高考英语阅读理解试题(有答案和解析)含解析

高考英语阅读理解试题(有答案和解析)含解析
一、高中英语阅读理解
1．阅读理解
Years ago, students applying to colleges and universities had to have their applications and personal essays printed out and then “snail-mailed”. Flash forward to today's world of Facebook, Instagram and WeChat, where photos, videos and mobile phones rule. Fortunately, several new tools are making it easier for college applicants to use technology to show off their personalities, skills and creativity.
ZEEMEE
One of the more popular innovations in college applications is ZeeMee, a free mobile app that allows students to upload personal profiles and videos to create visual resumes. More than 220 colleges and universities offer a ZeeMee option as part of the application process. The video can show the unique creative aspects of the applicants.
THE COALITION LOCKER
Another relatively new tool comes from the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, now used by more than 110 member colleges and universities. Among the group's stated goals are getting students engaged in college prep early and using technology to create a supportive application process that encourages reflection and self-discovery.
Students who sign up for the free platform get access to a digital “locker”, which they can use all through high school to save class papers, artwork, newspaper stories, videos and photos to share with colleges when they eventually apply.
VIDEO — CHAT INTERVIEWS
At some schools, an interview with an admission officer is an important part of the application process. To make it easier, several virtual interviewing tools have popped up, such as a video-based platform from Kira. More than 140 universities worldwide use Kira's video assessment tool to conduct real-time interviews with prospective students. During the interview, candidates are shown the questions prerecorded by the particular school and must respond in real time by talking into the camera on their laptop or phone. In addition to showing their ability, to speak fluently in English and think on their feet, it helps admission officers determine the “motivation, commitment and drive” of applicants.
UNIQUE SCHOOL TOOLS
Some universities have come up with their own ways to allow students to show their skills and personalities. For example, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, encourages applicants to display their technical abilities and creativity by submitting a “Maker Portfolio” —a written or videotaped description of a project that shows creative and problem-solving skills. While a new app would fit the bill, the project could be anything from an origami design to a potato cannon.（1）Which of the apps give students more guidance from their high school?
A. ZEEMEE.
B. THE COALITION LOCKER.
C. VIDEO — CHAT INTERVIEWS.
D. UNIQUE SCHOOL TOOLS.
（2）What does the underlined word “it” in the fourth part of the passage refer to?
A. The video interview.
B. The description.
C. The application.
D. The student's ability.
（3）What is the common feature required by colleges and universities according to the passage?
A. Creativity.
B. Braveness.
C. Willingness to share.
D. Technical ability.
【答案】（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，在今天的Facebook、Instagram和微信的世界里，照
片、视频和手机盛行的同时，一些新工具让大学申请者更容易使用技术来展示他们的个
性、技能和创造力。

(1)考查推理判断。

根据THE COALITION LOCKER部分中的“Students who sign up for the free platform get access to a digital ‘locker’, which they can use all through high school to save class papers, artwork, newspaper stories, videos and photos to share with colleges when they eventually apply.”可知，THE COALITION LOCKER. 能让学生从高中获得更多的指导。

故选B。

(2)考查代词指代。

根据VIDEO —CHAT INTERVIEWS部分中的“At some schools, an interview
with an admission officer is an important part of the application process.”在一些学校，对招生
人员的面试是申请过程的重要组成部分；以及“In addition to showing their ability, to speak fluently in English and think on their feet, it helps admission officers determine the ‘motivation, commitment and drive’ of applicants.“除了展示他们的能力，为了流利地说英语和快速反应，
它还能帮助招生人员决定申请者的“动机、承诺和动力”。

由此可知it指的是“the application”，故选C。

(3)考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“Fortunately, several new tools are making it easier for college applicants to use technology to show off their personalities, skills and creativity.”可知，
根据文章的内容，创造力是学院和大学的共同特征。

故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和代词指代两个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考
根据上下文进行逻辑推理，选出正确答案。

2．阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where
she's been while she's on her worldwide vacation in a special way. The traveler, who was born
with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated (截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused inconvenience for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.
To spread that message. Gallagher has gone to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the world, but instead of simply using a geo-tag (地理位置标签), she writes her location on her artificial leg before taking a picture.
Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal
in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the beautiful Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river ride in Budapest,
all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.
"I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden
thought to get a chalk-board," Gallagher said. "My mum and grandmother didn't like the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did."
Gallagher said people often stare when she's writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she receives only positive feedback (反馈), "My leg hasn't stopped me from doing anything I've wanted to do," she said. "I don't know if it's my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, anyway, I've been able to keep up with people at my age and lead a pretty great life."
Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.
（1）What message did Gallapher want to spread in her special way?
A. She enjoys her travelling across the globe.
B. She suffers little from her leg's amputation.
C. she looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.
D. She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.
（2）What does the word "which" underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. the continent
B. the pictures
C. the leg
D. the location
（3）Gallapher can best be described as ________.
A. helpful and ambitious
B. friendly and generous
C. determined and creative
D. independent and sensible
（4）Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A. Never Too Late to share
B. A Special Artificial Leg
C. An Outstanding Photographer
D. Gallagher's Summer Holidays
【答案】（1）C
（2）B
（3）C
（4）B
【解析】【分析】Devon Gallagher小时因病右腿截肢，尽管有很多不便，但她认为这可以激励她过上最好的生活。

长大后Gallagher在社交媒体上分享自己环球旅行的照片，但她并没有简单的使用地理标签，而是拍照前在假肢上写下自己的位置。

她的故事告诉我们不要让任何东西挡住通往梦想的道路。

（1）细节理解题。

根据第一段中Although the amputation caused inconvenience for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.。

尽管截肢早期给她带来了很多不便，但她认为这可以激励她过上最好的生活。

由此可知Gallagher 想以她独特的方式表明她把自己的不幸看做是另一种幸运的形式，故选C。

（2）推理判断题。

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall…现在她在整个大陆拍照，应该是这些照片展示了…所以which指代的是她拍的照片，故选B。

（3）推理判断题。

根据第四段One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board," Gallagher said. "My mum and grandmother didn't like the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did."Gallagher说她妈妈和外婆都不喜欢她chalk-board的主
意，但她的朋友喜欢，让她去试试，所以她就去了，可知Gallagher很有决心。

根据第二段 To spread that message. Gallagher has gone to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the world, but instead of simply using a geo-tag (地理位置标签), she writes her location on her artificial leg before taking a picture。

Gallagher把她的位置写在假肢上来和大家分享可知他是一个很有创造性的人，故选C。

（4）主旨大意题。

最后一段And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art。

是本文的主题句，根据文章内容可知本文主要描述的是截肢的Gallagher在社交媒体上分享自己环球旅行的照片，但她并没有简单的使用地理标签，而是拍照前在假肢上写下自己的位置的故事。

这篇文章是想通过Gallagher的一条假肢，传达出一种乐观向上的生活态度，故 A Special Artificial Leg是最好的标题。

故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节理解题、推理判断题和主旨大意题三种常考题型，细节理解题要注意从文中寻找答案；推理判断题需要联系上下文以及分析特殊句式，推断出需要的信息；主旨大意题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

3．阅读理解
Why do you go to the library? For books, yes--but you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone else's life. At one type of library, you can do just that--even though there's not a single book.
At a Huma n Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. Individuals volunteer as human “books” and participants in the event can “read” the book--meaning they would have a one-on-one conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individual's experience. “Books” are volunteers from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination (歧视) based on race, religion, class, gender identity, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of their life
For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating and as attractive as any you can find in a book. Many of the stories have to do with some kind of stereotype. You can speak with a refugee (难民), a soldier suffering from PTSD, a homeless person or a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to challenge their own long-held beliefs-to truly get to know, and learn from someone they might otherwise make a quick judgment about.
According to its website, the Human Library is “a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.” It provides the opportunity for the community to share and understand the experiences of others in their community.
The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Ronni Abergel, his brother Dany, and some colleagues hosted a four-day event during a major Northern European festival, hoping to raise awareness about violence among youth. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, which has been growing ever since. Though there are a few permanent human libraries, most aren't places at all, but events.
Though many do take place at physical libraries, you don't need a library card—anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio.
The stories these "books" tell range from fascinating to heartbreaking and everything in between. And that's the very point of the organization--to prove that no person can be summed up in just one word. It seeks to show people that you truly can't judge a book by its cover---or by its title or label.
（1）The “books” in human libraries are____________.
A. long-held beliefs attracting individuals
B. inspiring stones motivating people in trouble
C. events in which people can talk to volunteers
D. unfairly-treated people sharing their experiences
（2）The event in Copenhagen is significant because it_______.
A. aimed to help the young suffering from violence
B. attempted to replace traditional physical libraries
C. laid a foundation for the Human Library Organization
D. led to a pleasing development for the community with racism
（3）In human libraries, the readers are likely to_________.
A. deepen their understanding of people
B. enrich their own personal experiences
C. hear the stories from all over the world
D. make quick judgments about the “books”
（4）The main purpose of the passage is to _________.
A. compare and evaluate
B. inform and explain
C. discuss and persuade
D. analyze and suggest
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）A
（4）B
【解析】【分析】这是一篇介绍说明类文章。

文章介绍了有关“the Human Library”的相关信息。

在the Human Library，读者可以和来自各行各业志愿者们交谈，了解他们的经历和故事，加深对他人的了解。

（1）细节理解题。

由第二段中的“At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. Individuals volunteer a s human “books” and participants in the event can “read” the book--meaning they would have a one-on-one conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individual's experience. “Books” are volunteers from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination (歧视) based on race, religion, class, gender identity, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of their life” 可知，Human Library的“书”实际上人，这些人来自各行各业，他们经历了种族，宗教，性别等方面的歧视。

读者们可以和这些人交谈，了解他们的经历。

故答案选D。

（2）推理判断题。

由倒数第二段中的“The Human Li brary Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Ronni Abergel, his brother Dany, and some colleagues hosted a four-day during a major Northern European festival, hoping to raise awareness about violence among youth. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization,
which has been growing ever since”可知，Ronni Abergel，他的兄弟Dany以及一些同事举行了为期四天的活动，希望提高人们对青年人暴力的意识。

在这次活动成功之后，Abergel建立了the Human Library Organization，该组织一直在发展中。

由此可知，在Copenhagen举行的活动的成功导致了the Human Library Organization的成立，结合选项可推知，该活动奠定了该组织的基础，故答案选C。

（3）细节理解题。

由第四段中的“It provides the opportunity for the community to share and understand the experiences of others in their community”可知，the Human Library给社会给提供了分享和了解别人经历的机会。

由此可知，通过the Human Library，人们可以加深对他人的了解。

故答案选A。

（4）写作意图题。

文章介绍了the Human Library(真人图书馆)的情况。

在the Human Library，读者可以和来自各行各业志愿者们交谈，了解他们的经历和故事。

文章还介绍了the Human Library的成立的情况。

很明显，作者希望通过这篇文章让读者了解the Human Library，结合选项，告知解释。

故答案选B。

【点评】推理题的解题方法：（1）抓住特定信息进行逆向或正向推理。

要善于抓住某一段话中的关键信息，即某些关键词或短语去分析、推理、判断，利用逆向思维或正面推理，从而推断出这句话所隐含的深层含义。

（2）整合全文（段）信息进行推断。

有时需要在弄懂全文意思的基础上，整合与题目相关的有用信息，综合起来去推理判断，确定最佳结论。

（3）利用语境的褒贬性进行信息推断。

每篇文章的语境都有一定褒贬性，这种褒贬性反映了主人公的特定心理和情绪状态及作者的写作意图，因此利用好文章的语境褒贬性就能在把握主旨文意的基础上对文章进行准确的逻辑判断。

（4）根据文章的结论推断作者的态度。

作者态度、倾向是指作者对陈述的观点是赞同、反对还是犹豫不定，对记叙或描写的人、物或事件等是赞颂、同情、冷漠还是厌恶、憎恨。

作者的这种思想倾向和感情色彩往往隐含在文章的字里行间，或流露于修饰的词语之中。

（5）根据上下文的逻辑得出结论。

逻辑结论是指严格根据文章中所陈述的事实、论点、例证等一系列论据材料进行推理，从而得出合乎逻辑的结论，而不是根据自己的经验、态度、观点或爱好去理解文章的内涵。

（6）结合已有的知识进行推断。

知识推断是根据文章中所阐述的细节，运用自己掌握的基础知识进行分析、推敲，从而得出符合文章原义的结论的一种推断方法。

4．阅读理解
Eighty-five-year old Chinese pharmacologist(药理学家) Tu Youyou became China's first winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine when it was announced that she was one of three scientists awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in developing effective drugs against parastic diseases.
Tu was honored for developing artemisin（青蒿素）,a drug for malaria that has saved millions of lives across the globe,especially in the developing world,the Nobel Assembly at karolinska Institue disclosed on its website on Monday.Tu,a Chinese trained pharmacologist and a researcher at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing, went to Stockholm, Sweden in December to receive her award, according to Cao Hongxin, the science and technology department head of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
"She was calm and said she has received lots of congratulatory calls." Cao told China Daily on
Monday after he telephoned Tu to congratulate her. "It's an overdue（迟来的）honor for Tu and the world's recognition of traditional Chinese medicine," he said.
"Tu's breakthrough in winning the Nobel Prize in a natural science is the pride of the whole nation and the whole Chinese scientific community," said Zhou Dejin, spokesman of the Chinese Academy of Science, China's national research body that consists of more than one hundred research insistutes, universities and research branches,
"The achievement of discovering artemisinin was made in the 1970s, but it only received international recognition in later years, which suggests that we might have more achievements that have reached the Nobel Prize level but have not been recognized." Zhou said.
（1）Why was Tu Youyou awarded the Nobel Prize?
A. She made a breakthrough in the Chinese scientific community
B. She came up with a revolutionary theory about medicine
C. She devoted her whole life to medicine research
D. She developed a very effective drug in the 1970s
（2）What do we know about Tu Youyou ?
A. She secretly accepted the Nobel Prize by herself
B. She's the second Chinese to win the 2015 Nobel Prize
C. She has an ordinary heart though winning the Nobel Prize
D. She won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with three scientists
（3）What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. China lacks talented scientists like Tu Youyou.
B. Tu's achievement was recognized by the world a long time ago.
C. Chinese scientists should work harder to win more Nobel Prizes.
D. More Chinese scientific achievements should be acknowledged.
（4）What type of writing does this passage belong to?
A. A scientific report
B. An official document
C. A news report
D. A medical record
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）D
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物传记，讲述了诺贝尔奖得主屠呦呦，她致力于中医药研究，开发出了很多有效的药物。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“Tu was honored for developing artemisin（青蒿素）,a drug for malaria that has saved millions of lives across the globe, especially in the developing world”可知，屠呦呦获得诺贝尔奖是因为她在20世纪70年代发明了一种非常有效的药物。

故选D。

（2）考查推理判断。

根据第三段中的"She was calm and said she has received lots of congratulatory calls."可知，尽管获得了诺贝尔奖，她还是有一颗普通的心。

故选C。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的"‘The achievement of discovering artemisinin was made in the 1970s,but it only received international recognition in later years ,which suggests
that we might have more achievements that have reached the Nobel Prize level but have not been recognized.’ Zhou said.”可知，建议更多的中国科学成就应该得到承认。

故选D。

（4）考查推理判断。

纵观全文，根据第四段中的"Tu's breakthrough in winning the Nobel Prize in a natural science is the pride of the whole nation and the whole Chinese scientific community,"可知，这是一项医学纪录。

故选C。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇人物类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，同时根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

5．阅读理解
Imagine yourself on the other side of the college admissions desk. It's not so glorious, apparently. At the very least, you need to be good-natured. Joseph Connolly, a guidance counselor at New Oxford High School in the United States, wanted to know the things that annoy admissions officers the most. He sent out a request to members of the National Association for College Admissions Counselors and received hundreds of responses. Apparently, college admissions officers were waiting for an opportunity to unload their frustrations. The responses fall into several areas:
Communication
Silly or stupid email addresses; sending emails that use texting shorthand, such as "im w8ing 4 some1 2 call me."
Leaving a message with just a first name and no telephone number. For example, "Hi, this is Suzie. Please call me back."
Acting distracted during a one-on-one interview; nervous habits like foot-tapping or "um", "like" and "you know", which make a bad situation worse.
Not responding to emails from the admissions office.
Over-involved parents
The very common comment from parents, "We are in the process of completing applications." Parents attending interviews, and worse yet, speaking for their children.
Essays
Not identifying which question they are responding to.
Writing about something they were great at in the seventh grade but haven't pursued since then.
（1）What is the purpose of the text?
A. To complain about the process of college application.
B. To provide tips for college students in achieving high grades.
C. To list unwelcome behaviors in college application.
D. To prove that admission officers are under great pressure.
（2）Which behavior may leave admission consolers a bad impression?
A. To use inappropriate and incomplete language.
B. To leave a complete telephone number.
C. To focus on the interview and stay calm.
D. To reply to e-mails quickly.
（3）What should parents avoid doing in an interview?
A. Letting kids to fill in the application form.
B. Attending the interview on time.
C. Getting dressed neatly for the interview.
D. Answering questions for their kids.
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了学生申请大学时出现的一些令招生人员烦恼的不好的行为。

（1）考查写作目的。

根据第一段中的“Joseph Connolly, a guidance counselor at New Oxford High School in the United States, wanted to know the things that annoy admissions officers the most.”和“The responses fall into several areas:”可推断，文章的写作目的是为读者列出在申请大学时不受欢迎的行为。

故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据● Communication部分中的“Silly or stupid email addresses; sending emails that use texting shorthand, such as “im w8ing 4 somel 2 call me.”可知，使用不合适的和不完整的语言会给招生人员留下不好的印象。

故选A。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据● Over-involved parents部分中的“Parents attending interviews, and worse yet, speaking for their children.”可知，父母不应该在面试中为代替孩子回答问题。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和写作目的两个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，要求考生准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。

6．阅读理解
Taking on the task of producing a short movie might seem like an impossible feat, but if you can assemble a good team and if you break down each stage of production into small blocks of tasks, you'll come to realize that producing a small-scale movie isn't too bad. Just follow these steps and you'll be on your way to Kevin Smith-like fame in no time.
Assemble a production crew. If you run out of friends or people you can get to work for screen credit, offer people “points”, which is a percentage of the movie profits.
Get a director of photography. You need someone who knows a lot about films cameras to make the movie come out right. Local film schools are the best place to find them.
Assemble the props and costumes. Costume shops and local theater groups can definitely help you here. But you can also borrow from friends and family or check out thrift stores for bargains. Choose filming locations. Make sure you have permission from the owners of the property you choose to film on.
Get the film processed. Find the right processor with the help of your director of photography. You may need to send the film to Los Angeles for this.
Edit the film. You need to find someone who can transfer your film to video and arrange the completed scenes in the right order. You can likely find one in the same place as your director of photography,
Obviously, this is just a basic overview—the thing about producing a short independent movie is that the whole process is unpredictable. You can only set yourself up for the basics, but as long as you know things will go wrong every day, at least you'll be prepared to deal with the difficulties.
（1）What can we know about directors of photography?
A. They must be from film schools.
B. They know everything about films.
C. They can send films to Los Angeles.
D. They can help get the right processor.
（2）Where can you most probably find a person to edit the film?
A. Los Angeles.
B. Costume shops.
C. Local film schools.
D. Local theaters.
（3）What does the author agree with?
A. All the process of film-making is quite controllable.
B. We should make full preparations before film-making.
C. Producing an independent movie is an impossible task.
D. Following the steps, you must become a famous director.
（4）What may be the best title for the text?
A. How to be a good director
B. How to produce a short film
C. Secrets of being a successful director
D. Methods of making your film a hit
【答案】（1）D
（2）C
（3）B
（4）B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何制作短片的流程和需要注意的事项。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据倒数第三段中的“Find the right processor with the help of your director of photography.”可知director of photography可以帮助找到合适的加工者，故选D.（2）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“You need someone who knows a lot about films cameras to make the movie come out right. Local film schools are the best place to find them”可知在当地的摄影学校比较容易找到摄影导演，故选C。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据最后一段中的“You can only set yourself up for the basics, but as long as you know things will go wrong every day, at least you'll be prepared to deal with the difficulties.”可知作者认为拍电影之前要为基本的事情做好准备，才能准备好应对遇到的困难。

故选B。

（4）考查主旨大意。

文中作者介绍了能帮助拍摄小型电影成功的几个步骤，B项：怎样制作小型电影，能概括全文内容，适合作为标题。

故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇科教类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

7．阅读理解
Castle Dale is a small town in central Utah. My grandpa's farm is a few miles to the north. I grew up there. Milking a cow, feeding the chickens and cutting firewood were daily routines. Grandpa had me carrying a broom to do snow cleaning when it was actually taller than I was. This was the work kids like me learned to do at a young age.
I was tall, very tall at a really young age. My unusual height caused people to look, ask questions, laugh, tease, and sometimes even challenge me to fight. I was teased cruelly as a kid. It wasn't fair, I knew, but that was just the way it was. Luckily, I was taught at a very young age a
very important lesson. I am different and that's Okay—I'm unique and I matter. No one could ever take that away from me. I knew this then, and I know this now. That alone helped me through the frustrations and heartaches of normal life.
When I was in junior high school, I realized something else that helped me cope. Most teasing came from one of two places—people who were either jealous or ignorant (愚昧). I couldn't change the way they were, but I could change the way I felt. I was not going to feel bad because of their ignorance or jealousy. It wasn't worth it. Realizing this didn't stop them, or change the fact that these comments hurt. It did, however, give me a way to understand these people and deal with their treatment in a way that was okay for me.
These things still happen today. It will probably happen the rest of my life. I will always be 7 feet, 6 inches (2.29 meters) tall. I wouldn't change that for anything. People will always look because it is not every day that you see someone that tall. I learned that at a young age and I now try to teach my own children that they are unique and they matter. That is the message I give to you. Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay.
（1）The author mentioned his hometown to show us _______.
A. he is from an ordinary family
B. his grandpa is strict with him
C. he loves this lovely small town
D. he had to do a lot of labor work
（2）The author was often teased because _______.
A. he grew up in a small town
B. he was much taller than others
C. he fought with people easily
D. he didn't want people to watch him
（3）What was the author's attitude towards being teased?
A. He accepted the fact of being different and let it go.
B. He felt angry failing to change others' opinions.
C. He felt hurt hearing people's negative comments.
D. He hated people's ignorance and jealousy.
（4）Which of the following may best describe the theme of the passage?
A. Everything comes to the man who waits.
B. It is the first step that is troublesome.
C. Speech is silver, silence is gold.
D. Keep your head up.
【答案】（1）A
（2）B
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者从小到大由于身高的特殊性受到了很多嘲笑和欺辱，但是作者并未此而感到沮丧．反而认识到不管一个人的种族、宗教、背景或者所处的环境如何，与众不同也是一种生活态度。

（1）考查细节理解。

根据第一段中的“ Castle Dale is a small town in central Utah”Castle Dale 是“我”的家乡，然后介绍了“我”在祖父的农场长大每天做了很多杂事：给奶牛挤奶，喂鸡、砍柴火等；暗示出从小我来自于一个普通的家庭，并没有表现出特殊的地方。

故选A。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“My unusual height caused people t o look，ask
questions，laugh，tease，and sometimes even challenge me to fight．”提到“我”从小身高特别高经常受到周围人的嘲笑。

故案选B。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据第二段中的“I am different and that's Okay—I'm unique and I matter. No one could ever take that away from me. I knew this then, and I know this no w. “可知“我”自小虽然与众不同，但是从内心接受自己．以及最后一段中的“Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay. ”可知，“我”走自己的路让别人说去吧！故选A。

（4）考查推理判断。

从整篇文章内容来看，主要描述“我”从小到大由于身高的原因而与众不同，并受到周围人的取笑。

但是“我”并为此感到自卑和沮丧，反而勇敢的接受自己并乐观地积极面对。

Keep your head up．“把头抬起来”形象描述了“我”的心理状态，符合题意。

故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

8．阅读理解
Finding true love can be prey tough for a lot of people, but a lady from a fairly well-known San Francisco advertising agency seems to think money helps. She is offering $10,000 to any of her friends who can introduce her to her Mr. Right. She wants to find her future husband through this way.
The unnamed husband seeker who sent out the email had just finished reading the best-selling book named Lean In. It was 11 p.m. on a Sunday night and she realized this was the second self-help book she had read in the month. She was still single. Things were not looking fine, but there was hope for her still. If the book had taught her anything, it was that she needed to take a more positive role in finding love. After all, if she wanted to get a better job, she wouldn't just sit outside an employer's building and wait for someone to offer it to her, so why should finding a husband be any different? But instead of going out and meeting new people she decided to write an email to all her friends, offering to give them $10,000 on her wedding day if any of them managed to introduce her to her future husband.
“I am writing you today because I've deci ded to make an aggressive action plan on finding the man that I get to hang out with forever,” the woman writes in her email. “Introducing me to my husband is just not high on your to-do list. But I think I have an idea that might change that…” You guessed it, and this is where she offers to reward her “closest friends” with cold hard cash.“I will personally give ten thousand dollars to the friend who introduces me to my husband.”
Here is how the program works:
Step 1: You set me up on a date with a man.
Step 2: I marry that man.
Step 3: I give you $10,000 on my wedding day.
I know you're thinking that this is nuts. Just plain crazy. 'You can find a husband without giving $10,000.' Well for starters, thank you! I'm happy.”
（1）What does the lady offer $10,000 to any of her friends for?
A. Celebrating the fact that she has made a decision to find a husband.
B. Checking the。