英语试卷英语阅读理解(人物故事)题分类汇编及解析

英语试卷英语阅读理解(人物故事)题分类汇编及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．阅读理解

Manypeoplecriticizetoday'snewspapersassensationalist,satisfyingthepublic'sabnormalcuriosity.Butjournalismacenturyagowasjustasnotorious(臭名昭著).Publishersatthattimeroutinelycompetedwitheachotherforwildstoriesthatcoulddrawinthemostreaders.Meanwhile,itwasanidealatmosphereforacourageousreporterlikeNellieBlytospringintofame.

Bly,whosenamewasElizabethCorcoran,hadtoworktomakeherwayintheworld.Differentfrommanywomenofthetime,however,sherefusedtolettheworkingworldscareheraway.Herfirstbigopportunityasareportercamein1885aftershewroteanangryletterdenouncingthePittsburghDispatchforanarticleithadruncriticizingwomenforcedtoworkoutsidethehome.TheinterestedandexcitededitorhiredBlyforher"spirit,"andsoonshewasinvestigatingthesituationsoffemalefactoryworkers.Blycaredlessabouttheirjobsthantheirlivesafterwork

-theiramusements,theirmotivations,theirfearsandambitions.Sheproducedanarticletotallydifferentfromwhatotherreportersofthetimewerewriting:personal,thoughtful,meaningful.

By1887BlyhadajobwiththeNewYorkWorld,oneoftheleaderpapersoftheday.Shequicklybecamefamousforundercoverstoriesaboutwomeninamentalhospital.Soonshehadinvestigatedlifeasamaid,achorusgirl,andevenastreetgirl.Inherbest-knownbravedeeds,in1890,Blybeatthefamous"aroundtheworldin80days"tripJulesVernehaddescribedinhisnovel.Travelingbysteamship,train,evenricksha,Blyreportedfromeachstop.Aspellboundnationhungoneveryword.Only25,Blyhadbecomeinternationallyfamous.（1）Bly'sfirstnewspaperjobwas

.A.

withtheNewYorkWorld

B.

withthePittsburghDispatchC.

tointerviewmentalpatients

D.

toexperiencelifeofchorusgirls（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"denouncing"inPara.2probablymean?A.

Praising.

B.

Questioning.

C.

Informing.

D.

Condemning.（3）HowdidNellieBlygainworld-widefame?A.

BycriticizingJulesVerne.

B.

Bycompetingwithotherreporters.C.

Bywritingstoriesthroughinvestigation.

D.

Bycaringaboutwomenfromdifferentclasses.（4）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesNellieBly?A.

Daringandpractical.

B.

Acuteandconfident.C.

Criticalanddependent.

D.

Calmandenthusiastic.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，Bly是一名美国女记者,在那个记者都热衷于相互竞争而报道不实新闻特殊年代,她选择为女性说话。为了能调查清楚事实,她扮成乞丐,女仆,神经病患者。她不顾自己的工作甚至安危的态度,让她成了美国历史上著名的女记者。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Herfirstbigopportunityasareportercamein1885aftershewroteanangryletterdenouncingthePittsburghDispatchforanarticleithadruncriticizingwomenforcedtoworkoutsidethehome.TheinterestedandexcitededitorhiredBlyforher"spirit,"可知,Bly写信谴责Pittsburghdispatch的文章,却因为她的勇气被主编雇佣了。故选B。（2）考查词义猜测。根据该句中的"angryletter"可知她信的内容是批评Pittsburghdispatch的文章。A.Praising表扬；B.Questioning.质问；C.Informing.告知；D.Condemning.谴责选项中和批评相近的选项是condemn（谴责）。故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"Shequicklybecamefamousforundercoverstoriesaboutwomeninamentalhospital."她很快因为揭露精神病院女性的故事而名声大振）可知,Bly是因为报道女性故事而出名的。故选C。（4）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的"acourageousreporterlikeNellieBly"可知她是勇敢的,再通过下文讲述她卧底去调查女性事件,说明她是实事求是的人。故选A。【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。2．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。3．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,achanceatafuture,really.AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.

Peoplemakeitseemtoohardtodocharitywork.Thetruthis,youdon'thavetoberichtohelpothers.Youdon'tneedtobefamous.Youdon'tevenhavetobecollege-educated.Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass,thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood.Youjustdowhateveryoucantohelpinanywaythatyoucan.Andtoday,Iwanttochallengeeachofyoutomakeacommitmenttohelponeperson,oneorganization,onesituationthattouchesyourheart.Mygrandmotheralwaysusedtosay,"Ifyou'vegotadollar,there'splentytoshare."（1）Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoatayoungage?A.

WatchTV.

B.

Growupquickly.

C.

Becomewealthy.

D.

Helpotherchildren.（2）WhichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheauthortocreateanddeveloptheCLF?A.

Asix-year-oldkid'srequest.

B.

Hergrandmother'sdeathofcancer.C.

Manyvolunteers'inspirationforit.

D.

Otherorganizations'encouragement.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"one"inParagraph2referto?A.

Achance.

B.

Alife.

C.

Atask.

D.

Anorganization.（4）Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?A.

Dolittlethingstohelpthosearoundthem.

B.

Workveryhardtogetacollegeeducation.C.

Challengetheirfriendstoofferhelp.

D.

Docharityworkwhenyouarerich.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者（蕾哈娜）年少时立志长大帮助遭受痛苦的孩子们。长大作者兑现诺言做慈善工作，并号召人们：做力所能及的事来帮助周围的人。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Iwouldsaytomyself,"WhenIgrowup,whenIcangetrich,Iwillsavekidsallovertheworld."可知，作者小时候想帮助其他孩子，故选D。（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"...to20l2whenmygrandmotherlostherbattlewithcancer,whichistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF)."可知，祖母的逝世是作者创办和发展CLF的直接动力。故选B。（3）考查代词指代。根据第二段中的"AndatCL.F,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone."可知，该组织的使命是影响尽可能多的生命，但是这需要从影响一个生命开始。由此可推断，one指代的是前面提到的manylives中的一个。故选B。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"Butitstartswithyourneighbor..inyourneighborhood."和"Youjustdowhateveryoucantohelpinanywaythatyoucan,Andtoday,Iwanttochallengeeachofyoutomakeacommitmenttohelponeperson,oneorganization,onesituationthattouchesyourheart."可知，作者建议人们做力所能及的事来帮助周围的人。故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，代词指代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，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。4．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。5．阅读理解

Losingawalletisoneofthosecarelessactsmostofushavecomeacross,atsomepointortheotherinourlives.Whilemostofustendtomoveonaftermourningoverthelostnecessities,thereareafewluckyoneswhogetthemback,withthehelpofthepoliceorthegenerosityofthepersonwhofindsit.

AndthenthereisHunterShamatt,whonotonlygotbackhiswalletbutwithsomeaddedhappinessthatwastaggedalong!

Hunterwasonhiswaytoattendhissister'sweddingonaLasVegas-boundflightwhenherealizedthathehasmisplacedhiswallet,sometimeduringthejourney.Hunter'sfamilyreachedouttotheFrontierflighttoenquireifsomeonehadhandeditovertothem.Unfortunately,therewasnosignofthemissingwallet.

Butwait.Thestorywasfarfromover.JustaweekafterHunter'ssister'swedding,hereceivedapackageinhismail.Andguesswhat?Therewashiswallet!Surprisingly,thewalletwasnottheonlythingthatwasinsidethepackage.ItalsohadahandwrittennoteforHunterwhichturnedouttobeabonus!Thepieceofpaperread,"Hunter,FoundthisonaFrontierflightfromOmahatoDenver—row12,seatFwedgedbetweentheseatandwall.Thoughtyoumightwantitback.Allthebest.P.S.Iroundedyourcashuptoaneven$100,soyoucouldcelebrategettingyourwalletback.HAVEFUN!!!"

Movedbythetouchinggesture,Hunter'smom,JeannieShamatt,decidedtowriteapostonFacebookgivingadetaileddescriptionoftheincident.Shealsourgedeveryonetosharethepostasshewouldliketomeetandgreetthepersonbehindtheactofkindness,personally.

Now,thankstotheastonishingpowerofsocialmedia,thepostfinallyreachedthemanbehindthenote.ThemanwasidentifiedasToddBrownanditwasoneofhisco-workerswhomadesureJeannieShamatt'spostreacheshiscolleague.JeannieturnedtoFacebookagaintothankBrownandhisfamilyforrestoringherfaithinhumanity.

"Itrytoteachmychildrentodotherightthingsinlife,helppeoplewhenyoucanregardlessoftheoutcome.Thisstoryismoreaboutrestoringfaithinpeoplethananything.Wehearalotofbadnewsbutnotenoughgoodnews.IpersonallywanttothankToddBrownandhiswifeforrestoringfaiththatthereareamazingpeopleoutthere."（1）HowdidHunterShamattgethiswalletback?A.

ToddBrownsentitback.

B.

Thepolicemaileditback.C.

Hefoundthewalletbyhimself.

D.

TheFrontierflighthelpedhimgetitback.（2）Whatthingswerefoundinthepackage?A.

Awalletandatag.

B.

Awalletandanote.

C.

Anoteandatag.

D.

Amailandatag.（3）HowdidHunter'smomfeelafterreceivingthepackage?A.

Touched.

B.

Uninterested.

C.

Satisfied.

D.

Confused.（4）Whatdoestheauthorintendtoconvey?A.

Friendship.

B.

Freedom.

C.

Kindness.

D.

Justice.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了ToddBrown捡到Hunter的钱包，将其寄还给Hunter的故事。体现了ToddBrown善良，拾金不昧的品质。（1）考查细节理解。根据"JustaweekafterHunter'ssister'swedding,hereceivedapackageinhismail.Andguesswhat?Therewashiswallet!…Italsohadahandwrittennote…"Hunter,FoundthisonaFrontierflightfromOmahatoDenver—row12,seatFwedgedbetweentheseatandwall.Thoughtyoumightwantitback.Allthebest.…Now,thankstotheastonishingpowerofsocialmedia,thepostfinallyreachedthemanbehindthenote.ThemanwasidentifiedasToddBrown"可知，ToddBrown捡到了Hunter的钱包，然后将它通过邮递的方式寄还给了Hunter。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的"Andguesswhat?Therewashiswallet!Surprisingly,thewalletwasnottheonlythingthatwasinsidethepackage.ItalsohadahandwrittennoteforHunter"可知，包裹里不仅有钱包而且有一张便条。故选B。（3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段中的"Movedbythetouchinggesture,Hunter'smom,JeannieShamatt,decidedtowriteapostonFacebook"可知，Hunter母亲被ToddBrown拾金不昧的行为感动了。故选A。（4）考查推理判断。通读全文可知，文章叙述了ToddBrown捡到Hunter的钱包，将其寄还给Hunter的故事。这个故事体现了ToddBrown善良，拾金不昧的品质。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，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。6．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I.M.Pei,theChinese-American,whowasregardedasoneofthelastgreatmodernistarchitects,hasdiedattheageof102.

AlthoughheworkedmostlyintheUnitedStates,PeiwillalwaysberememberedforaEuropeanproject:HisredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseuminParisinthe1980s.Hegaveustheglassandmetalpyramidinthemaincourtyard,alongwiththreesmallerpyramidsandavastsubterranean(地下的)additiontothemuseumentrance.

PeiwasthefirstforeignarchitecttoworkontheLouvreinitslonghistory,andinitiallyhisdesignswerefiercelyopposed.Butintheend,theFrench—andeveryoneelse—werewonover.WinningthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrizein1983,hewasthoughtasgivingthe20thcentury"someofitsmostbeautifulinsidespacesandoutsideforms…Histalentandskillintheuseofmaterialsapproachthelevelofpoetry."

AfterstudyingarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard,PeisetuphisownarchitecturalpracticeinNewYorkin1955.

DesigningtheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museumin1964establishedhimasaname.HisEastBuildingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonin1978changedpeople'sideasofamuseum.Thesitewasanoddtrapezoid(梯形)shape.Pei'ssolutionwastocutitintwo.Theresultingbuildingwasdramatic,lightandelegant—oneofthefirstcrowd-pleasingcathedralsofmodernart.

Thoughknownasamodernist,andnotableforhisformsbasedonarrangementsofsimplegeometric(几何的)shapes,heonceurgedChinesearchitectstolookmoretotheirarchitecturaltraditionratherthandesigninginawesternstyle.

Inperson,I.M.Peiwasgood-humored,charmingandunusuallymodest.Hisworkingprocesswasevolutionary,butinnovation(创新)wasneveranintendedgoal.

"Stylisticoriginalityisnotmypurpose,"hesaid."Iwanttofindtheoriginalityinthetime,theplaceandtheproblem."（1）WhatcanwelearnabouttheresultofredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseum?A.

ItwascriticizedbytheFrench.B.

Itwasasuccess.C.

ItmadetheLouvreMuseumlooksstrange.D.

ItchangedthefunctionoftheLouvreMuseum.（2）Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?A.

Heisamasterinapplyingmaterials.B.

Heisskilledinwritingpoems.C.

Heoftencombinespoetryandconstruction.D.

Hegetsinspirationfrompoetryindesigning.（3）What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.DesigntheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museum.b.StudyarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard.c.DesigntheNationalGalleryofArt.d

WinthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrize.A.

a,b,c,d

B.

b,a,c,d

C.

b,c,a,d

D.

d,a,c,d（4）WhatcanwelearnaboutI.M.Pei?A.

Innovationwashisfirstgoalindesign.B.

Hewastalentedandserious.C.

Hepreferredwesternstyletotheeast.D.

Helikedsimplegeometricshapes.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物介绍，介绍了享誉世界最后的现代主义建筑大师——贝聿铭。（1）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“PeiwasthefirstforeignarchitecttoworkontheLouvreinitslonghistory,andinitiallyhisdesignswerefiercelyopposed.Butintheend,theFrench—andeveryoneelse—werewonover.”贝聿铭是卢浮宫悠久历史上的第一位外国建筑师，最初他的设计遭到强烈反对。但最终，法国人，以及全世界，都被（他的精妙设计所）折服。从而可以推测，罗浮宫博物馆重建非常成功。故选B。（2）考查句义猜测。根据第三段中的“Histalentandskillintheuseofmaterialsapproachthelevelofpoetry.”中的关键词talentandskill和theuseofmaterials可知，此句字面含义为：他在使用（建筑）材料方面的才华和技艺达到了诗一般的境界，即他是应用材料方面的专家。故选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“AfterstudyingarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard,PeisetuphisownarchitecturalpracticeinNewYorkin1955.可知，1955年，贝聿铭在麻省理工学院和哈佛大学学习建筑学；第五段中的“DesigningtheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museumin1964establishedhimasaname.”1964年，贝聿铭设计了约翰·肯尼迪总统图书馆和博物馆；“HisEastBuildingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonin1978changedpeople'sideasofamuseum.”1978年设计了华盛顿国家美术馆东馆；第三段中的“WinningthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrizein1983,hewasthoughtasgivingthe20thcentury‘someofitsmostbeautifulinsidespacesandoutsideforms…”贝聿铭于1983年获得普利兹克建筑奖。故选B。（4）考查推理判断。根据第六段中的“Thoughknownasamodernist,andnotableforhisformsbasedonarrangementsofsimplegeometric(几何的)shapes,heonceurgedChinesearchitectstolookmoretotheirarchitecturaltraditionratherthandesigninginawesternstyle.”可知，贝聿铭设计的建筑物基于简单几何形状排列的形式而闻名，从而推断出，他喜欢简单的几何形状。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，句义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇人物类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，结合上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。7．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Ifyoufeelsickoruncomfortable,youmightseekoutadoctor.Butwhattodoifyoudon'tquiteknowwhereyoufitintothisworldandyou'retiredofcarryingthatburdenalone?

Iansweredstrangers'questionsonlifepuzzlesattheentrancetotheNewYorkCitysubwayat57thand8th.Agroupofstrangershadstoppedbybecausetheywerecarryingaroundsomedeep,meaningfulquestionsthathadlonggoneunanswered,like"whycan'tIbehappierinmylife?"

AndthenIspottedher,whowouldbemytoughestquestioneroftheday.Shewasabout6yearsoldandheldhermother'shandasshecraned(伸长脖子)hernecktostareatus.Hermotherstopped,butthegirlhesitated."It'sOK,"Ioffered."Doyouhaveaquestion?"Thegirlsmiledathermother,thenletgoofherhandtowalkovertowardsus.Shelookedmedeadintheeyeandsaid:"HowdoIknowI'mreal?"

SuddenlyIwasbackingraduateschool.ShouldItalkabouttheFrenchphilosopherReneDescartestoproveourexistence,withthephrase"Ithink,thereforeIam?"Or,mentionEnglishphilosopherG.E.Mooreandhisfamous"hereisonehand,hereistheother,"toprovetheexistenceoftheexternalworld?Butthentheanswercametome.Irememberedthatthemostimportantpartofphilosophywasfeedingoursenseofwonder."Closeyoureyes,"Isaid.Shedid."Well,didyoudisappear?"Shesmiledandshookherhead,thenopenedhereyes."Congratulations,you'rereal."

Shegrinned(露齿而笑)broadlyandwalkedovertohermother,wholookedbackatusandsmiled.（1）Whydidtheauthorshowupattheentranceofthesubway?A.

Totakethesubway.B.

Tolookforstrangers'help.C.

Toofferadviceonlifepuzzles.D.

Tohelpstrangerscarrytheirbags.（2）Whatmadethelittlegirlstareattheauthor?A.

Curiosity

B.

Horror

C.

Excitement

D.

Nervousness（3）Howdidthegirlfindtheanswer?A.

Byhearingastory.B.

Bylearningphilosophy.C.

Byreferringtoothers'words.D.

Byhavingarealexperience.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.

Strictandsmart.B.

Honestandbrave.C.

Cleverandhelpful.D.

Humorousandsociable.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在地铁入口回答陌生人所提问的生活方面的难题，一位小女孩问了一个很难回答的问题，最终作者想到了很好的答案，让小女孩满意而走。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Iansweredstrangers'questionsonlifepuzzlesattheentrancetotheNewYorkCitysubwayat57thand8th.”可知，作者出现在地铁入口是为了回答陌生人生活方面的难题，为他们提供建议。故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Shewasabout6yearsoldandheldhermother'shandasshecraned(伸长脖子)hernecktostareatus.”小女孩伸长脖子盯着我们，可以推断出，小女孩因为好奇而盯着作者。故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“‘Closeyoureyes,’Isaid.Shedid.‘Well,didyoudisappear?’Shesmiledandshookherhead,thenopenedhereyes.‘Congratulations,you'rereal.’"可知，作者让小女孩闭上眼睛，然后再睁开眼睛，从而让女孩通过真实的体验找到问题的答案。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Butthentheanswercametome.Irememberedthatthemostimportantpartofphilosophywasfeedingoursenseofwonder.”最终作者从哲学方面