专题02 阅读理解 记叙文（人教版2019）-备战2024-2025学年高二英语下学期真题分类汇编

专题02 阅读理解 记叙文 Passage 1 （24-25高二下·福建厦门·期中） Travel photographer Peter Yan left behind a successful career at Apple to pursue his work as a visual storyteller. In a few years, the Chinese-born Australian photographer has built an impressive following on social media, where over 150,000 people follow his inspiring imagery. One particular photo, taken on a trip to Yangshuo, China, has caused the Internet to sit up and take notice. In the photograph, a cormorant (鸬鹚) fisherman stands on his simple wooden raft (筏), ready to work with his two birds next to him. When Peter arrived at Yangshuo, he was immediately entranced by the practice of cormorant fishing. This technique is typically practiced in rivers, with fishermen training their birds to catch fish in their throat and bring them back to the boat. The method was first described in a 636 CE text about the history of the Sui Dynasty and was a prosperous (繁荣的) industry. Now, cormorant fishing is typically practiced for tourism purposes, which makes Yan’s photograph all the more special. Through this viral photograph, he’s been able to bring awareness back to a tradition that is fading. At the same time, given Yangshuo’s incredible landscape, he’s exposed his followers to a new side of China that they may not otherwise have discovered. Three years ago, photography was just a hobby for Yan. Since he went on overseas vacations, he started to post on social media regularly. After a year, his account took off and gained lots of followers. He loved his full-time job, but as his photography “work” became more serious, he had to make a tough decision. In the end, he chose travel photography full-time, for fear of future regret if he didn’t try it sooner. Yan looks forward to the countless adventures that lie ahead, knowing there are still many hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. 1. What can be learned about cormorant fishing? A. It’s a major industry. B. It’s an ordinary skill. C. It’s an age-old practice. D. It’s a high-return business. 2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Yan’s hobby of sending online posts. B. Yan’s experience of travelling overseas. C. Yan’s commitment to drawing followers. D. Yan’s journey to becoming a photographer. 3. Which best describes Peter Yan? A. Sensitive and caring. B. Adventurous and influential. C. Generous and ambitious. D. Humorous and fashionable. 4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To recommend a job. B. To promote a county. C. To introduce a person. D. To preserve a tradition. Passage 2 （24-25高二下·广东深圳·期中） The cold northern wind here in the streets of Petersburg strengthens my nerves and fills me with delight. I cannot think of the Pole as cold and empty; in my imagination it is a region of beauty and delight. Who knows what strange landscapes and creatures we may find there? I shall satisfy my curiosity with the sight of an unknown part of the world, and walk where no man has before. Thinking of it, I feel the same joy a child feels when he sails his little boat on a voyage of discovery up his native river. This voyage was the favorite dream of my early years. My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. Uncle Thomas’s library contained only books about exploration, which I read day and night. Finally, my thoughts come to the idea of making a voyage of discovery. Six years have passed since I decided on the present voyage. I can, even now, remember the hour when I committed myself to this great enterprise. I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep. I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day. Then, at nights, I studied mathematics, the theory of medicine, and sciences of practical importance for a sea-going adventurer. Twice I took jobs as an officer on a Greenland whaling ship. I felt a little proud when my captain asked me to remain with the ship, so valuable did he consider my services. And now, do I not deserve to achieve some great task? My life might have been passed in ease and comfort, but I preferred glory to every pleasure that wealth placed in my path. 1. What does the author think of the Pole? A. It reminds him of his childhood. B. It must be a region full of surprises. C. It would fulfil his dream of being an adventurer. D. It’s too cold a destination with almost nothing. 2. What does the bold-lettered word “enterprise” in the last paragraph mean? A. career. B. adventure. C. business. D. service. 3. To realize his childhood dream, the author got ________. A. physically prepared by experiencing great suffering B. spiritually prepared by gaining his captain’s recognition C. academically prepared by reading books on exploration D. financially prepared by serving on a whale hunting ship 4. According to the text, the author is definitely a person full of ________. A. courage B. fancy C. pride D. perseverance Passage 3 （23-24学年高二下·湖南省长沙期中） Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first and second-generation Chinese immigrants (移民), sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung reached a point in their adult lives when they started to long for the Chinese food they’d grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it. There was such a “representation gap”, as Sarah puts it, in terms of what kinds of cuisines were noticeably featured in those early days of TV celebrity chefs and the emerging food blogosphere (博客圈). As it turns out, though, the Leungs were uniquely positioned to do something about it. Bill, the father, had spent years cooking beef at his family’s Chinese American takeout restaurant. Judy, the mom, was born and raised in Shanghai and had deep knowledge about traditional Shanghainese cooking. Meanwhile, the two sisters had grown up in the New Jersey suburbs, eating their parents’ food, but also growing in America’s own food-obsessed culture. So, in 2013, the Leungs started The Woks of Life. What distinguished their blog from others was that the intergenerational heritage (传承) of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept—The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites, tapping into their own areas of expert knowledge. Kaitlin is proud that The Woks of Life follows along line of pioneers-folks like Joyce Chen, Martin Yan and Ming Tsai, who first started to bring Chinese home cooking into the mainstream in the US. “We feel proud that we have made a meaningful mark over the past decade, casting light that there’s a huge demand for these recipes,” she says .“It’s about representation, yes, but there’s also a huge demand. Asian Americans look to reconnect with the food of their heritage.” Five years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find a ton of Chinese recipes in the New York Times food section, Kaitlin notes. Now you can. 1. What do the underlined words “representation gap” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. The shortage of Chinese chefs. B. The lack of Chinese food recipes. C. The gap between young and old ABCs. D. The difference between chefs and bloggers. 2. What is the purpose of paragraph 2? A. To prove how unique the Leung sisters are. B. To show why the Leung sisters prefer Chinese food. C. To point out the Leungs’ advantage to start a food blog. D. To stress the Leung sisters’ love for home cooking food. 3. What makes The woks of Life special? A. The concept of baking food. B. The large number of followers. C. The bloggers, way of posting recipes. D. The intergenerational heritage of knowledge. 4. What is the significance of The woks of Life? A. It strengthens bonds between individuals. B. It marks the popularity of Chinese cuisine. C. It has developed many new Chinese recipes. D. It links Asian Americans with their food tradition. Passage 4 （24-25高二下·湖北武汉·5月月考） Dragging out of bed on a damp October morning, I look out of the window of my room in the Foreign Students’ Building of Sichuan University in Chengdu. As usual, the sky outside is grey, and beyond, I can see a row of wutong trees and the Fuhe River. There, a cormorant (鱼鹰) fisherman is trying his luck in the dark water. His birds, their great black wings flapping, have rings around their necks. When they catch a fish too big to swallow, they offer it to the fisherman, who drops it into his basket, and gives them a smaller one in exchange. I watch, attracted by the little event that marks my daily life here. When the fisherman has floated past, I go off in search of breakfast. Students and lecturers on bicycles ride past me, ringing their bells. Laundry and birdcages hang on the balconies of the apartment blocks. Everything is softened by the gentle touch of the Sichuan mist. The campus is an island of quietness in a city where the taxis honk their horns (鸣笛) non-stop and the street sellers shout and talk. Guided by my nose, I find a snack stand just behind the university, where an elderly couple makes guo kui, flatbreads filled with cut-up pork, spring onion, and Sichuan pepper. The woman kneads dough (揉面) and rolls it into balls on an oiled wooden board, spreads over each ball into a long tongue of pastry with a little spicy seasoned pork. She then rolls it up, flattens it into a round, and passes it to her husband. He bakes them at the side of the grill. Eaten hot, they are tasty, chewy, and mouthwatering, with the Sichuan pepper making your lips dance and sting. Could there be anything more delicious for breakfast on a damp autumn day? 1. What fascinates the author on the damp October morning? A. A grey sky. B. A row of wutong trees. C. A lucky event. D. A fishing scene. 2. What does the author suggest about the outside of the campus? A. It is misty. B. It is noisy. C. It is quiet. D. It is touching. 3. How does the author describe guokui? A. From sensory angles. B. Through hands-on experience. C. With careful analysis. D. By highlighting the smell. 4. What does the author mainly write about in Paragraph 3? A. Her adaptation to food in Chengdu. B. Her university life in Chengdu. C. Her encounter with the local snack. D. Her appreciation of people in Chengdu. Passage 5 （23-24高二下·山东菏泽·期中） I know next to nothing about baseball. When in the right field during P. E. as a boy, I prayed the ball wouldn’t come to me. It took a miracle (奇迹) for me to catch it. Yet I later became the father of two boys, Will and Tim (8 and 5), who were both interested in baseball. On Saturday mornings, I’d take Will out to the playground and play catch with him. Thanks to my weak arm, the ball dropped before he could catch it. After many misses one day, he said, “How am I ever going to make the major leagues?” “You got the wrong dad, kid,” I thought. Baseball isn’t my thing. Still, I wanted to give my kids confidence on the field. There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and primarily targeted older boys. What if we had something more low-key, something that welcomed boys and girls, and younger ones? I shared the idea with some neighbors. “That would be great!”they said. Now who could organize such a thing? Not me. I tried to put the idea aside, but it wouldn’t leave me. I finally decided that I must do something about it. So I called the city’s recreation department, explaining that some families wanted to start a baseball league in our neighborhood. Were there any fields for that? They bounced me around. Finally, I spoke to the official in charge. I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no? “Yes, we have something for you,” the man said, hearing my request. We got two fields for four hours every Sunday morning. Our league was founded. What a joy it was to sit on the benches, watching Will and Tim playing baseball! How grateful I was for other parents who did the coaching! And I became the most unlikely baseball commissioner (专员) ever. Many years have passed. Now Will and Tim are new dads, and I can’t wait to see what they’ll have to do. I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things. 1. Why did the author think his son Will got the wrong father? A. He lacked confidence. B. He had poor baseball skills. C. He had little energy or time. D. He didn’t know Will’s dream. 2. What special feature did the author expect the baseball league had? A. Being easy to join. B. Having its own fields. C. Focusing on training kids. D. Having professional coaches. 3. How did the author probably feel while talking to the official? A. Confident. B. Peaceful. C. Nervous. D. Hesitant. 4. What does the author want to stress in the text? A. The need to challenge oneself. B. The greatness of parental love. C. The responsibility of parenthood. D. The role of sports in kids’ growth. Passage 6 （24-25高二下·广东·八校期中联考） When the pool near Paris where he worked as a lifeguard was closed due to poor economic conditions, Guillaume Pop took jobs at various other pools that were almost empty. At one pool there was a small waterslide (水滑道), which gave the 22-year-old former competitive swimmer an idea: he would make a TikTok video in which he pretended to be a“professional waterslide tester”. Shooting down a slide in hard hat and hi-viz vest (防护衣) or smiling broadly in cool shapes to the music, Pop soon became a social media hit. He was hired to “test” slides and other facilities at water parks, swimming pools and campsites all over France. Today, he has more than half a million followers on TikTok and his own real-life waterslide-testing business. No longer working as a lifeguard, he travels the country checking the condition of waterslides, trying them out to determine how fun they are and creating amusing videos to attract customers. “First of all, I check it without water, to make sure it’s in an acceptable state,” explains Pop, who must keep up-to-date on water park regulations. If he finds a waterslide needs work — for example, if there are bumpy joints, which can hurt sliders — management will bring in a specialist repairer. “After that, I test it with water,” Pop says. Then he moves on to the fun, promotional aspect. Sometimes he takes over a leisure park and invites social media influencers to enjoy it too. In 2022, he took 25 influencers to O’Gliss Park, an enormous water park on the Atlantic coast. Pop estimates he’s tested around 700 French waterslides and is now eyeing water parks abroad, such as Switzerland, Portugal and Spain, where he has been testing slides during the winter. “It’s the best job in the world,” declares Pop, whose videos have received 80 million views. “I’m not behind a desk. I’m active and outside in the sun. And I build a positive relationship with customers. In fact, all the children tell me they want to be a waterslide tester!” 1. What motivated Guillaume Pop to make TikTok videos about waterslides? A. His interest in lifeguarding techniques. B. His passion for competitive swimming. C. A suggestion from his friends to become a social media hit. D. The loss of his lifeguard job due to poor economic conditions. 2. How did Guillaume Pop’s career change after gaining popularity on TikTok? A. He began working as a manager at a water park. B. He started a real-life waterslide-testing business. C. He joined a professional swimming team in Paris. D. He became a lifeguard at multiple pools in France. 3. Why does Guillaume Pop describe his job as“the best job in the world”? A. He gains a high salary and job security. B. He tests over 700 waterslides in France. C. He gets to travel extensively to different countries. D. He enjoys working outdoors and interacting with customers. 4. Which is a suitable title for the text? A. Guillaume Pop: The TikTok Star of Water Parks B. Guillaume Pop: From Lifeguard to a Traveler in Paris C. Guillaume Pop’s Journey: From Pool Closures to Waterslide Adventures D. Guillaume Pop’s Journey: Creating Waves in Swimming Pools Passage 7 （24-25高二下·辽宁大明·期中） In 2013, Deegan was trying to take control of her life after winning the fight against drinking. She did quit, but she was having difficulty reconnecting with people. Even looking someone in the eye proved to be difficult. “I was sort of like a shell of a person and just didn’t really have many life skills or self-confidence,” Deegan said. However, baking was something that always brought her joy as a child. One day while helping out in the neighborhood, Deegan picked up a handheld mixer and started baking. “My life was just out of control, but baking is such a controlled thing, where if you take the right steps and follow the directions, you’ll get a pretty exact result,” she said. Deegan started bringing her homemade baked cookies to people’s homes, which helped her reconnect with people. “Feeding people is such a universal love language,” she said. However, she was still trying to figure out how to find a career at 27 years old. She had no real work experience and she couldn’t put ‘quit drinking’ on her resume. Deegan’s life shifted in 2015. Encouraged by her friends, she challenged herself to see if she could sell just one pie. She sold dozens! She began baking out of her tiny apartment and eventually launched an official business in 2017. She spent four years developing a pie crust cookie recipe, which has since become the bread and butter of her business. “People have been walking, running and lining up to get cookies, and it’s just been so magical seeing that,” she said. When she needs more help, Deegan says she looks for anyone who is just excited to work, even if they don’t have any experience. After her own struggle, she realized that the desire to work was better than having a certain skill set. And she became a second-chance employer, hiring women out of prison or the shelter system. “You just have to walk through the door and be ready, willing and able and excited to show up and work and you’ ve got a job,” Deegan told the reporter. 1. What was Deegan mainly struggling with in 2013? A. Emotion management. B. Interpersonal relationship. C. Work-life balance. D. Alcohol addiction. 2. What led to Deegan’s decision to start a baking business? A. Receiving encouragement from friends. B. Seeing people running to get cookies. C. Working previously in the baking industry. D. Wanting desperately to gain total control. 3. What makes Deegan’s hiring approach unique? A. She values employees who love baking. B. She offers training to inexperienced workers. C. She hires people eager to work despite their past. D. She prioritizes creativity over qualifications. 4. What can be a suitable title for this text? A. Overcoming Addiction: A New Beginning of Life B. From Struggle to Success: A Story of Rebuilding Life C. Pie Crust Cookies: The Key to Success D. The Art of Baking: Turning Life Around Passage 8 （24-25高二下·四川德阳·期中） One summer night, a boy felt himself lifted from bed by his father. Sleepy with eyes half closed, he saw stars flashing across the heavens. “What is it?” the child whispered. “Shooting stars. They come every year in August.” Decades have passed, but I still remember that night, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed a new experience was more important than an unbroken night’s sleep. Some parents, like my father, have the gift of opening doors for their children, of leading them into splendid newness. This art of adding dimensions to a child doesn’t necessarily require a great deal of time. It simply involves doing things with our children instead of for them or to them. At a Golf Association tournament, a ten-year-old girl played exceptionally well. “How long have you been interested in golf?” someone asked. “I got it for my ninth birthday,” she said. “You mean your father gave you a set of clubs?” “No,” she said, “he gave me golf.” I have a friend, a psychiatrist, who says there are two types of people: those who think of life as a privilege and those who think of it as a problem. The first type is enthusiastic and energetic. The other type is suspicious and self-centered. And he adds, “Tell me about your childhood and I can tell you which type you are likely to be.” The real purpose, then, of trying to open doors for children is not to divert them or amuse ourselves; it is to build eager and outgoing attitudes towards the demanding and complicated business of living. This, surely, is the most valuable legacy we can pass on to the next generation: not money, not houses, but a capacity for wonder and gratitude, a sense of aliveness and joy. And for those of us who care what becomes of our children, the challenge is always there. None of us meets it fully, but the opportunities come again and again. Many years have passed since that night. And next year, when August comes with its shooting stars, my son will be seven. 1. How does the writer find his experience of watching the shooting stars? A. Exciting. B. Rewarding. C. Encouraging. D. Satisfying. 2. What the girl said in Paragraph 2 suggests that ______. A. children should develop a hobby from an early age B. a set of clubs are not as important as skills in golfing C. parents’ presence is the key to children’s exploration D. no success can be achieved without one’s passion 3. What will the author’s psychiatrist friend agree with? A. Stability in upbringing builds confidence. B. Parenting styles require professional guidance. C. Childhood experience determines adult happiness. D. One’s personality is related to childhood experiences. 4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph? A. To express his wish to watch the shooting stars. B. To stress the importance of father-son relations. C. To encourage parents to enrich their kids’ inner life. D. To present the challenges of parenting children. Passage 9 （24-25学年高二下·山东省枣庄期中） At eleven, I decided to learn to swim. There was a pool at the YMCA offering exactly the opportunity. My mother continually warned against it, and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the YMCA pool was safe. I had a childhood fear of water. This started when I was three years old and my father took me to the beach. The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me. The pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on one side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, how’d you like to be ducked?” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits—when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump to come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly. When I came to consciousness, I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital. I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by. It deprived (剥夺) me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not . Sometimes the terror would return. This went on until July. I swam across the Lake Went worth. Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” I had conquered my fear of water. 1. What was the author’s original fear of water caused by? A. His poor skill in swimming. B. His mother’s warning of drowning. C. An outing to the beach with his father. D. An unpleasant memory of the pool. 2. Why was the author not scared to death when he was thrown into the water? A. He knew how to swim in the pool. B. He felt that the YMCA pool was safe. C. He was waiting for others to save him. D. He came up with an idea to go upwards. 3. What does the author probably mean by expressing “but I was not” in Paragraph 5? A. He was still a poor swimmer. B. He had not overcome the fear yet. C. He was not afraid of drowning any more. D. He was not satisfied with the swimming training. 4. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Goodbye, Mr Terror B. Hello, Childhood Fear C. A Swimming Adventure D. My Passion for Swimming Passage 10 （24-25学年高二下·湖南省长沙期中） Scott had just graduated when a job posted on a Harvard mailing list caught her eye: two students had an idea for a company offering on-demand household services. They needed a chief technical officer to design the website and app. Scott joined their company, offered novel ideas and helped it grow to the point where it runs in 28 major U. S. cities, plus more in Canada. “I wanted to make my own money,” Scott said. While still in high school, Scott co-founded a multifunctional network service platform. She sold it to a software company before her freshman year at Harvard. Scott was interested in entrepreneurship (创业) while still in high school. Her father, a businessman, sowed the seeds of entrepreneurship in her mind, while her elementary school teacher introduced her to coding (编程). It wasn’t long before those enthusiasms joined each other. Always planning to study computer science, Scott chose the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Attending Harvard realized a dream she and her father had shared. Even as she was studying computer science, she was gaining other skills that would pay off in her career as an entrepreneur. “Harvard encourages a multidisciplinary approach to education and comprehensive abilities, which can be beneficial and necessary for entrepreneurs who often need to deal with various aspects of business,” she said. By day, she does coding at a big company. She’s also become an investor in other small businesses. “When I invest in a startup, I’m looking for a passionate team with an innovative idea that addresses a clear market need,” she said. It’s been a while since Scott co-founded a company of her own, but that doesn’t mean she’s done with that part of her life. She makes the most of every business experience to acquire new skills. For her, each experience is an opportunity to study. When the next company opportunity presents itself, she’ll just be that much more ready with what she’s gained and gain new insights from it. 1. Which can best describe Scott according to paragraph 1? A. Strong-willed and outgoing. B. Creative and ambitious. C. Cooperative and generous. D. Hard-working and independent. 2. What is the function of paragraph 2? A. To demonstrate Scott’s talents. B. To reveal the reason for Scott’s success. C. To describe Scott’s background. D. To show the sources of Scott’s interests. 3. How does Harvard’s education influence Scott? A. It inspires her to be an investor. B. It equips her with many business skills. C. It fires her passion for computers. D. It offers her an entrepreneurial platform. 4. What message is conveyed in the last paragraph? A. There is no end to learning. B. Interest is the best teacher. C. Good things come to those who wait. D. To be prepared is half the victory. Passage 11 （24-25学年高二下·湖南师大附中4月月考） By the time she turned 18, Khadijah Williams had attended twelve schools. She had lived in shelters, in parks, and in motels, never in a permanent residence for more than a few months. She had tolerated the blames of students who considered her as “different”. Homeless since early childhood, Khadijah struggled all her life to hide her circumstances from teachers and fellow students. However, academics proved to be a way for her to find confidence in herself again. For instance, at the age of 9, she placed in the 99th percentile on a state exam, and her teacher told her she was “gifted”. From that moment forward, Khadijah decided to do whatever it took to keep herself in that category. “I was so proud of being smart. I never wanted people to say, ‘You got the easy way out because you’re homeless,’” she said. “I never saw it as an excuse.” By the second year of high school, she realized that she could not succeed in getting the further education she dreamed of without getting help to go beyond what her current school could offer. She talked to teachers and counselors (辅导员) who helped her apply to summer community college classes, scholarships, and enrichment programs. And in 11th grade, when she enrolled at Jefferson High School, she decided to complete the rest of her school career there—a decision that meant taking a bus each morning at 4 a. m. and not getting home until 11 p. m. Her perseverance and hard work paid off, however. When she poured the story of her life into her Harvard University college application, she was accepted. Once Khadijah felt ready to tell her story, it won her notice not only from college admissions boards but also from the news media, including Oprah, who introduced Khadijah on her show. Now as a successful student at Harvard, Khadijah continues to use the lessons of her extraordinary life to help and inspire other students. 1. What was Khadijah’s life like before she turned 18? A. She was badly treated at home. B. She struggled with academics. C. She had lived in various places. D. She often misbehaved at school. 2. How did Khadijah find confidence in herself again? A. By hiding her circumstance from others. B. By working hard for academic success. C. By being proud of her homeless background. D. By getting help from teachers and counselors. 3. Why did Khadijah apply for summer community college program? A. To use her experience to inspire others. B. To get financial help from her teachers. C. To realize her dream to go to university. D. To be admitted to Jefferson High School. 4. What is the text mainly about? A. Khadijah’s success in her academic pursuits. B. Khadijah’s experience of overcoming adversity. C. Khadijah’s involvement in community service. D. Khadijah’s achievements at Harvard University. Passage 12 （23-24高二下·湖北武汉·期中） The lunch in the back room of a dull Moscow restaurant consisted of small bites of food and large shots of vodka. Musk had arrived that morning with Adeo Ressi and Jim Cantrell on their search to buy a used Russian rocket for their mission to Mars. After many toasts to friendship, the Russians gave the Americans gifts of vodka bottles with labels that had each person’s image. Musk, who was holding his head up with his hand, passed out, and his head slammed into the table. That evening, slightly recovered, Musk and his companions met with another group in Moscow selling used missiles. That encounter turned out to be equally odd. The Russian in charge was missing a front tooth, so whenever he spoke loudly, which was often, spit would fly out in Musk’s direction. At one point, when Musk started his talk about the need to make humans multiplanetary (多行星), Cantrell recalls, the Russian spit at them. “Did he just spit on us?” Musk asked, eyes wide open. “Yeah, he did,” Cantrell answered. “I think it’s a sign of disrespect.” Despite the clown show, Musk and Cantrell decided to return to Russia in early 2002. Ressi didn’t come, but Justine did. This time Musk focused on buying two Dnepr rockets, which were old missiles. The more he negotiated, the higher the price went. He finally thought he had a deal to pay $18 million for two Dneprs. But then they said no, it was $18 million for each. “That’s insane!” he says. The Russians then suggested maybe it would be $21 million each. “They taunted him,” Cantrell recalls. “They said, ‘Oh, little boy, you don’t have the money?’” It was fortunate that the meetings went badly. It drove Musk to think bigger. Rather than merely using a secondhand rocket to put a demonstration greenhouse on Mars, he would attempt one of the most audacious (大胆的) projects of our times: privately building rockets that could launch satellites and then humans into orbit and eventually send them to Mars and beyond. 1. What happened during the lunch in the Moscow restaurant? A. Musk got seriously drunk. B. Musk bought a used rocket. C. Musk was hit on the head. D. Musk made lots of friends. 2. How did Musk react when the Russian spat at him? A. Embarrassed. B. Shocked. C. Anxious. D. Ashamed. 3. What does the underlined word “taunt” mean? A. Try to annoy. B. Try to inspire. C. Try to amuse. D. Try to disappoint. 4. What lesson can you learn from this passage? A. Money can’t buy everything. B. Constant dripping wears away a stone. C. Repetition plays a critical role in success. D. Frustration can sometimes be a stepping stone. Passage 13 （23-24高二下·湖北武汉·4月月考） Every auntie I know has a kitchen drawer containing (容纳) a carefully kept collection of yogurt dabbas. Dabba is an Indian word for “box”, but it refers to all kinds of containers, too. Dabbas live many lives: the containers holding the yogurt we eat every day are saved and washed and washed again. The reused dabbas end up storing food and pot luck contributions. They pass from house to house, living in their drawer or the fridge. Sometimes they are even returned to their original (最初的) owners full of some other delicious food. This is a fairly advanced skill and one only the elder aunties manage-recognizing their dabba from their friends’ seemingly same container is nothing short of miraculous (奇迹般的). But just as every auntie values her dabbas, every uncle hates them. “How many of these things can you possibly need?” my father used to ask my mother, extremely annoyed. She would shoot him a look that would surely have killed a weaker man and place her dabba carefully back. When I went away to university, my mom used to cook food and send it to me with strict instructions to wash the dabbas and bring them home. I felt awkward about my dabbas — why did we need to save these things? I weighed the choices: if I threw away the dabbas, would she still send me food? I knew the answer was yes, but it wasn’t a risk I was prepared to take. Finally, I found my way to Halifax, where I now have a family of my own. Like my mother, I’m also the proud owner of a rich dabba collection, which I guard seriously. My husband is an American. Dealing with cultural differences is surely an adventure. The other night, I saw him throw my dabbas into the recycling bin. I narrowed my eyes a little as I fished them out, washed them up and replaced them in their drawer. I was practicing my mother’s death look. 1. What does the advanced skill in paragraph 2 suggest? A. The elder aunties value their dabbas a lot. B. Dabbas strengthen the ties between friends. C. It isn’t hard to tell the difference between dabbas. D. The elder aunties have unique skills in preserving dabbas. 2. How did the author deal with the dabbas sent by her mom when in university? A. She threw them away. B. She sold them for money. C. She sent them to a recycling center. D. She washed them and brought them home. 3. How does the author sound in the last paragraph? A. Humorous. B. Confused. C. Curious. D. Frightened. 4. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Hidden Functions of Dabbas B. The Adventure of Dabbas C. The Many Lives of Dabbas D. Mom’s Collection of Dabbas Passage 14 （23-24高二下·山东济南·4月考） In a Zulu village, Daphne gave birth to a baby, named Xolani Nkosi. The baby was tiny, no more than two kilos. As the months passed, Daphne realized the boy was ill. The doctor who examined the boy had said his illness might be a result of HIV infection. Meanwhile, another South African woman, Gail Johnson, was living a different life. She and her husband were not wealthy, but were comfortably middle class. A visit to a friend’s brother, who was in the terminal (晚期的) stage of AIDS, made her determined to do something. By October, she had raised enough money to set up the Guest House, and took in a dozen dying of AIDS. Daphne sent her boy to the Guest House, where he became a star. But in 1992 the Guest House had to be closed for lack of money. Gail offered to adopt Nkosi. By his 4th birthday, Nkosi was eating better, gaining some weight. In 1997, Gail sent Nkosi to school. In 3 years at school Nkosi had only one accident. He fell in the playground and cut his mouth. The bleeding was handled with care. His school performance was satisfactory. Nkosi’s progress was tracked in the media. Gail took advantage of the coverage to raise money and found a house in Johannesburg for some women and their kids. She called it Nkosi’s Haven. Nkosi and Gail became icons (偶像人物) in the international AIDS community. They were invited to the United States and spent a week there making appearances. Then in July 2000, the 13th International Conference on AIDS was scheduled to be held in Durban. Nkosi was introduced to a huge audience. He said, “Care for us and accept us. We are all human beings. We are normal. We have hands. We have feet. Don’t be afraid of us. We are all the same.” His tiny body was ravaged, but his big heart inspired a nation. 1. What drove Gail Johnson to found the Guest House? A. Her middle class status. B. Her visit to an AIDS sufferer. C. Her ability to raise money. D. Her determination to be wealthy. 2. What can we learn about Nkosi from the last paragraph? A. He won the battle against AIDS in the end. B. He made much progress in AIDS research. C. He became a leader in the AIDS community. D. He urged people to treat AIDS patients fairly. 3. What does the underlined word “ravaged” in the last paragraph mean? A. Ruined. B. Injured. C. Controlled. D. Protected. 4. Which of the following can best describe Gail? A. Clever and humorous. B. Curious and inspiring. C. Strong-willed and demanding. D. Warm-hearted and considerate. Passage 15 （24-25高二下·山东潍坊·4月月考） When I bought a house in Portland four years ago, I immediately began designing my dream garden, intending to remove the weeds and plant some vegetables or long-lasting flowers. I soon discovered, however, that the soil was unproductive, clay-heavy and littered with stones. In previous, much tinier gardens, I’d fix it with a few bags of high-quality soil from the nursery. Replacing this vastly greater quantity of dirt was neither practical nor financially possible. Instead, I decided to remediate (补救) what I already had. The challenge before me was to revitalize the soil. Two core principles of modern agriculture can guide this shift: minimizing soil disturbance and emphasizing biodiversity. In practice, growing crops by turns, prioritizing organic inputs over chemical fertilizers, integrating crops, trees and livestock, and shielding soil from being washed away with cover crops, often work. I tried to apply such methods in my garden. Where once there was only grass, I created a pond, a rock garden, a wildflower field and raised beds for vegetables. I let plants grow and decompose by themselves in a natural way. I also introduced different plants and revived its ecological communities. In May, I decided to relocate a flowering plant. As I dug the plant out, all manner of life emerged. Earthworms swung from the roots. A daddy long legs hurried for shelter. Below the plant I even noticed the fine white lattice of a fungal mycelium. Running my fingers through the soil, I understood, more clearly than ever before, that I transformed much more than my yard — it completely changed the way I think about soil. It’s not simply as a medium for life, but as a living entity (个体) in its own right. Although science still lacks an agreed definition of life, textbooks highlight criteria widely considered to differentiate the living and nonliving. Soil meets many of them: It has a highly organized structure. It has a capacity for active self-preservation. It grows. It breathes. And it can die. 1. How did the author use to improve the soil? A. By adding rich soil. B. By covering it with bags. C. By removing the weeds. D. By applying chemical fertilizer. 2. What does the underlined word “shielding” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Exposing. B. Separating. C. Sheltering. D. Monitoring. 3. What is the purpose of paragraph 4? A. To explain the process of transplanting. B. To illustrate the prevention of insect attacks. C. To stress the competition of different species. D. To state the formation of multi-species communities. 4. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Soul of Soil B. The Vitality of the Wild C. The Art of Gardening D. The Whisper of Flowers Passage 16 （23-24学年高二下·福建省三校协作高二5月） I grew up in a house with an unusual design feature. The entire floor of the front entrance was made of slate reclaimed pieces of chalkboards that my innovative father gathered from the local high school when it was undergoing a renovation 25 years ago. He added a second large piece on the wall, too. The result was that we always had a place to write notes, draw pictures, do quick calculations, and keep an ongoing grocery list to which anyone could contribute. The wall chalkboard was used for important notes, while the floor was most handy for messages that were meant to catch someone’s eye the moment they came into the house. When I was young, I took it for granted that every house would have such a large writing surface, but then I moved away and realized that wasn’t the case. For years, especially since having kids, I struggled to keep daily information organized, making do with piles of loose papers, disjointed notes on my phone, and foggy memories of things I knew I should remember but did not. At least my Moleskine paper planner gave some order to my life, but even it didn’t make up for a good chalkboard. But now things have changed. A proper chalkboard has finally been attached to my kitchen wall. My dad recently came for a visit and brought a piece of slate that fits the wall behind the door. It’s from the same batch (批次) of old high school slate that he collected all those years ago, now transported to another part of our province. All of a sudden, we have an obvious place to go to store information where all family members can see it, a place where important thoughts can be kept for future reference, celebrations announced and children entertained. 1. What do we know about the chalkboards? A. They matched other furniture perfectly. B. They were handmade by the author’s father. C. They were donated to the author’s high school. D. They mattered a lot to the author and her family. 2. What bothered the author according to paragraph 3? A. What to do to improve her memory. B. How to teach kids to gather information. C. Where to write down something important. D. How to equip every house with a chalkboard. 3. How did the author probably feel about her father’s recent visit? A. Cheerful. B. Confused. C. Upset. D. Dependent. 4. What can we say about the author? A. She used to hide her thoughts. B. She is a well-organized person. C. She was an excellent girl at school. D. She moves around from time to time. Passage 17 （23-24学年高二下·福建省厦门4月月考） Last summer at a bookstore, my son Henry was fascinated by the cover of the first novel from Peter Brown’s middle-grade trilogy (三部曲). He then finished it in just two days. “Dad, why did The Wild Robot have to be so sad?” He tearfully asked me. The story is set on a remote island, where a robot named Roz learns to survive and communicate with the island’s creatures, and becomes part of the community. For my son, it was the first book he discovered on his own; the first to impact him with the mix of tragedy (悲剧) and joy. When I finished the book, I knew why Henry loved it. In our book club discussion, he described how Brown’s pictures and words had made the story feel real. When talking about its final scenes, where Roz leaves to find repairs for her injured body, Henry cried again. His previous reading experiences had cheerful, “happily-ever-after” endings, but this book introduced him to the beauty of complex emotions. I tried to explain how sadness can enhance the meaning of happy moments, but failed to fully convince him. Once our discussion ended, Henry requested to buy The Wild Robot Escapes and instantly fell in love with it. He read the first two books repeatedly, so you can imagine his excitement when we finally got a copy of The Wild Robot Protects. We both agree it is worth the wait. Roz leaves the island again to stop an underwater threat: “the poison tide.” Brown expertly balances between breathtaking adventure and unsettling ideas- not just happiness and sadness, but also, given the climate-change undercurrents, hope and despair. And, here’s something special about Roz: her physical clumsiness and confusion about life, conveyed through her expressive eyes and downturned mouth. Her story reflects the challenges of surviving in a strange place, much like a child’s journey. Readers love Roz. They learn from her. Even better, they learn alongside her. Roz gave Henry the power to push through the first book’s sad parts, getting him ready to appreciate that, sometimes, sadness isn’t a bad thing to feel. 1. What drove the author to read The Wild Robot? A. Its tragic ending. B. Henry’s tearful recommendation. C. Its attractive cover. D. Henry’s emotional response to it. 2. What is one theme of The Wild Robol Protects? A. Family and community. B. Concerns of global issues. C. Exploration of the ocean. D. Man-robot relationship. 3. What makes Roz in the trilogy special? A. Her childlike expressions. B. Her robotic power. C. Her struggling experiences. D. Her adventurous spirit. 4. Which message does this text seem to communicate? A. Misfortune inspires great literary works. B. Robot stories work like magic on children. C. Book discussions help kids survive tragedies. D. Reading literature facilitates personal growth. Passage 18 （23-24学年高二下·云南昭通期中） The walls of our house were supposed to be white. But I never remember them being white. At first, they were grey, then turning black. My father was a coal worker. He made charcoal (木炭) in our house. Have you ever seen charcoal being made? The little bags you buy in the store for barbeque, they come from somewhere, and honestly, it’s a very dirty business. I remember one day I was bagging up the charcoal with my dad, and it was really cold and raining. All we had was the tiny roof over our heads. After a few hours, I got to go to school, where it was warm. My dad stayed out there working, all day. If he didn’t sell that day, maybe we wouldn’t have enough to eat. I thought to myself: At some point, everything is going to change. For this, I owe football everything. I started football early. I played so much football that every two months, my boots would break apart. When I was seven, I must have been pretty good, because I scored 64 goals for my neighborhood team. That year, my dad got a call from a coach saying they wanted me to play there. My dad asked, “Oh, it’s too far away. Nine kilometers. How will we get him there?” My mom said, “No, no, no! Don’t worry, I’ ll take him!” And that is when Graciela was born. Graciela was an old yellow bicycle that my mother would use to drive me to training every day. It had a little basket in the front. Imagine this: A woman biking through town with a little boy on the back and a bag in the basket with his boots. Up hills. Down hills. Through the dangerous neighborhoods. In the rain. In the cold. In the dark. Graciela got us where we needed to go. Nowadays people look on YouTube, watch the World Cup and see the results, but they don’t know the journey. They don’t know about my living room walls turning from white to black. They don’t know about my father working under a little roof. They don’t know about my mother riding Graciela through the rain and the cold. 1. Why did the walls of the author’s house turn black? A. His family wanted to change the look of their old house. B. The color black could cover up his father’s dirty business. C. The author often made indoor barbeques with the charcoal. D. There was a lot of coal dust created from his father’s work. 2. What can we learn about Graciela? A. Graciela was a yellow bicycle with a basket. B. Graciela was named after the author’s mother. C. Graciela was born when the author was nine. D. Graciela got the family wherever they wanted to go. 3. What good quality do the author and his parents have in common? A. Determined. B. Confident. C. Ambitious. D. Easygoing. 4. What does the author intend to tell us? A. In time of test, family is best. B. Happiness is a choice, not a result. C. One who fears failure limits his activities. D. Behind every glory there is always a story. Passage 19 （24-25高二下·浙江温州·4月考） Feifei Li’s journey from a teenager in China to a leading figure in artificial intelligence is nothing short of remarkable. Born in Beijing in 1976, Li grew up in Chengdu. Her life took a dramatic turn when her family moved to America. Initially, the family didn’t speak English, so the burden of translation fell on Li. She credited kind teachers at her new high school for helping her overcome challenges, as she developed language skills and regained her academic excellence. Outside school, she worked tirelessly in low-paying jobs to support her family. During this period, she felt like an outsider with few friends, suffering from isolation (孤独). Despite these hardships, she was accepted into Princeton to study physics. In 1999, Li graduated with honors, before going on to complete her Ph. D. and eventually joining Princeton’s computer science department as an assistant professor. At Princeton, Li began to pioneer ImageNet, a large-scale image database in visual object recognition software. Frustrated by her peers’ inefficient approach of training computers to recognize one image at a time, she introduced computers to a vast number of objects based on children’s visual learning methods. This led to the creation of ImageNet, which involved a massive labeling effort for over three million images. Instead of getting support within the Princeton department, she outsourced (外包) the task to the Internet, using an Amazon’s program to parcel the job out to remote workers around the globe. Before long ImageNet was completed, and it has subsequently had an enormous impact on the development of artificial intelligence. The database has now grown to over fourteen million images, and is a fundamental part of countless AI applications, like self-driving car technology. Beyond her technical contributions, Li is a faithful advocate for moral AI development. She founded the Human-Centered AI Institute to advance AI research that improves the human condition. Moreover, Li’s influence extends to promoting diversity in AI, through initiatives like AI4ALL, which educates historically excluded talents in the field. Her devotion to AI development earns her the name of “the Godmother of AI”. 1. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A. Li’s pursuit of further excellence. B. Li’s struggles in the new life. C. Li’s efforts in balancing studies and work. D. Li’s gratitude to her teachers. 2. What is special about ImageNet? A. It recognizes a single object at a time. B. It produces a huge number of images. C. It automates image-recognition process. D. It features extensive image recognition. 3. Why does the author mention the Human-Centered AI Institute? A. To praise Li’s outstanding technical competence. B. To highlight Li’s status in the AI research field. C. To demonstrate Li’s devotion to moral AI development. D. To emphasize Li’s influence on advancing diversity in AI. 4. Which of the following best describes Li’s character? A. Creative and caring. B. Ambitious and optimistic. C. Cautious and patriotic. D. Conventional and determined. Passage 20 （23-24学年高二下·广东省广州期中） In my mind, the effect that experience had on me lasted forever. I was determined to learn swimming at the age of ten. There was a pool, at the K. P.L.B. , offering the opportunity. My mother constantly warned against it, and bore fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the K. P.L.B. pool was safe. My fear of water started from childhood. It began when I was four years old and father took me to the beach. There the huge waves knocked me down and swept over me. The K. P.L.B. pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, Skinny! How’d you like to be ducked?” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits-when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing bur water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly. When I came to consciousness, I found myself on the bed in the hospital. I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by. It deprived me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, I practiced hard and finally he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not. Sometimes the terror would return. This went on till July. I swam across the Lake Wentworth. Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” I had conquered my fear of water. 1. Why was the author frightened of water originally? A. His skill in swimming was very poor. B. An experience of an outing to the beach affected him. C. He had an unpleasant memory of the pool at the age of four. D. His mother warmed him about the danger of being drowned. 2. Which of the following is right about the author’s experience in the K.P.L.B. pool? A. The experience made him aware that the pool was safe. B. While he had no skill in swimming, he struggled to go upwards. C. When he was thrown into water, he knew someone would save him. D. The big boy eagerly wanted to help him to conquer the fear of water. 3. Which of the following can be used to describe the author? A. Diligent and cautious. B. Determined and far-sighted. C. Dependable and adaptable. D. Demanding and courageous. 4. What does the author try to tell us? A. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. B. Do one thing at a time, and do well. C. Deed divides beings into lower and higher ones. D. Success always comes from daring to challenge. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 专题02 阅读理解 记叙文 Passage 1 （24-25高二下·福建厦门·期中） Travel photographer Peter Yan left behind a successful career at Apple to pursue his work as a visual storyteller. In a few years, the Chinese-born Australian photographer has built an impressive following on social media, where over 150,000 people follow his inspiring imagery. One particular photo, taken on a trip to Yangshuo, China, has caused the Internet to sit up and take notice. In the photograph, a cormorant (鸬鹚) fisherman stands on his simple wooden raft (筏), ready to work with his two birds next to him. When Peter arrived at Yangshuo, he was immediately entranced by the practice of cormorant fishing. This technique is typically practiced in rivers, with fishermen training their birds to catch fish in their throat and bring them back to the boat. The method was first described in a 636 CE text about the history of the Sui Dynasty and was a prosperous (繁荣的) industry. Now, cormorant fishing is typically practiced for tourism purposes, which makes Yan’s photograph all the more special. Through this viral photograph, he’s been able to bring awareness back to a tradition that is fading. At the same time, given Yangshuo’s incredible landscape, he’s exposed his followers to a new side of China that they may not otherwise have discovered. Three years ago, photography was just a hobby for Yan. Since he went on overseas vacations, he started to post on social media regularly. After a year, his account took off and gained lots of followers. He loved his full-time job, but as his photography “work” became more serious, he had to make a tough decision. In the end, he chose travel photography full-time, for fear of future regret if he didn’t try it sooner. Yan looks forward to the countless adventures that lie ahead, knowing there are still many hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. 1. What can be learned about cormorant fishing? A. It’s a major industry. B. It’s an ordinary skill. C. It’s an age-old practice. D. It’s a high-return business. 2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. Yan’s hobby of sending online posts. B. Yan’s experience of travelling overseas. C. Yan’s commitment to drawing followers. D. Yan’s journey to becoming a photographer. 3. Which best describes Peter Yan? A. Sensitive and caring. B. Adventurous and influential. C. Generous and ambitious. D. Humorous and fashionable. 4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To recommend a job. B. To promote a county. C. To introduce a person. D. To preserve a tradition. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了旅行摄影师Peter Yan放弃在苹果公司的成功事业，追求成为视觉故事讲述者的工作，并重点介绍了他拍摄的一幅关于鸬鹚捕鱼的照片以及他的摄影生涯。 1. 细节理解题。根据第三段中“This technique is typically practiced in rivers, with fishermen training their birds to catch fish in their throat and bring them back to the boat. The method was first described in a 636 CE text about the history of the Sui Dynasty and was a prosperous (繁荣的) industry.(这种技术通常在河流中使用，渔民训练他们的鸬鹚用喉咙捕鱼，然后把鱼带回船上。这种方法最早在公元636年关于隋朝历史的文献中被描述，当时是一个繁荣的行业)”可知，鸬鹚捕鱼是一个古老的习俗。故选C项。 2. 主旨大意题。根据第四段“Three years ago, photography was just a hobby for Yan. Since he went on overseas vacations, he started to post on social media regularly. After a year, his account took off and gained lots of followers. He loved his full-time job, but as his photography “work” became more serious, he had to make a tough decision. In the end, he chose travel photography full-time, for fear of future regret if he didn’t try it sooner.(三年前，摄影对Yan来说只是一种爱好。自从他开始海外度假后，他就开始定期在社交媒体上发帖。一年后，他的账号火了，收获了很多粉丝。他热爱自己的全职工作，但随着他的摄影“工作”变得越来越严肃，他不得不做出一个艰难的决定。最后，他选择了全职从事旅行摄影，因为他担心如果不早点尝试，将来会后悔)”可知，第四段主要讲述了Yan从把摄影当爱好，到因在社交媒体发布照片获得大量粉丝，最终决定全职从事旅行摄影的过程，也就是他成为摄影师的历程。故选D项。 3. 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Travel photographer Peter Yan left behind a successful career at Apple to pursue his work as a visual storyteller.(旅行摄影师Peter Yan放弃了在苹果公司的成功事业，追求成为视觉故事讲述者的工作)”和最后一段中“Yan looks forward to the countless adventures that lie ahead, knowing there are still many hidden treasures waiting to be discovered.(Yan期待着前方无数的冒险，因为他知道还有许多隐藏的宝藏等待被发现)”可知，Peter Yan具有冒险精神；再根据第二段“One particular photo, taken on a trip to Yangshuo, China, has caused the Internet to sit up and take notice.(在中国阳朔旅行时拍摄的一张特别照片引起了互联网的关注)”和第三段“Through this viral photograph, he’s been able to bring awareness back to a tradition that is fading.(通过这张病毒式传播的照片，他让人们重新关注到了一种正在消逝的传统)”可知，Peter Yan很有影响力。由此推知，Peter Yan是一个具有冒险精神和影响力的人。故选B项。 4. 推理判断题。通读全文，结合第一段“Travel photographer Peter Yan left behind a successful career at Apple to pursue his work as a visual storyteller. In a few years, the Chinese-born Australian photographer has built an impressive following on social media, where over 150,000 people follow his inspiring imagery.(旅行摄影师Peter Yan放弃了在苹果公司的成功事业，追求成为视觉故事讲述者的工作。在几年内，这位出生于中国的澳大利亚摄影师在社交媒体上建立了令人印象深刻的粉丝群，超过15万人关注他鼓舞人心的图像)”可知，本文主要介绍了旅行摄影师Peter Yan放弃在苹果公司的成功事业，追求摄影梦想的故事，由此推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍一个人。故选C项。 Passage 2 （24-25高二下·广东深圳·期中） The cold northern wind here in the streets of Petersburg strengthens my nerves and fills me with delight. I cannot think of the Pole as cold and empty; in my imagination it is a region of beauty and delight. Who knows what strange landscapes and creatures we may find there? I shall satisfy my curiosity with the sight of an unknown part of the world, and walk where no man has before. Thinking of it, I feel the same joy a child feels when he sails his little boat on a voyage of discovery up his native river. This voyage was the favorite dream of my early years. My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. Uncle Thomas’s library contained only books about exploration, which I read day and night. Finally, my thoughts come to the idea of making a voyage of discovery. Six years have passed since I decided on the present voyage. I can, even now, remember the hour when I committed myself to this great enterprise. I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep. I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day. Then, at nights, I studied mathematics, the theory of medicine, and sciences of practical importance for a sea-going adventurer. Twice I took jobs as an officer on a Greenland whaling ship. I felt a little proud when my captain asked me to remain with the ship, so valuable did he consider my services. And now, do I not deserve to achieve some great task? My life might have been passed in ease and comfort, but I preferred glory to every pleasure that wealth placed in my path. 1. What does the author think of the Pole? A. It reminds him of his childhood. B. It must be a region full of surprises. C. It would fulfil his dream of being an adventurer. D. It’s too cold a destination with almost nothing. 2. What does the bold-lettered word “enterprise” in the last paragraph mean? A. career. B. adventure. C. business. D. service. 3. To realize his childhood dream, the author got ________. A. physically prepared by experiencing great suffering B. spiritually prepared by gaining his captain’s recognition C. academically prepared by reading books on exploration D. financially prepared by serving on a whale hunting ship 4. According to the text, the author is definitely a person full of ________. A. courage B. fancy C. pride D. perseverance 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者为了实现儿时去极地探险的梦想，多年来做的一系列准备工作，包括身体和精神上的准备。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“I cannot think of the Pole as cold and empty; in my imagination it is a region of beauty and delight. Who knows what strange landscapes and creatures we may find there?(我无法将极地想象成寒冷而空旷的地方；在我的想象中，它是一个美丽而令人愉悦的地方。谁知道我们在那里会发现什么奇怪的风景和生物呢?)”可知，作者认为极地一定是一个充满惊喜的地方。故选B项。 2. 词句猜测题。根据加粗单词前文“Six years have passed since I decided on the present voyage.(自从我决定这次航行以来，已经六年过去了)”和后文“I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep.(我从让自己的身体适应艰苦开始。我去了北海捕鲸；我自愿忍受寒冷、饥饿、口渴和缺乏睡眠)”可知，作者为了去极地探险，开始做各种准备，让自己适应艰苦的环境，由此推知，加粗单词enterprise指的是“去极地探险”，与B项adventure同义。故选B项。 3. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep. I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day.(我从让自己的身体适应艰苦开始。我去了北海捕鲸；我自愿忍受寒冷、饥饿、口渴和缺乏睡眠。白天我常常比普通水手工作得更努力)”可知，为了实现儿时的梦想，作者通过经历巨大的痛苦来做身体上的准备。故选A项。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Six years have passed since I decided on the present voyage.(自从我决定这次航行以来，六年已经过去了)”以及“I began by making my body used to hardship. I went on whale hunting voyages to the North Sea; I voluntarily endured cold, hunger, thirst, and lack of sleep.(我从让自己的身体适应艰苦开始。我去了北海捕鲸；我自愿忍受寒冷、饥饿、口渴和缺乏睡眠)”可推知，作者为了去极地探险，六年来一直在做准备，包括让身体适应艰苦的环境，由此可见，作者是一个充满毅力的人。故选D项。 Passage 3 （23-24学年高二下·湖南省长沙期中） Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first and second-generation Chinese immigrants (移民), sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung reached a point in their adult lives when they started to long for the Chinese food they’d grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it. There was such a “representation gap”, as Sarah puts it, in terms of what kinds of cuisines were noticeably featured in those early days of TV celebrity chefs and the emerging food blogosphere (博客圈). As it turns out, though, the Leungs were uniquely positioned to do something about it. Bill, the father, had spent years cooking beef at his family’s Chinese American takeout restaurant. Judy, the mom, was born and raised in Shanghai and had deep knowledge about traditional Shanghainese cooking. Meanwhile, the two sisters had grown up in the New Jersey suburbs, eating their parents’ food, but also growing in America’s own food-obsessed culture. So, in 2013, the Leungs started The Woks of Life. What distinguished their blog from others was that the intergenerational heritage (传承) of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept—The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites, tapping into their own areas of expert knowledge. Kaitlin is proud that The Woks of Life follows along line of pioneers-folks like Joyce Chen, Martin Yan and Ming Tsai, who first started to bring Chinese home cooking into the mainstream in the US. “We feel proud that we have made a meaningful mark over the past decade, casting light that there’s a huge demand for these recipes,” she says .“It’s about representation, yes, but there’s also a huge demand. Asian Americans look to reconnect with the food of their heritage.” Five years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to find a ton of Chinese recipes in the New York Times food section, Kaitlin notes. Now you can. 1. What do the underlined words “representation gap” in paragraph 1 refer to? A. The shortage of Chinese chefs. B. The lack of Chinese food recipes. C. The gap between young and old ABCs. D. The difference between chefs and bloggers. 2. What is the purpose of paragraph 2? A. To prove how unique the Leung sisters are. B. To show why the Leung sisters prefer Chinese food. C. To point out the Leungs’ advantage to start a food blog. D. To stress the Leung sisters’ love for home cooking food. 3. What makes The woks of Life special? A. The concept of baking food. B. The large number of followers. C. The bloggers, way of posting recipes. D. The intergenerational heritage of knowledge. 4. What is the significance of The woks of Life? A. It strengthens bonds between individuals. B. It marks the popularity of Chinese cuisine. C. It has developed many new Chinese recipes. D. It links Asian Americans with their food tradition. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了年轻一代的美国华裔在做中国菜时遇到的困难以及The Woks of Life博客的诞生。 1. 推理判断题。根据第一段“Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first and second-generation Chinese immigrants (移民), sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung reached a point in their adult lives when they started to long for the Chinese food they’d grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it. There was such a “representation gap”, as Sarah puts it, in terms of what kinds of cuisines were noticeably featured in those early days of TV celebrity chefs and the emerging food blogosphere (博客圈).(像许多其他在美国出生的华人（ABCs）和年轻一代的第一代和第二代中国移民一样，Sarah和Kaitlin Leung这两位姐妹在成年后也渴望吃到自己从小长大的中国菜，但发现很难学会如何准备。正如Sarah所说的那样，在电视名厨和新兴博客圈早期的那些日子里，哪些菜肴明显受到关注，存在“代表性差距”)”可知，Sarah和Kaitlin是美籍华人，当她们想吃小时候的中式饭菜时，却不知道如何做。由此可推知，Sarah所说的早期电视名厨和新兴的美食博客圈中的“代表性差距”就是没有中餐食谱的分享。故选B项。 2. 推理判断题。根据第二段“As it turns out, though, the Leungs were uniquely positioned to do something about it.(然而，事实证明，梁家姐妹有独特的条件来解决这个问题)”以及本段下文的叙述可推知，本段介绍了为什么Leungs一家人有条件创建博客来改变当时人们没有途径学习烹饪中餐的情况。故选C项。 3. 细节理解题。根据第三段“What distinguished their blog from others was that the intergenerational heritage (传承) of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept—The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites, tapping into their own areas of expert knowledge.(他们的博客与其他博客的区别在于，梁家姐妹渴望的跨代知识传承被直接融入了这个概念——四位家庭成员轮流发布食谱，分享各自的最爱，挖掘各自的专业知识领域)”可知，他们的博客与其他博客的不同之处在于，梁氏夫妇如此渴望的知识代际传承被融入了这个观念。故选D项。 4. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Asian Americans look to reconnect with the food of their heritage.(亚洲裔美国人希望重新与他们的传统食物建立联系)”可知，这个博客让亚裔美国人和他们的饮食传统建立起联系。故选D项。 Passage 4 （24-25高二下·湖北武汉·5月月考） Dragging out of bed on a damp October morning, I look out of the window of my room in the Foreign Students’ Building of Sichuan University in Chengdu. As usual, the sky outside is grey, and beyond, I can see a row of wutong trees and the Fuhe River. There, a cormorant (鱼鹰) fisherman is trying his luck in the dark water. His birds, their great black wings flapping, have rings around their necks. When they catch a fish too big to swallow, they offer it to the fisherman, who drops it into his basket, and gives them a smaller one in exchange. I watch, attracted by the little event that marks my daily life here. When the fisherman has floated past, I go off in search of breakfast. Students and lecturers on bicycles ride past me, ringing their bells. Laundry and birdcages hang on the balconies of the apartment blocks. Everything is softened by the gentle touch of the Sichuan mist. The campus is an island of quietness in a city where the taxis honk their horns (鸣笛) non-stop and the street sellers shout and talk. Guided by my nose, I find a snack stand just behind the university, where an elderly couple makes guo kui, flatbreads filled with cut-up pork, spring onion, and Sichuan pepper. The woman kneads dough (揉面) and rolls it into balls on an oiled wooden board, spreads over each ball into a long tongue of pastry with a little spicy seasoned pork. She then rolls it up, flattens it into a round, and passes it to her husband. He bakes them at the side of the grill. Eaten hot, they are tasty, chewy, and mouthwatering, with the Sichuan pepper making your lips dance and sting. Could there be anything more delicious for breakfast on a damp autumn day? 1. What fascinates the author on the damp October morning? A. A grey sky. B. A row of wutong trees. C. A lucky event. D. A fishing scene. 2. What does the author suggest about the outside of the campus? A. It is misty. B. It is noisy. C. It is quiet. D. It is touching. 3. How does the author describe guokui? A. From sensory angles. B. Through hands-on experience. C. With careful analysis. D. By highlighting the smell. 4. What does the author mainly write about in Paragraph 3? A. Her adaptation to food in Chengdu. B. Her university life in Chengdu. C. Her encounter with the local snack. D. Her appreciation of people in Chengdu. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了作者在四川大学生活的一天早晨，以及她对成都当地美食锅盔的品尝和喜爱。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“There, a cormorant (鱼鹰) fisherman is trying his luck in the dark water. His birds, their great black wings flapping, have rings around their necks. When they catch a fish too big to swallow, they offer it to the fisherman, who drops it into his basket, and gives them a smaller one in exchange. I watch, attracted by the little event that marks my daily life here.(在那里，一个带着鱼鹰的渔夫正在黑暗的水中试运气。他的鱼鹰，它们黑色的大翅膀扇动着，脖子上有环。当它们抓到一条大得吞不下去的鱼时，他们就把它送给渔夫，渔夫把鱼扔进篮子里，然后给他们一条小一点的鱼作为交换。我看着，被我在这里的日常生活中的小事件所吸引)”可知，在潮湿的十月早晨，捕鱼的场景吸引了作者。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据第二段“The campus is an island of quietness in a city where the taxis honk their horns (鸣笛) non-stop and the street sellers shout and talk.(在这个出租车不停地按喇叭，街头小贩大声吆喝的城市里，校园是一个安静的岛屿)”可知，作者认为校园外是吵闹的，故选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据第三段“Eaten hot, they are tasty, chewy, and mouthwatering, with the Sichuan pepper making your lips dance and sting.(趁热吃，味道鲜美，有嚼劲，令人垂涎，里面的花椒会让你的嘴唇跳起舞来)”可知，作者从感官角度描述锅盔。故选A。 4. 主旨大意题。根据第三段“Guided by my nose, I find a snack stand just behind the university, where an elderly couple makes guo kui, flatbreads filled with cut-up pork, spring onion, and Sichuan pepper. The woman kneads dough (揉面) and rolls it into balls on an oiled wooden board, spreads over each ball into a long tongue of pastry with a little spicy seasoned pork. She then rolls it up, flattens it into a round, and passes it to her husband. He bakes them at the side of the grill. Eaten hot, they are tasty, chewy, and mouthwatering, with the Sichuan pepper making your lips dance and sting. Could there be anything more delicious for breakfast on a damp autumn day?(我用鼻子嗅了嗅，找到了大学后面的一个小吃摊，一对老夫妇在那里做“锅饼”，这是一种馅有切碎的猪肉、葱和花椒的大饼。这个女人把面团揉成团，在涂了油的木板上卷成团，在每个团上涂上一层长舌头状的油酥，上面撒上一点辣味猪肉。然后她把它卷起来，摊成一个圆，递给她的丈夫。他把它们放在烤架边上烤。趁热吃，味道鲜美，有嚼劲，令人垂涎，里面的花椒会让你的嘴唇跳起舞来。在潮湿的秋日里，还有比这更美味的早餐吗？)”可知，作者在第三段主要写了她与当地小吃的邂逅。故选C。 Passage 5 （23-24高二下·山东菏泽·期中） I know next to nothing about baseball. When in the right field during P. E. as a boy, I prayed the ball wouldn’t come to me. It took a miracle (奇迹) for me to catch it. Yet I later became the father of two boys, Will and Tim (8 and 5), who were both interested in baseball. On Saturday mornings, I’d take Will out to the playground and play catch with him. Thanks to my weak arm, the ball dropped before he could catch it. After many misses one day, he said, “How am I ever going to make the major leagues?” “You got the wrong dad, kid,” I thought. Baseball isn’t my thing. Still, I wanted to give my kids confidence on the field. There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and primarily targeted older boys. What if we had something more low-key, something that welcomed boys and girls, and younger ones? I shared the idea with some neighbors. “That would be great!”they said. Now who could organize such a thing? Not me. I tried to put the idea aside, but it wouldn’t leave me. I finally decided that I must do something about it. So I called the city’s recreation department, explaining that some families wanted to start a baseball league in our neighborhood. Were there any fields for that? They bounced me around. Finally, I spoke to the official in charge. I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no? “Yes, we have something for you,” the man said, hearing my request. We got two fields for four hours every Sunday morning. Our league was founded. What a joy it was to sit on the benches, watching Will and Tim playing baseball! How grateful I was for other parents who did the coaching! And I became the most unlikely baseball commissioner (专员) ever. Many years have passed. Now Will and Tim are new dads, and I can’t wait to see what they’ll have to do. I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things. 1. Why did the author think his son Will got the wrong father? A. He lacked confidence. B. He had poor baseball skills. C. He had little energy or time. D. He didn’t know Will’s dream. 2. What special feature did the author expect the baseball league had? A. Being easy to join. B. Having its own fields. C. Focusing on training kids. D. Having professional coaches. 3. How did the author probably feel while talking to the official? A. Confident. B. Peaceful. C. Nervous. D. Hesitant. 4. What does the author want to stress in the text? A. The need to challenge oneself. B. The greatness of parental love. C. The responsibility of parenthood. D. The role of sports in kids’ growth. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者对棒球一窍不通，却想办法为孩子们成立了一个棒球联盟的故事。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“Thanks to my weak arm, the ball dropped before he could catch it. After many misses one day, he said, “How am I ever going to make the major leagues?” “You got the wrong dad, kid,” I thought. Baseball isn’t my thing.（由于我的手臂无力，球在他接住之前就掉了下来。一天错过多次后，他说：“我怎么才能进入大联盟呢？”“孩子，你找错爸爸了，”我想。棒球不是我的菜。）”可知，作者的棒球技术很差，所以作者认为儿子询问作者如何进入大联盟找错爸爸了。故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据第二段“There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and primarily targeted older boys. What if we had something more low-key, something that welcomed boys and girls, and younger ones?（我们地区有一个官方的小联盟，但它的竞争非常激烈，主要针对年龄较大的男孩。如果我们有一些更低调的东西，一些欢迎男孩和女孩，以及更年轻的孩子的东西呢？）”可知，作者希望这个棒球联盟能够更容易加入。故选A。 3. 推理判断题。根据第三段“I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no?（我的胃里七上八下。如果他拒绝了怎么办？）”可知，作者在与官员交谈时可能会感到紧张。故选C。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things.（我比任何人都清楚：为人父母会让你去做最不可能的事情。）”可知，作者想要在文中强调为人父母的责任。故选C。 Passage 6 （24-25高二下·广东·八校期中联考） When the pool near Paris where he worked as a lifeguard was closed due to poor economic conditions, Guillaume Pop took jobs at various other pools that were almost empty. At one pool there was a small waterslide (水滑道), which gave the 22-year-old former competitive swimmer an idea: he would make a TikTok video in which he pretended to be a“professional waterslide tester”. Shooting down a slide in hard hat and hi-viz vest (防护衣) or smiling broadly in cool shapes to the music, Pop soon became a social media hit. He was hired to “test” slides and other facilities at water parks, swimming pools and campsites all over France. Today, he has more than half a million followers on TikTok and his own real-life waterslide-testing business. No longer working as a lifeguard, he travels the country checking the condition of waterslides, trying them out to determine how fun they are and creating amusing videos to attract customers. “First of all, I check it without water, to make sure it’s in an acceptable state,” explains Pop, who must keep up-to-date on water park regulations. If he finds a waterslide needs work — for example, if there are bumpy joints, which can hurt sliders — management will bring in a specialist repairer. “After that, I test it with water,” Pop says. Then he moves on to the fun, promotional aspect. Sometimes he takes over a leisure park and invites social media influencers to enjoy it too. In 2022, he took 25 influencers to O’Gliss Park, an enormous water park on the Atlantic coast. Pop estimates he’s tested around 700 French waterslides and is now eyeing water parks abroad, such as Switzerland, Portugal and Spain, where he has been testing slides during the winter. “It’s the best job in the world,” declares Pop, whose videos have received 80 million views. “I’m not behind a desk. I’m active and outside in the sun. And I build a positive relationship with customers. In fact, all the children tell me they want to be a waterslide tester!” 1. What motivated Guillaume Pop to make TikTok videos about waterslides? A. His interest in lifeguarding techniques. B. His passion for competitive swimming. C. A suggestion from his friends to become a social media hit. D. The loss of his lifeguard job due to poor economic conditions. 2. How did Guillaume Pop’s career change after gaining popularity on TikTok? A. He began working as a manager at a water park. B. He started a real-life waterslide-testing business. C. He joined a professional swimming team in Paris. D. He became a lifeguard at multiple pools in France. 3. Why does Guillaume Pop describe his job as“the best job in the world”? A. He gains a high salary and job security. B. He tests over 700 waterslides in France. C. He gets to travel extensively to different countries. D. He enjoys working outdoors and interacting with customers. 4. Which is a suitable title for the text? A. Guillaume Pop: The TikTok Star of Water Parks B. Guillaume Pop: From Lifeguard to a Traveler in Paris C. Guillaume Pop’s Journey: From Pool Closures to Waterslide Adventures D. Guillaume Pop’s Journey: Creating Waves in Swimming Pools 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了曾经的救生员Guillaume Pop通过制作水滑道测试的TikTok视频成为社交媒体红人，并成功转型为专业的水滑道测试员，拥有自己的业务和大量粉丝。 1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“When the pool near Paris where he worked as a lifeguard was closed due to poor economic conditions, Guillaume Pop took jobs at various other pools that were almost empty. At one pool there was a small waterslide, which gave the 22-year-old former competitive swimmer an idea: he would make a TikTok video in which he pretended to be a“professional waterslide tester”.(当他在巴黎附近担任救生员的游泳池因经济状况不佳而关闭时，Guillaume Pop开始在其他几乎空无一人的游泳池找活干。在一个游泳池里有一条小型水滑道，这给了这位22岁的前竞技游泳运动员一个主意：他决定制作一段TikTok视频，在视频中扮演一名“专业水滑道测试员”)”可知，由于经济状况不佳，Guillaume Pop失去了救生员的工作，这促使他制作了关于水上滑道的TikTok视频。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Today, he has more than half a million followers on TikTok and his own real-life waterslide-testing business. No longer working as a lifeguard, he travels the country checking the condition of waterslides, trying them out to determine how fun they are and creating amusing videos to attract customers.(如今，他在TikTok上有超过50万粉丝，并且拥有自己的真实生活中的水滑道测试业务。不再做救生员工作的他，现在周游全国，检查水滑道的状态，亲自体验以判断它们是否有趣，并创作搞笑视频来吸引顾客)”可知，在TikTok上走红后，他开始了一项现实生活中的滑水测试业务。故选B。 3. 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“‘It’s the best job in the world,’ declares Pop, whose videos have received 80 million views. ‘I’m not behind a desk. I’m active and outside in the sun. And I build a positive relationship with customers. In fact, all the children tell me they want to be a waterslide tester!’(‘这是世界上最好的工作，’Pop宣称，他的视频已经获得了8000万的观看量。‘我不坐在桌子后面。我很活跃，在阳光下户外活动。我与顾客建立了积极的关系。事实上，所有的孩子都告诉我他们想成为一名水上滑道测试员！’)”可知，Guillaume Pop认为自己的工作是世界上最好的工作是因为他可以在户外活动，同时与客户建立积极的关系。故选D。 4. 主旨大意题。通读全篇，文章主要讲述了Guillaume Pop的职业生涯从救生员到成为一名水滑道测试员的过程，故C项“Guillaume Pop的旅程：从游泳池关闭到水上滑道冒险”适合作为文章的标题。故选C。 Passage 7 （24-25高二下·辽宁大明·期中） In 2013, Deegan was trying to take control of her life after winning the fight against drinking. She did quit, but she was having difficulty reconnecting with people. Even looking someone in the eye proved to be difficult. “I was sort of like a shell of a person and just didn’t really have many life skills or self-confidence,” Deegan said. However, baking was something that always brought her joy as a child. One day while helping out in the neighborhood, Deegan picked up a handheld mixer and started baking. “My life was just out of control, but baking is such a controlled thing, where if you take the right steps and follow the directions, you’ll get a pretty exact result,” she said. Deegan started bringing her homemade baked cookies to people’s homes, which helped her reconnect with people. “Feeding people is such a universal love language,” she said. However, she was still trying to figure out how to find a career at 27 years old. She had no real work experience and she couldn’t put ‘quit drinking’ on her resume. Deegan’s life shifted in 2015. Encouraged by her friends, she challenged herself to see if she could sell just one pie. She sold dozens! She began baking out of her tiny apartment and eventually launched an official business in 2017. She spent four years developing a pie crust cookie recipe, which has since become the bread and butter of her business. “People have been walking, running and lining up to get cookies, and it’s just been so magical seeing that,” she said. When she needs more help, Deegan says she looks for anyone who is just excited to work, even if they don’t have any experience. After her own struggle, she realized that the desire to work was better than having a certain skill set. And she became a second-chance employer, hiring women out of prison or the shelter system. “You just have to walk through the door and be ready, willing and able and excited to show up and work and you’ ve got a job,” Deegan told the reporter. 1. What was Deegan mainly struggling with in 2013? A. Emotion management. B. Interpersonal relationship. C. Work-life balance. D. Alcohol addiction. 2. What led to Deegan’s decision to start a baking business? A. Receiving encouragement from friends. B. Seeing people running to get cookies. C. Working previously in the baking industry. D. Wanting desperately to gain total control. 3. What makes Deegan’s hiring approach unique? A. She values employees who love baking. B. She offers training to inexperienced workers. C. She hires people eager to work despite their past. D. She prioritizes creativity over qualifications. 4. What can be a suitable title for this text? A. Overcoming Addiction: A New Beginning of Life B. From Struggle to Success: A Story of Rebuilding Life C. Pie Crust Cookies: The Key to Success D. The Art of Baking: Turning Life Around 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Deegan在战胜酗酒问题后，通过烘焙找到了生活的乐趣和新的职业方向，并成功创业的故事。 1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“In 2013, Deegan was trying to take control of her life after winning the fight against drinking. She did quit, but she was having difficulty reconnecting with people. Even looking someone in the eye proved to be difficult.(2013年，Deegan在成功戒酒之后，努力想要掌控自己的生活。她确实戒掉了酒，但在重新与人建立联系方面却困难重重。甚至连直视别人的眼睛对她来说都很艰难。)”可知，Deegan在成功戒酒之后，在重新与人建立联系方面存在困难，连直视别人眼睛都很艰难，这说明她主要面临的是人际关系方面的困扰。故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Encouraged by her friends, she challenged herself to see if she could sell just one pie. She sold dozens! She began baking out of her tiny apartment and eventually launched an official business in 2017.(在朋友们的鼓励下，她挑战自己，看看能否卖出一个派。结果她卖出了几十个！她从自己狭小的公寓里开始烘焙，最终在2017年创办了一家正式的企业。)”可知，Deegan在朋友的鼓励下，挑战自己卖派，并且卖出去很多，之后才开始从公寓烘焙并最终创办正式企业，所以是朋友的鼓励促使她决定开始烘焙生意。故选A。 3. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“When she needs more help, Deegan says she looks for anyone who is just excited to work, even if they don’t have any experience. After her own struggle, she realized that the desire to work was better than having a certain skill set. And she became a second-chance employer, hiring women out of prison or the shelter system.(Deegan表示，当她需要更多人手时，她会寻找任何对工作充满热情的人，即便他们没有任何经验。经历过自己的挣扎后，她意识到，工作的热情比拥有特定技能更重要。她成为了一位给予第二次机会的雇主，雇佣刚从监狱出来或身处庇护所的女性。)”可知，Deegan招聘时，会寻找那些对工作充满热情的人，即便他们没有经验，甚至会雇佣刚从监狱出来或身处庇护所的人，即她不在意应聘者的过去，只要他们渴望工作，这体现了她招聘方式的独特性。故选C。 4. 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章讲述了Deegan戒酒之后，在重新融入生活、寻找职业等方面经历挣扎，她通过烘焙重新与他人建立联系，并在朋友鼓励下开启烘焙生意，最终取得成功，整个过程是从困境走向成功，重建生活的故事。选项B“From Struggle to Success: A Story of Rebuilding Life(从挣扎到成功：一个重建生活的故事)”概括了文章内容。故选B。 Passage 8 （24-25高二下·四川德阳·期中） One summer night, a boy felt himself lifted from bed by his father. Sleepy with eyes half closed, he saw stars flashing across the heavens. “What is it?” the child whispered. “Shooting stars. They come every year in August.” Decades have passed, but I still remember that night, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed a new experience was more important than an unbroken night’s sleep. Some parents, like my father, have the gift of opening doors for their children, of leading them into splendid newness. This art of adding dimensions to a child doesn’t necessarily require a great deal of time. It simply involves doing things with our children instead of for them or to them. At a Golf Association tournament, a ten-year-old girl played exceptionally well. “How long have you been interested in golf?” someone asked. “I got it for my ninth birthday,” she said. “You mean your father gave you a set of clubs?” “No,” she said, “he gave me golf.” I have a friend, a psychiatrist, who says there are two types of people: those who think of life as a privilege and those who think of it as a problem. The first type is enthusiastic and energetic. The other type is suspicious and self-centered. And he adds, “Tell me about your childhood and I can tell you which type you are likely to be.” The real purpose, then, of trying to open doors for children is not to divert them or amuse ourselves; it is to build eager and outgoing attitudes towards the demanding and complicated business of living. This, surely, is the most valuable legacy we can pass on to the next generation: not money, not houses, but a capacity for wonder and gratitude, a sense of aliveness and joy. And for those of us who care what becomes of our children, the challenge is always there. None of us meets it fully, but the opportunities come again and again. Many years have passed since that night. And next year, when August comes with its shooting stars, my son will be seven. 1. How does the writer find his experience of watching the shooting stars? A. Exciting. B. Rewarding. C. Encouraging. D. Satisfying. 2. What the girl said in Paragraph 2 suggests that ______. A. children should develop a hobby from an early age B. a set of clubs are not as important as skills in golfing C. parents’ presence is the key to children’s exploration D. no success can be achieved without one’s passion 3. What will the author’s psychiatrist friend agree with? A. Stability in upbringing builds confidence. B. Parenting styles require professional guidance. C. Childhood experience determines adult happiness. D. One’s personality is related to childhood experiences. 4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph? A. To express his wish to watch the shooting stars. B. To stress the importance of father-son relations. C. To encourage parents to enrich their kids’ inner life. D. To present the challenges of parenting children. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者曾经因为父亲带他看美丽的流星而久久不能忘怀，作者认为像父亲这样有非凡“天赋”的父母，能够为孩子们打开一扇门，带领他们进入辉煌的新领域。 1. 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“Decades have passed, but I still remember that night, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed a new experience was more important than an unbroken night’s sleep.(几十年过去了，我仍然记得那一夜，因为我是个幸运的孩子，我的父亲认为一次新的经历比一夜好眠更重要。)”可推知，作者觉得看流星雨的经历是有收获的。故选B。 2. 推理判断题。根据第二段“At a Golf Association tournament, a ten-year-old girl played exceptionally well. “How long have you been interested in golf?” someone asked. “I got it for my ninth birthday,” she said. “You mean your father gave you a set of clubs?” “No,” she said, “he gave me golf.”(在高尔夫协会的锦标赛上，一个10岁的女孩打得特别好。“你对高尔夫感兴趣多久了？”有人问。“这是我九岁生日的礼物，”她说。“你是说你父亲给了你一套球杆？”“不，”她说，“是他教我打高尔夫的。”)”可推知，这表明父亲的参与和引导才是女儿对高尔夫兴趣的关键，选项C“父母的出场是孩子探索的关键”契合文意。故选C。 3. 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句话“And he adds, “Tell me about your childhood and I can tell you which type you are likely to be.”(他补充道：“告诉我你的童年，我就能告诉你你可能是哪种类型的人。”)”可推知，作者的精神病学家朋友会同意一个人的个性与童年经历有关。故选D。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The real purpose, then, of trying to open doors for children is not to divert them or amuse ourselves; it is to build eager and outgoing attitudes towards the demanding and complicated business of living. This, surely, is the most valuable legacy we can pass on to the next generation: not money, not houses, but a capacity for wonder and gratitude, a sense of aliveness and joy. And for those of us who care what becomes of our children, the challenge is always there. None of us meets it fully, but the opportunities come again and again.(因此，试图为孩子们敞开大门的真正目的，并不是为了让他们消遣或自娱自乐；它是为了建立一种渴望和外向的态度，去面对复杂而苛求的生活。毫无疑问，这是我们可以留给下一代的最宝贵的遗产：不是金钱，不是房子，而是对奇迹和感恩的能力，一种活力和快乐的感觉。对于那些关心孩子未来的我们来说，挑战始终存在。我们没有人能够完全应对它，但机会一次又一次地出现。)”可推知，作者写最后一段的目的是鼓励父母丰富孩子的内心世界。故选C。 Passage 9 （24-25学年高二下·山东省枣庄期中） At eleven, I decided to learn to swim. There was a pool at the YMCA offering exactly the opportunity. My mother continually warned against it, and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the YMCA pool was safe. I had a childhood fear of water. This started when I was three years old and my father took me to the beach. The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me. The pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on one side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, how’d you like to be ducked?” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits—when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump to come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly. When I came to consciousness, I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital. I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by. It deprived (剥夺) me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not . Sometimes the terror would return. This went on until July. I swam across the Lake Went worth. Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” I had conquered my fear of water. 1. What was the author’s original fear of water caused by? A. His poor skill in swimming. B. His mother’s warning of drowning. C. An outing to the beach with his father. D. An unpleasant memory of the pool. 2. Why was the author not scared to death when he was thrown into the water? A. He knew how to swim in the pool. B. He felt that the YMCA pool was safe. C. He was waiting for others to save him. D. He came up with an idea to go upwards. 3. What does the author probably mean by expressing “but I was not” in Paragraph 5? A. He was still a poor swimmer. B. He had not overcome the fear yet. C. He was not afraid of drowning any more. D. He was not satisfied with the swimming training. 4. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Goodbye, Mr Terror B. Hello, Childhood Fear C. A Swimming Adventure D. My Passion for Swimming 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者小时候和父亲去海滩的遭遇使作者开始害怕水，直到自己游过温特沃思湖时，才克服对水的恐惧的经历。 1. 细节理解题。根据第二段“I had a childhood fear of water. This started when I was three years old and my father took me to the beach. The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.”（我小时候就怕水。这始于我三岁的时候，我父亲带我去海滩。巨浪把我打倒，把我卷了过去。）可知，作者最初对水的恐惧是和他父亲去海滩郊游引起的。故选C项。 2. 推理判断题。根据第三段中“But I was not frightened out of my wits—when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump to come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards.”（但我并没有被吓得魂飞神离——当我的脚触到底部时，我就会跳得很大，从水面上跳出来。这似乎是一条很长的路。当我上岸的时候，我集中了所有的力量，向上跳了一个我认为很大的跳。）可推知，作者认为自己找到了向上跳出水面的方法，所以他没有害怕。故选D项。 3. 词义猜测题。根据划线部分上文“Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished,”（最后，我决定找个教练。他一点一点地打造了一个游泳者。几个月后，教练的工作结束了）以及下文“Sometimes the terror would return.”（有时恐惧又会回来。）由此可推知but I was not，为“作者还没有克服恐惧”的意思。故选B项。 4. 主旨大意题。根据文章大意以及最后一段中“When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” I had conquered my fear of water.”（当我走到湖中央时，我把脸埋在下面，除了看不到底的水什么也没看到。我笑着说：“好吧，恐怖先生，你觉得你能把我怎么样？”我已经克服了对水的恐惧。）可知，作者主要对自己从小害怕水又到克服水的经历的描述。故文章最好的标题是“再见，恐惧先生”。故选A项。 Passage 10 （24-25学年高二下·湖南省长沙期中） Scott had just graduated when a job posted on a Harvard mailing list caught her eye: two students had an idea for a company offering on-demand household services. They needed a chief technical officer to design the website and app. Scott joined their company, offered novel ideas and helped it grow to the point where it runs in 28 major U. S. cities, plus more in Canada. “I wanted to make my own money,” Scott said. While still in high school, Scott co-founded a multifunctional network service platform. She sold it to a software company before her freshman year at Harvard. Scott was interested in entrepreneurship (创业) while still in high school. Her father, a businessman, sowed the seeds of entrepreneurship in her mind, while her elementary school teacher introduced her to coding (编程). It wasn’t long before those enthusiasms joined each other. Always planning to study computer science, Scott chose the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Attending Harvard realized a dream she and her father had shared. Even as she was studying computer science, she was gaining other skills that would pay off in her career as an entrepreneur. “Harvard encourages a multidisciplinary approach to education and comprehensive abilities, which can be beneficial and necessary for entrepreneurs who often need to deal with various aspects of business,” she said. By day, she does coding at a big company. She’s also become an investor in other small businesses. “When I invest in a startup, I’m looking for a passionate team with an innovative idea that addresses a clear market need,” she said. It’s been a while since Scott co-founded a company of her own, but that doesn’t mean she’s done with that part of her life. She makes the most of every business experience to acquire new skills. For her, each experience is an opportunity to study. When the next company opportunity presents itself, she’ll just be that much more ready with what she’s gained and gain new insights from it. 1. Which can best describe Scott according to paragraph 1? A. Strong-willed and outgoing. B. Creative and ambitious. C. Cooperative and generous. D. Hard-working and independent. 2. What is the function of paragraph 2? A. To demonstrate Scott’s talents. B. To reveal the reason for Scott’s success. C. To describe Scott’s background. D. To show the sources of Scott’s interests. 3. How does Harvard’s education influence Scott? A. It inspires her to be an investor. B. It equips her with many business skills. C. It fires her passion for computers. D. It offers her an entrepreneurial platform. 4. What message is conveyed in the last paragraph? A. There is no end to learning. B. Interest is the best teacher. C. Good things come to those who wait. D. To be prepared is half the victory. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了Scott在成长的道路上，将对创业的热爱与计算机编程爱好结合，一步步走向成功的故事。 1. 推理判断题。根据第一段“Scott joined their company, offered novel ideas and helped it grow to the point where it runs in 28 major U. S. cities, plus more in Canada. “I wanted to make my own money,” Scott said. While still in high school, Scott co-founded a multifunctional network service platform. She sold it to a software company before her freshman year at Harvard.(斯科特加入了他们的公司，提出了新颖的想法，并帮助公司发展到在美国28个主要城市开展业务，在加拿大也有更多的城市。“我想自己赚钱，”斯科特说。还在高中的时候，斯科特就与人共同创立了一个多功能网络服务平台。她在上哈佛大学一年级之前把它卖给了一家软件公司)”可知，她提出了新颖的想法，很有创造力，想自己赚钱，和别人共同创建了一个多功能网络服务平台，很有抱负。故选B。 2. 推理判断题。根据第二段“Scott was interested in entrepreneurship (创业) while still in high school. Her father, a businessman, sowed the seeds of entrepreneurship in her mind, while her elementary school teacher introduced her to coding (编程). It wasn’t long before those enthusiasms joined each other.(斯科特在高中时就对创业感兴趣。她的父亲是一名商人，在她的脑海里播下了创业的种子，而她的小学老师则向她介绍了编程。没过多久，这些热情就相互融合在一起了)”可知，第二段是为了展示Scott对创业和编程的兴趣的来源。故选D。 3. 细节理解题。根据第三段“Harvard encourages a multidisciplinary approach to education and comprehensive abilities, which can be beneficial and necessary for entrepreneurs who often need to deal with various aspects of business(哈佛鼓励多学科的教育方法和综合能力，这对于经常需要处理商业各个方面的企业家来说是有益和必要的)”可知，Scott在哈佛学到了必备的商业知识和技能。故选B。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“It’s been a while since Scott co-founded a company of her own, but that doesn’t mean she’s done with that part of her life. She makes the most of every business experience to acquire new skills. For her, each experience is an opportunity to study. When the next company opportunity presents itself, she’ll just be that much more ready with what she’s gained and gain new insights from it.(斯科特与人联合创办自己的公司已经有一段时间了，但这并不意味着她已经结束了自己生活中的那一部分。她充分利用每一次商业经验来获得新的技能。对她来说，每一次经历都是一次学习的机会。当下一个公司的机会出现时，她就会对她所获得的东西做好更充分的准备，并从中获得新的见解)”可知，虽然Scott已经与人联合创办了她自己的公司，但她并没有停下脚步，她会充分利用每一次商业经历掌握新的技能。如果下一个商业机会出现，她会更加从容，并从中获得新的见解。这表明她在不断地学习和积累新知识，A项“学习永无止境”。故选A。 Passage 11 （24-25学年高二下·湖南师大附中4月月考） By the time she turned 18, Khadijah Williams had attended twelve schools. She had lived in shelters, in parks, and in motels, never in a permanent residence for more than a few months. She had tolerated the blames of students who considered her as “different”. Homeless since early childhood, Khadijah struggled all her life to hide her circumstances from teachers and fellow students. However, academics proved to be a way for her to find confidence in herself again. For instance, at the age of 9, she placed in the 99th percentile on a state exam, and her teacher told her she was “gifted”. From that moment forward, Khadijah decided to do whatever it took to keep herself in that category. “I was so proud of being smart. I never wanted people to say, ‘You got the easy way out because you’re homeless,’” she said. “I never saw it as an excuse.” By the second year of high school, she realized that she could not succeed in getting the further education she dreamed of without getting help to go beyond what her current school could offer. She talked to teachers and counselors (辅导员) who helped her apply to summer community college classes, scholarships, and enrichment programs. And in 11th grade, when she enrolled at Jefferson High School, she decided to complete the rest of her school career there—a decision that meant taking a bus each morning at 4 a. m. and not getting home until 11 p. m. Her perseverance and hard work paid off, however. When she poured the story of her life into her Harvard University college application, she was accepted. Once Khadijah felt ready to tell her story, it won her notice not only from college admissions boards but also from the news media, including Oprah, who introduced Khadijah on her show. Now as a successful student at Harvard, Khadijah continues to use the lessons of her extraordinary life to help and inspire other students. 1. What was Khadijah’s life like before she turned 18? A. She was badly treated at home. B. She struggled with academics. C. She had lived in various places. D. She often misbehaved at school. 2. How did Khadijah find confidence in herself again? A. By hiding her circumstance from others. B. By working hard for academic success. C. By being proud of her homeless background. D. By getting help from teachers and counselors. 3. Why did Khadijah apply for summer community college program? A. To use her experience to inspire others. B. To get financial help from her teachers. C. To realize her dream to go to university. D. To be admitted to Jefferson High School. 4. What is the text mainly about? A. Khadijah’s success in her academic pursuits. B. Khadijah’s experience of overcoming adversity. C. Khadijah’s involvement in community service. D. Khadijah’s achievements at Harvard University. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了自幼无家可归的Khadijah辗转多所学校，饱受同学的嘲笑和轻视，最终在个人的努力和老师的帮助下成功考入哈佛大学的故事。 1. 细节理解题。由文章第一段中“She had lived in shelters, in parks, and in motels, never in a permanent residence for more than a few months. (她住过收容所、公园和汽车旅馆，从来没有在一个固定住所住过几个月。)”可知，她曾住在不同的地方。故选C。 2. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“However, academics proved to be a way for her to find confidence in herself again. (学习成绩证明是她重新找回自信的一种方式)”可知，莉兹通过努力学习获得学术上的成功来重拾信心。故选B。 3. 细节理解题。由文章第三段中“By the second year of high school, she realized that she could not succeed in getting the further education she dreamed of without getting help to go beyond what her current school could offer. She talked to teachers and counselors (辅导员) who helped her apply to summer community college classes, scholarships, and enrichment programs. (在高二的时候，她意识到，如果没有得到学校提供的帮助，她就无法成功地接受她梦寐以求的进一步教育。她与帮助她申请暑期社区大学课程、奖学金和充实项目的老师和辅导员进行了交谈。)”可知，为了实现她上大学的梦想，她申请暑期社区大学项目。故选C。 4. 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是由文章最后一段中“Once Khadijah felt ready to tell her story, it won her notice not only from college admissions boards but also from the news media, including Oprah, who introduced Khadijah on her show.   Now as a successful student at Harvard, Khadijah continues to use the lessons of her extraordinary life to help and inspire other students. (当Khadijah觉得准备好讲述自己的故事时，这不仅引起了大学招生委员会的注意，也引起了新闻媒体的注意，包括Oprah，她在自己的节目中介绍了Khadijah。现在，作为哈佛大学的一名成功学生，Khadijah继续用她非凡的人生经验来帮助和激励其他学生。)”可知，文章讲述了自幼无家可归的Khadijah辗转多所学校，饱受同学的嘲笑和轻视，最终在个人的努力和老师的帮助下成功考入哈佛大学的故事。选项B“Khadijah’s experience of overcoming adversity. (Khadijah克服逆境的经历)”符合题意。故选B。 Passage 12 （23-24高二下·湖北武汉·期中） The lunch in the back room of a dull Moscow restaurant consisted of small bites of food and large shots of vodka. Musk had arrived that morning with Adeo Ressi and Jim Cantrell on their search to buy a used Russian rocket for their mission to Mars. After many toasts to friendship, the Russians gave the Americans gifts of vodka bottles with labels that had each person’s image. Musk, who was holding his head up with his hand, passed out, and his head slammed into the table. That evening, slightly recovered, Musk and his companions met with another group in Moscow selling used missiles. That encounter turned out to be equally odd. The Russian in charge was missing a front tooth, so whenever he spoke loudly, which was often, spit would fly out in Musk’s direction. At one point, when Musk started his talk about the need to make humans multiplanetary (多行星), Cantrell recalls, the Russian spit at them. “Did he just spit on us?” Musk asked, eyes wide open. “Yeah, he did,” Cantrell answered. “I think it’s a sign of disrespect.” Despite the clown show, Musk and Cantrell decided to return to Russia in early 2002. Ressi didn’t come, but Justine did. This time Musk focused on buying two Dnepr rockets, which were old missiles. The more he negotiated, the higher the price went. He finally thought he had a deal to pay $18 million for two Dneprs. But then they said no, it was $18 million for each. “That’s insane!” he says. The Russians then suggested maybe it would be $21 million each. “They taunted him,” Cantrell recalls. “They said, ‘Oh, little boy, you don’t have the money?’” It was fortunate that the meetings went badly. It drove Musk to think bigger. Rather than merely using a secondhand rocket to put a demonstration greenhouse on Mars, he would attempt one of the most audacious (大胆的) projects of our times: privately building rockets that could launch satellites and then humans into orbit and eventually send them to Mars and beyond. 1. What happened during the lunch in the Moscow restaurant? A. Musk got seriously drunk. B. Musk bought a used rocket. C. Musk was hit on the head. D. Musk made lots of friends. 2. How did Musk react when the Russian spat at him? A. Embarrassed. B. Shocked. C. Anxious. D. Ashamed. 3. What does the underlined word “taunt” mean? A. Try to annoy. B. Try to inspire. C. Try to amuse. D. Try to disappoint. 4. What lesson can you learn from this passage? A. Money can’t buy everything. B. Constant dripping wears away a stone. C. Repetition plays a critical role in success. D. Frustration can sometimes be a stepping stone. 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了马斯克带着阿迪奥·雷西和吉姆·坎特雷尔来到莫斯科，为他们的火星任务寻找一枚二手俄罗斯火箭。结果会面都很糟糕，却促使马斯克理想远大，想要尝试私人建造火箭项目。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“After many toasts to friendship, the Russians gave the Americans gifts of vodka bottles with labels that had each person’s image. Musk, who was holding his head up with his hand, passed out, and his head slammed into the table.(在多次为友谊干杯之后，俄罗斯人送给美国人的礼物是伏特加酒瓶，酒瓶上印有每个人的头像。用手抬着头的马斯克昏了过去，头撞到了桌子上)”可知，在莫斯科餐厅吃午饭时，马斯克喝得很醉。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据第二段“At one point, when Musk started his talk about the need to make humans multiplanetary (多行星), Cantrell recalls, the Russian spit at them. “Did he just spit on us?” Musk asked, eyes wide open. “Yeah, he did,” Cantrell answered. “I think it’s a sign of disrespect.”(坎特雷尔回忆说，有一次，当马斯克开始谈论让人类进入多星球的必要性时，俄罗斯人对他们吐了口唾沫。“他刚才是不是朝我们吐口水了？”马斯克睁大眼睛问道。“是的，他吐了，”坎特雷尔回答。“我认为这是不尊重的表现。”)”可知，当俄罗斯人向马斯克吐口水时，马斯克感到震惊。故选B。 3. 词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“They said, ‘Oh, little boy, you don’t have the money?’(他们说，‘哦，小男孩，你没钱吗？’)”可知，这群人说“小男孩，你没钱吗？”是为了试图惹恼马斯克。故划线词意思是“试图惹恼”。故选A。 4. 推理判断题。通读全文，并根据最后一段“It was fortunate that the meetings went badly. It drove Musk to think bigger. Rather than merely using a secondhand rocket to put a demonstration greenhouse on Mars, he would attempt one of the most audacious(大胆的) projects of our times: privately building rockets that could launch satellites and then humans into orbit and eventually send them to Mars and beyond.(幸运的是，会面很糟糕。这促使马斯克想得更大。他并不是仅仅用一枚二手火箭在火星上建造一个示范温室，而是要尝试我们这个时代最大胆的项目之一：私人建造火箭，将卫星和人类送入轨道，最终将他们送到火星和更远的地方)”可知，文章主要讲述了马斯克带着阿迪奥·雷西和吉姆·坎特雷尔来到莫斯科，为他们的火星任务寻找一枚二手俄罗斯火箭。结果会面都很糟糕，却促使马斯克理想远大，想要尝试私人建造火箭项目。由此推知，文章告诉我们挫折有时是垫脚石。故选D。 Passage 13 （23-24高二下·湖北武汉·4月月考） Every auntie I know has a kitchen drawer containing (容纳) a carefully kept collection of yogurt dabbas. Dabba is an Indian word for “box”, but it refers to all kinds of containers, too. Dabbas live many lives: the containers holding the yogurt we eat every day are saved and washed and washed again. The reused dabbas end up storing food and pot luck contributions. They pass from house to house, living in their drawer or the fridge. Sometimes they are even returned to their original (最初的) owners full of some other delicious food. This is a fairly advanced skill and one only the elder aunties manage-recognizing their dabba from their friends’ seemingly same container is nothing short of miraculous (奇迹般的). But just as every auntie values her dabbas, every uncle hates them. “How many of these things can you possibly need?” my father used to ask my mother, extremely annoyed. She would shoot him a look that would surely have killed a weaker man and place her dabba carefully back. When I went away to university, my mom used to cook food and send it to me with strict instructions to wash the dabbas and bring them home. I felt awkward about my dabbas — why did we need to save these things? I weighed the choices: if I threw away the dabbas, would she still send me food? I knew the answer was yes, but it wasn’t a risk I was prepared to take. Finally, I found my way to Halifax, where I now have a family of my own. Like my mother, I’m also the proud owner of a rich dabba collection, which I guard seriously. My husband is an American. Dealing with cultural differences is surely an adventure. The other night, I saw him throw my dabbas into the recycling bin. I narrowed my eyes a little as I fished them out, washed them up and replaced them in their drawer. I was practicing my mother’s death look. 1. What does the advanced skill in paragraph 2 suggest? A. The elder aunties value their dabbas a lot. B. Dabbas strengthen the ties between friends. C. It isn’t hard to tell the difference between dabbas. D. The elder aunties have unique skills in preserving dabbas. 2. How did the author deal with the dabbas sent by her mom when in university? A. She threw them away. B. She sold them for money. C. She sent them to a recycling center. D. She washed them and brought them home. 3. How does the author sound in the last paragraph? A. Humorous. B. Confused. C. Curious. D. Frightened. 4. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Hidden Functions of Dabbas B. The Adventure of Dabbas C. The Many Lives of Dabbas D. Mom’s Collection of Dabbas 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Dabba在印度语中是“盒子”的意思，但它也指各种各样的容器。文章讲述了dabbas对印度女人的意义及作者和Dabbas之间的故事。 1. 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“This is a fairly advanced skill and one only the elder aunties manage-recognizing their dabba from their friends’ seemingly same container is nothing short of miraculous (奇迹般的). (这是一项相当高级的技能，只有年长的阿姨才能做到——从朋友们看似相同的容器中认出自己的dabba简直是奇迹)”可推知，第2段中的高级技巧表明，年长的阿姨们非常看重她们的dabbas。故选A。 2. 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“When I went away to university, my mom used to cook food and send it to me with strict instructions to wash the dabbas and bring them home.(当我离开家去上大学时，我妈妈经常做饭寄给我，并严格要求我把dabbas洗干净带回家)”和“I weighed the choices: if I threw away the dabbas, would she still send me food? I knew the answer was yes, but it wasn’t a risk I was prepared to take.(我权衡了选择：如果我扔掉dabbas，她还会给我送食物吗？我知道答案是肯定的，但我不愿意冒这个险)”可推知，在大学时，作者把妈妈寄来的dabbas洗干净，然后把它们带回家。故选D。 3. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The other night, I saw him throw my dabbas into the recycling bin. I narrowed my eyes a little as I fished them out, washed them up and replaced them in their drawer. I was practicing my mother’s death look. (那天晚上，我看见他把我的dabbas扔进了回收箱。我眯起眼睛把它们拿出来，洗干净，放回抽屉里。我在练习我母亲的死亡表情)”推知，作者在最后一段听起来很幽默。故选A。 4. 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Dabba is an Indian word for “box”, but it refers to all kinds of containers, too. Dabbas live many lives: the containers holding the yogurt we eat every day are saved and washed and washed again.(Dabba在印度语中是“盒子”的意思，但它也指各种各样的容器。Dabbas过着多种生活：我们每天吃的酸奶容器都被保存下来，洗了又洗)”及下文叙述可知，文章讲述了dabbas对印度女人的意义及作者和Dabbas之间的故事。由此可知，C. The Many Lives of Dabbas适合作本文最佳标题。故选C。 Passage 14 （23-24高二下·山东济南·4月考） In a Zulu village, Daphne gave birth to a baby, named Xolani Nkosi. The baby was tiny, no more than two kilos. As the months passed, Daphne realized the boy was ill. The doctor who examined the boy had said his illness might be a result of HIV infection. Meanwhile, another South African woman, Gail Johnson, was living a different life. She and her husband were not wealthy, but were comfortably middle class. A visit to a friend’s brother, who was in the terminal (晚期的) stage of AIDS, made her determined to do something. By October, she had raised enough money to set up the Guest House, and took in a dozen dying of AIDS. Daphne sent her boy to the Guest House, where he became a star. But in 1992 the Guest House had to be closed for lack of money. Gail offered to adopt Nkosi. By his 4th birthday, Nkosi was eating better, gaining some weight. In 1997, Gail sent Nkosi to school. In 3 years at school Nkosi had only one accident. He fell in the playground and cut his mouth. The bleeding was handled with care. His school performance was satisfactory. Nkosi’s progress was tracked in the media. Gail took advantage of the coverage to raise money and found a house in Johannesburg for some women and their kids. She called it Nkosi’s Haven. Nkosi and Gail became icons (偶像人物) in the international AIDS community. They were invited to the United States and spent a week there making appearances. Then in July 2000, the 13th International Conference on AIDS was scheduled to be held in Durban. Nkosi was introduced to a huge audience. He said, “Care for us and accept us. We are all human beings. We are normal. We have hands. We have feet. Don’t be afraid of us. We are all the same.” His tiny body was ravaged, but his big heart inspired a nation. 1. What drove Gail Johnson to found the Guest House? A. Her middle class status. B. Her visit to an AIDS sufferer. C. Her ability to raise money. D. Her determination to be wealthy. 2. What can we learn about Nkosi from the last paragraph? A. He won the battle against AIDS in the end. B. He made much progress in AIDS research. C. He became a leader in the AIDS community. D. He urged people to treat AIDS patients fairly. 3. What does the underlined word “ravaged” in the last paragraph mean? A. Ruined. B. Injured. C. Controlled. D. Protected. 4. Which of the following can best describe Gail? A. Clever and humorous. B. Curious and inspiring. C. Strong-willed and demanding. D. Warm-hearted and considerate. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位南非妇女Gail Johnson为患有艾滋病的孩子提供庇护所和关爱的故事。她的善举得到了媒体的关注，并引发了社会对艾滋病人的关注和支持。 1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“A visit to a friend’s brother, who was in the terminal (晚期的) stage of AIDS, made her determined to do something. By October, she had raised enough money to set up the Guest House, and took in a dozen dying of AIDS.(去看望一位朋友的兄弟，他已经到了艾滋病晚期，这使她下定决心要做点什么。到10月，她已经筹集了足够的资金，建立了Guest House，并收留了十几个垂死的艾滋病人)”可知，对一位艾滋病患者的探访促使Gail Johnson创办了Guest House。故选B项。 2. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中Nkosi的话“Care for us and accept us. We are all human beings. We are normal. We have hands. We have feet. Don’t be afraid of us. We are all the same.(关心我们，接受我们。我们都是人。我们是正常人。我们有手。我们有脚。不要怕我们。我们都是一样的)”可知，Nkosi敦促人们公平对待艾滋病患者。故选D项。 3. 词句猜测题。根据第一段中“In a Zulu village, Daphne gave birth to a baby, named Xolani Nkosi. The baby was tiny, no more than two kilos. As the months passed, Daphne realized the boy was ill. The doctor who examined the boy had said his illness might be a result of HIV infection.(在祖鲁人的一个村庄，达芙妮生下了一个孩子，名叫Xolani Nkosi。婴儿很小，不超过两公斤。几个月过去了，达芙妮意识到男孩病了。给男孩做检查的医生说他的病可能是艾滋病毒感染的结果)”可知，Nkosi是艾滋病毒感染者，结合最后一段划线词所在句“His tiny body was ravaged, but his big heart inspired a nation.(他瘦小的身体ravaged，但他博大的精神鼓舞了整个国家)”中“but”可推知，虽然Nkosi的身体遭病魔的摧残，但他的精神鼓舞了整个国家。划线词ravaged与ruined同义，意为“遭受严重破坏的”。故选A项。 4. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“A visit to a friend’s brother, who was in the terminal (晚期的) stage of AIDS, made her determined to do something. By October, she had raised enough money to set up the Guest House, and took in a dozen dying of AIDS.(去看望一位朋友的兄弟，他已经到了艾滋病晚期，这使她下定决心要做点什么。到10月，她已经筹集了足够的资金，建立了Guest House，并收留了十几个垂死的艾滋病人)”可知，Gail Johnson主动帮助艾滋病人，说明她是富有同情心( warm-hearted)；根据第三段中“But in 1992 the Guest House had to be closed for lack of money. Gail offered to adopt Nkosi. By his 4th birthday, Nkosi was eating better, gaining some weight. In 1997, Gail sent Nkosi to school.(但在1992年，Guest House因缺钱而不得不关闭。Gail提出要收养Nkosi。4岁生日时，Nkosi吃得更好了，体重也增加了一些。1997年，Gail送Nkosi上学)”可知，Gail把Nkosi照顾得很好，说明她考虑周到(considerate) 。故选D项。 Passage 15 （24-25高二下·山东潍坊·4月月考） When I bought a house in Portland four years ago, I immediately began designing my dream garden, intending to remove the weeds and plant some vegetables or long-lasting flowers. I soon discovered, however, that the soil was unproductive, clay-heavy and littered with stones. In previous, much tinier gardens, I’d fix it with a few bags of high-quality soil from the nursery. Replacing this vastly greater quantity of dirt was neither practical nor financially possible. Instead, I decided to remediate (补救) what I already had. The challenge before me was to revitalize the soil. Two core principles of modern agriculture can guide this shift: minimizing soil disturbance and emphasizing biodiversity. In practice, growing crops by turns, prioritizing organic inputs over chemical fertilizers, integrating crops, trees and livestock, and shielding soil from being washed away with cover crops, often work. I tried to apply such methods in my garden. Where once there was only grass, I created a pond, a rock garden, a wildflower field and raised beds for vegetables. I let plants grow and decompose by themselves in a natural way. I also introduced different plants and revived its ecological communities. In May, I decided to relocate a flowering plant. As I dug the plant out, all manner of life emerged. Earthworms swung from the roots. A daddy long legs hurried for shelter. Below the plant I even noticed the fine white lattice of a fungal mycelium. Running my fingers through the soil, I understood, more clearly than ever before, that I transformed much more than my yard — it completely changed the way I think about soil. It’s not simply as a medium for life, but as a living entity (个体) in its own right. Although science still lacks an agreed definition of life, textbooks highlight criteria widely considered to differentiate the living and nonliving. Soil meets many of them: It has a highly organized structure. It has a capacity for active self-preservation. It grows. It breathes. And it can die. 1. How did the author use to improve the soil? A. By adding rich soil. B. By covering it with bags. C. By removing the weeds. D. By applying chemical fertilizer. 2. What does the underlined word “shielding” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Exposing. B. Separating. C. Sheltering. D. Monitoring. 3. What is the purpose of paragraph 4? A. To explain the process of transplanting. B. To illustrate the prevention of insect attacks. C. To stress the competition of different species. D. To state the formation of multi-species communities. 4. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Soul of Soil B. The Vitality of the Wild C. The Art of Gardening D. The Whisper of Flowers 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 【导语】这是一篇记叙文 。文章讲述作者四年前在波特兰买房后打理花园，面对贫瘠土壤，采用现代农业方法改良，最终对土壤有全新认知的过程。 1. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“In previous, much tinier gardens, I’d fix it with a few bags of high-quality soil from the nursery.(以前，在那些小得多的花园里，我会用从苗圃买来的几袋优质土壤来改良土壤)”可知，作者过去是通过添加优质土壤来改善土壤的，也就是添加肥沃的土壤。故选A项。 2. 词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Two core principles of modern agriculture can guide this shift: minimizing soil disturbance and emphasizing biodiversity. In practice, growing crops by turns, prioritizing organic inputs over chemical fertilizers, integrating crops, trees and livestock(现代农业的两个核心原则可以指导这一转变：尽量减少土壤扰动和强调生物多样性。在实践中，轮流种植作物；优先使用有机肥料而非化肥；将农作物、树木以及家畜进行整合)”和划线词后面“…soil from being washed away with cover crops (用覆盖作物来……土壤被冲走)”可知，这里说的是一些现代农业的原则及实践方法，提到用覆盖作物来防止土壤被冲走，划线词在此处应是“保护、防护”的意思，与“Sheltering”意思相近。故选C项。 3. 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“In May, I decided to relocate a flowering plant. As I dug the plant out, all manner of life emerged. Earthworms swung from the roots. A daddy longlegs hurried for shelter. Below the plant I even noticed the fine white lattice of a fungal mycelium.(五月的时候，我决定移栽一株开花植物。当我把这株植物挖出来时，各种各样的生物都冒了出来。蚯蚓在根部扭动着，一只长脚蜘蛛匆匆寻找藏身之处。在这株植物的下方，我甚至还看到了真菌菌丝体那细密的白色网状结构)”可知，本段描述了作者在移栽开花植物时，看到了蚯蚓、长脚蜘蛛以及真菌菌丝体等各种各样的生物出现，展现了多种生物共存的情况，目的是说明形成了多物种的群落。故选D项。 4. 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“The challenge before me was to revitalize the soil. (摆在我面前的挑战是重振土壤)”和最后一段“Running my fingers through the soil, I understood, more clearly than ever before, that I transformed much more than my yard — it completely changed the way I think about soil. It’s not simply as a medium for life, but as a living entity (个体) in its own right.(我用手指穿过土壤，比以往任何时候都更清楚地意识到，我改变的不仅仅是我的院子——它完全改变了我对土壤的看法。它不仅仅是作为生命的媒介，而且本身就是一个有生命的实体)”可知，文章主要讲述了作者打理花园改造土壤的过程，通过实践对土壤有了新的认识，认为土壤不仅仅是生命的介质，它本身就是一个有生命的个体，强调了土壤的重要性及独特“生命力”，因此，A选项“土壤的灵魂”作为标题最为合适，能够概括文章的主旨。故选A项。 Passage 16 （23-24学年·高二下福建省三校协作高二5月） I grew up in a house with an unusual design feature. The entire floor of the front entrance was made of slate reclaimed pieces of chalkboards that my innovative father gathered from the local high school when it was undergoing a renovation 25 years ago. He added a second large piece on the wall, too. The result was that we always had a place to write notes, draw pictures, do quick calculations, and keep an ongoing grocery list to which anyone could contribute. The wall chalkboard was used for important notes, while the floor was most handy for messages that were meant to catch someone’s eye the moment they came into the house. When I was young, I took it for granted that every house would have such a large writing surface, but then I moved away and realized that wasn’t the case. For years, especially since having kids, I struggled to keep daily information organized, making do with piles of loose papers, disjointed notes on my phone, and foggy memories of things I knew I should remember but did not. At least my Moleskine paper planner gave some order to my life, but even it didn’t make up for a good chalkboard. But now things have changed. A proper chalkboard has finally been attached to my kitchen wall. My dad recently came for a visit and brought a piece of slate that fits the wall behind the door. It’s from the same batch (批次) of old high school slate that he collected all those years ago, now transported to another part of our province. All of a sudden, we have an obvious place to go to store information where all family members can see it, a place where important thoughts can be kept for future reference, celebrations announced and children entertained. 1. What do we know about the chalkboards? A. They matched other furniture perfectly. B. They were handmade by the author’s father. C. They were donated to the author’s high school. D. They mattered a lot to the author and her family. 2. What bothered the author according to paragraph 3? A. What to do to improve her memory. B. How to teach kids to gather information. C. Where to write down something important. D. How to equip every house with a chalkboard. 3. How did the author probably feel about her father’s recent visit? A. Cheerful. B. Confused. C. Upset. D. Dependent. 4. What can we say about the author? A. She used to hide her thoughts. B. She is a well-organized person. C. She was an excellent girl at school. D. She moves around from time to time. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者通过自己的成长故事和生活经历说明家里有黑板的重要性。 1. 推理判断题。根据第二段“The result was that we always had a place to write notes, draw pictures, do quick calculations, and keep an ongoing grocery list to which anyone could contribute. The wall chalkboard was used for important notes, while the floor was most handy for messages that were meant to catch someone’s eye the moment they came into the house.(结果是，我们总是有一个地方写笔记，画画，做快速计算，并保持一个持续的购物清单，任何人都可以贡献。墙上的黑板是用来写重要的笔记的，而地板上的信息是最方便的，这些信息是为了在别人进门的时候吸引他们的眼球)”可知，黑板已完全融入作者一家的生活中，所以它们对作者和她的家人很重要。故选D项。 2. 细节理解题。根据第三段“For years, especially since having kids, I struggled to keep daily information organized, making do with piles of loose papers, disjointed notes on my phone, and foggy memories of things I knew I should remember but did not. At least my Moleskine paper planner gave some order to my life, but even it didn’t make up for a good chalkboard.(多年来，尤其是有了孩子之后，我一直在努力整理日常信息，用一堆松散的文件、手机上杂乱无章的笔记凑合着用，对那些我知道应该记住但没有记住的事情，我的记忆也很模糊。至少我的Moleskine记事本给我的生活带来了一些秩序，但即使是它也不能弥补一块好的黑板)”可知，在哪里写下重要的东西困扰了作者。故选C项。 3. 推理判断题。根据第三段“But now things have changed. A proper chalkboard has finally been attached to my kitchen wall. My dad recently came for a visit and brought a piece of slate that fits the wall behind the door. It’s from the same batch (批次) of old high school slate that he collected all those years ago, now transported to another part of our province. All of a sudden, we have an obvious place to go to store information where all family members can see it, a place where important thoughts can be kept for future reference, celebrations announced and children entertained.(现在情况变了。一块合适的黑板终于贴在了我厨房的墙上。我爸爸最近来看我，带来了一块石板，正好贴在门后的墙上。这是他多年前收集的同一批高中石板，现在被运到了我们省的另一个地方。突然间，我们有了一个明显的地方来存储所有家庭成员都能看到的信息，一个重要的想法可以保存以备将来参考，可以宣布庆祝活动，也是孩子们可以娱乐的地方)”可知，父亲来看作者，给她带来一块黑板，解除了她生活中的困扰，所以是快乐的。故选A项。 4. 推理判断题。根据第三段“For years, especially since having kids, I struggled to keep daily information organized, making do with piles of loose papers, disjointed notes on my phone, and foggy memories of things I knew I should remember but did not. At least my Moleskine paper planner gave some order to my life, but even it didn’t make up for a good chalkboard.(多年来，尤其是有了孩子之后，我一直在努力整理日常信息，用一堆松散的文件、手机上杂乱无章的笔记凑合着用，对那些我知道应该记住但没有记住的事情，我的记忆也很模糊。至少我的Moleskine记事本给我的生活带来了一些秩序，但即使是它也不能弥补一块好的黑板)”可知，作者一直在努力整理日常信息，让自己的生活变得有秩序，说明她是一个做事有条理的人。故选B项。 Passage 17 （23-24学年高二下·福建省厦门4月月考） Last summer at a bookstore, my son Henry was fascinated by the cover of the first novel from Peter Brown’s middle-grade trilogy (三部曲). He then finished it in just two days. “Dad, why did The Wild Robot have to be so sad?” He tearfully asked me. The story is set on a remote island, where a robot named Roz learns to survive and communicate with the island’s creatures, and becomes part of the community. For my son, it was the first book he discovered on his own; the first to impact him with the mix of tragedy (悲剧) and joy. When I finished the book, I knew why Henry loved it. In our book club discussion, he described how Brown’s pictures and words had made the story feel real. When talking about its final scenes, where Roz leaves to find repairs for her injured body, Henry cried again. His previous reading experiences had cheerful, “happily-ever-after” endings, but this book introduced him to the beauty of complex emotions. I tried to explain how sadness can enhance the meaning of happy moments, but failed to fully convince him. Once our discussion ended, Henry requested to buy The Wild Robot Escapes and instantly fell in love with it. He read the first two books repeatedly, so you can imagine his excitement when we finally got a copy of The Wild Robot Protects. We both agree it is worth the wait. Roz leaves the island again to stop an underwater threat: “the poison tide.” Brown expertly balances between breathtaking adventure and unsettling ideas- not just happiness and sadness, but also, given the climate-change undercurrents, hope and despair. And, here’s something special about Roz: her physical clumsiness and confusion about life, conveyed through her expressive eyes and downturned mouth. Her story reflects the challenges of surviving in a strange place, much like a child’s journey. Readers love Roz. They learn from her. Even better, they learn alongside her. Roz gave Henry the power to push through the first book’s sad parts, getting him ready to appreciate that, sometimes, sadness isn’t a bad thing to feel. 1. What drove the author to read The Wild Robot? A. Its tragic ending. B. Henry’s tearful recommendation. C. Its attractive cover. D. Henry’s emotional response to it. 2. What is one theme of The Wild Robol Protects? A. Family and community. B. Concerns of global issues. C. Exploration of the ocean. D. Man-robot relationship. 3. What makes Roz in the trilogy special? A. Her childlike expressions. B. Her robotic power. C. Her struggling experiences. D. Her adventurous spirit. 4. Which message does this text seem to communicate? A. Misfortune inspires great literary works. B. Robot stories work like magic on children. C. Book discussions help kids survive tragedies. D. Reading literature facilitates personal growth. 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的儿子阅读了《荒岛机器人》后，被故事内容所打动。于是作者也阅读了这本书，并感悟到悲伤如何能增强快乐时刻的意义以及悲伤也可以让人成长。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段““Dad, why did The Wild Robot have to be so sad?” He tearfully asked me.(“爸爸，为什么《荒岛机器人》读起来这么悲伤？”他含泪问我)”以及第三段“When I finished the book, I knew why Henry loved it.(当我读完这本书的时候，我知道亨利为什么喜欢它了)”可知，亨利对此的情绪反应促使作者阅读《野机器人》。故选D。 2. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Brown expertly balances between breathtaking adventure and unsettling ideas- not just happiness and sadness, but also, given the climate-change undercurrents, hope and despair. (布朗熟练地在惊险的冒险和令人不安的想法之间取得平衡——不仅是快乐和悲伤，而且考虑到气候变化的暗流，还有希望和绝望。)”可知，《荒岛机器人》的主题是对全球问题的关注。故选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据最后一段“Her story reflects the challenges of surviving in a strange place, much like a child’s journey.(她的故事反映了在一个陌生的地方生存的挑战，就像一个孩子的旅程)”可知，三部曲中的罗兹特别之处在于她的奋斗经历。故选C。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Roz gave Henry the power to push through the first book’s sad parts, getting him ready to appreciate that, sometimes, sadness isn’t a bad thing to feel.(罗兹给了亨利读完第一本书悲伤部分的力量，让他准备好去欣赏，有时候，悲伤并不是一件坏事)”结合文章主要讲述了作者的儿子阅读了一本书《荒岛机器人》后，被故事内容所打动。于是作者也阅读了这本书，并感悟到悲伤如何能增强快乐时刻的意义以及悲伤也可以让人成长。可推知，这篇文章想表达的是阅读文学作品有助于个人成长。故选D。 Passage 18 （23-24学年高二下·云南昭通期中） The walls of our house were supposed to be white. But I never remember them being white. At first, they were grey, then turning black. My father was a coal worker. He made charcoal (木炭) in our house. Have you ever seen charcoal being made? The little bags you buy in the store for barbeque, they come from somewhere, and honestly, it’s a very dirty business. I remember one day I was bagging up the charcoal with my dad, and it was really cold and raining. All we had was the tiny roof over our heads. After a few hours, I got to go to school, where it was warm. My dad stayed out there working, all day. If he didn’t sell that day, maybe we wouldn’t have enough to eat. I thought to myself: At some point, everything is going to change. For this, I owe football everything. I started football early. I played so much football that every two months, my boots would break apart. When I was seven, I must have been pretty good, because I scored 64 goals for my neighborhood team. That year, my dad got a call from a coach saying they wanted me to play there. My dad asked, “Oh, it’s too far away. Nine kilometers. How will we get him there?” My mom said, “No, no, no! Don’t worry, I’ ll take him!” And that is when Graciela was born. Graciela was an old yellow bicycle that my mother would use to drive me to training every day. It had a little basket in the front. Imagine this: A woman biking through town with a little boy on the back and a bag in the basket with his boots. Up hills. Down hills. Through the dangerous neighborhoods. In the rain. In the cold. In the dark. Graciela got us where we needed to go. Nowadays people look on YouTube, watch the World Cup and see the results, but they don’t know the journey. They don’t know about my living room walls turning from white to black. They don’t know about my father working under a little roof. They don’t know about my mother riding Graciela through the rain and the cold. 1. Why did the walls of the author’s house turn black? A. His family wanted to change the look of their old house. B. The color black could cover up his father’s dirty business. C. The author often made indoor barbeques with the charcoal. D. There was a lot of coal dust created from his father’s work. 2. What can we learn about Graciela? A. Graciela was a yellow bicycle with a basket. B. Graciela was named after the author’s mother. C. Graciela was born when the author was nine. D. Graciela got the family wherever they wanted to go. 3. What good quality do the author and his parents have in common? A. Determined. B. Confident. C. Ambitious. D. Easygoing. 4. What does the author intend to tell us? A. In time of test, family is best. B. Happiness is a choice, not a result. C. One who fears failure limits his activities. D. Behind every glory there is always a story. 【答案】1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章节选自阿根廷足球运动员迪马利亚的自述，讲述了他辉煌背后鲜为人知的故事。 1. 推理判断题。根据第一段的“At first, they were grey, then turning black. My father was a coal worker. He made charcoal (木炭) in our house. Have you ever seen charcoal being made?The little bags you buy in the store for barbeque, they come from somewhere, and honestly, it’s a very dirty business.(起初，它们是灰色的，然后变成黑色。我父亲是煤矿工人。他在我们家烧木炭。你见过木炭的制作过程吗？你在商店里买的烧烤用的小袋子，它们来自某个地方，老实说，这是一个非常肮脏的行业)”可知，作者家的墙变黑了是因为他父亲的工作产生了很多煤尘。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Graciela was an old yellow bicycle that my mother would use to drive me to training every day. It had a little basket in the front.(Graciela是一辆旧的黄色自行车，我妈妈每天都会用它载我去训练。它前面有一个小篮子)”可知，Graciela是一辆带篮子的黄色自行车。故选A。 3. 推理判断题。根据第二段的“I thought to myself: At some point, everything is going to change.(我心想：总有一天，一切都会改变)”，第二段的“My dad stayed out there working, all day.  If he didn’t sell that day, maybe we wouldn’t have enough to eat.(我爸整天都在外面工作。如果那天他不工作，也许我们就吃不饱了)”和第四段的“A woman biking through town with a little boy on the back and a bag in the basket with his boots. Up hills. Down hills. Through the dangerous neighborhoods. In the rain. In the cold. In the dark.(一个骑着自行车穿过小镇的女人背着一个小男孩，篮子里有一个包和他的靴子。上山。下山。穿过危险的街区。在雨中。在寒冷中。在黑暗中)”可推知，作者和父母有一个共同的品质，那就是意志坚定，故选A。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Nowadays people look on YouTube, watch the World Cup and see the results, but they don’t know the journey. They don’t know about my living room walls turning from white to black. They don’t know about my father working under a little roof. They don’t know about my mother riding Graciela through the rain and the cold.(现在人们在YouTube上看世界杯，看比赛结果，但他们不知道比赛的过程。他们不知道我客厅的墙从白色变成了黑色。他们不知道我父亲在一个小房子里工作。他们不知道我妈妈骑着Graciela在雨中冒着寒冷)”可推知，作者想告诉我们每一个荣耀的背后都有一个故事。故选D。 Passage 19 （24-25高二下·浙江温州·4月考） Feifei Li’s journey from a teenager in China to a leading figure in artificial intelligence is nothing short of remarkable. Born in Beijing in 1976, Li grew up in Chengdu. Her life took a dramatic turn when her family moved to America. Initially, the family didn’t speak English, so the burden of translation fell on Li. She credited kind teachers at her new high school for helping her overcome challenges, as she developed language skills and regained her academic excellence. Outside school, she worked tirelessly in low-paying jobs to support her family. During this period, she felt like an outsider with few friends, suffering from isolation (孤独). Despite these hardships, she was accepted into Princeton to study physics. In 1999, Li graduated with honors, before going on to complete her Ph. D. and eventually joining Princeton’s computer science department as an assistant professor. At Princeton, Li began to pioneer ImageNet, a large-scale image database in visual object recognition software. Frustrated by her peers’ inefficient approach of training computers to recognize one image at a time, she introduced computers to a vast number of objects based on children’s visual learning methods. This led to the creation of ImageNet, which involved a massive labeling effort for over three million images. Instead of getting support within the Princeton department, she outsourced (外包) the task to the Internet, using an Amazon’s program to parcel the job out to remote workers around the globe. Before long ImageNet was completed, and it has subsequently had an enormous impact on the development of artificial intelligence. The database has now grown to over fourteen million images, and is a fundamental part of countless AI applications, like self-driving car technology. Beyond her technical contributions, Li is a faithful advocate for moral AI development. She founded the Human-Centered AI Institute to advance AI research that improves the human condition. Moreover, Li’s influence extends to promoting diversity in AI, through initiatives like AI4ALL, which educates historically excluded talents in the field. Her devotion to AI development earns her the name of “the Godmother of AI”. 1. What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A. Li’s pursuit of further excellence. B. Li’s struggles in the new life. C. Li’s efforts in balancing studies and work. D. Li’s gratitude to her teachers. 2. What is special about ImageNet? A. It recognizes a single object at a time. B. It produces a huge number of images. C. It automates image-recognition process. D. It features extensive image recognition. 3. Why does the author mention the Human-Centered AI Institute? A. To praise Li’s outstanding technical competence. B. To highlight Li’s status in the AI research field. C. To demonstrate Li’s devotion to moral AI development. D. To emphasize Li’s influence on advancing diversity in AI. 4. Which of the following best describes Li’s character? A. Creative and caring. B. Ambitious and optimistic. C. Cautious and patriotic. D. Conventional and determined. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了李飞飞从中国青少年成长为人工智能领军人物的非凡历程，包括她在美生活的艰辛、科研成就以及对道德AI发展和行业多样性的贡献。 1. 主旨大意题。根据第二段中“Her life took a dramatic turn when her family moved to America. Initially, the family didn’t speak English, so the burden of translation fell on Li. She credited kind teachers at her new high school for helping her overcome challenges, as she developed language skills and regained her academic excellence. Outside school, she worked tirelessly in low paying jobs to support her family. During this period, she felt like an outsider with few friends, suffering from isolation (孤独). (当她的家人搬到美国时，她的生活发生了巨大的转变。起初，她的家人不会说英语，所以翻译的重担落在了李的身上。她感谢新高中善良的老师帮助她克服挑战，因为她发展了语言技能，重新恢复了学业上的优异表现。校外，她不知疲倦地从事低薪工作来养家。在此期间，她觉得自己像个局外人，朋友很少，饱受孤独之苦)”可知，该段主要讲述了李飞飞在新生活中面临语言、学业、工作和社交等方面的种种困难和挣扎。故选B项。 2. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“At Princeton, Li began to pioneer ImageNet, a large scale image database in visual object recognition software. Frustrated by her peers’ inefficient approach of training computers to recognize one image at a time, she introduced computers to a vast number of objects based on children’s visual learning methods. This led to the creation of ImageNet, which involved a massive labeling effort for over three million images. (在普林斯顿大学，李飞飞开始开创ImageNet，这是一个用于视觉目标识别软件的大规模图像数据库。她对同行们一次训练计算机识别一张图像的低效方法感到沮丧，于是她根据儿童的视觉学习方法让计算机接触大量的物体。这促成了ImageNet的创建，该数据库涉及对超过三百万张图像进行大规模的标注工作)”可知，ImageNet的特别之处在于它具有广泛的图像识别功能。故选D项。 3. 推理判断题。根据第五段中“Beyond her technical contributions, Li is a faithful advocate for moral AI development. She founded the Human Centered AI Institute to advance AI research that improves the human condition. (除了技术贡献之外，李飞飞是道德人工智能发展的坚定倡导者。她创立了以人为本的人工智能研究所，以推进改善人类状况的人工智能研究)”可知，作者提到以人为本的人工智能研究所是为了证明李飞飞对道德人工智能发展的奉献。故选C项。 4. 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Frustrated by her peers’ inefficient approach of training computers to recognize one image at a time, she introduced computers to a vast number of objects based on children’s visual learning methods. This led to the creation of ImageNet (她对同行们一次训练计算机识别一张图像的低效方法感到沮丧，于是她根据儿童的视觉学习方法让计算机接触大量的物体。这促成了ImageNet的创建)”可知，她不局限于传统方法，而是创造性地开创了ImageNet，体现了她的创造性；根据第五段中“She founded the Human Centered AI Institute to advance AI research that improves the human condition. Moreover, Li’s influence extends to promoting diversity in AI, through initiatives like AI4ALL, which educates historically excluded talents in the field. (她创立了以人为本的人工智能研究所，以推进改善人类状况的人工智能研究。此外，李飞飞的影响力还延伸到促进人工智能领域的多样性，通过像AI4ALL这样的倡议，该倡议为该领域历史上被排除在外的人才提供教育)”可知，她关心人类状况和行业人才的多样性，体现了她的爱心。所以她是有创造力且有爱心的。故选A项。 Passage 20 （23-24学年高二下·广东省广州期中） In my mind, the effect that experience had on me lasted forever. I was determined to learn swimming at the age of ten. There was a pool, at the K. P.L.B. , offering the opportunity. My mother constantly warned against it, and bore fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river. But the K. P.L.B. pool was safe. My fear of water started from childhood. It began when I was four years old and father took me to the beach. There the huge waves knocked me down and swept over me. The K. P.L.B. pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, Skinny! How’d you like to be ducked?” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my wits-when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, come out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing bur water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly. When I came to consciousness, I found myself on the bed in the hospital. I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by. It deprived me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, I practiced hard and finally he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not. Sometimes the terror would return. This went on till July. I swam across the Lake Wentworth. Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” I had conquered my fear of water. 1. Why was the author frightened of water originally? A. His skill in swimming was very poor. B. An experience of an outing to the beach affected him. C. He had an unpleasant memory of the pool at the age of four. D. His mother warmed him about the danger of being drowned. 2. Which of the following is right about the author’s experience in the K.P.L.B. pool? A. The experience made him aware that the pool was safe. B. While he had no skill in swimming, he struggled to go upwards. C. When he was thrown into water, he knew someone would save him. D. The big boy eagerly wanted to help him to conquer the fear of water. 3. Which of the following can be used to describe the author? A. Diligent and cautious. B. Determined and far-sighted. C. Dependable and adaptable. D. Demanding and courageous. 4. What does the author try to tell us? A. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. B. Do one thing at a time, and do well. C. Deed divides beings into lower and higher ones. D. Success always comes from daring to challenge. 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者从怕水到学会游泳的过程。 1. 细节理解题。根据第二段内容“My fear of water started from childhood. It began when I was four years old and father took me to the beach. There the huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.”(我从小就害怕水。害怕开始于我四岁的时候，爸爸带我去海滩。在那里，巨浪把我击倒，席卷了我。)可知，作者怕水是因为四岁时，爸爸带他去海滩，在那里他被巨浪击倒了，留下了心里阴影。由此可知，作者最初对水的恐惧是由他和父亲去海滩游玩引起的。故选B项。 2. 细节理解题。根据第三段关键句“But I was not frightened out of my wits—when my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, come out of the surface.”(但当我的脚触底时，我并没有吓得发疯，我将用力跳跃，跳出水面。)可知，当作者被扔到水里时，尽管脚触底了，但作者没有吓得发疯，因为他想自己可以用力一跳，这样就可以跳出水面了。由此可知，作者被扔进水里时没有被吓死是因为他想出了一个回到水面之上的主意。故选B项。 3. 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段关键句“I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could.”(我再也没回过游泳池。我尽量避免接触水。)可知，当作者在水里发生意外后，他再也没回过游泳池，尽量避开接触水，由此可知，作者是个谨慎的人；根据倒数第三段关键句“Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, I practiced hard and finally he built a swimmer.”(最后，我决定找个教练。我一点儿一点儿地努力练习，最后他塑造了一个游泳运动员。)可知，为了克服恐惧，学会游泳，作者找了一个教练教我，并且不断地努力练习，最后成为了一个游泳运动员，由此可知，作者是个勤奋的人。故选A项。 4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“I had conquered my fear of water.(我战胜了自己对水的恐惧)”可知作者最终战胜自己对水的恐惧，能够自由游泳了。因此他想用自己的经历告诉我们要敢于面对挑战，才能赢得最终的成功。故选D项。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$