专题限时训练(二十八)[人物型阅读理解](限时:25分钟)(一)KareemAbdulJabbarwasoneofthebestbasketballplayersinhistory.HewastheNBA'smostvaluableplayersixtimesanda19timeAll-Star.Whenheretiredin1989,hewastheNBA'salltimeleadingscorerwith38,387points.Thatrecordhasstilltobebroken.Afterretirement,Jabbarbeganscoringintheliteraryworld.Hehaswrittensevenbestsellingbooks.Inhisnewchildren'sbookWhatColorIsMyWorld?,heshines_the_spotlight_onAfricanAmericaninventorswhoseachievementsoftenwentunnoticed.AreporterrecentlyinterviewedhiminNewYorkCity.R:ThetitleofyournewbookisWhatColorIsMyWorld?,butthesubtitleisTheLostHistoryofAfricanAmericanInventors.Whydoyousayit'salosthistory?K:AfricanAmericaninventorsmadesomeverysignificantcontributionstoAmericanlifeandworldculture,butthey'renotacknowledged.SoIthinkIshouldputsomethinginthespotlight.R:Whydidyouchoosetopresentthisinformationintheformofachildren'sbook?K:Ithoughtkids,especiallyAfricanAmericankids,neededtoknowthisinformation.Theyshouldgetthisinformationatanearlyagesothattheycanhaveanideaofwhat'spossible.Somanykidsaretoldthatsportsandentertainmentarethefieldsthattheyshouldgointo,andeverythingelseisignored.Iwantedtoputsomethingouttherethatgavethemabroaderpictureofwhatwaspossible.R:Howdidyoucombinefactswithagoodstory?Howdidyoudecideonwhichinventorstoinclude?K:TheinventorsIchoseallmadesignificantcontributionstoAmericanlife.So,everybodylikesicecream,butnobodyknowsabouttheguywhoinventedtheicecreamscoop(勺子).Everybodylikespotatochips,butnobodyreallyknowsthatablackcookinventedpotatochips.Thingslikethatgetthroughtopeoplebecausethesearethingsthatareapartoftheireverydaylife.Oncetheyseeblackpeopleareinvolvedininventingit,itchangesthings.1.Theunderlinedphrase“shinesthespotlighton”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”.A.directspeople'sattentiontoB.isveryinterestedinC.thinkshighlyofD.appealstopeoplenottodisturb2.WhydidJabbarwritethebookWhatColorIsMyWorld?A.Toprovideaninstructiveliterarybookforparents.B.TomakepeoplerecognizethecontributionsAfricanAmericansmade.C.Toshowhealsohasliterarytalentbesidesthetalentinbasketball.D.ToraisemoneyforpoorAfricanAmericankids.3.WhatdidJabbarintendtotellAfrican-Americankidsinhisbook?A.Informationabouttheirearlyage.B.Fieldstheyshouldn'tgointo.C.Thingsthatcanbeignored.D.Ideasofwhatispossible.4.AccordingtoJabbar'swordsinthelastparagraph,________.A.noteverybodylikesicecreamandpotatochipsB.icecreamandpotatochipsarebothinventedbyablackcookC.hisbookmaychangepeople'sattitudetoblackpeopleD.thingsineverydaylifeareeasiertobedescribedinbooks(二)PattiPage,thetopsellingfemaleartistofthe1950swithmorethan100millionrecordssold,diedonJanuary3rd,2013,whenshewas86.Shewasoneofthemostbelovedsingersofthepostwarera.TakeherTheTennesseeWaltzforexample,itsoldmorethan10millioncopiesandwasherbiggesthit.BorninClaremore,Oklahoma,asmalltownnearTulsa,Pageoriginallydreamedofacareerincommercialart.Herfirstjobintheartdepartmentatalocalradiostationsoonledtoperformingonherown15minuteprogram.Atage20,PagewasdiscoveredbybigbandleaderJackRael,whoquithisjobtobecomehermanager.In1948,shesignedherfirstrecordingcontractwithMercuryRecordsandtwoyearslaterenjoyedherfirsthitrecord.ShestayedwithMercuryforthenext14yearsandrecordedhitafterhitincludingWithMyEyesWideOpen,I'mDreamingandOldCapeCod.HerlasthitwasHush…Hush,SweetCharlotte,recordedforthe...