专项3 阅读理解14篇（记叙文+说明文）-北师大版九年级上学期期末专项

原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 3 阅读理解（记叙文+说明文） 答案解析 快速对答案： 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 D B C B D A B D A B 题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案 A D D C D D A B C A 题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案 D D C B B B D A C A 题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 答案 B C C D A B C D A D 题号 41 42 43 44 45 46 答案 A D C D B A 答案解析： Passage 1 1．D 2．B 3．C 【导语】本文讲述了作者遇到了一个被欺负的同学丹，帮助他后两人成为了好朋友以及在毕业 典礼上丹表达了对作者的感激之情的事情。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Walking home from school one day, I saw Dan, a kid from my school, ‘He must be a real nerd,’ as he was carrying a lot of books.”可知，因为丹手里拿着很多书，所以作 者认为他是一个书呆子。故选 D。 2．细节理解题。根据第四段“In our last year, Dan got the best grades in our class, and had to give a speech for graduation.”可知，在最后一年，丹取得了班上最好的成绩，并被要求为毕业典礼做 演讲。故选 B。 3．主旨大意题。综合全文可知，本文主要讲述了作者遇到了一个被欺负的同学丹，作者及时 伸出友爱之手；随着时间的推移，丹与作者成为了好朋友；在毕业典礼上，丹发言表达了对作 者的感激之情。通过这个故事，作者想告诉我们：善良是生活的阳光。故选 C。 Passage 2 4．B 5．D 6．A 【导语】本文介绍了迈克尔和大卫帮助纽约的一所学校棒球队筹集资金的故事。 4．细节理解题。根据“The school had a baseball team, but no money to buy the baseball equipment.” 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 可知，学校没有钱买棒球装备。故选 B。 5．细节理解题。根据“Michael and David had an idea. They decided to help the team get money for the equipment they needed.”可知，他们的计划是帮助筹集球队所需设备的资金。故选 D。 6．细节理解题。根据“For their passionate and inspiring efforts to support school baseball programs, the two teenagers were New Yorkers of the Week on one of New York’s news stations.”可知，他们的 热情和努力让他们成为纽约一家新闻台的 “每周纽约人”。故选 A。 Passage 3 7．B 8．D 9．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了在迈克和爸爸开车去博物馆的路上，因为爸爸驾驶的同时接电话而发 生了交通事故。 7．细节理解题。根据“It was early in the morning when Mike and his father Mr. Smith were going to the museum.”可知，迈克和他的爸爸史密斯先生要去博物馆。故选 B。 8．细节理解题。根据“The mobile phone rang and interrupted their conversation... He was so angry that he could not notice a camel crossing the road. Suddenly, Mr. Smith braked (刹车) hard and he missed the camel, but the car overturned.”可知，当迈克的爸爸打电话的时候出了事故。故选 D。 9．推理判断题。根据“He will never use the mobile phone while driving, either.”可推知，迈克知 道了驾驶员在开车时使用手机是非常危险的。故选 A。 Passage 4 10．B 11．A 12．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者把自己身高上的劣势转变成优势，积极客观地对待生活，告诉我 们态度的重要性。 10．细节理解题。根据“I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. ”可知，作者直到上 小学才意识到有多矮，故选 B。 11．推理判断题。根据“What I lacked（缺少）in height, I made up for in personality.”可知，身高 上的缺陷作者用个性去弥补，也就是说作者让自己变得更好，故选 A。 12．推理判断题。根据“I decided to make my difference an advantage rather than a disadvantage.” 和全文内容可知，讲述了作者把自己的不同转变为优势而不是劣势，积极客观地对待生活，告 诉我们态度的重要性，故选 D。 Passage 5 13．D 14．C 15．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了苏珊不小心把画笔掉在了已经完成的画上，在爸爸的 建议下她继续在这幅画上进行创作，最终获得了第一名。这个故事告诉我们坏事可以变成好事。 13．细节理解题。根据“When she finished her picture, Susan began playing with her brush which was still wet. Suddenly, she dropped the brush right on the picture! ”可知，苏珊画完画后，刷子掉 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 在了画上。故选 D。 14．推理判断题。根据“She could hardly wait to tell her father the news. He was right. With a little imagination you can turn something bad into something good!”可知，苏珊因为自己的想象力赢了。 故选 C。 15．推理判断题。根据“With a little imagination you can turn something bad into something good!” 可知，我们可以从文章中学到：我们可以用想象力把坏事变成好事。故选 D。 Passage 6 16．D 17．A 18．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了 Scout被老师发现有读写能力，于是老师要求 Scout 停止向父亲学习。Scout回家后把这件事告诉了父亲，Scout也很担心再也不能读书了，在父亲 的开导下，最后同意去上学的故事。 16．细节理解题。根据“Tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading and writing with a fresh mind”可知，Scout被老师要求她不要再让自己的父亲教她学习。故选 D。 17．细节理解题。根据“If you promise me to go to school, we’ll go on reading every night as usual. Is it OK?”和“Yes sir”可知，Scout是在想要继续去上学的，她想要像往常一样和父亲每晚一起 读书。故选 A。 18．推理判断题。根据全文可知，父亲想要教女儿读书写字，但是女儿已经有了自己的意识， 并且认真和父亲讨论上学的可能性。最后父亲开导了女儿，并同意让她上学。由此可见，父亲 是个明智的人。故选 B。 Passage 7 19．C 20．A 21．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了人工智能已经进入了创意领域并且是如何影响创意领 域的。 19．细节理解题。根据 “In the past few months, AI-based image generators like DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion have made it possible for anyone to create unique, hyper-realistic images just by typing a few words into a text box.”可知，基于人工智能的图像生成器使得任何人 都可以通过在文本框中输入几个单词来创建独特的、超现实的图像。故选 C。 20．细节理解题。根据“All of a sudden, I can take like 15 seconds and go, ‘Woman at restaurant, black-and-white sketch,’ and get something back that’s really professional”可知，伦敦的设计师 Sarah Drummond 开始使用人工智能生成的图像来取代她为工作绘制的黑白草图，她认为 AI 在创建基本图纸时更方便。故选 A。 21．主旨大意题。根据“Well, an unexpected thing has happened recently: AI has entered the creative class.”可知，本文主要展示了人工智能如何影响创意领域。故选 D。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 Passage 8 22．D 23．C 24．B 25．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了共享经济的发展和影响。 22．细节理解题。根据第三段“This sharing economy (经济) is an answer to our increasing need for quality goods and services at competitive prices, all delivered at a click.”可知，共享经济提供优质 的服务和合理的价格。故选 D。 23．词义猜测题。根据第四段“But the sharing economy is not without its problems as it’s developing faster than ongoing supervision. Some companies are taking unfair advantage of this situation to increase their share of the market.”可知，共享经济的发展速度快于持续的监督，一些公司正在不 公平地利用这种情况来增加其市场份额。“ongoing supervision”表示“持续监督”，与“continuous management”含义相同。故选 C。 24．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Even though, what is in no doubt is that the sharing economy is increasingly related to our daily lives. It is growing at such a speed that we can only imagine what it will include in the future.”可推知，作者可能同意“共享经济将在不同领域广泛发展”这一观点。 故选 B。 25．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了共享经济的发展和影响，选项 B“我的就是 你的”作为标题最合适。故选 B。 Passage 9 26．B 27．D 28．A 29．C 【导语】本文是新闻报道，关注的是海洋中的塑料垃圾对海洋动物的危害。 26．推理判断题。根据第二段“The video of the turtle’s rescue has been viewed millions of times on YouTube. It has helped raise a growing problem-the world’s seas are full of plastic”可知，短文是从 救助乌龟这件事开始切入主题，故选 B。 27．词义猜测题。根据下文“but remain there for a long time”（但要在那里留很长时间）可知， but表示转折，所以这里指出大多数塑料永远不会被生物分解，break down符合题意，故选 D。 28．细节理解题。根据“ Some fish eat plastic because it’s covered with sea plants, and it looks and smells like food....Sometimes eating pieces of plastic can seriously hurt sea animals and even result in death.”（有些鱼吃塑料，因为塑料上覆盖着海洋植物，看起来和闻起来都像食物。）可知， 有时海洋动物会误食塑料，故选 A。 29．最佳标题题。通读全文，介绍了海洋中的塑料垃圾对海洋动物的危害，可知 How Plastic Harms Sea Animals符合文意，故选 C。 Passage 10 30．A 31．B 32．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了因为与动物娱乐相关的运动而受到伤害的动物数 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 量较大，为了保护动物，动物爱好者发起了许多活动，这些活动似乎正在起作用；动物在我们 的生活中扮演着重要的角色，文章呼吁我们爱护动物。 30．细节理解题。根据第三段“For example, about 180,000 bulls are killed in bullfights around the world, with many more injured in bullfight events every year, according to Human Society International, an organization improving the human-animal relationship globally.”可知，全球每年约 有 18万头公牛在斗牛中被杀，还有更多的公牛在斗牛活动中受伤。故选 A。 31．细节理解题。根据第四段“Circuses using animals have been banned by many countries around the world in recent years due to animal welfare worries, according to the website Four Paws.”可知， 近年来，出于对动物福利的担忧，世界上许多国家都禁止马戏团使用动物。故选 B。 32．推理判断题。根据最后一段“‘We can have our sports, drinks, lively parties, and beautiful hats but we can leave the animals out of it,’ reported Vox.”可知，我们可以有我们的运动、饮料、热闹 的派对和漂亮的帽子，但我们可以把动物们排除在外；据此可以推断，Vox认为与动物娱乐有 关的运动是可以避免的。故选 C。 Passage 11 33．C 34．D 35．A 36．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了社交媒体的利弊。 33．细节理解题。根据“The greatest advantage is that we can connect with people much more easily.” 可知，社交媒体最大的优点是我们可以更容易地与人联系。故选 C。 34．词义猜测题。根据“One reason for this is that people around us put colourful information and perfect pictures online in order to show off their best moment. So we often get a distorted sense of how wonderful their lives are compared to our own.”可知，我们周围的人把丰富多彩的信息和完 美的图片放在网上，以展示他们最美好的时刻，因此，我们经常会有不正确的感觉，与我们自 己的生活相比，他们的生活是多么美好，故此处划线部分意为“不正确的”，和 incorrect意义相 近。故选 D。 35．篇章结构题。本文第一段引出话题；第二、第三段介绍了社交媒体的好处；第四段介绍了 社交媒体的弊端；第五段进行了总结，选项 A符合文章结构。故选 A。 36．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了社交媒体的利弊，以选项 B“社交媒体：我们的朋友还是敌 人？”为标题最合适。故选 B。 Passage 12 37．C 38．D 39．A 【导语】本文介绍了一种旅行方式——沙发旅行，以及人们对这种方式的看法。 37．细节理解题。根据“People can travel without much money by staying in other people’s house. Sometimes the travelers may sleep for a few nights on other people’s couch (沙发) for free.”和“In this way strangers can help strangers in order to make the world a better place.”可知，沙发旅行可以 让旅行者在陌生人的帮助下，花更少的钱旅行。故选 C。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 38．细节理解题。根据“They say that money makes the world go round but I try to help people go round the world without much money!”可知，Delphine成为一个沙发旅行的主人，是因为她想帮 助那些没有多少钱的人环游世界。故选 D。 39．细节理解题。根据“wherever we went we were always provided with food. All over the world, food is a common bond (纽带).”可知，Alex 发现食物是一个纽带，把全世界的人连接在一起。 故选 A。 Passage 13 40．D 41．A 42．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了 SQ3R这种阅读技巧，以提高读者的阅读能力。 40．细节理解题。根据“Read the headings to see the major points. Read the introductory paragraphs and the summary at the end of the chapter.”可知，如果你想要看一篇文章的概述，你可以阅读本 章的引言和结尾处的摘要。故选 D。 41．推理判断题。根据“Make questions that can be answered during the reading of the material. This will give a purpose to your reading.”可知，带着问题读文章能让我们在阅读时更有目的性。故选 A。 42．主旨大意题。根据“The SQ3R technique of reading can help to improve your reading skills no matter what your style is.”可知，本文的目的是介绍 SQ3R，提高你的阅读能力。故选 D。 Passage 14 43．C 44．D 45．B 46．A 【导语】本文主要就是否应该推迟学生上学的时间进行了议论。 43．词句猜测题。根据“Starting the school day too early”可知猜测出，此处是指青少年太早去上 学会剥夺他们所需的睡眠时间。故选 C。 44．细节理解题。根据“Research shows that inadequate (不足的) sleep can negatively affect students’ health and grades.”可知，如果推迟上学时间，学生将有足够的睡眠时间，那么他们将会取得更 好的成绩。故选 D。 45．细节理解题。根据“There’s also concern (担心) that later school start times could leave some kids walking home in the dark.”可知，有人不赞成推迟上学的时间，因为这样学生要很晚才放学 回家。故选 B。 46．最佳标题题。根据“Research shows that inadequate (不足的) sleep can negatively affect students’ health and grades.”，“However, not everyone thinks schools should push back the start of the school day.”，“In addition, opponents (反对者) say, later school start times would leave teens with fewer hours for after-school activities and homework.”及结合文章内容可知，本文主要就是否应该推迟 上学的时间进行了议论。故选 A。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 专项 3 阅读理解（记叙文+说明文） Passage 1 My Best Friend Dan Walking home from school one day, I saw Dan, a kid from my school, “He must be a real nerd (书呆子),” as he was carrying a lot of books. When I continued walking, I saw a group of kids run into Dan, knocking his books out of his arms and he fell over. I ran over to help him, and as we were picking up his books, I saw tears in his eyes. While I helped him stand up, he looked at me and said, “Thank you so much.” There was a grateful (感激的) smile on his face. We started talking and soon realized that we lived near each other. We talked all the way home. Dan turned out to be a pretty cool kid. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Dan, the more I liked him. Dan and I became best friends. Over the years in middle school, he became more popular. In our last year, Dan got the best 模块一 记叙文 Passage 1: 被我帮助过的同学丹在毕业典礼上向我致谢 Passage 2: 迈克尔和大卫帮助纽约的一所学校棒球队筹集资金 Passage 3: 因为迈克爸爸开车接电话而引发的事故 Passage 4: 化劣势为优势 Passage 5: 转变思想，坏事变好事 Passage 6: Scout读书的故事 模块二 说明文 Passage 7: 人工智能如何影响着创意领域 Passage 8: 共享经济的发展和影响 Passage 9: 海洋中的塑料垃圾对海洋动物的危害 Passage 10: 动物爱好者呼吁保护动物 Passage 11: 社交媒体的利弊 Passage 12: 沙发客旅行 Passage 13: SQ3R阅读技巧 Passage 14: 是否应推迟上学时间 话题概览 模块一 记叙文 话题概览 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 2 grades in our class, and had to give a speech for graduation. As Dan started his speech, he looked at me. “Graduation is a time to thank the people who helped you survive those difficult years—your parents, your teachers, but mostly your friends. Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from making a huge mistake.” Everyone was surprised as he told us about his weakest moment. 1．Why did the writer think Dan was a nerd when they first met？ A．Dan had no smile. B．Dan always cried. C．Dan had few friends. D．Dan carried many books. 2．What happened to Dan in the last year of middle school？ A．He decided to go to another school. B．He got the best grades in his class. C．He experienced a difficult year. D．He turned out to be a weak kid. 3．What does the writer want to tell us？ A．All roads lead to Rome. B．Well begun is half done. C．Kindness is the sunshine of life. D．Failure is the mother of success. Passage 2 Students Raise Money for Baseball Team Two years ago, high school students Michael Pinsky and David Connor read an article in a newspaper about a school in Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City. The school had a baseball team, but no money to buy the baseball equipment. Michael and David had an idea. They decided to help the team get money for the equipment they needed. So the two boys started a project to raise money for the baseball team. They called the project “Home Runs for Harlem.” They placed boxes in stores to collect money for the team and sold bracelets (手镯；手链) with the words “Home Runs for Harlem” on them. Their plan was to collect money to support the team. Michael and David’s project was a great success. They raised over $9, 000. The team bought the equipment they needed: gloves, baseballs and bats. The school also used some of the money to pay a baseball coach. After the school in Harlem received the money, Michael and David spoke to the students at the school, and David explained why this was a dream come true. “It’s not just about me,” he says. “It’s for other people. It’s for the community.” 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 3 “I just hope they have a fun time playing baseball, and if they can have the equipment, then that just helps out,” says David. David and Michael now plan to raise money for other baseball teams in Harlem. For their passionate and inspiring efforts to support school baseball programs, the two teenagers were New Yorkers of the Week on one of New York’s news stations. 4．A school in Harlem had no money to buy _______ for their baseball team. A．newspapers and magazines B．the baseball equipment C．baseballs and news stations D．boxes and bracelets 5．Michael and David’s plan was to _______. A．write an article in a newspaper B．show their success to the team C．sell things to pay a basketball coach D．collect money to support the team 6．What made Michael and David New Yorkers of the Week? A．Their efforts to help the school baseball programs. B．Their creation of bracelets with words on them. C．Their programs for their news stations and school. D．Their successful project on how to raise money. Passage 3 ACarAccident It was early in the morning when Mike and his father Mr. Smith were going to the museum. The sun was shining and the birds were singing in the trees. Mike was very happy because it was weekend and he had finished doing his school work. Mike sat in the front seat next to his father. Dad helped Mike put the seat belt on. They said goodbye to mum who was looking at them through the window. On the way to the museum, Mike’s father was talking to his son about life in the past and how they used to travel on camels. The mobile phone rang and interrupted their conversation. Mike’s father answered the phone. While he was talking, he became angry for some reason and started shouting. He was so angry that he could not notice a camel crossing the road. Suddenly, Mr. Smith braked (刹车) hard and he missed the camel, but the car overturned. Mike was still in his seat, but his father hit his head on the windscreen. There was blood coming out of his mouth. Five minutes passed before the police came and took them to hospital. In the hospital, Mike was lying next to his father. He had some bruises (伤痕) on his face and a broken leg. Mr. Smith’s legs were broken. Mike was very sad. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 4 The doctors came and provided their help. They put plasters (石膏) on their legs and they treated their wounds. All the nurses were very helpful, too. They took care of Mike every day until he removed the plaster two months later. Mike will never forget the great help of the police, the doctors and the nurses who saved their lives. He will never use the mobile phone while driving, either. 7．Mike’s dad drove a car to ________ with Mike. A．his school B．the museum C．the hospital D．the zoo 8．Mike and his dad had an accident ________. A．when they were talking on the way B．before they saw the camel on the road C．as soon as they said goodbye to his mumD．when his dad was talking on the mobile phone 9．What has Mike learned from the accident? A．It is very dangerous for a driver to use the mobile phone while driving. B．People need encouragement after getting hurt in the accident. C．Students should visit the museum to get some knowledge. D．It is very happy to travel on camels on the weekend. Passage 4 I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice. “Mum, come here! There’s this lady here my size!” The mother rushed to her son and turned to me to say “sorry”‘. I smiled and told her: “It’s okay. “ Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?” He studied me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little mommy?”“Yes, I have a son, “I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked. “It’s the way I was born, “ I said, “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger. “ After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left. My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents. I stand 114 cm tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf（侏 儒）. Despite （尽管）this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up. I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names （辱骂我） . Then I knew I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always look fixedly at me as I tried hard to climb the school bus stairs. But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed in my whole life. I decided to make my difference an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked（缺少）in height, I made up for in personality. I’m 47 now, and people are surprised when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 5 When people are not polite enough, I say to myself: “Look what else I have-a great family, nice friends.” It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that, I will encourage them to accept the persons around them, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them in a friendly way. 10．When did Darry realize how short she was? A．When she was born. B．When she started school. C．When she climbed the school bus stairs. D．When she answered the boy’s questions. 11．What did Darry do after she accepted her difference? A．She made great efforts to be better. B．She asked family and friends for help. C．She began to hate the first day of school each year. D．She encouraged others to answer the children’s questions. 12．From her experience, Darry learned about ________. A．the power of friendship B．the value of language C．the effects of disadvantages D．the importance of attitude Passage 5 ALittle Imagination Makes a Difference Susan had finished her homework and was going to paint a picture of the stairs. It was for a competition in school the next day. When her father reminded her it was almost time for bed, Susan said,“I’ll be quick but I wonder what color to use?” “Well, our stairs are brown” said her father.“Thanks, Dad.” said Susan. When she finished her picture, Susan began playing with her brush which was still wet. Suddenly, she dropped the brush right on the picture! There in the middle of her picture was a blob (污点) of brown paint! “Oh, Dad! What shall I do?” Susan cried. “My picture is ruined. And it’s too late to paint another.” “Let me see,” said her father. “The blob looks just like...” “Wow, I have an idea!” cried Susan. She drew a dog around the blob of brown paint. “Wonderful! You know, few things are as bad as they are seen at first. With a little imagination you can turn bad into good.” said Susan’s father. The next day Susan went to school early. When the competition began, Mr.King said, “I’ve chosen three pictures, and I want you to say which one you like best.” The children did not like the first one. The next picture was on black paper, but the stairs were red. So it was not so good. Then Mr. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 6 King showed the third painting. It was Susan’s! “The stairs are straight.” said Joe. “Yes, and the brown paint shows up well on the white paper.” said Lucy. “The little dog seems to belong there.” said Terry. The children voted and Susan’s painting won. “Susan had a good idea,” Mr. King said. “That little dog finished a good painting. It made the stairs seem real.” Susan smiled. She could hardly wait to tell her father the news. He was right. With a little imagination you can turn something bad into something good! 13．When Susan finished her picture, she ________· A．went to bed early B．played with her dog C．drew a blob in the picture D．dropped the brush on the picture 14．Susan won the competition because of ________. A．her stairs B．her brush C．her imagination D．her white paper 15．According to the passage,we can learn that ________. A．fathers always love their children B．never give up when we face difficulties C．most things are as bad as they are seen D．we can turn bad into good with imagination Passage 6 It was my first day at school. It was also Miss Caroline’s first day to be a teacher. Miss Caroline began the day by reading us a story about cats. Then she started to teach us the alphabet (字母表). When Miss Caroline discovered that I was literate (有读写能力的), she said, “Tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading and writing with a fresh mind.” After supper that night, my father sat down with the paper and called, “Scout, ready to read?” I told him I didn’t feel very well and didn’t think I’d go to school any more if it was all right with him. “You never went to school and you do all right, so I’ll just stay home too. You can teach me like Grandpa taught you.” “No, I can’t,” said my father. “I have to make a living. Besides, they’d put me in prison if I kept you at home. Now what’s the matter?” I told him what happened at school. “Miss Caroline said you taught me all wrong, so we can’t ever read any more. Please don’t send me back, please sir.” “First of all,” he said, “if you can learn a simple trick (技巧), Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of people. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—” “Sir?” 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 7 “—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” My father continued, “You learned many things today. Miss Caroline learned several things herself. We could not expect her to learn all our ways in one day, and we should understand her when she knew no better.” “But if I keep on going to school, we can’t ever read any more…” “That’s really worrying you, isn’t it?” “Yes, sir.” When he looked at me, I saw the look on his face that always made me expect something. “Do you know what a compromise (妥协) is?” he asked. “Breaking the law?” “No, an agreement. It works this way,” he said. “If you promise me to go to school, we’ll go on reading every night as usual. Is it OK?” “Yes sir!” 16．What happened to Scout on her first day at school? A．She was not able to read the alphabet. B．She lost interest in reading and writing. C．She couldn’t follow Miss Caroline in class. D．She was asked to stop learning from her father. 17．What did Scout agree to do at the end of the story? A．Go to school. B．Stay at home. C．Teach herself.D．Make a living. 18．What can we learn from the passage? A．Scout didn’t trust her father. B．Her father was a wise person. C．Scout didn’t like reading. D．Her father was mad at Scout. Passage 7 People have long thought that AI will soon enough take jobs with repetitive labour (重复性劳 动), such as truck drivers, cleaners, but cannot copy the creativity only human brains can produce. Truck drivers, retail cashiers and warehouse workers would all lose their jobs to robots, they said, while workers in creative fields like art, entertainment and media would be safe. Well, an unexpected thing has happened recently: AI has entered the creative class. In the past few months, AI-based image generators (图像生成器) like DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion have made it possible for anyone to create unique, hyper-realistic (超现实 ) images just by typing a few words into a text box. These apps, though new, are already surprisingly popular. DALL-E 2, has more than 1.5 million users generating more than two million images every day, while Midjourney has more than three million members. 模块二 说明文 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 8 It’s still too early to tell whether this new wave of apps will end up costing artists and illustrators their jobs. What seems clear, though, is that these tools are already being put to use in creative industries. A few months ago, Sarah Drummond, a designer in London started using AI-generated images. Instead of spending hours creating sketches by hand, Ms. Drummond, now types what she wants into DALL-E 2 or Midjourney. “All of a sudden, I can take like 15 seconds and go, ‘Woman at restaurant, black-and-white sketch,’ and get something back that’s really professional (专业的),” she said. Ms. Drummond added that AI image generators had limitations. They aren’t good at more difficult sketches, for example, or creating different images with the same character. And like the other creative artists, she said she didn’t think AI designers would replace human illustrators completely. “Would I use it for final output? No. I would hire someone to fully make what we wanted to realize,” she said. “But the throwaway work that you do when you’re any kind of designer, whether it’s visual, architectural, urban planner—you’re sketching, sketching sketching. And so this is a sketch tool.” 19．According to the passage, AI based image generators can ________. A．take the place of truck drivers B．be more creative than humans C．follow instructions to create certain images D．create more than two million texts every day 20．What does Ms. Drummond think of AI image generators？ A．They are more convenient for creating basic drawings. B．They will be widely used and end up costing artists their jobs. C．They are sketch tools to realize what you want for final output. D．They are good at creating different images with the same character. 21．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage？ A．To compare different AI image generators. B．To explain howAI image generators work. C．To encourage people to use AI for art work. D．To show howAI is affecting creative fields. Passage 8 We’ve been told by parents and teachers since we were kids that “It’s good to share.” Taking it as an object of study, psychologists (心理学家 ) have published various papers stating that the behaviour of sharing is beneficial to setting up positive emotional connecting. Today, the action of sharing takes on more meaning. We are using technology to reduce the 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 9 money that we spend on goods and services, or to make money out of those that we don’t use all the time. These differ from car shares to home shares, and even to pet shares. It is creating new ways of thinking and is providing services to people when and where they want them. This sharing economy (经济) is an answer to our increasing need for quality goods and services at competitive prices, all delivered at a click. Whether it’s an online shop where we can get designer clothes at rock-bottom prices (租) out our flats for a couple of days, it’s out there. Whether we’re a lender or a borrower; everyone makes or saves money. We also make connections and sometimes even make new friends. What’s more, sharing encourages us to reuse things, there by cutting down on waste. But the sharing economy is not without its problems as it’s developing faster than ongoing supervision. Some companies are taking unfair advantage of this situation to increase their share of the market. In addition, the sharing economy is open to misuse of trust. Some people have experienced loss of things while renting out their homes, and others have found themselves being stolen or attacked while sharing rides. Finally, the heart of the sharing economy, is not yet safe. Sharing websites collect personal information about almost every part of our lives, locations, bank information, the technology to prevent such information from being stolen still needs improvement, and the awareness of possible risks is low among both service providers and users. Even though, what is in no doubt is that the sharing economy is increasingly related to our daily lives. It is growing at such a speed that we can only imagine what it will include in the future. What will we be sharing next? Who will be sharing and how? And the most interesting question of all—what type of society will all this sharing take us to? 22．What can we learn from the passage? A．Online shops are the products of sharing economy. B．Both service providers and users think highly of risks. C．Sharing economy encourages lending and borrowing less. D．Sharing economy offers good services with reasonable prices. 23．The words “ongoing supervision” in Paragraph 4 are closest in meaning to ________. A．final judgement B．fair treatment C．continuous management D．powerful argument 24．The writer probably agrees that ________. A．there are more possible risks of sharing than benefits B．sharing economy will develop widely in different fields C．it will be a popular way to make friends through sharing D．sharing economy will bring positive emotional connecting 25．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．What’s Good to Share 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 10 B．What’s Mine Is Yours C．The History and the Future of Sharing D．The More You Share, the More You Get Passage 9 On a boat near Costa Rica, a team of scientists is helping a turtle（海龟）. The animal is having trouble breathing, and the team discovers why there is something inside its nose. A scientist tries to get it out, but the turtle cries in pain. Finally, after eight long minutes, a long object is pulled out. It is a 10-centimeter plastic straw（吸管）. The video of the turtle’s rescue（救援）has been viewed millions of times on YouTube. It has helped raise a growing problem—the world’s seas are full of plastic. Since 2000, there has been huge increase in worldwide plastic production, but we recycle less than one-fifth of it. A lot of this plastic waste ends up in the ocean. Today, scientists think about 8.1 billion kilograms go into the sea every year. Most of the plastic will never biodegrade but remain there for a long time. This ocean plastic hurts millions of sea animals every year. Some fish eat plastic because it’s covered with sea plants, and it looks and smells like food. Typically （通常）, eating plastic leads to more hunger. “Imagine you ate lunch and then just felt weak and hungry all day,” says scientist Matthew Savoca. “That would be very terrible. Sometimes eating pieces of plastic can seriously hurt sea animals and even result in death. ” Plastic is useful to people because it’s strong and lasts a long time, but this is bad news for sea animals. According to Savoca, “Single-use plastics, such as straws, water bottles, and plastic bags, are the worst. ” These objects are used only once before we throw them away. About 700 sea animals, including the turtle from the video, have been caught in or have eaten this kind of plastic. Luckily, the turtle was alive and returned to the ocean. How will plastic affect sea animals in the long term? “I think we’ll know the answers in 5-10 years,” says Debra Lee Magadini from Columbia University. But by then, another 25 million tons of plastic will already be in the ocean. 26．The passage begins with the story of the turtle to ________. A．provide a reason B．lead in the topic C．show an opinion D．describe an event 27．The underlined word “biodegrade” in Paragraph 2 probably means” ________”. A．get off B．get down C．move away D．break down 28．What can we infer from the passage? A．The ocean plastic is mistaken for food by some sea animals. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 11 B．Scientists know clearly about the influence of plastic pollution. C．Only single-use plastics can put sea animals in danger or even death. D．8.1 billion tons of plastic waste goes into the sea every year from the land. 29．What can be the best title for the passage? A．The Ocean Saving Project B．ATurtle’s Rescue C．How Plastic Harms Sea Animals D．Where Plastic Production Come From Passage 10 On Nov. 11, an Australia jockey got hurt after his horse “broke down” during a horse race in Hong Kong. Though the jockey is safe now, his horse is not so lucky. Since the horse’s leg injury would lead to its death, vets killed it in front of audience on the spot. Falling off a horse at high speed has a big risk of injury. You can say it’s the jockey’s choice to take part in the sport. But what about the horses? This is not the first time that animals have been harmed because of animal entertainment-related sports. For example, about 180,000 bulls are killed in bullfights around the world, with many more injured in bullfight events every year, according to Human Society International, an organization improving the human-animal relationship globally. Hunters shoot more than 800 lions in South Africa. To help these animals, animal lovers have started many campaigns, which seem to be taking effect. In June, Churchill Downs, the site of the famous Kentucky Derby in the US, stopped all horse racing which was to run to July 3. Circuses (马戏团) using animals have been banned (禁止 ) by many countries around the world in recent years due to animal welfare worries, according to the website Four Paws. Animals play an important part in our lives and are more than tools for sports and entertainment. The human-animal bond can be seen in all kinds of places. Service animals can help people in their jobs and animals are also used to help and care for people with illnesses and who have experienced abuse (虐待). “We can have our sports, drinks, lively parties, and beautiful hats but we can leave the animals out of it,” reported Vox. 30．From Paragraph 3, we know that __________. A．animals are hurt or even die in animal entertainment B．many people hunt wild animals for fun or personal use C．animal entertainment-related sports are popular D．the number of bulls and lions goes down quickly 31．What is the opinion of the website Four Paws? 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 12 A．Horses have been banned from participating in races in many countries. B．Animal welfare concerns are helpful to stop using animals for fun and sports. C．Circuses using animals and animal-related sports are popular for entertainment. D．Bullfights should be banned and bulls can help people in their jobs and life. 32．According to Vox, animal entertainment-related sports are __________. A．exciting B．necessary C．avoidable D．meaningless Passage 11 Most of us cannot imagine modern life without social media. We use it almost every day in order to keep up with what is happening in our friends’ lives or find out the latest information. Although it has a bad influence if we don’t use it properly, social media has done more good than harm. The greatest advantage is that we can connect with people much more easily. We are still able to keep in touch with our friends if they are far away. With social media, friendship goes beyond geography. We’re able to find friends old and new. Also, it makes it easier for us to make friends, especially for those who are afraid of making friends face to face. Are you shy? If yes, social media has probably helped. Social media is also ideal (理想的) for making yourself heard. Anyone with a voice can express it. Anyone with a talent is free to show it. Everyone is the new content (内容 ) creator. Moreover, anyone with a smartphone and the Internet can be a reporter. As a result, it has become much faster to cover the news than ever before. Social media, on the other hand, can make us less confident sometimes. A study published by the Public Library of Science, found that the more a person uses social media, the sadder he feels about his own life. One reason for this is that people around us put colourful information and perfect pictures online in order to show off their best moment. So we often get a distorted sense of how wonderful their lives are compared to our own. Social media does not cause sadness; it simply provides another tool for us to use. Is it good or bad? Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says, “What is interesting is the power and influence of social media ... We must try to use social media in a good way.” After all, you decide how you use this powerful tool. 33．What can we learn about social media from the passage? A．We use social media to only record our best side. B．We can use social media to find out the shiest friends. C．Social media can help people connect with others more easily. D．Everyone can be a reporter in the Public Library of Science. 34．The word “distorted” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A．clear B．different C．simple D．incorrect 35．Which picture shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1, ...) 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 13 A． B． C． D． 36．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A．Social Media: To Create Or Not To Create? B．Social Media: Our Friend Or Enemy? C．Social Media: Connecting the World D．Social Media: Making Yourself Heard Passage 12 People can travel without much money by staying in other people’s house. Sometimes the travelers may sleep for a few nights on other people’s couch (沙发) for free. This way of travelling is called couch surfing. Couch Surfing. org is an organization that connects travelers all around the world. Members of it can find a place to stay when they travel or share their homes and hometowns with travelers from other places. In this way strangers can help strangers in order to make the world a better place. The organization has millions of members in 238 different countries and it has changed the way of travel forever. Jamie from Australia has traveled in this way all over the world. “When I traveled before, I used to find a cheap hotel to save money, now I stay in really nice houses and apartments. But the best thing isn’t the free living condition, it’s the people you meet. A couch surfing host will usually cook you a meal which helps break the ice. Then they’ll often introduce you to their friends and take you to the places they enjoy. Couch surfing allows you to experience a country and its culture.” Why do people agree to let a stranger sleep on their couch? Delphine, an experienced host from Paris, has an answer. “They say that money makes the world go round but I try to help people go round the world without much money!” She says with a smile. So far, she has received more than 100 travelers. “I enjoy meeting people from different cultures and I’ve made friends from all over the world,” says Delphine, who is also a professional cook. “And of course, I like sharing French food with them. Usually, my guests love trying it but I’ve had problems sometimes. Once I cooked roast lamb (烤羊肉) for a guest but unfortunately, when she got here, she told me she was only used to eating vegetables!” The idea of travelling the world for free has even been made into a TV series. Alex and Zsolt from the US set out with no money at all. They relied on social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter to ask for help. They say, “wherever we went we were always provided with food. All over the world, food is a common bond (纽带).” They travelled sixteen different countries and the 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 14 results were turned into the TV show Around the World for free. 37．What can you know about couch surfing? A．It’s an organization that provides cheap hotels. B．It’s a way for people to make money with their couches. C．Travelers may travel with less money with strangers’ help. D．Travelers consider it the most important way to travel today. 38．Why does Delphine like being a couch surfing host? A．She is a professional French cook. B．She enjoys traveling. C．She expects to be famous. D．She wants to help people go round the world. 39．Alex discovered that all over the world ________. A．food brings people together B．it’s not easy to travel without money C．people enjoy their free-living condition D．a host usually cooks a meal to break the ice Passage 13 What is SQ3R? SQ3R was first developed by researchers at Ohio State University. SQ3R is a useful technique (技巧) for understanding written information. SQ3R stands for the five techniques you should use to read a book: Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review. Survey (S): Scan the material to get the overview (概述). Read the headings to see the major points. Read the introductory paragraphs and the summary at the end of the chapter (章，篇 ). Remember, you are scanning the material and not actually reading every sentence. Question (Q): Make questions that can be answered during the reading of the material. This will give a purpose to your reading. Take a heading and turn it into a question. For example, if a heading in a chapter about cell division is in your biology text, make a question by turning the title around: “How does cell division occur (发生)?” or “How many steps are involved in cell division?” Read (R): Now you read the material and try to find answers to your questions. This is a careful reading, line by line. You may want to take notes or make flashcards. Recite (R): As you read, look away from your book and notes and try to answer your questions. This checks your learning and helps to put that information in your memory. Review (R): To check your memory, scan portions (部分) of the material or your notes to verify (核实) your answers. Review the material and note the main points under each heading. This review step helps you retain (记住) the material. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 15 The SQ3R method is just one technique that can be used to understand and retain information when you read. Students learn in different ways. Therefore you should be aware of your learning styles. Knowing whether you are an auditory (learn by hearing), visual (lean by seeing) or kinaesthetic (hands-on) learner helps you to understand your best leaning environment. The SQ3R technique of reading can help to improve your reading skills no matter what your style is. 40．If you want to know the overview of the material, you should ________. A．read each sentence line by line carefully B．avoid looking at the major points C．focus on the meaning of the first paragraph D．read the headings, the introductory and the summary parts 41．What can we learn from the passage? A．Making questions about the material will lead us to read on purpose. B．Careful reading can check what we have learned by reading. C．The reciting step helps us to know our learning styles clearly. D．The review step helps us to get the answers to the questions. 42．What is the writer’s main purpose of writing this passage? A．To tell us different ways to memorize things. B．To explain the research on biology. C．To encourage us to read more materials. D．To give us some help to improve our reading skills. Passage 14 As your phone’s alarm blares (发出刺耳鸣响), you slowly open one eye. How can it be morning already? It seems like it was only a few hours ago that you finished your homework. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many teens struggle to get enough sleep. According to the Sleep Foundation, nearly 60 percent of middle school students and more than 70 percent of high school students in the U.S. aren’t getting the recommended (被推荐的) 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep a night. In Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a group of students have formed an organization called Cherry Hill Students for Later School Start Times. It wants local middle and high schools to push back the start of the school day to 8:30 a.m. In fact, schools in several states have changed to later start times in recent years. Research shows that inadequate (不足的) sleep can negatively affect students’ health and grades. Starting the school day too early can deprive teens of much-needed sleep. Studies show that well-rested teens are more likely to get good grades and less likely to suffer from (患有) depression. As Aiden Rood, the co-founder of Cherry Hill Students for Later School Start Times, explains, “Kids are healthier in general when they start later, and they do better in school.” However, not everyone thinks schools should push back the start of the school day. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 16 Many school teachers say delaying (延迟) the start of the school day would create a number of challenges. First, school buses would have to be rescheduled, more money would be needed. There’s also concern (担心 ) that later school start times could leave some kids walking home in the dark. Changing school hours could also create child care problems for some parents. In addition, opponents (反对者) say, later school start times would leave teens with fewer hours for after-school activities and homework. That’s what Erin Isherwood, a parent in Chico, California is worried about. The start time at her kids’ high school was pushed back 45 minutes this year. “My son has an exercise class that he absolutely (绝对地) loves at a gym, now he can’t go.” She explains. 43．The words “deprive teens of much-needed sleep” in Paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to ________. A．provide teens with much-needed sleep B．increase teens’ much-needed sleep C．take much-needed sleep away from teens D．talk about teens’ much-needed sleep 44．According to the passage, what is a possible benefit of later school start times? A．Students can get up early to do more exercise. B．Students can get more knowledge about their health. C．Students can finish their homework more easily. D．Students can get better grades. 45．Some people don’t agree with later school start times because ________. A．students will have more time for after-school activities B．some students will walk home in the dark C．students will have to take school bus to school D．students will get enough sleep 46．Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A．Should Your School Day Start Later? B．When Is the Right Time to Sleep? C．What Can Students Do After School? D．Is Enough Sleep Good or Bad for Students?