高中英语考点精析精练：猜测词义（阅读理解）(五)

10年高考【2003—201216年模拟试题［2007—2012］高考英语汇编阅读理解

之人物传记类2012年高考题

［2012山东卷】

B

OneofthegreatestcontributionstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneof

itsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveas

editorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.

ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalso

thehistoryofthewordandquotations（弓|文）showinghowitwasused.

Thiswasahugetask.SoMurraryhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,

andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.

Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmerican

SurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas

aBroadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,"50milesfromOxford.

MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext

years,hebecameoneofthestaff'smostvaluedcontributors.

Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisit

Oxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,

hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylumfortheCriminallyinsane.

MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributing

tothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.Murraycontinuedtovisit

Minorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.

In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheport

towavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.

Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary

wascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributions

fromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.

61.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary.

A.cameoutbeforeminordied

B.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer

C.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray

D.wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary

62.HowdidDr.Minorcontributedtothedictionary?

A.HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.

B.Hesentnewspapers,magazinesandbookstoMurray.

C.Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations

D.hewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.

63.WhydidDr.MinorrefusetovisitOxford?

A.HewasshutinanasylumB.HelivedfarfromOxford

C.HewasbusywritingabookD.Hedislikedtraveling

64.Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause.

A.theybothservedintheCivilWar.

B.Theyhadacommoninterestinwords

C.MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurray

D.MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor

65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDr.Minor?

A.BraveanddeterminedB.Cautiousandfriendly

C.ConsiderateandoptimisticD.Unusualandscholarly

66.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.ThehistoryoftheEnglish1anguage.

B.ThefriendshipbetweenMurrayandMinor

C.MinorandthefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary

D.BroadmoorAsylumandispatients

【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记，讲述了牛津英语词典的编撰者之一的Dr.Minor的不一般的人生，他

博学，但被关在精神病院。他对牛津英语词典贡献很大，并与ProfMurray因为共同的爱好成为好朋友。

61.【答案】D

【解析】根据第一段中的…serveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthe

historyoftheEnglishlanguage可知答案选D。

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

62.【答案】C

【解析】根据第三段的第——句话Minorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotations

toMurray可知答案选Co

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

63.【答案】A

【解析】根据第四段中的…hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum可

知，Minor被关在一家精神病院里，这是他不能去牛津的原因。

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

64.【答案】B

【解析】根据第五段的MurrayandMinorbecamegoodfriends,sharingtheirloveofwords可知，

他们成为好朋友的主要原因在于他们都对词汇很热爱。

【考点定位】考查细节理解。

65.【答案】D

【解析】从文章的最后一句话可以推断Minor很博学，对做学问很投入，但他同时又是一个精神病人。因

此用devoted,scholarship,unusual等描述他最贴切。

【考点定位】考查推理判断题。

66.【答案】C

【解析】文章的关键词有两个：Minor和OxfordDictionary,主要讲述Mr.Minor的特别之处和他对Oxford

Dictionary的贡献，因此文章的大意应该把这两个词都包括进去。

【考点定位】考查文章的主旨大意。

【2012安徽卷】

C

WhenFridaKahlo,spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedherpaintingsas“a

ribbon（丝带）aroundabomb”.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceonthe

artworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringher

time.

Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio（小儿麻痹症）atthe

ageofseven.Herspine（脊柱）becomebentasshegrewolder.Then,in1925,herbackwasbroken

inseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlife,theartisthadmany

operations,butnotingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.However,theaccident

hadanunexpectedsideeffect.Whilelyinginherbedrecovering,Kahlotaughtherselftopaint.

In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera,anotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera,sstrong

influencesonKahlo*sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks,butherlaterworksfromthe1940s,

knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluencefromherhusband.

Unfortunately,herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sandl940s,eveninher

homecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecade

afterherdeathin1954,Kahlo'sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworld,butinthe1970s

herworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.

64.Whatdoesthephrase“amuchbiggername“inparagraph1mostnearlymean?

A.afarbetterartistB.aformoregiftedartist

C.amuchstrongerpersonD.amuchmorefamousperson

65.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby

A.polioB.herbentspine

C.backinjuriesD.theoperationsshehad

66.Kahlo,sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe

A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1970s

67.Whatisauthor,sattitudetowardKahlo?

A.DevotionB.SympathyC.WorryD.Encouragement

典型的人物传记。难度一般般。

64D我们可以用better和gifted来描写她，但是文章中说她的主要悲剧是不被大众认识。

65C文章依据就是schoolbusaccident.

66B细节题，直接找到答案

67B推理题，tomb和sadly告诉我们这是一个悲剧，aribbon告诉我们主人公很积极乐观。

2011年高考题

1.(2011•山东卷)A

ArthurMiller(1915-2005)isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsof

the20thcentury.MillersfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustriaHungary,drawnlikeso

manyothersbythe“GreatAmericanDream”.However,heexperiencedseverefinancialhardship

whenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearly1930s.

Millers'smostfamousplay,DeathofaSalesman,isapowerfulattackontheAmerican

system,withitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatus

asindicatorsofworth.InWillyLoman,theherooftheplay,weseeamanwhohasgotinto

troublewithhisworth.Willyis“burntout“andinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisno

roomforsentiment:ifhecan*tdothework,thenheisnogoodtohisemployer,theWagner

Company,andhemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthis,andatlossastowhattodowith

hislackofsuccess.Herefusestofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfinthe

end.

Whenitwasfirststagedin1949,theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviews,andit

wontheTonyAwardforBestPlay,theNewYorkDramaCriticsCircleAward,andthePulitzer

PrizeforDrama.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.

MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxbury,Connecticut,ontheeveningofFebruary

10,2005,the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.［高

&考56.WhydidArthurMiller*sfathermovetotheUSA?

A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry.

B.Hewasattractedbythe"GreatAmericanDream.

C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist.

D.Hisfamilybusinessfailed.

57.TheplayDeathofaSalesman

A.exposesthecrueltyoftheAmericanbusinessworld

B.discussesthewaystogetpromotedinacompany

C.talksaboutthebusinesscareerofArthurMiller

D.focusesontheskillsindoingbusiness

58.WhatcanwelearnaboutWillyLoman?

A.Hetreatshisemployerbadly.

B.HerunstheWagnerCompany.

C.HeisavictimoftheAmericansystem.

D.Heisregardedasaherobyhiscolleagues.

59.Afteritwasfirststaged,DeathofaSalesman

A.achievedhugesuccess

B.wonthefirstTonyAward

C.waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmen

D.wasseverelyattackedbydramatists

60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ArthurMillerandhisfamily.

B.TheawardsArthurMillerwon.

C.ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienced.

D.ArthurMillerandhisbest-knownplay.

【解析】:56-60:BACAD

【语篇解读】本文是讲述了阿瑟.密勒的生平经历及他的代表作DeathofaSalesman的内容及评价。

36.Bo细节题。从第一段第二句话可知米勒的父亲已经从奥地利迁往美国，是和许多其他人一样受“伟

大的美国梦”的驱使。

37.Ao细节推断题。从第二段第一句话可知米勒写《推销员之死》的目的是对美国制度的攻击，因为美

国商业制度的侵犯性和坚持将金钱和社会地位作为价值的显示"指出了，暴露了美国商业世界的残

酷。下文也提到了，inthecruelworldofbusiness0

38.C.推理判断题。从上文介绍情节中得知WillyLoman是戏剧中一个角色，而这个角色最终因为在这个

制度中屡遭失败自杀身亡，因此推断他是美国制度的受害者。

39.A.细节推断题。从第三段得知一上映便赢得许多奖项，因此获得巨大成功。

40.Do主旨大意题。A没有提及，BC都是片面的。

2.（2011•陕西卷）B

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,andthefirst

persontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrize

winner.

BorninSeptember,1987,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries'twodaughters.Alongwith

nineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudiedintheirownschool,

andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollege

ofSdvigneinParis.

IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.

WhenWorldWarIbegan,Irenewenttohelphermother,whowasusingX-rayfacilities（设备）

tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilities

inmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgrum.Herserviceswererecognisedintheformofa

MilitaryysMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.

In1918,IrenebecamehermotherysassistantattheCurieInstitute.InDecember1924,

FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstitute,andIrenetaughhimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.

Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheir

sonPierrefiveyearslater.

Likehermother,Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.Likehermother,IrenewasawardedaNobel

Prize,alongwithherhusband,in1935.Unfortunately,alsolikehermother,shedeveloped

leukemiabecauseofherworkwithradioactivity（辐射能）.IreneJoiiot-Curiediedfromleukemia

onMarch17,1956.

49.WhywasIreneCurieawardedaMilitaryMedal?[B]

A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.

B.Becauseshecontributedtosavingthewounded.

C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederic.

D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.

50.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFredericjoliot?[A]

A.AttheCurieInstitute.B.AttheCniversityofParis.

C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSevigne.

51.WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?[A]

A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.

52.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuiredifferentfromhermother?[C]

A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.

C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeonceD.Irenediedfromleukemia.

3.（2011•重庆卷）D

WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Uis

childhoodlackedtheharmony（和睦）thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshocked

hisfamilybysayingthatherememberedalittleofchildhoodbutitspainw.Infact,heinherited

（继承）excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily一bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.

Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama（戏居lj）andpoetry.

Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.Hesethimselfthefreshtask

infoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,

werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedicin'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccess

inhispoeticaldrama.

Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubject

matterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonvery

tradisionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,his

poetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.

HehadnotenjoyedamajorpublicliftsincewinningtheNobelPricein1923.Yet,hecontinued

writingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewou1dprobably

nowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwho

produceshisgreatestworksbetweentheageof50and75.AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W.H.

Audenwrote,amongothers,thefallingliners:

Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:

WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.

LettheIrishvessel（船）lie

Emptiedofitspoetry.

68.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats'sfamily?

A.ItfilledYeats'schildhoodwithlaughter.

B.ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.

C.Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.

D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.

69.Accordingtothsepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeats'slife?

A.YeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater.

B.Yeatsstucktomodernformsinhispeotry.

C.Yeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.

D.Yeatswasnotfavoredbythepublieuntilthe1923NoblePrize.

70.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden?slines?

A.Envy.B.Sympathy.

C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.

71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Yeats'sliteraryachievements.

B.Yeats'shistoricalinfluence.

C.Yeats,sartisticambition.

D.Yeats'snationalhonor.

【答案】DCDA

4.（2011•福建卷）D

JacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworld,yetwhen

shewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlife,sherevealed（展现）herself

asshedidnowhereelse.

Afterthedeathofhersecondhusband,GreekshippingmagnateAristotieOnassislaqueline,s

closefriendandformerWhiteHousesocial?LetitisBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatshe

consideracareerinpublishing.Afterconsideration,

Jacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowtoliveherown

life.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlife,

Jacquelineworkedasapublisher'seditor,firstatViking,thenatDoubleday,pursuing（追

求）alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwomarriagescombined.Duringhertimeinpublishing,

shewasresponsibleformanagingandeditingmorethan100sucessfullymarketedbooks.Amongthe

firstbookswereIntheRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.Shealsosucceededinpersuading

TVhostsBillMoyersandJosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationinto

abook,ThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealt

too.withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhisautobiography（自传），Moonwalk.

Jaequelineredforhernameandforhersocialrelations,butshesoonproved

Herworth.Hershoicas,suggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothto

thepublishingSinceandtoJacquelineherself.Inthebookssheselectedforpublication,she

builtonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthof

hermind.Herbooksaretheautobiofraphysheneverwrote,IlerroleasFirstlady,i。theend,was

overshadowedbyherperformanceasaneditor.However,fewknewthatshehadachievedsomuch.

68.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJecqueline

A.becausefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditor

B.wasinchargeofpublishing100books

C.promotedHerbooksthroughsocialrelations

D.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor

69.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagphprobablymeansthis

A.Jscqueline,sendedupasaneditorratherthanasFirstLady

B.Jscqueline,slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditor

C.JscquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLady

D.Jscqueline'sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor

70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Jscqueline'stwomarriageslastedmorethan20years

B.Jscqueline'sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventually

C.Jscqueline）sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheedited

D.Jscqueline,sachievementswerewidelyknown

71.Thepassageismainly

A.anintroductionofjacqueline,slifebothasFistLadyandaseditor.

B.abriefdescriptionofjacqueline,slifelongexperiences.

C.abriefaccountofjacqueline,scareerasaneditorinherlast20years.

D.ananalysisofJscqueline'ssocialrelationsinpublishing

【答案】DCCC

酶年蒿敏

Passage1

（10•安徽A篇）

TheengineerCamillaOlivettiwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.Athisfactory

inIvrea,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter.Todaythecompanyysheadoffice

isstillinIvrea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuchlargerthanitwasinthosedaysandthere

areofficesallaroundtheworld,

By1930therewasastaffof700andthecompanyturnedout13.000machinesayear.Some

wenttocustomersinItaly,butOlivettiexportedmoretypewriterstoothercountries.

Camillo'sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhebecamethe

boss.Heintroducedastandardspeedfortheproductionlineandheemployedtechnologyanddesign

specialist.Thecompanydevelopednewandbettertypewritersandthencalculators（计算器）.In

1959itproducedtheELEAcomputersystem.Thiswasthefirstmainframe（主机）computerdesigned

andmadeinItaly.

AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblem.Othercompanies,

especiallytheJapanese,madefasterprogressinelectronictechnologythantheItaliancompany.

In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreaseditsmarketingandservice

networksandmadeagreementswithothercompaniestodesignandproducemoreadvancedoffice

equipment.Soonitbecameoneoftheworld'slesdingcompaniesininformationtechnologyand

commucations.TherearenowfiveindependentcompaniesintheOlivettigroup-oneforpersonal

computers,oneforotherofficeequipment,oneforsystemsandservice,andtwofor

telecommunications.

56.Fromthetextwelearnthat

A.by1930Olivettiproduced13.000typewritersayear

B.Olivettiearnedmoreinthe1960sthaninthe1950s

C.someofOlivetti?s700staffregularlyvisitedcustomersinItaly

D.Olivettisetupofficesinothercountriesfromtheverybeginning

57.WhatwasprobablythedirectresultofOlivettiysfallingbehindinelectronictechnology

A.AdrianoysdeathB.Aperiodoffinancialproblems

C.ItsfasterprogressD.Itsagreementswithothercompanies.

58.WhatdoweknowaboutOlivetti?

A.Itproducedthebesttypewriterintheworld.

B.Itdesignedtheworld'sfirstmainframecomputer.

C.Itexportedmoretypewritersthanothercompanies.

D.IthasfiveindependentcompanieswithitsheadofficeinIvrea.

59.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe

A.TheOriginofOlivetti.B.TheSuccessofOlivetti.

C.TheHistoryofOlivettiD.TheProductionofOlivetti.

答案：56—59ABDC

Passage2

(10•福建A篇)

F.ScottFitzgerald,bornonSeptember24,1896,anAmericannovelist,

wasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattended

Princeton.Universityforashortwhile.In1917hejoinedthearmyand

waspostedinAlabama,wherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhe

hadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.

Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhis

diary:"MyownhappinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatI

couldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitaway

inquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.”

Thissideofparadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedbyitssuccess,

Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenoveltheBeautiful

andDamned(1922),acollectionofshortstoriesThalesoftheJazzAge(1922),andaplay'he

Vegetable(1923).ButhisgreatestsuccesswasTheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquick

broughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworld.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.

Then,in1926,hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.

However,Fitzgerald'sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.Duringthe1920s

hetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwent

toaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andThe

LoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.whilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegot

totallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGraham,hisdearfriend,helpedhimfighthisalcoholism.

56.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?

A.5B.6C.7D.8

57.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald's1ifeaccordingtothe

passage?

a.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.

b.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.

c.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadise.

d.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraise,e.Hefailedtoreorderhislife.

f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZelda.

A.f-c-e-a-b-dB.b-e-a-f-c-dC.f-d-e-c-b-aD.b-f-c-d-e-a

58.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald

A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhemetZeldainAlabama.

B.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedinthearmy

C.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn,tbrokendown

D.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital

59.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout

A.Zelda,spersonallife

B.Zelda'sillnessandtreatment

C.Fitzgerald'sfriendshipwithGraham

D.Fitzgerald,scontributionstotheliteraryworld

答案：56—59ADCD

Passage3

（10•湖南B篇）

WhenMaryMoorebeganherhighschoolin1951,hermothertoldher,〃Besureandtakeatyping

coursesowhenthisshowbusinessthingdoesn，tworkout,you'llhavesomethingtorelyon.”

Maryrespondedintypicalteenagefashion.Fromthatmomenton,“theverylastthingIeverthought

aboutdoingwastakingatypingcourse,z，sherecalls.

Theshowbusinessthingworkedout,ofcourse.Inhercareer,Marywonmanyawards.Only

recently,whenshebegantowriteGrowingUpAgain,didsheregretignoringhermorn,〃Idon，t

knowhowtouseacomputer,sheadmits.

Unlikeher1995autobiography,AfterAll,hersecondbookislessaboutlifeasan

award-winningactressandmoreaboutlivingwithdiabetes（糖尿病）.Allthemoneyfromthebook

isintendedfortheJuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation（JDRF）,anorganizationsheserves

asinternationalchairman.〃Ifelttherewasaneedforabooklikethis,shesays."Ididn't

wanttolecture,butIwantedotherdiabeticstoknowthatthingsgetbetterwhenwe're

self-controlledanddoourpartinmanagingthedisease.〃

Butshehasn，talwayspracticedwhatsheteaches.Inherbook,shedescribesthatawful

day,almost40yearsago,whenshereceivedtwopiecesoflife-changingnews.First,shehad

lostthebabyshewascarrying,andsecond,testsshowedthatshehaddiabetes.Inachildlike

act,sheleftthehospitalandtreatedherselftoaboxofdoughnuts（甜甜圈）.Yearswouldpass

beforesherealizedshehadtogrowupagainandtakecontrolofherdia