2020年高考英语 记叙文阅读练习

文体分类练(二)——记叙文

1．文体和结构特点：英语记叙文以描写叙述为主，主要描写人物、地点、事件或过程。其特点是：主题往往隐藏在字里行间，没有直接地表达出来；文章主旨要通过整篇文章来进行提炼；文章大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来展开。

2．答题误区：记叙文阅读理解题的易错点往往在多个事件的先后顺序与人物的情感态度上。解题时，一方面要依据文章的顺序和故事的发展弄清一系列事件的先后顺序以及它们之间的逻辑关系，必要时可以对时间和事件进行排序；另一方面，还要根据人物的处境和描写、议论时所用的特定词语来准确把握人物的情感与态度，做到入情入境，特别要留意描写和议论时所用的形容词和副词。

3．阅读策略：阅读记叙文应采取略读和扫读的方法，快速抓住文章的主要内容，从整体上把握文章的连贯性，进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及文章的情感主线，然后阅读题干，在文章中查找相关的信息；最后根据查找到的相关信息做出正确的选择。如果文中所涉及的人物较多，还要弄清人物之间的关系。

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(2019·重庆第一次调研)Roberto Clemente is the greatest baseball player of all time. He had an unbelievable batting average (击球率) in all seasons he played. Having won four batting titles, Gold Glove Awards twelve times, and a Most Valuable

Player Award, he is certainly the best that ever played.

Besides being the best baseball player, Roberto Clemente was also a

great man and a hero. In 1972, there was an earthquake in Nicaragua. On

December 31 of that year, Clemente flew to Nicaragua to take supplies to

the people. Almost immediately after takeoff, the plane crashed into the Caribbean Sea.

The best honors for Clemente came after he died. He was the first Latino voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1999, the city of Pittsburgh, where he played baseball, renamed a

bridge after him —a bridge that leads to the city's beautiful new stadium.

No one summed up the life of Roberto Clemente and the baseball commissioner (总干事) when, at Clemente's Hall of Fame award ceremony, he said, “He was so great a man, as a leader and humanitarian, so great an inspiration to the young and to all in baseball, especially to the proud people of his homeland, Puerto Rico.”The commissioner further honored Clemente by creating a sportsmanship award in his name.

1．What can be concluded from Roberto Clemente's trip to Nicaragua?

A．He got injured in an air crash.

B．He cared about people and the world.

C．He donated a huge sum of money to Nicaragua.

D．He earned his fame for his bravery and generosity.

2．What do we know about Roberto Clemente from the passage?

A．He died in Puerto Rico.

B．There was a bridge built for him.

C．He played baseball in Pittsburgh.

D．His statue was in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

3．What happened at Clemente's Hall of Fame award ceremony?

A．A sportsmanship award was set up in Clemente's name.

B．Clemente was voted into the Soccer Hall of Fame.

C．Clemente gained an honor from the people of his homeland.

D．The commissioner praised Clemente's unbelievable batting skills.

4．Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A．A science journal.B．A sports magazine.

C．A radio program.D．A news report.

B

(2019·深圳高三调研)Kevin, diagnosed with dyslexia (诵读困难症), rarely spoke a word in class, and if he did, it would be a “Yes”，“No”，or “Maybe”in response to questions. He always scored badly in tests and saw no hope for the future. That was until he met Sarah, an advisor at a youth center Kidpreneur.

In 2012, Kevin attended a course called Ready Set Go in that center. The course was for

disadvantaged kids in Kingswood —a low-income area in Sydney's western suburbs —and its goal was to teach the kids how to create businesses and offer value to the neighborhood.

At the end of the course, Sarah took the kids to the local area. She asked volunteers to share their business experiences — Kevin immediately put up his hand. His challenge was to trade his hot dog selling service for free bread at a bakery. Although scared, Kevin was able to share his entrepreneurial story (创业故事) with the shop owner and asked if he could exchange his service for some bread. Unexpectedly, the shop owner told Kevin how moved he was by his story and handed him some bread for free. By the end of the afternoon, his belief in himself and what was possible was at an all-time high.

The following week, Kevin sold 70 hot dogs in two hours and made over ＄200. Soon after, he delivered public speeches in 20 schools, and was selected as part of his school's leadership team. Now he heads a business group working on how to increase the potential customer base.

All of this would not have been possible if Kevin had not found his passion and perseverance to improve himself, and those around him. The guidance and trust of his advisor also helped to kindle his enthusiasm to go after his goals and dreams in life.

5．What were the kids expected to achieve in the Ready Set Go course?

A．To improve their test scores.

B．To create a hot dog business.

C．To teach in low-income areas.

D．To be beneficial to the local area.

6．How did Kevin feel after visiting the local bakery?

A．Scared.B．Confident.

C．Touched.D．Grateful.

7．What does the underlined word “kindle”in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Inspire.B．Share.

C．Continue.D．Express.

8．What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．On the Road to Recovery

B．Turning Failure into Success

C．Growing Wealthy Through Hard Work

D．From Hopeless Youth to Business Leader

C

(2019·成都第二次诊断)Author Walter Dean Myers died at the age of 76 after a brief illness. Walter Dean Myers was the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults and received many top awards.

The prolific author was loved for his vivid description of the lives of African American children, and for writing books for young people that covered different subjects. “Myers has written about all those subjects with deep understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope，”said Leonard S. Marcus in 2008.

He was born in 1937 and was adopted by Florence Dean and Herbert after his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister. They loved him very much and his mother read to him from a very young age. Reading pushed him to discover worlds beyond his landscape.

He began writing at an early age. He wrote well in high school and an English teacher recognized this and advised him to keep on writing no matter what happened to him. “It's what you do，”she said.

He dropped out of high school at 17 and joined the army. After finishing his service, he entered a dark period in his life. Myers began writing at night to pull himself through that miserable time.

In an essay published in The Ne w Y ork Times earlier this year, Myers described how a short story by James Arthur Baldwin helped change the course of his life. “I didn't love the story, but I was lifted by it，”he wrote, “for it took place in Harlem, and it was a story concerned with black people like those I knew. By humanizing the people who were like me, Baldwin's story also humanized me. The story gave me a permission that I didn't know I needed, the permission to write about my own landscape, my own map.”

“I write books or the troubled boy I once was，”he wrote, “and for the boy who lives within me still.”。

9．What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．How popular Myers was.

B．How Myers became successful.

C．What makes Myers' works popular.

D．What people think of Myers' works.

10．Who discovered Myers' writing talent?

A．James Arthur Baldwin.B．His mother.

C．Leonard S. Marcus.D．One of his teachers.

11．What does the underlined word “prolific”in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Productive.B．Unfortunate.

C．Conservative.D．Humorous.

12．Why was the short story by James Arthur Baldwin so important for Myers?

A．It helped him survive the dark period.

B．It inspired him to pursue his writing career.

C．He learned many writing techniques from it.

D．The author of the story permitted him to write.

D

(2019·河北九校第一次联考)Downey's mother spent one year studying abroad through an international exchange program with a French school. She often talked about how exciting and interesting the experience was. So, even before finishing high school, Downey had decided to follow suit one day.

Downey began studying architecture at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2004. Near the end of her second year, she started to feel unhappy with her school and decided it was time to study abroad.

U．S. colleges and universities commonly have joint programs with foreign schools that permit student exchanges. These programs usually last half a school year or sometimes a whole school year. The classes students take abroad usually give them credits toward their degree. In a four-year degree program, the third year is the most common time for American college students to study abroad. Many students think they need a change before what is usually their final and most difficult year of study.

Downey said her school did not want her to go at first. The architecture program at Lehigh was very intense, and her professors were worried she might miss

learning important material. However, she was eventually able to get special permission to study internationally for a whole year. During the fall term in 2006, she attended a Danish international school in Copenhagen, Denmark, explaining she did so because Danish architects are well known for their housing design.

Young adult as she was, she had to deal with travel documents and many other issues (问题) on her own. Overcoming the language barrier is the biggest challenge of studying abroad. However, she had a lot of emotional (情感的) and financial support from her family. She learned life lessons and made friendships and memories that have lasted to this day. She said, “The more you're out of your comfort zone, the more rewarding the experience is in the end.”

13．What does Downey's mother mean to Downey?

A．A friend.B．A dreamer.

C．An example.D．An expert.

14．Why did Downey finally decide to study abroad?

A．Her mother asked her to do so.

B．Her school didn't live up to her expectations.

C．She disliked studying architecture.

D．The joint programs gave her much inspiration.

15．What made Downey choose the Danish international school?

A．The famous learned professors.

B．The casual learning environment.

C．The impressive academic reputation.

D．The favorable geographical location.

16．What can we infer according to the last paragraph?

A．It was not easy for Downey to study abroad.

B．The comfortable life is likely to ruin the future life.

C．Downey was too young to take care of herself.

D．Downey's parents could hardly afford her education.