四川省成都市高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练(7)

- 1 - 阅读理解选练（7）

【由江西省吉安一中2014模拟改编】

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty

who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is

a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition

or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).

Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another

Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.

Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible.

However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker,

appears.

Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and

desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with

each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player,

which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there

is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary

after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything

she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters

are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing

her.

The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists

to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films,

does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot

less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.

“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes

movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”

1. The first paragraph is mainly to _________.

A. inform us of the importance to marry a prince

B. remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years

C. build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream

D. tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is

2. In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _________. - 2 - A. is badly treated by the stepmother B. is brave in expressing her love

C. has a dream of meeting a prince D. is embarrassed by the pop singer

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class.

B. The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.

C. Not many people have a dream to be realized.

D. Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing.

4. What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella

Story?

A. The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairytale.

B. The movie is as good as the story Cinderella.

C. The movie and Cinderella both focus on following your dream.

D. The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it.

5. The passage is mainly about _________.

A. an introduction to Mary Santiago B. a review about a film

C. an essay about dreams D. an advertisement of Cinderella

【参考答案】1—5、CABDB

阅读理解练习

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。

Sydney J. Harris accompanied his friend George to his favorite newsstand. George

greeted the man selling the newspapers politely, but in return he received rude service.

He just acknowledged his customer and never even looked up at him when he requested

the late night edition. Accepting the newspaper, George politely smiled and wished

the newsman a pleasant weekend. The owner made an indiscernible(难识别的) sound and

seemed relieved that the two men had completed their dealing.

As the two friends walked down the street, Sydney J. Harris asked, “Does he always

treat you so rudely?” “Yes, unfortunately, he does,” George responded. “And are

you always so kind and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” George continued as they turned

a corner. “Why are you so nice when he’s so unfriendly to you?” With a look of deep

thought, George explained, “Because I don’t want him to decide how I’m going to - 3 - act.”

Who decides how you’re going to act? Is it your circumstances(环境) or the difficult

people in your life that determine your responses? When we allow our conflicts to

control us, we behave as though getting rid of our predicaments (处境) is our only

choice. Therefore, it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example,

we say, “This person is causing trouble right now so I don’t care about exercising

patience, self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let them know how angry

I’m because of their actions.”

We forget our acts will eventually die down. But the way we handle conflicts will