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考点12--推理判断之描述人物、事件特征--练模拟--熟能生巧
1.【2022届吉林省长春市普通高等学校招生全国统一考试临考押题卷（A）】
During his sophomore(大学二年级) year, Ben took a few business classes. They got his head spinning with ideas to start his own business. He started by thinking about things he liked. First, it was clothing, then coffee. He thought about opening up a coffee shop. But both ideas seemed too hard and costly.
Some might give up right there and keep going about their regular life. But Ben is different. He kept thinking and came up with the idea of selling his own brand of coffee. He felt like there was potential to do this without too much money or risk. He didn’t give up. So he took to the Internet and started doing research. He eventually found a coffee bean supplier. He had to learn about all of the legalities(法律事务) of starting a business. It all seemed daunting but he stuck to it.
After setting up his business and starting to order coffee, he began testing different versions with his friends and family. He got feedback and improved his product. He appropriately named his company Clouds Coffee Company. He had a little bit of savings from his birthdays but that was far away from starting a business. So, he traded with an advertising designer to help him with his naming, logo, product pictures, photography, and website design. In return, he would supply him with coffee in exchange for his design talent!
Ben received great support from his tutor, Clyde Rucker, a very successful businessman and the best friend of his grandparents. Many others in the community supported Ben in his earliest days, trying to help him succeed at such a young age. They were inspired by his activeness and energy. And his good coffee!
Ben Cloud is a fantastic example of a young person struggling to become the best version of himself.
4．What does the underlined word “daunting” mean in Paragraph 2?
A．Discouraging. B．Effortless. C．Exciting. D．Helpful.
5．How did Ben solve the financial problem of starting his business?
A．By collecting money from his friends.
B．By working for an advertising company.
C．By doing a part-time job of website designing.
D．By making a deal with an advertising designer.
6．Which words can best describe Ben?
A．Wise and well-educated. B．Active and strong-minded.
C．Brave and hard-working. D．Ambitious and kind-hearted.
7．What does the text intend to convey?
A．Sharp tools make good work.
B．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
C．Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
D．Imagination is more important than knowledge.
2.【2022届河南省豫南省级示范高中联盟高三下学期考前模拟三】
Zhang Shuai has a sense of fun that is being widely appreciated on the internet. When deliverymen bring cardboard boxes to his doorstep, Zhang soon builds them into interactive toys for his daughter Nini, who is 5.
The 32-year-old father from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, has made more than 120 toys from waste cardboard in the past three years. His toy-making videos have gone viral (走红) on the internet and many netizens comment that it shows an environment-friendly way to spend quality time with children.
In Zhang’s eyes, everything can have a hard cardboard copy. Even the classic video games, such as Need for Speed, Tetris and Submarine Game Challenge, can be played in the actual world.
“These are toys or games that people born after 1980 had in childhood that are rarely seen today. I want my daughter to see what her father played with as a boy, building a kind of connection between the two generations,” Zhang says.
The homemade toy, cardboard version of Need for Speed, has got more than 1.6 million likes on short video platform Douyin. The screen is made of paper with three lanes (车道) with cars and a magnet (磁铁) underneath. In the video, Nini uses a steering wheel to control a metal car to overtake painted cars in its lane with her father rolling the paper.
He also built a marble obstacle course, a pool table, a robot WALL-E and many others. His most liked video, a toy bank in the shape of a house, has gained more than 2.7 million likes.
“As people are becoming more addicted to digital devices, there are harmful effects brought by technology, like difficulty in concentration,” Zhang says, adding that parents should control their children’s screen time.
4．What do we know about Zhang Shuai’s cardboard toys?
A．They are interactive. B．They are of a style.
C．They are commonly seen. D．They are a waste of money.
5．What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?
A．How a cardboard toy is played. B．How likes on Douyin are gained.
C．What games were popular in 1980. D．What materials are needed for a toy.
6．What does Zhang Shuai mean by his words in the last paragraph?
A．Digital devices are beneficial to people.
B．Children rely on their parents to buy toys.
C．Harmful effects brought by technology are unnoticed.
D．Parents should spend quality time with their children.
7．Which of the following can best describe Zhang Shuai?
A．Kind and generous. B．Patient and creative.
C．Brave and ambitious. D．Just and sympathetic.
3.【2022届四川省绵阳市高三下学期第三次诊断性考试】
Academically, I was an average B+ student, shy and awkward. In my personal life, there was no one to encourage me to pursue my talent, nor acknowledgement that I even had a talent. Luckily, Miss Judge, my English teacher, introduced me to literature that initially inspired me to write. It was she that saw the potential in me that I didn't even know existed.
Miss Judge was a kind and lovely person. She first recommended me some classic works, like To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men and Greek Mythology. Then came The Horror, the one sparking my love of fantasy and magic and everything supernatural, which will always remain on my bookshelf.
Once in class, we were assigned to write a scene inspired by Hamlet, the play we were reading. Excited about the chance to write, I worked extra hard on it. After I handed it in, Miss Judge was really impressed and asked if she could read it to the whole class. I refused. Even today, I still regret that decision. At the time, I felt like everyone would think I was deliberately trying to impress them by rubbing my great story in their face.
In my senior year, Miss Judge asked us to write journal entries, which she would read. I was still nervous about others reading my writing. To break from that fear, I decided to just be funny. My journal was filled with my humorous observations, kind of like what you see on the blog today. And she loved them, saying I had a natural talent as a writer. Nothing was more fulfilling. So, I kept writing. She wrote me many encouraging notes, pushing me to pursue a career as a writer. I still have those notes, hoping that next time she hears my name, it's because I'd have won the Pulitzer Prize.
8．Which book may be the author's favorite?
A．To Kill a Mockingbird. B．The Horror.
C．Greek Mythology. D．Hamlet.
9．Why was the author unwilling to have her writing read publicly?
A．She was afraid to lose face. B．She didn't think it good enough.
C．She didn't want to be considered a show-off. D．She hated to read aloud before the whole class.
10．Which of the following best describes Miss Judge?
A．Inspiring. B．Learned. C．Creative. D．Humorous.
11．What message does the author mainly want to convey in the text?
A．Hard work will pay off in no time. B．Writing opens up the door of success.
C．Students should read as much as possible. D．Recognition and encouragement make a difference.
4.【2022届山西省临汾市高考考前适应性训练考试（三）】
For her 85th birthday, I gave my mother an iPad. She’d never used a computer. She had a trying relationship with her TV remote control and a miserable track record with her cell.
She was keeping on a tablet because she knew people who had them and she believed that if she couldn’t keep up with technology, she’d one day find herself in a computerized kitchen, “unable to open a can of soup”.
Our first task was email. She quickly learned the fundamentals, but couldn’t see the point of emailing when she could phone or visit in person.
Next, we tackled Netflix. Mom was a movie lover with an appetite for murder mysteries. She was astonished by the amount of crime thrillers that Netflix has on offer. One Saturday she called because she was having trouble logging onto Netflix. I suggested it might require an update. “They probably have fewer people working as it’s a long weekend,” she told me.
Mom is a reader, so we downloaded the library app and signed her up for an ecard. Now she regularly downloads e-books herself. When they are not immediately available, she puts them on hold and forgets about them.
She became curious about all the icons, so we set up a weekly tutorial, which takes place over the phone, each of us with our iPads. One day, I struggled for 45 minutes to help her find he search bar. “It looks like a magnifying glass,” I kept saying. Finally, she asked: “You mean the frying pan?”
We speak on the phone every day. Now, we also FaceTime, Zoom and email. She powers through e-books, marveling that she can check them out in the middle of the night. She watches TV series and knows what’s trending. But she has not yet successfully surfed the Net. She would like to read the newspaper, but pop-up ads and sidebars
are problematic. She “accidentally” touches them and then ends up on some strange pages.
I can’t wait for the day when we can sit down in person and surf the Net together. Meanwhile, it’s great to see how much her confidence has grown. Yesterday, she FaceTimed me. “I’ve made a resolution,” she announced. “I’m going to learn how to operate every piece of technology in the apartment — including the TV remote.”
4．Why did the author’s mother decide to learn to use the tablet?
A．To keep pace with times. B．To connect with her family.
C．To follow her friends’ advice. D．To better organize her kitchen.
5．What do we know about the mother’s learning experiences?
A．She no longer emailed others. B．She was addicted to e-books.
C．She could identify all of the icons. D．She was troubled by the pop-up ads.
6．Which words best describe the author’s mother?
A．Fun and creative. B．Brave and hardworking.
C．Patient and honest. D．Curious and determined.
7．What can we learn from the story?
A．It’s never too late to learn. B．Time and tide wait for no man.
C．Actions speak louder than words. D．Technology is a double edged sword.
5.【2022届青海省西宁市高考一模】
Can red TV dramas awaken a strong desire in young people to learn about China’s revolutionary history? The answer is yes. Chinese TV drama Awakening Age, which narrates the story of how the Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded in 1921, ended several months ago, but it remains a hot topic on social media, where discussion shows that it has played a positive role in educating young people about China’s revolutionary history.
The TV series celebrating this year’s 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC has won high praise online. The stories of the young people in the drama — who gave everything, even their lives, to the revolution — have touched a large number of viewers. The storytelling in the show has also been hailed by viewers for successfully showing the depth of the CPC’s history and spirit, as well as the warmth of China and every family in the country.
Many audiences were inspired to find background information about the series and commented that this is their first time to voluntarily learn the history about the founding of the Party and the country. “I read many of Lu Xun’s novels such as A Madman’s Diary when I was in elementary school, but I couldn’t understand why he wrote them or the angry feelings hiding in the characters. After watching the drama, I read these novels again and found
that I can now understand what they wanted to convey to readers,” said Li Lin, a 29-year-old viewer.
Some school teachers have been showing video clips from the series in classes to arouse students’ interest in the time period and help them learn more about history. A junior high school teacher from Taiyuan, in north China’s Shanxi Province, said that this has proven effective as some students told her after class that the show had left a strong impression on them.
4．What can we know about Awakening Age according to paragraph 1?
A．It inspired many students to join the CPC． B．It described the establishment of the CPC．
C．Many famous actors starred in the drama. D．It reached the most viewers among TV series.
5．Which of the following could replace the underlined word “hailed” in paragraph 2?
A．Recorded B．Recalled C．Proven D．Praised
6．What did watching the drama help Li Lin acquire?
A．A firm decision to be a good writer. B．The strong desire to be a CPC member.
C．A better understanding of related literature works. D．The determination to be a successful actor.
7．What words could best describe the drama?
A．Instructive and touching. B．Historical and delightful.
C．Informative and entertaining. D．Imaginative and inspiring.
6.【2022届江西省新余市高三下学期第二次模拟】
A letter written to a 12-year-old girl in Lithuania was delivered in December, almost 51 years after it was sent by a pen pal in Poland. “I thought that someone was pranking me,” said Genovefa Klonovska after being handed the letter, which included a handmade colored rose and two paper dolls.
The letter, together with 17 others, fell out of a ventilation hole (通风口) this summer, dirty and wrinkled, as a wall was taken down in a former post office on the suburb of Vilnius. Jurgis Vilnius, owner of the building immediately called the post office. “I’m so happy they got interested,” said he.
Street names and their numbering have changed in Vilnius, and post office workers spent months looking for the right houses and talking to current renters and neighbors, tracking down where the recipients moved to. Only five were found. In several cases children of late recipients were handed a lost letter.
“We felt a moral duty to do this,” said Deimante Zebrauskaite, head of the customer experience department at Lithuania Post.
One lady compared the experience to receiving a message from a bottle thrown into sea. People were
emotional. “Some felt they saw a part of daily life of their deceased parents,” Zebrauskaite said.
In the letter to Klonovska, sent from Koezary in Poland and stamped in 1970, a girl named Ewa complains buses no longer reach her village, so she has to walk in minus 23 degree Celsius cold, and asks for pictures of actors.
Now in her 60s, Klonovska has no memory of Ewa. She probably wrote Ewa after finding her address advertising for pen pals in a newspaper, and the relationship ceased after the letter got undelivered.
“So good that the letter didn't matter much. The loss was not life-changing,” said Klonovska “What if they delivered a lost letter from a suitor (求婚者) to his love, and their wedding never happened?”
24．What does the underlined word “pranking” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．Brightening. B．Embarrassing. C．Tricking. D．Pleasing.
25．What happened to the letters in Paragraph 2?
A．They were accidentally found.
B．They remained well-preserved.
C．They were delivered by the former post office.
D．They were hidden by the owner of the building.
26．Which of the following best describes the present post office in Vilnius?
A．Generous. B．Dutiful. C．Honest. D．Cautious.
27．What can we learn from what Klonovska said?
A．Klonovska refused a suitor.
B．Klonovska stopped the wedding.
C．The undelivered letter ruined the relationship.
D．The undelivered letter made little difference to her.
7.【2022届黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学附属中学高三第四次模拟】
Doctors told us that our son, Matti, had a rare disease affecting his kidneys. We were in complete shock.
One of us would need to provide a kidney for him. This situation could have completely thrown us, but we decided to take it as it comes. We were in the hospital for a month and have to come back quite often.
Between the ages of 18 months, Matti was stable with the help of medication. Without warning, the function of Matti’s kidneys went downhill very quickly, before failing completely — what the doctors warned us of at birth.
Initially, we hoped dialysis would only be a couple of months until the kidney transplant happened, but the
outbreak of COVID-19 mean I that it was put on hold.
As is known, it was tough trying to keep track of how much water he could take in. He was limited to 600 ml a day as required, but the restriction felt especially hard over the summer. In general, Matti was pretty accepting this — but there were moments when, understandably, he hated it. There were moments when we all got frustrated, I can’t deny.
Stefan and I had decided that he’d be the one to give Matti a kidney. Stefan was rejected, leaving me to be considered. I was nervous that the doctors would discover something that wouldn’t work with me too. But, thankfully, I was a match. I could barely explain the relief I fell when I woke up, to hear that the kidney had made it over to Matti safely.
Of course, there follow a lot of medications, and a specialist comes to bring a bit of fun to what can be a boring day. He is invaluable and occupies my son so that I can grab a coffee and a break. What I have learned is that nothing is more important that health.
4．What was the problem with the author’s son?
A．He had a rare disease at the age of 18 months.
B．He had a kidney transplant as soon as he was born.
C．His kidneys were damaged by an illness at birth.
D．He had to depend on dialysis to live all his life.
5．The underlined expression “put on hold” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.
A．performed B．cancelled C．continued D．delayed
6．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The author’s son was always ready to do what he was required.
B．Stefan failed to give his kidney because of his poor health.
C．The operation couldn’t have been successful without the specialist.
D．The couple had already been informed of his son’s condition before.
7．What kind of person is the specialist according to the text?
A．Helpful and considerate. B．Clumsy and careless.
C．Modest and devoted. D．Easy-going and cheerful.
8.【2022届广西四市玉林市普通高中高三下学期4月教学质量监测】
Volunteers are the backbone of the NHS (National Health Service). Time and time again I have seen the
extraordinary impact they have on patient care. Without them, I do not think the NHS would survive. Yet they are often the unsung heroes of the health service. They go about their work quietly and with devotion, but often we overlook quite how important they are. Volunteers do the kind of work that doctors and nurses are unable to do, but is so important for the patients. Sometimes medicine can be too focused on the biological side of things — the diagnosis (诊断), the treatment, the pills and operations — and forgets that there is a social aspect that is just as important This is where volunteers can step in.
They have plenty of time to spend with patients, ensuring that they are comfortable, talking to them and listening to them in a way that many staff would love to do, but sadly just never have enough time. I remember an elderly woman who had come into hospital after she broke her leg, She was in pain, unable to walk and scared. Yet the thing that was causing her the most worry was the thought of her Yorkshire terrier at home, alone, without any food. From a medical perspective, this wasn’t a concern — it’s not something that the surgeons are going to prioritise (优先处理) worrying about when faced with someone so seriously unwell. The nurses on the ward have more than enough to do without thinking about a dog. Yet for the patient, this was the most important thing and there is no way she would have been able to focus on getting better until she knew her dog was looked after. In stepped Andy, a volunteer.
“Don’t worry. ” he reassured her, “I’ll sort everything out. ” He went round, checked on the dog and fed him and then sat and arranged for a charity which provides temporary homes to pets while their owners are in hospital. He even got regular photograph updates from the temporary parents that he showed the patient while she recovered to reassure her that her beloved dog was fine. It allowed the patient peace of mind to focus on getting better.
4．Why are volunteers in NHS important?
A．Because NHS survives because of them.
B．Because they work quietly and devotedly.
C．Because they contribute to patients’ well-being.
D．Because they help doctors diagnose and treat patients.
5．The author mentions the elderly woman in the second paragraph to ______.
A．show NHS volunteers’ role
B．show patients’ worries and pain
C．show NHS volunteers are ignored
D．show doctors are powerless sometimes
6．Why did Andy show pictures of the patient’s dog to her?
A．To help her deal with boredom.
B．To prove the importance of his work.
C．To relieve her stress from her disease.
D．To drive away her worries about her dog.
7．Which of the following can best describe Andy?
A．Caring and devoted. B．Brave and warm-hearted.
C．Ambitious and confident. D．Determined and humorous.
9.【2022届广西桂林市、梧州市高考联合调研】
Some parents may have had trouble getting their kids away from electronics and outside this summer. But for one Virginia family, this wasn’t the case. Josh and Cassie Sutton recently completed a full-length hike of the Appalachian Trail with their son, Harvey.
At just 5 years old, Harvey, who earned the nickname “Little Man” from fellow hikers, is one of the youngest people known to have completed the roughly 2, 100-mile trail that stretches across 14 states in 209 days.
When Harvey was 2 years old, his parents began training him for hiking by going on mini walks. They slowly increased their mileage day by day—eventually making him adapt to his big adventure. “A lot of people are surprised at how well he did. They’re like, ‘How did you get your 5-year-old to do that because my 5-year-old won’t even walk half a mile without com-plaining?’” Mom Cassie Sutton said.
The Suttons said that while the adventure of the 2, 100-mile hike was fun as a family, it did have its challenges—especially when it came to keeping Harvey entertained. “We learned that he is gifted in hiking, but as long as we’re playing make-believe with him all day long, then he moves quickly and hikes a lot faster than a lot of us imagine,” Josh Sutton said.
While the Suttons have plans for more hikes and family adventures ahead, the family is getting adjusted to life at home again as Harvey begins his latest adventure: kindergarten.
4．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A．A 5-year-old hiked 2, 100 miles in about 7 months.
B．Josh earned the nickname “Little Man” because of his son.
C．Harvey is the youngest person to cover the 2, 100-mile trail.
D．One Virginia family had trouble getting away from electronics.
5．What is the challenge of making Harvey finish the adventure?
A．Playing make-believe. B．Keeping him amused.
C．Hiking fast enough. D．Having meals as a family.
6．Which word can best describe Harvey in hiking?
A．Negative. B．Naughty. C．Talented. D．Normal.
7．What is Harvey’s next adventure?
A．To have more games. B．To get adjusted to family life.
C．To have more hikes with his family. D．To receive pre-school education.
10.【2022届黑龙江省大庆市高三年级下学期第三次教学质量检测】
Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of the country’s persistent problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a favor of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your empty chip bags into the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless.
Chip eaters drop off their empty bags from Doritos, Lay’s, and other favorites at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers collect them. After they clean the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice them open, lay them flat, and iron them together. They use liners (活衬里) from old coats to line the insides.
It takes about four hours to sew a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, depending on whether they’re single-serve or family size. The result is a sleeping bag that is “waterproof, lightweight, and portable,” Oleita told the Detroit News.
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800,000 chip bags and it created 110 sleeping bags last December.
Sure, it would be simpler to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But that’s only half the goal for Oleita — whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life — and her fellow volunteers. “We are devoted to making an impact not only socially, but environmentally,” she says.
And, of course, there’s the symbolism of saving bags that would otherwise land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It’s a powerful reminder that environmental injustice and poverty are often closely related. As Oleita told hourdetroit.com: “I think it’s time to show connections between all of these issues.”
12．What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．The final goal of Chip Bag Project. B．The basic rules of Chip Bag Project.
C．The main work of Chip Bag Project. D．The significance of Chip Bag Project.
13．What do we know about the sleeping bag made by Chip Bag Project?
A．Its size is adjustable. B．It is easy to carry around.
C．It has the function of heating. D．It is only made of old coats.
14．Which of the following statements does Oleita probably agree with?
A．Making sleeping bags is easier than buying new ones.
B．Poverty and environmental problems go hand in hand.
C．Making sleeping bags is the best way to help the homeless.
D．Environmental problems have little impact on the homeless.
15．Which of the following best describes Oleita?
A．Caring and creative. B．Brave and optimistic. C．Honest and determined. D．Talented and easy-going.
11.【河南省中原名校联盟2021-2022学年高三下学期4月份适应性联考】
As a youngster, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.
Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never approve because the walls were so old that some stones were loose and falling. Still, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I want to climb the stone walls,” I said. “Heavens, no! You’ll hurt yourself!” the response was just as I’d expected. But before I left the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now hold on just a minute,” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.”
“Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back.” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls—and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,
seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you.” the kids can count on hearing me say, “and people can like you exactly as you are.”
4．Why did the writer enjoy his visits to the farm?
A．He liked his grandfather.
B．There were old stone walls.
C．It was an exciting place for him
D．He was allowed to climb the stone walls
5．How did the adults respond to the writer’s idea?
A．They took pride in him. B．None of them responded immediately.
C．They were all shocked. D．All of them didn’t back him up.
6．Which of the following can be used to describe the writer?
A．reliable B．adventurous C．devoted D．considerate
7．What is probably the best title for the text?
A．Just Be Yourself B．Remain Adventurous
C．Do Whatever You Like D．An Unforgettable Experience
12.【新疆阿勒泰地区2021-2022学年高三第三次联考】
Maria and her parents moved to the US from Brazil one year before the pandemic (流行病). Better education opportunities lay ahead, and they were excited to get Maria into an American high school to prepare for college.
Each parent got a job, and Maria started studying. She also signed up for a service club because she wanted to meet people, practice her English and be a part of the community. “I love to serve,” Maria says. “I think it is my thank-you for the opportunities I have.”
She worked at the local food bank with other kids of her age, organizing bags for families who were having a hard time making ends meet. But when the pandemic hit, she found herself at the food bank for another reason: to bring home groceries to her parents. “We were all shocked when my mother lost her job. My friends at the food bank got me through it,” Maria said.
Luckily, her father kept his job. And with classes moving online, Maria was able to secure a full-time job and do her class work at night. Three of her courses were college prep classes that demanded a lot of work. During her senior year, Maria worked 40-hour weeks and studied even more. Yet, in her spare time, she packed food bags for
others before taking hers home.
Just before graduation, Maria came into the food bank. One of the volunteers started getting a bag ready for her. “I don’t need one today,” Maria said. “My mother got a job. I’m here to help.”
Maria supported her family for eight months. She graduated on time and got scholarship offers from three different colleges. She moved to part-time work and has completed her first semester of college.
4．What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A．When Maria decided to go to the US. B．How Maria managed to get a job.
C．Why Maria joined the service club. D．What Maria did to help her family.
5．What allowed Maria to work full time during the pandemic?
A．Leaving the food bank. B．The help from her friends.
C．Taking courses online. D．The support from her parents.
6．What can infer from the last paragraph?
A．Maria’s great efforts paid off. B．Maria does very well in college.
C．Maria likes doing part-time jobs. D．Maria’s family gave her lots of help.
7．What good qualities does Maria have?
A．Loyal and reliable. B．Diligent and dedicated.
C．Ambitious and creative. D．Just and knowledgeable.
13.【湖北省部分重点中学2021-2022学年高三4月联考】
A Norfolk sheepdog named Peggy spent most of her life working on a farm and helping her human herd animals from place to place. She was great at her job, which requires keen intelligence and the ability to listen to a shepherd’s signals. But everything changed when Peggy suddenly went deaf for unknown reasons.
Peggy was sent to an animal shelter in 2018. With the shelter full, staffers tried to find a foster family for her to spend the holidays with. Thankfully, animal welfare manager Chloe Shorten stepped up to take her in! “We decided she could stay with us temporarily while we found somewhere more permanent to take her in, but we completely fell in love with her almost immediately and it soon became clear that she wouldn’t be going anywhere!” Chloe said. “She was greasy and out of condition, untrusting, and frightened,” the shelter added.
“She soon started to bond with me and we started taking her fun places like the beach, something we don’t think she has ever experienced before,” Chloe said. “With some tender loving care and good food, Peggy soon started to adjust to life. Several months on and Peggy has blossomed into a dog who is continuing to improve
daily.”
One of the biggest ways Peggy’s new family helped her adjust was getting her back to work. Working dogs are bred to do a specific job, and without a purpose, they can grow depressed and bored. So Chloe introduced the dog to hand signs and taught her to use her eyes in place of her ears while on the job. Now that she’s 10, she’s “generally retired,” but she still enjoys herding and continues to impress her family with how quickly she learns new skills.
4．What can we infer about the Peggy from the text?
A．She is ten and has retired.
B．she went deaf due to a rare condition.
C．It was long before she adjusted to her new life.
D．She was abandoned by her former family.
5．How many ways did the Chloe use to help Peggy adjust in the text?
A．Two B．Three C．Five D．Six
6．Why did the Chloe get Peggy back to work?
A．They were depressed and bored by her performance.
B．They wanted to help her recover her sense of hearing.
C．They needed her to help them herding animals.
D．They were concerned about her mental health.
7．Which of the following best describes Peggy?
A．Aggressive and shy B．Adaptable and gifted
C．Untrusting and greasy D．Fierce and talented
14.【2022届山东省枣庄市高考二模】
Jahkil Jackson is the creator of the famous Project I Am. Through the project, Jahkil looks to raise awareness for reducing homelessness in Chicago and beyond.
Even at a very tender age, his deeds already drew the recognition of former U. S. President Barack Obama in 2017. Jahkil also pushes to motivate and influence fellow kids to get more active and useful in their communities. When he was five years old, Jahkil assisted his aunt in distributing food to the homeless in Chicago. Then the little boy was unhappy to find out that people could not afford a home. He was always eager to find out how he could offer help to people. And he would be mad for not being able to give money to anyone asking for help on the streets.
He was determined to help the homeless in every way he could.
That strong desire later gave birth to the Project I Am, his nonprofit organization, which focused on helping the homeless people. He founded it at the age of eight, and has since then never looked back on his journey of charity.
Through Project I Am, Jahkil Jackson reaches out to the homeless by distributing “Blessing bags”. Provided in the blessing bags are diverse kinds of materials to help the needy, including wipes, hand sanitizers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, bottled water, among other things.
Jahkil Jackson is also one of the key workers in Dream for Kids, another nonprofit organization founded by Tom Tuohy, a social entrepreneur. Jahkil met with Tuohy at a Holiday for Hope event organized by the Dream for Kids. From there, he became the youngest ever student in the YES (Youth Enterprise Solution) program by the Dream For Kids. He has been working with them since then.
4．For what purpose did Jahkil create Project I Am?
A．To get awards. B．To collect money.
C．To do charity. D．To make friends.
5．How does Project I Am help?
A．Doing voluntary work. B．Giving out daily necessities.
C．Donating money to the poor. D．Offering shelters for the homeless.
6．Which of the following can best describe Jahkil?
A．Friendly and sociable. B．Kind-hearted and generous.
C．Energetic and powerful. D．Innocent and thoughtful.
7．What’s the best title of the text?
A．New Homes for the Homeless B．An Anti-poverty Project in Chicago
C．Do Your Charity at an Early Age D．Jahkil Jackson and His Blessing Bags
15.【重庆市第八中学2021-2022学年高三下学期第二次阶段检测】
I like to believe that some things in life never change. A constant, ever since I could hold a pen, has been the routine at lunch with my grandfather. My grandmother will ask me how the walk was from my parents’ house before I take a seat at their kitchen table.
Sitting in his usual spot in the corner is my grandfather. He looks up for a quick “hello” before heading back down to the crossword puzzle in front of him.
“So, how is this one coming along?” I’ll ask. With a failed laugh, he’ll slide the crossword toward me. Carefully cut and neatly folded from his newspaper, three-quarters of it will already have been finished. Many of the clues（线索）are far too advanced for me to figure out. However, I’m happy to help with the strange clue related to sports ---my expert knowledge --- that still remain.
Even if I’m certain of an answer, I fill in the squares with a pencil, as clues are always checked thoroughly by my grandfather. In the rare event that we’re unable to finish the crossword by the end of lunch, he’ll call me later that evening to go over the clues he later solved.
Today, lunch unfolds in its usual manner. However, large parts of the puzzle are blanks “Grandfather, I think this is 49-down... and this, 52-across,” I say.
“Oh, right. Yes, put that down there,” he replies.
I reach across the table to hand him the crossword. Looking at him as he searches for answers, suddenly I feel something different. I note his hair is whiter than I remembered. For the first time I think about my grandfather as, well, a grandfather.
But life is about changes we aren’t always prepared for. Just as we are on different ends of life, we find ourselves on different ends of the city now too. But at lunch, when we take up our pens and open the crossword, the world stands pleasantly still. Now, instead of an exercise of quick wit（机智）, our crosswords are about patience and understanding. As clues are slowly understood, so are the truths in life.
4．What is the grandfather usually doing when the author visits him?
A．He is preparing lunch happily as a routine.
B．He is sitting in the comer working at riddles.
C．He is concentrating all his efforts on the crossword.
D．He is cutting crossword puzzles from newspapers carefully.
5．The phrase “go over” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”.
A．repeat B．switch C．discover D．provide
6．Which of the following words can best describe the grandfather?
A．Quiet and optimistic. B．Humorous and helpful.
C．Enthusiastic and careful. D．Independent and funny.
7．What does the author think of the crosswords now?
A．They bring his grandparents closer to him.
B．They improve his intelligence and patience.
C．They encourage him to solve problems in life.
D．They help him to understand the truths of life.
16.【辽宁省辽东南普通高中协作校2021-2022学年高三下学期第一次模拟】
I became aware of my stutter (结巴) when I was around 9, in the fourth grade. I began to see how other people viewed me. When the teacher asked the whole class questions, I never raised my hand though I knew the answer, because I knew I would stutter. Some kids would tell me that I talked funny, ask why I didn't talk normally, or laugh at me. As soon as that started to happen, I became more introverted (内向的).
It wasn't until the summer of 2015, before freshman year at high school. All my friends and my parents encouraged me to join the high school football team. I owed much to them, especially Coach Lane who taught me how to play football. He took the time-and had the patience-to actually teach me what to do, how to do it and how to understand the concepts of play.
In junior year, I started my first game for the high school team. I had a very good season and in January 2018, I signed the University of North Carolina. The older we get, the more of an understanding we have about the world and other people. So the first time my teammates in college heard me talk and heard that I stuttered, they did not say a thing. That was a big deal to me because I was so used to people making comments. My teammates actually tell me to slow down because talking faster causes me to stutter more. It's really helped me develop confidence.
Whenever I go back home to Georgia, I volunteer with children at my church, including those who have learning disabilities. I like to do that to inspire them with confidence. I had confidence issues when I was a kid because of my stutter, so I just don't want them to have to go through what I did. In the future, I would like to start a foundation to give back to people who stutter and create a program where kids all across the world who have a stutter can have a safe space.
28．Why did NOT the author raise his hand in class?
A．He didn't know the answer. B．He was too shy to speak in public.
C．He was upset about kids' comments. D．He showed no interest in the question.
29．What was one cause of the author's decision to play football?
A．Guidance from coaches. B．Great interest in football.
C．Expectations from parents. D．Encouragement from friends.
30．Which of the following best describes the author?
A．Grateful and caring. B．Helpful and talkative.
C．Athletic and generous. D．Confident and patient.
31．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．An Unconfident Child B．An Introverted Volunteer
C．An Admirable Coach D．An Inspiring Footballer
17.【2022届山东省潍坊市高三下学期3月高中学科核心素养测评】
Seminole was far too accustomed to the business. Everyone sympathized with him depending on long hours, minimum wage, and ill-mannered customers. Although struggling to pay his rent, he still went all out to make those lucky enough to sit at his tables laugh. The day was going quick.
He was exhausted when he arrived to work the next day, but he went about his daily duties, putting on a brave face as customers complained about the food or questioned the bill. Usually as he prepared to close for the night, a couple of customers would sit down and order drinks. Most of the crew had left by closing time, but Seminole stayed to serve. Eventually, the last round was ordered and he gave them the bill. The minimum tip was suggested on the receipt. “Tomorrow will be better,” murmured he.
But luck wasn’t on his side. Evening approaching, a group of teenagers stepped in. Thankfully, they were polite and respectful. Their cheerful behavior began to rub off on him. As always, he did his best to make their dining experience a pleasant one.
Once they finished their dishes, he placed the bill on the table, accompanied with some candies. They placed their notes on the receipt and left smiling. When he returned to clear the table, he was shocked. The teenagers only left a tip of $3, but their total bill was more than $100. He’d gone above and beyond serving the tasty dishes. How could they be so rude?
Later that week, he struggled to let go of the awkward memories. He arrived at work and expected it to be like any other, but there was something left behind the desk for him — a two-page handwritten letter from the teenagers with $18 attached, in which they explained they were unaware of the tipping practice due to it being their first time out alone. Everything suddenly made sense.
Seminole was so touched by their gesture that he uploaded a picture of the letter sharing their admirable efforts. Web visitors voiced their opinions, and the reaction was more than positive.
4．Why did Seminole wear a brave face?
A．To serve better. B．To relax himself.
C．To sell more drinks. D．To gain a reputation.
5．What made the teenagers only leave a tip of $3?
A．Ignorance of tipping culture. B．Dissatisfaction with the meal.
C．Gratitude for Seminole's service. D．Misunderstanding of tipping practice.
6．Which of the following best describes Seminole?
A．Patient and innovative. B．Generous and tolerant.
C．Positive and committed. D．Considerate and ambitious.
7．What can we learn from the teenagers in the text?
A．One good turn deserves another. B．Actions speak louder than words.
C．Honesty can turn into an opportunity. D．It is better to make things right than not.
18.【2022届重庆市普通高等学校招生全国统一考试高考模拟调研卷（三）】
Some of us love to buy a little treat every now and then. Others? They can’t help but order something nearly every day of the week. However, there was a different kind of package about to arrive at this door as this woman’s birthday meant one thing: a wonderful cake.
Emily and Mac have been together for the last 19 years and have been married for 12. Although Emily admitted the pair have a strong relationship, she said that Mac hasn’t always been the best at buying gifts. Apparently, he doesn’t usually plan any surprises.
Mac soon realized there were more and more parcels turning up at their door, and there was only one person to blame: Emily. It looks as though her online spending habits had gotten out of control. Little did Emily know, but this was the start of a grand idea.
Emily came home to find a new package on her doorstep. Only this time, it wasn’t an Amazon box, but a birthday cake! Emily was completely fooled by the cake thanks to the realistic packaging tape and posting note, but soon realized the truth when she cut into the side.
In fact, Emily was so impressed with the creation that she wanted to meet the bakery behind the cake. That was none other than the Sweet Dreams Bakery of Dunn. Amazingly, the cake cost only $50, but the thought behind the design meant everything to Emily.
Sometimes, it can feel as though our partners are never listening to what we have to say. However, they occasionally notice things about us that even we didn’t realize. Emily’s online shopping might have seemed normal, but it was the start of the greatest cake design she’d seen.
4．What does Emily usually think of Mac?
A．He doesn’t really love his wife very much.
B．He doesn’t buy her any surprising gift.
C．He doesn’t want to spend much on her gifts.
D．He doesn’t like any shopping on line.
5．What is the new package like?
A．It is a traditional birthday cake.
B．It is a common online shopping package.
C．It is a cake looking like a normal package.
D．It is an expensive cake with a special taste.
6．How would Emily feel after she received the gift?
A．Ashamed. B．Regretful.
C．Disappointed. D．Amazed.
7．What can we learn from the story?
A．Thoughtfulness and creativity makes wonder.
B．A good wife makes a good husband.
C．Actions really speak louder than words.
D．Love is just a kind of madness.
19.【2022届河北保定市高三第一次模拟】
When clouds of radiation began streaming into the air around the Fukushima nuclear plant, 160, 000 residents were told to simply cut and run. However, it seems only 159, 998 residents listened. The other two — Naoto Matsumura and Sakae Kato — remained. The two men would give up everything rather than let other beings starve.
Living within the 12.5-mile exclusion zone around the damaged reactor, the two men, unrelated to one another, both live alone while taking care of dozens of animals that were left behind when the evacuation order was given.
Reports from Reuters and DW state that 57-year-old Kato has 41 cats who live with him in his home in the mountains—along with a dog he adopted named Pochi. Kato says he will stay with his cats and ensure they are comfortable all through their lives.
Matsumura left the city at first, but returned shortly after for his own animals. Once returned, the now 55-year-old realized that everyone else's pets and livestock were still there, so he began taking care of a broad
community of animals including pigs, cats, dogs, ponies, ostriches, and cows.
GNN reported that he went back inside the exclusion zone and realized local pet dogs had not eaten in several days. After it became clear that no-one was coming back to the neighborhood, he went around unchaining dogs from trees, letting cows out of their barns, and feeding anything in need, earning him the nickname the “Guardian of Fukushima's Animals”.
Everything both Kato and Matsumura are doing is risky. Though proud of what Kato and Matsumura have done, their friends and families hope that they can leave the dangerous area. Yet they seem to be determined in what they are doing and both plan to stay there with their animals, come what may.
24．What does the phrase “other beings” in paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A．Animals. B．People. C．Plants. D．Residents.
25．What kind of person is Sakae Kato?
A．Curious. B．Caring. C．Ambitious. D．Lonely.
26．What do we know about Naoto Matsumura?
A．He is 57 years old. B．He knows Kato very well.
C．He has dozens of animals to look after. D．He lives 12. 5 miles from the exclusion zone.
27．What can we infer about the two men from the text?
A．They will follow the advice of their families. B．They will call on more people to protect animals.
C．They stay in the mountains to enjoy loneliness. D．They have no regard for their own safety.
20.【2022届福建省高三下学期4月诊断性测试】
Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of our county’s longstanding problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a favor of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your empty Chip bags in the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless.
Chip eaters drop off their empty bags from Doritos, Lay’s, and other favorites at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers collect them. After they clean the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice then open, lay them fat, and iron them together.
It takes about four hours to sew a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, depending on whether they’re single-serve or family size. The result is a sleeping bag that is “waterproof, lightweight, and easy to carry around,” Oleita told the Detroil News.
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 80,000 chip bags and, as of last December, created 110 sleeping bags.
Sure, it would be simpler to raise the money to buy new seeping bags. But that’s only half the goal for Oleita—whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life—and her fellow volunteers. “We are committed to making an impact not only socially, but environmentally,” she says.
And, of course, there’s the symbolism of salvaging bags that would otherwise land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. I’s a powerful reminder that environmental injustice and poverty often go hand in hand. As Oleita told hourdetroit com: “I think it’s time to show connections between all of these issues.”
4．What is the purpose of the Chip Bag Project?
A．To make donations for the homeless.
B．To deal with garbage and sleeping bags.
C．To stop pollution caused by snack lovers.
D．To protect the environment and reduce poverty.
5．How did Oleita get materials for sleeping bags?
A．By turning to chip eaters.
B．By producing chip bags.
C．By purchasing snacks.
D．By cooperating with the poor.
6．Which of the flowing can best explain the underlined word “salvaging” in the last paragraph?
A．Sewing. B．Designing.
C．Emptying. D．Recycling.
7．Which of he following best describes Eradajere Oleita?
A．Devoted and creative. B．Determined and honest.
C．Ambitious and humorous. D．Caring and independent.
21.【湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2021-2022学年高三下学期月考（七）】
Two years ago, Nikki Tysoe rarely got on a bike. Today, though, she’s become so addicted to the cycling world that she’s even helping to bring pedal power to mental-health nurses at the hospital where she works.
In April, the National Lottery-funded charity Access Sport introduced a program that provides bikes to Tower
Hamlets’ Royal London Hospital. Nikki pushed for this to be extended to Goodmayes Hospital, a mental-health facility in northeast London where she’s a project manager. She says having the bikes not only enables nursing staff to travel safely to and from work during the coronavirus crisis, but also lets them blow off steam during their breaks.
Nikki wanted to do something to make life a bit better for the staff. There’s a lot of focus on the hospitals at the moment which are having an awful time but this is also an extra-stressful time for mental health staff. The bikes provide a complement to a “wobble room” within the hospital. It’s somewhere the staff can go when they’re really stressed, and the bikes are an extension of that.
Junior doctor Aiman is very grateful for the program. “Using the bike means I can get to work safely,” she says. “This has taken out a lot of worries from my daily life and allows me to focus on my patients. It’s definitely improved my mental wellbeing.” Stress levels are generally high in nursing and having bikes would make a big difference.
While Access Sport has provided Nikki with bikes, her dream is to have three or four bicycles permanently on site. Following the success of the bike loans, Nikki is working to extend the project beyond lockdown.
24．Why did Nikki want to extend the program to Goodmayes Hospital?
A．To make her hobby known.
B．To get nurses to cycle for health.
C．To fight against the coronavirus crisis.
D．To guarantee traffic safety.
25．What might a nurse feeling stressed do in a “wobble room”？
A．Attend to patients.
B．Reflect on the work.
C．Listen to music and relax.
D．Receive professional training.
26．What can we infer about the program according to doctor Aiman?
A．It meets challenges.
B．It is a great success.
C．It boosts sales of bikes.
D．It is popular among patients.
27．Which of the following best describes Nikki?
A．Caring. B．Demanding. C．Ambitious. D．Generous.
22.【海南省琼海市嘉积中学等四校2021-2022学年高三下学期联考】
Last September, British artist Sacha Jafri set the record for creating the world's largest painting. Last week, the painting was sold for $62 million, which will go to charity.
Last year, as the COVID-19 spread and many countries went into lockdown, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than feeling stuck, Mr. Jafri decided to take on a huge project that could“make a really big difference”.
He decided to create the world's largest painting. And he wanted to do it in a way that would include people from around the world. He asked children to send him pictures showing how they were feeling during the pandemic(疫情). He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries.
Using the children's ideas as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint in a huge dancing room in a fancy hotel. It took Mr. Jafri seven months to create the painting. He worked long hours every day—often up to 20 hours a day. He hurt his back by bending over so much while he painted. It took over 1,000 paintbrushes and 6,300 liters of paint to create the painting. The painting, which was over 1,600 square meters, was around the size of four basketball courts.
Mr. Jafri hoped that his painting, called “The Journey of Humanity”, would help bring the world together during a difficult time. Since Mr. Jafri’s goal was to raise money to help children suffering from the pandemic, the painting was split up into 70 large parts. Mr. Jafri hoped that by selling the parts separately, he could raise $30 million.
But when the auction(拍卖) ended on March 22, Mr. Jafri did much better than that. A French businessman bought all the pieces. Knowing that the money would go to charity also motivated him to decide to pay more. He says he was poor when he grew up, so he's glad to be helping children around the world by buying the painting.
24．How did Sacha Jafri create the large painting?
A．He finished the painting with kids in his room.
B．He got painting inspiration from kids' pictures.
C．He made the painting under 140 kids' guidance.
D．He filled his whole artwork with kids5 drawings.
25．What can we know about the large painting?
A．It remained complete all the time.
B．It took the artist a lot of efforts.
C．It earned the artist a better living.
D．It was made to set a world record.
26．Why did Sacha Jafri create the painting?
A．To help fight the pandemic.
B．To develop kid’s love for art.
C．To show pandemic sufferings.
D．To kill time and seek pleasure.
27．Which of the following words can describe the French businessman?
A．Modest and honest.
B．Brave and determined.
C．Sympathetic and generous.
D．Creative and hardworking,
23.【海南省琼海市嘉积中学等四校2021-2022学年高三下学期联考】
Last September, British artist Sacha Jafri set the record for creating the world's largest painting. Last week, the painting was sold for $62 million, which will go to charity.
Last year, as the COVID-19 spread and many countries went into lockdown, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than feeling stuck, Mr. Jafri decided to take on a huge project that could“make a really big difference”.
He decided to create the world's largest painting. And he wanted to do it in a way that would include people from around the world. He asked children to send him pictures showing how they were feeling during the pandemic(疫情). He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries.
Using the children's ideas as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint in a huge dancing room in a fancy hotel. It took Mr. Jafri seven months to create the painting. He worked long hours every day—often up to 20 hours a day. He hurt his back by bending over so much while he painted. It took over 1,000 paintbrushes and 6,300 liters of paint to create the painting. The painting, which was over 1,600 square meters, was around the size of four basketball courts.
Mr. Jafri hoped that his painting, called “The Journey of Humanity”, would help bring the world together during a difficult time. Since Mr. Jafri’s goal was to raise money to help children suffering from the pandemic, the painting was split up into 70 large parts. Mr. Jafri hoped that by selling the parts separately, he could raise $30
million.
But when the auction(拍卖) ended on March 22, Mr. Jafri did much better than that. A French businessman bought all the pieces. Knowing that the money would go to charity also motivated him to decide to pay more. He says he was poor when he grew up, so he's glad to be helping children around the world by buying the painting.
24．How did Sacha Jafri create the large painting?
A．He finished the painting with kids in his room.
B．He got painting inspiration from kids' pictures.
C．He made the painting under 140 kids' guidance.
D．He filled his whole artwork with kids5 drawings.
25．What can we know about the large painting?
A．It remained complete all the time.
B．It took the artist a lot of efforts.
C．It earned the artist a better living.
D．It was made to set a world record.
26．Why did Sacha Jafri create the painting?
A．To help fight the pandemic.
B．To develop kid’s love for art.
C．To show pandemic sufferings.
D．To kill time and seek pleasure.
27．Which of the following words can describe the French businessman?
A．Modest and honest.
B．Brave and determined.
C．Sympathetic and generous.
D．Creative and hardworking,
24.【2022届辽宁省协作体高三第一次模拟】
Prashant Mandal shares a small hut with his wife and four kids, lives on less than $2 a day and recently suffered medical debts of more than $4,000 after his teenage son got sick last year. Yet, despite Mandal’s modest earnings, he spends 20 percent of his income on solar energy, an expense which is key to drawing in customers and helping his children to study. Across the globe, about 1.2 billion people live without electricity. Such limitations are
not only inconvenient, but they put people in low-income countries at a greater risk of developing serious health condition. People living without electricity typically rely on kerosene lamps and other harmful light sources, which can lead to burns, injuries, poisoning and other risks .
Realizing the need for a more efficient energy source, a handful of for-profit companies have developed business models that enable under-served people to purchase solar energy, and, in turn, protect themselves and the environment in the process. Simpa Networks, which focuses its efforts on rural India, is such a company that has found a way to make solar energy affordable and accessible to people in need. Customers are charged a small down payment. Then, through its “progressive purchase” model, they pay in advance for a designated amount of energy consumption. A number of other companies have found ways to get solar energy into the hands and homes of people who typically can’t afford electricity. MPOWERD, a New York-based company, invented an inflatable solar light that is powered by the sun, and is also able to store that energy.
The Luci, which can provide light for up to about 12 hours, is marketed in the developed world as an efficient camping light. Those sales allow the company to keep its production costs down so that they’re actually affordable in low-income countries. “Energy poverty is discouraging but solvable if we all work together,” said John Salzinger, MPOWERD’s co-founder. “Every single consumer’s purchase helps us reduce costs, and then we pass those savings on to those who need affordable lights the most.”
8．Why does the text mention Prashant Mandal in Paragraph 1?
A．To tell us the situation of his family. B．To state Prashant Mandal’s sufferings.
C．To show the convenience of solar energy. D．To lead in the topic of the article.
9．What do the underlined words “ under-served people” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．Those who can produce solar energy.
B．Those who have access to enough electricity.
C．Those who live without sufficient electricity.
D．Those who are willing to use solar energy.
10．How do customers buy solar energy from Simpa Networks?
A．They can pay step by step. B．They can pay after using it.
C．They must fully pay first. D．They can buy it at a discount.
11．What attitude to energy poverty does John Salzinger hold?
A．Concerned. B．Optimistic C．Discouraged D．Neutral
25.【河北省名校联盟2021-2022学年高三下学期联合调研】
On January 9, 2022, it was another cold morning. Temperatures reached lows of 17. 6 °F (-8℃). Dusti Talavera, a housewife in the south suburbs of Denver, was washing dishes in her kitchen when she witnessed a frightening scene outside her kitchen window. Glancing out her kitchen window, she noticed a group of young children playing on an icy pond. Moments later, the children fell through the ice.
Dusti’s heart raced as she saw the children fall through the ice, and she immediately grabbed her shoes to run outside. Submerged（淹没）in the freezing water, the children had lost the strength to stay above the surface. Their fingers were only visible as they desperately tried to grab onto the edges of the ice.
Without hesitation, Dusti placed her own life at risk by stepping on the thin, unstable ice to try to reach the three children. As she reached her hands out to grab them, she also broke the ice and fell into the 15-foot deep pond.
Dusti was first able to reach and pull out the 4-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy. She struggled to reach the last child, a 6-year-old girl. After hearing the loud screams for help, the young girl’s 16-year-old cousin suddenly arrived on scene. He threw Dusti a rope, which she used to drag herself and the young girl out of the water.
All three children were pulled out of the icy water as first responders arrived on scene. The 6-year-old girl was not breathing and had no pulse after being submerged in the icy water for two minutes. First responders performed life-saving CPR. Once the girl was able to breathe on her own, the EMTs (emergency medical technicians) rushed her to the hospital.
4．What did Dusti witness outside her kitchen window?
A．The pond was frozen overnight. B．Her children fell into the icy pond.
C．A couple of kids were in danger. D．Temperatures reached a new low.
5．Which of the following best describes Dusti?
A．Generous. B．Brave.
C．Demanding. D．Impatient.
6．What did the 16-year-old teen do according to the text?
A．He cried out for help, B．He called the EMTs.
C．He performed CPR. D．He got a rope to come to the rescue.
7．What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Three children were found playing on the ice.
B．A woman risked her life to save three children.
C．EMTs did a great job at the moment of truth.
D．Life-saving CPR got spread everywhere.
【2022届吉林省延边州高三教学质量检测（一模）】
Since the age of 5, Laura Lee has had what most would consider an odd habit-she collects toilet rolls. At that time, she didn’t know this habit would eventually become a nationwide recycling campaign.
In December 2018, as a 16-year-old student of Nanyang Girls’ High School in Singapore, Lee founded ToiletRollSG, a national project that aims to collect 1,000 kilograms of cardboard cylinders — or about 150,000 pieces. As of February of 2021, Lee, who was studying at Hwa Chong Institution, had collected 860 kg of toilet rolls, reported Singapore Today. Slightly later, she was awarded Singapore’s National Environment Agency’s Ecofriend Awards, which recognizes individuals for their contributions to the environment, under the Youth and Students category.
But why did she choose toilet rolls? “They are convenient to collect and also one of the purest forms of waste to recycle because they are made of only one material,” Lee told Singapore Today. “Project must be economically practical too. For example, it’s more difficult to recycle pens because they are made up of too many different materials like rubber casings, metals and plastics which require more resources to separate.”
Lee went into a partnership with the waste management firm Veolia, which gives her five cents for every 1 kg of toilet rolls collected.
She organized “toilet roll challenges” within Nanyang Girls’ High School and worked with cleaners to collect used toilet rolls from school toilets. She also conducted talks about ToiletRollSG. But due to COVID-19, she has been unable to conduct physical talks, so she raises awareness about different social causes through her Instagram Live series called On A Roll.
One of the biggest challenges Lee has faced has been others doubting her due to her young age. “I always have to use my actions as well as the different things I’ve done to prove that I’m passionate and know about this,” she told The Straits Times.
Lee will donate the money collected to a social cause that is focused on community health.
8．Why did Lee found ToiletRollSG?
A．To develop some good habits. B．To be honored by Ecofriend Awards.
C．To recycle toilet cardboard cylinders. D．To make contributions to her high school.
9．Lee’s mention of pens in Paragraph 3 is to ________.
A．show toilet rolls are more important B．prove it difficult to recycle pens
C．illustrate the process of recycling pens D．explain Lee’s opinion on recycling
10．What is the biggest challenge Laura is faced with?
A．The failure to conduct talks. B．The ineffective cooperation.
C．The small amount of money. D．The mistrust of others.
11．Which of the following words can best describe Lee?
A．Humorous. B．Responsible. C．Emotional. D．Curious.
【2022届河南省安阳市高三第二次模拟】
Melanie Perkins is co-founder of Canva, which allows users to create graphic designs for free in its simplest version, from social media posts to professional presentations.
The Canva journey started back in 2007, when Perkins was studying at the University of Western Australia. At that time she was teaching students how to use programs like InDesign and Photoshop. Students found the programs hard to learn, and even harder to use. She imagined the future of design would be entirely different. It would be online and very simple.
Perkins got the idea of creating a great new product. At the time, it was just a dream; after all, she and Cliff Obrecht, another co-founder of the company, were just university students with no funding and no technical or entrepreneurial (创业的) knowledge need to create the product and the company.
However, what Melanie and her then friend Obrecht ( now husband ) did have was determination. They took the plunge and created their first design start-up called Fusion Books. It was an easy online platform for designing high school yearbooks. That turned out to be a success, and gave them wings for the next step: Canva.
However, they needed funding. Finding the right people took two years but there was always a lot of rejection for entrepreneurs in their early days, But every time they got a hard question or a reason why people wouldn’t invest, they stayed focused on what they could change. “The normal thing to do after your 100th, 80th or even 20th' no' would be to stop, but you just have to insist trying,” Melanie said.
A key person in getting Canva of the ground was Cameron Adams, an ex-Google employee who brought the technical expertise they needed.
Now Canva is a global business, but neither Perkins nor Obrecht considers that they have collected a fortune just for themselves. They want to do as much good as possible with their money.
4．What inspired Perkins to create an easy design system?
A．The success of her Fusion Books.
B．The need she saw from students.
C．Her then friend Obrecht’s encouragement.
D．A university program she attended.
5．What difficulty did Perkins meet at first?
A．She was short of money.
B．No one supported her.
C．She lacked confidence.
D．She couldn’t find a worker.
6．Which of the following words can best describe Perkins?
A．Easy-going. B．Responsible.
C．Energetic. D．Business-minded.
7．What can we learn from Perkins’ story?
A．Never give up. B．Be true to others.
C．Practice makes perfect. D．Every road leads to Rome.
【云南省云南师范大学附属中学2022届高三高考适应性月考卷（九）】
Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot took home the Olympic gold medal in men’s slopestyle on Monday, just over three years after diagnosed with cancer. The Canadian, who said chemotherapy left him “at zero percent” when diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2018, admired by 17-year-old Chinese home favorite Su Yiming, won gold with a score of 90.96.
Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma about 10 months after winning a silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, the 27-year-old Parrot underwent 12 treatments of chemotherapy over six months, a process he described as the toughest months of his life.
“Exactly three years ago, 1 was lying in a hospital, and I had no energy, no muscles, no cardio. It was the hardest moment of my life. I was going through a true nightmare. And just the thought of snowboarding was my dream at that point.” Parrot said. He steadily regained his strength and winning form as lie earned Winter X Games gold medals in Big Air and slopestyle in 2019 and 2020.
“To be standing here three years later at the Olympics again, doing my passion, laying down the best run I’ve
ever done and winning gold is insane.” He was certainly at his best again on Monday, performing one triple cork after another along the Secret Garden course that’s lined with a snow reproduction of the Great Wall.
Still, there were some anxious moments, like when his teammate his final run. McMorris raised his right hand in the air after landing his last trick, thinking maybe he had won. But it wasn’t good enough to move him past Parrot. McMorris lapped the snow with his board before heading over to hug his teammate. “Max beat cancer, and it’s pretty sick to see him do well.” said McMorris, who has won a lot of medals, but none of them Olympic gold.
4．What made Parrot achieve considerable fame?
A．Winning the Olympic gold medal despite cancer.
B．Showing Canadian snowboarding style.
C．Admiring 17-year-oId Chinese Su Yiming.
D．Having several gold medalist titles.
5．What do we know about Parrot?
A．He was unfortunate to fall seriously ill in 2017.
B．He had terrible nightmares even, night in hospital.
C．He encountered the toughest and lowest events in his career.
D．He stood 12 treatments of chemotherapy over a half year.
6．What’s the crucial reason for Parrot to be at his best again?
A．His eagerness for Olympic golds.
B．His passion for snowboarding.
C．His anxiety to win over opponents.
D．His desire to compete at the Great Wall.
7．Which of the following can best describe Parrot?
A．Quick-witted and purposeful. B．Public-spirited and aggressive.
C．Strong-willed and ambitious. D．Tough-minded and considerate.
【2022届安徽省宣城市高三年级第二次调研】
Looking out of my window today reminded me of another day just like this one, a day when I was searching for a special blue bird. I thought it had been talking to my grandmother about me.
One day grandmother asked me to buy some bread. On the way home I gave my bread to a black dog. I really wanted to keep her but I knew my mother would not allow.
An idea occurred to me. I got to our back gate, carefully dug a hole under the fence, and left the rest of the bread right at the hole. Then from the front door I went down the drive and through to the backyard. I got there just in time. She was trying to reach the bread at the hole. I held her front paws and pulled her through. She ate up the bread and I was delighted that my idea had worked.
When I got inside, I told my grandmother that my bread was eaten by a stray dog. I was very pleased with myself for not having to lie. We suddenly heard scratching coming from the back door. Seeing her, grandmother asked me, “Where did that come from?” “She must have come in under the gate.” I pointed out the hole under the back gate. Grandmother told me she thought it was I who brought the dog home. I looked at my grandmother’ s face and asked, “How did you know?” She said, “A little bird told me, a little blue bird told me.” I reminded her I had not told a lie. She grinned and said, “No you did not lie. But the truth you told was not the whole story either.”
I spent most of that summer making sure the blue birds stayed out of the yard. I remember watching grandmother giggling a little as she watched me.
Years later I found out that grandmother had been looking out of the breakfast room window and watched me dig the hole, run back into the yard and pull the dog through. She and my mother laughed about it. Anyway, we kept the dog (even after she delivered 13 puppies) until she passed away with snow-white on her snout and around her eyes.
4．How did the dog get into the house?
A．From the hole under the fence. B．From the bakery at the back door.
C．From the front door and the drive. D．From the breakfast room window.
5．What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A．The bird. B．The scratching noise. C．The dog. D．The hole.
6．Why did grandmother grin?
A．Because she knew the truth. B．Because she once talked to the bind.
C．Because she thought I told the truth. D．Because she loved the dog too.
7．How did the writer feel about keeping the dog?
A．Frightened and puzzled. B．Concerned and happy.
C．Tolerant and sympathetic. D．Delighted and carefree.
【2022届安徽省高考冲刺卷（一）】
Dr. Kwane Stewart has been working overtime. When his workday ends, the San Diego-based veterinarian
does not stop caring for animals. Stewart, who has been a vet for over 20 years, has developed a passion for helping the homeless and their pets. And a few years ago, he found himself stopping to treat pets living on the street.
As he walked on the streets of San Diego, Stewart would stop to give free check-ups to homeless people’s pets. “A quick check-up, maybe some medicine or food... it isn’t a lot but sometimes giving a little can make all the difference,” says Stewart.
Word about his mission to help animals spread, and he ended up getting his own reality TV show, which follows him to other cities in California, where he provides free treatment for the pets he sees on the streets.
With his show, the Street Vet, which is shown on Canada’s Cottage TV, Stewart hopes to “raise awareness and encourage others to give a little back, too.” But despite the widespread attention, his mission does face some challenges.
“Some of the pets I come across need treatment (life-saving in some cases) that can be very costly and it’s hard to ever say no to a pet that is suffering,” Stewart explains on GoFundMe page he created to help raise money for these animals.
The money raised could go to minor treatments, like ear infections, which can be around US$100, or more serious cases like a tumor (肿瘤) removal, which can be up to US$1, 500. “All donations will go to the care of these pets and will surely make a difference in the owners' lives as well,” Stewart writes.
He started a story about one dog he treats named Dinker, who has a rare condition that will require surgery. Stewart and the pup’s owner, Walter, are trying to make the procedure happen, but it’s very expensive. With over US$ 60, 000 raised so far, Stewart hopes to soon help Dinker and other homeless pets just like him get the treatment they need.
“Working on the streets, I’ve experienced some of the most genuine stories of love, compassion, struggle and hope,” he says. “It’s been life-changing and truly inspiring.”
24．How can we best describe Stewart as a vet?
A．Unqualified. B．Sympathetic. C．Stubborn. D．Demanding.
25．Why was the Street Vet created?
A．To promote Stewart's TV program.
B．To call on people to donate to the needy.
C．To honor veterinarian Stewart's selfless behavior.
D．To raise people’s awareness of homeless animals’ need for care.
26．What challenge does Stewart face?
A．His TV show has received little attention.
B．Medical equipment to treat pets is out of date.
C．The money for the treatment of pets is insufficient.
D．There are too many homeless pets in need of treatment.
27．What does Stewart think of his work on the streets?
A．Rewarding. B．Tiring. C．Effortless. D．Complex.
【2022届江西省九江市高考第二次模拟】
Growing up on a farm in northeastern Brazil, I was the first and only person in my family to graduate from high school and pursue higher education. My parents worked on a small farm inherited (继承) from my grandparents. I helped out when I was not in school.
My parents always had a close relationship with nature, so they knew the exact time of year to plant or pick certain fruits. I learned from my parents about the large bees that frequented one of our fruit crops—mangangava, we called them. This was the main reason I became interested in biology.
In college, as a black student, from a rural community, I did not see myself in my professors, most of whom were white and spoke with a different accent. Even if I studied for several hours per day, I fell behind peers who came from private schools. The feeling of not belonging circled in my head. I sometimes thought about giving up.
But one day, when I was asked to give a presentation about bees, I didn’t mention their familiar name; instead I used formal terms when describing their adaptations for pollinating (授粉). I was afraid of being judged for expressing my personal knowledge in a science class. But one of the instructors pressed me to tell the class whether I’d seen the bees myself and what I called them and said tapping into my personal experiences would help me grasp the scientific concepts. No other professors had shown that kind of sensitivity. The instructor made it clear that he valued what I’d learned from my family and from my personal experiences on the farm and that I didn’t need to hide who I truly am.
I’m now a master’s student in education, working on a project that explores the connection between science and traditional knowledge. I don’t think I’d be here today if I hadn’t crossed paths with that instructor. We need more educators and scientists like him, who serves as a role model and knows that the best way to allow students to be themselves.
4．What does “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．The fruits. B．My parents.
C．The large bees. D．The fruit crops.
5．Why did the author want to give up at first?
A．He was not attached to his professors. B．He had difficulty fitting in.
C．He was always looked down upon. D．He was busy studying everyday.
6．Why did the author use formal terms in his presentation?
A．To express his personal knowledge. B．To avoid being criticized by others.
C．To grasp the scientific concepts. D．To show who he truly is.
7．Which of the following words can best describe the instructor?
A．Indifferent and selfish. B．Knowledgeable and ambitious.
C．Courageous and generous. D．Professional and kind.
【2022届江西省华大联考高三下学期3月模拟】
NBC News published an opinion piece declaring that parents aren’t qualified to make decisions about school curricula for their children. The column, “Schools face parents who want to ban critical race theory and don’t get how teaching works”, written by author Christina Wyman was instantly roasted on social media.
“Parents and politicians across the country are getting their fingers into the curricula that public schools use to teach students. Some states are passing laws to keep critical race theory out of schools, and school libraries are coming under attack for containing books about gender. There are even parents who are trying to keep students away from learning about mental health and as though helping children build emotional strength is a bad thing,” Wyman wrote to kick off the piece.
“While the political climate and national involvement in school districts give the phenomenon a broader platform and have more serious impact, this behavior is nothing new. Parents have always tried to interfere (干涉) with curricula, as I observed when teaching middle school in the mid-2000s,” she continued. Wyman then compared parents wanting to have a say in what their children learn to people breaking into an operating room during surgery on their children. “These interventions are nothing more than theater, and school boards and administrators should be protecting their teachers and students from them rather than bowing to them,” she wrote.
Wyman, who spent some time discussing her own schooling and Ph. D．in curriculum, painted parents as under-qualified to cut in unless they have achieved the same level of education that is required of most teachers. Wyman wrote, “An educator’s primary goal is to teach students to think. Parents who attempt to influence curricula
with their personal opinions block that goal.”
8．How did Wyman begin the piece?
A．By presenting some unreasonable phenomena.
B．By calling for parents’ concern about children.
C．By stressing students’ mental health problems.
D．By introducing various public school curricula.
9．What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Curricula. B．Parents.
C．Interventions. D．Administrators.
10．Why does Wyman write the opinion piece?
A．To attract readers’ attention to NBC． B．To reflect parents’ love for children.
C．To call for more concern for curricula. D．To persuade parents out of interfering.
11．Which word can best describe Wyman?
A．Stubborn. B．Qualified. C．Optimistic. D．Unprofessional.
【2022届陕西省安康市高三第二次教学质量联考（二模）】
Getting mixed families together isn’t always an easy task and some children can be left feeling hurt or angry when their parents remarry. But one woman has made sure her new stepson knows exactly how much she appreciates him, by dedicating part of her wedding vows (誓言) to him.
Vanessa Lynch, 30, became stepmum to nine-year-old Henry when she tied the knot with Craig Lynch and after making her vows to her new husband, she turned her attention to the young boy. Her vows said, “Henry, I know I wasn’t there for your first steps or your first words, but I promise I will be there for many more of your firsts. I promise to love you as if you were my own and lastly I promise I will be the best wife for your dad and I promise to be the best stepmum I can be for you.”
And Vanessa insisted she wanted to dedicate some of her vows to Henry because she didn’t want him to see her as just a “woman his dad was married to”. She explained, “I’m glad I decided to do it because Henry told me that they meant a lot to him and that he feels even closer to me than before.”
Vanessa also had a stepdad growing up and chose to walk down the aisle with both her biological dad and her stepdad to show that family doesn’t just mean blood relatives. She said, “I come from a mixed family, so I wanted to show how stepparents should treat stepchildren as though they were their own children. You don’t share blood
with someone, but it does not mean you cannot be a family. It all comes from love you hold for a person and what you commit to one another.”
24．How did Vanessa show her care for her stepson？
A．By allowing him to live with her. B．By vowing to him at her wedding.
C．By purchasing his favourite toys. D．By promising to give him freedom.
25．What may the underlined part mean in paragraph 2？
A．Got married to. B．Got familiar with.
C．Got engaged in. D．Got involved with.
26．How is the relation between Vanessa and her stepson now？
A．Worse than ever. B．As close as before.
C．Greatly improved. D．No closer than before.
27．Which words can best describe Vanessa Lynch?
A．Sensitive and skeptical. B．Ambitious and gentle.
C．Talented and intelligent. D．Kind and considerate.