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1、Unit 1Wome n of achieveme nti 阅读理解A（福建厦门高中毕业班第一次质量检查）Harper Lee, whose 1961 novel To Kill a Mock in gbird on the racial troubles of the America n deep south, has died at the age of 89.Un til last year, Lee had bee n someth in g_of_a_ on e-book _literary_lege nd.To Killa Mock in gbird sold more tha n
2、 40 milli on copies around the world and earned her a Pulitzer prize, ramaining a towering presenee in American literature.Another novel,Go Set A Watchmap was controversially published in July 2015 as a“sequel ” toMock in gbird, though it was later con firmed to beMock in gbird s first draft.But fro
3、m the mome nt Mock in gbird was published to almost in sta nt success, the author consistently avoided public attention. Lee had lived for several years in a nursing home n ear the house in which she had grow n up in Mon roeville, Alabamathe settingfor Maycombof her famous book. Her neighbor for 40
4、years, Sue Sellers,said, “ She was such a private pers on. All she wan ted was privacy, but she did nt get much. There was always somebod y follow ing her around. ”James Naughtie, BBC Books Editor, comme nted on the no vels of Harper Lee:“ Ithink she sta nds,particularly among America n readers,as s
5、ome one who shonea lightinto a very dark place. She was writing at a time whenpeople were beginningtoliftthe lid on everyth ingin the South which theyd chose n not to un dersta nd. That allchanged in the1960s. So I think her status forwriting that bookinitsextraord in arily direct way will remain.”【
6、文章大意】本文是一篇人物介绍类的文章，主要介绍了美国著名作家Harper Lee的生平事迹以及她的杰作杀死一只知更鸟的影响和地位。1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Lee became successful with stories on America n south.B. People owe Lees success to luck to some degree.C. Mock in gbird makes Lee a won der in America n literature.D. Mo
7、ck in gbird was a bestseller by selli ng 40m copies.答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，杀死一只知更鸟这部作品使Harper Lee获得了普利策奖，它现在仍然是伫立在美国文学史上的丰碑，到目前为止，这 本书在全球的销量已经达到了4 000多万册；由此可推知，第二段画线部分的意思应为：杀死一只知更鸟这部作品使Harper Lee成为美国文学史上的一个传奇人物。故选G2. What does “ Maycomb in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?A. A nursing home.B. Lees home
8、tow n.C. A fictional place. D. A main character.答案与解析：C 指代判断题。根据关键句可知，“Maycomb是Harper Lee的小说杀 死一只知更鸟中故事的发生地点，是一个以现实为原型而虚构的一个地点。故选Co3. Which best describes America ns attitude towards racial troubles before the 1960s?A. Tolera nt. B. Unconcern ed.C. Sympathetic. D. Dissatisfied.答案与解析：B推理判断题。该题提问的是在二十
9、世纪六十年代前，美国人对种族问 题的态度是怎样的。根据关键句和最后一段内容可推知，那时的美国人并不关心种族问题。 故选Bo4. What can we learn from the text?A. Lee based all her stories on her life.B. Lee had to avoid being followed by her fans.C. Lee wrote Go Set A WatchmarbeforeMockingbird .D. Lee lived in the house where she grew up for the whole life.答案与解
10、析：C推理判断题。根据关键句可知，Harper Lee在创作杀死一只知更鸟之前就写了设立守望者。故选CoB（2017 石家庄高三模拟考试 ）Those accustomed to browsing through thousands of books in large bookstores may find Japans Morioka Shoten a little strange. Thats because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza, Tokyo sells only a single book at a time.Ope
11、ned in May 2015, Morioka Shote n is the brai nchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka. He bega n his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyos Kanda district before branching out to ope n his own store. It was here while orga nizing book read ing and sig ning that he realized that customers usually came into the sto
12、re with one title in mind. Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling multiple copies of just one single book. In November 2014, he partnered with Masamichi Toyama to establish a unique bookstore with the philosophy of“ A Si ngle Room with a Si ngle Book ”.The selecti ons that are pic
13、ked by Morioka cha nge weekly and vary widely to attract customers with differentinterests.Recent choices include TheTrue Deceiver,an award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson,Hans Andersens Fairy Tales, anda collect ionof Karl Blossfeldts photography of pla nts. Morioka has also selectedbooks wri
14、tte n by a famous Japa nese author Mimei Ogawa.To highlight his only offering, Morioka often uses clever tricks. For example, when selling a book about flowers,the storekeeperdecorated his shop with the onesthat had bee n men ti oned in the book. He also en courages authors to hold talks and discuss
15、i ons so they can connect with customers. Morioka says his goal is for the customers to experie nee being in side a book, not just a bookstore.Risky as the idea might seem, things appear to be going well. The storekeeper says he has sold over 2,100 books. Things can get better give n that his bookst
16、ore is beco ming in creas in gly popular not just among the locals but also visitors from other coun tries.【解题导语】在日本你会发现一家名为Morioka Shoten”的别致书店，这家书店因其特别的经营方式很快就吸引了众人的注意。5. What in spired Morioka to ope n such a bookstore?A. A Swedish novel.B. His prese nt part ner.C. A bookstore clerk.D. His work ing experie
