高考阅读理解模拟12

1、Unit12(1)I'veheardthatsometimesGodhastoknockusontheheadtogetourattention,butIneverexpectedhimtoactuallydoit.Inmycase,though,heknockedonmyleftknee.Iwasn'treallysurewhatIwantedtodowithmyfuturebuthadgenerallydecidedtobecomeahistoryteacher,morebecauseIlikedhistoryandwasgoodatitthanforanyotherreason.Mydecision,however,suddenlychangedinthemiddleofmysecondyearathighschool.Youcouldsaymyfuturefelloutoftheskyandlandedonme.OryoucouldjustsayIfelldown.Iwasplayingbasketballandlandedonmykneewithpain.Afteranop。

2、eration,Ihadphysicaltherapy.Surprisingly,Ienjoyedit.IlikeditsomuchthatIstartedtothinkaboutitasacareer.I'vespentthelasttwoyearsvolunteeringintherehabilitation(康复)departmentofalocalhospital,andthoughitbeganasachancetoseewhatphysicaltherapywasallabout,Iwasgraduallyintoit.I'vealwaysknownIwantedtodosomethingtohelpothers.Ijustdidn'tknowIcouldmakealivingatthesametime.Whatbetterjob,inanincreasinglyimpersonalworld,couldtherebe?OneofthebestfeelingsI'veeverhadwashelpingthepatientstotaketheirmindsofftheirpa。

3、ins.Thatmomentwasvaluableenoughformetodevotemylife,timeandenergyto.MygoalistoearndegreesinphysicaltherapyandSpanish.Why?Tomakelotsofmoney?No.Todriveafancycarandweardesignerclothes?Thatwon'thappen.Ijustwanttobehappy,anddosomethingtomakeothersashappy.That'sagoalworthworkingfor.1．Theunderlinedword“therapy”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans________.A．treatmentB．movementC．energyD．achievement2．Whatistheauthor'sgoalinlife?A．Tomakeafortune.B．Tolivehappilyandhelpothers.C．Toliveacomfortablelife.D．Todevotehisli。

4、fetostudy.3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorwantedtobeahistoryteacheronlybecausehelikedit.B．Itwaswhathappenedinhisfirstyearathighschoolthatmadehimchangehismind.C．Theauthorisoptimistictowardslife.D．Theauthorwantedtohaveadoctor'sdegreeinthefuture.(2)IdecidedtogotoSouthCarolinatomeetmyformerschoolmatesthere.“Icouldgobybus,butisthereanyotherway?”Iwondered.Suddenlyanideaoccurredtome.Ontheschoolbulletinboard(布告牌),Iputupanotice:“NeedadrivetoColumbia,SouthCarolina.Weekend.Wills。

5、haregas.CallYuat3853427”Jimcalled.HewasastudentofhistoryandwasgoingtoSouthCarolinatomeethisgirlfriend.Wearrangedwheretomeetandwhentostart.ThenIpreparedfoodanddrinksenoughfortwopersons.Itwasalongway.Jimprovedhimselftobeagooddriverbydrivinghiscarfastandsteady(稳).Thecarsinfrontofuswerelaggingbehindonebyone.FromtimetotimeIservedhimwithfoodanddrink,andweenjoyedtalkingalot.JimshowedgreatinterestinChinesehistory.“It'swonderfulthatyouhavesuchalonghistory,”hesaid,“MaybeonedayIwillvisitChinaasahistoryrese。

6、archer”.“Goodidea!Iwillbeyourtourguide.”Iencouragedhisfutureplan.Wetalkedandlaughedallthewaytotheverydoorstepofmyfriend'sflat.“I'llcometopickyouuponSundaymorningat10．”Sayingthis,hedroveaway.Needlesstosay.itwasahappyreunionforseveralofouroldschoolmatestomeetinaforeigncountry.Wehadphotostaken,andmadeJiaoziinabigflat.“ForourgettingtogetherintheUS,cheers!”Weproposed(提议)todrinktothishappymoment.InSouthCarolinathereweremanyShanxiChinesestudents,becauseSouthCarolinaandShanxihaveasistershipconnection,wh。

7、ichwassetupthroughthehelpoftheChineseambassador(大使)thentotheUS,whowasalsofromShanxi.WhenthoseImetgottoknowthatIhadsettleddowninShanxiforeightyearsduringtheCulturalRevolution(文革),theyalltalkedtomelikefellowvillagers.Thegoodtimepassedquickly.Itwasn'tlongbeforeJimcametopickmeup.Allofmyfriendsgotouttoseemeoff.Weshookhandsandpromisedtocommunicatewitheachotherasoftenaspossible.Iwavedgood-byetothemasthecardroveaway.1．FromthepassageweknowthatthewriterwasaChinese________.A．tourguideB．travelerC．studentD．a。

8、mbassador2．Thewritermusthave________thetrip.A．paidnothingatallforB．sufferedagreatdealbecauseofC．spentadozenofdaysonD．paidforhalfofthegasduring3．Theunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphsuggeststhat________.A．JimdroveatahighspeedB．theroadwasrathercrowdedC．theydidn'tstartearlyD．Jim'scarranveryslowly4．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．Jimandthewriterdidn'tstudyatthesameschool.B．thewriterdidn'treturntotheschoolinJim'scarC．JimwasnoteasytogetalongwithD．thewriterseemednottobefromShanxi5．Whywere。

9、theremanyShanxiChinesestudentsinSouthCarolina?A．BecauseSouthCarolinaandShanxihaveasistershipconnection.B．BecauseofthehelpofthenUSambassador.C．SouthCarolinaiswithineasyreachforShanxistudents.D．ShanxistudentshaverelativesinSouthCarolina.(3)JustWriteintheNumbersofthe6moviesyouwantfor1each,plusshipping.Inexchange(交换),youagreetobuyjustsixmoremoviesinthenextthreeyears,atourregularClubprices(whichcurrentlystartaslowas19.95plusshipping)—andyoumaycancel(取消)membershipatanytimeafterdoingso.What'smore,youca。

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