2019人教版高考英语阅读理解专项练习---人物故事类 有答案

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Carnegie's works include Lincoln the Unknown （1932）， Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business （1937）， and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living （1948）． His greatest achievement， however， was when Simon &． Schuster published How to Win Friends and Influence People． The book was a bestseller from 1936． By the time of Carnegie's death， the book had sold five million copies in 31 languages， and there had been 450，000 graduates of his Dale Carnegie Institute． Carnegie died at his home in New York in 1955．

（1）What do you think of Dale Carnegie's childhood？ A． Difficult． B． Joyful． C． Lonely． D． Boring．

（2）Which of the following is important for Dale Carnegie？ A． Encouraging one to trust himself． B． Helping people to get wealthy． C． Teaching people speaking skills． D． Advising people to live happily．

（3）Why did Dale Carnegie change his last name？ A． To get more help and support． B． To replace Andrew Carnegie． C． To become more famous． D． To avoid misunderstanding．

（4）Which of the following is Dale Carnegie's most successful work？ A． Lincoln the Unknown．

B． How to Stop Worrying and Start Living． C． How to Win Friends and Influence People． D． Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business．

10．My father was the gentlest， most loving and caring dad in the world﹣﹣﹣﹣until we had an argument． During those moments， my words surely never reached his \his ears were closed． There was no point trying to argue with my dad． He always had the last word． I could never win．

When my father refused to understand that I needed the privacy of a phone in my room， my frustration turned to tears． He ended our \， leaving me silently defeated and miserable． So when he refused to change his idea about letting me go on my class trip to Montreal， I could do nothing but race from his room in despair．

With the hope that his eyes would be more open than his ears， I began to write a note that began with \， how much I hated to fight with him and how much I valued our relationship and， above all， how much I loved him． I folded my note into an envelope， slid it under the door of his bedroom and raced back to my own room． It was only minutes before I heard a knock at my door． When I saw the look on my father's face， I knew that my note had melted his temper and touched his heart．

The victory of winning my dad's permission to go to Montreal was sweet． But even sweeter was the discovery of a strategy that enabled me to have an argument with my dad that didn't end in tears， but instead with a hug． My \﹣up to many of our arguments．

Years later， one of my favorite stories was the \． It always made me smile to remember some of our most passionate arguments and how my dad would become so pig﹣headed， until he read my notes．

（1）What did the author think about her father during an argument？ A． Gentle B． Stubborn C． Aggressive D． Open﹣minded

（2）The \ ． A． avoid meeting her father suddenly

B． stop the argument in a funny way C． deliver her message more quickly D． persuade her father into supporting her

（3）The author's father impressed her most with his ． A． last word B． generous love C． bad temper

D． pig﹣headed decision

11．If it weren't for the mentor（导师）， Rebecca Cruz is certain that she wouldn't have gotten her bachelor's degree．

Ms． Cruz went through a troubling time during her second year in community college． She didn't feel much support at home． Struggling on the edge of stopping her education， Cruz turned to her mentor， Alex Lopez． \，\recalls．

Gisela Bushey is another woman who understands the importance of mentors， and she hopes to find an Alex for every Rebecca． So she designed Critical Bridge， which provides them with mentorship．

And in October， Critical Bridge was named a recipient of the ﹩50，000 Encore Prize， which is awarded by Encore．org， a partner organization that aims to use the talents of those aged 50 or older．

As part of the prize， Encore．org will provide mentors for Critical Bridge． The mentors will work with youths throughout their participation in the two programs connected to Critical Bridge．

More than 10，000 people in the United States are retiring every day， according to Phyllis Moen， a sociology professor． Many of these Americans have expressed a desire to give back to their communities．

\want to do something meaningful． And there's nothing more meaningful than mentoring across generations，\．

Dima Khoury has mentored young people throughout her career． She sees mentorship as a personal relationship．

\，\． Khoury says． \build trust at the beginning， it will be much easier to build a healthy relationship after that， and more beneficial．\， she says mentors might not always have the answers， but being a listener is just as important．

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Cruz， now a San Francisco State graduate， has become a mentor too．

\； you might not make it out from that same cycle without the help of any human guide，\．

But by providing mentorship and resources， Cruz hopes that if such a time comes， students will \．\

（1）What can be known about Rebecca Cruz？ A． She was strongly supported by her family． B． She failed to get her bachelor's degree． C． She gave up her college education． D． She was helped by her mentor．

（2）What do we know about Critical Bridge？ A．It offers students mentorship． B．It gives mentors prizes yearly． C．It was founded by Alex Lopez． D．It is a talent search organization．

（3）What does Dima Khoury think of mentorship？ A．It requires rich experience． B．It takes a long time to build．

C．It is the best job chance for retired people． D．It involves a good understanding between people． （4）What is Rebecca Cruz's future wish？ A．To provide students with support． B．To guide students through their study．