2013高考英语（遵义市）阅读理解（11）（答案）
The moving truck with furniture was parked in front of our Southern California home. My husband and I were sweeping out the open garage when a woman from a house across the street came up to us with an apple pie.
“Welcome to the neighbourhood,” she said. “I made it myself and I want you to have it.”
“Really, we can’t, ” my husband replied.
“Of course you can,” she ran on. “When I moved in two years ago no one welcomed me, and I want you to feel at home.” She thrust(塞) the pie into my husband’s hands.
“Uh, well, you see,” he said, with a disappointed laugh, “we have been here four years and we’re moving.”
The woman stared at him, dumbfounded(目瞪口呆), with her mouth open.
“Well,” she said, shrugging(耸肩) her shoulders with an air of resignation(顺从), “Enjoy it anyway!”
My husband and I laughed heartily, determining in the future to be better neighbours ourselves.
1. The woman came up to us because _______.
A. she wanted to see us off B. she wanted to see our furniture
C. she wanted to sell her pie to us D. she thought we had just arrived here
2. The sentence “Really, we can’t” exactly means _______.
A. neither the writer nor her husband could accept the apple pie
B. we didn’t like eating the apple pie
C. we were so busy that we had no time to eat it
D. we are full. We needn’t eat it
3. The phrase “feel at home” in the passage probably means _______.
A. live at home B. feel comfortable
C. help oneself to it D. be brave
4. From the passage, we know personal relationship in Western countries is _______.
A. important B. valuable C. necessary D. hardly thinkable
【答案与解析】本文通过讲述一个发生在我们搬家离开时的小故事反映了西方国家日益淡薄的人际关系。
1. D。细节题。根据 Welcome to the neighbourhood 可推知这邻居还因为我们是新来的，故此题答案为D。
2. A。推断题。根据上下文的意思可以推断出来作者夫妇都不会接受the apple pie。
3. B。词义猜测题。“feel at home”本意是“感觉像在家里一样”，引申为“宾至如归，无拘无束，感觉舒服”等意思。故答案为B。
4. D。推断题。作者在这里住了四年，现在要搬走了，而邻居却以为他们是新搬来的，可见西方国家的人际关系非常淡薄，难以置信。
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(二)
Ted Turner achieved high goals and great success by the time he was 43.Best known for his CNN, Ted Turner launched a second nationwide all-news network, Headline News, purchased the Atlanta Braves baseball team, and became the world’s best yachtsman at the America’s Cup in 1977.In 1982 Ted Turner was named by Forbes one of the 400 richest people in the U．S.He was named Time magazine’s “Man of the Year” in1992.How did Ted Turner accomplish all of this at such a young age?
Ted Turner’s father, Ed, was a self-made millionaire who demanded that his only son try to achieve similar success.He instilled in the boy a strong belief that hard work was good.Besides reading a new book every two days, Ted Turner was also charged rent at home during summer vacations from boarding school.Ed Turner was a strong influence in his son’s life.
As a child, Ted Turner lived a very lonely life, often separated from his family. During World War Ⅱ， his father served in the Navy. Ed Turner took his wife and daughter with him so they could live nearby but left his 6-year-old son behind in a boarding school in Cincinnati, Ohio. When Ted Turner was in the fifth grade, his father enrolled him in a military academy. Even though Turner had friends at school, it didn’t make up for the absence of his parents and sister. Eventually Ted Turner enrolled at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He attended college off and on, became involved in sailboat racing, and became a member of the U．S. Coast Guard for a while. In his early twenties, he became general manager of one of his father’s branch offices—the Turner Advertising Company in Macon, Georgia.
Two years later after his father’s suicide, Ted Turner took over the company.He soon discovered that he was more skilled than his father in managing the business.During the next twenty years, Ted Turner worked hard to accumulate enough power and money to fulfill his father’s dream.
Reflecting on his father’s death, however, Ted Turner realized that it was dangerous to put too much emphasis on material possessions.He decided to use his hard-earned influence to serve the public.
Concerned about the environment, Ted Turner established the Better World Society in 1985.The purpose of this organization was to produce documentaries to educate people about pollution, hunger, and the danger of building weapons of mass destruction.In 1986 Turner began sponsoring the Goodwill Games to promote world peace.The Turner Tomorrow Awards were created to encourage writers and thinkers to focus their attention on solving world problems.The Turner Family Foundation was established in 1992.
( )11.What is CNN according to the passage?
A.It’s a broadcast-news company. B．It’s a basketball team agency.
C.It’s a charity organization. D．It’s a publishing house.
( )12.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?
A.The creation of CNN encouraged broadcasters to be more successful.
B.Towering goals and hard work led to fame and prosperity.
C.Ted Turner was expert at sailboat racing and playing basketball.
D.Ted Turner became very successful at an early age.
( )13.As a student in a military academy, Turner ________.
A.wasn’t as lonely as he looked because of his many friends at school
B.missed his family very much despite having friends at school
C.served as a member of the U．S. Coast Guard for a while
D.showed little interest in studying but other affairs
( )14.The author seems to believe that Ted Turner is ________.
A.bossy B．incapable C．ambitious D．modest
( )15.Which of the following best describes an important change in Ted Turner’s life?
A.He became more determined and was feared by his employees.
B.He developed respect and admiration for his employees.
C.He revised his view of the world and his responsibility in it.
D.He was demanded the same level of success as his father.
(二)
本文讲述了泰德?特纳的童年及其在商业上所取得的成就。
11．A 细节理解题。根据第一段Best known for his CNN, Ted Turner launched a second nationwide all-news network可判断选A。
12．D 段落大意题。本段首句就指出泰德?特纳在43岁之前就有所建树，之后就具体列举他所取得的成就，最后一句就提问：他为什么能如此年轻就取得这些成就呢？由此判断该段旨在说明：泰德?特纳在早年的时候就已经非常成功，故选D。[来源:学&科&网]
13．B 推理判断题。根据第三段Even though Turner had friends at school, it didn’t make up for the absence of his parents and sister.可判断选B。
14．C 推理判断题。全文重点介绍了泰德?特纳所取得的成就，尤其结合第四段During the next twenty years, Ted Turner worked hard to accumulate enough power and money to fulfill his father’s dream.可推断作者认为泰德?特纳是一个有抱负之人，故选C。
15．C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Reflecting on his father’s death, however, Ted Turner realized that it was dangerous to put too much emphasis on material possessions.He decided to use his hard-earned influence to serve the public.可推断父亲的死改变了他的世界观，使他欲投身于为大众服务的事业中去，由此判断选C。
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