阅读理解训练（4）【由山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题改编】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。It'shardtofindAliceMunrointhemedia．Evenaftershewonthe2013NobelPrizeinLiterature,theCanadianwriterjustappearedforaquickinterviewandthendroppedoutof8ight．OnDec29,shestilldidn'tseekthespotlight（聚光灯）whenshewasnamedoneoftheriveWomenoftheYearbytheFinancialTimes．InMunro'seyes,ordinarylivesalwayshidelargerdramas．Sosherecordswhatwecasuallythinkofastheeverydayactionsofnormalpeople,Sheoftenfocusesonlifeinherhometown,asmallvillageinOntariowhich8heismostfamiliarwith．Shewritesabouttheordinarythingsinthevillage－foxforming;,treesfelledintheOntariowilderness,poorcountryachool8andlonglastillnesses．Aboveall,shetalk8aboutgirlsandwomenwhohaveseeminglyordinarylivesbutstruggleagainstdailymisfortune．Shehasaspecialtalentforuncoveringtheextraordinaryintheordinary．Theseareordinarypeople,ordinarystories,butshehasthemagic．Herpreciselanguage,depthofdetailandthelogicofherstorytellinghavemadeherstoriesinviting．Runaway,oneofMunro'srepresentativeworks,isagoodexampleofherwritingstyle．OneofthestoriescentersonthelifeofanordinarywomanCarla,wholivesinasmallCanadiantownwithherhusbandClark．ThestoryslowlyformsapictureofCarla,trappedinabadmarriage,herunhappinessbuildingintodesperationuntilshedecide8toflee．ThestoryofCarlaisastoryofthepowerandbetrayalsoflove．Itisaboutlostchildrenandl08tchance8thatwecanallfindinlife,Thereispainbeneaththesurface,likeaneedleintheheart．Sinceshepublishedherfirstcollectionof8hortstoriesin1968,Munrohaswonmanyawards,withtheNobelPrizebeingherbigge8thonor．OnOct10,2013,theNobelPrizecommit-teenamedMunrothe"masterofthecontemporaryshortstory"．1．WelearnfromParagraph1thatAliceMunroA．didn'tgetonwellwiththemediaB．was8urprisedatwinningtheNobelPrizeC．didn'tvaluethetitleofWomenoftheYearD．remainedmodestthoughverysuccessful2．ManyofAliceMunro'sworksA．focusoneverydaylifeofordinarypeopleB．areaboutbetrayalsofloveandviolenceC．centeronthehappylifeofcountrywomenD．areromanticstoriessettinginherhometown3．WhatmakesAliceMunro'sstoriesfascinatingaccordingtothetext?A．Thecomplicatedplots．B．Herwritingtechniques．C．Thehumorouslanguage．D．Herrichimagination．4．InherrepresentativeworkRun．away,CarlaA．leadsahappylifewithClarkB．isafaithfulwifetoherhusbandC．triestorunawayfromherhusbandD．losesallhopesforabetterlife5．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．AliceMunroandherhometown．B．TheawardsAliceMunrowon．C．AliceMunro'sliterarylife．D．AliceMunroandherwritingstyle．【参考答案】1—5、DABCAALaMarBaylor,anAmericanperformerintheBroadwaymusical,spendsmostofhistimeinNewYorkCity．Butsince2011,hehasalsospentweeksinKigali,thecapitalofRwanda．There,heteachesdancetoboyswholiveonthestreet．HisteachingispartofaneffortbytheRebeccaDavisDanceCompany．Theprojecthelpsyoungpeoplelearnmoreaboutdanceandlearnhowtobehaveinaclassroomenvironment．RebeccaDavisandLaMarBaylorteachballettostreetchildreninKigali,Rwanda．Thechildrenhavelostalloftheirfamilies．Somehavebeeninprison;othershavesoldtheirbodiesforsex．Danceclassesprovidethechildrenwithstructuredlearningandself-expressionthatthey'veneverhadbefore．RebeccaDavisisthefounderanddirectorofthedancecompany．ShegottheideafortheprojectaftervisitingRwandain2008．Thereshemetalargenumberofstreetchildrenwhoweredancing,andshethoughtthatdancecouldbe...
