2012年高考英语考前30天三轮专题提分必练绝密之十七 人物型阅读理解（湖北专用）

1、专题限时训练(十七)人物型阅读理解(限时：25分钟)(一)PALM COASTAgatha Lee described her reaction as “disbelief” when School Board Chairwoman Sue Dickinson called her name last Thursday night at Flagler Auditorium.Lee, a second­grade teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School, was named Flagler Countys Teacher of the Yea

2、r in 2011.“I was in such a great group of excellent teachers and I was just shocked.” Lee said in an interview after the announcement.Every Flagler school names a Teacher of the Year once a year and those nominees(候选人)are considered for the districts award. That winner, along with winners from the s

3、tates other districts, is then considered for the Florida Teacher of the Year Award, which is announced in July.To be qualified for the teaching award, teachers must encourage continuous learning, show skillfulness in their subject area, use creative teaching strategies(策略), show leadership and crea

4、te a caring and respectful environment.Jill Stirling, a kindergarten teacher, Flagler Countys Teacher of the Year in 2010, said she also met winners from throughout the state to share teaching strategies and best practices. “I often think of those little people that have made me the teacher I am and

5、 the person that I am, ”Stirling said.Lee, the following new winner, who is now in her thirteenth year of teaching, came to Flagler County in 2004 after working in Pasco and St. Johns counties. She worked at the former Indian Trails K­8 school and came to Belle Terre Elementary when it opened i

6、n fall 2005.Lee，who comes from a family of teachers, said she always enjoyed being with children.“I love watching their faces when they have that aha moment. ”she said.()1.How did Agatha Lee feel when she was crowned Flagler Countys Teacher of the Year?AExcited. BAstonished. CSatisfied. DProud.()2.W

7、hat did you know about Agatha Lee from the passage?AHer parents are probably doctors.BShe worked in four counties altogether.CShe has taught in Flagler County since 2004.DShe once shared teaching strategies with Jill Stirling.()3.To be a Flagler Teacher of the Year, one is required to_.Aperform life

8、­long learningBshow ability of leadershipCbe careful and respectfulDshare teaching strategies()4.Which of the following is correct in order of time according to the passage?Lee came to Flagler County.Lee taught in Indian Trails K­8 school.Lee was named Flagler Countys Teacher of the Year i

9、n 2011.Lee worked in Pasco and St. Johns counties.Lee came to Belle Terre Elementary School when it opened.A BC D(二)Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish(金枪鱼)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sand

10、wich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either

11、bologna(大香肠)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didnt care why, but it gave me a few

12、minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see, she was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didnt eat red meat on Fridaysthey ate fish on Fridays.Oh，I couldnt wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on I wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understo

13、od why, she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didnt care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria foodit tasted

14、 divine to me!I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a little girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to f

15、ollow her example.()1.Mrs.Amatuli bought the writers sandwich because_.Ashe was tired of cafeteria foodBshe hated getting in line with kidsCshe didnt eat red meat on FridayDshe wanted to show care to the writer()2.What can we learn about the cafeteria food?AIt was terrific.BIt was terrible.CThe writ

16、er enjoyed it.DMost kids were fond of it.()3.The underlined word “divine” in Paragraph 5 means_.Aperfect BsweetCunpleasant Dspecial()4.Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?AIt is hard to please all.BBetter to give than to receive.CLove makes the world go around.DThe more you o

17、ffer，the more you are rewarded.(三)Hes an old cobbler(修鞋匠)with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me：“I havent time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; hell fix them for you right away.”But Id had my eyes on his shop for a long ti

18、me. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人). “No，”I replied，“the other fellow cant do it well. ”“The other fellow” is one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while­U­wait”without knowing much about mending shoe

19、s or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带)you might as well just throw away the pair.The man saw I wouldnt give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron(围裙)，looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of cha

20、lk and said. “Come back in a week.”I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.“See what I can do? ” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work. ”When I got back out into the street. the world seemed brand­new to me. He_was_something_o

21、ut_of_an_ancient_legend,_this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who­knows­where and, above all, his pride in his craft.These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way

22、as long as it “pays”， when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever­increasing consumption(消费)rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.()1.Which of the follo

23、wing is true about the old cobbler?AHe was equipped with the best repairing tools.BHe was the only cobbler in the Marais.CHe was proud of his skills.DHe was a native Parisian.()2.The underlined part “He was something out of an ancient legend”(Paragraph 7)implies that_.Anowadays you can hardly find a

24、nyone like himBit was difficult to communicate with this manCthe man was very strangeDthe man was too old()3.According to the author, many people work just to_.Arealize their abilitiesBgain happinessCmake money Dgain respect()4.This story wants to tell us that_.Acraftsmen make a lot of moneyBwhatever you do, do it wellCcraftsmen need self­respectDpeople are born equal专题限时训练(十七)人物型阅读理解(一)1B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“disbelief(不相信) ”以及第三段中的“I was just