届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练人物传记类.docx
- 文档编号:8017242
- 上传时间:2023-01-28
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:10
- 大小:25.63KB
届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练人物传记类.docx
《届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练人物传记类.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练人物传记类.docx(10页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练人物传记类
人物传记类
1、DominiqueCrennbecamethefirstwomanintheU.S.toreceivetwoMichelinstars,makingherselfanewstarinthemale-dominatedrestaurantworld.
Inadditiontoheraward-winningflagshiprestaurantAtelierCrenn,theSanFrancisco-basedchefalsooperatesasecondrestaurant,PetitCrenn,andathird,BarCrenn.
"BothofmyparentscomefromfarmingfamiliesinBrittany,France.Ispentalotoftimeonthefarmduringtheholidaysandwasfascinatedbytheconnectionwiththesoilandearth.Mydad'sbestfriendwasafoodwriterandcritic,soIwasveryluckytoeatinbeautifulMichelin-starredrestaurants."
"FoodisahugepartofFrenchculture,somymomandmygrandmotherwerebothgreatcooks.Mymotherusedtotakemetothefarmers'marketeveryweek.Whenwewerecookingtogether,itwasnotaboutlearningarecipe—itwasaboutthestorybehindtherecipe.Shespenthoursandhoursinthekitchen,andIlovedbeingtherewithher.Butnooneinmyfamilydiditprofessionally."
"Asayounggirl,beingachefdidnotcrossmymind—Iwantedtoconquertheworld.Iwantedtoplaywithmybrother.Iwantedtobeafamousphotographer.Photographyisallaboutcatchingamomentintime,tellingstoriesandcapturingemotions.WhalI'mdoingnowisbasicallythesamethingexceptI'mpaintingoniheplate.
"IneverdoubtedmyselfwhenIopenedmyfirstrestaurant.You'vegottogive100%ofyourselfuntilyouknowyou'vedoneit.Butitwasstillastruggle.IopenedAtelierCrennin2011,comingoutofatimeofcrisis.ButIhadavisionandIhadtotry,andImadeitrnymissiontostaypositive.Sevenyearslater,I'mstillhere,andI'mexpanding.
"Mydaughterslovetocook,butmorethanthat,IhopeIprovidethemwithanexampleofhowtobekind,toberespectful,tobeagoodlistenerandtobeagoodleader."
1.WhatcanweknowaboutDominiqueCrenn?
A.Hermotherwasaprofessionalchef.
B.Herthirdrestaurantisinpreparationnow.
C.Sheoncewantedtobeaphotographerlikeherbrother.
D.SheisthefirstwomanintheU.S.toreceivetwoMichelinstars.
2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDominiqueCrenn?
A.Strong-willedandconfident.
B.Kind-heartedanddiligent.
C.Easy-goingandpatient.
D.Selflessandtalented.
3.HowdoesDominiqueCrenndescribecookinginParagraph5?
A.Bygivingexamples.
B.Byprovidingdata.
C.Bystatingarguments.
D.Bycomparing.
4.Wherewouldthetextmostprobablyappear?
A.Asciencejournal.
B.Acookingguide.
C.Ahistorybook.
D.Aneducationmagazine.
2、Whenhewasyoung,LouisArmstrongwastakingwhatwascalled“Creolejazz”,whichwasalsocalleddancemusic,andcombiningitwithtrumpeter(小号手)BuddyBolden,tocreatewhatwouldeventuallybecometoday’sjazz.
Armstrongaccomplishedthiswithalmostnoformaltraining.HereceivedlittletrainingbeforehewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif’sHomeattheageof12,afterarun-in(小争执)withthepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeamixedblessing,forhealsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealband.
WhileattheWaif’s,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeofthecity’sfinestmusicians.CornetistFreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.SodidtrumpeterandbandleaderKingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.
WhenOliverleftforChicago,ArmstrongchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday.InChicago,KingOliverofferedhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong’sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenfortrumpet,sohewasforcedtolistentoKingOliverandimprovise(即兴创作).
Soon,Armstrong’sundeniabletalentwasgettingnoticed.Evenclassicallytrainedmusicianswouldcometoheartheincrediblesoundsthisyoungmancreated.
LilHardin,theband’spianoplayerandthefutureMrs.Armstrong,explainedthatOliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpet-chairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.
ArmstrongmovedtoNewYorkCityin1924tojoinFletcherHenderson’sbandandthenflewsolo.In1925,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFive,expandinghispopularityevenmore.Armstrongrecordedhisfirstcomposition,CornetChopSuey,oneofthemostcopiedjazzsolosofalltime.Thismonumental1928recordingblends(混合)artistry,enduranceandshowmanshipthathasrarely,ifever,beenmatchedinjazz.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”refertointhesecondparagraph?
A.Toplaydancemusic.
B.ToworkwithBuddyBolden.
C.Toplayajazzinstrumentwell.
D.Tocreatemodernjazzmusic.
2.WhotaughtLouisArmstronghowtoplaymusicintheearlytime?
A.BuddyBolden
B.LilHardin.
C.KingJoeOliver.
D.CornetistFreddieKeppard.
3.WhydidLouisArmstrongLeaveKingOliver’sband?
A.BecausehewantedtogetmarriedinNewYork.
B.Becausehistalentcouldnotdevelopcompletely.
C.BecausehegotabetteropportunityinNewYork.
D.Becausethemanforcedhimtoleavetheband.
4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Itasksreaderstoknowmoreaboutmodernjazz.
B.Itintroducesoneofthegreatestjazzmusicians.
C.Itintroducesthedevelopmentofjazz.
D.Itdescribestheimportanceoftalentinplayingjazz.
3、FabienCousteauwasbornwithdeeplovefortheocean.Hisgrandfatherandhisfatherwereoceanexplorersanddocumentaryfilmmakers.Fabienspenthisearlyyearsonhisgrandfather'sships.Today,Fabienfollowsinhisfamily'sfootstepsfootstepstoprotecttheplanet'sendangeredoceanlife.Withhisvastknowledgeandexperience,hetriestostrikeabalancebetweenenvironmentalproblemsandmarketeconomies.
Fabieniswellknownforhisstudyofsharks.During2000-2002,hecreatedaTVspecialcalledAttackoftheMysterySharkbasedonthesharkattacksthatoccurredalongtheNewJerseyshorelineinthesummerof1916.Thenin2003-2006,withthehelpofalargecrew,Fabiencreatedasharksubmarine(潜艇)thatenabledhimtoputhimselfinsidethesharkworld, providingpeoplewitharareviewofthemysteriousandoftenmisunderstoodcreatures.
Forthenextfouryears(2006-2010),Fabienwaspartofaseriescalled,OceanAdventures,whichofferedararelookintosomeofthemostfantasticoceanspecies(物种)andenvironments.
In2010,FabienstartedPlantAFish,anonprofitprojectforchildrentohelprestorelocalwaterecosystemsbyreplantingkeyoceanspecies.Savetheworld,onefishatatime.Theprojectisstillinprogressnowanditsfinalgoalistoplant1billion“fish”worldwide.
FromJune1toJuly2,2014,Fabienandhisteamspent31daysunderwatertoresearchhowclimatechangeandpollutionareaffectingtheoceans.Fabien'sMission31brokenewgroundbygoingdeeper,longerandfurther,exposing(显露)theworldtotheadventureandthemystique(神秘)ofwhatliesbeneath.
FabieniscurrentlyworkingonadocumentaryfilmabouttheadventuresofMission31,aswellasbuildinganOceanLearningCentertoprovidechildrenaroundtheworldwiththeopportunitytolearnaboutoceansandengagewithoceanexplorersdirectlythroughsocialmedia.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“followsinhisfamily'sfootsteps”probablymean?
A.Changeshisfamily'scondition.
B.Continueshisfamily'scareer.
C.Abandonshisfamilymembers.
D.Worksinhisfamily'scompany.
2.HowisParagraph2developed?
A.Byprovidingfacts.
B.Byofferinganalyses.
C.Bymakingcomparisons.
D.Bydrawingconclusions.
3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.
A.Fabien's“PlantAFish”projecthasalreadyachieveditsfinalgoal
B.Fabien'sMission31broketherecordsofformeroceanexplorations
C.Fabien'sTVspecialaboutsharksisbasedonhischildhoodexperiences
D.ittookFabienfouryearstoproduceOceanAdventuresallonhisown
4.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanwereadthetext?
A.ModernTechnology.
B.SpaceExploration.
C.OutstandingFigures.
D.FantasticWildlife.
4、Theworld’srichestmanmightseemtohaveitall,butBillGateshasoneregret.Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages.
SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit(红迪网),theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrench,ArabicorChinese.
Hesaid:
“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA'sandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary.Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest.IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn’tkeepitup.”
Gates,whoisworth$79.3billion,praisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinese.“MarkZuckerbergamazinglyleamedChineseanddidaQ&AwithChinesestudents—unbelievable,isn’tit?
”hesaid.
Thisisn’tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguage.Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights.
LastFebruary,Gatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswife,Melinda,wouldlikelywantSamuelL.Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic(传记片).
Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet.
AshetookthetopspotonForbes(福布斯)28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtime,hesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestosoendingonclothesandfood,butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets(球拍)
whenheplaystennis.Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardway,thebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak.‘‘Don’tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.Pamstillworkingonthisp
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 高考 英语 一轮 阅读 理解 热门话题 针对 训练 人物传记