2016届高考英语精品专题必做练习：阅读理解（13）
<p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span>.</p><p> “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Coleford">Coleford</span>!” <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boast">boast</span>.</p><p> “<span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="me">me</span>,” <span word="George">George</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> “<span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>!”</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="bookshops">bookshops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Coleford">Coleford</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bookshop">bookshop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="George">George</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> , <span word="old">old</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gazed">gazed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="window">window</span> , <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> （竞争对手）。<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="him">him</span>?</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span>, <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collector">collector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="edition">edition</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parcel">parcel</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="glanced">glanced</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="astonished">astonished</span>—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unmistakable">unmistakable</span>! <span word="Trembling">Trembling</span>, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Bookends">Bookends</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="bookstores">bookstores</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="Dylans">Dylans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Pike">Pike</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="bookseller">bookseller</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. ”</p><p> 65. <span word="George">George</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rivhard">Rivhard</span> <span word="were">were</span></p>
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