阅读理解之故事类(4)(新课标)

1、专题三 阅读理解之故事类（4）（新课标）四、故事类 【典例探究】（2010·山东卷·A）Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest

2、of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance. After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the

3、 Diabetic Rockstar, and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources. Jason Swenckis son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛)

4、 together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone." Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in

5、 the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages. These days, Thomas's main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. F ha

6、s raised about $23,000in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean. Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. "Of the diabetes

7、 charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."【文章大意】本篇为励志故事类人物传记短文，讲述了一位糖尿病人勇于面对病痛并以积极心态去帮助别人的事迹，令人感动。56. Which of the following is

8、true of Christopher Thomas?He needs to go to the doctor every day.He studies the leading cause of diabetesHe has a positive attitude to this disease.He encourages diabetics by writing articles.【解析】选C。细节理解题。通读全文可知，Christopher Thomas对于自己的疾病采取了积极的态度，所以C项正确。A项与Thomas would need to inject himself with in

9、sulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life不符；B项与文中的Thomas开办网站，与病人及其家属分享有关的信息和资源不符；D项提到的写作是Thomas的专职工作，而他的志愿工作才是运作Fight It 这个慈善机构。57. D was created for _. A. diabetics to communicate B. volunteers to find jobs C. children to amuse themselves D. rock stars to share resources.【解析】选A。考查细节理解。根

10、据a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources可知，D 是一个供糖尿病患者交流的网站，故A项正确。58. According to the text, Kody _. A. feel lonely because of his illnessC. helps create the online kids forumsD. writes childrens sto

11、ries online【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据Father and son visit the online children's forums(论坛) together most evenings. "Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over," says Swencki, one of the site's volunteers. "They know what he's going through, so he doesn't feel alone."

12、; 可知B项正确。59. What can we learn about Fight It?A. It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.B. It organizes parties for volunteer once a year.C. It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics.D. It owns a well-known medical website.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies

13、 to people225 to datewho can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses. F has raised about $23,000in products and in cash.可知， Fight it 在经济上帮助其他糖尿病患者，故A项正确。 60. The last paragraph suggests that Thomas _.A. works full-time in a diabetes charity B. employs 22 people for his websiteC. helps

14、 diabetics in his own way D. ties to find a cure for diabetes【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一句But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.可知Thomas在用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人，所以C项正确。A项与Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables不符；B项与Eve

15、n with a staff of 22 volunteers；D项与"Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure," says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar's original members. "But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now."不符。【跟踪演练】1、（2011·北京市东城区高三

16、统一检测）Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, ones relationship with ones grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? Ive been aware of this for some time but Im not quite sure how to deal with it.Take the kitchen sink for example.Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into

17、the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.“Dont do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”But its not just things like kit

18、chen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought shed b

19、een an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”“It looks absurd.”“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”“Yes, but youre not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly,

20、as if that proved her point.But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry fig

21、ure in a white nightgown stopped me.“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? Ive been worried sick!”Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, its only a stage young people are

22、going through.60The daughter thought her mother didnt clean the kitchen sink well because of her .AlazinessBcarelessnessCunhappinessDpoor-quality glasses61From the passage we know the daughter .Adidnt want to help with the sinkBdidnt like brown eyebrow pencilsChad an accident when she went to her fi

23、rst partyDshouted at her mum because she came home late62How does the mother feel after all these have happened?AShocked.BProud.CEnvious.DConfused.63The author writes the stories to prove that . Atheir relationship became strongerBtheir roles changed as time passedCher daughter very much cared about

24、 herDher daughter got upset as she grew up2、(2011·广东省中山市龙山中学高三第三次阶段性考试)Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis clubAt last，the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the

25、door, she nearly tripped（绊）over Sheba.“Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking (噎).Obviously，she could hardly breatheImmediatelyJoanne realized she would have to tak

26、e her to the vet（兽医）. When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.“Listen, doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minu

27、tes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”“Sure. ”said the doctorJoanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway (门厅），the phone by the door began to ring.“This is DrSterne, ”said an anxious voi

28、ce. “I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice“I'm coming round right away，and the police will be there any time nowWait outside!”At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now

29、completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.“Wheres Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne. “Shes fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and shes OK now.”Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk,

30、There was blood all over him.“My God，”said Joanne，“How did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”“I think he must be a burglar（thief）.”said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Shebas throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”26. What w

31、as Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？A. To walk her dog B. To see her doctorC. To attend a club meeting D. To play tennis with her friends27. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again .A. to dress up for the meeting B. to phone the police stationC. to catch the badly hurt burglar D. to wait for her do

32、g to be cured28. From the passage，we can infer that .A. Sheba fought against the burglarB. the police themselves found the burglar had broken inC. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meetingD. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog29. The underlined word “screeched” in paragraph

33、 7 probably means_. A. noticed B. shouted C. ran D. screamed 30. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is .A. clever B. devoted C. frightening D. friendly3、（2010·河南省开封市高三第二次模拟）One winter evening, a storekeeper was going to close up his shop. Suddenly he saw Seth, a lazy, g

34、ood for nothing fellow grasp a pound of fresh butter and hid it in his hat. No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon exactly the right revenge(报复). He would punish the thief, and satisfy his own appetite for fun.Seth had his hat on his head, and the butter in his hat. He was anxio

35、us to leave. However, the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink, took him by the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove. The grocer filled in the stove as many sticks of wood as he could. Seth already could feel the butter settling down closer to his hair, so he

36、 jumped up, declaring that he must go. “Sit down; dont be in such a hurry,” replied the grocer, pushing him back into the chair again.Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under the poor mans hat. The fun-loving grocer kept on putting wood into the stove. Then, as if surprised, he rema

37、rked, “You seem to be sweating as if you were warm! Let me put your hat away for you.”“No! ” exclaimed poor Seth at last, unable to stand it a moment longer. “ No, I must go; let me out.” A greasy (油腻的) waterfall of butter was now pouring down the poor mans face and neck, dipping into his clothes, a

38、nd trickling down his body into his boots. He was bathed in oil from head to toe. Just as Seth rushed out of the door, the grocer said, “ I believe the fun Ive had out of you is worth the money, so I shant charge you for that pound of butter in your hat.”56Why did Seth put the butter in his hat?ABec

39、ause he didnt want to pay for it.BBecause he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.CBecause he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.DBecause he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.57What is not the action that the grocer took as a revenge?AThe grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.B

40、The grocer offered to take off Seths hat.CThe grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.DThe grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.58What was the purpose of the grocers hospitality(热情好客)？AHe wanted to be kind to him.BHe wanted to sell more of his goods.CHe wanted to make friends with SethDHe

41、 wanted to take his revenge on Seth by making the butter in his hat melt.59What is the best title of the passage?AGreat Fun BThe Right RevengeCA Fun-loving Grocer DA Foolish Customer4、（2010·吉林省实验中学高三二模）“Yes, Ill be ready at nine in the morning, Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” It had not been

42、an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had prided herself on her independ

43、ence. She had continued to live in their little house, alone. On this evening, however, she was standing at the living-room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Of course, she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many

44、 memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there. She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the roo

45、m. One or two pieces of furniture remained, covered with sheets. All her pictures had been taken from the walls. There was a small fish tank, with two goldfish in it. When asked why, her husband used to say:” Its nice to have something alive in the room. ” Since he had passed away, she had always ke

46、pt some goldfish, had always had” something alive in the room. ”The next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, “Kate, you wont forget to collect the goldfish, will you? The children will love them. Its nice to have something alive in the room. ”“I

47、know, “Kate interrupted gently. “Its nice to have something alive in the room. ” But in the little house, the two goldfish had stopped their circling. They were floating on the water, in the room with silent walls. 61. According to the passage we know that Mrs. Robson _A. was a person who liked to b

48、e aloneB. was not able to help herselfC. did not like asking people for helpD. wanted to live without her husband62. On her last night in the house, Mrs. Robson was feeling_A. proud and sadB. relaxed and satisfiedC. a bit sad but not totally unhappyD. very happy but completely unable to help herself

49、63. Mrs. Robson was going to _A. be in hospitalB. live with her daughterC. meet her husbandD. live where she was born64. The little house meant a lot to Mrs. Robson because_A. Mr. Robson built it himselfB. all of her friends had visited itC. she kept a lot of pets in itD. an important part of Mrs. R

50、obsons life was spent there5、 （2010·江苏省宁海外国语学校高三二模）A wallet misplaced during a romantic embrace has been returned to its forgetful owner after 55 years Two classic car collectors from the US state of Idaho found the wallet after it fell out of the back of a vintage(旧式的)car they were planning to

51、 restoreAfter an Internet search they found and contacted the owner，Glenn GoodloveMrGoodlove said he probably lost the wallet in the back seat of his 1946 Hudson car when he was home on leave from the US Navy Jon Beck，61，and Chuck Merrill，72，bought the now-vintage vehicle in Idaho after placing an a

52、d in a local newspaper to buy a classic car in need of restorationDriving the car home after buying it，the collectors stopped at a restaurant and saw something from below the back seat “Like a couple of kids，we thought we had a goldmine，”MrBeck saidInstead，they found some small change-the leather wa

53、llet held a$10 bill，MrGoodloves military ID， his social security card，his driver's license and several jewellery receipts from 1952But they were all in the name of Glenn Putnam After searching online，MrBeck discovered that MrPutnam had changed his name to Glenn Goodlove and moved to San Diego，Ca

54、liforniaHe called MrGoodlove，asking to speak to a man who used to drive a46 Hudson “There was a silence for about 15 seconds，”MrBeck told the Twin Falls Times-News“Then he said，Who is that?”MrGoodlove，now 75，says he did not even remember losing the wallet，but the find has brought memories of his you

55、th in Everett，Washington，flooding back“I could see the house and the car and the town and all the good stuff from living there” he said“Theyve been flowing ever since he talked to me”72The lost wallet contained all the following EXCEPT Asome money Bsome jewellery Csome receipts Dsome cards73Which of

56、 the following happened last?AThe vintage car was purchased BAn advertisement was placedCMrGoodloves name was changed DSome personal belongings were found74What difference did the wallet make to Glenn? AHe gained unexpected wealth BHe got back his lost car as well CHe improved his poor memory a lotD

57、He recalled what had long been forgotten75The most proper title for the passage is AA Forgetful Wallet Owner BTwo Car Collectors and a Good Deed CPrice Paid for Romance DLost Wallet Found after 55 Years6、 （2010·安徽省安庆一中三模）Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a tough working-class neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. But Hell's Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not