2020届高考英语阅读理解复习专项训练：六

2020届高考英语阅读理解复习专项训练：六阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AAllan goes everywhere with Brigitte Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around heroffice at work and goes shopping with her. “Most people dont seem to mind Allan,” says Brigitte, who thinks he is wonderful. Hes my fourth child, she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog.Brigitte and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so they arent surprised to find that owning a dogmeans yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog.In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club officialexplains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.56. Brigitte pays taxes for Allan because .A. he is her dogB. he is her childC. he follows her everywhereD. he often falls ill57. The money paid as dog taxes is used to .A. keep a high level of care for the peopleB. pay for damage done by dogsC. provide medical care for dogsD. buy insurance for dog owners58. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?A. The owner of the car.B. The owner of the dog.C. The insurance company.D. The government.59. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden .A. dogs are welcome in public placesB. keeping dogs means asking for troubleC. many car accidents are caused by dogsD. people care much about dogsBMy teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I cant do anything more for my son. Im at the end of my rope. Im giving the whole thing up to you.”I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karls absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just dont know what to do. Ive tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. Its out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.Karls next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was I. I thought Id play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. Thats when I knew I had to make you proud.”60. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and _.A. preferred to stay alone at home B. lost interest in his studiesC. refused to talk to others D. began to dislike his mother61. There was silence on the other end of the line because .A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the motherB. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speakingC. the speaker didnt want the mother to recognize his voiceD. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother62. The sentence “he even made the honor roll” means that “ ”.A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meetingB. he was even on the list of students who made progress in gradesC. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves aroundD. he was even on the list of the best students at school63. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.B. Mothers love plays an important role in teenagers life.C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.A. School education doesnt work without full support from parents.CFor almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several peoples lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, its easy to take people in,” he said.One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her.“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didnt think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadnt showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.64. York was proud of the fact that _.A. a surgeon let him watch an operation. B. he could perform some duties of a doctorC. he had cheated doctors for so long D. people thought he could become a real doctor65. York learned how to behave like a doctor by _.A. watching other doctors work B. talking to doctors and nursesC. getting some training and experience D. observing doctors while he was a patient66. Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?A. She had swallowed something and almost died.B. She had to have an emergency operation.C. She had been injured in a road accident.D. She had lost consciousness while driving.67. The judges remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he _.A. pretended to be a psychiatrist B. tried to get away from prisonC. was proud of what he had done D. studied the behavior of the psychiatristDWhen I was small and my grandmother died, I couldnt understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying. So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional health, and crying seems to study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we dont even know we re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through Crying, and then we can deal with them.Just as crying can be healthy, not crying holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering can be bad for physical health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, dont fight it. Its a natural and healthy emotional response.68. Why didnt the author cry when her grandmother died?A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.B. Because she did not love her grandmother.C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.D. The author doesnt give the explanation.69, It car. be inferred from the text that _.A. there are two ways to keep healthyB. crying does more good to health than laughingC. crying and laughing play the same rolesD. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health70. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.71. What might be the most suitable title for the text?A. Power of Tears B. How to Keep HealthyC. Why We Cry D. A New Scientific DiscoveryEReading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.There are four parts in the book:Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetable and a test on text messages.Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal(正式的) English in biography(传记