【英语】高一英语专题汇编阅读理解(人物故事)(一)及解析

【英语】高一英语专题汇编阅读理解(人物故事)(一)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．Directions:Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

Whenshewastenyearsold,IsadoraDuncandroppedoutofschooltoteachpeopledance.Ifthatjobwaslefttoanyotherten-year-old,itwouldhaveturnedoutfrustrating,difficult,andalittlediscouraging.

ButDuncanwasdifferent.Notonlywasshealreadytalentedenoughtoearnmoneyevenatthatage,butshealsohadararekindofconfidencethathelpedhertreattroublesasfuel—somethingtoelevatethefirethatisalreadyburninginsideofher.

It'snosurprise,then,thatwhenshemovedtoNewYorktojoinatheatrecompany,shefoundherselfrestricted.Theexistingdancingstyle,theirwayofoperating—allofthisseemedtohertheworkofamisguidedpast.Duncanwasverydirectaboutwhatshewanted,confidentlytellingpeopleshehadadifferentvisionofdancethatshewasgoingtospreadintheworld.This,naturally,ledtoridiculeandlaughsearlyon,butasshebuiltupherwork,theseinstancesbecamelessfrequent.Today,sheisrememberedas"TheMotherofDance,"withmuchofthemodernartowingitsexpressivestyletoherinfluence.InspiredbytheancientGreeks,shebroughtthestyletolife.

Inherautobiography(自传),oneofthethingsDuncanfrequentlyreferstoasthebasisofherexpressivespiritisthefactthatshehadachildhoodwhereshewasn'tconstantlywatched.Theexpectationsofhermother(whoraisedher)wereopen-ended.Itwasthefreedomofthislifestylethatdrovehertoseewhatshecoulddo.

Growingup,beforesheleftschool,shewastoldoneoftwothings:thatshewaseithercompletelyuselessorthatshewasagenius.Therewasnothinginbetween.Evenwhenshestartedworking,peopleeitherbowedtoherortheybasicallyignoredher.Buttherewasn'tonemomentDuncandoubtedherowngenius.

Thereisanoldquotation"ifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree,itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupid."Anditcapturesanimportanttruth.Atschool,IsadoraDuncanwasafailure.Inthedancehall,shegaveformtobrilliance.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"treattroublesasfuel"mean?A.Duncanusedtroublestopushherforwardtowardsherdream.B.Duncanwasgoodatburningawayeverydaytroubles.C.TroublesturnedDuncanintoaconfidentgirl.D.TroubleslitthefireofdancinginDuncan.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDuncan?A.HerexperienceinNewYorkwasthefoundationofhercareer.B.Herteachingjobwhenshewaslittledestroyedherconfidence.C.Herdancingstylewasnotverywellreceivedatthebeginning.D.Hermothersethigherexpectationonherthanshecouldbear.（3）Whatdoestheauthortrytotellthereadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itisuselessclimbingatreetocatchfish.B.Everybodyisageniusinhisownway.C.Miseriescomefromhumanstupidity.D.Teacherscanimpactstudentsgreatly.（4）Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.IsadoraDuncan'schildhoodandherachievementstoday.B.Duncan'scareerdevelopmentandotherdancers'opinionsofher.C.IsadoraDuncan'searlyexperiencesandthereasonsforhersuccess.D.Duncan'shighstatusinthedancingworldandheruniqueexpressivestyle.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，伊莎多拉·邓肯十岁时辍学去教别人跳舞，作者讲述了她的早期的经历以及其取得成功的原因。（1）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“Notonlywasshealreadytalentedenoughtoearnmoneyevenatthatage,butshealsohadararekindofconfidence”即使在那个年龄，她也有足够的天赋去挣钱，而且她还有一种罕见的自信；以及“somethingtoelevatethefirethatisalreadyburninginsideofher”能让她心中燃烧的火焰更旺，可推测出划线部分的意思应为“用困难推动她向梦想前进”。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Duncanwasverydirectaboutwhatshewanted,confidentlytellingpeopleshehadadifferentvisionofdancethatshewasgoingtospreadintheworld.This,naturally,ledtoridiculeandlaughsearlyon,butasshebuiltupherwork,theseinstancesbecamelessfrequent.”可知，她自信地告诉人们她对舞蹈有不同的看法，她将在世界上传播。很自然，这在一开始就引起了人们的嘲笑和大笑，但随着她的工作越来越多，这样的事情就不那么频繁了。由此可知，她的舞蹈风格一开始不被人们接受。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“ifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree,itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupid.”如果你以爬树的能力来判断一条鱼，它终其一生都会认为自己是愚蠢的。接着又指出在学校里，伊莎多拉·邓肯是个失败者。在舞厅里，她光彩夺目。由此可推断出，作者在最后一段想要告诉我们每个人都是独特的天才。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。伊莎多拉·邓肯十岁时辍学去教别人跳舞，文章主要介绍了她的经历以及所取得的成功。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，是一篇人物类阅读，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

Imaginesomeonewhohasspentthemajorityoftheirlifesittingwithasignonthesideoftheroadandthatverypersongivingsomeonetheirlast20dollars.That'sexactlywhatMarineCorpsveteran(退伍军人)JohnnyBobbitt,34,didinOctoberinPhiladelphia.

BobbittservedintheU.S.MarineCorpsandworkedasaparamedic(医务辅助人员)inVanceCounty,N.C.beforehebecamehomeless.Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.

OnenightinOctober,BobbittwassittingroadsidewithasigninPhiladelphiaasusual,whenKateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas.Scaredandnervous,shegotoutofthecartoheadtothenearestgasstation.AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,sheranintoBobbittandhetoldhertogetbackinthevehicleandlockthedoor.Minuteslater,heappearedwitharedgascan.He'dusedhislast$20tobuyhergas.

Afterthatunexpectedmeeting,McClureandherboyfriend,MarkD'Amico,whobothliveinNewJersey,visitedBobbittseveraltimestodelivergiftcards,cash,snacksandtoiletries.Theythendecidedtocreateafundraisingpagesohewouldn'thavetospendtheholidayssleepingonthestreet.

McClurestartedtheGoFundMepageonNovember10.Withthepage,thecouplehopedtoraise$10,000,enoughmoneyforhisrent,areliablevehicleanduptosixmonths'expenses.Bobbitt'sstoryraninalocalpaper.ByNovember15，morethan10,000localpeoplehadmadedonationsthroughtheGoFundMepageandmorethan$300,000hadbeenraised.

OnThanksgiving,Bobbittwasrestinginahotel,hisfeetuponthebed,drawingupagrandplanforhisnewlife,thankstoseveralthousanddollarsraisedtorepayhimforagooddeed.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"discreet"inparagraph2mostprobablymean?A.

Doubtful.

B.

Cautious.

C.

Guilty.

D.

Optimistic.（2）McCluremetBobbittwhenshe

.A.

couldn'tfindagasstation

B.

gottothewayhomeC.

couldn'tunlockhercar

D.

wasinsearchofgas（3）Itcanbeknownfromthetextthat

.A.

Bobbitt'sstoryobtainedwideattentionB.

Bobbittbecameworld-famousovernightC.

theGoFundMepagecollectedover$400,000forBobbittD.

theGoFundMepagewasstartedtohelppeoplelikeBobbitt（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.

AHomelessVeteranPaidKindnessForwardB.

AHomelessVeteranHadaGenerousHeartC.

AHomelessVeteran'sKindnessPaidOffD.

ASmallKindnessMadeaBigDifference【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，—个无家可归的退伍军人将身上仅有的二十美元买了汽油送给在回家途中汽车没油的年轻女子，事后这名女子和她的男朋友专门建了一个网页为他募捐，使他不用再睡在大街上。他们原本期望帮助他募集一万美元，意想不到的是，五天内募集到的捐款就超过了三十万美元。（1）考查词义猜测。第二段中的“Nobodyknewhowhegottowherehewasbecausehewasdiscreetaboutthat.”没有人知道他是怎样走到这一步（即无家可归）的，因为他对此非常小心谨慎。故选B。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“KateMcClureofFlorenceTownship,N.J.wasdrivinghomedownInterstate95andranoutofgas...AsMcClurewasheadingtothenearestgasstation,sheranintoBobbitt.”可知，McClure是在去加油站寻找油时遇见Bobbitt的

。故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“Bobbitt'sstoryraninalocalpaper.”可知，McClure是在十一月十号建立募捐网页的，他们原本期望帮助Bobbitt募集一万美元，他的故事还上了当地的报纸，截至十一月十五号，一万多名当地人通过该网页进行了捐款，募集到的捐款超过了三十万美元。可知，Bobbitt的故事引起了广泛的关注。故选A。（4）考查主旨大意。本文主要讲述一个无家可归的退伍军人将身上仅有的二十美元买了汽油送给在回家途中汽车没油的年轻女子，事后这名女子和她的男朋友专门建了一个网页为他募捐并且募捐到了三十多万美元，即这个无家可归的退伍军人的善心得到了回报。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。3．阅读理解

OnMarch25,2010,KateandDavidheardthewordseveryparentdreads:Theirnewbornwasn'tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins­agirlandaboy­wereborntwominutesapartand14weekspremature,weighingjustovertwopoundseach.Doctorshadtriedtosavetheboyfor20minutesbutsawnoimprovement.Hisheartbeatwasnearlygone,andhe'dstoppedbreathing.Thebabyhadjustmomentstolive.

"Isawhimgasp(喘息),butthedoctorsaiditwasnouse,"KatetoldtheDailyMailfiveyearslater."Iknowitsoundsstupid,butifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife.Iwasn'tgoingtogiveupeasily."

Still,thecoupleknewthiswaslikelyagoodbye.Inanefforttocherishherlastminuteswiththetinyboy,Kateaskedtoholdhim.

"Iwantedtomeethim,andforhimtoknowus,"KatetoldToday."We'dresignedourselvestothefactthatweweregoingtolosehim,andwewerejusttryingtomakethemostofthoselast,preciousmoments."

Kateunwrappedtheboy,whomthecouplehadalreadynamedJamie,fromhishospitalblanketandaskedDavidtotakehisshirtoffandjointheminbed.Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehiscondition.Theyalsotalkedtohim.

"Weweretryingtopersuadehimtostay,"KatetoldtheDailyMail."Weexplainedhisnameandthathehadatwinthathehadtolookoutforandhowhardwehadtriedtohavehim."

Thensomethingmiraculoushappened.Jamiegaspedagain­andthenhestartedbreathing.Finally,hereachedforhisfather'sfinger.

Thecouple'slostboyhadmadeit.

"We'retheluckiestpeopleintheworld,"DavidtoldToday.

Eightyearslater,Jamieandhissister,Emily,arehappyandhealthy.Thecoupleonlyrecentlytoldthekidsthestoryoftheirbirth."Emilyburstintotears,"Katesaid."Shewasreallyupset,andshekepthuggingJamie.Thiswholeexperiencemakesyoucherishthemmore."（1）Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewbornbabies?A.

Theboy'shearthadstoppedbeating.B.

Theboywas2minutesolderthanthegirl.C.

Thetwinswereborn14weeksbeforetheduedate.D.

Thetwinswereexpectedtoliveforonly20minutes.（2）Whenthecoupleknewtheywouldlosetheboy,they

.A.

beggedthedoctortosavehimB.

tookhisshirtoffandthenputhiminbedC.

wrappedhimwithhisblankettokeephimwarmD.

talkedtohimandmadeclosephysicalcontactwithhim（3）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

ThePowerofHug.

B.

TheMiracleofLove.C.

TheBondBetweenTwins.

D.

TheResponsibilityofParents.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一对双胞胎出生时，医生告诉他们的父母男孩难以存活，只有几分钟的时间了。而男孩的父母并没有放弃，并在最后抱了他，结果男孩奇迹般地重新开始呼吸，并幸存了下来。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Theirnewbornwasn'tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins­agirlandaboy­wereborntwominutesapartand14weekspremature,weighingjustovertwopoundseach.”他们的新生儿要夭折了。他们的双胞胎­­一个女孩和一个男孩­­出生时相隔两分钟，早产了14周，每个人的体重刚刚超过两磅。可知这对双胞胎早产了14周出生。故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehiscondition.Theyalsotalkedtohim.”第一次做父母的希望他们的儿子尽可能的温暖，并希望这种肌肤接触能改善他的身体状况。他们也和他交谈。可知当这对夫妇知道他们将失去这个男孩时，他们和他交谈，并与他进行了密切的身体接触。故选D。（3）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文记叙了一对双胞胎出生时，医生告诉他们的父母男孩难以存活，只有几分钟的时间了。而男孩的父母并没有放弃，并在最后抱了他，结果男孩奇迹般地重新开始呼吸，并幸存了下来的故事。讲述了一个爱的奇迹的故事。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

Sometimesjustwhenweneedthepowerofmiraclestochangeourbeliefs,theymaterializeintheplaceswe'dleastexpect.Theycancometousasagreatchangeinourphysicalrealityorasasimplecoincidenceinourlives.Sometimesthey'rebigandcan'tbemissed.Othertimesthey'resosubtlethatifwearen'taware,wemaymissthemaltogether.Theycancomefromthelipsofastrangerwesuddenlyandmysteriouslymeetatjusttherightinstant.Ifwelistencarefully,we'llalwaysheartherightwords,attherighttime,todazzle(目眩)usintoarealizationofsomethingthatwemayhavefailedtonoticeonlymomentsbefore.

OnacoldJanuaryafternoonin1989,IwashikingupthetrailthatleadstothetopofEgypt'sMt.Horeb.I'dspentthedayatSt.Catherine'sMonasteryandwantedtogettothepeakbysunsettoseethevalleybelow.AsIwaswindingupthenarrowpath,I'doccasionallyseeotherhikerswhowerecomingdownfromadayonthemountain.Whiletheywouldgenerallypasswithsimplyanodoragreetinginanotherlanguage,therewasonemanthatdaywhodidneither.

Isawhimcomingfromthelastswitchbackonthetrailthatledtothebacksideofthemountain.Ashegotcloser,IcouldseethathewasdresseddifferentlyfromtheotherhikersI'dseen.Ratherthanthehigh-techfabricsandstylesthathadbeenthenorm,thismanwaswearingtraditionalEgyptianclothing.Heworeatattered,rust-coloredgalabiaandobviouslyoldandthick-soledsandalsthatwerecoveredindust.Whatmadehisappearancesoodd,though,wasthatthemandidn'tevenappeartobeEgyptian!Hewasasmall-framedAsianman,hadverylittlehair,andwaswearinground,wire-rimmedglasses.

Aswenearedoneanother,Iwasthefirsttospeak,"Hello,"Isaid,stoppingonthetrailforamomenttocatchmybreath.Notasoundcamefromthemanashewalkedcloser.Ithoughtthatmaybehehadn'theardmeorthewindhadcarriedmyvoiceawayfromhiminanotherdirection.Suddenlyhestoppeddirectlyinfrontofmeonthehighsideofthetrail,lookedupfromtheground,andspokeasinglesentencetomeinEnglish,"Sometimesyoudon'tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou'velostit."AsItookinwhatIhadjustheard,hesimplysteppedaroundmeandcontinuedhisgoingdownthetrail.

Thatmomentinmylifewasasmallmiracle.Thereasonislessaboutwhatthemansaidandmoreaboutthetimingandthecontext.Theyearwas1989,andtheColdWarwasdrawingtoaclose.whatthemanonthetrailcouldn'thaveknownisthatitwasduringmyEgyptianpilgrimage(朝圣),andspecificallyduringmyhiketothetopofMoses'smountain,thatI'dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareerinthedefenseindustry,myfriends,myfamily,and,ultimately,mylife.

IhadtoaskmyselfwhatthechanceswereofanAsianmandressedinanEgyptiangalabiacomingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountainjustwhenIwaswalkingup,stoppingbeforeme,andofferinghiswisdom,seeminglyfromoutofnowhere.Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy:theoddswereslimtonone!Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutesonamountainhalfwayaroundtheworldfrommyhome,atotalstrangerhadbroughtclarityandthehintofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that'samiracle.

Isuspectthatweallexperiencesmallmiraclesinourliveseveryday.SometimeswehavethewisdomandthecouragetorecognizethemforwhattheyareInthemomentswhenwedon't,that'sokayaswell.Itseemsthatourmiracleshaveawayofcomingbacktousagainandagain.Andeachtimetheydo,theybecomealittlelesssubtle,untilwecan'tpossiblymissthemessagethattheybringtoourlives!Thekeyisthatthey'reeverywhereandoccureverydayfordifferentreasons,inresponsetothedifferentneedsthatwemayhaveinthemoment.Ourjobmaybelessaboutquestioningtheextraordinarythingsthathappeninourdailylivesandmoreaboutacceptingthegiftstheybring.（1）WhydidtheauthormakeapilgrimagetoMtHorebinEgypt?A.

Hewasinsearchofamiracleinhislife.B.

Itwasaholyplaceforareligiouspersontoheadfor.C.

Heintendedtomakearrangementsforhislifeinthefuture.D.

Hewaitedpatientlyinexpectationofmeetingawiseperson.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"myownquestion"refertoinparagraph6?A.

Forwhatreasondidthemanstopbeforeme?B.

WhydidtheAsianmangotothemountain?C.

WhatchangewouldImakewithinamatterofdays?D.

Whatwastheprobabilitythatotherstoldustherightwords?（3）Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"subtle"inparagraph7?A.

Apparent.

B.

Delicate.

C.

Precise.

D.

Sufficient.（4）TheauthorviewedthemeetwiththeAsianmanasamiracleinhislifeinthat________.A.

theAsianman'sappearancehadadecidingeffectonhisfuturelifeB.

hiswordswereinperfectresponsetotheneedhehadatthatmomentC.

whattheAsianmansaidwasabundantinthephilosophyoflifeD.

theAsianmanimpressedonhimtheworthofwhathehadpossessed（5）Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Canyourecognizeamiracle?

B.

Isamiraclesignificanttous?C.

Whenmightamiracleoccur?

D.

Whydoweneedamiracle?（6）AftertheencounteroftheAsianman,whatwillthewriterprobablydoimmediately?A.

Continuewalkinguptothetopofthemountain.B.

Havearesttorefreshhimself.C.

Trytohaveaheart-to-heartconversationwiththeAsianman.D.

Comedownthemountain.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）B（5）A（6）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了一次埃及朝圣时，爬到何烈山半山腰时，偶遇了一位正在下山的亚洲陌生人。这位智者停下来给作者说“在失去前你不知道你得到了什么”。点醒了作者做出正确的决定。并讲述了作者通过这件事情对奇迹的思考，我们生活时时处处都存在奇迹。（1）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“thatI'dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareerinthedefenseindustry,myfriends,myfamily,and,ultimately,mylife.”可知，作者把这段时间预留出来做一些影响他国防工业工作、家庭以及最终生活的一些决定。故选C。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第六段中的“Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy”我自己对自己问题的答案是简单的，同时前一句作者也提出了自己的问题：为什么他会停下给我说他的观点。并且在第六段最后一句话中，作者强调了这次偶遇智者给作者说的话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。故选D。（3）考查词义猜测。根据第七段中的“Andeachtimetheydo,theybecomealittlelesssubtle,untilwecan'tpossiblymissthemessagethattheybringtoourlives!”每次奇迹出现，他们变得不那样细微，直到我们不能忽视它们给我们生活带来的信息。Until后的从句可以看出奇迹每次变得会更加明显，不是像之前那么微妙。故选B。（4）考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutesonamountainhalfwayaroundtheworldfrommyhome,atotalstrangerhadbroughtclarityandthehintofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that'samiracle.”可知，智者给作者说的

话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。故选B。（5）考查主旨大意。根据最后一段，针对我们当下不同的需求，奇迹时时处处都以不同原因存在着。我们的工作不是质疑这些离奇的事情，更多的是接受生活带给我们的这些礼物。故选A。（6）考查推理判断。从智者的行为“comingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountain”下山；和智者对作者说的话“Sometimesyoudon'tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou'velostit.”在失去前你不知道你得到了什么可推断，智者告诉作者要珍惜现在所拥有的。故选D。【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。5．阅读理解

MyfamilylivesinTexas.IwasbornandbroughtupinTexasandIamagraduateoftheUniversityofTexas.However,aroundmysecondyearinlawschool,Iwantedtomakeagreatchange,whichwasalmostunheardofforTexans:Iwantedtoleave!

Irealizedthisaftercompletingmyfirstyear­yearinternship(实习期)IknewIwantedsomethingdifferentandmychancecameduringthe2011SuperBowlinDallas.Asnowstormblanketedtheentirecityinsnowandthousandsofpeopleweregathered.IoverheardthatStubHub,abigcompanyfromagreatcity,SanFrancisco,wasthrowingapartynextdoortomyhotel.Ithoughtiflcouldgetaninternship,Icouldleaveforthesummerandatleastseewhatitwaslike.Yes,itwasahugeleap.ItoldmyselfIwasready.

Therewasjustoneproblem:Iwasn'tinvitedtotheStubHubparty.ButyouknowI'mthetypeofpersonwhogoesforsomethingshewants.Needlesstosay,Icrashedthepartyandfoundmywaytothepresident.Ikindlyintroducedmyselfandthenaskediftheyhadalegalinternshipprogram.Guesswhat?Theyacceptedmyrequesttobealegalintern,eventhoughnosuchprogramexisted.

Althoughthelegaldepartmentdidn'thaveapermanentpositionforme,theexperiencehasshapedmylife.WorkingforagreatcompanyinSanFrancisco,I'mincrediblyhappyformakingmydecisiontoleaveTexas.

ByleavingTexas,Ilearnedthatitissomuchmorerewardingtotrytheunfamiliarthantostayinthecomfortable.Exploringtheunfamiliarishowyou'llunderstandwhatfitsyourlife.Isay,diveinheadfirst.（1）TheauthorwenttoDallasto

in2011.A.

watchtheSuperBowlB.

meetupwithherfamilyC.

fleeSanFranciscoD.

huntforaninternship（2）Whichisthebiggestlessonthattheauthorlearnedfromtheexperience?A.

Youmustchooseacareerthatyoulike.B.

Jumpingoutofyourcomfortzoneisrewarding.C.

Acceptingwhoyouaremakesyourealizeyourstrengths.D.

Youshouldlistentoyourfamilytolearnaboutyourpotential.（3）Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribetheauthor?A.

Patientandmodest.B.

Supportiveandenergetic.C.

Intelligentandhumorous.D.

Determinedandadventurous.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者去达拉斯寻找实习机会，并从中学到了很多。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"IoverheardthatStubHub,abigcompanyfromagreatcity,SanFrancisco,wasthrowingapartynextdoortomyhotel.Ithoughtiflcouldgetaninternship,"可知，作者无意中听到来自旧金山的一家大公司在自己所住酒店的隔壁开派对，她在想自己能否在那家公司得到一个实习的机会，因此，2011年作者去达拉斯是为了寻找一个实习机会，故选D。（2）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"ByleavingTexas,Ilearnedthatitissomuchmorerewardingtotrytheunfamiliarthantostayinthecomfortable."可知，作者认识到尝试不熟悉的东西比呆在舒适区更有意义，也就是说作者从这个经历中学到的最大的教训是跳出舒适区是有意义的，故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"Iwasn'tinvitedtotheStubHubparty.ButyouknowI'mthetypeofpersonwhogoesforsomethingshewants."可知，作者没有被邀请参加派对，但她是那种追求她想要的东西的人，由此可见作者很坚定，再根据"Icrashedthepartyandfoundmywaytothepresident.Ikindlyintroducedmyselfandthenaskediftheyhadalegalinternshipprogram."可知，作者闯进派对，直接找到董事长进行自我介绍并问是否有实习项目，由此可见作者很大胆，综合以上两方面可知作者是坚定和大胆的，故选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。6．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。

7．阅读理解

WhenIwasaverylittlechild,IrememberwatchingTVandseeingotherchildrensufferinotherpartsoftheworld.Iwouldtalktomyself,"whenIgrowup,whenIcanbecomerich,I'llsavekidsallovertheworld."

Attheageof17,IbeganmycareerhereinAmerica,andby18,Istartedmyfirstcharityorganization.Iwentontoteamupwithotherorganizationsinthefollowingyears,andmet,helped,andevenlostsomeofthemostbeautifulsouls,fromsix-year-oldJasminaAnemawhopassedawayin2010fromleukemia(白血病)—herstoryinspiredthousandstovolunteerasdonors,to2012whenmygrandmotherlostherbattlewithcancer,whichistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF).We'reallhuman.Andwealljustwantachance:achanceatlife,achanceineducation,ach