高中英語(yǔ)考點(diǎn)精析精練：猜測(cè)詞義（閱讀理解）(五)

10年高考【2003—201216年模擬試題［2007—2012］高考英語(yǔ)匯編閱讀理解

之人物傳記類2012年高考題

［2012山東卷】

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】本文是一篇人物傳記，講述了牛津英語(yǔ)詞典的編撰者之一的Dr.Minor的不一般的人生，他

博學(xué)，但被關(guān)在精神病院。他對(duì)牛津英語(yǔ)詞典貢獻(xiàn)很大，并與ProfMurray因?yàn)楣餐膼?ài)好成為好朋友。

61.【答案】D

【解析】根據(jù)第一段中的…serveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthe

historyoftheEnglishlanguage可知答案選D。

【考點(diǎn)定位】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。

62.【答案】C

【解析】根據(jù)第三段的第——句話Minorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotations

toMurray可知答案選Co

【考點(diǎn)定位】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。

63.【答案】A

【解析】根據(jù)第四段中的…h(huán)efoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum可

知，Minor被關(guān)在一家精神病院里，這是他不能去牛津的原因。

【考點(diǎn)定位】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。

64.【答案】B

【解析】根據(jù)第五段的MurrayandMinorbecamegoodfriends,sharingtheirloveofwords可知，

他們成為好朋友的主要原因在于他們都對(duì)詞匯很熱愛(ài)。

【考點(diǎn)定位】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。

65.【答案】D

【解析】從文章的最后一句話可以推斷Minor很博學(xué)，對(duì)做學(xué)問(wèn)很投入，但他同時(shí)又是一個(gè)精神病人。因

此用devoted,scholarship,unusual等描述他最貼切。

【考點(diǎn)定位】考查推理判斷題。

66.【答案】C

【解析】文章的關(guān)鍵詞有兩個(gè)：Minor和OxfordDictionary,主要講述Mr.Minor的特別之處和他對(duì)Oxford

Dictionary的貢獻(xiàn)，因此文章的大意應(yīng)該把這兩個(gè)詞都包括進(jìn)去。

【考點(diǎn)定位】考查文章的主旨大意。

【2012安徽卷】

C

WhenFridaKahlo,spaintingswereonshowinLondon,apoetdescribedherpaintingsas“a

ribbon（絲帶）aroundabomb”.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceonthe

artworldofhertime.Sadly,sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringher

time.

Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity,Kahlosufferedfrompolio（小兒麻痹癥）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

典型的人物傳記。難度一般般。

64D我們可以用better和gifted來(lái)描寫(xiě)她，但是文章中說(shuō)她的主要悲劇是不被大眾認(rèn)識(shí)。

65C文章依據(jù)就是schoolbusaccident.

66B細(xì)節(jié)題，直接找到答案

67B推理題，tomb和sadly告訴我們這是一個(gè)悲劇，aribbon告訴我們主人公很積極樂(lè)觀。

2011年高考題

1.(2011?山東卷)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

【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是講述了阿瑟.密勒的生平經(jīng)歷及他的代表作DeathofaSalesman的內(nèi)容及評(píng)價(jià)。

36.Bo細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段第二句話可知米勒的父親已經(jīng)從奧地利遷往美國(guó)，是和許多其他人一樣受“偉

大的美國(guó)夢(mèng)”的驅(qū)使。

37.Ao細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。從第二段第一句話可知米勒寫(xiě)《推銷員之死》的目的是對(duì)美國(guó)制度的攻擊，因?yàn)槊?/p>

國(guó)商業(yè)制度的侵犯性和堅(jiān)持將金錢和社會(huì)地位作為價(jià)值的顯示"指出了，暴露了美國(guó)商業(yè)世界的殘

酷。下文也提到了，inthecruelworldofbusiness0

38.C.推理判斷題。從上文介紹情節(jié)中得知WillyLoman是戲劇中一個(gè)角色，而這個(gè)角色最終因?yàn)樵谶@個(gè)

制度中屢遭失敗自殺身亡，因此推斷他是美國(guó)制度的受害者。

39.A.細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。從第三段得知一上映便贏得許多獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)，因此獲得巨大成功。

40.Do主旨大意題。A沒(méi)有提及，BC都是片面的。

2.（2011?陜西卷）B

MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrize,andthefirst

persontowinittwice.However,fewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrize

winner.

BorninSeptember,1987,IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries'twodaughters.Alongwith

nineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholars,Irenestudiedintheirownschool,

andhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollege

ofSdvigneinParis.

IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.

WhenWorldWarIbegan,Irenewenttohelphermother,whowasusingX-rayfacilities（設(shè)備）

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（輻射能）.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?重慶卷）D

WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Uis

childhoodlackedtheharmony（和睦）thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshocked

hisfamilybysayingthatherememberedalittleofchildhoodbutitspainw.Infact,heinherited

（繼承）excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily一bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.

Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama（戲居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（展現(xiàn)）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（自傳），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（計(jì)算器）.In

1959itproducedtheELEAcomputersystem.Thiswasthefirstmainframe（主機(jī)）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?。?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