（临考储备）2022中考英语复习精品资料 超值阅读练习6 人教新目标版

2022中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习6　　Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.　　Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.　　“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?”thereporteraskedthebanker.　　Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiterHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.”　　Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat?”sheasked.　　Themanshookhishead,“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”　　Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso?”　　“No,Idon’t.”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.”　　“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.　　“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,‘it’sforyou.’”　　1.Thisstoryhappenedin_______.　　A.EnglandB.AmericaC.JapanD.Australia　　2.Thereare_______inthispassage.　　A.twomenandtwowomenB.threemenandonewoman-3-\n　　C.threewomenandonemanD.fourwomen　　3.Thebankerthought_______.　　A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker　　B.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant　　C.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStates　　D.thereporterwasreallyimportant　　4.Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.　　A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompanies　　B.thebankerwasreallyimportant　　C.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportant　　D.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident,thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall　　5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.　　A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork　　B.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant　　C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitorD.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant-3-\n　　【答案与解析】短文的梗概是：一名电视台记者向三个很富有的人问了这样一个问题：如何判断一个人是不是重要人物。银行家认为凡被邀请到白宫与美国总统会见的人都是重要人物。拥有世界上最大公司的那个人却不赞同。他说被邀请去白宫的人太多了。但如果正当你与总统谈话时，另一个国家的总统来了电话，美国总统说他太忙了，不能接电话。这才说明你确实是重要人物。然而第三个人却认为这只能衬托美国总统的地位。他说如果正当来访者与美国总统谈话时电话铃响了，美国总统拿起电话听了听，然后对来访者说，“找你的。”这个人是最重要的人物。　　1.B。答案即是短文首段的第一句“Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.”。　　2.A。记者和那三个重要人物，共二男二女。关于男女性别可在下文中说话人的话语中可以看出来。　　3.C。由“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiterHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant”这句可知。　　4.D。同上题一样，本题也属表层理解题。答案就在“You’donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”中。　　5.C。文章最后一段即是本小题答案之所在。-3-