广东省2013年高考英语二轮复习 同步专题 阅读理解3.doc

1、阅读理解精选3Danielle Steel, Americas sweetheart, is one of the hardest working woman in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research some before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready

2、to divided 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, he worked in the public relations and advertising, industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her ach

3、ievements 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 problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her l998 book about the death of her was

4、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 film. She is listed in the Guinness Books 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 fami

5、ly, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the moat important resource 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 c

6、ommon with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable style. There is only one Danielle Steel.36. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that .A. she can write several books at the same timeB. she often does some research before writing a bookC. she is one of the most popular Ame

7、rican women writersD. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break37. Children who have read “Max and Martha” picture books may know .A. how to deal with affairs at schoolB. what to do if Max and Martha die C. what to do when new babies are born into their familiesD. how to solve the d

8、ifficult problems in their writing classes38. One of Danielle Steel achievements is that .A. some TV plays were based on her booksB. her picture books attracted a lot of young menC. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records39. We can learn from the

9、passage that Danielle Steel .A. lives an exciting lifeB. values her readers a lotC. writes about quiet womenD. is pleased with her achievements40. What does the underlined word “inimitable” mean?A. hardworkingB. attractiveC. strangeD. unique【答案与解析】 3640 ACCBD 本文介绍了一位美国最杰出的女作家，她的出类拔萃在于两方面：其一是出的书多，其二她

10、的意志坚强及她的写作风格都是与众不同的，因而受到美国人的爱戴。36. A 细节理解题。第一段第二句“不像其他多产作者一次只写一本书，她一次能写五本”这句话交待了她与其他作者之不同之处。37. C 细节理解题。第二段中间部分关于一套为孩子们写的“Max and Martha故事书，目的是帮助他们解决现实生活中有关死，新的生命及新学校问题，说明读了此书就该知道家里一旦有新的生命诞生如何去做。38. C 细节理解题。第二段中问“她的成就是令人难以置信的”开始，下面介绍了她的成就其中“1998年关于她的儿子之死的那本书一出版就列在畅销书之首”与C答案不符；她的28部书已拍成电影，而A项是电视剧与原文不符。D与本段最后一句不符，B画图书为孩子们而写而非young men。39. B 推理判断题。最后一段中交待Danielle Steel认为她的读者是最重要的资源，她一直和他们通过e-mail保持联系，可见她非常重视她的读者。40. D 词义猜测题。根据文章最后两句话意思推知。