红海湾名牌高中张静中学2015年高考英语小题精英复习(13)

-1-红海湾名牌高中张静中学2015年高考英语小题精英复习（13）专题限时训练(十三)[故事型阅读理解](限时：25分钟)AIstillremember—myhandsandmyfingersstillremember—whatusedtolieinstoreforusonourreturntoschoolfromtheholidays.Thetreesintheschoolyardwouldbeinfullleafagainandtheoldleaveswouldbelyingaroundlikeamuddyseaofleaves.“Getthatallsweptup！”theheadmasterwouldtellus.“Iwantthewholeplacecleanedup,atonce！”Therewasenoughworkthere,tolastoveraweek.Especiallysincetheonlytoolswithwhichwewereprovidedwereourhands,ourfingers,ournails.“Nowseethatit'sdoneproperly,andbequickaboutit，”theheadmasterwouldsaytotheolderpupils,“oryou'llhavetoanswerforit！”Soatanorderfromtheolderboyswewouldalllineuplikepeanutsabouttocutandgatherincrops.Iftheworkwasnotgoingasquicklyastheheadmasterexpected,thebigboys,insteadofgivingusahelpinghand,usedtobeatuswithbranchespulledfromthetrees.Inordertoavoidtheseblows,weusedtobribe(贿赂)theolderboyswiththejuicycakesweusedtobringforourmiddaymeal.Andifwehappenedtohaveanymoneyonus,thecoinschangedhandsatonce.Ifwedidnotdothis,ifwewereafraidofgoinghomewithanemptystomachoranemptypurse,theblowswereredoubled.Theyhitussoviolentlyandwithsuchevilenjoymentthatevenadeafanddumbpersonwouldhaverealizedthatwewerebeingwhippednotsomuchtomakeusworkharder,butrathertobeatusintoastateofobedience(服从)inwhichwewouldbeonlytoogladtogiveupourfoodandmoney.Occasionallyoneofus,wornoutbysuchcalculatedcruelty,wouldhavethecouragetocomplaintotheheadmaster.Hewouldofcoursebeveryangry,butthepunishmenthegavetheolderboyswasalwaysverysmall—nothingcomparedtowhattheyhaddonetous.Andthefactisthathowevermuchwecomplained,oursituationdidnotimproveintheslightest.Perhapsweshouldhaveletourparentsknowwhatwasgoingon,butsomehowweneverdreamedofdoingso;Idon'tknowwhetheritwasloyaltyorpridethatkeptussilent,butIcanseenowthatwewerefoolishtokeepquietaboutit,forsuchbeatingiscompletelyforeigntoournature.1.Thestatement“myhandsandmyfingersstillremember”(Para.1)meansthat“________”．A．theauthor'shandswereseverelyinjuredinthecleaningupB．theauthorseldomdidsuchhardworkasthecleaningupC．theauthorwasbulliedbythebigboysinthecleaningupD．theauthor'shandswerehisonlytoolforthecleaning2.Theheadmasterwouldtellthestudentstocleanuptheschoolyardatthebeginningofthetermbecause________．-2-A．hewastoolazyB．thereweremanyfallenleavesonthegroundC．theschoolyardwascoveredwithmudD．thestudentsdidn'tfinishtheirhomework3.Theheadmasteraskedtheolderboysto________．A．beatthosewhoworkedslowlyB．treatthesmallboysaspeanutsC．takechargeoftheprocessofthecleaningD．dothecleaningallbythemselves4.AccordingtoPara.3,iftheauthorhadanymoneyonhim,hemostprobably________．A．gaveittothebigboyssoastopleasethemB．gaveitasabribetotheheadmasterC．spentitallonhismiddaymealD．spentitbuyingmiddaymealsforthebigboys5.Whenreceivingcomplaints,theheadmasterwoulddealwiththebigboysbymeansof________．A．slightpunishmentB．harshcriticismC．completeindifferenceD．goodbeatingBThe30milesofsteeproadsthatsnakethroughthemountainsofLoganCanyoninUtahareenoughtomakemostdrivers'handssweat.ButAndersen,a46­year­oldfatheroffour,wasn'texpectinganytroubleontheroadlastNewYear'sEve,whenhesetoffforaskitriptotheBearRiverMountainswithnine­year­olddaughterMia,four­year­oldsonBaylor,andnine­year­oldneighbourKenya.AndersenhaddriventhroughtheCanyonhundredsoftimesovertheyears.Theweatherwasfine，butthehighertheydrove,themoreslipperytheroadsbecame.RoundingasharpU­turnatmilemarker473,Andersensawatruckthathadskatedofftheroadandimmediatelytappedhisbrakes.Inaninstant,thecarwasslidingat25milesperhourtowardstheshoulderofthehighway,thenrollingdownasteepten­footdamtowardstheextremelycoldLoganRiver.Asithitthewater,thecartippedtowardsthepassengerside,hesitated,andthenrolledontoitsroofandsankintotheriver.Therewasnotimetotellthekidswhattodo.Thecrashhadbrokenafewwindows,andwithinseconds,theupside­downcarwasfilledwithwater.“Itwasfrighteninghowfastwewerecompletelyunderwater，”remembersAndersen,asoft­spokenproductdevelopmentmanager.“You'rethinking,isthishowit'sallgoingtoend？”Havinglostallsenseofdirection,Andersenbegantosearchthefreezingwaterforthekids.Miahadbeenrightnexttohiminthefrontseat;now,intheblackness,hecouldn'tfindher.Ithought，“IfIdon'tgetout,maybenoneofusaregoingtogetout.”Andersengotoutofhisseatbelt,swamthroughabrokenwindow,and,deeplyandquickly,breathedairatthesurface.That'swhenhesawagroupofmen,-3-aboutteninall,appearatthetopofthedam.Oneafteranother,theyraceddownintothewater.Helpingontosafetyallthethreechildren,theybegantoshoutatthefather,“Whoelseisinthecar？”Andersensaysrespectfully,“It_was_like_the_sight_of_angels_(天使).”1.Whatmightbethemainreasonforthecaraccident?A．ThesharpU­turn.B．Thesteepdam.C．Thesuddenbrake.D．Atruckhittingthecar.2.Andersendidn'texpectanytroubleontheroadbecause________．A．hewasfamiliarwiththeroadB．hewasgoodatdrivingC．hishandsdidn'thavesweatD．theweatherwasfine3.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A．Andersenlostconciousnessinthewater.B．StrangershelpedAndersenoutofthecar.C．AndersenlikedMiamostamongthechildren.D．Strangersteamedtogethertosavethethreechildren.4.TheunderlinedsentenceistoexpressAndersen'sfeelingofbeing________