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1. 三年真题考点分布
2. 命题规律及备考策略
【命题规律】近3年新高考卷对于阅读理解中猜测词义的考点考查了14次。主要考查：
根据阅读文章部分内容来猜测词义。猜测词义的考查类型：1.单个单词的意思；2.考查短语的意思；3.考查句子的意思；4.考查代词的意思；5.考查熟词生意；6.考查生词生意。
【备考策略】系统归类猜测词义的方法；熟练掌握阅读技能。
【命题预测】
通过阅读理解中的猜测词义，考查考生推测词义的能力、培养学生整体把握文章内容，不拘泥于细节，对于生词可以通过上下文理解其含义。因此，猜测词义还将在2024年高考中出现。
【2024年高考命题预测】
词义猜测之猜测单词的意思考点是高考中的必考点。每年的高考阅读理解中都会有猜测单词的意思题以考查学生的猜测词义能力。预测在2024高考中，猜测单词的意思会继续在高考阅读理解中呈现。
【词义猜测之猜测单词的意思考点指南】
规律方法：
常见的设问方式：
1. What d the underlined wrds “” mean in paragraph 7?
2． What des “” underlined in paragraph 3 refer t?
3． The wrd "" in paragraph 2 means _________?
4．What d the underlined wrds “” prbably mean?
规律方法 如何解决猜测词义题？
此类题目有的可利用构词法来解答，首先要弄明白构词法的三种形式：派生法、转
化法和合成法，现在高考阅读理解题中的猜测词义题考查派生和合成词形式的较少，主要是需要利用上下文的已知部分进行推理；有的还需要依靠常识和经验来猜测词义；还有的可以根据定义、解释和举例猜测词义。

1. [2023·新高考全国Ⅰ卷]
C
The gal f this bk is t make the case fr digital minimalism, including a detailed explratin f what it asks and why it wrks, and then t teach yu hw t adpt this philsphy if yu decide it’s right fr yu.
T d s, I divided the bk int tw parts. In part ne, I describe the philsphical fundatins f digital minimalism, starting with an examinatin f the frces that are making s many peple’s digital lives increasingly intlerable,befre mving n t a detailed discussin f the digital minimalism philsphy.
Part ne cncludes by intrducing my suggested methd fr adpting this philsphy: the digital declutter. This prcess requires yu t step away frm ptinal nline activities fr thirty days. At the end f the thirty days, yu will then add back a small number f carefully chsen nline activities that yu believe will prvide massive benefits t the things yu value.
In the final chapter f part ne, I’ll guide yu thrugh carrying ut yur wn digital declutter. In ding s, I’ll draw n an experiment I ran in 2018 in which ver 1,600 peple agreed t perfrm a digital declutter. Yu’ll hear these participants’ stries and learn what strategies wrked well fr them, and what traps they encuntered that yu shuld avid.
The secnd part f this bk takes a clser lk at sme ideas that will help yu cultivate(培养) a sustainable digital minimalism lifestyle. In these chapters, I examine issues such as the imprtance f slitude(独处) and the necessity f cultivating high-quality leisure t replace the time mst nw spend n mindless device use. Each chapter cncludes with a cllectin f practices, which are designed t help yu act n the big ideas f the chapter. Yu can view these practices as a tlbx meant t aid yur effrts t build a minimalist lifestyle that wrks fr yur particular circumstances.
( )29.What des the underlined wrd“declutter” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Clear-up.
B.Add-n.
C.Check-in.
D.Take-ver.
2.【2023年1月·浙江卷】C
A machine can nw nt nly beat yu at chess, it can als utperfrm yu in debate. Last week, in a public debate in San Francisc, a sftware prgram called Prject Debater beat its human ppnents, including Na Ovadia, Israel’s frmer natinal debating champin.
Brilliant thugh it is, Prject Debater has sme weaknesses. It takes sentences frm its library f dcuments and prebuilt arguments and strings them tgether. This can lead t the kinds f errrs n human wuld make. Such wrinkles will n dubt be irned ut, yet they als pint t a fundamental prblem. As Kristian Hammnd, prfessr f electrical engineering and cmputer science at Nrthwestern University, put it: “There’s never a stage at which the system knws what it’s talking abut.”
What Hammnd is referring t is the questin f meaning, and meaning is central t what distinguishes the least intelligent f humans frm the mst intelligent f machines. A cmputer wrks with symbls. Its prgram specifies a set f rules t transfrm ne string f symbls int anther. But it des nt specify what thse symbls mean. Indeed, t a cmputer, meaning is irrelevant. Humans, in thinking, talking, reading and writing, als wrk with symbls. But fr humans, meaning is everything. When we cmmunicate, we cmmunicate meaning. What matters is nt just the utside f a string f symbls, but the inside t, nt just hw they are arranged but what they mean.
Meaning emerges thrugh a prcess f scial interactin, nt f cmputatin, interactin that shapes the cntent f the symbls in ur heads. The rules that assign meaning lie nt just inside ur heads, but als utside, in sciety, in scial memry, scial cnventins and scial relatins. It is this that distinguishes humans frm machines. And that’s why, hwever astnishing Prject Debater may seem, the traditin that began with Scrates and Cnfucius will nt end with artificial intelligence.
29．What des the underlined wrd “wrinkles” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A．Arguments.B．Dubts.C．Errrs.D．Differences.
3.[2023·全国乙卷]
D
If yu want t tell the histry f the whle wrld, a histry that des nt privilege ne part f humanity, yu cannt d it thrugh texts alne, because nly sme f the wrld has ever had texts, while mst f the wrld, fr mst f the time, has nt. Writing is ne f humanity’s later achievements,and until fairly recently even many literate(有文字的) scieties recrded their cncerns nt nly in writing but in things.
Ideally a histry wuld bring tgether texts and bjects, and sme chapters f this bk are able t d just that, but in many cases we simply can’t. The clearest example f this between literate and nn-literate histry is perhaps the first cnflict, at Btany Bay, between Captain Ck’s vyage and the Australian Abriginals. Frm the English side, we have scientific reprts and the captain?s recrd f that terrible day. Frm the Australian side, we have nly a wden shield(盾) drpped by a man in flight after his first experience f gunsht. If we want t recnstruct what was actually ging n that day, the shield must be questined and interpreted as deeply and strictly as the written reprts.
In additin t the prblem f miscmprehensin frm bth sides, there are victries accidentally r deliberately twisted, especially when nly the victrs knw hw t write. Thse wh are n the lsing side ften have nly their things t tell their stries. The Caribbean Tain, the Australian Abriginals, the African peple f Benin and the Incas, all f whm appear in this bk, can speak t us nw f their past achievements mst pwerfully thrugh the bjects they made:a histry tld thrugh things gives them back a vice. When we cnsider cntact (联系) between literate and nn-literate scieties such as these, all ur first-hand accunts are necessarily twisted, nly ne half f a dialgue. If we are t find the ther half f that cnversatin, we have t read nt just the texts,but the bjects.
( )34.What des the underlined wrd “cnversatin” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A.Prblem.
B.Histry.
C.Vice.
D.Sciety.
1.【江苏省七市（南通、泰州、扬州、徐州、淮安、连云港、宿迁）高考二模】
Almst everyne has heard the expressin, “the calm befre the strm”.It is usually used t describe a peaceful perid just befre a very stressful situatin r a tense argument.
British sailrs cined the phrase in the late 1600s; they nted that befre certain strms the seas wuld seem t becme static and the winds wuld drp.
But why is it ften s calm befre a strm?
Science has given us the answer. Accrding t US inftainment (资讯娱乐) website Hw Stuff Wrks, a calm perid ccurs because many strms, such as trnades and hurricanes, draw in all the warm and humid air frm the surrunding area. As this air rises int the strm cluds, it cls and acts as “fuel fr the strm, like petrl in a car”.
Once the strm has taken all the energy it can frm the air, it is pushed ut frm the tp f the strm cluds and falls back dwn t grund level. As the air descends, it becmes warm and dry. Warm, dry air is stable, s nce it cvers an area, it causes a calm perid befre the strm.
This same prcess als causes the “eye f the strm” in hurricanes and trnades. In these cnditins, the calm ccurs in the center f the strm because f the strng rtating winds.
The Weather Netwrk has a tip fr wrking ut hw far away a strm is.First, cunt hw many secnds there are between a flash f lightning and a clap f thunder. Rughly three secnds equal ne kilmeter. S, fr example, if yu cunt nine secnds, the strm is abut 3 kilmeters away. A gd evaluatin is that if yur cunt is belw 30 secnds, yu shuld seek shelter straight away.
Hwever, due t the cmplexity f strm system, nt all strms are preceded by calm. Given the right cnditins, sme strms annunce themselves with heavy rain and chilling winds.
S, yur best bet is t keep yurself updated with weather reprts fr any predictins regarding a cming strm in yur area. That’s the mst reliable and sensible way t predict the next display f nature’s temper.
28．The underlined wrd “static” in Paragraph 2 is clsest in meaning t ______.
A．vilentB．quietC．fast-changingD．warm
2.【河北省邯郸市十校联考】
Curtin University research has fund a simple and affrdable methd t determine which chemicals and types f metals are best used t stre and supply energy, in a breakthrugh fr any battery-run devices and technlgies relying n the fast and reliable supply f electricity, including smart phnes and tablets.
Lead authr Assciate Prfessr Simne Ciampi frm Curtin’s Schl f Mlecular and Life Sciences said this easy, lw-cst methd f determining hw t prduce and keep the highest energy charge in a capacitr (电容器). culd be f great benefit t all scientists, engineers and start-ups lking t slving the energy strage challenges f the future.
“All electrnic devices require an energy surce. While a battery needs t be recharged ver time, a capacitr can be charged instantly because it stres energy by separating charged ins (离子), fund in inic liquids,” Ciampi said.
There are thusands f types f inic liquids, a type f “liquid salt”, and until nw, it was difficult t knw which wuld be best suited fr use in a capacitr. What ur team has dne is designing a quick and easy test, able t be perfrmed in a basic lab, which can measure bth the ability t stre charge when a slid electrde tuches a given inic liquid—a simple capacitr—as well as the stability f the device when charged.
“The simplicity this test means anyne can apply it withut the need fr expensive equipment. Using this methd, researchers fund that charging the device fr 60 secnds prduced a full charge, which did nt ‘leak’ (渗漏) and begin t diminish fr at least fur days,” Mr Beltti said.
The next step is t use this new screening methd t find inic liquid with an even lnger duratin in the charged state and larger energy density.
14．What des the underlined wrd “diminish” in paragraph 5 prbably mean？
A．Charge.B．Develp.
C．Expand.D．Decrease.
【词义猜测之猜测短语的意思考点指南】
规律方法：
常见的设问方式：
1.What d the underlined phrase “” mean in paragraph 2?
2．Which f the fllwing best explains “” underlined in paragraph 2?
3．What d the underlined phrase “” mean in paragraph 3?
4．What d the underlined phrase "" refer t in the last paragraph?
规律方法2：如何解决猜测短语题?
猜测短语题要利用出现短语的上文与其意义上的联系或下文进一步的叙述来猜测它的意思或利用文章中所出现的与短语意思相反的内容来猜测其语意。
1.[2023·新高考全国Ⅱ卷]
C
Reading Art: Art fr Bk Lvers is a celebratin f an everyday bject—the bk, represented here in almst three hundred artwrks frm museums arund the wrld. The image f the reader appears thrughut histry, in art made lng befre bks as we nw knw them came int being. In artists’ representatins f bks and reading, we see mments f shared humanity that g beynd culture and time.
In this “bk f bks”, artwrks are selected and arranged in a way that emphasizes these cnnectins between different eras and cultures. We see scenes f children learning t read at hme r at schl, with the bk as a fcus fr relatins between the generatins. Adults are prtrayed (描绘) alne in many settings and pses—absrbed in a vlume, deep in thught r lst in a mment f leisure. These scenes may have been painted hundreds f years ag, but they recrd mments we can all relate t.
Bks themselves may be used symblically in paintings t demnstrate the intellect (才智), wealth r faith f the subject. Befre the wide use f the printing press, bks were treasured bjects and culd be wrks f art in their wn right. Mre recently, as bks have becme inexpensive r even thrwaway, artists have used them as the raw material fr artwrks—transfrming cvers, pages r even cmplete vlumes int paintings and sculptures.
Cntinued develpments in cmmunicatin technlgies were nce believed t make the printed page utdated. Frm a 21st-century pint f view, the printed bk is certainly ancient, but it remains as interactive as any battery-pwered e-reader. T serve its functin, a bk must be activated by a user: the cver pened, the pages parted, the cntents reviewed, perhaps ntes written dwn r wrds underlined. And in cntrast t ur increasingly netwrked lives where the infrmatin we cnsume is mnitred and tracked, a printed bk still ffers the chance f a whlly private, “ff-line” activity.
( )30.What d the underlined wrds “relate t” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Understand.
B.Paint.
C.Seize.
D.Transfrm.
2.【2023年1月·浙江卷】B
Live with rmmates? Have friends and family arund yu? Chances are that if yu’re lking t live a mre sustainable lifestyle, nt everyne arund yu will be ready t jump n that bandwagn.
I experienced this when I started switching t a zer waste lifestyle five years ag, as I was living with my parents, and I cntinue t experience this with my husband, as he is nt cmpletely zer waste like me. I’ve learned a few things alng the way thugh, which I hpe yu’ll find encuraging if yu’re ding yur best t figure ut hw yu can make the change in a nt-always-supprtive husehld.
Zer waste was a radical lifestyle mvement a few years back. I remember shwing my parents a vide f Bea Jhnsn, sharing hw cl I thught it wuld be t buy grceries with jars, and have s little trash! A few days later, I came back with my first jars f zer waste grceries, and my dad cmmented n hw silly it was fr me t carry jars everywhere. It came ff as a bit discuraging.
Yet as the mnths f reducing waste cntinued, I did what I culd that was within my wn reach. I had my wn bedrm, s I wrked n remving things I didn’t need. Since I had my wn tiletries (洗漱用品), I was able t start persnalising my rutine t be mre sustainable. I als ffered t ck every s ften, s I prtined ut a bit f the cupbard fr my wn zer waste grceries. Perhaps yur husehld wn’t entirely make the switch, but yu may have sme cntrl ver yur wn persnal spaces t make the changes yu desire.
As yu make yur lifestyle changes, yu may find yurself wanting t speak up fr yurself if thers cmment n what yu’re ding, which can turn itself int a whle husehld debate. If yu have individuals wh are nt n bard, yur wrds prbably wn’t d much and can ften leave yu feeling mre discuraged.
S here is my advice: Lead by actin.
24．What d the underlined wrds “jump n that bandwagn” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Share an apartment with yu.B．Jin yu in what yu’re ding.
C．Transfrm yur way f living.D．Help yu t make the decisin.
3.[2023·全国甲卷]
B
Terri Bltn is a dab hand when it cmes t DIY (d-it-yurself). Skilled at putting up shelves and piecing tgether furniture, she never pays smene else t d a jb she can d herself.
She credits these skills t her late grandfather and builder Derek Llyd. Frm the age f six,Terri, nw 26, accmpanied Derek t wrk during her schl hlidays. A day’s wrk was rewarded with ￡5 in pcket mney. She says:“I’m sure I wasn’t much f a help t start with painting the rms and putting dwn the flring thrughut the huse. It tk weeks and was backbreaking wrk,but I knw he was prud f my skills.”
Terri, wh nw rents a huse with friends in Wandswrth, Suth West Lndn, says DIY als saves her frm lsing any depsit when a tenancy(租期) cmes t an end. She adds:“I’ve mved huse many times and I always like t persnalise my rm and put up pictures. S,it’s been useful t knw hw t cver up hles and repaint a rm t avid any charges when I’ve mved ut.”
With millins f peple likely t take n DIY prjects ver the cming weeks, new research shws that mre than half f peple are planning t make the mst f the lng, warm summer days t get jbs dne. The average spend per prject will be arund ￡823. Tw thirds f peple aim t imprve their cmfrt while at hme. Tw fifth wish t increase the value f their huse. Thugh DIY has traditinally been seen as male hbby, the research shws it is wmen nw leading the charge.
( )24.Which is clsest in meaning t “a dab hand” in Paragraph 1?
A.An artist.
B.A winner.
C.A specialist.
D.A pineer.
4.C【2022·新高考I卷】
The elderly residents (居民) in care hmes in Lndn are being given hens t lk after t stp them feeling lnely.
The prject was dreamed up by a lcal charity (慈善组织) t reduce lneliness and imprve elderly peple’s wellbeing. It is als being used t help patients suffering dementia, a serius illness f the mind. Staff in care hmes have reprted a reductin in the use f medicine where hens are in use.
Amng thse taking part in the prject is 80-year-ld Ruth Xavier. She said: “I used t keep hens when I was yunger and had t prepare their breakfast each mrning befre I went t schl. ”
“I like the prject a lt. I am dwn there in my wheelchair in the mrning letting the hens ut and dwn there again at night t see they’ve gne t bed.”
“It’s gd t have a different fcus. Peple have been bringing their children in t see the hens and residents cme and sit utside t watch them. I’m enjying the creative activities, and it feels great t have dne smething useful.”
There are nw 700 elderly peple lking after hens in 20 care hmes in the Nrth East, and the charity has been given financial supprt t rll it ut cuntrywide.
Wendy Wilsn, extra care manager at 60 Penfld Street, ne f the first t embark n the prject, said: “Residents really welcme the idea f the prject and the creative sessins. We are lking frward t the benefits and fun the prject can bring t peple here.”
Lynn Lewis, directr f Ntting Hill Pathways, said: “We are happy t be taking part in the prject. It will really help cnnect ur residents thrugh a shared interest and creative activities.”
10. What d the underlined wrds “embark n” mean in paragraph 7?
A. Imprve.B. Oppse.C. Begin.D. Evaluate.
5.【2022年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】B
We jurnalists live in a new age f strytelling, with many new multimedia tls. Many yung peple dn’t even realize it’s new. Fr them, it’s just nrmal.
This hit hme fr me as I was sitting with my 2-year-ld grandsn n a sfa ver the Spring Festival hliday. I had brught a children’s bk t read. It had simple wrds and clrful pictures — a perfect match fr his age.
Picture this: my grandsn sitting n my lap as I hld the bk in frnt s he can see the pictures. As I read, he reaches ut and pkes (戳) the page with his finger.
What’s up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thught. Then I turned the page and cntinued. He pked the page even harder. I nearly drpped the bk. I was cnfused: Is there smething wrng with this kid?
Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger t bks. His father frequently amused the by with a tablet cmputer which was laded with clrful pictures that cme alive when yu pke them. He thught my strybk was like that.
Srry, kid. This bk is nt part f yur high-tech wrld. It’s an utdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like yur grandfather. Well, I may be ld, but I’m nt hpelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit vide and prduce audi. I use mbile payment. I’ve even built websites.
There’s ne ntable gap in my new-media experience, hwever: I’ve spent little time in frnt f a camera, since I have a face made fr radi. But that didn’t stp China Daily frm asking me last week t share a persnal stry fr a vide prject abut the integratin f Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei prvince.
Anyway, grandpa is nw an internet star — tw minutes f fame! I prmise nt t let it g t my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-ld grandsn sees it n his tablet.
4．What d the underlined wrds “hit hme fr me” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Prvided shelter fr me.B．Became very clear t me.
C．Tk the pressure ff me.D．Wrked quite well n me.
1.【湖南省高三普通高中名校联考信息卷（模拟一）】
A few years ag, my husband Charlie and I had marital prblems. Grwing family respnsibilities and financial wrries tk a tll n us and we began arguing frequently, ften late int the night.
Hwever, neither f us culd take the step that wuld end ur eleven-year marriage and bring heartbreak t ur three yung children. Deep dwn we knew we still lved each ther, s we determined t wrk it ut. Thrugh cuntless discussins, we began t clse the gulf. The mre hnest we were, the clser we became.
When I felt we were reaching slid grund, I asked my husband t give me an “eternity (永恒) ring”. It was nt s much the ring I wanted; it was the reassurance (保证) I thught it wuld bring.
We went shpping n a beautiful summer day. We walked hand in hand alng a rw f jeweler’s shps. Finally I fund a ring I liked. While waiting fr it t be adjusted, the jeweler tk my left hand and glanced at my engagement ring. “May I clean it fr yu?” he asked. “It really desn’t sparkle like it used t.” Charlie said as I slipped the ring ff my finger. A few minutes later the jeweler was back. The ring shne like new!
On the drive hme, I didn’t take my eyes ff it. I frgt all abut the eternity ring. I just culdn’t believe hw this ld ring suddenly sparkled the way it had the day Charlie gave it t me. I had taken it fr granted these past years, but with a little plish it culd still make my heart beat fast.
And that’s the way it is with a marriage. Yu have t wrk at keeping it plished and new, r else the grime (污垢) f the passing years will hide the jy. I put my hand n the seat between us and spread my fingers. Charlie cvered my hand with his. I felt I was lucky t be able t see the sparkle in smething gld when I thught I needed smething new.
5．What des the underlined part in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A．free f trubleB．arriving at a square
C．wealthy and generusD．in gd relatinship
2.【辽宁省县级重点高中协作体高三下学期一模】
Take the wheel f an electric vehicle and prepare t be amazed. The latest technlgy is there, with tablet-like screens instead f ld-fashined switches. Add falling price which makes wning and running many electric vehicles (shrt fr EV)as cheap as fssil-fuel alternatives, and the pen rad signals. Abve all, the instant acceleratin f battery pwer makes driving easy and exciting.
EV shuld be recharged rughly every 250 miles. When yu d find a public charging pint, it is smetimes inaccessible, which causes “range anxiety”. It is ne f the main reasns drivers give fr nt buying an EV. Wh might install them? Drivers will need a mix f fast "lng distance" chargers installed near mtrways and slwer “tp-up” chargers available in the car parks f shpping centers, restaurants and s n. Dedicated charging firms and carmakers are investing in infrastructure. Oil cmpanies are putting chargers in petrl statins and buying charging cmpanies.
Yet the charging business suffers frm big prblems. One is hw t adjust between the planning authrities and grid firms. Anther is the cst. T start with, prfits may be difficult t attain because the netwrks will nt at first be heavily used. A related risk is that the cverage will have gaps. And then there is the questin f cmpeting netwrks. Drivers shuld be able t switch frm ne t the ther withut having t sign up t them all.
What t d? Gvernment is experimenting. As well as funding EV sales, many are thrwing cash at public chargers. America's law sets aside $7.5 billin t create 500,000 public statins by 2030. Britain plans t require new building t install chargers. Yet the prblem f cverage and cnvenience will remain.
9．What des the underlined wrds "range anxiety" in paragraph 2 refer t?
A．The reasn fr drivers' nt buying an EV.
B．The issue f wh might install charging pints.
C．The dubt f whether drivers can charge free in petrl statins.
D．The wrry f drivers' nt finding accessible public charging pints.
3.【山东省烟台市、德州市高三一模】
As the new year appraches, crwds arund the wrld may be expecting whizzes and bangs t light up the sky. The appeal f firewrks culd fizzle ut with the grwing use f drnes (无人机) fr light shws, thugh.
Ollie Hwitt, a leader f SkyMagic, which used a team f 300 drnes t create a display fr Lndn’s new year celebratin last year, said demand had increased substantially. “We d think it’s ging t be smething that’s ever catching n, as ppsed t it being a shrt-lived srt f fashin peple have suddenly gt interested in. Drnes are reusable and there’s n fallut. In that sense they’re a very gd, sustainable ptin,” she said.
But nt everyne agrees. A spkespersn frm the British Firewrks Assciatin said drnes culd als pse envirnmental prblems. “Suggestins are that drnes have less f an impact n the envirnment, but we have serius cncerns abut electrical demand and use f lithium batteries which are knwn nt t be all that ‘green’,” they said.
An RSPCA spkespersn said that while drnes were a pssible idea t try t reduce the impact f displays n animals, there were dwnsides. “Drnes are nt withut their wn negative issues such as scaring hrses r crashing int birds, and can cause disturbance t animals and members f the public. It’s therefre imprtant fr their effects t be fully cnsidered and measures taken t minimize the chance f accidents,” they said.
Sme express the pinin that the use f firewrks and drnes dn’t exclude each ther. The sight, sund and gunpwder smell f firewrks will always prvide its wn unique thrill.
“We find firewrks wrk really well when teamed up with drnes. But we dn’t really see it as a ne-replacing-the-ther at all. We feel as if it’s just anther tl in the chest fr hw yu enliven the sky and what yu want t d with the shw yu’re putting n,” said Hwitt, nting that while firewrks give a lud, emtive, big perfrmance, drnes ffer the chance t tell stries in the sky by using a series f images.
8．What des the underlined phrase “fizzle ut” in paragraph 1 mean?
A．Catch n.B．Wind up.
C．Create an impact.D．Make a cmeback.
【词义猜测之猜测句子的意思考点指南】
常见的设问方式：
1．The underlined part "" in Para. 2 prbably means __________.
2.By saying “” in Para. 2, the authr means _______.
3.What d the wrds “” in paragraph 1 prbably mean?
4.What des the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
规律方法4：如何解决猜测句意题？
此类题目通常需要猜测意思的是一个具有概括性的句子，或是格言、谚语等，做题时只要通过阅读文章，对原句进行语法和词义上的准确分析，并和答案选项做一番比较，不难找出正确选项。一般来说，正确选项的意思与原句的意思完全相同，只不过是用了其他的英语词汇表述而已。
【2019·浙江卷】
Mney with n strings attached. It’s nt smething yu see every day. But at Unin Statin in Ls Angeles last mnth, a bard went up with dllar bills attached t it with pins and a sign that read, "Give What Yu Can, Take What Yu Need."
Peple quickly caught n. And while many tk dllars, many thers pinned their wn cash t the bard. “Peple f all ages, races, and sci-ecnmic(社会经济的)backgrunds gave and tk, ”said Tyler Bridges f The Tlbx, which created the prject. "We even had a bride in her wedding dress cme up t the bard and take a few dllars." Mst f the bills n the bard were singles, but a few peple left fives, tens and even twenties. The vide clip(片段)shws ne man wh had fund a $ 20 bill pinning it t the bard.
“What I can say fr the flks that gave the mst, is that they were full f smiles,” Bridges said. “There’s a certain feeling that giving can d fr yu and that was apparent in thse that gave the mst." Mst peple wh tk dllars tk nly a few, but Bridges said a very small number tk as much as they culd.
While the clip might lk like part f a new ad campaign, Bridges said the nly gal was t shw genersity and sympathy. He added that he hpes peple in ther cities might try similar prjects and pst their wn vides n the Internet.
“After all, everyne has bad days and gd days," he said. “Sme days yu need a helping hand and sme days yu can be the ne giving the helping hand.”
24. What des the expressin "mney with n strings attached" in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Mney spent withut hesitatin.
B. Mney nt legally made.
C. Mney ffered withut cnditins.
D. Mney nt tied tgether.

1.[河北省高三模拟调研卷（三）]
It was the first day f Spring here but it didn't feel like it. The Crnavirus(冠状病毒) Pandemic was sweeping the glbe and everywhere there were feelings f uncertainty, fear, lneliness and even despair. "Scial Distancing" had becme the new nrm. Here the schls had been clsed, the restaurant dining rms had been shut, and peple had been tld t wrk frm hme whenever they culd. Even the sheltered wrkshp where my ldest sn wrked had been clsed until furl her ntice. Peple had made a run n the stres and large areas f the shelves were bare. On the news the numbers f sick and dead cntinued t rise. It felt like there was a weight n the suls f everyne in the wrld.
My wn family was staying at hme as much as pssible and as I lked ut my windw I wndered hw lng this crisis wuld last. It was then, hwever. that I saw smething that lifted that weight ff f my sul, made my face smile, and made my heart feel happy again. On the street belw my huse there was an ld friend f mine frm high schl wh was a teacher there nw. With him was my yunger sn s frmer aide frm the high schl as well. They were delivering the schl lunches dr t dr t the hungry children wh were stuck al hme. Watching them made me think f smething everyne's childhd televisin neighbr. Mr. Rger's nce said:“ In the bad times, always lk fr the helpers. ”
I have n dubt this crisis will pass as all the crisis befre it have. But it is ur chice n whether it brings ut the best in us r the wrst in us. Let it bring ut the best in yu. Use it t strengthen yur faith. Use it t free yurself frm fear. Use it t grw kinder, mre giving, and mre lving. Becme a helper t all thse in need and yu will be a happy persn tday and in all the days t cme.
14．What Mr. Rger said actually means ______.
A．in bad times we shuld watch mn TV prgrams
B．schl lunches arc nt easy t frget fr many peple
C．we shuld prepare mre lunches fr schl children
D．peple lk frward t helping hands in bad times
2. 【四川省乐山市高中第一次调查研究考试】
One f Britain's few typical cntributins t wrld culture may cme t an end, accrding t a survey that suggests hliday pstcards are being emailed and texted int extinctin（消亡）. Mre than half f the 1,000 hliday-makers interviewed said they had decided t send fewer cards, turning instead t their electrnic cmpetitrs.
A quarter f the respndents（受访者）dismissed pstcards as ld-fashined and slw t arrive. A further 14% admitted that thinking f smething t fill the space was t challenging, cmpared with a call hme. Althugh fficially invented by a Hungarian, Emanuel Herrmann, in 1869, the idea f illustrated cards was taken up with mst enthusiasm in Victrian Britain, jining Gthic architecture and landscape gardening as fields in which the cuntry excelled.
“If the British pstcard did becme extinct, we wuld lse fr ever smething f great imprtance t the natin," said Chris Mttershead f Thmsn Hlidays, which charged with the survey. He was backed by Marie Angelu f Sussex University, wh has studied the imprtance f sending and receiving pstcards. “Pstcards are nthing like phne calls, instant texting and direct pht shts via the mbile," she said. “All these are useful, practical devices, but pstcards ffer smething else, smething additinal that is nt mundane（世俗的）and simply functinal, but imaginative and persnal. They can prduce the real atmsphere f yur hliday in a way that nthing else can d. They're als fr mre than a mment—with sme peple adding them t cllectins built up ver years and years.”
Pstcard-cllecting, is third nly t cins and stamps in Britain's related traditin f cllecting things. The cuntry's uniquely pstcard-related achievements include the inventin in 1902 f the“divided back”. With the address taking up half f the writing area, brief pstcard scribbles（潦草的书写）became the frerunner t tday's text messages.
9．What des the underlined phrase "was taken up with mst enthusiasm" in paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A．Gained ppularity.B．Tk place.C．Came back.D．Went int service.
基础过关
（最新模拟试题演练）
1.【2023届吉林省吉林市普通高中高三下学期第四次调研测】
Ancient Chinese paintings are always in a vivid state fr the wrld t appreciate, interpret and pass n. Each signature has the ech f histry and the breathing f time.
When a scrll (卷轴) is pened, the art f painting is transfrmed int a living stry, and the hidden histry wakes up frm the painting. The Night Revels f Han Xizai is described as the earliest human “mvie” with the last emperr f Suthern Tang as the “prducer”, the painter Gu Hngzhng as the “cameraman“, and Han Xizai as the “leading actr”. It is said that Han Xizai understd the suspicin f the emperr and the intentin f the painter’s visit, s he staged a banquet (宴会) with sngs, dances and drinks t prtect himself. Future generatins wuld be able t feel the undeclared battles and histrical suspicins f the ruler and ministers f that era thrugh this painting.
Then there is The Emperr Taizng Receiving the Tibetan Envy, which gives yu the pprtunity t step int Zhenguan Perid and watch the scene f Li Shimin, Emperr Tang Taizng, receiving Lu Dngzan in the palace.
The paintings are used as brushes t recrd histry and have been passed dwn fr thusands f years. They are ancient paintings, as well as histrical dcuments that can be read at any time. Each ne f them is a parallel universe, allwing us t have a glimpse f thse histrical ups and dwns.
Peple f later generatins want t use advanced technlgy and innvative ideas t make histry and its stries cme alive. Thus, at the 2022 Spring Festival gala, Only This Green, based n the painting A Thusand Li f Rivers and Muntains, became a hit. We realize that pictures can nt nly be vivid n paper, but als can be alive in 3D．
Ancient paintings have been appreciated fr ver a thusand years, and the beauty f China is mre than landscapes. Yu can enjy China in ancient paintings with a magnifying (放大) glass. Let’s enjy the whispering f ancient paintings and the sweetness f traditinal culture in ancient scrlls.
4．Why is The Night Revels f Han Xizai mentined?
A．T demnstrate a painting invlves a true stry.
B．T tell us the painting is the earliest mvie in histry.
C．T reveal the reasn why Han Xizai held a banquet.
D．T shw the relatinship between rulers and ministers.
5．What des The Emperr Taizng Receiving the Tibetan Envy describe?
A．A palace party.
B．A festival celebratin.
C．A plitical event.
D．A scene in daily life.
6．Why did “Only This Green” becme a big hit?
A．It was based n an ancient Chinese painting.
B．It was a cmbinatin f technlgy and trend.
C．It was shwn at the 2022 Spring Festival gala.
D．It made what is in the painting cme t life.
7．What des the underlined sentence mean?
A．A practical tl is a must when appreciating ancient paintings.
B．Ancient paintings are nt well preserved due t t lng a time.
C．The landscapes in ancient paintings prve t be frm China.
D．A lt abut Chinese culture can be learnt frm ancient paintings.
2.【2023届广东省深圳市高级中学高三模拟预测】
During the last few years we have lived thrugh a series f wrrying glbal events, frm the COVID pandemic t devastating wildfires.Instead f feeling infrmed after watching the news, many peple feel anxius, upset and sick. A new study published in Jurnal f Health Cmmunicatin investigated int this prblem.
Accrding t the study, stress, anxiety, and pr health fllw peple wh have a cnstant urge t check the news. Fr these individuals, a vicius (恶性的) cycle can develp in which, rather than tuning ut, they becme drawn further in, checking fr updates arund the clck t relieve their emtinal stress. But it desn’t help, and the mre they check the news, the mre it begins t interfere (干扰) with ther aspects f their lives.
Of the 1,100 peple surveyed fr the study, 16.5 percent became s absrbed in the news that it dminated their thughts, limited the time they spent with family and friends and made it difficult t fcus n schl r wrk, Thse are the very things-purpseful engagement and scial cnnectin-that help us cpe with stress and mental health challenges.
Accrding t Bryan MeLaughlin,ne f the authrs,the findings shw that peple shuld develp a healthier relatinship with the news.“Fr example,previus research has shwn that individuals wh became cncerned abut the bad effects that their cnstant attentin t COVID-19 was having n their mental health reprted making the cnscius decisin t tune ut.This cmes at the expense f an individual’s access t imprtant infrmatin fr their health and safety. This is why a healthy relatinship with news cnsumptin is an ideal situatin,” he said.
In additin, the study als calls ut the need fr a wider discussin abut hw the news industry may be fueling the prblem. Jurnalists ften fcus n selecting “newswrthy” stries that wuld grab news cnsumers’ attentin because f the ecnmic pressures. “Hwever, fr certain types f peple, news stries nt nly grab their attentin and draw them in, but als can be harmful t individuals’ health,”McLaughlin said.
8．What des the underlined phrase “this prblem” in Paragraph 1 refer t?
A．That news addictin may bring negative effects.
B．That COVID-19 affects peple’s mental health.
C．That peple are expsed t t much infrmatin.
D．That jurnalists fcus n terrifying stries t impress readers.
9．Wh may be easier t be affected by the news?
A．Peple with difficulty in scializing.
B．Peple with a burning thirst fr news.
C．Peple wh have truble fcusing n schl r wrk.
D．Peple wh lve t share their feelings n the Internet.
10．What might Bryan McLaughlin agree with?
A．The press is regarded as a bming industry.
B．Peple shuld avid being engaged in the news.
C．Jurnalists shuld fcus n newswrthy stries.
D．Peple shuld find balance between staying infrmed and maintaining health.
11．What is the best title fr the text?
A．Healthy News Cnsumptin Is Crucial
B．News Addictin Links t Pr Well-being
C．Hw News Industry Fuels News Addictin
D．Highly Infrmed Readers Suffer Frm Anxiety
3.【2023届重庆市巴蜀中学校高考适应性模拟预测5月】
The hneybee waggle dance has been celebrated as a mst cmplex animal cmmunicatin system. A study uncvered its new prperty that bees must partially learn the dance frm watching experienced dancers, a discvery that trpedes the general perceptin that the dance is whlly inbrn. A dancer bee relays infrmatin t fllwer bees abut the target lcatin by adjusting herself while shaking her stmach, allwing fr impressive flexibility in the angle, duratin and her enthusiasm. Her bdy’s angle crrespnds t the sun’s psitin relative t the nest entrance.
The distance infrmatin is cnveyed by the dance duratin. And the mre energetic and passinate the dance, the better the fd. She’ll waggle in a straight line fr secnds befre circling back t repeat the dance, creating the figure eight pattern.
This bee waggle dance system was lng assumed t be natural behavir, but researchers made a breakthrugh thrugh an experiment. They created territries f newbrn bees cmpletely separated frm mature nes. When the newbrn started visiting flwers and prducing their first waggle dances, they cnsistently made mre errrs in the way they reprted the angle and distance t the fd surce than bees raised in mixed-aged territries and thus expsed t the waggle dance since they were brn. They als generated lser figure eight patterns, making it harder fr the fllwer bees t get the message. Even when placed back int a territry with mature bees, they never seemed t learn hw t cmmunicate infrmatin crrectly.
These results suggest every hneybee is brn with a waggle dance mdel that gives them a basic understanding f hw t dance. By watching their elders, they’ll acquire new rules n hw t generate the dance unique t their territry.
This is the first knwn example f such cmplex scial learning f cmmunicatin in insects and is a frm f animal culture, strikingly similar t the way human language generates new languages t shape itself arund the lcal cnditins. While the waggle dance is secnd t human language in terms f the ability t cmmunicate diverse infrmatin thrugh randm symbls, the newly-discvered prperty makes it even mre language-like and just that much mre mind-blwing.
12．What des the underlined wrd “trpedes” mean in paragraph 1?
A．Illustrates.B．Overturns.C．Fits in with.D．Gives rise t.
13．On what basis d the fllwer bees judge the target fd’s quality?
A．The dancer’s physical angle.B．The dancer’s dance duratin.
C．The dancer’s dance liveliness.D．The dancer’s bdy flexibility.
14．What can we infer abut yung bees frm paragraph 3?
A．They’re abslutely ignrant f the waggle dance.
B．They can’t survive but fr cntact with mature bees.
C．They enhance dance rutines by autnmus trial and errr.
D．They can master the lcal dance by fllwing elders frm birth.
15．What des the underlined wrd “it” in the last paragraph refer t?
A．The waggle dance.B．Human language.
C．The new prperty.D．Diverse infrmatin.
4.【2023届海南省海口市高考模拟】
Derek Veal fund an ld suitcase filled with phts, sme mre than 100 years ld, when he explred his grandfather’s ld huse in Gergia. It belnged t his great-grandmther, wh had Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症) and lived in a nursing hme. Veal and his grandfather went t visit her with the phts, hping she culd tell them mre abut the phts. What happened next changed Veal’s life.
“Everything came back t her when she saw these pictures,” Veal said. “She recgnized her sisters, her aunts, her grandparents... It was the first time I had ever seen smene’s excitement frm an ld pht returning t them.”
The experience made Veal aware f the pwer f ld phts t hld precius and lng-frgtten memries and restre a sense f identity. It never left him. Tw years ag, when he came acrss ld family phts fr sale at a thrift stre (旧货店), he decided t pick ne picture and try t track dwn the family. Sn, he was inspired t buy mre phts and started a Facebk grup called Old Pht Prject t aid in finding their families.
Veal is nt alne in this hbby. David Gutenmacher, 26, lives in Queens, New Yrk, and started his prject, Museum f Lst Memries, in late 2020. He has already had ver 300,000 fllwers n Instagram and ver 750,000 n TikTk. “Sme f my psts have gne viral and twice a persn r family was tracked dwn in a matter f minutes!” Gutenmacher said. These lst pictures can bring the memries back t the families they belng t.
What makes this hbby s unique is nt nly hw it gives peple the chance t help thers, but it als brings these enthusiasts a sense f purpse. “I feel like this is my calling,” said Gutenmacher. “The mre I return memries, the mre it feels like I’m suppsed t be ding this.”
24．Accrding t the text, what changed Veal’s life?
A．His great-grandmther’s life experience.
B．His awareness f the value f ld phts.
C．His family’s histry shwn in the phts.
D．His explratin f his grandfather’s ld huse.
25．What d the underlined wrds “have gne viral” mst prbably mean in paragraph 4?
A．Have spread quickly and widely.B．Have received sme cmments.
C．Have been updated regularly.D．Have made peple think deeply.
26．Hw des Gutenmacher feel abut what he des?
A．It’s nt easy.B．It’s nt enugh.
C．It’s just a hbby.D．It’s his duty.
27．What is a suitable title fr the text?
A．Old Phts fr Pht EnthusiastsB．The Unique Hbby f Veal
C．Returning Lst MemriesD．Researching the Histry f a Family
5.【2023届海南省海南中学、海口一中 、文吕中学、嘉积中学高三4月联考】
Cyberbullying (网络霸凌) was already a prblem befre the Cvid-19 pandemic hit. After the utbreak f the pandemic, lckdwn and wrk-frm-hme rders were put int frce, meaning peple were having t spend even mre f their time nline.
Previusly, mre time nline had been linked t an increased chance f a persn participating in cyberbullying. Studies have shwn that stress and anxiety have increased during the pandemic, bth f which can lead t increases in the number f interactins that invlve cyberbullying. Yet this phenmenn has actually decreased during the pandemic. The reasn behind this culd tell us hw t better deal with this prblem nce we finally emerge frm the pandemic.
One reasn fr the decline is that in-persn interactins can fuel bth nline and in-persn bullying. Bullying tends t start in free time, which desn’t exist in the same way in nline schling. This suggests that if we fcus preventin effrts n free time, it is likely that we will be able t stp bth traditinal frms f bullying, as well as that f cyberbullying.
Bullying rates aren’t fixed. When children feel nurtured (被关爱) and scially and emtinally safe, they bully less. During the pandemic, yung peple have been spending mre time at hme with their parents r carers. Fr sme, this has prbably prvided feelings f safety — a psitive effect well knwn t ccur in times f disaster r crisis.
Psitive relatinships can als help reduce bullying. While it is undubtedly true that sme families have experienced interpersnal cnflicts during the crisis, mst husehlds have been reprting psitive increases in their feelings f unity and bnding amng their family members. Studies have shwn that children reprted mre psitive feelings when asked abut having t spend mre time with their families. Keeping these psitive relatinships strng may als help prevent bullying in the future.
12．What led t mre nline time accrding t the passage?
A．Addictin t the Internet.B．Measures against the pandemic.
C．Develpment f technlgy.D．Mre participatin in cyberbullying.
13．The underlined wrd “emerge frm” in the secnd paragraph prbably means “_________”.
A．disappear frmB．suffer frm
C．break thrughD．live thrugh
14．What explains the decreased cyberbullying?
A．A clse watch n yung peple.B．A sense f safety fund in study.
C．A gd relatinship with family.D．A busy nline schling schedule.
15．What is the purpse f this passage?
A．T shw cyberbullying is a cnstant prblem.
B．T explre pssible slutins t cyberbullying.
C．T call n peple t fight against cyberbullying.
D．T cmpare traditinal bullying with cyberbullying.
6.【2023届山西省运城市高三5月第三次模拟调研测试】
Getting a driving license was nce a universal passage int adulthd. But nw a grwing minrity f yung peple ignre r actively ppse it, int their 20s and beynd. That starts t create mre supprt fr anti-car plicies in cities arund the wrld t pass anti-car laws, changing planning rules t favur pedestrians ver drivers. After a century in which the car remade the rich wrld, the tide begins t swing the ther way.
By 1997, 43% f America’s 16-year-lds had driving licenses. But the prprtin has been falling fr every age grup under 40. Even thse wh have them are driving less. A similar trend is seen in Eurpe. One study f five Eurpean capitals fund the number f driving trips made by wrking peple was dwn substantially since a peak in the 1990s.
N ne is entirely sure why yung adults are prving resistant t wning a car. The grwth f the interest is ne bvius pssibility—the mre yu can shp nline, r stream films at hme, the less need there is t drive int twn. The rise f taxi apps like Uber has cntributed as well. Driving generally is mre expensive. Other reasns seem mre cultural. One big mtivatr is wrries abut climate change.
The falling ppularity f cars amng the under-40s chimes with the md amng city planners and urbanists. In America, New Yrk has banned cars frm Central Park and sme streets. In the past few years, dzens f American cities have remved rules that frce develpers t prvide a certain amunt f free parking arund their buildings.
As the example in Oxfnd shws, plitical ppsitin culd put the brakes n the grwth f anti-car plicies. But in the parts f Eurpe where anti-car plicies have been in place, they appear t have wrked. Giuli ntes that almst nwhere in the wrld that has remved a big rad, r pedestrianised a shpping street, has decided t turn back. “Once peple see, they generally dn’t want t g back.” If that pattern hlds, the 21st century might just see the car’s high-water mark.
12．What d a minrity f yung peple ignre?
A．Owing a hme as a sign f adulthd.B．Making it int the wrld f the rich.
C．Getting a driving license as an adult.D．Being invlved in a kind f campaign.
13．What lead t cars’ becming less ppular?
A．Strict traffic regulatins.B．Envirnmental cncerns.
C．Sme scial prejudices.D．The use f self-driving apps.
14．What des the underlined part “chimes with” mean in paragraph 4?
A．Agrees with.B．Sticks t.C．Cperates with.D．Emerges frm.
15．What des the example in Oxfrd shw?
A．Peple are keen abut banning driving.B．Banning cars benefits city develpment.
C．It’s hard fr yung peple t be drivers.D．Anti-car plicies are met with ppsitin.
7.【2023届山西省运城市高三5月第三次模拟调研测试】
A number f recent studies f families in several Asian cuntries help t shed light n hw grandparents are invlved in cparenting, which researchers define as the sharing f childcare and upbringing respnsibility amng tw r mre adults. These studies suggest that children benefit when parents have strng relatinships with cparenting grandparents.
Researcher Xiawei Li and her cwrkers recently explred parent-grandparent cparenting in China, where it is very cmmn. In their 2019 study, nearly 180 mthers f preschlers cmpleted questinnaires (问卷调查) abut their cparenting. The majrity f families lived in three-generatinal husehlds, and 80% f families had nly ne child.
The questinnaire asked abut psitive aspects f the parent-grandparent cparenting relatinship, like hw much they agreed and felt clse as well as challenging aspects like hw much they had cnflict in frnt f the child. The researchers als measured hw cmpetent mthers felt in using parenting strategies and teaching their children age-apprpriate skills.
The findings? Mthers wh had strng cparenting relatinships with grandparents tended t feel mre effective in their rle as a parent, and, in turn, their children tended t be mre scially cmpetent. That’s because grandparents, with their rich experience, can prvide supprt, rle mdeling, and encuragement when they raise children, which culd influence hw cmpetent mthers feel in their parenting rle. And when mthers are feeling mre cnfident, they can apprach parenting with mre psitivity, which can bst their children’s scial develpment.
Parent-grandparent cparenting als seems t influence ther aspects f children’s develpment, such as preschlers’ effrtful cntrl—their ability t regulate hw they respnd t a situatin and ntice nvelty r mistakes. Fr preschlers, it might cme int play when they get a gift they dn’t like, r have t figure ut hw t share tys.
This research n grandparents highlights that handling the cparenting relatinship is nt withut its challenges. But grandparents’ invlvement in children’s upbringing can bring great benefits fr families and grandparents themselves.
8．What might be included in the questinnaire?
A．Grandparents’ age gap.B．The supprt grandparents give.
C．The incme the family have.D．Grandparents’ attitude t educatin.
9．What is the cnclusin f the study?
A．Parents and grandparents can get alng well.
B．Mthers’ ability has an effect n their children.
C．Gd cparenting relatinships benefit children.
D．Parent-grandparent cparenting is becming ppular.
10．What des the underlined wrd “it” in paragraph 5 prbably refer t?
A．Effrtful cntrl.B．The respnse.
C．The develpment.D．The mistake.
11．What can be the best title fr the text?
A．The Trend f Cparenting is Catching n in Asia.
B．Hw Yung Parents Think f Grandparents’ Help
C．Cparenting Relatinships Are Becming Cmfrtable.
D．What Happens When Grandparents Help Raise Children.
8.【2023届重庆市高三第一次联合诊断检测】
Restaurants, cafes and the like are fr eating and drinking, right?
That’s a n-brainer, yu say? That’s yur natural reactin, I’d say. Nw, think. Rewind yur mind. What d yu recall? Aren’t restaurants and cafes the new temples f learning?
Fr yungsters, trendy cafes are the new meeting pints, jint-study centers. What yu witness is small grups reading-writing, eating-sipping, brwsing-dwnlading, cpying-pasting, banding-bnding. Yungsters are at it day after day, as if there’s n tmrrw, as if they are in a race against time t uplad as much knwledge as pssible int their brains. It wasn’t like this befre. Previus generatins f students wuld visit cafes fr cffee, tea, sft drinks r snacks, maybe share a bit f gd-natured jkes with their ”gang“ members.
Fr exam-related study, there were quiet areas in city libraries r the cllege library.
Back in my hmetwn during the late ‘80s and the early ‘90s, a handful f my classmates and I wuld gather at ur hmes, taking turns, in the run-up t key exams. During such ”night-uts“, we wuld study, exchange ntes, share insights, brainstrm t slve tricky prblems, anticipate test questins, and prepare accrdingly. Nt infrequently, we wuld discuss sprts events, mvies, film stars and, f curse, girls.
Digital-age kids d it differently nw. Why? I can nly guess. The fremst reasn is free Wi-Fi and all that it ffers. The envirnment at institutinal libraries may nt be t millennials’(千禧一代的)liking. Or, is it big pcket mney r salary earned frm part-time jbs? Maybe, just a generatinal thing, a lifestyle trend, r the result f the single-child system.
One f my yunger clleagues, a business jurnalist, last mnth married her childhd sweetheart, a heart surgen, and, she tld me, it all started back at schl. S, the restaurants and bars prmte real-life interactins, s imprtant when addictin t nline scial media is seen making yuth unsciable.
8．What fact des the authr emphasize cncerning trendy cafes?
A．They are digitally pwered.B．They replace cllege libraries.
C．They are specifically designed.D．They becme teenage hanguts.
9．What des the underlined wrd ”it“ in Paragraph 6 refer t?
A．Exam-related study.B．The use f cmputers.
C．Mvie-themed discussin.D．Scial cmmunicatin.
10．Which f the fllwing best describes restaurants and bars in the last paragraph?
A．Old-fashined in style.B．Helpful fr scial interactins.
C．Luxurius in decratin.D．Cnvenient fr use.
11．What is a suitable title fr the text?
A．Restaurants and Cafes in the Digital Times
B．Hw Millennials Are Changing Restaurants
C．Eat, Study, Bnd at Wi-Fi-Enabled ”Temples“
D．Best Cafes with Free Wi-Fi fr Wrk r Study
9.【2023届贵州省遵义市高三三模】
Jseph Dituri hasn’t seen the sun fr days. And he wn’t see it again fr mnths. Since March 1, the bi-medical engineer has been underwater, with the gal f spending 100 days there—fr science.
The underwater living, if successful, will als break the current wrld recrd fr time spent living underwater, which was set by tw Tennessee bilgists in 2014 when they stayed beneath the surface fr 73 days.
Dituri, wh uses the nickname Dr. Deep Sea, is living in Jules’ Undersea Ldge (小屋) in Key Larg, Flrida—the same underwater spt where the previus recrd was set. The 100-square-ft htel, which sits 30 feet belw the surface, is his intended hme until June 9, where he’ll be carrying ut research and giving virtual lectures fr his students at the University f Suth Flrida
As part f this research, Dituri is researching the effects f living in a high-pressure envirnment fr an extended perid. T keep water frm entering the ldge, air must cnstantly be pumped int the space, which creates a pressure abut 1.6 times that f Earth’s surface.
“The human bdy has never been underwater that lng, s I will be mnitred clsely,” Dituri says in a press release. “This study will examine every way this jurney affects my bdy.” Befre taking the dive, Dituri had psychscial, psychlgical and medical tests. He will cntinue t have testing during and after his 100 days at the ldge. He’s als taking dses f Vitamin D and keeping regular psychlgical appintments.
Beynd research, the prject is als a chance t prmte cean prtectin and encurage yung scientists. “The ceans are in a bit f truble-the cral reefs are under attack, and the fishing industry is cllapsing,” Thane Milhan, habitat peratins manager fr Jules’ Undersea Ldge, says in a vide. “We wanted t make use f the attentin that the 100-day missin wuld demand t inspire the yuth, mre s than anybdy, t get invlved and start taking actin.”
8．What is the reasn fr Jseph Dituri’s living underwater?
A．T enjy a unique htel.B．T d scientific research.
C．T break the wrld recrd.D．T prmte an undersea ldge.
9．Hw d the researchers keep water ut f the ldge?
A．By pumping air int the ldge.B．By increasing the water pressure.
C．By changing the underwater spt.D．By extending the surface f the htel.
10．Why is Dituri always taking tests?
A．T keep a psitive md.B．T adapt t the envirnment.
C．T see the effects f the study n him.D．T examine the change f the surrundings.
11．What des the underlined wrd “cllapsing” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Breaking dwn.B．Cming ut.
C．Operating well.D．Grwing fast.
真题感知
1.C【2022·新高考I卷】
The elderly residents (居民) in care hmes in Lndn are being given hens t lk after t stp them feeling lnely.
The prject was dreamed up by a lcal charity (慈善组织) t reduce lneliness and imprve elderly peple’s wellbeing. It is als being used t help patients suffering dementia, a serius illness f the mind. Staff in care hmes have reprted a reductin in the use f medicine where hens are in use.
Amng thse taking part in the prject is 80-year-ld Ruth Xavier. She said: “I used t keep hens when I was yunger and had t prepare their breakfast each mrning befre I went t schl. ”
“I like the prject a lt. I am dwn there in my wheelchair in the mrning letting the hens ut and dwn there again at night t see they’ve gne t bed.”
“It’s gd t have a different fcus. Peple have been bringing their children in t see the hens and residents cme and sit utside t watch them. I’m enjying the creative activities, and it feels great t have dne smething useful.”
There are nw 700 elderly peple lking after hens in 20 care hmes in the Nrth East, and the charity has been given financial supprt t rll it ut cuntrywide.
Wendy Wilsn, extra care manager at 60 Penfld Street, ne f the first t embark n the prject, said: “Residents really welcme the idea f the prject and the creative sessins. We are lking frward t the benefits and fun the prject can bring t peple here.”
Lynn Lewis, directr f Ntting Hill Pathways, said: “We are happy t be taking part in the prject. It will really help cnnect ur residents thrugh a shared interest and creative activities.”
8. What is the purpse f the prject?
A. T ensure harmny in care hmes.B. T prvide part-time jbs fr the aged.
C. T raise mney fr medical research.D. T prmte the elderly peple’s welfare.
9. Hw has the prject affected Ruth Xavier?
A. She has learned new life skills.B. She has gained a sense f achievement.
C. She has recvered her memry.D. She has develped a strng persnality.
10. What d the underlined wrds “embark n” mean in paragraph 7?
A. Imprve.B. Oppse.C. Begin.D. Evaluate.
11. What can we learn abut the prject frm the last tw paragraphs?
A. It is well received.B. It needs t be mre creative.
C. It is highly prfitable.D. It takes ages t see the results.
2.C【2022·全国高考乙卷】
Can a small grup f drnes(无人机)guarantee the safety and reliability f railways and, at the same time, help railway peratrs save billins f eurs each year? That is the very likely future f applying tday’s “eyes in the sky” technlgy t making sure that the millins f kilmetres f rail tracks and infrastructure(基础设施)wrldwide are safe fr trains n a 24/7 basis.
Drnes are already being used t examine high-tensin electrical lines. They culd d precisely the same thing t inspect railway lines and ther vital aspects f rail infrastructure such as the crrect psitin f railway tracks and switching pints. The mre regularly they can be inspected, the mre railway safety, reliability and n-time perfrmance will be imprved. Csts wuld be cut and peratins wuld be mre efficient(高效)acrss the bard.
That includes huge savings in maintenance csts and better prtectin f railway persnnel safety. It is calculated that Eurpean railways alne spend apprximately 20 billin eurs a year n maintenance, including sending maintenance staff, ften at night, t inspect and repair the rail infrastructure. That can be dangerus wrk that culd be avided with drnes assisting the crews’ effrts.
By using the latest technlgies, drnes culd als start prviding higher-value services fr railways, detecting faults in the rail r switches, befre they can cause any safety prblems. T perfrm these tasks, drnes fr rail dn’t need t be flying verhead. Engineers are nw wrking n a new cncept: the rail drnes f the future. They will be mving n the track ahead f the train, and prgrammed t run autnmusly. Very small drnes with advanced sensrs and AI and travelling ahead f the train culd guide it like a c-pilt. With their ability t see ahead, they culd signal any prblem, s that fast-mving trains wuld be able t react in time.
8. What makes the applicatin f drnes t rail lines pssible?
A. The use f drnes in checking n pwer lines.B. Drnes’ ability t wrk at high altitudes.
C. The reductin f cst in designing drnes.D. Drnes’ reliable perfrmance in remte areas.
9. What des “maintenance” underlined in paragraph 3 refer t?
A. Persnnel safety.B. Assistance frm drnes.
C. Inspectin and repair.D. Cnstructin f infrastructure.
10. What functin is expected f the rail drnes?
A. T prvide early warning.B. T make trains run autmatically.
C. T earn prfits fr the crews.D. T accelerate transprtatin.
11. Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. What Faults Can Be Detected with Drnes
B. Hw Prductin f Drnes Can Be Expanded
C. What Difficulty Drne Develpment Will Face
D. Hw Drnes Will Change the Future f Railways
3.2022年1月浙江卷之A篇
Fr nearly a decade nw, Merebeth has been a self-emplyed pet transprt specialist. Her pet transprt jb was brn f the financial crisis（危机）in the late 2000s. The dwnturn hit the real estate （房地产）firm where she had wrked fr ten years as an ffice manager. The firm went brke and left her lking fr a new jb. One day, while driving near her hme, she saw a dg wandering n the rad, clearly lst. She tk it hme, and her sister in Denver agreed t take it. This was a lving hme fr sure, but 1, 600 miles away. It didn't take lng fr Merebeth t decide t drive the dg there herself. It was her first rad trip t her new jb.
Merebeth's pet delivery service als satisfies her wanderlust. It has taken her t every state in the US except Mntana, Washingtn and Oregn, she says prudly. If she wants t visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with transprt needs there. She travels in all weathers. She has driven thrugh 55 mph winds in Wyming, heavy flding and strms in Alabama and ttal whiteut cnditins in Kansas.
This wanderlust is inherited frm her father, she says. She mved their family frm Canada t Califrnia when she was ne year ld, because he wanted them t explre a new place tgether. As sn as she graduated frm high schl she left hme t live n Catalina Island ff the Califrnian cast, away frm her parents, where she enjyed a life f sailing and ff-rad biking.
It turns ut that pet transprting pays quite well at abut $30 000 per year befre tax. She desn't wrk in summer, as it wuld be unpleasantly ht fr the animals in the car, even with air cnditining. As autumn cmes, she gets restless—the same ld wanderlust returning. It's a call she must heed alne, thugh. Merebeth says, "When I am n the rad, I'm just in my wn wrld. I've always been independent-spirited and I just feel strngly that I mush help animals. *'
1. Why did Merebeth changed her jb?
A. She wanted t wrk near her hme.
B. She was tired f wrking in the ffice.
C. Her sister asked her t mve t Denver.
D. Her frmer emplyer was ut f business.
2. The wrd "wanderlust" in paragraph 2 means a desire t _________?
A. make mney.B. try varius jbs.
C. be clse t nature.D. travel t different places.
3. What can we learn abut Merebeth in her new jb?
A. She has chances t see rare animals.
B. She wrks hard thrughut the year.
C. She relies n herself the whle time.
D. She earns a basic and tax-free salary.
4.2021年全国甲卷之C篇
When I was 9, we packed up ur hme in Ls Angeles and arrived at Heathrw, Lndn n a gray January mrning. Everyne in the family settled quickly int the city except me. Withut my belved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a lss and ut f place. Until I made a discvery.
Suthbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center f British skatebarding, where the cntinuus crashing f skatebards left yur head ringing. I lved it. I sn made friends with the lcal skaters. We spke ur wn language. And my favrite: Safe. Safe meant cl. It meant hell. It meant dn't wrry abut it. Once, when trying a certain trick n the beam（横杆）, I fell nt the stnes, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Tby came ver, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their bards lud, shuting: “ Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that's what mattered—landing tricks, being a gd skater.
When I was 15, my family mved t Washingtn. I tried skatebarding there, but the lcals were far less welcming. Within a cuple f years, I'd given it up.
When I returned t Lndn in 2004, I fund myself wandering dwn t Suthbank, spending hurs there. I've traveled back several times since, mst recently this past spring. The day was cld but clear: turists and Lndners stpped t watch the skaters. Weaving（穿梭）amng the kids wh rushed by n their bards, I fund my way t the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded（滑）up t the beam. He sat next t me. He seemed nt t ntice the man next t him. But sn I caught a few f his glances. “I was a lcal here 20 years ag,” I tld him. Then, slwly, he began t nd his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”
8. What can we learn abut the authr sn after he mved t Lndn?
A. He felt disappinted.B. He gave up his hbby.
C. He liked the weather there.D. He had disagreements with his family.
9. What d the underlined wrds “Safe! Safe! Safe!” prbably mean?
A. Be careful!B. Well dne!C. N way!D. Dn't wrry!
10. Why did the authr like t spend time in Suthbank when he returned t Lndn?
A. T jin the skatebarding.B. T make new friends.
C. T learn mre tricks.D. T relive his childhd days
11. What message des the authr seem t cnvey in the text?
A. Children shuld learn a secnd language.
B Sprt is necessary fr children's health.
C. Children need a sense f belnging
D. Seeing the wrld is a must fr children.
5.2021年6月浙江卷
We live in a twn with three beaches. There are tw parts less than 10 minutes’ walk frm hme where neighbrhd children gather t play. Hwever, what my children want t d after schl is pick up a screen — any screen — and stare at it fr hurs. They are nt alne. Tday's children spend an average f fur and a half hurs a day lking at screens, split between watching televisin and using the Internet.
In the past few years, an increasing number f peple and rganisatins have begun cming up with plans t cunter this trend. A cuple f years ag film-maker David Bnd realised that his children, then aged five and three, were attached t screens t the pint where he was able t say “chclate” int his three-year-ld sn’s ear withut getting a respnse. He realised that smething needed t change, and, being a Lndn media type, appinted himself “marketing directr frm Nature”. He dcumented his jurney as he set abut treating nature as a brand t be marketed t yung peple. The result was Prject Wild Thing, a film which charts the birth f the Wrld Netwrk, a grup f rganisatins with the cmmn gal f getting children ut int nature.
“Just five mre minutes utdrs can make a difference,” David Bnd says. “There is a lt f really interesting evidence which seems t be suggesting that if children are inspired up t the age f seven, then being utdrs will be n habit fr life.” His wn children have gt int the habit f playing utside nw: “We just send them ut int the garden and tell them nt t cme back in fr a while.”
Summer is upn us. There is an amazing wrld ut there, and it needs ur children as much as they need it. Let us get them ut and let them play.
4. What is the prblem with the authr’s children?
A. They ften anny their neighburs.B. They are tired f ding their hmewrk.
C. They have n friends t play withD. They stay in frnt f screens fr t lng.
5. Hw did David Bnd advcate his idea?
A. By making a dcumentary film.B. By rganizing utdr activities.
C. By advertising in Lndn media.D. By creating a netwrk f friends.
6. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “charts” in paragraph 2?
A. recrdsB. predictsC. delaysD. cnfirms
7. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Let Children Have FunB. Yung Children Need Mre Free Time
C. Market Nature t ChildrenD. David Bnd: A Rle Mdel fr Children
6.2020年山东卷之C篇
In the mid-1990s, Tm Bissell taught English as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan. He left after seven mnths, physically brken and having lst his mind. A few years later, still attracted t the cuntry, he returned t Uzbekistan t write an article abut the disappearance f the Aral Sea.
His visit, hwever, ended up invlving a lt mre than that. Hence this bk, Chasing the Sea: Lst Amng the Ghsts f Empire in Central Asia, which talks abut a rad trip frm Tashkent t Karakalpakstan, where millins f lives have been destryed by the slw drying up f the sea. It is the stry f an American travelling t a strange land, and f the peple he meets n his way: Rustam, his translatr, a lvely 24-year-ld wh picked up his clrful English in Califrnia, Oleg and Natasha, his hsts in Tashkent, and a string f freign aid wrkers.
This is a quick lk at life in Uzbekistan, made f friendliness and warmth, but als its darker side f sciety. In Samarkand, Mr Bissell admires the architectural wnders, while n his way t Bukhara he gets a taste f plice methds when suspected f drug dealing. In Ferghana, he attends a muntain funeral(葬礼)fllwed by a strange drinking party. And in Karakalpakstan, he is saddened by the dust strms, diseases and fishing bats stuck miles frm the sea.
Mr Bissell skillfully rganizes histrical insights and cultural references, making his tale a well-runded picture f Uzbekistan, seen frm Western eyes. His judgment and references are decidedly American, as well as his delicate stmach. As the authr explains, this is neither a travel nr a histry bk, r even a piece f reprtage. Whatever it is, the result is a fine and vivid descriptin f the purest f Central Asian traditins.
8. What made Mr Bissell return t Uzbekistan?
A. His friends' invitatin.B. His interest in the cuntry.
C. His lve fr teaching.D. His desire t regain health.
9. What des the underlined wrd “that” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A Develping a serius mental disease.
B. Taking a guided tur in Central Asia.
C. Wrking as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan.
D. Writing an article abut the Aral Sea.
10. Which f the fllwing best describes Mr Bissell's rad trip in Uzbekistan?
A. Rmantic.B. Eventful.C. Pleasant.D. Dangerus.
11. What is the purpse f this text?
A. T intrduce a bk.B. T explain a cultural phenmenn.
C. T remember a writer.D. T recmmend a travel destinatin.
7.2021年新高考I卷之C篇
When the explrers first set ft upn the cntinent f Nrth America, the skies and lands were alive with an astnishing variety f wildlife. Native Americans had taken care f these precius natural resurces wisely. Unfrtunately, it tk the explrers and the settlers wh fllwed nly a few decades t decimate a large part f these resurces. Millins f waterfwl ( 水 禽 ) were killed at the hands f market hunters and a handful f verly ambitius sprtsmen. Millins f acres f wetlands were dried t feed and huse the ever-increasing ppulatins, greatly reducing waterfwl habitat.
In 1934, with the passage f the Migratry Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly cncerned natin tk firm actin t stp the destructin f migratry ( 迁徙的) waterfwl and the wetlands s vital t their survival. Under this Act, all waterfwl hunters 16 years f age and ver must annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp. The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. “Ding” Darling, a plitical cartnist frm Des Mines, lwa, wh at that time was appinted by President Franklin Rsevelt as Directr f the Bureau f Bilgical Survey. Hunters willingly pay the stamp price t ensure the survival f ur natural resurces.
Abut 98 cents f every duck stamp dllar ges directly int the Migratry Bird Cnservatin Fund t purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat fr inclusin int the Natinal Wildlife Refuge System — a fact that ensures this land will be prtected and available fr all generatins t cme. Since 1934, better than half a billin dllars has gne int that Fund t purchase mre than 5 millin acres f habitat. Little wnder the Federal Duck Stamp Prgram has been called ne f the mst successful cnservatin prgrams ever initiated.
28. What was a cause f the waterfwl ppulatin decline in Nrth America?
A. Lss f wetlands.B. Ppularity f water sprts.
C. Pllutin f rivers.D. Arrival f ther wild animals.
29. What des the underlined wrd “decimate” mean in the first paragraph?
A. Acquire.B. Exprt.
C. Destry.D. Distribute.
30. What is a direct result f the Act passed in 1934?
A. The stamp price has gne dwn.B. The migratry birds have flwn away.
C. The hunters have stpped hunting.D. The gvernment has cllected mney.
31. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A. The Federal Duck Stamp StryB. The Natinal Wildlife Refuge System
C. The Benefits f Saving WaterfwlD. The Histry f Migratry Bird Hunting
8.2021年全国乙卷之B篇
When almst everyne has a mbile phne, why are mre than half f Australian hmes still paying fr a landline（座机）?
These days yu’d be hard pressed t find anyne in Australia ver the age f 15 wh desn’t wn a mbile phne. In fact plenty f yunger kids have ne in their pcket. Practically everyne can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime.
Still, 55 percent f Australians have a landline phne at hme and nly just ver a quarter （29%） rely nly n their smartphnes accrding t a survey （调查）. Of thse Australians wh still have a landline, a third cncede that it’s nt really necessary and they’re keeping it as a security blanket — 19 percent say they never use it while a further 13 percent keep it in case f emergencies. I think my hme falls int that categry.
Mre than half f Australian hmes are still chsing t stick with their hme phne. Age is naturally a factr（因素）— nly 58 percent f Generatin Ys still use landlines nw and then, cmpared t 84 percent f Baby Bmers wh’ve perhaps had the same hme number fr 50 years. Age isn’t the nly factr; I’d say it’s als t d with the makeup f yur husehld.
Generatin Xers with yung families, like my wife and I, can still find it cnvenient t have a hme phne rather than prviding a mbile phne fr every family member. That said, t be hnest the nly peple wh ever ring ur hme phne are ur Baby Bmers parents, t the pint where we play a game and guess wh is calling befre we pick up the phne（using Caller ID wuld take the fun ut f it）.
Hw attached are yu t yur landline? Hw lng until they g the way f gas street lamps and mrning milk deliveries?
24. What des paragraph 2 mainly tell us abut mbile phnes?
A. Their target users.B. Their wide ppularity.
C. Their majr functins.D. Their cmplex design.
25. What des the underlined wrd “cncede” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Admit.B. Argue.
C. Remember.D. Remark.
26. What can we say abut Baby Bmers?
A. They like smartphne games.B. They enjy guessing callers’ identity.
C. They keep using landline phnes.D. They are attached t their family.
27. What can be inferred abut the landline frm the last paragraph?
A. It remains a family necessity.
B. It will fall ut f use sme day.
C. It may increase daily expenses.
D. It is as imprtant as the gas light.
9.2021年北京卷C篇
Hundreds f scientists, writers and academics sunded a warning t humanity in an pen letter published last December: Plicymakers and the rest f us must engage penly with the risk f glbal cllapse. Researchers in many areas have prjected the widespread cllapse as “a credible scenari(情景) this century”.
A survey f scientists fund that extreme weather events, fd insecurity, and freshwater shrtages might create glbal cllapse. Of curse, if yu are a nn-human species, cllapse is well underway.
The call fr public engagement with the unthinkable is especially germane in this mment f still-uncntrlled pandemic and ecnmic crises in the wrld's mst technlgically advanced natins. Nt very lng ag, it was als unthinkable that a virus wuld shut dwn natins and that safety nets wuld be prven s disastrusly lacking in flexibility.
The internatinal schlars’ warning letter desn't say exactly what cllapse will lk like r when it might happen. Cllapselgy, the study f cllapse, is mre cncerned with identifying trends and with them the dangers f everyday civilizatin. Amng the signatries(签署者) f the warning was Bb Jhnsn, the riginatr f the “eclgical ftprint” cncept, which measures the ttal amunt f envirnmental input needed t maintain a given lifestyle. With the current ftprint f humanity, “it seems that glbal cllapse is certain t happen in sme frm, pssibly within a decade, certainly within this century,” Jhnsn said in an email.
“Only if we discuss the cnsequences f ur biphysical limits,” the December warning letter says, “can we have the hpe t reduce their speed, severity and harm”. And yet messengers f the cming disturbance are likely t be ignred. We all want t hpe things will turn ut fine. As a pet wrte,
Man is a victim f dpe(麻醉品)
In the incurable frm f hpe.
The hundreds f schlars wh signed the letter are intent(执着) n quieting hpe that ignres preparedness. “Let's lk directly int the issue f cllapse,” they say, “and deal with the terrible pssibilities f what we see there t make the best f a trubling future.”
28. What des the underlined wrd “germane” in Paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Scientific.B. Credible.
C. Original.D. Relevant.
29. As fr the public awareness f glbal cllapse, the authr is________.
A wrriedB. puzzled
C. surprisedD. scared
30. What can we learn frm this passage?
A. The signatries may change the biphysical limits.
B. The authr agrees with the message f the pem.
C. The issue f cllapse is being priritized.
D. The glbal cllapse is well underway.
10.2021年1月浙江卷之C篇
Researchers say they have translated the meaning f gestures that wild chimpanzees (黑猩猩) use t cmmunicate. They say wild chimps cmmunicate 19 specific messages t ne anther with a "vcabulary" f 66 gestures. The scientists discvered this by fllwing and filming grups f chimps in Uganda, and examining mre than 5,000 incidents f these meaningful exchanges.
Dr Catherine Hbaiter, wh led the research, said that this was the nly frm f intentinal cmmunicatin t be recrded in the animal kingdm. Only humans and chimps, she said, had a system f cmmunicatin where they deliberately sent a message t anther grup member.
"That's what's s amazing abut chimp gestures," she said. "They're the nly thing that lks like human language in that respect. ”
Althugh previus research has shwn that apes and mnkeys can understand cmplex infrmatin frm anther animal's call, the animals d nt appear t use their vices intentinally t cmmunicate messages. This was a significant difference between calls and gestures, Dr Hbaiter said.
Chimps will check t see if they have the attentin f the animal with which they wish t cmmunicate. In ne case, a mther presents her ft t her crying baby, signaling:" Climb n me. " The yungster immediately jumps n t its mthers back and they travel ff tgether. "The big message frm this study is that there is anther species (物种) ut there. that is meaningful in its cmmunicatin, s that's nt unique t humans," said Dr Hbaiter.
Dr Susanne Shultz, an evlutinary bilgist frm the University f Manchester, said the study was praisewrthy in seeking t enrich ur knwledge f the evlutin f human language. But, she added, the results were "a little disappinting".
"The vagueness f the gesture meanings suggests either that the chimps have little t cmmunicate, r we are still missing a lt f the infrmatin cntained in their gestures and actins," she said. "Mrever, the meanings seem t nt g beynd what ther animal cnvey with nn-verbal cmmunicatin. S, it seems the gulf remains. "
44．What d chimps and humans have in cmmn accrding t Dr Hbaiter?
A．Memrizing specific wrds.B．Understanding cmplex infrmatin.
C．Using vices t cmmunicate.D．Cmmunicating messages n purpse.
45．What did Dr Shultz think f the study?
A．It was well designed but prly cnducted.
B．It was a gd try but the findings were limited.
C．It was inspiring but the evidence was unreliable.
D．It was a failure but the methds deserved praise.
46．What des the underlined wrd "gulf" in the last paragraph mean?
A．Difference.B．Cnflict.C．Balance.D．Cnnectin.
47．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A．Chimpanzee behaviur study achieved a breakthrugh
B．Chimpanzees develped specific cmmunicatin skills
C．Chimpanzees: the smartest species in the animal kingdm
D．Chimpanzee language: cmmunicatin gestures translated
11.2020年新课标Ⅰ卷之B篇
Returning t a bk yu’ve read many times can feel like drinks with an ld friend. There’s a welcme familiarity - but als smetimes a slight suspicin that time has changed yu bth, and thus the relatinship. But bks dn’t change, peple d. And that’s what makes the act f rereading s rich and transfrmative.
The beauty f rereading lies in the idea that ur bnd with the wrk is based n ur present mental register. It’s true, the lder I get, the mre I feel time has wings. But with reading, it’s all abut the present. It’s abut the nw and what ne cntributes t the nw, because reading is a give and take between authr and reader. Each has t pull their wn weight.
There are three bks I reread annually The first, which I take t reading every spring is Emest Hemningway’s A Mveable Feast. Published in 1964, it’s his classic memir f 1920s Paris. The language is almst intxicating (令人陶醉的)，an aging writer lking back n an ambitius yet simpler time. Anther is Annie Dillard’s Hly the Firm, her petic 1975 ramble (随笔) abut everything and nthing. The third bk is Juli Crtazar’s Save Twilight: Selected Pems, because petry. And because Crtazar.
While I tend t buy a lt f bks, these three were given t me as gifs, which might add t the meaning I attach t them. But I imagine that, while mney is indeed wnderful and necessary, rereading an authr’s wrk is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The best bks are the nes that pen further as time passes. But remember, it’s yu that has t grw and read and reread in rder t better understand yur friends.
24. Why des the authr like rereading?
A. It evaluates the writer-reader relatinship.
B. It’s a windw t a whle new wrld.
C. It’s a substitute fr drinking with a friend.
D. It extends the understanding f neself.
25. What d we knw abut the bk A Mveable Feas!?
A. It’s a brief accunt f a trip.
B. It’s abut Hemingway’s life as a yung man.
C. It’s a recrd f a histric event.
D. It’s abut Hemingway’s friends in Paris.
26. What des the underlined wrd ＂currency＂ in paragraph 4 refer t?
A. Debt
B. Reward.
C.Allwance.
D. Face value.
27. What can we infer abut the authr frm the text?
A. He lves petry.
B. He’s an editr.
C. He’s very ambitius.
D. He teaches reading.
12.2020年新课标ⅠI卷之C篇
When yu were trying t figure ut what t buy fr the envirnmentalist n yur hliday list, fur prbably didn’t crss yur mind. But sme eclgists and fashin (时装)enthusiasts are trying t bring back the market fr fur made frm nutria(海狸鼠).
Unusual fashin shws in New Orleans and Brklyn have(shwcased)nutria fur made int clthes in different styles. “It sunds crazy t talk abut guilt-free fur-unless yu understand that the nutria are destrying vast wetlands every year”, says Cree McCree, prject directr f Righteus Fur.
Scientists in Luisiana were s cncerned that they decided t pay hunters $5 a tail. Sme f the fur ends up in the fashin shws like the ne in Brklyn last mnth.
Nutria were brught there frm Argentina by fur farmers and let g int the wild. “The ecsystem dwn there can’t handle this nn-native species(物种).It’s destrying the envirnment. It’s them r us.” says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.
The fur trade kept nutria check fr decades，but when the market fr nutria cllapsed in the late 1980s，the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
Bilgist Edmnd Mutn runs the nutria cntrl prgram fr Luisiana. He says it’s nt easy t cnvince peple that nutria fur is green, but he has n dubt abut it. Hunters bring in mre than 300,000 nutria tails a year, s part f Mutn’s jb these days is trying t prmte fur.
Then there’s Righteus Fur and its unusual fashin. Mrgan says，”T give peple a guilt-free ptin that they can wear withut smene thrwing paint n them-1 think that’s ging t be a massive thing, at least here in New Yrk.” Designer Jennifer Andersn admits it tk her a while t cme arund t the pinin that using nutria fur fr her creatins is mrally acceptable. She trying t cme up with a lable t attach t nutria fashins t shw it is ec-friendly.
28. What is the purpse f the fashin shws in New Orleans and Brklyn?
A. T prmte guilt-free fur.
B. T expand the fashin market.
C. T intrduce a new brand.
D. T celebrate a winter hliday.
29. Why are scientists cncerned abut nutria?
A. Nutria damage the ecsystem seriusly.
B. Nutria are an endangered species.
C. Nutria hurt lcal cat-sized animals.
D. Nutria are illegally hunted.
30. What des the underlined wrd “cllapsed” in paragraph 5 prbably mean?
A. Bmed.B. Became mature.C. Remained stable.D. Crashed.
31. What can we infer abuf wearing fur in New Yrk accrding t Mrgan?
A. It’s frmal.B. It’s risky.C. It’s harmful.D. It’s traditinal.
13.2020年山东卷之D篇
Accrding t a recent study in the Jurnal f Cnsumer Research, bth the size and cnsumptin habits f ur eating cmpanins can influence ur fd intake. And cntrary t existing research that says yu shuld avid eating with heavier peple wh rder large prtins(份), it's the beanples with big appetites yu really need t avid.
T test the effect f scial influence n eating habits the researchers cnducted tw experiments. In the first, 95 undergraduate wmen were individually invited int a lab t stensibly(表面上)participate in a study abut mvie viewership. Befre the film began, each wman was asked t help herself t a snack. An actr hired by the researchers grabbed her fd first. In her natural state, the actr weighed 105 punds. But in half the cases she wre a specially designed fat suit which increased her weight t 180 punds.
Bth the fat and thin versins f the actr tk a large amunt f fd. The participants fllwed suit, taking mre fd than they nrmally wuld have. Hwever, they tk significantly mre when the actr was thin.
Fr the secnd test, in ne case the thin actr tk tw pieces f candy frm the snack bwls. In the ther case, she tk 30 pieces. The results were similar t the first test: the participants fllwed suit but tk significantly mre candy when the thin actr tk 30 pieces.
The tests shw that the scial envirnment is extremely influential when we're making decisins. If this fellw participant is ging t eat mre, s will I. Call it the “I’ll have what she's having” effect. Hwever, we'll adjust the influence. If an verweight persn is having a large prtin, I'll hld back a bit because I see the results f his eating habits. But if a thin persn eats a lt, I'll fllw suit. If he can eat much and keep slim, why can't I?
12. What is the recent study mainly abut?
A. Fd safety.B. Mvie viewership.
C. Cnsumer demand.D. Eating behavir.
13. What des the underlined wrd “beanples” in paragraph 1 refer t?
A. Big eaters.B. Overweight persns.
C. Picky eaters.D. Tall thin persns.
14. Why did the researchers hire the actr?
A. T see hw she wuld affect the participants.
B. T test if the participants culd recgnize her.
C. T find ut what she wuld d in the tw tests.
D. T study why she culd keep her weight dwn.
15. On what basis d we “adjust the influence” accrding t the last paragraph?
A. Hw hungry we are.B. Hw slim we want t be.
C. Hw we perceive thers.D. Hw we feel abut the fd.
14.2020年6月浙江卷之B篇
The traffic signals alng Factria Bulevard in Bellevue, Washingtn, generally dn't flash the same length f green twice in a rw, especially at rush hur. At 9:30am, the full red/yellw/green signal cycle might be 140 secnds. By 9:33am, a burst f additinal traffic might push it t 145 secnds. Less traffic at 9:37am culd push it dwn t 135. Just like the traffic itself, the timing f the signals changes.
That is by design. Bellevue, a fast-grwing city just east f Seattle, uses a system that is gaining ppularity arund the US: intersectin(十字路口) signals that can adjust in real time t traffic cnditins. These lights, knwn as adaptive signals, have led t significant declines in bth the truble and cst f travels between wrk and hme.
“Adaptive signals can make sure that the traffic demand that is there is being addressed, ” says Alex Stevanvic, a researcher at Flrida Atlantic University.
Fr all f Bellevue’s success, adaptive signals are nt a cure-all fr jammed radways. Kevin Balke, a research engineer at the Texas A&M University Transprtatin Institute, says that while smart lights can be particularly beneficial fr sme cities, thers are s jammed that nly a sharp reductin in the number f cars n the rad will make a meaningful difference. “It’s nt ging t fix everything, but adaptive signals have sme benefits fr smaller cities,” he says.
In Bellevue, the switch t adaptive signals has been a lessn in the value f welcming new appraches. In the past, there was ften an autmatic reactin t increased traffic: just widen the rads, says Mark Pch, the Bellevue Transprtatin Department’s traffic engineering manager. Nw he hpes that ther cities will cnsider making their streets run smarter instead f just making them bigger.
25. What des the underlined wrd “that” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A. Increased length f green lights.B. Shrtened traffic signal cycle.
C. Flexible timing f traffic signals.D. Smth traffic flw n the rad.
26. What des Kevin Balke say abut adaptive signals?
A. They wrk better n brad rads.
B. They shuld be used in ther cities.
C. They have greatly reduced traffic n the rad.
D. They are less helpful in cities seriusly jammed.
27. What can we learn frm Bellevue’s success?
A. It is rewarding t try new things.B. The ld methds still wrk tday.
C. I pays t put thery int practice.D. The simplest way is the best way.
15.2019年北京卷之D篇
By the end f the century，if nt sner，the wrld's ceans will be bluer and greener thanks t a warming climate，accrding t a new study.
At the heart f the phenmenn lie tiny marine micrrganisms(海洋微生物)called phytplanktn. Because f the way light reflects ff the rganisms，these phytplanktn create clurful patterns at the cean surface. Ocean clur varies frm green t blue，depending n the type and cncentratin f phytplanktn. Climate change will fuel the grwth f phytplanktn in sme areas，while reducing it in ther spts，leading t changes in the cean's appearance.
Phytplanktn live at the cean surface，where they pull carbn dixide(二氧化碳)int the cean while giving ff xygen. When these rganisms die，they bury carbn in the deep cean，an imprtant prcess that helps t regulate the glbal climate. But phytplanktn are vulnerable t the cean's warming trend. Warming changes key characteristics f the cean and can affect phytplanktn grwth，since they need nt nly sunlight and carbn dixide t grw，but als nutrients.
Stephanie Dutkiewicz，a scientist in MIT's Center fr Glbal Change Science，built a climate mdel that prjects changes t the ceans thrughut the century. In a wrld that warms up by 3℃，it fund that multiple changes t the clur f the ceans wuld ccur. The mdel prjects that currently blue areas with little phytplanktn culd becme even bluer. But in sme waters，such as thse f the Arctic，a warming will make cnditins riper fr phytplanktn，and these areas will turn greener. “Nt nly are the quantities f phytplanktn in the cean changing. ”she said，“but the type f phytplanktn is changing. ”
42. What are the first tw paragraphs mainly abut?
A. The varius patterns at the cean surface.
B. The cause f the changes in cean clur.
C. The way light reflects ff marine rganisms.
D. The effrts t fuel the grwth f phytplanktn.
43. What des the underlined wrd“vulnerable”in Paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Sensitive.B. BeneficialC. SignificantD. Unnticeable
44. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Phytplanktn play a declining rle in the marine ecsystem.
B. Dutkiewicz's mdel aims t prject phytplanktn changes
C. Phytplanktn have been used t cntrl glbal climate
D. Oceans with mre phytplanktn may appear greener.
45. What is the main purpse f the passage？
A. T assess the cnsequences f cean clur changes
B. T analyse the cmpsitin f the cean fd chain
C. T explain the effects f climate change n ceans
D. T intrduce a new methd t study phytplanktn
16.2018年全国I卷之C篇
Languages have been cming and ging fr thusands f years, but in recent times there has been less cming and a lt mre ging. When the wrld was still ppulated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系)grups develped their wn patterns f speech independent f each ther. Sme language experts believe that 10,000 years ag, when the wrld had just five t ten millin peple, they spke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
Sn afterwards, many f thse peple started settling dwn t becme farmers, and their languages t became mre settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrializatin, the develpment f the natin-state and the spread f universal cmpulsry educatin, especially glbalisatin and better cmmunicatins in the past few decades, all have caused many languages t disappear, and dminant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking ver.
At present, the wrld has abut 6,800 languages. The distributin f these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild znes have relatively few languages, ften spken by many peple, while ht, wet znes have lts, ften spken by small numbers. Eurpe has nly arund 200 languages; the Americas abut 1,000; Africa 2 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, f which Papua New Guinea alne accunts fr well ver 800. The median number (中位数)f speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the wrld’s languages are spken by fewer peple than that.
Already well ver 400 f the ttal f, 6,800 languages are clse t extinctin(消亡), with nly a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at randm, Busuu in Camern (eight remaining speakers),Chiapanec in Mexic(150), Lipan Apache in the United States(tw r three)r Wadjigu in Australia (ne, with a questin-mark): nne f these seems t have much chance f survival.
28. What can we infer abut languages in hunter-gatherer times?
A. They develped very fast. B. They were large in number.
C. They had similar patterns. D. They were clsely cnnected.
29. Which f the fllwing best explains "dminant " underlined in paragraph 2？
A. Cmplex. B. Advanced.
C. Pwerful. D. Mdern.
30. Hw many languages are spken by less than 6, 000 peple at present?
A. Abut 6,800 B. Abut 3,400
C. Abut 2,400 D. Abut 1,200
31. What is the main idea f the text?
A. New languages will be created.
B. Peple’s lifestyles are reflected in languages.
C. Human develpment results in fewer languages.
D. Gegraphy determines language evlutin.
17.【2022年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】B
We jurnalists live in a new age f strytelling, with many new multimedia tls. Many yung peple dn’t even realize it’s new. Fr them, it’s just nrmal.
This hit hme fr me as I was sitting with my 2-year-ld grandsn n a sfa ver the Spring Festival hliday. I had brught a children’s bk t read. It had simple wrds and clrful pictures — a perfect match fr his age.
Picture this: my grandsn sitting n my lap as I hld the bk in frnt s he can see the pictures. As I read, he reaches ut and pkes (戳) the page with his finger.
What’s up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thught. Then I turned the page and cntinued. He pked the page even harder. I nearly drpped the bk. I was cnfused: Is there smething wrng with this kid?
Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger t bks. His father frequently amused the by with a tablet cmputer which was laded with clrful pictures that cme alive when yu pke them. He thught my strybk was like that.
Srry, kid. This bk is nt part f yur high-tech wrld. It’s an utdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like yur grandfather. Well, I may be ld, but I’m nt hpelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit vide and prduce audi. I use mbile payment. I’ve even built websites.
There’s ne ntable gap in my new-media experience, hwever: I’ve spent little time in frnt f a camera, since I have a face made fr radi. But that didn’t stp China Daily frm asking me last week t share a persnal stry fr a vide prject abut the integratin f Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei prvince.
Anyway, grandpa is nw an internet star — tw minutes f fame! I prmise nt t let it g t my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-ld grandsn sees it n his tablet.
4．What d the underlined wrds “hit hme fr me” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Prvided shelter fr me.B．Became very clear t me.
C．Tk the pressure ff me.D．Wrked quite well n me.
5．Why did the kid pke the strybk?
A．He tk it fr a tablet cmputer.B．He disliked the clrful pictures.
C．He was angry with his grandpa.D．He wanted t read it by himself.
6．What des the authr think f himself?
A．Scially ambitius.B．Physically attractive.
C．Financially independent.D．Digitally cmpetent.
7．What can we learn abut the authr as a jurnalist?
A．He lacks experience in his jb.B．He seldm appears n televisin.
C．He manages a vide department.D．He ften interviews internet stars.
18.C【2022·全国甲卷】
As Ginni Bazlintn reached Antarctica, she fund herself greeted by a grup f little Gent penguins(企鹅) lnging t say hell. These gentle, lvely gatekeepers welcmed her and kick-started what was t be a trip Ginni wuld never frget.
Ever since her childhd, Ginni, nw 71, has had a deep lve fr travel. Thrughut her career(职业) as a prfessinal dancer, she tured in the UK, but always lnged t explre further. When she retired frm dancing and her sns eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time t take the plunge.
After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began t travel the wrld, eventually getting wrk teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she discvered she culd get last-minute cheap deals n ships ging t Antarctica frm the islands ff Tierra del Fueg, the suthernmst tip f the Suth American mainland. “I just decided wanted t g,” she says. “I had n idea abut what I’d find there and I wasn’t nervus, I just wanted t d it. And I wanted t d it alne as I always prefer it that way.”
In March 2008, Ginni barded a ship with 48 passengers she’d never met befre, t begin the jurney twards Antarctica. “Frm seeing the wildlife t witnessing sunrises, the whle experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impressin n me that n ther place has,” Ginni says. “I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rse ut f the water like sme prehistric creature and I thught it was smiling at us. Yu culd still hear the peratic sunds it was making underwater.”
The realizatin that this is a precius land, t be respected by humans, was ne f the biggest things that hit hme t Ginni.
28. Which f the fllwing best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2?
A. Try challenging things.B. Take a degree.
C. Bring back lst memries.D. Stick t a prmise.
29. What made Ginni decide n the trip t Antarctica?
A. Lvely penguins.B. Beautiful scenery.
C. A discunt fare.D. A friend’s invitatin.
30. What des Ginni think abut Antarctica after the jurney?
A. It culd be a hme fr her.B. It shuld be easily accessible.
C. It shuld be well preserved.D. It needs t be fully intrduced.
31. What is the text mainly abut?
A. A childhd dream.B. An unfrgettable experience.
C. Sailing arund the wrld.D. Meeting animals in Antarctica.
19.2021年新高考II卷之B篇
I have wrked as a keeper at the Natinal Z, Paris fr 11 years. Spt and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been brn here. Glbally, a third f Sumatran cubs in zs dn't make it t adulthd, s I decided t give them rund-the-clck care at hme.
I've gt tw children—the yunger ne, Kynan, was extremely happy abut the tigers arriving - but all f us really lked frward t being part f their lives and watching them grw. I wasn't wrried abut bringing them int my hme with my wife and kids. These were cubs. They weighed abut 2.5 kg and were s small that there was abslutely n risk.
As they grew mre mbile, we let them mve freely arund the huse during the day, but when we were asleep we had t cntain them in a large rm, therwise they'd get up t mischief. We'd cme dwn in the mrning t find they'd turned the rm upside dwn, and left it lking like a z.
Things quickly gt very intense due t the huge amunt f energy required t lk after them. There were sme tugh times and I just felt extremely tired. I was grateful that my family was there t help. We had t have a bit f a prductin line ging, making up “tiger milk”, washing baby bttles, and cleaning the flrs.
When Spt and Stripe were fur mnths ld, they were learning hw t pen drs and jump fences, and we knew it really was time fr them t g. It was hard fr us t finally part with them. Fr the first few days, Kynan was always a bit disappinted that the cubs weren't there.
I'm nt sad abut it. I'm hands-n with them every day at the z, and I d lk back very fndly n the time that we had them.
4. Why did the authr bring the tiger cubs hme?
A. T ensure their survival.B. T bserve their differences.
C. T teach them life skills.D. T let them play with his kids.
5. What d the underlined wrds “get up t mischief” mean in paragraph 3?
A. Behave badly.B. Lse their way.C. Sleep sundly.D. Miss their mm.
6. What did the authr think f raising the tiger cubs at hme?
A. Bring.B. Tiring.C. Cstly.D. Risky.
7. Why did the authr decide t send Spt and Stripe back t the z?
A. They frightened the children.B. They became difficult t cntain.
C. They annyed the neighburs.D. They started fighting each ther.
20.2020年1月浙江卷之A篇
I never knew anyne wh’d grwn up in Jacksn withut being afraid f Mrs. Callway ur librarian. She ran Jacksn’s Carnegie Library abslutely by herself. SILENCE in big black letters was n signs hung everywhere. If she thught yu were dressed imprperly, she sent yu straight back hme t change yur clthes. I was willing；I wuld d anything t read.
My mther was nt afraid f Mrs. Callway. She wished me t have my wn library card t check ut bks fr myself, She tk me in t intrduce me. “Eudra is nine years ld and has my permissin t read any bk she wants frm the shelves, children r adults,” Mther said.
Mrs. Callway made her wn rules abut bks. Yu culd nt take back a bk t the library n the same day yu`d taken it ut；it made n difference t her that yu’d read every wrd in it and needed anther t start. Yu culd take ut tw bks at a time and tw nly. S tw by tw, I read library bks as fast as I culd g, rushing them hme in the basket f my bicycle. Frm the minute I reached ur huse, I started t read. I knew this was extreme happiness, knew it at the time.
My mther shared this feeling f mine. Nw, I think f her as reading s much f the time while ding smething else. I remember her reading a magazine while taking the part f the Wlf in a game f "Little Red Riding Hd" with my brther's tw daughters. She'd just lk up at the right time, lng enugh t answer– in character –"The better t eat yu with, my dear," and g back t her place in the magazine article.
21. Which f the fllwing best described Mrs. Callway?
A. diet.B. Strict.C. Humrus.D. Cnsiderate.
22. What d the underlined wrds "this feeling" refer t in the last paragraph?
A. Desire t read.B. Lve fr Mrs. Callway.
C. Interest in games.D. Fear f the library rules.
23. Where is the text prbably frm?
A. guidebk.B. an autbigraphy.C. a news reprt.D. bk review.
21.2019年全国II卷之B篇
“Yu can use me as a last resrt(选择), and if nbdy else vlunteers，then I will d it.” This was an actual reply frm a parent after I put ut a request fr vlunteers fr my kids lacrsse(长曲棍球)club.
I guess that there's prbably sme demanding wrk schedule, r scial anxiety arund stepping up t help fr an unknwn sprt. She may just need a little persuading. S I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mentin the single parent with fur kids running the shw and I talk abut the dad caching a team that his kids aren’t even n … At this pint the unwilling parent speaks up,“Alright. Yes, I’ll d it.”
I’m secretly relieved because I knw there’s real pwer in sharing vlunteer respnsibilities amng many. The unwilling parent rganizes the meal schedule, sends ut emails, and cllects mney fr end-f-seasn gifts. Smewhere alng the way, the same parent ends up becming an invaluable member f the team. The cach is able t fcus n the kids while the ther parents are relieved t be ff the hk fr anther seasn. Handing ut sliced ranges t bldthirsty kids can be as exciting as watching yur wn kid scre a gal.
Still, mst f us vlunteers breathe a sigh f relief when the seasn cmes t a clse. That relief is cupled with a deep understanding f why the same peple keep cming back fr mre: Cnnecting t the cmmunity(社区)as yu freely give yur time, mney, skills, r services prvides a real jy. Vlunteering just feels s gd.
In that sense, I’m pretty sure vlunteering is mre f a selfish act than I’d freely like t admit. Hwever, if thers benefit in the prcess, and I get sme reward t, des it really matter where my mtivatin lies?
24. What can we infer abut the parent frm her reply in paragraph l？
A. She knws little abut the club.
B. She isn't gd at sprts.
C. She just desn't want t vlunteer.
D. She's unable t meet her schedule.
25. What des the underlined phrase “tug at the heartstrings” in paragraph 2 mean ?
A. Encurage team wrk.
B. Appeal t feeling.
C. Prmte gd deeds.
D. Prvide advice.
26. What can we learn abut the parent frm paragraph 3?
A. She gets interested in lacrsse.
B. She is prud f her kids.
C. She’ll wrk fr anther seasn.
D. She becmes a gd helper.
27. Why des the authr like ding vlunteer wrk?
A. It gives her a sense f duty.
B. It makes her very happy.
C. It enables her t wrk hard.
D. It brings her material rewards.
22.2021年3月天津卷之B篇
Abut five weeks ag, I nticed the skin f ur pet lizard was grwing dusty. It wrried me. I reprted the strange surface n the skin f the lizard t my husband and children the next mrning. Secnds later, ur lizard emerged frm its tank with its ld skin flwing behind it.
I didn't think abut it much until a mrning last week when I kncked my favrite teapt ff the table. It burst int hundreds f pieces. As I swept up the mess, I wndered why we had been breaking s many things ver the mnths.
The destructin started three mnths ag. It was my husband's birthday. He had just lst his jb. The uncertainty was starting t wear n us, s I wanted t d smething special.
“Let's make a cake fr Dad!” I cried.
My kids screamed with jy. We baked, iced and sprinkled fr mst f the day. Candles n the cake! Ballns n the walls! Flwers n the table!
Tw hurs befre my husband came back hme frm anther jb interview, my daughter climbed up t grab a glass vase frm a high shelf. It fell and crashed beside the cake. Tiny pieces f glass were everywhere. She sbbed ludly as I threw the cake away. My husband had banana pudding fr his birthday.
Three days ag, the light in ur living rm suddenly went ut. After several frustrating hurs f unsuccessful attempts t fix it, my husband suggested watching the Michael Jrdan dcumentary series The Last Dance.
The pignancy f Jrdan retiring frm his belved basketball t play baseball and what had pushed him t make such a tugh decisin tk me by surprise. As I watched him take ff his basketball unifrm and replace it with a baseball unifrm, I saw him leaving behind the layer that n lnger served him, just as ur lizard had. Neither f them chse the mment that had transfrmed them. But they had t live with wh they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have t learn t leave the past behind.
Humans d nt shed skin as easily as ther animals. The beginning f change is upsetting. The prcess is tiring. Damage changes us befre we are ready. I see ur lizard, raw and nearly new.
Jrdan said that n matter hw it ends, it starts with hpe. With ur tender, hpeful skin, that is where we begin.
40. What can we learn abut the pet lizard frm Paragraph 1?
A. Its tank grew dirty.B. Its ld skin came ff.
C. It gt a skin disease.D. It went missing.
41. Why did the authr's husband have banana pudding fr his birthday?
A. The birthday cake was ruined.B. The authr made gd puddings.
C. Pudding was his favrite dessert.D. They culdn't affrd a birthday cake.
42. Why des the authr mentin The Last Dance in the passage?
A. T prve a thery.B. T define a cncept.
C. T develp the theme.D. T prvide the backgrund.
43. The underlined part "leaving behind the layer" in Paragraph 8 can be understd as .
A. letting g f the pastB. lking fr a new jb
C. getting rid f a bad habitD. giving up an pprtunity
44. What des the authr mst likely want t tell us?
A. Lve f family helps us survive great hardships.B. It's nt the end f the wrld if we break things.
C. We shuld mve n n matter what happens.D. Past experiences shuld be treasured.
23.2020年新课标ⅠI卷之D篇
I have a special place in my heart fr libraries. I have fr as lng as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic reader, smetimes reading up t three bks a day as a child. Stries were like air t me and while ther kids played ball r went t parties, I lived ut adventures thrugh the bks I checked ut frm the library.
My first jb was wrking at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years ld .It was a dream jb and I did everything frm shelving bks t reading t the children fr stry time.
As I grew lder and became a mther, the library tk n a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had several children and bks were ur main surce(来源) f entertainment. It was a big deal fr us t lad up and g t the lcal library, where my kids culd pick ut bks t read r bks they wanted me t read t them.
I always read ,using different vices ,as thugh I were acting ut the stries with my vice and they lved it !It was a special time t bnd with my children and it filled them with the wnderment f bks .
Nw, I see my children taking their children t the library and I lve that the excitement f ging t the library lives n frm generatin t generatin.
As a nvelist, I’ve fund a new relatinship with libraries. I encurage readers t g t their lcal library when they can’t affrd t purchase a bk. I see libraries as a safe haven(避风港) fr readers and writers, a bridge that helps put tgether a reader with a bk. Libraries, in their wn way, help fight bk piracy(盗版行为) and 1 think all writers shuld supprt libraries in a significant way when they can. Encurage readers t use the library. Share library annuncements n yur scial media. Frequent them and talk abut them when yu can.
32. Which wrd best describes the authr’s relatinship with bks as a child?
A. Cperative.B. Uneasy.C. Inseparable.D. Casual.
33. What des the underlined phrase “an added meaning” in paragraph 3 refer t?
A. Pleasure frm wrking in the library.
B. Jy f reading passed n in the family.
C. Wnderment frm acting ut the stries.
D. A clser bnd develped with the readers.
34. What des the authr call n ther writers t d?
A. Spnsr bk fairs.B. Write fr scial media.
C. Supprt libraries.D. Purchase her nvels.
35. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Reading: A Surce f Knwledge
B. My Idea abut writing
C. Library: A Haven fr the Yung
D. My Lve f the Library
24.2020年江苏卷之C篇
Fr thse wh can stmach it, wrking ut befre breakfast may be mre beneficial fr health than eating first, accrding t a study f meal timing and physical activity.
Athletes and scientists have lng knwn that meal timing affects perfrmance. Hwever far less has been knwn abut hw meal timing and exercise might affect general health.
T find ut, British scientists cnducted a study. They first fund 10 verweight and inactive but therwise healthy yung men, whse lifestyles are, fr better and wrse, representative f thse f mst f us. They tested the men’s fitness and resting metablic (新陈代谢的) rates and tk samples (样品) f their bld and fat tissue.
Then, n tw separate mrning visits t the scientists’ lab, each man walked fr an hur at an average speed that, in thery shuld allw his bdy t rely mainly n fat fr fuel. Befre ne f these wrkuts, the men skipped breakfast, meaning that they exercised n a cmpletely empty stmach after a lng vernight fast (禁食). On the ther ccasin, they ate a rich mrning meal abut tw hurs befre they started walking.
Just befre and an hur after each wrkut, the scientists tk additinal samples f the men’s bld and fat tissue.
Then they cmpared the samples. There were cnsiderable differences. Mst bviusly, the men displayed lwer bld sugar levels at the start f their wrkuts when they had skipped breakfast than when they had eaten. As a result, they burned mre fat during walks n an empty stmach than when they had eaten first. On the ther hand, they burned slightly mre calries (卡路里), n average, during the wrkut after breakfast than after fasting.
But it was the effects deep within the fat cells that may have been the mst significant, the researchers fund. Multiple genes behaved differently, depending n whether smene had eaten r nt befre walking. Many f these genes prduce prteins (蛋白质) that can imprve bld sugar regulatin and insulin (胰岛素) levels thrughut the bdy and s are assciated with imprved metablic health. These genes were much mre active when the men had fasted befre exercise than when they had breakfasted.
The implicatin f these results is that t gain the greatest health benefits frm exercise, it may be wise t skip eating first.
61. The underlined expressin “stmach it” in Paragraph 1 mst prbably means “______”.
A. digest the meal easilyB. manage withut breakfast
C. decide wisely what t eatD. eat whatever is ffered
62. Why were the 10 peple chsen fr the experiment?
A. Their lifestyles were typical f rdinary peple.
B. Their lack f exercise led t verweight.
C. They culd walk at an average speed.
D. They had slw metablic rates.
63. What happened t thse wh ate breakfast befre exercise?
A. They successfully lst weight.
B. They cnsumed a bit mre calries.
C. They burned mre fat n average.
D. They displayed higher insulin levels.
64. What culd be learned frm the research?
A. A wrkut after breakfast imprves gene perfrmances.
B. T much wrkut ften slws metablic rates.
C. Lifestyle is nt as imprtant as mrning exercise.
D. Physical exercise befre breakfast is better fr health.
25.2019年全国卷III之B篇
Fr Western designers, China and its rich culture have lng been an inspiratin fr Western creative.
"It's n secret that China has always been a surce(来源)f inspiratin fr designers," says Amanda Hill, chief creative fficer at A+E Netwrks, a glbal media cmpany and hme t sme f the biggest fashin(时尚)shws.
Earlier this year, the China Thrugh A Lking Glass exhibitin in New Yrk exhibited 140 pieces f China-inspired fashinable clthing alngside Chinese wrks f art, with the aim f explring the influence f Chinese aesthetics(美学)n Western fashin and hw China has fueled the fashinable imaginatin fr centuries. The exhibitin had recrd attendance, shwing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.
"China is impssible t verlk," says Hill. "Chinese mdels are the faces f beauty and fashin campaigns that sell dreams t wmen all ver the wrld, which means Chinese wmen are nt just cnsumers f fashin — they are central t its mvement. "Of curse, nly are tday's tp Western designers being influenced by China-sme f the best designers f cntemprary fashin are themselves Chinese." Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jasn Wu are taking n Galian, Albaz, Marc Jacbs-and beating them hands dwn in design and sales," adds Hil.
Fr Hill, it is impssible nt t talk abut China as the leading player when discussing fashin. "The mst famus designers are Chinese, s are the mdels, and s are the cnsumers," she says. "China is n lnger just anther market; in many senses it has becme the market. If yu talk abut fashin tday, yu are talking abut China-its influences, its directin, its breathtaking clthes, and hw yung designers and mdels are finally acknwledging that in many ways."
24. What can we learn abut the exhibitin in New Yrk?
A. It prmted the sales f artwrks.
B. It attracted a large number f visitrs.
C. It shwed ancient Chinese clthes.
D. It aimed t intrduce Chinese mdels.
25. What des Hill say abut Chinese wmen?
A. They are setting the fashin.B. They start many fashin campaigns.
C. They admire super mdels.D. They d business all ver the wrld.
26. What d the underlined wrds "taking n" in paragraph 4 mean?
A. learning frmB. lking dwn n
C. wrking withD. cmpeting against
27. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Yung Mdels Selling Dreams t the Wrld
B. A Chinese Art Exhibitin Held in New Yrk
C. Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics
D. Chinese Culture Fueling Internatinal Fashin Trends
26.2019年天津卷之D篇
Wuld yu BET n the future f this man？He is 53 years ld. Mst f his adult life has been a lsing struggle against debt and misfrtune. A war injury has made his left hand stp functining，and he has ften been in prisn. Driven by heaven-knws-what mtives，he determines t write a bk.
The bk turns ut t be ne that has appealed t the wrld fr mre than 350 years. That frmer prisner was Cervantes，and the bk was Dn Quixte（《堂吉诃德》）. And the stry pses an interesting questin: why d sme peple discver new vitality and creativity t the end f their days，while thers g t seed lng befre？
We've all knwn peple wh run ut f steam befre they reach life's halfway mark. I'm nt talking abut thse wh fail t get t the tp. We can't all get there. I'm talking abut peple wh have stpped learning n grwing because they have adpted the fixed attitudes and pinins that all t ften cme with passing years.
Mst f us，in fact，prgressively narrw the variety f ur lives. We succeed in ur field f specializatin and then becme trapped in it. Nthing surprises us. We lse ur sense f wnder. But，if we are willing t lean，the pprtunities are everywhere.
The things we learn in maturity seldm invlve infrmatin and skills. We learn t bear with the things we can't change. We learn t avid self-pity. We learn that hwever much we try t please，sme peple are never ging t lve us-an idea that trubles at first but is eventually relaxing.
With high mtivatin and enthusiasm，we can keep n learning. Then we will knw hw imprtant it is t have meaning in ur life. Hwever，we can achieve meaning nly if we have made a cmmitment t smething larger than ur wn little egs（自我），whether t lved nes，t fellw humans，t wrk，r t sme mral cncept.
Many f us equate（视……等同于）“cmmitment” with such “caring” ccupatins as teaching and nursing. But ding any rdinary jb as well as ne can is in itself an admirable cmmitment. Peple wh wrk tward such excellence whether they are driving a truck，r running a stre-make the wrld better just by being the kind f peple they are. They've learned life's mst valuable lessn.
51. The passage starts with the stry f Cervantes t shw that_________.
A. lss f freedm stimulates ne's creativity
B. age is nt a barrier t achieving ne's gal
C. misery inspires a man t fight against his fate
D. disability cannt stp a man's pursuit f success
52. What des the underlined part in Paragraph 3 prbably mean？
A. End ne's struggle fr liberty.
B. Waste ne's energy taking risks.
C. Miss the pprtunity t succeed.
D. Lse the interest t cntinue learning.
53. What culd be inferred frm Paragraph 4？
A. Thse wh dare t try ften get themselves trapped.
B. Thse wh tend t think back can hardly g ahead.
C. Opprtunity favrs thse with a curius mind.
D. Opprtunity awaits thse with a cautius mind.
54. What des the authr intend t tell us in Paragraph 5？
A. A tugh man can tlerate suffering.
B. A wise man can live withut self-pity
C. A man shuld try t satisfy peple arund him.
D. A man shuld learn suitable ways t deal with life
55. What is the authr's purpse in writing the passage？
A. T prvide guidance n leading a meaningful adult life.
B. T stress the need f shuldering respnsibilities at wrk.
C. T state the imprtance f generating mtivatin fr learning.
D. T suggest a way f pursuing excellence in ur lifelng career.
27.2019年江苏卷之B篇
In the 1960s，while studying the vlcanic histry f Yellwstne Natinal Park，Bb Christiansen became puzzled abut smething that，ddly，had nt trubled anyne befre:he culdn't find the park's vlcan. It had been knwn fr a lng time that Yellwstne was vlcanic in nature — that's what accunted fr all its ht springs and ther steamy features. But Christiansen culdn't find the Yellwstne vlcan anywhere.
Mst f us，when we talk abut vlcanes，think f the classic cne(圆锥体)shapes f a Fuji r Kilimanjar，which are created when erupting magma(岩浆)piles up. These can frm remarkably quickly. In 1943，a Mexican farmer was surprised t see smke rising frm a small part f his land. In ne week he was the cnfused wner f a cne five hundred feet high. Within tw years it had tpped ut at almst furteen hundred feet and was mre than half a mile acrss. Altgether there are sme ten thusand f these vlcanes n Earth，all but a few hundred f them extinct. There is，hwever，a secnd les knwn type f vlcan that desn't invlve muntain building. These are vlcanes s explsive that they burst pen in a single big crack，leaving behind a vast hle，the caldera. Yellwstne bviusly was f this secnd type，but Christiansen culdn't find the caldera anywhere.
Just at this time NASA decided t test sme new high-altitude cameras by taking phtgraphs f Yellwstne. A thughtful fficial passed n sme f the cpies t the park authrities n the assumptin that they might make a nice blw-up fr ne f the visitrs' centers. As sn as Christiansen saw the phts，he realized why he had failed t spt the caldera; almst the whle park-2.2 millin acres—was caldera. The explsin had left a hle mre than frty miles acrss—much t huge t be seen frm anywhere at grund level. At sme time in the past Yellwstne must have blwn up with a vilence far beynd the scale f anything knwn t humans.
58. What puzzled Christiansen when he was studying Yellwstne？
A. Its cmplicated gegraphical features.
B. Its ever-lasting influence n turism.
C. The mysterius histry f the park.
D. The exact lcatin f the vlcan.
59. What des the secnd-paragraph mainly talk abut？
A. The shapes f vlcanes.
B. The impacts f vlcanes.
C. The activities f vlcanes.
D. The heights f vlcanes.
60. What des the underlined wrd "blw-up" in the last paragraph mst prbably mean？
A. Ht-air balln.B. Digital camera.
C. Big phtgraph.D. Bird's view.
28.【2019·浙江卷】
Mney with n strings attached. It’s nt smething yu see every day. But at Unin Statin in Ls Angeles last mnth, a bard went up with dllar bills attached t it with pins and a sign that read, "Give What Yu Can, Take What Yu Need."
Peple quickly caught n. And while many tk dllars, many thers pinned their wn cash t the bard. “Peple f all ages, races, and sci-ecnmic(社会经济的)backgrunds gave and tk, ”said Tyler Bridges f The Tlbx, which created the prject. "We even had a bride in her wedding dress cme up t the bard and take a few dllars." Mst f the bills n the bard were singles, but a few peple left fives, tens and even twenties. The vide clip(片段)shws ne man wh had fund a $ 20 bill pinning it t the bard.
“What I can say fr the flks that gave the mst, is that they were full f smiles,” Bridges said. “There’s a certain feeling that giving can d fr yu and that was apparent in thse that gave the mst." Mst peple wh tk dllars tk nly a few, but Bridges said a very small number tk as much as they culd.
While the clip might lk like part f a new ad campaign, Bridges said the nly gal was t shw genersity and sympathy. He added that he hpes peple in ther cities might try similar prjects and pst their wn vides n the Internet.
“After all, everyne has bad days and gd days," he said. “Sme days yu need a helping hand and sme days yu can be the ne giving the helping hand.”
24. What des the expressin "mney with n strings attached" in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Mney spent withut hesitatin.
B. Mney nt legally made.
C. Mney ffered withut cnditins.
D. Mney nt tied tgether.
29.【2020·天津高考第一次】Studying a subject that yu feel pintless is never a fun r easy task. If yu're studying histry, asking yurself the questin "why is histry imprtant "is a very gd first step. Histry is an essential part f human civilizatin. Yu will find smething here that will aruse yur interest, r get yu thinking abut the significance f histry.
Histry grunds us in ur rts. Histry is an imprtant and interesting field f study, and learning the histry f ur hme cuntry can give us a deeper, mre meaningful glimpse（一瞥）int ur ancestral pasts, and hw we gt t where we are tday. Many peple feel like they need a sense f cultural belnging, which is smething that studying yur rts and being pen-minded t the evlutin f yur culture can prvide.
Histry enriches ur experience. Reading histry is an amazing experience because it enables us t reflect n the scial and ecnmic life f the peple living lng time ag Accrding t the experts, prblems faced by peple regardless f the past and present are the same. With the infrmatin abut the ancestrs, ne can becme mre experienced in handling challenges f life.
Histry makes us mre empathetic（具有共情能力的）, Studying histry can give us insight （洞察力）int why ur culture des certain things, and hw the past has shaped it int what we knw nw. It als prvides a rather strng fundatin fr empathy acrss cultures. Fear and hate fr thers is usually caused by ignrance （无知）. We're scared f the things that we dn't understand. Histry has the ptential t break dwn thse bundaries by ffering us insight int entire wrlds that wuld therwise be freign t us.
Histry can inspire us t learn mre. what's fantastic abut histry is the way it bradens ur hrizns. It's almst impssible t learn abut ne histrical perid withut having dzens f questins abut related cncepts. Study the 19th century England, and yu might catch a glimpse f Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. Lk up Charles Dickens, and yu might learn a thing r tw abut realism. Or maybe yu end up switching yur attentin away frm nvels, and discver the histry f rmantic pets in England. It can g anywhere, and there is smething in there fr abslutely anybdy.
The value f histry cannt be underestimated. We dn't have t live in the past, but we can definitely d better by learning frm it and using the lessns learnt t lead mre meaningful lives.
1．The underlined part "where we are tday" in Para. 2 prbably means __________.
A．the turning pint in ur histry
B．the present state f ur natin
C．the lcatin f ur hmeland
D．the ttal area f ur cuntry
30.【2019年3月全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语（天津卷）】
Essentially, everyne has tw ages: a chrnlgical（按时间计算的）age, hw ld the calendar says yu are, and a bilgical age, basically the age at which yur bdy functins as it cmpares t average fitness r health levels.
“Chrnlgical age isn’t hw ld we really are. It’s merely a number,” said Prfessr David Sinclair at Harvard University. “It is bilgical age that determines ur health and ultimately ur lifespan. We all age bilgically at different rates accrding t ur genes, what we eat, hw much we exercise, and what envirnment we live in. Bilgical age is the number f candles we really shuld be blwing ut. In the future, with advances in ur ability t cntrl bilgical age, we may have even fewer candles n ur birthday cake than the previus ne.”
T calculate bilgical age, Prfessr Levine at Yale University identified nine bimarker（生物标志）that seemed t be the mst influential n lifespan by a simple bld test. The numbers f thse markers, such as bld sugar and immune（免疫的）measures, can be put int the cmputer, and the algrithm（算式，算法）des the rest.
Perhaps what’s mst imprtant here is that these measures can be changed. Dctrs can take this infrmatin and help patients make changes t lifestyle, and hpefully take steps t imprve their bilgical cnditins. “I think the mst exciting thing abut this research is that these things aren’t set in stne,” Levine said. “Peple can be given the infrmatin earlier and take steps t imprve their health befre it’s t late.”
Levine even entered her wn numbers int the algrithm. She was surprised by the results. “I always cnsidered myself a very healthy persn. I’m physically active; I eat what I cnsider a fairly healthy diet. But I did nt find my results t be as gd as I had hped they wuld be. It was a wake-up call,” she said.
Levine is wrking with a grup t prvide access t the algrithm nline s that anyne can calculate their bilgical age, identify ptential risks and take steps t imprve their wn health in the lng run. “N ne wants t live an extremely lng life with a lt f chrnic（慢性的）diseases,” Levine said. “By delaying the develpment f mental and physical functining prblems, peple can still be engaged in sciety in their senir years. That is the ideal we shuld be pursuing.”
14．By saying “we may have even fewer candles n ur birthday cake than the previus ne” in Para. 2, the authr means _______.
A．we dn’t have t celebrate ur birthday every year
B．we are chrnlgically lder than last year
C．we might be less happy than the previus year
D．we may be bilgically yunger than the year befre
31.2018年全国III卷之D篇
Adults understand what it feels like t be flded with bjects. Why d we ften assume that mre is mre when it cmes t kids and their belngings? The gd news is that I can help my wn kids learn earlier than I did hw t live mre with less.
I fund the pre-hlidays a gd time t encurage yung children t dnate less-used things, and it wrked. Because f ur effrts, ur daughter Gergia did decide t dnate a large bag f tys t a little girl whse mther was unable t pay fr her hliday due t illness. She chse t sell a few larger bjects that were less ften used when we prmised t put the mney int her schl fund(基金）(ur kindergarten daughter is serius abut becming a dctr).
Fr weeks, I've been thinking f bigger, deeper questins: Hw d we make it a habit fr them? And hw d we train urselves t help them live with, need, and use less? Yesterday, I sat with my sn, Shepherd, determined t test my wn thery n this. I decided t play with him with nly ne ty fr as lng as it wuld keep his interest. I expected that ne ty wuld keep his attentin fr abut five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chse a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried t put it in his muth, he tried buncing it, rlling it, sitting n it, thrwing it. It was ttally, cmpletely enugh fr him. Befre I knew it an hur had passed and it was time t mve n t lunch.
We bth became absrbed in the simplicity f playing tgether. He had my full attentin and I had his. My little experiment t find jy in a single bject wrked fr bth f us.
32. What d the wrds “mre is mre” in paragraph 1 prbably mean?
A. The mre, the better. B. Enugh is enugh.
C. Mre mney, mre wrries. D. Earn mre and spend mre.
33. What made Gergia agree t sell sme f her bjects?
A. Saving up fr her hliday B. Raising mney fr a pr girl
C. Adding the mney t her fund D. Giving the mney t a sick mther
34. Why did the authr play the ball with Shepherd?
A. T try ut an idea
B. T shw a parent's lve
C. T train his attentin
D. T help him start a hbby
35. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Take It r Leave It B. A Lessn frm Kids
C. Live Mre with Less D. The Pleasure f Giving
考点
题型
词义猜测之猜测词义
阅读理解
2023
试卷类型
设问
考点
[2023·新高考全国Ⅰ卷]C
29.What des the underlined wrd“declutter” in Paragraph 3 mean?
猜测单词的意思
[2023·新高考全国Ⅱ卷]C
30.What d the underlined wrds “relate t” in Paragraph 2 mean?
猜测短语的意思
【2023年1月·浙江卷】B
24．What d the underlined wrds “jump n that bandwagn” mean in the first paragraph?
猜测短语的意思
【2023年1月·浙江卷】C
29．What des the underlined wrd “wrinkles” in paragraph 2 refer t?
猜测单词的意思
[2023·全国甲卷]B
24.Which is clsest in meaning t “a dab hand” in Paragraph 1?
猜测短语的意思
[2023·全国乙卷]D
34.What des the underlined wrd “cnversatin” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
猜测单词的意思
2022
2022·新高考I卷
What d the underlined wrds “embark n” mean in paragraph 7?
猜测单词的意思
2022·全国高考乙卷
29. What des “maintenance” underlined in paragraph 3 refer t?
猜测单词的意思
2022年新高考全国Ⅱ卷
24．What d the underlined wrds “hit hme fr me” mean in paragraph 2?
猜测短语的意思
2022·全国甲卷
28. Which f the fllwing best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2?
猜测短语的意思
2021
2021·英语全国甲卷
29. What d the underlined wrds “Safe! Safe! Safe!” prbably mean?
猜测单词的意思
2021年新高考I卷之C篇
29. What des the underlined wrd “decimate” mean in the first paragraph?
猜测单词的意思
2021年全国乙卷之B篇
25. What des the underlined wrd “cncede” in paragraph 3 mean?
猜测单词的意思
2021年新高考II卷之B篇
25. What d the underlined wrds “get up t mischief” mean in paragraph 3?
猜测短语的意思