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2014高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项 50-13amany people eventually get round to trading in their first car. but not mike harrison. he loves his 1931 black bentley sports car so much that hes still driving it 54 years after be bought it.mr harrison was 20 when he paid 150 (about 3,000 now) for the car after passing his test in 1956. it had already done 85,000 miles and he has since driven it a further 100,000, yet the car still runs like clockwork. it is now one of only three left in the country and is worth 250,000. despite its value, mr harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car “which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life”. mr harrison courted his wife jenny in it during the early sixties and it was their family car when children caroline, now 46, and ben, 42, came along. even when he took a job as an advertising executive which came with the company car of his choice, mr harrison kept the bentley. he said: how many people still have their first car these days when everything is so disposable? but it is a real eye-catcher. it has something that modern cars just dont have - style and character. i still drive it most days, even though it only does about 15 miles to the gallon! petrol was just six shillings (30p) a gallon when mr harrison bought the bentley, which had a top speed of 120mph. he has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years but has kept the bodywork in good condition himself, hand-painting the underneath and spraying the black panels of the bodywork. for decades the bentley was a regular sight on the roads near mr harrisons home in hampton court, surrey. he now uses it as a runaround after retiring to whitney-on-wye, herefordshire. mrs harrison, 71, said: “it was a nuisance(累赘) keeping it in tip-top order with me helping out with the repairs by passing mike the spanners the whole time. but i wouldnt have changed any of it - i feel like a queen every time im in it.”1. when mike harrison bought his black bentley sports car, it was .a. a hand made car b. a second hand carc. one of only three leftd. unique in style答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节推理题。由文章第二段第二句话 “it had already done 85,000 miles ” 可知，mike harrison 买车的时候，车已经跑了85,000 miles，可以推断, bentley sports car是二手车。故答案为b。2. mike harrison would never sell the car mainly because .a. it has witnessed his life and his familyb. it is very eye catchingc. it has save much oild. it runs very fast 答案解析：答案为a。本题为推理题。由第三段 “mr harrison, 74, says he would never sell the car which has been my best friend and part of my family all my life ”.和第四段的进一步解释可知，这辆车一直陪伴着他和他的家庭，故答案为a。3. it can be concluded from the passage that the car .a. has cost more for repairs than it is worthb. has almost been retiredc. has caused much trouble to mrs. harrison.d. is priceless to the family 答案解析：答案为d。本题为文章主旨推理题。通读全文可知，尽管mike harrison 的车现在已经速度减慢，需要经常修理，但是它见证了mike harrison和他的家庭生活，所以这辆车在他们的心中是无价的。故答案为d。 由第三段 “it is now one of only three left in the country and is worth 250,000.”和第六段 “he has spent thousands of pounds on repairs over the years ”可知，车的修理费是几千镑，但是价值是250,000镑，故a选项错误。 由最后一段最后一句话 “but i wouldnt have changed any of it - i feel like a queen every time im in it.”可知，这辆车还是在使用，并没退休，故b选项错误。c选项未提及。4. whats the main purpose of this writing?a. to show that an old car is better than a new one.b. to share mike harrisons story of his first car.c. to ask people to treasure old things.d. to describe the quality of a black bentley. 答案解析：答案为b。本题考查文章的写作目的，结合前面的问题可知，全文都是在围绕mike harrison和他的车展开，故答案为b。bamericas population was booming and spreading west in the early 1800s. westward expansion came mostly at the expense of the indians who were often forced to move from their native lands. in the state of georgia, the population increased 600 percent in the matter of 40 years. as a result, many of its native tribes(部落) were pushed out. the cherokee indians, of western georgia had managed to keep their land until gold was discovered in their territory in 1828. in 1830, however, president andrew jackson authorized (批准) the indian removal act. the cherokees fought the law, and it was overturned by chief justice john marshall two years later.just three years later, however, in 1835, the treaty of new echota was signed. the treaty was not authorized by the cherokee nation, but rather, a small group of cherokee radicals led by john ridge. under the treaty, the cherokee were to leave georgia and the government would compensate them at a price determined to be about 5 percent of the value of the land. the majority of the cherokee nation would never had agreed to the treaty, but the u.s. government ratified it anyway. john ridge was thus seen as a traitor by the cherokees - and would later pay with his life. the georgia government then staged a land lottery in which cherokee land was divided into 160 equal portions. they were sold to anyone who had $4.00 and who had won a chance to own land. in 1838, general winfield scott and 7,000 troops invaded cherokee land. men, women, and children were forced to walk westward from georgia nearly 1,000 miles with minimal facilities and food, to reservations set up for them in oklahoma. cherokee chief john ross, eventually was able to convince winfield scott that his people should lead the tribe west. scott agreed and ross divided the people into smaller groups so they could forage for food on their own. although ross may have save countless lives, nearly 4,000 indians died walking this trail of tears. 1. which of the following happened first?a. cherokees walk to oklahoma.b. the indian removal act.c. the treaty of new echota.d. the georgia “land lottery”. 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由文章第二段倒数第二句话 “in 1830, however, president andrew jackson authorized the indian removal act.”可知，b选项发生在1830年；由第三段第一句话 “just three years later, however, in 1835, the treaty of new echota was signed.”可知，c选项发生在1835年；由第三段倒数第二句话 “the georgia government then staged a land lottery in which cherokee land was divided into 160 equal portions.”可知，d选项发生在treaty of new echota后; 由最后一段前两句话 “ in 1838, general winfield scott and 7,000 troops invaded cherokee land. set up for them in oklahoma.”可知，a选项发生在最后。故答案为b。2. the underlined part “ratified it” (in para. 3) can be replaced by “ ”. a. made it officialb. signed it secretlyc. removed itd. ignored it 答案解析：答案为a。本题为语义推断题。结合该短语出现的句子 “the majority of the cherokee nation would never had agreed to the treaty, but the u.s. government ratified it anyway.”, “ratified it” 出现在 “but” 后面，可见该短语和前面的never had agreed to the “treaty 意思相反，故答案为a，使条约正式化。3. why was john ridge viewed as a traitor by the cherokees?a. because he sold his land to the u.s.government at a low price.b. because he represented the u.s. govermment.c. because he signed an unfair treaty for the cherokees.d. because he carried out a “land lottery” in georgia. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为推理题。细读第三段，treaty of new echota被签署，但不是经过cherokee 民族批准的，而是由john ridge领导的一小群cherokee极端分子干的，规定cher