高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解1
<p> 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分）</p><p> 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Elias">Elias</span> <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thread">thread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needle">needle</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>, <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="badly">badly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dreamt">dreamt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="savages">savages</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thread">thread</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needle">needle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cage">cage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="Howe">Howe</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spears">spears</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="spear">spear</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="awoke">awoke</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thread">thread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needle">needle</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needle">needle</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="practised">practised</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.</p><p> <span word="Elias">Elias</span> <span word="Howe">Howe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p>
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