【英语】高中英语阅读理解(人物故事)的基本方法技巧及练习题及练习题(含答案)

【英语】高中英语阅读理解(人物故事)的基本方法技巧及练习题及练习题(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解

ThreemonthsafterHurricaneKatrinain2005,RebeccaSell,then24,aphotojournalistforFredericksburgphotographedaNewOrleanscoupleworriedlyexaminingwater-spottedphotoalbums.Asshetookthephoto,somethingwithinherclicked."ItoldthemIcouldtaketheruinedpictures,copythemandgivethemdigitallyrestored(修复)photos,"sherecalls.Althoughabitsceptical,thecoupleagreed.Rebeccatooktheirphotoshome,restoredthemandtookthemtothecoupleattheirtemporaryhome."Itfeltsogoodtobeabletodothatforthem,"saysRebecca.

Whenhereditor,DaveEllis,sawthephotoofthecouple,hesuggestedtheygobackandrestoredamagedphotosforevenmorepeople.SoinJanuary2006,withpaidtimeofffromthepaper,thetwosetupshopinPassChristian.Afterpostinganoticeinthecommunitynewsletter,RebeccaandDavereceived500photosinfourdays.Foreach,thepairtookanewdigitalpicture,thenusedhigh-techsoftwaretoerasewaterspotsandrestorecolors.ItjustsohappenedthatapopularwebsitelinkedtoDave'sblogabouttheexperience,andsoonOperationPhotoRescue,asitcametobeknown,hademailsfromhundredsofvolunteers,includingphotographersandrestorationexperts,eagertohelp.

Thoughdigitalrestorationisapainstakingprocess,mendingirreplaceablefamilypicturesmeanstheworldtovictimslikeEmilyLancaster,71,whotookoutpilesofruinedphotoalbumsafterKatrina,neverthinkingthemesscouldbesaved.Butshejustcouldn'tbeartopartwithafewtreasuredpictures,includingaportraitofherfather,whohadpassedaway,andaphotoofherhusbandasaboy.ThensheheardaboutOperationPhotoRescue."Ididn'thaveawholelotofhopetheycouldfixthem,buttheydid,"Emilysays."AlmosteverydayIthinkaboutallthepicturesI'velost.I'msohappytohavethesetwo."

InthefiveyearssinceKatrina,OperationPhotoRescuehascollectedthousandsofpicturesruinedbyfloods,hurricanesandtornadoes.Volunteersmake"copyruns"todisasterareasacrossthecountrytogatherdamagedphotosfromsurvivors;operatingcostsarecoveredbydonations."It'sgreattobeabletogivepeoplesomeoftheirhistoryback,"saysRebecca."Onepersontoldmethatthankstous,hergrandmothergottoseeherphotosagainbeforeshepassedaway.MomentslikethatremindmewhyIdothis."（1）WhenRebeccatookthepictureoftheNewOrleanscouple,shedecidedto

.A.

takethemtotheirtemporaryhome

B.

helpwiththeirdamagedphotosC.

setupshopinPassChristian

D.

coverHurricaneKatrina（2）FromParagraph2,weknowthatDaveandRebecca

.A.

quittheirjobsin2006

B.

inspiredvolunteerstojointhemC.

spentfourdaysmendingthephotos

D.

madetheirworkknownintheirnewspaper（3）HowdidEmilyLancasterfeelwhenshefirstheardaboutOperationPhotoRescue?A.

Excited.

B.

Hopeless.

C.

Satisfied.

D.

Sceptical.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

SurvivingHurricanes

B.

AnActofGenerosityC.

SavingMemories

D.

ALuckyCouple【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，摄影记者丽贝卡塞尔和编辑戴夫·埃利斯通过照片修复，他们让很多人丢失的记忆得到恢复，同时，也赢得了人们的肯定。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"ItoldthemIcouldtaketheruinedpictures,copythemandgivethemdigitallyrestored(修复)photos,"可知，摄影记者丽贝卡塞尔会帮助他们修复受损的照片。故选B。（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的”ItjustsohappenedthatapopularwebsitelinkedtoDave'sblogabouttheexperience,andsoonOperationPhotoRescue,asitcametobeknown,hademailsfromhundredsofvolunteers,includingphotographersandrestorationexperts,eagertohelp.“后来被称为"照片救援行动"的网站，收到了数百名志愿者的电子邮件，其中包括摄影师和修复专家，他们都渴望提供帮助，可知，他们的行动鼓舞了其他的志愿者加入。故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"’Ididn'thaveawholelotofhopetheycouldfixthem,buttheydid,‘Emilysays.”艾米丽说:"能修好它们，我没有抱太大的希望，但他们做到了。"从而可以推断出，艾米丽最初对能够修复照片是怀疑的。故选D。（4）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的"It'sgreattobeabletogivepeoplesomeoftheirhistoryback,"saysRebecca."Onepersontoldmethatthankstous,hergrandmothergottoseeherphotosagainbeforeshepassedaway.MomentslikethatremindmewhyIdothis."可知，通过照片修复，他们让很多人丢失的记忆得到恢复，同时，也赢得了人们的肯定。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解Openwaterswimming

Ihadonlyswuminopenwaterafewtimes,andalwaysingentlelakes,soIwasn'tpreparedforhowroughLakeWindermereappearedonacoldday.Aswimmertoldmethewaterfeltcolderthanithadbeenmeasured,andthatthewaterwasabitrough.ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.

Mostofthepeopletakingpartweredoingaone-milerace,and10raceswereplannedovertheweekend.Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.

Ihadchosenthethirdone-mileraceoftheday.Therewereover600peopleinmyrace.Weweretakenthroughanacclimatizationarea

achildren'spaddlingpool-sizedpartofthelakewherewemovedintofeelhowcoldthewaterwas."Nottoobad"waseveryone'sthought!Thenweheadedouttowardsthemiddleofthelake.

We'dbeenwarnedthatthefirst100metreswouldbereallyrough.However,somewherenearthe750mmarkIwasstillwaitingforthecalm;itfeltmorelikeswimmingintheseathanalake.Itriedtofocusonmybreathingandtechnique,andjustkeepgoing.AsIapproachedthe400m-to-gomarkmylowerrightlegbecamepainful.Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn'twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.Ididn'twanttostop,soIbentmyrightkneeandjustkickedwiththeleftleg.

FinallyIsawthefinishingpost,andIjustconcentratedongettingthere—stillone-legged.Myfinishingtimewas38minutes25secondsbutthatdidn'tmatter—theatmospherewasfantasticandeveryonefeltasenseofachievement,whatevertheirtime.I'mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I'vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.（1）Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforetherace?A.

Scaredofthemostchallengingrace.B.

Disappointedbythedifficultconditions.C.

Concernedabouttheotherswimmersintherace.D.

Determinedtobeastoughasthepeoplearoundher.（2）WhydoestheauthormentionthetwopeopleinParagraph2?A.

Tostresstheimportanceoftherace.B.

Topraisetheexperiencedswimmers.C.

Toshowthewiderangeoftheparticipants.D.

Tointroducethevariouseventsoftherace.（3）TheauthorsuggestsinParagraph4that______.A.

theracewouldcausebreathingproblemsB.

theracebecameharderthanshehadexpectedC.

itwasreallynecessarytopreparefortoughswimsD.

itwouldhavebeeneasierifshehadtakenothers'advice（4）Whatdoestheauthortalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A.

Herconfidenceinherownability.

B.

Herprideinhavingswumsoquickly.C.

Hereagernesstorepeattheexperience.

D.

Hersurpriseathavingmanagedtofinish.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了参加一英里的天然水域游泳的经历，最终成功到达终点线。（1）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.”可知，我马上和其他10000名游泳者完成这项挑战，故可知，他们很坚定要完成这项运动，故选D。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.”可知，参赛者包括天然水域游泳的爱好者，也包括初学者，也有很多人完成自己的挑战，这里面就有77岁参加2英里游泳的老人，也有去年参加一英里的男子，故可知，该比赛参与者范围很广，故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn'twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.”可知，我想起了那些人提及的克服水中抽筋的技巧，但是没有作用，我感觉整条腿开始紧张疼痛，故可知，这次比赛比她想象的要艰难，故选B。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“I'mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I'vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.”可知，我被吸引住了，想要再尝试一次，准备好为下一次游泳比赛报名，故可知，作者为完成比赛而感到兴奋，也喜欢上了这项运动，故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解

PTSD(战后创伤)issadlyacommonaffliction(折磨)formanysoldierswhohavewitnessedconflict,aninvisiblewoundthatcontinuestocauseincrediblesufferinglongafterthegunshavefallensilent.

"Alotofuscomehomewithoutrealizingwearebringingthewarhomewithus,"saidJoshMarino,aveteran(退伍兵)oftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide.

"Ididn'twanttodealwithitanymore,"Marinosaid.Hewroteagoodbyenote,grabbedaknifeandwentoutsideforafinalcigaretteintherain.Butthen,fromthedeepestdepthofdespaircamehope.Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小猫)which,accordingtoMarino,"justwalkedupandstartedrubbingupagainstmylegandletmepethim.IcametolifeagainandIbrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears."

Fromthisaccidentalencountereverythingchanged.Marinofoundanewpurposeinlifethroughthefriendlycat,whohenamedScout,andwhohecreditswithsavinghislife."Istoppedthinkingaboutallmyproblems,andstartedthinkingaboutallhisproblems,andwhatIcoulddotohelphim,"Marinosaid.Thebondbetweenthemwasinstant，butthatwasn'ttheendofthestory.

MarinohasmadeavideoofhisandScout'sremarkablestoryofhealingandheartbreakwhichyoucanwatchontheInternet.Thestoryisdedicatedtoshowinghowanimalscanhelphumansthroughtoughtimes,aswellashumanscanhelpthem.Itisabeautifulstorythatissuretotugatyourheartstrings,showingjusthowpowerfulthebondbetweenhumansandanimalscanbe.Weloveit,andwehopeyoudotoo!（1）Whatcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.

TakingpartintheIraqwarhadbadeffectsonJoshMarino.B.

JoshMarinowoundedbadlyduringtheIraqwar.C.

PTSDisakindofdiseasewhichcannotbecurednow.D.

PTSDusuallyhappensafterthesoldiersdroptheirguns.（2）WhydidJoshMarinosuddenlyburstintotearsaccordingtothepassage?A.

Hejustcouldn'thelpcrying.B.

Thelittlecatgavehimhopetotreasurelife.C.

Thewildlittlecatattackedhimsobadly.D.

Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthecatcametohelphimonpurpose.（3）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

PTSD-adiseasecuredbyasoldier.B.

Themanandthecat.C.

Arescuebetweenasoldierandacat.D.

Howcanacatbeusedtostopsuicide【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记述文，退伍军人Marino患上了PTSD(战后创伤)，在他准备自杀时一只小猫出现寻求他的抚摸，小猫的出现给了他生活的希望，改变了他的生活。（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“JoshMarino,aveteranoftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide”可知Marino参加了伊拉克战争，战后患上了PTSD，并因为PTSD的影响想自杀。这说明参加伊拉克战争对Marino产生了不好的影响，故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小猫)which，….Ibrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears.”可知在Marino准备自杀的时候，一只小猫从灌木丛走出来蹭他的腿,让他抚摸自己。这让他又活了过来并哭了。由此可以推断小猫的出现给了他生活的希望，他因此而哭泣。故选B。（3）考查主旨大意。本文讲述了小猫的出现给了想要自杀的退伍军人Marino生活的希望，拯救了Marino,C项（士兵与小猫之间的救赎）最能体现本文大意，故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

WilburandOrvilleWrightwerethetwoyoungestsonsofBishopMiltonWright,WilburwasbornonafarmnearMillvilleandOrvillewasborninAugustinthehousethefamilywouldcometooccupyformorethan40yearsinDayton.

OrvillewoulddiscoverinlateryearsthatheandWilbur'sfirstinterestsinflightbeganwhentheywerechildren,withpoweredrubber-band-helicoptertoysthattheirfatherwouldbringhomeforthemfromtripsaroundthecountry.OrvilleandWilburwouldbuildduplicates（复制品）ofthesetoysandbouncethemofftheceiling.Theywerejustcrazyaboutthesethingsforthereasonsthattheydidnotyetunderstand.

Bothboyslovedtosolveproblemsthatseemeddifficulttoothers.Themoredifficulttheproblemwas,themoretheysawitasachallenge.ExploringtheunknownwassuchajoyforthenthatOrvilleoncesaid,"IcanrememberwhenWilburandIcouldhardlywaitforthemorningtocometogetatsomethingthatinterestedus.That'shappiness."

Puttingtheirgifttowork,theboysenteredtheprintingbusinesssoonafterhighschool.Orvilledesignedandthenbuiltaprintingpress（印刷机）forthisenterprise.Atfirst,theydidcontractprintingforotherpeople,andsoononeoftheircustomersduringtheearly1890swasFatherMilton'schurch.Theyalsotriedthenewspaperbusiness,andalthoughtheirtwonewspapers,theWestSideNewsandTheEveningItemwereconsideredtobeofhighquality,Daytonalreadyhaddailynewspapers,sotheWrightssoonreturnedtocontractprinting.

Branchingoutintootherareas,theyalsoopenedabicyclebusiness.Bicyclingwasthefastestgrowingsportinthecountryatthattime,andtheirrepairshopsoonledthemintobuildingbicyclesoftheirowndesign,oftenwithtoolsoftheirownconstruction,suchasthelathe（车床）drivenbyaone-cylindergasolineenginebuiltbyOrville.Thebicycleshopwouldprovidethelivelihood（生计）thatwouldallowthemtocarryouttheirexperimentsonairplanes.（1）WhatmayinspireWilburandOrvilleWrighttobekeenonflightinchildhood？A.

Theirexperiencesoftakingaflight.B.

Theirwishestotravelbyplane.C.

Thetoystheirfatherbroughtforthem.D.

Theirinterestinduplicatingtoys.（2）WhatkindofchildrenweretheWrightbrothers？A.

Enthusiasticandcurious.B.

Quietandmodes.C.

Naughtybutclever.D.

Stubbornbutcareful（3）WhatbusinessdidWilburandOrvilleentershortlyafterhighschool？A.

Thetoybusiness.B.

Theprintingbusiness.C.

Thelathebusiness.D.

Thebicyclebusiness.（4）Whatwillpossiblybediscussedfollowingthistext？A.

Whoguidedthemalotontheirwaytosuccess.B.

Whattroubletheywouldmeetintheirbusiness.C.

Whytheyclosedtheirbicycleshopsuddenly.D.

Howthetwobrothersbegantoinventplanes.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了莱特兄弟是怎样的发明飞机的过程。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“OrvillewoulddiscoverinlateryearsthatheandWilbur'sfirstinterestsinflightbeganwhentheywerechildren，withpoweredrubber-band-helicoptertoysthattheirfatherwouldbringhomeforthemfromtripsaroundthecountry”

奥维尔后来发现他和威尔伯对飞行第一次兴趣是从他们小时候开始的，由于他们的父亲从乡村给他们带回家的，用橡皮筋为动力的直升机玩具，可知选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Theywerejustcrazyaboutthesethingsforthereasonsthattheydidnotyetunderstand”他们只是因为他们还不明白的原因而对这些事情疯狂；和第三段中的“Bothboyslovedtosolveproblemsthatseemeddifficulttoothers.Themoredifficulttheproblemwas，themoretheysawitasachallenge”两个男孩都喜欢解决别人觉得困难的问题。问题越难，他们就越觉得这是一个挑战可推出选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Puttingtheirgifttowork,theboysenteredtheprintingbusinesssoonafterhighschool.”把他们的天赋投入工作中，孩子们高中毕业后不久就进入了印刷业。故选B。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Thebicycleshopwouldprovidethelivelihood（生计）thatwouldallowthemtocarryouttheirexperimentsonairplanes”自行车店将提供生计，允许他们在飞机上进行实验，可知选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读理解

Generallyspeaking,peoplelikethosewhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.

Sometimesatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforBrian'sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn'tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.

Yes,thebosswas,asBrianenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室):everyonewashardatwork.Brian'sbosscameuptohim.Suddenly,Brianforcedasmileandstretchedouthishand."Howdoyoudo!"hesaid."I'mBrian.I'mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doesn'ttheearlybirdgettheworm?"

Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.

Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying"no",criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it'stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.（1）Brianwaslateforhisjobbecause________.A.

hegotuplate

B.

hewasseriouslyillC.

hewascaughtinatrafficjam

D.

hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob（2）Whatcanweinferabouthumor?A.

Itistheearlybird.

B.

Itisimportantinourlives.C.

Brianoftensavedhisjobwithhumor.

D.

Itcansolveracialdiscriminations.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"clampedoff"inParagraph3referto?A.

charge

B.

triedtoset

C.

gaveup

D.

triedtoholdback（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.

Manypeoplelackinasenseofhumor.B.

Brianwassupposedtoarriveathisofficeat8:30.C.

Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatBriancamelateforwork.D.

Humoristhemostinterestingwayofsolvingproblems.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，上班族Brian因为遇到了交通阻塞上班迟到，而在此之前他已经收到了迟到的最后通牒，因此这次很可能被辞退。当他在9：35分时走进办公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布莱恩强颜欢笑，伸出手来。"你好!""他说。"我是布莱恩。我正在申请一份工作，据我所知，这份工作在35分钟前才开始招聘。早起的鸟儿有虫吃吗?"于是办公室都爆发出了笑声，他通过一点幽默化解了这次危机。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.”可知Brian上班迟到是因为遇到了交通阻塞，故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.”可知布莱恩保住了他的

工作，用的是唯一能赢的工具——笑声。即可推测幽默在生活中是很重要的，故选B。（3）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的“Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.”可知房间里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能强忍住笑，走回他的办公室。故可知划线部分单词意思为"努力忍住；抑制住"，故选D。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.”可知Brian在上班路上遇到了交通堵塞，就在他收到上班迟到的最后通牒后不久。可知这不是Brian第一次上班迟到了，故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测，推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读理解

Theboysatonhischair,withhishandabovethekeyboard.Hethoughtaboutwhattowrite.

Herecalledthatthecompetitiondeadlinewasmerelyaweekaway.Buthestillhadnotevenstartedonhispiece.Helookedatthebrochureagain."WRITINGCOMPETITION!"thetitleread.Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition,andnowhewastakingitonashispersonaltaskfortheholidays.

Astheboyreflectedonhispreviouswritingefforts,herealizedhowhopelesshistaskofwinningwas.Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.

Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.

Thewordsshottowardshimlikeastormofleaves.Wordswerecomingeasily,flowingthroughhim,fasterthanhecouldtype.Hetypedfasterthanheeverhadbefore.Hecontinuedtotype,amazedathoweasywritingthisstorywas.Theboycouldnotstopwriting.Helookedatthewordcountandsawthenumber"248"staringrightbackathim.Hewasnotevenhalfwayyet.

Thenheheardthecallofhismothersayingtimeforbed.Hecontinuedwritingthepiece,ignoringher.Hehadtomakeupforthetimehehadlostthinkingaboutatopictowrite.

Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread"498".

"Perfect,"hethought,"justunderthewordlimit."Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.

HewentontoGoogleandsearchedforthecompetition.Hefoundthepagebuttherewasno"Enter"button.（1）Whatcausedtheboytotakepartinthewritingcompetition?A.

Anewcomputer.

B.

Theprizemoney.

C.

Hisowninterest.

D.

Hismom'sadvice.（2）Howdidtheboyfinishhisearlierwriting?A.

Hismomhelpedhim.

B.

Hecopiedothers'ideas.C.

Hisfriendsassistedhim.

D.

Heusedhisimagination.（3）Whydidtheboydelayhiswriting?A.

Becausehewasterriblylazy.

B.

Becausehedidn'tknowwhattowrite.C.

Becausehewasn'tconfident.

D.

Becausehereadtoomanystories.（4）Whichmightbethemaximumwordlimitforeachentry?A.

100.

B.

250.

C.

500.

D.

1000.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个男孩，在妈妈的建议下，参加了写作比赛。一开始，他不知道写些什么，后来，有了创作的灵感，文章一气呵成。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Hismomhadencouragedhimtoenterthewritingcompetition”可知这个男孩妈妈的建议使这个男孩参加了写作比赛，故选D。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Everystoryheeverwrotewasbasedonotherstories.Hehadlittleimagination,andunfortunately,imaginationwasthekeytowriting.”他写的每一个故事都是根据其他故事改编的。他缺乏想象力，不幸的是，想象力是写作的关键。由此推断出这个男孩是通过抄袭别人的想法，来完成他早期的写作的，故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Suddenly,hehadabrainwave.Thistime,hecameupwithanoriginalandimaginativestory.”突然，他灵光一闪。这一次，他想出了一个新颖而富有想象力的故事。由此推断出，男孩推迟写作是因为他不知道该写什么，故选B。（4）考查推理判断。根据倒数第三段中的“Finally,hefinished.Thewordcountnowread‘498’.”以及倒数第二段中的“‘Perfect,’hethought,‘justunderthewordlimit.’Heknewthiswasthestorythatwouldwin.”可知他写了498个字，刚好在字数限制内，由此推断出每篇文章的最大字数限制是500字，故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解

VioletteChilde,67,isadiningcompanionwhohelpsservepatientslunches.Therolewasintroducedtenyearsagobyadietitianconcerningthatsomepatientswerenoteatingtheirmeals.

"Manyofourpatientsareelderlyandcanbeconfusedbythenoisy,busyenvironmentofthehospitalandsowon'tfocusoneating."explainsYvonneDonglas-Morris,headofvolunteering,whooverseestheactivitiesofall528ofthetrustyvolunteers."Staffarebusywiththeclinicalsideofthings,sothediningcompanionswereintroduced.Theywillassistthepatientsandencouragethemtoeat."

Violette,aretiredlibrarymanager,hasbeenhelpingoutforsixyears."Itmakesmefeelabitmorecomplete,"shesayssimply."Helpingwiththemealsfreesupthenursestogetonwithotherthings.Ibelieveinbeingapartofthecommunityandthishospitalispartofmycommunity."

Anotherkeyroleisplayedbythedischargevolunteers,whooffersupporttotheelderly,especiallythoseaged70andover-leavinghospitaltoreturntoanemptyhome.Theteamhasabudgetof￡10perpersonandwillpoptotheshopsandbuymilk,breadandamealtotidethemoverforthefirstfewhours.Theythencallthepatientsregularly,foraslongastheyneed,tocheckhowtheyaregettingonandiftheyneedextrasupport.

ThevolunteersinKingstonworkfromadedicatedoffice-asmallroominoneofthebuildingsonthehospitalgrounds,whereaChristmastreedecoratedwithbaubles(小饰物)bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecorner."Allthevolunteerscomeandgatherhere,itgetsverybusyattimes,"smilesNicolaHutin,67,adischargesupportvolunteer.Amotheroftwo,andgrandmotheroffour,shewasamembershipcoordinator(协调员)foratradeassociationuntilsheretired,andhassincevolunteeredatthehospitalonemorningaweekfor18months.（1）Whatcanwelearnaboutdiningcompanions?A.

Theirworkingconditionsarenoisy.B.

Theyaregreatassistantsfordoctors.C.

Theyoftenmakepatientsmorenervous.D.

Theoccupationexistedmorethantenyearsago.（2）WhatdoesViolettethinkofherwork?A.

Shefindsittiringandboring.B.

Shefindsiteasytocompleteherwork.C.

Shebelievesitgivesherasenseofbelonging.D.

Shebelieveshelpingpatientswithmealsistofreeupthecommunity.（3）Whatdoesadischargevolunteerdoforthepatients?A.

Raisemoneyfortheelderly.

B.

PayavisittothemathomeC.

Buydailynecessitiesforthem.

D.

Ringtochecktheirhealthcondition.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethethemeofthetext?A.

Itisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.

Manyhandsmakelightwork.C.

Healthisbetterthanwealth.

D.

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，通过讲述志愿者的工作，告诉我们的是"人多力量大"。（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Manyofourpatientsareelderlyandcanbeconfusedbythenoisy,busyenvironmentofthehospitalandsowon'tfocusoneating.""我们的许多病人都是老年人，可能会被医院嘈杂繁忙的环境所迷惑，因此不会集中精力吃饭。"sothediningcompanionswereintroduced.Theywillassistthepatientsandencouragethemtoeat.""所以介绍了吃饭的同伴。他们会帮助病人，鼓励他们吃东西。"可知，关于用餐同伴，我们能了解到他们的工作环境很嘈杂。故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Violette,aretiredlibrarymanager,hasbeenhelpingoutforsixyears.‘Itmakesmefeelabitmorecomplete,’”Violette是一名退休的图书馆经理，她已经帮了六年的忙。"这让我觉得更完整了”，以及“Ibelieveinbeingapartofthecommunityandthishospitalispartofmycommunity.”我相信成为社区的一份子，而这家医院也是我社区的一份子。可知，Violette觉得她的工作会给她一种归属感。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Theythencallthepatientsregularly,foraslongastheyneed,tocheckhowtheyaregettingonandiftheyneedextrasupport.”然后他们会定期给病人打电话，只要他们需要，检查他们的情况以及是否需要额外的支持。可知，出院志愿者为病人打电话来检查他们的健康状况。故选D。（4）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段中的“ThevolunteersinKingstonworkfromadedicatedoffice-asmallroominoneofthebuildingsonthehospitalgrounds,whereaChristmastreedecoratedwithbaubles(小饰物)bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecorner.”Kingston的志愿者们在一间专门的办公室里工作，这是医院场地上一栋大楼里的一个小房间，角落里有一棵圣诞树，上面装饰着印有志愿者面孔的小玩意。可知，本文告诉我们的是"人多力量大"。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。8．Choosetheonethatfitsbestac