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...
