湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练41.docx

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湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习阅读训练41

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练（41）

1.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。

Somesayeverydaymiraclesarepredestined（注定的）----Allthat’snecessaryisreadiness,therightcircumstancefortheappointedmeeting.Anditcanhappenanywhere. 

In1999,11-year-oldKevinStephanwasabatboyforhisyoungerbrother'sLittleLeagueteaminLancaster,NewYork.ItwasanearlyeveninginlateJuly.Kevinwasstandingonthegrassawayfromtheplate,whereanotheryoungsterwaswarmingupforthenextgame.Swinginghisbatbackandforth,andgivingitallthepoweranelementaryschoolkidcouldgive,theboybroughtthebatbackhardandhitKevininthechest.Hisheartstopped. 

WhenKevinfelltotheground,themotherofoneoftheplayersrushedoutofthestandstohisaid.PennyBrownhadn'tplannedtobetherethatday,butatthelastminute,shehadchangedhershift（轮班）atthehospital,andshewasgiventhenightoff.Pennybentoverthesenselessboy,hisfacealreadystartingtoturnblue,andgivingCPR,breathingintohismouthandgivingchestcompressions（按压）.Andhecametolife.

 Afterhisrecovery,hebecameavolunteerjuniorfirefighter,learningsomeoftheemergencyfirst-aidtechniquesthathadsavedhislife.Hestudiedhardinschoolandwassavingmoneyforcollegebyworkingasadishwasherinalocalrestaurantinhissparetime.

Kevin,now17,wasworkinginthekitchenwhenheheardpeoplescreaming,customersinconfusion,employeesrushingtowardatable.Hehurriedintothemainroomandsawawomanthere,herfaceturningblue,herhandsathert

hroat.Shewaschoking.

QuicklyKevinsteppedbehindher,wrappedhisarmsaroundherandclaspedhishands.T

hen,usingskillshe'dfirstlearnedinScouts,thefoodthatwastrappedinthewoman'sthroatwasfreed.Thecolorbegantoreturntoherface.

 “Thefoodwasstuck.Icouldn'tbreathe,”shesaid.Shethoughtshewasdying.“Iwasveryfrightened.”

Whowasthewoman?

PennyBrown.

56.KevinStephanfelltothegroundandfaintedprobablybecause________.

A.hestoodclosetotheboywhowasswinginghisbat

B.hesufferedfromheartattackallofasudden

C.hewastooexcitedwhenwatchingthegame

D.heswungthebattoohardtokeephisbalance

57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueofKevinStephan?

A.Hewashitonthefacebyaboyandalmostlosthislife.

B.Hewasavolunteerjuniorfirefighter,teachingtheplayersfirst-aidskills.

C.Heworkedpart-timeinalocalrestauranttosavemoneyforcollege.

D.HesavedPennyBrownthoughhedidn’treallyknowhowtodealwithfoodchoke

58.WhydidPennyBrownchangehershiftandwasgiventhenightoffthatnight?

A.Shewastheretogivehersondirections.

B.Shevolunteeredtogivemedicalservices.

C.Shewasalittleworriedaboutherson’s

safety.

D.Shecametowatchherson’sgameandcheeredhim.

2.

HappyLeapDay!

LeapDay,youask?

Yes,it’sFebruary29.Youmaynoticethisdatedidn’tappearonlastyear’scalendar,ortheyearbeforethat,or…That’sbecauseLeapDayhappensonceeveryfouryears–and2008isaleapyear.Aleapyearhas366daysinsteadoftheusual365thatanordinaryyearhas.Anextradayisaddedtothecalendarinaleapyear,andhere’swhy:

The365daysofthecalendararemeanttomatchupwiththesolaryear.AsolaryearisthetimeittakestheEarthtocompleteitsorbitaroundtheSun,aboutoneyear.ButtheEarth’syearlytriparoundtheSuntakesabitlongerthan365days.Theorbittakes365days,5hours,48minutesand46seconds,tobeexact.Thattimeequalsroughlyonequarterofaday.,sothecalendarandthesolaryeardon’tmatchaccurately.Afterafewyears,thatextratimeinthesolaryearbeginstoaccumulate.Afterfouryears,forexample,thefourextraquarterdayswillmakethecalendarfallbehindthesolaryearbyaboutaday.

AccordingtotheHonorSocietyofLeapYearDayBabies—aclubforpeoplebornonLeapDay—thereareanestimated4millionpeoplewhosebirthdayscomebutonceeveryfouryears.Butwhowantstowaitfouryearstocelebratehis/herbirthday?

MostcelebrateyearlyonFebruary28orMarch1.

There

wasatimewhenstrictrulespreventedwomenfromproposingmarriagetotheirbeloved.Inmostcultures,that’snotthecaseanymore.Infact,femalepioneerswhothoughtthisrulewasclearlyunfairmanagedtogetLeapYearestablishedasanacceptabletimeforwomentopopthequestiontounmarriedmen.SoonFebruary29,amancouldbesurprisedwithanofferhecouldn’trefuse.Thefirstdocumentation（文献的使用）ofthisdayofladies’choicewasin1288inScotland.Officialsthendecidedtopassalawthatallowedwomentoproposemarriagetomenoftheirchoiceinthatyear.Theyalsomadeitlawthatanymanwhosaidnotoaproposalinaleapdayhadtopayafine.Thefinecouldrangefromakisstopaymentforasilkdressorapairofgloves.

72.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanconcludethat_________.

A.February29neverappearsonthecalendar.

B.February29comesonceeveryfouryears,everyLeapYear

C.anordinaryyearhasonemoredaythanaleapyear

D.2008has365days,5hours,48minutesand46seconds

73.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“popthequestion”probablymeans_______.

A.ProposemarriageB.Refusemarriage

C.AskquestionsD.Givedirections

74.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlined“they”refersto_______.

A.unmarriedmenB.singleladies

C.OfficialsD.theScottish

75.Whichtopiccanbestdescribethelastparagraph?

A.WhatCanLadiesDoWiththeExtraDay?

B.RespectLadiesinLeapYear.

C.It’sUnfairtoPreventLadiesFromOfferingLove.

D.LeapYearIsLadies’Choice.

3.

SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinkthattherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitrepaired,asthereareawholelotofantique（古董）shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothe

firstshopexpectingafriendlyreception.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.

Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,thethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.

Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?

Twentypounds,”Isaid.“OK,”hesaid,“I’llgiveyoutwentypounds.”“It’sgotaslightlybrokenleg,”Isaid.“Yes,Isawthat.It’snothing.”

EverythingwasgoingaccordingtotheplanandIwasgettingexcited.“Whatwillyoudowithit?

Iasked.“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.”“I’llbuyit,”Isaid.“Whatdoyoumean?

You’vejustsaidsoldittome,”hesaid.“Yes,IknowbutI’vechangedmymind.I’msorry.I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.”“Youmustbecrazy,”hesaid.Thensuddenlythepennydropped.“Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.”“You’reright,”Isaid,“and

whatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandasked‘Wouldyoumendthischairforme?

’”“Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoit,”hesaid.“Wedon’tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI’llmendthisforyou.Shallwesayforafiver?

”Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.

68.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter___

_____.

A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceived

C.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair

69.Theunderlinedword“approach”inthesecondparagraphmeans__________.

A.plantodealwiththingsB.decisiontosellthings

C.ideaofrepairingthingsD.wayofdoingthings

70.Theexpression“thepennydropped”inthelastparagraphmeansthattheshopkeeper______.

A.changedhismindB.sawthewriter’spurpose

C.acceptedtheofferD.decidedtohelpthewriter

71.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewritewasa_____person.

A.smartB.trickyC.cautiousD.humorous

4.

Manypeoplesaypenniesarenotworthsaving.Afterall,apennyisonlyworthacent.Butoneunusualpennyturnedouttobeworthalotmorewhenacoincollectorpaid$1.7millionforitearlierthismonth.

Thecoinisoneofakind.ItistheonlypennythattheDenvermint（铸币厂）madeoutofcopper,insteadofsteel,in1943.Becauseitisunique,itisalsoveryvaluable.Nopennyhaseversoldforsomuchmoney.

TheChangingPenny

TheLincolnpennyfirstappearedin1909.For34years,theone-centcoinwasmade

outofcopper.Then,in1943,thepennychanged.WorldWarIIwasgoingon,andcopperwasneededforequipment.Soforoneyear,penniesweremadeoutofsteelinstead.Atleastmostofthemwere.

Onlyafewcoinsweremadeoutofunusedcopper.Therearethreemainmints,orplaceswherecoinsaremade,intheUnitedStates.Oftheknowncopperpenniesfrom1943,twelveweremadeinthePhiladephiamint,andfiveweremadeintheSanFranciscomint.OnlyonewasmadeintheDenvermint.

NobodyknowsforsurewhyacopperpennywasmadeattheDenvermintin1943,coindealersAndySkrabalaktoldTimeforKids.“Thereisarumorthatamintemployeemadethecoininthemiddleofthenight.”

ASpecialSet

Thecoincollectorwhoboughtthe$1.7millionpennywantstoremainunknown.Butthereasonforthetradeisknown.Healreadyhadtwocopperpenniesfrom1943–onefromtheSanFranciscomintandonefromthePhiladephiamint.Tocomp

letetheset,heneededtheDenverpenny.ThethreecoinswillgoondisplayatacoinexhibitioninTampa,Florida.

Thecollectorwhosoldthepennyisalsokeepinghisnameasecret.Ittookfouryearstoconvincehimtogiveuptherarecoin.Nowthathehasfinallydonatingallofthe