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1、吉林北宁市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解选编（一）【由山东省2014模拟改编】 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。Phil White has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle tripWhite had two reasons for making this epic journeyFirst of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he didHe raised 70,000
2、for the British charity, OxfamWhites second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the worldHe is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.White set off from Trafalgar Square, in London, on 19th June 2004 and was bac
3、k 299 days laterHe spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座） and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chainsHe had the adventure of his life crossing Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the AmericasAmazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support teamN
4、o jeep carrying food, water and medicineNo doctorNothing! Just a bike and a very, very long road.The journey was lonely and desperate at timesHe also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountainsHe cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up to 45 degrees, all to help
5、 people in needThere were other dangers along the roadIn Iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he hadThe worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of AustraliaFor l,000 kilometres he
6、 battled against the wind that was constantly pushing himThis part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the endNow MrWhite is back and intends to write a book about his adventures. 1When Phil White returned from his trip, he _.Abroke the world recordBcollected money for
7、OxfamCdestroyed several bikes Dtravelled about l,300 hours2What does the underlined word epic in Paragraph l most probably mean?AVery slow but excitingBVery long and difficult.CVery smooth but tiringDVery lonely and depressing.3During his journey around the world, Phil White _.Afought heroically aga
8、inst robbers in IranBexperienced the extremes of heat and coldCmanaged to ride against the wind in AustraliaDhad a team of people who travelled with him4Which of the following words can best describe Phil White?AImaginative BPatriotic CModest DDetermined.5What actually inspired Phil White to overcom
9、e all the difficulties?ATo help people in need.BTo test his new bicycle.CTo prove his potential.DTo show off his ability.【参考答案】15、BBCDA 【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】DMy parents lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s and I heard stories from both of them about how their lives changed because of it. The
10、 same was true of my in-laws whose lives were also affected negatively. For example, my husbands grandfather owned a factory. Owing to the stock (证券) market crash, he lost the factory and went back to work in the very factory hed once owned. He could no longer afford to send my father-in-law to coll
11、ege. My father-in-law worked full time as a pipe fitter and went to school part-time to earn his degree, which took seven years.Somehow, my husband and I never dreamed that we would live through anything similar. However, as they say, history often repeats itself. In 1929, the stock market crashed i
12、n the month of October. The same thing happened in 2008. My husband, who had invested (投资) all our money in the market, was in a state of shock. Each day the news was more terrible.“Weve lost more than half of our wealth,” he told me.I just stared at him. “How can that be?”“I thought we had good, so
13、lid investments, but it seems I was wrong.”“Well, we do have pensions (抚恤金),” I said. “Hopefully, they wont be affected. Since we have never lived a high lifestyle to begin with, I dont think we have to worry.”“I did hope to leave our children and grandchildren a generous inheritance (遗产),” my husba
14、nd said. He shook his head in disbelief.“Well still be able to give gifts. Love is the most important gift anyway.” Our children are grown and we always try to be generous to them and our grandchildren.“It just wont be the same.”“The world is always changing,” I said. “You never know what will happe
15、n. The main thing is not to get discouraged. As long as we have our health and can afford the necessities of life, theres no reason to be upset. When you have your health, you can always earn more money.”I hugged my husband and he kissed me in return.“I guess youre right,” he agreed. “We love each other. We have our health and enough money to live on comfortably. Thats all that matters.”We had to move out of our house into an apartment. Since few people could afford a house in those hard days, we decided to offer it for considerably less than it would normally be worth.
