高三英语阅读理解人物故事试题有答案和解析.docx

1、高三英语阅读理解人物故事试题有答案和解析高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)试题(有答案和解析)一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1阅读理解 On a recent trip to the island of Newfoundland, Canada, my husband asked our talkative cab driver what made him most proud to be from there. Our generosity and hospitality (好客), he replied in a strong local accent. Your car breaks down

2、 in the middle of nowhere, someone will stop to help. People here are kind like that. His answer lingered in my mind during that ride with my husband and teenage kids, as we headed out to explore on the first day of our vacation. Little did I know we were about to experience some of that remarkable

3、Newfoundland kindness for ourselves. We met Alma that same morning at the start of a long hike. Our teenagers hurried ahead, and as we walked behind, admiring the scenery, two women in sunglasses and summer hiking gear stopped. Theyd heard us discussing different routes, then asked if wed like sugge

4、stions. They looked to be in their 40s, and were both enthusiastic to share their local expertise. We listened eagerly, taking mental notes, until one of the women asked, You have a car, right? I explained that there were no cars available during our week on the island, so we had to rely on cabs ins

5、tead. Oh no, she said, you need a car. And then, as casually as if offering a piece of chewing gum (口香糖), she said: Take mine! Dumbfounded, my husband and I just smiled in disbelief. Why not? She insisted. You need a car to get to know all these places. But you dont even know us, I said. That doesnt

6、 matter, she continued with absolute determination. Stunned, I looked over at her friend, who shrugged and said, Thats Alma. Forty minutes of talking later, my family climbed into Almas car. We spent the rest of our vacation discovering different areas of this beautiful island. But it wasnt the grou

7、ps of whales we saw, or the vast areas of woodland, that made this place so memorable. Instead, it was the act of kindness from a complete stranger that made us realize how special Newfoundland really was. Next year, theres no doubt where well be taking our summer vacation. Who knows what act of kin

8、dness well meet then?（1）What problem did the authors family have in Newfoundland? A.They couldnt understand the local accent.B.Their car broke down on the first day.C.They got lost during a hike.D.They didnt have a car.（2）The underlined word dumbfounded in Paragraph 12 is closest in meaning to _. A.

9、shockedB.satisfiedC.relievedD.embarrassed（3）What impressed the author most during her stay in Newfoundland? A.The talkative cab driver.B.The whales swimming.C.The beautiful scenery of the island.D.The help from an enthusiastic stranger.（4）What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph? A

10、.She is looking forward to meeting Alma once more.B.She expects to visit Newfoundland again.C.She hasnt decided where to go next year.D.She also wants to be kind to others during vacation.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者最近一次去加拿大的纽芬兰旅行时，被当地人的热情好客深深触动。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第十段中的“I explained that there

11、 were no cars available during our week on the island, so we had to rely on cabs instead.”我解释道，我们周末来岛上度假没有汽车，我们只能打出租车，可知，作者一家人在纽芬兰岛上旅行时遇到的问题是，他们没有一辆车。故选D。 （2）考查词义猜测。根据第十二段中的“my husband and I just smiled in disbelief”我丈夫和我只是不相信地笑着，可知，当Alma提出让作者一家开自己的车去旅行的时候，作者和丈夫很惊诧。并且此处单词与第十六段中的“stunned”呼应。故选A。 （3）考

12、查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“Instead, it was the act of kindness from a complete stranger that made us realize how special Newfoundland really was.”取而代之，是一个陌生人的善意之举让我意识到纽芬兰的真正特别之处。可知，给作者留下最深刻印象的是来自一位热心的陌生人的帮助。故选D。 （4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，陌生人的善良和热情好客给作者留下了最深刻印象，且根据最后一段“Next year, theres no doubt where well be taking our

13、 summer vacation. Who knows what act of kindness well meet then?”毫无疑问我们明年会去哪里过暑假。谁知道到时候我们又会遇到什么样的善意之举呢？可知，作者将还会去纽芬兰岛旅行，期待那里人们的热情。故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Paris is the city of dreams. If you plan to head to Paris for a study period,

14、 then perhaps a little reality check is in order. But my experience was a romantic one. I paved my path to Paris through an exchange program. On arrival in Paris, I was constantly reminded of the official processes I had to complete forms to be filled in, meetings to attend, the list seemed endless.

15、 Then the real work began. Once classes were underway, I found myself volunteering to do oral presentations and assignments first, rather than last. This method proved to be very helpful. Once I had finished class for the week, I had an ever-increasing list of museums to visit, neighborhoods to expl

16、ore, and cafs to sit in. Read books about Paris. Talk to locals and other foreigners living there. But the one thing that reading a book or talking to someone cannot do is to provide you with the experience of wandering Paris on foot. The people watching, the sounds of the city, the colors as the se

17、asons change, they all add to the ecstasy that I experience in Paris as an exchange student. After spending five months wandering through the charming neighborhoods, I fell in love with the atmosphere that came out from every open door, and with every spoken word. There is something comforting about

18、 walking to the market each Sunday to enjoy the beautiful display of fruits, vegetables and dairy products. There is warmth in saying bonjour to the passers-by. On my last day in Paris, I confidently said, Bonjour Monsieur, as I passed the little store down the street. I guess the best part about go

19、ing on exchange in Paris is falling in love with the city in your own way. And I know mine is unique and special to me, my own little pieces of Paris.（1）What does the underlined word ecstasy in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A.Courage.B.Imagination.C.Happiness.D.Reputation.（2）What does the passage mainl

20、y tell us? A.An exchange students life.B.Charming neighborhoods.C.An exchange program.D.A traveling experience.（3）Beyond reading books, which experience would the author treasure most? A.Enjoying coffee in his spare time.B.Greeting people in French in the street.C.Buying vegetables in the market.D.H

21、anging around in Paris.（4）According to the passage, what left the author the deepest impression? A.The friendly people he met in Paris.B.The special culture he experienced in the city.C.The academic achievement he made in his study.D.The presentations and assignments he did in class.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）

22、D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者作为一名交换生在巴黎的所见所闻，内心感受等。 （1）考查词义猜测。根据作者对在巴黎街上漫步的喜爱及第四段中的“The people watching, the sounds of the city, the colors as the seasons change, they all add to the ecstasy that is experiencing Paris as an exchange student”可知，人们的注视，城市的声音，季节变化时的色彩，都增加了作者作为交换生体验巴黎的喜悦。由此推知，划线词的意思是“快乐，幸

23、福”。故选C。 （2）考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“But my experience was a romantic one. I paved my path to Paris through an exchange program”可知，作者作为一名交换生来到巴黎，他认为自己的巴黎之行非常浪漫。从第二段到最后，文章详细叙述了作者在巴黎的所见所闻，内心感受等。故整篇文章讲述的是一个交换生在巴黎的经历。故选A。 （3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“The one thing that reading a book or talking to someone cannot do is to pro

24、vide you with the experience of wandering Paris on foot. I discovered some of my favorite places in Paris by wandering”可知，读书以及和人交谈无法提供步行在巴黎闲逛带给你的体验。通过闲逛，作者在巴黎发现了一些自己最喜欢的地方。由此可知，除了读书，作者最珍惜的经历是在巴黎闲逛。故选D。 （4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“The best part about going on exchange in Paris is falling in love with the city

25、 in your own unique way. Everyones experience of Paris is different. I know mine is unique and special to me, my own little pieces of Paris”可知，给作者留下最深的印象是他在这个城市的独特经历。而从上文可知，他在巴黎体验到了不同的风土人情，不同的文化。故选B。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，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。3Choose the one that

26、fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read. In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass grave. The bodies werent human. They were feline ancient cats that had been mummified(木乃伊化的) and buried in holes in astonishing

27、numbers. Not one or two here and there, reported English Illustrated Magazine, but dozens, hundreds, hundreds of thousands, a layer of them, a layer thicker than most coal joints, ten to twenty cats deep. Some of the linen-wrapped cats still looked presentable, and a few even had golden faces. Villa

28、ge children peddled the best ones to tourists for change; the rest were sold as fertilizer. One ship transported about 180,000, weighing some 38, 000 pounds, to Liverpool to be spread on the fields of England. Those were the days of generously funded explorationsthat dragged through acres of desert

29、in their quest for royal tombs, and for splendid gold and painted masks to decorate the estates and museums of Europe and America. The many thousands of mummified animals that turned up at religious sites throughout Egypt were just things to be cleared away to get at the good stuff. Few people studi

30、ed them, and their importance was generally unrecognized. In the century since then, archaeology has become less of a treasure hunt and more of a science. Archaeologists now realize that much of their sites wealth lies in the majority of details about ordinary folkswhat they did, what they thought,

31、how they prayed. And animal mummies are a big part of that. Theyre really displays of daily life, says Egyptologist Salima Ikram. After peering beneath bandages with x-rays and cataloguing her findings, she created a gallery for the collection a bridge between people today and those of long ago. You look at these mummified animals, and suddenly you say, Oh, King So-and-So had a pet. I have a pet. And instead of being at a distance of 5,000-plus years