高二英语下册同步阅读理解试题及答案.doc

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1、高二英语下册同步阅读理解试题及答案一Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestufftheycall“books”.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.“WhencanIgotobed?”Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer.InfactIdaredno

2、t.Theclockstrucktwelve.“Oh,dear!”Icried.“TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallIhadlearned.Iwastootiredtogoon.Ididtheon

3、lythingIcould.Iprayed,“OhGod,pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromisetoworkhardafterwards,Amen.”MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.Afewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifellasleep.51.Theunderlinedword“wretched”inParagraph3probablymeans____________.A.happyB.disappointedC.

4、unhappyD.hopeful52.Reviewinghislessonsthatnightdidn’thelphimbecause____________.A.itwastoolateatnightB.hewasverytiredC.hiseyelidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopenD.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination53.Whatdoyousupposeprobablyhappenedtotheauthorthenextday?A.Hewenttoachurc

5、htoprayagain.B.Hepassedtheexamallbyluck.C.Hefailedintheexam.D.Hewaspunishedbyhisteacher.54.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe____________.A.TheNightBeforetheExaminationB.WorkingFarintotheNightC.ASlowStudentD.GoingOverMyLessons二IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletokno

6、wit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aw

7、eekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfort

8、heirnewneighbours. Itwaslikearace,butone