高中英语阅读理解分类训练之故事类含详解文档格式.docx

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Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforapanoramic（全景的）viewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.

Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatetheview.

PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwouldeventuallytake,Igrewfrustrated.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesoIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?

Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomethingpreventedmefromdoingso.Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.

Another15minutespassedandIgrewbored.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhatmakestheimageinteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathesbecausethiswomanisengagingwithit.

Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho“ruined”it,nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured（捕捉）andfrozenonsomestranger’sbedroomwall?

Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichsomewomanIdon’tevenknowhasbeenimmortalized（使……永存）.Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.

Perhapsweallliveineachothers’spaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:

toremindusthatweallappreciatebeauty,thatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure,forconnection,forsomethingthatisgreaterthanus.

Thatphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspokenconversationbetweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.

1.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttotakeaphoto?

A.Hercamerastoppedworking.

B.Awomanblockedherview.

C.Someoneaskedhertoleave.

D.Afriendapproachedfrombehind.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably___________.

A.enjoyingherself

B.losingherpatience

C.waitingforthesunset

D.thinkingaboutherpast

3.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive?

A.Therichcolorofthelandscape.

B.Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.

C.Thewoman'

sexistenceinthephoto.

D.Thesoftsunlightthatsummerday

4.Thephotoonthebedroomwallenablestheauthortobetterunderstand____________.

A.theneedtobeclosetonature

B.theimportanceofprivatespace

C.thejoyofthevacationinItaly

D.thesharedpassionforbeauty

5.Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor’sreflectionsupon_____________.

A.aparticularlifeexperience

B.thepleasureoftraveling

C.theartofphotography

D.alostfriendship

2. 

Myfatherwasn’taking,hewasataxidriver,butIamaprince-PrinceRenatoII,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandfortonFunchalharbour.It’sinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419.

In1903,thekingofPortugalsoldthelandtoawealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsagothefamilydecidedtosellitforjust￡25,000,butnobodywantedtobuyiteither.ImetBlandyataparty,andheaskedifI’dliketobuytheisland.OfcourseIsaidyes,butIhadnomoney-Iwasjustanartteacher.Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,whoallthoughtIwascrazy.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmysavingstogetherandboughtit.Ofcourse,myfamily,myfriends-allthoughtIwasmad.

WhentheKingoriginallysoldtheisland,hesignedadocument,sellingallthe“possessionsandthedominions”oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit-Icouldstartarestaurant,oracinemabutnobodythoughtsomeonewouldstartacountry.Sothat’swhatIdid:

Idecideditwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroomhouse.

IhavebothaPortuguesepassportandoneforPontinha（wheremypassportnumberis0001）.Therearefourcitizens:

me,mywife,mysonandmydaughter.Iamthepolice,thegardener,everything.IamwhateverIwanttobe-that’sthedream,isn’tit?

IfIwanttohaveanationalflag,itcouldbebluetoday,redtomorrow.Icanchangeitanytime.Ofcourse,mypowerisonlyabsolutehere,whereIamthetruesovereign.

Idon’tliveinmycountryfulltime,butIamoftenthere.Myfamilysometimesdropsby,andotherpeoplecomeeverydaybecausethecountryisfreefortouriststovisit;

Inevercloseforbadweather.SometimesIcomeherewhenI’mfeelinglively,afterafewdrinks.

Madeiraissurroundedbywater,butforsomereasonweallhavetopaytoswimintheoceannow,attheswimmingspots.However,Ihavemyisland,whichmeansIcancomeswimmingwheneverIwant-it’sasifsomeonehasgivenmethekeytothewaters.

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