D
Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse. By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces (支架) to aid her in walking. She started receiving treatment with help from her family. A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church.
When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team. She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships. Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women’s track coach,Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the "Tigerbelles".Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails. Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200 m record (22.9 seconds) at the 1960 US Championships. At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m relay, and equaled the world record of 11.3 seconds in the semifinals (半决赛) of the 100 m. She won the final by three metres in 11.0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record.
Wilma Rudolph’s extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname "The Black Gazelle (羚羊)" and "The Black Pearl". She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned "the Fastest Woman in the World", Wilma Rudolph’s spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals.
1.What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph 1?
A.Not being able to speak. | B.Not being able to walk. |
C.Losing her sight. | D.Losing her hearing. |
2.We learn that Wilma broke the world record in________.
A.the 4×100m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics |
B.the semifinals of the 100m at the Rome Olympics |
C.the 200m at the 1960 US Championships |
D.the final of the 100m at the Rome Olympics |
3. How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are
mentioned in the passage?
A.One. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
D
Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse. By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces (支架) to aid her in walking. She started receiving treatment with help from her family. A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church.
When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team. She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships. Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women’s track coach,Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the "Tigerbelles".Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails. Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200 m record (22.9 seconds) at the 1960 US Championships. At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m relay, and equaled the world record of 11.3 seconds in the semifinals (半决赛) of the 100 m. She won the final by three metres in 11.0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record.
Wilma Rudolph’s extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname "The Black Gazelle (羚羊)" and "The Black Pearl". She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned "the Fastest Woman in the World", Wilma Rudolph’s spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals.
1.What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph 1?
A.Not being able to speak. | B.Not being able to walk. |
C.Losing her sight. | D.Losing her hearing. |
2.We learn that Wilma broke the world record in________.
A.the 4×100m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics |
B.the semifinals of the 100m at the Rome Olympics |
C.the 200m at the 1960 US Championships |
D.the final of the 100m at the Rome Olympics |
3. How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are
mentioned in the passage?
A.One. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
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Pele was born to a very poor family on October 23, 1940. His real name is Edison Arantes do Nascimento. Pele is just a nickname.
Pele first learned the game soccer from his father. As a youngster Pele played soccer for a local club. By the time he was 16, he was playing professionally for the Santos Football Club. The club won nine national championships while he played for it.
Pele also played for Brazil’s national team in four World Cups. At his first World Cup in 1958, when he was just 17, Pele scored an amazing six goals. In the final game against Sweden, he scored two goals and Brazil won its first-ever World Cup. Pele also helped Brazil win World Cups in 1962 and 1970.
Pele had an outstanding(突出) natural ability as a soccer player. He had great speed and balance and was able to shoot powerfully and accurately with either foot and with his head. Many European teams offered huge amounts of money to get Pele to play for their countries but Brazil declared him an official national treasure so he would stay in the country.
In 1974, Pele retired from the Santos Club, but the next year, he came out of retirement and signed a reported $ 7-million 3-year contact(合同) to play for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. Pele said he did not this for the money. He said that he wanted to make soccer a truly popular sport in the United States. Millions of North Americans gained a new respect for the game after watching Pele play.
1.The passage is written to .
A. make readers interested in great soccer players
B. Praise Pele for his soccer skills and national spirits
C. list Brazil’s wonderful performances in the World Cups
D. give readers a brief introduction to Pele’s achievements
2.We can conclude from the passage that Brazil has won World Cup .
A. only one time B. two times
C. at least three times D. at most four times
3.The underlined word “ treasure” in paragraph 4 most probably means .
A. highly valued person B. valuable gift
C. a great deal of money D. big winner
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Guo Jingming is a best-selling author in China. He was born in Zigong, Sichuan Province on June 6, 1983. He is well-known for his essays and fictions, such as On the Edge of Love and Hurt, City of Fantasy, and Tiny Times. His essays and fictions are especially popular with teenagers.
He is also a director and once directed his movie Tiny Times successfully. In June 2013, Guo was awarded the Best New Director at the Shanghai International Film Festival for his first movie Tiny Times. The movie has sold 6.7 million copies.
In 2001, Guo Jingming started to gain fame after winning the New Concept Writing Competition’s top award. Lots of young people got to know Guo Jingming little by little.
A year later, Guo entered the writing competition again and won the top prize for the second time. At the same time, a collection of his prose(散文) On the Edge of Love and Hurt was published.
In 2003, his first novel City of Fantasy came out. It was the novel that made Guo Jingming famous all over the country.
In 2008, Guo was elected to the Chinese Writers’ Association. He became the youngest member of the association. Guo’s Tiny Times series was published between 2008 and 2012.
1.The underlined word “fame” probably means “_____________”.
A. 名气 B. 失败 C. 挫折 D. 财富
2.A collection of his prose “ On the Edge of Love and Hurt” was published ___________.
A. In 2001 B. In 2002
C. In 2003 D. In 2005
3.What’s Guo Jingming’s first novel?
A. On the Edge of Love and Hurt.
B. City of Fantasy.
C. Tiny Times.
D. Cry me a Sad River.
4.What happened to Guo Jingming in 2008?
A. He was won the New Concept Writing Competition’s top award.
B. He began to make his first movie as a director.
C. His first novel was published all over the country.
D. He became the youngest member of the Chinese Writers’ Association.
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William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would who probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet Auden wrote, among others, the following liners:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
1.Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A. It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter.
B. It was shocked by Yeats’s choice.
C. It was a typically wealthy family.
D. It had an artistic atmosphere.
2.What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines?
A. Envy. B. Admiration.
C. Emptiness. D. Sympathy.
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Yeats’ literary achievements. B. Yeats’ historical influence.
C. Yeats’ artistic ambition. D. Yeats’ national honor.
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John Constable was born in Suffolk, England, on 11 June 1776. His family hoped that he would join his father's business, but he showed great interest in art when he was very young. Finally, his family allowed him to enter the Royal Academy School, a very famous art college in England, at the age of twenty-two.
At the Royal Academy, he was a good student, spending all his spare time drawing and reading.
He showed his first painting in 1802. Constable believed the greatest art came from using the inspiration(灵感) of nature, rather than using various techniques (技巧) and imagination on art.
In his lifetime, Constable never had much money. His fame only grew after his death. He was unable to earn a living from the paintings. To support his family, Constable often drew portraits( 肖像)of others. But it was something he never really enjoyed. He was attracted by the beauty of the British countryside.
He sold more paintings in France than in his home country, England, at first. But when given the chance to travel to sell his paintings abroad, he said he would rather “be a poor man in England than a rich man abroad.”
Constable died in 1837. During his lifetime he got little praise in his home country for painting countryside scenery. Yet he is now considered to be one of the greatest British artists.
1.John Constable studied painting because____________.
A.he was interested in it B.his parents hoped he would study it
C.he wanted to make more money D.He liked the Royal Academy school
2.At the Royal Academy, John Constable __________.
A.wasn’t a good student B.didn't get on well with his classmates
C.was very hardworking D.became very famous
3.What do we know about John Constable?
A.He thought technique was the most important in art painting.
B.His paintings sold better in France than in England at first.
C.He was interested in drawing portraits.
D.He became very rich by painting.
4.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A.John Constable was willing to travel to France.
B.John Constable was tired of being poor.
C.John Constable didn't want to sell his paintings.
D.John Constable loved his country very much.
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Richard Charles Rodgers was born in New York City on June 28th, 1902. Both his parents enjoyed singing and playing the piano. His grandparents loved opera and took their grandson to many productions. Richard attended many Broadway (百老汇) shows as a child. Richard began playing the piano by the age of three. At the age of fifteen, he decided that he would work in the musical theater. In the same year, he wrote the music for a stage show presented by a local group of young people. Then, he wrote music for a production of the students at Columbia University.
Richard and his wife Dorothy had two daughters and six grandchildren. One daughter and two grandsons also write music. Richard died in 1979. Books written about his life describe him as a cold man who was often depressed (消沉的). Family members say he was only able to express himself through music.
Other future show business leaders were also involved in the Columbia productions. Two of these men would be very important in Richard’s life — Oscar Hammerstein and Lorenz Hart. Richard once said the show he liked the best was Carousel, the second musical (音乐剧) he wrote with Oscar Hammerstein. Music experts say that a Richard show is always playing somewhere in the world — on Broadway, in theaters in different countries, and in local school productions. And people all over the world still enjoy the movies linked to Richard, such as State Fair, South Pacific, Pal Joey, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma and Carousel.
1.When did Richard Charles Rodgers decide that he would work in the musical theater?
A. In 1967. B. In 1917. C. In 1907. D. In 1905.
2.Which musical is the one that he likes most?
A. Oklahoma. B. The Sound of Music.
C. State Fair. D. Carousel.
3.Which is the first musical he wrote with Oscar Hammerstein?
A. Carousel. B. South Pacific. C. Not mentioned. D. State Fair.
4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. All the life of Richard Charles Rodgers B. Richard Charles Rodgers’ Family
C. Richard Charles Rodgers’ Music D. Richard Charles Rodgers’ Stage
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Helen Keller was born in America in June, 1880. Everything was all right when she was born. But when she was 19 months old, an attack of fever left her blind and deaf for the rest of her life. She was so young when she became blind that as she grew older she did not remember being able to see; and she became deaf before she had any idea of the importance of human speech. She lived in darkness and silence.
As she grew older, she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feelings. But she realized she was cut off from others. Her parents were greatly worried. How could anyone make touch with Helen’s mind and intelligence in darkness and silence without speech? Helen was nearly seven before a teacher was found. Her name was Miss Sullivan.
Miss Sullivan had a lot of difficulties in teaching Helen Keller. As the child could neither see nor hear, she had to use manual alphabet. But Helen’s energy and intelligence and strong spirit as well as Miss Sullivan’s skill and patience, overcame all the difficulties. As Helen grew up, she became an able student, passed examination and finally took a university degree in English literature. She then devoted all herself to helping the blind and the deaf. Her personal success, together with the work she had done for others, made her one of the greatest women in modern times. She wrote many books and “The Story of My Life”is a wonderful one.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Helen Keller was born blind and deaf.
B.She first became blind and then deaf.
C.She became blind and deaf in 1880.
D.She became blind and deaf sometime about January 1882.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A.Helen became blind and deaf because she suffered from a high fever.
B.Helen became blind before she could see anything.
C.Helen became deaf before she realized how important it was to be able to hear and speak.
D.Helen, too, wanted to touch with others with speech.
3.Helen was finally successful mainly because of______.
A.her parents’ help
B.the manual alphabet Miss Sullivan used in teaching her
C.the help she got when she was studying for a university degree
D.her hard work, cleverness and will-power as well as Sullivan’s great efforts
4.Helen Keller finally became______.
A.an able student
B.a writer
C.the greatest woman in modern times
D.a student who took a university degree in English literature
5.Helen Keller’s parents were greatly worried because___.
A.She was growing older
B.She was cut off from others
C.she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feelings but she could not
D.she was almost seven years old and yet they were not sure whether they could find a suitable teacher for her
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On June 21, 1982, Prince (王子) William, the future King of England, was born. Since then, he has won all the hearts of the public.
When he was very small, he got a number of nicknames (绰号):King Tot, Willys, Billy, and William the Terrible!He was often found climbing into wastebaskets, trying to flush (冲刷) Dad’s shoes down the toilet (厕所) and pressing buttons, which often made alarm ring!
Prince William has a lot of rules to follow:no drinking in public, no smoking or taking drugs, no kissing girls in public. William was especially close to Diana. However, he has been brave beyond his years since his mother’s sudden death because of the car accident.
Prince William’s fans are growing in number every day. He got more than 12, 000 fan letters a week. When he made a trip to Canada, thousands of girls went frenetic and screamed, “William, will you marry me?” His favorite drink is coke and his favorite foods are burgers, fries, pizza, and chocolate. William also loves to search the World Wide Web. So next time when you’re online, you might be chatting with the future King of England.
Want to write to him? Here it is:
HRH Prince William
Kensington Palace Kensington, London W8 4PN Great Britain
1.William’s mother died when he was_____. .
A. 13 B. 20 C. 19 D. 15
2.What does the underlined word “frenetic” mean?
A. Angry. B.Excited. C. Stupid. D. Comfortable.
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Prince William loves his mother very much.
B. Prince William likes western food.
C. Prince William has two brothers.
D. Prince William loves to use the computer.
4.Where can you probably see the article?
A. In a magazine B. In a textbook C. In a sports report D. On TV
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的词(1个单词)或括号内单词的适当形式。
Born on June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager1.was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust (大屠杀). She and her family, along with four others,2.(spend ) over two years during World War Ⅱ3.( hide) in another part of rooms above her father's office in Amsterdam.
Since it was first published in 1947 , Anne Frank's diary has become one of the4.(powerful) memoirs(回忆录)of the Holocaust.5.( it) message of courage and hope in the face of difficulty has reached millions. The diary has been translated into more than 60 languages with over 30 million copies6.(sell). Anne Frank's story is especially7.( meaning) to young people today. For many she is their first exposure(接触) to the history of the Holocaust.
After being reported to the Nazis, Anne, her family, and8.others living with them were arrested (逮捕) and sent to Nazi concentration camps. In March of 1945 , several9.(month) after she was arrested, Anne Frank died. She was fifteen years old.
Her courage and legacy live on, and she is frequently regarded10.a role model for today.
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Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.
His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”
This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.
However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to (沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.
1.How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
2.Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d
C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a
3.We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald __________.
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
4.The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about __________.
A. Zelda’s personal life
B. Zelda’s illness and treatment
C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham
D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world
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