2013高考英语（遵义市）阅读理解（15）（答案）
Once upon a time there was a monster. He was very ugly and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.
He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.
“I wish I had a friend.” He said to himself every day, “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”
He wrote a letter to a magazine. The magazine gave people advice.
“Dear Editor,” he wrote, “I am a ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”
“Dear monster,” the Editor replied, “Advertise for a friend in this magazine.” The monster wrote an advertisement.
“Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my nose. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 7th. Write to Mr. A, Box 45, everybody’s Magazine.”
A few days later he went to the magazine.
“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.
The clerk looked in Box 45.
“Yes, there is one.” She said, and gave it to him.
The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”
1. Why was the monster unhappy?
A. He had no friends. B. He was ugly.
C. He had two heads. D. He had three tails.
2. What did the monster advertise for?
A. A magazine. B. A friend. C. An editor. D. A male or female monster.
3. How did the monster describe him in the advertisement?
A. Ugly. B. Lonely. C. Kind. D. Good-looking.
4. What was strange about Miss Thwaite’s letter?
A. She was not interested in people’s appearance.
B. She wanted to meet the monster.
C. She needed a flower to recognize him.
D. It was the only reply.
5. Which of the following pictures is the description of the monster in the story?
有四幅图：见《英语周报》精粹（高中版）P14页
【答案与解析】本文主要讲叙了a monster 非常想找一个朋友。
1. A。细节题。从文中第 2 段 He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely 可知他不高兴的原因主要是很孤独，没有朋友，所以答案选 A。
2. B。细节题。从第 6 段 “Advertise for a friend in this magazine.” The monster wrote an advertisement 可知他登广告是为了找一个朋友，所以答案为 B。
3. C。判断题。此题可首先排除D(相貌好看的)，A、B两项描叙虽然正确，但从第 7段 But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone 可知此题的最佳答案应选C。
4. C。细节题。从 Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you 可知答案为 C。
5. D。从第 6 段对他外貌的描写“有两个头，四个胳膊，六条腿，三条尾巴…鼻子里冒烟可知，D图片正好符合。
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(二)
Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.
“I have two kids in college, and I want to say ‘come home，’ but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education，” says Jacobs.
The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.
With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses.More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.
At the same time, tuition(学费)continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.
“If we go on this way for another 25 years, we won’t have an affordable system of higher education，” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”
Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.
( )11.According to Paragraph 1，why did the plan of the Jacobs family fail?
A．The twins wasted too much money. B．The father was out of work.
C．Their savings ran out. D．The family fell apart.
( )12.How did the Jacobses manage to solve their problem?
A. They asked their kids to come home.
B. They borrowed $20,000 from the schools.
C．They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.
D．They got help from the schools and the federal government.
( )13.Financial aid administrators believe that ________.
A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobses
B. the government will receive more letters of complaint
C．college tuition fees will double soon
D. America’s unemployment will fall
( )14.What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?
A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.
B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.
C．They will try their best to send kids to college.
D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.
( )15.According to the last paragraph, the government will ________.
A. provide most students with scholarships
B. dismiss some financial aid administrators
C．stop the companies from making student loans
D. go on providing financial support for college students
(二)
随着Diana Jacobs丈夫的失业，她供养两个双胞胎儿子上大学的计划泡汤了。他们不得不向学校申请更多的援助，把助学贷款提高到最大额度。宁愿背负巨额的债务，他们也要提供给孩子们良好的教育。很多家庭也处于同样的困境，政府正在努力保证贷款资金以帮助那些困难的家庭。
11. B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话可知答案为B。
12. D 细节理解题。根据第三段中They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program.可以判断正确答案为D。
13. A 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句话以及后面更详细的说明可知，将有更多的家庭面临像Jacobs一家同样的问题，因此选A。
14. C 细节理解题。由倒数第二段的The middle class families…They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.可知，中产阶级不惜任何代价送他们的孩子上大学。由此可知正确答案为C。
15. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段…federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.可以判断政府会继续给大学生们提供资金支持。
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