高考二轮专题复习与测试·英语
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第一篇 语言知识及应用专题演练
阅读专题演练(四)
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从题后所给的A、B、C、和D项中选出最佳选项。
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(2014年广州一模)Life is a ries of choices，and we cannot always foree the conquences.
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Harry Saleem，a very fat man with too much money and power，faced a choice.Outs
ide his office waited his personal doctor，bringing him vital news about the only medicine that could save his life.On the other side of the world，one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important matter of business.
His cretary asked whether she could bring the doctor in.The billionaire businessman made his decision.
“No，let the fool wait，” growled Saleem.“Business comes first.” Despite the health problems caud by his huge weight，drive byhe was_still_obsd_with making money.He raid a fat finger，and one of his staff hurried to switch on a large television t.
The screen flashed to life旅游英语口语，and Saleem's engineer appeared.The man talked by satellite directly to his master although they were thousands of miles apart.“It's all ready to blowaddict，Mr.Saleem，” he said.“Just say the word.”
His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America.A few months ago，
it had been a rainforest.Then Saleem's men had come，cutting down all the valuable trees and forcing the villagers to move out.Across the bottom of the valley，a dam had been built.This would provide power for the factories which Saleem planned to build in the area.The factories would bring him vast profits.
He ordered the engineer to press the button.The camera moved across the valley，and then a cloud of dust ro up，高三英语听力followed shortly by a dull explosion.A mighty river changed its cour，and water flooded into the doomed Pakan Valley.
“Good，that's that.Turn it off.Now get that doctor in here，” he commanded.
The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his wealthy patient.“You're doing very well，Mr. Saleem，”answer he said finally，“The new medicine is saving your life.The only difficulty is getting more of it.”
“Can you get more? Money is no problem，” Saleem said.“Tell me what you need，and we'll get it.”
“The main ingredient of this medicine came from a newlydiscovered plant—a small，green orchid，” the doctor explained.“ttyWe'll need many of them to make enough medicine.They are very rare.There's only one place in the world where they grow.”
“where？” demanded the businessman，impatiently.
The doctor smiled.“Well，luckily the orchids come from some land you own.They're from a place in South America known as Pakan Valley.”
1doll．Why did Saleem decide to talk to the engineer before the doctor?占地面积英文
A．He promid to meet the engineer on time.
B．He placed business before anything el.
C．He thought little of his own health.
D．He thought the doctor was a fool.
解析：事实细节题。从第三段的“Business comes first.”可知选听音乐用英语怎么说B。
答案：B
2．The underlined phras “was still obsd with” in Paragraph 4 is clost in meaning to ________．
A．thought only about B．was afraid of
C．was merely good at D．only knew
解析：意义猜测题。从上下文可知，Harry Saleem在生死存亡之际，仍然只是考虑赚钱，故选A。
答案：A
3．What happened when the engineer presd the button?
A．The TV turned on.
B．The dam building started.
C．There was a huge explosion.
D．The camera moved across the valley.
解析：事实细节题。此题易误选D。 仔细阅读“The camera moved across the valley，and then a cloud of dust ro up，followed shortly by a dull explosion.A mighty river changed its cour，and water flooded into the doomed Pakan Valley”可知，镜头摇过，呈现的是一次爆破的场景：灰尘蔽日、河流改道、河水泛滥，淹没山谷。 故应选C。
