高考英语 阅读理解系列训练（1）.doc

2014 高考英语阅读理解系列训练( 1 )及答案解析第三部分:阅读理解( 共两节,满分 40分) 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 (2012 · 四川眉山一诊) Their height made Wayne and Laurie Hallquist seem like an ideal match when they met seven years ago, and on Thursday they were matched with something else — the title of world's tallest living married couple. Guinness World Records bestowed that towering distinction to the Hallquists in a ceremony under the marquee at its Hollywood couple arrived ina white limousine, with Wayne sporting a tuxedo and Laurie ina white wedding dress. The Hallquists, who live in Stockton, California, measure bined 13 feet, 4 inches, or centimeters, to be stands 6 feet inches, she 6 feet inches, the anization said. “ It's a whole different perspective up here, and we can find each other quite easily ina crowd ,” Laurie told Reuters. “ We can see several people going bald that might not know it at the moment ,” joked Wayne, 57, who works asa pany wire splicer. The Hallquists said that when they met ata church singles club in 2003, they could tell that others around them were sizing _ upa possible love affair because of their height. “ She walked in, everyone looked at her, then they looked at me,” Wayne said. But while Wayne said it was love at first sight for him, Laurie said their first meeting came up short. “ He talked about the size of my hands