2011高考英語閱讀理解分類匯編之人物傳記類附答案

2011高考英語閱讀理解分類匯編之人物傳記類1.（2011·山東卷）AArthurMiller(1915-2005)isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsofthe20thcentury.Miller`sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustriaHungary,drawnlikesomanyothersbythe“GreatAmericanDream”.However,heexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearlyl930s.Millers'smostfamousplay,DeathofaSalesman,isapowerfulattackontheAmericansystem,withitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatusasindicatorsofworth.InWillyLoman,theherooftheplay,weseeamanwhohasgotintotroublewithhisworth.Willyis“burntout”andinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomforsentiment:ifhecan'tdothework,thenheisnogoodtohisemployer,theWagnerCompany,andhemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthis,andatlossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.Herefusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheend.Whenitwasfirststagedin1949,theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviews,anditwontheTonyAwardforBestPlay,theNewYorkDramaCritics`CircleAward,andthePulitzerPrizeforDrama.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxbury,Connecticut,ontheeveningofFebruary10,2005,the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.56.WhydidArthurMiller'sfathermovetotheUSA?A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.B.Hewasattractedbythe"GreatAmericanDream.C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.D.Hisfamilybusinessfailed.57.TheplayDeathofaSalesmanA.exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworldB.discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompanyC.talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMillerD.focusesontheskillsindoingbusiness58.WhatcanwelearnaboutWillyLoman?A.Hetreatshisemployerbadly.B.HerunstheWagnerCompany.C.HeisavictimoftheAmericansystem.D.Heisregardedasaherobyhiscolleagues.59.Afteritwasfirststaged,DeathofaSalesmanA.achievedhugesuccessB.wonthefirstTonyAwardC.waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmenD.wasseverelyattackedbydramatists60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ArthurMillerandhisfamily.B.TheawardsArthurMillerwon.C.ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienced.D.ArthurMillerandhisbest-knownplay.【解析】：56-60:BACAD【語篇解讀】本文是講述了阿瑟.密勒的生平經(jīng)歷及他的代表作DeathofaSalesman的內(nèi)容及評價。B。細節(jié)題。從第一段第二句話可知米勒的父親已經(jīng)從奧地利遷往美國，是和許多其他人一樣受“偉大的美國夢”的驅(qū)使。A。細節(jié)推斷題。從第二段第一句話可知米勒寫《推銷員之死》的目的是對美國制度的攻擊，因為美國商業(yè)制度的侵犯性和堅持將金錢和社會地位作為價值的顯示。A指出了,暴露了美國商業(yè)世界的殘酷。下文也提到了，inthecruelworldofbusiness。C.推理判斷題。從上文介紹情節(jié)中得知WillyLoman是戲劇中一個角色，而這個角色最終因為在這個制度中屢遭失敗自殺身亡，因此推斷他是美國制度的受害者。A.細節(jié)推斷題。從第三段得知一上映便贏得許多獎項，因此獲得巨大成功。D。主旨大意題。A沒有提及，BC都是片面的。2.（2011·陜西卷）BMostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,andthefirstpersontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.BorninSeptember,1987,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.Alongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudiedintheirownschool,andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSévignéinParis.IreneenteredtheUniversityofLikehermother,Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,IrenewasawardedaNobelPrize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolikehermother,shedevelopedleukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity（輻射能）.IreneJoliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch17,1956.49．WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?【B】

A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.

B.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded.

C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic.

D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.

50．WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFrederiojoliot?【A】

A.AttheCurieInstitute.B.AttheCniversityofParis.

C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeof51．WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?【A】

A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.52．InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuiredifferentfromhermother?【C】

A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.

C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeonceD.Irenediedfromleukemia.3.（2011·重慶卷）DWilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony(和睦)thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“l(fā)ittleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited(繼承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama(戲劇)andpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn’tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats’spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytradisionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.HehadnotenjoyedamajorpublicliftsincewinningtheNobelPricein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheageof50and75.AfterYeats’sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefallingliners:Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel(船)lieEmptiedofitspoetry.68.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats’sfamily?A.ItfilledYeats’schildhoodwithlaughter.B.ItwasshockedbyYeats’schoice.C.Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.69.Accordingtothsepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeats’slife?A.YeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater.B.Yeatsstucktomodernformsinhispeotry.C.Yeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.D.Yeatswasnotfavoredbythepublieuntilthe1923NoblePrize.70.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden’slines?A.Envy.B.Sympathy.C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Yeats’sliteraryachievements.B.Yeats’shistoricalinfluence.C.Yeats’sartisticambition.D.Yeats’snationalhonor.【答案】DCDA4.（2011·福建卷）DJacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,yetwhenshewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed(展現(xiàn))herselfasshedidnowhereelse.Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,GreekshippingmagnateAristotieOnassislaqueline’sclosefriendandformerWhiteHousesocial?LetitisBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatsheconsideracareerinpublishing.Afterconsideration, Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowtoliveherownlife.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlife,Jacquelineworkedasapublisher’seditor,firstatViking,thenatDoubleday,pursuing（追求）alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwomarriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,shewasresponsibleformanagingandeditingmorethan100sucessfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereIntheRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTVhostsBillMoyersandJosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationintoabook,ThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealttoo.withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhisautobiography(自傳)，Moonwalk.Jaequelineredforhernameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonprovedHerworth.Hershoicas,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothtothepublishingSinceandtoJacquelineherself.Inthebookssheselectedforpublication,shebuiltonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthofhermind.Herbooksaretheautobiofraphysheneverwrote,HerroleasFirstlady,intheend,wasovershadowedbyherperformanceasaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachtevedsomuch.68.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJecquelineA.becausefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditorB.wasinchargeofpublishing100bo