高考英语二轮复习限时训练人物传记型阅读理解

语鹅市安置阳光实验学校专题限时训练(二十一) [人物传记型阅读理解]

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(一)

As the first woman Chancellor() in German’s history, Angela Merkel

topped Forbes magazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful

Women” in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.She has even been compared to

Margaret Thatcher and many people called her “Iron Lady”．

Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954.Six weeks

after she was born, her family moved to Templin.As a small child, Merkel

quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk.“I was a stupid person

when it came to moving？” Merkel said.“A normal person could do

something naturally, but I had to think about it in my mind and

practice.” As a teenager, she was the top student and graduated from

high school with perfect marks.In 1973, Merkel went to the University

of Leipzig, where she studied physics.At 32, she got her doctor’s degree

in physics.

She stepped_into_politics in 1989.In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and

strong will proved very useful.In 2005 she became Germany’s

Chancellor.She has been reelected to a second term as German Chancellor

on September 27, 2009.

Through her political career, Merkel’s persistence (坚持) and

patience helped her a lot.“She’s bright and open­minded，” said Hubert

Markl.“She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on,

and how never giving up will influence our society and future.”

( )1.As a small child, Merkel was slow in ________.

A．speaking B．walking

C．learning D．thinking

( )2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means

“________”．

A．fought the government

B．began her scientific career

C．offered political guidance

D．became a government official

( )3.We can infer from the passage that Angela Merkel ________.

A．is a powerful woman with a strong will and determination B．got her doctor’s degree in politics in University of Leipzig

C．has worked as German Chancellor since Sep.27, 2009

D．showed her best talent as Minister for the Environment

( )4.In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express

________.

A．one must be brave in the political career

B．one should be patient when making decisions

C．persistence can help one’s dream come true

D．one can have a strong will when others haven’t

( )5.What’s the author’s attitude toward Angela Merkel?

A．Admiring. B．Thankful.

C．Pitiful. D．Dull.

(二)

Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in Bristol,

England.Her father was a rich sugar businessman at the time.Because her

parents thought boys and girls should be equal, Elizabeth received the

same education as their brothers.

In 1832, her father’s business was destroyed by fire, so her family

moved to New York City.But her father’s business there failed.Then in 1837, the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.Not long after, her father

died.After her father’s death, Elizabeth, at the age of 16, had to go

to work.

When she was 24, she visited her dying friend Mary.Her friend said,

“You’re young and strong. You should become a doctor.” That was nearly

impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.But she

knew this was what she was going to do.

( )1.According to the passage, Elizabeth Blackwell ________.

A．received bad education in her childhood

B．spent a happy and lucky childhood

C．moved to America with her family at eleven

D．decided to be a doctor due to her father’s death

( )2.Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon because

________.

A．she was a woman

B．she had a serious eye problem

C．she went to Paris for further education

D．she didn’t go to medical school

( )3.Elizabeth Blackwell opened her first hospital for woman and children ________.

A．eighteen years after her father died

B．seven years after returning to America from Paris

C．ten years before setting up her first medical school

D．eight years after graduating from medical school

( )4.Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in ________.

A．the U．S. B．Paris

C．England D．Geneva

( )5.Which of the following is not true about Elizabeth

Blackwell?

A．She built the first hospital for women and children with others.

B．She was the first woman doctor in the United States of America

C．She set up the first medical school for women in the world.

D．She built a medal for women with excellent achievements in medicine

(三)

Ted Turner, achieved high goals and great success by the time he was

43.Best known for his CNN, Ted Turner launched a second nationwide

all­news network, Headline News, purchased the Atlanta Braves baseball

team, and became the world’s best yachtsman at the America’s Cup in 1977.In 1982 Ted Turner was named by Forbes one of the 400 richest people