1、绵阳市2013高考英语阅读理解三月天天练(7)及答案重庆主城八区高三学业调研抽测试卷第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40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,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 ASuddenly all the lights on that crowded underground train went out. Then it stopped in that dark tunnel(隧道). We waited. We expected the lights to come on again soon. But not
2、hing happened. Then I began to smell something. Yes, I could smell smoke. So I asked myself, “Is this train on fire?” People around me then began to cry out in fear. “The train is on fire!” they cried. Then the woman standing next to me suddenly fell on the floor. I realized she was overcome by the
3、smoke. Then I saw flames appearing. “If something does not happen soon,” I said to myself, “I will be burnt alive!” But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape. I thought, “No one can save me from certain death but God. Only God can make a way for any
4、 of us to escape death in this train.” Before the flames reached me, I found the open door and I climbed out of the train into the dark tunnel. Then as quickly as I could, I ran from the burning train down the tunnel. Now as I ran I could hear hundreds of people that were locked in that burning trai
5、n, crying out for help. I knew I could do nothing to help them, so I ran on. Then for two hours I kept walking in that dark train tunnel. At last I saw a light in the distance. I asked myself “Why did God enable me to escape death?” I decided, “God must have a purpose for saving my life. He must wan
6、t me to help other people experience what He could do for them.”56. What caused the woman next to me to fall?A. The fire.B. Fear.C. The smoke.D. Anxiety.57. The passengers failed to escape because _. A. they didnt find the way out B. they were too frightened to move C. the fire and smoke were too mu
7、ch D. too many people were in their way58. What would the author most possibly do after he saw the exit from the tunnel? A. Going home.B. Blaming himself. C. Calling reporters.D. Returning to help.59. Between which two paragraphs can the following paragraph be put?I cried, “God, if it is not my time
8、 to die, please help me!” Then I heard a noise. It was like a door opening. It was on my right hand side. So in the dark, I at once began to push my way forward to where that noise came from. A. Between Paragraph 2 and 3.B. Between Paragraph 3 and 4. C. Between Paragraph 4 and 5.D. Between Paragraph
9、 5 and 6.参考答案 56-59、 CADC *结束 Every person leaves a footprintThats what I learnt when I started to work as a private investigator 10 years agoPeople pay restaurant bills with their bank cards,check into hotels or travel around. In every case,they leave a traceAnd because of this,Im able to track the
10、m down even when they dont want to be found The first thing I do when I want to find out where someone is staying is to go to the neighborhood where he used to live。Its human nature to tell stories which is why neighbors will tell me all they know when I ring at their housesSometimes,someone even ta
11、lks about his friends dishonestyThen I produce a pattern of my subjects life:if he likes to have a holiday in Spain or in Italy, if he prefers two-or-three-star hotels and where he might hide his assetsWhen Ive got this life pattern,I start my research Nine times out of 10,I find the people Im looki
12、ng forI once investigated a lorry supplier who owed500,000 to a subcontractor(分包商)。The subcontractor wanted to find out if it was worth bringing charges against the supplier I found out the supplier had moved assets to his son,who founded a new company offering the same productIt was all done within
13、 the lawThere was no money to be got from that operation However, I asked the son If I could speak to his father and he told me that his parent was on a long holiday in Spain and wouldnt be back for a whileIt didnt take me long to find out that the father wasnt in Spain I went back to the son and th
14、is time he told me that his father might be in Bulgaria, and I found him doing winter sports in a beautiful mountain areaHe was living in a big house on a large piece of land he had bought for400,000This was exactly the kind of asset my customer was looking for56We learn from the text that a private
15、 investigator is one who Afollows people and reports on what they do Bhelps people start business Cgives advice to people about the law Dsettles arguments between businesses or companies 57The underlined word “assets”(in paragraph 2)most probably means Ahouses Bfamily Cidentity Dpossessions58Accordi
16、ng to the passage,which of the following is TRUE? AThe author visits the place where his subject used to live in order to find out why he is dishonest BIts human nature to share some trouble with others CThe author usually tracks someones bank card first if he wants to find out where the man is stay
17、ing DThe lorry supplier moved his assets to his son in order to prevent paying back the money he owed59We may infer from the text that the subcontractor might Abring charges against the lorry suppliers son Bgive up hope of settling the debt Cget his money back Dsell the big house in Bulgaria5660 ADD
18、C *结束BDear Abby,I am a very conservative woman. I dont drink, dance, wear makeups or pants. I enjoy the company of friends despite(尽管)our differences and thought they enjoyed mine.On our most recent outing, however, they laughed at my religious jewelry, commented on my “lack of fashion,” and made me
19、 feel guilty for not wanting to stay out late.Despite this, they are great friends and would help me at the drop of a hat. I dont bring up their being overweight, or that I think some of the clothes they wear are ugly. I dont criticize them for sleeping around. I wish they would accept me for who I
20、am.I am considering not going out with them the next time they ask, but I dont really want it to come to that. Any suggestions? Just an Old-Fashioned Girl_Dear Old-Fashioned Girl,Just this: Its time for you to start cultivating relationships with people whose values are more like your own. The frien
21、ds you have described may be lovely, but their comments were out of line and folks are known by the company they keep. If you spend a lot of time with the women you have described, people will begin to make assumptions(臆断) about you. Abby60. The underlined word “conservative” is closest in meaning t
22、o _. A. beautifulB. old-fashionedC. overweightD. ordinary-looking61. When did Old-fashioned Girl feel guilty? A. When her friends stayed out late. B. When she stayed out late with her friends. C. When she refused her friends request to stay out late. D. When her friends refused her to stay out late
23、with them.62. Which of the following could Old-fashioned Girl most possibly agree to? A. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. B. Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. C. The friend is the one who knows all about you, and still likes you. D. True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.63. According to Abby, its a good idea for Old-fashioned Girl to _. A. talk with her friendsB. understand her friends C. forgive her friendsD. break up with her friends参考答案 6063、BCCD *结束