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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-paidbirthdaytriptothecapitalhejustcouldnotrefuse.Hearr
2、ivedatPaddingtonStationandsmartlyturnedoutinhisbestsuit,favoritePanamahatandaredroseinhisbuttonhole.“It’sveryexciting.There’snodoubtaboutit,”hesaid.Untilyesterdayhehadneverbeenfarfromhome,exceptforonetriptoAberdeen.“ButI’vebeenontheseastothatfarawaylandcalledIlfracombe21miles
3、fromhome,”hejoked.MrEvans,whospent60yearsworkingasaminerinSouthWales,almostmadethejourneytoLondononcebefore,attheturnofthecentury.“TherewasatriptotheWhiteCitybutitwastenshillingsreturnfromSwansea—toomuchIthought.Allmymoneywenttothefamilythen,”hesaid.DuringthenexttwodaysMr.Eva
4、nswillbetakenonashorttourofLondontoseethesights.TopofhislistisavisittotheHouseofParliamentorganizedbyhisMP,Mr.GarethWardell.Theonlyarrangementhedoesnotcareforisthewheelchairprovidedforhimifhegetstired.“Idon’tlikethechair—peoplewillthinkIamgettingold.”hesaid.Hissecretforalonga
5、ndhealthylifehasbeenwellpublicized—nowine,notobaccoandnoanger.BeforesettingofffromSwanseawithhis76-year-oldson,Amwell,hesaidjokingly,“I’mgladtoseethey’vegivenmeareturnticket.”1.TheveryreasonthatMr.Evansdidn’tgotoseetheworldisthat_________.A.hehadalreadybeenontheseastoIlfracom
6、beB.hewastoobusytogotoofarawayfromhomeC.hecouldn’taffordboththetimeandthemoneyD.hebelieved“Eastorwest,homeisbest”2.MrEvansdidn’tlikethewheelchairsimplybecause_________.A.hewasnotusedtotravelinginitB.thewheelchairwasofpoorqualityandnoteasytooperateC.heactuallypreferredwalkingt
7、osittinginitathomeD.hethoughthewasstillyoungenoughtomanagethetrip3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？A.Mr.Evanshadtoworkhardtoraisehisfamilywhenyoung.B.ThetriptoLondonexcitedMr.Evansverymuch.C.Mr.Evanscouldnotreallyenjoythetripbecauseofhisage.D.HumorwasoneofMr
8、.Evans’characters.4．TheprobableexplanationtoMr.Evans’longlifeliesin_
