【英語】高考英語閱讀理解(人物故事)常見題型及答題技巧及練習(xí)題(含答案)一、高中英語閱讀理解人物故事類1．閱讀理解

AphotographyexhibitionbyFrenchartistSanBartolomeentitledMoonDoorDreamersopenedinthe798ArtZoneinBeijingonDecember10,2011,presentingacross-culturalperspective(視角)onordinarylifeinthecapitalcity.

BartolometookthesephotosinAugust2008,andproducedavideonamedTwoWorlds,OneDream.TheseworksweredisplayedinPingyao,anancientcityinShanxiProvince,underthetitleBeijingMidsummerNightDreaminSeptember2010.

ThemoondoorsserveasakeyholethroughwhichonecancatchaglimpseofasliceofBeijinglife.HegothisinspirationfromonecyclingtriptothesoutheasternsuburbofBeijing,wherehediscoveredapeculiarstreetalongwhichagraybrickwallwasbuilttocovertheshabbybungalows.Thesecabinsweremostlyrentedbymigrantworkers-peddlers,craftsmen,grocersandinnkeepers.

Bornin1950,Bartolomehasworkedasaphotographer,stagedirector.Artisticmanager,writeranddiplomat.AnotedSinophile,BartolomefrequentlyvisitsChinaforphotographicsubjects.Inthefallof2003,hejoinedtheFrenchEmbassyinBeijingasaculturalattache.HisworkexperienceinChinafrom2003to2015furtherenhancedhisawarenessofandloveforChina.

BartolomenotonlylovesChineseculturebutalsotheChinesepeople.HethinksthatChinesepeoplearekind,welcominganddiverse.

BackfromhisbikeridetosoutheasternBeijing,hedecidedtoshootpicturesaboutordinaryurbanlifestyles.Heobserveddwellerscarefullyandmadefriendswiththem.

Afterabout30daysandnightsthathespentwiththesecommonmigrants,hecreatedanumberofportraits.Meanwhile,helearnedmoreaboutthoseruralmigrantswhoearntheirlivinginacitywithwhichtheyareunfamiliar.

Headoptedanoptimisticperspectivetoshootthesights,andheborrowedthetitleofoneofWilliamShakespearescomedyworks:AMidsummerNight'sDream.（1）Whatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibition?A.

TopresentBartolome'sphotographicskills.B.

TotellusBartolome'sworkexperienceinBeijing.C.

ToshowusBartolome'soptimisticviewonordinarylifeinBeijing.D.

Tobuildacross-culturalcommunicationbridgebetweenChinaandFrance.（2）WhatinspiresBartolometoshootpicturesaboutordinaryurbanstyles?A.

HisbikeridetoSoutheasternsuburbofBeijing.B.

HisworkexperienceintheFrenchEmbassyinBeijing.C.

HisvisittotheancientcityofPingyao.D.

Shakespeare'scomedywork:AMidsummerNight'sDream.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Sinaphile"inparagraph4referto?A.

Asuccessfulartist.

B.

Aculturalattache.

C.

Apersonofstatus.

D.

AfanofChina.（4）Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.

AFrenchartisttellsChinesestorieswithhiscamera.B.

AFrenchartistfrequentlyvisitsChinaforphotography.C.

MigrantworkersliveasimplebuthappylifeinBeijing.D.

MoonDoorsserveasawindowtodisplayChinatotheworld.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，法國藝術(shù)家圣巴托洛姆在北京798藝術(shù)區(qū)舉辦的名為"月亮之門夢想家"的攝影展，從跨文化角度呈現(xiàn)了普通城市的生活以及拍攝的原因。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的"presentingacross-culturalperspective(視角)onordinarylifeinthecapitalcity."以及最后一段中的"Headoptedanoptimisticperspectivetoshootthesights,"可知，這次攝影展用一種跨文化視角來展示首都的普通生活，他以樂觀的角度拍攝的。由此推斷出攝影展向我們展示巴托羅姆對北京城市生活的樂觀態(tài)度。故選C。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的"HegothisinspirationfromonecyclingtriptothesoutheasternsuburbofBeijing,..."以及第六段中的"BackfromhisbikeridetosoutheasternBeijing,hedecidedtoshootpicturesaboutordinaryurbanlifestyles"可知他（拍攝）的靈感來自一次去北京東南郊的騎行之旅，...?；氐奖本┲?，他決定拍攝一些關(guān)于普通城市生活方式的照片?？芍?，是他騎自行車去北京的東南郊區(qū)激發(fā)了他拍攝普通城市的生活。故選A。（3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第四段劃線詞"Sinaphile"后的內(nèi)容可知,巴托羅姆為了這個攝影主題經(jīng)常訪問中國。2003年秋，他以文化專員的身份加入了法國駐北京大使館。從2003年到2015年，他在中國的多年工作經(jīng)歷讓他加深了對中國的認(rèn)識和熱愛。由此可知，他是一個熱愛中國的人，喜歡了解中國，是一個"中國迷"。故選D。（4）考查主旨大意。本文第一段敘述了法國藝術(shù)家圣巴托洛姆在北京798藝術(shù)區(qū)舉辦的名為"月亮之門夢想家"的攝影展開幕從一個跨文化視角來展示在首都的普通生活。接著敘述了為什么拍攝中國普通城市的生活，用攝影機拍攝他在中國的經(jīng)歷來表現(xiàn)對中國的熱愛。由此可知本文主要敘述了一個法國藝術(shù)家用他的相機講述中國故事。故選A?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷，詞義猜測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(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

Forthepastfewmonths,mythree-year-olddaughterhasspentanhoureveryweeklearningaforeignlanguage.Shewalksintoasmallroominalocalschool,wheresheandahandfulofthreeandfour-year-oldspendthenexthourdancingto“LaVacaLola”,asongaboutaSpanishcow,creatingfingerpuppets(木偶)tovoicewhattheylikeanddon'tlike(megusta,nomegusta)andshoutingoutwhichanimalsarebig(grande)orsmall(pequeno).

Shetellsuslittleabouttheclasses.Infact,forthefirstfewweeks,nothingatall.Ibegintowonderifitwasahugemistake(eachlessonworksoutatabout￡9)butthenIshowher“LaVacaLola”onYouTube.SheshoutsvacawithenthusiasmandwithwhatIhopeisaSpanishaccent.

Thewishtoenroll(使……加入)herinlanguagelessonscame,likemostthings,graduallyandtheninasuddenrush.Inmydayjob,IreadandeditstoriesabouttheChineseeconomy.Foralongtime,IfeltthatitwouldbegoodforhertolearnanotherlanguagebutIhadnogreatplanastowhen.

ThenIreadEdwardLuce'sTheRetreatofWesternLiberalismandallmythoughtsandworryabouttheeconomycombinedintoapanic.Wakinginasweat,itseemedobviousthatifmydaughterwastohaveanykindoffuture,shewouldhavetolearnanotherlanguage.Ideally(理想地)immediately.

IthoughtaboutMandarinChinese,oneofthetop10languagesmostimportantforourfuture,accordingtotheBritishCouncil(othersincludeArabic,French,German,Portuguese,Italian,Russian,DutchandJapanese).Buttherewerenoclassesforyoungchildrennearby.Therewere,however,localSpanishclasses—thenumber-onelanguageonthelist.Whenshestartedtosing"IncyWincySpider"inSpanishandEnglish—helpedbyaSpanishnurseryworker-ourdecisionwasmade.（1）Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sdaughterfromthefirstparagraph?A.

Sheusesfingerpuppetstomakehervoiceheard.B.

SheistheoldeststudentinherSpanishclass.C.

ShelearnsSpanishbydancingtosongs.D.

ShehaslearntSpanishforonemonth.（2）Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherdaughter'sclassatfirst?A.

Proud.

B.

Surprised.

C.

Delighted

D.

Doubtful.（3）Whydidtheauthoraskherdaughtertolearnaforeignlanguage?A.

Toprepareherforthecomingschooleducation.

B.

Toequipherforherfuture.C.

Toencouragehertohavebeliefinherself.

D.

Todevelopherinterestinsinging.（4）WhatmadetheauthordecidetoenrollherdaughterinSpanishlessons?A.

Herperformance.

B.

Hergreatinterest.C.

Thenurseryworker'ssuggestion.

D.

Thefast-growingeconomy.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者讓自己的女兒學(xué)習(xí)一種外語的原因以及學(xué)習(xí)過程中出現(xiàn)的一些問題。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Shewalksintoasmallroominalocalschool,wheresheandahandfulofthreeandfour-year-oldspendthenexthourdancingtoLaVacaLola”可知，她和幾個3、4歲大的孩子在一起通過唱歌跳舞學(xué)西班牙語。故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的”ShetellsuslittleabouttheclassesIbegintowonderifitwasahugemistake(eachlessonworksoutatabout￡9)“可知，作者的女兒從來不會談起她的西班牙語課，這讓作者很懷疑自己是否該給女兒報班學(xué)習(xí)。故作者最初對女兒的課感覺是可疑的。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"itseemedobviousthatifmydaughterwastohaveanykindoffuture,shewouldhavetolearnanotherlanguage."可知，作者認(rèn)為自己的女兒若想有一個美好的未來就必須掌握一門外語。故選B。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的”Whenshestartedtosing’IncyWincySpider‘inSpanishandEnglish-helpedbyaSpanishnurseryworker-ourdecisionwasmade.？“當(dāng)她開始用西班牙語和英語演唱“IncyWincySpider”時，在一位西班牙托兒所工作人員的幫助下，我們做出了決定?？芍?，是女兒的表現(xiàn)使作者決定讓女兒學(xué)西班牙語。故選A?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

OnMarch25,2010,KateandDavidheardthewordseveryparentdreads:Theirnewbornwasn'tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins-agirlandaboy-wereborntwominutesapartand14weekspremature,weighingjustovertwopoundseach.Doctorshadtriedtosavetheboyfor20minutesbutsawnoimprovement.Hisheartbeatwasnearlygone,andhe'dstoppedbreathing.Thebabyhadjustmomentstolive.

"Isawhimgasp(喘息),butthedoctorsaiditwasnouse,"KatetoldtheDailyMailfiveyearslater."Iknowitsoundsstupid,butifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife.Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupeasily."

Still,thecoupleknewthiswaslikelyagoodbye.Inanefforttocherishherlastminuteswiththetinyboy,Kateaskedtoholdhim.

"Iwantedtomeethim,andforhimtoknowus,"KatetoldToday."We'dresignedourselvestothefactthatweweregoingtolosehim,andwewerejusttryingtomakethemostofthoselast,preciousmoments."

Kateunwrappedtheboy,whomthecouplehadalreadynamedJamie,fromhishospitalblanketandaskedDavidtotakehisshirtoffandjointheminbed.Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehiscondition.Theyalsotalkedtohim.

"Weweretryingtopersuadehimtostay,"KatetoldtheDailyMail."Weexplainedhisnameandthathehadatwinthathehadtolookoutforandhowhardwehadtriedtohavehim."

Thensomethingmiraculoushappened.Jamiegaspedagain-andthenhestartedbreathing.Finally,hereachedforhisfather'sfinger.

Thecouple'slostboyhadmadeit.

"We'retheluckiestpeopleintheworld,"DavidtoldToday.

Eightyearslater,Jamieandhissister,Emily,arehappyandhealthy.Thecoupleonlyrecentlytoldthekidsthestoryoftheirbirth."Emilyburstintotears,"Katesaid."Shewasreallyupset,andshekepthuggingJamie.Thiswholeexperiencemakesyoucherishthemmore."（1）Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewbornbabies?A.

Theboy'shearthadstoppedbeating.B.

Theboywas2minutesolderthanthegirl.C.

Thetwinswereborn14weeksbeforetheduedate.D.

Thetwinswereexpectedtoliveforonly20minutes.（2）Whenthecoupleknewtheywouldlosetheboy,they

.A.

beggedthedoctortosavehimB.

tookhisshirtoffandthenputhiminbedC.

wrappedhimwithhisblankettokeephimwarmD.

talkedtohimandmadeclosephysicalcontactwithhim（3）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

ThePowerofHug.

B.

TheMiracleofLove.C.

TheBondBetweenTwins.

D.

TheResponsibilityofParents.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一對雙胞胎出生時，醫(yī)生告訴他們的父母男孩難以存活，只有幾分鐘的時間了。而男孩的父母并沒有放棄，并在最后抱了他，結(jié)果男孩奇跡般地重新開始呼吸，并幸存了下來。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Theirnewbornwasn'tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins-agirlandaboy-wereborntwominutesapartand14weekspremature,weighingjustovertwopoundseach.”他們的新生兒要夭折了。他們的雙胞胎--一個女孩和一個男孩--出生時相隔兩分鐘，早產(chǎn)了14周，每個人的體重剛剛超過兩磅。可知這對雙胞胎早產(chǎn)了14周出生。故選C。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehiscondition.Theyalsotalkedtohim.”第一次做父母的希望他們的兒子盡可能的溫暖，并希望這種肌膚接觸能改善他的身體狀況。他們也和他交談?？芍?dāng)這對夫婦知道他們將失去這個男孩時，他們和他交談，并與他進(jìn)行了密切的身體接觸。故選D。（3）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文記敘了一對雙胞胎出生時，醫(yī)生告訴他們的父母男孩難以存活，只有幾分鐘的時間了。而男孩的父母并沒有放棄，并在最后抱了他，結(jié)果男孩奇跡般地重新開始呼吸，并幸存了下來的故事。講述了一個愛的奇跡的故事。故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

Sometimesjustwhenweneedthepowerofmiraclestochangeourbeliefs,theymaterializeintheplaceswe'dleastexpect.Theycancometousasagreatchangeinourphysicalrealityorasasimplecoincidenceinourlives.Sometimesthey'rebigandcan'tbemissed.Othertimesthey'resosubtlethatifwearen'taware,wemaymissthemaltogether.Theycancomefromthelipsofastrangerwesuddenlyandmysteriouslymeetatjusttherightinstant.Ifwelistencarefully,we'llalwaysheartherightwords,attherighttime,todazzle(目眩)usintoarealizationofsomethingthatwemayhavefailedtonoticeonlymomentsbefore.

OnacoldJanuaryafternoonin1989,IwashikingupthetrailthatleadstothetopofEgypt'sMt.Horeb.I'dspentthedayatSt.Catherine'sMonasteryandwantedtogettothepeakbysunsettoseethevalleybelow.AsIwaswindingupthenarrowpath,I'doccasionallyseeotherhikerswhowerecomingdownfromadayonthemountain.Whiletheywouldgenerallypasswithsimplyanodoragreetinginanotherlanguage,therewasonemanthatdaywhodidneither.

Isawhimcomingfromthelastswitchbackonthetrailthatledtothebacksideofthemountain.Ashegotcloser,IcouldseethathewasdresseddifferentlyfromtheotherhikersI'dseen.Ratherthanthehigh-techfabricsandstylesthathadbeenthenorm,thismanwaswearingtraditionalEgyptianclothing.Heworeatattered,rust-coloredgalabiaandobviouslyoldandthick-soledsandalsthatwerecoveredindust.Whatmadehisappearancesoodd,though,wasthatthemandidn'tevenappeartobeEgyptian!Hewasasmall-framedAsianman,hadverylittlehair,andwaswearinground,wire-rimmedglasses.

Aswenearedoneanother,Iwasthefirsttospeak,"Hello,"Isaid,stoppingonthetrailforamomenttocatchmybreath.Notasoundcamefromthemanashewalkedcloser.Ithoughtthatmaybehehadn'theardmeorthewindhadcarriedmyvoiceawayfromhiminanotherdirection.Suddenlyhestoppeddirectlyinfrontofmeonthehighsideofthetrail,lookedupfromtheground,andspokeasinglesentencetomeinEnglish,"Sometimesyoudon'tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou'velostit."AsItookinwhatIhadjustheard,hesimplysteppedaroundmeandcontinuedhisgoingdownthetrail.

Thatmomentinmylifewasasmallmiracle.Thereasonislessaboutwhatthemansaidandmoreaboutthetimingandthecontext.Theyearwas1989,andtheColdWarwasdrawingtoaclose.whatthemanonthetrailcouldn'thaveknownisthatitwasduringmyEgyptianpilgrimage(朝圣),andspecificallyduringmyhiketothetopofMoses'smountain,thatI'dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareerinthedefenseindustry,myfriends,myfamily,and,ultimately,mylife.

IhadtoaskmyselfwhatthechanceswereofanAsianmandressedinanEgyptiangalabiacomingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountainjustwhenIwaswalkingup,stoppingbeforeme,andofferinghiswisdom,seeminglyfromoutofnowhere.Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy:theoddswereslimtonone!Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutesonamountainhalfwayaroundtheworldfrommyhome,atotalstrangerhadbroughtclarityandthehintofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that'samiracle.

Isuspectthatweallexperiencesmallmiraclesinourliveseveryday.SometimeswehavethewisdomandthecouragetorecognizethemforwhattheyareInthemomentswhenwedon't,that'sokayaswell.Itseemsthatourmiracleshaveawayofcomingbacktousagainandagain.Andeachtimetheydo,theybecomealittlelesssubtle,untilwecan'tpossiblymissthemessagethattheybringtoourlives!Thekeyisthatthey'reeverywhereandoccureverydayfordifferentreasons,inresponsetothedifferentneedsthatwemayhaveinthemoment.Ourjobmaybelessaboutquestioningtheextraordinarythingsthathappeninourdailylivesandmoreaboutacceptingthegiftstheybring.（1）WhydidtheauthormakeapilgrimagetoMtHorebinEgypt?A.

Hewasinsearchofamiracleinhislife.B.

Itwasaholyplaceforareligiouspersontoheadfor.C.

Heintendedtomakearrangementsforhislifeinthefuture.D.

Hewaitedpatientlyinexpectationofmeetingawiseperson.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"myownquestion"refertoinparagraph6?A.

Forwhatreasondidthemanstopbeforeme?B.

WhydidtheAsianmangotothemountain?C.

WhatchangewouldImakewithinamatterofdays?D.

Whatwastheprobabilitythatotherstoldustherightwords?（3）Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"subtle"inparagraph7?A.

Apparent.

B.

Delicate.

C.

Precise.

D.

Sufficient.（4）TheauthorviewedthemeetwiththeAsianmanasamiracleinhislifeinthat________.A.

theAsianman'sappearancehadadecidingeffectonhisfuturelifeB.

hiswordswereinperfectresponsetotheneedhehadatthatmomentC.

whattheAsianmansaidwasabundantinthephilosophyoflifeD.

theAsianmanimpressedonhimtheworthofwhathehadpossessed（5）Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Canyourecognizeamiracle?

B.

Isamiraclesignificanttous?C.

Whenmightamiracleoccur?

D.

Whydoweneedamiracle?（6）AftertheencounteroftheAsianman,whatwillthewriterprobablydoimmediately?A.

Continuewalkinguptothetopofthemountain.B.

Havearesttorefreshhimself.C.

Trytohaveaheart-to-heartconversationwiththeAsianman.D.

Comedownthemountain.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）B（5）A（6）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了一次埃及朝圣時，爬到何烈山半山腰時，偶遇了一位正在下山的亞洲陌生人。這位智者停下來給作者說“在失去前你不知道你得到了什么”。點醒了作者做出正確的決定。并講述了作者通過這件事情對奇跡的思考，我們生活時時處處都存在奇跡。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段中的“thatI'dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareerinthedefenseindustry,myfriends,myfamily,and,ultimately,mylife.”可知，作者把這段時間預(yù)留出來做一些影響他國防工業(yè)工作、家庭以及最終生活的一些決定。故選C。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第六段中的“Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy”我自己對自己問題的答案是簡單的，同時前一句作者也提出了自己的問題：為什么他會停下給我說他的觀點。并且在第六段最后一句話中，作者強調(diào)了這次偶遇智者給作者說的話對他接下來幾天要做的決定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。故選D。（3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第七段中的“Andeachtimetheydo,theybecomealittlelesssubtle,untilwecan'tpossiblymissthemessagethattheybringtoourlives!”每次奇跡出現(xiàn)，他們變得不那樣細(xì)微，直到我們不能忽視它們給我們生活帶來的信息。Until后的從句可以看出奇跡每次變得會更加明顯，不是像之前那么微妙。故選B。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的“Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutesonamountainhalfwayaroundtheworldfrommyhome,atotalstrangerhadbroughtclarityandthehintofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that'samiracle.”可知，智者給作者說的

話對他接下來幾天要做的決定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。故選B。（5）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段，針對我們當(dāng)下不同的需求，奇跡時時處處都以不同原因存在著。我們的工作不是質(zhì)疑這些離奇的事情，更多的是接受生活帶給我們的這些禮物。故選A。（6）考查推理判斷。從智者的行為“comingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountain”下山；和智者對作者說的話“Sometimesyoudon'tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou'velostit.”在失去前你不知道你得到了什么可推斷，智者告訴作者要珍惜現(xiàn)在所擁有的。故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)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(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解

OnWednesday,January13th,Iperformedonstageforthefirsttime.Assomeonewhotakespartinsomanyactivities,it'sextremelydifficulttofindthetimetobeapartofanyproduction.Forme,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytotryactingthroughtheSeniorPlayProject.

Auditions(試鏡)camefirst.Theyweren'tparticularlydifficult,moretoseewhomaybeabetterfittorcertainroles.Weweretoldourrolesinthevariousplays,andstartedtoworkimmediately.

IwasunsureofhowIwasasanactor,andIhadtolearnalotfast:actions,myplaceinthestory,myreactions,andcountlessothersmalldetails...AsIbegantoimproveasanactor,Iwasabletounderstandmycharactersbetter.

MyfirstcharacterisamannamedRogerwhoisasenioradvisortoapresidentialcandidateinaplaycalled"TheSpot."He'sashort-temperedguywhosayswhathewantsandtakeswhathewantstoassisthiscandidateintoday'stoughpoliticalraces.He'sonthesetofTheSpot,anadvertisementforthecandidate,tomakesureeverythingrunssmoothlyandthatanyproblemsaredealtwithquicklyandefficiently.

WhileIhadreallyinterestingcharacters,andtheplayswerefunnyandsuchagreatexperiencetoactin,IreallylovetheSeniorPlayProjectforthepeople.Iworkedwith12otherseniorswhonotonlylovedwhattheyweredoing,butofferedhelpandadvicethroughoutmyentirelearningprocess.

Betweenthelights,sounds,costumeandmakeup,andplentymore,theatreisateamsportjustlikebasketballorbaseball.Therearenosmallparts;thereisnoonewhoisn'tneeded.I'velearnedtoappreciatelivetheatre,andtheeffortthateverypersonintheshow,bothonstageandoffstage,putsintoit.（1）Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutbeingintheproject?A.

Lucky.

B.

Tired.

C.

Nervous.

D.

Confident.（2）WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterRoger?A.

Hemeanswhathesays.

B.

Heputsupanadvertisement.C.

Hegivesadvicetothecandidate.

D.

Heisrunningforpresident.（3）Whatdoestheauthorlikemostabouttheproject?A.

Thepeople.

B.

Theplays.

C.

Thecharacters.

D.

Thecostume.（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.

TheSeniorPlayProject.

B.

ActingfortheFirstTime.C.

WhatMakesaGoodActor.

D.

ALessonLearntthroughActing.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了第一次登臺表演的經(jīng)歷。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“Assomeonewhotakespartinsomanyactivities,it'sextremelydifficulttofindthetimetobeapartofanyproduction.Forme,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytotryactingthroughtheSeniorPlayProject.”對作者來說，這是一個千載難逢的機會，來嘗試表演，從而可以推斷出，作者對于參加這個項目感到非常幸運。故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“MyfirstcharacterisamannamedRogerwhoisasenioradvisortoapresidentialcandidateinaplaycalled‘TheSpot.’He'sashort-temperedguywhosayswhathewantsandtakeswhathewantstoassisthiscandidateintoday'stoughpoliticalraces.”可知，羅杰在劇中是一位總統(tǒng)候選人的高級顧問，從而可以推斷出，他給候選人提供建議。故選C。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“WhileIhadreallyinterestingcharacters,andtheplayswerefunnyandsuchagreatexperiencetoactin,IreallylovetheSeniorPlayProjectforthepeople.”可知，作者最喜歡戲劇項目中的是人。故選A。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“OnWednesday,January13th,Iperformedonstageforthefirsttime.”及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要敘述作者第一次登臺表演的經(jīng)歷。故選B?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)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(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld'sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a"horse"wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas"abeastwellknown".

Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy'sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson'sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.

Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson'smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,"IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell."（1）WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A.

Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.

B.

Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C.

Theysimplygivesometranslations.

D.

Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"lexicographer"inparagraph4referto?A.

Apublisher.

B.

Abiographer.

C.

Amakerofdictionaries.

D.

Anassistant.（3）WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A.

HestandardizedEnglish.

B.

Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C.

Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.

D.

Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.（4）Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.

Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B.

Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C.

Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D.

TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了Johnson編纂詞典的故事。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords”可知，早期英語詞典的問題是只是增加了一些難詞。故選D。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?”中的關(guān)鍵詞defined及聯(lián)系前后句，可以猜測出這里lexicographer指的是詞典編纂者。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.”及最后一段中的SamuelJohnson為詞典編纂所作的努力可以推斷出，SamuelJohnson使得英語標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化。故選A。（4）考查推理判斷。閱讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了SamuelJohnson在惡劣的條件下編纂詞典的。所以本文主要是告訴讀者Johnson編纂詞典的故事，故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。7．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,a