高考英語考前閱讀沖刺練習原文

　　The 30 miles of switchbacks(急轉彎) 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(剎車) 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.”

　　高考英語考前閱讀沖刺練習題目

　　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　推理判斷題。第二段提到這段30英里的路急轉彎多，足以讓多數司機手心出汗(are enough to make most drivers' hands sweat)，據此可推知，多數司機開車走在這段路上的時候應該都非常緊張，故選擇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　推理判斷題。由Andersen說的話可知，他一年要在該地區滑雪至少20次，也對該地區冬天的情況很了解，由此推測他走這條路時十分有信心，故選擇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　細節理解題。從文章最后一段可知，Andersen在車里找不到孩子，自己松開安全帶，從一個破的車窗里游了出來，故選擇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　推理判斷題。從最后一段Andersen的回答“It was like the sight of angels.”可推知，Andersen 對這些人的見義勇為是非常感激的，故選擇D。

　　答案　B

　　【長難句解讀】

　　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.

　　譯文　當接觸到水面時，車子向副駕駛那一邊傾斜，稍停了一下，然后底朝天跌入河中。

　　分析　這是一個復合句，As引導時間狀語從句，the car tipped...為主句，其中的四個動詞為并列謂語，表示按時間依次發生的動作。