康杰中学2017—2018高考英语模拟试题（三）
2018.5
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第一节 (共15小题; 每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories! It helps you understand common expressions when you are studyingEnglish.
Now, let’s say you are a regular listener to the show and you want to learn t he meaning of the saying to be cut from the same cloth. So you write to us requesting more information. Then I write a show about that expression. You could say that program is tailor-made just for you. We will explain it like this: A tailor makes men’s clothing. When a tailor goes to work, he or she first takes measurements. The tailor then makes clothing for just that individual, not a group of people. We call that kind of clothing tailor-made.
But now, let’s get back to our earlier expression—to be cut from the same cloth. When making a business suit, a tailor cuts the coat from the same piece of cloth. This way, the color and quality of the material match. Let’s say Felix and Catherine design video games. The two young designers both want to design good games that help children. They also have the same sense of humor. So, you could say they are cut from the same cloth.
They are also good friends. So if Catherine were in need, Felix would give her the shirt off his back. Now, we praise people who roll up their sleeves and who give you the shirt off their backs. We tip our hats to these people.
OK, another phrase. Catherine has been out of work for a month, and she is on pins and needles for months, hoping for a job offer. Tailors often use pins and needles when making clothes. Most pins and needles are made of metal—and they are sharp! They would hurt you if you sat on them. So if you are on pins and needles, you are anxiously waiting for something to happen.
21. How can we describe twins according to the passage?
A. They are tailor-made.
B. They are on pins and needles.
C. They are cut from the same cloth.
D. They tip their hats to each other.
22. In which situation may we give a friend the shirt off our backs?
A. He has done a good deed.
B. He is lacking in food.
C. He is curious about something.
D. He is waiting for his exam scores.
23. From where can you find the passage?
A. An academic magazine.
B. A radio program.
C. An entertainment report.
D. A TV show.
B
I found a police report that had been filed in Florida 17 years before. It said
a boy was hit and his body was thrown 19 yards. But he wasn’t thrown; he was dragged that far and caught in the chains of the truck. It said someone fled the scene, but that someone was my older brother, Alex, and he didn’t flee. He rushed over to his friend, but the boy was already dead. It said… But…
Alex had just turned 15. This was the day we never spoke about. We thought it would make a difference in helping him step out of the shadow of that accident. So I didn’t bring it up until one night, when we were 30 and 31, I asked if he ever thought about the day Jonathan died. But he responded with an unpleasant laugh and a cold silence.
Before the accident, we were inseparable. After the accident, we didn’t have words for any conversation. I was desperate to reconnect and convinced that the only way to do so was to get as close as I could to that day.
I tracked down the police report. I wrote down the driver’s name and found his phone number. I told him I wanted to know about an accident he was involved in back in 1999. He told me it was the hardest time in his life. I told him I wanted to find a way to take away my brother’s pain.
“You can’t.” he said “But if you want to lessen it, let him talk to you, and once those words start coming, you’ll realize that asking is the easy part.
