2020届高考英语阅读理解复习专项训练：六阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AAllan goes everywhere with Brigitte Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around heroffice at work and goes shopping with her. “Most people dont seem to mind Allan,” says Brigitte, who thinks he is wonderful. Hes my fourth child, she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog.Brigitte and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so they arent surprised to find that owning a dogmeans yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog.In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club officialexplains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.56. Brigitte pays taxes for Allan because .A. he is her dogB. he is her childC. he follows her everywhereD. he often falls ill57. The money paid as dog taxes is used to .A. keep a high level of care for the peopleB. pay for damage done by dogsC. provide medical care for dogsD. buy insurance for dog owners58. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?A. The owner of the car.B. The owner of the dog.C. The insurance company.D. The government.59. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden .A. dogs are welcome in public placesB. keeping dogs means asking for troubleC. many car accidents are caused by dogsD. people care much about dogsBMy teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I cant do anything more for my son. Im at the end of my rope. Im giving the whole thing up to you.”I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karls absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just dont know what to do. Ive tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. Its out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.Karls next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was I. I thought Id play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. Thats when I knew I had to make you proud.”60. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and _.A. preferred to stay alone at home B. lost interest in his studiesC. refused to talk to others D. began to dislike his mother61. There was silence on the other end of the line because .A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the motherB. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speakingC. the speaker didnt want the mother to recognize his voiceD. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother62. The sentence “he even made the honor roll” means that “ ”.A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meetingB. he was even on the list of students who made progress in gradesC. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves aroundD. he was even on the list of the best students at school63. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.B. Mothers love plays an important role in teenagers life.C. Being understood by parents is very important