最新高考英语-阅读理解基础练习精品题(21).doc

2023高考英语阅读理解根底练习精品题〔21〕及答案阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIn 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where they young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,〞 the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.On the way out of town, he began to understand what that fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass〔使困窘〕me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.〞Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa〞 because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.51. The young man was traveling across the country in 1971 probably to ________.A. find a piece of work to do B. hand out gifts to passers-byC. look for a good restaurant D. show his new car to others52. The underlined word “this〞 in the second paragraph refers to ________.A. a wallet B. his luck C. the $20 bill D. his tip53. On the way out of town, the young man got to know that ________.A. it was very honest of the owner to return his moneyB. another man who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the moneyC. he could probably find himself a job in the restaurantD. the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings54. From this text we can infer that ________.A. the man raised money for the poorB. the man did carry out his promiseC. Santa gives the man money each yearD. the man was not successful in the end55. The best title for this text may be ________.A. Secret Santa of Kansas City B. The Key to SuccessC. A Kind Waiter in the Restaurant D. Never Give Up参考答案-----------51--55 ACDBA Passage A本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位神秘的圣诞老人的故事。

51. A. 推理判断题 本文第一段trying to make a new start for himself告诉我们这个人在寻求事业上新的开始52. C. 指代关系题 第二段提到餐馆老板举起一张20美元的钞票，问是否是年轻人丢的由此可知，this指的是这20美元的钞票53. D. 事实细节题 第三段告诉我们年轻人逐渐明白了老板是为了不伤害自己的自尊心，不使自己感到为难才这么做的54. B. 推理判断题 第三段说So I just made a promise to help other people if I can. 最后一段就告诉我们他每年圣诞节都要帮助很多人，可见他兑现了自己的诺言55. A. 主旨大意题 本文给我们讲述的就是一位神秘的圣诞老人的故事结束　 Psychiatrists (精神病专家) who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child raising—older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents’ biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, “end up retiring much later.〞 For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream. 　 Henry Metcalf a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But he’s also worried that his energy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but he’s learned that young at heart doesn’t mean young. Lately he’s been taking afternoon naps (午睡) to keep up his energy. “My body is aging,〞 says Metcalf. “You can’t get away from that.〞 　 Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. Therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. “They worry they’ll be mistaken for grandparents, or that they’ll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school,〞 says Joann Galst, a New York psychologist. But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: “that they won’t be alive long enough to support and protect their child,〞 she says. 　 Many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right time. After marrying late and undergoing years of fertilily (受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen and her husband, Randy, had twins. “We both wanted children,〞 says Marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. The twins have given the couple what they desired for years, “a sense of family.〞 Ki。