2022年高考英语阅读理解 世界名人传记类常考热点（解析版）

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世界名人传记类解析版）

（2019•江苏高考・D）

话题:人物传记词数:652难度:★★★★☆

The65-year-oldSteveGoodwinwasfoundsufferingfromearlyAlzheimer's（阿

尔兹海默症）.Hewaslosinghismemory.

Asoftwareengineerbyprofession,Stevewasakeenloverofthepiano,andthe

onlymusicianinhisfamily.Musicwashistruepassion,thoughhehadnever

performedoutsidethefamily.

Melissa,hisdaughter,feltitmorethanworthwhiletosavehismusic,towhich

shefellasleepeachnightwhenshewasyoung.Shethoughtabouthiringaprofessional

pianisttoworkwithherfather.

Naomi,Melissa'sbestfriendandatalentedpianist,gottoknowaboutthisand

showedwillingnesstohelp.

“Whydothis?^^Stevewondered.

"Becauseshecares."Melissasaid.

Stevenodded,tearsineye.

NaomidrovetotheGoodwinhome.ShetoldSteveshe'dlovetohearhim

play.Stevemovedtothepianoandsatatthebench,handstremblingashegently

placedhisfingersonthekeys.

Naomiputasmallrecordernearthepiano.Startsandstopsandmistakes.Long

pauses,heartsinking.ButStevepressedon,playingforthefirsttimeinhislifefora

stranger.

“Itwasbeautiful.Naomisaidafterlisteningtotherecording.'Themusicwas

worthsaving.,,

Herresponsibility,herprivilege,wouldbetorescueit.ThemusicwassillinSteve

Goodwin.ltwashiddeninroomswithdoorsabouttobelocked.

NaomiandStevemeteveryotherweekandspenthourstogether.He5dmovehis

fingersclumsilyonthepiano,andthenshe'dtakehisplace.Hestruggledtoexplain

whatheheardinhishead.Hestoodbythepiano,eyesclosed,listeningforthefirst

timetohisownworkbeingplayedbysomeoneelse.

SteveandNaomispokeinmusicalcodedines,beats,intervals,movingfromthe

roottoendasonginanewkey.Steveheardit.Allofit.Hejustcouldn'tplayit.

WorkingwithNaomididwondersforSteve.lthadexcitedwithinhimthebelief

hecouldwriteonelastsong.Oneday,Naomireceivedanemail.Attachedwasa

recording,arecordingoflossandlove,ofthefight.Stevecalledit"Melancholy

Flower^^.

Naomiheardmultiplestopsandstarts,Stevestruggling,searchingwhilehiswife

Jonicalledhim“honey“andencouragedhim.Thetaskwassohard,andSteve,angry

andupset,saidhewasquitting.Jonipraisedhim,tellingherhusbandthiscouldbehis

signaturepiece.

Naomimanagedtofigureout16ofSteve?sfavorite,andmost

personal,songs.WithNaomi'shelp,theGoodwinfamilyfoundasoundengineerto

recordNaomiplayingSteve'ssongs.Jonithoughtthatwouldbetheend.Butitwasn't.

Inthemonthsleadinguptothe2016OregonRepertorySingersChristmas

concert,Naomitoldthedirectorshehadaspecialoneinmind:"MelancholyFlower.,,

ShetoldthedirectoraboutherprojectwithSteve.Thedirectoragreedtoadditto

theplayinglist.ButNaomiwouldhavetoaskSteve'spermission.Heconsidereditan

honor.

Aftertheconcert,NaomitoldthefamilythatSteve'smusicwasbeautifuland

professional.ltneededtobesharedinpublic.

ThefamilyrentedaformerchurchindowntownPortlandandscheduleda

concert.Bythedayoftheshow,morethan300peoplehadsaidtheywouldattend.

Bythen,Stevewashavingahardtimerememberingthenamesofsomeofhis

friends.Heknewthepathhislifewasnowtaking.Hetoldhisfamilyhewasatpeace.

Stevearrivedandsatinthefrontrow,surroundedbyhisfamily.Thehouselights

faded.Naomitookthestage.Herfingers.Hisheart.

【文章大意】本文属于记叙文，主要讲述一个钢琴师帮助一个患老年痴呆症的老人

录制音乐的故事,其录制过程比较艰苦，但是录制的音乐很成功，也让老人对音乐充

满了信心。

65.WhydidMelissawanttosaveherfather'smusic?

A.Hismusiccouldstophisdiseasefromworsening.

B.Shewantedtopleaseherdyingoldfather.

C.Hismusicdeservedtobepreservedinthefamily.

D.Shewantedtomakeherfatheraprofessional.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段可知,Steve是专业软件工程师，还是一个

钢琴的热爱者，是家里唯一的音乐家，音乐是他真正热爱的东西，尽管没有在家以外

的地方弹奏过钢琴。根据第三段Melissa,hisdaughter,feltitmorethanworthwhile

tosavehismusic.可知他的女儿Melissa觉得保存他的音乐很有价值，故选Co

66.AfterhearingSteve'splaying,Naomi.

A.refusedtomakeacommentonit

B.wasdeeplyimpressedbyhismusic

C.decidedtofreeStevefromsuffering

D.regrettedofferinghelptoherfriend

［解析］选B。推理判断题。根据第十段“Itwasbeautiful,Naomisaidafterlistening

totherecording.4"Themusicwasworthsaving.“可知，听了录音之后Naomi说很美，

值得保存，故可以得出Naomi对Steve的音乐印象深刻，故选B。

67.HowcantheprocessofSteve?srecordingbedescribed?

A.Itwasslowbutproductive.

B.Itwasbeneficialtohishealth.

C.ItwastiresomeforNaomi.

D.ItwasvitalfbrNaomi'scareer.

［解析］选Ao推理判断题。根据第十二段He'dmovehisfingersclumsilyonthe

piano,andthenshe'dtakehisplace.Hestruggledtoexplainwhatheheardinhishead.

以及第十三段SteveandNaomispokeinmusicalcode:lines,beats,intervals,moving

fromtheroottoendasonginanewkey.Steveheardit.Allofit.Hejustcouldn'tplayit.

可知,Steve会笨拙地把手指放在钢琴上，然后Naomi把手指放在他放的地方，并且

Steve努力解释脑海里的内容，所有的这些，都是Naomi在弹奏，而Steve在听，故可

知这个录制过程很慢。根据第十六段Naomimanagedtofigureout16ofSteve's

favorite,andmostpersonal,songs.可知作品很多。故选A。

68.BeforeStevefinished"MelancholyFlower,"hiswifeJoni.

A.thoughtthemusictalentofStevewasexhausted

B.didn'texpectthedamagethediseasebroughtabout

C.didn'tfullyrealizethevalueofherhusband'smusic

D.broughtherhusband'smusiccareertoperfection

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第十六段Jonithoughtthatwouldbetheend.Butit

wasn't.以及后文Steve取得的成就可知在完成MelancholyFlower之前，他的妻子还

没完全意识到丈夫的音乐的真正价值，故选Co

69.HowdidStevefeelattheconcertheldindowntownPortland?

A.Hefeltconcernedabouthisillness.

B.Hesensedaresponsibilityformusic.

C.Heregainedhisfaithinmusic.

D.Hegotintoastateofquiet.

【解析】选Do推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Heknewthepathhislifewasnow

taking.Hetoldhisfamilyhewasatpeace.可知,他知道自己一生要选择的路,告诉家

人他很平静。故选D。

7O.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.TheKindnessofFriends

B.ThePowerofMusic

C.TheMakingofaMusician

D.TheValueofDetermination

【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述一个钢琴师帮助一个患老年痴呆症的

人录制音乐的故事,其录制过程比较艰苦，但是录制的音乐很成功，也让老人对音乐

充满了信心。B项“音乐的力量”概括了全文内容,是最佳标题。故选B。

【难句剖析】Stevemovedtothepianoandsatatthebench,handstremblingashe

gentlyplacedhisfingersonthekeys.

分析:该句子中moved,sat为并列谓语;as引导时间状语从句;handstrembling为独

立主格结构做伴随状语。

翻译:史蒂夫走到钢琴前，坐在长凳上，双手颤抖，手指轻轻地放在琴键上。

（2019•北京卷・B）

话题:少年创业词数:349W难度:★★★

AliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur（仓U业者）,whoin

May2015setupherbusinessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas

13,hercompanywasworthmillionsofdollarswiththeinvention

asuper-sweettreatthatcouldsavekids'teeth,insteadof

destroyingthem.

ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewas

offeredacandybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerebadforher

teeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtogetroundthe

warning,"Whycan'tImakeahealthycandythafsgoodformyteethsothatmy

parentscan'tsaynotoit?”Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstart

herowncandycompany.Herecommendedthatshedosomeresearchandtalkto

dentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.

Withherdad'spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonlineand

conductingtrialstogetarecipethatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.Shealso

approacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteethcleaning.Consequently,shesucceededin

makingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcanreduceoralbacteria.

Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessofftheground.Afterwards,she

andherfathersecuredtheirfirstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,who

finallyagreedtosellMoore'sproduct-CanCandy.

AsCanCandy'ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore'scredibilityasayoung

entrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthecandyshecreated,andshe'salsopositive

aboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhaveacleanmouth

andabroadsmile.

Meanwhile,withherparents5help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormal

teenagelife.Althoughshefoundedhercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn'tdriven

primarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalenttohelpothersfindtheir

smiles.Shedonates10%ofAilieCandy'sprofitstoBigSmiles.Withhertalentand

determination,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.

【文章大意】女孩爱丽丝・穆尔在2015年创办了自己的糖果公司，生产对儿童牙齿

有保护作用的糖果。她不仅有经商才能,而且向BigSmiles组织捐了款，她愿意给

他人带来微笑。

34.HowdidMoorereacttoherdad'swarning?

A.Shearguedwithhim.

B.Shetriedtofindawayout.

C.Shepaidnoattention.

D.Shechosetoconsultdentists.

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段可知她询问父亲是否可以开办一家自己

的糖果公司,可知她在想办法解决，故选B。

35.Whatisspe