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北京市密云区高考英语阅读理解系列训练23
密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(23)及答案
人物传记类---[201*·四川卷]
IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,I_was_treading_water,_justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igetajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.
Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.
Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart-there’sadarkperiodinbetweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.
TheImetanagent(代理商)whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.
Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal-thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.
Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract(合同)ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding(有回报的).
49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?
A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.
B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.
C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.
D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.
50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.
A.tofinishthewritingcourse
B.torealizeherowndream
C.tosatisfyreaders’wish
D.toearnmoremoney
51.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?
A.Disturbed.B.Ashamed.
C.Confident.D.Uncertain.
52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?
A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.
B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.
C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.
D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.
【要点综述】文章讲述了作者从英语文学专业毕业之后,不知道自己想要做什么,几经周折,最终幸运地找到了自己喜爱的职业。
49.C 推理判断题。
根据前后文“butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo”“justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,…thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajob…”可知作者不知道自己想要做什么,什么工作适合自己。
故选C。
50.B 细节理解题。
根据第二段话“…Idecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.”可知作者决定写小说的目的只是满足自己内心深处的愿望,实现自己的梦想。
故答案为B。
51.D 推理判断题。
根据文章第三段话“Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart”“Myconfidencedived”“Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.”及本段叙述了作者回答别人问题时提到“…I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”可知,此时作者的感觉应该是还不能完全确定是否还要继续写小说。
故答案选D。
52.A 推理判断题。
本段作者表达刚刚开始时“there’snoendinsight”到后来的“anunbelievablestrokeofluck”“tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding(有回报的)”,想告诉读者,坚持自己的目标是值得的。
B项“刻苦努力是成功之路”,不符合文章意思。
C、D项停留于文章表面意思。
故答案为A。
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ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCross’scampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheWorldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines.“Iknewthestatistics,”shesaid.“Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;likeWhenImetSandra,a13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherleg,andpeoplelikeher.”
ThePrincessconcluded,withasimplemessage:
“Wemuststoplandmines”.Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage.
But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.Angrypoliticianslaunchedan,attackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedheras“veryill-informed”anda“loosecannon(乱放炮的人).”
ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidethecriticisms:
“Thisisadistraction(干扰)wedonotneed.AllI’mtryingtodoishelp.”
Oppositionparties,themediaandthePublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.Tomakemattersworseforthegovernment,itsoonemergedthatthePrincess’striphadbeenapprovedbytheForeignOffice,andthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment’spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasasevereembarrassmentforthegovernment.
Totryandlimitthedamage,theForeignSecretary,MalcolmRifkind,claimedthatthePrincess’sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromgovernmentpolicy,andthatitwas“workingtowards”aworldwideban.TheDefenseSecretary,MichaelPortillo,claimedthematterwas“amisinterpretationormisunderstanding.”
ForthePrincess,thetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancause.ShesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenhertheChancetogetclosertopeopleandtheirproblems.
17.PrincessDianapaidavisittoAngolain1997________.
A.tovoicehersupportforatotalbanoflandmines
B.toclarifytheBritishgovernment’sstandonlandmines
C.toinvestigatethesufferingsoflandminevictimsthere
D.toestablishherimageasafriendoflandminevictims
18.WhatdidDianameanwhenshesaid“...puttingafacetothosefigures
broughttherealityhometome”(Line5,Para.1)?
A.Shejustcouldn’tbeartomeetthelandminevictimsfacetoface.
B.TheactualsituationinAngolamadeherfeellikegoingbackhome.
C.Meetingthelandminevictimsinpersonmadeherbelievethestatistics.
D.Seeingthepainofthevictimsmadeherrealizetheseriousnessofthesituation.
19.WhatdidPrincessDianathinkofhervisittoAngola?
A.IthadcausedembarrassmenttotheBritishgovernment.
B.Ithadbroughtherclosertotheordinarypeople.
C.Ithadgreatlypromotedherpopularity.
D.IthadaffectedherrelationswiththeBritishgovernment.
20.HowdidDianarespondtothecriticisms?
A.Shepaidnoattentiontothem.
B.ShemademoreappearancesonTV.
C.Shemetthe13-year-oldgirlasplanned.
D.Sherosetoarguewithheropponents.
参考答案ADBA
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阅读下列材料,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
AwomanfromJapanwastellingafriendabouthertriptotheUnitedStates.ThewomanhadvisitedmajorbusinessesandinvestmentcompaniesinNewYorkCityandChicago.
“IstudiedEnglishbeforeIlefthome,”shesaid.“ButIstillwasnotsurethatpeoplewerespeakingEnglish.”
Herproblemiseasytounderstand.Americansinbusinessarelikepeoplewhoareinbusinessanywhere.Theyhavealanguageoftheirown.Someofthewordsandexpressionsdealwiththespecialareasoftheirwork.Otherexpressionsareborrowedfromdifferentkindsofworksuchasthetheaterandmovieindustry.
Onesuchsayingis“getyouracttogether”.
Whenthingsgowronginabusiness,anemployermaygetangry.Hemayshout,“Stopmakingmistakes.Getyouracttogether.
Or,iftheemployeriscalmer,hemaysay,“Letusgetouracttogether.”Eitherway,themeaningisthesame.Gettingyouracttogetherisgettingorganized.Inbusiness,itusuallymeanstodevelopacalmandorderlyplanofaction.
Itisdifficulttotellexactlywherethesayingbegan.But,itisprobablethatitwasinthetheaterormovieindustry.Perhapsoneoftheactorswasnervousandmadealotofmistakes.Thedirectormayhavesaid,“Calmdown,now.Getyouracttogether.”
WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheexpressionwascommonbythelate1970s.MisterRogerssaystheManchesterGuardiannewspaperuseditin1978.ThenewspapersaidareformpolicyrequiredthattheBritishgovernmentgetitsacttogether.
Now,thisexpressionisheardoftenwhenofficialsofacompanymeet.Onecompanyevencalleditsyearlyreport,“GettingOurActTogether.”
TheJapanesevisitorwasconfusedbyanotherexpressionusedbyAmericanbusinesspeople.Itis“cuttothechase”.
Sheheardthatexpressionwhensheattendedanimportantmeetingofonecompany.Oneofficialwasgivingaverylongreport.Itwasnotveryinteresting.Infact,somepeopleatthemeetingwerefallingasleep.
Finally,thepresidentofthecompanysaid,“Cuttothechase.”
Cuttothechasemeanstostopspendingsomuchtimeondetailsorunimportantmaterial.Hurryandgettothegoodpart
Naturally,thissayingwasstartedbypeoplewhomakemovies.HollywoodmovieproducersbelievethatmostAmericanswanttoseeactionmovies.Manyoftheirmoviesshowscenesinwhichtheactorschaseeachotherincars,orinairplanesoronfoot。
Cutisthedirector’swordforstop.Thedirectormeanstostopfilming,leaveoutsomematerial,andgettothechasescenenow.
So,ifyouremployertellsyoutocuttothechase,besuretogettothemainpointofyourstoryquickly.
1.AfterthewomanvisitedtheUnitedStatesshemightfeelthat__________.
A.it’sdifficulttomakemoneyB.It’seasytomasterEnglish
C.herEnglishwaspoorD.peoplethereweren’tveryfriendly
2.Inwhichsituationcouldthewords“getyouracttogether”beused?
A.Visitorsmakeatiresomeandunpleasanttriptosomeplace.
B.Playersperformbadlyinam
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