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备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(新高考九省专用)
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（2024·黑龙江·二模）I’ve worked in the factories surrounding my hometown every summer since I graduated from high school. But making the transition between school and full-time blue-collar work during the break never gets any easier. For a student like me who considers any class before noon to be uncivilized, getting to a factory by 6 o’clock each morning is a kind of suffering. My friends never seem to understand why I’m so relieved to be back at school or that my summer vacation has been anything but a vacation.
There are few people as self-confident as a college student who has never been out in the real world. People of my age always seem to overestimate(高估)the value of their time and knowledge. In fact, all the classes did not prepare me for my battles with the machine I ran in the plant, which would jam whenever I absent-mindedly put in a part backward or upside down.
The most stressful thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job could disappear overnight. Issues like downsizing(裁员)and overseas relocation(重新安置)had always seemed distant to me until my co-workers told me that the unit I was working in would shut down within six months and move to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour.
After working 12-hour shifts in a factory, the other options have become only too clear. When I’m back at the university, skipping classes and turning in lazy re-writes seems too irresponsible after seeing what I would be doing without school. All the advice and public-service announcements about the value of education that used to sound boring now ring true.
These lessons I’m learning, however precious, are always accompauied by a sense of guilt. Many people pass their lives in the places I briefly work, spending 30 years where I spend only two months at a time. “This job pays well, but it’s a kind of physical suffering,” said one co-worker. “Study hard and keep reading,” she added.
My experiences in the factories have inspired me to make the most of my college years before I enter the real world for good.
1．How does the author feel after his summer vacation
A．Exhausted. B．Happy. C．Discouraged. D．Confident.
2．What can we infer from Paragraph 2
A．A college student who has never been out in the real world is hardly self-confident.
B．People of the author’s age seem to ignore the value of their time and knowledge.
C．What the author learned at school didn’t apply to his work in the factory.
D．The author hardly made mistakes when making use of the machine.
3．What did the author’s colleagues reveal to the author according to Paragraph 3
A．They might lose their job soon.
B．The unit would take in more staff.
C．They would continue working in Mexico.
D．The unit had run of money and would stop operating.
4．What does the author emphasize in the last three paragraphs
A．The consequence of the author’s skipping classes.
B．The purpose of the author’s working in the plant.
C．The way many people pass their lives in the plant.
D．The significance of the author’s receiving education.
（2024·河南南阳·一模）So, I did it. I moved back home, despite all the disapproval. I left my good job, my relationship, and the endless opportunities.
Some people questioned me, “Why did you move back ” It was hard at first to admit that I liked being home, and that, actually, I didn’t prefer New York City (as so many people do). But after time, it became easier and less of an issue. And when they asked me why I moved back home, I confidently said, “Because I wanted to.” Many people welcomed me back into the community.
The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life. Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window-no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets. It sounds like a Disney movie, but it’s so true! There is something about the air here-it’s clean. It smells good. I can also see the Grand Mesa (the largest flat-top mountain in the world) from my bedroom window. My work commute (通勤) is a four-minute car ride. And on summer nights, my favorite thing to do is watch the sunset from my porch because it’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I’ve been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family. Some friends even made bets on how long “this” would last. So far, I’m winning. But since I’ve been home my life has flourished. I realized that home, for me, is a place that inspires me. Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead. Many times, forgetting what I was “fighting” for, I was clouded in competition and not passion. I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.
By coming home, I found myself again, the true me. I didn’t expect a city to give me opportunities because I could make my own.
5．Why does the author mention “a Disney movie” in Paragraph 3
A．To introduce a new topic. B．To provide more details.
C．To give a vivid description. D．To support an argument.
6．How did the author win the bets with her friends
A．By staying home longer than expected. B．By getting used to country life quickly.
C．By wining competitions at workplace. D．By leading a better life than in the city.
7．What is it that the author dislikes about city life
A．Bad work relations. B．Few job opportunities.
C．Longer work commute. D．Too much competition.
8．What does the author refer to with the word “that” in Paragraph 4
A．The goal she was fighting for. B．Living to be her true self.
C．The chance of getting ahead of others. D．A more comfortable life.
（2024·山西太原·一模）It was not until photographer Rita Nannini left New York that she grew fascinated by the city’s subways. While living in Manhattan for some 15 years in the 1980s and early 1990s, Nannini only commuted (通勤) on the one train-given the subway system’s bad reputation. But after relocating to New Jersey for several years where subway is not an option, Nannini found that absence did make the heart grow fonder — maybe even for pizza rats. During her visit back to New York, Nannini nodded, noticing improvements in the subway’s facilities.
While Nannini was waiting for a train, a bench on the platform opposite caught her attention due to the ever changing faces and characters. They were people of different accents, colors and beliefs. They were from all walks of life, a diverse mix of New Yorkers all there for their own different reasons. Having learned the teenagers’ popular “End of the Line” challenge — boarding trains at random and riding them until their final destination; Nannini decided to visit every first and last stop across the NY subway’s lines with her beloved camera.
Nannini’s “End of the Line” experience saw her traveling some 665 miles across 26 routes in New York city. She took over 8,000 photos of the final stations, as well as the communities they served. In many cases, she rode the routes two or three times over to ensure she got “the shot”. “The project really shows me how important the subway is, and how sustainable it makes our lives,” she said
“It’s often said that my photos show the end of the lines — the last stops,” she said. “But theend of the line is indeed the start for so many people. That made me think about who the people and the communities that live at the two ends are and what it is that the subway means to them.”
Nannini was proud of her set of images directly challenging the traditions of story telling, which echoed both the boredom and excitement of travel on tracks.
Nannini enjoyed taking her time, starting her challenge in 2013 and only shooting the final photos last year. Her first monograph on the terminal stops of the NY subway was released in April 2023.
“When you drive in the suburbs, you don’t have those encounters,” she continued. “People enter your life on the subway. That’s what strikes me most on my jouney on tracks.”
9．How did Nannini find the New York subway during her revisit
A．It tumed out fine.
B．It was depressing.
C．It still held the same bad reputation.
D．It would be her only commuting option.
10．What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A．The diversity of New Yorkers’ daily life.
B．The inspiration for Nannini’s subway shots.
C．The popularity of “End of the Line” challenge.
D．The challenges of Nannini’s job as a photographer.
11．What can we infer from Nannini’s “End of the Line” experience
A．Her way of telling stories is traditional.
B．She expressed sympathy for the subway riders.
C．Her photography is highly expected by the encounters.
D．She found life on tracks was more interesting than life on wheels.
12．Which of the following is the best title for the text
A．“End of the Line” Challenge: A New Trend in NY Subways
B．The Road Home: Rita Nannini’s Record of her Subway Ride
C．Last Stop to New Start: A Photographer’s Rediscovery of NY Subways
D．New Yorkers’ Routine: A Surprising Mixture of Boredom andExcitement
（23-24高三下·河南·阶段练习）On a cold February evening, while her mother slept peacefully, a kid slipped out of her home and into the darkened streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dressed only in a T-shirt, socks and a diaper (尿布), the 3-year-old girl wandered around the abandoned parking lots of the city’s southwest side all by herself. She was cold and almost certainly afraid, but most of all, she was not safe. Thankfully, the right person saw her out alone and knew something wasn’t right.
Gabe Botello was delivering pizzas for Villa Pizza when he saw the unattended child at around 3: 00 am. He caught sight of her in the McConnell parking lot, but by the time he’d dropped off the food to his clients and retraced his steps, she had disappeared into the night.
A father of three kids himself, Gabe refused to go back to work until he located the little girl. He started pulling into empty parking lots to search for her. He finally spotted her curling up (蜷缩) between two walls at a factory across the street.
The concerned father jumped out of his car, pulled off his coat and wrapped her up to keep her warm. He put her into his car and gave her some water while he called 911.
The police arrived and were able to locate the kid’s home, where they discovered her mother was sound asleep and thought her daughter was, too. Gabe didn’t judge the child’s mother, and he hoped no one else would, either. He said, “As a parent, I know that children are quick and don’t always listen when they are told what’s best for them.”
Gabe not only did the right thing by finding the child and calling the police, but his level-headed and compassionate response to her mother warms our heart. It truly does take a village sometimes to take good care of a child, and we’re so glad this experienced dad was there when a child needed him most:
13．What was the girl’s mother doing when she was in the parking lots
A．Sleeping at home. B．Searching for her.
C．Wandering in the street. D．Curling up at a factory.
14．What did Gabe do first after finishing his delivery
A．He called 911 to help the girl. B．He comforted the girl.
C．He drove the girl home directly. D．He tried to find the girl.
15．What do Gabe’s words indicate
A．The little girl behaved well. B．It’s not easy to care for kids.
C．Kids usually listen to parents. D．The girl’s mother was to blame.
16．Which of the following words can best describe Gabe
A．Talented and humble. B．Hard-working and honest.
C．Ambitious and adventurous. D．Warm-hearted and understanding.
（2024·河南濮阳·一模）For the first time in the competition’s history, two athletes are sharing a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
The USA’s Katie Moon and Australia’s Nina Kennedy found themselves in a difficult situation during the women’s pole vault (撑竿跳) final. They both cleared 4.90 meters, but neither managed to clear 4. 95 meters on
any of their three attempts.
Kennedy says she looked at Moon and said, “Hey, girl, maybe you want to share this ”
“And the relief on her face — and you could see it on my face — and it was mutual (相互的). And yeah, absolutely incredible to share a medal with Katie Moon. You know, we’ve been friends for so long, so it’s super special,” Kennedy told reporters after the final.
Thousands of fans were on their feet at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, for Date 5of the competition, which hosts almost 2,000 athletes from 192 countries. The dramatic event lasted two hours and ten minutes. Katie Moon told FloTrack that as the final progressed, it became clear that very little separated the two athletes.
As the competition was going. I kept thinking. “I don’t want this to go to a jump-off (加赛),” Moon told sports journalist Anderson Emerole. “This competition was the toughest battle I’d say that I’ve had. It was very emotionally draining (消耗), and I think that’s why both of us were feeling like. ‘We’re not really feeling the jump- off right now.’”
It was Moon’s second consecutive gold medal at the World Championships. She also w on an Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021. With a personal record of 4. 95meters. Moon appeared to be the favorite.
Kennedy, however, did not back down. Not only did she set a new personal record, but she also broke the Australian record by eight centimeters when she sailed over the 4.90-meter high bar. She held back tears after the career-defining leap.
“It was a miracle to get the gold. I think a miracle happened tonight.” Kennedy told reporters.
17．What did Nina Kennedy suggest Katie Moon do
A．Continue the competition. B．Take a break first.
C．Share the gold medal. D．Let go of the fear.
18．How did Katie Moon feel about Nina Kennedy’s proposal
A．Joyful. B．Confused. C．Mixed. D．Disappointed.
19．What can we infer about Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon
A．They felt tired physically and mentally when competing.
B．They didn’t take the competition seriously.
C．They were looking forward to a jump-off.
D．They hadn’t won a gold medal before.
20．What was the previous Australian record for the women’s pole vault
A．4.80 meters. B．4.82 meters. C．4.95meters. D．4.98 meters.
（2024·安徽淮北·一模）My earliest reading memory takes me back to being five years old, sitting in my grandfather’s cozy study. He would read to me from his French-translated copy of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. I was so familiar with the stories that I could correct him word-for-word if he tried to change something.
Growing up, my favorite book was Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes. It was a treasure for an imaginative and lonely child like me. The book was filled with magical elements: a magical carousel, monsters, and the charming scent of autumn leaves lying in the sun. The language was as crisp and sweet as an October apple, awakening in me a deep passion for words and the magic they could bring out. I’ve reread it regularly and it never fails to satisfy me.
In my adult years, I revisited Emily Bront ’s Wuthering Heights. When I first read it at 16, I perceived it as a love story. However, rereading it as an adult, I was struck by how different it seemed to me, and how much of the humour I’d missed. Now I love its poetry. And the love story not only exists between the characters but between Bront and the North York Moors.
James Joyce’s Ulysses was a book I came back to after 40 years. Initially, at 15, I found it ugly, depressing, and dull, and I hated it. It took me four decades to return to it, and this time, I found myself understanding and beginning to appreciate it. I could see the details, the mythic parallels, the references to different writing styles, and the groundbreaking technique.
Though some exceptional books can develop and grow alongside us, others fall by the wayside. I’ve revisited so many childhood favourites only to find the magic gone, but I’m usually happy to leave the book behind. I’ve taken from it what I need.
21．What was the author’s earliest reading memory
A．Copying the stories of Rudyard Kipling.
B．Reading Something Wicked This Way Comes.
C．Studying Ulysses for writing styles.
D．Listening to The Jungle Book in French.
22．Which part of Wuthering Heights gave the author a different feeling as an adult
A．The complex plot. B．The characters.
C．The humour and poetry. D．The love story.
23．What do the underlined words “fall by the wayside” in the last paragraph mean
A．Remain unchanged over years. B．Lose their original attraction.
C．Gain widespread popularity. D．Are left by the side of the road.
24．Which is the most suitable title for the text
A．The Changing Power of Reading
B．The Development of Reading Taste
C．The Lifelong Journey of Rereading Classics
D．The Childhood Memories in Reading Habits
（2024·安徽·一模）Hem an Bekele is not your typical high school student．Rather than spending his free time playing video games or staring at his phone, this 14 year-old from Fairfax, Virginia was calling professors and conducting experiments, all to create a soap that could treat skin cancer, and to make it affordable for everyone who needs it．His work won him the grand prize in this year’s 3M Young Scientist’s Challenge, a competition that encourages kids to think of unique ways to solve everyday problems.
Growing up in Ethiopia, Bekele found in pity that people working outside were likely to end up getting skin cancer．Skin cancer did have cures and was treatable in most cases．However, the average price of skin cancer treatment globally was almost $40,000．Those shocking statistics really inspired him to create a more accessible solution．He started doing experiments and working on different things, and that turned into his bar of soap as a project.
A lot of his research and development started in his family’s kitchen and in his basement．But as he reached the final of the competition, he realized that he did need to do a little bit more outside of just his house．So he reached out to people at University of Virginia and people at Georgetown, and he got a lot of assistance．The number one person would be Deborah Isabelle, who helped him organize and structure his ideas during the finalist competition．Bekele said that he definitely couldn’t have done that all by himself.
Bekele’s award-winning soap is a compound based bar of soap and it’s charged with different cancer fighting chemicals．The color of the soap is a bit of a dark type of white and it has a rough surface, which could be a good exfoliant（去角质剂）．It does have a strong medicine smell and feel a bit stickier．The whole point of it is that even once you wash off the soaps, the medicinal parts will stay on your skin．It can activate the body’s immune cells to defend cancer.
Bekele won 25,000 prize money and he was going to use it to continue research．He said, “I still need a lot of resources to be able to conduct this research, so this money will definitely help me achieve it.”
25．Why did Heman Bekele start working on creating the soap
A．Because he thought it was a fun project.
B．Because he wanted to win a science competition.
C．Because he found skin cancer treatment unaffordable.
D．Because he wanted to create a unique soap for everyone.
26．What can we learn from Bekele’s preparations for the final
A．Well begun is half done. B．Learn humbly, ask willingly.
C．Actions speak louder than words. D．Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
27．What is paragraph 4 of the text mainly about
A．What features the soap has. B．How the soap is used.
C．What chemicals the soap contains. D．How the soap is produced.
28．Which words can be used to describe Bekele according to the passage
A．Patient and talented. B．Friendly and ambitious.
C．Cautious and generous. D．Caring and devoted.
（2024·新疆塔城·二模）It was 6 a.m. as I got on the train, ending my work one cold morning and I was lucky to get a seat. At that time of the morning, my eyes were not fully focused and at times I was half asleep. During that time the train was usually filled with construction workers heading out to start their work. On that particular morning I found myself drawn on the shoes of men sitting about 10 seats across from me.
I sat examining the shoes of men. Men from different walks of life, holding different jobs, thinking different thoughts, living different lives and despite what they did and how they looked, they all had something in common. They were all of the working class trying to achieve their dreams.
One day each of those men has to visit a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes, a type that fits their working needs. For a short time those shoes look so good. Then one day they lose their shine; they no longer look as good, but guess what The shoes feel right. Feet have found their own home within the comfort of those shoes.
If those shoes could talk, what kind of a tale do you think they would tell If your shoes could talk, what do you think they would say about you Would the story be about a journey filled with joy and fun Or would the story be one filled with disappointment and regret
We choose the shoes. Where we take them and when and how we wear them are up to us.
29．What can be inferred from the first paragraph
A．It was cold that morning.
B．The author went to work by train.
C．The author worked during the night.
D．Construction workers usually began to work at 7 a.m.
30．How did the author draw the conclusion that all of the men were working class
A．By closely observing their shoes. B．According to the way they walked.
C．On the basis of the lives they lived. D．By distinguishing their facial features.
31．What does the author think of the shoes then one day
A．Fashionable. B．Good. C．Shiny. D．Comfortable.
32．Where can the text probably be found
A．In a news report. B．In a magazine. C．In a biography. D．In a history book.
（2024·河南周口·一模）“Software developer at Unidays, internatsonal speaker and enthusastie learner” is how Jess White describes herself on her blog. But it is not a path she’d originally planned to follow. After completing her psychology degree. White took a Master’s in neuro-science (神经科学), fully expecting an academic carcer. But after her interest was raised by the part of the course that involved coding (编码), she decided to take a Master’s course in computer science. She graduated with flying color.
Now 27, White hasn’t looked back. She joined Oakbrook Finance in Nottingham as a software developer, and stayed for two years, rounding off her time there by winning Rising Star of the Year at the 2018 Women in IT awards. At Unidays, a business offering discounts to students, she works as a back end developer in the maintenance team, “working on the systems and making them better”. It’s a job she loves. “It’s a challenge every day and you never get bored. There is always something to learn.” she says.
White believes that some graduates are put off technology careers because they don’t realize the range of jobs available, “A lot of people think tech is programing. But there’s also design product management—and everything in life is to do with tech these days. Whether it’s buying something with your cards or posting something on social media, you can’t really avoid it.”
A common misunderstanding, she says, is that IT is all about maths. “I’m terrible at maths and it scared the living daylights out of me when I started this because I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it,” In practice, it hasn’t been a problem, and she has found that there are a lot of creative elements in programing. Her psychology background has proved to be a bonus, enabling her to bring a different perspective to her work, purticularly when she has to cooperate with user experience designers.
As for the future, White wants to learn as much as she can and become very strong in the area.
33．How many subjects has White learned
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
34．What can we infer from Paragraph three
A．Nothing is impossible because of technology.
B．More graduates are being attracted by technology.
C．Technology contributes to the development of economy.
D．We can’t live a life free from technology nowadaya.
35．What does the underlined word “bonus” in the fourth paragraph mean
A．Extra benefit. B．Strong influence.
C．Unexpected challenge. D．Satisfying income.
36．Which of the following is the best title for this passage
A．Jess White, a Dependable and Helpful 1ady.
B．Jess White, a Talented and Confident Programmer.
C．Jess White, a Curious and Knowledgeable Learner,
D．Jess White, a Hard-working and Proud Expert.
（2024·山西·二模）A 13-year-old California boy has set out for Nepal to realize his dream of becoming the youngest person to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. Jordan Romero aims to reach the summits (顶峰) of the highest peaks on all seven continents. The idea came to the teenager in 2005 when he was 9 and saw a school poster of the seven summits.
“I just want to show kids can also challenge themselves by doing something impossible, and more importantly the experience will shape me into a stronger man without worrying about the unknown future, Romero said in a post on a website named after him.
Romero, a native of Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County, stopped to visit friends near Los Angeles on Monday before boarding a flight bound for Hong Kong. He and his team members are expected to arrive in Asia on Tuesday. They will continue toward Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and from there set off for the Nepalese-Chinese border where the Himalayas are located.
Mainly with the assistance and support of his parents, Romero already has climbed five of the mountains on his list, including Alaska’s Mount McKinley. Besides, with the aid of his team members who had worked out a detailed plan, he became the youngest climber of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak at 5, 895 meters, at the age of 10.
After climbing Everest, which kills considerable climbers almost every year, Romero is to head to Antarctica this winter in an attempt to conquer Mount Vinson and complete his seven-summit project by the end of the year. But, his friends are all thinking that there is no need for him to do something irrelevant to school work.
Guides who have experience with Everest say Romero probably will be safe, as long as his team pay close attention to how his body is reacting to low-oxygen conditions near the peak. The current record holder for the youngest to climb Everest is Temba Tsheri of Nepal who was 16 and lost five fingers during his 2001 ascent (登高) due to frostbite (冻伤).
37．What is the main purpose of Romero’s challenge of climbing
A．To turn himself into a tougher man.
B．To observe the views on the summits.
C．To inspire kids to challenge themselves.
D．To make his childhood dream come true.
38．Which mountain is the most dangerous one according to the text
A．Mount Vinson. B．Mount McKinley.
C．Mount Everest. D．Mount Kilimanjaro.
39．What can make Romero secure when climbing Mount Everest
A．His team members figure out a detailed plan ahead of time.
B．His team observe his reaction to the low-oxygen conditions.
C．The experienced guides provide him with useful suggestions.
D．He is accompanied by his parents and can turn to them for help.
40．What is the best title of the text
A．The Biggest Challenge for a Boy
B．A Boy and His Team Members
C．The Highest Mountain in the World
D．The Youngest to Climb Mount Everest
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了作者从高中毕业以后每个夏天在家乡附近工厂工作的经历，以及这些经历如何影响了他对学习和工作的看法。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“My friends never seem to understand why I’m so relieved to be back at school or that my summer vacation has been anything but a vacation.(我的朋友们似乎从来都不明白，为什么回到学校后我如释重负，或者我的暑假一点都不像假期)”可知，作者暑假结束回到学校后会感到如释重负，也就是感到快乐。故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“People of my age always seem to overestimate the value of their time and knowledge. In fact, all the classes did not prepare me for my battles with the machine I ran in the plant, which would jam whenever I absent-mindedly put in a part backward or upside down.(像我这样年纪的人似乎总是高估他们的时间和知识的价值。事实上，所有的课程都没有让我做好与我在工厂里运行的机器战斗的准备，每当我心不在焉地把一个零件倒着或倒着放进去时，它就会卡住)”可推断出，作者在学校学到的东西并不适用于他在工厂的工作。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The most stressful thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job could disappear overnight. Issues like downsizing and overseas relocation had always seemed distant to me until my co-workers told me that the unit I was working in would shut down within six months and move to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour.(蓝领生活中压力最大的事情就是知道你的工作可能一夜之间消失。裁员和海外重新安置等问题对我来说一直很遥远，直到我的同事告诉我，我所在的单位将在六个月内关闭，搬到墨西哥，那里的人每小时的工资是60美分)”可知，作者的同事向作者透露作者所在的单位将在六个月内关闭，搬到墨西哥，也就是他们可能很快就会失业。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“When I’m back at the university, skipping classes and turning in lazy re-writes seems too irresponsible after seeing what I would be doing without school. All the advice and public-service announcements about the value of education that used to sound boring now ring true.(当我回到大学的时候，逃课和交懒惰的重写似乎太不负责任了，因为我看到了没有学校我会做什么。所有关于教育价值的建议和公共服务公告过去听起来很无聊，现在听起来很真实)”、第五段““Study hard and keep reading,” she added. (努力学习，坚持阅
读，”她补充道。)”以及最后一段“My experiences in the factories have inspired me to make the most of my college years before I enter the real world for good. (我在工厂的经历激励我在进入现实世界之前充分利用我的大学时光)”可知，作者在最后三段强调了接受教育的意义。故选D。
5．C 6．A 7．D 8．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者主动放弃了城市里繁华的生活，回到自己的家乡，由此找回了一度迷失的自己，使自己的生活重燃激情。
5．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life. Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window-no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets. (回家的最初几个月是我一生中最放松的几个月。每天我醒来时都听到鸟儿叽叽喳喳，阳光从窗户射进来，街上没有交通声，也没有人尖叫。)”可知，作者提到迪士尼电影是为了使自己所描述的宁静惬意的乡村生活更加形象和生动。故选C项。
6．细节理解题。根据第四段开头句中的“I’ve been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family. Some friends even made bets on how long ‘this’ would last. So far, I’m winning. (我在家已经快三年了，这让我的朋友和家人非常惊讶。一些朋友甚至打赌‘这’会持续多久。到目前为止，我赢了)”以及上下文可知，作者的朋友与她打赌的内容是，朋友认为作者不可能在乡下待很长时间（最终还会回到城市），不过，作者赢了。作者用自己的实际行动赢得了与朋友的打赌。故选A项。
7．细节理解题。根据第四段内容中的“Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead. Many times, forgetting what I was ‘fighting’for, I was clouded in competition and not passion. (因为以前，在城市里，我觉得我必须与所有人竞争才能获得成功。很多时候，我忘记了自己在为什么‘奋斗’，被竞争而不是激情所笼罩。)”可知，作者对城市生活厌恶的原因是，过于激烈的竞争让她完全失去了自我，失去了生活的热情。故选D项。
8．词句猜测题。根据第四段中的“I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.(我与自己的其它部分失去了联系，从未完全意识到宁静的乡村生活为我提供了这一点。)”以及上文可知，作者在这里用that指代“过自己切实向往的生活”。故选B项。
9．A 10．B 11．D 12．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了摄影师丽塔·南尼尼重返纽约后对地铁始发站和终点站拍照的经历及其感慨。
9．细节理解题。根据第一段“But after relocating to New Jersey for several years where subway is not an option, Nannini found that absence did make the heart grow fonder — maybe even for pizza rats. During her visit back to New York, Nannini nodded, noticing improvements in the subway’s facilities(但是，在搬到新泽西州几年后，由于当地没有地铁可选，南尼尼发现，缺失反而让她的心中更加思念——也许甚至对吃披萨的老鼠来说也是如此。南尼尼回到纽约时，她点了点头，注意到地铁设施有所改善。)”可知，南尼尼再次回到纽约，她感到地铁设施有所改善，很不错。故选A项。
10．主旨大意题。根据第二段“While Nannini was waiting for a train, a bench on the platform opposite caught her attention due to the ever changing faces and characters(南尼尼在等火车时，对面站台上的一个长椅吸引了她的注意，因为上面的人脸和角色总是不断变换着。)”以及“Having learned the teenagers’ popular “End of the Line” challenge — boarding trains at random and riding them until their final destination; Nannini decided to visit every first and last stop across the NY subway’s lines with her beloved camera.(在了解了青少年们流行的‘终点线’挑战——即随机登上火车并一直坐到终点后，南尼尼决定带着她心爱的相机，走访纽约地铁线路上的每一个首发站和终点站。)”可知，本段讲的是Nannini在地铁站看到的人物与景象，促使她决定带着她心爱的相机，走遍纽约地铁的每一站和最后一站，即本段讲述了Nannini拍摄地铁照片的灵感来源，故选B项。
11．推理判断题。根据最后一段““When you drive in the suburbs, you don’t have those encounters,” she continued. “People enter your life on the subway. That’s what strikes me most on my jouney on tracks.”(她继续说：‘你在郊区开车时，你不会有这样的邂逅。人们是在地铁上走进你的生活。这就是我在轨道旅途中最让我震撼的事情。’)”可推理出，南尼尼认为乘坐地铁的生活比开车的生活更有趣，故选D项。
12．主旨大意题。根据第一段“During her visit back toNew York, Nannini nodded, noticing improvements in the subway’s facilities(在回访纽约期间南尼尼点头称赞，注意到地铁设施的改善。)”、第四段“It’s often said that my photos show the end of the lines — the last stops,” she said. “But the end of the line is indeed the start for so many people. That made me think about who the
people and the communities that live at the two ends are and what it is that the subway means to them”(‘人们常说我的照片展示了线路的终点——最后一站。’她说：‘但对于那些很多人来说，终点实际上是起点。这让我思考起生活在两端的人们和社区是谁，以及地铁对他们意味着什么。’)”以及最后一段““When you drive in the suburbs, you don’t have those encounters,” she continued. “People enter your life on the subway. That ‘s what strikes me most on my jouney on tracks.’(她继续说：‘你在郊区开车时，你不会有这样的邂逅。人们是在地铁上走进你的生活。这就是我在轨道旅途中最让我震撼的事情。’)”可知本文主要讲的是摄影师丽塔·南尼尼重返纽约后对地铁始发站和终点站拍照的经历及其感慨；C项“Last Stop to New Start: A Photographer’s Rediscovery of NY Subways(最后一站到新起点：摄影师重新发现纽约地铁)”能够概括文章主题，适合作为最佳标题。故选C项。
13．A 14．D 15．B 16．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。一个三岁的小女孩半夜在她妈妈睡着时自己从家里跑了出去。幸运的是，一位善良的披萨外卖员发现了她并联系警方把她送回了家。
13．细节理解题。根据第一段“On a cold February evening, while her mother slept peacefully, a kid slipped out of her home and into the darkened streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan.(在2月一个寒冷的晚上，当她的母亲熟睡时，一个孩子溜出了她的家，来到密歇根州大急流城黑暗的街道上)”及倒数第二段“The police arrived and were able to locate the kid’s home, where they discovered her mother was sound asleep and thought her daughter was, too.(警察赶到后找到了孩子的家，他们发现她的母亲睡得很熟，以为她的女儿也睡得很熟)”可知，在小女孩外出期间，她的妈妈一直在睡觉。故选A。
14．细节理解题。根据第二段“Gabe Botello was delivering pizzas for Villa Pizza when he saw the unattended child at around 3: 00 am. He caught sight of her in the McConnell parking lot, but by the time he’d dropped off the food to his clients and retraced his steps, she had disappeared into the night.(加布·博特罗是在凌晨3点左右给维拉披萨送披萨的时候看到这个无人看管的孩子的。他在麦康奈尔的停车场看到了她，但当他把食物交给客户并原路返回时，她已经消失在夜色中)”以及第三段“A father of three kids himself, Gabe refused to go back to work until he located the little girl. He started pulling into empty parking lots to search for her. He finally spotted her curling up (蜷缩) between two walls at a factory across the street.(加布自己是三个孩子的父亲，在找到小女孩之前，他拒绝回去工作。他开始把车开到空停车场去找她。他终于
发现她蜷缩在街对面一家工厂的两堵墙之间)”可知，Gabe给客户送完披萨后第一时间尽力找到那个小女孩。故选D。
15．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Gabe didn’t judge the child’s mother, and he hoped no one else would, either. He said, “As a parent, I know that children are quick and don’t always listen when they are told what’s best for them.”(加布没有评判孩子的母亲，他也希望没有其他人会这么做。他说：“作为一名家长，我知道孩子们反应很快，当别人告诉他们什么对他们最好时，他们并不总是听从。”)”可知，Gabe作为家长深知孩子们反应很快，并不会总是听从父母的话。由此可推断，Gabe的话表明，照顾小孩并非易事。故选B。
16．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段“Gabe not only did the right thing by finding the child and calling the police, but his level-headed and compassionate response to her mother warms our heart. It truly does take a village sometimes to take good care of a child, and we’re so glad this experienced dad was there when a child needed him most.(加布不仅做了正确的事情，找到了孩子并报警，而且他对她母亲的冷静和富有同情心的反应温暖了我们的心。有时候，照顾好一个孩子确实需要一个村庄，我们很高兴这位经验丰富的父亲在孩子最需要他的时候在那里)”可知，Gabe不仅救助了小女孩，而且没有苛责小女孩的妈妈。由此可推断，Gabe是一个热心且善解人意的人。故选D。
17．C 18．A 19．A 20．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了在世界田径锦标赛上，美国选手凯蒂·穆恩和澳大利亚选手妮娜·肯尼迪共享女子撑杆跳项目一枚金牌，这是该项目历史上的第一次。
17．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Kennedy says she looked at Moon and said, “Hey, girl, maybe you want to share this ”(肯尼迪说她看着穆恩，说：“嘿，女孩，也许你想分享这个？”)”可知，妮娜·肯尼迪建议凯蒂·穆恩和她分享金牌。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“And the relief on her face—and you could see it on my face—and it was mutual(相互的). (肯尼迪在决赛后对记者说：“她脸上的宽慰——你可以在我脸上看到——是相互的。)”可知，凯蒂·穆恩对妮娜·肯尼迪的提议感到高兴。故选A。
19．推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中的““This competition was the toughest battle I’d say that I’ve had. It was very emotionally draining (消耗), and I think that’s why both of us were feeling like.”(“这场比赛是我经历过的最艰难的一场比赛。这场比赛让我的情绪非常低落，我想这就是为什么我们俩都有这种感觉。”)”可知，这场比赛令两位运动员感到身心疲惫。故选A。
20．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Not only did she set a new personal record, but she also broke the Australian record by eight centimeters when she sailed over the 4.90-meter high bar. (她不仅创造了一项新的个人纪录，而且当她越过4.90米高的横杆时，还以8厘米的优势打破了澳大利亚纪录。)”可知，此前澳大利亚女子撑杆跳的纪录4.82米。故选B。
21．D 22．C 23．D 24．C
【导语】本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己重温经典的经历。
21．细节理解题。根据第一段的“My earliest reading memory takes me back to being five years old, sitting in my grandfather’s cozy study. He would read to me from his French-translated copy of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book.( 我最早的阅读记忆是5岁时，坐在祖父舒适的书房里。他会给我读他的法语译本《丛林之书》。)”可知，作者最早的阅读记忆是听祖父读法语译本《丛林之书》，故选D。
22．细节理解题。根据第三段的“When I first read it at 16, I perceived it as a love story. However, rereading it as an adult, I was struck by how different it seemed to me, and how much of the humour I’d missed. Now I love its poetry. And the love story not only exists between the characters but between Bront and the North York Moors.(当我16岁第一次读到这本书时，我认为这是一个爱情故事。然而，当我长大后重读它时，我惊讶于它对我来说是多么的不同，以及我错过了多少幽默。现在我喜欢它的诗。这个爱情故事不仅存在于人物之间，也存在于Bront 和北约克摩尔人之间。)”可知，成年后作者再读《呼啸山庄》感觉它不再只是一个爱情故事，作者欣赏其中的幽默并喜欢书里的诗歌。故选C。
23．词句猜测题。根据前文“Though some exceptional books can develop and grow alongside us(虽然一些杰出的书籍可以与我们一起成长，)”可知，前后文是转折关系，因此推断此处讲述一些书籍可以陪伴我们成长，其他的却没有，因此推断画线部分与D项“被遗弃在路边”意思相近。故选D。
24．主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是最后一段的“I’ve revisited so many childhood favourites only to find the magic gone, but I’m usually happy to leave the book behind. I’ve taken from it what I need.(我曾重温过许多童年时的最爱，却发现其中的魔力已不复存在，但我通常很乐意把书留下。我已经从里面拿走了我需要的东西。)”可知，文章作者讲述了自己重温小时候读过的经典书籍的经历。因此推断C项“重读经典的一生之旅”为最佳标题。故选C。
25．C 26．B 27．A 28．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位14岁学生Heman Bekele，通过自身努力和不断寻求帮助，发明了一种普通人能负担起的抗击皮肤癌的肥皂，因此获得了“美国顶尖年轻科学家”的称号。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段中 “Skin cancer did have cures and was treatable in most cases. However, the average price of skin cancer treatment globally was almost $40,000. Those shocking statistics really inspired him to create a more accessible solution．”（皮肤癌确实可以治愈，而且在大多数情况下是可以治疗的。然而，全球皮肤癌治疗的平均价格接近4万美元。这些令人震惊的统计数据确实激发了他创造一个人们更容易获得的解决方案。）可知, Heman Bekele 正是因为发现很多皮肤癌患者负担不起治疗费用，才决心发明治疗皮肤癌的肥皂，让人们能够负担得起治疗费用。故选 C项。
26．推理判断题。根据第三段的“So he reached out to people at University of Virginia and people at Georgetown, and he got a lot of assistance. The number one person would be Deborah Isabelle, who helped him organize and structure his ideas during the finalist competition.”（所以他联系了弗吉尼亚大学和乔治城大学的老师，他得到了很多帮助。排名第一的人是黛博拉·伊莎贝尔（Deborah Isabelle），她在决赛中帮助他筹备和组织了他的想法。）可知，Heman Bekele 在最后阶段寻求了很多外界的帮助。A 是“良好的开端是成功的一半”；B 是“虚心学习，乐意请教”；C 是“事实胜于雄辩”；D 是“抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算”。故选 B项。
27．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Bekele’s award-winning soap is a compound based bar of soap and it’s charged with different cancer fighting chemicals．The color of the soap is a bit of a dark type of white and it has a rough surface, which could be a good exfoliant（去角质剂）．It does have a strong medicine smell and feel a bit stickier．The whole point of it is that even once you wash off the soaps, the medicinal parts will stay on your skin．It can activate the body’s immune cells to defend cancer.”（Bekele的获奖肥皂是一种复合肥皂，它含有不同的抗癌化学物质。肥皂的颜色有点暗白色，表面粗糙，可能是一种很好的去角质剂。它确实有强烈的药味，摸起来有点粘。重点是，即使你洗掉了肥皂，药用成分也会留在你的皮肤上。它可以激活人体的免疫细胞来防御癌症。）可知，该段主要描述了肥皂的成分、颜色、气味和功效等特征。故选 A项。
28．推理判断题。根据第二段中“However, the average price of skin cancer treatment globally was almost $40,000. Those shocking statistics really inspired him to create a more accessible
solution．”（然而，全球皮肤癌治疗的平均价格接近4万美元。这些令人震惊的统计数据确实激发了他创造一个人们更容易获得的解决方案。）可知Heman Bekele关心他人；又根据第一段中“Rather than spending his free time playing video games or staring at his phone, this 14 year-old from Fairfax, Virginia was calling professors and conducting experiments, all to create a soap that could treat skin cancer, and to make it affordable for everyone who needs it．”（这个来自弗吉尼亚州费尔法克斯的14岁男孩没有把空闲时间花在玩电子游戏或盯着手机上，而是打电话给教授并进行实验，所有这些都是为了创造一种可以治疗皮肤癌的肥皂，并使每个需要它的人都能负担得起。）；以及最后一段“Bekele won 25,000 prize money and he was going to use it to continue research．”（Bekele赢得了2.5万美元的奖金，他打算用这笔钱继续研究。）可知，他全心全意地投入到研究抗癌肥皂。故选 D项。
29．C 30．A 31．D 32．B
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者下夜班乘火车回家途中的所见、所思和所悟。
29．推理判断题。根据第一段“It was 6 a.m. as I got on the train, ending my work one cold morning and I was lucky to get a seat.(早上六点钟，我坐上火车，结束了那个寒冷的早晨的工作，我很幸运地找到了一个座位。)”可推理出，作者在晚上上班，故选C项。
30．细节理解题。根据第二段“I sat examining the shoes of men. Men from different walks of life, holding different jobs, thinking different thoughts, living different lives and despite what they did and how they looked, they all had something in common. They were all of the working class trying to achieve their dreams(我坐着仔细观察着男人们的鞋子。这些男人们来自各行各业，做着不同的工作，有着不同的想法，过着不同的生活，不管他们做什么工作和外表如何，他们都有一个共同点。他们都是工人阶级，都在努力追求自己的梦想。)”可知，作者通过密切观察别人的鞋子得出了所有人都是工人阶级的结论，故选A项。
31．细节理解题。根据第三段“Then one day they lose their shine; they no longer look as good, but guess what They feel right; feet have found their own home within the comfort of those shoes.( 然后有一天，它们失去了光泽，看起来不再那么好了，但你猜怎么着？它们感觉对了；脚已经找到了属于它们自己在这些鞋子里的舒适感。)”可知，作者认为这些鞋子是舒适的，故选D项。
32．推理判断题。根据第二段“I sat examining the shoes of men. Men from different walks of
life, holding different jobs, thinking different thoughts, living different lives and despite what they did and how they looked, they all had something in common. They were all of the working class trying to achieve their dreams(我坐着仔细观察着男人们的鞋子。这些男人们来自各行各业，做着不同的工作，有着不同的想法，过着不同的生活，不管他们做什么工作和外表如何，他们都有一个共同点。他们都是工人阶级，都在努力追求自己的梦想。)”、第三段“Then one day they lose their shine; they no longer look as good, but guess what They feel right; feet have found their own home within the comfort of those shoes.( 然后有一天，它们失去了光泽，看起来不再那么好了，但你猜怎么着？它们感觉对了；脚已经找到了属于它们自己在这些鞋子里的舒适感。)”以及最后一段“We choose the shoes. Where we take them and when and how we wear them are up to us(我们选择了鞋子。我们要去哪里，何时以及如何穿着它们都取决于我们自己。)”可知，文本以第一人称叙述了作者在火车上观察其他乘客的鞋子，并由此引发了对不同人生活、工作和追潮梦想的沉思。这种类型的写作通常更偏向于个人感悟、生活观察和哲理思考，这些内容常见于杂志中的随笔或专栏，故选B项。
33．B 34．D 35．A 36．B
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章详细介绍了Jess White的经历、职业转变、观点和态度，着重突出了她作为软件开发者的工作和成就，以及她对科技行业的看法。
33．推理判断题。根据第一段“After completing her psychology degree. White took a Master’s in neuro-science (神经科学), fully expecting an academic carcer. But after her interest was raised by the part of the course that involved coding (编码), she decided to take a Master’s course in computer science. She graduated with flying color.(在完成心理学学位后。怀特获得了神经科学硕士学位，满心期待着能在学术领域大展宏图。但当她对这门课程中涉及编码的部分产生兴趣后，她决定攻读计算机科学硕士课程。她以优异的成绩毕业)”可知，Jess White学习了心理学、神经科学和计算机科学三门学科，因此可以推断出她学习了三门学科。故选B项。
34．推理判断题。根据第三段“White believes that some graduates are put off technology careers because they don’t realize the range of jobs available, “A lot of people think tech is programing. But there’s also design product management—and everything in life is to do with tech these days. Whether it’s buying something with your cards or posting something on social media, you can’t really avoid it.”(White认为，一些毕业生对科技职业望而却步，是因为他们没有意识到可供选择的工作范围很广。“很多人认为科技就是编程。但其实还有产品设计管理——而且如今
生活中的一切都与科技息息相关。无论是用信用卡购物还是在社交媒体上发布内容，你都无法真正避开科技。”)”可知，如今生活中的一切都与科技息息相关。无论是用信用卡购物还是在社交媒体上发布内容，你都无法真正避开科技，推知我们现在无法离开科技生活。故选D项、
35．词句猜测题。根据后文“enabling her to bring a different perspective to her work, purticularly when she has to cooperate with user experience designers.(使她能够为她的工作带来不同的视角，特别是当她必须与用户体验设计师合作时)”可知，她的心理学背景使她能够从不同的角度看待她的工作，特别是当她必须与用户体验设计师合作时，推知她的心理学背景给她带来了额外的好处，所以bonus意为“额外的好处”之意，和A项意思相近。故选A项。
36．主旨大意题。根据第一段““Software developer at Unidays, internatsonal speaker and enthusastie learner” is how Jess White describes herself on her blog. But it is not a path she’d originally planned to follow. After completing her psychology degree. White took a Master’s in neuro-science (神经科学), fully expecting an academic carcer. But after her interest was raised by the part of the course that involved coding (编码), she decided to take a Master’s course in computer science. She graduated with flying color.(Jess White在她的博客上这样描述自己：“周末的软件开发人员，国际演说家和热情的学习者。”但这并不是她最初计划要走的路。在完成心理学学位后。怀特获得了神经科学硕士学位，满心期待着能在学术领域大展宏图。但当她对这门课程中涉及编码的部分产生兴趣后，她决定攻读计算机科学硕士课程。她以优异的成绩毕业)”以及纵观全文可知，文章主要介绍了Jess White作为程序员的工作经历和成就，以及她对编程行业的看法和态度，所以B“Jess White, a Talented and Confident Programmer.(Jess White，一个有才华和自信的程序员)”是本文最好的标题。故选B项。
37．A 38．C 39．B 40．D
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一名13岁的加州男孩成为世界上最年轻的珠穆朗玛峰登山者。
37．
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I just want to show kids can also challenge themselves by doing something impossible, and more importantly the experience will shape me into a stronger man…(我只是想告诉孩子们也可以通过做一些不可能的事情来挑战自己，更重要的是，这段
经历会把我塑造成一个更坚强的人……)”可知，Romero挑战登山的初衷是把自己塑造成一个更强的男子汉。故选A。
38．
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“After climbing Everest, which kills considerable climbers almost every year…(在攀登珠穆朗玛峰之后，几乎每年都会有相当多的登山者死亡……)”可知，每年都会有大量的登山者葬送于珠穆朗玛峰。因此，与文中提到的其他山相比，无疑是最危险的山。故选C。
39．
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“…as long as his team pays close attention to how his body is reacting to low-oxygen conditions near the peak. (……只要他的团队密切关注他的身体对高峰附近低氧环境的反应。)”可知，只要他的团队密切关注他的身体在低氧情况下的反应，Romero将是安全的。故选B。
40．
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A 13-year-old California boy has set out for Nepal to realize his dream of becoming the youngest person to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. (一名13岁的加州男孩启程前往尼泊尔，实现他的梦想：成为登上世界最高峰珠穆朗玛峰的最年轻的人。)”可知，文章主要讲述了世界上最年轻的珠穆朗玛峰登山者——一名13岁的加州男孩。D项：The Youngest to Climb Mount Everest (最年轻的攀登珠穆朗玛峰的人)是最好的标题。故选D。

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