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-
