高三限时阅读训练1

高三限时阅读训练1

一、完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1分；满分20分）

An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.

She 37 and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I 38 her to eat out and she 39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could 40 her cart while we had lunch. The 41 was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us, 42 she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very 43 and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.

When we were ready to 44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a 45 . It was then that I had to 46 myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this 47. She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have 48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and 49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.

I 50 there for a moment and realized that I had 51 to give this woman the one thing that cost 52 —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a 53 hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. ―That’s getting it right,‖ she said and her big 54 lit my path as we parted.

The 55 I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

36. A. happy B. dirty C. nervous D. small

37. A. ran B. arrived C. stopped D. hid

38. A. invited B. pushed C. forced D. wished

39. A. refused B. returned C. left D. agreed

40. A. watch over B. get hold of C. reach for D. catch up with

41. A. customer B. shopper C. waitress D. traveler

42. A. and B. but C. or D. so

43. A. thirsty B. sleepy C. tired D. hungry

44. A. leave B. rest C. move D. apologize

45. A. break B. gift C. hug D. partner

46. A. believe B. face C. hur t D. introduce

47. A. behavior B. nation C. person D. district

48. A. gone B. shown C. resulted D. remained

49. A. slowly B. again C. gradually D. soon

50. A. stood B. cried C. lay D. drank

51. A. decided B. hoped C. tried D. failed

52. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

53. A. real B. quiet C. brave D. safe

54. A. teeth B. smile C. feet D. mouth

55. A. fact B. information C. lesson D. expression

二、阅读理解

A

I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps, maybe occasionally for magazines．Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand. So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store．There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked an assistant, ―Can I have one of those?‖ He looked perturbed（不安）. ―Do you want to try it first?‖ he said. It didn't quite sound like a question. ―Do I need to?‖ I replied. ―There's nothing wrong with it?‖ This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad．―No, no．But you should try it,‖ he said encouragingly. ―Compare it with the others.‖