A【江西省吉安市第一中学2015届高三上学期第二次阶段考】
Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the" Father of American Scholarship and Education. " His " Blue-Backed Speller" books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much do you know about him beyond that?
At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College, Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army. Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didn’t survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like what most teachers did, he rewarded them.
He earned his law degree in, 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.
In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him $ 1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper. In December, he founded New York’s first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party. He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages.
Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.
【】. Which of the following best describes Webster’s life at Yale?
A. Tough. B. Smooth. C. Normal. D. Tiring.
【】. What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale?
A. A teacher. B. A lawyer. C. A headmaster. D. A scholar.
【】. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A. Webster was a most productive author.
B. Webster led a miserable life in New York City.
C. Webster’books added up to 655 pages.
D. Webster didn’t write any political Works.
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【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
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【小题2】Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree.得B。
【小题3】For decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party. He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages.得知几十年里，韦伯斯特出版过课本、政治论文、关于疾病的报道、报纸上刊登文章。这些都表明韦伯斯特是一位多产的作者。选A。
考点：人物类文章
D【山西省大同一中、同煤一中2015届高三联考】
When the swim season began, my 11-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, and I cut a deal. She would go to practice three times a week, and I wouldn’t make her compete in swim meets.
Elizabeth does not like swim meets, she gets horribly nervous because she is afraid that she will do something wrong and let everyone down. she started to talk about quitting swimming, which broke my heart because she loves swimming. So I came up with the deal.
Recently, Elizabeth’s team announced a T-shirt relay, which works like this: One person from each relay team puts on a T-shirt and a pair of socks and swims 50 meters. She takes off the clothes and put them on the next person, who then swims 50 meters. This continues until everyone on the team has completed a lap.
It wasn’t exactly a meet, because it would involve only team members. But Elizabeth thought it was. I told Elizabeth I really wanted her to go. She fought back angrily but finally agreed.
When the day for the T-shirt relay arrived, Elizabeth was nervous. She was chosen to swim the anchor leg (最后一棒).By the last leg, Elizabeth’s team had built up a narrow lead. Then it was Elizabeth’s turn to swim.
Approaching the halfway mark, she was still in the lead. Then somebody noticed that one of Elizabeth’s socks had fallen off and was floating in the pool. “She has to get that sock on before the end of the race,” a swimming official told Elizabeth’s team,“ or you will be disqualified.”
Everybody on her team started shouting, “Elizabeth! Get the sock!” But she couldn’t hear them. Meanwhile, a girl in lane two was gaining on Elizabeth. Just then, a girl on my daughter’s team jumped in the pool, grabbed the sock, swam after Elizabeth and put the sock on Elizabeth.
With the sock finally on, Elizabeth swam her heart out for the last 15 meters and won! There was much celebration. And, for a few minutes, Elizabeth was the hero.
On the ride home, she relived her moment of glory again and again. She told me that if the T-shirt relay was an Olympic event, her team would win the gold medal, I told her that in my professional opinion, she Was absolutely right.
【小题1】 What do we know about the T-shirt relay?
A. Elizabeth was eager to attend it.
B. Elizabeth made full preparations for it.
C. Elizabeth thought she was sure to fail the relay.
D. Elizabeth agreed to attend it after a lot of persuasion.
【小题2】 What happened to Elizabeth when she was swimming the anchor leg?
A. The girl on the other team swam faster than her.
B. She was disqualified for breaking the rule.
C. She was too nervous to swim.
D. One of her socks fell off.
【小题3】We can infer from the last paragraph that Elizabeth_____.
A. believed she was the best of her team. B. Hoped to take part in the Olympics.
C. Overcame her fear of swim meets. D. Was grateful for the girl’s help.
【小题4】 What would be the best title for the text?
A. Born to be a swimmer B. Swimming in socks
C. The swim season D. Never give up!
【答案】
【小题1】D
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【解析】
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