高考英語高考歷年真題專項分類匯編及精解精析16閱讀理解（人物傳記）

高考英語高考歷年真題（最新）專項分類匯編及

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[2012高考試題】

[2012山東卷】

B

OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywas

alsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.James

Murraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthe

historyoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleand

wouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations

（弓I文）showinghowitwasused.

Thiswasahugetask.SoMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnited

States,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookever

writteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChester

Minor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericanSurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwas

nowlivinginEngland.HegavehisaddressasuBroadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,“

50milesfromOxford.

MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Over

thenextyears,hebecameoneofthestaffJsmostvaluedcontributors.

Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdecline

tovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.

Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum

fortheCriminallyinsane.

MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinued

contributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.

MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaround

theasylumgrounds.

In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywas

attheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.

Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglish

Dictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsof

themwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.

61.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary.

A.cameoutbeforeminordied

B.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer

C.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray

D.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary

62.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?

A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.

B.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.

C.Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations

D.hewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.

63.WhydidDr.MinorrefusetovisitOxford?

A.HewasshutinanasylumB.HelivedfarfromOxford

C.HewasbusywritingabookD.Hedislikedtraveling

64.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause.

A.theybothservedintheCivilWar.

B.Theyhadacommoninterestinwords

C.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurray

D.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor

65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDr.Minor?

A.BraveanddeterminedB.Cautiousandfriendly

C.ConsiderateandoptimisticD.Unusualandscholarly

66.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.

B.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinor

C.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary

D.BroadmoorAsylumandispatients

【文章大意】本文是一篇人物傳記，講述了牛津英語詞理的編撰者之一的Dr.Miner的不一般

的人生，他博學，但被關在精神病院.他對牛津英語詞典貢獻很大，并與PrcfMurr中因為共

同的愛好成為好朋友.

6L【答案】D

【解析】根據(jù)第一段中的...serveasecirorfcrwhatwastebethemostsmbiticusdictionaryin

thehistorycftheEnglishlanguage可知答案選D.

【考點定位】考查細節(jié)理解.

62.【答案】C

【解析】根據(jù)第三段的第一句話Minorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsand

quotationstoMurray可知答案選C。

【考點定位】考查細節(jié)理解。

63.【答案】A

【解析】根據(jù)第四段中的...hefoundMinorlockedinabcck-linedcellattheBroadmoor,Asylum

可知，Miner被關在一家精神病院里，這是他不能去牛津的原因.

【考點定位】考查細節(jié)理解.

64.【答案】B

【解析】根據(jù)第五段的Murrayandincrbecamegeedfriends,sharingtheirIcveofwords可知,

他們成為好朋友的主要原因在于他們都對詞匯很熱愛.

【考點定位】考查細節(jié)理解.

65.【答案】D

【解析】從文章的最后一句話可以推斷i.incr很博學，對做學問很投入，但他同時又是一個

精神病人.因此用deleted,scholarship,unu”」等描述他最貼切.

【考點定位】考查推理判斷題.

66.【答案】C

【解析】文章的關健詞有兩個：Minor^DCxfcrdDictionary）主要講述Mr.Miner的特別之處和

他時Cxfcrd?；壬械呢暙I，因此文章的大意應該把這兩個詞都包括進去.

【考點定位】考查文章的主旨大意.

[2012安徽卷】

C

WhenFridaKahlo,spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedher

paintingsas“aribbon（絲帶）aroundabomb”.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlo

hadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbigger

nametodaythanshewasduringhertime.

Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio（小兒

麻痹癥）attheageofseven.Herspine（脊柱）becomebentasshegrewolder.Then,

in1925,herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughout

therestofherlife,theartisthadmanyoperations,butnotingwasabletocure

theterriblepaininherback.However,theaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.

Whilelyinginherbedrecovering,Kahlotaughtherselftopaint.

In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera,anotherfamousMexicanartist.

Rivera,sstronginfluencesonKahlo,sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks,but

herlaterworksfromthe1940s,knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluence

fromherhusband.

Unfortunately,herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sandl940s,

eveninherhomecountry.Ilerfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil

1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954,Kahlo,sworksremainedlargely

unnoticedbytheworld,butinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfame

atlast.

64.Whatdoesthephrase“amuchbiggername“inparagraph1mostnearlymean?

A.afarbetterartistB.aformoregiftedartist

C.amuchstrongerpersonD.amuchmorefamousperson

65.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby

A.polioB.herbentspine

C.backinjuriesD.theoperationsshehad

66.Kahlo'sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe

A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1970s

67.WhatisauthorJsattitudetowardKahlo?

A.DevotionB.SympathyC.WorryD.Encouragement

典型的人物傳記。難度?般般。

64D我們可以用better和gifted來描寫她，但是文章中說她的主要悲劇是不被大

眾認識。

65C文章依據(jù)就是schoolbusaccident.

66B細節(jié)題，直接找到答案

67B推理題，tomb和sadly告訴我們這是一個悲劇，aribbon告訴我們主人公很積

極樂觀。

[2011高考試題】

1.(2011?山東卷)A

ArthurMiller(1915-2005)isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatest

dramatistsofthe2011century.MillersfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfrom

AustriaHungary,drawnlikesomanyothersbythe“GreatAmericanDream”.However,

heexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedinthe

GreatDepressionoftheearly1930s.

Millers'smostfamousplay,DeathofaSalesman,isapowerfulattackonthe

Americansystem,withitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceon

moneyandsocialstatusasindicatorsofworth.InWillyLoman,theheroofthe

play,weseeamanwhohasgotintotroublewithhisworth.Willyis“burntout”

andinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomforsentiment:ifhecan，tdo

thework,thenheisnogoodtohisemployer,theWagnerCompany,andhemustgo.

Willyispainfullyawareofthis,andatlossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.

Herefusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheend.

Whenitwasfirststagedin1949,theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiastic

reviews,anditwontheTonyAwardforBestPlay,theNewYorkDramaCriticsCircle

Award,andthePulitzerPrizeforDrama.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeof

thesemajorawards.

MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxbury,Connecticut,onthe

eveningofFebruary10,2005,the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeath

ofaSalesmanonBroadway.

56.WhydidArthurMiller，sfathermovetotheUSA?

A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.

B.Hewasattractedbythe"GreatAmericanDream.

C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.

D.Hisfamilybusinessfailed.

57.TheplayDeathofaSalesman

A.exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworld

B.discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompany

C.talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMillerD.focusesonthe

skillsindoingbusiness

58.WhatcanwelearnaboutWillyLoman?

A.Hetreatshisemployerbadly.

B.HerunstheWagnerCompany.

C.HeisavictimoftheAmericansystem.

D.Heisregardedasaherobyhiscolleagues.

59.Afteritwasfirststaged,DeathofaSalesman

A.achievedhugesuccess

B.wonthefirstTonyAward

C.waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmen

D.wasseverelyattackedbydramatists

60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ArthurMillerandhisfamily.

B.TheawardsArthurMillerwon.

C.ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienced.

D.ArthurMillerandhisbest-knownplay.

［解析］:0（56u

【語篇解讀】本文是講述了阿瑟嬲敢生平經歷及他的代表作Dearhc^aSalesman的內容

及評價。

36.B.細節(jié)題。從第一段第二句話可知米勒的父親已經從奧地利遷往美國，是和許多其他

人一樣受偉大的美國夢的驅使.

37.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

T,暴露了美國商業(yè)世界的殘酷。下文也提到了，inthecruelwcrldcfbusiness.

38.C推理判斷題.從上文介紹情節(jié)中得知Willy即蒸是戲劇中一個角色，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。

39.2細節(jié)推斷題。從第三段得知工上映便贏得許多獎項，因此獲得巨大成功。

40.D.主旨大意題。A沒有提及，BC都是片面的.

2.（2011?陜西卷）B

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,

andthefirstpersontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalso

themotherofaNobelPrizewinner.

BorninSeptember,1987,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries'twodaughters.

Alongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudied

intheirownschool,andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.Shefinishedherhigh

schooleducationattheCollegeofSevigneinParis.

IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematics

andphysics.WhenWorldWar1began,Irenewenttohelphermother,whowasusing

X-rayfacilities（設備）tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.Irenecontinued

theworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgrum.

HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitary'sMedalbytheFrench

government.

In1918,IrenebecamehermotherJsassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember

1924,FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstitute,andIrenetaughhimthetechniques

requiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.Theirdaughter

Helenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.

Likehermother,Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,Irenewas

awardedaNobelPrize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolike

hermother,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.AttheCollegeofSevigne.

51.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）D

WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune

13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony（和睦）thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.

Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“l(fā)ittleofchildhood

butitspain”.Infact,heinherited（繼承）excellenttasteinartfromhis

family-bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledon

literature,particularlydrama（戲劇）andpoetry.

Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.Hesethimselfthe

freshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearly

theatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.He

didn,tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.

Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.

Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeats

generallyreliedonverytradisionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.

Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhim

toworldwiderecognition.

HehadnotenjoyedamajorpublicliftsincewinningtheNobelPricein1923.

Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwriting

atage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnoother

exampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweenthe

ageof50and75.AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,amongothers,

thefallingliners:

Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:

WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.

LettheIrishvessel（船）lie

Emptiedofitspoetry.

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.Audenslines?

A.Envy.B.Sympathy.

C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.

71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Yeats'sliteraryachievements.

B.Yeats'shistoricalinfluence.

C.Yeats'sartisticambition.

D.Yeats'snationalhonor.

【答案】DCDA

4.（2011?福建卷）D

JacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,

yetwhenshewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed

（展現(xiàn)）herselfasshedidnowhereelse.

Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,GreekshippingmagnateAristotieOnassis

laqueline,sclosefriendandformerWhiteHousesocial?LetitisBaldrigemade

asuggestionthatsheconsideracareerinpublishing.Afterconsideration,

Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowto

liveherownlife.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast

20yearsofherlife,Jacquelineworkedasapublisher'seditor,firstat

Viking,thenatDoubleday,pursuing（追求）alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwo

marriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,shewasresponsibleformanaging

andeditingmorethan100sucessfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereIn

theRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTV

hostsBi11MoyersandJosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevision

conversationintoabook,ThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomean

internationalbest-seller.Shedealttoo.withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhis

autobiography（自傳），Moonwalk.

Jaequelineredforhernameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonproved

Herworth.Hershoicas,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereof

benefitbothtothepublishingSinceandtoJacquelineherself.Inthebooksshe

selectedforpublication,shebuiltonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasa

readerandleftarecordofthegrowthofhermind.Herbooksaretheautobiofraphy

sheneverwrote,HerroleasFirstlady,intheend,wasovershadowedbyherperformance

asaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachievedsomuch.

68.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJecqueline

A.becausefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditor

B.wasinchargeofpublishing100books

C.promotedlierbooksthroughsocialrelations

D.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor

69.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagphprobablymeansthis

A.JscquelineysendedupasaneditorratherthanasFirstLady

B.Jscqueline,slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditor

C.JscquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLady

D.Jscqueline'sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor

70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Jscqueline'stwomarriageslastedmorethan20years

B.Jscqueline'sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventually

C.Jscqueline'sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheedited

D.Jscqueline'sachievementswerewidelyknown

71.Thepassageismainly

A.anintroductionofjacqueline,slifebothasFistLadyandaseditor.

B.abriefdescriptionofjacqueline,slifelongexperiences.

C.abriefaccountofjacqueline,scareerasaneditorinherlast20years.

D.ananalysisofJscqueline,ssocialrelationsinpublishing

【答案】DCCC

[2010高考試題】

Passage1

（10?安徽A篇）

TheengineerCamillaOlivettiwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.

AthisfactoryinIvrea,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter.Today

thecompany*sheadofficeisstillinIvrea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuch

largerthanitwasinthosedaysandthereareofficesallaroundtheworld,

By1930therewasastaffof700andthecompanyturnedout13.000machines

ayear.SomewenttocustomersinItaly,butOlivettiexportedmoretypewritersto

othercountries.

Camillo'sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhe

becametheboss.Heintroducedastandardspeedfortheproductionlineandhe

employedtechnologyanddesignspecialist.Thecompanydevelopednewandbetter

typewritersandthencalculators（計算器）.In1959itproducedtheELEAcomputer

system.Thiswasthefirstmainframe（主機）computerdesignedandmadeinItaly.

AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblem.Other

companies,especiallytheJapanese,madefasterprogressinelectronictechnology

thantheItaliancompany.

In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreasedits

marketingandservicenetworksandmadeagreementswithothercompaniestodesign

andproducemoreadvancedofficeequipment.Soonitbecameoneoftheworld,s

lesdingcompaniesininformationtechnologyandcommucations.Therearenowfive

independentcompaniesintheOlivettigroup-oneforpersonalcomputers,onefor

otherofficeequipment,oneforsystemsandservice,andtwofortelecommunications.

56.Fromthetextwelearnthat

A.by1930Olivettiproduced13.000typewritersayear

B.Olivettiearnedmoreinthe1960sthaninthe1950s

C.someofOlivetti*s700staffregularlyvisitedcustomersinItaly

D.Olivettisetupofficesinothercountriesfromtheverybeginning

57.WhatwasprobablythedirectresultofOlivettiysfallingbehindinelectronic

technology

A.AdrianoJsdeathB.Aperiodoffinancialproblems

C.ItsfasterprogressD.Itsagreementswithothercompanies.

58.WhatdoweknowaboutOlivetti?

A.Itproducedthebesttypewriterintheworld.

B.Itdesignedtheworld,sfirstmainframecomputer.

C.Itexportedmoretypewritersthanothercompanies.

D.IthasfiveindependentcompanieswithitsheadofficeinIvrea.

59.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe

A.TheOriginofOlivetti.B.TheSuccessofOlivetti.

C.TheHistoryofOlivettiD.TheProductionofOlivetti.

答案：56—59ABDC

Passage2

（10?福建A篇）

F.ScottFitzgerald,bornonSeptember24,1896,anAmericannovelist,wasonce

astudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattendedPrinceton.University

forashortwhile.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabama,wherehe

methisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.

Hislifewithherwasful1ofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhisdiary:"Myown

happinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththe

persondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownparts

ofitinmydiary.”

Thissideofparadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedbyits

success,Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.Thenhecontinuedwith

thenoveltheBeautifulandDamned(1922),acollectionofshortstoriesThalesof

theJazzAge(1922),andaplayTheVegetable(1923).Buthisgreatestsuccesswas

TheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquickbroughthimpraisefromtheliterary

world.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Then,in1926,he

publishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.

However,Fitzgerald'sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.During

the1920shetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirst

breakdownandwenttoaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTender

IstheNightin1934andTheLoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.whilehiswifewas

inhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGraham,

hisdearfriend,helpedhimfighthisalcoholism.

56.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?

A.5B.6C.7D.8

57.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald'slife

accordingtothepassage?

a.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.

b.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.

c.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadise.

d.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraise.

e.Hefailedtoreorderhislife.

f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZelda.

A.f-c-e-a-b-dB.b-e-a-f-c-dC.f-d-e-c-b-aD.b-f-c-d-e-a

58.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald

A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhemetZeldainAlabama.

B.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedinthearmy

C.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn,tbrokendown

D.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital

59.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout

A.Zelda'spersonallife

B.Zelda/sillnessandtreatment

C.Fitzgerald'sfriendshipwithGraham

D.Fitzgerald'scontributionstotheliteraryworld

答案：56—59ADCD

Passage3

<0?湖南B篇）

WhenMaryMoorebeganherhighschoolin1951,hermothertoldher,〃Besure

andtakeatypingcoursesowhenthisshowbusinessthingdoesn，tworkout,you'11

havesomethingtorelyon.〃Maryrespondedintypicalteenagefashion.Fromthat

momenton,“theverylastthingIeverthoughtaboutdoingwastakingatyping

course,“sherecalls.

Theshowbusinessthingworkedout,ofcourse.Inhercareer,Marywonmany

awards.Onlyrecently,whenshebegantowriteGrowingUpAgain,didsheregret

ignoringhermorn,〃Idon'tknowhowtouseacomputer,，zsheadmits.

Unlikeher1995autobiography,AfterAll,hersecondbookislessaboutlife

asanaward-winningactressandmoreaboutlivingwithdiabetes（糖尿?。?Allthe

moneyfromthebookisintendedfortheJuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation（JDRF）,

anorganizationsheservesasinternationalchairman."Ifelttherewasaneedfor

abooklikethis,，zshesays."Ididn，twanttolecture,butIwantedotherdiabetics

toknowthatthingsgetbetterwhenwe'reself-controlledanddoourpartinmanaging

thedisease.z，

Butshehasn'talwayspracticedwhatsheteaches.Inherbook,shedescribes

thatawfulday,almost40yearsago,whenshereceivedtwopiecesof1ife-changing

news.First,shehadlostthebabyshewascarrying,andsecond,testsshowedthat

shehaddiabetes.Inachildlikeact,sheleftthehospitalandtreatedherselfto

aboxofdoughnuts（甜甜圈）.Yearswouldpassbeforesherealizedshehadtogrow

up—again—andtakecontrolofherdiabetes,notletitcontrolher.Onlythen

didshekickherthr