专题十一 阅读理解
模拟精选题
Passage 1 (2016·福建省闽粤联合体高三联考)
话题：父母与子女
词数：296
My dearest son and daughter，
The story of New Jery high school student Rachel Canning suing (起诉) her parents for child support and high school education inspired me to write you a little letter.Let me just put this out there: the only way I expect to e you in a court is as a lawyer or a judge.
There are two things about this ca that em to be disaster.
First，it’s natural for parents and children to argue.I can guarantee that we will disagree.One or both of you will，at some point，scream at the top of your lungs the various ways you hate me.And I won带春的词语’t always like you，either.But I will always love you and do everything I can to keep your best interests as my focus，even when I’m so angry.We are family.That means we are as much a part of one another as the flesh，blood and bones in our body.And we all should think about it very deeply instead of breaking that bond.
Second，I’ll be honest，no matter how far apart we are on your life choices，your father and I will most certainly pay everything we can for your higher education.But that doesn’t mean you derve it.To be clear，that is a privilege we happily extend (给予) to you—not a right you are born with.And you will have to work hard to earn that privilege.Growing up is hard work.
If I do my job properly as your mother—and you do yours as my children—you would sooner get a job or two，and find a way to make your dreams come true than go to trial over what you think you have the right to.
Love always，
Mom
【语篇导读】 本文是一封母亲看完新泽西州孩子起诉父母的一桩案件后，写给子女的一封信。信中谈到由这起事件引发的感想。
1．The mother writes this letter becau she wants her children to ________．
A．be prepared for education
B．learn a lesson from the ca
C．take up the legal profession
D．remember Rachel Canning
答案 B [推理判断题。由全文整体可知，这位母亲想让子女们从这起事件中得到些启示。故选B项。]
小学四年级语文
2．When in disagreement，the mother expects her children not to ________．
A．guarantee anything
B．scream out their anger
C．break the family bond清幽的意思
D．forget their best interests
答案 C [细节理解题。由第三段最后一句 And we all should think about it very deeply instead of breaking that bond.可知母亲希望子女不要拆散血缘纽带。故选C项。]
3．The mother thinks of parents’ paying for their children’s higher education as ________．
A．a way in which children realize their dreams
B．a test of whether parents love their children
C．a privilege that children should earn
D．a right that parents are born with
答案 C [细节理解题。由倒数第二段第三句 To be clear, that is a privilege we happily extend (给予) to you－not a right you are born with.可知这是一种孩子们应当挣得的而不是天生的权利。故选C项。]
Passage 2 (2016·山东临沂一模)
话题：旗杆上的猫
词数：355
“I honestly have no idea how that cat got up there.It’s a hundred－foot－metal pole.There’s no way he climbed that thing，”Jim said to the worried woman.It wasn’t even her cat，but she was passing by and saw it，immediately calling the fire－station to come to save it.Jim saw a lot of strange things as a fireman，often sad or uptting things，but this was new.
学校厕所“I suppo we could get the blanket and e if we can convince the poor cat to jump down.But he doesn’t really look ”Jim said to the woman.
“Dave，get over here！” Jim called over his shoulder to the fire truck driver.Dave walked over and looked where Jim was pointing.
“How’d he get up there？”
Jim shrugged，similarly puzzled.“Do you suppo we could get the blanket and convince him to jump？”
Dave shrugged in respon.“电影南征北战I don’t e why not.马齿苋花”
Jim looked up at the black mass on the top of the flagpole哀悼词，the American nag waving proudly beneath him．It was definitely a cat，and he regarded the people gathered below as if they were his subjects (臣民) and he their king，his yellow eyes scanning his surroundings with apparent disinterest.
When the blanket was spread out below the cat，Jim and Dave began striking the flagpole.The cat looked down，and then gazed into the sky as if it were looking for something.Jim and Dave followed his gaze.Suddenly，out of the clear sky，appeared a dark figure.The figure swooped (俯冲) low toward the flagpole.It was an eagle! As it got clor，the cat leaped down the pole swiftly onto the ground，and then got lost in the bushes.
Jim，Dave，and the old woman were left with their mouths open.They all agreed it was the best way to get it down.
1．Why did the woman call the fire station ?
A．Becau the pole was on fire.
B．Becau her cat was missing.
C．Becau she felt it was strange.
D．Becau she wanted to save the cat.
答案 D [细节推理题。根据第一段It wasn’t even her cat，but she was passing by and saw it，immediately calling the fire－station to come to save it.可知这位妇女想救旗杆顶上的猫，故选D。]
2．What does the underlined word “him” refer to?软流圈
A．The cat. B．Jim.
C．The king. D．Dave.
答案 A [词义猜测题。此处指这只猫在旗杆顶上，人们在她下面焦急的想办法救她，him指这只猫，故选A。]
3．What did the firemen plan to do at first?
A．To strike the pole.
B．To spread the blanket.
C．To shout at the cat.
D．To shrug helplessly.
答案 B [细节推理题。人们救猫的计划是先在地上铺上毯子，再把猫从上面赶下来。根据When the blanket was spread out below the cat，Jim and Dave began striking the flagpole.可知选B。]
