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2023
年高考真题
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【2023.新高考 I 卷】
When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes
people were making.
After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria ( 细 菌) Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way
nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.
The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds
of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.
He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to
eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.
Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse — like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in
Fuzhou, a city in southeast China.
“Ecological design” is the name John gives to what he does. “Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,” he says. “You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these
new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”
4. What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs
A. He was fond of traveling. B. He enjoyed being alone.
C. He had an inquiring mind. D. He longed to be a doctor.
5. Why did John put the sludge into the tanks
A. To feed the animals. B. To build an ecosystem.
C. To protect the plants. D. To test the eco-machine.
6. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou
A. To review John’s research plans. B. To show an application of John’s idea.
C. To compare John’s different jobs. D. To erase doubts about John’s invention.
7. What is the basis for John’s work
A. Nature can repair itself. B. Organisms need water to survive.
C. Life on Earth is diverse. D. Most tiny creatures live in groups.
【2023.新高考 II 卷】
Turning soil, pulling weeds, and harvesting cabbage sound like tough work for middle and high school kids. And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income schools. The program aims to help students develop science skills, environmental awareness, and
healthy lifestyles.
Jaramillo’s students live in neighborhoods where fresh food and green space are not easy to find and fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores. “The kids literally come to school with bags of snacks and large bottles of soft drinks,” she says. “They come to us thinking vegetables are awful, dirt is awful, insects are awful.” Though some are
initially scared of the insects and turned off by the dirt, most are eager to try something new.
Urban Sprouts’ classes, at two middle schools and two high schools, include hands-on experiments such as soil testing, flower-and-seed dissection, tastings of fresh or dried produce, and work in the garden. Several times a year,
students cook the vegetables they grow, and they occasionally make salads for their entire schools.
Program evaluations show that kids eat more vegetables as a result of the classes. “We have students who say
they went home and talked to their parents and now they’re eating differently,” Jaramillo says.
She adds that the program’s benefits go beyond nutrition. Some students get so interested in gardening that they bring home seeds to start their own vegetable gardens. Besides, working in the garden seems to have a calming effect on Jaramillo’s special education students, many of whom have emotional control issues. “They get outside,”
she says, “and they feel successful.”
4. What do we know about Abby Jaramillo
A. She used to be a health worker. B. She grew up in a low-income family.
C. She owns a fast food restaurant. D. She is an initiator of Urban Sprouts.
5. What was a problem facing Jaramillo at the start of the program
A. The kids’ parents distrusted her. B. Students had little time for her classes.
C. Some kids disliked garden work. D. There was no space for school gardens.
6. Which of the following best describes the impact of the program
A. Far-reaching. B. Predictable.
C. Short-lived. D. Unidentifiable.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Rescuing School Gardens B. Experiencing Country Life
C. Growing Vegetable Lovers D. Changing Local Landscape
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2021-2022
年高考真题
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【2022.新高考 II 卷】
We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people don’t
even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal.
This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I
had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures — a perfect match for his age.
Picture this: my grandson sitting on my lap as I hold the book in front so he can see the pictures. As I read, he
reaches out and pokes (戳) the page with his finger.
What’s up with that He just likes the pictures, I thought. Then I turned the page and continued. He poked the
page even harder. I nearly dropped the book. I was confused: Is there something wrong with this kid
Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my
storybook was like that.
Sorry, kid. This book is not part of your high-tech world. It’s an outdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like your grandfather. Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce
audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites.
There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio. But that didn’t stop China Daily from asking me last week to share a personal story for
a video project about the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.
Anyway, grandpa is now an internet star — two minutes of fame! I promise not to let it go to my head. But I
will make sure my 2-year-old grandson sees it on his tablet.
24. What do the underlined words “hit home for me” mean in paragraph 2
A. Provided shelter for me. B. Became very clear to me.
C. Took the pressure off me. D. Worked quite well on me.
25. Why did the kid poke the storybook
A. He took it for a tablet computer. B. He disliked the colorful pictures.
C. He was angry with his grandpa. D. He wanted to read it by himself.
26. What does the author think of himself
A. Socially ambitious. B. Physically attractive.
C. Financially independent. D. Digitally competent.
27. What can we learn about the author as a journalist
A. He lacks experience in his job. B. He seldom appears on television.
C. He manages a video department. D. He often interviews internet stars.
【2021.新高考 I 卷】
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music
so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on
stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make
sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot. ” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has
their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said,
“Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once
asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I
have to say: ‘Turn,turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner
A. Read music. B. Play the piano. C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.
25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage
A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.
26. What does Titterton need to practise
A. Counting the pages.
B. Recognizing the “nodding” .
C. Catching falling objects.
D. Performing in his own style.
27. Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”
A. He has very poor eyesight.
B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music.
D. He forgets to do his job
【2021.新高考 II 卷】
I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo, Paris for 11 years. Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been born here. Globally, a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood, so I decided to give
them round-the-clock care at home.
I've got two children—the younger one, Kynan, was extremely happy about the tigers arriving - but all of us really looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow. I wasn't worried about bringing them into my home with my wife and kids. These were cubs. They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so small that there was
absolutely no risk.
As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house during the day, but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd getup to mischief. We'd come down in the morning to find
they'd turned the room upside down, and left it looking like a zoo.
Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them. There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired. I was grateful that my family was there to help. We had to have a bit of a
production line going, making up “tiger milk”, washing baby bottles, and cleaning the floors.
When Spot and Stripe were four months old, they were learning how to open doors and jump fences, and we knew it really was time for them to go. It was hard for us to finally part with them. For the first few days, Kynan was
always a bit disappointed that the cubs weren't there.
I'm not sad about it. I'm hands-on with them every day at the zoo, and I do look back very fondly on the time
that we had them.
24. Why did the author bring the tiger cubs home
A. To ensure their survival. B. To observe their differences.
C. To teach them life skills. D. To let them play with his kids.
25. What do the underlined words “get up to mischief” mean in paragraph 3
A. Behave badly. B. Lose their way. C. Sleep soundly. D. Miss their mom.
26. What did the author think of raising the tiger cubs at home
A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Costly. D. Risky.
27. Why did the author decide to send Spot and Stripe back to the zoo
A. They frightened the children. B. They became difficult to contain.
C. They annoyed the neighbours. D. They started fighting each other.
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2023
年名校模拟题
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【2023 届山东省威海市高三 5 月高考模拟】
B
Massimo Bottura, a three-Michelin-Starred chef, has extended his culinary( 烹 饪 的 ) empire globally. However, he says that the peak of all of his achievements is Milan’s Refettorio Ambrosiano and the following 12
global branches.
At Refettorio Ambrosiano, dinner guests are greeted by name. They dine on fine china at tables created by the country’s most sought-after furniture designers. The waiters are polite, and the chefs have been trained under the finest restaurateurs in the world. The set menu changes every day, depending on what comes in with the morning’s
delivery.
This morning’s delivery contains dry arugula( 芝 麻 菜 ), chicken close to its sell-by date and too-ugly-to-be-sold oranges. By dinner, however, the supermarket castoffs have been transformed into a three-course meal. The 100 or so diners — refugees, the homeless, and the unemployed — enjoy the meal with obvious pleasure, laughing with the volunteer waiters, praising the volunteer chefs, and forgetting, at least for an
hour, the challenges of a life lived on the streets.
The brightest gems in Bottura’s culinary empire are not restaurants at all. He thinks of them as spaces that shine a light on the dignity of their guests while focusing attention on the food-waste problem by turning foods that were
otherwise going to be headed toward rubbish bins into Michelin Guide-worthy meals.
Botura first thought of Refettorio Ambrosiano as a pop-up concept for the 2015 World Expo in Milan. The organizers had invited him to cook for the grand opening. Bottura proposed something different. He wanted to invite the world’s best chefs to cook with him for the city’s homeless,using leftovers. That idea soon got supported and
turned into something more permanent.
Today theRefettorio is “amovement,” Bottura says. “It is a model for fighting food waste and isolation on the
,
front lines. And it starts by looking at an old carrot or a piece of hard bread and catching sight of gold.”
4. How do the Refettorio Ambrosianos differ from Bottura’s other restaurants
A. The waiters are well-trained.
B. The tables are custom-made.
C. They are three-Michelin-starred.
D. Daily delivery decides the set menu.
5. Which of the following best describes the event at Refettorio Ambrosiano
A. An evening gathering for local chefs. B. A charity sale of supermarket castoffs
C. A wealthy meal for the less-fortunate. D. A volunteer training for the homeless
6. What does Bottura think of the Refettorio
A. It’s his best profitable restaurant.
B. It’s a good project for food safety.
C. It’s a pop-up concept to extend his business.
D. It’s win-win for the environment and society.
7. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Less Waste, More Taste. B. A Dinner of Dignity
C. Best Restaurant, Best Service. D. The Power of Food
【2023 届安徽省皖豫名校联盟高三第三次联考试题】
B
There’s another universe not far from land. It lacks buildings, trees, cars, cellphones and the Internet.
Seemingly limitless water extends uninterruptedly in all directions. Civilization goes away, along with any sign of
humanity. And it is why I’m really into sailing. I grew up around boats. My father liked sailing and built them.
My older sister and I were stuffed into a car nearly every summer weekend until my late teens to make the trip
from northeast Indiana to the south shore of Lake Erie in Ohio, where Talisman built by my father waited
patiently through the week.
As a kid, I read the adventures of Robin Lee Graham, a traveller exploring the sea alone, in the pages of
National Geographic and, later, in Graham's book, Dove. However, it wasn't until about 20 years ago, well into my adulthood, that I took up sailing in a serious way. I've made voyages in fair stormy and weather, on my own
boats and those of my friends, and ranging from nearshore day sails to blue-water passages.
Still, I've made plenty of mistakes. While living in Asia, a sailing friend and I set off across the South China Sea and intended to get to Thailand, only to be pushed by a late-season typhoon that forced us to make landfall in
Vietnam, glad to be alive.
Years later, my wife and I lived aboard our 37-foot ship, Symbiosis, while we saved enough to take a
two-year leave from our jobs to journey down the U.S. Atlantic coast and through the Bahamas and the
Caribbean. We visited many places that never see ships or airplanes and that are nearly impossible to reach
anyway other than at the helm(舵柄) of a small boat. But boats are expensive and time-consuming. After returning
from the Caribbean a few years ago, we decided to sell Symbiosis, resolving instead to sail only “other people's
boats”. It didn't last, though. A few months ago, we found a good deal on a smaller sailboat—easier to maintain
but still capable of some short offshore journeys. I think we'll name her Talisman.
24 ．What would the author do on summer weekends as a kid
A ．He would help his father build Talisman.
B ．He would sail with his father and his sister.
C ．He would explore northeast Indiana in a car.
D ．He would bring human civilization to sailing.
25 ．What can we learn about the book Dove
A ．It has something to do with exploring the sea.
B ．It was published in National Geographic.
C ．It is the most famous work by Graham.
D ．It was an inspiration for the author's writing.
26 ．Why did the author sell his ship Symbiosis
A ．It didn’t function well. B ．He couldn’t afford to maintain it.
C ．He found a better one to replace it. D ．It was damaged seriously during a storm.
27 ．What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text
A ．To show his passion for sailing boats.
B ．To stress the influence of adventures on him.
C ．To discuss the problems of sailing on the sea.
D ．To share his success in exploring the world.
【2023 届湖北省高中名校联盟高三第三次测试试题】
B
“Are you OK, Cassie ” Jonah asked, from the doorway of the Sea Holly Cafe.
Cassie had been sitting on a chair outside for the past 10 minutes, but not really taking in the beauty of the
sea.
“Oh, I should be getting back to work.” She rose hurriedly.
“We’re not busy, take your time.” Jonah came with a cappuccino for her. “Thanks.” She accepted the coffee,
“Everything’s fine.” Then Jonah nodded, revealing a comforting smile, and went back inside.
He was a great boss, but Cassie didn’t feel like telling him what was wrong.
Cassie had gone to study fine art hopefully but dropped out after only a year due to the unbearable
homesickness. Since then, she hadn’t touched her paints for a whole year. Today was doomed to be a sad date, the anniversary of her exciting plans turning to dust. She felt a crushing sense of disappointment. In her painting, she had captured a good likeness of the cloudy sky and the reflection of the dying light upon the water, but the picture
did have a sad, dreary (沉闷的) quality.
About 20 minutes later, she was shocked by a voice at her shoulder, “That’s beautiful.”
Cassie turned, and there was a woman wearing a blue coat. The woman eyed it again. “You have talent, but
there is much sadness in it, for one so young.” Cassie’s eyes were filled with tears. “My name’s Willow,” the
woman said kindly, “Why not try painting the sunrise instead, my dear You might find it helps.”
With Willow’s words echoing in her brain, Cassie rose an hour earlier the next day, caught a bus to the beach
and began to paint again.
When she finished, Jonah was just opening up. He picked the painting up and appreciated it at eye height.
“Hey, this is good. It’s really —“For a moment he struggled for the word, then found it and turned to her,
beaming, “Optimistic!”
In her picture the sun was powering into the sky, casting a clear, golden pathway across the sea.
24 ．Which of the following best explains “He was a great boss” underlined in paragraph 5
A ．Jonah offered a coffee to Cassie.
B ．Jonah ran a successful cafe business.
C ．Jonah figured out what was wrong with Cassie.
D ．Jonah was considerate of Cassie’s emotional upset.
25 ．What led to Cassie’s low spirits
A ．That her paints were covered with dust.
B ．That her homesickness was aroused again.
C ．That her original plan was abandoned midway.
D ．That her painting was full of a sorrowful and dull quality.
26 ．Why did Willow advise Cassie to paint the sunrise
A ．It was more beautiful. B ．It might cheer Cassie up.
C ．It had artistic inspiration. D ．It made a difference to Willow.
27 ．What can be a suitable title for the passage
A ．The Sun Always Rises B ．Every Man Has Its Price
C ．Strike While the Iron Is Hot D ．A Good Medicine Tastes Bitter
【2023 届山东省济南市高三三模】
B
Sometimes people can find new interest in old things. For me, it was discovering a love for ballet more than 15
years after I first started training.
My parents put me in ballet classes as a young girl and I just sort of kept going. I don’t know I had any particular passion for it. I quitted. It felt like I was slowly closing a chapter in my life, with no particular sorrow
about the matter.
Years later, something, maybe boredom, led me to a decision to start classes at a studio, where I met a group of
middle-aged ballet lovers, all of them starting ballet as adults.
Stepping into the ballet studio again unearthed a whole set of unexpected feelings. I wasn’t strong or flexible enough to accomplish moves that used to be second nature. I had to stop to adjust my breath after each combination in the center. Mostly, I felt ashamed. But those women cheered me on. The longer I watched them in class, the more I was moved. This was the point staring me right in the face—it didn’t matter; they just loved to dance. Their passion for ballet helped me see it in a new light. It didn’t need to be competitive; it was something people did for fun, no matter what their skill level is. Slowly, it began to feel challenging in a good way. I started having fun. I’ve found
that when we dance, it’s an exercise in directing our energy to a number of different areas.
When we stepped on stage for our year-end performance, I felt the effects of that sustained attention and my body flowed through well-practiced movements. I was totally lost in bright stage lights and felt the whole world
belonged to me. After the performance, one of the audience came to me and remarked, “Wow, I can tell you really
like to dance!” I smiled and nodded. It was true.
4. What did the author think of ballet at first
A. It opened a new page in her life.
B. It required great determination.
C. It killed her passion for dance.
D. It made little difference to her.
5. What inspired the author’s interest in ballet
A. Her parents’ encouragement.
B. The easy atmosphere in class.
C. Other dancers’ love for ballet.
D. Modern instruments in the studio.
6. What can best describe the yearend performance
A. Satisfactory. B. Improvable.
C. Regretful. D. Creative.
7. What can be learned from the text
A. Success needs enthusiasm.
B. Passion can be awakened.
C. Talent matters a great deal.
D. Ambition is a key to growth.,
（2023·内蒙古赤峰 · 校联考三模）Shirley Raines makes the homeless community in Los Angeles’s skid row (贫民区) neighborhood feel human. She is the founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit that provides free food,
clothing, hair, and makeup services to the homeless. And Shirley is now the CNN Hero of the Year.
In 1990, Raines’ 2-year-old son Demetrius passed away from accidental poisoning while at his grandma’s house. This event created a lot of pain for Shirley Raines. The pain lasted for many years. And she did not know
what to do about it. She struggled to understand what her purpose was in life. Until one day...
Six years ago, Shirley visited skid row with a friend from church who asked her to volunteer. She met a lot of homeless people and realized how much help they needed. Not just in finding a home, but in finding themselves
and their own worth and beauty.
Shirley started to volunteer each Saturday. As she got to know the homeless, they often praised her makeup, hair, and style. She started to offer to “make up” the homeless. They loved it, she loved it, they loved her and she loved them. She found purpose. So she started an outdoor beauty salon to serve the homeless, which took most of
her spare time.
Raines started sharing her efforts on Instagram with photos and even live-streaming some of her events. Things took off. She formed her nonprofit Beauty 2 The Streetz, and her followers quickly began donating to grow Shirley’s impact. Her followers grew to over 200,000 people, including many beauty professionals such as licensed hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists. Many of them regularly donate money to keep the services rolling.
Others donate their time to help Shirley serve the homeless.
Shirley’s boldness, courage, and desire to take action have led to making a real impact on people’s lives. And
she also served as a role model and inspiration to others.
1 ．What do we know about Beauty 2 The Streetz
A ．It is formed by Shirley and other kind people.
B ．It aims to serve the homeless in several ways.
C ．It records some of Shirley’s photos and events.
D ．It is a government organization that helps the homeless.
2 ．Which of the following is TRUE about Shirley
A ．She mainly helped the homeless make up.
B ．Her son passed away from a traffic accident.
C ．She just helped the homeless find their homes.
D ．She regularly donated money to the homeless.
3 ．What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about
A ．Shirley’s impact on her community.
B ．The ways in which people help Shirley.
C ．Why Shirley founded Beauty 2 The Streetz.
D ．The growing impact of Beauty 2 The Streetz.
4 ．What good qualities does Shirley have
A ．Brave and smart. B ．Devoted and independent.
C ．Selfless and caring. D ．Ambitious and determined.
（2023· 内蒙古呼和浩特 · 统考一模） “Did you forget your name ” someone asked me at a networking event a few years ago after it took me almost a minute to say it. “No, I stutter (口吃),” I politely replied. This is
what I have to face every day. So I wasn’t upset.
I’ve stuttered since I was three years old. In my case, stuttering usually shows itself in terms of repetitions: “My name is S-S-S-S-Samuel.” Instead of being unhappy about the experience at the networking event, I felt proud that I’d brought up my stuttering. But I wasn’t always so forthcoming about it. When I was growing up, I hardly spoke. Whether it was at school or at work, I avoided most social situations out of embarrassment and fear
of being laughed at.
But things became different after I attended the National Stuttering Association meeting, the largest gathering of stutterers worldwide. It was the first time I’d met so many other professionals who stutter—lawyers,
doctors, actors, etc.—all in one place. To my surprise, everyone spoke without fear or embarrassment. In fact,
they were proud. Stuttering was celebrated. That was when I first realized that stuttering isn’t something to be
ashamed of. It’s just something I happen to do, and that’s okay.
The change didn’t happen overnight, but over the last eight years, I’ve started to bring up my stuttering more. I’ve talked to friends and co-workers. I’ve mentioned it in every organization I’ve worked for. And when I talk about it with others, it encourages them to open up, too. My stuttering has allowed me to connect with others and
develop stronger ties with them.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s still frustrating when I know exactly what I want to say but I just can’t seem to get the words out of my mouth. But today I don’t let my stuttering hold me back. Instead, I let it push me forward and
help me make progress.
5 ．By saying “I wasn’t always so forthcoming about it”, the author means .
A ．he was once an outgoing person
B ．he regretted talking about his stuttering
C ．he used to avoid opening up about his stuttering
D ．he was unwilling to receive comments on his speech
6 ．How did the National Stuttering Association meeting influence the author
A ．He began to make friends with stutterers.
B ．He learned some skills at stopping stuttering there.
C ．It made him focus his attention on good comments.
D ．The confident stutterers changed his attitude to stuttering.
7 ．What happened after the author started bringing up his stuttering
A ．He has improved his work performance.
B ．He became popular among his co-workers.
C ．He learned to express himself with simple words.
D ．He was able to build a close relationship with others.
8 ．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A ．The power of accepting my stutter B ．The challenge from normal people
C ．Special ways to live with stuttering D ．My experience of overcoming stuttering
（2023·河南开封 · 统考二模 ）Rural Patagonia is famous for its wonderful nature. A Google search for “bicycle tour Patagonia” led my friend Rachel and me to the Carretera Austral: a 770-mile stretch of mostly unpaved highway. We packed our bikes into hoxes and flew to Puerto Montt, a port city some 650 miles south of
Santiago. From there, we continued south for several days and set foot on the Carretera.
It took about two weeks to cycle the route through wild forests, windswept plains, and snow-capped mountains. On our last full day along the Carretera-and three days into a constant rainstorm-we found ourselves at
a loss for where to sleep. We were cold and wet.
We were still 30 miles from Villa O’Higgins, which marked the end of the Carretera and the promise of a hot
shower. From there, we’d ride about 600 miles further along somewhat better roads to Ushuaia.
There was no way we were going to make O’Higgins by nightfall. We hadn’t passed a nice campsite in hours. We’d just stopped beside a small stream when we spotted a cowboy-looking man walking out of the trees. And we saw that the stream led to a small house. The man came to the road. “Do you know a dry place to camp ”
Rachel asked.
The man invited us into his home. We shared hot chocolate and conversation in his warm, rough kitchen. He brought out an old copy of Patagon Journal, and we were amazed to see a photo of our host, Erasmo Betancourt, on the cover. It turns out that our new friend was a well-known cowboy-turned-activist who had been an outspoken opponent of the damming(筑坝)of Patagonia ＇s rivers. In recent decades, local farmers, fishermen, and conservationists have fiercely resisted the construction of hydroelectric(使用水力发电的)dams on the region ＇s mighty rivers. Our adventure wouldn’t have been possible if not for their fierce love of this beautiful land and
devotion to its protection.
The next morning, we thanked our host and hit the road. Is there anywhere on Earth so remote that one
cannot encounter humanity
9 ．Where were the author and Rachel headed the next day
A ．Ushuaia. B ．Santiago.
C ．Puerto Montt. D ．Villa O’Higgins.
10 ．What was the major problem facing the author and Rachel that night
A ．Where to find a dry campsite.
B ．How to satisfy their hunger.
C ．How to find their way in the forest.
D ．Where to get some drinking water.
11 ．What was Betancourt’s attitude to building hydroelectric dams on Patagonia’s rivers
A ．Supportive. B ．Disapproving.
C ．Tolerant. D ．Uncertain.
12 ．What is the best title for the text
A ．Dams on mighty rivers ruined our adventure.
B ．A bicycle tour of Patagonia revealed nature to us.
C ．A cowboy-turned-activist saved Patagonia’s rivers.
D ．We encountered kindness in one of the wildest places on Earth.
（2023·河北石家庄 · 高三石家庄二中校考阶段练习）As Grammy-winning violinist Mads Tolling played for parents of children receiving treatment at Comer Children’s Hospital, Jamie Freedlund spotted a mother who
was just taking it all in — she was listening and there were just tears streaming down her face.
Tolling was invited to play by a charity called Mattea’s Joy, founded by Jamie and her husband, Gary. The
non-profit provides dinner, snack boxes and other support for families with hospitalized children.
The Freedlunds founded Mattea’s Joy in honor of their daughter Mattea Joy Freedlund, who battled a variety
of health challenges during her short but impactful life and died in 2010.
An insurance had been planned for the family before Mattea’s passing and the pair decided to use the money to cook meals for families whose children were hospitalized at Comer Children’s Hospital. Soon the dinners became a regular occurrence and their non-profit organization was born. Its mission is to provide care and comfort
to families just like them.
Mattea’s Joy’s current projects include serving dinner to about 100 families a month, distributing snack
boxes to hospitals, and providing packets filled with gift cards and parking passes.
Reese Freedlund, 15, was just 3 years old when her sister Mattea passed away. Their memory of Mattea lives on in her family’s volunteer work, which is impressed into everything they do. “Mattea’s Joy has really become a part of our lives,” said Reese. “Even though she passed away, her life was an inspiration for my parents to create
something more out of it.”
Since Mattea’s passing, the Freedlunds have added two boys to their family, Cooper, 11, and Kipton,
7. Cooper has learned valuable lessons from helping families through the organization. “Mattea’s Joy has taught
me to always serve others and to just be kind,” said Cooper.
13 ．Why was Mads Tolling mentioned in the first paragraph
A ．To introduce the topic. B ．To put forward a concept.
C ．To present a common scene. D ．To provide background information.
14 ．What are the Freedlunds like
A ．They can relate to others. B ．They have a gift for music.
C ．They are easily persuaded. D ．They can seize opportunities.
15 ．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A ．Mattea Joy’s death remains a mystery.
B ．The Freedlunds spent all their spare time volunteering.
C ．Working for Mattea’s Joy benefits the Freedlunds’ kids.
D ．Reese Freedlund was inspired to create a new organization.
16 ．What is the best title of the text
A ．Rewards for kindness B ．Kindness Arising from Loss
C ．Memories of the Freedlunds D ．Comfort brought by Luckier People
（2023·湖南岳阳· 统考二模）As a writer and game designer, I’ve spent most of the past 30 years trying to do
various types of creative work while sitting or standing at a computer keyboard. The power of those devices has grown exponentially, enabling me with a click or a keystroke to create wonders that would have been
unimaginable just a few years ago.
And yet I’ve been increasingly confused to realize that the productivity such as words written, problems
solved, hasn’t increased one bit with the improvement of my tools.
For a long time I tried to talk myself out of this. I figured that if my computer time didn’t work efficiently, it was because I didn’t have the right software, or wasn’t using it right. I created keyboard shortcuts. I downloaded apps to track time I spent using other apps. Nothing changed the basic observed fact: I was still trapped in the state
of low productivity.
For myself, I’ve found that I spend the vast majority of my working computer time staring at the screen in a state of mind that ranges from “passive” to “somewhat productive, ” and in which a few minutes can stretch unnoticed into a quarter-hour, or a couple of hours. During this process, I cheat myself into believing that because
I am at my desk, at my computer, I am therefore working.
It’s so easy to move words and sentences around in Word or Scrivener or Final Draft that it feels like writing, even if what I’m actually doing would rate only a 2 on the scale in which 10 is “getting an idea and writing it down. ” That is why I now keep my project notes and journals in actual notebooks. I’ve even switched to paper
for my “to-do lists,” and cross offaction items literally. It’s simpler and I get more done this way.
17 ．What do the underlined words “exponentially” mean in paragraph 1
A ．Rapidly
B ．Silently
C ．Unexpectedly
D ．Blindly
18 ．What does the author want to show in paragraph 3
A ．He avoided facing the reality of his work habits.
B ．He usually chooses the simplest way to accomplish tasks.
C ．He is able to learn new skills and computer programs quickly.
D ．He was proud of his ability to master the use of high-tech tools.
19 ．What can be inferred from paragraph 4
A ．The author can focus on finishing the task at his computer.
B ．The author may reduce working efficiency with longer screen time.
C ．The author can be extremely productive when working at computer.
D ．The author can work longer time with high efficiency at his computer.
20 ．What is the author’s current attitude towards writing down an idea by computer
A ．Supportive
B ．Indifferent
C ．Unfavorable
D ．Objective阅读理解之记叙文
(
2023
年高考真题
)
【2023.新高考 I 卷】
When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes
people were making.
After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria ( 细 菌) Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way
nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.
The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds
of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.
He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to
eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.
Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse — like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in
Fuzhou, a city in southeast China.
“Ecological design” is the name John gives to what he does. “Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,” he says. “You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these
new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”
4. What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs
A. He was fond of traveling. B. He enjoyed being alone.
C. He had an inquiring mind. D. He longed to be a doctor.
5. Why did John put the sludge into the tanks
A. To feed the animals. B. To build an ecosystem.
C. To protect the plants. D. To test the eco-machine.
6. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou
A. To review John’s research plans. B. To show an application of John’s idea.
C. To compare John’s different jobs. D. To erase doubts about John’s invention.
7. What is the basis for John’s work
A. Nature can repair itself. B. Organisms need water to survive.
C. Life on Earth is diverse. D. Most tiny creatures live in groups.
【答案】4. C5. D6. B7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 John Todd 从小就很爱思考且好学，他建造了一个生态机器，利用
自然可以自我修复的原理来净化污水。
4.细节理解题。根据第一段“When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making. (当约翰 · 托德还是个孩子的时候，他 喜欢探索房子周围的树林，观察大自然是如何解决问题的。例如，一条肮脏的小溪流经植物和微小生物居 住的岩石后，往往会变得清澈。长大后，约翰开始思考这个过程是否可以用来清理人们制造的混乱)”以及 第二段“After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria ( 细菌) Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals (在大学学习了农业、医学和渔业之后，约翰又回到了观察自然和提出问题的生 活中。为什么某些植物能捕获有害细菌？哪些鱼类会食用致癌化学物质？)”可知，约翰聪颖好学、好奇心
很强。故选 C。
5.细节理解题。根据第三段“After a few weeks, John added the sludge. (几个星期后，约翰把污泥加了进 去)”以及倒数第三段“He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water. (他对结果感到惊讶。生态机器里的动植物把污泥当成了食物，开始吃了起来！几周之内，它就被
消化了，只剩下纯净水)”可知，约翰把污泥放进罐子里是为了测试生态机器。故选 D。
6. 推 理判 断题 。根据倒数第 二段 “Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse — like facility that treated sewage ( 污 水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China. (这些年来，约翰承担了 许多重大工作。他开发了一个类似温室的设施，可以处理来自南伯灵顿 1600 户家庭的污水。他还设计了 一种生态机器来清洁中国东南部城市福州的运河水)”可推知，作者提到福州的目的是展示约翰想法的应用。
故选 B。
7.推理判断题。根据最后一段“You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair. (你把生物体放在新的关系中，观察会发生
什么。然后让这些新系统自行发展自我修复的方式)”可知，约翰工作的基础是自然可以自我修复。故选A。
【2023.新高考 II 卷】
Turning soil, pulling weeds, and harvesting cabbage sound like tough work for middle and high school kids. And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income schools. The program aims to help students develop science skills, environmental awareness, and
healthy lifestyles.
Jaramillo’s students live in neighborhoods where fresh food and green space are not easy to find and fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores. “The kids literally come to school with bags of snacks and large bottles of soft drinks,” she says. “They come to us thinking vegetables are awful, dirt is awful, insects are awful.” Though some are
initially scared of the insects and turned off by the dirt, most are eager to try something new.
Urban Sprouts’ classes, at two middle schools and two high schools, include hands-on experiments such as soil testing, flower-and-seed dissection, tastings of fresh or dried produce, and work in the garden. Several times a year,
students cook the vegetables they grow, and they occasionally make salads for their entire schools.
Program evaluations show that kids eat more vegetables as a result of the classes. “We have students who say
they went home and talked to their parents and now they’re eating differently,” Jaramillo says.
She adds that the program’s benefits go beyond nutrition. Some students get so interested in gardening that they bring home seeds to start their own vegetable gardens. Besides, working in the garden seems to have a calming effect on Jaramillo’s special education students, many of whom have emotional control issues. “They get outside,”
she says, “and they feel successful.”
4. What do we know about Abby Jaramillo
A. She used to be a health worker. B. She grew up in a low-income family.
C. She owns a fast food restaurant. D. She is an initiator of Urban Sprouts.
5. What was a problem facing Jaramillo at the start of the program
A. The kids’ parents distrusted her. B. Students had little time for her classes.
C. Some kids disliked garden work. D. There was no space for school gardens.
6. Which of the following best describes the impact of the program
A. Far-reaching. B. Predictable.
C. Short-lived. D. Unidentifiable.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Rescuing School Gardens B. Experiencing Country Life
C. Growing Vegetable Lovers D. Changing Local Landscape
【答案】4. D5. C6. A7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了 Abby Jaramillo 等老师在低收入学校发起的培养学生科学能力，
环保意识以及健康生活方式的 Urban Sprouts 花园项目，让学生通过体验乡村生活，对学生影响深远。
4.细节理解题。根据第一段的“And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income schools.(起初是这样的，艾比 · 哈拉米洛说，她 和另一位老师在四所低收入学校启动了“Urban Sprouts ”学校花园项目。) ”可知，艾比 · 哈拉米洛是 Urban
Sprouts 的发起者。故选 D。
5.推理判断题。根据第二段的“she says. “They come to us thinking vegetables are awful, dirt is awful, insects are awful.” Though some are initially scared of the insects and turned off by the dirt, most are eager to try something new.(她说。“他们来找我们，认为蔬菜很可怕，泥土很可怕，昆虫也很可怕。”虽然有些 人一开始害怕昆虫，对泥土感到厌烦，但大多数人都渴望尝试新的东西。) ”可知，项目之初，一些学生
不喜欢园艺工作。故选 C。
6.推理判断题。根据最后一段“She adds that the program’s benefits go beyond nutrition. Some students get so interested in gardening that they bring home seeds to start their own vegetable gardens. Besides, working in the garden seems to have a calming effect on Jaramillo’s special education students, many of whom have emotional control issues. “They get outside,” she says, “and they feel successful.”(她补充说，该计划的好处不 仅仅是营养。有些学生对园艺非常感兴趣，他们带回家种子开始自己的菜园。此外，在花园里工作似乎对 Jaramillo 的特殊教育学生有镇静作用，他们中的许多人都有情绪控制问题。“他们走了出去，”她说，“他 们觉得成功。”) ”可知，这个项目不仅给学生提供了有营养的食物，而且许多学生回家开创了自己的菜园，
对有情绪控制问题的学生也起到了镇静作用，从而推知，该项目的影响是深远的。故选 A。
7.主旨大意题。根据第一段的“And at first it is, says Abby Jaramillo, who with another teacher started Urban Sprouts, a school garden program at four low-income schools. The program aims to help students develop science skills, environmental awareness, and healthy lifestyles.(起初是这样的，艾比 · 哈拉米洛说， 她和另一位老师在四所低收入学校启动了“Urban Sprouts ”学校花园项目。该项目旨在帮助学生培养科 学技能、环保意识和健康的生活方式。) ”以及下文内容可知，文章主要讲述了 Abby Jaramillo 等老师在 低收入学校发起的培养学生科学能力，环保意识以及健康生活方式的 Urban Sprouts 花园项目，让学生体 验乡村生活，对学生影响深远。因此推断 B 项“体验乡村生活 ”符合文意，最适合作为本文标题。故选
B。
(
2021-2022
年高考真题
)
【2022.新高考 II 卷】
We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people don’t
even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal.
This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I
had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures — a perfect match for his age.
Picture this: my grandson sitting on my lap as I hold the book in front so he can see the pictures. As I read, he
reaches out and pokes (戳) the page with his finger.
What’s up with that He just likes the pictures, I thought. Then I turned the page and continued. He poked the
page even harder. I nearly dropped the book. I was confused: Is there something wrong with this kid
Then I realized what was happening. He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my
storybook was like that.
Sorry, kid. This book is not part of your high-tech world. It’s an outdated, lifeless thing. An antique, like your grandfather. Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally speaking. I edit video and produce
audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites.
There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio. But that didn’t stop China Daily from asking me last week to share a personal story for
a video project about the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.
Anyway, grandpa is now an internet star — two minutes of fame! I promise not to let it go to my head. But I
will make sure my 2-year-old grandson sees it on his tablet.
24. What do the underlined words “hit home for me” mean in paragraph 2
A. Provided shelter for me. B. Became very clear to me.
C. Took the pressure off me. D. Worked quite well on me.
25. Why did the kid poke the storybook
A. He took it for a tablet computer. B. He disliked the colorful pictures.
C. He was angry with his grandpa. D. He wanted to read it by himself.
26. What does the author think of himself
A. Socially ambitious. B. Physically attractive.
C. Financially independent. D. Digitally competent.
27. What can we learn about the author as a journalist
A. He lacks experience in his job. B. He seldom appears on television.
C. He manages a video department. D. He often interviews internet stars.
【答案】24. B 25. A 26. D 27. B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者曾经是一名记者，在春节期间，作者给孙子拿了一本儿童
读物，孙子却以为是平板电脑，不停地戳书。
24. B。词句猜测题。根据第一段“We journalists live in a new age of storytelling, with many new multimedia tools. Many young people don’t even realize it’s new. For them, it’s just normal. ”以及画线词后文“as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. ”可知，作者是记者，生活在 一个讲故事的新时代，有许多新的多媒体工具。许多年轻人甚至没有意识到它是新的。对他们来说，这很 正常。而这在春节假期，作者和两岁的孙子坐在沙发上，尤其清楚认识到了这一点。故画线词意思是“我
很清楚 ”。故选 B。
25. A。细节理解题。根据第五段中“He was actually a stranger to books. His father frequently amused the boy with a tablet computer which was loaded with colorful pictures that come alive when you poke them. He thought my storybook was like that.(事实上，他对书本并不熟悉。他的父亲经常用一台装有彩色图片的平 板电脑逗他开心，当你戳它们的时候，这些图片就会变得栩栩如生。他认为我的故事书就是那样的) ”可
知，那孩子戳故事书是因为他把它当成了平板电脑。故选 A。
26. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中“Well, I may be old, but I’m not hopelessly challenged, digitally
speaking. I edit video and produce audio. I use mobile payment. I’ve even built websites. (我可能老了，但从
数字角度来说，我还没有毫无希望的挑战。我编辑视频，制作音频。我用移动支付。我甚至建立了网站) ”
可知，作者认为自己懂数码技术。故选 D。
27. B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“There’s one notable gap in my new-media experience, however: I’ve spent little time in front of a camera, since I have a face made for radio.(然而，在我的新媒体体验中有一 个明显的差距：我很少在镜头前呆着，因为我的脸是为电台而生的) ”可知，作者作为记者他很少上电视。
故选 B。
【2021.新高考 I 卷】
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music
so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past
four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break
the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on
stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make
sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot. ” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has
their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said,
“Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once
asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I
have to say: ‘Turn,turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner
A. Read music. B. Play the piano. C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.
25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage
A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.
26. What does Titterton need to practise
A. Counting the pages.
B. Recognizing the “nodding” .
C. Catching falling objects.
D. Performing in his own style.
27. Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”
A. He has very poor eyesight.
B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music.
D. He forgets to do his job
【答案】24. A25. C26. B27. D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了为钢琴演奏者做翻页工作的 Robert Titterton 和他的工作情况。
24.细节理解题。根据第一段“I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in
her performance.(我不是受过训练的音乐家，但我学会了识谱，这样我就可以在 Maria 的表演中帮助她)”
可知，因为 Titterton 识谱，所以可以在 Maria 的钢琴表演中为她翻页。故选 A 项。
25.推理判断题。根据第三段“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.(这项工作需要很多技能。你必须确保你不会一次翻两页并且必要的时候确保你回到前面找到音乐重
复的部分)”可知，为钢琴家翻页这项工作很需要技巧，所以 Titterton 的工作要求是很高的。故选 C 项。
26.细节理解题。根据第四段“Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.(无声的舞台交流是关 键，每个钢琴家都有自己的“ 点头”风格来表示翻页，他们需要和翻页者进行练习)”可知，Titterton 需要练
习识别钢琴演奏者的“ 点头”示意来翻页。故选 B 项。
27.细节理解题。根据最后一段“He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’(他对音乐很感兴趣，感受着每一个音符，所以我不得不说：“翻页，翻页！”)”可知，Ms Raspopova 的丈夫因为对音乐感兴趣，所以帮她翻页的时候总是沉浸在音乐中而忘掉自己的工作，她不得不去提醒。
故选 D 项。
【2021.新高考 II 卷】
I have worked as a keeper at the National Zoo, Paris for 11 years. Spot and Stripe are the first tiger cubs that have ever been born here. Globally, a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood, so I decided to give
them round-the-clock care at home.
I've got two children—the younger one, Kynan, was extremely happy about the tigers arriving - but all of us really looked forward to being part of their lives and watching them grow. I wasn't worried about bringing them into my home with my wife and kids. These were cubs. They weighed about 2.5 kg and were so small that there was
absolutely no risk.
As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house during the day, but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd getup to mischief. We'd come down in the morning to find
they'd turned the room upside down, and left it looking like a zoo.
Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy required to look after them. There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired. I was grateful that my family was there to help. We had to have a bit of a
production line going, making up “tiger milk”, washing baby bottles, and cleaning the floors.
When Spot and Stripe were four months old, they were learning how to open doors and jump fences, and we knew it really was time for them to go. It was hard for us to finally part with them. For the first few days, Kynan was
always a bit disappointed that the cubs weren't there.
I'm not sad about it. I'm hands-on with them every day at the zoo, and I do look back very fondly on the time
that we had them.
24. Why did the author bring the tiger cubs home
A. To ensure their survival. B. To observe their differences.
C. To teach them life skills. D. To let them play with his kids.
25. What do the underlined words “get up to mischief” mean in paragraph 3
A. Behave badly. B. Lose their way. C. Sleep soundly. D. Miss their mom.
26. What did the author think of raising the tiger cubs at home
A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Costly. D. Risky.
27. Why did the author decide to send Spot and Stripe back to the zoo
A. They frightened the children. B. They became difficult to contain.
C. They annoyed the neighbours. D. They started fighting each other.
【答案】24. A 25. A 26. B 27. B
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者为了保证两只老虎幼崽的存活，决定在家里全天候照顾它们。介绍
了老虎在作者家生活的情况以及作者照顾老虎的感受。
24.细节理解题。根据第一段中“Globally, a third of Sumatran cubs in zoos don't make it to adulthood, so I decided to give them round-the-clock care at home. (在全球范围内，动物园里三分之一的苏门答腊老虎幼 崽活不到成年，所以我决定在家里全天候照顾它们)”可知，作者把老虎幼崽带回家是为了确保他们的存活。
故选 A。
25.词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“As they grew more mobile, we let them move freely around the house
during the day, but when we were asleep we had to contain them in a large room, otherwise they'd ”（随着 它们的活动越来越多，我们白天让它们在房子里自由活动，但当我们睡觉时，我们必须把它们关在一个大 房间里，否则它们会）以及后文“We'd come down in the morning to find they'd turned the room upside down, and left it looking like a zoo.”（我们早上下楼时发现他们把房间弄得乱七八糟，让它看起来像个动物园。） 可知，作者不得不把老虎们关在一个大房间里，否则它们就会调皮捣蛋，表现不好。早上下楼时发现他们
把房间弄得乱七八糟，看起来像个动物园。故画线词意思是“表现不好”。故选 A。
26.推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中“Things quickly got very intense due to the huge amount of energy
required to look after them. There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired.(由于需要大量的 精力来照顾它们，事情很快变得非常紧张。有一段艰难的日子，我只是觉得非常累)”可推知，作者认为在
家里养小老虎累人。故选 B。
27.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“When Spot and Stripe were four months old, they were learning how to
open doors and jump fences, and we knew it really was time for them to go.(当 Spot 和 Stripe 四个月大的时 候，他们正在学习如何开门和跳栅栏，我们知道是时候让他们离开了)”可知，作者决定把 Spot 和 Stripe
送回动物园是因为他们变得难以控制。故选 B。
(
2023
年名校模拟题
)
【2023 届山东省威海市高三 5 月高考模拟】
B
Massimo Bottura, a three-Michelin-Starred chef, has extended his culinary( 烹 饪 的 ) empire globally. However, he says that the peak of all of his achievements is Milan’s Refettorio Ambrosiano and the following 12
global branches.
At Refettorio Ambrosiano, dinner guests are greeted by name. They dine on fine china at tables created by the country’s most sought-after furniture designers. The waiters are polite, and the chefs have been trained under the finest restaurateurs in the world. The set menu changes every day, depending on what comes in with the morning’s
delivery.
This morning’s delivery contains dry arugula( 芝 麻 菜 ), chicken close to its sell-by date and too-ugly-to-be-sold oranges. By dinner, however, the supermarket castoffs have been transformed into a three-course meal. The 100 or so diners — refugees, the homeless, and the unemployed — enjoy the meal with obvious pleasure, laughing with the volunteer waiters, praising the volunteer chefs, and forgetting, at least for an
hour, the challenges of a life lived on the streets.
The brightest gems in Bottura’s culinary empire are not restaurants at all. He thinks of them as spaces that shine a light on the dignity of their guests while focusing attention on the food-waste problem by turning foods that were
otherwise going to be headed toward rubbish bins into Michelin Guide-worthy meals.
Botura first thought of Refettorio Ambrosiano as a pop-up concept for the 2015 World Expo in Milan. The organizers had invited him to cook for the grand opening. Bottura proposed something different. He wanted to invite the world’s best chefs to cook with him for the city’s homeless,using leftovers. That idea soon got supported and
turned into something more permanent.
Today theRefettorio is “amovement,” Bottura says. “It is a model for fighting food waste and isolation on the
,
front lines. And it starts by looking at an old carrot or a piece of hard bread and catching sight of gold.”
4. How do the Refettorio Ambrosianos differ from Bottura’s other restaurants
A. The waiters are well-trained.
B. The tables are custom-made.
C. They are three-Michelin-starred.
D. Daily delivery decides the set menu.
5. Which of the following best describes the event at Refettorio Ambrosiano
A. An evening gathering for local chefs. B. A charity sale of supermarket castoffs
C. A wealthy meal for the less-fortunate. D. A volunteer training for the homeless
6. What does Bottura think of the Refettorio
A. It’s his best profitable restaurant.
B. It’s a good project for food safety.
C. It’s a pop-up concept to extend his business.
D. It’s win-win for the environment and society.
7. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Less Waste, More Taste. B. A Dinner of Dignity
C. Best Restaurant, Best Service. D. The Power of Food
【答案】4. D5. C6. D7. A
【解析】
【 导语 】这是一篇记叙文 。文章主要讲述 了米其林三星级厨师 Massimo Bottura 创办 了 Refettorio Ambrosiano 餐厅，用超市里丢弃的食物为一些难民，无家可归者和失业者提供美味的大餐，这减少了食
物浪费。
【4 题详解】
细节理解题 。根据第二段 中 “The set menu changes every day, depending on what comes in with the morning’sdelivery.(套餐每天都在变化，这取决于早上送来的是什么。)”可知，Refettorio Ambrosianos 餐
厅与 Bottura 的其他餐厅的不同之处在于套餐是由每天的送货来决定的。故选 D。
【5 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“The 100 or so diners — refugees, the homeless, and the unemployed — enjoy the meal with obvious pleasure, laughing with the volunteer waiters, praising the volunteer chefs, and forgetting, at least for an hour, the challenges of a life lived on the streets.(大约 100 名用餐者，包括难民、 无家可归者和失业者，享受着这顿美餐，他们与志愿服务员一起大笑，称赞志愿者厨师，至少在一个小时 内，他们忘记了街头生活的挑战。)”可知，为不幸的人准备的丰盛大餐， 能最好的描述在 Refettorio
Ambrosiano 餐厅发生的事，故选 C。
【6 题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Today, the Refettorio is “a movement,” Bottura says. “It is a model for fighting
food waste and isolation on the front lines. And it starts by looking at an old carrot or a piece of hard bread and catching sight of gold.”(今天，Refettorio 是一场“运动” ，Bottura 说。“这是在第一线与食品浪费和隔 离作斗争的一个模式。它开始于看着一根老胡萝卜或一块硬面包，然后看到金子。 ”)” 和上文提到的 Refettorio 为难民、无家可归者和失业者提供大餐可推知，Refettorio 对环境和社会都是双赢的。故选 D。
【7 题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文， 尤其是第一段中“However, he says that the peak of all of his achievements is Milan’s Refettorio Ambrosiano and the following 12 global branches.(然而，他说他最大的成就是米兰的 Refettorio Ambrosiano 和接下来的 12 个全球分支机构。)”，第三段“This morning’s delivery contains dry arugula(芝麻菜), chicken close to its sell-by date and too-ugly-to-be-sold oranges. By dinner, however, the supermarket castoffs have been transformed into a three-course meal. The 100 or so diners — refugees, the homeless, and the unemployed — enjoy the meal with obvious pleasure, laughing with the volunteer waiters, praising the volunteer chefs, and forgetting, at least for an hour, the challenges of a life lived on the streets.(今天早上送来的货包括接近保质期的干芝麻菜鸡和难看到不能卖的橙子。然而，到了晚餐时，超 市里丢弃的食物已经变成了三道菜的大餐。大约 100 名用餐者，包括难民、无家可归者和失业者，享受着 这顿美餐，他们与志愿服务员一起大笑，称赞志愿厨师，至少在一个小时内，他们忘记了街头生活的挑 战。)”和第四段中“He thinks of them as spaces that shine a light on the dignity of their guests while focusing attention on the food-waste problem by turning foods that were otherwise going to be headed toward rubbish bins into Michelin Guide-worthy meals.(他认为这是一个照亮客人尊严的空间，同时关注食物浪费 问题，把本来要被扔进垃圾桶的食物变成米其林指南中值得一吃的食物。)”可知，文章主要讲述了米其林 三星级厨师 Massimo Bottura 创办了 Refettorio Ambrosiano 餐厅，用超市里丢弃的食物为一些难民，无家 可归者和失业者提供美味的大餐，这减少了食物浪费，A 项“少浪费，更多美味。”适合做文章标题，故选
A。
【2023 届安徽省皖豫名校联盟高三第三次联考试题】
B
There’s another universe not far from land. It lacks buildings, trees, cars, cellphones and the Internet.
Seemingly limitless water extends uninterruptedly in all directions. Civilization goes away, along with any sign of
humanity. And it is why I’m really into sailing. I grew up around boats. My father liked sailing and built them.
My older sister and I were stuffed into a car nearly every summer weekend until my late teens to make the trip
from northeast Indiana to the south shore of Lake Erie in Ohio, where Talisman built by my father waited
patiently through the week.
As a kid, I read the adventures of Robin Lee Graham, a traveller exploring the sea alone, in the pages of
National Geographic and, later, in Graham's book, Dove. However, it wasn't until about 20 years ago, well into my adulthood, that I took up sailing in a serious way. I've made voyages in fair stormy and weather, on my own
boats and those of my friends, and ranging from nearshore day sails to blue-water passages.
Still, I've made plenty of mistakes. While living in Asia, a sailing friend and I set off across the South China Sea and intended to get to Thailand, only to be pushed by a late-season typhoon that forced us to make landfall in
Vietnam, glad to be alive.
Years later, my wife and I lived aboard our 37-foot ship, Symbiosis, while we saved enough to take a
two-year leave from our jobs to journey down the U.S. Atlantic coast and through the Bahamas and the
Caribbean. We visited many places that never see ships or airplanes and that are nearly impossible to reach
anyway other than at the helm(舵柄) of a small boat. But boats are expensive and time-consuming. After returning
from the Caribbean a few years ago, we decided to sell Symbiosis, resolving instead to sail only “other people's
boats”. It didn't last, though. A few months ago, we found a good deal on a smaller sailboat—easier to maintain
but still capable of some short offshore journeys. I think we'll name her Talisman.
24 ．What would the author do on summer weekends as a kid
A ．He would help his father build Talisman.
B ．He would sail with his father and his sister.
C ．He would explore northeast Indiana in a car.
D ．He would bring human civilization to sailing.
25 ．What can we learn about the book Dove
A ．It has something to do with exploring the sea.
B ．It was published in National Geographic.
C ．It is the most famous work by Graham.
D ．It was an inspiration for the author's writing.
26 ．Why did the author sell his ship Symbiosis
A ．It didn’t function well. B ．He couldn’t afford to maintain it.
C ．He found a better one to replace it. D ．It was damaged seriously during a storm.
27 ．What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text
A ．To show his passion for sailing boats.
B ．To stress the influence of adventures on him.
C ．To discuss the problems of sailing on the sea.
D ．To share his success in exploring the world.
(
【答案】
24
．
B 25
．
A
2
6
．
B
27
．
A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己对航海的热
爱。
24
．细节理解题。根据第一段的
“My father liked sailing and built them. My older
sister
and
I
were
stuffed
into
a
car nearly every summer weekend until my late teens to make the trip from northeast
I
ndiana
to
the
south
shore
of
Lake Erie in Ohio… through the week(
我父亲喜欢帆船，于是造了它们。几乎每个夏天的周末
，我和妹妹都
被塞进一辆车里， 从印第安纳州东北部前往俄亥俄州的伊利湖南岸，
父亲制造的
Talisman
在那里耐心地等
待了整整一个星期。
)”
可知，作者小时候会在夏天的周末与父亲和妹妹一起航海。故选
B
。
25
．推理判断题。根据第二段的
“As a kid, I read the adventures of
Robin
L
ee
Graham,
a traveller
exploring
the
sea
alone, in the pages of
National Geographic and, later, in
Graham's book, Dove.(
小时候，我读过《国家地理》
杂志上的罗宾
·
李
·
格雷厄姆的冒险故事，他是一位独
自探索海洋的旅行者，后来又读过格雷厄姆的书《鸽
子》。
)”
可推断，这本书与海上探索有关。故选
A
。
26
．细节理解题。根据最后一段的
“But boats are expensive and time-co
nsuming. After returning from the
Caribbean a few years ago, we decided to sell
Sy
mbiosis,
resolving
instead
to
sail
only
‘other people’s boats’.(
但
船既昂贵又费时。几年前从加勒比海回来后，我们决定卖掉
Symbiosis
，决定只驾驶
“
别人的船
”
。
)”
可知，
Symbiosis
是昂贵的，也是耗时的。由此可知，作
者付不起保养的钱。故选
B
。
27
．推理判断题。根据文章第一段
“And it is why I’m really into sailing.(
这就是我喜欢航海的原因。
)”
和下文
的描述可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是通过记叙自己的过往，展现出对航海的激情。故选
A
。
)
【2023 届湖北省高中名校联盟高三第三次测试试题】
B
“Are you OK, Cassie ” Jonah asked, from the doorway of the Sea Holly Cafe.
Cassie had been sitting on a chair outside for the past 10 minutes, but not really taking in the beauty of the
sea.
“Oh, I should be getting back to work.” She rose hurriedly.
“We’re not busy, take your time.” Jonah came with a cappuccino for her. “Thanks.” She accepted the coffee,
“Everything’s fine.” Then Jonah nodded, revealing a comforting smile, and went back inside.
He was a great boss, but Cassie didn’t feel like telling him what was wrong.
Cassie had gone to study fine art hopefully but dropped out after only a year due to the unbearable
homesickness. Since then, she hadn’t touched her paints for a whole year. Today was doomed to be a sad date, the anniversary of her exciting plans turning to dust. She felt a crushing sense of disappointment. In her painting, she had captured a good likeness of the cloudy sky and the reflection of the dying light upon the water, but the picture
did have a sad, dreary (沉闷的) quality.
About 20 minutes later, she was shocked by a voice at her shoulder, “That’s beautiful.”
Cassie turned, and there was a woman wearing a blue coat. The woman eyed it again. “You have talent, but
there is much sadness in it, for one so young.” Cassie’s eyes were filled with tears. “My name’s Willow,” the
woman said kindly, “Why not try painting the sunrise instead, my dear You might find it helps.”
With Willow’s words echoing in her brain, Cassie rose an hour earlier the next day, caught a bus to the beach
and began to paint again.
When she finished, Jonah was just opening up. He picked the painting up and appreciated it at eye height.
“Hey, this is good. It’s really —“For a moment he struggled for the word, then found it and turned to her,
beaming, “Optimistic!”
In her picture the sun was powering into the sky, casting a clear, golden pathway across the sea.
24 ．Which of the following best explains “He was a great boss” underlined in paragraph 5
A ．Jonah offered a coffee to Cassie.
B ．Jonah ran a successful cafe business.
C ．Jonah figured out what was wrong with Cassie.
D ．Jonah was considerate of Cassie’s emotional upset.
25 ．What led to Cassie’s low spirits
A ．That her paints were covered with dust.
B ．That her homesickness was aroused again.
C ．That her original plan was abandoned midway.
D ．That her painting was full of a sorrowful and dull quality.
26 ．Why did Willow advise Cassie to paint the sunrise
A ．It was more beautiful. B ．It might cheer Cassie up.
C ．It had artistic inspiration. D ．It made a difference to Willow.
27 ．What can be a suitable title for the passage
A ．The Sun Always Rises B ．Every Man Has Its Price
C ．Strike While the Iron Is Hot D ．A Good Medicine Tastes Bitter
(
【答案】
24
．
D 25
．
C
2
6
．
B
27
．
A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了
Cassie
在离开艺术学校一周年这天心情低落，但被一个陌生人开导后，
通过画日出再次对生活产生乐观心态的故事。
24
．推理判断题。第四段
““We’re not busy, take your time.” Jonah came with a cappucc
ino
for her.
“Thanks.”
She
accepted the coffee, “Everything’s fine.” Then Jonah nodded, revealin
g a
comforting
smile,
and went back
inside.
)
(
(“
我们不忙， 慢慢来。
”
乔纳给她端来一杯卡布奇诺。
“
谢谢。
”
她接受了咖啡，
“
一切都很
好。
”
然后乔纳点
了点头，露出安慰的微笑，然后回到了里面。
)”
，可知
Jonah
作为老
板很体贴，注意到
Cassie
的情绪不安，
并给予安慰。故选
D
项。
25
．推理判断题。根据第六段前三句
“Cassie had gone to study fine art hopefully but
dropped
out
after
only
a
year
due to the unbearable homesickness.
Since then, she hadn’t touched her paints for a
whole year. Today was
doomed to be a sad date, the anniversary of
her exciting plans
turning
to
dust.
(
卡西满怀希望
地去学习美术，但
由于难以忍受的思乡之情，
一年后就退学了。从那以后，
她整整一年没有碰过颜料。今天注定是一个悲伤
的日子，她激动人心的计划的周年纪念日变成了尘埃。
)”
可知，
Cassie
原本满怀希望去艺术学校学画画，
但因想家甚而辍学。而
“
今天
”
是她辍学一周年的日子，也意味着她学习美术的计划中途停止
，成了灰烬，
所以
Cassie
情绪不高。故选
C
项。
26
．推理判断题。根据第八段女士说的话
““You have talent, but there is much sadness in it, for one
so
young.”
Cassie’s eyes were filled with tears. “My name’s Willow,” the woman said kindly,
“
Why
not
try painting
the
sunrise instead, my dear You might find it helps.” (“
你有天赋，但对这么年轻
的人来说，这其中有很多悲
伤。
” Cassie
的眼里充满了泪水。
“
我是
Willow
，
”
女人和蔼地说，
“
为什么不试着画日出呢，
亲爱的？你可
能会发现它很有用。
”)”
可知，
Willow
觉得
Cassie
的画技很好，但是画中带着不符合她年纪的悲伤，所以
建议她改画
sunrise
，并暗示这可能对
她有帮助，
即日出会让
Cassie
不那么悲伤， 而是精神振奋。故选
B
项。
27
．主旨大意题。根据最后一段
“In her picture the sun wa
s powering into the sky,
casting
a
clear,
golden pathway
across the
sea. (
在她的照片中，
太阳直射天空，
在海面上投射出
一条清晰、金色的路径。
)”
可知， 这张关于
日出的图， 充满了希望，
这给予了
Cass
ie
重新获得对生活的积极的态度，
故
sunrise“
日出
”
是文章中重要的
意象。又因为几个选项的意思如下：选项
A“The
Sun Alw
ays Rises (
太阳照常升起
)”
；选项
B“Every Man Has
Its Price(
天生我材必有用
)”
；选项
C
选项
“Strike While the Iron Is Hot (
趁热打铁
)”
；选项
D“A
Good Medicine
Tastes Bitter (
良药苦口
)”
。故
选
A
项。
)
【2023 届山东省济南市高三三模】
B
Sometimes people can find new interest in old things. For me, it was discovering a love for ballet more than 15
years after I first started training.
My parents put me in ballet classes as a young girl and I just sort of kept going. I don’t know I had any particular passion for it. I quitted. It felt like I was slowly closing a chapter in my life, with no particular sorrow
about the matter.
Years later, something, maybe boredom, led me to a decision to start classes at a studio, where I met a group of
middle-aged ballet lovers, all of them starting ballet as adults.
Stepping into the ballet studio again unearthed a whole set of unexpected feelings. I wasn’t strong or flexible enough to accomplish moves that used to be second nature. I had to stop to adjust my breath after each combination in the center. Mostly, I felt ashamed. But those women cheered me on. The longer I watched them in class, the more I was moved. This was the point staring me right in the face—it didn’t matter; they just loved to dance. Their passion for ballet helped me see it in a new light. It didn’t need to be competitive; it was something people did for fun, no matter what their skill level is. Slowly, it began to feel challenging in a good way. I started having fun. I’ve found
that when we dance, it’s an exercise in directing our energy to a number of different areas.
When we stepped on stage for our year-end performance, I felt the effects of that sustained attention and my body flowed through well-practiced movements. I was totally lost in bright stage lights and felt the whole world belonged to me. After the performance, one of the audience came to me and remarked, “Wow, I can tell you really
like to dance!” I smiled and nodded. It was true.
4. What did the author think of ballet at first
A. It opened a new page in her life.
B. It required great determination.
C. It killed her passion for dance.
D. It made little difference to her.
5. What inspired the author’s interest in ballet
A. Her parents’ encouragement.
B. The easy atmosphere in class.
C. Other dancers’ love for ballet.
D. Modern instruments in the studio.
6. What can best describe the yearend performance
A. Satisfactory. B. Improvable.
C. Regretful. D. Creative.
7. What can be learned from the text
A. Success needs enthusiasm.
B. Passion can be awakened.
C. Talent matters a great deal.
D. Ambition is a key to growth.,
【答案】4. D5. C6. A7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。作者尽管小时候学过芭蕾，但是当时没有特别的热情，直到 15 年以后又重 拾芭蕾，并在身边一群成年后开始学习芭蕾舞的同伴们的热情鼓励下体会到了芭蕾带来的乐趣，激发出了
对芭蕾的热爱。
【4 题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“My parents put me in ballet classes as a young girl and I just sort of kept going. I don’t know I had any particular passion for it. I quitted. It felt like I was slowly closing a chapter in my life, with no particular sorrow about the matter. (当我还是个小女孩的时候，我父母就让我去上芭蕾舞课，我就 一直在跳。我不知道我对它有什么特别的热情。我离开。感觉就像我在慢慢地结束我生命中的一章，没有 特别的悲伤。)”可知，作者在最初接触芭蕾的时候，没什么特别的热情，就算不再继续学也没有特别的恋
恋不舍，故推知：芭蕾对于作者没什么影响力。故选 D 项。
【5 题详解】
推理判断题。根据“I wasn’t strong or flexible enough to accomplish moves that used to be second nature. I had to stop to adjust my breath after each combination in the center. Mostly, I felt ashamed. But those women cheered me on. The longer I watched them in class, the more I was moved. This was the point staring me right in the face—it didn’t matter; they just loved to dance. Their passion for ballet helped me see it in a new light. It didn’t need to be competitive; it was something people did for fun, no matter what their skill level is. Slowly, it began to feel challenging in a good way. I started having fun. I’ve found that when we dance, it’s an exercise in directing our energy to a number of different areas. (我不够强壮，也不够 灵活，无法完成那些曾经是我第二天性的动作。每次在中间的组合后，我都要停下来调整呼吸。大多数时 候，我感到羞愧。但那些女人为我加油。我在课堂上看得越久，我就越被感动。这一点就在我眼前——没 关系；他们只是喜欢跳舞。他们对芭蕾的热情让我对芭蕾有了新的认识。它不需要竞争；这是人们为了好 玩而做的事情，无论他们的技术水平如何。慢慢地，我开始觉得这是一种好的挑战。我开始玩得很开心。 我发现，当我们跳舞时，这是一种将我们的能量引导到许多不同领域的练习。)”可知，尽管作者动作不到 位，还容易使自己累着，同伴们给了她鼓励，所以激发作者对芭蕾的兴趣的是一起上课的其他的跳舞者对
芭蕾的热情，故选 C 项。
【6 题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“When we stepped on stage for our year-end performance, I felt the effects of that sustained attention and my body flowed through well-practiced movements. I was totally lost in bright stage lights and felt the whole world belonged to me. After the performance, one of the audience came to me and remarked, ‘Wow, I can tell you really like to dance!’ I smiled and nodded. It was true. (当我们走上
舞台进行年终演出时，我感受到了这种持续关注的影响，我的身体在精心练习的动作中流淌。我完全迷失
在明亮的舞台灯光下，感觉整个世界都属于我。演出结束后，一位观众走过来对我说：‘ 哇，我看得出来 你真的很喜欢跳舞!’我微笑着点了点头。这是真的。)”可知，这次表演很成功，连观众都能看出作者喜欢
跳舞，作者也认同，可推知，作者对于这次表演很满意。故选 A 项。
【7 题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“For me, it was discovering a love for ballet more than 15 years after I first started training. (对我来说，这是我在第一次开始训练超过 15 年后才发现对芭蕾舞的热爱。)”，本 文介绍了作者尽管小时候学过芭蕾，但是当时没有特别的热情，直到多年以后又重拾芭蕾，并在一群成年 后开始学习芭蕾舞的同伴们的热情鼓励下体会到了芭蕾带来的乐趣，故从文中我们可以了解“Passion can be
awakened.(激情可以被唤醒。)”，故选 B 项。
（2023·内蒙古赤峰 · 校联考三模）Shirley Raines makes the homeless community in Los Angeles’s skid row (贫民区) neighborhood feel human. She is the founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit that provides free food,
clothing, hair, and makeup services to the homeless. And Shirley is now the CNN Hero of the Year.
In 1990, Raines’ 2-year-old son Demetrius passed away from accidental poisoning while at his grandma’s house. This event created a lot of pain for Shirley Raines. The pain lasted for many years. And she did not know
what to do about it. She struggled to understand what her purpose was in life. Until one day...
Six years ago, Shirley visited skid row with a friend from church who asked her to volunteer. She met a lot of homeless people and realized how much help they needed. Not just in finding a home, but in finding themselves
and their own worth and beauty.
Shirley started to volunteer each Saturday. As she got to know the homeless, they often praised her makeup, hair, and style. She started to offer to “make up” the homeless. They loved it, she loved it, they loved her and she loved them. She found purpose. So she started an outdoor beauty salon to serve the homeless, which took most of
her spare time.
Raines started sharing her efforts on Instagram with photos and even live-streaming some of her events. Things took off. She formed her nonprofit Beauty 2 The Streetz, and her followers quickly began donating to grow Shirley’s impact. Her followers grew to over 200,000 people, including many beauty professionals such as licensed hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists. Many of them regularly donate money to keep the services rolling.
Others donate their time to help Shirley serve the homeless.
Shirley’s boldness, courage, and desire to take action have led to making a real impact on people’s lives. And
she also served as a role model and inspiration to others.
1 ．What do we know about Beauty 2 The Streetz
A ．It is formed by Shirley and other kind people.
B ．It aims to serve the homeless in several ways.
C ．It records some of Shirley’s photos and events.
D ．It is a government organization that helps the homeless.
2 ．Which of the following is TRUE about Shirley
A ．She mainly helped the homeless make up.
B ．Her son passed away from a traffic accident.
C ．She just helped the homeless find their homes.
D ．She regularly donated money to the homeless.
3 ．What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about
A ．Shirley’s impact on her community.
B ．The ways in which people help Shirley.
C ．Why Shirley founded Beauty 2 The Streetz.
D ．The growing impact of Beauty 2 The Streetz.
4 ．What good qualities does Shirley have
A ．Brave and smart. B ．Devoted and independent.
C ．Selfless and caring. D ．Ambitious and determined.
【答案】 1 ．B 2 ．A 3 ．D 4 ．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了 Shirley Raines，她是非营利组织 Beauty 2 the Streetz 的创始人， 为无家可归者提供免费的食物、衣服、头发和化妆服务。 Shirley 现在是美国有线电视新闻网的年度英雄。 1 ．细节理解题。根据第一自然段“She is the founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit that provides free food, clothing, hair, and makeup services to the homeless. (她是 Beauty 2 the Streetz 的创始人，这是一家非营利 组织， 为无家可归者提供免费的食物、衣服、发型和化妆服务。)”可知， Beauty 2 the Streetz 旨在以若干方 式为流浪者服务。故选 B。 2．细节理解题。根据第四自然段内容尤其最后一So she started an outdoor beauty salon to serve the homeless, which took most of her spare time.(于是， 她开了一家户外美容院， 为无家可归的人服务， 这占用了她大部分 的业余时间。 )”可知， Shirley 主要通过为流浪者打扮来帮助他们。故选 A。 3 ．主旨大意题。根据第五自然段“Things took off. She formed her nonprofit Beauty 2 The Streetz, and her followers quickly began donating to grow Shirley’s impact. Her followers grew to over 200,000 people, including many beauty professionals such as licensed hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists. Many of them regularly donate money to keep the services rolling. Others donate their time to help Shirley serve the homeless.(事情进展顺利。
她成立了自己的非营利组织。Beauty 2 The Streetz 和她的追随者很快开始捐款，以扩大 Shirley 的影响力。
(
她的追随者已经发展到
20
多万人，其中包括许多美容专业人士，如有执照的发型师、理发师、化妆师。
他们中的许多人定期捐款来维持服务的运转。其他人
则捐出自己的时间来帮助
Shirley
为无家可归的人服
务。
)”
可知， 本段主要讲述
Shirley
在建立
Beauty 2 The
Streetz
后，
该非盈利组织获得了越来越多的人的支
持与帮助。由此可知，第五段主要介绍了
B
eauty 2 The
Streetz
日益增长的影响力。故选
D
。
4
．推理判断题。通读全文尤其是第四自然段最后一句
“
So
she
started
an
outdoor
beauty
salon
to
serve
the
homeless, which took most of
her spare time.(
于是
，她开了一家户外美容院，为无家可归的人服务，这占用
了她大部分的业余时间。
)”
可知，
Shirley
用自己的大部分空闲时间来为流浪者服务，
所以她是一个无私奉
献的人；根据最后一段第一句
“Shirley’s boldness,
courage,
and
desi
re to take
action have led
to
making
a
real impact on people’s lives. (Shirley
的大胆、
勇气和采取行动的愿望对人们的生活产生了真正的影响。
)”
可知，
她是一个有爱心的人。故选
C
。
)
（2023· 内蒙古呼和浩特 · 统考一模） “Did you forget your name ” someone asked me at a networking event a few years ago after it took me almost a minute to say it. “No, I stutter (口吃),” I politely replied. This is
what I have to face every day. So I wasn’t upset.
I’ve stuttered since I was three years old. In my case, stuttering usually shows itself in terms of repetitions: “My name is S-S-S-S-Samuel.” Instead of being unhappy about the experience at the networking event, I felt proud that I’d brought up my stuttering. But I wasn’t always so forthcoming about it. When I was growing up, I hardly spoke. Whether it was at school or at work, I avoided most social situations out of embarrassment and fear
of being laughed at.
But things became different after I attended the National Stuttering Association meeting, the largest gathering of stutterers worldwide. It was the first time I’d met so many other professionals who stutter—lawyers, doctors, actors, etc.—all in one place. To my surprise, everyone spoke without fear or embarrassment. In fact, they were proud. Stuttering was celebrated. That was when I first realized that stuttering isn’t something to be
ashamed of. It’s just something I happen to do, and that’s okay.
The change didn’t happen overnight, but over the last eight years, I’ve started to bring up my stuttering more. I’ve talked to friends and co-workers. I’ve mentioned it in every organization I’ve worked for. And when I talk about it with others, it encourages them to open up, too. My stuttering has allowed me to connect with others and
develop stronger ties with them.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s still frustrating when I know exactly what I want to say but I just can’t seem to get the words out of my mouth. But today I don’t let my stuttering hold me back. Instead, I let it push me forward and
help me make progress.
5 ．By saying “I wasn’t always so forthcoming about it”, the author means .
A ．he was once an outgoing person
B ．he regretted talking about his stuttering
C ．he used to avoid opening up about his stuttering
D ．he was unwilling to receive comments on his speech
6 ．How did the National Stuttering Association meeting influence the author
A ．He began to make friends with stutterers.
B ．He learned some skills at stopping stuttering there.
C ．It made him focus his attention on good comments.
D ．The confident stutterers changed his attitude to stuttering.
7 ．What happened after the author started bringing up his stuttering
A ．He has improved his work performance.
B ．He became popular among his co-workers.
C ．He learned to express himself with simple words.
D ．He was able to build a close relationship with others.
8 ．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
(
A
．
The power of
accepting my stutter
B
．
The
challenge
from normal people
C
．
Special ways to live
with stuttering D
．
My
experience
of
overcoming
stuttering
【答案】
5
．
C 6
．
D
7
．
D
8
．
A
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了作者因为口吃而不愿意与人交流，
但在加入了全国口吃协会之后，
作
者变得自信，不再逃避与人交流，且与人联系紧密起来，在生活中取得了很
多进步。
5
．推理判断题。根据文章第二段中本句后文
“When I was growing up, I hardly spoke. Whe
ther it was
at
school
or at work, I avoided most social situations
out
of
e
mbarrassment
and
fear
of
being
laughed
at.
（在我成长过程中，
我很少说话。无论是在学校还是在工作中，
因害怕尴尬和被嘲笑，
我会去避免社交。）
”
可知， 作者的
意思
是他过去常常避免提及自己口吃的事情，也因为害怕尴尬和被嘲笑
，而避免社交，故选
C
。
6
．细节理解题。根据文章第三段
“
That
was
when
I
first
realized
that
stuttering
isn
’
t
something
to
be
ashamed of. It’s
just something I happen to do, and
that’s
okay.
（就在那时，我意识到，
口吃并不是什么令人羞愧的事
情，
这只是我碰巧做的事情，
没什么关系的。）
”
可知， 在参加了国家口吃协会后，
作者对口吃有了新的认
识，协会里自信的口吃者给了改变了他对口吃原有的态度，故选
D
。
7
．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段
“
The
change
didn
’
t
happen
overnight
,
but
over
the
last
eight
years
,
I’
ve started to bring up my stuttering more.
I’ve talked
to
f
riends
and
co-workers.
I’ve
mentioned
it
in
every
organization
I’ve
worked
for.
And
when
I
talk
about
it
with
others,
it
encourages
them
to
open
up,
too.
My
)
(
stuttering has
allowed me to connect with
ot
hers
and
develop
stronger ties
with
them.
（这种改变并不是一夜之 间发生的，在过去的八年间，我开始更多地提到我的口吃。我和朋友和同事交
流，在每个我工作的机构里，
我都会提及我的口吃。当我与其他人提起时，
也鼓励了他们与我交流。勇敢面对口吃让我敢于与其
他人交
流，
也让我与其他人培养了紧密的联系。）
”
可知， 在作者勇敢面对自己的口吃后，
作者与其他人
建立了紧
密的联系，故选
D
。
8
．主旨大意题。通读全文，
尤其文章最后一段
“But today I don’t
let my stuttering hold me
back.
Instead,
I
let
it
push me forward and help me make progres
s.
（但是今天， 我不再让我的口吃阻止我。相反，
我让它推动我前
进， 帮助我取得进步。）
”
可知， 本文主
要讲述了作者因为口吃而不愿意与人交流，
但在加入了全国口吃协
会之后， 接受了自己的口吃，
作者变得自信，
不再逃避与人交流，
且与人联系紧密起来，
在生活中取
得了
很多进步。故
A
项
“
接受口吃的力量
”
符合文章标题，故选
A
。
)
（2023·河南开封 · 统考二模 ）Rural Patagonia is famous for its wonderful nature. A Google search for “bicycle tour Patagonia” led my friend Rachel and me to the Carretera Austral: a 770-mile stretch of mostly unpaved highway. We packed our bikes into hoxes and flew to Puerto Montt, a port city some 650 miles south of
Santiago. From there, we continued south for several days and set foot on the Carretera.
It took about two weeks to cycle the route through wild forests, windswept plains, and snow-capped mountains. On our last full day along the Carretera-and three days into a constant rainstorm-we found ourselves at
a loss for where to sleep. We were cold and wet.
We were still 30 miles from Villa O’Higgins, which marked the end of the Carretera and the promise of a hot
shower. From there, we’d ride about 600 miles further along somewhat better roads to Ushuaia.
There was no way we were going to make O’Higgins by nightfall. We hadn’t passed a nice campsite in hours. We’d just stopped beside a small stream when we spotted a cowboy-looking man walking out of the trees. And we saw that the stream led to a small house. The man came to the road. “Do you know a dry place to camp ”
Rachel asked.
The man invited us into his home. We shared hot chocolate and conversation in his warm, rough kitchen. He brought out an old copy of Patagon Journal, and we were amazed to see a photo of our host, Erasmo Betancourt, on the cover. It turns out that our new friend was a well-known cowboy-turned-activist who had been an outspoken opponent of the damming(筑坝)of Patagonia ＇s rivers. In recent decades, local farmers, fishermen, and conservationists have fiercely resisted the construction of hydroelectric(使用水力发电的)dams on the region ＇s mighty rivers. Our adventure wouldn’t have been possible if not for their fierce love of this beautiful land and
devotion to its protection.
The next morning, we thanked our host and hit the road. Is there anywhere on Earth so remote that one
cannot encounter humanity
9 ．Where were the author and Rachel headed the next day
A ．Ushuaia. B ．Santiago.
C ．Puerto Montt. D ．Villa O’Higgins.
10 ．What was the major problem facing the author and Rachel that night
A ．Where to find a dry campsite.
B ．How to satisfy their hunger.
C ．How to find their way in the forest.
D ．Where to get some drinking water.
11 ．What was Betancourt’s attitude to building hydroelectric dams on Patagonia’s rivers
A ．Supportive. B ．Disapproving.
C ．Tolerant. D ．Uncertain.
12 ．What is the best title for the text
A ．Dams on mighty rivers ruined our adventure.
B ．A bicycle tour of Patagonia revealed nature to us.
C ．A cowboy-turned-activist saved Patagonia’s rivers.
D ．We encountered kindness in one of the wildest places on Earth.
(
【答案】
9
．
C
10
．
A
11
．
B
12
．
D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者和朋友
去
Carretera
Austral
的旅行的时得到了好心人的帮
助。
9
．细节理解题。根据第一段
“We packed our bikes into hoxes and
flew to
Puerto
Montt,
a port
city
some
650
miles
south of Santiago.”(
我们把自行车打包装进了箱子里，
飞往位于
Santiago
南部约
650
英里的
P
uerto Montt
。
)
可知，作者和朋友第二天去往
Puerto Montt.
。故选
C
。
10
．细节理解题。根据第二段
“On our last full day along the
Carretera-and three
days
into
a
constant
rainstorm-we
found ourselves at a loss
for where
to
sleep.
We
were
cold
and
wet.”
(
在我们沿着
the
Carretera
的最后一天，三
天后到了一个多暴风雨的地方。在这里我们无处睡觉， 我们又冷又湿
)
以及第四段
“Do you know a dry place
to
camp
”(
你知不知道我们可以在哪里找到露营的干燥的地方呢？
)
可知作者
一行面临的主要问题是找一个干
燥的营地。故选
A
。
11
．判断推理题。根据第五段
“It turns out that our new f
riend was a well-known
cowboy-turned-activist who had
been
an
outspoken
opponent
of
the
damming
(
筑坝
)
of
Patagonia
＇
s
rivers
.”(
结果，我们的
新朋友是一个知名的
牛仔， 他是一个反对在
Patagonia
＇
s rivers
筑坝的积极分子。
)
可知
Betancourt
反对在
Patagonia
＇
s rivers
筑
)
(
坝。故选
B
。
12
．主旨大意题。整篇文章在讲作者和朋友在旅行期间得到了好心人的帮助。根据最后
一段
“
The
next
morning,
we
thanked
our
host
and
hit
the
road.
Is
there
anywhere
on
Earth
so
remote
that
one
cannot
encounter
humanity
”
（第二天早上，我们向主人表示感谢，然后上路了。地球上有没有地方如此遥远以至于人们无
法与人类相遇？）可知，短文的最佳标题为
“
我们在地球上最荒凉的地方之一遇到了善
良
”
。故选
D
。
)
（2023·河北石家庄 · 高三石家庄二中校考阶段练习）As Grammy-winning violinist Mads Tolling played for parents of children receiving treatment at Comer Children’s Hospital, Jamie Freedlund spotted a mother who
was just taking it all in — she was listening and there were just tears streaming down her face.
Tolling was invited to play by a charity called Mattea’s Joy, founded by Jamie and her husband, Gary. The
non-profit provides dinner, snack boxes and other support for families with hospitalized children.
The Freedlunds founded Mattea’s Joy in honor of their daughter Mattea Joy Freedlund, who battled a variety
of health challenges during her short but impactful life and died in 2010.
An insurance had been planned for the family before Mattea’s passing and the pair decided to use the money to cook meals for families whose children were hospitalized at Comer Children’s Hospital. Soon the dinners became a regular occurrence and their non-profit organization was born. Its mission is to provide care and comfort
to families just like them.
Mattea’s Joy’s current projects include serving dinner to about 100 families a month, distributing snack
boxes to hospitals, and providing packets filled with gift cards and parking passes.
Reese Freedlund, 15, was just 3 years old when her sister Mattea passed away. Their memory of Mattea lives on in her family’s volunteer work, which is impressed into everything they do. “Mattea’s Joy has really become a part of our lives,” said Reese. “Even though she passed away, her life was an inspiration for my parents to create
something more out of it.”
Since Mattea’s passing, the Freedlunds have added two boys to their family, Cooper, 11, and Kipton,
7. Cooper has learned valuable lessons from helping families through the organization. “Mattea’s Joy has taught
me to always serve others and to just be kind,” said Cooper.
13 ．Why was Mads Tolling mentioned in the first paragraph
A ．To introduce the topic. B ．To put forward a concept.
C ．To present a common scene. D ．To provide background information.
14 ．What are the Freedlunds like
A ．They can relate to others. B ．They have a gift for music.
C ．They are easily persuaded. D ．They can seize opportunities.
15 ．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs
A ．Mattea Joy’s death remains a mystery.
B ．The Freedlunds spent all their spare time volunteering.
C ．Working for Mattea’s Joy benefits the Freedlunds’ kids.
D ．Reese Freedlund was inspired to create a new organization.
16 ．What is the best title of the text
A ．Rewards for kindness B ．Kindness Arising from Loss
C ．Memories of the Freedlunds D ．Comfort brought by Luckier People
(
【答案】
13
．
D
14
．
D
15
．
C
16
．
B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了弗里伦德夫妇在女儿去世后创立非盈利组织
Mattea
’
s
Joy
为像
他们这样的家庭提供照顾和安慰的故事。
13
．推理判断题。根据文章第一段
“
As
Grammy
-
winning
violinist
Mads
Tolling
played
for
parents
of
children receiving treatment
at
Comer
Children’s Hospital,
Jamie Freedlund
spotted
a mother
who
wa
s just
taking
it
all
in
—
she
was
listening
and
there
were
just
tears
streaming
down
her
face
.(
当格莱美获奖小提琴家麦兹
·
托林在科
默儿童医院为接受治疗的孩子的父母演奏时， 杰米
·
弗里兰德发现一位母亲正在接受这一切
——
她在听， 眼
泪从脸上流下来
)”
可知， 本文的故事背景应该和儿童医院有关系，
所
以第一段提到麦兹
·
托林是为了为下文
的故事提供背景信息。故选
D
项。
14
．推理判断题。根据文章第三段
“The Freedlunds founded Mattea’s Joy in honor of
the
ir daughter Mattea
Joy
Freedlund, who battled a variety of
health challenges
during her
short
but
impactful
life
and
died
in
2010.(
弗
里伦
德夫妇为了纪念他们的女儿玛特娅
·
乔伊
·
弗里伦德而创立了
“
玛特娅的快乐
”
，她在短暂但有影响力的一生
中与各种健康挑战作斗争， 并于
2010
年去世
)”
可知，
弗里伦德夫妇在女
儿去世后创立非盈利组织来帮助更
多的人，说明弗里伦德夫妇是可

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