2013高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练(08)及答案AMr.Knightwasthemanagerofahotel.Oneweekendallofthehotelsinthecitywerefullbecausetherewasalargemeeting.OnFriday,threemencameintothehotelandaskedforrooms.Mr.Knightsaidtherewerenoroomsreadybecauseofthemeeting.Themenwereunhappy.Mr.Knightwantedtohelpthem.HerememberedthatRoom418,asmallroom,wasempty.Heaskedthemiftheycouldsharearoom.Thethreemensaidtheywould.Mr.Knightsaidtheroomwouldbethirtydollars;tendollarsforeachperson.Eachmangavehimthemoneyandthenwentuptotheroom.Mr.Knightsoonbegantofeelsorry.“Thirtydollarsisalottoaskasapriceforthatsmallroom.”hethought.Hecalledhisassistantoverandsaid,“Hereisfivedollars.TakeittothemeninRoom418.Iaskedtoomuchfortheirroom.”Theassistanttookthemoney.Whilehewasonthewaythere,hestartedtothink,“Howcanthreemendividefivedollars?I’llgivethemeachonlyonedollarandkeepthetwodollarsformyself.Themenwillbehappytogetsomethingback.AndMr.Knightwillneverknow.”Sotheassistantreturnedonedollartoeachman.Eachmanhadatfirstpaidtendollars.Aftertheassistantreturnedthemonedollareach,eachhadactually(infact)paidnine.Therewerethreemen.$93=$27.Theassistantkept$2.$27+$2=$29.Whereisthemissingdollar?56.Withthehelpofthemanager,thethreemen___________.A.wenttoanotherhotelB.eachgotasmallroomforthenightC.stayedtogetherinasmallroomD.gotasmallroomMr.Knightkeptforhimself57.Atfirst___________.A.$27waspaidbythethreemenB.$30waspaidbyeachofthethreemenC.$25waspaidbythethreemenD.$10waspaidbyeachofthethreemen58.Theassistant___________.A.helpedthementodividethemoneyB.kepttwodollarsforhimselfC.keptthreedollarsforhimselfD.returnedthreedollarstothemenandtwotothemanger59.Whereisthemissingdollar?A.Itwastakenbytheassistant,too.B.ItwastakenbyMr.Knight.C.Itwastakenbythethreemen.D.Infact,therewasn’tanymissingdollar.BLiuXiang,athlete,bornin1983LiuXiangmadehisnamebywinningthe110-meterhurdlesgoldmedalatthe2004SummerOlympicsinAthens.Thiswasthefirsttimeanathleteofnon-Africandescent(血统)hadgoneunder13secondsfortheevent.Inthesameyear,Liusetanew110-meterhurdlingworldrecordattheSuperGrandPrixinLausanne,withatimeof12.88seconds.LangLang,pianist,bornin1982LangLangbeganpianolessonsatagethree.HisfatherquithisjobtoaccompanyhisboytoBeijing.At11,LangLangwasawardedfirstprizeforhisoutstandingperformanceattheFourthInternationalYoungPianistsCompetitioninGermany.In1995,at13,hewonfirstplaceattheTchaikovskyInternationalYoungMusicians’CompetitioninJapan.At17,LangLangmadehisbreakthroughintheWestandhasperformedwithmanyoftheworld’smajororchestrassincethen.LiYuchun,singer,bornin1984Bornintoamiddle-classfamily,Liwasnotencouragedbyherparentstopursueacareerinentertainment.TheturningpointcamewhensheenteredtheSuperGirlcontestin2005.ThiscompetitiondrewthelargestaudiencesinChinesetelevisionhistory.Sheroseabove120,000applicantswithhertomboystyleandLatin-flavoredperformance.Herwincameasasurprisetomanypeoplebecauseshedidn’tfitthestereotypeoffemalesingers.Shehasmillionsoffansofallagesalloverthecountry.Herhaircutandmannershavebeencopiedbytensofthousandsofgirls.Herfirstalbumsoldmorethan430,000copiesinthefirstmonth.DingJunhui,snookerplayer,bornin1987Dingquitschoolat13,afterhisfatherinsistedheconcentrateonsnooker.HisparentsthensoldtheirhousetohelpDingkick-starthiscareer.InMarch2005,hecelebratedhis18thbirthdaybyreachingthefinaloftheChinaOpeninBeijing,alongthewaybeatingworldtop-16rankedplayersPeterEbdon,MarcoFuandKenDoherty.Inthefinal,hedefeatedthethenworldNo3,StephenHendry,rankingfirstinthetournament.Aftershootingtofame,questionswereraisedoverthefather’sdecisionforDingtoquitschool.60.Whoisthepassageintendedfor?A.PeopleonlyinterestedinChinaDaily.B.Childrenbornafterthe1980s.C.Studentsandtheyoungcrazyfans.D.Readersofallages.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.LiuXiangwasthefirsttoprovetheAsianscanequaltheAfricandescentinthehurdles.B.LiYunchun’stalentmadeherthebest-knownsingerinChina.C.DingJunhuiwasforcedtodropoutofschoolbecauseofhislowgrades.D.LangLangwasthemostpopularwiththestudentsinChina.62.Whowastheyoungestwhentheyrosetofame?A.LiYuchun.B.LiuXiang.C.DingJunhui.D.LangLang.CHeythere,Soyou’reabouttospendfouryearsofyourlifeandtensofdollarsofyourparents’money,andallyoureallyknowaboutcollegeisthatallofyourfriendsaregoing.Doyoueverstoptowonderwhyyou’regoing?*Relax.You’remakingtherightdecision.Firstofall,you’lldiscoverwhatinterestsyoubytakingcoursesinmanysubjects.Forexample,it’shardtodecideifyouwanttobeapainterifyou’veneverpaintedanypictures;onceyou’reinadrawing-roomoncampus,you’llknowonewayortheother.Collegeisalsoalotoffun—afteryougraduate,you’llbeworkingeveryweekdayfor50orsoyears.Andrememberthatcollegegraduateearnabouttwicetheincomeofthosewhoneverattendedcollege.*Findingtherightcollegecanbedifficult.Fortunately,JohnsonReviewisheretohelpyoueverystepoftheway.*ResearchingSchools.Tous,themostimportantdecisionyou’llmakeistochoosetheschoolthatreallyfitsyoubest—nottheonethatisthemostcompetitiveorhasthebest-equippedrooms.*ApplyingtoSchool.OnJohnsonReview.com.,you’llfindhundredsofactualcollegeapplicationsandlinkstomanymore.*RaisingYourScores.AmericanCollegeTe