高三高考英语复习阅读理解专项训练(1)

六、阅读理解

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It’ll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends，Susie.I still cannot decide what to give her.She’s a rare friend because she has been there for me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to.I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems.I guess I am so lucky to have her as a friend.

It’s more than seven years since I first met S usie in our school.I joined the theater group and she was a director then.At first I thought she was intimidating(令人生畏的) but in the end I realized that she needed to keep a strict image in order for her actors and actresses to take her seriously.And then during practice I got a chance to know her better.In fact，she was a friendly and warm-hearted person.Soon we became good friends.

I don’t know exactly what to give my friend on her birthday as I believe she has everything.So it’s really hard to buy her a gift she will like.This year I want something different and special but I don’t know what to give.One day I searched the Internet without any purpose and to my surprise there is a really lovely site where you can buy all kinds of gifts.

I scanned(浏览) some of their items and I found cool and exciting gifts.I chose a special personalized bracelet(手镯).I’m sure that this will look perfect on her.I put our names as part of the design of the bracelet so that it’ll remind us that we’ll forever be friends.I can’t wait to give her my gift but I won’t tell her yet.I don’t want to destroy the surprise.

据此回答以下3题。

1.Why does the author consider Susie as a rare friend?

A． Susie is good at solving problems.

B． She and the author have lots of things to talk about.

C． Susie is a friendly and warm-hearted person.

D． She can always offer help when the author is in need.

2.Finally the author found a nice gift for her friend.

A． with the help of somebody else

B． while going online

C． while doing shopping in a store

D． without difficulty

3.The author wanted to put her and her friend’s names in the bracelet in order to.

A． give her friend a big surprise

B． make the present more special

C． remind her friend of their difference between them

D． make her friend remember their friendship forever

B

I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations.When my three children were young，most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a battlefield.

It got worse as they grew older.Three years ago，Zack，then 16，couldn’t make it through a day without making his sisters，Alex 11 and Taryn 9，angry.

My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age.We reasoned，punished，and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how he was hurting our family.His answer was “I say it because it’s true.”

I even tried telling the girls to fight back.Bad idea.Now I had three children at war.Whatever I said to them，they paid no attention.When there was no way out，I told everything to my sister，Mary，in an e-mail.She replied，“Don’t e-mail me.E-mail him.”

Our son was online every day，mailing and talking with his friends.Maybe he would actually hear me this way.I didn’t say anything different，but e-mail just took the tension away.Ther e’d be no shouting or door banging.Zack wouldn’t feel under attack.

Zack didn’t reply for days.When he finally did，his entire message was four small words.I smiled when I read them：“You’re right.I’m sorry.”

The children still fought，of course，but Zack changed.Best of all，I now have a better way to talk with not one but three of them.I like it that they don’t tunemeout as much as they used to.They like not having to listen to me shouting to them.Or as Alex says，“You’re so much nicer online.”

All I kn ow is that the house is quiet.But we’re talking.

据此回答以下4题。

4.What was the trouble before the online talk in the family?

A．The children couldn’t get along peacefully.

B． The writer failed to understand her daughters.

C． The family found it difficult to keep the house clean.