高考英语二轮复习 专题三 阅读理解 第三节 题组训练 7 逸闻趣事-人教版高三英语试题

第三节题组训练7逸闻趣事A(2017·河东区一模)MyhusbandandIsatoutside.Asmallchildaboutthreecameupthestreet，accompaniedbyhermother.Asshesawanothergirlafewfeetaway，shegaveheradmiringcomment，“Mommy，Ilikeherdress.”Hermomreplied，“Well，whydon’tyougoandtellher？”Thelittlegirlwalkedshylytowardthegirlwearingtheprettydress.Theotherone，likelythesameage，wasstandingwithherbackturned，alongsideherparents.Theyhadnotheardthecompliment.Receivingnoresponse，thislittlegirlhesitated.Myhusbandsaidtotheothergirl，“Someonewantstotellyousomething.”Assheturnedaround，connectionwasmade.Onceagain，thelittleoneannounced“Ilikeyourdress，”anduponhearingthosewords，theotheronegaveherabigsmileandexcitedlyshared“Look，it’saspinning(旋转的)dress！”atwhichmomentshebegantospinincircles.Bothofthemsmiledwidely.Now，theonestoppedspinningandsaid，“It’smyfavoritedressandIhaveshoesthatmatch！”Shetookoffrunningtowardastroller(婴儿车)parkednearby.Themomanddaughterstartedtoheaddownthestreet，thinkingtheencounter(邂逅)hadended.Momentslater，the“spinningdressgirl”reappeared，shoesinhand，lookingforhernewfriendwhohadseeminglydisappeared.Now，anelderlycouple，seatedonabench，hadobviouslybeenwatchfulofallthis.Themanstoppedthechild，saying，“There’ssomeonecomingbehindyou.”Thenwesawoneshowedandtheotheradmiredthebeautifulshoes.Ifyoucanmakeamomentbetter，doit.Ihavenoideahowmanyothersthateveningmighthaveobservedthisact，hopingtohelpgoodthingstohappen.Butsuchbriefmoments，strungtogether，makeupwhatmightbethesignificanttimesinourlives.语篇解读本篇文章通过向我们讲述一个生活中的美妙故事，鼓励人们行动起来，尽可能地促使更多美好的事情发生。1．Aftershesawanothergirlinprettydress，thelittlegirl.A．walkedawayshylyB．expressedherpraiseC．decidedtobuyoneD．wantedtofeelit答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段中“Asmallchildaboutthreecameupthestreet，accompaniedbyhermother.Asshesawanothergirlafewfeetaway，shegaveheradmiringcomment，‘Mommy，Ilikeherdress.’”可知，她对另一个女孩的漂亮裙子表达了赞赏之情。故选B。2．Whydidthegirlinthespinningdressruntowardastroller?A．Shewantedtochangehershoesthere.B．Shewasattractedbyanotherchildinthestroller.C．Tomakesurethatherstrollerwassafelyparked.D．Togethershoesandshowthemtohernewfriend.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第三段以及第四段第二句可推知，身穿旋转裙子的女孩朝婴儿车跑去，是为了去取她的鞋并把它们展示给新朋友看。故选D。3．Theoldmanstoppedthemotheranddaughterto.A．showthegirlsomethinginterestingB．letthetwolittlegirlsmeetagainC．givethegirlsomepraiseD．askthemotherforhelp答案B解析细节理解题。根据第四段中“Now，anelderlycouple，seatedonabench，hadobviouslybeenwatchfulofallthis.Themanstoppedthechild，saying，‘There’ssomeonecomingbehindyou.’Thenwesawoneshowedandtheotheradmiredthebeautifulshoes.”可知，一对坐在长椅上的老夫妇目睹了全过程，老人拦下其中一个女孩并告诉她，另外一个女孩在找她。老人这么做是为了让这两个小女孩不错过彼此，再次相遇。故选B。4．Wecaninferthatthestorytookplace.A．inthemorningB．atnoonC．intheafternoonD．intheevening答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Ihavenoideahowmanyothersthateveningmighthaveobservedthisact...”可知，这个故事是发生在傍晚的，故选D。5．Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageisto.A．expressherloveforthewonderfultimesinlifeB．advisepeopletobepatientwithlittlechildrenC．encouragepeopletohelpgoodthingstohappenD．showtheimportanceoftakingopportunities答案C解析写作意图题。根据最后一段中“Ifyoucanmakeamomentbetter，doit...，hopingtohelpgoodthingstohappen.”可知，作者鼓励人们行动起来，尽可能地促使美好的事情发生。故选C。B(2017·天津一中3月考)Athiefwhodroppedawinninglotteryticketatthesceneofhiscrimehasbeengivenalessoninhonesty.Hisvictim，whopickeduptheticket，thenclaimedthe25,000prize，managedtotracehim，andhandedoverthecash.TherobberyhappenedwhenmathsprofessorVinicioSabbatucci,58，waschangingatireonanItalianmotorway.Anothermotorist，whostopped“tohelp”，stoleasuitcasefromhiscaranddroveoff.TheprofessorfoundthedroppedticketandputitinhispocketbeforedrivinghometoAscoliineasternItaly.Nextday，hesawthelotteryresultsonTVand，takingouttheticket，realizeditwasawinner.Heclaimedthe60millionlire(里拉)prize.Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience.Finally，hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitehavingbeenrobbed.Headvertisedinnewspapersandontheradio，saying，“I’mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedme.Ihave60millionlireforhim—alotterywin.Pleasemeetme.Anonymity(匿名)guaranteed.”ProfessorSabbatuccireceivedhundredsofcallsfrompeoplehopingtotrickhimintohandingthemthecash.Buttherewasonevoiceherecognized—andhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.Therobber，a35-year-oldunemployedfatheroftwo，gavebackthesuitcaseandburstintotears.Hecouldnotbelievewhatwashappening.“Whydidn’tyoukeepthemoney？”heasked.Theprofessorreplied，“Icouldn’t，becauseit’snotmine.”Thenhewalkedoff，spurningthethief’sofferofareward.语篇解读这篇文章写了一名小偷在偷东西的时候遗失了一张中奖的彩票，被偷窃的教授捡到了这张彩票并将奖金还给了小偷，给小偷上了一堂关于诚实的课。6．Thesentence“Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience.”inParagraph2impliesallofthefollowingexceptthat.A．heknewwhatheshoulddoassoonashesawthelotteryresultsB．hehesitatedaboutkeepingthemoneyforsometimeC．hethoughtforamomentofavenginghimselfontherobberD．hecametorealizethathonestyismoreimportantthanmoney答案A解析推理判断题。根据后边的句子“Finally，hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitehavingbeenrobbed.”最后，尽管被偷但是他决定不能拥有这笔钱，可以推断出教授看到彩票中奖并不是立刻知道该怎么办，所以才会beganabattlewithhisconscience，然后做出决定，故选A。7．HundredsofpeoplephonedProfessorSabbatuccibecausethey.A．wantedtomakefunofhimB．hopedtogetthemoneyC．knewwhotherobberwasD．lostthelotteryticket答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“ProfessorSabbatuccireceivedhundredsofcallsfrompeoplehopingtotrickhimintohandingthemthecash.”可知，这些人的目的很简单，就是想得到钱，故选B。8．Howdidtherobberfeelwhenthevictimwantedtofindhim?A．Excited. B．Frightened.C．Ashamed. D．Incredible.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段第四、五句“Hecouldnotbelievewhatwashappening.‘Whydidn’tyoukeepthemoney？’heasked.”他不能相信发生的这一切，并问道“你为什么不要这些钱？”可以看出对于这件事他感到难以置信，故选D。9．Theword“spurning”inthelastsentencecanbereplacedby“”．A．accepting B．claimingC．cancelling D．rejecting答案D解析词义猜测题。通过上下文我们可以判断教授拒绝了小偷的回报，这里是“拒绝”，故选D。10．Ifthestoryappearsinanewspaper，thebesttitlemightbe.A．AThief’sLuckyDayB．APopularMathsProfessorC．AMagicLotteryD．ARewardofHonesty答案A解析标题归纳题。这篇文章写了一名小偷在偷东西的时候遗失了一张中奖的彩票，被偷窃的教授捡到了这张彩票并将奖金还给了小偷，给小偷上了一堂关于诚实的课。文章主题不是教授、不是彩票，是关于小偷的事件，所以只有A适合作文章的标题。C(2017·南开区二模)Afteraterribleelectricalaccident，whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf，thewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily，especiallyhiswife，didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.Onehotsummerafternoon，hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet，buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadly，butwhenheopenedhiseyes，hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw：aploughandawall.WhenMrsEdwardscamerunninguptohim，shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp，hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspread，andmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However，noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat，sinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock，perhaps，theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.语篇解读Robert在一场严重的电击事故中失明失聪。后来在树下躲雨时他被闪电击中后意外地恢复了视力和听力。对此医生也给不出合理的解释。11．ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat.A．hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworldB．aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohimC．hewasstruckbythelightningoncemoreD．nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim答案A解析细节理解题。由第一段第二句“Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.”可知答案为A。12．WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?A．Takingawalkwithastick.B．Drivingacar.C．Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.D．Lyingontheground.答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段第二句“Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet，buthewasstruckbythelightning.”可知答案为C。13．WhatdidRobertseefirstwhenheregainedhissightaftertheshock?A．Aploughandawall.B．Hisneighbors.C．Hiswifewhowasshoutingforhelp.D．Manydoctorswhoweresurroundinghim.答案A解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“...butwhenheopenedhiseyes，hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw：aploughandawall.”可知答案为A。14．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Roberthadbeendeafandblindfornearlytenyears.B．Roberthidunderthetreefor20minutes.C．Robertcouldhearhiswife’sshoutingforhelpwhenhewokeup.D．Thefamily’slovehelpedRobertregaintheconfidencetolive.答案B解析细节理解题。由第二段第三句“Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.”可知B项偷换了概念，故B为答案。15．Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．manydoctorscamebecauseRobertwasbadlyinjuredB．asuddenshockledtoRobert’srecoveryC．Robert’swifesentfordoctorsimmediatelyaftertheshockD．therewasnoaccurateexplanationforRobert’srecovery答案D解析推理判断题。由最后一段中的“However，noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.”可知答案为D。D(2017·天津一中5月考)ThebestmistakeIevermadewaswhenIwas24yearsoldandasenioratNewYorkUniversity(NYU)．Atthetime，Iwasplanningtogetalawandbusinessdegreeaftergraduationandwasn’tevenjobhunting.Oneday，Iwalkedintothestudentcenterlookingtogetasoda，butinsteadfoundaroomfulofstudentswearingsuitsandtiesandholdingastackofresumes(简历)．Clearly，Ihadaccidentallywalkedintoajobfair.IwascasuallydressedandhadascarfonmyheadbecauseIhadn’twashedmyhairthatmorning.Itriedtowalkacrossthehallwhenamanstoppedmewithhishandreachedout.“Hi，mynameisDonnyMcKenthan.WouldyouliketoworkforIBM？”Ireplied，“Uh，no，thankyou，I’mjustgettingsomethingtodrinkfromthatmachineoverthere.”Iendeduphavingawonderfulconversationwithhim，butItoldhimtherewasnowayhecouldconvinceme.Mycoursewasset.Iwentoutfordinnerthatnightwithsomefriends.WhenImentionedmystory，theycouldn’tbelieveIwasfoolishenoughtoturndowninterviewingwiththisamazingcompany！Iwenthomethatnight，dugouthiscardfromthegarbagebinandcalledhimback.Afteraseriesofsuccessfulinterviews，anIBMmanagercalledmetoextendanoffer，whichwouldbefollowedupinafewdaysinwriting.WhenIaskedwhatthesalarywas，hecryptically(含糊其辞)said18,000.Inmymind，Ithought18,000ayearwaslow，givenwhatIhadbeenearningforpart-timeworkpayingmywaythroughNYU.SoItoldhimIthoughtIshouldearnmore，andstartedtonegotiate.Hewassurprisedandexplainedthatthestartingsalaryforalltraineeswassetinstore.Thenextday，Ireceivedtheofferinthemail.Asitturnedout，Imisunderstoodtheoffer—Iwouldearn18,000amonth.Thatwasagreatsalary，soofcourse，Itookthejob.Ineverdidtellmymanageraboutmymistake，butafewmonthslaterheplacedmeinsalesbecauseIwastheonlytraineewhohadtriedtonegotiateastarting！Thatcomedyoferrorsendedupbeingawonderful22-yearcareeratIBM.语篇解读文章主要讲述了作者在无意间得到了工作面试机会，面试时因对工资有误解而进行讨价还价，从而给面试官留下深刻印象，并最终因此进入公司销售部门的有趣故事。16．Whydidtheauthorgotothestudentcenter?A．Tolookforajob.B．Tomeetafriend.C．Towashhishair.D．Togetadrink.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段首句“Oneday，Iwalkedintothestudentcenterlookingtogetasoda.”作者走进学生活动中心想要找一瓶苏打水喝。故选D。17．ForwhatreasondidtheauthorrefusetheproposaltoworkforIBM?A．Hiscourseoflifewasnotsetyet.B．H