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成都市武侯区2015阅读理解一轮训练（1）及答案
阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Opposition is growing to the Berlin Zoo’s plans to find a new home for Knut, t
he moneymaking celebrity polar bear whose popularity has been exploited by environmentalists and even Canadian tourism promoters.
No longer cute, and just days before his second birthday, Knut will be given a new home that is expected to include a potential mating partner.
The Berlin Zoo, facing the global economic crisis, can’t afford the estimated $$ 13 million it would take to acquire a female and a new home for them to share. “It’s time for him to go --- the sooner hegets a new home the better,” said senior bear keeper Heiner Kloes.
But some Berliners are beginning a campaign, collecting petition (情愿书) signatures and arguing that he’s a tourist draw and a symbol as important as the Brandenburg Gate. “He means a lot to many people. When you’re with him you forget your problems,” Hartmut Wiedenroth, co-founder of the campaign, told Spiegel Online.
Knut became an international celebrity in 2007, drawing huge crowds to his cage and triggering sales of thousands of Knut toys and Knut-shaped candies.
The Vancouver-based Canadian Tourism Commission made Knut a major part of its “Canada—Keep Exploring” campaign to draw tourists to the country--- and especially to polar bear country in northern Manitoba to see them in their natural habitat. Environmentalists also used the bear to promote the fight against global warming.
But Knut’s popularity diminished as his size increased to 210 kilograms, He was photographed at one point snapping (咬) at a child near his cage. In September his keeper, Thomas Doerflein, died of a heart attack. Doerflein, who became a celebrity himself after nursing the tiny ball of white fur when Knut’s mother rejected him, had been re-assigned shortly after Knut’s first birthday. Some animal rights critics said Knut has been showing unusually aggressive behavior because of his unnatural upbringing.
56. The Berlin Zoo intends to find a new home for Knut mainly because of _______.
A. the mother bear deserting him B. Knut’s aggressive behavior
C. lacking a skillful bear keeper D. its financial problem
57. A campaign is being launched in Berlin _______.
A. in order to keep Knut in the zoo
B. by selling Knut-shaped candies
C. to draw tourists to northern Manitoba
D. to warn people of global warming
58. The underlined word “triggering” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_______”.
A. decreasing B. preventing C. promoting D. conducting
59. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Doerflein, a celebrity of Germany B. Zoo says Knut must go
C. The polar bear capital of the world D. Polar bears in Canada
【参考答案】(A) DACB
[人物型阅读理解]----- (一)
Kareem Abdul Jabbar was one of the best basketball players in history. He was the NBA's most valuable player six times and a 19 time 
All Star. When he retired in 1989, he was the NBA's all time leading scorer with 38，387 points. That record has still to be broken.
After retirement, Jabbar began scoring in the literary world. He has written seven best selling books. In his new children's book What Color Is My World？，he shines_the_spotlight_on African American inventors whose achievements often went unnoticed. A reporter recently interviewed him in New York City.[来源:Zxxk.Com]
R: The title of your new book is What Color Is My World？， but the subtitle is The Lost History of African Ame
rican Inventors. Why do you say it's a lost history?
K: African American inventors made some very significant contributions to American life and world culture, but they're not acknowledged. So I think I should put something in the spotlight.
R: Why did you choose to present this information in the form of a children's book?
K: I thought kids, especially African American kids, needed to know this information. They should get this information at an early age so that they can have an idea of what's possible. So many 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 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 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 things.
1．The underlined phrase “shines the spotlight on” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”．
A．directs people's attention to
B．is very interested in
C．thinks highly of
D．appeals to people not to disturb
2．Why did Jabbar write the book What Color Is My World?
A．To provide an instructive literary book for parents.
B．To make people recognize the contributions African Americans made.
C．To show he also has literary talent besides the talent in basketball.
D．To raise money for poor African American kids.
3．What did Jabbar intend to tell African American kids in his book?
A．Information about their early age.
B．Fields they shouldn't go into.
C．Things that can be ignored.
D．Ideas of what is possible.
4．According to Jabbar's words in the last paragraph, ________．
A．not everybody likes ice cream and potato chips
B．ice cream and potato chips are both invented by a black cook
C．his book may change people's attitude to black people
D．things in everyday life are easier to be described in books
(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。
1．A 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。
2．B 细节理解题。从文中“African American inventors made some very significant contributions to American life and world culture, but they're 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。
3．D 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 what's possible.”以及“I wanted to put something out there that gave them a broader picture of what was possible.”可知答案。
4．C 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 things.”可以推出答案。
阅读理解
Even before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own fighting experience in Vietnam. But as Ellis's reputation grew--his books on the Founding Fathers won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize ---the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. Last year, after The Boston Globe reported Ellis's experience in the Vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about Ellis dropped a dime. Last week The Boston Globe revealed that Ellis, famous for explaining the nation's history, had some explaining to do about his own past.
“Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made," said Ellis. It turned out that while the historian had served in the Army, he'd spent his war years not in the jungles of Southeast Asia , but teaching history at West Point ( 西点军校). He'd also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. His admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so succesul would beautify his past. But it seems that success and truthfulness don’t always go hand in hand. Even among the succesul achievers, security experts say, one in ten is deceiving. And, oddly, people often beautify their past once they're famous, says Ernest Brod of Kroll Associates, which has conducted thousands of background checks.
Then what makes them do it? Psychologists say some people succeed, at least in part, because they are uniquely adjusted to the expectations of others. And no matter how well-known, those people can be haunted (长期不断的缠绕 ) by a sense of their own shortcomings. "From outside, these people look anything but fragile," says Dennis Shulman, a psychoanalyst. "But inside, they feel hollow, empty,”
60. Which of the following shows the order of what happened to Ellis?
a. He became a best-selling author.
b. He taught at Mount Holyoke College.
c. His books won two important prizes.
d. The Boston Globe reported his experience in Vietnam.
e. He entertained reporters with his memories of war.
A. abced B. bedca C. acbde D. bcaed
61. The underlined part "dropped a dime" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “____________”
A. let sb. down B. informed on sb.
C. made sb. famous D. punished sb. badly
62. While Ellis served in the Army, he ________________
A. fought in Vietnam B. taught history at a military school
C. pretended to be a historian
D. made mistakes in the antiwar movement.
【参考答案】(B) DBB
[人物型阅读理解]----- (二)
Patti Page, the top selling female artist of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold, died on January 3rd, 2013, when she was 86. She was one of the most beloved singers of the post war 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 commercial art. Her first job in the art department at a local radio station soon led to performing on her own 15 minute program.
At age 20, Page was discovered by big band leader Jack Rael, who quit his job to become her manager. In 1948, she signed her first recording contract with Mercury Records and 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, I'm Dreaming and Old Cape Cod.
Her last hit was Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, recorded for the Bette Davis' movie of the same name. And then, there was 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 variety 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 record, and a new “best” of collection.[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]
Besides music, Patti Page did a bit of acting. She co starred with the Oscar winning Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry, and also starred on stage in the musical play Annie Get Your Gun.
1．According to the passage, Patti Page ________．
A．wanted to be a singer as a child
B．was born in a small town in 1927
C．was known mainly for her acting skills
D．started her work as a TV program hostess
2．According to the passage, which of her following recorded songs was criticized?
A．Old Cape Cod.
B．Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte.
C．Doggie in the Window.
D．With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming.
3．The Tennessee Waltz is mentioned in the passage in order to show that ________．
A．Patti Page was a beloved singer
B．Patti Page's songs were succesul
C．Patti Page was the top selling female artist
D．Patti Page was good at recording songs
4．We can know from the passage that Patti Page ________．
A．got to know Jack Rael in 1945
B．left Mercury Records at the age of 35
C．appeared in The Patti Page Show in 1957
D．wrote many songs for children in her late life
5．It is inferred from the passage that ________．
A．Patti Page gave up singing in public in her late life
B．Patti Page's gift in art began to be shown in her teens
C．Patti Page's great success 
was due to her hard work and others' help
D．Patti Page was not only a succesul singer but also a succesul actress
(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。
1．B 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。
2．C 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 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.”可推断选C项。
3．A 推理判断题。根据第一段“She was one of the most beloved singers of the post war era.Take her The Tennessee Waltz for example, it sold more than 10 million copies and was her biggest hit.”可知，此处是举例说明她是美国战后时期最受欢迎的女歌手之一，故选A项。
4．B 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.She 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。
5．D 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。
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