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高三英语阅读理解人物故事解题技巧分析及练习题含答案
高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)解题技巧分析及练习题(含答案)
一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类
1.阅读理解
Formostofherlife,SuanneLaqueur'spassionforstorytellingwasshownonthedancefloor.
AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcenterstage.ShemajoredindanceandtheateratAlfredUniversityandtaughtathermother'sdancestudioinCroton-on-Hudson,NewYork,foryears.ButwhenhermotherwasreadytoretireandanopportunityopenedforLaqueurtotakeoverthestudio,sherealizedshehadnointerestintakingonthebusinesssideofherart:
"Owningastudioisalotofwork—financially,logistically.Ilovetheteaching,thechoreographing(编舞),thestaging,butIdidn'twanttoownit."
YetLaqueur'sdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself-publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueSelf-publishingasawayofsharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.Duringtheprocess,sherealizedthatfollowinghertruepassion—tellingstoriesthroughwriting—madethebusinessoftheartworthwhile,andowningthatbusinessmeantshecoulddirectherwritingcareerhowevershechose.
Startingwithhersecondself-publishednovel,shebeganinvestingmoretimeinmarketingandbuildingheraudience.Herinvestmentpaidoff.Since2014,Laqueur,now49,hasself-publishedsixnovels,whichcollectivelyhavehundredsofratingsandreviewsonGoodreads.Her2016novelAnExaltationofLarksstoletheshowatthe25thAnnualWriter'sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthegrandprize.
"Youhavetowritethemosttruthfulstorytoyou,andIthinkself-publishingallowsthatfreedom,'shesays."Ifyouworkwithtraditionalpublishing,it'smoreaboutwhat'smarketable,Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butbyself-publishingIhavecontrolofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI'mcoolwiththat."
(1)FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthatLaqueur_______.
A. wasapart-timewriterwhenshewasyoung
B. didn'tliketeachingdancinginfact
C. wantedtoownapublishinghouse
D. wasinterestedinrunninghermother'sstudio
(2)WhatmadeLaqueurchangeherattitudetobusiness?
A. Hermother'spersuasion.
B. Thedesiretomakemoney.
C. Self-publishinghernovels.
D. Herownpassiontowardart.
(3)Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase"stoletheshow"inParagraph4?
A. becameafailure. B. wasshowntopeople.
C. gotalltheattention.
D. wasaccidentallystolen.
(4)WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLaqueur'ssaid?
A. Self-publishingwillreplacetraditionalpublishing.
B. Shewillneverusetraditionalpublishing.
C. Traditionalpublishingonlyfocusesonthemarket.
D. Sheenjoysthewayofself-publishing.
【答案】
(1)A
(2)C
(3)C
(4)D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,苏安妮·拉克尔大半生教舞蹈,设计舞蹈,在舞台表演,以舞蹈的形式讲述故事。
后来,成为一名自主出版的作家,自费出版了自己的小说。
2016年,她的小说《云雀的狂欢》在第25届《作家文摘》(Writer'sDigest)自出版图书奖上大出风头。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据第二段中的“AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcenterstage.ShemajoredindanceandtheateratAlfredUniversityandtaughtathermother'sdancestudioinCroton-on-Hudson,”可知,跳舞始终是Laqueur的中心。
她在阿尔弗雷德大学主修舞蹈和戏剧,并在她母亲的舞蹈工作室任教多年。
可知,Laqueur是一个兼职作家。
故选A。
(2)考查细节理解。
根据第三段中的“YetLaqueur'sdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself-publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueSelf-publishingasawayofsharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.”可知,当她成为一名自主出版的 作家,想出版自己的小说时,改变了她对商业的态度。
故选C。
(3)考查推理判断。
根据第四段中的“Her2016novelAnExaltationofLarksstoletheshowatthe25thAnnualWriter'sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthegrandprize.”可知“第25届年度作家文摘出版图书颁奖上,2300多篇作品获得了大奖”。
可知,这是大出风头,吸引了所有人的关注,故选C。
(4)考查推理判断。
根据最后一段Laqueur所言“Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butbyself-publishingIhavecontrolofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI'mcoolwiththat.”可知,她认为自主出版的方式让她能出版自己的书,自己要写的故事。
她对此很满意。
分析选项可知D项符合题意,故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,考生需要准确捕捉细节信息,并根据上下文进行逻辑推理,从而选出正确答案。
2.阅读理解
Inthenineteenthcentury,oneofAmerica'sgreatestwriters,WaltWhitman,helpedpeoplelearntovaluepoetry.Whitmancreatedanewkindofpoetry.
WaltWhitmanwasbornineighteennineteeninNewYorkCity.Duringhislonglife,hewatchedAmericagrowfromayoungnationtothestrongestindustrialpowerintheworld.Asayoungman,Whitmanworkedasaschoolteacher,aprinterandanewspaperreporter.Hewasthirty-sixyearsoldwhenhepublishedhisfirstbookofpoetryineighteenfifty-five.HecalleditLeavesofGrass.Ithadonlytwelvepoems.Thepoemsarewritteninfreeverse.Thelinesdonotfollowanysetform.Somelinesareshort.Somearelong.Thewordsattheendofeachlinedonothaveasimilarsound.Theydonotrhyme.
OneofAmerica'sgreatestthinkersandwritersimmediatelyrecognizedtheimportanceofLeavesofGrass.RalphWaldoEmersonpraisedWhitman'swork.Butmostotherpoetsandwriterssaidnothingandevendenouncedit.MostreadersalsorejectedWhitman'spoems.Thenewformofhispoetrysurprisedmanypeople.EvenhisownbrothertoldWhitmanthatheshouldstopwritingpoetry.ButWhitmanhadmanythingstosay.Andhecontinuedtosaythem.ReadersbegantounderstandthatAmericahadagreatnewpoeticvoice.
WaltWhitman'spoemspraisetheUnitedStatesanditsdemocracy.ThepoetexpressedhisloveforAmericaanditspeopleinmanyways.ExpertstodaypraiseLeavesofGrassasamajorliterarywork.Ineighteenseventy-three,WaltWhitmansufferedastroke.HespentthelastyearsofhislifeinCamden,NewJersey.Whitmanwaspoorandweakduringthelastyearsofhislife.Hediedineighteenninety-two.SomecriticssayWaltWhitmanwasaspokesmanfordemocracy.Otherssayhewasnotaspokesmanforanything.Instead,theysimplycallhimagreatpoet.
(1)WhatcanweknowaboutWhitman?
A. Hispoemshavethesamerhyme.
B. HeisthefirstgreatpoetintheUSA
C. Hehelpedpeopletocreatenewpoems.
D. Hispoemsshowhisloveforhiscountry.
(2)WhywasLeavesofGrassrefusedatfirst?
A. Thepoemsarequiteshort.
B. Theformofpoetryisspecial.
C. Whitmanwasn'tfamousthen.
D. Thereareonly12poemsinit.
(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"denounced"inParagraph3mostprobablymean?
A. Accused.
B. Downloaded.
C. Published.
D. Translated.
(4)Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A. WaltWhitman—aGreatSoldier
B. WaltWhitman—anUnfortunatePoet
C. WaltWhitmanandLeavesofGrass
D. TheFirstandGreatestPoetinAmerica
【答案】
(1)D
(2)B
(3)A
(4)C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物介绍,介绍了美国著名的诗人 WaltWhitman以及他的代表作《草叶集》。
(1)考查细节理解。
根据最后一段中的“WaltWhitman'spoemspraisetheUnitedStatesanditsdemocracy.ThepoetexpressedhisloveforAmericaanditspeopleinmanyways.” WaltWhitman的诗赞美美国及其民主。
这位诗人以多种方式表达了他对美国及其人民的热爱。
可知选D。
(2)考查细节理解。
根据第三段中的“Thenewformofhispoetrysurprisedmanypeople. ”他的新诗形式使许多人感到惊讶,故选B。
(3)考查词义猜测。
根据第三段中的“Butmostotherpoetsandwriterssaidnothingandevendenouncedit. ”可知,人们不接受WaltWhitman的诗集,可推知denounced可能是“指责,批评”之意,选A。
(4)考查主旨大意。
纵观全文可知,本文讲述了美国著名作家WaltWhitman以及他的代表作《草叶集》,并围绕《草叶集》的开始不被接受到最后的大受欢迎展开,故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解,词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查,是一篇人物类阅读,要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析,推理,概括和归纳,从而选出正确答案。
3.阅读理解
Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer(雪纳瑞犬),tohelpeasethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.
Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whosecathadrecentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam'sjealousyandhowhewouldhandlehisturf(地盘)beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.
Wepickedalittle,gray,playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochairintheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.
Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswitheachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,LightningstartedfollowingSam—upthestairs,downthestairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;whentheyate,itwasalwaysnexttoeachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoorwhenwereturned.Thatwasthewayitwasforyears.
Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.Ihadnootherchoicebuttohavehimputdown.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperiencedwhenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowaytoexplainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.
Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyeswheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.
OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica(复制品)ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue'sneck,contentedlysleepingwithherbestfriend.
(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"apprehensive"inparagraph2mean?
A. Shocked. B. Curious. C. Worried. D. Eager.
(2)HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?
A. LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.
B. Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.
C. Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.
D. SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.
(3)Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A. Lightningkn