（英語(yǔ)）英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(人物故事)專項(xiàng)及解析一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解人物故事類1．閱讀理解

Forthepastfewmonths,mythree-year-olddaughterhasspentanhoureveryweeklearningaforeignlanguage.Shewalksintoasmallroominalocalschool,wheresheandahandfulofthreeandfour-year-oldspendthenexthourdancingto“LaVacaLola”,asongaboutaSpanishcow,creatingfingerpuppets(木偶)tovoicewhattheylikeanddon'tlike(megusta,nomegusta)andshoutingoutwhichanimalsarebig(grande)orsmall(pequeno).

Shetellsuslittleabouttheclasses.Infact,forthefirstfewweeks,nothingatall.Ibegintowonderifitwasahugemistake(eachlessonworksoutatabout￡9)butthenIshowher“LaVacaLola”onYouTube.SheshoutsvacawithenthusiasmandwithwhatIhopeisaSpanishaccent.

Thewishtoenroll(使……加入)herinlanguagelessonscame,likemostthings,graduallyandtheninasuddenrush.Inmydayjob,IreadandeditstoriesabouttheChineseeconomy.Foralongtime,IfeltthatitwouldbegoodforhertolearnanotherlanguagebutIhadnogreatplanastowhen.

ThenIreadEdwardLuce'sTheRetreatofWesternLiberalismandallmythoughtsandworryabouttheeconomycombinedintoapanic.Wakinginasweat,itseemedobviousthatifmydaughterwastohaveanykindoffuture,shewouldhavetolearnanotherlanguage.Ideally(理想地)immediately.

IthoughtaboutMandarinChinese,oneofthetop10languagesmostimportantforourfuture,accordingtotheBritishCouncil(othersincludeArabic,French,German,Portuguese,Italian,Russian,DutchandJapanese).Buttherewerenoclassesforyoungchildrennearby.Therewere,however,localSpanishclasses—thenumber-onelanguageonthelist.Whenshestartedtosing"IncyWincySpider"inSpanishandEnglish—helpedbyaSpanishnurseryworker-ourdecisionwasmade.（1）Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sdaughterfromthefirstparagraph?A.

Sheusesfingerpuppetstomakehervoiceheard.B.

SheistheoldeststudentinherSpanishclass.C.

ShelearnsSpanishbydancingtosongs.D.

ShehaslearntSpanishforonemonth.（2）Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherdaughter'sclassatfirst?A.

Proud.

B.

Surprised.

C.

Delighted

D.

Doubtful.（3）Whydidtheauthoraskherdaughtertolearnaforeignlanguage?A.

Toprepareherforthecomingschooleducation.

B.

Toequipherforherfuture.C.

Toencouragehertohavebeliefinherself.

D.

Todevelopherinterestinsinging.（4）WhatmadetheauthordecidetoenrollherdaughterinSpanishlessons?A.

Herperformance.

B.

Hergreatinterest.C.

Thenurseryworker'ssuggestion.

D.

Thefast-growingeconomy.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者讓自己的女兒學(xué)習(xí)一種外語(yǔ)的原因以及學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中出現(xiàn)的一些問(wèn)題。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Shewalksintoasmallroominalocalschool,wheresheandahandfulofthreeandfour-year-oldspendthenexthourdancingtoLaVacaLola”可知，她和幾個(gè)3、4歲大的孩子在一起通過(guò)唱歌跳舞學(xué)西班牙語(yǔ)。故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的”ShetellsuslittleabouttheclassesIbegintowonderifitwasahugemistake(eachlessonworksoutatabout￡9)“可知，作者的女兒從來(lái)不會(huì)談起她的西班牙語(yǔ)課，這讓作者很懷疑自己是否該給女兒報(bào)班學(xué)習(xí)。故作者最初對(duì)女兒的課感覺(jué)是可疑的。故選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"itseemedobviousthatifmydaughterwastohaveanykindoffuture,shewouldhavetolearnanotherlanguage."可知，作者認(rèn)為自己的女兒若想有一個(gè)美好的未來(lái)就必須掌握一門(mén)外語(yǔ)。故選B。（4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的”Whenshestartedtosing’IncyWincySpider‘inSpanishandEnglish-helpedbyaSpanishnurseryworker-ourdecisionwasmade.？“當(dāng)她開(kāi)始用西班牙語(yǔ)和英語(yǔ)演唱“IncyWincySpider”時(shí)，在一位西班牙托兒所工作人員的幫助下，我們做出了決定?？芍桥畠旱谋憩F(xiàn)使作者決定讓女兒學(xué)西班牙語(yǔ)。故選A?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。2．閱讀理解

ArthurDuboisisn'tyourtypicalgrandfather.That'sbecauseat72yearsold,theChicagoresidentisanewlydiscoveredhip-hopartist.

Thisweek,DuboiswalkedintoHavenStudios,amusicprogramontheSouthSideofChicagothatsupportsyoungambitiousartists.TheownerofHavenStudios,Andre"Add-2"Daniels,saidDuboisclaimedhewas"youngatheart."So,DanielsdecidedtolistentoDubois'music.Hewascompletelyfloored.DanielsquicklytookvideosshowcasingDubois'talentsandpostedthemtoTwitter.Histweetwentviral,receivingthousandsofreactionswithinamatterofdays.Now,Dubois'talentshaveevencaughttheattentionofsomefamouship-hopproducers.

"It'snotwhatyouwouldexpect,right?"Danielssaysinoneofthevideos.Duboismusicisplayinginthebackground,givingasteadybeatthateasilyinviteslistenerstodance.

Duboissaidhisstylewasentirelyself-taught.Hefirststartedteachinghimselftoproducehip-hopbeatsaboutsixyearsago,afterheretired."Ifoundsomethingtodo,"hetoldNPR'sScottSimon."Ihadtolearnhowtodothecomputerandmusicatthesametime."Duboistaughthimselfbyusingtheaudioeditingsoftware.Nowhe'slearninganothernewskill-socialmedia.Dubois'newfoundsocialmediafamehasbeenalittleoverwhelmingforhim."Iwasshocked,"hesaid."IbrokedownandcriedbecauseIdidn'tknowthatmanypeoplelikedme."DanielshashelpedDuboissetupaccountsonTwitterandInstagramforhisfanstofollow,"I'dneverusedInstargram,Twitterandallthatotherstuff,"Duboissaid."BecauseIdidn'tbelieveinthatstuffmyself.ButnowI'vegottohaveit."Theattentiondoesn'tseemtohavegonetoDubois'headthough-hedoesn'treallycareaboutgettingfamousormakingmoney."Ijustwanttoputitoutthereandletotherpeoplehearmymusic."（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"floored"inParagraph2mean?A.

Astonished.

B.

Scared.

C.

Nervous.

D.

Hurt.（2）WhohelpedDuboistakeuphip-hop?A.

Daniels.

B.

Hehimself.

C.

NPR'sScottSimon.

D.

Hip-hopproducers.（3）Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.

DanielssetupaccountsforDubois.B.

Danielsdidn'tenjoyDubois'musicatfirst.C.

Duboisseeksforpersonalfameandwealth.D.

Duboisdidn'texpecthispopularityontheInternet.（4）Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.

Wellbeguninhalfdone.

B.

It'snevertoolatetolearn.C.

Losttimeinneverfoundagain.

D.

Onegoodturndeservesanother.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,72歲的爺爺Dubois自學(xué)嘻哈音樂(lè),并在網(wǎng)上擁有大量的粉絲。（1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的"DanielsquicklytookvideosshowcasingDubois'talentsandpostedthemtoTwitter."可知,聽(tīng)完Dubois的演唱后,Daniels很快拍下了展示Dubois才能的視頻,并將其發(fā)布到推特上,由此可見(jiàn)他被Dubois的演唱驚到了,由此可知畫(huà)線詞詞義為"吃驚的、驚愕的",故選A。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的"Duboissaidhisstylewasentirelyself-taught."可知,Dubois說(shuō)他的風(fēng)格完全是自學(xué)的。也就是說(shuō)他是自學(xué)嘻哈音樂(lè)的,故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的"IbrokedownandcriedbecauseIdidn'tknowthatmanypeoplelikedme."可知,Dubois說(shuō)他哭了,因?yàn)樗恢罆?huì)有那么多人喜歡他,由此可知,Dubois沒(méi)想到自己在網(wǎng)上如此受歡迎,故選D。（4）考查推理判斷?？v觀全文可知,本文主要講述了72歲的爺爺Dubois自學(xué)嘻哈音樂(lè),并在網(wǎng)上擁有大量的粉絲,他的故事告訴我們什么時(shí)候?qū)W習(xí)都不晚,故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。3．閱讀理解

Parisisthecityofdreams.IfyouplantoheadtoParisforastudyperiod,thenperhapsalittlerealitycheckisinorder.Butmyexperiencewasaromanticone.

IpavedmypathtoParisthroughanexchangeprogram.OnarrivalinParis,IwasconstantlyremindedoftheofficialprocessesIhadtocomplete—formstobefilledin,meetingstoattend,thelistseemedendless.

Thentherealworkbegan.Onceclasseswereunderway,Ifoundmyselfvolunteeringtodooralpresentationsandassignmentsfirst,ratherthanlast.Thismethodprovedtobeveryhelpful.

OnceIhadfinishedclassfortheweek,Ihadanever-increasinglistofmuseumstovisit,neighborhoodstoexplore,andcaféstositin.ReadbooksaboutParis.Talktolocalsandotherforeignerslivingthere.ButtheonethingthatreadingabookortalkingtosomeonecannotdoistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceofwanderingParisonfoot.Thepeoplewatching,thesoundsofthecity,thecolorsastheseasonschange,theyalladdtotheecstasythatIexperienceinParisasanexchangestudent.

Afterspendingfivemonthswanderingthroughthecharmingneighborhoods,Ifellinlovewiththeatmospherethatcameoutfromeveryopendoor,andwitheveryspokenword.ThereissomethingcomfortingaboutwalkingtothemarketeachSundaytoenjoythebeautifuldisplayoffruits,vegetablesanddairyproducts.Thereiswarmthinsayingbonjourtothepassers-by.

OnmylastdayinParis,Iconfidentlysaid,"BonjourMonsieur,"asIpassedthelittlestoredownthestreet.IguessthebestpartaboutgoingonexchangeinParisisfallinginlovewiththecityinyourownway.AndIknowmineisuniqueandspecialtome,myownlittlepiecesofParis.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ecstasy"inParagraph4probablymean?A.

Courage.

B.

Imagination.

C.

Happiness.

D.

Reputation.（2）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.

Anexchangestudent'slife.

B.

Charmingneighborhoods.C.

Anexchangeprogram.

D.

Atravelingexperience.（3）Beyondreadingbooks,whichexperiencewouldtheauthortreasuremost?A.

Enjoyingcoffeeinhissparetime.

B.

GreetingpeopleinFrenchinthestreet.C.

Buyingvegetablesinthemarket.

D.

HangingaroundinParis.（4）Accordingtothepassage,whatlefttheauthorthedeepestimpression?A.

ThefriendlypeoplehemetinParis.B.

Thespecialcultureheexperiencedinthecity.C.

Theacademicachievementhemadeinhisstudy.D.

Thepresentationsandassignmentshedidinclass.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者作為一名交換生在巴黎的所見(jiàn)所聞，內(nèi)心感受等。（1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)作者對(duì)在巴黎街上漫步的喜愛(ài)及第四段中的“Thepeoplewatching,thesoundsofthecity,thecolorsastheseasonschange,theyalladdtotheecstasythatisexperiencingParisasanexchangestudent”可知，人們的注視，城市的聲音，季節(jié)變化時(shí)的色彩，都增加了作者作為交換生體驗(yàn)巴黎的喜悅。由此推知，劃線詞的意思是“快樂(lè)，幸?！薄９蔬xC。（2）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Butmyexperiencewasaromanticone.IpavedmypathtoParisthroughanexchangeprogram”可知，作者作為一名交換生來(lái)到巴黎，他認(rèn)為自己的巴黎之行非常浪漫。從第二段到最后，文章詳細(xì)敘述了作者在巴黎的所見(jiàn)所聞，內(nèi)心感受等。故整篇文章講述的是一個(gè)交換生在巴黎的經(jīng)歷。故選A。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“TheonethingthatreadingabookortalkingtosomeonecannotdoistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceofwanderingParisonfoot.IdiscoveredsomeofmyfavoriteplacesinParisbywandering”可知，讀書(shū)以及和人交談無(wú)法提供步行在巴黎閑逛帶給你的體驗(yàn)。通過(guò)閑逛，作者在巴黎發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些自己最喜歡的地方。由此可知，除了讀書(shū)，作者最珍惜的經(jīng)歷是在巴黎閑逛。故選D。（4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的

“ThebestpartaboutgoingonexchangeinParisisfallinginlovewiththecityinyourownuniqueway.Everyone'sexperienceofParisisdifferent.Iknowmineisuniqueandspecialtome,myownlittlepiecesofParis”可知，給作者留下最深的印象是他在這個(gè)城市的獨(dú)特經(jīng)歷。而從上文可知，他在巴黎體驗(yàn)到了不同的風(fēng)土人情，不同的文化。故選B。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測(cè)和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解

PTSD(戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)傷)issadlyacommonaffliction(折磨)formanysoldierswhohavewitnessedconflict,aninvisiblewoundthatcontinuestocauseincrediblesufferinglongafterthegunshavefallensilent.

"Alotofuscomehomewithoutrealizingwearebringingthewarhomewithus,"saidJoshMarino,aveteran(退伍兵)oftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide.

"Ididn'twanttodealwithitanymore,"Marinosaid.Hewroteagoodbyenote,grabbedaknifeandwentoutsideforafinalcigaretteintherain.Butthen,fromthedeepestdepthofdespaircamehope.Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小貓)which,accordingtoMarino,"justwalkedupandstartedrubbingupagainstmylegandletmepethim.IcametolifeagainandIbrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears."

Fromthisaccidentalencountereverythingchanged.Marinofoundanewpurposeinlifethroughthefriendlycat,whohenamedScout,andwhohecreditswithsavinghislife."Istoppedthinkingaboutallmyproblems,andstartedthinkingaboutallhisproblems,andwhatIcoulddotohelphim,"Marinosaid.Thebondbetweenthemwasinstant，butthatwasn'ttheendofthestory.

MarinohasmadeavideoofhisandScout'sremarkablestoryofhealingandheartbreakwhichyoucanwatchontheInternet.Thestoryisdedicatedtoshowinghowanimalscanhelphumansthroughtoughtimes,aswellashumanscanhelpthem.Itisabeautifulstorythatissuretotugatyourheartstrings,showingjusthowpowerfulthebondbetweenhumansandanimalscanbe.Weloveit,andwehopeyoudotoo!（1）Whatcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.

TakingpartintheIraqwarhadbadeffectsonJoshMarino.B.

JoshMarinowoundedbadlyduringtheIraqwar.C.

PTSDisakindofdiseasewhichcannotbecurednow.D.

PTSDusuallyhappensafterthesoldiersdroptheirguns.（2）WhydidJoshMarinosuddenlyburstintotearsaccordingtothepassage?A.

Hejustcouldn'thelpcrying.B.

Thelittlecatgavehimhopetotreasurelife.C.

Thewildlittlecatattackedhimsobadly.D.

Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthecatcametohelphimonpurpose.（3）Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

PTSD-adiseasecuredbyasoldier.B.

Themanandthecat.C.

Arescuebetweenasoldierandacat.D.

Howcanacatbeusedtostopsuicide【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記述文，退伍軍人Marino患上了PTSD(戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)傷)，在他準(zhǔn)備自殺時(shí)一只小貓出現(xiàn)尋求他的撫摸，小貓的出現(xiàn)給了他生活的希望，改變了他的生活。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“JoshMarino,aveteranoftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide”可知Marino參加了伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，戰(zhàn)后患上了PTSD，并因?yàn)镻TSD的影響想自殺。這說(shuō)明參加伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)對(duì)Marino產(chǎn)生了不好的影響，故選A。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小貓)which，….Ibrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears.”可知在Marino準(zhǔn)備自殺的時(shí)候，一只小貓從灌木叢走出來(lái)蹭他的腿,讓他撫摸自己。這讓他又活了過(guò)來(lái)并哭了。由此可以推斷小貓的出現(xiàn)給了他生活的希望，他因此而哭泣。故選B。（3）考查主旨大意。本文講述了小貓的出現(xiàn)給了想要自殺的退伍軍人Marino生活的希望，拯救了Marino,C項(xiàng)（士兵與小貓之間的救贖）最能體現(xiàn)本文大意，故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解MyFirstDayofSchool

Fearstartedtakingover,IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadtraveledalongdistancefromIndiainordertojoinmyparents,whohadbeenforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere,soIenrolled(登記)inthelocalhighschoolinmynewtown.

IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondperiodclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.Withanxiety,Ireachedforthedoor,openingitslowly.Withoutpayingattentiontomyclassmates,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered."Yes."Hisvoicecomfortedmealittle.HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndiabecausewedidn'thaveanythinglikethat.ThenheaskedmetochoosewhereIwouldsit.Ididn'tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector.InIndianschools,wedidn'tusethetechnologywehad.Wehadtotakenotesastheteacherspoke.

Itwasnoon.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.IwenttomynextclassandthebellrangasIentered.IwentthroughtheregularprocessofaskingtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.Shesaid,"It'sstillfourthperiod."

"Butthebelljustrang,"Isaid.

Changingfromagentletonetoaharsher(刺耳的)one,shesaid,"Thatisthelunchbell,youngman."

Iapologized.WithoutanotherwordIheadedforthecafeteria.Ifeltluckybecausewedidn'thavethisinIndia.EveryconfusionseemedlikeabarrierIhadtogetthroughtoreachmygoal.Attheendoftheday,Iwasonmywaytothebuswhichwedidn'thaveinIndiaeither.Ispottedmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn'tsobad.（1）TheauthorattendedanAmericanhighschoolbecause_______.A.

hisfatherpreferredAmericanschoolsB.

hisfamilywantedhimtohaveabrightfutureC.

hismotherhadworkedinitfor3yearsD.

hehadbeenlongingtoleavehishomeland（2）Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?A.

Hewenttothewrongclassforthesecondperiod.B.

Hemetsomeenthusiasticteachersandclassmates.C.

HegottheCourseRequirementssheetfromhisclassmate.D.

HeexperienceddifferencesfromtheIndianschoolsinmanyways.（3）Howdidtheauthorfeelattheendoftheday?A.

Worried

B.

Puzzled

C.

Relieved

D.

Excited【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者從印度來(lái)到美國(guó)，在美國(guó)上高中。作者記敘了第一天上學(xué)的經(jīng)歷和感受。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的"Ihadtraveled…joinmyparents…,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.MyfatherdecidedthatIwouldbebetteroffgoingtoschoolhere"可知，作者的父母希望美國(guó)會(huì)對(duì)作者的未來(lái)有好處，在美國(guó)上學(xué)作者會(huì)更好。故選B。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的"HegavemeasheetcalledCourseRequirements,whichIwouldnevergetinIndia”“Ididn'tactuallywanttopickaseat.InIndiawehadfixedseats，Ispenttherestoftheclasstakingnotesfromtheimageproducedbytheoverheadprojector.InIndianschools,wedidn'tusethetechnologywehad”以及第六段中的“Ifeltluckybecausewedidn'thavethisinIndia"可知，作者在美國(guó)上學(xué)的第一天，遇到了很多和印度不一樣的地方。例如：自己選擇座位，課程安排等。故結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，選D。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的"IwasafraidhowIwoulddo.Onthefirstday,IwenttomysecondperiodclassafterIhadmissedmyfirst.Withanxiety…"和最后一段中的"Ispottedmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn'tsobad"可知，作者一開(kāi)始非常害怕，非常焦慮，但是到了這一天結(jié)束的時(shí)候，他感覺(jué)這一天不是那么糟糕。由此可以推知，作者的焦慮最終得以緩解。選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解

Generallyspeaking,peoplelikethosewhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.

Sometimesatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforBrian'sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn'tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.

Yes,thebosswas,asBrianenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室):everyonewashardatwork.Brian'sbosscameuptohim.Suddenly,Brianforcedasmileandstretchedouthishand."Howdoyoudo!"hesaid."I'mBrian.I'mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doesn'ttheearlybirdgettheworm?"

Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.

Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying"no",criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it'stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.（1）Brianwaslateforhisjobbecause________.A.

hegotuplate

B.

hewasseriouslyillC.

hewascaughtinatrafficjam

D.

hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob（2）Whatcanweinferabouthumor?A.

Itistheearlybird.

B.

Itisimportantinourlives.C.

Brianoftensavedhisjobwithhumor.

D.

Itcansolveracialdiscriminations.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"clampedoff"inParagraph3referto?A.

charge

B.

triedtoset

C.

gaveup

D.

triedtoholdback（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.

Manypeoplelackinasenseofhumor.B.

Brianwassupposedtoarriveathisofficeat8:30.C.

Itwasn'tthefirsttimethatBriancamelateforwork.D.

Humoristhemostinterestingwayofsolvingproblems.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，上班族Brian因?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞习噙t到，而在此之前他已經(jīng)收到了遲到的最后通牒，因此這次很可能被辭退。當(dāng)他在9：35分時(shí)走進(jìn)辦公室，他的老板走向了他，突然，布萊恩強(qiáng)顏歡笑，伸出手來(lái)。"你好!""他說(shuō)。"我是布萊恩。我正在申請(qǐng)一份工作，據(jù)我所知，這份工作在35分鐘前才開(kāi)始招聘。早起的鳥(niǎo)兒有蟲(chóng)吃嗎?"于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲，他通過(guò)一點(diǎn)幽默化解了這次危機(jī)。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.”可知Brian上班遲到是因?yàn)橛龅搅私煌ㄗ枞?，故選C。（2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.”可知布萊恩保住了他的

工作，用的是唯一能贏的工具——笑聲。即可推測(cè)幽默在生活中是很重要的，故選B。（3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的“Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.”可知房間里哄堂大笑，因此老板也是只能強(qiáng)忍住笑，走回他的辦公室。故可知?jiǎng)澗€部分單詞意思為"努力忍住；抑制住"，故選D。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第二段中的“Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.”可知Brian在上班路上遇到了交通堵塞，就在他收到上班遲到的最后通牒后不久?？芍@不是Brian第一次上班遲到了，故選C。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。7．Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

MiltonHersheywasbornnearthesmallvillageofDerryChurch,Pennsylvania,in1857.Heonlyattendedschoolthroughthefourthgrade;atthatpoint,hewasapprenticed(做學(xué)徒)toaprinterinanearbytown.Afterawhile,helefttheprintingbusinessandwasapprenticedtoaLancaster,Pennsylvaniacandymaker.Andattheageofeighteen,heopenedhisowncandystoreinPhiladelphia.Inspiteofhistalentsasacandymaker,theshopfailedaftersixyears.

AfterthefailureofhisPhiladelphiastore,MiltonheadedforDenver,wherehelearnedtheartofmakingcaramels(焦糖).TheninDenver,Miltononceagainattemptedtoopenhisowncandy-makingbusinesses,inChicago,NewOrleans,andNewYorkCity.Finally,in1886,hewenttoLancaster,Pennsylvania,whereheraisedthemoneynecessarytotryagain.Thiscompany—theLancasterCaramelCompany—establishedMilton'sreputationasamastercandymaker.

In1893,MiltonattendedtheChicagoInternationalExposition,wherehesawadisplayofGermanchocolate-makingimplements.Fascinatedbytheequipment,hepurchaseditforhisLancastercandyfactoryandbeganproducingchocolate,whichheusedforcoatinghiscaramels.Bythenextyear,productionhadgrowntoincludecocoa,sweetchocolate,andbakingchocolate.TheHersheyChocolatecompanywasbornin1894asasubsidiary(子公司)oftheLancasterCaramelCompany.Sixyearslater,Miltonsoldthecaramelcompany,butreservedtherights,andtheequipment,tomakechocolate.Hebelievedthatalargemarketofchocolateconsumerswaswaitingforsomeonetoproducereasonablypricedcandy.Hewasright.

MiltonHersheyreturnedtothevillagewherehehadbeenborn,intheheartofdairycountry,andopenedhischocolatemanufacturingplant.Withaccesstoallthefreshmilkheneeded,hebeganproducingthefinestmilkchocolate.TheplantthatopenedinasmallPennsylvaniavillagein1905istodaythelargestchocolatefactoryintheworld.Thesweetscreatedatthisfacilityarefavoritesaroundtheworld.

TheareawherethefactoryislocatedisnowknownasHershey,Pennsylvania.Withinthefirstdecadesofitsexistence,thetownofHersheythrived,asdidthechocolatebusiness.Abank,aschool,churches,adepartmentstore,evenaparkandatrolleysystemallappearedinshortorder;thetownsoonevenhadazoo.Today,avisittothearearevealstheHersheyMedicalCenter,MiltonHersheySchool,andHershey'sChocolateWorld—athemeparkwherevisitorsaregreetedbyagiantReesesPeanutButterCup.Allofthesethings—andahugenumberofhappychocolatelovers—weremadepossiblebecauseacaramelmakervisitedtheChicagoExpositionof1893!（1）Thementionofthe1893Expositionindicatesthat_______.A.

theexpositioninChicagoisheldonceeverythreeyears.B.

thethemeoftheexpositionof1893was"FoodfromAroundtheWorld."C.

theexpositioncontaineddisplaysfromavarietyofcountries.D.

thesiteoftheexpositionisnowabranchoftheHersheyChocolateCompany.（2）Accordingtothepassage,MiltonHersheysoldhiscaramelcompanyin_______.A.

1894

B.

1900

C.

1904

D.

1905（3）Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.

Chocolateispopularineverycountryintheworld.B.

ReesesPeanutButterCupsaremanufacturedbytheHersheyChocolateCompany.C.

ChocolatehadneverbeenmanufacturedintheUnitedStatesbeforeMiltonHersheydidit.D.

TheHersheyChocolateCompanynowmakesmoremoneyfromHershey'sChocolateWorldthanfromthemanufactureandsaleofchocolate.（4）Theauthorwrotethispassagemainlyto_______.A.

recountthefoundingoftheHersheyChocolateCompanyB.

describetheprocessofmanufacturingchocolateC.

comparethepopularityofchocolatetoothercandiesD.

explainhowapprenticeshipswork【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了MiltonHershey創(chuàng)辦Hershey'sChocolate的歷程以及該公司的發(fā)展目前狀況。（1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“In1893,MiltonattendedtheChicagoInternationalExposition,wherehesawadisplayofGermanchocolate-makingimplements.”可知，在1893年，Milton參加了芝加哥國(guó)際博覽會(huì)，在這個(gè)博覽會(huì)上，他看到了一套制作巧克力的設(shè)備，故可以推出，國(guó)際博覽會(huì)上有不同國(guó)家的產(chǎn)品展示，故選C。（2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“TheHersheyChocolatecompanywasbornin1894asasubsidiary(子公司)oftheLancasterCaramelCompany.Sixyearslater,Miltonsoldthecaramelcompany,butreservedtherights,andtheequipment,tomakechocolate.”可知，1894年創(chuàng)立了子公司TheHersheyChocolatecompany，六年后，也就是1900年，把焦糖公司給賣了，故選B。（3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Today,avisittothearearevealstheHersheyMedicalCenter,MiltonHersheySchool,andHershey'sChocolateWorld—athemeparkwherevisitorsaregreetedbyagiantReesesPeanutButterCup.”可知，如今，游客可以去參觀Hershey醫(yī)學(xué)中心，MiltonHershey學(xué)校，以及Hershey'sChocolateWorld主題公園，在這里，游客可以看到巨大的ReesesPeanutButterCup，故可知，主題公園里展出的是Hershey'sChocolate公司的產(chǎn)品，故選B。（4）考查主旨大意。本文主要介紹MiltonHershey創(chuàng)辦Hershey'sChocolate的歷程以及該公司的發(fā)展目前狀況，故選A?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解

Losingawalletisoneofthosecarelessactsmostofushavecomeacross,atsomepointortheotherinourlives.Whilemostofustendtomoveonaftermourningoverthelostnecessities,thereareafewluckyoneswhogetthemback,withthehelpofth