高考英语考前阅读冲刺练习
高考英语考前阅读冲刺练习原文
The 30 miles of switchbacks(急转弯) that snake through the pinecovered mountains of Logan Canyon in Utah are enough to make most drivers' hands sweat.
But Roger Andersen，a 46yearold father of four，wasn't expecting any trouble on the road last New Year's Eve，when he set off for an unexpected ski trip to the Bear River Mountains with nineyearold daughter Mia，fouryearold son Baylor，and nineyearold neighbor Kenya Wildman.Andersen had driven through the canyon hundreds of times over the years.
“We ski in that area at least 20 times a year，” says Andersen.“I know the spots that ice up a lot in the winter.”
The weather was glorious for hitting the slopes—30 degrees and sunny—but the higher they drove，the slicker(滑溜溜的) the roads became.Rounding a sharp turn at mile maker 473，Andersen saw a truck that had skated off the road and tapped his brakes(刹车) suddenly.In an instant，the Honda Accord was sliding at 25 miles per hour toward the shoulder of the highway，then slipping down a steep tenfoot embankment(路堤) toward the cold Logan River.As it hit the water，the car tipped toward the passenger side，hesitated，and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river.
There was no time to tell the kids what to do.The crash had broken a few windows，and within seconds，the cab of the upsidedown car was filled with water.“It was frightening how fast we were completely underwater，” remembers Andersen，a softspoken product development manager.“You're thinking，‘Is this how it's all going to end?'”
Then，Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids.Mia had been right next to him in the front seat;now，in the blackness，he couldn't find her.“I thought，if I don't get out，maybe none of us is going to get out.” Andersen untied his seat belt，swam through a broken window，and gasped for air at the surface.That's when he saw a group of men，about ten in all，appear at the top of the embankment.One after another，they jumped into the water，shouting,“Who else is in the car?”Andersen says respectfully,“It was like the sight of angels.”
高考英语考前阅读冲刺练习题目
1.Which word can best describe the feelings of most drivers when driving on this slope?
A.Nervous. B.Curious.
C.Excited. D.Puzzled.
解析 推理判断题。第二段提到这段30英里的路急转弯多，足以让多数司机手心出汗(are enough to make most drivers' hands sweat)，据此可推知，多数司机开车走在这段路上的时候应该都非常紧张，故选择A。
答案 A
2.What Andersen says in Paragraph 4 shows that ______.
A.he is used to driving on such a dangerous road
B.he has great confidence in driving on this steep road
C.he likes to ski on such a steep downhill road
D.he would not meet such trouble as other drivers did
解析 推理判断题。由Andersen说的话可知，他一年要在该地区滑雪至少20次，也对该地区冬天的情况很了解，由此推测他走这条路时十分有信心，故选择B。
答案 B
3.How did Andersen escape from the crashed car at last?
A.He was saved with the help of some passersby.
B.He swam out of a broken window.
C.He broke a window nearby.
D.He drove his car out of the water.
解析 细节理解题。从文章最后一段可知，Andersen在车里找不到孩子，自己松开安全带，从一个破的车窗里游了出来，故选择B。
答案 B
4.Andersen's attitude toward these men's rescuing the children might be that of______.
A.doubt B.satisfaction
C.sympathy D.appreciation
解析 推理判断题。从最后一段Andersen的回答“It was like the sight of angels.”可推知，Andersen 对这些人的见义勇为是非常感激的，故选择D。
答案 B
【长难句解读】
原文 As it hit the water，the car tipped toward the passenger side，hesitated，and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river.
译文 当接触到水面时，车子向副驾驶那一边倾斜，稍停了一下，然后底朝天跌入河中。
分析 这是一个复合句，As引导时间状语从句，the car tipped...为主句，其中的四个动词为并列谓语，表示按时间依次发生的动作。