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英语阅读（高二版）

一、人物类

（1）

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.

HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）.

Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levels（普通成绩）andworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.

“Isuppose￡35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear.”Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother￡20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.

“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement（退休）isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”

1.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A.HeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.Hehasgotajob

C.HelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch

2.David’sgreatestproblemisthat_______.

A.hecan’tbetreatedasanadultbythebank

B.hedoesn’tmakeasmanygamesashewishes

C.hedoesn’tknowwhattobuywiththemoney

D.heistooyoungtodriveacar

3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause_______.

A.hehadworkedinacomputershop

B.hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms

C.heiscleverandworkshardathislessons

D.hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool

4.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-levelsbecause_______.

A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputing

B.hedidnotenjoyschool

C.hewantedtoworkwithcomputers

D.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A.Hethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowell

B.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire

C.Onehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprograms

D.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown

【答案解析】本文讲述了少年电脑程序员David的苦恼和愿望。

1.A。

细节题。

根据ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayear可推知此题答案为A。

2.A。

推断题。

根据David’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards（信用卡）可知，他最大的苦恼是他没有被当成大人看待。

3.B。

细节题。

根据Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms可得出此答案。

4.C。

细节题。

根据IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool可推出此答案。

5.A。

细节题。

根据Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得出答案。

（2）

IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthepainteroftheRockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.BorninNewYork,thesonofawealthypublisher,RemingtonwasaboxerandafootballplayeratYaleUniversity—thelastmanwouldexpecttobecometheartistoftheOldWest.Butasaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters.

Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanatoTexasasaprospector（勘探者）.Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.Thesubjectofthe“WinningoftheWest”attractedtheEast.Magazinesandnewspaperswerefilledwithaccountofprospectors’adventures,andofbattleswithcattlethievesandotheroutlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebecomelegendssince.Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington’shand,butitwasasasuccessfuljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.

1.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted_______.

      A.theprospectors’stories B.mountainsandrivers

C.horseraces                                      D.AmericanIndians

2.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe_______.

      A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaper

      B.thingshehadseenandexperienced

      C.ideashehadlearnedatYaleUniversity

      D.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers

3.Duringhisyouth,Remington_______.

A.showedhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfather

      C.enjoyedsportsandreadingD.learnedjournalismatYaleUniversity

4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed_______.

A.cowboysinAmericanarthistory   

B.worksofCatlinandBierstadt

C.theproblemof“WinningtheWest”  

D.magazinesaboutthewest

【答案与解析】Remington不仅是一位成功的新闻记者，他还是一位伟大的画家。

在他的画中体现的是他亲身经历的和亲眼看到的一切。

1.A。

语义理解题。

从第2段最后一句话OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington’shand可以看出Remington所画的内容是什么。

2.B。

判断题。

根据第2段第4句话Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.可以推知。

3.C。

语义理解题。

根据…asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters可知答案为C。

（其中的feedon意为“从…得到供养”）

4.B。

判断题。

文章第1句话IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadttheportrayer（painter）oftheRockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington是过渡句，由此可以推知，前面文章很可能是讨论worksofCatlinandBierstadt。

（3）

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfor44dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment,whichhadbecomeoneofLondon’smaintouristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames（泰晤士河）andimmediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（过程）doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.HesoonfoundhimselfdoingmagictricksinbarsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationofbreathtakingmagicandclevertricksaimedatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiantblockofice.Lastyearhestoodonthetopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey’reabletodowhattheycando,”hesaid.“Theydon’trealizewecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.”

Butheseemedtohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshewasunabletosee,hadseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

1.Itis________forDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

A.pleasantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

2.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesufferedthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.

A.hehadbecomeblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteD.hewasinweakhealth

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.Brave.B.Adventurous.C.Mad.D.Crazy.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDavidBlaine?

A.Blainewasimmediatelysenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisboxbecausehewasindangerouscondition.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinEngland.

C.InBlaine’sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn’thaveanyfoodfor44days.

【答案与解析】本文主要讲述美国魔术师DavidBlaine多次挑战人体极限，这次又进行了44天的饥饿实验。

1.C。

推测题。

根据Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocessdoctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening可知，进食对他来说是个威胁生命的过程。

2.A。

细节题。

文中说attimeshewasunabletosee，是说他有时看不见东西，但并不等于说他的眼睛瞎了。

故A的说法不符合事实。

3.B。

推断题。

根据…buriedinacoffinforoneweek…spent62hoursinagiantblockofice…stoodtheontopofa25-meterpillarinthecenterofNewYorkfor35hoursbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes等细节描写，我们可以得出这个结论：

DavidBlaine喜欢冒险，当然这里面有“勇敢”的成分，但两者比较一下，可知Adventurous更佳。

故选B。

4.B。

细节题。

根据AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork我们可以知道Blaine是地地道道的美国人。

（5）

Filmstarsmaycomeandgo,butPaulNewman’scareer（事业）islong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedinfilmsfor40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.

Thefilmiscalled“Nobody’sFool”.Newmanplaysa60-year-oldconstructionworkernamedSully.Tosomepeople,Sullyseemstobealoser.Buthehasalotofcharm（魅力）.Hislifechangeswhenhissoncomestotown.Lateinlife,Sullylearnstogrowup.

“I’veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayin'Nobody’sFool’isclosertomethananyotherroleI’vedone,”saysNewman.

Newmanturned70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998.“Nobody’sFool”ishis52ndfilm.HehaswontwoOscarsinhiscareer.

Newmanhasfoundsuccessinotheraspects（方面）oflife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Hetookupcarracingattheageof47andwonprizes.

Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman’sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneyhelpingthepoor.

1.Theunderlinedsentenceimplies_______.

A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenafterthey’vebecomesuccessful

B.Itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharm

C.notallfilmstarscanremainfamousforalongtime

D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen

2.NewmanlikesthecharacterofSullybecause_______.

A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewtohim

B.helikesplayinganordinaryperson

C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulrole

D.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully

3.Newmanwasborninthe_______.

A.1920sB.1930s