高考英语二轮复习限时检测：阅读理解 人物传记类

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1、阅读理解之人物传记类(共3篇，限时22分钟)A(2013·皖南八校高三第四次联考)In1990,22yearoldChristopherMcCandlessgaveuphiscareerplans,leftbehindeveryoneheknew,donatedallhissavingstocharity,andwentoffonanadventure,hikinghiswaythroughAmericatoAlaska.Ofcourse,thisisanunusualstory.Mostcollegegraduateswouldnotdoso.However,s

2、tudiesshowthatinteenageyears,peoplearemorelikelytotryoutnewexperiences.Forexample,insteadofworkinghiswayupthesameorganisationlikehisgrandfatherdid,a15yearoldteenagermaydreamaboutbecomingatraveller—onlytofindinhisearly20sthatthisattractionofnewplacesisfadingandchangeislessattractive.Th

3、ereasonwhypeoplebecomelesskeentochangeastheygetoldermaybethatpeoplegenerallyhavesimilarlifepatternsanddemands.Mostpeopleaimtofindajobandapartner.Astheygetolder,theymayhaveyoungchildrenandelderlyfamilymemberstolookafter.Theseresponsibilitiescannotbeachievedwithoutsomedegreeofsteadiness

4、,whichmeansthatnewexperiencesandideasmaynothaveaplaceintheperson'slife.Newexperiencesmaybringexcitementaswellasinsecurity,somostpeopleprefertostaywiththefamiliar.However,noteveryindividualisthesame.Achildmaywanttoplayadifferentgameeverydayandgetfedupifnothingchangesatthekindergarten.A

5、nothermayplaywiththesamechildrenandtoysoneveryvisit.Youngchildrenwhoavoidnewexperienceswillgrowuptobemoretraditionalthanothers.Psychologists(心理学家)arguethatthosewhohavemoreopenpersonalitiesaschildrenaremoreopenthanothersmightbewhentheyareolderandthatyoungmenhaveagreaterinterest_in_nove

6、ltythanwomen,althoughastheyage,thisdesirefornewexperiencesfadesmorequicklythanitdoesinwomen.语篇解读：McCandless大学毕业后将所有的积蓄捐给了慈善机构，之后一个人去北美大陆漂泊，这件事在美国引起了强烈反响。然而，并不是每个人都能放下一切追求自己的梦想。1．Thefirstparagraphservesasa(n)________.A．explanation　　　　　　　　B．introductionC．commentD．background解析：选B　推理判断题。下

7、文主要针对人们是否能放弃现状、尝试新的生活进行了讨论，因此作者在首段中用McCandless的故事引出本文的主题。故选B项。2．Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthekeyfactorthatpreventspeopletryingoutnewexperiences?A．Responsibilities.B．Partners.C．Age.D．Education.解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第三段的第三、四句可知，人们长大后要照顾老人、孩子。如果他们没有稳定的生活，便无法实现这些责任。故选A项。3．Theunderlinedphrase“intere

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