练习 专辑14 阅读理解推理判断之描述人物或事物特征（教师版+学生版）

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1. 三年真题考点分布
2. 命题规律及备考策略
【命题规律】近3年新高考卷对于阅读理解中描述人物或事物的考点考查了5次。主要考查：
根据阅读文章整体或部分内容及事实来推断作者对人物和事物特征的描述。描述人物或事物特征的方法：1.根据文章尤其是记叙文对人物或事件的描述来推断人物的特征，推断人物特征时，要注意当遇到两个并列词的时候，这两个词都必须符合人物或事件的特征；2.描述事物特征，可以通过作者在文章中流露出的思想感情来判断。
【备考策略】系统归类描述人物或事物特征的方法；熟练掌握阅读技能。
【命题预测】
通过阅读理解中的描述人物或事物特征，考查考生归纳总结能力、培养有情感、有情怀的人。因此，推断描述人物或事物特征题还将在2024年高考中出现。
【2024年高考命题预测】
描述人物、事件特征考点是高考中的常考点。一篇记叙文中总说有一些人物出现，描述人物的性质特征以及人物对事件的看法是命题者常出话题。预测在2024高考中，描述人物、事件特征题可能会继续在高考阅读理解中呈现。
【推理判断之描述人物、事件特征考点指南】
描述人物、事件特征考点常考问题：
1．Which f the fllwing best
2．Accrding t the text, which wrds can best describe
3.Which f the fllwing best describe accrding t Paragraph
4.Hw wuld the authr feel abut the utcme f the event?
5.What did the authr think f
【高考命题思路和方法】
高考阅读理解中常有描述人物或事物特点的阅读理解题。命题人通过文章中对人物的事迹、语言、心理等进行描述，进而让考生推测人物或事物的性格特征。
【备考实战方法】
把描述人物的性格特征的词一一列出，基本上考题不会超出这些词汇，考前把它们的意思记熟。预测每个词需要和什么样的事迹相对应，这样在考场上就能迅速地找到答案。对这种题要迅速解决，以给其他试题提供做题时间。
【描写人物事物特征的形容词】
generus慷慨的；brave勇敢的；demanding要求高的; 苛求的; 需要高技能(或耐性等)的; 费力的; 要求极严的; 难满足的；impatient不耐烦的； utging外向的；easy-ging随和的；rganized有条理的；mdest谦虚的；ptimistic乐观的；cautius小心，谨慎的；caring乐于助人的; 关心他人的; 体贴人的； skillful熟练的; 灵巧的; 擅长于 (at; in); 制作精巧的；respnsible负责任的； determined有决心的；mdest谦虚的；creative有创造力的；ambitius有雄心的；adventurus冒险的；cperative 有合作意识的；hnest诚实的；capable adj. 有能力的,有才能的；cnfident adj.自信的；diligent adj.勤奋的；vluntary adj.自愿的,主动的；energetic adj. 精力旺盛的；humrus adj.幽默的；enthusiastic adj.热情的；experienced adj.有经验的；intelligent聪明的; 智能的; 有才智的; 悟性强的; 有智力的; 有理解和学习能力的；grateful感激的；helpful有帮助的；talkative健谈的；athletic运动型; 体育运动的; 健壮的；patient有耐心的；innvative创新的；tlerant忍受的；psitive 积极的；cmmitted坚信的; 尽心尽力的; 坚定的；cnsiderate 体贴的；ashamed惭愧的; regretful后悔的；disappinted失望的；amazed吃惊的；satisfied满意的；disappinted失望的；shcked震惊的；verjyed过度高兴的；pleased满意的；indifferent冷漠的；srrwful悲伤的；sympathetic同情的；hardwrking勤劳的；embarrassed尴尬的；prud自豪的；energetic充满活力的；curageus勇敢的; 无畏的；independent独立的；sensitive敏感的。
【典例1】[2023·新高考全国Ⅱ卷]
B
Turning sil, pulling weeds, and harvesting cabbage sund like tugh wrk fr middle and high schl kids. And at first it is, says Abby Jaramill, wh with anther teacher started Urban Spruts, a schl garden prgramme at fur lw-incme schls. The prgramme aims t help students develp science skills, envirnmental awareness, and healthy lifestyles.
Jaramill’s students live in neighburhds where fresh fd and green space are nt easy t find and fast fd restaurants utnumber grcery stres. “The kids literally cme t schl with bags f snacks and large bttles f sft drinks,” she says. “They cme t us thinking vegetables are awful, dirt is awful, insects are awful.” Thugh sme are initially scared f the insects and turned ff by the dirt, mst are eager t try smething new.
Urban Spruts’ classes, at tw middle schls and tw high schls, include hands-n experiments such as sil testing, flwer-and-seed dissectin, tastings f fresh r dried prduce, and wrk in the garden. Several times a year, students ck the vegetables they grw, and they ccasinally make salads fr their entire schls.
Prgramme evaluatins shw that kids eat mre vegetables as a result f the classes.“We have students wh say they went hme and talked t their parents and nw they’re eating differently,” Jaramill says.
She adds that the prgramme’s benefits g beynd nutritin. Sme students get s interested in gardening that they bring hme seeds t start their wn vegetable gardens. Besides, wrking in the garden seems t have a calming effect n Jaramill’s special educatin students, many f whm have emtinal cntrl issues. “They get utside,” she says, “and they feel successful.”
( )26.Which f the fllwing best describes the impact f the prgramme?
A.Far-reaching.
B.Predictable.
C.Shrt-lived.
D.Unidentifiable.
【典例2】[2023·新高考全国Ⅱ卷]
D
As cities balln with grwth, access t nature fr peple living in urban areas is becming harder t find. If yu’re lucky, there might be a pcket park near where yu live, but it’s unusual t find places in a city that are relatively wild.
Past research has fund health and wellness benefits f nature fr humans, but a new study shws that wildness in urban areas is extremely imprtant fr human well-being.
The research team fcused n a large urban park. They surveyed several hundred park-gers, asking them t submit a written summary nline f a meaningful interactin they had with nature in the park. The researchers then examined these submissins, cding (编码) experiences int different categries. Fr example, ne participant’s experience f “We sat and listened t the waves at the beach fr a while” was assigned the categries “sitting at beach” and “listening t waves”.
Acrss the 320 submissins, a pattern f categries the researchers call a“nature language” began t emerge. After the cding f all submissins, half a dzen categries were nted mst ften as imprtant t visitrs. These include encuntering wildlife, walking alng the edge f water, and fllwing an established trail.
Naming each nature experience creates a usable language, which helps peple recgnize and take part in the activities that are mst satisfying and meaningful t them. Fr example, the experience f walking alng the edge f water might be satisfying fr a yung prfessinal n a weekend hike in the park. Back dwntwn during a wrkday, they can enjy a mre dmestic frm f this interactin by walking alng a funtain n their lunch break.
“We’re trying t generate a language that helps bring the human-nature interactins back int ur daily lives. And fr that t happen, we als need t prtect nature s that we can interact with it,” said Peter Kahn, a senir authr f the study.
( )32.What phenmenn des the authr describe at the beginning f the text?
A.Pcket parks are nw ppular.
B.Wild nature is hard t find in cities.
C.Many cities are verppulated.
D.Peple enjy living clse t nature.
【典例3】[2023·全国乙卷]
C
What cmes int yur mind when yu think f British fd? Prbably fish and chips, r a Sunday dinner f meat and tw vegetables. But is British fd really s uninteresting? Even thugh Britain has a reputatin fr less-than-impressive cuisine, it is prducing mre tp class chefs wh appear frequently n ur televisin screens and whse recipe bks frequently tp the best seller lists.
It’s thanks t these TV chefs rather than any advertising campaign that Britns are turning away frm meat-and-tw-veg and ready-made meals and becming mre adventurus in their cking habits. It is recently reprted that the number f thse sticking t a traditinal diet is slwly declining and arund half f Britain’s cnsumers wuld like t change r imprve their cking in sme way. There has been a rise in the number f students applying fr fd curses at UK universities and clleges. It seems that TV prgrammes have helped change what peple think abut cking.
Accrding t a new study frm market analysts, 1 in 5 Britns say that watching ckery prgrammes n TV has encuraged them t try different fd. Almst ne third say they nw use a wider variety f ingredients(配料) than they used t, and just under 1 in 4 say they nw buy better quality ingredients than befre. One in fur adults say that TV chefs have made them much mre cnfident abut expanding their ckery knwledge and skills, and yung peple are als getting mre interested in cking. The UK’s bsessin(痴迷) with fd is reflected thrugh televisin scheduling. Ckery shws and dcumentaries abut fd are bradcast mre ften than befre. With an increasing number f male chefs n TV, it?s n lnger “uncl” fr bys t like cking.
( )28.What d peple usually think f British fd?
A.It is simple and plain.
B.It is rich in nutritin.
C.It lacks authentic tastes.
D.It deserves a high reputatin.
( )29.Which best describes ckery prgrammes n British TV?
A.Authritative.
B.Creative.
C.Prfitable.
D.Influential.
【典例4】【新疆昌吉学联体第三次高考适应性联考】
On January 9, 2022, it was anther cld mrning. Temperatures reached lws f 17. 6 °F (-8℃). Dusti Talavera, a husewife in the suth suburbs f Denver, was washing dishes in her kitchen when she witnessed a frightening scene utside her kitchen windw. Glancing ut her kitchen windw, she nticed a grup f yung children playing n an icy pnd. Mments later, the children fell thrugh the ice.
Dusti’s heart raced as she saw the children fall thrugh the ice, and she immediately grabbed her shes t run utside. Submerged（淹没）in the freezing water, the children had lst the strength t stay abve the surface. Their fingers were nly visible as they desperately tried t grab nt the edges f the ice.
Withut hesitatin, Dusti placed her wn life at risk by stepping n the thin, unstable ice t try t reach the three children. As she reached her hands ut t grab them, she als brke the ice and fell int the 15-ft deep pnd.
Dusti was first able t reach and pull ut the 4-year-ld girl and 11-year-ld by. She struggled t reach the last child, a 6-year-ld girl. After hearing the lud screams fr help, the yung girl’s 16-year-ld cusin suddenly arrived n scene. He threw Dusti a rpe, which she used t drag herself and the yung girl ut f the water.
All three children were pulled ut f the icy water as first respnders arrived n scene. The 6-year-ld girl was nt breathing and had n pulse after being submerged in the icy water fr tw minutes. First respnders perfrmed life-saving CPR. Once the girl was able t breathe n her wn, the EMTs (emergency medical technicians) rushed her t the hspital.
5．Which f the fllwing best describes Dusti?
A．Generus.B．Brave.
C．Demanding.D．Impatient.
【典例5】【吉林省长春市普通高中高三质量监测（三）】
Christmas 2020 was shaping up t be a heartbreaker fr Melanie Lee. A few weeks earlier, her 33-year-ld sn had lst his battle with a lng illness. Then the transmissin (变速器) n her 2007 Chevrlet Tahe failed t wrk. She had n means f paying fr it t be fixed.
“When it brke dwn, I brke dwn,” Lee tld CNN. “Nw I dn’t have my baby, and I dn’t have transprtatin. Hw am I suppsed t stay active in my grandchildren’s lives?”
Elit Middletn, 38, wh is the wner f a barbecue restaurant and frmer aut mechanic, in his free time, repairs and gives away used cars. He’d heard abut Lee’s difficult situatin frm her nephew Frank McClary, the mayr f Andrews, Suth Carlina. On Christmas mrning, Middletn shwed up unannunced at Lee’s hme with a gift: a white 1993 Oldsmbile.
“I had n idea what was ging n,” said Lee. “He handed me the keys and didn’t ask fr anything.” Once again, she’s able t pick up her granddaughters frm schl and take them t dance class. “I gt my freedm back.”
The idea fr the used-car giveaway came t Middletn a year earlier during a fd drive he’d rganized. Many f thse wh’d lined up fr a meal walked up t fur miles t get there because they didn’t have cars. “Cars are a lifeline in this part f Suth Carlina,” Middletn tld CBS. “There’s n public transprtatin, n Ubers, n taxis t take peple t jb interviews, dctr appintments, even fd shpping.” S he psted n Facebk an ffer t trade his restaurant’s specialty, barbecued ribs, fr brken-dwn vehicles. Since then, friends and strangers have drpped ff mre than 100 cars in varius states f disrepair. Many sit in Middletn’s yard waiting t be patched up and dnated, usually t thse he’s heard abut thrugh wrd f muth. It’s a list f names that grws daily.
“Peple think Elit is an angel,” Mayr McClary tld the Washingtn Pst. “And I d t.”
27．Accrding t the text, which wrds can best describe Middletn?
A．Outging and rganized.B．Mdest and ptimistic.
C．Generus and cautius.D．Caring and skillful.
【典例6】【安徽省合肥市高三第二次教学质量检测】
During schl life, Muhammad Tariq Khan develped an interest in playing badmintn. Unfrtunately, the schl did nt have a cach, s he had t self-learn the sprt. His dedicatin helped him becme an under 12 Pakistan Champin at the age f 10.
Cming frm a wrking-class family, Khan had t wrk in a factry t earn mney fr his family. But driven by his passin, Khan fund ut ways t watch ther players play matches n the badmintn curt and he learned varius techniques used by experienced players. Meanwhile, Khan practiced badmintn by hitting the shuttlecck (羽毛球) against the walls f his hme. Seeing his passin fr the sprt, his family bught him a net, a few wden rackets, and a pack f shuttles t practice at hme. Later, Khan ften practiced in an pen curt. T maintain strength, he went n daily mrning sprints (短跑) by the riverside t be fit.
His intense practice sessins had made him s skilled that he curageusly attacked and played against the tp-ranked players. Sn he became a knwn player. Althugh he had a supprtive family, he culd nt take up badmintn as a full-time career. In rder t help his father with finances and shulder respnsibility fr his brthers and sisters, he had t switch his fcus t build a lng-lasting and stable career t sustain his family. After cmpleting his degree in Bachelr f Cmmerce frm Sindh University in 1964, he jined the Pakistan Internatinal Airlines in 1967. As an adult, he acknwledged the imprtance f his duties and perfrmed them with great enthusiasm. Despite his daily ffice rutine, Khan did nt leave his passin fr sprts and played regularly.
The jurney f Khan’s achieving his gals is indeed challenging. His family had spent their initial days in a refugee (难民) camp. Khan ever walked lng distances frm cllege t his huse t avid using public transprt t save cash t buy shuttleccks.
Tday he has been recgnized by many reputable Pakistani platfrms fr his cntributin t badmintn. His persnality is inspiratinal fr many yung individuals, wh can learn frm him the art f balancing life pressures and sticking t a passin!
7．Which f the fllwing can best describe Khan?
A．Respnsible and determined.B．Mdest and creative.
C．Ambitius and adventurus.D．Cperative and hnest.
【典例7】【辽宁省辽东南普通高中协作校第一次模拟】
I became aware f my stutter (结巴) when I was arund 9, in the furth grade. I began t see hw ther peple viewed me. When the teacher asked the whle class questins, I never raised my hand thugh I knew the answer, because I knew I wuld stutter. Sme kids wuld tell me that I talked funny, ask why I didn't talk nrmally, r laugh at me. As sn as that started t happen, I became mre intrverted (内向的).
It wasn't until the summer f 2015, befre freshman year at high schl. All my friends and my parents encuraged me t jin the high schl ftball team. I wed much t them, especially Cach Lane wh taught me hw t play ftball. He tk the time-and had the patience-t actually teach me what t d, hw t d it and hw t understand the cncepts f play.
In junir year, I started my first game fr the high schl team. I had a very gd seasn and in January 2018, I signed the University f Nrth Carlina. The lder we get, the mre f an understanding we have abut the wrld and ther peple. S the first time my teammates in cllege heard me talk and heard that I stuttered, they did nt say a thing. That was a big deal t me because I was s used t peple making cmments. My teammates actually tell me t slw dwn because talking faster causes me t stutter mre. It's really helped me develp cnfidence.
Whenever I g back hme t Gergia, I vlunteer with children at my church, including thse wh have learning disabilities. I like t d that t inspire them with cnfidence. I had cnfidence issues when I was a kid because f my stutter, s I just dn't want them t have t g thrugh what I did. In the future, I wuld like t start a fundatin t give back t peple wh stutter and create a prgram where kids all acrss the wrld wh have a stutter can have a safe space.
30．Which f the fllwing best describes the authr?
A．Grateful and caring.B．Helpful and talkative.
C．Athletic and generus.D．Cnfident and patient.
【典例8】【山东省潍坊市高三下学期3月高中学科核心素养测评】
Seminle was far t accustmed t the business. Everyne sympathized with him depending n lng hurs, minimum wage, and ill-mannered custmers. Althugh struggling t pay his rent, he still went all ut t make thse lucky enugh t sit at his tables laugh. The day was ging quick.
He was exhausted when he arrived t wrk the next day, but he went abut his daily duties, putting n a brave face as custmers cmplained abut the fd r questined the bill. Usually as he prepared t clse fr the night, a cuple f custmers wuld sit dwn and rder drinks. Mst f the crew had left by clsing time, but Seminle stayed t serve. Eventually, the last rund was rdered and he gave them the bill. The minimum tip was suggested n the receipt. “Tmrrw will be better,” murmured he.
But luck wasn’t n his side. Evening appraching, a grup f teenagers stepped in. Thankfully, they were plite and respectful. Their cheerful behavir began t rub ff n him. As always, he did his best t make their dining experience a pleasant ne.
Once they finished their dishes, he placed the bill n the table, accmpanied with sme candies. They placed their ntes n the receipt and left smiling. When he returned t clear the table, he was shcked. The teenagers nly left a tip f $3, but their ttal bill was mre than $100. He’d gne abve and beynd serving the tasty dishes. Hw culd they be s rude?
Later that week, he struggled t let g f the awkward memries. He arrived at wrk and expected it t be like any ther, but there was smething left behind the desk fr him — a tw-page handwritten letter frm the teenagers with $18 attached, in which they explained they were unaware f the tipping practice due t it being their first time ut alne. Everything suddenly made sense.
Seminle was s tuched by their gesture that he upladed a picture f the letter sharing their admirable effrts. Web visitrs viced their pinins, and the reactin was mre than psitive.
6．Which f the fllwing best describes Seminle?
A．Patient and innvative.B．Generus and tlerant.
C．Psitive and cmmitted.D．Cnsiderate and ambitius.
1.【2023届安徽省皖江联盟高三最后一卷联考】
Cming f age is that time in each f ur lives when we begin t see the pssibilities. The wrld pens up in ways that matures ur visin, gives us a sense f respnsibility and gratitude. Cnnr Thmsn had just started cllege and lved being at that phase in his life where he culd eat all the pizza he wanted, yet engage in adult cnversatins with his parents abut the respnsibility t make life better fr thers. Cnnr’s ptimism was striking. There was s much he culd d, s much he culd becme. But it all ended ne night when Cnnr was distracted(分心的) while driving in a Clrad canyn.
Cnnr’s father, David, tk it particularly hard. A father sees mre than his wn traits in his sn; he sees greater pssibilities than he achieved. Taking that hpe away left David feeling aimless. But Cnnr’s ptimism was ne f thse traits passed n t him by his father. S David gt t wrk. First, he established the Hnr Cnnr Schlarship Fund t reward students wh served in the cmmunity. Next, he went t wrk creating a research-based curriculum that educates University f Clrad Bulder students and their families abut the dangers f texting and driving.
David nw wrks with lecturers at varius clleges and high schls, ensuring yung minds understand hw statically at risk they are when they text and drive. He’s becme a passinate advcate fr preparing yung peple t drive safely and nt subcnsciusly reach fr their phnes while they’re at the wheel. It includes a very simple three-part cmmitment: t nt text r use scial media while driving, speak ut if riding with a driver wh is distracted and encurage friends and family t drive phne-free.
While every cnstructive effrt reminds David f the lss he suffered, he is encuraged knwing that mre yung peple with s much t f r the wrd will be arund t d gd. “I get t be a part f what Cnnr wuld have dne,” says David.
5．Which f the fllwing can best describe David?
A．Optimistic and helpful.B．Self-centered but determined.
C．Thughtful and daring.D．Cl-minded but reasnable.
2.【2023届福建省泉州市普通高三5月份适应性练习】
An English mther, Liz Pinfield-Wells, has recycled mre than 2,600 punds (1,200 kg) f trash (垃圾) thrugh a DIY recycling center in her garden shed (棚) in Dawley Shrpshire. Pinfield-Wells established the recycling center after the birth f her third child when she discvered that her twn’s radside recycling prgram did nt accept certain items.
The recycling center accepts 30 different categries f recyclable waste. Pin field-Wells encuraged the public t leave their mixed recycled items at the end f her driveway, and dzens f residents have since drpped ff their trash in her shed. She has even accepted Pringles tubes, which have metal and plastic cmpnents and shuld nt be placed in the radside bin. “Setting up the recycling drp-ff center, in my frnt garden has hpefully helped the cmmunity t recycle mre. It can smetimes seem a little difficult knwing where t start but with every small step, it gets that little bit easier,” she said.
Every mnth, she sends the cllected items in vacuum-packed (真空包装的) bags t TerraCycle, a firm that turns the waste int small plastic balls fr use in ther prducts, such as watering cans and benches. The weight f the trash is then changed int pints fr mney, which can be paid ut twice a year t a charity r sprts rganizatin f her chice.
In the last three years, Pinfield-Wells has raised mre than £1,000, which she has dnated t her 14-year-ld daughter Ze’s gymnastic grup t buy new equipment. She has als dnated mney t anther lcal charity t buy wdchips fr their cmmunity garden.
Pinfield-Wells hpes that her recycling center will raise awareness abut the imprtance f recycling and encurage thers t take small steps t reduce their carbn ftprint. She has created a Facebk grup fr here ec-center recycling shed, which nw has ver 1,000 members.
7．Which f the fllwing best describes Liz Pinfield-Wells?
A．Ambitius and intelligent.B．Respnsible and thughtful.
C．Adventurus and determined.D．Pineering and humble.
3.【2023届河北省邯郸市高考三模（保温卷）】
In a clse-up (特写), ne man is pulling the ther with all his strength thrugh the windw f an SUV, a type f vehicle, which is stuck dangerusly n a cliff (悬崖) 30 feet abve a busy radway.
Jasn Warnck, then 29, is the man perfrming the life-saving actin. He was driving in Lewistn, Idah, in April 2015 when he came upn a fallen tree in the middle f the rad. “I was like, ‘What happened’?” he tld a news website. Warnck stretched ut his neck t stare up the side f a cliff. At the very tp, where the tree shuld have been, was an SUV swinging n the edge, held back frm falling t the rad by a delicate, heavily damaged chain-link fence. Lking inside the car, Warnck culd see a panicked Matthew Sitk, 23, beating n the passenger-side windw.
That’s when Warnck sprang int actin. He crssed a nearby ftbridge, and climbed up the cliff t get t the vehicle. When Warnck gt t the car, he tried breaking the windw with a tl he had n him, nly t realize that his cracking was shaking the car and might cause it t slip dwn the hill. He stpped and turned t calming Sitk enugh t get him t pen the windw. “Give me yur hand,” Warnck said. “If this thing ges, I want t have a hld f yu s I can at least get yu ut f there.” Befre reaching fr the lifeline, Sitk had ne request: “Can I grab my phne?” Sn enugh, Warnck had freed bth man and his machine.
Accrding t the Lewistn plice chief, the accident was caused when Sitk, wh suffered nly minr injuries, lst cntrl f his car. Fr his part, Warnck insisted he came t Sitk’s aid fr ne simple reasn: “I just did what anyne wuld d.”
7．Which f the fllwing can best describe Warnck?
A．Calm but stubbrn.B．Daring but anxius.
C．Caring and decisive.D．Optimistic and strng.
4.【2023届广东省八市高考4月二联考】
Helga Stentzel’s Clthesline Animals cmbine charming images as fine art prints in varius sizes.
As an artist whse style she calls “husehld surrealism (超现实主义)”，she wrks in varius media and has a large cllectin f wrks. Instead f thrwing an ld pair f pants r T-shirt away, Helga Stentzel puts her tired garments ut t the farm. By hanging them n a simple clthesline she sets up and flding them artfully that lk like animals, she takes wnderful pictures. Sme are sht in real lcatins while thers are digitally placed in envirnments in charming frm with appealing clrs.
Siberian-brn Stentzel has cperated with many respectable and well-knwn brands, ne f which is Hgar Verde, a bi-friendly laundry prducts brand in Ecuadr. Fr them she has created the adrable clthing illusicns (错觉) fr a print ad campaign，which als drew attentin t the endangered animals shwn within, like dinsaurs, plar bears and s n.
Stentzel’s practice started frm her childhd in Siberia, where she spent hurs surveying her grandmther’s carpet, wds and randm bjects fr recgnizable frms, including a pile f buckets lking like the Leaning Twer f Pisa.
In what seems a very simple gesture, Stentzel’s wrks emply husehld items and turn them int surrealist images that uncver different reading layers. Frm fd t clthes, the artist is inspired by everyday bjects and gives them a secnd life thrugh her creative and really petic persnal angle.
“I stare at things lnger than scially acceptable! It can be anything—a chair, a ndle hanging ff the frk, a lamp pst in the middle f the rad. Observatin is a frm f thinking fr me. I really enjy studying clrs, shapes and textures—with n expectatin, simply admiring their unique beauty. Very ften there’s nthing mre t it, but smetimes BOOM!—a creative idea hits my brain, and it makes a link between sliced bread and wrinkled skin f a French bulldg. It’s very unpredictable,”Stentzel said.
6．Which f the fllwing can best describe Stentzel’s fine art prints?
A．Cmplex and digital.B．Meaningful and creative.
C．Petic but cmmercial.D．Ordinary but bi-friendly.
5.【2023届湖南省部分名校联盟高三5月冲刺压轴大联考】
The Suth African twn Hamburg is situated by ne f the mst beautiful estuaries (河口) in the Eastern Cape. It’s knwn fr its rich Xhsa culture. It is als hme t a grup f wmen wh have prduced a series f extrardinary artwrks that have been exhibited arund the wrld.
Keiskamma Art Prject was created t teach lcal wmen embridery (刺绣) skills t help them at a tugh time ecnmically and scially, but unexpectedly it has grwn int smething much bigger. Having been shwn at internatinal art galleries, many f their tapestries (挂毯) are nw being displayed under ne rf fr the first time, at an exhibitin in Jhannesburg.
Their stry began in 2000, when Dr. Carl Hfmeyr mved frm Jhannesburg t Hamburg. She fund that the twn was struggling with high unemplyment and that lcal wmen were desperate t find ways t feed their families. Having studied embridery herself, she hped that passing n that knwledge t lcal wmen wuld help empwer them.
Frm humble beginnings, mre and mre wmen heard abut the prject thrugh wrd f muth. Nw, ver 150 wmen are part f the prject. Selling their wrks prvides a surce f incme, but the prject has als created a supprt system fr the wmen.
Initially, the wmen started ut simply creating cushins (坐垫) and small handbags t sell t turists. Eventually, they started receiving tasks fr larger pieces. They were given panels abut a meter in size t wrk n at hme. By jining the cmpleted panels tgether, they created the first f their large wrks and ne f their mst celebrated, “The Keiskamma Tapestry”, which tells the histry f the Xhsa peple wh were subjugated (征服) thrugh clnizatin and the Xhsa British Frntier Wars frm 1776 t 1876.
Anther celebrated piece is “The Keiskamma Altarpiece”, which was prduced by 130 wmen. The fur-meter-high, fur-meter-wide piece reveals the struggles that elderly Xhsa wmen endured when the yuth in their cmmunity were hit by HIV tw decades ag, and they stepped in t care fr children.
Recent artwrks engage with cntemprary issues. “COVID Resilience Tapestry” deals with the pandemic; “A New Earth and Our Sacred Ocean” is a call fr envirnmental cnsciusness.
Which f the fllwing can best describe the prcess f making “The Keiskamma Tapestry”?
A．Histrical.B．Game-changing.C．Cperative.D．Time-cnsuming.
基础过关
（最新模拟试题演练）
1.【2023届黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市高三下学期三模】
Faisal Zaid Alshara’a, a fifth-grade student at the Ahl Al-Qur, an Islamic Schl &. Academy in Ramtha, Jrdan, was brn withut a right hand and nly tw fingers n his left, as well as a tngue tie fr which he had t underg surgery at a very yung age. He als suffers frm muscular dystrphy (肌肉萎缩) in his legs, which makes it difficult fr him t walk.
These physical disabilities made Faisal feel shy and separated frm his peers (同龄人), as he culd nt bear t see the lks f pity they wuld give him.
Bks were Faisal’s safe haven, where he culd explre new wrlds and lse himself in stries that made him feel alive. Hwever, he struggled t find a way t develp his passin fr reading until his teacher intrduced him t the Arab Reading Challenge.
Faisal participated in the Challenge’s fifth editin, qualifying at bth the schl and district levels. He was delighted when his schl district’s directr recgnized him fr his district qualificatin. He then went n t qualify at the cuntry level. Thanks t his success in the Challenge, Faisal finally felt cmfrtable with pening up and interacting with his classmates, wh nw lk at him with pride and admiratin rather than pity.
Faisal is nw preparing fr the sixth Arab Reading Challenge and is determined t reach the finals. The child wh nce refused t interact with thers is nw filled with hpe and a zest (热情) fr life. His cnstant smiles and laughs fill the rm as he talks t friends he met thrugh the Arab Reading Challenge.
4．What can we knw abut Faisal accrding t the first paragraph?
A．He was slw at study.B．He nce gave up n life.
C．He led a carefree childhd.D．He suffered a lt in his childhd.
5．What was Faisal’s classmates’ reactin after his success in the Challenge?
A．They were prud f him.B．They felt sympathy fr him.
C．They shwed n interest in him.D．They were green with envy at him.
6．Which f the fllwing can best describe Faisal?
A．Helpful and shy.B．Unlucky and negative.
C．Generus and active.D．Optimistic and knwledgeable.
7．What’s the best title fr the text?
A．Finding a Zest fr Life.B．Fighting Disabilities Bravely
C．Winning Classmates’ Admiratin.D．Living Yur Life t the Fullest
2.【2023届湖北省高三3月第二次适应性英语模拟】
During my first year in cllege. I didn’t speak even thugh I was in a prgram called the Great Cnversatin. I was t afraid f saying smething wrng.
I tk a class frm Barbara as a secnd year student. My mind was split pen by the quality f Barbara’s questins. I finally had smething t say and the energy t say it. I was a frequent visitr during Barbara’s ffice hurs.
In my junir year, Barbara annunced the birth f her daughter. Maggie. That time I still knew little abut her life. During my senir year, when Barbara was my essay adviser, I became Maggie’s babysitter. She had t leave t teach her class. I sang Maggie lullabies(摇篮曲), fed her tiny cheese cubes, and gave her ht milk. And als in the same year, with Barbara’s help, I finished my essay successfully and graduated as an utstanding student.
During the six years after graduatin, I visited Barbara and her husband ften. Our relatinship gradually deepened, but I was always cnscius f a teacher-student relatinship.
It was anther tw years later that this changed fundamentally when I became a parent and had my sn in 2010, and Barbara was ne f the first t cngratulate me. When, nine mnths later, my child was diagnsed with Tay-Sachs disease, a serius and rare illness, she sent me a letter handwritten n a white legal pad(信笺薄). Fr the next tw and a half years, Barbara wrte me regular, smetimes weekly, remarkable letters that are revealing, lving, and kind.
When I began writing abut my sn in a very public blg frmat, Barbara respnded t each pst.
Thrugh ur back-and-frths, I began t realize that I hadn’t really knwn her at all—nt until nw, as she revealed mre abut herself than she ever had. A little ver a year ag, she wrte, “I’m sending yu lts f lve and psitive thughts. Hpe yu feel it.” I did, and I d. Yes, we had decades f shared histry behind us, but nw we had gtten t knw and lve each ther as wmen, mthers and equals.
4．Why didn’t the authr speak in the prgram the Great Cnversatin?
A．She actually had nthing t say t her teacher.
B．She had n pprtunity t speak in Barbara’s class.
C．She feared making sme mistakes.
D．She was t prud t say smething.
5．When did the authr becme her teacher’s babysitter?
A．When she was a cllege freshman.B．When she was a furth-year cllege student.
C．When she was a third-year cllege student.D．When she was a pstgraduate.
6．Hw many years had the authr knwn her teacher Barbara when she had her wn sn?
A．Nine.B．Eleven.C．Twelve.D．Furteen.
7．Which f the fllwing best describes Barbara?
A．Thughtful and psitive.B．Outging and creative.
C．Easyging and ambitius.D．Dutiful and humrus.
3.【2023届江苏省徐州市高三5月考前模拟】
It was s thughtful. My daughter gave me an address bk fr my birthday. She knws the ne I have is wrn. The gift is lvely; the cver is clurful; the pages are creamy white. But I dn’t feel free t use this gift; I’m tied t my ld bk.
My address bk tells stries, nt nly my wn but als my friends’. My friends came and went. Sme friends married each ther and I cmbined them with lines. Children’s names were added ne by ne abve their parents’. Sme gt their wn addresses as they mved ut. I turn the page and see the addresses f a dead friend. I never crss them ut. I want their name there. I dn’t want t frget.
This bk has my family stries, especially the addresses f my lved nes wh’ve died. I can picture their huses in detail－the feel f the crcheted dilies n grandma`s cffee table, the cupbard under Uncle Ed`s staircase(perfect fr hiding frm the ther cusins), the clean smell f Aunt Lily`s living rm.
Maybe it’s time fr being smart and stylish. I can keep this ld ne in the attic, after all.
“Dn’t yu have all that n yur phne?” my daughter asked me nce when she saw me thumbing thrugh my address bk. And yes, I d have sme f the cntact infrmatin there, t. I admit, having it n a device is super handy. My daughter’s generatin desn’t use address bks. But changing addresses n a phne is s permanent; the ld address is wiped ut withut a trace. Yu dn’t see the persn any mre? Press delete. It’s like they were never there.
The ld address bk sits n tp f the new ne, fr nw. But my new address bk whispers a stry f new pssibilities, leaving space fr friends wh I dn’t knw yet. I’ll get t it. It’s just a matter f time.
4．Why desn’t the authr feel free t use her birthday gift?
A．She thught it t precius.B．She was t ld t use it.
C．She lived an ecnmical life.D．She was attached t her ld bk.
5．What d paragraphs 2 and 3 fcus n?
A．The stries her address bk tells.B．The ups and dwns f her life.
C．The changes she has experienced.D．The cming and ging f her friends.
6．What des the ld address bk mean t the authr?
A．It serves as a valuable antique.B．It ften gives her endless happiness.
C．It is a way f keeping memries.D．It always reminds her f her family.
7．Which f the fllwing best describes the authr?
A．Thughtful and thankful.B．Cnservative and cautius.
C．Smart and stylish.D．Affectinate and emtinal.
4.【2023届辽宁省丹东市高三总复习质量测试（二）】
The Sydney t Melburne Ultramarathn, an endurance race f 875km, was cnsidered the tughest in the wrld. It used t be a five-day race, with nly the wrld-class athletes daring t attempt it. Mst athletes wh tk part in this ultramarathn were under 30 years f age.
Cliff was a farmer frm Australia with a dream f running a race. When he attended the race, he was 61 years ld. He had n specialized sprtswear. Instead, he wre galshes veralls. When he appeared at the venue, the nlkers thught he was prbably a spectatr. T their surprise, Cliff picked up a race number.
Having grwn up n a farm, Cliff had t g ut t rund up the sheep every time there was a strm, because his family culd nt affrd hrses r tractrs. Tw thusand sheep scattered acrss tw thusand acres f land—it tk him as lng as three days f chasing the animals, but he always succeeded.
The race began, and the strng and yung racers started leaving Cliff behind. The racers had a strategy. They wuld be running hurs each fr the five days f the race, and sleep fr the remaining 6 hurs. Nnetheless, Cliff had n such strategy! Being an amateur athlete, he was nt familiar with any such game plan. S, he just ran n and n, and the next mrning, when the ther athletes wke up, they fund that the ld man had caught up with the thers by jgging all night. By the final night f the race, he had surpassed the ther cmpetitrs and became the champin.
The next time Cliff caught attentin again when he was 76. He tk up the challenge f running alng Australia’s brder, acrss a distance f 16,000 km with the aim f raising mney fr hmeless children. Unfrtunately, his crew member fell ill, and Cliff had t withdraw frm the race, after running fr 6520 km.
Cliff, a simple farmer, created a ne-f-a-kind histry. Instead f withering away, he started his new life, and shwed the wrld that it’s never t late t start fllwing the heart and pursuing dreams.
4．Why the age f the athletes is mentined in the first paragraph?
A．T explain the rule f the race.B．T intrduce the level f the race.
C．T shw the ppularity f the race.D．T stress the tughness f the race.
5．What cntributed t Cliff’s success?
A．His hard training.B．His advanced sprtswear.
C．His wrking experience.D．His well-designed strategy.
6．Which f the fllwing best describes Cliff?
A．Intelligent and generus.B．Persevering and sympathetic.
C．Ambitius and ptimistic.D．Determined and insightful.
7．Which f the fllwing can be the best title f the text?
A．Cliff, the winner f many running races
B．Cliff, a senir farmer pursuing his dream
C．Cliff, a kind charitarian keen n raising mney
D．Cliff, a simple Melburne ultramarathn runner
5.【2023届山西省金科大联考高三四月模拟检测】
After his eighth attempt, 30-year-ld Liu Zheng finally passed the Natinal Judicial Examinatins in January, the prfessinal qualificatin exam that everyne wishing t be a lawyer in China must pass, in additin t getting a degree in law.
After graduating with a bachelr’s in autmbile engineering frm the Hebei Cllege f Science and Technlgy in 2015he tk a jb at Peking University as a security guard in the hpes that he wuld smeday be able t pursue a master’s at the prestigius (有声望的) university.
“I dreamed f studying smewhere famus, but my family’s financial situatin meant I had t wrk while I prepared fr the exams,” he said As he studied in his spare time, Liu develped an interest in law and decided t prepare fr the Natinal Judicial Examinatins, which have a pass rate f nly 10 t 15 percent.
He later became a facilities manager at the Peking University Law Schl t help him better prepare. Liu wrks frm 5 midnight. He fllws a simple rutine, shuttling frm his drmitry t the schl canteen, t classrms and t his jb and wakes up early s that he can arrive at the law schl by 8 a.m. fr lectures, r t study by himself fr a few hurs.
He said that despite his having t wrk, his teachers and ther students have been helpful. Prfessrs have sent textbks and invited him t their curses, and students have sent ntes f encuragement. “Nbdy has treated me differently. I am just anther face in the class.”
Lking back ver the past seven years wrking and studying at PKU, Liu said the experience has reaffirmed his determinatin t shape his future thrugh educatin.
24．What can be learned frm Paragraph 1?
A．Liu Zheng’s path t law has nt been straightfrward.
B．Mst peple in China are willing t becme lawyers
C．It usually takes eight years t becme a gd lawyer.
D．N ne can be a lawyer until he is ver thirty years ld.
25．What prevented Liu frm ging n t pursue his dream?
A．Lss f interest.B．Fear f exams.C．Limit f time.D．Lack f mney.
26．Which f the fllwing can best describe Liu Zheng?
A．Helpful.B．Sympathetic.C．Devted.D．Generus.
27．What des the underlined wrd “reaffirmed” mean in the last paragraph?
A．RepairedB．Recnfirmed.C．Changed.D．Remved.
6.【2023届浙江省四校（杭州二中、温州中学、绍兴一中、金华一中）高三5月联考】
On the day he almst died, Kimbal Musk had fd n the brain. The Internet startup talent and restaurateur had just arrived in Jacksn Hle frm a cnference where chef Jamie Oliver had spken abut the benefits f healthy eating. This was smething Musk thught abut a lt- hw he might make a difference t the fd industry—but beynd expanding his farm-t-table mvement alng with his restaurant, Musk hadn’t yet brken the cde. Then he went sailing dwn a snwy slpe (坡) and fell ver, breaking his neck. The left side f his bdy was paralyzed.
Musk eventually made a full recvery, but it invlved spending tw mnths n his back, which gave him plenty f time t cme up with a plan. Since then, he has launched an initiative t put “learning gardens” in public schls acrss America; attracted Generatin Z t the farming prfessin by changing shipping cntainers int high-tech, data-driven, year-rund farms; and this year, is kicking ff a new campaign t create ne millin at-hme gardens.
Aimed at reaching lw- incme families, the Millin Gardens Mvement was inspired by the pandemic, as bth a desire t feel mre cnnected t nature and fd insecurity have been at the frefrnt f s many peple’s lives. “We were getting a lt f inquiries abut gardening frm peple that had never gardened befre,” says Musk. “Peple were lking t garden fr a bunch f reasns: t supplement their budget, t imprve the nutritinal quality f their diets, r just t cure the bredm that came with the lckdwn.”
The prgram ffers free garden kits that can be grwn indrs r utdrs, and will be distributed thrugh schls that Musk's nn-prfit, Big Green, has already partnered with. It als ffers free curses n hw t get the garden grwing and fresh seeds and materials fr the changing grwing seasns. “I grew up in the prjects when I was yung, in what we nw call fd deserts,” says EVE, ne f the many celebrities wh have teamed up with the rganizatin t encurage peple t pick up a free garden. “What I lve abut this is that it's nt difficult. We are all able t grw smething.”
24．What inspired Musk t be devted t fd industry?
A．An accident.B．Jamie Oliver’s speech.
C．The pandemic.D．The farm-t-table mvement.
25．What can we learn abut the Millin Gardens Mvement?
A．It has mainly attracted yung generatins.B．It has just accmplished its target.
C．It may be stimulated by a lack f fd security.D．It increases ecnmic burdens fr the pr.
26．Which f the fllwing best describes Musk?
A．Charitable.B．Hnest.C．Flexible.D．Strict.
27．Why is EVE taken as an example?
A．T demnstrate the prgram t be nn-prfit.B．T share his experience in a fd desert.
C．T encurage peple t start a free garden.D．T clarify the reasn why he lves a garden.
7.【2023届重庆市普通高中高三第三次联合诊断测】
Shawn Triplett knew there was a desperate need t help the children f Mayfield, Kentucky, after a deadly strm struck the twn.
Mayfield was ne f the twns hardest hit after a line f strms crssed the central US n Friday night and Saturday mrning. Triplett- a Mayfield resident and a frmer sldier — was in Chicag that Friday night. Alarmed by the weather reprts, his wife and tw yung children went t stay in a htel f the nearby twn, Paducah, withut suffering the strms and ultimately ut f the path f the trnades(龙卷风).
Able t return hme the next mrning, Triplett was shcked by hw the twn was destryed and wanted t help hwever he culd. He arrived at the vlunteer center, where he was asked t guide a pht-jurnalist thrugh streets filled with remains. That night, the tw returned t shelters where they saw many suffered families including ne wman cmfrting her sn ver their lst Christmas.
“It was very heartbreaking, t much fr me t handle, ” he said. Therefre, he decided that mre needed t be dne fr the children affected by the strm. Nticing that supplies available were essentials such as generatrs (发 电机) and bttled water, he turned t his friends n scial media fr dnatins s that he culd g t Walmart and purchase tys and gifts fr the kids. Arund $2, 000 were raised, and the stre gave Triplett a discunt upn learning f his effrts. As wrd spread n websites, mre dnatins pured in. He was able t return the fllwing day and anther $6,000 was spent n tys and bard games, he said. Frty pairs f shes were als picked up at a lcal She Sensatin. Triplett and ther vlunteers will wrap and distribute the tys fr any child r family in need. He credits the kindness f everyne wh tried t help and get families back n their feet right befre the hlidays.
24．Why were Triplett and his families safe frm the disaster?
A．They were rescued by sldiers.B．They didn’t cme back t Mayfield.
C．They were helped by an aid agency.D．They happened t be travelling in Chicag.
25．What did Triplett see in the shelters?
A．A vlunteer cleaning the street.B．A by crying fr his lst families.
C．A pht-jurnalist taking pictures.D．A mther calming her child dwn.
26．What d Triplett’s dnatins mainly cntain?
A．First-aid kits.B．Emergency fd.C．Essential supplies.D．Entertainment items.
27．Which f the fllwing can best describe Triplett?
A．Generus and hard-wrking.B．Brave and energetic.
C．Sympathetic and warm-hearted.D．Fresighted and determined.
8.【广东省汕尾、珠海市等大湾区联考2023届高三学生调研】
In 2013, Deegan was trying t take cntrl f her life after winning the fight against drinking. She did quit, but she was having difficulty recnnecting with peple. Even lking smene in the eyes prved t be difficult. “I was srt f like a shell f a persn and just didn’t really have many life skills r self-cnfidence,” Deegan said.
Hwever, baking was smething that always brught her jy as a child. One day while helping ut in the neighbrhd, Deegan picked up a handheld mixer and started baking. “My life was just ut f cntrl, but baking is such a cntrlled thing, where if yu take the right steps and fllw the directins, yu’ll get a pretty exact result,” she said.
Deegan started bringing her hmemade baked ckies t peple’s hmes, which helped her recnnect with peple. “Feeding peple is such a universal lve language,” she said. Hwever, she was still trying t figure ut hw t find a career at 27 years ld. She had n real wrk experience and she culdn’t put ‘quit drinking’ ” n her resume.
Deegan’s life shifted in 2015. Encuraged by her friends, she challenged herself t see if she culd sell just ne pie. She sld dzens! She began baking ut f her tiny apartment and eventually launched an fficial business in 2017. She spent fur years develping a pie crust ckie recipe, which has since becme the bread and butter f her business. “Peple have been walking, running and lining up t get ckies, and it’s just been s magical seeing that,” she said.
When she needs mre help, Deegan says she lks fr anyne wh is just excited t wrk, even if they dn’t have any experience. After her wn struggle, she realized that the desire t wrk was better than having a certain skill set. And she became a secnd-chance emplyer, hiring wmen ut f prisn r the shelter system. “Yu just have t walk thrugh the dr and be ready, willing and able and excited t shw up and wrk and yu’ve gt a jb,” Deegan tld the reprter.
4．What was Deegan mainly struggling with in 2013?
A．Emtin management.
B．Interpersnal relatinship.
C．Wrk-life balance.
D．Alchl addictin.
5．What prepared Deegan fr her bakery business?
A．Wrking previusly in the baking industry.B．Seeing peple running t get ckies.
C．Wanting desperately t gain ttal cntrl.D．Offering baked fd ut f gdwill.
6．Accrding t paragraph 4 and 5, what is special abut Deegan and her business?
A．She achieved success thrugh baking.
B．She was ambitius abut her business.
C．She has an pen-dr emplyment plicy.
D．She nly hired inexperienced wrkers.
7．Which f the fllwing best describes Deegan?
A．Creative and smart.
B．Persistent and receptive.
C．Hnest and ptimistic.
D．Kind and easy-ging.
9.【湖北省十堰市部分重点中学2022-2023学年高二3月联考】
Barditch High Schl decided t have an All-Schl Reunin. Over 450 peple came t the event. There were turs f the ld schl building and a picnic at Cnfederate Park. Several frmer teachers were n hands t tell stries abut the ld days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher fr fifty years, was wheeled t the park.
Sme eyes rlled and there were a few lw grans (嘟囔声) when Ms.Yates was abut t speak. Many started lking at their watches and cming up with excuses t be anywhere instead f preparing t listen t a lecture frm an ld wman wh had few kind wrds fr her students and made them wrk harder than all the ther teachers cmbined.
Then Ms. Yates started t speak: “I can’t tell yu hw pleased I am t be here. I haven’t seen many f yu since yur graduatin, but I have fllwed yur careers and enjyed yur victries as well as crying fr yur tragedies. I have a large cllectin f newspaper phtgraphs f my students. Althugh I haven’t appeared in persn, I have attended yur cllege graduatins, weddings and even the birth f yur children, in my imaginatin.”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she cntinued: “It was my belief that if I pushed yu as hard as I culd, sme f yu wuld succeed t please me and thers wuld succeed t anny me. Regardless f ur mtives, I can see that yu have all been successful in yur chsen path.”
“There is n greater cmfrt fr an educatr than t see the end result f his r her years f wrk. Yu have all been a great surce f pleasure and pride fr me and I want yu t knw I lve yu all frm the bttm f my heart.”
There was a silence ver the crwd fr a few secnds and then smene started clapping. The clapping turned int cheering, then int a deafening rar (呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and mdels were rubbing their eyes r crying penly with n shame all because f the wrds frm a lng frgtten English teacher frm their hmetwn.
4．What activity was rganized fr the schl reunin?
A．Telling stries abut past events.B．A picnic n the schl playgrund.
C．Sightseeing in the park.D．Graduates’ reprts in the ld building.
5．What can be inferred frm Paragraph 2?
A．Sme graduates were t busy t listen t Ms. Yates’ speech.
B．Sme peple gt tired frm the reunin activities.
C．Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways f teaching.
D．Mst peple had little interest in the reunin.
6．We can learn frm Ms. Yates’ speech that she _________.
A．went t her students’ wedding ceremniesB．gave her students advice n their careers
C．attended her students’ cllege graduatinsD．kept track f her students’ prgress.
7．Which f the fllwing can best describe Ms. Yates?
A．Reliable and devted.B．Strict but caring.
C．Prud but patient.D．Tugh and generus.
10.【2023届安徽省A10联盟高考最后一卷】
Reptiles, like snakes, lizards, and crcdiles are egg-laying animals. The species are cld-blded, which means their bdies have the same temperature as the area arund them. A recent reprt says that mre than ne-fifth f the wrld’s reptiles are at risk f ging extinct.
The study, written by 52 scientists, is the first wrldwide measurement f hw threatened different species f reptiles are. Fr 15 years, between 2004 and 2019, researchers cllected infrmatin n ver 10,000 different kinds f reptiles. They gathered details frm ver 900 reptile experts arund the wrld.
The reprt has revealed sme unhappy news — 21% f all reptile species are in danger f extinctin. That’s ver 1,800 species in all. The study reprted that at least 31 species f reptiles have already gne extinct. The main reasn these reptiles are faced with extinctin is that humans are taking ver mre and mre f their natural habitats. Mre land cntinues t be cleared t make rm fr cities and twns. Large areas f land are als being cleared s that they can be used as farmland. Lgging is anther big threat t reptile habitats.
But even if reptiles aren’t cnsidered lvely, they play a very imprtant part in nature’s fd chains. One service perfrmed by reptiles humans shuld appreciate is that they are natural enemies t certain pests, like insects and rats, and therefre helping cntrl their numbers.
Scientists say the gd news is that we knw what must be dne t prtect reptiles. Bruce Yung, ne f the leaders f the research, says, “We have all the tls we need. Prtecting natural areas, especially rainfrests, is at the tp f the list. Studies shw that saving natural areas desn’t just prtect mammals r birds, but all kinds f animals, including reptiles.”
8．What can we knw abut reptiles frm the reprt?
A．There are ver 10,000 different kinds f reptiles wrldwide.
B．Reptiles are cld-blded egg-laying animals.
C．Over 20% f reptile species are at risk f dying ut.
D．Temperature rising pses the greatest threat t reptiles.
9．What mainly caused the extinctin f at least 31 reptile species?
A．Lss f habitats.B．Human hunting.
C．Mre natural enemies.D．Envirnmental pllutin.
10．What des the authr think f reptiles?
A．Attractive.B．Intelligent.
C．Beneficial.D．Dangerus.
11．What des Bruce think is the mst imprtant in reptile prtectin?
A．Imprving breeding methds.B．Develping new rainfrests.
C．Strengthening cperatin.D．Saving their natural habitats.
11.【2023届湖南省部分名校联盟高三5月冲刺压轴大联考】
Sme Internet Buzzwrds f 2022
The chsen labrers
Derived frm the Chinese term da gng ren which means “labrers” r “wrking peple”, “the chsen labrers” refer t thse wh stay healthy during the pandemic, allwing them t g t wrk every day.
Begne
In a viral vide, a wman in a parking argument was caught n camera, stmping (跺) her feet, waving her arms and repeatedly telling the ther persn t “begne”. The dd repetitin f the Chinese term tui reminded many peple f a traditinal ceremny t ward ff evil spirits, and the wman’s wrds quickly became an incantatin (咒语) t prtect users frm bad luck r misfrtune.
I have nthing t say
Literally meaning “thank yu s much”, the term is nw irnically used by Chinese scial media users t express “being speechless”. They riginally created “栓Q” t jke abut the English accent f Liu Ta, a farmer wh claims t be a self-taught English enthusiast n Duyin. Liu has accumulated ver 2.6 millin fllwers by sharing vides abut his hmetwn in Guilin, in Chinese and English.
Online muth duble
Many netizens find it hard t express themselves clearly. S when they find smene wh has spken ut n an issue they care abut in a mre persuasive way nline—such as n a talk shw, in a media interview, r in an nline cmment—they call them their hu lian wang zui ti, r “nline muth duble”, as a way t express agreement and appreciatin.
Cyber pickle
Just like Zha cai, r pickled vegetables, a side dish n Chinese dinner tables, cyber pickle is the perfect televised cmfrt fd t accmpany any meal. Ranging frm scene plays like Friends t varius shrt vides, cyber pickle is the embdiment (体现，化身) f empty calries.
21．What can the Chinese term tui make peple think f?
A．An ld ceremny t prevent evil spirits.
B．A way t escape frm severe epidemic.
C．A cnditin t keep healthy during the pandemic.
D．A religius ceremny that can prevent peple frm bad luck.
22．Nwadays, the term “I have nthing t say” is designed t ______.
A．express thanksB．embdy empty calries
C．cnvey “being speechless”D．jke abut the English accent f Liu Ta
23．Which f the fllwing can best describe that the views n ChatGPT psted n the Internet by Smith are well received?
A．The chsen labrersB．Online muth duble
C．I have nthing t sayD．Cyber pickle
12.【2023届山东省济南市高三三模】
Smetimes peple can find new interest in ld things. Fr me, it was discvering a lve fr ballet mre than 15 years after I first started training.
My parents put me in ballet classes as a yung girl and I just srt f kept ging. I dn’t knw I had any particular passin fr it. I quitted. It felt like I was slwly clsing a chapter in my life, with n particular srrw abut the matter.
Years later, smething, maybe bredm, led me t a decisin t start classes at a studi, where I met a grup f middle-aged ballet lvers, all f them starting ballet as adults.
Stepping int the ballet studi again unearthed a whle set f unexpected feelings. I wasn’t strng r flexible enugh t accmplish mves that used t be secnd nature. I had t stp t adjust my breath after each cmbinatin in the center. Mstly, I felt ashamed. But thse wmen cheered me n. The lnger I watched them in class, the mre I was mved. This was the pint staring me right in the face—it didn’t matter; they just lved t dance. Their passin fr ballet helped me see it in a new light. It didn’t need t be cmpetitive; it was smething peple did fr fun, n matter what their skill level is. Slwly, it began t feel challenging in a gd way. I started having fun. I’ve fund that when we dance, it’s an exercise in directing ur energy t a number f different areas.
When we stepped n stage fr ur year-end perfrmance, I felt the effects f that sustained attentin and my bdy flwed thrugh well-practiced mvements. I was ttally lst in bright stage lights and felt the whle wrld belnged t me. After the perfrmance, ne f the audience came t me and remarked, “Ww, I can tell yu really like t dance!” I smiled and ndded. It was true.
4．What did the authr think f ballet at first?
A．It pened a new page in her life.
B．It required great determinatin.
C．It killed her passin fr dance.
D．It made little difference t her.
5．What inspired the authr’s interest in ballet?
A．Her parents’ encuragement.
B．The easy atmsphere in class.
C．Other dancers’ lve fr ballet.
D．Mdern instruments in the studi.
6．What can best describe the yearend perfrmance?
A．Satisfactry.B．Imprvable.
C．Regretful.D．Creative.
7．What can be learned frm the text?
A．Success needs enthusiasm.
B．Passin can be awakened.
C．Talent matters a great deal.
D．Ambitin is a key t grwth.,
13.【2023届山东省潍坊市四县高三下学期5月高考模拟】
Jinli Street in Chengdu, Sichuan Prvince has recently been chsen as ne f the wrld’s mst beautiful streets by CNN Travel. Altgether 21 are chsen, including Cnvent Avenue in New Yrk City, the U. S., Flask Walk in Lndn, England, and the Philspher’s Walk in Kyt, Japan.
Jinli Street is lcated t the east f the Wuhu Temple, the mst famus Three Kingdms Perid relic museum in China. It’s recrded that as early as the Qin Dynasty,Jinli Street was the mst famus place fr baldachin—a rich clth. And it was ne f the busiest cmmercial areas during the Shu Kingdm, when it was knwn as the “First Street f the Shu Kingdm”. In rder t bring back its prsperity f frmer days, it was rebuilt and was pened t the public in Octber f 2004. Since then, visitrs frm hme and abrad have cme here t relax, admire the traditinal-style buildings, and taste lcal snacks.
The street winds thrugh Chengdu fr a length f 350 meters. By mixing the culture f the Three Kingdms Perid with lcal custms f Sichuan, the buildings n bth sides including teahuses, stres and htels, which lk pleasingly histric, are mdeled n the architectural style f a traditinal ld twn in western Sichuan Prvince frm the Qing Dynasty.
Walking dwn the street, yu will find many ld-wrld stres. All f these stres have their wn style but als have ne thing in cmmn:n matter hw busy the place is, the stres are peaceful and relaxing. Mst f the special lcal prducts can be fund here.
Outside the stres, the stands are busier but equally attractive. Yu can find lcal artists putting n funny shws. Sme traditinal artwrks made by skilled wrkmen are sld here. Frm these artwrks, yu will get a taste f the true life f lcal peple and find smething abut China’s past in the mdern city.
8．Why was Jinli Street rebuilt?
A．T create a plitical center.
B．T gain its ppularity again.
C．T help visitrs relax and eat snacks.
D．T make it the wrld’s mst beautiful street.
9．Hw were the buildings alng the street designed?
A．By cmbining different cultures.
B．By imitating the style f mdern twn.
C．By presenting the histry f the street.
D．By fllwing Qin Dynasty’s architecture.
10．Which f the fllwing can best describe the ld-wrld stres?
A．Plain.B．Mdern.C．Unique.D．Restful.
11．Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the text?
A．Jinli Street—A place t recall histry
B．Jinli Street—First Street f the Shu Kingdm
C．Jinli Street—Rebuilt and pened t the public
D．Jinli Street—One f the wrld’s mst beautiful streets
14.【2023年辽宁省高三第二次全省统考暨朝阳市第一高级中学高三四模】
Students in Cambdia have designed a prttype manned drne (无人机) frm a rather unexpected piece f furniture — a schl chair. Inspired at first by a desire t beat their city’s ntrius (声名狼藉的) traffic, the grup designed their prttype drne that they hpe can eventually be used t ferry peple arund Phnm Penh and even fight fires.
With eight prpellers (螺旋桨) and using a schl chair fr the pilt’s seat, the drne was develped by students at the Natinal Plytechnic Institute f Cambdia (NPIC) n the utskirts f the capital. “The drne, when we see it flying withut a pilt, there is a lt f shaking. But when I sit n it and fly... it becmes mre stable and I feel s excited,” said LnhVannsith, 21, the pilt f the drne. “We wanted t slve sme prblems fr ur sciety by making a taxi drne and ... inventing drnes fr firefighters,” he said, nting hw, fr example, they hped it culd reach the upper flrs f a building t bring a hse where a fire truck culd nt reach.
The prttype can carry a pilt weighing up t 60 kg and fly fr abut 10 minutes fr a distance f 1 km. It tk three years f research and develpment and cst arund $20,000 t build. While the team hpes it will eventually fly far higher, when manned the drne currently nly rises t as much as fur meters.
The prject faced delays because f lckdwns during the COVID-19 pandemic and als as cmpnents like the prpellers and the frame had t be rdered abrad, said SarinSerevatha, wh is NPIC’s head f research and develpment technlgy.
The team plans t imprve the design t allw it t take mre weight, as well as fly further and mre stably at a higher level. “In principle, if we make ne drne, the cst is expensive but if we make them t sell n the market, the cst will g dwn,” said Sarin.
4．What’s the riginal mtivatin fr the design f the prttype drne?
A．T avid the busy traffic.B．T fight fires.
C．T earn plenty f mney.D．T amuse peple.
5．What des the team think f their inventin?
A．The team is very pleased with it.B．There is much rm t imprve it.
C．It is ppular because f the lw cst.D．It is stable enugh t carry passengers.
6．Which wrd can best describe the students wh designed a manned drne?
A．Brave.B．Respnsible.
C．Creative.D．Caring.
7．What’s the best title f this text?
A．A Prttype Manned DrneB．A New Inventin frm Students
C．The Creative and Imaginative StudentsD．Frm a Schl Chair t a Manned Drne
真题感知
1.（2022·新高考全国II）We jurnalists live in a new age f strytelling, with many new multimedia tls. Many yung peple dn’t even realize it’s new. Fr them, it’s just nrmal.
This hit hme fr me as I was sitting with my 2-year-ld grandsn n a sfa ver the Spring Festival hliday. I had brught a children’s bk t read. It had simple wrds and clrful pictures — a perfect match fr his age.
Picture this: my grandsn sitting n my lap as I hld the bk in frnt s he can see the pictures. As I read, he reaches ut and pkes (戳) the page with his finger.
What’s up with that? He just likes the pictures, I thught. Then I turned the page and cntinued. He pked the page even harder. I nearly drpped the bk. I was cnfused: Is there smething wrng with this kid?
Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger t bks. His father frequently amused the by with a tablet cmputer which was laded with clrful pictures that cme alive when yu pke them. He thught my strybk was like that.
Srry, kid. This bk is nt part f yur high-tech wrld. It’s an utdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like yur grandfather. Well, I may be ld, but I’m nt hpelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit vide and prduce audi. I use mbile payment. I’ve even built websites.
There’s ne ntable gap in my new-media experience, hwever: I’ve spent little time in frnt f a camera, since I have a face made fr radi. But that didn’t stp China Daily frm asking me last week t share a persnal stry fr a vide prject abut the integratin f Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei prvince.
Anyway, grandpa is nw an internet star — tw minutes f fame! I prmise nt t let it g t my head. But I will make sure my 2-year-ld grandsn sees it n his tablet.
1. What d the underlined wrds “hit hme fr me” mean in paragraph 2?
A. Prvided shelter fr me.B. Became very clear t me.
C. Tk the pressure ff me.D. Wrked quite well n me.
2. Why did the kid pke the strybk?
A. He tk it fr a tablet cmputer.B. He disliked the clrful pictures.
C. He was angry with his grandpa.D. He wanted t read it by himself.
3. What des the authr think f himself?
A. Scially ambitius.B. Physically attractive.
C. Financially independent.D. Digitally cmpetent.
4. What can we learn abut the authr as a jurnalist?
A. He lacks experience in his jb.B. He seldm appears n televisin.
C. He manages a vide department.D. He ften interviews internet stars.
2.（2020年，天津卷，第一次高考）
One f the mst stressful days f Susan McFrederick’s life was watching her sn get wheeled away fr surgery hurs after he was brn in 2011.
But after the peratin, Susan burst int tears fr a different reasn: acrss the cut n their newbrn sns back was a sweet winter scene, hand-drawn n his bandages（绷带）.
“There were rlling hills f snw, a pine tree and a snwman with a hat and brm, she recalled. It was extremely tuching and cmfrting t knw that smebdy had taken the time t d that fr my family. It was a mment I'll never frget.”
Susan sn learned the artist was her sns surgen, Rbert Parry, wh discvered anther way t use his hands in the mid-1980 s during his internship（实习期）at children's medical center. where he saw ne f his clleagues cut ut heart and shark shapes t decrate children’s bandages.
“My first reactin was, 'What is he ding? Hey, that’s kind f neat,’ ” Parry recalled. “I especially liked the reactins f the parents and the patients when they saw his artwrk. The smiles tk everyne's attentin frm the surgery. Then I decided t fllw suit.”
Parry quickly graduated frm his early hearts and sharks, and started t surprise families with drawings that captured yung patients' persnalities. Frm Snpy t Spider-Man and bears t butterflies, there isn’t much he hasn’t drawn. Mst kids want superheres sprts team lgs r princesses, while babies ften receive scenes with flwers trees and sea creatures During the last 30 years, Parry estimates he has left examples f his handiwrk ver the stitches（伤口缝线） f mre than 10, 000 children.
“During a time f stress fr families, it's nice t be able t help them smile and laugh," Parry said. This is smething psitive that I can d fr them, which is what I like mst abut it.”
Fr Parry, the reward is knwing he hpefully made a difference in a child’s life, and except fr his drawings n bandages, they can g n and live their lives and never knw I was in it.” he said.
He's nt ready t retire, but he's fund a new hbby t keep his hands skillful in the years t cme.
“I've taken up knitting（编织）,” Parry said. “Hats, sweaters, glves---I enjy it all. But mstly, I enjy giving everything away.”
1.Susan burst int tears after her baby's peratin because she was__________.
A.mvedB.amused
C.stressedD.heartbrken
2.Hw did Parry get the idea f decrating children's bandages?
A.He was mtivated by his patients.
B.He was inspired by his clleague.
C.He was required t learn the skill during his internship.
D.He was encuraged by Susan t shw his genius fr art.
3.Parry's artwrks during the last 30 years shw that he__________.
A.devted himself mre t art than t medicine.
B.knew mre abut his patients than their parents.
C.tk int cnsideratin the tastes f individual patients.
D.created a large number f wrks beynd his expectatins.
4.What des Parry expect t achieve with his artwrks?
A.T get a reward frm the artistic circle.
B.T win the admiratin f his clleagues.
C.T make a difference in his dull medical career.
D.T lift the spirits f his patients and their parents.
5.What can we learn abut Parry frm the last tw paragraphs f the passage?
A.He is eager t shw thers his new skills.
B.He enjys trying new ways t help thers.
C.He is lking frward t life after retirement.
D.He is mre interested in knitting than drawing.
3.（2020年，天津卷，第二次高考）
“They tell me that yu’d like t make a statue(塑像) f me-is that crrect, Miss Vinnie Ream?”
The deep, gentle vice helped calm the nervus girl. Asking a favr f the President f the United States was n casual matter, especially fr a seventeen-year-ld girl.
“Yes, sir,” she replied, her dark eyes meeting his. “I wuldn’t have du ask yu, but my teacher, Mr. Mills, says I am ready. I plan t make it in an admirable manner. “
President Lincln smiled. “Painters, sculptrs-they’ve all tried t make the best f this rdinary face, but I’m afraid there’s nt much hpe. What did yu have in mind, Miss Ream? A bust(半身像)?”
Befre Vinnie culd say yes, the President hurried n, a shade f aplgy in his vice.
“Of curse-I shuldn’t have asked. A full-length pse wuld be much t big a prject fr a yung wman yur size. “
Vinnie’s face turned red. She realized she lked like a child, with her tiny figure. “Small des nt mean weak, sir,” she defended herself. “I was brn in the cuntry f Wiscnsin. I’ve driven teams f hrses and carried water. Making a full-length clay(粘土) figure wuld nt exhaust my strength-and that is what I intend t d!”
The President’s eyes, brightened at her shw f spirit. “Srry, madam, I have underestimated yu as I didn’t knw yur backgrund.”
But his smile faded as he rubbed his beard with bny fingers, in thught. “Miss Ream,” he sighed, “I’d like t let yu d it, but as yu knw, we are in the middle f a war. Hw culd I pssibly take the time t pse fr a sculpture nw? I hardly have a minute t myself.”
Vinnie glanced arund and nted the size f his ffice. “I wrk quickly,” she said. Her vice was sft but cnfident as she pinted t the crner near the windws. “If I were t bring my clay here and wrk fr three hurs every afternn, I culd cmplete mst f the prject while yu are at yur desk.”
The President seemed t cnsider her idea seriusly. He gt up and shk Vinnie’s hand warmly, “I’ve heard that yu are a talented yung wman, and I have fund yu charming and intelligent as well. I cannt make my decisin immediately, but yu will hear frm me sn.”
The very next day, Vinnie received an invitatin frm the President.
8.What gave Vinnie cnfidence t make her request f President Lincln?
A.Her aggressive persnality.
B.Mr. Mills’s encuraging remark.
C.President Lincln’s gentle vice.
D.Her interest in a challenging jb.
9.Hw did President Lincln first respnd t Vinnie’s request?
A.Pleased. B.Thrilled. C.Regretful. D.Dubtful.
10.Vinnie cnfirmed her ability t make a full-length statue by highlighting ______.
A.her experience frm ther prjects
B.her inncent childhd in the cuntry
C.the heavy labr she had dne befre
D.the skill she picked up in Wiscnsin
11.Vinnie wanted t chse the crner near the windws t ______.
A.achieve effects f natural lighting
B.keep all her tls within easy reach
C.bserve the President at a right angle
D.avid disturbing the president’s wrk
12.What message des the stry cnvey?
A.A strng-willed sul can reach his gal.
B.Experience helps t prmte excellence.
C.Ups and dwns make ne strng.
D.Devtin requires enthusiasm.
4.（2020年，新高考全国Ⅰ卷）
In the mid-1990s, Tm Bissell taught English as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan. He left after seven mnths, physically brken and having lst his mind. A few years later, still attracted t the cuntry, he returned t Uzbekistan t write an article abut the disappearance f the Aral Sea.
His visit, hwever, ended up invlving a lt mre than that. Hence this bk, Chasing the Sea: Lst Amng the Ghsts f Empire in Central Asia, which talks abut a rad trip frm Tashkent t Karakalpakstan, where millins f lives have been destryed by the slw drying up f the sea. It is the stry f an American travelling t a strange land, and f the peple he meets n his way: Rustam, his translatr, a lvely 24-year-ld wh picked up his clrful English in Califrnia, Oleg and Natasha, his hsts in Tashkent, and a string f freign aid wrkers.
This is a quick lk at life in Uzbekistan, made f friendliness and warmth, but als its darker side f sciety. In Samarkand, Mr Bissell admires the architectural wnders, while n his way t Bukhara he gets a taste f plice methds when suspected f drug dealing. In Ferghana, he attends a muntain funeral(葬礼)fllwed by a strange drinking party. And in Karakalpakstan, he is saddened by the dust strms, diseases and fishing bats stuck miles frm the sea.
Mr Bissell skillfully rganizes histrical insights and cultural references, making his tale a well-runded picture f Uzbekistan, seen frm Western eyes. His judgment and references are decidedly American, as well as his delicate stmach. As the authr explains, this is neither a travel nr a histry bk, r even a piece f reprtage. Whatever it is, the result is a fine and vivid descriptin f the purest f Central Asian traditins.
13.What made Mr Bissell return t Uzbekistan?
A.His friends' invitatin.B.His interest in the cuntry.
C.His lve fr teaching.D.His desire t regain health.
14.What des the underlined wrd “that” in paragraph 2 refer t?
A.Develping a serius mental disease.
B.Taking a guided tur in Central Asia.
C.Wrking as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan.
D.Writing an article abut the Aral Sea.
15.Which f the fllwing best describes Mr Bissell's rad trip in Uzbekistan?
A.Rmantic.B.Eventful.C.Pleasant.D.Dangerus.
16.What is the purpse f this text?
A.T intrduce a bk.B.T explain a cultural phenmenn.
C.T remember a writer.D.T recmmend a travel destinatin.
5.（2020年1月，浙江卷）
I never knew anyne wh’d grwn up in Jacksn withut being afraid f Mrs. Callway ur librarian. She ran Jacksn’s Carnegie Library abslutely by herself. SILENCE in big black letters was n signs hung everywhere. If she thught yu were dressed imprperly, she sent yu straight back hme t change yur clthes. I was willing；I wuld d anything t read.
My mther was nt afraid f Mrs. Callway. She wished me t have my wn library card t check ut bks fr myself, She tk me in t intrduce me. “Eudra is nine years ld and has my permissin t read any bk she wants frm the shelves, children r adults,” Mther said.
Mrs. Callway made her wn rules abut bks. Yu culd nt take back a bk t the library n the same day yu`d taken it ut；it made n difference t her that yu’d read every wrd in it and needed anther t start. Yu culd take ut tw bks at a time and tw nly. S tw by tw, I read library bks as fast as I culd g, rushing them hme in the basket f my bicycle. Frm the minute I reached ur huse, I started t read. I knew this was extreme happiness, knew it at the time.
My mther shared this feeling f mine. Nw, I think f her as reading s much f the time while ding smething else. I remember her reading a magazine while taking the part f the Wlf in a game f "Little Red Riding Hd" with my brther's tw daughters. She'd just lk up at the right time, lng enugh t answer– in character –"The better t eat yu with, my dear," and g back t her place in the magazine article.
21.Which f the fllwing best described Mrs. Callway?
A.diet.B.Strict.C.Humrus.D.Cnsiderate.
22.What d the underlined wrds "this feeling" refer t in the last paragraph?
A.Desire t read.B.Lve fr Mrs. Callway.
C.Interest in games.D.Fear f the library rules.
23.Where is the text prbably frm?
A.guidebk.B.an autbigraphy.C.a news reprt.D.bk review.
6.（2018年3月，天津卷）
With a satisfied smile, Keisha finished the last sentence f her English essay abut ne f her heres, Rsa Parks, an imprtant figure in the Civil Rights Mvement.
“Keisha,” her mther shuted frm dwnstairs. “It’s almst 4:15.”
“Dn’t wrry. I wn’t be late. ” Keisha pulled dwn a strybk frm her bkshelf， as she always read t the nursing hme’s residents. And n an impulse（一时心血来潮）, she added her English ntebk as well.
As Keisha came running in the dr, the manager tld her, “We have a new resident this week, Mrs. Ruby Watsn. She’s still adjusting t her new surrundings. Yu’ll find her in Rm 28. And by the way, Keisha, gd luck.”
Keisha walked dwn the hallway at a quick pace. As she entered Rm 28, she met tw sharp brwn eyes staring at her dubtfully.
“I’m Keisha Jacksn, a vlunteer,” Keisha explained. “I cme here t help pass the time with residents, r read t them, r, . . .” Keisha started stammering（结巴）as Mrs.
Watsn cntinued t stare at her.
“I didn’t request anyne t keep me cmpany,” Mrs. Watsn interrupted. “I’m alne mst f the time, and that’s hw I prefer it.”
“I brught alng sme funny stries,” Keisha said hesitantly.
“I’m nt in the md fr funny stries,” Mrs. Watsn replied angrily. “What else d yu have?”
Nervusly, Keisha pened her ntebk t her essay. She read the title alud, “Rsa
Parks: A Wman f Curage and Cnvictin（信念）.” She glanced at Mrs. Watsn t see hw she might react, but t her surprise, Mrs. Watsn’s face relaxed and her eyes shne.
“Read t me abut Rsa,” Mrs. Watsn said.
Keisha read hw Rsa Parks’ refusal t give up her seat t a white passenger n a bus in 1955 inspired the prtest that became a turning pint in the struggle fr civil rights.
“I walked with Rsa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King,” Mrs. Watsn said with pride. “That was the greatest mment f my life because…” She paused.
“Because… yu were a wman f curage and cnvictin t.”
Sitting up straighter, Mrs. Watsn said, “Yes, I was and I still am. Thank yu fr reminding me, Keisha. Next Thursday, I will tell yu my stry.”
24.Why did Keisha take her English ntebk alng?
A.Her mther asked her t take it.B.She wuld hand it in n her way.
C.She might read her essay t smene.D.The manager wanted t read her essay.
25.Why did the manager wish Keisha gd luck befre she visited Mrs. Watsn?
A.Mrs. Watsn culd be difficult.B.Mrs. Watsn was in pr health.
C.Keisha was feeling nervus.D.Keisha was a shy persn.
26.Mrs. Watsn’s eyes (Para. 10) suggested that she was ______.
A.amusedB.puzzled
C.annyedD.interested
27.What effect did Keisha’s essay have n Mrs. Watsn?
A.It arused her curisity in vlunteer wrk.
B.It built up her expectatin fr mre visitrs.
C.It awke her pride in her struggle fr civil rights.
D.It changed her attitude t the Civil Rights Mvement.
28.Readers may find this stry inspiring because ______.
A.a girl enjys learning abut her heresB.a girl helps smene feel appreciated
C.a wman vercmes hardship by herselfD.a wman gathers the curage fr life
7.（2015年，全国卷I）
Salvadr Dali (1904—1989) was ne f the mst ppular f mdern artists. The Pmpidu Centre in Paris is shwing its respect and admiratin fr the artist and his pwerful persnality with an exhibitin bringing tgether ver 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and mre. Amng the wrks and masterwrks n exhibitin the visitr will find the best pieces, mst imprtantly The Persistence f Memry. There is als L’Enigme sans Fin frm 1938, wrks n paper, bjects, and prjects fr stage and screen and selected parts frm televisin prgrammes reflecting the artist’s shwman qualities.
The visitr will enter the Wrld f Dali thrugh an egg and is met with the beginning, the wrld f birth. The exhibitin fllws a path f time and subject with the visitr exiting thrugh the brain.
The exhibitin shws hw Dali draws the viewer between tw infinities (无限). ＂Frm the infinity small t the infinity large, cntractin and expansin cming in and ut f fcus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the shwy Barque f ld painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,＂ explains the Pmpidu Centre.
The fine selectin f the majr wrks was dne in clse cllabratin (合作) with the Muse Nacinal Reina Sfia in Madrid, Spain, and with cntributins frm ther institutins like the Salvadr Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
33.Which f the fllwing best describe Dali accrding t Paragraph 1?
A.Optimistic.B.Prductive.
C.Generus.D.Traditinal.
34.What is Dali’s The Persistence f Memry cnsidered t be?
A.One f his masterwrks.B.A successful screen adaptatin.
C.An artistic creatin fr the stage.D.One f the beat TV prgrammes.
35.Hw are the exhibits arranged at the Wrld f Dali?
A.By ppularity.B.By imprtance.
C.By size and shape.D.By time and subject.
36.What des the wrd ＂cntributins＂ in the last paragraph refer t?
A.Artwrks.B.Prjects.
C.Dnatins.D.Dcuments.
8.（2017年，全国卷I）
I wrk with Vlunteers fr Wildlife, a rescue and educatin rganizatin at Bailey Arbretum in Lcust Valley. Trying t help injured, displaced r sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. Hwever, when it wrks, it is simply beautiful.
I gt a rescue call frm a wman in Muttntwn. She had fund a yung wl(猫头鹰) n the grund. When I arrived, I saw a 2-t 3-week-ld wl. It had already been placed in a carrier fr safety.
I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed fine. If I culd lcate the nest, I might have been able t put it back, but n luck. My next wrk was t cnstruct a nest and anchr it in a tree.
The hmewner was very helpful. A wire basket was fund. I put sme pine branches int the basket t make this nest safe and cmfrtable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed dwn.
Nw all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the hmewner a recrding f the hunger screams f wl chicks. These advertise the presence f chicks t adults; they might als encurage ur chick t start calling as well. I gave the wner as much infrmatin as pssible and headed hme t see what news the night might bring.
A nervus night t be sure, but smetimes the spirits f nature smile n us all! The hmewner called t say that the parents had respnded t the recrdings. I drve ver and saw the chick in the nest lking healthy and active. And it was accmpanied in the nest by the greatest sight f all — LUNCH! The parents had dne their duty and wuld prbably cntinue t d s.
50.What is unavidable in the authr’s rescue wrk accrding t paragraph 1?
A.Effrts made in vain.
B.Getting injured in his wrk.
C.Feeling uncertain abut his future.
D.Creatures frced ut f their hmes.
51.Why was the authr called t Muttntwn?
A.T rescue a wman.
B.T take care f a wman.
C.T lk at a baby wl.
D.T cure a yung wl.
52.What made the chick calm dwn?
A.A new nest.
B.Sme fd.
C.A recrding.
D.Its parents.
53.Hw wuld the authr feel abut the utcme f the event?
A.It’s unexpected.
B.It’s beautiful.
C.It’s humrus.
D.It’s discuraging.
9.（2013年，重庆卷）
The mrning had been a disaster. My tth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her wrds still hurt: “The truble with yu is that yu wn’t put yurself in my place. Can’t yu see things frm my pint f view?”I shk my head stubbrnly--and felt the ache in my tth. I’d thught I culd hld ut till my dentist came back frm hliday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phne bk, but n ne culd see me immediately. Finally, at abut lunch time, I gt lucky.
“If yu cme by right nw,” the receptinist said, “the dentist will fit yu in.”
I tk my purse and keys and rushed t my car. But suddenly I began t dubt abut the dentist. What kind f dentist wuld be s eager t treat smene at such shrt ntice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the thers?
In the dentist’s ffice, I sat dwn and lked arund. I saw nthing but the bare walls and I became even mre wrried. The assistant nticed my nervusness and placed her warm hand ver my ice-cld ne.
When I tld her my fears, she laughed and said, “Dn’t wrry. The dentist is very gd.”
“Hw lng d I have wait fr him?”I asked impatiently.
“Cme n, he is cming. Just lie dwn and relax. And enjy the artwrk,” the assistant said.
“The artwrk?” I was puzzled.
The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I culd enjy it :n the ceiling. Hw cnsiderate the dentist was! At that mment, I began t understand what my friend meant by her wrds.
What a relief!
54.Which f the fllwing best describes the authr’s feeling that mrning?
A.Cheerful. B.Nervus. C.Upset. D.Satisfied.
55.What made the authr begin t dubt abut the dentist?
A.The dentist’s agreeing t treat her at very shrt ntice.
B.The dentist’s being as busy as the ther dentists.
C.The surrundings f the dentist’s ffice.
D.The laughing assistant f the dentist.
56.Why did the authr suddenly smile?
A.Because the dentist came at last.
B.Because the assistant kept cmfrting her.
C.Because she culd relax in the chair,
D.Because she saw a picture n the ceiling.
57.What did the authr lean frm her experience mst prbably?
A.Strike while the irn is ht.
B.Have a gd wrd fr ne’s friend
C.Put neself in ther’s shes
D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
10.（2015年，全国卷II）
My clr televisin has given me nthing but a headache. I was able t buy it a little ver a year ag because I had my relatives give me mney fr my birthday instead f a lt f clthes that wuldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fl me int buying a discntinued mdel. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements fr the set at seventy-five dllars less than I had paid. The set wrked s beautifully when I first gt it hme that I wuld keep it n until statins signed ff fr the night. Frtunately, I didn’t gt any channels shwing all-night mvies r I wuld never have gtten t bed.
Then I started develping a prblem with the set that invlved static (静电) nise. Fr sme reasn, when certain shws switched int a cmmercial, a lud nise wuld sund fr a few secnds. Gradually, this nise began t appear during a shw, and t get rid f it. I had t change t anther channel and then change it back. Smetimes this technique wuld nt wrk, and I had t pick up the set and shake it t remve the sund. I actually began t build up my arm muscles (肌肉) shaking my set.
When neither f these methds remved the static nise, I wuld sit helplessly and wait fr the nise t g away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stpped wrking altgether. My trip t the repair shp cst me $62, and the set is wrking well nw, but I keep expecting mre truble.
65.Why did the authr say he was fled int buying the TV set?
A.He gt an lder mdel than he had expected.
B.He culdn’t return it when it was brken.
C.He culd have bught it at a lwer price.
D.He failed t find any mvie shws n it.
66.Which f the fllwing can best replace the phrase “signed ff” in Paragraph 1?
A.ended all their prgramsB.prvided fewer channels
C.changed t cmmercialsD.shwed all-night mvies
67.Hw did the authr finally get his TV set wrking again?
A.By shaking and hitting it.B.By turning it n and ff.
C.By switching channels.D.By having it repaired.
68.Hw des the authr sund when telling the stry?
A.CuriusB.Anxius
C.CautiusD.Humrus
11.（2015年，全国卷I）
The freezing Nrtheast hasn’t been a terribly fun place t spend time this winter, s when the chance came fr a weekend t Sarasta, Flrida, my bags were packed befre yu culd say “sunshine”. I left fr the land f warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking f beaches and range trees. When we tuched dwn t blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer f gratefulness. Swimming pls, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at nrmal evening hurs, nt 4 in the afternn) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly t my taste, dulled by mnths f cld- weather rt vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure t the Sarasta farmers’ market that prved t be mre than wrth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was funded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday frm 7:00 am t 1 p.m, rain r shine, alng Nrth Lemn and State streets. Baskets f perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides f the Java Dawg cffee truck; and mst f all, the tmates: amazing, large, sft and rund red tmates.
Disappinted by many a brken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) prmise, I’ve refused t buy winter tmates fr years. N matter hw attractive they lk in the stre, nce I get them hme they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I hmed in, with uncertainty, n ne particular table at the Brwn’s Grve Farm’s stand, full f fresh and sft tmates the size f my fist. These were the real deal- and at that mment, I realized that the best part f Sarasta in winter was ging t be eating things that back hme in New Yrk I wuldn’t be experiencing again fr mnths.
Delighted as I was by the tmates in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brwn’s Grve Farm is ne f the suppliers fr Jack Dusty, a newly pened restaurant at the Sarasta Ritz Carltn, where- luckily fr me- I was planning t have dinner that very night. Withut even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be rdering every tmat n it.
1.What did the authr think f her winter life in New Yrk?
A.Exciting.B.Bring.
C.Relaxing.D.Annying.
2.What made the authr’s getting up late early wrthwhile?
A.Having a swim.
B.Breathing in fresh air.
C.Walking in the mrning sun.
D.Visiting a lcal farmer’s market.
3.What can we learn abut tmates sld in New Yrk in winter?
A.They are sft.B.They lk nice.
C.They taste greatD.They are juicy.
4.What was the authr ging t that evening?
A.G t a farm.B.Check int a htel.
C.Eat in a restaurant.D.Buy fresh vegatables.
12.（2012年，上海卷）
Phil White has just returned frm an 18,000­mile, arund­the­wrld bicycle trip. White had tw reasns fr making this epic jurney. First f all, he wanted t use the trip t raise mney fr charity, which he did. He raised ￡70,000 fr the British charity, Oxfam. White's secnd reasn fr making the trip was t break the wrld recrd and becme the fastest persn t cycle arund the wrld. He is still waiting t find ut if he has brken the recrd r nt.
White set ff frm Trafalgar Square, in Lndn, n 19th June 2004 and was back 299 days later. He spent mre than 1,300 hurs in the saddle (车座) and destryed fur sets f tyres and three bike chains. He had the adventure f his life crssing Eurpe, the Middle East, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Amazingly, he did all f this with abslutely n supprt team. N jeep carrying fd, water and medicine. N dctr. Nthing! Just a bike and a very, very lng rad.
The jurney was lnely and desperate at times. He als had t fight his way acrss deserts, thrugh jungles and ver muntains. He cycled thrugh heavy rains and temperatures f up t 45 degrees, all t help peple in need. There were ther dangers alng the rad. In Iran, he was chased by armed rbbers and was lucky t escape with his life and the little mney he had. The wrst thing that happened t him was having t cycle int a headwind n a rad that crsses the suth f Australia. Fr 1,000 kilmetres he battled against the wind that was cnstantly pushing him. This part f the trip was slw, hard wrk and depressing, but he made it in the end. Nw Mr. White is back and intends t write a bk abut his adventures.
1.When Phil White returned frm his trip, he ________.
A.brke the wrld recrd
B.cllected mney fr Oxfam
C.destryed several bikes
D.travelled abut 1,300 hurs
2.What des the wrd “epic” in Paragraph 1 mst prbably mean?
A.Very slw but exciting.
B.Very lng and difficult.
C.Very smth but tiring.
D.Very lnely and depressing.
3.During his jurney arund the wrld, Phil White ________.
A.fught herically against rbbers in Iran
B.experienced the extremes f heat and cld
C.managed t ride against the wind in Australia
D.had a team f peple wh travelled with him
4.Which f the fllwing wrds can best describe Phil White?
A.Imaginative.B.Patritic.C.Mdest.D.Determined.
13.（2013年，辽宁卷）
China is a land f bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I traveled the cuntry. Back then everyne seemed t be riding a bicycle. Millins f them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year, I’ve fund the ppsite is true. There are millins f cars. Hwever, peple still use their bicycles t get arund. Fr many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way t travel tday. Bicycles als cme in different clrs --- silver, green, red, blue, yellw, whatever yu want.
It’s fun watching peple biking. They rush quickly thrugh crssrads, mve skillfully thrugh traffic, and ride even n sidewalks. Bicycles allw peple the freedm t mve abut that cars just can’t prvide.
Eager t be part f this aspect f Chinese culture, I decided t buy a bicycle. Great weather accmpanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up n my bicycle seat and started hme.
My first ride hme was rderly (守秩序的). T be safe, I stayed with a “pack” f bikers while cars n the streets came running swiftly ut f nwhere at times. I didn’t want t get hit. S I tk the ride carefully.
Crssing the streets was the biggest prblem. It was a lt like crssing a majr highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide, s crssing tk time, skill and a little bit f luck.
I finally made it hme. The feeling n the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and ging thrugh my hair was wnderful. I was sitting n tp f the wrld as I passed by places and peple. Biking made me feel alive.
1.Accrding t the authr, why are bicycles still ppular in China tday?
A.Because they are traditinal and safe.
B.Because they are cnvenient and inexpensive.
C.Because they are clrful and available.
D.Because they are fast and envirnment friendly.
2.The authr decided t buy a bicycle because he intended __________.
A.t ride it fr funB.t use it fr transprt
C.t experience lcal cultureD.t imprve his riding skills
3.Hw did the authr feel abut his street crssing？
A.It was bring.B.It was difficult.
C.It was lively.D.It was wnderful.
4.Which f the fllwing best describes the authr’s biking experience
A.The authr enjyed shwing ff his biking skills.
B.The authr was annyed by the air while riding.
C.The authr was praised by the ther bikers.
D.The authr tk great pleasure in biking.
14.（2012年，福建卷）
At exactly eleven Sir Percival kncked and entered, with anxiety and wrry in every line f his face. This meeting wuld decide his future life，and he bviusly knew it.
"Yu may wnder, Sir Percival,”said Laura calmly, “if I am ging t ask t be released (免除）frm my prmise t many yu. I am nt ging t ask this. I respect my father's wishes t much.”
His face relaxed a little, but ne f his feet kept beating the carpet.
"N, if we are ging t withdraw. (退出）frm ur planned marriage, it will be because f yur wish, nt mine.
“Mine?” he said in great surprise. “What reasn culd I have fr withdrawing?’
"A reasn that is very hard t tell yu," she answered. "There is a change in me.”
His face went s pale that even his lips lst their clr. He turned his head t ne side.
"What change?" he asked, trying t appear calm.
“When the prmise was made tw years ag,” she said,44my lve did nt belng t anyne. Will yu frgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell yu that it nw belngs t anther persn?”
“I wish yu t understand, “Laura cntinued, “that I will never see this persn again, and that if yu leave me, yu nly allw mc t remain a single wman fr the rest f my life. All I ask is that yu frgive mc and keep my secret."
‘I will d bth thse things, “he said. Then he lked at Laura, as if he was waiting t hear mre.
"I think I have said enugh t give yu reasn t withdraw frm ur marriage, “she added quietly.
“N. Yu have said enugh t make it the dearest wish f my life t marry yu, ” he said.
1.Hw did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?
A.Angry.B.Calm.C.Nervus.D.Excited.
2.We can learn frm the passage that .
A.Laura had nce prmised t marry Percival
B.Laura's father wished t end her marriage
C.Percival had been married t Laura fr tw years
D.Percival asked t be released frm the marriage
3.The passage is prbably taken ut f .
A.a nvelB.a reprtC.a diaryD.an essay
15.（2012年，天津卷）
Barditch High Schl decided t an All-Schl Reunin. Over 450 peple came t the event. There were turs f the ld schl building and a picnic at Cnfederate Park. Several frmer teachers were n hand t tell stries abut the ld days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher fr fifty years, was wheeled t the Park.
Sme eyes rlled and there were a few lw grans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was abut t speak. Many started lking at their watches and cming up with excuses t be anywhere instead f preparing t listen t a lecture frm an ld wman wh had few kind wrds fr her students and made them wrk harder than all the ther teachers cmbined.
Then Ms. Yates started t speak:
“I can’t tell yu hw pleased I am t be here. I haven’t seen many f yu since yur graduatin, but I have fllwed yur careers and enjyed yur victries as well as crying fr yur tragedies. I have a large cllectin f newspaper phtgraphs f my students. Althugh I haven’t appeared in persn, I have attended yur cllege graduatins, weddings and even the birth yur children, in my imaginatin.”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she cntinued:
“It was my belief that if I pushed yu as hard as I culd, sme f yu wuld succeed t please me and thers wuld succeed t anny me. Regardless f ur mtives, I can see that yu have all been successful in yu chsen path.”
“There is n greater cmfrt fr an educatr than t see the end result f his r her years f wrk. Yu have all been a great surce f pleasure and pride fr me and I want yu t knw I lve yu all frm the bttm f my heart.”
There was a silence ver the crwd fr a few secnds and then smene started clapping. Tee clapping turned int cheering, then int a deafening rar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and mdels were rubbing their eyes r crying penly with n shame all because f the wrds frm a lng frgtten English teacher frm their hmetwn.
1.What activity was rganized fr the schl reunin?
A.Sightseeing in the park.
B.A picnic n the schl playgrund.
C.Telling stries abut past events.
D.Graduates’ reprts in the ld building.
2.What can be inferred frm Paragraph 2?
A.Sme graduates were t busy t listen t Ms. Yates’ speech.
B.Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways f teaching.
C.Sme peple gt tired frm the reunin activities.
D.Mst peple had little interest in the reunin.
3.We can learn frm Ms. Yates’ speech that she _____________.
A.kept track f her students’ prgress
B.gave her students advice n their careers
C.attended her students’ cllege graduatins
D.went t her students’ wedding ceremnies
4.What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?
A.Teachers’ knwledge is the key t students’ achievements.
B.Pressure n students frm teachers shuld be reduced.
C.Hard-pushed students are mre likely t succeed.
D.Students’ respect is the best reward fr teachers.
5.Which f the fllwing can best describe Ms. Yates?
A.Reliable and devted.B.Tugh and generus.
C.Prud but patient.D.Strict but caring.
16.（2012年，北京卷）
Prudly reading my wrds, I glanced arund the rm, nly t find my classmates bearing big smiles n their faces and tears in their eyes. Cnfused, I glanced tward my stne-faced teacher. Having n chice, I slwly raised the reprt I had slaved ver, hping t hide myself. “What culd be causing everyne t act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back t the day Miss Lancelt gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new schl. It seemed simple: g n the Internet and find infrmatin abut a man named Gerge Washingtn. Since my idea f histry came frm an ancient teacher in my hme cuntry, I had never heard f that name befre. As I searched the name f this fellw, it became evident that there were tw peple bearing the same name wh lked cmpletely different! One invented hundreds f uses fr peanuts, while the ther led sme srt f army acrss America. I stared at the screen, wndering which ne my teacher meant. I called my grandfather fr a glden piece f advice; flip (掷) a cin. Heads—the cmmander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my reprt wuld be abut the great man wh invented peanut butter, Gerge Washingtn Carver.
Weeks later, standing befre this unfriendly mass, I was ttally lst. Oh well, I lwered the paper and sat dwn at my desk,burningt find ut what I had dne wrng. As a classmate began his reprt, it all became clear, “My reprt is n Gerge Washingtn, the man wh started the American Revlutin.” The whle wrld became quite! Hw culd I knw that she meant that Gerge Washingtn?
Obviusly, my grade was awful. Heartbrken but fearless, I decided t turn this arund. I talked t Miss Lancelt, but she insisted: N re-ds; n new grade. I felt that the punishment was nt justified, and I believed I deserved a secnd chance. Cnsequently, I threw myself heartily int my wrk fr the rest f the schl year. Ten mnths later, that chance unflded as I fund myself sitting in the headmaster’s ffice with my grandfather, nw having an entirely different cnversatin. I smiled and flashed back t the embarrassing mment at the beginning f the year as the headmaster infrmed me f my ptin t skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
1.What did the authr’s classmates think abut his reprt?
A.Cntrversial.B.Ridiculus.
C.Bring.D.Puzzling.
2.Why was the authr cnfused abut the task?
A.He was unfamiliar with American histry.
B.He fllwed the advice and flipped a cin.
C.He frgt his teacher’s instructin.
D.He was new at the schl.
3.The underlined wrd “burning” in Para. 3 prbably means _______.
A.annyedB.ashamed
C.readyD.eager
4.In the end, the authr turned things arund _______.
A.by reding his task
B.thrugh his wn effrts
C.with the help f his grandfather
D.under the guidance f his headmaster
17.（2011年，北京卷）
“I Went Skydiving at 84!”
As a yung girl grwing up in the 1930s, I always wanted t fly a plane, but back then it was almst unheard f a wman t d that. I gt a taste f that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged fr me me ride in a ht air balln fr my birthday. But the experience turned ut t be very dull. Arund that time ,I tld my husband that I wanted t skydive. S when ur retirement cmmunity（社区）annunced that they were having an essay cmpetitin and the tpic was an experience f a lifetime that yu wanted t have, I decided t write abut my dream.
In the essay, I wrte abut my desire t skydive, stating Gerge Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why nt me? I was just 84 and in pretty gd health. A year went by and I heard nthing. But then at a cmmunity party in late April 2009, they annunced that I was ne f the winners. I just culdn’t believe it.
One june 11, 2009, nearly 40 f my family and friends gathered in the area clse t where I wuld land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructr, Jay, guided me thrugh the experience. The plane was the nisiest ne I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just lking frward t the experience. When we reachen 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me t thrw myself ut f the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was s strng that I culd hardly breathe. Fr a secnd I thught, “What have I gtten myself int?” But then everything gt calmer. We were in a free fall fr abut a minute befre Jay pened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just flated dwnward f zhut five minutes. Being up in the cluds and lking at the view belw was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the ht air balln. I was just enjying it.
Skydiving was really ne f the greatest experiences f my life. I hpe ther peple will lk at me and realize that yu dn’t stp living just because yu are 84 years ld. If there’s smething yu want t experience, lk int it. If it’s smething that is pssible, make it happen.
1.What happened t the auther in 2001?
A.She flew an airplane
B.She entered a cmpetitin
C.She went n a ht air balln ride
D.She mved int a retirement cmmunity
2.The authr mentined Gerge Bush Sr. in her essay t .
A.build up her wn reputatin
B.shw her admiratin fr him
C.cmpare their health cnditn
D.make her argument persuasive
3.Hw did the authr feel immediately after she jumped ut f the plane?
A.ExcitedB.ScaredC.NervusD.Regretful
4.What did the authr enjy mst when she was skydiving?
A.The beautiful cludsB.The wnderful view
C.The cmpany f JayD.The ne-minute free fall
18.（2007年，全国卷）
Our “Mmmy and Me” time began tw years ag. My next-dr neighbr and fellw mther, Christie, and I were ut in ur frnt yards, watching seven children f age 6 and under ride their bikes up and dwn. “I wish I culd take ne f my children ut alne,” said Christie.
Then we wrked ut a plan: When Christie takes ne f her children ut, I’ll watch her ther three. And when she watches tw f mine, I’ll take smene ut.
The children were extremely quick t accept the idea f “Mmmy and Me” time. Christie’s daughter, McKenzie, went first. When she returned, the ther children shwered her with tns f questins. McKenzie was smiling bradly. Christie lked refreshed and happy. “She’s like a different child when there’s n ne else arund,” Christie shared with me quickly. With her mther all t herself, McKenzie didn’t have t make an effrt t gain attentin.
Just as Christie had nticed changes in McKenzie, I als discvered smething different in each f my children during ur alne times. Fr example, I am always surprised when my daughter, wh is seldm clse t me, hlds my hand frequently. My stuttering（口吃的）sn, Tm, desn’t stutter nce during ur activities since he desn’t have t struggle fr a chance t speak. And the ther sn, Sam, wh’s always a fllwer when arund ther children shines as a leader during ur times tgether.
The “Mmmy and Me” time allws us t be simply alne and away with each child ---talking, sharing, and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves（应得到）t be an nly child at least nce in a while.
1.What is the text mainly abut?
A.The experience f the nly child being with mther.
B.The advantage f spending time with ne child at a time.
C.The happy life f tw families.
D.The basic needs f children.
2.Right after McKenzie came back, the ther children were _____________.
A.happyB.curiusC.regretfulD.friendly
3.What is ne f the changes the authr finds in her children?
A.The daughter acts like a leader.B.Sam hlds her hand mre ften.
C.The bys becme better fllwers.D.Tm has less difficulty in speaking.
4.The authr seems t believe that ___________.
A.having brthers and sisters is fun
B.it’s tiring t lk after three children
C.every child needs parents’ full attentin
D.parents shuld watch thers’ children
考点
题型
推理判断之描述人物、事件特征
阅读理解
试卷类型
设问
考点
2023
[2023·新高考全国Ⅱ卷]B
26.Which f the fllwing best describes the impact f the prgramme?
描述事件
[2023·新高考全国Ⅱ卷]D
32.What phenmenn des the authr describe at the beginning f the text?
描述事件
[2023·全国乙卷]C
28.What d peple usually think f British fd?
描述事件
[2023·全国乙卷]C
29.Which best describes ckery prgrammes n British TV?
描述事件
2022
2022·新高考全国II
What des the authr think f himself?
描述人物
2020
2020年，天津卷，第二次高考
Hw did President Lincln first respnd t Vinnie’s request?
描述人物
2020年，新高考全国Ⅰ卷
Which f the fllwing best describes Mr Bissell's rad trip in Uzbekistan?
描述事件
2020年1月，浙江卷
2020年1月，浙江卷
描述人物