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最新人物传记类中考英语阅读理解
人物传记类中考英语阅读理解
叶邑镇中学九年级英语组姚胜兰
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YoumayneverheardofLadislaoBiro,butyouhavecertainlyheardofthepenheinvented—theballpointpen(圆珠笔),orbiro.BeforeBiroinventedhispen,peoplewrotewithfountainpens.Theinksometimeswentout.Inthe1930s,BirowasamagazineeditorinBudapestinHungary.Henoticedthattheinkswhichthemagazine’sprintersuseddriedveryquickly.Birowonderedifquick—dryinginkscouldbeusedinpens.Hecameupwiththeideaofatube(管子)ofinkwithafree—movingballontheend.Asapersonwrote,theballcollectedinkfromthetubeandrolleditontothepaper.Thepenwouldbecheapandcouldbethrownawaywhentheinkwasusedup.
BirobegantoworkonhisinventionbuthesoonleftEuropeforBuenosAiresinArgentina,acountryinSouthAmerica,becauseoftheSecondWorldWar.BiroandhisbrotherGeorge,whowasachemist,begantoimprovethepen.Intheearly1940s,Birobegantoproducehisnewpen,thebiro.In1944,hesoldhisinventiontoanothercompany,whichbegantoproducethepenforBritainandAmerica.
Birowaspleasedthathispenwaspopular,buthedidnotgetmuchfromhisinvention.ThebirowaslatersoldtotheFrenchcompany,Bic,whichnowsellstwelvemillionpensaday.Birosankintoobscurityin SouthAmerica.Hisname,however,hasbecomefamousaroundtheworld.
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()46.Biroisthenameof____________.
A.achemist B.afountainpen
C.acompany D.aballpointpen
()47.Accordingtothepassage,Biro’snewpenwasfirstproducedin_____________.
A.Hungary B.France C.Argentina D.BritainandAmerica
()48.WhichofthefollowingcanbefilledintheboxtoshowhowBiroinventedhisnewpen?
cameupwithanidea→workedonhisinvention→?
→producedhispen
A.improvedhispen B.soldhisinvention
C.workedasaneditor D.leftforSouthAmerica
()49.Theunderlinedpart“sankintoobscurity”istheclosestinmeaningto“__________”.
A.wasverypopular B.lostalotofmoney
C.lostinterestinbusiness D.wasunknowntomanypeople
()50.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutBiro?
A.Hewasapopularwriter.B.Hewasanimportantinventor.
C.Hewasafamousmagazineeditor.D.Hewasasuccessfulbusinessman.
参考答案46—50DCADB
B
ZhengHe,theColumbusoftheEast,wasaMingdynastyexplorerwhomtheChinesepeopleareproudof.
Hewasbornin1371and,11yearslater,wascaughtbythearmyofarichyoungmancalledZhuDiandmadetoworkforhim.OvertimetherichmansawthatZhengHewasverycleverandstrongandtheybecameclosefriends.In1403ZhuDiwasmadetheKingofChinaandheaskedZhengHetojoinhisnewgovernment.
TheKingwantedtolearnmoreabouttheworldandshowothercountrieshispower.HeorderedmanynewshipstobebuiltandmadeZhengHetheirleader.Between1405and1433,ZhengHeledsevenseatripstodifferentpartsoftheworld.HecertainlytraveledtoIndia,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.AfewpeoplethinkhisshipsmayhaveevenreachedSouthAmericaandAustralia.
Eachtriplastedbetweentwoandfouryearsanditisbelievedhesailedmorethan
50000kmduringtheyearsofhistravels.With28000menandover300ships,suchasboatsforfood,waterandevensoldiers'horses,ZhengHeledafleet(舰队)whosesizewouldnotbeequaledbyEuropeansforover500years!
OnthesetripshebroughtwithhimmanyChinesegoodslikesilkandmedicinetogivetoforeignkingsortosellforlocalgoods.Hereturnedfromeachtripwithboatsfilledwithexpensivethingssuchasgoldandjewellery,foreignguestsandstrangeanimalslikeagiraffe.
ItisapitythatwemayneverlearneverythingaboutZhengHe'stravels.Afterhediedin1433,thenewking,whobelievedthesetripswereunluckyandtooexpensive,hadthemstoppedandheburnedalmostallthebooksaboutZhengHe’stravels.Itisonlyinthelast50yearsthathistorianshavebeguntocarefullystudytheadventuresofthegreatZhengHe.
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()46.WhydidtheChineseKingwantZhengHetosailtomanydifferentcountries?
A.TobringnewcountriesunderthecontrolofChina.
B.ToshowtheworldhowstrongtheKingwas.
C.Toreceivegiftsfromthekingsofothercountries.
D.Todiscoverunusualanimals.
()47.WhatdoweknowaboutZhengHefromthepassage?
A.Hesailedtoallsevencontinents.B.Eachofhistripslastedoneyear.
C.Hediedattheageof62.D.Hewasasuccessfulbusinessman.
()48.WhichofthefollowingdidZhengHeNOTbringwithhimfromChina?
A.Gold.B.Medicine.C.Animals.D.Silk.
()49.WhathappenedafterZhengHedied?
A.Hewasforgottenforever.
B.Hisshipswereallburned.
C.Thenewkingwroteabookabouthim.
D.Seatripstoothercountrieswerestopped.
()50.Inwhatorderdidthefollowinghappen?
a.ZhuDibecametheKing.
b.ZhengHewascaughtbysoldiers.
c.ThebooksaboutZhengHewereallburned.
d.ForeignerswerebroughttoChina.
e.ZhengHevisitedIndia.
f.Newshipswerebuilt.
A.e,b,a,f,d,cB.b,a,e,d,c,fC.f,a,b,d,c,eD.b,a,f,e,d,c
参考答案46—50BCADD
C
StephenHawkingwasborninOxford,EnglandonJanuary8th,1942.HewenttoschoolinasmallcitynearLondon.Althoughhedidwell,hewasnevertopofhisclass.Afterleavingschool,HewentfirsttoOxfordUniversitytostudyphysic,thenhewenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology.Ashehimselfadmits,hedidn’tworkhard.Hewasaverylazystudent,anddidverylittlework.However,hestillgotgoodmarks.
Itwasattheageof20thatHawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Hestartedtobump(撞)intothings.WhenhevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastime,hismotherwassoworriedthatshemadehimseeadoctor.Hawkingwassenttohospitalfortests.Finally,theresultcameback.Hehadmotorneurondisease,anincurableillnesswhichwouldmakehimunabletospeak,breatheormovewithoutthehelpofamachine.Doctorssaidtheyhadnowaytohelphim.Hewoulddiebeforehewas23.
Atfirst,Hawkingbecameverydepressed.Afterawhile,hebegantoseehislifeinadifferentway.Ashelaterwrote,“Beforemyillnesswasdiagnosed(诊断),Ihadbeenveryboredwithlife.Therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButafterIcameoutofhospital,IsuddenlyrealizedthattherewerealotofworthwhilethingIcoulddo.”Hawkingmarried,foundajobatCambridgeUniversity,Andhadthreechildren.Healsowentontodosomeofthemostimportantscientificresearch.
Today,HawkingstillworksatCambridgeUniversityasaprofessor.Hestronglybelievesthathisstoryshowsthatnobody,howeverbadtheirsituationis,shouldlosehope.“Lifeisnotfair.”Heoncesaid,“Youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation.”
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()46.WhendidHawkingfirstnoticesomethingwaswrongwithhim?
A.Hewassenttohospitalfortests.B.Hismothermadehimseeadoctor.
C.Hewastwenty.D.HevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastimeoneyear.
()47.Whatdoestheword"incurable"meaninthe2ndpassage?
A.可以治愈的B.难以确诊的C.常见的D.无法治愈的
()48.WhatdoweknowaboutHawkingfromthepassage?
A.Heislazy.B.Hecanwalkverywellnow.
C.Hedoesn'tgiveuphope.D.Heloveshisfamilyverymuch.
()49.Inwhatorderdidthefollowinghappeninthetext?
a.Hemarried.b.Somethingwaswrongwithhim.
c.Hebecamesad.d.Heworksattheuniversity.
e.Hewassenttohospitalfortests.f.Hehadanincurableillness.
A.d-a-c-f-b-eB.b-e-c-f-d-aC.e-d-c-f-a-bD.b-e-f-c-a-d
()50.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Lifeisnotfair.B.ProfessorStephenHawking.
C.Alazyboy.D.MotorNeuronDisease.
参考答案46—50CDCDB
D
DoctorSeusswasbornin1904.Bythemiddle1950s,hehadbecomeoneofthebest-lovedandmostsuccessfulchildren'sbookwritersintheworld.Hisbooksareverypopularwithyoungreaders.Theyenjoytheinventedwordsandthepicturesofunusualfunnyanimalsandplants.
In1954,lifemagazinepublishedareportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren'sbookswerenotinteresting.DoctorSeussstronglyhopedtohelpchildrenanddecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.Heusedwordswiththesameendingsound,likefishandwish.Hedidnotreceivetraininginart.Yet,hedrewthepicturesformostofhisbooks.
In1957,Dr.SeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan230wordstowritethebookandevenasix-year-oldshouldbeabletoreadit.Itwasafunstoryandeasytoread.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.ThesuccessofTheCatintheHatmadehimwanttowritemorebooksforchildren.In1960,hewroteabookusinglessthanfiftywords.ThebookiscalledGreenEggsandHam.
In1984,DoctorSeusswonaPulitzerPrize(普利策奖).HewashonoredfortheeducationandenjoymenthisbooksprovidedAmericanchildrenandtheirparents.
Hediedattheageof87,buthisinfluenceremains.Millionsofhisbookshavebeensoldworldwide.PeoplesayhisbookshelpedchangethewayAmericanchildrenlearnedtoread.Yet,hisbooksarelovedbypeopleofallages.DoctorSeussoncesaid,"Idonotwriteforchildren.Iwriteforpeople.
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()46.DoctorSeusslearnedfromthemagazinethat____________________.
A.awriterforchildrenwaswantedB.manychildren'sbookswereinteresting
C.childrenwantedtolearntoreadD.someschoolchildrencouldnotread
()47.Peo