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　　2010届高三英语上学期（9-12）月考试题分类汇编：阅读理解之人物传记类
　　Passage 1
　　（河北省正定中学2010届高三上学期第一次月考）
　　“S.H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?”cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard(铁杆的) S.H.E. fan.
　　After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S.H.E.’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about.
　　The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name es from the first letter of each of the singers’English names.
　　Last week S.H.E. announced they will perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15.
　　At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed.
　　“I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents don’t understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show,”said Peng about the Shanghai performance.
　　It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have thrilled (make sb. excited) audiences. In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia.
　　When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. “We had never met before, and we didn’t talk at all at the beginning,”recalled Ella.
　　When ast the secret of their success, she said, “Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes s close to our fans. We are happy to be the girl next door, your singing sisters.”
　　“It’s really a magical journey, from day- dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols. Nothing but magical,”she said.
　　45．What makes Peng Weiye, a senior 2 girl, so excited?
　　A. She is the one who will be met by S.H.E.
　　B. S.H.E. will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas.
　　C. Her parents bought her a ticket for S.H.E.’s Shanghai show.
　　D. S.H.E. will perform on the annual CCTV Spring Festival Evening.
　　46．How did the Taiwanese band get the name?
　　A. Their fans gave the name to them.
　　B. Their idols had a deep influence on them.
　　C. A singing contest gave their idea of the band name.
　　D. The first letter of each of the singers’English names.
　　47．What do you know about Peng Weiye?
　　A. She stayed outside the Hongkou Stadium to listen to S.H.E.
　　B. She will watch the performance in Guangzhou on January 15.
　　C. She pays close attention to everything about S.H.E.
　　D. She appreciates that her parents understood her well.
　　48．Which is true about S.H.E?
　　A. They caused a storm of exent in Southeast Asia.
　　B. They have well prepared to perform with their idols.
　　C. They were close friends when they entered a singing contest.
　　D. Their secret to success is the pretty faces and expensive clothes.
　　答案DDCA
　　Passage 2
　　（湖北省黄冈中学2010届高三8月月考）
　　When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
　　He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had e from England.
　　During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had bee a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
　　Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom bee lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
　　The ony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
　　Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a wele escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, munities throughout the country sponsored(发起) “Tom Thumb”weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ony for fun.
　　51．“Talk of the town”means 　　　.
　　A. it was in the newspaper
　　B. people spread bad rumors about it
　　C. it was the most popular happenings
　　D. it was discussed in a eeting