英语阅读理解人物故事练习英语考试外语学习及解析.docx

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英语阅读理解人物故事练习英语考试外语学习及解析

【英语】阅读理解（人物故事）练习_英语考试_外语学习及解析

一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类

1．阅读理解

   Thegreat-grandmotherislearningEnglishwiththehelpofherfamilywhensheisattheageof91.Shehopestousethelanguageatnextyear'sOlympicGamesinTokyo.Takamizawawasoneofthemorethan200,00peoplewhorequestedtovolunteerforTokyo's2020Games.Englishisnotrequiredforservice,butitisausefulskillforvolunteerstohave.

   ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,"Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage."

   Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn."WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,'It'snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday'".NatsukoisTakamizawa'sgranddaughterandmainEnglishteacher.NatsukosendsanewEnglishwordtohergrandmother'sphoneeveryday.TheyalsooftenworktogetherdirectlyonphrasesthatTakamizawawillneedfortheOlympics."WelcometoTokyo,thisistheOlympicstadium,howcanIhelpyou?

"TakamizawaanswerswhenaskedtosayanEnglishphraseshehaslearned.Natsukoexplainsthatshewantedtogivehergrandmothersomethingtoenjoy."IcanclearlyseeherEnglishisgettingbetter.It'smyjoynow."

   TheEFEnglishProficiencyIndexisameasureofthelevelofEnglishspokeninacountry.Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.ThissituationisslowlychangingasyoungergenerationswelcomeEnglish.However,TakamizawabelievesrealchangewillnothappenunlessJapanesepeoplebecomemoreopentotherestoftheworld.Witharound500daystogountilthegamesbegin,thewholeTakamizawafamilyisreadytowelcometheworldtoTokyo.

（1）Whycouldn'tTakamizawalearnEnglishwhenshewasyoung?

A. BecauseEnglishwasuseless.                         

B. BecauseshewastooyoungtolearnEnglish.

C. BecauseEnglishwasforbiddentolearn.      

D. BecauseshewasunwillingtolearnEnglish.

（2）Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?

A. Takamizawagetsstrongsupportfromherfamily.

B. Takamizawa'sgrandchildrenloveheralot.

C. NatsukoisTakamizawa'sgranddaughterandonlyEnglishteacher.

D. NatsukoteachesTakamizawaEnglishmainlybytalkingwithher.

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"Thissituation"inParagraph4referto?

A. EnglishisnotthefirstlanguageinJapan.

B. ThelevelofEnglishspokeninJapanisrelativelylow.

C. YoungergenerationsinJapanwelcomeEnglish.

D. Japanesepeoplebecomeopentotherestoftheworld.

（4）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A. Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.               

B. Itisnevertoolatetolearn.

C. Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.                    

D. Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

【答案】

（1）C

（2）A

（3）B

（4）B

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，日本91岁的奶奶Takamizawa为了做好迎接在东京举行的2020奥运会的志愿工作，在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下开始学习英语。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“ButTakamizawahadnotbeenabletolearnthelanguagewhenshewasyoung.TakamizawasaidthatshewasinhighschoolwhenWorldWarTwostarted.Shesaid,‘Inmysecondyearthere,Englishwasbannedbecauseitwastheenemylanguage.’”可知，是在她高中二年级时第二次世界大战大战爆发了，而英语因为是敌人的语言被禁止了，故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的”Takamizawasaidhergrandchildrenhelpedpersuadeherthatshewasnottoooldtolearn.‘WhenItalkedtomygrandchildrenaboutmywish,theysaid,‘It'snottoolate.Wewillteachyouonewordaday'”.可知她的孙辈说服并且帮助她学习英语，因此推断她从家人那里得到很大的支持。

故选A。

（3）考查词义猜测。

根据第四段中的“Japanranks49thamongcountrieswhereEnglishisnotthefirstlanguage.”在英语不是第一语言的国家中，日本排名第49位。

可知“Thissituation”指的是在日本人的英语水平相对较低，故选B。

（4）考查主旨大意。

文章主要介绍了日本91岁的奶奶Takamizawa在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下学习英语，从她身上体现了“活到老，学到老”的精神，故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

   ThreemonthsafterHurricaneKatrinain2005,RebeccaSell,then24,aphotojournalistforFredericksburgphotographedaNewOrleanscoupleworriedlyexaminingwater-spottedphotoalbums.Asshetookthephoto,somethingwithinherclicked."ItoldthemIcouldtaketheruinedpictures,copythemandgivethemdigitallyrestored（修复）photos,"sherecalls.Althoughabitsceptical,thecoupleagreed.Rebeccatooktheirphotoshome,restoredthemandtookthemtothecoupleattheirtemporaryhome."Itfeltsogoodtobeabletodothatforthem,"saysRebecca.

   Whenhereditor,DaveEllis,sawthephotoofthecouple,hesuggestedtheygobackandrestoredamagedphotosforevenmorepeople.SoinJanuary2006,withpaidtimeofffromthepaper,thetwosetupshopinPassChristian.Afterpostinganoticeinthecommunitynewsletter,RebeccaandDavereceived500photosinfourdays.Foreach,thepairtookanewdigitalpicture,thenusedhigh-techsoftwaretoerasewaterspotsandrestorecolors.ItjustsohappenedthatapopularwebsitelinkedtoDave'sblogabouttheexperience,andsoonOperationPhotoRescue,asitcametobeknown,hademailsfromhundredsofvolunteers,includingphotographersandrestorationexperts,eagertohelp.

   Thoughdigitalrestorationisapainstakingprocess,mendingirreplaceablefamilypicturesmeanstheworldtovictimslikeEmilyLancaster,71,whotookoutpilesofruinedphotoalbumsafterKatrina,neverthinkingthemesscouldbesaved.Butshejustcouldn'tbeartopartwithafewtreasuredpictures,includingaportraitofherfather,whohadpassedaway,andaphotoofherhusbandasaboy.ThensheheardaboutOperationPhotoRescue."Ididn'thaveawholelotofhopetheycouldfixthem,buttheydid,"Emilysays."AlmosteverydayIthinkaboutallthepicturesI'velost.I'msohappytohavethesetwo."

   InthefiveyearssinceKatrina,OperationPhotoRescuehascollectedthousandsofpicturesruinedbyfloods,hurricanesandtornadoes.Volunteersmake"copyruns"todisasterareasacrossthecountrytogatherdamagedphotosfromsurvivors;operatingcostsarecoveredbydonations."It'sgreattobeabletogivepeoplesomeoftheirhistoryback,"saysRebecca."Onepersontoldmethatthankstous,hergrandmothergottoseeherphotosagainbeforeshepassedaway.MomentslikethatremindmewhyIdothis."

（1）WhenRebeccatookthepictureoftheNewOrleanscouple,shedecidedto    .

A. takethemtotheirtemporaryhome               

B. helpwiththeirdamagedphotos

C. setupshopinPassChristian                           

D. coverHurricaneKatrina

（2）FromParagraph2,weknowthatDaveandRebecca    .

A. quittheirjobsin2006                                      B. inspiredvolunteerstojointhem

C. spentfourdaysmendingthephotos             

D. madetheirworkknownintheirnewspaper

（3）HowdidEmilyLancasterfeelwhenshefirstheardaboutOperationPhotoRescue?

A. Excited.                          

B. Hopeless.                          

C. Satisfied.                          

D. Sceptical.

（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A. SurvivingHurricanes                                        B. AnActofGenerosity

C. SavingMemories                                             

D. ALuckyCouple

【答案】

（1）B

（2）B

（3）D

（4）C

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，摄影记者丽贝卡塞尔和编辑戴夫·埃利斯通过照片修复，他们让很多人丢失的记忆得到恢复，同时，也赢得了人们的肯定。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的"ItoldthemIcouldtaketheruinedpictures,copythemandgivethemdigitallyrestored（修复）photos,"可知，摄影记者丽贝卡塞尔会帮助他们修复受损的照片。

故选B。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的”ItjustsohappenedthatapopularwebsitelinkedtoDave'sblogabouttheexperience,andsoonOperationPhotoRescue,asitcametobeknown,hademailsfromhundredsofvolunteers,includingphotographersandrestorationexperts,eagertohelp.“后来被称为"照片救援行动"的网站，收到了数百名志愿者的电子邮件，其中包括摄影师和修复专家，他们都渴望提供帮助，可知，他们的行动鼓舞了其他的志愿者加入。

故选B。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第三段中的"’Ididn'thaveawholelotofhopetheycouldfixthem,buttheydid,‘Emilysays.”艾米丽说:

"能修好它们，我没有抱太大的希望，但他们做到了。

"从而可以推断出，艾米丽最初对能够修复照片是怀疑的。

故选D。

（4）考查主旨大意。

根据最后一段中的"It'sgreattobeabletogivepeoplesomeoftheirhistoryback,"saysRebecca."Onepersontoldmethatthankstous,hergrandmothergottoseeherphotosagainbeforeshepassedaway.MomentslikethatremindmewhyIdothis."可知，通过照片修复，他们让很多人丢失的记忆得到恢复，同时，也赢得了人们的肯定。

故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

   Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealingeggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe"NobelPrize"ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.

   ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016IndianapolisPrize---thehighestaccoladeinthefieldofanimalconservation---forhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesavedanendangeredkestrelfrombecomingthenextGreatAuk.

   Whenthe61-year-oldfirsttravelledtotheeastAfricanislandinthe1970s,hewastoldtoclosedownaprojecttosavetheMauritiuskestrel.Atthetimetherewerejustfourleftinthewild,makingittherarestbirdonEarth.However,hestayed,usingthetechniquesofcaptivebreeding（人工繁殖）,whichinvolvedsnatchingeggsfromthebirds'nestsandhatching（孵化）themunderincubators,promptingthemotherstolayanothersetofeggsinthewild.

   Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtodaytherearearound400inthewild.Thebiologisthasalsobeennecessaryineffortstobringotherrarespeciesbackfromtheedgeofextinction,includingthepinkpigeon,echoparakeetandRodrigueswarbler.

   ProfJoneswasawardedthe$250,000（£172,000）prizeataceremonyinLondon.

"Asayoungmaninmy20s,Icertainlydidn'tenjoythestressandthetensionofthecriticismIreceived,"reflectingonthestartofhiscareer,hesaidtheMaurutiuskestrelprojecthadbe