高三英语阅读理解人物故事专题训练答案.docx

1、高三英语阅读理解人物故事专题训练答案高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)专题训练答案一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1阅读理解 The great-grandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of 91. She hopes to use the language at next years Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volun

2、teer for Tokyos 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, Engl

3、ish was banned because it was the enemy language. Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, Its not too late. We will teach you one word a day . Natsuko is Takamizawas granddaughter and main En

4、glish teacher. Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmothers phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you? Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase

5、 she has learned. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy. I can clearly see her English is getting better. Its my joy now. The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is

6、 not the first language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations welcome English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. With around 500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family

7、is ready to welcome the world to Tokyo.（1）Why couldnt Takamizawa learn English when she was young? A.Because English was useless.B.Because she was too young to learn English.C.Because English was forbidden to learn.D.Because she was unwilling to learn English.（2）What can we know from the third parag

8、raph? A.Takamizawa gets strong support from her family.B.Takamizawas grandchildren love her a lot.C.Natsuko is Takamizawas granddaughter and only English teacher.D.Natsuko teaches Takamizawa English mainly by talking with her.（3）What does the underlined phrase This situation in Paragraph 4 refer to?

9、 A.English is not the first language in Japan.B.The level of English spoken in Japan is relatively low.C.Younger generations in Japan welcome English.D.Japanese people become open to the rest of the world.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.Where there is a will, there is a way.B.It is never

10、too late to learn.C.The early bird catches the worm.D.Two heads are better than one.【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“But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that sh

11、e was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy language.”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”Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I ta

12、lked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, Its not too late. We will teach you one word a day ”.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“Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language.” 在英语不是第一语言的国家中，日本排名第49位。可知“This situation”指的是在日本人的英语水平相对较低，故选B。

13、 （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 For most of her life, Suanne Laqueurs passion for storytelling was shown on the dance floor. Although Laqueur began writing

14、at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mothers dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take over the studio, she realized

15、 she had no interest in taking on the business side of her art: Owning a studio is a lot of workfinancially, logistically. I love the teaching, the choreographing(编舞), the staging, but I didnt want to own it. Yet Laqueurs disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a self-published aut

16、hor. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Self-publishing as a way of sharing her first completed novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passiontelling stories through writingmade the business of the art worthwhile, and owning that business mean

17、t she could direct her writing career however she chose. Starting with her second self-published novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has self-published six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratin

18、gs and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writers Digest Self-Published Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize. You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think self-publishing allows that freedom, s

19、he says. If you work with traditional publishing, its more about whats marketable, There are trade-offs, which everyone will tell you, but by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and Im cool with that.（1）From Paragraph 2, we can learn that Laqueur _. A.was a part-

20、time writer when she was youngB.didnt like teaching dancing in factC.wanted to own a publishing houseD.was interested in running her mothers studio（2）What made Laqueur change her attitude to business? A.Her mothers persuasion.B.The desire to make money.C.Self-publishing her novels.D.Her own passion

21、toward art.（3）Which of the following can best replace the phrase stole the show in Paragraph 4? A.became a failure.B.was shown to people.C.got all the attention.D.was accidentally stolen.（4）What can be inferred from what Laqueurs said? A.Self-publishing will replace traditional publishing.B.She will

22、 never use traditional publishing.C.Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.D.She enjoys the way of self-publishing.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，苏安妮拉克尔大半生教舞蹈，设计舞蹈，在舞台表演，以舞蹈的形式讲述故事。后来，成为一名自主出版的作家，自费出版了自己的小说。2016年，她的小说云雀的狂欢在第25届作家文摘(Writer s Digest)自出版图书奖上大出风头。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Al

23、though Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mothers dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson,”可知，跳舞始终是Laqueur的中心。她在阿尔弗雷德大学主修舞蹈和戏剧，并在她母亲的舞蹈工作室任教多年。可知，Laqueur是一个兼职作家。故选A。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Yet Laqueurs d

24、isinterest in running the studio changed when she became a self-published author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Self-publishing as a way of sharing her first completed novel with friends and family.”可知，当她成为一名自主出版 的作家，想出版自己的小说时，改变了她对商业的态度。故选C。 （3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“Her 2016 novel An Exaltati

25、on of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writers Digest Self-Published Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.”可知“第25届年度作家文摘出版图书颁奖上，2300多篇作品获得了大奖”。可知，这是大出风头，吸引了所有人的关注，故选C。 （4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段Laqueur所言“There are trade-offs, which everyone will tell you, but by self-publ

26、ishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and Im cool with that.”可知，她认为自主出版的方式让她能出版自己的书，自己要写的故事。她对此很满意。分析选项可知D项符合题意，故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 Russ Gremel, now 98 years old, decided it was time to donate $2 million to the I

27、llinois Audubon Society, a charity to purchase nearly 400 acres of land for wildlife protection. Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently. A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the sam

28、e Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the money wasnt mine to begin with and that he always intended to give it away. The Gremel Wildlife shelter was founded on June 4. Illinois Audubon Society presiden

29、t Jim Herkert said Gremels donation was extremely generous. Its allowing us to protect a really valuable and important possession and realize one of Gremels wishes that we could find a place where people could come out and experience nature the way he did as a kid, Herkert told TODAY. After doing al

30、l this, this past weekend, Gremel adopted an old Chihuahua（吉娃娃犬）. Winnie the dog was picked up as a homeless dog several months ago. She suffered from a kind of cancer, which was treatedand all she needed was a loving home, which Colleen Collins, the founder of Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency, was d

31、etermined to find. Gremel had lost his own beloved Chihuahua earlier this year. When he reached out to Collins about Winnie, she felt this could be a good match. That feeling grew when she brought Winnie to his house for a meet and greet, and Winnie was introduced not only to Gremel but also some of his friends and neighbors. One had brought over a lot of fresh strawberries; all said theyd be there to help out in any way needed.（1）Patrick Falso is mentioned in the