届高考英语阅读理解限时训练题20.docx

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届高考英语阅读理解限时训练题20

高三英语阅读理解限时训练（20）

A

Thesinger,MickJagger,oftheRollingStonessingsasongthattellspeopletheycan’talwaysgetwhattheywantbutifwetrysometimeswecangetwhatweneed.Thepastyearsinmylifemyparentshavetoldmethissayingmanytimes.I’vealwayscomplainedaboutthequote（引语）.AlthoughovertimeIhavetoldmyselftolearnfromit.

ThisyearmygirlfriendflewofftocollegeinWestPalm,Florida.ThishasbeenakillerformebecauseIhaven’tbeenabletoseeherandsheishavingaroughtimeinschool.Thelasttwomonthshavebeenhardbutweareworkingthroughit.Ihavebeentryingtogetmydadtobuymeaplanetickettogodownthere.MydadtoldmeifIbroughthimsomemoneyhewouldhelpmepayfortheticket.IstartedtocomplaintohimbecauseIhadnowayofgettinganymoneytogivehim.Ispentseveraldaysandnightsthinkingofwaystoearnmoneytogoseemygirlfriend.IfinallycametotheconclusionthatIwouldgetajobandworkhardtoearnsomemoneytogivetomydad.IappliedtoSafewayandIendedupgettingthejob.

IhavebeenworkingatSafewayforaboutamonthnowandworkhardtoearnmoneytogoseemygirlfriend.Theotherdaymymomhadsurprisedmeandtoldmethatsheaskedherbossifshecouldusetheirbusinessmiles（旅费）tobuymeaticketdowntoFloridafortwoweeks.IwasverythankfulandtoldherIwouldhelppayforanythingthatIhaveto.ThethoughtofmeworkinghardandgettingajobshowedmymomthatIreallycaredandwastryingmybesttobeasuccessfulperson.Ibelievethatyoucan’talwaysgetwhatyouwantbutifyoutrysometimes,yougetwhatyouneed.

41．Theauthor’sparentsoftentoldhimthesayingquotedfromthesongbecause.

A．Helikedtocomplaintothemabouthislife

B．Theyexpectedhimtolearnfromthesinger

C．Healwayswantedtogeteverythinghewanted

D．Theytriedtoeducatehimtodothingsforhimself

42．Whatdoestheworld“killer”underlinedinthesecondparagraphreferto?

A．Somethingthatisquitetroublesome.B．Somethingthatisverydifficult.

C．Apersonwhokillspurposely.D．Apersonwhotreatswomenverybadly.

43．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Theauthorwaslazyandunwillingtoworkhard.

B．Theauthor’sfatherwastoomeantogivehimmoney.

C．Theauthor’sactualactionwonsupportfromhismother.

D．Theauthorwasunabletotearhimselfawayfromhisgirlfriend.

44．Bywritingthepassage,theauthortriestoshow.

A．wecandonothingwithoutmoney

B．fathersarestrictwhilemothersarekind

C．it’shardforparentstobringuptheirchildren

D．weshouldtrytorelyonourselvesforeverything

B

PiscoisacityonthePeruviancoast,thehomeofPeruviangrapeliquor（酒）PiscohasnotonlygivenitsnametoPeru’snationaldrink,butitisalsothecentreofitsproduction.

Piscohasitsoriginsinthe16th-centurySpanishconquests（征服）ofLatinAmericaandparticularlyPeruandChile.Therethesettlersfoundfertilelandsuitableforgrowinggrapes.Thesevineyards（葡萄园）weresosuccessfulthatsoonthesettlerswereexportingcropsbacktoEurope.

Atfirst,grapesnotsuitableformakingwinesweredistilled（蒸馏，提取）intoadrink,anditsoonbecamepopularwithsailorswhobegantakingbottleswiththembacktoEurope.Theynameditafterthetownwhereitwasbought,Pisco,whichinturnhadbeenusedtonametheroundpotthatwasusedtostoretheliquor.

Inthe19thcenturyPiscobecameapopulardrinkwiththeminerswhofloodedtoSanFranciscoduringtheGoldRush,andinthe1940sitagainbecameafashionabledrinkinNewYorkandHollywood.ProductiongraduallyspreadfromPerutoChile.

However,PiscoisalsothetopicofheatedargumentsbetweenPeruandChile,bothofwhichclaimtohaveinventedit.Theymayfightbitterlyoverwhofirstdistilledthedrink,buttherulesandregulationstheyhaveplacedonitsproductionhaveensuredthatonlytopqualityPiscohitstheliquorstoreshelves.

Nowadays,Piscoisproducedusingbothancientandmoderntechniquesandcanbeenjoyedinitspureformorusedtopreparevariouscocktails,suchasthewell-known“PiscoSour”.ThisisservedinthebestrestaurantsinLatinAmericaandthroughouttheworld.Itcanalsobemixedwithotherliqueurs,fruitjuiceorsoftdrinks.ThemainmarketsforPiscoarecurrentlytheUnitedStates,Chile,CostaRica,VenezuelaandCanada.

45．ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatPiscoreferstothefollowingexcept.

A．acityB．asailorC．apotD．adrink

46．Theunderlinedsentenceinthefifthparagraphimplies.

A．PeruandChilehasbeenfightingfortheAmericanmarketofPisco

B．ItmakesnodifferencewhohasinventedPiscoaslongasitispopular

C．BothPeruandChilehavesetstrictproductionrulestoproduceaqualitydrink

D．Piscoisproducedusingbothancientandmoderntechniquesfromtwo