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潮南区2017年高考考前英语科冲刺题第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJohnAdams(1735-1826TheMassachusetts-born,Harvard-educatedAdamsbeganhiscareerasalawyer.ThenhebecameacriticofGreatBritain’sauthorityinAmericaandwasaleaderoftheAmericanRevolutionlater.From1789to1797,AdamswasAmerica’sfirstvicepresident.HewaselectedinthePresidentialelectionof1796andservedasinglefour-yeartermasthesecondU.S.presidentfrom1797to1801.AndrewJackson(1767-1845Borninpoverty,AndrewJacksonhadbecomeawealthyTennesseelawyerandrisingyoungpoliticianby1812,whenwarbrokeoutbetweentheUnitedStatesandBritain.HisleadershipinthatconflictearnedJacksonnationalfameasamilitaryhero,andhewouldbecomeAmerica’smostinfluentialpoliticalfigureduringthe1820sand1830s.AndrewJacksonbecamethenation’sseventhpresident(1829-1837.JohnQuincyAdams(1767—1848JohnQuincyAdamsbeganhiscareerastheU.S.ministertotheNetherlandsin1794.Afterthat,theyoungerAdamsrejoineddiplomaticserviceunderPresidentJamesMadison.AssecretaryofstateunderJamesMonroe,Adamsplayedakeyroleindeterminingthepresident’sforeignpolicy.Hewentontowinthepresidencyinanelectionin1824,andservedonlyoneterm.AbrahamLincoln(1809—1865AbrahamLincolnwasthe16thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1861untilhisshockingdeathin1865.HewasborninacottageandgrewupontheAmericanfrontier,educatedhimselfbyreadingborrowedbooks,andworkedsplittingfencerailsandclerkinginageneralstore,andthenasacountrylawyer,longbeforehebecame1
president.21.WheredidJohnAdamsfinishhisuniversityeducation?A.Harvard.B.Oxford.C.CambridgeUniversity.D.UniversityofStAndrews.22.WhatmadeAndrewJacksonamilitaryhero?A.Hisleadershipinthewar.B.Hiswealthfromhisfamily.C.Hisgoodcareer.D.Hispoorfinancialconditions.23.Whocouldaffectthepresident’sforeignpolicy?A.JohnAdams.B.JohnQuincyAdams.D.AbrahamLincoln.C.AndrewJackson.24.Whatdothepersonsmentionedinthetexthaveincommon?A.Theyarehighlyeducated.C.Theyarepoliticians.BDearMr.Jones,Iexpectyoumaybeslightlysurprisedtoreceivealetterfromsomeonelivingasnearasyournext-doorneighbor;butIhavetoraiseasubjectthatitwillbeeasierformetodiscussinwriting.YoumayhavenoticedthatIhavealineofappletreesrunningalongsidethefencethatseparatesourtwogardens.Youmayalsohavetakenpleasureinthefrequentsightofyourtwochildrensittingonyourlawndirectlybythefence.Andyoumayalsohavenoticedthatmyappletrees,sotospeak,bendoverthefenceandseemtolookdownatyourchildrenwithinterest.Itisonlynaturalthatyourchildrenshouldsometimesseemtoreturnthatinterest.Anditisnotonlynatural,but,Iacknowledge,quitelegal,forthemoccasionallytoshowthatinterestbypickingalltheapplesthathangoveronyoursideofthefence.Buttobeplainwithyou,Mr.Jones,Iamtiredofseeingyourchildren,dayafterday,tearthebranchesoffthesideofeveryoneofmyappletrees,andleavemytreeslookingasthoughabattlehadbeenfoughtononesideofthem.Iam,ifanything,evenmoretiredofwakingupthesefineautumnmornings,tofindeventheapplesonmysideofthefencemuchlessinnumber.Iknowthisistheworkofyour2