高二英语阅读理解人物故事试题经典.docx

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高二英语阅读理解人物故事试题经典

高二英语阅读理解（人物故事）试题经典

一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类

1．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

   ThenewpresidentofHarvardUniversityisthesonofanEasternEuropeanrefugeeandAuschwitz（奥斯威辛）survivor—LawrenceS.Bacow.HisfatherworkedfulltimewhileattendingastatecollegeinDetroitatnighttoearnhisdegree.

   Bacow,theformerpresidentofTuftsUniversity,hastakenoverHarvardatatimewhenhighereducationisunderattackforbeingfinanciallyoutofreachtomanyAmericans.ButBacowsaidhisfamily'sjourneyhadreflectedthepowerofcollegeeducationtotransformgenerationsandtheopportunitiesthathavehistoricallybeenavailableintheUnitedStates.

   "Myparentscametothiscountrywithalmostnothing,"Bacowsaid."Iwouldn'tbehereifthiscountryhadnotbeenopentopeoplelikemyparentsatthattime.NorwouldIifmyfatherhadn'thadtheopportunitytogetthecollegeeducation."

   BacowgrewupinPontiac,Michigan.Hisfather'sfamilyfledanti-Jewish（反犹太的）violenceinMinsk,thenpartoftheSovietUnion,beforethestartofWorldWarIIandwenttotheUnitedStates.HismotherarrivedinBrooklynatage19,havingsurvivedAuschwitzconcentrationcamp.ShewastheonlyJewfromhertowntohavesurvivedthewar.YetBacow,whoismarriedwithtwosons,saidthatwhilegrowingupinMichigan,hehadahappychildhood,enteringsciencefairsasachildandbuildingradioslikehisdad.

   BacowhasspentmostofhisprofessionalcareeratMIT,HarvardandTufts.HewasaprofessorofenvironmentalstudiesatMIT,andlateraprincipalattheuniversity.HeledTuftsfrom2001to2011.AtTufts,BacowearnedareputationforshakingupasleepyuniversitythatwasbeingovershadowedbyitspeersinBoston.Heisalsocreditedwithleadingitthroughboth9/11andthe2008financialcrisis.

   AstheTuftspresident,Bacowtraveledaroundthecountry,reachingouttoalumni（校友）,andheurgedhisfacultyanddeanstodothesame,inanefforttoboostdonationstofinanceTufts'academicambitions.Heraisedmorethan$20millionforfacultyrecruitment,attractingup-and-comingprofessorsbyofferingjuniorfacultyperks（福利）,suchaslongacademicleavesthattheycouldn'tgetelsewhere.

   UnderBacow'sleadership,Tuftsspentmillionsonlabsandlibraries.Healsomadeaddressesnationallyabouttheneedtomakehighereducationmoreaccessibleandaffordabletolow-incomestudents.

（1）ThereasonwhyBacowappreciatescollegeeducationisthat________.

A. collegeeducationisoutofreachtomanyAmericans

B. hisfamilychangedtheirfateduetocollegeeducation

C. fewopportunitieswereavailablewhenhisfathercameintothecountry

D. acollegedegreehelpedhismothersurviveAuschwitz

（2）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A. ThefellowtownspeopleofBacowwereallkilledbesideshismother.

B. Bacow'smotherstimulatedhisinterestinscience.

C. Bacow'sfatherwasgoodatworkingwithelectronics.

D. Bacow'sfathercametotheU.S.afterWorldWarIIbrokeout.

（3）Theunderlinedword"shakingup"inparagraph5probablymeans________.

A. reactivating                       

B. causing                       

C. damaging                       

D. takingover

（4）Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A. HowtobeadmittedtoHarvardUniversity.    

B. ThehistoryofBacow'sfamily.

C. TheartofBacow'sleadershipinTufts.           

D. Bacow'swaytoindividualsuccess.

【答案】

（1）B

（2）C

（3）A

（4）D

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇名人传记，讲述了Bacow的个人成功之路。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第二段中的“hisfamily'sjourneyhadreflectedthepowerofcollegeeducationtotransformgenerationsandtheopportunitiesthathavehistoricallybeenavailableintheUnitedStates.”他的家庭经历反映了大学教育改变几代人的力量，以及美国历史上一直存在的机遇。

可知选B。

（2）考查推理判断。

根据第四段中的“YetBacow,whoismarriedwithtwosons,saidthatwhilegrowingupinMichigan,hehadahappychildhood,enteringsciencefairsasachildandbuildingradioslikehisdad.”Bacow欣赏大学教育的原因是他的家庭因为大学教育改变了他们的命运”。

可知，Bacow的父亲擅长电子产品。

故选C。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第五段中的“Heisalsocreditedwithleadingitthroughboth9/11andthe2008financialcrisis.”他还因领导美国度过911和2008年金融危机而受到赞誉。

可知，BacowearnedareputationforshakingupasleepyuniversitythatwasbeingovershadowedbyitspeersinBoston.“Bacow因改变了一所沉睡的在波士顿的其他大学面前黯然失色的大学而赢得了声誉。

”推知划线词的意思是“使……恢复”。

故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。

根据最后一段中的“UnderBacow'sleadership,Tuftsspentmillionsonlabsandlibraries.Healsomadeaddressesnationallyabouttheneedtomakehighereducationmoreaccessibleandaffordabletolow-incomestudents.”在Bacow的领导下，Tufts花了数百万美元在实验室和图书馆上。

他还在全国范围内发表演讲，阐述让低收入学生更容易接受和负担得起高等教育的必要性。

”本文讲述的是Bacow的个人成功之路。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇人物类阅读，要求考生根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

   Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonvisionofthefuture.Forme,that'strueformyrelationshipwithmydad.Somefathersandsonsbondoversports,fishingorhunting,butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemorieswasn'tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser（巡洋）onthescreen.

   Overtheyears,nearlyeverysettingandsituationhasbecomefarawayformydadandme.Whenit'swarmatnight,we'renotdrivingalongsomedarkstreetsinIndiana,butgoingataslowspeedwithstarsdimlyshining.Bothofusarethinkingofthem,withoutneedingtosayaword.Allthesevisionsofotheruniverseshavetogethercreatedaprivateuniverseformydadandme.

   GeneRodenberry,creatorofStarTrek,oncesaid,"Sciencefictionisawayofthinking,awayoflogicthatbypasses（绕过）alotofnonsense.Itallowspeopletolookdirectlyatimportantsubjects."Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I'mnowasciencewriter.

   Yes,sciencefictionhasmademeintoa"nerd"（书呆子）,anditalsohasbeenasourceofjoyformyfamily,makingmeanoptimistwhileenablingmetothinkcriticallyaboutthedangeroftechnology.Thankthoseauthorswhohavesharedtheirvisions;theworldandmyfamilyarebetterforit.Thankmydad,whoisboththebeststorytellerandthebestmanIhaveeverknownbecausehehelpedmerealizethetruthofTennyson'swords,"SinceIdippedintothefuture,Isawthevisionoftheworld,andallthewondersthatwouldbe."

（1）Whatisthespecialbondbetweentheauthorandhisfather?

A. Theirsimilardreams.                                        

B. Theirloveforeachother.

C. Theircommoninterest.                                    D. Theirpassionforscience.

（2）Whatdoestheauthormainlyshowinparagraph2?

A. Hisdeepimpressiononhisdad.                     

B. Hisfeelingofstayingwithhisdad.

C. Hisearliestmemoryofhisdad.                       D. Hisgoodrelationshipwithhisdad.

（3）Howdoessciencefictionhelptheauthoratpresent?

A. Itleadshimtopursueadesirablecareer.

B. Itbringshimthecouragetolivebetter.

C. Ithelpshimsolvethedangeroftechnology.

D. Itmakeshimbecomeasourceofhisfamily'sjoy.

（4）Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A. TheWondersofScience                                  

B. ThePowerofScienceFiction

C. TheVersionsofScienceFiction                       

D. TheTimetogetherwithMyFather

【答案】

（1）C

（2）D

（3）A

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者和父亲都热爱科幻小说，它不仅帮助作者与父亲建立了深厚的感情，而且帮助作者实现了梦想。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“ butmydadandIbondoverStarTrek.WetriedatriptoDisneyWorld,butoneofmyearliestmemorieswasn'tMickey,butaKlingonbattlecruiser（巡洋）onthescreen. ”可知，作者与父亲都喜欢看科幻小说，故选C。

（2）考查推理判断。

第二段举例说明尽管时过境迁，但作者与父亲的关系依旧非常好，故选D。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“ Alifetimeofsciencefictionhasinfluencedmorethanjustmyrelationshipwithmydad,buthasalsohelpedmeshapemyownhopesforthefuture.I'mnowasciencewriter.”可知科幻小说促使作者追求自己想要的职业，并帮助他成为一名科学作家，故选A。

（4）考查主旨大意。

第一段中的“Ibelieveinthepowerofsciencefiction,notjustforitscapacitytotransformdreamsintoreality,butalsoforitspowertobondtogetherthosewhoshareacommonvisionofthefuture.”点名了主题，说明了 科幻小说的力量，故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

   RecentlywheneverIturnedonmycomputerormymobilephone,newsaboutthegreateffectofHurricaneHarveyonthousandsofpeoplecaughtmyeyes.Wesawmanyunfortunateevents.However,therewerealsothebrightnewsthatconfirmedthegoodnessofmankind.Asajournalist,Iwrotemanyhumaninterestingstoriesduringmycareer.That'swhythestoryabouttheguysinthebakerycaughtmyeyes.

   WhenthestaffataMexicanbakerychaininHoustonweretrappedinsidethebuildingfortwodays,theydidn'tsittherefeelingsorryforthemselves.TheyusedtheirtimewiselyafterfloodingcausedbyHurricaneHarvey.WhiletheywerewaitingfortheeventualrescuethatcameonMondaymorning,fourdecidedtomakeasmanyloavesofbreadaspossiblefortheircommunity.

   Thefloodwaterroseinthestreetoutside.Theytookadvantageoftheiremergencypowersupplytobakebread.Theyusedmorethan4,200poundsofflourtocreatehundredsofloavesandsheetsofsweetbread.Althoughthewaterkeptrising,theycontinuedbakingtohelpmorepeople.Bythetimetheownermanagedtogettothem,theyhadmadesomuchbreadthatwetooktheloavestoloadsofemergencycentersacrossthecityforpeopleaffectedbythefloods.

   Thestoremanager,BrianAlvarado,toldTheIndependent,"Wheneveradisasteroccurs,nobodyshouldjustfeelforlorn.Instead，weshouldtakepositiveactiontosaveourselvesandhelpothers.Ouractsofkindnesswillmakeabigdifference."

（1）Wh