高考英语阅读理解真题汇编人物传记类

高考英语阅读理解真题汇编人物传记类

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2017年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语阅读理解

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第1题D

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir（回忆录）of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent（独立的）spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives（目标）that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools

. 68. Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir

A. Top managers.

B. Language learners.

C. Serious educators.

D. Science organizations.

69. The words “hooked oh teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.

A. attracted to teaching

B. tired of teaching

C. satisfied with teaching

D. unhappy about teaching

70. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years

A. The University of Chicago.

B. Stanford University.

C. Ohio State University.

D. Nebraska University.

71. Tyler is said to have never actually retired because ____________.

A. he developed a new method of testing

B. he called for free spirit in research

C. he was still active in giving advice

D. he still led the Eight-Year Study

答案68. C 69. A 70. B 71. C

68. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第一段“Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir of Ralph ,”得知关心学校和大学教育的人会对Tyler的回忆录感兴趣。

69. 解析:这是一道词义猜测题。根据第二段“...Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.”可知他原来的专业是药学,在South Dakota 做科学教师时被吸引到教育行业。

70. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第五段“Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford,a position he held for fourteen years”可以推断出他在Stanford University领导研究工作长达十年以上。

71. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives...”可以推断出他退休后还在指导其他教师,所以说他没有真正退休。

第2题(2016年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（辽宁卷）B

Danielle Steel, America's sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women

in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research time before writing takes at

least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into

a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.

Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly

fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of "Max and Martha" picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death, new hobbies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.

Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden

Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(资源) and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But, if she does have anything in common with them,

it is her strength of will and her inimitable(独特的) style. There is only one Danielle Steel.

60. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that ____.

A. she can write several books at the same time

B. she often does some research before writing a book

C. she is one of the most popular American women writers

D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break

61. Children who have read "Max and Martha" picture books may know ______.

A. how to deal with affairs at school

B. what to do if Max and Martha die

C. what to do when new babies are born into their families

D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes

62. One of Danielle Steel's achievements is that ______.

A. some TV plays were based on her books

B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men

C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998

D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records

63. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel _____.

A. lives an exciting life

B. values her readers a lot

C. writes about quiet women

D. is pleased with her achievements

答案60. A 61. C 62. C 63. B

60. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第一段“Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time,she can work on up to five.”可知她和其他高产作家不同的是她可以同时写几本书。

61. 解析:这是一道推理题。根据第二段“...a series of ‘Max and Martha’ picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death,new babies and new schools.”可知“Max and Martha”这套书可以教给孩子如何对待新生儿。

62. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第二段“Her 1998 b ook about the death of her were shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out.”可知她的一本书在1998年成为最畅销的书。

63. B解析:这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and kept in touch with them by e-mail.”可知Danielle Steel把她的读者当成最重要的资源,所以她很珍视这些读者。

第3题(2016年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（陕西卷）A

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the world of music.

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, be grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”

Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous

for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever be went Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many liste ners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.

was called Pops because he .

A. looked like a musician

B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music

D. traveled to play modern music

third paragraph is developed .

A. by space

B. by examples

C. by time

D. by comparison

statement about Armstrong is true

A. His tale begins in New Orleans.

B. He was born before jazz was invented.

C. His music was popular with his listeners.

D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

would be the best title for the text

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music

B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician

D. The Spread of Popular Music

答案41. B 42. C 43. C 44. B

41.解析：这是一道细节题。根据第一段中的“Musicians often called him Pops,as

a s ign of respect for his influence on the world of music.”和第三段中的“In his late teens,Armstrong began to live the life of a musician...Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.”可判断出Armstrong之所以被称之为Pops是因为他是具有影响的音乐家。

42. 解析：这是一道推断题。短文的第三段讲述了Armstrong在童年是显露出音乐天赋、在青少年开始过着音乐家的生活、以后成名，由此可推断出这一段是按时间顺序写作的。

43. 解析：这是一道正误判断题。根据最后一段中的“His cornet playing had a deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say,‘Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.’”可判断出选项C是正确的。

44. 解析：这是一道标题选择题。这篇短文讲述了Armstrong成为爵士乐之父的过程，短文的最后一段中的“He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world.”点明了这篇短文的主题，所以最好的题目应该是：The Father of the Jazz Style

第4题(2016年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（海南、宁夏卷新课标）D

Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir（回忆录）of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationality in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robert Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent（独立的）spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives（目标）that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools. 68. Who are most probably

in terested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir

A. Top managers.

B. Language learners.

C. Serious educators.

D. Science organizations.

69. The words “hooked oh teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ________.

A. attracted to teaching

B. tired of teaching

C. satisfied with teaching

D. unhappy about teaching

70. Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years

A. The University of Chicago.

B. Stanford University.

C. Ohio State University.

D. Nebraska University.

答案68. C 69. A 70. B

68. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第一段“Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir of Ralph ,”得知关心学校和大学教育的人会对Tyler的回忆录感兴趣。

69. 解析:这是一道词义猜测题。根据第二段“...Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.”可知他原来的专业是药学,在South Dakota 做科学教师时被吸引到教育行业。

70. 解析:这是一道推断题。根据第五段“Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford,a position he held for fourteen years”可以推断出他在Stanford University领导研究工作长达十年以上。

第5题(2016年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖南卷)

Susan Sontag (1933 — 2004)was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything — to read every book worth reading ,to see every movie worth seeing .When she was still in her early 30s,publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life ,trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art .With great effort and serious judgment . Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.

Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchword s(格言),but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious,she argued for a true openness to the pleasures of pop “Notes on Camp”,the 1964 essay that first made her name ,she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings,through which she could not have

been more famous .“Notes on Camp”,she wrote,represents“a victory of

‘form’over‘content’,‘beauty’over‘morals’”.

By conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感觉论者）, but by nature she was a moralist （伦理学者）,and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s , it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor —published in 1978, after she suffered cancer—she argued against the idea

that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities（被压抑的性格）, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact , re-examining old positions was her lifelong lifelong habit.

In America,her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a

perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting

fame.“Sometimes,”she once said ,“I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending …is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.”And in the

end ,she made us take it seriously too.

underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means Sontag_________.

a symbol of American cultural life world literature,film and art

many essays about world culture

pace with the newest development of world culture

first won her name through ___________.

A.her story of a Polish actress

B.her book Illness as Metaphor

C.publishing essays in magazines like partisan Review

D. her explanation of a set of difficult understandings

to the passage,Susan Sontag__________.

A.was a sensualist as well as a moralist

B. looked down upon the pop culture

C.thought content was more important than form

D.blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed

for Susan Sontag’s lifelong habit , she __________.

A. misunderstood the idea of seriousness

B. re-examined old positions

C. argued for an openess to pop culture

D. preferred morals to beauty

Sontag’s lasting fame was made upon___________-.

A. a tireless, all-purpose cultural view

B. her lifelong watchword ：seriousness

C. publishing books on morals

D. enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing

答案71—75：DDABA

71．解析：这是一道推断题。从句子本意是“Sontag走在世界文学最晚的边界”，从时间上来讲，“最晚的发生的”意思是“最新的发生的”；而且的一段前面也讲到Sontag 努力跟上文学、电影和艺术的新发展。因此，本句含义是“Sontag跟上世界文学最新发展的步伐”。

72．解析：这是一道推断题。第二段讲到，Notes on Camp使他首次成名，而答案中

没有这本文章的名字。再看这句话，讲到在Notes on Camp这篇文章的里，她解释了“a little-known set of difficult understandings”。

73．解析：这是一道推断题。第三段第一句By convention she was a sensualist, but by nature she was a moralist ，可知她既是感觉论者，又是伦理学者，因此选A。

74．解析：这是一道推断题。本题问的是Sontag的终生习惯，从第三段最后一句 re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit可以判断，她的终生习惯是“re-examine old positions”。

75．解析：这是一道推断题。本题问的是Sontag持久的名声，从最后一段第二句 But it was a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.可知选A。

第6题(2016年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语安徽卷)

People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in

a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a

few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height

in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World war II started, the Taylor moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)

Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the

movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she

is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others — several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million

for research and education.

60. The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she .

A. was small in size

B. was too young

C. did not play well enough

D. did not show much interest

61. What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both .

A. popular all their lives

B. famous actresses

C. successful when very young

D. rich and kind-hearted

62. Taylor became Best Actress at the age of .

A. 12

B. 28

C. 31

D. 34

63. In her later life , Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to .

A. doing business and helping others

B. turning herself into a legend

C. collecting money for the poor

D. going about research and education work

答案

60．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段第二句。“At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet.”这里的small是指身高而不是年龄，因为剧组又等她长了3英寸才开始拍。所以选A.

61．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race”和第二段“After her success as a child star”可以推断两个都是很小就成名了。

62．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据“Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932.”和“Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress: Bu tterfield8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf(1966)”可知第一次获得最佳演员是1960年，28岁。

63．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据“Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others”可以知道她的后期生活主要在做生意和帮助他人，所以选A.

第7题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语辽宁卷)

When Babbage was working at Cambridge, a new idea occurred to him. He wanted to construct a calculating machine to work out the solutions（解法）to maths problems not only with correctness but also with a speed beyond the power of any human mind. His machine could solve problems involving（涉及）long rows of figures in one continuous operation（运算）.

In 1822 Babbage exhibited his invention and won a prize from the government. After that, he immediately started to work on a larger machine designed to solve more difficult problems. Although he received some money left by his father, the money was not enough to support his design. He wrote to the government about his plan and was given ￡2500 to start with, a sum worth much more in those days than it is now.

Babbage continued his work in London for four years. Then his health broke down, and he had to take a long holiday abroad. When he returned to London in 1828, he was at the end of his resources. Many bills remained unpaid. His chief assistant and co-workers quarreled with him and left with many expensive tools. For one year no work was done. During this period, Babbage, whose mind was always active, suddenly thought of a completely new idea for the machine. He rushed to meet the government officials to explain his new idea. But this time, they were unwilling to help him. For eight years, they refused to say whether they wanted the machine or not, and their final answer was “No.”

From 1828 to 1839, Babbage held the position of professor at Cambridge very successfully. But his greatest work was the unfinished calculating machine which stood covered in dust in his house. It was the beginning of the modern computer.

60．The machine Babbage designed would solve difficult maths problems

_________.

A．in one operation with few mistakes

B．in more than one operation without any mistakes

C．in more than one operation with slight mistakes

D．in one operation without any mistakes

61．Babbage failed to continue his research work in 1828 mainly because

_______.

A．he was in poor health B．he almost ran out of money

C．his co-workers argued with him D．he spent all his money on his bills

62．Babage explained his new idea to the government officials, expecting that _________.

A．they would agree to his plan B．they would pay for his new idea

C．they would support him with money D．they would exhibit his new design

63．From the passage, we can infer that __________.

A．Babbage failed to be a famous scientist at Cambridge

B．Babbage always had new ideas but gave them up easily

C．Babbage always needed support from the government officials

D．Babbage was the first designer of the modern computer

答案

60.解析：这是一道细节推断题。从第一段“He wanted to construct a calculating machine to work out the solutions to maths problems not only with correctness but also with a speed beyond the power of any human mind.”可知，他设计出的机器将会准确无误地解决数学难题。

61.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第三段“When he returned to London in 1828，he was at the end of resource.”可判断出他没有继续自己的研究工作是因为资金短缺。

62.解析：这是一道推断题。根据第三段“He rushed to meet the government officials to explain his new idea. But this time， they were unwilling to help him”可推断出他去找政府官员的目的是寻求资金方面的援助。

63.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据短文的最后一句话“It was the beginning of the modern computer.”可判断出Babbage是电脑的鼻祖。

第8题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语江苏卷)

Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life,

although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously ( 匿名 ).

But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

56. Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

A. in her early twenties

B. in her early teens

C. in her late twenties

D. in her late teens

57. What can we learn about Bath from the passage

A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

author（作者）writes this passage in order to________.

A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

59. It takes you about one and a half hours________.

A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

答案

56.解析：这是一道计算题。根据Jane Austen出生的日期on December 16，1775和她两次访问Bath的日期the last five years of the eighteenth century可计算出在她二十多岁的时候她两次访问了Bath。

57.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段“The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it，keeping in its streets and public buildings the

well ordered world that she described so w ell in her novels.”可判断出Bath保持了Jane Austen那个时代的原貌。

58.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文介绍了Bath的风景、人文、地理环境，目的是吸引读者游览这个城市。

59.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据最后一段“You can also have walking of Jane Austen’s Bath，which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours.”可推断出你可以用一个半小时步行游览Bath城。

第9题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语浙江卷)

When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships（奖学金）. The Alcindors decided to

send their only child to Power Memorial Academy, a small school on Manhattan’s West Side.

At Power. Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a

strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city. Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly. As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now

and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor was quick and skillful enough to make the high school All American team and to lead Power to an undefeated season.

From then on be simply got better. Some rival coaches（对方教练）used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that

their players would not see him any sooner than they had to. Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a lollipop（棒棒糖）, Alcindor would loosen up by starting

his leaping lay-ups（擦板球）. Then he would casually shoot the ball with

either hand, to the delight of the fans.

When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly. He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine. He was not comfortable talking to grownups, perhaps because he towered over them. Discouraged photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe. “People want you not for yourself,” Donohue warned him, “but because you’re a basketball player. Don’t forget that.”

57. Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because_______.

A. he was young

B. he was hardworking

C. he was tall for his age

D. he was skillful at playing basketball

58. Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach

A. serious, popular and slow

B. tall, skillful and successful

C. kind, powerful and undefeated

D. well-known, strict and experienced

59. Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up

A. Their teams refused to play Power.

B. Their teams feared to see Alcindor.

C. Their teams would lose courage.

D. Their teams would lose interest.

60. What does the last paragraph mainly discuss

A. How Donohue protected Alcindor from the press.

B. How Alcindor disliked meeting reporters.

C. Why the press followed Alcindor closely.

D. Why the public wanted Alcindor badly.

答案

57.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“When Lew Alcindor was 13， and obviously still growing， a group of schools began offering him scholarships.”可判断出学校给Alcindor奖学金的原因是他的年龄和身高。

58.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段“At Power，Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue， a strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city.”可判断出他的教练是一位严格、有经验、很出名的人。

59.解析：这是一道细节推断题。第三段“Some rival coaches used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to.”说明对方教练把队员带走的原因是害怕他们的队员失去信心。

60.解析：这是一道主旨题。最后一段的第一句话“When reporters and photographers to follow Alcindor closely，Donohue protected his boy firmly.”是这段的主题句，以下讲述了这位教练是如何保护Alcindor的。

第10题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语福建卷)

Paul Zindel’s death on March 27,2003 ended the brilliant life of a famous writer. Not only did Paul Zindel win a Pulitzer Prize as well as an Obie Prize for his 1970 play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,

but be was one of the earliest writers in the field of contemporary（当代的）literature for young adults（成人）. The Pigman, published in 1968, is still one of the most well-known and widely-taught novels in the genre. The American Library Association has named it one of the 100 Best of the Best Books for Young Adults published between 1967 and 1992, and Zindel’s autobiography, The Pigman and Me, was among the 100 Best of the Best Books published for teenagers during the last part of the twentieth century. Six of Zindel’s books, in fact, have been voted the Best Books for Young Adults, and most of his recent horror books-such as The Doom Stone and Rats－have been chosen as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Clearly, he was a writer who knew how to

interest contemporary children. Recognizing that, the American Library Association in 2002 honored Paul Zindel with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize for his lifetime achievements, and later that same year he was presented with the ALAN Prize for his contributions to Young Adult Literature. With his passing, young readers, teachers, and librarians have lost a great friend.

56．Which of Paul Zindel’s books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century

A．The Pigman. B．The Doom Stone.

C．The Pigman and Me. D．The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.

57．Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize

A．His books were widely read by children.

B．His books were interesting and helpful to adults.

C．He made great contributions to contemporary literature.

D．He wrote a number of horror books for young adults.

58．When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize

A．In 2002. B．In 2003.

C．Between 1967 and 1992. D．Between 2002 and 2003.