2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（一）及答案解析.docVIP

2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（1）及答案解析 第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A (2012·四川眉山一诊) Their height made Wayne and Laurie Hallquist seem like an ideal match when they met seven years ago, and on Thursday they were matched with something else—the title of worlds tallest living married couple. Guinness World Records bestowed that towering distinction to the Hallquists in a ceremony under the marquee at its Hollywood museum.The couple arrived in a white limousine, with Wayne sporting a tuxedo and Laurie in a white wedding dress. The Hallquists, who live in Stockton, California, measure a combined 13 feet, 4 inches, or 407.4 centimeters, to be exact.He stands 6 feet 10.4 inches, she 6 feet 5.95 inches, the Guinness organization said. “Its a whole different perspective up here, and we can find each other quite easily in a crowd，” Laurie told Reuters. “We can see several people going bald that might not know it at the moment，” joked Wayne, 57, who works as a telephone company wire splicer. The Hallquists said that when they met at a church singles club in 2003, they could tell that others around them were sizing_up a possible love affair because of their height. “She walked in, everyone looked at her, then they looked at me，” Wayne said. But while Wayne said it was love at first sight for him, Laurie said their first meeting came up short. “He talked about the size of my hands and feet, which is kind of a no-no，” said Laurie, 46.“And then the second time we had a chance to talk, I figured out he was a really good guy.” They have been married for eight years, but it took the Hallquists until this year to contact Guinness World Records. The couple said they were discouraged at first from making a play for worlds tallest couple, because they read online that a man and a woman each standing over 7 feet had married in the 19th century. Only this year did they realize they could compete in another category: worlds tallest living married couple. Guinness