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1、题组7 逸闻趣事,专题一 阅读理解 第三节 题组训练,A (2017第二次全国大联考) One day in 1942，I talked a friend into walking to the nearby town of Aldeburgh.On our return trip，as we were nearing our bomber base，we saw Doris walking her bike in the opposite direction.She said she had planned to meet a soldier for a date，but he hadnt
2、shown up.I offered to accompany her home to Aldeburgh.She agreed，and after biking back together，we decided to meet again.,The following day，Doris original date stopped by her house and he asked Doris why she hadnt shown up.It turned out that he was stationed(驻扎) at a fighter base close bynot the bom
3、ber base，as Doris had thought.He asked if they could make another date，but Doris said shed already met the fellow she wanted! Months later，the war ended and my base was shutting down.I went to Aldeburgh to tell Doris the news.She cycled halfway back to the base with me before we said our final goodb
4、yes.Doris recalls，“I was heartbroken，knowing I was losing someone who meant so much to me.”,Unexpectedly，I was transferred to a site in Elveden.Though I was 60 miles away from Aldeburgh，I would travel far to see Doris！It wasnt long before we decided to get married. We had to wait three months before
5、 the military would approve our marriage.When permission finally came，Doris and I rushed to the local vicar(牧师)，who married us in a church in Aldeburgh. In 1946，I returned to the States and brought my beautiful bride home.Weve been happily married for 67 years and have four sons，eight grandchildren，
6、and two great-grandchildren.All because of a fortunate meeting place mix-up!,语篇解读,语篇解读 本文叙述的是Doris与男友初次约会时走错了地点，这使得作者与她偶遇，后来作者和Doris发展成为恋人进而结婚的故事。,1.Why did Doris fail to date with the soldier she had planned to? A.Because the soldier arrived too late. B.Because they both appeared at a wrong place.
7、C.Because Doris appeared at a wrong place. D.Because Doris forgot where the soldier was stationed.,解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“It turned out that he was stationed(驻扎) at a fighter base close bynot the bomber base，as Doris had thought.”可知选C。,答案,解析,2,3,1,2.Which is the key factor that the writer could get marri
8、ed to Doris as a soldier? A.The approval from the military. B.The approval from the local vicar. C.A fortunate meeting place mix-up. D.A number of my visits to her.,解析 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“We had to wait three months before the military would approve our marriage.”可知选A。,答案,解析,2,3,1,3.What does the writer t
9、hink offered him the lucky chance that resulted in their marriage? A.The true and deep love between them. B.His service in a bomber base. C.A fortunate meeting place mix-up. D.The absence of the soldier from the date.,解析 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“All because of a fortunate meeting place mix-up！”可知选C。,答案,解析,2,3
10、,1,B (2017江西新余四中二模) JOHANNESBURGThey say cats have nine lives.Now a Chinese toad(蟾蜍) has joined that club of clever survivors. South Africans are shocked at the endurance of a toad that got trapped in a cargo shipment from China to Cape Town，after jumping into a porcelain candlestick(烛台) that was ma
11、de there.South African officials reportedly planned to put down the creature，fearing it would cause harm as an invasive species if it were let go in the wild.,But the toad got a last-minute pardon.Mango Airlines，a South African airline，transported the toad on Friday to Johannesburg for delivery to a
12、n animal shelter，after officials decided to find a way to let the toad live.The two-hour flight was a breeze compared to the trip from China，a long way of many weeks and thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean. Airline spokesman Hein Kaiser said the toad got “first-class treatment”，sitting i
13、n a transparent plastic container with escort Brett Glasby，an animal welfare inspector.There was even a ceremony，,in which the toads boarding pass was handed to Glasby.“He was the star of the show on the flight，” Kaiser said of the amphibious(两栖的) passenger.“I think every passenger stopped to have a
14、 look.” On landing in Johannesburg，the toad was brought out of its container for a celebrity-style photo shoot.Observers said the brown toad seemed like a cool customer.It belongs to the Asian Toad species，which breeds during the monsoon(季风) season.It is believed to have survived the trip from China
15、 by hardening its skin to prevent it from drying out，and also by slowing its breathing and heart ratemethods that help the species survive in times of drought.,“Weve had snakes in imported timber and scorpions(蝎子) in fruit.We were called because the toad was right inside the candlestick，and we had t
16、o break it to get it out，” Glasby，the inspector，told The Star，a South African newspaper.,语篇解读 人们都说“猫有九条命”，而中国的一只蟾蜍也获得了此美誉。它被困在一架从中国飞往开普敦的飞机上，在旅途中它展示了自己非凡的生命力。,语篇解读,4.What is the passage mainly about? A.Asian toads cant get used to the life in South Africa. B.South Africa ignores the protection of animals. C.An Asian toad gets a new home in South Africa. D.Workers shipped a toad to South Africa on purpose.,解析 主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本文讲了中国的一只蟾蜍被困在一架从中国飞往开普敦的飞机上，它依靠自己非凡的生命力存活下来，并成功在南非安家。
