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北京市密云区高考英语阅读理解系列训练23

密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练（23）及答案

人物传记类---[201*·四川卷]

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,I_was_treading_water,_justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igetajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart－there’sadarkperiodinbetweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

TheImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal－thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）．

49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

A．Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.

B．Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.

C．Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.

D．Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.

50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.

A．tofinishthewritingcourse

B．torealizeherowndream

C．tosatisfyreaders’wish

D．toearnmoremoney

51.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?

A．Disturbed.B．Ashamed.

C．Confident.D．Uncertain.

52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?

A．Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.

B．Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.

C．Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.

D．Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

【要点综述】文章讲述了作者从英语文学专业毕业之后，不知道自己想要做什么，几经周折，最终幸运地找到了自己喜爱的职业。

49.C　推理判断题。

根据前后文“butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo”“justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,…thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajob…”可知作者不知道自己想要做什么，什么工作适合自己。

故选C。

50.B　细节理解题。

根据第二段话“…Idecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.”可知作者决定写小说的目的只是满足自己内心深处的愿望，实现自己的梦想。

故答案为B。

51.D　推理判断题。

根据文章第三段话“Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart”“Myconfidencedived”“Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.”及本段叙述了作者回答别人问题时提到“…I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”可知，此时作者的感觉应该是还不能完全确定是否还要继续写小说。

故答案选D。

52.A　推理判断题。

本段作者表达刚刚开始时“there’snoendinsight”到后来的“anunbelievablestrokeofluck”“tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）”，想告诉读者，坚持自己的目标是值得的。

B项“刻苦努力是成功之路”，不符合文章意思。

C、D项停留于文章表面意思。

故答案为A。

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ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCross’scampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheWorldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines.“Iknewthestatistics,”shesaid.“Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;likeWhenImetSandra,a13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherleg,andpeoplelikeher.”

　　ThePrincessconcluded,withasimplemessage:

“Wemuststoplandmines”.Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.

　　But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.Angrypoliticianslaunchedan,attackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedheras“veryill-informed”anda“loosecannon（乱放炮的人）.”

　　ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidethecriticisms:

“Thisisadistraction（干扰）wedonotneed.AllI’mtryingtodoishelp.”

　　Oppositionparties,themediaandthePublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.Tomakemattersworseforthegovernment,itsoonemergedthatthePrincess’striphadbeenapprovedbytheForeignOffice,andthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment’spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasasevereembarrassmentforthegovernment.

　　Totryandlimitthedamage,theForeignSecretary,MalcolmRifkind,claimedthatthePrincess’sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromgovernmentpolicy,andthatitwas“workingtowards”aworldwideban.TheDefenseSecretary,MichaelPortillo,claimedthematterwas“amisinterpretationormisunderstanding.”

　　ForthePrincess,thetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancause.ShesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenhertheChancetogetclosertopeopleandtheirproblems.

17.PrincessDianapaidavisittoAngolain1997________.

　A.tovoicehersupportforatotalbanoflandmines

　B.toclarifytheBritishgovernment’sstandonlandmines

　C.toinvestigatethesufferingsoflandminevictimsthere

　D.toestablishherimageasafriendoflandminevictims

18.WhatdidDianameanwhenshesaid“...puttingafacetothosefigures

broughttherealityhometome”（Line5,Para.1）?

　A.Shejustcouldn’tbeartomeetthelandminevictimsfacetoface.

　B.TheactualsituationinAngolamadeherfeellikegoingbackhome.

　C.Meetingthelandminevictimsinpersonmadeherbelievethestatistics.

　D.Seeingthepainofthevictimsmadeherrealizetheseriousnessofthesituation.

19.WhatdidPrincessDianathinkofhervisittoAngola?

　A.IthadcausedembarrassmenttotheBritishgovernment.

　B.Ithadbroughtherclosertotheordinarypeople.

　C.Ithadgreatlypromotedherpopularity.

　D.IthadaffectedherrelationswiththeBritishgovernment.

20.HowdidDianarespondtothecriticisms?

　A.Shepaidnoattentiontothem.

B.ShemademoreappearancesonTV.

　C.Shemetthe13-year-oldgirlasplanned.

D.Sherosetoarguewithheropponents.

参考答案ADBA

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阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

AwomanfromJapanwastellingafriendabouthertriptotheUnitedStates.ThewomanhadvisitedmajorbusinessesandinvestmentcompaniesinNewYorkCityandChicago.

“IstudiedEnglishbeforeIlefthome,”shesaid.“ButIstillwasnotsurethatpeoplewerespeakingEnglish.”

Herproblemiseasytounderstand.Americansinbusinessarelikepeoplewhoareinbusinessanywhere.Theyhavealanguageoftheirown.Someofthewordsandexpressionsdealwiththespecialareasoftheirwork.Otherexpressionsareborrowedfromdifferentkindsofworksuchasthetheaterandmovieindustry.

Onesuchsayingis“getyouracttogether”.

Whenthingsgowronginabusiness,anemployermaygetangry.Hemayshout,“Stopmakingmistakes.Getyouracttogether.

Or,iftheemployeriscalmer,hemaysay,“Letusgetouracttogether.”Eitherway,themeaningisthesame.Gettingyouracttogetherisgettingorganized.Inbusiness,itusuallymeanstodevelopacalmandorderlyplanofaction.

Itisdifficulttotellexactlywherethesayingbegan.But,itisprobablethatitwasinthetheaterormovieindustry.Perhapsoneoftheactorswasnervousandmadealotofmistakes.Thedirectormayhavesaid,“Calmdown,now.Getyouracttogether.”

WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheexpressionwascommonbythelate1970s.MisterRogerssaystheManchesterGuardiannewspaperuseditin1978.ThenewspapersaidareformpolicyrequiredthattheBritishgovernmentgetitsacttogether.

Now,thisexpressionisheardoftenwhenofficialsofacompanymeet.Onecompanyevencalleditsyearlyreport,“GettingOurActTogether.”

TheJapanesevisitorwasconfusedbyanotherexpressionusedbyAmericanbusinesspeople.Itis“cuttothechase”.

Sheheardthatexpressionwhensheattendedanimportantmeetingofonecompany.Oneofficialwasgivingaverylongreport.Itwasnotveryinteresting.Infact,somepeopleatthemeetingwerefallingasleep.

Finally,thepresidentofthecompanysaid,“Cuttothechase.”

Cuttothechasemeanstostopspendingsomuchtimeondetailsorunimportantmaterial.Hurryandgettothegoodpart

Naturally,thissayingwasstartedbypeoplewhomakemovies.HollywoodmovieproducersbelievethatmostAmericanswanttoseeactionmovies.Manyoftheirmoviesshowscenesinwhichtheactorschaseeachotherincars,orinairplanesoronfoot。

Cutisthedirector’swordforstop.Thedirectormeanstostopfilming,leaveoutsomematerial,andgettothechasescenenow.

So,ifyouremployertellsyoutocuttothechase,besuretogettothemainpointofyourstoryquickly.

1.AfterthewomanvisitedtheUnitedStatesshemightfeelthat__________.

A.it’sdifficulttomakemoneyB.It’seasytomasterEnglish

C.herEnglishwaspoorD.peoplethereweren’tveryfriendly

2.Inwhichsituationcouldthewords“getyouracttogether”beused?

A.Visitorsmakeatiresomeandunpleasanttriptosomeplace.

B.Playersperformbadlyinam