专题07 人物传记（1）-2021年高考英语阅读理解话题分类训练

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（1）厦门外国语学校 2021 届高三第一次阶段性检测之 B篇

Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the last great modernist architects, has died aged 102.Although he worked mostly in the

United States, Pei will always be remembered for a European project: his redevelopment of the Louvre Museum in

Paris in the 1980s.

Pei was the first foreign architect to work on the Louvre in its long history, and initially his designs were

fiercely opposed. But in the end, the French — and everyone else — were won over. His glass pyramid outside the

Louvre, completed in 1989, is now one of Paris' most famous landmarks.

Pei was born in China in 1917 into a wealthy family. His father was a banker. His artistic mother—a

calligrapher and musician—had the greater influence on him. Despite not speaking English, he moved to the US at

the age of 18 to study at Pennsylvania, MIT and Harvard. He worked as a research scientist for the US government

during World War Two, and went on to work as an architect, founding his own firm in 1955.He carried on working

well into old age, creating one of his most famous masterpieces—the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar—in

his 80s.

He has designed buildings, hotels, schools and other structures across North America, Asia and Europe. His

other work includes Dallas City Hall and Japan's Miho Museum. His style was influenced by his love of Islamic

architecture. His favoured building materials were glass and steel, with a combination of concrete.

He won a variety of awards and prizes for his buildings, including the AIA Gold Medal, the Praemium

Imperiale for Architecture. In 1983 Pei was given the fifth Pritzker Architecture Prize for giving the 20th century

some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms. He used his $100,000 prize money to start a

scholarship fund for Chinese students to study architecture in America. In person, Pei was always neatly dressed,

good-tempered, charming and unusually modest.

24. What do we know about Pei and his work on the Louvre Museum?

A. The French approved of his designs at first.

B. Pei was the only foreign expert employed by the Louvre.

C. Pei made use of glass in his designs.

D. Pei retired after completing the work.

25. Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage?

①He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

②He founded his own firm.

③He created the Museum of Islamic Art

④He worked as a research scientist.

A. ①③②④ B. ④①②③

C. ④②①③ D. ①④③②

26. What words can be used to describe Pei according to the passage?

A. Productive and humorous. B. Generous and modest.

C. Determined and outgoing. D. Attractive and responsible.

27. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Louvre Pyramid Architect Dies Aged 102 B. Prizes Awarded to Pei

C. Landmarks Created by Pei D. A Famous Architect Passed Away

【答案】24. C 25. C 26. B 27. A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了享誉世界最后的现代主义建筑大师贝聿铭的生平事迹。

【24 题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句 His glass pyramid outside the Louvre, completed in 1989, is now one of

Paris' most famous landmarks.（卢浮宫外的玻璃金字塔于 1989 年完工，现在是巴黎最著名的地标之一。）

可知贝聿铭在他的设计中使用了玻璃。故选 C。

【25 题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段中 He worked as a research scientist for the US government during World War Two, and

went on to work as an architect, founding his own firm in 1955.（二战期间，他曾为美国政府担任研究科学家，

1955 年，他创办了自己的公司，之后成为一名建筑师。）可知贝聿铭为美国政府担任研究科学家，之后

1955 年成了自己的公司；根据最后一段中 In 1983 Pei was given the fifth Pritzker Architecture Prize for giving

the 20th century some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms.（1983 年，贝聿铭被授予第五届普

利兹克建筑奖，以表彰他为 20 世纪创造了一些最美丽的室内空间和外部形式。）可知贝聿铭在 63 岁时被

授予普利兹克建筑奖；根据第三段最后一句 He carried on working well into old age, creating one of his most

famous masterpieces—the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar—in his 80s.（他一直工作到晚年，80 多岁时

创作了他最著名的杰作之一——卡塔尔多哈的伊斯兰艺术博物馆。）可知贝聿铭 80 多岁创作了卡塔尔多哈

的伊斯兰艺术博物馆。故顺序为④②①③，选 C。

【26 题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句 He used his $100,000 prize money to start a scholarship fund for

Chinese students to study architecture in America.（他用 10 万美元奖金为中国学生在美国学习建筑设立了一

个奖学金基金。）可知贝聿铭是非常慷慨大方的；以及文章最后一句 In person, Pei was always neatly

dressed, good-tempered, charming and unusually modest.（就个人而言，贝聿铭总是衣着整洁，脾气好，富有

魅力，而且非常谦虚。）可知贝聿铭很谦虚。故选 B。

【27 题详解】

主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句 Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the last great modernist architects, has died aged

102.（贝聿铭，最后一位伟大的现代主义建筑师之一，去世，享年 102 岁。）以及文章主要为介绍贝聿铭

的生平事迹可知 A选项符合题意。故选 A。

（2）徐州市 2021 届高三 9 月学情调研考试之 D篇

Hawking died early Wednesday at his home in England at the age of 76. Throughout his career as one of the

world’s most recognizable cosmic thinkers, he regularly threw himself into pop culture’s comedic ring with

cameos（客串）on programs such as The Simpsons and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

These appearances defined Hawking’s personal life as mush as his universe-shaking theoretical work. Humor,

however, was not just one side of his personality, but a key to overcoming the disease he struggled against since

1963.

“Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has maintaining a sense of humor,” Hawking said in

a 2013 documentary. “I am probably better known for my appearances on The Simpsons and on The Big Bang

Theory than I am for my scientific discoveries.”

At 21, Hawking was diagnosed with a condition similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis（肌萎缩性侧索硬化

症）, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. According to the ALS Association, “Half of all people affected with

ALS live at most three or more years after diagnosis. Twenty percent live five years or more; only ten percent will

live more than ten years.”

The disease would eventually shut down Hawking’s motor functions, making him speechless and unable to

move without a wheelchair. Doctors initially said he would be dead in two years. His condition, however, proved to

be a rate slow-acting version.

But Hawking fought through his worse physical state, rising to a position as a celebrated professor of

mathematical at the University of Cambridge and altering the popular conception of physics with his 1988

bestseller, A Brief History of Time.

“When I turned 21, my expectations were reduced to zero,” he said in a TV show. He added, “It was important

that I came to appreciate what I did have. It’s also important not become angry, no matter how difficult life is,

because you can lose all hope if you can’t laugh at yourself and at life in general.”

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