主题分类：名人和轶事-高三英语阅读理解专项训练（含答案）

01名大和轶事

A

OneFridaymorning,beforeMichaelwasleavingforworkhetoldhiswifethat

hehadfinallydeterminedtoaskhisbossforasalaryraise.AlldayMichaelfelt

nervousandanxiousashethoughtabouttheupcomingshowdown.WhatifMr.

Duncanrefusedtogranthisrequest?Michaelhadworkedsohardinthelast18

monthsandbroughtsomegreatbenefitstoBraerandHopkinsAdvertisingAgency.Of

course,hedeservedawageincrease.

ThethoughtofwalkingintoMr.Duncan'sofficeleftMichaelweakintheknees.

Lateintheafternoonhewasfinallycourageousenoughtoapproachhissuperior.To

hisdelightandsurprise,theever-frugal（一惯节省的）RowlandDuncanagreedto

giveMichaelaraise!

Michaelarrivedhomethatevening-despitebreakingallcityandstatelimits-toa

beautifultablesetwiththeirbestchina,andcandleslit.Hiswife,Cassie,hadprepared

adelicatemealincludinghisfavouritedishes.Immediatelyhethoughtsomeonefrom

theofficehadtippedheroff!

NexttohisplateMichaelfoundabeautifulletterednote.Itwasfromhiswife.It

read:"Congratulations,mylove!Iknewyou'dgettheraise!Ipreparedthisdinnerto

showjusthowmuch1loveyou.Iamsoproudofyouraccomplishments!"Hereadit

andstoppedtothinkabouthowsensitiveandcaringCassiewas.

Afterdinner,Michaelwasonhiswaytothekitchentogetdessertwhenhe

observedihalasecondcardhadslippedoutofCassie'spocketoniothefloor.Hebent

forwardtopickitup.Ilread:"Don'tworryaboutnotgettingtheraise!Youdodeserve

one!YouareawonderfulproviderandIpreparedthisdinnertoshowyoujusthow

muchIloveyoueventhoughyoudidnotgettheincrease.*'

SuddenlytearsswelledinMichael'seyes.Totalacceptance!Cassie'ssupportfor

himwasnotconditionaluponhissuccessatwork.

Thefearofrejectionisoftensoftenedandwecanundergoalmostanysetbackor

rejectionwhenweknowsomeonelovesusregardlessofoursuccessorfailure.

56.WhatwasMichaelsplanthatFriday?

A.TofindajobwiththeBraerandHopkinsAdvertisingAgency.

B.Toaskforawageincreasefromhisboss.

C.Ibcelebratehissuccess.

D.Toaskhisbosstocomefordinner.

57.Onhiswaybackhome,Michael.

A.feltweakintheknees

B.waspunishedbythetrafficpoliceman

C.wastooanxioustosharethenewswithhiswife

D.couldn'twaittoenjoyameal

58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthestoryisFALSE?

A.Michaelwasafraidthathisrequestwouldleadtoadisaster.

B.Michaelhadworkedveryhardanddonehispartforthecompany.

C.Michaefsbossagreedtohisrequest.

D.OneofMichael'scolleagueshadtoldhiswifethegoodnews.

59.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMichacFswife,

Cassie?

A.Passionate,thoughtfulandtalented.

B.Considerate,generousandreliable.

C.Decisive,optimisticandenergetic.

D.Caring,tolerantandsupportive.

（A）

LastOctoberIwasonadivingholidayinthePhilippineswithsevenother

advanceddivers.Idivedofftheboatslowlysinkingtoabout20m.

Afternearly45minutes,thesoundofmybreathingwasdrownedoutbyalow

rumblelikeanengineandIfeltdeeppowerfulvibrationsasifabigboatwith

apropellerwaspassingoverhead.Thediveinstructor'seyeswerewidewith

confusiontoo.Webothswamnexttoeachotherstayingclosetothesideofthereef

（礁石）.Thesituationfeltsinister.

Thenwewereenvelopedbycloudsofwhitesandthatmushmoomeduparound

us.Coulditbeagiantturtle（海龟）racingpastus?Theyarenormallyslowmoversso

thiswasveryweirdbehavior.ThevibrationbecamesointensethatIcouldfeelitin

mybonesandthenthesoundturnedintoadeafeningroar.Suddenly,afewmeters

belowus,breaksbeganformingandthesandwassuckeddown.That'swhenIgot

whatitwas.Thenoisewasthesoundoftheearthsplinteringopenandgrinding

againstitself.

TheinstructorandIheldhandsandlookedintoeachother'seyes.Ifelt

comfortedbyhispresence.Iwasnumb（麻木的）forterrorbutclear-headed.Mybody

wentonhighalert,readytoreact.ButIhavenopoweroverwhateverthisis.The

onlyoptionistostayverystillandletitdowhateveritsgoingtodo.

Ittookenormouswillpowertoresisttheurgetoswimtothesurface,whichisnot

sensibleassituationonthesurfaceatthattimewasambiguouswithpotentialthreats

pending.Soonwesawotherdivers.

Thesoundandvibrationlastedonlytwoorthreeminutesandwhentheystopped

Iheardtheswooshofsandfallingovertheseabed.Weallheldhandsbefore

resurfacingtoavoiddecompressionsickness,whichcanbefatal.Whenup,itwasa

hugerelieftoseeallthediversandweallsharedincredulouslooksbeforepullingout

ourbreathingtoolsandshouting,“Whatwasthat?,,

Backontheboat,werushedtocheckthenewsanddiscoveredwehadwitnessed

ahugeearthquake,measuring7.2ontheRichterscale.Itreleasedmoreenergythan

30Hiroshimabombs,thoughitseemedthatwewerenotattheepicenterIwas

highandfeltluckysurprisinglynotbecauseofmyrecentsurvivalmiracle,buttohave

experiencednatureatitsmoststunninganditsmostfrightening.

()56.Howdidtheauthorrealizethattheymetwithanearthquake?

A.Byfeelingtheviolentshakeunderthesea.

B.Bywitnessinganormally-slowturtlequicklymovingby.

C.Byseeingtheseafloorcrack.

D.Bycheckingthenewsandbeinformedoftheevent.

()57.Whydidn'ttheauthorrisetothesurfacebeforethevibrationstopped?

A.Becausetheinstructorgesturedhimnottorise.

B.Becausehewasnumbinbody.

C.Becausehecouldsensetheunclearwatersituation.

D.Becausehetriedtoavoidunexpecteddangerabove.

()58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Atthebeginningoftheevent,abigboatpassedbycausingbigvibration.

B.Allthediversusedthereefastheprotectionagainsttheviolentvibration.

C.Ifeltrelievedastheinstructorwasexperiencedinhandlingsituationslike

this.

D.Powerlesstofightnature,Iwastamewhenunderthewater.

()59.Whydidtheauthorfeelfortunateontheboat?

A.Becausehewasnotattheepicenteroftheearthquake.

B.Becausehefinallysurvivedahugeearthquake.

C.Becausehecouldwitnessararenaturalphenomenon.

D.Becausehedidn'tsufferfromdecompressionsickness.

56.C57.D58.D59.C

ANigerianimmigrantinLondon

I'mastudentinmyfourthyearofabiomedicalsciencedegreeatRobertGordon

UniversityinAberdeen,butIalsowork38hoursaweekatSainsbury'stomakeends

meet.Idothreenightshiftsaweek,plusovertimeifIcangetit.Mondayisthemost

occupieddayforme—Iworkfrom10pmuntil8amonSaturdayandSundaynights,

earningjustover£1()0anight,andthenIhavetobeatmyfirstlectureat9amon

Monday.BythetimeIfinishlectures,at2pm,Tmexhausted,butIknowIhavetobe

backatworkby1()pm.

Iconstantlyhavetoforcemyselftostayawake,andtobealert,whateverittakes.

ApacketofSkittlesandaRedBullusuallyhelps.TheworkIdoatSainsbury'sis

veryphysicallikestackingshelves.I'mluckybecauseI'manactivepersonandthe

amountIliftatworkisnothingcomparedwiththeweightsIliftinthegym.IknowI

havethestrengthtobearit.

I'moriginallyfromNigeria.IcameherewhenIwasseven,growingupin

Croydon,southLondon.Moneywastight.MyparentsgavemeeverythingIneeded,

buttherewasnomoneytospendonluxuries.Iworkedhardatschoolthoughand,

withthehelpofGTScholars,IgotsomeofthebestA-levelgradesinmyclass.

Unfortunately,thoughIhadappliedfbr“settled”Britishresidentialstatuswhen

veryyoung,theHomeOfficewaiteduntil1wasinsixthformtoapprovemy

application.ThatmeantIwasn'teligibleforastudentloan.TheonlywayIcould

affordtogotouniversitywasthatifIgotajobthatwouldpayforallmylivingcosts

andmyparents,whoworkinmarketresearch,paidformytuitionfees.InScotland,

Ihal'sabout£7,000ayear.

Idon'thavemuchtimetosocializebecauseofmyjob.ideally,Iwouldalsolike

tohavemoretimetostudysoIcanexcelatmycourse.Yes,Ihavealotonmyplate,

butworkinghardisn'tnewtome.Growingup,myparentsandmymentorsinthe

churchandatGTScholarscultivatedinmetheimportanceofworkinghardforwhatI

wantinlife.

MydreamistodoanMAinphysiotherapynextyearandthengetajobworking

fortheNHS.Butrightnow,I'mjustfocusedontryingtogetthebestgradesIcan.

WheneverIfindlifehard,Itellmyselfthisisaboutinyfuture.Idon'tneedmuch,but

Iwouldliketoworrylessaboutmoneyandhavemorefreetime.ThatiswhatIlook

forwardtothemost.

56.Whydoestheauthorworklonghoursandsometimesovertimeeveryweek?

A.Tohelphisparentspayoffthedebts.

B.Topayforhistuitionfees.

C.Toprovehisabilitytoearnmoney.

D.Topayforhisownlivingexpenses.

57.Theunderlinedword“eligible''inthepassagecanbereplacedby.

A.responsibleB.qualifiedC.feasibleD.anxious

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedto

describethe

author?

A.Sociable.B.Diligent.C.Ambitious.D.Persistent.

59.Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestsummarizethepassage?

A.Apennysavedisapennyearned.

B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Godhelpsthosev,hohelpthemselves.

D.Wherethereislife,thereishope.

56-59DBAC

(A)

Inacareerthatlastedmorethanhalfacentury,TomWolfewrotefictionand

nonfictionbest-sellersincludingTheElectricKool-AidAcidTestandTheBonfireof

theVanities.Alongtheway,hecreatedanewtypeofjournalismandcoinedphrases

thatbecamepartoftheAmericanvocabulary.

Wolfebeganworkingasanewspaperreporter,firstforTheWashingtonPost,

thentheNewYorkHeraldTribune.Hedevelopedaliterarystyleinnonfictionthat

becameknownasthe“NewJournalism.""I'vealwaysagreedonatheoreticallevel

thatthetechniquesforfictionandnonfictionarcinterchangeable,hesaid."The

thingsthatworkinnonfictionwouldworkinfiction,andviceversa.”

“WhenTomWolfe'svoicebrokeintotheworldofnonfiction,itwasatimewhen

alotofwriters,andalotofartistsingeneral,wereturninginwards,nsaysLev

Grossman,bookcriticforTimemagazine.44Wolfedidn'tdothat.Wolfeturned

outwards.Hewasaguywhowasinterestedinotherpeople.^^Wolfewasinterestedin

howtheythought,howtheydidthingsandhowthethingstheydidaffectedtheworld

aroundthem.

In1979,WolfepublishedTheRightStuff,anaccountofthemilitarytestpilots

whobecameAmerica'sfirstastronauts.Fouryearslater,thebookwasadaptedasa

featurefilm."IheRighlwasthebooktbrme/7saysGrossman.remindedme,

incaseI'dforgotten,thattheworldisanincredibleplace.”

InTheRightStuff,Wolfepopularizedthephrase"pushingthecnvclopc.,,Ina

NewYorkmagazinearticle,Wolfedescribedthe1970sas"The'Me'Decade.”

GrossmansaysthesephrasesbecamepartoftheAmericanidiombecausetheywere

accurate.

“Hewasanenormouslyforcefulobserver,andhewasnotafraidofmaking

strongclaimsaboutwhatwashappeninginreality/'Grossmansays."Hediditwell

andpeopleheardhim.Andtheyrepeatedwhathesaidbecausehewasright.^^All

thosewordsstartedarevolutioninnonfictionthatisstillgoingon.

56.The“NewJournalism”isastyleofjournalismthat.

A.changesitsnewswritingtechniquesfrequently

B.popularizesnewAmericanidiomsinaliteraryway

C.combinesnovelisiictechniqueswithtraditionalreporting

D.reportsvariousnewseventsfromatheoreticalperspective

57.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatTheRightStuff.

A.isafilmdirectedbyLevGrossmanB.isaninfluentialbookbyTom

Wolfe

C.accountsforpopularAmericanphrasesD.dealswithincredibleplacesinthe

world

58.Accordingtothepassage,TomWolfe.

A.wasgoodatreportingnewsfromarealisticperspective

B.preferredmakingclaimsabouteventstowritingbooks

C.wasfondofcommentingonotherpeople'sthoughts

D.likedanalyzingsocialproblemsfromtheoutside

59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TomWolfe:AProfessionalPhraseCoiner

B.TomWolfe:AForcefulObserverandNovelist

C.TomWolfe:ATheoreticalCreatorinLiterature

D.TomWolfe:AnInnovativeJournalistandWriter

Key：56.C57.B58.A59.D

(A)

TheChristmasof1988,myhusbandandIhadfourchildren.Peterwaseleven,

Leigh-Annnine,LaurasixandMatthewonlytwo.WhenSantaarrived,Matthew

parkedhimselfonSanta'slapandremainedimpressedgreatlybyhimfortherestof

theevening.AnyonewhohadtheirpicturetakenwithSantathatChristmasalsohad

theirpicturetakenwithlittleMatthew.

LittledidanyofusknowhowpreciousthosephotoswithSantaandMatthew

wouldbecome.FivedaysafterChristmas,oursweetlittleMatthewdiedinan

accident.WhenourfirstChristmaswithoutMatthewapproached,itwashardforusto

getintotheholidayspirit.

Then,onDecember13,wewerejustfinishingdinnerwhenweheardaknockon

thefrontdoor.Whenwewenttoanswerit,noonewasthere.Onthefrontporchwasa

cardandgift.Thegift-giverjustwantedtohelpusgetthrougharoughtimeby

cheeringusupwithhisorhernameunknown,likeafairy.

InthegiftbagwasacassetteoffavoriteChristmasmusic,whichwasinalittle

cardboardChristinastree.Weputthecassetteinourplayerand,songbysong,the

spiritofChristmasbegantowarmourhearts,andthethoughtfulnessofour“fairy”

touchedourhearts.

Thatwasthebeginningofaseriesofgiftsfromtheclevergiver,oneforeachday

untilChristmas.Eachgiftfollowedthethemeof“TheTwelveDaysofChristmas”ina

creativeway.Thekidsespeciallyliked“sevenswansa-swimming,“whichwasa

basketofswan-shapedsoapspluspassestothelocalswimmingpool."Eightmaids

a-milking^^includedeightbottlesofchocolatemilkinglassbottleswithpaperfaces.

Everydaywassomethingveryspecial.

Theingcnuit、andthoughtfulnessshockedusasweenjoyedeachsurprise.We

weresocaughtupintheexcitementandcuriosityofwhatwouldpossiblycomenext,

thatourgriefdidn'thavemuchofachancetorobusofthespiritofChristmas.What

ourfairydidwasabsolutelymiraculous.

Wegivethanksforourfairywhowas,wefinallyrealized,ourveryown

Christmasangel.Weneverdidfindoutwhoitwas,althoughwehaveourguess.We

actuallyprefertokeepitthatway.

56.ThephotostakenwithlittleMathewbecamevaluedbecause.

A.Mathewistheyoungestchildofourfamily

B.theyarethephotostakenonChristmasEve

C.MathewseatedhimselfonSanta'slegs

D.welostMathewfivedaysaftertheChristmasof1988

57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.”SevenSwansa-swimming”wasasoapwithswanscoined.

B.Wereceived12giftsbeforetheveryfirstChristmaswithoutMathew.

C.WewerestillinnomoodforpreparingforChristmaswithacassette.

D.ItwasSantawhosecretlysentustheunexpectedgifts.

58.Thephrase“ingenuity"(paragraph6)canbebestreplacedby"

A.delicacyB.responsibilityC.originalityD.attraction

59.Whichofthefollowingservesasthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Mathew'sPresent.B.AnAngelamongUs.

C.ChristmasDay.D.FiveGoldenRings.

56-59DBCB

(A)

ClimbingMountEverest

Overcomingextremecold,crueliceandpeopledismissinghimasmad,

SlovenianDavoKamicarbecamethefirstpersontoskinon-stopdownMount

Everest.

Afteradramaticfalloveralmostsheercliffsofsnow,stonesandice,38-year-old

Kamicaremergedinhisbasecampafterfivehoursofskiing."Ifeelonlyabsolute

happinessandabsolutetiredness/'hesaid.

Atonestagehehadtospeedoverstretchesoficethatcollapsedandbroke

underneathhimandcouldhavesenthimfallingintothedeepcrevasses（裂缝）thatdot

themountain.

Thedescent（卜落）hadbeenseenbymanyasinsanelydangerous.TheDarwin

Awardswebsite,whichdocumentsdeathswhicharefoolhardy^urgedpeopletologon

toInternetbroadcastsoftheattempt."KeepyoureyespeeledforaliveDarwin

Award,"itsaid.

However,theonlybodytomakethenewswasthecorpse（尸体）ofanunknown

mountaineerwhichKamicarzippedpastashedescended,oneofanestimated120

corpses,thoughttolittertheslopes.

“Thismountainisalwaysfullofsurprises.Seeingadeadmanouttherewasa

reallyshockingexperience,hesaid.

Thankstostrategicallyplacedcamerasonthemountainandoneattachedtohis

safetyhelmet,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewitnessedhisdescentontheInternet,

whichwasoneoftherecordhighsever.Duringtherunmorethan650,000hitswere

registeredonhisexpeditionwebsitejammingitforatimeasotherstriedtoaccessthe

site.

WeatherconditionsweresoseverethatKamicarhadtoabandonplanstoreston

thesummitbeforeattemptingtodescend.Instead,sufferingfromfatigue,assoonas

hereachedthetopheputonhisskisandflunghimselfbackdownthemountain.

DealingwiththemountainhadalreadycostKamicartwofingerswhena

previousfailedattemptsawhimgetfrostbiteasafiercestormlashedthepeak.

KamicarcomesfromaskiingfamilyandtookpartinhisfirstHimalayanskiing

expeditionin1989.Sincethen,hehasbeentirelessinraisingfundsandsponsorship

formoreexpeditions,withEverestasthepermanentgoal.

56.DavoKamicarmadehistoryby.

A,skiingdownMountEverestwithoutrest

B.descendingMountEverestwithintheshortesttimeever.

C.attractinglargestnumberofaudienceonlineforhisdescent.

D.becomingthefirsttofilmhisdescentdownMountEverest

57.Theunderlinedwordfoolhard、inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto.

A.suddenandhardtoaccept

B.takingunnecessaryrisks

C.attractingpublicattention

D.workinghardtofoolothers

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Kamicarsawabout120deadbodieslitteringtheslope.

B.Thebroadcastofhisdescentonlinewascancelledbecauseofthewebsitejam.

C.Kamicar'sfamilyhadatraditiontoconquerMountEverest.

D.ThiswasnotKamicar'sfirstattemptonMountEverest.

59.Thebesttitlefbrthepassageis.

A.MadmanskisdownEverest.

B.DarwinAwardforDavoKamicar

C.Extremesportsheroslidestoarecord

D.BodyofmountaineerfoundonEverest

Reading：56-59ABDC

(A)

Onedayalittleboy,annoyedbyhisfather'sdecisionforhimtobecomeagrocer,

decidesthathewillnevergrowup.Groceryisadulljobandstayingachildishis

protestagainstit.Thisstrangelittleboy-man,neverseparatedfromatindrumheis

alwaysbanging,isourheroofthetale.Itcoversthreecrucialdecadesof20thcentury

history.LittleOscarMatzerathwillexperiencelove,warandimprisonmentinastory

thatpaintsanunforgettablepictureofCentralEuropebetween1923and1954.

ThisisanoverviewofthestoryofTheTinDrum,themostfamousworkbythe

GermanNobel-winningauthorGunterGrass,whopassedawayonApril13attheage

of87.TheTinDrumalsoestablishedGrassasoneoftheleadingauthorsofGermany.

Italsosetahighbarofcomparisonforallofhisfollowingworks.Justashis

best-knownfictionisboththestoryofanindividualandofanage,soitisthatGrass'

lifecannotbeunderstoodwithoutreferringtothehistoryofGermany.Hewascalled

“Germany'sconscience"，becauseheremindedGermansofapastduringtheSecond

WorldWar(1933-1945)thatmanywouldhaveratherforgotten.

Thissometimesmadehimunpopular.ManyGermansdidnotagreein1989

whenhesaidthatEastGermanyandWestGermanyshouldremainseparate,asa

unitedcountrywouldbetoostrongandthreatentheworld'speace.AndGrasswas

calledahypocritewhenherevealedinhismemoirPeelingtheOnion(2006)thathe

hadbeenateenagememberoftheWaffen-SS,theNazi(纳粹)Party'sfightingforce.

Themanwhohadblamedtheactionsofothershadaless-than-perfectrecordhimself.

Grasswasamanofthepenandthepageandalsoamanwithagiftforspeaking

tothepublic.Hiswritingwasnoisyandannoying,butonehadtolistentoit,alittle

likethesoundofthedrumbangedbyhismostfamousliterarycreation.

56.InTheTinDrum,thehero.

A.decideshewillnevergrowuptoescapefromthewar

B.doesn'twanttobecomeagrocerashisfatherexpects

C.refusestobeseparatedfromthetindrumheisplaying

D.hasanunforgettableexperienceinvolvingloveandhatred

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hypocrite"mean?

A.Someonewhohasjusticeonhissideandpursuesperfection.

B.Someonewhoenjoysblamingothersfortheirownmistakes.

C.Someonewhoisunwillingtobelievethereisgoodinpeople.

D.Someonewhopretendstobemorevirtuousthanonereallyis.

58.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat.

A.OscarMatzerath'sstoriesweremodeledonGrass'sownchildhoodlife

B.criticsapplaudedGrass'sargumentforcontinuedseparationofGermany

C.Grass'slifeandworkscanbebestunderstoodfromahistoricalperspective

D.nootherwriterinGermanycouldbeGrass'sequalinperfectpersonalrecord

59.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.ToanalyzewhathasmadeTheTinDrumsopopularinGermany.

B.TointroducethereaderstoGtintcrGrassandhismostfamouswork.

C.TopresentthehistoryofGermanythroughthepenandpageofGrass.

D.TogivesomebackgroundinformationaboutGrass'searlylifeasawriter.

56—59:BDCB

(B)

IndianHeroesandGreatChieftains

ThebookmainlypresentsuswiththeAmericanIndianleadersofthepast.It

featuresmanyprofilesandbiographiesincludingSittingBull,RedCloud,LittleCrow

andLozenQuanahetc.writtenbyauthorCharlesEastman,andI'msureyouwillbe

interestedinit.

Name:SittingBull

Birth:1831

Death:12-15-1890

HewasagreatheroandisrespectedbymanyAmericanIndians.Ina

1997documentary（纪录片）一TheGreatTribes,hewasknownasa

holyman,acomposerofsongsandanartist.Underhim,theSioux

andCheyenneNationsunified.HewasadvisedtogoonaEuropean

tourin1887,butheturneditdowntodefendthesetwonationsfrom

beingseparatedagain.Heledhispeopleduringyearsofresistanceto

UnitedSlatesgovernmentpoliciesandwaskilledbyIndianagency

policeontheStandingRockIndianReservation.

Name:CrazyHorse

Birth:1842

Death:9-5-1877

CrazyHoiscwasalegendarywarrior（勇_L）aiidagentleleaderas

wellasabravemanwhostoodforthehighestidealoftheSioux,

celebratedforhisbattleskillsaswellashiseffortstopreserve

NativeAmericantraditionsandwayoflife.Resistingeffortslo

forcetheSiouxontoreservations,hefoughtalongsideSittingBull

andothersintheAmerican-IndianWars.CharlesEastmandescribed

himinhisbookIndianHeroesas“amanofdeedsandnotofwords^^.

Name:RedCloud

Birth:1822

Death:12-10-1909

HewasagainstthemovementofthewhitesettlersintotheBlack

Hills.In1868,herefusedtosigna斤（条约），whichstatedthat

theBlackHillsdidn'tbelongtopeople.Thetreatyalsostatedthat

theseareascouldn'tbeenteredwithoutthegovernment's

permission.AccordingtoEastman'sbookIndianHeroes,hewas

saidtohavefoughtagainstthetreaty,forcingthegovernmenttogive

inandpulloutofthearea.

Name:LozenQuanah

Birth:late1840s

Death:1890

KnownastheyoungestsisterofRedCloud,shedevotedherselfto

thepeople.ShewasdescribedinPeterAleshire'sWarriorWomanas

aheroinegoodatridinghorsesandusingabowandarrowtodrive

attackersaway.Thisskillwasconsideredtobe“oneofthemost

honoredskillsamongtheIndians”.

60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutCrazyHorse?

A.Hewasfriendlytohissoldier.B.Heshowedgreatcourage.

C.Hewasagreattalker.D.Hewasrespected.

61.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A.SittingBulldislikedtraveling

B.IndianHeroeswasabookonIndianhistory

C.inthe1880sIndiansoldiersweremainlyarmedwithbowsandarrows

D.inthe1850sIndianwomenwerenotallowedtoridehorses

62.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.showIndians*livestoreaders

B.describegreatIndianheroesandheroines

C.showthehistoryoftheIndians

D.commentonahistorybook

60-62:CCB

JackLondon,oneofAmerica'smajorwritersofadventuretales,wasbornin

Californiain1876.Duringhislife,Londonworkedatmanyjobs.Hisbroadlife

experienceswouldbecomethebackgroundforhiswriting.

Londonlovedtoread.Asateenager,hespentmanyhourseducatinghimselfat

theOakland,California,publiclibrary.HeattendedcollegeattheUniversityof

CaliforniaatBerkeley,buthestayedforonlysixmonths.HethoughtBerkeleywas

<cnotlivelyenough''andwantedtodosomethingmoreexciting.

Londonwrotestoriesaboutworkingpeopleandthehardtimestheyhadmaking

aliving.Heknewtheirproblemsfirsthand.Heworkedasasailor,farmer,factory

employee,railroadworker,andgoldprospector,tonamejustafewofhismanyjobs.

LondongrewupnearthewaterfrontinOakland.Helovedthewater.Whenhe

wasfifteenyearsold,heboughtasmallsailboatcalledasloop.Laterhesailedto

Japanonaschooner,whichisamuchlargersailingboat.Likemanypeopleofthe

time,LondoncaughttheKlondikeGoldRushFever.In1897,heheadedforAlaska.

Hedidn'tfindgold,buthediscoveredsomethingevenmorevaluable.Hediscovered

thatpeopleenjoyedlisteningtothestorieshemadeupwithhisvividimagi