【英语】2018届二轮复习记叙文阅读理解典题10篇训练（含有解析）学案（20页word版）

【英语】2018届二轮复习记叙文阅读理解典题10篇训练（含有解析）学案（20页word版）

‎2018届二轮复习 记叙文阅读理解典题10篇训练 ‎【一】‎ According to his GoFundMe page, Eddie Maltsby Jr. became blind when he was 11 due to sarcoidosis (肉状瘤病), a rare disease that affects many organs. However, Maltsby has committed to bringing light to people in need by playing music on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, and donating what he can to them, WTSP reported. ‎ In addition to playing for the public, Maltsby also hosts a radio show on WRXB called “Blind Boy Radio”．While on air, the musician gives away groceries, cash and other goods to grateful callers. To date, Maltsby has donated D|S2,000, but his funds are running low — even with help from sponsors. That’s why he’s turning to the community for help.‎ Maltsby has set up a GoFundMe campaign in the hope of collecting D|S25,000 to aid struggling people in the community.‎ While Maltsby’s benevolent (慈善的) spirit is inspiring, it’s often the people with little to spare who demonstrate how easy it is to part with money.‎ This past winter, for example, when Dominique HarrisonBentzen, a British student, didn’t have any way to get home, a homeless man gave her all the money he had — D|S4.60 — for a taxi. She returned the favor by setting up a fundraiser for the kind man, which has since collected more than 32,000 British pounds (over D|S50,000)．‎ ‎“I hope my campaign will help people think a little more about the people around them，”HarrisonBentzen told The Mirror. “If people can see what I am doing then maybe they can take the time to just stop and talk to a homeless person, hear their story.”‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Eddie Maltsby Jr.因肉状瘤病而失去视力，但他依旧赚钱帮助他人。‎ ‎4．What can be learned about Eddie Maltsby Jr.?‎ A．He has collectedD|S25,000.‎ B．He’s going to keep on giving.‎ C．He was born with blindness.‎ D．He plays music to earn a living.‎ 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“and donating what he can to them”和第二、三段的内容可知，他已经捐赠了很多钱物，并发起了GoFundMe运动，希望能筹到2 5000美元来帮助他人，由此可推知，Eddie Maltsby Jr.会继续付出，帮助他人。‎ ‎5．Why does Eddie Maltsby Jr. ask for help?‎ A．He earns less and less money.‎ B．His funds have been used up.‎ C．He needs more people to donate.‎ D．His family give no support to his campaign.‎ 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“To date, Maltsby has donated D|S2,000, but his funds are running low — even with help from sponsors. That’s why he’s turning to the community for help.”可知，Eddie Maltsby Jr.求助的原因是他的资金快花完了，即他需要更多的人捐款。‎ ‎6．Which of the following words best describe Eddie Maltsby Jr.?‎ A．Creative and determined.‎ B．Talented and friendly.‎ C．Cooperative and optimistic.‎ D．Helpful and generous.‎ 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段的“Maltsby has committed to bringing light to people in need”和第二段的“While on air, the musician gives away groceries, cash and other goods to grateful callers”以及第四段的“Maltsby’s benevolent(慈善的)spirit”可知，Eddie Maltsby Jr.既乐于助人又大方。‎ ‎7．Dominique HarrisonBentzen’s story is used to________.‎ A．get people involved in community service B．prove that giving is indeed important C．encourage people to share and give D．show the poor are more willing to give 解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第四段中的“it’s often the people with little to spare who demonstrate how easy it is to part with money”‎ 和第五段中所举例子可知，作者用Dominique HarrisonBentzen的例子表明穷人更乐意付出——帮助别人。‎ ‎【二】‎ Every time I lost a tooth I would put it under my pillow at night. The next morning I would wake up to find two coins replacing my tooth. Then I'd wonder about the tooth fairy all day.‎ ‎“Mom, where do you think the tooth fairy lives? What does she do with the teeth she collects？”‎ My mom said she didn't know. She only knew that the tooth fairy took the tooth away while we were sleeping and left us some money under our pillow. But I wanted to find out. So I think it was a good thing that I would lose another tooth. The plan was to stay up all night and ask the tooth fairy when she showed up.‎ That night I lay quietly in my bed, growing sleepy as the night went on. Moments later, I felt that someone was close to me. Through my half opened eyes, I didn't see any feet, but I knew it was the tooth fairy. I watched her run around and fly right out of my room. She was wearing a shiny green dress. After she left, I immediately felt under my pillow. There were two coins. I had never even felt my pillow move. I wondered if she used magic.‎ As I got older, I learned from my teachers that the tooth fairy didn't exist. It was just a mythical figure of early childhood. I kind of thought it was, but how could I see the tooth fairy fly that night?‎ Then one night my mom came into my room to check on me. The moonlight was bright that night and it shone through my window right on her shiny green nightdress. Right then I knew deep down that my mom was the tooth fairy.‎ ‎1．As a young girl, the author ________.‎ A．was afraid of the tooth fairy B．was interested in the tooth fairy C．knew where the tooth fairy lived D．doubted if the tooth fairy existed ‎2．The author thought it was a good thing for her to lose another tooth because ________.‎ A．she could get some coins B．she disliked her baby teeth C．she wanted to help her mother solve a mystery D．she believed the tooth fairy would come again ‎3．When the author felt someone was close to her, she ________.‎ A．thought her mother had come B．believed she was in a dream C．was only half awake D．was unable to sleep 答案与解析 本文是记叙文。作者回忆了小时候一段关于牙齿精灵的趣事。作者小的时候，在晚上把掉了的牙齿放在枕头下面，结果被小精灵拿走了，却把钱留在了枕头下面。等到作者长大了才知道，世界上根本没有小精灵，而是自己的妈妈拿走了牙齿，把钱放在了枕头下面。‎ ‎1．B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Then I'd wonder about the tooth fairy all day”可知，作者小时候对牙齿精灵很感兴趣。故选B。‎ ‎2．D　推理判断题。根据第三段“So I think it was a good thing...question the tooth fairy when she showed up”可知，作者计划不睡觉等着牙齿精灵出现，并向她问问题。由此可推断，作者认为又要掉牙是好事，因为她认为牙齿精灵会再次出现。故选D。‎ ‎3．C　推理判断题。根据第四段中的“growing sleepy as the night went on”和“Through my half opened eyes”可知，夜越来越深，作者也越来越困，处于半睡半醒的。‎ ‎【三】‎ Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twentythree, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route——through the boot(行李箱)．‎ Mr. Johnson's car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent, after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly，” Mr. Johnson said, “I couldn't force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water ‎ would come flooding in.”‎ Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.‎ Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”‎ It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally_it_gave,_but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.”‎ His hands and arms cut and bruised，Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer's wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Trembling in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.‎ ‎1．In which section of a newspaper can we read this article?‎ A．Book review.　　　　　 B．News report. ‎ C．Campus life. D．Continued story.‎ ‎2．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 “Finally it gave” means that ________.‎ A．luckily the door was torn away in the end B．at last the wrench went broken C．the lock came open after all his efforts D．the chance was lost at the last minute ‎3．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.‎ A．the ditch was along a quiet country road B．the accident happened on a clear warm day C．the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch D．Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended 答案与解析 本文记述了Mr. Johnson由于车祸被困于水下车内半个小时，最后死里逃生的故事。‎ ‎1．B　这篇文章介绍Mr. Johnson由于车祸被困于水下车内半个小时，最后死里逃生的故事。应该是一篇新闻报道。故选B。‎ ‎2．C　词句理解题。根据其上文“Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. ”及下文 “but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in.”可推知“Finally it gave”意思是：经过努力锁开了。故选C。‎ ‎3．A　推理判断题。根据第四段的句子“but no help came”及最后一段的“Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby ”可知，这个沟渠是沿着一条安静的乡村小路。故选A。‎ ‎【四】‎ Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island, New York. Whitman received most of his education outside of the classroom. At the age of eleven, he worked in a law office as an office boy where he became interested in reading. He was soon reading the works of famous authors like William Shakespeare and Homer, and was well on his way to becoming one of America's most wellknown poets.‎ By the time Whitman was seventeen years old, he had already worked as a printer's learner, a worker, and a teacher. Though he disliked teaching, he excelled in the profession, developing a friendly relationship with his students; he even allowed them to adress him by his first name. He also developed fresh teaching techniques and learning games to help his students with spelling and maths. In his early twenties, however, he gave up teaching to pursue (追求) a fulltime career as a journalist and poet.‎ When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet, his arrival onto the American literary scene was met with controversy. His first collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work. In 1855 Whitman published, at his own expense, the first edition of his collection of twelve poems.‎ Whitman's poetic style was uncommon in the sense that he wrote poems in a form called parallelism (对句法), in which his goal was to copy the flow of the sea and the quicklypassing nature of human emotion. A common theme in Whitman's poetry is selfrealization. In his work, Whitman moves from conventional patterns of ‎ rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multilayered, but truly American voice.‎ ‎“Although Whitman was considered a revolutionary by many, there is little doubt he loved his country deeply.” In his writing, he used slang (俚语) and various images, or voices, to create a sense of national unity.‎ For Whitman, the “proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.” Whitman has undoubtedly become a part of the cultural history and image of America.‎ ‎1．Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.‎ A．Whitman's education B．Whitman's early career C．how Whitman became a poet D．why Whitman's poems were popular ‎2．When Whitman first appeared as a poet, ______.‎ A．he received a warm welcome B．his literary road was not easy C．he became famous for his unusual style D．his poetic style was copied by other poets ‎3．What was Whitman's greatest literary contribution?‎ A．He expressed human emotion in his writing.‎ B．He showed that flow of the sea in his poems.‎ C．He used slang to show his love for his country.‎ D．He created a unique rhythm and an American voice.‎ 答案与解析 本文讲述的是Whitman作为诗人所做出的贡献。‎ ‎1．B　段落大意题。根据第二段By the time Whitman was seventeen years old, he had already worked as a printer's learner, a worker, and a teacher. Though he disliked teaching, he excelled in the profession, developing a friendly relationship with his students; he even allowed them to adress him by his first name. He also developed fresh teaching techniques and learning games to help his students with spelling and maths. 到17岁的时候，他做过印刷工、当过工人和做过一个学习游戏，帮助他的学生拼写和数学。In his early twenties, however, he gave up teaching to ‎ pursue (追求) a fulltime career as a journalist and poet.然而，在20多岁时，他放弃教学追求一个记者和诗人的全职事业。故选B。‎ ‎2．B　推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet, his arrival onto the American literary scene was met with controversy. His first collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work. Walt Whitman最初作为诗人出现的时候遭遇争议。他的第一部诗集找不到出版商。故选B。‎ ‎3．D　细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multilayered, but truly American voice. 他创造了一个独特的节奏和一个美国的声音。故选D。‎ ‎【五】‎ Oceanography has been defined as “The application of all sciences to the study of the sea”．‎ Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was unwilling to go to sea to further his work.‎ For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans？” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable (电缆) from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile (起伏形状) of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be made.‎ It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings(测深)were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book—The Physical Geography of the Sea.‎ The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.‎ Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition, which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a fivevolume report, the last volume being published in 1895.‎ ‎1．The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly ________.‎ A．for oceanographic studies B．for military purposes C．for business considerations D．for investigating the depths of the oceans ‎2．The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was ________.‎ A．to make some sound experiments in the oceans B．to collect samples of sea plants and animals C．to estimate the length of cable that was to be made D．to measure the depths of the two oceans ‎3．The underlined word “defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “________”．‎ A．doubted　　　　　　 B．challenged ‎ C．gave proof to D．agreed to ‎4．The theme of this passage is about ________.‎ A．the beginnings of oceanography ‎ B．the laying of the first undersea cable C．the investigation of ocean depths D．the early intercontinental communications 答案与解析 本文是一篇记叙文，定义并描述了海洋学的发展过程。‎ ‎1．C　推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“The first time that the question ‘What is at the bottom of the oceans？’ had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed.”‎ 可知，当有人基于商业目的建议在美国和欧洲之间铺设电报电缆的时候，人们才提出问题：海底是什么？也就是说，铺设电报电缆的这个建议具有商业性，故选C。‎ ‎2．D　细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings (测深) were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.”可知，莫里负责的航海的目的是测量北大西洋和太平洋的深度，故选D。‎ ‎3．B　猜测词义题。联系上下文可知，当人们把电缆从海底取出来修理时，发现电缆上覆盖有活着的植物，而当时的科学观念认为，在海洋更深处没有生命存在，可知这个事实与当时的科学观念正好相反，故选B，这个发现挑战了当时的科学观念。‎ ‎4．A　主旨大意题。文章在开头提出了“海洋学”的定义，接下来按照时间顺序来描述海洋学发展的过程，可知本文的中心为oceanography，故选A。‎ ‎【六】‎ As a thirdgeneration native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move as a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.‎ No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama's motherinlaw, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by grandparents.com, 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson's decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Twothirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama's family.‎ ‎“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn't get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own，” says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them, especially when you're raising children.”‎ Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no ‎ and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.‎ ‎1．Why was Garza's move a success?‎ A．It strengthened her family ties.‎ B．It improved her living conditions.‎ C．It enabled her to make more friends.‎ D．It helped her know more new places.‎ ‎2．What was the reaction of the public to Mrs Robinson's decision?‎ A．17% expressed their support for it.‎ B．Few people responded sympathetically.‎ C．83% believed it had a bad influence.‎ D．The majority thought it was a trend.‎ ‎3．What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?‎ A．They were unsure of themselves.‎ B．They were eager to raise more children.‎ C．They wanted to live away from their parents.‎ D．They had little respect for their grandparents.‎ ‎4．What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?‎ A．Make decisions in the best interests of their own.‎ B．Ask their children to pay more visits to them.‎ C．Sacrifice for their struggling children.‎ D．Get to know themselves better.‎ 答案与解析 本文是一篇新闻报道。在当今的美国家庭，选择与儿孙住在一起的老人数量有增加的趋势，大多数人认为跟儿孙住在一起有很多好处，但并不是每位老人都适合这种模式，因为有时放弃自己的生活也很难。‎ ‎1．A　细节理解题。该题问的是为什么Garza的搬家是件成功的事。根据第一段最后一句可知，其中的原因在于搬家这件事加强了她的家庭联系。故选A。‎ ‎2．D　细节理解题。该题问的是公众对Mrs Robinson的决定有什么反应。根据第二段最后两句可知，大多数人认为这是一种趋势。故选D。‎ ‎3．C　细节理解题。该题问的是Crosby对20世纪60年代的人们的看法。根据第三段第一句可知，当时的人们都想远离父母，不和父母住在一起。故选C。‎ ‎4．A　推理判断题。该题问的是作者在最后一段对祖父母提出的建议。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者建议祖父母们要做出最符合自己利益的决定。故选A。‎ ‎【七】‎ ‎“Just ate chicken feet for lunch. ” These were the words I wrote on my blog yesterday. By the next day there were hundreds of comments from my friends. They ranged from “OH MY GOD! That is so disgusting! ” to “What were they like？” to “Why can't you eat sandwiches like everyone else？”‎ To Chinese people, chicken feet are a normal snack. To my friends in Britain, the thought of eating a chicken's foot is——well, weird (古怪的). As weird, in fact, as eating a bullfrog, scorpion(蝎子), snake, or turtle.‎ But if there are two things I love more than anything else in life, they are trying new things and food.‎ I arrived in Beijing five months ago. Since then, I've searched for the “weirdest” foods so I can try them, then treat my friends to some “virtual(虚拟的)eating” on my blog.‎ One weekend, I went to Wangfujing, Beijing's “snack street”. The trip gave me tons of blog material.‎ ‎“I chose a stick with three live, wriggling(扭动的) scorpions on it，” I wrote. “ And it was pretty good. The scorpion was warm and crispy. The legs did have a tendency to get stuck between one's teeth, however. What's more, I am sure scorpion number two stung me with its tail in revenge(报复)．”‎ Next came snake: “ A bit like a cross between fish and chicken, with a slightly rubbery texture and meaty taste.”‎ Some people were actually angry when I ate turtle soup——especially when I posted pictures showing the poor little guy's head staring sadly up at us from the bowl. ‎ ‎“ I am never speaking to you again，” wrote one (former) friend.‎ Still, I will continue my culinary quest. ‎ Next on my list is starfish, though I feel I should have some vegetables too—algae, maybe.‎ So what am I eating tonight you may ask. Pizza Well, a girl's gotta have a break sometimes.‎ ‎1．What does the writer like most in life?‎ A．Trying new things and food. ‎ B．Traveling. ‎ C．Walking. ‎ D．Shopping.‎ ‎2．Where did the writer get her blog material?‎ A．From his friends.‎ B．From Wangfujing, Beijing's “snack street”．‎ C．From Shopping.‎ D．From the Internet. ‎ ‎3．What is the writer's friends' attitude toward her trying “weird” foods?‎ A．They are satisfied. ‎ B．They are happy. ‎ C．They are surprised and even angry.‎ D．They are sorry. ‎ ‎4．Which of the following “weirdest” foods is the one writer hasn't tried?‎ A．Chicken's feet.　　　　 B．Bullfrog.‎ C．Scorpion. D．Chicken's head. ‎ 答案与解析 文章记述了作者在中国体验的古怪的食物， 并对此很感兴趣， 还写在自己的博客里， 从而引起了朋友的不理解。‎ ‎1．A　细节理解题。从文章第三段的But if there are two things I love more than anything else in life, they are trying new things and food. 可以看出， 作者最喜爱尝试新事物和食品，所以选A。‎ ‎2．B　细节理解题。从文章第五段的One weekend, I went to Wangfujing, Beijing's “snack street”. The trip gave me tons of blog materials. 看出作者是从王府井小吃街得到博客的有关材料，所以选B。‎ ‎3．C　推理判断题。从文章第八段的Some people were actually angry when I ate turtle soup—especially when I posted pictures showing the poor little guy's head staring sadly up at us from the bowl. “I am never speaking to you again, ”wrote one (former) friend. 可以看出， 作者的朋友对她吃古怪的东西的态度是惊讶甚至是生气的。所以选C。‎ ‎4．D　推理判断题。从文章第二段的eating a chicken's feet is weird. As weird, in fact, as eating a bullfrog, scorpion, snake, or turtle. 可以看出， 作者吃过鸡爪、牛蛙和蝎子， 没有吃过鸡头。所以选D。‎ ‎【八】‎ The United States of America was founded in 1776 after the 13 independent American states rose up against the ruling British, defeated them in the American Revolutionary War, and signed the Declaration of Independence, the document which declared the creation of the new country.‎ The men who led the revolution, drafted the Declaration of Independence, and wrote the first American laws are known as “founding fathers”. Benjamin Franklin, whose picture is on the US 100dollar note, was appointed to prepare the Declaration that was eventually signed by the other founding fathers.‎ Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston to a soap maker named Josiah Franklin. His father could not afford full schooling for all his children, but Benjamin loved books and worked in his elder brother’s printing business before starting a newspaper called the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729. He wrote and drew cartoons for the newspaper. In addition, he worked to improve living conditions in the city: introducing street lights, cleaning the roads and building libraries. In the 1740s, Franklin retired from his newspaper and turned to science with great success. He was a very smart man and his work on electricity, including the “kite experiment” which confirmed the nature of lightning, made him famous throughout the world.‎ Franklin earned the title of the “First American” for his efforts to unite the 13 American states, and to win their independence. This part of the story starts in London. He was sent to the city to persuade the British to treat the American states more fairly.‎ ‎ It was here that he began interacting with important political thinkers and activists of the time and developing his own political ideas.‎ Following his return to America in 1761 he became much more active in American politics and in the battle against British rule.‎ After the United States of America was established, Franklin held several important positions such as the first United States Postmaster General, Ambassador to France and President of Pennsylvania. He is also famous today for his wise sayings, including “a penny saved is a penny earned” and “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”．‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记，主要讲述了美国开国元勋之一Benjamin Franklin一生中的重大事件，尤其是他对美国社会政治发展方面所做出的杰出贡献以及在其他领域取得的成绩。‎ ‎9．How did Franklin begin developing his own political thinking?‎ A．By discussing ideas with political activists in Britain.‎ B．By persuading the 13 American states to unite.‎ C．By fighting against British rule in America.‎ D．By writing articles for his own newspaper.‎ 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第四段可知，Franklin被派往伦敦以劝服英国人更公平地对待美国；结合最后一句可知，Franklin通过在伦敦和政治思想家、积极分子交流形成了自己的政治理念。故A项正确。‎ ‎10．What can be inferred about Franklin from the article?‎ A．His most important contribution was in science.‎ B．He was the leader of the “founding fathers”．‎ C．He was successful in many different areas.‎ D．He came from a very wealthy family.‎ 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第三、四段可知，Franklin在文化、科学、政治等诸多领域都取得了成功。故C项正确。‎ ‎11．What is the correct order for the following events from Franklin’s life?‎ a．He started a newspaper business.‎ b．He carried out the kite experience on electricity.‎ c．He worked for his brother in a printing company.‎ d．He was appointed the Ambassador to France.‎ e．He helped write the Declaration of Independence.‎ f．He visited England to discuss independence.‎ A．e，c，a，b，f，d B．c，a，b，f，e，d C．a，c，f，b，d，e D．f，d，a，b，c，e 解析：选B　事件排序题。根据第三段可知，他最先在哥哥的印刷厂工作，然后于1729年创建了一份报纸；接下来在18世纪40年代(1740s)成功完成风筝实验；而后在美国独立之前他被派去英国谈判；之后帮助起草《独立宣言》；在美国独立之后成为驻法国大使，所以正确顺序应为c，a，b，f，e，d。故B项正确。‎ ‎12．What is the article mainly about?‎ A．The American Declaration of Independence.‎ B．Franklin’s contributions to American society.‎ C．The American War of Independence.‎ D．Benjamin Franklin’s early life.‎ 解析：选B　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国开国元勋Benjamin Franklin对美国社会发展所做出的巨大贡献。故B项正确。‎ ‎【九】‎ Billboard Music Awards of the Year 2015 goes to Taylor Swift, a singersongwriter, who has shaped and inspired the American music industry with her success.‎ When Taylor Swift first came to public notice, she was a 17yearold newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar. She was far more enthusiastic than skilled, but apparently threw spark of superb talent.‎ Four years later, Swift has become a multiawards winner, with the biggest selling albums. For her consummate performance, Taylor Swift was named Billboard magazine’s woman in 2011. She is the youngest artist to receive honors and several Billboard Music Awards, among them Top Country Album for the fivetime platinum (白金) selling Speak Now, her third album that was released that year.‎ ‎“Taylor has shown the power of good songwriting with music of styles，” said Bill Werde, Billboard’s editorial director. “And at such a young age, Taylor has ‎ already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for promising artists and young woman everywhere.”‎ Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning honors since her career started. She followed that up in 2008 with Fearless, which established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits, including Love Story, You Belong With Me and White Horse.‎ Not surprisingly, the 6time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in the US and her overall worldwide sales now reach 20 million albums and 40 million songs downloads. Swift has spent the past year on the Speak Now World Tour in support of her third album, and now she’s getting ready to go further.‎ According to a recent interview with The New Yorker magazine, Swift has so far written about 10 songs for a 2016 album. She said the new album is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult.‎ ‎“They’re sad if I’m being honest，” Swift told The New Yorker. “They’re about my heartbreaks and my moving on. But more importantly, they are about achieving contentment. You’re not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up.”‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了Taylor Swift ——一个非常有音乐天赋的女孩，获得了众多奖项，尽管年纪轻轻，但是她在音乐上所取得的一系列成就震撼了整个乐坛，成为激励艺人及年轻女性的楷模。‎ ‎5．As a newcomer in the shown business, Taylor Swift was considered to be ________.‎ A．a skilled songwriter　 　B．an outstanding artist C．an energetic director D．a promising talent 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段尤其是最后一句可知，Taylor Swift第一次走进观众视野时就展现出了过人的才华。故选D。‎ ‎6．The underlined word “consummate” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by “________”．‎ A．confident B．professional C．excellent D．different 解析：选C　词义猜测题。联系上下文并结合语境可知，美国乡村音乐歌手Taylor ‎ Swift年纪轻轻就已成为国际巨星，她在乐坛的表现可谓成绩斐然。由此可知，画线词应意为“杰出的，极好的”，excellent的意思与之最接近。故选C。‎ ‎7．What can we learn from the passage?‎ A．Speak Now is Taylor Swift’s third album.‎ B．Fearless marked the beginning of Swift’s career.‎ C．Swift’s new album is about feelings of grownups.‎ D．Swift has gained Billboard magazine’s woman twice.‎ 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Speak Now是Swift的第三张专辑，故A项正确。‎ ‎8．This passage is mainly about “________”．‎ A．A Rising Music Genius B．Taylor’s Heartbreaks in Growth C．An Interview with Taylor Swift D．Billboard Music Awards in America 解析：选A　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了尽管Taylor Swift年纪轻轻，但是她在音乐上所取得的一系列成就震撼了整个乐坛，成为激励艺人及年轻女性的楷模。故A项“一个冉冉升起的音乐天才”符合文章大意。故选A。‎ ‎【十】‎ Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems. ‎ However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician.Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆形)．‎ Then Halley set to work. He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance had been 75 to 76 years apart. ‎ This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more his thought that there had been three ‎ different comets as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.‎ It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain thought to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley’s comet, in his honour. ‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要讲述了科学家哈雷以及他的发现。‎ ‎1．Halley made his discovery ________. ‎ A．by doing experiments B．by means of his own careful observation C．by using the working of other scientists D．by chance 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知，哈雷的发现是从其他科学家的观察中得出来的。‎ ‎2．Which of the following is TRUE? ‎ A．Edmund Halley was an American scientist. ‎ B．Halley made his discovery by doing experiments. ‎ C．Isaac Newton was a famous mathematician. ‎ D．The orbit of a comet had the shape of a round. ‎ 解析：选C　推理判断题。从文章首句可知A项错误；从第一段第二句可知，B项错误； 根据牛顿告诉哈雷彗星的轨道是椭圆形的，可排除D项。‎ ‎3．Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of________. ‎ A．some different comets appearing several times B．the same comet appearing at different times C．three different comets appearing at the same time D．several comets appearing at the same time 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据文章的第四段的第四句及上文提到的看到彗星的时间分别是1531年、1607年、1682年可判断正确答案为B。‎ ‎4．This passage in general is about________. ‎ A．Halley and other scientists B．the orbit of a comet C．Newton and Halley D．Halley and his discovery 解析：选D　主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章主要讲述了科学家哈雷以及他的发现。‎