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最新英语阅读理解人物故事练习题含答案
最新英语阅读理解(人物故事)练习题含答案
一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类
1.阅读理解
"Makeway,goodpeople,makeway,intheKing'sname!
"criedhe."Openatext;and,Ipromiseyou,MistressPrynneshallbesetwhereman,woman,andchild,mayhaveafairsightofherbraveclothing,fromthistimetillanhourpastnoon.AblessingonthemoralColonyoftheMassachusetts,whereimmoralityisdraggedoutintothesunshine!
Comealong,MadamHester,andshowyourscarlet(鲜红色的;罪孽深重的)letterinthemarket-place!
Alanewasatonceopenedthroughthecrowd.Ledbythebeadle(狱吏),andattendedbyanirregularprocessionofserious-lookingmenandunkind-lookingwomen,HesterPrynnesetforthtowardstheplaceappointedforherpunishment.Acrowdofeagerandcuriousschoolboys,understandinglittleofthematterinhand,exceptthatitgavethemahalf-holiday,ranbeforeherprogress,turningtheirheadscontinuallytostareintoherface,andatthewinkingbabyinherarms,andattheshamefulletteronherbreast.
Itwasnogreatdistance,inthosedays,fromtheprison-doortothemarket-place.Measuredbytheprisoner'sexperience,however,itmightbeconsideredtobearatherlongjourney;for,thoughhermannerwasproud,sheperhapsunderwentanextremepainfromeveryfootstepofthosewhothrongedtoseeher,asifherhearthadbeenthrownintothestreetforthemalltostepupon.Inournature,however,thereisaconditionthatthesufferershouldneverknowtheintensityofwhatheenduresbyitspresentsuffering,butchieflybythepainthatrankles(使痛心)afterit.Withalmostacalmmanner,therefore,HesterPrynnepassedthroughthisportionofhersuffering,andcametoasortofscaffold(刑台),atthewesternendofthemarket-place.ItstoodnearlybeneaththeeavesofBoston'searliestchurch,andappearedtobeafixturethere.
(1)Whatcanweknowabouttheschoolboys?
A. Theyknewalittleofthematter.
B. Theywerefullofcuriosityandeagerness.
C. Theywerehappyforhavingaone-dayholiday.
D. TheylikeHesterPrynneandherbabyverymuch.
(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"thronged"inparagraph3mean?
A. Gathered. B. Happened. C. Pretended. D. Regretted.
(3)Whatcanweknowfromparagraph3?
A. Theprisonwasreallyfarfromthemarket-place.
B. Thescaffoldisattheeasternendofthemarket-place.
C. HesterPrynnewasthrownintothestreetforpeopletostepon.
D. Thesufferermainlyknowstheintensityofthepainafterthesuffering.
(4)WhatwouldprobablyhappentoHesterPrynneaccordingtothetext?
A. Shewouldbesetfree.
B. Shewouldgiveapublicspeech.
C. Shewouldputonaperformance.
D. Shewouldreceiveseriouspunishment.
【答案】
(1)B
(2)A
(3)D
(4)D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,摘自名著《红字》,描述了HesterPrynne被当做异教徒押赴刑场时的情节片段。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“Acrowdofeagerandcuriousschoolboys,…ranbeforeherprogress,turningtheirheadscontinuallyto….”可知,人们充满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“thoughhermannerwasproud,sheperhapsunderwentanextremepainfromeveryfootstepofthosewhothrongedtoseeher,asifherhearthadbeenthrownintothestreetforthemalltostepupon.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“Inournature,however,thereisaconditionthatthesufferershouldneverknowtheintensityofwhatheenduresbyitspresentsuffering,butchieflybythepainthatrankles(使痛心)afterit.”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。
根据最后一段中的“therefore,HesterPrynnepassedthroughthisportionofhersuffering,andcametoasortofscaffold(刑台),atthewesternendofthemarket-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。
2.阅读理解
Ifwewanttofindoutwhatkindoftechnologypeopleusedinthepast,wenormallyhavetorelyonarchaeologiststofindruinedbuildingsandpartsoftoolsorinstrumentsormachines.Archaeologiststhentrytoreconstruct,sometimeswiththehelpofcomputertechnology,whattheseancientbuildingsandobjectsmusthavelookedlike,andhowtheymighthavebeenmade.Sometimeshistoriansareluckyandfindanancientdocumentwithawrittendescriptionoftheseancientbuildingsandobjects.
Wecanunderstand,then,whyChinesehistoriansweresoexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingswhichshowancientscience.Theyfoundthesepaintingsintheworld-renownedMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity,inNorthwestChina'sGansuProvince.Thereare500man-madecavesandtheyhavesurvivedforatleast1,600years.Almostallofthesecaveshavepaintingsontheirceilingsorwallsandtheydatefromthe4thto14thcenturies.WangJinyuisanexpertonthesecavepaintings(alsocalledfrescoes)andhesays:
"Wediscoveredfrescoescontainingscientificandtechnologicalcontentinalmostallofthecaveswhichhavefrescoes."WhatisremarkableaboutthesecavepaintingsaccordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgencyisthattheyprovideevidenceof"scientificandtechnologicalinventionsbyancientChineseinmaths,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geography,agronomy,architecture,textiles,trafficandtransportation,armsandmilitaryequipmentandmedicalsciences".
Amongthediscoveriesexpertshavemadearecavepaintingsshowingancienttechniquesofpotterymakingandwineproductionandpaintingsshowingancientweavingmachinesandthentoothbrushes!
Thepaintingsalsogivesomeevidenceofthelifestyleatthetimewith,forexample,picturesofpeopleboilingmilkover1,000yearsago.Expertsbelievethatthereismoreevidencetobefound,butevennowthecavesareawonderfulnaturalmuseum.Ifthewallsandceilingsofthecaveswereallputtogethertheywouldformatapestry20kilometerslongand2metershigh!
Itwon'tbepossibletotravelbackintime-thatonlyhappensinfilms-butvisitingthesecaveswouldbethenearestexperienceyoucouldgettotravellingbackintime.
(1)WhywereChinesehistoriansexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingsshowingancientscience?
A. Becausetheyhadrarelyseencavepaintings.
B. Becausetheycouldmaketheplaceatouristattraction.
C. Becausetheycouldlearnaboutancientsciencethroughthem.
D. Becausetheywouldbegivenlotsofmoneyforthediscovery.
(2)TheMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity______.
A. have500man-madecaves
B. havebeenthereforatmost1,600years
C. helpustoknowlittleaboutancientscience
D. havepaintingsontheirceilingsineverycave
(3)Expertshaddiscoveredcavepaintingsshowingtheancienttechniquesof______.
A. potterymakingandwineproduction
B. weavingmachinesandtoothbrushes
C. boilingmilkover1,000yearsago
D. architectureandweaving
(4)Thearticleismorelikelytobeselectedfromthemagazine______.
A. ModernCountries
B. BusinessWorld
C. NetworkWorld
D. PopularScience
【答案】
(1)C
(2)A
(3)A
(4)D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了科学家们在中国甘肃的敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中发现了反映古代科学的壁画。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的"WhatisremarkableaboutthesecavepaintingsaccordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgencyisthattheyprovideevidenceof"scientificandtechnologicalinventionsbyancientChineseinmaths,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geography,agronomy,architecture,textiles,trafficandtransportation,armsandmilitaryequipmentandmedicalsciences"可知,这些壁画为中国古代在数学、物理、化学、天文,地理、建筑以及农学等领域的科技发明提供了证据,由此可知科学家们对此感到很兴奋的原因是他们可以通过这些壁画了解古代的科学,故选C。
(2)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的"Thereare500man-madecavesandtheyhavesurvivedforatleast1,600years."可知,敦煌莫高窟有500个人工洞穴,故选A。
(3)考查细节理解。
根据第三段中的"Amongthediscoveriesexpertshavemadearecavepaintingsshowingancienttechniquesofpotterymakingandwineproductionandpaintings"可知,科学家发现壁画中展示了古代制陶和酿酒技术,故选A。
(4)考查推理判断。
纵观全文可知,本文介绍了科学家们在中国甘肃敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中发现了反映古代科学的壁画,这属于科学范畴,因此文章最有可能出自科学杂志,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,要求考生准确掌握细节信息,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
Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld'sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a"horse"wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas"abeastwellknown".
Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy'sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson'sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.
Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword,susageanditsdefinition.
Howmanypassageswereused?
AccordingtoJohnson'smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover240,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?
Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewas
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