高考英语复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练人物介绍
2021-2022年高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练9人物介绍+科普知识+环境保护+时文
2021年高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练9人物介绍+科普知识+环境保护+时文报道(xx·河西区二模)How did one man prove that small kindnesses add up?My family first met Wally Urtz，the gentle，modest manager of our local supermarket，on a windy day nearly 20 years ago just after we’d moved to Hastings-on-Hudson，a New York City suburb.As my wife made her way to the store’s exit，attending her groceries and two small children，Wally rushed up beside her.“I’ll get those，young lady，” he said brightly，taking her bags and leading her to the parking lot.Now that may seem like no big deal—except that these days things like that so seldom happen.Our story，as it turned out，was typical.Among Hastings’s 8,000 people living here，almost everybody had at least one about Wally’s politeness and generosity.There were the times he’d reach into his own pocket when someone was short of money；the times he’d show small kindnesses to someone who’d just lost a loved one or who was in the middle of divorce；the many，many times he’d put himself out for older people.“He just ap preciated that when people get older，their lives get smaller—they don’t drive，their friends have passed on—and how much it means to be treated warmly，” one woman，Kathy Dragan said.“When my mother was in her 80s，it was a treat for her to go to the store.” W ally would call out tothe shop clerk and say，“You give her whatever attention she needs.” She’d tell me，“He’s kinder to me than some people I’ve known all my life.”Yet few of us fully understood what Wally meant to the people’s life of our munity—until he was sent to another store 20 miles away.For some unknown reason，the Food Emporium chain had decided to replace 67-year-old Wally after 26 years due to “operational issues related to operating a store the size of the one in Hastings”．No one could believe it.Word spread quickly.Neighbors called each other seeking the feeling of emotional fort.Some planned to bring Wally back and staged protest marches outside the store.Others flooded the local newspaper with angry letters.The mayor took up the cause.Even the police tried to set things right.A grocer seems an unlikely figure to set off such an emotional outpouring(流露)．What he did shows the remarkable effect Wally—a man of endless warmth and good humor—had on people.1．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE? A．Wally Urtz is always ready to help others every day.B．Wally Urtz is a man who wants to draw attention to him.C．Wally Urtz helped the author’s wife on purpose.D．The author had known Wally Urtz before we moved to Hastings-on-Hudson.答案A解析推理判断题。
专题03 阅读理解-人物故事-2021年高考真题及模拟题分类调研(学生版)
专题03 阅读理解-人物故事2021年高考真题及模拟题分类调研人与自我中的人物故事是高考新课标中的重要话题，高考命题人青睐于催人奋进的感人故事或是富有哲理的令人深思的故事。
2021高考真题C【2021·英语全国甲卷】When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don't worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）, I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe! Saf e!” And that's what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I'd given it up.When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. I've traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving（穿梭）among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded（滑）up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,”I told him. Then, slo wly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”8．What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London?A．He felt disappointed. B．He gave up his hobby.C．He liked the weather there. D．He had disagreements with his family.9．What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?A．Be careful! B．Well done! C．No way! D．Don't worry!10．Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?A．To join the skateboarding. B．To make new friends.C．To learn more tricks. D．To relive his childhood days11．What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A．Children should learn a second language.B．Sport is necessary for children's health.C．Children need a sense of belongingD．Seeing the world is a must for children.B【2021·全国新高考I卷】By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next p age, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ “Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”24．What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?A．Read music. B．Play the piano.C．Sing songs. D．Fix the instruments.25．Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage?A．Boring. B．Well-paid.C．Demanding. D．Dangerous.26．What does Titterton need to practise?A．Counting the pages. B．Recognizing the “nodding”.C．Catching falling objects. D．Performing in his own style.27．Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”?A．He has very poor eyesight. B．He ignores the audience.C．He has no interest in music. D．He forgets to do his job.2021高考模拟题精选B【东北三校（哈师大附中、东师大附中、辽宁省实验中学）2021届高三第四次联合模拟】I’m Reed, 26 years old and from New York City, but I moved to Florida several months ago. I found out on the website that there was a huge rescue effort still going on down here and that volunteers were desperately needed. I was able to get a good friend to sponsor my trip here and had the opportunity to come up for a couple of weeks through the Christmas season,When I first got here we were just moving into the new building. The first half of my stay I was mainly helping to set this place up, help build a lot of the dug runs and just help out with whatever else was needed. The second week I started to be able to get out more and started filling up feeding stations in St. Bernard Parish.One day we were out trying to check out an extremely pregnant dog that was reported to be out in St. Bernard Parish, which would soon have parts of it destroyed so getting as many animals out of there as possible was definitely a priority (最重要的事). When we arrived at the location we did see a female dog that clearly had already given birth to her puppies. I tied to befriend her as much as possible, giving her treats and slowly trying to build her trust. She wasn’t go ing far, so that indicated her puppies were nearby.Once we built somewhat of a rapport with her, we started to search for the puppies. Almost giving up, we arrived at a house that seemed like it could be a possibility. I got on my hands and knees trying to make out what was going on under the house, staying as quiet as possible. All of a sudden, I heard the weakest sound of a puppy’s crying. After homing in on it a little bit more, there was clearly a trash under the house. After getting a little morehelp, we were able to get the puppies from under the house with success and we found out they weren’t even a week old.This experience was so unbelievable, one I know I’ll never forget.4．What did Reed do in the first week in Florida?A．Feeding dogs in the streets.B．Searching for sponsorship to travel.C．Helping with some construction work.D．Assisting in tearing down an old building.5．Which of the following can best describe Reed?A．Warm-hearted and promising. B．Enthusiastic and caring.C．Considerate and generous. D．Kind and humorous.6．What does the underlined word “rapport” in paragraph 4 mean?A．Extreme hatred.B．Everlasting friendship.C．Harmonious relationship.D．Psychological defense.7．What can we infer from the passage?A．The puppies were strong and lively.B．Reed made efforts to save the puppies.C．St. Bernard Parish was being destroyed.D．The female dog would give birth to puppies.B【广东广雅中学2021届高三适应性测试（五）】Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refuge e (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.Born and raised in San Diego's City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Deka's success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that herexperiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one's life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn't do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”Deka's efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She ar rived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don't tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I'll never get into this school, ” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”4．From the passage, we can learn that__ .A．Deka was adopted by a refugee familyB．Deka spent a lot of time going to partiesC．Deka's experiences drove her to work hardD．Deka became a professor after graduation5．Deka realized the importance of education ______.A．after her chemistry class B．from her mother's experienceC．by reading books in the library D．through working at the institute6．According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ______.A．patient B．generousC．adaptable D．confident7．What does the story intend to tell us?A．Hard work leads to success. B．Practice makes perfect.C．Well begun is half done. D．Life is not all roses.B【广东省高州市2021届高三下学期第二次模拟】When my grandmother Deed was young she contracted polio (小儿麻痹症). She was kept in bed for the better part of a year and lost the use of her right leg. She was raising my young father on her own, so it felt like an impossible situation. Her family gave her much support and encouragement. Slowly but surely, Deed learned not only to deal, but to thrive with her disability. People thought she was crazy when she wanted to start her own business, but she was determined. She borrowed money from the bank for her business. She went on to run a successful company and became one of the first women entrepreneurs in the city of Revere, Massachusetts.I truly believe polio was a gift to my grandmother. It strengthened her beliefs and made her strong and resilient (有适应力的), but it also forced her to slow down and think about everything quietly and seriously. She never complained about her condition, not once.However, I often got angry and complained when things weren't going my way. Deed would turn to me and gave me advice on my next move. Though far from Hollywood (she lived on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire), Deed seemed to know answers to the problems that seemed to puzzle me. She was my trusted mentor (导师). With each visit, she would help me better myself; expand my mind and go after bigger dreams.I became confident, more driven and focused on what I wanted to achieve. Each step of the way, Deed was there to cheer me on. The more I leaned back out of fear, the more she challenged me to walk further to the possibilities.Within a month of selling my first screenplay, Deed passed away. She is on my mind daily. Now, whenever I deal with career issues that scare me, I would remind myself of her greatest piece of advice: Sit down and take a breath. It will all work out.4．What is the first paragraph mainly about?A．Introducing Deed to us.B．Telling us what Deed suffered.C．Showing us the author's family.D．Informing us about Deed's disease.5．What can we conclude from Deed's disability?A．Every dog has its day. B．Every coin has two sides.C．Hard work pays off. D．Time and tide wait for no man.6．What would Deed do when the author got puzzled in life?A．Complain to him. B．Give him some advice.C．Explain the trouble to him. D．Move a step forward to him.7．Why does the author write this text?A．To tell us how he got success. B．To give us some advice on life.C．To show us his life in the childhood. D．To remember his grandmother.B【山东省潍坊市2021届高三5月模拟考试（三模）】Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard the Titanic when it struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, a mere 700 people lived on. Here is one story of the Titanic survivors whose stories are still haunting more than a century after the ship's sinking, revealing the true facts of the disaster.A junior wireless officer aboard the Titanic, Harold Bride was one of the two people responsible for sending SOS messages to nearby ships, thus allowing the Carpathian to rescue the Titanic survivors.He and another man on duty, Jack Phillips, raced to send SOS signals to nearby ships－but as the communications specialists, they knew that the closest,the Carpathian,would likely not arrive until alter the Titanic sank. They worked wildly until Captain Edward Smith came and told them they were relieved of duty；the ship had nearly lost power, and only two lifeboats remained.They made a run for Collapsible B and were just getting it into the water when a wave swept across thedeck(甲板),throwing both Harold Bride and the upturned boat into the ocean.Bride and 15 others struggled onto the waterlogged, sinking Collapsible B and survived until other lifeboats collected them and conveyed them to the Carpathian.Once aboard the Carpathian, Bride got back to work and began helping the ship's wireless officer send messages from the other Titanic survivors.When the Carpathian made land, Bride had to be carried ashore: he had injured one foot in the plunge into the ocean, and the other was frostbitten after a night in the Atlantic's icy waters.4．Which can replace the underlined word "haunting" in paragraph 1 ?A．confusing . B．unforgettable. C．romantic. D．contradictory.5．What was Bride's job on the Titanic during the accident?A．Rescuing the Titanic survivors.B．Investigating the problems of the Titanic.C．Sending signals to ships around for help.D．Receiving SOS signals from nearby ships.6．What happened to Bride after he was dismissed from his duty?A．He stayed there to continue his work.B．He escaped in a lifeboat immediately.C．He turned off the power of the Titanic.D．He was washed into the sea by a wave.7．Which of the following best describes Bride?A．Responsible and helpful.B．Intelligent and brave.C．Tough and ambitious.D．Considerate and humble.B【华大新高考联盟2021届高三4月教学质量测评】My brother, Michael and I are crazy about houses. On Aug 1, 2016, I was driving through the Northern Neck of Virginia with him. We had found an abandoned Italianate farmhouse with weeds up to our waist. When admiring the property my brother rolled up the unlocked garage door. “Holy smokes!” There sat this Mercedes. Seeing the number 6.9 on its back, I immediately recognized this to be a rare and unique find.The car’s door was unloc ked and in the glovebox, I found insurance papers. It turned out that the owner was a dead country doctor.It took me a year to find his widow’s(寡妇的) address, in Richmond. Twice I made thetwo-hour drive just to knock on her door, striking out both times. On the third try her neighbor was outside and I was able to get the widow’s phone number.I logged approximately 25 voice mails,and still nothing.It was, I thought, just bad luck. I called one last time and heard a voice: “Hello?” From that point on, we str uck up a friendship.In July 2018, two years after finding the car, I was ready to buy it from her. We met in the middle —somewhere around what a new Toyota might cost. Still,the night before, I called my brother and said, “I am getting cold feet.” What was I doing buying an old Mercedes? He said, “You are buying that great car. And I promise y ou, the friendship you will make as a result will make this car worth every penny.” And he was right.24．Why did the author go to the Northern Neck?A．To visit his brother. B．To check the house.C．To buy the unique car. D．To enjoy the beautiful sights.25．What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?A．The author had trouble finding the car owner.B．The car was the doctor’s only possession.C．The widow was unwilling to sell the car.D．The car was in bad conditions.26．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A．He was shocked by the price.B．He was hesitating to make the decision.C．He cared about money more than the car.D．The weather that day was quite cold.27．What did Michael think of buying the car?A．It was a waste of money.B．It would cost a great deal.C．Buying the car brought good friendship.D．His brother made a good bargain buying it.B【江苏省苏州中学2021届高考英语模拟（4月）】As a geothermal scientist, I know that boiling rivers exist—but they are always near volcanoes. You need a lot of heat to make that much water boil. We were working in the volcanic gap, a 950-mile-long area that covers most of Peru, where there hasn’t been active volcanism f or the past two million years.Yet we’d found the Shanaya, a name originated from “heating thing”. My measurements averaged 190°-195°F. The locals think it’s so hot because of the Yacumama, or “water mother”—a spirit who gives birth to waters—represented by a snake-head-shaped rock at the origin of the heated water.I had to cut my way through the bush at the side of the river to take temperature readings. All the while, right next to me was this very hot, fast-flowing body of water. A friend at the nearest village had told me, “Use your feet like eyes.” You can’t see heat, but you can feel it wh en you step near it. I wore sandals(凉鞋）.I was at a part of the river measuring 210°F, standing on a rock the size of a sheet or paper, when the rain fell. It was like a curtain rising. The temperature differential between the rain and the river caused a w hiteout. I couldn’t see, but I whistled to let my partner know I was OK.At 130°F flesh cooks, and the water around me was nearing twice that. My eyes would have cooked in less than a minute, and I couldn’t have seen how to get out. I saw rats fall in, the ir eyes turning milky white. I keptwhistling.After 15 minutes the rain stopped and the steam cleared. A hard rain in most situations would have been nothing important. Here, for a matter of minutes, it thinned the line between researching and being boiled alive. 4．What do we know about boiling rivers?A．They are always found not far from volcanoes.B．They were discovered two million years ago.C．Geothermal scientists doubt their existence.D．Most of them can be found in Peru.5．Why did the author wore sandals ?A．It was convenient to wear sandals in the river.B．He was advised to do so by his friend.C．He wanted to feel heat with his feet.D．The temperature was high there.6．What happened to the author when it rained?A．He signaled to his partner for help.B．He was in danger of losing his life.C．He raised a curtain to protect himself.D．He fell down because of his blindness.7．What is the best title for the text?A．Water near volcanoes.B．Milky white eyes.C．Boiling point.D．A hard rain.B【广东省汕头市2021届高三二模】A boat floated peacefully on the crystal-blue water. “How fascinating! ” Antonio told to his friends, who shared a passion for diving. In the following diving, unfortunately, he was trapped with his friend, who shared the oxygen with Antonio but died afterwards. Antonio breathed hard on his mouthpiece, but there was nothing left.He started to scream and kept screaming until he had no voice. As hours passed and Antonio failed to surface, his other friends rushed for help.Shortly the local divers came to rescue, but in vain. Years of experience told them, lost in the cave, one must be dead. They considered going back in but decided against it because of the incoming dark, the muddy water and the lack of help. Too risky.Asked for help, Peter, a chief fro gman, began to plan the next morning’s operations, knowing hurried preparation was deadly. He had narrow escapes from death. Each time, though, training and a cool head saved him. Suddenly, a thought struck him. "Who said he died? That guy may be alive!” T he next morning, Peter was suited up. Before a dive, he prayed.Antonio "dreamed” he was drowning. He forced himself awake but couldn't feel his body. He was too tir ed to feel scared. Entering the cave, Peter found Antonio. On touching him, a hand closed around his left wrist Peter knew the young man must be kept from panicking. Gently he passed his mouthpiece to Antonio. He heard Antonio take a couple of breaths before handing the mouthpiece back. Antonio was trying to share oxygen with him, Peter realized. How unbelievable was that, after 17 hours in this hole, his mind still stayed cool!Antonio was treated in the nearest hospital. Doctors said he wouldn’t have surv ived more than another hour in the cave. When Peter finally climbed back into his car, he doubled up, sobbing. He felt he took part in a miracle. Somehow an unseen hand that had guided Antonio to a tiny air pocket in the cave guided him there too. Where he should have found death, he had met life.4．How did Antonio feel in the cave?A．Delighted. B．Cautious. C．Thrilled. D．Scared.5．Why did Peter decide not to operate immediately?A．Because Antonio was believed to be dead.B．Because the conditions were risky.C．Because the hurried help couldn't help.D．Because the local divers achieved nothing.6．What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A．Antonio didn't give in to the desperate situation. B．Antonio had a dream of drowning.C．Antonio longed to sleep tight. D．Antonio pulled Peter down with him.7．What made Peter deeply touched in the end?A．Antonio’s injur y. B．Humans' desire to survive.C．Peter's own kindness. D．Antonio's friend's death.B【河北省唐山市2021届高考三模】The idea of climbing Everest disgusted me. The mountain came to represent the opposite of everything that I loved and respected about climbing. What had once been the final mountain climbing goal became the focus of a commercial guiding industry. Over the years, the crowds at Base Camp grew, leaving behind tons of trash. Whenever I was asked whether I'd climbed Everest, my answer was always the same: not interested.That's probably where my personal Everest story would have ended, were it not for an old friend and his obsession （念念不忘）with one of the greatest mysteries. In 1999, Thom Pollard began to explore and found the remains of George Mallory, the celebrated British climber who disappeared while attempting to be the first to climb Everest. But Mallory's partner, Sandy Irvine - and the camera he had likely carried - were not found. The mountain climbing world has been wondering whether they might have reached the top in 1924.Pollard's story moved me. I began to pack for the climb and expected that our advanced equipment would make it manageable, perhaps easy. I was wrong. On the highest point on the planet, I was more tired than I'd ever been in any climbing. Along the way, I continuously tipped my hat, not just to Mallory and Irvine but to anyone who has the drive to push himself or herself up this route. My search was in vain, but I began to reconsider Everest.I witnessed many climbers, who were much more than just self-centered tourists. We shared route information, weather forecasts, and family photos - all united around common goals.I went to Everest to seek Irvine. But in the end, I found something more difficult to get: the spirit that Irvine and Mallory shared. It was hiding in plain sight, right where it has always been: inside the brave souls who risk so much to follow in storied adventurers' footsteps up Everest.24．Why did the author hate climbing Everest at first?A．His climbing goal was changed.B．He couldn't afford the climbing cost.C．It became an industry to make money.D．There were crowds of people at the Base Camp.25．Why did the author climb Everest later?A．He desired to change his life. B．He got motivated by Thom Pollard.C．He admired Mallory and Irvine. D．He attempted to be a celebrated climber.26．What does the underlined phrase “tipped my hat" in Paragraph 3 mean?A．Showed my respect. B．Presented my success.C．Conveyed my wishes. D．Expressed my satisfaction.27．In the last paragraph the author mainly showed hisA．regret. B．concern.C．confidence. D．admiration.B【湖北省十堰市2020-2021学年高三下学期4月调研】Jean was a single mother with a young son. She taught the first grade and worked very hard. She drove a small old car. One August, the teachers returned from a summer break to see Jean drive up to school with three children. The two girls were Jean’s former students who had lost their parents. They did not wa nt to enter a foster care center. They turned to Jean-their first grade teacher-for help. Though she and her son lived in a small house, Jean took the girls in.During lunch, while other teachers shared life stories, Jean never complained about her new responsibilities. She did, however, speak about her car. With three children to transport, the car was too small and slow. It even burned engine oil. Jean needed something new. However, she couldn’t buy one with three children in her home.As a good friend, I listened to her concerns. At that time, I did not have much money. But I wanted to help Jean buy a car. An idea hit me when I watched a TV show.One day, Jean received an invitation to a TV show. She was surprised but decided to attend it. Midway through the show the host called Jean to the stage. He explained he had received a letter, knowing her need for a new car. The audience listened to the details of Jean’s story and were all moved. Then the host said that Jean would receive a new car for her family. Cheers filled the studio and Jean shook with disbelief.Six hundred miles away, I watched the joy of it all from the television in my living room. Jean’s big heart taught me many lessons that year. I did nothing but share her story.4．What can we infer about Jean according to the first paragraph?A．She was a driver.B．She was very kind-hearted.C．She knew the girls’ parents.D．She wanted to sell her small car.5．What troubled Jean?A．She found it hard to raise kids alone.B．She couldn’t afford to buy a new car.C．She couldn’t spare more time for her students.D．She had no time to transport her kids to school.6．Why did Jean receive an invitation to the show?A．The author turned to the show for help.B．The school rewarded her for her hard work.C．The school wanted to make her story known.D．The show picked some single mothers to report randomly. 7．What can be the best title for the text?A．A Letter from My FriendB．Helping My Friend Get a CarC．Inviting My Friend to a ShowD．A Single Mother with Three Kids。
高考英语二轮复习与策略第部分专题3阅读理解类型4人物介绍
类型4| 人物介绍You probably know who Marie Curie was，but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below，who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 yearsJane Addams(1860－1935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addams helped the poor and worked for peace.She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need.In 1931，Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (1907－1964)If it weren't for Rachel Carson，the environmentalmovement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans.Sandra Day O'Connor (1930－present)When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School，in 1952，she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and，in 1981，the first woman to join the U．S.Supreme Court.O'Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks (1913－2005)On December 1，1955，in Montgomery，Alabama，Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.Her simple act landed Parks in prison.But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year，and kicked off the civil－rights movement.“The only tired I was，was tired of giving in，〞said Parks.21．What is Jane Addams noted for in historyA．Her social work. B．Her teaching skills.C．Her efforts to win a prize. D．Her community background.22．What was the reason for O'Connor's being rejected by the law firmA．Her lack of proper training in law.B．Her little work experience in court.C．The discrimination against women.D．The poor financial conditions.23．Who made a great contribution to the civil－rights movement in the U．S.A．Jane Addams. B．Rachel Carson.C．Sandra Day O'Connor. D．Rosa Parks.24．What can we infer about the women mentioned in the textA．They are highly educated. B．They are truly creative.C．They are pioneers. D．They are peace－lovers.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了100年以来历史上四位在不同领域做出出色奉献的女性先驱。
高考英语(精讲精练精析)专题 人物故事人物传记类试题(含解析)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校专题18人物故事、人物传记类阅读预测三题目设置灵活多样，通常以细节理解题为主，推理判断题为辅，【考点定位】2017考纲解读和近几年考点分布人物传记主要向读者介绍科学家、文学家、思想家、政治家、企业家和影视、体育明星等杰出人物在各自领域所取得的重大成就，尤其注重介绍这些杰出人物如何克服身体残缺、自然环境和社会环境所造成的各种困难。
为人类做出巨大贡献，也为自己的事业谱写精彩篇章。
这些杰出人物不仅推动了社会的进步，而且他们对事业的追求、对人民的厚爱成为时代最重要的精神财富。
通过阅读人物的小传记或摘录该人物一些典型事件，如人生的起伏、克服困难取得成功等，考生可以得到激励或受到启发，同时也可以了解这些人物所生活的社会文化背景。
1.熟悉人物介绍文特点人物传记是高考英语阅读理解题重要题材，它主要向读者介绍科学家、文学家、思想家、政治家和企业家等杰出人物在各行各业所取得的重大成就，并特别着重介绍这些杰出人物如何克服自身身体残缺或自然环境和社会环境所造成的各种困难，用强烈的事业心和责任感、用汗水和泪水、用鲜血和青春为人类做出巨大贡献，为生命谱写精彩乐章。
当然这些杰出人物留给社会的不仅仅是和平发展和经济效益，更重要的是，他们对事业的追求和对人民的厚爱成为我们这个时代最重要的精神财富。
(1)人物时段介绍判断题这种试题往往以What is the article mainly about? What life part of the hero is mentioned in the text? 为设问方式考查对人物时段介绍的判断。
因为人物传记往往介绍杰出人物一生学习、工作和生活情况，因此这种试题往往以The life of the hero.或The whole life of the hero is mentioned in our text.为答案。
这种试题也可转换形式，以How old is the hero now? How old was the hero when he died? How many years did he live?为设问方式。
(江苏专版)2020版高考英语考前保分训练专题3阅读理解第3节议论文练习牛津译林版
第3节议论文题组训练一1Canadastoppedmakingpenniesin2012，andwithgoodreason.Coiningpenniesisamoney-losingbusiness，andpeopledon’treallyneedthemanymore.ThesameistrueintheUnitedStates.Itcosts$1.43 styear，makingpenniescosttaxpayersalmost$39million.Andforwhat？Thefederalgovernmentmakesanddistributescoinstobenefitcommerce，butnotmuchcanbeboughtforlessthanfivecents.Thankstothemagicofinflation，whatcostapennyin1950requiresadimetoday.Ineffect，removingthepennymeansallretail(零售) priceswouldendinzeroorfive.Somepriceswouldrisebyafewpennies；somewouldberoundeddown.Pricesthatendin99centsarecommon，andpennysupportershavearguedthatremovingpennieswouldamounttoaone-centsalestax.Bu tRobertWhaples，aneconomistatWakeForestUniversity，actuallyexaminedthisclaimbylookingatpricingdatafromachainofconveniencestores.Her eportedthatthesavingsfrompricesroundeddownwouldroughlyoffsetthecostofpricesround edup.Indeed，consumersmightactuallybenefit.YetAmericansliketheshinycoppers(铜币).Ina2014poll,71percentofrespondentssaidtheydidpickuppennies.And43percentsaidt heywouldbe“disappointed”or“angry”ifthegovernmentstoppedmakingthembecauseAbra hamLincolnisonthefront.MrPresident，however，doesnotnumberamongthesentimentalists.Hesaidin2017hesawnoreasontomakepennies.“It ’soneofthosethingswhereIthinkpeoplegetattachedemotionallytothewaythingshavebeen ，”hesaid.Healsoofferedwhatisprobablythebestexplanationforthecontinuedproducti o nofpennies：Congressstrugglestoaccomplisheventhemostobvioustasks.Thepenny，MrPresidentsaid，is“agoodmetaphor(隐喻) forsomeofthelargerproblemsthatwe’vegot”.Thegovernment，hesaid，hasapoortrackrecordof“gettingridofthingsthatdon’tworksothatwecantheninvestinthethin gsthatdo”.1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.AmericawillfollowCanadatoremovethepenny.B.MakingpenniesisfarfromunprofitableinAmerica.C.Americaseemstobelosingthenecessitytomakepennies.D.Thenegativeimpactofpenniesisoutweighingthepositiveone.答案 C解析推理判断题。
高考英语语法填空名校好题100篇：专题03 人物传记主题(一)基础篇(解析版)
专题03-人物传记主题（一）---基础篇距离高考还有一段时间，不少有经验的老师都会提醒考生，愈是临近高考，能否咬紧牙关、学会自我调节，态度是否主动积极，安排是否科学合理，能不能保持良好的心态、以饱满的情绪迎接挑战，其效果往往大不一样。
以下是本人从事10多年教学经验总结出的以下学习资料，希望可以帮助大家提高答题的正确率，希望对你有所帮助，有志者事竟成！养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。
做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。
总之，在最后的复习阶段，学生们不要加大练习量。
在这个时候，学生要尽快找到适合自己的答题方式，最重要的是以平常心去面对考试。
英语最后的复习要树立信心，考试的时候遇到难题要想“别人也难”，遇到容易的则要想“细心审题”。
越到最后，考生越要回归基础，单词最好再梳理一遍，这样有利于提高阅读理解的效率。
另附高考复习方法和考前30天冲刺复习方法。
Passage 1（2023·河北唐山·统考一模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ai Kanxiang is about to finish his first semester at college, ____1____ he is working hard to make his dream come true. As a physical education major, he hopes ____2____ (become) a PE teacher and train China’s future soccer ____3____ (play).Two years ago, though, his dream was even bigger. Ai wanted to join the men’s ____4____ (nation) soccer team, but the 20-year-old has experienced twists and turns on the soccer field.____5____ (raise) in a small village in Yunnan, Ai got public attention last year after videos of him playing soccer in a river became popular. Demonstrating creativity, such as the way to do a precise bicycle kick in the water, he became ____6____ online celebrity, with some fans even____7____ (say) that he was “better than professional players”.But when Ai ____8____ (final) played with the team, he was beaten. He was barely able to keep up. His skills were not as strong as he ____9____ (imagine), and he had little awareness of teamwork. Ai realized he needed more experience. So he set a new and more practical goal-to apply to university _____10_____ become a PE teacher.【答案】1．where2．tobecome3．players4．national5．Raised6．an7．saying8．finally9．had imagined10．and【导语】这是一篇记叙文，叙述了一名足球爱好者希望成为一名体育老师，培养中国未来的足球球员。
高考英语 第三章 阅读理解 第三节 人物传记类知识精讲 北师大版
第三节人物传记类第一部分五年高考题荟萃2010年高考题 Passage 1(10·安徽A篇)The engineer Camilla Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world,By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13.000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.Camillo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialist. The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators(计算器). In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system. This was the first mainframe(主机) computer designed and made in Italy.After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problem. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world’s lesding companies in information technology and commucations. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group—one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and service, and two for telecommunications.56.From the text we learn thatA. by 1930 Olivetti produced 13.000 typewriters a yearB. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950sC. some of Oli vetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in ItalyD. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning57. What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s falling behind in electronic technologyA. Adriano’s deathB.A period of financial problemsC. Its faster progressD. Its agreements with other companies.58. What do we know about Olivetti?A. It produced the best typewriter in the world.B. It designed the world’s first mainframe computer.C. It exported more typewriters than other companies.D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.59. The best title for the text would beA. The Origin of Olivetti.B. The Success of Olivetti.C. The History of OlivettiD. The Production of Olivetti.答案：56—59 ABDCPassage 2(10·福建A篇)F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an Americannovelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman Schooland attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 hejoined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his futurewife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in hisdiary:“ My own happine ss in the past often approached such joy that Icould share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”This side of paradise,his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play T he Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzger ald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Nigh t in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. while his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.56. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 857. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the pas sage?a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. f-d-e-c-b-aD. b-f-c-d-e-a58. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.B. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital59. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .A. Zelda’s personal lifeB. Zelda’s illness and treatmentC. Fitzgerald’s friendship with GrahamD. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the l iterary world答案：56—59 ADCDPassage 3(10·湖南B篇)When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All,her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dancefloor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."61. Why did Mary feel regretful?A. She didn't achieve her ambition.B. She didn't take care of her mother.C. She didn't complete her high school.D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.62, We can know that before 1995 MaryA. had two books publishedB. received many career awardsC. knew how to use a computerD. supported the JDRF by writing63. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .A. living with diabetesB. successful show businessC. service for an organizationD. remembrance of her mother64. When Mary received the life-changing news, she .A. lost control of herselfB. began a balanced dietC. Med to get a treatmentD. behaved in an adult way65. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Mary feels pity for herself.B. Mary has recovered from her disease.C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.【语篇解读】本文为人物介绍说明文。
高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)专项训练及答案及解析
高三英语阅读理解 ( 人物故事 ) 专项训练及答案及分析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解When I was small, my mother and I would walk to our local library in Franklin Square. As we didn't always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships.Today, I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children's Library. My 18-imonth-old son, Colin, and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Well, that is what many people don't understand-a library is more than books; it's a community.Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I got my first email address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled( 咯咯笑 )too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasn't a bad thing. When I came home from my first term at Binghamton University, Mary LaRosa, the librarian at the Franklin Square library, offered me my first teaching job.I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that theycan check out books via their smartphones and virtually( 虚构地 )visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they can't always easily visit their local libraries, the library is always with them.（1） Why does the author consider herself lucky today?A. She has become her mother's best friend.B. She has access to a reliable car now.C. She can meet friends at the library.D. She lives close to libraries.（2） What does the underlined word "that" in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Socializing in a library.B. Reading books in a library.C. Visiting a library with a family member.D. Building parent-child friendship in a library.（3） What is the author's attitude to her students' way of visiting libraries?A. Cautious.B. Favorable.C. Doubtful.D. Disapproving.（4） Why does the author write the text?A. To discuss why libraries are important.B. To express her deep love for libraries.C. To explain how libraries change.D. To introduce her favorite libraries.【答案】（ 1） D（2） A（3） B（4） C【分析】【剖析】本文是一篇记述文，作者叙述了从自己小时候到成家生子再到工作教书这一路上图书室的变化。
高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练1人物介绍
第三节题组训练 1 人物介绍A(2017·河北区一模)After being born at the end of 1932，Mr Cameron Senior suffered a lot with both legs shortened below the knee and his feet twisted.He went under numerous operations to ease his pain，and eventually both limbs(下肢) had to be cut off.But despite his disability and later losing the sight in one eye，Mr Cameron Senior still gained a successful career as a stockbroker(股票经纪人)．After moving to England from Scotland as a child，he married Mary and the couple raised four children at the family home in Peasemore，Berks.In an interview with The Daily Telegraph two years ago，the Tory leader described the experience of growing up with a father with a disability.He told how once they were on holiday in Cornwall，he overheard someone rudely saying：“That guy’s wearing funny boots.” Mr Cameron(英国前任首相卡梅伦) said he thought to himself，“That’s odd，no one ever says that.”In an ITV interview before the general election，Mr Cameron said of his father，“He’s an amazingly brave man because he was born with no he els—quite a disability.But the glass with him was half-full，normally with something alcoholic，I think I got my sense of optimism from him.”Mr Cameron also appeared with his parents at an event and said that they understood his idea for “A Big Society”．“T hey showed me how a big society could work every day I was growing up，” he said，“I know what are my responsibilities.” Mr Cameron Senior’s disability is not thought to have played any part in his death aged 77.Friends said he was “so proud” to see his son become Prime Minister in May，and had visited 10 Downing Street and Chequers.However，the family’s various holiday plans meant that he did not get to meet his latest granddaughter Florence，who was delivered to the PM’s wife Samantha last month.A．The life and character of Mr Cameron Senior.B．A huge hero figure in the eyes of son.C．The newly elected Prime Minister.D．A disabled father and his career.答案 B解析主旨大意题。
高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练3环境保护
第三节题组训练 3 环境保护A(2017·河西区二模)Air pollution is getting more and more serious in many places around the world.The fact that public parks in cities become crowded proves that people long to breathe in green，open spaces.And，in these surroundings，they are generally both peaceful and peaceable.It is rare to see people being at odds or even fighting in a garden.It seems to be proved that if human beings can freely breathe and share air，there is no primary reason for them to struggle with one another.But do we only sense what life could be when we enjoy green spaces?The plant world silently shows us what a reflection of life truthfully is.It also helps us to a new beginning，urging us to care for our breath.We must，in turn，care for it，opposing any sort of pollution that destroys both our world and that of plants.The interdependence to which we must pay the closest attention is what exists between ourselves and the plant world.Often described as “the lungs of the planet”，the woods that cover the earth offer us the gift of breathable air by releasing oxygen.But their capacity to renew the air polluted by industry has long reached its limit.If we continue to pollute the air by filling it with chemicals and destroy the ability of plants to restore it we will soon pull our world into an unavoidable disaster.Humans must learn to share life，both with each other and with plants.This task can be carried out only when each takes it upon her- or himself and only when allwork together.The lesson taught by plants is that human life can only exist with nature.We must come to view the air，the plants and ourselves as the contributors to the protection of life and growth，rather than productive objects we can use and throw away freely.Perhaps then we would finally begin to live，rather than merely survive.语篇解读本文主要讲了为了保护地球，我们应共同努力，和谐地与植物世界共享生活。
高中英语人物介绍阅读理解答题策略
高中英语人物介绍阅读理解答题策略一、阅读理解题的常见题型1.细节理解题2.推理判断题3.主旨大意题4.猜测词义题5.情感态度题二、人物介绍类文章的常见结构1.人物基本信息:姓名、出生日期、出生地等。
2.人物经历:成长经历、职业经历、成就等。
3.人物评价:他人的评价或自我评价。
4.人物影响:对社会的贡献或对其他人的影响。
三、人物介绍类阅读理解题的答题技巧1.细节理解题(1)定位关键信息:根据题干中的关键词，在文章中找到对应的句子和段落。
(2)仔细阅读并理解:对定位的关键信息进行仔细阅读，理解其含义。
(3)对比答案选项:将选项与原文进行对比，判断选项是否符合原文意思。
(4)排除干扰项:排除与原文不符或表述不准确的选项，选择最符合原文意思的答案。
2.推理判断题(1)分析推理依据:仔细阅读文章，找到与推理相关的句子和段落。
(2)合理推断:根据文章中的信息，结合常识和上下文语境进行推断。
(3)排除干扰项:排除与文章信息不符或逻辑矛盾的选项,选择最合理的答案。
3.主旨大意题(1)分析文章结构:了解文章的组织结构和段落大意。
(2)总结各段主题:对各段主题进行概括总结，理解文章中心思想。
(3)提炼主旨大意:将各段主题与文章中心思想进行提炼，概括出文章的主旨大意。
4.猜测词义题(1)分析上下文:根据上下文语境，推测生词的含义。
(2)利用同义词或反义词:根据已知词汇，通过同义词或反义词关系推测生词含义。
(3)结合常识和语境:结合生活经验和语境，对生词含义进行合理推测。
(4)排除法:排除与生词含义不符的选项。
选择最接近生词含义的答案。
2019-2020年高中英语阅读理解第三部分名人故事(一)练习
在世界科学史上,有这样一位科学家：他不仅把自己的毕生精力全部奉献给了科学事业, 而且还在身后留下遗嘱, 把自己的遗产全部捐献给科学事业, 用以奖掖后人,向科学的顶峰努力攀登.今天,以他的名字命名的科学奖, 已经成为举世瞩目的最高科学大奖. 他的名字和人类在科学探索中取得的成就一道, 永远地留在了人类社会开展的文明史册上. 这位伟大的科学家,就是世人皆知的瑞典化学家、诺贝尔奖的创立人阿尔弗雷德・诺贝尔.诺贝尔奖颁发给在物理,化学,医学,文学,和平和经济六个领域中成就最突出的人.Some names have bee famous because they are always connected with important things. One of these names is that of Alfred Nobel, who founded the famous Nobel Prizes.Nobel was born in Sweden in 1833. He became an engineer and an inventor. He was particularly interested in explosives. These were very dangerous in those days, and Nobel's own brother was killed in an explosion in their factory.In 1867, Nobel invented dynamite. This was a very powerful explosive, but unlike the others it was safe to handle. The invention made Nobel a very wealthy man.However, he was never particularly happy. He realized that his invention was being used for warlike purposes, and that thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands of people were being killed and injured in wars with his explosives.Whenhe died in 1896, he left over 3 million pounds to be spent setting up five prizes each year. These prizes were to be given to people who had made outstanding contributions to peace, to science, and to literature. Originally there were five rewards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first award ceremony.These Nobel Prizes became famous and because of them we still remember the name of Nobel.prehension Questions:1.People became famous becauseA.they founded Nebel Prizes.不B.their names were important.C.they had something to do with imponant things +D.thev had heard about important things. ■2.It was the founding of Nobel Prizes thatA.made Alfred Nobe11 particularly famous..*1B.caused Alfreds brother death in an explosion in a factor%; 十C.made Allred become an engineer and inventor.^D.made Alfred particularly mterested in explosives. 43.Dynamite differs from other explosives in that/A.it is less powerful and safe to handle.B.it is more powerful but less safe to handle.C.it is both powerful and safe.D.it won't kill people.4.Rich as he was, Alfred Nobel was never particularly happy becauseA.his dynamite was not safe enough.B.his explosives were being used in wars.C.his brother was killed by the explosives invented by him.D.he had killed hundreds of thousands of people with explosives.5.Those who had made outstanding contributions to peace, to science and to literatureA.could get three million pounds.B.were given five prizes each year.C.could see Alfred Nobel himself.D.could receive Nobel Prizes.(CACBD)About George Washington将军和下士一乔治？华盛顿的故事乔治・华盛顿,美国首任总统(1789〜1797),美国独立战争大陆军总司令. 1789年,中选为美国第一任总统, 因对美国独立作出了重大奉献, 被尊为美国国父.他有一句关于自由的名言：“由于剑是维护我们自由的最后手段, 一旦这些自由得到确立, 就应该首先将它放在一旁.〞下面这篇小故事通过一件平凡事,反映了一个伟人的博大胸襟.George Washington was the first President of the United States. It was he who led the armies during the long war that brought the American people independence and made America a free country. He was a great man, not only in great things, but also in little ones. He was never too great to do a kindness. He was never too high to stoop to those who were lower than he and in need of help.One day: when his anny was in camp Washington walked out alone in a long overcoat that hid his uniform, and so the soldiers among whom he passed did not know that he was the general.i-1 At one place there was a corporal with his men building a breasnvork of logs. They were just about to lift a very 加avy log when Washington came up*Heave ho!" cried the ：】由E corporal. Up with it. men! Up with itf But he did not put a hand la it lumself They lifted with all might. The ；og was almost m its place, but n was so hea\y that they could not move it any farther.The corporal shouted again, Heave ho! LJp with it r- The men were not able to do more: theirstrength was almost gone and the log was about io fa!L+much needed. The big log was lifted on the breastwork, and the men looked their thanks at the stranger who had been so kind.“Why don' t you take hold and help your men? Washington asked the corporal.“Why don' t I? Don ' t you see that I am the corporal?"“Oh, indeed, " said Washington, as he unbuttoned his overcoat, and showed the uniform which he wore. "Well, I am the general, and the next time you have a log too heavy for your men to lift, send for me! 〞You can imagine how the little corporal felt when he saw it was General Washington who was standing before him. It was a good lesson for him, and there are little men still living who may learn a good lesson from the story.prehension Questions:1.he was a great man, George Washington was ready to do a kindness.A. BecauseB. ThoughC. IfD. As long as2.At first the corporal and the soldiers did not knowA. who was the general.B. who was Washington.C. what the general was.D. the man was Washington.3.The corporal wasA.too little to do the heavy job.B.too weak to help his men.C.so great that he could not do such a small thing.D.feeling he was such an officer that he was ashamed of giving help.4.The little corporal felt very when he knew it was General Washington whowas standing before him.A. gladB. proudC. sorryD. crazy5.When do you think the story most probably took place?A.During the War of Independence.B.During the Civil War.C.During World War I.D.During World War II.(BDDCA)3.James atr and His First Steani Engine詹姆斯•瓦特和他的第一台蒸汽机口詹姆斯国特是英国著名的创造家,是工业革命时期的重要人物.他还是英国皇家学会会费和法兰西科学院外籍院士口他对当时已出现的蕤汽机原姓雏形作了一系列的重大改良, 创造了单打单豌式和单缸双劭式蒸汽机,提升了鑫汽机的热效率和运行可靠性,对当时社会后人为了纪念他,将功率的单位称为瓦特,常用符号“ W表示.People had known about steam power for hundreds of years, but they did not know how to apply it to machines. About 300 years ago, some mining engineers discovered that they could use steam power to force water out of deep mines. This helped miners dig deeper than ever. But little more was done with steam power until one man, James Watt, discovered how to make steam turn a wheel.When he was a boy, James Watt's parents had scolded him for playing with mechanical things. There were few plicated machines then. And almost nobody could make a living by fixing them. So Watt's parents thought that fooling around with machines was a waste of time. But someone asked Watt to repair a steam coalmine pump. Watt fixed the pump and he began to build models of other pumps.Once Watt had built his first steam engine, steam power was used to do manythings. Machines were built that could weave, spin, grind flour, drive a boat or a train, and even make other machines. Nearly anything that needed pushing or turning could be powered by steam. Within 50 years of Watt's invention, steam engines wereproducing and transporting things in ways that were impossible with muscle, wind, or waterpower. prehension Questions:1.James Watt was the first person whoA.applied steam to machines.B.discovered steam power could be used to force water out of deep mines.C.helped miners to dig deeper than ever.D.discovered how to make steam turn a wheel.2.Steam power was not used to turn a wheel untilA.three hundred years ago.B.some mining engineers discovered how to force water out of deep mines.C.James Watt was born.D.James Watt found out the way of doing so.3.Asa bov. Janies Watt /A- was fond of placing with something mechanical.*-1B.was often scolded for playing with steam.C.was often scolded for playing kith complicated machines. *D.couldn't tnalce a living by fixing complicated machines. +4.Almost nobody could make a lining by fixing complicated machines because¥A.people thought fooling around with machines was a waste of time. 4B.fexL-people asked him to repair steam coal mine pumps. ■C.there were few complicated machines at that time*D- people hated complicated maciunes.5.Nearly half a century had passedA.since James Watt's steam engines were used widely.B.until James Watt had invented his steam engines.C.before steam engines could be used to produce and transport things.D.and steam engines were doing things that were impossible to be done in the past. (DDACD)4.Galileo, Famous Italian Astronomer伽利略一意大利著名天文学家伽利略・伽利雷(1564〜1642)是意大利文艺复兴后期伟大的意大利天文学家、力学家、哲学家、物理学家和数学家. 也是近代实验物理学的开拓者, 被誉为“近代科学之父〞.传说1590年,出生在比萨城的意大利物理学家伽利略,曾在比萨斜塔上做自由落体实验, 将两个重量不同的球体从相同的高度同时扔下, 结果两个铅球同时落地, 由此发现了自由落体定律,推翻了此前亚里士多德认为的重的物体会先到达地面.Galileo (1564-1642) was an Italian physicist and astronomer. He was born in Paris, where he studied medicine and later became professor of mathematics. During this period he made two important discoveries. The first was that a pendulum always wings at the same time. The second was that bodies of different weights fall with the same speed. He made the second discovery by making an experiment from the leaning tower of Pisa.Galileo was one of the first men to look at the skies through a telescope. He discovered that the moon has mountains and valleys, that the Milky Way is made up of innumerable stars, and that Jupiter has four large satellites. He discovered sunspots and noticed that they move across the surface of the sun.In 1632 Galileo was condemned by the Inquisition because, like Copernicus, he had stated that the earth traveled round the sun. The Church's view then was that the earth was the center of the Universe. Galileo was tried by the Inquisition and forced to say he was wrong. He lived the rest of his life under house arrest. prehension Questions:L Galileo was good at/A. physics.B. astronomy-'C. mathematicsD. all of the2.Galileo was among those earliest people who 8A disco\'ered that a pendiLum always swing at th; same time /B.found out that different weights fa]] with the same speed,山C sru± ed the slaes.一D. made use of Telescopes in their srudy of skies.川C.sunspots move across the surface of the earth.3.Galileo learned through his telescope many things except tnai“A. the sunlight reaches the eanh in about eight minutes.^D. there are innumerable stars in the Milky Way.4.The Inquisition condemned Galileo becauseA.what he said about the movement of the Earth didn't agree with the Church's view.B.he said that the Earth was the centre of the Universe.C.he liked Copernicus.D.he was wrong.5.As a result, GalileoA.knew that he was wrong to say that the Earth was the centre of the Universe.B.knew that he was wrong to say that the sun was the centre of the Universe.C.lost his freedom.D.changed his view.(DDAAC)5. Mozart, Well-known Austrian poser莫扎特一奥地利著名作曲家莫扎特,奥地利作曲家,维也纳古典乐派的代表人物.1756年1月27日生于萨尔茨堡, 1791年12月5日卒于维也纳,享年仅35岁.1762年,6岁的莫扎特在父亲的带着下到慕尼黑、维也纳、普雷斯堡作了一次试验性的巡回演出,获得成功. 莫扎特的短暂一生写出了大量的音乐作品,体裁形式涉及到各个领域,留下了许多不朽的杰作.Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) was born in Salzburg, Austria. He had love for music when he was only three and took daily music lessons from his father, amusical director. When he was five, he could not only play several musical instruments, but also had posed a number of short pieces of music. Whenhe was seven he went with his family on a long music tour. Everywhere he went, he wongreat applause for his harpsichord, organ and violin playing. From the age of 13, he began to give concerts.In 1781, he moved to Vienna, where he met Haydn and they became great friends. This friendship proved to be important to both men, each learning a great deal fromthe other. Both posed their best music during the 10 years of their friendship, which ended only at Mozart ' s early death.Although Mozart's music vas well received by public, he could get little money from n.*- In order to support his family, he worked very hard and his health began to break. He died of typhus fever when he was only 35 .^Mozart ^Tote a lox of music. The long list of compositions includes 22 operas： mxe than 40s}inptionies. Besides, his quanen are alg excellent, equaled only by those of Haydn andBeethoven.*-prehension Questions:1.Mozart was born inA. a rich family.B. a poor family.C. a musical family.D. a big family.2.Mozart was warmly weled everywhere he went becauseA.he was very small.B.he had posed a number of short pieces of music.C.his father was a well-known musical director.D.he was very good at playing several musical instruments.3.If Mozart hadn ' t made friends with HaydnA.he wo uldn ' t have died so early .B.he couldn ' t have posed such wonderful music as he really did.C.his music couldn't have received so much praise.D.his music would have bee better than that of Haydn.4.Mozart ' s health began to break becauseA.he had worked too hard.B.he got too little money for the music that he had posed.C.his music was well received by the public.D.he had to support his family.5.Mozart s life was short, but♦A.his music was long*B.he had composed a lot ofmusic.+JC h—a b3用断樱憎阅锲理雅汆境兰局部名人故事(三)练习_D31MM数;"置理||耐;恸麻息口竞珊叶新( Samuel Langhorne Clemens ),是美国的幽默天师、小说家、作家,亦是著名演说家.短篇小说?百万英磅?、?竞选州长?和长篇?哈克贝里・芬历险记?、?汤姆・索亚历险记?最为人们所称道. 海伦・凯勒曾言：“我喜欢马克吐温一一谁会不喜欢他呢？即使是上帝, 亦会钟爱他,赋予其智慧,并于其心灵里绘画出一道爱与信仰的彩虹.〞威廉・福克纳称马克・吐温为“第一位真正的美国作家, 我们都是继承他而来〞.One of the best known American writers is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, whose pen name is Mark Twain. Born in 1855, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. As did many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of travelingon riverboats and of someday being a riverboat pilot. Twain used his memories of the life of a river town in his two most famous books, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer .As a young man Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a gold miner, and for a time, he was a riverboat pilot. During his pilot days, he adopted the name Mark Twain. This was a term used by the boatmen to meanthat the water measured two fathoms, or twelve feet, which was deep enough for safe passage.Finally Twain became a successful writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and became very popular both in the United States and in Europe.Twain's style of writing was simple and direct. Amongthe things he wrote about were superstitious people and people who were easily fooled. He used his unusual gift for humor to write about many things of importance.prehension Questions:1.Samuel Langhorne ClemensA.was as famous as Mark Twain.B.is better known than Mark Twain.C.grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal with Mark Twain as his friend.D.was used by Mark Twain as his pen name.2.Many boys of that timeA.wanted io become famous wTiters,+B.warned ro be passengers on the Mississippi,*C.wished to become frieniis of Mark T^ ajnD.were anxious TO work on a rn'erboat.3.The name Mark IKvain came into use+A.when Samuel Langhorne Clemens was a printersB.when lie was wrlang on a riverboat. *-C.before he became a gold miner#D.when he was taught what the term meant.4.fathoms, or twelve feet, is/5.Twain ' s style of writing isA. humorousB. simpleC. direct (DDBBD)D. all of the above.查尔斯？狄更斯一英国最伟大的作家之一查尔斯・狄更斯,是英国文学史上唯一可与莎士比亚媲美的伟大作家. 1812年2月7日生于朴次茅斯市郊,1870年6月9日卒于罗切斯特附近的盖茨山庄.一生共创作长篇小说13部半,其中多数是近百万言的大部头作品,中篇小说20余部,短篇小说数百篇,以及大量演说词、书信、散文、杂诗.其中,?圣诞颂歌?、?大卫・科波菲尔?、?双城记?最为人们所称道.他屡次去欧洲大陆游历、旅居,两次访问美国.When Charles Dickens was a small boy, he was sent by his parents to work in a boot-blacking factory. His parents had other children and many debts to pay.Charles's father was put into prison for his debts. The boy tried to raise money enough to get him out but was unsuccessful. At last, the whole family went to live with Charles's father in his room in the Marsalsea prison. This was a mon practice and, while the prisoner could not leave the grounds, the families could go in and out freely until the gate was locked at night.For the rest of his days, Dickens was interested in prisons. Whenever he traveled through strange towns and cities, he went to visit them, as other tourists would visit museumsand palaces. Almost every book he wrote has a prison and some prisoners in it.He had been born in 1812 and had stayed busy at one kind of work or another from the time he was six years of age. He died of a sudden stroke in 1870. He provided the world with its clearest picture of the texture of English life during the 1800's, one without which readers would never know the sounds, smells, and tastes of those long-ago days.Today Charles EHckens is considered one of the greatest English enters of all time. He is best remembered fortus Ckrisunas David CopperflM,and. .4 Tal^ of T\fo Cities.厂Comprehension Quesrionsi+JL Chailes Dickens went to work in a boot-blacking factor because 炉A.he was a small boy. vB.his family was ver>r poor, /C others hadn't paid back the debts.4D-山fork in the factory wasn't very huavy*2.Charles's father was thrown into pt】son simply because<■'A.the boy couldn't raise enough money.B.he couldn't return the money he had borrowed from others.C.the boy was unsuccessful in making enough money in the boot-blacking factory.D. the boy was too small to save him.3.The mon practice of those days wasA.the family should go to live together with the prisoner.B.the family members should remain in prison until the prisoner was set free.C.the family members could stay with the prisoner and have freedom to leave or enter the prison in the daytime.D.the family members could go in and out of the prison at any time.4.The difference between Charles Dickens and other tourists lies in thatA.he liked to visit prisons while others didn't.B.he liked to visit palaces while others didn't.C.he was not interested in prisons while others were.D.others showed more interest in prisons than him.5.If you read Charles Dickens ' s novels, you can A. see a clearest picture.B.hear the sounds, enjoy the smells and tastes of those long-ago days.C.know very clearly what the life of the nineteenth century England was like.D.know clearly how he and his family lived in the prison. (BBCAC)13.Goethe, Germany ' s Greatest Poet歌德一德国最伟大的诗人约翰・沃尔夫冈・歌德(1749 — 1832),是18世纪中叶到19世纪初德国和欧洲最重要的作家、诗人.歌德是德国狂飙突进运动的主将,其作品充满了反叛精神,在诗歌、戏剧、散文等方面都有较高的成就.主要作品有剧本?葛兹・冯・伯里欣根? 、中篇小说?少年维特的烦恼?、未完成的诗剧?普罗米修斯?和诗剧?浮士德?的雏形?原浮士德? .此外还写了许多抒情诗和评电吝章?他对世界文学车库的巨大贡联,工使他成为世界义化名人,「,每年逢他The BRvn of rrankfurt wilTalways oe connected with the name of J由血in x\o]fgang von Goethe: Germany s greatest literary genius. Goethe 砧as bom here in「49 and, although he left the tmvn many times during lus life, he alvravw thought of Frankfurt as his home.The house wheru Goethe lived in is open to the public and contains many reminders of th匕great man Next door is the Goethe Museum, with its collection of paintings and documents about Jus life and 把ork*In 17"2 Goethe went as a vouna lawver to WVtzlar. where he fell m Jove with the fiancee ofhis close friend Kestner. Brokenhearted, he returned to Frankfurt and later discovered that Kestner had killed himself. These events form the basis of his beautiful novel The Sorrow of Young Werther, the most important literary work of the early Romantic period.In 1786 Goethe toured Italy, and this had a strong influence on his work, allowing him to join his earlier Romantic style with the Classic idea of Greece and Rome.His masterpiece, Faust, published in 1831, was the product of fifty years of work. It is the greatest dramatic poem in the German language.Goethe died at Weimar in 1832. Heleft behind him a reputation as one of Europe's foremost writers and philosophers. Today the reputation is stronger than ever.prehension Questions:1.Whenwe mention the town of Frankfurt we often think of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe becauseA.Germany's greatest literary man Goethe was born there.B.Goethe left Frankfurt many times.C.Goethe always thought of Frankfurt as his home.D.Goethe loved Frankfurt.2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A.The door of the house where Goethe once lived is always open.B.People all over the world can go and visit the house where Goethe once lived.C.The room in the house where Goethe once lived is the Goethe Museum.D.There are many paintings and documents about Goethe's life and work in the house where he once lived3.The third paragraph of the passage tells usA.that Goethe fell in love with his close friend Kestner's girlfriend.B.Goethe's return to Frankfurt.C.that Goethe was very sad over the death of his close friend Kestner.D.what formed the basis of Goethe's beautiful novel The Sorrow of Young Werther.4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is not tmMA.The tour of Italy influenced his much,B 一Faust is the greatest dramatic poem m Germ an/1C.Goethe 曾咨once a lavvyer「1D.Goethe spent omy a fev.- years vTitmg his masterpiece 尸5㈢匚5.Ta da3.-people think highly of Goethe becauseA.he was among the mor famous writers in Europe.B.he ^va5 one of the Europe's mo^t notable philosophers.C.he ^Tote a lot of beautiful navels and poems.D.of al： mentioned above(ASDDD)314.Winston Churchill, Famous British Statesman, Orator and Writer温斯顿？丘吉尔一英国著名政治家、演说家和作家温斯顿・丘吉尔,英国著名政治家、演说家、作家和记者, 1953年诺贝尔文学奖得主.曾于1940—1945年和1951 — 1955年期间两度任英国首相,被认为是20世纪最重要的政治领袖之一,领导英国获得第二次世界大战的胜利. 此外,他还是被公认为世界上掌握英语词汇量最多的人(约5万多).Winston Churchill (1874 —1965) was born into a famed family. His father was asuccessful politician. In October 1900, Churchill was elected to Parliament for the first time. In 1939, Germany attacked Poland, and the following year, he became the Prime Minister of England.France fell. The Germans crushed Western Europe. Britain was on the edge of plete defeat. Wasit not possible to ask for peace, and make talks with Hitler? Churchill spoke, “I have nothing to offer but blood, tears and sweat….You ask what is ouraim? I can answer in one word: Victory! "The Germans began gathering their armies on the French coast and prepared to invade Britain. The British had not enough rifles to go around. Churchill gave the answer, “We shall defend our island, whatever cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the land ground, we shall fight in the fields and in thestreets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender. 〞By his courage, hard work and faith, Churchill inspired his people. Victory finally came when the Germans were defeated at the end of World War II.Here is a well-known story told about Churchill.During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was the British prime minister. One day he had to go to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to make an important speech to the nation.An hour before the time of his speech, he stopped a taxi in the street and asked the driver to take him to the BBC, but the taxi driver, who did not recognize him, said he could not take him anywhere just then, because he wanted to go back to hisChurchill was so pleased when he he aid his answer that he gave the man a pound was worth quite a lot in those days.^"All right, get in/' said the driver happily opening the door of the taxi. Til take VOLL and to hell kith Churchill and his speech/ ^CompreheDsion Questions:1.Born in a politician's family. Churchill♦A. liked his father, a successful politician ven r much*% 器also interested m politics like his fathwr*C. fought bravely m the First World XVar.+JD attacked Germans in World War T WO L+J2.“France fell. " Here the word"fell " meansA. fell downB. gave up C was defeated D. was surrounded3.Facing the Germans' invasion, Churchill decidedA.to defend Britain with blood, tears and sweat.B.to get more rifles to go around.C.to give in.D.to inspire his people.4.The driver refused to take Churchill to the BBC becauseA.he hated Churchill.B.he had something important to do.C.he wanted to go home in the opposite direction.D.Churchill offered him too little money.5.From the story we could learn that Churchill wasA. a modest man.B. a great man.C. a generous man.D.fond of listening to good words.(BCABA)15. Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, Discoverer of X-rays 威廉？康拉德？伦琴一X射线的发现者X射线的发现者威廉・康拉德・伦琴,于1845年出生在德国尼普镇.发现X射线的全部功绩都应归于伦琴,他的发现是前所未料的.而且他的发现对贝克雷尔及其他研究人员都有重要的促进作用.1901年,伦琴获得诺贝尔物理奖,是获得该项奖的第一人.他于1923 年在德国慕尼黑与世长辞.If you break your arm or leg, you will be probably sent to hospital to have anX-ray photo taken to find out just where the break is and what kind of break it is.If a child swallows a hard thing, as sometimes happens, the doctor, by the help ofX-rays, will be able to find out just where it has got to in the child ' s body. Every hospital has an X-ray department. Dentists also take X-ray photos of people ' s teethwhich do not show from the outside. X-rays were first discovered by a Germanscientist, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen (1845-1923), in 1895, almost by accident.Romgen and several other scientists were experimeming with pa55mg electric currents duough cenain gases in a special glass rube from which the air had been removed. One day, Rontgen noticed that, even though the tube was covered with black paper, some strange kind of radjation was coming through and making a screen nearly become brighi. He could not see mything coming orn of rhe mbe7 bm then he discovered that if he pm the screen next worn on the other side cf the closed door, the rays still seemed to act on 也This shoAved that thu rays couldpass not only through the black paper but also wood.prehension Questions:1.The first paragraph mainly tells usA.some uses of X-rays.B.what we should do when one ' s arm or leg is broken.C.that every hospital has an X-ray department.D.that X-rays were discovered in 1895.2.The second paragraph showsA.the uses of X-rays.B.that Rontgen and other scientists once did an experiment together.C.that X-rays could make a screen bee bright.D.how X-rays were discovered.3.We know that X-rays can hardly pass throughA. black paperB. bonesC. woodD. flesh4.The word "radiation" meansA. glowing.B. going through things.C. sending out energy, heat etc. in rays.D. shining.5.Which of the following statemsnts is true according to the passage?+' A Wilhelm Konrad Renteendiscovered X-ravs almost bv chance.-B.After an accident happened. Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen discovered X-侬*C.X-rays can pas5 through almost ^ ^rything besides black paper and wood+D.Rcnrgen and severs] other scientists discovered X-rays together in 1893* [ADBCA 卜。
高考英语二轮复习与增分策略 阅读理解 第三节 题组练习 1 人物介绍
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校人物介绍A(2017·贵州遵义航天高级中学四模)Marlene Dietrich is finally to be honored by her home city，Berlin.For more than half a century，the famous film star won huge fame in Hollywood，but remained a highly controversial(引起争议的) figure in Germany.When the city’s new film museum is opened on September 26，three of its 15 rooms will show the star’s possessions collected over a lifetime.In addition to various collections by Marlene，visitors will be able to see all Marlene Dietrich’s movies.Dietrich became a world star after her wonderful performance in a movie.After that，she turned her back on Germany，horrified by the sudden movement of Nazi in her hometown.A few years after the war，the star was persuaded to pay a short visit to Berlin.But the trip proved a disaster.At a city hall gathering in West Berlin，crowds turned out to see her，but not all friendly.She was attacked at times.She found herself being blamed for wearing an American uniform during the war to please US troops in Europe.She was also scolded fo r “turning her back on the country”．Dietrich，deeply hurt，decided she would never return to Berlin again.But she softened her judgment.When she died in Paris in 1972，it was at her express wish that her body should be sent back to Berlin for burial alongside her mother in a local cemetery.we can get to know that . A．Germans were narrow-mindedB．Germans were difficult to get along withC．all Germans admired DietrichD．some Germans disliked Dietrich答案D解析推理判断题。
(英语)高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)及其解题技巧及练习题(含答案)
（英语）高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)及其解题技巧及练习题(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解On a recent trip to the island of Newfoundland, Canada, my husband asked our talkative cab driver what made him most proud to be from there."Our generosity and hospitality (好客)," he replied in a strong local accent. "Your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, someone will stop to help. People here are kind like that."His answer lingered in my mind during that ride with my husband and teenage kids, as we headed out to explore on the first day of our vacation.Little did I know we were about to experience some of that remarkable Newfoundland kindness for ourselves.We met Alma that same morning at the start of a long hike.Our teenagers hurried ahead, and as we walked behind, admiring the scenery, two women in sunglasses and summer hiking gear stopped.They'd heard us discussing different routes, then asked if we'd like suggestions.They looked to be in their 40s, and were both enthusiastic to share their local expertise.We listened eagerly, taking mental notes, until one of the women asked, "You have a car, right?"I explained that there were no cars available during our week on the island, so we had to rely on cabs instead."Oh no," she said, "you need a car." And then, as casually as if offering a piece of chewing gum (口香糖), she said: "Take mine!"Dumbfounded, my husband and I just smiled in disbelief."Why not?" She insisted. "You need a car to get to know all these places.""But you don't even know us," I said."That doesn't matter," she continued with absolute determination.Stunned, I looked over at her friend, who shrugged and said, "That's Alma."Forty minutes of talking later, my family climbed into Alma's car.We spent the rest of our vacation discovering different areas of this beautiful island.But it wasn't the groups of whales we saw, or the vast areas of woodland, that made this place so memorable.Instead, it was the act of kindness from a complete stranger that made us realize how special Newfoundland really was.Next year, there's no doubt where we'll be taking our summer vacation. Who knows what act of kindness we'll meet then?（1）What problem did the author's family have in Newfoundland?A.They couldn't understand the local accent.B.Their car broke down on the first day.C.They got lost during a hike.D.They didn't have a car.（2）The underlined word "dumbfounded" in Paragraph 12 is closest in meaning to ______.A.shockedB.satisfiedC.relievedD.embarrassed（3）What impressed the author most during her stay in Newfoundland?A.The talkative cab driver.B.The whales swimming.C.The beautiful scenery of the island.D.The help from an enthusiastic stranger.（4）What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph?A.She is looking forward to meeting Alma once more.B.She expects to visit Newfoundland again.C.She hasn't decided where to go next year.D.She also wants to be kind to others during vacation.【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者最近一次去加拿大的纽芬兰旅行时，被当地人的热情好客深深触动。
(英语)高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧及练习题(含答案)及解析
（英语）高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧及练习题(含答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解Imagine someone who has spent the majority of their life sitting with a sign on the side of the road and that very person giving someone their last 20 dollars. That's exactly what Marine Corps veteran (退伍军人) Johnny Bobbitt, 34, did in October in Philadelphia.Bobbitt served in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as a paramedic (医务辅助人员) in Vance County, N. C. before he became homeless. Nobody knew how he got to where he was because he was discreet about that.One night in October, Bobbitt was sitting roadside with a sign in Philadelphia as usual, when Kate McClure of Florence Township, N. J. was driving home down Interstate 95 and ran out of gas. Scared and nervous, she got out of the car to head to the nearest gas station. As McClure was heading to the nearest gas station, she ran into Bobbitt and he told her to get back in the vehicle and lock the door. Minutes later, he appeared with a red gas can. He'd used his last $20 to buy her gas.After that unexpected meeting, McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, who both live in New Jersey, visited Bobbitt several times to deliver gift cards, cash, snacks and toiletries. They then decided to create a fund raising page so he wouldn't have to spend the holidays sleeping on the street.McClure started the GoFundMe page on November 10. With the page, the couple hoped to raise $10,000, enough money for his rent, a reliable vehicle and up to six months' expenses. Bobbitt's story ran in a local paper. By November 15，more than 10,000 local people had made donations through the GoFundMe page and more than $300,000 had been raised.On Thanksgiving, Bobbitt was resting in a hotel, his feet up on the bed, drawing up a grand plan for his new life, thanks to several thousand dollars raised to repay him for a good deed.（1）What does the underlined word "discreet" in paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. Doubtful.B. Cautious.C. Guilty.D. Optimistic.（2）McClure met Bobbitt when she .A. couldn't find a gas stationB. got to the way homeC. couldn't unlock her carD. was in search of gas（3）It can be known from the text that .A. Bobbitt's story obtained wide attentionB. Bobbitt became world-famous overnightC. the GoFundMe page collected over $400,000 for BobbittD. the GoFundMe page was started to help people like Bobbitt（4）What is the best title for the text?A. A Homeless Veteran Paid Kindness ForwardB. A Homeless Veteran Had a Generous HeartC. A Homeless Veteran's Kindness Paid OffD. A Small Kindness Made a Big Difference【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，—个无家可归的退伍军人将身上仅有的二十美元买了汽油送给在回家途中汽车没油的年轻女子，事后这名女子和她的男朋友专门建了一个网页为他募捐，使他不用再睡在大街上。
【英语】高考英语总复习--阅读理解(人物故事)及解析
【英语】高考英语总复习--阅读理解(人物故事)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解The great-grandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo's 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have.But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, "In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language."Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. "When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, 'It's not too late. We will teach you one word a day' ". Natsuko is Takamizawa's granddaughter and main English teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmother's phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. "Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you?" Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. "I can clearly see her English is getting better. It's my joy now."The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations welcome English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to welcome the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldn't Takamizawa learn English when she was young?A. Because English was useless.B. Because she was too young to learn English.C. Because English was forbidden to learn.D. Because she was unwilling to learn English.（2）What can we know from the third paragraph?A. Takamizawa gets strong support from her family.B. Takamizawa's grandchildren love her a lot.C. Natsuko is Takamizawa's granddaughter and only English teacher.D. Natsuko teaches Takamizawa English mainly by talking with her.（3）What does the underlined phrase "This situation" in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. English is not the first language in Japan.B. The level of English spoken in Japan is relatively low.C. Younger generations in Japan welcome English.D. Japanese people become open to the rest of the world.（4）What is the main idea of the passage?A. Where there is a will, there is a way.B. It is never too late to learn.C. The early bird catches the worm.D. Two heads are better than one.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，日本91岁的奶奶Takamizawa为了做好迎接在东京举行的2020奥运会的志愿工作，在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下开始学习英语。
(英语)高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧和训练方法及练习题(含答案)含解析
（英语）高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧和训练方法及练习题(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When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt completely alone in my small town.But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically teenagers, and help them feel less alone.Books were my true friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a full-time author of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someone's life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.（1）What was the author's life like when he was 12?A.Boring.B.Peaceful.C.Unhappy.D.Meaningful.（2）How did the volunteer work benefit the author?A.It made him popular in his town.B.It helped him find the meaning of life.C.It helped him understand others' lives better.D.It helped to shape his dream career.（3）Why did the author choose writing as his job?A.He was inspired by his teacher.B.He could pass positive energy to readers.C.He wanted to share his school experiences.D.He found he had a talent for writing.（4）What does the author suggest readers do in the last paragraph?A.Say 'no' to bullies bravely.B.Make positive changes in their lives.C.Treat others with kindness in daily life.D.Learn to care more about others' feelings.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己参加志愿活动的经历，告诉人们：一次小善举也可能改变一个人的一生。
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第三节题组训练 1 人物介绍A(2017·河北区一模)After being born at the end of 1932，Mr Cameron Senior suffered a lot with both legs shortened below the knee and his feet twisted.He went under numerous operations to ease his pain，and eventually both limbs(下肢) had to be cut off.But despite his disability and later losing the sight in one eye，Mr Cameron Senior still gained a successful career as a stockbroker(股票经纪人)．After moving to England from Scotland as a child，he married Mary and the couple raised four children at the family home in Peasemore，Berks.In an interview with The Daily Telegraph two years ago，the Tory leader described the experience of growing up with a father with a disability.He told how once they were on holiday in Cornwall，he overheard someone rudely saying：“That guy’s wearing funny boots.” Mr Cameron(英国前任首相卡梅伦) said he thought to himself，“That’s odd，no one ever says that.”In an ITV interview before the general election，Mr Cameron said of his father，“He’s an amazingly brave man because he was born with no he els—quite a disability.But the glass with him was half-full，normally with something alcoholic，I think I got my sense of optimism from him.”Mr Cameron also appeared with his parents at an event and said that they understood his idea for “A Big Society”．“T hey showed me how a big society could work every day I was growing up，” he said，“I know what are my responsibilities.” Mr Cameron Senior’s disability is not thought to have played any part in his death aged 77.Friends said he was “so proud” to see his son become Prime Minister in May，and had visited 10 Downing Street and Chequers.However，the family’s various holiday plans meant that he did not get to meet his latest granddaughter Florence，who was delivered to the PM’s wife Samantha last month.1．What is the passage mainly about?A．The life and character of Mr Cameron Senior.B．A huge hero figure in the eyes of son.C．The newly elected Prime Minister.D．A disabled father and his career.答案 B解析主旨大意题。
文章前面讲述的是老卡梅伦的出生、职业、婚姻等内容，均是为文章下文作铺垫的，目的在于说明儿子眼中的父亲是一个什么样的人。
故选B。
2．In the text，the underlined part “the Tory leader” in Paragraph 3 refers to “”．A．Mr Cameron SeniorB．The Daily TelegraphC．a leader in the governmentD．Former Prime Minister David Cameron答案 D解析词义猜测题。
根据文章内容可知，本文介绍的是英国前首相卡梅伦的父亲，因此此处的“保守党领袖”指的应是戴维·卡梅伦。
故选D。
3．When Mr Cameron heard the rude words， .A．he exploded with anger all of a suddenB．he thought the man was too foolishC．he was shocked and unable to understandD．he expected it a long time ago答案 C解析细节理解题。
根据第三段最后一句中的“That’s odd，no one ever says that.”可知，当Mr Cameron听到这句粗鲁的话时，感到很奇怪，因为以前从来没有人这么说过。
故选C。
4．According to Mr Cameron，“A Big Society” means “”．A．people take up their duties in the societyB．there are numbers of families in the societyC．much freedom will be offered to the peopleD．many events will take place in the future答案 A解析推理判断题。
根据最后一段中Mr Cameron的话“‘They showed me how a big society could work every day I was growing up，’he said，‘I know what are my responsibil ities.’”可知，在成长过程中他深深地理解了a big society的含义，认为在这个社会中，每个人都应该承担自己的责任。
故选A。
5．From the last paragraph we can know that .A．Florence was adopted by the PM’s wifeB．the disability caused Mr Cameron Senior deathC．Mr Cameron Senior lived in 10 Downing StreetD．Mr Cameron Senior took a pride in having such a son答案 D解析细节理解题。
由最后一段中的“Friends said he was ‘so proud’ to see his son become Prime Minister in May”可知，卡梅伦的父亲因儿子成为首相而感到自豪。
故选D。
B(2016·河东区一模)Enrique Iglesias is a most successful singer! Born in 1975 in Madrid，Spain，Enrique is the child of the famous singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique’s mother is a journalist.His parents divorced in 1978.Although Enrique lived with his mother，she sent him to live with his father because of concerns about her son’s safety.Enrique wanted to be a singer secretly，he didn’t wish his father to know that and didn’t want to live under his shelter.He sought his dream on his own.Enrique released(发行) his first album “Enrique Iglesias” in 1995.This album had a collection of rock ballads(民谣) and five singles from it went straight to the top spots in Latin music.This album was followed by another “Vivir” in 1997.Three singles from this album occupied the top spots on the Latin charts yet again! Enrique also found himself nominated(提名) for th e “Favorite Latin Artist” at the American Music Awards.By 1998，he had released his 3rd album，“Cosas Del Amor”．This year Enrique won the “Favorite Latin Artist”．“Bailamos” got him great fame.One of the songs in this album was also used in a movie.With the s uccess of “Bailamos”，Enrique now already had many loyal fans.The album，“Enrique”，was released in 1999.The year 2001 brought more success for him.His album，“Escape” had a few singles that reached the top spots.Enrique became a household name.This album is his biggest successful album so far.“Hero” and “Don’t Turn Off the Lights” soon turned Enrique into a super star.His next release in 2002 was a Spanish album “Quizas”．This album brought Enrique a “Latin Grammy Award” for the Best Pop Vocal Album.In 2007，he released another album “Insomniac” and the song “Do You Know” became an instantly popular song.6．After his parents divorced，Enrique was sent to his father’s because . A．he could be protected from some dangersB．he could learn singing from his talented fatherC．his mother would be able to focus on her careerD．his father could teach him how to behave correctly答案 A解析细节理解题。