2011高考英語閱讀理解匯編 故事類（陜西卷）

　?。?011陜西卷）C

　　In early autumn I applied for applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University,but my mother fought strongly againsnst it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell,she tore it up.

　　You cant say its not a great university,just because Papa went there.

　　Thats not it at all.And it is a top university.She was still holding the pieces in her hand. But we cant afford to send you to college.

　　I wouldnt dream of asking you for money.Do you want me to get a job to help suppont you and Papa?Things arent that bad,are they?

　　No,she said. I dont expect you to help support us.

　　Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop,His chief customers were his old college friends.To get new customers,my mother had to help.She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women,so that she cound get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投資) could show returns.Whats more ,they had not wanted enough to be roch and successful ；otherwise they cound not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

　　I was torn between the desave to help them and change,their lives,and the determinstion not to repeat their mistakes.I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted.After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me,and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

　　53.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because【D】

　　A.his father grduated from the university

　　B.his mother did not thinks it a great university

　　C.his parents needed him to help support the family

　　D.his parents did not have enough money for him

　　54.The father srarted his small shop with the money from .【C】

　　A.a local league B.his university

　　C.his relatives D.his college friends

　　55.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league? 【A】

　　A.To help with her husbands business B.To raise money for her son

　　C.To meet her long-forgotten friends D.To better manage her life

　　56.According to the text,what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 【C】

　　A.To get a well-paid job for himself

　　B.To improve relations with his mother

　　C.To go to his dream university

　　D.To carry on with his fathers business

　　（2011陜西卷）C

　　In early autumn I applied for applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University,but my mother fought strongly againsnst it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell,she tore it up.

　　You cant say its not a great university,just because Papa went there.

　　Thats not it at all.And it is a top university.She was still holding the pieces in her hand. But we cant afford to send you to college.

　　I wouldnt dream of asking you for money.Do you want me to get a job to help suppont you and Papa?Things arent that bad,are they?

　　No,she said. I dont expect you to help support us.

　　Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop,His chief customers were his old college friends.To get new customers,my mother had to help.She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women,so that she cound get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投資) could show returns.Whats more ,they had not wanted enough to be roch and successful ；otherwise they cound not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

　　I was torn between the desave to help them and change,their lives,and the determinstion not to repeat their mistakes.I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted.After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me,and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

　　53.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because【D】

　　A.his father grduated from the university

　　B.his mother did not thinks it a great university

　　C.his parents needed him to help support the family

　　D.his parents did not have enough money for him

　　54.The father srarted his small shop with the money from .【C】

　　A.a local league B.his university

　　C.his relatives D.his college friends

　　55.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league? 【A】

　　A.To help with her husbands business B.To raise money for her son

　　C.To meet her long-forgotten friends D.To better manage her life

　　56.According to the text,what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 【C】

　　A.To get a well-paid job for himself

　　B.To improve relations with his mother

　　C.To go to his dream university

　　D.To carry on with his fathers business