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1、閱讀專項強化訓練一 英語閱讀專練---人物故事 Choose the best answer.(閱讀短文，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢??！? Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist who lived from 1833 to 1896. Alfred and his brother made explosives, but in 1864 there was an accident in the laboratory and Alfred’s brother was killed. Alfred then decided to spend his life tryi

2、ng to make explosives safer to use. One of the strongest explosives at that time was nitroglycerin(硝化甘油). This explosive, which looks like oily water, is very dangerous to use or even to carry. Nobel wanted to study nitroglycerin so he could find a way to make it safer, but the Swedish government w

3、ould not let him make any more explosives in his laboratory. It was too dangerous. Nobel had the idea of taking nitroglycerin out on a boat in the middle of a lake and working with it there. When Nobel wanted to take the nitroglycerin he was working with from one place to another, he put it into sm

4、all boxes. Then he put the small boxes into a larger box made of clay. One day, when he opened the large clay box, he found that nitroglycerin was coming out of one of the small boxes. To his surprise, the large clay box was still dry. This gave him the idea of mixing clay with nitroglycerin. The cl

5、ay would take the oil out of nitroglycerin and make it safer. He called this new explosive ‘dynamite’. Dynamite was very useful. Alfred Nobel made and sold so much of it that he became a very rich man. In his will he gave a lot of his money to the Swedish Academy of Arts and Sciences(瑞典藝術和科學學院). He

6、 wanted the money to be used to give prizes to people who did excellent work. The Academy called them 'Nobel Prizes'. The winners get a lot of money. Nobel wanted one of the prizes to be given to people who work for peace because he hated war and he did not want people to remember him as 'the dynam

7、ite man'. Some very famous people have won the Nobel Peace Prize, including Nelson Mandela of South Africa. The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces won the prize in 1988. Nobel Prizes are given out on 10 December – the date that Nobel died. 69. Alfred Nobel began studying nitroglycerin after he ____

8、_______. A) first made dynamite B) made a lot of money C) had a bad accident in his laboratory D) gave all his money to the Academy 70. Nitroglycerin is a very dangerous kind of ___________. A) dynamite B) oil C) clay D) explosive 71. The government would not let Alfred Nobel mak

9、e explosives in his laboratory because ___________. A) they wanted him to go to the lake B) Sweden is a very peaceful country C) it was too dangerous. D) Nobel’s brother had already made some 72. The word “This〞 in paragraph 3 refers to “___________〞. A) Nitroglycerin was coming out B)

10、 The large box was still dry C) The clay was mixed with nitroglycerin D) The small boxes were put into a large box 73. Alfred Nobel became very rich because he ___________. A) won a lot of prizes B) made and sold a lot of dynamite C) knew how to make nitroglycerin D) never gave any money

11、 away 74. The story is mainly about ___________. A) the man who first made dynamite B) people who have won the Nobel Peace Prize C) laboratory accidents D) the Swedish Academy Afthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class b

12、y Friday. "I don't know what to write about." he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends. Yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write. By bedtime Arthur bad drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with it

13、s branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story. On Wednesday. Mrs. Solomon, Arthur's English teacher. asked the class to turn in the draft(草稿) of their stories. Arthur's

14、 heart sank. He turned in the only work he had-the page with his name, the drawings and the note. Arthur wasn't surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. "This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog. the movie, the tr

15、ee in the wind-l can't wait to find out how they all fit together." "That isn't my story, Mrs. Solomon." Arthur said. "I haven't been able to think of one yet." "Oh. I think you have the seed of a story there- Mrs. Solomon replied, "Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story c

16、omes to you." That night Arthur sat at his desk. and this is what he wrote: "One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain. so Mike carried his umbrella Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. .The noise of the .wind sounded l

17、ike the barking of Mike's dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn't the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame(責備). Mike felt sorry becaus

18、e he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down." ' Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page. 69. What was on Arthur's page for

19、his English class by Wednesday? A) a dog, a tree and his name B) his name, the drawings and the note C) a dog, a tree. a note and a story D) his name. the drawings and the story 70. Arthur turned in his unfinished page____ A) because he had no

20、time to fit them together B) because he wasn't willing to do his homework C) because he had difficulty in writing a story D) because he wanted to show his talent for drawing 71. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably mean? A) Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog.

21、 B) The small tree will grow into a big one. C) His friend Lee can give him a lot of support. D) He can develop his story based on his draft. 72. What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is? A) She is a strict teacher. B) She is an honest teache

22、r. C) She is a wise teacher. D) She is a humorous teacher. 73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story? A) It was easy for Arthur to find words to talk. B) Arthur was asked to stay after class on Tuesday . C) Arthur didn't finish his story writing

23、 in the end. D) All the class turned in their homework except Arthur. 74. What can we infer(推斷) from the story? A) Arthur is a shy and quiet student. B)Arthur isn't very satisfied with his story. C) There will be a storm on Saturday. D) Encouragement is i

24、mportant in teaching. B.Choose the best words and complete the passage〔選擇最恰當?shù)膯卧~完成短文〕 Shakira Mebarak Ripoll, a young Colombian superstar, grew up in Barranquilla. Colombia. a coastal city of about one million people. From a very early age, she was surrounded by (被包圍) by the music of diffe

25、rent ____75____ . Her father is from the country of Lebanon in Asia and her mother is Colombian. She remembers giving her first public show at the age of four, when the music in a Middle Eastem restaurant encouraged her to get up and dance. “I ____76____ with the sense of being on stage(舞臺)〞, she sa

26、ys. “It was all I could dream of and enjoy." Shakua devoted〔投身于〕herself to learning ____77____ to dance, sing and play guitar. By the time she was 18, her songs were on the radio all over South America. She gained fans of all ages, including the world-famous Colombian writer Gabriel. “Shakir

27、a’s music has a ____78____ character that doesn’t look like anyone else’s.〞 says Gabriel. “And no one can sing or dance like her〞. Shakira’s next ____79____ was to reach an even bigger audience. In 2002, she released (=published) a new album(唱片集) with songs in both English and Spanish. The son

28、gs mixed many musical styles: from Andean flutes and Argentine tango music. to Middle Eastern dance music and American and British rock and roll. Now that she has fans all over the world, Shakira ____80____ that her music can one day help bring people together. She says, “I hope that I can br

29、idge those differences between us. It’s an adventure, a dream.〞 75. A) seasons B) prices C) cultures D) events 76. A) made a living B) fell in love C) kept in touch D) got tired 77. A) when B) what C) how

30、 D) why 78. A) personal B) common C) similar D) general 79. A) course B) chance C) manner D) goal 80 A) pretends B) predicts C) proves D) protects 閔行 2021學年一模 Courtney Dressing was ju

31、st 15 years old when she joined a team of space researchers. Those scientists landed NASA’s〔美國宇航局〕 robot rover〔機器人探測器〕,Spirit, on the planet Mars. But this was neither Courtney’s first nor her last adventure in space research. When she was in fifth grade, Courtney had ________ decided to spend her l

32、ife exploring the universe. She checked out space books from her library, studied hard in math and science classes, and later, attended United States Space Camp in Alabama. Then Courtney ________ to become part of the Student Astronaut program. After a lot of hard work, interviews, and months of

33、 waiting, Courtney won. She was at the laboratory in California with NASA scientists when Spirit reached Mars. “The most ________ part took place late at night on January 3, 2004, when we received signals showing that Spirit had landed successfully.〞 Courtney says, “I joined the rest of the scie

34、ntists in jumping up and cheering.〞 It took Courtney seven nights to work with and learn from the NASA scientists. They worked at night ________ that was daytime on Mars. They studied the photographs that Spirit was sending to Earth of Gusev Crater on Mars. They spoke to television reporters at

35、NASA press conferences and attended meetings in which the NASA team named the rocks and hills the Spirit was finding. When Courtney was 17 years old, she went to work for NASA as a student intern〔實習生〕at the Space Fight Center in Maryland. With two NASA scientists, Courtney worked on a project th

36、at might one day help future astronauts find other planets ________ Earth, where human beings could live. Courtney says her favorite part of these space adventures is working side by side with the best scientists and feeling like a part of the team. Courtney plans to study some subjects on spac

37、e science at Princeton University, then ________ to work at NASA. She encourages other kids and teens to follow their dreams of getting involved with space research. 〔 〕75. A)just B)never C)already D)seldom 〔 〕76. A)wrote a report B)entered a contest C)read a book

38、 D)gave a talk 〔 〕77. A)exciting B)difficult C)powerful D)traditional 〔 〕78. A)if B)because C)unless D)though 〔 〕79. A) based on B)far from C)instead of D)similar to 〔 〕80. A)arrange B)desire C)require D)return C) Read the passage and fill in the blanks wit

39、h proper words〔在短文的空格內填入適當?shù)脑~，使其內容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給) 崇明 2021學年一模 A young and successful man was travelling down a street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar (捷豹汽車).He was watching for kids rushing out from b___81_____ parked cars. As his car passed, no children appeared. I____82___. a bri

40、ck(磚〕went flying into the Jaguar’s side door. He was very a____83____ and drove the car back to the place where the brick had been thrown. The driver jumped out of the car and caught the nearest kid, shouting, "Who are you? What are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to c

41、ost you a lot of money. Why did you do that?" The young boy was apologetic. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do,〞 he said. “I threw the brick because no one else would s_____84_____ With tears dripping down his face, the young boy pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my

42、brother,〞 he said, “he fell out of his wheelchair 〔輪椅〕and I can’t lift him up.〞 With tears in his eyes, the boy asked the man. ''Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too h____85____ for me.〞 Moved beyond words, the driver hurriedly lifted the boy’s broth

43、er into the wheelchair. "Thank you and God bless you," the thankful child told the stranger. Too excited for words, the man simply watched the little boy push his brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long and slow walk back to the Jaguar. The d___86_____ was very noticeable

44、, but the driver never tried to r ___87______ the dented (凹陷〕side door. He kept it there to remind him of this message: Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention. God whispers in our souls and speaks to our heart. Sometimes when we don't have time

45、to listen, he has to throw a brick at us. 虹口 2021學年一模 Beatlemania is a very strong feeling for the group, the Beatles. The Beatles were four young musicians from Liverpool, England. Their n 81 were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. These four men n 82 took

46、music lessons. They taught themselves to play music. In 1957, John c 83 a group called the Quarrymen. At that time, he was only 16 years old. Then he met Paul. They began to write songs and sing together. Soon, George joined them. The group played in England, and then in Germany. In 1962, Ring

47、o joined them. Then John, Paul, George and Ringo were the Beatles. The Beatles made their f 84 hit song in 1962. The song was "Love Me Do." In 1963, their song "Please Please Me" was a bigger hit. In all, they had twenty-nine hit songs. By 1963. the Beatles were very p 85 in England, and B

48、eatlemania started. They had many fans. At concerts, their fans screamed very very loudly. The Beatles could not hear themselves sing. The next year, the Beatles went to the United States. The Americans loved them, too. People everywhere c 86 their clothes and their hair. This rock-and roll g

49、roup was welcomed by people all over the world. The Beatles broke up in 1970. They wanted to play new music. All of the Beatles did interesting, new things. John wrote music with his wife. Paul started a new group with his wife. George and Ringo made their own r 87 and gave concerts. Sadly, Jo

50、hn was shot dead in New York in 1980. He was forty years old. George became sick and died in 2001. We still hear Beatles songs on the radio today. Their music and songs will live in our hearts for ever. D. Answer the questions (根據(jù)短文內容答復以下問題) 閘北 2021學年一模 Isabel Allende’s novels are enjoyed all o

51、ver the world. She is famous for her creativity and imagination. And her own personal story is as amazing as any she has ever told in a novel. Born in 1942, Allende’s family moved often during her childhood. She went to school in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a young woman, she became a journa

52、list in Santiago, Chile’s (智利) capital city. Then, she got married and had two children. In 1970, everything began to change. 2 Leaving home Isabel Allende’s uncle was a political leader named Salvador Allende. In 1970, her uncle was elected president of Chile. In 1973, Augusto Pinochet led a mil

53、itary takeover (軍事接管) of the Chilean government. President Allende was killed during the fighting. When Isabel Allende began to fear for her life, she and her family decided to move to Venezuela (委內瑞拉). 2 From Newspaper to Novels It was really a painful experience for Isabel Allende to flee her co

54、untry. Without this experience, however, Allende says she never would have begun writing novels. Then she got a phone call from Chile. Her grandfather was dying. She knew she could not return home to be with him, but she wanted to respect him in some way. “I decided to write a letter about all the t

55、hings he told us when we were young,〞 Allende explains. Later, he wrote a long letter which became Allende’s first novel, The House of the Spirits. 2 The Writing Life “I spent ten, twelve hours a day in a room, writing,〞 Allende says, “I don’t talk to anybody; I don’t answer the phone.〞 When she

56、finishes the first draft (草稿) of a new novel, Allende mails a copy to her toughest critic (最嚴厲的評論家). “I send it to my mother in Chile. She reads it and comes here with a red pencil. We fight for a month at least.〞 Allende then goes back to work until she feels the book is finished. “The storytelling

57、 is the fun part,〞 she says. “The writing can be a lot of work!〞 88. Isabel Allende’s own personal story is very amazing, isn’t it? 89. What was Isabel Allende before she got married? 90. How did the military takeover influence (影響) Isabel Allende’s life? 91. Why did Isabel Allende start writin

58、g her first novel? 92. How do you understand “We fight for a month at least〞 in the last paragraph? 93. What kind of person do you think Isabel Allende is? Give your reason(s). 徐匯 2021學年一模 Lauren?Singer?has?produced?almost?no?waste?in?the?past?two?years,providing?that?a?rubbish-free? lifes

59、tyle?possible. Lauren?studied?environmental?science?at?NYU(New?York?University),and?it?was?during?her?student?years?that?she?began?working?towards?"zero-waste?"goals.Today?she?has?learned?to?make?all?of?her?own?everyday eco-friendly?products,such?as?toothpaste,shampoo?kitchen?cleaner?and?so?on.Sh

60、e?also?set?up?her?own?company"The?Simply?Co".through?which?she?sells?her?home?made?products. Lauren?regularly?writes?about?her?experiences?of?a?zero?waste?life?on?her??blog.Lauren?admits?that?the?past? two?years?haven't?been?easy."I?stopped?buying?packaged?products?and?began bringing?my?own?bags

61、?and?jars?to?fill?with?products?at?the?supermarket,"she?explained. "I?stopped?buying?new?clothes?and?shopped?for?only?second?hand?things.I?said?no?to?things?like?straws?in?my?drinks?at?bars,to?plastic?or?paper?bags?at?stores." Even?though?the?journey?has?been?hard,Lauren's?zero?waste?life?has?be

62、en?well?worth?the?effort.Lauren?says?that?she?now?saves?a?lot?of?money?because?she?is?prepared?when?she?goes?shopping,and?does?not?buy?things? that?she?won't?use?at?all.She?also?eats?healthy?food?because?she?buys?fresh?organic?fruits?and?vegetables?instead?of?packaged?foods. The?23-year-old?girl?

63、has?become?a?role?model?to?many.She's?giving?talks?in?schools?and?colleges,and?also having?more?and?more?interviews?about?her?zero?waste?lifestyle?on?TV?and?the?radio??worldwide. 88. Laurie?has?lived?a?rubbish?free?life?for?two?years?so?far,?hasn't?she?(1分)

64、 . 89. When?did?Lauren?begin?working?towards?a “zero-waste〞?goal?〔2分〕 . 90. What?kind?of?things?has?Lauren?learned?to?make?by?herself?〔2分〕 . 91. How?was?Lauren's?zero?wa

65、ste?life?in?the?past?two?years?〔2分〕 . 92. What?did?Lauren?do?in?order?to?reach?a?"zero?waste"?goal?(List?at?least?two?things) 〔2分〕 . 93. What?do?you?think?makes?Lauren?decide?to?live?a?life?like?that?And?why?does?her?success?cause?so?much?attention? 〔3分〕