1、英语阅读理解 ( 人物故事 ) 练习题 20 篇及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1阅读理解Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs, they materialize in the places wed least expect. They can come to us as a great change in our physical reality or as asimple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes theyre big and cant
2、 be missed. Other times theyre so subtle that if we arent aware, we may miss them altogether. They can come from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, wellalways hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle (目眩 ) us into a r
3、ealization of somethingthat we may have failed to notice only moments before.On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypts Mt.Horeb. Id spent the day at St. Catherines Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was
4、 winding up the narrow path, Id occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on the mountain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that l
5、ed to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differently from the other hikers Id seen. Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm, this man was wearing traditionalEgyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rust-coloredgalabia and obvious
6、ly old and thick-soledsandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, though, was that the man didnt even appear to be Egyptian! He was a small-framed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round, wire-rimmed glasses.As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, H
7、ello, I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from the man as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadnt heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction.Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail
8、, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, Sometimes you dont know what you havelost until youve lost it. As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down the trail.That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is l
9、ess about what the man said andmore about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. what the man on the trail couldnt have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣 ), and specifically during my hike to the top of Mosess mountain, that Id se
10、t the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking
11、up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own questionwas easy: the odds were slim to none! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a wa
12、rning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way ofthinking, thats a miracle.I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are In the moments when we dont, tha
13、ts okay as well. It seems that our miracles have a way of coming back to us again and again. And each time they do, they become a little less subtle, until we cant possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!The key is that theyre everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in r
14、esponse to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.( 1) Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt?( 2) What does the underlined part
15、 my own question refer to in paragraph 6?( 3) Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word subtle in paragraph 7?A. Apparent.B. Delicate.C. Precise.D. Sufficient.( 4) The author viewed the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life in that _.( 5) What might be the best t
16、itle for the passage?A. Can you recognize a miracle?B. Is a miracle significant to us?C. When might a miracle occur?D. Why do we need a miracle?( 6) After the encounter of the Asian man, what will the writer probably do immediately?A. Continue walking up to the top of the mountain.B. Have a rest to
17、refresh himself.C. Try to have a heart-to-heart conversation with the Asian man.D. Come down the mountain.【答案】 ( 1) C( 2) D( 3) B( 4) B( 5) A( 6) D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了一次埃及朝圣时,爬到何烈山半山腰时,偶遇了一位正在下山的亚洲陌生人。这位智者停下来给作者说“在失去前你不知道你得到了什么 ”。点醒了作者做出正确的决定。并讲述了作者通过这件事情对奇迹的思考,我们生活时时处处都存在奇迹。( 1)考查细节理解。根据第五段中的“ t
18、hat Id set the timeaside tomake decisions thatwould affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.可”知,作者把这段时间预留出来做一些影响他国防工业工作、家庭以及最终生活的一些决定。故选 C。( 2)考查词义猜测。根据第六段中的 “ My answer to my own question was easy 我自己对”自己问题的答案是简单的,同时前一句作者也提出了自己的问题:为什么他会停下给我说他的观点。并且在
19、第六段最后一句话中,作者强调了这次偶遇智者给作者说的话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。故选D。( 3)考查词义猜测。根据第七段中的“ And each time they do, they become a little less subtle,until we cant possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!每次奇迹出现,他们变”得不那样细微,直到我们不能忽视它们给我们生活带来的信息。Until后的从句可以看出奇迹每次变得会更加明显,不是像之前那么微妙。故选B。( 4)考查细节理解。根据第六段中的“
20、 Ina meetthat lasted less thantwo minuteson amountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In myway of thinking, thats a miracle.可知,智者”给作者说的 话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗
21、示的提醒。故选B。( 5)考查主旨大意。根据最后一段,针对我们当下不同的需求,奇迹时时处处都以不同原因存在着。我们的工作不是质疑这些离奇的事情,更多的是接受生活带给我们的这些礼物。故选 A。( 6)考查推理判断。从智者的行为“ comingdown from the top of this historic mountain ”下山;和智者对作者说的话“Sometimes you dont know what you have lost until youve lost it.在失去前你不知道你得到了什么可推断,智者告诉作者要珍惜现在所拥有的。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,词义猜测,推
22、理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查,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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、 B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。The new president of Harvard University is the son of an Eastern European refugee and Auschwitz ( 奥斯威辛 ) survivor Lawrence S. Bacow. His father worked full time while attending a stat
23、e college in Detroit at night to earn his degree.Bacow, the former president of Tufts University, has taken over Harvard at a time when higher education is under attack for being financially out of reach to many Americans. But Bacow said his familys journey had reflected the power of college educati
24、on to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States.My parents came to this country with almost nothing, Bacow said. I wouldnt be here if this country had not been open to people like my parents at that time. Nor would I if my father hadnthad
25、the opportunity to get the college education.Bacow grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. His fathers family fled anti-Jewish (反犹太的 ) violence inMinsk, then part of the Soviet Union, before the start of World War II and went to the United States. His mother arrived in Brooklyn at age 19, having survived Ausc
26、hwitz concentration camp. She was the only Jew from her town to have survived the war. Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad.Bacow has spent most of his professiona
27、l career at MIT, Harvard and Tufts. He was a professorof environmental studies at MIT, and later a principal at the university. He led Tufts from 2001 to2011. At Tufts, Bacow earned a reputationfor shaking up a sleepy university that was beingovershadowed by its peers in Boston. He is also credited
28、with leading it through both 9/11 andthe 2008 financial crisis.As the Tufts president, Bacow traveled around the country, reaching out to alumni (校友 ), andhe urged his faculty and deans to do the same, in an effort to boost donations to finance Tufts academic ambitions. He raised more than $20 milli
29、on for faculty recruitment, attracting up-and-coming professors by offering junior faculty perks ( 福利 ), such as long academic leaves that they couldnt get elsewhere.Under Bacows leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher e
30、ducation more accessible and affordable to low-income students.( 1) The reason why Bacow appreciates college education is that _.( 2) What can we infer from the passage?( 3) The underlined word shaking up in paragraph 5 probably means _.A. reactivatingB. causingC. damagingD. taking over(4) What is t
31、his passage mainly about?A. How to be admitted to Harvard University.B. The history of Bacows family.C. The art of Bacows leadership in Tufts.D. Bacows way to individual success.【答案】 ( 1) B(2) C(3) A(4) D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇名人传记,讲述了Bacow 的个人成功之路。( 1)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“ his familys journey had reflected the po
32、wer of collegeeducation to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States. 他”的家庭 反映了大学教育改 几代人的力量,以及美国 史上一直存在的机遇。可知 B。( 2)考 推理判断。根据第四段中的“ YetBacow, who is married with two sons, said thatwhile growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, en
33、tering science fairsas a child andbuilding radios like his dad.欣 ”大Bacow学教育的原因是他的家庭因 大学教育改 了他 的命运 ”。可知, Bacow 的父 擅 子 品。故 C。( 3)考 猜 。根据第五段中的“ Heis also credited withleading it through both 9/11and the 2008 financial crisis. 他 ”因 美国度 911 和 2008 年金融危机而受到 誉。可知, Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a
34、 sleepy university that was being overshadowed“因改Bacow 了一所沉睡的在波士 的其他大学面前黯然失色的大学 by its peers in Boston.而 得了声誉。”推知划 的意思是“使 恢复 ”。故 A。( 4)考 主旨大意。根据最后一段中的“ UnderBacows leadership, Tufts spent millions onlabs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher educationmore acc
35、essible and affordable to low- income students. 在 Bacow” 的 下, Tufts 花了数百万美元在 室和 上。他 在全国范 内 表演 , 述 低收入学生更容易接受和 担得起高等教育的必要性。 ”本文 述的是 Bacow 的个人成功之路。故 D。【点 】本 考点涉及推理判断, 猜 和主旨大意三个 型的考 ,是一篇人物 ,要求考生根据上下文的 关系, 行分析,推理,概括和 ,从而 出正确答案。3 理解In early February 2019, 51-year-old Rainer Schimpf and his team set out t
36、o film South Africas Sardine Run off the coast of Point Elizabeth Sardine Run, the annual migration( 迁徙 )of billions of sardines (a small sea fish), is a big draw for large predators, especially the dolphin and whale. Predators are animals that kill and eat other animals. In an attempt to obtain the
37、 best images ofthe incredible natural phenomenon, Rainer dived into the middle of a spinning ball of fish. Suddenly the sea moved around violently, and the experienced diver and his photographer Heinz Toperczer, who was filming from the boat, instantly realized something strange was going on. Sudden
38、ly dolphins shot out of the water, a white spray came out and then a whale appeared and grasped RainerWhile Toperczer was filming the terrifying turn of events with his video camera, Rainer, whowas trapped had first and engulfed( 吞噬 )in darkness inside the whales mouth, was trying tosurvive. Nothing
39、 can actually prepare you for the event when you end up inside the pureinstinct( 本能 ), the diver told Barcroft TV. Knowing in the whales mouth, I tried to control myfear. But I was convinced that it was going to dive down and release me much deeper in theocean.The whale quickly realized he was no sa
40、rdine! As the whale turned sideways, he opened his mouth slightly to release me, and I was washed out, together with what felt like tons of water, of his mouth, recalled Rainer. Though the entire incident lasted just 1.8 seconds, it felt like a year toRainer.Still holding his underwater camera in hi
41、s hand, the diver swam to his boat, where he was quickly rescued by the members of the team. The terrible adventure did not disturb Rainer fortoo long. After checking to ensure he had no injuries, the diver returned to the water to seek out more.( 1) Which of the following is the best title of the p
42、assage?A. A Divers Narrow Escape from a Whales MouthB. The Annual Migration of Billions of Sea sardinesC. A Frightening and Fantastic Experience under SeaD. An Adventurous Trip off Coast Of Point Elizabeth( 2) What animals does Sardine Run appeal to most?A. seagull.B. Seals.C. Dolphins.D. tortoises.
43、( 3) What did Rainer probably do first once in the whales mouth?A. He dived aimlessly.B. He cried desperately.C. He panicked immediately.D. He struggled violently.( 4) According to the passage, we can say that Rainer was very_.A. intelligentB. generousC. flexibleD. fortunate【答案】 ( 1) A( 2) C( 3) C(
44、4) D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,51 岁的Rainer 在南非的海域拍摄沙丁鱼迁徙过程中。从鲸鱼口中死里逃生。( 1)考查主旨大意。通读全文可知,本文讲述了51 岁的 Rainer 在南非的海域拍摄一年一度的沙丁鱼迁徙过程中从鲸鱼口中死里逃生的经历,故选A。( 2)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的 the annual migration( 迁徙 )of billions of sardines (a small sea fish), is a big draw for large predators, especially the dolphin and whale. 可知,沙丁鱼迁
45、徙最吸引海豚和鲸鱼,故选C。( 3)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的 I tried to control my fear. 可知,一开始, Rainer 一定是惊慌失措的,故选 C。( 4)考查推理判断。根据最后两段可知,鲸鱼意识到自己吞入的不是沙丁鱼后,把Rainer 连同几吨水给吐了出来,Rainer 竟然毫发无损地死里逃生,由此可知,Rainer 非常幸运,故选D。【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。4阅读理解Twenty-one year
46、s ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eight-week-old schnauzer (雪纳瑞犬),to help ease the loss of our daughter. Sam and I developed a very special bond over the nextyears.At one point, my husband and I decided to move to a new home in New Jersey. Our neighbor,whose cat had recently had kittens, asked if we would like one. We were a littleapprehensiveabout Sams jealousy and how he would handle his turf(地盘)