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1、1广安市广安市 20172017 高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（高考英语阅读理解一轮系列训练（7272）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。Last July, my 12-year-old car died on Californias Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldnt reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the rou
2、tes, I figured Id just head east.A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After w
3、aiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.“I just cant leave you here,” she said. “This i
4、snt the nicest place. Ill give you a ride home.”“Youll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed(困惑).“No, Ill take you in my car,” she said.“Its a long way,” I protested.“Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few
5、 days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “Im just passing the favor along, ” she said.When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldnt hear of it. “That wouldnt make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do som
6、ething nice for somebody. Pass it along.”1. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.B. No driver would give him a ride.C. He didnt know the routes.D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.2. Judging from its context, the place whe
7、re the writer waited for the second bus was _.A. very quiet and peaceful B. dark without street lightsC. neither clean nor beautiful D. a little unsafe23. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?A. No bus would come at the time.B. A taxi ride would be
8、more comfortable.C. He became impatient and a bit worried.D. He knew the driver would never return.4. The bus driver drove the writer home later because _.A. she happened to go in the same directionB. she wanted to do something good for other peopleC. her brother told her to do soD. she wanted to ea
9、rn more money5. The bus driver hoped that the writer _.A. would do as she did B. would keep her in memoryC. would give the money to others D. would do her a favor1. A。推理判断题。根据 Four more lights, she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night 可知答案为 A
10、。2. D。推理判断题。根据 I just cant leave you here, this isnt the nicest place. Ill give you a ride home(晚上这里不安全，我将送你回家)可知答案为 D。3. C。推理判断题。根据 After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home 作者在这里等了很久都不见有车来，因此他应该是着急了，所以有搭的士车回家的想法，即答案选 C。4. B。推理判断题。从司机的回答 Just do something nice
11、 for somebody. Pass it along 可知他只是想帮助别人，即答案选 B。5. A。事实细节题。从司机和作者的对话中可知她只是想为他人做些好事，比较四个选项可知此题最佳答案为 A。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。体裁题材词数难度建议用时说明文社会文化2626 分钟(2013新课标全国卷)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international fe
12、stival of music，dance and theatre in 3Edinburgh.The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness，Richard Burton，Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团)It became a fixed event every August a
13、nd now attracts 400，000 people yearly.At the same time，the“Fringe”appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon，groups of students
14、 firstly from Edinburgh University，and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge，Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the“Fringe” ，once les
15、s recognized，has far outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971，and today th
16、ere are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself.In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了爱丁堡边缘(Fringe)艺术节的成立以及发展壮大的情况。1What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?ATo bring Europe together again.BTo honor heroes of World War.CTo in
