高中英語學習材料madeofjingetieji2014全國高考匯編閱讀之人物傳記類一（2014廣東卷）ASamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata（奏鳴曲）byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome---Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind---eachandeverynote,”saysSamuel.Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,”It’sallaboutsupermemory---IguessIhavethatgift.”However,Samuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn’tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,ALarrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions(探險)butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hiswaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidn’tevenknowwhatthetimewashowmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearrayoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.56.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.57.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.58.WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?A.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.B.Todiveintothedeepwater.C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotomoreconveniently.59.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn’twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.C.Larryhadapoormemory.D.Larryenjoyedtheadventure.60.WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?A.Becomeasuccessfuldiver.B.Makeagooddivingguide.C.Takealotofphotosunderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.【考點】考察人物傳記類閱讀【文章大意】本文用倒敘的手法敘述了著名的潛水員Larry的潛水經(jīng)歷，以及他帶著女兒繼續(xù)家庭的傳統(tǒng)繼續(xù)潛水的故事。56.【答案】D【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章1,2行Larrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions(探險)butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.可知這次潛水最大的不同是Larry會帶著他的女兒一起下水。故D正確。57.【答案】A【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第二段后兩行.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.可知在別的孩子不被允許潛水的時候，Larry已經(jīng)被允許和父親去潛水，說明他享有特權。故A正確。58.【答案】A【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段后2行Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hiswaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures可知一些危險的地方也沒有能夠阻止他去探險，有些地方很危險，他們需要在籠子里，以保護自己不受到危險的侵害。說明把他放在水下的籠子里是為了保護他不受危險的侵害。故A正確。59.【答案】D【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)本句.Larrydidn’tevenknowwhatthetimewashowmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.他甚至不再的自己曾經(jīng)到過多少水下的地方，不知道之間潛水了多長時間，不知道自己拍攝了多少照片?？芍芟硎茏约旱乃绿诫U，到了忘我的境界。故D正確。60.【答案】A【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段1，2行Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.可知他希望女兒能夠繼續(xù)家庭的傳統(tǒng)。他的父親是一名潛水員，他也是。那么他也希望自己的女兒也成為一名成功的潛水員。故A正確?！鹃L難句解析】Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.【翻譯】這將是他第一次和他父親在他很出名的領域里一起旅游?！痉治觥勘揪渲械慕樵~on后面有一個賓語從句whathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.，what引導起這個賓語從句，并在句中充當介詞for的賓語。三（2014山東卷）CElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,awealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.Shebecameknownas“Mumbet”or“MumBett.”Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.Withhishelp,Mumbetsued(起訴)forherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants(后裔).Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefounderoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.”51.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Shewasbornaslave B.ShewasaslaveholderC.Shehadafamoussister D.Shewasbornintoarichfamily52.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?A.Shefoundanemployer B.ShewantedtobealawyerC.Shewashitandgotangry D.Shehadtotakecareofhersister53.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution?A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.SheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhitesC.Howtobeagoodservant D.Howtoapplyforajob54.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?A.Shechosetoworkforalawyer B.ShefoundtheNAACPC.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys D.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren55.Whatisthetestmainlyabout?A.AstoryofafamouswriterandspokespersonB.ThefriendshipbetweenalawyerandaslaveC.ThelifeofabraveAfricanAmericanwomanD.Atrialthatshockedthewholeworld【考點】考察人物傳記類閱讀【文章大意】本文介紹了生來就是奴隸的ElizabethFreeman未了獲得自由而進行斗爭，最后獲得自由的故事，以及人們對她的評價。51.【答案】A【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第一行ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.可知她是一對奴隸父母親生下的孩子，天生就是一位奴隸。故A正確。52.【答案】C【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第二段前3行Oneday,Ashley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,shele