高考英语二轮复习北京高考英语阅读理解专项训练含答案

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Brian needed t d smething prductive and he turned t mw mwing lawns fr stress relief. “I just decided t create my wn gd news, really just as a time filler,” says Brian. He wanted t help neighbrs, just keeping himself busy mentally and physically. Brian ffered his lawnmwing service free t senirs and peple with disabilities in his cmmunity.
As wrd spread f his gd acts, the lcal media began picking up n the stry. The attentin gt Brian thinking. There was clearly a brader need fr what he was ffering. S he decided t launch a website, lanttmwyurlaen.cm, and a kindness mvement was brn. Pretty sn, Brian had a large crwd f clients needing thers t mw their lawns and an army f vlunteers, frm 18-year-lds in cllege t recent retirees. As news f his rganizatin spread, he als began t attract dnatins t help with perating csts, which encuraged him t turn the service int a nnprfit.
As the rganizatin has evlved (演变), Brian has expanded his fferings t include ther services like remving trees and clearing snw. But he believes the benefit f what his team des ges way beynd the practical. “We are nt nly prviding them with financial relief,” he says. “It’s mental and physical relief as well. And we’re hearing feedback nt nly directly frm the peple we’re helping, but als frm their neighbrs wh thank us fr helping make the cmmunity better. And I’m even receiving ccasinal letters frm peple that we might nt even help, but they might have just been at the time lking fr sme uplifting news.”
lwanttmuwyurlawn.cm has becme a passin. Nt least f all fr the benefits the kindness brings. “It stimulates my mind, my bdy and my sul just by helping thers,” he says. “It’s a really gd feeling. I feel like I’m ding smething that has sme meaning and purpse.”
1．What gt Brian int a bad situatin?
A．Taking care f a baby.B．Being ut f wrk.
C．Fighting against cancer.D．Being reprted in news.
2．Why did Brian create the website?
A．T gain mre public attentin.
B．T prvide a wider range f services.
C．T raise dnatins fr peple in need.
D．T cllect news f kindness mvements.
3．What can we learn abut Brian’s rganizatin?
A．It puts frward plans n bettering the cmmunity.
B．It requires peple t give feedback n the fferings.
C．It reduces the unemplyment amng peple in need.
D．It gives peple spiritual supprt as well as direct help.
4．What can we cnclude frm this passage?
A．Gd things take time.B．Every mment matters.
C．We rise by lifting thers.D．Fame brings pprtunities.
Dear clleague,
Greetings frm the Office f Admissin at Harley University! We hpe that yu and yur students are ding well in these challenging times. In light f the crnavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Harley has suspended all campus visitatins. Hwever, we write t yu tday t affirm ur cmmitment t wrking with yu and yur students as they navigate the cllege search and applicatin prcess.
T that end, we are pleased t annunce that beginning n Tuesday, March 31, 2020, ur ffice will be ffering nline infrmatin sessins fr prspective students. Much like ur n-campus infrmatin sessins, these will cnsist f a ne-hur discussin hsted by a Harley admissin dean and a current student. They will prvide an inside lk at the Harley cmmunity bth academically and scially, as well as an verview f the admissin and financial aid prcesses. Attendees will be able t see the presenters and submit questins thrughut the sessins. While designed fr prspective students, cunselrs are welcme t jin.
Our nline infrmatin sessins will be ffered n the days/times belw.
Tuesdays at 3:00 pm EDT
Thursdays at 9:00 am EDT and 6:00 pm EDT
Students/Cunselrs can register here.
We are hpeful the times we ffered will allw anyne, regardless f time zne, t be able t jin us fr a sessin. While we are disappinted that campus visits are nt currently pssible, we are cnfident that these nline sessins will prvide the same accessibility, infrmatin, and enthusiasm as we intrduce yur students t the Harley cmmunity.
In the same spirit, we remain cmmitted t answering any questins yu, yur students, r their families may have abut these sessins, r any ther changes t ur prgramming. Yu can cntact us at admissin@harley.edu.
We wish yu all a safe and healthy spring.
Sincerely,
Jasn Harley
Directr f Undergraduate Admissin
5．What is the purpse f this letter?
A．T answer questins frm teachers and students.
B．T arrange fr schl visits and nline interviews.
C．T say hell t clleagues during the Cvid-19 pandemic.
D．T infrm alternative methds f getting applicatin infrmatin.
6．The nline infrmatin sessins are mst prbably fr ________.
A．students in Grade 11-12
B．parents f senir high schl students
C．current students in Harley University
D．teaching staff in Harley University
7．What can be learnt frm the letter?
A．Harley University des nt enrll new students this year.
B．Prspective students shuld attend the sessins with cunselrs.
C．The nline sessins will functin almst the same with n-campus visits.
D．Students can cntact admissin@harley.edc t arrange n-campus visits.
Hw des a persn becme an Olympic champin—smene capable f winning the gld? In reality, a cmbinatin f bilgical, envirnmental, and psychlgical factrs, as well as training and practice, all g int making a super athlete.
Perhaps the mst imprtant factr invlved in becming an elite athlete is genetics. Mst Olympic cmpetitrs are equipped with certain physical characteristics that differentiate them frm the average persn. Take an elite athlete’s muscles, fr example. In mst human skeletal muscles (the nes that make yur bdy mve), there are fast-twitch fibers and slw-twitch fibers. Fast-twitch fibers help us mve quickly. Olympic weightlifters, fr example, have a large number f fast-twitch fibers in their muscles—many mre than the average persn. These allw them t lift hundreds f kils frm the grund and ver their heads in secnds. Surprisingly, a large, muscular bdy is nt the main requirement t d well in this sprt. It is mre imprtant t have a large number f fast-twitch fibers in the muscles.
The legs f an elite marathn runner, n the ther hand, might cntain up t 90 percent slw-twitch muscle fibers. These generate energy efficiently and enable an athlete t cntrl fatigue and keep mving fr a lnger perid f time. When we exercise lng r hard, it’s cmmn t experience tiredness, muscle pain, and difficulty breathing. These feelings are caused when the muscles prduce high amunts f lactate(乳酸) and can’t remve it quickly enugh. Athletes with many slw-twitch muscle fibers seem t be able t clear the lactate frm their muscles faster as they mve. Thus, the average runner might start t feel discmfrt halfway int a race. A trained Olympic athlete, hwever, might nt feel pain until much later in the cmpetitin.
Fr sme Olympic cmpetitrs, size is imprtant. Mst male champin swimmers are 180cm r taller, allwing them t reach lnger and swim faster. Fr bth male and female gymnasts, thugh, a smaller size and bdy weight mean they can mve with greater ease, and are less likely t suffer damage when landing n the flr frm a height f up t 4.5 meters.
Sme athletes’ abilities are naturally enhanced by their envirnment. Thse raised at high altitudes in cuntries such as Kenya, Ethipia, and Mrcc have bld that is rich in hemglbin(血红素). Large amunts f hemglbin carry xygen arund the bdy faster, enabling these athletes t run better. Cultural factrs als help sme athletes d well at certain sprts. Tegla Lrupe, a yung wman frm nrthern Kenya, has wn several marathns. She attributes sme f her success t her cuntry’s altitude (she trains at abut 2,400 meters) and sme t her cultural backgrund. As a child, she had t run ten kilmeters t schl every day. “I’d be punished if I was late,” she says.
Althugh genetics, envirnment, and even culture play a part in becming an elite athlete, training and practice are needed t succeed. Marathn runners may be able t cntrl fatigue and keep mving fr lng perids f time, but they must train t reach and maintain their gals. Weightlifters and gymnasts perfect their skills by repeating the same mtins again and again until they are autmatic. Greg Lugains, winner f fur Olympic diving gld medals, says divers must train the same way t be successful: “Yu have less than three secnds frm takeff until yu hit the water, s it has t be reflex. Yu have t repeat the divers hundreds, maybe thusands, f times.” Training this way requires an athlete t be nt nly physically fit but psychlgically healthy as well. “They have t be,” says Sean McCann, a sprts psychlgist at the Olympic Training Center in the U.S. “therwise, they culdn’t handle the training lads we put n them. Athletes have t be gd at setting gals, generating energy when they need it, and managing anxiety.”
Hw d athletes adjust t such intense pressure? Lugains explains hw he learned t cntrl his anxiety during a cmpetitin: “Mst divers think t much…,” he says. “They’re t much in their heads. What wrked fr me was humr. I remember thinking abut what my mther wuld say if she saw me d a bad dive. She’d prbably just cmpliment me n the beautiful splash.”
8．What is this article mainly abut?
A．Factrs that make smene a super athlete.
B．The different muscle types f super athlete.
C．The size f a super athlete.
D．Hw t qualify fr the Olympics.
9．The underlined wrd mre in paragraph 2 refers t ________.
A．MusclesB．Average peple
C．Olympic weightliftersD．Fast-twitch fibers
10．What advantage d athletes frm high-altitude cuntries have?
A．A strng sense f culture.
B．Mre muscles in their legs.
C．Hemglbin-rich bld.
D．Lwer amunts f lactate in their muscles.
11．What statement wuld diver Greg Lugains prbably agree with?
A．A prfessinal athlete shuld never feel anxiety.
B．Athletes cannt perfrm well unless they are under pressure.
C．It’s key t practice and train hard, but try nt t take things t seriusly.
D．It’s imprtant t jke arund with yur teammates befre yu perfrm any sprt.
Mathilde Lisel, a beautiful wman, is miserable with her life. Althugh frm a family f clerks, she always felt she had “fallen frm a higher statin” and lngs t be part f the upper class. With n prspect f meeting these dreams she marries a middle-class Parisian clerk. This leaves her unhappy, suffering frm what she thinks as a life f pverty. Althugh her husband’s incme is sufficient fr their needs, Mathilde still dreams f being wealthy. Mathilde fcuses n her lack f pssessins such as gwns and jewelry instead f enjying the life she has. She even becmes jealus f her schl friend, Madame Frestier, wh has married a wealthy man.
One evening, the triumphant Mnsieur Lisel cmes hme and hands her an invitatin t a ball at the Ministry f Public Instructin where he wrks. Mathilde surprises him by refusing t g and thrws the invitatin nt the flr. She gets upset and tells her husband that withut a new gwn and jewelry she cannt pssibly attend the ball. Mnsieur Lisel reluctantly agrees t pay fr a gwn csting fur hundred francs, knwing he will nt be able t affrd the hunting gun he had been saving up t buy. Mathilde buys the dress but cmplains that she still has n jewelry. Fr nce thugh, Mathilde is pleased when her husband cmes up with the slutin t ask her friend t lend sme jewelry.
Madame Frestier ffers Mathilde t chse what she wants and Mathilde selects a beautiful diamnd necklace frm a black satin bx. When Madame Frestier sees hw happy the necklace makes her friend feel she agrees t lend it t her fr the ball.
At the ball, Mathilde is the mst elegant and graceful wman there, smiling and happy. All the men ask her name and want t be intrduced t her. She dances with all f the attaches frm the cabinet and is even nticed by the minister. Dancing with happiness and passin, intxicated with pleasure, Mathilde exists fr a time in the wrld she lngs t be part f.
At 4 am, she is ready t leave. As Mnsieur Lisel places the wrap ver his wife’s shulders, the cntrast f the pverty f her wrap with the elegant ball gwn is t much t bear and t save any embarrassment she hurries t leave befre anyne ntices her. When they reach the street, they cannt find a cab and start t walk hme. They walked twards the Seine in despair, shivering with cld. At last n the quay side they find “ne f thse ancient night cabs which, as thugh they were ashamed t shw their shabbiness during the day, are never seen rund Paris until after dark”.
The Lisels arrive hme at the Rue des Martyrs, and Mathilde’s happiness turns t hrrr as she sees that the necklace is missing when she lks in the mirrr t admire herself ne mre time. She and Mnsieur Lisel search frantically, but they cannt find the necklace. Mnsieur Lisel even retraces their steps back alng the whle rute and then spends the next day enquiring and trying t find the necklace. Finally, in defeat, he suggests Mathilde writes a letter t Madame Frestier, explaining she will return the necklace after repair, lying that the clasp had brken. This stry allws them time t cntinue the search.
When the Lisels are unable t find the necklace, they use its jewelry bx t search fr the jeweler where it was purchased. The jeweler ffers the cuple a similar necklace fr thirty-six-thusand francs with the understanding that he will buy it back if they find the necklace befre the end f February. Hwever, they d nt find the necklace, and they take n huge debt that frever changes their lives. Mnsieur Lisel, frightened by the truble yet t cme, by the “black misery” that is abut t fall upn him, by the prspect f all the physical sacrifices and the “mral trtures” he is abut t suffer, ges t pay the jeweler thirty-six-thusand francs and cllects the diamnd necklace.
When Mathilde takes the newly purchased necklace t Madame Frestier, she fears her friend will discver that the necklace is a replacement and cnsider her a thief. Althugh Madame Frestier criticizes Mathilde fr bringing the necklace back late, she never pens the case t lk at it.
The next years are hrrible fr Mathilde, wh wrks like a servant, her wn servant having been dismissed. The Lisels mve t cheaper husing. Mathilde dresses in wrk clthing and becmes respnsible fr ding all the family’s “dius” husewrk duties. She takes n this rle with “sudden herism”. Mnsieur Lisel wrks a secnd jb at night. They wrk fr ten years t repay their debts. The strain f deprivatin takes its tll, and Mathilde ages rapidly. Occasinally, she thinks back and remembers the wnders f the ball, but finally, their debt is paid in full.
One day n the street, Mathilde meets Madame Frestier, still lking lvely. At first nt recgnizing Mathilde, Madam Frestier is shcked by her friend’s haggard appearance. Mathilde explains that her life has been hard because f Madame Frestier. Mathilde shares the truth regarding her lss and replacement f the necklace that she had brrwed. She explains that it was purchased with ten years f hard labur. She prudly describes hw she met her bligatin bth t Madame Frestier and t sciety.
Madame Frestier, deeply mved, takes Mathilde’s hands in her wn and tells her the truth. The necklace that she had laned Mathilde was mere cstume jewelry wrth nly five hundred francs.
12．Mathilde Lisel refused t g t the ball because she ________.
A．was angry with her husband
B．thught she was nt invited
C．was upset fr having lst her jewelry
D．feared that she wuld be lked dwn upn
13．Put the fllwing events int the crrect rder.
① Mathilde realized that the necklace was missing.
② The Lisels wrked hard t pay their debt.
③ Mnsieur Lisel brught hme an invitatin t a ball
④ Mnsieur Liser bught a diamnd necklace frm a jeweler.
⑤ Mathilde brrwed a necklace frm her friend Madame Frestier.
⑥ Mathilde talked t her friend Madame Frestier abut her “sudden herism”
A．③⑤①④②⑥B．③①⑤②④⑥
C．⑤③①②④⑥D．⑤③④②①⑥
14．Madame Frestier never pens the case because she ________.
A．trusts her friend very much
B．frgets abut the necklace
C．is sure that the necklace is in the case
D．desn’t care much abut the necklace
15．What can best describe Mathilde Lisel?
A．unfrtunate but hnest.B．lucky but selfish.
C．smart but lazy.D．beautiful but evil.
When the authr pens his memir with a scene f his mther pushing him frm a mving vehicle, yu knw yu’re in fr a fascinating read. Brn a Crime by Trevr Nah, wh is nw a daily shw hst, is an autbigraphy abut Trevr’s life in Africa.
Trevr, the sn f a Xhsa(科萨人) mther and a Swiss-German father, was brn a crime as it was illegal fr different races t marry and have children in Africa. Grwing up biracial in the pst-apartheid era (后种族隔离时代), his mther is an influential partner at every step alng his jurney. She wrked diligently t stay ut f pverty and keep Nah in gd schls. Trevr’s mm stressed independence and free thught as well as all the values f Judaism (犹太教). Even befre they knew apartheid wuld end, she wanted him t live freely. She tk him t places that black Suth Africans cnsidered “white things,” like ice rinks and the suburbs, because even if he never left the ghett (贫民区), he wuld knw that the ghett was nt the wrld. It was her mther’s aim t keep him frm internalizing his ppressin, and t cnvince him that he was greater than scial labels. His mm wuld take him t the library and museums, and lcal cllege campuses. Fr his mther, being a black wman didn’t mean he culdn’t achieve greatness. She gave him permissin t dream beynd his circumstances.
In Trevr’s whle early life, being mixed-race, he ften wasn’t allwed t g utside during apartheid because the plice culd have taken him away; he culdn’t be seen with his parents and his mther had t pretend t be his maid when they were in public. S, Trevr had t have his mther’s friends pse as his mther. Trevr struggled t fit in at schl as he didn’t knw which grup t play with. Later in high schl, Trevr had t start a lunch delivery business t mve up and be accepted by his fellw classmates. After high schl, he started getting int cmedy in 2002 and has been n TV ever since. Trevr had a rugh, but lving relatinship with his mther as he was always getting in truble. Trevr didn’t see his dad much and culd nly meet in secret. In the end, Brn a Crime is nt just an unnerving accunt f grwing up in Suth Africa under apartheid, but a lve letter t the authr’s remarkable mther. Nah writes: “I understd even frm an early age that we weren’t just mther and sn. We were a team.”
Brn a Crime tells a really persnal and yet universal stry in many respects. It is undubtedly a life-changing stry which is pwerful, hnest, funny and dark at the same time, still it never turns t despair, self-pity r hpelessness. It’s a stry f survival against the dds and the human ability t transcend the limits f their rigin. At the end f the bk, he explains this miracle that happened t his mther, where she survives a bullet t the head. These stries uncver new feelings twards lved-nes, and may influence yu t sincerely recnsider cnnectins t yur family and their pririties.
16．It can be learnt that Brn a Crime is ________.
A．a bk n slavery
B．a stry abut criminals
C．an autbigraphy f a shw hst
D．a reprt abut hw t reduce crime
17．What prblem did Trevr have in his early life?
A．He didn’t get alng with his mther.
B．He felt hard t fit in at schl.
C．He was wanted by the plice.
D．He gt t much attentin.
18．Accrding t the passage, Trevr’s mther ________.
A．pushed him t reach academic excellence
B．encuraged him g beynd the present limits
C．inspired him t speak fr the minrity as a TV hst
D．helped him determine which race he shuld side with
19．What might be the theme f Brn A Crime?
A．Law and justice.B．Hpe and grit.
C．Getting t the tp.D．Secrets f success.
Humans have lng gained pleasure frm the smells f the natural wrld. Fr the mst part, thugh, human beings are nt their target market. Fr plants, fragrances are a way t interact with insects and ther animals. Their attractin fr peple happens simply by chance.
In chemical terms, mst natural fragrances are made up f vlatiles — s called because f their tendency t change states suddenly. Vlatiles evaprate easily, drifting int nses. In plants’ reprductive prcesses, smelly vlatiles attract pllinatrs (授粉昆虫). But their natural applicatins are much mre varied. If an insect chews thrugh the leaves f sme Bursera plants, ut shts a sticky, smelly liquid t trap it. Cyte tbacc plants are even mre crafty: upn sensing the smell f hungry caterpillars, they prduce vlatiles that attract predatrs t kill the pests.
What is truly amazing is just hw wily plants can be in using their scents fr reprductin. White flwers ften emit their scent at night t attract ncturnal pllinatrs such as mths. They prduce a dilute nectar (稀释的花蜜) that encurages mths t keep mving, rather than linger at a single blm—all the better t increase pllinatin. Other flwers change their fragrance after being successfully pllinated, as a signal fr insects t g elsewhere.
But thugh “Scent” is a stry f plants’ cleverness, it is als a tale f the human kind. Peple have lng used fragrances fr their wn purpses, particularly fr use in religius ceremnies: perfume recipes n the walls f an Egyptian temple in Edfu demnstrate just hw lng ingredients have been mixed in pursuit f the best blend. S highly prized were sme scents that, t scare ff cmpetitrs, Arab traders spread a legend abut giant eagles that guarded cinnamn.
Eventually scientists n lnger needed natural surces fr fragrances. In 1866 a fragrance mlecule was prduced fr the first time. Sixteen years later, Hubigant Parfum released Fugère Ryale, the first “mdern fantasy perfume” that creates an imaginary scent rather than cpying a natural ne. Nwadays fragrance–making is dminated by man–made cmpunds, which can be reliably and affrdably prduced in large quantities.
That has led t the mass prductin f smelly prducts, frm tilet paper t tthpaste. Scent is accrdingly big business. It is said that a wrld–famus fragrance and flavur manufacturer that claims peple interact with its prducts up t 30 times a day, had sales f €3.8bn last year.
20．Accrding t Paragraph 1 and 2, which wuld the authr agree with?
A．Sme plants might kill the pests with their smells.
B．Fragrance is a tl fr plants t prtect themselves.
C．Peple interact with nature easily thrugh fragrance.
D．Fragrances are less imprtant t humans than t animals and insects.
21．What des the underlined wrd “prized” in Paragraph 4 mst prbably mean?
A．Develped.B．Rewarded.C．Mixed.D．Valued.
22．What can we learn frm the passage?
A．Humans d nt use fragrances as purpsefully as plants d.
B．Natural surces fr fragrances will be ut f date in the future.
C．Plants use fragrances t bth attract and send away pllinatrs.
D．Man–made fragrances have t be prduced by cpying natural nes.
23．Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A．Plants Smell, Insects PreyB．Smartness behind Fragrance
C．Fragrance: T Make r Nt t MakeD．Fragrance Cnnects Human & Nature
Nia’s family mved ften, finding shelter in rms with relatives. Tensins rse with every mve and shuting matches were cnstant. When everything came t a bil, Nia fund it best t keep silent. She became mre and mre withdrawn as she gt lder, lsing cnfidence in herself and her vice.
When she was a yung adult, Nia had develped a fear f speaking. S when a friend tld her abut YuthCare’s Tile Prject, she was terrified. But Nia wanted t take steps t find a jb and supprt herself. She finally tk a deep breath and decided t give it a sht.
Nia signed up fr a ceramic (陶瓷) class. The passin she gained fr learning a new craft was clear-but when it came t grup activities in the classrm, Nia struggled. She tld staff that she didn’t like being arund peple she didn’t knw. S when the class was given the pprtunity t sell their artwrk at a lcal fair, Nia hesitated. With the supprt frm YuthCare Career Crdinatr, Kate, she cautiusly agreed.
When the big day came, shppers pured int the fair, appraching Nia with questins abut the prgram and art pieces fr sale. Each time, Nia turned t Kate t whisper the answers in her ear, and Kate repeated the answers ut lud. At ne pint during the fair, she was left alne fr a mment. When a custmer came up t ask a questin, Nia answered with hesitatin. Sn after, anther visitr came. When Kate returned t her side, Nia fught back her fears and answered their questins n her wn.
Nia’s cnfidence grew with every interactin. By the end f the day, she was beaming. “I was s impressed by Nia. She really lved explaining t custmers hw t fire ceramic,” said Kate. “The artwrk she sld was the biggest sale f the day!”
That day at the fair was life-changing fr Nia. She discvered that she truly enjyed talking t thers-especially abut art! With cntinued supprt frm staff t build cmmunicatin skills and cnfidence, Nia cmpleted the Tile Prject with flying clrs.
24．What made Nia finally decide t try the Prject?
A．Her family atmsphere.B．Her friend’s persuasin.
C．Her desire t find a jb.D．Her passin fr ceramics.
25．The fair is life-changing fr Nia because she .
A．discvered her true lve in artB．made the biggest sale in the fair
C．wn the recgnitin f custmersD．gained cnfidence thrugh interactin
26．What can we knw abut Nia?
A．She was frced t the fair.B．She did very well thrughut the fair.
C．She finished the prject successfully.D．She was struggling in learning ceramic.
The wheelchair-bund yung man, a patient f mine, was pushed t the lectern at the high schl t deliver his cmmencement address. His face still partially paralyzed, he spke in a sft vice. But Mark Orsini delivered a pwerful speech and received a thunderus applause frm his fellw students, wh had wndered if he’d live t graduate.
The 18-year-ld had develped Guillain-Barre syndrme, which can cause paralysis. Sn he was almst cmpletely paralyzed.
His parents insisted that he was a fighter. He’d get thrugh this and g n t attend Dartmuth. But meanwhile, immbile and n a ventilatr (呼吸器), hw was he ging t ask questins r be invlved in his care?
The slutin was remarkable: The Orsinis wuld sit at Mark’s side and recite the alphabet. When they gt t a letter Mark needed t spell a wrd, he’d nd “yes”. They’d write it dwn, then start ver and wait fr him t nd again. They never lst patience and Mark was invlved with every decisin. Standard treatment hadn’t helped, s I prpsed a risky prcedure t filter (过滤) his bld. After treatment he shwed imprvement and sn he culd mve his tes, his legs and then his arms.
Mark has graduated frm Dartmuth. I saw him in my ffice sme time ag, and he was feeling great. But there was a lt left unsaid. I wanted t say I was in awe f him, and that his parents were sme f the mst amazing peple I’d ever met, sitting by his bed fr hurs, patiently listening t their child speak letter by letter. I wanted t tell him f my shame when my children tried t talk t me and I brushed them ff because I didn’t have time t listen. I wanted t say I’d never frget him r his parents. But wrds failed me.
27．The underlined wrd “cmmencement” in Paragraph 1 means ________.
A．graduatinB．prmiseC．birthdayD．acceptance
28．What did Mark’s parents d fr him when he was learning in class?
A．They did everything fr Mark.B．They assisted Mark in learning.
C．They lst patience smetimes.D．They made decisins fr him.
29．Accrding t the last paragraph, hw did the writer feel abut the way he treated his children?
A．He felt prud f it.B．He felt cnfident f it.
C．He felt guilty f it.D．He felt dubtful abut it.
“Everybdy is a genius. But if yu judge a fish by its ability t climb a tree, it will live its whle life believing that it is stupid.”—Albert Einstein
If yu have a kid with special needs in the schl system, yu’re likely t have cme acrss that saying hanging n a classrm wall. My five-year-ld daughter Syna has cerebral palsy (脑瘫) and it means, cmbined with her cmmunicatin and sight prblems, that nrmal standard isn’t always an accurate measure f her abilities.
By nw yu have prbably heard abut Chris Ulmer, the 26-year ld teacher in Jacksnville, Flrida, wh starts his special educatin class by calling up each student t give them much admiratin and a high-five. I culdn’t help but be reminded f Syna’s teacher and hw she supprts each kid in a very similar way. Ulmer recently shared a vide f his teaching experience. “I have seen their cnfidence increase rapidly.” he said. All I culd think was: hw lucky these students are t have such gd teachers.
Syna’s teacher has an attitude that can best be summarized in ne wrd: wnderful. Her teacher desn’t fcus n what can’t be dne—she fcuses n what can be dne. Over the past several mnths, my husband Dilip and I have seen Syna’s cnfidence increase greatly. She uses wrds she wuldn’t have thught f using befre. She recently tld me abut her classmates trip t Ecuadr and was very prud when I understd her n the first try.
I actually wnder what the influence wuld be if we did smething similar t what Ulmer des with his students in ur hme. We’ve recently started ur day by reminding each ther f the gd qualities we all have. If we are reminded f ur strengths n a regular basis, we will becme increasingly cnfident abut prgress and success.
30．What des the authr think f Albert Einstein’s saying?
A．Funny.B．True.C．Strange.D．Cnfusing.
31．What can we learn abut Syna’s teacher?
A．She is Syna’s favrite teacher.
B．She puts Einstein’s qute n the wall.
C．She uses vides t teach her students.
D．She helps increase her students’ cnfidence.
32．What change has taken place in the authr’s family?
A．They’ve invited Ulmer’s students t their hme.
B．They visit Ulmer’s classrm regularly.
C．They give each ther praise every day.
D．They feel thankful t peple in their lives.
A character in ne f Shakespeare’s plays nce said, “Sme are brn great, sme achieve greatness, and sme have greatness thrust upn them.” Any f these culd apply t the mdern-day sprtsmen. Many still argue abut the nature f talent. Sme claim that peple are brn t be sprtsmen, while thers say it is nly thrugh devtin and hard wrk that they achieve their abilities. Arguably thugh, it is nt until their talents are acknwledged (认可) by the public that they truly have greatness fallen upn them.
With this acknwledgement f their “greatness” cme all the trappings f mdern-day celebrity: mney, pwer, influence and respnsibility. Fr better r fr wrse, like it r hate it, mdern sprtsmen are the rle mdels f children everywhere. These children will grw up admiring their heres, devting their lives t cpying their every mve, and wanting abve all t be like them. Due t this fascinatin, particularly with the massive influence f the media, it is mre imprtant than ever fr these sprtsmen t acknwledge their respnsibility.
In the past few mnths alne, there have been many examples f questinable behavirs frm sprts stars f the present day. They are ften mirrring the very wrst aspects f sciety, a fact that the self-righteus (自以为是的) anger f the mdern press has been quick t pint ut. It wuld be wrng fr us t expect sprtsmen t be perfect. It wuld als be wrng fr us t think that their behavir is markedly different frm the sprtsmen they grew up watching, but with the all-seeing eye f mdern media it is a different wrld, and different standards must be expected.
Of curse, there is n duty fr sprtsmen t be gd rle mdels. There are n prisn sentences, n fines, n cmmunity service—unless their behavirs are illegal. Unless they break the law, it is entirely up t them as t whether r nt they think their behavir is apprpriate. Furthermre, measuring the true influence their decisins have n their fllwers is abslutely impssible. Sme will rise against their idls, seeing them in a new light and criticizing their actins. Others may cpy their heres’ actins, using them as a shield when accused f the same crimes.
It is withut dubt that the actins f sprtsmen will influence the lives f thse wh wrship them. Mdern day sprtsmen are almst ideals f tday’s wrld, and their actins are watched carefully by millins ver the wrld. Sme may cmplain against it, denying their influence n these children’s lives. Others may be aware f it but nt respect it, while many may bth be aware f it and respect it. In a wrd, yu d nt chse whether yu are a rle mdel. All yu can d is t decide hw t act when greatness is thrust upn yu.
33．In Paragraph 1, the authr tries t emphasize ______.
A．sprtsmen becme great when their gifts are recgnized by peple
B．sprtsmen achieve greatness thrugh their devtin and effrts
C．different ways fr sprtsmen t achieve success and greatness
D．the cre characteristic t becme great sprtsmen nwadays
34．Accrding t Paragraph 4, we can learn that ______.
A．rle mdels usually have psitive influence n their fans
B．sprtsmen have the right t behave freely within the law
C．all the fans will fllw their heres’ actins
D．n duty is given t sprtsmen
35．The underlined phrase thrust upn in paragraph 1 mst prbably means ______.
A．put ffB．remved frmC．related tD．frced n
36．What is the main purpse f the passage?
A．T advise the media t chse prper events t reprt.
B．T infrm the public that sprtsmen are n rle mdels.
C．T remind the sprtsmen f their scial respnsibilities.
D．T argue that sprtsmen shuld nt be expected as heres.
Whether a persn is cnsidering starting a small business r changing career paths, passin must be taken int accunt. While characteristics such as strng values, talent, ambitin, intellect, discipline, persistence (毅力), and luck all cntribute t business and career success, fllwing yur passin can ften make the mst significant difference f all.
Befre discussing passin and explaining its significance, we must first define the true meaning f success. Success is usually thught f as making large sums f wealth r achieving a certain level f fame, but true success that satisfies is nt all abut mney.
Success is better defined as an achievement f a desired aim r purpse. Mre than mney r fame, mst peple desire t cmbine their wn passins with their wrk while making a sustainable incme. The mre yu earn, the less mney returns, making mney an elusive (难以捉摸的) definitin f success.
Fr mst peple, success means being prud f their achievements and being part f smething that matters. This is particularly true when it cmes t meaningful wrk. If a persn decides t fllw their passin, there is a greater likelihd that mney and traditinal success will fllw because the time and effrt invested in the adventure cme with enthusiasm and zeal (热情).
If enthusiasm and passin are present, peple tend t be mre resilient (有承受力) when facing difficulties. Peple wh are passinate abut what they d, rather than just “in it fr the mney,” tend t be peple wh have mre psitive utlks and can vercme difficulty thrugh prblem-slving.
Als, the mre passinate smene is abut their jb, the mre inclined (倾向于) they are t wrk hard n self-imprvement, increasing their chances f success.
One f the mst successful cmpanies in the wrld is Apple. Apple’s funder and mst remarkable leader was the late Steve Jbs. In an article titled “The Seven Success Principles f Steve Jbs”, writer Carmine Gall utlines seven factrs respnsible fr Jbs’ success. The article is based n interviews with Apple emplyees and Steve Jbs himself. The first principle? “D what yu lve.” Steve Jbs believed in the pwer f passin and nce said, “Peple with passin can change the wrld fr the better.” Jbs claimed that his passin fr his wrk made all the difference.
37．In writing Paragraph 1, the authr aims t ______.
A．intrduce the tpicB．make a cmparisn
C．present a prblemD．give a definitin
38．By saying “The mre yu earn, the less mney returns, making mney an elusive definitin f success.” in Paragraph 3, the authr means ______.
A．smetimes yu dn’t get much reward fr yur hard wrk
B．mney desn’t always define success
C．if yu want t be successful, yu need a steady incme
D．the mre yu earn, the less mney returns, which is nt a sign f success
39．What culd we learn frm Paragraph 4?
A．Mst peple intend t chse meaningful jbs.
B．If yu fllw mst peple’s curse, success is just arund the crner.
C．Wrking with enthusiasm is mre likely t succeed.
D．If yu are always prud f yurself, yu will succeed easily.
40．What culd be the best title fr the passage?
A．Steve Jbs and His Success Principles
B．Fllw Yur Passins, and Success Will Fllw
C．Secrets t Success
D．Passin and Yur Career
The annual marathn (马拉松) in my twn ccurred as scheduled. My jb was t fllw behind the runners in an ambulance in case any f them needed medical attentin. As the athletes began t pace themselves, the frnt runners started t disappear. It was then that my eyes were drawn t the wman in blue running shrts and a baggy white T-shirt.
I knew we were already watching ur “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, yet her left knee was turned ut. Her legs were s crippled (跛足的) and bent that it seemed impssible fr her t walk, nt t mentin run a marathn.
The driver and I watched in silence as she slwly mved frward. We wuld mve frward a little bit, then stp and wait fr her t gain sme distance. Then we’d slwly mve frward a little bit mre. As I watched her struggle t put ne ft in frnt f the ther, I fund myself breathing fr her and urging her frward. I wanted her t stp, and at the same time, I prayed that she wuldn’t.
Finally she was the nly runner left in sight. I sat n the edge f my seat and watched with respect and amazement as she pushed frward with strng determinatin thrugh the last miles. When the finish line came int sight, the cheering crwds had lng gne hme. Yet standing straight and prud waited a man. He was hlding ne end f a ribbn tied t a pst. She slwly crssed thrugh, leaving bth ends f the ribbn fluttering behind her.
I dn’t knw this wman’s name, but that day she became a part f my life — a part I ften depend n. Fr her, it wasn’t abut beating the ther runners r winning a prize. It was abut finishing what she had set ut t d. When I think things are t difficult r I get thse “I-just-can’t-d-it,” I think f the last runner. Then I realize hw easy the task befre me really is.
41．What wrds can best describe the wman?
A．Prud and determined.B．Mdest and curageus
C．Diligent and cnsiderate.D．Strng-willed and hnrable.
42．What has the authr learnt frm the wman?
A．Dn’t depend n thers when facing difficulties.
B．Nthing is t tugh t accmplish if ne is brave enugh.
C．It’s nt winning but hlding n straight t the end that really matters.
D．The disabled can als run a marathn despite their walking difficulty.
43．What culd be the best title fr the text?
A．The Annual Marathn.B．The Last Runner.
C．An Unfrgettable Jb.D．Humrus Stranger.
Are yu happy? D yu remember a time when yu were happy? Are yu seeking happiness tday?
Many have sught a variety f surces fr their feelings f happiness. Sme have put their heart and effrts int their wrk. T many have turned t drugs and alchl. Meanwhile, untld numbers have lked fr it in the pssessin f expensive cars, extic (异国的) vacatin hmes and ther ppular “tys”. Mst f their effrts have a rt in ne cmmn fact: peple are lking fr a lasting surce f happiness.
Unfrtunately, I believe that happiness escapes frm many peple because they misunderstand the jurney f finding it. I have heard many peple say that, “I’ll be happy when I get my new prmtin,” r “I’ll be happy when I lse that extra20 punds.” It is dangerus because it accepts that happiness is a “respnse” t having, being r ding smething.
In life, we all experience stimulus (激励) and respnse. Tday, sme peple think that an expensive car is stimulus. Happiness is a respnse. A great paying jb is stimulus. Happiness is a respnse. A lving relatinship is stimulus. Happiness is a respnse. This belief leaves us thinking and feeling: “I’ll be happy when...”
It has been my finding that actually the ppsite is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and respnse is what life brings t thse wh are truly happy. When we are happy, we tend t have mre success in ur wrk. When we are happy, peple want t be arund us and enjy lving relatinships. When we are happy, we mre naturally take better care f ur bdies and enjy gd health. Happiness is nt a respnse but a stimulus.
Happiness is a cnscius chice we make every day f ur lives. Fr unknwn reasn t me, many chse t be painful, unsuccessful and angry mst f the time. Happiness is nt smething that happens t us after we get smething we want—we usually get things we want AFTER we chse t be happy.
44．Frm the secnd paragraph, we knw t many peple __________.
A．all desire extic vacatin hmes
B．are nt happy when they wrk hard
C．are nt happy when they drink r take drugs
D．are happy when they pssess their wn expensive cars
45．Generally speaking, mst peple feel happy because __________.
A．they get what they want t have
B．they get a great paying jb
C．they get an expensive car
D．they think happiness is rted in their deep hearts
46．Which f the fllwing is right accrding t the authr?
A．Mst peple tday are happy.
B．Wrk is a necessary part in ur daily life.
C．We shuld try t get mre and then we’ll be happy.
D．If yu want t get what yu want, yu first chse t be happy.
47．Frm the viewpint f the authr, happiness is __________.
A．based n ur needsB．ut f reach
C．uncnditinalD．limited
参考答案：
1．B
2．B
3．D
4．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了布莱恩·施瓦茨(Brian Schwartz)成为疫情失业背景下，免费为社区的老年人和残疾人提供修剪草坪的服务，创办一个网站lanttmwyurlaen.cm帮助更多需要服务的人，既帮助了别人，也升华了自己。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Brian Schwartz became ne f the many t turn jbless under the epidemic.(布莱恩·施瓦茨(Brian Schwartz)成为疫情下失业的众多人之一。)”可知，失业使布莱恩陷入了困境。故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“There was clearly a brader need fr what he was ffering. S he decided t launch a website, lanttmwyurlaen.cm,and a kindness mvement was brn.(显然，他所提供的东西有更广泛的需求。于是，他决定创办一个网站lanttmwyurlaen.cm，一场善意运动就此诞生)”可知，Brian创立网站是为了提供更广泛的服务。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段““We are nt nly prviding them with financial relief,” he says. “It’s mental and physical relief as well.”(“我们不仅为他们提供经济援助，”他说。“这是精神和身体上的放松。”)”可知，Brian的组织给人们精神上的支持以及直接的帮助。故选D。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“lwanttmuwyurlawn.cm has becme a passin. Nt least f all fr the benefits the kindness brings. “It stimulates my mind, my bdy and my sul just by helping thers,” he says. “It’s a really gd feeling. I feel like I’m ding smething that has sme meaning and purpse.”(Lwanttmuwyurlawn.cm已经成为一种激情。尤其是这种善意所带来的好处。“通过帮助他人，它刺激了我的思想、身体和灵魂。这种感觉真的很好。我觉得我做的事情是有意义和目的的。”)”可知，我们从文章中能得出我们通过帮助别人而得到升华。故选C。
5．D
6．A
7．C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了由于疫情原因，Harley University暂停了所有的校园参观活动。为了帮助高中毕业生了解报考Harley University的相关信息，Harley University将为高中毕业生提供在线信息课程。
5．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Hwever, we write t yu tday t affirm ur cmmitment t wrking with yu and yur students as they navigate the cllege search and applicatin prcess.(然而，我们今天写信给您，确认我们的承诺，将与您和您的学生在大学搜索和申请过程中进行合作。)”以及第二段“T that end, we are pleased t annunce that beginning n Tuesday, March 31, 2020, ur ffice will be ffering nline infrmatin sessins fr prspective students.(为此，我们很高兴地宣布，从2020年3月31日星期二开始，我们的办公室将为未来的学生提供在线信息课程。)”可知，这封信是为了告知由于疫情不能参观学校，所以Harley University决定提供网上信息课程，以帮助学生了解申请该大学的信息，即告知获取大学申请信息的其他方法。故选D。
6．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Hwever, we write t yu tday t affirm ur cmmitment t wrking with yu and yur students as they navigate the cllege search and applicatin prcess.(然而，我们今天写信给您，确认我们的承诺，将与您和您的学生在大学搜索和申请过程中进行合作。)”，第二段“T that end, we are pleased t annunce that beginning n Tuesday, March 31, 2020, ur ffice will be ffering nline infrmatin sessins fr prspective students.(为此，我们很高兴地宣布，从2020年3月31日星期二开始，我们的办公室将为未来的学生提供在线信息课程。)”以及“While designed fr prspective students, cunselrs are welcme t jin.(虽然是为未来的学生设计的，但欢迎辅导员加入。)”可知，在线信息课程是为即将毕业报考大学的高中生而准备的。故选A。
7．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Much like ur n-campus infrmatin sessins, these will cnsist f a ne-hur discussin hsted by a Harley admissin dean and a current student. (就像我们的校园信息会议一样，这些会议将包括一个小时的讨论，由哈雷大学的招生主任和一名在读学生主持。)”以及倒数第三段“While we are disappinted that campus visits are nt currently pssible, we are cnfident that these nline sessins will prvide the same accessibility, infrmatin, and enthusiasm as we intrduce yur students t the Harley cmmunity. (虽然我们对目前无法访问校园感到失望，但我们相信，这些在线课程将提供同样的便利、信息和热情，就像我们向您的学生介绍哈雷社区一样。)”可知，此次在线课程的功能和校园参观的功能几乎一致。故选C。
8．A
9．D
10．C
11．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要列举了成为超级运动员所需要的因素。
8．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Hw des a persn becme an Olympic champin—smene capable f winning the gld? In reality, a cmbinatin f bilgical, envirnmental, and psychlgical factrs, as well as training and practice, all g int making a super athlete.(一个人如何成为奥运会冠军——一个有能力赢得金牌的人?事实上，生物、环境和心理因素的结合，以及训练和练习，都是造就超级运动员的关键。)”以及下文通过几个段落分别阐述了成为奥运冠军所需要的素质。所以这篇文章主要讲成为超级运动员的因素。故选A。
9．词句猜测题。根据划线词前半句“Olympic weightlifters, fr example, have a large number f fast-twitch fibers in their muscles(例如，奥运会举重运动员的肌肉中有大量的快速收缩纤维)”可知，奥运会举重运动员的肌肉中的快速收缩纤维比普通人多得多。所以mre指代的是“快速收缩纤维”故选D。
10．细节理解题。根据第五段“Thse raised at high altitudes in cuntries such as Kenya, Ethipia, and Mrcc have bld that is rich in hemglbin. Large amunts f hemglbin carry xygen arund the bdy faster, enabling these athletes t run better. (在肯尼亚、埃塞俄比亚和摩洛哥等高海拔国家长大的人，血液中富含血红蛋白。大量的血红蛋白在体内携带氧气的速度更快，使这些运动员跑得更好。)”可知，来自高海拔国家的运动员有血液中富含血红蛋白的优势。故选C。
11．细节理解题。根据第六段“Greg Lugains, winner f fur Olympic diving gld medals, says divers must train the same way t be successful: “Yu have less than three secnds frm takeff until yu hit the water, s it has t be reflex. Yu have t repeat the divers hundreds, maybe thusands, f times.” (四枚奥运会跳水金牌得主格雷格•洛甘斯表示，跳水运动员必须以同样的方式训练才能成功：“你从起飞到落水只有不到三秒的时间，所以必须是条件反射。你必须重复潜水数百次，甚至数千次。”)”和最后一段“Hw d athletes adjust t such intense pressure? Lugains explains hw he learned t cntrl his anxiety during a cmpetitin: “Mst divers think t much…,” he says. “They’re t much in their heads. What wrked fr me was humr. I remember thinking abut what my mther wuld say if she saw me d a bad dive. She’d prbably just cmpliment me n the beautiful splash.”(运动员如何适应如此大的压力? 洛甘斯解释了他是如何在比赛中学会控制焦虑的：“大多数跳水运动员想得太多了……”“他们脑子里想的太多了。对我有用的是幽默。我记得我在想，如果我妈妈看到我跳得不好，她会说什么。她可能只会称赞我漂亮的水花。”)”可知，跳水运动员格雷格•洛甘斯认为努力练习和训练是关键，但尽量不要把事情看得太严重。故选C。
12．D
13．A
14．D
15．A
【导语】这是一篇短片小说。短文是莫泊桑的短片小说《项链》。故事讲述了小公务员的妻子玛蒂尔德为参加一次晚会，向朋友借了一串钻石项链，来炫耀自己的美丽。不料，项链在回家途中不慎丢失。她只得借钱买了新项链还给朋友。为了偿还债务，她节衣缩食，为别人打短工，整整劳苦了十年。最后，得知所借的项链原是一串假钻石项链。
12．推理判断题。根据第二段的“Mathilde surprises him by refusing t g and thrws the invitatin nt the flr. She gets upset and tells her husband that withut a new gwn and jewelry she cannt pssibly attend the ball.(玛蒂尔德拒绝去，并把邀请扔到地板上，这让他很惊讶。她很生气，告诉丈夫如果没有新的礼服和珠宝，她不可能参加舞会)”推知，玛蒂尔德拒绝参加舞会是因为没有新的礼服和珠宝她会被人瞧不起。故选D。
13．细节理解题。根据第二段的“One evening, the triumphant Mnsieur Lisel cmes hme and hands her an invitatin t a ball at the Ministry f Public Instructin where he wrks. (一天晚上，得意洋洋的卢瓦塞尔先生回到家，递给她一张请柬，邀请她参加他工作的公共教学部举办的舞会)”，第三段的“When Madame Frestier sees hw happy the necklace makes her friend feel she agrees t lend it t her fr the ball.(当福雷斯蒂尔夫人看到这条项链让她的朋友感到多么高兴时，她同意把它借给她参加舞会)”，第六段的“The Lisels arrive hme at the Rue des Martyrs, and Mathilde’s happiness turns t hrrr as she sees that the necklace is missing when she lks in the mirrr t admire herself ne mre time.(卢瓦塞尔一家回到了Rue des Martyrs街的家，当玛蒂尔德再次对着镜子欣赏自己时，发现项链不见了，她的快乐变成了恐惧)”，第七段的“The jeweler ffers the cuple a similar necklace fr thirty-six-thusand francs with the understanding that he will buy it back if they find the necklace befre the end f February. (珠宝商以三万六千法郎的价格向这对夫妇提供一条类似的项链，条件是如果他们在二月底之前找到项链，他就把项链买回来)”，倒数第三段的“The next years are hrrible fr Mathilde, wh wrks like a servant, her wn servant having been dismissed. The Lisels mve t cheaper husing. Mathilde dresses in wrk clthing and becmes respnsible fr ding all the family’s “dius” husewrk duties.(接下来的几年对马蒂尔德来说是可怕的，她像个仆人一样工作，自己的仆人也被解雇了。Lisel一家搬到了更便宜的房子。玛蒂尔德穿着工作服，负责做家里所有“讨厌”的家务)”，以及倒数第二段的“She explains that it was purchased with ten years f hard labur. She prudly describes hw she met her bligatin bth t Madame Frestier and t sciety.(她解释说，这是用十年的艰苦劳动换来的。她自豪地描述了她如何履行对弗赖斯节夫人和社会的义务)”可知，故事的发展顺序是：丈夫带回一张请柬，玛蒂尔德借朋友的项链，发现项链丢失，丈夫买回一条钻石项链，夫妇两努力工作还债，玛蒂尔德对朋友讲述自己的英雄行为。故选A。
14．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“The necklace that she had laned Mathilde was mere cstume jewelry wrth nly five hundred francs.(她借给玛蒂尔德的那条项链只是一件装饰项链，只值五百法郎)”推知，Frestier没有打开装钻石项链的盒子是因为借给玛蒂尔德的项链不是真的，她根本不在乎。故选D。
15．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Althugh frm a family f clerks, she always felt she had “fallen frm a higher statin” and lngs t be part f the upper class. With n prspect f meeting these dreams she marries a middle-class Parisian clerk. This leaves her unhappy, suffering frm what she thinks as a life f pverty.(尽管她出身于一个职员家庭，但她总觉得自己“落伍了”，渴望成为上流社会的一部分。在没有实现这些梦想的前景下，她嫁给了一位巴黎中产阶级职员。这让她很不快乐，因为她认为自己的生活很贫穷)”以及她丢了“假”项链并花三万六千法郎购买钻石项链还给Frestier，以及通过自己的劳动还债推知，玛蒂尔德是一个不幸但诚实的人。故选A。
16．C
17．B
18．B
19．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了特雷弗·诺亚的著作《天生有罪》。
16．细节理解题。根据第一段“Brn a Crime by Trevr Nah, wh is nw a daily shw hst, is an autbigraphy abut Trevr’s life in Africa.(特雷弗·诺亚是一名每日节目主持人，他的《天生有罪》是一本讲述特雷弗在非洲生活的自传。)”可知，特雷弗·诺亚是一名节目主持人，他所著的《天生有罪》是一本关于他在非洲生活的自传。故选C。
17．细节理解题。根据第三段“In Trevr’s whle early life, being mixed-race, he ften wasn’t allwed t g utside during apartheid because the plice culd have taken him away; he culdn’t be seen with his parents and his mther had t pretend t be his maid when they were in public. Trevr struggled t fit in at schl as he didn’t knw which grup t play with. (在特雷弗的整个早年生活中，作为一个混血儿，在种族隔离时期，他经常不被允许出门，因为警察可能会把他带走;他不能和他的父母在一起，当他们在公共场合时，他的母亲不得不假装是他的女佣。所以特雷弗得让他妈妈的朋友假扮他妈妈。特雷弗很难融入学校，因为他不知道该和哪个小组一起玩。)”可知，特雷弗早年很难融入校园生活。故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据第二段“She gave him permissin t dream beynd his circumstances.(她允许他超越自己的环境去梦想。)”可知，特雷弗的母亲鼓励他超越现有的限制。故选B。
19．细节理解题。根据最后一段“It’s a stry f survival against the dds and the human ability t transcend the limits f their rigin.(这是一个在逆境中生存的故事，以及人类超越自身极限的能力。)”可知，《天生有罪》的主题是突破现有的限制，到达顶峰。故选C。
20．B
21．D
22．C
23．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。对植物来说，香味是与昆虫和其他动物互动的一种方式。它们对人的吸引力完全是偶然发生的。文章主要说明了植物是如何通过香味来保护自己以及繁殖的。
20．推理判断题。根据第二段中“If an insect chews thrugh the leaves f sme Bursera plants, ut shts a sticky, smelly liquid t trap it. Cyte tbacc plants are even mre crafty: upn sensing the smell f hungry caterpillars, they prduce vlatiles that attract predatrs t kill the pests.(如果一只昆虫咬穿了一些Bursera植物的叶子，就会喷出一种粘性的、有臭味的液体来困住它。土狼烟草植物甚至更狡猾：一旦嗅到饥饿毛虫的气味，它们就会产生挥发物，吸引捕食者杀死害虫)”可推知，作者认同香味是植物保护自己的工具。故选B。
21．词句猜测题。根据画线词后文“t scare ff cmpetitrs, Arab traders spread a legend abut giant eagles that guarded cinnamn”可知，为了吓跑竞争对手，阿拉伯商人传播了一个关于守护肉桂的巨鹰的传说，可见有些香料非常珍贵，让商人通过传说来吓跑竞争对手。故画线词意思是“宝贵的”。故选D。
22．细节理解题。根据第三段“What is truly amazing is just hw wily plants can be in using their scents fr reprductin. White flwers ften emit their scent at night t attract ncturnal pllinatrs such as mths. They prduce a dilute nectar (稀释的花蜜) that encurages mths t keep mving, rather than linger at a single blm—all the better t increase pllinatin. Other flwers change their fragrance after being successfully pllinated, as a signal fr insects t g elsewhere.(真正令人惊奇的是植物在利用它们的气味进行繁殖时是多么的狡猾。白花通常在夜间散发气味，以吸引夜间传粉者，如飞蛾。它们产生稀释的花蜜，鼓励飞蛾不断移动，而不是停留在一个单一的花期，这更好地增加授粉。其他花朵在成功授粉后会改变它们的香味，作为昆虫转移到其他地方的信号)”可知，植物利用香味来吸引和赶走传粉者。故选C。
23．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Humans have lng gained pleasure frm the smells f the natural wrld. Fr the mst part, thugh, human beings are nt their target market. Fr plants, fragrances are a way t interact with insects and ther animals. Their attractin fr peple happens simply by chance.(长期以来，人类一直从自然界的气味中获得快乐。不过，在大多数情况下，人类并不是它们的目标市场。对植物来说，香味是与昆虫和其他动物互动的一种方式。它们对人的吸引力完全是偶然发生的)”结合文章主要说明了植物是如何通过香味来保护自己以及繁殖的。可知，B选项“香味背后的聪明机智”最符合文章标题。故选B。
24．C
25．D
26．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了主人公妮娅通过一次在交易会上的表现，成功地克服了与他人交流的恐惧，建立了通技巧和信心，出色地完成了工作的项目。
24．细节理解题。根据第二段中“But Nia wanted t take steps t find a jb and supprt herself. She finally tk a deep breath and decided t give it a sht.”（但妮娅想找份工作养活自己。她终于深吸了一口气，决定试一试。）可知，她想找工作的愿望是让她最终决定尝试这个计划的。故选C项。
25．细节理解题。根据第五段中“Nia’s cnfidence grew with every interactin. By the end f the day, she was beaming. “I was s impressed by Nia. She really lved explaining t custmers hw t fire ceramic,” said Kate.”（每和妮娅交流一次，她的信心就增加一次。那天结束时，她满脸笑容。“妮娅给我留下了深刻的印象。她非常喜欢向顾客解释如何烧制陶瓷。”凯特说。）可知，这次交易会改变了妮娅的生活，因为她在互动中获得了自信。故选D项。
26．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“With cntinued supprt frm staff t build cmmunicatin skills and cnfidence, Nia cmpleted the Tile Prject with flying clrs.”（在工作人员的持续支持下，妮娅建立了沟通技巧和信心，出色地完成了瓷砖项目。）故可推知，关于妮娅，我们知道她最终成功地完成了这个项目。ABD选项与原文实意不符。故选C项。
27．A
28．B
29．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文介绍了患上了格林-巴利综合征的18岁男孩Mark Orsini的求学经历。
27．词句猜测题。根据第一段划线词上文“The wheelchair-bund yung man, a patient f mine, was pushed t the lectern at the high schl(那个坐轮椅的年轻人是我的一个病人，他被推到了高中的讲台上)”及下文“But Mark Orsini delivered a pwerful speech and received a thunderus applause frm his fellw students, wh had wndered if he’d live t graduate.(但马克·奥西尼发表了一场强有力的演讲，并得到了同学们的雷鸣般的掌声，同学们曾怀疑他是否能活到毕业)”可推知，那个坐轮椅的年轻人被推到高中的讲台上发表毕业演说。由此可知，划线词的意思是“毕业”。故选A项。
28．细节理解题。根据第四段“The slutin was remarkable: The Orsinis wuld sit at Mark’s side and recite the alphabet. When they gt t a letter Mark needed t spell a wrd, he’d nd “yes”. They’d write it dwn, then start ver and wait fr him t nd again.(这个解决方案很了不起：奥尔西尼一家会坐在马克身边背诵字母表。当他们说到一个字母，马克需要拼写一个单词，他会点头“是”。他们会写下来，然后重新开始，等待他再次点头)”可知，马可的父母在学习上帮助了马可。故选B项。
29．细节理解题。根据最后一段“I wanted t tell him f my shame when my children tried t talk t me and I brushed them ff because I didn’t have time t listen.(我想告诉他，当我的孩子们试图和我说话时，我没有理睬他们，我对此感到羞愧。因为我没有时间听他们说话)”可知，根据最后一段，作者对自己对待孩子的方式感到内疚。故选C项。
30．B
31．D
32．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲了作者的女儿患有脑瘫，在一位老师的帮助下，他的女儿增加了信心，可以和别人正常交流了，因此作者把这种特殊的教育方法用在家庭中，每天他们都会给彼此赞美。
30．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Everybdy is a genius. But if yu judge a fish by its ability t climb a tree, it will live its whle life believing that it is stupid.(每个人都是天才。但是，如果你以爬树的能力来判断一条鱼，那么它一辈子都会认为自己很笨)”和第二段“My five-year-ld daughter Syna has cerebral palsy (脑瘫) and it means, cmbined with her cmmunicatin and sight prblems, that nrmal standard isn’t always an accurate measure f her abilities.(我5岁的女儿Syna患有脑瘫，这意味着，再加上她的沟通和视力问题，正常的标准并不总是对她能力的准确衡量)”和最后一段的“If we are reminded f ur strengths n a regular basis, we will becme increasingly cnfident abut prgress and success.(如果我们经常被提醒我们的优势，我们将对进步和成功越来越有信心)”可知，作者认为爱因斯坦说的这句话是非常正确的。故选B。
31．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I culdn’t help but be reminded f Syna’s teacher and hw she supprts each kid in a very similar way. Ulmer recently shared a vide f his teaching experience. “I have seen their cnfidence increase rapidly.” he said.(我不禁想起了Syna的老师，她以非常相似的方式支持每个孩子。Ulmer最近分享了一段他教学经历的视频。“我看到他们的信心迅速增强。”他说)”可知，Syna的老师帮助她的学生们增加了信心。故选D。
32．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“I actually wnder what the influence wuld be if we did smething similar t what Ulmer des with his students in ur hme. We’ve recently started ur day by reminding each ther f the gd qualities we all have.(实际上，我想知道如果我们在家里像Ulmer那样对孩子，会有什么影响。最近，我们以提醒彼此我们都拥有的好品质开始了我们的一天)”可知，在作者家里发生的变化就是每天他们都会给彼此赞美。故选C。
33．A
34．B
35．D
36．C
【导语】本文是一篇议论文，很多有名的运动员成为孩子的偶像，他们的言行对崇拜他们的人有很大影响，因此应注意自身的言行，履行社会责任。
33．推理判断题。根据第一段“Arguably thugh, it is nt until their talents are acknwledged (认可) by the public that they truly have greatness fallen upn them. (然而，尽管有争议，直到他们的才能得到公众的认可，他们才真正伟大。)”可知，第一段试图强调运动员的天赋被人们认可时才会变得伟大。故选A。
34．细节理解题。根据第四段“Of curse there is n bligatin fr sprtsmen t be gd rle mdels. There are n prisn sentences, n fines, n cmmunity service—unless their behavirs are illegal.(当然，运动员没有义务成为好的榜样。没有监禁判决，没有罚款，没有社区服务——除非他们的行为是违法的。)”可知，运动员有在法律范围内自由行动的权利。故选B。
35．词句猜测题。根据划线短语前一句“Sme are brn great，sme achieve greatness(有些人生来伟大，有些人通过努力获得伟大)”可知，划线短语所在句“and sme have greatness thrust upn them”是讲述另一种变得伟大的方式，应是“被迫变得伟大”，所以thrust upn意为“被迫，强加于”。故选D。
36．推理判断题。通读全文，结合第二段最后一句“Due t this fascinatin, particularly with the massive influence f the media, it is mre imprtant than ever fr these sprtsmen t acknwledge their respnsibility.(由于这种迷恋，尤其是媒体的巨大影响，对这些运动员来说，承认他们的责任比以往任何时候都重要。)”可知，本文主要讲述运动员成为很多人的偶像，他们的行为影响着崇拜他们的人，所以本文的目的是提醒运动员他们所承担的社会责任。故选C。
37．A
38．B
39．C
40．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍无论一个人是在考虑创业还是改变职业道路，激情都是必须考虑的因素，与价值观、天赋、抱负、智力、纪律、毅力和运气等特征相比，追随激情更有助于商业和事业的成功。
37．推理判断题。根据第一段“Whether an individual is cnsidering starting a small business r changing career paths, passin must be taken int accunt. While characteristics such as strng values, talent, ambitin, intellect, discipline, persistence (毅力), and luck all cntribute t business and career success, fllwing yur passin can ften make the mst significant difference f all. (无论一个人是在考虑创业还是改变职业道路，激情必须考虑在内。尽管诸如强烈的价值观、天赋、抱负、智力、纪律、毅力和运气这些特点，都有助于企业和事业成功，追随你的激情会产生最显著的影响。)”可知，作者介绍了文章的主题：激情促成事业的成功，因此推断第一段的目的是介绍主题。故选A。
38．推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“The mre yu earn, the less mney returns, making mney an elusive(难以捉摸的) definitin f success.(你赚的越多，金钱带来的回报就越少，这使得金钱成为成功的一个难以捉摸的定义。)”以及第二段的最后一句“Success is usually thught f as making large sums f wealth r achieving a certain level f fame, but true success that satisfies is nt all abut mney. (成功通常被认为是获得大量的财富或获得一定程度的名声，但真正让人满意的成功并不全是金钱。)”、第三段的第二句“Mre than mney r fame, mst peple desire t cmbine their wn passins with their wrk while making a sustainable incme. (比起金钱或名声，大多数人更渴望将自己的激情与工作结合起来，同时获得可持续的收入。)”可推知，通过说赚得越多，金钱带来的回报，作者的意思是：金钱并不总是能定义成功。故选B。
39．推理判断题。根据第四段“Fr mst peple, success means being prud f their achievements and being part f smething that matters. This is particularly true when it cmes t meaningful wrk. If an individual decides t fllw their passin, there is a greater likelihd that mney and traditinal success will fllw because the time and effrt invested in the adventure cme with enthusiasm and zeal (热情). (对大多数人来说，成功意味着为自己的成就感到骄傲，为成为重要事情的一部分感到骄傲。当涉及到有意义的工作时尤其如此。如果一个人决定追随自己的激情，金钱和传统的成功就更有可能随之而来，因为投入到冒险中的时间和努力伴随着激情和热情。)”可知，带着激情投入工作，这份工作就变得有意义了，这时更有可能获得金钱以及传统意义的成功。故选C。
40．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是文章第一段可知，在考虑创业还是改变职业道路时，与价值观、天赋、抱负、智力、纪律、毅力和运气相比，激情是最有助于企业和事业成功的因素。并结合倒数第二段“Als, the mre passinate smene is abut their jb, the mre inclined (倾向于) they are t wrk hard n self-imprvement, increasing their chances f success. (此外，一个人对自己的工作越有激情，他们就越倾向于努力自我完善，增加成功的机会。)”可知，B项“Fllw Yur Passins, and Success Will Fllw (追随你的激情，成功就会随之而来)”作为本文标题，最为贴切。故选B项。
41．D
42．C
43．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者在一次马拉松比赛中遇到了一名跛足女士，从她身上学到了真正重要的不是取胜而是坚持到底的道理。
41．推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Her legs were s crippled (跛足的) and bent that it seemed impssible fr her t walk, nt t mentin run a marathn.”(她的腿残疾得如此严重而且还弯曲，似乎连走路都不可能，更不用说跑马拉松了。)和第三段第一句“The driver and I watched in silence as she slwly mved frward.”(我和司机静静地看着她慢慢向前走。)可知，这名女士有强大的意志力；根据最后一段第一句“I dn’t knw this wman’s name, but that day she became a part f my life—a part I ften depend n.”(我不知道这个女人的名字，但从那一天起，她成了我生命的一部分——我常常依赖的一部分。)可知，这名女士是一个可敬的人。故选D。
42．推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句和第三句“Fr her, it wasn’t abut beating the ther runners r winning a prize. It was abut finishing what she had set ut t d.”(对她来说，无关于打败其他选手或赢得奖品。而是完成她已经开始做的事情。)可知，作者从女士身上学到了真正重要的不是取胜而是坚持到底的道理。故选C。
43．主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句“I knew we were already watching ur “last runner”.”(我知道我们已经在看“最后一名选手”了。)和最后一段倒第二句“When I think things are t difficult r I get thse “I-just-can’t-d-it,” I think f the last runner.”(当我觉得事情太难了，或者是“我就是做不到”的时候，我就会想到这个最后一名选手。)可知，作者以最后一名选手为着眼点，阐述了真正重要的不是取胜而是坚持到底的道理。故选B。
44．D
45．A
46．D
47．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了幸福到底是什么。
44．细节理解题。由第二段中的“Meanwhile, untld numbers have lked fr it in the pssessin f expensive cars, extic (异国的) vacatin hmes and ther ppular “tys”. Mst f their effrts have a rt in ne cmmn fact: peple are lking fr a lasting surce f happiness. (与此同时，无数人在拥有昂贵的汽车、异国情调的度假屋和其他受欢迎的“玩具”中寻找它。他们的大部分努力都植根于一个共同的事实：人们正在寻找幸福的持久源泉)”可知，许多人当他们拥有自己昂贵的汽车时，他们就感到了幸福。故选D项。
45．推理判断题。由第四段中的“In life, we all experience stimulus (激励) and respnse. Tday, sme peple think that an expensive car is stimulus. Happiness is a respnse. A great paying jb is stimulus. Happiness is a respnse. A lving relatinship is stimulus. Happiness is a respnse. (在生活中，我们都会经历刺激和回应。今天，一些人认为昂贵的汽车是刺激因素。幸福是一种回应。高薪工作是刺激。幸福是一种回应。爱情是刺激。幸福是一种回应)”可知，人们认为昂贵的轿车、高薪工作和爱情都是一种刺激，得到了它们而后才有了幸福，可得出人们得到了自己想要的东西，才会觉得幸福。故选A项。
46．细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Happiness is nt smething that happens t us after we get smething we want—we usually get things we want AFTER we chse t be happy. (幸福不是在我们得到想要的东西之后发生在我们身上的事情——我们通常会在选择幸福之后得到想要的东西)”可知，作者认为D项“如果你想得到你想要的，你首先要选择幸福”正确。故选D项。
47．推理判断题。由第五段中的“I believe that happiness is a stimulus and respnse is what life brings t thse wh are truly happy. (我相信幸福是一种刺激，而生活给真正幸福的人带来的东西是回应)”和最后一段中的“Happiness is nt smething that happens t us after we get smething we want—we usually get things we want AFTER we chse t be happy. (幸福不是在我们得到想要的东西之后发生在我们身上的事情——我们通常会在选择幸福之后得到想要的东西)”可知，作者认为幸福是一种刺激，之后带来的东西是回应，只要我们首先选择幸福，我们就能得到自己想要的东西，所以幸福是无条件的，只要你觉得自己幸福你就会拥有你所想要的东西。故选C项。