高考英语 阅读理解（4月）训练（06）.doc

2013高考英语阅读理解（4月）训练（06）及答案abobby moresco grew up in new yorks hells kitchen, a tough working-class neighborhood on manhattans west side. but hells kitchen lies right next door to broadway, and the bright lights attracted bobby from the time he was a teen. being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. if you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal. not an actor. moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. he studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls, and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. “i wasnt a good actor, but i had a driving need to do something different with my life,” he says. he moved to hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender(酒保). “my father said, stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter. but moresco kept working at his chosen craft. then in 1983 his younger brother thomas was murdered in a mob-linked killing. moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony（继承物）of hells kitchen. half-deserted streets, based on his brothers killing, opened at a small off-broadway theater in 1988. a hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay. his reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to hollywood. by 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from paul haggis, a director who had befriended him. haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after september 11. the two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down. they kept pitching it. studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision(冲突、碰撞) in modern america. moresco believed so strongly in the script that he borrowed money, sold his house. he and haggis kept pushing. at last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the upfront money was too little, moresco delayed his salary. crash slipped into the theaters in may 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. it was nominated for six academy awards and won three-best picture, best film editing and best writing (original screenplay) by paul haggis and the kid from hells kitchen. at age 54, bobby moresco became an overnight success. “if you have something you want to do in life, dont think about the problems,” he says, “think about other ways to get it done.” 10. rearrange the following statements in term of time order:a. his work half-deserted streets drew attention as it opened at a small off-broadway theater.b. unexpectedly crash became both a hit and a huge success.c. he moved to hollywood to be a taxi driver and a waiter.d. he started to learn acting in spite of hardness with the belief of doing something different.e. his younger brother thomas was killed in conflict among bullies.a. d; c; e; a; b b. d; e; c; b; a c. c; d; e; a; b d. c; e; d; b; a 11. why bobby moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17?a. he wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise.b. his girlfriend did not allow him to do this.c. he was afraid of being laughed at.d. he had no talent for acting.12. the studio executives turned the script crash down because _.a. they thought the script would not be popularb. the script was not well writtenc. they had no money to make the film based on the script.d. they thought moresco was not famous.13. whats the best title of the passage? a. the road to successb. try it a different wayc. a talented man-morescod. morescos perseverance 14. which of the following can best describe bobby moresco?a. initiative(主动的) and persistent(坚持的)b. shy but hardworking c. caring and braved. aggressive and modest参考答案啊 acaba*结束dhilary smith belonged to a good family. but by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money the good old family had. he then had some trouble with the bank and was put in prison. he escaped from the prison and ran to australia without delay.hilary did not like australia and australia did not like hilary. what he could do seemed to be one of two things: die or work. the thought of neither of these gave him any pleasure. then he remembered that he was not alone in the world. he possessed an aunt.she was his fathers only sister, but his father used to say she brought no glory to the family. hilary, of course, tried to discover what she had done. it seemed that she had failed to marry a nobleman. instead, she had chosen a husband who was connected with trade. of course as soon as she became “mrs parks”, her brother considered her dead. later on, mr. parks died and left her a lot of money; but that did not bring her back to life in her brothers opinion.hilary discovered his aunts address. fortunately she remained faithful and honest to him even after she fell ill. so hilarys star shone again. when he was feeling honest, he could talk attractively. he frequently visited his aunts house; and soon he was living comfortably in the building which the profits of trade had provided.one thing was soon clear: his aunt was seriously ill, and nothing could cure her illness. hilary was very worried. fate had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it. there was only one thing that could save him: her will.“will?” she said, “yes, i have made one. that was when i was a girl and had not much money. i left all my money to some religious people.”“didnt you make another will when you were married?” hilary asked.his aunt shook her head. “no,” she said in a low voice, “there was no need. when i finally had a lot of money i found i had no relations.”on the next day he went to the public library and examined a book of law. it told him what he already believed. when a woman is married, an earlier will loses its value. a new will must be made. if no new will is made, the money goes to the nearest relation. hilary knew that he was his aunts only relation. his future was safe.after a few months had passed, hilarys problems became serious. he badly needed money. he had expensive tastes, and owed a lot of money to shopkeepers. they trusted him because his aunt was rich; but the debt was terrible.unfortunately his aunt did not want to discuss money matters at all. in the end they had a quarrel about the small amount of ten pounds. hilary was now very angry. he began to wonder about a new problem. was it kind to want his aunt to live any longer? was it not better for her to die now? while he was considering what to do, his aunt told him that she was going to send for her lawyer. so she was going to make a new will. hilary thought she might leave all her money to someone else. soon he reached a clear decisionhe must do a great kindness to the poor old woman. one night when the old servant who had been nursing his aunt went off, he doubled the amount of some medicine. the total amount was too great and it could just put her to sleep forever.“thank you,” his aunt took the glass from his hand with a grateful look. “i want, more than anything, to sleep, and never to wake up again. is that what you wish, hilary? i have given you your chance. dont blame me if i have some doubts about what you intended to do. sick people get these ideas, you know. one thing i ought to explain to you. mr. parks never married me. he already had a wife and couldnt marry again. that made your foolish father very angry with me well, if i am alive tomorrow i shall make another will in your favor. if i die tonight, youll get nothing no, hilary, dont try to take the glass away. if you do that, i shall know; and i dont want to know. good night, hilary.”then, very carefully, she raised the glass to her mouth and drank.15. from the story, we learn that hilarys aunt was _. a. bad-tempered and lonelyb. kind-hearted and wisec. careless about moneyd. cruel to her nephew16. why did hilarys father consider his aunt dead? a. because they lost contact with each other after her marriage. b. because she married a businessman. c. because she broke away from the family for a better life. d. because he thought she was a shame to the family17. the underlined sentence “he must do a great kindness to the poor old woman” in paragraph 11 suggests that hilary smith _. a. was determined to put his aunts life to an end b. decided to do his aunt a favor to call in a lawyer c. made up his mind to take good care of his aunt d. would help his aunt to donate all her money to religious people18. which of the following is the focus of the story?a. hilarys aunts money.b. hilary smiths debts. c. the intended murder.d. hilarys aunts marriage.19. which part of what hilarys aunt said eventually might make hilary frustrated? a. she wanted to sleep and never to wake up again.b. she never got married to mr. parks.c. mr. parks had a wife.d. she would make a new will tomorrow.20. which detail from the story is the climax（高潮）of the story? a. hilary escaped from the prison. b. hilary quarreled with his aunt about ten pounds. c. hilarys aunt drank the medicine her nephew prepared for her.d. hilarys aunt made a will to leave all her money to someone else. 参考答案bdaabc*结束（2011山东卷）c diana jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. “i have two kids in college, and i want to say come home, but at the same time i want to provide them with a good education,” says jacobs.the jacobs family did work out a solution: they asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. they will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. with unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the jacobs. more students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. college administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. at the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. a report from the national center for public policy and higher education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, “if we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says patrick m. callan, president of the center. “the middle class families have been financing it through debt. they will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.” financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. the good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted. 67. how did the jacobs manage to solve their problem? a. they asked their kids to come home. b. they borrowed $20,000 from the school. c. they encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs. d. they got help from the school and the federal government.68. financial aid administrators believe that _. a. more families will face the same problem as the jacobses b. the government will receive more letters of complaint c. college tuition fees will double soon d. americas unemployment will fall 69.what can we learn about th