英语阅读理解人物故事练习题20篇及解析.docx
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英语阅读理解人物故事练习题20篇及解析
英语阅读理解(人物故事)练习题20篇及解析
一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类
1.阅读理解
Sometimesjustwhenweneedthepowerofmiraclestochangeourbeliefs,theymaterializeintheplaceswe'dleastexpect.Theycancometousasagreatchangeinourphysicalrealityorasasimplecoincidenceinourlives.Sometimesthey'rebigandcan'tbemissed.Othertimesthey'resosubtlethatifwearen'taware,wemaymissthemaltogether.Theycancomefromthelipsofastrangerwesuddenlyandmysteriouslymeetatjusttherightinstant.Ifwelistencarefully,we'llalwaysheartherightwords,attherighttime,todazzle(目眩)usintoarealizationofsomethingthatwemayhavefailedtonoticeonlymomentsbefore.
OnacoldJanuaryafternoonin1989,IwashikingupthetrailthatleadstothetopofEgypt'sMt.Horeb.I'dspentthedayatSt.Catherine'sMonasteryandwantedtogettothepeakbysunsettoseethevalleybelow.AsIwaswindingupthenarrowpath,I'doccasionallyseeotherhikerswhowerecomingdownfromadayonthemountain.Whiletheywouldgenerallypasswithsimplyanodoragreetinginanotherlanguage,therewasonemanthatdaywhodidneither.
Isawhimcomingfromthelastswitchbackonthetrailthatledtothebacksideofthemountain.Ashegotcloser,IcouldseethathewasdresseddifferentlyfromtheotherhikersI'dseen.Ratherthanthehigh-techfabricsandstylesthathadbeenthenorm,thismanwaswearingtraditionalEgyptianclothing.Heworeatattered,rust-coloredgalabiaandobviouslyoldandthick-soledsandalsthatwerecoveredindust.Whatmadehisappearancesoodd,though,wasthatthemandidn'tevenappeartobeEgyptian!
Hewasasmall-framedAsianman,hadverylittlehair,andwaswearinground,wire-rimmedglasses.
Aswenearedoneanother,Iwasthefirsttospeak,"Hello,"Isaid,stoppingonthetrailforamomenttocatchmybreath.Notasoundcamefromthemanashewalkedcloser.Ithoughtthatmaybehehadn'theardmeorthewindhadcarriedmyvoiceawayfromhiminanotherdirection.Suddenlyhestoppeddirectlyinfrontofmeonthehighsideofthetrail,lookedupfromtheground,andspokeasinglesentencetomeinEnglish,"Sometimesyoudon'tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou'velostit."AsItookinwhatIhadjustheard,hesimplysteppedaroundmeandcontinuedhisgoingdownthetrail.
Thatmomentinmylifewasasmallmiracle.Thereasonislessaboutwhatthemansaidandmoreaboutthetimingandthecontext.Theyearwas1989,andtheColdWarwasdrawingtoaclose.whatthemanonthetrailcouldn'thaveknownisthatitwasduringmyEgyptianpilgrimage(朝圣),andspecificallyduringmyhiketothetopofMoses'smountain,thatI'dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareerinthedefenseindustry,myfriends,myfamily,and,ultimately,mylife.
IhadtoaskmyselfwhatthechanceswereofanAsianmandressedinanEgyptiangalabiacomingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountainjustwhenIwaswalkingup,stoppingbeforeme,andofferinghiswisdom,seeminglyfromoutofnowhere.Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy:
theoddswereslimtonone!
Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutesonamountainhalfwayaroundtheworldfrommyhome,atotalstrangerhadbroughtclarityandthehintofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that'samiracle.
Isuspectthatweallexperiencesmallmiraclesinourliveseveryday.SometimeswehavethewisdomandthecouragetorecognizethemforwhattheyareInthemomentswhenwedon't,that'sokayaswell.Itseemsthatourmiracleshaveawayofcomingbacktousagainandagain.Andeachtimetheydo,theybecomealittlelesssubtle,untilwecan'tpossiblymissthemessagethattheybringtoourlives!
Thekeyisthatthey'reeverywhereandoccureverydayfordifferentreasons,inresponsetothedifferentneedsthatwemayhaveinthemoment.Ourjobmaybelessaboutquestioningtheextraordinarythingsthathappeninourdailylivesandmoreaboutacceptingthegiftstheybring.
(1)WhydidtheauthormakeapilgrimagetoMtHorebinEgypt?
A. Hewasinsearchofamiracleinhislife.
B. Itwasaholyplaceforareligiouspersontoheadfor.
C. Heintendedtomakearrangementsforhislifeinthefuture.
D. Hewaitedpatientlyinexpectationofmeetingawiseperson.
(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"myownquestion"refertoinparagraph6?
A. Forwhatreasondidthemanstopbeforeme?
B. WhydidtheAsianmangotothemountain?
C. WhatchangewouldImakewithinamatterofdays?
D. Whatwastheprobabilitythatotherstoldustherightwords?
(3)Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"subtle"inparagraph7?
A. Apparent.
B. Delicate.
C. Precise.
D. Sufficient.
(4)TheauthorviewedthemeetwiththeAsianmanasamiracleinhislifeinthat________.
A. theAsianman'sappearancehadadecidingeffectonhisfuturelife
B. hiswordswereinperfectresponsetotheneedhehadatthatmoment
C. whattheAsianmansaidwasabundantinthephilosophyoflife
D. theAsianmanimpressedonhimtheworthofwhathehadpossessed
(5)Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A. Canyourecognizeamiracle?
B. Isamiraclesignificanttous?
C. Whenmightamiracleoccur?
D. Whydoweneedamiracle?
(6)AftertheencounteroftheAsianman,whatwillthewriterprobablydoimmediately?
A. Continuewalkinguptothetopofthemountain.
B. Havearesttorefreshhimself.
C. Trytohaveaheart-to-heartconversationwiththeAsianman.
D. Comedownthemountain.
【答案】
(1)C
(2)D
(3)B
(4)B
(5)A
(6)D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了一次埃及朝圣时,爬到何烈山半山腰时,偶遇了一位正在下山的亚洲陌生人。
这位智者停下来给作者说“在失去前你不知道你得到了什么”。
点醒了作者做出正确的决定。
并讲述了作者通过这件事情对奇迹的思考,我们生活时时处处都存在奇迹。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第五段中的“thatI'dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareerinthedefenseindustry,myfriends,myfamily,and,ultimately,mylife.”可知,作者把这段时间预留出来做一些影响他国防工业工作、家庭以及最终生活的一些决定。
故选C。
(2)考查词义猜测。
根据第六段中的“Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy”我自己对自己问题的答案是简单的,同时前一句作者也提出了自己的问题:
为什么他会停下给我说他的观点。
并且在第六段最后一句话中,作者强调了这次偶遇智者给作者说的话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。
故选D。
(3)考查词义猜测。
根据第七段中的“Andeachtimetheydo,theybecomealittlelesssubtle,untilwecan'tpossiblymissthemessagethattheybringtoourlives!
”每次奇迹出现,他们变得不那样细微,直到我们不能忽视它们给我们生活带来的信息。
Until后的从句可以看出奇迹每次变得会更加明显,不是像之前那么微妙。
故选B。
(4)考查细节理解。
根据第六段中的“Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutesonamountainhalfwayaroundtheworldfrommyhome,atotalstrangerhadbroughtclarityandthehintofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that'samiracle.”可知,智者给作者说的 话对他接下来几天要做的决定提供了清晰的思路和暗示的提醒。
故选B。
(5)考查主旨大意。
根据最后一段,针对我们当下不同的需求,奇迹时时处处都以不同原因存在着。
我们的工作不是质疑这些离奇的事情,更多的是接受生活带给我们的这些礼物。
故选A。
(6)考查推理判断。
从智者的行为“comingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountain”下山;和智者对作者说的话“Sometimesyoudon'tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou'velostit.”在失去前你不知道你得到了什么可推断,智者告诉作者要珍惜现在所拥有的。
故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,词义猜测,推理判断和主旨大意四个题型的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,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。
2.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
ThenewpresidentofHarvardUniversityisthesonofanEasternEuropeanrefugeeandAuschwitz(奥斯威辛)survivor—LawrenceS.Bacow.HisfatherworkedfulltimewhileattendingastatecollegeinDetroitatnighttoearnhisdegree.
Bacow,theformerpresidentofTuftsUniversity,hastakenoverHarvardatatimewhenhighereducationisunderattackforbeingfinanciallyoutofreachtomanyAmericans.ButBacowsaidhisfamily'sjourneyhadreflectedthepowerofcollegeeducationtotransformgenerationsandtheopportunitiesthathavehistoricallybeenavailableintheUnitedStates.
"Myparentscametothiscountrywithalmostnothing,"Bacowsaid."Iwouldn'tbehereifthiscountryhadnotbeenopentopeoplelikemyparentsatthattime.NorwouldIifmyfatherhadn'thadtheopportunitytogetthecollegeeducation."
BacowgrewupinPontiac,Michigan.Hisfather'sfamilyfledanti-Jewish(反犹太的)violenceinMinsk,thenpartoftheSovietUnion,beforethestartofWorldWarIIandwenttotheUnitedStates.HismotherarrivedinBrooklynatage19,havingsurvivedAuschwitzconcentrationcamp.ShewastheonlyJewfromhertowntohavesurvivedthewar.YetBacow,whoismarriedwithtwosons,saidthatwhilegrowingupinMichigan,hehadahappychildhood,enteringsciencefairsasachildandbuildingradioslikehisdad.
BacowhasspentmostofhisprofessionalcareeratMIT,HarvardandTufts.HewasaprofessorofenvironmentalstudiesatMIT,andlateraprincipalattheuniversity.HeledTuftsfrom2001to2011.AtTufts,BacowearnedareputationforshakingupasleepyuniversitythatwasbeingovershadowedbyitspeersinBoston.Heisalsocreditedwithleadingitthroughboth9/11andthe2008financialcrisis.
AstheTuftspresident,Bacowtraveledaroundthecountry,reachingouttoalumni(校友),andheurgedhisfacultyanddeanstodothesame,inanefforttoboostdonationstofinanceTufts'academicambitions.Heraisedmorethan$20millionforfacultyrecruitment,attractingup-and-comingprofessorsbyofferingjuniorfacultyperks(福利),suchaslongacademicleavesthattheycouldn'tgetelsewhere.
UnderBacow'sleadership,Tuftsspentmillionsonlabsandlibraries.Healsomadeaddressesnationallyabouttheneedtomakehighereducationmoreaccessibleandaffordabletolow-incomestudents.
(1)ThereasonwhyBacowappreciatescollegeeducationisthat________.
A. collegeeducationisoutofreachtomanyAmericans
B. hisfamilychange
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