【英语】高二英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧讲解及练习题(含答案)含解析

【英语】高二英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧讲解及练习题(含答案)含解析
一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类
1．阅读理解
Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs, they materialize in the places we'd least expect. They can come to us as a great change in our physical reality or as a simple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes they're big and can't be missed. Other times they're so subtle that if we aren't aware, we may miss them altogether. They can come from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, we'll always hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle (目眩) us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before.
On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypt's Mt. Horeb. I'd spent the day at St. Catherine's Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I'd occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on the mountain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.
I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differently from the other hikers I'd seen. Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm, this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rust-colored galabia and obviously old and thick-soled sandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, though, was that the man didn't even appear to be Egyptian! He was a small-framed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round, wire-rimmed glasses.
As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, "Hello," I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from the man as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadn't heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, "Sometimes you don't know what you have lost until you've lost it." As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down the trail.
That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. what the man on the trail couldn't have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to the top of Moses's mountain, that I'd set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.
I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: the odds were slim to none! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of
thinking, that's a miracle.
I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are In the moments when we don't,
that's okay as well. It seems that our miracles have a way of coming back to us again and again.
And each time they do, they become a little less subtle, until we can't possibly miss the message
that they bring to our lives!
The key is that they're everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.
（1）Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt?
A. He was in search of a miracle in his life.
B. It was a holy place for a religious person to head for.
C. He intended to make arrangements for his life in the future.
D. He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.
（2）What does the underlined part "my own question" refer to in paragraph 6?
A. For what reason did the man stop before me?
B. Why did the Asian man go to the mountain?
C. What change would I make within a matter of days?
D. What was the probability that others told us the right words?
（3）Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "subtle" in paragraph 7?
A. Apparent.
B. Delicate.
C. Precise.
D. Sufficient.
（4）The author viewed the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life in that ________.
A. the Asian man's appearance had a deciding effect on his future life
B. his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that moment
C. what the Asian man said was abundant in the philosophy of life
D. the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed
（5）What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Can you recognize a miracle?
B. Is a miracle significant to us?
C. When might a miracle occur?
D. Why do we need a miracle?
（6）After the encounter of the Asian man, what will the writer probably do immediately?
A. Continue walking up to the top of the mountain.
B. Have a rest to refresh himself.
C. Try to have a heart-to-heart conversation with the Asian man.
D. Come down the mountain.
【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）B
（4）B
（5）A
（6）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了一次埃及朝圣时，爬到何烈山半山腰
时，偶遇了一位正在下山的亚洲陌生人。

这位智者停下来给作者说“在失去前你不知道你得到了什么”。

点醒了作者做出正确的决定。

并讲述了作者通过这件事情对奇迹的思考，我们生活时时处处都存在奇迹。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第五段中的“that I'd set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my famil y, and, ultimately, my life.”可知，作者把这段时间预留出来做一些影响他国防工业工作、家庭以及最终生活的一些决定。

故选C。

（2）考查词义猜测。

根据第六段中的“My answer to my own question was easy”我自己对自己问题的答案是简单的，同时前一句作者也提出了自己的问题：为什么他会停下给我说他的观点。

并且在第六段最后一句话中，作者强调了这次偶遇智者给作者说的话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。

故选D。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第七段中的“And each time they do, they become a little less subtle, until we can't possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!” 每次奇迹出现，他们变得不那样细微，直到我们不能忽视它们给我们生活带来的信息。

Until后的从句可以看出奇迹每次变得会更加明显，不是像之前那么微妙。

故选B。

（4）考查细节理解。

根据第六段中的“In a meet that lasted le ss than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that's a miracle.”可知，智者给作者说的话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。

故选B。

（5）考查主旨大意。

根据最后一段，针对我们当下不同的需求，奇迹时时处处都以不同原因存在着。

我们的工作不是质疑这些离奇的事情，更多的是接受生活带给我们的这些礼物。

故选A。

（6）考查推理判断。

从智者的行为“coming down from the top of this historic mountain”下山；和智者对作者说的话“Sometimes you don't know what you have lost until you've lost it. ”在失去前你不知道你得到了什么可推断，智者告诉作者要珍惜现在所拥有的。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解
Unbelievable Stories of Animals Acting Just Like Humans
Horses are picky eaters
Horses have an even better sense of smell than humans do. When horses raise their noses and open their nostrils (鼻孔) , their nervous system allows them to sense smells we can't sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses, experts say.
Whale says thanks
In 2011, a whale expert spotted a humpback whale trapped in a fishing net and spent an hour freeing it. Afterward, in an hour-long display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and
leaped into the air about 40 times.
Pandas like to be naughty
Is there anything more lovely than a baby panda, except maybe a human baby? In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies. They sleep in the same positions and value their thumbs. Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger.
A cat honors its owner
Paper towels, and a plastic cup are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted three-year-old gray-and-white cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzo's grave every day since the man died in September 2011. Renzo adopted Toldo from a shelter when the cat was three months old, and the two formed an inseparable bond. After Renzo passed away, Toldo followed the coffin to the cemetery, and now "stands guard" at the grave for hours at a time.
（1）What can horses do to pick delicious grasses?
A. Feel them.
B. Taste them.
C. Smell them.
D. Observe them.（2）What do the whale and the cat have in common according to the passage?
A. They are clever.
B. They have a grateful heart.
C. They are active and lovely.
D. They have a good sense of smell.
（3）Which of the following acts like a human baby according to the passage?
A. The whale.
B. The cat.
C. The horse.
D. The panda.
【答案】（1）C
（2）B
（3）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了4个令人难以置信的动物与人类行为类似的故事。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据Horses are picky eaters部分介绍的内容可知，马的嗅觉比人类还要强。

当马抬起鼻子打开鼻孔时，它们的神经系统让它们感觉到我们感觉不到的气味。

因此它们能够拒绝脏水，只吃最美味的草。

这说明马靠嗅觉辨别草的好坏。

故选C。

（2）考查推理判断。

根据Whale says thanks可知，这条鲸鱼通过跳跃表达对拯救它的救命恩人的感激。

根据A cat honors its owner的内容可知，这只猫到墓地去怀念自己的主人。

由此可知，两者共同之处在于都有一颗感恩之心。

故选B。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据Pandas like to be naughty 中的“In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies”可知，熊猫宝宝的行为与人类的婴儿相似。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解
I believe in the power of science fiction, not just for its capacity to transform dreams into reality, but also for its power to bond together those who share a common vision of the future. For me,
that's true for my relationship with my dad. Some fathers and sons bond over sports, fishing or hunting, but my dad and I bond over Star Trek. We tried a trip to Disney World, but one of my earliest memories wasn't Mickey, but a Klingon battle cruiser(巡洋) on the screen.
Over the years, nearly every setting and situation has become far away for my dad and me. When it's warm at night, we're not driving along some dark streets in Indiana, but going at a slow speed with stars dimly shining. Both of us are thinking of them, without needing to say a word. All these visions of other universes have together created a private universe for my dad and me. Gene Rodenberry, creator of Star Trek, once said, " Science fiction is a way of thinking, a way of logic that bypasses(绕过)a lot of nonsense. It allows people to look directly at important subjects. "A lifetime of science fiction has influenced more than just my relationship with my dad, but has also helped me shape my own hopes for the future. I'm now a science writer.
Yes, science fiction has made me into a "nerd"(书呆子), and it also has been a source of joy for my family, making me an optimist while enabling me to think critically about the danger of technology. Thank those authors who have shared their visions; the world and my family are better for it. Thank my dad, who is both the best storyteller and the best man I have ever known because he helped me realize the truth of Tennyson's words," Since I dipped into the future, I saw the vision of the world, and all the wonders that would be."
（1）What is the special bond between the author and his father?
A. Their similar dreams.
B. Their love for each other.
C. Their common interest.
D. Their passion for science.
（2）What does the author mainly show in paragraph 2?
A. His deep impression on his dad.
B. His feeling of staying with his dad.
C. His earliest memory of his dad.
D. His good relationship with his dad.
（3）How does science fiction help the author at present?
A. It leads him to pursue a desirable career.
B. It brings him the courage to live better.
C. It helps him solve the danger of technology.
D. It makes him become a source of his family's joy.
（4）What may be the best title for the text?
A. The Wonders of Science
B. The Power of Science Fiction
C. The Versions of Science Fiction
D. The Time together with My Father
【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）A
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者和父亲都热爱科幻小说，它不仅帮助作者与父亲建立了深厚的感情，而且帮助作者实现了梦想。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“ but my dad and I bond over Star Trek. We tried a trip to Disney World, but one of my earliest memories wasn't Mickey, but a Klingon battle cruiser(巡洋) on the screen. ”可知，作者与父亲都喜欢看科幻小说，故选C。

（2）考查推理判断。

第二段举例说明尽管时过境迁，但作者与父亲的关系依旧非常好，
故选D。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“ A lifetime of science fiction has influenced more than just my relationship with my dad, but has also helped me shape my own hopes for the future.I'm now a science writer.”可知科幻小说促使作者追求自己想要的职业，并帮助他成为一名科学作家，故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。

第一段中的“I believe in the power of science fic tion, not just for its capacity to transform dreams into reality, but also for its power to bond together those who share a common vision of the future.”点名了主题，说明了科幻小说的力量，故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读理解
If we want to find out what kind of technology people used in the past, we normally have to rely on archaeologists to find ruined buildings and parts of tools or instruments or machines. Archaeologists then try to reconstruct, sometimes with the help of computer technology, what these ancient buildings and objects must have looked like, and how they might have been made. Sometimes historians are lucky and find an ancient document with a written description of these ancient buildings and objects.
We can understand, then, why Chinese historians were so excited when they found cave paintings which show ancient science. They found these paintings in the world-renowned Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City, in Northwest China's Gansu Province. There are 500 man-made caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years. Almost all of these caves have paintings on their ceilings or walls and they date from the 4th to 14th centuries. Wang Jinyu is an expert on these cave paintings (also called frescoes) and he says: "We discovered frescoes containing scientific and technological content in almost all of the caves which have frescoes." What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of "scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences".
Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings showing ancient weaving machines and then toothbrushes! The paintings also give some evidence of the lifestyle at the time with, for example, pictures of people boiling milk over 1,000 years ago. Experts believe that there is more evidence to be found, but even now the caves are a wonderful natural museum. If the walls and ceilings of the caves were all put together they would form a tapestry 20 kilometers long and 2 meters high! It won't be possible to travel back in time-that only happens in films-but visiting these caves would be the nearest experience you could get to travelling back in time.
（1）Why were Chinese historians excited when they found cave paintings showing ancient science?
A. Because they had rarely seen cave paintings.
B. Because they could make the place a tourist attraction.
C. Because they could learn about ancient science through them.
D. Because they would be given lots of money for the discovery.
（2）The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City______.
A. have 500 man-made caves
B. have been there for at most 1,600 years
C. help us to know little about ancient science
D. have paintings on their ceilings in every cave
（3）Experts had discovered cave paintings showing the ancient techniques of ______. A. pottery making and wine production B. weaving machines and toothbrushes
C. boiling milk over 1,000 years ago
D. architecture and weaving
（4）The article is more likely to be selected from the magazine ______.
A. Modern Countries
B. Business World
C. Network World
D. Popular Science
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了科学家们在中国甘肃的敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中发现了反映古代科学的壁画。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的"What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of "scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences"可知，这些壁画为中国古代在数学、物理、化学、天文，地理、建筑以及农学等领域的科技发明提供了证据，由此可知科学家们对此感到很兴奋的原因是他们可以通过这些壁画了解古代的科学，故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的"There are 500 man-made caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years."可知，敦煌莫高窟有500个人工洞穴，故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的"Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings"可知，科学家发现壁画中展示了古代制陶和酿酒技术，故选A。

（4）考查推理判断。

纵观全文可知，本文介绍了科学家们在中国甘肃敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中发现了反映古代科学的壁画，这属于科学范畴，因此文章最有可能出自科学杂志，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读理解
During the period from 1660 through 1800, Great Britain became the world's leader. Language itself became submitted to rules during this period. This need to fix the English language is best
illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. Guides to the English language had been in existence before Johnson began his project in 1746. These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words. When definitions of common words were supplied, they were often unhelpful. For example, a "horse" was defined in an early dictionary as "a beast well known".
Johnson changed all that, but the task was not an easy one. Renting a house at 17 Gough Square, Johnson began working in the worst of conditions. Supported only by his publisher, Johnson worked on the Dictionary with five assistants. Compared to the French Academy's dictionary, which took forty workers fifty-five years to complete (1639-1694), Johnson's dictionary was completed by very few people very quickly.
Balanced on a chair with only three legs, Johnson sat against a wall in a room filled with books. Johnson would read widely from these books, mark passages illustrating the use of a particular word, and give the books to his assistants so that they could copy the passages on slips of paper. These slips were then stuck to eighty large notebooks under the key words that Johnson had selected. Fixing the word by this method, Johnson could record a word，s usage and its definition.
How many passages were used? According to Johnson's modern biographer Walter Jackson Bate, the original total number could have been over 240,000. How many words were defined by the lexicographer? Over 40,000 words appeared in two large books in April of 1755. Did Johnson fully understand the huge task he was undertaking when he began? As he told his contemporary biographer James Boswell, "I knew very well what I was undertaking and very well how to do it —and have done it very well."
（1）What is the problem of early English dictionaries?
A. They only offer simple pictures.
B. They list just a few foreign words.
C. They simply give some translations.
D. They add no more than some big words.
（2）What does the underlined word "lexicographer" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. A publisher.
B. A biographer.
C. A maker of dictionaries.
D. An assistant.（3）What can we infer about Samuel Johnson from the text?
A. He standardized English.
B. He cared about authority a lot.
C. He gained much financial support.
D. He complained of working conditions.
（4）What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To discuss the problems of dictionaries.
B. To encourage people to work on a project.
C. To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.
D. To introduce how Johnson complete his dictionary.
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Johnson编纂词典的故事。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“These, however, were often little more than lists of
hard words”可知，早期英语词典的问题是只是增加了一些难词。

故选D。

（2）考查词义猜测。

根据最后一段中的“How many words were defined by the lexicographer?”中的关键词defined及联系前后句，可以猜测出这里lexicographer指的是词典编纂者。

故选C。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson.”及最后一段中的Samuel Johnson为词典编纂所作的努力可以推断出，Samuel Johnson使得英语标准化。

故选A。

（4）考查推理判断。

阅读全文可知，文章主要介绍了Samuel Johnson在恶劣的条件下编纂词典的。

所以本文主要是告诉读者Johnson编纂词典的故事，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读理解
Back in 1988, I was working at the University of Bonn in Germany as a research fellow. I took some time off in early May to visit a friend, who was the director of a museum in Viterbo, in central Italy. I set out by train, which crossed the Swiss border to reach Zurich, winding through valleys and along hillsides, and entering tunnels and making its way through the Swiss Alps. The scenery was so beautiful.
The train then crossed the Italian border before passing through Milan and Florence, then finally stopping in Rome. I was lucky, as my hotel was close to the railway station. The next morning, I had a coffee at a nearby café and eagerly set out to visit as many of the famous Roman landmarks as possible.
The following day I headed back to the train station, intending to take a short train ride to Viterbo to meet up with my friend. When I arrived at the station and attempted to locate the correct platform, I quickly realized that the station was closed for an upgrade (升级). For a moment my mind went blank and did not know what to do. My biggest problem was my luggage—my suitcase and hand luggage were so heavy that I couldn't move about easily. As I don't speak Italian, I could not ask anyone for instructions. I dragged my suitcase about 100 meters to a nearby motor mechanics. A tall, strong man of about 50 years of age was working there and I excused myself and asked where the nearest station was. I am sure that he did not understand me properly but he could easily guess that I was looking for a station. He replied, but I did not understand.
He smiled, wiped his hands and said something, which I guessed to mean "come along". So I dragged my suitcase along and followed him. He opened the door of his car, motioned to me to get in and then drove for a few minutes to the next station. I got out, unloaded my luggage, then shook his hand with thanks. He smiled back and drove away.
There was no time to hug or exchange names I understood he was busy and in the middle of his work. I was moved so much by his generosity that I have never forgotten him.
（1）In 1988, the author went to central Italy to .
A. visit a museum
B. see a friend
C. do some research
D. teach in a university
（2）The author got into a panic because .
A. the station was not available
B. he couldn't understand Italian
C. he couldn't manage the luggage
D. a strong man made him frightened
（3）Which of the following can describe the man working in the motor mechanics?
A. Wealthy and responsible.
B. Generous and warm-hearted.
C. Courageous and calm.
D. Determined and strict.
（4）What does the story mainly tell us?
A. Good scenery is on the road.
B. One good turn deserves another.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. An act of kindness can bring others warmth.
【答案】（1）B
（2）A
（3）B
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者去意大利看望一位朋友，带着沉重的行李，正在因车站关闭而不知所措时，一位汽车修理工慷慨帮忙的经历，说明了一个善举可以给别人带来温暖。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“I took some time off in early May to visit a friend, who was the director of a museum in Viterbo, in central Italy.”可知1988年，作者去意大利中部看望一位朋友，故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“When I arrived at the station and attempted to locate the correct platform, I quickly realized that the station was closed for an upgrade (升级). For a moment my mind went blank and did not know what to do.”当我到达车站并试图找到正确的站台时，我很快意识到车站因升级而关闭了。

有那么一会儿，我的脑子一片空白，不知道该怎么办。

可知作者陷入了恐慌，因为车站不能用，故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据倒数第二段中的“He open ed the door of his car, motioned to me to get in and then drove for a few minutes to the next station. I got out, unloaded my luggage, then shook his hand with thanks. He smiled back and drove away.”他打开车门，示意我上车，然后开了几分钟车到下一站。

我下了车，卸下行李，然后和他握了握手，表示感谢。

他也笑了笑，开车走了。

在作者遇到困难的情况下，这位汽车修理工慷慨的帮忙。

由此推断出这位汽车修理工慷慨又热心，故选B。

（4）考查主旨大意。

最后一段“I was moved so much by his generosity that I have never forgotten him.”他的慷慨大方使我深受感动，我从未忘记他，是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要告诉我们一个善举可以给别人带来温暖，故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10. It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains. Wayne
Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail—95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated
200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo. Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports. He has agreed to take me across the toughest, middle section of the trail.
When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass, 140 miles south of Missoula, on August 12, 1805, he
was astonished by what was in front of him; "high mountain chains still to the West of us with
their tops partially covered with snow." Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.
Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground
over which they traveled, for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures:
the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the
path as a sacred (神圣的) gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.
The Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September. Our luck is holding with the weather, although the snow keeps getting deeper. As we climb to Indian Post Office, the highest point on
the trail at 7, 033 ft, we have covered 13 miles in soft snow, and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner. After a meal of chicken, I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊). There is no light visible in any direction, not even another campfire. For four days we do not see another human being. We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy. In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.
（1）According to the passage, the word "trek" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. a comfortable walk in a separate country
B. a pleasant journey across the countryside
C. a journey over untraveled pathways
D. a long, hard journey over rough areas
（2）We learn from the text that before 1805 ________.
A. the Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow
B. there were no people living in the western part of America
C. no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains
D. the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States
（3）We learn from the text that the Lolo Pass ________.
A. remains much the same as it was 200 years ago
B. is the meeting point of three cultures
C. has changed a lot since 1805
D. now attracts a large number of tourists to visit
（4）Judging from the text, Lewis and Clark were most probably ________.
A. two native Indians
B. explorers of the early 19th century
C. merchants who did business with the Indians
D. travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass
（5）We can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Pass the author ________.。