Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850

题目内容：

Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York. In 1872 he went to work for his uncle, one of the owners of the Central Pacific Railroad. Twenty years later, Huntington moved to San Francisco at his uncle’s request to share management of the Southern Pacific Railroad. On the way to San Francisco, he visited San Marino, and later bought it, which is home to his collections today.

In 1902, Huntington moved his business operations to Los Angeles, where he developed the street railway system that created the structure of the Los Angeles area. He greatly expanded the existing electric railway lines, creating an extensive inter-urban system providing the transportation necessary. Huntington’s business interests continued to grow particularly in the areas of water, power, and land development; at one time he served on as many as 60 corporate boards throughout the United States.

At the age of 60, he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm. In 1911 the large Beaux Arts building, in the charge of the architect Myron Hunt, was completed.

In 1913, Huntington married Arabella Duval Huntington. She shared his interests in collecting. As one of the most important art collectors of her generation, she was highly influential in the development of the art collection now shown in the former building.

In 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the agreement that conveyed their San Marino property and collections to a nonprofit educational trust, creating the Huntington, one of the world’s great cultural, research, and educational centers.

Henry E. Huntington died in 1927, leaving his great treasures the Huntington, including the world-famous Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California to the public, which hosts more than 500,000 visitors each year.

小题1:What can you learn about Huntington from the first two paragraphs?

A．He worked in many fields before he came to Los Angeles.

B．He built a house to store his art collection in San Marino.

C．He did a lot to the USA railway development.

D．He founded the Central Pacific Railroad.小题2:What did Huntington do after his retirement?

A．He devoted himself to his personal interests.

B．He worked part time for non-profit business.

C．He was in charge of an educational center.

D．He shared his wife’s interests with her.小题3:Which of the following can best describe Huntington?

A．An excellent artist.

B．A talented architect.

C．An ambitious educator.

D．A successful businessman.小题4: This article is most probably taken from_______.

A．a science fiction

B．a newspaper report

C．a novel

D．a biography

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:D

答案解析：

文章主要介绍了Henry Edwards Huntington一生做出的贡献，他兴趣广泛，曾经在铁路交通，水利，能源领域做出重大的贡献；退休后还致力于艺术收藏。

小题1:主旨大意题。第一段和第二段主要介绍Huntington早年为美国铁路交通发展做出的重要贡献，所以选择C

小题2:细节题。根据第三段he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm可知他在退休后致力于发展个人兴趣，所以选A

小题3:主旨大意题。文章介绍的Huntington是个在铁路交通，水利，能源，艺术领域都取得卓越成就的生意人，由此看来他是非常成功的，所以选D

小题4:推断题。文章给出了Huntington的个人信息和基本成就，按照时间顺序排列，可以推断出这篇文章选自Huntington的个人简介传记。所以选D

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。