第三部分：阅读理解（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

题目内容：

第三部分：阅读理解（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

From age eight to eleven, I attended a small school in Bath, England. It was a small school of four classes with about twenty-five children in each class according to age. For the most part, one teacher had to teach all subjects to the children in the class. However, sometimes the headmaster, Mr. Ronald Broaches, would come in and spend an hour or so, teaching some subjects in which he was especially interested. He was a large man with a very happy nature. He had a sense of humor and would delight in telling the children small stories that would make us laugh. He was a very fair man and had a great influence on many of the children. In my own case, I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles. He would often stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket, often with a puzzle already on it. The puzzles were usually mathematical or logical. As time went on, they slowly got more difficult, but I loved them. Not only that, they made me interested in math and problem solving that stays with me to this day. They also served to show me that intellectual activity was rewarding when the correct answers were found, but perhaps more importantly it was great fun. To this day, I can remember Mr. Broaches’ cheerful cry of “Well done!” whenever I got a problem right. The simple communication with a man whom I loved greatly has had a deep influence on my life. I shall forever be thankful that our paths crossed. Mr. Broaches died just two weeks after I had won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Unluckily, I had no chance to speak to him before he died. I learnt later that he had heard of my success and I will always hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.

56. There were ________ children in each class when Richard was in the school in Bath, England.

A. 4 B. 8 C. 11 D. 25

57. From the text, we can learn that __________

A. the puzzles made the students laugh

B. the students were afraid of the headmaster

C. the puzzles made Richard enjoy math

D. the headmaster never taught in the school

58. The writer felt sorry because __________.

A. Mr. Broaches had passed away before he won the Nobel Prize

B. he didn’t express his thanks before Mr. Broaches died

C. he couldn’t find Mr. Broaches after he grew up

D. Mr. Broaches didn’t know his success

59. What is the best title（标题）for the text ?

A. The Story of Mr. Broaches.

B. The Story of Richard J. Roberts.

C. My Early School Life.

D. An important Teacher in My Life.

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:D

答案解析：

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、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。