《冲刺2015》2015届高三英语总复习（高考模拟专版）汇编：C单元 阅读理解（C1 人物传记类）.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家C1 人物传记类【英语卷（解析）2014届宁夏银川一中高三下学期第三次模拟考试（201405）】C1 DNelson Mandela and wife Winnie, walking hand in hand, raise clenched fists upon his release from Victorprison, Cape Town, Sunday, February 11, 1990.Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95, on 6 December 2013, according to South African

2、 President Jacob Zuma.His death marks the final chapter in a life that changed South Africa forever. Those 95 years were remarkable.At the age of seven, he entered a local school, where he was given the name “Nelson”, after Admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy, by a teacher who had difficulty in

3、 pronouncing his African name. That name, Rolihlahla, means “troublemaker”.In 1927, when Mandela was nine, he decided to become a lawyer, influenced by the cases that came on his father. In 1942 Mandela entered politics by joining the African National Congress (ANC), South Africas major liberation m

4、ovement and today the countrys ruling party. It was during this time that he and a small group of mainly young members of the ANC got down to a task transforming the party into a mass movement.In 1952, he was charged and brought to trial for his role in the campaign of fighting against Unjust Laws a

5、nd given a prison sentence. The 1950s turned out to be a time of hardship and suffering for Mandela-he was banned, arrested and imprisoned.While in prison, Mandela studied by correspondence with the University of London, earning a Bachelor of Law degree. He never faced his teachers, but his name was

6、 familiar to all the teachers by means of his writing letters.After spending 27 years in prison, Mandela became South Africas first democratically elected president in 1994. He united a fearful country, bringing together blacks and whites in harmony, when South Africa was living through violent and

7、troubled times. After serving a five-year term as president of the country, he retired from public life, though not from the public eye. He is the greatest son of the nation and a great father of his people. More than l,115 awards and honors, even the Nobel Peace Prize had been on him. More than 85

8、streets, roads, avenues, bridges, highways had been named after Mandela.32. Why did the teacher give Mandela the name Nelson?A. Because his original name was hard for the teacher to pronounce.B. Because Mandela was very naughty at school.C. Because Mandela had no formal name at school.D. Because Man

9、dela respected Admiral Horatio Nelson very much.33. We can infer from the text that_.A. Mandela hated white people and the government for white peopleB. Mandela tried his best to set up a government ruled by black peopleC. Mandela set up one of the ruling parties of African National CongressD. Mande

10、la wanted blacks and whites to live equally and peacefully 34. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?A. Mandela became a lawyer in order to help the black.B. Mandela disappeared from the public eye after he retired.C. Mandela kept on studying laws even when he was in prison

11、.D. Mandela named many streets and other buildings in his nation.35. How old was Mandela when he retired?A. 81. B. 91. C. 95. D. 76. 解析：32. 选A。细节题，根据第二段第一句话中he was given the name “Nelson”, after Admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy, by a teacher who had difficulty in pronouncing his African name

12、.老师读不好他的名字，才根据他原来的名字给他现在的名字，细节题看仔细。33.选D。推断题，根据第六段第二句话：He united a fearful country, bringing together blacks and whites in harmony, 他统一了这个可怕的国家，让黑人和白人和谐相处。这就表明这些是他的目标。故选D。他希望黑人白人和谐平等的相处。34.选C。综合细节题。根据第三段可知他决定成为律师，当然是学习法律了。根据第五段第一句话可知他在20世纪50年代做监狱的时候 获得了法律学士学位。所以只能是C正确.【英语卷（解析）2014届山西省山大附中高三5月月考（2014

13、05）】C1第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Warren Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. 36 One was a successful international conference (会议).After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United States expanded their

14、 navies (海军). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost. 37 They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues. 38 President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time Britain, Japan,

15、France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia.Mr Hardings Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke. 39 He proposed that the worlds strongest na

16、tions should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately. 40 It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man. But he di

17、d not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad advice. He explained the problem with these words, “I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who knows the tru

18、th. But I do not know where to find him.”A. He is remembered mostly for two events.B. The conference was not a complete success.C. They also worried about increased political tension (紧张) in Asia.D. The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.E. President Harding appointed several men of

19、 great ability to his cabinet (内阁).F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the worlds major navies.G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal (丑闻).【答案】36.A根据下方提到One was a successful international conference其中一个是成功的国际会议。故选A因为两个大

20、事件而被人们记住。37.C 根据上一句话提到Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost国会中许多人担心费用。故选C他们也担心亚洲政治的紧张。38.D 根据下方提到President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time Britain, Japan, France and Italy.哈丁总统邀请来自英国，日本，法国，意大利海军强国的代表。可知选D项会议在1921年11月在华盛顿召开；39.F 根据下方

21、提到He proposed that the worlds strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years.他建议这些大国十年内停止建造军舰可知选F他提交大会一个计划是裁减海军。40.B 根据下方提到Warren Harding was an honest man. But he did not have a strong mind of his own.他是个诚实的人，没有坚定的信念，故选B项这次会议是不完成成功的。【解析英语卷2014届福建省漳州市八校高三第四次联考（201405）】C1 B Born in Ame

22、rica in 1898, William was an extraordinary boy, gifted with an amazing IQ between 250 and 300. The genius went to a grammar school when he was only 6 years old and graduated just within 7 months. At the age of 11, he became the youngest student of the Harvard University. He graduated with high score

23、s at the age of 16 and entered Harvard Law School at 18. Gifted with an amazing IQ between 220 and 230, Terence Tao makes it to this list of the people with the highest IQ in the world. Born in Adelaide, Australia in 1975, this genius first displayed his incredible intelligence at a mere age of 2, w

24、hen he managed to solve basic arithmetic questions on his own. At the age of 16, he graduated with both Masters and Bachelors degrees at the Flinders University. He has been considered as Mr. Fix it by Charles Fefferman, who is a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, and many other mathe

25、maticians want to interest him in their problems. This 31-year-old Japanese-American astrophysicist lands him third in this list. At the age of 12, Christopher Hirata already worked on college-level courses, around the time most of us were just in the 7th grade. At the age of 13, this gifted kid bec

26、ame the youngest American to have ever won the gold medal in the International physics Olympiad.At the age of 16, he was already working with NASA on its project to conquer planet Mars. After he was awarded the Ph.D. at Princeton University, he went back to California Institute of Technology. The ne

27、xt person with very high IQ is Albert Einstein. With an IQ between 160 and 190, Albert Einstein is the genius behind the theory of relativity, which has had great impact on the world of science. He possessed such an amazing ability that after his death, researchers were eager to preserve and make re

28、search on his brain in search for clues to his exceptional brilliance, which to this day, has remained a mystery. 60. About William, which of the following is true? A. His IQ reached between 220 and 230. B. At the age of 16, he graduated from a grammar school. C. At the age of 6, he graduated with b

29、oth Masters and Bachelors degrees. D. At the age of 11, he became the youngest student at the Harvard University.61. How many people with remarkable IQ are mentioned in the passage? A. 3 B.4 C.5 D.662. Who once worked on the project to conquer planet Mars? A. WilliamB. Terence Tao C. Christopher Hir

30、ata D. Albert Einstein63. From the passage we can know that_. A .when William graduated from the Harvard University, he got the highest scores B. at the age of 2, Terence solved basic arithmetic questions on his own C. Christopher Hirata is a Japanese D. researchers have found out why Albert Einstei

31、n was so brilliant 60. 【知识点】细节题【答案解析】 D 第一段第三句At the age of 11, he became the youngest student of the Harvard University.可知 D正确，选D。61. 【知识点】细节题【答案解析】B 第一段的William，第二段的Terence Tao，第三段的Christopher Hirata，最后一段的Albert Einstein。选B。62. 【知识点】细节题【答案解析】C第四段第一句At the age of 16, he was already working with NAS

32、A on its project to conquer planet Mars 可知讲的是Japanese-American astrophysicist Christopher Hirata，选C。63. 【知识点】判断推理题【答案解析】B第一段He graduated with high scores at the age of 16 ，不是the highest scores,A错误；第二段at a mere age of 2, when he managed to solve basic arithmetic questions on his own. manage to do sth

33、表示“（设法）做成某事”，它含有“成功；办成”的意思，B正确；Japanese-American日裔美国人，可知C错误；最后一段He possessed such an amazing abilityhas remained a mystery可知，D错误。选B。 【英语卷（解析）2014届山东省日照一中（日照市）高三5月校际联合检测（二模）（201405）】C1 APhil Donahue，the former television talk show host，had something of a reputation for giving clergy（神职人员）a hard time，

34、and he has said the reason hes that way is that he has little respect for themMost clergy will do anything for some media attention，he saysIn his autobiography(自传)，however, he tells about an encounter with a minister who was differentIt happened while Donahue was a young television reporter in Ohio，

35、and one day he was sent to West Virginia in the bitter cold winter to cover a mine disasterHe went by himself in a battered little car, carrying a minicam to film the storyIt was so cold when he got there，however, the camera wouldnt workSo he put it inside his coat to warm it up enough to runIn the

36、meantime，the families of the trapped miners were gathered aroundThe),were just simple mining peoplewomen，old men，and childrenSeveral of the trapped men were fathersThen the local minister arrivedHe was tall and thin，and he didnt speak well at a11But he gathered all the families around in a circle，an

37、d the held one another in their arms while he prayed for themAs this was going on，Donahue was still trying to get his camera to work，and he was extremely disappointed because he couldnt film the sceneFinally，after the prayer was over，Donahue managed to get his camera operatingSo he told the minister

38、 he had his camera working now and asked if the minister would please do the prayer again so he could film it for the evening newsThis simple West Virginia preacher, however，told Donahue，“Young man，we dont pray for the newsIm sorry，but weve already prayed，and I will not pose”To this day，Donahue reme

39、mbers that minister with respectYou dont forget that kind of character，no matter who you are or what you believe41We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Donahue _Aused to show much respect for clergyBthinks most clergy tend to attract media attentionCused to have a hard time dealing with clergyDalways m

40、isunderstands clergy42For what purpose did Donahue go to West Virginia one day?ATo report on an accidentBTo rescue the minersCTo film the praying of a ministerDTo witness a disaster43What do we know about Donahues camera?AIt was advanced and hard to operateBThe low temperature prevented it working p

41、roperlyCIt was all right before the prayer startedDIt needed to be repaired44What did the minister refuse to do?ATo pray for the accidentBTo make up the newsCTo cooperate with the reporterDTo pray for the trapped miners on TV45Whats the main idea of the passage?AThe clergy are having a hard timeBPra

42、ying saved the trapped minersCA minister who gains Donahues respectDA mine disaster happened in Virginia【答案】41. B。解析：判断推理题 第一段明确提示Most clergy will do anything for some media attention, 这正是他讨厌神职人员的理由。42. A。解析：细节题 这里的report the accident就是cover a mine disaster，即对矿难进行采访。43. B。解析：细节题 由第二段可知，由于天冷，he camer

43、a wouldnt work（照相机不能用了）。44. C。解析：细节题 因为在牧师祈祷的时候菲尔多纳休的相机还没弄好，因此在相机恢复功能后他请求牧师把祈祷的过程重复一遍以便供他录像，没想到遭到牧师拒绝。45. C。解析：主旨大意题 文章的核心就是这个牧师的行为改变了菲尔多纳休的态度，赢得了他的尊敬。【英语卷（解析）2014届山东省实验中学高三第三次模拟考试（201405）】C1 CNational Football League star Warrick Dunn makes the dream of owning a home come true for struggling single

44、 parents.For two years, Osei Nyahuma slept in homeless shelters ,and in a Tallahassee bus station, while his four children stayed with relatives. War-rick. Dunn helped to bring the family back together again. On December 18, Dunn handed Nyahuma the keys to a rully-furnished four-bedroom home in Tall

45、ahassee, Florida. Dunn provided the down payment and the furnishings. There was even a freshly-baked apple pie on the table and a Christmas tree in. the living room.As Nyahuma and his four children walked from room 10 room in their new home, Nyahurna was very excited. It is one of the greatest exper

46、iences to say. This is my home, Nyahuma said. I tried to hold back the tears, but I couldnt. 1 was filled with happiness and a sense of security.For me past 10 years, Dunn has made it his lifes duty to help single mothers who are trying to provide a better life for their children. His program is cal

47、led - Homes for the Holidays. Nyahuma was the first father to receive assistance form the program.So far, Homes for the Holidays has provided 74 single parents with a down payment on a home for their families. The program furnishes the homes wish beds, a washer and dryer, cleaning supplieseverything

48、 a family needs, down to the toothbrushes. The kitchens are stocked with food. The program began in Tampa, Florida, and has now expanded to Tallahassee, where Dunn attended college, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Dunn grew up , and then to Atlanta, Georgia, where Dunn now plays football for the Fa

49、lcons.I have been blessed throughout my life and received assistance along the way, Dunn said. This is my way of helping to give back to the communities I have lived in.51. The best title of the passage would be _ _.A. Introduction of Warrick Dunn B. Homes for the HolidaysC. Fighting against Poverty

50、 D. Trouble of Single Parents52. Which statement is true about Nyahuma?A. He stayed with his children happily and peacefully.B. He got a fully-furnished new home in Louisiana.C. He could afford the down payment of the house.D. He was the first father the program offered help.53. Warrick Dunn wants t

51、o devote his whole life to helping _ _.A. the poor children in the United StatesB. the people who have ever helped himC. the children who want to be football starsD. the single mothers in a difficult position54. Warrick Dunn carries out. his program in in manv plaees, and the correct order should be

52、 .A. TampaAtlantaBaton RougeTallahasseeB. AtlantaBaton RougeTallahasseeTampaC. TampaTallahasseeBaton RougeAtlantaD. TallahasseeAtlantaBaton Rouge55. According to the passage, Homes for the Holidays provides _.a. beds for sleeping b. down payment on a homec. teachers for children d. cleaning supplies

53、e. some basic food f, servants to do washingA. a-b-d-e B. a-d-e-f C. a-b-c-d D. a-c-d-e解析：51.选B，主旨题，Homes for the Holidays 点明文章主旨，说明文章主要事件，选标题时要特别注意文章中的专有词汇、短语。52.选D，细节题，根据文章第四段最后一句话可知答案。53.选D，细节题，根据文章第四段第一句话可知答案。54.选C，细节题，根据文章第五段最后一句话：The program began in Tampa, Florida, and has now expanded to Tal

54、lahassee, where Dunn attended college, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Dunn grew up , and then to Atlanta, Georgia, where Dunn now plays football for the Falcons.可知。55.选A，细节题，根据第二段中倒数第二句：Dunn provided the down payment and the furnishings.和第五段第二句话：The program furnishes the homes wish beds, a washer

55、and dryer, cleaning supplieseverything a family needs, down to the toothbrushes. The kitchens are stocked with food.【吉林省吉林市2014届高三下学期第二次模拟考试 英语（2014吉林二模）】C1 AAfter a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Rob

56、ert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a w

57、alk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling b

58、adly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years. The news of Robert regaining his sight and

59、hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doct

60、or was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock. 21. The reason for Roberts attempts to kill himself was that _.A. a terrible traffic accident happened to himB. he had to live in a dark and s

61、ilent worldC. he was struck by the lightning once moreD. nobody in the world cared about him【知识点】细节理解题。【答案解析】B由第一段第三行“The loss of sight and hearingto put an end to his life.”可知。22. What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?A. Sheltering from the rain under a tree. B. Driving a car. C

62、. Taking a walk with a stick. D. Lying on the ground.【知识点】细节理解题.【答案解析】A由第二段第二行“He stood under a large treeby the lightning.”可知。23. We can infer from the text that _.A. there was no accurate explanation for Roberts recoveryB. many doctors came because Robert was badly injuredC. Roberts wife sent for

63、doctors immediately after the shockD. a sudden injury in the head led to Roberts recovery【知识点】推理判断题。【答案解析】A 由最后一段第三行“However, none of themshould have happened.”可知。24. Whats the best title of the whole passage?A. A Terrible Electrical AccidentB. Robert Edwards and His WifeC. What a Sudden ShockD. An Unforgettable Experience【知识点】主旨大意题。【答案解析】C 文章主要是围绕着sudden shock展开的。【思路点拨】主旨大意题的干扰项（错误选项）有3种：1. 概括范围太窄，只表达局部信息或某一细节，不能概括整篇文章的主旨大意。A和B2. 概括范围太宽，所表达的内容超出或多于文章阐述的内容。3. 无关信息：即文章中未提到、或找不到语言依据的信息。- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网