高考英语第二轮查漏补缺 （基础+提升）专题集训二十八 人物型阅读理解（含解析）

专题限时训练(二十八)[人物型阅读理解](限时：25分钟)(一)KareemAbdul­Jabbarwasoneofthebestbasketballplayersinhistory.HewastheNBA'smostvaluableplayersixtimesanda19­timeAll­Star.Whenheretiredin1989,hewastheNBA'sall­timeleadingscorerwith38，387points.Thatrecordhasstilltobebroken.Afterretirement,Jabbarbeganscoringintheliteraryworld.Hehaswrittensevenbest­sellingbooks.Inhisnewchildren'sbookWhatColorIsMyWorld？，heshines_the_spotlight_onAfrican­Americaninventorswhoseachievementsoftenwentunnoticed.AreporterrecentlyinterviewedhiminNewYorkCity.R:ThetitleofyournewbookisWhatColorIsMyWorld？，butthesubtitleisTheLostHistoryofAfrican­AmericanInventors.Whydoyousayit'salosthistory?K:African­AmericaninventorsmadesomeverysignificantcontributionstoAmericanlifeandworldculture,butthey'renotacknowledged.SoIthinkIshouldputsomethinginthespotlight.R:Whydidyouchoosetopresentthisinformationintheformofachildren'sbook?K:Ithoughtkids,especiallyAfrican­Americankids,neededtoknowthisinformation.Theyshouldgetthisinformationatanearlyagesothattheycanhaveanideaofwhat'spossible.Somanykidsaretoldthatsportsandentertainmentarethefieldsthattheyshouldgointo,andeverythingelseisignored.Iwantedtoputsomethingouttherethatgavethemabroaderpictureofwhatwaspossible.R:Howdidyoucombinefactswithagoodstory?Howdidyoudecideonwhichinventorstoinclude?K:TheinventorsIchoseallmadesignificantcontributionstoAmericanlife.So,everybodylikesicecream,butnobodyknowsabouttheguywhoinventedtheicecreamscoop(勺子).Everybodylikespotatochips,butnobodyreallyknowsthatablackcookinventedpotatochips.Thingslikethatgetthroughtopeoplebecausethesearethingsthatareapartoftheireverydaylife.Oncetheyseeblackpeopleareinvolvedininventingit,itchangesthings.1．Theunderlinedphrase“shinesthespotlighton”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”．A．directspeople'sattentiontoB．isveryinterestedinC．thinkshighlyofD．appealstopeoplenottodisturb2．WhydidJabbarwritethebookWhatColorIsMyWorld?A．Toprovideaninstructiveliterarybookforparents.B．TomakepeoplerecognizethecontributionsAfrican­Americansmade.C．Toshowhealsohasliterarytalentbesidesthetalentinbasketball.D．ToraisemoneyforpoorAfrican­Americankids.3．WhatdidJabbarintendtotellAfrican­Americankidsinhisbook?A．Informationabouttheirearlyage.B．Fieldstheyshouldn'tgointo.C．Thingsthatcanbeignored.D．Ideasofwhatispossible.4．AccordingtoJabbar'swordsinthelastparagraph,________．A．noteverybodylikesicecreamandpotatochipsB．icecreamandpotatochipsarebothinventedbyablackcookC．hisbookmaychangepeople'sattitudetoblackpeopleD．thingsineverydaylifeareeasiertobedescribedinbooks(二)PattiPage,thetop­sellingfemaleartistofthe1950swithmorethan100millionrecordssold,diedonJanuary3rd,2013,whenshewas86.Shewasoneofthemostbelovedsingersofthepost­warera.TakeherTheTennesseeWaltzforexample,itsoldmorethan10millioncopiesandwasherbiggesthit.BorninClaremore,Oklahoma,asmalltownnearTulsa,Pageoriginallydreamedofacareerincommercialart.Herfirstjobintheartdepartmentatalocalradiostationsoonledtoperformingonherown15­minuteprogram.Atage20,Pagewasdiscoveredbybig­bandleaderJackRael,whoquithisjobtobecomehermanager.In1948,shesignedherfirstrecordingcontractwithMercuryRecordsandtwoyearslaterenjoyedherfirsthitrecord.ShestayedwithMercuryforthenext14yearsandrecordedhitafterhitincludingWithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreamingandOldCapeCod.HerlasthitwasHush…Hush,SweetCharlotte,recordedfortheBetteDavis'movieofthesamename.Andthen,therewasDoggieintheWindow.Thecreativetunewasahugehit,butwithitsrepeatedbarkingsoundsandsillylyrics(歌词),thesonghasbeenusedbymanypeopleasanexampleofallthatwaswrongwithpopmusicintheearly1950s.Throughoutthe1950s,PattiPagemaderegularappearancesontelevisionvarietyshowsandin1957shewaschosentohostthemusicalprogramTheBigRecord.Thefollowingyear,PageappearedinherownCBStelevisionseries,ThePattiPageShow.Shecontinuedtorecordandperformintothe21stcentury,mostrecentlyreleasinganalbumofsongsforchildren,aChristmasrecord,andanew“best”ofcollection.Besidesmusic,PattiPagedidabitofacting.Sheco­starredwiththeOscar­winningBurtLancasterinElmerGantry,andalsostarredonstageinthemusicalplayAnnieGetYourGun.1．Accordingtothepassage,PattiPage________．A．wantedtobeasingerasachildB．wasborninasmalltownin1927C．wasknownmainlyforheractingskillsD．startedherworkasaTVprogramhostess2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofherfollowingrecordedsongswascriticized?A．OldCapeCod.B．Hush…Hush,SweetCharlotte.C．DoggieintheWindow.D．WithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreaming.3．TheTennesseeWaltzismentionedinthepassageinordertoshowthat________．A．PattiPagewasabelovedsingerB．PattiPage'ssongsweresuccessfulC．PattiPagewasthetop­sellingfemaleartistD．PattiPagewasgoodatrecordingsongs4．WecanknowfromthepassagethatPattiPage________．A．gottoknowJackRaelin1945B．leftMercuryRecordsattheageof35C．appearedinThePattiPageShowin1957D．wrotemanysongsforchildreninherlatelife5．Itisinferredfromthepassagethat________．A．PattiPagegaveupsinginginpublicinherlatelifeB．PattiPage'sgiftinartbegantobeshowninherteensC．PattiPage'sgreatsuccesswasduetoherhardworkandothers'helpD．PattiPagewasnotonlyasuccessfulsingerbutalsoasuccessfulactress(三)BobbyMorescogrewupinNewYork'sHell'sKitchen,atoughworking­classneighbourhoodonManhattan'sWestSide.ButHell'sKitchenliesrightnextdoortoBroadway,andthebrightlightsattractedBobbyfromthetimehewasateen.Beingstage­struckwashardlywhatastreetkidcouldadmittohispartners.Fearingtheirridicule,hetoldnoone,notevenhisgirlfriend,whenhestartedtakingactinglessonsatage17.Ifyouwereakidfromtheneighbourhood,youbecameacop,constructionworker,longshoremanorcriminal.Notanactor.Morescostruggledtomakethatlongwalkafewblockseast.Hestudiedacting,turnedoutforallthecattlecalls—andduringthedecadeofthe1970smadeatotalof$2，000.“Iwasn'tagoodactor,butIhadadrivingneedtodosomethingdifferentwithmylife，”hesays.HemovedtoHollywood,wherehedroveacabandworkedasabartender.“Myfathersaid,‘Stopthiscrazinessandgetajob;youhaveawifeandadaughter.’”ButMorescokeptworkingathischosencraft.Thenin1983hisyoungerbrotherThomaswasmurderedinamob­linkedkilling.Morescomovedbacktohisoldneighbourhoodandstartedwritingasawaytoexplorethepainandthepatrimony(遗产)ofHell'sKitchen.Half­DesertedStreets,basedonhisbrother'skilling,openedatasmalloff­Broadwaytheatrein1988.AHollywoodproducersawitandaskedhimtoworkonascreenplay.Hisreputationgrew,andhegotenoughassignmentstomovebacktoHollywood.By2003,hewasagainoutofworkandoutofcashwhenhegotacallfromPaulHaggis,adirectorwhohadbefriendedhim.HaggiswantedhelpwritingafilmaboutthecountryafterSeptember11.Thetwoworkedonthewriting,buteverystudiointownturneditdown.Theykeptpitching(竭力推销)it.Studioexecutives,however,thoughtnoonewantedtoseeasevere,honestvisionofraceandfearandlivesincollisioninmodernAmerica.Morescobelievedsostronglyinthescriptthatheborrowedmoneyandsoldhishouse.HeandHaggiskeptpushing.Atlastthewritersfoundanindependentfilmproducerwhowouldtakeachance,buttheupfrontmoneywastoolittle.Morescodelayedhissalary.CrashslippedintothetheatresinMay2005,andquietlybecamebothahitandacriticalsuccess.ItwasnominatedforsixAcademyAwardsandwonthree—BestPicture,BestFilmEditingandBestWriting(OriginalScreenplay)byPaulHaggisandthekidfromHell'sKitchen.Atage54,BobbyMorescobecameanovernightsuccess.“Ifyouhavesomethingyouwanttodoinlife,don'tthinkabouttheproblems，”hesays,“thinkaboutotherwaystogetitdone.”1．Rearrangethefollowingstatementsintermsoftimeorder：a.HisworkHalf­DesertedStreetsdrewattentionasitopenedatasmalloff­Broadwaytheatre.b.UnexpectedlyCrashbecamebothahitandahugesuccess.c.HemovedtoHollywoodtobeataxidriverandawaiter.d.Hestartedtolearnactingwiththebeliefofdoingsomethingdifferent.e.HisyoungerbrotherThomaswaskilledinconflictamongbullies.A．d；c；e；a；bB．d；e；c；b；aC．c；d；e；a；bD．c；e；d；b；a2．WhydidBobbyMoresconottellanyonethathestartedtakinglessonsatage17?A．Hewantedtogivehisgirlfriendasurprise.B．Hisgirlfrienddidnotallowhimtodothis.C．Hewasafraidofbeinglaughedat.D．Hehadnotalentforacting.3．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?A．Hisfatherdidnotsupporthisworkasabartender.B．Beforehebecameanovernightsuccess,hislifeexperiencedupsanddowns.C．Hisbrother'sdeathinspiredhiswritingHalf­DesertedStreets.D．MorescogrewupinNewYork'sHell'sKitchenwhichisafewblockseastofBroadway.4．ThestudioexecutivesturneddownthescriptCrashbecause________．A．theythoughtthescriptwouldnotbepopularB．thescriptwasnotwellwrittenC．theyhadnomoneytomakethefilmbasedonthescriptD．theythoughtMorescowasnotfamous

专题限时训练(二十八)(一)【要点综述】贾巴尔是NBA历史上最伟大的篮球运动员之一。退休后，他投身文学并写出了7本畅销书。本文是记者对他的一段采访，从中可以看出贾巴尔的文学立场和观点。1．A词义猜测题。shinethespotlighton本意为“把聚光灯照向……”，在这里是“把人们的注意力引向……，使关注……”的意思。2．B细节理解题。从文中“African­AmericaninventorsmadesomeverysignificantcontributionstoAmericanlifeandworldculture,butthey'renotacknowledged.SoIthinkIshouldputsomethinginthespotlight.”可知，贾巴尔写这本书的目的是为了让人们了解并承认非裔美国发明家对美国以及世界文化做出的贡献。3．D细节理解题。从文中“Theyshouldgetthisinformationatanearlyagesothattheycanhaveanideaofwhat'spossible.”以及“Iwantedtoputsomethingouttherethatgavethemabroaderpictureofwhatwaspossible.”可知答案。4．C推理判断题。从文章最后一段贾巴尔说的话，特别是“Thingslikethatgetthroughtopeoplebecausethesearethingsthatareapartoftheireverydaylife.Oncetheyseeblackpeopleareinvolvedininventingit，itchangesthings.”可以推出答案。(二)【要点综述】美国歌手帕蒂·佩姬与世长辞，享年86岁；她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一。1．B推理判断题。根据“…diedonJanuary3rd，2013，whenshewas86.”可推断她出生在1927年，再根据第二段“BorninClaremore，Oklahoma，asmalltownnearTulsa…”可知她出生在一个小镇，由此可判断选B项。2．C推理判断题。根据第四段“Andthen，therewasDoggieintheWindow.Thecreativetunewasahugehit，butwithitsrepeatedbarkingsoundsandsillylyrics(歌词)，thesonghasbeenusedbymanypeopleasanexampleofallthatwaswrongwithpopmusicintheearly1