2017届四川省长宁县高考英语一轮复习阅读理解练习：5（含解析）
<p> 四川长宁县2017高考英语阅读理解专题练习</p><p> 2016高考训练题。阅读理解阅读下列短文，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。</p><p> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forested">forested</span> <span word="valleys">valleys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span>, <span word="Albany">Albany</span>, <span word="Ore">Ore</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="some">some</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outnumber">outnumber</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ups">ups</span>.</p><p> "<span word="Albany">Albany</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="completely">completely</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinvent">reinvent</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Wendy">Wendy</span> <span word="Kirbey">Kirbey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002,<span word="Kirbey">Kirbey</span>,69,<span word="proposed">proposed</span> (提议) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="rediscover">rediscover</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="carousel">carousel</span> (旋转木马),<span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="townspeople">townspeople</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p> "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="town">town</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sceptical">sceptical</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> (议会) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> $ 150,<span word="Kfrbey">Kfrbey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 150,000 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Albany">Albany</span> <span word="Carousel">Carousel</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lively">lively</span> <span word="herd">herd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 52 <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> "<span word="adopted">adopted</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sponsor">sponsor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="oversees">oversees</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Albany">Albany</span> (<span word="pop">pop</span>. 50,000). "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Kirbey">Kirbey</span>. "<span word="Somebody">Somebody</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aunt">aunt</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>".</p>
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