高中英语阅读理解 第三部分 名人故事二练习文档格式.docx

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1.JohannStrausslefthomepermanentlybecause______

A.hefeltsad.

B.thewonderfulmusichealwayshadathomewasgoneforever.

C.hewantedtostudymusicfreely.

D.hedidn'

twanttolearnmusicfromhisfather.

B.mostmusiciansdidn'

tbelievethatyoungStrauss'

feetwereasbigashisfather'

s.

C.mostofthemusiciansthoughthewasunabletodoso.

D.mostofthemusiciansconsideredhimabletodoso.

4.Johanndirectedthefirstperformanceofthenewlybinedorchestra______

A.becausepeopledidn'

tbelievehisability.

B.becauseoneofthememberspersuadedtheotherstolethimdirecttheorchestra.

C.inmemoryofhisfather.

D.becausehecouldenjoythehonorofhisfather.

5.TalesfromtheViennaWoodsis______

A.acollectionofstorieswrittenbyJohannStrauss.

B.apieceoffamouswaltzbyJohannStrauss.

C.asgoodastoryasTheBeautifulBlueDanube.

D.apieceofbeautifulwaltzwrittenfirstbyJohannStrauss.

（CBCCB）

查理•卓别林—电影之王

查理·

卓别林，英国电影演员，导演和制片人。

1889年4月16日生于伦敦，1977年12月25日卒于瑞士科西耶。

从1919年开始，卓别林独立制片，此后一生共拍摄80余部喜剧片，其中在电影史上著名的影片有《淘金记》、《城市之光》、《摩登时代》、《大独裁者》、《凡尔杜先生》、《舞台生涯》等。

这些影片反映了卓别林从一个普通的人道主义者到一位伟大的批判现实主义艺术大师的过程。

Morethanonehundredyearsago,in1889,CharlesChaplinwasbornintotheworld.Whenapoorboy,hewasoftenseenwaitingoutsidetheLondontheatres,hopingtogetworkinshowbusiness.

Hisdreamcametrueintheend.Chaplinbecameworld-famousandalmostakingintheworldofthefilm.

PeopleeverywherehavelaughedatChaplin’sfilmuntiltearsrandowntheirfaces.Fromhisveryfirstappearancetheyknowwhattoexpectfromthelittlemanwithablackmoustache,wide-openeyes,aroundblackhatandshoestoolargeforhisfeet.Hewillfightmenwhoaretwicehissizeandfallinlovewithwomenwhohardlynoticedhim.

.”

1.WheredoyouguessChaplinwasfrom?

______

A.TheUSA.B.England.C.France.D.Canada.

2.WhydidChaplinwaitoutsidetheLondontheatres?

A.Becausehewantedtoseesomeplays.

B.Becausehewasaskedtodosomethinginshowbusiness.

C.Becausehewantedtofindworkinshowbusiness.

D.Becausehewantedtobeafilmstar.

3.WhatdidChaplinliketodoinfilms?

A.Toactasapoorman.

B.Togetintotrouble.

C.Tomakestupidmistakes.

D.Tomakepeoplelaugh.

4.WhatshouldwedoifwewanttosucceedaccordingtoChaplin?

A.Wemusthaveasecret.

B.Wehavetolearnalotofperformingskills.

C.Weshouldtrustourselves.

D.Weshouldtellothershowtosucceedinlife.

5.CharlesChaplinwasconsideredtobe______

A.thekingovertheworld.

B.averyfunnyactorinthefilm.

C.thebestactorinthefilmworldofhisday.

D.thebestfilmproduceroftheworld.

（BCACC）

8.LouisBraille,theManWhoMadeItPossible

FortheBlindtoReadandWrite

路易斯•布雷尔—他使盲人读写成为可能

AtfirstpeopledidnotbelievethatthesystemofLouisBraillewaspossibleorpractical.Onedayagirlwhohadbeenblindsinceshewasbornplayedthepianobeautifullyataconcert.Everybodywaspleased.ThenthegirlgotupandsaidthatthepeopleshouldthankLouisBraille,whohadmadeitpossibleforhertolearnmusicandtoplaythepiano.

SomeofLouis’friendswenttohishometoseehim.Hewassickinbed.Theytoldhimwhathadhappened.Louisbegantocry.Hesaid,“ThisisthethirdtimeinmylifethatIhavecried.First,whenIbecameblind.Second,whenIheard‘nightwriting’,andnowbecauseIknowthatmylifehasnotbeenafailure.”

AfewdayslatterLouisdied.Hewasonly43yearsold.

1.TheBraillesystemismadeupof_______

A.dotsB.dashes.C.holes.D.letters.

2.LouisBraillewroteabookusingthe“Braille”system_______

A.notlongafterhearrivedatthesystem.

B.longbeforehearrivedatthesystem.

C.longafterhearrivedathesystem.

D.becausepeopledidn’tbelievehissystem.

3.PeoplebegantobelievethattheBraillesystemwaspossibleandpracticalasthey______

A.sawtheblindgirlplaythepianobeautifully.

B.wereaskedtothankLouisBraille.

C.werequitepleasedwiththeblindgirl.

D.weretoldthattheblindgirlcouldn’thavesucceededwithouttheBraillesystem.

4.ForthethirdtimeBraillecriedbecauseheknew_______

A.someofhisfriendshadetoseehim.

B.hewassickinbed.

C.hehadsucceededinhislife.

D.hewoulddieinafewdays.

等人的名声大，但他在艺术史上的位置却不容忽视。

他的“图普医生的解剖学课”系列雕塑为他赢得了世界声誉。

Holland’smostfamousartistwasRembrandtvanRijn.HewasborninLeydenin1609,andevenatanearlyagehisdrawingwasbrilliantandhisunderstandingoflightandshadewasunusualamongtheartistsofhisday.In1631,hesettledinAmsterdamandpaintedagroupofportraitcalledTheAnatomyLessonofDoctorTulp.ItcanbeseenintheMauritshuisMuseumtoday.

Rembrandtmadealotofmoney,butspentitjustasquicklyandwasalwaysindebt.Hisstyle,however,continuedtomatureandin1634hepaintedanothergroupofportrait,knownasTheNightWatch.Itisoneofhisfinestworks.ThepaintingisnowintheRijn-museuminAmsterdam.

Afterthat,Rembrandt’sreputationbegantofall.Sodidhiseyesightandfunds.Hisart,however,didnotfall,andhisgreatestmasterpieceswereproducedtowardstheendofhislife.Hediedin1669,aftergivingtotheworld600paintings,includinghiswonderfulself-portrait,landscapesandreligiousworkpaintingsthatareamongourgreatesttreasures.

1.WhenRembrandtwasveryyoung,______

A.hisdrawingcausedgreatadmiration.

B.peoplelikedhisbrightness.

C.hewasanunusualartistofhisday.

D.heleftAmsterdam.

2.Rembrandtwasalwaysindebtbecause______

A.heearnedlittlemoney.

B.hespenthismoneyasquicklyasheearned.

C.helenthismoneytohisfriends.

D.helikedtoborrowmoneyfromothers.

C.Rembrandtwasattheheightofartin1934.

D.Rembrandt’sartdeclinedtowardstheendofhislife.

（ABBAA）

10.JohnBaird,InventoroftheFirstTVSet

约翰•贝尔德—电视机的发明者

贝尔德，出生在英国，电视机的发明者。

1929年，英国广播公司允许贝尔德公司开展公共电视广播业务。

1930年，他语出惊人，提出了“彩色电视系统”构图。

为此理想，百折不挠，顽强奋斗，终于在1941年12月测试成功。

年仅56岁便与世长辞。

他的坚忍不拔的科学家精神，为电视研发可以说鞠躬尽瘁，永怀世人心中。

Animportantthingcanhaveasmallbeginning.Thefirsttelevisionpicturethatwaseverseenwasnotexciting.Itwasonlyapictureofaface,andthepictureonlytraveledafewmeters.Buttotheinventor,JohnBaird（1888-1946）,itwaswonderful.

Bairdhadalwaysbeeninterestedinscience,butnotallofhisexperimentshadbeensuccessful.In1900,whenhewastwelve,heandsomefriendsbuiltaprivatetelephonesystem.Itworkedwell,butonenightastormpulleddownthewires.Amanstandinginthestreetwashurtbythefallingwires,andtheboys’telephonesystemhadtobecloseddown.

Afewyearslater,Bairdandaclassmatebuiltaplane,whichtheylaunched（withJohninit）fromaroof.Luckily,itfellonsomegrass,soJohnwasn’tbadlyhurt.

AfterstudyingelectricalengineeringattheUniversityofGlasgow,JohnBairdgotajobinapowerstationthatsuppliedelectricitytotheClydeValleyinScotland.Whenheusedthepowersupplyatthestationforoneofhisexperiments,alloftheelectricityintheClydeValleywascutoff!

Thatwastheendofhisjob.

Atthistime,oneofBaird’sfriendsinTrinidad,GodfreyHarris,hadoftenwrittentoBairdaboutthewonderfulclimatethere.NowJohndecidedtogotoliveinTrinidad.Whenhearrived,Harristoldhimaboutabusinessideathathehadthoughtof.Hesaidthathewantedtostartajamfactory.Bairdagreed,andtheystartedthefactorytogether.But,becausetheydidn’tknowanythingaboutmakingjams,allkindsofterriblethingshappened.Somekindsofinsectsfellintothejam.Also,whentheyputthejamintothejars,itspoiled.Finally,BairdbecameillandleftTrinidad.

15-year-oldboy.InJanuary1926,membersoftheBritishRoyalInstitutioncametoseehisinvention.Happily,Baird’sdemonstrationwasasuccess.

1.Bairdwasinterestedinscience______

A.whenhewasstudyi