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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