高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练1人物介绍

高考英语二轮复习专题三阅读理解第三节题组训练1人物介绍

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。第三节题组训练1人物介绍A(2017·河北区一模)Afterbeingbornattheendof1932，MrCameronSeniorsufferedalotwithbothlegsshortenedbelowthekneeandhisfeettwisted.Hewentundernumerousoperationstoeasehispain，andeventuallybothlimbs(下肢)hadtobecutoff.Butdespitehisdisabilityandlaterlosingthesightinoneeye，MrCameronSeniorstillgainedasuccessfulcareerasastockbroker(股票经纪人)．AftermovingtoEnglandfromScotlandasachild，hemarriedMaryandthecoupleraisedfourchildrenatthefamilyhomeinPeasemore，Berks.InaninterviewwithTheDailyTelegraphtwoyearsago，theToryleaderdescribedtheexperienceofgrowingupwithafatherwithadisability.HetoldhowoncetheywereonholidayinCornwall，heoverheardsomeonerudelysaying：“Thatguy’swearingfunnyboots.”MrCameron(英国前任首相卡梅伦)saidhethoughttohimself，“That’sodd，nooneeversaysthat.”InanITVinterviewbeforethegeneralelection，MrCameronsaidofhisfather，“He’sanamazinglybravemanbecausehewasbornwithnoheels—quiteadisability.Buttheglasswithhimwashalf-full，normallywithsomethingalcoholic，IthinkIgotmysenseofoptimismfromhim.”MrCameronalsoappearedwithhisparentsataneventandsaidthattheyunderstoodhisideafor“ABigSociety”．“TheyshowedmehowabigsocietycouldworkeverydayIwasgrowingup，”hesaid，“Iknowwhataremyresponsibilities.”MrCameronSenior’sdisabilityisnotthoughttohaveplayedanypartinhisdeathaged77.Friendssaidhewas“soproud”toseehissonbecomePrimeMinisterinMay，andhadvisited10DowningStreetandChequers.However，thefamily’svariousholidayplansmeantthathedidnotgettomeethislatestgranddaughterFlorence，whowasdeliveredtothePM’swifeSamanthalastmonth.语篇解读　本文主要介绍了英国前任首相卡梅伦的父亲，一位身有残疾却凭着坚韧毅力取得非凡成就的股票经纪人。1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThelifeandcharacterofMrCameronSenior.B．Ahugeherofigureintheeyesofson.9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。C．ThenewlyelectedPrimeMinister.D．Adisabledfatherandhiscareer.答案　B解析　主旨大意题。文章前面讲述的是老卡梅伦的出生、职业、婚姻等内容，均是为文章下文作铺垫的，目的在于说明儿子眼中的父亲是一个什么样的人。故选B。2．Inthetext，theunderlinedpart“theToryleader”inParagraph3refersto“”．A．MrCameronSeniorB．TheDailyTelegraphC．aleaderinthegovernmentD．FormerPrimeMinisterDavidCameron答案　D解析　词义猜测题。根据文章内容可知，本文介绍的是英国前首相卡梅伦的父亲，因此此处的“保守党领袖”指的应是戴维·卡梅伦。故选D。3．WhenMrCameronheardtherudewords，.A．heexplodedwithangerallofasuddenB．hethoughtthemanwastoofoolishC．hewasshockedandunabletounderstandD．heexpecteditalongtimeago答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“That’sodd，nooneeversaysthat.”可知，当MrCameron听到这句粗鲁的话时，感到很奇怪，因为以前从来没有人这么说过。故选C。4．AccordingtoMrCameron，“ABigSociety”means“”．A．peopletakeuptheirdutiesinthesocietyB．therearenumbersoffamiliesinthesocietyC．muchfreedomwillbeofferedtothepeopleD．manyeventswilltakeplaceinthefuture答案　A解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段中MrCameron的话“‘TheyshowedmehowabigsocietycouldworkeverydayIwasgrowingup，’hesaid，‘Iknowwhataremyresponsibilities.’”可知，在成长过程中他深深地理解了abigsociety的含义，认为在这个社会中，每个人都应该承担自己的责任。故选A。5．Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat.9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。A．FlorencewasadoptedbythePM’swifeB．thedisabilitycausedMrCameronSeniordeathC．MrCameronSeniorlivedin10DowningStreetD．MrCameronSeniortookaprideinhavingsuchason答案　D解析　细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Friendssaidhewas‘soproud’toseehissonbecomePrimeMinisterinMay”可知，卡梅伦的父亲因儿子成为首相而感到自豪。故选D。B(2016·河东区一模)EnriqueIglesiasisamostsuccessfulsinger!Bornin1975inMadrid，Spain，EnriqueisthechildofthefamoussingerJulioIglesias.Enrique’smotherisajournalist.Hisparentsdivorcedin1978.AlthoughEnriquelivedwithhismother，shesenthimtolivewithhisfatherbecauseofconcernsaboutherson’ssafety.Enriquewantedtobeasingersecretly，hedidn’twishhisfathertoknowthatanddidn’twanttoliveunderhisshelter.Hesoughthisdreamonhisown.Enriquereleased(发行)hisfirstalbum“EnriqueIglesias”in1995.Thisalbumhadacollectionofrockballads(民谣)andfivesinglesfromitwentstraighttothetopspotsinLatinmusic.Thisalbumwasfollowedbyanother“Vivir”in1997.ThreesinglesfromthisalbumoccupiedthetopspotsontheLatinchartsyetagain!Enriquealsofoundhimselfnominated(提名)forthe“FavoriteLatinArtist”attheAmericanMusicAwards.By1998，hehadreleasedhis3rdalbum，“CosasDelAmor”．ThisyearEnriquewonthe“FavoriteLatinArtist”．“Bailamos”gothimgreatfame.Oneofthesongsinthisalbumwasalsousedinamovie.Withthesuccessof“Bailamos”，Enriquenowalreadyhadmanyloyalfans.Thealbum，“Enrique”，wasreleasedin1999.Theyear2001broughtmoresuccessforhim.Hisalbum，“Escape”hadafewsinglesthatreachedthetopspots.Enriquebecameahouseholdname.Thisalbumishisbiggestsuccessfulalbumsofar.“Hero”and“Don’tTurnOfftheLights”soonturnedEnriqueintoasuperstar.Hisnextreleasein2002wasaSpanishalbum“Quizas”．ThisalbumbroughtEnriquea“LatinGrammyAward”fortheBestPopVocalAlbum.In2007，hereleasedanotheralbum“Insomniac”andthesong“DoYouKnow”becameaninstantlypopularsong.语篇解读　本文讲述了西班牙歌手安立奎·伊格莱希亚斯的个人经历。9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。6．Afterhisparentsdivorced，Enriquewassenttohisfather’sbecause.A．hecouldbeprotectedfromsomedangersB．hecouldlearnsingingfromhistalentedfatherC．hismotherwouldbeabletofocusonhercareerD．hisfathercouldteachhimhowtobehavecorrectly答案　A解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Enrique’smotherisajournalist.”及第五句“AlthoughEnriquelivedwithhismother，shesenthimtolivewithhisfatherbecauseofconcernsaboutherson’ssafety.”可知他的母亲是个记者，他被送到父亲那里，是因为母亲担心儿子的安全问题。故选A项。7．Enriquedidn’ttellhisfatherabouthisdreamingofbecomingasingerbecausehe.A．wantedtotryanewsingingstyleB．hatedhisfatherforhiscarelessnessC．didn’twanttobenefitfromhisfather’sfameD．plannedtogivehisfatherasurprisewhenhesucceeded答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句“Enriquewantedtobeasingersecretly，hedidn’twishhisfathertoknowthatanddidn’twanttoliveunderhisshelter.”可知选C项。8．Whichofthefollowingalbumshasasongadoptedinamovie?A．“Vivir”．B．“Bailamos”．C．“EnriqueIglesias”．D．“CosasDelAmor”．答案　B解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ThisyearEnriquewonthe“FavoriteLatinArtist”．“Bailamos”gothimgreatfame.Oneofthesongsinthisalbumwasalsousedinamovie.”可知“Bailamos这张专辑让他成名，这张专辑中的一首歌被用在电影中，故选B项。9．Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby.A．followingtheorderofhisalbums’influenceB．analyzingthestyleofhisalbumsC．makingcomparisonsofhisalbums9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。D．followingtheorderoftime答案　D解析　推理判断题。根据第三段提到的时间状语，可知是按时间排列，故选D项。10．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．EnriqueIglesias’LuckyLifeB．BiographyofEnriqueIglesiasC．EnriqueIglesias’SecrettoSuccessD．EnriqueIglesias’WonderfulSingingSkills答案　B解析　标题归纳题。本文讲述了西班牙歌手安立奎·伊格莱希亚斯的个人经历，故选B项。C(2017·南开区二模)It’shardtofindAliceMunrointhemedia.Evenaftershewonthe2013NobelPrizeinLiterature，theCanadianwriterjustappearedforaquickinterviewandthendroppedoutofsight.OnDec29th，shestilldidn’tseekthespotlightwhenshewasnamedoneofthefiveWomenoftheYearbytheFinancialTimes.InMunro’seyes，ordinarylivesalwayshidelargerdramas.Sosherecordswhatwecasuallythinkofastheeverydayactionsofnormalpeople.Sheoftenfocusesonlifeinherhometown，asmallvillageinOntariowhichsheismostfamiliarwith.Shewritesabouttheordinarythingsinthevillage—treesintheOntariowilderness，poorcountryschoolsandlonglastillnesses.Aboveall，shetalksaboutgirlsandwomenwhohaveseeminglyordinarylivesbutstruggleagainstdailymisfortune.Shehasaspecialtalentforuncoveringtheextraordinaryintheordinary.Theseareordinarypeople，ordinarystories，butshehasthemagic.Herpreciselanguage，depthofdetailandthelogicofherstorytellinghavemadeherstoriesinviting.Runaway，oneofMunro’srepresentativeworks，isagoodexampleofherwritingstyle.OneofthestoriescentersonthelifeofanordinarywomanCarla，wholivesinasmallCanadiantownwithherhusbandClark.ThestoryslowlyformsapictureofCarla，trappedinabadmarriage，herunhappinessbuildingintodesperationuntilshedecidestoflee.ThestoryofCarlaisastoryofthepowerandbetrayalsoflove.Itisaboutlostchildrenandlostchancesthatwecanallfindinlife.Thereispainbeneaththesurface，likeaneedleintheheart.Sinceshepublishedherfirstcollectionofshortstoriesin1968，Munrohas9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。wonmanyawards，withtheNobelPrizebeingherbiggesthonor.OnOct10th,2013，theNobelPrizecommitteenamedMunrothe“masterofthecontemporaryshortstory”．语篇解读　本文介绍了AliceMunro及其创作风格。11．WelearnfromParagraph1thatAliceMunro.A．didn’tgetonwellwiththemediaB．wassurprisedatwinningtheNobelPrizeC．didn’tvaluethetitleofWomenoftheYearD．remainedmodestthoughverysuccessful答案　D解析　推理判断题。由第一段第一句及后面举的两个例子可知选D。12．ManyofAliceMunro’sworks.A．centeronthehappylifeofcountrywomenB．areaboutbetrayalsofloveandviolenceC．focusoneverydaylifeofordinarypeopleD．areromanticstoriessetinherhometown答案　C解析　细节理解题。由第二段中的“Sosherecordswhatwecasuallythinkofastheeverydayactionsofnormalpeople...longlastillnesses.”可知答案为C。13．WhatmakesAliceMunro’sstoriesfascinatingaccordingtothetext?A．Thecomplicatedplots.B．Herrichimagination.C．Thehumorouslanguage.D．Herwritingtechniques.答案　D解析　细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“Herpreciselanguage，depthofdetailandthelogicofherstorytellinghavemadeherstoriesinviting.”可知，AliceMunro的作品之所以吸引人是因为她高超的写作技巧。14．InherrepresentativeworkRunaway，Carla.A．triestorunawayfromherhusbandB．isafaithfulwifetoherhusbandC．leadsahappylifewithClarkD．losesallhopesforabetterlife答案　A9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。解析　细节理解题。由第四段中的“...shedecidestoflee”可知答案。15．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AliceMunroandherhometown.B．AliceMunroandherwritingstyle.C．AliceMunro’srepresentativeworks.D．TheawardsAliceMunrowon.答案　B解析　主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了AliceMunro及她的写作风格。D(2017·天津一中4月考)Since2011，theformerrailwayengineerhasbeendrivingaroundthecityeverysingleday，lookingforabandonedtar(柏油)andgravel(碎石)onroadsides.Hecollectsthematerialandusesittofillpotholes(坑洼)，attimesspendinghisownpensionmoneytodoit.Tilak，earninghimselfthenickname“roadengineer”，doesn’trestricthimselftohisneighborhood—hepatchesupeverypotholehecanfindinthecity.“AfterworkingfortheSouthCentralRailwayinIndiafor35years，IretiredinOctober2008andspentsometimeoffin2009，alsotravelingtotheUStomeetmyson，”Tilaktoldthelocalmedia.“InJanuary2010，Icamebackandtookupajobasaconsultantinasoftwareagency.”“IwasdrivingtomyfirstdayofofficewhenIendedupsplashingdirtymudwateronschoolchildrenaftermycarfellintoapotholeontheroad，”herecalled.“Thenafewmoreaccidentsfollowedatvariousplaces.”Hekeptexplainingtothepolicethattheseaccidentswouldn’thaveoccurrediftheroadshadbeensmooth.Butthenhewitnessedamajoraccidentthatchangedeverything.Tilakdecidedtotakechargeofmattershimself.“Afterthat，IquitmyjobandforthenextyeartillJune2012，Ispentmypensionmoneyinfixingroads，”hesaid.Tilak’swifewasworriedabouthishealthandcalledhissontotalksomesenseintohim.ButthesonwassoimpressedthatheendeduphelpingTilakinstead，bysettingupawebsiteandFacebookpage.Asmoreandmoreresidentsgottoknowofit，theybegantoshowupandhelpTilakfixthecity’spotholes.Today，theyevenhaveahelplinewherepeoplecancalltocomplainaboutpotholesintheirareas.Tilak’ssonalsomanagedtogetthegovernmentontheirside.Tilakdoesn’tacceptdonations，butheencouragespeopletojoininthephysicalwork.Hehopesthat9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。withmediaattention，hecaninspireachangeintheattitudeofthegeneralpublic.Hebelievesthatthe“nothing-can-be-done”attitudeiswhatlimitsalotofpeopleinthecity，andhewantsthattochange.语篇解读　文章主要讲述了Tilak在印度中南部铁路工作了35年，退休回到家后继续用自己的钱修复破坏的公路的事。16．WhatwasTilak’smission?A．Togetpaidlittleforhiswork.B．Tobuytarandgraveltofixroads.C．Torecyclematerialstomendroads.D．Togetfinancialhelpfromthegovernment.答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Hecollectsthematerialandusesittofillpotholes(坑洼)，attimesspendinghisownpensionmoneytodoit.”可知，Tilak用他收集到的各种材料来填补坑洼的路面，有时还会花自己的钱去做这些，结合选项，故选C。17．WhatmadeTilaktakeupthejobtofixroads?A．Loveforchildren.B．Astrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.C．Apassiontomakecontributionstosociety.D．Eagernesstoreturntowork.答案　B解析　细节理解题。根据第三段及第四段中的“Tilakdecidedtotakechargeofmattershimself.”可知，Tilak在目睹了很多车祸之后，觉得如果这些道路不是低洼不平，就不会有那么多事故了，因此，他决定做修路的事，结合选项，他是出于社会责任感而做这些。故选B。18．WhatistherightdescriptionaboutTilak?A．Hebegantofixroadsfromhisretirement.B．Hetookupthejobasaconsultantfor3years.C．Heextendedhismissiontootherneighbors.D．HewasoncearailwayengineerworkingintheUS.答案　C解析　细节理解题。根据第二、三、四段中的“‘AfterworkingfortheSouthCentralRailwayinIndiafor35years，IretiredinOctober2008andspentsometimeoffin2009，alsotravelingtotheUStomeetmyson，’Tilaktoldthelocalmedia.‘InJanuary9 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。2010，Icamebackandtookupajobasaconsultantinasoftwareagency.’．..‘Afterthat，IquitmyjobandforthenextyeartillJune2012，Ispentmypensionmoneyinfixingroads，’hesaid.”可知A、B、D选项均不正确；根据文章后两段知C选项正确，故选C。19．WhatdoesTilakencouragepeopletodo?A．Takeactiontomakeadifference.B．Quittheirjobstoservetheirneighbors.C．Fillpotholestobeanother“roaddoctor”．D．Takepartinthephysicalworkbutnotbrainwork.答案　A解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句“Hehopesthatwithmediaattention，hecaninspireachangeintheattitudeofthegeneralpublic.”可知，Tilak希望随着媒体的关注，他能激励公众改变态度，故选A。20．Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheThingThatEveryoneShouldHave—WarmHeartB．TheStrongestSupportIsfromFamilyMembersC．TheRetirementIsNottheEndofCareerD．TheRespectableManIsWorthyofHisName—RoadDoctor答案　D解析　标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了Tilak在印度中南部铁路工作了35年，退休回到家后继续用自己的钱修复破坏的公路的事。他成为了一位真正的道路医生，故选D。9