2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（71） 3页

初中英语：阅读理解 (71)‎ Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow. Her only son 1 to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there．Soon after that, her husband lost his job. The old man was always 2 food and clothes．And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep. The next morning he was 3 dead in a cold lake. And his worn-out coat was ‎4 in a tree not far away. Sarya was so 5 that she nearly took her own life.‎ ‎ Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she 6 .‎ ‎ It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn't 7 asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God（神）, asking for 8 . She wished God to give her 100 rubles (卢布), so she could buy some food for herself. When she 9 writing it, she found she had no 10 . She had to put the 11 at a crossing. 12 the next morning a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades．They were all so 13 that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman.‎ ‎ At first Granny Sarya was happy. But after she 14 the money, she became 15 and said, “I'm told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”‎ ‎1. A. sent B. ran away C. was sent D. escaped ‎2. A. worried about  B. pleased with           ‎ C. thinking about          D. hearing of ‎3. A. known             B. found          C. told                   D. fallen ‎4. A. put        B. hanged       C. shown          D. hung ‎5. A. sad                 B. happy                  C. tired                 D. clever ‎6. A. succeeded       B. failed          C. won         D. lost ‎7. A. go              B. fall     C. get       D. help ‎8. A. coats      B. food          C. houses     D. help ‎ ‎ ‎9. A. ended        B. started     C. finished    D. enjoyed ‎10.A. stamp       B. money        C. pen        D. paper ‎11.A. food         B. letter        C. coat        D. rubles ‎12.A. Badly         B. Carefully     C. Luckily   D. Wonderfully ‎13.A. excited       B. moved            C. amazed    D. surprised ‎14.A. saw         B. received       C. gave       D. counted ‎15.A. angry     B. thankful     C. helpful   D. worried 名师点评 这是一个黑色幽默，饥寒交迫的老妇，万般无奈，只好求助于上帝，帮助她的不是上帝而是警察，可警察在人们心中的印象却是“凡被警察碰过的只有一半被留下”，可悲！‎ 答案简析 1. C。被派去打仗了，要用被动语态。‎ 2. A。于是，老人总为自己的衣、食而担心。C很具有迷惑性。但它的意思指“考虑”，没有A准确。‎ 3. B。第二天，他被发现死在冰冷的湖里。‎ 4. D。他的衣服被挂在树上。hang – hanged –hanged 此时的hang 作“绞死”讲，hang – hung –hung 意为“悬挂”。‎ 5. A。儿子死了，丈夫没有了，此时她的心情唯有sad来描述。‎ 6. B。从but可知政府没有帮助她。fail“没成功”。‎ 7. B。fall asleep 固定短语，入睡。‎ 8. D。她需要食物，衣服，但不可以选A，B，C，而D的外延最广，她需要帮助。‎ 9. C。finish writing 写完信。‎ 10. A。发现自己没有邮票。从常识不难推断。‎ 11. B。上文所提及的那封信。‎ 12. C。这是一个巧合，当然对于老妇来说更是一种幸运。所以其他选项不符合意思。‎ 13. B。警察们被信的内容所感动。其他选项都不是他们看信后的心情。‎ 14. D。开始老人看到钱，当然很高兴，但开始数钱时，她不是这样想了。‎ 15. A。她认为警察把她的钱也给拿走了一半，所以生气。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎