2015屆湖南高考英語提分專練：人物故事

2015屆湖南高考英語提分專練：人物故事

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2015屆湖南高考英語提分專練：人物故事

B【2015屆河北保定市高三調(diào)研試題】

TheAsuncionzooislookingforamateforCoco,anendangered

hyacinthmacaw（藍(lán)紫金剛鸚鵡），anditisthelastknownmaleofhis

speciesleftinParaguay.

Cocowassenttothezooeightyearsago.ArecentDNAtestshowed

thatheismale.ZooworkerCeliasaidToavoidmixingspecies,thezoo

hashadtokeephimapartfromtheothermacaws,whichhaslefthim

lonelyandbored."Heisquitesociable,althoughhehasonlylearnedto

say'Hello',butwhenhehearsmusic,hedances"Celiasaid

Hehasayellowcirclearoundhiseyesthatsetofftherestofhis

bluefeathers.HeismoreorlessacousintoBlu,hemacawthatstartsin

themovie,Rio.Thatspecies,cyanopsitta-spixii（小藍(lán)金岡?。蓰W鵡）,isallblue

andevenmoreendangeredthanthehyacinthmacaw.

Likethebirdinthemovie,scientistshopetofindCocoamateto-

rebuildthespecies.Becauseinternationallawsagainstanimaltraining

arenowsostrict,nobodyiswillingtolendthezooafemale."Thebest

solutionistofindafemalehyacinthmacawinourcountry."Celiasaid,

"thereareatleasttwootherknownhyacinth-macawsbutwithoutDNA

test,itisimpossibletoknowiftheyarefemale,andtheownersarenot

willingtohelp,becausethematingprocesscantakesometimeandbea

littlehardonfemales/

【小題1]FromthetextweknowthatCoco

A.isthelastknownhyacinthmacaw

B.livesapartfromtheothermacaws

C.hasadaptedtobeingleftalone

D.cansay"Hello"whenhehearsmusic

[小題2]WhyisitdifficulttofindamateforCoco?

A.BecausethereisnoknownfemalemacawinParaguay.

B.BecausetheinternationallawsareagainstCocomating.

C,BecausetheDNAtestonfemaleCocotakestime.

D.Becausenobodyiswillingtohuntforafemale.

【小題3]Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.CocostarsRioinamovie

B.Cocohasonlybluefeathersonhisbody

C.Cocoisthemostendangeredmacaw

D.rebuildingtheCoco'sspecieswilltaketime

【小題4]Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?

A.Coco,aRareMacaw-inAsuncionZoo

B.AsuncionZooIsSeekingaMateforCoco

C.HyacinthMacawsAreEndangeredinParaguay

D.Coco,theOnlyKnownMaleMacawinParaguay

【答案】

【小題11B

【小題2】A

【小題3]D

【小題4】B

【解析】

【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。從第二自然段的第三句ZooworkerCeliasaidTo

avoidmixingspecies,thezoohashadtokeephimapartfromtheother

macaws,意思是：動(dòng)物園的工作者Celia說，為了避免物種混合，動(dòng)物

園必須使得Coco與其他的金剛鸚鵡分開。故選B。

【小題4]推斷題。由文章的第一句話TheAsuncionzooislooking

foramateforCoco,anendangeredhyacinthmacaw（藍(lán)紫金剛鸚鵡）。意

思是：亞松森動(dòng)物園正在為一只瀕臨滅絕的藍(lán)紫金剛鸚鵡Coco尋找

一個(gè)雄性的伙伴。文章開頭第一句話說明了文章的主要內(nèi)容。同時(shí)后

文分別介紹了Coco的自身性格，以及目前在為Coco尋找一個(gè)伙伴遇

到得到困難等。故選B.

B

Rescue

Thegirlwashangingbyherhandsfromtherailingsofabalcony（陽

臺(tái)的欄桿）.Thebalconywasonthetwelfthfloorofthehigh-riseblock

nexttohis.Hisflatwasontheninthfloorandhehadtolookuptosee

her.ItwashaIf-pastsixinthemorning.Hehadbeenawakenedbythe

soundofanaircraftflyingdangerouslylowoverhead,andhadgotoutof

bedtolook.Hissleepyeyes,movedfromtheblueskywhichwasempty

ofcloud,emptyofanythingbutthebrightdisappearingarrowofthe

aircraft,andthenrestedonthehangingfigure.

Hereallythoughthemustbedreaming,forthissunrisetimewas

thehourfordreams.Then,whenheknewhewasn't,hedecideditmust

beasceneinafilm.Therewerecameramendownthere,awholefilm

unit,andallthecorrectsafetyprecautionshadbeentaken.Probablythe

girlwasn/tevenarealgirl,butadummyM段人）.Heopenedthewindow

andlookeddown.Thecarpark,pavedcourts,grassspacesbetweenthe

blocks,allweredeserted.Onthebalconyrailoneofthedummy/shands

moved,desperately.Hehadtobelievethenwhatwasobviously

happening.Thegirlwastryingtokillherself.Shehadlosthercourage

andnowwastryingtostayalive.Allthesethoughtsandconclusionsof

hisoccupiedaboutthirtyseconds.Thenheacted.Hepickedupthe

phoneanddialedtheemergencynumberforthepolice.

Thearrivalofthepolicecarsandtherescueofthegirlbecamethe

focusoftalkforthepeopleofthetwoblocks.Someonefoundoutthatit

washewhohadcalledthepoliceandhebecameanunwillinghero.He

wasamodest,quietyoungman,andwasinreliefwhenthetalkbeganto

dieaway.Againhewasabletoenterandleavehisflatwithoutbeing

pointedatasakindofStGeorgeandsometimesevencongratulated.

Aboutafortnightafterthatmorning,hewasgettingreadytogoto

thetheatre,justputtingonhisovercoat,whenthedoorbellrang.He

didn'trecognizethegirlwhostoodoutside.Hehadneverseenherface.

Shesaid,"I'mLydiaSimpson.Yousavedmylife.I'vecometothankyou.”

60.Whatdidthemandofirstafterhegotup?

A.Helookeddownfromthewindow.

B.Hewenttoseethenoisyaircraft.

C.Hecalledthepolicetosavethegirl.

D.Hehurriedtocheckwhowasoutside.

61.Themomentthemansawthegirlhangingthere,hefeltitwas

A.scaringB.desperateC.unbelievableD.dangerous

62.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

A.themandislikedtobetalkedabout

B.thegirlwasunwillingtoberescued

C.thepolicearrivedquicklyonthescene

D.thegirlwasactuallyanactressinafilm

【答案】

【小題1]B

【小題2】C

【小題3】A

【解析】

In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-in

restaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusy

cornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,

firstatheater,thenabarbecue（烤肉）restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.

Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:French

fries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenew

idea:quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.

Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfour

cents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkable

uniformity（——致'性），forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine（程序）

forthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks

stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopular,

particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusy

noontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothers

hadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.Theywere

contentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.

KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,

whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthe

specialattractionofthebrothers'fast-foodrestaurantsandboughtthe

righttofranchise（特許經(jīng)營）othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.The

agreementincludedtherighttoduplicate（復(fù)制）themenu,the

equipmenteventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches（拱

門）.

TodayMcDonald'sisreallyahouseholdname.In1976,McDonald's

hadover$Ibillionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthe

mostsurprisingsuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.

[小題1].56.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices

B.howMcDonald'sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness

C.thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonald

D.RayKroc/sbusinesstalent

【小題2].57.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinesses

except.

A.adrive-inB.atheaterC.acinemaD.abarbecuerestaurant

【小題3].58.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat.

A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysold

theirideatoKroc.

B.theplacetheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreat

popularityoftheirdrive-in

C.fortyyearsagotherewerelotsoffast-foodrestaurants

D.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman

【小題4].59.Thepassagesuggeststhat,

A.creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccess

B.RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothers

C.MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheir

ideastoRayKroc

D.Californiaisthebestplacetogointobusiness

【答案】

【小題1]B

【小題2】C

【小題3】D

【小題4】A

【解析】

考點(diǎn)：考查類閱讀B【河北省邯鄲市2015屆高三上學(xué)期1月份

教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測】

ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed”the

Coupon（優(yōu)惠券）Queen"hasspentjust￡350onaluxury（奢侈）

Christmasforherandherfamilybutgot￡2,500worthoffood,drink

andpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.

MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponerwandspendshours

huntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.Shehasbeenpreparingforthis

Christmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehuge

savingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollected

morepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.A代ersortingoutgiftsfor

allofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate￡1,000worthof

presentstoherlocalhospital.

“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingto

worryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsfor

myfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.There

isamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalue

productsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchase

designerperfumes（香水），ahigh-endcoffeemachine/sheexplained.

Shesaid“Whatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhas

turnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesave

money.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotof

debtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereevery

pennycounted.That'swhatreallyinspiredme.”

Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusiness

whereshesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublic

throughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.

"\tryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthe

beginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodois

justtobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear."

【小題1]HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?

Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.

Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.

Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth￡2,500.

ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.

【小題2]Whatdoes"breakingthebank"inthethirdparagraph

mean?

A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythan

youhave.

C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.

[小題3]WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?

A.Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.

B.Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherex-partner.

C.Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough.

D.Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.

【小題4]WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma?

A.Ambitiousandcreative.B.Sensitiveanddetermined.

C.Braveandlucky.D.Carefulandcaring.

【答案】

【小題3】B

【小題4】D

【解析】

Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotof

debtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereevery

pennycounted.That'swhatreallyinspiredme.”可矢口，MsMumford的前

夫欠下了巨額債務(wù)，MsMumford和前夫遇到的經(jīng)濟(jì)困難促使她幫助

人們省錢，故選B。

【小題4］推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段"butthroughmycareful

shopping”可知，MsMumford是一個(gè)細(xì)心的人;根據(jù)第四段"Iamableto

runabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney”和第五段"shesearchesfor

thebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublic”可矢口，MsMumford是

一個(gè)關(guān)心他人的人，故選D。

考占,

A【江西省吉安市第一中學(xué)2015屆高三上學(xué)期第二次階段考】

NoahWebster,bornonOctober16,1758,isknownforThe

AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.Hehasbeencalledthe"

FatherofAmericanScholarshipandEducation."His"Blue-Backed

Speller"bookswereusedtoteachspellingandreadingtofive

generationsofAmericanchildren.Buthowmuchdoyouknowabout

himbeyondthat?

Attheageof16,NoahWebsterbeganattendingYaleCollege,

Unfortunately,hespenthisfouryearsatYaleduringtheAmerican

RevolutionaryWar,and,becauseoffoodshortages,manyofhiscollege

classeswereheldinGlastonbury,Connecticut.Later,heservedinthe

army.HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778,Websterwantedtocontinue

hiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegree.Hehadtoteachschoolin

ordertopayforhiseducation.Hesetupmanysmallschoolsthatdidn't

survive,buthewasagoodteacherbecauseinsteadofforcinghis

studentstolearn,likewhatmostteachersdid,herewardedthem.

Heearnedhislawdegreein,1781,butdidnotpracticelawuntil

1789.Oncehestartedhefoundthelawwasnottohisliking.Webster

didnothavemuchmoney.

In1793,AlexanderHamiltonlenthim$1500tomovetoNewYork

Citytoeditanewspaper.InDecember,hefoundedNewYork'sfirstdaily

newspaper,AmericanMinerva,andediteditforfouryears.Fordecades,

hepublishedtextbooks,politicalessays,areportonsomediseases,and

newspaperarticlesforhisparty.Hewrotesomuchthatamodernlistof

hispublishedworksrequired655pages.

NoahWebsterdiedonMay28,1843andwasburiedintheGrove

StreetCemetery.

[].WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWebster'slifeatYale?

A.Tough.B.Smooth.C.Normal.D.Tiring.

[].WhatdidNoahwanttobeaftergraduationfromYale?

A.Ateacher.B.Alawyer.C.Aheadmaster.D.Ascholar.

[).WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Websterwasamostproductiveauthor.

B.WebsterledamiserablelifeinNewYorkCity.

C.Webster/booksaddedupto655pages.

D.Websterdidn'twriteanypoliticalWorks.

【小題1】A

【小題2】B

【小題3】A

【小題2]HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778,Websterwantedto

continuehiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegree.得Bo

[＜）、題3]Fordecades,hepublishedtextbooks,politicalessays,a

reportonsomediseases,andnewspaperarticlesforhisparty.Hewrote

somuchthatamodernlistofhispublishedworksrequired655pages.得

知幾十年里，斯特出版過課本、論文、關(guān)于疾病的報(bào)道、報(bào)紙上刊

登文章。這些都表明斯特是一位多產(chǎn)的作者。選A。

考點(diǎn)：人物類文章

D【山西省大同一中、同煤一中2015屆高三聯(lián)考】

Whentheswimseasonbegan,my11-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,

andIcutadeal.Shewouldgotopracticethreetimesaweek,andI

wouldn'tmakehercompeteinswimmeets.

Elizabethdoesnotlikeswimmeets,shegetshorriblynervous

becausesheisafraidthatshewilldosomethingwrongandleteveryone

down,shestartedtotalkaboutquittingswimming,whichbrokemy

heartbecauseshelovesswimming.SoIcameupwiththedeal.

Recently,Elizabeth'steamannouncedaT-shirtrelay,whichworks

likethis:OnepersonfromeachrelayteamputsonaT-shirtandapairof

socksandswims50meters.Shetakesofftheclothesandputthemon

thenextperson,whothenswims50meters.Thiscontinuesuntil

everyoneontheteamhascompletedalap.

Itwasn'texactlyameet,becauseitwouldinvolveonlyteam

members.ButElizabeththoughtitwas.ItoldElizabethIreallywanted

hertogo.Shefoughtbackangrilybutfinallyagreed.

WhenthedayfortheT-shirtrelayarrived,Elizabethwasnervous.

Shewaschosentoswimtheanchorleg（最后一棒）.Bythelastleg,

Elizabeth'steamhadbuiltupanarrowlead.ThenitwasElizabeth'sturn

toswim.

Approachingthehalfwaymark,shewasstillinthelead.Then

somebodynoticedthatoneofElizabeth'ssockshadfallenoffandwas

floatinginthepool."Shehastogetthatsockonbeforetheendofthe

race,"aswimmingofficialtoldElizabeth'steam,“oryouwillbe

disqualified/

Everybodyonherteamstartedshouting,''Elizabeth!Getthesock!"

Butshecouldn'thearthem.Meanwhile,agirlinlanetwowasgainingon

Elizabeth.Justthen,agirlonmydaughter'steamjumpedinthepool,

grabbedthesock,swamafterElizabethandputthesockonElizabeth.

Withthesockfinallyon,Elizabethswamherheartoutforthelast

15metersandwon!Therewasmuchcelebration.And,forafewminutes,

Elizabethwasthehero.

Ontheridehome,sherelivedhermomentofgloryagainandagain.

ShetoldmethatiftheT-shirtrelaywasanOlympicevent,herteam

wouldwinthegoldmedal,Itoldherthatinmyprofessionalopinion,she

Wasabsolutelyright.

【小題1]WhatdoweknowabouttheT-shirtrelay?

A.Elizabethwaseagertoattendit.

B.Elizabethmadefullpreparationsforit.

C.Elizabeththoughtshewassuretofailtherelay.

D.Elizabethagreedtoattenditafteralotofpersuasion.

[小題2]WhathappenedtoElizabethwhenshewasswimmingthe

anchorleg?

A.Thegirlontheotherteamswamfasterthanher.

B.Shewasdisqualifiedforbreakingtherule.

C.Shewastoonervoustoswim.

D.Oneofhersocksfelloff.

【小題3]WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatElizabeth.

A.believedshewasthebestofherteam.B.Hopedtotakepartin

theOlympics.

C.Overcameherfearofswimmeets.D.Wasgratefulforthegirl's

help.

【小題4]Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BorntobeaswimmerB.Swimminginsocks

C.TheswimseasonD.Nevergiveup!

【答案】

【小題11D

【小題2】D

【小題3】C

【小題4】B

【解析】

考點(diǎn)：考查記敘文閱讀

C【山東省實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)第三次診斷考試】

KenjiCromanhasbrokenhisbones,hisshoulderandelbow,and

nearlydrownedseveraltimes.He/salsohadthreecloseencounterswith

sharksovertheyears.A10-footwavelandeddirectlyontopofhimfive

yearsago,bendinghisbodytothepointthatheactuallykickedhimself

inthehead/lliterallyheardeveryboneinmybodycrack/hesaid.

Cromanhasbeenphotographingoceanwavessince2008,

sometimesriskinghislifetogetthatperfectshotatthesurf

break.Despitetherisksandcertaininjuriesthatcomewithwave

photography,theHawaiiresident,bodysurferandformercompetitive

swimmerwouldn'tdoanythingelse.The36-year-oldphotographerloves

thethrillofmeetingbreakingwavesheadon,shootingwavesashis

interestandshootingsurferstopaythebills.

Theprocessofphotographingwavesrequiresmorethanjust

swimmingouttowherethesurfbreaksandwaiting,hesays.Thenight

beforeaphotoshootCromanchecksS,awebsiteandthe

coastalcameranetworkthatprovidesliveandpredictedoceanweather

information,toseewhatthewinds,wavesandtidewillbelikeatcertain

times.Cromanhasbothaprimarycameraandabackupfor

emergencies.Hegoeswithoutawetsuitandusesheavydutyunderwater

housingtoprotecthiscamera.Thereisnogreatwayforhimtoprotect

himself.Headmitsthereareprobablyprotectiveclothesheshouldbe

wearing,butthereislittlehecouldhavedonetodecreasetheimpactof

the10-footwavethatcrashedontopofhim.

ThehardestpartofCroman'sjobisstayingcalminthefaceof

breakingwaveswhenhisinitialreactionistopanicandswimaway.At

most.Cromanwilltaketwotothreeshotsofasinglewave/'I'veshot

wavesforsomanyyearsnowthatIseethewaveinslowmovement,“he

said.

【小題1]WhatdoweknowaboutKenjiCroman'sjobfromthefirst

paragraph?

A.Itisagameofdeath.

B.ltisfullofmysteries.

C.ltrequirespatience.

D.ltcallsforcourage.

【小題2]HowdoesKenjiCromanmakealiving?

A.Bytakingswimmingraces.

B.Byteachingphotography.

C.Byshootingsurfers.

D.Bysurfingwaves.

【小題3]WhydoesKenjiCromancheckthewebsiteslike

S?

A.Togetbetterpreparedforshooting.

B.Topredictsomethingaboutweather.

C.Tolearnmoreaboutsurfingwaves.

D.Tobuybetterequipmentforsafety.

【小題4]Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.Takingadventuresaroundtheocean

B.Riskinghislifefortheperfectwave

C.Makingpreparationsforliferisks

0.Appreciatingbreakingwavesindanger

【答案】

【小題1]D

【小題2】C

【小題3]A

【小題4】B

【解析】

了做更好的準(zhǔn)備。故選A。

【小題4】主旨理解題。從全文可以看出，攝影師KenjiCroman

每次都是冒著很大的危險(xiǎn)去海洋里拍攝海浪，他會(huì)為自己的攝像機(jī)做

好保護(hù)，卻沒有很好的方式來保護(hù)自己。故選B。

考點(diǎn)：考察人物類閱讀

A

MypassionstarteddecadesagoasakidonaflighttoIndia.Iwas

attractedbyhowsuchalargeairplanewasabletoglide（滑翔）smoothly

abovetheclouds.Imadeitagoaltobecomeapilot.Iamnowapilotfor

Americanairlines.Thoughbeingapilotconsumesmylife,itisajob

worthdoing.

Myjobisslightlydifferentcomparedtothatofatypicalpilot.Most

pilotshavetheirroutestheyfly.Theythenfamiliarize（使...熟

悉）themselveswiththeroutes.However,inmycase,Iparticipateinany

jobwhereapilotisimmediatelyrequired.ItistruethatsomedaysI

mighthaveaworkdayfromnineinthe