2011年高考英语 故事类阅读理解专项训练（2）

20112011 年高考英语故事类阅读理解专项训练年高考英语故事类阅读理解专项训练 2 2 6 My father was a foreman of a sugar cane plantation in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields I would walk behind an ox guiding him with a broomstick For 1 a day I worked eight hours straight with no food breaks It was very tedious work but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons Because the plantation owners were always watching us I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could I ve never been late for any job since I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for More important I earned my pay it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn t want to work I was only six years old but I was doing a man s job Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than 18 a week Our home was a three room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother father two brothers and three sisters This gave me self esteem 自尊心 one of the most important things a person can have When I was seven I got work at a golf course near our house My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them Losing a ball meant you were fired so I never missed one Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle The more I dreamed the more I thought Why not I made my first golf club out of guava limb 番石榴树枝 and a piece of pipe Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth I practiced with the same devotion and intensity I learned working in the field except now I was driving golf balls with club not oxen with a broomstick 1 The writer s first job was A to stand down the fairway at a golf course B to watch over the sugar cane plantation C to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields D to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them 2 The word tedious in Paragraph 2 most probably means A difficultB boringC interesting D unusual 3 The writer learned that from his first job A he should work for those who he liked most B he should work longer than what he was expected C he should never fail to say hello to his owner D he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for 4 gave the writer serf esteem A Having a family of eight people B Owning his own golf course C Bringing money back home to help the family D Helping his father with the work on the plantation 5 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A He wanted to be a successful golfer B He wanted to run a golf course near his house C He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation D He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick 答案与解析 本文主要介绍作者小时候的工作经历 6 岁时在一家甘蔗种植园耕地 7 岁时在离家不远的一家高尔夫球场找到看球 1 C 语义理解题 第 1 段第 2 句话 My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields 和题干几乎完全相同 2 B 词义猜测题 从第 2 段第 2 句话中的 I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could 可以推知 tedious 的正确词义 3 D 语义理解题 看到文章第 2 段第 4 句话 I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for 答案不言自明 4 C 语义理解题 从文章第 3 段最后两句话 Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother father two brothers and three sisters This gave me self esteem 自尊心 不难肯定答案为 C 5 A 判断题 从最后一段内容不难看出他想当一名高尔夫球员的迫切之心 7 We spent a day in the country picking wild flowers With the car full of flowers we were going home On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard 柜厨 outside a furniture shop It was tall and narrow Buy it my wife said at once We ll carry it home on the roof rack I ve always wanted one like that What could I do Ten minutes later I was 20 poorer and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack It was six feet long and eighteen inches square quite heavy too In the gathering darkness I drove slowly Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening The police even stopped traffic to let us through Carrying furniture was a good idea After a time my wife said There s a long line of cars behind Why don t they overtake I wonder In fact a police car did overtake The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed But then with great kindness they led us through the rush hour traffic The police car stopped at our village church One of the officers came to me Right sir he said Do you need any more help I was a bit puzzled Thanks officer I said You have been very kind I live just on the road He was staring at our car first at the flowers then at the cupboard Well well he said laughing It s a cupboard you ve got there We thought it was something else My wife began to laugh The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes I smiled at the officer Yes it s a cupboard but thanks again I drove home as fast as I could 1 In fact the husband the cupboard A would like very much to buyB badly wanted C was glad to have boughtD would rather not buy 2 Other drivers thought they were A carrying a cupboard to the church B sending flowers to the church C carrying nothing but a piece of furniture D going to attend a funeral 葬礼 at the church 3 The police will be more polite to those who are A driving in gathering darknessB in great sorrow 悲痛 C driving with wild glowers in the carD carrying furniture 4 What did the husband think of this matter A It was very strange B He felt ashamed of it C He took great pride in it D He was puzzled at it 1 4 DDBB 答案与解析 作者在采花回家的路上 妻子又买了一个柜子装在车上 其他的司机 及警察都以为他们是去给人送葬 所以纷纷给其让路 1 D 推断题 根据文章第 2 段作者对买柜子的想法 要花钱 又长又笨重 从而推 断出作者心里不愿意 由此可知答案为 D 2 D 推断题 根据第 4 段倒数第 2 句 警察的车停在教堂及第 7 段警察看车的情形 看了花草又看柜子 说 我们以为是别的什么东西 可推断出此题答案为 D 3 B 推断题 根据文章中对警察关心作者的描述及警察对作者车上东西的看法可推 断出警察以为作者去参加葬礼 所以对作者特别关心 由此可知答案为 B 4 B 推断题 根据文章最后一段的描述 好像一块石头击中了我的眉心 于是我尽 快地把车开回家 可看出作者对此很羞愧 从而推断出此题答案为 B 8 The most frightening words in the English language are Our computer is down You hear it more and more when you are on business The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said I m sorry I can t sell you a ticket Our computer is down If your computer is down just write me out a ticket I can t write you out a ticket The computer is the only one allowed to do so I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen Then I asked her What do all you people do We give the computer the information about your trip and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not So when it goes down you go down with it That s good sir How long will the computer be down I wanted to know I have no idea Sometimes it s down for 10 minutes sometimes for two hours There s no way we can find out without asking the computer and since it s down it won t answer us After the girl told me they had no backup 备用 computer I said Let s forget the computer What about your planes They re still flying aren t they I couldn t tell without asking the computer Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he s flying to Washington I suggested I wouldn t know what gate to send you to Even if the pilot was going to Washington he couldn t take you if you didn t have a ticket Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours I wouldn t know she said pointing at the dark screen Only IT knows It can t tell me By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down Some people went white some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage 1 The best title for the article is A When the Computer Is DownB The Most Frightening Words C The Computer of the AirportD Asking the Computer 2 What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer A She could sell a ticket B She could write out a ticket C She could answer the passengers questions D She could do nothing 3 Why do you think they had not a backup computer A Because it was easy down B Because it was very expensive C Because it was not advanced enough D Because it was not as big as the main computer 4 The last paragraph suggests that A a modern computer won t be down B computers can take the place of humans C sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people D there will be great changes in computers 1 4 ADBC 答案与解析 本文记述了作者在机场遭遇电脑系统死机所带来的后果及人们对此的 反应 1 A 主旨题 根据文章第 1 句中的 Our computer is down 及后面的文章内容 可推知 此题答案为 A 2 D 细节题 根据文章中的对话 售票员不能卖机票 回答不出旅客提出的问题等等 可推知此题答案为 D 3 B 主观题 根据各选项的比较及生活经验对之进行判断 得出此题的答案为 B 4 C 推断题 根据文章最后一段的描述 电脑死机 旅客们感到恐惧 忧郁 不安 从而可推知此题答案为 C 9 Mr Peter Johnson aged twenty three battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water Mr Johnson took the only escape route through the boot 行李箱 Mr Johnson s car had finished up in a ditch 沟渠 at Romney Marsin Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank Fortunately the water began to come in only slowly Mr Johnson said I couldn t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in Mr Johnson a sweet salesman of Sitting Home Kent first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot Then he began his struggle to escape Later he said It was really a half penny that saved my life It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear but no help came It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot Then Mr Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock Fifteen minutes passed by It was the only chance I had Finally it gave but as soon as I moved the boot lid the water and mud poured in I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up His hands and arms cut and bruised 擦伤 Mr Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby where he was looked after by the farmer s wife Mrs Lucy Bates Huddled in a blanket he said That thirty minutes seemed like hours Only the tips of the car wheels were visible police said last night The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch 1 What is the best title for this newspaper article A The Story of Mr Johnson A Sweet Salesman B Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route C Driver Escapes Through Car Boot D The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident 2 Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr Johnson A The hammer B The coin C The screw D The horn 3 Which statement is true according to the passage A Mr Johnson s car stood on its boot as it fell down B Mr Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam C Mr Johnson s car accident was partly due to the slippery road D Mr Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat 4 Finally it gave Paragraph 5 means that A Luckily the door was torn away in the end B At last the wrench went broken C The lock came open after all his efforts D The chance was lost at the last minute 5 It may be inferred from the passage that A the ditch was along a quiet country road B the accident happened on a clear warm day C the police helped Mr Johnson get out of the ditch D Mr Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended 答案与解析 本文记述了 Mr Johnson 由于车祸被困于水下车内半个小时 最后死里 逃生的故事 1 C 主旨题 根据第 1 段 Mr Peter Johnson escape from his trapped car through the boot 可归纳出文章的标题为答案 C 2 B 细节题 根据第 4 段 Mr Johnson 所说的话及他后面所做的事情可推知此题答案 为 B 3 C 细节题 根据第 2 段第一句 skidding on ice and hitting a bank 可推知答案为 C 4 C 词句理解题 根据其上文 work on the boot lock 及下文 but as soon as I moved the boot lid the water and mud poured in 可推知此题答案为 C 5 A 推断题 根据第 4 段最后一句 but no help came 及最后一段的第一句 Mr Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby 可推知地点是在寂静的农村 此题答案为 A 10 In 1939 two brothers Mac and Dick McDonald started a drive in restaurant in San Bernadino California They carefully chose a busy corner for their location They had run their own businesses for years first a theater then a barbecue 烤肉 restaurant then another drive in But in their new operation they offered a new shortened menu French fries hamburgers and sodas To this small selection they added one new idea quick service no waiters or waitresses and no tips Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents Cheese was another four cents Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity 一致性 for the brothers had developed a strict routine 程序 for the preparation of their food and they insisted on their cooks sticking to their routine Their new drive in became surprisingly popular particularly for lunch People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime The self service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954 when he was selling milkshake mixing machines He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers fast food restaurants and bought the right to franchise 特许经营 other copies of their restaurants The agreement included the right to duplicate 复制 the menu the equipment even their red and white buildings with the golden arches 拱门 Today McDonald s is really a household name In 1976 McDonald s had over l billion in total sales Its first twenty two years is