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届高考英语二轮题海特训营5阅读理解推理判断一

阅读理解-推理判断一

1、      In1812,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewere66novelspublishedinBritain.Peoplehadbeenwritingnovelsforacentury—mostexpertsdatethefirstnoveltoRobinsonCrusoein1719—butnobodywantedtodoitprofessionally.Thesteam-poweredprintingpresswasstillinitsearlystages;theliteracy（识字）rateinEnglandwasunder50%.Manyworksoffictionappearedwithoutthenamesoftheauthors,oftenwithsomethinglike“Byalady.”Novels,forthemostpart,werelookeduponassilly,immoralorjustplainbad.

      In1870,whenDickensdied,theworldmournedhimasitsfirstprofessionalwriterandpublisher,famousandbeloved,whohadledanexplosioninboththepublicationofnovelsandtheirreadershipandwhosecharacters—fromOliverTwisttoTinyTim—wereheldupasmoraltouchstones.TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon（名人堂）ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.

      HowdidDickensgettothetop?

Forallthefeelingsreadersattachtostories,literatureisanumbersgame,andthetestoftimeisextremelydifficulttopass.Some60,000novelswerepublishedduringtheVictorianage,from1837to1901;todayacasualreadermightbeabletonameahalf-dozenofthem.It’spartlytruethatDickens’styleofwritingattractedaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.It’spartlythathiswritingsrodeawaveofsocial,politicalandscientificprogress.Butit’salsothatherewrotethecultureofliteratureandputhimselfatthecenter.Noonewilleverknowwhatmixoftalent,ambition,energyandluckmadeDickenssuchadistinguishedwriter.Butasthe200thanniversaryofhisbirthapproaches,itispossible—andimportantforourownculture—tounderstandhowhemadehimselfalastingone.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBritishnovelsinthe18thcentury?

A.Theyweredifficulttounderstand.

B.Theywerepopularamongtherich.

C.Theywereseenasnearlyworthless.

D.Theywerewrittenmostlybywomen.

2.DickensiscomparedwiththeMonaLisainthetexttostress________.

A.hisreputationinFrance

B.hisinterestinmodernart

C.hissuccessinpublication

D.hisimportanceinliterature

3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Torememberagreatwriter.

B.TointroduceanEnglishnovel.

C.Toencouragestudiesonculture.

D.TopromotevaluesoftheVictorianage.

2、   DanielHernandezalwayswantedtohelppeople.Beforehe’devengraduatedfromhighschool,hetrainedtobeacertifiednursingassistantandvolunteeredatanursinghome.Hethendecidedtoworkinpublicservice.InhisjunioryearattheUniversityofArizona,hemajoredinpoliticalscienceandbeganvolunteeringinpoliticalactivities.

   OneofhisheroeswasGabrielleGiffords.Whenpickedforaninternship（实习期）withher,hegladlygaveupapart-timesalesjob.Soeagerwashethathestartedworkfourdaysearly.OnSaturdaymorning,January8,hearrivedatLaToscanaVillagemarketnorthofTucsonandbegansettinguptablesinfrontofaSafewaystorewhere30orsopeopleweregatheringtomeetGiffords.

   At10:

10a.m.,Hernandezheardloudsounds.“Gun!

”someoneshouted.Heheardpeoplescreaming,sawthemfallingtotheground.Hernandezwasstanding30feetawayfromGiffordswhenshefelldown.Inseconds,hewasatherside.Everywherearoundhimwaschaos,butHernandezwilledhimselftoremaincalm.

   Giffordswaslyingonthesidewalk;bloodwasstreamingdownherfacefromabulletwoundonherhead.Gently,Hernandezliftedherintoasittingpositionagainsthisshoulder.Then,withhishand,heappliedpressuretothewoundonherforeheadtopreventtheflowofblood.Hecalmedherandtoldherallwouldbewell.

   Minuteslater,ambulancesarrivedonthescene.StillHernandezstayedwithGiffords,holdingherhandandtalking.“Ijustmadesuresheknewshewasn’talone,”hesays.“WhenItoldherI'dcontactherhusbandMark,shesqueezedmyhandhard.”

   Nineteenpeoplefellvictimtoacrazymanthatday.Giffords,thoughwounded,survivedinnosmallpartbecauseofHernandez’squickactions.Hernandezdidaheroicthing.Thoughhedoesn'tthinkso,thepeopleofTucsonandthenationaregratefulthatDanielHernandezwasthereatthatkeymoment,fourdaysearlierthanhewassupposedtobe.

1.WheredidDanielHernandezevervolunteerbeforetheaccident?

A.AttheUniversityofArizona.

B.Atastoreforaproduct.

C.Atanursinghome.

D.Athishighschool.

2.WhydidHernandezstaywithGabrielleGiffordsassoonaspossible?

A.GabrielleGiffordswashishero.

B.Heworkedasasecurityguards.

C.HeknewGabrielleGiffordswasindanger.

D.Heknewhowtotreatherwound.

3.Accordingtothelastparagraph,tothepeopleofTucson,GabrielleGiffords______.

A.workedhardattheS