2015届湖南高考英语提分专练：人物故事

2015届湖南高考英语提分专练：人物故事

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2015届湖南高考英语提分专练：人物故事

B【2015届河北保定市高三调研试题】

TheAsuncionzooislookingforamateforCoco,anendangered

hyacinthmacaw（蓝紫金刚鹦鹉），anditisthelastknownmaleofhis

speciesleftinParaguay.

Cocowassenttothezooeightyearsago.ArecentDNAtestshowed

thatheismale.ZooworkerCeliasaidToavoidmixingspecies,thezoo

hashadtokeephimapartfromtheothermacaws,whichhaslefthim

lonelyandbored."Heisquitesociable,althoughhehasonlylearnedto

say'Hello',butwhenhehearsmusic,hedances"Celiasaid

Hehasayellowcirclearoundhiseyesthatsetofftherestofhis

bluefeathers.HeismoreorlessacousintoBlu,hemacawthatstartsin

themovie,Rio.Thatspecies,cyanopsitta-spixii（小蓝金冈！］鹦鹉）,isallblue

andevenmoreendangeredthanthehyacinthmacaw.

Likethebirdinthemovie,scientistshopetofindCocoamateto-

rebuildthespecies.Becauseinternationallawsagainstanimaltraining

arenowsostrict,nobodyiswillingtolendthezooafemale."Thebest

solutionistofindafemalehyacinthmacawinourcountry."Celiasaid,

"thereareatleasttwootherknownhyacinth-macawsbutwithoutDNA

test,itisimpossibletoknowiftheyarefemale,andtheownersarenot

willingtohelp,becausethematingprocesscantakesometimeandbea

littlehardonfemales/

【小题1]FromthetextweknowthatCoco

A.isthelastknownhyacinthmacaw

B.livesapartfromtheothermacaws

C.hasadaptedtobeingleftalone

D.cansay"Hello"whenhehearsmusic

[小题2]WhyisitdifficulttofindamateforCoco?

A.BecausethereisnoknownfemalemacawinParaguay.

B.BecausetheinternationallawsareagainstCocomating.

C,BecausetheDNAtestonfemaleCocotakestime.

D.Becausenobodyiswillingtohuntforafemale.

【小题3]Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.CocostarsRioinamovie

B.Cocohasonlybluefeathersonhisbody

C.Cocoisthemostendangeredmacaw

D.rebuildingtheCoco'sspecieswilltaketime

【小题4]Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?

A.Coco,aRareMacaw-inAsuncionZoo

B.AsuncionZooIsSeekingaMateforCoco

C.HyacinthMacawsAreEndangeredinParaguay

D.Coco,theOnlyKnownMaleMacawinParaguay

【答案】

【小题11B

【小题2】A

【小题3]D

【小题4】B

【解析】

【小题1】细节题。从第二自然段的第三句ZooworkerCeliasaidTo

avoidmixingspecies,thezoohashadtokeephimapartfromtheother

macaws,意思是：动物园的工作者Celia说，为了避免物种混合，动物

园必须使得Coco与其他的金刚鹦鹉分开。故选B。

【小题4]推断题。由文章的第一句话TheAsuncionzooislooking

foramateforCoco,anendangeredhyacinthmacaw（蓝紫金刚鹦鹉）。意

思是：亚松森动物园正在为一只濒临灭绝的蓝紫金刚鹦鹉Coco寻找

一个雄性的伙伴。文章开头第一句话说明了文章的主要内容。同时后

文分别介绍了Coco的自身性格，以及目前在为Coco寻找一个伙伴遇

到得到困难等。故选B.

B

Rescue

Thegirlwashangingbyherhandsfromtherailingsofabalcony（阳

台的栏杆）.Thebalconywasonthetwelfthfloorofthehigh-riseblock

nexttohis.Hisflatwasontheninthfloorandhehadtolookuptosee

her.ItwashaIf-pastsixinthemorning.Hehadbeenawakenedbythe

soundofanaircraftflyingdangerouslylowoverhead,andhadgotoutof

bedtolook.Hissleepyeyes,movedfromtheblueskywhichwasempty

ofcloud,emptyofanythingbutthebrightdisappearingarrowofthe

aircraft,andthenrestedonthehangingfigure.

Hereallythoughthemustbedreaming,forthissunrisetimewas

thehourfordreams.Then,whenheknewhewasn't,hedecideditmust

beasceneinafilm.Therewerecameramendownthere,awholefilm

unit,andallthecorrectsafetyprecautionshadbeentaken.Probablythe

girlwasn/tevenarealgirl,butadummyM段人）.Heopenedthewindow

andlookeddown.Thecarpark,pavedcourts,grassspacesbetweenthe

blocks,allweredeserted.Onthebalconyrailoneofthedummy/shands

moved,desperately.Hehadtobelievethenwhatwasobviously

happening.Thegirlwastryingtokillherself.Shehadlosthercourage

andnowwastryingtostayalive.Allthesethoughtsandconclusionsof

hisoccupiedaboutthirtyseconds.Thenheacted.Hepickedupthe

phoneanddialedtheemergencynumberforthepolice.

Thearrivalofthepolicecarsandtherescueofthegirlbecamethe

focusoftalkforthepeopleofthetwoblocks.Someonefoundoutthatit

washewhohadcalledthepoliceandhebecameanunwillinghero.He

wasamodest,quietyoungman,andwasinreliefwhenthetalkbeganto

dieaway.Againhewasabletoenterandleavehisflatwithoutbeing

pointedatasakindofStGeorgeandsometimesevencongratulated.

Aboutafortnightafterthatmorning,hewasgettingreadytogoto

thetheatre,justputtingonhisovercoat,whenthedoorbellrang.He

didn'trecognizethegirlwhostoodoutside.Hehadneverseenherface.

Shesaid,"I'mLydiaSimpson.Yousavedmylife.I'vecometothankyou.”

60.Whatdidthemandofirstafterhegotup?

A.Helookeddownfromthewindow.

B.Hewenttoseethenoisyaircraft.

C.Hecalledthepolicetosavethegirl.

D.Hehurriedtocheckwhowasoutside.

61.Themomentthemansawthegirlhangingthere,hefeltitwas

A.scaringB.desperateC.unbelievableD.dangerous

62.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A.themandislikedtobetalkedabout

B.thegirlwasunwillingtoberescued

C.thepolicearrivedquicklyonthescene

D.thegirlwasactuallyanactressinafilm

【答案】

【小题1]B

【小题2】C

【小题3】A

【解析】

In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-in

restaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusy

cornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,

firstatheater,thenabarbecue（烤肉）restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.

Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:French

fries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenew

idea:quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.

Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfour

cents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkable

uniformity（——致'性），forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine（程序）

forthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks

stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopular,

particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusy

noontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothers

hadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.Theywere

contentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.

KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,

whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthe

specialattractionofthebrothers'fast-foodrestaurantsandboughtthe

righttofranchise（特许经营）othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.The

agreementincludedtherighttoduplicate（复制）themenu,the

equipmenteventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches（拱

门）.

TodayMcDonald'sisreallyahouseholdname.In1976,McDonald's

hadover$Ibillionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthe

mostsurprisingsuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.

[小题1].56.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices

B.howMcDonald'sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness

C.thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonald

D.RayKroc/sbusinesstalent

【小题2].57.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinesses

except.

A.adrive-inB.atheaterC.acinemaD.abarbecuerestaurant

【小题3].58.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat.

A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysold

theirideatoKroc.

B.theplacetheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreat

popularityoftheirdrive-in

C.fortyyearsagotherewerelotsoffast-foodrestaurants

D.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman

【小题4].59.Thepassagesuggeststhat,

A.creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccess

B.RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothers

C.MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheir

ideastoRayKroc

D.Californiaisthebestplacetogointobusiness

【答案】

【小题1]B

【小题2】C

【小题3】D

【小题4】A

【解析】

考点：考查类阅读B【河北省邯郸市2015届高三上学期1月份

教学质量检测】

ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed”the

Coupon（优惠券）Queen"hasspentjust£350onaluxury（奢侈）

Christmasforherandherfamilybutgot£2,500worthoffood,drink

andpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.

MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponerwandspendshours

huntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.Shehasbeenpreparingforthis

Christmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehuge

savingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollected

morepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.A代ersortingoutgiftsfor

allofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate£1,000worthof

presentstoherlocalhospital.

“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingto

worryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsfor

myfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.There

isamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalue

productsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchase

designerperfumes（香水），ahigh-endcoffeemachine/sheexplained.

Shesaid“Whatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhas

turnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesave

money.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotof

debtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereevery

pennycounted.That'swhatreallyinspiredme.”

Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusiness

whereshesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublic

throughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.

"\tryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthe

beginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodois

justtobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear."

【小题1]HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?

Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.

Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.

Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£2,500.

ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.

【小题2]Whatdoes"breakingthebank"inthethirdparagraph

mean?

A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythan

youhave.

C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.

[小题3]WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?

A.Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.

B.Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherex-partner.

C.Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough.

D.Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.

【小题4]WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma?

A.Ambitiousandcreative.B.Sensitiveanddetermined.

C.Braveandlucky.D.Carefulandcaring.

【答案】

【小题3】B

【小题4】D

【解析】

Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotof

debtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereevery

pennycounted.That'swhatreallyinspiredme.”可矢口，MsMumford的前

夫欠下了巨额债务，MsMumford和前夫遇到的经济困难促使她帮助

人们省钱，故选B。

【小题4］推理判断题。根据第三段"butthroughmycareful

shopping”可知，MsMumford是一个细心的人;根据第四段"Iamableto

runabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney”和第五段"shesearchesfor

thebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublic”可矢口，MsMumford是

一个关心他人的人，故选D。

考占,

A【江西省吉安市第一中学2015届高三上学期第二次阶段考】

NoahWebster,bornonOctober16,1758,isknownforThe

AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.Hehasbeencalledthe"

FatherofAmericanScholarshipandEducation."His"Blue-Backed

Speller"bookswereusedtoteachspellingandreadingtofive

generationsofAmericanchildren.Buthowmuchdoyouknowabout

himbeyondthat?

Attheageof16,NoahWebsterbeganattendingYaleCollege,

Unfortunately,hespenthisfouryearsatYaleduringtheAmerican

RevolutionaryWar,and,becauseoffoodshortages,manyofhiscollege

classeswereheldinGlastonbury,Connecticut.Later,heservedinthe

army.HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778,Websterwantedtocontinue

hiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegree.Hehadtoteachschoolin

ordertopayforhiseducation.Hesetupmanysmallschoolsthatdidn't

survive,buthewasagoodteacherbecauseinsteadofforcinghis

studentstolearn,likewhatmostteachersdid,herewardedthem.

Heearnedhislawdegreein,1781,butdidnotpracticelawuntil

1789.Oncehestartedhefoundthelawwasnottohisliking.Webster

didnothavemuchmoney.

In1793,AlexanderHamiltonlenthim$1500tomovetoNewYork

Citytoeditanewspaper.InDecember,hefoundedNewYork'sfirstdaily

newspaper,AmericanMinerva,andediteditforfouryears.Fordecades,

hepublishedtextbooks,politicalessays,areportonsomediseases,and

newspaperarticlesforhisparty.Hewrotesomuchthatamodernlistof

hispublishedworksrequired655pages.

NoahWebsterdiedonMay28,1843andwasburiedintheGrove

StreetCemetery.

[].WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWebster'slifeatYale?

A.Tough.B.Smooth.C.Normal.D.Tiring.

[].WhatdidNoahwanttobeaftergraduationfromYale?

A.Ateacher.B.Alawyer.C.Aheadmaster.D.Ascholar.

[).WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Websterwasamostproductiveauthor.

B.WebsterledamiserablelifeinNewYorkCity.

C.Webster/booksaddedupto655pages.

D.Websterdidn'twriteanypoliticalWorks.

【小题1】A

【小题2】B

【小题3】A

【小题2]HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778,Websterwantedto

continuehiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegree.得Bo

[＜）、题3]Fordecades,hepublishedtextbooks,politicalessays,a

reportonsomediseases,andnewspaperarticlesforhisparty.Hewrote

somuchthatamodernlistofhispublishedworksrequired655pages.得

知几十年里，斯特出版过课本、论文、关于疾病的报道、报纸上刊

登文章。这些都表明斯特是一位多产的作者。选A。

考点：人物类文章

D【山西省大同一中、同煤一中2015届高三联考】

Whentheswimseasonbegan,my11-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,

andIcutadeal.Shewouldgotopracticethreetimesaweek,andI

wouldn'tmakehercompeteinswimmeets.

Elizabethdoesnotlikeswimmeets,shegetshorriblynervous

becausesheisafraidthatshewilldosomethingwrongandleteveryone

down,shestartedtotalkaboutquittingswimming,whichbrokemy

heartbecauseshelovesswimming.SoIcameupwiththedeal.

Recently,Elizabeth'steamannouncedaT-shirtrelay,whichworks

likethis:OnepersonfromeachrelayteamputsonaT-shirtandapairof

socksandswims50meters.Shetakesofftheclothesandputthemon

thenextperson,whothenswims50meters.Thiscontinuesuntil

everyoneontheteamhascompletedalap.

Itwasn'texactlyameet,becauseitwouldinvolveonlyteam

members.ButElizabeththoughtitwas.ItoldElizabethIreallywanted

hertogo.Shefoughtbackangrilybutfinallyagreed.

WhenthedayfortheT-shirtrelayarrived,Elizabethwasnervous.

Shewaschosentoswimtheanchorleg（最后一棒）.Bythelastleg,

Elizabeth'steamhadbuiltupanarrowlead.ThenitwasElizabeth'sturn

toswim.

Approachingthehalfwaymark,shewasstillinthelead.Then

somebodynoticedthatoneofElizabeth'ssockshadfallenoffandwas

floatinginthepool."Shehastogetthatsockonbeforetheendofthe

race,"aswimmingofficialtoldElizabeth'steam,“oryouwillbe

disqualified/

Everybodyonherteamstartedshouting,''Elizabeth!Getthesock!"

Butshecouldn'thearthem.Meanwhile,agirlinlanetwowasgainingon

Elizabeth.Justthen,agirlonmydaughter'steamjumpedinthepool,

grabbedthesock,swamafterElizabethandputthesockonElizabeth.

Withthesockfinallyon,Elizabethswamherheartoutforthelast

15metersandwon!Therewasmuchcelebration.And,forafewminutes,

Elizabethwasthehero.

Ontheridehome,sherelivedhermomentofgloryagainandagain.

ShetoldmethatiftheT-shirtrelaywasanOlympicevent,herteam

wouldwinthegoldmedal,Itoldherthatinmyprofessionalopinion,she

Wasabsolutelyright.

【小题1]WhatdoweknowabouttheT-shirtrelay?

A.Elizabethwaseagertoattendit.

B.Elizabethmadefullpreparationsforit.

C.Elizabeththoughtshewassuretofailtherelay.

D.Elizabethagreedtoattenditafteralotofpersuasion.

[小题2]WhathappenedtoElizabethwhenshewasswimmingthe

anchorleg?

A.Thegirlontheotherteamswamfasterthanher.

B.Shewasdisqualifiedforbreakingtherule.

C.Shewastoonervoustoswim.

D.Oneofhersocksfelloff.

【小题3]WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatElizabeth.

A.believedshewasthebestofherteam.B.Hopedtotakepartin

theOlympics.

C.Overcameherfearofswimmeets.D.Wasgratefulforthegirl's

help.

【小题4]Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BorntobeaswimmerB.Swimminginsocks

C.TheswimseasonD.Nevergiveup!

【答案】

【小题11D

【小题2】D

【小题3】C

【小题4】B

【解析】

考点：考查记叙文阅读

C【山东省实验中学第三次诊断考试】

KenjiCromanhasbrokenhisbones,hisshoulderandelbow,and

nearlydrownedseveraltimes.He/salsohadthreecloseencounterswith

sharksovertheyears.A10-footwavelandeddirectlyontopofhimfive

yearsago,bendinghisbodytothepointthatheactuallykickedhimself

inthehead/lliterallyheardeveryboneinmybodycrack/hesaid.

Cromanhasbeenphotographingoceanwavessince2008,

sometimesriskinghislifetogetthatperfectshotatthesurf

break.Despitetherisksandcertaininjuriesthatcomewithwave

photography,theHawaiiresident,bodysurferandformercompetitive

swimmerwouldn'tdoanythingelse.The36-year-oldphotographerloves

thethrillofmeetingbreakingwavesheadon,shootingwavesashis

interestandshootingsurferstopaythebills.

Theprocessofphotographingwavesrequiresmorethanjust

swimmingouttowherethesurfbreaksandwaiting,hesays.Thenight

beforeaphotoshootCromanchecksS,awebsiteandthe

coastalcameranetworkthatprovidesliveandpredictedoceanweather

information,toseewhatthewinds,wavesandtidewillbelikeatcertain

times.Cromanhasbothaprimarycameraandabackupfor

emergencies.Hegoeswithoutawetsuitandusesheavydutyunderwater

housingtoprotecthiscamera.Thereisnogreatwayforhimtoprotect

himself.Headmitsthereareprobablyprotectiveclothesheshouldbe

wearing,butthereislittlehecouldhavedonetodecreasetheimpactof

the10-footwavethatcrashedontopofhim.

ThehardestpartofCroman'sjobisstayingcalminthefaceof

breakingwaveswhenhisinitialreactionistopanicandswimaway.At

most.Cromanwilltaketwotothreeshotsofasinglewave/'I'veshot

wavesforsomanyyearsnowthatIseethewaveinslowmovement,“he

said.

【小题1]WhatdoweknowaboutKenjiCroman'sjobfromthefirst

paragraph?

A.Itisagameofdeath.

B.ltisfullofmysteries.

C.ltrequirespatience.

D.ltcallsforcourage.

【小题2]HowdoesKenjiCromanmakealiving?

A.Bytakingswimmingraces.

B.Byteachingphotography.

C.Byshootingsurfers.

D.Bysurfingwaves.

【小题3]WhydoesKenjiCromancheckthewebsiteslike

S?

A.Togetbetterpreparedforshooting.

B.Topredictsomethingaboutweather.

C.Tolearnmoreaboutsurfingwaves.

D.Tobuybetterequipmentforsafety.

【小题4]Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Takingadventuresaroundtheocean

B.Riskinghislifefortheperfectwave

C.Makingpreparationsforliferisks

0.Appreciatingbreakingwavesindanger

【答案】

【小题1]D

【小题2】C

【小题3]A

【小题4】B

【解析】

了做更好的准备。故选A。

【小题4】主旨理解题。从全文可以看出，摄影师KenjiCroman

每次都是冒着很大的危险去海洋里拍摄海浪，他会为自己的摄像机做

好保护，却没有很好的方式来保护自己。故选B。

考点：考察人物类阅读

A

MypassionstarteddecadesagoasakidonaflighttoIndia.Iwas

attractedbyhowsuchalargeairplanewasabletoglide（滑翔）smoothly

abovetheclouds.Imadeitagoaltobecomeapilot.Iamnowapilotfor

Americanairlines.Thoughbeingapilotconsumesmylife,itisajob

worthdoing.

Myjobisslightlydifferentcomparedtothatofatypicalpilot.Most

pilotshavetheirroutestheyfly.Theythenfamiliarize（使...熟

悉）themselveswiththeroutes.However,inmycase,Iparticipateinany

jobwhereapilotisimmediatelyrequired.ItistruethatsomedaysI

mighthaveaworkdayfromnineinthe