(英语)英语阅读理解(人物故事)专项习题及答案解析

（英语）英语阅读理解(人物故事)专项习题及答案解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．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。2．阅读理解

UnbelievableStoriesofAnimalsActingJustLikeHumans

Horsesarepickyeaters

Horseshaveanevenbettersenseofsmellthanhumansdo.Whenhorsesraisetheirnosesandopentheirnostrils(鼻孔),theirnervoussystemallowsthemtosensesmellswecan'tsense.Thismightexplainwhytheyrefusedirtywaterandcarefullymovearoundmeadows,eatingonlythetastiestgrasses,expertssay.

Whalesaysthanks

In2011,awhaleexpertspottedahumpbackwhaletrappedinafishingnetandspentanhourfreeingit.Afterward,inanhour-longdisplayofthanks,thewhaleswamneartheirboatandleapedintotheairabout40times.

Pandasliketobenaughty

Isthereanythingmorelovelythanababypanda,exceptmaybeahumanbaby?Infact,babypandassometimesbehavelikehumanbabies.Theysleepinthesamepositionsandvaluetheirthumbs.Pandasareshybynatureforitsshybehaviorssuchascoveringitsfacewithapawofduckingitsheadwhenconfrontedbyastranger.

Acathonorsitsowner

Papertowels,andaplasticcuparejustafewofthegiftsthatToldo,adevotedthree-year-oldgray-and-whitecat,hasplacedonhisformerownerIozzelliRenzo'sgraveeverydaysincethemandiedinSeptember2011.RenzoadoptedToldofromashelterwhenthecatwasthreemonthsold,andthetwoformedaninseparablebond.AfterRenzopassedaway,Toldofollowedthecoffintothecemetery,andnow"standsguard"atthegraveforhoursatatime.（1）Whatcanhorsesdotopickdeliciousgrasses?A.

Feelthem.

B.

Tastethem.

C.

Smellthem.

D.

Observethem.（2）Whatdothewhaleandthecathaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.

Theyareclever.B.

Theyhaveagratefulheart.C.

Theyareactiveandlovely.D.

Theyhaveagoodsenseofsmell.（3）Whichofthefollowingactslikeahumanbabyaccordingtothepassage?A.

Thewhale.

B.

Thecat.

C.

Thehorse.

D.

Thepanda.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了4个令人难以置信的动物与人类行为类似的故事。（1）考查细节理解。根据Horsesarepickyeaters部分介绍的内容可知，马的嗅觉比人类还要强。当马抬起鼻子打开鼻孔时，它们的神经系统让它们感觉到我们感觉不到的气味。因此它们能够拒绝脏水，只吃最美味的草。这说明马靠嗅觉辨别草的好坏。故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据Whalesaysthanks可知，这条鲸鱼通过跳跃表达对拯救它的救命恩人的感激。根据Acathonorsitsowner的内容可知，这只猫到墓地去怀念自己的主人。由此可知，两者共同之处在于都有一颗感恩之心。故选B。（3）考查细节理解。根据Pandasliketobenaughty中的“Infact,babypandassometimesbehavelikehumanbabies”可知，熊猫宝宝的行为与人类的婴儿相似。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

Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealingeggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe"NobelPrize"ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.

ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016IndianapolisPrize---thehighestaccoladeinthefieldofanimalconservation---forhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesavedanendangeredkestrelfrombecomingthenextGreatAuk.

Whenthe61-year-oldfirsttravelledtotheeastAfricanislandinthe1970s,hewastoldtoclosedownaprojecttosavetheMauritiuskestrel.Atthetimetherewerejustfourleftinthewild,makingittherarestbirdonEarth.However,hestayed,usingthetechniquesofcaptivebreeding(人工繁殖),whichinvolvedsnatchingeggsfromthebirds'nestsandhatching(孵化)themunderincubators,promptingthemotherstolayanothersetofeggsinthewild.

Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtodaytherearearound400inthewild.Thebiologisthasalsobeennecessaryineffortstobringotherrarespeciesbackfromtheedgeofextinction,includingthepinkpigeon,echoparakeetandRodrigueswarbler.

ProfJoneswasawardedthe$250,000(£172,000)prizeataceremonyinLondon."Asayoungmaninmy20s,Icertainlydidn'tenjoythestressandthetensionofthecriticismIreceived,"reflectingonthestartofhiscareer,hesaidtheMaurutiuskestrelprojecthadbeenseenasa"deadloss"atthetime.Inthe1970stherewasfierceoppositiontothecaptivebreedingtechniques,withcriticsarguingthattheyweretooriskyandtooktheemphasisoffbreedinginthewild.

ProfJoneshasdevotedhiswholelifetohiswork,onlybecomingafatherforthefirsttimeeightyearsago,at53.Hesaidreceivingtheprizewasparticularlyimportanttohim,becauseitprovedthathisworktosavebirdswasright.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"accolade"meaninParagraph2?A.

return

B.

level

C.

honor

D.

research（2）Accordingtothepassage,GreatAukis________.A.

anendangeredbird

B.

anextinctbird

C.

apopularbird

D.

afiercebird（3）WhatcanweknowfromthefiguresinParagraph4?A.

Takingeggsfromthenestshasworkedwell.B.

Thewildenvironmentforkestrelhaschangedalot.C.

Kestrelhasadaptedtothelifeinthewild.D.

It'sdifficulttoprotectkestrel.（4）ProfJones'ideaoftakingeggsfromthebirds'nests________.A.

wasprovedofnouse

B.

waswidelyacceptedC.

waspromotedofficially

D.

wascriticizedbysomepeople【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了生物学家

CarlJones通过人工繁殖的方式是濒临灭绝的鸟类的数量逐渐增加，并且因此获得了2016年的印第安的波利斯奖。（1）考查词义猜测。第二段中的“forhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesavedanendangeredkestrelfrombecomingthenextGreatAuk.”是对前面句子的补充说明，再由“wonthe2016IndianapolisPrize”可推知，这里的accolade与获奖有关，故选C。（2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“wherehesavedanendangeredkestrelfrombecomingthenextGreatAuk”可知，他保护了濒临灭绝的红隼，使他免于遭受GreatAuk的情况，因此可知GreatAuk是一种已经灭绝的鸟类，选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtodaytherearearound400inthewild.

”可知红隼的数量已经开始增加了，所以推断出人工繁殖的方法很有效，故选A。（4）考查细节理解。根据第一段“Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealingeggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe"NobelPrize"ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.”；以及倒数第二段中的“Inthe1970stherewasfierceoppositiontothecaptivebreedingtechniques,withcriticsarguingthattheyweretooriskyandtooktheemphasisoffbreedinginthewild.”可知Jones教授从稀有鸟类的巢穴中取出鸟蛋的行为被一些人批评，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，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，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。4．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。

5．阅读理解

OnWednesday,January13th,Iperformedonstageforthefirsttime.Assomeonewhotakespartinsomanyactivities,it'sextremelydifficulttofindthetimetobeapartofanyproduction.Forme,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytotryactingthroughtheSeniorPlayProject.

Auditions(试镜)camefirst.Theyweren'tparticularlydifficult,moretoseewhomaybeabetterfittorcertainroles.Weweretoldourrolesinthevariousplays,andstartedtoworkimmediately.

IwasunsureofhowIwasasanactor,andIhadtolearnalotfast:actions,myplaceinthestory,myreactions,andcountlessothersmalldetails...AsIbegantoimproveasanactor,Iwasabletounderstandmycharactersbetter.

MyfirstcharacterisamannamedRogerwhoisasenioradvisortoapresidentialcandidateinaplaycalled"TheSpot."He'sashort-temperedguywhosayswhathewantsandtakeswhathewantstoassisthiscandidateintoday'stoughpoliticalraces.He'sonthesetofTheSpot,anadvertisementforthecandidate,tomakesureeverythingrunssmoothlyandthatanyproblemsaredealtwithquicklyandefficiently.

WhileIhadreallyinterestingcharacters,andtheplayswerefunnyandsuchagreatexperiencetoactin,IreallylovetheSeniorPlayProjectforthepeople.Iworkedwith12otherseniorswhonotonlylovedwhattheyweredoing,butofferedhelpandadvicethroughoutmyentirelearningprocess.

Betweenthelights,sounds,costumeandmakeup,andplentymore,theatreisateamsportjustlikebasketballorbaseball.Therearenosmallparts;thereisnoonewhoisn'tneeded.I'velearnedtoappreciatelivetheatre,andtheeffortthateverypersonintheshow,bothonstageandoffstage,putsintoit.（1）Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutbeingintheproject?A.

Lucky.

B.

Tired.

C.

Nervous.

D.

Confident.（2）WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterRoger?A.

Hemeanswhathesays.

B.

Heputsupanadvertisement.C.

Hegivesadvicetothecandidate.

D.

Heisrunningforpresident.（3）Whatdoestheauthorlikemostabouttheproject?A.

Thepeople.

B.

Theplays.

C.

Thecharacters.

D.

Thecostume.（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.

TheSeniorPlayProject.

B.

ActingfortheFirstTime.C.

WhatMakesaGoodActor.

D.

ALessonLearntthroughActing.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了第一次登台表演的经历。（1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Assomeonewhotakespartinsomanyactivities,it'sextremelydifficulttofindthetimetobeapartofanyproduction.Forme,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytotryactingthroughtheSeniorPlayProject.”对作者来说，这是一个千载难逢的机会，来尝试表演，从而可以推断出，作者对于参加这个项目感到非常幸运。故选A。（2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“MyfirstcharacterisamannamedRogerwhoisasenioradvisortoapresidentialcandidateinaplaycalled‘TheSpot.’He'sashort-temperedguywhosayswhathewantsandtakeswhathewantstoassisthiscandidateintoday'stoughpoliticalraces.”可知，罗杰在剧中是一位总统候选人的高级顾问，从而可以推断出，他给候选人提供建议。故选C。（3）考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“WhileIhadreallyinterestingcharacters,andtheplayswerefunnyandsuchagreatexperiencetoactin,IreallylovetheSeniorPlayProjectforthepeople.”可知，作者最喜欢戏剧项目中的是人。故选A。（4）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“OnWednesday,January13th,Iperformedonstageforthefirsttime.”及全文内容可知，文章主要叙述作者第一次登台表演的经历。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。6．阅读理解

Ifwewanttofindoutwhatkindoftechnologypeopleusedinthepast,wenormallyhavetorelyonarchaeologiststofindruinedbuildingsandpartsoftoolsorinstrumentsormachines.Archaeologiststhentrytoreconstruct,sometimeswiththehelpofcomputertechnology,whattheseancientbuildingsandobjectsmusthavelookedlike,andhowtheymighthavebeenmade.Sometimeshistoriansareluckyandfindanancientdocumentwithawrittendescriptionoftheseancientbuildingsandobjects.

Wecanunderstand,then,whyChinesehistoriansweresoexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingswhichshowancientscience.Theyfoundthesepaintingsintheworld-renownedMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity,inNorthwestChina'sGansuProvince.Thereare500man-madecavesandtheyhavesurvivedforatleast1,600years.Almostallofthesecaveshavepaintingsontheirceilingsorwallsandtheydatefromthe4thto14thcenturies.WangJinyuisanexpertonthesecavepaintings(alsocalledfrescoes)andhesays:"Wediscoveredfrescoescontainingscientificandtechnologicalcontentinalmostallofthecaveswhichhavefrescoes."WhatisremarkableaboutthesecavepaintingsaccordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgencyisthattheyprovideevidenceof"scientificandtechnologicalinventionsbyancientChineseinmaths,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geography,agronomy,architecture,textiles,trafficandtransportation,armsandmilitaryequipmentandmedicalsciences".

Amongthediscoveriesexpertshavemadearecavepaintingsshowingancienttechniquesofpotterymakingandwineproductionandpaintingsshowingancientweavingmachinesandthentoothbrushes!Thepaintingsalsogivesomeevidenceofthelifestyleatthetimewith,forexample,picturesofpeopleboilingmilkover1,000yearsago.Expertsbelievethatthereismoreevidencetobefound,butevennowthecavesareawonderfulnaturalmuseum.Ifthewallsandceilingsofthecaveswereallputtogethertheywouldformatapestry20kilometerslongand2metershigh!

Itwon'tbepossibletotravelbackintime-thatonlyhappensinfilms-butvisitingthesecaveswouldbethenearestexperienceyoucouldgettotravellingbackintime.（1）WhywereChinesehistoriansexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingsshowingancientscience?A.

Becausetheyhadrarelyseencavepaintings.B.

Becausetheycouldmaketheplaceatouristattraction.C.

Becausetheycouldlearnaboutancientsciencethroughthem.D.

Becausetheywouldbegivenlotsofmoneyforthediscovery.（2）TheMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity______.A.

have500man-madecavesB.

havebeenthereforatmost1,600yearsC.

helpustoknowlittleaboutancientscienceD.

havepaintingsontheirceilingsineverycave（3）Expertshaddiscoveredcavepaintingsshowingtheancienttechniquesof______.A.

potterymakingandwineproduction

B.

weavingmachinesandtoothbrushesC.

boilingmilkover1,000yearsago

D.

architectureandweaving（4）Thearticleismorelikelytobeselectedfromthemagazine______.A.

ModernCountries

B.

BusinessWorld

C.

NetworkWorld

D.

PopularScience【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了科学家们在中国甘肃的敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中发现了反映古代科学的壁画。（1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"WhatisremarkableaboutthesecavepaintingsaccordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgencyisthattheyprovideevidenceof"scientificandtechnologicalinventionsbyancientChineseinmaths,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geography,agronomy,architecture,textiles,trafficandtransportation,armsandmilitaryequipmentandmedicalsciences"可知，这些壁画为中国古代在数学、物理、化学、天文，地理、建筑以及农学等领域的科技发明提供了证据，由此可知科学家们对此感到很兴奋的原因是他们可以通过这些壁画了解古代的科学，故选C。（2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Thereare500man-madecavesandtheyhavesurvivedforatleast1,600years."可知，敦煌莫高窟有500个人工洞穴，故选A。（3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"Amongthediscoveriesexpertshavemadearecavepaintingsshowingancienttechniquesofpotterymakingandwineproductionandpaintings"可知，科学家发现壁画中展示了古代制陶和酿酒技术，故选A。（4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，本文介绍了科学家们在中国甘肃敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中发现了反映古代科学的壁画，这属于科学范畴，因此文章最有可能出自科学杂志，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，要求考生准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。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,andgivethebookstohisas