2017届高考英语一轮复习技能提升练：必修3 Unit 3《The Million Pound Bank-Note》（新人教版含解析）
<p> 必修三 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 3 高考提能练</p><p> 阅读理解·组块专练——练速度</p><p> (限时：35分钟)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2016·济南市教学质量调研考试)<span word="Raised">Raised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hartford">Hartford</span>, <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="behavioral">behavioral</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>，” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>.” <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Patricia">Patricia</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span>.</p><p> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strictness">strictness</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> ’<span word="no">no</span>’，”<span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span>, <span word="now">now</span> 17.</p><p> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equestrian">equestrian</span> (骑手), <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="place">place</span> — <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Wright">Wright</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="peg">peg</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>，” <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="said">said</span>.“<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.”</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="non">non</span><span word="profit">profit</span>, <span word="Ebony">Ebony</span> <span word="Horsewomen">Horsewomen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="horseback">horseback</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="young">young</span></p><p> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="horsemanship">horsemanship</span>, <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p>
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