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手惰市安逸阳光实验学校第三节题组训练1人物

介绍

A

(2017·一模)

Afterbeingbornattheendof1932，MrCameronSeniorsuffereda

undernumerousoperationstoeahispain，andeventuallybothlimbs(下

肢)pitehisdisabilityandlaterlosingthe

sightinoneeye，MrCameronSeniorstillgainedasuccessfulcareer

asastockbroker(股票经纪人)．

AftermovingtoEnglandfromScotlandasachild，hemarriedMary

andthecoupleraidfourchildrenatthefamilyhomeinPeamore，

Berks.

InaninterviewwithTheDailyTelegraphtwoyearsago，theTory

leaderdescribedtheexperienceofgrowingupwithafatherwitha

howoncetheywereonholidayinCornwall，he

overheardsomeonerudelysaying：“Thatguy’swearingfunnyboots.”

MrCameron(英国前任首相卡梅伦)saidhethoughttohimlf，“That’s

odd，nooneeversaysthat.”

InanITVinterviewbeforethegeneralelection，MrCameronsaid

ofhisfather，“He’sanamazinglybravemanbecauhewasbornwith

noheels—glasswithhimwashalf-full，

normallywithsomethingalcoholic，IthinkIgotmynofoptimism

fromhim.”

MrCameronalsoappearedwithhisparentsataneventandsaidthat

theyunderstoodhisideafor“ABigSociety”．

“TheyshowedmehowabigsocietycouldworkeverydayIwasgrowing

up，”hesaid，“Iknowwhataremyresponsibilities.”MrCameron

Senior’sdisabilityisnotthoughttohaveplayedanypartinhisdeath

ssaidhewas“soproud”toehissonbecomePrime

MinisterinMay，r，

thefamily’svariousholidayplansmeantthathedidnotgettomeet

hislatestgranddaughterFlorence，whowasdeliveredtothePM’swife

Samanthalastmonth.

语篇解读本文主要介绍了英国前任首相卡梅伦的父亲，一位身有残疾却凭着坚韧毅力取得

非凡成就的股票经纪人。

1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．ThelifeandcharacterofMrCameronSenior.

B．Ahugeherofigureintheeyesofson.

C．ThenewlyelectedPrimeMinister.

D．Adisabledfatherandhiscareer.

答案B

解析主旨大意题。文章前面讲述的是老卡梅伦的出生、职业、婚姻等内容，

均是为文章下文作铺垫的，目的在于说明儿子眼中的父亲是一个什么样的人。

故选B。

2．Inthetext，theunderlinedpart“theToryleader”inParagraph

3refersto“”．

A．MrCameronSenior

B．TheDailyTelegraph

C．aleaderinthegovernment

D．FormerPrimeMinisterDavidCameron

答案D

解析词义猜测题。根据文章内容可知，本文介绍的是英国前首相卡梅伦的父

亲，因此此处的“保守领袖”指的应是戴维·卡梅伦。故选D。

3．WhenMrCameronheardtherudewords，.

A．heexplodedwithangerallofasudden

B．hethoughtthemanwastoofoolish

C．hewasshockedandunabletounderstand

D．heexpecteditalongtimeago

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“That’sodd，nooneeversays

that.”可知，当MrCameron听到这句粗鲁的话时，感到很奇怪，因为以前从

来没有人这么说过。故选C。

4．AccordingtoMrCameron，“ABigSociety”means“”．

A．peopletakeuptheirdutiesinthesociety

B．therearenumbersoffamiliesinthesociety

C．muchfreedomwillbeofferedtothepeople

D．manyeventswilltakeplaceinthefuture

答案A

解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中MrCameron的话“‘Theyshowedmehow

abigsocietycouldworkeverydayIwasgrowingup，’hesaid，‘Iknow

whataremyresponsibilities.’”可知，在成长过程中他深深地理解了a

bigsociety的含义，认为在这个社会中，每个人都应该承担自己的责任。故

选A。

5．Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat.

A．FlorencewasadoptedbythePM’swife

B．thedisabilitycaudMrCameronSeniordeath

C．MrCameronSeniorlivedin10DowningStreet

D．MrCameronSeniortookaprideinhavingsuchason

答案D

解析细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Friendssaidhewas‘soproud’to

ehissonbecomePrimeMinisterinMay”可知，卡梅伦的父亲因儿子成

为首相而感到自豪。故选D。

B

(2016·一模)

EnriqueIglesiasisamostsuccessfulsinger!Bornin1975in

Madrid，Spain，EnriqueisthechildofthefamoussingerJulio

e’entsdivorcedin

ghEnriquelivedwithhismother，shenthimtolivewith

hisfatherbecauofconcernsaboutherson’ewanted

tobeasingercretly，hedidn’twishhisfathertoknowthatand

didn’hthisdreamonhisown.

Enriquerelead(发行)hisfirstalbum“EnriqueIglesias”in

bumhadacollectionofrockballads(民谣)andfivesingles

bumwas

followedbyanother“Vivir”inglesfromthisalbum

occupiedthetopspotsontheLatinchartsyetagain!Enriquealsofound

himlfnominated(提名)forthe“FavoriteLatinArtist”atthe

1998，hehadreleadhis3rdalbum，“Cosas

DelAmor”．ThisyearEnriquewonthe“FavoriteLatin

Artist”．“Bailamos”hesongsinthisalbum

esuccessof“Bailamos”，Enriquenow

um，“Enrique”，wasreleadin1999.

um，“Escape”

ebecameahouhold

bumishisbiggestsuccessfulalbumsofar.“Hero”and

“Don’tTurnOfftheLights”

nextreleain2002wasaSpanishalbum“Quizas”．Thisalbumbrought

Enriquea“LatinGrammyAward”2007，

hereleadanotheralbum“Insomniac”andthesong“DoYouKnow”

becameaninstantlypopularsong.

语篇解读本文讲述了西班牙歌手安立奎·伊格莱希亚斯的个人经

历。

6．Afterhisparentsdivorced，Enriquewasnttohisfather’s

becau.

A．hecouldbeprotectedfromsomedangers

B．hecouldlearnsingingfromhistalentedfather

C．hismotherwouldbeabletofocusonhercareer

D．hisfathercouldteachhimhowtobehavecorrectly

答案A

解析细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Enrique’smotherisa

journalist.”及第五句“AlthoughEnriquelivedwithhismother，shent

himtolivewithhisfatherbecauofconcernsaboutherson’s

safety.”可知他的母亲是个记者，他被送到父亲那里，是因为母亲担心儿子

的安全问题。故选A项。

7．Enriquedidn’ttellhisfatherabouthisdreamingofbecominga

singerbecauhe.

A．wantedtotryanewsingingstyle

B．hatedhisfatherforhiscarelessness

C．didn’twanttobenefitfromhisfather’sfame

D．plannedtogivehisfatherasurpriwhenhesucceeded

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句“Enriquewantedtobeasinger

cretly，hedidn’twishhisfathertoknowthatanddidn’twantto

liveunderhisshelter.”可知选C项。

8．Whichofthefollowingalbumshasasongadoptedinamovie?

A．“Vivir”．

B．“Bailamos”．

C．“EnriqueIglesias”．

D．“CosasDelAmor”．

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ThisyearEnriquewonthe“Favorite

LatinArtist”．“Bailamos”hesongsinthis

albumwasalsoudinamovie.”可知“Bailamos这张专辑让他成名，这

张专辑中的一首歌被用在电影中，故选B项。

9．Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby.

A．followingtheorderofhisalbums’influence

B．analyzingthestyleofhisalbums

C．makingcomparisonsofhisalbums

D．followingtheorderoftime

答案D

解析推理判断题。根据第三段提到的时间状语，可知是按时间排列，故选D

项。

10．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．EnriqueIglesias’LuckyLife

B．BiographyofEnriqueIglesias

C．EnriqueIglesias’SecrettoSuccess

D．EnriqueIglesias’WonderfulSingingSkills

答案B

解析标题归纳题。本文讲述了西班牙歌手安立奎·伊格莱希亚斯的个人经

历，故选B项。

C

(2017·二模)

It’tershewonthe

2013NobelPrizeinLiterature，theCanadianwriterjustappearedfor

29th，shestill

didn’tekthespotlightwhenshewasnamedoneofthefiveWomenof

theYearbytheFinancialTimes.

InMunro’yes，

recordswhatwecasuallythinkofastheeverydayactionsofnormal

enfocusonlifeinherhometown，asmallvillagein

tesabouttheordinary

thingsinthevillage—treesintheOntariowilderness，poorcountry

ll，shetalksaboutgirlsand

womenwhohaveeminglyordinarylivesbutstruggleagainstdaily

misfortune.

Shehasaspecialtalentforuncoveringtheextraordinaryinthe

reordinarypeople，ordinarystories，butshehasthe

cilanguage，depthofdetailandthelogicofher

storytellinghavemadeherstoriesinviting.

Runaway，oneofMunro’sreprentativeworks，isagoodexample

hestoriescentersonthelifeofan

ordinarywomanCarla，wholivesinasmallCanadiantownwithherhusband

ryslowlyformsapictureofCarla，trappedinabad

marriage，herunhappinessbuildingintodesperationuntilshedecides

ryofCarlaisastoryofthepowerandbetrayalsof

outlostchildrenandlostchancesthatwecanallfind

spainbeneaththesurface，likeaneedleintheheart.

Sinceshepublishedherfirstcollectionofshortstoriesin1968，

Munrohaswonmanyawards，withtheNobelPrizebeingherbiggest

10th,2013，theNobelPrizecommitteenamedMunrothe

“masterofthecontemporaryshortstory”．

语篇解读本文介绍了AliceMunro及其创作风格。

11．WelearnfromParagraph1thatAliceMunro.

A．didn’tgetonwellwiththemedia

B．wassurpridatwinningtheNobelPrize

C．didn’tvaluethetitleofWomenoftheYear

D．remainedmodestthoughverysuccessful

答案D

解析推理判断题。由第一段第一句及后面举的两个例子可知选D。

12．ManyofAliceMunro’sworks.

A．centeronthehappylifeofcountrywomen

B．areaboutbetrayalsofloveandviolence

C．focusoneverydaylifeofordinarypeople

D．areromanticstoriestinherhometown

答案C

解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“Sosherecordswhatwecasuallythink

ofastheeverydayactionsofnormalpeople...longlastillness.”

可知答案为C。

13．WhatmakesAliceMunro’sstoriesfascinatingaccordingtothetext?

A．Thecomplicatedplots.

B．Herrichimagination.

C．Thehumorouslanguage.

D．Herwritingtechniques.

答案D

解析细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“Herprecilanguage，depthof

detailandthelogicofherstorytellinghavemadeherstories

inviting.”可知，AliceMunro的作品之所以吸引人是因为她高超的写作技

巧。

14．InherreprentativeworkRunaway，Carla.

A．triestorunawayfromherhusband

B．isafaithfulwifetoherhusband

C．leadsahappylifewithClark

D．losallhopesforabetterlife

答案A

解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“...shedecidestoflee”可知答案。

15．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．AliceMunroandherhometown.

B．AliceMunroandherwritingstyle.

C．AliceMunro’sreprentativeworks.

D．TheawardsAliceMunrowon.

答案B

解析主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了AliceMunro及她的写作风格。

D

(2017·天津一中4月考)

Since2011，theformerrailwayengineerhasbeendrivingaroundthe

cityeverysingleday，lookingforabandonedtar(柏油)andgravel(碎

石)ectsthematerialandusittofill

potholes(坑洼)，，

earninghimlfthenickname“roadengineer”，doesn’trestrict

himlftohisneighborhood—hepatchesupeverypotholehecanfind

inthecity.

“AfterworkingfortheSouthCentralRailwayinIndiafor35years，

IretiredinOctober2008andspentsometimeoffin2009，alsotraveling

totheUStomeetmyson，”Tilaktoldthelocalmedia.“InJanuary2010，

Icamebackandtookupajobasaconsultantinasoftwareagency.”

“IwasdrivingtomyfirstdayofofficewhenIendedupsplashing

dirtymudwateronschoolchildrenaftermycarfellintoapotholeon

theroad，”herecalled.“Thenafewmoreaccidentsfollowedatvarious

places.”Hekeptexplainingtothepolicethattheaccidents

wouldn’nhe

witnesdamajoraccidentthatchangedeverything.

Tilakdecidedtotakechargeofmattershimlf.“Afterthat，Iquit

myjobandforthenextyeartillJune2012，Ispentmypensionmoney

infixingroads，”hesaid.

Tilak’swifewasworriedabouthishealthandcalledhissonto

sonwassoimpresdthatheendedup

helpingTilakinstead，

andmoreresidentsgottoknowofit，theybegantoshowupandhelp

Tilakfixthecity’，theyevenhaveahelplinewhere

peoplecancalltocomplainaboutpotholesintheirareas.

Tilak’

doesn’tacceptdonations，butheencouragespeopletojoininthe

sthatwithmediaattention，hecaninspireachange

evesthatthe

“nothing-can-be-done”attitudeiswhatlimitsalotofpeopleinthe

city，andhewantsthattochange.

语篇解读文章主要讲述了Tilak在印度中南部铁路工作了35年，退休回到家后继续用自

己的钱修复破坏的公路的事。

16．WhatwasTilak’smission?

A．Togetpaidlittleforhiswork.

B．Tobuytarandgraveltofixroads.

C．Torecyclematerialstomendroads.

D．Togetfinancialhelpfromthegovernment.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Hecollectsthematerialandus

ittofillpotholes(坑洼)，attimesspendinghisownpensionmoneyto

doit.”可知，Tilak用他收集到的各种材料来填补坑洼的路面，有时还会花

自己的钱去做这些，结合选项，故选C。

17．WhatmadeTilaktakeupthejobtofixroads?

A．Loveforchildren.

B．Astrongnofsocialresponsibility.

C．Apassiontomakecontributionstosociety.

D．Eagernesstoreturntowork.

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据第三段及第四段中的“Tilakdecidedtotakecharge

ofmattershimlf.”可知，Tilak在目睹了很多车祸之后，觉得如果这些

道路不是低洼不平，就不会有那么多事故了，因此，他决定做修路的事，结合

选项，他是出于社会责任感而做这些。故选B。

18．WhatistherightdescriptionaboutTilak?

A．Hebegantofixroadsfromhisretirement.

B．Hetookupthejobasaconsultantfor3years.

C．Heextendedhismissiontootherneighbors.

D．HewasoncearailwayengineerworkingintheUS.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第二、三、四段中的“‘AfterworkingfortheSouth

CentralRailwayinIndiafor35years，IretiredinOctober2008and

spentsometimeoffin2009，alsotravelingtotheUStomeetmy

son，’Tilaktoldthelocalmedia.‘InJanuary2010，Icamebackand

tookupajobasaconsultantinasoftwareagency.’．..‘Afterthat，

IquitmyjobandforthenextyeartillJune2012，Ispentmypension

moneyinfixingroads，’hesaid.”可知A、B、D选项均不正确；根据文

章后两段知C选项正确，故选C。

19．WhatdoesTilakencouragepeopletodo?

A．Takeactiontomakeadifference.

B．Quittheirjobstorvetheirneighbors.

C．Fillpotholestobeanother“roaddoctor”．

D．Takepartinthephysicalworkbutnotbrainwork.

答案A

解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句“Hehopesthatwithmedia

attention，hecaninspireachangeintheattitudeofthegeneral

public.”可知，Tilak希望随着媒体的关注，他能激励公众改变态度，故选

A。

20．Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheThingThatEveryoneShouldHave—WarmHeart

B．TheStrongestSupportIsfromFamilyMembers

C．TheRetirementIsNottheEndofCareer

D．TheRespectableManIsWorthyofHisName—RoadDoctor

答案D

解析标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了Tilak在印度中南部铁路工作了35年，

退休回到家后继续用自己的钱修复破坏的公路的事。他成为了一位真正的道路

医生，故选D。