(完整版)【全国百强校】2016届高三第四次高考模拟英语试题.docx

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A,B,C和D ）中，选出最佳选项。 A Absorbed in my to-do list of yesterday, I was walking into the office without paying any attention to my surroundings, when suddenly I turned the corner and there it was,itting on my chair. “Oh, my God, ” I sai surprised. “ZucCh胡i瓜） ” . “Isn tiifceat” said Rachel, my workmate. “Somebody left zucchini everyone! ” Have you ever noticed how somebody actually gives you zucchini? At least, not inthe same way they give you corn or apples or tomatoes. I mean, if someone wants to give you a few fresh, juicy peaches off their tree, they walk right up and hand them to you. You will be pleased. It seems that they have confidence you will like their gift. But with zucchini, they left it and went away. No note. No calling card. I thought zucchini is the abandoned orphan of the vegetable kingdom. “Yeah, it s nice, ” I said. “Who should we thank for this gift? s”aid.“I“doYknonuowt know, ” how it is with zucchini. ” Of course I do. Nobody actually grolewasti,t.nAot on purpose. It just grows like weeds. “So what are you going to do with yours? ” I asked. “I will just dowwithaztuIcaclhwinaiy,s do” she said. This morning I stepped into my office area carefully, afraid of what might be there waiting for me. There was a piece of bread in a white box sitting on my desk. I picked it up. It smelled wonderful. I took a bite. It tasted wonderful. “Who made the banana bread? ” I asked. Rachel said, “It isn zutccbhainai nbarebarde.ad. I”t I stopsped chewing. “This couldn t be zucchini. It s delicaionudsa!dded”, I p “a uBsuet dI , d i s l i ke zucchin“i!So do I,”” Rachel admitted. “But a few years ago I found this greaot cwoaoyktzucchini bread, and now I actually look forward to zucchini season. I took a”nother bite of the bread. I couldn t help wondering: “How so tasty come from something so distasteful?“It s a”fact of life, ” Rachel said. it“hcYroeuatmivitxyeffort w and you can turn almost anything aro