2014 届高考英语阅读理解：2013暑假练习题(1)

2014

高考英语阅读理解：

2013

暑假练习题（

1

）及答案解析

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(

第

A

篇

)

Bill Fulton doesn’ t remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past. The

leather stayed smooth and the cowboy design unblemished (

完美无缺的

). And when he looked inside,

the

contents

brought

back

memories

from

1946,

when

he

apparently

dropped

the

wallet

behind

the

balcony bleachers (

露天看台

) in the Baker Middle School gym.

Fulton’ s Social Security Card and bicycle license, bearing the address where he lived during his

teenage years, were positioned in their respective compartments, apparently untouched since the year

after World War Il ended.

Worker Nathan Osborne found the wallet

—

along with old homework, lost library books and a 1964

talent

show

program

—

while

removing

the

bleachers

for

renovations

on

June

17.

It

was

brought

to

Fulton’ s door the following day by Melanie Trindle, the Baker Middle School secretary.

Middle School Principal Mindi Vaughan said the brown pine bleachers were connected to the gym

balcony’ s brick wall and

had remained in the same place since the school, known as the Helen M. Stack

Building, opened in 1936.

Fulton, 78, said he probably lost the wallet while cheering for the Baker High basketball team with a

group of friends. Fulton said the bicycle ID was needed because he delivered medicine for Rodamar

was surprised, however, that his bicycle ID wasn’t inside. He said he always kept it there.

But rather than focus on what was inside the wallet, Fulton said the recovery has led him to reflect

on his life

—

one that took him to the Korean War and Berlin before the return to Baker City. He worked

at Ellingson Lumber Company for 30 years, from March 1964 to April 1994.

Since his retirement, Fulton has enjoyed spending time with his 11

?

year

?

old black dog, Smokey.

The two often hike the nearby mountains.

Trindle’

s

knock

on

the

door,

wallet

in

hand,

induced

a

slight

ripple

in

his

life,

prompting

him

to

consider the times he hadn’t thought about in many years. “Where did all the times go

？

” Fulton said with

a

deep sigh. “It’ s hard to believe that the times have gone so fast.”

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语篇解读

]

本文是记叙文。一个丢失了几十年的钱包居然被找到，而且还给了失主。钱包勾起了失< /p>

主对过去岁月的回忆。

1

．

When the wallet was found, it________.

A. was still in good condition

B. was a little damaged

C. had just lost color

D. was just repaired

[

解析

]

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细节理解题。

从文章第一段第二句可知，

钱包的皮还很光滑，

上面的图案也保持完好，

因此

A

项正确。

[

答案

]

A

- 1 -

2

．

The wallet was important to Fulton because ________.

A. he could get his bicycle ID back

B. it called up his memories of the past

C. it could help him to find his student ID

D. it made him think of his school days

[

解析

]

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推理判断题。综合全文尤其是第一段和最后一段的信息可知，钱包勾起了

< br>Fulton

对往昔岁月

的回忆。

[

答案

]

B

3

．

Fulton lost the wallet when________.

A. he was doing his homework on the balcony bleachers

B. he was doing some exercise in the Baker Middle School gym

C. he was removing the bleachers for renovations on June 17

D. he was watching a basketball match with his friends

[

解析

]

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细节理解题。从文章第五段可知，

Fulton

< br>和朋友们在一起看篮球赛，在为一支篮球队助威时

他丢失了钱包。

[

答案

]

D

4

．

After he retired, Fulton________.

A. lived a peaceful and pleasant life

B. often regretted losing his wallet

C. lived a hard life by raising dogs in the mountains

D. quite missed his past life

[

解析

]

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推理判断题。分析文章倒数第二段可知，

Fulton

非常惬意。

[

答案

]

A

5

．

Which of the following best describes Fulton’ s feeling when the wallet was returned?

A. Thankful.

C. Surprised.

B. Overjoyed.

D. Doubtful.

[

解析

]

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推理判断题。文章虽然没有明确说明

Fulton

接到钱包时的反应，但丢了那么多年的钱包失而

复得，他应该感到吃惊。

[

答案

]

C

[

长难句解读

]

And when he looked inside

，

the contents brought back memories from 1946

，

when he

apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers(

露天看台

)in the Baker Middle School gym.

语意：当他看钱包里面时，里面的东西把他的记 忆带回到了

1946

年，当时他显然是把钱包丢在了贝克中

学体育场的露天看台上。

本句是一个复合 句。

第一个

when

引导时间状语从句 ，

第二个

when

引导非限制性定语从 句，

修饰

1946

。

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结束

- 2 -

(

第

B

篇

)

Pop stars today enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty (

皇室

). Wherever they go, people turn

out in their thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling,

colorfully

dressed

idols.

The

stars

are

transported

in

their

chauffeur

driven

Rolls

?

Royces,

private

helicopters or executive aeroplanes. They are surrounded by a permanent entourage(

随从

) of managers,

press agents and bodyguards. Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings

and goings are reported

，

for, like royalty, pop stars are news. If they enjoy many of the privileges of

royalty,

they

certainly

share

many

of

the

inconveniences

as

well.

It

is

dangerous

for

them

to

make

unscheduled

appearances

in

must

be

constantly

shielded

from

the

adoring

crowds

who

idolize

them.

They

are

no

longer

private

individuals,

but

public

property.

The

financial

rewards

they

receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of pay are great.

And

why

not?

Society

has

always

rewarded

its

top

entertainers

lavishly.

The

great

days

of

Hollywood

have

become

legendary:

famous

stars

enjoyed

fame,

wealth

and

adulation

(

奉承

)

on

an

all

?

time scale. By today’ s standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. A

single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did.

The competition for the title “Top of the Pops” is fierce, but the rewards are truly huge.

It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Don’t the top men in industry earn enormous

salaries for the service they perform to their companies and their countries? Pop stars earn vast sums in

foreign currency

—

often more than large industrial companies

—

and the taxman can only be grateful

for

their

massive

annual

contributions

to

the

exchequer(

国库

).

So

who

would

begrudge

them

their

rewards?

It’ s all very well for people in boring jobs to complain about the successes and rewards of others.

People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars represent only the tip of

the

iceberg.

For

every

famous

star,

there

are

hundreds

of

others

struggling

to

earn

a

living.

A

man

working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high

rewards. He has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be a limit to what he can earn.

But a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the outset that only a

handful

of

competitors

ever

get

to

the

very

top.

He

knows

that

years

of

concentrated

effort

may

be

rewarded with complete he knows, too, that the rewards for success are very high indeed:

they are the payback for the huge risks involved and once he makes it, he will certainly earn them. That’

s the essence of private enterprise.

[

语篇解读

]

明星的生活总是令人羡慕不已。他们的生活中有光鲜的一面：不菲的收入，以豪华汽车< /p>

和私人飞机代步，一言一行都成为人们关注的焦点

……