英语阅读理解(人物故事)题20套(带答案)及解析

英语阅读理解(人物故事)题20套(带答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解HalfaDay

Iwalkedalongsidemyfather,holdinghisrighthand.Allmyclotheswerenew:theblackshoes,thegreenschooluniform,andtheredcap.Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.

"Whyschool?"Iaskedmyfather."WhathaveIdone?"

"I'mnotpunishingyou,"hesaid,laughing."School'snotapunishment.It'saplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.Don'tyouwanttobeusefullikeyourbrothers?"

Iwasnotconvinced.Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.

Whenwearrivedatthegatewecouldseethecourtyard,vastandfullofboysandgirls."Goinbyyou,"saidmyfather,"andjointhem.Putasmileonyourfaceandbeagoodexampletoothers."

Ihesitatedandsqueezedhishandfirmly,buthegentlypushedmefromhim."Beaman",hesaid."Todayyoutrulybeginlife.Youwillfindmewaitingforyouwhenit'stimetoleave."

Itookafewsteps.Thenthefacesoftheboysandgirlscameintoview.Ididnotknowasingleoneofthem,andnoneofthemknewme.IfeltIwasastrangerwhohadlosthisway.Butthensomeboysbegantoglanceatmeincuriosity,andoneofthemcameoverandasked,"Whobroughtyou?"

"Myfather,"Iwhispered.

"Myfather'sdead,"hesaidsimply.

Ididnotknowwhattosay.Thegatewasnowclosed.Someofthechildrenburstintotears.Thebellrang.Aladycamealongandsaid,"Thisisyournewhome.Therearemothersandfathershere,too.Everythingthatisenjoyableandbeneficialishere.Sodryyourtearsandfacelifejoyfully."

Well,itseemedthatmymisgivingshadhadnobasis.FromthefirstmomentsImademanyfriends.Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisrichvarietyofexperiences.（1）Onthewaytoschool,theboyfelt

.A.

happy

B.

embarrassed

C.

upset

D.

excited（2）Aboutschooling,Fathersuggested

.A.

wearingasmile

B.

tearinghimselfawayfromgamesC.

waitingforparents

D.

throwinghimselftostudying（3）

helpedhimmostonthefirstdayatschool.A.

Teachersandclassmates

B.

CourtyardsandbuildingsC.

Fatherandbrother

D.

Newuniformsandshoes（4）Whatwouldprobablyhappennext?A.

Theschoollifewouldturnouttobeafailure.B.

Boysintheschoolwouldwatchhimcuriously.C.

Hewouldopenupanewjourneyofcolorfullife.D.

Hisparentswouldaccompanyhimattheschool.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者第一天去学校的时候并不开心，但是等他到了学校之后，他结交了很多朋友，开始了新的生活。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.”可知穿新衣服并没有让作者开心，因为他要第一次被扔进学校了；再根据第四段中的“Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.”可知作者不相信将他从家中撕裂并被扔进这座巨大的高墙建筑（也就是学校）中真的有什么好处。综合可知作者认为去学校不好，去学校的路上是不开心的，沮丧的，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的"Goinbyyou,"saidmyfather,"andjointhem.Putasmileonyourfaceandbeagoodexampletoothers."可知作者的父亲对他说："进去吧，加入他们的行列。面带微笑，成为他人的好榜样。"也就是作者的父亲让他面带微笑，故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“Aladycamealongandsaid,"Thisisyournewhome.…andfacelifejoyfully.”；以及最后一段中的"Well,itseemedthatmymisgivingshadhadnobasis.FromthefirstmomentsImademanyfriends.“可知老师过来对作者他们说了一番话，作者听了这番话之后觉得之前自己的顾虑是毫无根据的，打消了顾虑。他一开始就交到了很多朋友。这说明老师帮助作者在学校的第一天过得很好，他的同学也和他成为了朋友。故选A。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的”FromthefirstmomentsImademanyfriends.Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisrichvarietyofexperiences.“可知从一开始我就结交了很多朋友。我从未想象过学校会有如此丰富的经历。由此推断之后作者会在学校开始新的生活，会有丰富的经历，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，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。2．阅读理解

OnarecenttriptotheislandofNewfoundland,Canada,myhusbandaskedourtalkativecabdriverwhatmadehimmostproudtobefromthere.

"Ourgenerosityandhospitality(好客),"herepliedinastronglocalaccent."Yourcarbreaksdowninthemiddleofnowhere,someonewillstoptohelp.Peopleherearekindlikethat."

Hisanswerlingeredinmymindduringthatridewithmyhusbandandteenagekids,asweheadedouttoexploreonthefirstdayofourvacation.

LittledidIknowwewereabouttoexperiencesomeofthatremarkableNewfoundlandkindnessforourselves.

WemetAlmathatsamemorningatthestartofalonghike.

Ourteenagershurriedahead,andaswewalkedbehind,admiringthescenery,twowomeninsunglassesandsummerhikinggearstopped.

They'dheardusdiscussingdifferentroutes,thenaskedifwe'dlikesuggestions.

Theylookedtobeintheir40s,andwerebothenthusiastictosharetheirlocalexpertise.

Welistenedeagerly,takingmentalnotes,untiloneofthewomenasked,"Youhaveacar,right?"

Iexplainedthattherewerenocarsavailableduringourweekontheisland,sowehadtorelyoncabsinstead.

"Ohno,"shesaid,"youneedacar."Andthen,ascasuallyasifofferingapieceofchewinggum(口香糖),shesaid:"Takemine!"

Dumbfounded,myhusbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief.

"Whynot?"Sheinsisted."Youneedacartogettoknowalltheseplaces."

"Butyoudon'tevenknowus,"Isaid.

"Thatdoesn'tmatter,"shecontinuedwithabsolutedetermination.

Stunned,Ilookedoveratherfriend,whoshruggedandsaid,"That'sAlma."

Fortyminutesoftalkinglater,myfamilyclimbedintoAlma'scar.

Wespenttherestofourvacationdiscoveringdifferentareasofthisbeautifulisland.

Butitwasn'tthegroupsofwhaleswesaw,orthevastareasofwoodland,thatmadethisplacesomemorable.

Instead,itwastheactofkindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecialNewfoundlandreallywas.

Nextyear,there'snodoubtwherewe'llbetakingoursummervacation.Whoknowswhatactofkindnesswe'llmeetthen?（1）Whatproblemdidtheauthor'sfamilyhaveinNewfoundland?A.Theycouldn'tunderstandthelocalaccent.B.Theircarbrokedownonthefirstday.C.Theygotlostduringahike.D.Theydidn'thaveacar.（2）Theunderlinedword"dumbfounded"inParagraph12isclosestinmeaningto______.A.shockedB.satisfiedC.relievedD.embarrassed（3）WhatimpressedtheauthormostduringherstayinNewfoundland?A.Thetalkativecabdriver.B.Thewhalesswimming.C.Thebeautifulsceneryoftheisland.D.Thehelpfromanenthusiasticstranger.（4）Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A.SheislookingforwardtomeetingAlmaoncemore.B.SheexpectstovisitNewfoundlandagain.C.Shehasn'tdecidedwheretogonextyear.D.Shealsowantstobekindtoothersduringvacation.【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者最近一次去加拿大的纽芬兰旅行时，被当地人的热情好客深深触动。（1）考查细节理解。根据第十段中的“Iexplainedthattherewerenocarsavailableduringourweekontheisland,sowehadtorelyoncabsinstead.”我解释道，我们周末来岛上度假没有汽车，我们只能打出租车，可知，作者一家人在纽芬兰岛上旅行时遇到的问题是，他们没有一辆车。故选D。（2）考查词义猜测。根据第十二段中的“myhusbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief”我丈夫和我只是不相信地笑着，可知，当Alma提出让作者一家开自己的车去旅行的时候，作者和丈夫很惊诧。并且此处单词与第十六段中的“stunned”呼应。故选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“Instead,itwastheactofkindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecialNewfoundlandreallywas.”取而代之，是一个陌生人的善意之举让我意识到纽芬兰的真正特别之处。可知，给作者留下最深刻印象的是来自一位热心的陌生人的帮助。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，陌生人的善良和热情好客给作者留下了最深刻印象，且根据最后一段“Nextyear,there'snodoubtwherewe'llbetakingoursummervacation.Whoknowswhatactofkindnesswe'llmeetthen?”毫无疑问我们明年会去哪里过暑假。谁知道到时候我们又会遇到什么样的善意之举呢？可知，作者将还会去纽芬兰岛旅行，期待那里人们的热情。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。3．阅读理解

Evenifyou'veneverbeentoPhoenix,youknowthisabouttheplaceIt'shot.FromJunetoSeptember,thetemperaturecaneasilysurpassthecenturymark.Butthatdoesn'tstophikersfromattemptingthe1.3-milehikingtothetopofthecity'sfamedCamelbackMountain.Signswarnthatthetrailis"extremelydifficult".Ifyoucontinue,apostedchecklistsuggestsatleastaliterofwaterperperson.Andifyou'restillnotstopped,anothersignfartherupdeclares:"Ifyou'rehalfwaythroughyourwater,turnaround!"

Unfortunately,manypeopletonottakethewarningsseriously.Fortunatey,ScottCullymoredoes.The53-year-oldCullymorecanbefoundhikingupanddownCamelbackacoupleoftimesaday,givingoutcoldbottlesofwatertoworn-outhikers.Hehashelpedhydratesomanyhikersthathehasearnedaheavenlynickname:theWaterAngel.

CullymorewasonCamelbackMountainonedayin2015whenaBritishtouristdiedafterbeinglostfornearlysixhoursintheJulyheat.ThatexperienceinspiredhimtostarthelpingpeoplecaughtunawarebythecrueltyofMotherNature."Theyunderestimatethemountain,andtheyoverestimatewhattheycando,andtheygetthemselvesintrouble."hewarned.

Onehikerwhowasofferedwateragrees."Youthinkyouknowtheheat,butthenyougetouthereinthedesertanditsurroundsyoulikeablanket,"saidAustinHill,whowashikingwithahighschoolfriend.Theywerelucky,hesaidpointingtoCullymore."WeranintothisGoodSamaritanhere."Andwiththat,theWaterAngelgoesinsearchofanotherhikerinneed.（1）Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.

Therisksinvolvedinthehiking.

B.

Theseriousnessofthewarnings.C.

Thedistributionofsignsthatwarnhikers.

D.

Theinfluenceofthetemperatureonhikers.（2）WhydidsomehikersonCamelbackMountaingetintrouble?A.

Theywerenotwelltrainedinhiking.B.

Theyforgottotakeenoughwaterwiththem.C.

Theyweretoooptimisticaboutthesituation.D.

Theywerenotfitenoughtohikethemountain.（3）WhatcanweknowaboutAustinHill?A.

Heagreedtohelpothers.

B.

HewassavedbyCullymore.C.

Hehikedaloneinthedesert.

D.

Heregrettedtakingablanket.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.

TheCamelbackMountain

B.

SurvivingtheHeatC.

HikersinNeed

D.

TheWaterAngel【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，远足者低估夏日的CamelbackMountain同时高估自己的能力，所以在远足途中遇到麻烦，Cullymore了解情况后决定帮助他们。Cullymore通过在炎炎夏日给那些远足者提供水而被人们亲切地称为“水天使”。（1）考查段落大意。根据第一段中的”FromJunetoSeptember,thetemperaturecaneasilysurpassthecenturymark“；”Signswarnthatthetrailis‘extremelydifficult’“；”Ifyoucontinue,apostedchecklistsuggestsatleastaliterofwaterperperson.“和“Ifyou'rehalfwaythroughyourwater,turnaround!”可知在夏天去CamelbackMountain远足是非常艰难的，原因有两个：一个是温度很高，另一个是水。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的”Theyunderestimatethemountain,andtheyoverestimatewhattheycando,andtheygetthemselvesintrouble.“可知人们低估了这座山，同时高估了自己的能力，因此他们陷入麻烦中，即对情况感到过于乐观导致他们涉险。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的”Theywerelucky,hesaidpointingtoCullymore.‘WeranintothisGoodSamaritanhere.’”可知AustinHill说他们很幸运，因为他们遇到了Cullymore这个乐善好施的人，故推测Cullymore救了他。故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第二段中的“Hehashelpedhydratesomanyhikersthathehasearnedaheavenlynickname:theWaterAngel.”和最后一段中的“Andwiththat,theWaterAngelgoesinsearchofanotherhikerinneed.”以及文章主要内容可知，本文主要叙述了Cullymore通过在山上给登山者发水来帮助他们，从而得到“水天使”的昵称，即本文主要讲述“水天使”的故事。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断，段落大意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。4．阅读理解

Parisisthecityofdreams.IfyouplantoheadtoParisforastudyperiod,thenperhapsalittlerealitycheckisinorder.Butmyexperiencewasaromanticone.

IpavedmypathtoParisthroughanexchangeprogram.OnarrivalinParis,IwasconstantlyremindedoftheofficialprocessesIhadtocomplete—formstobefilledin,meetingstoattend,thelistseemedendless.

Thentherealworkbegan.Onceclasseswereunderway,Ifoundmyselfvolunteeringtodooralpresentationsandassignmentsfirst,ratherthanlast.Thismethodprovedtobeveryhelpful.

OnceIhadfinishedclassfortheweek,Ihadanever-increasinglistofmuseumstovisit,neighborhoodstoexplore,andcaféstositin.ReadbooksaboutParis.Talktolocalsandotherforeignerslivingthere.ButtheonethingthatreadingabookortalkingtosomeonecannotdoistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceofwanderingParisonfoot.Thepeoplewatching,thesoundsofthecity,thecolorsastheseasonschange,theyalladdtotheecstasythatIexperienceinParisasanexchangestudent.

Afterspendingfivemonthswanderingthroughthecharmingneighborhoods,Ifellinlovewiththeatmospherethatcameoutfromeveryopendoor,andwitheveryspokenword.ThereissomethingcomfortingaboutwalkingtothemarketeachSundaytoenjoythebeautifuldisplayoffruits,vegetablesanddairyproducts.Thereiswarmthinsayingbonjourtothepassers-by.

OnmylastdayinParis,Iconfidentlysaid,"BonjourMonsieur,"asIpassedthelittlestoredownthestreet.IguessthebestpartaboutgoingonexchangeinParisisfallinginlovewiththecityinyourownway.AndIknowmineisuniqueandspecialtome,myownlittlepiecesofParis.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ecstasy"inParagraph4probablymean?A.

Courage.

B.

Imagination.

C.

Happiness.

D.

Reputation.（2）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.

Anexchangestudent'slife.

B.

Charmingneighborhoods.C.

Anexchangeprogram.

D.

Atravelingexperience.（3）Beyondreadingbooks,whichexperiencewouldtheauthortreasuremost?A.

Enjoyingcoffeeinhissparetime.

B.

GreetingpeopleinFrenchinthestreet.C.

Buyingvegetablesinthemarket.

D.

HangingaroundinParis.（4）Accordingtothepassage,whatlefttheauthorthedeepestimpression?A.

ThefriendlypeoplehemetinParis.B.

Thespecialcultureheexperiencedinthecity.C.

Theacademicachievementhemadeinhisstudy.D.

Thepresentationsandassignmentshedidinclass.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者作为一名交换生在巴黎的所见所闻，内心感受等。（1）考查词义猜测。根据作者对在巴黎街上漫步的喜爱及第四段中的“Thepeoplewatching,thesoundsofthecity,thecolorsastheseasonschange,theyalladdtotheecstasythatisexperiencingParisasanexchangestudent”可知，人们的注视，城市的声音，季节变化时的色彩，都增加了作者作为交换生体验巴黎的喜悦。由此推知，划线词的意思是“快乐，幸福”。故选C。（2）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Butmyexperiencewasaromanticone.IpavedmypathtoParisthroughanexchangeprogram”可知，作者作为一名交换生来到巴黎，他认为自己的巴黎之行非常浪漫。从第二段到最后，文章详细叙述了作者在巴黎的所见所闻，内心感受等。故整篇文章讲述的是一个交换生在巴黎的经历。故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“TheonethingthatreadingabookortalkingtosomeonecannotdoistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceofwanderingParisonfoot.IdiscoveredsomeofmyfavoriteplacesinParisbywandering”可知，读书以及和人交谈无法提供步行在巴黎闲逛带给你的体验。通过闲逛，作者在巴黎发现了一些自己最喜欢的地方。由此可知，除了读书，作者最珍惜的经历是在巴黎闲逛。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的

“ThebestpartaboutgoingonexchangeinParisisfallinginlovewiththecityinyourownuniqueway.Everyone'sexperienceofParisisdifferent.Iknowmineisuniqueandspecialtome,myownlittlepiecesofParis”可知，给作者留下最深的印象是他在这个城市的独特经历。而从上文可知，他在巴黎体验到了不同的风土人情，不同的文化。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，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。5．阅读理解

Formostofherlife,SuanneLaqueur'spassionforstorytellingwasshownonthedancefloor.

AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcenterstage.ShemajoredindanceandtheateratAlfredUniversityandtaughtathermother'sdancestudioinCroton-on-Hudson,NewYork,foryears.ButwhenhermotherwasreadytoretireandanopportunityopenedforLaqueurtotakeoverthestudio,sherealizedshehadnointerestintakingonthebusinesssideofherart:"Owningastudioisalotofwork—financially,logistically.Ilovetheteaching,thechoreographing(编舞),thestaging,butIdidn'twanttoownit."

YetLaqueur'sdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself-publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueSelf-publishingasawayofsharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.Duringtheprocess,sherealizedthatfollowinghertruepassion—tellingstoriesthroughwriting—madethebusinessoftheartworthwhile,andowningthatbusinessmeantshecoulddirectherwritingcareerhowevershechose.

Startingwithhersecondself-publishednovel,shebeganinvestingmoretimeinmarketingandbuildingheraudience.Herinvestmentpaidoff.Since2014,Laqueur,now49,hasself-publishedsixnovels,whichcollectivelyhavehundredsofratingsandreviewsonGoodreads.Her2016novelAnExaltationofLarksstoletheshowatthe25thAnnualWriter'sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthegrandprize.

"Youhavetowritethemosttruthfulstorytoyou,andIthinkself-publishingallowsthatfreedom,'shesays."Ifyouworkwithtraditionalpublishing,it'smoreaboutwhat'smarketable,Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butbyself-publishingIhavecontrolofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI'mcoolwiththat."（1）FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthatLaqueur_______.A.

wasapart-timewriterwhenshewasyoungB.

didn'tliketeachingdancinginfactC.

wantedtoownapublishinghouseD.

wasinterestedinrunninghermother'sstudio（2）WhatmadeLaqueurchangeherattitudetobusiness?A.

Hermother'spersuasion.

B.

Thedesiretomakemoney.C.

Self-publishinghernovels.

D.

Herownpassiontowardart.（3）Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase"stoletheshow"inParagraph4?A.

becameafailure.

B.

wasshowntopeople.C.

gotalltheattention.

D.

wasaccidentallystolen.（4）WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLaqueur'ssaid?A.

Self-publishingwillreplacetraditionalpublishing.B.

Shewillneverusetraditionalpublishing.C.

Traditionalpublishingonlyfocusesonthemarket.D.

Sheenjoysthewayofself-publishing.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，苏安妮·拉克尔大半生教舞蹈，设计舞蹈，在舞台表演，以舞蹈的形式讲述故事。后来，成为一名自主出版的作家，自费出版了自己的小说。2016年，她的小说《云雀的狂欢》在第25届《作家文摘》(Writer'sDigest)自出版图书奖上大出风头。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcenterstage.ShemajoredindanceandtheateratAlfredUniversityandtaughtathermother'sdancestudioinCroton-on-Hudson,”可知，跳舞始终是Laqueur的中心。她在阿尔弗雷德大学主修舞蹈和戏剧，并在她母亲的舞蹈工作室任教多年。可知，Laqueur是一个兼职作家。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“YetLaqueur'sdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself-publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueSelf-publishingasawayofsharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.”可知，当她成为一名自主出版的

作家，想出版自己的小说时，改变了她对商业的态度。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Her2016novelAnExaltationofLarksstoletheshowatthe25thAnnualWriter'sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthegrandprize.”可知“第25届年度作家文摘出版图书颁奖上，2300多篇作品获得了大奖”。可知，这是大出风头，吸引了所有人的关注，故选C。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段Laqueur所言“Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butbyself-publishingIhavecontrolofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI'mcoolwiththat.”可知，她认为自主出版的方式让她能出版自己的书，自己要写的故事。她对此很满意。分析选项可知D项符合题意，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

"Makeway,goodpeople,makeway,intheKing'sname!"criedhe."Openatext;and,Ipromiseyou,MistressPrynneshallbesetwhereman,woman,andchild,mayhaveafairsightofherbraveclothing,fromthistimetillanhourpastnoon.AblessingonthemoralColonyoftheMassachusetts,whereimmoralityisdraggedoutintothesunshine!Comealong,MadamHester,andshowyourscarlet（鲜红色的；罪孽深重的）letterinthemarket-place!

Alanewasatonceopenedthroughthecrowd.Ledbythebeadle（狱吏），andattendedbyanirregularprocessionofserious-lookingmenandunkind-lookingwomen,HesterPrynnesetforthtowardstheplaceappointedforherpunishment.Acrowdofeagerandcuriousschoolboys,understandinglittleofthematterinhand,exceptthatitgavethemahalf-holiday,ranbeforeherprogress,turningtheirheadscontinuallytostareintoherface,andatthewinkingbabyinherarms,andattheshamefulletteronherbreast.

Itwasnogreatdistance,inthosedays,fromtheprison-doortothemarket-place.Measuredbytheprisoner'sexperience,however,itmightbeconsideredtobearatherlongjourney;for,thoughhermannerwasproud,sheperhapsunderwentanextremepainfromeveryfootstepofthosewhothrongedtoseeher,asifherhearthadbeenthrownintothestreetforthemalltostepupon.Inournature,however,thereisaconditionthatthesufferershouldneverknowtheintensityofwhatheenduresbyitspresentsuffering,butchieflybythepainthatrankles（使痛心）afterit.Withalmostacalmmanner,therefore,HesterPrynnepassedthroughthisportionofhersuffering,andcametoasortofscaffold（刑台），atthewesternendofthemarket-place.ItstoodnearlybeneaththeeavesofBoston'searliestchurch,andappearedtobeafixturethere.（1）Whatcanweknowabouttheschoolboys?A.

Theyknewalittleofthematter.B.

Theywerefullofcuriosityandeagerness.C.

Theywerehappyforhavingaone-dayholiday.D.

TheylikeHesterPrynneandherbabyverymuch.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"thronged"inparagraph3mean?A.

Gathered.

B.

Happened.

C.

Pretended.

D.

Regretted.（3）Whatcanweknowfromparagraph3?A.

Theprisonwasreallyfarfromthemarket-place.B.

Thescaffoldisattheeasternendofthemarket-place.C.

HesterPrynnewasthrownintothestreetforpeopletostepon.D.

Thesufferermainlyknowstheintensityofthepainafterthesuffering.（4）WhatwouldprobablyhappentoHesterPrynneaccordingtothetext?A.

Shewouldbesetfree.

B.

Shewouldgiveapublicspeech.C.

Shewouldputonaperformance.

D.

Shewouldreceiveseriouspunishment.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，摘自名著《红字》，描述了HesterPrynne被当做异教徒押赴刑场时的情节片段。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Acrowdofeagerandcuriousschoolboys,…ranbeforeherprogress,turningtheirheadscontinuallyto….”可知，人们充满了好奇并且急不可待。故选B。（2）考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中的“thoughhermannerwasproud,sheperhapsunderwentanextremepainfromeveryfootstepofthosewhothrongedtoseeher,asifherhearthadbeenthrownintothestreetforthemalltostepupon.描述了她在众目睽睽之下的

内心感受，每迈出一步都感受到一阵巨痛，似乎她的心给抛在街上，任凭他”人吐唾沫和踩踏。因此可知此时，人群在大街上聚集，故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Inournature,however,thereisaconditionthatthesufferershouldneverknowtheintensityofwhatheenduresbyitspresentsuffering,butchieflybythepainthatrankles(使痛心)afterit.”可知，人们对痛苦的感知往往后知后觉，故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“therefore,HesterPrynnepassedthroughthisportionofhersuffering,andcametoasortofscaffold（刑台），atthewesternendofthemarket-place”因此，海丝特·白兰度过了这一段痛苦，来到市场西端的一个刑台前，可推知选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读理解

Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld'sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a"horse"wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas"abeastwellknown".

Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy'sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson'sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.

Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson'smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,"IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell."（1）WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A.

Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.

B.

Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C.

Theysimplygivesometranslations.

D.

Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"lexicographer"inparagraph4referto?A.

Apublisher.

B.

Abiographer.

C.

Amakerofdictionaries.

D.

Anassistant.（3）WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A.

HestandardizedEnglish.

B.

Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C.

Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.

D.

Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.（4）Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.

Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B.

Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C.

Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D.

TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Johnson编纂词典的故事。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords”可知，早期英语词典的问题是只是增加了一些难词。故选D。（2）考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中的“Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?”中的关键词defined及联系前后句，可以猜测出这里lexicographer指的是词典编纂者。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Thisneed