人物传记篇
滚动组合训练（一）
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Ⅰ.完形填空。
Anthony Burgess was 40 when he learned he had only one year to live. He had a serious cancer that would 1 him within a year. He was completely a broken man at the time, 2 he had nothing to leave behind for his family. He knew he had to 3 with the illness.
Burgess had never been a professional 4 before, but he always knew the possibility inside him to be a storywriter. So he began writing. He wasn’t sure whether his stories would 5 out, but he couldn’t think of anything else to do.
“According to the doctor,” he said, “I had a winter, spring and summer to live through, and would 6 with the falling leaves.”
Later, Burgess wrote five and a half novels before the end of the year. But Burgess didn’t die. His 7 had left him completely. He lived a 8 and full life. He was told he had only one year to live but he lived for more than 30 years. He wrote over 70 books, but if he hadn’t gotten the 9 ,he may not have written at all.
Many of us are like Anthony Burgess, keeping greatness inside and waiting for some 10 or dangerous situation to bring it out. Ask yourself what you’d do if you had Anthony Burgess’ worry.
( )1.A.leave B.kill
C.knock D.follow
( )2.A.but B.because
C.so D.though
( )3.A.agree B.talk
C.discuss D.fight
( )4.A.writer B.artist
C.scientist D.designer
( )5.A.break B.work
C.find D.come
( )6.A.laugh B.play
C.die D.start
( )7.A.illness B.friend
C.luck D.feeling
( )8.A.lonely B.long
C.happy D .hard
( )9.A.cancer B.accident
C.prize D.money
( )10.A.famous B.personal
C.pleasant D.serious
Ⅱ.阅读理解。
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Xu Yi,a ten yearold boy from Chongqing,is talented.He has published(出版)at least 100,000 words of literary works including poems and novels,and he has joined Chongqing Writers’ Association,becoming the youngest member of the local literary group.
Xu Yi,a 4th grader of Chongqing Shuren Primary School,started writing when he was six years old and published his first collection of poems at the age of eight.
“When I was six years old,my father asked me to watch nature carefully and write down what I saw every day.Slowly,I became interested in writing especially writing poems,which is my way of describing the world around me,” said Xu.
Xu is in the habit of reading poems in the morning and novels in the evening,according to his father.
“I just want my son to develop a good study habit.Whether or not he will be a poet does not matter,” said the father.
Xu writes poems every weekend,and he has published a collection of poems titled Dreamlike Falling Flowers,and will soon publish a collection of stories and poems named Rain Is Grieved Cloud.
“I really admire Xu’s imagination and his poems are full of childlike elements(元素).He also has many other hobbies like playing the saxophone(萨克斯管),”said Zhang Xiaoqiong,Xu’s Chinese teacher.
( )11.Xu Yi published his first collection of poems when he was______ years old.
A.6 B.7 C.8 D.9
( )12.What does Xu Yi do in the evening as a habit?
A.He reads poems. B.He reads novels.
C.He writes poems. D.He writes novels.
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( )13.What does Zhang Xiaoqiong admire a lot?
A.Xu Yi’s unusual hobbies. B.Xu Yi’s good study habits.
C.Xu Yi’s honesty. D.Xu Yi’s imagination.
( )14.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Zhang Xiaoqiong teaches Xu Yi Chinese.
B.Xu Yi is a member of Chongqing Writers’ Association.
C.Xu Yi’s father encouraged him to write when he was six years old.
D.Xu Yi’s father hopes that he will become a great poet in the future.
( )15.Which can be the best title of the passage?
A.A Talented Young Writer.
B.Ways of Writing Poems.
C.How to Form Good Reading Habits.
D.How to Make Kids Interested in Writing.
B
Ye Xiaogang is regarded as one of the most famous modern Chinese composers(作曲家).
He learned to play the piano at the age of four.His father was a composer who wrote a lot of music for films.But when the “cultural revolution”(文革)began,his father was sent to a farm to work.Ye was only 11 at that time.
Ye had to work on another farm for a year before entering a factory.He worked in the factory for six years until he was 22.
The workers in the factory were friendly and helped him a lot,but he could not play the piano anymore.No matter how hard he worked on the farm or in the factory,he always believed that he did not belong there.He never left music.He just waited for opportunities.He dreamed of becoming a pianist.
When the “cultural revolution” ended,Ye could play the piano again.
He practiced hard every day in order to go to the Central Conservatory of Music(中央音乐学院)in 1978,but the school would not recruit(招收)piano students that year.In the end,Ye chose composition as his major,although he was not familiar with it.
Because of his hard work,Ye soon became one of the best students at the Central Conservatory of Music.
In 1980,he studied at Cambridge University.Then he went to a famous school of music in the US in 1987 to take more courses.
As a famous composer in China,Ye worked for many organizations.
He wrote many symphonies.He also wrote film and TV music,which traditional composers hardly ever worked on.
( )16.Ye Xiaogang was ________ when he started to work in the factory.
A.11 years old B.16 years old
C.22 years old D.26 years old
( )17.From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that Ye Xiaogang _______.
A.didn’t get along well with the workers in the factory
B.often practiced playing the piano after work
C.never gave up his dream
D.wanted to be a composer
( )18.Why didn’t Ye Xiaogang choose piano as his major at the Central Conservatory of Music?
A.Because the school was more famous for the major of composition.
B.Because the school wouldn’t recruit piano students that year.
C.Because his father wanted him to study composition.
D.Because he was more familiar with composition.
( )19.Which of the following is TRUE about Ye Xiaogang?
A.He used to study in the UK and the US.
B.He never worked on a farm.
C.He hardly ever wrote film and TV music.
D.He mainly worked for schools instead of other organizations.
( )20.The author mainly tells us________ .
A.how to learn the piano B.how to realize our dreams
C.the history of a famous music school
D.the experiences of a famous musician
Ⅲ.任务型阅读。
Rachel Beckwith is a little girl.For her 9th birthday,she didn’t ask for toys,dolls or a new pair of shoes.Instead,she made a selfless(无私的)wish: She wanted her friends and family to
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donate money to the charity for water,so that people in developing countries could have clean drinking water.
“On June 12th,2011,I’m turning 9,” she wrote on her fundraising(募捐）page.“I found that millions of people don’t live to see their 5th birthday.And why?Because they didn’t have clean or safe water,so I’m celebrating my birthday like never before.I’m asking everyone I know to donate instead of buying gifts for my birthday.”
Rachel’s goal amount was $300,but she only raised $220 from her friends and family.That didn’t bother her much,though—she thought she could raise more the following year.Unluckily,that’s not to be: Rachel was a passenger in one of the 14 cars involved(牵涉)in a highway accident.After spending several days in a hospital,she closed her eyes on Saturday.The news of her death became known,and so did the story of her fundraising wish.Now,Rachel’s fundraising page has received donations from more than four thousand people,over $84,000.All of that money will go towards building wells(井）in developing countries.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
21.When was Rachel born?
__________________________________
22.Why didn’t many children in developing countries live to be 5 years old?__________________________________
23.How did Rachel do to make her wish come true?
________________________________
24.What was over $84,000 raised used for?
__________________________________
25.What does the passage mainly tell us?
_____________________________________
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参考答案：
组合训练（一）
Ⅰ.1—5BBDAD6—10CABAD
Ⅱ.11—15CBDDA16—20BCBAD
Ⅲ.21.In 2002.22.Because they didn’t have clean or safe water.23.By collecting money from her friends and family.24.It was used to build wells in developing countries.25.Rachel is a kind girl.
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