1、2009年高考英语阅读理解题型专项辅导（附答案详解）（故事类）(1) Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr.Johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot(行李箱). Mr. Johnsons car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at
2、 Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldnt force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.” Mr.
3、Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape. Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pock
4、et and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear thesweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began
5、to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.” His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr. Johnson got
6、 to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmers wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddledin a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips ofthe car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 1
7、. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman B. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route C. Driver Escapes Through Car Boot D. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident 2. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?A.
8、 The hammer. B. The coin. C. The screw. D. The horn. 3. Which statement is true according to the passage?A. Mr. Johnsons car stood on its boot as it fell down. B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam. C. Mr. Johnsons car accident was partly due to the slippery
9、road. D. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat. 4. “Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _. A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end B. At last the wrench went broken C. The lock came open after all his efforts D. The chance was lost at the last minute 5. It
10、 may be inferred from the passage that _. A. the ditch was along a quiet country road B. the accident happened on a clear warm day C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended 【答案与解析】本文记述了Mr. Johnson由于车祸被困于水下车内半个小时，最后死里逃生的故事。1. C。主旨题。根据
11、第1段 Mr. Peter Johnsonescape from his trapped carthrough the boot 可归纳出文章的标题为答案C。2. B。细节题。根据第4段 Mr. Johnson 所说的话及他后面所做的事情可推知此题答案为B。3. C。细节题。根据第2段第一句skidding on ice and hitting a bank 可推知答案为C。4. C。词句理解题。根据其上文 work on the boot lock 及下文 but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in 可推知
12、此题答案为C。5. A。推断题。根据第4段最后一句 but no help came 及最后一段的第一句 Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby 可推知地点是在寂静的农村，此题答案为A。(2)The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a tick
13、et to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “Im sorry, I cant sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.” “If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.” “I cant write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.” I looked down on the computer and every passeng
14、er was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?” “We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.” “So when it goes down, you go down with it.” “Thats good, sir.”
15、“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.“I have no idea. Sometimes its down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down it wont answer us.” After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. “Lets
16、forget the computer. What about your planes? Theyre still flying, arent they?” “I couldnt tell without asking the computer.” “Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to Washington, ” I suggested.“I wouldnt know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washin
17、gton, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket.” “Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?” “I wouldnt know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only IT knows. It cant tell me.” By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon
18、spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.1. The best title for the article is _.A. When the Computer Is Down B. The Most Frightening WordsC. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer2. What
19、 could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without askingthe computer?A. She could sell a ticket.B. She could write out a ticket.C. She could answer the passengers questions. D. She could do nothing.3. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?A. Because it was easy downB. Beca
20、use it was very expensive.C. Because it was not advanced enough. D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.4. The last paragraph suggests that _.A. a modern computer wont be down. B. computers can take the place of humansC. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to peopleD. there will be g
21、reat changes in computers(14 ADBC)【答案与解析】本文记述了作者在机场遭遇电脑系统死机所带来的后果及人们对此的反应。1.A。主旨题。根据文章第1句中的Our computer is down及后面的文章内容，可推知此题答案为A。2.D。细节题。根据文章中的对话 机 ， 答 出 出的 题 ，可推知此题答案为D。3.B。主 题。根据 项的 及生 对 行 断， 出此题的答案为B。4.C。推断题。根据文章最后一段的 述 电脑死机， 们 ，可推知此题答案为C。(3)We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. W
22、ith the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard () outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “Well carry it home on the roof rack. Ive always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 poorer;
23、 and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a ti
24、me my wife said, “Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village ch
25、urch. One of the officers came to me.“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?” I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.” He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “Its
26、 a cupboard youve got there! We thought it was something else.” My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiledat the officer. “Yes, its a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could. 1. In fact the husband _ the cupboard.A. would like very much to b
27、uy B. badly wanted C. was glad to have bought D. would rather not buy2. Other drivers thought they were _.A. carrying a cupboard to the churchB. sending flowers to the churchC. carrying nothing but a piece of furnitureD. going to attend a funeral(currency1) at the church3. The police will be more po
28、lite to those who are _.A. driving in gathering darkness B. in great sorrow (“)C. driving with wild glowers in the car D. carrying furniture4. What did the husband think of this matter?A. It was very strange. B. He felt ashamed of it.C. He took great pride in it. D. He was puzzled at it.(14 DDBB)【答案
29、与解析】作者在 的fi上，fl 了一个 在车上，其他的机及 为他们是”人，所”其fi。1. D。推断题。根据文章第2段作者对 的 ，推断出作者里 ，由此可知答案为D。2. D。推断题。根据第4段 第2句 的车在 及第7段 车的情 了 ，说 们为是 的 。可推断出此题答案为D。3. B。推断题。根据文章中对 作者的 述及 对作者车上 的可推断出 为作者 currency1，所对作者 ，由此可知答案为B。4. B。推断题。根据文章最后一段的 述 一 中了的 ，于是 地车 ，可出作者对此 ，推断出此题答案为B。(8)My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane pl
30、antation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hoursstraight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many
31、lastinglessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. Ive never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you workfor. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my
32、mind to say I was sickjust because I didnt want to work.I was only six years old, but I was doing a mans job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prou
33、der than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(), one of the most important thingsa person can have.When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed,
34、so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava
35、limb( ) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. Ilearned working in the field except now I was driving golf balls with club, not
36、oxen with a broomstick.1. The writers first job was _.A. to stand down the fairway at a golf course B. to watch over the sugar-cane plantationC. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fieldsD. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them2. The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most
37、probably means _.A. difficult B. boring C. interesting D. unusual3. The writer learned that_ from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostB. he should work longer than what he was expectedC. he should never fail to say hello to his ownerD. he should be respectful and faithful to t
38、he people he worked for4. _ gave the writer serf-esteem.A. Having a family of eight people B. Owning his own golf courseC. Bringing money back home to help the familyD. Helping his father with the work on the plantation5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. He wante
39、d to be a successful golfer. B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.【答案与解析】本文主 作者小时 的作 6 时在一 地，7 时在 的一高 场 。1. C。语义理解题。第 1 段第 2 句话My first job was to drive the oxen that plou
40、ghed the cane fields 和题干几乎完全相同。2. B。词义猜测题。第 2 段第 2 句话中的I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could 可推知 tedious 的正确词义。3. D。语义理解题。 文章第 2 段第 4 句话 I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for，答案 言明。4. C。语义理解题。文章第 3 段最后两句话 Nothing made me prouder than bringi
41、ng home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem () 难肯定答案为C。5. A。 断题。最后一段内容 难出他 当一名高 的迫切 。(4)At the time, I would go out in the evening with my parents. But this time I had borrowed a bicycle from a friend of mine. I didnt know why, but once I was on
42、my own bicycle, a kind of free feeling flooded through me. The faster I rode, the faster I wanted to go! Far ahead, I rode as if my life depended on it, head down, hands grasping the handbars. I meant to get to Jinghai Bar as fast as I could.Oh! My hands! Dont come any closer. Dont touch me! That po
43、or doctor just couldnt get my gloves off. Each time he took a step towards me, I broke into painful shouting. Much later, I discovered that I had crashed(碰撞) heavily withanother bicycle, and I hadnt spoken one word of sense for at least three hours!After some time, my mother arrived at the hospital,
44、 her face as white as a sheet, and gave me a hug(拥抱), only then did the doctor begin to stitch(缝合) myhead wound, not only did he merrily cut off a long lock of my hair, but used no anaesthetic(麻药) either! Later. I seemed to hear faraway voices saying that my right hand was broken. I almost burst int
45、o tears. How would I ever play the piano again?1. On her way to Jinghai, the writer felt _.A. nervous B. comfortable C. light-hearted D. upset2. Why did the writer ride a bicycle to Jinghai Bar that evening?A. Because she wanted to attend a party on time.B. Because she wanted to meet her friend who
46、was waiting for her there.C. Because she just wanted, to join some of her friends and drink some wine.D. We are not quite sure about what she was really going there for.3. What did the writer think of the doctor?A. Friendly. B. Cruel. C. Hardworking. D. Kind.4. One thing is sure, that is, before she
47、 was wounded she _.A. often went to Jinghai Bar with her friends B. liked playing the pianoC. didnt like any doctors at allD. would burst into tears when she was in trouble(14 CDBB)【答案与解析】本文述说了作者骑车遇险的 。1. C。推断题。根据第1段后面几句话的 述可推知此题的答案为C。2. D。推断题。文章未说作者Jinghai Bar的原因，因此，们也就无知道，因此此题答案为D。3. B。推断题。根据文章中的
48、not only did he merrily cut off a long lock of my hair,but used no anaesthetic either 可知，作者认为这医生 残忍，因此 B。4. B。细节题。根据文章最后一句可知 她喜欢弹钢琴。可推知此题答案为B。(5)Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other touri
49、sts. Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaper. The Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We
