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《备战2024年高考英语二轮真题零失误规范训练》（北京专用）
专题13 阅读理解记叙文3年真题+最新模拟15篇 （技能+真题+模拟）
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目 录
技能专区 1
真题专区 1
模拟专区 5
技能专区：冲刺备考名师提醒，洞悉高考命题规律，提供高效提分干货
一、阅读理解记叙文细节理解题居多，落实“定位原文”和“同义替换”。
二、阅读理解记叙文重视首尾段作用，尤其是标题概括题和写作意图题。
三、猜词词义题注意运用“代入法”“排除法”从逻辑性和褒贬性出发。
四、文章寓意题选项字面意思和言外之意与文章主旨结合，去伪存真。
五、性格描述题注意原文定位，找到动词或形容词描述，确定最佳答案。
六、标题概括题既要注意文章线索“点睛”作用，还要注意首尾段呼应，
尤其是尾段主旨升华。记叙文标题兼具概括性、新颖性和针对性。
六、规范训练目标：做标记，留痕迹；零失误；限时7分钟/每篇。
真题专区：练真题，明方向；练技巧，提能力；练速度，提分数！
（2023·北京·高考真题）Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.
I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
1. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name
A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled.
2. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________.
A. criticise the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert
C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work
3. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________.
A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing
4. What can we learn from this passage
A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution.
C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction.
（2022·北京·高考真题）My name is Alice. Early last year, I was troubled by an anxiety that crippled ( 削弱 ) my ability to do anything. I felt like a storm cloud hung over me. For almost a year I struggled on, constantly staring at this wall that faced me. My perfectionist tendencies were the main root of this: I wanted to be perfect at whatever I did, which obviously in life is not possible, but it consumed me.
One day, I attended a presentation by wildlife conservationist Grant Brown at my high school. His presentation not only awed and inspired me, but also helped emerge an inner desire to make a difference in the world. I joined a pre-presentation dinner with him and that smaller setting allowed me to slowly build up my courage to speak one-on-one with him—an idea that had seemed completely impossible. This first contact was where my story began.
A month later, Brown invited me to attend the World Youth Wildlife Conference. Looking back, I now see that this would be the first in a series of timely opportunities that my old self would have let pass, but that this new and more confident Alice enthusiastically seized. Shortly after I received his invitation, applications to join the Youth for Nature and the Youth for Planet groups were sent around through my high school. I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence.
I am writing this just six months since my journey began and I’ve realised that my biggest obstacle ( 障碍 ) this whole time was myself. It was that voice in the back of my head telling me that one phrase that has stopped so many people from reaching their potential: I can’t. They say good things come to those who wait; I say: grab every opportunity with everything you have and be impatient. After all, nature does not require our patience, but our action.
5. What was the main cause for Alice’s anxiety
A. Her inability to act her age. B. Her habit of consumption.
C. Her desire to be perfect. D. Her lack of inspiration.
6. How did Grant Brown’s presentation influence Alice
A. She decided to do something for nature. B. She tasted the sweetness of friendship.
C. She learned about the harm of desire. D. She built up her courage to speak up.
7. The activities Alice joined in helped her to become more ________.
A. intelligent B. confident C. innovative D. critical
8. What can we learn from this passage
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Patience is a cure of anxiety.
C. Action is worry’s worst enemy. D. Everything comes to those who wait.
（2021·北京·高考真题）I remember the day during our first week of class when we were informed about our semester（学期） project of volunteering at a non-profit organization. When the teacher introduced us to the different organizations that needed our help，my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children （OIC）. My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind.
Then，an OIC representative gave us some details，which somewhat interested me. After doing some research， I believed that we could really do something for those kids. When I went online to the OIC website，I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair（绝望） and need that I joined this project without hesitation. We decided to collect as many school supplies as possible，and make them into kits——one kit，one child.
The most rewarding day for our group was project day，when all the efforts we put into collecting the items finally came together. When I saw the various supplies we had collected，it hit me that every kit we were to build that day would eventually be in the hands of an Iraqi child. Over the past four months，I had never imagined how I would feel once our project was completed. While making the kits，I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it. I had only focused on the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get a good grade on. When the kits were completed，and ready to be sent overseas，the warm feeling I had was one I would never forget.
In the beginning，I dared myself to make a difference in the life of another person. Now that our project is over，I realize that I have affected not only one life，but ten. With our efforts，ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education.
9. How did the author feel about joining the OIC project in the beginning？
A. It would affect his/her initial plans.
B. It would involve traveling overseas.
C. It would not bring him/her a good grade.
D. It would not live up to his/her expectations.
10. What mainly helped the author change his/her attitude toward the project？
A. Images of Iraqi children. B. Research by his/her classmates.
C. A teacher's introduction. D. A representative's comments.
11. The author's OIC project group would help ten Iraqi children to________. .
A. become OIC volunteers B. further their education
C. study in foreign countries D. influence other children
12. What can we conclude from this passage？
A. One's potential cannot always be underrated.
B. First impression cannot always be trusted.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. He who hesitates is lost.
模拟专区：做好题才有好成绩！练技能，补漏洞，提分数，强信心！
（2024·北京东城·一模）An Art Class
When Kelly was twelve, she started taking classes at Miss Grace’s School for Art. She didn’t like it at first: the “novice artists”—the kids who hadn’t really done art before-worked mostly with clay, and Kelly was a terrible sculptor.
It wasn’t until her third year that Kelly found something she was really good at-charcoal drawing (素描). She loved watching the lines spread unevenly across the page as she moved the bits of charcoal back and forth over the paper.
One day, Sophia, the best artist in her class, sat down and set up her easel (画架) next to Kelly. Kelly felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. She’d actually found an art form that she enjoyed and was good at-and now Sophia was going to outshine her again Kelly fought back tears when Miss Grace entered the room.
“Hello class, Miss Grace said.” We’ll continue to work on the project today. What masterpiece would Sophia have come up with
Kelly looked at Sophia’s easel and she couldn’t believe it-it was a mess! For a brief moment, Kelly couldn’t actually believe her drawing was better than Sophia’s.
But then she looked at Sophia, who was watching Kelly with an anxious expression. “I…. I couldn’t decide what to do,” Sophia said. “And you’re so good. Sometimes I feel like my stuff is just so bad in comparison.”
Kelly looked to see if Sophia was joking, but she seemed completely serious. Now Kelly was shocked. “I’m not talented ... Miss Grace seldom praises me. You’re the best one in our class!”
Sophia raised her eyebrows. “I might be a really good copier of the stuff, but I have no idea what to do when it comes to making up my own images. You are so great at making new things out of the old stuff. I’ve loved your works.”
“I’ve loved yours, too,” Kelly said.
“Well, definitely not this one,” Sophia said.
Kelly smiled. “Maybe not right now. But if you move these lines up...” she said, pointing her finger on Sophia’s paper.
Sophia was quiet for a moment. “That’s a great idea!” she said finally.
Kelly smiled and turned back to her drawing, looking every so often at Sophia’s work to see that she was taking her advice, down to the last line.
1．When Kelly started classes at the art school, she _____.
A．was not good at the course B．lacked confidence in drawing
C．was often pushed by Miss Grace D．did not get along with the other kids
2．How did Kelly feel when Sophia sat beside her
A．Thrilled. B．Confused. C．Frustrated. D．Relieved.
3．What did Kelly do in the art class
A．She inspired Sophia. B．She praised Sophia’s creativity.
C．She decided to outshine Sophia. D．She finished the drawing for Sophia.
4．What can we learn from the passage
A．Interest is the best teacher. B．You are what you believe to be.
C．Everyone has their own strengths. D．Hard work will eventually pay off.
（2024·北京朝阳·一模）My birth was a little more dramatic than the standard way a baby enters the world. I was born missing my left hand. Indeed, my limb (手臂) difference could have been a disaster if it hadn’t been for what happened next. A nurse placed me in my mother’s arms and instructed, “You will take her home. You will love her and treat her as normal.”
That is exactly what happened. I played sports, acted in theater, excelled in school and had playdates with friends. While I did get some stares and “polite” questions about my disability, I was lucky because I wasn’t made fun of for it.
However, that fact that I was different hit me hard my first day of high school. I was 13, an age when kids are already very self-conscious and the need to fit in is intensified. I remember one of the other kids on the school bus stared just a little too long at my left arm. I felt a sudden urge to hide my hand, so I slipped it into my pocket. I told myself that I’d just hide it that one day, while I was trying to make friends. But one day of hiding turned into a week, a month, and years — 25 of them to be exact.
When I was 38 years old, tired of hiding and lonely, I met someone special and invited him in. The combination of me finally feeling ready to unhide and his willingness to go through the unhiding process with me was exactly what I needed. For the first time in my life, I allowed someone to really hold my limb, look at it, touch it, love it — love me. I saw my limb difference as something unique about me, something that should be shown, not hidden.
It was a transformational experience, and I learned to love me too. It changed how I lived my entire life and made me happier. I also discovered and joined the Lucky Fin Project, an organisation devoted to people with all types of disabilities.
Hiding things, especially from loved ones, is tiring and lonely, and it prevents us from getting help and support.
It’s time to change that.
5．What was the author’s childhood like
A．She had no social interactions with friends.
B．She was raised with care and treated normally.
C．She faced some challenges in school activities.
D．She was upset about the attention to her difference.
6．What happened to the author when she was 13 years old
A．She began to ignore her disability.
B．She suffered prejudice from some kids.
C．She started hiding herself away from friends.
D．She became sensitive due to her self-awareness.
7．How did the author change when she stopped hiding
A．She started to open up and be herself.
B．She met someone who cured her disability.
C．She was fed up with the company of others.
D．She reduced involvement in the disability group.
8．What can we learn from this passage
A．Misfortune is a good teacher.
B．Disability is not a barrier to success.
C．Self-acceptance can lead to self-love.
D．Nothing beats the feeling of being loved.
（2024·北京房山·一模）That day when Ludwig van Beethoven died was one of the saddest of my life. I had stayed with him for more than twenty years and lived through many of his happiest moments and his triumphs as well as his most unhappy times.
He wasn’t, however, the easiest of men to work for. His moods were changeable so that he could be reasonable at one moment but most impatient and intolerant at the next. All these problems began in 1802 when he discovered his loss of hearing was not temporary.
The loss of hearing brought him to a crossroads in his life. It was then that he realized that his future lay in composing music. Luckily, although his deafness brought him fear and anxiety, he was able to use these emotions to inspire his work.
Dealing with his inner problems and worries, his music was obviously subjective, which was not the most popular type of its time. But people recognized his greatness. They did so even when they knew he could not acknowledge it. When he was conducting his ninth and last symphony on its first performance he was totally deaf. So he just didn’t realize that the music had finished and continued to conduct the orchestra. One of the singers had to turn him round so he could receive the cheers of the audience. From one angle it was a sad moment but from another it was an even greater triumph. That a man with such a condition could have written such dynamic music was overwhelming! It brought tears to my eyes to think that I had contributed in some small way by looking after him.
He dressed rather like a wild man himself. His hair was always untidy, his skin marked with spots and his mouth set in a downward curve. He took no care of his appearance and walked around our city with his clothes carelessly arranged. This was because he was concentrating on his next composition.
Helping him move house many times, preparing his meals and looking after his everyday comforts were my reward for a life living so close to such a musical genius. I consider myself a lucky man!
9．The author was most likely to be Beethoven’s _______.
A．student B．doctor C．servant D．relative
10．What can be learned from this passage
A．Beethoven’s music was underestimated at that time.
B．Beethoven’s work was inspired by his fear and anger.
C．Beethoven’s music stayed in step with the mainstream music of the time.
D．Beethoven lost his ability to hear when first conducting his ninth symphony.
11．Why did the author tear in Paragraph 4
A．Because the performance was a complete success.
B．Because he played a part in Beethoven’s success.
C．Because Beethoven was completely deaf then.
D．Because the audience cheered for Beethoven.
12．According to the author, Beethoven could be described as ________.
A．intolerant but cheerful
B．stubborn but reasonable
C．changeable but dedicated
D．unsociable but easy-going
（2024·北京石景山·一模）Eleven o’clock at night saw a large woman with a large purse walking alone, when a
boy ran up behind and tried to snatch (抢夺) her purse. But the boy lost his balance and fell on his back. The woman picked him up firmly by his shirt front.
“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself ” shouted the woman. Two or three people passed, stopped, and stood watching.
“I’m very sorry, lady. I’m sorry,” whispered the skinny little boy, in broken tennis shoes.
“Um-hum! And your face is dirty,” said the large woman dragging the frightened boy. “Since you put yourself in contact with me, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Jones.”
He began to struggle, but Mrs. Jones continued to drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside. “What’s your name ” the woman asked.
“Roger,” answered the boy in a low voice. “Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face,” ordered the woman and finally let go of him.
“You gonna take me to jail (监狱) ” asked Roger, bending over the sink.
“Not with that face,” said Mrs. Jones. “I believe you were hungry to snatch my purse.”
“I wanted a pair of blue shoes,” replied the boy.
There was a long pause. After he had dried his face, the boy turned around. The door was open. He could run!
After a while the woman said, “I was young once and I wanted things I could not get. I have done things too, which I would not tell anybody else, son.” There was another long pause. The boy’s mouth opened.
Then Mrs. Jones went to do the cooking. She did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run, nor did she watch her purse left behind her. She did not ask him anything about where he lived, or his folks. Instead, as they ate, she told him a lot about her job in a hotel shop and how all kinds of people came in and out. She cut him another piece of her cake.
When they finished eating, she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue shoes. Do not make the mistake, because shoes come by devilish ways like that will burn your feet.”
She led him to the front door. “Good night! Behave yourself, son!” she said, looking out into the street.
13．How did Roger feel when Mrs. Jones mentioned her past
A．Frightened. B．Surprised. C．Settled. D．Ashamed.
14．Why did Mrs. Jones call Roger son
A．She intended to go easy on him.
B．He reminded her of her own son.
C．He put himself to be in contact with her.
D．She lacked an excuse to teach him a lesson.
15．Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones
A．Kind and generous. B．Able and ambitious.
C．Frank and cooperative. D．Calm and courageous.
16．What can be mainly concluded from this passage
A．Home is where the heart is.
B．Life is full of ups and downs.
C．A best parent is to lead by example.
D．A good deed shines the light into the dark.
（2024·北京·一模）Two-Man Ironman
On Sept.17, 2022, Jeff and his son, Johnny, set out to begin the first of three legs of the Ironman competition,where competitors must complete a 140 miles of swimming, bicycling and running in under 17 hours. Not that long ago, Johnny could barely walk a few steps because he was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). But his dream of being a runner never stopped.
From the day Johnny was born, Jeff refused to let his son’s disability hold him back. Determined to show Johnny that he could pursue his dream of being an athlete, Jeff helped him engage in running. They began waking up at 4 a.m. so Jeff could run while pushing his son in a special wheelchair called a racing chair. Every morning, they drove themselves to run increasingly longer distances. Soon, they were entering 5K races, then on to Ironman competition. Jeff would act as Johnny’s arms and legs, carrying the weight of his son throughout the race.
The race began with a 2.4-mile swim. Settling Johnny into a kayak, Jeff eased himself into the water. Swimming while dragging another person was very tough. But worst of all, Jeff had to struggle with jellyfish. “I occupied my mind by counting the number of times I got stung (蛰),” he says.
After the two men completed the tough bike section in roughly nine hours, they set their sights on the final leg of the race — a 26.2-mile marathon. They’d been competing for 10.5 hours, leaving another 6.5 hours to make their time.But at Mile 19, Johnny saw the clock ticking down and worried they wouldn’t make the cutoff. Despite the tiredness, Jeff was convinced they were going all right and then picked up the pace.
With minutes left and 200 feet to the finish line, Jeff stopped to help Johnny out of his racing chair and handed him his rolling walker. After years of painstaking work, Johnny was determined to finish his races on his own. After 16 hours, 55 minutes and 35seconds,the father and son crossed the finish line together.
As the crowd cheered on an overwhelmed Johnny, a weary Jeff kept a low profle. “My father didn’t want his finish line moment,” says Johnny, tears in eyes. “He wanted it to be mine.”
17．Why did Jeff lead Johnny to running
A．To get closer to Johnny. B．To fulfill Johnny’s dream.
C．To discover Johnny’s interest. D．To speed up Johnny’s recovery.
18．What challenged Jeff most in the swimming race
A．Lack of energy. B．Pain from injuries.
C．Mental tiredness. D．Body weight change.
19．Which of the following can best describe Johnny according to the passage
A．Strong-willed and grateful. B．Warm-hearted and sensitive.
C．Patient and generous. D．Tough and humorous.
20．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．Actions speak louder than words. B．Fathers are not born; they are made.
C．The value of a loving father has no price. D．Success comes from failures along the journey.
（2024·北京·一模）“Your mother needs a new heart,” my father told me when I called on that December afternoon. An unrelenting optimist, he spoke as if she merely needed to have a part replaced. But, although my two sisters and I knew that our mother had heart problems, this news still made us frozen for a while with our eyes widening in disbelief.
Dr. Marc Semigran of the transplant team reviewed my mother’s medical history. She’d had an irregular and rapid heartbeat for most of her life. Her present treatment — the use of a series of cardioversions, or electric jolts, to restore a normal heartbeat — would not work in the long-term. She had an enlarged and weakened heart, as well as a faulty valve.
“With medication,” Dr. Semigran said, “you have a 60 percent chance of living six months. You could have a longer life with a transplant, but there are risks. You’re at the top end of the age group of sixty years old. The lungs and other organs must be healthy and strong. While the transplant surgery is actually a straightforward procedure, acceptance by the body is the difficult thing.”
My family came together, trying to provide strength and work out what to do. We’d already gone from shock, over our mother’s condition, to worry that she wouldn’t be a suitable recipient. Despite of the risk, we chose to believe that she would make it eventually.
Word came later in December that she had been accepted into the programme. Dr. Jeremy Ruskin told us one of the reasons she had been accepted was that she had such strong family support.
One Monday in May, at about 8 p. m., my mother received a phone call from the hospital that a heart was
available. As she was about to be wheeled off, my father took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. His look said everything about their 42-year relationship.
The heart transplant operation was successful and the conditions could not have been better.
The irony of the transplant process is that one family’s loss is another’s gain; that tragedy begets fortune. It is a kind of life after death, our hearts beating beyond us. We developed a feeling of love for this new part, of gratitude for the doctors, for the process, and for those people who made a decision just for humanity.
21．How did the sisters feel to the news that their mother needed a new heart
A．Frightened. B．Astonished. C．Worried. D．Annoyed.
22．Which is the factor to affect the possibility of their mother’s heart transplant
A．Her abnormal heart beat.
B．The age of over sixty years old.
C．Her willingness to the transplant.
D．The adaptation of the new heart in the body.
23．What made the transplant team decide to have the operation
A．That her lungs were healthy.
B．That a new heart had been found.
C．That her family were expecting the operation.
D．That her family trusted the doctors' medical level.
24．What can we learn from the passage
A．Family support is of great importance.
B．Fortune favors those who are optimistic.
C．Confidence helps patients overcome difficulties.
D．Getting prepared before accepting a treatment matters.
（2024·北京延庆·一模）Living beyond limits
Growing up in the hot Las Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world, living in a place where it snowed.
At the age of 19, the day after I graduated from high school, I moved to a place where it snowed and I found my dream job. For the first time in my life, I felt free, independent and completely in control of my life. That is, until my life took a detour (转折点) . I went home from work early one day with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later I was in the hospital on life support with less than a 2% chance of living.
Over the course of two and a half months I lost the hearing in my left ear and both of my legs below the knee. I thought the worst was over until weeks later when I saw my new artificial legs for the first time. They were so painful that all I could think was, how am I ever going to travel the world in these things And how was I going to snowboard again
But I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Self and learn to embrace the new Self. And that is when it dawned on me that if I snowboarded again, my feet aren’t going to get cold.
Four months later I was back up on a snowboard, although things didn’t go quite as expected: My knees and my ankles wouldn’t bend. But I knew that I would be able to do this again if I could find the right pair of feet.
I did a year of research, still couldn’t figure out what kind of legs to use. So I decided to make a pair myself. My leg maker and I put random parts together and we made a pair of feet that I could snowboard in. Then in 2005 I cofounded a nonprofit organization for youth with physical disabilities so they could get involved with action sports.
Eleven years ago, when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. But if you ask me today, if I would ever want to change my situation, I would have to say no. Because my legs haven’t disabled me. They’ve forced me to rely on my imagination and to believe in the possibilities.
25．How did the author feel when she saw her new legs for the first time
A．Astonished. B．Hopeful. C．Desperate. D．Delighted.
26．What mainly helped the author change her thought toward her situation
A．Her positive attitude.
B．Inspiration from research.
C．Her love for snowboard.
D．Help from a nonprofit organization.
27．The author’s attempt could help her and other youths with physical disabilities to ______.
A．travel around the world
B．take part in action sports
C．bend their knees and ankles
D．recover from their disabilities
28．What can we learn from the passage
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Actions speak louder than words.
C．You can’t judge a book by its cover.
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart
（2024·北京西城·一模）As this year draws to a close, I still remember the fear I felt on a bright Saturday morning in late September, at a five-kilometer race in Clarkston, Georgia, as I waited for my 11-year-old son at the finish line.
I knew he could run a 5k in about 30 minutes. When I didn't see him at the 35-minute mark, I began to wonder what had gone wrong. Had he gotten lost Was he hit by a car About an hour earlier, when we drove into town, my son noticed an insect on my car. It was bright green, no longer than a fingernail. And it was friendly. This little green thing hopped onto my son's finger, where it stayed for a long, long time. It stayed so long that we eventually gave it a name: Little Friend.
A few minutes before the race, Little Friend jumped off my son’s hand and landed on the sidewalk. But pedestrian traffic was heavy and unpredictable. Little Friend was in danger. So my son knelt and reached out his hand. Little Friend came back.
The race was about to start, and the tiny green insect was in for a wild ride. My son would run fast, and the race would be long, and his arms would swing, and Little Friend would eventually be shaken off.
“You will lose Little Friend,” I told him.
My son nodded, treating the moment with appropriate seriousness.
The race began, and I lost sight of him.
The excitement at the finish line gave way to anxiety when my son did not show up.
I kept asking people if they'd seen him. No one had. And beyond the 40-minute mark, I was in a panic.
But there he was, thank goodness, just ahead of the 45-minute mark.
And there was Little Friend, riding on the upper crook of his right thumb like a very small captain on a very tall ship.
My predictions had been wrong. My son had not run fast, and he had not lost Little Friend. And these two facts seemed somehow related. He blamed a cold he was getting over. I suspected it was more than that, but I didn’t question him too much about it.
We walked back to the car, smiling, and found some bushes in the parking lot that seemed like a good place for my son to drop off Little Friend.
“Be free,” my son said, and gently put it in the bushes.
My son knew the truth. Sometimes life gives you something beautiful, a fragile, short-lived treasure in your hand. There is no need to rush ahead. Treat it gently. Enjoy each moment. Hold on while you can.
One day my son will leave too, running off on his own adventure.
29．How did the writer probably feel when he finally saw his son appear in sight
A．Relieved. B．Depressed. C．Satisfied. D．Disappointed.
30．The son failed to run as fast as his father had expected probably because ________.
A．he was lost B．he was recovering from a cold
C．he was afraid to lose the tiny insect D．he was slowed down by the heavy traffic
31．As for the way his son treated Little Friend, the writer is ________.
A．indifferent B．anxious C．appreciative D．doubtful
32．What will the writer most probably do after the race
A．Treasure every moment he has with his son.
B．Encourage his son to take more adventures.
C．Tell his son to take races seriously.
D．Get more insects for his son.
（2023·北京东城·二模）Run by Society for Science, Regeneron Science Talent Search is a premier science and math competition for high-school seniors. One of the winners of this year is 17-year-oldE than Wong, who tries to improve existing technology. His focus: airplanes.
Nearly all planes have a tail. The tail keeps the plane’s nose from suddenly changing direction during a turn. The structure adds stability but weighs the plane down. Tailless-designed airplane wings could serve the same function as the tail, as well as cutting the environmental cost of air travel. But there’s a catch. Those wings must twist(弯曲) in a very precise way that makes them hard to produce.
Ethan became fascinated by this kind of airplane design when he saw a video of NASA’s Prandtl-D aircraft gliding gracefully through the air without a tail. “I just thought that was really cool,” says Ethan. He wondered if he could find a simpler way to achieve the same tailless flight.
“Essentially what I did was just trial and error,” Ethan says. Using a computer model of an airplane wing, he adjusted the angle of twist along the wing until it could achieve tailless flight. Usually, such a wing requires a continuous distribution of wing twist. But he could achieve a similar effect with wings that had just a few sections of twist. “It’s super easy to make,” Ethan says.
In his garage, Ethan built model airplanes using rubber materials and packing tape totes this design. “Seeing the plane in the air was pretty cool,” Ethan says. “It just flew really, really well.”
Lighter, more efficient planes could open the door to other air travel innovations. “It’s been a long-term goal of mine to build a solar plane that can fly through the day powered by solar panels on its wings,” Ethan says. “It is
absolutely possible for a really efficient plane.”
To other teens who have big engineering ideas to explore, Ethan always says, “Don’t ever give up.” Even when some machinery feels impossible to understand, it help store member that the world’s greatest inventors are only human, too. “Also, just make sure you love whatever you do,” Ethan adds. “That’ll make pursuing everything a lot easier.”
33．What is one advantage of the tailless airplane
A．It makes aircraft design easier.
B．It is environmentally friendly.
C．It reduces production costs.
D．It promotes flight stability.
34．What drew Ethan’s attention to the tailless airplane design
A．The breakthrough in aircraft materials.
B．The flight of an aircraft in a video.
C．The prize for original design.
D．The desire for innovation.
35．In Ethan’s opinion, what help inventors realize their dreams
A．Ambition and efficiency.
B．Enthusiasm and responsibility.
C．Passion and determination.
D．Confidence and independence.
（2023·北京·模拟预测）When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the objects of my life as if I were dead, wondering, what will my children do with the human skull that sits on the bookcase They’ve been wanting to throw it out for some years, but will they know how much can be learned from living with a skull And I know they will throw the white plastic head of a horse on my desk into a rubbish bag without a thought, never knowing that it is the only piece remaining from the first chess set I owned. It is me at age twelve.
But the final decisions are left to those who know us least — our children. I was the closest to my father and knew him well; however, only when I was going through his study did I learn he had collected picture postcards of hotels. What was I to do with all the objects that had been him The sad part of me wanted to put everything in my car and take it home. The rational won, however, and I filled rubbish bags with old newspapers, magazines,
apologizing to his spirit as I did. I could not throw out the thousands of pictures he had taken on his travels. I brought the pictures home, though I will never look at them. I brought twelve boxes of my father home.
I look at the objects that are my life and the only way my children can satisfy me is by not touching a thing. But they must if I am to go on with my death. And I wonder how many boxes of me will my children keep I look at these objects that are me and know, too, that they are symbols of how alone I and each of us is, for no one knows what any object means except he or she who owns it. Every object of our lives is a memory, and emotion surrounds around it, hiding and protecting a tiny truth of the heart. Only I have the memories of when and how each one was obtained; I look at the objects that are me, and the memories are warm and permeated (弥漫) with love.
36．Why does the writer keep the plastic head of a horse
A．Because his father gave it to him as a gift.
B．Because it makes him a very good chess player.
C．Because it brings back memories of his childhood.
D．Because he accepted it as a prize for a competition.
37．How did the writer deal with the remaining objects of his father after he died
A．He threw everything away.
B．He saved some of the worthless objects.
C．He took some of them to his own house.
D．He sorted them and put them into good order.
38．What do we know about the writer
A．He is very strict with his children.
B．He prefers to collect different skulls.
C．He relies on his children to deal with his possessions.
D．He knows more about his father after his father died.
39．According to the last paragraph, the objects we save ________.
A．serve as the symbols of our social class B．are reminders of past experiences
C．are quite expensive and valuable D．make us proud of ourselves
（2023·北京·三模）The student arrived early, sat front and center, and stood out in my classroom in more ways than one. I’d say that he was about 40 years older than his classmates in my undergraduate communications class. He eagerly jumped into class discussions, with his humor and wisdom of experience. And he was always respectful of the other students’ perspectives, as if each of them were a teacher. Jerry Valencia walked in with a smile—and he
left with one too.
“These students gave me the confidence that I didn’t need to feel bad about my age,” Valencia says.
One day, I spotted Valencia on campus. He said he would have to stop taking classes that semester and reapply for next year. By then, he hoped to have earned enough money and have his student-loan papers in order. He asked seriously whether he could still sit in on my communications class.
Sure, I said. But he wouldn’t get any credit.
No problem, he said.
Soon there he was again, back at his old desk, jumping into our discussions on how to find and tell stories in Los Angeles—a 63-year-old man with as much energy and curiosity as any of the youngsters in class.
A lot of Valencia’s classmates apparently knew he couldn’t afford that semester’s tuition but was still doing the homework. “Here he is, willingly taking a class for the delight of it and benefit of learning,”says Jessica Espinosa, a 25-year-old junior. Afterward, I overheard Valencia wanted to stay in school until he earned a master’s degree, but it had taken him 12 years to finish community college, so he had a long way to go.
There is something splendidly unreasonable about Valencia’s determination to get a four-year degree and then a master’s. At his current pace, he’ll be 90 when he finally hangs all that paper on the wall. But that doesn’t seem especially relevant. He’s found all the youthful energy and academic opportunity stimulating. Valencia’s grade in my class this semester will not show up on his transcripts(成绩单). But I’m giving him an A—and in the most important ways, it counts.
40．What made Valencia different from his classmates
A．He was respectful to the teacher.
B．He activated the class atmosphere.
C．He was eager to learn despite his age.
D．He often put forward different opinions.
41．According to the author, why did Valencia continue to attend classes
A．He treasured the chance of learning.
B．He wished to show his determination.
C．He needed the credits to further his study.
D．He desired to have an A on his transcripts.
42．Which of the following best describes Valencia
A．Modest and independent. B．Energetic and generous.
C．Enthusiastic and motivated. D．Considerate and intelligent.
43．What can we learn from the passage
A．No pains, no gains. B．It is never too old to learn.
C．Strike the iron while it is hot. D．Where there is life, there is hope.
（2023·北京海淀·三模）She spent over two decades working her way up in the science industry, either as a chemist in a lab or in a management role. Now Berkeley Middle School teacher Mrs. Amy Adams is employing her science skills in a different environment. She decided to mix things up a bit and came up with a winning formula to help make a difference in the classroom. Mrs. Amy Adams is our Cool School teacher of the week.
She took a couple of years off after having children. While volunteering at her kids’ school, she was fascinated by education. Adams says, “This is where I am supposed to be. I loved my job and the people I worked with, but I just kept feeling unsettled, so finally, I channeled my energy into something meaningful.”
Adams says she stepped out on faith, and the rest is history, well actually it’s science. She’s now in year six of teaching seventh-grade science at BMS. “This is my alma mater. I walked the halls of Berkeley Middle. So it is with all four of my children. My youngest is walking the halls now. It just feels like home,” Adams said.
Adams describes her teaching style as interactive. She says, “I want them to have a voice and learn critical thinking, so we feature colorful activities. Whether it’s note-taking, worksheets, doing DNA extractions on a strawberry or dissecting frogs, the process is always interactive. By doing so, I intend to cultivate a culture of learning and arouse their interest in science.”
LaTanya Butler, principal at BMS says, “She was in the science industry, so she can relate the concepts she teaches to real life, which is one of the great attributes to have in a teacher.”
Butler says Mrs. Adams also pushed to add an additional day to her work week. “I’ve had to open the building at her request so she can work on Saturdays. That’s just the attitude she adopts, to go over and beyond for our students here. I just appreciate Mrs. Adams for hearing the call to switch to education. If I could clone Mrs. Adams fifty more times, not only Berkeley Middle but schools in general would benefit from that spirit of dedication.”
When asked if she misses working in the industry, Mrs. Adams says, “I’ll tell you I work harder now than I ever did, that I’m more tired now than I ever was, but I absolutely love what I do, and I feel like what I’m doing makes a difference. I can’t imagine not being here.”
44．What was the main cause for Adams’ changing her job
A．Her love of education. B．Her lack of inspiration.
C．Her spirit of volunteering. D．Her desire of being perfect.
45．Adams used an interactive teaching style to ________.
A．learn critical thinking B．enjoy science classes
C．have colorful activities D．improve teaching effects
46．What can we learn from LaTanya Butler’s words
A．Adams can associate theory with practice.
B．Adams’ dedication will inspire more teachers.
C．Adams works overtime to teach students more.
D．Adams owes her success to her work experience.
47．Which of the following can best describe Adams
A．Creative and competent. B．Patient and imaginative.
C．Devoted and passionate. D．Warm-hearted and modest.
48．What is the passage trying to tell us
A．Keep looking, don’t settle. B．Action speaks louder than words．
C．To know oneself is true progress. D．Live your passion, follow your dreams.
（2023·北京西城·二模）I wrestled her to the ground for the keys, literally. Indeed, when she opened the door to leave the house at 11 pm for the movies despite my words, I actually wrestled my 16-year-old daughter to the ground.
I did not know how to deal with a rebellious (叛逆的) teenager. We are a family of strong wills, from the top down. All my kids had pushed and argued. Everyone “kind of” followed the rules. As they got older, especially when they hit high school, I saw the power shifting, but it hadn’t been so obvious. I had not seen much in-your-face rebellion.
Until this happened.
I called Amy Speidel, a wise and practical parenting expert. She stayed on the phone with me and listened to my wild complaint about my disrespectful kid. She listened for almost two hours and then gave me some suggestions.
Amy told me that my daughter’s behavior was “developmentally appropriate”-she was supposed to test the boundaries. Amy also said that it was great that my daughter would be able to stand up for herself in a relationship that wasn’t working.
Those comments really made me feel awful. I hadn’t considered anything positive about her behavior — but outside of our mother-daughter relationship, I would never want to devalue my daughter’s strong will.
After talking with Amy, I realized that I was the one who needed help understanding discipline vs control.
Honestly, I did hate that the responsibility was on me. I wanted permission to scream and punish. But I listened to Amy and here’s what I learned.
1. My daughter’s behavior was normal. That eased my fears that I had raised a terrible human and failed as a mother.
2. My daughter’s strong personality was a strength. That revelation was a huge gift. I value her qualities but don’t want them used against me. I will soften my response and listen to her.
3. I went crazy. In fact, I crossed a line. And that happens. But I learned to apologize and reset so that we could move forward.
My job, therefore, is to learn new responses that offer my daughter options and realistic consequences, not empty threats. And hopefully, this will change my relationship with my daughter.
49．What is the actual reason the author had a fight with her daughter
A．The daughter wouldn’t give her the keys.
B．The daughter didn’t come back until 11 pm.
C．The daughter insisted on going out late at night.
D．The daughter wanted to go to the movies with friends.
50．The comments made the author feel “awful” because_______.
A．she had helped her daughter to test boundaries
B．she didn’t treasure the mother-daughter relationship
C．she thought Amy was criticizing her daughter’s upbringing
D．she hadn’t noticed the desirable aspects of her daughter’s behavior
51．After the phone call, the author learned that ______.
A．her daughter’s strong character should be softened
B．she should constructively deal with conflict
C．her daughter should control her behavior
D．she should admit her failure as a mother
52．According to Amy, what should the author say if the same situation happens again
A．“Do you really think you can just walk out the door like that ”
B．“It’s not safe to be out so late. What about tomorrow afternoon ”
C．“It doesn’t matter whether you go out or not. I will support you.”
D．“You have been disrespectful and can’t go out tonight. Is that clear ”
（2023·北京房山·二模）Have you ever seen a kid in class who wouldn’t volunteer to read or answer a question I was that type of student. Talking in class was a struggle for me because the fear of saying the wrong thing was always on my mind.
There were constant announcements about students in our class winning writing awards. It was a dream for me. I have always felt unsure of myself when writing. Semicolons confused me and I used too many commas. I had no idea how to cite anything. During my freshman year, the teacher would pick the best essay in our class to be read out loud, but mine was never chosen. I found it really hard to write an essay.
One teacher Mr. Wilson, who taught me the next semester, changed everything. He was in his fifties and had a reputation for having a particular teaching style. He connected writing and reading to football, but somehow it made sense. What really made him special to me was that every class he would pick someone to read their writing out loud to the class.
In one of his lessons, he said: “I will not always pick the essay that I think has the best grammar or use of vocabulary. I will pick the one that I think has the most character.” This part was confusing tome because how can writing have character He went on to explain: “I want to read something that I can tell the writer feel a lot while writing it. I want to feel the emotions you were going through as you wrote it.”
A few weeks later, for the first time, my essay was chosen to be read to my classmates. I can’t even remember what it was about, but I remember how nervous I was to see his reaction, mixed with pride at the fact that he felt like my work was worth sharing. He gave me his comments at the end of it, but I was too nervous to remember them. After class, he told me he was excited to read more of my work.
He made me feel special in the way he led the class, and I got over my fear of sharing my work in class. He made me believe in my writing abilities and gave me the confidence to continue writing.
53．Talking in class used to be difficult for the author because __________.
A．he had never won any awards for speaking B．he didn’t know how to answer questions
C．he had no idea how to cite anything D．he was afraid of making mistakes
54．According to the author, what made Mr. Wilson different from other teachers
A．His style of teaching. B．His love for students.
C．His interest in writing. D．His passion for football.
55．From the passage, we can know that __________.
A．Mr. Wilson preferred essays with good use of vocabulary
B．the author remembered Mr. Wilson’s comments very well
C．Mr. Wilson thought the author’s passage was full of emotions
D．the author believed that his essay was worth sharing in the class
56．Which of the following words can best describe Mr. Wilson
A．Kind and ambitious. B．Honest and confident.
C．Creative and inspiring. D．Reliable and generous.
（2023·北京海淀·二模）When the need for information technology service arises, it can be a stressful moment—the user is locked out of their computer, or a program isn’t working properly. But if you ask anyone in the MIT departments of Chemistry and Physics, or the News Office—the Institute divisions that are fortunate enough to have Greg Walton as their IT service provider, they’ll acknowledge that not only is Walton the best, but whatever the issue is, he will see it through until all involved are satisfied with the outcome. Walton usually arrives on the scene with endless positive energy that transforms a technical annoyance into an enjoyable interaction, regardless of how many other IT fires he has already put out that day.
The qualities that make him a star employee extend far beyond the campus. After spending his early years in foster care, Walton lived with his great-grandmother, but mostly, he was left to support himself. While many children might, understandably, lie flat under such unsupervised circumstances, Walton excelled academically and athletically at high school. He became the first person in his family to graduate from high school, and enrolled in college.
Walton seized the chance to enroll in Year Up, a program aiming to close the “opportunity divide” by providing young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Walton remains an active ambassador for the organization.
In June of 2007,armed with shining recommendations, Walton was hired as a temp (临时工) at MIT.He eventually worked his way up to where he is today—an invaluable asset (不可或缺的人) to three departments.“I do feel lucky to work at MIT,” he says.“I’ve had the ability to tour the country sharing my story in hopes that some people may be inspired and employers may see young adults with tough backgrounds differently.”
In addition to Year Up, he is involved with a number of organizations committed to helping young adults overcome their troubled pasts. This desire to have a positive impact on people’s lives extends seamlessly into his work at MIT. “Giving back is very important to me,” Walton says. “So many people have invested their time and energy into helping me, so I feel it would be an injustice not to do so.”
57．Staff members in MIT sing high praise for Walton mainly because________.
A．he enjoys interacting with his clients
B．he knows how to put out fires for others
C．he solves problems with a positive attitude
D．he is good at developing computer programs
58．What do we know about Walton before he went to college
A．He depended on his great-grandma for a living.
B．He stood out in study and sports in high school.
C．He lay flat just like other unsupervised children.
D．He was supported by foster care for better education.
59．Why did Walton get involved with a lot of organizations
A．To share his troubled past with young adults.
B．To pay back to society by helping young adults.
C．To advise businesses to treat young adults fairly.
D．To promote education equality among young adults.
60．What can we conclude from Walton’s story
A．One good turn deserves another.
B．Opportunities favor the prepared mind.
C．Education is a powerful weapon to change the world.
D．One’s future is defined by his efforts, not by his origin.《备战2024年高考英语二轮真题零失误规范训练》（北京专用）
专题13 阅读理解记叙文3年真题+最新模拟15篇 （技能+真题+模拟）
解析版
目 录
技能专区 1
真题专区 1
模拟专区 7
技能专区：冲刺备考名师提醒，洞悉高考命题规律，提供高效提分干货
一、阅读理解记叙文细节理解题居多，落实“定位原文”和“同义替换”。
二、阅读理解记叙文重视首尾段作用，尤其是标题概括题和写作意图题。
三、猜词词义题注意运用“代入法”“排除法”从逻辑性和褒贬性出发。
四、文章寓意题选项字面意思和言外之意与文章主旨结合，去伪存真。
五、性格描述题注意原文定位，找到动词或形容词描述，确定最佳答案。
六、标题概括题既要注意文章线索“点睛”作用，还要注意首尾段呼应，
尤其是尾段主旨升华。记叙文标题兼具概括性、新颖性和针对性。
六、规范训练目标：做标记，留痕迹；零失误；限时7分钟/每篇。
真题专区：练真题，明方向；练技巧，提能力；练速度，提分数！
（2023·北京·高考真题）Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.
I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
1. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name
A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled.
2. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________.
A. criticise the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert
C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work
3. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________.
A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing
4. What can we learn from this passage
A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution.
C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction.
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。
1. 推理判断题。根据第一段“My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with
“We are sorry to inform you…”and my vision blurred (模糊). (当我看到邮件发件人的名字时，我的心跳加速了。这封邮件是这样开头的：“亲爱的格林先生，感谢您的关注”，“审核过程比预期的要长。”信的结尾是“我们很抱歉地通知你……”，我的视线模糊了)”可知，收到的是被拒绝的邮件，所以推测作者在看到电子邮件发件人的名字时感到焦虑。故选A。
2. 细节理解题。根据第三段“So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. (因此，当我收到这封邮件后不久，负责这个项目的玛丽·德文教授邀请我去她的实验室观察正在进行的工作时，我感到非常震惊。我欣然接受了这个机会，几周后，当她邀请我和她谈谈我可以在她的实验室里从事的潜在项目时，我同样感到震惊——同时也是欣喜若狂。她提出的建议似乎没有我最初申请的项目那么令人兴奋，但我打算全力以赴)”可知，与德文教授交谈后，作者决定全心全意地投入实验室工作。故选D。
3. 推理判断题。根据第四段“I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. (我发现自己和一个机器人教授一起研究从沙漠中远程收集数据的技术。我可以在沙发上完成这个项目，而不是在沙漠的酷热中完成，它不仅在封锁期间幸存下来，而且在传统方法不奏效的地方也奏效了。最后，我有了新的科学兴趣去追求)”可推知，机器人学教授的项目很鼓舞人心。故选B。
4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. (我明白了有时候我需要抓住提供的机会，即使这些机会在当时听起来并不完美，也要充分利用，而不是一成不变地制定计划)”结合文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。故C选项“拒绝可以是重定向”最符合文章的主旨。故选C。
（2022·北京·高考真题）My name is Alice. Early last year, I was troubled by an anxiety that crippled ( 削弱 ) my ability to do anything. I felt like a storm cloud hung over me. For almost a year I struggled on, constantly staring at this wall that faced me. My perfectionist tendencies were the main root of this: I wanted to be perfect at whatever I did, which obviously in life is not possible, but it consumed me.
One day, I attended a presentation by wildlife conservationist Grant Brown at my high school. His presentation not only awed and inspired me, but also helped emerge an inner desire to make a difference in the world. I joined a
pre-presentation dinner with him and that smaller setting allowed me to slowly build up my courage to speak one-on-one with him—an idea that had seemed completely impossible. This first contact was where my story began.
A month later, Brown invited me to attend the World Youth Wildlife Conference. Looking back, I now see that this would be the first in a series of timely opportunities that my old self would have let pass, but that this new and more confident Alice enthusiastically seized. Shortly after I received his invitation, applications to join the Youth for Nature and the Youth for Planet groups were sent around through my high school. I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence.
I am writing this just six months since my journey began and I’ve realised that my biggest obstacle ( 障碍 ) this whole time was myself. It was that voice in the back of my head telling me that one phrase that has stopped so many people from reaching their potential: I can’t. They say good things come to those who wait; I say: grab every opportunity with everything you have and be impatient. After all, nature does not require our patience, but our action.
5. What was the main cause for Alice’s anxiety
A. Her inability to act her age. B. Her habit of consumption.
C. Her desire to be perfect. D. Her lack of inspiration.
6. How did Grant Brown’s presentation influence Alice
A. She decided to do something for nature. B. She tasted the sweetness of friendship.
C. She learned about the harm of desire. D. She built up her courage to speak up.
7. The activities Alice joined in helped her to become more ________.
A. intelligent B. confident C. innovative D. critical
8. What can we learn from this passage
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Patience is a cure of anxiety.
C. Action is worry’s worst enemy. D. Everything comes to those who wait.
5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者通过参加保护自然活动治愈好了自己的焦虑。
5. 细节理解题。由文章第一段“My perfectionist tendencies were the main root of this: I wanted to be perfect at whatever I did, which obviously in life is not possible, but it consumed me.(我的完美主义倾向是这一点的主要根源：无论我做什么，我都想做到完美，这在生活中显然是不可能的，但它消耗了我。)”可知，是要求完美导致了焦虑。故选C项。
6. 细节理解题。由文章第二段“One day, I attended a presentation by wildlife conservationist Grant Brown at
my high school. His presentation not only awed and inspired me, but also helped emerge an inner desire to make a difference in the world. (一天，我在高中参加了野生动物保护主义者Grant Brown的演讲。他的演讲不仅让我感到敬畏和鼓舞，还帮助我产生了一种内在的愿望，希望在世界上有所作为。)”和文章第三段“ Shortly after I received his invitation, applications to join the Youth for Nature and the Youth for Planet groups were sent around through my high school. I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. (在我收到他的邀请后不久，我的高中就收到了加入“Youth for Nature”和“Youth for Plane”组织的申请。我决定致力于完成这些申请，很快我就成为了一个日益壮大的全球年轻人保护自然团队的一员。)”可知，是Grant Brown让作者开始为从事保护自然地活动中。故选A项。
7. 细节理解题。由文章第三段“I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence.(我决定完成申请，很快我就成为了一个不断壮大的全球年轻人保护自然团队的一员。每一步都让我更加自信。)”可知，Alice 加入这些活动让她变得更自信了。故选B项。
8. 推理判断题。由第一段“ Early last year, I was troubled by an anxiety that crippled ( 削弱 ) my ability to do anything. I felt like a storm cloud hung over me.”（去年年初，我被一种焦虑困扰，它削弱了我做任何事情的能力。）由文章第三段“I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence.(我决定完成申请，很快我就成为了一个不断壮大的全球年轻人保护自然团队的一员。每一步都让我更加自信。)可知，文章主要讲述作者通过参加保护自然活动治愈好了自己的焦虑。所以从文章中我们能学到行动是忧虑最大的敌人。故选C项。
（2021·北京·高考真题）I remember the day during our first week of class when we were informed about our semester（学期） project of volunteering at a non-profit organization. When the teacher introduced us to the different organizations that needed our help，my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children （OIC）. My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind.
Then，an OIC representative gave us some details，which somewhat interested me. After doing some research， I believed that we could really do something for those kids. When I went online to the OIC website，I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair（绝望） and need that I joined this project without hesitation. We decided to collect as many school supplies as possible，and make them into kits——one kit，one child.
The most rewarding day for our group was project day，when all the efforts we put into collecting the items
finally came together. When I saw the various supplies we had collected，it hit me that every kit we were to build that day would eventually be in the hands of an Iraqi child. Over the past four months，I had never imagined how I would feel once our project was completed. While making the kits，I realized that I had lost sight of the true meaning behind it. I had only focused on the fact that it was another school project and one I wanted to get a good grade on. When the kits were completed，and ready to be sent overseas，the warm feeling I had was one I would never forget.
In the beginning，I dared myself to make a difference in the life of another person. Now that our project is over，I realize that I have affected not only one life，but ten. With our efforts，ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education.
9. How did the author feel about joining the OIC project in the beginning？
A. It would affect his/her initial plans.
B. It would involve traveling overseas.
C. It would not bring him/her a good grade.
D. It would not live up to his/her expectations.
10. What mainly helped the author change his/her attitude toward the project？
A. Images of Iraqi children. B. Research by his/her classmates.
C. A teacher's introduction. D. A representative's comments.
11. The author's OIC project group would help ten Iraqi children to________. .
A. become OIC volunteers B. further their education
C. study in foreign countries D. influence other children
12. What can we conclude from this passage？
A. One's potential cannot always be underrated.
B. First impression cannot always be trusted.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. He who hesitates is lost.
9. D 10. A 11. B 12. B
【分析】本文是记叙文。讲述了作者一开始认为加入伊拉克儿童行动项目不会达到他的期望，但是最后通过努力对自己和他人带来影响，说明第一印象不总是可信的。
9. 细节理解题。根据第一段“When the teacher introduced us to the different organizations that needed our help，my last choice was Operation Iraqi Children （OIC）. My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind. ”（当老师向我们介绍了需要我们帮助的不同组织时，我最后的选择是伊拉克儿童行动(OIC)。我对这个组织的第一印象是，它不会
对我心中的计划产生足够的影响。）可知，一开始作者认为加入伊拉克儿童行动项目不会达到他的期望。故选D。
10. 细节理解题。根据第二段“When I went online to the OIC website，I saw pictures of the Iraqi children. Their faces were so powerful in sending a message of their despair（绝望） and need that I joined this project without hesitation. ”（当我上网访问OIC 网站时，我看到了伊拉克儿童的照片。他们的脸上传递的信息是绝望和需要帮助，我毫不犹豫地加入了这个项目。）可知，伊拉克儿童图片帮助作者改变了他对这个项目的态度。故选A。
11. 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Now that our project is over，I realize that I have affected not only one life，but ten. With our efforts，ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education. ”（现在我们的项目结束了，我意识到我不仅影响了一个人的生活，而且影响了十个人的生活。在我们的努力下，10名男孩和女孩现在将能够继续接受教育。）可知，作者的伊拉克儿童行动组织帮助十个伊拉克儿童继续接受教育。故选B。
12. 推理判断题。根据第一段“My first impression of the organization was that it was not going to make enough of a difference with the plans I had in mind. ”（我对这个组织的第一印象是，它不会对我心中的计划产生足够的影响。）和最后一段“In the beginning，I dared myself to make a difference in the life of another person. Now that our project is over，I realize that I have affected not only one life，but ten. With our efforts，ten young boys and girls will now be able to further their education. ”（一开始，我鼓励自己去改变另一个人的生活。现在我们的项目结束了，我意识到我不仅影响了一个人的生活，而且影响了十个人的生活。在我们的努力下，十名男孩和女孩现在将能够继续接受教育。）可知，一开始作者认为加入伊拉克儿童行动不会达到他的期望，但是最后通过努力对自己和他人带来影响，说明第一印象不总是可信的。故选B。
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（2024·北京东城·一模）An Art Class
When Kelly was twelve, she started taking classes at Miss Grace’s School for Art. She didn’t like it at first: the “novice artists”—the kids who hadn’t really done art before-worked mostly with clay, and Kelly was a terrible sculptor.
It wasn’t until her third year that Kelly found something she was really good at-charcoal drawing (素描). She loved watching the lines spread unevenly across the page as she moved the bits of charcoal back and forth over the paper.
One day, Sophia, the best artist in her class, sat down and set up her easel (画架) next to Kelly. Kelly felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. She’d actually found an art form that she enjoyed and was good at-and now Sophia was going to outshine her again Kelly fought back tears when Miss Grace entered the room.
“Hello class, Miss Grace said.” We’ll continue to work on the project today. What masterpiece would Sophia have come up with
Kelly looked at Sophia’s easel and she couldn’t believe it-it was a mess! For a brief moment, Kelly couldn’t actually believe her drawing was better than Sophia’s.
But then she looked at Sophia, who was watching Kelly with an anxious expression. “I…. I couldn’t decide what to do,” Sophia said. “And you’re so good. Sometimes I feel like my stuff is just so bad in comparison.”
Kelly looked to see if Sophia was joking, but she seemed completely serious. Now Kelly was shocked. “I’m not talented ... Miss Grace seldom praises me. You’re the best one in our class!”
Sophia raised her eyebrows. “I might be a really good copier of the stuff, but I have no idea what to do when it comes to making up my own images. You are so great at making new things out of the old stuff. I’ve loved your works.”
“I’ve loved yours, too,” Kelly said.
“Well, definitely not this one,” Sophia said.
Kelly smiled. “Maybe not right now. But if you move these lines up...” she said, pointing her finger on Sophia’s paper.
Sophia was quiet for a moment. “That’s a great idea!” she said finally.
Kelly smiled and turned back to her drawing, looking every so often at Sophia’s work to see that she was taking her advice, down to the last line.
1．When Kelly started classes at the art school, she _____.
A．was not good at the course B．lacked confidence in drawing
C．was often pushed by Miss Grace D．did not get along with the other kids
2．How did Kelly feel when Sophia sat beside her
A．Thrilled. B．Confused. C．Frustrated. D．Relieved.
3．What did Kelly do in the art class
A．She inspired Sophia. B．She praised Sophia’s creativity.
C．She decided to outshine Sophia. D．She finished the drawing for Sophia.
4．What can we learn from the passage
A．Interest is the best teacher. B．You are what you believe to be.
C．Everyone has their own strengths. D．Hard work will eventually pay off.
【答案】1．A 2．C 3．A 4．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Kelly在一节艺术课上所发生的事情。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段“She didn’t like it at first: the “novice artists”—the kids who hadn’t really done art before-worked mostly with clay, and Kelly was a terrible sculptor.(她一开始并不喜欢：那些“新手艺术家”——那些以前没有真正做过艺术的孩子——主要是用粘土创作的，而凯利是个糟糕的雕塑家。)”可知，当Kelly开始在艺术学校上课时，她不擅长这门课。故选A。
2．推理判断题。根据第三段“Kelly felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. She’d actually found an art form that she enjoyed and was good at-and now Sophia was going to outshine her again (Kelly感到胃里有一种下沉的感觉。她真的找到了一种自己喜欢并擅长的艺术形式，而现在索菲亚又要比她更耀眼了？)”可知，当索菲亚坐在凯莉身边时，她感觉到沮丧。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Kelly smiled. “Maybe not right now. But if you move these lines up...” she said, pointing her finger on Sophia’s paper.(Kelly笑了。“也许不是现在。但是如果你把这些线往上移动……她用手指着索菲亚的纸说。)”和倒数第二段“That’s a great idea!(好主意！)”可知，Kelly在美术课上启发了索菲亚。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据倒数第六段“You are so great at making new things out of the old stuff.(你很擅长从旧事物中创造出新事物。)”可知，我们能从文章中了解到每个人都有自己的长处。故选C。
（2024·北京朝阳·一模）My birth was a little more dramatic than the standard way a baby enters the world. I was born missing my left hand. Indeed, my limb (手臂) difference could have been a disaster if it hadn’t been for what happened next. A nurse placed me in my mother’s arms and instructed, “You will take her home. You will love her and treat her as normal.”
That is exactly what happened. I played sports, acted in theater, excelled in school and had playdates with friends. While I did get some stares and “polite” questions about my disability, I was lucky because I wasn’t made fun of for it.
However, that fact that I was different hit me hard my first day of high school. I was 13, an age when kids are already very self-conscious and the need to fit in is intensified. I remember one of the other kids on the school bus stared just a little too long at my left arm. I felt a sudden urge to hide my hand, so I slipped it into my pocket. I told myself that I’d just hide it that one day, while I was trying to make friends. But one day of hiding turned into a week, a month, and years — 25 of them to be exact.
When I was 38 years old, tired of hiding and lonely, I met someone special and invited him in. The combination of me finally feeling ready to unhide and his willingness to go through the unhiding process with me was exactly what I needed. For the first time in my life, I allowed someone to really hold my limb, look at it, touch it, love it — love me. I saw my limb difference as something unique about me, something that should be shown, not hidden.
It was a transformational experience, and I learned to love me too. It changed how I lived my entire life and
made me happier. I also discovered and joined the Lucky Fin Project, an organisation devoted to people with all types of disabilities.
Hiding things, especially from loved ones, is tiring and lonely, and it prevents us from getting help and support. It’s time to change that.
5．What was the author’s childhood like
A．She had no social interactions with friends.
B．She was raised with care and treated normally.
C．She faced some challenges in school activities.
D．She was upset about the attention to her difference.
6．What happened to the author when she was 13 years old
A．She began to ignore her disability.
B．She suffered prejudice from some kids.
C．She started hiding herself away from friends.
D．She became sensitive due to her self-awareness.
7．How did the author change when she stopped hiding
A．She started to open up and be herself.
B．She met someone who cured her disability.
C．She was fed up with the company of others.
D．She reduced involvement in the disability group.
8．What can we learn from this passage
A．Misfortune is a good teacher.
B．Disability is not a barrier to success.
C．Self-acceptance can lead to self-love.
D．Nothing beats the feeling of being loved.
【答案】5．B 6．D 7．A 8．C
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者生来残疾，小时候被好好照顾，直到中学时自我意识觉醒对周围的目光变得敏感，将自己隐藏起来，到38岁时决定敞开做自己，不再隐藏，接收自己的不完美。作者意识到只有自我接纳，才能好好爱自己。
5．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Indeed, my limb difference could have been a disaster if it hadn’t been for what happened next. A nurse placed me in my mother’s arms and instructed, “You will take her home. You
will love her and treat her as normal.”(事实上，如果没有接下来发生的事情，我的肢体差异可能是一场灾难。一位护士把我放在母亲的怀里，嘱咐我说:“你带她回家。你会爱她，像对待正常人一样对待她。”)”及第二段“That is exactly what happened. I played sports, acted in theater, excelled in school and had playdates with friends. While I did get some stares and “polite” questions about my disability, I was lucky because I wasn’t made fun of for it.(事实正是如此。我参加体育运动，在剧院表演，在学校表现优异，和朋友一起玩。虽然我确实得到了一些关于我的残疾的凝视和“礼貌”的问题，但我很幸运，因为我没有因此而被取笑)”可知，作者虽然天生残疾，但是在童年时代受到了精心照料，受到正常的对待。故选B。
6．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I was 13, an age when kids are already very self-conscious and the need to fit in is intensified. I remember one of the other kids on the school bus stared just a little too long at my left arm. I felt a sudden urge to hide my hand, so I slipped it into my pocket.(我13岁，这个年纪的孩子已经很有自我意识了，融入社会的需求也越来越强烈。我记得校车上的一个孩子盯着我的左臂看了太久。我突然有一种想把手藏起来的冲动，于是我把它塞进了口袋)”可知，当作者13岁的时候，由于有了自我意识，作者对于周围的目光十分敏感。故选D。
7．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段“The combination of me finally feeling ready to unhide and his willingness to go through the unhiding process with me was exactly what I needed. For the first time in my life, I allowed someone to really hold my limb, look at it, touch it, love it—love me. I saw my limb difference as something unique about me, something that should be shown, not hidden.(我终于觉得自己准备好了袒露自己，而他愿意和我一起经历袒露的过程，这正是我所需要的。这是我人生中第一次，我允许别人真正地握住我的胳膊，看它，摸它，爱它——爱我。我认为我的肢体差异是我的独特之处，应该被展示出来，而不是被隐藏起来)”可知，当作者停止隐藏时，她开始敞开心扉，做自己。故选A。
8．推理判断题。根据全文内容，作者生来残疾，小时候被好好照顾，直到中学时自我意识觉醒对周围的目光变得敏感，将自己隐藏起来，到38岁时决定敞开做自己，不再隐藏，接收自己的不完美，结合倒数第二段“It was a transformational experience, and I learned to love me too.(这是一次转变的经历，我也学会了爱自己)”及最后一段“Hiding things, especially from loved ones, is tiring and lonely, and it prevents us from getting help and support.(隐藏事情，尤其是对所爱的人，是很累和孤独的，它阻止我们得到帮助和支持)”可推知，作者在成长过程中感悟到了，接收自己才能爱自己。由此推知，从文章中我们知道了“自我接纳会导致自爱”。故选C。
（2024·北京房山·一模）That day when Ludwig van Beethoven died was one of the saddest of my life. I had stayed with him for more than twenty years and lived through many of his happiest moments and his triumphs as well as his most unhappy times.
He wasn’t, however, the easiest of men to work for. His moods were changeable so that he could be reasonable
at one moment but most impatient and intolerant at the next. All these problems began in 1802 when he discovered his loss of hearing was not temporary.
The loss of hearing brought him to a crossroads in his life. It was then that he realized that his future lay in composing music. Luckily, although his deafness brought him fear and anxiety, he was able to use these emotions to inspire his work.
Dealing with his inner problems and worries, his music was obviously subjective, which was not the most popular type of its time. But people recognized his greatness. They did so even when they knew he could not acknowledge it. When he was conducting his ninth and last symphony on its first performance he was totally deaf. So he just didn’t realize that the music had finished and continued to conduct the orchestra. One of the singers had to turn him round so he could receive the cheers of the audience. From one angle it was a sad moment but from another it was an even greater triumph. That a man with such a condition could have written such dynamic music was overwhelming! It brought tears to my eyes to think that I had contributed in some small way by looking after him.
He dressed rather like a wild man himself. His hair was always untidy, his skin marked with spots and his mouth set in a downward curve. He took no care of his appearance and walked around our city with his clothes carelessly arranged. This was because he was concentrating on his next composition.
Helping him move house many times, preparing his meals and looking after his everyday comforts were my reward for a life living so close to such a musical genius. I consider myself a lucky man!
9．The author was most likely to be Beethoven’s _______.
A．student B．doctor C．servant D．relative
10．What can be learned from this passage
A．Beethoven’s music was underestimated at that time.
B．Beethoven’s work was inspired by his fear and anger.
C．Beethoven’s music stayed in step with the mainstream music of the time.
D．Beethoven lost his ability to hear when first conducting his ninth symphony.
11．Why did the author tear in Paragraph 4
A．Because the performance was a complete success.
B．Because he played a part in Beethoven’s success.
C．Because Beethoven was completely deaf then.
D．Because the audience cheered for Beethoven.
12．According to the author, Beethoven could be described as ________.
A．intolerant but cheerful
B．stubborn but reasonable
C．changeable but dedicated
D．unsociable but easy-going
【答案】9．C 10．D 11．B 12．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Ludwig van Beethoven虽然失聪，但是仍然坚持作曲和指挥的故事。
9．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Helping him move house many times, preparing his meals and looking after his everyday comforts were my reward for a life living so close to such a musical genius.(我曾多次帮他搬家，为他做饭，照顾他的日常生活，这些都是我与这样一位音乐天才如此亲近的回报。)”可知，作者最有可能是Beethoven的仆人，故选C。
10．细节理解题。根据第四段“When he was conducting his ninth and last symphony on its first performance he was totally deaf.(当他指挥他的第九部也是最后一部交响曲的第一次演出时，他完全失聪了。)”可知，贝多芬在第一次指挥他的第九交响曲时失去了听力。故选D。
11．推理判断题。根据第四段“That a man with such a condition could have written such dynamic music was overwhelming! It brought tears to my eyes to think that I had contributed in some small way by looking after him.(一个有这种状况的人能写出如此充满活力的音乐，真是令人难以置信！一想到我照顾他也尽了绵薄之力，我就热泪盈眶。)”可知，作者流泪是因为他对贝多芬的成功起了作用。故选B。
12．推理判断题。根据第二段“His moods were changeable so that he could be reasonable at one moment but most impatient and intolerant at the next.(他的情绪变化无常，有时还通情达理，有时又不耐烦、偏执。)”可知，Beethoven是多变的，再根据倒数第二段“He took no care of his appearance and walked around our city with his clothes carelessly arranged. This was because he was concentrating on his next composition.(他不注意自己的外表，在我们的城市里随意地走来走去。这是因为他在专心作下一首曲子。)”可知，Beethoven是专心致志的。故选C。
（2024·北京石景山·一模）Eleven o’clock at night saw a large woman with a large purse walking alone, when a boy ran up behind and tried to snatch (抢夺) her purse. But the boy lost his balance and fell on his back. The woman picked him up firmly by his shirt front.
“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself ” shouted the woman. Two or three people passed, stopped, and stood watching.
“I’m very sorry, lady. I’m sorry,” whispered the skinny little boy, in broken tennis shoes.
“Um-hum! And your face is dirty,” said the large woman dragging the frightened boy. “Since you put yourself in contact with me, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Jones.”
He began to struggle, but Mrs. Jones continued to drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside. “What’s your name ” the woman asked.
“Roger,” answered the boy in a low voice. “Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face,” ordered the woman and finally let go of him.
“You gonna take me to jail (监狱) ” asked Roger, bending over the sink.
“Not with that face,” said Mrs. Jones. “I believe you were hungry to snatch my purse.”
“I wanted a pair of blue shoes,” replied the boy.
There was a long pause. After he had dried his face, the boy turned around. The door was open. He could run!
After a while the woman said, “I was young once and I wanted things I could not get. I have done things too, which I would not tell anybody else, son.” There was another long pause. The boy’s mouth opened.
Then Mrs. Jones went to do the cooking. She did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run, nor did she watch her purse left behind her. She did not ask him anything about where he lived, or his folks. Instead, as they ate, she told him a lot about her job in a hotel shop and how all kinds of people came in and out. She cut him another piece of her cake.
When they finished eating, she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue shoes. Do not make the mistake, because shoes come by devilish ways like that will burn your feet.”
She led him to the front door. “Good night! Behave yourself, son!” she said, looking out into the street.
13．How did Roger feel when Mrs. Jones mentioned her past
A．Frightened. B．Surprised. C．Settled. D．Ashamed.
14．Why did Mrs. Jones call Roger son
A．She intended to go easy on him.
B．He reminded her of her own son.
C．He put himself to be in contact with her.
D．She lacked an excuse to teach him a lesson.
15．Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones
A．Kind and generous. B．Able and ambitious.
C．Frank and cooperative. D．Calm and courageous.
16．What can be mainly concluded from this passage
A．Home is where the heart is.
B．Life is full of ups and downs.
C．A best parent is to lead by example.
D．A good deed shines the light into the dark.
【答案】13．B 14．A 15．A 16．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个深夜，一个胖女人遭遇小偷抢包，最后她并未报警，反而带小偷回家，给他洗净脸，还给了他十美元买鞋。在交流过程中，女人讲述了自己年轻时的经历，教育小偷不要走上错误的道路。最后，她将小偷送出门口，告诫他要好好做人。文章通过这个故事传递了关爱和教育的力量。
13．推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中“After a while the woman said, “I was young once and I wanted things I could not get. I have done things too, which I would not tell anybody else, son.” There was another long pause. The boy’s mouth opened.(过了一会儿，女人说：“我曾经年轻过，想要得不到的东西。我也做过一些我不会告诉别人的事，孩子。”又是一阵长时间的沉默。男孩张大嘴)”可知，男孩听了琼斯太太的话后张大了嘴。由此推知，他对此感到惊讶。故选B项。
14．推理判断题。根据第七段中““You gonna take me to jail (监狱) ” asked Roger, bending over the sink.(“你要把我送进监狱吗？”罗杰俯身趴在水池边问)”可知，罗杰被抓后感到非常害怕，怕琼斯太太把他送进监狱，结合倒数第四段中“After a while the woman said, “I was young once and I wanted things I could not get. I have done things too, which I would not tell anybody else, son.” There was another long pause.(过了一会儿，女人说：“我曾经年轻过，想要得不到的东西。我也做过一些我不会告诉别人的事，孩子。”又是一阵长时间的沉默)”可知，琼斯太太并没有打算把罗杰送进监狱，相反给他分享了自己的秘密。由此推知，善良的琼斯太太想通过亲切的称呼来缓解罗杰的紧张的恐惧，想要对他好一点；go easy on sb.“对人宽容；对某人温和”。故选A项。
15．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中“Then Mrs. Jones went to do the cooking. She did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run, nor did she watch her purse left behind her. She did not ask him anything about where he lived, or his folks. Instead, as they ate, she told him a lot about her job in a hotel shop and how all kinds of people came in and out. She cut him another piece of her cake.(然后琼斯太太去做饭了。她没有看那个男孩是否要跑，也没有看她的钱包落在她身后。她没有问他住在哪里，也没有问他的家人。相反，当他们吃饭的时候，她告诉他很多关于她在酒店商店工作的事情，以及各种各样的人是如何进进出出的。她又给他切了一块蛋糕)”和倒数第二段中“When they finished eating, she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue shoes. Do not make the mistake, because shoes come by devilish ways like that will burn your feet.”(他们吃完饭后，她站起来说：“喏，拿着这十美元，给自己买双蓝鞋吧。不要犯这个错误，因为鞋子会以这种可怕的方式来烧伤你的脚。”)”可知，琼斯太太不但没有惩罚偷钱的罗杰，反而给他做饭吃，给他拿钱买鞋。由此推知，琼斯太太是一个善良且大方的人。故选A项。
16．推理判断题。通读全文，结合倒数第二段中“When they finished eating, she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue shoes. Do not make the mistake, because shoes come by devilish ways like that will burn your feet.”(他们吃完饭后，她站起来说：“喏，拿着这十美元，给自己买双蓝鞋吧。不要犯这个错误，因为鞋子会以这种可怕的方式来烧伤你的脚。”)”可知，文章讲述了善良的琼斯太太非但没有惩罚偷钱的罗杰，反而给他做饭吃，给他拿钱买鞋。由此推知，故事表达了善行的力量，它像黑夜中的一束光，可以照亮人性的黑暗。故选D项。
（2024·北京·一模）Two-Man Ironman
On Sept.17, 2022, Jeff and his son, Johnny, set out to begin the first of three legs of the Ironman competition,where competitors must complete a 140 miles of swimming, bicycling and running in under 17 hours. Not that long ago, Johnny could barely walk a few steps because he was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). But his dream of being a runner never stopped.
From the day Johnny was born, Jeff refused to let his son’s disability hold him back. Determined to show Johnny that he could pursue his dream of being an athlete, Jeff helped him engage in running. They began waking up at 4 a.m. so Jeff could run while pushing his son in a special wheelchair called a racing chair. Every morning, they drove themselves to run increasingly longer distances. Soon, they were entering 5K races, then on to Ironman competition. Jeff would act as Johnny’s arms and legs, carrying the weight of his son throughout the race.
The race began with a 2.4-mile swim. Settling Johnny into a kayak, Jeff eased himself into the water. Swimming while dragging another person was very tough. But worst of all, Jeff had to struggle with jellyfish. “I occupied my mind by counting the number of times I got stung (蛰),” he says.
After the two men completed the tough bike section in roughly nine hours, they set their sights on the final leg of the race — a 26.2-mile marathon. They’d been competing for 10.5 hours, leaving another 6.5 hours to make their time.But at Mile 19, Johnny saw the clock ticking down and worried they wouldn’t make the cutoff. Despite the tiredness, Jeff was convinced they were going all right and then picked up the pace.
With minutes left and 200 feet to the finish line, Jeff stopped to help Johnny out of his racing chair and handed him his rolling walker. After years of painstaking work, Johnny was determined to finish his races on his own. After 16 hours, 55 minutes and 35seconds,the father and son crossed the finish line together.
As the crowd cheered on an overwhelmed Johnny, a weary Jeff kept a low profle. “My father didn’t want his finish line moment,” says Johnny, tears in eyes. “He wanted it to be mine.”
17．Why did Jeff lead Johnny to running
A．To get closer to Johnny. B．To fulfill Johnny’s dream.
C．To discover Johnny’s interest. D．To speed up Johnny’s recovery.
18．What challenged Jeff most in the swimming race
A．Lack of energy. B．Pain from injuries.
C．Mental tiredness. D．Body weight change.
19．Which of the following can best describe Johnny according to the passage
A．Strong-willed and grateful. B．Warm-hearted and sensitive.
C．Patient and generous. D．Tough and humorous.
20．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．Actions speak louder than words. B．Fathers are not born; they are made.
C．The value of a loving father has no price. D．Success comes from failures along the journey.
【答案】17．B 18．B 19．A 20．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了父亲杰夫为了实现患脑瘫的儿子约翰尼成为跑步运动员的梦想，每天陪着约翰尼练习，并一起参加比赛，在通过终点线时，杰夫默默站在一边，因为他希望这一刻的荣誉只属于儿子约翰尼。文章体现了以为父亲无私的爱。
17．细节理解题。根据第一段中“But his dream of being a runner never stopped.(但他成为一名跑步运动员的梦想从未停止过)”和第二段中“Determined to show Johnny that he could pursue his dream of being an athlete, Jeff helped him engage in running. They began waking up at 4 a.m. so Jeff could run while pushing his son in a special wheelchair called a racing chair. Every morning, they drove themselves to run increasingly longer distances.(为了让约翰尼知道他可以追求成为运动员的梦想，杰夫帮助他参加跑步。他们开始在凌晨4点起床，这样杰夫就可以一边跑步，一边推着他坐在一种叫做比赛椅的特殊轮椅上的儿子。每天早上，他们迫使自己跑得越来越快)”可知，杰夫领着约翰尼跑步是为了实现约翰尼成为跑步运动员的梦想。故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段中“But worst of all, Jeff had to struggle with jellyfish. “I occupied my mind by counting the number of times I got stung (蛰),” he says.(但最糟糕的是，杰夫不得不与水母搏斗。他说：“我满脑子都是被蜇的次数。”)”可知，在游泳比赛中，被水母蜇的疼痛对杰夫来说最具挑战性。故选B。
19．推理判断题。根据第二段中“They began waking up at 4 a.m. so Jeff could run while pushing his son in a special wheelchair called a racing chair.(他们开始在凌晨4点起床，这样杰夫就可以一边跑步，一边推着他坐在一种叫做比赛椅的特殊轮椅上的儿子)”，倒数第三段中“After the two men completed the tough bike section in roughly nine hours, they set their sights on the final leg of the race — a 26.2-mile marathon. They’d been competing for 10.5 hours, leaving another 6.5 hours to make their time.(在两个人用了大约9个小时完成了艰难的自行车赛段后，他们把目光投向了比赛的最后一段——26.2英里的马拉松赛。他们已经比赛了10.5个小时，还剩下6.5个小时的时间)”以及倒数第二段中“After 16 hours, 55 minutes and 35seconds,the father and son
crossed the finish line together.(16小时55分35秒后，父子俩一起冲过了终点线)”可知，约翰尼每天坚持训练，并参加完比赛的全程，因此他是意志坚定的；根据最后一段中“ “My father didn’t want his finish line moment,” says Johnny, tears in eyes. “He wanted it to be mine.”(“我父亲不想要他的终点线时刻，”约翰尼说，眼里含着泪水。“他希望它是我的。”)”可知，约翰尼看到父亲的行为感动到落泪，因此推知他对父亲的付出是感激的。综上，故选A。
20．主旨大意题。通读全文，并根据第二段中“Determined to show Johnny that he could pursue his dream of being an athlete, Jeff helped him engage in running. They began waking up at 4 a.m. so Jeff could run while pushing his son in a special wheelchair called a racing chair. Every morning, they drove themselves to run increasingly longer distances.(为了让约翰尼知道他可以追求成为运动员的梦想，杰夫帮助他参加跑步。他们开始在凌晨4点起床，这样杰夫就可以一边跑步，一边推着他坐在一种叫做比赛椅的特殊轮椅上的儿子。每天早上，他们迫使自己跑得越来越快)”和最后一段“As the crowd cheered on an overwhelmed Johnny, a weary Jeff kept a low profle. “My father didn’t want his finish line moment,” says Johnny, tears in eyes. “He wanted it to be mine.”(当人群为开心的约翰尼欢呼时，疲惫的杰夫却保持着低调。“我父亲不想要他的终点线时刻，”约翰尼说，眼里含着泪水。“他希望它是我的。”)”可知，文章主要讲述了父亲杰夫为了实现患脑瘫的儿子约翰尼成为跑步运动员的梦想，每天陪着约翰尼练习，并一起参加比赛，在通过终点线时，杰夫默默站在一边，因为他希望这一刻的荣誉只属于儿子约翰尼。文章体现了以为父亲无私的爱。C项“The value of a loving father has no price.(慈爱的父亲的价值是无价的)”可以概括本文主要内容。故选C。
（2024·北京·一模）“Your mother needs a new heart,” my father told me when I called on that December afternoon. An unrelenting optimist, he spoke as if she merely needed to have a part replaced. But, although my two sisters and I knew that our mother had heart problems, this news still made us frozen for a while with our eyes widening in disbelief.
Dr. Marc Semigran of the transplant team reviewed my mother’s medical history. She’d had an irregular and rapid heartbeat for most of her life. Her present treatment — the use of a series of cardioversions, or electric jolts, to restore a normal heartbeat — would not work in the long-term. She had an enlarged and weakened heart, as well as a faulty valve.
“With medication,” Dr. Semigran said, “you have a 60 percent chance of living six months. You could have a longer life with a transplant, but there are risks. You’re at the top end of the age group of sixty years old. The lungs and other organs must be healthy and strong. While the transplant surgery is actually a straightforward procedure, acceptance by the body is the difficult thing.”
My family came together, trying to provide strength and work out what to do. We’d already gone from shock, over our mother’s condition, to worry that she wouldn’t be a suitable recipient. Despite of the risk, we chose to
believe that she would make it eventually.
Word came later in December that she had been accepted into the programme. Dr. Jeremy Ruskin told us one of the reasons she had been accepted was that she had such strong family support.
One Monday in May, at about 8 p. m., my mother received a phone call from the hospital that a heart was available. As she was about to be wheeled off, my father took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. His look said everything about their 42-year relationship.
The heart transplant operation was successful and the conditions could not have been better.
The irony of the transplant process is that one family’s loss is another’s gain; that tragedy begets fortune. It is a kind of life after death, our hearts beating beyond us. We developed a feeling of love for this new part, of gratitude for the doctors, for the process, and for those people who made a decision just for humanity.
21．How did the sisters feel to the news that their mother needed a new heart
A．Frightened. B．Astonished. C．Worried. D．Annoyed.
22．Which is the factor to affect the possibility of their mother’s heart transplant
A．Her abnormal heart beat.
B．The age of over sixty years old.
C．Her willingness to the transplant.
D．The adaptation of the new heart in the body.
23．What made the transplant team decide to have the operation
A．That her lungs were healthy.
B．That a new heart had been found.
C．That her family were expecting the operation.
D．That her family trusted the doctors' medical level.
24．What can we learn from the passage
A．Family support is of great importance.
B．Fortune favors those who are optimistic.
C．Confidence helps patients overcome difficulties.
D．Getting prepared before accepting a treatment matters.
【答案】21．B 22．D 23．C 24．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者母亲常年心脏不好，现在需要进行心脏移植，家人虽担心母亲是否能心脏移植成功，但大家相信她最终会成功，最终心脏移植手术很成功，作者感谢献出心脏的家庭。
21．细节理解题。由第一段中“But, although my two sisters and I knew that our mother had heart problems, this news still made us frozen for a while with our eyes widening in disbelief. (但是，尽管我和我的两个姐妹都知道我们的母亲有心脏问题，但这个消息还是让我们停住不动了一段时间，难以置信地睁大了眼睛)”可知，听到母亲需要一颗新的心脏的消息，作者和姐妹感到惊讶。故选B项。
22．细节理解题。由第三段中“You could have a longer life with a transplant, but there are risks. You’re at the top end of the age group of sixty years old. The lungs and other organs must be healthy and strong. While the transplant surgery is actually a straightforward procedure, acceptance by the body is the difficult thing. (你可以通过移植活得更长，但也有风险。你处于60岁年龄组的顶端。肺部和其他器官必须健康强壮。虽然移植手术实际上是一个简单的过程，但被身体接受是一件困难的事情)”可知，心脏移植有风险，因为移植后新的心脏被身体接受是一件困难的事情，说明新的心脏在身体中的适应是影响母亲心脏移植可能性的因素。故选D项。
23．细节理解题。由第五段“Word came later in December that she had been accepted into the programme. Dr. Jeremy Ruskin told us one of the reasons she had been accepted was that she had such strong family support. (12月晚些时候，有消息称她已被心脏移植项目录取。Jeremy Ruskin博士告诉我们，她被录取的原因之一是她有如此强大的家庭支持)”可知，全家人支持母亲进行心脏移植（即家人正期待着心脏移植手术）是让移植团队决定给母亲进行手术的原因。故选C项。
24．推理判断题。由第三段中“You could have a longer life with a transplant, but there are risks. (你可以通过移植活得更长，但也有风险)”，第四段“My family came together, trying to provide strength and work out what to do. We’d already gone from shock, over our mother’s condition, to worry that she wouldn’t be a suitable recipient. Despite of the risk, we chose to believe that she would make it eventually. (我的家人聚在一起，努力提供力量，想办法做什么。我们已经对母亲的病情感到震惊，担心她不会是一个合适的接受者。尽管有风险，我们还是选择相信她最终会成功)”，第五段“Word came later in December that she had been accepted into the programme. Dr. Jeremy Ruskin told us one of the reasons she had been accepted was that she had such strong family support. (12月晚些时候，有消息称她已被心脏移植项目录取。Jeremy Ruskin博士告诉我们，她被录取的原因之一是她有如此强大的家庭支持)”和倒数第二段“The heart transplant operation was successful and the conditions could not have been better. (心脏移植手术很成功，而且情况再好不过了)”可知，尽管母亲进行心脏移植有风险，但全家人支持母亲进行心脏移植，也正是因为家人的支持母亲才被心脏移植项目录取，最终手术成功，可得出家庭支持非常重要。故选A项。
（2024·北京延庆·一模）Living beyond limits
Growing up in the hot Las Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world, living in a place where it snowed.
At the age of 19, the day after I graduated from high school, I moved to a place where it snowed and I found my dream job. For the first time in my life, I felt free, independent and completely in control of my life. That is, until my life took a detour (转折点) . I went home from work early one day with what I thought was the flu, and less than 24 hours later I was in the hospital on life support with less than a 2% chance of living.
Over the course of two and a half months I lost the hearing in my left ear and both of my legs below the knee. I thought the worst was over until weeks later when I saw my new artificial legs for the first time. They were so painful that all I could think was, how am I ever going to travel the world in these things And how was I going to snowboard again
But I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Self and learn to embrace the new Self. And that is when it dawned on me that if I snowboarded again, my feet aren’t going to get cold.
Four months later I was back up on a snowboard, although things didn’t go quite as expected: My knees and my ankles wouldn’t bend. But I knew that I would be able to do this again if I could find the right pair of feet.
I did a year of research, still couldn’t figure out what kind of legs to use. So I decided to make a pair myself. My leg maker and I put random parts together and we made a pair of feet that I could snowboard in. Then in 2005 I cofounded a nonprofit organization for youth with physical disabilities so they could get involved with action sports.
Eleven years ago, when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. But if you ask me today, if I would ever want to change my situation, I would have to say no. Because my legs haven’t disabled me. They’ve forced me to rely on my imagination and to believe in the possibilities.
25．How did the author feel when she saw her new legs for the first time
A．Astonished. B．Hopeful. C．Desperate. D．Delighted.
26．What mainly helped the author change her thought toward her situation
A．Her positive attitude.
B．Inspiration from research.
C．Her love for snowboard.
D．Help from a nonprofit organization.
27．The author’s attempt could help her and other youths with physical disabilities to ______.
A．travel around the world
B．take part in action sports
C．bend their knees and ankles
D．recover from their disabilities
28．What can we learn from the passage
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Actions speak louder than words.
C．You can’t judge a book by its cover.
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart
【答案】25．C 26．A 27．B 28．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从成长到遭遇生活转折点的经历，以及随后的心理变化和成长过程。
25．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“I thought the worst was over until weeks later when I saw my new artificial legs for the first time. They were so painful that all I could think was, how am I ever going to travel the world in these things And how was I going to snowboard again (我以为最糟糕的时候已经过去了，直到几周后我第一次看到我的新假肢。它们太痛苦了，我满脑子想的都是，我怎么能穿着这些东西环游世界呢？我怎么能再去滑雪呢？)”可知，当作者第一次看到自己的新假肢时，作者觉得很绝望，不知道自己该如何继续自己的生活。故选C。
26．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“But I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Self and learn to embrace the new Self. And that is when it dawned on me that if I snowboarded again, my feet aren’t going to get cold.(但我知道，为了向前走，我必须放弃旧的自我，学会拥抱新的自我。就在那时，我突然意识到，如果我再去滑雪，我的脚就不会冷了。)”可知，作者一开始觉得很绝望不知道如何走下去，但是作者积极的态度帮助了作者学会拥抱新的自我。故选A。
27．细节理解题。根据文章第六段“Then in 2005 I cofounded a nonprofit organization for youth with physical disabilities so they could get involved with action sports. (然后在2005年，我与人共同创立了一个非营利组织，为身体残疾的年轻人提供帮助，让他们能够参与到极限运动中来。)”可知，作者的尝试帮助自己和其他身体残疾的年轻人能够一起参加到极限运动中。故选B。
28．推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章讲述了作者尽管在成长过程中经历了巨大的挫折，包括失去听力和双腿，但她并没有放弃，而是通过努力和决心重新站起来，甚至成立了一个非营利组织来帮助其他身体有残疾的青年。她的故事展示了一个强烈的意愿和决心可以克服一切困难，即“有志者事竟成”的道理。因此，选项D“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart（有志者事竟成）”最符合文章的主旨。故选D。
（2024·北京西城·一模）As this year draws to a close, I still remember the fear I felt on a bright Saturday morning in late September, at a five-kilometer race in Clarkston, Georgia, as I waited for my 11-year-old son at the finish line.
I knew he could run a 5k in about 30 minutes. When I didn't see him at the 35-minute mark, I began to wonder
what had gone wrong. Had he gotten lost Was he hit by a car About an hour earlier, when we drove into town, my son noticed an insect on my car. It was bright green, no longer than a fingernail. And it was friendly. This little green thing hopped onto my son's finger, where it stayed for a long, long time. It stayed so long that we eventually gave it a name: Little Friend.
A few minutes before the race, Little Friend jumped off my son’s hand and landed on the sidewalk. But pedestrian traffic was heavy and unpredictable. Little Friend was in danger. So my son knelt and reached out his hand. Little Friend came back.
The race was about to start, and the tiny green insect was in for a wild ride. My son would run fast, and the race would be long, and his arms would swing, and Little Friend would eventually be shaken off.
“You will lose Little Friend,” I told him.
My son nodded, treating the moment with appropriate seriousness.
The race began, and I lost sight of him.
The excitement at the finish line gave way to anxiety when my son did not show up.
I kept asking people if they'd seen him. No one had. And beyond the 40-minute mark, I was in a panic.
But there he was, thank goodness, just ahead of the 45-minute mark.
And there was Little Friend, riding on the upper crook of his right thumb like a very small captain on a very tall ship.
My predictions had been wrong. My son had not run fast, and he had not lost Little Friend. And these two facts seemed somehow related. He blamed a cold he was getting over. I suspected it was more than that, but I didn’t question him too much about it.
We walked back to the car, smiling, and found some bushes in the parking lot that seemed like a good place for my son to drop off Little Friend.
“Be free,” my son said, and gently put it in the bushes.
My son knew the truth. Sometimes life gives you something beautiful, a fragile, short-lived treasure in your hand. There is no need to rush ahead. Treat it gently. Enjoy each moment. Hold on while you can.
One day my son will leave too, running off on his own adventure.
29．How did the writer probably feel when he finally saw his son appear in sight
A．Relieved. B．Depressed. C．Satisfied. D．Disappointed.
30．The son failed to run as fast as his father had expected probably because ________.
A．he was lost B．he was recovering from a cold
C．he was afraid to lose the tiny insect D．he was slowed down by the heavy traffic
31．As for the way his son treated Little Friend, the writer is ________.
A．indifferent B．anxious C．appreciative D．doubtful
32．What will the writer most probably do after the race
A．Treasure every moment he has with his son.
B．Encourage his son to take more adventures.
C．Tell his son to take races seriously.
D．Get more insects for his son.
【答案】29．A 30．C 31．C 32．A
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者的儿子为了一个捡到的小虫子“小朋友”放弃跑步比赛，并最终放“小朋友”自由，这让作者意识到有时候，生活给你一些美丽的东西，是你手中脆弱的、短暂的财富。没有必要匆匆忙忙。温柔地对待它，享受每一刻。
29．推理判断题。根据文章第十段“But there he was, thank goodness, just ahead of the 45-minute mark.(但谢天谢地，他就在45分钟前出现了)”可推知，当作者终于看到他的儿子出现在他的视线里时，他可能感到如释重负。故选A。
30．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“My son would run fast, and the race would be long, and his arms would swing, and Little Friend would eventually be shaken off.(我的儿子会跑得很快，比赛会很长，他的手臂会摆动，小朋友最终会被甩掉了)”第五段““You will lose Little Friend,” I told him.( “你会失去小朋友的，”我告诉他)”、文章第六段“My son nodded, treating the moment with appropriate seriousness.(我儿子点了点头，以适当的严肃态度对待这个时刻)”以及文章第十二段“My son had not run fast, and he had not lost Little Friend. And these two facts seemed somehow related. He blamed a cold he was getting over. I suspected it was more than that, but I didn’t question him too much about it.(我的儿子没有跑得快，他也没有失去小朋友。这两个事实似乎有某种联系。他把这归咎于他正在康复的感冒。我怀疑不止如此，但我没有问他太多)”可推知，儿子没有像父亲期望的那样跑得快，可能是因为他害怕失去那只小虫子。故选C。
31．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第四段“We walked back to the car, smiling, and found some bushes in the parking lot that seemed like a good place for my son to drop off Little Friend.(我们微笑着走回车上，在停车场发现了一些灌木丛，我儿子把小朋友送到那里似乎是个好地方)”、文章倒数第三段““Be free,” my son said, and gently put it in the bushes.(“自由吧，”儿子说着，轻轻地把它放在灌木丛里)”以及文章倒数第二段“My son knew the truth. Sometimes life gives you something beautiful, a fragile, short-lived treasure in your hand. There is no need to rush ahead. Treat it gently. Enjoy each moment.(我儿子知道真相。有时候，生活给你一些美丽的东西，是你手中脆弱的、短暂的财富。没有必要匆匆忙忙。温柔地对待它。享受每一刻)”可推知，作
者对儿子对待小朋友的方式感到欣赏。故选C。
32．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“My son knew the truth. Sometimes life gives you something beautiful, a fragile, short-lived treasure in your hand. There is no need to rush ahead. Treat it gently. Enjoy each moment. Hold on while you can.(我儿子知道真相。有时候，生活给你一些美丽的东西，是你手中脆弱的、短暂的财富。没有必要匆匆忙忙。温柔地对待它。享受每一刻。趁你还能撑下去)”和文章最后一段“One day my son will leave too, running off on his own adventure.(总有一天，我的儿子也会离开，开始他自己的冒险)”可推知，作者在比赛之后可能会珍惜和儿子在一起的每一刻。故选A。
（2023·北京东城·二模）Run by Society for Science, Regeneron Science Talent Search is a premier science and math competition for high-school seniors. One of the winners of this year is 17-year-oldE than Wong, who tries to improve existing technology. His focus: airplanes.
Nearly all planes have a tail. The tail keeps the plane’s nose from suddenly changing direction during a turn. The structure adds stability but weighs the plane down. Tailless-designed airplane wings could serve the same function as the tail, as well as cutting the environmental cost of air travel. But there’s a catch. Those wings must twist(弯曲) in a very precise way that makes them hard to produce.
Ethan became fascinated by this kind of airplane design when he saw a video of NASA’s Prandtl-D aircraft gliding gracefully through the air without a tail. “I just thought that was really cool,” says Ethan. He wondered if he could find a simpler way to achieve the same tailless flight.
“Essentially what I did was just trial and error,” Ethan says. Using a computer model of an airplane wing, he adjusted the angle of twist along the wing until it could achieve tailless flight. Usually, such a wing requires a continuous distribution of wing twist. But he could achieve a similar effect with wings that had just a few sections of twist. “It’s super easy to make,” Ethan says.
In his garage, Ethan built model airplanes using rubber materials and packing tape totes this design. “Seeing the plane in the air was pretty cool,” Ethan says. “It just flew really, really well.”
Lighter, more efficient planes could open the door to other air travel innovations. “It’s been a long-term goal of mine to build a solar plane that can fly through the day powered by solar panels on its wings,” Ethan says. “It is absolutely possible for a really efficient plane.”
To other teens who have big engineering ideas to explore, Ethan always says, “Don’t ever give up.” Even when some machinery feels impossible to understand, it help store member that the world’s greatest inventors are only human, too. “Also, just make sure you love whatever you do,” Ethan adds. “That’ll make pursuing everything a lot easier.”
33．What is one advantage of the tailless airplane
A．It makes aircraft design easier.
B．It is environmentally friendly.
C．It reduces production costs.
D．It promotes flight stability.
34．What drew Ethan’s attention to the tailless airplane design
A．The breakthrough in aircraft materials.
B．The flight of an aircraft in a video.
C．The prize for original design.
D．The desire for innovation.
35．In Ethan’s opinion, what help inventors realize their dreams
A．Ambition and efficiency.
B．Enthusiasm and responsibility.
C．Passion and determination.
D．Confidence and independence.
【答案】33．B 34．B 35．C
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了美国再生元科学天才奖的获奖者——Ethan Wong，他的研究方向是无尾设计的飞机，介绍了其设计思路等。
33．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Tailless-designed airplane wings could serve the same function as the tail, as well as cutting the environmental cost of air travel. (无尾设计的飞机机翼可以起到与机尾相同的作用，还可以减少航空旅行的环境成本。)”可知，无尾设计的飞机机翼可以减少航空旅行的环境成本，也就是更为环保。故选B。
34．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Ethan became fascinated by this kind of airplane design when he saw a video of NASA’s Prandtl-D aircraft gliding gracefully through the air without a tail. “I just thought that was really cool,” says Ethan. He wondered if he could find a simpler way to achieve the same tailless flight.(当Ethan看到NASA的Prandtl-D飞机没有尾翼优雅地在空中滑翔的视频时，他被这种飞机设计迷住了。“我只是觉得这真的很酷，” Ethan说。他想知道是否能找到一种更简单的方法来实现同样的无尾飞行。)”可知，Ethan之所以开始研究无尾飞机是因为他看到了一段视频，视频里的飞机没有尾翼却优雅地在空中滑翔。故选B。
35．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“To other teens who have big engineering ideas to explore, Ethan always says, “Don’t ever give up.” Even when some machinery feels impossible to understand, it help store member
that the world’s greatest inventors are only human, too. “Also, just make sure you love whatever you do,” Ethan adds. “That’ll make pursuing everything a lot easier.”(对于其他有重大工程想法的青少年，Ethan总是说：“永远不要放弃。”即使有些机器让人感觉无法理解，它也能帮助我们记住，世界上最伟大的发明家也是人类。Ethan补充道：“同时，要确保你热爱你所做的一切。这将使追求一切变得容易得多。”)”可知，Ethan认为发明家想要实现自己的梦想不要放弃，也就是要有毅力；同时要热爱自己所做的一切，也就是要有热情。故选C。
（2023·北京·模拟预测）When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the objects of my life as if I were dead, wondering, what will my children do with the human skull that sits on the bookcase They’ve been wanting to throw it out for some years, but will they know how much can be learned from living with a skull And I know they will throw the white plastic head of a horse on my desk into a rubbish bag without a thought, never knowing that it is the only piece remaining from the first chess set I owned. It is me at age twelve.
But the final decisions are left to those who know us least — our children. I was the closest to my father and knew him well; however, only when I was going through his study did I learn he had collected p

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