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高中英语黄金阅读(高二版)GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents一、人物类(1)ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards(信用卡).Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levels(普通成绩)andworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.“Isuppose￡35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear.”Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother￡20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement(退休)isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.”1.WhyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?A.HeearnsanextremelyhighpaymentB.HehasgotajobC.HelivesathomewithhisparentsD.Hedoesnotgooutmuch2.David’sgreatestproblemisthat_______.A.hecan’tbetreatedasanadultbythebankB.hedoesn’tmakeasmanygamesashewishesC.hedoesn’tknowwhattobuywiththemoneyD.heistooyoungtodriveacar3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause_______.A.hehadworkedinacomputershopB.hehadwrittensomecomputerprogramsC.heiscleverandworkshardathislessonsD.hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool4.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-levelsbecause_______.A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingB.hedidnotenjoyschoolC.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?A.HethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowellB.HewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaireC.OnehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprogramsD.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown【答案解析】本文讲述了少年电脑程序员David的苦恼和愿望。1.A。细节题。根据ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned￡35,000ayear可推知此题答案为A。2.A。推断题。根据David’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards(信用卡)可知，他最大的苦恼是他没有被当成大人看待。3.B。细节题。根据Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms可得出此答案。4.C。细节题。根据IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool可推出此答案。5.A。细节题。根据Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear可得出答案。(2)IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadtthepainteroftheRockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington.BorninNewYork,thesonofawealthypublisher,RemingtonwasaboxerandafootballplayeratYaleUniversity—thelastmanwouldexpecttobecometheartistoftheOldWest.Butasaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters.Attheageofnineteen,heleftcollegetolookforadventures.HetraveledfromMontanatoTexasasaprospector(勘探者).Remingtonhadalwaysbeeninterestedinjournalism.Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.Thesubjectofthe“WinningoftheWest”attractedtheEast.Magazinesandnewspaperswerefilledwithaccountofprospectors’adventures,andofbattleswithcattlethievesandotheroutlaws—allthetalesthatwerethennewsandhavebecomelegendssince.Therewerealsostoriesbymanyotherwriters.OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington’shand,butitwasasasuccessfuljournalistthatRemingtonwasagreatartist.1.Inhispictures,Remingtonoftenpainted_______.A.theprospectors’storiesB.mountainsandriversC.horseracesD.AmericanIndians2.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatRemingtonbasedhisartonthe_______.A.storieshehadreadinthenewspaperB.thingshehadseenandexperiencedC.ideashehadlearnedatYaleUniversityD.paintingshehadcopiedfromearlysettlers3.Duringhisyouth,Remington_______.A.showedhisgiftasanartistB.wasinfluencedbyhisfatherC.enjoyedsportsandreadingD.learnedjournalismatYaleUniversity4.Theparagraphsbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscussed_______.A.cowboysinAmericanarthistoryB.worksofCatlinandBierstadtC.theproblemof“WinningtheWest”D.magazinesaboutthewest【答案与解析】Remington不仅是一位成功的新闻记者，他还是一位伟大的画家。在他的画中体现的是他亲身经历的和亲眼看到的一切。1.A。语义理解题。从第2段最后一句话OftenthesewerepresentedbydrawingsandpaintingsfromRemington’shand可以看出Remington所画的内容是什么。2.B。判断题。根据第2段第4句话Nowhebegantowriteaboutandtopaintanddrawwhathesaw.可以推知。3.C。语义理解题。根据…asaboyhelovedhorsesandfedonthejournalsofsomefamouswriters可知答案为C。（其中的feedon意为“从…得到供养”）4.B。判断题。文章第1句话IfCatlinwasthepainteroftheAmericanIndiansandBierstadttheportrayer(painter)oftheRockyMountains,theartistoftheWesterncowboysandsettlerswasRemington是过渡句，由此可以推知，前面文章很可能是讨论worksofCatlinandBierstadt。(3)AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfor44dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment,whichhadbecomeoneofLondon’smaintouristattractions.Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames(泰晤士河)andimmediatelysenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess(过程)doctorssaidcouldbelifethreatening.HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork,Blainefirstbecameknownasas