高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解强化练习七

1、2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读理解强化练习（七）Son s HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but hewas paid much. His wifewas an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few fri

2、ends of his liked gambling（ 赌博）and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He

3、 and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup（拘留所）,he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Year s Day. Mr. Lang didn t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they

4、were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there weren t any policemen outs

5、ide, daddy, “ said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”Mr. Lang was paid much because. A. he was a driverhe worked in a factoryhe had a lot of work to dohe had worked there for a long timeMrs. Lang did all housework because.she couldn t find any workshe thought her husband wa

6、s tiredher husband spent all time in gamblingshe wouldn t stop her husband gamblingso he was put into lockup.Mr. Lang often gambledMr. Lang was late for workMr. Lang didn t help his wife at homeMr.Lang wasn t polite to the policeThe woman had to leave Mr. Lang because.A. he didn t love her any longe

7、r B. he wouldn t stop gambling C. he had been put into lockup D. he was hardly sent away by the factory 5. Which of the following is right?The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.The boy thought his father needed some policemen.The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.The boy hope

8、d his mother to come back.(1 6 CBDAAB)【答案与解析】本文讲一个赌棍想要赌钱，因此叫他的儿子把风，可他的儿子却把警察找来 的故事。C。细节题。根据第 1 段第 2 句话 As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much可知答案为CoBo 推断题。根据第 1 段第 3 句话 His wife was an able womanand did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything

9、at home可知答案为BoA。推断题。根据 His wife told him not to do it but he didn t listen to her. Shehad to tell the police可知答案为 A。A 。 细节题。根据 - he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him可知答案为AoBo 语义理解题。根据最后一句话I saw there weren t any police man outside, daddy,so I went to the crossing and asked some to c

10、ome可知答案为 B。(2)136 Crestview CircleDover, ConnecticutJanuary 16, 1995Gander s Furniture StoreStamford, Connecticut, 09876Dear Sir,I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They

11、were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too.Our $ 2.50 steak( 牛排)landed on the floor, and the dog ate it.I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me

12、 to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store.Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned.Yours trulyAlberts Rob

13、binsFrom the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid for thetable and the four chairs.A. $ 65.50 B. $ 68.00 C. $ 2.50D. no moneyWhy do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store?He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again.He didn t want to receive a se

14、cond bill for the furniture he had returned.The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it.He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture.Try to guess the mood(心、情)when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry.B. He was disappointedHe was anxious.D. He

15、was friendly.【答案与解析】这是一封信，作者写这封信的目的是想向收信人说明他不准备付这套桌椅的费用，因为这套桌椅刚送到他家的当天晚上就坏了。D。细节题。根据正文第1 段第 1、2 句which I am returning with this letter. Iamnot going to pay this bill可知答案为 D。B。细节题。根据正文最后一段第2 句 I do not want to receive another bill for thefurniture which I returned可知答案为 B。A。判断题。根据正文第 1 段 That night on

16、e leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chairs, and that broke too可知答案为AoKate: Has your sister s baby arrived yet?John: Yes, I ve been an uncle since yesterday noon.Kate: Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl?John: An eight- pound boy. They named h

17、im Francis. That s spelled with an i before the s , you know.Kate: Tha t s right. Frances with ane is a girl s name. But they are bothpronounced the same. Why did they name your nephew Francis?John: I don t know. They considered a lot of other names, like Richard, Edward, Philip,David, and several o

18、thers.Kate: What i f the baby had been a girl? Didn t they have any girl s names in mind?s name, she said,John: They couldn t agree on any. Whenever he suggested a girlI hate that name! ” Some people have very strong feelings about names.Kate: I think most people do. Sometimes I decided not to like

19、someone I haven t even met, just because I don t like his name.John: That reminds me of something I reada few days ago.Somebody had found out thatschool children with certain names get low marks in school justbecause of theirnames.Kate: Their family names?John: No, their first names. That s what the

20、 article said.1. The first sentenceHas your sisterHas your sisterHas your sistermeans“Has your sister s baby arrived yet?s baby come here yet?s baby reached yo ur home yet?s baby been sent to you yet?Has your sister given birth to that baby yet?Which of the following is NOT true according to this pa

21、ssage?Francis is boy s name.Frances is a girl s name.Francis and Frances have the same pronunciation.There is no difference between Francis and Frances.According to the passage, we can infer that a nephew is a baby boya baby girlC. the son of one s brother s or sister s D. the daughter of one s brot

22、her s or sister s.Reading the passage, we can know.Americans have only first namesAmericans have only family namesAmericans have both first names and family namesAmericans have either first names or family names【答案与解析】本文是一篇对话，是 John和Kate关于人的名字的谈论。Do 细节判断题。根据原文John 说的话 Yes, I ve been a uncle since ye

23、sterday noon可知Kate是问John他的姐姐生了小孩没有。所以正确答案为D。D。细节题。根据原文可知John的姐姐生了个男孩，取名 Francis , Francis 是男孩名，而Frances 是女孩名。Francis 和Frances 的读音是相同的。由此可判断出此题正确答案 为DoC。推断题。根据原文可知John的姐姐生了个男孩，取名 Francis 。然后再根据 Kate问John的话可推知nephew 是指一个人的sister 或brother 的儿子。所以答案为C。C。细节题。根据最后两句 Kate 和 John 的话 Their family names? No, t

24、heir first names可知此题答案为 C。Another ReasonIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside.Mr. Whi

25、te, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday

26、. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed t

27、hey were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.I m sorry, sir, said the first soldier. I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said th

28、ey were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier s turn. He said, T m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I ll punish you at once! “No, no, sir, sai

29、d the young man. My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way! The military camp was built in the village to.stop the soldiers going to townsstop the soldiers meeting their friendstrain the new soldiersmake the young men live quietlyMr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because.

30、he was kind to themthey felt lonelythey had something important to dothey were the best of allThe young officer was worried because.a traffic accident had happenedhe was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersthe nine soldier s didn t come back on timethe nine soldiers drank too much in the t

31、ownThe nine soldiers returned to the camp late because.something was wrong with their busestheir horses died on the return wayit took them much time to run backthey all had drunk much in the townWhich answer do you think right?I ll believe only the last soldier.The officer believed the nine soldiers

32、.I ll believe none of the nine soldiers.The officer won t punish his soldiers.【答案与解析】本文讲9个士兵为自己没有按时返回军营找借口开脱的故事。C。细节题。根据第 1 段第 2 句和第 3 句 It was far from the towns and citiesand therewere some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers可知答案为C。A。推断题。根据第 2 段第 3 句

33、He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday可知答案为 A。B 。 推断题。根据 Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men可知答案为 B。D。细节题。根据 It seemed they were all drunk可知答案为 D。C o推断题。那9个士兵在为自己的晚归找借口，他们是在说谎，因此应该选择Co（5）I Don t Think I W

34、rote WrongLao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected（ 尊敬）and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments （编辑） but didn treceive any answers.Now he works in a factory. He s b

35、usy at work. When he s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. Shelooked worried and didn t eatanything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article（ 征文）

36、 “My Father that evening. But she did not know what to write.That s easy, “ said Lao Yang. Let me help you. ”Then he sat down to write the solicitarticleat once. He easily finishedit on time.He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to

37、 post to the editorial department.“My teacher said your article digressed from thesubject（ 离题），“ said the girl.I don t think so,“ Lao Yang shouted angrily. I described（描写）just myfather!Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because.he likes readinghe learned much at schoolhe wanted to be a writerhe wanted

38、to help othersLao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments,.A. and he got a lot of moneyB. and he became a famous manC. and he was respectedD. but he failedAs, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.he was a writerhe was freehe wanted to realize his ideal（理想）he wanted to make his daughter

39、 happyLao Yang hoped.his article could surprise the teacherhis article could be chosenthe children could like his articleeveryone could soon know himLao Yang s solicit article digressedfrom the subject.because he couldn t write it at allbecause he didn t know his father wellbecause it was too bad to

40、 be chosenjust because he described his father TOC o 1-5 h z 【答案与解析】Lao Yang是个文学爱好者，但没能实现他的作家梦，他帮他的女儿写myfather ,本来他应该描写他自己的，但他却写成了他的父亲。C 。 细节题。根据 he thought the writers were respected and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments but didn t rece

41、ive any answers可知答案为C。D。细节题。根据 He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments but didn t receive any answers可知答案为D。C。推断题。Lao Yang很早就喜欢写作，多次投稿却没有回音，于是他认为帮他女儿写作文是个很好的实现理想的机会，因此选 CoB。细节题。根据第 4 段最后一句 he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post the editorial depar

42、tment可知答案为 B。D。细节题。文章中说I described just my father，但根据老师的要求他应该描写他自己。因此应该选择 D。）A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft（ 生艇）in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panamain their boat, Simony, they met some whales（鲸 鱼

43、）.They started to hit the side of the boat,“ said Bill,“and then suddenlywe heard water. Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line

44、 and a machine to make salt water into drinking water- two thingswhich saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（生的）.Then the line broke . So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks（ 鲨鱼）came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid

45、 and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands. ”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn t stand up. So the captain carried th

46、em onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.Bill and Simone were traveling when they met some whales.A. in a life-raftB. in Miami C. in SimonyD. in PanamaThe whales hit the side of the boat, and then.they brought in a lot of waterthey broke the side of the boatthey

47、 pulled the boatthey went under the waterAfter their boat sank, the couple.A. jumped into the life-raftB. heard waterC. watched the boat go under waterD. stayed in the life-raftDuring their days at sea,saved their lives.A. tins of food and bottles of waterB. a fishing-line and a machineC. whales and

48、 sharksD. Twenty passing shipsWhen they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up,.they were too excited to stand upthey couldn t wait t o climb onto the boattheir life-raft was beginning to break upthey knew their two months at sea would be over（1 5 CBDBD）【答案与解析】这是一篇关于一对夫妇如何遇到海难，然后在海上的救生艇上生活了

49、66天后获救的小故事。C。在第二自然段的第1 句就告诉我们 they left Panama, Simony, they met some whales说他们是在Simony旅游时遇见Whales.B 。我们从第二自然段得知They started to hit the side of the boat,也就是说是 thewhales broke the side of the boat 。Do在他们的船沉没之后，the couple是一直待在船上直至获救的，而不是一直都在jumpedinto the life-raft 。Bo 根据第 3 段的第 2 句 They also had a fi

50、shing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water-two things which saved their lives可知： a fishing-line 和 amachine救了他们的命。5. D。由最后一段 After fifty days at sea. 起来，是由船长 carried them onto his boat, 是获救当天坏的，所以 A B、C都可以排除,我们知道：the couple 是太虚弱所以不能站而救生艇早在出事后的50天就坏掉了，而不D项为正确选项。A Frenchman went to

51、 a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the besthotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and sawan Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearl

52、y out of sightwhen the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it mustbe the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other s language. The Frenchman fright

53、ened the Italian with his fist（拳头）and pointed atthe Italian s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He wasgreatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that b

54、y mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian s.The Frenchman went to a small Italian town.A. aloneB. with his wifeC. with his friendD. with an ItalianOne night he went out for alone.A. a rideB. a walk C. a drink D. restSuddenly he found his was gone.A. watch B. money C. book D. ringThe I

55、talian gave up his watch to him at last because.he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman.he understood what the Frenchman wantedhe had picked up the watch on his w ay from workhe was afraid of the FrenchmanWho was robbed of the watch on earth?A. The Frenchman was.B. The Italian was.C. Both of them

56、 was.D. Neither of them was.【答案与解析】本文讲述了法国人与意大利人语言不通发生误解的一个有趣的故事。法国人 在散步时以为自己的手表被经过的意大利人偷了，于是他向意大利人举起了他的拳头将手表 拿了回来。而他回到旅店发现他的手表安然无恙地躺在桌上。B。文章的第 1 句说 The Frenchman 是 staying with his wife at the best hotel,由此句可推知答案。B。文章第1段的第2句说He went out for a walk alone由此句可推知答案。A 。根据第1段的第4行当Italian was nearly out o

57、f sight的时候这个法国人就 发现他的手表不见了。据此可知答案为A。Do根据第2段中说The Frenchman frightened.我们可以推知这个意大利人是害怕这个法国人的拳头才把手表给他。B 。谁被抢走了手表？读完全文我们可知The Italian 正是被人抢走手表的无辜受害者。(8)Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but th

58、ey soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people s houses.Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We ve been to a lot of other people s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn t we?“Yes, certainly,“ answered her hu

59、sband, “A big party will be the easiest thing,won t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.” So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December/,“How many will that be? ” Mr. Harris asked. Don t invite too many. ”Mrs. Harr

60、is was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ”“That isn t very nice, is it? ” he said.You re telling our guests that theymust go at 8:30. So Mrs. Harris just wrote Party: 6:30 p.m.”A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so