人物类英语阅读.ppt

Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in many different jobs. Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocketbook were both too short. ” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties. Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was only 40 years old. * * 人物传记类： 人物传记以名人生平或逸事为主。题材一般为记叙文，包含记叙文的时间，地点，人物，时间等要素。写作手法多采用时间，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终。命题以细节为主，推理为辅。近年来人物传记文章在高中阅读理解中有所减少。 人物传记类文章多为记叙文，为了支撑所要描述的人物，短语往往会出现大量细节，这些细节有时很直接，理解字面意思即可，有时则很间接，需要综合，归纳，推理才能判断。准确理解细节是做好这类文章的关键。如何理解细节呢？首先从问题中找到关键词，然后依次为线索，运用略读和查阅的技巧在文中迅速查找细节并仔细阅读该部分，认真比较选项和文章中的细节。 应试对策 1. Jack London was______. A. a musician B. a writer C. a basketball player D. a teacher 2. He went to Alaska _____. A. for holidays B. because his wife lived there C. to find gold D. to meet his parents 3. Jack London became rich and famous_____. A. when he was thirty B. when he was over twenty C. in his thirties D. when he was a child 4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. Jack died in Alaska. B. Jack was born in London. C. Jack found gold in Alaska. D. Jack was a successful writer, but he didn’t live happily. 5. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? A.Jack didn’t find gold in Alaska, instead he found ideas for writing. B. Jack didn’t like to go to school. C. Jack died in 1916. D. Jack had a little education when he was young. B C B B D Newton was born on Christmas, 1642, in a small village in England. His father, a farmer, died when he was young. He liked to repair clocks and