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福建省2021届高考英语复习记叙文阅读理解训练13(含答案解析)

福建省英语高考复习记叙文阅读理解训练13（含答案解析）1It was my first day as a newcomer to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very anxious about fitting in.Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. My new classmates filled me in on the school, the teachers and the other kids. It wasn’t long before the class nerd was pointed out to me: Mary Lou, a young girl with old-fashioned clothes. She wasn’t ugly, not even funny looking. I thought she was quite pretty but I had sense enough not to say so. Mary Lou made eye contact with no one as she walked past our tables, chin held high with iron determination, and she ate alone.After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school. I was excited to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t yet know. Oh, how I wish I had gone home, but I had a lesson to learn.Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came down the school steps. Rude and biting（尖刻的）comments were poured from the girls, I paused and then joined right in. The other girls stepped back and became my cheerleaders. But I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you will know how I felt.Without a tear, Mary went off. I turned to leave with my friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He was Mary’s father. Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and watched the lonely girl walking towards him. As I passed, he fixed his eyes on me in silence with burning tears that spoke to me.No scolding（责备）from a teacher or a parent could stay as long as that hurt in my heart from the day when a father eyes taught me kindness and shame. I never again joined the cruel girls. I never again hurt someone for my own gain.1．What does the underlined word “nerd” in Paragraph 2 probably mean？A．A popular person B．A cold-blooded personC．A boring person D．A chicken-hearted person2. Why does the author wish she had gone home after she joined the other girls?A. Because she wanted to go home earlierB. Because she didn’t want to have a lessonC. Because she didn’t want to treat Mary Lou rudelyD. Because she wanted to make friends with Mary Lou3. How did the author feel when the other girls became her cheerleaders?A. ProudB. SorryC. ExcitedD. Encouraged4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. It's good for a girl to be kind.B. It 's hard for a newcomer to fit in.C. We should support those in difficulty.D. We should not hurt others for our own gain.参考答案：CCBD2I decided at 10 that I was going to be a teacher because I had a burning desire for superpowers. As a boy, I could clearly see some of my teachers had extraordinary powers.There was an English teacher in fifth grade who could magically transport us to different worlds every day by telling us stories and reading to us from books we would otherwise never pick up. This was our secret and fun time because fifth graders were considered too old to have stories read out to them.It was even shocking that my teacher could see the invisible. I was one of those who lacked insight. Yet my teacher would notice me and the unspoken message in her eyes suggested that she could see me through. She had another superpower and even after four decades, I could still vividly remember her lessons about the great masters of art and great geographers, expanding our horizons. She did this even though her major was not art, nor geography. Her lessons went beyond the textbook. I knew I wanted to be one of those all-seeing ones with superpowers that made children feel safe and valued.I know being a teacher isn’t the easiest or the most financially rewarding of jobs. And there are occupational risks—your knees can become worn out from years of carrying piles of notebooks up and down the school staircase, your voice can give in from too much talking. But despite all that, there are those choosing this cause. To them, teaching is not just a job—it is a science, an art and a craft, and it demands emotional labour and investment.All my life, for three decades now, I’ve gone to work early each day with a spring in my step. Occasionally, I meet my former students. Their obvious love for me and fond memories of our time together are my rewards. When I meet others who thirst for superpowers, like the brand new teacher struggling to perfect her skills with a brave face on, or the one in a remote, rural school travelling 70 kilometers each day just for his pupils, I feel proud to belong to the same group.1. What can be inferred about the stories from paragraph 2?A. They were told in a magic way.B. They were written by the teacher.C. They contained some students’ fun secrets.D. They left the students with happy memories.2. Which of the following best describes the English teacher?A. Ambitious and generous.B. Hard-working and wealthy.C. Caring and modest.D. Well-informed and observant.3. What do we know about the author as a teacher?A. He suffered a lot in his knees and voice.B. He thought teaching was more than spreading knowledge.C. He had some ideas of how to be a teacher at a young age.D. He was rewarded with much money for his devotion at school.4. What can be concluded about being a teacher from the text?A. With one thousand times for the peach garden sweet.B. Teachers lead the door, progress in the individual.C. In scholarship there is no difference of age.D. Learning without a teacher is hard to gain.答案：DDBA3On a recent afternoon，some 60 years after they graduated from grammar school，Kathleen Rys，72，and her sister Lorraine O’Kelly，70，sat down and had a meal with a classmate，Bruce Smit，71，for the first time.In the 1950s, Lorraine and Kathleen Rys’ family moved from Chicago to Monee. As new kids at Monee Elementary School，they soon found themselves on the outs with other students.I would be with the other students.“I would be with the other guys and See Kathleen walking down the hallway，her head down，holding her books，walking slowly. And all of us guys would lean against the wall until she passed.Then we'd burst intolaughter.How rude is that? It's just crazy,” said Bruce, a doctor whose wife, Ta mmy, organized the meeting.The women said none of the teachers cared about it . “We just kept it to ourselves,” Lorraine said.Over the years，Tammy Smit said，“Bruce would just start to cry at times. He'd wonder what happened to the sisters, if they led a good life.” One day a few weeks ago, Tammy took to the Internet and found Mary O'Kelly，Lorraine 's daughter，and offered to set up a meeting .The idea of revisiting the pain was not well-received by Kathleen, who had never married ，let alone gone on a date. It took some convincing，but Lorraine finally got Kathleen to agree to meet with Bruce .Bruce broke into tears. “I'm so ashamed，so embarrassed ,” he said. “But I'm so happy that you're still here and that I can finally apologize .” He said he hoped his apology would encourage others to seek forgiveness for the pain they had made on others .Lorraine said，“This is a beautiful thing. It's just wonderful that a person can ask for forgiveness after about 60 years. It’s like a miracle to us. It’s healing to us.1. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs ?A. Kathleen made her classmates afraid of her at school.B. Kathleen was once hurt by her classmates at schoolC. Bruce Smit asked his wife to organize the meeting.D. Bruce Smit spoke ill of Kathleen.2. What does the underlined word “it” in the 4th paragraph probably refer to?A. The guys’ meeting.B. Kathleen's slow pace.C. The guys’ apology.D. Kathleen’s suffering.3. How did Kathleen first feel about the meeting?A. Angry.B. Excited.C. Anxious.D. Unwilling.4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Bruce was embarrassed about his apology.B. The other guys apologized to the two sisters，C. Bruce and the two sisters felt a sense of relief.D. Lorraine thought the apology came a little late.答案：1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C4When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes… The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.1. Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?A. He could not influence a fish as his father did.B. His father was not patient with him.C. His father did not teach him fishing.D. He could not catch a fish.2. According to the author, fish are most likely to be found _________.A. in shallow water under waterside treesB. in deep water on cloudy daysC. in shallow water under sunlightD. in deep water on sunny days3. After entering the business world, the author found _________.A. it easy to think like a customerB. his first boss’s sales ideas reason ableC. his father’s fishing advice inspiringD. it difficult to sell services to poor people4. This passage most likely comes from _________.A. a fishing guideB. a millionaire’s biographyC. a novel on childhoodD. a popular sales book答案：1---4 DACD5About five weeks ago, I noticed the skin of our pet lizard was growing dusty. It worried me. I reported the strange surface on the skin of the lizard to my husband and children the next morning. Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it.I didn't think about it much until a morning last week when I knocked my favorite teapot off the table. It burst into hundreds of pieces. As I swept up the mess, I wondered why we had been breaking so many things over the months.The destruction started three months ago. It was my husband's birthday. He had just lost his job. The uncertainty was starting to wear on us, so I wanted to do something special.“Let's make a cake for Dad!” I cried.My kids screamed with joy. We baked, iced and sprinkled for most of the day. Candles on the cake! Balloons on the walls! Flowers on the table!Two hours before my husband came back home from another job interview, my daughter climbed up to grab a glass vase from a high shelf. It fell and crashed beside the cake. Tiny pieces of glass were everywhere. She sobbed loudly as I threw the cake away. My husband had banana pudding for his birthday.Three days ago, the light in our living room suddenly went out. After several frustrating hours of unsuccessful attempts to fix it, my husband suggested watching the Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance.The poignancy of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball and what had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise. As I watched him take off his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had. Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them. But they had to live with who they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind.Humans do not shed skin as easily as other animals. The beginning of change is upsetting. The process is tiring. Damage changes us before we are ready. I see our lizard, raw and nearly new.Jordan said that no matter how it ends, it starts with hope. With our tender, hopeful skin, that is where we begin.1. What can we learn about the pet lizard from Paragraph 1?A. Its tank grew dirty.B. Its old skin came off.C. It got a skin disease.D. It went missing.2. Why did the author's husband have banana pudding for his birthday?A. The birthday cake was ruined.B. The author made good puddings.C. Pudding was his favorite dessert.D. They couldn't afford a birthday cake.3. Why does the author mention The Last Dance in the passage?A. To prove a theory.B. To define a concept.C. To develop the theme.D. To provide the background.4. The underlined part "leaving behind the layer" in Paragraph 8 can be understood as .A. letting go of the pastB. looking for a new jobC. getting rid of a bad habitD. giving up an opportunity5. What does the author most likely want to tell us?A. Love of family helps us survive great hardships.B. It's not the end of the world if we break things.C. We should move on no matter what happens.D. Past experiences should be treasured.答案：1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C。

福建省2021届高考英语复习记叙文阅读理解训练5(含答案解析)

福建省英语高考复习记叙文阅读理解训练5（含答案解析）1Imagine someone who has spent the majority of their life sitting with a sign on the side of the road and that very person giving someone their last 20 dollars. That’s exactly what Marine Corps veteran (退伍军人）Johnny Bobbitt，34，did in October in Philadelphia.Bobbitt served in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as a paramedic (医务辅助人员）in Vance County, N. C. before he became homeless. Nobody knew how he got to where he was because he was discreet about that.One night in October, Bobbitt was sitting roadside with a sign in Philadelphia as usual, when Kate McClure of Florence Township, N. J. was driving home down Interstate 95 and ran out of gas. Scared and nervous, she got out of the car to head to the nearest gas station. As McClure was heading to the nearest gas station, she ran into Bobbitt and he told her to get back in the vehicle and lock the door. Minutes later, he appeared with a red gas can. He’d used his last $20 to buy her gas.After that unexpected meeting, McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, who both live in New Jersey, visited Bobbitt several times to deliver gift cards, cash, snacks and toiletries. They then decided to create a fund raising page so he wouldn't have to spend the holidays sleeping on the street.McClure started the GoFundMe page on November 10. With the page, the couple hoped to raise $10,000, enough money for his rent, a reliable vehicle and up to six months ’ expenses. Bobbitt's story ran in a local paper. By November 15，more than 10,000 local people had made donations through the GoFundMe page and more than $300,000 had been raised.On Thanksgiving，Bobbitt was resting in a hotel，his feet up on the bed，drawing up a grand plan for his new life, thanks to several thousand dollars raised to repay him for a good deed.1. What does the underlined word “discreet” in paragraph 2 most probably mean?A.Doubtful.B. Cautious.C.Guilty.D. Optimistic.2. McClure met Bobbitt when she .A.couldn't find a gas stationB.got to the way homeC.couldn't unlock her carD.was in search of gas3. It can be known from the text that .A. Bobbitt’s story obtained wide attentionB. Bobbitt became world-famous overnightC. the GoFundMe page collected over $400,000 for BobbittD. the GoFundMe page was started to help people like Bobbitt4. What is the best title for the text?A. A Homeless Veteran Paid Kindness ForwardB. A Homeless Veteran Had a Generous HeartC. A Homeless Veteran’s Kindness Paid OffD.A Small Kindness Made a Big Difference答案:1-4 BDAC2Gitanjali Rao, Colorado teenager who invented mobile device to test for lead（铅）in drinking water, was Time’s Kid of the Year for 2020. The magazine announced the award on Thursday, citing Rao’s ability to apply scientific ideas to real-world problems-and her desire to motivate other kids to take up their own causes.It was just the latest recognition for Rao, 15, who was named last year to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She won praise in 2017 after she responded to the water crisis in Flint，Michigan，by creating a device named Tehys, using carbon nanotube sensors to detect（探测）lead in water. The Lone Tree, Colo., native was named America’s Top Young Scientist when she was in the seventh grade. She went on to cooperate with scientists in the water industry to try to get the device on the market.More recently, Rao has developed a phone and Web tool named Kindly, which uses artificial intelligence technology to detect possible early signs of cyberbullying（网络欺凌）.“You type in a word or phrase, and it’ s able to pick it up if it’s bullying, and it gives you the choice to edit it or send it the way it is,” Rao told Time. “The goal is not to punish people. As a teenager I know teenagers tend to become very angry sometimes. Instead, it gives you the chance to rethink what you’re saying so that you know what to do next time around.”Rao was chosen in part because of the way she has followed up her technical work with efforts to get other young people to work on solving the problems they see.“I don’t look like your typical scientist. Everything I see on TV is that it’s an older, usually white man as a scientist，” she told Time. “My goal has really shifted，not only from creating my own devices to solve the world’s problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well. So I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it, and anyone can do it.”5.What made Gitaniali Rao Time’s Kid of the Year for 2020?A. Her desire to guide other kids.B. Her invention of testing lead in water.C. Her idea of making devices commercial.D. Her excellent personal ability and desire to encourage other children.6. What is the function of Rao’s Web tool “Kindly”?A. To make sure the security of the network.B. To punish teenagers’ wrong thoughts.C. To use artificial intelligence technology.D. To type a word or phrase on the Internet.7.Why did Rao say “anyone can do it” in the last paragraph?A. A white man can work as a scientist.B. We ought to set a goal at an early age.C. We are supposed to inspire others to do the same.D. Everybody may succeed in solving world’s problems.8. In which section of newspaper may this text appear？A. Health.B. Science.C. PeopleD. Entertainment.答案：5-8 DADC5.D【解析】细节理解题。

高考英语阅读理解记叙文练习题含答案

高考英语阅读理解记叙文练习题含答案（2023春·河南郑州·高一郑州外国语学校校考阶段练习）Today was my first day at senior high and it was hard. In high school, you have 4 minutes to get to your next class. My high school is very big and the 4 minutes to go from one class to another isn’t really a lot of time even for a quick boy like me. Today, I had to go from one end of the building to the other to get from science class to math class. I wanted to go to my locker first and leave my science book there, but that took time. I was worried about being late, and I was. The math teacher said, “Just be on time tomorrow, or you’ll have detention(放学后留校).”After math, I went to art class. I like my art class a lot because I get to create things. The teacher showed us how to make portraits (肖像). He explained, “A portrait is a way of communicating with a person. It does not just show how the person looks but what is important to understand the person.” We just did drawings today, but I know it’s going to be great. I like drawing.I like my English class, too. I think the teacher is really supportive. Today, we wrote about ourselves. The teacher asked us to just write what we thought, and we would pay attention to punctuation(标点符号) later. We could write a paragraph or a poem, and I wrote a poem about myself. I thought it was a good one, and the teacher said I had used good images to communicate my feelings.Lunch was very hurried. I arrived at the dining room with 12 minutes to eat. I sat with students I didn’t know, and everyone was eating quickly. After lunch, I signed up for a computer club. I need to learn how to use a computer well because my social studies teacher says it’s a skill we need in every class.1．What happened to the author after his science class?A．He got lost on campus.B．He was given a detention.C．He took his science textbook.D．He was late for his math class.2．What did the author think of his art class?A．Specific.B．Effective.C．Enjoyable.D．Challenging.3．What did the English teacher do after seeing the author’s poem?A．He pointed out his mistakes.B．He praised his way of writing.C．He encouraged him to be creative.D．He asked him to check punctuation.4．What can be the best title for this passage?A．My First Day at High School B．My New Start at High SchoolC．My Attitude to High School Life D．My Impression of High School Life（2023春·四川绵阳·高一四川省绵阳江油中学校考阶段练习）Every day Zhao Dong goes around the city on a two-wheeled motorcycle running errands (差事) for its citizens for around eight hours. At night, the 26-year-old young man, taking off his helmet (头盔) and blue jacket, dives into small theaters where he is going to use stand-up comic sets inspired by his personal stories as a deliveryman to make people laugh.In 2019, he found that running errands can bring him a good income. Then he moved from his hometown to Xi’an, and became a deliveryman. He turned all the hardships he has been going through these years into funny jokes, which brings a refreshing life. For him, the skill of humor is not something he was born with, but what he has been diligently (勤奋地) training with his sincerity and eagerness to get a better life.On a freezing winter night, he stopped for a while in a bar after finishing the errands and heard rounds of cheers and laughs coming from the bar, and he was told that it was an open-mic event for stand-up comedy (脱口秀) . He was crazy with the joyous atmosphere into which he wanted to get himself integrated. The club owner later sent him a guidebook for stand-up comedy and gave him a chance to go on stage. His performance attracted wider attention and he received an invitation from the Shanghai-based comedy company Xiaoguo Culture to join a comic training camp last year. It was his first time to take a plane and get out from Shanxi province. He soon found that Shanghai offers more opportunities for stand-up comedy performers.In October, he moved to the city. There, he still chose to be a deliveryman and put on comic performances for four or five times a week. For him, what’s special about the comic form is its inclusiveness (包容性). “It welcomes people from all walks of life and varied backgrounds to share stories and express opinions on the same stage,” he says.5．What does Zhao Dong want to do by using the stand-up comic sets?A．To introduce his personal stories.B．To build up his confidence to be a deliveryman.C．To provide more sources of amusement for people.D．To help himself to adapt to his new job as soon as possible.6．What does the underlined word “integrated” mean in paragraph 3?A．includedB．interestedC．injuredD．investigated7．What can we learn about the deliveryman from paragraph 3?A．He left Shanghai by plane for the first time.B．He found his stand-up comedy career may take off in Shanghai.C．He put on some performances to attract people’s attention.D．He rejected the invitation from a Shanghai-based comedy company.8．What is the text mainly about?A．How a deliveryman earns a lot of money.B．How a deliveryman puts on performance on the street.C．How a deliveryman shares stories with all walks of life.D．How a deliveryman finds a new role with a sense of humor.（2022秋·四川绵阳·高一四川省绵阳江油中学校考阶段练习）In Woods Chan’s class at a high school in California, students chat with each other in Spanish, Arabic (阿拉伯语) and Mam, a Mayan language from Guatemala. The students have only been in the US for a few weeks or months. Many students were from different countries last year. Woods Chan became concerned when she started hearing the Spanish-speaking students laugh when their classmates spoke Mam or Arabic.Woods Chan came up with an idea. She asked her students to take turns teaching a little bit of their home language each day. Students taught their partners how to count from 1 to 10, how to introduce themselves and how to say basic phrases or words like “Cool”. Then, they recorded themselves saying those phrases in short videos and wrote vocabulary words on the whiteboard.Woods Chan saw the difference in her students. She said they grew more confident after seeing their own language on the whiteboard and hearing it in the videos. They started making friends with each other across cultural lines. Other students who were not in that class would come in and see something written in Mam on the whiteboard and say, “Hey, that’s Mam! I speak Mam!”The project also helped students understand their partners better. Orlando, a 17-year-old student from El Salvador, said he never knew Arabic or Mam, even existed before he came to the US and heard his classmates talk. Now, he thinks it would be good for all students in his school to learn a little of their partners’ home languages. “When I first got here,” he said in Spanish, “I thought, ‘No one talks like me. I’m the only one, and I felt lonely.’ Now, I don’t feel so bad anymore.”Knowledge of other languages can help Woods Chan’s students beyond the classroom, too. Languages like Mam are becoming more and more common in the US. Some Oakland graduates have gone on to become Mam-English interpreters (口译员) to help fill a lack of interpreters in all kinds of settings.9．What made Woods Chan think of the idea?A．Some of her students making fun of other languages.B．Her students hardly using their home languages.C．Her students being interested in learning a new language.D．Her students having difficulty communicating with each other.10．What was the students’ feeling of seeing their home languages written on the whiteboard?A．Angry but accepting.B．Excited and proud.C．Worried but supportive.D．Relaxed and creative.11．What effect did Woods Chan’s project have on Orlando?A．It made him feel less lonely at school.B．It encouraged him to get a job as an interpreter.C．It helped him understand his home language better.D．It enabled him to work better in foreign language classes.12．What can be the best title for the text?A．School Is Not the Only Place to Learn B．All Her Students Are Language TeachersC．She Replies to Her Students’ Needs Quickly D．Language Is Not a Block to Communication（2023秋·北京·高一统考期中）When my daughter Sara was in the fifth grade, she came to me with a problem. “Marcy hates me!” she cried. “Because Kathy is my friend, too. She wants me to be her friend and nobody else’s. You talk to Marcy. You tell her that I want to be her friend, but I can have other friends, too!”Oh! I looked at her for a few moments, wondering how I got into this mess (困境), when suddenly an idea came to me.Picking up two baskets from the living room, I explained, “When everyone is born, he or she has a little basket. This little one here is yours. The big one is mine. As you grow, so does the basket. You can see your little basket is inside mine because when you were born, there were too many things you couldn’t do for yourself. I did everything you couldn’t do on your own.”She nodded.“Well, as you grew older and began to do some things on your own, I began placing a few more things in your basket. When you learned to tie your shoes, that went in your basket.”She said softly, “I can tie my own shoes.”“Right. As you grow older, there will be more and more things you must do on your own.” As I spoke, I gradually took her basket out of mine and handed it to her. “You will finally carry your own basket with thingsonly you can do.”She looked up at me and said, “I understand. There are some things that I have to do for myself because they are in my basket.”13．What was Sara’s problem?A．She didn’t have a basket.B．She didn’t want her own basket.C．She couldn’t deal with her friendship.D．Her mother was too hard on her.14．What did the author think of Sara’s problem at first?A．Interesting.B．Exciting.C．Moving.D．Challenging.15．We can infer that Sara ________.A．would talk to Marcy herselfB．wouldn’t make friends with KathyC．was too young to deal with anythingD．managed to persuade her mother to help her16．The baskets mentioned in the passage refer to ________.A．gifts given by God when everyone is bornB．something that people use to keep vegetablesC．growing abilities as you grow upD．friendship that needs repairing（2023·高一课时练习）Age has never been a problem for Thessalonika Arzu-Embry. After all, she’s already got her master’s degree.The North Chicago-area girl started homeschooling at the age of 4. She began having an influence on others soon after. When she was 6 years old, she was an inspirational (鼓舞人心的) speaker at an organization called Tabitha House Community Service, a shelter for people who were forced to leave their homes due to the situations such as earthquakes, flood and other natural disasters.At the age of 11, she graduated from high school and then earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2013. She completed those classes online as she was traveling for leadership meetings.She doesn’t stop there, though. The girl plans to focus on aviation psychology (航空心理学) for her further study, a decision inspired by her father who is a pilot. She grew up around airplanes and took flights all the time.Her goal is to use it to determine whether pilots are dealing with problems that could have deadly results once the plane takes off — a topic that has been in the news lately. For her, it’s a mix of two of her interests.In her free time, Thessalonika enjoys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her youth group. She also has three self-published books, which are on her site. Jump the Education Barrier is written to help students finish college, and In the Future aims to help business owners deal with trends. Her third book The Genius Race has a wider appeal. It is designed to help people to be geniuses in various areas of life.17．What can we know about Thessalonika from the passage?A．She majored in science and technology.B．She gained her master’s degree at the age of 11.C．She started homeschooling when she was 6 years old.D．She got her bachelor’s degree through online courses.18．What is Thessalonika’s next plan according to the passage?A．Majoring in aviation psychology.B．Being active in her youth group.C．Making inspiring speeches for leadership meetings.D．Writing another book to help people to be geniuses.19．Why does Thessalonika write the book Jump the Education Barrier?A．To help people to be successful.B．To raise concern about psychology.C．To share her own experience with others.D．To give students a hand to complete college.20．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A．HomeschoolingB．To Be a GeniusC．Three Published BooksD．The Story of Thessalonika（2023春·吉林长春·高一东北师大附中校考期中）Last year I went to the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, and it blew my mind. It had been my dream to attend the famous carnival for many years, so I was excited. However, the moment I arrived, I was a little bit nervous because there were so many people on the streets. They say that five or six million people come to Rio during carnival time and about two million of them are on the streets on any givenday. Luckily, I had a local guide, my sisterˈs friend Ronnie. He said he would take care of me and show me all the highlights. He did not let me down.The carnival is most definitely all about the samba. Itˈs a style of music and dance which has its roots in Africa. Lots of Africans were used as slave labor by the Portuguese when Brazil was being colonized (殖民), so this mixed culture of African, Latin and European styles is really strong here. Samba music is usually fast and exciting with a lot of drums and harmonic vocals (和声). Itˈs the kind of music that you canˈt help dancing to, and I was learning that as I followed Ronnie through the crowd, my hips and shoulders were swinging (摇摆) almost involuntarily.Ronnie had got us tickets for the samba parade, the symbol of Brazilian culture, inside the Sambadrome where the top samba schools compete for the championship title, but we still had a long way to go through the street parties. He said most people enjoy the carnival by making their own parties in the street. About the samba parade, twelve main teams compete for the championship, and if they win, their performance will be talked about for years to come. So, you must be wondering how it was. Well, Iˈm afraid I canˈt tell you. Ronnie and I never made into the Sambadrome. We spent the day moving from one street party to another. There were more snacks, more drinks and lots of dancing. Do I regret missing the main parade? Not at all. I experienced the carnival like the locals, and it was truly amazing.21．What made the author nervous in the beginning?A．Busy schedule.B．The big crowd.C．No local guide.D．Culture shock.22．What can we learn about samba from this passage?A．It has its origin in America.B．It is not the taste of the author.C．It has a long and mixed culture.D．Its music is usually slow and soft.23．The author didnˈt regret missing the parade because ________.A．she met some amazing local peopleB．she didnˈt have the tickets for the paradeC．she celebrated the festival in a local wayD．she enjoyed herself by making her own parties24．What is the purpose of the passage?A．To recommend a helpful guide.B．To tell a painful history of Rio de Janeiro.C．To encourage people to learn samba.D．To share an unforgettable experience.（2023春·山东青岛·高一统考期中）Recently I was watching a talk show hosted by a comedian called Trevor Noah from South Africa. The part which struck me most was his advice about travelling. He said, “The one thing you will never waste your money on is travelling. Travel broadens the mind. It is the antidote to ignorance (无知).” In my opinion this statement should be everyone’s life motto (座右铭).This year I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of travelling around Europe and it has shown me first hand how much you can learn and develop by visiting different places. It is so wonderful to be able to go to a different country, listen to the different languages, try local food and experience the different culture.I’ve personally noticed how different I am since I started exploring more. It involves being able to find good train or plane tickets, getting yourself to the airport, not to mention trying to find your way around a completely new city. While it can be scary at first, after a few trips you realize that Google Maps is your best friend and it really isn’t that difficult to figure out public transport. Travelling also helps you develop your organization skills! It is basic to figure out how to get to different tourist attractions and plan your time wisely. However, it is also nice to learn to relax. On top of that, hotels are a great way to meet new people from all around the world. It is fantastic when young people from different parts of the world come together; I’ve met so many strange and wonderful people this way.As far as I can see, travel as much as possible, because the experiences you will gain from travelling can’t be taught at school and they will change your life.25．What do the underlined words “antidote to” mean in the first paragraph?A．Replacement of.B．Development of.C．Treatment for.D．Agreement to.26．How will the author describe his trip to Europe?A．Busy.B．Hard.C．Rich.D．Costly.27．What has happened to the author since he began traveling?A．He has become more confident and independent.B．He has developed a skill to select tourist attractions.C．He has found it hard to figure out public transport.D．He has made many friends from all over the world.28．Which section is the text most likely to appear in a newspaper?A．News.B．Education.C．Opinions.D．Health.（2023春·江苏泰州·高一泰州中学校考阶段练习）Johan Clarey tends not to be in much of a rush when it comes to anything other than speeding down a hill on skis. Add Olympic success to the list of things he’s waited for.The Frenchman, who turned 41 in January, became the oldest man to win an Olympic medal in Alpine skiing in history when he claimed a silver behind Beat Feuz of Switzerland in the downhill at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games, breaking Bode Miller’s record by five years.“Everything came late in my life. Since I was a young boy, that’s what my mother said,” Clarey said. “I take extra time to do everything — walking, speaking and everything. Apparently, my career started quite the same.”This was Clarey’s fourth Olympics and realistically his last chance of being on the podium (领奖台) at the Olympics. “I took a lot of risks. I knew I had only one chance left in my career to get a medal in the Olympics,” he said. “And when I was going down, I knew I made a good run, but you never know in downhill skiing. Sometimes you’re fast, but sometimes you’re not. You never know why. But today was fast.” This was only Clarey’s second medal at a major championship; he also took home a silver in the super-G at the 2019 world championships.And this big moment almost didn’t happen: Clarey had considered retirement. He said he’s been having doubts about whether to continue competing for six years. The Frenchman said, “At 35, I said to myself, You have to do one year by one year.” That, he says now, was “a good choice”, because he has the medal to prove it. Clarey is still not quite ready to quit. He will turn his attention back to the World Cup circuit.29．What do we know about Clarey as a boy?A．He was gifted in snow sports.B．He preferred skiing to other sports.C．He got an early start on his future career.D．He seemed to mature later than his peers.30．What was Clarey’s achievement at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games?A．He won the championship in Alpine skiing.B．He competed in Alpine skiing for the first time.C．He won his first Olympic medal in Alpine skiing.D．He was the first Frenchmen to medal in Alpine skiing.31．What does Clarey now think of his decision at age 35?A．It was rewarding.B．It was too costly.C．It was a joke.D．It was a coincidence.32．What can we learn from Clarey’s story?A．Actions speak louder than words.B．Ups and downs make one strong.C．The early bird catches the worm.D．Determination is the key to success.（2023秋·贵州黔西·高一统考期末）A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher stressed the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished.Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words: “You don’t say!”. I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”“Well, I didn’t request you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ actually means ‘Really!’. It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.”Only then did I realize I had made a fool of mysell. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: What the English teachers said is always right to us students.33．A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because________.A．English idioms were not importantB．my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of themC．I had no interest in themD．I didn’t realize the importance of English idioms34．What can we infer from the second paragraph?A．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.B．The Englishman thought the Great Wall is worth visiting.C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.D．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.35．At first, on hearing “You don’t say!” I thought the foreigner meant ________.A．he was only interested in the Great WallB．he was not interested in the topicC．I had talked too muchD．I had to stop talking36．After the Englishman explained the idiom, ________.A．I felt very foolishB．I thought the Englishman had made me a foolC．the Englishman became a real foolD．I became more carefully in everything（2023·全国·高一专题练习）In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr Jones always seems to be ahead.37．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they .A．want to be as rich as their neighborsB．want others to know or to think that they are richC．don’t want others to know they are richD．want to be happy38．It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to .A．live outside New York City B．live in New York CityC．live in apartments D．have many neighbors39．Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is .A．an important name B．a popular name in the United StatesC．his neighbor’s name D．not a good name40．According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.A．correct B．interesting C．impossible D．good参考答案：1．D 2．C 3．B 4．A【导语】这是一篇记叙文。

高考英语备考专题18 阅读理解之记叙文

限时训练——阅读理解之记叙文1. 【·卷】What Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn’t prerequisite for a modern grow-your-own lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can〔装罐〕and preserve much of the food they consume.Loe is a master food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that every has the ability to control what’s on their plate.Loe initially went to school to become an engineer, but she quickly learned that her enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food. “I got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs (香草) and foods for that fresh flavor,〞she said. Engineer by day, Loe learned cooking at night school. She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.“I teach people how to live farm-fresh without a farm,〞 Loe said. Through her website Loe emphasizes that “anybody can do this anywhere.〞 Got an apartment with a balcony 〔阳台〕? Plant some herbs. A window? Perfect spot for growing. Start with herbs, she recommends, because “they’re very forgiving.〞 Just a little of the herbs “can take your regular cooking to a whole new level,〞she added. “I think it’s a great place to start.〞“Then? Try growing something from a seed, she said, like a tomato or some tea.〞Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does. With every planted food. Loe noted, there’s a moment when it’s bursting with its absolute peak flavor. “I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar,〞Loe said. “Canning for me is about knowing what’s in your food, knowing where it comes from.〞In addition to being more in touch with the food she’s eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children: “Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the bigger picture,〞she said, “that if we don’t take care of the earth, no will.〞1.The underlined word “prerequisite〞(Pare. 1) is closest in meaning to “______〞.A. recipeB. substituteC. requirementD. challenge2.Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?A. They are used daily.B. They are easy to grow.C. They can grow very tallD. They can be eaten uncooked3.According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?A. It can preserve their best flavorB. It can promote her online salesC. It can better her cooking skillsD. It can improve their nutrition4.What is the“the bigger picture〞 (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand?A. The knowledge about good foodB. The way to live a grow-our-own lifeC. The joy of getting in touch with foodsD. The responsibility to protect our earth2. 【·】When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life, she did what comes naturally. The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and, being a city animal, lost both her sheep and her sense of direction. Then she ran along the edge of cliff( 悬崖) and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea.Her owner Mike Holden panicked and celled the coastguard of Cornwall, who turned up in seconds . Six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90-minute search.Three days later, a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall. Mr. Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead. He comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.For the next two weeks, the Holdens were heartbroken . Then, one day, the phone rang and Steve Tregear, the coastguard of Cornwall, asked Holder if he would likehis dog bark.A birdwatcher, armed with a telescope, found the pet sitting desperately on a rock. While he sounded the alarm, a student from Leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.The dog had initially been knocked unconscious(失去知觉的)but had survived by drinking water from a fresh scream at the base of the cliff. She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge. “The dog was very thin and hungry,〞Steve Tregear said , “It was a very dog. She survived because of a plentiful supply of fresh water,〞 he added.It was ,as M r. Holden admitted, “a minor miracle(奇迹)〞.1. The dog Jody fell down the cliff when she was _____________A. rescuing her ownerB. caught in a hurricaneC. blocked by a rockD. running after a sheep2. Who spotted Judy after the accident?A. A birdwatcherB. A student from LeedsC. Six volunteersD. The coastguard of Cornwall3. What can we infer from the text?A. People like to travel with their pets.B. Judy was taken to the fields for hunting.C. Luck plays a vital role in Judy's survival.D. Holden cared little where Judy was buried.4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Miracle of the Coastguard.B. Surviving a Hurricane.C. Dangers in the WildD. Coming Back from the Dead.3.【·】One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem — inability to read.In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.〞 I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.There on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked identical〔一样的〕 to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, untilmy own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.My mother’s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.I never told my mother about my “miraculous〞 (奇迹般地) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.1. The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to_____.A. encourage him to do more walkingB. let him spend a meaningful summerC. help cure him of his reading problemD. make him learn more about weapons2. The book caught the autho r’s eye because_____.A. it contained pretty pictures of animalsB. it reminded him of his own dogC. he found its title easy to understandD. he liked children’s stories very much3. Why could the author manage to read the book through?A. He was forced by his mother to read it.B. He identified with the story in the book.C. The book told the story of his pet dog.D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author has become a successful writer.B. The author’s mother read the same book.C. The author’s mother rewarded him with books.D. The author has had happy summers ever since.5. Which one could be the best title of the passage?A. The Charm of a BookB. Mum’s Strict OrderC. Reunion with My BeagleD. My Passion for Reading4. 【·】At thirteen, I was diagnosed〔诊所〕 with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.In my first literature class, Mrs.Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said,“Mrs.Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.〞She glanced down at me through her gl asses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.〞I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home. In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading systemof raised dots〔点〕, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind. Wasn’t I the “blind〞 in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted〞students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; Ijust needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?I didn’t expect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs.Smith, so it was quitea surprise when it came back to me the next day- with an“A〞 on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words:“ See what you can do when you keep trying?〞1. The author didn’t finish the reading in class because.A. He was new to the classB. He was tried of literatureC. He had an attention disorderD. He wanted to take the task home2. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A. He had good sightB. He made a great invention.C. He gave up readingD. He learned a lot from school3. What was Mrs.Smith ‘s attitude to the author at the end of the story?A. AngryB. ImpatientC. SympatheticD. Encouraging4. What is the main idea of the passage?A.The disabled should be treated with respect.B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.C. One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.励志赠言经典语录精选句；挥动**，放飞梦想。

高考英语专项复习阅读理解《语法填空(记叙文)》十年真题汇总

高考英语专项复习阅读理解《语法填空（记叙文）》十年真题汇总2023年Test 1【2023年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】Whenever I tell people that I teach English at the Berlin Zoo, I almost always get a questioning look. Behind it, the person is trying to figure out who exactly I teach…the animals?Since June 2017, right before the ___36___ (arrive) of the two new pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, I have been helping the panda keepers at the zoo to feel more comfortable and ___37___ (confidence) speaking English. And who do they speak English ___38___?Not the pandas, even though ___39___ language used for the medical training instructions is actually English. They talk to the flood of international tourists and to ___40___ (visit) Chinese zookeepers who often come to check on the pandas, which are on loan from China. They also need to be ready to give ___41___ (interview) in English with international journalists. This is ___42___ they need an English trainer.So, what are they learning? ___43___ (basic), how to describe a panda’s life. It’s been an honor to watch the panda programme develop ___44___ to see the pandas settle into their new home. As a little girl, I ___45___ (wish) to be a zookeeper when I grew up. Now, I’m living out that dream indirectly by helping the panda keepers do their job in English.Text 2【2023年北京卷】Every culture is riddled with unwritten rules, such as ones on punctuality (守时). I’m British. Soon after moving to Switzerland, I ____11____(throw) a house-warming party and was greatly surprised when all 30 guests showed up ____12____(exact) on time. Years later, having moved to France. I turned up at the appointed hour for a dinner, only to find that no other guest____13____(arrive) and my hostess was still in her sleeping suit.2022年Test 1【2022年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】Henry Tyler made the catch of the year on the weekend. When he saw a young child hanging from a sixth-floor apartment balcony (阳台), Henry ran one hundred metres, jumped over a 1. 2-metre fence, and held out his arms to catch the ___36___ (fall) child.Eric Brown, only three years old, knocked Henry down when he fell. The boy is in the hospital and doctors say he'll be OK.___37___ Brown family live in an apartment building outside Toronto. On the day of the accident, Mrs. Brownwas at work and Eric was at home with his father. They both fell ___38___ (sleep) while watching TV.Eric woke up a little later when he heard children playing outside. He pushed a chair onto the balcony, and climbed up ___39___ (see) them. When he looked down, he ___40___ (accidental ) slipped and fell over the edge. He hung on for a few minutes ___41___ screamed for his father, but his father didn't hear him.Henry ___42___ (fix) his car when he heard the screams. He looked up and saw Eric hanging from the balcony. He quickly ___43___ (throw) his tools aside, and started running, arms out.He saved my ___44___ (son) life," said Mrs. Brown. "I don't know ___45___ to thank him. ”"I just didn't want the boy to be hurt," said Henry.Test 3【2022年全国甲卷】A visually-challenged man from Beijing recently hiked (徒步) 40 days to Xi’an, as a first step ___41___ (journey) the Belt and Road route (路线) by foot.On the 1,100. Kilometer journey, the man Cao Shengkang, ___42___ lost his eyesight at the age of eight in a car accident, crossed 40 cities and counties in three province. Inspired by the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation ___43___ (bold) in Beijing, Cao decided to cover the route by hiking as a tribute (致敬) to the ancient Silk Road. ___44___ friend of his, Wu Fan, volunteered to be his companion during the trip.Cao and Wu also collected garbage along the road, in order to promote environmental ___45___ (protect). Cao believes this will make the hiking trip even more ___46___ (meaning). The two of them collected more than 1,000 plastic bottles along the 40-day journey.In the last five cars. Cao ___47___ (walk) through 34 countries in six continents, and in 2016, he reached the top of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s ___48___ (high) mountain.Now, Cao has started the second part of his dream to walk along the Belt and Road route. He flew 4, 700 kilometers ___49___ Xi’an to Kashgar on seat. 20, ___50___ (plan) to hike back to Xi’an in five months.Test 4【2022年北京卷】Helen was walking down the street late ____11____ the evening, her arms filled with grocery bags. Focused on balancing the bags, she didn’t notice her wallet falling out of her pocket. As Helen walked on, she heard a man charging towards her. Fearful that he might have an intention ____12____ (harm) her, Helen started to run. Eventually, the man ____13____ (catch) up with her, and he was only trying to return her wallet!Test 5【2022年北京卷】Since people can’t always eat out or cook for ____17____ (they), they get takeout or order delivery. More takeout and more food delivery equal more waste, especially plastic waste. That includes cups, bottles,and bags, most of ____18____ are only good for one use. That’s a big problem and it is getting even ____19____ (bad). The use of those plastics ____20____ (increase) by 300% since 2019. The world won’t survive if this situation continues.2021年Test 1【2021年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】I've always loved the ocean. In the____36____ (seven) grade,I started volunteering at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. I was upset to learn that many sea animals eat plastic garbage, ____37____ (think)it is food.I decided to do something ____38____ (educate) people about this problem. I held presentations at schools to teach kids about plastic waste. I wanted to reach businesses too. I decided that if I learned of a company____39____ used a lot of plastic, I'd send it an email urging it to cut back.One day, I saw a commercial for a health-care company. People in the ad were using plastic straws （吸管）. I found the contact information of the company____40____ emailed its president. I told him how ____41____ (harm) plastic could be to the environment and asked him to consider using more eco-friendly options. I was so____42____ (excite) when he wrote back to me.He said he would make sure that the company cut its use of plastic straws in half.I kept going. Whenever I heard of businesses using plastic, I'd send an email. One of the biggest companies I wrote to ____43____ (be) Alaska Airlines Paris. A company ____44____ (represent) wrote back and told me the airline was switching over _____45_____ plastic to paper cups on all of its 1,200 daily flights.Test 2【2021年全国甲卷】The Xi'an City Wall is the most complete city wall that has survived China's long history. It ___41___ (build) originally to protect the city ___42___ the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored (修复). It is possible ___43___ (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.We accessed the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and outside the City Wall.After ___44___ (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what ___45___ (good) than to ride on a piece of history!We ___46___ (hire) our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky ___47___ did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all ___48___ way around the Xi'an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and ___49___ (watchtower) to fake pictures or just to watch the local people going about their ____50____ (day) routines.Test 3【2021年浙江卷6月】It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield, Illinois, ___36___ （prove）irresistible to visitors since it opened to the public. Beautifully restored（修复）to its 1860 appearance, the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17 years. In 1844 they bought it ___37___ $1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their ___38___ （marry）ceremony in 1842.When the house was built, it was much ___39___ （small）than it is today. Mary's niece wrote, "The little home ___40___ （paint）white. It was sweet and fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely pretty, and her house was a reflection of ___41___ （she）, everything in good taste and in perfect order.Although Mary loved flowers, ___42___ she nor her husband was known as a gardener. A long- time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary's sister, Frances Todd Wallace, often came over ___43___ （plant）flowers in the front yard.___44___ Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three of the four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and ____45____ （sell）most of their furniture.2020年Test 1【2020年新课标Ⅱ】In ancient China lived an artist61. paintings were almost lifelike. The artist’s reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all great artists to come and present their 62. (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would63. (choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor’s chief minister, the old nan laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River～perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.Filled with 64. (curious), the artist packed his bags and left. 65. he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and 66. (point) down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out 67. (find) the well-known painter. As the small boat moved, 68. (gentle) along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds69. (surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled (谦卑) by the greatest artist 70. earth, Mother Nature.Test 2【2020年北京卷】Oliver is a host of a TV programme on food. He says food___1___(play) a big role in his life. "My mum was a great cook, and she'd sometimes let me have a try," he said. The first dish Oliver prepared for his family was fried chicken wings. He made it with his mum's help. Oliver says if you're___2___(luck) enough to have someone close to you who enjoys cooking, ask them___3___you can join in when it's possible.2019年Test 1Ⅱ2019ⅡⅡⅡⅡⅡⅡA 90-year-old has been awarded“Woman Of The Year”for ___61___ (be)Britain's oldest full-time employee-still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield，___62___ she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have ___63___(final)been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名)her to be Cheshire's Woman Of The Year.Picking up her“Lifetime Achievement”award，proud Irene ___64___(declare) she had no plans ___65___ (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said，“I don't see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I ___66___(make) over the years. I work not because I have to, ___67___ because I want to.”Granddaughter Gayle Parks，31-who works alongside her in the family business-said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said，“We don't have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call ___68___ (say)she was short-listed，we thought it was ___69___ joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. It's ___70___ (wonder).”Test 2【2019年北京卷】On the first day of my first grade，I stood by the door with butterflies in my stomach. I___1___(voice)my biggest concern to my mother. “How will I make friends?” She handed me advice. “Be yourself.” For the past 20 years. I have lived by these words. Soon I will graduate and become part of the real world. Nervously ___2___ (face) challenges, I know I will whisper to ___3___(I) the two simple words “Be yourself”.2018年Test 1Ⅱ2018Ⅱ全国Ⅲ卷ⅡI'm not sure _____61_____ is more frightened, me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I'm walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at ____62____ top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the ___63___(loud)of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid ____64____(look) directlyinto his eyes so he doesn't feel____65____(challenge).My name is Mireya Mayor. I'm a ___66___(science)who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching ___67___ these three western lowland gorillas I'd been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried.When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find ____68____(they) alive. True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature, the huge animal ____69____(mean)me no real harm. He was just saying: "I'm king of this forest, and here is your reminder!" Once his message was delivered, he allowed me ____70____ (stay)and watch. 2017年Test 1【2017年新课标Ⅲ卷】She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term 61 (rest). Instead, she is earning £6,500 a day as 62 model in New York.Sarah 63 (tell) that she could be Britain’s new supermodel, earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah, 64 has taken part in shows along with top models, wants 65 (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her 66 (educate).She has turned down several 67 (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree 68 engineering or architecture.Sarah says, ＂My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 69 (come) first. I don’t want to get too absorbed in modeling. It is 70 (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don’t want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can’t model any more.＂Test 2【2017年浙江卷】Last October, while tending her garden in Mora, Sweden, Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small56(carrot) and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer, and she noticed a57(shine) object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.Pahlsson screamed58loudly that her daughter came running from the house. "She thought I had hurt59(I)," says Pahlsson.Sixteen years60(early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring61(cook) a meal.When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters — then ten, eight, and six — had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn’t. Pahlsson and her husband62(search) the kitchen, checkingevery corner, but turned up nothing."I gave up hope of finding my ring again, "she says. She never replaced it.Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got63(sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden,64it remained until the carrot’s leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was65wonder.2016年Test 1【2016年新课标Ⅰ卷】Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia’s biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top 61 (attract).So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research. I 62 （allow）to get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be 63 (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes back 64 my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, 65 I was the first Western TV reporter 66 (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include 67 (introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.On my recent visit, I held a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by 68 (it) mother. The nursery team switches him every few 69 (day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed, 70 other is with mum — she never suspects.Test 2【2016年四川卷】The giant panda61(love) by people throughout the world. Chinese scientists62(recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby. She was a very63(care) mother. For 25 days, she never left her baby, not even to find something64(eat)! She would not let any other pandas come near. She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean. Any smell might attract natural65(enemy) that would try to eat the little panda. The mother held the baby in her front paws much the way a human does.66it cried, she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats. The mother continued to care for the young panda67more than two years. By that time, the panda no longer needed68(it) mother for food. However, it stayed with her and learned about the ways of the forest. Then, after two and a half years, the mother69(drive) the young panda away. It was time for her to have a new baby,70it was also time for the young panda to be independent.2015年Test 1【2015年新课标Ⅱ卷】Yangshuo, ChinaIt was raining lightly when I 61 (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours 62 , I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with 63 (it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River 64 are pictured by artists in so many Chinese 65 (painting). Instead,I’d headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away 66 car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.Yangshuo 67 (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers 68 (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it 69 (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people 70 (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.Test 2【2015年广东卷】Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned16farm, which looked almost abandoned.17(lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby18other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what19(leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass20it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she21(fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living22the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees23(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market24people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to25that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.2014年Test 1【2014年新课标Ⅱ卷】One morning , I was waiting at the bus stop , worried about 61 (be ) late forschool ..There were many people waiting at the bus stop , 62 some of them looked very anxious and 63 (disappoint) .When the bus finally came , we all hurried on board .I got a place next 64 the window , so I had a good view of the sidewalk .A boy on a bike 65 (catch)my attention .he was riding beside the bus and waving hisarms . I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver , but he refused 66 (stop ) until we reached the next stop .Still , the boy kept 67 (ride) . He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting .Finally , when we came to the next stop , the boy ran up to the door of the bus . I heard an excited conversation .Then the driver stoop up and asked, “ 68 anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop ?” A woman on the bus shouted , “Oh dear “ It is 69 （I）”.She pushed her way to the driver and to the little boy .Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done .And the passengers _70_（sudden）became friendly to one another .Test 2【2014年广东卷】Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said_16_____ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months__17____ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 18_____（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 19_____ for the week after. I didn’t understand 20____ this would happen and my credit card had already been charged______ the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully b ooked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 22_____（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 23_____ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 24____ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little_____（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.。

高考英语专项复习《阅读理解记叙文》真题总结含答案

高考英语专项复习《阅读理解记叙文》真题总结含答案一、2022年高考真题1.（2022年全国甲卷）As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins (企鹅) longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers welcomed her andkick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her career (职业) as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further. When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted to go,” she says. “I had no idea about what I’d find there and I wasn’t nervous, I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way.”In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she’d never met before, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. “From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has,” Ginni says. “I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it was making underwater.”The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.28. Which of the following best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2?A. Try challenging things.B. Take a degree.C. Bring back lost memories.D. Stick to a promise.29. What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica?A. Lovely penguins.B. Beautiful scenery.C. A discount fare.D. A friend’s invitation.30. What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey?A. It could be a home for her.B. It should be easily accessible.C. It should be well preserved.D. It needs to be fully introduced.31. What is the text mainly about?A. A childhood dream.B. An unforgettable experience.C. Sailing around the world.D. Meeting animals in Antarctica.体裁：记叙文主题：人与自我--生活-旅行【字数】300 + 98【语篇导读】文章主要介绍了71岁的Ginni Balinton从小就对旅行有着深深的热爱，渴望探险，不再跳舞和孩子们成家立业之后，她开始周游世界，并在2008年开始了前往南极洲的旅程。

2021届福建省英语高考复习记叙文阅读理解训练18(含答案解析)

福建省英语高考复习记叙文阅读理解训练18（含答案解析）1【2020·山东卷】Some individuals are born with a gift for public speaking. 01 Do you want to be a good public speaker? Here are some principles you must master.People want to listen to someone who is interesting, relaxed and comfortable. Too often, when you stand up to give a speech, you focus on the “public”at the expense of the “speaking.”02 Focus on the speaking. Talk directly to your audience, be yourself and make a connection.Even the most successful public spe aker will make mistakes. Yet, the only one who cares about any mistake is the one who is speaking. People's attention wanders constantly. In fact, most people only absorb about 05 percent of a speaker's message. So, don't stop speaking when you make a mist ake unless it's a truly serious one. 03Your goal is not to be a perfect public speaker. 04 And like everything else in life, that takes practice. Remember, even world champion athletes practice their skills on a consistent basis.05 It's rare to hear someone say, “I wish that speaker had spoken longer.”On the other hand, you probably can't count the times that you've thought, “I'm glad that talk is over. It seemed to go on forever!”So surprise your audience. Always make your presentation just a bit shorter than anticipated. It's better to leave your listeners wishing for more than shifting restlessly in their seats waiting for your speech finally to end.A. Do the opposite.B. You want to be an effective public speaker.C. You don't need to apologize for a minor slip.D. When it comes to public speaking, less is usually more.E. The objective of most speeches is to benefit the audience.F. Take the fear out of public speaking by focusing on your listeners.G However, the majority of peopl e are effective speakers because they train to be.【答案与解析】01.G 02.A03.C 04.B 05.D01.本文主题是介绍成为好的演讲者要掌握的一些原则。

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考点巩固卷阅读理解之记叙文2023年高考真题【2023▪新高考I卷】When John Todd was a child,he loved to explore the woods around his house,observing how nature solved problems.A dirty stream,for example,often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived.When he got older,John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.After studying agriculture,medicine,and fisheries in college,John went back to observing nature and asking questions.Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria(细菌)?Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals?With the right combination of animals and plants,he figured,maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did.He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge(污泥).First,he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other.Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals.He placed them in the tanks and waited.Little by little,these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem.After a few weeks,John added the sludge.He was amazed at the results.The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it!Within weeks,it had all been digested,and all that was left was pure water.Over the years,John has taken on many big jobs.He developed a greenhouse—like facility that treated sewage(污水)from1,600homes in South Burlington.He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou,a city in southeast China.“Ecological design”is the name John gives to what he does.“Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,”he says.“You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening.Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”4.What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs?A.He was fond of traveling.B.He enjoyed being alone.C.He had an inquiring mind.D.He longed to be a doctor.5.Why did John put the sludge into the tanks?A.To feed the animals.B.To build an ecosystem.C.To protect the plants.D.To test the eco-machine.6.What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou?A.To review John’s research plans.B.To show an application of John’s idea.C.To compare John’s different jobs.D.To erase doubts about John’s invention.7.What is the basis for John’s work?A.Nature can repair itself.anisms need water to survive.C.Life on Earth is diverse.D.Most tiny creatures live in groups.【答案】4.C5.D6.B7.A【解析】【导语】这是一篇记叙文。

高考英语阅读理解名校好题100篇：专题02 记叙文专练二 (原卷版)

专题02记叙文专练二距离高考还有一段时间，不少有经验的老师都会提醒考生，愈是临近高考，能否咬紧牙关、学会自我调节，态度是否主动积极，安排是否科学合理，能不能保持良好的心态、以饱满的情绪迎接挑战，其效果往往大不一样。

以下是本人从事10多年教学经验总结出的以下学习资料，希望可以帮助大家提高答题的正确率，希望对你有所帮助，有志者事竟成！养成良好的答题习惯，是决定高考英语成败的决定性因素之一。

做题前，要认真阅读题目要求、题干和选项，并对答案内容作出合理预测;答题时，切忌跟着感觉走，最好按照题目序号来做，不会的或存在疑问的，要做好标记，要善于发现，找到题目的题眼所在，规范答题，书写工整;答题完毕时，要认真检查，查漏补缺，纠正错误。

总之，在最后的复习阶段，学生们不要加大练习量。

在这个时候，学生要尽快找到适合自己的答题方式，最重要的是以平常心去面对考试。

英语最后的复习要树立信心，考试的时候遇到难题要想“别人也难”，遇到容易的则要想“细心审题”。

越到最后，考生越要回归基础，单词最好再梳理一遍，这样有利于提高阅读理解的效率。

另附高考复习方法和考前30天冲刺复习方法。

1.（2023秋·北京昌平·高三期末）My name is Leo. I never thought of myself as a special person, but I always dreamed to be a superhero like Batman and Superman.One morning, I awoke, slipped out of bed and looked out of the window. There was a world covered in a sea of white snow. I hurried to get dressed and set out to take a walk in the snow with my drone(无人机).When I wandered in the park near my home, I saw the frozen river lying there peacefully. Then, a young girl came into my sight. She ran happily, followed by her mom from a distance. Suddenly, she was so excited that she accidentally rushed to the ice on the river. There was a creak (嘎吱声)and the girl, sensing something wrong, said “Mommy!” just before the ice gave way. With a splash(落水声), the young girl crashed through the ice. At that moment two things happened to me. Firstly, I stood more alertly(警觉地)than I had ever been before in my life. Secondly, I was on the move.I didn’t know what overcame me b ut I needed to help. The precious drone in my hand crashed to the ground and was crushed by me as I ran. I threw off my jacket and scarf while running, knowing they would weigh me down. As the woman yelled “Help!” at passers-by, I was already moving across the ice to get the girl. I tried to pull her up but the ice further broke and I fell in too. As the water began to make me very cold to the bone, I thought only of the young girl. I grasped her under the arms and pushed her up onto the ice near the edge. I was of almostno help so the mother reached out and pulled her daughter into her arms.“Take her. So c-c-c cold.” I said as I pushed the girl upwards.The woman turned back to help me using the scarf but I was nowhere to be seen. Blackness enveloped me.With a start I awoke! There were firemen all around me and I was lying in the snow with a mask on my face. Cheers broke out around me. My life really changed. It was a spirit and it did come to me because I was a true hero. 1．What happened when Leo was in the park?A．His drone landed in the river. B．His jacket and scarf were lost.C．A young girl fell into the ice cave. D．A woman crashed through the ice.2．What was Leo thinking when he was in the water?A．He could be a real hero this time. B．He regretted throwing off his stuff.C．He wondered who else could help D．He needed to save the person quickly.3．According to the passage, how did Leo feel in the end?A．Worried. B．Proud.C．Confused. D．Shocked4．Which of the following can best describe Leo?A．Brave and selfless. B．Intelligent and ambitious.C．Cautious and smart. D．Generous and optimistic.2.（2022·广西·统考一模）Dedicated educator is on a mission to revive rural education in a remote mountainous community and provide the best education to its children, one school at a time.With her ponytail and big, square glasses, Cheng Feng looks every bit the schoolteacher. Yet, to many of her students, the 33-year-old is more than that. Cheng’s care for her rural students has extended beyond the classroom and makes her a mother figure to them all.During the just past summer vacation, Cheng didn’t take time off but paid home visits to rural students of the Liling Primary School, which is located in the mountains more than 120 kilometers from the central area of Poyang county, East Chin’s Jiangxi province.Most students have been left behind by their parents, who have to go to work far away from home and are looked after by their grandparents.“Seeing these special families and special children is what made me realize the importance of rural education, and it is one of the major reasons why I have stuck around all these years,” says Cheng, who also grew up in Poyang.Since learning that one of her students, Tan Yeting, and her brother, were just depending on the small income of their grandparents’ handmade broom business, Cheng would pay regular visits to Tan’s home. She would check the homework assignment of the two children, play games with them and cut their hair. These interactions have helped both children grow in confidence and shake off their timid nature at school.“Cheng is just like our mother,” Tan says.“I feel like I can talk to her about anything, ”she adds.Cheng voluntarily chose to move to the school last year after she learned it was in need of faculty members. She has since helped to improve the teaching facilities, and went out of her way to reach children scattered around the surrounding rural area and persuade them to come to school.Thanks to her efforts, approximately 200 children in the neighborhood have been able to enjoy a better education.5．What was Chen Feng doing during the past summer vacation?A．She was on a holiday in the mountain.B．She was looking after her students in school.C．She was helping her students with their homework assignment.D．She was visiting her rural students in remote areas.6．What do we know about Tan Yeting?A．Her parents deserted her brother and her. B．She is too shy to talk to her teacher.C．She lives on her grandparents’ small business.D．She leads a care-free and rich life.7．Which of the following can best describe Chen Feng?A．Caring and warm-hearted. B．Ambitious and optimistic.C．Responsible and fashionable. D．Considerate and stubborn.8．Which can be a suitable title for the text?A．The Life Experience of a Rural Teacher. B．China’s Rural Education in Jiangxi Province.C．A Teacher Devoted to Rural Education. D．A Teacher Who Likes Paying Home Visits.3.（2022秋·湖南郴州·高三湖南省桂东县第一中学校考阶段练习）When I was seven years old. My friend had gotten a computer for his birthday. He invited me to play a simple game, and we loved it! We played for hours. We would meet after school every day to play it. My addiction to computer games started then.At first I played games over the Internet after I had done my homework and eaten dinner. Then I started playing as soon as I got home each day. My parents stopped me, so I started playing in the middle of the night. I often fell asleep in class. My teacher would scold me but I would often do the same thing the next day! Shortly after that I began to skip meals and play through the night. My parents found out and took away my computer and smartphone. I knew I had gone too far. My love of computer games had become an addiction. It was affecting my schoolwork and my health, and I felt quite depressed.Playing was fun, but I felt even more worn out afterwards! We can spoil good things by doing them too much.I realized that it was very important to adjust my lifestyle. I decided to take control of my life and find other ways to relax.To succeed in quitting, I had to replace it with something else. So I thought about what to try. Rock climbing bowling, watching comedies, and playing basketball were the things I thought of doing instead. I get refreshed through climbing, spend more time with my dad, and get to meet new friends. The more we get together and laugh, the more relaxed I feel. Besides, I can eat a little more food, sleep soundly, and Pm almost in high spirits.After six months of trying out new ways of relaxing, I feel much more energetic. I feel that I can change myself for the better. And if that’s true for me, then it might truly be possible t o change the world for others. Just as the saying goes,” Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.“9．When did the writer play computer games at first?A．In the morning. B．In the middle of the night.C．When he got home. D．After school work and dinner.10．How do you feel about playing computer games according to the passage?A．It does more good than harm. B．It does much more harm than good.C．It has no effect on students. D．It does little more harm than good..11．How does the writer break the habit of being addicted to computer games?A．Give up playing completely. B．Learn more advanced games.C．Try out other new ways to relax in reality. D．Do a lot of hard labour .12．What is the character of the writer of this passage?A．A bit energetic. B．A little stubborn.C．Kind of self-disciplined. D．Much clever.4.（2022秋·四川广安·高三广安二中校考期中）Abandoned by a breeder (饲养动物的人) at only eight weeks old because she was deaf, Puppy had a tough start in life. But less than a month after being saved, the little dog is learning to recognize sign language commands with her new family.Marie Williams, 41, and her partner Mark Morgan, 43, who are themselves both deaf, adopted the little dog from the animal charity The Blue Cross. The couple and their three sons Liam, 16, Lewis, 13, and Owen, 5, who have normal hearing, are teaching the loving dog sign language commands, including instructions for sit, come and roll over.Marie Williams, from West Mersea, Essex, said, “We were thinking about getting a dog but when we saw Puppy was deaf we just could not believe it. She was so beautiful and the fact that she was deaf just made us fall in love with her even more—we knew that she would fit right into our family. ”The distinctive dog, who has one blue eye, was dirty, sick and nervous when she was abandoned by a breeder who decided the deaf dog would not make him any money.Miss Williams said, “I feel so angry that someone abandoned her because in his eyes she was not ‘perfect’. It goes to show with a little effort it is easy to cope with a deaf puppy—she has already learned the signs for several basic commands. I want everyone to see how well we have bonded with Puppy and how well she is getting on—she is so special to us. ”Julie Stone, manager of The Blue Cross, said, “It was amazing to see h ow Marie, Mark and their children immediately bonded with Puppy and how they knew just how to get her attention. They are a brilliant match and Puppy has found the perfect home where I know that she will get the love she deserves. ”The Blue Cross, which depends entirely on public donations, rehomes thousands of dogs, cats, horses, and small animals every year through its network of adoption centers.13．What can we infer from the text?A．A deaf dog is good at learning sign language.B．A deaf dog tends to get along well with deaf people.C．A deaf dog is clever enough to learn all commands.D．A deaf dog can be trained and become a wonderful pet.14．What did Marie and Mark decide to do when they saw Puppy?A．Take care of her regularly. B．Send for an animal doctor.C．Take her home. D．Look for a new home for her.15．What can we know about The Blue Cross according to the text?A．It regularly receives money from the government.B．All of its income comes from public donations.C．It earns money mainly by selling different kinds of pets.D．It is meant to adopt those disabled animals.16．What is the text mainly about?A．A deaf dog’s new home.B．How to treat a deaf dog well.C．The importance of the animal charity. D．Sign language commands.5.（2022秋·上海浦东新·高三校考期中）When ten-year-old Reese Osterberg lost her Fresno County, California, home to one of the largest wildfires in state history early last fall, she had a very pressing concern: did anyone grab her baseball cards?No one had. With a houseful of kids and dogs and a farm’s worth of horses to evacuate, the family forgot the cards during the stress. Naturally, the diehard (顽固的) San Francisco Giants and Little League lefty with a swing as smooth as butter was upset. When she watched the Giants on TV, she would lay out ea ch player’s card on the floor in his corresponding field position. “I like baseball cards because they are pictures of people doing happy stuff —doing what they love, and what I love.” said Reese.Reese’s loss touched the hearts of the Fresno County fire department, which posted her story on its Facebook page with a request to help Reese restore her baseball card collection. That, in turn, touched the heart of Kevin Ashford.Ashford knew exactly where Reese could find replacement cards: in his garage. He had more than 25,000 in his collection, with an exact value of 35,000 to 50,000. Ashford had been thinking about selling them when he saw the fire department’s post. “I wasn’t really doing anything with them,” said Ashford,“I thought I could take care of th is problem rather quickly.”First volunteers transported the cards from Ashford’s garage to theirs and then surprised Reese during a tour of the firehouse. Towers of Ashford’s cards were piled in front of the fire engine. After thanking Ashford, Reese was quick to share the thousands of baseball cards she received from Ashford and donors around the country with other kids affected by California’s Creek Fire.She’s gotten so many, in fact, that she started Cards From Reese, an organization that collects card s and donates them to those in need. Reese is especially happy to part with Los Angeles Dodgers cards. As she explains it: “Go Giants!”17．Why did Reese lose her baseball cards?A．She had a very large concern.B．The family forgot where Reese put the cards.C．Her house was burnt by the destructive.D．Someone from a houseful of kids took away her cards.18．What does the underlined word “evacuate” in Para 2 mean?A．flee B．resettle C．raise D．withdraw19．After Ashford saw the post, he __________.A．wanted to sell the cards to the department.B．transported the cards to the firehouseC．decided to donate his cards to ReeseD．prepared to sell his cards to Reese In his his garage20．Reese established “Cards from Reese” in order to ___________.A．Give cards to people in needB．share her passion for baseball with othersC．collect all her cards for some benefitsD．get help from the Fresno County Fire department6.（2023·全国·一模）Close to a century ago, New York’s Coney Island was famed for its sideshows (杂耍). Eye-catching signs crowded the island’s attractions, showing off circus shows, sword swallowers—and even an exhibition of tiny babies.The babies were premature ones kept alive in incubators (婴儿保育箱) pioneered by Dr. Martin Couney. The medical establishment had reject ed his incubators, but Dr. Couney didn’t give up on his aims. Starting in 1896, he funded his work by displaying the babies and charging 25 cents to see the show. In return, parents didn’t have to pay for Dr. Couney’s incubators, and many children survived who would never have had a chance otherwise.Born in 12, Lucille Horn ended up in an incubator on Coney Island. She’d been born a twin, but her twin died at birth. And the hospital staff told her father that there wasn’t a chance she’d live. “It was just: You die because you didn’t belong in the world,” Horn says. But her father refused to accept that answer. He grabbed a blanket to wrap her in, called a taxi, and took her to Coney Island—and to Dr. Couney’s infant (婴幼儿) exhibit.Years later, Horn decided to return to see the babies—this time as a visitor. When she took the opportunity to introduce herself, Dr. Couney went over to a man who was uneasily looking at his small infant. “Look at this young lady,” Dr. Couney told the man. “She’s one of our babies. And that’s how your baby’s gonna grow up.”Horn was just one of thousands of premature infants that Dr. Couney cared for and displayed at amusementparks until the 194s. He died in 1950, shortly after incubators like his were introduced in most hospitals. At the time, Dr. Couney’s efforts were largely unknown—but at least one person will never forget him. “Ninety-six years later, here I am, all in one piece. And I’m thankful to be here,” Horn says.21．What can we learn about Dr. Couney’s incubator?A．It pushed medical science forward. B．It was the most famous sideshow.C．It saved many premature babies. D．It charged each infant 25 cents.22．Why was Horn taken to Dr. Couney’s infant exhibit?A．She belonged in nowhere else but Coney Island.B．It was the only place where she might survive.C．The hospital staff lacked the patience to care for her.D．Her father refused to accept the death of her twin sister.23．What is the purpose of Dr. Couney’s words in Paragraph 4?A．To relieve the man’s anxiety.B．To introduce the lady to the man.C．To promise the baby’s bright future.D．To explain the function of the incubator.24．What should we learn from Dr. Couney’s story?A．Medical knowledge. B．Earning power.C．Persuasive techniques. D．Flexible mind.7.（2022·浙江·校联考一模）A 27-year-old woman,Hannah Bacon will be spending most of the year walking more than 2,000 miles in the name of climate change advocacy. She is making the long-distance hike to raise awareness about climate change and support the Sunrise Movement.On Nov. 1, Hannah Bacon started what she estimates will be a seven-month-long journey from California to Virginia Beach. Along the way, she hopes to raise money for the Sunrise Movement，an organization focused on mobilizing(动员)climate activists around the country to create a sustainable future.Bacon, who lost her job during the COVID-19, was inspired to set foot on the journey after reading the book The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells. The book describes the ways a warming planet is affecting the Earth more than what people may realize. That’s when Bacon thought about the ways she could help the planet.Bacon graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2015 and has since served as an ESL(English as a Second Language)instructor, a naturalist at an outdoor school, and sold vegetables at farmer’s markets,according to her website on the project,which she’s named Miles For Climate. She also helped adolescents in substance-abuse recovery, worked as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician),and helped a nonprofit promoting zero waste in New York City.Bacon is documenting her journey to Virginia Beach on her web page,Miles For Climate. Her most recent update on Monday showed sle had already walked more than 650 miles in 46 days. As of now,Bacon is only about $8,500 short of her $20,000 fundraising goal for Sunrise Movement.“I hope people understand there is so much more we can be doing,and climate change is here and reallyimportant,” she added, “No one is perfect but there are lifestyle changes we can all make.”25．What is the purpose of the long-distance hike?A．To encourage people to walk. B．To protect world environment.C．To support a climate campaign. D．To raise awareness of movement.26．What motivated Bacon to start the journey?A．Losing her job in the pandemic. B．Mobilization from an organization.C．Inspirations from climate activists. D．A book concerning global warming.27．What can we know about Bacon from paragraph 4?A．She works as different roles. B．She provides vegetables to farmers.C．She works at University of Connecticut. D．She promotes zero waste on her website.28．What can people do to prevent global warming according to Bacon?A．Become a perfect person. B．Change the way they live.C．Join her to make the trip. D．Launch fundraising activities.8.（2022·全国·模拟预测）A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups — porcelain(瓷), plastic, glass — telling them to help themselves to the coffee. Meanwhile the professor stood nearby watching.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you have noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. It is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, which is the source of your problems and stress.”“Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.”“Now consider t his: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of the life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor(品味) the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups drive you... enjoy the coffee instead.”After listening to his words, the students tasted coffee carefully and found it more delicious than ever. 29．Why did the professor take out various cups with a large pot of coffee?A．To show his wealth. B．To tell students the philosophy of life.C．To offer more choices to students. D．To match different coffee tastes.30．According to the professor, what is the source of the students’ problems and stress?A．Looking for good jobs. B．Searching for nice companions.C．Buying a big house. D．Pursuing perfection.31．Why did students eye each other’s cups?A．To make sure their own cups were better. B．Only to talk about their coffee.C．To intend to have others’ cups.D．To exchange their coffee with others.32．What does the passage mainly tell us?A．Coffee is the best. B．Cups are nothing.C．Learn to enjoy your life. D．The appearance is everything.9.（2022·上海青浦·统考一模）Arens, a driver of a delivery company, was making his rounds near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard an unearthly sound.It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry —a half- submerged brown- and- white wirehaired dog, struggling to hold on to a thin layer of ice.How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. He’d entered the pond in a rowboat and was hacking a way at the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog.It was slow going, and Arens, 44 , thought he stood a better chance. He took off his clothes, even though the temperature was -30℃ , and jumped into the rowboat.His heart beating fast, Arens slid closer to the dog and used the other man’s rock to smash away at the ice. He gave himself a strong pull and slipped off the boat, crashing into 1 6 feet of freezing water. He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. Using nervous energy to keep warm, he swam about five feet toward her, grabbed hold of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then boosted the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where anxious bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner.Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog until they both felt warmer.A few more minutes in the pond, the vet (兽医) told Arens, and she would have likely suffered heart failure.The next day, Arens was back working in the same neighborhood when the dog’s owner came over to thank him for saving Sadie.Arens says, “That special delivery was the highlight of my career.”33．What does the underlined word “ hacking” in paragraph three most probably mean?A．cutting B．finding C．mending D．adopting34．Why does Arens think “he stood a better chance” (in paragraph four) according to the passage?A．He was able to jump into the rowboat. B．He had better nerves to keep warm.C．He had an advantage in age. D．He was a faster swimmer.35．Which of the following statements is true about the incident?A．After saving the dog, Arens carried her home.B．Arens jumped into the river on seeing the dog.C．The dog was hunting when she fell into the water.D．Without Aren’s help, the dog could hardly survive.36．What is the main idea of the passage?A．A story of a pet lover. B．A special delivery of a driver.C．A dog suffering from heart attack. D．A fight against freezing water.10.（2022·四川自贡·统考一模）Ranked as one of the poorest states in America, Louisiana is often struck by coastal storms and hurricanes. The sky-high poverty and crime rates are destructive for residents—especially for young people. Despite the unfavorable situation, there is a spirit of survival and hope for people living in Baton Rouge. “We choose to live by joy and community more than look at horrible issues and challenges tha t sometimes feel too big for us to take on,” said Dustin La Font, whose nonprofit, Front Yard Bikes, supports hundreds of students in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, every year as they pedal towards a brighter future.At Front Yard Bikes, students work to build their own bicycle, learning skills like mechanics, welding and cycling safety, while receiving mentoring, academic support, and job training opportunities.“We had to put a ton of energy and love into it,’’ La Font said. “Students learned to saw, drill, meas ure, cut. They learned to paint, design, and plan. And they built their own program from scratch. Our mission is to create safe spaces that empower our kids to learn about their intrinsic worth as they learn, grow, and build.”Many kids now gather after sc hool in this safe place to ride, play, and help out in the garden. “Pretty much any kid can find a place here to belong,” La Font said. “For the fact that they built their park, there’s ownership over it. They take care of their park.”Front Yard Bikes serves nearly 400 young people a year. To date, 50 students have been certified in mechanics, and 2,000 kids have benefited from the program.“People say to me, ‘Thank you for keeping kids busy and out of the streets’,” La Font said. “I don’t like that because it says kids are the problems to be solved. But they are our greatest resource for our community challenges; they are problem solvers, not trouble makers. My constant fight is trying to get people to see who our kids really are ... and to see that they h ave something to offer right now.”37．How do people in Baton Rouge feel about their life?A．Desperate. B．Hopeful.C．Over-stressed. D．Satisfied.38．What do we learn about Front Yard Bikes from paragraph 4?A．It is energy-consuming. B．It brings money for kids.C．It builds a sense of competition. D．It frees kids from worries about school-life.39．Why do kids find a sense of belonging in the garden?A．They created the garden themselves.B．They are well protected in the garden.C．They find the garden similar to their home.D．They receive good education in the garden.40．What role do kids play in the community according to La Font?A．They serve as part-time workers.B．They bring about many problems.C．They fall victim to violence and poverty.D．They are helpful in the face of challenges.高考质量提升是一项系统工程，涉及到多个方面、各个维度，关键是要抓住重点、以点带面、全面突破，收到事半功倍的效果。

高三英语阅读专项训练之记叙文(含答案及部分解析)

2022高三英语阅读专项训练之记叙文（A）Mrs.Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. He could not find anything wrong with her, however. So he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the resul ts of the tests direct to Mrs. Black’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she could not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. Mrs. Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies’ meeting.When she got back home two hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he s aid, “Hello, dear. I have done all your shopping for you.” “Done all my shopping?” She asked in surprise. “But how did you know what I wanted?” “Well, when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone,” answered her husband. “So I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down.”Of course, Mrs.Black had to tell him that what he had thought were all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat.1．The doctor who Mrs. Black went to see________.A．didn’t find the cause of her illnessB．didn't examine her carefully enoughC．wanted to fool herD．took her to a local hospital2．The doctor telephoned her the next morning because________.A．Mrs. Black l eft the list of foods at the doctor’sB．he wanted her to come to his office againC．he didn't receive the results of the testsD．he thought she should stop eating some foods, any of which might cause her disease 3．The word “He” in the second paragraph refe rs to ________.A．Mr. Black B．a doctor in the local hospitalC．Mrs. Black’s doctor D．someone else we don’t know4．From the passage, we can tell Mr. Black was________.A．at home when his wife answered the telephone B．a stupid manC．an honest husband D．about to leave for a meeting（B）At the beginning of Grade Two, I joined the cross-country running team in our school.When I came to the first practice, I was filled with optimism. But as the distance we ran in each practice gradually increased from three to four, to six miles, I realized with surprise that no matter how hard I tried, I wasn't able to run as fast as others. In fact, I was one of the slowest on the team.What was the point of putting myself through so much pain? After the first few weeks, I wanted to quit.Then we had our first cross-country meet.When we started the race, I felt the great pressure of expectations sink onto my shoulders. And after a while I stopped running and struggled to walk up the hill. But then I heard my coaches shouting my name from the top of the hill. I felt confused and embarrassed; why were they cheering for me? I was running terribly! As I tried my best to finish the race, I realized that my coaches didn't care how fast I ran. Neither did my teammates. During the rest of the season, they were always on the sidelines of every race, cheering for me just as loudly as they'd cheered for the front runner.From then on, I began to put my effort into supporting my teammates instead of focusing on my own performance. In that way, I celebrated my teammates' victories as if they were my own; I felt their pain and exhaustion as if they were my own.Cross-country running made me realize I don’t need to be the best to be succ essful in life. It taught me to value my relationships with people more than my relationship with my ego. It taught me to cheer for others even if I don't know their names.1. Why did the author want to give up after the first few weeks?A. He had much pain in his knees.B. He didn’t perform well in long-distance running.C. He couldn’t get along well with othersD. He showed no interest in running.2. Which of the following can best describe the coaches?A. Strict and hard-hearted.B. Brave and adventurous.C. Considerate and supportive.D. Optimistic and humorous.3. After his first cross-country race, the author ________.A. lost himself in victoriesB. put more effort into his studyC. received more support from his coachesD. started caring about his teammates4. What did the author realize from his experience?A. The importance of team spiritB. The value of competitionC. The secret of winning a raceD. The benefits of doing sports（C）Lewis Carroll was the pen-name o£ Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an English writer and author of two of the best loved children's books in English literature——Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The characters and phrases from these books have entered and become part of the English lexicon(词典) in a way that was comparable to those from Shakespeare's works.Charles Dodgson was born on January 27,1832 and spent the first eleven years of his life at Warrington. Dodgson was educated first by homeschooling, then at boarding schools in Richmond and at Rugby, and finally at Charist Church College, Oxford. In later life, he remembered his boarding school experience with no fondness. Still, he was an excellent student and did very well academically throughout. For all his brilliance or perhaps because of it, he couldn't be bothered to spend long hours studying and so he didn't. If things came easily, that was fine; if they didn't, well, that doesn't seem to have bothered him overmuch.His book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland first came into being in 1862 as a story he made up for Alice Liddell, the ten-year-old daughter of his friend Dean Henry Liddell. Later he wrote it down and showed the book, illustrated with his own drawings, to another friend, the fairy tale writer George Macdonald and his children. They loved it and enthusiastically urged him to get itpublished. Accordingly, Dodgson revised it for publication. And in 1865, with illustrations more professionally done by Sir John Tenniel, it became an immediate bestseller. Its sequel(续集) Through the Looking-Glass proved equally popular.1. What does paragraph 1 intend to tell us?A. Charles Dodgson was more famous than Shakespeare.B. Charles Dodgson had great achievements in literature.C. Charles Dodgson once worked on the English lexicon.D. Charles Dodgson was a writer with a few works.2. What do we know about Charles Dodgson from paragraph 2?A. He was a hard-working student.B. He struggled with his studies,C. He received very little schooling.D. He performed high study efficiency.3. What probably led to the publication of Alice's Adventures in WonderlandsA. The persuasion from George Macdonald.B. The help from Dean Henry Liddell.C. The guidance of Sir John Tenniel.D. The demand of a publisher.4. When Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland first came into being, Charles Dodgson .A. had a little boy as its main characterB. wrote it just for his childrenC. was sure it could be popularD. didn't expect it to be published（D）On Tuesday, Guinness World Records announced through its official micro blog account that livestreaming star Li Ziqi had, with 14.1 million followers, beaten her own earlier record as the person with the most followers on the Chinese YouTube channel. On July 16, she had 11.4 million followers, also a record. She attracted so many followers in just four years, since debuting on the platform with her first short video, titled Making a dress of grape skins, in 2017. In it, Li showed how she kept the skins of grape after eating the fruit, boiled them in water and used the emerging purple dye to color dress.Though she features on YouTube’s Chinese channel, her appeal knows no boundaries, with viewers around the world commenting favorably under her videos. Wh at’s the secret behind Li’s mass appeal? The answer seems obvious after watching her videos. Instead of preaching（说教）to her audiences, Li tells her story as it is, like, say, about growing beans, harvesting them,grinding them into powder and fermenting it to make bean sauce in the traditional Chinese way. That way she also ends up promoting traditional Chinese culture before a global audience.However, what she promotes is often a legacy（传统）of the past China is no longer how she depicts it in her videos. Chinese farmers now harvest crops with machines, not with hands, and have long been cooking with natural gas, instead of using wood.All the progress that technology can bring has reached China. It is time for more Chinese individuals and media to draw a fuller portrait of modern China before the world.1. Which of the following statements is RIGHT?A. Li has the most followers in the world.B. Li defeated a livestreaming star, becoming the person with the most followers.C. Li had 14.1 million followers on July16.D. Li is a livestreaming star with the most followers on the Chinese YouTube.2. Which one of the following processes is NOT included in her first short video?A. boiling the skins of grape in waterB. keeping the skins of grapeC. storing the skins of grape in a container for a weekD. using the emerging purple dye to color a dress3. What’s the secret behind Li’s mass appeal?A. her style and contentB. her beauty and kindnessC. her imagination and creativityD. her diligence and persistence4. In the last two paragraphs, the author appeals us to .A. follow Li to be a livestreaming starB. present an all-round modern China before the worldC. promote our ancient traditional crafts and cultureD. study hard to contribute to the construction of our motherland（E）Having a microchip implanted in a man's brain may be common in sci-fi movie plots, but it may soon become an actual possibility.Elon Musk -a US tech tycoon, founder of Space X- has been working on this technology. OnAug 28, Musk gave a display of the chip, which was implanted into the head of a pig named Gertrude.The chip, developed by Musk's company Neuralink, is the size of a coin. But don't let its size fool you. The tiny chip has over 3,000 electrodes （电极）attached to flexible threads, which can monitor about 1,000 neurons （神经元）.It collects neural signals from an area of the brain, and then transmits those signals wirelessly to nearby computers, according to MSN. That enabled researchers to monitor Gertrude's brain activity while she was walking around in the display.Though the technology is still in its early stage, it is encouraging for humans. This technology would solve a lot of brain injuries and is essentia] for Al symbiosis, which will allow the human brain to combine with an artificial intelligence.When the device can be applied to humans, its main goal will be to help those who have mobility difficulties. Musk hopes this technology can also be used to help those with hearing and eyesight issues.Although such a device could repair those problems, putting it into practice is by no means a piece of cake. Currently, the device can transmit signals from about 500 neurons in the pig's brain. Compared to 80 billion neurons in a human brain, this number is tiny. And to cover the whole human brain also means the electrodes have to be much smaller.Also, implanting the chip into the brain poses a potential danger. There is a risk of the immune system attacking this foreign body.Right now, the hope of controlling the brain via controlling a few neurons seems overly optimistic. "There are many technological challenges ... to overcome before Neuralink can put its devices to the purposes," Y uan Lanfeng, an associate professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, told China Daily.1. What do we know about Elon Musk's microchip?A. It was inspired by sci-fi movie plots.B. It is able to collect wireless signals.C. It is tiny in size but powerful in function.D. It has been implanted into a human's brain.2. What does the underlined word “t hat" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The operation of the chip in Gertrude’s brain.B. The attachment of electrodes to flexible threads.C. The development of neurons inside Gertrude's brain.D. The transmission of signals from a nearby computer3. What is the major target of the microchip?A. To monitor animals’ brain activity.B. To help people with mobility issues.C. To develop a cure for immune system problems.D. To contribute to the research on Al technologies.4. How does Yuan Lanfeng feel about implanting the chip into the human brain?A. Worried.B. Excited.C. Optimistic.D. Challenged.（F）In our everyday lives we meet situations in which we take many things for granted（不去重视）.We only treasure things when they are gone.This is a sad truth of human nature.One day,I found myself as a witness to a similar situation.One evening,I left work and boarded the train.After entering,I noticed something unusual.The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing.I didn't pay much attention and sat down on one of the empty seats.I sensed a funny smell.It wasn't long before I noticed a homeless person sleeping on three seats in front of me.He was bleeding from his nose.Why wasn't anyone helping him?His clothes were torn and he was giving off a strange smell.Along with the smell,his eyes were dull,watery and red.Occasionally he scratched himself and people looked at him as if he had committed a crime.As the train stopped at stations and more people came in they covered their noses and faced away from him.All the seats around him were empty.Suddenly,he began to swear at the people around him.A plain clothes policeman who looked like a construction worker took out his certificate and showed it to the homeless man.The officer,not wanting to touch the homeless man, told him his rights and directed him to exit the train.As the officer walked the man out of the train,the homeless man turned around and said "MY HOME!" and started crying.A man doesn't value things until they are gone.If he didn't have a home,at least he hadfreedom.Now he has neither.No one wants to help someone who won't help himself.1. When entering the car,how did the author feel at first?A. Annoyed.B. Puzzled.C. Sad.D. Calm.2. How did people react to the homeless man?A. They caught him and called the police.B. They covered him with clean clothes.C. They disliked and avoided him.D. They stared at him curiously.3. It can be learned that the policeman .A. was very rude to the manB. sent the man back to his hometownC. forced the man to leave the cityD. went off the train with the man4. What does the author think of the homeless man?A. He is a loser of life.B. He is worth our respect.C. He is very funny.D. He is a fearless fighter.（G）He has jumped off tall buildings,been lit on fire,and fought the deadliest people on the planet.And you know what? For Greg Rementer,it’s all in a day’s work.Rementer is part of a group of men and women who bring your favorite action scenes to life on film and television.He was hired to stand in for actors when a scene carries real risk or requires special skills.On the set of Captain America:Civil War,for example,Rementer stepped in for actor Sebastian Stan.Rementer had to jump 45 feet from one building onto another —after being thrown down a flight of stairs.Stunts (特技) have always been part of movies.But in the early days of Hollywood,actors generally did their own stunts.When actors didn’t do their own stunts,filmmakers would simply hire the first person they could find crazy enough to give it a go.Accidents that resulted in serious injuries were not uncommon.Today,most stunt performers know how to safely fall from great heights.Many have sports backgrounds.Bobby Holland Hanton,who performed in Avengers:Age of Ultron,was a gymnast.Katie Eischen,who worked in The Hunger Games:Catching Fire,did volleyball.As for Rementer,he has been studying martial arts (武术) since primary school.Rementer loves his job,but it’s hardly glamorous.Days on set can be long and hard;it’s common to work 14 hours at a time in uncomfortable locations.A stunt that lasts a few seconds can take hours to set up.Plus,stunt performers must train continuously to stay in shape.Being a stunt performer today is much safer than it used to be,thanks to better equipment and strict rules in Hollywood.But injuries are still part of the job.After all,if stunts were completely safe,stunt performers wouldn’t be needed.“I’ve been fortunate,” Rementer says,explaining that he hasn’t had any serious accidents.“I’ve had some broken arms,broken toes,and a lot of bruises.But when you’re doing things like riding wires into concrete walls,you’re going to feel it.You just have to be ready to get up and go again.”1.What was Rementer hired to do?A.Bring boring stories to life.B.Encourage actors to do sports.C.Perform dangerous actions for actors.D.Instruct Sebastian Stan in special skills.2.Why did the author mention some stunt performers in Paragraph 3?A.To introduce their stunts.B.To praise their great skills.C.To show they are highly trained.D.To stress the importance of sports backgrounds.3.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “glamorous” in Paragraph 4?A.Tiring.B.Attractive.C.Dangerous.D.Meaningful.4.What can we infer about Rementer from his words?A.He takes pleasure in risky jobs.B.He suffers misfortune every day.C.He has a strong sense of professionalism.D.He has a love-hate relationship with his job.参考答案A.ADACB.BCDAC.BDADD.DCABE.1:由文章第三段中的句子“The chip, developed by Musk's company Neuralink, is thesize of a coin. But don't let its size fool you. The tiny chip has over 3,000 electrodes （电极）attached to flexible threads, which can monitor about 1,000 neurons （神经元）. 这个芯片是由马斯克的Neuralink公司开发的，只有硬币大小。

福建省2021届高考英语复习记叙文阅读理解训练6(含答案)

福建省英语高考复习记叙文阅读理解训练6（含答案）1When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum upon her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, “Do you have the address?” “No, but I’ll recognize it, there was a picture in the magazine.”“Oh, stop. There it is!”The museum was free. We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.“May I help you?” a man asked, “No,” I said. “We’re fine.” Tour guides got on my nerves. What if they talked a long time about a painting you weren’t that interested in? Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very nose(爱窥探的), keeping their eyes on me with curiosity. What was their problem? I saw some nice sculptures in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me. “Where do you think you are?” he asked. I turned sharply. “The McNay Art Museum!” He smiled, shaking his head. “Sorry, the McNay is on New Braunfels Street.” “What’s this place?” I asked, still confused. “Well, it’s our home.” My heart jolted (震颤). I raced to the staircase and called out, “Sally! Come down immediately!”“There’s some really good stuff (艺术作品)up there.” She stepped down, looking confused. I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, “Sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place.” Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she covered her mouth, laughing. She couldn’t believe how long they let us look around without saying anything.The real McNay was splendid, but we felt nervous the whole time we were there. Van Gogh, Picasso. This time, we stayed together, in case anything else unusual happened.Thirty years later, a woman approached me in a public place. “Excuse me, did you ever enter a residence, long ago, thinking it was the McNAy Museum?”“Yes. But how do you know? We never told anyone.”“That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came o ver, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. I never felt lucky before. You thought it was a museum. My feeling about my home changed after that. I’ve always wanted to thank you.”41. What do we know about Marian McNay?A. She was a painter.B. She was a community leader.C. She was a museum director.D. She was a journalist.42. Why did the author refuse the help from the man in the house?A. She disliked people who were nosy.B. She felt nervous when talking to strangers.C. She knew more about art than the man.D. She mistook him for a tour guide.43. How did the author feel about being stared at by the people in the hall?A. Puzzled.B. Concerned.C. Frightened.D. Delighted.44. Why did the author describe the real McNay Museum in just a few words?A. The real museum lacked enough artwork to interest her.B. She was too upset to spend much time at the real museum.C. The McNay was disappointing compared with the house.D. The event happening in the house was more significant.45. What could we learn from the last paragraph?A. People should have good taste to enjoy life.B. People should spend more time with their family.C. People tend to be blind to the beauty around them.D. People tend to educate teenagers at a museum.答案: 1-5 ADADC2The bus screamed to a stop in Nazareth, Israel. Five Australian backpackers boarded and struck up a conversation with me. They asked typical travelers’ questions—where was I going and why was I traveling alone? My plan was to travel with a friend of a friend, I explained, but when I called her that morning, she didn’t pick up and I had no other way to reach her. My stomach was in knots, but I decided to head out anyway, thinking I might run into her if I traveled to Tiberius, where we had planned to go together.“Why don’t you travel with us?” one of the backpackers offered. They were experienced adventurers who would work for a few months, save, then travel for as long as they could. Their current plan was to explore the Middle East and Europe in three months while working in London.It seemed risky to travel with strangers, but my instinct said yes. For the next two weeks, I explored Israel with the backpackers and learned to trust my instincts in all types of new and interesting situations. When they hook a ride, I took the bus, but when they wanted to steal into the King David Hotel’s swimming pool, I led the way. The world opened up to me because I chose to travel alone. I joined complete strangers, who become close friends. Years later, one couple from the backpacking group even flew from Sydney to Phoenix to be in my wedding. The trip was such a special experience that it gave me confidence in all areas of my life. Since then, I’ve backpacked alone across South Africa, sky-dived from 12,000 feet in New Zealand and even moved across the U.S. with no job lined up.On my third day wandering in Israel with my new friends, I bumped into the woman I was supposed to meet. Though I was happy she was all right, I was grateful she hadn’t picked up the pho ne.6. By “My stomach was in knots” (in paragraph 1), the author most likely means that she was ______.A. sick of riding on a bumpy busB. nervous of meeting strangersC. upset about the sudden changeD. sorry about the impractical plan7. Which of the following best describes the backpackers the author met?A. Courageous but disrespectful.B. Jobless and poorly educated.C. Warmhearted and trustworthy.D. Homeless but lighthearted.8. The author’s sixth sense told her that ______.A. she would get along with the backpackersB. it might cause trouble to have a swimC. she ought to stay away from the backpackersD. it could add excitement to get a free ride9. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Most of the backpackers became the author’s li felong friends.B. The author gathered the courage to be a fulltime backpack traveler.C. The woman missed the call with the purpose of traveling alone.D. The author considered it the best decision to travel on her own.答案：6-9 CCAD3（2020新高考全国卷I（山东卷）B 篇）Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree.Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition（学费）, because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed（牺牲）to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with herkids and missing important events to study. “Some nig hts my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers,” she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family and that's pretty powerful.10. What did Jennifer do after high school?A. She helped her dad with his work.B. She ran the family farm on her own.C. She supported herself through college.D. She taught her sisters and brothers at home.11. Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield?A. To take care of her kids easily.B. To learn from the best nurses.C. To save money for her parents.D. To find a well-paid job there.12. What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal?A. Her health.B. Her time with family.C. Her reputation.D. Her chance of promotion.13. What can we learn from Jenifer's story?A. Time is money.B. Love breaks down barriers.C. Hard work pays off.D. Education is the key to success.答案：10-13. CABC4（2020·全国卷II）I have a special place in my heart for libraries. I have for as long as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child. Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library.My first job was working at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old. It was a dream job and I did everything from shelving books to reading to the children for story time.As I grew older and became a mother, the library took on a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had several children and books were our main source (来源) of entertainment. It was a big deal for us to load up and go to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them.I always read, using different voices, as though I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it! It was a special time to bond with my children and it filledthem with the wonderment of books.Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I love that the excitement of going to the library lives on from generation to generation.As a novelist, I’ve found a new relationship with libraries. I encourage readers to go to their local library when they can’t afford to purchase a book. I see libraries as a safe haven (避风港) for readers and writers, a bridge that helps put together a reader with a book. Libraries, in their own way, help fight book piracy (盗版行为) and I think all writers should support libraries in a significant way when they can. Encourage readers to use the library. Share library announcements on your social media. Frequent them and talk about them when you can.14. Which word best describes the author’s relationship with books as a child?A. Cooperative.B. Uneasy.C. Inseparable.D. Casual.15. What does the underlined phrase “an added meaning” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Pleasure from working in the library.B. Joy of reading passed on in the family.C. Wonderment from acting out the stories.D. A closer bond developed with the readers.16. What does the author call on other writers to do?A. Sponsor book fairs.B. Write for social media.C. Support libraries.D. Purchase her novels.17. Which can be a suitable title for the text?A. Reading: A Source of KnowledgeB. My Idea about WritingC. Library: A Haven for the YoungD. My Love of the Library答案：14-17 CBCD5（2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（天津卷））About five weeks ago, I noticed the skin of our pet lizard (蜥蜴) was growing dusty. It worried me. I reported the strange surface on the skin of the lizard to my husband and children the next morning. Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it.I didn’t think about it much until a morning last week when I knocked my favorite teapot off the table. It burst into hundreds of pieces. As I swept up the mess, Iwondered why we had been breaking so many things over the months.The destruction started three months ago. It was my husband’s birthday. He had just lost his job. The uncertainty was starting to wear on us, so I wanted to do something special.“Let’s make a cake for Dad!” I cried.My kids screamed with joy. We baked, iced and sprinkled for most of the day. Candles on the cake! Balloons on the walls! Flowers on the table!Two hours before my husband came back home from another job interview, my daughter climbed up to grab a glass vase from a high shelf. It fell and crashed beside the cake. Tiny pieces of glass were everywhere. She sobbed loudly as I threw the cake away. My husband had banana pudding for his birthday.Three days ago, the light in our living room suddenly went out. After several frustrating hours of unsuccessful attempts to fix it, my husband suggested watching the Michael Jordan documentary (纪录片) series The Last Dance.The poignancy (酸楚) of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball and what had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise. As I watched him take off his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had. Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them. But they had to live with who they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind.Humans do not shed skin (蜕皮) as easily as other animals. The beginning of change is upsetting. The process is tiring. Damage changes us before we are ready. I see our lizard, raw and nearly new.Jordan said that no matter how it ends, it starts with hope. With our tender, hopeful skin, that is where we begin.18. What can we learn about the pet lizard from Paragraph 1?A. Its tank grew dirty.B. Its old skin came off.C. It got a skin disease.D. It went missing.19. Why did the author’s husband have banana pudding for his birthday?A. The birthday cake was ruined.B. The author made good puddings.C. Pudding was his favorite dessert.D. They couldn’t afford a birthday cake.20. Why does the author mention The Last Dance in the passage?A. To prove a theory.B. To define a concept.C. To develop the theme.D. To provide the background.21. The underlined part “leaving behind the layer” in Paragraph 8 can be understood as __________.A. letting go of the pastB. looking for a new jobC. getting rid of a bad habitD. giving up an opportunity22. What does the author most likely want to tell us?A. Love of family helps us survive great hardships.B. It’s not the end of the world if we break things.C. We should move on no matter what happens.D. Past experiences should be treasured.答案：18-22. BACAC。

福建省2021届高考英语复习记叙文阅读理解训练4(含答案解析)

福建省英语高考复习记叙文阅读理解训练4（含答案解析）1I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father’s age, but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, “ Fifty is what forty used to be.” He had made an inspirational point. Am I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.“Your are not getting older, you are getting better.” says Dr. Joyce Brothers. This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion.And so, as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net. I am moved to share some thoughts on aging with you. I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally. Getting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies (悼词). In fact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all:Grow old along with me!The best is yet to be.Whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by. I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher was right when he said. “Old is always fifteen years from now.”1. What does the author seems to tell us in Paragraph 1?A. Time alone will tell.B. Time goes by quickly.C. Time will show what is right.D. Time makes one forget the past.2. How did people around him respond when the author turned fifty?A. They tried to comfort him.B. They got inspiration with him.C. They were friendlier with him.D. They found him more talkative.3. How does the author consider his fifty years of life?A. Peaceful.B. Ordinary.C. Satisfactory.D. Regretful.4. What can we infer from the passage?A. The old should lead a simple life.B. The old should face the fact of aging.C. The old should take more exercise.D. The old should fill themselves with curiosity.答案：1-4 BACB2LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (Xinhua)—Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has died at the age of 95, according to media reports on Monday.Lee, born in Stanley Lieber on Dec. 28, 1922, began his career in 1939 and joined the Marvel Comics in 1961.He is considered as one of the most legendary names in the history of comic books and the leading creative force behind the rise of Marvel Comics. He co-created iconic fictional characters such as Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers, and many more.Lee’s characters often have super powers, but they also have weaknesses. They were humans, not gods. They not only struggled to save the world, but also to pay their bills, make friends, and hold jobs. This made Marvel comic book heroes stand apart from its competitor DC, which produced the seemingly perfect heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman. Those superheroes have been adapted into blockbuster films, most of which were made after Disney acquired Marvel in a 4-billion-dollar deal in 2009.In a statement, Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company said Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created.Marvel also praised Lee on its website by putting on one of Lee’s famous quotes, which goes, “I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it, they might go off the deep end.I feel that if you’re able to entertain, you’re doing a good thing. ”Praise from his Hollywood peers and colleagues was generous. President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige appreciated Lee’s unparalleled impact on the industry. “No one has had more of an impact on my career than Stan Lee,” Feige said. “Our thoughts are with his family and the millions of fans who have been forever touched by Stan’s genius, charisma and heart.”5. How do Lee’s characters differ from those of DC?A. They are perfect heroes.B. They often have super powers.C. They are not humans, but gods.D. They have human shortcomings.6. We can learn from Lee’s statement in Paragraph 6 that ________.A. it is embarrassing to be a comic-book writerB. a taste of entertainment is necessary in people’s livesC. entertainment is the most important thing in the worldD. you can do everything well if you are able to entertain7. According to the passage, we could know that ________.A. Lee influenced Kevin Feige’s career a lotB. Lee joined the Marvel Comics in his fortiesC. Lee created the fictional characters all by himselfD. The superheroes were adapted into films before Disney acquired Marvel8. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Comics Legend—the Marvels and DCB. The Superheroes in Stan Lee’s ComicsC. Marvel’s Comics Legend Stan Lee Dies at 95D. The Life Story of Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee答案：5-8. DBAC【解析】这是一篇记叙文。

2021届高考英语专题卷：专题一《阅读理解记叙类专练》

2021届高考英语专题卷专题一：阅读理解记叙类专练（90分钟，92分）考点01：冠词考点02：代词考点03：介词和介词短语考点04: 名词考点05：主谓一致考点06：形容词和副词考点08：非谓语动词考点09：动词的时态和语态考点10：并列连词考点11：状语从句考点12：阅读理解记叙文专练第I卷（选择题）（每题2分，共32分）AAutumn Peltier is a youth environmentalist who has inspired thousands of students to walk out of class and demand action on climate change.When Autumn Peltier was just 8 years old, she attended a ceremony at a reservation where she saw a sign warning that the water was poisonous. Growing up on a freshwater island in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory in Canada, Peltier says she had never experienced poisonous water. The memory of that sign stayed with her.Two years later, at the age of 10, Peltier is fighting for water conservation and water rights for everybody. She says she was inspired by her great aunt, Josephine Mandamin, a well-known activist who walked the shores of all five Great Lakes to raise awareness for water conservation.When she was 12 in 2015, Peltier met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, telling him she was unhappy with his policies on debating pipeline projects. Trudeau promised her he would preserve the water. Since 2015, 87 long-term water advisories in Canada have been lifted; 56 water advisories remain.At middle school, Peltier joined an environmental group at her school and later co-founded the Canadian Youth Water Strike-a Canadian branch of the international movement to conserve water.Last year, Peltier spoke at the UN about the importance of water conservation and water access, explaining the fundamental role water plays in her culture.“Many people don’t think water is alive or has a spirit. My people believe this to be true. . . . We believe our water is precious because we are born of water.”After the speech at the UN, Peltier is joined by a group of teenagers who share similar thoughts. Her friends include Greta Thunberg, a Swedish girl who drew the world attention through the talk at World Economic Forum at Davos, Bruno Rodriguez, an Argentinian boy who joined in the UN Climate Summit, and Mari Copeny, an American girl who is dedicated to the cause of saving water. Peltier and her friends believe that together they can make a big difference.Undoubtedly, Peltier’s many years of hard work has paid off. She has greatly raised people’s awareness of water conservation and taught people to take specific actions to conserve water.That’s an impressive list of accomplishments for anyone, let alone a middle schooler.1.How did Peltier feel about the poisonous water when she was 8?A.Shocked.B.Interested.C.Excited.D.Bored.2.Who influenced Peltier to start water conservation?A.UN officials.B.Trudeau.C.Mandamin.D.Thunberg.3.What does Peltier expect to do in the future?A.To make more friends.B.To protect more water.C.To attend more summits.D.To organize more strikes.4.What can we learn from Autumn Peltier’s story?A.World leaders can contribute to success.B.Environment is Canadians’ major concern.C.Fame comes from attending great summits.D.Achievements result from continuous effort.BI used to spend the second half of Sunday fearing Monday morning. Over the years, little tweaks to my routine have changed things to the point that I am in the "I Love Mondays" camp. Here's what I've found that works:Consider Sunday nights your warm-up for Monday. Get everything you need for the morning ready to go. If mornings are a struggle…give it a try at least for Mondays and see if it makes a difference. Once that's done, consider a special "Sunday Night Only" calming down ritual (惯例). It might be tea and a favorite TV show, or it might be a long hot bath and reading until you're ready for sleep. Whatever it is, enjoy this Monday morning warm-up, and consider sleeping a little earlier than you're used to, in order to help with the second step.One of my favorite parts of the weekend is sleeping in and waking up when I'm ready instead of fighting with the alarm for "Just five more minutes!" Sleeping a little early on Sunday night can help with getting up a little early on Monday morning – not to pack more into your morning to-do list, but to give yourself time to take it slowly. When you have a little extra time in the morning, you can gently settle into the day and keep that weekend feeling of ease as you start your new week.Find a theme for the week. Every Monday, I post an inspiring quote or saying. These are intentional! Each week, as part of my Sunday night calming down time, I consider what I'd like to focus on in the coming week, and look for a quote that's a good fit to strengthen it.What are you excited about for the new week? What problem-solving opportunities do you have? What's been hanging over your head undone from last week? During your preparation time on Sunday night, think about the week ahead and mark a few things that you want to get done and can reasonably accomplish. If possible, schedule at least one of them for Monday, so you've started your week off feeling successful, instead of feeling like there's a mountain of tasks ahead of you. The work is the same either way, but our attitudes are always within our control.When you are intentionally creating a life you love, Mondays begin to feel less like drudgery(单调乏味的苦差事), and more like a beautiful start!1.The underlined word “tweaks” is the closest in meaning to________.A.mistakesB.problemsC.adjustmentsD.encouragements2.What's the benefit of getting up early enough on Monday morning?A.You can get to your office and start work in time.B.You can have enough time to sit with your tea or coffee.C.You can have the weekend feeling longer by starting slowly.D.You can have enough time to make a to-do list for the week.3.What does the author want to indicate in Para.5?A.Be confident to solve the problems.B.Look for opportunities for the week.C.Arrange your tasks well for the week.D.Positive attitude means a happy Monday.4.What might be the best title for this passage?A.Monday Morning Warm UpB.How to Love Your MondaysC.How to Spend Your MondaysD.Troublesome Monday DiseaseCDeciding to get her money’s worth out of the we dding dress on which she spent over $ 1,000, an Australian woman has been wearing her wedding dress, a year after her wedding.43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted a new lifestyle-anti-consumerism(反消费主义) lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consumed. She decided not to buy any new clothes or footwear for a whole year after she returned home to Adelaide, in Southern Australia, and she managed to make it.But last year, as her wedding day approached, she faced a dilemma. She wanted to look good on the most important day of her life, but how could she spend a small fortune on the wedding dress she would only wear on that day?“In the end I decided that if I was going to get a wedding dress, I’d make sure I could get my money’s worth,” Hall tells PA Real Life.“The first time I wore it after the wedding was to vote in the Australian election in early 2019,” the 43-year-old adds. “Since then, it’s been to all sorts of places. Wearing it on a crowded train was especially fu nny, but I’ve worn it to do housework, to football games and to the gym.”Hall says that she has gotten some strange looks from people, but no irritating comments. It may have something to do with the fact that the dress is not the fanciest, but she believes people are just too reserved to say anything. Anyway, she doesn’t really care, because she knows she has to hit the goal she has set and wearing the dress multiple times is the most reasonable way she could think of to make the most of her wedding dress.Hall now plans to wear her wedding dress on a trip to Iceland that she and her partner will take next summer.1.Why did Tammy Hall adopt a new lifestyle?A.To adapt herself to Indian life.B.To get prepared for her wedding.C.To save money for her next trip.D.To cut down her consumption.2.What did Tammy Hall do to get her money’s worth out of her wedding dress?A.She brought fun to people with it.B.She wore it repeatedly in daily life.C.She tried to wear it to earn money.D.She got it exchanged again and again.3.Which of the following best explains the word “irritating” underlined in paragraph ?A.Thrilling.B.Amusing.C.Annoying.D.Confusing.4.What can we infer about Tammy Hall?A.She is determined to turn her ideas into practice.B.She values her wedding dress less than her trips.C.She has been struggling to make the ends meet.D.She has influenced people’s lifestyle widely.DLast week I did something that scared me. I stood in front of nearly 200 financial planners and I talked to them about why financial blogs are a good thing. I'm a confident writer. I've been doing this long enough that I know my strength and my limitations. I'm less confident as a speaker.I don't have time to pause to collect my thoughts. I'm not able to edit. I'm afraid of being trappedin a corner without being able to talk my way out. Basically, I'm scared to speak.It would be easy to simply refuse the chances that come my way. When somebody asks me to speak in front of a group, I could say "no". When radio and television stations call for an interview, I could say "no". But for the past two years, I've been following my own policy to say "yes" to new chances.To say "yes" is to live in fear. My goal is to continually improve myself to become better than I am today. One way to do that is to do the things that scare me, to take them on as challenges, and to learn from them—even if I fail.In mid-November, a local station asked me to appear on live television. "I realize it's short notice," the producer wrote, "but we'd love to have you on the show if you're available tonight." I was frightened. I thought about recent taped television interviews that I had hated. I was afraid of what might happen.But I also thought about the things that had gone right. I thought of how my speaking skills had improved over the past year. And then I thought of the book I was reading, a book that I hadbought for $1.29 at the local store. The Magic of Thinking Big was a huge bestseller during the 1960s. Written by Dr. David Schwartz, a professor at Georgia State University, the book contains dozens of practical tips on how to take risks to achieve big goals. Schwartz argues that nobodywill believe in you until you believe in yourself.So when the television producer asked if I wanted to appear on his show, I thought big. "Sure," I said. "I'll do it." I acted confidently, but on the inside I was frightened. What I needed was techniques to build up my confidence and to overcome my fear.1.Why is the author afraid of speaking in public?A.He is aware of his potential.B.He has few chances to talk.C.He is not able to edit what he says.D.He likes writing better.2.The underlined words "my own policy" in Paragraph 3 probably mean ________.A.self-improving through challengesB.hesitating before chancesC.turning down the invitationsD.saying yes to fear3.The author mentioned the book The Magic of Thinking Big mainly because ________.A.it was inspiringB.it was a bestsellerC.its author was famousD.its price was attractive4.What is the author's purpose to write the passage?A.To analyze his strength and weaknesses.B.To give practical tips on speaking in public.C.To persuade people to follow his example.D.To share his experiences of overcoming fear.第II卷（非选择题）（每题1.5分，共60分）一、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

考向1 高考阅读体裁篇之记叙文 (真题+各地名校试题)(练习版)

专题五：高考阅读体裁篇备战2022年高考英语阅读理解专项突破考向1 记叙文Passage 1 （2021·全国·高考真题）I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo, Paris for 11 years. Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been born here. Globally, a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood, so I decided to give them round-the-clock care at home.I've got two children—the younger one, Kynan, was extremely happy about the tigers arriving - but all of us really looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow. I wasn't worried about bringing them into my home with my wife and kids. These were cubs. They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so small that there was absolutely no risk.As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house during the day, but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd get up to mischief. We'd come down in the morning to find they'd turned the room upside down, and left it looking like a zoo.Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them. There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired. I was grateful that my family was there to help. We had to have a bit of a production line going, making up “tiger milk”, washing baby bottles, and cleaning the floors.When Spot and Stripe were four months old, they were learning how to open doors and jump fences, and we knew it really was time for them to go. It was hard for us to finally part with them. For the first few days, Kynan was always a bit disappointed that the cubs weren't there.I'm not sad about it. I'm hands-on with them every day at the zoo, and I do look back very fondly on the time that we had them.1．Why did the author bring the tiger cubs home?A．To ensure their survival. B．To observe their differences.C．To teach them life skills. D．To let them play with his kids.2．What do the underlined words “get up to mischief” mean in paragraph 3?A．Behave badly. B．Lose their way. C．Sleep soundly. D．Miss their mom.3．What did the author think of raising the tiger cubs at home?A．Boring. B．Tiring. C．Costly. D．Risky.4．Why did the author decide to send Spot and Stripe back to the zoo?A．They frightened the children. B．They became difficult to contain.C．They annoyed the neighbours. D．They started fighting each other.Passage 2 （2021·河北衡水中学模拟预测）British sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums. Over the years, the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide. On February 1, 2021, Taylor launched his latest work---The Underwater Museum of Cannes.“The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help,” Taylor told Dezeen. “Ocean ecologies have been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades, and it is not obvious what is taking place when observing the sea from afar.”The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages. They range from Maurice, an 80-year-old fisherman, to Anouk, a 9-year-old student. Towering over 6-feet-tall and weighing 10 tons, the faces are sectioned into two parts, with the outer part like a mask. The mask indicates that the world’s oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities.Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear a pristine blue, the seabed was filled with old boat engines, pipes, and other human-made trash when the project began about four years ago. Besides removing the trash, Taylor also restored the area’s seagrass. Just one square meter of the seagrass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily. The seagrass also helps prevent coastal erosion and provides habitats for many ocean creatures.“The idea of creating an underwater museum was to draw more people underwater and develop a sense of care and protection,” Taylor told Dezeen. “If we threw unwanted waste near a forest, there would be a public outcry. But th is is happening every day in our surrounding waters and it largely goes unnoticed.”5．What are the underwater museums intended to do?A．To make huge profits. B．To raise awareness of protecting the ocean.C．To show Jason Taylor’s talent.D．To draw attention to endangered sea animals.6．Why does the outer part of the sculptures look like a mask?A．To popularize the features of the locals.B．To remind people to protect themselves.C．To reflect people’s protection of the ocean.D．To stress the sensitiveness of the ecosystem.7．What’s Paragraph 4 mainly about?A．How the project was started. B．How the seagrass was restored.C．What recovery effort the project made. D．Why the surroundings were improved.8．What can we infer from what Jason Taylor said in the last paragraph?A．The situation of the ocean is easily ignored.B．The destruction caused to the ocean is noticeable.C．Forests play a more important role in ecosystems.D．People have zero tolerance to damage done to nature.Passage 3 （2021·福建·厦门外国语学校三模）Todd Bol, a retired businessman, could never have expected that a wooden container he built in his front yard one day would have the global impact it does today.Bol built a dollhouse-size structure that looked like a schoolhouse on a post and he put it in his yard as a free community library to remember his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher. Bol's prototype gave birth to Little Free Library (LFL), a nonprofit organization that seeks to place small, accessible book exchange boxes in neighborhoods around the world. The concept is simple: Neighbors are invited to share a book, leave a book, or both. Today, there are over 50 ,000 of these libraries registered in 70 countries.Almost everyone can register with LFL and start a library as long as the person keeps it in good shape and makes sure that book materials are appropriate for his/her neighborhood. Library owners can create their own library boxes; therefore, the libraries are usually unique in appearance, and there seems to be no limit to thepossibilities. One library in California was built out of a used wine container；another in Texas had tiny stairs and bright colored walls. Once registered, libraries are assigned a number at LFL's website. The LFL Index lists the locations of all libraries with GPS coordinates (坐标)and other information. Owners receive a sign saying “Little Free Library”.People say they have been attracted to pick up a book when walking by a Little Free Library, out of curiosity and because it's convenient. Some sidewalk librarians say they have met more neighbors since having a little library in their front yard. Bol is also most proud of the way Little Free Library is bringing communities together. "It's started a neighborhood exchange. It gets people talking and more comfortable with their neighbors," he says. "This leads to them helping each other."9．What does the underlined word "prototype" in paragraph 2 refer to?A．A community center. B．A dollhouse on a post.C．A book exchange box. D．A nonprofit organization.10．What can we learn about the operation of a Little Free Library?A．There is no limit to the selection of books.B．The library can come in any shape and color.C．The library needs to hire many professional librarians.D．The owner must first be assigned a number from the LFL website.11．What can be inferred about Little Free Library?A．It helps improve GPS functions.B．It connects libraries around the world.C．It makes reading accessible to the poor.D．It helps restore human connections.12．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A．LFL: A Booster to Shared ReadingB．LFL: The Best Place to Meet NeighborsC．Todd Bol: A Successful Book BusinessmanD．Reading: An Approach to Improving YourselfPassage 4 （2021·山东省实验中学二模）In quiet neighborhoods, you find quiet people going about their lives, doing good things. Harold is one of those people. A quiet man by nature, he finds himself happiest while changing the brake pads on an old truck or replacing a water heater.As a mechanic, Harold runs a workshop after retiring. His wife Jeannette teaches English at the local high school. With their own kids grown, they don’t need a lot or want a lot, so Harold and Jeannette live a simple life. And while his wife is in the classroom. Harold often walks around in the neighbo rhood. There’s always a widow who needs a lamp fixed or a teenager who needs a tire changed.Each day, Harold pulls on his coveralls (工作服) and goes to work. His wife teaches students to speak, while Harold economizes language. “Yep, you got a leak. I’ll get my toolbox.” That’s about as much as you’ll get out of Harold. Even when you thank him, he’ll just wave.In a world of social media, massive information floods our screens, with various ways to communicate. But if you want to talk to Harold, you have t o go to his workshop and knock on the door. It’s reassuring to know that there’s Harold, willing to fix the mechanical things that stress us out. He always works slowly and methodically, removing the old pipe, pulling it to his truck, and cutting a new pip e. He’s done this hundreds of times. There’s no frustration, no hurry, only an ease and satisfaction, like a gardener taking care of his beloved flowers.Shortly after Jeannette retired, Harold passed away from a rare disease. Harold saved his words, but his friends and family didn’t. A flood of appreciation came pouring out. “He was there when I needed a hand,” many said. What a valuable thing in these days! After all, the purpose in life is not to get the most likes, but to like most what you do.13．Why does Harold walk around in the neighborhood?A．To keep fit. B．To lend a hand.C．To look for a job. D．To pick up his wife.14．What will Harold do when you get a leak?A．Go to fix it willingly. B．Wave a refusal directly.C．Work out the costs first. D．Check the toolbox slowly.15．Which words can best describe Harold?A．Hard-working and modest. B．Easy-going and efficient.C．Well-educated and generous. D．Good-hearted and skillful.16．What can we learn from Harold’s life?A．Silence is gold. B．Kindness will be rewarded.C．Like what you do. D．Live slowly in a fast world.Passage 5 （2021·湖南·雅礼中学二模）Kobe Bryant (1978-2020), in full Kobe Bean Bryant, was an American professional basketball player, who helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to five championships (2000-02 and 2009-10).Bryant's father, Joe ("Jelly Bean") Bryant, was a professional basketball player who spent eight seasons in the NBA and eight more playing in Italy, where Bryant went to school. When his family returned to the United States, Bryant played basketball at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. He gave up going to college and declared himself qualified for the NBA draft when he graduated from high school. The Charlotte Hornets chose him with the 13th pick of the 1996 draft. He was traded to the Lakers shortly after and became the second youngest NBA player in history when the 1996-97 season opened. He quickly proved himself with the Lakers and was selected for the NBA All-Star Game in just his second season, becoming the youngest All-Star.Bryant was forced to share the role of the Lakers' star player with his popular and talented teammate Shaquille O'Neal. The two had an uneasy relationship, but they found success under the leadership of Phil Jackson, who became coach of the Lakers in 1999. Bryant, a shooting guard, and O'Neal, a center, meshed into a remarkably effective combination, and by the time Bryant was 23, the Lakers had won three consecutive NBA championship.Bryant was also a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. men's basketball teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2012 London Olympic Games, In 2015 Bryant wrote the poem Dear Basketball , and two years later it served as the basis for a short film of the same name, which he also narrated. The work won an Academy Award for Best Animated(动画的)Short Film; In 2018 Bryant published the book The Mamba Mentality : How I Play , in which he described his approach to basketball. The title reflected a nickname he gave himself during his playing days, “The Black Mamba”. On January 26,2020, Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were among a group traveling to a girls' basketball game in a helicopter when it crashed, killing all nine people aboard. 17．What can we learn about Kobe Bryant from the passage?A．He finished high school in Italy.B．His father was an amateur basketball player.C．He became a member of the Lakers in 1996.D．I His Sacher him a lot about playing basketball.18．What was Bryant's attitude towards sharing the role of the Lakers' star player with ,Shaquille O Neal? A．Unhappy B．Acceptable. C．Indifferent. D．Optimistic.19．The phrase underlined in the third paragraph could be replaced by"______"A．connected. B．formed. C．arranged. D．shifted.20．What is the last paragraph mainly about?A．Bryant's lifetime achievements and death.B．Bryant's non - professional accomplishments.C．The origin of the name of Bryant's 2018 book.D．Awards that Bryant received after his retirement.Passage 6 （2021·广东实验中学模拟预测）In October 1937, a newly published book became an instant hit in London, with more than 100,000 copies sold in just a few weeks and still much sought after following three additional printings. That book was Red Star Over China by Edgar Snow, an American journalist who first made the Communist Party of China (CPC) known to the world.China in the 1930s was engulfed in the war against Japanese aggression. The Long March finally took the Central Red Army to Shaanbei in October 1935. Yan'an, a small town in Shaanbei and then the base of the CPC, was like an islet surrounded by the ocean of the Kuomintang's military and information blockage. The world knew little about the CPC and the Red Army but the demonized images propagated (宣传) by the Kuomintang.In pursuit of the newsworthy story in China, Snow made it to Yan’an after a long and difficult journey on July 13, 1936. After over 100 days in Shaanbei, Snow was fascinated by the unique charm of the East, something he believed representing the light of rejuvenation (复苏) for the ancient nation of China. For him, the Communists were the most outstanding men and women he had met in China in the past decade with the "military discipline, political morale, and the will to victory", and "for sheer dogged endurance, and ability to stand hardship without complaint", so they were "invincible". He recalled his four-month time with the Red Army as a most inspiring experience, during which he had met with the most free and happy Chinese he'd ever known. In these people who devoted themselves to what they believed was the right and just cause, Snow felt a vibrant hope, passion and theunbeatable strength of mankind, something he had never felt again ever since.In the preface to Red Star Over China, Snow attributed the global popularity of the book not to its style or form, but the stories. According to him, the stories were created by the young Chinese revolutionists and based on the accounts of them. What he did was simply writing them down in words as fair as the water running in spring. 21．What is the function of the Paragraph 2?A．To show the importance of Snow’s book in the history.B．To represent how cruelly and unfairly CPC was treated.C．To tell how difficult it was for Snow to write the book.D．To inform an important part of CPC’s history in Shaanb ei.22．Which of the following words can best describe Edgar Snow?A．Independent and curious. B．Determined and fair-minded.C．Ambitious and intelligent. D．Strong and optimistic.23．What can we learn about the book “Red Star Over China”?A．It was the first book to publicize China to the world.B．It was written to show Edgar Snow’s sympathy for the Red Army.C．It was a charming reflection of the political wisdom of an ancient country.D．It was filled with first-hand information from the young Chinese revolutionists.24．What is the purpose of the passage?A．To commemorate a famous writer. B．To recall the long history of CPC．C．To introduce an important book. D．To show respect for the martyrs.Passage 7 （2021·江苏·泰州中学模拟预测）My father Earl was to take two-lane highways all the way from Chicago to New York. "This way," he explained, "we’ll actually see where we’re going. I hate turnpikes (收费高速公路), Virgil." There were other reasons for taking highways: no fee to pay, cheaper gas stations, and a chance to shop for food.He had me laughing from the moment we left town. I’d never seen him in better spirits. He did imitations, told stories and made remarks to the waitresses in the restaurants we’d stopped in every three hours, highly praising their cooking skills.Earl asked me to keep an eye out for hitchhikers (搭便车的人), so we might have someone to share the driving. My father had, however, tough standards of selecting hitchhikers. We passed teenagers, soldiers and old men, and each time Earl had a different excuse for not stopping.Finally, my heart was filled with uncontrollable anger. "Why don’t you ever stop? It’s not fair to look at people and then not stop."Earl looked at my face. "I don’t know. Virgil," he said. "I think the reason is that I don’t want anyone in th e car. We never have any time alone and I like it with just the two of us.”Hearing what he said, I felt tears welling up in my eyes. How wonderful, yet disturbing and unprepared I wasto hear it.We pulled in for the night some twelve hours after leaving Chicago and checked into a nameless motel. It was in this motel that my father and I spent one of the best nights of our lives. He watched TV with me for a while and he begged a pack of cards from the motel manager and did card tricks for me — a skill I had no idea he possessed. Then my father and I played a card game and we were so comforted by the game that we took the pack with us when we drove out for a late night snack of ham and eggs.The sky was filled with stars. After turning off all the lights, we whispered to each other in bed, like boys who fear they might be overheard. I don’t remember what I said, but I was sure he was listening.25．Why did Earl refuse to take those hitchhikers?A．He was doubtful about them.B．He wanted to be with his son alone.C．They didn’t meet Earl’s tough standards.D．He had to reach New York as soon as possible.26．Which of the following interested Earl and Virgil most at the motel?A．Playing cards.B．Watching TV.C．Telling stories.D．Enjoying snacks.27．What was particularly unforgettable for Virgil during the trip?A．The clear sky that night.B．His father’s affection for him.C．The thrill of visiting new places.D．The card tricks Earl did that night.28．What is the purpose of this passage?A．To describe a beautiful night.B．To reflect on a difficult decision.C．To acknowledge a lifelong regret.D．To share a memorable experience.Passage 8 （2021·辽宁·沈阳市第一二〇中学三模）Cala didn’t like us. Any of us. We didn’t do anything to offend her and she didn’t know us but that didn’t matte r; she still didn’t like us.As new teachers in the Emirati school, we Westerners greeted her every day. She ignored us. She came into our rooms and bypassed us as she shook hands with all the non-Westerners. Whenever we saw her, she avoided eye contact with us. Eventually, we stopped trying to befriend her.I wouldn’t say her nationality but her friends had been fired from the school. We had been employed in their places and that was enough for her to have nothing to do with us.Well after 16 months in the school we had a secret friend gifting. To my surprise, I drew her name from the glass jar and that meant she was my secret friend. My role was to buy her a gift and say something about her when we publicly acknowledged who our secret friend was.I decided to gift her a coloured bangle（手镯）. I added a postcard and wrote “Love and Blessings, Rose Marie.Then came the day. We all gathered in the meeting room. When you gave your gift, you said a few kind words about your secret friend and passed the gift to her. What could I say? Everyone knew she didn’t like the Westerners. She taught music in the school so I said “My secret friend is someone who brings music to our ears every day.” She came forward with a huge warm smile. She hugged me and kissed me on both cheeks and accepted my gift.Since then, she smiles often. We hug and shake hands when we meet. I have seen her wear my gift several times and I am so pleased.29．Why didn't Cala like the Western teachers?A．They replaced her friends' positions.B．They were new comers.C．They stopped befriending her.D．They had once offended her.30．How did the writer change Cala's attitude?A．With the help of her friends.B．Through her love and blessings.C．By showing her talent in music.D．Through her sincerity and wisdom.31．Which of the following can best describe the ending of the story?A．Exciting. B．Beautiful.C．Complex. D．shocking.32．What does the writer intend to tell us?A．Do nothing by halves.B．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.C．A good act will be well rewarded.D．Without confidence there is no friendship.Passage 9 （2021·重庆南开中学二模）Louise Mallard has heart trouble, so she must be informed carefully about her husband's death. Louise's husband's friend, Richards, learned about a railroad disaster when he was in the newspaper office and saw Louise's husband, Brently, on the list of those killed. Louise begins sobbing when Josephine, her sister, tells her of Brently's death and goes upstairs to be alone in her room.Louise sits down and looks out of an open window. She sees trees, smells approaching rain, and hears a peddler yelling out what he's selling. She hears someone singing as well as the sounds of sparrows, and there are white clouds in the sky. She is young, with lines around her eyes. Still crying, she gazes into the distance. She feels sad and tries to hold down the building emotions within her, but can't. She begins repeating the word "Free" to herself over and over again. Her heart beats quickly, and she feels very warm.Louise knows she'll cry again when she sees Brently's body. His hands were tender, and he always looked at her lovingly. But then she imagines the years ahead, which belong only to her now, and spreads her arms outjoyfully with anticipation. She will be free, on her own without anyone to oppress her. She thinks that all women and men oppress one another even if they do it out of kindness. Louise knows that she often felt love for Brently but tells herself that none of that matters anymore. She feels thrilled with her newfound sense of independence.Josephine comes to her door, begging Louise to come out, warning her that she'll get sick if she doesn't. Louise tells her to go away. She imagines all the days and years ahead and hopes that she lives a long life. Then she opens the door, and she and Josephine start walking down the stairs, where Richards is waiting.The front door unexpectedly opens, and Brently comes in. He hadn't been in the train accident or even aware that one had happened. Josephine screams, and Richards tries unsuccessfully to block Louise from seeing him. Doctors arrive and announce that Louise died of a heart attack brought on by happiness.33．How did Louise learn about Brently's death?A．She saw it in the news. B．Richards informed her.C．She found out through Josephine. D．The railroad company notified her.34．Which words can describe Louise after she heard the news?A．Excited and happy. B．Sad but relieved. C．Desperate and lonely. D．Joyful but terrified. 35．What does the underlined word “oppressed” in Paragraph 3 mean?A．Fight. B．Suspect. C．Control. D．Fool.36．What can we learn from the passage?A．Brently played a trick on Louise on purpose.B．The train accident caused Louise's heart attack.C．Josephine's scream resulted in Louise's sudden death.D．Brently's survival was the last thing Louise had expected.Passage 10 （2021·江西·临川一中实验学校三模）James Bowen and a Street CatIt all started in 2007 when James Bowen, a thirty-something drug addict (吸毒上瘾的人) who survived by playing guitar on the street, found an orange cat sitting in front of the door of his apartment.Bowen noticed the cat was wounded. Without hesitating, the young man took him to the Humane Society andspent the little money he had on medicine to heal (治疗) him.Shortly thereafter, the cat, who was healing and feeling much better, began to follow the musician when he left the house. Then one day the cat got on the bus that Bowen took to the place where he worked.That’s how the cat, who had recently been named Bob, began to accompany his human friend to his musical performances. Bob’s mere presence attracted the attention of passers-by. He and Bowen would ﬁnish off each song with a high ﬁve. Pretty soon, the images of Bob wearing a scarf while sitting on the musician’s shoulder, or keeping him company while he played the guitar, began to go viral all over the world.Eventually, the news found out about the pair and did a story for the magazine Islington Tribune. It was not long after that when a book agent appeared in their lives and gave them a chance to tell their story.By then, Bowen, who had managed to get away from drugs, wrote a novel called A Street Cat Named Bob. He relates in great detail how meeting the cat changed him.The book soon sold more than six million copies and even spread beyond the borders of the United Kingdom. In fact, it was translated into thirty languages.Through all of these changing circumstances, Bob has always been with Bowen —on his shoulder. You can’t make up a story like this. But life always gives opportunities to those who know how to get hold of them. So if you are ever in a position where a cat has chosen you, don’t ignore it. You can’t imagine all the good that life may have in store if you decide to accept the proposal (提议).37．Why did James Bowen keep the cat?A．The cat would help him get away from drugs.B．The cat could keep him company.C．The cat was a lovely performer.D．The cat needed to be taken care of.38．What does the underlined phrase “go viral” in paragraph 4 mean?A．Look funny. B．Create viruses. C．Spread quickly. D．Change greatly.39．What do we know about A Street Cat Named Bob?A．It was a huge success. B．It was written by a book agent.C．It helped Bowen stop taking drugs. D．It was ﬁrst published in a magazine.40．What can we infer about Bowen and Bob?A．They have traveled all over the world. B．They are struggling for survival.C．They healed and saved each other. D．They no longer perform on the street.。

高三英语记叙文写作练习题20题(答案解析)

高三英语记叙文写作练习题20题(答案解析)1. In a story about a young athlete's journey to success, which of the following would be the most effective way to introduce the character's motivation?A. Just say he wants to be successfulB. Describe a childhood event that inspired himC. Mention his coach's words of encouragementD. State that he is naturally competitive答案：B。

解析：在记叙文写作中，要想有效地引出人物的动机，直接说他想成功比较空洞，A选项不合适。

提及教练的鼓励话语虽然也能体现动机，但相比之下，描述一个童年时期激励他的事件更能深入地展现人物动机的根源，B选项比C选项更好。

说他天生有竞争力也比较片面，D选项也不太能深入体现动机。

通过描述童年事件，可以从人物早期经历入手，自然地引出他后续追求成功的动力，这也有助于丰富记叙文的情节，为后文展开他的成长之旅做好铺垫，使故事更具逻辑性和吸引力。

2. When writing about a friendship between two characters in different cultural backgrounds, which detail can best show the cultural differences?A. The color of their clothesB. Their favorite foodsC. The way they greet each otherD. The type of books they read答案：C。

记叙文——2024届高考英语高考阅读理解文体分类练(含答案)

记叙文——2024届高考英语高考阅读理解文体分类练学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解2012 was one of the hardest years I have ever known because I lost my husband. For several months, I found it hard to write, think, eat or take pleasure in anything; I could not imagine what it would be like to feel happy again; I could not find any hope or purpose.I cannot remember the reason why one Monday morning I decided to go to a hot yoga(瑜伽) studio in east London, where I signed up for a 30-day trial. I do not remember the class or how much I sweated. What I do know is that I started going to hot yoga every day. Sometimes, when my head felt as if it might break me down, I went twice a day. I skipped parties, left social events and got up early to attend. There was something about the hot room that held me together, stopping all the dark thoughts inside my mind.I chose the Bikram method of hot yoga: It has a set of 26 postures and two breathing exercises performed in heat over a period of 90 minutes. This form of yoga was founded by Bikram Choudhury. In 2015, he failed in an attempt to copyright his method. Many practitioners (从业人员) believe that Bikram is not real yoga. Some question the limitations of just 26 postures (姿势). Others wonder why the class has to be performed before a wall of mirrors. However, something in those 26 postures freed my mind, dragged me out of my thoughts and back into the present. I was able to focus on how my body behaved differently each day.1．What happened to the author in 2012?A.She fell into deep depression.B.She tried to find hope againC.She gave up her yoga classes.D.She succeeded in writing.2．What can be inferred about the author from the second paragraph?A.She practiced hot yoga to lose weight.B. She went to the yoga studio once every day.C.She attached importance to her yoga classesD. She was sorry to skip parties to go to the yoga studio3．How did yoga help the author?A.It helped her make moneyB.It helped her feel more focusedC.It helped her get to know its founder.D.It helped her practice her performance skills.4．Where is this text most likely from?A. Science fiction.B. A travel brochure.C. A research paper.D. A health magazineLife has been hard for Chinese villager Zu Wenbao, who is in his early 20s. But thanks to Beijing-based Chen's Studio, music has become his saving grace. Zu has autism (自闭症) , which has meant Zu was unable to fit in at school or among other young people. All that changed when he started learning music at Chen's Studio.Zu, joined the five-studio school in 2020.He has since learned to play the keyboard, and sings along with the other members of the "Star Kids "band that their teacher, Chen Shensi, set up in 2021 for people with autism. "Without music and band, he wouldn't have any peers to socialise with, "said Zu's mother, who travels with her son every Sunday for two hours on three different buses from their current home in the suburb of Beijing so that he can attend classes. "Even though some kids taking music classes are younger than him and half his size, they all take care of him like he's their brother."Eager to help more people with autism, Chen started free-of-charge lessons. "Life for them has been hard, and I wanted to do as much as I could to give them joy through music, "he said. Chen admits he was very frustrated at first with his students because he had to repeat himself many times. Disciplining the class was also tough, but eventually, the students started communicating better with him and each other.People with autism tend to find it difficult to get jobs, but Chen hopes he can change that by giving his students a way to earn a living: the "Star Kids" band has already performed in several concerts at events held at campsites on the suburbs of Beijing. "It's just difficult for them to communicate normally with other people, let alone work in a typical job, but they might be able to make a living as artists. To some degree, I think music might be their language, "Chen said.5．What might be the main reason for Zu attending Chen's studio?A.Chen found Zu's talent for keyboard.B.Chen's studio was the best in Beijing.C.Zu was born enthusiastic about music.D.Zu couldn't integrate into a normal school.6．What did Zu gain from Chen's studio?A.Attention from society.B.Extraordinary musical skills.C.Admiration of other students.D.Chances to communicate with peers. 7．Which of the following words can best describe Chen?A.Creative and generous.B.Devoted and intelligent.C.Responsible and caring.D.Considerate and cooperative.8．What is the intention of Chen setting up the studio?A.To instruct his students to get a degree in music and language.B.To help his students master a way to earn a living through music.C.To teach some communication skills to his students with autism.D.To make money through performing concerts at the edge of Beijing.It was early winter several years ago. I had pulled out my old winter coat for another year’s use. It was still in pretty good shape although it was looking dirty from so many winters’ wear. I didn’t really need a new one but I wanted one and casually mentioned it to my daughter one day. She was such a sweet, loving girl that I should have guessed what would happen next. A few weeks later she gave me a new winter coat as a gift.I put the old one in my closet and started to wear the new coat every day. Each day, though, when I opened my closet, something troubled me. It seemed a shame that my old but still good coat should just sit there keeping no one warm during the cold winter days. After a few weeks, I took it out and drove to a local charity shop. I knew that there was someone who couldn’t afford a coat but could get my old one.My new coat is my old coat now. It is getting a little dirty and worn, too. It has black marks on the sleeves. It is in too bad shape to even donate to charity. I wonder if I should buy a new one soon, but I think I will wait for a while. I don’t really need a new one and maybe I can find something else to give to the charity shop instead.Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Want is a growing giant whom the coat of Have was never large enough to cover.” Perhaps the best way to deal with our wants then is to give instead. Love, after all, brings us the most joy. And the more of it you give away, the more of it you have.9．Which word can best describe the author’s daughter?A. Wealthy.B. Thoughtful.C. Easy-going.D. Humorous.10．Why was the author in shame when seeing his old coat in the closet?A. It cost too much.B. It was looking dirty.C. There was not enough room for his new coat.D. It was not sent to someone in need.11．What is th e author’s decision after his second coat becomes old?A. Telling his daughter.B. Buying a new one soon.C. Donating it to charity.D. Sending something else to charity.12．What does the author want to show in the last paragraph?A. Giving fills our wants.B. Love is the key to joy.C. The more you give, the more you lose.D. A coat is large enough to cover our wants.The Price of a DreamI grew up poor. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still afford a dream. My dream was athletics.By the time I was sixteen, I was good at baseball and football. My high school coach was Ollie Jarvis. He not only believed in me, but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念).One summer a friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother.Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing. I was afraid of this, but my mother said, “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as mad as I expected him to be. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them,” he said.I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why I dream of buying my mom a house.“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he demanded.“Three point twenty-five an hour,” I replied.“Well,” he asked, “is $3. 25 an hour the price of a dream?”That question exposed the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play rookie-league ball, and offered a $20, 000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother my dream house. 13．Why was the writer grateful to Coach Jarvis?A. Because Coach Jarvis made him set a goal.B. Because Coach Jarvis supplied him with new clothes.C. Because Coach Jarvis gave him financial support.D. Because Coach Jarvis helped him show conviction.14．What did the writer want to do when he was offered a job?A. Balance summer baseball and the work schedule.B. Refuse the job offer for summer baseball.C. Give up summer baseball for the job.D. Ask his coach Jarvis for advice.15．Which of t he following can replace the underlined part “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.” in paragraph 4?A. You must eat the bitter fruit of your own making.B. Believe in yourself, but above all be patient.C. You must rely on yourself first, then others.D. A good beginning makes a good ending.16．What did the writer do at the end of the story?A. He failed to buy his mother a house.B. He succeeded as a sportsman.C. He became a successful businessman.D. He made some money in the summer job.Culture shock is a broad term for a series of personal difficulties that people go through in new places ant is usually most extreme for those who can not speak the language of the place they have moved to or for those who aren’t familiar with the social r ules. Both of these things applied to me in China when I moved there in 2011. So, naturally I went through the full well-known stages of culture shock: the honeymoon, frustration, adjustment and acceptance.When I arrived I was excited and optimistic but I quickly became annoyed by cultural differences, missing how things worked back home.By the end of my first year I had totally lost my self confidence and I became a bit clumsy and sensitive person and I thought it was China that made me that way.Then in my second year I started to pick up some language skills and I found fun activities to do in my spare time. I made great foreign and Chinese friends and later I developed an interest in Chinese history and culture. Based on the above I learned to considermyself a confident and happy foreigner.Today I’m back in the US where I’m pursuing a PhD at university in my hometown. It’sculture shock, experiencing the four stages in the opposite order.I’d complain loudly about the little things like I could no longer shout “ fu wu yuan” to get a waiter’s attention in a restaurant. But eventually I came to realize that my home had become an entirely new place when I was away. That, by itself ,was exciting. 17．Which stage of culture shock does paragraph 3 mainly describe?A. The honeymoon.B. Frustration .C. Adjustment.D. Acceptance. 18．Which least help the author ease his culture shock in China ?A. Making local friends.B. Joining in fun activities.C. Attending history courses.D. Learning the Chinese language.19．What does the underlined word “reverse” mean?A. exchanging the position completely.B. changing the previous decision.C. stopping having a particular position.D. changing the order of something around.20．What can we learn about the author according to the last paragraph?A. He began to feel that life in the US was boring.B. He wished to call “fu wu yuan” in a restaurant.C. He was unable to accept American life.D. He needed to adjust himself to his native life.Super Typhoon Rai (known as “Odette” in the Philippines) made landfall on Siargao Island in southeastern Philippines at 1:30 pm local time on Thursday, December 16. The typhoon was the 15th storm to hit the country in 2021 and was the strongest storm of 2021. Almost 16 million Filipinos were facing threats including strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, landslides, displacement and risking loss of life, home, livelihood and agriculture. Around 700,000 of them were children.UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) expressed deep concern for children and families at risk and announced its commitment to providing support to the Philippine government. Reyn Ambag was one of the children who were rescued during the typhoon.12-year-old Reyn Ambag is a grade 7 student living on the island of Siargao. He goes toschool in San Isidro National High School which is located in the Municipality of San Isidro. With Values Education as his favorite subject in school, Reyn is always ready to help others.Reyn is raised by his mother who is a single parent and runs a retail store alone. Aside from his mother, his cousin has also been living with them to help out in the absence of Reyn’s father. Reyn’s mother provides for all three of them. She is able to support their daily needs and Reyn’s schooling by the income she gets from the small retail store.During Typhoon Odette, Reyn’s family stayed inside the comfo rt room of the school where they were evacuated(疏散)to. There, he witnessed through the window how the strongwas safe for them to go out. Upon returning to their home, they were astonished to find that their house was damaged due to the fallen trees.After observing the delays in restoring the electricity in their community, Reyn wanted to pursue a related job in the future. “I want to be an electrician someday so tha t if a power cut would happen because of a typhoon, I would be able to help in restoring it for free,” said Reyn.21．What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. Different types of natural disasters.B. Historical data of the strongest typhoons.C. The introduction of a typhoon and its threats.D. The government’s reaction to Super Typhoon Rai.22．Where does Reyn’s schooling fees come from?A. His father.B. His family store.C. His cousin.D. His part-time job.23．What does the underlined word “subsided” i n paragraph 5 probably mean?A. Died down.B. Fell apart.C. Went over.D. Broke down. 24．Why did Reyn intend to become an electrician?A. To make money to make his life better.B. To reward the community with his work.C. To meet his mother’s expectations of him.D. To restore power in time after typhoons.参考答案1．答案：A解析：细节理解题。

高三英语记叙文写作练习题20题带答案

高三英语记叙文写作练习题20题带答案1. In a story about a student's growth from a shy introvert to a confident leader in high school, which of the following would be the most important element to describe first?A. The final achievement as a leaderB. The specific event that triggered the changeC. The friends who supported during the processD. The teacher's influence from the very beginning答案：B记叙文示例：曾经有一个名叫小明的学生，他非常害羞内向。

在一次班级演讲比赛中，他被老师点名必须参加。

一开始，他非常害怕，想要退缩。

但是在准备的过程中，他发现自己对演讲的内容有独特的见解。

当他站在台上时，虽然紧张得声音有些颤抖，但他还是完整地表达了自己的想法。

台下的同学们给予了热烈的掌声。

从那以后，他开始逐渐变得自信起来，主动参加更多的活动，最终成为了班级里自信的领导者。

解析：首先，题目要求是关于一个学生从害羞内向到自信领导者的成长记叙文。

选择B作为答案是因为在描述人物成长时，触发改变的具体事件往往是故事的开端，是整个成长历程的起点。

在示例中，“班级演讲比赛被老师点名参加”这个事件触发了小明的改变。

语法方面，使用了一般过去时来叙述过去发生的事情，例如“was”“named”等。

词汇运用上，“shy introvert”“confident leader”准确地描述了人物的前后状态。

情节连贯性较好，从最初的害羞到因为演讲事件开始有改变，再到最终成为自信的领导者，逻辑清晰。

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2017届高三英语——阅读理解记叙文2016 I卷 CI am peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I've done 89 trips of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干细胞）in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last, in all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most, So I am always conscious of time.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America.I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said:”Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington.”So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.”She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me, re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courier jo b, you’re consciously aware th at in that box yo u’ve got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph1?A providerB delivery manC collectorD medical doctor30. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.B. The donor can only wait for that long.C. The operation needs that much time.D. The ice won't last any longer.31. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?A. To LondonB. To NewarkC. To ProvidenceD. To Washington2015 I卷 BThe freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed bef ore you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part-particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetables-was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 am to 1 , rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the supplier s for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where-luckily for me-I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?A. Exciting.B. Boring.C. Relaxing.D. Annoying.25. What made the author’s getting up early worthwhile?A. Having a swim.B. Breathing in fresh air.C. Walking in the morning sun.D. Visiting a local farmer’s ma rket.26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?A. They are soft.B. They look nice.C. They taste great.D. They are juicy.27. What was the author going to do that evening?A. Eat in a restaurant.B. Check into a hotel.C. Go to a farm.D. Buy fresh vegetables.2014 I卷 BPassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks（群）so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reach its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed,then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.24. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______.A. were the biggest bird in the worldB. lived mainly in the south of AmericaC. did great harm to the natural environmentD. Were the largest population in the US25. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ _______.A. escapeB. ruinC. liberationD. evolution26. What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A. To seek pleasure.B. To save other birds.C. To make money.D. To protect crops.27. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A. It was ignored by the public.B. It was declared too late.C. It was unfair.D. It was strict.2016 II卷 DA new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.Frank Hurley’s pictures would be outstanding----undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism---if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrousshipwreck(海滩), by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all, to the southernmost shore of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇) across the continent. The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done. Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scott’s last journey, com pleted as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world’s imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.13. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?A. They were made last weekB. They showed undersea sceneriesC. They were found by a cameramanD. They recorded a disastrous adventure14. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?A. Frank HurleyB. Ernest ShackletonC. Robert Falcon ScottD. Caroline Alexander15. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?A. Artistic creationB. Scientific researchC. Money makingD. Treasure hunting。