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1、高二英语：阅读专题训练（8）（新人教版必修3）ABritain’soldestmanmadehisfirstvisittoLondonyesterdayattheageof101.Mr.JohnEvanshadneverfoundthetimeormoneytomakethetripfromhishomeinForestFach,nearSwansea.But,whenBritishRailofferedhimanall-expenses-paidbirthdaytriptothecapitalhejustcouldno
2、trefuse.HearrivedatPaddingtonStationandsmartlyturnedoutinhisbestsuit,favoritePanamahatandaredroseinhisbuttonhole.“It’sveryexciting.There’snodoubtaboutit,”hesaid.Untilyesterdayhehadneverbeenfarfromhome,exceptforonetriptoAberdeen.“ButI’vebeenontheseastothatfarawayl
3、andcalledIlfracombe21milesfromhome,”hejoked.MrEvans,whospent60yearsworkingasaminerinSouthWales,almostmadethejourneytoLondononcebefore,attheturnofthecentury.“TherewasatriptotheWhiteCitybutitwastenshillingsreturnfromSwansea—toomuchIthought.Allmymoneywenttothefamily
4、then,”hesaid.DuringthenexttwodaysMr.EvanswillbetakenonashorttourofLondontoseethesights.TopofhislistisavisittotheHouseofParliamentorganizedbyhisMP,Mr.GarethWardell.Theonlyarrangementhedoesnotcareforisthewheelchairprovidedforhimifhegetstired.“Idon’tlikethechair—peo
5、plewillthinkIamgettingold.”hesaid.Hissecretforalongandhealthylifehasbeenwellpublicized—nowine,notobaccoandnoanger.BeforesettingofffromSwanseawithhis76-year-oldson,Amwell,hesaidjokingly,“I’mgladtoseethey’vegivenmeareturnticket.”1.TheveryreasonthatMr.Evansdidn’tgot
6、oseetheworldisthat_________.A.hehadalreadybeenontheseastoIlfracombeB.hewastoobusytogotoofarawayfromhomeC.hecouldn’taffordboththetimeandthemoneyD.hebelieved“Eastorwest,homeisbest”2.MrEvansdidn’tlikethewheelchairsimplybecause_________.A.hewasnotusedtotravelinginitB
7、.thewheelchairwasofpoorqualityandnoteasytooperateC.heactuallypreferredwalkingtosittinginitathomeD.hethoughthewasstillyoungenoughtomanagethetrip3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？A.Mr.Evanshadtoworkhardtoraisehisfamilywhenyoung.B.ThetriptoLondonex
8、citedMr.Evansverymuch.C.Mr.Evanscouldnotreallyenjoythetripbecauseofhisage.D.HumorwasoneofMr.Evans’characters.4．TheprobableexplanationtoMr.Evans’longlifeliesin_
