2016年高考英语复习专题练习及答案:人物型阅读理解

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　　(一)

　　Henry Ford grew up on an un­electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison's career as the inventor became a national role model. Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company, working his way up to chief engineer.

　　In 1896 Ford was thirty­three and, though still working for Edison Co., he had created his first experimental automobile—the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off­time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. Edison_was_impressed._Edison_is_said_to_have_slammed_his_fist_down_and_shouted，“Young man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self­contained and carries its own power plant.”Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one.

　　The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model­T.6. The two men became friends and would go on camping trips together.When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race.At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light bulb, Ford honoured Edison.When Edison spoke he ended his speech directed at Ford, “As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings.I can only say that he is my friend.” Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.

　　Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison's son Charles to sit by the dying inventor's bedside and hold a test tube next to his father's mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviours (as was Edison) including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism(复活通灵术)and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison's soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.

　　The test tube itself didn't turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford's possessions after Clara Ford's passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit entitled“Henry Ford—A Personal History”in the Henry Ford Museum. It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison's Last Breath”.

　　There is a further mystery of this “last breath” test tube.It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath.

　　Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning.Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behaviour towards their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration.

　　1.The purpose of the author writing this passage is to ________.

　　A.remind the readers of the importance of the two inventors

　　B.stress the importance of friendship

　　C.tell the readers some stories about the two inventors

　　D.show that love can lead to some poor behaviours

　　2.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can learn that________.

　　A.Edison envied what Ford had achieved

　　B.Edison was annoyed that Ford did better than him

　　C.Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea

　　D.Edison was extremely amazed at Ford's new idea

　　3.“The ‘last breath’ test tube”can probably be regarded as________.

　　A.a symbol of a friendship and memory

　　B.a witness to a scientific breakthrough

　　C.a failure to bring Edison back to life

　　D.a sign of the two inventors' poor behaviour

　　4.It can be learned from the last paragraph that “________.”

　　A.Great minds think alike

　　B.Nobody is perfect

　　C.Two heads are better than one

　　D.A friend in need is a friend indeed

　　(二)

　　JANE AUSTEN(1775—1817)is often regarded as the greatest of English women novelist on the strength of her six completed novels.Known particularly for their social comedy and accurate description of human relationships，they are still as widely read today as they have ever been.

　　As the seventh child of a country priest(牧师)，Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire.Her father，the Reverend George Austen，was an intelligent and sensitive man who encouraged Jane in her love of reading.From an early age she was familiar with the works of Henry Fielding，Sir Walter Scott，Richardson，Frances Burney and the poet George Crabbe.Her early attempts at writing include burlesques(滑稽作品) of popular romances.When her father retired in 1801 the family moved to Bath, which was later to feature in her novel Northanger Abbey(published in 1818).After his death in 1805 the family moved first to Southampton and then in 1809 to Chawton in Hampshire, where Jane Austen is known to have written her last three novels：Mansfield Park(1814)，Emma(1816)and Persuasion(also published in 1818).Although her other novels were written much earlier，it was not until 1811 that Sense and Sensibility was first published. Pride and Prejudice，which followed in 1813，features Jane Austen's own favourite hero，Elizabeth Bennet.

　　Surrounded by her lively and warm family and wholly buried herself in her writing and housework，Jane Austen led a life often known for its lack of events.She did，however，attract several admirers and even accepted a proposal of marriage from one admirer—only to change her mind the following morning.Jane Austen's independent life often seems reflected in her novels，which seem to display the world in miniature(缩影).Sir Walter Scott praised Jane Austen for“that unique touch which makes ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting”，while Somerset Maugham claimed that she had at her command “the most precious gift a novelist can possess to keep the readers' interest”.Jane Austen died in 1817.

　　5.The underlined word“touch”in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.

　　A.style B.contact

　　C.taste D.attitude

　　6.Which of Jane Austen's novels were published after her death?

　　A.Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park.

　　B.Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.

　　C.Pride and Prejudice and Emma.

　　D.Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.

　　7.We can infer from the passage that Jane Austen had a gift for________.

　　A.attracting admirers

　　B.reflecting her own life in all her novels

　　C.making dull things and characters interesting

　　D.holding the readers' interest

　　8.This passage is most probably a________.

　　A.collection of women novelists and their works

　　B.comment on Jane Austen and her works

　　C.brief introduction of Jane Austen

　　D.description of Jane Austen's road to success

　　(三)

　　Personal Background

　　Steve Jobs

　　Apple Computer

　　3­year return: 26%

　　Age: 42

　　CEO since: 1997

　　Here's a guy with enough knowledge, ability and brainpower to effectively hold down two CEO jobs at once and do a pretty amazing job at both. We've listed him for his post at Apple, but of course Steve Jobs also runs Pixar, the animation studios. Coming in after a I billion loss in fiscal 1997，Jobs turned a 106 million profit-38 per cent above Wall Street's consensus target. A lot of credit goes to a very simple idea: make computers in different colours. Jobs was the only one who thought to make it happen. The colourful mid­priced iMac has also succeeded by playing down the compatibility (兼容性) problem. Apple positioned it as the machine for the Internet, where compatibility questions are no big deal. Behind the scenes, Jobs streamlined the product line，and also did a whole series of work for improving and selling the production. Meanwhile, over at Pixar, A Bug's Life nabbed a total 159 million in domestic box office，the highest domestic animated take since Toy Story and third highest ever after Toy Story and the leader, The Lion King.

　　Business philosophy：The technology isn't the hard part. The hard part is: Who's going to buy it? How are they going to buy it? How do you tell them about it?

　　How he got the job: The Apple board begged him to return.

　　Management Style: At Apple, Jobs is a micromanager-some say nanomanager who changes mood suddenly and unexpectedly. Virtually every decision goes by him. “At any time, 10,000 employees are wondering，‘What would Steve say?’not‘What is the right thing to do?’”，said a former Apple executive. At Pixar, realizing that he isn't a film visionary, he leaves the experts to their research.

　　Financial reward: His Apple rewards are minimal—a salary of one dollar a year so that his family is eligible for the health plan. But his 69 per cent share of Pixar is worth about 1.3 billion.

　　—selected from a newspaper

　　9.According to the passage, the following adjectives can be used to describe Jobs EXCEPT________.

　　A.creative B.easy­going

　　C.demanding D.distinguished

　　10.We can learn from the passage that________.

　　A.Jobs can work well in every field

　　B.the colourful iMac is accepted for its low price

　　C.Jobs makes a big difference at Apple as a designer

　　D.the technology is more important than business idea

　　11.The underlined word “nabbed” in the text probably means“________”.

　　A.pulled up B.brought in

　　C.went through D.handed over

　　12.What does the author mainly want to tell us?

　　A.Jobs is the richest man in the world.

　　B.Jobs is a giant of electronic products.

　　C.Jobs spends most of his time at Pixar.

　　D.Jobs can get much money a year as his salary.

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