上海外国语大学附属外国语学校高三排位考(阅读理解文学类)英语试题

1、Passage 1 Family. LoveAfter 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too, and she would love to spend some time with you."The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTH

2、ER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is the type of woman who s

3、uspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news."I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I responded. "Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."That Frida

4、y after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding ann

5、iversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting."We went to a restaurant that, although n

6、ot elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips."It

7、 was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said."Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. W

8、e talked so much that we missed the movie.As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed."How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home."Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,&

9、quot; I answered.A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said:

10、"I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son."At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "

11、I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time".1. When the mother heard it was the son s call, she was .A. worriedB. s

12、urprisedC. suspiciousD. puzzled2. The mother s friends were most impressed by .A. the memorable date between the mother and the sonB. the mother s reaatliiozn of her long-awaited dreamC. the son s love for his motherD. the mother s pride in her son3. When the mother took the author s arm into the re

13、staurant, she .A. looked like the First LadyB. was treated like the First LadyC. was as important as the First LadyD. felt as proud as being the First Lady4. What did the mother mainly talk about to the author during the dinner?A. Her life after the author s marriage.B. Her life since the author s l

14、ast visit.C. Her memory about the author as a child.D. Her expectation about future reunions.5. The mother insisted on inviting the author to dinner because .A. she was going to die soonB. she wanted to show her loveC. she did not expect the heart attackD. she intended to thank him and his wife6. Th

15、e passage intends to teach us how to cherish .A. our parentsB. loveC. our familyD. lifePassage 2 Little house in the Big Woods.I start from my home in the quiet little suburb of Forest Hills, Long Island. Here , surrounded by green lawns, trees, and flowers, are neat little houses, happy with the vo

16、ices and movements of wives and children, havens of peaceful rest for men who toil in the city. I drive across the lacy structure of steel which spans the East River, and I get a new and startling vision of the power and ingenuity of the mind of man. Busy boasts chug and scurry about the river - rac

17、y speed boat, stolid, snorting tugs. If I had long days of sight ahead, I should spend many of them watching the delightful activity upon the river.I look ahead, and before me rise the fantastic towers of New York, a city that seems to have stepped from the pages of a fairy story. What an awe-inspir

18、ing sight, these glittering spires. These vast banks of stone and steel-structures such as the gods might build for themselves! This animated picture is a part of the lives of millions of people every day. How many, I wonder, give it so much as a second glance? Very few, I fear, their eyes are blind

19、 to this magnificent sight because it is so familiar to them.I hurry to the top of one of those gigantic structures, the Empire State Building, for there, a short time ago, I "saw" the city below through the eyes of my secretary. I am anxious to compare my fancy7with reality. I am sure I s

20、hould not be disappointed in the panorama spread out before me, for to me it would be a vision of another world.Now I begin my rounds of the city. First, I stand at a busy corner, merely looking at people, trying by sight of them to understand something of their life. I see smiles, and I am happy. I

21、 see serious determination, and I am proud, I see suffering, and I am compassionate.I stroll down Fifth Avenue. I throw my eyes out of focus, so that I see no particular object but only a seething kaleidoscope of colors. I am certain that the colors of women's dresses moving in a throng must be

22、a gorgeous spectacle of which I should never tire. But perhaps if I had sight I should be like most other women - too interested in styles and the cut of individual dresses to give much attention to the splendor of color in the mass. And I am convinced, too, that I should become an inveterate window

23、 shopper, for it must be a delight to the eye to view the myriad articles of beauty on display.From Fifth Avenue I make a tour of the city-to Park Avenue, to the slums, to factories, to parks where children play. I take a stay-at-home trip abroad by visiting the foreign quarters. Always my eyes are

24、open wide to all the sights of both happiness and misery so that I may probe deep and add to my understanding of how people work and live. My heart is full of the images of people and things. My eye passes lightly over no single trifle; it strives to touch and hold closely each thing its gaze rests

25、upon. Some sights are pleasant, filling the heart with happiness; but some are miserably pathetic. To these latter I do not shut my eyes, for they, too, are part of life. To close the eye on them is to close the heart and mind.My third day of sight is drawing to an end. Perhaps there are many seriou

26、s pursuits to which I should devote the few remaining hours, but I am afraid that on the evening of that last day I should again run away to the theater, to a hilariously funny play, so that I might appreciate the overtones of comedy in the human spirit.1. According to the first paragraph, the autho

27、r is amazed at seeing .A. the housesB. the bridgeC. the boatsD. the river2. The author most probably thinks that the New Yorkers are the“ glittering spiresA. scornful ofB. overwhelmed byC. indifferent toD. knowledgeable about3. When the author sees the passers-by, she would like to .A. share their e

28、motionsB. show sympathy to themC. enjoy the same life stylesD. perceive their bosom feelings4. When the author observes a woman s dress, she pays most attention to .A. itsdesignerandbrandB. itsstyle andcuttingC. itscolorD. itsprice5. What is the author s attitude towards her present life?A. She want

29、s to treat it like a comedy.B. She wants to change her life style.C. She enjoys her blindness.D. She is appreciative of life.Passage 3 Young Shakespeare.Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetarylimitations get in the way. Ian Fleming let n

30、one of these considerations stop him.After the war, Fleming set down his schedule. The first week of January saw him leave England andtravel to Jamaica. The first week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley newspaperswithout compromise - this portion of the year would be set aside f

31、or Jamaica or he would look elsewhere for employment.For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to Jamaica, lounging in paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did Fleming start the writer's journe

32、y which would change his life and popular culture forever. As Fleming waited in Jamaica for Anne's divorce to become final, he wrote the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale.Fleming's career as a writer deserves more examination than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next

33、 12 years, Ian Fleming transformed his elite existence, his arrogance, his style, and his acid wit into some of the greatest thrillers ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Kingsley Amis, and Edith Sitwell. His fans included John, Jackie, and Bobby Ken

34、nedy, and his social circle included Prime Minister Anthony Eden, Evelyn Waugh, and Somerset Maugham.Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism. Even in stories which had little action or pay off, such as his short non-fiction book, The Diamond Smugglers, the "Flemi

35、ng-flair" ensured exciting reading. He wrote the "Atticus" column for the Sunday Times, proving a wonderful conduit for inside intelligence information, and clever rebukes.Regardless of book sales or family obligations, Fleming managed to live the life he wanted. As the years passed,

36、his passion for golfing increased so he took more time with it. Fleming's long-term fascination with America grew, so he traveled there more often.Ian Fleming's full life caught up with him through his heart. It may be that years of drinking and smoking took their toll, or that the butter-ri

37、ch cooking Fleming loved was the culprit. Or maybe it was just genetics. Whatever the cause, Fleming's health declined in the late 1950s. This plus anxieties in the marriage increased Fleming's depression. With the success of Bond, the world came knocking at Fleming's door, and he had a

38、harder time shutting those out that he did not want in his life.Nonetheless, Fleming fought the loosing battle of his weakening heart by throwing more fuel on the fire. He continued to drink and smoke, making some excuses but not many. He wrote books he wanted to read, and traveled the world with st

39、yle and authority. By this time, Fleming had already earned his own fortune, created his own identity, and ruled his own literary empire.1. According to the second paragraph, Fleming accepted the job offered by Kemsley newspaperA. and had to give up his yearly holiday plan to JamaicaB. because he wa

40、s offered to work in Jamaica every winterC. so that he wouldn t have to look for employment elsewhereD. on condition that he took two months off to Jamaica every year2. When he began writing, Fleming never expected that .A. he would change popular cultureB. he could get over the pressureC. Anne woul

41、d have a divorceD. Anne would keep his child3. Fleming s thrillers reflected his .A. sense for popular cultureB. relationship with AnneC. own personalitiesD. life at Jamaica4. The fact that “ Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalismA. Fleming took up journalism when he

42、 finished Bond s adventuresB. Fleming put Bond through many thrilling adventuresC. Fleming described Bond as an adventurous journalistD. Fleming experienced Bond s adventures when he was a journalist5. According to the passage, Fleming died of .A. an unidentified reasonB. a disease of the heartC. an

43、 unknown family diseaseD. over drinking and smoking1. A【定位】第2段第3句。【解析】根据原文该句母亲所问的问题可以推断母亲接到电话的时候，第一个反应是“担心”，因此本题应选选项 A。本题最具有干扰性的是选项C, suspicious和第2段最后一句中的suspect属于同一个词族，但要注意的是，在文中 suspect 是 “猜想” 的意思， 而不是 “怀疑” 的意思， 而 suspicious只有“怀疑的、可疑的”意思，这样来看就知道选项C不符合原文的内容了。2. C【定位】第4段最后两句。【解析】可以说，母亲的朋友也应该是老年人，他们应

44、该也像母亲一样很少能和儿女聚会，由此可推断， 他们认为作者通过邀请母亲吃饭而表达对母亲的爱，作者这样做让他们很感动，因此本题应选选项Co作者和母亲的晚餐聚会发生在原文提到impressed这个动作之后，而原文没有提及在聚会之后朋友们的感觉，因此选项A 是不正确的；选项D 是几乎每个父母都有的感觉，朋友们不可能因此而感动。3. D【定位】第5段第2句。【解析】 从原文前5 段的内容可以推断母亲觉得自己像第一夫人是因为她那天很高兴，能和儿子一起吃饭让她觉得很得意，而且也以儿子为荣，因此，本题选择选项D 最合适。我们可以用另一个方法快速锁定正确答案。原文该句中的as if 表示一种感觉，在四个选项中

45、，只有选项D 中的 felt 表示感觉，其他三个选项的动词都用于描述现实，在这种情况下，即使选项C 中的 important 在现实中也可用来形容当第一夫人的感觉，也可以马上排除了。4. B【定位】第8段第1句。【解析】 原文该句中的recent events 表明母亲在吃饭时谈起的是最近发生的事，在 4 个选项中选项B 提到的时间是最近的，因此选项B 为本题答案。选项 C 的 memory 与第 6 段末句中的nostalgic 意思相关，但原文该句只表明母亲想起了过去，但不一定在吃饭时就“主要”谈起过去，因此选项 C 是不正确的。5. B【定位】第9段和最后两段。【解析】从第9 段的 I&

46、#39;ll go out with you again 可以知道母亲在提出请儿子吃饭时，她还是想着自己一定会去的，根据倒数第2 段最后两句和最后一段的哲理可以推断母亲当时提出邀请是因为她也要让儿子知道她很爱他。由此可见，本题应选选项Bo倒数第2段第5句表明母亲并不能确定自己的病情，所以说“她快要死了" （选项 A）是过度推断。选项 D是另一个强干扰项，但别忘了第9段的 Ill go out with you again ，当母亲提出邀请时，她并没有想要邀请媳妇一起参加，这可能是后来回家之后才想到的，所以选项D 并不是母亲已开始提出邀请时的目的。6. C【定位】最后一段第 2句。【解

47、析】最后一段是对全文中心思想的概括，第 2 句表明 family 是最重要的东西，可见本文是为了说明我们要珍惜我们的family,因此本题应选选项 C。本题稍具干扰性的是选项B,但本文并不是对“爱”泛泛而谈，而是主要针对家庭成员的“爱”，所以选项 B 过泛了。Passage 21. B【定位】第1段第3句。【解析】题干中的amaze 和原文该句中的startle 同义， 都有 surprise 的意思， 本题其实要求理解该句中的 the lacy structure of steel 所指是什么。steel 是这个建筑物的材料，而 steel 后的定语从句whichspans the East

48、 River表明这个建筑物横跨在河上，从这写信息可以推论这个建筑物是一座铁桥，故 选项 B 为本题答案。2. C 【定位】第2 段第 2 句。【解析】第二段第一句中的 fantastic ,第二句中的awe-inspiring ,第三句中的 vast和such as the gods might build for themselves 都表明作者会对看到的建筑物表示“赞叹”之情，在四个选项中，选项 C 与这种情绪的表达最为接近，故为本题答案。3. A 【定位】第4段第 2、 3、 4 句。【解析】第四段最后两句是对第二句的解释，解释作者如果能看到经过的路人会想什么。从最后两句的内容I see

49、 smiles, and I am happy. I see serious determination, and I am proud, I see suffering, and Iam compassionate. 可以推断作者会感受路人的情绪，会与他们欢喜悲哀与共，因此，本题应选选项A。选项C中的life style涵盖范围过宽，而原文只是提到“情感”方面的感受而已。选项D意为“理解他们内心深处的感受”，可以说，原文这几句话表现出来的内容还没有到“内心”那么深入，几句话描述的都只是作者对路人面部表情的观察而已。4. C 【定位】第5 段第 3 句。【解析】原文该句中的I'm certain that 表明作者会对color很着迷。本题最具迷惑性的选项是选项B,因为第5段第4句提到了 style和cut,但要注意这一句用的是虚拟语气，表明作者对于styles和 cut 的感受都只存在于假设当中，所以不要被选项B 给迷惑了。5. D 【定位】全文【