C
Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers lived with his father and mother. When he studied in primary school(小学), he loved history. He used the ideas from the history subject to write exciting Viking stories. To his surprise, all the teachers and students liked them. After that, he became interested in writing.
After leaving school he worked as a primary school teacher in Wexford. He married(结婚) in 1991 and he and his wife spent about 4 years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. His first book, Benny and Omar, came out in 1998. It was about his experiences in Tunisia. A second book that went on the same story came out in 1999, followed by some other books. In 2001, the first Artemis Fowl book came out, then he gave up the teaching job and fully put his time and heart into writing. As well as the bestselling Artemis Fowl series, he has written the fantastic Legend of ... stories about two naughty(淘气的) brothers, Will and Marty, and the sixth book of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
He says, "I will keep writing until people stop reading or I have no new ideas in writing. Hopefully neither of these will happen anytime soon."
()23. What made Eoin Colfer interested in writing during his early school days?
A. His daily writing training.
B. His father's working experience.
C. Two naughty boys' new life.
D. His popular creative and exciting stories.
()24. When did Eoin Colfer start to take the writing as a full-time job?
A. In 1991.
B. In 1996.
C. In 1998.
D. In 2001.
()25. According to the passage, what are the stories of the naughty brothers like?
A. Fantastic.
B. Easy.
C. Boring.
D. Traditional.
()26. What does the last paragraph mean?
A. People won't like reading in the future.
B. There will be more young writers in Wexford.
C. Eoin Colfer will have no new ideas if he keeps writing.
D. Eoin Colfer will keep lifelong writing if possible.
D

23.D 24.D 25.A 26.D

【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读原文把握人物经历脉络，再针对每道题的题干关键词定位原文对应内容，仔细比对选项与原文信息，排除干扰项得出答案。具体到各题：23题关键词是“early school days”“interested in writing”，定位第一段找原因；24题关键词是“full-time job”，定位第二段找时间；25题关键词是“naughty brothers”，定位第二段找描述；26题是段落主旨，定位最后一段理解核心含义。
【解析】
23题：定位原文第一段，小学时他用历史知识创作精彩的维京故事，师生都喜爱这些作品，之后对写作产生兴趣，对应选项D（他受欢迎的创意精彩故事），故选D。
24题：定位原文第二段，2001年第一本《Artemis Fowl》出版后，他放弃教学工作，全身心投入写作，对应选项D，故选D。
25题：定位原文第二段，提到他创作的关于两个淘气兄弟的故事是“fantastic（极好的）”，对应选项A，故选A。
26题：定位原文最后一段，他表示会一直写作直到没人阅读或自己没有新想法，希望这两种情况都不会发生，即尽可能终身写作，对应选项D，故选D。
【答案】
23.D 24.D 25.A 26.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解细节理解题、英语阅读理解推理判断题
【点评】
本题为人物传记类阅读理解，考查学生定位原文信息、理解细节及主旨的能力，题目均为基础题型，只要仔细比对原文与选项即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.8

①It's hard to believe that on earth, there are still some places that we don't know everything about. The huge, cold big land of Antarctica(南极洲）is just one of them.
②In fact, there are still empty places on our maps of Antarctica, says scientist Tom Jordan. And that is something he and his team members want to change. They've arrived in Antarctica with drone—a new flying plane without people. They want to find out more about the continent.
③Teams often used planes with pilots(飞行员）to view these faraway places before, but Antarctica's weather makes this dangerous. These planes aren't able to stay long in the air. They must carry a large amount of fuel(燃料）.
④However, the new drone, made by a UK factory, can do the work more safely with less money. And it will use special radio waves to draw the shape of the land below the ice much more clearly. This can help scientists better understand how the big land is changing. "That will help us plan the future," Jordan said.
⑤The 10-metre-long drone is still being tried out in Antarctica. But it's hoped that in the future, scientists will be able to fly it over the cold continent remotely, while still sitting in the UK, where it's warmer!

()27. How does the writer start the passage?
A.By telling a fact.
B.By sharing a story.
C.By giving a number.
D.By asking a question.
()28. What makes the new drone better?
a. It needs no fuel.
b. It works more safely.
c. It costs less money.
d. It brings more things.
A. ab
B. ad
C. bc
D. cd
()29. What does the underlined word "remotely" mean in the last paragraph?
A. On time.
B. Far away.
C. More often.
D. So much.
()30. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Future of Air Travel
B. Weather Changing in Antarctica
C. Tom Jordan and His Team's Journey
D. Mapping Antarctica with New Drones

27. A
28. C
29. B
30. D

【解析】
27. 文章开篇第一句"It's hard to believe that on earth, there are still some places that we don't know everything about."是在陈述地球上仍存在人类未完全探明区域的客观事实，以此引出南极洲这一主题，对应选项A。
28. 根据原文第④段"the new drone, made by a UK factory, can do the work more safely with less money"可知，新型无人机的优势是作业更安全、花费更低，对应b和c，组合为选项C。
29. 划线词"remotely"所在句的后半句说明操控者可以待在温暖的英国，而无人机在寒冷的南极洲飞行，也就是从远距离进行操控，因此"remotely"的含义是“遥远地、在远处”，对应选项B。
30. 全文围绕科研团队使用新型无人机绘制南极洲地图、探索未知区域展开，D选项"Mapping Antarctica with New Drones"最能概括文章核心内容，是最佳标题。
【答案】
27.A
28.C
29.B
30.D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找
阅读理解词义猜测
阅读理解主旨大意
【点评】
本题是一篇科普类说明文阅读，题目设置覆盖开篇手法判断、细节信息筛选、词义猜测、标题选择多个常规阅读考点，难度梯度合理，既考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，也要求学生结合上下文语境推断词义、整体把握文章核心内容。
【难度系数】
0.7