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1、專題限時(shí)檢測(cè)(十六)　閱讀理解之人物故事類 (共3篇，限時(shí)23分鐘) A (2014·黃岡高三調(diào)研)Pioneering front-row White House journalist Helen Thomas died at age 92 after a long illness. Thomas covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century, and became a legend in the industry. She was always at White House news conferences — sitting f

2、ront and center — where she frequently annoyed government spokesmen with her pointed questions. Thomas began covering the White House for United Press International when John F．Kennedy became president in 1961 and was a fixture there until her retirement in 2010. In a written statement, Obama call

3、ed Thomas a “true pioneer” and said she kept the presidents she covered — including himself — on their toes. Thomas, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, was born in Winchester, Kentucky, on August 4, 1920. She was one of nine children. Thomas was raised in Detroit, where she attended Wayne State U

4、niversity and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1942. In describing her job, Thomas once said，“I’ve never covered the president in any way other than that he is ultimately responsible.” Thomas embraced the freedoms of a columnist with vigor (活力). No question seemed off-limits for her. Colleag

5、ues remember her as a genuinely fearless woman who asked the toughest questions of presidents, no matter their party. In January 2009, as President George Bush was preparing to leave office, Thomas aimed her editorial guns at him and his administration. In a commentary, she slammed (抨擊) Bush for wh

6、at she considered his failings, including leading the country “into a senseless war against Iraqi a calamity still under way as he leaves office almost six years after the invasion.” She considered him “the worst president ever.” 1．According to the text, Helen Thomas was________. A．a(chǎn) wise politici

7、an　　　 　B．a(chǎn) writing pioneer C．a(chǎn) legendary journalist D．a(chǎn) White House adviser 2．The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably means________. A．a(chǎn)n object firmly fixed in place B．a(chǎn) person regarded fixed in the same position C．someone to fix tricky problems D．a(chǎn) device to secure something

8、somewhere 3．What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the text? A．She covered 10 presidents over a period of 49 years. B．She often raised unreasonable questions. C．She was born and brought up in Lebanon. D．She was criticized by President Obama. 4．How did Thomas comment on George Bush? A．He sh

9、ould be kept on his toes. B．He was forced to be responsible. C．He didn’t deserve to be president. D．He shouldn’t have started the Iraq War. B (2014·洛陽(yáng)部分重點(diǎn)中學(xué)3月聯(lián)考) The Lil’ Romeo Success Story In his foremost occupation as a musician, he has risen to become one of the hottest hip-hop artists on

10、 the planet with already four best-selling albums to his name. He is also one of the most promising talents in Hollywood with remarkable performances in some of the most famous movies and TV shows. His own fashion line is making millions of dollars in profit every year and furthermore, he is also

11、a talented basketball player. All these are the achievements of one mere man, and a very young one too. Lil’ Romeo was born on the 19th of August, 1989. He is the son of millionaire rapper and producer Master P. His debut (初次亮相) release Lil’ Romeo was an immediate hit with teenagers and the hit si

12、ngle My Baby became the number one song on the US charts for ten whole weeks. Within the next five years, Lil’ Romeo released three other successful solo albums and made_his_mark as one of the most popular hip-hop artists in the world. As an actor, Lil’ Romeo had his first big break around 2003 whe

13、n he was offered the lead role in the Nickelodeon TV show Romeo! This teenage series became a national hit and major producers began approaching Lil’ Romeo to star in their upcoming productions. This resulted in five movies within the next three years in which he delivered some of the most convincin

14、g performances known to the silver screen. With a profound interest for business, Lil’ Romeo extended his parameters to the fashion industry. The fashion line gained D|S50 million in sales the first year and is regarded as a major trendsetter for teenage fashion today. Also, his passion for baske

15、tball has brought him many opportunities to play at the highest level, including an experience with the National Junior squad and a call-up for the top training program in the USA. Whether in performance or in life, it is beyond the shadow of a doubt that Lil’ Romeo is indeed born for success. 5．W

16、hat is the meaning of “made his mark” in Paragraph 2? A．Got good grades. B．Became famous. C．Reached a new stage. D．Made much money. 6．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3? A．Lil’ Romeo’s achievements as an actor. B．His TV show Romeo! became a national hit. C．Lil’ Romeo became well known ar

17、ound 2003. D．His success in movies made him give up singing. 7．Why was Lil’ Romeo engaged in fashion industry? A．Because of his love for beauty. B．Because of his ambition to make money. C．Because of his interests in business. D．Because of his passion for basketball. 8．Which of the following i

18、s TRUE according to the passage? A．Lil’ Romeo had the genius to succeed. B．Lil’ Romeo’s father had great influence on him. C．His singing career created good conditions for him. D．Many fans gave him great help in the past. C (2014·武漢七校聯(lián)考)DAVID Beckham didn’t make it.Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t hit

19、 it so big either.But Gareth Bale,24，has become the most expensive soccer player in the history of the game. Four years after the arrival of Ronaldo at a record cost of $125 million (765 million yuan) in 2009, Real Madrid is expected to pay $135 million for Bale. But how is it that Bale, who was pl

20、aying left back and being benched (當(dāng)替補(bǔ)) by his English Premier League team a couple of years ago, now attracts such a big deal? As of years ago, the Welshman had played 24 matches for Tottenham Hotspur, and had never finished on the winning side once — a record for any Premier League player. Totte

21、nham even privately considered selling him. “A player who had once looked a prodigy (神童) — as a 17-year-old Southampton full back, the youngest ever international for Wales — already appeared, at 20, on the way down，” wrote Tim Adams at UK’s The Observer. Through all the humiliations(屈辱)，Bale hung

22、on.While he was injured and kept out of games，he worked hard to reinvent himself.Bale’s father Frank’s uncompromising (不妥協(xié)的)discipline had a great impact on his son. When he returned from injury later that season, Bale had been transformed in the gym. In a Champions League match in 2010, he establ

23、ished himself as the so-called “Incredi-Bale”overnight throughout Europe. With his team four goals behind to Inter Milan at halftime, Bale surprisingly scored a hat-trick before the game was over. Even former Manchester United coach，Alex Ferguson, praised him，“He had been a six-foot, gangly (瘦長(zhǎng)的), s

24、lim boy; then all of a sudden he was built like a light heavyweight boxer. ” With Bale’s help, Tottenham are flying high in the league. In the 2012 — 13 season, he won all three of the important individual awards：the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) Player of the Year and Young Player of

25、 the Year awards and the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award. This has all led to people comparing him to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, who are widely regarded as the two best players in the world. Former Madrid star Zinedine Zidane has even decided to mentor (指導(dǎo)) Ba

26、le. “He’s perhaps not quite at the level of the other two, but he’s different，” Zidane told ESPN. “So personally I don’t think he’s far off.” 9．According to the text，which of the following is TRUE? A．Gareth Bale played full back for Southampton at the age of 17. B．Tottenham Hotspur never consider

27、ed selling Gareth Bale. C．Tottenham Hotspur beat Inter Milan in a Champions League match. D．Gareth Bale won all three of the important individual awards in life. 10．What plays the most critical role in Bale’s successful career? A．His natural talent for soccer. B．His father’s discipline and impa

28、ct. C．His determination and hard work. D．His coaches’ effective guidance. 11．From the passage we can infer that Bale lost 24 matches for Tottenham Hotspur ________. A．before 17 years old B．between 17 and 20 years old C．a(chǎn)fter 20 years old D．a(chǎn)t the age of 24 12．Which of the following could be

29、the best title of the passage? A．World Famous Soccer Stars B．A Successful Soccer Player C．Best-known Soccer Clubs D．Important Individual Awards 答 案 語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇人物傳記。該文講述了Helen Thomas 的傳奇人生——她作為記者，歷時(shí)49年采訪過(guò)10位總統(tǒng)，敢于提出非常尖銳的問(wèn)題。 1．選C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Pioneering front-row White House journalist Helen

30、Thomas ... Thomas covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century ...”可知，Thomas是一位傳奇性的記者。故選C項(xiàng)。 2．選B　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，從1961年John F．Kennedy成為美國(guó)總統(tǒng)開始，Thomas一直為美國(guó)合眾國(guó)際新聞社采訪白宮，直到2010年退休。由此可以推出，fixture在此處意為固定在同一個(gè)工作崗位上。故選B項(xiàng)。 3．選A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Thomas covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century...”可知，

31、她采訪過(guò)十位總統(tǒng)；根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可知，她從1961年開始當(dāng)記者到2010年退休。她作為記者的時(shí)間應(yīng)該是：2010－1961＝49年。故選A項(xiàng)。 4．選D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，Thomas指責(zé)Bush把國(guó)家引入伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，直到Bush退休時(shí)，進(jìn)行了六年的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)及其帶來(lái)的災(zāi)難還在繼續(xù)。故選D項(xiàng)。 語(yǔ)篇解讀：Lil' Romeo是一個(gè)多才多藝的人，他無(wú)論在唱歌、表演、時(shí)尚業(yè)還是打籃球等方面都取得了非凡的成就。 5．選B　短語(yǔ)理解題。由第二段可推知，Lil’ Romeo發(fā)行的第一張專輯非常受青少年歡迎，后來(lái)又發(fā)行了三張個(gè)人專輯，使他成為最受歡迎的嘻哈藝術(shù)家之一而一舉成名。故

32、選B。 6．選A　段落大意題。由第三段內(nèi)容可知，本段主要講述Lil’ Romeo在表演方面所取得的成就。 7．選C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段首句可知，由于對(duì)商業(yè)產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣，Lil’ Romeo開始進(jìn)軍時(shí)尚業(yè)。 8．選A　推理判斷題。本文主要講述Lil’ Romeo在很多方面都取得了驕人的成績(jī)，結(jié)合最后一段的結(jié)論可知，他有取得成功的天賦，故選項(xiàng)A正確。 語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一則新聞報(bào)道，主要報(bào)道了年僅 24 歲的 Gareth Bale 成為史上身價(jià)最高的足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員一事。 9．選A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的“A player who had once looked a prodig

33、y(神童)—as a 17-year-old Southampton full back”可知，A項(xiàng)正確。根據(jù)第三段第二句“Tottenham even privately considered selling him.”可知，B項(xiàng)不正確；根據(jù)第五段第三句“With his team four goals behind to Inter Milan at halftime，Bale surprisingly scored a hat-trick before the game was over.”可知，C項(xiàng)不正確；根據(jù)第六段可知，D項(xiàng)不正確，錯(cuò)在“in life”處。故A項(xiàng)正確。 10．選C

34、　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容可知，Bale 永不妥協(xié)，堅(jiān)持努力訓(xùn)練，即使在他受傷的情況下還繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持，這為他以后的成就奠定了基礎(chǔ)，由此可推知，在 Bale 成功的過(guò)程中起決定作用的是他的決心、毅力和勤奮。故C項(xiàng)正確。 11．選B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段第一句中的“the Welsman had played 24 matches...never finished on the winning side once”及最后一句中的“A player who had once looked a prodigy (神童) — as a 17-year-old Southampton full back，the youngest ever international for Wales — already appeared, at 20, on the way down”，可推知，Bale 在17歲被稱為“神童”，之后到20歲的這幾年間輸?shù)袅?4場(chǎng)比賽，被別人認(rèn)為在走下坡路。故B項(xiàng)正確。 12．選B　標(biāo)題概括題。縱觀全文，文章主要介紹了當(dāng)今足球紅星 Gareth Bale 的成名歷程。B項(xiàng)最能概括文章的主旨，適合做標(biāo)題。故B項(xiàng)正確。