高考英语高中英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧及练习题

高考英语高中英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧及练习题一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．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。2．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。3．阅读理解

RussGremel,now98yearsold,decideditwastimetodonate$2milliontotheIllinoisAudubonSociety,acharitytopurchasenearly400acresoflandforwildlifeprotection.Gremelwasabletomakethisamazingdonationbecausehepurchased$1,000worthofWalgreensstocksevendecadesagowhosevaluehasgrownrecently.

"Asinglemanwithnokids,GremelhaslivedinthesameChicagohousefor95years,andhasalwayslivedsimply",neighborPatrickFalsotoldTODAY.FalsosaidheheardGremelsaymanytimesthe"moneywasn'tminetobeginwith"andthathealwaysintendedtogiveitaway.

TheGremelWildlifeshelterwasfoundedonJune4.IllinoisAudubonSocietypresidentJimHerkertsaidGremel'sdonationwasextremelygenerous."It'sallowingustoprotectareallyvaluableandimportantpossessionandrealizeoneofGremel'swishesthatwecouldfindaplacewherepeoplecouldcomeoutandexperiencenaturethewayhedidasakid,"HerkerttoldTODAY.

Afterdoingallthis,thispastweekend,GremeladoptedanoldChihuahua（吉娃娃犬）.Winniethedogwaspickedupasahomelessdogseveralmonthsago.Shesufferedfromakindofcancer,whichwastreated—andallsheneededwasalovinghome,whichColleenCollins,thefounderofPerfectPoochesAdoptionAgency,wasdeterminedtofind.

GremelhadlosthisownbelovedChihuahuaearlierthisyear.WhenhereachedouttoCollinsaboutWinnie,shefeltthiscouldbeagoodmatch.ThatfeelinggrewwhenshebroughtWinnietohishouseforameetandgreet,andWinniewasintroducednotonlytoGremelbutalsosomeofhisfriendsandneighbors.Onehadbroughtoveralotoffreshstrawberries;allsaidthey'dbetheretohelpoutinanywayneeded.（1）PatrickFalsoismentionedinthetextmainlytoexplain_________.A.

howGremelearnedthemoneyB.

whatkindofpersonGremelisC.

whyGremelmadethedonationD.

whereGremelhasbeenliving（2）WhatcanwelearnaboutRussGremelfromthetext?A.

Heraisedmanypetdogsinhislife.B.

HeboughtWalgreensstockatage28.C.

HeadoptedayoungChihuahuarecently.D.

Hevolunteeredinwildlifesheltersregularly.（3）WhatcanweinferaboutGremel'sneighborsfromthetext?A.

Theyliveinharmonywithanimals.B.

TheyareimpressedwithdogWinnie.C.

Theyleadahealthyandwealthylife.D.

Theyarecaringandkindtoeachother.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，格雷梅尔是一个没有孩子的单身男人，他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年，一直过着简朴的生活。他经常给社会慈善机构捐钱。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段"‘Asinglemanwithnokids,GremelhaslivedinthesameChicagohousefor95years,andhasalwayslivedsimply’,neighborPatrickFalsotoldTODAY.FalsosaidheheardGremelsaymanytimesthe"moneywasn'tminetobeginwith"andthathealwaysintendedtogiveitaway.”格雷梅尔是一个没有孩子的单身男人，他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年，一直过着简朴的生活。"Falso说，他听到Gremel说过很多次，"钱本来就不是我的"，他总是打算把钱送人。可知，PatrickFalso的话道出了为什么Gremel要做出捐赠。故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Gremelwasabletomakethisamazingdonationbecausehepurchased$1,000worthofWalgreensstocksevendecadesagowhosevaluehasgrownrecently.”格雷梅尔之所以能够做出这一惊人的捐赠，是因为他在70年前购买了价值1000美元的沃尔格林股票，而这些股票的价值最近一直在增长。他在28岁时购买了沃尔格林的股票。故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“WinniewasintroducednotonlytoGremelbutalsosomeofhisfriendsandneighbors.Onehadbroughtoveralotoffreshstrawberries;allsaidthey'dbetheretohelpoutinanywayneeded.”温妮不仅被介绍给格雷梅尔，还被介绍给他的一些朋友和邻居。一个人带来了许多新鲜的草莓;所有人都说他们会在那里以任何需要的方式提供帮助。可知，他的邻居之间是互相帮助友好相处的。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。4．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“ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.”及最后一段中的SamuelJohnson为词典编纂所作的努力可以推断出，SamuelJohnson使得英语标准化。故选A。（4）考查推理判断。阅读全文可知，文章主要介绍了SamuelJohnson在恶劣的条件下编纂词典的。所以本文主要是告诉读者Johnson编纂词典的故事，故选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，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

"Don'tanswerit,"IsaidtoSam.Ourdoorintheinnercityisconstantlyknockedon;ourpreviousdoorinthesuburbsrarelyso.Samhasafull-timejobandcannotspendhisdaysansweringrequeststofixleakingbathsorcarrycashtothebank.

SamopenedthedooranditwasMervin.

"There'sabirdonthesecondfloor,"hesaid."It'sintrouble."

SamfollowedMervinupstairs.MervinpointedandturnedtoletSamlook.Itwasapigeon,themostcommonofallbirds,thebirdmostlikelytofoul(弄脏)yournewlywashedcar.Anditwasn'tflyingaway.Itwasstampingincircles.AsSambenttolook,Mervincoughed,"Numbertwo."

Samaskedhimtorepeatthat."Numbertwo,"Mervinsaid."Thepigeonhasbeensittinginhisownnumbertwo,andnowit'sstucktohisfoot."Ithadrainedforfivedays,andthebirdwasyoung.Itcouldhavebeenshelteringina

wetnestofitsownwaste,whichhadthendriedonitsfoot,preventingitfromflyingaway.Thepigeonmovedinafewmorecircles.Sambenttotakeanotherlook.Mervinsaid,"Allright,then."andwalkedaway.

"Whydoeseveryonethinkyoumustsolvetheproblemsaroundhere?"IsaidtoSamwhenhereturnedwithhisstory."It'sabird.Justleaveitonthestairs,andletnaturetakeitscourse."Samdidn'tagree.Thenhewenttothegarageandemptiedthecardboardboxcontainingourimportedcampingmats.Hereturnedwiththegraypigeoninthebox.Heshowedthebirdtoourchildrenandtheydecidedtokeepit.

Theyputitsfootinthewarmwaterbathandgotridofitswaste.Immediatelythepigeoneruptedinabomboffeathersandbeganflying.（1）Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheknocks?A.

Shefeltbored.

B.

Shewasfrightened.

C.

Shegotexcited.

D.

Shewassurprised.（2）Whywasthepigeonmovingincircles?A.

Itwaslearningtofly.

B.

Itwasbadlyinjured.C.

Itgotcaughtintherain.

D.

Itwastrappedbyitswaste.（3）WhatdidSamusethecardboardboxtodo?A.

Shelterfromrain.

B.

GiveittoMervin.C.

Washcampingmats.

D.

Makeanestforthebird.（4）WhatcanwelearnaboutSamfromthetext?A.

Hewasbrave.

B.

Hewasclever.

C.

Hewaswarm-hearted.

D.

Hewaseasy-going.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Sam如何救助一只鸽子。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Don'tanswerit”及“Samhasafull-timejobandcannotspendhisdaysansweringrequeststofixleakingbathsorcarrycashtothebank”可知，作者让Sam不要应门，因为她对那些找Sam的人不断的敲门感到厌烦。故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“Itcouldhavebeenshelteringinawetnestofitsownwaste,whichhadthendriedonitsfoot,preventingitfromflyingaway”可知，鸽子栖身在自己粪便的湿窝里，其粪便在脚上晾干了，阻止它飞走。所以它是被自己的粪便困住了。故选D。（3）考查推理判断。根据第八段中的“Thenhewenttothegarageandemptiedthecardboardboxcontainingourimportedcampingmats.Hereturnedwiththegraypigeoninthebox.Heshowedthebirdtoourchildrenandtheydecidedtokeepit”可知，他把纸板箱倒空并用纸箱把鸽子带回来养，所以推断出Sam用纸板箱做鸟巢。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。全文介绍了Sam如何救助一只鸽子，由此可以推断出Sam很有爱心。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。6．阅读理解

Whenmyfathermarriedmymotherin1943hegavemymothera1937crowncoinandtoldhertokeepitinthebackofherpurseandnotspendit.Thiswouldmeanthatshealwaysfeltthatshewasprotectedandwouldalwayshavemoneyifshereallyneededit.

WhenIwasmarriedin1970myhusbandwhohadheardthisstoryobtaineda1937crownformeandIhavealwayskeptitinmywalletandIhavealwayshadenoughformyneeds.

Afriendrecentlyfellonhardtimespartlythroughexternal(外部的)circumstancesandpartlythroughpoorplanning.FriendsandIhaveloanedhermoney,paidherbills,evengivenherfoodandtriedtoteachherbudgettechniques,butnoneofthemhasbeenasolution.Shehasjustslippeddeeperanddeeperintofinancialtroubleanddepression.

Lastweekshelookedpaleandunwell,verydepressedandhopeless.Ithenthoughtabouthowthecrown,areminderofanother'scareandlove,hadprotectedmesoIwenttothebankfora$100dollarbill.Itoldmyfriendthestoryandaskedhertokeepthe$100inthebackofherwallet.Itturnedoutthatshedidn'thaveawalletsosheputthemoneyinalittlepencilcasewhereshekepthercoins.Sheimmediatelyfeltbetter."Ifeelrichandthankyouforbeingagoodfriend"shesaidandwewerebothabitteary.

Thereasonforpassingthisonisnottopraiseanygenerosityonmypartbuttoshowthepowerof"randomactsofkindness".IwenthomeandrememberedalittlewalletIhadthatI'dneverusedandthought"I'llgivethattomyfriend."Iopeneditandinsidefound$100.Theuniverseisveryjustandifyourheartisopentherewardalwayscomes.（1）Whatdidthe1937crowncoinfromtheauthor'sfathermeantohermother?A.

Hisconcernforher.

B.

Hispityandprotectionforher.C.

Hiscareandloveforher.

D.

Hisprideandrespectforher.（2）Wheredidtheauthor'sfriendkeepthe$100dollar-bill?A.

Inthebackofherwallet.

B.

Inalittlepencilcase.C.

Inthepocketofherraincoat.

D.

Inthelayerofhersuitcase.（3）WhatcanheinferredfromthelastParagraph?A.

Theauthorbecamerichallofasudden.B.

Theauthor'sfriendwouldreceiveawalletasagift.C.

Theauthor'sfriendwasnottouchedbyherstory.D.

Theauthorfeltuncomfortablewhenreceivingthebill.（4）Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.

Ahardlife

B.

Thehelptoafriend

C.

Acrowncoin

D.

Agiftfrommyfather【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者的一位朋友陷入了经济危机，帮她的方法都不起效。作者想起了自己一直放在钱包里的皇冠硬币，它如同护身符一样让作者衣食无忧。于是，就给了这位朋友一张百元的钞票，也让她放进钱包里，希望带给她好运和信心。没想到，作者的善意带来了回报。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Thiswouldmeanthatshealwaysfeltthatshewasprotectedandwouldalwayshavemoneyifshereallyneededit.”可知作者父亲给她母亲的一枚硬币代表了父亲对母亲的爱和关心，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“sosheputthemoneyinalittlepencilcasewhereshekepthercoins”可知作者的朋友把作者的一百美元放进了一个铅笔盒里，故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“IwenthomeandrememberedalittlewalletIhadthatI'dneverusedandthought"I'llgivethattomyfriend."可知作者要送给朋友一个钱包作为礼物，故选B。（4）考查主旨大意。根据文章内容为一枚象征着"关爱"的硬币为中心，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。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。

Thesiestacompetitiontookplaceinasupermarket,withplentyofshoppers,screamingbabies,talkingvoices,andfootstepstotakethecompetitors'attentionawayfromtheirafterlunchsleeps.

Fivebrightbluesofaswerelaidout,andfivecompetitorsatatimewereallowedtotakea20-minutesleep.Adoctormeasuredtheirpulsetotimehowlongtheyactuallyspentonasleep.Competitorsearnedextrapointsforsnoring(打鼾),sleepinginstrangepositions,orwearingsillypajamas(睡衣).Thewinnersofeachroundadvancetothenextstageinthecompetition.

It'samazingthatanyofthosepeoplewouldfallasleepinthemiddleofsuchabusyplace,whileoncouchesthattheyarenotusedto.Yet,manyofthemdid.Theyhuggedpillowsorsofttoybears.Theycoveredtheireyeswithsleepmasks,too.Whateverittooktohelpthemfallasleepfastandstayasleep.

ThesiestaisatraditioninSpainthatmanyfeelisbecomingforgotten.Itusedtobethatpeoplewouldtakeabriefnapafterluncheveryday.Thiswouldenergizethem,andkeepthemgoingfortherestoftheday.Nottomentionthehealthbenefitsofagoodnap.But,that'sallchanging.PeoplearetoobusymakingmoneyorwatchinggossipshowsonTVafterlunchtocareabouttakinganap.

TheNationalAssociationofFriendsoftheSiestawantstobringSpainbacktotheirtraditionalroots.Theyaredoingthisbyhavingthesiestacompetition.Theysetupthecompetitiontorewardthebestsleeperswithmoney.Actually,theywerepaidtosleep.

Therearereallyhealthbenefitstoamiddaynap.Wecouldalllearnfromthistradition.It'samuchbetterwaytogetmoreenergythandrinkingacupofcoffee.Itisalsobelievedthatanap,andinfactagoodnight'ssleep,canhelpreduceheartdisease.Themorerestedweare,thelessstresswefeelwithday-to-daylife.（1）Theunderlinedword"siesta"hereprobablymeans"________".A.

oversleep

B.

nightsleep

C.

ashortsleepaftersupper

D.

ashortsleepafterlunch（2）Inwhatsituationdidthecompetitiontakeplace?A.

Inanoisyplace.

B.

Inaquietplace.

C.

Inacomfortableplace.

D.

Inafamiliarplace.（3）Whenthecompetitorswenttosleep,theycould________.A.

havetheirownbedsB.

usenothingtocovertheireyesC.

havedoctorstohelpthemD.

usesomethingtohelpthemsleep（4）ThecompetitionisheldbecausetheAssociationwantsto________.A.

knowifpeoplestillknowthetraditionalhabitB.

callonpeopletohavetheirtraditionalhabitC.

dosomeresearchonhowpeoplesleepD.

givepeoplemoneyinthisway【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一次“午睡比赛”。午睡比赛在一家超市举行，有很多购物者、尖叫的婴儿、说话的声音和脚步声，以分散竞争对手午饭后睡觉时的注意力。举办这项比赛是因为协会想要号召人们养成他们的传统习惯。（1）考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“ThesiestaisatraditioninSpainthatmanyfeelisbecomingforgotten.Itusedtobethatpeoplewouldtakeabriefnapafterluncheveryday.”午睡是西班牙的一项传统，许多人觉得这项传统正在被遗忘。过去，人们每天午饭后都会小睡一会儿。由此可知第一段中的划线词的意思是“午饭后的短睡”。故选D。（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“It'samazingthatanyofthosepeoplewouldfallasleepinthemiddleofsuchabusyplace,whileoncouchesthattheyarenotusedto.”令人惊讶的是，尽管在他们不习惯的沙发上，这些人中的任何一个会在这么繁忙的地方睡着。可知，比赛是在嘈杂的地方进行的。故选A。（3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Theyhuggedpillowsorsofttoybears.Theycoveredtheireyeswithsleepmasks,too.Whateverittooktohelpthemfallasleepfastandstayasleep.”他们抱着枕头或柔软的玩具熊。他们也用睡眠面罩蒙住眼睛。无论如何要帮助他们快速入睡并保持睡眠。可知，当参赛者去睡时，他们可以用一些东西来帮助他们入睡。故选D。（4）考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“TheNationalAssociationofFriendsoftheSiestawantstobringSpainbacktotheirtraditionalroots.”NationalAssociationofFriendsoftheSiesta希望让西班牙回归传统。”可知，举办这项比赛是因为协会想要号召人们养成他们的传统习惯。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及词义猜测和推理判断两个题型的考查，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，从而选出正确答案。8．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。

FiftyyearsagoIhadayoungfamilyofthreeboys.MyhusbandJohnnyandIleftthemwithafriendwhilewemadeararetriptothecinemainLiverpool.

Itwasdarkandpouringwithrainbutwiththeheadlightsshiningontheroad

wesawsomethingaheadofus.JohnnypulledtoastopandIjumpedout,rantothegrassedgeandgrabbedasmall,wet,andfrightenedcreature.Iwrappeditsafelyinmywoollenhatandinsistedthatmyhusbandturnbackandheadforhome.Wethoughtitwasababyrabbitbecauseithadlongearsandwasgrayish-brownincolour.Oncehome,wefilledaboxwithtorn-upnewspaperandawarmtowel.WenamedournewanimalBobsyaswehadnoideaofitssex.

Sadlythough,onthethirddaywithus,itcaughtitsbackfootinadoorandwequicklyrealiseditwasbroken.Werushedtothevet(兽医),whosaid,"It'sonlyarabbit,I'llputittosleep."Ourresponsewasaverydetermined,"Noway!"Wefoundanothervetandtoldthatshewasababyhare.Weweretoldweshouldcontinuetokeepherinherboxforaweekandherfootwouldheal.

Afterherrecovery,Bobsylearnttousethekittylittertray.Shewouldcombherlongearswithherfrontpaws.Thelocalpaperheardaboutthisandcametoourhousetotakeherphotoandwriteastoryabouther.WehadherforsevenwonderfulyearsbeforewemovedtoNewZealandandwewillneverforgether.（1）WhydidJohnnystophiscarsuddenly?A.

Hecameacrossafriend.B.

Theheadlightswentout.C.

Hiscarbrokedownontheroad.D.

Henoticedsomethinginfrontofhim.（2）Whathappenedtothelittleanimalonitsthirdday?A.

Itsleptonadoor.B.

Itwasstuckinadoor.C.

Itsfootgotseriouslyinjured.D.

Itfellofffromthetopofadoor.（3）Whichbestdescribesthefamily'sattitudetowardstherabbit?A.

Considerate