初三英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析.docx

初三英语阅读理解专项训练 100( 附答案 ) 含解析

一、阅读理解

1．阅读理解

Denies Walme in Texas, USA, now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula

eight years ago. The book is about a little whale named Gisul.

One day, Gisula did not take his mother's words and went up the beach. Then he got lost and had

to learn to live by himself. The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. Denies published the

books at the age of six He is said to be the youngest writer and picture artist.

Another surprising thing about the book is that it became a best seller immediately after it was

published and brought him a lot of money. Because he spent much time writing the books, his

study was not very good and he had to learn the year's work again but his gift of writing is highly

praised by the teachers and student. And he was even invited to give talks on writing.

But Denies does not want to be a writer. He said, 'I like planes most. I dream of becoming

a pilot someday.'

（ 1） From the story we can learn that Denies__________.

A. published his Unbending Gisula at the age of 14

B. wants to be a writer when he grows

up C. drew the pictures for his own book

D. does not go to school anymore

（ 2） What Denies liked most is________.

A. writing stories B. drawing pictures C. whales D. planes

（ 3） When did Denies publish the books?

A. At the age of six B. At the age of eight C. At the age of sixteen D. I don't know.

【答案】 （ 1） C

（ 2） D

（ 3） A

【解析】 【分析】大意：本文主要介绍作者丹尼斯个人的一些基本情况以及他的最畅销的

书，他虽然学习怎么好，但是他善于写作，他梦想将来能成为一名飞行员，他的书主要介

绍一只小鲸鱼，有一天小鲸鱼 Gisula 不听妈妈的话，爬上了海滩。然后迷路不得不独自生

活的故事。

（ 1）细节题。根据 The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. 可知，通过这个故事我

们知道丹尼斯为自己的书画画，故选C。

（ 2）细节题。根据 I like planes most. 可知，丹尼斯最喜欢飞机，故选 D。

（ 3）细节题。根据 now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years

ago. 丹尼斯现在 14 岁，他的最畅销的书是 8 年前出版的，可知，他那是才 6 岁，故选 A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题需要从文中寻找答案。

2．阅读理解

Grace Murray was born on December 9, 1906 in New York City. In 1928 she finished her

education in Vassar College in Maths and Physics. Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar

and continued her study at Yale University, where she achieved a lot in Maths in 1934.

In 1930, Grace Murray married Vincent Foster Hopper. They were happy together for 15 years.

She taught at Vassar College until 1943, when she joined the United States Navy （海军） to help

her country during World War Ⅱ .Then she was given a job at the Bureau of Ships Computation

Project at Harvard University, where she worked on the Mark series of computers.

In 1945, she began to do research in Applied （应用） Physics at Harvard's Computation

Laboratory. In 1949 she joined the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and worked with people

working in it. Years later, she returned to the Navy. She retired in 1971 but continued teaching for

the computer development. Brewster Academy, a school in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the United

States, gave its computer lab to her for free in 1985, calling it the Grace Murray Hopper Centre for

Computer Learning. She had spent her childhood summer at a local family in Wolfeboro. She

passed away in her sleep in 1992. Since her death, her workmate Elenor Briggs has been going on

with her work.

Grace Murray was a great woman and a leader in the computer development. Her work helped

improve the use of computer languages. She practised her words" Dare and Do" in her lifetime.

（ 1） How many years did Grace Murray teach at Vassar?

A. About 2 years. B. About 6 years. C. About 12 years. D. About 18 years.

（ 2） Before she joined the United States Navy, what did Grace Murray do at Yale University?

A. She studied Maths. B. She researched Applied Physics.

C. She developed computer languages. D. She worked on the Mark series of computers.

（ 3） Why did the school in Wolfeboro give its computer lab to Grace Murray for free?

A. Because the lab was built with her help. B. Because she once spent some time there.

C. Because Wolfeboro was her home town. D. Because she once taught there.

（4） The underlined phrase "passed away" in Paragraph 3 means" ".

A. worked B. died C. waited D. dreamed

【答案】

（1）C

（2） A

（3） B

（4） B

【解析】 【分析】本文介绍了 Grace Murray 的一生。

（ 1）细节题。根据 Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her

study at Yale University 从 1931 年起，她一直在瓦萨任教， She taught at Vassar College

until 1943 ，直到 1943 年，可知 格蕾丝 ·默里在瓦萨教了大概 12 年书 ， 故选 C。

（ 2）推理题。根据 Since 1931, she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her

study at Yale University, where she achieved a lot in Maths in 1934. 自 1931 年以来，她

一直在 vassar 教书，并继续在耶鲁大学学习， 1934 年在那里她在数学方面取得了很大成

绩， 可知 在加入美国海军之前，格雷斯