2020高考英语快速阅读材料练习

I 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C．D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

They were in the Smoky Mountains at their favorite

bed-and-breakfast．David was smiling down a t her．“What do you say，wonderful? Marry me?”

36 ，she knew he was t he one．Forever．As she stared into his deep-green eyes，somewhere in the 37 a bell began to ring．It was pulling him away．She 38 him，but her arms were in empty air

It was the sound of the 39 that fully awoke Susan

from her 40 She sat up in bed and felt the receiver，“Hello?”

“Susan，it’s David．Did I 41 you?”

She smiled，rolling over 42 bed．“1 was j ust dreaming of you．Come over．”

He 43 ．“It’s still dark out．”

“Please come over．We can sleep late 44 we head north．”

David let out an upset sigh．“That’s why I’m c alling．It’s about our 45 .I’ve got to delay．”

Susan was suddenly wide awake．“What!”

“I’m s orry．I’ve got to leave town．I’ll be back by tomorrow．We can head up first thing in the morning．We’ll 46 have two days．”

“But I called the hotel,” Susan said， 47 ，“I got our old room at Stone Manor．”

“I know，but...”

“Tonight was supposed to be 48 —to celebrate six months．You d o remember w e’re engaged（订婚），don’t you?”

“Susan，”He sighed，“I really can’t 49 into it now，they’ve got a car 50 . I’ll call you from the plane and 51 everything．”

“Plane? What’s 52 ？Why would the university...?”

“It’s not the university．I’ll phone and explain later．I’ve really got to go；they’re cal1ing for me．I’ll be 53 touch．I promise．”

“David!” she cried．“What’s...”

But it was too late．David had 54 .

Susan 55 awake for hours waiting for him to call

back．The phone never rang?

36．A．Staring down B．Looking up C．Watching up D．Glancing over

37．A．distance B．church C．darkness

D．sky

38．A．ran after B．called C．reached for

D．held up

39．A．bell B．phone C．car D．plane 40．A．thought B．dream C．world D．night 41．A．frighten B．puzzle C．interrupt D．awake

42．A．down B．in C．from D．through 43．A．laughed B．blamed C．shouted D．cried 44．A．when B．while C．before D．after 45．A．trip B．marriage C．date D．engagement

46．A．only B．yet C．still

D．otherwise

47．A．happy B．lost C．calm D．hurt

48．A．normal B．sleepless C．special D．sad 49．A．go B．come C．see D．make 50．A．parking B．waiting C．starting

D．leaving

51．A．say B．imagine C．guess D．explain 52．A．matter B．that C．going on D．on 53．A．in B．out of C．by D．with 54．A．gone B．left C．hung up D．run away 55．A．lay B．stood C．sat up D．slept

II：阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C．D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

There is an old saying：No one thinks he’s a bad driver．Here’s an updated 21st century version：No one thinks he sends annoying（令人烦恼的）e-mails．

But，plenty of us do．

A Princeton University research found that 22 per cent of Americans．say e-mail has added to their work pressures and caused misunderstandings．Here’s a guide on e-mail etiquette（礼节）to help you avoid being annoying．

Experts say there are three．types of e-mails with different rules-close friends，office and public e-mails．

The close friends e-mail

You can send your lover，your closest friends and your siblings（brothers and sisters） anything，from jokes to “you got to see this!”．But bear in mind that not everyone shares your sense of humour and you may expose them to viruses．

The office e-mail