高考英语题型分类汇编――10年高考6年模拟试题 阅读理解之人物传记类

第1页共90页10年高考【2003--2012】6年模拟试题【2007--2012】高考英语汇编阅读理解之人物传记类2012年高考题【2012山东卷】BOneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.Thiswasahugetask.SoMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericanSurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenextyears,hebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897，MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylumfortheCriminallyinsane.MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.61.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary_________.A.cameoutbeforeminordiedB.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteerC.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurrayD.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary62.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.B.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.C.HeprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotationsD.hewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.63.WhydidDr.MinorrefusetovisitOxford?A.HewasshutinanasylumB.HelivedfarfromOxfordC.HewasbusywritingabookD.Hedislikedtraveling64.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause__________.A.theybothservedintheCivilWar.第2页共90页B.TheyhadacommoninterestinwordsC.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurrayD.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDr.Minor?A.BraveanddeterminedB.CautiousandfriendlyC.ConsiderateandoptimisticD.Unusualandscholarly66.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.B.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinorC.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionaryD.BroadmoorAsylumandispatients【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记，讲述了牛津英语词典的编撰者之一的Dr.Minor的不一般的人生，他博学，但被关在精神病院。他对牛津英语词典贡献很大，并与ProfMurray因为共同的爱好成为好朋友。61.【答案】D【解析】根据第一段中的…serveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage可知答案选D。【考点定位】考查细节理解。62.【答案】C【解析】根据第三段的第一句话MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray可知答案选C。【考点定位】考查细节理解。63.【答案】A【解析】根据第四段中的…hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum可知，Minor被关在一家精神病院里，这是他不能去牛津的原因。【考点定位】考查细节理解。64.【答案】B【解析】根据第五段的MurrayandMinorbecamegoodfriends,sharingtheirloveofwords可知，他们成为好朋友的主要原因在于他们都对词汇很热爱。【考点定位】考查细节理解。65.【答案】D【解析】从文章的最后一句话可以推断Minor很博学，对做学问很投入，但他同时又是一个精神病人。因此用devoted,scholarship,unusual等描述他最贴切。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。66.【答案】C【解析】文章的关键词有两个：Minor和OxfordDictionary，主要讲述Mr.Minor的特别之处和他对OxfordDictionary的贡献，因此文章的大意应该把这两个词都包括进去。【考点定位】考查文章的主旨大意。【2012安徽卷】CWhenFridaKahlo'spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedherpaintingsas“aribbon（丝带）aroundabomb”.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertime.Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio（小儿麻痹症）attheageofseven.Herspine（脊柱）becomebentasshegrewolder.Then,in1925,herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlife,theartisthadmanyoperations,butnotingwasabletocuretheterrible第3页共90页paininherback.However,theaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.Whilelyinginherbedrecovering,Kahlotaughtherselftopaint.In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera,anotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera’sstronginfluencesonKahlo’sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks,butherlaterworksfromthe1940s,knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluencefromherhusband.Unfortunately,herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940s,eveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954,Kahlo’sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworld,butinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.64.Whatdoesthephrase“amuchbiggername”inparagraph1mostnearlymean?A.afarbetterartistB.aformoregiftedartistC.amuchstrongerpersonD.amuchmorefamousperson65.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby.A.polioB.herbentspineC.backinjuriesD.theoperationsshehad66.Kahlo’sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1970s67.Whatisauthor’sattit