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届高三名校英语试题解析分项汇编专题12阅读理解人物故事第01期原卷版
专题12阅读理解-人物故事
B【2015届河北保定市高三调研试题】
TheAsuncionzooislookingforamateforCoco,anendangeredhyacinthmacaw(蓝紫金刚鹦鹉),anditisthelastknownmaleofhisspeciesleftinParaguay.
Cocowassenttothezooeightyearsago.ArecentDNAtestshowedthatheismale.ZooworkerCeliasaidToavoidmixingspecies,thezoohashadtokeephimapartfromtheothermacaws,whichhaslefthimlonelyandbored."Heisquitesociable,althoughhehasonlylearnedtosay'Hello',butwhenhehearsmusic,hedances"Celiasaid
Hehasayellowcirclearoundhiseyesthatsetofftherestofhisbluefeathers.HeismoreorlessacousintoBlu,hemacawthatstartsinthemovie,Rio.Thatspecies,cyanopsitta-spixii(小蓝金刚鹦鹉),isallblueandevenmoreendangeredthanthehyacinthmacaw.
Likethebirdinthemovie,scientistshopetofindCocoamateto-rebuildthespecies.Becauseinternationallawsagainstanimaltrainingarenowsostrict,nobodyiswillingtolendthezooafemale."Thebestsolutionistofindafemalehyacinthmacawinourcountry."Celiasaid,"thereareatleasttwootherknownhyacinth-macawsbutwithoutDNAtest,itisimpossibletoknowiftheyarefemale,andtheownersarenotwillingtohelp,becausethematingprocesscantakesometimeandbealittlehardonfemales.“
【小题1】FromthetextweknowthatCoco____
A.isthelastknownhyacinthmacaw
B.livesapartfromtheothermacaws
C.hasadaptedtobeingleftalone
D.cansay"Hello"whenhehearsmusic
【小题2】WhyisitdifficulttofindamateforCoco?
A.BecausethereisnoknownfemalemacawinParaguay.
B.BecausetheinternationallawsareagainstCocomating.
C,BecausetheDNAtestonfemaleCocotakestime.
D.Becausenobodyiswillingtohuntforafemale.
【小题3】Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.
A.CocostarsRioinamovie
B.Cocohasonlybluefeathersonhisbody
C.Cocoisthemostendangeredmacaw
D.rebuildingtheCoco'sspecieswilltaketime
【小题4】Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?
A.Coco,aRareMacaw-inAsuncionZoo
B.AsuncionZooIsSeekingaMateforCoco
C.HyacinthMacawsAreEndangeredinParaguay
D.Coco,theOnlyKnownMaleMacawinParaguay
B【北京市东城区2015届高三上学期期末教学统一检测】
Rescue
Thegirlwashangingbyherhandsfromtherailingsofabalcony(阳台的栏杆).Thebalconywasonthetwelfthfloorofthehigh-riseblocknexttohis.Hisflatwasontheninthfloorandhehadtolookuptoseeher.Itwashalf-pastsixinthemorning.Hehadbeenawakenedbythesoundofanaircraftflyingdangerouslylowoverhead,andhadgotoutofbedtolook.Hissleepyeyes,movedfromtheblueskywhichwasemptyofcloud,emptyofanythingbutthebrightdisappearingarrowoftheaircraft,andthenrestedonthehangingfigure.
Hereallythoughthemustbedreaming,forthissunrisetimewasthehourfordreams.Then,whenheknewhewasn’t,hedecideditmustbeasceneinafilm.Therewerecameramendownthere,awholefilmunit,andallthecorrectsafetyprecautionshadbeentaken.Probablythegirlwasn’tevenarealgirl,butadummy(假人).Heopenedthewindowandlookeddown.Thecarpark,pavedcourts,grassspacesbetweentheblocks,allweredeserted.Onthebalconyrailoneofthedummy’shandsmoved,desperately.Hehadtobelievethenwhatwasobviouslyhappening.Thegirlwastryingtokillherself.Shehadlosthercourageandnowwastryingtostayalive.Allthesethoughtsandconclusionsofhisoccupiedaboutthirtyseconds.Thenheacted.Hepickedupthephoneanddialedtheemergencynumberforthepolice.
Thearrivalofthepolicecarsandtherescueofthegirlbecamethefocusoftalkforthepeopleofthetwoblocks.Someonefoundoutthatitwashewhohadcalledthepoliceandhebecameanunwillinghero.Hewasamodest,quietyoungman,andwasinreliefwhenthetalkbegantodieaway.AgainhewasabletoenterandleavehisflatwithoutbeingpointedatasakindofStGeorgeandsometimesevencongratulated.
Aboutafortnightafterthatmorning,hewasgettingreadytogotothetheatre,justputtingonhisovercoat,whenthedoorbellrang.Hedidn’trecognizethegirlwhostoodoutside.Hehadneverseenherface.Shesaid,“I’mLydiaSimpson.Yousavedmylife.I’vecometothankyou.”
60.Whatdidthemandofirstafterhegotup?
A.Helookeddownfromthewindow.
B.Hewenttoseethenoisyaircraft.
C.Hecalledthepolicetosavethegirl.
D.Hehurriedtocheckwhowasoutside.
61.Themomentthemansawthegirlhangingthere,hefeltitwas_________.
A.scaringB.desperateC.unbelievableD.dangerous
62.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.
A.themandislikedtobetalkedabout
B.thegirlwasunwillingtoberescued
C.thepolicearrivedquicklyonthescene
D.thegirlwasactuallyanactressinafilm
A【河北省正定中学2015届高三1月月考】
In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecue(烤肉)restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:
Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewidea:
quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.
Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity(一致性),forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine(程序)forthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooksstickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.
KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthespecialattractionofthebrothers’fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise(特许经营)othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementincludedtherighttoduplicate(复制)themenu,theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches(拱门).
TodayMcDonald’sisreallyahouseholdname.In1976,McDonald’shadover$lbillionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostsurprisingsuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.
【小题1】.56.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.
A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices
B.howMcDonald’sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness
C.thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonald
D.RayKroc’sbusinesstalent
【小题2】.57.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept_______.
A.adrive-inB.atheaterC.acinemaD.abarbecuerestaurant
【小题3】.58.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat_______.
A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc.
B.theplacetheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-in
C.fortyyearsagotherewerelotsoffast-foodrestaurants
D.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman
【小题4】.59.Thepassagesuggeststhat_______.
A.creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccess
B.RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothers
C.MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheirideastoRayKroc
D.Californiaisthebestplacetogointobusiness
B【河北省邯郸市2015届高三上学期1月份教学质量检测】
ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed“theCoupon(优惠券)Queen”hasspentjust£350onaluxury(奢侈)Christmasforherandherfamily-butgot£2,500worthoffood,drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.
MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate£1,000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.
“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes(香水),ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.
Shesaid“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”
Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.
“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”
【小题1】HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?
A.Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.
B.Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.
C.Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£2,500.
D.ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.
【小题2】Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.
C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.
【小题3】WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?
A.