1、高三英语阅读理解 ( 人物故事 ) 题 20 套( 带答案 ) 及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1阅读理解Half a DayI walked alongside my father, holding his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the
2、first time.Why school? I asked my father. What have I done?Im not punishing you, he said, laughing. Schools not a punishment. Its a place that makes useful men out of boys. Dont you want to be useful like your brothers?I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tea
3、ring me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. Go inby you, said my father, and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example toothers.I hesitated and squeezed his hand
4、 firmly, but he gently pushed me from him. Be a man, he said. Today you truly begin life. You will find me waiting for you when its time to leave.I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view. I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me. I felt I was a str
5、anger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, Who brought you?My father, I whispered.My fathers dead, he said simply.I did not know what to say. The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears. The bell rang. A
6、lady came along and said, This is your new home. There are mothers and fathershere, too. Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here. So dry your tears and face lifejoyfully.Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made manyfriends. I had never imagined s
7、chool would have this rich variety of experiences.（1） On the way to school, the boy felt.A. happyB. embarrassedC. upsetD. excited（2） About schooling, Father suggested.A. wearing a smileB. tearing himself away from gamesC. waiting for parentsD. throwing himself to studying（ 3）helped him most on the f
8、irst day at school.A. Teachers and classmates B. Courtyards and buildings C. Father and brother D. New uniforms and shoes（ 4） What would probably happen next?A. The school life would turn out to be a failure.B. Boys in the school would watch him curiously.C. He would open up a new journey of colorfu
9、l life.D. His parents would accompany him at the school.【答案】 （ 1） C（ 2） A（ 3） A（ 4） C【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇 叙文，作者第一天去学校的 候并不开心，但是等他到了学校之后，他 交了很多朋友，开始了新的生活。（ 1）考 推理判断。根据第一段中的“ They did not make me happy, however, as this was theday I was to be thrown into school forthe first time.可知穿”新衣服并没有 作者开心，因 他要第一次被扔 学校
10、了；再根据第四段中的“I did not believe there was really any good to behad in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.可”知作者不相信将他从家中撕裂并被扔 座巨大的高 建筑（也就是学校）中真的有什么好 。 合可知作者 去学校不好，去学校的路上是不开心的，沮 的，故 C。（ 2）考 理解。根据第五段中的Go in by you, said my father, and join them. Put asmile on y
11、our face and be a good example to others. 可知作者的父 他 ： 去吧，加入他 的行列。面 微笑，成 他人的好榜 。 也就是作者的父 他面 微笑，故 A。（ 3）考 推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“ Alady came along and said, This is yournewhome. and face life joyfully. ；以及最后一”段中的 Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends. 可
12、知老 来 “作者他 了一番 ，作者听了 番 之后 得之前自己的 是毫无根据的，打消了 。他一开始就交到了很多朋友。 明老 帮助作者在学校的第一天 得很好，他的同学也和他成 了朋友。故 A。（ 4）考 推理判断。根据最后一段中的 ” From the first moments I made many friends. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences. 可知从一开始我就 交“了很多朋友。我从未想象 学校会有如此丰富的 。由此推断之后作者会在学校开始新的生活，会有丰富的 ，故 C。【点
13、】本 考点涉及 理解和推理判断两个 型的考 ，是一篇故事 ，考生需要准确掌握 信息，并根据上下文 行 推理，从而 出正确答案。2 理解Unbelievable Stories of Animals Acting Just Like HumansHorses are picky eatersHorses have an even better sense of smell than humans do. When horses raise their noses and open their nostrils ( 鼻孔 ) , their nervous system allows them t
14、o sense smells we cant sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses, experts say.Whale says thanksIn 2011, a whale expert spotted a humpback whale trapped in a fishing net and spent an hour freeing it. Afterward, in an hour
15、-long display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and leaped into the air about 40 times.Pandas like to be naughtyIs there anything more lovely than a baby panda, except maybe a human baby? In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies. They sleep in the same positions and value thei
16、r thumbs. Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger.A cat honors its ownerPaper towels, and a plastic cup are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted three-year-old gray-and-white cat, has placed on his
17、 former owner Iozzelli Renzos grave every day since the man died in September 2011. Renzo adopted Toldo from a shelter when the cat was three months old, and the two formed an inseparable bond. After Renzo passed away, Toldo followed the coffin to the cemetery, and now stands guard at the grave for
18、hours at a time.（ 1） What can horses do to pick delicious grasses?A. Feel them.B. Taste them.C. Smell them.D. Observe them.（ 2） What do the whale and the cat have in common according to the passage?（ 3） Which of the following acts like a human baby according to the passage?A. The whale.B. The cat.C.
19、 The horse.D. The panda.【答案】 （ 1） C（2） B（3） D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了4 个令人难以置信的动物与人类行为类似的故事。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据 Horses are picky eaters 部分介绍的内容可知，马的嗅觉比人类还要强。当马抬起鼻子打开鼻孔时，它们的神经系统让它们感觉到我们感觉不到的气味。因此它们能够拒绝脏水，只吃最美味的草。这说明马靠嗅觉辨别草的好坏。故选C。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据 Whale says thanks 可知，这条鲸鱼通过跳跃表达对拯救它的救命恩人的感激。根据 A cat honors its ow
20、ner 的内容可知，这只猫到墓地去怀念自己的主人。由此可知，两者共同之处在于都有一颗感恩之心。故选B。（ 3）考查细节理解。根据 Pandas like to be naughty 中的 “ Infact, baby pandas sometimesbehave like human babies 可知，”熊猫宝宝的行为与人类的婴儿相似。故选D。【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，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。3阅读理解In the nineteenth century, one of Americas greates
21、t writers, Walt Whitman, helped people learn to value poetry. Whitman created a new kind of poetry.Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in New York City. During his long life, he watchedAmerica grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. As a young man, Whitman wor
22、ked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was thirty-sixyears old when he published his first book of poetry in eighteen fifty-five. He called it Leaves of Grass. It had only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set form. Some lines are
23、 short. Some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme.One of Americas greatest thinkers and writersimmediatelyrecognized the importanceofLeaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitmanswork. But most otherpoets andwriters said nothing and even d
24、enounced it. Most readers also rejected Whitmans poems. Thenew form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brothertold Whitmanthat heshould stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them.Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic
25、 voice.Walt Whitmans poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In eighteen seventy-three, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in
26、 Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in eighteen ninety-two. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead, they simply call him a great poet.（ 1） What can we know about Whitma
27、n?（ 2） Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first?（ 3） What does the underlined word denounced in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. Accused.B. Downloaded.C. Published.D. Translated.（ 4） What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Walt Whitman a Great SoldierB. Walt Whitman an Unfortunate PoetC. Walt
28、Whitman and Leaves of GrassD. The First and Greatest Poet in America【答案】 （ 1） D（ 2） B（ 3） A（ 4） C【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇人物介绍，介绍了美国著名的诗人Walt Whitman以及他的代表作草叶集。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的 “ Walt Whitmans poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many wa
29、ys. ”Walt Whitman 的诗赞美美国及其民主。这位诗人以多种方式表达了他对美国及其人民的热爱。可知选D。（ 2）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“ Thenew form of his poetry surprised many people.”他的新诗形式使许多人感到惊讶，故选B。（ 3）考查词义猜测。根据第三段中的even denounced it. ”可知，人们不接受“ Butmost other poets and writers said nothing and Walt Whitman 的诗集，可推知 denounced 可能是 “指责，批评 ”之意，选A。（ 4）考查主旨
30、大意。纵观全文可知，本文讲述了美国著名作家Walt Whitman 以及他的代表作草叶集，并围绕草叶集的开始不被接受到最后的大受欢迎展开，故选C。【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，是一篇人物类阅读，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A biologist once criticized for stealing eggs from the nests of the rarest bird in the world hasbeen awarded the Nobel Prize of
31、conservation after his methods saved nine species from extinction.Professor Carl Jones won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize - the highest accolade in the field of animal conservation - for his 40 years of work in Mauritius, where he saved an endangered kestrel from becoming the next Great Auk.When the 61
32、-year-old first travelled to the east African island in the 1970s, he was told to close down a project to save the Mauritius kestrel. At the time there were just four left in the wild, making it the rarest bird on Earth. However, he stayed, using the techniques of captive breeding(人工繁殖 ), which invo
33、lved snatching eggs from the birds nests and hatching(孵化 )them underincubators, prompting the mothers to lay another set of eggs in the wild.A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there arearound 400 in the wild. The biologist has also been necessary in eff
34、orts to bring other rarespecies back from the edge of extinction, including the pink pigeon, echo parakeet and Rodrigueswarbler.Prof Jones was awarded the $250,000 ( 172,000) prize at a ceremony in London.As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didnt enjoy the stress and the tension of the criticism I
35、received, reflecting on the start of his career, he said the Maurutius kestrel project had beenseen as a dead loss at the time. In the 1970s there was fierce oppositionto the captivebreeding techniques, with critics arguing that they were too risky and took the emphasis offbreeding in the wild.Prof
36、Jones has devoted his whole life to his work, only becoming a father for the first time eight years ago, at 53. He said receiving the prize was particularly important to him, because it proved that his work to save birds was right.（1） What does the underlined word accolade mean in Paragraph 2?A. ret
37、urnB. levelC. honorD. research（ 2） According to the passage, Great Auk is _.A. an endangered birdB. an extinct birdC. a popular birdD. a fierce bird（ 3） What can we know from the figures in Paragraph 4?（ 4） Prof Jones idea of taking eggs from the birds nests _.A. was proved of no useB. was widely ac
38、ceptedC. was promoted officiallyD. was criticized by some people【答案】 （ 1） C（2） B（3） A（4） D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了生物学家Carl Jones通过人工繁殖的方式是濒临灭绝的鸟类的数量逐渐增加，并且因此获得了2016 年的印第安的波利斯奖。（ 1）考查词义猜测。第二段中的“ forhis 40 years of workin Mauritius, where he saved anendangered kestrel from becoming the next Great Auk.是对前
39、面句子”的补充说明，再由“ wonthe 2016 Indianapolis Prize 可推知，”这里的accolade 与获奖有关，故选 C。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“ where he saved an endangered kestrel from becom ingthe next Great Auk”可知，他保护了濒临灭绝的红隼，使他免于遭受Great Auk 的情况，因此可知 Great Auk 是一种已经灭绝的鸟类，选B。（ 3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“ Adecade later, thenumberof Mauritius kestrels hadsoar
40、ed to over 300 and today there are around 400 in the wild.”可知红隼的数量已经开始增加了，所以推断出人工繁殖的方法很有效，故选A。（ 4）考查细节理解。根据第一段“ A biologist once criticized for stealing eggs from the nests ofthe rarest bird in the world has been awarded the Nobel Prizeof conservationafterhismethods saved nine species from extinctio
41、n. ；以”及倒数第二段中的“ Inthe 1970s therewasfierce opposition to the captive breeding techniques, with critics arguing that they were too riskyand took the emphasis off breeding in the wild.可知 Jones ”教授从稀有鸟类的巢穴中取出鸟蛋的行为被一些人批评，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，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，同时根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出
42、正确答案。5阅读理解My First Day of SchoolFear started taking over, I was walking into my first school in America. I had traveled a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been for three years, hoping Americawould help my future. My father decided that I would be better off going to scho
43、ol here, so I enrolled( 登 )in the local high school in my new town.I was afraid how I would do. On the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety, I reached for the door, opening it slowly. Without paying attentionto my classmates, I went straight to the te
44、acher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered. Yes. His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements, which I would never get in India because we didnt have anything like that. Thenhe asked me to choose where I would sit. I didnt actually wa
45、nt to pick a seat. In India we had fixed seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector. In Indian schools, we didnt use the technology we had. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.It was noon. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the regular process of asking the teach
