高考英语三轮复习天天练Day 2阅读理解(2)(记叙文)Passage 1文体：记叙文词数：259 限时：7分钟Bryan Forbes, who was born in London on 22 July 1926, made his first screen acting appearance in 1918.He landed supporting parts in several outstanding British films, including An Inspector Calls(1954) and The Colditz Story(1955), but it was not long before screenwriting and directing attracted him behind the camera. Together with Richard Attenborough, he set up Beaver Films in 1959. Its first film, The Angry Silence(1960), was written by Forbes and Attenborough played the lead role.His directing career began in 1961 with Whistle down the Wind, featuring child star Hayley Mills. Forbes directed many more films in the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 he took over as head of production and managing director of EMI—MGM Elstree, and the studio achieved outstanding successes. But it was a torrid time for the company. Troubled constantly by financial difficulties and staffing issues, Forbes quitted in 1971. He then directed The Stepford Wives, based on the novel by Ira Levin, and in 1975 International Velvet, starring T atum O’Neal, in 1978.Forbes, who counted the late Queen Mother among his friends,continued directing, writing and acting throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. He also found success as an author with a number of novels, thes Story, was published last year.latest of which, The Soldier’After Forbes passed away, film critic(批评家) Mark Kermode said, “once I had fun—boyish pleasure of telling Bryan Forbes how much I loved Stepford Wives. He was charming and modest. A great loss.”1.Having played several supporting roles, Forbes began to ______.A.work as a cameramanB.make a lead actorC.build his own company aloneD.write and direct films2.Which of the following is the first film directed by Forbes?A.An Inspector Calls.B.The Colditz Story.C.Whistle down the Wind.D.The Angry Silence.in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by 3.The underlined word “torrid”　______.A.suitableB.toughC.preciousD.steady4.Which of the following can be best used to describe Forbes?A.Talented.B.Well-educated.C.Proud.D.Attractive.Passage2文体：记叙文词数：330 限时：8分钟I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children andlike the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work isimportant. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sortof career.I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwor In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’thave much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a carI then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasnbad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that Iwould be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. Weagreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me tim the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was gettingextremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and earlymornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Meganwho used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. Shesuggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted towork with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didntake many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local collegeand they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got ona part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even ifschool.you aren’t top of the class at1.What is the author’s present job?A.Working part-time in a college.B.Taking care of children for a family.C.Helping children with their schoolwork.D.Looking after children at a kindergarten.author ______.2.When staying with the two girls’ family, theA.was paid for extra workB.often worked long hoursC.got much help from her bossD.took a day off every other week3.Why did the author leave her first job?A.She found a full-time jobB.She was fed up with children.C.She decided to attend a part-time course.D.She needed a rest after working extra hours.4.What has the author learned from her own experiences?A.Less successful students can still have a career.B.Qualifications are necessary for a career.C.Hard work makes an excellent student.D.One must choose the job she likes.Passage3文体：记叙文词数：344 限时：7分钟“Cleverness i s a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts areJeff Bezoseasy—they’re given after all. Choices can be hard.”—I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the factthat the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building anonline bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had justturned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wifeMacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing thatprobably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t surewhat to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’dbeen a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and shewanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch ofvery smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I wentto my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on theInternet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully tome, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.”　That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about itfor 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it reallywas a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always behaunted by a decision to not try at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow mynd, we are our passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the echoices.1.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A.His dream of being an inventor.B.The support of his wife.C.The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.lions of exciting titles.2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlinedsentence?A.The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.B.He would be very excited if he tried it out.C.He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.D.The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.3.We can know from the passage that ______.A.the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB.the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC.the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD.the author might go back to his boss if he failed4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Cleverness and KindnessB.The Starting of AmazonC.Following My PassionD.We Are What We Choose答案及解析Passage 1【语篇导读】本文介绍了英国著名演员、编剧、导演、制片人布赖恩·福布斯的生平事迹。