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2018届高考英语二轮复习精选备考题库系列（含详解）：阅读理

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备战2018高考，精选阅读200篇，适合高三上学期使用，希望对大家有帮助。（2011年8月

When people hear a president speak, they seldom think about others helping to shape the presentation (报告)* Today, however，presidents depend on writers such as J* Terry Edmonds to help them communicate (交流) effectively* Edmonds is the first African American ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U* S* president；he is also the first African American to serve as director of speechwriting for the White House* His is an all-American story of success*

Edmonds grew up in Baltimore, Maryland; his father drove a truck，and his mother worked as a waitress* A great reader, Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high school，Baltimore City College* After graduating in 1967, Edmonds went on to Morgan State University*

Edmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and communications* He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman (国会议员) from Baltimore* During Bill Clinton?s presidency, he wrote speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of jobs in the White House and in governmental departments* President Clinton then appointed(任命) him to the office of director of speechwriting* Following the 2000 elections, Edmonds returned to Morgan State University as the school?s special assistant to the president for 2001—2002*

[语篇解读] 文章主要介绍美国总统演讲稿撰写人J* Terry Edmonds的成长经历。 1* Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A* Edmonds proved himself to be good at writing at high school* B* Edmonds graduated from Morgan State University in 1967* C* Edmonds was the first full-time speechwriter* D* Edmonds served the White House after 2000*

[解析] 事实细节题。根据第二段第二句* * * Edmonds showed a gift for writing at his high school，Baltimore City College* 可知Edmonds上中学时就表现出了写作天赋，故选A。

[答案] A

2* Edmonds entered the world of politics first as________*

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A* news secretary for a congressman B* a speechwriter for President Clinton C* news secretary in the White House D* a speechwriter for Secretary Donna Shalala

[解析] 事实细节题。根据第三段第二句He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman(国会议员)from Baltimore* 可知答案为A。

[答案] A

3* The text is most likely to be found in a book about________* A* popular science C* successful people

B* historical events

D* political systems

[解析] 推理判断题。本文主要是介绍Edmonds的成功经历，故本题选C。 [答案] C

Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs* Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move* They were determined to find out if she really was a witch*

They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps* But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take flight* Suddenly，the old lady?s work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack*

The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back* With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady* The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch would own a black cat with three legs*

There ，standing on a wooden box, was Mrs* Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg* Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell*

“We have to go and help her, ”whispered Amy* “What if it is a trick？”replied Ben*

“Don?t be silly, Ben* If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already，”reasoned Meg* “Come on Amy, let?s go* ”The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack*

Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady?s face* She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken* “Go and get Dad，” Amy

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yelled to her brother* “Tell him about the accident* ”

The boys did not need another excuse to leave* They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs* Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs*

[语篇解读] 孩子们对住在破旧房舍里的、用扫帚柄扫台阶的、后面跟着一只黑色的三条腿的猫的Old Mrs* Tailor是不是巫师很感兴趣，于是躲在附近的树上偷偷观察，结果如何呢？本文的寓意又是什么呢？

1* Why were the children hiding in the tree?

A* They wanted to watch Mrs* Tailor do her housework closely* B* They were playing a hide-and-seek game*

C* They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs* Tailor were true* D* They were pretending to be spies*

[解析] 事实细节题。由首段尾句They were determined to find out if she really was a witch* 可知孩子们想看看人们对老太太是巫师的传言是否是真的。

[答案] C

2* Mrs* Tailor stopped sweeping when________* A* her front steps were clean B* she noticed the children in the tree C* she was ready to take a flight D* she heard the hen cackling

[解析] 事实细节题。由第二段倒数最后一句可知答案为D。 [答案] D

3* Ben did not rush to help Mrs* Tailor because________* A* he thought that she could be tricking them B* he knew that they should not have been in the tree C* he did not see the old lady fall down D* he was afraid of the three-legged cat

[解析] 推理判断题。从文中描述的内容可知，Ben认为Mrs* Tailor是一个巫师，他认为可能是Mrs* Tailor在使诡计，所以在两个女孩子前去救助时，他依然没有奔向前去帮助Mrs* Tailor。

[答案] A

4* Which of these old sayings best suits the story?s lesson for us? A* Make hay while the sun shines* B* Never judge a book by its cover*

C* People in glasshouses should not throw stones* D* A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush*

[解析] 推理判断题。通读全文可以推知，作者想告诉我们“不要以貌取人或仅从事物

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