2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练极品题（16）及答案阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列四篇短文，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。 AWe live in central Phoenix, near the canal. Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his scruffy little dog hanging out down there.I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog. It wouldnt have been a problem; we have our own mini farm of animals! But he would say OK! and then blow the idea off because of our business.Being in Phoenix, Arizona, you can just imagine how hot it gets here, but his winter was really chilly! I had just come from KFC with take-out food for dinner. As I was turning by the canal, the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up. Even the doggy had a coat on! Not even thinking about it, I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with al the fixings for the man and his little buddy. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog. He said, Thank you, sweetie. You are an angel. And there were tears welling up in his eyes! I told him he ws so welcome, and then went home.When my husband dug into the KFC gag he asked, Were you hungry, or what? I told him what I did and he said, Only you! Then he told me I had done a good thing.A few weeks later, we were walking along the canal and found the man walking to me, with his little dog. He asked whether I would mind adopting the dog. With tears in eyes, he said it had gotten too hard for him to care for the dog. He added that he was planning on heading to Washington State but his dog wouldnt have been up to it, so he hoped to give it to me. Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!Now, every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace, I will recall the old mans words and wish him good luck.26. The author and her husband didnt kelp the old man at the beginning because _ A.they had a farm of animals to feed B.they didnt have food even for themselves. C.they worked busily and often forget it. D.they were unwilling to help a man with a dog.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“But he would say OK! and then blow the idea off because of our business.”可知我们一开始没有帮助老人是因为生意太忙，而忘记了。故选C。27. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3? A. She gave the old man some food on a cold day. B. She met the old man after finishing her dinner. C. She offered the old man nothing but chicken. D. She burst into tears after helping the old man.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由“I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with al the fixings for the man and his little buddy. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog.”可知在那个寒冷的日子，作者给了老人一些食物。28. What did the authors husband feel when she told him what she had done? A. Grateful. B. Delighted C. Indifferent D. Disappointed【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由“Then he told me I had done a good thing.”可知作者的丈夫为她所做的事情感到高兴。故选B。29. Why did the old man hope to give the dog to the author? A. Because he knew thee author was also a dog lover. B. Because the author was the person he could trust. C. Because the author was the only person he knew. D. Because he believed that his dog liked the author.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!可知老人把狗给她，是因为她是老人信任的人。故选B。30. What can we infer from the ending of the passage?来源:www.shulihua.netwww.shulihua.net A. The author refused the old mans request. B. The author misses the old man and his dog. C. The author feels the old man was very lucky. D. The author adopted the old mans dog.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段“every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace,”可知作者收养了老人的狗。故选D. 阅读理解-广告信息类(2013广州市统考)Americas Top 4 Tourist AttractionsBelow youll find the most popular travel and vacation destinations in the US.1Times Square，New York City来源:www.shulihua.netThis Manhattan crossroads of commerce is the top spot on our list，thanks to increasing visitors to the Big Apple in 2008 despite the economic turndown.According to statistics，“80% of visitors to NYC make it a point to visit Times Square.”Total NYC visits last year were 47 million，giving us an estimate of 37.6 million travelers through the“Crossroads of the World”2The Las Vegas Strip，Nev.The“Neon Trail”that makes up the heart of Sin City is also part of the federal governments National Scenic Byways Program，which designates roads based on “archeological，cultural，historic，natural，recreational and scenic qualities”Hard to say which of these qualities best describes Vegas，but we can disqualify“natural”Last year，total visitors to Las Vegas numbered 37.5 million；a poll by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority found that an average of 80% of visitors had either stayed overnight