Day 2 阅读理解2记叙文.docx

1、Day 2 阅读理解2记叙文Day 2阅读理解(2)(记叙文)Passage 1Bryan Forbes, who was born in London on 22 July 1926, made his first screen acting appearance in 1918. He landed supporting parts in several outstanding British films, including An Inspector Calls(1954) and The Colditz Story(1955), but it was not long before s

2、creenwriting and directing attracted him behind the camera. Together with Richard Attenborough, he set up Beaver Films in 1959. Its first film, The Angry Silence(1960), was written by Forbes and Attenborough played the lead role. His directing career began in 1961 with Whistle down the Wind, featuri

3、ng child star Hayley Mills. Forbes directed many more films in the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 he took over as head of production and managing director of EMIMGM Elstree, and the studio achieved outstanding successes. But it was a torrid time for the company. Troubled constantly by financial diff

4、iculties and staffing issues, Forbes quitted in 1971. He then directed The Stepford Wives, based on the novel by Ira Levin, and in 1975 International Velvet, starring Tatum ONeal, in 1978. Forbes, who counted the late Queen Mother among his friends, continued directing, writing and acting throughout

5、 the 1980s and early 1990s. He also found success as an author with a number of novels, the latest of which, The Soldiers Story, was published last year. After Forbes passed away, film critic(批评家) Mark Kermode said, “once I had funboyish pleasure of telling Bryan Forbes how much I loved Stepford Wiv

6、es. He was charming and modest. A great loss.”1.Having played several supporting roles, Forbes began to _. A.work as a cameramanB.make a lead actorC.build his own company aloneD.write and direct films2.Which of the following is the first film directed by Forbes?A.An Inspector Calls. B.The Colditz St

7、ory. C.Whistle down the Wind. D.The Angry Silence. 3.The underlined word “torrid” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by _. A.suitable B.toughC.precious D.steady4.Which of the following can be best used to describe Forbes?A.Talented. B.Well-educated. C.Proud. D.Attractive. Passage2文体：记叙文 词数：330 限时：8分钟I r

8、eally love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career. I wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term

9、I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss

10、had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children. One Sunday,

11、I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She pers

12、uaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now Ive got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had k

13、nown earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school. 1.What is the authors present job?A.Working part-time in a college. B.Taking care of children for a family. C.Helping children with their schoolwork. D.Looking after children at a kindergarten. 2.When staying wi

14、th the two girls family, the author _. A.was paid for extra workB.often worked long hoursC.got much help from her bossD.took a day off every other week3.Why did the author leave her first job?A.She found a full-time jobB.She was fed up with children. C.She decided to attend a part-time course. D.She

15、 needed a rest after working extra hours. 4.What has the author learned from her own experiences?A.Less successful students can still have a career. B.Qualifications are necessary for a career. C.Hard work makes an excellent student. D.One must choose the job she likes. Passage3文体：记叙文 词数：344 限时：7分钟“

16、Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easytheyre given after all. Choices can be hard.”Jeff BezosI got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that f

17、ast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont,

18、 and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion. I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant b

19、oss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt al

20、ready have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspect

21、ed I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices. 1.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A.His dream of

22、being an inventor. B.The support of his wife. C.The greatly increasing usage of the Internet. D.Millions of exciting titles. 2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A.The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him. B.He would be very excited if

23、 he tried it out. C.He would be always having a doubt if he didnt try. D.The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him. 3.We can know from the passage that _. A.the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB.the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC.the author might no

24、t regret if he failed the ideaD.the author might go back to his boss if he failed4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Cleverness and KindnessB.The Starting of AmazonC.Following My PassionD.We Are What We Choose答 案 及 解 析Passage 1【语篇导读】本文介绍了英国著名演员、编剧、导演、制片人布赖恩福布斯的生平事迹。1.D

25、 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的 it was not long before screenwriting and directing attracted him behind the camera.可知不久之后福布斯开始转向幕后。根据 Its first film，The Angry Silence(1960)，was written by Forbes可知他开始编剧。根据第三段中的 His directing career began in l961可知他开始做导演。由此可知，他在演了一些配角之后开始尝试做编剧和导演。故选D项。2.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 His dir

26、ecting career began in 1961 with Whistle Down the Wind可知选C项。3.B 【解析】词义猜测题。根据第三段中的 Troubled constantly by financial difficulties and staffing issues可知那段时间他始终受到经济和人事方面的困扰，所以那段时间公司是很困难的。故选 tough。4.A 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，布赖恩福布斯不仅是演员，还是编剧、导演和作家，因此他是很有天赋的。故选A项。文章中没有体现他受到良好教育、骄傲或有魅力。Passage 2【语篇导读】作者上学时成绩并不好

27、，从事的第一份工作是照看小孩，后来经过朋友的介绍，作者参加课程学习，拿到了照顾小孩的资格证书，从而得到了一份全职工作。1.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句 I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten.以及最后一段第一句 Now Ive got a full-time job there.可知作者目前是在幼儿园工作。故选D项。2.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的because I had too many late nights and early m

28、ornings with the children.可知作者每天工作时间都很长，所以很累。故选B项。3.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中的I got on a part-time course.I had to leave my job with the family可知作者参加了一项业余的课程，所以必须要辞去照看小孩的工作。故选C项。4.A 【解析】推理判断题。本文主要谈论了作者学生时代学习不努力，成绩不好，但毕业后通过自己的努力和学习也找到了一份不错的全职工作。从作者的个人经历可知，即使学生时代不是很优秀，但通过努力仍然可以取得成功。故选A项。Passage 3【语篇导读】本文是一篇自

29、传体的人物故事，亚马逊网站创始人杰夫贝佐斯讲述自己创建网站的动机和下定决心开始创业的心路历程，为人们讲述了“我们的选择成就了自己的今天”的道理。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段前两句 I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year.可知，互联网的迅速发展使作者想到了建立网上书店的主意。2.A 【解析】句义猜测题。画线部分意思是“我怀疑我会被根本没有尝试的决定所困扰”，句中的 haunted 意为“困扰”，与A项中的 disturb 相近。故A项正确。3.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的 I didnt think Id regret trying and failing.可知，即使尝试后失败了，他也不会后悔的，与C项意义相近。4.D 【解析】主旨大意题。本文讲述了作者做出放弃当前体面的工作的选择，遵循自己内心的想法(哪怕最后失败了也不会后悔)，并最终实现了梦想的创业历程，从而说明了选择的重要性，即我们的选择成就了自己。