1、届高三英语二轮专题强化精选阅读理解32014届高三英语二轮专题强化精选：阅读理解1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。When I came home to London at the end of my first term at university in December 1968, I was flat broke, and more broke because it was Christmas, so I went to an employment agency for a job.Would you like to work for the Be
2、atles? they asked. Dont you have anything better? I asked. Fifteen minutes later I got the job.Wen I asked why they accepted me when millions would have done the job for free, the answer was “Thats just the proble.” Yes. I owed the job to the fact that I was not a crazy fan.But of course I was a fan
3、. It was difficult not to be. I worked over the winter holiday in 1968 and also during Easter 1969. I had to take a taxi in the days to deliver papers sealed in envelopes to the Beatles house. I took the envelopes to the address, handed them over to whoever answered the door and lift. Who would entr
4、ust（委托）such papers to an unknown student today the envelopes would be opened and the contents of the papers copied and sold to the Press, I t never opccurred to me to do that. Much has been lost in 40 years!I am always asked how many autographs（签名） I collected, and the answer is none. How uncool wou
5、ld it have been to ask for an autograph? Far better just to hear the Beatles s greets“Hi, boy.” Hows it goping?”More than 40 years later, this remains the best job I have ever had. It met my immediate material need and provides a memory that can be my life treasure. For a child of the 60s, this was
6、its peak. If some details of the memory are not so fresh, its because they werent important then. At 19, you take man you things that happen for granted. At 61, they become gold dust. If I had known that then, I would have kept a diary.56The author when he came home according to the first paragraph.
7、Agot sick Bwas penniless Cbroke his arms Dhad to leave school57The author was offered the job as a mailboy because .Athe agency was in urgent need of helping handsBthe Beatles wanted to help poor young menCthe boy seemed not to be a fan of the BeatlesDthe poor boy couldnt do heavy physical work58Fro
8、m the 5th paragraph, we can learn that the author the Beatles.Adisliked Brespected Cdoubted Denvied59The reason why the author didnt collect the autographs of the Beatles was that .Ahe had no chance to do that Bhe had no enough moneyChe was not allowed to collect Dhe preferred to talk with the Beatl
9、es60How does the author find his job as a mailboy when he was 19?AIt was an experience worth treasuring.BIt was foolish of him not to make more money.CHe reached the peak of his life in the university.DIt helped him develop a habit of keeping a diary.2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。 Spring will
10、soon be upon us and a new term is here All over the world spring is the season ofnew life: flowers bloom, baby animals are born, and the weather becomes warmerDuring this time of year, people usually walk around with a spring in their steps and a feeling of fresh beginningsHowever, for a fresh begin
11、ning it takes more than the bright colors and fresh air of springWe need to look at ourselves, set new goals, and decide how to improve ourselves In England people usually do this on the first day of the year. We look at the past year and think about what we d like to change or improve in our lives,
12、 and we call this a New Year s resolutionThese can be anything from improving one s health through exercise or cutting out bad habits, to studying harder for better grades or trying to find a good work/life balance Luckily, we don t have to wait for the beginning of a new year to try and become bett
13、er peopleWe can do this whenever we likeThe milestone of a new term is just a good place to start. Sometimes it s difficult to take the first step in achieving newly set goals, but an old saying is to begin is to be half-way there I agree with this because taking on a new task or changing habits can
14、 seem daunting at first, but once we begin, they get easierFor example, spending less time on QQ or playing video games and more time studying or communicating face-to-face can be difficult habits to change at firstBut once we settle into the new routine and start to see the results, it s difficult
15、not to wonder why we didnt do it sooner. The trick with deciding on a resolution for a new term is not to set unrealistic targets If we do this, its easy to lose motivation because the end goal seems so far away Try to make many small targets you want to reach on the way to your ultimate goalThis wa
16、y, you can see your progress easily71In Paragraph One, the author wants to tell us that spring is a time Ato take a walk around outdoors Bto enjoy fresh air and bright colorsCto set goals for a fresh beginning Dfor animals to have babies 72A New Years resolution is Aa decision made to improve ourselves Ba ceremony to celebrate New YearCa
