英語閱讀理解(人物故事)練習(xí)題20篇及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解人物故事類1．Directions:Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

Whenshewastenyearsold,IsadoraDuncandroppedoutofschooltoteachpeopledance.Ifthatjobwaslefttoanyotherten-year-old,itwouldhaveturnedoutfrustrating,difficult,andalittlediscouraging.

ButDuncanwasdifferent.Notonlywasshealreadytalentedenoughtoearnmoneyevenatthatage,butshealsohadararekindofconfidencethathelpedhertreattroublesasfuel—somethingtoelevatethefirethatisalreadyburninginsideofher.

It'snosurprise,then,thatwhenshemovedtoNewYorktojoinatheatrecompany,shefoundherselfrestricted.Theexistingdancingstyle,theirwayofoperating—allofthisseemedtohertheworkofamisguidedpast.Duncanwasverydirectaboutwhatshewanted,confidentlytellingpeopleshehadadifferentvisionofdancethatshewasgoingtospreadintheworld.This,naturally,ledtoridiculeandlaughsearlyon,butasshebuiltupherwork,theseinstancesbecamelessfrequent.Today,sheisrememberedas"TheMotherofDance,"withmuchofthemodernartowingitsexpressivestyletoherinfluence.InspiredbytheancientGreeks,shebroughtthestyletolife.

Inherautobiography(自傳),oneofthethingsDuncanfrequentlyreferstoasthebasisofherexpressivespiritisthefactthatshehadachildhoodwhereshewasn'tconstantlywatched.Theexpectationsofhermother(whoraisedher)wereopen-ended.Itwasthefreedomofthislifestylethatdrovehertoseewhatshecoulddo.

Growingup,beforesheleftschool,shewastoldoneoftwothings:thatshewaseithercompletelyuselessorthatshewasagenius.Therewasnothinginbetween.Evenwhenshestartedworking,peopleeitherbowedtoherortheybasicallyignoredher.Buttherewasn'tonemomentDuncandoubtedherowngenius.

Thereisanoldquotation"ifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree,itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupid."Anditcapturesanimportanttruth.Atschool,IsadoraDuncanwasafailure.Inthedancehall,shegaveformtobrilliance.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"treattroublesasfuel"mean?A.Duncanusedtroublestopushherforwardtowardsherdream.B.Duncanwasgoodatburningawayeverydaytroubles.C.TroublesturnedDuncanintoaconfidentgirl.D.TroubleslitthefireofdancinginDuncan.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDuncan?A.HerexperienceinNewYorkwasthefoundationofhercareer.B.Herteachingjobwhenshewaslittledestroyedherconfidence.C.Herdancingstylewasnotverywellreceivedatthebeginning.D.Hermothersethigherexpectationonherthanshecouldbear.（3）Whatdoestheauthortrytotellthereadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itisuselessclimbingatreetocatchfish.B.Everybodyisageniusinhisownway.C.Miseriescomefromhumanstupidity.D.Teacherscanimpactstudentsgreatly.（4）Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.IsadoraDuncan'schildhoodandherachievementstoday.B.Duncan'scareerdevelopmentandotherdancers'opinionsofher.C.IsadoraDuncan'searlyexperiencesandthereasonsforhersuccess.D.Duncan'shighstatusinthedancingworldandheruniqueexpressivestyle.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，伊莎多拉·鄧肯十歲時(shí)輟學(xué)去教別人跳舞，作者講述了她的早期的經(jīng)歷以及其取得成功的原因。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Notonlywasshealreadytalentedenoughtoearnmoneyevenatthatage,butshealsohadararekindofconfidence”即使在那個(gè)年齡，她也有足夠的天賦去掙錢，而且她還有一種罕見的自信；以及“somethingtoelevatethefirethatisalreadyburninginsideofher”能讓她心中燃燒的火焰更旺，可推測出劃線部分的意思應(yīng)為“用困難推動(dòng)她向夢想前進(jìn)”。故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Duncanwasverydirectaboutwhatshewanted,confidentlytellingpeopleshehadadifferentvisionofdancethatshewasgoingtospreadintheworld.This,naturally,ledtoridiculeandlaughsearlyon,butasshebuiltupherwork,theseinstancesbecamelessfrequent.”可知，她自信地告訴人們她對舞蹈有不同的看法，她將在世界上傳播。很自然，這在一開始就引起了人們的嘲笑和大笑，但隨著她的工作越來越多，這樣的事情就不那么頻繁了。由此可知，她的舞蹈風(fēng)格一開始不被人們接受。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree,itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupid.”如果你以爬樹的能力來判斷一條魚，它終其一生都會(huì)認(rèn)為自己是愚蠢的。接著又指出在學(xué)校里，伊莎多拉·鄧肯是個(gè)失敗者。在舞廳里，她光彩奪目。由此可推斷出，作者在最后一段想要告訴我們每個(gè)人都是獨(dú)特的天才。故選B。（4）考查主旨大意。伊莎多拉·鄧肯十歲時(shí)輟學(xué)去教別人跳舞，文章主要介紹了她的經(jīng)歷以及所取得的成功。故選C?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，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

OnarecenttriptotheislandofNewfoundland,Canada,myhusbandaskedourtalkativecabdriverwhatmadehimmostproudtobefromthere.

"Ourgenerosityandhospitality(好客),"herepliedinastronglocalaccent."Yourcarbreaksdowninthemiddleofnowhere,someonewillstoptohelp.Peopleherearekindlikethat."

Hisanswerlingeredinmymindduringthatridewithmyhusbandandteenagekids,asweheadedouttoexploreonthefirstdayofourvacation.

LittledidIknowwewereabouttoexperiencesomeofthatremarkableNewfoundlandkindnessforourselves.

WemetAlmathatsamemorningatthestartofalonghike.

Ourteenagershurriedahead,andaswewalkedbehind,admiringthescenery,twowomeninsunglassesandsummerhikinggearstopped.

They'dheardusdiscussingdifferentroutes,thenaskedifwe'dlikesuggestions.

Theylookedtobeintheir40s,andwerebothenthusiastictosharetheirlocalexpertise.

Welistenedeagerly,takingmentalnotes,untiloneofthewomenasked,"Youhaveacar,right?"

Iexplainedthattherewerenocarsavailableduringourweekontheisland,sowehadtorelyoncabsinstead.

"Ohno,"shesaid,"youneedacar."Andthen,ascasuallyasifofferingapieceofchewinggum(口香糖),shesaid:"Takemine!"

Dumbfounded,myhusbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief.

"Whynot?"Sheinsisted."Youneedacartogettoknowalltheseplaces."

"Butyoudon'tevenknowus,"Isaid.

"Thatdoesn'tmatter,"shecontinuedwithabsolutedetermination.

Stunned,Ilookedoveratherfriend,whoshruggedandsaid,"That'sAlma."

Fortyminutesoftalkinglater,myfamilyclimbedintoAlma'scar.

Wespenttherestofourvacationdiscoveringdifferentareasofthisbeautifulisland.

Butitwasn'tthegroupsofwhaleswesaw,orthevastareasofwoodland,thatmadethisplacesomemorable.

Instead,itwastheactofkindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecialNewfoundlandreallywas.

Nextyear,there'snodoubtwherewe'llbetakingoursummervacation.Whoknowswhatactofkindnesswe'llmeetthen?（1）Whatproblemdidtheauthor'sfamilyhaveinNewfoundland?A.Theycouldn'tunderstandthelocalaccent.B.Theircarbrokedownonthefirstday.C.Theygotlostduringahike.D.Theydidn'thaveacar.（2）Theunderlinedword"dumbfounded"inParagraph12isclosestinmeaningto______.A.shockedB.satisfiedC.relievedD.embarrassed（3）WhatimpressedtheauthormostduringherstayinNewfoundland?A.Thetalkativecabdriver.B.Thewhalesswimming.C.Thebeautifulsceneryoftheisland.D.Thehelpfromanenthusiasticstranger.（4）Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A.SheislookingforwardtomeetingAlmaoncemore.B.SheexpectstovisitNewfoundlandagain.C.Shehasn'tdecidedwheretogonextyear.D.Shealsowantstobekindtoothersduringvacation.【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者最近一次去加拿大的紐芬蘭旅行時(shí)，被當(dāng)?shù)厝说臒崆楹每蜕钌钣|動(dòng)。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第十段中的“Iexplainedthattherewerenocarsavailableduringourweekontheisland,sowehadtorelyoncabsinstead.”我解釋道，我們周末來島上度假?zèng)]有汽車，我們只能打出租車，可知，作者一家人在紐芬蘭島上旅行時(shí)遇到的問題是，他們沒有一輛車。故選D。（2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第十二段中的“myhusbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief”我丈夫和我只是不相信地笑著，可知，當(dāng)Alma提出讓作者一家開自己的車去旅行的時(shí)候，作者和丈夫很驚詫。并且此處單詞與第十六段中的“stunned”呼應(yīng)。故選A。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Instead,itwastheactofkindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecialNewfoundlandreallywas.”取而代之，是一個(gè)陌生人的善意之舉讓我意識(shí)到紐芬蘭的真正特別之處?？芍o作者留下最深刻印象的是來自一位熱心的陌生人的幫助。故選D。（4）考查推理判斷?？v觀全文可知，陌生人的善良和熱情好客給作者留下了最深刻印象，且根據(jù)最后一段“Nextyear,there'snodoubtwherewe'llbetakingoursummervacation.Whoknowswhatactofkindnesswe'llmeetthen?”毫無疑問我們明年會(huì)去哪里過暑假。誰知道到時(shí)候我們又會(huì)遇到什么樣的善意之舉呢？可知，作者將還會(huì)去紐芬蘭島旅行，期待那里人們的熱情。故選B。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個(gè)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)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

Imaginesomeonewhohasspentthemajorityoftheirlifesittingwithasignonthesideoftheroadandthatverypersongivingsomeonetheirlast20dollars.That'sexactlywhatMarineCorpsveteran(退伍軍人)JohnnyBobbitt,34,didinOctoberinPhiladelphia.

BobbittservedintheU.S.MarineCorpsandworkedasaparamedic(醫(yī)務(wù)輔助人員)inVanceCounty,N.C.beforehebecamehomeless.Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.

OnenightinOctober,BobbittwassittingroadsidewithasigninPhiladelphiaasusual,whenKateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas.Scaredandnervous,shegotoutofthecartoheadtothenearestgasstation.AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,sheranintoBobbittandhetoldhertogetbackinthevehicleandlockthedoor.Minuteslater,heappearedwitharedgascan.He'dusedhislast$20tobuyhergas.

Afterthatunexpectedmeeting,McClureandherboyfriend,MarkD'Amico,whobothliveinNewJersey,visitedBobbittseveraltimestodelivergiftcards,cash,snacksandtoiletries.Theythendecidedtocreateafundraisingpagesohewouldn'thavetospendtheholidayssleepingonthestreet.

McClurestartedtheGoFundMepageonNovember10.Withthepage,thecouplehopedtoraise$10,000,enoughmoneyforhisrent,areliablevehicleanduptosixmonths'expenses.Bobbitt'sstoryraninalocalpaper.ByNovember15，morethan10,000localpeoplehadmadedonationsthroughtheGoFundMepageandmorethan$300,000hadbeenraised.

OnThanksgiving,Bobbittwasrestinginahotel,hisfeetuponthebed,drawingupagrandplanforhisnewlife,thankstoseveralthousanddollarsraisedtorepayhimforagooddeed.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"discreet"inparagraph2mostprobablymean?A.

Doubtful.

B.

Cautious.

C.

Guilty.

D.

Optimistic.（2）McCluremetBobbittwhenshe

.A.

couldn'tfindagasstation

B.

gottothewayhomeC.

couldn'tunlockhercar

D.

wasinsearchofgas（3）Itcanbeknownfromthetextthat

.A.

Bobbitt'sstoryobtainedwideattentionB.

Bobbittbecameworld-famousovernightC.

theGoFundMepagecollectedover$400,000forBobbittD.

theGoFundMepagewasstartedtohelppeoplelikeBobbitt（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.

AHomelessVeteranPaidKindnessForwardB.

AHomelessVeteranHadaGenerousHeartC.

AHomelessVeteran'sKindnessPaidOffD.

ASmallKindnessMadeaBigDifference【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，—個(gè)無家可歸的退伍軍人將身上僅有的二十美元買了汽油送給在回家途中汽車沒油的年輕女子，事后這名女子和她的男朋友專門建了一個(gè)網(wǎng)頁為他募捐，使他不用再睡在大街上。他們原本期望幫助他募集一萬美元，意想不到的是，五天內(nèi)募集到的捐款就超過了三十萬美元。（1）考查詞義猜測。第二段中的“Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.”沒有人知道他是怎樣走到這一步（即無家可歸）的，因?yàn)樗麑Υ朔浅Ｐ⌒闹?jǐn)慎。故選B。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“KateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas...AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,sheranintoBobbitt.”可知，McClure是在去加油站尋找油時(shí)遇見Bobbitt的

。故選D。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“Bobbitt'sstoryraninalocalpaper.”可知，McClure是在十一月十號建立募捐網(wǎng)頁的，他們原本期望幫助Bobbitt募集一萬美元，他的故事還上了當(dāng)?shù)氐膱?bào)紙，截至十一月十五號，一萬多名當(dāng)?shù)厝送ㄟ^該網(wǎng)頁進(jìn)行了捐款，募集到的捐款超過了三十萬美元?？芍珺obbitt的故事引起了廣泛的關(guān)注。故選A。（4）考查主旨大意。本文主要講述一個(gè)無家可歸的退伍軍人將身上僅有的二十美元買了汽油送給在回家途中汽車沒油的年輕女子，事后這名女子和她的男朋友專門建了一個(gè)網(wǎng)頁為他募捐并且募捐到了三十多萬美元，即這個(gè)無家可歸的退伍軍人的善心得到了回報(bào)。故選C。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)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。4．閱讀理解

AthrillingpolarcompetitionbetweentwoadventurerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unsupportedandunassistedhadahappyendingwithbothexplorersachievingtheunprecedentedfeat(功績).AmericanprofessionalathleteColinO'BradyandBritishArmyCaptainLouisRuddsetoffamileapartatthesametimeonNovember3,2018,fromtheAtlanticcoastwiththeaimtobecomethefirstpersontoskiacrosstheremotecontinentalone.

LouisRuddmaintainedtheleadatfirst.However,O'BradycaughtupwithRuddonNovember10andneverlettheBritishmangetclosetohimagain.O'Bradywasthefirsttoconquerthe930mileicyland,arrivingattheRossIceShelfonthePacificcoastbywayoftheSouthPoleonDecember26,2018.The33-year-oldspent54daysskiingtheworld'scoldestcontinentwhilepullinga300-poundsled(雪橇)withsupplies.

Insteadofleavingtheharshenvironmentaftercompletingthehistoricadventure,theexplorersetupatentontheworld'slargesticesheetandwaitedpatientlyforRuddtocompletethegreatundertaking.OnDecember29,justthreedaysafterO'Bradyarrived,theBritishexplorerfinishedhisadventure,becomingtheworld'ssecondpersontocompletethesolocrossingofthefrozencontinent.Ruddwasnotdisappointedatbeingsecondsinceheneverconsideredittobea

"race".Besides,the49-year-oldBritishArmyCaptainhadamoreselflessmotiveforattemptingthefeat.HewasdoingitinmemoryofhisfriendHenryWorsley,whohadintroducedhimtopolarexploration.ThedisasterhappenedwhileWorsleywastryingtocrossthecontinentalonein2016.Ruddsaid,"Ididn'twanttogetdrawnintoarace.AllthatmatteredtomewasthatIcompletedit,andthatIskiedsoloandunsupported,carryingtheflagwithHenry'snameonit."

Afterspendingafewdayscamping10feetawayfromeachother,thetwoadventurerswerepickedupbyahelicoptertotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation.（1）WhatdoColinO'BradyandLouisRuddhaveincommon?A.

TheybecamethefirstexplorerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unaided.B.

TheybecamethefirstadventurerstoskiacrossAntarctica.C.

ThisisthefirsttimethattheyhavearrivedattheSouthpole.D.

TheycrossedAntarcticainhonoroftheirfriendHenryWorsley.（2）Whatdoyouknowaboutthefirstleg(第一段賽程)oftherace？A.

O'BradyskiedalongwithLouisRuddsidebyside.B.

O'Brady'ssledwithfoodsuppliesbrokedown.C.

LouisRuddlostthetagwithHenry'snameonit.D.

O'BradyfellbehindLouisRuddforthefirstweek.（3）WhatcanweinferaboutHenryWorsley?A.

HeusedtoencourageO'BradytoexploretheAntarctic.B.

Helosthislifeinaterribletrafficaccidentin2016.C.

HediedwhilehewasattemptingtocrosstheAntarcticalone.D.

HehelpedLouisRuddcompletethehistoricadventure.（4）HowdidthetwoadventurersreturntotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation?A.

Onfoot.

B.

Byair.

C.

Byland.

D.

Bywater.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，兩個(gè)冒險(xiǎn)家在無人幫助的情況下獨(dú)自滑雪穿越南極大陸，但是兩個(gè)人的目的不同。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“AthrillingpolarcompetitionbetweentwoadventurerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unsupportedandunassistedhadahappyendingwithbothexplorersachievingtheunprecedentedfeat(功績).”以及“withtheaimtobecomethefirstpersontoskiacrosstheremotecontinentalone.”可知，兩人的目標(biāo)都是成為滑雪穿越南極洲的第一人，并且兩人都獲得成功，這是他們的共同之處，故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“LouisRuddmaintainedtheleadatfirst.However,O'BradycaughtupwithRuddonNovember10”以及第一段可知，他們于11月3日出發(fā)，O'Brady趕上LouisRudd是11月10日，可以得出，LouisRudd領(lǐng)先時(shí)間為一周，故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“ThedisasterhappenedwhileWorsleywastryingtocrossthecontinentalonein2016.”可知，Worsley在2016年獨(dú)自穿越南極洲的時(shí)候遇難，故選C。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Afterspendingafewdayscamping10feetawayfromeachother,thetwoadventurerswerepickedupbyahelicoptertotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation”可知，最后兩人被直升飛機(jī)帶去的南極科考站，故選B。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考準(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。5．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

FriendsalwaysaskwhyI,amiddle-agedwomanwithnoathletictalent,traveltoperilousplaces—thejunglesofThailandorBorneo,forexample,wherethewaterisoftenunsafeandthefoodrisky;placeswithinfectiousdiseases,poisonoussnakesandthewildestanimals;someplaceswherethelocalsarejustafewgenerationspastheadhunting.

Ineverknowhowtoanswer.MytraveldecisionsassumedanewgravitynineyearsagoafterIsufferedastroke.Topreventanotherstroke,mydoctorstoldme,I'dhavetotakedangerouslyhighlevelsofbloodthinner(血液稀釋劑)fortherestofmylifeandanytravelwouldberisky.

Ihadtothinkaboutwhatwasimportanttome:family,ofcourse,andfriends.Butthenwhat?NomatterhowmanytimesIthoughtaboutit,nobucketlistwascompletewithouttravel.ThenIhadtodecidehowImightmanagetherisk.IhadtodecidehowluckyIfelt.

Myreturntotravelaftermystrokecameinbabysteps.ThefirstrealtestofmytravelcouragecameninemonthsaftermystrokewhenIjoinedmyhusband,Jack,onabusinesstriptoChina.Afterwe'dtouredtheremainsofaTangdynastytempleonahighmountain,Jackwantedtoridedownonatoboggan(長雪橇).

Beforethestrokeitwould'veseemedlikefun.Butnow?Ihesitated.Mymentalklaxon(高音喇叭)screamedwarningsabouttheconsequencesofacut,afall,andacrash.Then,gainingconfidencefromwhoknowswhere,Iloweredmyselfcarefullyintothetoboggan,whichmarkedmyadventuretravelcomeback.

Intheyearssincethen,I'vetraveledabouttwenty-fivepercentofthetime.Throughitall,mylucksheldout—nodeadlyfalls,nocaraccidentsorseriousinfections.Forme,adventuretravelisariskworthtaking.Travelbroadensmyworldandkeepsmeconnectedtonature.What'smore,saying"yes"totravelkeepsmeconnectedtomyself.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"perilous"inParagraph1probablymean?A.

Unique.

B.

Dangerous.

C.

Historical.

D.

Famous.（2）Whatdidthedoctorsadvisetheauthortodo?A.

Doproperexercise.

B.

Enjoytherestofherlife.C.

Keepawayfromtraveling.

D.

Spendmoretimewithherfamily.（3）WhydidtheauthormentionhertraveltoChina?A.

Itwasherlastadventure.B.

Sherecoveredhercouragethroughit.C.

ShelikedthebeautifulsceneryinChina.D.

Itwasthemostdangerousexperienceinherlife.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.

AbusinesstriptoChina

B.

UniquetravelexperiencesC.

WhyIstilltraveltothewild

D.

HowIovercamethefearofdisease【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文。作者講述了去中國的一次旅行。（1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第一段中的“thejunglesofThailandorBorneo,forexample,wherethewaterisoftenunsafeandthefoodrisky;placeswithinfectiousdiseases,poisonoussnakesandthewildestanimals;someplaceswherethelocalsarejustafewgenerationspastheadhunting.“例如，泰國或婆羅洲的叢林，那里的水往往不安全，食物也很危險(xiǎn)；有傳染病、毒蛇和野生動(dòng)物的場所；有些地方的本地人剛剛過了獵頭的時(shí)代。”可推知?jiǎng)澗€詞的意思是“危險(xiǎn)的”。故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Topreventanotherstroke,mydoctorstoldme,I'dhavetotakedangerouslyhighlevelsofbloodthinner(血液稀釋劑)fortherestofmylifeandanytravelwouldberisky.”我的醫(yī)生告訴我，為了防止再次中風(fēng)，我的余生都必須服用高劑量的危險(xiǎn)血液稀釋劑，任何旅行都是有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的?！笨芍?，醫(yī)生建議作者遠(yuǎn)離旅行。故選C。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“ThefirstrealtestofmytravelcouragecameninemonthsaftermystrokewhenIjoinedmyhusband,Jack,onabusinesstriptoChina.”中風(fēng)九個(gè)月后，我和丈夫杰克一起去中國出差，這是對我旅行勇氣的第一次真正考驗(yàn)?！笨芍髡咧蕴岬剿闹袊惺且?yàn)樗ㄟ^這件事恢復(fù)了勇氣。故選B。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Forme,adventuretravelisariskworthtaking.Travelbroadensmyworldandkeepsmeconnectedtonature.What'smore,saying"yes"totravelkeepsmeconnectedtomyself.”對我來說，冒險(xiǎn)旅行是值得冒險(xiǎn)的。旅行開闊了我的世界，使我與大自然保持聯(lián)系。更重要的是，對旅行說“是”讓我和自己保持聯(lián)系。”可知，本文講述的是去中國的一次旅行。故選C。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據(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

Inthenineteenthcentury,oneofAmerica'sgreatestwriters,WaltWhitman,helpedpeoplelearntovaluepoetry.Whitmancreatedanewkindofpoetry.

WaltWhitmanwasbornineighteennineteeninNewYorkCity.Duringhislonglife,hewatchedAmericagrowfromayoungnationtothestrongestindustrialpowerintheworld.Asayoungman,Whitmanworkedasaschoolteacher,aprinterandanewspaperreporter.Hewasthirty-sixyearsoldwhenhepublishedhisfirstbookofpoetryineighteenfifty-five.HecalleditLeavesofGrass.Ithadonlytwelvepoems.Thepoemsarewritteninfreeverse.Thelinesdonotfollowanysetform.Somelinesareshort.Somearelong.Thewordsattheendofeachlinedonothaveasimilarsound.Theydonotrhyme.

OneofAmerica'sgreatestthinkersandwritersimmediatelyrecognizedtheimportanceofLeavesofGrass.RalphWaldoEmersonpraisedWhitman'swork.Butmostotherpoetsandwriterssaidnothingandevendenouncedit.MostreadersalsorejectedWhitman'spoems.Thenewformofhispoetrysurprisedmanypeople.EvenhisownbrothertoldWhitmanthatheshouldstopwritingpoetry.ButWhitmanhadmanythingstosay.Andhecontinuedtosaythem.ReadersbegantounderstandthatAmericahadagreatnewpoeticvoice.

WaltWhitman'spoemspraisetheUnitedStatesanditsdemocracy.ThepoetexpressedhisloveforAmericaanditspeopleinmanyways.ExpertstodaypraiseLeavesofGrassasamajorliterarywork.Ineighteenseventy-three,WaltWhitmansufferedastroke.HespentthelastyearsofhislifeinCamden,NewJersey.Whitmanwaspoorandweakduringthelastyearsofhislife.Hediedineighteenninety-two.SomecriticssayWaltWhitmanwasaspokesmanfordemocracy.Otherssayhewasnotaspokesmanforanything.Instead,theysimplycallhimagreatpoet.（1）WhatcanweknowaboutWhitman?A.

Hispoemshavethesamerhyme.B.

HeisthefirstgreatpoetintheUSAC.

Hehelpedpeopletocreatenewpoems.D.

Hispoemsshowhisloveforhiscountry.（2）WhywasLeavesofGrassrefusedatfirst?A.

Thepoemsarequiteshort.B.

Theformofpoetryisspecial.C.

Whitmanwasn'tfamousthen.D.

Thereareonly12poemsinit.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"denounced"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.

Accused.

B.

Downloaded.

C.

Published.

D.

Translated.（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.

WaltWhitman—aGreatSoldierB.

WaltWhitman—anUnfortunatePoetC.

WaltWhitmanandLeavesofGrassD.

TheFirstandGreatestPoetinAmerica【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物介紹，介紹了美國著名的詩人

WaltWhitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“WaltWhitman'spoemspraisetheUnitedStatesanditsdemocracy.ThepoetexpressedhisloveforAmericaanditspeopleinmanyways.”

WaltWhitman的詩贊美美國及其民主。這位詩人以多種方式表達(dá)了他對美國及其人民的熱愛?？芍xD。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Thenewformofhispoetrysurprisedmanypeople.

”他的新詩形式使許多人感到驚訝，故選B。（3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“Butmostotherpoetsandwriterssaidnothingandevendenouncedit.

”可知，人們不接受WaltWhitman的詩集，可推知denounced可能是“指責(zé)，批評”之意，選A。（4）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文講述了美國著名作家WaltWhitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》，并圍繞《草葉集》的開始不被接受到最后的大受歡迎展開，故選C。【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，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。7．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