2014年高考英语二轮阅读理解精品题训练及答案（第一套3）.docVIP

2014高考英语阅读理解二轮精英训练精品题（3）及答案 【2014高考英语江西省景德镇质量检测】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。It was vacationing on the Greek island of Corfu for about a month many years ago. I rented a motorcycle and headed into the interior of the island in search of isolated trails(踪迹） and sleepy villages. I rode for hours along dirt trails. I had to keep a close watch on the gas tank because there were no gas stations anywhere except at the village where I had rented the motorcycle. At half a tank, I had no choice but to turn back. The needle had just hit halfway and I was turning around to head back when I noticed an old tomb in the distance, far away from any village or other sign of habitation. I decided to stretch my legs before beginning the long trip home. I rode to the gate, killed the engine and laid the bike down. As I passed through iron gate, I couldnt help but notice how silent the place was. I had to whistle to reassure（消除疑虑） myself that I hadnt gone deaf. When I walked to the rear edge of an old tomb in the distance, an unusual sight caught my eye a tomb that was twice as large as any of the others. When I looked inside the cabinet, I found out why. There was a photograph of a young couple with their arms around each other, laughing. The date of their deaths in the stone, were identical. Apparently, they were married and had died together in some kind of an accident. I cant relate all the feelings I had while looking at that picture of them together, bursting with youthful energy, their eager smiles full of excitement and anticipation (希望)of their lives together. A white marble cross that marked their graves had been broken off at the base, and had fallen on the ground at the head of the tomb. Small, orange wildflowers were growing up around it. This might not have been so unusual except for the fact that they were the only flowers growing anywhere in the tomb. The contrast of these symbols of life and springtime next to a symbol of death was so striking, I decid