湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练(41).doc

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (41)1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出最佳选项。some say every day miracles are predestined (注定的)- all thats necessary is readiness, the right circumstance for the appointed meeting. and it can happen anywhere. in 1999, 11-year-old kevin stephan was a bat boy for his younger brothers little league team in lancaster, new york. it was an early evening in late july. kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. swinging his bat back and forth, and giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give, the boy brought the bat back hard and hit kevin in the chest. his heart stopped. when kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. penny brown hadnt planned to be there that day, but at the last minute,she had changed her shift (轮班) at the hospital, and she was given the night off. penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving cpr, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions (按压). and he came to life. after his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. he studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time. kevin, now 17, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. he hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. she was choking . quickly kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. then, using skills hed first learned in scouts, the food that was trapped in the womans throat was freed. the color began to return to her face. “the food was stuck. i couldnt breathe,” she said. she thought she was dying. “i was very frightened.”who was the woman? penny brown.56. kevin stephan fell to the ground and fainted probably because _.a. he stood close to the boy who was swinging his batb. he suffered from heart attack all of a suddenc. he was too excited when watching the gamed. he swung the bat too hard to keep his balance57. which of the following statements is true of kevin stephan?a. he was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life.b. he was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills.c. he worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college.d. he saved penny brown though he didnt really know how to deal with food choke58. why did penny brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?a. she was there to give her son directions.b. she volunteered to give medical services.c. she was a little worried about her sons safety.d. she came to watch her sons game and cheered him .2. happy leap day! leap day, you ask? yes, its february 29. you may notice this date didnt appear on last years calendar, or the year before that, or thats because leap day happens once every four years and 2008 is a leap year. a leap year has 366 days instead of the usual 365 that an ordinary year has. an extra day is added to the calendar in a leap year, and heres why: the 365 days of the calendar are meant to match up with the solar year. a solar year is the time it takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, about one year. but the earths yearly trip around the sun takes a bit longer than 365 days. the orbit takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, to be exact. that time equals roughly one quarter of a day., so the calendar and the solar year dont match accurately. after a few years, that extra time in the solar year begins to accumulate. after four years, for example, the four extra quarter days will make the calendar fall behind the solar year by about a day. according to the honor society of leap year day babiesa club for people born on leap daythere are an estimated 4 million people whose birthdays come but once every four years. but who wants to wait four years to celebrate his/her birthday? most celebrate yearly on february 28 or march 1. there was a time when strict rules prevented women from proposing marriage to their beloved. in most cultures, thats not the case anymore. in fact, female pioneers who thought this rule was clearly unfair managed to get leap year established as an acceptable time for women to pop the question to unmarried men. so on february 29, a man could be surprised with an offer he couldnt refuse. the first documentation(文献的使用) of this day of ladies choice was in 1288 in scotland. officials then decided to pass a law that allowed women to propose marriage to men of their choice in that year. they also made it law that any man who said no to a proposal in a leap day had to pay a fine. the fine could range from a kiss to payment for a silk dress or a pair of gloves.72. according to the first two paragraphs, we can conclude that _.a. february 29 never appears on the calendar.b. february 29 comes once every four years, every leap year c. an ordinary year has one more day than a leap year d. 2008 has 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds73. what does the underlined phrase “pop the question” probably means _.a. propose marriage b. refuse marriage c. ask questions d. give directions74. in the last paragraph, the underlined “they” refers to _.a. unmarried menb. single ladiesc. officials d. the scottish75. which topic can best describe the last paragraph?a. what can ladies do with the extra day? b. respect ladies in leap year.c. its unfair to prevent ladies from offering love. d. leap year is ladies choice.3. some time ago i discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. i didnt think that there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, 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. i was quite wrong. the man wouldnt even look at my chair. the second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, the third and the fourthso 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? twenty pounds,” i said. “ok,” he said, “ill give you twenty pounds.” “its got a slightly broken leg,” i said. “yes, i saw that. its nothing.” everything was going according to the 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.” “ill buy it,” i said. “what do you mean? youve just said sold it to me,” he said. “yes, i know but ive changed my mind. im sorry. ill give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “you must be crazy,” he said. then suddenly the penny dropped. “i know what you want. you want me to repair your chair.” “youre right,” i said, “and what would you have done if i had walked in and asked would you mend this chair for me?” “i wouldnt have agreed to do it,” he said. “we dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. but ill mend this for you. shall we say for a fiver?” he was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.68. we can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _.a. was rather impolite b. was warmly receivedc. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair d. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair69. the underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means _.a. plan to deal with thingsb. decision to sell thingsc. idea of repairing thingsd. way of doing things70. the expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means that the shopkeeper _.a. changed his mindb. saw the writers purposec. accepted the offerd. decided to help the writer71. from the text, we can learn that the write was a _ person.a. smart b. tricky c. cautious d. humorous4. many people say pennies are not worth saving. after all, a penny is only worth a cent. but one unusual penny turned out to be worth a lot more when a coin collector paid $1.7 million for it earlier this month.the coin is one of a kind. it is the only penny that the denver mint(铸币厂) made out of copper, instead of steel, in 1943. because it is unique, it is also very valuable. no penny has ever sold for so much money.the changing pennythe lincoln penny first appeared in 1909. for 34 years, the one-cent coin was made out of copper. then, in 1943, the penny changed. world war ii was going on, and copper was needed for equipment. so for one year, pennies were made out of steel instead. at least most of them were.only a few coins were made out of unused copper. there are three main mints, or places where coins are made, in the united states. of the known copper pennies from 1943, twelve were made in the philadephia mint, and five were made in the san francisco mint. only one was made in the denver mint.nobody knows for sure why a copper penny was made at the denver mint in 1943, coin dealers andy skrabalak told time for kids. “there is a rumor that a mint employee made the coin in the middle of the night.”a special setthe coin collector who bought the $1.7 million penny wants to remain unknown. but the reason for the trade is known. he already had two copper pennies from 1943 one from the san francisco mint and one from the philadephia mint. to complete the set, he needed the denver penny. the three coins will go on display at a coin exhibition in tampa, florida.the collector who sold the penny is also keeping his name a secret. it took four years to convince him to give up the rare coin. now that he has finally donating all of the money to charity.64. why is the lincoln penny worth over one million dollars?a. because it has a history of thirty-four years.b. because it was made out of a rare material.c. because it was made on one night of 1943 by the denver mint.d, because it was the only coin denver mint made out of copper in 1943.65. before the lincoln penny was sold, people thought one-cent coins _.a. were worth collecting for selling later b. were surely valuable if not made out of steelc. wouldnt be sold for large amounts of moneyd. were only useful for some coin museums66. at least how many copper coins were made in 1943?a. five b. twelve c. seventeen d. eighteen67. what can we learn about the collector who sold the penny?a. he already had two copper pennies from 1943.b. he wanted to complete the set of copper pennies.c. he didnt want to sell his penny in the beginning.d. he was a well-known coin dealer in tampa, horida.5. our “mommy and me” time began two years ago. my next-door neighbor and fellow mother, christie, and i were our in our front yards, watching seven children of age six and under ride their bikes up and down. “i wish i could take one of my children out alone,” said christie. then we worked out a plan. when christie takes one of her children out alone, ill watch her other three. and when she watched two of mine, i will take someone out. the children were extremely quick to accept the idea of “mommy and me” time. christies daughter, mckenzie, went first. when she returned, the other children showered her with tons of questions. mckenzie was smiling broadly. christie looked refreshed and happy. “she is like a different kid when theres no one else around,” christie shared with me quietly. with her mother all to herself, mckenzie didnt have to make any effort to gain attention. just as christie had noticed changes in mckenzie, i also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. for example, im always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. my stuttering(口吃的) son, tom, doesnt stutter once during our activities since he doesnt have to struggle for a chance to speak. and the other son, sam, who is always a follower when around other children, shines a leader during our times together. the “mommy and me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each childtalking, sharing and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. every child deserves an only child at least once in a while.60. whats the text mainly about?a. the basic needs of children.b. the happy life of two families.c. the experience of the only child being with mother.d. the advantage of spending time with one child at a time.61. right after mckenzie came back, the other children were _.a. excited b. curiousc. worried d. happy62. whats one of the changes the author finds in her children?a. tom has less difficulty in speaking. b. the daughter acts like a leader.c. sam holds her hand more often. d. the boys become better followers63. the author seems to believe that _.a. having brothers and sisters is fun b. its tiring to look after three childrenc. every kid needs parents full attention d. parents should watch others kids6.one hot night last july, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, i tried everything i could think ofa warm bottle, songs and gentle rocking. nothing would settle him. guessing that i had a long night ahead of me, i brought a portable tv into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours till dawn. to my surprise, as soon as the tv lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on