2023年中考英语热点时文阅读13-走近外国著名作家

2023年中考英语新热点时文阅读•走近外国著名作家

题型主要内容

1阅读理解介绍了英国著名儿童图书作家迈克尔•罗森的经历。

2阅读理解本文讲了马可波罗的故事，他走遍中国并写了一本关于中国的书，但其他人不知道

中国在哪里，所以没人想信他，后来有人来到中国并想信了马可波罗，哥伦布长途

旅行后发现了美洲。

3阅读理解介绍的是世界文化名人、剧作家、诗人莎士比亚的生平和经历。

4短文填空讲述了英国有史以来最著名的小说家之一一查尔斯・狄更斯。

5短文填空介绍了海伦凯勒的故事。

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（2022・安徽•合肥市五十中学新校三模）

Haveyouseenthismeme（表情包）onlinebefore?ThemaninthememeisMichaelRosen,afamous

Britishchildren'sbookwriterwhohaswrittenabout140books.He'sknownas“nicegranddad''inChina.

MichaelRosenwasborninMiddlesex,theUKin1946.Hisparentswerebothteachers.MichaelRosen

startedwritingpoemsaboutpeopleheknewwhenhewastwelveyearsold.

MichaelRosenisbusywiththeteachingofwritingandthereadingofliterature（文学作品）inschools.

Hevisitsschoolstoencouragechildrenwithhisloveforbooksandpoems.Heisoneofthefirstpoetsto

makevisitstoschoolsaroundtheUKandtheworld.Heisalsooneofthefirstpoetstowriteabouthisown

childhood（童年）experiencesardtowritetheminthelanguagechildrenactuallyuse.

However,lifehasn'talwaystreatedRosenwell.Eddie,hissecondson,diedattheageof18.Rosen

couldn'tforgethowhefelt.Thedeathofhissonwastheinspiration（灵感）fbrMichaelRosen'sSadBook.

InMarch2020,RosenwassenttothehospitalbecauseofCOVID-19.Later,Rosenrecovered（吸复）,but

oneofhisearswentdeafandhehadtolearnhowtostandupagain,justlikeakid.However,forRosen,it

wasnottheendoftheworld.Heturnedthesadexperienceintowriting.HewrotethebookManyDifferent

KindsofLoveandfaceduptolifewiththemostimportantthing-optimistic（乐观的）spirit.

I.WhendidMichaelRosenstartwritingpoems?

A.In1946.B.In1958.C.In1964.D.In2020.

2.WhathappenedtoMichaelafterherecoveredfromthehospital?

A.Hecouldn'thearanything.

B.Hehadtolearnhowtorunagain.

C.Heturnedthesadexperienceintowriting.

D.Hefeltitwastheendoftheworld.

3.Whatcanyouknowabout“nicegranddad''accordingtothepassage?

A.Hehadasadchildhood.

B.Hedidn'tlovehissecondson.

C.Henevergaveuphiswritinginhislife.

D.Hewrotejokesinthelanuangechildrenuse.

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（2022•河北石家庄•八年级期末）Ifyoutellothersyouhavebeentoafairy（梦幻般的）place,how

dotheyfeel?Usually,theymightsay,“Whatanimaginationyouhave!,,

That'swhathappenedtoMarcoPolo.MarcoPololivedinItaly.Inhistime,veryfewpeopletraveled.

ButMarcoPolo'sfathertraveledtoothercountries.MarcoPolowentwithhisfather.Theywentfartothe

East.

MarcometKublaKhan（忽必烈）.KublaKhanaskedMarcotoworkforhim.Marcothenbecamehis

helperandtraveledalloverChina.

Aftermanyyears,MarcoPolocamebacktoItaly.HewroteabookaboutChina.Ittoldallofthestrange

andwonderfulthings.Butveryfewpeoplebelievedhim.NooneelsehadbeentoChina.Theyhadnoidea

whereChinawas.Almosteveryonethoughthe'dmadeitallup.

Manyyearslater,otherEuropeanscametoChina.ThentheyfoundthatMarcowasright.Christopher

ColumbusreadMarcoPolo'sbook,andhebelievedit.Hetriedtosailtoihatpar（oftheworld.Youknow

whathappened.HefoundAmericaafterhislongtripbyship.

4.WhatdidMarcoPolodoinChina?

A.HetraveledalloverChina.

B.HeworkedinEasternChina.

C.HewroteabookaboutChina.

D.HebecameafarmerinChina.

5.WhatdidMarcoPolowriteinhisbook?

A.HistriptoChina.

B.HowhefoundAmerica.

C.China'swonderfulthings.

D.WhyhetraveledtoChina.

6.WhatdidpeoplethinkofMarcoPolo'sbookatfirst?

A.Interesting.B.Useful.C.Unbelievable.D.Wonderful.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sail"mean?

A.Travelonfoot.B.Travelbyair.C.Travelbytrain.D.Travelbyship.

8.Whatisthewriter'spurpose(目的)？

A.TointroduceChina'shistory.

B.TointroduceMarcoPolo'sstory.

C.Toencouragepeopletobebrave.

D.Toencouragepeopletotravelmore.

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(2022•云南昆明•二模)Shakespearewasbornin1564inStratfordofEngland.Hewasoneofeight

brothersandsisters.Hisfather,JohnShakespeare,wasasuccessfulbusinessman.Williamwenttoschoolin

Stratford,buthedidn,tgotouniversity.Attheageoffifteenhewentstraighttoworkinhisfather'sbusiness.

Whenhewaseighteen,hemetandfellinlovewithAnneHathaway.Shewaseightyearsolderthanhim.

TheygotmarriedinNovember1582,andsixmonthslatertheirdaughterSusannawasborn.In1585they

hadtwins,HamnetandJudith.Wedon'tknowmuchaboutthefollowingsevenyearsofhislife.Weonly

knowthathemovedtoLondon,leavingAnneandthechildreninStratford,andthatby1592hewaswriting

playsandworkingasanactor.

Hisplayswereverypopularandhemadealotofmoney.In1597heboughtabighouseinStratfordfor

hisfamily,buthestayedinLonconforanotherthirteenyears.Hecontinuedtowriteandactandalsobought

atheater.In1611hefinallyretiredandmovedbacktoStratford(olivein(hehousehehadbought.Intotal,

Shakespearewrote37playsand154sonnets(fburtccn-lincpoems).ShakespearediedinStratfordonhis

birthday,on23April1616.Peoplearoundtheworldtodaystillrememberhimasoneofthemostimportant

writersofalltime.

9.What'sShakespeare'sfirstname?

A.John.B.William.C.Hamnet.D.Judith.

10.InwhichyeardidShakespearegotoworkforhisfather?

A.1564.B.1579.C.1582.D.1592.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relired”probablymean?

A.wantedtoworkB.didn'twanttoworkC.didn'tneedtoworkD.neededtowork

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Shakespearehaseightbrothersandsisters.

B.Shakespeare'swifeiseightyearsyoungerthanhim.

C.ShakespeareboughtahouseinLondonforhisfamily.

D.ShakespearediedonhisbirthdayinStratfordin1616.

13.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Shakespeare^HometownB.ShakespeareandHisWife

C.TheLifeofShakespeareD.ShakespeareandHisPlays

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(2022・山东淄博・二模)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词

的止确形式。

CharlesDickensisoneofthemostfamousEnglishnovelistsofalltime.HewasborninPortsmouth,

Englandin1812.Hewasthe14(two)oftheeightchildren.Hisfamilywasterriblypoorandthey

livedinLondon.Charleswas15unhappylittleboybecausehisfatherspentmanyyearsinprison(监

狱).InEnglandatthattime,peoplewhocouldnotpaytheirdebls(债务)weresenttoprison.Besides,the

familywas16poorthatCharleshadnochancetogotoschool.

Afterhisfatherwasfree,Dickensbegantoworkinafactoryattheageof12.Thiswasaterrible

experiencethatheneverforget.17hewas16yearsold,hestartedworkingforanewspaper.Healso

18(write)someshortstoriesformagazines.In1836,hepublishedhisfirstbook,SektcheshyBoz.He

alsostartedpublishing(出版)thenovelThePickwickPapersthatbecamereally19(success).

LaterDickens'sbookswerebasedonpeoplewhohehadknownandplaceswhichhehadlivedin.For

example,inOliveTivist(1838)hedescribedchildrenwho20(be)poorandhewroteaboutchildren

whoseparentshaddied.InDavidCopperfield(1850)hewroteabouttheprisonvisitsthathepaidto21

(he)father.Dickenscontinuedwritingandbecamealibrarystar.Hewrote15novelsand22(hundred)

ofshortstories.

Dickenscontinuedwritinguntilhis23(die).In1865,hehadatrainaccidentfromwhichhe

neverfullyrecovered(康复).HediedonJune9,1870atGad'sHillPlace,hiscountryhomeinEngland.His

finalnoveLTheMysteryofEdwinDrood,wasleftunfinished.

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TodayIwanttosharemyherowithyou.SheisHelenKeller.Shewas24intheUSin1880.25

shewasnineteenmonthsold.shehadahighfever.Afterthatshebecamedeafandblind,soshecouldn't

26towhatpeopletalkedabout.Itwas27forotherchildrentolearn,butforHelen,itwasmuch

moredifficult.In1887,ayoungteachercalledAnneSullivanbegantohelpHelen.Shewrotewordson

Helen'shandwith28finger.

Fromthenon,Helenlearnedtoread.Shehadspecialbookswithlettersshecouldtouch.Shealsolearned

towrite29speak.

Aftershefinisheduniversity,shevisitedmany30.suchasAustralia,GermanyandFiance.She

wasveryfamous31hercourage(勇气)andhardwork.Shedidherbesttohelppeoplelikeher.Sheis

32world-famouswriterandaneducator.Wecanlearnalotfromher.Shediedatthe33of88.

Peoplewillrememberherforever.

参考答案：

1.B2.C3,C

【导语】本文主要介绍了英国著名儿童图书作家迈克尔♦罗森的经历。

I.推理判断题。根据“MichaelRosenwasborninMiddlesex,theUKin1946.Hisparentswerebothteachers.

MichaelRosenstartedwritingpoemsaboutpeopleheknewwhenhewastwelveyearsold.”迈克尔♦罗森

1946年出生，在十二岁时就开始写关于他认识的人的诗。可推知迈克尔•罗森1958年开始写诗。故

选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“Heturnedthesadexperienceintowriting.”可知迈克尔从医院康亚后，把这段悲

伤的经历写成了文字。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据"ThemaninthememeisMichaelRosen,afamousBritishchildren'sbookwriterwho

haswrittenabout140books.He'sknownas*niccgranddad'inChina.”表情包中的人是英国著名儿童图

书作家迈克尔•罗森，他写了大约140本书。他在中国被称为“nice爷爷”。可推知“nice爷爷”一生从

未放弃写作。故选C。

4.A5.C6.C7.D8.B

【导语】本文讲了马可波罗的故事，他走遍中国并写了一本关于中国的书，但其他人不知道中国在

哪里，所以没人想信他，后来有人来到中国并想信了马可波罗，哥伦布长途旅行后发现了美洲。

4.细节理解题。根据“KublaKhanaskedMarcotoworkforhim.Marcothenbecamehishelperandtraveled

alloverChina.”可知，马可波罗在中国时走遍了中国。故选A。

5.细节理解题。根据"Hewro:eabookaboutChina.Ittoldallofthestrangeandwonderfulthings.”可知,

他写了一本关于中国的书，这本书讲述了所有奇怪和美妙的事情。故选C。

6.细节理解题。根据“Rutveryfewpeoplebelievedhim.NooneelsehadbeentoChina.Theyhadnoidea

whereChinawas.Almosteveryonethoughthe'dmadeitallup.”可知，很少有人相信他，几乎所有人都

认为这一切都是他编造的。故选C。

7.词义猜测题。根据“andhebelievedit.Hetriedtosailtothatpartoftheworld...HefoundAmericaafter

hislongtripbyship.”可知，他试图航行到世界的那个地方，他乘船长途旅行后发现了美洲。所以此处

sail是指乘船旅行。故选D,

8.主旨大意题。本文讲了马可波罗走遍中国并写了一本关于日国的书，但其他人不知道中国在哪里，

所以没人想信他，后来有人来到中国并想信了马可波罗，哥伦布长途旅行后发现了美洲。所以主要

讲的是马可波罗的故事。故选B。

9.B10.BII.B12.D13.C

【导语】本文介绍的是世界文化名人、剧作家、诗人莎士比亚的生平和经历。

9.细节理解题。根据“Hisfather,JohnShakespeare,wasasucccssfiilbusinessman,Williamwen*toschool

inStratford,buthedidn'tgotouniversity.“可知，莎士比亚的名字是威廉。故选B(,

10.推理判断题。根据"Shakespearewasbornin1564inStratfordofEngland.”和"Attheageoffifteenhe

wentstraighttoworkinhisfather'sbusiness.”可推理出，莎士比亚是在1579年为他父亲T作的。故选

Bo

11.词义猜测题。根据“In1611hefinallyandmovedbacktoStratfordtoliveinthehousehehadbought.^^

可知，他搬回斯特拉特福，下划线单词的意思应是“退休”，和"didn'twanttowork”同义。故选B。

12.细节理解题。根据“ShakespearediedinStratfordonhisbirthday,on23April1616.”可知，1616年,

莎士比亚在他的生日那天在斯特拉特福德逝世。故选D。

13.最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文介绍的是世界文化名人、剧作家、诗人莎士比亚的生平和经

历，故文章的最佳标题应是“莎士比亚的一生故选C。

14.second15.an16.so17.When18.wrote19.successful20.were21.his22.h

undreds23.death

【导语】本文主要讲述了英国有史以来最著名的小说家之•——查尔斯・狄更斯。

14.句意：他在八个孩子中排行老二根据"oftheeightchildren”可知用序数词表示顺序，故填second。

15.句意：查尔斯是一个不快乐的小男孩，因为他的父亲在监狱里待了很多年。空处是表示泛指，

且unhappy是一个以元音吾素开头的单词，应用an修饰，故填an。

16.句意：此外，家里很穷，查尔斯没有机会上学。根据“that”以及形容词“poor”可知此处是so...that”如

此……以至于”引导的结果状语从句,故填so。

17.句意：当他16岁的时候，他开始在一家报社工作。根据"hewas16yearsold,hestartedworking

foranewspaper.”可知两句是时间关系，表示“当...时候”,应用when引导时间状语从句，故填when。

18.句意：他还为杂志写了一些短篇小说。句子前后都是一般过去时，动词应用过去式，故填wrote。

19.句意：这部小说非常成功。success是名词，此处应用其形容词形式successful作表语，故填

successfulo

20.句意：例如，在《雾都孤儿》（1838）中，他描述了贫穷的孩子，他还写了父母去世的孩子。根据

主句动词"described”可知定语从句应用一般过去时，主语是复数，be动词用were,故填were。

21.句意：在《大卫・科波菲尔》（1850）一书中，他写到了他去监狱看望父亲的经历。空后是名词，所

以应用形容词性物主代词his修饰father,故填his。

22.句意：他写了15部小说和数百篇短篇小说。固