2014年高考英語總復(fù)習(xí)-選擇題百題精練-專題18-閱讀理解-人物故事、人物傳記類(含解析)

wordword/word2014年高考英語總復(fù)習(xí)選擇題百題精練專題18閱讀理解人物故事、人物傳記類〔含解析〕B Inmylivingroom,thereisaplaque(匾)thatadvisesmeto“Bloom(開花)whereyouareplanted.〞ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980s,whenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourville DorothytaughtinaschoolinHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight－milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.Ratherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness. Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom(憂郁)disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy'sclassroom,Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner〞(lunch).Incaseyoudon'tknow,pokegreensareaweed－typeplantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground. Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertification,Dorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterward,sheinvitedmetotheone－and－onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictory,asifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemeal,sheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom(傳家寶),buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.61．“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment〞inParagraph1refersto________．A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothy B.acoursegivenbytheauthorC.anactivityheldbythestudents D.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnion62．Inthejourney,theauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing________．A.thelongtrack B.thepoorhousesC.thesametrain D.thewindingroad63．Uponarrivingattheclassroom,theauthorwascheeredupby________．A.awarmwelcome B.thesightofpokegreensC.Dorothy'slatestprojects D.abigdinnermadeforher64．WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degree.65．Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.Whateveryoudo,youmustdoitcarefully.B.Whoeveryouare,youdeserveequaltreatment.C.Howeverpooryouare,youhavetherighttoeducation.D.Whereveryouare,youcanaccomplishyourachievement.65.D主旨大意題。文章通過講述Dorothy在極其惡劣的環(huán)境下獲得成功的故事，說明一個人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力就能實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢想，因此D項(xiàng)正確?！?〕[2013·四川卷]DHometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia(懷舊)．It'sfuntocomehome.Itlooksthesame.Itsmellsthesame.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.Homeiswherewecanrememberpain，love，andsomeotherexperiences：Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;Iwonthreechampionshipshere.IfIclosemyeyes,Icanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthome.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass－topwoodentable.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'sempty，butit'swheremyearliestmemoriesare.ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdays,andwhereIcriedonHalloween—whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeforme.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistable,Icanseemyfavoriteroominthehouse，myparents'room.Itissimple:abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachside.Theirbedismysafezone.Icanjumponitanytime—wakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.I'mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheart,onaphysicalproperty(住宅)onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles.ItisproofIlived,Igrew,andIlearned.SometimeswhenIfeellost，Iliedownandshutmyeyes,andIgohome.Iknowit'swhereI'llfindmyfamily，mydogs,andmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI'llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon'tmind,becauseIwanttohearhersaymyname，whichremindsmeI'mhome.43．Whydoestheauthorcallherparents'bedher“safezone〞(Paragraph3)?A．Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay.B.Herneedscanbesatisfiedthere.C.Hergrandparents'photosarelinedoneachside.D.Herparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithherthere.44．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor'sfirstbedroom.B.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalhomeinLosAngeles.C.Theauthor'sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.D.Manypeopleoftheauthor'sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomes.45．Sometimeswhenshefeelslost，theauthorwill________．A.openthewindowatnightB.liedowninbedtohaveadreamC.trytobringbackasenseofhomeD.gotoLosAnglestovisithermom46．Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Toexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhome.B.Todeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthouse.C.Todescribethestateofherfamily.D.Tolookbackonherchildhood.〔3〕[2013·某某卷]CPoetWilliamStaffordoncesaidthatwearedefinedmorebythedetours(繞行路)inlifethanbythenarrowroadtowardgoals.Ilikethisimage.ButitwasquitebyaccidentthatIdiscoveredthedeepmeaningofhiswords.ForyearswemadethelongdrivefromourhomeinSeattletomyparents'homeinBoiseinninehours.Wetraveledthewaymostpeopledo:thefastest,shortest,easiestroad,especiallywhenIwasalongwithfournoisy,restlesskidswhohateconfinement(限制)andhavestrongopinionsabouteverything.Roadtripsfeltrisky，soIwoulddrivefast,stoppingonlywhenIhadto.Wewouldsticktothefreewaysandarrivetired.ButthenBanner,ourlambwasborn.HewasrejectedbyhismamadaysbeforeourplannedtriptoBoise.Ihadtwochoices:leaveBannerwithmyhusband,ortakehimwithme.Myhusbandmadethedecisionforme.ThatishowIfoundmyselfontheroadwithfourkids,ababylambandnothingbutmyeverlastingoptimismtoseemethrough.Wetookthecountryroadsoutofnecessity.Wehadtostopeveryhour,letBannershakeouthislegsandfeedhim.Thekidschasedhimandoneanother.They'dgetbackinthecarbreathlessandenergized,smellingfreshfromthecoldair.Weexploredsideroads,catchinggrasshoppersinwaist－h(huán)ighgrass.Evenifwesimplylookedoutofthecarwindowsatbabypigsfollowingtheirmother,orfishleapingoutofthewater,itwasbetterthanthebestridedownthefreeway.Herewaslife.Andnewhorizons(見識)．Weeventuallyarrivedatmyparents'doorstepastonishinglyfreshandfullofstories.Igrewbravewiththetripbackhomeandcreativewithmydiscipliningtechnique.Onanemptysectionofroad,everyonestartedquarreling.Istoppedthecar,orderedallkidsoutandtoldthemtomeetmeupahead.Iparkedmycarhalfamileawayandreadmybookinsweetsilence.Someroadtripsarebynecessityfastandstraight.ButthattripwithBanneropenedoureyestoaworldavailabletoanyoneadventurousenoughtowanderaroundandmademerealizethatadetourmayuncoverthebestpartofjourney—andthebestpartofyourself.46．Whydidtheauthorusetotakefreewaystoherparents'home?A．Itwaslesstiring.B．Itwouldbefasterandsafer.C．Herkidswouldfeellessconfined.D．Shefeltbetterwithotherdriversnearby.47．Theauthorstoppedregularlyonthecountryroadsto________．A．relaxinthefreshairB．takeadeepbreathC．takecareofthelambD．letthekidsplaywithBanner48．WhatdoestheauthordiscoverfromthetripaccordingtoParagraph6________？A．Freewaysarewherebeautyhides.B．Gettingclosetonatureaddstothejoyoflife.C．Enjoyingthebeautyofnaturebenefitsone'shealth.D．Oneshouldfollowsideroadstowatchwildanimals.49．Whydidtheauthoraskthekidstogetoutofthecarontheirwaybackhome?A．Togiveherselfsometimetoread.B．Toordersomefoodforthem.C．Toplayagamewiththem.D．Toletthemcooldown.50．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．CharmoftheDetourB．TheRoadtoBraveryC．CreativityoutofNecessityD．RoadTripandCountryLife〔5〕[2013·山東卷]BGeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.ManyofGershwin'ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld－famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewell－knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz－influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics(評論家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwasstillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itsillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty－nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.61．ManyofGershwin'smusicalworkswere________．A．writtenaboutNewYorkersB．composedforPaulWhitemanC．playedmainlyinthecountrysideD．performedinvariousways62．WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?A．Itattractedmorepeopletotheatres.B．Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic.C．ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestra.D．Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.63．WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?A．Hecreatedoneofhisbestworks.B．HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger.C．HearguedwithFrenchcritics.D．Hechangedhismusicstyle.64．Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．ManyofGershwin'sworkswerelost.B．ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported.C．AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin.D．BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin'sdeath.65．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?A．Talentedandproductive.B．Seriousandboring.C．Popularandunhappy.D．Friendlyandhonest.〔6〕【2014屆新余一中宜春中學(xué)高三聯(lián)考】AMynewly-rentedsmallapartmentwasfarawayfromthecentreofLondonanditwasbecomingessentialformetofindajob,sofinallyIspentawholemorninggettingtotownandputtingmynamedowntobeconsideredbyLondonTransportforajobontheunderground.Theywerelookingforguards,notdrivers.Thissuitedme.Icouldn’tdriveacarbutthoughtthatIcouldprobablyguardatrain,andperhapscontinuetowritemypoemsbetweenstations.ThewritersKeatsandChekhovhadbeendoctors.T.S.EliothadworkedinabankandWallaceStevensforaninsurancecompany.I’dbeasubwayguard.Icouldseemyselfbeingcheerful,useful,agoodmaninacrisis.ObviouslyI’dbeoverqualifiedbutIwaswillingtoforgetaboutthatinreturnforasteadyincomeandtravelprivileges—thosebeingparticularlywelcometosomeonelivingalongwayfromthecitycentre.ThenextdayIsatdown,withalmostahundredothercandidates,fortheintelligencetest.Imusthavedoneallrightbecauseafterabouthalfanhour’swaitIwassentintoanotherroomforapsychologicaltest.Thistimetherewereonlyaboutfiftycandidates.Theinterviewersatatadesk.Candidatesweresignaledforwardtooccupytheseatoppositehimwhenthepreviousoccupanthadbeendismissed,afteragreaterorshortertime.Obviouslythelonginterviewswerethemoresuccessfulones.Someoftheinterviewswereasshortasfiveminutes.Minewastheonlyonethatlastedaminuteandahalf.Icanrememberthequestionsnow:“Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?〞“Whydidyouleaveyourjobbeforethat?〞“Andtheonebeforethat?〞Ican’trecallmyanswers,exceptthattheywereshortatfirstandgrewprogressivelyshorter.Hisclosingstatement,Ithought,revealedalackofsensitivitywhichhelpedtoexplainwhyasapsychologist,hehadrisennohigherthantheundergroundrailway.“You’vefailedthepsychologicaltestandweareunabletoofferyouaposition.〞Failingtogetthatjobwasmylowpoint.OrsoIthought,believingthattheworkwaseasy.Actually,suchjobs—beingapostmanisanotheroneIstilldesire—demandexactlythesortofelementaryyetresponsibleawarenessthatthehabitualdreamerisleastqualifiedtogive.ButIwasstillfarshortoffullself-understanding.Iwasalsoshortofcash.【小題1】Thewriterappliedforthejobchieflybecause_________.A．hecouldnolongeraffordtolivewithoutoneB．hewantedtoworkinthecentreofLondonC．hewasnotinterestedinanyotheravailablejobD．hehadreceivedsomesuitabletraining【小題2】Thewriterthoughthewasoverqualifiedforthejobbecause_________.A．heoftentraveledundergroundB．hehadwrittenmanypoemsC．hehadworkedinacompanyD．hecoulddealwithdifficultsituations【小題3】Whatdoesthewriterrealizenowthathedidnotrealizethen?A．Howunpleasantordinaryjobscanbe. B．Howunsuitablehewasforthejob.C．Howdifficultitistobeapoet.D．Howbadlyhedidintheinterview.【小題4】Thelengthofhisinterviewmeantthat_________.A．hedidnotliketheintervieweratallB．hehadnotdonewellintheintelligencetestC．hewasnotgoingtobeofferedthejobD．hehadlittleworkexperiencetotalkabout【小題5】What’sthewriter’sopinionofthepsychologist?A.Hewasratherunsympathetic.B.Hewasunhappywithhisjob.C.Hewasquiteinefficient.D.Hewasveryaggressive〔有進(jìn)取心的〕.〔7〕【2014屆安徽池州一中月考】BTaiwan-bornAmericandirectorAngLee'swinofhisseconddirectingOscarhassparkedcomplexfeelingsamongChineseaudiences,whoexpressedtheirprideduetothedirector'sChineseroots,butcouldn'thelpbutreflectonwhytheChinesemainlandhasfailedtodelivermoreoutstandingfilmstotheworld.Lee,58,onSundayacceptedtheAcademyAwardforbestdirectorforLifeofPi,a3Dadventure-dramafilm.Leehadwonthetopdirectingawardin2006forBrokebackMountainandthebestforeignlanguagefilmOscarin2001forCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon.

LeecametoHollywoodHowever,alargenumberofaudiencemembersandcriticsfromthemainlandexpressedtheirfrustrationsoverhome-mademovies:Mainlandfilmmakershavemadenumerousambitioustriesfortheprestigiousawardbutneverwon.HaoJie,ayoungdirectorwhose2010filmSingleManwontheSpecialJuryPrizeintheTokyoFilmexFestivalbutwasneverscreenedinthemainlandforitshowedcomplexsexlivesinavillage."Duetothecensorship(審查),wearepreventedfromthebeginningofourproduction,whichforbidsourworksfrommirroringrealities,"Haosaid.Whileacknowledgingthesystem'sroleinundermining(削弱)excellentworks,SuMu,awell-knownfilmcritic,arguedthattheatmosphereinthemainland'sfilmcircleisalsotoblame."Leeproduceshisworkswithhisheart,butmostmainlanddirectorsnowonlyhavemoneyinmind."Thoughhavingobtainedapprovalforhissecondfilmfromthefilmauthority,Haosaidcinemashavekeptdelayingthescreeningofhiswork."Thisisanotherfactorthatpreventsusfromprogressing.Cinemaswon'triskshowingourfilm,whichfeaturesnostarsandisconsiderednon-mainstream,"complainedHao.【小題1】Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theprestigiousaward〞referto?A.theBestDirectorofOscarB.anyoftheOscarAwardsC.theSpecialJuryPrizeD.thebestforeignlanguagefilmOscar【小題2】Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.AngLee’sfilmsarealwaysfocusingonChinesetraditions.B.ChineseaudiencesareproudoftheirChineseidentityinthefilms.C.AngLeehaswontheworld’sfavoronlybymeansofhisthreeOscars.D.AngLeeisfamousforhiscombiningmodernityandChinesetraditions.【小題3】WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatpreventsChinesemainlandfilms’progressing?A.Strictcensorship.B.Alackofwonderfuldirectors.C.Thebadatmosphereinthefilmcircle.D.Cinemas’notriskingshowinglow-costfilms.【小題4】Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_____.A.AngLee-PrideofChineseMovie-makersB.TheFutureofChineseMainlandFilm-makingC.Bitter-sweetFeelingoverAngLee’sOscarWinD.WhatCanChineseFilmsDofortheOscarAwards〔8〕【2013屆湖北孝感中學(xué)第二次月考】B Shakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,madefulluseofthegreatestresourcesoftheEnglishLanguage．MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand!ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusesit．Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort,eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday． However,itissurprisingthatweshouldknowcomparativelylittleaboutthelifeofthegreatestEnglishauthor．WeknowthatShakespearewasbornin1564inStr