高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题(13)

2021年1月26日发(作者：avator)
高考英语阅读理解精英系列训练题（
13
）

阅读理解（共
20
小题；每小
题
2
分。共
40
分）

（共
1 5
小题；每小题
2
分，共
30
分）

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．并在答案卡上将
该项涂黑。

【
2013
河南开封市四模】
A
A
jobless
man
applied
for
the
position
of

boy
at
Microsoft
．
The
HR
manager
interview
ed
him
and
then
watched
him
cleaning
the
floor
as
a
test
．

are
employed,
he said
．

mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in,
as well as date when you may start
．

neither an e-mail
．

．

that means you do not exist
．And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job．

The
man
left
with
no
hope
at
all
．
He
didn't
know
what
to
do,
with
only
ten
dollars
in his pocket
．
He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes
．
He
then sold the tomatoes from door to door
．
In less than two hours, he succeeded to
double
his
capital
．
He
repeated
the
operation
three
times,
and
returned
home
happily
with 60 dollars
．

The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day
earlier, and return later
．
Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day
．
Shortly,
he
bought
a
cart,
then
a
truck,
and
then
he
had
his
own
fleet
of
delivery
vehicles
．
Five
years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US
．

He started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance
．
He
called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan
．
When the conversation was
concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail
．
The man replied,
e-mail
．

broker
said
curiously,

don't
have
an
e-mail,
and
yet
have
succeeded
to build an empire
．
Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?
The man thought for a while and replied,
56
．
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A
．
The man was one of the biggest food retailers in the world
．


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B
．
The man didn't give up though he failed the interview
．

C
．
He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket
．

D
．
Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft
．

57
．
The underlined word
．

A
．
became large
C
．
decreased slightly
58
．
The man can be described as ____
．

A
．
helpful and considerate
C
．
smart and hardworking
B
．
positive and generous
D
．
stubborn and unselfish
B
．
became 3 times
D
．
decreased quickly
59
．
Which proverb can best describe the story?
A
．
Misfortune may be an actual blessing
．

B
．
Where there is a will, there is a way
．

C
．
Accidents will happen
．

D
．
No pains, no gains
．

【参考答案】
56
—
59
、
BBCA
阅读理解（
B
）

In college I didn’t appreciate the value of money, and spent every last cent
I made. To make things worse, I also managed to get 12 credit cards by the time I
was 21. Tired of having no money, I needed to find my way to stand out. Rather than
finding productive ways to use my money or save it for the future, I decided to blow
it all on designer purses and any good high heels I could find. I only worked one
day a week at a gas station with low pay. Within a year, I got $$18, 000 of the credit
card debt.

For the next two years, I paid only minimum payments since I couldn’t afford
to pay much more than that. The total of minimum payments was about $$600 a month,
so
it
was
impossible
to
make
ends
meet.
I
began
to
feel
like
a
hamster
（仓鼠）
running
on a wheel. In 2008, I decided to reduce my debt. I didn’t want to take out a loan
but wanted my debt to be one monthly payment with lower interest.
I was somewhat smart and found Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Greater
Milwaukee (CCCS). It is offered through a local reputable healthcare provider and

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is a part of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. With CCCS, my debts were
still with my creditors, but the interest rates were all lowered and CCCS acted
somewhat like a debt management company. I would pay them, and they’d disperse（分
散）
payments to all my creditors. They charged me $$35 a month, which is a small fee
considering how much interest they were saving me for being in the program.
It has been a struggle since I am still a part of the program and currently pay
$$410 a month. I started the program in January 2008 with a balance of
＄
18, 000, and
I am now down to $$1, 200. This should be paid off by the end of this summer. Sure,
it has taken three years. That’s like paying off a car! I can’t imagine what my
balances would be if I had not entered this program.
The
good
thing
about
having
had
a
debt
management
plan
is
not
only
that
I
am
getting
r
id of my debt, but also that I learned how to better manage my money. I haven’t
had a credit card in three and a half years and have done well without it.
21. What do we know about the author from Paragraph 1?
A. She knew how to invest with her money.
B. She worked at a gas station to save money.
C. She got into debt because of over consumption.
D. She got used to the hard life in college.
22. When she couldn’t make ends meet, the author
_______.
A. wanted to leave college
B. was calm and didn’t mind
it
C. wanted to find a good job
D. was very anxious about it
23. What benefit did the author get with the help of CCCS?
A. It allowed her to pay lower interest.
B. It paid the debt for her.
C. It reduced the number of her creditors.
D. It helped her put off paying off her debt.
24. When did the author pay off her debt?
A. In March 2011. B. In August 2011.

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C. In December 2011. D. In June 2010.
25. What do we infer from the author’s experience?

A. It is important to learn how to better manage money.
B. We had better stop using credit cards.
C. Only by saving money as much as possible can we become rich.
D. We should not borrow a lot of money from the bank.
答案解析

【文章大 意】在大学期间，作者起初不会理财，有钱尽量花，没钱就用信用卡，结果欠
下了不少的债务。后来在一 个还款公司的帮助下，她终于还清了债务，也学会了如何理财。

21.
【解析】选
C
。细节理解题。根据第一段
In
college
I
didn’t
appreciate
the
value
of
money, and spent every last cent I made.
可知，答案为
C
。
A< br>项表示作者会投资，不符
合主题；
B
项以偏概全；
D
项与事实 相反。

22.
【解析】选
D
。细节理解题。根据第二段
I began to feel like a hamster running on a
wheel. “我开始感觉像是奔跑在车轮上的仓鼠”可知

作者面临困境，着急万分，忧心忡忡，
所以答案为
D
。

2 3.
【解析】
选
A
。
推理判断题。
根据第三段
Wi th
CCCS,
my
debts
were
still
with
my
creditors,
but the interest rates were all lowered. . .
可推断，答案为A
。
B
、
C
、
D
项均与文意
不符。< br>
24.
【解析】
选
B
。
推理判断题。
作者 从
2008
年
1
月加入
CCCS
的还款计划，
当时 的债务是
$$18,
000
美元
,
每月还款
$$410,
根据计算，还完债务需三年零八个月，即
2011
年
8
月。故答案为
B
。

25.
【解析】选
A
。推理判断题。根据末段
The
good
thing.
.
.
is
not
only
that
I
am
getting
rid of my debt, but also that I learned how to better manage my money.
可推断，答
案为
A
。

(1)

Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering
a wide area with its alkali sand Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea
level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the
lowest point in the United States.

Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”—
the land of
fire. Death Valley’s
present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming
across
from
Nevada
became
lost
in
its
unpleasantness
and
hugeness
and
their
adventure

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