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1、高考英语阅读理解专项演练高考英语阅读理解专项演练 AShundagarhisavillageonIndia’seast-facingcoast.Itisavillageofsimplemudandgrasshousesbuiltonthebeachjustabovethewaterline.TheKhadraHillsriseimmediatelybehindthevillage,toaheightofo
2、nehundredandfiftymeters.Asimple,good-heartedoldman,whosenamewasJalpur,farmedtwosmallfieldsontheveryedgeofthesehills.Fromhisfieldshecouldseethefishingboatsthattravelledupanddownthecoast.Hecouldseethechildrenplayingonthesands;theirmotherswashingclothesonthe
3、flatstoneswheretheShivaRiverflowedintothesea;andtheirfatherslandingthelatestcatchorrepairingnetsandtellingstoriesthathadnoend.AllJalpurownedintheworldweretheclothesheworedayinanddayout,themiserable(蹩脚的)hutthathesleptinatnight,afewtoolsandcookingpots—andhi
4、sfields.Thecornthathegrewwasallthatmadelifepossible.Iftheweatherwaskindandtheharvestwasgood,Jalpurcouldlivehappilyenough—notwell,buthappily.Whenthesunwasfierce,andtherewaslittleornorain,thenhecameclosetothelinebetweenlifeanddeath.Lastyeartheweatherhadbeen
5、sokind,andtheharvestpromisedtobesogood,thatJalpurhadbeenwonderingwhetherhecouldsellallthathehadandlivewithhissonfartherupthecoast.Hehadbeenthinkingaboutdoingthisforsomeyears.Itwashisdearestwishtospendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswife.Buthewouldgoonlyifhecou
6、ldgive;hewouldnotgoifitmeanttakingfoodoutofthemouthsofhisgrandchildren.Hewouldratherdiehungrythandothis.OnthedaywhenJalpurdecidedthathewouldharvesthiscorn,sellit,andmoveupthecoast,helookedouttoseaandsawahugewave,severalkilometersout,advancingonthecoastand
7、onthevillageofShundagarh.WithintenminuteseveryoneinShundagarhwouldbedrowned.Jalpurwouldhaveshouted,butthepeopleweretoofarawaytohear.Hewouldhaverundownthehill,buthewastoooldtorun.HewaspreparedtodoanythingtosavethepeopleofShundagarh,sohedidtheonlythingthath
8、ecoulddo:hesetfiretohiscorn.Inamatterofsecondstheflameswererisinghighandsmokewasrisinghigher.WithinaminutethepeopleofShundagarhwereracingupthehilltoseewhathadhappened.There,inthemiddleofhisblackenedcornfield,theyfou
