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届高考英语考前专题提升训练人物传记故事类阅读

1.（2014届江西省九所重点中学高三下学期3月联合考试英语试卷）

Myfatherwasaforemanofasugar-caneplantationinRioPiedras,PuertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanox,guidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1aday,Iworkedeighthoursstraight,withnofoodbreaks.

Itwasverytediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.Becausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsince.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.Moreimportantly,Iearnedmypay,itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.

Iwasonlysixyearsold,butIwasdoingaman’sjob.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymother,father,twobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem（自尊心）,oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncouldhave.

WhenIwasseven,Igotworkatagolfcoursenearourhouse.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylanded,sothegolferscouldfindthem.Losingaballmeantyouwerefired,soInevermissedone.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicycle.

ThemoreIdreamed,themoreIthought.Whynot?

Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimb（番石榴树枝）andapieceofpipe.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensity.Ilearnedworkinginthefield---exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclub,notoxenwithabroomstick.

43．Thewriter’sfirstjobwas___________.

A.tostanddownthefairwayatthegolfcourse

B.towatchoverthesugar-caneplantation

C.todrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefields

D.tospottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthem

44．Theunderlinedword“tedious”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans___________.

A.difficultB.boringC.interestingD.unusual

45．Thewriterlearnedthat________fromhisfirstjob.

A.heshouldworkforthosewhohelikedmost

B.heshouldworklongerthanwhathewasexpected

C.heshouldneverfailtosayhellotohisowner

D.heshouldshowrespectandfaithtothepeopleheworkedfor

46．________gavethewriterself-esteem.

A.Havingafamilyofeightpeople

B.Owninghisowngolfcourse

C.Bringingmoneybackhometohelpthefamily

D.Helpinghisfatherwiththeworkontheplantation

47．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hewantedtobeasuccessfulgolfer.

B.Hewantedtorunagolfcoursenearhishouse.

C.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobhegotonaplantation.

D.Hewantedtomakemoneybyguidingoxenwithabroomstick.

2.（2014届广东省揭阳市高三3月第一次模拟英语试卷）

OneyearourfamilydecidedtohaveaspecialcelebrationofMother’sDay,asatokenofappreciationsforallthesacrificesthatMotherhadmadeforus.Afterbreakfastwehadarranged,asasurprise,tohireacarandtakeherforabeautifuldriveinthecountry.Motherwasrarelyabletohaveatreatlikethat,becauseshewasbusyinthehousenearlyallthetime.

Butontheverymorningoftheday,wechangedtheplanalittle,becauseitoccurredtoFatherthatitwouldbeevenbettertotakeMotherfishing.Asthecarwashiredandpaidfor,wemightaswelluseittodriveupintothehillswherethestreamsare.AsFathersaid,ifyoujustgodrivingwithoutobject,youhaveasenseofaimlessness,butifyouaregoingtofishthereisadefinitepurposethatheightenstheenjoyment.

SoweallfeltitwouldbenicerforMothertohaveadefinitepurpose.Fatherhadjustgotafishingrodthedaybefore,whichhesaidmothercoulduseifshewantedto.OnlyMothersaidshewouldmuchratherwatchhimfishthantrytofishherself.

Sowegothertomakeupasandwichlunchincasewegothungry,thoughweweretocomehomeagaintoabigfestivedinner.

Well,whenthecarcametothedoor,itturnedoutthattherewasnotasmuchspaceinitaswehadsupposed.Itwasplainthatwecouldn’tallgetin.

Fathersaidthathecouldjuststayhomeandputinthetimeworkinginthegarden.Hesaidthattherewasalotofroughdirtyworkthathecoulddo,likediggingatrenchforthegarbage,whichwouldsavehiringaman,andsohesaidthathe’dstayhome;hesaidthatwewerenottoletthefactthathehadnothadarealholidayforthreeyearsstandinourway.Hewantedustogorightaheadandnottomindhim.

ButofcourseweallfeltthatitwouldneverdotoletFatherstayhome,especiallyasweknewhewouldmaketroubleifhedid.Thetwogirls,AnneandMary,wouldhavestayedandhelpedthemaidgetdinner,onlyitseemedsuchapity,forthetwogirlswereeagertoshowtheirnewhatsonalovelydaylikethis.ButtheysaidthatMotherhadonlytosaythewordandthey’dgladlystayhomeandwork.WillandIwouldhavedroppedout,butunfortunatelywewouldn’thavebeenanyuseinpreparingthedinner.

48．Theauthor’sfamilydecidedtocelebrateMother’sDayspeciallyto_______.

A.showlovefortheirmother

B.showgratitudetotheirmother

C.showrespectfortheirmother

D.tomakeupforapreviousappointment

49．AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthattheplanwaschangedbecause________.

A.Fatherproposedtogofishingout

B.wethoughtthatdrivingoutisboring

C.wefailedtohireacartogoout

D.thecarwasnotbigenough

50．Whatproblemdidwefindwhenthecararrived?

A.Thecarwastoooldtodriveonmountainroads.

B.Thecarwaslargerthanweexpected.

C.Thecarwastoosmalltoaccommodateusall.

D.Thecarwastooplainlooking.

51．Whydidn’ttheauthordropoutoftheactivity?

A.Becausehissistersdidn’tjoinin.

B.Becauseheneededtohavedinner.

C.Becausehecouldn’tcookthedinner.

D.Becausehehadn’thadarealholidayforthreeyears.

52．Whichofthefollowingproverbsdescribesthetextbest?

A.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.

B.Changesalwaysgobeyondplans.

C.Betterlatethannever.

D.Onceonshore,onepraysnomore.

3.（2014届福建省龙岩市高三毕业班教学质量检查英语试卷）

ItwasthelastdayofJulyandthelonghotsummerwasdrawingtoacloseAsforme．1wasoutofspirits，and，ifthetruthmustbetold,outofmoneyaswell，DuringthepastyearIhadnotmanagedmyfinancesascarefullyasusual；and1wasnowlimitedtospendingtheautumneconomicallybetweenmymother’scottageatHampsteadandmyownintown.

Myfatherhadbeendeadforsomeyears，andmysisterand1werethesolesurvivorsofafamilyoffivechildren.Myfatherwasadrawing-masterbeforemeHehadbeenhighlysuccessfulinhisprofessionandmymotherandsisterwerelefteconomicallyindependentafterhisdeath.

TheviewofLondonbelowmehadsunkintotheblackshadowofthecloudynight,whenIstoodbeforethegateofmymother’scottageIhadhardlyrungthebell．Whenthehousedoorwasopenedviolently．MyworthyItalianfriend，ProfessorPesca，appearedintheservant’splace，andrushedoutjoyouslytoreceiveme．

Ihadfirstbecomeacquainted（熟悉）withmyItalianfriendatcertaingreathouses，wherehetaughtItalianandItaughtdrawingWhatIthenknewofthehistoryofhislifewasthathehadleftItalyforpoliticalreasonsandthathehadbeenrespectablyestablishedformanyyearsinLondonasateacheroflanguagesItoncehappenedthatIsavedhimfromcertaindeathbydrowningwhilewe

wereswimmingintheseaatBrightonAfterwardsheoverwhelmed（淹没）mewiththewildestexpressionsofaffectionandexclaimedpassionately,thathewouldholdhislifeatmydisposalfromthenon,anddeclaredthatheshouldneverbehappyagainuntilhehadhadtheopportunityofprovinghisgratitude．LittledidIthinkthattheoccasiontoservemewassoontocome．

Pescadraggedmeinbybothhandsintotheparlor,wheremymothersatbytheopenwindow,laughingandfanningherself．Pescawasoneofherespecialfavorites，andhiswildeststrangeactswerealwayspardonableinhereyes．

“Now,mygooddears．”beganPesca．“listentomeThetimehascomeIrecitemygoodnews．Ispeakatlast…'Hear,hear!

”saidmymother,humoringthejoke“Igobackintomylife，andIaddressmyselftothenoblestofmen，whofoundmedeadatthebottomofthesea，andwhopulledmeuptothetop.WhatdidIsaywhenlgotintomyownlifeandmyownclothesagain?

Isaidthatmylifebelongedtomydearfriend，Walter,fortherestofmydaysNow,”criedtheenthusiasticlittlemallatthetopofhisvoice．“happinessburstsoutofmeateveryporeofmyskin．ForIhavefoundajobforyou”

53．Thefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassageserveasanintroductionto——

A.thefinancialsituationthewriterthenfaced

B.theseasonthatthestorywassetin

C.thefamilymembersofthewriter

D.thesuccessfulprofessionofthewriter’sfather

54．Theunderlinedword‘‘sole’’inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans‘‘”

A．mainB.onlyC.luckyD.possible

55．ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatPesca

A.usedtobeapolitician

B.wasasuccessfuldrawing-master

C.wasquiteclosetothemother

D.wantedtogivethewritersomemoneyinreturn

56．Accordingtothelastparagraph，Pescawasmorethanhappybecause

A.hewentbackintohislife

B.hemethisdearfriendagain

C.hisfriendeversavedhislife

D.hehaddonesomethinggoodforhisfriend

4.（2014届浙江省“六市六校”联盟高考模拟考试英语试卷）

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