经典英语高考复习资料_5

1、word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 经典英语高考复习资料 高考宝典特地精编了英语学科的 经典英语高考复习资料-阅读理解120篇第26篇 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。 a a year ago august, dave fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west michigan. his wife, gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for dave was scarce, an

2、d the price of everything was rising. the fusses were at risk of joining the millions of americans who have lost their homes in recent years. then dave and gerrie received a timely gift $ 7,000, a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors ish and arlene hatch, who died in an accident. "it really made a

3、difference when we were going under financially.' says dave. but the fusses werent the only folks in alto and the neighboring town of lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the hatches. dozens of other families were touched by the hatches generosity. in some cases, it was a few thousand dollar

4、s; in others, it was more than $100,000. it surprised nearly everyone that the hatches had so much money, more than $3 million they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm. children of the great depression, ish and arlene were known for their habit of sav

5、ing. they thrived on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase. through the years, the hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn t afford it. "ish and arlene never asked if you needed an

6、ything.' says their friend sandy van weelden, "they could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.' even more extraordinary was that the hatches had their farmland distributed. it was the hatches wish that their legacy a legacy of kindness as much as one of

7、dollars and cents should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come. neighbors helping neighbors that was ish and arlene hatch s story. 1. according to the text, the fusses _. a. were employed by a truck company b. were in financial difficulty c. worked in a school cafeteria d.

8、 lost their home 2. which of the following is true of the hatches? a. they had their children during the great depression. b. they left the family farm to live in an old house. c. they gave away their possessions to their neighbors. d. they helped their neighbors to find jobs. 3. why would the hatch

9、es routinely go from store to store? a. they decided to open a store. b. they wanted to save money. c. they couldnt afford expensive things. d. they wanted to buy gifts for local kids. 4. according to sandy van weelden, the hatches were_. a. understanding b. optimistic c. childlike d. curious 5. wha

10、t can we learn from the text? a. the community of alto was poor. b. the summer camp was attractive to the parents. c. sandy van weelden got a legacy from the hatches. d. the hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example. b the evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. but

11、it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels. an important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmon

12、ious than it has ever been in the past. "we were surprised by just how positive todays young people seem to be about their families,' said one member of the research team. "theyre expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want

13、a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. theres more negotiation (商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. they dont want to rock the boat.' so it seems that this generation

14、 of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. "my parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,' says 17-year-old daniel lazall, "i always tell them when im going out clubbing. as long as they know what im do

15、ing, theyre fine with it.' susan crome, who is now 21, agrees. "looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. for example, as long as id done all my homework, i could go out on a saturday night. but i think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my

16、 parents than that.' maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. it is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion is not rooted in real facts. a researcher comments, "our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief perio

17、d in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. but that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. the normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out w

18、ith the family business to taking it over.' 6. what is the popular image of teenagers today? a. they worry about school. b. they dislike living with their parents. c. they have to be locked in to avoid troubles. d. they quarrel a lot with other family members. 7. the study shows that teenagers dont want to_. a. share family responsibility b. cause trouble in their families c. go boating with their f