届高考英语阅读理解精选细做人物传记类.docx

1、届高考英语阅读理解精选细做人物传记类人物传记类1、 People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred inNational Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. How

2、ever, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trainedand added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting inNational Velvetis still considered the best by a child actress. Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for busin

3、ess reasons. When World War II started, the Taylor moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress:Butterfield8 (1960) andWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolf

4、? (1966) Taylos fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part inCleopatrathe highest pay received by any star up to that time. Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our ti

5、me. Like Velvet Brown inNational Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping othersseveral years ago, she founded an organization that h

6、as raised more than $40 million for research and education.1.The producers didnt let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she _.A.was small in sizeB.was too youngC.did not play well enoughD.did not show much interest2.What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was t

7、hat they were both _.A.popular all their livesB.famous actressesC.successful when very youngD.rich and kind-hearted3.Taylor became Best Actress at the age of _.A.12B.28C.31D.344.In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to _.A.doing business and helping othersB.turning herself into a legen

8、dC.collecting money for the poorD.going about research and education work2、 Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But

9、Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature

10、. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. Bu

11、t he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure. Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering t

12、he secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.1.Edison thought _.A.he could be happy if he was a geniusB.genius plays the most important part in ones successC.hard work could do better than geniusD.genius

13、could do better than hard work2.Edison was _.A.very much interested in natureB.interested in discovering the secrets of natureC.interested in changing peoples ideasD.uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature3.In Edisons opinion, _.A.thinking can supply people with en

14、joyment and pleasure as well as helpB.peoples success lies mostly in geniusC.hard work is the second important thing in making people successfulD.there are few secrets for him to discover later4.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies _.A.life is too short for Edison to invent more fo

15、r human beingsB.Edison made 100 inventions in his lifeC.Edison was able to live and work for 100 yearsD.people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years work3、 Most people will recognize Bill Clinton, ex-president of theUnited States. Bill Clinton is a very popular speech giver and reg

16、ularly gives talks all over the world, to many different audiences. He is so effective at giving talks because he has a special quality which we call “charisma (魅力)”. Nowadays,psychologists (心理学家)are becoming very interested in charisma and want to describe its meaning in a better way. People often

17、misunderstand what charisma is and think of it as a kind of fame, but it is not the same as fame. Charisma is a kind of magic and is relatively rare. A well-known American psychologist thinks that charismatic people are basically excellent communicators. However, they have other qualities such as se

18、lf-confidence, eloquence (口才) and vision. Charismatic personalities are able to draw people to them, and people feel happy in their company. There is a sense of “togetherness” when a charismatic person is with other people. A good example of this ability, some say, is the famous American, Oprah Winf

19、rey. She is a highly-successful businesswoman and is probably best known as the presenter of a very popular talk show. Oprah is able to relate to audiences at her shows and they respond well to her. Her charismatic personality has made her one of the richest women in the world. She owns several hous

20、es and publishes her own magazines. Presently, she is presenting a new series of theOprah Winfrey Show. She also runs a book club, which influences the nations reading habits and may be one of the reasons why people are reading more these days in theUSA. A woman who had extraordinary charisma was th

21、e film star, Marilyn Monroe. A beautiful woman and a talented (有天赋的) actress, she was always the centre of attention wherever she went. Unlike fame, charisma doesnt disappear over time. Even now, more than fifty years after her death, when young people seeMonroein her films, her charisma seems as fr

22、esh and powerful as ever.1.Bill Clinton is good at giving talks because _.A.he has a quality called charismaB.he was once president of the USAC.he has many fans that support himD.he is well-known all over the world2.According to the text, charismatic people _.A.are all effective speech makersB.are a

23、ll confident and successfulC.can easily attract and interest peopleD.often try to create a calm atmosphere3.What do we know about Oprah Winfrey?A.She is most famous as a magazine publisher.B.She has a happy relationship with her audiences.C.She often gives talks to American young people.D.She writes

24、 books to influence Americans reading habits.4.The author mentions the popularity of Marilyn Monroe to show that _.A.fame is as important as charismaB.famous people always have charismaC.charisma doesnt become weaker over timeD.Monroe is an extraordinarily talented actress4、 Reese Witherspoon was bo

25、rn on March 22,1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the second child of the family. Reese spent the first four years of her life in Wiesbaden,Germany, where her father John served in the US Army Reserves. Shortly after, John moved the family back to theUnited States, settling in Nashville, Tenness

26、ee. Reese was introduced to the entertainment industry at a very early age. At age 7, she began modeling. This led to appearances on several local television commercials. At age 11,she was placed first in a Ten-State Talent Fair. In 1990, she landed her first major acting role in The Man in the Moon

27、(1991). Her role as a 14-year-old tomboy earned her good reviews. Roles in bigger films such as Jack the Bear(1993) and A Far Off Place(1993) followed shortly after. Following high school graduation in 1994, Reese decided to have a pause in her acting career and attend Stanford University where she

28、would major in English literature. However, her plans were shortly stopped when she accepted roles to star in two major movies. Although neither film was a huge box-office success, they did help to make Reese a rising star in Hollywood and open the door for bigger and better film roles. Her breakthr

29、ough role came as Elle Woods in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde. In box office terms, the movie was a great success and made Reese one of the top female stars in Hollywood. In the year 2014, she produced both Gone Girl and Wild, for which she got nominated(提名) for a best actress Oscar again for her r

30、ole. Reese is actively involved in childrens and womens advocacy organization.She is a longtime supporter of Save the Children,an organization that helps provide children around the world with education, health care and emergency aid.1.Why did Reese stop her studies at Stanford University?A.Because

31、she starred in two successful films.B.Because she was more famous in Hollywood.C.Because she didnt want to get higher education.D.Because she couldnt balance studies and acting.2.Which film made Reese most famous?A.Man in the MoonB.Legally BlondeC.A Far Off PlaceD.Jack the Bear3.What is the authors

32、attitude toward Reese?A.CaringB.AdmiringC.CriticalD.Defensive4.How does the passage develop?A.Giving examplesB.Using figuresC.Following the order of timeD.Making comparison5、 Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she h