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up a grand plan for his new life, thanks to several thousand dollars raised to repay him for a good deed.(1)What does the underlined word discreet in paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. expenses. Bobbitt39。 t have to spend the holidays sleeping on the street.After that unexpected meeting, McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D39。One night in October, Bobbitt was sitting roadside with a sign in Philadelphia as usual, when Kate McClure of Florence Township, N. J. was driving home down Interstate 95 and ran out of gas. Scared and nervous, she got out of the car to head to the nearest gas station. As McClure was heading to the nearest gas station, she ran into Bobbitt and he told her to get back in the vehicle and lock the door. Minutes later, he appeared with a red gas can. He39。 s exactly what Marine Corps veteran (退伍軍人) Johnny Bobbitt, 34, did in October in Philadelphia. 2.閱讀理解 故選C。伊莎多拉故選B。在舞廳里,她光彩奪目。接著又指出在學校里,伊莎多拉 (3)考查推理判斷。由此可知,她的舞蹈風格一開始不被人們接受。根據(jù)第三段中的“Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work, these instances became less frequent. ”可知,她自信地告訴人們她對舞蹈有不同的看法,她將在世界上傳播。故選A。 (1)考查詞義猜測。s high status in the dancing world and her unique expressive style.【答案】 (1)A(2)C(3)B(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,伊莎多拉 opinions of her. Duncan39。s childhood and her achievements today.39。t one moment Duncan doubted her own genius.t constantly watched. The expectations of her mother (who raised her) were openended. It was the freedom of this lifestyle that drove her to see what she could do.s no surprise, then, that when she moved to New York to join a theatre pany, she found herself restricted. The existing dancing style, their way of operating—all of this seemed to her the work of a misguided past. Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work, these instances became less frequent. Today, she is remembered as The Mother of Dance, with much of the modern art owing its expressive style to her influence. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, she brought the style to life. But Duncan was different. Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence that helped her treat troubles as fuel —something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her.【英語】高一英語專題匯編閱讀理解(人物故事)(一)及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解人物故事類1.Directions: Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. When she was ten years old, Isadora Duncan dropped out of school to teach people dance. If that job was left to any other tenyearold, it would have turned out frustrating, difficult, and a little discouraging. It39。 In her autobiography (自傳), one of the things Duncan frequently refers to as the basis of her expressive spirit is the fact that she had a childhood where she wasn39。 Growing up, before she left school, she was told one of two things: that she was either pletely useless or that she was a genius. There was nothing in between. Even when she started working, people either bowed to her or they basically ignored her. But there wasn39。 There is an old quotation if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. And it captures an important truth. At school, Isadora Duncan was a failure. In the dance hall, she gave form to brilliance.(1)What does the underlined phrase treat troubles as fuel mean? used troubles to push her forward towards her dream. was good at burning away everyday troubles. turned Duncan into a confident girl. lit the fire of dancing in Duncan.(2)Which of the following is TRUE about Duncan? experience in New York was the foundation of her career. teaching job when she was little destroyed her confidence. dancing style was not very well received at the beginning. mother set higher expectation on her than she could bear.(3)What does the author try to tell the readers in the last paragraph? is useless climbing a tree to catch fish. is a genius in his own way. e from human stupidity. can impact students greatly.(4)What is this passage mainly about? Duncan39。s career development and other dancers39。s early experiences and the reasons for her success.39。鄧肯十歲時輟學去教別人跳舞,作者講述了她的早期的經(jīng)歷以及其取得成功的原因。根據(jù)第二段中的“Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence”即使在那個年齡,她也有足夠的天賦去掙錢,而且她還有一種罕見的自信;以及“something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her ”能讓她心中燃燒的火焰更旺,可推測出劃線部分的意思應(yīng)為“用困難推動她向夢想前進”。 (2)考查細節(jié)理解。很自然,這在一開始就引起了人們的嘲笑和大笑,但隨著她的工作越來越多,這樣的事情就不那么頻繁了。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”如果你以爬樹的能力來判斷一條魚,它終其一生都會認為自己是愚蠢的。鄧肯是個失敗者。由此可推斷出,作者在最后一段想要告訴我們每個人都是獨特的天才。 (4)考查主旨大意。鄧肯十歲時輟學去教別人跳舞,文章主要介紹了她的經(jīng)歷以及所取得的成功。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解,詞義猜測,推理判斷和主旨大意四個題型的考查,是一篇人物類閱讀,要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進行分析,推理,概括和歸納,從而選出正確答案。Imagine someone who has spent the majority of their life sitting with a sign on the side of the road and that very person giving someone their last 20 dollars. That39。Bobbitt served in the . Marine Corps and worked as a paramedic (醫(yī)務(wù)輔助人員) in Vance County, N. C. before he became homeless. Nobody knew how he got to where he was because he was discreet about that. d used his last $20 to buy her gas. Amico, who both live in New Jersey, visited Bobbitt several times to deliver gift cards, cash, snacks