1、专题限时训练(十五)人物型阅读理解(限时：25分钟)(一)Kareem AbdulJabbar was one of the best basketball players in history. He was the NBAs most valuable player six times and a 19time AllStar. When he retired in 1989, he was the NBAs alltime leading scorer with 38，387 points. That record has still to be broken.After retirem
2、ent, Jabbar began scoring in the literary world. He has written seven bestselling books. In his new childrens book What Color Is My World？，he shines_the_spotlight_on AfricanAmerican inventors whose achievements often went unnoticed. A reporter recently interviewed him in New York City.R: The title o
3、f your new book is What Color Is My World？， but the subtitle is The Lost History of AfricanAmerican Inventors. Why do you say its a lost history?K: AfricanAmerican inventors made some very significant contributions to American life and world culture, but theyre not acknowledged. So I think I should
4、put something in the spotlight.R: Why did you choose to present this information in the form of a childrens book?K: I thought kids, especially AfricanAmerican kids, needed to know this information. They should get this information at an early age so that they can have an idea of whats possible. So m
5、any kids are told that sports and entertainment are the fields that they should go into, and everything else is ignored. I wanted to put something out there that gave them a broader picture of what was possible.R: How did you combine facts with a good story? How did you decide on which inventors to
6、include?K: The inventors I chose all made significant contributions to American life. So, everybody likes ice cream, but nobody knows about the guy who invented the ice cream scoop(勺子). Everybody likes potato chips, but nobody really knows that a black cook invented potato chips. Things like that ge
7、t through to people because these are things that are a part of their everyday life. Once they see black people are involved in inventing it, it changes things.1The underlined phrase “shines the spotlight on” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_”Adirects peoples attention toBis very interes
8、ted inCthinks highly ofDappeals to people not to disturb2Why did Jabbar write the book What Color Is My World?ATo provide an instructive literary book for parents.BTo make people recognize the contributions AfricanAmericans made.CTo show he also has literary talent besides the talent in basketball.D
9、To raise money for poor AfricanAmerican kids.3What did Jabbar intend to tell AfricanAmerican kids in his book?AInformation about their early age.BFields they shouldnt go into.CThings that can be ignored.DIdeas of what is possible.4According to Jabbars words in the last paragraph, _Anot everybody lik
10、es ice cream and potato chipsBice cream and potato chips are both invented by a black cookChis book may change peoples attitude to black peopleDthings in everyday life are easier to be described in books(二)Patti Page, the topselling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold,
11、 died on January 3rd, 2013, when she was 86. She was one of the most beloved singers of the postwar era. Take her The Tennessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.Born in Claremore, Oklahoma, a small town near Tulsa, Page originally dreamed of a career in
12、commercial art. Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to performing on her own 15minute program.At age 20, Page was discovered by bigband leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. In 1948, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records an
13、d two years later enjoyed her first hit record. She stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years and recorded hit after hit including With My Eyes Wide Open, Im Dreaming and Old Cape Cod.Her last hit was HushHush, Sweet Charlotte, recorded for the Bette Davis movie of the same name. And then, there was
14、 Doggie in the Window. The creative tune was a huge hit, but with its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词), the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.Throughout the 1950s, Patti Page made regular appearances on television vari
15、ety shows and in 1957 she was chosen to host the musical program The Big Record. The following year, Page appeared in her own CBS television series, The Patti Page Show. She continued to record and perform into the 21st century, most recently releasing an album of songs for children, a Christmas rec
16、ord, and a new “best” of collection.Besides music, Patti Page did a bit of acting. She costarred with the Oscarwinning Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry, and also starred on stage in the musical play Annie Get Your Gun.1According to the passage, Patti Page _Awanted to be a singer as a childBwas born in
17、 a small town in 1927Cwas known mainly for her acting skillsDstarted her work as a TV program hostess2According to the passage, which of her following recorded songs was criticized?AOld Cape Cod.BHushHush, Sweet Charlotte.CDoggie in the Window.DWith My Eyes Wide Open, Im Dreaming.3We can know from t
18、he passage that Patti Page _Agot to know Jack Rael in 1945Bleft Mercury Records at the age of 35Cappeared in The Patti Page Show in 1957Dwrote many songs for children in her late life4It is inferred from the passage that _APatti Page gave up singing in public in her late lifeBPatti Pages gift in art
19、 began to be shown in her teensCPatti Pages great success was due to her hard work and others helpDPatti Page was not only a successful singer but also a successful actress(三)Bobby Moresco grew up in New Yorks Hells Kitchen, a tough workingclass neighbourhood on Manhattans West Side.But Hells Kitche
20、n lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen.Being stagestruck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners.Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17.If you wer
21、e a kid from the neighbourhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal.Not an actor.Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east.He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle callsand during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2，000.“I wasnt a good acto
22、r, but I had a driving need to do something different with my life，” he says.He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender.“My father said, Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and a daughter.” But Moresco kept working at his chosen craft.Then in 1983 his younge
23、r brother Thomas was murdered in a moblinked killing.Moresco moved back to his old neighbourhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony(遗产) of Hells Kitchen.HalfDeserted Streets, based on his brothers killing, opened at a small offBroadway theatre in 1988.A Hollywood prod
24、ucer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay.His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood.By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him.Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country
25、after September 11.The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down.They kept pitching (竭力推销) it. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision in modern America.Moresco believed so strongly in the scrip
26、t that he borrowed money and sold his house.He and Haggis kept pushing.At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the upfront money was too little.Moresco delayed his salary.Crash slipped into the theatres in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a crit
27、ical success.It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won threeBest Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hells Kitchen.At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success.“If you have something you want to do in life, dont think about
28、the problems，” he says, “think about other ways to get it done.”1Rearrange the following statements in terms of time order：a. His work HalfDeserted Streets drew attention as it opened at a small offBroadway theatre.b. Unexpectedly Crash became both a hit and a huge success.c. He moved to Hollywood t
29、o be a taxi driver and a waiter.d. He started to learn acting with the belief of doing something different.e. His younger brother Thomas was killed in conflict among bullies.Ad；c；e；a；b Bd；e；c；b；aCc；d；e；a；b Dc；e；d；b；a2Why did Bobby Moresco not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17?AHe
30、wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise.BHis girlfriend did not allow him to do this.CHe was afraid of being laughed at.DHe had no talent for acting.3Which of the following sentences is NOT true?AHis father did not support his work as a bartender.BBefore he became an overnight success, his life exp
31、erienced ups and downs.CHis brothers death inspired his writing HalfDeserted Streets.DMoresco grew up in New Yorks Hells Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway.4The studio executives turned down the script Crash because _Athey thought the script would not be popularBthe script was not well w
32、rittenCthey had no money to make the film based on the scriptDthey thought Moresco was not famous专题限时训练(十五)(一)【要点综述】贾巴尔是NBA历史上最伟大的篮球运动员之一。退休后，他投身文学并写出了7本畅销书。本文是记者对他的一段采访，从中可以看出贾巴尔的文学立场和观点。1A词义猜测题。shine the spotlight on本意为“把聚光灯照向”，在这里是“把人们的注意力引向，使关注”的意思。2B细节理解题。从文中“AfricanAmerican inventors made some
33、 very significant contributions to American life and world culture, but theyre not acknowledged.So I think I should put something in the spotlight.”可知，贾巴尔写这本书的目的是为了让人们了解并承认非裔美国发明家对美国以及世界文化做出的贡献。3D细节理解题。从文中“They should get this information at an early age so that they can have an idea of whats possib
34、le.”以及“I wanted to put something out there that gave them a broader picture of what was possible.”可知答案。4C推理判断题。从文章最后一段贾巴尔说的话，特别是“Things like that get through to people because these are things that are a part of their everyday life.Once they see black people are involved in inventing it，it changes t
35、hings.”可以推出答案。(二)【要点综述】美国歌手帕蒂佩姬与世长辞，享年86岁；她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一。1B推理判断题。根据“died on January 3rd，2013，when she was 86.”可推断她出生在1927年，再根据第二段“Born in Claremore，Oklahoma，a small town near Tulsa”可知她出生在一个小镇，由此可判断选B项。2C推理判断题。根据第四段“And then，there was Doggie in the Window. The creative tune was a huge hit，but wit
36、h its repeated barking sounds and silly lyrics(歌词)，the song has been used by many people as an example of all that was wrong with pop music in the early 1950s.”可推断选C项。3B细节理解题。根据第三段“In 1948，she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and two years later enjoyed her first hit record.S
37、he stayed with Mercury for the next 14 years”可知，她是在35岁的时候离开了Mercury唱片公司，故选B项。4D推理判断题。根据帕蒂佩姬不断引起轰动的歌曲可知她是一位成功的歌手，根据最后一段可推断，她同时也是一位成功的演员，故选D项。(三)【要点综述】他出生于一个普通的家庭，却有着表演的梦想，不懈的努力终于让他在好莱坞出人头地，这就是博比莫里斯科奥斯卡最佳原创剧本得奖者。他成功的秘诀就是“如果你有一个梦想，那你就应想方设法去实现它，不要有太多的顾虑。”1A细节理解题。文章按照事件发生的时间顺序介绍Bobby Moresco的奋斗历程，从开始学习表演
38、到好莱坞开车到弟弟遇害，再到他的作品引起关注直至一夜成名。故A项正确。2C细节理解题。从第一段“Being stagestruck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners.Fearing their ridicule，he told no one，not even his girlfriend，when he started taking acting lessons at age 17.”可知，Moresco害怕别人的嘲笑而不敢将自己学表演的事情告诉他人。因此C项正确。3D细节理解题。由第一段“But Hells Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway”可知Moresco住的街区就在Broadway隔壁，因此D项错误。4A细节理解题。由第五段“Studio executives，however，thought no one wanted to see a severe，honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision in modern America.”可知，制片商并不看好他的作品，担心没人愿意去影院观看。故A项正确。