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专题02 阅读理解记叙文&新闻报道（浙江专用） 记叙文 话题一：人与社会 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省台州·期末） Visitors to Wolfe’s printing shop can’t miss the statuesque hand-press machine that stands tall near the front door. There, Wolfe makes beautiful books, prints, posters and more. Rather than using new technologies, Wolfe prints the way people did in the 15th century: Letters are cast in lead, then locked together, inked and pressed into paper. Wolfe typically juggles several projects at once. On a recent afternoon, he has just paused production while waiting for a shipment of handmade paper. He was then using the time instead to create designs for another project. He might also be teaming up with artist and friend Hewitt to design a poster for an anniversary. Letterpress printing couldn't be more tedious. Every piece of type has to be placed by hand and then put away piece by piece when done to be reused for future projects. But Wolfe showed no sign of impatience. Hewitt, who has known Wolfe for 20 years, has cooperated with him nonmultiplex projects. Hewitt recalled a project he and Wolfe worked on together: a “Hopeful” sign on the roof of a nonprofit gallery. Hewit intended to find a modern printer to facilitate the process. Wolfe, however, was pleased with the design by himself. Wolfe now works with both modern-day printers and machines that are hundreds of years old. His letterpress and hot-metal casting machines, about 10 in all, fill his spacious shop. Despite their age and frequent use, the devices appear well cared for. Each one has a story, which Wolfe enjoys sharing. Lately, Wolfe has been mentoring an apprentice (学徒), a student from nearby college of art and design, who shares his taste for tedium. He says it’s important for the printmaker to preserve and transmit the traditional techniques to a new generation. “The computer didn’t kill my business. It made it stronger,” Wolfe says. “The product I make is high-end. A finely printed book is a beautiful object and a reminder of the past when books were vital keepers of information.” 24.What do we know about Wolfe? A．He is an amateur printer. B．He is a collector of old books. C．He is a skillful craftsman. D．He is a follower of new fashions. 25.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “tedious” in paragraph 2? A．boring B．pleasing C．dissatisfying D．labor-saving 26.Why is Hewitt’s project with Wolfe mentioned in paragraph 3? A．To introduce their jobs. B．To emphasize the working style of Wolfe. C．To clarify their relationship. D．To share the artistic achievements of Wolfe. 27.What motivates Wolfe’s printing career? A．His love for the modern techniques. B．His desire to pass down letter pressing. C．His determination to beat computer. D．His preference for the traditional equipment. 话题二：人与自然 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省衢州市·期末） As my wife puts it, “Animals have overtaken our lives.” I was on the air last week when Daisy, our dog, ate a bittersweet chocolate bar heartily. We hide chocolate from her; it can be dangerous for dogs. But Daisy is the Hercule Poirot of hidden sweets. An empty wrapper in her mouth told the tale. Our family rushed Daisy to a vet clinic, where — well, I’ll spare you the details. Daisy is fine now, but our hearts are just restarting. We are also caring for a huge, white cat we’ve named Gato Blanco. He claws furniture on his hind (后部的) legs, like Catzilla tearing down a Tokyo bridge. Every chair in our apartment is now covered with sheets, towels, or plastic wrap. We keep a window open, no matter the weather, because one of our daughters is allergic to cats. But she wants to keep Gat o close, even as he knocks photos, flowers, pens and my microphone off tables, with a smart forehand. Our feline lodger (猫科房客) also climbed onto a planter outside our apartment and strolled over to the other side of the building, seven floors up. Is that Spider-Man? No-it’s Gato! Daisy the dog sits beneath our dinner table, quivering and blinking her large, dew y eyes. Some of us may let a few pieces of food fall her way from time to time. We can’t let her get too excited, though, because she has a tendency to... well, more details to spare. We keep towels handy for such episodes of excitement. Gato Blanco, meanwhile, leaps onto our table. But not to eat, just to hang with the cool kids, our daughters. “Hey, how was your day,” I imagine him saying. “We gonna watch something after dinner?” Our family may complain as we sneeze, mop, and search the floor for our missing pens. But we also hold our animals close as they help us laugh, marvel, and care for them, and for each other. Our lives have been overtaken by our animals. And we’re having a troublesome and wonderful time. 24.What do we know about Daisy? A．She is allergic to cats. B．She has a heart problem. C．She doesn’t get excited easily. D．She is good at finding sweets. 25.What can Gat o do? A．Fly like Spider-Man. B．Make a mess of the room. C．Talk like a real human. D．Tear down a Tokyo bridge. 26.Which of the words can best describe the writer’s feeling towards their animals? A．Bittersweet. B．Concerned. C．Content. D．Depressed. 27.What is the purpose of the text? A．To warn readers against keeping pets at home. B．To give advice on what species of animals to buy. C．To share their stories and feelings about keeping pets. D．To entertain readers with dark humour jokes about pets. 话题三：人与自我 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省舟山市·期末） Once there was a little boy, George Harper, who was living with his uncle, Johnny, and his aunt, Nancy after his parents went missing. George’s parents were geologists and never returned from an adventurous expedition trip and were believed to be dead. Little Harper was loved a lot by his uncle Johnny as he and Nancy had no child, so Johnny always took good care of George as his own son but yet his aunt Nancy never liked him. George was very shy and barely used to talking with anybody. But he had a friend from his neighborhood, Grace Green, the daughter of a distinguished and weird physics professor. Mr. Green was a weird man and wanted to build a time machine. After doing his day job as a head lecturer at the famous city university, he spent his whole night doing weird experiments in his home laboratory. The neighborhood of Mr. Green was fed up with watching every night colored-flashy lights an d smoke coming from his house. His weird experiments were the main reason that let Mr. Green’s wife leave him and started living with her parents, but Grace decided to live with her dad. But George was very fond of watching the colored lights coming from Mr. Green’s house. He was the only person whom Mr. Green had allowed to enter his house and even his laboratory as George never doubted Mr. Green’s ambitions. He used to ask many questions related to the experiments. Very happily, Mr. Green used to answer every question curious George raised and told George about his secret time machine project on which he was working for many years. Mr. Green had also promised little George that one day soon he would take him to his parents in his time machine. Then one day the whole neighborhood gathered around Mr. Green’s house. Everyone was shocked to see the house of Mr. Green disappear along with Mr. Green, Grace, and little George. 24.Where could you find the passage? A．In a fashion magazine. B．On a fiction website. C．In a science textbook. D．In an academic journal. 25.How did the neighbors react to Mr．Green’s experiments? A．They were fascinated by the colored lights. B．They were annoyed by the noise and smoke. C．They supported Mr. Green’s ambitions. D．They were jealous of Mr. Green’s scientific achievements. 26.What can we learn from the passage? A．There was a natural disaster that destroyed the house. B．The experiment came into effect with the help of George. C．They might travel through time for the time machine worked. D．Mr. Green kept a good balance between work and family. 27.What might be the most possible subsequence to this story? A．George’s uncle found out what happened to them. B．Mr. Green returned with a fully functional time machine. C．George met his parents in a different time period. D．The neighbors organized a search party for Mr. Green’s house. 2．（23-24高二下·浙江省浙南名校·期末） Being the strong wife and mother that she is, Diana Register often hid her deep pain and suffering from those around her. In the weeks and months following her husband’s cancer diagnosis (诊断), Diana would search for “hiding” places where she could let the uncontrollable waterfalls of tears flow from her eyes. “The storage room was a favorite. Then was the shower. But when I wasn’t home, it was the parking lots that served as my hiding places,” she said. After her husband passed away, parking lots were Diana’s safe haven (避风港) for pain and sorrow. One day, as she was about to place her order in the Dutch Brothers coffee drive-thru, the wave of sadness hit her like a tidal wave in the middle of her conversation with a friend. “I could barely catch my breath and the ugly crying started,” said Diana. “The problem was, I was stuck in the coffee line. At Dutch Brothers. The one place where all the workers are young, happy and jamming out to music. And there was no way out. I was literally blocked in, so unless I wanted to back right up into the SUV behind me, I was about to be seen for the mess I really was.” The barista, who was making and serving coffee at the window, handed Diana an iced coffee with a sweet and simple note on the top. “When I looked down in the cup holder, I saw it. A pink straw, and the words ‘We love you’ written around it.” The girl didn’t know Diana’s pain or her story, but she knew she was hurting and couldn’t fix it. “She wanted me to know I wasn’t alone. And that whatever trial I was going through, there were people out there who cared about me.” 24.Which of the following best describes Diana’s life after her husband developed cancer? A．Hopeless. B．Lonely. C．Busy. D．Painful. 25.What would Diana do when she wanted to cry? A．Go out for a ride. B．Cry her eyes out totally alone. C．Have a conversation with her friend. D．Play hide-and-seek in the storage room. 26.What do the underlined words “the mess” in paragraph 4 refer to? A．Causing a car crash. B．Getting stuck in a long line. C．Having an emotional outburst. D．Having a quarrel with a worker. 27.What can we learn from Diana’s story? A．Don’t judge a book by its cover. B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. C．God helps those who help themselves. D．Small acts of kindness make a difference. 3．（23-24高二下·浙江省湖州市·期末） It was 11 p. m. when Alex saw a woman standing by the railing on the Main Street Bridge, peering down at the rushing river below. Maybe she was fishing, Alex thought. He continued driving to his home for some tools as his friend’s car had broken down. Tools in hand, he climbed into his car. Instead of taking a shortcut, though, he chose to head back over the bridge. Something about that woman didn’t sit right. Why would she be fishing this late at night in May when it was still cold in this city? As he crossed the bridge, Alex saw the woman standing in the same spot. He pulled a U-turn and parked his car with the hazards (警示灯) flashing, blocking one of the four lanes (车道). In case there was trouble, he hoped another driver would take note and help. He stepped out and got a clearer picture of the scene. The woman was in her 20s, dressed in pants and a heavy coat. “Hey, what’s going on?” Alex called out. The woman didn’t answer or turn around. Alex stepped closer, asking again, “What’s going on?” The woman remained silent, but Alex kept probing (追问), eventually pulling from her that she was going through a particularly rough patch. She was jobless, not doing well in school—in short, life wasn’t working out as she’d hoped. “Not everything goes as planned,” agreed Alex. He started talking about the ups and downs in his life. As he talked, he inched closer. For the next hour he found enough topics of conversation to keep the woman engaged and even laughing. She grew comfortable enough to let him get within a few feet of her. Then a switch seemingly went off. Without warning, she climbed onto the railing. Alex reached for her swiftly and exhausted all his strength to pull her off. Suddenly, the police arrived. Soon, the woman was taken to a hospital. Sadly, this was not the first time someone tried to end it all on one of the city’s bridges. What was unusual was what Alex did. 24.Why did Alex park his car with the hazards flashing? A．To check what was going on. B．To get another helping hand. C．To block one of the four lanes. D．To help his friend fix the broken car. 25.Which of the following best describes Alex’s personality? A．Kind and generous. B．Brave and determined. C．Helpful and patient. D．Ambitious and warm-hearted. 26.What can we learn about the woman from the passage? A．The woman did well at school but was out of work. B．The woman remained silent throughout. C．The woman showed no interest in Alex’s topics of conversation. D．The woman’s life didn’t go on as well as she had hoped. 27.What’s the best title of the passage? A．A Few Kind Words B．An Anxious Night C．A Warm-hearted Man D．An Unforgettable Experience 4．（23-24高二下·浙江省环大罗山联盟·期末） Born in London in 1970, Jay Blades is the furniture restorer and TV presenter best known for The Repair Shop. He reflects on growing up poor, discovering fashion, and why fame will never go to his head. Living in Hackney in the 1980s, one could dress a certain way to command respect. My biggest inspiration was someone that my mum was with at the time, a man called Lloyd. Lloyd held the room in a way that was different from the other men in my area. Before then, I had looked up to naughty people; they got the type of admiration I wanted. They weren’t necessarily doing good things to get that kind of respect: in fact, it was because other people were afraid of them — they were respectful because they didn’t want to get hurt. Lloyd, meanwhile, was neatly dressed. People liked him because of that and I wanted to look like that. I got kicked out of school at 15 for fighting. There was a lot of racism in my school and I would defend people who had been bullied or racially abused. I started going out to the West End when I was 16, which totally opened up my horizons and got me soaked in this new culture. I stopped fighting once I left Hackney when I was 19 or 20. But what’s important to understand is that I was growing up in an area with a lot of desperate people. We all needed a way out, and you did whatever you had to do to survive — we were like crabs in a bucket crawling over each other. When I was 21, I started working in a homeless shelter and it totally changed my life. While working for a charity which encouraged young people to repair furniture, I discovered I had a skill for crafting and fixing objects. Later, I found my career as a furniture restorer and TV presenter. The charity work changed my perspective, too. I realized I had empathy and enjoyed connecting with people who had nothing material but still had everything they needed. There was no point in returning anger with anger, resentment with resentment. 24.What message did Lloyd’s appearance convey to young Jay Blades? A．Decent clothes make good men. B．Proper dressing can earn respect. C．Distinctive style wins admiration. D．Naughty people should be neglected. 25.Which is NOT the reason for people being mean to each other in Hackney then? A．Their young age. B．Limited resources. C．Racial discrimination. D．Terrible living conditions. 26.How did the experience in the homeless shelter affect Jay? A．It taught young people to be tolerant. B．It made him work as a TV presenter. C．It helped him to identify his talent and nature. D．It encouraged young people to be volunteers. 27.Where can we probably find the text? A．A report. B．A column. C．A diary. D．A review 5．（23-24高二下·浙江省杭州市·期末） About 15 years ago, I was working at a sewing (缝纫) machine when I lost focus and put the needle straight through my left middle finger — the wound never quite recovered. It’s the kind of warning teachers tell new sewists, but it also creates a metaphor for a feeling that maybe familiar to the 7.7 million people who enjoy sewing as a hobby: the effect of sewing lives on under our skin. It’s a theme that runs through historian Barbara Burman’s book exploring the cultural history of sewing: The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters. For Barbara, her own interest in sewing is something that can be traced back through her life. “I grew up in a poor household, and I had two very practical parents,” she recalls. “My mother actually taught sewing, dressmaking, and soft tailoring, so I was surrounded by people making things and talking about tools. My interest in sewing comes from an interest in the history of ordinary people, particularly women’s lives. I feel that it’s a kind of untold story. We’re so used to it that we don’t think about it. We put our clothes on, and there we are. But I wanted to look at what sewing actually means at an individual level, as well as a more global level.” We notice the invention of electricity and countless other creations — but sewing, despite the fact that we couldn’t go about our daily lives without it, is often overlooked. When I ask Barbara why the story of sewing is largely untold, she has some insight. “Mostly because it’s connected so thoroughly with women, and women have always been, as it were, ‘second rate’,”  she explains. “We’ve also lived with this quite false separation between working with our brains and working with our hands. So manual work is thought of as secondary to head work. But, in fact, our hands, and particularly our sense of touch, give us such a huge amount of information in the world. Countless studies have confirmed how beneficial crafts can be for our mental health and well-being.” 24.What does the underlined part in paragraph 1 imply? A．Sewing may cause physical injury to sewists. B．Sewing is rooted in people’s life for a long time. C．Sewing holds a deep meaning for sewing lovers. D．Sewing is popular with a large number of people. 25.What’s mainly talked about in paragraph 2? A．How Barbara’s parents taught her to sew. B．What sewing meant to the general public. C．How Barbabra got interested in sewing. D．What family environment Barbara grew up in. 26.Why is the story of sewing ignored according to Barbara? A．Women and manual work are undervalued. B．People take no interest in the history of sewing. C．Sewing is not as important as other inventions. D．People prefer technology rather than hand-craft. 27.What does Barbara think of sewing? A．It is a dying craft. B．It is a secondary job. C．It is a dangerous practice. D．It is a rewarding skill. 6（23-24高二下·浙江省温州新力量联盟·期末） Pablo Picasso, born in 1881 in Malaga, was an active artist for most of his long life. His father, an artist himself, was his first and most formative art teacher. Picasso had one of the most fruitful and creative careers in history. Picasso went through many creative periods in his career. His “Blue Period” started in 1901, when one of his dear friends, a painter and poet named Carlos, passed away in a cafe in Paris. Picasso was deeply affected, and sank into a depression that lasted several years. In 1904, Picasso moved to Montmartre in Paris, and settled into the community of artists and creators there. Coming out of his depression, Picasso moved on from dark and serious subjects in his paintings to more lighthearted compositions featuring harlequins, clowns and carnival performers. His color palette (调色盘) warmed up as well, with his paintings now bathed in reds, oranges, pinks and earth tones. This period was known as Picasso’s “Rose Period” and it lasted until 1906. From 1906 to 1909 Picasso was heavily inspired by African art, after he was exposed to traditional African masks (面具) and other art objects coming from Africa into French museums in Paris. This stage was called his “African Period”, and was a precursor (先驱) to his most famous period, “Cubism”. Influenced by Paul Cezanne’s experimentation with three-dimensional spacing and perspective on art, Picasso and Georges Braque led the artistic movement known as Cubism. This way of breaking down a form to its most basic forms and reconstructing them in an abstracted way is what Picasso is most known for. Throughout his life, Picasso took inspiration from everywhere in his life, whether it be working through his emotions, responding to a difficult life event, or the works of his fellow artists. In turn, his life’s works have inspired and influenced millions of people around the world and forever changed the history of art. 24.Which event caused Picasso’s “Blue Period”? A．His moving to Paris. B．The death of his friend. C．The influence of his father. D．The infection of a serious disease. 25.What can we learn from the text? A．Picasso’s paintings were warm-colored before 1906. B．Picasso went to Africa for new ideas in the 1900s. C．Picasso was the pioneer in the use of 3D techniques. D．Picasso’s painting style changed with his life experience. 26.What’s purpose of this text? A．To show the difficulties Picasso met with in his life. B．To explore when Picasso’s paintings stood out. C．To introduce how Picasso got inspired for his art. D．To tell the way Picasso’s success has influenced the world. 27.Where is the text probably taken from? A．A guidebook. B．A book review. C．A news report. D．A biography. 新闻报道 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省浙南名校·期末） Imagine living in a modern city. On any given morning, you might expect to look out your window and see a stream of cars and people on their way to work. In recent days, however, residents in Kunming. China — a city of some 6 million people — were preparing themselves for a more unusual sighting: a herd (群) of wild elephants. Since March 2020, a group of 15 elephants has traveled more than 300 miles within Yunnan Province in China. They reportedly came within two miles of Kunming before turning around a few days ago. No one knows the reason why they left their home in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, but this long journey has brought much-needed public attention to the challenge facing Asian elephants. Asian elephants range across 13 countries in South and Southeast Asia. And, sadly, they are endangered, with fewer than 50,000 left in the wild. And yet they are underrepresented on the global stage when their conservation needs are so urgent. Living on the most thickly populated continent on the planet means that space is rare. It also means that habitat loss is the most significant threat facing Asian elephants. While illegal hunting also threatens these populations, human-elephant conflict resulting from habitat loss is a leading cause of elephant death in Asia. Elephants have significant space and resource needs and have been known to travel many miles a day in search of food and water. Today, on average, 70% of the Asian elephant population is found outside protected areas. This means they often travel through human-dominated landscapes and come into regular contact with people. These interactions, or human-elephant conflicts, can result in crop and property damage. Most recently, the damage along the movement path of the elephant herd in China has amounted to losses of an estimated $1.1 million. While these animals have been closely watched and protected by local authorities who have been successful to date at preventing injury or death to either people or the elephant herd, human-elephant conflict can result in human death and injury and cause retaliatory (报复性的) action that further reduces wild elephant populations. 24.What do we know about the 15 elephants? A．They attacked residents in Kunming. B．They draw public attention to their problem. C．They prefer a modern city to a nature reserve. D．They traveled more than 300 miles within Kunming. 25.What is a major cause of the extinction of Asian elephants? A．Illegal hunting. B．Loss of habitat. C．Lack of protected areas. D．Ignored conservation needs. 26.What have the local authorities been trying to do according to the last paragraph? A．Avoid human-elephant conflicts. B．Move the elephants to another region. C．Predict the results of human-elephant conflicts. D．Make up for the losses caused by the elephants. 27.Which of the following is the best title for the text? A．Asian Elephants: An Endangered Species Rescued B．Urban Adventures of Elephants: A Taste of the City Life C．Wandering Elephants: A Conservation Challenge in Asia D．Elephant Sightings in Kunming: A City's Unusual Morning 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省宁波市慈溪市·期末） “A good book is easy to find”, reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-storey ancestral home on the outskirts of the Philippines’ main financial district which he has turned into a free-for-all public library where anyone can borrow books or keep any of its thousands of books. It all began in 2000, when reading ability among students in the Philippines remains low. In memory of his parents who were able to gift their children with education, Guanlao gathered whatever books he had around the house, and placed them outside with a sign that reading was free. What started as a 50-book display has grown dramatically over the years, thanks to a steady supply of books from donors, some of whom opted to stay anonymous. “They just leave boxes of books outside my house,” said Guanlao. Called the Reading Club 2000, Guanlao’s library showcases a wide variety of books he hopes will inspire people, especially young curious minds to read. Books, believes Guanlao, need to live. And they are only alive if they are being read and used. He is firm about his goals: “My mission is to give away used and donated books to others at no cost, and to promote education through literature.” Migs M, a writer, admitted frankly, “One of my passions is reading, and I’ve always been protective of my books. So it’s quite a surprise for me to find out that a man actually set up the entire house he grew up as a free library.” Then her first time there, she ended up taking a book home. “As a believer in the power of words to inspire and transform, I applaud Guanlao and hope against all odds that there could be people like him in every street in every city of the country.” 24.What’s Guanlao’s original purpose to set up the library? A．To make profits by sharing books. B．To motivate people into enjoying reading. C．To express honor to his parents for education. D．To promote students’ reading ability in Philippines. 25.What do we know about the Reading Club 2000? A．The books are all from donors. B．The library centers on protecting the books. C．The books can be borrowed or bought as visitors wish. D．The library targets at raising people’s reading awareness. 26.Which of the following words can be used to describe Guanlao? A．Devoted and clever. B．Ambitious and confident. C．Generous and knowledgeable. D．Inspiring and passionate. 27.What’s the best title of the passage? A．Reading Club 2000: Free for All B．Reading Club 2000: A Public library. C．Hernando Guanlao: A Generous Charitarian. D．Hernando Guanlao: the Founder of Reading Club 2000. / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 专题02 阅读理解记叙文&新闻报道（浙江专用） 记叙文 话题一：人与社会 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省台州·期末） Visitors to Wolfe’s printing shop can’t miss the statuesque hand-press machine that stands tall near the front door. There, Wolfe makes beautiful books, prints, posters and more. Rather than using new technologies, Wolfe prints the way people did in the 15th century: Letters are cast in lead, then locked together, inked and pressed into paper. Wolfe typically juggles several projects at once. On a recent afternoon, he has just paused production while waiting for a shipment of handmade paper. He was then using the time instead to create designs for another project. He might also be teaming up with artist and friend Hewitt to design a poster for an anniversary. Letterpress printing couldn't be more tedious. Every piece of type has to be placed by hand and then put away piece by piece when done to be reused for future projects. But Wolfe showed no sign of impatience. Hewitt, who has known Wolfe for 20 years, has cooperated with him nonmultiplex projects. Hewitt recalled a project he and Wolfe worked on together: a “Hopeful” sign on the roof of a nonprofit gallery. Hewit intended to find a modern printer to facilitate the process. Wolfe, however, was pleased with the design by himself. Wolfe now works with both modern-day printers and machines that are hundreds of years old. His letterpress and hot-metal casting machines, about 10 in all, fill his spacious shop. Despite their age and frequent use, the devices appear well cared for. Each one has a story, which Wolfe enjoys sharing. Lately, Wolfe has been mentoring an apprentice (学徒), a student from nearby college of art and design, who shares his taste for tedium. He says it’s important for the printmaker to preserve and transmit the traditional techniques to a new generation. “The computer didn’t kill my business. It made it stronger,” Wolfe says. “The product I make is high-end. A finely printed book is a beautiful object and a reminder of the past when books were vital keepers of information.” 24.What do we know about Wolfe? A．He is an amateur printer. B．He is a collector of old books. C．He is a skillful craftsman. D．He is a follower of new fashions. 25.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “tedious” in paragraph 2? A．boring B．pleasing C．dissatisfying D．labor-saving 26.Why is Hewitt’s project with Wolfe mentioned in paragraph 3? A．To introduce their jobs. B．To emphasize the working style of Wolfe. C．To clarify their relationship. D．To share the artistic achievements of Wolfe. 27.What motivates Wolfe’s printing career? A．His love for the modern techniques. B．His desire to pass down letter pressing. C．His determination to beat computer. D．His preference for the traditional equipment. 【答案】24.C 25.A 26.B 27.B 【解析】 【导读】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述Wolfe坚持使用古老的印刷方式，渴望保存并将传统技术传给下一代的故事。 24.推理判断题。根据第一段中“There, Wolfe makes beautiful books, prints, posters and more．Rather than using new technologies, Wolfe prints the way people did in the 15th century: Letters are cast in lead, then locked together, inked and pressed into paper.(在那里，Wolfe制作精美的书籍、印刷品、海报等。Wolfe没有使用新技术，而是沿用15世纪人们的印刷方式：先用铅浇铸字母，然后锁在一起，上墨水，压成纸)”可知，Wolfe是一个技艺精湛的工匠，故选C。 25.词义猜测题。根据划线词下文“Every piece of type has to be placed by hand and then put away piece by piece when done to be reused for future projects．But Wolfe showed no sign of impatience.(每一块字体都必须手工放置，然后在完成后一块一块地收起来，以便在未来的项目中重用。但Wolfe没有表现出不耐烦的迹象)”可知，凸版印刷是一项无聊的工作，tedious意为“无聊的”，故选A。 26.推理判断题。根据第三段中“Hewitt recalled a project he and Wolfe worked on together: a ‘Hopeful’ sign on the roof of a nonprofit gallery．Hewit intended to find a modern printer to facilitate the process．Wolfe, however, was pleased with the design by himself.(Hewitt回忆起他和Wolfe一起合作过的一个项目：在一家非营利画廊的屋顶上挂一个‘充满希望’的标志。Hewitt打算找一台现代的打印机来简化这一过程。然而，Wolfe对自己的设计很满意)”可知，本段提到Hewitt和Wolfe的合作项目是为了强调Wolfe的工作风格，使用历史机器打印，故选B。 27.细节理解题。根据最后一段中“He says it’s important for the printmaker to preserve and transmit the traditional techniques to a new generation.(他说，对于版画家来说，保存并将传统技术传给下一代是很重要的)”可知，将凸版印刷传承下去的渴望激励着Wolfe的印刷事业，故选B。 话题二：人与自然 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省衢州市·期末） As my wife puts it, “Animals have overtaken our lives.” I was on the air last week when Daisy, our dog, ate a bittersweet chocolate bar heartily. We hide chocolate from her; it can be dangerous for dogs. But Daisy is the Hercule Poirot of hidden sweets. An empty wrapper in her mouth told the tale. Our family rushed Daisy to a vet clinic, where — well, I’ll spare you the details. Daisy is fine now, but our hearts are just restarting. We are also caring for a huge, white cat we’ve named Gato Blanco. He claws furniture on his hind (后部的) legs, like Catzilla tearing down a Tokyo bridge. Every chair in our apartment is now covered with sheets, towels, or plastic wrap. We keep a window open, no matter the weather, because one of our daughters is allergic to cats. But she wants to keep Gat o close, even as he knocks photos, flowers, pens and my microphone off tables, with a smart forehand. Our feline lodger (猫科房客) also climbed onto a planter outside our apartment and strolled over to the other side of the building, seven floors up. Is that Spider-Man? No-it’s Gato! Daisy the dog sits beneath our dinner table, quivering and blinking her large, dew y eyes. Some of us may let a few pieces of food fall her way from time to time. We can’t let her get too excited, though, because she has a tendency to... well, more details to spare. We keep towels handy for such episodes of excitement. Gato Blanco, meanwhile, leaps onto our table. But not to eat, just to hang with the cool kids, our daughters. “Hey, how was your day,” I imagine him saying. “We gonna watch something after dinner?” Our family may complain as we sneeze, mop, and search the floor for our missing pens. But we also hold our animals close as they help us laugh, marvel, and care for them, and for each other. Our lives have been overtaken by our animals. And we’re having a troublesome and wonderful time. 24.What do we know about Daisy? A．She is allergic to cats. B．She has a heart problem. C．She doesn’t get excited easily. D．She is good at finding sweets. 25.What can Gat o do? A．Fly like Spider-Man. B．Make a mess of the room. C．Talk like a real human. D．Tear down a Tokyo bridge. 26.Which of the words can best describe the writer’s feeling towards their animals? A．Bittersweet. B．Concerned. C．Content. D．Depressed. 27.What is the purpose of the text? A．To warn readers against keeping pets at home. B．To give advice on what species of animals to buy. C．To share their stories and feelings about keeping pets. D．To entertain readers with dark humour jokes about pets. 【答案】24.D 25.B 26.A 27.C 【解析】 【导读】这是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者家中的两只宠物——狗Daisy和猫Gato Blanco的趣事，以及他们给家庭生活带来的麻烦和乐趣。 24.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“But Daisy is the Hercule Poirot of hidden sweets．An empty wrapper in her mouth told the tale.”（但是Daisy在找隐藏的糖果方面就像赫尔克勒·波洛。她嘴里的空包装纸说明了一切。）可知，Daisy擅长找糖果。故选D。 25.细节理解题。根据文章第四段“But she wants to keep Gat close, even as he knocks photos, flowers, pens and my microphone off tables, with a smart forehand.”（即使Gato Blanco用聪明的前脚把照片、花、笔和我的麦克风从桌子上打落，她还是想让Gato Blanco靠近。）可知，Gato Blanco会把房间弄得一团糟。故选B。 26.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Our family may complain as we sneeze, mop, and search the floor for our missing pens．But we also hold our animals close as they help us laugh, marvel, and care for them, and for each other．Our lives have been overtaken by our animals．And we’re having a troublesome and wonderful time.”（我们家人可能会在打喷嚏、拖地和寻找丢失的笔时抱怨。但我们也会把我们的动物抱得紧紧的，因为他们帮助我们笑，让我们惊叹，照顾他们，互相照顾。我们的生活已经被我们的动物占据了。我们过得既麻烦又美好。）可知，作者对他们的动物有着苦乐参半的感情。故选A。 27.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“As my wife puts it, “Animals have overtaken our lives.””（正如我妻子所说，“动物已经主宰了我们的生活。”）以及文章最后一段“Our family may complain as we sneeze, mop, and search the floor for our missing pens．But we also hold our animals close as they help us laugh, marvel, and care for them, and for each other．Our lives have been overtaken by our animals．And we’re having a troublesome and wonderful time.”（我们家人可能会在打喷嚏、拖地和寻找丢失的笔时抱怨。但我们也会把我们的动物抱得紧紧的，因为他们帮助我们笑，让我们惊叹，照顾他们，互相照顾。我们的生活已经被我们的动物占据了。我们过得既麻烦又美好。）可知，短文的主要目的是分享他们养宠物的故事和感受。故选C。 话题三：人与自我 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省舟山市·期末） Once there was a little boy, George Harper, who was living with his uncle, Johnny, and his aunt, Nancy after his parents went missing. George’s parents were geologists and never returned from an adventurous expedition trip and were believed to be dead. Little Harper was loved a lot by his uncle Johnny as he and Nancy had no child, so Johnny always took good care of George as his own son but yet his aunt Nancy never liked him. George was very shy and barely used to talking with anybody. But he had a friend from his neighborhood, Grace Green, the daughter of a distinguished and weird physics professor. Mr. Green was a weird man and wanted to build a time machine. After doing his day job as a head lecturer at the famous city university, he spent his whole night doing weird experiments in his home laboratory. The neighborhood of Mr. Green was fed up with watching every night colored-flashy lights an d smoke coming from his house. His weird experiments were the main reason that let Mr. Green’s wife leave him and started living with her parents, but Grace decided to live with her dad. But George was very fond of watching the colored lights coming from Mr. Green’s house. He was the only person whom Mr. Green had allowed to enter his house and even his laboratory as George never doubted Mr. Green’s ambitions. He used to ask many questions related to the experiments. Very happily, Mr. Green used to answer every question curious George raised and told George about his secret time machine project on which he was working for many years. Mr. Green had also promised little George that one day soon he would take him to his parents in his time machine. Then one day the whole neighborhood gathered around Mr. Green’s house. Everyone was shocked to see the house of Mr. Green disappear along with Mr. Green, Grace, and little George. 24.Where could you find the passage? A．In a fashion magazine. B．On a fiction website. C．In a science textbook. D．In an academic journal. 25.How did the neighbors react to Mr．Green’s experiments? A．They were fascinated by the colored lights. B．They were annoyed by the noise and smoke. C．They supported Mr. Green’s ambitions. D．They were jealous of Mr. Green’s scientific achievements. 26.What can we learn from the passage? A．There was a natural disaster that destroyed the house. B．The experiment came into effect with the help of George. C．They might travel through time for the time machine worked. D．Mr. Green kept a good balance between work and family. 27.What might be the most possible subsequence to this story? A．George’s uncle found out what happened to them. B．Mr. Green returned with a fully functional time machine. C．George met his parents in a different time period. D．The neighbors organized a search party for Mr. Green’s house. 【答案】24.B 25.B 26.C 27.C 【解析】 【导读】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了从前有个小男孩，名叫乔治·哈珀，父母失踪后，他和叔叔约翰尼、婶婶南希住在一起。乔治的邻居朋友格蕾丝·格林想造一台时光机，格林也答应乔治不久的将来，他会用他的时光机带他去见他的父母。 24.推理判断题。根据文章主要讲述了从前有个小男孩，名叫乔治·哈珀，父母失踪后，他和叔叔约翰尼、婶婶南希住在一起。乔治的邻居朋友格蕾丝·格林想造一台时光机，格林也答应乔治不久的将来，他会用他的时光机带他去见他的父母。可推知，文章选自小说网站。故选B。 25.细节理解题。根据第四段“The neighborhood of Mr．Green was fed up with watching every night colored-flashy lights an d smoke coming from his house.(格林先生的邻居们受够了每天晚上从他家里冒出来的彩灯和烟雾)”可知，邻居们对噪音和烟雾感到厌烦。故选B。 26.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Very happily, Mr．Green used to answer every question curious George raised and told George about his secret time machine project on which he was working for many years．Mr．Green had also promised little George that one day soon he would take him to his parents in his time machine.(格林先生很高兴地回答了乔治提出的每一个好奇的问题，并告诉乔治他已经研究多年的秘密时光机项目。格林先生还答应小乔治，不久的将来，他会用他的时光机带他去见他的父母)”以及最后一段“Then one day the whole neighborhood gathered around Mr．Green’s house．Everyone was shocked to see the house of Mr．Green disappear along with Mr．Green, Grace, and little George.(有一天，整个社区的人都聚集在格林先生的房子周围。看到格林先生的房子连同格林先生、格蕾丝和小乔治一起消失，大家都很震惊)”可知，他们可能穿越时间，因为时间机器工作了。故选C。 27.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Mr．Green had also promised little George that one day soon he would take him to his parents in his time machine.(格林先生还答应小乔治，不久的将来，他会用他的时光机带他去见他的父母)”以及最后一段“Everyone was shocked to see the house of Mr．Green disappear along with Mr．Green, Grace, and little George.(看到格林先生的房子连同格林先生、格蕾丝和小乔治一起消失，大家都很震惊)”可知，这个故事最可能的结局是乔治在不同的时期遇到了他的父母。故选C。 2．（23-24高二下·浙江省浙南名校·期末） Being the strong wife and mother that she is, Diana Register often hid her deep pain and suffering from those around her. In the weeks and months following her husband’s cancer diagnosis (诊断), Diana would search for “hiding” places where she could let the uncontrollable waterfalls of tears flow from her eyes. “The storage room was a favorite. Then was the shower. But when I wasn’t home, it was the parking lots that served as my hiding places,” she said. After her husband passed away, parking lots were Diana’s safe haven (避风港) for pain and sorrow. One day, as she was about to place her order in the Dutch Brothers coffee drive-thru, the wave of sadness hit her like a tidal wave in the middle of her conversation with a friend. “I could barely catch my breath and the ugly crying started,” said Diana. “The problem was, I was stuck in the coffee line. At Dutch Brothers. The one place where all the workers are young, happy and jamming out to music. And there was no way out. I was literally blocked in, so unless I wanted to back right up into the SUV behind me, I was about to be seen for the mess I really was.” The barista, who was making and serving coffee at the window, handed Diana an iced coffee with a sweet and simple note on the top. “When I looked down in the cup holder, I saw it. A pink straw, and the words ‘We love you’ written around it.” The girl didn’t know Diana’s pain or her story, but she knew she was hurting and couldn’t fix it. “She wanted me to know I wasn’t alone. And that whatever trial I was going through, there were people out there who cared about me.” 24.Which of the following best describes Diana’s life after her husband developed cancer? A．Hopeless. B．Lonely. C．Busy. D．Painful. 25.What would Diana do when she wanted to cry? A．Go out for a ride. B．Cry her eyes out totally alone. C．Have a conversation with her friend. D．Play hide-and-seek in the storage room. 26.What do the underlined words “the mess” in paragraph 4 refer to? A．Causing a car crash. B．Getting stuck in a long line. C．Having an emotional outburst. D．Having a quarrel with a worker. 27.What can we learn from Diana’s story? A．Don’t judge a book by its cover. B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. C．God helps those who help themselves. D．Small acts of kindness make a difference. 【答案】24.D 25.B 26.C 27.D 【解析】 【导读】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了戴安娜在丈夫因癌症去世之后情绪经常失控，一次在咖啡店点餐时的经历让她意识到即使是小小的善举也是有帮助的。 24.推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Being the strong wife and mother that she is, Diana Register often hid her deep pain and suffering from those around her．(作为一个坚强的妻子和母亲，戴安娜经常向她周围的人隐藏她深深的痛苦)”可知，戴安娜在丈夫患了癌症以后经常对她周围的人隐藏她的痛苦，所以可以推测她的生活是令人痛苦的。故选D项。 25.细节理解题。根据文章第一段“In the weeks and months following her husband’s cancer diagnosis (诊断), Diana would search for “hiding” places where she could let the uncontrollable waterfalls of tears flow from her eyes.(在她丈夫被诊断出癌症后的几个星期和几个月里，戴安娜会寻找“隐藏”的地方，让她无法控制的泪水从她的眼睛里流出)”可知，当戴安娜想哭的时候她会独自大哭一场。故选B项。 26.词句猜测题。根据文章第四段开头““I could barely catch my breath and the ugly crying started,” said Diana.(“我几乎喘不过气来，然后开始嚎啕大哭。”戴安娜说)”以及划线词之前“I was about to be seen (我就要被人看见了)”可知，划线词指的是戴安娜控制不住情绪嚎啕大哭这件事情，所以划线词与C项Having an emotional outburst.(情绪的爆发)意思相近。故选C项。 27.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The girl didn’t know Diana’s pain or her story, but she knew she was hurting and couldn’t fix it．“She wanted me to know I wasn’t alone．And that whatever trial I was going through, there were people out there who cared about me.”(这个女孩不知道戴安娜的痛苦，也不知道她的故事，但她知道她很受伤，而且无法治愈。“她想让我知道，我并不孤单。不管我经历了怎样的磨难，总有人关心我。”)”可知，女孩的行为让戴安娜非常感动，让她知道不管自己经历了怎样的磨难总有人关心她，由此可知，即使是小小的善举也会带来不同。故选D项。 3．（23-24高二下·浙江省湖州市·期末） It was 11 p. m. when Alex saw a woman standing by the railing on the Main Street Bridge, peering down at the rushing river below. Maybe she was fishing, Alex thought. He continued driving to his home for some tools as his friend’s car had broken down. Tools in hand, he climbed into his car. Instead of taking a shortcut, though, he chose to head back over the bridge. Something about that woman didn’t sit right. Why would she be fishing this late at night in May when it was still cold in this city? As he crossed the bridge, Alex saw the woman standing in the same spot. He pulled a U-turn and parked his car with the hazards (警示灯) flashing, blocking one of the four lanes (车道). In case there was trouble, he hoped another driver would take note and help. He stepped out and got a clearer picture of the scene. The woman was in her 20s, dressed in pants and a heavy coat. “Hey, what’s going on?” Alex called out. The woman didn’t answer or turn around. Alex stepped closer, asking again, “What’s going on?” The woman remained silent, but Alex kept probing (追问), eventually pulling from her that she was going through a particularly rough patch. She was jobless, not doing well in school—in short, life wasn’t working out as she’d hoped. “Not everything goes as planned,” agreed Alex. He started talking about the ups and downs in his life. As he talked, he inched closer. For the next hour he found enough topics of conversation to keep the woman engaged and even laughing. She grew comfortable enough to let him get within a few feet of her. Then a switch seemingly went off. Without warning, she climbed onto the railing. Alex reached for her swiftly and exhausted all his strength to pull her off. Suddenly, the police arrived. Soon, the woman was taken to a hospital. Sadly, this was not the first time someone tried to end it all on one of the city’s bridges. What was unusual was what Alex did. 24.Why did Alex park his car with the hazards flashing? A．To check what was going on. B．To get another helping hand. C．To block one of the four lanes. D．To help his friend fix the broken car. 25.Which of the following best describes Alex’s personality? A．Kind and generous. B．Brave and determined. C．Helpful and patient. D．Ambitious and warm-hearted. 26.What can we learn about the woman from the passage? A．The woman did well at school but was out of work. B．The woman remained silent throughout. C．The woman showed no interest in Alex’s topics of conversation. D．The woman’s life didn’t go on as well as she had hoped. 27.What’s the best title of the passage? A．A Few Kind Words B．An Anxious Night C．A Warm-hearted Man D．An Unforgettable Experience 【答案】24.B 25.C 26.D 27.A 【解析】 【导读】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了Alex晚上11点回家的路上，看到一个陌生的女人站在桥上，感觉事情不太对劲，于是把车停在桥上去查看情况，和陌生女人聊天得知她的情况很糟糕，并用自己的人生遭遇去开导和安慰这位陌生的女人。 24.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“He pulled a U-turn and parked his car with the hazards(警示灯) flashing, blocking one of the four lanes(车道)．In case there was trouble, he hoped another driver would take note and help．(他调头停车时，危险灯亮着，挡住了四条车道中的一条。万一遇到麻烦，他希望另一位司机能注意到并帮忙。)”可知，亚历克斯把车停在警示灯亮着的地方是因为他希望另一位司机注意到并能帮忙。故选B。 25.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段““Not everything goes as planned,” agreed Alex．He started talking about the ups and downs in his life．As he talked, he inched closer．For the next hour he found enough topics of conversation to keep the woman engaged and even laughing．(“不是每件事都能按计划进行，”亚历克斯同意道。他开始谈论他生活中的起起落落。他一边说，一边慢慢靠近。在接下来的一个小时里，他找到了足够多的话题，让那个女人全神贯注，甚至大笑起来。)”倒数第二段“Alex reached for her swiftly and exhausted all his strength to pull her off．Suddenly, the police arrived．Soon, the woman was taken to a hospital．(亚历克斯迅速伸手去抓她，用尽全身力气想把她拉开。突然，警察来了。很快，这名妇女被送往医院。)”在亚历克斯的开导下那位妇女最终得救了。可知，亚历克斯是有耐心的和乐于助人的。故选C。 26.推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The woman remained silent, but Alex kept probing(追问), eventually pulling from her that she was going through a particularly rough patch．She was jobless, not doing well in school—in short, life wasn’t working out as she’d hoped．(女人保持沉默，但亚历克斯继续追问，最终从她口中得知她正经历一段特别艰难的时期。她没有工作，在学校表现也不好——简而言之，生活并不像她所希望的那样。)”可知，这位女士的生活并不像她所希望的那样。故选D。 27.主旨大意题。根据文章倒数第三段“ ‘Not everything goes as planned,’ agreed Alex．He started talking about the ups and downs in his life．As he talked, he inched closer．For the next hour he found enough topics of conversation to keep the woman engaged and even laughing．She grew comfortable enough to let him get within a few feet of her．(“不是每件事都能按计划进行，”亚历克斯同意道。他开始谈论他生活中的起起落落。他一边说，一边慢慢靠近。在接下来的一个小时里，他找到了足够多的话题，让那个女人全神贯注，甚至大笑起来。她变得很自在，让他离她只有几英尺远。)”亚历克斯通过耐心地和那位女士谈话，女士变得自在了；通过他的开导，女士得到了安慰，最终得救了；选项A．A Few Kind Word(一些善良的话语)可作为本文的标题。故选A。 4．（23-24高二下·浙江省环大罗山联盟·期末） Born in London in 1970, Jay Blades is the furniture restorer and TV presenter best known for The Repair Shop. He reflects on growing up poor, discovering fashion, and why fame will never go to his head. Living in Hackney in the 1980s, one could dress a certain way to command respect. My biggest inspiration was someone that my mum was with at the time, a man called Lloyd. Lloyd held the room in a way that was different from the other men in my area. Before then, I had looked up to naughty people; they got the type of admiration I wanted. They weren’t necessarily doing good things to get that kind of respect: in fact, it was because other people were afraid of them — they were respectful because they didn’t want to get hurt. Lloyd, meanwhile, was neatly dressed. People liked him because of that and I wanted to look like that. I got kicked out of school at 15 for fighting. There was a lot of racism in my school and I would defend people who had been bullied or racially abused. I started going out to the West End when I was 16, which totally opened up my horizons and got me soaked in this new culture. I stopped fighting once I left Hackney when I was 19 or 20. But what’s important to understand is that I was growing up in an area with a lot of desperate people. We all needed a way out, and you did whatever you had to do to survive — we were like crabs in a bucket crawling over each other. When I was 21, I started working in a homeless shelter and it totally changed my life. While working for a charity which encouraged young people to repair furniture, I discovered I had a skill for crafting and fixing objects. Later, I found my career as a furniture restorer and TV presenter. The charity work changed my perspective, too. I realized I had empathy and enjoyed connecting with people who had nothing material but still had everything they needed. There was no point in returning anger with anger, resentment with resentment. 24.What message did Lloyd’s appearance convey to young Jay Blades? A．Decent clothes make good men. B．Proper dressing can earn respect. C．Distinctive style wins admiration. D．Naughty people should be neglected. 25.Which is NOT the reason for people being mean to each other in Hackney then? A．Their young age. B．Limited resources. C．Racial discrimination. D．Terrible living conditions. 26.How did the experience in the homeless shelter affect Jay? A．It taught young people to be tolerant. B．It made him work as a TV presenter. C．It helped him to identify his talent and nature. D．It encouraged young people to be volunteers. 27.Where can we probably find the text? A．A report. B．A column. C．A diary. D．A review 【答案】24.B 25.A 26.C 27.B 【解析】 【导读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要是家具修复师和电视节目主持人杰伊·布雷兹回顾自己的人生经历以及感悟。 24.细节理解题。根据第三段“Lloyd, meanwhile, was neatly dressed．People liked him because of that and I wanted to look like that.(与此同时，劳埃德穿得整整齐齐。人们因此喜欢他，而我也想成为那样的人)”可知，劳埃德的出现告诉年轻的杰伊·布雷兹得体的穿着可以赢得尊重。故选B。 25.细节理解题。根据第四段“There was a lot of racism in my school and I would defend people who had been bullied or racially abused.(我的学校里有很多种族主义，我会为那些被欺负或受到种族歧视的人辩护)”以及倒数第三段“But what’s important to understand is that I was growing up in an area with a lot of desperate people．We all needed a way out, and you did whatever you had to do to survive — we were like crabs in a bucket crawling over each other.(但重要的是要明白，我成长的地方有很多绝望的人。我们都需要一条出路，而你为了生存做了你必须做的一切——我们就像桶里的螃蟹一样互相爬过)”可知，年级小不是人们互相刻薄的原因。故选A。 26.细节理解题。根据最后一段“The charity work changed my perspective, too．I realized I had empathy and enjoyed connecting with people who had nothing material but still had everything they needed.(慈善工作也改变了我的观点。我意识到我有同理心，喜欢和那些一无所有但却拥有他们所需要的一切的人交往)”可知，在收容所的经历帮助他发现了自己的天赋和本性。故选C。 27.推理判断题。根据第一段“Born in London in 1970, Jay Blades is the furniture restorer and TV presenter best known for The Repair Shop．He reflects on growing up poor, discovering fashion, and why fame will never go to his head.(杰伊·布雷兹1970年出生于伦敦，是一名家具修复师和电视节目主持人，他最出名的节目是《修理店》。他回顾了贫穷的成长过程，发现了时尚，以及为什么名声永远不会冲昏他的头脑)”结合文章主要是杰伊·布雷兹回顾自己的人生经历以及感悟。可知，文章选自专栏。故选B。 5．（23-24高二下·浙江省杭州市·期末） About 15 years ago, I was working at a sewing (缝纫) machine when I lost focus and put the needle straight through my left middle finger — the wound never quite recovered. It’s the kind of warning teachers tell new sewists, but it also creates a metaphor for a feeling that maybe familiar to the 7.7 million people who enjoy sewing as a hobby: the effect of sewing lives on under our skin. It’s a theme that runs through historian Barbara Burman’s book exploring the cultural history of sewing: The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters. For Barbara, her own interest in sewing is something that can be traced back through her life. “I grew up in a poor household, and I had two very practical parents,” she recalls. “My mother actually taught sewing, dressmaking, and soft tailoring, so I was surrounded by people making things and talking about tools. My interest in sewing comes from an interest in the history of ordinary people, particularly women’s lives. I feel that it’s a kind of untold story. We’re so used to it that we don’t think about it. We put our clothes on, and there we are. But I wanted to look at what sewing actually means at an individual level, as well as a more global level.” We notice the invention of electricity and countless other creations — but sewing, despite the fact that we couldn’t go about our daily lives without it, is often overlooked. When I ask Barbara why the story of sewing is largely untold, she has some insight. “Mostly because it’s connected so thoroughly with women, and women have always been, as it were, ‘second rate’,”  she explains. “We’ve also lived with this quite false separation between working with our brains and working with our hands. So manual work is thought of as secondary to head work. But, in fact, our hands, and particularly our sense of touch, give us such a huge amount of information in the world. Countless studies have confirmed how beneficial crafts can be for our mental health and well-being.” 24.What does the underlined part in paragraph 1 imply? A．Sewing may cause physical injury to sewists. B．Sewing is rooted in people’s life for a long time. C．Sewing holds a deep meaning for sewing lovers. D．Sewing is popular with a large number of people. 25.What’s mainly talked about in paragraph 2? A．How Barbara’s parents taught her to sew. B．What sewing meant to the general public. C．How Barbabra got interested in sewing. D．What family environment Barbara grew up in. 26.Why is the story of sewing ignored according to Barbara? A．Women and manual work are undervalued. B．People take no interest in the history of sewing. C．Sewing is not as important as other inventions. D．People prefer technology rather than hand-craft. 27.What does Barbara think of sewing? A．It is a dying craft. B．It is a secondary job. C．It is a dangerous practice. D．It is a rewarding skill. 【答案】24.C 25.C 26.A 27.D 【解析】 【导读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了历史学家Barbara Burman对缝纫的热爱以及她对缝纫的深入理解和看法。 24.词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“It’s the kind of warning teachers tell new sewists, but it also creates a metaphor for a feeling that maybe familiar to the 7.7 million people who enjoy sewing as a hobby:”（这是老师对新缝纫工的警告，但它也创造了一种感觉的隐喻，这种感觉可能对770万把缝纫作为爱好的人来说很熟悉：）以及下文“It’s a theme that runs through historian Barbara Burman’s book exploring the cultural history of sewing: The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters．For Barbara, her own interest in sewing is something that can be traced back through her life.”（历史学家Barbara Burman的书《针尖：为什么缝纫很重要》探讨了缝纫的文化史，贯穿了这个主题。对芭芭拉来说，她对缝纫的兴趣可以追溯到她的一生。）可知，缝纫的爱好让历史学家Barbara Burman追溯到她的一生，并且她的著作探讨了缝纫的文化史；由此可推知，划线部分“the effect of sewing lives on under our skin”（缝纫的影响深入我们的皮肤之下）暗示了缝纫对于缝纫爱好者来说有着深远的意义。故选C。 25.主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“I grew up in a poor household, and I had two very practical parents,” she recalls．“My mother actually taught sewing, dressmaking, and soft tailoring, so I was surrounded by people making things and talking about tools．My interest in sewing comes from an interest in the history of ordinary people, particularly women’s lives”（‘我在一个贫穷的家庭长大，我有两个非常实际的父母，’她回忆说。‘我的母亲实际上教的是缝纫、服装制作和软剪裁，所以我周围的人都在做东西，谈论工具。我对缝纫的兴趣来源于对普通人历史的兴趣，尤其是对女性生活的兴趣。’）可以推知，第二段主要是关于Barbara是如何对缝纫产生兴趣的。故选C。 26.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子“Mostly because it’s connected so thoroughly with women, and women have always been, as it were, ‘second rate’,”（主要是因为它与女性有着密切的联系，而女性总是被视为‘二等公民’）以及“So manual work is thought of as secondary to head work.”（所以手工劳动被认为是次要的头脑工作）可以推断出，缝纫的故事被忽视的原因是女性和手工劳动被低估。故选A。 27.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子“Countless studies have confirmed how beneficial crafts can be for our mental health and well-being.”（无数的研究已经证实，手工艺对我们的心理健康和幸福感有多大的好处）可以推断出，Barbara认为缝纫是一种有益的技能。故选D。 6（23-24高二下·浙江省温州新力量联盟·期末） Pablo Picasso, born in 1881 in Malaga, was an active artist for most of his long life. His father, an artist himself, was his first and most formative art teacher. Picasso had one of the most fruitful and creative careers in history. Picasso went through many creative periods in his career. His “Blue Period” started in 1901, when one of his dear friends, a painter and poet named Carlos, passed away in a cafe in Paris. Picasso was deeply affected, and sank into a depression that lasted several years. In 1904, Picasso moved to Montmartre in Paris, and settled into the community of artists and creators there. Coming out of his depression, Picasso moved on from dark and serious subjects in his paintings to more lighthearted compositions featuring harlequins, clowns and carnival performers. His color palette (调色盘) warmed up as well, with his paintings now bathed in reds, oranges, pinks and earth tones. This period was known as Picasso’s “Rose Period” and it lasted until 1906. From 1906 to 1909 Picasso was heavily inspired by African art, after he was exposed to traditional African masks (面具) and other art objects coming from Africa into French museums in Paris. This stage was called his “African Period”, and was a precursor (先驱) to his most famous period, “Cubism”. Influenced by Paul Cezanne’s experimentation with three-dimensional spacing and perspective on art, Picasso and Georges Braque led the artistic movement known as Cubism. This way of breaking down a form to its most basic forms and reconstructing them in an abstracted way is what Picasso is most known for. Throughout his life, Picasso took inspiration from everywhere in his life, whether it be working through his emotions, responding to a difficult life event, or the works of his fellow artists. In turn, his life’s works have inspired and influenced millions of people around the world and forever changed the history of art. 24.Which event caused Picasso’s “Blue Period”? A．His moving to Paris. B．The death of his friend. C．The influence of his father. D．The infection of a serious disease. 25.What can we learn from the text? A．Picasso’s paintings were warm-colored before 1906. B．Picasso went to Africa for new ideas in the 1900s. C．Picasso was the pioneer in the use of 3D techniques. D．Picasso’s painting style changed with his life experience. 26.What’s purpose of this text? A．To show the difficulties Picasso met with in his life. B．To explore when Picasso’s paintings stood out. C．To introduce how Picasso got inspired for his art. D．To tell the way Picasso’s success has influenced the world. 27.Where is the text probably taken from? A．A guidebook. B．A book review. C．A news report. D．A biography. 【答案】24.B 25.D 26.C 27.D 【解析】 【导读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了毕加索的艺术生涯，包括他的蓝色时期、玫瑰时期和受非洲艺术影响的阶段，以及立体主义的开创，展现了他如何从生活经历中获取灵感。 24.细节理解题。 根据第二段的“His ‘Blue Period’ started in 1901, when one of his dear friends, a painter and poet named Carlos, passed away in a cafe in Paris．Picasso was deeply affected, and sank into a depression that lasted several years.(他的“蓝色时期”始于1901年，当时他的一位挚友，一位名叫卡洛斯的画家和诗人，在巴黎的一家咖啡馆去世。毕加索深受影响，陷入了持续数年的抑郁症)”可知，毕加索的“蓝色时期”是由他朋友的去世引发的。故选B。 25.推理判断题。 根据全文内容，尤其是第二段的“His ‘Blue Period’ started in 1901, when one of his dear friends, a painter and poet named Carlos, passed away in a cafe in Paris．Picasso was deeply affected, and sank into a depression that lasted several years.(他的“蓝色时期”始于1901年，当时他的一位挚友，一位名叫卡洛斯的画家和诗人，在巴黎的一家咖啡馆去世。毕加索深受影响，陷入了持续数年的抑郁症)”，第三段的“Coming out of his depression, Picasso moved on from dark and serious subjects in his paintings to more lighthearted compositions featuring harlequins, clowns and carnival performers．His color palette (调色盘) warmed up as well, with his paintings now bathed in reds, oranges, pinks and earth tones．This period was known as Picasso’s ‘Rose Period’ and it lasted until 1906.(从抑郁症中走出来后，毕加索从画作中黑暗而严肃的主题转向了以丑角、小丑和狂欢节表演者为主角的更轻松的作品。他的调色板也变暖了，他的画现在沐浴在红色、橙色、粉红色和泥土色调中。这一时期被称为毕加索的“玫瑰时期”，一直持续到1906年)”和第四段“From 1906 to 1909 Picasso was heavily inspired by African art, after he was exposed to traditional African masks ( 面具) and other art objects coming from Africa into French museums in Paris. This stage was called his ‘African Period’ and was a precursor (先驱) to his most famous period, ‘Cubism’.(从1906年到1909年，毕加索在巴黎的法国博物馆里接触到传统的非洲面具和其他来自非洲的艺术品后，深受非洲艺术的启发。这个阶段被称为他的“非洲时期”，是他最著名的时期“立体主义”的前身)”可推知，毕加索的绘画风格随着他的生活经历而变化。故选D。 26.推理判断题。根据第二段的“Picasso was deeply affected, and sank into a depression that lasted several years.(毕加索深受影响，陷入了持续数年的抑郁症)”，第三段的“Coming out of his depression, Picasso moved on from dark and serious subjects in his paintings to more lighthearted compositions featuring harlequins, clowns and carnival performers.(从抑郁症中走出来后，毕加索从画作中黑暗而严肃的主题转向了以丑角、小丑和狂欢节表演者为主角的更轻松的作品)”以及第四段的“From 1906 to 1909 Picasso was heavily inspired by African art, after he was exposed to traditional African masks (面具) and other art objects coming from Africa into French museums in Paris.(从1906年到1909年，毕加索在巴黎的法国博物馆里接触到传统的非洲面具和其他来自非洲的艺术品后，深受非洲艺术的启发)”可知，文章从毕加索的生活背景开始，详细介绍了他不同创作时期的起源和特点，特别是“蓝色时期”、“玫瑰时期”以及受到非洲艺术影响的阶段，最后总结毕加索如何从生活中汲取灵感及其对世界艺术的影响。因此，文章的目的是介绍毕加索如何为其艺术获得灵感。故选C。 27.推理判断题。根据第一段的“Pablo Picasso, born in 1881 in Malaga, was an active artist for most of his long life．His father, an artist himself, was his first and most formative art teacher．Picasso had one of the most fruitful and creative careers in history.(巴勃罗·毕加索1881年出生于马拉加，在他漫长的一生中大部分时间都是一位活跃的艺术家。他的父亲本身就是一名艺术家，是他的第一位也是最具成长性的艺术老师。毕加索的职业生涯是历史上最富有成果和创造力的)”以及全文可知，本文是对毕加索生平、艺术创作历程的详细介绍，因此最有可能出自于一本人物传记。故选D。 新闻报道 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省浙南名校·期末） Imagine living in a modern city. On any given morning, you might expect to look out your window and see a stream of cars and people on their way to work. In recent days, however, residents in Kunming. China — a city of some 6 million people — were preparing themselves for a more unusual sighting: a herd (群) of wild elephants. Since March 2020, a group of 15 elephants has traveled more than 300 miles within Yunnan Province in China. They reportedly came within two miles of Kunming before turning around a few days ago. No one knows the reason why they left their home in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, but this long journey has brought much-needed public attention to the challenge facing Asian elephants. Asian elephants range across 13 countries in South and Southeast Asia. And, sadly, they are endangered, with fewer than 50,000 left in the wild. And yet they are underrepresented on the global stage when their conservation needs are so urgent. Living on the most thickly populated continent on the planet means that space is rare. It also means that habitat loss is the most significant threat facing Asian elephants. While illegal hunting also threatens these populations, human-elephant conflict resulting from habitat loss is a leading cause of elephant death in Asia. Elephants have significant space and resource needs and have been known to travel many miles a day in search of food and water. Today, on average, 70% of the Asian elephant population is found outside protected areas. This means they often travel through human-dominated landscapes and come into regular contact with people. These interactions, or human-elephant conflicts, can result in crop and property damage. Most recently, the damage along the movement path of the elephant herd in China has amounted to losses of an estimated $1.1 million. While these animals have been closely watched and protected by local authorities who have been successful to date at preventing injury or death to either people or the elephant herd, human-elephant conflict can result in human death and injury and cause retaliatory (报复性的) action that further reduces wild elephant populations. 24.What do we know about the 15 elephants? A．They attacked residents in Kunming. B．They draw public attention to their problem. C．They prefer a modern city to a nature reserve. D．They traveled more than 300 miles within Kunming. 25.What is a major cause of the extinction of Asian elephants? A．Illegal hunting. B．Loss of habitat. C．Lack of protected areas. D．Ignored conservation needs. 26.What have the local authorities been trying to do according to the last paragraph? A．Avoid human-elephant conflicts. B．Move the elephants to another region. C．Predict the results of human-elephant conflicts. D．Make up for the losses caused by the elephants. 27.Which of the following is the best title for the text? A．Asian Elephants: An Endangered Species Rescued B．Urban Adventures of Elephants: A Taste of the City Life C．Wandering Elephants: A Conservation Challenge in Asia D．Elephant Sightings in Kunming: A City's Unusual Morning 【答案】24.B 25.B 26.A 27.C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍一群15头大象在中国云南省旅行了300多英里，它们的这次长途旅行引起了公众对亚洲象面临的挑战的关注。 24.细节理解题。根据第二段“Since March 2020, a group of 15 elephants has traveled more than 300 miles within Yunnan Province in China．They reportedly came within two miles of Kunming before turning around a few days ago．No one knows the reason why they left their home in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, but this long journey has brought much-needed public attention to the challenge facing Asian elephants．(自2020年3月以来，一群15头大象在中国云南省旅行了300多英里。据报道，它们几天前在离昆明不到两英里的地方掉头。没有人知道它们离开西双版纳自然保护区的原因，但这次长途旅行引起了公众对亚洲象面临的挑战的关注)”可知，这15头大象引起了公众对它们问题的关注。故选B。 25.细节理解题。根据第四段“Living on the most thickly populated continent on the planet means that space is rare．It also means that habitat loss is the most significant threat facing Asian elephants．While illegal hunting also threatens these populations, human-elephant conflict resulting from habitat loss is a leading cause of elephant death in Asia．(生活在地球上人口最稠密的大陆上意味着空间是稀缺的。这也意味着栖息地的丧失是亚洲象面临的最大威胁。虽然非法狩猎也威胁着这些种群，但栖息地丧失导致的人象冲突是亚洲大象死亡的主要原因)”可知，亚洲象灭绝的主要原因是栖息地的丧失。故选B。 26.细节理解题。根据最后一段“These interactions, or human-elephant conflicts, can result in crop and property damage．Most recently, the damage along the movement path of the elephant herd in China has amounted to losses of an estimated $1.1 million．While these animals have been closely watched and protected by local authorities who have been successful to date at preventing injury or death to either people or the elephant herd, human-elephant conflict can result in human death and injury and cause retaliatory (报复性的) action that further reduces wild elephant populations．(这些相互作用，或人象冲突，可能导致农作物和财产损失。最近，中国象群迁徙路线沿线的破坏估计已造成110万美元的损失。虽然这些动物受到当地当局的密切关注和保护，迄今为止，他们已经成功地防止了人类或象群的伤亡，但人象冲突可能导致人类伤亡，并引发报复行动，进一步减少野生大象的数量)” 可知，地方当局一直在努力避免人象冲突。故选A。 27.主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其第二段“Since March 2020, a group of 15 elephants has traveled more than 300 miles within Yunnan Province in China．They reportedly came within two miles of Kunming before turning around a few days ago．No one knows the reason why they left their home in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, but this long journey has brought much-needed public attention to the challenge facing Asian elephants．(自2020年3月以来，一群15头大象在中国云南省旅行了300多英里。据报道，它们几天前在离昆明不到两英里的地方掉头。没有人知道它们离开西双版纳自然保护区的原因，但这次长途旅行引起了公众对亚洲象面临的挑战的关注)”可知，文章介绍了一群15头大象在中国云南省旅行了300多英里，它们的这次长途旅行引起了公众对亚洲象面临的挑战的关注。由此可知，C选项“闲逛大象：亚洲的保护挑战”适合作本文最佳标题。故选C。 1．（23-24高二下·浙江省宁波市慈溪市·期末） “A good book is easy to find”, reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-storey ancestral home on the outskirts of the Philippines’ main financial district which he has turned into a free-for-all public library where anyone can borrow books or keep any of its thousands of books. It all began in 2000, when reading ability among students in the Philippines remains low. In memory of his parents who were able to gift their children with education, Guanlao gathered whatever books he had around the house, and placed them outside with a sign that reading was free. What started as a 50-book display has grown dramatically over the years, thanks to a steady supply of books from donors, some of whom opted to stay anonymous. “They just leave boxes of books outside my house,” said Guanlao. Called the Reading Club 2000, Guanlao’s library showcases a wide variety of books he hopes will inspire people, especially young curious minds to read. Books, believes Guanlao, need to live. And they are only alive if they are being read and used. He is firm about his goals: “My mission is to give away used and donated books to others at no cost, and to promote education through literature.” Migs M, a writer, admitted frankly, “One of my passions is reading, and I’ve always been protective of my books. So it’s quite a surprise for me to find out that a man actually set up the entire house he grew up as a free library.” Then her first time there, she ended up taking a book home. “As a believer in the power of words to inspire and transform, I applaud Guanlao and hope against all odds that there could be people like him in every street in every city of the country.” 24.What’s Guanlao’s original purpose to set up the library? A．To make profits by sharing books. B．To motivate people into enjoying reading. C．To express honor to his parents for education. D．To promote students’ reading ability in Philippines. 25.What do we know about the Reading Club 2000? A．The books are all from donors. B．The library centers on protecting the books. C．The books can be borrowed or bought as visitors wish. D．The library targets at raising people’s reading awareness. 26.Which of the following words can be used to describe Guanlao? A．Devoted and clever. B．Ambitious and confident. C．Generous and knowledgeable. D．Inspiring and passionate. 27.What’s the best title of the passage? A．Reading Club 2000: Free for All B．Reading Club 2000: A Public library. C．Hernando Guanlao: A Generous Charitarian. D．Hernando Guanlao: the Founder of Reading Club 2000. 【答案】24.C 25.D 26.D 27.A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍的是将位于菲律宾主要金融区的郊区的祖宅变成了一个免费的公共图书馆的故事。 24.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It all began in 2000, when reading ability among students in the Philippines remains low．In memory of his parents who were able to gift their children with education, Guanlao gathered whatever books he had around the house, and placed them outside with a sign that reading was free.(这一切始于2000年，当时菲律宾学生的阅读能力仍然很低。为了向他的有能力让孩子接受教育的父母表示敬意，Guanlao把家里所有的书都收集起来，放在屋外，上面写着“免费阅读”。)”可知，Guanlao把家里所有的书都收集起来，创办图书馆的初衷是为了向父母的教育表示敬意。故选C项。 25.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Called the Reading Club 2000, Guanlao’s library showcases a wide variety of books he hopes will inspire people, especially young curious minds to read.(Guanlao的图书馆名为“读书俱乐部2000”，里面陈列着各种各样的书，他希望能激发人们，尤其是好奇的年轻人去阅读。)”可知，Guanlao把图书馆命名为“读书俱乐部2000”是希望激发有好奇心的年轻人去阅读，由此可知，图书馆的目标是提高人们的阅读意识。故选D项。 26.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“He is firm about his goals: “My mission is to give away used and donated books to others at no cost, and to promote education through literature.”(他对自己的目标很坚定：“我的使命是免费赠送二手和捐赠书籍给他人，并通过文学促进教育。”)”可知，Guanlao把自己的免费赠送二手和捐赠书籍给他人，通过文学促进教育当成自己的使命，由此可知，Guanlao是一个充满激情的人，根据尾段中的“As a believer in the power of words to inspire and transform, I applaud Guanlao and hope against all odds that there could be people like him in every street in every city of the country.(作为一个相信语言的力量能够激励和改变的人，我为Guanlao喝彩，并不顾一切地希望，这个国家每个城市的每条街道上都能有像他这样的人。)”可知，作家Migs M在了解了Guanlao创办的图书馆后，不顾一切的希望这个国家每个城市的每条街道上都能有像他这样的人，由此可之，Guanlao的做法是鼓舞人心的，综合以上信息可知，Guanlao是一位既鼓舞人心又充满激情的人。故选D项。 27.主旨大意题。根据首段中的““A good book is easy to find”, reads the sign on Hernando Guanlao’s two-store y ancestral home on the outskirts of the Philippines’ main financial district which he has turned into a free-for-all public library where anyone can borrow books or keep any of its thousands of books.(Hernando Guanlao的祖宅位于菲律宾主要金融区的郊区，拥有两间书店，他把这里变成了一个免费的公共图书馆，任何人都可以借书或保留馆内成千上万本书中的任何一本，招牌上写着“好书很容易找到”。)”以及第三段中的“Called the Reading Club 2000, Guanlao’s library showcases a wide variety of books he hopes will inspire people, especially young curious minds to read.(Guanlao的图书馆名为“读书俱乐部2000”，里面陈列着各种各样的书，他希望能激发人们，尤其是好奇的年轻人去阅读。)”可知，本文主要介绍的是Guanlao将自己的祖宅变成一个被称作“读书俱乐部2000”的免费公共图书馆的故事，介绍了创建该图书馆的初衷以及对人们的影响，所以，标题“阅读俱乐部2000：免费向所有人开放”与本文的内容吻合，且概括了本文的主题，适合作为最佳标题。故选A项。 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$