1、高二英语阅读理解 ( 人物故事 ) 专项训练及答案及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1阅读理解When I was small, my mother and I would walk to our local library in Franklin Square. As we didnt always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mot
2、her and I made lasting friendships.Today, I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Childrens Library. My 18-imonth-old son, Colin, and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Wel
3、l, that is what many people dont understand-a library is more than books; its a community.Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I got my first email address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to
4、 research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled( 咯咯笑 )too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasnt a bad thing. When I came home from my first term at Binghamton University, Mary LaRosa, the l
5、ibrarian at the Franklin Square library, offered me my first teaching job.I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that theycan check out books via their smartphones and virtually( 虚拟地 )visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk
6、county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they cant always easily visit their local libraries, the library is always with them.（ 1） Why does the author consider herself lucky today?A. She has become her mothers be
7、st friend.B. She has access to a reliable car now.C. She can meet friends at the library.D. She lives close to libraries.（ 2） What does the underlined word that in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Socializing in a library.B. Reading books in a library.C. Visiting a library with a family member.D. Building pa
8、rent-child friendship in a library.（ 3） What is the authors attitude to her students way of visiting libraries?A. Cautious.B. Favorable.C. Doubtful.D. Disapproving.（ 4） Why does the author write the text?A. To discuss why libraries are important.B. To express her deep love for libraries.C. To explai
9、n how libraries change.D. To introduce her favorite libraries.【答案】 （ 1） D（2） A（3） B（4） C【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了从自己小时候到成家生子再到工作教书这一路上图书馆的变化。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Today， I am fortunate to live around the corner fromthe Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Childrens Lib
10、rary.可知，现在，我很幸运地住在格伦黑德的冷海岸公共图书馆附近，走一小段路就可以到海崖儿童图书馆，由此可知，作者认为自己很幸运是因为她住得离图书馆很近，故选D。（ 2）考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“ My 18-imonth-old son ，Colin，and I find ourselves inSea Cliff several times a week ， meeting and making friends. 可知，”我和 18 个月大的儿子科林每周都要去几次海崖图书馆，在那里见面、交朋友，这是一种社交活动，画线词指代的就是“在图书馆社交”，故选 A。（ 3）考查推理判断。根据最
11、后一段中的“ Even though they cant always easily visit their locallibraries ， the library is always with them.可知，尽”管学生们不能总是很容易地参观当地的图书馆，但图书馆总是与他们在一起，由此可知，作者对学生们访问虚拟图书馆的方式是支持的，故选 B。（ 4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，作者讲述了从自己小时候到成家生子再到工作教书这一路上图书馆所发生的变化，由此可知，作者写这篇文章是为了解释图书馆的变化，故选 C。【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
12、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On March 25, 2010, Kate and David heard the words every parent dreads: Their newbornwasnt going to make it. Their twins- a girl and a boy- were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save th
13、e boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and hed stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.I saw him gasp ( 喘息 ), but the doctor said it was no use, Kate told theDaily Mail five yearslater. I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a
14、 sign of life. I wasnt going to give up easily.Still, the couple knew this was likely a goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with thetiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us, Kate toldToday. Wed resigned ourselves tothe fact that we were going to los
15、e him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last,precious moments.Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanketand asked David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and h
16、oped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.We were trying to persuade him to stay, Kate told theDaily Mail . We explained his nameand that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.Then something miraculous happened. Jamie
17、 gasped again-and then he started breathing.Finally, he reached for his fathers finger.The couples lost boy had made it.Were the luckiest people in the world, David toldToday.Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The couple only recently told the kids the story of th
18、eir birth. Emily burst into tears, Kate said. She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.（ 1） What can we learn about the newborn babies?（2） When the couple knew they would lose the boy, they.A. begged the doctor to save him（ 3） Whats the best
19、 title for the passage?A. The Power of Hug.B. The Miracle of Love.C. The Bond Between Twins.D. The Responsibility of Parents.【答案】 （ 1） C（2） D（3） B【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一对双胞胎出生时，医生告诉他们的父母男孩难以存活，只有几分钟的时间了。而男孩的父母并没有放弃，并在最后抱了他，结果男孩奇迹般地重新开始呼吸，并幸存了下来。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的 “ Theirnewborn wasnt going to make it. T
20、heir twins-a girl and a boy- were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over twopounds each. 他”们的新生儿要夭折了。他们的双胞胎-一个女孩和一个男孩分钟，早产了14 周，每个人的体重刚刚超过两磅。可知这对双胞胎早产了-出生时相隔两 14 周出生。故选 C。（ 2）考查细节理解。根据第五段中的 “ The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the s
21、kin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked tohim. ”第一次做父母的希望他们的儿子尽可能的温暖，并希望这种肌肤接触能改善他的身体状况。他们也和他交谈。可知当这对夫妇知道他们将失去这个男孩时，他们和他交谈，并与他进行了密切的身体接触。故选D。（ 3）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文记叙了一对双胞胎出生时，医生告诉他们的父母男孩难以存活，只有几分钟的时间了。而男孩的父母并没有放弃，并在最后抱了他，结果男孩奇迹般地重新开始呼吸，并幸存了下来的故事。讲述了一个爱的奇迹的故事。故选B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理
22、解和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解Five thousand square meters of old damaged cars, motorcycles and boats fill this junkyard. For a casual onlooker, this might be a very sad sight. But for Andy, its a real treasure. Ive been ajunk hoarder (囤积者 ) for my whole life and I l
23、ike fixing up what shouldnt be thrown away. Around 200 old cars end up in this junkyard every week. Some of them are sold for parts, others get repaired, and still others are beyond repair.His father Bobby started the business some 50 years ago and still spends every morning there. The father and so
24、n have very different approaches to their work. They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and that was the fathers project, which Andy did not want him to do. He did basically the opposite of everything I told him and I think he did it just to make me mad. He dumped a ton of money into this c
25、ar, but in the end it wouldnt run. Andy said jokingly.The unusual family business attracted the attention of a TV crew. Thats how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel. This show, five years of shooting, five seasons and 60 episodes (集), is popular. There ar
26、e hundreds of junkyards throughout the United States. I think whats interesting is that it is a family business. My fatherand I started the business and we joke very well back and forth and I think thats what people like. The cars that end up at the junkyard come out with endless surprises. See, thi
27、s was a junk car and we restored it with a blown motor. Yet I dont get a chance to ride around it too often. Because despite its shining appearance, the noise of the engine is truly deafening and I worry my neighbors will not put up with it.（ 1） What does Andy seem to like about his junkyard?A. It i
28、s very large.B. It may be a bad sight.C. It is amazing and valuable.D. It is his life dreamland.（ 2） What can we infer from the one Dean cab case?（ 3） Why is the show Janka Empire popular?（ 4） Which of the following words can best describe Bobby and Andy?A. Devoted and creative.B. Funny and ridiculo
29、us.C. Gentle and respectable.D. Economical and wealthy.【答案】 （ 1） C（2） D（3） B（ 4） A【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，父亲和儿子有非常不同的工作方法。这个不寻常的家族企业引起了电视摄制组的注意。Janka Empire 受欢迎的原因是鲍比和安迪以一种不同寻常的方式经营着他们的家族企业。（ 1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“ Butfor Andy, its a real treasure. Ivebeen a junkhoarder ( 囤积者 ) for my whole life and I like fix
30、ingup what shouldnt be thrown away.但对安迪“来说，这是真正的财富。“我一生都是一个垃圾囤积者，我喜欢整理那些不该扔掉的东西。 ”可知，安迪认为他的垃圾场是惊人的和有价值的。故选C。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“ The father and son have very different approaches totheir work. They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and that was the fathers project,which Andy did not want hi
31、m to do.父亲和儿“子有非常不同的工作方法。他们得到了一辆正在被扔掉的院长的出租汽车，这是父亲的计划，安迪不想让他这么做。”可知，关于“oneDean cab ”父亲和儿子经常意见不合。故选D。（ 3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“ The unusual family business attracted the attention ofa TV crew. Thats how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel. This show, five years of
32、 shooting, five seasons and 60 episodes ( 集 ), is popular. 这个不“寻常的家族企业引起了电视摄制组的注意。这就是扬卡帝国节目在探索频道播出的原因。这部历时5 年拍摄、 5 季 60 集的电视剧很受欢迎。”可知， Janka Empire 受欢迎的原因是鲍比和安迪以一种不同寻常的方式经营着他们的家族企业。故选B。（ 4）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“ I think thats what people like. The cars that end up atthe junkyard come out with endless surpr
33、ises. 我想这就是人”们喜欢的。最终停在垃圾场的汽车会带来无尽的惊喜。可知， Bobby 和 Andy 是忠诚和具有创造力的。故选 A。【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。4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 f
34、ather worked full time while attending a state 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 journ
35、ey had reflected the power of college education 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
36、that time. Nor would I if my father hadnt had the opportunity to get the college education.Bacow grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. His fathers family fled anti-Jewish ( 反犹太的 ) violence in Minsk, then part of the Soviet Union, before the start of World War II and went to the United States. His mother arr
37、ived in Brooklyn at age 19, having survived Auschwitz concentration camp. She was the only Jew from her town to have survived the war. Yet Bacow, who is married withtwo sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like
38、his dad.Bacow has spent most of his professional career at MIT, Harvard and Tufts. He was a professor of environmental studies at MIT, and later a principal at the university. He led Tufts from 2001 to 2011. At Tufts, Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being oversh
39、adowed by its peers in Boston. He is also credited 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 Tuft
40、s academic ambitions. He raised more than $20 million 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 a
41、ddresses nationally about the need to make higher education 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. reactivat
42、ingB. causingC. damagingD. taking over（ 4） What is this 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
43、判断。根据第二段中的“ his familys journey had reflected the power of collegeeducation to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States. 他”的家庭经历反映了大学教育改变几代人的力量，以及美国历史上一直存在的机遇。可知选B。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的 “ YetBacow, who is married with two sons, said that whi
44、le growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child andbuild ing radios like his dad.欣” Bacow大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
45、年金融危机而受到 誉。可知， Bacow earned a reputation for shaking up a sleepy university that was being overshadowedby its peers in Boston.“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 na
46、tionally about the need to make higher educationmore accessible 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。5Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.In university I had a part-time job at a shop that s
