广东省高三阅读专题：人物故事 5页

广东省高三阅读专题：人物故事阅读一A　　KerryandAlicewerebothartistsinBritain.TheytaughtdrawingandpaintinginCambridgeUniversity.Althoughtheywerefriends,eachthoughtoneselftobethebetter.　　Oneday,KerrypromisedmarriagetoAlice.Surprisedandpleasedbytheoffer,thegirlwasnotsurewhethershewouldspendherfutureasawifeorapainter.Afteramomentsherepliedasfollow,“Eachofusmustpaintapicture.Ifyoursissuperiortomine,youcanmakemeyourwife.Ifnot,pleasedropthequestion.”Thenitwasdecidedtogiveitthefollowingday.　　Thenextmorning,Alicehungherpictureonthegate.Itshowedabunchofflowersandwonhighpraisefromeveryonewhopassedby.Infact,acrowdofcollectedinfrontofhermasterpieceandfixedtheireyesonit.　　Severalhourspassed.ThenKerrywasseencomingalongthegatewithwhatappearedtobeabeautifulleathersuitcaseinhishand.WhenhefinallystoppedbeforeAlice,thegirlartistbrushedlikearoseandagreedtomarryhimwithoutanyhesitation.Why?(奔腾高一p44)1.WhatdidAlicethinkofKerry’soffer?A.ShelikedKerry,butshedidn’texpecthimtopromisemarriagetoher.B.Shedidn’tlikeitatall.C.Shedidn’twanttomarrytoanybody.D.Shethoughttheofferwasn’tpolite.2.Intheunderlinedsentenceheremeans______________________.A.notsobetterthanB.betterthanC.sogoodasD.asgoodas3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Kerrydidn’tacceptAlice’ssuggestion.B.Kerrywasn’tsureofhispaintingsohedroppedhisoffer.C.Kerrydidgothenextday,buthefailedtotakeapicture.D.KerryagreedtoAlice’ssuggestion.4.Alice’spicturewonhighpraisebecause____________.A.itwastruetonatureB.theflowerwereredC.peoplefeltitstrangetohangitonthegateD.itwasalargebunchofflowers5.The“leathersuitcase”wasinfact____________.A.arealoneB.apaintingdrawnbyKerryC.aboxwithapictureinitD.madeupofleather[A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D]B　　A24-year-oldAustralianyoungmanwhosoldhislifeoneBaysaysheisstillnotquitesurewhyhedidit. 　　NicaelHoltsoldhisname,phonenumberandallhispossessions,includingclothes,CDs,asurfboard,alaptop,anoldpushbike,childhoodphotos,friends,anda“nicelamp”giventobyanex-girlfriend,ontheInternetauctionsite.　　Thesuccessfulapplicantbid7,500dollars(5,790US)lastweektobecomeHolt.　　Holt,aphilosophystudentfromthesoutherncoastalcityofWollongongwhohassetupawebsitetoexplainhisactionsandaskfordonationstocharity,saidhewasunabletoexplainwhyhesoldhislife.　　Holtsaidthewinnerwouldbeentitledtoafour-weektrainingcourseinhowtobehim—includinglessonsonhowtosurf,climb,skateboard,firetwirlanddohandstands—aswellastwomonthsofon-callsupportafterward.　　“Lifestyleisverysocial.Itincludesalotofgoingout,”henotedonhiseBayadvert.　　“Friendswilltreatyouexactlyastheyhavetreatedme.Thisincludesfriendswhotakemesurfing,running,climbingandcookforme.Allofthesefeatureswillbetransferredovertothewinningapplicant.”　　Hislegalidentity,passport,qualificationsandfutureinheritancewerenotforsale.(奔腾高一p57)6.ThemostunusualthingthatNicaelHoltsoldwas_________.A.hispossessionsB.hislegalidentityC.hisfriendsD.hislife7.Holtsoldhimselfforthepurposeof_____________.A.playingjokesB.showinghatredtotheworldC.askingfordonationsD.findingsomeonetolivehislaterlife8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Anapplicantpaid7,500dollarstobecomethenewHolt.B.HoltwouldspendtwomonthshelpingthenewHolttobehim.C.HoldsoldeverythinghehadtothenewHolt.D.OldfriendsofHoltwouldtreatthenewHoltastheirfriend.9.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.HoltlikedsportsverymuchB.HolthadtakenalotofphotosC.HoltwoulddisappearinthisworldfromnowonD.Holtsoldhimselfinordertomakehimselffamous10.Whatisbesttitleofthepassage?A.AnUnusualeBayAdvertB.AustralianYoungManSoldHimselfOnlineC.SellingMyself,IncludingEverythingD.TeachingSomebodytobeMe[A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D]C　　ThedayIleftColombiafortheUnitedStates,Iwasthinkingeverysecondabout myfriends.Ihadn’tsaidgoodbyetothem.Icouldn’tbearit.　　Standingintheairportattheageof12,itwasasifIhadaphotoof“elcombito”(that’swhatwecalledourselves)inmyemptyhand.Apictureofabunchofnoisykidsgrowingtogether,notonlyphysicallybutmentally—experimentingwithnewthingstogether,watchingeachother’sbacks,coveringeachother’smistakes,talkingtooneanotherlikefamily.　　Isawmyselfvanishingformthatpicture,andthengone.Ifeltsuchadeepsadnessthatday.EvenifIwereleavingtoday,almostfiveyearslater,Idon’tthinkIcouldsaygoodbye.　　My“combito”weremyfriendsduring6thandpartof7thgrade.Wehadallourclassestogetherandwerealwaystalkingandmakingjokesduringclasses.Maribel,wholookedolderthantherestofus,wasmyclosestfriend.PilarwasshortbutveryaggressiveandAngelicawasastarterinbasketball.FernandawastheyoungestandPaolawasthefriendlybutsadone.Lastbutnotleastwasme,thesweetbutnoisygirl.　　Wecameupwiththousandsoflamenamesforourgroup,like“whitewitches”and“meanfreshmen”.Butwestuckwith“elcombito”.Weusedtoeatallthejunkyfoodwecouldafford,andwe’dalwaysorderthecombo,whichhadsixthings:soda,Frenchfries,hamburger,hotdog,specialsalsa,anddessert.　　Sincewewereinitiallyagroupofsixgirlswhofittogetherlikethecombo,westartedcallingourselves“elcombito”.Separately,weweresixuniquegirls,buttogetherweformedamagicandrareflavor.Inthemiddleof6thgradeDianabecametheseventhgirltojoinus.Later,guysstartedjoiningtoo-Freddie,ametalfan,andFrancisco,thecutestguyatourschool.(奔腾高一64)11.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.A.Leaving“ElCombito”B.APhotoof“ElCombito”C.NamesofMyFriendsD.Mybestfriends12.Accordingtothepassage,“ElCombito”isanamefor________?A.aschoolB.acountryC.agroupofchildrenD.afood13.Howmanypeoplearetherein“ElCombito”sofar?A.SixgirlsB.Atleastsevengirlsandtwoboys.C.Sixboys.D.Sevenboysandagirl.14.Howoldistheauthorwhenshewrotethepassage?A.Twelve.B.Six.C.SevenD.Seventeen.15.Whydidn’ttheauthorsaygoodbyetoherfriend?A.Becauseherfriendslosthervaluablephoto.B.Becauseshefeltsosadtoleaveherfriends.C.Becauseshewouldnevergettogetherwithherfriends.D.Becausesheneverwantedtoseethemagain.[A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D] D　　Itisnotdeathamanshouldfear,butheshouldfearneverbegintolive.　　It’seasytolookatone’slifeandbecontentwithwhereyouare.Youhaveagoodjob,anicecar,andsuccess.Clearlyyouarewellonyourwaytosuccess.Buttherealquestionis,areyouhappywithwhatyouaredoing?　　Youseelifehasawayofjusthappeningtopeople.Yourfirstjobtendstobethejobthatyouwerefirstoffered.Yourcareerthentendstogrowfromthere.Yougetpromotedorchangecompanies,buttendtostaywithwhatyouarefamiliarwithandwhatyouhavedoneinthepast.Monthsturnintoyearsandatsomepointsintimeyoufindthatyouareonacareerpaththatyouneverintendedtobeonatall.Itmaybeagreat,wonderfulcareerpathdoingallofthethingsthatareimportanttoyou,oritmaybeapathwhereyouhavehadsomesuccesses,butyoudon’tfindinspiring.　　Inshort,yourlifehasbeenautopilot.Thatiswhenyouknowthatlifehashappenedtoyou.Youdidn’tplantobewhereyouare.Andwhileyouarenotunhappywithwhereyouare,youarenothappywithiteither.Itdoesnotspeaktoyourinnerbeing.　　Yourlifeisafairytale,withthejourneyunscripted.Takecontrolofyourlifeandwriteyourownscript.Understandyourdesiresandpassionsandbuildaplanforyourlifethatwillbeasourceofhappinessandpride.Itmaybeinleadership.Itmaybeinthearts.Butwhateveritis,makesurethatyoucontrolyourlifeandthatyourlifedoesnotjusthappentoyou.16.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.WhereyouliveinyourlifeB.WhatyouhaveachievedinlifeC.WhereyouhavebeentoD.Whatcareeryouchooseinlife17.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthat________.A.peopletendtodothesamejoballthetimeB.peoplearesatisfiedwithwhattheygotinthepastC.peoplemayfindwhattheyhavedonedisappointingD.peopleconsidertheircareerimportanttothemselves18.Thewritercomparesyourlifetoanunscriptedfairytaleinordertoprove___________.A.oneshouldcontrolone’sownlifeB.one’slifeisfullofinterestingstoriesC.youcanwriteafairytalebasedonyourlifeD.afairytaleusuallydescribesone’slife19.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Don’tmakeaplanforyourlifeB.Don’tbecontentwithyourlifeC.Don’tbeafraidofdeathD.Don’tletlifehappentoyou[A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D][A][B][C][D] 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