1、高二英语阅读理解 ( 人物故事 ) 专题训练答案及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1阅读理解The great-grandmother is learning English with the help of her family when she is at the age of91. She hopes to use the language at next years Olympic Games in Tokyo. Takamizawa was one of the more than 200, 00 people who requested to volunteer for Toky
2、os 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a useful skill for volunteers to have.But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school when World War Two started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned
3、 because it was the enemy language.Takamizawa said her grandchildren helped persuade her that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, they said, Its not too late. We will teach you one word a day . Natsuko is Takamizawas granddaughter and main English teacher.
4、Natsuko sends a new English word to her grandmothers phone every day. They also often work together directly on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics. Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you? Takamizawa answers when asked to say an English phrase she has learne
5、d. Natsuko explains that she wanted to give her grandmother something to enjoy.I can clearly see her English is getting better. Its my joy now.The EF English Proficiency Index is a measure of the level of English spoken in a country. Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first la
6、nguage. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations welcome English. However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen unless Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. With around500 days to go until the games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to welcom
7、e the world to Tokyo.（ 1） Why couldnt Takamizawa learn English when she was young?A. Because English was useless.B. Because she was too young to learn English.C. Because English was forbidden to learn.D. Because she was unwilling to learn English.（ 2） What can we know from the third paragraph?（ 3） W
8、hat does the underlined phrase This situation in Paragraph 4 refer to?（ 4） What is the main idea of the passage?A. Where there is a will, there is a way.B. It is never too late to learn.C. The early bird catches the worm.D. Two heads are better than one.【答案】 （ 1） C（2） A（3） B（4） B【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，日本
9、91 岁的奶奶Takamizawa 为了做好迎接在东京举行的2020奥运会的志愿工作，在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下开始学习英语。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“ But Takamizawa had notbeen able tolearn thelanguage when she was young. Takamizawa said that she was in high school whenWorld WarTwo started. She said, In my second year there, English was banned because it was the enemy
10、language. 可”知，是在她高中二年级时第二次世界大战大战爆发了，而英语因为是敌人的语言被禁止了，故选 C。（ 2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的” Takamizawasaid her grandchildren helped persuadeher that she was not too old to learn. When I talked to my grandchildren about my wish, theysaid, Its not too late. We will teach you one word a day 可知她的孙辈说服并且”帮.助她学习英语，因此推断她从
11、家人那里得到很大的支持。故选A。（ 3）考查词义猜测。根据第四段中的“ Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is notthe first language.在”英语不是第一语言的国家中，日本排名第49 位。可知 “ Thissituation”指的是在日本人的英语水平相对较低，故选B。（ 4）考查主旨大意。文章主要介绍了日本 91 岁的奶奶 Takamizawa 在孙辈的鼓励和帮助下学习英语，从她身上体现了 “活到老，学到老 ”的精神，故选 B。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，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
12、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
13、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 friend
14、s. 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 learned
15、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 LaRosa,
16、 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 and Su
17、ffolk 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 moth
18、ers 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. Build
19、ing 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. To
20、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 Childr
21、ens 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）考查
22、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，是一篇
23、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。3 理解For the past few months, my three-year-old daughter has spent an hour every week learning a foreign language. She walks into a small room in a local school, where she and a handful of three“”a ,song about a Spanish cow,and four-year-old spend the n
24、ext hour dancing to La Vaca Lolacreating finger puppets( 木偶 ) to voice what they like and dont like (me gusta, no me gusta) andshouting out which animals are big (grande) or small (pequeno).She tells us little about the classes. In fact, for the first few weeks, nothing at all. I begin towonder if i
25、t was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about 9) but then I show herLola ” on YouTube. She shouts vaca with enthusiasm and with what I hope is a Spanish accent. The wish to enroll( 使 加入 ) her in language lessons came, like most things, gradually andthen in a sudden rush. In my day job, I read
26、 and edit stories about the Chinese economy. For a long time, I felt that it would be good for her to learn another language but I had no great plan as to when.Then I read Edward LucesThe Retreat of Western Liberalismand all my thoughts and worryabout the economy combined into a panic. Waking in a s
27、weat, it seemed obvious that if mydaughter was to have any kind of future, she would have to learn another language. Ideally (理想地) immediately.I thought about Mandarin Chinese, one of the top 10 languages most important for our future, according to the British Council (others include Arabic, French,
28、 German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch and Japanese). But there were no classes for young children nearby. There were, however, local Spanish classes the number-one language on the list. When she started to sing Incy Wincy Spider in Spanish and Englishhelped by a Spanish nursery worker-our dec
29、ision was made.（ 1） What can we learn about the authors daughter from the first paragraph?（ 2） How did the author feel about her daughters class at first?A. Proud.B. Surprised.C. DelightedD. Doubtful.（ 3） Why did the author ask her daughter to learn a foreign language?A. To prepare her for the comin
30、g school education.B. To equip her for her future.C. To encourage her to have belief in herself.D. To develop her interest in singing.（ 4） What made the author decide to enroll her daughter in Spanish lessons?A. Her performance.B. Her great interest.C. The nursery workers suggestion.D. The fast-grow
31、ing economy.【答案】 （ 1） C（2） D（3） B（4） A【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇 叙文，作者 自己的女儿学 一种外 的原因以及学 程中出现的一些问题。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“ Shewalks into a small room in a local school, whereshe and a handful of three and four-year- old spend the next hour dancing to La Vaca Lola可知，她和几个 3 、4 岁大的孩子在一起通过唱歌跳舞学西班牙语。故选C。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据第二段
32、中的” She tells us little about the classes I begin to wonder ifit was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about可知，作者的女9)儿“从来不会谈起她”的西班牙语课，这让作者很怀疑自己是否该给女儿报班学习。故作者最初对女儿的课感觉是可疑的。故选D。（ 3）考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的it seemed obvious that if mydaughter was to have any kind of future, she would have to learn anoth
33、er language.可知，作者认为自己的女儿若想有一个美好的未来就必须掌握一门外语。故选B。（ 4）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的” Whenshe started to sing IncyWincy Spider inSpanish and English-helped by a Spanish nursery worker-our decision was made. ？“当她开始用西班牙语和英语演唱 “IncyWincy Spider ”时，在一位西班牙托儿所工作人员的帮助下，我们做出了决定。可知，是女儿的表现使作者决定让女儿学西班牙语。故选A。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断
34、两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。4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 like fix
35、ing 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 son have
36、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 car, but
37、 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 are hundr
38、eds 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, this was a
39、 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 is very
40、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 ridiculous.C. G
41、entle 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 arealtreasure. Ivebeen a junkhoarder ( 囤积者 ) for my who le life and I like fixing up wh
42、at 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 him to do.
43、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 DiscoveryChannel. This show, five years of shootin
44、g, 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 surprises.我
45、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。5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 andAuschwitz ( 奥斯威辛 ) survivor Lawrence S. Bacow. His father 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 family
