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全国用高考英语二轮复习与增分策略专题一阅读理解第三节题组练习7逸闻趣事doc
(全国用)2019年高考英语二轮复习与增分策略专题一阅读理解第三节题组练习7逸闻趣事
(2017·第二次全国大联考)
Onedayin1942,ItalkedafriendintowalkingtothenearbytownofAldeburgh.Onourreturntrip,aswewerenearingourbomberbase,wesawDoriswalkingherbikeintheoppositedirection.Shesaidshehadplannedtomeetasoldierforadate,buthehadn’tshownup.IofferedtoaccompanyherhometoAldeburgh.Sheagreed,andafterbikingbacktogether,wedecidedtomeetagain.
Thefollowingday,Doris’originaldatestoppedbyherhouseandheaskedDoriswhyshehadn’tshownup.Itturnedoutthathewasstationed(驻扎)atafighterbasecloseby—notthebomberbase,asDorishadthought.Heaskediftheycouldmakeanotherdate,butDorissaidshe’dalreadymetthefellowshewanted!
Monthslater,thewarendedandmybasewasshuttingdown.IwenttoAldeburghtotellDoristhenews.Shecycledhalfwaybacktothebasewithmebeforewesaidourfinalgoodbyes.Dorisrecalls,“Iwasheartbroken,knowingIwaslosingsomeonewhomeantsomuchtome.”
Unexpectedly,IwastransferredtoasiteinElveden.ThoughIwas60milesawayfromAldeburgh,IwouldtravelfartoseeDoris!
Itwasn’tlongbeforewedecidedtogetmarried.
Wehadtowaitthreemonthsbeforethemilitarywouldapproveourmarriage.Whenpermissionfinallycame,DorisandIrushedtothelocalvicar(牧师),whomarriedusinachurchinAldeburgh.
In1946,IreturnedtotheStatesandbroughtmybeautifulbridehome.We’vebeenhappilymarriedfor67yearsandhavefoursons,eightgrandchildren,andtwogreat-grandchildren.Allbecauseofafortunatemeetingplacemix-up!
语篇解读 本文叙述的是Doris与男友初次约会时走错了地点,这使得作者与她偶遇,后来作者和Doris发展成为恋人进而结婚的故事。
1.WhydidDorisfailtodatewiththesoldiershehadplannedto?
A.Becausethesoldierarrivedtoolate.
B.Becausetheybothappearedatawrongplace.
C.BecauseDorisappearedatawrongplace.
D.BecauseDorisforgotwherethesoldierwasstationed.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据第二段第二句“Itturnedoutthathewasstationed(驻扎)atafighterbasecloseby—notthebomberbase,asDorishadthought.”可知选C。
2.WhichisthekeyfactorthatthewritercouldgetmarriedtoDorisasasoldier?
A.Theapprovalfromthemilitary.
B.Theapprovalfromthelocalvicar.
C.Afortunatemeetingplacemix-up.
D.Anumberofmyvisitstoher.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。
根据第五段中的“Wehadtowaitthreemonthsbeforethemilitarywouldapproveourmarriage.”可知选A。
3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofferedhimtheluckychancethatresultedintheirmarriage?
A.Thetrueanddeeplovebetweenthem.
B.Hisserviceinabomberbase.
C.Afortunatemeetingplacemix-up.
D.Theabsenceofthesoldierfromthedate.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据文章最后一句“Allbecauseofafortunatemeetingplacemix-up!
”可知选C。
B
(2017·江西新余四中二模)
JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.
SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelaincandlestick(烛台)thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.
Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourflightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.
AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(两栖的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”
OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季风)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.
“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout,”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.
语篇解读 人们都说“猫有九条命”,而中国的一只蟾蜍也获得了此美誉。
它被困在一架从中国飞往开普敦的飞机上,在旅途中它展示了自己非凡的生命力。
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.
B.SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.
C.AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.
D.WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurp