专题十五 阅读理解

一、记叙文 高考精萃 Passage 1 (2014·四川卷)

In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.

We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn't care much about my bedtime.

Dad was a Railway Express agent and Morn was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel(桶) of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home.

Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Morn rescued me. I hadn't turned 5 yet.

As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?

As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder (驾雪橇者), I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹)heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.

In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d'Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.

1．What can be inferred about the author's family? A. His father was a cruel man. B. His parents didn't love him.

C. His parents used to be very busy. D. His mother didn't have any jobs.

2．What happened when the author was 4? A. He learned to smoke.

B. He was locked in a basement. C. He was arrested by the police. D. He nearly caused a fire accident. 3．Which of the following is true?

A. Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds.

B. The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.

C. Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950.

D. The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska. 4．What is the author's purpose of writing the text? A. To look back on his childhood with adventures.

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B. To describe the extreme weather of Alaska. C. To express how much he misses Leonhard. D. To show off his pride in making trouble. 答案与解析

作者四岁的时候，一家人搬到了阿拉斯加州居住。在这个天寒地冻的地方，作者经历过很多的冒险和奇遇，这些成为作者日后难忘的回忆。

1．C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句、第三段的前两句和第四段第一句可推断出，作者小时候，父母总是很忙，根本没有时间照顾他。

2．D 细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，喜欢惹是生非的作者有一天差点引发一场火灾。 3．A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句中的定语“famous as a dog sledder”可知，莱昂纳德擅长驾驶狗拉的雪橇。

4．A 主旨大意题。作者通过写这篇文章主要回忆了自己小时候在阿拉斯加州居住时那些充满冒险和奇遇的童年故事。 Passage 2 (2014·重庆卷)

One moment it was quiet and calm in the forest, the next, the air was charged with tension. The elephant had heard the distant alarm calls of animals and her mood suddenly changed. I urged the elephant deeper into the forest. We sounded like a forest fire—crackling，snapping，trailblazing. But through all the noise came a sharp warning cry. The elephant stopped and we heard it again—the tell-tale call of a spotted deer.

I looked quickly around the shadows of the forest. Rays of sunlight shone through tree branches, beneath which the patch-work(交错) of green plants and shadows-within-shadows would make

tiger stripes (条纹) look more attractive. Apart from an occasional noise from the elephant's stomach, the forest was silent.

Gradually, the tension slipped from our bodies. The elephant seized a nearby branch and put it into her mouth. I reached forward and gently moved my hand over the elephant's neck；there was a soft part, free of wrinkles and hairs, behind her ear.

This was my fourth time to_sense_the_aura of the forest in Corbett，although I saw no tigers in the end. Located at the foot of the Himalayan mountains，Corbett is home to about 135 Bengal tigers, but the forest seemed to be guarding their whereabouts(出没处), a silent reminder of their secrecy and rarity. Still，I was happy enough touching the elephant behind the ear. If I had so desperately wanted to see a tiger，I could have gone to a zoo. After all，spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty; tracking them can make you aware of something more. 1．Which of the following was a clear signal of alarm? A. The elephant stopped. B. A spotted deer called.

C. The elephant seized a branch. D. The forest was silent for a while.

2．The author begins his account of the tour in the forest mainly by ________. A. describing various sounds B. comparing different animals C. listing different activities D. introducing various plants

3．What does the underlined part “to sense the aura” most probably mean?

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A. To see the diversity. B. To enjoy the scenery. C. To feel the atmosphere. D. To experience the freedom.

4．How does the author feel after several visits to Corbett? A. Seeing a Bengal tiger is quite thrilling. B. It is very time-consuming to travel in Corbett.

C. It is really worthwhile to study the animals in Corbett. D. The process of finding Bengal tigers is most appealing. 答案与解析

作者去科比特国家公园寻找孟加拉野生虎，虽然这一过程充满了危险、神秘和惊悚，而且毫无结果，但是作者却乐此不疲，觉得寻找老虎的过程最有趣。

1．B 细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句中的“a sharp warning cry”以及it 所指代的“the tell-tale call of a spotted deer”可知梅花鹿的叫声是一种警告的信号。

2．A 细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，作者主要是通过描述各种各样的声音开始讲述他的森林之旅的。

3．C 推理判断题。根据上文，特别是第一、二段可推断出，画线部分指的是“感觉到那种氛围”。

4．D 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“After all, spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty; tracking them can make you aware of something more.” 可推断出，作者觉得发现孟加拉虎的过程最吸引人。 Passage 3 (2014·山东卷)

It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.

Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important—sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater, Mr. Bellow, did not mind if you did.

That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We'd already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it. We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.

Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart's dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They're really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.

1．In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner? A．1952. B．1962.

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