高三英语第三次自主练习精选.docVIP

高三英语第三次自主练习 （一卷90分，二卷60分，满分150. 附加题10分） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分) A When I was ten my dad helped me buy my first ten-speed bicycle from Allen. I put up $60 of my grass cutting and snow shoveling (铲) moneand my dad put up the other half I would pay him back over the next six months. Although it was not in the latest style, it was my ticket to the adult world. I spent that summer and autumn riding happily. My sister Liz, a prisoner(囚犯，俘虏) of her five-speed bicycle, never had a chance to keep up. Just before the Christmas deadline to pay my dad back, we were hit with several snowstorms. This allowed me to shovel enough driveways (车道) to pay off my debt was now officially a bike owner; it was a feeling unlike any other. On that Christmas morning, my dad gave me a used portable (便携式的) record player was excited. However, my joy was short-lived after my dad called my sister to the kitchen. “We have one more gift for you. ” he said as he opened the door that led to the garage. There, on the steps, stood a new ten-speed bicycle. “It’s not fair,” I complained. “I worked so hard for my bike. and it’s not even new. Then Liz gets a new bike. She didn’t have to do anything for it. ” My dad smiled. “She didn’t have to do anything for it because it’s not really for her,” he said. What did that mean? I didn’t want her bike. By spring Liz and I were riding all over town together now that she could keep up. As we grew, Liz and I became true friends. Still I wasn’t smart enough to figure out what my dad meant until years later. That new bike was not a gift for Liz — it was a gift for me. He’d given me the gift of my sister’s company, the ability to stay together rather than drift apart (逐渐疏远 in the face of my ability to travel. He gave me my best friend. 21. What do we know about the author’s bike? A. It was worth $120. B. Allen bought it for him. C. It was very fashionable. D. He didn’t like it actually