2025届高考英语二轮复习阅读解题解题秘籍：人物传记类学案（PDF版含答案）
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英语阅 读理解
人物传记类答题技巧
题型特点
人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要记叙某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特
征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先
后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。
答题技巧
1. 了解人物传记文章的的特点
人物传记是记叙文体的一种，因此在阅读时要把握好时间、地点、人物和事件这四大要
素。其次，还应该注意人物传记类文章的结构多按时间顺序排列，一般采用倒叙的写作手法，
有时也采用插叙和补叙等手段。弄清楚人物传记类文章的特征和写作手法，能帮助考生在阅
读和回答问题时做到高效省时、准确无误。
2. 抓住题干关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节描述。
事实细节题是人物传记类文章的主要题型，常见的有以下几种类型：
(1)对号入座题
这种题的答案一般在原文中可以直接找到，只要读懂文章，掌握文章中的事实，如时间、
地点、事件等细节问题，就能选对正确答案。
(2)词义转换题
这种题常常是原文有关词语和句子的转换，而不能在原文中直接找到。要能理解原文中
1
某个词语或句子的含义，从而找到与答案意思相同的词语和句子。
(3)是非题
这种题俗称“三缺一”题型，即题目四个选项中有三个符合文章内容，剩下一个不符合。
题干多为：Which of the following is TRUE 或者三个不符合文章内容，剩下一个符合，题
干多为：Which of the following…is NOT Ttrue 或 All the following are true EXCEPT...
(4)排序题
这种题要求根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺
序。可采用“首尾定位法”，即先找出第一个动作和最后一个动作，迅速缩小选择范围，从
而快速选出正确答案。
(5)指代理解题
一般是在人物或事物关系比较复杂的情况下使用的一种题型，所以理清人物及事物之间
的逻辑关系是关键所在。可采用“逻辑关系梳理法”，使人物或事件关系条理清晰。不管题
型如何，在做事实细节题时，可采用比较实用的方法——有目的的阅读。在阅读时，首先看
题目要求我们理解什么细节，找出关键词，然后以此为线索，运用寻读的技巧迅速在文章里
找出相应的段落、句子或短语。认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在正确理解细节的前提下，
确定最佳答案。这样一来，既提高了阅读的速度，又能确保答案的准确率。同时，建议阅读
文章时把与答案相符的句子或短语用红线标示出来，标号注上是哪一题答案的相关句子，这
样在检查时就不必重新阅读整篇文章了。
3. 抽丝剥茧，推理判断深层含义。
推理判断题主要提问那些未曾在文中说明，但已特别暗示的内容，考查对文章的准确理
解和判断。人物传记类文章常见的推理判断题型有：
(1)细节推断题
要求根据语篇关系，推断具体细节，如时间、地点、人物关系、人物身份、事件等。一
般可根据文章提供的信息，或者借助常识进行推理判断。
(2)因果推断题
要求根据已知结果推测导致结果的可能原因。在准确掌握文章的内涵的前提下，理解文
2
章的真正含义。
(3)人物性格、作者态度及观点判断题
注意事项
人物传记类文章中有些是考查对作者的主导思想、被描写人物的语气、言语中流露的情
绪、性格倾向和作者或文中人物的态度、观点等方面的理解题。推理判断题要求在理解原文
表面文字信息的基础上做出准确推论和判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。解答此
类题时，要注意：
(1)吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础。
(2)对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表及里，由浅入深；从具体到抽象，从特殊到
一般，通过分析、综合、判断等进行符合逻辑的推理。不能就事论事，断章取义，以偏概全。
(3)基于文章内容，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据，立足已知，推断未知。不能主观
臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点。
(4)把握句段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇结构。要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，
摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。
(5)注意文中所用词句的感彩，是讽刺性的，批评性的，赞成性的，还是反对性的，
以便推测作者的观点和态度。
考 例
Zhang Heng was a Chinese mathematician, astronomer and geographer living AD 100～200
in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He wrote a great deal of literary works, which gained him
considerable fame as a young man. He served several positions in the government, but he later
refused to serve in the government and spent the rest of life far away from the capital city, where
he spent almost all of his time on scientific studies.
There were many false scientific theories about the universe and Earth at that time. His
theory was looked down upon because it was quite different from what people usually held. His
idea of the universe was: the sky is like an egg and the Earth is like the yolk of the egg, floating
alone in the centre of the universe.
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In the year of AD 132, Zhang Heng invented the seismoscope for predicting and measuring
earthquakes. Such a device wasn’t created in Europe until 1,600 years later in France.
After years of observing the sky, Zhang Heng was able to draw a very detailed map of the
stars.His star map showed 124 constellations(星群) with a total of 2,500 stars, 320 of which were
bright stars with known names as of today. He also gave proper explanation to the world for the
first time on the moon eclipse(月食).
Zhang was also a famous and talented poet and wrote more than twenty beautiful poems. He
has continued the influence on ancient Chinese culture. His works titled Dong Jing Glimpse and
Xi Jing Glimpse have lively described about the local culture and folk art performances in the
cities of Xi’an and Luoyang.
( )1. Besides being a famous Chinese mathematician, Zhang Heng was also a famous
______.
a. astronomer b. geographer c. historian
d. poet e. politician
A. abcd B. abd C. bcd D. abde
( )2. What can we learn from the passage
A. Zhang Heng was the first person to draw a map of the stars in the world. B.
European people didn’t know how to predict earthquakes in the 18th century. C. Dong
Jing Glimpse and Xi Jing Glimpse are mainly about the culture of China. D. Chinese
people first knew why there was moon eclipse about 1,800 years ago.
( )3. The underlined word “considerable” in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A. much B. important C. horrible D. complex
( )4. It can be inferred in the passage that ______.
A. Zhang Heng was famous all over the world during his late years
B. Zhang Heng’s idea about the universe was proved wrong by people of his time
C. the 320 stars of the 124 constellations were named by Zhang Heng
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D. Zhang Heng preferred to work on scientific studies rather than to serve in the
government
( )5. What is this passage mainly about
A. Some of Zhang Heng’s famous theories.
B. B.A brief introduction to the ancient Chinese scientist Zhang Heng.
C. How Zhang Heng made some of his important discoveries.
D. A brief introduction to Zhang Heng’s important inventions.
【文章大意】
本文介绍了我国东汉时期著名的数学家、天文学家、地理学家和诗人——张衡。
【答案简析】
1. B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Zhang Heng was a Chinese mathematician, astronomer
and geographer...和最后一段第一句 Zhang was also a famous and talented poet and wrote more
than twenty beautiful poems.可知，张衡不仅是数学家，而且是天文学家、地理学家和诗人。
故选 B。
2. D 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句 He also gave proper explanation to the world for the
first time on the moon eclipse(月食).可推断出：中国人在张衡生活的那个时候就知道了日食原
理。故选 D。
3. A 词义猜测题。根据 which gained him 的语境可知，张衡的那些文学作品在他年
轻时给他赢得了很多声誉。considerable 意为“相当多的”。故选 A。
4. D 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句...but he later refused to serve in the government
and...he spent almost all of his time on scientific studies.可推断出：张衡宁愿做科学研究工作，
也不愿在政府任职。故选 D。
5. B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文是关于中国汉代的著名科学家张衡的简介。故选
B。
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实战演练一
October 31, 2009, California
Tsien Hsue-shen, PhD’39, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died on
October 31, He was 98.
Tsien, born in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, graduated from the National Qinghua
University in 1934 and in August of 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute
Technology.In 1936 he went to the California Institute of Technology to commence graduate
studies. Tsien obtained his doctor degree in 1939 and would remain at Caltech for 20 years,
becoming the Goddard Professor and establishing a reputation as one of the leading rocket
scientists in the United States.
In 1943, Tsien and two others in the Caltech rocketry group drafted the first document to use
the name Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During the Second World War, he was amongst the other
scientists participated the “Manhattan Project”.After World War II he served as a consultant to the
United States Army Air Force.During this time, Conlonel Tsien worked on designing an
intercontinental space plane.His work would inspire the X?20Dyna?Soar which would later be
the inspiration for the Space Shuttle.In 1945 Tsien Hsue?shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of
Jiang Bail?one of the Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai?shek’s leading military
strategists.But in 1950, the Chinese?born scientist was accused of harboring Communist
sympathies and stripped of his security clearance.
In September 1955 he was permitted to leave for China, where Tsien resumed his research,
founded the Institute of Mechanics, and went on to become the father of China’s missile program,
a trusted member of the government and Party’s inner circle, and the nation’s most honored
scientist, Tsien retired in 1991 and has maintained a low public profile in Beijing, China.The PRC
government launched its manned space program in 1992 and used Tsien’s research as the basis for
the Long March rocket which successfully launched the Shenzhou V mission in October of
2003.The elderly Tsien was able to watch China’s first manned space mission on television from
his hospital bed.
In his late years, since the 1980s, Tsien devoted himself to spirituality research, and
advocated scientific investigation of traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong and “special human
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body functions”.
( )1. The underlined word “commence” in this passage probably means “_______”.
A. make up B. get C. begin D. promise
( )2. Tsien Hsue-hen got married at the age of _______.
A. 45 B. 28 C. 24 D. 34
( )3. What is the right order of the events related to Tsien Hsue-shen
a. his later life b. return to China
b. career in the U.S.A d. his early life and education
A. a?b?c?d B. d?c?b?a
B. d?b?c?a D. c?b?d?a
( )4. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. Tsien Hsue-shen got a doctor’s degree in 1939.
B. Tsien Hsue-shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Chinese nationalist leader
Chiang Kai-shen.
C. Tsien Hsue-shen has made a contribution to the Space Shuttle.
D. Tsien Hsue-shen was interested in traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong and “special
human body functions” in his later life.
实战演练二
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has recovered his spot at the top of the US money heap, taking
the place of investor Warren Buffett as America’s richest person, Forbes magazine’s latest list
reveals.
With 57 billion dollars net worth Gates again leads the list of 400 richest individuals in the
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world’s wealthiest country.He displaced Buffett who briefly held the position this year but who
has seen his Berkshire Hathaway investment group’s shares slip 15 percent since February and is
now worth 50 billion.
According to Forbes, whose list was published late Wednesday, the golden 400 have 1.3
billion dollars net worth or more.However, their combined net worth rose only 30 billion dollars,
or two percent, to 1.57 trillion dollars.
Forbes said that rising oil and dizzy art prices fuelled the entry of 31 new members into the
ultra-rich club and the return of eight previous members.
A notable arrival was Mark Zuckerberg, 24, founder of the social networking site Facebook(脸谱
网).Forbes estimates his worth at 1.5 billion dollars.
Meanwhile, turmoil(动荡) on the stock and housing markets saw 33 others drop off the list,
including the former head of the troubled insurance giant AIG, Maurice Greenberg, and a former
head of the online auction site eBay, Margaret Whitman.
Biggest gainers were led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who took eighth place
with 20 billion dollars worth after a transactionput a new value on his Bloomberg media and
financial data network.
The biggest loser was casino(赌场；娱乐场) tycoon Sheldon Adelson, whose fortune fell 13
billion dollars over 12 months－the equivalent to 1.5 million dollars an hour－although he still
has 15 billion dollars and occupies 15th place.
About two thirds of the list are self-made billionaires and just over 10 percent are women, led
by television star Oprah Winfrey whose fortune rose 200 million dollars to 2.7 billion dollars.
( )1. According to Forbes, Warren Buffet is worth _______.
A. 57 billion dollars B. 50 billion dollars
B. 1.5 billion dollars D. 20 billion dollars
( )2.31 new members entered the ultra-rich club as a result of _______.
A. turmoil on the stock and housing market
B. media and financial data network
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C. rising oil and dizzy art prices
D. investment
( )3. The purpose of the author using the television star Oprah Winfrey as an example is to
_______.
A. tell the readers that television stars make money easily
B. prove that a millionaire can become a billionaire
C. women can also be billionaires
D. tell the readers that most of the billionaires are self-made
( )4. It can be inferred from the story that _______.
A. one earns much and also loses much
B. stability of markets has much effect upon people’s wealth
C. the computer industry makes more billionaires
D. young people can also be billionaires
( )5. What is the best title of the passage
A. Bill Gates Leading World’s Richest People Again
B. What Made Billionaires
C. Self-Made Billionaires
D. Biggest Gainer and Biggest Loser
【答 案】一、1～4 CDBB 二、1～5 BCCBA
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人物传记类答题技巧
题型特点
人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要记叙某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特
征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先
后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。
答题技巧
1. 了解人物传记文章的的特点
人物传记是记叙文体的一种，因此在阅读时要把握好时间、地点、人物和事件这四大要
素。其次，还应该注意人物传记类文章的结构多按时间顺序排列，一般采用倒叙的写作手法，
有时也采用插叙和补叙等手段。弄清楚人物传记类文章的特征和写作手法，能帮助考生在阅
读和回答问题时做到高效省时、准确无误。
2. 抓住题干关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节描述。
事实细节题是人物传记类文章的主要题型，常见的有以下几种类型：
(1)对号入座题
这种题的答案一般在原文中可以直接找到，只要读懂文章，掌握文章中的事实，如时间、
地点、事件等细节问题，就能选对正确答案。
(2)词义转换题
这种题常常是原文有关词语和句子的转换，而不能在原文中直接找到。要能理解原文中
1
某个词语或句子的含义，从而找到与答案意思相同的词语和句子。
(3)是非题
这种题俗称“三缺一”题型，即题目四个选项中有三个符合文章内容，剩下一个不符合。
题干多为：Which of the following is TRUE 或者三个不符合文章内容，剩下一个符合，题
干多为：Which of the following…is NOT Ttrue 或 All the following are true EXCEPT...
(4)排序题
这种题要求根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺
序。可采用“首尾定位法”，即先找出第一个动作和最后一个动作，迅速缩小选择范围，从
而快速选出正确答案。
(5)指代理解题
一般是在人物或事物关系比较复杂的情况下使用的一种题型，所以理清人物及事物之间
的逻辑关系是关键所在。可采用“逻辑关系梳理法”，使人物或事件关系条理清晰。不管题
型如何，在做事实细节题时，可采用比较实用的方法——有目的的阅读。在阅读时，首先看
题目要求我们理解什么细节，找出关键词，然后以此为线索，运用寻读的技巧迅速在文章里
找出相应的段落、句子或短语。认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在正确理解细节的前提下，
确定最佳答案。这样一来，既提高了阅读的速度，又能确保答案的准确率。同时，建议阅读
文章时把与答案相符的句子或短语用红线标示出来，标号注上是哪一题答案的相关句子，这
样在检查时就不必重新阅读整篇文章了。
3. 抽丝剥茧，推理判断深层含义。
推理判断题主要提问那些未曾在文中说明，但已特别暗示的内容，考查对文章的准确理
解和判断。人物传记类文章常见的推理判断题型有：
(1)细节推断题
要求根据语篇关系，推断具体细节，如时间、地点、人物关系、人物身份、事件等。一
般可根据文章提供的信息，或者借助常识进行推理判断。
(2)因果推断题
要求根据已知结果推测导致结果的可能原因。在准确掌握文章的内涵的前提下，理解文
2
章的真正含义。
(3)人物性格、作者态度及观点判断题
注意事项
人物传记类文章中有些是考查对作者的主导思想、被描写人物的语气、言语中流露的情
绪、性格倾向和作者或文中人物的态度、观点等方面的理解题。推理判断题要求在理解原文
表面文字信息的基础上做出准确推论和判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。解答此
类题时，要注意：
(1)吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础。
(2)对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表及里，由浅入深；从具体到抽象，从特殊到
一般，通过分析、综合、判断等进行符合逻辑的推理。不能就事论事，断章取义，以偏概全。
(3)基于文章内容，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据，立足已知，推断未知。不能主观
臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点。
(4)把握句段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇结构。要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，
摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。
(5)注意文中所用词句的感彩，是讽刺性的，批评性的，赞成性的，还是反对性的，
以便推测作者的观点和态度。
考 例
Zhang Heng was a Chinese mathematician, astronomer and geographer living AD 100～200
in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He wrote a great deal of literary works, which gained him
considerable fame as a young man. He served several positions in the government, but he later
refused to serve in the government and spent the rest of life far away from the capital city, where
he spent almost all of his time on scientific studies.
There were many false scientific theories about the universe and Earth at that time. His
theory was looked down upon because it was quite different from what people usually held. His
idea of the universe was: the sky is like an egg and the Earth is like the yolk of the egg, floating
alone in the centre of the universe.
3
In the year of AD 132, Zhang Heng invented the seismoscope for predicting and measuring
earthquakes. Such a device wasn’t created in Europe until 1,600 years later in France.
After years of observing the sky, Zhang Heng was able to draw a very detailed map of the
stars.His star map showed 124 constellations(星群) with a total of 2,500 stars, 320 of which were
bright stars with known names as of today. He also gave proper explanation to the world for the
first time on the moon eclipse(月食).
Zhang was also a famous and talented poet and wrote more than twenty beautiful poems. He
has continued the influence on ancient Chinese culture. His works titled Dong Jing Glimpse and
Xi Jing Glimpse have lively described about the local culture and folk art performances in the
cities of Xi’an and Luoyang.
( )1. Besides being a famous Chinese mathematician, Zhang Heng was also a famous
______.
a. astronomer b. geographer c. historian
d. poet e. politician
A. abcd B. abd C. bcd D. abde
( )2. What can we learn from the passage
A. Zhang Heng was the first person to draw a map of the stars in the world. B.
European people didn’t know how to predict earthquakes in the 18th century. C. Dong
Jing Glimpse and Xi Jing Glimpse are mainly about the culture of China. D. Chinese
people first knew why there was moon eclipse about 1,800 years ago.
( )3. The underlined word “considerable” in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A. much B. important C. horrible D. complex
( )4. It can be inferred in the passage that ______.
A. Zhang Heng was famous all over the world during his late years
B. Zhang Heng’s idea about the universe was proved wrong by people of his time
C. the 320 stars of the 124 constellations were named by Zhang Heng
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D. Zhang Heng preferred to work on scientific studies rather than to serve in the
government
( )5. What is this passage mainly about
A. Some of Zhang Heng’s famous theories.
B. B.A brief introduction to the ancient Chinese scientist Zhang Heng.
C. How Zhang Heng made some of his important discoveries.
D. A brief introduction to Zhang Heng’s important inventions.
【文章大意】
本文介绍了我国东汉时期著名的数学家、天文学家、地理学家和诗人——张衡。
【答案简析】
1. B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Zhang Heng was a Chinese mathematician, astronomer
and geographer...和最后一段第一句 Zhang was also a famous and talented poet and wrote more
than twenty beautiful poems.可知，张衡不仅是数学家，而且是天文学家、地理学家和诗人。
故选 B。
2. D 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句 He also gave proper explanation to the world for the
first time on the moon eclipse(月食).可推断出：中国人在张衡生活的那个时候就知道了日食原
理。故选 D。
3. A 词义猜测题。根据 which gained him 的语境可知，张衡的那些文学作品在他年
轻时给他赢得了很多声誉。considerable 意为“相当多的”。故选 A。
4. D 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句...but he later refused to serve in the government
and...he spent almost all of his time on scientific studies.可推断出：张衡宁愿做科学研究工作，
也不愿在政府任职。故选 D。
5. B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文是关于中国汉代的著名科学家张衡的简介。故选
B。
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实战演练一
October 31, 2009, California
Tsien Hsue-shen, PhD’39, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died on
October 31, He was 98.
Tsien, born in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, graduated from the National Qinghua
University in 1934 and in August of 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute
Technology.In 1936 he went to the California Institute of Technology to commence graduate
studies. Tsien obtained his doctor degree in 1939 and would remain at Caltech for 20 years,
becoming the Goddard Professor and establishing a reputation as one of the leading rocket
scientists in the United States.
In 1943, Tsien and two others in the Caltech rocketry group drafted the first document to use
the name Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During the Second World War, he was amongst the other
scientists participated the “Manhattan Project”.After World War II he served as a consultant to the
United States Army Air Force.During this time, Conlonel Tsien worked on designing an
intercontinental space plane.His work would inspire the X?20Dyna?Soar which would later be
the inspiration for the Space Shuttle.In 1945 Tsien Hsue?shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of
Jiang Bail?one of the Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai?shek’s leading military
strategists.But in 1950, the Chinese?born scientist was accused of harboring Communist
sympathies and stripped of his security clearance.
In September 1955 he was permitted to leave for China, where Tsien resumed his research,
founded the Institute of Mechanics, and went on to become the father of China’s missile program,
a trusted member of the government and Party’s inner circle, and the nation’s most honored
scientist, Tsien retired in 1991 and has maintained a low public profile in Beijing, China.The PRC
government launched its manned space program in 1992 and used Tsien’s research as the basis for
the Long March rocket which successfully launched the Shenzhou V mission in October of
2003.The elderly Tsien was able to watch China’s first manned space mission on television from
his hospital bed.
In his late years, since the 1980s, Tsien devoted himself to spirituality research, and
advocated scientific investigation of traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong and “special human
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body functions”.
( )1. The underlined word “commence” in this passage probably means “_______”.
A. make up B. get C. begin D. promise
( )2. Tsien Hsue-hen got married at the age of _______.
A. 45 B. 28 C. 24 D. 34
( )3. What is the right order of the events related to Tsien Hsue-shen
a. his later life b. return to China
b. career in the U.S.A d. his early life and education
A. a?b?c?d B. d?c?b?a
B. d?b?c?a D. c?b?d?a
( )4. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. Tsien Hsue-shen got a doctor’s degree in 1939.
B. Tsien Hsue-shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Chinese nationalist leader
Chiang Kai-shen.
C. Tsien Hsue-shen has made a contribution to the Space Shuttle.
D. Tsien Hsue-shen was interested in traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong and “special
human body functions” in his later life.
实战演练二
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has recovered his spot at the top of the US money heap, taking
the place of investor Warren Buffett as America’s richest person, Forbes magazine’s latest list
reveals.
With 57 billion dollars net worth Gates again leads the list of 400 richest individuals in the
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world’s wealthiest country.He displaced Buffett who briefly held the position this year but who
has seen his Berkshire Hathaway investment group’s shares slip 15 percent since February and is
now worth 50 billion.
According to Forbes, whose list was published late Wednesday, the golden 400 have 1.3
billion dollars net worth or more.However, their combined net worth rose only 30 billion dollars,
or two percent, to 1.57 trillion dollars.
Forbes said that rising oil and dizzy art prices fuelled the entry of 31 new members into the
ultra-rich club and the return of eight previous members.
A notable arrival was Mark Zuckerberg, 24, founder of the social networking site Facebook(脸谱
网).Forbes estimates his worth at 1.5 billion dollars.
Meanwhile, turmoil(动荡) on the stock and housing markets saw 33 others drop off the list,
including the former head of the troubled insurance giant AIG, Maurice Greenberg, and a former
head of the online auction site eBay, Margaret Whitman.
Biggest gainers were led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who took eighth place
with 20 billion dollars worth after a transactionput a new value on his Bloomberg media and
financial data network.
The biggest loser was casino(赌场；娱乐场) tycoon Sheldon Adelson, whose fortune fell 13
billion dollars over 12 months－the equivalent to 1.5 million dollars an hour－although he still
has 15 billion dollars and occupies 15th place.
About two thirds of the list are self-made billionaires and just over 10 percent are women, led
by television star Oprah Winfrey whose fortune rose 200 million dollars to 2.7 billion dollars.
( )1. According to Forbes, Warren Buffet is worth _______.
A. 57 billion dollars B. 50 billion dollars
B. 1.5 billion dollars D. 20 billion dollars
( )2.31 new members entered the ultra-rich club as a result of _______.
A. turmoil on the stock and housing market
B. media and financial data network
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C. rising oil and dizzy art prices
D. investment
( )3. The purpose of the author using the television star Oprah Winfrey as an example is to
_______.
A. tell the readers that television stars make money easily
B. prove that a millionaire can become a billionaire
C. women can also be billionaires
D. tell the readers that most of the billionaires are self-made
( )4. It can be inferred from the story that _______.
A. one earns much and also loses much
B. stability of markets has much effect upon people’s wealth
C. the computer industry makes more billionaires
D. young people can also be billionaires
( )5. What is the best title of the passage
A. Bill Gates Leading World’s Richest People Again
B. What Made Billionaires
C. Self-Made Billionaires
D. Biggest Gainer and Biggest Loser
【答 案】一、1～4 CDBB 二、1～5 BCCBA
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