2017年广西梧州市高考英语一轮阅读理解专题选练（2）及答案
<p> 阅读理解<span word="Irina">Irina</span>，<span word="now">now</span> 46，<span word="never">never</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>，<span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="physician">physician</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>，” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="today">today</span>，“<span word="but">but</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="see">see</span>—<span word="women">women</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>.” <span word="Medications">Medications</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>，<span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="Irina">Irina</span> <span word="was">was</span> 33，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Wes">Wes</span> <span word="Patterson">Patterson</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="December">December</span>.<span word="Irina">Irina</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="job">job</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="skinny">skinny</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>.<span word="Kismet">Kismet</span>!</p><p> <span word="Irina">Irina</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="practicing">practicing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalks">sidewalks</span>.<span word="Observers">Observers</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>.<span word="Now">Now</span>，<span word="Irina">Irina</span> <span word="says">says</span>，“<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span>.”</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>，<span word="Irina">Irina</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="homebound">homebound</span>.“<span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="man">man</span>，” <span word="Irina">Irina</span> <span word="says">says</span>.<span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="career">career</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="both">both</span>，<span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span></p><p> $2,000 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Irina">Irina</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>，” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Marlene">Marlene</span> <span word="Berg">Berg</span>，<span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>.“<span word="She">She</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>.” “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>，” <span word="Irina">Irina</span> <span word="says">says</span>，“<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span>.”</p>
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