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单元综合测评Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分) A(2016·辽宁沈阳二中高二上学期月考)Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.“Ill be the first millionaire in Coleford！” Richard used to boast.“And youll be sorry you knew me，” George would reply “because Ill be the best lawyer in the town！”George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money.Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street.It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.Then Richard married a mysterious girl.The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back.The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found.He must have drowned.Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George.But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival.Perhaps he missed him?George was very interested in old dictionaries.Hed recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition.When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted.But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rival Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”【语篇解读】　从上学开始，乔治和理查德就是竞争对手，两个各在街角开了两家书店，最终理查德成了澳大利亚最大的书商，身价数百万，而仍然固守自己的小书店的乔治，没有取得大成就。1. George and Richard were at school.A．roommatesB．good friendsC．competitorsD．booksellers【解析】　细节理解题。由第一段“Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.”可知从上学开始，乔治和理查德就是竞争对手。【答案】　C2. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?A．He envied Richards marriage.B．He thought of Richard from time to time.C．He felt lucky with no r