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【一】:人物传记类中考英语阅读理解
人物传记类中考英语阅读理解
叶邑镇中学九年级英语组 姚胜兰
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You may never heard of Ladislao Biro, but you have certainly heard of the pen he invented—the ballpoint pen（圆珠笔）, or biro. Before Biro invented his pen, people wrote with fountain pens. The ink sometimes went out. In the 1930s, Biro was a magazine editor in Budapest in Hungary. He noticed that the inks which the magazine‘s printers used dried very quickly. Biro wondered if quick—drying inks could be used in pens. He came up with the idea of a tube（管子）of ink with a free—moving ball on the end. As a person wrote, the ball collected ink from the tube and rolled it on to the paper. The pen would be cheap and could be thrown away when the ink was used up.
Biro began to work on his invention but he soon left Europe for Buenos Aires in Argentina, a country in South America, because of the Second World War. Biro and his brother George, who was a chemist, began to improve the pen. In the early 1940s, Biro began to produce his new pen, the biro. In 1944, he sold his invention to another company, which began to produce the pen for Britain and America.
Biro was pleased that his pen was popular, but he did not get much from his invention. The biro was later sold to the French company, Bic, which now sells twelve million pens a day. Biro 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( ) 46. Biro is the name of ____________.
A. a chemist B. a fountain pen
C. a company D. a ballpoint pen
( ) 47. According to the passage, Biro‘s new pen was first produced in _____________.
A. Hungary B. France C. Argentina D. Britain and America
( ) 48. Which of the following can be filled in the box to show how Biro invented his new pen? came up with an idea → worked on his invention → ? → produced his pen
A. improved his pen B. sold his invention
C. worked as an editor D. left for South America
( ) 49. The underlined part ―sank into obscurity‖is the closest in meaning to ―__________‖.
A. was very popular B. lost a lot of money
C. lost interest in business D. was unknown to many people
( ) 50. What does the passage mainly tell us about Biro?
A. He was a popular writer. B. He was an important inventor.
C. He was a famous magazine editor. D. He was a successful businessman. 参考答案 46—50 DCADB
B
Zheng He, the Columbus of the East, was a Ming dynasty explorer whom the Chinese people are proud of.
He was born in 1371 and, 11 years later, was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked
Zheng He to join his new government.
The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly traveled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships may have even reached South America and Australia.
Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than
50 000 km during the years of his travels. With 28 000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses, Zheng He led a fleet (舰队) whose size would not be equaled by Europeans for over 500 years!
On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and jewellery, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.
It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He's travels. After he died in 1433, the new king, who believed these trips were unlucky and too expensive, had them stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He‘s travels. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of the great Zheng He.
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( ) 46. Why did the Chinese King want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?
A. To bring new countries under the control of China.
B. To show the world how strong the King was.
C. To receive gifts from the kings of other countries.
D. To discover unusual animals.
( ) 47. What do we know about Zheng He from the passage?
A. He sailed to all seven continents. B. Each of his trips lasted one year.
C. He died at the age of 62. D. He was a successful businessman.
( ) 48. Which of the following did Zheng He NOT bring with him from China?
A. Gold. B. Medicine. C. Animals. D. Silk.
( ) 49. What happened after Zheng He died?
A. He was forgotten for ever.
B. His ships were all burned.
C. The new king wrote a book about him.
D. Sea trips to other countries were stopped.
( ) 50. In what order did the following happen?
a. Zhu Di became the King.
b. Zheng He was caught by soldiers.
c. The books about Zheng He were all burned.
d. Foreigners were brought to China.
e. Zheng He visited India.
f. New ships were built.
A. e, b, a, f, d, c B. b, a, e, d, c, f C. f, a, b, d, c, e D. b, a, f, e, d, c 参考答案 46—50 BCADD
C
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on January 8th, 1942. He went to school in a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, He went first to Oxford University to study physic, then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology. As he himself admits, he didn‘t work hard. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.
It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him. He started to bump(撞) into things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. He had motor neuron disease, an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23.
At first, Hawking became very depressed. After a while, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I had been very bored with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile thing I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, And had three children. He also went on to do some of the most important scientific research.
Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair.” He once said, “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”
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( )46. When did Hawking first notice something was wrong with him?
A. He was sent to hospital for tests. B. His mother made him see a doctor.
C. He was twenty. D. He visited his family at Christmas time one year.
( )47. What does the word "incurable" mean in the 2nd passage?
A. 可以治愈的 B. 难以确诊的 C. 常见的 D. 无法治愈的
( )48. What do we know about Hawking from the passage ?
A. He is lazy. B. He can walk very well now.
C. He doesn't give up hope. D. He loves his family very much.
( )49. In what order did the following happen in the text?
a. He married. b. Something was wrong with him.
c. He became sad. d. He works at the university.
e. He was sent to hospital for tests. f. He had an incurable illness.
A. d-a-c-f-b-e B. b-e-c-f-d-a C. e-d-c-f-a-b D. b-e-f-c-a-d
( )50. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Life is not fair. B. Professor Stephen Hawking.
C. A lazy boy. D. Motor Neuron Disease.
参考答案 46—50 CDCDB
D
Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one
of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His
books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and
the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could
not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( ) 46. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that ____________________.
A. a writer for children was wanted B. many children's books were interesting
C. children wanted to learn to read D. some school children could not read
( ) 47. People like his books because the books _________________________.
A. are cheap and easy to get B. were written in different languages
C. are easy and interesting to read D. were written with invented words
( ) 48. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of ______.
A. 50 B. 53 C. 56 D. 87
( ) 49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.
B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.
C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.
D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.
( ) 50. From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________________________.
A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death
B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide
C. changed American children's way of reading
D. wrote the largest number of books in the world
参考答案 46—50 DCBDC
E
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15,1452 in Italy. He is best
known as artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa.
However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great
inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day
life.
Although Leonardo hated war,he invented many different machines
used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun,which was
produced and used in war many years later.
By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketched (素描) we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines. Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He didn't eat any meat, which was unusual in those times. He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror,starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.
We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( ) 46. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also __________.
A. an engineer B. an inventor C. a writer D. a musician
( ) 47. ____________ was Leonardo's most special inventor.
A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine
C. The machine gun D. The flying machine
( ) 48. Leonardo was strange, for example, ___________________________ .
A. he didn't eat any vegetables B. he usually used mirror writing
C. he liked to publish his discoveries D. he enjoyed drawing flying machines
( ) 49. Leonardo invented some machines to .
A. stop the war B. help paint pictures
C. watch the birds D. make good use of time
( ) 50. From the passage, we can learn that Leonardo was very .
A. humorous B. serious C.clever D. lonely 参考答案 46—50 BCBDC
F
The Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret had very different
characters : Elizabeth was very serious and tidy; Margaret was outgoing and headstrong. But they kept close as sister. When had lessons at home . Elizabeth always protected her every time when she broke rules. When they grew up. Magaret has sad love stories and unhappy marriage. The Queen gave her a lot of help.
Margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper with the Queen. Even as an
adult, she would sometimes shout at her. Once she threw a disbeloth at Elizabeth's face when they
【二】:中考英语阅读理解之人物传记专练
阅读理解之人物传记专练
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Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children‟s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children‟s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize. He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents. He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
1. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that __________.
A. some school children could not read
C. children wanted to learn to read
A. are cheap and easy to get
B. many children‟s books were interesting D. a writer for children was wanted B. were written in different languages 2. People like his books because the books __________. C. are easy and interesting to read A. 50 B. 53 D. were written with invented words C. 56 D. 87 3. He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of __________.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words
B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States
C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children
D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americanswww.shanpow.com_人物传记的英语阅读理解。
5. From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.
A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death
B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide
C. changed American children‟s way of reading
D. wrote the largest number of books in the world
B
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