2014届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解57.docxVIP

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2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解

1.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。

Steve,atwelve-year-oldboywithalcoholicparents,wasabouttobelostforever,bytheU.S.educationsystem.Remarkably,hecouldread,yet,inspiteofhisreadingskills,Stevewasfailing.Hehadbeenfailingsincefirstgrade,ashewaspassedonfromgradetograde.Stevewasabigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthanatwelveyearold,yet,Stevewentunnoticed...untilMissWhite.

MissWhitewasasmiling,young,beautifulredhead,andStevewasinlove!Forthefirsttimeinhisyounglife,hecouldn’ttakehiseyesoffhisteacher;yet,stillhefailed.Heneverdidhishomework,andhewasalwaysintroublewithMissWhite.Hisheartwouldbreakunderhersharpwords,andwhenhewaspunishedforfailingtoturninhishomework,hefeltjustmiserable!Still,hedidnotstudy.

Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewastestedforbasicskills.Stevehurriedthroughhistests,andcontinuedtodreamofotherthings,asthedayworeon.Hisheartwasnotinschool,butinthewoods,whereheoftenescapedalone,tryingtoshutoutthesights,soundsandsmellsofhisalcoholichome.Noonecheckedonhimtoseeifhewassafe.Nooneknewhewasgone,becausenoonewassober（清醒的）enoughtocare.Oddly,Stevenevermissedadayofschool.

Oneday,MissWhite’simpatientvoicebrokeintohisdaydreams.“Steve!!”Startled,he

turnedtolookather.

“Payattention!”

StevelockedhisgazeonMissWhitewithadolescentadoration(青春期的爱慕),asshebegantogooverthetestresultsfortheseventhgrade.

“Youalldidprettywell,”shetoldtheclass,“exceptforoneboy,anditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthis,but...”Shehesitated,pinningStevetohisseatwithasharpstare,hereyessearchinghisface.

“...Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass!”

ShejuststaredatSteve,astheclassspunaroundforagoodlook.S