人物传记类中考英语阅读理解.docx

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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

A

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.childrenwantedtolearntore