高二英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧及练习题含解析.docx 16页

高二英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧及练习题含解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解Thegreat-grandmotherislearningEnglishwiththehelpofherfamilywhensheisattheageof91.Shehopestousethelanguageatnextyear"sOlympicGamesinTokyo.Takamizawawasoneofthemorethan200,00peoplewhorequestedtovolunteerforTokyo"s2020Games.Englishisnotrequiredforservice,butitisausefulskillforvolunteerstohave.ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,"Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage."Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn."WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,"It"snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday"".NatsukoisTakamizawa"sgranddaughterandmainEnglishteacher.NatsukosendsanewEnglishwordtohergrandmother"sphoneeveryday.TheyalsooftenworktogetherdirectlyonphrasesthatTakamizawawillneedfortheOlympics."WelcometoTokyo,thisistheOlympicstadium,howcanIhelpyou?"TakamizawaanswerswhenaskedtosayanEnglishphraseshehaslearned.Natsukoexplainsthatshewantedtogivehergrandmothersomethingtoenjoy."IcanclearlyseeherEnglishisgettingbetter.It"smyjoynow."TheEFEnglishProficiencyIndexisameasureofthelevelofEnglishspokeninacountry.Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.ThissituationisslowlychangingasyoungergenerationswelcomeEnglish.However,TakamizawabelievesrealchangewillnothappenunlessJapanesepeoplebecomemoreopentotherestoftheworld.Witharound500daystogountilthegamesbegin,thewholeTakamizawafamilyisreadytowelcometheworldtoTokyo.（1）Whycouldn"tTakamizawalearnEnglishwhenshewasyoung?A.BecauseEnglishwasuseless.B.BecauseshewastooyoungtolearnEnglish.C.BecauseEnglishwasforbiddentolearn.D.BecauseshewasunwillingtolearnEnglish.（2）Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"Thissituation"inParagraph4referto?（4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.B.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.【答案】（1）C （2）A（3）B（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，日本91岁的奶奶Takamizawa为了做好迎接在东京举行的2020奥运会的志愿工作，在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下开始学习英语。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,‘Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage.可’”知，是在她高中二年级时第二次世界大战大战爆发了，而英语因为是敌人的语言被禁止了，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的”Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn.‘WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,‘It"snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday"可知她的孙辈说服并且”帮.助她学习英语，因此推断她从家人那里得到很大的支持。故选A。（3）考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.在”英语不是第一语言的国家中，日本排名第49位。可知“Thissituation”指的是在日本人的英语水平相对较低，故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。文章主要介绍了日本91岁的奶奶Takamizawa在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下学习英语，从她身上体现了“活到老，学到老”的精神，故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解Evenifyou"veneverbeentoPhoenix,youknowthisabouttheplaceIt"shot.FromJunetoSeptember,thetemperaturecaneasilysurpassthecenturymark.Butthatdoesn"tstophikersfromattemptingthe1.3-milehikingtothetopofthecity"sfamedCamelbackMountain.Signswarnthatthetrailis"extremelydifficult".Ifyoucontinue,apostedchecklistsuggestsatleastaliterofwaterperperson.Andifyou"restillnotstopped,anothersignfartherupdeclares:"Ifyou"rehalfwaythroughyourwater,turnaround!"Unfortunately,manypeopletonottakethewarningsseriously.Fortunatey,ScottCullymoredoes.The53-year-oldCullymorecanbefoundhikingupanddownCamelbackacoupleoftimesaday,givingoutcoldbottlesofwatertoworn-outhikers.Hehashelpedhydratesomanyhikersthathehasearnedaheavenlynickname:theWaterAngel.CullymorewasonCamelbackMountainonedayin2015whenaBritishtouristdiedafterbeinglostfornearlysixhoursintheJulyheat.ThatexperienceinspiredhimtostarthelpingpeoplecaughtunawarebythecrueltyofMotherNature."Theyunderestimatethemountain,andtheyoverestimatewhattheycando,andtheygetthemselvesintrouble."hewarned.Onehikerwhowasofferedwateragrees."Youthinkyouknowtheheat,butthenyougetouthereinthedesertanditsurroundsyoulikeablanket,"saidAustinHill,whowashikingwitha highschoolfriend.Theywerelucky,hesaidpointingtoCullymore."WeranintothisGoodSamaritanhere."Andwiththat,theWaterAngelgoesinsearchofanotherhikerinneed.（1）Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Therisksinvolvedinthehiking.B.Theseriousnessofthewarnings.C.Thedistributionofsignsthatwarnhikers.D.Theinfluenceofthetemperatureonhikers.（2）WhydidsomehikersonCamelbackMountaingetintrouble?（3）WhatcanweknowaboutAustinHill?A.Heagreedtohelpothers.B.HewassavedbyCullymore.C.Hehikedaloneinthedesert.D.Heregrettedtakingablanket.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheCamelbackMountainB.SurvivingtheHeatC.HikersinNeedD.TheWaterAngel【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，远足者低估夏日的CamelbackMountain同时高估自己的能力，所以在远足途中遇到麻烦，Cullymore了解情况后决定帮助他们。Cullymore通过在炎炎夏日给那些远足者提供水而被人们亲切地称为“水天使”。（1）考查段落大意。根据第一段中的”FromJunetoSeptember,thetemperaturecaneasilysurpassthecenturymark；”“Signswarnthatthetrailis‘extremely；”difficultIfyocontinue,’“apostedchecklistsuggestsatleastaliterofwaterperperson.和“Ifyou"rehalfwaythrough“yourwater,turnaround!可知在”夏天去CamelbackMountain远足是非常艰难的，原因有两个：一个是温度很高，另一个是水。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的”Theyunderestimatethemountain,andtheyoverestimatewhattheycando,andtheygetthemselvesintrouble.可知人们低估了“这座山，同时高估了自己的能力，因此他们陷入麻烦中，即对情况感到过于乐观导致他们涉险。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的”Theywerelucky,hesaidpointingtoCullymore.‘WeranintothisGoodSamaritanhere.’”可知AustinHill说他们很幸运，因为他们遇到了Cullymore这个乐善好施的人，故推测Cullymore救了他。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“Hehashelpedhydratesomanyhikersthathehasearnedaheavenlynickname:theWaterAngel.和最后一段”中的“Andwiththat,theWaterAngelgoesinsearchofanotherhikerinneed.以”及文章主要内容可知，本文主要叙述了Cullymore通过在山上给登山者发水来帮助他们，从而得到“水天使”的昵称，即本文主要讲述“水天使”的故事。故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断，段落大意和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解I"dliketosharealittlestorywithyouaboutsomethingthathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.Ourlovingfamilydogwasnearingtheendofhislife.Myfatherpickedhimupandputhiminalittlebedwehadmadeforhim.Ourdog,mycompanion,whomwehadcaredfor,bitmyfatherwhenheattemptedtohelphim.Howcouldhe?Why?Icouldn"tunderstandit.Ididn"tlikehimanymore.Ihadn"tthoughtaboutthatstoryforalongtimebutsomethingthathappenedlastweekbroughtitbacktome.Iwenttospeakwithafriend.WhenIknockedonthedoor,Imetinaninstantanangrylookandafewharsh(尖刻的)words.Whenthedoorwasslammed(砰地关上)inmyface,Istoodthereshocked,andinarush,Iwasremindedofmydogbitmyfather20yearsagoorso.Whatbroughtthatstorybackwasthatsamefeelingofbetrayal.Bothstoriestaughtmesomethingthenextday.Yousee,whenIgotupinthemorningandwastoldmydoghaddied,itbecamecleartomethathemusthavebeeningreatpain.Forhimtohavebittenafamilymember,hecouldnothavebeenhimself.MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearnedthatmyfriend"swifehadjustlefthim.Weareallbeingsofourenvironments,ouropinionsandfeelings.Andallofthosethingscancauseyoutosayanddothingsthatcan"tbeunderstoodbythosewhoarenotinthesamesituationwithyou.Ifyoumeetsomeoneeitherbehavingoutofcharacteroractinginawaythatdoesn"tseemtofitthesituation,putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.Youmayturnaroundastorythathasasadendingsimplybyyouractions.（1）WhatistheinfluenceoftheincidentmentionedinParagraph1?（2）Whydidtheauthor"sfriendsayharshwordstotheauthor?（3）What"stheauthor"sadvicetous?A.Helpthoseinneed.B.Lookbeforeyouleap.C.Respectforothersisakindofvirtue.D.Learntoputyourselfinothers"shoes.【答案】（1）C （2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者朋友因为失去妻子很痛苦以不友好的态度对待作者，使作者想起了20年前狗狗咬了父亲这件事情，从两件事情中得出了一个道理：很多因素都会影响人的行为，所以最后总结出，当我们看到别人出乎意料的行为的时候，要以理解的态度耐心的对待他人。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“I"dliketosharealittlestorywithyouaboutsomethingthathappenedwhenIwasfour．Irememberitclearly，”可知作者对这件事情的印象很深刻，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearnedthatmyfriend"swifehadjustlefthim，”可知作者的朋友因为失去了妻子而内心很痛苦所以才会用这样的不友好的态度对待作者，故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“bepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso”，可知当看到别人出乎意料的举动的时候，不要责怪，要耐心地理解他们，用最好的方式去对待，故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonvisionofthefuture.Forme,that"strueformyrelationshipwithmydad.Somefathersandsonsbondoversports,fishingorhunting,butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemorieswasn"tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser(巡洋)onthescreen.Overtheyears,nearlyeverysettingandsituationhasbecomefarawayformydadandme.Whenit"swarmatnight,we"renotdrivingalongsomedarkstreetsinIndiana,butgoingataslowspeedwithstarsdimlyshining.Bothofusarethinkingofthem,withoutneedingtosayaword.Allthesevisionsofotheruniverseshavetogethercreatedaprivateuniverseformydadandme.GeneRodenberry,creatorofStarTrek,oncesaid,"Sciencefictionisawayofthinking,awayoflogicthatbypasses(绕过)alotofnonsense.Itallowspeopletolookdirectlyatimportantsubjects."Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I"mnowasciencewriter.Yes,sciencefictionhasmademeintoa"nerd"(书呆子),anditalsohasbeenasourceofjoyformyfamily,makingmeanoptimistwhileenablingmetothinkcriticallyaboutthedangeroftechnology.Thankthoseauthorswhohavesharedtheirvisions;theworldandmyfamilyarebetterforit.Thankmydad,whoisboththebeststorytellerandthebestmanIhaveeverknownbecausehehelpedmerealizethetruthofTennyson"swords,"SinceIdippedintothefuture,Isawthevisionoftheworld,andallthewondersthatwouldbe."（1）Whatisthespecialbondbetweentheauthorandhisfather?A.Theirsimilardreams.B.Theirloveforeachother. C.Theircommoninterest.D.Theirpassionforscience.（2）Whatdoestheauthormainlyshowinparagraph2?A.Hisdeepimpressiononhisdad.B.Hisfeelingofstayingwithhisdad.C.Hisearliestmemoryofhisdad.D.Hisgoodrelationshipwithhisdad.（3）Howdoessciencefictionhelptheauthoratpresent?（4）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheWondersofScienceB.ThePowerofScienceFictionC.TheVersionsofScienceFictionD.TheTimetogetherwithMyFather【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者和父亲都热爱科幻小说，它不仅帮助作者与父亲建立了深厚的感情，而且帮助作者实现了梦想。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemorieswasn"tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser(巡洋)onthescreen.”可知，作者与父亲都喜欢看科幻小说，故选C。（2）考查推理判断。第二段举例说明尽管时过境迁，但作者与父亲的关系依旧非常好，故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I"mnowasciencewriter.可”知科幻小说促使作者追求自己想要的职业，并帮助他成为一名科学作家，故选A。（4）考查主旨大意。第一段中的“believeIinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonvisionofthefuture.点名了主题”，说明了科幻小说的力量，故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。5．阅读理解ItwasonlyafterherdeathfromBright"sdiseaseonMay15,1886thatEmilyDickinsonenjoyedrecognitionforherpoeticaccomplishment.Alimitedvolumeofherworksappearedin1890,butitwasThomasH.Johnson"sreleaseofhercompletebodyofpoetrythatmadeherworksreceiverealacclaim.Hepublished1,775ofherpoemsin1955inavolumeentitledThePoemsofEmilyDickinson. EmilyDickinsonwasborninAmherst,MAin1830.TheDickinsonfamilywaswellknowninthecommunityfortheircontributiontopoliticsandeducation.DickinsonlivedmostofherlifewithhergrandfatherwhowasfamousforhavingfoundedtheAmherstAcademyin1814andlaterAmherstCollegein1821.EmilyDickinsonledareclusivelife,butherchildhoodwasahappyone.Shehadtheprivilegeofbeingeducatedatsomeofthemostoutstandingwomenschoolsinhertimeanddevotedherselftoreadingallkindsofbooks.ItwasduringhercollegeyearsthatEmilystartedwriting.Someofherpoemswerepublishedwiththehelpofherfemalefriends.However,thefirstseriousattemptathavingherpoemspublishedfailedforherbeingrejectedbyTheAtlanticmagazine.Thisledtheselfconsciouspoetesstobelievethatthepublicwouldnevercareforherworks,andthussheneverattemptedtohaveanyofherworkspublishedagain.AftertheCivilWar,DickinsonwithdrewfromsocietyandhadlittlecontactoutsideofAmherst.Dickinsonwasveryconcernedwiththesubjectofnature.Herwritingsarecomplex,andformanyyearsscholarshavesearchedforromanticinspiration,buthavenotyetunderstoodherworks.Whatisclear,however,isthatherworkscan"tjustsimplydescribesomethingintermsofanarrativestyle.Withoutdoubt,Dickinson"sworkshavegreatlyinfluencedandcontinuetoinfluencemodernpoetry.Inhertime,herwritingstylewasuniquegiventhatitincludedtheuseofdashesandcapitalizednouns.Noneofherworksrhymed,andsheusedunusualcomparisonswhenreferringtoeventsandsituations.Thisunconventionalmethodofwritinghasmadeheroneofthemostinnovativepoetsofthe19thcentury.（1）Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"acclaim"underlinedinthefirstparagraph?A.Apology.B.Enthusiasm.C.Approval.D.Reference.（2）WhatdidDickinsondoduringherchildhood?（3）WhatdoweknowaboutDickinson"spoems?（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CausesofEmilyDickinson"sFailureB.FeaturesofEmilyDickinson"sPoemsC.ReasonsforEmilyDickinson"sBecomingWorldFamousD.ABriefIntroductiontoEmilyDickinsonandHerWorks【答案】（1）C（2）A （3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了美国传奇诗人艾米莉·狄金森以及她的作品，她的诗绝大多数是在她死后才出版，并被世人所知，名气极大。（1）考查词义猜测，根据第一段中的“butitwasThomasH.Johnson"sreleaseofhercompletebodyofpoetrythatmadeherworksreceiverealacclaim.是托马斯·H·约翰”逊发表了她完整的诗作，使她的作品获得了真正的好评。可知选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Shehadtheprivilegeofbeingeducatedatsomeofthemostoutstandingwomenschoolsinhertimeanddevotedherselftoreadingallkindsofbooks.”她有幸在她那个时代最杰出的女子学校里受教育,专心阅读各种各样的书，可知选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Withoutdoubt,Dickinson"sworkshavegreatlyinfluencedandcontinuetoinfluencemodernpoetry.无疑，狄金森”的作品对现代诗歌产生了很大的影响，并在继续影响。可知选B。（4）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文介绍了美国传奇诗人艾米莉·狄金森以及她的作品，故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人物类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读理解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.DidJohnson fullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?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】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Johnson编纂词典的故事。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords可”知，早期英语词典的问题是只是增加了一些难词。故选D。（2）考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中的“Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?中的”关键词defined及联系前后句，可以猜测出这里lexicographer指的是词典编纂者。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.及最”后一段中的SamuelJohnson为词典编纂所作的努力可以推断出，SamuelJohnson使得英语标准化。故选A。（4）考查推理判断。阅读全文可知，文章主要介绍了SamuelJohnson在恶劣的条件下编纂词典的。所以本文主要是告诉读者Johnson编纂词典的故事，故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解Theboysatonhischair,withhishandabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.Herecalledthatthecompetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnotevenstartedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain."WRITINGCOMPETITION!"thetitleread.Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition,andnowhewastakingitonas hispersonaltaskfortheholidays.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】本文是一篇记叙文，一个男孩，在妈妈的建议下，参加了写作比赛。一开始，他不知道写些什么，后来，有了创作的灵感，文章一气呵成。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition可”知这个男孩妈妈的建议使这个男孩参加了写作比赛，故选D。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.他写的每一个”故事都是根据其他故事改编的。他缺乏想象力，不幸的是，想象力是写作的关键。由此推断出这个男孩是通过抄袭别人的想法，来完成他早期的写作的，故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.突”然，他灵光一闪。这一次，他想出了一个新颖而富有想象力的故事。由此推断出，男孩推迟写作是因为他不知道该写什么，故选B。 （4）考查推理判断。根据倒数第三段中的“Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread‘498以’及.倒”数第二段中的“‘Perfect,hethought,’just‘underthewordlimit.’knewHethiswasthestorythatwouldwin.可知他写”了498个字，刚好在字数限制内，由此推断出每篇文章的最大字数限制是500字，故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。8．阅读理解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(小饰物)bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecorner."Allthevolunteerscomeandgatherhere,itgetsverybusyattimes,"smilesNicolaHutin,67,adischargesupportvolunteer.Amotheroftwo,andgrandmotheroffour,shewasamembershipcoordinator(协调员)foratradeassociationuntilsheretired,andhassincevolunteeredatthehospitalonemorningaweekfor18months.（1）Whatcanwelearnaboutdiningcompanions?（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】本文是一篇记叙文，通过讲述志愿者的工作，告诉我们的是"人多力量大"。（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Manyofourpatientsareelderlyandcanbeconfusedbythenoisy,busyenvironmentofthehospitalandsowon"tfocusoneating.""我们的许多病人都是老年人，可能会被医院嘈杂繁忙的环境所迷惑，因此不会集中精力吃饭。"---sothediningcompanionswereintroduced.Theywillassistthepatientsandencouragethemtoeat.""所以介绍了吃饭的同伴。他们会帮助病人，鼓励他们吃东西。"可知，关于用餐同伴，我们能了解到他们的工作环境很嘈杂。故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Violette,aretiredlibrarymanager,hasbeenhelpingoutforsixyears.‘Itmakesmefeelabitmorecomplete,是一名退休’”的图Violette书馆经理，她已经帮了六年的忙。"这让我觉得更完整了”，以及“---Ibelieveinbeingapartofthecommunityandthishospitalispartofmycommunity.我相信”成为社区的一份子，而这家医院也是我社区的一份子。可知，Violette觉得她的工作会给她一种归属感。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Theythencallthepatientsregularly,foraslongastheyneed,tocheckhowtheyaregettingonandiftheyneedextrasupport.然后他们会定期给病人”打电话，只要他们需要，检查他们的情况以及是否需要额外的支持。可知，出院志愿者为病人打电话来检查他们的健康状况。故选D。（4）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的“ThevolunteersinKingstonworkfromadedicatedoffice-asmallroominoneofthebuildingsonthehospitalgrounds,whereaChristmastreedecoratedwithbaubles(小饰物)bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecorner.”的Kingston志愿者们在一间专门的办公室里工作，这是医院场地上一栋大楼里的一个小房间，角落里有一棵圣诞树，上面装饰着印有志愿者面孔的小玩意。可知，本文告诉我们的是"人多力量大"。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。9．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Kincaidlookedathiswatch:eight-seventeen.Thetruckstartedonthesecondtry,andhebackedout,shiftedgears,andmovedslowlydownthealleyunderhazysun.ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewent,headingsouthonWashington11,runningalongthecoastofPugetSoundforafewmiles,thenfollowingthehighwayasitswungeastalittlebeforemeetingU.SRoute20. Turningintothesun,hebeganthelong,windingdrivethroughtheCascades.Helikedthiscountryandfeltunpressedstoppingnowandthentomakenotesaboutinterestingpossibilitiesforfutureexpeditionsortoshootwhathecalled"memorysnapshots."Thepurposeofthesecausalphotographswastoremindhimofplaceshemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously.InlaterafternoonheturnednorthatSpokane,pickingupU.S.Route2,whichwouldtakehimhalfwayacrossthenorthernUnitedStatestoDuluth,Minnesota.Hewishedforthethousandthtimeinhislifethathehadadog,agoldenretriever,maybe,fortravelslikethisandtokeephimcompanyathome.Buthewasfrequentlyaway;overseasmuchofthetimeanditwouldnotbefairtotheanimal.Still,hethoughtaboutitanyway.Inafewyearshewouldbegettingtoooldforthehardfieldwork."Imustgetadogthen."Hesaidtohimself.Driveslikethisalwaysputhimintoasentimentalmood.Thedogwaspartofit.RobertKincaidwasaloneasit"spossibletobe—anonlychild,parentsbothdead,distantrelativeswhohadlosttrackofhimandheofthem,noclosefriends.HethoughtaboutMarian.Shehadlefthimnineyearsagoafterfiveyearsofmarriage.Hewasfifty-twonow,thatwouldmakeherjustunderforty.Marianhaddreamsofbecomingamusician,afolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers"songsandsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattle.Whenhewashomeintheolddays,hedrovehertotheshowsandsatintheaudiencewhileshesang.Hislongabsences—twoorthreemonthssometimes—werehardonthemarriage.Heknewthat.Shewasawareofwhathedidwhentheydecidedtogetmarried,andbothofthemhadavaguesensethatitcouldallbehandledsomehow.Itcouldn"twhenhecamefromphotographingastoryinIcelandandshewasgone.Thenoteread,"Robert,itdidn"tworkout.IleftyoutheHarmonyguitar.Stayintouch."Hedidn"tstayintouch.Neitherdidshe.HesignedthedivorcepaperswhentheyarrivedayearlaterandcaughtaplaneforAustraliathenextday.Shehadaskedfornothingexceptherfreedom.（1）WhichrouteistherightonetakenbyKincaid?A.Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—U.SRoute2—DuluthB.U.S.Route2—Bellingham—Washington11—PugetSound—U.SRoute20—DuluthC.U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth–Bellingham—Washington11D.Bellingham—Washington11—U.S.Route2—U.SRoute20—Duluth（2）Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Kincaid"sparentsweredeadandheonlykeptintouchwithsomedistantrelatives.B.Kincaidwouldhavehadadogifhehadn"tbeenawayfromhometoomuch.C.Kincaidusedtohaveagoldenretriever.D.Kincaidneededadogindoinghishardfieldwork.（3）WhydidKincaidstoptotakephotoswhiledriving?（4）WhatcanyouknowaboutMarian? A.Shediedafterfiveyearsofmarriage.B.ShewasolderthanKincaid.C.Shecouldsingverywellandearnedbigmoney.D.Shewasnotaprofessionalpopsinger.（5）Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat________.A.MarianknewwhatwouldhappenbeforeshemarriedKincaidB.KincaidthoughthisabsencewouldbeaproblemwhenhemarriedMarianC.ItturnedoutthatMariancouldnotstandKincaid"sabsenceandlefthimD.AfterMarianlefthim,theystillkeptintouchwitheachother【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）B（4）D（5）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇叙文，述了Kincaid自旅行的始末及他在旅途中自身往事的回。（1）考理解。根据第一段中的“ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewentofPugetSound⋯highway⋯beforemeetingU.SRoute20”及第二段中的“heturnednorthSpokane，pickingupU.SRoute2⋯toDuluth,Minnesota.可”知Kincaid所走的路是从at⋯thecoastBellingham出–Washington11–PugetSound–U.SRoute20–U.SRoute2–到Duluth结束。可知A。（2）考理解。根据第三段中的“hewished⋯thathehadadog⋯buthewasfrequentlyaway可知”如果他不太常离开家，他会养只狗。故B。（3）考理解。根据第二段中的“Thepurposeofthesecasualphotographswastoremindhimofplaceshemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously。停下”来拍照是了提醒他自己他想再来光的地方。故B。（4）考理解。合第五段中的“Marainhaddreamsofbecomingamusician，afolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers’songsandsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattle.”Marain梦想成名音家，一名村歌手。她会所有Weavers的歌曲，而且她常在西雅的咖啡屋里唱那些歌，唱得非常好。可知她不是的流行歌手。故D。（5）根据细节理解。根据第六段中的“shewasgone.Thenoteread,Robert,itdidn’twork⋯”Marain在决定婚前清楚知道Kincaid做什么，他都要不清晰的感，那些在一定程度上是可以解决的。可是Marain离开了，那些是不起作用的。由此得知Marain了Kincaid期不在她身而离开他。可知C。【点】本考点涉及理解型的考，是一篇故事，考生需要准确掌握信息，并合目要求，从而出正确答案。受不10．下列短文，从每所的四个（A、B、C和D）中，出最佳。Whenmyfathermarriedmymotherin1943,hegavemymothera1937crowncoinandtoldhertokeepitinthebackofherpurseandnottospendit.Thiswouldmeanthatshealwaysfeltthatshewasprotectedandwouldalwayshavemoneyifshereallyneededit. WhenIwasmarriedin1970,myhusband,whohadheardthisstory,obtaineda1937crowncoinformeandIhavealwayskeptitinmywallet,andIhavealwayshadenoughformyneeds.Afriendrecentlyfellonhardtimes,partlythroughexternal(外部的)circumstancesandpartlythroughpoorplanning.FriendsandIhaveloanedhermoney,paidherbills,givenherfood,andeventriedtoteachherbudgettechniques,butnoneofthemhasbeenasolution.Shehasjustslippeddeeperanddeeperintofinancialtroubleanddepression.Lastweekshelookedpaleandunwell,verydepressedandhopeless,verysadforafriendtoseeandIthenthoughtabouthowthecrowncoin,aphysicalreminderofanother"scareandlovehadprotectedme,soIwenttothebankfora$100dollar-bill.Itoldmyfriendthestoryandaskedhertokeepthe$100inthebackofherwallet.Itturnedoutthatshedidn"thaveawallet,sosheputthemoneyinalittlepencilcasewhereshekepthercoins.Sheimmediatelyfeltbetter—"Ifeelrich,andthankyouforbeingagoodfriend,"shesaid,andwewerebothabitteary.IwenthomeandrememberedalittlewalletIhadthatI"dneverused,andthought,"I"llgivethattomyfriend."Iopenedit,andinside,found$100.（1）Whatdidthe1937crowncoinfromtheauthor"sfathermeantohermother?A.Hisconcernforher.B.Hispityandprotectionforher.C.Hiscareandloveforher.D.Hisprideandrespectforher.（2）Wheredidtheauthor"sfriendkeepthe$100dollar-bill?A.Inthebackofherwallet.B.Inalittlepencilcase.C.Inthepocketofherraincoat.D.Inthelayerofhersuitcase.（3）Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AcrowncoinB.ThehelptoafriendC.AhardlifeD.Agiftfrommyfather【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，父母结婚时，父亲送给母亲一枚1937年的王冠硬币，让母亲时刻感到他的关心和爱，作者结婚时，丈夫也送她一枚王冠硬币，然后作者又运用这枚王冠硬币的影响（代表了另一个人的关心和爱）送给一个经济困难的朋友一张百元纸币放在钱包里保护她。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Thiswouldmeanthatshealwaysfeltthatshewasprotectedandwouldalwayshavemoneyifshereallyneededit."可知，结婚时父亲送给母亲一枚1937年王冠硬币意味着母亲总会觉得父亲在保护自己，并且需要钱时，她总会有钱，也就说这枚硬币代表了父亲对母亲的关心和爱，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的"sosheputthemoneyinalittlepencilcasewhere shekepthercoins"可知，作者的朋友把那张100美元纸币放在了小文具盒里，故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"IwenthomeandrememberedalittlewalletIhadthatI"dneverused,andthought,"I"llgivethattomyfriend."可知，作者将会把那个自己从未用过的小钱包送给朋友，故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Whenmyfathermarriedmymotherin1943,hegavemymothera1937crowncoinandtoldhertokeepitinthebackofherpurseandnottospendit.”父母结婚时，父亲送给母亲一枚1937年的王冠硬币，让母亲时刻感到他的关心和爱，文章由此而展开，作者结婚时，丈夫也送她一枚王冠硬币，然后作者又运用这枚王冠硬币的影响（代表了另一个人的关心和爱）送给一个经济困难的朋友一张百元纸币放在钱包里保护她，全文都是围绕“王冠硬币”而展开，故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。