2017届高考英语第一轮题型提能练习题11.docVIP

高考题型提能练(三)　Unit 3 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2016·江西省六校联考)Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighbourhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in all unexpected form. One Sunday morning, the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard (无意中听到) our conversation. “Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home？” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.” 1.From the passage, we understand that the author ________. A.did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties B.was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers C.received the same education as most people during his childhood D.liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting 2.According to the author, ________. A.giving means you will lack money B.the excitement of giving can bring you money C.you dont have to be rich in order to give D.when you give away money, you will