【英語】高中英語閱讀理解(人物故事)的基本方法技巧及練習題及練習題(含答案)一、高中英語閱讀理解人物故事類1．閱讀理解

ThreemonthsafterHurricaneKatrinain2005,RebeccaSell,then24,aphotojournalistforFredericksburgphotographedaNewOrleanscoupleworriedlyexaminingwater-spottedphotoalbums.Asshetookthephoto,somethingwithinherclicked."ItoldthemIcouldtaketheruinedpictures,copythemandgivethemdigitallyrestored(修復)photos,"sherecalls.Althoughabitsceptical,thecoupleagreed.Rebeccatooktheirphotoshome,restoredthemandtookthemtothecoupleattheirtemporaryhome."Itfeltsogoodtobeabletodothatforthem,"saysRebecca.

Whenhereditor,DaveEllis,sawthephotoofthecouple,hesuggestedtheygobackandrestoredamagedphotosforevenmorepeople.SoinJanuary2006,withpaidtimeofffromthepaper,thetwosetupshopinPassChristian.Afterpostinganoticeinthecommunitynewsletter,RebeccaandDavereceived500photosinfourdays.Foreach,thepairtookanewdigitalpicture,thenusedhigh-techsoftwaretoerasewaterspotsandrestorecolors.ItjustsohappenedthatapopularwebsitelinkedtoDave'sblogabouttheexperience,andsoonOperationPhotoRescue,asitcametobeknown,hademailsfromhundredsofvolunteers,includingphotographersandrestorationexperts,eagertohelp.

Thoughdigitalrestorationisapainstakingprocess,mendingirreplaceablefamilypicturesmeanstheworldtovictimslikeEmilyLancaster,71,whotookoutpilesofruinedphotoalbumsafterKatrina,neverthinkingthemesscouldbesaved.Butshejustcouldn'tbeartopartwithafewtreasuredpictures,includingaportraitofherfather,whohadpassedaway,andaphotoofherhusbandasaboy.ThensheheardaboutOperationPhotoRescue."Ididn'thaveawholelotofhopetheycouldfixthem,buttheydid,"Emilysays."AlmosteverydayIthinkaboutallthepicturesI'velost.I'msohappytohavethesetwo."

InthefiveyearssinceKatrina,OperationPhotoRescuehascollectedthousandsofpicturesruinedbyfloods,hurricanesandtornadoes.Volunteersmake"copyruns"todisasterareasacrossthecountrytogatherdamagedphotosfromsurvivors;operatingcostsarecoveredbydonations."It'sgreattobeabletogivepeoplesomeoftheirhistoryback,"saysRebecca."Onepersontoldmethatthankstous,hergrandmothergottoseeherphotosagainbeforeshepassedaway.MomentslikethatremindmewhyIdothis."（1）WhenRebeccatookthepictureoftheNewOrleanscouple,shedecidedto

.A.

takethemtotheirtemporaryhome

B.

helpwiththeirdamagedphotosC.

setupshopinPassChristian

D.

coverHurricaneKatrina（2）FromParagraph2,weknowthatDaveandRebecca

.A.

quittheirjobsin2006

B.

inspiredvolunteerstojointhemC.

spentfourdaysmendingthephotos

D.

madetheirworkknownintheirnewspaper（3）HowdidEmilyLancasterfeelwhenshefirstheardaboutOperationPhotoRescue?A.

Excited.

B.

Hopeless.

C.

Satisfied.

D.

Sceptical.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

SurvivingHurricanes

B.

AnActofGenerosityC.

SavingMemories

D.

ALuckyCouple【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，攝影記者麗貝卡塞爾和編輯戴夫·埃利斯通過照片修復，他們讓很多人丟失的記憶得到恢復，同時，也贏得了人們的肯定。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第一段中的"ItoldthemIcouldtaketheruinedpictures,copythemandgivethemdigitallyrestored(修復)photos,"可知，攝影記者麗貝卡塞爾會幫助他們修復受損的照片。故選B。（2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第二段中的”ItjustsohappenedthatapopularwebsitelinkedtoDave'sblogabouttheexperience,andsoonOperationPhotoRescue,asitcametobeknown,hademailsfromhundredsofvolunteers,includingphotographersandrestorationexperts,eagertohelp.“后來被稱為"照片救援行動"的網站，收到了數百名志愿者的電子郵件，其中包括攝影師和修復專家，他們都渴望提供幫助，可知，他們的行動鼓舞了其他的志愿者加入。故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據第三段中的"’Ididn'thaveawholelotofhopetheycouldfixthem,buttheydid,‘Emilysays.”艾米麗說:"能修好它們，我沒有抱太大的希望，但他們做到了。"從而可以推斷出，艾米麗最初對能夠修復照片是懷疑的。故選D。（4）考查主旨大意。根據最后一段中的"It'sgreattobeabletogivepeoplesomeoftheirhistoryback,"saysRebecca."Onepersontoldmethatthankstous,hergrandmothergottoseeherphotosagainbeforeshepassedaway.MomentslikethatremindmewhyIdothis."可知，通過照片修復，他們讓很多人丟失的記憶得到恢復，同時，也贏得了人們的肯定。故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解Openwaterswimming

Ihadonlyswuminopenwaterafewtimes,andalwaysingentlelakes,soIwasn'tpreparedforhowroughLakeWindermereappearedonacoldday.Aswimmertoldmethewaterfeltcolderthanithadbeenmeasured,andthatthewaterwasabitrough.ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.

Mostofthepeopletakingpartweredoingaone-milerace,and10raceswereplannedovertheweekend.Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.

Ihadchosenthethirdone-mileraceoftheday.Therewereover600peopleinmyrace.Weweretakenthroughanacclimatizationarea

achildren'spaddlingpool-sizedpartofthelakewherewemovedintofeelhowcoldthewaterwas."Nottoobad"waseveryone'sthought!Thenweheadedouttowardsthemiddleofthelake.

We'dbeenwarnedthatthefirst100metreswouldbereallyrough.However,somewherenearthe750mmarkIwasstillwaitingforthecalm;itfeltmorelikeswimmingintheseathanalake.Itriedtofocusonmybreathingandtechnique,andjustkeepgoing.AsIapproachedthe400m-to-gomarkmylowerrightlegbecamepainful.Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn'twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.Ididn'twanttostop,soIbentmyrightkneeandjustkickedwiththeleftleg.

FinallyIsawthefinishingpost,andIjustconcentratedongettingthere—stillone-legged.Myfinishingtimewas38minutes25secondsbutthatdidn'tmatter—theatmospherewasfantasticandeveryonefeltasenseofachievement,whatevertheirtime.I'mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I'vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.（1）Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforetherace?A.

Scaredofthemostchallengingrace.B.

Disappointedbythedifficultconditions.C.

Concernedabouttheotherswimmersintherace.D.

Determinedtobeastoughasthepeoplearoundher.（2）WhydoestheauthormentionthetwopeopleinParagraph2?A.

Tostresstheimportanceoftherace.B.

Topraisetheexperiencedswimmers.C.

Toshowthewiderangeoftheparticipants.D.

Tointroducethevariouseventsoftherace.（3）TheauthorsuggestsinParagraph4that______.A.

theracewouldcausebreathingproblemsB.

theracebecameharderthanshehadexpectedC.

itwasreallynecessarytopreparefortoughswimsD.

itwouldhavebeeneasierifshehadtakenothers'advice（4）Whatdoestheauthortalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A.

Herconfidenceinherownability.

B.

Herprideinhavingswumsoquickly.C.

Hereagernesstorepeattheexperience.

D.

Hersurpriseathavingmanagedtofinish.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了參加一英里的天然水域游泳的經歷，最終成功到達終點線。（1）考查推理判斷。

根據第一段中的“ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.”可知，我馬上和其他10000名游泳者完成這項挑戰(zhàn)，故可知，他們很堅定要完成這項運動，故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據第二段中的“Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.”可知，參賽者包括天然水域游泳的愛好者，也包括初學者，也有很多人完成自己的挑戰(zhàn)，這里面就有77歲參加2英里游泳的老人，也有去年參加一英里的男子，故可知，該比賽參與者范圍很廣，故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據第四段中的“Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn'twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.”可知，我想起了那些人提及的克服水中抽筋的技巧，但是沒有作用，我感覺整條腿開始緊張?zhí)弁矗士芍?，這次比賽比她想象的要艱難，故選B。（4）考查推理判斷。根據最后一段中的“I'mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I'vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.”可知，我被吸引住了，想要再嘗試一次，準備好為下一次游泳比賽報名，故可知，作者為完成比賽而感到興奮，也喜歡上了這項運動，故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要根據上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

PTSD(戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)傷)issadlyacommonaffliction(折磨)formanysoldierswhohavewitnessedconflict,aninvisiblewoundthatcontinuestocauseincrediblesufferinglongafterthegunshavefallensilent.

"Alotofuscomehomewithoutrealizingwearebringingthewarhomewithus,"saidJoshMarino,aveteran(退伍兵)oftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide.

"Ididn'twanttodealwithitanymore,"Marinosaid.Hewroteagoodbyenote,grabbedaknifeandwentoutsideforafinalcigaretteintherain.Butthen,fromthedeepestdepthofdespaircamehope.Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小貓)which,accordingtoMarino,"justwalkedupandstartedrubbingupagainstmylegandletmepethim.IcametolifeagainandIbrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears."

Fromthisaccidentalencountereverythingchanged.Marinofoundanewpurposeinlifethroughthefriendlycat,whohenamedScout,andwhohecreditswithsavinghislife."Istoppedthinkingaboutallmyproblems,andstartedthinkingaboutallhisproblems,andwhatIcoulddotohelphim,"Marinosaid.Thebondbetweenthemwasinstant，butthatwasn'ttheendofthestory.

MarinohasmadeavideoofhisandScout'sremarkablestoryofhealingandheartbreakwhichyoucanwatchontheInternet.Thestoryisdedicatedtoshowinghowanimalscanhelphumansthroughtoughtimes,aswellashumanscanhelpthem.Itisabeautifulstorythatissuretotugatyourheartstrings,showingjusthowpowerfulthebondbetweenhumansandanimalscanbe.Weloveit,andwehopeyoudotoo!（1）Whatcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.

TakingpartintheIraqwarhadbadeffectsonJoshMarino.B.

JoshMarinowoundedbadlyduringtheIraqwar.C.

PTSDisakindofdiseasewhichcannotbecurednow.D.

PTSDusuallyhappensafterthesoldiersdroptheirguns.（2）WhydidJoshMarinosuddenlyburstintotearsaccordingtothepassage?A.

Hejustcouldn'thelpcrying.B.

Thelittlecatgavehimhopetotreasurelife.C.

Thewildlittlecatattackedhimsobadly.D.

Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthecatcametohelphimonpurpose.（3）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

PTSD-adiseasecuredbyasoldier.B.

Themanandthecat.C.

Arescuebetweenasoldierandacat.D.

Howcanacatbeusedtostopsuicide【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記述文，退伍軍人Marino患上了PTSD(戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)傷)，在他準備自殺時一只小貓出現尋求他的撫摸，小貓的出現給了他生活的希望，改變了他的生活。（1）考查推理判斷。根據第二段中的“JoshMarino,aveteranoftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide”可知Marino參加了伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭，戰(zhàn)后患上了PTSD，并因為PTSD的影響想自殺。這說明參加伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭對Marino產生了不好的影響，故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據第三段中的“Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小貓)which，….Ibrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears.”可知在Marino準備自殺的時候，一只小貓從灌木叢走出來蹭他的腿,讓他撫摸自己。這讓他又活了過來并哭了。由此可以推斷小貓的出現給了他生活的希望，他因此而哭泣。故選B。（3）考查主旨大意。本文講述了小貓的出現給了想要自殺的退伍軍人Marino生活的希望，拯救了Marino,C項（士兵與小貓之間的救贖）最能體現本文大意，故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

WilburandOrvilleWrightwerethetwoyoungestsonsofBishopMiltonWright,WilburwasbornonafarmnearMillvilleandOrvillewasborninAugustinthehousethefamilywouldcometooccupyformorethan40yearsinDayton.

OrvillewoulddiscoverinlateryearsthatheandWilbur'sfirstinterestsinflightbeganwhentheywerechildren,withpoweredrubber-band-helicoptertoysthattheirfatherwouldbringhomeforthemfromtripsaroundthecountry.OrvilleandWilburwouldbuildduplicates（復制品）ofthesetoysandbouncethemofftheceiling.Theywerejustcrazyaboutthesethingsforthereasonsthattheydidnotyetunderstand.

Bothboyslovedtosolveproblemsthatseemeddifficulttoothers.Themoredifficulttheproblemwas,themoretheysawitasachallenge.ExploringtheunknownwassuchajoyforthenthatOrvilleoncesaid,"IcanrememberwhenWilburandIcouldhardlywaitforthemorningtocometogetatsomethingthatinterestedus.That'shappiness."

Puttingtheirgifttowork,theboysenteredtheprintingbusinesssoonafterhighschool.Orvilledesignedandthenbuiltaprintingpress（印刷機）forthisenterprise.Atfirst,theydidcontractprintingforotherpeople,andsoononeoftheircustomersduringtheearly1890swasFatherMilton'schurch.Theyalsotriedthenewspaperbusiness,andalthoughtheirtwonewspapers,theWestSideNewsandTheEveningItemwereconsideredtobeofhighquality,Daytonalreadyhaddailynewspapers,sotheWrightssoonreturnedtocontractprinting.

Branchingoutintootherareas,theyalsoopenedabicyclebusiness.Bicyclingwasthefastestgrowingsportinthecountryatthattime,andtheirrepairshopsoonledthemintobuildingbicyclesoftheirowndesign,oftenwithtoolsoftheirownconstruction,suchasthelathe（車床）drivenbyaone-cylindergasolineenginebuiltbyOrville.Thebicycleshopwouldprovidethelivelihood（生計）thatwouldallowthemtocarryouttheirexperimentsonairplanes.（1）WhatmayinspireWilburandOrvilleWrighttobekeenonflightinchildhood？A.

Theirexperiencesoftakingaflight.B.

Theirwishestotravelbyplane.C.

Thetoystheirfatherbroughtforthem.D.

Theirinterestinduplicatingtoys.（2）WhatkindofchildrenweretheWrightbrothers？A.

Enthusiasticandcurious.B.

Quietandmodes.C.

Naughtybutclever.D.

Stubbornbutcareful（3）WhatbusinessdidWilburandOrvilleentershortlyafterhighschool？A.

Thetoybusiness.B.

Theprintingbusiness.C.

Thelathebusiness.D.

Thebicyclebusiness.（4）Whatwillpossiblybediscussedfollowingthistext？A.

Whoguidedthemalotontheirwaytosuccess.B.

Whattroubletheywouldmeetintheirbusiness.C.

Whytheyclosedtheirbicycleshopsuddenly.D.

Howthetwobrothersbegantoinventplanes.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了萊特兄弟是怎樣的發(fā)明飛機的過程。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第二段中的“OrvillewoulddiscoverinlateryearsthatheandWilbur'sfirstinterestsinflightbeganwhentheywerechildren，withpoweredrubber-band-helicoptertoysthattheirfatherwouldbringhomeforthemfromtripsaroundthecountry”

奧維爾后來發(fā)現他和威爾伯對飛行第一次興趣是從他們小時候開始的，由于他們的父親從鄉(xiāng)村給他們帶回家的，用橡皮筋為動力的直升機玩具，可知選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據第二段中的“Theywerejustcrazyaboutthesethingsforthereasonsthattheydidnotyetunderstand”他們只是因為他們還不明白的原因而對這些事情瘋狂；和第三段中的“Bothboyslovedtosolveproblemsthatseemeddifficulttoothers.Themoredifficulttheproblemwas，themoretheysawitasachallenge”兩個男孩都喜歡解決別人覺得困難的問題。問題越難，他們就越覺得這是一個挑戰(zhàn)可推出選A。（3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第四段中的“Puttingtheirgifttowork,theboysenteredtheprintingbusinesssoonafterhighschool.”把他們的天賦投入工作中，孩子們高中畢業(yè)后不久就進入了印刷業(yè)。故選B。（4）考查推理判斷。根據最后一段中的“Thebicycleshopwouldprovidethelivelihood（生計）thatwouldallowthemtocarryouttheirexperimentsonairplanes”自行車店將提供生計，允許他們在飛機上進行實驗，可知選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。

5．閱讀理解

Generallyspeaking,peoplelikethosewhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.

Sometimesatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforBrian'sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn'tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.

Yes,thebosswas,asBrianenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室):everyonewashardatwork.Brian'sbosscameuptohim.Suddenly,Brianforcedasmileandstretchedouthishand."Howdoyoudo!"hesaid."I'mBrian.I'mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doesn'ttheearlybirdgettheworm?"

Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.

Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying"no",criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it'stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.（1）Brianwaslateforhisjobbecause________.A.

hegotuplate

B.

hewasseriouslyillC.

hewascaughtinatrafficjam

D.

hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob（2）Whatcanweinferabouthumor?A.

Itistheearlybird.

B.

Itisimportantinourlives.C.

Brianoftensavedhisjobwithhumor.

D.

Itcansolveracialdiscriminations.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"clampedoff"inParagraph3referto?A.

charge

B.

triedtoset

C.

gaveup

D.

triedtoholdback（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.

Manypeoplelackinasenseofhumor.B.

Brianwassupposedtoarriveathisofficeat8:30.C.

Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatBriancamelateforwork.D.

Humoristhemostinterestingwayofsolvingproblems.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，上班族Brian因為遇到了交通阻塞上班遲到，而在此之前他已經收到了遲到的最后通牒，因此這次很可能被辭退。當他在9：35分時走進辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強顏歡笑，伸出手來。"你好!""他說。"我是布萊恩。我正在申請一份工作，據我所知，這份工作在35分鐘前才開始招聘。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃嗎?"于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過一點幽默化解了這次危機。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第二段中的“Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.”可知Brian上班遲到是因為遇到了交通阻塞，故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據第四段中的“Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.”可知布萊恩保住了他的

工作，用的是唯一能贏的工具——笑聲。即可推測幽默在生活中是很重要的，故選B。（3）考查詞義猜測。根據第三段中的“Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.”可知房間里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能強忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。故可知劃線部分單詞意思為"努力忍??；抑制住"，故選D。（4）考查主旨大意。根據第二段中的“Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.”可知Brian在上班路上遇到了交通堵塞，就在他收到上班遲到的最后通牒后不久?？芍@不是Brian第一次上班遲到了，故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎上，進一步根據上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

Theboysatonhischair,withhishandabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.

Herecalledthatthecompetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnotevenstartedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain."WRITINGCOMPETITION!"thetitleread.Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition,andnowhewastakingitonashispersonaltaskfortheholidays.

Astheboyreflectedonhispreviouswritingefforts,herealizedhowhopelesshistaskofwinningwas.Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.

Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.

Thewordsshottowardshimlikeastormofleaves.Wordswerecomingeasily,flowingthroughhim,fasterthanhecouldtype.Hetypedfasterthanheeverhadbefore.Hecontinuedtotype,amazedathoweasywritingthisstorywas.Theboycouldnotstopwriting.Helookedatthewordcountandsawthenumber"248"staringrightbackathim.Hewasnotevenhalfwayyet.

Thenheheardthecallofhismothersayingtimeforbed.Hecontinuedwritingthepiece,ignoringher.Hehadtomakeupforthetimehehadlostthinkingaboutatopictowrite.

Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread"498".

"Perfect,"hethought,"justunderthewordlimit."Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.

HewentontoGoogleandsearchedforthecompetition.Hefoundthepagebuttherewasno"Enter"button.（1）Whatcausedtheboytotakepartinthewritingcompetition?A.

Anewcomputer.

B.

Theprizemoney.

C.

Hisowninterest.

D.

Hismom'sadvice.（2）Howdidtheboyfinishhisearlierwriting?A.

Hismomhelpedhim.

B.

Hecopiedothers'ideas.C.

Hisfriendsassistedhim.

D.

Heusedhisimagination.（3）Whydidtheboydelayhiswriting?A.

Becausehewasterriblylazy.

B.

Becausehedidn'tknowwhattowrite.C.

Becausehewasn'tconfident.

D.

Becausehereadtoomanystories.（4）Whichmightbethemaximumwordlimitforeachentry?A.

100.

B.

250.

C.

500.

D.

1000.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一個男孩，在媽媽的建議下，參加了寫作比賽。一開始，他不知道寫些什么，后來，有了創(chuàng)作的靈感，文章一氣呵成。（1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據第二段中的“Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition”可知這個男孩媽媽的建議使這個男孩參加了寫作比賽，故選D。（2）考查推理判斷。根據第三段中的“Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.”他寫的每一個故事都是根據其他故事改編的。他缺乏想象力，不幸的是，想象力是寫作的關鍵。由此推斷出這個男孩是通過抄襲別人的想法，來完成他早期的寫作的，故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據第四段中的“Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.”突然，他靈光一閃。這一次，他想出了一個新穎而富有想象力的故事。由此推斷出，男孩推遲寫作是因為他不知道該寫什么，故選B。（4）考查推理判斷。根據倒數第三段中的“Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread‘498’.”以及倒數第二段中的“‘Perfect,’hethought,‘justunderthewordlimit.’Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.”可知他寫了498個字，剛好在字數限制內，由此推斷出每篇文章的最大字數限制是500字，故選C?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。7．閱讀理解

VioletteChilde,67,isadiningcompanionwhohelpsservepatientslunches.Therolewasintroducedtenyearsagobyadietitianconcerningthatsomepatientswerenoteatingtheirmeals.

"Manyofourpatientsareelderlyandcanbeconfusedbythenoisy,busyenvironmentofthehospitalandsowon'tfocusoneating."explainsYvonneDonglas-Morris,headofvolunteering,whooverseestheactivitiesofall528ofthetrustyvolunteers."Staffarebusywiththeclinicalsideofthings,sothediningcompanionswereintroduced.Theywillassistthepatientsandencouragethemtoeat."

Violette,aretiredlibrarymanager,hasbeenhelpingoutforsixyears."Itmakesmefeelabitmorecomplete,"shesayssimply."Helpingwiththemealsfreesupthenursestogetonwithotherthings.Ibelieveinbeingapartofthecommunityandthishospitalispartofmycommunity."

Anotherkeyroleisplayedbythedischargevolunteers,whooffersupporttotheelderly,especiallythoseaged70andover-leavinghospitaltoreturntoanemptyhome.Theteamhasabudgetof￡10perpersonandwillpoptotheshopsandbuymilk,breadandamealtotidethemoverforthefirstfewhours.Theythencallthepatientsregularly,foraslongastheyneed,tocheckhowtheyaregettingonandiftheyneedextrasupport.

ThevolunteersinKingstonworkfromadedicatedoffice-asmallroominoneofthebuildingsonthehospitalgrounds,whereaChristmastreedecoratedwithbaubles(小飾物)bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecorner."Allthevolunteerscomeandgatherhere,itgetsverybusyattimes,"smilesNicolaHutin,67,adischargesupportvolunteer.Amotheroftwo,andgrandmotheroffour,shewasamembershipcoordinator(協(xié)調員)foratradeassociationuntilsheretired,andhassincevolunteeredatthehospitalonemorningaweekfor18months.（1）Whatcanwelearnaboutdiningcompanions?A.

Theirworkingconditionsarenoisy.B.

Theyaregreatassistantsfordoctors.C.

Theyoftenmakepatientsmorenervous.D.

Theoccupationexistedmorethantenyearsago.（2）WhatdoesViolettethinkofherwork?A.

Shefindsittiringandboring.B.

Shefindsiteasytocompleteherwork.C.

Shebelievesitgivesherasenseofbelonging.D.

Shebelieveshelpingpatientswithmealsistofreeupthecommunity.（3）Whatdoesadischargevolunteerdoforthepatients?A.

Raisemoneyfortheelderly.

B.

PayavisittothemathomeC.

Buydailynecessitiesforthem.

D.

Ringtochecktheirhealthcondition.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethethemeofthetext?A.

Itisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.

Manyhandsmakelightwork.C.

Healthisbetterthanwealth.

D.

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，通過講述志愿者的工作，告訴我們的是"人多力量大"。（1）考查推理判斷。根據第二段中的"Manyofourpatientsareelderlyandcanbeconfusedbythenoisy,busyenvironmentofthehospitalandsowon'tfocusoneating.""我們的許多病人都是老年人，可能會被醫(yī)院嘈雜繁忙的環(huán)境所迷惑，因此不會集中精力吃飯。"sothediningcompanionswereintroduced.Theywillassistthepatientsandencouragethemtoeat.""所以介紹了吃飯的同伴。他們會幫助病人，鼓勵他們吃東西。"可知，關于用餐同伴，我們能了解到他們的工作環(huán)境很嘈雜。故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據第三段中的“Violette,aretiredlibrarymanager,hasbeenhelpingoutforsixyears.‘Itmakesmefeelabitmorecomplete,’”Violette是一名退休的圖書館經理，她已經幫了六年的忙。"這讓我覺得更完整了”，以及“Ibelieveinbeingapartofthecommunityandthishospitalispartofmycommunity.”我相信成為社區(qū)的一份子，而這家醫(yī)院也是我社區(qū)的一份子?？芍?，Violette覺得她的工作會給她一種歸屬感。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據第四段中的“Theythencallthepatientsregularly,foraslongastheyneed,tocheckhowtheyaregettingonandiftheyneedextrasupport.”然后他們會定期給病人打電話，只要他們需要，檢查他們的情況以及是否需要額外的支持?？芍?，出院志愿者為病人打電話來檢查他們的健康狀況。故選D。（4）考查主旨大意。根據最后一段中的“ThevolunteersinKingstonworkfromadedicatedoffice-asmallroominoneofthebuildingsonthehospitalgrounds,whereaChristmastreedecoratedwithbaubles(小飾物)bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecorner.”Kingston的志愿者們在一間專門的辦公室里工作，這是醫(yī)院場地上一棟大樓里的一個小房間，角落里有一棵圣誕樹，上面裝飾著印有志愿者面孔的小玩意。可知，本文告訴我們的是"人多力量大"。故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．Choosetheonethatfitsbestac