying to Florida last night. Ellie’s great-aunt said the girl had suffered from various medical problems, including a heart murmur and a digestive tract disorder. “She was a quiet little girl,” she told the Daytona Beach News Journal. “She’d play in activities at nursery, but she’d rather go off and read a book. It’s unreal,” she added. “It just took her. I can’t believe it.” ‎ A two-year-old boy was killed on a nearby beach 22 years ago when he ran out from between parked cars and was hit by a van. The last car-related death on the area’s beaches happened in 1996 when a 57-year-old woman was hit by a drunk driver traveling at ‎40mph. ‎ ‎ 44．How many people killed on the area’s beaches were mentioned in this report?‎ ‎ A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.‎ ‎ 45. What was the right order when the accident happened to the little girl?‎ ‎ ① Some bystanders shouted to get the driver to stop.‎ ‎② The girl took a step ahead of her uncle.‎ ‎③ The girl was run over by the car ④ The girl was struck, lying on the ground.‎ ‎ A. ①②③④ B. ④③②① C. ②③④① D. ②④①③‎ ‎ 46. It refers that the reporter’s attitude towards driving on beaches is ____.‎ ‎ A. positive B. negative C. suspicious D. sympathetic ‎ 47. The underlined word “dazed” can be probably translated into Chinese as_____.‎ ‎ A. 痛哭流滴 B. 目瞪口呆 C. 后悔不已 D. 哑口无言 ‎48. Which of the following is not exactly known to us after reading the report?‎ ‎ A. The health condition of the girl. B. Whom she was traveling with.‎ ‎ C. When and how her parents got the news of her death.‎ ‎ D. Where Ms Worley was asked for comment by a reporter from local television.‎ ‎【答案】： CDBBD Passage 11‎ Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30．and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．‎ ‎ “Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，hut I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately．Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医)‎ ‎ When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．‎ ‎ “Listen，doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me Is that OK?”‎ ‎ “Sure．”said the doctor ‎ Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes'．As she was once more ‎ entering the hallway，the phone by the door began to ring．‎ ‎ “This is Dr．Sterne，”said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round fight away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”‎ ‎ At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．‎ ‎ “Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?”shouted Joanne．‎ ‎ “She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her，and she’s OK now．”‎ ‎ Just then，the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white—faced man，who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．‎ ‎ “My God，”said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”‎ ‎ “I think he must be a burglar．”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”‎ ‎49．What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？‎ ‎ A．To walk her dog．‎ ‎ B．To see her doctor．‎ ‎ C．To attend a club meeting．‎ ‎ D．To play tennis with her friends．‎ ‎50．Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ．‎ ‎ A．to dress up for the meeting ‎ B．to phone the police station ‎ C．to catch the badly hurt burglar ‎ D．to wait for her dog to be cured ‎ ‎51． From the passage，we can infer that ．‎ ‎ A．Sheba fought against the burglar ‎ B．the police found the burglar had broken in ‎ C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting ‎ D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog ‎52．In this passage，the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ．‎ ‎ A．clever B．friendly C．frightening D．devoted ‎【答案】： CAAD Passage 12‎ On Tuesday August 11th, 1911, in the room where the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, was on display, there was an empty space where the painting should have been．The next day headlines all over the world announced the theft．‎ Actually the Leonardo had been long gone．The museum was always closed on Mondays for maintenance(维修)．Just before closing time on Sunday three men had entered the museum, and hid themselves in a storeroom．Early next morning, they took the painting and left．‎ Nothing was seen or heard of the painting for two years until Perrugia tried to sell it to a dealer for half a million lire．Perrugia was arrested and imprisoned for seven months．It seemed that the crime of the century had been solved．‎ But had it? Perrugia claimed all responsibility for the theft, and it was twenty years before the ‎ whole story came out．In fact Perrugia had been working for Valfierno and Chaudron, who went unpunished for their crime．They would offer to steal a famous painting from a gallery(美术馆) for a dishonest dealer or private collector．They would then make a copy of the picture and, with the help of bribed(受贿的) gallery workers, would then attach the copy to the back of the original painting．The dealer would then be taken to the gallery and make a secret mark on the back of the painting．Of course the dealer would actually be marking the copy．After having been given the marked painting, if the dealer were to see the painting still in the gallery, he would be persuaded that it was a copy, and that he possessed the genuine one．‎ This time, however, they stole the original．Before Perrugia was arrested, Valfierno and Chaudron had gone to New York．Valfierno told the story to a journalist in 1914, on condition that it would not be published until his death．‎ Does the story end there? Collectors have claimed that Perrugia returned a copy．It is also possible that Leonardo may have painted several versions of the Mona Lisa, or they might be copies made by Leonardo’s pupils．There has been a lot of argument about the 450-year-old painting, but after all, maybe that’s what she’s smiling about．‎ ‎53．The Mona Lisa was stolen on _________．‎ A．August 9th B．August 10th C．August 11th D．August 12th ‎54．Choose the right time order of the following events．‎ a．Valfierno told the story to a journalist． b．Perrugia was arrested．‎ c．The truth was published． d．The Mona Lisa was stolen．‎ e．Valfierno went to New York． f．The theft was announced．‎ A．d, f, b, e, a, c B．d, f, e, b, a, c C．d, f, b, e, c, a D．f, d, e, b, c, a ‎55．We can infer from the passage that _________．‎ A．In most cases, Valfierno did not sell the original paintings ‎ B．The Mona Lisa was painted 45 years ago ‎ C．Perrugia returned a copy ‎ D．Perrugia was not to blame for the theft ‎ ‎56．All of the following about Valfierno and Chaudron are true EXCEPT_________．‎ A．They stole paintings and then sold them to dishonest dealers．‎ B．They were not punished for stealing the Mona Lisa．‎ C．They kept the story to themselves until death．‎ D．They sometimes bribed gallery workers to help them．‎ ‎【答案】： BBAC Passage 5‎ ‎（安徽省蚌埠市2010届高三第三次质检A篇）‎ Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.‎ With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing（回响）across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted（爆发）. O'Donnel had scored!‎ Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.‎ The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five（致礼）salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Mike happily and everyone sent their wishes to him.‎ Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."‎ ‎57．Which is the most correct description of the author’s too? He was/had .‎ ‎ A．brave B．honest C．sympathy D．pride ‎58．The underlined word “hush” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “ .”‎ ‎ A．stare B．silence C．congratulation D．noise ‎59．After Mike scored, the author help his breath, because .‎ ‎ A．Mike cheated everyone B．everyone would accept the fact ‎ C．the score was out of his expectation D．his son might get angry with Mike ‎60．We can infer from the passage that Mike .‎ ‎ A．was cared about by his teammates ‎ B．was hared by his own team ‎ C．was corbarrassed when he realized the fast ‎ D．was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams ‎【答案】： CBDA