英语阅读理解(人物故事)提高训练及解析

英语阅读理解(人物故事)提高训练及解析一、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

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。3．阅读理解

Nineyearsago,afewdaysbeforeChristmas,IwasadirectoratacompanyinSanFrancisco,andIwascalledintoameetingthatwasalreadyinprogress.Thatmeetingturnedouttobemyexitinterview.Iwas64yearsoldatthetime.Itwasn'tcompletelyunexpected.Isignedapileofpapersandleftthecompany.

So,40plusyearsofemploymentwasover.Ihadagoodreputationandbackground.Retirementwasnotachoiceforme.Iwantedtodosomething.Andthenanideacameintomymind,bornfrommyconcernforourenvironment.Iwantedtobuildmyownbusiness,designingandproducingbiodegradable(可生物降解的)packagingfromwaste.Thisiscalledcleantechnology,anditwasreallymeaningfultome.Itcouldhelpreducebillionsofpoundsofsingle-useplasticpackagingwastedeachyear.

Fiveyearslater,I'mdelightedandproudtosharewithyouthatourincomehasdoubledeveryyearandwehavenodebt.Meanwhile,Ihaveawonderfulpartner,andwe'vewonmorethan20awardsfortheworkthatwe'vedone.

AndIamdoingthemostrewardingandmeaningfulworkofmyliferightnow.ButwhatIreallylongforistofindotherfirst-timeentrepreneurs(企业家)whoaremyage.Iwanttoconnectwiththem.

SoIwanttodosomethingaboutthatinafewyears.Iwantustostarttalkingmoreaboutpeoplewhodon'tbecomeentrepreneursuntiltheyareseniors.Andthenconnectingallofthemacrossindustries,regionsandcountries—buildingacommunity.（1）Whathappenedtotheauthornineyearsago?A.

Heretiredfromhisformercompany.

B.

Hefailedaninterview.C.

Hehadagoodfamilybackground.

D.

Hechangedhisjobtoabetterone.（2）Whywasthenewbusinessmeaningfultotheauthor?A.

Itwasbeneficialtotheenvironment.

B.

Itdevelopedacleantechnology.C.

Itprovidedjobsforlotsofpeople.

D.

Itbroughtinquitealotofmoney.（3）Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothedevelopmentofhisowncompany?A.

Cautious.

B.

Disappointed.

C.

Ambiguous.

D.

Positive.（4）Whatdoestheauthorplantodointhefuture?A.

Todosomethingelseaboutenvironment.B.

Tohelppeoplewhowanttobecomesuccessful.C.

Tomeetmorepeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.D.

Tobuildacommunityforseniorentrepreneurs.【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）D（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了64岁的作者退休后开创了自己的事业，成为一位老年企业家的故事。（1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Thatmeetingturnedouttobemyexitinterview.Iwas64yearsoldatthetime.Itwasn'tcompletelyunexpected."及第二段中的“Retirementwasnotachoiceforme."可知，9年前的那个会议是64岁的作者的离职面谈，由此可知，9年前作者从原来的公司退休了，故选A。（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Itcouldhelpreducebillionsofpoundsofsingle-useplasticpackagingwastedeachyear."可知，新事业对作者很有意义是因为它每年可以帮助减少数十亿磅的一次性塑料包装的浪费，也就是对环境有好处，故选A。（3）考查观点态度。根据第三段中的“Fiveyearslater,I'mdelightedandproudtosharewithyouthatourincomehasdoubledeveryyearandwehavenodebt.Meanwhile,Ihaveawonderfulpartner,andwe'vewonmorethan20awardsfortheworkthatwe'vedone."可知，作者的公司每年的收入都翻番，而且还与一个合作者一起赢得了20多个奖项，由此可知，作者对自己公司的发展的态度是积极的，故选D。（4）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Andthenconnectingallofthemacrossindustries,regionsandcountries—buildingacommunity."可知，作者计划将来为来自不同行业、地区和国家的老年企业家建立一个社区，故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和观点态度两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。4．阅读理解

Formanyfamilies,anightattheballparkisatreat.Butitcanbeaterribleexperienceforthosewithautistic(自闭症的)children,whoaresensitivetolightandnoiseandusuallybecomeupsetandscared.

Forthesefamilies,fearofhowtheirchildwillreacttonewsituations­andhowotherswillreacttothem-keepsthemfromgainingeverydayexperiencesothersgettohave.

Dr.WendyRosswasheartbrokentoseethat.Thepediatrician(儿科医生)inPhiladelphiaalsoknewthatseparationfromthecommunitydidn'tserveherpatientswellinthelongrun.

"Ifkidsarenotinthecommunity,buildingtheirskillsfromveryyoungages,thenthere'snoreasontoexpectthemtobeindependentoneday,"Rosssaid."It'sasocialdisability.Itneedstobeaddressedinasocialsetting."

Soin2007,Rosssetouttodojustthat.Today,hernonprofit,AutismInclusionResources,helpsfamiliesaffectedbyautismdealwithchallengingsocialsituations,suchassportingevents,airporttravelandmuseumvisits.

ManyMajorLeagueBaseballteamsholdannual44autismawarenessnights",whentheytaketemporarymeasuressuchasloweringthevolume(音量)onthepublicaddresssystem.ButRosswantedtodomore."Youcan'tturndownthevolumeoftheworld,"Rosssaid."It'snicetodoitforonenight,butourgoalisforfamiliestobeabletogotoagameonanynight."

Tothatend,RosspartneredwiththePhiladelphiaPhilliestodevelopacreativeprogram.

ShearmedallthePhilliesplayersandgame-daystaffwithknowledgeaboutautismandhowtointeractwithindividualswhohavethedisorder.Eachfamilyisalsoprovidedaclinicianatthegamewhogivesadditionalsupportifproblemsarise.Shealsohelpspreparethefamiliesfortheevent.

Rosshasalsofoundherairporttravelprogramtobesuccessfulforfamilies.Usingthesameprinciples,shetrainsairlineandsecuritystaffatmajorairportsandthenguidesfamiliesthroughthetravelexperience,includingcheckingin,goingthroughsecurityandboardingaplane.

Rosshopesthatthetoolsshegivesfamiliescanhelpthemexploreothersettingsontheirown."Wereallyseeitasasteppingstonetoabrighterfuture,"shesaid.（1）AccordingtoRoss,whatdoesasocialdisabilitymean?A.

Fearinglightandnoise.

B.

Lackingsocialexperience.C.

Havingtorelyonothersforhelp.

D.

Beingseparatedfromthecommunity.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"domore",imply?A.

Makingtheballparklessnoisy.B.

Makingbaseballteamsautism-friendly.C.

Providinganormalgameforautisticchildren.D.

Encouragingautisticchildrentogooutintopublic.（3）WhatisthePhiladelphiaPhillies?A.

Abaseballteam.

B.

Abaseballgame.C.

Ateamofclinicians.

D.

Familieswithautisticchildren.（4）WhatisthepurposeofRoss'sairporttravelprogram?A.

Tohelpfamiliestolearnaboutairtravel.B.

Toteachairportstaffknowledgeaboutautism.C.

Toteachautisticchildrenhowtotravelbyair.D.

Tohelpautisticchildrengetusedtosocialsituations.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，儿科医生Dr.WendyRoss为了让深受自闭症折磨的孩子和家庭能够顺利融入社会而做出的卓有成效的努力。（1）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Ifkidsarenotinthecommunity,buildingtheirskillsfromveryyoungages,thenthere'snoreasontoexpectthemtobeindependentoneday,"以及"It'sasocialdisability.Itneedstobeaddressedinasocialsetting."一句中解释了asocialdisability的概念:无法独立,只能依靠别人的帮助。故选C。（2）考查句义猜测。根据第六段中的”It'snicetodoitforonenight,butourgoalisforfamiliestobeabletogotoagameonanynight.“可知Ross并不是只想举办一场特殊的比赛,而是想让患有自闭症的孩子们每个晚上都能观看比赛。由此可知"domore意为:为自闭症孩子提供正常比赛。故选C。（3）考查推理判断。根据第七段中的"partneredwiththePhiladelphiaPhillies"及第八段中的”ShearmedallthePhilliesplayers..."可知PhiladelphiaPhillies应该是一支棒球队伍。故选A。（4）考查推理判断。根据第五段中的''...helpsfamiliesaffectedbyautismdealwithchallengingsocialsituations,suchassportingevents,airporttravelandmuseumvisits"；以及倒数第二段中的"Rosshasalsofoundherairporttravelprogramtobesuccessfulforfamilies.Usingthesameprinciples..."可知,让患自闭症的儿童去机场也是使这些儿童适应社会环境。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，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，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。5．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。

Atfirst,MichaelSurrelldidn'tseetheblacksmokeorflamesshootingfromthewindowsofhisneighbors'home.Heandhiswifehadjustparkedaroundthecornerfromtheirownhouse,whentheygotacallfromoneofhisdaughters:"Thehousenextdoorisonfire!"Hewenttoinvestigate.That'swhenhesawtwowomenandagirlpanic-strickenontheirdoorway.

"Thebaby'sinthere!"oneofthewomencried.Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled,Surrell,then64,instinctivelyraninside."Thebaby"was8-year-oldTiara,thewoman'sgranddaughter.

Enteringtheburninghousewaslike"runningintoabucketofblackpaint,"Surrellsays.Thethicksmokecausedhimtostruggleblindlyaround,burnedhiseyes,andmadeitimpossibletobreathe.Theconditionswouldhavebeenriskyforanyone,butforSurrell,whohaslungdisease,theywerelife-threatening.Afterafewminutesinthesmoke-filledhouse,hewithdrewoutsidetocatchhisbreath.

"WhereisTiara?"heaskeddesperately."Thesecondfloor,"Thewomanshoutedback.Takingadeepbreath,hewentinasecondtime.Thedarknesswasoverwhelming.Yetbecausethehousehadasimilardesigntohis,Surrellfoundthestairsandmadeittothesecondfloor.Hewasalreadyoutofbreath.Thenasoftbutdistinctmoanappeared.Hecrawledtowardthesound,feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl.Finally,hetouchedsomething.Ashoe,thenanankle.HepulledTiaraintohisarms.Turning,hefoughtthroughthesmokeandranblindlyintotheblackness.Thenextthingheknew,hewasatthefrontdoor,thenoutside.

Surrellwokeupinthehospitalacoupleofdayslater,havingsufferedsevereburns.Tiarawasreleasedfromthehospitalafterafewdays."It'sasmallpricetopay,"Surrellsays."I'ddoitagaininaheartbeat.Wouldn'tgiveitasecondthought."（1）WhatdidSurrelldoatthesceneofthefire?A.

Calledhisdaughter.B.

Parkedhiscartosafety.C.

Rangthefiredepartment.D.

Rushedintotheburninghouse.（2）WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph3?A.

Howspecialthehousewas.B.

Howdangerousthesituationwas.C.

HowSurrellsufferedlungdisease.D.

HowSurrellranbackoutside.（3）HowdidSurrellmanagetofindTiaraeventually?A.

Byfeelingwiththeaidofhersound.B.

ByansweringtoTiara'sloudcrying.C.

Byshoutinghernamedesperately.D.

Bycatchingsightofhershoes.（4）WhatcanbeinferredaboutSurrellfromthetext?A.

Heisunwillingtotalkabouttherescueagain.B.

Heisdisappointedtosufferseveralburns.C.

Hewilldothesamewithouthesitation.D.

Hewillthinktwicebeforeacting.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，邻居家起火，小女孩被困在里面，Surrell奋不顾身地冲进燃烧的大火，最终把女孩救了出来。当Surrell在医院里醒过来时说他以后会毫不犹豫地做同样的事情。（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled,Surrell,then64,instinctivelyraninside.”和第三段中的“Enteringtheburninghousewaslike‘runningintoabucketofblackpaint,’Surrellsays.”可知，Surrell在火灾现场冲进燃烧的房子。故选D。（2）考查段落大意。根据第三段中的“Enteringtheburninghousewaslike‘runningintoabucketofblackpaint,’Surrellsays.”可知，第三段讨论的是“多么危险的情况。”故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Hewasalreadyoutofbreath.Thenasoftbutdistinctmoanappeared.Hecrawledtowardthesound,feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl.Finally,hetouchedsomething.Ashoe,thenanankle.HepulledTiaraintohisarms.”他已经上气不接下气了。就在这时一个轻柔的呻吟出现了。他爬向声音，感觉到女孩的迹象。最后，他触摸到一只鞋，然后摸到了她的脚踝。他把Tiara拉到他怀里。可知，Surrell最终通过收到Tiara的哭声找到了Tiara。故选A。（4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"It'sasmallpricetopay,"Surrellsays."I'ddoitagaininaheartbeat.Wouldn'tgiveitasecondthought."可推知，他会毫不犹豫地做同样的事情。故选C。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和段落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。6．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。

We'veallhadcaseswherewe'vewaitedjustabittoolongtopayanelectricbillorspeedingticket.Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby"Dave",recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven.

InDecember2018,theMinersvillePoliceDepartmentinPennsylvaniareceivedaletterinthemail.Whoeverwrotetheletterdecideditwasbesttokeephisnamesomewhatunknown,soheputthereturnaddressas"WaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia"underthename"Feelingguilty".

Whentheofficersopenedtheenvelope,theyfoundabriefletter,alongwitha$5bill,andaparkingticketdatingallthewaybackto1974.Thenoteread,"DearPD,I'vebeencarryingthisticketaroundfor40plusyearsalwaysintendingtopay.ForgivemeifIdon'tgiveyoumyinfo.Withrespect,Dave."

Eventhoughtheinitialparkingticketwasonlyfor$2,"Dave"musthavefeltawfullyguiltybecauseheleft150percent,or$3,ininterest.

MichaelCombs,thePoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartment,statedinaninterviewthatthesameticketwouldcostabout$20ifitweregiventoday.Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate.

Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,"Dave"couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine.Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate.（1）Howmuchdoweknowabout"Dave"?A.

HelivesinWaywardRoad,AnytownCalifornia.B.

Thepolicearetryingtofindoutmoreabouthim.C.

HiscarprobablycamefromOhioatthattime.D.

"Dave"isofcoursetheman'srealnameindeed.（2）Whydidn't"Dave"payfortheparkingticketuntilrecently?A.

Hecompletelyforgotaboutitinthepast44years.B.

Hedidn'tfindituntilalmosthalfacenturylater.C.

Hefailedtofindoutwhoheshouldpaythemoneyto.D.

Hedidn'tpayforitjustbecauseofprocrastination.（3）Whatdrove"Dave"topayfortheparkingticketatlast?A.

Astrongsenseofguilt.B.

Fearofbeingtrackedbythepolice.C.

Worryaboutbeingfinedmore.D.

Suddenchangeofhisfinancialsituation.（4）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.

PoliceChiefoftheMinersvillePoliceDepartmentSharesaStoryB.

MysteriousProcrastinatorFinallyPays44-Year-OldParkingTicketC.

UnusualLetterComesfromWaywardRoadAnytownCaliforniaD.

ParkingTicketCarriedAroundforAlmostHalfaCenturyfromOhio【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一位神秘的拖延者终于支付了44年的停车罚单。（1）考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“Combswentontosharethattheoriginalticketfrom1974wasgiventoavehiclethathadanOhiolicenseplate．”可知，Dave的车可能来自俄亥俄州。故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Becausetherewasnosystemfortrackingticketsgiventoout-of-statecarsbackthen,‘Dave’couldhavegottenawaywithneverpayingthe$2fine．”可知，"Dave"直到最近才付停车费是因为拖延。故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Butapparently,guiltgotthebestofhim,andhedecidedtofinallycoughupthemoneymorethan40yearspastitsduedate．”可知，一种强烈的

罪恶感驱使"Dave"终于付了停车费。故选A。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“Butoneman,fromCaliforniabyreasonableassumption,whogoesby"Dave",recentlytookprocrastination(拖延)onestepfurther,bypayingaparkingticketalmostahalf-centuryafteritwasgiven．”可知，本文讲述的是一位神秘的拖延者终于支付了44年的停车罚单。故选B。【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。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。

Althoughtheideaof"zeroemissionnetcarbon-positive,sustainable(可持续)"developmentwaspromotedworldwide,mostcitiesareatalosswhattodoorevensomehaveobjectedtoit.ButinLiuzhou,acityinsouthernChina,attitudescouldnotbemoredifferent.

TheLiuzhouMunicipalityUrbanPlanningBureauhassignedupItalianarchitectStefanoBoeri,thefatheroftheforestcitymovement,tobuildaself-containedcommunit