【正文】 believes great men alone cannot create history.C.The author finds Carlyle39。 This is why I love reading good biographies, and why I pity the person who neglects them. Don39。 Third, I find good biographies relaxing. Winston Churchill once noted a man who works with his hands should have a hobby that engages his mind, and a man who works with his mind should have a hobby that engages his hands. Another way to apply Churchill39。ll find no better account of the British Empire at its peak than the opening chapters of Manchester39。s The Last Lion. For me, not to read biographies would rob me of pleasure in my life.ll occasionally read a novel, but I39。 As one who is entrusted with a leadership position, I find it profitable to read of others who have led. Wherever you find me, you39。 The history of the world is but the biography (傳記) of great men, argued Thomas Carlyle, the advocate of what has e to be known as the Great Man Theory of History. This theory suggests that the broader movements and outline of history all go back to the leadership of great individuals who had unique influence on their times. Whether or not Carlyle39?！军c(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，選出正確答案。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“But with time, her poems changed her. ‘They gave me pride,’ Tahay said.”可知，寫詩給了她自信和自豪感。故選B?！拔蚁Ｍ乙材苣菢訉?，”。根據(jù)第七段中的“The first time Tahay read the group39。故選D。詩描寫了許多東西如一些樂趣和痛苦。(2)考查推理判斷。ll learn.” 可知，C項(xiàng)是她媽媽的建議。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.She won many national poetry petitions.C.She felt more confident about herself.D.C.B.s poems? A.D.Their appreciation of natural beauty.C.Their admiration for the great poets.Try hard to make friends with them.（2）What are the themes of Tahay and her team39。Ignore them and keep going.B.Fight with them bravely.t ever see.”（1）What did Tahay39。m worth something.”t tell her friends about her poetry because she worried they would make fun of her.t even finish it.” The first time Tahay read the group39。s elder brother, Elmer, persuaded her to go to the afterschool poetry club. In the last six years, her English teacher Laurie Kurnick has turned Cleveland Charter High School39。 She spent hours after school and on weekends watching the same DVDs: English without Barriers. “Keep going,” her mother would tell her. “At some point, you39。 “How do I defend myself?” Tahay thought. “I don39。 When she is on the stage, audiences often go silent. They also laugh, shout and cry. But this doesn39。（英語）高二英語閱讀理解技巧和方法完整版及練習(xí)題及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解1．閱讀理解 US student Vanessa Tahay stands out from the other teenagers in her school. Her skin is dark, her accent is thick, and if you ask her, she will tell you these are the things she is proudest of. Tahay is a poet, and at 18 she was considered among the best in Los Angeles.t e easily for someone who es from a village that sits at the base of a huge mountain range in Central America. When she first appeared at school, she was teased by others for being short and different. She never spoke, so they called her “mouse”.t know how.”ll learn.” Tahay39。s poetry program into one of the most respected in the city. Her team draws from the likes of . Laurence, Pat Mora and Kendrick Lamar to create poems about their own lives. The poems focus on many things —some funny, some painful.s poems, chills went up her spine (脊柱). “I wish I could write like that,” she thought. “I want to say something.”She wrote her first poem about her first year in America. She called it Invisible. The day her turn came to recite in front of the team, she broke down crying. She cried for 15 minutes. “I had so much held in,” Tahay said. “I couldn39。 But she kept at it despite her lessthanperfect grammar, spelling and diction (措辭). Still, she wouldn39。 But with time, her poems changed her. “They gave me pride,” Tahay said. “They told me that I39。 “She had this innocence,” Kurnick said. “This willingness to be genuine and show you things you don39。s mother suggest she do when she was teased by others? A.Report them to her teachers.C.D.s poems? A.B.Their expectations of a better future.Funny and painful stories about their lives.（3）How did Tahay probably feel when she first read the group39。She was cold.She was excited.She was nervous.She was frightened.（4）How did Tahay benefit from writing poems? A.B.She became the first student poet in the city.She improved her grammar and spelling greatly.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了中學(xué)女生Tahay熱愛寫詩，堅(jiān)持夢想不放棄的故事。根據(jù)第二段中的“When she first appeared at school, she was teased by others for being short and different. She never spoke, so they called her ‘mouse’.”和第三段的內(nèi)容，當(dāng)她在學(xué)校被人戲弄時，她媽媽說“Keep going,” her mother would tell her. “At some point, you39。故選C。根據(jù)第六段中的“Her team draws from the likes of . Laurence, Pat Mora and Kendrick Lamar to create poems about their own lives. The poems focus on many things —some funny, some painful.”. Laurence、Pat Mora和Kendrick Lamar等人創(chuàng)作自己生活的詩篇?？芍@些都是描寫他們生活中的樂趣和痛苦的。(3)考查推理判斷。s poems, chills went up her spine (脊柱). ‘I wish I could write like that,’”可知，當(dāng)她第一次講到這些詩時，她覺得她的脊梁發(fā)冷。根據(jù)第二句說她也想寫出這樣的詩，可知她是羨慕的。(4)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選A。2．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. s theory proves true is debatable, but that certain individuals cast long shadows is not.ll likely find a good biography nearby. Why is this the case? First, I find good biographies fascinating. I39。ve never been overly drawn to fiction. I have found myself unable to sleep while in the struggle of the Battle of Britain in William Manchester39。 Second, I find good biographies informative. A good biographer tells not only the story of a person, but also of their times. Reading a good biography