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青岛市2015高考英语阅读理解选练（8）【福建省漳州市2014高考英语第三次联考试题】how i turned to be optimistici began to grow up that winter night when my parents and i were returning from my aunts house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for america. we were on the bus then. i was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. i remember that i could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which i listened every morning.i do not remember myself crying for this reason again. in fact, i think i cried very little when i was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. when we were leaving i thought about all the places i was going to seethe strange and magical places i had known only from books and pictures. the country i was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.the four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. for the first two years in new york i was really losthaving to study in three schools as a result of family moves. i did not quite know what i was or what i should be. mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. some time passed before my stepfather and i got used to each other. i was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times”.my responsibilities in the family increased a lot since i knew english better than everyone else at home. i wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.from my experiences i have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles eventually go away！something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little！i believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.65. how did the author get to know america? a. from her relatives.b. from her mother. c. from books and pictures.d. from radio programs.66. upon leaving for america the author felt _. a. confusedb. excitedc. worriedd. amazed67. for the first two years in new york, the author _. a. often lost her wayb. did not think about her future c. studied in three different schoolsd. got on well with her stepfather【参考答案】6567、cbc 较难题目特训：人物故事类in 1995, susan boyle went to glasgow to audition(试演) for my kind of people, a televised talent show popular in the uk. she was immediately rejected. she was nervous during the audition, and felt she didnt perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub. boyle suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. after his death, boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother bridget boyle. the mother and daughter often talked of susans possible fame. bridget boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “she was the one who said i should enter britains got talent. we used to watch it together.” susan later told reporters. “she thought i would win.”in 1999, boyle used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo (样本唱片) tape, which she sent to record companies. in 2002, boyle began taking singing lessons from voice coach fred oneil. in 2007, boyles mother passed away at the age of 91. a neighbor reported that when bridget boyle died, her daughter “wouldnt come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone.” she lived alone with her cat, pebbles. for over a year, she refused to sing. but in august of 2008, oneil urged her to try out for britains got talent. convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, boyle auditioned in glasgow, scotland. she sang i dreamed a dream in the first round of the show, which was aired on 11 april 2009. the 47-year-old scottish womans plain looks provided a sharp contrast (对比) to her powerfully beautiful voice. the performance astonished the audience and the judges. online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. although she failed to win the final of britains got talent, susan boyle became globally popular. her first album i dreamed a dream has sold over five million copies. 1. bridget boyles attitude towards her daughters musical talent can be described as_.a. critical b. doubtfulc. indifferent d. optimistic2. from para. 4 we learn that boyle_.a. was slightly discouraged by her voice coachb. entered britains got talent to prove her abilityc. decided to give up her singing careerd. was deeply affected by her mothers death3. which of the following is true about susan boyle? a. her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. b. her audition for my kind of people failed. c. she has never stopped singing since 1995. d. she was the winner of britains got talent. 4. in writing this passage, the author mainly intends to_.a. tell us how boyles dream came trueb. let us know more about boyles personal lifec. show how boyle was influenced by her familyd. explain how to enter and win a talent show【参考答案】3. ddba较难题目特训：人物故事类it was saturday. as always, it was a busy one, for “six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. outside, father and mr. patrick next door were busy in chopping firewood. inside their own houses, mother and mrs. patrick were engaged in spring cleaning. somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). it seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today. my mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. again she cast a look toward the window. “come on, girls! lets take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.”on the way we met mrs. patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. there never was such a day for flying kites! we played all our fresh string into the boys kites and they went up higher and higher. we could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again. even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. i think we were all beside ourselves. parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “perhaps its like this in the kingdom of heaven,” i thought confusedly. it was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the houses. i suppose we had some sort of supper. i suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on sunday looked clean and orderly enough. the strange thing was, we didnt mention that day afterward. i felt a little embarrassed. surely none of the others had been as excited as i. i locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep“the things that cannot be and yet they are.” the years went on, then one day i was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to“go park, see duck.”“i cant go!” i said. “i have this and this to do, and when im through ill be too tired to walk that far.” my mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. “its a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet theres a fine breeze. do you remember that day we flew kites?”i stopped in my dash between stove and sink. the locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “come on,” i told my little girl. “youre right, its too good a day to miss.”another decade passed. we were in the aftermath(余波)of a great war. all evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest patrick boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. he had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. what was he thinking ofwhat dark and horrible things? “say!” a smile slipped out from his lips. “do you rememberno, of course you wouldnt. it probably didnt make the impression on you as it did on me.”i hardly dared speak. “remember what?”“i used to think of that day a lot in pow camp(战俘营), when things werent too good. do you remember the day we flew the kites?”1. mrs. patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought.a. she was too old to fly kitesb. her husband would make fun of herc. she should have been doing her housework thend. her girls werent supposed to play the boys game2. by“we were all beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all .a. felt confusedb. went wild with joyc. looked ond. forgot their fights3. what did the writer think after the kite-flying? a. the boys must have had more fun than the girls.b. they should have finished their work before playing.c. her parents should spend more time with them.d. all the others must have forgotten that day.4. why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing? a. she suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.b. she was reminded of the day they flew kites.c. she had finished her work in the kitchen.d. she thought it was a great day to play outside.5. the youngest patrick boy is mentioned to show that.a. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memoriesb. his experience in pow camp threw a shadow over his lifec. childhood friendship means so much to the writerd. people like him really changed a lot after the war【参考答案】20.1-5 cbdba较难题目特训：人物故事类the teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happens, my aunt. she was myrtle c. manigault, the wife of my mothers brother bill. she taught me in second grade at all-black sumner school in camden, new jersey. during my childhood and youth, aunt myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females. i liked to sing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. i couldnt dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. she took me to the theatrenot just childrens theatre but adult comedies and dramasand her faith that i could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed. my aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me. i had books at home, but they were all serious classics. even as a child i had a strong liking for humour, all ill never forget the joy of discovering don marquiss archy & mehitabel through her. most important, perhaps, aunt myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication. a writer herself for one of the black newspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as a “youth columnist”. my column, begun when i was fourteen, was supposed to cover teenage social activitiesand it didbut it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs. today aunt myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favourite niece”. like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted (多面的) image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path. 1. which of the following did aunt myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth? a. she lent her some serious classics.b. she cultivated her taste for music.c. she discovered her talent for dancing.d. she introduced her to adult plays.2. what does archy & mehitabel in paragraph 3 probably refer to? a. a book of great fun. b. a writer of high fame.c. a serious masterpiece. d. a heartbreaking play.3. aunt myrtle recommended the author to a newspaper editor mainly to.a. develop her capabilities for writingb. give her a chance to collect materialc. involve her in teenage social activitiesd. offer her a series of writing jobs4. we can conclude from the passage that aunt myrtle was a teacher who.a. trained pupils to be diligent and well-disciplinedb. gave pupils confidence in exploiting their potentialc. emphasized what was practical or possible for pupilsd. helped pupils overcome difficulties in learning【参考答案】19.1-4 daab较难题目特训：人物故事类my father was chief engineer of a merchant ship,which was sunk in world war . the booknight of the u-boats told the story.memoriesin september,1940,my mother,sister and i went to swansea,where my fathers ship was getting ready to sail. we brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him safe.then i remember my mother lying face down,sobbing. she had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (鱼雷).i can remember the arrival of the telegram (电报),which in those days always brought bad news. my grandmother opened it. it read,“safe. love ted. “my most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my fathers knee,his arm in a bandage.he was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in glasgow for the rest of the war. for as long as i can remember,he had a weak heart. mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. he saidit was because of the cigarettes. whichever,he died suddenly in his early 50s.ten years later i readnight of the u-boats and was able to complete the story.torpedoone torpedo struck the ship. father was in the engine room,where the third engineer was killed. he shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.by