高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)專題限時訓(xùn)練(27)人物型閱讀理解(含詳解)

1、專題限時訓(xùn)練（二十七）人物型閱讀理（一）Henry Ford grew up on an un- electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edisons career as the inventor became a national role model. Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company, working his way up to chief engineer.In 1896 Ford was thirty- three and, though still wor

2、king for Edison Co., he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off- time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor.Edison was impressed.Edison is

3、said to have slammed his fist down and_shouted 、 Y Young man, thats the thing! You have it! Your car is self- contained and carries its own power plant. Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somew

4、hat new one.The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6. The two men became friends and would go on camping trips together.When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race

5、.At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light bulb, Ford honoured Edison.When Edison spoke he ended his speech directed at Ford,“ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings.I can only say that hemy friend. Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by aft

6、er he passed away in 1931.Once, Ford asked Thomas Edisons son Charles to sit by the dying inventors bedside and hold a test tube next to his fathers mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviours （as was Edison） including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（ 復(fù)

7、活通靈術(shù) ）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edisons soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.The test tube itself didnt turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Fords possessions after Clara Fords passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it

8、 was discovered in an exhibit entitled “ Henry FordA Personal History in the Henry Ford Museum. It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “ Edisons Last Brea th”There is a further mystery of this “l(fā)ast breath test tube.It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edi

9、son Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edisons last breath.Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning.Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behaviour towards their loved ones and mistreatment of emp

10、loyees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration.1 The purpose of the author writing this passage is to .A remind the readers of the importance of the two inventorsB stress the importance of friendshipC tell the readers some stories about the two inventorsD show that lo

11、ve can lead to some poor behaviours2 From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can learn that.A Edison envied what Ford had achievedB Edison was annoyed that Ford did better than himC Edison was angry because Ford stole his ideaD Edison was extremely amazed at Fords new idea3“The last breath t

12、es” t tcuabne probably be regarded as.A a symbol of a friendship and memoryB a witness to a scientific breakthroughC a failure to bring Edison back to lifeD a sign of the two inventors poor behaviour4 It can be learned from the last paragraph that“ . ”A Great minds think alike8 Nobody is perfectC Tw

13、o heads are better than oneD A friend in need is a friend indeed(二 )JANE AUSTEN(1775 1817)is often regarded as the greatest of English women novelist on the strength of her six completed novels.Known particularly for their social comedy and accurate description of human relationships ， they are stil

14、l as widely read today as they have ever been.As the seventh child of a country priest( 牧師 )， Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire.Her father ， the Reverend George Austen， was an intelligent and sensitive man who encouraged Jane in her love of reading.From an early age

15、she was familiar with the works of Henry Fielding， Sir Walter Scott， Richardson， Frances Burney and the poet George Crabbe.Her early attempts at writing include burlesques( 滑稽作品) of popular romances.When her father retired in 1801 the familymoved to Bath, which was later to feature in her novel Nort

16、hanger Abbey(published in 1818) After his death in 1805 the family moved first to Southampton and then in 1809 to Chawton in Hampshire, where Jane Austen is known to have written her last three novels ： Mansfield Park(1814)， Emma(1816)and Persuasion(also published in 1818) Although her other novels

17、were written much earlier ， it was not until 1811 that Senseand Sensibility was first published. Pride and Prejudice, which followed in 1813 , features Jane Austens own favourite hero , Elizabeth Bennet.Surrounded by her lively and warm family and wholly buried herself in her writing and housework ,

18、 Jane Austen led a life often known for its lack of events.She did , however, attract several admirers and even accepted a proposal of marriage from one admirer only to change her mind the following morning.Jane Austens independent life often seems reflected in her novels , which seem to display the

19、 world in miniature（縮影）.Sir Walter Scott praised Jane Austen fortoucthawhickqueakesordinary commonplace things and characters interesting , while Somerset Maugham claimed that she had at her command “the most precious gift a novelist can possess to keep the readers inte restane Austen died in 1817.5

20、. The underlined word “touch in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .A . style B . contact C. taste D . attitude 6. Which of Jane Austens novels were published after her death? A . Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park.B. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.C. Pride and Prejudice and Emma.D. Sens

21、eand Sensibility and Persuasion.7. We can infer from the passage that Jane Austen had a gift for.A. attracting admirersB. reflecting her own life in all her novelsC. making dull things and characters interestingD. holding the readers interest8. This passage is most probably a.A . collection of women

22、 novelists and their worksB. comment on Jane Austen and her worksC. brief introduction of Jane AustenD. description of Jane Austens road to success（三） Personal Background Steve Jobs Apple Computer 3-year return: 26% Age: 42 CEO since: 1997Heres a guy with enough knowledge, ability and brainpower to

23、effectively hold down two CEO jobs at once and do a pretty amazing job at both. Weve listed him for his post at Apple, but of course Steve Jobs also runs Pixar, the animation studios. Coming in after a I billion loss in fiscal 1997 , Jobs turned a 106 million profit 38 per cent above Wall Streets co

24、nsensus target. A lot of credit goes to a very simple idea: make computers in different colours. Jobs was the only one who thought to make it happen. The colourful mid- priced iMac has also succeeded by playing down the compatibility （ 兼容性）problem. Apple positioned it as the machine for the Internet

25、, where compatibility questions are no big deal. Behind the scenes, Jobs streamlined the product line, and also did a whole series of work for improving and selling the production. Meanwhile, over at Pixar, A Bugs Life nabbed a total 159 million in domestic box office , the highest domestic animated

26、 take since Toy Story and third highest ever after Toy Story and the leader, The Lion King .Business philosophy : The technology isnt the hard part. The hard part is: Whos going to buy it? How are they going to buy it? How do you tell them about it?How he got the job: The Apple board begged him to r

27、eturn.Management Style: At Apple, Jobs is a micromanager some say nanomanager who changes mood suddenly and unexpectedly. Virtually every decision goes by him.At any time, 10,000 employees arewondering , What would Steve say? not What is the right thing to do ?said a former Apple executive. At Pixar

28、, realizing that he isnt a film visionary, he leaves the experts to their research.Financial reward: His Apple rewards are minimal a salary of one dollar a year so that his family is eligible for the health plan. But his 69 per cent share of Pixar is worth about 1.3 billion. selected from a newspape

29、r9. According to the passage, the following adjectives can be used to describe Jobs EXCEPT.A . creative B. easy-goingC. demanding D. distinguished10. We can learn from the passage that.A . Jobs can work well in every fieldB. the colourful iMac is accepted for its low priceC. Jobs makes a big differe

30、nce at Apple as a designerD. the technology is more important than business idea11. The underlined word “ nabbed in the text probably means .A . pulled up B. brought in C. went through D . handed over 12. What does the author mainly want to tell us? A . Jobs is the richest man in the world.B. Jobs i

31、s a giant of electronic products.C. Jobs spends most of his time at Pixar.D Jobs can get much money a year as his salary.6專題限時訓(xùn)練(二十七)【人物型閱讀理解】(一 )【文章大意】很多人有自己的偶像，發(fā)明T型車的亨利 福特也不例外，他的偶像是發(fā)明了電燈的愛迪生，在他的博物館里至今還保存著愛迪生最后的呼吸試管。1 C 寫作意圖題。本文講述福特當(dāng)時在愛迪生的公司做首席工程師，研制汽車，而愛迪生致力于新能源做汽車動力的研究，所以是告訴讀者兩個發(fā)明家的故事，故選C 項。2 D 細(xì)

32、節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段的“ Young man， thats the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries electricity as the power source , so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one.可知，愛迪生對于福特的新的想法很是吃驚，故選 D項。3 A 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed ，as the Edison Esta

33、te holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edisons last breath. ”可 知，這好像是愛迪生最后的呼吸，以此表明兩人的關(guān)系很是深厚，故選A 項。4 B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段的“Although both men were known for all sorts of poorbehaviour towards their loved ones and mistreatment of employees ， between them at least， there was clearly a deep respect and admiration.可知，雖然他們對待家人與員工有不好的地方，但他們之間有深深的尊重