1、山东省2015年高考阅读表达专项训练（十二）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 AWhen Boris left school,he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives，but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then
2、depressed，then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all. “Why dont you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker。Youd better find a way of opening it.”“But what can I do?”“Get out and have
3、a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want；then give it to them，and they will pay for it.”Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard，made friends wit
4、h his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good：in the wrong position，too expensive or with some other snag. But at long last，h
5、e managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last，Boris had managed to open the money-l
6、ocker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside. 1. Whats the best title of the passage ? (No more than 5 words)_2. Which word can best describe Boris job hunting experience?（1word）A. Surprising B. Encouraging C. Boring D. 3.How did Boris start his career ? (No more than 5 words)_4. Why did Boris f
7、inally choose an empty shop on a new estate? (No more than 5 words)_5. What does the underlined word “snag” in the 4th paragraph probably mean? (1 word)_【文章大意】主人公Boris毕业后，在寻找工作的过程中屡屡受挫，失望之至，在叔叔的建议下，从修理自行车开始，逐渐走向了成功。1. The world is a money-locker解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出，文章通过主人公求职屡遭拒绝，最后经过调整思路赚得第一桶金，然后把自己的生意
8、越做越大，从而打开了世界这把锁的故事，由此可知答案。2. Disappointing 解析：推理判断题。第一段中描述了Boris求职接连失败的感受：Boris grew annoyed，then depressed，then a little hardened. ，因此用disappointing（失望的）。3.By repairing cycles.事实细节题。由倒数第二段的“Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. ”可知答案。4. Because there were good opportunities there推理判断题。由倒
9、数第二段的“But at long last，he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.”可以看出，那里顾客较多、没有竞争，也就是说那里机会好。5. barrier 解析：词义猜测题。方向不对，租金太贵，都属于他找到理想店铺的障碍，由此可知答案。BLike any good mother; when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what. s
10、he could to help her 3 - year - old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommys stomach. Finally, Michaels little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm i
11、n the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal (初生的) intensive care unit at St. Marys Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst. ”Karen and her husb
12、and contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby , but now they plan a funeral. Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, I want to sing to her, he says. Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they
13、like it or not. If he doesnt see his sister now, he may never see her alive. She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed. Never di
14、sturb patients here. The mother rises up strongly and said? He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!Karen leads Michael to his sisters bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In die pure hearted voice of a 3 - year - old, Michael sings: You are m
15、y sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray. . . Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady. The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Womans Day magazine called it the miracle of a brothers song. The medical sta
16、ff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!Never give up on die people you love. 1. What may the underlined words the infant refer to?（No more than 2 words）_2. What do we know about the little sister after she was born? (No more than 5 words.)_3. Why did Karen firmly let lit
17、tle Michael see his sister in ICU? (No more than 10 words.)_4. What do we know about the head nurse? (No more than 3 words.)_5. What is the general idea of the text? (No more than 7 words.)_【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了三岁的男孩Michael的妹妹生下来情况非常糟糕，面临着生命危险，在医院的重症监护室里，是Michael的歌声拯救了妹妹的生命，创造了生命的奇迹。1. The baby 词义猜测
18、题。从本段中Michaels little sister is born. But she is in serious condition和the neonatal (初生的) intensive care unit at St. Marys Hospital看出是“新生儿”。 。2. She was in great danger.事实细节题。从文章第二段的Michaels little sister is born. But she is in serious condition和The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatr
19、ic （儿科的） specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst. 看出答案。3. Because his sister was going to die soon.事实细节题。从文章第四段的If he doesnt see his sister now, he may never see her alive看出答案。4. She was responsible.推理判断题。从文章第五段的Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here推出答案。5. A boy s singing saved his sister s life. 主旨大意题。从全文看出答案。文章是写三岁的男孩Michael的妹妹生下来情况非常糟糕，面临着生命危险，在医院的重症监护室里，是Michael的歌声拯救了妹妹的生命，创造了生命的奇迹。
