1、高二英语阅读理解 ( 人物故事 ) 解题技巧及练习题 ( 含答案 ) 含解析一、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 b
2、oth my mother 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 fr
3、iends. Well, 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 lear
4、ned how to 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 LaR
5、osa, the librarian 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 an
6、d Suffolk 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
7、mothers best 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. B
8、uilding parent-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.
9、 To explain 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 Ch
10、ildrens Library.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
11、）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“ 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，
12、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Many people criticize todays newspapers as sensationalist, satisfying the publics abnormal curiosity. But journalism a century ago was just as notorious ( 臭名昭著 ). Publishers at that time routinely competed with each other for wild stories that
13、could draw in the most readers. Meanwhile, it was an ideal atmosphere for a courageous reporter like Nellie Bly to spring into fame.Bly, whose name was Elizabeth Corcoran, had to work to make her way in the world. Different from many women of the time, however, she refused to let the working world s
14、care her away. Her first big opportunity as a reporter came in 1885 after she wrote an angry letter denouncingthe Pittsburgh Dispatch for an article it had run criticizing women forced to work outside the home. The interested and excited editor hired Bly for her spirit, and soon she was investigatin
15、g the situations of female factory workers. Bly cared less about their jobs than their lives after work - their amusements, their motivations, their fears and ambitions. She produced an article totally different from what other reporters of the time were writing: personal, thoughtful, meaningful.By
16、1887 Bly had a job with the New York World, one of the leader papers of the day. She quickly became famous for undercover stories about women in a mental hospital. Soon she had investigated life as a maid, a chorus girl, and even a street girl. In her best - known brave deeds, in 1890, Bly beat the
17、famous around the world in 80 days trip Jules Verne had described in his novel. Traveling by steamship, train, even ricksha, Bly reported from each stop. A spellbound nation hung on every word. Only 25, Bly had become internationally famous.（1） Blys first newspaper job was.A. with the New York World
18、B. with the Pittsburgh DispatchC. to interview mental patientsD. to experience life of chorus girls（ 2） What does the underlined word denouncing in Para. 2 probably mean?A. Praising.B. Questioning.C. Informing.D. Condemning.（ 3） How did Nellie Bly gain world - wide fame?A. By criticizing Jules Verne
19、.B. By competing with other reporters.C. By writing stories through investigation.D. By caring about women from different classes.（ 4） Which of the following best describes Nellie Bly?A. Daring and practical.B. Acute and confident.C. Critical and dependent.D. Calm and enthusiastic.【答案】 （ 1） B（2） D（3
20、） C（4） A【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，Bly是一名美国女记者,在那个记者都热衷于相互竞争而报道不实新闻特殊年代,她选择为女性说话。为了能调查清楚事实,她扮成乞丐 ,女仆 ,神经病患者。她不顾自己的工作甚至安危的态度,让她成了美国历史上著名的女记者。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的 Her first big opportunity as a reporter came in 1885 after she wrote an angry letter denouncing the Pittsburgh Dispatch for an article it had run crit
21、icizing women forced to work outside the home. The interested and excited editor hired Blyfor her spirit, 可知 ,Bly 写信谴责Pittsburgh dispatch 的文章 ,却因为她的勇气被主编雇佣了。故选B。（ 2）考查词义猜测。根据该句中的angryletter可知她信的内容是批评Pittsburghdispatch 的文章。 A. Praising 表扬； B. Questioning. 质问； C. Informing. 告知； D. Condemning.谴责选项中和批评相
22、近的选项是condemn （谴责）。故选D。（ 3）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的She quickly became famous for undercover storiesaboutwomenin a mentalhospital. 她很快因为揭露精神病院女性的故事而名声大振）可知,Bly 是因为报道女性故事而出名的。故选C。（ 4）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的a courageous reporter like Nellie Bly可知她是勇敢的,再通过下文讲述她卧底去调查女性事件,说明她是实事求是的人。故选A。【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
23、类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解Make way, good people, make way, in the Kings name! cried he. Open a text; and, I promise you, Mistress Prynne shall be set where man, woman, and child, may have a fair sight of her brave clothing, from this time till an hour past noon. A blessing
24、on the moral Colony of the Massachusetts, where immorality is dragged out into the sunshine! Come along, Madam Hester,and show your scarlet （ 色的；罪孽深重的）letter in the market-place!A lane was at once opened through the crowd. Led by the beadle （ 吏）， and attended by an irregular procession of serious-lo
25、oking men and unkind-looking women, Hester Prynne setforth towards the place appointed for her punishment. A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, understanding little of the matter in hand, except that it gave them a half-holiday, ran before her progress, turning their heads continually to stare i
26、nto her face, and at the winking baby in her arms, and at the shameful letter on her breast.It was no great distance, in those days, from the prison-door to the market-place. Measured by the prisoners experience, however, it might be considered to be a rather long journey; for, though her manner was
27、 proud, she perhaps underwent an extreme pain from every footstep of those who thronged to see her, as if her heart had been thrown into the street for them all to step upon. In our nature, however, there is a condition that the sufferer should never know theintensity of what he endures by its prese
28、nt suffering, but chiefly by the pain that rankles（使痛心） after it. With almost a calm manner, therefore, Hester Prynne passed through this portion of her suffering, and came to a sort of scaffold （刑台）， at the western end of the market-place. It stood nearly beneath the eaves of Bostons earliest churc
29、h, and appeared to be a fixture there.（ 1） What can we know about the schoolboys?（ 2） What does the underlined word thronged in paragraph 3 mean?A. Gathered.B. Happened.C. Pretended.D. Regretted.（ 3） What can we know from paragraph 3?（ 4） What would probably happen to Hester Prynne according to the
30、text?A. She would be set free.B. She would give a public speech.C. She would put on a performance.D. She would receive serious punishment.【答案】 （ 1） B（2） A（3） D（4） D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇 叙文，摘自名著 字，描述了HesterPrynne被当做异教徒押赴刑 的情 片段。（ 1）考 理解。根据第二段中的“ A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, ran beforeher progres
31、s, turning their heads continually to .可”知，人 充 了好奇并且急不可待。故选 B。（ 2）考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中的“ though hermannerwas proud,she perhapsunderwent an extreme pain from every footstep of those who thronged to see her, as if her hearthad been thrown into the street for them all to step upon.描述了她在众目睽睽之下的 内心感受，每迈出一步都感受到
32、一阵巨痛，似乎她的心给抛在街上，任凭他”人吐唾沫和踩踏。因此可知此时，人群在大街上聚集，故选A。（ 3）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“ Inour nature, however, there is a condition that thesufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present suffering, but chieflyby the pain that rankles ( 使痛心 )after it. 可知，”人们对痛苦的感知往往后知后觉，故选D。（ 4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中
33、的“ therefore,HesterPrynnepassedthroughthisportion of her suffering, and came to a sort of scaffold（刑台），at the western end ofthe market-place ”因此，海丝特 白兰度过了这一段痛苦，来到市场西端的一个刑台前，可推知选 D。【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，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。4阅读理解During the period from 1660 thr
34、ough 1800, Great Britain became the worlds leader. Languageitself became submitted to rules during this period. This need to fix the English language is bestillustrated ( 描述 ) in the making ofThe Dictionary of the English Languageby Samuel Johnson.Guides to the English language had been in existence
35、 before Johnson began his project in 1746. These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words. When definitions of common words were supplied, they were often unhelpful. For example, a horse was defined in an early dictionary as a beast well known.Johnson changed all that, but the task
36、was not an easy one. Renting a house at 17 Gough Square, Johnson began working in the worst of conditions. Supported only by his publisher, Johnson worked on the Dictionary with five assistants. Compared to the French Academysdictionary, which took forty workersfifty-five years to complete (1639-169
37、4), Johnsonsdictionary was completed by very few people very quickly.Balanced on a chair with only three legs, Johnson sat against a wall in a room filled with books.Johnson would read widely from these books, mark passages illustrating the use of a particularword, and give the books to his assistan
38、ts so that they could copy the passages on slips of paper.These slips were then stuck to eightylarge notebooks under the key words that Johnson hadselected. Fixing the word by this method, Johnson could recorda word ， s usage anditsdefinition.How many passages were used? According to Johnsons modern
39、biographer Walter JacksonBate, the original total number could have been over 240,000. How many words were defined bythe lexicographer? Over 40,000 words appeared in two large books in April of 1755. Did Johnsonfully understand the huge task he was undertaking when he began? As he told his contempor
40、arybiographer James Boswell, I knew very well what I was undertaking and very well how to do itand have done it very well.（ 1） What is the problem of early English dictionaries?A. They only offer simple pictures.B. They list just a few foreign words.C. They simply give some translations.D. They add
41、no more than some big words.（ 2） What does the underlined word lexicographer in paragraph 4 refer to?A. A publisher.B. A biographer.C. A maker of dictionaries.D. An assistant.（ 3） What can we infer about Samuel Johnson from the text?A. He standardized English.B. He cared about authority a lot.C. He
42、gained much financial support.D. He complained of working conditions.（ 4） What is the purpose of this passage?A. To discuss the problems of dictionaries.B. To encourage people to work on a project.C. To persuade people to buy the new dictionary.D. To introduce how Johnson complete his dictionary.【答案
43、】 （ 1） D（2） C（3） A（4） D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Johnson 编纂词典的故事。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“ These,however, were oftenlittlemore than lists ofhard words 可”知，早期英语词典的问题是只是增加了一些难词。故选D。（ 2 ） 考 查 词 义 猜 测 。 根 据 最 后 一 段 中 的 “ How manywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer? 中的”关键词defined 及联系前后句，可以猜测出这里lexicographer 指的是词典编纂者
44、。故选C。（ 3）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“ Thisneed to fix the English language is best illustrated(描述 ) in the making ofThe Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. 及最”后一段中的Samuel Johnson 为词典编纂所作的努力可以推断出，Samuel Johnson 使得英语标准化。故选A。（ 4）考查推理判断。阅读全文可知，文章主要介绍了Samuel Johnson 在恶劣的条件下编纂词典的。所以本文主要是告诉读者Johnson 编
45、纂词典的故事，故选D。【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。5阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Every year from March to October, Christian Moullec, also known as Birdman, takes to theskies aboard his adapted light aircraft. However, the 58-year-old Frenchmans daily 30-mi
46、nuteflight is not just to enjoy the impressive views, but to guide flocks ( 鸟群 ) of lesser white-fronted geese (小白额雁 ) through safe migration paths which the birds can teach future generations. His deed began in 1995 when he noticed their declining population in the wilds of Lapland, Sweden. To prevent their numbers fr
