2022年高考英语阅读专题练习：自然灾难（Natural disasters）

2022年高考英语阅读专题练习：自然灾难（Natural disasters） 一、阅读理解-阅读选择（共12小题；共100分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 In the tenth grade, I began working for free at a vet's that was run by a friend. I wanted to get experience for what I thought would be my future job. However, on one particular Saturday morning I learned something perhaps more important. The hospital was in the middle of one of the poorer sections of the city and some people could only pay for the most basic treatments. On this Saturday, a man and his young son, who was probably about 7 years old, walked in with a small cat in a cardboard box. There was something wrong with the cat's left eye. But the man could not afford to pay for the cost of the medicine. He kept quiet for a while, and then he asked where the nearest animal shelter was. Hearing this, his son cried and started to argue with him. All of a sudden, an older woman who was sitting in the waiting room stood up, walked up to the counter, and told the man that she would pay for the cost. The man thanked her and the son got to keep a healthy cat. I always thought it was the right thing to help out a needy person，but I only saw people do acts of kindness on TV or in films. What the woman did made me believe that these things do happen in real life, and quite often. Now when I can't decide whether to help someone who is in need, I remember this woman, and then I have the courage to step up to the plate. Sometimes other people follow. 1. From the passage we infer that when someone was in trouble, the author would _____. A.be willing to help them B.let others do first C.not want to help them D.help them following others 2. For what purpose did the author work at the vet's A.To help out his friend. B.To make some pocket money. C.To gain some work experience. D.To learn more about society. 3. What would the man probably do with the cat if the woman didn't help him A.Take it home without treatment. B.Give it to someone on the street. C.Give it to the woman. D.Give it to animal shelter. 4. We can learn from this passage that _____. A.the man didn't like keeping a cat B.the older woman often helped people out C.the man's son didn't agree to the man's first decision D.the hospital often asked for too much money My friend Rosemary was driving home last night when her car broke down suddenly. Luckily, she found a car insurance bill and called the insurance company with her very old mobile phone. "I need the long number on the front of your bill," said the lady of the insurance company. However, Rosemary didn't take her glasses and couldn't read her bill in the dark with her poor sight. Fortunately, an elderly man with his little dog stopped to help her. "Wait a moment," Rosemary said to the lady. "A gentleman has offered to help me. He'll read it." "No, no!" shouted the shocked lady. "Do not show your bill number to a stranger!" But Rosemary had no choice. So she let the stranger re ... ...