话题语篇专练 7

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话题语篇专练 7

人物传记(一) (建议用时35分钟)

Ⅰ. 完形填空

(2014·山东高考)

Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age of five with her family. While 1 her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(n) 2 in medicine. At 18 she married and 3 a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a 4 . Her husband supported her decision.

5 , Canadian medical schools did not 6 women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study 7 at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to 8 her medical degree.

Upon graduation, Charlotte 9 to Montreal and set up a private 10 . Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a 11 doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte 12 herself operating on damaged limbs and setting 13 bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.

But Charlotte had been practising without a licence. She had 14 a doctor’s licence in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was 15 . The Manitoba College of

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Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to 16 her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to 17 her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to 18 a licence to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte 19 to practise without a licence until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.

In 1993, 77 years after her 20 , a medical licence was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor“this courageous and pioneering woman. ”

【文章大意】本文讲述了一位加拿大女医生冲破性别歧视的羁绊救死扶伤的故事。

1. A. raising B. teaching C. nursing

D. missing

【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后面的“her ill elder sister”可知, 此处应该为“护理她生病的姐姐”。nurse护理。 2. A. habit

B. interest

C. opinion

D. voice

【解析】选B。固定搭配题。have an interest in. . . 对……感兴趣, 为固定搭配。 3. A. invented C. offered

B. selected D. started

【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。18岁时结了婚, 所以开始(拥有了)家庭。 4. A. doctor C. lawyer

B. musician D. physicist

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上文中的“她对医学感兴趣”及下一段中的Canadian medical schools可知, 此处应为想当医生。 5. A. Besides

B. Unfortunately

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C. Otherwise D. Eventually

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。结合上文可知她想学医, 但是由下文中的“加拿大的医学院在那时不接受女学生。”可知, unfortunately不幸的是, 符合语境。 6. A. hire

B. entertain

C. trust

D. accept

【解析】选D。词语辨析题。加拿大的医学院不接受女学生。accept接受。 7. A. history

B. physics

C. medicine D. law

【解析】选C。词汇复现题。结合上文, 不能在加拿大学医, 她只好到美国去学医。 8. A. improve

B. save

C. design

D. earn

【解析】选D。词语辨析题。她用了五年的时间获得了医学学位。earn挣得; 获得。 9. A. returned C. spread

B. escaped D. wandered

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。一毕业, 她就回到了蒙特利尔, 第一段第一句有提示。 10. A. school

B. museum

C. clinic

D. lab

【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。学医之后, 她回到蒙特利尔开了一家私人诊所。clinic诊所, 门诊部。 11. A. busy

B. wealthy

C. greedy

D. lucky

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据后文“Charlotte herself operating on damaged limbs and setting bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area. ”可知, 她终日很忙碌。 12. A. helped

B. found

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C. troubled D. imagined

【解析】选B。固定搭配题。find oneself doing. . . 发觉自己在做某事; find herself operating on. . . 此处强调她自己一直忙于做手术。 13. A. harmful

B. tired

C. broken

D. weak

【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据句中的“damaged limbs”可知, 此处应选“broken”最佳, set the broken bones接碎骨。 14. A. put away C. turned in

B. taken over D. applied for

【解析】选D。背景常识题。没有行医执照, 所以去申请。apply for申请。 15. A. punished C. blamed

B. refused D. fired

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。句中but表示转折的关系, 她申请行医执照, 但是被拒绝了。 16. A. display C. preview

B. change D. complete

【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。曼尼托巴医学院要她在一所加拿大的医学院里完成学业。complete完成。 17. A. leave

B. charge

C. test

D. cure

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据语境, Charlotte拒绝离开她的病人, 花费时间学习她已经知道的东西。 18. A. sell

B. donate

C. issue

D. show

【解析】选C。词语辨析题。由于医学院拒绝发给她行医执照, 她只好要求立法

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机构给她发一个执照, 但是也被拒绝了。issue发给。 19. A. continued C. pretended

B. promised D. dreamed

【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据语境, Charlotte在没有执照的情况下, 继续行医直至1912年。 20. A. birth C. wedding

B. death D. graduation

【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。结合上文, 发给她行医执照应该是她去世后77年的事了。 Ⅱ. 阅读理解

A

The Man of Many Secrets—Harry Houdini—was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes—from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.

Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very

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successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.

It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck—and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, and passes quickly from her mouth to his.

Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He managed to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World-wide fame and a name remembered today.

【文章大意】这是一篇人物故事, 主要讲述胡迪尼是如何成为享誉国际的逃脱艺术家的故事。

1. According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on . A. his special tricks and supernatural powers B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key C. his magic tricks and unhuman powers D. his wisdom and magic tricks

【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第二段的第二句It was simply strength以及第四段的最后一句Bess gave him a kiss for good luck—and a small skeleton key, which

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is a key that fits many locks, and passes quickly from her mouth to his可知。 2. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to . A. his first prison escape B. the year 1898 C. the publicity

D. Harry Houdini’s success

【解析】选A。词义猜测题。联系第三段的第六句Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. 可知。

3. From the passage we can infer that Houdini became famous . A. in 1894

B. before he married D. when he was about 24

C. at the age of 17

【解析】选D。细节理解题。从第三段第一句when he was 17, in 1891. 以及第六句Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. 可推知。 4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. A Skeleton Key

B. A Man of Many Secrets D. Great Escape

C. World-wide Fame

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。文章主要讲述胡迪尼不可思议的逃脱艺术, 能不可思议地从监狱、脚镣及手铐中逃脱。

B

Gretchen Alexander is sightless. But she refuses to allow her blindness to limit her life activities. She enjoys archery, golf, softball, sailing and water skiing, as well as a number of other activities that those of us who are sighted have yet to learn. She also speaks to groups about living life fully. When speaking to a group of high school students, she was once asked if there was anything she wouldn’t try. “I’ve decided to never sky dive, ”she answered. “It would scare the heck out of my dog. ”

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Why do some people rise above their problems and live life fully, while others become defeated? Merle Shain explains it this way: “There are only two ways to approach life, ”Shain says, “as a victim or as a gallant fighter. And you must decide if you want to act or to react. . . ”

When discouraged, a victim reacts, perhaps in pain or self-pity. But a fighter will act. A fighter will make a decision to change that set of circumstances that left her or him discouraged. Or a fighter will decide to accept those circumstances with grace and move ahead anyway. A fighter will decide to act with courage. A fighter will take responsibility for his or her happiness. No matter how afraid, a fighter will refuse to give in to the most defeating of all human emotions—helplessness. A victim reacts. A fighter acts. It’s your decision. It’s a decision about whether you will live your life fully with courage, or whether you will be forever defeated by harsh circumstances. Make it well, for it may be one of the most important decisions you ever make.

Will you be a victim or a gallant fighter?

【文章大意】文章主要讲述Gretchen Alexander虽然是个盲人, 但是和命运抗争的故事, 阐述了受害者和斗士的不同。 5. The best title for this article would be . A. Gretchen Alexander’s Life B. Merle Shain’s Attitude to Life C. Victims or Fighters D. The Way of Life

【解析】选C。主旨大意题。从文章内容可知Gretchen Alexander虽然是盲人, 但

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是她没有让自己的失明妨碍自己的生活, 相反, 她努力和命运作斗争, 文章最后一句Will you be a victim or a gallant fighter? 也充分说明了主旨, 故选C项。 6. What can we learn about Gretchen Alexander from this passage? A. She is more athletic than those of us who are sighted. B. She is discouraged when her dog is scared. C. There is no limitation to her life activities. D. She is a brave fighter.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。从文章第一段的句子But she refuses to allow her blindness to limit her life activities. She enjoys archery, golf, softball, sailing and water skiing, as well as a number of other activities that those of us who are sighted have yet to learn. 可知: 她没有让失明限制自己的活动, Gretchen Alexander是个勇敢的斗士。

7. The underlined word “it”(Paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to . A. life

B. choice D. circumstance

C. courage

【解析】选B。词义猜测题。从本句中的one of the most important decisions you ever make可知it指的是“你做的选择”, 故选B项。 8. The third paragraph mainly talks about . A. the difference between a victim and a fighter B. the reactions of helplessness C. decision-making D. a fighter’s responsibility

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【解析】选A。段落大意题。从第三段的第一、二句When discouraged, a victim reacts, perhaps in pain or self-pity. But a fighter will act. 可知这段讲的主要是受害者和斗士之间的不同, 故选A项。

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