高二英语阅读理解(人物故事)专项训练及答案及解析

高二英语阅读理解(人物故事)专项训练及答案及解析

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 they can check out books via their smartphones and virtually(虚拟地)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

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲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馆的变化。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“T oday，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.”可知，现在，我很幸运地住在格伦黑德的冷海岸公共图书馆附近，走一小段路就可以到海崖儿童图书馆，由此可知，作者认为自己很幸运是因为她住得离图书馆很近，故选D。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“My 18-imonth-old son，Colin，and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week，meeting and making friends.”可知，我和18个月大的儿子科林每周都要去几次海崖图书馆，在那里见面、交朋友，这是一种社交活动，画线词指代的就是“在图书馆社交”，故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Even though they can't always easily visit their local libraries，the library is always with them.”可知，尽管学生们不能总是很容易地参观当地的图书馆，但图书馆总是与他们在一起，由此可知，作者对学生们访问虚拟图书馆的方式是支持的，故选B。

（4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，作者讲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馆所发生的变化，由此可知，作者写这篇文章是为了解释图书馆的变化，故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

On March 25, 2010, Kate and David heard the words every parent dreads: Their newborn wasn't going to make it. Their twins-a girl and a boy-were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he'd stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.

"I saw him gasp (喘息), but the doctor said it was no use," Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. "I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn't going to give up easily."

Still, the couple knew this was likely a goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.

"I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us," Kate told Today. "We'd resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments."

Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and asked David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.

"We were trying to persuade him to stay," Kate told the Daily Mail. "We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him." Then something miraculous happened. Jamie gasped again-and then he started breathing.

Finally, he reached for his father's finger.

The couple's lost boy had made it.

"We're the luckiest people in the world," David told Today.

Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The couple only recently told the kids the story of their birth. "Emily burst into tears," Kate said. "She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more."

（1）What can we learn about the newborn babies?

A. The boy's heart had stopped beating.

B. The boy was 2 minutes older than the girl.

C. The twins were born 14 weeks before the due date.

D. The twins were expected to live for only 20 minutes.

（2）When the couple knew they would lose the boy, they .

A. begged the doctor to save him

B. took his shirt off and then put him in bed

C. wrapped him with his blanket to keep him warm

D. talked to him and made close physical contact with him

（3）What's the best title for the passage?

A. The Power of Hug.

B. The Miracle of Love.

C. The Bond Between Twins.

D. The Responsibility of Parents.

【答案】（1）C

（2）D

（3）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一对双胞胎出生时，医生告诉他们的父母男孩难以存活，只有几分钟的时间了。而男孩的父母并没有放弃，并在最后抱了他，结果男孩奇迹般地重新开始呼吸，并幸存了下来。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Their newborn wasn't going to make it. Their twins-a girl and a boy-were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each.”他们的新生儿要夭折了。他们的双胞胎--一个女孩和一个男孩--出生时相隔两分钟，早产了14周，每个人的体重刚刚超过两磅。可知这对双胞胎早产了14周出生。故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.”第一次做父母的希望他们的儿子尽可能的温暖，并希望这种肌肤接触能改善他的身体状况。他们也和他交谈。可知当这对夫妇知道他们将失去这个男孩时，他们和他交谈，并与他进行了密切的身体接触。故选D。

（3）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文记叙了一对双胞胎出生时，医生告诉他们的父母男孩难以存活，只有几分钟的时间了。而男孩的父母并没有放弃，并在最后抱了他，结果男孩奇迹般地重新开始呼吸，并幸存了下来的故事。讲述了一个爱的奇迹的故事。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需

要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

Five thousand square meters of old damaged cars, motorcycles and boats fill this junkyard. For a casual onlooker, this might be a very sad sight. But for Andy, it's a real treasure. "I've been a junk hoarder (囤积者) for my whole life and I like fixing up what shouldn't be thrown away. Around 200 old cars end up in this junkyard every week. Some of them are sold for parts, others get repaired, and still others are beyond repair."

His father Bobby started the business some 50 years ago and still spends every morning there. The father and son have very different approaches to their work. They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and that was the father's project, which Andy did not want him to do. "He did basically the opposite of everything I told him and I think he did it just to make me mad. He dumped a ton of money into this car, but in the end it wouldn't run." Andy said jokingly.

The unusual family business attracted the attention of a TV crew. That's how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel. This show, five years of shooting, five seasons and 60 episodes (集), is popular. "There are hundreds of junkyards throughout the United States. I think what's interesting is that it is a family business. My father and I started the business and we joke very well back and forth and I think that's what people like. The cars that end up at the junkyard come out with endless surprises. See, this was a junk car and we restored it with a blown motor. Yet I don't get a chance to ride around it too often. Because despite its shining appearance, the noise of the engine is truly deafening and I worry my neighbors will not put up with it."

（1）What does Andy seem to like about his junkyard?

A. It is very large.

B. It may be a bad sight.

C. It is amazing and valuable.

D. It is his life dreamland.

（2）What can we infer from the "one Dean cab" case?

A. The father is ready to follow his son's advice.

B. The son is impatient and fed up with his father.

C. The father and son get on well with each other.

D. The father and son often disagree with each other.

（3）Why is the show Janka Empire popular?

A. There are hundreds of junkyards in the United States.

B. Bobby and Andy run their family business in an unusual way.

C. The show is a series of 5 seasons and 60 episodes.

D. Bobby and Andy can make the junk car attractive.

（4）Which of the following words can best describe Bobby and Andy?

A. Devoted and creative.

B. Funny and ridiculous.

C. Gentle and respectable.

D. Economical and wealthy.

【答案】（1）C

（2）D

（3）B

（4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，父亲和儿子有非常不同的工作方法。这个不寻常的家族企业引起了电视摄制组的注意。Janka Empire受欢迎的原因是鲍比和安迪以一种不同寻常的方式经营着他们的家族企业。

（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“But for Andy, it's a real treasure. ‘I've been a junk hoarder (囤积者) for my whole life and I like fixing up what shouldn't be thrown away.’“但对安迪来说，这是真正的财富。“我一生都是一个垃圾囤积者，我喜欢整理那些不该扔掉的东西。”可知，安迪认为他的垃圾场是惊人的和有价值的。故选C。

（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“The father and son have very different approaches to their work. They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and that was the father's project, which Andy did not want him to do.“父亲和儿子有非常不同的工作方法。他们得到了一辆正在被扔掉的院长的出租汽车，这是父亲的计划，安迪不想让他这么做。”可知，关于“one Dean cab” 父亲和儿子经常意见不合。故选D。

（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“The unusual family business attracted the attention of a TV crew. That's how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel. This show, five years of shooting, five seasons and 60 episodes (集), is popular.“这个不寻常的家族企业引起了电视摄制组的注意。这就是《扬卡帝国》节目在探索频道播出的原因。这部历时5年拍摄、5季60集的电视剧很受欢迎。”可知，Janka Empire受欢迎的原因是鲍比和安迪以一种不同寻常的方式经营着他们的家族企业。故选B。

（4）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“I think that's what people like. The cars that end up at the junkyard come out with endless surprises.”我想这就是人们喜欢的。最终停在垃圾场的汽车会带来无尽的惊喜。可知，Bobby 和Andy是忠诚和具有创造力的。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

4．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The new president of Harvard University is the son of an Eastern European refugee and Auschwitz (奥斯威辛) survivor—Lawrence S. Bacow. His father worked full time while attending a state college in Detroit at night to earn his degree.

Bacow, the former president of Tufts University, has taken over Harvard at a time when higher education is under attack for being financially out of reach to many Americans. But Bacow said his family's journey had reflected the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States.

"My parents came to this country with almost nothing," Bacow said. "I wouldn't be here if this country had not been open to people like my parents at that time. Nor would I if my father hadn't had the opportunity to get the college education."

Bacow grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. His father's family fled anti-Jewish (反犹太的) violence in Minsk, then part of the Soviet Union, before the start of World War II and went to the United States. His mother arrived in Brooklyn at age 19, having survived Auschwitz concentration camp. She was the only Jew from her town to have survived the war. Yet Bacow, who is married with

two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad.

Bacow has spent most of his professional career at MIT, Harvard and Tufts. He was a professor of environmental studies at MIT, and later a principal at the university. He led Tufts from 2001 to 2011. At Tufts, Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston. He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis.

As the Tufts president, Bacow traveled around the country, reaching out to alumni (校友), and he urged his faculty and deans to do the same, in an effort to boost donations to finance Tufts' academic ambitions. He raised more than $20 million for faculty recruitment, attracting up-and-coming professors by offering junior faculty perks (福利), such as long academic leaves that they couldn't get elsewhere.

Under Bacow's leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to low-income students.

（1）The reason why Bacow appreciates college education is that ________.

A. college education is out of reach to many Americans

B. his family changed their fate due to college education

C. few opportunities were available when his father came into the country

D. a college degree helped his mother survive Auschwitz

（2）What can we infer from the passage?

A. The fellow townspeople of Bacow were all killed besides his mother.

B. Bacow's mother stimulated his interest in science.

C. Bacow's father was good at working with electronics.

D. Bacow's father came to the U.S. after World War II broke out.

（3）The underlined word "shaking up" in paragraph 5 probably means ________.

A. reactivating

B. causing

C. damaging

D. taking over

（4）What is this passage mainly about?

A. How to be admitted to Harvard University.

B. The history of Bacow's family.

C. The art of Bacow's leadership in Tufts.

D. Bacow's way to individual success.

【答案】（1）B

（2）C

（3）A

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇名人传记，讲述了Bacow的个人成功之路。

（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“his family's journey had reflected the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States.”他的家庭经历反映了大学教育改变几代人的力量，以及美国历史上一直存在的机遇。可知选B。

（2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and

build ing radios like his dad.”Bacow欣赏大学教育的原因是他的家庭因为大学教育改变了他们的命运”。可知，Bacow的父亲擅长电子产品。故选C。

（3）考查词义猜测。根据第五段中的“He is also credited with leading it through both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis.”他还因领导美国度过911和2008年金融危机而受到赞誉。可知，Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowed by its peers in Boston.“Bacow因改变了一所沉睡的在波士顿的其他大学面前黯然失色的大学而赢得了声誉。”推知划线词的意思是“使……恢复”。故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的“Under Bacow's leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to low-income students.”在Bacow的领导下，Tufts花了数百万美元在实验室和图书馆上。他还在全国范围内发表演讲，阐述让低收入学生更容易接受和负担得起高等教育的必要性。”本文讲述的是Bacow的个人成功之路。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人物类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

5．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

In university I had a part-time job at a shop that sold doughnuts and coffee. Situated on a block where several buses stopped, it served the people who had a few minutes to wait for their bus.

Every afternoon around four o'clock, a group of schoolchildren would burst into the shop, and business would come to a stop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and pass on. But I didn't mind if the children waited for their bus inside. Sometimes I would hand out a bus fare when a ticket went missing —always repaid the next day. On snowy days I would give away some doughnuts. I would lock the door at closing time, and we waited in the warm shop until their bus finally arrived.

I enjoyed my young friends, but it never occurred to me that I played an important role in their lives — until one afternoon when a man came and asked if I was the girl working on weekdays around four o'clock. He identified himself as the father of two of my favorites.

"I want you to know I appreciate what you do for my children. I worry about them taking two buses to get home. It means a lot that they can wait here and you keep an eye on them. When they are with the doughnut lady, I know they are safe." I told him it wasn't a big deal, and that I enjoyed the kids.

So I was the Doughnut Lady. I not only received a title, but became a landmark.

Now I think about all the people who keep an eye on my own children. They become, well, Doughnut Ladies. Like the men at the skating rink (滑冰场) who let my boys ring home; Or the bus driver who drove my daughter to her stop at the end of the route at night but wouldn't leave until I arrived to pick her up; Or that nice police officer who took pity on my boys walking home in the rain when I was at work —even though the phone rang all the next day with calls from curious neighbors. "Was that a police car I saw at your house last night?"

That wasn't a police car. That was a Doughnut Lady.

（1）According to the passage, the author sometimes _______.

A. called the children's parents to pick them up

B. provided schoolchildren with warm shelters

C. did business with the children's help

D. sold bus tickets to the children

（2）By saying "… it wasn't a big deal," (in paragraph 4) the autho r meant that _______.

A. she hadn't found it hard to get along with the children

B. she hadn't made a lot of money from the children

C. she hadn't spent plenty of time with the children

D. she hadn't done anything very significant

（3）According to the author, those who _______ are Doughnut Ladies.

A. are always ready to help others

B. provide free doughnuts for the poor

C. work in the doughnut store for a while

D. are curious about the happenings around

（4）The passage suggests that _______.

A. taking responsibility is a virtue

B. devotion co-exists with reward

C. running a business requires skills

D. acts of kindness are never too small

【答案】（1）B

（2）D

（3）A

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了她在商店做兼职时，下午一群孩子总会进入商店等公交车，虽然这给她的生意带来了不便，但是她没有在意，善意的对待这些孩子，比如在这些孩子丢票时给他们钱买票，下雪天给他们一些甜甜圈。她的善意得到了他人的感谢，她的孩子也得到了他人的帮助。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"I would lock the door at closing time, and we waited in the warm shop until their bus finally arrived.可知作者有时候会在打烊的时候把门关上，和孩子们一起在暖和的商店里等待公交车。作者给孩子们提供了温暖的庇护所，故选B。（2）考查推理判断。根据第四段可知作者最喜欢的两个小孩的父亲来专门找到她向她表示感谢，然后她告诉这位父亲她享受和孩子们在一起的时光，这不是什么大不了的事。根据语境，作者的回答是想表达她做的事不是特别重要，只是一件小事罢了，故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“Or that nice police officer who took pity on my boys walking home in the rain when I was at work — even though the phone rang all the next day with calls from curious neighbors. ‘Was that a police car I saw at your house last night?’”以及最后一段“That wasn't a police car. That was a Doughnut Lady.”可知有好心的警察在下雨时将她的孩子送回去了，而作者把这位好心的警察称为"甜甜圈女士"，说明在作者心中，帮助他人的人就是"甜甜圈女士"，故选A。

（4）考查推理判断。文中作者充满善意地对待在她兼职的店里等车的孩子，她自己孩子也被善意地对待，全文的关键就是善意的行为，所以D项切题，故选D。

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

6．阅读理解

Back in 1988, I was working at the University of Bonn in Germany as a research fellow. I took some time off in early May to visit a friend, who was the director of a museum in Viterbo, in central Italy. I set out by train, which crossed the Swiss border to reach Zurich, winding through valleys and along hillsides, and entering tunnels and making its way through the Swiss Alps. The scenery was so beautiful.

The train then crossed the Italian border before passing through Milan and Florence, then finally stopping in Rome. I was lucky, as my hotel was close to the railway station. The next morning, I had a coffee at a nearby café and eagerly set out to visit as many of the famous Roman landmarks as possible.

The following day I headed back to the train station, intending to take a short train ride to Viterbo to meet up with my friend. When I arrived at the station and attempted to locate the correct platform, I quickly realized that the station was closed for an upgrade (升级). For a moment my mind went blank and did not know what to do. My biggest problem was my luggage—my suitcase and hand luggage were so heavy that I couldn't move about easily. As I don't speak Italian, I could not ask anyone for instructions. I dragged my suitcase about 100 meters to a nearby motor mechanics. A tall, strong man of about 50 years of age was working there and I excused myself and asked where the nearest station was. I am sure that he did not understand me properly but he could easily guess that I was looking for a station. He replied, but I did not understand.

He smiled, wiped his hands and said something, which I guessed to mean "come along". So I dragged my suitcase along and followed him. He opened the door of his car, motioned to me to get in and then drove for a few minutes to the next station. I got out, unloaded my luggage, then shook his hand with thanks. He smiled back and drove away.

There was no time to hug or exchange names I understood he was busy and in the middle of his work. I was moved so much by his generosity that I have never forgotten him.

（1）In 1988, the author went to central Italy to .

A. visit a museum

B. see a friend

C. do some research

D. teach in a university （2）The author got into a panic because .

A. the station was not available

B. he couldn't understand Italian

C. he couldn't manage the luggage

D. a strong man made him frightened

（3）Which of the following can describe the man working in the motor mechanics?

A. Wealthy and responsible.

B. Generous and warm-hearted.

C. Courageous and calm.

D. Determined and strict.

（4）What does the story mainly tell us?

A. Good scenery is on the road.

B. One good turn deserves another.

C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D. An act of kindness can bring others warmth.

【答案】（1）B

（2）A

（3）B

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者去意大利看望一位朋友，带着沉重的行李，正在因车站关闭而不知所措时，一位汽车修理工慷慨帮忙的经历，说明了一个善举可以给别人带来温暖。

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

（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“When I arrived at the station and attempted to locate the correct platform, I quickly realized that the station was closed for an upgrade (升级). For a moment my mind went blank and did not know what to do.”当我到达车站并试图找到正确的站台时，我很快意识到车站因升级而关闭了。有那么一会儿，我的脑子一片空白，不知道该怎么办。可知作者陷入了恐慌，因为车站不能用，故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“He open ed the door of his car, motioned to me to get in and then drove for a few minutes to the next station. I got out, unloaded my luggage, then shook his hand with thanks. He smiled back and drove away.”他打开车门，示意我上车，然后开了几分钟车到下一站。我下了车，卸下行李，然后和他握了握手，表示感谢。他也笑了笑，开车走了。在作者遇到困难的情况下，这位汽车修理工慷慨的帮忙。由此推断出这位汽车修理工慷慨又热心，故选B。

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

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

7．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The siesta competition took place in a supermarket, with plenty of shoppers, screaming babies, talking voices, and footsteps to take the competitors' attention away from their after lunch sleeps. Five bright blue sofas were laid out, and five competitors at a time were allowed to take a 20-minute sleep. A doctor measured their pulse to time how long they actually spent on asleep. Competitors earned extra points for snoring (打鼾), sleeping in strange positions, or wearing silly pajamas (睡衣). The winners of each round advance to the next stage in the competition.

It's amazing that any of those people would fall asleep in the middle of such a busy place, while on couches that they are not used to. Yet, many of them did. They hugged pillows or soft toy bears. They covered their eyes with sleep masks, too. Whatever it took to help them fall asleep fast and stay asleep.

The siesta is a tradition in Spain that many feel is becoming forgotten. It used to be that people

would take a brief nap after lunch every day. This would energize them, and keep them going for the rest of the day. Not to mention the health benefits of a good nap. But, that's all changing. People are too busy making money or watching gossip shows on TV after lunch to care about taking a nap.

The National Association of Friends of the Siesta wants to bring Spain back to their traditional roots. They are doing this by having the siesta competition. They set up the competition to reward the best sleepers with money. Actually, they were paid to sleep.

There are really health benefits to a midday nap. We could all learn from this tradition. It's a much better way to get more energy than drinking a cup of coffee. It is also believed that a nap, and in fact a good night's sleep, can help reduce heart disease. The more rested we are, the less stress we feel with day-to-day life.

（1）The underlined word "siesta" here probably means "________".

A. oversleep

B. night sleep

C. a short sleep after supper

D. a short sleep after lunch （2）In what situation did the competition take place?

A. In a noisy place.

B. In a quiet place.

C. In a comfortable place.

D. In a familiar place.（3）When the competitors went to sleep, they could ________.

A. have their own beds

B. use nothing to cover their eyes

C. have doctors to help them

D. use something to help them sleep

（4）The competition is held because the Association wants to ________.

A. know if people still know the traditional habit

B. call on people to have their traditional habit

C. do some research on how people sleep

D. give people money in this way

【答案】（1）D

（2）A

（3）D

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一次“午睡比赛”。午睡比赛在一家超市举行，有很多购物者、尖叫的婴儿、说话的声音和脚步声，以分散竞争对手午饭后睡觉时的注意力。举办这项比赛是因为协会想要号召人们养成他们的传统习惯。

（1）考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“The siesta is a tradition in Spain that many feel is becoming forgotten. It used to be that people would take a brief nap after lunch every da y. ”午睡是西班牙的一项传统，许多人觉得这项传统正在被遗忘。过去，人们每天午饭后都会小睡一会儿。由此可知第一段中的划线词的意思是“午饭后的短睡”。故选D。

（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“It's amazing that any of those people would fall asleep in the middle of such a busy place, while on couches that they are not used to.”令人惊讶的是，尽管在他们不习惯的沙发上，这些人中的任何一个会在这么繁忙的地方睡着。可知，比赛是在嘈杂的地方进行的。故选A。

（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“They hugged pillows or soft toy bears. They covered their eyes with sleep masks, too. Whatever it took to help them fall asleep fast and stay asleep. ”他们抱着枕头或柔软的玩具熊。他们也用睡眠面罩蒙住眼睛。无论如何要帮助他们快速入睡并保持睡眠。可知，当参赛者去睡时，他们可以用一些东西来帮助他们入睡。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“The National Association of Friends of the Siesta wants to bring Spain back to their traditional roots. ”National Association of Friends of the Siesta希望让西班牙回归传统。”可知，举办这项比赛是因为协会想要号召人们养成他们的传统习惯。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及词义猜测和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。

8．阅读短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One night I received a Facebook message from Laura, a former classmate. "Hey Steve," she said, "I know you've always been an animal lover. I've just had a baby and I can't keep my mini pig."

Being fond of animals, I knew I wanted the pig. I just had to figure out how to make it happen. I lived in a two-bedroom single-level house in Georgetwon, Ontario. It's tough to bring a pig back to the house I share with two dogs, two cats, and my lifelong partner.

But I was not letting that pig go. So I told Laura I'd take the animal. When I got home with the pig, I hid her in the bedroom, and began to prepare a dinner for Alisha—her favourite bacon cheeseburgers. It's better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her.

When I led her to the bedroom and showed her the surprise, Alisha stood in the doorway like a statue. It took her a few seconds to know what I had done. She complained about my unreasonable action. She insisted there was no more room in the house.

I knew I was wrong, but I hoped I could smooth things over. Soon enough, the lovely pig did the smoothing for me. Never had we felt such joy as she brought to us. We got her a name "Esther". Esther's arrival changed our lives. A few weeks later, we decided to stop eating bacon. We figured it was our turn to try to change the world for other animals. A few months later, we moved to a farm where we cared for abandoned animals—so far, six rabbits, six goats, two sheep, one horse, three cows and three chickens.

（1）Who does the underlined phrase "my lifelong partner" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Laura

B. Steve

C. Alisha

D. Esther

（2）Why did the author cook Alisha a meal?

A. To please her to accept the pig.

B. To make an apology to her.

C. To celebrate Esther's arrival.

D. To show off his cooking skills.

（3）What was Alisha's reaction the moment she saw Esther?

A. She burst into tears.

B. She showed interest in her.

C. She quarreled with Steve.

D. She was frozen for a while.

（4）What is the best title for the text?

A. A Small Pig Making a Big Difference

B. An Abandoned Pig Finding a Warm Home

C. A Little Pig Bringing Happiness to a Family

D. A Lovely Pig Removing a Couple's Disagreement

【答案】（1）C

（2）A

（3）D

（4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在朋友那里领来一头小猪要喂养，并给小猪起了一个名字叫"Esther"，由于"Esther"的到来，改变了作者的生活，从此不再吃咸肉，同时在农场又收养了许多被遗弃的小动物。

（1）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“When I got home with the pig, I hid her in the bedroom, and began to prepare a dinner for Alisha—her favourite bacon cheeseburgers.”可知，当我带着小猪回到家，我把她藏在卧室里，开始为Alisha准备晚餐——她最喜欢的培根芝士汉堡。可知，家里的另一半是他的终身伴侣，故选C。

（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“It's better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her. ”在把新成员介绍给她之前，最好让她高兴。所以为了哄她开心，以便她接受这头猪，故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“When I led her to the bedroom and showed her the surprise, Alisha stood in the doorway like a statue. ”当我把她带到卧室，给她看这个惊喜时，Alisha像雕像一样站在门口。可知，Alisha看到小猪时她愣住了。故选D。

（4）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段“Esther's arrival changed our lives. A few weeks later, we decided to stop eating bacon. We figured it was our turn to try to change the world for other animals. A few months later, we moved to a farm where we cared for abandoned animals—so far, six rabbits, six goats, two sheep, one horse, three cows and three chickens.”可知，由于"Esther"的到来，改变了作者的生活，从此不再吃咸肉，同时在农场又收养了许多被遗弃的小动物。故选A。

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

9．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Sally Dawly is a woman from Auburn, California. Over the last three and a half years, the anti-littering woman has spent most of her free time picking up cigarette butts (烟头) from the streets of her home city.

Called the "Butt Lady" by her local community, Dawly began her mission to rid the streets of her city of cigarette butts in October, 2014. The woman looked for cigarette butts, picked them up and threw them in the trash. To keep a count of how many butts she picks up, the Butt Lady has been using a tablet, and earlier this month, she hit a historic milestone—one million cigarette

butts.

"I got tired of going on my walks and seeing cigarette butts everywhere," Sally Dawly said. "I'm just shocked that I had to pick up so many. I've ever picked up 3,000 butts in one day," she said. "Don't throw away your butts; better yet, stop smoking."

With so many cigarette butts littering the streets, can one person's efforts really make a difference? Surprisingly, the answer seems to be yes. Soon after the Butt Lady of Auburn started her mission and word of her efforts spread, cigarette cans started appearing around bars and restaurants in the city. Members of the local community even came out to cheer her on as she approached her one-million-butt milestone.

Sally knows her city's cigarette butt littering problem won't be solved anytime soon, but she hopes her work will inspire people to at least think twice before dropping cigarette butts in the streets. She has decided to continue cleaning up after irresponsible smokers, and already has a new milestone in her sights—two million cigarette butts.

Word of the Butt Lady's efforts to keep the streets cigarette butt-free has reached neighboring communities as well, and CBS Sacramento reports that other cities have started seeking her help as well.

（1）Why does Sally Dawly carry an iPad with her while picking up the butts?

A. To entertain the crowds.

B. To monitor the smokers.

C. To attract peoples attention.

D. To record the number of butts.

（2）How did Sally Dawly feel when picking up cigarette butts?

A. Excited but upset.

B. Shocked and sorry.

C. Frightened but content.

D. Astonished and desperate.

（3）From the text. what can be inferred about Sally Dawly?

A. She picks up nearly 3,000 cigarette butts every day.

B. She will work in other cities in California in the future.

C. She has set a new goal of picking up two million cigarette butts.

D. She picked up one million cigarette butts with members of her community.

（4）What is the text mainly about?

A. California's "Butt Lady".

B. Fighting against smoking.

C. Californians health problems.

D. Smoking problems in California.

【答案】（1）D

（2）B

（3）C

（4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，众所周知，吸烟有害健康，有时候让人更加烦恼的是随处可见的烟头。在美国加利福尼亚有这样一位“烟头女士”，她利用业余时间捡拾烟头，并在最近捡到了第100万个烟头！

（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“To keep a count of how many butts she picks up, the Butt Lady has been using a tablet（平板电脑）”可知为了记录自己捡到的烟头数量，the Butt Lady带了平板电脑。故选D。

（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段可知Sally很厌烦看到这么多烟头，她对捡起来这么多数

量的烟头感到震惊，并且劝告大家最好不要吸烟。因此她的感受应该是“震惊和难过的”。故选B。

（3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“and already has a new milestone in her sights—two million cigarette butts”她已经有了一个新的里程碑——两百万烟头。可知选C

（4）考查主旨大意。本文讲了来自加利福尼亚州的一位女士在业余时间捡起了一百万个烟头，并且获得了“烟头女士”的称号的故事，故选A。

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

10．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Jarrett Little was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, stopped suddenly. Something in the distance moving among the trees had caught her attention. It turned out to be a sandy-colored five-month-old puppy.

"He was really thin, ribs showing, and a broken leg," Little told John Parks, a reporter from CBS News. The cyclists fed the friendly pup and shared their water. They also quickly realized that the dog was coming with them, although they had no idea how. They were more than seven miles from downtown and riding bikes. "We couldn't leave him," Little said. "Out there next to the Oxbow Meadows, he was going to become the lunch of an alligator living in the river."

Suddenly, Little had an idea. He carefully picked up his new friend and slipped the 38-pound dog's hind legs (后肢) into the back pockets of his cycling jacket. Then he hung the dog's front paws over his shoulders.

"He was injured, so he wasn't trying to fight," Little says. "He was also happy that we were there, touching him, and hadn't taken off on him."

The group's 30-minute ride into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. That was when Andrea Shaw, an accountant from Maine in town on business, happened by. The dog made a headed straight for her, licking and "loving on her," says Dixon. Shaw was struck and, after learning what had happened, declared her intentions: "I am keeping this dog."

Shaw called him Columbo and scheduled an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living the high life on a farm with a horse, a pony, a six-year-old boy, to keep him company. As Dixon told John Parks, "He is literally the luckiest dog alive."

（1）Why did Little say they couldn't leave the dog behind?

A. It was friendly and cute.

B. It followed them closely.

C. It had to be taken to hospital at once.

D. It might fall victim to other animals.

（2）How did Little manage to get the dog together with them?

A. By carrying it in his pockets.

B. By placing it on the bike.

C. By shouldering it on his back.

D. By taking it away with him.

（3）Who will accept the dog as a pet?

A. Jarrett little.

B. Chris Dixon.

C. Andrea Shaw.

D. John Parks.（4）What word can we use to describe the dog's present life?

A. Difficult.

B. Admirable.

C. Pitiful.

D. Miserable.

【答案】（1）D

（2）C

（3）C

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一对自行车爱好者偶遇一只受伤的流浪狗，决定帮助这只狗，把它带到小镇上，结果被人收养，成为一直幸福的宠物狗。

（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"We couldn't leave him," Little said. "Out there next to the Oxbow Meadows, he was going to become the lunch of an alligator living in the river."可知，不能把狗落下，因为旁边就是Oxbow沼泽地，很快小狗就会成为河里鳄鱼的食物，故选D。

（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Then he hung the dog's front paws over his shoulders.”可知，把这只狗的前爪搭在肩膀上，可知，他背着这只狗，故选C。

（3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“Shaw was struck and, after learning what had happened, declared her intentions: ‘I am keeping this dog.’"可知，知道了详情之后，Shaw很受感动，并且宣布，把这只狗收为宠物，故选C。

（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Today, Columbo is living the high life on a farm with a horse, a pony, a six-year-old boy, to kee p him company.”可知，如今这只狗生活在农场上，与一匹马，一匹马驹，一个六岁男孩相互陪伴，成为最幸运的小狗，可知，小狗的生活令人羡慕，故选B。

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