人物传记类中考英语阅读理解

人物传记类中考英语阅读理解叶邑镇中学九年级英语组姚胜兰AYou may never heard of Ladislao Biro,but you have certainly heard of the pen heinvented-the ballpoint pen(圆珠 笔),or biro.Before Biro invented his pen,people wrote withfountain pens.The ink sometimes went out.In the 1930s,Biro was a magazine editor in Budapestin Hungary.He noticed that the inks which the magazines printers used dried very quickly.Birowondered if quick-drying inks could be used in pens.He came up with the idea of a tube(管子)of ink with a free-moving ball on the end.As a person wrote,the ball collected ink from the tubeand rolled it on to the paper.The pen would be cheap and could be thrown away when the ink wasused up.Biro began to work on his invention but he soon left Europe for Buenos Aires in Argentina,acountry in South America,because of the Second World War.Biro and his brother George,whowas a chemist,began to improve the pen.In the early 1940s,Biro began to produce his new pen,the biro.In 1944,he sold his invention to another company,which began to produce the pen forBritain and America.Biro was pleased that his pen was popular,but he did not get much from his invention.Thebiro was later sold to the French company,Bic,which now sells twelve million pens a day.Birosank into obscurity in South America.His name,however,has become famous around the world.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()46.Biro is the name of.A.a chemist B.a fountain penC.a company D.a ballpoint pen()47.According to the passage,Biros new pen was first produced in.A.Hungary B.France C.Argentina D.Britain and America()48.Which of the following can be filled in the box to show how Biro invented his new pen?came up with an idea worked on his invention 一？produced his penA.improved his pen B.sold his inventionC.worked as an editor D.left for South America()49.The underlined part sank into ohscurityxs the closest in meaning to A.was very popular B.lost a lot of moneyC.lost interest in business D.was unknown to many people()50.What does the passage mainly tell us about Biro?A.He was a popular writer.B.He was an important inventor.C.He was a famous magazine editor.D.He was a successful businessman.参考答案 4650 DCADBBZheng He,the Columbus of the East,was a Ming dynasty explorer whom the Chinese peopleare proud of.He was bom in 1371 and,11 years later,was caught by the army of a rich young man calledZhu Di and made to work for him.Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever andstrong and they became close friends.In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he askedZheng He to join his new government.The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power.Heordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader.Between 1405 and 1433,Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world.He certainly traveled to India,Africaand the Middle East.A few people think his ships may have even reached South America andAustralia.Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than50 000 km during the years of his travels.With 28 000 men and over 300 ships,such as boats forfood,water and even soldiers horses,Zheng He led a fleet(舰队)whose size would not beequaled by Europeans for over 500 years!On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give toforeign kings or to sell for local goods.He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensivethings such as gold and jewellery,foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng Hes travels.After he died in1433,the new king,who believed these trips were unlucky and too expensive,had them stoppedand he burned almost all the books about Zheng Hes travels.It is only in the last 50 years thathistorians have begun to carefully study the adventures of the great Zheng He.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()46.Why did the Chinese King want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?A.To bring new countries under the control of China.B.To show the world how strong the King was.C.To receive gifts from the kings of other countries.D.To discover unusual animals.()47.What do we know about Zheng He from the passage?A.He sailed to all seven continents.B.Each of his trips lasted one year.C.He died at the age of 62.D.He was a successful businessman.()48.Which of the following did Zheng He NOT bring with him from China?A.Gold.B.Medicine.C.Animals.D.Silk.()49.What happened after Zheng He died?A.He was forgotten for ever.B.His ships were all burned.C.The new king wrote a book about him.D.Sea trips to other countries were stopped.()50.In what order did the following happen?a.Zhu Di became the King.b.Zheng He was caught by soldiers.c.The books about Zheng He were all burned.d.Foreigners were brought to China.e.Zheng He visited India.f.New ships were built.A.e,b,a,f,d,c B.b,a,e,d,c,f C.f,a,b,d,c,e D.b,a,f,e,d,c参考答案 4650 BCADDcStephen Hawking was born in Oxford,England on January 8th,1942.He went to school in asmall city near London.Although he did well,he was never top of his class.After leaving school,He went first to Oxford University to study physic,then he went to Cambridge University wherehe studied cosmology.As he himself admits,he didnt work hard.He was a very lazy student,anddid very little work.However,he still got good marks.It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him.He startedto bump(撞)into things.When he visited his family at Christmas time,his mother was so worriedthat she made him see a doctor.Hawking was sent to hospital for tests.Finally,the result cameback.He had motor neuron disease,an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak,breathe or move without the help of a machine.Doctors said they had no way to help him.Hewould die before he was 23.At first,Hawking became very depressed.After a while,he began to see his life in a differentway.As he later wrote,u Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断),I had been very bored with life.There had not seemed to be anything worth doing.But after I came out of hospital,I suddenlyrealized that there were a lot of worthwhile thing I could do.Hawking married,found a job atCambridge University,And had three children.He also went on to do some of the most importantscientific research.Today,Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor.He strongly believes thathis story shows that nobody,however bad their situation is,should lose hope.Life is not fair.nHe once said,“You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.v根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。)46.When did Hawking first notice something was wrong with him?A.He was sent to hospital for tests.B.His mother made him see a doctor.C.He was twenty.D.He visited his family at Christmas time one year.)47.What does the word incurable”mean in the 2nd passage?A.可以治愈的 B.难以确诊的 C.常见的 D.无法治愈的)48.What do we know about Hawking from the passage?A.He is lazy.B.He can walk very well now.C.He doesn*t give up hope.D.He loves his family very much.)49.In what order did the following happen in the text?a.He married.b.Something was wrong with him.c.He became sad.d.He works at the university.e.He was sent to hospital for tests.f.He had an incurable illness.A.d-a-c-fb-e B.b-e-c-f-d a C.edcf-ab D.b-e-f-c-a-d)50.What is the best title of the passage?A.Life is not fair.C.A lazy boy.参考答案 4650 CDCDBB.Professor Stephen Hawking.D.Motor Neuron Disease.DDoctor Seuss was born in 1904.By the middle 1950s,he had become oneof the best-loved and most successful childrens book writers in the world.Hisbooks are very popular with young readers.They enjoy the invented words andthe pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.In 1954,life magazine published a report about school children who couldnot read.The report said many childrens books were not interesting.Doctor Seuss strongly hopedto help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.He used wordswith the same ending sound,like fish and wish.He did not receive training in art.Yet,he drew thepictures for most of his books.In 1957,Dr.Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat.He used less than 230 words to write the bookand even a six-year-old should be able to read it.It was a fun story and easy to read.Childrenloved it.Their parents loved it,too.Today it is still one of the stories they like best.The success ofThe Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children.In 1960,he wrote a bookusing less than fifty words.The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.In 1984,Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize(普利策奖).He was honored for the educationand enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.He died at the age of 87,but his influence remains.Millions of his books have been soldworldwide.People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read.Yet,his books are loved by people of all ages.Doctor Seuss once said,I do not write for children.Iwrite for people.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()46.Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that.A.a writer for children was wanted B.many childrens books were interestingC.children wanted to learn to read D.some school children could not read()47.People like his books because the books.A.are cheap and easy to get B.were written in different languagesC.are easy and interesting to read D.were written with invented words()4 8.He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of.A.50 B.53 C.56 D.87()4 9.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.B.Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.C.The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.D.His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.()50.From the text we know that Doctor Seuss.A.won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his deathB.sold millions of his books himself worldwideC.changed American childrens way of readingD.wrote the largest number of books in the world参考答案 4650 DCBDCELeonardo da Vinci was born on April 15,1452 in Italy.He is bestknown as artist today.One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa.However,Leonardo had many other natural abilities.He was also a greatinventor.Many of his inventions have become important in modern daylife.Although Leonardo hated war,he invented many different machinesused for war.His most special invention was the machine gun,which wasproduced and used in war many years later.By watching the way birds fly,Leonardo tried to find out the secret(sketched(素描)we can see several objects.We consider them as modern Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time.He developedideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.Leonardo was a strange man.He didnt eat any meat,which was unusual in those times.Henever published his ideas and scientific discoveries.He usually used mirror writing,which lookslike writing in a mirror,starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.We have very little of his work today.Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings.He leftmany unfinished because he thought they were not perfect.No one in his life time knew how greatLeonardo was.We now believe,however,that he was one of the cleverest men the world has everknown.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()46.According to the passage,Leonardo is not only an artist but also.A.an engineer B.an inventor C.a writer r D.a musician()47.was Leonardos most special inventor.A.The mirror writing B.The cutting machineC.The machine gun D.The flying machine()48.Leonardo was strange,for example,.A.he didnt eat any vegetables B.he usually used mirror writingC.he liked to publish his discoveries D.he enjoyed drawing flying machines()49.Leonardo invented some machines to.A.stop the war B.help paint picturesC.watch the birds D.make good use of time()50.From the passage,we can learn that Leonardo was very.A.humorous B.serious C.clever D.lonely参考答案 4650 BCBDCFThe Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret had very differentcharacters:Elizabeth was very serious and tidy;Margaret was outgoingand headstrong.But they kept close as sister.When had lessons at homewith their governess Marion Crawford.Margaret was often naughty.Elizabeth always protected her every time when she broke rules.Whenthey grew up.Magaret has sad love stories and unhappy marriage.TheQueen gave her a lot of help.Margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper with the Queen.Even as anadult,she would sometimes shout at her.Once she threw a disbeloth at Elizabeths face when theyhad a picnic.But they never quaiTeled for long.To Queen Elizabeth,it was a sadness that hersister never found lasting personal happiness.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。)46.What kind of person was Elizabeth like?She was.A.outgoing and tidy B.easygoing and headstrongC.serious and tidy D.serious and headstrong)47.The word governess me ans.A.服务员 B.家庭女教师 C.牧师 D.管家)48.Who had an unhappy family life according to the story?A.Elizabeth.B.Margaret.C.Marion Crawford.D.Both Elizabeth and Margaret.)49.According to the story,which of the following is not true?A.The queen and her sister had quite differentB.Elizabeth always protected her sisterC.The sisters often fought each otherD.Elizabeth felt sorry for her sister for her unsuccessful marriage.)50.What is the main idea of the story?A.Elizabeth was a kind personC.Margaret had sad love stories参考答案4&-50CBBCDB.The two sisters lived happilyD.The two sisters had a very good relationshipGFrankenstein is one of the worlds most famous horror stories.Its about a doctor whocreates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life.But the experimentgoes wrong and the monsler(怪兽)kills the doctor and many others.The story has been read bymillions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens ofmovies.Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman,called MaryShelley.Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797.She was educated by her parentsand when she was 13 she decided to become a writer.In 1812,she met the famous writer PercyShelley and they soon got married.Sadly for Mary,their first child died soon after birth in Italy.Inher diary,Mary wrote about a dream:I dreamt that my little baby came to life again-that it hadonly been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.In 1816,Percy Shelley and 19-year-old Mary visited the poet Lord Byron at his home inSwitzerland.Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories.One night,Byron asked everyone to write their own story.Mary thought of her dream and wrote the storyFrankenstein.Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21,and became a huge success.Many peopledidnt think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the realwriter.Although famous,Shelleys life was full of sadness.Only one of her four children lived andin 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident.Mary was broken-hearted and decided not tomarry again.She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()46.What do we know about the story Frankenstein?A.It was really written by Mary Shelleys husband.B.It has been read by millions of people.C.It was written to remember Shelleys husband.D.It is the most famous story in the world.)47.Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?A.In England.B.In Italy.C.In Switzerland.D.In France.)48.In which order do the following take place?a.Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.b.The story Frankenstein was first published.c.Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.d.Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.e.Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.A.a,c,b,e,d B.d,c,a,b,e C.c,a,b,d,e D.b,a,d,c,e)49.How old was Mary Shelley when she died?A.43.B.48.C.51.D.54.)50.What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?A.She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.B.She wasnt considered a good writer during her life.C.She was educated at her local school.D.She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.参考答案4650 BCBDAHwhere there is a will,there is a wayNick Vujicic was born,without arms and legs,in 1982 in Melbourne,Australia.Nick faced all kinds of problems and troubles in his life.But henever gives up.Now Nick has his own speaking company;AttitudeIs Attitude.And he has traveled around the world to give speeches.He shareswith his audience his audience the importance of vision and dreaming big.Hesays attitude is the most powerful tool in the life and failure is just a learningexperience.Mark Zuckerberg,the boss of Facebook,is only 28.In only 8 years,Zuckturned his small website into a world famous network.Zuck once wrote to hisworkmates,nWe dont build services to make money;we make money to buildbetter servicesJeremy Lin*s excellent performances in basketball courtsattracted the eyes of both Americans and Chinese this year.Then whathas led this young man to such a success?The following may help usunderstand it.1.Believe in yourself;2.Catch the chance when it comes up;3.Find the system that works for your style;4.People will love you for being yourself;5.Stay humble.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()51.Attitude Is Attitude is.A.the title of Nicks speech B.Nicks companyC.an international organization D.a machine that can speak()52.Which of the following about Nick is wrong?A.Nick had no arms or legs when he was bornB.He says people can learn from their failuresC.He tells his audience to dream big and have visionD.He has never traveled around the world so far()53.Facebook is.A.Zucks boss B.Zucks workmateC.a popular book D.a world-wide network()54.Attitude Is Attitude is.A.Facebook doesnt build servicesB.Facebook doesnt make moneyC.offering better services is more important than making moneyD.building services doesnt make money()55.From Jeremy Lins success,we can find.A.one must have self-confidence B.catching the chance is the most importantC.one must keep the rules all the time D.one should try his best to follow others参考答案5 1-55 BDDCAII was quite close to my grandmother,Julia.We lived with her and then she lived with us.Shewas a very nice person,both kind and patient.She taught me to read and write when I was youngand helped me to be interested in stories and poems.In my mind,my grandmother was a great tailor.She made clothes or toys better thananything you can buy in a shop today.She always made clothes for family and friends.My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work.I can still remember thedifficult time when we were every poor.At that time,my grandmother was already sixty years oldbut she worked in a hospital for a long time every day-not in the office but doing the cleaningoutside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!My brother and sisters also love her.We will never forget our grandmother.She is reallyimportant in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another.I am proud to be hergrandson.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。()46.The writers grandmother taught him to when he was young.A.read and write B.sing and dance C.draw and sing D.play and learn()47.His grandmother always made for family and friends.A.cakes B.cards C.meals D.clothes)48.While his mom was,his grandmother took care of him.A.at home B.at work C.out of work D.in hospital)49.At the age of 61,his grandmother in a hospital for a long time every day.A.made fine toys B.worked in the officeC.did the cleaning参考答案 4650 ADBCD.stayed with his motherBeethoven,a famous musician in the world,was born in Germany in 1770.In his childhood Beethoven didnt have a happy life.His father was a singer.When he wasonly four,his father began to force him to practice hour after hour on different musicalinstruments.If he did not put his heart into it,his father would beat him or make it hard on him.Beethoven loved music and he learned so fast that he was able to go around to give concerts,when he was only a boy of eleven.At the age of seventeen,