【英语】河南省顶级名校2015年高考考前预测试卷（二）

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1、河南省顶级名校2015年高考考前预测试卷(二)英语试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABeforehesailedroundtheworldalone,FrancisChichesterhadalreadysurprisedhisfriendsseveraltimes.Hehadtriedtoflyroundtheworldbutfailed.Thatwasin1931.Th

2、eyearspassed.Hegaveupflyingandbegansailing.Heenjoyeditgreatly.Chichesterwasalready58yearsoldwhenhewonthefirstsolotransatlanticsailingrace.Hisolddreamofgoingroundtheworldcameback,butthistimehewouldsail.Hisfriendsanddoctorsdidnotthinkhecoulddoit,ashehadlungcancer.

3、ButChichesterwasdeterminedtocarryouthisplan.InAugust1966,attheageofnearly65,anagewhenmanymenretire,hebeganthegreatestvoyageofhislife.Chichestercovered14100milesbeforestoppinginSydney,Australia.Thiswasmorethantwicethedistanceanyonehadpreviouslysailedalone.Hearriv

4、edinAustraliaon12December,just107daysoutfromEngland.HereceivedawarmwelcomefromtheAustraliansandfromhisfamilywhohadflowntheretomeethim.Onshore,Chichestercouldnotwalkwithouthelp.Everybodysaidthesamething:hehaddoneenough;hemustnotgoanyfurther.Buthedidnotlisten.Afte

5、rrestinginSydneyforafewweeks,Chichestersetoffoncemoreinspiteofhisfriends'attemptstodissuadehim.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasbyfarthemoredangerouspart,duringwhichhesailedroundthetreacherousCapeHorn.AftersucceedinginsailingroundCapeHorn,Chichestersentthefollowingrad

6、iomessagetoLondon:"IfeelasifIhadwakenedfromanightmare.WildhorsescouldnotdragmedowntoCapeHornandthatsinisterSouthernOceanagain."Justbefore9o'clockonSundayevening28May1967,hearrivedbackinEngland,whereaquarterofamillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim.QueenElizabethII

7、knighted(授以爵位)13himwiththeveryswordthatQueenElizabethIhadusedalmost400yearsearliertoknightSirFrancisDrakeafterhehadsailedroundtheworldforthefirsttime.ThewholevoyagefromEnglandandbackhadcovered28,500miles.Ithadtakenhimninemonths,ofwhichthesailingtimewas226days.He

8、haddonewhathewantedtoaccomplish.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutChichester?A.Hefailedthesolotransatlanticsailingracein1959.B.Hewasabraveanddeterminedman.C.Thesecondhalfofhisvoy