高三英语阅读理解(含答案)

英语阅读理解及答案Iwatchedfromadistanceasthehomelessmanquarreledwiththosewhodidnotleavemoneyforhim–themajority.Iwalkeduptohimandrightonqueueheaskedmeforaquarter.“I’llgiveyouaquarterifyoutellmeyourstory.”Helaughed,“You’llgivemeaquarterformystory?”Ilaythequarterinfrontofhimandcorrectedmyself–“Nah,here’sthequarterbutitwouldbenicetohearyourstory.”IfollowedhiseyestothequarterandforabriefmomentIsawaglimmerofreflection.Isatdownnexttohimandwaited.“Iwasinthearmy,”hesaid.“Iwasasniper(狙击手)andwassupposedtoshootdowntheenemyfromthedistance.”Ilistenedcarefullytohisgrizzlyvoiceashewentdeeperintothestory.Heworedirtyoldtornclothesandsmelledlikeadeadratleftinamousetrap.Hetoldmehowheusedtohuntwithhisfamilyandwasreallygoodatit.Hehadhisownwayofrespectinganimalsbynotwastingwhathekilledforfoodandnotkillingmorethanheneeded.Whenthearmycameknockingonhisdoor,hefeltprideandjoinedup.Allthoseyearsofpolishinghishuntingskillscouldnowservealargerpurpose—todefendusfromthebadguys.HesetouttofightinIraq.Itwasn’tlongbeforeherealizedhisidealsandexpectationswerejustashadowofthetruth.Hebecamedisillusionedwiththekillings,whichhefeltwereofinnocentpeople.“IwasasniperbutIneverreallykilledanyone,”hesaid.“OnedayIhadtodoit.Theyaskedmetoshootthisladyfromthedistance.Isawkidsnearthatladyandmyhandswereonthetrigger(扳机).Man,Iwastearingup...Icouldn’tdoit.Shewasn’tdoinganythingtoanyoneandshewaswiththekids—Icouldn’tseethroughmytears.Itjustdidn’tmakeanysensetome.”Thestorygoesonashedescribeseventuallybeingputintoprisonfor180daysforrefusingtofolloworders.Hetoldmehowhewasblacklistedsothathecouldn’tgetajob.Alltherightswetakeforgrantedweretakenawayfromhim.Why?Herewasamanwhowasbeingpunished—andforwhat?Forrefusingtokillthelady?Forbeingahero?“Ihavenoregrets,”thehomelessmansaid.“Imaybehomelessnow,butIneverkilledthatlady.Ineverkilledanyoneinthearmy.Itdidn’tfeelright.Ididn’tgotheretodothat.Iwenttheretosavepeople.”Hecontinued,“Icanlivewithbeinghomeless—that’sokay.ButIwouldn’tbeabletolivewithkillinginnocentpeople.”OnthatlonelyFridaynight,Imetahero.Itjustneveroccurredtomethataherocouldbeasmellyoldmanleftonstreets.1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatthehomelessman_______.（）A.neverkilledanimalsB.hadastrongrespectforlifeC.deservedthepunishmenthereceivedD.feltguiltyaboutdisobeyingtheorder2.Theunderlinedword“disillusioned”(Paragraph4)isclosestinmeaningto_______.（）A.disappointedB.frightenedC.delightedD.admired3.Themostdisappointingforthemanwasprobablythat_________.（）A.hecouldn’tgetajobtosupporthimselfB.hecouldn’tgobacktofightforhiscountryC.hereceivedorderstokillaninnocentpersonD.hegotlittlemoneyfromthepeopleinthestreet4.Howdidthemanfeelwhenhewasreducedtoabeggar?（）A.hopelessB.regretlessC.greedyD.sympathetic5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?（）A.AbeggarwhooftencameintoconflictwithothersB.ApoormanwhoearnedmoneybytellingstoriesC.AtrueherowhobeggedforalivingonstreetsD.Ahomelessmanwhohelpedthepoormen答案及剖析：语篇解读：本文介绍了一位曾经在伊拉克服役的狙击手的故事。狙击手在伊拉克因为拒绝执行枪杀一位带着孩子的妇女的命令，被判处180天监禁，出狱后被列入黑名单，找不到工作，被剥夺了一切权利，沦为街头乞丐。但是他却一直不后悔自己的行为。他是一位真正的英雄。1.B推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，狙击手在做猎人时从不滥杀动物，在伊拉克战场上又拒绝执行枪杀平民妇女，这些行为都说明他尊重生命。2.A词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句Itwasn’tlongbeforeherealizedhisidealsandexpectationswerejustashadowofthetruth.以及…whichhefeltwereofinnocentpeople.一句可知，战场上的事实与理想相去甚远，是“令人失望的”，故选A。3.C推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，他对自己的流落街头行乞毫不后悔，可知A、B、D三项均与这相悖，所以令他感到最失望事情应该是他收到命令枪杀无辜。4.B细节理解题。根据第四段“Ihavenoregrets,”thehomelessmansaid.一句可知，他对自己沦为乞丐毫不后悔。故选B。5.C．主旨大意题。本文主要讲述一个在伊拉克战场上因拒绝执行命，枪杀无辜平民妇女而先被判监禁，后流落街头的狙击手的故事。他因尊重生命而遭受不公正的对待，所以他才是真正的英雄。UntillastsummerIhadaverycomfortablelife:wintervacationsskiingandsummercruises.Myparentsspentalotofmoneyonaprivateschool,sotheycouldgetmeintoacompetitivemiddleschool.Everythingwasabouttomorrow,nextyear,mygraduation.Weneverhadtoworryabouttoday.BeforelastsummerIneverthoughtmuchaboutthepeopleintheworldwholivedaytoday,everyday,whoselivesarecontrolledbypovertyandhunger.ThenIenrolledinatwo-weekintensiveprogram.Welivedina“TribalVillage,”inahot,dryopengrasslandinArkansas,astateofthesouth-centralUnitedStates.IamatribalmemberinMozambique,acountryofsoutheastAfrica.Everymeal,Imakethefireformyfamily,andfeeltheflameslickupmynostrilsasIblowtokeepthefuelalive.Icookmushwithvegetables.Thisisallmyfamilyisevergiven.Ifeedthehenandthreerabbitstheirdinner.Igrowattachedtotherabbits,eventhoughIknowIshouldn’t.Inamethem.I’mnotgettingenoughtoeat;it’stimetodecidewhetherornottokilltherabbits.Ifeelpainbutit’saprivilegedchild’spainbecauseIknowIwillsoonbeeatingagain.That’snottrueforalotofotherchildrenaroundtheworld.GrowingupcomfortablyintheU.S.,I’veneverhadtoworryaboutmydinner,andeventhoughthiswholeprocesswasonlyasimulation,itchangedmylife.NowIbelieveindoingwhateverIcantohelpfindpracticalwaystodefeathunger.SoI’vebecomepresidentofRootsandShoots,agroupworkingtoimprovelocalenvironmentsforpeopleandanimals.I’malsoworkingtocreateaprogramatmyhighschoolcalledthe“SafePassage”triptohelpyoungpeopleintheGuatemalaCitydump.AndI’vegotplanstodomore.I'moftenthinkingoflaboringinthehotsunandthemillionswhostilldo.Now,Itrytolivefortodayandstopworryingsomuchaboutthefut