2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天6

1、2013年高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解60天6阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATwenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a livingOne night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AMWhen I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor windowI walked to the door

2、and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voiceAfter a long pause, the door openedA small woman in her eighties stood before meBy her side was a small suitcaseI took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the womanShe took my arm and we walked slowly toward the carShe kept t

3、hanking me for my kindness“Its nothing,” I told her“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated”“Oh, youre such a good man” She saidWhen we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”“Its not the shortest way,” I answere

4、d quickly“Oh, Im in no hurry,” she said“Im on my way to a hospice(临终医院)I dont have any family leftThe doctor says I dont have very long”I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器)For the next two hours, we drove through the cityShe showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighbo

5、rhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girlSometimes shed ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothingAt dawn, she suddenly said,” Im tiredLets go now”We drove in

6、 silence to the address she had given me“How much do I owe you?” she asked“Nothing” I said“You have to make a living,” she answered“Oh, there are other passengers,” I answeredAlmost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hugShe held onto me tightlyOur hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old wom

7、an a little moment of joy”56The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to _Ashow she was familiar with the cityBsee some places for the last timeClet the driver earn more moneyDreach the destination on time57The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _Awanted to do her a favo

8、rBshut off the meter by mistakeChad received her payment in advance Dwas in a hurry to take other passengers58What can we learn from the story?AGiving is always a pleasureBPeople should respect each otherCAn act of kindness can bring people great joyDPeople should learn to appreciate others concernB

9、I had been to several doctors as a child, but I have a special place in my heart for DrVincentHe was a Pediatric Cardiologist at UCLA back in 1971 who saved my lifeI was eight years old at the time with a severe heart problem and I needed heart surgeryMy Mom did not have the money, and without the s

10、urgery there was a real good chance I would not live to be thirteen years oldAfter contacting several organizations DrVincent was able to get financial help for me through United Way, a Crippled Childrens OrganizationDrVincent was a handsome man; he was also very gentle and caringI remember being in

11、 the hospital for an Angiogram test, and during the procedure I was crying terribly, so the medical staff called in DrVincent to calm me down, and he was able to comfort me when no one else couldThen the time came for me to have heart surgery; there was a fifty- percent chance that I would not make

12、it through the surgery because it was experimentalAt the time I was only the second or third person to have this procedure doneI was absolutely terrified, and again DrVincent reassured me he would see to it that everything would be all rightI had a lot of confidence and trust in DrVincent; He came t

13、o see me after the surgery, which was extremely painful but very successful, and brought me a stuffed animalI was so surprised to get this gift from DrVincent; I gave him a hugI guess DrVincent must have known I was feeling very lonely and scaredYou see, I had no family or friends visit me while I w

14、as in the hospital except for my Mom, and I am not sure whyI do know one thing; I had a wonderful doctor who took the time to help a scared little girl who felt all aloneThis was twenty eight years ago, so wherever you are DrVincent, I want to thank you for not only saving my life, but you helped me

15、 live a normal productive life, and for showing me that you truly cared, for that I will be eternally grateful to you59Why did DrVincent have a special place in her heart? Because_ADrVincent was handsome BDrVincent was caring and kind CDrVincent carried out the operationDDrVincent offered the money

16、the operation needed60DrVincent was called in during my test to _Afeed herBcomfort herCscare herDhave the surgery61Which of the following is true except _Athe operation was experimental Bshe didnt trust in DrVincent Cthe operation would be extremely painful Dshe felt scared and all alone 62How did D

17、rVincent get the money for the operation? AHe collected it in the hospital BHe saved the money day by day CHe got help from an organization DHe borrowed the money from his friends CWhen I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by carBefore they left, they asked me for

18、advice about how to find accommodation (住所)I suggested that they should stay at bed and breakfast houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the familyMy friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories “We didnt st

19、ay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday” I thought this was strangeFinally I understood what had happenedMy friends spoke little English, and they thought VACANCIES meant holidays, because the Spanish word for holidays is vacacionesSo the

20、y did not go to house where the sign outside said VACANCLES, which in English means there are free roomsThen my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCLES, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holidayBut they found that these houses were all ful

21、lAs a result, they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signsIn Spanish, the word DIVERSION means funIn English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different roadWhen my friends saw the word DIVERSION on a roa

22、d sign, they thought they were going to have funInstead, the road ended in a large hold English people have problems too when they learn foreign languagesOnce in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in FrenchI meant that I would like some moreHowever, to my surprise, t

23、he coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you”63My Spanish friends wanted advice about _ Alearning English Bfinding places to stay in England Cdriving their car on English roads Dgoing to England by car64NO VACANCIES in English means _ Ano free rooms

24、 Bfree rooms Cnot away on holiday Dholidays65When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I _ Adidnt really want any more coffee Bwanted them to take the coffee pot away Creally wanted some more coffee Dwanted to express my politeness66I was surprised when the coffee pot was

25、 taken away because I _ Ahadnt finished drinking my coffee Bwas expecting another cup of coffee Cmeant that I didnt want any more Dwas never misunderstoodD When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with meI seek friends whos

26、e qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for loveIt is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to shareWhen I was in the eighth grade, I had a friendWe were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable so

27、cial behaviorsWe said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Lets start with a train whistle today” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistleThen we would read t

28、hem aloudAt the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stoppedWhen I lived for a time in London, I had a friendHe was in despair(失望)and I was in despairBut our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we d

29、id not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the timeWe met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent thingsWe walked until our despairs disappeared and then we partedWe gave London to each otherFor almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates

30、mineWe write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selvesEach of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the others dreamsShe and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mindIn my most interesting moments, I often think:“Yes, I must tell”We have never met It is such comforting companions I wish to keepOne bright hour with their kind is worth more to me tha