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落堕市安心阳光实验学校落堕市安心阳光实验学校 20142014 高考英语阅读理解基高考英语阅读理解基础练习（础练习（1 1）及答案）及答案第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A(2012四川眉山一诊)Their height made Wayne and Laurie Hallquist seem like an ideal matchwhen they met seven years ago,and on Thursday they were matched withsomething elsethe title of worlds tallest living married couple.Guinness World Records bestowed that towering distinction to theHallquists in a ceremony under the marquee at its Hollywood museum.Thecouple arrived in a white limousine,with Wayne sporting a tuxedo andLaurie in a white wedding dress.The Hallquists,who live in Stockton,California,measure a combined13 feet,4 inches,or 407.4 centimeters,to be exact.He stands 6 feet10.4 inches,she 6 feet 5.95 inches,the Guinness organization said.“Its a whole different perspective up here,and we can find eachother quite easily in a crowd，”Laurie told Reuters.“We can see several people going bald that might not know it at themoment，”joked Wayne,57,who works as a telephone company wire splicer.The Hallquists said that when they met at a church singles club in2003,they could tell that others around them were sizing_up apossiblelove affair because of their height.“She walked in,everyone looked at her,then they looked at me，”Wayne said.But while Wayne said it was love at first sight for him,Lauriesaid their first meeting came up short.“He talked about the size of my hands and feet,which is kind ofa nono，”said Laurie,46.“And then the second time we had a chanceto talk,I figured out he was a really good guy.”They have been married for eight years,but it took the Hallquistsuntil this year to contact Guinness World Records.The couple said they were discouraged at first from making a playfor worlds tallest couple,because they read online that a man and awoman each standing over 7 feet had married in the 19th century.Only this year did they realize they could compete in anothercategory:worlds tallest living married couple.Guinness previously listed a couple in EnglandWilco and Keisha vanKleefBolton as the worlds tallest couple at a combined height of 13feet,3 inches.文章大意：本文介绍了获得目前世界最高在世夫妻称号的霍尔奎斯特夫妇。

56Why their first meeting came up short is that_.A.Wayne is much older than LaurieB.Wayne likes playing jokesC.Wayne said something rude about LaurieD.Wayne is just a wire splicer答案：C细节理解题根据第八段第一句话判断句意：现年 46 岁的劳瑞说：“他谈论我的手脚太小，这几乎是不可接受的57According to the passage,all the following statements are NOTtrue except_.A.Laurie liked Wayne at first sight while Wayne didntB.Wilco and Keisha dont like their Guinness recordC.The couple read the information of the tallest couple through theInternetD.Wayne met Laurie in a friends party答案：B主旨大意题。

本文介绍了获得目前世界最高在世夫妻称号的霍尔奎斯特夫妇的一些情况58What does the underlined phrase“sizing up”mean_？A.forming an opinionB.giving a suggestionC.making a planDmaking a decision答案：A猜测词义题根据第六段判断句意：霍尔奎斯特夫妇说，当他们在一个教堂的单身俱乐部相遇时，他们可以察觉到，因为他们的高度，周围的其他人都在估摸着两人也许会擦出火花59What would be the best title for the passage?A.The worlds tallest couple in historyB.The worlds tallest living coupleC.Wayne and Laurie:an ideal matchD.Wayne and Laurie:a new world record holder答案：B细节理解题根据倒数第三段判断句意：这对夫妇说，他们一开始想申请世界最高夫妻称号，但这一想法遭到了打击，因为他们在网上查到19 世纪有一对夫妻两人的身高都超过了 7 英尺。

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ASuppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia（蒙古）,some friendsask you to eat with them.What kind of manners do they want you to have?They want you to give a loud burp（打饱嗝儿）after you finish eating.Burping would show that you like your food.In some countries,if yougive a big burp,you are told to say“Excuse me,please”.In many places people like to eat together.But in some parts ofPolynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all.People show theirgood manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.What are manners like in an East African town?The people try notto see you.They are being polite.You may see a friend.He may not seeyou at all.If you are polite,you will sit down beside him.You willwait until he finishes what he is doing.Then he will talk to you.Mannersare different all over the world.But it is good to know that all mannersbegin in the same way.People need ways to show that they want to befriends.71.In Mongolia,burping is a way of showing that _.A.you are impoliteB.you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host C.your meal was not enoughD.you are friendly with your host72.However,in some countries,if you give a big burp,you are told tosay“_”A.Im full B.Im sorry C.I have had enough D.Excuseme,please73.In Polynesia,to be polite while eating you should _.A.eat quickly B.sit stillC.turn your back on others D.say“Be quick,please”74.People in an East African town are being polite by _.A.waiting for a long time before visits B.sitting downbeside others C.seeing a friend quickly D.trying not to seeyou75.We have good manners to show that we _.A.are different from other peopleB.dont want other people to worry us C.begin all manners in the same wayD.want to be friends with other people参考答案-7175 。