山西省太原双语中学2020届高考英语专题阅读理解强化训练集(四十一)

山西省太原双语中学2020届高考英语专题精选阅读理解增强训练集（四十一）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项。AShehadbeenshoppingwithherMominWal-Mart.Shemusthavebeen6yearsold,thisbeautifulbrownhaired,freckle-facedimageofinnocence.Outside,itwaspouringsoheavily.WeallstoodtherejustinsidethedooroftheWal-Mart.Wewaited,somepatiently,othersannoyedbecausenaturemesseduptheirhurriedday.Igotlostinthesoundandsightoftheheavenswashingawaythedirtanddustoftheworld.Hervoicewassosweetthatitbrokethehypnotictrance(昏昏欲睡)wewereallcaughtin.“Mom,let’srunthroughtherain,”shesaid.“No,honey.We’llwaituntilitslowsdownabit,”Momreplied.Thisyoungchildwaitedaboutanotherminuteandrepeated:“Mom,let’srunthroughtherain.”“We’llgetsoakedifwedo,”Momsaid.“No,wewon’t,Mom.That’snotwhatyousaidthismorning,”theyounggirlsaidasshetoreatherMom’sarm.“Thismorning?WhendidIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?”“Don’tyouremember?WhenyouweretalkingtoDaddyabouthiscancer,yousaidifGodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthroughanything!”Theentirecrowdstoppeddeadsilent.Idaresayyoucouldn’thearanythingbuttherain.Weallstoodsilently.Noonecameorleftinthenextfewminutes.Mompausedandthoughtforamomentaboutwhatshewouldsay.Nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly.Somemightevenignorewhatwassaid.Butthiswasamomentofaffirmationinayoungchild’slifetimewheninnocenttrustcanbedevelopedsothatitwillbloomintofaith.“Honey,youareabsolutelyright.Let’srunthroughtherain.Ifgetwet,wellmaybewejustneedwashing,”Momsaid.Thenofftheyran.Weallstoodwatching,smilingandlaughingastheyrushedpastthecarsandtheyheldtheirshoppingbagsovertheirheadsjustincase.Theygotsoaked.Buttheywerefollowedbyafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthewaytotheircars.Andyes,Idid.Iran.Igotwet.Ineededwashing.Youmayloseyourmaterialpossessions,yourmoneyandevenyourhealth,butnoonecanevertakeawayyourpreciousmemories.Sodon’tforgettomaketimeandtaketheopportunitiestomakememories.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“affirmation”?A.happinessB.approvalC.disagreementD.loveWhatdoweknowaboutthemotherinthestory?Herhusbandwascuredofhiscancer.Shewasstrong-willedandconsiderate.Shewasindespairandpretendedtoforgetwhatshesaid.HerdaughtercompletelyunderstoodthesituationherfamilywasinWhichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?A.Themothershouldnottellherchildaboutthefamilymisfortune.B.Parentsshouldactmorebravelythantheirchildren.C.Parentsshouldgraspeveryopportunitytoinfluencetheirchildrentogrowwell.D.Childrenshouldlearntoshowgratitudeandunderstandingtotheirparents.4.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_.A.RunThroughtheRainB.BeaDeterminedMotherC.WaitintheRainD.HaveawonderfulexperienceBFromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingage.Wearefreefrommanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodernmedicine.Itisalmostcertainthatonedaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheunbelievablekillingofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads.Manvsthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopleallovertheworldarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel(方向盘),hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysay,theyareill-manneredandaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandcompletelyselfish.Theirhiddenangersanddisappointmentsseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyear,tobeeasilyforgotten.Itishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablelenient(宽容的)andeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Arulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviouslybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstricttestsforsafetyeachyear.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcandamageaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglaws(wheretheyexist)shouldbemademuchstricter.Speedlimitsshouldberequiredonallroads.Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsforcarfactories,ashasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstresspowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaynotsoundgoodenough.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastoosevereifitresultsinreducingthenumberofdeaths.Afterall,theworldisforhumanbeings,notmotor-cars.5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.B.Thousandsofpeopleallovertheworldarekilledeachyear.C.Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretolenient.D.Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaccidents.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?A.Societylaughsatthemotorists.B.Hugecarparksarebuildinthecitiesandtowns.C.Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.D.Societyforgivestheirrudedriving7.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality”inParagraph2?A.DrivingcanshowhishiddenqualitiesB.DrivingcanshowtheotherpartofhispersonalityC.DrivingcanbringouthischaracterD.Drivingcanrepresenthismanners8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaccidents?A.PerfecttheroadnetworkB.StricterdrivingtestsC.TestdriverseverythreeyearsD.Raiseagelimitandlaydownsafetyspecifications.9.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthetrafficsituationis______.COnenightrecently,Iwasdrivingdownatwo-lanehighwayatabout60milesanhour.Acarapproachedfromtheoppositedirectionataboutthesamespeed.Aswepassedeachother,Icaughttheotherdriver’seyeforonlyasecond.IwonderedwhetherhemightbethinkingasIwas.Howdependentwewereoneachotheratthatmoment.Iwasrelyingonhimnottofallasleep,nottobeputoffbyaphoneconversation,nottocrossoverintomylaneandbringmylifetoasuddenend.Thoughwehadneverspokenawordtoeachother,hereliedonmeinjustthesameway.Multipliedamilliontimesover,Ibelievethatisthewaytheworldworks.Atsomelevel,wealldependupononeanother.Sometimesthatdependencerequiresussimplynottodosomethinglikecrossingoverthedoubleyellowline.Andsometimesitrequiresustoactcooperatively,withfriendsorevenwithstrangers.Astechnologyshrinksourworld,theneedincreasesforcooperativeactionamongnations.In2020,doctorsinfivenationswerequicklyorganizedtoidentifytheSARSvirus,whichsavedthousandsoflives.Thethreatofinternationalterrorismhasshownitselftobeasimilarproblem,onerequiringteamactionbypoliceandintelligenceforcesacrosstheworld.Wemustrecognizethatourfatesarenotoursalonetocontrol.Inmyownlife,I’veputgreatstockinpersonalresponsibility.But,astimehaspassed,I’vealsocometobelievethattherearemomentswhenonemustrelyuponthegoodfaithandjudgmentofothers.so,whileeachofusfacesthecaseofdrivingalonedownadarkroad,whatwemustlearnisthattheapproachinglightmaynotbeathreat,butasharedmomentoftrust.10.Theauthorconsidersitveryimportant______.A.todrivewithacompanyB.tohavepersonalindependenceC.togaincertainresponsibilityD.tosharetrustandcooperationTheauthorsaidthattheydependedoneachotherinthesamewaybecause______.theapproachingcarwasverydangeroustheybothdrovetheircarataterrificspeedFromthesecondparagraph,weknowtheauthordrewtheimportantlessonfrom______.A.onlyoneexperienceB.manysimilarexperiencesC.adriveronadarkroadD.manyfriendsandstrangers13.Theneedforcooperationincreasesbecause______.A.peoples’fatescan’tbecontrolledbythemselvesWecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorhas______.believedinone’sownpersonalresponsibilitycounteduponhimselfaloneineverythingC.hadnotrustinothers’goodfaithandjudgmentD.hadaccomplishedachangeonhisviewpointoflifeDWhenIwasfourteen,Iearnedmoneyinthesummerbycuttinglawns（草坪）,andwithinafewweeksIhadbuiltupabodyofcustomers.IgottoknowpeoplebytheflowerstheyplantedthatIhadtoremembernottocutdown,bythethingstheylostinthegrassorstruckinthegroundonpurpose.IreachedthepointwithmostofthemwhenIknewinadvancewhatcomplaintwasabouttobespoken,whichparticularrequestwasmostimportant.AndIlearnedsomethingaboutthemeasureofmyneighborsbytheirpreferredmethodofpayment:bythejob,bythemonthornotatall.Mr.Balloufellintothelastcategory,andhealwayshadareasonwhy.Ononeday,hehadnochangeforafifty,onanotherhewasflatoutofchecks,onanother,hewassimplyoutwhenIknockedonhisdoor.Still,exceptforthemoneyapart,hewasaniceenoughguy,alwayswavingortippinghishatwhenhe’dseemefromadistance.Ifiguredhimforathinretirementcheck,maybeawork-relayedinjurythatkepthimfromdoinghisownyardwork.Sure,Ikepttrackofthetotal,butIdidn’tworryabouttheamounttoomuch.Grasswasgrass,andthelittle

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’ttakelongtotrim( ).Then,onelateafternooninmid-July,thehottesttimeoftheyear,Iwaswalkingbyhishouseandheopenedthedoor,mentionedmetocomeinside.Thehallwascool,shaded,andittookmyeyesaminutetoadjusttothedimlight.IthoughtI’dsavehimthetroubleofthinkingofanewexcuse.“Noproblem.Don’tworryaboutit.”“Thebankmadeamistakeinmyaccount,”hecontinued,ignoringmywords.“Itwillbeclearedupinadayortwo.ButinthemeantimeIthoughtperhapsyoucouldchooseoneortwovolumesforadownpayment.HegesturedtowardthewallsandIsawthatbookswerestacked( )everywhere.Itwaslikealibrary,exceptwithnoordertothearrangement.“Takeyourtime,“Read,borrow,keep.Findsomethingyoulike.Whatdoyouread?”“Idon’tknow.”AndIdidn’t.Igenerallyreadwhatwasinfrontofme,whatIcouldgetfromthepaperbackstackatthedrugstore,whatIfoundatthelibrary,magazines,thebackofcerealboxes,comics.Theideaofconsciouslyseekingoutaspecialtitlewasnewtome,but,Irealized,notwithoutappeal--soIstartedtolookthroughthepilesofbooks.“Youactuallyreadallofthese?”“Thisisn’tmuch,”Mr.Ballousaid.“Thisisnothing,justwhatI’vekept,theonesworthlookingatasecondtime.”“Pickforme,then.”Heraisedhiseyebrows,cockedhishead,andregardedmeasthoughmeasuringmeforasuit.Afteramoment,henodded,searchedthroughastack,andhandedmeadarkredhardboundbook,fairlythick.“TheLastoftheJust,”Iread.“ByAndreSchwarz-Bart.What’sitabout?”“Youtellme,”hesaid.“Nextweek.”Istartedaftersupper,sittingoutdoorsonanuncomfortablekitchenchair.Withinafewpages,theyard,thesummer,disappeared,andIwasplungedintotheachingtragedyoftheHolocaust,theextraordinaryclashofgood,representedbyonedecentman,andevil.TranslatedfromFrench,thelanguagewaselegant,simple,impossibletoresist.WhentheeveninglightfinallyfailedImovedinside,readallthroughthenight,Tothisday,thirtyyearslater,Ivividlyremembertheexperience.Itwasmyfirstvoluntaryencounter（接触、遇到）withworldliterature,andIwasstunned(震惊)bytheconcentratedpoweranovelcouldcontain.Ilackedthevocabulary,however,totranslatemyfeelingsintowords.SothenextweekwhenMr.Ballouasked,“Well?”Ionlyreplied,“Itwasgood?”“Keepit,then,”hesaid.“ShallIsuggestanother?”Inodded,andwaspresentedwiththepaperbackeditionofMargaretMead’sComingofAgeinSamoa(averyimportantbookonthestudyofthesocialandculturaldevelopmentofpeoplesanthropology(人类学)).Tomaketwolongstoriesshort,Mr.Ballouneverpaidmeacentforcutti