高考英語閱讀理解提分專練之記敘文

1、高考英語閱讀理解提分專練之記敘文（一）British children's writer Roald Dahl ate chocolates and sweets“ pretty much every mealtimeremembers daughter Ophelia Dahl.After dinner, whether dining alone or entertaining guests, Dahl would pass around a little redplastic box full of Mars Bars, Milky Ways, Maltesers, Kit Kat

2、s and much more.He knew the history of all the sweets and could tell you exactly when they were invented. 1937was a big year when Kit Kats （his favorite）, Rolos and Smarties （his dog, chopper's favorite） were invented. He wrote a history of chocolate, lecturing schoolchildren to commit such date

3、s to memory （熟記）, such as 1928 when “ Cadbury'sFruit and Nut Bar popped up on the scene ” ,saying. “ Don't bother with the Kings and Queens of England. All of you should learn these datesinstead. Perhaps the Headmistres（s 女校長） will see from now on that it becomes part of the major teaching i

4、n this school.”According to Dahl, the Golden Years of Chocolate were 1930-1937. In 1930, Roald Dahl was14 years old. He was a student at Repton, a famous boys' boarding school in England. It was atough environment: those in authority were more interested in controlling than educating the student

5、s.Ironically （諷刺地） , it was at this difficult period that chocolate became Dahl's passion. NearRepton was a Cadbury chocolate factory. Every so often, Cadbury would send each schoolboy asampler （樣品） box of new chocolates to taste and grade. They were using the students- “thegreatest chocolate ba

6、r experts in the world to test out their new inventions.This was when Dahl's imagination took flight. He pictured factories with inventing rooms with pots of chocolate and fudge （軟糖） and “ all sorts of other delicious fillings bubbling away on the stoves ”.“It was lovely dreaming those dreamswhe

7、n I was looking for a plot for my second book forchildren. I remembered those little cardboard boxes （紙盒） and the newly invented chocolatesinside them, and I began to write a book called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . ”For the record, Roald Dahl did not like chocolate cake or chocolate ice crea

8、m. He said, “ I prefer my chocolate straight.(1) What's the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To introduce the main topic-Roald Dahl. B. To introduce Dahl's love for chocolate.C. To introduce main character's daily life. D. To introduce some important characters.(2) What can we infer fro

9、m the passage about Roald Dahl?A. He treated himself with various chocolate after dinner secretly.B. He has a good knowledge of chocolate, especially its history.C. He used to lecture schoolchildren of a boys' boarding school.D. He only wrote some books related to the history of chocolate.(3) Wh

10、at happened during the Golden Years of Chocolate?A. It was a great time for children to get educated.B. Those years stopped Dahl's interest in chocolate.C. Students could become chocolate experts then.D. Roald Dahl's passion for chocolate was lit up then.(4) gave Roald Dahl inspiration to wr

11、ite Charlie and Chocolate Factory.A. the dream about chocolates.B. Factories with chocolate and fudge.C. Those boxes with chocolate.“D. Chocolate cakes and ice cream(二)He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body

12、 so moved the salvage ( 救援)workers that they called him “ ourbaby. "In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby's grave (墓),carved with the words: "Tothe memory of an unknown child. " He eased there ever since.But history

13、 has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave." This is our baby,Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula,42, who had sailed on the Titan

14、ic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children - including a 13-month-old boy named Eino from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "

15、;We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby's grave, scientists have compared theDNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies

16、. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer, "They've taken care of him for 90 years."Adapted from People, November 25, 2002（ 1 ） The baby traveled

17、 on the Titanic with his .A. auntB. parentsC. motherD. relatives（ 2 ） What is probably the boy's last name?A. Schleiferi.B. PanulaC. Magda.D. Eino.（ 3 ） This text is mainly about how .A. the unknown baby's body was taken from the north AtlanticB. people found out who the unknown baby wasC. t

18、he unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova SotiaD. people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years（三）It is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time ， and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment A Brooklyn-based adult p

19、reschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid againAt Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show and tell ， arts and crafts such as finger paint ， games like musical chairs and even take naps The month-long course also has class picture

20、 day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos ， the brain behind the adult preschool ， studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher She's always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the

21、freedom of childhood A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead According to Candice， her blogger friend ， Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children “ Irealized all the get in touch with their inner chil

22、d .It's magical . We are bringing ourselves back to another place , another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves , more confident and ready to take on the world. ”significances of what we learn in preschool ，said founder Michelle Jon，iPeople come here and“One person's

23、here because they want to learn not to be so serious“ Michelle sad . " Another's here to learn to be more confident." She explained that most of the classes. wew evenn edJoni added that while the planned activities were fun, it was often the spontaneous(自發(fā)的) moments that attracted stud

24、ents. "It's the things you don' plan for, the sharing between friends and learning from each other.''(1) What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?A. To give adults a chance to return to childhood .B. To help parents understand their children better .C. To provide practical tr

25、aining courses for teachers .D. To introduce some ways of playing with children .(2) What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?A. Its customers . B. Its activities .C. Its environment . h D. Its schedule.(3) According to Candice , people come to this program to.A. enjoy fre

26、edom of thinkingB. realize their childhood dreamsC. discover their inner abilitiesnD. figure out childhood puzzles(4) What do we know about Michelle Joni?A. She used to be a preschool teacher.B. She likes to make plans in advance .C. She founded Preschool Mastermind . D. She gained confidence by sha

27、ring .(四)On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground

28、gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said,“Lasnight, a gentleman named George

29、Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake.Please come to claim (認(rèn)領(lǐng))it soon.After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said,“Yes, it's you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here." The ycviolinist asked calmly,

30、“ Are you Mr George Sang? ” The man nodded. The violinist asked,you lose something? " "It's a lottery ticket," said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket onwhich George Sang's name was seen."Is it? ” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticketand kissed

31、 it, then danced with the violinist.The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies inVienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist,“ At that time you needed money to pay the tuitionand you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make mo

32、ney. Why didn't you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”The violinist said,“ Although I don't have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty Iwon't be happy forever." Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But honestshould always be with us.(1) What did the

33、 young artist do at the railway station on Friday?A. He played the violin to make some money. B. He waited for the train to Vienna.C. He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna. D. He walked around the New York railway station.(2) Which sentence below best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph

34、two?A. Because the violinist loved to play the violin at the station.B. Because the violinist felt happy when people surrounded him.C. Because the artist felt happier when he did a good thing.D. Because he felt happy to attend advanced studies.(3) According to the words on the paper, which sentence

35、below is TRUE?A. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.B. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.C. It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.D. It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.(4) The artist didn't take the lottery ti

36、cket for himself because he.A. chose to be honestB. didn't need the moneyC. thought the lottery was worth nothingD. was afraid of blame if he kept it for himself（ 5 ） From this article, we can learn that .A. we should share with others if we find something valuableB. we should know the importanc

37、e of honesty and lead a happy lifeC. keep the lottery if you find oneD. playing the violin could make you feel happy（五）Discovery asstronauts arrived to an exciting celebration Wednesday as nearly 700 people crowded an airplane storage place, waving flags and holding signs that read: “ WelcomeHome, A

38、stronauts! ”The seven-person team returned to Earth on Tuesday after being the first to take a space shuttle into orbit since the Columbia disaster （災(zāi)難） of 2003.“ In the last two and a half years, we have been through the very worst that manned space flight can bring us, and over the past two weeks

39、we have seen the very best, ”NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told the astronauts and their families and fans Wednesday.The crowd waved American flags for the U.S. astronauts and Japanese flags for crew member Soichi Noguchi, one of the spacewalkers.“ Asa rookie （新手） astronaut, I could not ask for

40、 more, ” Noguchi said, “ Wehad three spacewalks, two extra days in space and one great team. ”While the homecoming has been filled with excitement for what mission controllers declared a “ truly spectacular test flight” , uncertainty remains for the future of the shuttle program.Shortly after Discov

41、ery rose up into space July 26, a nearly 1-pound large piece of foam insulation （泡沫絕緣材料） fell from the fuel tank-the very thing that was supposed to have been fixed after Columbia exploded. The foam missed Discovery, but NASA grounded all shuttle flights until engineers fix the problem.NASA ground c

42、rews examined Discovery after its return from orbit and found it in good condition, an official said Wednesday at NASA?s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.Technicians counted 101 dings and divots, including 20 that were larger than 1 inch. Schaaf Dean, landing sup

43、port group chief, said the numbers were similar to the results of other shuttle, post-landing examinations.A beginning examination of the shuttle thermal (熱的) blanket showed it remainedundamaged during re-en-try into the Earths air.(Agencies)11) The seven astronauts.A. are the first to take a space

44、shuttle into orbit B. took the Columbia into spaceC. returned to earth safelyD. are Americans(2) According to the text, the NASA officials think .A. the flight of Discovery is a failureB. manned space flight has been through the best in the pastC. the flight of Discovery is a successD. the astronaut

45、s are national heroes(3) When the Discovery took off, .A. the fuel tank burnedB. a piece of foam insulation fellC. the safety belt is not fixed，iD. it knocked into the Columbia(4) The underlined word“grounded" means .A. (of a boat) hit the bottom of a sea and be unable to moveB. to cause a boat

46、 to hit the bottom of a sea or lakeC. to prevent a plane or person from flyingD. to be based on something(六)the flatIt was a weeknight. We were a half dozen guys in our late teens, hanging around as usual. The flat was poorly furnished, which, after some time, grew tiresome. We wanted action.We got

47、in a car, big enough for all of us to crowd into and off we went, in search of adventure. We soon found ourselves at Blue Gum Corner, a place named after the huge old blue gum tree that stood by there, a well-known local landmark. It stands at a minor crossroad leading to our town. The trunk is tall

48、 and smooth with no handholds for climbing. About six metres from the ground the first branch sticks out over the road. We parked beneath the huge old tree and discussed what we might do. All of a sudden we hit upon an idea a hanging! I was chosen as hangee .The plan was quite simple. As I stood upo

49、n the roof of the car, the rope ( 子)was threaded down my jacket through my collar and down one leg of my jeans. I put my foot through the loop at the bottom. There I hung, still. The boys rolled about laughing until, a car, I hear a car! Beforethey ran to hide in the nearby field, they gave me a goo

50、d push so that“ the body ” would sthe car drove by.To our disappointment, the car simply turned off for town without even slowing. The boyscame out of their hiding places and we discussed the situation. Surely they had seen me, hadn'tthey? Then we heard another car. The act was repeated, but sti

51、ll without any obvious reaction. Weplayed the game about five or six times, but as no one seemed to notice, we abandoned the trick.What we did not know was that every car that had passed had unquestionably seen“ the boand each one, too scared to stop, had driven directly to the local Police Station.

52、 Now at that time of the night, the local policeman was sound asleep in his bed, so the first person sent to the scenewas the traffic officer that happened to be on duty that particular night. He had been informed thatsome person had been killed, by hanging, at Blue Gum Corner. When he arrived, the

53、body wasgone! And he was hearing “ unnatural sounds ” from the surrounding area. As far as he knew, some fierce animal was hiding in the field before him, possibly dragging a body behind him and we thought we were scared!He went to his radio and made a call that really began to worry us. I lay so cl

54、ose that I couldhear every word. He called for the“ armed police ” and a “ dog team, better make it two”had a “ serioussituation at” Blue Gum Corner. Then the police officer arrived. After a briefingfrom the traffic officer he decided not to go into the field until armed police and dog teams arrived

55、.Now two spotlights were on the field and none of us could move.As luck would have it, police cars cannot leave their spotlights on all night without chargingtheir batteries. So, after a time, the two officers began lightening the field by turns, allowing us theopportunity to move on our fours for f

56、reedom. One by one, we all managed to steal away andmake our way home. Behind us we left what must have looked like a small city of lights, policecars, roadblocks, barking dogs, armed officers and an old rope hanging from a tree.When I think back to that night, to that tree, to what the drivers of t

57、he cars think happened, towhat police believe happened, and to what I know happened, I am reminded of a simple truth our eyes see darkness and light, color and movement, our ears hear only vibrations （ 振動 ） in the air. It is how we explain these vivid pictures that shapes our“ reality ” .（ 1 ） The b

58、oys made the“ hanging ” plan in order to .A. make a fool of the policeB. draw public attentionC. seek fun and excitementd D. practise acting skills(2) Seeing that no car passing by stopped, the boys must have felt.A. discouragedB. proudC. annoyedD. confident(3) Why was the traffic officer sent to th

59、e scene of“hanging " ?A. Because a fierce animal kept the traffic in disorder.B. Because the local policeman was not available at that time.C. Because some naughty kids were playing a terrifying game.D. Because many scared drivers turned directly to him for help.(4) The boys managed to escape from the field when.A. the two police cars were being chargedB. the police officer was