高考英语分类汇编阅读理解之人物传记类.docx
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高考英语分类汇编阅读理解之人物传记类
10年高考【】6年模拟【】英语汇编:
阅读理解之人物传记类
高考题
【山东卷】
B
OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.
Thiswasahugetask.SoMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericanSurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.
MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenextyears,hebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.
Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylumfortheCriminallyinsane.
MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.
In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.
Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.
61.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary_________.
A.cameoutbeforeminordied
B.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer
C.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray
D.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary
62.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?
A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.
B.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.
C.Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations
D.hewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.
63.WhydidDr.MinorrefusetovisitOxford?
A.HewasshutinanasylumB.HelivedfarfromOxford
C.HewasbusywritingabookD.Hedislikedtraveling
64.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause__________.
A.theybothservedintheCivilWar.
B.Theyhadacommoninterestinwords
C.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurray
D.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor
65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDr.Minor?
A.BraveanddeterminedB.Cautiousandfriendly
C.ConsiderateandoptimisticD.Unusualandscholarly
66.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.
B.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinor
C.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary
D.BroadmoorAsylumandispatients
【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记,讲述了牛津英语词典的编撰者之一的Dr.Minor的不一般的人生,他博学,但被关在精神病院。
他对牛津英语词典贡献很大,并与ProfMurray因为共同的爱好成为好朋友。
61.【答案】D
【解析】根据第一段中的…serveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage可知答案选D。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
62.【答案】C
【解析】根据第三段的第一句话MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray可知答案选C。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
63.【答案】A
【解析】根据第四段中的…hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum可知,Minor被关在一家精神病院里,这是他不能去牛津的原因。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
64.【答案】B
【解析】根据第五段的MurrayandMinorbecamegoodfriends,sharingtheirloveofwords可知,他们成为好朋友的主要原因在于他们都对词汇很热爱。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
65.【答案】D
【解析】从文章的最后一句话可以推断Minor很博学,对做学问很投入,但他同时又是一个精神病人。
因此用devoted,scholarship,unusual等描述他最贴切。
【考点定位】考查推理判断题。
66.【答案】C
【解析】文章的关键词有两个:
Minor和OxfordDictionary,主要讲述Mr.Minor的特别之处和他对OxfordDictionary的贡献,因此文章的大意应该把这两个词都包括进去。
【考点定位】考查文章的主旨大意。
【安徽卷】
C
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