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（2022·上海市复兴高级中学校考模拟预测）Well, there was a man here once by the name of Jim Smiley, in the winter of 1894—or maybe it was the spring of 1850. But any way, he was the strangest man. He was always making money on anything that turned up if he could get anybody to try to make money on the other side. And if he could not do that, he would change sides—anyway that suited the other man would suit him—anyway just as long as he got a bet, he was satisfied. But still, he was lucky, uncommonly lucky. He most always come out winner. He was always ready and laying for a chance. If there was a dog-fight, he would try to win money on it. If there was a cat-fight, he would take the risk. If there was a chicken-fight, he would try to bet on it. If there were two birds setting on a fence, he would want you to decide which one would fly first so he could win money.
Lots of the boys here have seen that Smiley and can tell you about him. Why, it did not matter to him. He would try to make money on anything. He was the most unusual man. Parson Waler’s wife was very sick once, for a long time, and it seemed as if they were not going to save her. But one morning he came in, and Smiley asked him how was his wife, and he said she was better, thank God. And Smiley, before he thought, says, “Well, I will risk my money she will not get well.”
And Smiley had a little small dog. To look at the dog, you would think he was not worth anything but to sit around and look mean and look for a chance to steal something. But as soon as, money was up on him, he was a different dog. Another dog might attack and throw him around two or three times. Then all of a sudden Smiley’s dog would grab that other dog by the back leg and freeze to it till the men said it was over.
Smiley always came out the winner on that dog, at least until he harnessed a dog once that did not have any back legs. The dog’s legs had been sawed off in a circular saw. Well, the fighting continued long enough and the money was all up. Then when Smiley’s dog came to make a grab of the other dog’s back legs, he saw in a minute how there was a problem. The dog appeared surprised, and then discouraged, and didn’t try no more to win the fight, and so he got shucked out (摆脱) bad. He gave Smiley a look, as much as to say his heart was broke, and it was his fault, for putting up a dog that had no back legs for him to take hold of, which was his main dependence in a fight, and then he limped off a piece and laid down and died. He was a good dog, and would have made a name for himself if he had lived, for he had intelligence. It always makes me feel sorry when I think of that last fight of his and the way it turned out.
1．Which of the following statements is most accurate of Jim Smiley according to this passage
A．Jim Smiley was extremely strange and unlucky.
B．Jim Smiley was always getting into trouble at work.
C．Jim Smiley loves and knows a lot about animals.
D．Jim Smiley was always ready to bet on anything.
2．What happened to Parson Walker’s wife is mentioned to show that Smiley was________.
A．thoughtless B．tricky
C．unconventional D．adventurous
3．Which of the following is TRUE about Jim Smiley’s dog
A．It was good-looking and worth a lot of money.
B．It was so imposing as to frighten other dogs.
C．It won a fight by grabbing the opponent’s back leg.
D．It was loyal to Jim Smiley and stole money for him.
4．Smiley’s dog died because________.
A．it was ashamed for losing the fight B．it was exhausted in the fight
C．it was abandoned by the owner D．it was not as intelligent as expected
（2022·上海市复旦中学统考一模）“It’s a windy day in Laguna San Ignacio, and the waves seem to come from all directions,” said Sara Clemence in Bloomberg Businessweek. My children and I are riding on a 18-foot boat—small enough that we can reach down into the water if a gray whale swims up alongside. And then we see what we’ve come for: a heart-shaped shower of water and a dark mass rushing below it. As instructed, we splash (溅泼) the water strongly to signal the huge whale, which turns out to be a mother with her weeks-old baby. The baby soon swims beneath our boat, emerges to blow mist in my face, then “lies onto its side like a 2-ton puppy.” Leaning down, I touched its skin gently. “It feels electric. Also, a bit like petting a hard-boiled egg.”
San Ignacio is one of very few places where a person can pet a whale. The whales come each year to the coast of Baja California to give birth and to mate. If you’re lucky, you can “shake hands with a leatheryfin (鳍)” or even “plant a kiss on a cold, salty cheek.” I usually worry about such interactions, because wild creatures can become deeply stressed by human contact. But boat numbers are strictly limited in these protected waters. And any whale that approaches a boat does so on its own terms. Like that baby whale: “We see him a few times, and he seems to like being petted and splashed.”
So we are two species, connecting through touch, but also through eye contact: “More than once, after nosing around our boat, a young gray turns on its side so one dark, baseball-size eye is looking up at us.” Whalers used to call gray whales “devil fish” because these magnificent creatures turn violent when threatened—“or, say, when their babies are harmed.” That makes it feel even more of a blessing when, on our third day there, a large mama whale approaches the boat. “I’m splashing when I feel her nose press up into my hand.” Though she’s “wiser and apparently more alert” than her child, “she still decides to trust us.”
5．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage
A．The writer was on a whale-touching trip.
B．The writer’s boat went down with a huge wave.
C．The baby whale splashed water all over the writer.
D．The mother whale’s skin felt as hard as a boiled egg.
6．By “does so on its own terms” (in paragraph 2), the writer means whales in San Ignacio are ______.
A．mad with too many visitors B．ready for hands-on attention
C．restricted in swimming routes D．enclosed in their safety zones
7．Gray whales got the name of “devil fish” from their ______.
A．strange appearance B．inborn violence
C．surprisingly enormous size D．fierceness in danger
8．The writer’s implied purpose in the passage is to ______.
A．popularize the knowledge of whales B．show admiration for whales’ motherhood
C．share an experience of the sea voyage D．advocate harmony between man and nature
（2022秋·上海市进才中学校考阶段练习） Green fingers
It never occurred to me when I was little that gardens were anything less than glamorous places. Granddad’s garden was on the bank of a river and sloped gently down towards the water. You couldn’t reach the river but you could hear the sound of the water and the birds that sang in the trees above. I imagined that all gardens were like this - a place of escape, peace and solitude. Granddad’s small plot of land was nothing out of the ordinary when it came to features. He had nothing as grand as a greenhouse, unlike some of his neighbors. However, this little piece of land bore a great part of my carefree and joyful childhood.
At home, his son, my father, could be quiet and withdrawn. I wouldn’t want to make him sound humorless. He wasn’t. Silly things would amuse him. I came to realize that, deep down, he was probably disappointed that he hadn’t made more of his life. He left school without qualifications and became a plumber apprentice(学徒). Plumbing was not something he was passionate about. It was just what he did. He was never particularly ambitious, though there was a moment when he and Mum thought of moving to Canada, but it came to nothing. Where he came into his own was around the house. He had an “eye for the job”. Be it bookshelves or a cupboard - what he could achieve was astonishing. My parents moved house only once in their entire married life. But my father made up for this lack of daring when it came to furniture. You would have just got used to the shape of one chair when another appeared.
As for me, school didn’t appeal to me much. I wanted to leave school as soon as possible but that seemed an unlikely prospect until one day my father announced, “They’ve got a vacancy for an apprentice gardener in the Parks Department. I thought you might be interested.” In one brief moment Dad had gone against his better judgment. He might still have preferred it if I became a carpenter. But I like to feel that somewhere inside him was a feeling that things might just turn out for the best. Maybe I’m deceiving myself, but I prefer to believe that in his heart, although he hated gardening himself, he’d watched me doing it for long enough and noticed my unfailing passion for all things that grew and flowered and fruited.
9．When the writer describes his granddad’s garden, he is ________.
A．proud that his granddad was such a good gardener
B．embarrassed that the garden was not as good as others nearby
C．annoyed that items in the garden were often damaged
D．positive about the time he spent in the garden
10．What is the writer’s attitude to his father in the second paragraph
A．He was regretful that his father had not achieved more.
B．He was annoyed that his father used words he didn’t understand.
C．He was sympathetic to the reasons why his father behaved as he did.
D．He was grateful that his father had not taken the family to Canada.
11．What does the writer mean by the underlined phrase “came into his own”
A．was able to do something by himself
B．was able to show how talented he was
C．was able to continue his day job
D．was able to forget his failure
12．What does the writer think is the reason behind his father’s decision in the last paragraph
A．His father did not manage to make a better judgment.
B．His father was tired of disagreeing with his son.
C．His father had been impressed by his son’s love of gardening.
D．His father came to realize the charm of gardening.
（2022·上海交大附中·模拟预测）Wang Shuang was just five when her parents divorced, dropped her at her uncle’s and left. Football, as it often is, became an escape.
At seven, she was spotted by coach Xu Yilong, who found Wang quick in her playful behaviour. As the only girl in the boys’ team, Wang’s performances were impressive, earning her the nickname “Iron Girl.” And soon, she sensed the sport’s power. Football allowed her to “release herself“ and realize ”whatever happens, football never leaves you alone.”
However, life was never smooth sailing. The constant jibes(嘲讽) from some people, who always tried to push her down and destroy her hopes, affected her so deeply that she lost confidence. “They were saying I had no talent at all. Gradually, I felt really so.” Wang once wrote. But never did she stop playing. When she was called up to the national team, aged 17, Wang thought, “Me Are you sure ” When a world-famous club wanted to sign her, she was “excited that an excellent coach thought I was good.” It was only then that she felt confident in her abilities. “I felt recognized. Perhaps I had a bit of talent after all.”
Not any “bit of talent”; the genius is praised as China’s once-in-a-generation player.
China is a pioneer of women’s football in Asia and has won the continental championship eight times, including seven straight titles between 1986 and 1999. That was their golden age. Gradually, though, the dynasty declined. It is hoped that Wang will inspire the women’s football of the country to its former height.
Coaches are almost always hesitant to speak about individual players. But when coach Shui was asked about Wang before the match against Vietnam, she couldn’t stop mentioning her influence on the team. Unfailingly performing on the big stage, Wang did not let her team down. When they lacked a quality ball, she delivered two high assists that finally led her team into the last-four clash(四分之一决赛).
“Nobody knows how hard it was,” declared Wang after the match. “We overcame difficulties. We also showed our strong spiritual power. I am proud of my team.”
13．What can we infer about Wang from the 2nd paragraph
A．She earned a living on her own. B．She was released from the team.
C．She was laughed at by the boys. D．She found a sense of belonging.
14．How did Wang regain faith in her abilities
A．By winning recognition. B．By obtaining inspiration.
C．By playing in the national team. D．By ignoring other people’s jibes.
15．Which would best describe coach Shui’s attitude to Wang
A．Conservative. B．Contradictory.
C．Favourable. D．Critical.
16．What’s the best title for the text
A．Wang Shuang: A Steel Rose B．Wang Shuang: A Child Genius
C．Wang Shuang: A Football Pioneer D．Wang Shuang: A Golden Age Creator
（2022秋·上海师大附中校考期中）Margo and I were nine. Our parents were friends, so we would sometimes play together, biking past the tree-lined streets to Jefferson Park, the leisure spot of our neighborhood.
I always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up. It could be that she was both cool and gorgeous with the pink T-shirt featuring a green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. Or it could be the way she biked, standing up, her arms locked as she leaned above the handle bars.
At the time, I fancied myself an inventor and I told Margo about an idea I had for an invention called the Ringolator, a gigantic cannon that would shoot big, colored rocks into a very low orbit, giving Earth the same rings that Saturn (土星) has. Margo just beamed brightly, shaking her head.
I’d been in the park so many times before that it was mapped in my mind, so we were only a few steps inside when I began to sense that the world was out of order.
“Look! There.” Margo said quietly, calmly.
She was pointing. And then I realized what was different.
There was a live oak a few feet ahead. Thick and ancient-looking. That was not new. The playground on our right. Not new either. But now, a guy wearing a gray suit, leaning against the trunk of the oak tree, not moving. That was new. He kept his mouth open in a way that mouth generally shouldn’t be.
“He’s drunk,” I said, “and dangerously drunk.”
I took two small steps backward. Maybe he was a zombie. I knew zombies weren’t real, but he surely looked like one. And if I made any sudden movements, he might wake up and attack.
As I took those two steps back, Margo took two equally small and quiet steps forward. “His eyes are open,” she said.
“We gotta go home,” I said.
She took another two steps. This time she was close enough and she reached out to touch his foot.
“He’s gone,” Margo said, as if I couldn’t tell.
(From “Paper Towns” by John Green with major adaption)
17．Why the author “always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up”
A．He was afraid that Margo might give him a lesson physically.
B．He felt that Margo’s way of riding a bike could put them both in danger.
C．He had admiration for the cool and gorgeous appearance and action of Margo.
D．He didn’t like the horrifying green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter.
18．How does Margo feel about the author’s invention of a “Ringolator”
A．It was a brilliant idea that may change the world.
B．It sounded silly yet amusing, so she showed her kindness.
C．It called for experiment in the Jefferson Park.
D．It gave out beams of light and was bright.
19．What happened to the man most probably
A．He was playing hide and seek. B．He was a new comer to the park.
C．He was already dead when found. D．He was becoming a zombie
20．What can best describe Margo
A．Gorgeous and timid. B．Innocent and cute.
C．Bright and imaginative. D．Calm and brave.
（2022秋·上海市大同中学校考）There have been many great violinists but none could hold a candle to Kuznetsov, a miraculous young Russian. On his emergence while still in his teens, his playing was filled with timeless wisdom beyond his years; he now holds the stage with immense authority. So it comes no surprise that he is about to add a new string to his bow. When he performs with the English Chamber Orchestra, it will be as both soloist(独奏者)and conductor. “It’s something I’ve often thought about,” he says.
Other musicians who have traded the bow or piano for the baton(指挥棒)have failed; the transition is not easy, of which he is aware. “The most crucial thing is the human chemistry between conductor and players. You must avoid at all costs being an outsider, as though saying to the orchestra, ‘You make your music while I imagine mine.’”
He is quite relaxed about not yet having his own hand-language —every conductor is different. Kuznetsov believes the connection between notes is not just physical, but also spiritual. Spiritually is, for Kuznetsov, the conductor’s key characteristic. “And it should ideally be expressed through beauty of movement,” he says. Some conductors threw themselves about, others hardly move a muscle. Where will Kuznetsov fit on that scale “We must wait and see,” he says.
Kuznetsov himself moved straight as an arrow toward his goal. His father was an oboist(双簧管演奏者)and his mother conducted a choir, but at the age of four, young Leonid settled on the violin. “The violin is located at the front of the orchestra. It seemed very desirable to sit there and show off.” He gave his first concert at the age of five. “When I went on stage, I bowed so deeply and so long that he audience laughed —but I knew that this was what great artists always did. I felt it was an honour for the audience to listen to me.” His programme that day included Paganini variations, “which were very easy for me.”
What is his view now of the recordings he made at that age “I didn’t have the technique I have now but across the years the intuition has not changed. I still feel every time I go on stage as though I’m newborn.”
Kuznetsov cautiously paces his own development. He didn’t give his first performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto until he felt ready for it, and he’ll let Bach’s works stay in his mind for some years.
One of Kuznetsov’s admirers wonders whether he is in danger of not hanging onto “the fearlessness of youth.” On the evidence of Kuznetsov’s bravely assured new interpretation of the Brahms Concerto, which he plays on a new CD release, I’d say that his fearlessness is in no danger yet.
21．Kuznetsov think _________ is most important in conducting.
A．the conductor’s and the orchestra’s knowledge of the composition
B．whether the conductor has cooperated with the players before
C．the understanding between the conductor and the orchestra
D．the players’ recognition of the conductor
22．What can be learned about Kuznetsov from the passage
A．He didn’t start to play the violin until five.
B．He plans so give Bach’s works a try first.
C．He isn’t as enthusiastic as before about the violin.
D．He was confident while giving his first concert.
23．What can be inferred from the passage
A．Violin players are usually those who like to show off in an orchestra.
B．It’s easy for piano or violin players to become conductors.
C．Kuznetsov hasn’t decided which conductor’s hand-language to follow.
D．The writer thinks highly of Kuznetsov’s performance as a conductor.
24．What is the passage mainly about
A．A violinist’s understanding of music.
B．Kuznetsov’s efforts that have led to his success.
C．A violinist’s new attempts in his musical ambitions.
D．Kuznetsov’s insight into how techniques matter in performance.
（2022秋·上海复旦附中校考阶段练习）Noah reached for his guitar, remembering his father as he did so, thinking how much he missed him. He strummed once, adjusted the tension on two strings, then strummed again. This time it sounded about right, and he began to play.
Soft music, quiet music. He hummed for a little while at first, then began to sing as night came down around him. He played and sang until the sun was gone and the sky black. It was a little after seven when he quit, and he settled back into his chair and began to rock. By habit, he looked upward and saw Orion and the Big Dipper, Gemini and the Pole Star, twinkling in the autumn sky. He started to run the numbers in his head, then stopped. He knew he’d spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon, but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Besides, thinking about money usually bored him. Early on, he’d learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn’t be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise. It was another trait he got from his father.
Clem, his hound dog, came up to him then and nuzzled his hand before lying down at his feet. “Hey, girl, how’re you doing ” he asked as he patted her head, and she whined softly, her soft round eyes peering upward. A car accident had taken her leg, but she still moved well enough and kept him company on quiet nights like these. He was thirty-one now, not too old, but old enough to be lonely. He hadn’t dated since he’d been back here, hadn’t met anyone who remotely interested him. It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn’t sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever.
The evening passed, staying warm, nice. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves, thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. Natural things gave back more than they took, and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to be. “It’ll keep you from going crazy,” his father had told him the day he’d shipped out. “It’s God’s music and it’ll take you home.” He finished his tea, went inside, found a book, then turned on the porch light on his way back out. After sitting down again, he looked at the book. It was old, the cover was torn, and the pages were stained with mud and water.
It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, and he had carried it with him throughout the war. It had even taken a bullet for him once. He rubbed the cover, dusting it off just a little. Then he let the book open randomly and read the words in front of him: This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless. Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done. Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best. Night, sleep, death and the stars. For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern, and he was glad he’d come back. Though he’d been away from fourteen years, this was home and he knew a lot of people here, most of them from his youth. Like so many southern towns, the people who lived here never changed, they just grew a bit older.
25．The underlined sentence in paragraph two is the equivalent of “_________”.
A．he hated those who were unable to appreciate simple things in life
B．he didn’t see eye to eye with people who liked to save money
C．he had difficulty in figuring out how he got this trait from his father
D．he didn’t understand why people were so materialistic
26．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage
A．Noah often played the guitar and observed the stars.
B．Clem the dog showed great affection for her master.
C．Noah was destined to be alone since no woman seemed interested in him.
D．Noah planned to restore his house before landing himself a job.
27．Which of the following statements would Noah’s father most agree with
A．Patients suffering from mental disorder can be cured by nature.
B．The closer you are to nature, the closer you are to your true self.
C．Where there is God’s music, there is home.
D．A good book is a man’s beset company.
28．Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman _________.
A．had been a treasure but was now too damaged to read
B．recorded the lives of New Bern’s people who never changed over the years
C．was beyond Noah’s understanding so he randomly picked up some words to read
D．stirred a feeling of nostalgia in Noah
（2022秋·上海市复兴高级中学校考阶段练习）Blake Mycoske set up his first business, EZ Laundry, a door-to-door laundry service for students, when he was still in college. Having grown the company to service seven colleges in the southwestern US, he sold his share to his business partner and moved on to a media advertising business in Nashville. This he sold to Clear Channel, one of the industry’s leading companies.
Three more businesses later, still only 29 years old, and feeling somewhat burned out, Mycoskie decided to give it a break for a while and head down to Argentina. But resting wasn’t really in his nature, and it wasn’t long before Mycoskie had hit upon an idea that would come to define him as a social entrepreneur (企业家).
On a visit to a village outside Buenos Aires, he was shocked to see that many of the children didn’t have any shoes or, if they did, the shoes were worn out and didn’t fit. Since shoes, particularly the local farmers’ canvas (帆布) shoe, the alpargata, can be bought relatively cheaply in Argentina, Mycoskie’s first instinct was to set up a charity to donate shoes to the children. But after giving it some thought, he realized that this was not a model that would work. One pair of shoes per child would not make that much difference because they wear out. And if he asked people to donate repeatedly, sympathy for the cause might also wear out pretty quickly.
Instead he came up with the idea of TOMS One for One Shoes. He would take the alpargata to America, manufacture it and sell it as a high-end fashion item at around $50 a pair. For each pair he sold, he would donate another to shoeless children, guaranteeing a continual supply. Also, rather than running a charity, something he had no real experience in, he could run the project as a business. Several years later, the business is booming, supplying shoes not only to children in Argentina but also other parts of the world where foot diseases are a problem.
Mycoskie had no manufacturing experience and understood that he had to learn fast. For the first eighteen months, by his own admission, he made “a poor job of making shoes,” but since then he has brought in help from experienced industry people. The vital element that Mycoskie added was his passion—a passion he wants others to share. One criticism of initiatives like TOMS is that the money spent by customers might otherwise have gone directly to charities. So Mycoskie encourages his customers to become more involved with TOMS by volunteering to hand-deliver the shoes to children in need. It’s a giving experience and he hopes it might inspire some of the volunteers to develop similar projects.
29．Why did Blake Mycoske go to Argentina
A．To look for ideas.
B．To be close to nature.
C．To relax himself.
D．To start his new business.
30．Blake Mycoske gave up the idea of setting up a charity to donate shoes to the kids because ________.
A．he found it wasn’t a long-term solution
B．he found the shoes weren’t good in quality
C．he found people didn’t show enough sympathy
D．he found the kids didn’t like the traditional shoes
31．How did Mycoskie respond to the criticism of the projects like TOMS
A．He inspired other similar projects.
B．He donated more money to charity.
C．He turned his customers into volunteers.
D．He hand-delivered shoes to the kids by himself.
32．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A．The Future of Shoe Making B．A New Business Model
C．An Experienced Entrepreneur D．The Shoe Giver
（2022秋·上海南洋中学校考阶段练习）The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and sharing my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years. Though much beloved and respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of a risky existence with uncertain financial rewards. My parents insisted on college instead of a music school, and to college I went — quite happily, as I remember, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other interests.
Before my graduation from college, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job. Thus was I launched upon a business career — which I always think of as the wasted years. Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage (贬低) business. My whole point is that it was not for me. I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by.
I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to go abroad to study music. I resigned from my position and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and enjoyed every minute of it. “Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.
If I had stayed in business, I might be a comparatively wealthy man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions that money can never buy.
33．The writer’s parents didn’t want him to take a music career mainly because _____.
A．the writer didn’t show much talent in playing music
B．college was a much better option than a music school
C．it seemed an unstable and financially-challenged profession
D．the living conditions of the writer’s parents weren’t good enough
34．What can be learned about the writer’s experience of college
A．The writer enjoyed the fruitful college life.
B．The writer dropped out before graduation.
C．The writer kept playing the violin every day.
D．The writer went to college unwillingly.
35．What was the most important thing the writer achieved from his business career
A．A sense of belonging. B．A considerable fortune.
C．The satisfaction of helping others. D．The pride of being a wealthy man.
36．Which of the following statements will the writer most likely agree with
A．Being able to do what one loves is the best kind of life.
B．Being released from jail is key to a successful life.
C．Being wealthy is a meaningful goal for young people.
D．Being able to help your family may not be your lifelong duty.
（2022秋·上海市杨浦高级中学校考开学考试）I was at the funeral of my dearest friend - my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense; I found it hard to breathe at times. Always supportive, Mother clapped loudest at my school plays, held the box of tissues while listening to my first heartbreak, comforted me at my father’s death, and prayed for me my entire life.
When mother’s illness was diagnosed, my sister had a new baby and my brother had recently married his childhood sweetheart, so it fell on me, the 27-year-old middle child, to take care of her. I counted it an honor. My place had been with our mother, preparing her meals, taking her to the doctor, reading the Bible together. Now she was in heaven. My work was finished, but I was alone.
Deep in sorrow, suddenly, I heard a door open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick footsteps hurried along the carpeted floor. A young man looked around briefly and then sat next to me. He folded his hands and placed them on his lap. His eyes started to be filled with tears.
“I’m late,” he explained, though no explanation was necessary.
After several eulogies(悼词), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep calling Mary by the name of Margaret ”
“Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary.” I whispered, wondering who the stranger was anyway.
“Isn’t this the Lutheran church ”
“No, the Lutheran church is across the street.”
“Oh ...”
“I believe you’re at the wrong funeral, Sir.”
The solemnness(庄重)of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled up inside me and came out as laughter. Sharp looks from other mourner(哀悼者)only made the situation seem more stupid. I peeked at the confused, misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing too, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late for an uneventful exit. I imagined Mother laughing.
At the final “Amen,” we rushed out a door and into the parking lot. “I do believe we’ll be the talk of the town. By the way, my name is Rick,” he smiled.
That afternoon began a lifelong journey for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral, but was in the right place. A year after our meeting, we were married at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
In my time of sorrow, God gave me laughter. In place of loneliness, God gave me love. This past June, we celebrated our twenty-second wedding anniversary. Whenever anyone asks us how we met, Rick tells them, “Her mother and my Aunt introduced us, and it’s truly a match made in heaven.”
37．Only the author could take care of her mom mainly because __________.
A．her mom loved her much more than other children
B．she was the eldest daughter in the family
C．a lovely baby came into her brother’s family
D．she was the only child without a new family’s burden
38．Which of the following sentences is True
A．Rick was late for the funeral because he didn’t know the name of deceased.
B．The author felt reluctant to undertake the work of tending her mother.
C．Rick remained at the funeral even though he knew he had made a mistake.
D．The author and Rick resembled in personality because neither could control emotions.
39．What can we infer from the passage
A．Margaret should be the name of Rick’s aunt.
B．The author was supposed to be at the Lutheran church.
C．The author and Rick met 22 years ago for the first time.
D．The mourners at the funeral considered the author’s joy improper.
40．What could be the best title for the passage
A．Two Funerals at a Time B．Hope Remains at the Funeral
C．A heavenly Encounter D．Manners Matter at the Funeral
（2022秋·上海交大附中校考开学考试）Extreme sorrow claws my mind. I am a statistic. When I first got here. I felt very much lonely. I found no sympathy. I saw only thousands of others whose bodies were as badly mangled as mine. I was given a number and placed in a category, which was called “traffic death”.
The day I died was an ordinary school day. How I wish I had taken the bus! But I was too cool for the bus. I remember how I wheedled (哄骗) the car out of Mom. “Special favor,” I pleaded. “All the kids drive.” After school, I rushed to the parking lot, excited at the thought of driving a car and being my own boss.
It doesn’t matter how the accident happened, I was going too fast taking crazy chances. But I was enjoying my freedom and having fun. The last thing I remember was passing an old lady who seemed to be going awfully slow. I heard a crash and felt a terrific shake. Glass and steel flew everywhere. My whole body seemed to be turning inside out. I heard myself scream.
Suddenly, I awakened. It was very quiet. I saw a police officer and a doctor. I was saturated with blood. Pieces of jagged glass were sticking out all over. Strange that I couldn’t feel anything. Hey, don’t pull that sheet over my head. I can’t be dead. I’m only 17. I’m supposed to have a wonderful life ahead of me. I haven’t lived yet. I can’t be dead!
Later I was placed in a drawer. My folks came to identify me. Why did they see me like this Why did I have to look at Moms eyes when she faced the most terrible ordeal of her life Dad suddenly looked very old. He told the man in charge, “Yes — he is our son.”
Please — somebody — wake me up! Get me out of here. I can’t bear to see Mom and Dad in such pain. My grandparents are so weak from grief they can barely walk. My brother and sister move like robots.
Please don’t bury me! I’m not dead! I promise if you give me just one more chance, God. I’ll be the most careful driver in the whole world. All I want is one more chance. Please, God, I’m only 17.
41．Why did the writer become a statistic
A．Because he was majoring in statistics (统计学) in the school.
B．Because he felt very lonely at that moment.
C．Because he was dead due to a traffic accident.
D．Because he made a fatal mistake in statistics.
42．Where did the traffic accident take place
A．On the way to the school. B．On the way home.
C．Near a police station. D．Near an old lady’s house.
43．What was the cause of the accident
A．I was driving too fast.
B．I was too young to drive.
C．I wanted to avoid knocking down an old lady.
D．I was not familiar with the road condition.
44．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage
A．How careless a young driver is! B．Dead at 17.
C．An avoidable tragedy. D．Safe drive on the road.
参考答案：
1．D 2．C 3．C 4．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了Smiley先生是一个奇怪的人，他对任何事情都喜欢打赌，并从中赚钱，同时他也养了一条狗，这只狗毫无精神，但是只要提到钱它就会变的不同，抓住另外一只狗的后腿，咬住不放，直到赢得胜利。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“But any way, he was the strangest man. He was always making money on anything that turned up if he could get anybody to try to make money on the other side. (但无论如何，他是最奇怪的人。他总是在任何出现的事情上赚钱，只要他能让对方在事情的另一面赚钱。)”以及“And if he could not do that, he would change sides—anyway that suited the other man would suit him—anyway just as long as he got a bet, he was satisfied. (如果他不能做到这一点，他无论如何都会改变立场，只要他下注，他就会满意。)”可知，Smiley总是愿意在任何事情上下注。故选D。
2．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Parson Waler’s wife was very sick once, for a long time, and it seemed as if they were not going to save her. But one morning he came in, and Smiley asked him how was his wife, and he said she was better, thank God. And Smiley, before he thought, says, “Well, I will risk my money she will not get well.”(Parson Waler的妻子有一次病得很重，病了很长一段时间，似乎他们无法救她。但有一天早上，他进来了，Smiley问他妻子怎么样了，他说她好多了，谢天谢地。Smiley还没想，就说：“好吧，我会拿我的钱冒险，她不会好的。”)”可知，Smiley拿Parson Waler病情来打赌，表现出他总是标新立异。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据第三段中“But as soon as, money was up on him, he was a different dog. Another dog might attack and throw him around two or three times. Then all of a sudden Smiley’s dog would grab that other dog by the back leg and freeze to it till the men said it was over. (但一旦提及到钱，它就变成了另一条狗。另一只狗可能会攻击它，并把它扔了两三次。然后突然间，Smiley的狗会抓住另一只狗的后腿，然后停在那里，直到人们说这一切都结束了。)”可知，Smiley的狗是一只呆呆的，毫无精神的狗，但是只要提到钱，这只狗狗就会变成另外一只狗，而且曾经抓住另外一只狗的后腿，咬住不放，赢得了比赛，直到人们说一切都结束了它才停止。故选C。
4．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“He gave Smiley a look, as much as to say his heart was broke, and it was his fault, for putting up a dog that had no back legs for him to take hold of, which was his main dependence in a fight, and then he limped off a piece and laid down and died. (他看了斯迈利一眼，几乎说他的心都碎了，这是他的错，因为他养了一只没有后腿的狗，这是他在一场战斗中的主要依靠，然后他一瘸一拐地摔下了一块，躺了下来，死了。)”可知，Smiley的狗在与其他狗狗的战斗中筋疲力尽死掉了。故选B。
5．A 6．B 7．D 8．D
【导语】本文是篇记叙文。San Ignacio是少数几个人们可以抚摸鲸鱼的地方之一，文章讲述了作者和孩子在San Ignacio 的一段和鲸鱼互动的海上之旅，展现了人与自然界的和谐共处。
5．细节理解题。根据第一段“My children and I are riding on a 18-foot boat—small enough that we can reach down into the water if a gray whale swims up alongside. ”（我和孩子们驾驶着一艘18英尺长的船--船小到如果有灰鲸游过来，我们可以够到水里。）和第二段“San Ignacio is one of very few places where a person can pet a whale. ”（San Ignacio是少数几个人们可以抚摸鲸鱼的地方之一）可知，作者和孩子正在San Ignacio进行一次接触鲸鱼的旅行。故选A。
6．词义猜测题。根据第二段“ If you’re lucky, you can “shake hands with a leatheryfin (鳍)” or even “plant a kiss on a cold, salty cheek””（如果幸运的话，你还可以“和一只似皮革的鳍握手”，甚至“在冰冷咸咸的脸颊上亲吻一下”）和“he seems to like being petted and splashed”（他似乎喜欢被爱抚，被泼水）可知，在San Ignacio的鲸鱼对人们的触摸比较接受，也对这种触摸式的关注有了准备。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据第三段“Whalers used to call gray whales “devil fish” because these magnificent creatures turn violent when threatened”（捕鲸者过去称灰鲸为“魔鬼鱼”，因为这种巨大的生物在受到威胁时会变得暴力）可知，灰鲸因为在危险中的凶悍和暴力而被称为“魔鬼鱼”。故选D。
8．推理判断题。根据第一段“ I touched its skin gently.”（我温柔地摸着它的皮肤）和第二段“he seems to like being petted and splashed”（他好像很喜欢被抚摸和泼水）及最后一段“she still decides to trust us.”（她仍然决定相信我们）并结合全文内容可知，文章通过描述作者和孩子的一段与鲸鱼互动的海上之旅，想要展现人与自然和谐共处的场景，所以文章隐含的目的是提倡人与自然和谐相处。故选D。
9．D 10．C 11．B 12．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小时候受到了爷爷做园艺的熏陶，之后父亲决定让作者从事园艺的故事。
9．推理判断题。根据第一段中“Granddad’s small plot of land was nothing out of the ordinary when it came to features. He had nothing as grand as a greenhouse, unlike some of his neighbors. However, this little piece of land bore a great part of my carefree and joyful childhood.”（爷爷的那一小块土地在特征方面没有什么特别之处。他没有像温室一样宏伟的东西，不像他的一些邻居。然而，这片小小的土地承载了我无忧无虑、快乐的童年的很大一部分。）可知，作者认为爷爷的花园承载了自己无忧无虑、快乐的童年的很大的一部分。可推知，作者对在爷爷的花园里度过的快乐时光是肯定的。故选D。
10．推理判断题。根据第二段中“At home, his son, my father, could be quiet and withdrawn. I wouldn’t want to make him sound humorless. He wasn’t. Silly things would amuse him. I came to realize that, deep down, he was probably disappointed that he hadn’t made more of his life. ”（在家里，他的儿子，我的父亲，安静又孤僻。我不想让他听起来毫无幽默感。他没有（幽默感）。像孩子一般的可笑的事情也会逗他开心。我开始意识到，在内心深处，他可能因为他没有为他的生活做出更多的贡献而感到失望。）可知，作者意识到父亲如同孩子一样的行为源自父亲的内心深处对他没有为生活做出更多的贡献而感到失望。故选C。
11．推理判断题。根据划线句之后“He had an “eye for the job”. Be it bookshelves or a cupboard - what he could achieve was astonishing. My parents moved house only once in their entire married life. But my father made up for this lack of daring when it came to furniture. You would have just got used to the shape of one chair when another appeared.”（他对这份工作很有眼光，无论是书架还是橱柜，他的成就都令人惊叹。我父母婚后只搬过一次家。但我父亲弥补了他在家具方面的胆怯。你刚刚习惯了一把椅子的形状，另一把椅子就出现了。）可知，父亲对于做家具很擅长，在这个领域可以充分展示他的天赋。所以可推知，划线短语此处的含义为“父亲能展示他自己的天赋”，故选B。
12．推理判断题。根据最后一段“But I like to feel that somewhere inside him was a feeling that things might just turn out for the best. Maybe I’m deceiving myself, but I prefer to believe that in his heart, although he hated gardening himself, he’d watched me doing it for long enough and noticed my unfailing passion for all things that grew and flowered and fruited.”（但我喜欢他内心深处的那种感觉，觉得事情可能会变得更好。也许我在欺骗自己，但我更愿意相信在他的心里，尽管他自己讨厌园艺，但他已经看着我做了足够长的时间，并注意到我对所有生长、开花和结果的事物的不懈热情。）可知，对于父亲决定让作者去做园丁学徒，作者认为是因为父亲看自己做了足够长的时间，并注意到自己对所有生长、开花和结果的事物的不懈热情。故选C。
13．D 14．A 15．C 16．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了中国女子足球运动员王霜的相关经历和成就。
13．推理判断题。根据文章第二段内容“At seven, she was spotted by coach Xu Yilong, who found Wang quick in her playful behaviour. As the only girl in the boys’ team, Wang’s performances were impressive, earning her the nickname “Iron Girl.” And soon, she sensed the sport’s power. Football allowed her to “release herself” and realize “whatever happens, football never leaves you alone.”(7岁时，她被教练徐一龙看中，徐一龙发现王霜活泼好动。作为男队中唯一的女生，王霜的表现令人印象深刻，为她赢得了“铁妹”的绰号。很快，她就感受到这项运动的力量。足球让她“释放自我”，并意识到“无论发生什么，足球永远不会让你孤单。”)”可知，王霜认为足球能让她释放自己，意识到，无论发生什么，足球永远不会让她孤单。由此可推知，王霜从足球身上感受到了一种归属感。故选D项。
14．细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“When she was called up to the national team, aged 17, Wang thought, “Me Are you sure ” When a world-famous club wanted to sign her, she was “excited that an excellent coach thought I was good.” It was only then that she felt confident in her abilities. “I felt recognized. Perhaps I had a bit of talent after all.”(17岁那年，当她被征召进国家队时，她想：“我？你确定吗？”当一家世界著名的俱乐部想要签下她时，她“很兴奋，因为一位优秀的教练认为我很好。”直到那时，她才对自己的能力充满信心。“我觉得自己被认可了。也许我还是有点天赋的。”)”可知，在被招进国家队，自己的能力被认可时，王霜才对自己的能力充满信心。故选A项。
15．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“But when coach Shui was asked about Wang before the match against Vietnam, she couldn’t stop mentioning her influence on the team. Unfailingly performing on the big stage, Wang did not let her team down. When they lacked a quality ball, she delivered two high assists that finally led her team into the last-four clash(四分之一决赛).(但在与越南的比赛前，当水教练被问及王霜时，她忍不住提到了王霜对球队的影响。在大舞台上的不懈表现，王霜没有让她的球队失望。当他们缺少一个高质量的球时，她送出了两个高助攻，最终带领球队进入四强。)”可知，王霜送出了两个高助攻，最终带领球队进入四强。由此可推知，水教练对王霜的态度是很支持，很赞扬的。故选C项。
16．主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章第一段提到了足球成为了王霜的逃避；第二段提到了王霜7岁时被教练看中，加入足球队进行训练；第三段提到了王霜曾受到周围人的打击和嘲笑而不自信，但被招进国家队后重拾了信心；第四、五、六、七段介绍了王霜的相关成就。由此可知，本文主要介绍了王霜的个人经历，跌宕起伏，但依然保持对足球的热情和初心，犹如绽放的铿锵玫瑰。A项“Wang Shuang: A Steel Rose(“铿锵玫瑰”王霜)”更符合文章主题。故选A项。
17．C 18．B 19．C 20．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了玛戈和作者一次在杰斐逊公园的经历。
17．推理判断题。根据第二段“I always got nervous whenever Margo was about to show up. It could be that she was both cool and gorgeous with the pink T-shirt featuring a green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. Or it could be the way she biked, standing up, her arms locked as she leaned above the handle bars.(每当玛戈要出现时，我总是很紧张。可能是因为她穿了一件粉色T恤，上面印着一条喷着橙色闪光的绿龙，看起来既酷又漂亮。也可能是她骑车的方式，站着，双臂锁住，靠在车把上)”可推知，每当玛戈要出现的时候，作者总是很紧张，因为他很欣赏玛戈冷静、华丽的外表和动作。故选C项。
18．推理判断题。根据第三段“At the time, I fancied myself an inventor and I told Margo about an idea I had for an invention called the Ringolator, a gigantic cannon that would shoot big, colored rocks into a very low orbit, giving Earth the same rings that Saturn has. Margo just beamed brightly, shaking her head.(那时，我幻想自己是一个发明家，我告诉玛戈我有一个发明的想法，叫做Ringolator，一个巨大的大炮，可以把巨大的彩色岩石发射到非常低的轨道上，给地球带来和土星一样的光环。玛戈只是灿烂地微笑着，摇着头)”可推知，玛戈认为作者发明“Ringolator”的想法听起来很傻，但很有趣，所以她表现出了她的善意。故选B项。
19．细节理解题。根据最后一段““He’s gone,” Margo said, as if I couldn’t tell.(“他死了，”玛戈说，好像我看不出来似的)”可知，那个人被发现时已经死了。故选C项。
20．推理判断题。根据第十段“As I took those two steps back, Margo took two equally small and quiet steps forward. “His eyes are open,” she said.(当我往后退两步时，玛戈也悄悄地向前迈了两小步。“他的眼睛是睁着的，”她说)”以及倒数第二段“She took another two steps. This time she was close enough and she reached out to touch his foot.(她又走了两步。这次她离他够近了，伸手去摸他的脚)”可推断出，在遇到未知的时候，玛戈能冷静的上去探索，并且大胆的去触碰。由此推知，她是冷静而又勇敢的。故选D项。
21．C 22．D 23．D 24．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了伟大的小提琴家Kuznetsov试图转型为指挥家的音乐生涯的转变。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The most crucial thing is the human chemistry between conductor and players. (最重要的是指挥家和演奏者之间的化学反应。)”可知，Kuznetsov认为在指挥中指挥家和管弦乐队之间的理解是最重要的。故选C。
22．推理判断题。根据第四段后三句“‘When I went on stage, I bowed so deeply and so long that the audience laughed—but I knew that this was what great artists always did. I felt it was an honour for the audience to listen to me.’ His programme that day included Paganini variations, ‘which were very easy for me’. (当我走上舞台，深深鞠了一躬，鞠了很长时间，观众们都笑了—但我知道，伟大的艺术家总是这样做的。我觉得听众能听我的节目是一种荣誉。他那天的节目包括帕格尼尼变奏曲，‘对我来说很容易’。)”可推知，Kuznetsov第一次演出时很自信。故选D。
23．推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“On the evidence of Kuznetsov's bravely assured new interpretation of the Brahms Concerto，which he plays on a new CD release，I'd say that his fearlessness is in no danger yet. (Kuznetsov在新发行的CD中对勃拉姆斯协奏曲进行了大胆的新诠释，根据这一证据，我想说他还是会一直无所畏惧的。)”可知，作者对Kuznetsov作为指挥家的表演是评价很高的。故选D。
24．主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“There have been many great violinists but none could hold a candle to Kuznetsov，a miraculous young Russian. (伟大的小提琴家有很多，但没有人能与Kuznetsov相提并论，他是一位不可思议的年轻俄罗斯人。)”和第二段第一句“Other musicians who have traded the bow or piano for the baton（指挥棒） have failed；the transition is not easy，of which he is aware. (其他用小提琴或钢琴换指挥棒的音乐家已经失败了；这一转变并不容易，他也清楚这一点)”可知，本文是讲伟大的小提琴家Kuznetsov在音乐抱负上的新尝试。故选C。
25．D 26．C 27．B 28．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了回到老家的某天Noah弹吉他时的感触。
25．词句猜测题。根据划线部分上文“He knew he’d spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon, but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Besides, thinking about money usually bored him. Early on, he’d learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn’t be bought,(他知道自己几乎把所有的积蓄都花在了房子上，很快就得再找一份工作了，但他放弃了这个想法，决定享受剩下的几个月的修缮工作，不用担心。此外，想到钱通常会让他感到厌烦。早期，他学会了享受简单的东西，那些买不到的东西)”可知，Noah此刻享受的是用金钱无法买来的东西，由此可知划线句子意为“他不明白为什么有的人很物质（把快乐建立在物质生活上）”。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段的“It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn’t sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever.(他知道这是他自己的错。他和任何开始走近的女人之间都有某种距离，即使他尝试了，他也不确定能不能改变。有时，在睡前的时刻，他会想自己是否注定要永远孤独)”可知，Noah认为自己注定孤独不是因为没有女人对他感兴趣，而是他和她们保持某种距离。故选C。
27．推理判断题。根据第四段的“The evening passed, staying warm, nice. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves, thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. Natural things gave back more than they took, and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to be. “It’ll keep you from going crazy,” his father had told him the day he’d shipped out. “It’s God’s music and it’ll take you home.”(夜晚过去了，温暖而美好。Noah听着蟋蟀的叫声和树叶的沙沙声，觉得大自然的声音比汽车和飞机的声音更真实，更能激起人们的情感。自然事物给予的比索取的多，大自然的声音总能把他带回人类应有的样子。“这样你就不会发疯了。”他出航那天，父亲对他说。“这是上帝的音乐，它会带你回家。”)”可知，Noah的父亲认为大自然的声音是上帝的声音，它会让人平静，并且会带人们回到生养自己的地方，做回真正的自己。由此推知，Noah的父亲会同意“你越接近自然，你就越接近真实的自己”。故选B。
28．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern, and he was glad he’d come back. Though he’d been away from fourteen years, this was home and he knew a lot of people here, most of them from his youth. Like so many southern towns, the people who lived here never changed, they just grew a bit older.(出于某种原因，惠特曼总是让他想起New Bern，他很高兴自己能回来。虽然他已经离开了14年，但这里是他的家，他在这里认识很多人，其中大部分是他年轻时认识的。像许多南方城镇一样，住在这里的人从来没有改变过，他们只是变老了一点)”推知，惠特曼的《草叶集》激起了诺亚的怀旧之情。故选D。
29．C 30．A 31．C 32．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Blake Mycoske是如何成为一位社会企业家，成立了TOMS，为阿根廷和世界上其它许多地方的孩子提供鞋子。
29．细节理解题。根据第二段的句子“Three more businesses later, still only 29 years old, and feeling somewhat burned out, Mycoskie decided to give it a break for a while and head down to Argentina.（后来又开了三家公司，当时还只有29岁，感到有些精疲力竭，Mycoskie决定暂时歇歇，去了阿根廷）”可知，Mycoskie去阿根廷是为了休息放松。故选C项。
30．细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句话“One pair of shoes per child would not make that much difference because they wear out. And if he asked people to donate repeatedly, sympathy for the cause might also wear out pretty quickly.（每个孩子一双鞋不会有太大的意义，因为鞋子会穿破。如果他反复要求人们捐款，人们对慈善事业的同情也会很快消失）”可知，Blake Mycoske放弃了建立一个慈善机构给孩子们捐赠鞋子的想法，因为他发现这不是一个长久的解决办法。故选A项。
31．细节理解题。根据最后一段的句子“One criticism of initiatives like TOMS is that the money spent by customers might otherwise have gone directly to charities. So Mycoskie encourages his customers to become more involved with TOMS by volunteering to hand-deliver the shoes to children in need.（对TOMS这样的计划的批评之一是，顾客花的钱可能会直接捐给慈善机构。因此，Mycoskie鼓励他的客户通过自愿将鞋子亲手送到有需要的儿童手中，来更多地参与到TOMS中来）”为了回应顾客的批评，Mycoskie鼓励他的客户通过自愿将鞋子亲手送到有需要的儿童手中，来更多地参与到TOMS中来。故选C项。
32．主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了社会企业家Blake Mycoske是如何为阿根廷和世界上其它许多地方的孩子提供鞋子的。所以短文的最佳标题为“给予鞋的人”故选D项。
33．C 34．B 35．B 36．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者实现自己梦想的经历。
33．细节理解题。根据第一段中“This was understandable in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years. Though much beloved and respected in the community, he earned barely enough to provide for his large family. As a consequence of this example in the family, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of a risky existence with uncertain financial rewards.(考虑到家庭背景，这是可以理解的。我祖父教音乐将近四十年了。尽管他在社区里深受爱戴和尊敬，但他的收入仅够供养他的大家庭。作为家庭中这个例子的结果，只要提到音乐作为一种职业，就会带来一种风险存在和不确定的经济回报的画面)”可知，父母拒绝作者把音乐作为职业，因为他们认为这似乎是一个不稳定的、经济困难的职业。故选C。
34．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Before my graduation from college, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job. Thus was I launched upon a business career — which I always think of as the wasted years.(在我大学毕业之前，家里遇到了严重的经济困难，我觉得自己有责任离开大学找一份工作。就这样，我开始了我的商业生涯——我总是认为那是浪费的岁月)”可知，在作者大学毕业前，因为家庭的经济原因，作者辍学开始了自己的商业生涯。故选B。
35．细节理解题。根据第二段中“I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. (我参与其中是为了钱，除了能够帮助家庭的满足感，钱是我从中得到的全部)”可知，作者从商业生涯中能实现的就是获得财富。故选B。
36．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中““Enjoyed” is too mild a word. I walked on air. I really lived. I was a free man and I was doing what I loved to do and what I was meant to do.(“享受”这个词太温和了。我感觉非常开心。我真的活下来了。我是一个自由的人，我在做我喜欢做的事，做我命中注定要做的事)”及最后一段“If I had stayed in business, I might be a comparatively wealthy man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those inner satisfactions that money can never buy. (如果我继续做生意，我今天可能是一个相对富有的人，但我不相信我会生活得很成功。我会放弃所有那些金钱买不到的内在满足感)”可知，对于作者而言，做生意带来的财富并不会使自己感到成功，因为用钱买不到自己内在的满足感，即自己喜欢做的事。由此推知，作者赞同能够做自己喜欢的事情才是最好的生活。故选A。
37．D 38．C 39．D 40．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个男人误闯作者母亲的葬礼，这场意外的邂逅最后成就了一桩美好姻缘的故事。
37．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“When mother’s illness was diagnosed, my sister had a new baby and my brother had recently married his childhood sweetheart, so it fell on me, the 27-year-old middle child, to take care of her.（当母亲被诊断出患有这种疾病时，我的妹妹刚刚生了一个孩子，而我的哥哥最近刚刚和他的青梅竹马结婚，所以照顾她的责任落在了我这个27岁的第二个孩子身上。）”可知作者的妹妹刚生了孩子，哥哥刚结婚，他们都有新家庭的负担，而作者没有，所以照顾母亲的责任落到了作者身上；故选D项。
38．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第四段“He was laughing too, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late for an uneventful exit.（他看了看四周，觉得要想平静地离开已经太迟了，他也笑了。）”可知瑞克觉得现在平静离开已经太迟了；根据文章倒数第三段“At the final “Amen,” we rushed out a door and into the parking lot. “I do believe we’ll be the talk of the town. By the way, my name is Rick,” he smiled.（听到最后一声“阿门”，我们冲出一扇门，冲进了停车场。“我相信我们会成为镇上的话题。对了，我叫瑞克。”他笑着说。）”可知最后瑞克和作者一起走的，并没有在发现自己搞错之后立马离开葬礼；故选C项。
39．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第四段“The solemnness(庄重)of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled up inside me and came out as laughter. Sharp looks from other mourner(哀悼者)only made the situation seem more stupid.（这一场合的庄严混合着那个人的错误意识，在我的心里涌现出来，变成了笑声。其他哀悼者犀利的眼神只会让情况看起来更加愚蠢。）”可知作者忍不住笑了起来，而由其他哀悼者的眼神可以推知其他人觉得作者在这样的场合有欢乐是不恰当的；故选D项。
40．标题判断题。通读文章可知文章主要讲述了一个男人误闯作者母亲的葬礼的故事；而文章最后一段“In my time of sorrow, God gave me laughter. In place of loneliness, God gave me love. This past June, we celebrated our twenty-second wedding anniversary. Whenever anyone asks us how we met, Rick tells them, “Her mother and my Aunt introduced us, and it’s truly a match made in heaven.”（ 在我悲伤的时候，上帝给了我欢笑。上帝给了我爱，而不是孤独。今年六月，我们庆祝了我们结婚二十二周年。每当有人问起我们是怎么认识的，瑞克就会告诉他们：“她妈妈和我阿姨介绍我们认识的，这真是天作之合。）”可知瑞克说他们这是天作之合，是作者妈妈和他的阿姨介绍他们认识的，其实这个都是瑞克误创葬礼而造成的意外的邂逅，而最终成了一桩美好的姻缘，这的确是天作之合，是天堂般的邂逅；故选项C“A heavenly Encounter（天堂般的邂逅）”适合作为本文标题；故选C项。
41．C 42．B 43．A 44．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。记叙了一位17岁的年轻人因车祸而死后，自己心中的后悔和悲伤无助。
41．推理判断题。根据第一段中“I was given a number and placed in a category, which was called “traffic death”.(他们给了我一个号码，把我归到一个叫做“交通死亡”的类别中)”可推知，作者因为交通事故而死亡，所以成为一个因交通事故死亡而被统计的数字。故选C项。
42．推理判断题。根据第二段中最后一句“After school, I rushed to the parking lot, excited at the thought of driving a car and being my own boss.(放学后，我冲到停车场，一想到要开车并且自己做主，我就兴奋不已)”可推知，作者是在放学后，回家的路上发生了车祸。故选B项。
43．细节理解题。根据第三段中“It doesn’t matter how the accident happened, I was going too fast taking crazy chances. But I was enjoying my freedom and having fun.(不管事故是怎么发生的，我冒着疯狂的机会把车开很快。但我很享受我的自由和乐趣)”可知，事故发生的原因，是“我”开车开得太快了。故选A项。
44．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Please don’t bury me! I’m not dead! I promise if you give me just one more chance, God. I’ll be the most careful driver in the whole (请不要埋葬我!我没死!我保证如果你再给我一次机会，上帝。我会是世界上最小心的司机。我只想再给我一次机会。拜托，上帝，我才17岁)”可知，本文主要讲述了一位17岁的年轻人因车祸而死后，自己心中的后悔和悲伤无助，所以B项“Dead at 17.(17岁时死了)”是本文最好的标题。故选B项。

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