中考英语阅读理解之人物传记专练

中考英语阅读理解之人物传记专练中考英语阅读理解之人物传记专练中考英语阅读理解之人物传记专练V:1.0精细整理，仅供参考中考英语阅读理解之人物传记专练日期：20xx年X月阅读理解之人物传记专练A DoctorSeusswasbornin1904.Bythemiddle1950s,hehadbecomeoneofthebest-lovedandmostsuccessfulchildren’sbookwritersintheworld.Hisbooksareverypopularwithyoungreaders.Theyenjoytheinventedwordsandthepicturesofunusualfunnyanimalsandplants. In1954,lifemagazinepublishedareportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren’sbookswerenotinteresting.DoctorSeussstronglyhopedtohelpchildrenanddecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Heusedwordswiththesameendingsound,likefishandwish.Hedidnotreceivetraininginart.Yet,hedrewthepicturesformostofhisbooks. In1957,Dr.SeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan230wordstowritethebookandevenasix-year-oldshouldbeabletoreadit.Itwasafunstoryandeasytoread.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.ThesuccessofTheCatintheHatmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.In1960,hewroteabookusinglessthanfiftywords.ThebookiscalledGreenEggsandHam.In1984,DoctorSeusswonaPulitzerPrize.HewashonoredfortheeducationandenjoymenthisbooksprovidedAmericanchildrenandtheirparents.Hediedattheageof87,buthisinfluenceremains.Millionsofhisbookshavebeensoldworldwide.PeoplesayhisbookshelpedchangethewayAmericanchildrenlearnedtoread.Yet,hisbooksarelovedbypeopleofallages.DoctorSeussoncesaid,"Idonotwriteforchildren.Iwriteforpeople.1.DoctorSeusslearnedfromthemagazinethat__________.A.someschoolchildrencouldnotread B.manychildren’sbookswereinterestingC.childrenwantedtolearntoread D.awriterforchildrenwaswanted2.Peoplelikehisbooksbecausethebooks__________.A.arecheapandeasytoget B.werewrittenindifferentlanguagesC.areeasyandinterestingtoread D.werewrittenwithinventedwords 3.HewrotethebookTheCatintheHatattheageof__________.A.50 B.53 C.56 D.874.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.DoctorSeusswroteGreenEggsandHamwithover230wordsB.DoctorSeusswrotebooksonlyforchildrenintheUnitedStatesC.TheCatintheHatwaswrittenonlyforsix-year-oldchildrenD.HisbooksprovidededucationandenjoymentforAmericans5.FromthetextweknowthatDoctorSeuss__________.A.wonaPulitzerPrizesoonafterhisdeathB.soldmillionsofhisbookshimselfworldwideC.changedAmericanchildren’swayofreadingD.wrotethelargestnumberofbooksintheworldBPattiPage,thetop-sellingfemaleartistofthe1950swithmorethan100millionrecordssold,diedonJanuary2nd,2013,whenshewas85.Shewasoneofthemostbelovedsingersofthepost-warera.TakeherTennesseeWaltzforexample,itsoldmorethan10millioncopiesandwasherbiggesthit.BorninClaremore,Oklahoma,asmalltownnearTulsa,Pageoriginallydreamedofacareerincommercialart.Herfirstjobintheartdepartmentatalocalradiostationsoonledtoperformingonherown15-minuteprogramme.Attheageof20,Pagewasdiscoveredbybig-bandleaderJackRael,whoquithisjobtobecomehermanager.In1948,shesignedherfirstrecordingcontractwithMercuryRecordsandtwoyearslaterenjoyedherfirsthitrecord.ShestayedwithMercuryforthenext14yearsandrecordedhitafterhitincluding:WithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreaming,andOldCapeCod.HerlasthitwasHushHush,SweetCharlotte,recordedfortheBetteDavismovieofthesamename.Andthen,therewasDoggieintheWindow.Thecreativetunewasahugehit,butwithitsrepeatedbarkingsoundsandsillylyrics(歌词),thesonghasbeenusedbymanypeopleasanexampleofallthatwaswrongwithpopmusicintheearly1950s.Throughoutthe1950s,PattiPagemaderegularappearancesontelevisionvarietyshowsandin1957shewaschosentohostthemusicalprogramme,TheBigRecord.Thefollowingyear,PageappearedinherownCBStelevisionseries,ThePattiPageShow.Shecontinuedtorecordandperformintothe21stcentury,mostrecentlyreleasinganalbumofsongsforchildren,aChristmasrecord,andanew“bestof”collection.Besidesmusic,PattiPagedidabitofacting.Sheco-starredwiththeOscar-winningBurtLancasterinElmerGantry,andalsostarredonstageinthemusicalplayAnnieGetYourGun.（）6.Accordingtothepassage,PattiPage________．A．wantedtobeasingerasachildB．wasborninasmalltownin1927C．wasknownmainlyforheractingskillsD．startedherworkasaTVprogrammehostess（）7.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappeninPattiPage’slife?

a.PattiPagehostedamusicalprogramcalledTheBigRecord.b.PattiPageworkedintheartdepartmentatalocalradiostation.c.Pattirecorded“I’mdreaming”anditbecameabighit.d.PattiPagemadeherfirstrecord.e.JackRaeldiscoveredPattiPageandbecamehermanager.A.d-c-b-e-aB.d-e-a-b-cC.b-e-c-d-aD.b-e-d-c-a（）8.The“TennesseeWaltz”ismentionedinthepassageinordertoshowthat.A.PattiPagewasabelovedsingerB.PattiPagehadtalentsforsingingC.PattiPage’ssongsarepleasanttohearD.P