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高中英语黄金阅读理解试题高二版

高中英语黄金阅读（高二版）

GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物类

（1）

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabank

preparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.

HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David?

sbiggestheadacheis

whattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）.

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levels（普通成绩）andworkingforatimeina

computershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,

“Isuppose￡35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear.”Hespendsso

recordsandclothes,andgiveshismother￡20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeople

inthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.

Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”

1.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A.HeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.Hehasgotajob

C.HelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch

2.David?

sgreatestproblemisthat_______.

A.hecan?

tbetreatedasanadultbythebankB.hedoesn?

tmakeasmanygamesashewishes

C.hedoesn?

tknowwhattobuywiththemoneyD.heistooyoungtodriveacar

3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause_______.

A.hehadworkedinacomputershopB.hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms

C.heiscleverandworkshardathislessonsD.hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool

4.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-levelsbecause_______.

A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingB.hedidnotenjoyschool

C.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.HethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowellB.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire

C.OnehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprogramsD.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown

（2）

IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthepainteroftheRockyMountains,theartistofthe

WesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.BorninNewYork,thesonofawealthypublisher,RemingtonwasaboxerandafootballplayeratYaleUniversity—thelastmanwouldexpecttobecometheartistoftheOldWest.Butasaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanatoTexasasaprospector（勘探者）.

Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.The

subjectofthe“WinningoftheWest”attractedtheEast.Magazinesandnewspaperswerefilledwithaccountofprospector

adventures,andofbattleswithcattlethievesandotheroutlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebecomelegendssince.Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington?

shand,butitwasasasuccessfuljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.

1

1.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted_______.

A.theprospectors?

stories

B.mountainsandrivers

C.horseraces

D.AmericanIndians

2.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe_______.

A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaper

B.thingshehadseenandexperienced

C.ideashehadlearnedatYaleUniversity

D.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Remington_______.

A.showedhisgiftasanartist

B.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

C.enjoyedsportsandreading

D.learnedjournalismatYaleUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed_______.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistory

B.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemof

“WinningtheWestD.magazines”

aboutthewest

（3）

American

magicianDavidBlaine

lefttheglassbox

in

whichhehadlived

for44dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.

Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendof

hisstarvation

experiment,which

hadbecomeoneofLondon?

smaintourist

attractions.

Looking

thinneranddarker,30

year-old

BlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames（泰晤士河）and

immediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（

过程）doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.

HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,

New

York,Blaine

firstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.Hesoonfound

himselfdoingmagictricksinbarsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlaine

hasbecomefamouswith

acombinationofbreathtakingmagicandclevertricksaimedat

gettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiantblockofice.Lastyearhe

stoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey?

reabletodowhattheycando,”hesaid.“Theydon?

trealizewecan

survive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.”

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshewasunabletosee,had

seriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

1.

Itis________forDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

A.pleasant

B.delicious

C.dangerous

D.important

2.

Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesufferedthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.

A.hehadbecomeblind

B.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftaste

D.hewasinweakhealth

3.

WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.Brave.

B.Adventurous.

C.Mad.

D.Crazy.

4.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDavidBlaine?

A.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisboxbecausehewasindangerouscondition.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinEngland.

C.InBlaine?

sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn?

thaveanyfoodfor44days.

（4）

Filmstarsmaycomeandgo,butPaulNewman?

scareer（事业）islong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedinfilmsfor40years.

HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled“Nobody?

sFool”.Newman-yearplays-oldaconstruction60workernamedSully.Tosomepeople,Sully

seemstobealoser.Buthehasalotofcharm（魅力）.Hislifechangeswhenhissoncomestotown.Lateinlife,Sullylearnstogrowup.

“I?

veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayin'Nobody?

sFool?

isclosertomethananyotherroleI?

vedone,

2

saysNewman.

Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998.“Nobody?

sFool”ishis52ndfilm.HehaswontwoOscarsinNewmanhasfoundsuccessinotheraspects（方面）oflife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Hetookupcarracingatthe

ageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman?

sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneyhelpingthepoor.

1.Theunderlinedsentenceimplies_______.

A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenafterthey?

vebecomesuccessful

B.Itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharm

C.notallfilmstarscanremainfamousforalongtime

D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen

2.NewmanlikesthecharacterofSullybecause_______.

A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewtohimB.helikesplayinganordinaryperson

C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulroleD.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully

3.Newmanwasborninthe_______.

A.1920sB.1930sC.1940sD.1950s

4.Thewriterwrotethispassagemainlyto_______.

A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanywaysB.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaulNewman

C.introduceafamousfilmstar,PaulNewmanD.tellusaboutSully,amoviecharacterinarecentfilm

（5）

Itwasearlymorning.PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontotheground.TheystoodbeforeElCapitan,ahugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighinCalifornia?

sbeautifulYosemiteValley.IthadbeenMark?

sdreamtoclimbElCapitanforaslongashecouldremember.Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotrytoclimbit?

Markknewhecouldn?

tfinishtheclimbalone,buthisfriendPeter,anexpertrockclimber,wouldbetheretolenda

helpinghand.HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop.

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton（岩钉）intotherock.Fasteningoneendofa165-footropetothe

piton,heletoneendoftheropefalldown.Markcaughttheropeandfastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstrument.This

instrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward,butwouldpreventhimfromfallingevenasmuchasasingleinch.Henext

reachedabovehisheadandfastenedaT-shapedbartotherope,usingthesamekindofinstrument.

Marktookadeepbreath,pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach,andbeganthefirstofthe7,000

pull-upsneededtoreachthetop.Highabove,Peterletoutacheer.“You?

reonyourway.”

Sevenyearsbefore,attheageoftwenty-one,Markhadfalle