高中阅读理解特训.docx

1、高中阅读理解特训高中阅读理解特训(浙江专版)passage oneIt was a cold night in December. Two beggars were sitting on a busy street corner in the downtown section of the city. The cold wind made them huddle (挤) together for heat and comfort. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some ignoring them on purpo

2、se and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their existence. Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the hats which lay in front of them on the icy sidewalk. Some people, feeling particularly generous, would even pull out a bill or two from t

3、heir wallets and drop them into the beggars hats and then continued their walking.Today was not a bad day for begging. The men were able to collect enough for a good meal at the coffee shop down the street and a few candles to light up their shelter in the alley (胡同) behind the train station. As the

4、 crowd began to die down, they started to pack up their bundles and head for their evening shelter.Just as they were getting ready to leave the street corner, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a wealthy man they could tell that from the finely tailored business suit he was wea

5、ring and the gold watch chain adorned (装饰) his left pocket.The first beggar looked at the second and whispered with excitement, “Hes coming our way! The two tried not to look directly at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldnt help staring at him as he reached into his pocket and took

6、 something out.“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped carefully in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.“How insulting!” said the first beggar, as soon as the rich man

7、 was out of sight. “He could have easily left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he played a joke on us with a piece of rock candy.”He looked at the wrapped offering with disgust. “Who does he think we are children? Theres no way we can even eat this we have no teeth.”The beggar picked up the objec

8、t with the very tips of his fingers and threw it into the gutter (排水沟). He watched as it floated a few yards in the stream of muddy water and disappeared into the gutter at the end of the street. Then, he gathered up his things and walked away.The second beggar looked down at the morsel in his hat,

9、then at his departing friend. His first thought was to toss the donation in the trash can under the street light. But his second thought made him change his mind.“I havent had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “I cant chew it, but I can suck on it for a while, and the sweet juice will stay i

10、n my mouth for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet!”He opened the paper eagerly, then paused as his hands touched the inside. “Maybe I should save it for another time,” he thought. “It wont spoil, and I could eat it later when Im really hungry.”The beggar paused for a mo

11、ment, then he said aloud, “He wanted me to have it anyway. I might as well enjoy it now.”With that, he unfolded the paper, but to his surprise, there was no hard rock candy inside. Instead, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.1. The first paragraph serves as a(n) _.

12、A. explanation B. introduction C. background D. comment2. The two beggars started to leave the street corner when _.A. darkness fell B. few people passed by C. they felt too cold D. the wind began to blow hard.3. The two beggars thought the man was rich from _.A. his appearance B. his way of walking

13、 C. the jewellery he wore D. the shiny shoes 4. What did the first beggar think of the rich man? A. He looked down upon the poor. B. He was very kind and warm-hearted C. He treated them as children D. He was too mean.5. The underlined words “the morsel in his hat” probably refer to _.A. the donation

14、 from the rich man B. the coins the second beggar collectedC. the rock candy the rich man gave the second beggarD. the food the second beggar left over6. What can we learn from the story?A. Every dog has its day.B. Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.C. He who laughs last laughs best.D. He

15、 that can have patience can have what he will.passage two My friend got married. His mother carried two bags of cotton from the countryside by bus and train to his city. After arriving at the city, there was still a long way to his house without any bus passing by the house. His mother walked to his

16、 home breathlessly for 40 minutes without taking a taxi in order to save money.My friend felt bitter as well as funny at his mothers deeds. He pointed to the cashmere and silk quilts and said, “So long as you have money, you can buy anything in the supermarket. There is no need for you to carry so m

17、uch cotton here in such a long way.”But his mother insisted and said, “The cotton of this year is light and warmth-keeping. Have a try and you will know!”Maybe every parent is the same, caring for their children with stubborn love without caring about whether they know or like it.This early spring,

18、I went to visit my grandmother. We had dry beans stew （炖菜）, eggplant salad bar, sauce radish （酱萝卜条）for our dinner, all of which were dried by my grandmother last autumn and tasted wonderful. I loved the dishes to my hearts content and could not help praising them again and again.After a few days, my

19、 grandmother, who seldom visited us, came to my home and unpacked her bag, smilingly taking out bags of dried eggplants, dried beans and dried vegetable. She told me that I left so hastily last time that she forgot to give me some of these foods, so she took this chance to bring me what I liked.I wa

20、s speechless at that time. Due to my casual complimentary her food, my grandmother, a nearly 70-year-old lady, by taking three buses from the west of the city to the east, came to my home with the food I liked. But she was bus-sick in life and even seldom went strolling in the street.My pretty girlf

21、riend had a failed marriage in the past. After divorce, her parents shed the deepest protection and care to her by helping her attend to the child and offering financial aids. Her parents love made her pull herself together and forgot the man who had hurt her before.Nonetheless, her father, an hones

22、t and upright old man, after hearing his ex-son-in-law got promoted in his company, felt terrifically irritated and went to his company to question his boss why a philandering man with corrupt conducts could get promoted. The whole office fell into a mess immediately and many staff just watched on t

23、he sidelines. Some people even whispered lightly, It is a new era now and the relationship between men and women is very open. No one would care about that any more!The old man stood silently in the office with his hands shivering and eyes tearing.That night, my girlfriend cried heavily in front of

24、me. I asked her whether it was her fathers stupid deeds that made her feel humiliated. But she said that she felt guilty for her dad and that though the rest of the whole world betrayed her, her old father would still back her up and help her get the justice she deserved, just as when she was young

25、and the neighboring boy grabbed her ball, her father would get it back for her. However, this changed world was no longer the stage for her old father and his deeds became funnily obsolete. No one managed to see the real and ever-lasting love to his daughter behind his seemingly rude behaviors.Now w

26、e have grown up so much so that we could support our family and have our own children. But in our parents heart, they are still worried that we do not have sufficient quilts and dried vegetables. They would not feel troubled to bring all these to us regardless of long tough journey. They even would

27、not like us to suffer a bit and try all means to protect us without caring about whether what they do is awkward and stupid or not.Who in the world would love us so deeply and relentlessly without asking for any repay? Only our parents!1. What does the author want to tell us? A. The love from our pa

28、rents is real and deep though sometimes it doesnt appear so. B. The love from our parents is awkward sometimes, which is rather annoying. C. Children should appreciate parents love because their life is so hard. D. The world is changing so the love of parents should change too.2. The underlined word

29、 humiliate in the eleventh paragraph means _. A. guilty B. moved C. happy D. ashamed 3. How many examples of older generations love are mentioned in the passage? A. One B. Two C. Three D. four4. After the authors girlfriends former husband got promoted, her father _. A. congratulated him B. made his

30、 daughter marry him again C. had a quarrel with him D. argued with his boss5. From the passage we can learn the authors grandmother is _. A. upright and honest B. loving and troublesome C. thoughtful and careful D. generous and activepassage threeAs we drove along, my spirits went up again, and I tu

31、rned, with pleasure, to the thought of the new life which I was entering. But though it was not far past the middle of September, the heavy clouds and strong north-easterly wind combined to make the day extremely cold; and the journey seemed a very long one, so that it was nearly one oclock before we reached the place of our destination. Yet when we entered the gateway, my heart failed me, and I wished it were a mile or two farther off. For the first time in my life I must stand alone: there was no retreating now. I must enter that house, and introduce mys