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考点17 阅读之记叙文（解析版）
【命题趋势】
记叙文哎新高考中越来越受青睐。尤其2021年新高考全国卷Ⅰ，阅读，完形，语法填空和阅读七选五都是记叙文的形式。所以记叙文的练习势在必得。以下是记叙文的真题和模拟试题专练，学生可以集中练习。

1.【2021年6月浙江卷】
Leslie Nielsen's childhood was a difficult one, but he had one particular shining star in his life-his uncle, who was a well-known actor. The admiration and respect his uncle earned inspired Nielsen to make a career（职业）in acting. Even though he often felt he would be discovered to be a no-talent, he moved forward, gaining a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse and making his first television appearance a few years later in 1948. However, becoming a full-time, successful actor would still be an uphill battle for another eight years until he landed a number of film roles that finally got him noticed.
But even then, what he had wasn't quite what he wanted. Nielsen always felt he should be doing comedy but his good looks and distinguished voice kept him busy in dramatic roles. It wasn't until1980-32 years into his career-that he landed the role it would seem he was made for in Airplane! That movie led him into the second half of his career where his comedic presence alone could make a movie a financial success even when movie reviewers would not rate it highly.
Did Nielsen then feel content in his career? Yes and no. He was thrilled to be doing the comedy that he always felt he should do, but even during his last few years, he always had a sense of curiosity, wondering what new role or challenge might he just around the comer. He never stopped working, never retired.
Leslie Nielsen's devotion to acting is wonderfully inspiring. He built a hugely successful career with little more than plain old hard work and determination. He showed us that even a single desire, never given up on, can make for a remarkable life.
21. Why did Nielsen want to be an actor?
A. He enjoyed watching movies. B. He was eager to earn money.
C. He wanted to be like his uncle. D. He felt he was good at acting.
22. What do we know about Nielsen in the second half of his career?
A. He directed some high quality movies. B. He avoided taking on new challenges.
C. He focused on playing dramatic roles. D. He became a successful comedy actor.
23. What does Nielsen's career story tell us?
A. Art is long, life is short. B. He who laughs last laughs longest.
C. It's never too late to learn. D. Where there's a will there's a way.

答案与解析：
21.C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The admiration and respect his uncle earned inspired Nielsen to make a career in acting”可知，尼尔森的叔叔所受到的赞赏和尊敬激励着尼尔森他想在表演上干出一番事业。由此可知，尼尔森想成为一名演员是因为他有想成为像他叔叔一样的人的思想所致。故选C。
22.D 细节理解题。题干定位:根据题干中的 in the second half of his career可将本题题眼锁
定在第二段。根据第二段中的“That movie led him into the second half of his career where his comedic presence alone could make a movie a financial success even when ...”可知，尼尔森在其事业的后半段因为电影Airplane而成为一名成功的喜剧演员。故选D项。
23.D 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了尼尔森受叔叔的影响在进入演艺圈，并且32年后因一部电影让其喜剧天分发挥到极致而一举成名，从而实现了他想成为喜剧演员的梦想。由此可知，有志者事竟成。故选D。
2.【2021年6月浙江卷】
We live in a town with three beaches. There are two parks less than 10 minutes' walk from home where neighbourhood children gather to play. However, what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen-any screen -and stare at it for hours. They are not alone. Today's children spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking at screens, split between watching television and using the Internet.
In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to counter this trend. A couple of years ago, film-maker David Bond realised that his children, then aged five and three, were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say "chocolate" into his three-year-old son's ear without getting a response. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, appointed himself "marketing director for Nature". He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be marketed to young people. The result was Project Wild Thing, a film which charts the birth of the Wild Network a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.
"Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference," David Bond says. "There is a lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven, then being outdoors will be a habit for life." His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: "We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in for a while."
Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there, and it needs our children as much as they need it. Let us get them out and let them play.
24. What is the problem with the author's children?
A. They often annoy the neighbours. B. They are tired of doing their homework.
C. They have no friends to play with D. They stay in front of screens for too long.
25. How did David Bond advocate his idea?
A. By making a documentary film. B. By organizing outdoor activities.
C. By advertising in London media. D. By creating a network of friends.
26. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "charts" in paragraph 2
A. records B. predicts C. delays D. confirms
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Let Children Have Fun B. Young Children Need More Free Tire
C. Market Nature to Children D. David Bond: A Role Model for Children

答案与解析：
24.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen—any screen—and stare at it for hours.”可知，作者的孩子们放学后想做的第一件事就是拿起一个屏幕---任何一个屏幕---—盯着它看上几个小时。说明作者的孩子的问题是花在屏幕上的时间太多。故选D。
25.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...being a London media type, appointed himself..., a film which charts the birth of the wild Network, a group of organizations with the common goal of petting children out into nature”可知，David是一个电影导演，利用媒体来向孩子们推销大自然，记录了自己的活动，并且拍成了一部电影Project wild Thing，由此可知他是通过制作纪录片的形式来倡导自己的想法的。故选A。
26.A 词义猜测题。根据第二段划线词前面的句子“He documented his journey as he set about treating
nature a brand to be marketed to young people”可知其中的“documented”意为“记录”。因此，结合划线词后面的“the birth of the Wild Network ”可知，他的纪录片记录了一个组织的诞生，顾“charts”意为“记录”，故选A。
27.C 主旨大意题。作者通过回忆自己小时候在外面玩，以及现在自己的孩子花费在屏幕上时间太多，而不再出去玩了，过渡并叙述了很多人们意识到了这个问题，并且以电影导演 David Bond为例，拍摄纪录片，倡导让孩子们到户外，到大自然中去等，因此C项符合题意。
3.【2021年全国甲卷】
When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.
Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don't worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）, I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that's what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.
When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I'd given it up.
When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. I've traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving（穿梭）among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded（滑）up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”
8. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London?
A. He felt disappointed. B. He gave up his hobby.
C. He liked the weather there. D. He had disagreements with his family.
9. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?
A. Be careful! B. Well done! C. No way! D. Don't worry!
10. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?
A. To join the skateboarding. B. To make new friends.
C. To learn more tricks. D. To relive his childhood days
11. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?
A. Children should learn a second language.
B Sport is necessary for children's health.
C. Children need a sense of belonging
D. Seeing the world is a must for children.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【分析】本文属于记叙文。本文讲述作者自己的经历，起初搬到伦敦很不适应，但是由于找到了玩滑板的地方，结识了玩滑板的朋友，因此很好的适应了。作者回到伦敦之后，经常去之前玩滑板的地方寻找自己的回忆，在与一个玩滑板的孩子打招呼的时候，终于找到了自己久违的熟悉感。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue -sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place.(除了我之外的家里人都很快适应这个城市，没有了我喜爱的沙滩和蓝天，我感到迷茫和无措)”可知，作者刚到伦敦的时候因为没有喜爱的沙滩，不能很好的融入到新的城市，感到很沮丧，故选A。
【9题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“And that's what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater. (那才是真正重要的——滑板的落地技巧掌握了才是一名好的滑板玩家)”可知，作者掌握了滑板落地技巧，因此他的朋友大声欢呼，因此可以推出本句的Safe是赞美的含义，结合选项，故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段““I was a local here 20 years ago," I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.””(我告诉他：“我20年前经常在这里玩滑板，”他缓慢地开始向我点头：“嗨，你好！”)”可推知，作者去Southbank这个地方是为了寻找自己玩滑板的回忆，故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文可知，作者起初搬到伦敦很不适应，但是由于找到了玩滑板的地方，结识了玩滑板的朋友，因此很好的适应了。但是搬去华盛顿，因为没有遇到很好的玩滑板的朋友，几年之后就不再玩滑板，作者回到伦敦之后，经常去之前玩滑板的地方寻找自己的回忆，在于一个孩子打招呼的时候，终于找到了自己久违的回忆。通过作者的经历，作者要表达的是，归属感对于孩子是很重要的，故选C。
4.【2021年新高考全国卷Ⅰ】
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ “Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?
A. Read music. B. Play the piano.
C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.
25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage?
A. Boring. B. Well-paid.
C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.
26. What does Titterton need to practise?
A. Counting the pages. B. Recognizing the “nodding”.
C. Catching falling objects. D. Performing in his own style.
27. Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”?
A He has very poor eyesight. B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music. D. He forgets to do his job.
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. B 27. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了为钢琴演奏者做翻页工作的Robert Titterton和他的工作情况。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.(我不是受过训练的音乐家，但我学会了识谱，这样我就可以在Maria的表演中帮助她)”可知，Titterton因为识谱，所以可以在Maria的钢琴表演中为她翻页。故选A项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.(这项工作需要很多技能。你必须确保你不会一次翻两页并且必要的时候确保你回到前面找到音乐重复的部分)”可知，为钢琴家翻页这项工作很需要技巧。由此推知，Titterton的工作要求是很高的。故选C项。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.(无声的舞台交流是关键，每个钢琴家都有自己的“点头”风格来表示翻页，他们需要和翻页者进行练习)”可知，Titterton需要和钢琴演奏者练习识别他们的“点头”示意来翻页。故选B项。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’(他对音乐很感兴趣，感受着每一个音符，所以我不得不说：“翻页，翻页！”)”可知，Ms Raspopova的丈夫因为对音乐感兴趣，所以帮她翻页的时候总是沉浸在音乐中而忘掉自己的工作，她不得不去提醒。故选D项。
5.【2021年1月浙江卷】
More than 25 years ago, Saroo Brierley lived in rural (农村) India. One day, he played with his brother along the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up and found himself alone, the 4-year-old decided his brother might be on the train he saw in front of him — so he got on.
That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. He lived on the streets, and then in an orphanage (孤儿院). There, he was adopted by an Australian family and flown to Tasmania.
As he writes in his new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country proved to be impossible.
Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central business district from a bird’s-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station” — and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain” — and there it was. Everything just started to match.
When he stood in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing in the entrance. “There’s something about me,” he thought — and it took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.
In an interview Brierley says, “My mother looked so much shorter than I remembered. But she came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, and my feelings and tears and the chemical in my brain, you know, it was like a nuclear fusion (核聚变). I just didn’t know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”
21. Why was Brierley separated from his family about 25 years ago?
A. He got on a train by mistake.
B. He got lost while playing in the street.
C. He was taken away by a foreigner.
D. He was adopted by an Australian family.
22. How did Brierley find his hometown?
A. By analyzing old pictures.
B. By travelling all around India.
C. By studying digital maps.
D. By spreading his story via his book.
23. What does Brierley mainly talk about in the interview?
A. His love for his mother. B. His reunion with his mother.
C. His long way back home. D. His memory of his hometown.
答案与解析
21. A 事实细节题 根据第一段最后一句... the 4-year-old decided his brother might be on the train he saw in front of him — so he got on.和第二段的第一句That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city.可知，主人公多年前和家人走散是因为误上了火车。
22. C 事实细节题 根据第四段前两句Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures.和最后一句Everything just started to match.可知主人公是通过研究数字地图找到家乡的。
23. B 主旨大意题 主人公在采访中说了四句话，有三句话都在讲他和妈妈相见时的情景和心情，因此主人公主要讲的是他和母亲的团聚。
6.【2020年全国卷Ⅱ】
I have a special place in my heart for libraries. I have for as long as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child. Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library.
My first job was working at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old .It was a dream job and I did everything from shelving books to reading to the children for story time.
As I grew older and became a mother, the library took on a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had several children and books were our main source(来源) of entertainment. It was a big deal for us to load up and go to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them.
I always read ,using different voices ,as though I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it !It was a special time to bond with my children and it filled them with the wonderment of books .
Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I love that the excitement of going to the library lives on form generation to generation.
As a novelist, I’ve found a new relationship with libraries. I encourage readers to go to their local library when they can’t afford to purchase a book. I see libraries as a safe haven(避风港) for readers and writers, a bridge that helps put together a reader with a book. Libraries, in their own way, help fight book piracy(盗版行为) and 1 think all writers should support libraries in a significant way when they can. Encourage readers to use the library. Share library announcements on your social media. Frequent them and talk about them when you can.
32. Which word best describes the author’s relationship with books as a child?
A. Cooperative. B. Uneasy. C. Inseparable. D. Casual.
33. What does the underlined phrase “an added meaning” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Pleasure from working in the library.
B. Joy of reading passed on in the family.
C. Wonderment from acting out the stories.
D. A closer bond developed with the readers.
34. What does the author call on other writers to do?
A. Sponsor book fairs. B. Write for social media.
C. Support libraries. D. Purchase her novels.
35. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Reading: A Source of Knowledge
B. My Idea about writing
C. Library: A Haven for the Young
D. My Love of the Library
【答案】32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
本文是夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者是一个热情的读者，孩提时热衷读书，第一份工作在图书馆。有了孩子以后，一家人去图书馆读书，阅读的习惯代代传承下去。作为小说家，作者呼吁其他作家支持图书馆，宣传图书馆。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的 I was always an enthusiastic reader，sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child. Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties. I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library.(我一直是一个热情的读者，孩提时，有时候每天读多达三本书。故事对我来说就像空气，而其他孩子则打球或参加聚会。我通过从图书馆借阅来的书籍经历冒险)可推断，作者小时候与书是密不可分的。故选C。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据上文As I grew older and became a mother可知，我长大了成了一位母亲，结合下文I had several children and books were our main source (来源) of entertainment. It was a big deal for us to load up and go to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them(我有几个孩子，书是我们娱乐的主要来源。对于我们来说，坐上车去当地的图书馆是件大事，在那里我的孩子们可以挑选要阅读的书或者想让我给他们读的书)可推断，作者成了母亲以后，带着孩子去图书馆，孩子挑选书籍来阅读，或者作者读给他们听，因此可知图书馆在作者的生活中又增添了新的意义，阅读的乐趣在家庭中代代相传”。故选B。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的I think all writers should support libraries in a significant way when they can. Encourage readers to use the library. Share library announcements on your social media. Frequent them and talk about them when you can.( 我认为所有的作家都应该在他们可以的时候以有意义的方式支持图书馆。鼓励读者使用图书馆。在社交媒体上分享图书馆公告。可以的时候常去图书馆，谈论图书馆)可推断，作者呼吁其他的作家们支持图书馆。故选C。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章讲述了作者是一名热情地读者，孩提时喜欢阅读，工作在图书馆。有了孩子以后，一家人去图书馆读书，阅读的习惯代代传承下去，作为小说家，作者呼吁其他作家支持图书馆，宣传图书馆。因此推断全文围绕“作者对图书馆的爱”展开讲述。故D项“我对图书馆的爱”为最佳标题。故选D。
7.【2020年新高考卷Ⅰ】
Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree.
Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition（学费）, because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling.
Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great support from her family as she worked to car her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times.
Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed（牺牲）to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. “Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers,” she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family-and that's pretty powerful.
4. What did Jennifer do after high school?
A. She helped her dad with his work.
B. She ran the family farm on her own.
C. She supported herself through college.
D. She taught her sisters and brothers at home.
5. Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield? （ ）
A. To take care of her kids easily. B. To learn from the best nurses.
C. To save money for her parents. D. To find a well-paid job there.
6. What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal? （ ）
A. Her health. B. Her time with family.
C. Her reputation. D. Her chance of promotion.
7. What can we learn from Jenifer's story? （ ）
A. Time is money. B. Love breaks down barriers.
C. Hard work pays off. D. Education is the key to success.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Jennifer在家里不能提供大学教育的情况下，通过自己的努力，以及家人的帮助完成了四年学位。她的努力不仅让自己以优异的成绩毕业，还给家人，尤其是她的三个孩子树立了榜样，让他们得到了激励。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition, because there was no extra money set aside for a college education.(高中毕业后，Jennifer上了一所当地的技术学院来支付她的学费，因为家里没有额外的钱用来支付大学教育)可知，高中毕业后Jennifer通过自己挣钱来完成大学教学，因为家里没有额外的钱。C. She supported herself through college.(她自食其力读完了大学)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Misnistry Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids.(她选择了位于马什菲尔德的圣约瑟夫医院的UW-Eau Claire项目，因为她可以在离家近的地方攻读四年的学位。她可以开车去上课，晚上可以回家照顾孩子)可知，Jennifer选择位于马什菲尔德的圣约瑟夫医院的UW-Eau Claire项目是因为离家近，这样便于照顾她的三个孩子。A. To take care of her kids easily.(为了方便照顾她的孩子)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的Jennifer sacrificed to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study.(Jennifer为了实现自己的目标牺牲了很多，她放弃了很多个和孩子待在一起的晚上，错过了很多重要的活动)可知，为了实现自己的目标Jennifer放弃了和家人待在一起的时光。B. Her time with family.(她与家人的时光)符合以上说法，故选B项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段的Through it all, she remind in good academic standing and graduated with honors.(虽然经历了这些，但她一直保持着良好的学术地位，并以优异的成绩毕业)和However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her family-and that’s the pretty powerful.(然而，她的孩子们在见证母亲获得学位的过程中得到了重要的一课。Jennifer是第一代毕业生，这对她的家庭来说是一种激励--这是非常强大的。)可知，Jennifer在艰苦的环境中通过自己的努力不仅以优异的成绩毕业，还给孩子树立了榜样，同时也让家人得到了激励。由此推测，我们可以从Jennifer的故事中学到:努力总会有回报。C. Hard work pays off.(努力会得到回报)符合以上说法，故选C项。

8.【2020年新高考卷Ⅰ】
In the mid-1990s, Tom Bissell taught English as a volunteer in Uzbekistan. He left after seven months, physically broken and having lost his mind. A few years later, still attracted to the country, he returned to Uzbekistan to write an article about the disappearance of the Aral Sea.
His visit, however, ended up involving a lot more than that. Hence this book, Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia, which talks about a road trip from Tashkent to Karakalpakstan, where millions of lives have been destroyed by the slow drying up of the sea. It is the story of an American travelling to a strange land, and of the people he meets on his way: Rustam, his translator, a lovely 24-year-old who picked up his colorful English in California, Oleg and Natasha, his hosts in Tashkent, and a string of foreign aid workers.
This is a quick look at life in Uzbekistan, made of friendliness and warmth, but also its darker side of society. In Samarkand, Mr Bissell admires the architectural wonders, while on his way to Bukhara he gets a taste of police methods when suspected of drug dealing. In Ferghana, he attends a mountain funeral（葬礼）followed by a strange drinking party. And in Karakalpakstan, he is saddened by the dust storms, diseases and fishing boats stuck miles from the sea.
Mr Bissell skillfully organizes historical insights and cultural references, making his tale a well-rounded picture of Uzbekistan, seen from Western eyes. His judgment and references are decidedly American, as well as his delicate stomach. As the author explains, this is neither a travel nor a history book, or even a piece of reportage. Whatever it is, the result is a fine and vivid description of the purest of Central Asian traditions.
8. What made Mr Bissell return to Uzbekistan? （ ）
A. His friends' invitation. B. His interest in the country.
C. His love for teaching. D. His desire to regain health.
9. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to? （ ）
A. Developing a serious mental disease.
B. Taking a guided tour in Central Asia.
C. Working as a volunteer in Uzbekistan.
D. Writing an article about the Aral Sea.
10. Which of the following best describes Mr Bissell's road trip in Uzbekistan? （ ）
A. Romantic. B. Eventful. C. Pleasant. D. Dangerous.
11. What is the purpose of this text? （ ）
A. To introduce a book. B. To explain a cultural phenomenon.
C. To remember a writer. D. To recommend a travel destination.

【答案】8. B 9. D 10. B 11. A
【解析】
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了Bissell写的《追逐大海:迷失在中亚帝国的幽灵》这本书。这本书是Bissell在乌兹别克斯坦做志愿者后写的，是对乌兹别克斯坦人生活的一个快速观察。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的”A few years later, still attracted to the country. he returned to Uzbekistan to write an article about the disappearance of the Ara Sea”可知，几年后，Bissell仍然被这个国家所吸引。他回到乌兹别克斯坦写了一篇关于咸海消失的文章。因此推断出对这个国家的兴趣让Bissell先生再次返回乌兹别克斯坦。故选B。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。划线句是第二段首句，that用来指代上文提的事情，因此推断that指代第一段的内容，根据第一段最后一句”A few years later, still attracted to the country, he returned to Uzbekistan to write an article about the disappearance of the Aral Sea(几年后，仍然被这个国家所吸引。他回到乌兹别克斯坦写了一篇关于咸海消失的文章)”可知，that指代写了一篇关于死海消失的文章这件事，故选D。
10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段”This is a quick look at life in Uzbekistan, made of friendliness and warmth, but also its darker side of society. In Samarkand, Mr Bissell admires the architectural wonders, while on his way to Bukhara he gets a taste of police methods when suspected of drug dealing. In Ferghana, he attends a mountain funeral(葬礼)followed by a strange drinking party. And in Karakalpakstan, he is saddened by the dust storms, diseases and fishing boats stuck miles from the sea.”可知，在乌兹别克斯坦的旅途中，Mr Bissell既体会到了友善和温暖，也看到了社会的黑暗面。在撒马尔罕，Mr Bissell欣赏到了的建筑奇观。在前往布哈拉的路上，他因为被怀疑进行毒品交易，他尝到了警察的伎俩。在费尔干纳，他参加了一个山区葬礼，然后参加了一个奇怪的酒会。在卡拉卡尔帕克斯坦，他为沙尘暴、疾病和被困在数英里外的渔船而难过。由此可知，在旅途中，他经历了很多事情。结合选项，B选项(充满事件的，多事的)可以表达此意。故选B。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段提到书的作者的乌兹别克斯坦之行，引出他写的书，接下来三段讲述了他的书《追逐大海:迷失在中亚帝国的幽灵》的故事内容，是乌兹别克斯坦生活的一个快速观察。因此推断本文的写作目的是介绍一本书。故选A。
9.【2020年1月浙江卷】
I never knew anyone who’d grown up in Jackson without being afraid of Mrs. Calloway, our librarian. She ran Jackson’s Carnegie Library absolutely by herself. SILENCE in big black letters was on signs hung everywhere. If she thought you were dressed improperly, she sent you straight back home to change your clothes. I was willing; I would do anything to read.
My mother was not afraid of Mrs. Calloway. She wished me to have my own library card to check out books for myself. She took me in to introduce me. “Eudora is nine years old and has my permission to read any book she wants from the shelves, children or adults,” Mother said.
Mrs. Calloway made her own rules about books. You could not take back a book to the library on the same day you’d taken it out; it made no difference to her that you’d read every word in it and needed another to start. You could take out two books at a time and two only. So two by two, I read library books as fast as I could go, rushing them home in the basket of my bicycle. From the minute I reached our house, I started to read. I knew this was extreme happiness, knew it at the time.
My mother shared this feeling of mine. Now, I think of her as reading so much of the time while doing something else. I remember her reading a magazine while taking the part of the Wolf in a game of “Little Red Riding Hood” with my brother’s two daughters. She’d just look up at the right time, long enough to answer — in character — “The better to eat you with, my dear,” and go back to her place in the magazine article.
21. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Calloway?
A. Quiet. B. Strict. C. Humorous. D. Considerate.
22. What do the underlined words “this feeling” refer to in the last paragraph?
A. Desire to read. B. Love for Mrs. Calloway.
C. Interest in games. D. Fear of the library rules.
23. Where is the text probably from?
A. A guidebook. B. An autobiography.
C. A news report. D. A book review.
答案与解析
21. B 推理判断题 根据第一段中的If she thought you were dressed improperly, she sent you straight back home to change your clothes. 可知Mrs. Calloway对衣着严格要求以及第三段中她对图书借阅严格规定可知，Mrs. Calloway是一位严格的图书管理员。
22. A 推理判断题 根据第三段最后I read library books as fast as I could go, rushing them home … I knew this was extreme happiness, knew it at the time. 可知，作者那时候如饥似渴地阅读；根据本段Now, I think of her as reading so much …，可知作者的母亲也很渴望阅读。
23. B推理判断题 通读全文可知，作者是在回忆自己童年时代的阅读经历，最可能出自自传。

10.【2020年北京卷】
For the past five years, Paula Smith, a historian of science, has devoted herself to re-creating long-forgotten techniques. While doing research for her new book, she came across a 16th-century French manuscript（手稿）consisting of nearly 1,000 sets of instructions, covering subjects from tool making to finding the best sand.
The author's intention remains as mysterious（神秘）as his name; he may have been simply taking notes for his own records. But Smith was struck mainly by the fact that she didn't truly grasp any of the skills the author described. "You simply can't get an understanding of that handwork by reading about it," she says.
Though Smith did get her hands on the best sand, doing things the old-fashioned way isn't just about playing around with French mud. Reconstructing the work of the craftsmen（工匠）who lived centuries ago can reveal how they viewed the world, what objects filled their homes, and what went on in the workshops that produced them. It can even help solve present-day problems: In 2015, scientists discovered that a 10th-century English medicine for eve problems could kill a drug-resistant virus.
The work has also brought insights for museums, Smith says. One must know how on object was made in order to preserve it. What's more, reconstructions might be the only way to know what treasures looked like before time wore them down. Scholars have seen this idea in practice with ancient Greek and Roman statues. These sculptures were painted a rainbow of striking colours. We can't appreciate these kinds of details without seeing works of art as they originally appeared-something Smith believes you can do only when you have a road map.
Smith has put the manuscript's ideas into practice. Her final goal is to link the worlds of art and science back together: She believes that bringing the old recipes to life can help develop a kind of learning that highlights experimentation, teamwork, and problem solving.
Back when science—then called “the new philosophy”—took shape, academics looked to craftsmen for help in understanding the natural world. Microscopes and telescopes were invented by way of artistic tinkering（修补）, as craftsmen experimented with glass to better bend light.
If we can rediscover the values of hands-on experience and craftwork, Smith says, we can marry the best of our modern insights with the handiness of our ancestors.
38. How did Smith, feel after reading the French manuscript? （ ）
A. Confused about the technical terms.
B. Impressed with its detailed instructions.
C. Discouraged by its complex structure.
D. Shocked for her own lack of hand skills.
39. According to Smith, the reconstruction work is done mainly to _____________. （ ）
A. restore old workshops B. understand the craftsmen
C. improve visual effects D. inspire the philosophers
40. Why does the author mention museums? （ ）
A. To reveal the beauty of ancient objects.
B. To present the findings of old science.
C. To highlight the importance of antiques.
D. To emphasise the values of hand skills.
41. Which would be the best title for this passage? （ ）
A. Craftsmen Set the Trends for Artists
B. Craftsmanship Leads to New Theories
C. Craftsmanship Makes Better Scientists
D. Craftsmen Reshape the Future of Science

本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述科学家Paula Smith致力于对古代手工技能的研究，认为科学家如果能够把古代的手工技能和现代的科学方法结合起来，就能够创造更大成就。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“But Smith was struck mainly by the fact that she didn't truly grasp any of the skills the author described. "You simply can't get an understanding of that handwork by reading about it," she says.” 让史密斯震惊的主要是，她并没有真正掌握作者所描述的任何技能。她说:“你根本无法通过阅读来了解这些手工作品。” 由此可知读完这份法国手稿，这种手工技能让史密斯感到震惊，故选D。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Reconstructing the work of the craftsmen（工匠）who lived centuries ago can reveal how they viewed the world, what objects filled their homes, ” 重建几个世纪前工匠的作品，可以揭示他们如何看待世界，他们的家里有什么物件。由此可知，重建工作主要是为了了解工匠。故选B。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“The work has also brought insights for museums, Smith says. One must know how on object was made in order to preserve it. What's more, reconstructions might be the only way to know what treasures looked like before time wore them down.” 史密斯说，这项工作也给博物馆带来了深刻的见解。为了保存它，一个人必须知道一件物品是如何制成的。更重要的是，重建可能是唯一的方法，以了解宝藏磨损之前的样子。因此可知，博物馆要想很好保存物品，必须要知道这件物品是如何制成的，也是在强调手工技能的价值，故选D。
【41题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“If we can rediscover the values of hands-on experience and craftwork, Smith says, we can marry the best of our modern insights with the handiness of our ancestors. ”史密斯说，如果我们能重新发现实践经验和工艺的价值，我们就能将现代的最好见解与我们祖先的灵巧结合起来。由此可知本文的中心思想就在于如果科学家能把古代的手工技巧同现代的理论结合起来，就能够获得更多的成就。C选项Craftsmanship Makes Better Scientists工艺造就了更好的科学家，符合文章主题，适合做标题，故选C。


1.【2021届重庆市高考第一次预测性考试】
The Jewish(犹太人）family-had-just finished supper and the woman had placed the dishes in the sink. The kitchen was quite damp and even gloomier than in the main room. It was their third apartment since the start of the war, they had abandoned the other two in a hurry. The woman came back into the room and sat down again at the table. The 3-year-old boy sat with his back straight, his eyes fixed on his father, but it was obvious that he was so sleepy that he could barely sit up.
The man was smoking a cigarette. His eyes were blood-shot and he kept blinking in a funny way. This blinking had begun soon after they fled the second apartment.
It was late, past ten o'clock and they could have gone to sleep, but first they had to play the game that they had been playing every day for two weeks. Even though the man tried his best and he moved very quickly, the fault was his and not the child's. The boy was. marvelous. Seeing his father put out his cigarette, he opened his blue eyes even wider. The woman, who didn't actually take part in the game, stroked the boy's hair.
“We'll play the key game just one more time only today. Isn't that right?" she asked her husband.
He didn't answer because he was not sure. They were still two or three minutes off. He arose and walked towards the bathroom door. Then the woman called out softly, “Ding-dong." At the sound of the bell ringing so musically from his mother's lips, the boy jumped up from his chair and ran to the front door, which was separated from the main room by a narrow corridor.
“Who's there?" he asked.
The woman, remaining in her chair, shut her eyes tight as if feeling a sudden, sharp pain.
“I'l1 open up in a minute, I'm just looking for the keys," the child called out. Then he ran back to the main room, making a lot of noise with his feet. He ran in circles around the table, pulled out one of the sideboard drawers, and slammed it shut.
“Just a minute, I can't find them, I don't know where Mama put them," he yelled, then dragged the chair across the room, climbed onto it, and reached up to the top of the shelf.
“I found them!” he shouted triumphantly. Then he got down from the chair, pushed it back to the table, and calmly walked to the door and opened it.
“Shut the door, darling, "the woman said softly." You were perfect.”
The child didn't hear what she said. He stood in the middle of the room, staring at the closed bathroom door.
“Shut the door, the woman repeated in a tired flat voice. Every evening she repeated the same words, and every evening he stared at the closed bathroom door.
At last it opened. The man was pale and his clothes were streaked with lime and dust. He stood there, eyes blinking in that funny way.
“Well? How did it go?" asked the woman.
“I still need more time. He has to look for them longer. I slip in sideways all right, but then...It's so tight in there that when I turn...And he's got to make more noise-he should stamp his feet louder."
The child didn't take his eyes off him.
“Say something to him," the woman whispered.
＂You did a good job,little one," he said mechanically.
“That's right,” the woman said, “you're really doing a wonderful job, darling. You act just like a grown-up. And you do know that if someone should really ring the doorbell when Mama is at work, everything will depend on you? And what will you say when they ask you about your parents?”
“Mama's at work.”
“And Papa?" He was silent.
“And Papa?" the man screamed in terror. The child turned pale.
“And Papa?” the man repeated more calmly.
“He's dead,”＂the child answered and threw himself at his father, who was standing right beside him, but already long dead to the people who would really ring the bell.
12．What does the underlined sentence in Para.5 mean?
A．The family needed to practise the game for another 2 or 3 minutes.
B．There was still 2 or 3 minutes left before someone knocked at the door.
C．They would become too sleepy to play the game 2 or 3 minutes later.
D．The father needed 2 or 3 more minutes before the kid opened the door.
13．Why did the boy make a lot of noise when he was looking for the key?
A．Because he needed to drown out the noise caused by his father.
B．Because he was too little and just couldn't control his footsteps.
C．Because he was too anxious to find the key to open the door with.
D．Because he met many barriers on his way to where the key was.
14．In Para.12,why did the mother repeat “shut the door” in a tired, flat voice, instead of the previous soft one?
A．She was angry because her son didn't close the door as he had been told to.
B．She felt anxious because she knew her husband would be annoyed at the boy again.
C．She was disappointed because the boy's movement betrayed again where her husband was.
D．She was impatient because she was asked to repeat these words again and again every evening.
15．What is the best title of the passage?
A．A Scary Night B．The Key Game
C．My Father Is Dead D．An Innocent Boy
【答案】12．D13．A14．C15．B
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是三岁的男孩和父母晚上玩的找钥匙游戏。
12．句意猜测题。根据第五段中They were still two or three minutes off.“他们还有两三分钟的时间。”和下文的“I'l1 open up in a minute,I'm just looking for the keys,"the child called out. “我马上就开门，我只是在找钥匙。”孩子叫道。由此推知划线句意的意思是“父亲又过了两三分钟，孩子才打开门。”故选D。
13．推理判断题。根据第8段“I'l1 open up in a minute,I'm just looking for the keys,"the child called out. Then he ran back to the main room,making a lot of noise with his feet.He ran in circles around the table,pulled out one of the sideboard drawers,and slammed it shut. “我马上就开门，我只是在找钥匙。”孩子叫道。然后他跑回主屋，用脚弄出很大的声响。他绕着桌子跑了一圈，拉出一个餐具柜抽屉，砰地关上。和下文中的he's got to make more noise-he should stamp his feet louder.“他得弄出更多的声音——他跺脚的声音应该更大一些。”由此推知，这个男孩在找钥匙的时候之所以发出这么大的声音，是因为他需要淹没他父亲发出的噪音。故选A。
14．推理判断题。根据第13—15段中At last it opened.The man was pale and his clothes were streaked with lime and dust.He stood there,eyes blinking in that funny way. 最后它打开了。那人脸色苍白，衣服上布满了石灰和灰尘。他站在那里，眼睛眨得很滑稽。“Well?How did it go?"asked the woman. “嗯?进展如何?”女人问。“I still need more time.He has to look for them longer.I slip in sideways all right,but then...It's so tight in there that when I turn...And he's got to make more noise-he should stamp his feet louder." “我还需要更多的时间。他不得不花更长的时间去寻找它们。我侧身滑了进去，但后来…里面太紧了，我一转身……他必须制造更多的噪音——他应该跺脚更大声。”由此可知，母亲用疲惫、平淡的声音重复着“关上门”，而不是先前那句温柔的话是因为她很失望，因为男孩的举动再次泄露了她丈夫的行踪。故选C。
15．标题判断题。根据第三段It was late,past ten o'clock and they could have gone to sleep,but first they had to play the game that they had been playing every day for two weeks.“时间已经很晚了，10点多了，他们本来可以去睡觉的，但是他们必须先玩他们已经玩了两个星期的游戏。”和第四段“We'll play the key game just one more time only today.Isn't that right?"she asked her husband. “我们只会在今天再玩一次找钥匙的比赛。好吗?”她问丈夫。这篇文章讲述了一个找钥匙比赛。所以B项为最佳标题。故选B。

2.【2021届四川成都经开区实验中学高三上学期入学考试】
I've been taking time this week to smell the roses. Literally, I bend over in my neighbors' front yard, check that nobody is watching, and then bury my head in the flowers.
I've also been walking into bakeries and walking around without buying anything. After having surgery on my broken nose 18 months ago, I haven't been able to smell or taste things. This week, however, my nose is back in business. I've been overwhelmed by smells, and it's given me a new way of thinking. Scent is just one of the little bits and pieces that make life enjoyable, but which we often ignore. I remember once, when my son was five months old, I was carrying him down the street. Wind swept through and almost tipped us over. He threw his little head back and giggled. He'd never felt the wind on his face. When is the last time I laughed at the weather?
The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents, determined that we ate this deliciousness at every meal. My father smiled and agreed. Do you recall when you learned that the voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life? Do you enjoy sleeping in new clean bedsheets? Is there someone on the radio whose voice is as smooth as velvet?
We don't write postcards about the small things. We don't frame them in photo-graphs. They aren't that great or grand, but without them, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact of being alive. As my sense of smell returns to me, it's like I'm smelling things for the first time. They're full of memories and magic. Food tastes better, and the air is indeed sweet. I know what the poets mean now. It almost makes my broken nose worthwhile. Now, I am waiting for this bandage to come off. There's an itch I can't reach!
4．The writer in the passage mainly tries to _______.
A．discuss how to enjoy leisure time B．show that she loves doing secret things
C．give examples of how she kills time D．persuade readers to enjoy small things in life
5．According to the writer, “a new way of thinking” in the second paragraph means _______.
A．the ability to discover the joy of small things B．the habit of overcoming ignorance
C．the ability to fully use our limited attention D．the habit of making personal reflections
6．The writer recalls that _______.
A．her father enjoyed sleeping in new clean bedsheets.
B．her son was frightened when feeling the wind on his face.
C．she couldn't resist temptation when eating bacon for the first time.
D．she always ignored the great things in life.
7．One small thing mentioned in the last paragraph is _______.
A．a joyful memory B．a quiet experience
C．the sense of smell D．the simple fact of being alive
【答案】4．D5．A6．C7．C
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文主要讲述了作者在嗅觉恢复后对于生活的感悟。作者在断掉的鼻子恢复正常后，发现自己的嗅觉里充满了回忆和魔力，也发觉生活中有很多被忽视的美好，正是这些简单安静的事让我们能享受生活的真谛。
4．推理判断题。根据最后一段中These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact of being alive.可知这些安静的经历让我们有机会享受简单的生活。结合本文主要讲述了作者在嗅觉恢复后对于生活的感悟。作者在断掉的鼻子恢复正常后，发现自己的嗅觉里充满了回忆和魔力，也发觉生活中有很多被忽视的美好，正是这些简单安静的事让我们能享受生活的真谛。由此可推知，作者目的在于说服读者享受生活中的小事情。故选D。
5．词义猜测题。根据第二段中Scent is just one of the little bits and pieces that make life enjoyable, but which we often ignore.可知气味只是让生活变得愉快的小细节之一，但我们经常忽视它。由此可推知，第二段中的“new way of thinking”是指从小事中发现乐趣的能力。故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据第三段中The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents, determined that we ate this deliciousness at every meal.可知第一次吃培根的时候，我冲回家找父母，决定每餐都要吃这个美味的培根。由此可知，作者回忆第一次吃培根的时候，她无法抗拒诱惑。故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据最后一段中We don't frame them in photo-graphs. They aren't that great or grand, but without them, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact of being alive. As my sense of smell returns to me, it's like I'm smelling things for the first time.可知我们不会把他们裱在相框里。他们并不是那么伟大或特别重要，但是没有他们，生活就显得太喧嚣了。这些安静的经历让我们有机会享受简单的生活。当我的嗅觉恢复时，我就像第一次闻到东西一样。由此判断出，最后一段中提到的一件小事指的是作者的嗅觉。故选C。

3.【2021届四川省成都附属实验中学高三上学期入学考试】
My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classrooms, but I wasn’t there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was 13 years old, but I already hated being who I was.
I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’t read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. I felt so embarrassed. But at the same time, it made me realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldn’t happen again. Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.
Now I was 41 years old. One day, I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech buying himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him. “Do I know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me,” I answered excitedly. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy he’d once encouraged.
“I’m so glad I had a chance to see you,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share.” I told him I had learned to read. But that wasn’t all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. “The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well,” I added.
The experts say what once worried me has a name: dyslexia (诵读困难症). But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education.
8．Why did the author want to hide?
A．Because he felt sorry for himself. B．Because he hated being laughed at.
C．Because he couldn’t read at all. D．Because he didn’t have a ticket.
9．Which of the following could best describe Mr. Creech?
A．Considerate and dutiful. B．Demanding and enthusiastic.
C．Emotional and dedicated. D．Friendly and ambitious.
10．Why couldn’t the author read before meeting Mr.Creech?
A．Because his reading age was not long enough.
B．Because his parents didn’t teach him how to read.
C．Because he was afraid of reading before the class.
D．Because he didn’t have inner driving force to learn to read.
11．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Mr. Creech taught two students called Anthony Hamilton.
B．The author had become a published author and an active speaker.
C．Dyslexia was the underlying reason that made the author unable to read.
D．The author was grateful to Mr. Creech.
【答案】8．C9．A10．D11．D
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者患有诵读困难，13岁了还不识字。直到遇到了Creech老师，老师尽职地鼓励和帮助作者阅读，从此作者再也没有放弃阅读。多年后作者再次遇到老师，表达了自己的感激之情。
8．细节理解题。根据第一段中I was in the classrooms, but I wasn’t there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide.（我在教室里，但我不是在那里学习写作、阅读甚至是说话。轮到我读书时，我想藏起来。）以及第二段中I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’t read.（我有一个英语老师，Mr. Creech，他知道我不识字。）可知作者想躲起来，是因为他根本不识字。故选C。
9．推理判断题。根据第二段中I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’t read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. （我有一个英语老师，克里奇先生，他知道我不识字。在我的第一节课上，老师说任何一个阅读年龄在6岁以下的人都必须站起来。）可知Mr. Creech知道作者不识字，因此在第一节课上只是让阅读年龄在6岁以下的人站起来，体现了他很体贴学生；以及下文Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read.（那天晚些时候，Mr. Creech鼓励我，并承诺他会尽最大努力帮助我学习阅读。）可知Mr. Creech帮助作者学习阅读，是非常尽职尽责的。故选A。
10．细节理解题。根据第二段中Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading.（那天晚些时候，克里奇老师鼓励我，并承诺他会尽最大努力帮助我学习阅读。从那以后，我再也没有放弃过阅读。）以及最后一段The experts say what once worried me has a name: dyslexia. But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education.（专家们说，曾经让我担心的问题有一个名字:诵读困难。但我可以告诉你，这是因为缺乏受教育的欲望。）可知作者在遇到克里奇老师之前不能阅读，是因为他没有学习阅读的内在动力。故选D。
11．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“I’m so glad I had a chance to see you,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share.” I told him I had learned to read. But that wasn’t all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. “The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well,” I added.（“我很高兴有机会见到你，”我说。“克里奇老师，我有个好消息要告诉你。我告诉他我已经学会了阅读。但这还不是全部。我成了一名作家和演说家。“下次你的教室里再来一个安东尼·汉密尔顿，请也鼓励他读书，”我补充道。）可知作者见到克里奇老师很高兴，并且告诉老师自己的近况，可推知作者很感激克里奇老师。故选D。

4.【湖南省汨罗2021届高三入学考试】
“Beauty isn't about having a pretty face,” begins a motivational quote. “It's about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul. Oh, and pretty nails!”
That may be Angela Peters' motto. Last July, Peters, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon (沙龙) at the Walmart shopping center in Burton to have her nails done. But Peters, who has cerebral palsy (脑瘫), was turned away. The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands kept shaking. What was meant to be a day of beauty for Peters was now a disappointment.
A Walmart cashier about to go on her break happened to see this. Ebony Harris recognized Peters as a Walmart regular. “She's just like everyone else. She wants to look pretty. So why can't she?” Harris said.
Harris approached Peters. “Do you want me to do your nails?” she asked.
A smile spread across Peters' face. “Yeah!” Harris led Peters into the supermarket, where they shopped for nail polish. They settled on a color that would catch every eye. They then made their way into a neighboring Subway, found a table for two, and started. Harris gently took Peters' hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails. “She moved her hands a little bit, and she kept saying she was sorry,” Harris said. “I told her, ‘Don't say that. You're fine.’ She makes me look at life and appreciate it much more than I have.”
Watching it all with surprise and admiration was Subway employee Tasia Smith. Smith was so taken by the scene that she wrote about it on Facebook. “She was so patient with her,” she wrote. “Thanks to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl's day!”
4．Why does the author mention the quote in the first paragraph?
A．To compare different views. B．To introduce the topic of the passage.
C．To show the importance of beauty. D．To share his opinion about beauty.
5．The nail salon refused Peters' request because .
A．she had to use a wheelchair B．they were too busy to serve her
C．she couldn't keep her hands still D．they hadn't the color she wanted
6．Which of the following words can best describe Harris?
A．Brave and generous. B．Careful and fair-minded.
C．Honest and considerate. D．Patient and warm-hearted.
7．What can be inferred about Tasia Smith from the last paragraph?
A．She thought highly of Harris' behavior.
B．She wrote a thank-you letter to Walmart.
C．She regretted not lending Peters a helping hand.
D．She misunderstood Harris' relationship with Peters.
【答案】4．B5．C6．D7．A
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述患有脑瘫的Peters，想要到沃尔玛购物中心的一家美甲沙龙里去做指甲，却被拒之门外。因为疾病的原因，她不能让手静止，当时沃尔玛正要休息的职员Harris看见了这一幕，热心地帮助她做了美甲，让她度过了美好的一天。
4．推理判断题。根据第一段“Beauty isn't about having a pretty face,” begins a motivational quote. “It's about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul. Oh, and pretty nails!”可知一段励志名言开头是这样说的：“美丽并不意味着有一张漂亮的脸，还意味着漂亮的心灵和灵魂，哦，还有漂亮的指甲！”接着后文讲述了患有脑瘫的Peters，想要到沃尔玛购物中心的一家美甲沙龙里去做指甲，却被拒之门外。因为疾病的原因，她不能让手静止，当时沃尔玛正要休息的职员Harris看见了这一幕，热心地帮助她做美甲这个故事。由此可推知，作者在文章首段引用那句关于美的名言是为了引出文章的主题。故选B。
5．细节理解题。根据第二段中The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands kept shaking. What was meant to be a day of beauty for Peters was now a disappointment.可知美容院告诉她，由于她的手一直在抖，他们担心很难给她好好地涂指甲。对Peters来说，这本来是一个美丽的日子，现在却令人失望。由此可知，这家美甲店拒绝了Peters的美甲请求是因为Peters的手一直抖个不停。故选C。
6．推理判断题。根据第三段中Ebony Harris recognized Peters as a Walmart regular. “She's just like everyone else. She wants to look pretty. So why can't she?” Harris said.( Ebony Harris承认Peters是沃尔玛的常客。“她和其他人没什么两样。她想看起来漂亮。为什么她不能做美甲呢？”Harris说)以及最后一段中“She was so patient with her,” she wrote. “Thanks to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl's day!”(“她对她很有耐心，”她写道。“感谢沃尔玛的工作人员让这个美丽的女生节变得如此美好!”)由此可推知，Harris帮助了被美甲店拒绝的Peters，答应给她美甲，而且非常有耐心。Harris有一副热心肠且非常有耐心。故选D。
7．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“She was so patient with her,” she wrote. “Thanks to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl's day!”可知“她对她很有耐心，”她写道。“感谢沃尔玛的工作人员让这个美丽的女孩度过了美好的一天!”由此可推知，Tasia Smith高度赞扬了Harris的行为。故选A。

5.【2021届广西钦州市第一中学高三开学摸底】
Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camel’s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged (蓬乱). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings (版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen. 
In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape (风景) painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.
24．What is the text mainly about?
A．Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.
B．Williams’ influence on Benjamin.
C．The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.
D．The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.
25．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?
A．The cat would be closely watched. B．The cat would get some medical care.
C．Benjamin would leave his home shortly. D．Benjamin would have real brushes soon.
26．What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?
A．He took him to see painting exhibitions. B．He provided him with painting materials.
C．He sent him to a school in Philadelphia. D．He taught him how to make engravings.
27．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to master the use of paints.
B．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to appreciate landscape paintings.
C．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to get to know other painters.
D．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to make up his mind to be a painter.
【答案】24．C25．D26．B27．D
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。本文介绍了Benjamin West在六岁到九岁时对绘画的热爱，他所面临的问题，堂兄弟Pennington先生对他的帮助以及如何在大艺术家William Williams的影响下，引导着他走上了艺术家的道路。
24．主旨大意题。根据第一段中Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.可知Benjamin West，美国绘画之父，在他只有六岁的时候就表现出了他的艺术天赋。结合本文介绍了Benjamin West在六岁到九岁时对绘画的热爱, 他所面临的问题，堂兄弟Pennington先生对他的帮助以及如何在大艺术家William Williams的影响下，引导着他走上了艺术家的道路。由此可知，这篇文章的主要内容是Benjamin成为艺术家的开始。故选C。
25．句意猜测题。根据画线句后文When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings (版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.可知当他回家时，他送给本杰明一盒油漆和一些刷子。他还寄来了一位艺术家的六幅版画。这是本杰明所见过的第一幅画，第一批真正的颜料和画笔。由此可知，画线句子的意思“Benjamin很快就会有真正的画笔”。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段中When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.(当他回家时，他送给Benjamin一盒油漆和一些刷子)以及最后一段In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.(在城里，Pennington先生给Benjamin提供了创作油画的材料)由此可知，Pennington通过给Benjamin提供了画刷等绘画材料来帮助他学习绘画。故选B。
27．细节理解。根据最后一段中Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.可知Williams对本杰明印象深刻，给了他两本关于绘画的经典书籍让他带回家。这些书又长又乏味。本杰明是个穷学生，只能读一点书。但他后来说：“这两本书白天是我的伙伴，晚上放在我的枕头下。”虽然他可能对这些书知之甚少，但它们是他接触古典绘画的入门。那个九岁的男孩那时决定他要成为一名艺术家。由此可推知，Williams的两本书帮助本杰明下定决心成为一名画家。故选D。

6.【2021届江苏省徐州市第一中学新高考全国卷第一次适应性考试】
On a cool morning, Wilson Kasaine heads out along a dirt path in southern Kenya. His calmness makes it easy to forget that he’s tracking one of the most dangerous animals in the world. Kasaine is tracking lions—especially one lion called Marti, who is the real-life Lion King of Selenkay Conservancy.
Tracking lions on foot may sound like a death wish, but Kasaine has been doing it for most of his life. Born into a traditional Maasai family he quickly grew to understand the beauty and danger of wildlife. Living with big wild animals forces him to develop a good sense of where they have been and where they may be going. During his 12-kilometer walks to and from school, he learned how to tell the paw prints (爪印) of a lion from those of other animals.
Growing up, Kasaine knew that improving his tracking abilities would help him avoid surprise meetings with dangerous animals. For many Maasai, tracking is mainly a matter of self-protection. But Kasaine is tracking lions to meet them and to protect them. He leads a small group of wide-eyed tourists over the red sandy path, searching for the lion that has left upon it his prints.
Each year, thousands of tourists crowd Kenya’s national parks to try to have a look at the＂big five＂; elephants, rhinoceros, leopards, buffaloes and lions. The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nation’s economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife. If Kenya’s wildlife disappears, so does its second-largest source of income.
Wildlife protection efforts in Kenya meant marking off land exclusively(专门地)for animals. But it also meant that the people who had originally lived in the area were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding areas. They are also finding it increasingly hard to keep a traditional Maasai lifestyle. But people are glad that it really makes a difference to wildlife protection.
24．How did Kasaine track lions?
A．By working together with tourists.
B．By running after them all the time.
C．By going to school every day.
D．By studying their paw prints.
25．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A．Maasai people are born animal lovers.
B．Tourism is a big threat to Kenya’s wildlife.
C．Kenya benefits a lot from its wildlife protection.
D．Small animals are not included in their protection policy.
26．What does the underlined word ＂it＂in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Kenya’s economic development.
B．People’s leaving their original homes.
C．Kenya’s second-largest income source.
D．Kenyan people’s traditional Maasai lifestyle.
27．What is the best title for the text?
A．Wildlife protection in Kenya
B．Meeting a dangerous animal
C．Wilson Kasaine’s wise choice
D．Learning to live with lions
【答案】24．D25．C26．B27．A
【解析】本文是记叙文。这篇文章通过讲述Kasaine通过狮子的脚印追踪狮子、保护狮子的故事说明了肯尼亚从它的野生动植物保护中受益很多。即使人们离开他们最初的家，人们也非常高兴，并且支持野生动植物保护。
24．推理判断题。由第二段During his 12-kilometer walks to and from school, he learned how to tell the paw prints (爪印)of a lion from those of other animals.可推知Kasaine通过狮子的脚印追踪狮子，选D。
25．细节理解题。由第四段The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nation’s economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife. If Kenya’s wildlife disappears, so does its second-largest source of income.可知肯尼亚从它的野生动植物保护中受益很多，选C。
26．推理判断题。由最后一段But it also meant that the people who had originally lived in the area were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding areas,可推知"it”指的是人们离开他们最初的家，选B。
27．主旨大意题。这篇文章通过讲述Kasaine通过狮子的脚印追踪狮子、保护狮子的故事说明了肯尼亚从它的野生动植物保护中受益很多。即使人们离开他们最初的家，人们也非常高兴，并且支持野生动植物保护，选A。

7.【2021届湖南省教育联合体高三7月联考】
Scientists can’t predict earthquakes. But toads(蟾蜍)might be able to.
In the spring of 2010, Rachel Grant, a researcher in life sciences, was studying a population of toads in a large dry lake in central Italy. Common toads reproduce once a year, sometimes traveling great distances to gather at their breeding(繁殖)grounds, and Grant was looking at whether her subjects were using the cycles of the moon to coordinate their romantic encounters.
In the previous three years, she had watched the toads increase in number when the moon grew from new to full. But that year was different. The moon became almost full, and suddenly the toads were gone. “It went from there being 90 to 100 toads down to six, and then to one, and then zero,” says Grant.
“I was at a loss. Did somebody come and disturb them? Did somebody run through with a tractor? But that didn’t seem right. Toads get run over by cars all the time, and that doesn’t make them run away,” she says.
Five days after the toads disappeared, she had a possible answer: an earthquake struck in the middle of the night. The 6. 3-magnitude quake was the deadliest to hit Italy in nearly 30 years, killing roughly 300 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless.
Grant stayed to count her toads in spite of the aftershocks. When a full moon rose three days after the quake, a few toads risked a return. But then their numbers dropped again, remaining low until two days after the last aftershock-a full 10 days after the first quake. “It’s never been reported to have happened before,” says Grant. “Once they’re breeding, then they’re breeding. That’s it. “
The question now, says Grant, is whether seismologists(地震学家)can do anything with her research to try to predict the next big one. “A lot of people are asking, “Can we use them as a kind of monitoring tool, keep one at home and watch to see if they run away? “ says Grant. “That’s obviously not going to work. “ But she’s hoping something might.
28．What was Grant’s main purpose in going to the large dry lake in Italy?
A．To use toads to predict earthquakes. B．To study toads during an earthquake.
C．To check the number of toads there. D．To study toads’ breeding activities.
29．What was unusual about the toads before the earthquake?
A．Their number increased when a new moon rose.
B．Their number increased when the moon became full.
C．They disappeared just before the moon became full.
D．They disappeared when a new moon rose.
30．What does Grant really mean by stating “I was at a loss”？
A．She felt sorry for the toads. B．She felt puzzled at what she saw.
C．She felt fearful about the earthquake. D．She felt sad about what somebody had done.
31．When did the number of toads begin to increase after the earthquake?
A．When the moon began to rise. B．After the aftershocks stopped.
C．Two days after the earthquake. D．Three days after the moon became full.
【答案】28．D29．C30．B31．B
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。科学家无法预测地震，但蟾蜍也许可以。2010年，生命科学研究员Rachel Grant在意大利中部一个大的干涸湖泊中研究蟾蜍的种群时发现，蟾蜍会在地震快要到来时消失，且一直会持续到余震停止之后数量才会开始增加。Grant说现在的问题是，地震学家能否利用她的研究来预测下一场大地震。她希望有这是有可能的。
28．细节理解题。根据第二段中In the spring of 2010, Rachel Grant, a researcher in life sciences, was studying a population of toads in a large dry lake in central Italy.可知2010年春天，生命科学研究员Rachel Grant在意大利中部一个大的干涸湖泊中研究蟾蜍的种群。由此可知，Grant去意大利那个干涸的大湖的主要目的是研究蟾蜍的繁殖活动。故选D。
29．细节理解题。根据第三段In the previous three years, she had watched the toads increase in number when the moon grew from new to full. But that year was different. The moon became almost full, and suddenly the toads were gone. “It went from there being 90 to 100 toads down to six, and then to one, and then zero,” says Grant.可知在过去的三年里，她观察到了月亮从初升到满月时蟾蜍的数量在增加。但那一年不一样。快月圆时，蟾蜍突然不见了。Grant说：“蟾蜍数量从90只到100只减少到6只，然后减少到1只，再到0只。”由此可知，地震前蟾蜍的不寻常之处是，他们在月圆之前消失了。故选C。
30．句意猜测题。根据第四段中Did somebody come and disturb them? Did somebody run through with a tractor? But that didn’t seem right. Toads get run over by cars all the time, and that doesn’t make them run away,” she says.可知“有人来打扰他们了吗？有人开拖拉机穿过吗？但这似乎不对。蟾蜍总是会被汽车碾过，但这并不会让它们逃跑，”她说。由此可推知，Grant所说的“I was at a loss”的意思是她对所看到的蟾蜍消失的现象，感到迷惑不解。故选B。
31．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中When a full moon rose three days after the quake, a few toads risked a return. But then their numbers dropped again, remaining low until two days after the last aftershock-a full 10 days after the first quake.可知当地震三天后满月升起时，一些蟾蜍冒险返回。但随后它们的数量再次下降，直到最后一次余震的两天之后，也就是第一次地震整整10天之后，它们的数量仍然很低。由此可推知，地震后蟾蜍的数量是余震停止后开始增加的。故选B。

8.【四川省成都市2021届高三高中毕业班摸底】
I' m a seven-year-old girl but I understand that it is this fact, more than any other, that makes my family different: We don't go to school.
Dad worries that the government will force us to go but it can't because it doesn't know about us. Four of my parents' seven children don't have birth certificates. We have no medical records because we were born at home and have never seen a doctor or nurse. We have no school records because we've never set foot in a classroom. When I'm 9, I will be issued a Delayed Certificate of Birth, but at this moment, according to the state of Idaho and the federal government, I do not exist.
Of course, I did exist. I had grown up watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. I spent my summers bottling peaches and my winters rotating supplies.
I had been educated in the rhythms of the mountain, rhythms in which change was never fundamental, only cyclical. The same sun appeared each morning, swept over the valley and dropped behind the peak. The snows that fell in winter always melted in the spring. Our lives were a cycle—the cycle of the day, the cycle of the seasons—circles of lasting change that, when complete, meant nothing had changed at all. I believed my family was a part of this immortal pattern, and that we were, in some sense, eternal(永恒的). But eternity belonged only to the mountain.
All my father's stories were about our mountain, our valley. He never told me what to do if I left the mountain, if I crossed oceans and continents and found myself in a strange land. He never told me how I'd know when it was time to come home.
4．Why don't the kids in the writer's family go to school?
A．There are no schools nearby. B．They have delayed birth certificates.
C．The government doesn't know their existence. D．Their father doesn't want them to go to school.
5．What does the underlined word “cyclical” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Normal. B．Irregular.
C．Circular. D．Traditional
6．What does the writer try to express mainly in the last paragraph?
A．She wasn't prepared for her future life. B．Her father loved the mountain and valley.
C．She enjoyed listening to her father’s stories. D．Her father didn't want her to leave the family.
7．Where is this text most probably taken from?
A．An interview. B．An autobiography.
C．A play script. D．A news report.
【答案】4．D5．C6．A7．B
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的家庭与众不同，虽然孩子们不上学，但他们体验着不一样的教育。
4．细节理解题。由第二段中的“Dad worries that the government will force us to go but it can't because it doesn't know about us.”（爸爸担心政府会强迫我们去，但政府不能，因为政府不了解我们。）可知作者家的孩子不去上学是因为他们的父亲不想让他们上学。故选D项。
5．词义猜测题。由第四段中的“I had been educated in the rhythms of the mountain, rhythms in which change was never fundamental, only cyclical. The same sun appeared each morning, swept over the valley and dropped behind the peak. The snows that fell in winter always melted in the spring. Our lives were a cycle—the cycle of the day, the cycle of the seasons—circles of lasting change that, when complete, meant nothing had changed at all.”（我在高山的节奏中受教育，在这种节奏中，变化从来不是根本的，只是循环性的。每天早晨同样的太阳出现，掠过山谷，落在山顶后面。冬天下的雪总是在春天融化。我们的生活是一个循环——一天的循环，四季的循环——持续变化的循环，一旦完成，意味着什么都没有改变。）可知每天、四季都是循环的，是一个圆圈，cyclical在此处意为“Circular”（圆形的/循环的）。故选C项。
6．推理判断题。由最后一段“All my father's stories were about our mountain, our valley. He never told me what to do if I left the mountain, if I crossed oceans and continents and found myself in a strange land. He never told me how I'd know when it was time to come home.”（我父亲所有的故事都是关于我们的山，我们的山谷。他从来没有告诉我，如果我离开了山，如果我跨越海洋和大陆，发现自己在一个陌生的土地上该怎么办。他从来没告诉我怎么知道什么时候该回家了。）可知作者对于离开了山和家园，作者很茫然，不知道干什么，可推断出作者没有对将来的生活做好准备。故选A项。
7．推理判断题。由第一段“I' m a seven year old girl but I understand that it is this fact, more than any other, that makes my family different: We don't go to school.”（我是一个七岁的女孩，但我明白，正是“我们不上学”这个事实，比其他任何事情都更让我的家庭与众不同。）和其他段落可知，全文都用“I”（我）的口吻讲述自己的事情，可推断出这篇文章很可能来自“自传”。故选B项。

9.【2021届湖北省六校第一次联考】
"Keep your eyes open. This is where the Ewoks live.'' The one-hour drive outside of San Francisco, covered in clouds along windy roads, has inspired my husband to say this sentence at least a dozen times.
We finally arrive at Muir Woods National Park. I explain the strange green stuff on trunks of trees as we pass by--mos (苔藓), something my 5-year-old son Cole has never seen in the desert where we live.
"Mom, are Ewoks real? I think they maybe aren't real. " There's a question in Cole's voice,like he's trying on this idea.
We've been down the road of pretending versus reality before, what with all the talk of superheroes and such around our house. "I think you are right. Ewoks are just in the movies. But it would be cool if they were real, right ?"
Cole's silent for a while, thinking. "I just saw an Ewok’s ear back there!" Coles spotted an additional Ewok arm and one full body of the tiny hairy creatures. It does indeed look like we are in the Ewok forest of Star Wars.
Cole's imagination is more than I can understand. What do plants eat? Which is the best planet? Which rocks float? He loves life. He loves his inner world and outer existence equally.
I hear a lot of worry from parents about media sucking the souls from our children, taking away their time for creative play. For us, this hasn’t been the case. Cole and his brother are quite knowledgeable in the realities of life when it comes to Angry Birds, Curious George, and the adventures of Indiana Jones. These characters, and others of their own invention, live in my home like visitors, joining us on walks and outings. I appreciate them, though not all the time, for the company they give my sons and their busy minds.
I think of media characters as an add-on to already busy minds, by carefully monitoring who gets invited into our lives, they become part of the parenting team. They teach loyalty adventure, curiosity--lessons I'm trying to convey, but in a much cooler way than I can.
Pretence is awesome. It provides practice for real life without the ordinary interfering.
24．Where are the family heading for?
A．The cinema. B．A park. C．San Francisco. D．A desert.
25．What can we know about Cole from the passage?
A．He is proud of himself. B．He is full of curiosity.
C．He is courageous. D．He is considerate.
26．What do many parents think of their children playing via media?
A．It wastes children's time.
B．It can make their children relaxed.
C．It can engage their children in learning actively.
D．It can accompany their children in their absence.
27．What's the authors attitude to the media characters in parenting children?
A．Indifferent. B．Critical. C．Supportive. D．Disapproving.
【答案】24．B25．B26．A27．C
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过他们一家去国家公园的路上，儿子Cole对一切都非常好奇的情况，联想到了媒体角色对孩子的正面影响。作者谈到，很多父母都认为玩媒体游戏浪费孩子的时间。但事实上，媒体角色以一种非常酷的方式帮助父母教会了孩子忠诚、冒险和好奇。
24．细节理解题。根据第二段的We finally arrive at Muir Woods National Park.(我们最终到了Muir Woods国家公园)可知，作者一家要前往一个国家公园。B. A park.(一个公园)符合以上说法，故选B项。
25．推理判断题。根据第六段的Cole's imagination is more than I can understand. What do plants eat? Which is the best planet? Which rocks float? (Cole的想象力超乎我的想象。植物吃什么？哪个是最好的星球？哪一个岩石是漂浮的？)可知，Cole有很多的疑问。由此推测他对一切都充满了好奇。B. He is full of curiosity.(他充满了好奇)符合以上说法，故选B项。
26．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的I hear a lot of worry from parents about media sucking the souls from our children, taking away their time for creative play. (我听到很多父母担心媒体会吸走孩子的灵魂，夺走他们创造性游戏的时间。)可推测，很多父母认为在媒体上玩是浪费时间。A. It wastes children's time.(它浪费了孩子的时间)符合以上说法，故选A项。
27．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段I think of media characters as an add-on to already busy minds, by carefully monitoring who gets invited into our lives, they become part of the parenting team. They teach loyalty adventure, curiosity--lessons I'm trying to convey, but in a much cooler way than I can.(我认为媒体角色是我们已经非常忙碌的头脑的附加部分，通过仔细观察谁被邀请进入我们的生活，它们成为养育孩子团队的一部分。它们教会人们忠诚、冒险和好奇心，用一种比我所能想到的更酷的方式)可推测，作者对媒体角色在教育孩子这方面持赞同的态度。C. Supportive.(支持的)符合以上说法，故选C项。

10.【2020届湖北省黄冈中学高三六月第三次模拟】
In the short time Steve and Zach had been inside their tent packing their tools, wind-blown flame had skipped from the top of one tree to another. The long dry summer had turned the forest into a matchbox.
“Let’s go! We can make it back to the river we crossed today!” Steve kept Brady on the lead and their heads down against the fire-wind. But Brady barked a sharp warning. Ahead of them lay a thick curtain of smoke across the track. They would never make it through that. The dog was pulling at his lead trying to draw them away from the smoke, and yet Steve was uneasy. It seemed to him that they were moving away from the river.
Suddenly, Zach cried. “Zach!” Steve shouted. “Are you OK? Where are you?” Then Brady pulled Steve down a sharp slope (坡). At its base, Zach was rubbing his ankle.
As Steve helped his friend to his feet, Brady lifted his head and snuffed (嗅) the smoke-laden wind. Next moment, the dog bounded away and disappeared. The boys shouted for him, but he didn’t come back. Steve couldn’t blame Brady for panicking. He himself wanted to run even though he didn’t have a clue which way.
Steve and Zach hadn’t gone far when there was a familiar bark, and Brady came bounding, stopped directly in front of Steve and hit him with his head, pushing him back toward the slope they’d just climbed. But Steve didn’t get it. Then Brady grabbed the boy’s jeans and started pulling. The message was clear, but Steve hesitated. Of course he remembered Brady saving his uncle’s life when the dog was much younger. Was he still sharp enough to get them through this?
Nearby, a pine went up in a whoosh of smoke. Brady pulled again, urgently. “OK, big guy,” Steve gritted (咬紧牙关). Brady led them back down the slope and into the trees. Not far from them fire was touching underbrush. Several times the big dog stopped. Often he changed directions. Steve was so tired that he just wanted to rest, but Brady wouldn’t have it. The dog bullied both boys to go on. How long they’d walked Steve had no idea. He was almost numb when he heard it-the wonderful sound of rushing water!
4．Why did Steve shout for Zach suddenly?
A．They got injured. B．They lost their dog.
C．They were trapped. D．They became separated.
5．What did Brady intend to do when he ran away from Steve?
A．To seek help. B．To find a way out.
C．To rescue Zach. D．To escape for life.
6．How did Steve feel after Brady pulled his jeans?
A．Uneasy. B．Impatient.
C．Numb. D．Uncertain.
7．What does the passage basically describe?
A．An adventure. B．An exploration.
C．An escape game. D．A training program.
【答案】4．D5．B6．D7．A
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。记叙了Steve 和Zach在森林里遇到大火的冒险故事。
4．细节理解题。第三段第二句Steve shouted. “Are you OK? Where are you?”可知一开始Steve 和Zach走散了，故选D。
5．细节理解题。第四段最后一句He himself wanted to run even though he didn’t have a clue which way.可知Brady奔跑的原因是想要找到路。故选B。
6．细节理解题。根据第五段The message was clear, but Steve hesitated.可知当Brady脱下牛仔裤后，Steve犹豫了，故选D。
7．主旨大意题。文章主要记叙了Steve 和Zach在森林里一次遇到大火的冒险故事。故选A。