高三英语阅读理解-1-人物传记类

第1题(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（全国Ⅰ）D

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir（回忆录）of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study

from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford,

a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent（独立的）spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives（目标）that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools. 68. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler memoir?

A. Top managers.

B. Language learners.

C. Serious educators.

D. Science organizations.

69. The words “hooked oh teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.

A. attracted to teaching

B. tired of teaching

C. satisfied with teaching

D. unhappy about teaching

70. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

A. The University of Chicago.

B. Stanford University.

C. Ohio State University.

D. Nebraska University.

71. Tyler is said to have never actually retired because ____________.

A. he developed a new method of testing

B. he called for free spirit in research

C. he was still active in giving advice

D. he still led the Eight-Year Study

答案68. C 69. A 70. B 71. C

68. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第一段“Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach

得知关心学校和大学教

and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir of Ralph W.Tyler,”育的人会对Tyler的回忆录感兴趣。

69. 解析:这是一道词义猜测题。根据第二段“...Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as

可知他原来的专

a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.”业是药学,在South Dakota 做科学教师时被吸引到教育行业。

70. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第五段“Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford,a position he held for fourteen years”

可以推断出他在

Stanford University领导研究工作长达十年以上。

71. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives...”

可以推断出他退休后还在指导其他教师,

所以说他没有真正退休。

第2题(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（辽宁卷） B

Danielle Steel, America's sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business.

Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research

time before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into

a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.

Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she

was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New

York Times best-selling novels, and a series of "Max and Martha" picture books for children to help them

deal with the real-life problems of death, new hobbies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death

of her son shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of

her books have been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.

Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(资源) and has kept in touch with them by

e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But, if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will

and her inimitable(独特的) style. There is only one Danielle Steel.

60. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that ____.

A. she can write several books at the same time

B. she often does some research before writing a book

C. she is one of the most popular American women writers

D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break

61. Children who have read "Max and Martha" picture books may know ______.

A. how to deal with affairs at school

B. what to do if Max and Martha die

C. what to do when new babies are born into their families

D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes

62. One of Danielle Steel's achievements is that ______.

A. some TV plays were based on her books

B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men

C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998

D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records

63. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel _____.

A. lives an exciting life

B. values her readers a lot

C. writes about quiet women

D. is pleased with her achievements

答案60. A 61. C 62. C 63. B

60. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第一段“Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a

可知她和其他高产作家不同的是她可以同时写几本书。

time,she can work on up to five.”

61. 解析:这是一道推理题。根据第二段“...a series of ‘Max and Martha’ picture books for child

可知“Max and

to help them deal with the real-life problems of death,new babies and new schools.”

Martha”这套书可以教给孩子如何对待新生儿。

62. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第二段“Her 1998 book about the death of her were shot to the

可知她的一本书在1998年成为最畅

top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out.”

销的书。

63. B解析:这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most

important resource and kept in touch with them by e-mail.”

可知Danielle Steel把她的读者当成最重要

的资源,所以她很珍视这些读者。

第3题(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（陕西卷） A

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said

his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence

(影响) on the world of music.

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, be grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was

invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew

Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) is late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades,

at a boy’s home. In h

clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was

famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the

older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end

of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever be went Armstrong had no equal when it came

to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say,

(风格) and also “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline

news around the world.

41.Armstrong was called Pops because he .

A. looked like a musician

B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music

D. traveled to play modern music

42.The third paragraph is developed .

A. by space

B. by examples

C. by time

D. by comparison

43.Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A. His tale begins in New Orleans.

B. He was born before jazz was invented.

C. His music was popular with his listeners.

D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

44.Which would be the best title for the text?

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music

B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician

D. The Spread of Popular Music

答案41. B 42. C 43. C 44. B

41.解析：这是一道细节题。根据第一段中的“Musicians often called him Pops,as a sign of respect

和第三段中的“In his late teens,Armstrong began to live the life

for his influenc e on the world of music.”

of a musician...Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

可判断出Armstrong之所以被称之为Pops是因为他是具有影响的音乐家。

42. 解析：这是一道推断题。短文的第三段讲述了Armstrong在童年是显露出音乐天赋、在青

少年开始过着音乐家的生活、以后成名，由此可推断出这一段是按时间顺序写作的。

43. 解析：这是一道正误判断题。根据最后一段中的“His cornet playing had a deep humanity and

可判断出warmth that caused many listeners to say,‘Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.选项C是正确的。

44. 解析：这是一道标题选择题。这篇短文讲述了Armstrong成为爵士乐之父的过程，短文的

最后一段中的“He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired

点明了这篇短文的主题，所以最好的题目应该是：The Father of the Jazz Style people in the world.”

第4题(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（海南、宁夏卷新课标）D

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir（回忆录）of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate

Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and

changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study

from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford,

a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent（独立的）spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country

to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives（目标）that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools. 68. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler

memoir?

A. Top managers.

B. Language learners.

C. Serious educators.

D. Science organizations.

69. The words “hooked oh teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.

A. attracted to teaching

B. tired of teaching

C. satisfied with teaching

D. unhappy about teaching

70. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

A. The University of Chicago.

B. Stanford University.

C. Ohio State University.

D. Nebraska University.

答案68. C 69. A 70. B

68. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第一段“Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach

得知关心学校和大学教

and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir of Ralph W.Tyler,”

育的人会对Tyler的回忆录感兴趣。

69. 解析:这是一道词义猜测题。根据第二段“...Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as

可知他原来的专

a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.”业是药学,在South Dakota 做科学教师时被吸引到教育行业。

70. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第五段“Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced

可以推断出他在

Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford,a position he held for fourteen years”

Stanford University领导研究工作长达十年以上。

第5题(2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖南卷)

Susan Sontag (1933 — 2004)was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature.For

more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything — to read every book worth

reading ,to see every movie worth seeing .When she was still in her early 30s,publishing essays in such

important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life ,trying

hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art .With great effort and serious judgment .

Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.

Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchwords(

格言),but at a time when the barriers

between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious,she argued for a true openness to the

pleasures of pop culture.In “Notes on Camp”,the 1964 essay that first made her name ,she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been

more famous .“Notes on Camp”,she wrote,represents“a victory of

‘form’over‘content’,‘beauty’over‘morals’”．

By conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感觉论者）, but by nature she was a moralist （伦

理学者）,and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s , it was the latter side of her that came

forward. In Illness as Metaphor—published in 1978, after she suffered cancer—she argued against the

idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities（被压抑的性格）, a concept

that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact , re-examining old positions was her lifelong

lifelong habit.

In America,her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000.But it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.“Sometimes,”she once said ,“I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending seriousness, of true seriousness.”And in the end ,she made us take it seriously too.

71.The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means Sontag_________.

A.was a symbol of American cultural life

B.developed world literature,film and art

C.published many essays about world culture

D.kept pace with the newest development of world culture

72.She first won her name through ___________.

A. her story of a Polish actress

B. her book Illness as Metaphor

C. publishing essays in magazines like partisan Review

D. her explanation of a set of difficult understandings

73.According to the passage,Susan Sontag__________.

A. was a sensualist as well as a moralist

B. looked down upon the pop culture

C. thought content was more important than form

D. blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed

74.As for Susan Sontag’s lifelong habit , she __________.

A. misunderstood the idea of seriousness

B. re-examined old positions

C. argued for an openess to pop culture

D. preferred morals to beauty

upon___________-.

75.Susan Sontag’s lasting fame was made

A. a tireless, all-purpose cultural view

B. her lifelong watchword ：seriousness

C. publishing books on morals

D. enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing

答案71—75：DDABA

71．解析：这是一道推断题。从句子本意是“Sontag走在世界文学最晚的边界”，从时间上来讲，“最晚的发生的”意思是“最新的发生的”；而且的一段前面也讲到Sontag努力跟上文学、电影和艺术

的新发展。因此，本句含义是“Sontag跟上世界文学最新发展的步伐”。

72．解析：这是一道推断题。第二段讲到，Notes on Camp使他首次成名，而答案中没有这本

文章的名字。再看这句话，讲到在Notes on Camp这篇文章的里，她解释了“a little-known set of difficult understandings”

。

73．解析：这是一道推断题。第三段第一句By convention she was a sensualist, but by nature she was a moralist ，可知她既是感觉论者，又是伦理学者，因此选A。

74．解析：这是一道推断题。本题问的是Sontag的终生习惯，从第三段最后一句re-examining

。

old positions was her lifelong habit可以判断，她的终生习惯是“re-examine old positions”

75．解析：这是一道推断题。本题问的是Sontag持久的名声，从最后一段第二句But it was a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.可知选A。

第6题(2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语安徽卷)

People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of

Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the

movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a

few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her

acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for

business reasons. When World war II started, the Taylor moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there

Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into

adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Vir (1966)

名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was Taylor’s fame(

able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in

Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has

been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies

any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others — several

years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and

education.

.

60. The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she

A. was small in size

B. was too young

C. did not play well enough

D. did not show much interest

61. What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both .

A. popular all their lives

B. famous actresses

C. successful when very young

D. rich and kind-hearted

62. Taylor became Best Actress at the age of .

A. 12

B. 28

C. 31

D. 34

63. In her later life , Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to .

A. doing business and helping others

B. turning herself into a legend

C. collecting money for the poor

D. going about research and education work

答案60.A 61.C 62.B 63.A

60．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段第二句。“At first, the producers of the movie told

这里的small是指身高而不是年龄，因为剧组

Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet.”

又等她长了3英寸才开始拍。所以选 A.

61．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first

可以推断两个都是很小就成名

和第二段“After her success as a child star”

place in a famous horse race”

了。

和“Taylor had 62．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据“Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932.”

no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield8(1960) and Who

of Virginia Woolf?(1966)”

可知第一次获得最佳演员是1960年，28岁。

63．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据“Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her busi nesses,

可以知道她的后期生活主要在做生意和帮助他人，所以选 A.

and into helping others”

第7题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语辽宁卷)

When Babbage was working at Cambridge, a new idea occurred to him. He wanted to construct a

calculating machine to work out the solutions（解法）to maths problems not only with correctness but

also with a speed beyond the power of any human mind. His machine could solve problems involving（涉

及）long rows of figures in one continuous operation（运算）.

In 1822 Babbage exhibited his invention and won a prize from the government. After that, he

immediately started to work on a larger machine designed to solve more difficult problems. Although he

received some money left by his father, the money was not enough to support his design. He wrote to

the government about his plan and was given ￡2500 to start with, a sum worth much more in those

days than it is now.

Babbage continued his work in London for four years. Then his health broke down, and he had

to take a long holiday abroad. When he returned to London in 1828, he was at the end of his resources.

Many bills remained unpaid. His chief assistant and co-workers quarreled with him and left with many

expensive tools. For one year no work was done. During this period, Babbage, whose mind was always

active, suddenly thought of a completely new idea for the machine. He rushed to meet the government

officials to explain his new idea. But this time, they were unwilling to help him. For eight years, they

refused to say whether they wanted the machine or not, and their final answer was “No

From 1828 to 1839, Babbage held the position of professor at Cambridge very successfully. But his greatest work was the unfinished calculating machine which stood covered in dust in his house. It was the beginning of the modern computer.

60．The machine Babbage designed would solve difficult maths problems _________.

A．in one operation with few mistakes

B．in more than one operation without any mistakes

C．in more than one operation with slight mistakes

D．in one operation without any mistakes

61．Babbage failed to continue his research work in 1828 mainly because _______.

A．he was in poor health B．he almost ran out of money C．his co-workers argued with him D．he spent all his money on his bills

62．Babage explained his new idea to the government officials, expecting that _________.

A．they would agree to his plan B．they would pay for his new idea C．they would support him with money D．they would exhibit his new design

63．From the passage, we can infer that __________.

A．Babbage failed to be a famous scientist at Cambridge

B．Babbage always had new ideas but gave them up easily

C．Babbage always needed support from the government officials

D．Babbage was the first designer of the modern computer

答案60.D 61.B 62.C 63.D

60.解析：这是一道细节推断题。从第一段“He wanted to construct a calculating machine to work out the solutions to maths problems not only with correctness but also with a speed beyond the power

of any human mind.”

可知，他设计出的机器将会准确无误地解决数学难题。

61.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第三段“When he returned to London in 1828，he was at the

可判断出他没有继续自己的研究工作是因为资金短缺。

end of resource.”

62.解析：这是一道推断题。根据第三段“He rushed to meet the government officials to explain his

可推断出他去找政府官员的目的是寻求资金

new idea. But this time，they were unwilling to help him”

方面的援助。

63.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据短文的最后一句话“It was the beginning of the modern

可判断出Babbage是电脑的鼻祖。

computer.”

第8题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语江苏卷)

Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously ( 匿名).

But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in

her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

56. Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

A. in her early twenties

B. in her early teens

C. in her late twenties

D. in her late teens

57. What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

58.The author（作者）writes this passage in order to________.

A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

59. It takes you about one and a half hours________.

A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

答案56.A 57.C 58.A 59.D

56.解析：这是一道计算题。根据Jane Austen出生的日期on December 16，1775和她两次访问

Bath的日期the last five years of the eighteenth century可计算出在她二十多岁的时候她两次访问了

Bath。

57.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段“The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it，

keeping in its streets and public buildings the well ordered world that she described so well in her 可判断出Bath保持了Jane Austen那个时代的原貌。

novels.”

58.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文介绍了Bath的风景、人文、地理环境，目的是吸引读者

游览这个城市。

，

59.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据最后一段“You can also have walking of Jane Austen’s which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of

可推断出你可以用一个半小时步行游览Bath城。

Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours.”

第9题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语浙江卷)

When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships（奖学金）. The Alcindors decided to send their only child to Power Memorial Academy, a

small school on Manhattan’s West Side.

At Power. Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who

already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city. Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly.

As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a

basket now and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor

was quick and skillful enough to make the high school All American team and to lead Power to an

undefeated season.

From then on be simply got better. Some rival coaches（对方教练）used to take their teams

quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner

than they had to. Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a lollipop（棒棒糖）, Alcindor would loosen up by

starting his leaping lay-ups（擦板球）. Then he would casually shoot the ball with either hand, to the

delight of the fans.

When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his

boy firmly. He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine. He was

not comfortable talking to grownups, perhaps because he towered over them. Discouraged

photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe. “People want you not for yourself,” Donohue warned him, “but because you’re a basketball player. Do that.”

57. Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because_______.

A. he was young

B. he was hardworking

C. he was tall for his age

D. he was skillful at playing basketball

58. Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach?

A. serious, popular and slow

B. tall, skillful and successful

C. kind, powerful and undefeated

D. well-known, strict and experienced

59. Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up?

A. Their teams refused to play Power.

B. Their teams feared to see Alcindor.

C. Their teams would lose courage.

D. Their teams would lose interest.

60. What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?

A. How Donohue protected Alcindor from the press.

B. How Alcindor disliked meeting reporters.

C. Why the press followed Alcindor closely.

D. Why the public wanted Alcindor badly.

答案57.C 58.D 59.C 60.A

57.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“Whe n Lew Alcindor was 13，and obviously still

growing， a group of schools began offering him scholarships.”

可判断出学校给Alcindor奖学金的原因

是他的年龄和身高。

58.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段“At Power，Alcindor came under the control of Coach

Jack Donohue， a strict young man who already gain ed his fame as one of the best coaches in the city.

可判断出他的教练是一位严格、有经验、很出名的人。

59.解析：这是一道细节推断题。第三段“Some rival coaches used to take their teams quickly away

from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they 说明对方教练把队员带走的原因是害怕他们的队员失去信心。

had to.”

60.解析：这是一道主旨题。最后一段的第一句话“When reporters and photographers to follow

是这段的主题句，以下讲述了这位教练是如何保

Alcindor closely，Donohue protected his boy firmly.”

护Alcindor的。

第10题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语福建卷)

ended the brilliant life of a famous writer. Not only did Paul Zindel’s death on March 27,2003

Paul Zindel win a Pulitzer Prize as well as an Obie Prize for his 1970 play The Effect of Gamma Rays on

Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, but be was one of the earliest writers in the field of contemporary（当代

的）literature for young adults（成人）. The Pigman, published in 1968, is still one of the most

well-known and widely-taught novels in the genre. The American Library Association has named it one of

the 100 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults published between 1967 and 1992, and Zindel’s autobiography, The Pigman and Me, was among the 100 Best of the Best Books published for teenagers

during the last part of the twentieth century. Six of Zindel’s books, in fact, have been voted Books for Young Adults, and most of his recent horror books-such as The Doom Stone and Rats－have

been chosen as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Clearly, he was a writer who knew how to

interest contemporary children. Recognizing that, the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul

Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements, and later that same year he was

presented with the ALAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature. With his passing, young

readers, teachers, and librarians have lost a great friend.

56．Which of Paul Zindel’s book

s was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century?

A．The Pigman. B．The Doom Stone.

C．The Pigman and Me. D．The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.

57．Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize?

A．His books were widely read by children.

B．His books were interesting and helpful to adults.

C．He made great contributions to contemporary literature.

D．He wrote a number of horror books for young adults.

58．When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize?

A．In 2002. B．In 2003.

C．Between 1967 and 1992. D．Between 2002 and 2003.

59．Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage.

a.The Pigman and Me was one of the Best Books for teenagers.

b.Zindel was one of the earliest writers who wrote for adults only.

c.The Doom Stone and Rats are not popular with young adults.

d.Zindel was given four prizes for literature before he died.

e.At least eight of Zindel’s books were very popular in his times.

A．c, d, e B．a, b, c C．a, b, d D．a, d, e

答案56.A 57.C 58.A 59.D

56.解析：这是一道细节题。第二段“The Pigman，published in 1968，is still one of the most well

说明The Pigman是20世纪最受年轻人欢迎的书。

－known and widely－taught novels in the genre.”

57.解析：这是一道细节推断题。第二段“Recognizing that，the American Library Association in 2002

说明他获奖的原

honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements”因是对当代文学的贡献。

58.解析：这是一道计算题。根据“and later that same year he was presented with the PLAN Prize for

可推算出他是在2002年和2003年之间获奖的。

his contributions to Young Adult Literature”

59.解析：根据短文内容可判断出The Pigman and Me是对青少年最好的书；Zindel在去世前曾

获得四次文学奖；至少Zindel的八本书在当时是非常流行的。

第11题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖南卷)

Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has became a

stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.

Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said:

"Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批评)"

"In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people

around me."

She didn't care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should

have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.

"Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for

me, I'm sure she would have contacted (联系) me."

Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.

"In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race. "

Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing

world records.

However, Radcliffe has not ruled out(排除) in the future chasing her "final" world record time

and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or

five world-class times.

"I don't think that -- although I can't put a number on it," said. Radcliffe. "That changes from

person to person."

Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the

future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will

chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.

Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometre race three years ago.

Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before

lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.

63. Radcliffe's failure in Athens made her ________.

A. develop respect for Liz

B. love people around her more

C. rest for five months

D. face criticism calmly

64. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.

B. Radcliffe didn't fully recover before the New York City marathon.

C. Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.

D. Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon.

65. By saying "I can't put a number on it," Radcliffe means she's not sure _____ .

A. if she has the ability to set a new world record

B. if she can win another race though she has won many times

C. how many times a marathon runner can set the world record

D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times

66. According to the text, Radcliffe has won ____ London marathon title(s).

A. four

B. three

C. two

D. one

67. What can we learn from Radcliffe's story?

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. Well begun is half done.

C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D. Where there is a will there is a way.

答案63.D 64.B 65.C 66.C 67.D

63.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段“Radcliffe，who failed to complete the Olympic

marathon and the 10 000 m last August，said：‘Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care 可判断出Radcliffe在奥运会上的失利使她冷静地面对批评。

less about criticism.’”

64.解析：这是一道判断正误题。根据第七段“In New York I wasn’t in my best state but I did know I

可判断出在纽约她还没有恢复过来。

was good enough to win the race.”

65.解析：这是一道猜义题。根据上段中“marathon runners have the ability in their career to

可猜测出她

和下句“That changes from person to person.”produce only four or five world－class times”

说这句话的意思是她不能保证一位马拉松选手能获胜多少次。

66.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据倒数第三段“Following a successful three－month training

period in the United States，the 31－year－old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in

可判断出她两次在伦敦获得冠军。

2002 and again 12 months later.”

67.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文讲述了Radcliffe虽然在奥运会上失利，但是她仍然拼搏着，

她的行为说明有志者事竟成。

第12题(2004年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语江苏卷)

He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking

of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the salvage (救援) workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax,Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of

the baby's grave (墓), carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has re there ever since.

But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a

family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who

had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs.

Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including

a 13-month-old boy named Eino from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the

crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea, " says Schleifer.

Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared the

DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on

the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person:

young Eino. Now, the family sees: no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax, " says Schleifer. "They've taken care of him for 90 years."

Adapted from People, November 25, 2002

56. The baby travelled on the Titanic with his______.

A. mother

B. parents

C. aunt

D. relatives

57. What is probably the boy’s last name?

A. Schleifer.

B. Eino.

C. Magda.

D. Panula.

58. Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child’s grave ______.

A. 1912

B. 1954

C. 2002

D. 2004

59. This text is mainly about how______.

A. the unknown baby’s body was taken from the north Atlantic

B. the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia

C. people found out who the unknown baby was

D. people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years

答案56. A57. D58. C59. C

第13题(2002年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷)

Treasure hunts (寻宝) have excited people’s imagination for hundreds of years both in real life

and in books such a Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Kit Williams, a modern writer, had the idea

of combining the real excitement of a treasure hunt with clues (线索) found in a book when he wrote a

month before it came out

children’s story, Masquerade, in 1979. The book was about a hare, and a

Williams buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. The book contained a large number of clues to help

readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lot of “red herrings”, or false clues, to mislea

them.

Ken Roberts, the man who found the hare, had been looking for it for nearly two years. Although

he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic (逻辑), not by luck. His

success came from the fact that he gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the

words:“One of Six to Eight” under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII’s six wives. Even here, however, Williams had succeed misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine of Aragon had died at Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and

thought that Williams had buried the hare there. He had been digging there for over a year before a new

idea occurred to him. He found out that Kit Williams had spend his childhood near Ampthill, in

Bedfordshire, and thought that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well, but he still could

not see the connection with Katherine of Aragon, until one day he came across two stone crosses in

Ampthill Park and learnt that they had been built in her honor in 1773.

Even then his search had not come to an end. It was only after he had spent several nights

digging around the cross that he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time

there. Williams encouraged him to continue, and on February 24th 1982, he found the treasure. It was

worth ￡3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had caused since its burial made it much more

valuable.

67. The underlined word“them”(paragraph 1) refers to _______.

A. red herrings

B. treasure hunts

C. Henry VIII’s six wives

D. readers of Masquerade

68. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare?

A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill.

B. Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

C. Katherine of Aragon.

D. Williams’ hometown.

69. The stone crosses in Ampthill were built _______.

wife

A. to tell about what happened in 1773

B. to show respect for Henry VIII’s first

C. to serve as a roadsign in Ampthill Park

D. to inform people where the gold hare was

70. Which of the following describes Roberts’ logic in searching for the hare?

a. Henry VIII’s six wives

b. Katherine’s burial place at Kimbolton

c. Williams’　

childhood in Ampthill d. Katherine of Aragon

e. stone crosses in Ampthill Park

A. a-b-c-e-d

B. d-b-c-e-a

C. a-d-b-c-e

D. b-a-e-c-d

71. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A. An exciting historical event.

B. A modern treasure hunt.

C. The attraction of Masquerade.

D. The importance of logical thinking.

答案67. D 68. C 69. B 70. C 71. B

第14题(2002年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语北京卷)

Since 1989，Dave Thomas，who died at age 69，was one of the most recognizable faces on TV.

He appeared in more than 800 commercials（商业广告）for the hamburger chain named for his daughter.

“As long as it works，”he said in 1991，“I'll continue to do those commercials. ”　

Even though he was successful，Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won't let anyone see his feet，which are out of shape because he never had properfitting shoes，”Wendy said in

1993. Born to a single mother，he was adopted（收养）as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo

in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5，Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around

，”Thomas said，“and if I got out of line，he'd beat me. ”

seeking construction work. “He fed me

Moving out on his own at 15，Thomas worked，first as a waiter，in many restaurants. But he had

，”he said，“I could eat for free. ”A something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant

1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken

restaurant that made him a millionaire in 1968.

In 1969，after breaking with Sanders，Thomas started the first Wendy's Old Fashioned

Hamburgers，in Columbus，Ohio，which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6，000 restaurants worldwide，the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.

Although troubled by his own experience with adoption，Thomas，married since 1954 to

Lorraine，66，and with four grown kids besides Wendy，felt it could offer a future for other children. He

started the Dave Thomas Foundation（基金会）for Adoption in 1992.

In 1993，Thomas，who had left school at 15，graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida.

He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave，”says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn't a great act or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody. ”

71. What is the article mainly about?

A. The life of Dave Thomas.

B. The dream of Dave Thomas.

C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.

D. The growth of Dave Thomas's business.

72. What do we know about his childhood?

A. He lived a poor life.

B. He had caring parents.

C. He stayed in one place.

D. He didn't go to school.

73. Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas's life.

a. graduated from high school

b. started his own business

c. became a millionaire

d. started a foundation

e. met Harland Sanders

A. e，b，c，d，a

B. a，e，c，b，d

C.e，c，b，d，a

D. a，e，b，c，d

（in the last paragraph）means ______.

He was just Joe Everybody. ”

74. “

A. Dave was famous

B. Dave was ordinary

C. Dave was showy

D. Dave was shy

75. What is the name of Dave Thomas's business?

A. Thomas's

B. Wendy's

C. Lorraine's

D. Rex's

答案71. A 72. A 73. C 74. B 75. B

第15题(2001年普通高等学校春季招生考试英语上海卷)

Michael,a typical（典型的）American,stays home on workdays.He plugs into his personal

computer terminal in order to connect with the office.After work,he puts on his headphones,watches a

movie on his home video recorder,or plays baseball on the c omputer.On many days,Michael doesn’t talk

Michael is

to any other human beings,and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television.

imaginary,but his lifestyle is very possible.The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us

off from contact with our fellow human beings.

The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating us.Experts say,for example,that

many people will soon be able to work at home.With access to a large central computer,employees such