阅读与表达问答式人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀.docx

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阅读与表达问答式人物故事试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀

话题练习-人物故事（阅读与表达问答式练习答案在最后）

A

DoctorSeusswasthenameusedbyTheodorSeussGeisel,whowasfamousbecauseofthebookshewroteforchildren.Theycombinefunnywords,funnypictures,andsocialopinion.

TheodorGeiselwasborninSpringfield,Massachusettsin1904.AftergraduatingfromDartmouthCollegein1924,hespentayearstudyingliterature（文学）atOxfordUniversityinEngland.WhenhereturnedtotheUnitedStatesin1927,hehopedtobecomeawriterofseriousliterature.Buttheeconomicdepression（经济萧条）intheUnitedStatesdelayedhisdreamsofbecomingaseriouswriter.In1937,hewrotehisfirstbookforchildren,whichiscalledAndToThinkISawItonMulberryStreet.However,anumberofpublishersrefusedtoacceptit.Theysaiditwastoodifferentfromordinarybooks.Afriendfinallypublishedit.Soonothersuccessfulbooksfollowed.Overtheyearshewrotemorethanfortychildren'sbooks,whichwerefuntoread.Yethisbookssometimesdealtwithserioussubjectsincludingequality,responsibilityandprotectingtheenvironment.

DoctorSeusshadastrongdesiretohelpchildren.In1954,Lifemagazinepublishedareportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren'sbookswerenotinteresting.Readingthereport,DoctorSeussdecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Tomakehisbookeasytoread,heusedwordswiththesameendingsound,likefishandwish.

In1957,Dr.SeusswroteTheCatintheHat,inwhichheusedlessthantwohundredtwenty-fivewords.Thiswasthenumberofwordsasix-year-oldshouldbeabletoread.Thebookwasanimmediatesuccess.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todaymanyadultssayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.Thesuccessofthebookmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.HestartedaseriescalledBeginnerBooks,whichremainwelllikedamongchildrentoday.

In1984,Mr.GeiselwonaPulitzerPrizeforchildren'sliterature.Atthattimehehadbeenwritingchildren'sbooksforalmostfiftyyears.HewashonoredfortheeducationandenjoymenthisbooksprovidedAmericanchildrenandtheirparents,andhisinfluenceremainsthroughthebookshewrote.ExpertssayhisbookshelpedchangethewayAmericanchildrenlearnedtoread.

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。

355.WhatwasTheodorGeisel'sdreamwhenhereturnedfromEngland?

356.WhatdidTheodorGeiseldecidetodoafterhereadthereportpublishedinLifemagazine?

357.WhydidTheodorGeiselfinallysethissimplewritingstyle?

B

ItwasrainingcatsanddogsandIwaslateforphysicaltraining.Trafficwasbackedupandwasmovingwaytooslowly.IwasprobablygoingtobelateandIwasgrowingimpatientastimewentby.

ThepaceslowedalmosttoastandstillasIpassedMemorialGrove,thesitebuiltinhonorofthesoldierswhodiedintheGanderairplanecrash.BecauseitwasclosetoMemorialDay,asmallAmericanflaghadbeenplacedinthegroundnexttoeachsoldier'smemorialplaque（纪念碑）.

Myconcernatthetime,however,wasgettingthroughthebottleneck,gettingoutoftherainandgettingtophysicaltrainingontime.

Suddenly,justasthetrafficwasgettingstartedagain,thecarinfrontofmestopped.Asoldierjumpedoutinthepouringrainandranovertowardthegrove.Icouldn'tbelieveit!

Thisfoolwasholdingupeveryone.Horns（喇叭）weresounding.

Iwaitedtoseethebutt-chewingthatIwantedhimtogetformakingmelate.Hewasgettingwetthrough.Iwatched,asheranuptooneofthememorialplaques,pickedupthesmallAmericanflagthathadfallentothegroundinthewindandrain,andsetituprightagain.Then,slowly,hecametoattention,saluted（敬礼）,ranbacktohiscar,anddroveoff.

I'llneverforgetthatincident.Thatsoldier,whosenameIwillneverknow,taughtmemoreaboutduty,honor,andrespectthanahundredbooksorathousandlectures.ThatsimplesaluteexpressedalltheArmyvaluesinonegestureforme.Itsaid,"Iwillneverforget.Iwillkeepthefaith.Iwillfinishthemission.IamanAmericansoldier."

OnthisMemorialDay,Iwillrememberallthosewhopaidtheultimatepriceformyfreedom,andoneprivatewhohonoredthem.

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。

358.Whydidtheauthor'scarmovesoslowly?

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359.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bottleneck"inParagraph3mean?

（nomorethan5words）

360.Whydidthesoldierstophiscarinfrontoftheauthor's?

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361.Whatkindoffeelingdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthispassage?

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362.Howdoyoufeelaboutsoldiers?

（nomorethan25words）

C

LastDecember,DorisLowturned90.OnceaweekshestilldrivestotheCanadianNationalInstitutefortheBlind（CNIB）inToronto,whereshehelpstransformliteratureintobraille（盲文）tobringthepowerofstoryandknowledgetotheheartsandmindsofblindreaders.Shehasbeenvolunteeringhertimeandtalentstosuchenterprisesformorethan40years.

Afterworkinginthebusinessworldforawhile,Lowgotfedup.Sosheturnedtoteachingatatechnicalschoolandlatermovedintothelibrary.

Low'smotherlikedreading.Ashereyesbegantofail,Lowreadtoher.Then"hearinganadvertisementencouragingpeopletolearnbraille,Idecidedtogiveitatry".In1973,shewascertifiedasabrailletranscriber（转译者）andbegantranscribingbooksasavolunteerfortheCNIBlibrary.

Thejobwasstrenuous—shecouldgettotheendofapage,makeamistakeonthelastline,andhavetodothewholethingagain.Foranumberofyears,LowalsoworkedintheCNIBsoundstudioreadingbooksontotape.Threeyearsago,shetookupproofreading（校对）attheCNIB'swordfactory.

InApril,duringVolunteerWeek,theCNIBrecognizedLowforhergreatcontributions.ThankstovolunteerslikeLow,theCNIBlibraryhasgotmorethan80,000accessiblematerialsforpeopleunabletoreadtraditionalprint."Ican'timaginehowmanyreadersofallageshavebenefitedfromDoris'contributionasaskilledvolunteerthroughherrichvoiceandherhighdegreeofaccuracyinthehundredsofbooksshehasbrailledandproofreadovertheyears—andsheisstilldoingso,"saidaCNIBofficial.

"Forme,"saidLow,"theCNIBismorethanjustaplacetovolunteer.Threethingsmattermostinmylife:

alittleplay,alittlework,alittlelove.I'vefoundthemallhere."

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。

363.WhatdoesLowstilldoattheageof90attheCNIB?

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364.WhydidLowlearnbraille?

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365.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"strenuous"mostprobablymean?

（1word）

366.WhatareLow'scontributionstotheCNIB?

（nomorethan15words）

367.WhatdoyouthinkofLow?

Giveyourreasons.（nomorethan20words）

D

Bigstorms,highwaves,technicalfailures,loneliness.Afterbattlinghardtimesanddangerforoverninemonths,BritishteenagerMikePerhammadehistorylastmonthastheyoungestpersontosailsoloaroundtheworld.

The17-year-oldmadetherecordafterheclearedthePanamaCanal（巴拿马运河）andthensailedthroughtheCaribbeanandhomeacrosstheAtlantic.

MikeisonlythreemonthsyoungerthanZacSunderland,the17-year-oldAmericanboywhohadtakenthecrownastheyoungestsoloaround-the-worldsailorinJuly.

ThetwoyoungstersmetinCapeTowninSouthAfricaastheycrossedtheglobeindifferentdirections.Mikeinsistedtheywerenotrival（竞争对手）."No.It'stwoteenagersgoingoutthere,livingtheirdreamandhavingtheadventureofalifetime,"hesaid.

Mikemaybeyoung,butheisnostrangertosailingadventures.Hepickedupthehobbyatage6whenhisfathertookhimoutinasmallboatonalocallake.FatherandsonsailedseparateboatsacrosstheAtlanticwhenMikewas14,makinghimtheyoungestpersontocrossthatoceansolo.Thatrecordgavehimtheearlytastefortheadventure.

Ontherecentjourney,thescariestmomentforMikecamewhenhissailboatwashitbystormsinthesouthernIndianOcean.

"Wewerepickedupbywhatfeltlikea60-footwaveandthrewdownonoursideatninetydegrees,"hesaid.

"ItfeltlikeIwasgoingrightover.StuffwasflyingaroundandIjustthought'Ohno'."

Atothertimes,hehadtodiveintothePacificandfixproblems.Hetiedhimselftotheboat,jumpedintothewaterandwenttoworkwithaknifein30-seconddivesunderneaththeboattocutaropeaway.

Mikesaidhefeltproudthathemadehisdreamcometrue."You'vegottohaveconfidenceinyourselfandyouwillmakeit,"hesaid.

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。

368.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

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369.WhichcanaldidMikePerhamcross?

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370.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"taste"inthefifthparagraphmean?

（1word）

371.WhatdidMikebelievein?

（nomorethan10words）

372.WhatdoyouthinkofMikePerham?

（nomorethan15words）

E

It's5:

00inthemorningwhenthealarmringsinmyears.Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom.Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully.UsuallyIgoforalongrun,buttodayIchoosemyfavoriteexerciseDVDinsanity.Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes.MyheartracesasIfacemybodytofinisheachmovement.AsIneartheendoftheexercise,Ifeelextremelytired,butasmileisonmyface.It'snotasmilebecausetheDVDisover,butasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit.Ineedexercisetogetthrougheachday.

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