题型三 阅读理解
专项训练一 人物故事
时间：8～10分钟/篇 分值：2分/小题
Passage 1(2018黄冈)
One day, Mr. Li was reading a book in his office after school. To his surprise, a ball flew in suddenly and hurt him on the head. He took the ball to the window, but he only saw a group of boy students running away quickly and disappearing in a minute. He sat down again and continued his reading. As it got dark, it was time for him to leave for home. Looking at the ball, he wondered what to do with it. He knew the owner of the ball must be nearby and wished to get it back. He went downstairs and walked to the playground. It was at the center of the playground that he placed the ball with a piece of paper, on which he wrote “Be careful next time！”. Then he walked away.
The next morning, as Mr. Li opened the office door, he found the same piece of paper on the floor. Some words were added after his words: “Thank you for your kindness. Anyway, you are a clever fellow.”
( )1. What happened while Mr. Li was reading in his office? A. The window was broken by a ball. B. A ball hurt him on the head. C. A ball hit the window.
D. The door was broken by a ball.
( )2. Why did the owner of the ball run away quickly? A. He was afraid of Mr. Li.
B. He wanted to get the ball back. C. He wanted to go home.
D. He went to look for the ball.
( )3. How did Mr. Li deal with the ball? A. He took it home.
B. He put it in his office.
C. He put it back on the playground. D. He had no idea about it.
( )4. According to the passage, we can know that ________． A. Mr. Li is interested in reading B. Mr. Li is too hard on his students C. Mr. Li is good at playing sports
D. Mr. Li is a clever teacher with kindness
Passage 2(2018安徽)
While many young people were enjoying the summer vacation, Zach Bonner was working his hardest. Zach started walking from Valrico, Florida, his hometown, on Christmas, 2009. He reached Los Angeles nine months later in September, 2010. He covered a total of 2，478 miles and raised $120，000 for kids in need. Along the way, Zach attended school online. His mother, brother and sister took turns to walk or drive together with him.
Although he is very young, Zach has a long history of helping others. When a terrible storm hit town in 2004, Zach, when six, pulled a wagon(小推车)through his community and collected food for people in need.
He has raised $400，000 for his Little Red Wagon Foundation since then. It gives money to projects which help homeless children. In 2007, Zach began walking to support a children's charity(慈善组织)in Tampa, Florida. He finished his journey 23 days later, 280 miles away in Tallahassee. Then in the summer of 2009, he trekked about 670 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D．C., in just two months.
“As long as there are homeless kids, I will never stop walking for them.” Zach says.
( )1. What did Zach do during the summer vacation in 2010? A. He stayed at home to look after his family. B. He travelled to his hometown with his family. C. He joined in a school activity with other kids. D. He walked to collect money for kids in need.
( )2. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Zach________． A. began to help people at a very early age B. made money to pay for his education C. enjoyed playing around in his community D. worked very hard for his family ( )3. At what age did Zach start walking to support a Tampa children's charity? A. At six. B. At nine. C. At eleven. D. At twelve.
( )4. The underlined word “trekked” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A. 延伸 B. 挖掘 C. 跋涉 D. 飞行
( )5. Which of the following best describes Zach? A. Friendly and shy. B. Silly but lovely. C. Kind and helpful. D. Clever but lazy.
Passage 3(2018 北京) From Nobody to Somebody
Brian was a funny student. He loved watching comedies(喜剧)best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.
When he heard about the talent show to be held at his school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage(舞台)before, and he was very excited. But some students laughed at him. “You are not funny but silly，” Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. “No one will like what you do，” another boy also said to him, loudly.
Brian couldn't understand why they were so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about giving up the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes,
and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he decided to prepare for the show.
Brian did a great job at the talent show. Everyone loved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him. Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful. Brian didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He confidently continued to work towards his goal.
As the years went on, Brian met more people like Ken. “You'll do a terrible job，” they said to him. Luckily, most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnier. He got a lot of opportunities to perform in movies. He was even invited to appear on television. His fans thanked him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.
Now Brian is a big comedy star! He is doing what he loves best. He never feels stressed like those unkind people, and he laughs all day long!
( )1. What did Brian love best when he was a student? A. Going to school. B. Helping classmates. C. Watching comedies. D. Meeting new friends.
( )2. Brian decided to prepare for the show because ________． A. his friends liked his jokes B. he was invited by a TV station C. he wasn't busy acting in movies D. Ken was expecting his performance
( )3. After winning the first prize, Brian ________． A. began to understand Ken B. became a teacher of acting C. encouraged others to join him
D. continued to work towards his goal
( )4. Brian's fans thanked him because his comedies brought them ________． A. success B. happiness C. luck D. pride
Passage 4(2018东营)
We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail(细节) of all the events in her daily life.
Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been indentified(确定) as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM，超级自传体记忆症). It means she can remember every small event—which most people would forget within(在……以内) days—as if it had happened just minutes ago.
“I remember my mum putting me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was 12 days old，”she said. “That's my earliest memory. I remember every day since then. I can't tell all the dates exactly because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that very day, what the weather was like and so on.”
Rebecca can also re-experience taste. If she's eating something that she doesn't like, she thinks about Black Forest cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so strong that she can nearly “taste” it.
However, sometimes her memories prove(证明) to be painful. Because they're not just events that she remembers. “When I relive(再体验) memories, the feelings return, too，” Rebecca said.“For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents' house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee.”
“At night, I have to sleep with the radio/recorder and a soft light on，”she added. “If it's too dark or quiet, my mind would be filled with all these memories and I can't sleep.”
( )1. Which is NOT TRUE about Rebecca? A. She has special memories. B. She is from Australia. C. She is 25 years old.
D. She can remember every detail of all the events.
( )2. What happened to Rebecca on the day when she was 3 years old? A. She was identified as having HSAM.
B. Her mother put her in a car and took a picture of her. C. She started to understand calendars.
D. She hurt her left knee at her grandparents'.
( )3. Whenever she is reliving her memories, ________． A. she is happy
B. she experiences the feelings again C. she feels pain in her knees D. she can taste her favorite food
( )4. What is the result of having HSAM?
A. She can remember every event in her daily life. B. She can re-experience taste. C. She can relive feelings. D. All the above.
( )5. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that________． A. HSAM can do her good, but it also brings her pain B. she feels painful if she recalls her experiences
C. she can fall asleep while she is re-experiencing memories D. HSAM can greatly improve her living conditions
Passage 5(2018江西)
Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer(服装设计师), but not just any fashion designer. He appears on television, he writes books, and he owns his own fashion house.
Born in 1980, Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven. His father owned a clothes store, and Carlton used to work there at the weekend. Then he did a design course at college.
When he was 21, someone suggested doing a TV program. He made his first show “Carlton's Clothes” in 2004, and he wrote his first book in the same year. Since then he has written four more. Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005.
Three months ago, Carlton started his new company. He called it “Design: Carlton”．
At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a black coat, but at home, or when he goes out, he wears clothes with bright colors(red, blue and yellow). He is especially crazy about new glasses, he buys a new pair every few weeks. “I like to look different every day，” he says.
Carlton started wearing glasses when he was twelve. He dyed(给……染色) his hair red when he was 18. It is still red, and this year, for the first time, he has grown a beard. “My wife likes it,_that's why” is his explanation. But his beard is black!
( )1. How old was Carlton when he wrote his first book? A. 11. B. 21. C. 24. D. 25.
( )2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. Carlton's hair. B. Carlton's beard. C. Carlton's coat. D. Carlton's company.
( )3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5? A. Carlton likes to look different. B. Carlton is a hardworking person. C. Carlton is crazy about new glasses. D. Carlton loves wearing colorful clothes.
( )4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Carlton is just a common fashion designer.
B. Carlton started his new fashion company in 2005.
C. Carlton made his first show after he got married to Susan. D. Carlton got some design experience before going to college.
Passage 6(2018无锡)
This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country's most famous writers—Mark Twain(1835-1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhorne Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?
The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms(6 feet)deep. “Twain” is an old-fashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi(1883)．
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884)?
With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.
On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour”