山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（14）
<p> 山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（14）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Calvin">Calvin</span> <span word="Coolidge">Coolidge</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Willard">Willard</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span>.</p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="awoke">awoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="Coolidge">Coolidge</span> <span word="calmy">calmy</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>.”</p><p> “<span word="Why">Why</span>?” <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p> <span word="Coolidged">Coolidged</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>, “<span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="engraved">engraved</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="read">read</span>, “<span word="Presented">Presented</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Calvin">Calvin</span> <span word="Coolidged">Coolidged</span>, <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>!</p><p> “<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Coolidge">Coolidge</span>?” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>!</p><p> “<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>” <span word="Coolidge">Coolidge</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span>,<span word="Son">Son</span>?”</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p> <span word="Coolidge">Coolidge</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> $32.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="then">then</span>. “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> $32 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="back">back</span>.”</p>
页:
[1]