1、专题十六 人物型阅读理解专题导读真题典例新题预测返回目录专题十六人物型阅读理解人物类阅读属于记叙文文体，描写的都是比较有名的或有重大成就的人，如政治要人、艺术明星、体育明星等，内容主要涉及某人的生平事迹、轶事趣闻、生活背景、个性特征、成长和奋斗历程等，其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，脉络清楚，可读性较强。此类文体主要考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。做此类阅读理解题时往往有材料看得懂，题目不好做的感觉。做题时要注意以下几点：(1)理清事件的线索；(2)分析人物的个性特点；(3)把握记叙的顺序，如是顺叙、倒叙还是插叙。专题导读返回目录真题典例2013山东卷 George Gers
2、hwin,born in 1898,was one of Americas greatest composers.He published his first song when he was eighteen years old.During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.Many of Gershwins songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City.These plays were
3、a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s.Many of his songs have remained popular as ever.Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible wayfrom jazz to country.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录真题典例In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music.Could jazz,some peop
4、le asked,be considered serious music?In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music.Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it.And in that short time,he c
5、omposed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue.Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert.The audience were thrilled when they heard his music.It made him worldfamous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录真题典例In 1928,Gershwin went
6、 to Paris.He applied to study composition(作曲)with the wellknown musician Nadia Boulanger,but she rejected him.She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazzinfluenced style.While there,Gershwin wrote An American in Paris.When it was first performed,critics(评论家)were divided over the music.So
7、me called it happy and full of life,to others it was silly and boring.But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States.It still remains one of his most famous works.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录真题典例George Gershwin died in 1937,just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer.He was only thirtynine
8、 years old.Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages.People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.1Many of Gershwins musical works were _Awritten about New Yorkers Bcomposed for Paul WhitemanCplayed mainly in the countryside Dperformed
9、in various ways专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录真题典例2What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?AIt attracted more people to theatres.BIt proved jazz could be serious music.CIt made Gershwin leader of the orchestra.DIt caused a debate among jazz musicians.3What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?AH
10、e created one of his best works.BHe studied with Nadia Boulanger.CHe argued with French critics.DHe changed his music style.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录真题典例4What do we learn from the last paragraph?AMany of Gershwins works were lost.BThe death of Gershwin was widely reported.CA concert was held in memory of Gers
11、hwin.DBrain cancer research started after Gershwins death.5Which of the following best describes Gershwin?ATalented and productive.BSerious and boring.CPopular and unhappy.DFriendly and honest.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测(一)Cherie Blair has attacked“yummy mummies”who focus on raising their children at the ex
12、pense of their careers,suggesting their children lack a sense of independence.The wife of the former British Prime Minister also accused some young women of seeking to“marry a rich husband and retire”instead of working.Mrs Blair,a QC and mother of four,criticized women who“put all their effort into
13、their children”instead of working.“Mothers who go out to work are setting a better example for their children，”she said.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测Some women regard motherhood as an acceptable alternative to a career.Instead,women should strive for both.“Every woman needs to be selfsufficient and in that wa
14、y you really dont have a choicefor your own satisfaction;you hear these yummy mummies talk about being the best possible mother and they put all their effort into their children.I also want to be the best possible mother,but I know that my job as a mother includes bringing my children up so actually
15、 they can live without me.”The term“yummy mummy”is generally used to refer to a woman whose husbands wealth allows her to devote herself fulltime to her children and her appearance.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测In fact,despite Mrs Blairs worries about nonworking mothers,official statistics show that the propor
16、tion of mothers who work has actually risen steadily in recent years.According to the Office for National Statistics,66 per cent of mothers are now in some form of paid work.In 1996,the figure was 61 per cent.The number of working mothers is now around 5.3 million,up from 4.5 million in 1996.专题十六人物型
17、阅读理解返回目录新题预测Speaking to Fortune magazines Most Powerful Women event in Claridges,Mrs Blair appeared to accuse some young women of lacking professional ambition,focusing on their prospective partners career instead of their own.Mrs Blair said her view was informed by her own experience of her father
18、abandoning her mother when she was a child.But she insisted that all women should make sure they can provide for themselves:“Even good men could have an accident or die and youre left holding the baby.”Often in the headlines during her husbands premiership,Mrs Blair has taken a more active public ro
19、le since he left office in 2007,setting up a charitable foundation to support women setting up their own firms in developing countries.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测1If someone is a“yummy mummy”，she is most likely to _Astart her own companyBteach her children at homeCstay at home to raise her childrenDhelp her
20、 husband with his business2Mrs Blair might support the women who _Atry to balance their work and their family lifeBtry to find rich husbands and make life easierCsacrifice their own careers to look after their childrenDdevote most of their time to their careers专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测3We know from the pa
21、ssage that _AThe number of working mothers has dropped since 1996BMrs Blair worked even when her husband was Prime MinisterCMost women in Britain would like to be“yummy mummies”DMrs Blair was worried about those working mothers专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测4Which of the following statements is TRUE about Mrs B
22、lair?AMrs Blair didnt attract much medias attention when her husband was Prime Minister.BMrs Blair must have had a happy and quiet childhood.CMrs Blair hasnt appear much in public since her husband left office in 2007.DMrs Blair has been helping women to be independent.5The passage might be taken fr
23、om _Aa fashion book Ba text bookCa newspaper Da science magazine专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测(二)Blue Ballietts mysteries are mainly about stolen items,kidnappings(诱拐)and kid crimesolvers.Her new book,Hold Fast,is no exception.When 11yearold Early Pearls father suddenly disappears,she and her family end up liv
24、ing in a homeless shelter.As the story unfolds,Early learns her fathers disappearance is tied to the theft of valuable jewels.The following is the interview of TFK with Balliett.TFK:_？专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测BALLIETT:I would have to say I would be most like Early although I think Early is much cooler tha
25、n I was when I was little.Im pretty determined when I want to get something done,and Early is a determined character,too.TFK:Why do you set most of your books in Chicago?BALLIETT:I love Chicago.Its a city where you can chase down so many puzzles and stories.It has all kinds of people and reallife my
26、steries to be worked on.All the factualsounding things in my books are real.I learn a lot when I write a book.TFK:Do you enjoy writing books for kids?专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测3What can we know about the character“Early Pearl”of Hold Fast?AHer family goes through a tough time after her father disappears.BH
27、er father is put in prison after stealing a lot of valuable jewels.CShe is a teenager who often gives up in the face of difficulties.DShe is a lovely girl but sometimes steals things.专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测4Which one should be the first question TFK asks Blue Balliett?AWhat is your new book mainly about
28、?BWhat was your inspiration for Hold Fast?CHow did you get to know those homeless kids in Chicago?DWhat made you get interested in writing books for children?5It can be inferred from the passage that Blue Balliett_Ais fond of living in a big city like ChicagoBlikes making friends with homeless peopl
29、eCcares about the lives of those poor childrenDis a beautiful writer who likes taking challenges专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录新题预测BALLIETT:I would have to say I would be most like Early although I think Early is much cooler than I was when I was little.Im pretty determined when I want to get something done,and Ear
30、ly is a determined character,too.TFK:Why do you set most of your books in Chicago?BALLIETT:I love Chicago.Its a city where you can chase down so many puzzles and stories.It has all kinds of people and reallife mysteries to be worked on.All the factualsounding things in my books are real.I learn a lot when I write a book.TFK:Do you enjoy writing books for kids?专题十六人物型阅读理解返回目录
