2024年3月20日发(作者：闻暄美)
江苏省2014届高三英语（牛津版）一轮复习攻略训练：阅读理解（18）
（2013南京模拟）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑。
A
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks
and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen
and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a
beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the
water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana . And then the other things: dogs
in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn’t seen
another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the
mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road,
thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost
close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced
the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When
Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”
“Are you sure you didn’t dream it?”
“You were the one who was sleeping!”
Typical, he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
41. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers______.
A. made friends with local residents B. complained about the poor living conditions
C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most D. recorded their experiences in different ways
42. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
A. He always missed out on the best thing. B. He had already taken beautiful pictures.
C. A sound sleep was more important. D. The next trip would be better.
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43. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to view wildlife in Africa. B. Running into wildlife in Africa.
C. Tourist attractions in southern Africa. D. Possible dangers of travelling in the desert.
B
DONALD SLOAN
Gates Hall
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
913-243-1682
Objective
Education
After May 2009:
46 Clayton Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
314-726-8840
To work with the client (委托人) population in a social service position.
B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009
Major: Social Services
Minor: Applied Psychology
Experience
Assistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS,
November 2006-present. Help organize and implement recreational
activities for nursing home residents. Activities include crafts, dances, day
trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.
Hotline Volunteer. Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006-
May 2007. Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. Dealt
with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown
of parent-teen relationships.
Nurse’s Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Summer 2006.
Assisted nurses in patient care. Took histories, updated charts, and helped
prepare patients for surgery.
Activities
University Concert Board. Work with other board members to plan and
implement on-campus concerts.
Senior Gift Campaign. Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the
senior class gift to the university.
Residence Hall Programming Board. Planned social events for Eggar
Residence Hall.
Skills
Fluent in French. Water safety instructor. Skilled at working with people.
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2024年3月20日发(作者：闻暄美)
江苏省2014届高三英语（牛津版）一轮复习攻略训练：阅读理解（18）
（2013南京模拟）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑。
A
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks
and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen
and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a
beautiful leather notebook I’d bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the
water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana . And then the other things: dogs
in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn’t seen
another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the
mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road,
thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost
close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn’t know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: “Look!”, but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced
the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When
Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
“Wild horses?” he said. “Why didn’t you wake me up?”
“I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds.”
“Are you sure you didn’t dream it?”
“You were the one who was sleeping!”
Typical, he said. “The best photos are the ones we never take.”
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
41. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers______.
A. made friends with local residents B. complained about the poor living conditions
C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most D. recorded their experiences in different ways
42. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
A. He always missed out on the best thing. B. He had already taken beautiful pictures.
C. A sound sleep was more important. D. The next trip would be better.
第1页
43. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to view wildlife in Africa. B. Running into wildlife in Africa.
C. Tourist attractions in southern Africa. D. Possible dangers of travelling in the desert.
B
DONALD SLOAN
Gates Hall
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
913-243-1682
Objective
Education
After May 2009:
46 Clayton Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
314-726-8840
To work with the client (委托人) population in a social service position.
B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009
Major: Social Services
Minor: Applied Psychology
Experience
Assistant Activities Supervisor, Fairview Nursing Home, Lawrence, KS,
November 2006-present. Help organize and implement recreational
activities for nursing home residents. Activities include crafts, dances, day
trips, sing-alongs, and visiting performers.
Hotline Volunteer. Teen Crisis Center, Lawrence, KS, September 2006-
May 2007. Handled crisis calls from teenagers in the community. Dealt
with drug use, unwanted pregnancies, failing grades, and the breakdown
of parent-teen relationships.
Nurse’s Aide, Danyers General Hospital, St. Louis, MO, Summer 2006.
Assisted nurses in patient care. Took histories, updated charts, and helped
prepare patients for surgery.
Activities
University Concert Board. Work with other board members to plan and
implement on-campus concerts.
Senior Gift Campaign. Help manage the campaign to raise funds for the
senior class gift to the university.
Residence Hall Programming Board. Planned social events for Eggar
Residence Hall.
Skills
Fluent in French. Water safety instructor. Skilled at working with people.
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