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1.（2023·重庆·高三重庆市第十一中学校考）
Once upn a time a little leaf was heard t sigh and cry, as leaves ften d when a gentle wind is abut.
And the twig (细枝) said, “What is the matter, little leaf?”
And the leaf said, “The wind just tld me that ne day it wuld pull me ff and thrw me dwn t lie n the grund!”
The twig tld it t the branch n which it grew, and the branch tld it t the tree. And when the tree heard it, it rustled all ver, and sent back wrd t the leaf, “D nt be afraid; hld n tightly, and yu shall nt g till yu want t.”
And s the leaf stpped sighing, but went n nestling and singing. Every time the tree shk itself and stirred up all its leaves, the branches shk themselves, and the little twig shk itself, and the little leaf danced up and dwn merrily, as if nthing culd ever pull it ff.
And s it grew all summer lng until Octber.
And when the bright days f autumn came, the little leaf saw all the leaves arund becming very beautiful. Sme were yellw, and sme scarlet, and sme mixed with bth clrs.
Then it asked the tree what it meant. And the tree said, “All these leaves are getting ready t fly away, and they have put n these beautiful clrs because f jy.”
Then the little leaf began t want t g, and grew very beautiful in thinking f it, and when it was very bright, it saw that the branches f the tree had n clr in them, and s the leaf said, “Oh branches, why are yu lead clr and we glden?”
“We must keep n ur wrk clthes, fr ur life is nt dne; but yur clthes are fr hliday...”
Just then a little puff f wind came, and the leaf let g withut thinking f it, and the wind tk it up, and turned it ver and ver, and whirled it like a spark f fire in the air, and then it fell gently dwn under the fence amng hundreds f ther leaves, and began t dream — a dream s beautiful that perhaps it will last frever.
1．Why was the little leaf anxius?
A．It wuld lse the twig sn.B．It wuld be blwn ff by the wind.
C．It culdn’t nestle n the tree.D．It wuld fly away frm the tree.
2．What can we learn frm Paragraph 5?
A．The tree taught the leaf t be merry.B．The branches are the nest f the leaf.
C．The tree was strng t fight against the wind.D．The little leaf cnquered its fear and anxiety.
3．What des the underlined sentence prbably mean in the passage?
A．The leaf was changing its clr fr hliday.B．The branches were f tired f the leaf.
C．The leaf was n the way t falling ff.D．The branches were jealus f the leaf.
4．Which saying can best explain the philsphy f this passage?
A．Every dark clud has a silver lining.B．Everything n earth ges with the law f nature.
C．The grass is always greener n the ther side.D．Life is f high value but freedm is mre precius.
2.（2024·河北·高三阶段练习）
Timthy Letts, 31, was driving nrth t visit a friend when his phne pinged with the request fr Sumiel’s ride hme. The trip was ut f Letts’s way. Still, he tk the fare, figuring if the passenger was cming frm a medical facility, he likely needed a ride. When Sumiel gt int the car, Letts culd see that the lder man was tired but in gd spirits. And as they set ut n the 40-minute drive t Sumiel’s hme in Salem, the pair gt t chatting. Sumiel, wh wrks in sales at a cmpany that prduces piping, mentined that in the past he’d enjyed vlunteering in his cmmunity. But he was ding less these days, he explained, because the dialysis (透析) treatments left him extremely tired.
Then Sumiel revealed that he was searching fr a kidney dnr. Letts said that he’d be a gd dnr candidate, given that he didn’t drink r smke. Sumiel agreed, thugh he didn’t think much f it as they kept driving. Letts, hwever, culdn’t stp thinking abut it. Letts believes in helping thers. Plus, he already liked and respected Sumiel. S, abut a quarter-mile away frm Sumiel’s huse, Letts said, “I’d like t see if I culd be a match t give yu a kidney.”
Sumiel was tuched by Letts’s ffer, thugh he wndered if it had just been an emtinal mment. Wuld he hear frm him? And what was the likelihd they’d be a match? But Letts was true t his wrd. He had cntacted the kidney transplant prgram. After a mnths lng screening prcess and testing, the results were in: Letts was an ideal dnr, and he and Sumiel were a perfect match.
On Dec. 7, 2021, 14 mnths after they ended up in the same car by chance, Sumiel and Letts had their surgeries. Tday Sumiel is ding well, wrking full time and enjying time with his family and n mre dialysis.
5．Why was Sumiel less active in vlunteering these days?
A．He was afraid f driving.B．He was in bad spirits.
C．He was tired f his wrk.D．He was n dialysis.
6．Hw did Timthy Letts react when Sumiel mentined his need fr a kidney dnr?
A．He gt shcked.
B．He respected Sumiel.
C．He thught abut it fr a while.
D．He ffered t dnate his kidney.
7．What can we knw abut the utcme f the kidney transplant surgery?
A．It was successful.B．It ended in a disaster.
C．It caused side effects.D．It saved a lt f mney.
8．What is the writer’s attitude twards Timthy Letts’ deed?
A．Curius.B．Dubtful.C．Admirable.D．Disapprving.
3.（2023·福建·高三福建省福安市第一中学校考阶段练习）
I turned 8 years ld the day I skipped schl fr the first time. It was easily dne: Bth my parents left fr wrk befre my schl bus arrived n weekdays, s when it shwed up at my huse n that cld winter mrning, I simply did nt get n. The perfect crime!
And what did I d with myself n that glrius stlen day, with n adult in charge and n limits n my activities? Did I get high? Hit the mall fr a shplifting extravaganza (狂欢)?
Npe. I built a warm fire in the wd stve, prepared a bwl f ppcrn, grabbed a blanket, and read. I was trilled and transprted by a bk — it was Hemingway’s The Sun Als Rises — and I just needed t be alne with it fr a little while. I ached t knw what wuld happen t Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley and Rbert Chn. I culdn’t bear the thught f siting in a classrm taking anther exam when I culd be traveling thrugh Spain in the 1920s with a bunch f expatriates (异乡客).
I spent that day lst in wrds. Time fell away, as the rm arund me turned t mist, and my rle — as a daughter, sister, teenager, and student — in the wrld n lnger had any meaning. I had accidentally cme acrss the key t perfect happiness: I had becme cmpletely absrbed by smething I lved.
Lking back n it nw, I can see that sme subtle things were happening t my mind and t my life while I was in that state f absrptin. Hemingway’s language was quietly braiding itself int my imaginatin. I was dwnlading infrmatin abut hw t create simple and elegant sentences, a gd and slid plt. In ther wrds, I was learning hw t write. Withut realizing it, I was ht n the trail f my wn fate. Writing nw absrbs me the way reading nce did and happiness is their generus side effect.
9．Why did the authr skip schl n that day?
A．Because she’s fascinated by a nvel.B．Because it’s a biting cld winter mrning.
C．Because her parents left hme early.D．Because she’s anxius t take the exam.
10．What did the authr think is the surce f true jy?
A．Reading a fictin by the fire.B．Travelling with a bunch f expatriates.
C．Being ccupied by ne’s passin.D．Breaking the rules and regulatins.
11．Which can best replace the underlined phrase “braiding itself int” in the last paragraph?
A．Mending.B．Destrying.C．Entering.D．Blcking.
12．What can we infer frm the passage?
A．The authr was tired f his rles in the real-life.
B．Becming a writer is the authr’s childhd dream.
C．The authr skipped schl when he was 8 years ld.
D．Writing has a hrrible effect n the authr’s life nw.
4.（2023·湖南·高三湖南师大附中校考阶段练习）
Ben Francis didn’t becme wealthy thrugh a family inheritance (遗产). Instead, the CEO and c-funder f Gymshark used his earnings as a Pizza Hut delivery guy t buy a sewing machine and start his fitness apparel cmpany at 19.
Eleven years later, his adlescent strategy literally paid ff. Francis, 30, wh has a reprted net wrth f $1.3 billin, jined Frbes’ billinaires list. He’s in rare cmpany: The list’s average age is 65 years ld.
Originally, Francis and c-funder Lewis Mrgan launched Gymshark as a website selling fitness supplements. But after getting fed up with his ill-fitting clthes, Francis suggested pivting the cmpany.
Francis and Mrgan bught a sewing machine. The pair brught Gymshark t a bdybuilding exhibitin in 2013. but didn’t have any mney t spend n advertising. On a whim (一时兴起), they decided t give ppular fitness YuTubers free prducts. “My heres were n YuTube. “ Francis said. “S it wuld be s cl if my heres culd cme t be with Gymshark at this event. I didn’t really think that much abut it. “Sme f thse influencers went n t wear the apparel n their channels, launching Gymshark’s I sales t $1,000 per day, up frm just $ 450.
Frans quit the CEO rle in 2017. “CEO was nt the right rle fr me when I was in my early 20. “ Francis said. “That I’d started a business that had grwn very quickly didn’t mean I was the mst cmpetent chief executive. “He spent the next fur years supprting leadership rles within Gymshark — including chief prduct fficer and chief marketing fficer — t learn mre abut the ins and uts f the business. befre, returning as CEO in 2021.
That year, the cmpany was valued at 1.45 billin. Still, the cmpany’s billin- dllar valuatin is a small percentage f the market value f cmpetitrs like Nike and Lululemn. “I really think Gymshark can be the U. K.’s answer t thse brands,” Francis said. “But that’s nt saying that the U. K. is where it starts and ends fr us. We als want t be a truly glbal brand.
13．What makes Ben Francis special n Frbes’ billinaires list?
A．His age.B．His wealth.
C．The way he succeeded.D．The business he tk up.
14．What des the underlined wrd “pivting” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Taking cntrl f.B．Making the best f.
C．Making changes t.D．Attaching imprtance t.
15．Why did Francis and Mrgan ffer ppular fitness YuTubers free prducts?
A．T sing the praises f their heres n YuTube.
B．T win the supprt f ppular YuTubers.
C．T build a gd relatinship with YuTube.
D．T ppularize their prducts in a cheap way.
16．Which can be the best title fr the text?
A．Gymshark: Frm a website t a big cmpany
B．Francis: Frm a Pizza Hut delivery guy t a billinaire
C．Francis: Starting the U. K.’s fastest-grwing cmpany
D．Gymshark: Taking the lead in fitness clthing
5.（2023·江西宜春·高三江西省宜丰中学校考阶段练习）
One f the mst memrable vlunteering mments fr me was when I received a call frm anther vlunteer wh wrks fr the Metrplitan Plice.
“Lraine, I’ve fund a pair f false teeth in the back f my car ... What d I d?”
“Well, give them back. I assume they aren’t yurs? Wh did yu take hme after the tea party?”
“Er, Peggy, Jan and Alan...”
“Well, there’s yur answer.”
“What d yu mean? What shuld I d?”
“Well, yu’re the detective!”
I’m 62 nw and always planned t vlunteer with lder peple when I retired. I knew there was such a big gap in the care and supprt this generatin receives and I fund the thught heartbreaking – n ne shuld have t feel lnely and stuck at hme.
Since I started vlunteering three years ag, my team f vlunteers have set up seven grups in ur twn. We hst tea parties fr thse aged 75 and lder wh live n their wn and regularly prvide supprt, friendship and cmpaninship fr the mst islated (孤独的) lder peple in the cmmunity.
Wrking with my lder neighbrs is rewarding. T hear their stries and the hardships they have vercme is inspiring. I feel like I’m making a psitive difference t the lives f lder peple by sharing my time with them, helping them stay active and scial and making clear t them that they are valued by ur cmmunity.
As an area crdinatr (协调人), I als help recruit and manage vlunteers, withut whm nne f the wrk wuld be pssible. S many g abve and beynd what’s asked, giving their time, energy and kindness, just because they care. I’ve fund s much enthusiasm frm peple wanting t make the lives f ur lder neighbrs better, and they are a cnstant surce f inspiratin fr me.
I’ve met s many amazing peple frm all walks f life. It’s ne f the best things I’ve ever dne and it’s enriched my life s much. I will keep fcusing n reducing lneliness and islatin amng the elderly and helping lder peple enjy their twilight years the way that they deserve.
17．Why des the authr mentin the call in the first few paragraphs?
A．T intrduce a vlunteer she wrks with.B．T explain why she started vlunteering.
C．T shw that she enjys her vlunteer wrk.D．T describe a prblem that lder peple ften face.
18．Hw des the authr feel abut her wrk as a vlunteer?
A．It is meaningful.B．It gives her cnfidence.
C．It is challenging.D．It reduces her lneliness.
19．What quality f the ther vlunteers inspired the authr?
A．Their peple skills.B．Their creativity.
C．Their ptimism.D．Their passin.
20．Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A．Helping a neighbr ut.B．Making lives less lnely.
C．Embracing retirement.D．Setting up a clse-knit team.
6.（2024·北京·高三统考竞赛）
Scientists regularly make vital new discveries, but few can claim t have invented an entirely new field f science. Chemist Carlyn Bertzzi is ne f them. Her discvery f birthgnal chemistry (生物正交化学) in 2003 created a brand-new discipline f scientific investigatin, which has enabled cuntless advances in medical science and led t a far greater understanding f bilgy at a mlecular (分子的) level. On Octber 5, Bertzzi was awarded the Nbel Prize in Chemistry, jintly with tw ther prfessrs. She is als the nly wman t be awarded a Nbel Prize in science this year, after an all-male line-up in 2021.
Bertzzi was the middle daughter f an MIT physics prfessr and a secretary. Few predicted that Bertzzi wuld be the mst famus persn in the family. While her academic perfrmance was nt bad in high schl, she was fnd f playing sccer. She end ed up being admitted t Harvard University. Despite her talent in sccer, she fund it t time-cnsuming and quit the sprt t devte herself t academics.
But befre becming a rck star scientist, Bertzzi almst became an actual rck star. When she started at Harvard, she was tempted t majr in music. That idea was “unppular” with her parents, and she was timid abut defying them. Instead, she chse the premed (医学预科的) track that included classes in math and sciences, and declared herself a bilgy majr at the end f her first year f cllege.
Her interest in music did nt cmpletely fall by the wayside, hwever. Bertzzi played keybards and sang backup vcals fr a hair metal band. Bertzzi, hwever, did nt play with the band fr lng. Once the band’s practices and perfrmances cnflicted with her labs and classes, there was nly ne utcme.
Plus, she’d sn have rganic chemistry t think abut a curse which is infamus fr weeding ut pre-meds. Withut any clear career ambitins up t that pint, Bertzzi had been thinking abut pssibly becming a dctr when, in her sphmre year (大二学年), she suddenly fell s head ver heels in lve with her chemistry curse that she culdn’t tear herself away frm her textbks lng enugh t g ut n Saturday nights. A trture t many was pure pleasure fr her. Bertzzi changed her majr frm bilgy t chemistry a year later.
Bertzzi has smetimes jked abut her having missed ut n her chance t fllw Mrell t LsAngeles. “I didn’t get n that bus, and my playing is nw limited t ‘The Wheel's n the Bus G Rund,’ I’m waiting fr my sns t get ld enugh t appreciate 1980s heavy metal!”
21．Which f the fllwing statements is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．Bertzzi is ne f thse scientists wh made significant new discveries.
B．Bertzzi was the nly female t win a Nbel Prize in science in 2021.
C．Bertzzi played keybards and sang backup vcals thrughut her cllege years.
D．Bertzzi initially planned t becme a dctr.
22．The underlined wrd in Para. 3 means ________.
A．tellB．disbeyC．apprachD．threaten
23．The rganic chemistry curse Bertzzi tk was knwn t be ________.
A．easy and enjyable
B．difficult t pass fr pre-med students
C．ppular amng hair metal band players
D．a required curse fr all cllege students
24．What kind f persn d yu think Carlyn Bertzzi is?
A．Brave and sympathetic.
B．Athletic and critical.
C．Humble and passinate.
D．Talented and creative.
7.（2024·湖南衡阳·高三衡阳市八中校考期末）
Creightn is n stranger t the media. He was the face f a TV series, which remains ppular fr its behind-the-scenes lk at the ups and dwns f z life. He was ften stpped n the street, and is regularly called “the man frm the z”.
Creightn’s father and his brther als wrked at Dublin Z. “I dn’t ever remember nt being in the z,” he said.
Creightn’s passin fr animal welfare is clear, and nt smething that has reduced ver the years-fr him, r his father. Just a few hurs earlier he was at the vet’s with his father where their 15-year-ld German shepherd had t be put t sleep. “Fr any zkeeper, lsing an animal is like lsing a part f yurself,” said Creightn. He has been present fr the euthanasia f an ld lin, which reduced many zkeepers there t tears. He was present fr the death f a chimpanzee in her 50s wh bth Creightn and his father had cared fr ver the years. He als described the death f a rhin, which escaped frm a transprt cntainer in 1996, as smething gut-wrenching.
In January 2021, he left Dublin Z and started his wn cnsultancy agency, Glbal Elephant Care. He is wrking n develping elephant care and enclsures (围场) in France, the UK, the US, Israel, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, where elephants will have air cnditining t save them frm the 50-degree heat. He is als wrking n prjects t manage the gradual release f elephants back int the wild, but nevertheless talks straightly abut their situatin. There are abut 40,000 Asian elephants left in the wrld. In an hur, there will prbably be five r six African elephants killed fr their ivry.
Despite the cruel reality fr elephants arund the wrld, with increasing human encrachment (侵占) n their natural habitat, Creightn faces it with a smile.
25．Why is Creightn familiar t media?
A．He was invlved in a TV prgram.
B．He filmed a dcumentary n the peple.
C．He psted his wrk life in the z nline.
D．He was the zkeeper f the ppular z.
26．What des the underlined wrd “gut-wrenching” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．T prud.B．Greatly cheerful.
C．Quite helpless.D．Extremely upset.
27．What is Creightn’s purpse f establishing Glbal Elephant Care?
A．T raise mney t help elephants.
B．T guarantee the elephants’ welfare.
C．T manage the elephants in the wild.
D．T imprve elephants’ living cnditins.
28．What can be used t describe Creightn?
A．Efficient and just.B．Sciable and lyal.
C．Caring and ptimistic.D．Sensitive and mean.
8.（2024·湖北武汉·高三统考期末）
Grwing up, Maitri Wadher, a left-hander, has struggled t cpe in a wrld made fr right-handed peple. Frm schl desks t spiral ntebks that stp the natural flw f writing, Maitri has faced tugh challenges frm a yung age. “My mther used t tie my left hand and make me eat with my right until a dctr warned that this culd significantly affect my grwth and cnfidence,” Maitri says.
This childhd experience had gnawed (折磨) at the back f her mind, pushing her t d smething t ease the lives f fellw left-handers. In September 2018, she started The Left Out Stre, which makes everyday prducts ranging frm left-handed writing tls and scissrs t kitchen tls fr left-handed peple.
Starting The Left Out Stre wasn’t in the cards fr Maitri fr a very lng time. The idea fr The Left Out Stre came t Maitri in just 20 minutes during a festival at St. Jseph’s Institute f Management, where she was a pst-graduate student. She presented the rugh idea t judges wh later became spnsrs, and they enthusiastically supprted it. This encuragement gave her the push t make it a market research prject t test the waters and explre the ptential market.
Initially, Maitri faced a few hiccups. It tk her quite sme time t find vendrs (小贩) and make them understand hw t make the prducts. With everything in place, Maitri went thrugh a tugh time reaching custmers. The first time she made a prper sale was at an exhibitin at Lalit Ashk. “Peple were surprised at first, but gradually mre left-handed peple began appraching me, and said they relate t my struggles.” Since then, she has been regularly marketing her prducts at exhibitins, and keeps The Left Out Stre active n scial media.
29．What challenge did Maitri face as a left-hander while grwing up?
A．Unfair judgement.B．Lack f parents’ lve.
C．Limited access t educatin.D．Struggle with schl tls.
30．Hw did Maitri turn her idea int a reality?
A．By seeking student spnsrs.B．By cnducting market research.
C．By expanding the ptential market.D．By carrying ut her lng-thught plan.
31．What des the underlined wrd “hiccups” prbably mean?
A．Barriers.B．ThreatsC．Cmplaints.D．Oppsitins.
32．What might be a suitable title fr the passage?
A．A Left-Hander’s StrugglesB．Maitri’s Marketing Strategies
C．Maitri: A Scial Media CelebrityD．The Left Out Stre: Maitri’s Jurney
9.（2024·全国·高三专题练习）
Blgging Australia
1. Wh are yu and what d yu d?
My name is Lauren Elizabeth Pirie Bath. Until a few years ag I was a chef, and a happy ne at that, but I wanted mre ut f life. I wanted t TRAVEL. At that time I discvered blgging and fund that I tk pretty gd pictures. S I decided t pst pictures n my blg. In less than 18 mnths, there were ver 200,000 peple reading my blg! At first, I nly regarded it as a hbby, but cmpanies started paying me t take phts and publish them. In 2013, I was determined t make my dream cme true: I wuld becme Australia’s first prfessinal pht blgger. It was a challenging jb, but I did it. Nw I spend three weeks ut f every mnth travelling and have ver 464,000 fans fllwing me nline. I’ve gt t knw mre abut this cuntry and its peple.
2. What is yur cnnectin t Western Australia?
I first visited Western Australia fr wrk in 2013. I fell in lve with nrthern WA and have been back six times. Sme f my favurite phtgraphs were taken there. I have made ver 140 wrk trips, but my best wrk trip ever was t Brme in the Kimberley regin.
3. What d yu lve mst abut Western Australia?
It is extremely beautiful and yu can experience the indigenus Australia there mre than anywhere else. The Kimberley regin, in particular, is unique and untuched. As a phtgrapher, I lve the bright light and amazing clurs: red rcks, green plants, blue-green waters and blue skies.
4. Hw des yur lve f nature influence yur phtgraphy?
T wrk full time in travel, yu have t lve nature. I try t take every pprtunity t get utside and admire the natural wrld. I lve t phtgraph the rising sun, s I frce myself int the natural wrld by waking early each day. I als enjy phtgraphing animals, such as dlphins and kangars.
5. Des yur phtgraphy supprt envirnmental prtectin?
I hpe s. I use my phtgraphy t make an impact n peple, especially when it cmes t envirnmental issues. Tday I’ve been phtgraphing a crcdile swimming clse t ur bat, the Kimberley Quest, all day. When I pst the picture nline, I will make a cmment abut hw bad it is t feed wild crcdiles. This crcdile is used t passengers thrwing fd frm bats and nw she is becming familiar with humans. Over time, this culd make her a danger t peple living in the area. If I can d smething t make thers aware f the prblem, then that’s part f the slutin.
33．Which f the fllwing statements best summarizes Lauren Elizabeth Pirie Bath’s career path?
A．She was always passinate abut phtgraphy and pursued it as a full-time jb.
B．She started as a chef, discvered her talent fr phtgraphy, and eventually became a prfessinal pht blgger.
C．She traveled extensively and decided t becme a travel blgger t share her experiences.
D．She wrked as a chef, then became a prfessinal phtgrapher, and finally settled as a travel writer.
34．Which regin in Western Australia des Lauren mentin as being particularly special and untuched?
A．Perth.B．The Great Barrier Reef.
C．The Kimberley regin.D．The Outback.
35．Based n Lauren’s descriptin f her phtgraphy and its purpse, what can be inferred abut her attitude twards envirnmental issues?
A．She is indifferent t envirnmental prblems.
B．She uses her phtgraphy t raise awareness abut envirnmental issues.
C．She believes that her phtgraphy cannt make a difference.
D．She nly phtgraphs animals and nature fr her wn enjyment.
10.（2024·吉林长春·高三东北师大附中期末）
Mary Dickins had been a member f the audience at petry nights befre and knew “the petry clap”. She made a plite tapping f fingers. But when she made her debut (首次演出) as a perfrmer at the age f 62 at the legendary Bang Said the Gun night in suth Lndn, she said, “It was s wild — like nthing I had ever seen befre.” The audience stamped their feet and shk shakers. “It felt transfrmative. I thught, ‘I’ve gt t have mre f this,’ ” Dickins said. Becming a perfrmance pet has given her a place n a stage f her wn making.
All her life she has written, mstly withut being seen r heard. Her mther died when she was nine, and, after she went int a care hme at 13, Dickins’ writing stayed in ntebks. Really, she says, a lt f her adult life has been abut getting ver childhd shyness. At university — she studied educatin — she met her husband f 40 years, but in three years f seminars she did nt say a wrd. Sme f this results frm her years at the children’s hme. She says, “It gave me a sense f what it’s like t be excluded. I never fitted in anywhere.”
After she graduated, she discvered that she lved wrking with peple with learning disabilities. She became an expert in inclusive educatin. “That was my niche (称心的职业),” she says. She published bks and returned t the University f Nrth Lndn as a senir lecturer in early childhd studies.
Dickins nw sees that in adulthd she has been giving herself permissin t be silly. “The sillier I allw myself t be, the better the writing is,” she says. Her bservatins are humrus.
“Putting things int wrds and giving shape t yur emtins is an imprtant part f cming t terms with the things that happen in life,” she says.
Des she still feel like an utsider?
“I think I’ve made it int a virtue. I celebrate the fact that I dn’t fit int a bx. Finally! Yu have t wait till yu’re 62 t feel cnfident!” she says. “But I have a sense f wh I am and I'm prud f it. I wuldn’t be anyne else nw — and it tk me a lng time t say that.”
36．Hw did Dickins feel abut her debut?
A．Calm.B．Awkward.C．Stressed.D．Encuraged.
37．What led t Dickins’ lack f a sense f belnging?
A．Her immature writing style.B．Her experience at the care hme.
C．Her struggle with her university studies.D．Her difficult relatinship with her husband.
38．Hw des writing benefit Dickins?
A．It makes her land a gd jb.B．It sharpens her sense f humr.
C．It enables her t get n well with her life.D．It helps her vercme her learning disabilities.
39．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A．Mary Dickins’ New Start after 60B．Mary Dickins’ First Perfrmance
C．Mary Dickins’ Trubled Writing CareerD．Mary Dickins’ Impact n Perfrmance Pets
11.（2023·重庆·高三重庆市第十一中学校校考期中）
The hand-drawn psters kept catching Aviram Chen’s eye as he walked arund his neighbrhd in Queens, N.Y. They were clrful advertisements with a distinct style. Chen, wh builds exhibitins in museums and galleries, was eager t uncver wh was behind the psters. It wasn’t easy.
“I fund them by ging frm restaurant t restaurant until there was smene that had their phne number,” Chen, 42, said, adding that he was hping t ask them t create a sign fr his wife’s yga and Pilates studi in Jacksn Heights.
When the artists, Carls and Miguel Cevalls, met him at his wife’s studi that day in 2018, Chen was shcked t see tw brthers in their 80s, wh fr decades have spent their days in their shared Manhattan apartment making advertising psters by hand. They had lng been relying n wrd f muth t attract new clients. Then Chen suggested they get n scial media t preserve their wrk. “It shuld be dcumented s it desn’t disappear,” Chen said. Chen ffered t create an Instagram accunt fr the brthers. They were n bard with the idea.
The brthers, alng with their lder brther, Victr, pened a sign shp in Bgta in 1966. Victr taught his yunger brthers all he knew abut art. After Victr mved t New Yrk in 1969, his brthers eventually fllwed him. Carls came first in 1974 and prduced psters with Victr in a small art studi in Times Square, and later in Queens. In 2005, Miguel mved t New Yrk. After Victr’s death in 2012, Miguel and Carls carried n their brther’s legacy(遗产)by cntinuing t make custm psters. Miguel utlines the letters and images, and Carls is the clrist.
Recently, the brthers have received requests frm ptential clients acrss the United States, as well as internatinally. The tw have n plans t part with their pens and paintbrushes anytime sn. They intend t make art indefinitely.
40．Why did Chen try t find the pster designers?
A．T reach ut hands fr them.
B．T rder a sign fr his wife’s studi.
C．T cllect psters fr his exhibitins.
D．T learn the technique f making psters.
41．Hw did Chen help the tw brthers?
A．He advertised them with psters.
B．He made a dcumentary fr them.
C．He intrduced scial media t them.
D．He hused them in a dwntwn apartment.
42．What is the authr’s purpse in writing paragraph 4?
A．T shw the tw brthers’ artistic rigins.
B．T present the tw brthers’ distinct art styles.
C．T explain why the tw brthers’ business is n the rise.
D．T illustrate hw the tw brthers went thrugh their tugh years.
43．What will the tw brthers d next?
A．Carry n with their art.
B．Prmte their art glbally.
C．Pursue their separate interests in art.
12.（2024·山东潍坊·高三统考期末）
When mst kids g t the beach, they’re t fcused n making sandcastles and splashing arund t ntice litter, but several years ag, fr 7-year-ld Cash Daniels, nticing a plastic straw sparked a lifelng passin fr saving the planet.
Cash, wh is nw knwn as the “cnservatin kid”, has always lved nature. He grew up fishing alng the Chattanga River, after all! But nce he learned that 80 percent f all trash frm land and rivers ends up in the cean, he culdn’t sit back.
He started with cleanups alng the river, smething that quickly went frm a family affair t a cmmunity effrt with vlunteers and neighbrs. In 2019, Cash, tgether with a Canadian cnservatinist, Ella Galaski-Rssen, started a nnprfit called the Cleanup Kids. Despite living in different cuntries, they managed t create educatinal vides n their YuTube channel. “We hpe t be a really big nnprfit that eliminates plastic in the U. S. and Canada,” Cash said. “We want t infrm kids and adults in the landlcked states n hw their actins are cnnected t the water and the cean,” Cash said.
Cash was selected as ne f America’s tp 10 yuth vlunteers f 2021 by the Prudential Spirit f Cmmunity Awards. He als earned the title f Natinal Hnree, where he received a$5,000 grant t g t a nnprfit f his chice, and he became the first persn t win the Yuth Cnservatinist Award tw years in a rw frm the Tennessee Wildlife Federatin.
“I want t travel the wrld, teach thers, and help them feel cnnected t the cean. Because if yu are cnnected t the cean-if yu lve it and what lives in it—yu’ll want t prtect it,” he said. “This is my fun, and it becmes mre fun with every new discvery.”
44．Which can replace the underlined wrds “sit back” in paragraph 2?
A．Fall asleep.B．Lse heart.
C．Turn a blind eye.D．Lend a hand.
45．What is the purpse f starting the Cleanup Kids?
A．T recycle waste plastics.
B．T make instructive vides.
C．T spread marine knwledge.
D．T appeal fr cean prtectin.
46．Which f the fllwing best describes Cash Daniels?
A．Sympathetic and devted.B．Initiative and talented.
C．Ambitius and humrus.D．Determined and mdest.
47．What des Cash Daniels stry imply?
A．Passin fuels dreams.
B．Great minds think alike.
C．Helping thers is f great fun.
D．Actins speak luder than wrds.
13.（2024·广东深圳·高三统考期末）
On March 1, Dr. Jseph Dituri began a prject t stay fr 100 days at a special htel called Jules’s Undersea Ldge 30 feet under the cean surface in a cnservatin area in Key Larg.
The farther yu g belw the cean’s surface, the greater the pressure. Dr. Dituri wanted t learn hw this pressure wuld affect the human bdy ver time. He believes that high pressure culd help peple live lnger and stay healthier as they get lder. It culd als help dctrs treat different medical prblems, including brain injuries.
While he was living underwater, Dr. Dituri stayed busy. He ften exercised in the mrning. He kept teaching his cllege classes virtually and had nline chats with ver 5, 500 students frm 15 different cuntries. He als wrked with cean experts t figure ut ways t preserve the cean. He even had a number f visitrs wh dve dwn t spend a little time with him.
On June 9, Dr. Dituri returned t the surface with a new wrld recrd, beating the ld recrd f 73 days. Many friends, family, and ther supprters were there t greet him and celebrate his success. Dctrs quickly checked him ut t make sure he was kay.
Actually, Dr. Dituri went thrugh several big changes. Fr ne thing, he became 1. 3 centimeters shrter during his time in the higher undersea pressure. Sleeping much better, his health greatly imprved in a cuple f ways. Dr. Dituri and his team plan t study the infrmatin they cllected during the prject. In Nvember, Dr. Dituri will speak at an imprtant medical meeting in Sctland abut the discveries the scientists made during the prject.
Dr. Dituri says his favrite part f the prject was talking with yung peple. “Wh knws?” he said. “Maybe ne day, ne f them will cme. back and break the recrd we just set. My greatest hpe is that I have inspired a new generatin f explrers and researchers t push past all bundaries.
48．What is Jules’s Undersea Ldge special fr?
A．Its cnvenience.B．Its reputatin.C．Its lcatinD．Its luxuriusness.
49．Why did Dr. Dituri decide t stay lng in the htel?
A．T treat his brain injuries.B．T live lnger and healthier.
C．T deal with medical prblems.D．T test ne f his academic ideas.
50．Which statement best describes Dr. Dituri’s undersea life?
A．He kept a daily rutine almst as usual.
B．He was busy with medical experiments.
C．He led a dull life separated frm the thers.
D．He set a wrld recrd f living 73 days underwater.
51．What des Dr. Dituri wish yung peple t d?
A．Cmmunicate mre with him.B．Explre the unknwn bravely.
C．Study the infrmatin f the prject.D．Meet at the cnference in Sctland.
14.（2024·北京西城·高三统考期末）
Jim Glaub and his wife just mved int their new Manhattan apartment n 22nd Street when the previus husewner said smething curius: “Just s yu knw, there’s this thing where letters addressed t Santa cme t the apartment. It has been cming fr years and n ne knws why. But it’s nt that big a deal. ”
Then in the mnths leading t Christmas, letters frm kids r parents t Santa came flding in, asking fr gifts they culd nt therwise affrd. Glaub and his wife respnded t as many as they culd, writing ntes, even buying gifts. But they culd d nly s much.
Glaub, f curse, is nt Santa. He runs a marketing cmpany. But ne night, when the cuple threw a Christmas party, a slutin appeared. The guests nticed the hundreds f letters they’d yet t act upn piled in the crner f their dining rm and asked abut them.
“I tld them the stry, ” Glaub said. His guests were very interested. “A lt f peple were like, ‘I’ll take a letter. I’ll fulfill it. ”
And s was brn Miracle n 22nd Street, a cmmunity-based vlunteer rganizatin that respnds t children’s letters t Santa with seasn’s greetings and gifts. Wrking with ther nnprfits that help thse in need, Glaub invited families frm arund the cuntry t g nline and request gifts fr their children. Meanwhile, dnrs can sign up t buy gifts fr a child r family, accmpanied by a signed nte.
Letters typically request ppular items, such as tys, cats, a dll fr little kids, makeup and bikes fr lder nes. One child suffering back pain frm sleeping n the living rm cuch in a crwded husehld asked fr a bed.
Sme letters are heartbreaking. One child wrte: “Dear Santa, fr Christmas, I want my brther t get better. My yunger brther has a hard time walking and has t use his wheelchair. I wish he culd play like me.”
That’s a tugh ask. But Glaub did send the children gift cards and a kind nte.
Last year, Glaub and the rganizatin helped mre than 800 families. One beneficiary wrte: “…yu gave my babies a reasn t smile and enjy their Christmas after everything we’ve been thrugh. All I wanted was t see them happy and I gt just what I wanted.”
Glaub n lnger tries t figure ut why the letters cme t the apartment. Putting in the lng hurs t help the families is what it’s all abut fr him.
52．At the beginning, what did the cuple d with the letters t Santa?
A．They paid n attentin t them.
B．They asked their guests t help.
C．They just piled them in the crner.
D．They respnded t as many as pssible.
53．Miracle n 22nd Street was set up t _____.
A．let mre peple knw their stry
B．get mre needy families and dnrs invlved
C．find ut why the letters came t the apartment
D．prvide a platfrm fr peple t express their appreciatin
54．Hw will Glaub prbably feel abut what they did fr the senders f the letters?
A．Wrthwhile.B．Relieved.C．Curius.D．Grateful.
15.（2024·山东滨州·高三统考期末）
Late ne night in July 2020 in Reykjavik, Haraldur(Halli) Thrleifssn was wandering arund the city’s main shpping street with his wife and tw kids. During their walk, his three-year-ld sn was thirsty and wanted a drink frm the crner stre. But Thrleifssn sn discvered he culdn't help with the simple request: A 20-centimetre step blcked his access t the stre.
The barrier was all t familiar. Brn with muscular dystrphy, which causes prgressive weakness and lss f muscle, Thrleifssn, nw 46, has been using a wheelchair since he was 25. As he waited utside, he recalled, “I thught abut hw strange it is that we separate families in this way. I thught abut all the times I wasn’t able t jin my friends at restaurants, pubs and stres that are inaccessible.”
Living all ver the wrld as a creative directr and digital designer in cities such as San Francisc and Tky, Thrleifssn had witnessed first-hand hw different cities cnsider and plan fr accessibility, frm ramps(斜坡) and sidewalks t public transprtatin.
Having recently sld his digital creative agency, Uen, t Twitter, Thrleifssn nw had the financial means t make a difference in his hmetwn. He decided t start with a prject t make Iceland wheelchair accessible, ne ramp at a time.
Ramp Up Reykjavik was launched as a nn-prfit in 2021 with a gal t build 100 ramps, mstly in the city’s dwn-twn, within a year. Unlike prtable and temprary slutins in ther cities, these ramps are permanent structures that match the aesthetic f the buildings, making them appear as if they’ve always been there. It’s a design detail that helps prvide a sense f inclusivity.
With the help f gvernment funding and ther spnsrs, the Ramp Up team finished ahead f schedule and has bradened its scpe t all f Iceland, with the gal f building1, 500 ramps cuntrywide by 2026.
55．What inspired Thrleifssn t build the ramps?
A．His incnvenience in life.B．His childhd experience.
C．A request frm his wife.D．His desire t make a frtune.
56．What made it pssible fr Thrleifssn t start the prject?
A．Great dnatins frm sciety.
B．Mney frm sale f his cmpany.
C．Full supprt frm the gvernment.
D．A wealth f experience in management.
57．What is special abut Thrleifssn’s prject?
A．It is nn-prfit.
B．It highlights the details.
C．It fits in with the surrundings.
D．It slves the prblem temprarily.
58．Which f the fllwing wrds can best describe Thrleifssn?
A．Flexible and thughtful.B．Mdest and cnsiderate.
C．Selfless and cnfident.D．Generus and helpful.
16.（2023·山西·高三校联考期末）
It’s difficult t hpe smetimes but there are still a few instances telling us that smething better awaits us whether we chse t hld n t it r nt. Annie, a 19-year-ldblack Labradr, was given arund a mnth t live when she was placed fr adptin in June 2022. Annie’s frmer wner had given up hpe and sent her t a shelter huse in Texas because she wuldn’t eat r drink.
Once Siler, 31, discvered Annie’s pht, she knew she had t help. Instead f a mnth r tw, Annie was adpted by Siler and her rmmate, Lisa, fr an entire year. Siler knew what it tk t care fr an elderly dg because she had recently lst her wn dg, whm she had since cllege. Siler shared, “I felt mentally and emtinally prepared t take n a dg that wasn’t ging t have lng.” Siler described Annie as an easyging dg. Her favrite pastimes included pening mail and sitting utside, watching peple and cars pass by, earning her the nickname “nsy neighbur.”
“Peple kept telling us she was having s much fun and enjying life and that kept her ging, and I hpe that was the case. Annie lived almst exactly a year after being adpted by Siler and Lisa. Annie had the life we pray every senir dg we rescue gets t experience. Annie didn’t just live ut this past year, she flwered. Annie had an ill stmach. Surgical peratin was her nly ptin and that was never smething we wuld put Annie thrugh. Cllectively, we made the hardest decisin fr us but kindest fr Annie.” Siler kept in her diary.
“I can’t help but think that Annie wuld be s prud. She was ne special dg whse stry will live n thrugh thse wh adpt senirs. She left a giant, giant hle in my heart…but times, where everyne wh lved her can cme tgether in her hnr,will help start mending my brken heart.” Siler wrte in her pst.
59．Why was Annie placed fr adptin in June 2022?
A．Because she was t ld fr her wner t care fr.
B．Because her wner had given up hpe fr her refusal t eat r drink.
C．Because Annie’s wner was mving and culdn’t take her alng.
D．Because she had a medical cnditin that required extensive care.
60．What mtivated Siler t adpt Annie?
A．Siler wanted a guard dg fr her huse.
B．Siler’s rmmate insisted n adpting a dg.
C．Siler was an advcate fr senir dg adptin.
D．Siler sught cmpany after lsing her previus dg.
61．What did peple say abut Annie’s life after adptin?
A．She experienced enrmus jy.
B．She was miserable and lnely.
C．She was cnstantly sick and in pain.
D．She didn’t interact with peple r ther dgs.
62．What did Siler hpe fr in terms f Annie’s stry?
A．Annie’s stry wuld be frgtten easily.
B．Annie’s stry wuld encurage senirs t hunt.
C．Annie’s stry wuld inspire senir dgs adptin.
D．Annie’s stry wuld nly be remembered fr its sadness.
17.（2024·江苏苏州·高三统考期末）
Anxiety has fllwed me arund like a lst dg lking fr a bne fr years nw. I feel it the mst strngly when I’m wrried abut my health r my daughter’s health. I feel an unusual sensatin and all f a sudden: panic! My wrries are nt limited t health cncerns thugh, and they g in the directin f anxiety abut the future f the wrld, wrries abut my finances, and fears that I’m nt gd enugh.
Let me g back a few decades, back t when anxiety wasn’t part f my life. When I was a child, I lved art. I drew and I clred because that’s what I enjyed. I went t cllege t becme an art teacher. When I finished schl in May f 2001, I had a part-time design jb, and after the event f September 11th, 2001, I knew I needed t travel, t get ut f the safe life I was living in my hmetwn. That’s when my creative practices fell by the wayside.
Luckily, after the birth f my daughter in 2014, the desire t create came back. At first, I was using a tiny crner f a bedrm in ur rental huse t paint. Eventually we bught a huse, and I had the space t spread ut, ready t paint whenever the urge struck. That’s when I started nticing smething imprtant: Painting stilled me in a way that nthing else did. It eased my fears and anxieties in a way ther practice (deep breathing, etc) did nt, at least nt as cnsistently. When anxius thughts start, I knw what t d. I head int my studi, grab sme materials, and start creating. Sn enugh, the wrries are gne and instead my mind is quiet.
I think the reasn why painting is s helpful fr my anxiety is that, in rder fr me t be anxius, I have t be wrrying abut the future and what it hlds. When I’m ding an activity that requires my full cncentratin, I have t be in the mment. It desn’t matter if yu’re artistic. The nly thing that matters is finding a way t be here, in the nw, instead f in the unknwable future.
63．Which wrd can best describe the writer in paragraph 1?
A．Cautius.B．Insecure.C．Cnsiderate.D．Impatient.
64．When did the writer give up n art temprarily?
A．After her daughter was brn.B．When she studied in cllege.
C．When she was still a little child.D．After sme big event happened.
65．Hw des painting relieve the writer’s anxiety?
A．Painting makes her stay in a place.B．Clrs f painting calm her dwn.
C．Painting is a very creative activity.D．Painting makes less rm fr wrries.
66．What can we learn frm the stry?
A．What is imprtant is t seize the mment.B．Anxiety may smetimes be beneficial t life.
C．It is necessary t learn sme art in childhd.D．Painting is the best way t ease peple’s mind.
18.（2023·浙江·高三校联考阶段练习）
Fr a lng time, I kept a selectin f bks n a shelf next t my bed that I called my “heart bks”. T qualify fr a place n the shelf, a bk had t be nt nly ne I lved, but ne that mattered. There was ne bk that never made it nt that shelf, thugh I read it in high schl: Writing Dwn the Bnes by Natalie Gldberg.
I can still remember the day I bught it. It was summer and I must have been 14 r 15. Desperate t get ut f my huse, I rde my bike int twn and walked int the bkstre. I was ging thrugh the shelf f bks n writing and it caught my eye. I picked it up, read a few pages, and bught it. Then I tk it with me t a park, read the first few chapters, and pened my ntebk t write.
It’s a fairly straightfrward writing bk. Gldberg’s methd is simple: yu chse a tpic, set a timer, and write fr 10, 15, r 20 minutes withut picking up yur pen. Free writing, timed writing, writing tpics: anyne wh has taken a creative writing class may have encuntered these things. It’s nt earth-shattering. There was nthing particularly new r unusual abut the bk s I can’t say why it attracted me s much. But it changed everything. I went frm being smene wh enjyed writing t being a writer.
During my teen years and early twenties, fllwing Gldberg’s methd was at the cre f my identity. N matter where I was r what I was ding, I filled ntebks. When I eventually started writing fictin, I did the same thing. The “I” in my ntebks became smene else, but I held t the same practice.
This writing practice led me t a writing grup in Bstn. It led me t my current career. It led me, in s many ways, t myself. Becming a writer allwed me t becme s many ther things: an activist, a business wner, a farmer, a baker. . . Writing is where I fund my cnfidence. It was where I became curius abut the wrld. Frm that, everything else has fllwed.
67．Hw did the authr encunter Writing Dwn the Bnes?
A．By fllwing a selectin f “heart bks”.
B．By referring t a bk list abut writing.
C．By recmmendatin f Natalie Gldberg.
D．By seeking writing bks n a bkshelf.
68．What des the wrd “earth-shattering” underlined in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Remarkable.B．Useful.C．Cntrversial.D．Amusing.
69．What can we infer abut Writing Dwn the Bnes?
A．It inspired the authr t be a writer.
B．It was the first nvel the authr read.
C．It made the authr start t lve writing.
D．It is ne f the bks the authr reads mst.
70．Which f the fllwing is answered by the last paragraph?
A．What is the authr’s life like right nw?
B．What did the authr d in the writing grup?
C．Hw has the writing practice shaped the authr?
D．Why did the authr give up the writing practice?
19.（2023·全国·模拟预测）
Anna Devlld likes bees, butterflies, ladybugs, hummingbirds and even bats. The 17-year-ld prize winner is nw helping small things t make a difference. Many TV prgrams and newspapers have featured her abut her effrts t intrduce the vital rle pllinatrs (授粉者) play. Yu might say she’s been busy as a bee. She has created and helped plant ver 2,000 free Pllinatr Packs, each cntaining six different pllinatr-friendly seedlings (幼苗). She als regularly visits lcal classrms t teach students abut pllinatrs and t help them plant their wn Pllinatr Packs.
As a teenager, Anna wrried abut the little things that keep ur wrld beautiful and ur rchards (果园) prducing fd. Anna’s slutin is t increase habitats that attract pllinatrs and t educate the next generatin abut the imprtance f creating pllinatr-friendly spaces. Her first prject was creating activities and clring bks fr kids t help them understand hw imprtant pllinatrs are t ur planet. Next, she created Pllinatr Packs: plants that attract bees and ther pllinatrs t yur garden. It wasn’t lng befre she was part f cmmunity cuncils encuraging the planting f pllinatrs in cmmunities and radside hallways. She nw serves n her lcal gvernment’s envirnmental advisry cmmissin.
“One ut f every three bites f fd we take is dependent n pllinatrs,” Anna tells us. “Sadly, every ne f these creatures is declining at an alarming rate.” We all can make a difference. As Anna says, “Find smething yu are passinate abut, n matter hw small, and see hw yu can change the wrld.”
S, the next time yu take a bite ut f a delicius apple r peach, r even better, enjy yur favrite fruit in a hme-baked pie, think abut all the little creatures that made it happen. Then think abut Anna and hw ne teenage girl is making sure millins f pllinatrs are happy and prductive.
71．What des Anna d t make a difference?
A．She gets pllinatrs knwn t peple.B．She makes speeches n TV prgrams.
C．She prmtes her prducts amng kids.D．She spnsrs the lcals t grw plants.
72．What des Pllinatr Packs prbably refer t?
A．A pack f pllinating bees.B．A grup f beneficial insects.
C．Sme pllinatr-friendly plants.D．Cmmunity-based fruit gardens.
73．Which f the fllwing might Anna agree with?
A．Nature helps ne grw up.B．Even small effrt cunts.
C．Learning benefits children.D．Curisity tps everything.
74．What des the authr advise us t d in the last paragraph?
A．Enjy ur time with fruits.B．Plant mre trees arund.
C．Learn frm nature.D．Be nice t pllinatrs.
20.（2023·江苏·高三校联考阶段练习）
When Fina Allen was seven, her parents tk her t the theatre t see a prductin The Huse at Ph Crner. Instantly, Allen fell in lve. But althugh she tk part in schl and cllege plays, she never thught it culd lead t a career. Instead, she studied business at university, wrking fr the Land Register f Sctland until she retired in 2012. Her newly free time reignited (重新点燃) a decades-ld spark. “I still wanted t d smething with my brain s I went back t university t study theatre and perfrmance,” says Allen.
That year, she tk part in a flk drama wrkshp and discvered mumming, an ancient masked frm, in which male actrs travel thrugh villages, perfrming simple plays, ften in exchange fr fd r shelter. “It’s a simpler stry than cnventinal plays. It has ne central cnflict rather than slw character develpment. It’s rted in histry and invlves mre imprvisatin (即席创作) because the play is always tailred t a lcal audience,” says Allen.
Interest grew and Allen set up her grup — the Meadws Mummers — as a charity, t attract wider supprt and dnatins. Its first perfrmance was in 2015, at the Meadws festival in Edinburgh. Things snwballed frm there. As well as turing central Sctland, the grup went t the Internatinal Mumming Sympsium and Uncnventin in Glucestershire in 2016, and learned mre abut the histry f flk drama.
Mre recently, life circumstances have made perfrming difficult. “I’ve had health prblems.” She says that, at times, she has cnsidered giving up, but gets t much jy frm ding it t stp. “We’ve just dne ne perfrmance this year but I’m really excited that we’re getting ready fr mre festivals next year.”
The drive t keep ging is inspired by an experience mre than 30 years ag. “I was in a natinal park in Yugslavia when I saw a wman staring attentively at this green river,” she says. “She tld me she was ging blind and wanted the river t be the last beautiful thing she ever saw.” Whenever dubt creeps in (不知不觉产生), Allen recalls that encunter and feels frced t cntinue grasping life with bth hands. “Just because yu’ve reached 60, it desn’t mean the drawbridge has been pulled up,” says Allen.
75．Why did Allen study theatre and perfrmance after retirement?
A．T earn a degree.B．T take up her interest.
C．T please her parents.D．T find a better jb.
76．What des paragraph 2 mainly talk abut cncerning mumming?
A．Its features.B．Its histry.C．Its significance.D．Its prspect.
77．What des the underlined wrd “snwballed” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Develped.B．Cllapsed.C．Stuck.D．Frze.
78．What des Allen intend t tell us by the encunter?
A．Art is lng, life is shrt.B．Rman was nt built in a day.
C．Where there’s a will, there is a way.D．We shuld try t live in the mment.