2024年高考二輪復(fù)習(xí)-外刊閱讀熱點(diǎn)話題-人物故事

2/2外刊閱讀熱點(diǎn)話題培優(yōu)練10人物故事Ⅰ.閱讀理解LaurenPricehascomealongwayfromataxidrivertoanOlympicchampion.ShepursuedherOlympicdreamallthewaytowinningthemiddleweightgoldmedalattheTokyo2020SummerOlympics.“WhenIlookbacknow,Ihavetopinch(掐)myselfattimes,becauseIstillthinkit’smadthatIwontheOlympics，”Pricetoldthemedia.Raisedbyhergrandparents,shewasalwaysencouragedtoplaysports.“They’vealwaysbackedme.Ifithadn’tbeenforthem,Iwouldn’thaveachievedanything，”Pricesaid.Hergrandmausedtosaytoher，“Reachforthemoonandifyoufallshort,you’lllandonthestars.”Shebeganwithfootball.ButPricewasalsoahigh－standardkickboxerandwasthentalent－scoutedbyataekwondocoachbeforesheswitchedtoboxing.“FormethebigturningpointwasasachildbeinginspiredbyKellyHolmes.IrememberwatchingheronTVandIwaslike，‘Ohmygoodness,IwanttogototheOlympics’，”Pricerecalled.“Ihadthatdreamovertheyears.Ijustworkedhard.Ibelieveifyouputtheeffortin,you’llgettowhereyouwanttobe.”WhenPricewasbreakingintotheWelshboxingteam,fundingwasextremelylimited.Sosheworkedasadriverforataxicompanywhenshewasstillateenager.“IwastrainingfromMondaytoThursdayandthenIwasdrivingataxionFridayandSaturdaynights.I’dstartworkat5pmandI’dfinishat4inthemorning,pickingupallthedrunkenpassengers，”sheremembered.Thatwasadifferentkindofeducation.“It’squitefunnynowwhenIlookback，”Pricesmiled.Ultimately,sheexcelledasaboxer.Pricewoneverymajorgoldmedalgoing,despitethedifficultiesofcompetingagainstbiggeropponentsoutsideofherweightclass.1.WhicheventdidPricecompeteinattheTokyo2020SummerOlympics?A.Football. B.Kickboxing.C.Taekwondo. D.Boxing.2.WhoinspiredPricetogototheOlympics?A.Hergrandmother. B.Anathlete.C.Acoach. D.Apassenger.3.WhichofthefollowingcontributedmosttoPrice’ssuccess?A.Determination. B.Luck.C.Education. D.Talent.4.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthetext?A.Entertainment. B.Opinions.C.Sports. D.Destinations.AMalawianwoman，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto，wasrecentlyawardedtheGoldmanEnvironmentalPrizeforAfrica—theworld’sleadingawardforgrassrootsenvironmentalactivists.GloriaMajiga－Kamotowasthenworkingforalocalenvironmentalorganizationwithaprogramthatgavegoatstoruralfarmers,whowouldusethegoatwastetoproducelow－cost,high－qualityorganicfertilizer(肥料).Theproblem?ThethinplasticbagscoveringtheMalawiancountryside.“Wehavethisverycommonstreetfood,chiwaya,whichissaltyandservedinlittleblueplastics，”Majiga－Kamotosays.“Goatseattheplasticforsaltytasteandtheydiebecauseitblockstheingestion(吸收)system.”Forher,thiswasthemomentwhenitallchanged.Allofasudden,shestartednoticinghowplasticswereeverywhereintheMalawianenvironmentandfoodsystem—affectingpeople’slivingandhealth.“Irememberbackinthedaywhenwe’dgotothemarketandbuythingslikedriedfish,whichwerewrappedinnewspaper，”the30－year－oldsays.ButthinplasticstookoffinthelastdecadeorsoasnewproducerssprungupinMalawi,sellingproductslikethinplasticbagsatcheapprices.Infact,theMalawiangovernmentdecidedtobantheimportation,productionanddistributionofsingle－useplasticin2015.Butbeforethebancouldgointofulleffect,Malawi’splasticproducingindustryappealedtothecountry’sHighCourtagainsttheban,causingittobesuspended.WhenMajiga－Kamotoandherfellowenvironmentalistsheardaboutthis,theywereannoyed.Sheorganizedmarchesandrejectedtheplasticindustry’sargumentthatthebanwouldhurtMalawi’seconomy—andevendebatedwithanindustryspokesmanonTV.Finallyin2019,Malawi’sHighCourtruledinfavoroftheban.Thefollowingyear,thegovernmentbeganclosingdownillegalplasticproducers.MichaelSutton,executivedirectoroftheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundation，said，“Majiga－Kamoto’sfightwiththeplasticindustryisaperfectexampleofthespiritoftheprize.”5.WhatmadeMajiga－Kamotorealizetheproblem?A.Herexperiencewithplastic－eatinggoats.B.Herdiscoveryofgoatwasteeverywhere.C.Herdoubtaboutthesafetyofstreetfood.D.Hercareforthefarmerslivinginpoverty.6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMalawi?A.Itusedtobeextremelyrichinfish.B.Itadvocatedusingthinplasticbags.C.Itfailedtobansingle－useplasticatfirst.D.Itreliedheavilyontheplasticindustry.7.WhatwasthepurposeofMajiga－Kamoto’sactsinParagraph4?A.Toputthebanintoeffect.B.Tosupportthegovernment.C.Tobacktheplasticindustryup.D.TopromoteMalawi’seconomy.8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMajiga－Kamoto?A.Humble. B.Generous.C.Patient. D.Committed.Ⅱ.完形填空Likemostpeople,Ihavetoworkforaliving.Wehaveabankloan,andother__1__wehavetopay.ButIcertainlydon’thavea9－5__2__.IdecidedlongagothatIcouldnot__3__fixedworkinghoursforabigcompanyandthatIcertainlywasn’tsuitableto__4__inanofficedayinanddayout.Iwork__5__asawriter,gardendesigner,andsustainabilityconsultant.FormanydaysIworklonghours,butIhavealotof__6__andcontrolovereverything.Ihavefoundmy__7__—whatIreallywanttodo.ButIfullyappreciatethatmostpeoplearenotinsucha__8__positionandsomeofthemhavenochoicebutto__9__theworktheydonotlike.Therefore,manypeoplefeel__10__intheirjobsevenwhentheyarenotreallystuckatall.Findingsustainablesolutionsandabetterqualityoflifemeans__11__longandhardaboutwhatyoureallywanttodo,andhowyoucan__12__thatgoal.Workingforyourselfisbeneficialon__13__levels：yousavetime,yousavemoney,andyoucanpotentially__14__yourcarbonfootprint.Considerthis:ManagementconsultancyfirmWSPfoundworkingfrom__15__canhelpreduceyourcarbonfootprintinthesummermonths.1.A.wages B.rentsC.bills D.fines2.A.habit B.jobC.workout D.trip3.A.arrange B.resistC.avoid D.bear4.A.arrive B.competeC.sit D.communicate5.A.dully B.occasionallyC.cooperatively D.independently6.A.judgement B.flexibilityC.burden D.doubt7.A.routine B.styleC.pressure D.passion8.A.fortunate B.promisingC.profitable D.permanent9.A.submitto B.leaveoutC.makefor D.departfrom10.A.interested B.relaxedC.engaged D.trapped11.A.complaining B.thinkingC.worrying D.arguing12.A.reach B.ignoreC.discover D.switch13.A.special B.multipleC.high D.spiritual14.A.decrease B.recordC.calculate D.increase15.A.nothing B.realityC.home D.officeB篇Para.3：suspendv.暫停，中止springup涌現(xiàn)；突然出現(xiàn)或發(fā)生Para.4：rule常用義：v.統(tǒng)治，控制文章義：v.(尤指對(duì)法律問(wèn)題)判定，裁定參考答案Ⅰ.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是記敘文。作為出租車司機(jī)出身的LaurenPrice在經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)的不懈努力后終于在東京奧運(yùn)會(huì)的拳擊項(xiàng)目中贏得了中量級(jí)金牌，她的成功離不開祖父母的支持與鼓勵(lì)。1.D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句可知，Price在東京奧運(yùn)會(huì)上贏得了中量級(jí)金牌；又根據(jù)后文的敘述可知，Price曾經(jīng)是一名自由搏擊運(yùn)動(dòng)員，后來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)向了拳擊并最終成了一名出色的拳擊手且贏得了所有重要比賽的金牌。由此可知，Price在東京奧運(yùn)會(huì)上參加的是拳擊比賽。]2.B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Formethebigturningpointwas...IwanttogototheOlympics”可知，Price想?yún)⒓訆W運(yùn)會(huì)的夢(mèng)想是在電視上看到KellyHolmes的緣故，KellyHolmes是一名運(yùn)動(dòng)員，即Price的奧運(yùn)之夢(mèng)是受到一名運(yùn)動(dòng)員的啟發(fā)。]3.A[推理判斷題。通讀全文，尤其是第五段中的“Ihadthatdreamovertheyears...you’llgettowhereyouwanttobe”可知，Price之所以能夠成功，個(gè)人的決心起著很重要的作用。]4.C[文章出處題。文章講述了Price的奧運(yùn)冠軍之路。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知，此類文章應(yīng)出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙的運(yùn)動(dòng)欄目中。]【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是記敘文。馬拉維的GloriaMajiga－Kamoto女士被授予非洲戈德曼環(huán)境獎(jiǎng)，文章就她與塑料行業(yè)斗爭(zhēng)的起因、經(jīng)過(guò)和結(jié)果進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)敘述。5.A[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容，尤其是“Goatseattheplasticforsaltytasteandtheydiebecauseitblockstheingestion(吸收)system”可知，山羊?yàn)榱藝L到咸味而吃塑料，但因塑料阻塞其吸收系統(tǒng)而導(dǎo)致其死亡，正是由此得到的教訓(xùn)使GloriaMajiga－Kamoto意識(shí)到了塑料導(dǎo)致的環(huán)境和健康問(wèn)題。]6.C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“theMalawiangovernmentdecidedtobantheimportation...causingittobesuspended”可知，馬拉維政府在2015年就決定禁止進(jìn)口、生產(chǎn)和分銷一次性塑料，但由于馬拉維的塑料生產(chǎn)行業(yè)向該國(guó)高等法院上訴反對(duì)禁令，導(dǎo)致禁令被暫停，即馬拉維政府最初未能禁止一次性塑料。]7.A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的“Finallyin2019，Malawi’sHighCourtruledinfavoroftheban.Thefollowingyear，thegovernmentbeganclosingdownillegalplasticproducers”可知，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto進(jìn)行游行等一系列行動(dòng)的目的是使禁令生效。]8.D[推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto是一個(gè)環(huán)保工作者，發(fā)現(xiàn)塑料給環(huán)境和生活帶來(lái)危害時(shí)，決定做出改變；當(dāng)禁塑令被暫停后她組織了游行，甚至在電視上與行業(yè)發(fā)言人進(jìn)行了辯論，最終高等法院裁定支持該禁塑令。由此可推知，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto是一個(gè)做事盡心盡力的人。]Ⅱ.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是議論文。文章通過(guò)作者的自身經(jīng)歷講述了一個(gè)自由職業(yè)者的內(nèi)心感受，闡明了自由職業(yè)的諸多好處。1.C[根據(jù)空前的“Ihavetoworkforaliving.Wehaveabankloan”再結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，作者生活不易，有銀行貸款和其他賬單需要支付，故選C。wage“工資”；rent“租金”；bill“賬單”；fine“罰款”。]2.B[由下文內(nèi)容可知，作者是自由職業(yè)者，沒(méi)有一份朝九晚五的工作，故選B。workout“鍛煉”。]3.D[根據(jù)后文可知，此處應(yīng)指作者很久以前就斷定自己不能忍受大公司固定的工作時(shí)間，故選D。arrange“安排”；resist“抵抗”；avoid“避免”；bear“忍受”。]4.C[根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處是指作者不適合日復(fù)一日地坐在辦公室里，故選C。arrive“到達(dá)”；compete“競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”；communicate“交流”。]5.D[根據(jù)下文的“FormanydaysIworklonghours...controlovereverything”指的是作者工作時(shí)間很長(zhǎng)，但有很大的靈活性，可以控制一切。結(jié)合常識(shí)可推知，此處應(yīng)表示作者是獨(dú)立工作的作家、花園設(shè)計(jì)師和可持續(xù)發(fā)展顧問(wèn)。independently“獨(dú)立地”，故選D。dully“呆滯地”；occasionally“偶爾”；cooperatively“合作地”。]6.B[根據(jù)空后的“andcontrolovereverything”可知，此處表示作者的工作有很