2017高考英语阅读备考：阅读理解专项练习题

　　2. Why did the boy choose to drink the glass offered by the last old man?

　　A. The boy liked the old man. B. The boy didn’t like the other old man.

　　C. The boy loved music. D. The boy was thirsty.

　　3. After the shepherd boy found the horn, he discovered it was _____.

　　A. stolen from someone else B. very easy to carry with him

　　C impossible to play D. like a new-found friend

　　4. Today the horn is heard in the Swiss Alps _____.

　　A. when it snows B. in summer C. when it rains D only in winter

　　5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Hobbies of Shepherd Boys B. The Legend of the Horn

　　C. The History of the Swiss Alps D. The Dreams of Shepherd Boys

　　高考英语阅读理解【3】

　　A pretty, well—dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and a said to the driver, “Do you see that young man at the other side of the square?”

　　“Yes,” said the taxi driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently (不耐烦地) at his watch every few seconds.

　　“Take me over there,”said the young lady.

　　There were a lot of cars and buses in the square, so the taxi driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street?”

　　“Oh, no!” said the young lady. “But I promised that I would meet the young man for lunch at one o’ clock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seems as if I had tried not to be late.”

　　1. How did the young woman get to the square?

　　A. She arrived in a taxi. B. She drove there in a car.

　　C. She got there by bus. D. The story doesn’t tell us.

　　2. Why did the lady stop the taxi?

　　A. Because she didn’t want to be late for her appointment(约会).

　　B. Because she wanted to get out of the taxi.

　　C. Because she wanted to go to the restaurant in it.

　　D. Because she was afraid of walking across the street.

　　3. The young man at the other side of the square

　　A. had probably been waiting for a long time.

　　B. had some problem with his watch.

　　C. was probably a waiter of the restaurant.