专题02 阅读理解记叙文 （吉林专用）-【好题汇编】备战2024-2025学年高二英语下学期期末真题分类汇编

专题02 阅读理解记叙文 （一） （吉林省吉林市第一中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something about it. She looked up wildlife rescue and relief agencies in Australia to find out what they needed most. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires. This idea attracted Ratelle, but there was just one problem. “I’d never sewn in my life,” said Ratelle, 17, a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, US. “Giving money seemed like something too simple. But I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew.” Over the next few months, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew via videos online. Then she purchased 18 yards of fabric and sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and shipped them off to For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), one of several relief organizations that have rushed to rescue koalas, kangaroos and other species suffering from burns. A week later, she received a photo from FAWNA with a young joey (幼兽) in one of her larger pouches. “It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,” said Ratelle, who hopes to study biology for a future career as a nurse practitioner. “I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and people devastated (蹂躏) by natural disasters,” she said. According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia. Several craft guild (手工业行会) websites around the world  have mobilized (动员) for Australian relief by making the animal pouches. Karen Newberry and her two daughters Madison, 12 and Rochelle, 8, from San Diego also offered their help in such a way. For Newberry, “it was a big push that made we crafters, sewers to realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves,” she said. 1．What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about? A．What inspired Ratelle to learn to sew. B．What is needed to save koalas and other species. C．The poor living conditions of wild animals in Australia. D．Different ways to help koalas and other animals in Australia. 2．How did Ratelle feel when she received a photo from FAWNA according to the text? A．Proud. B．Calm. C．Surprised. D．Disappointed. 3．The statistics (统计数字) in Paragraph 8 are used to show ______. A．how frequent the bushfires are in Australia B．how harmful the bushfires are in Australia C．the great varieties of wild animals in Australia D．the difficulties facing relief organizations in Australia 4．What do Newberry’s words in the last paragraph suggest? A．People should stay united through difficult times. B．Life is not easy for crafters and sewers in Australia. C．It is challenging for crafters and sewers to do relief work. D．Crafters and sewers can do more to help animals. （二） （吉林省吉林省三区九校2023-2024高二下期末试题） TikTokers have shown their love and support for a woman who was left “heartbroken” after her farm was sabotaged. Carly Burd, from Harlow, England, found the soil covered in salt and posted a touching video about the incident on TikTok. Burd, who has Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus (多发性硬化症和狼疮), told viewers she believed someone went onto her plot of land and placed salt to destroy the work that she’s put in to help feed people in need. Last November, Burd began posting about her “A Meal on Me with Love”. “I changed my garden into a place to provide those on benefits, pensioners (领养老金的人) on state pension and those on a low income free organic fruit and vegetables plus other necessities of life. They receive a large box that contains necessities plus enough food, fruit, vegetables,rice, breakfast etc. for the number of people in the household,” Burd said. Up till now she’s fed more than 1,600 people among the cost of living crisis in the UK. After Burd shared her heartbreak on TikTok, users began providing lots of donations, advice, and support. Burd’s “A Meal on Me with Love” has been flooded with donations in light of this incident. As of Thursday morning, Burd’s GoFundMe campaign has raised £184,777 of its first £4,000 goal. “The world needs more people like you,” one person wrote with a $15 donation. “Your love and kindness for humanity is amazing. All of us would be so lucky to cross paths with someone like you in a time of need,” another person commented with a $10 donation. Burd said in an update that with the help of others she was able to dig up a lot of the salt and cover it with topsoil to neutralize (中和) it. “I’m really losing my head by everyone’s comments and everything,” she said. “I really do appreciate it — thank you.” 1．What does the underlined word “sabotaged” probably mean in Paragraph 1? A．Visited. B．Found. C．Destroyed. D．Protected. 2．What is “A Meal on Me with Love” in the text? A．A moving video. B．A beautiful garden. C．A charity activity. D．A friendly restaurant. 3．Which can best describe Burd according to the text? A．Brave. B．Caring. C．Honest. D．Flexible. 4．What can we learn from the text? A．The garden is beyond repair. B．People online offered Burd great support and help. C．TikTokers placed salt in Burd’s garden. D．Burd raised enough money to build a new garden. （三） （吉林省梅河口市第五中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） I arrived home from work, my mind racing. I was scheduled to perform an experiment using a pricey piece of equipment, but I had spent the whole day worrying about the experiment which was on the top of my agenda, and I amazingly longed to shut off my anxious thoughts. So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, stretched myself on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost instantly, my mind left behind the details of experimental design and stepped into a land of monsters, magic dust, and man-like bears comprising a wonderful world distinct from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed. Growing up, I was virtually never a big fan of novels. My classmates would be crazy about the latest Harry Potter book, while my copy sat collecting dust on a shelf. Instead, I would choose to read through the reference books related to my disciplines for better grades. After I started graduate school, extracurricular reading didn’t appeal to me at all but I spent most of my time on campus digesting research papers and textbooks and my mind couldn’t handle processing fact-filled nonfiction books at home, too. So I knew that I needed to find a way to enjoy reading again. To help me stick with it, I made a New Year’s resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year. The result was an almost instant appreciation of fiction, along with many unexpected results including ones that have benefited my schoolwork. What surprised me the most was how much I learned. Some of the best books I read were historical fictional stories happening in a realistic historical setting. I learned about life in different countries as well as struggles people there faced during difficult periods in their histories. The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected benefit: I’ve started to think more deeply about the diversity of issues in the scientific community and could serve it, heart and soul. 1．What did the author do to wipe out the anxiety? A．He drowned it in chocolate. B．He escaped into a fantasy world. C．He slept on the sofa leisurely. D．He conducted an experiment. 2．What does the author mean by the underlined part in Paragraph 2? A．Reading novels was a waste of time. B．Reading a good book was time well spent. C．He was too busy to take good care of his books. D．The Harry Potter book wasn’t as good as expected. 3．How did the New Year’s resolution benefit the author? A．More sympathy went out to him. B．His moral values were strengthened. C．He learned much about religious diversity. D．He gained new insight into his academic discipline. 4．What does the author think of the impact reading fiction books has on himself ? A．Overestimated B．Underestimated C．Favourable D．Temporary （四） （吉林省吉林松花江中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for. Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive. After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures. Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then. This was the key to a successful underwater expedition. 1．In what way was this expedition different for Larry? A．His daughter had grown up. B．He had become a famous diver. C．His father would dive with him. D．His daughter would dive with him. 2．What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A．Larry had some privileges. B．Larry liked the rented diving suits. C．Divers had to buy diving equipment. D．Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive. 3．Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes? A．To protect himself from danger. B．To dive into the deep water. C．To admire the underwater view. D．To take photos more conveniently. 4．What did Larry expect his daughter to do? A．Become a successful diver. B．Make a good diving guide. C．Take a lot of photos underwater. D．Have longer hours of training. （五） （吉林省普通高中G6教考联盟高二下期末试卷） In the scenic coastal city of Cornwall, Lizzi Larbalestier has become a beacon of hope for marine (海洋的) wildlife. As a committed volunteer for British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), her journey began with transforming her Airbnb, an online platform that allows people to rent out their homes or accommodations to travelers, into a temporary shelter for injured seals. This effort came as the result of the increasing incidents of marine animals suffering from human-related injuries and the lack of specialized care facilities in the region. Recognizing the urgent need for a more permanent solution, Lizzi, alongside her husband and a team of committed volunteers, established a fully equipped seal hospital. This facility, now in its third year of operation, has expanded its capacity to ten pens and is prepared to recover around 100 seals annually. The hospital caters to a variety of cases: seals injured by boats or caught in fishing gear (用具), young pups separated from their mothers, and young seals weakened by poor nutrition. Each animal receives personalized care, ranging from basic first aid to extensive recovery programs. After initial treatment, seals are often moved to larger recovery centers for further care before their release back into the wild. Lizzi’s commitment to marine conservation extends beyond seal rescue. She is an active participant in environmental campaigns like Surfers Against Sewage and Ghostnetbuster. Her tireless efforts were recognized when she received the Animal Action Award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Lizzi owes the success of BDMLR’s operations to the collective effort of all volunteers, emphasizing the importance of teamwork in achieving their conservation goals. The BDMLR team also reacts to emergencies involving other marine wildlife, like whales and dolphins. Lizzi recalls several successful operations, including the rescue of stranded (搁浅的) dolphins and a turtle that required specialized care. Lizzi’s story is not just about rescuing marine animals; it’s a proof of the power of community involvement and the impact of individuals on environmental conservation. 1．What inspired Lizzi to protect the marine wildlife? A．One of her trips to the seaside. B．More and more injured marine animals. C．Her love for the marine creatures. D．Increasing profits from her Airbnb. 2．What do we know about the seal hospital from Paragraph 2? A．It has been in operation for five years. B．It provides a separate space for each seal. C．It offers temporary help to injured animals. D．It is the largest recovery center in the area. 3．What message does BDMLR’s success convey according to Lizzi? A．All roads lead to Rome. B．Actions speak louder than words. C．Time and tide wait for no man. D．Many hands make light work. 4．What is the text mainly about? A．A practical solution to seal rescue. B．Challenges of marine wildlife recovery. C．The impact of human activities on marine ecosystems. D．The journey of a marine life rescuer in Cornwall. （六） （吉林省辽宁省实验中学联考2023-2024高二下期末试题） High employment, falling inflation (通货膨胀), and economic growth. On the surface, the US economy currently seems to be doing great. But as it turns out, things are not so rosy for the average American. According to a March 6 survey conducted by the Savings website, 47 percent of US parents provide financial support to their adult children to help deal with the cost of living struggles. Gen Zers (aged 18 — 27) were found to be the most likely generation to get financial help from their parents, receiving on average 1,515 dollars per month. Still, many older parents were found to support their Millennial (aged 28 — 43) or Generation X (aged 44 — 59) adult children, accounting for 21 percent of parents providing support. The most common expenses mentioned were groceries and health insurance. But why are so many US adults, both young and old, struggling to “leave the nest”? One major reason is food prices. According to a survey, food prices are expected to increase by nearly 2.5 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, stable housing remains an elusive dream for many. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage (抵押贷款) was almost 8 percent in 2023, which means many Americans are priced out of affording their own home. The final piece of the puzzle is falling salaries. Previous generations were able to count on graduating from college as the key to landing a job that paid well. But now, young graduates have found they earn less than their parents. College graduate salaries have decreased more than 10 percent in four decades after adjusting for inflation. In other words, steadily declining salaries make it even harder for young Americans to cope with rising costs. As Gen Zers in the US struggle under financial pressures, so do the older generations supporting them, as their sharing puts their retirement at risk. The Savings website discovered that working parents were found to contribute “2.4 times more to support adult children than they contribute to their retirement accounts each month”. Essentially, while the US economy remains afloat, we will witness multiple generations of Americans sinking in their own lifeboats in the years ahead. 1．What did the March 6 survey find out about adult children in the US? A．Nearly half of them are financially dependent. B．Over half of Gen Zers are financially struggling. C．21 percent of Generation X receive parental help. D．A majority of them rely on their parents for education. 2．What does the underlined word  “elusive”  in paragraph 4 most probably mean? A．Readily accessible. B．Difficult to achieve. C．Often misunderstood. D．Commonly sought after. 3．What can be inferred from the article about people in the US? A．Graduates’ financial struggles are temporary. B．Government policies favor older generations. C．Salaries for graduates tend to keep up with inflation. D．Financial pressures affect both the young and the old. 4．What is the author’s attitude toward the future of Americans? A．Negative. B．Optimistic. C．Ambiguous. D．Indifferent. （七） （吉林省“BEST合作体”2023-2024高二下期末联考试题) At the end of 2019,I learned that Here After AI, whose goal is to let the living communicate with the dead, was looking for applicants of its new AI project. Interested in what it was promising, I applied to experiment the software on my very-much-alive parents. At first, I thought it would be just a fun project to see what was technologically possible. Then their health condition added some urgency to the experiment. I was frightened that my parents might die since my father had been diagnosed with cancer and my mother was recently developing symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease, and that with the distance between us, I might never have the chance to say goodbye. The first step was an interview. My parents were asked questions by a techician for hours-about everything from their earliest memories to what they believe will happen after they die. Whether through illness-generated concerns or a willingness to humor their daughter, my parents put up zero resistance. The company then took their responses and started to create the voice assistants. A few months later, my virtual parents arrived via email attachment. When I communicated with them through the app on my phone, my hands were shaking. I hadn’t seen my actual, real parents for six months. They told me personal stories I’d never heard. They gave me life advice and told me things about their childhoods, as well as my own. It was mesmerizing. Personally, I have mixed feelings about my experiment. I’m glad to have my virtual parents. They’ve enabled me to learn new things about my parents, and it’s comforting to think that those softwares will be there even when my parents aren’t. On the other hand, I can’t help but find it sad that it took a stranger interviewing my parents for me to properly appreciate the complex people they are. But I feel lucky to have had the chance to grasp that-and to still have the precious opportunity to spend more time with them and learn more about them, face to face, no technology involved. 1．Why did the author initially join the AI project? A．To test out the new technology. B．To preserve her parents’ voice. C．To learn more about her parents’ life. D．To remove the worry about her parents’ health. 2．What can we learn about the author’s parents? A．They liked talking a lot. B．They died from the illnesses. C．They opposed joining the project at first. D．They provided data for the project. 3．What does the underlined word “mesmerizing" mean in paragraph 4? A．Alarming. B．Fascinating. C．Inspiring. D．Disgusting. 4．What does the author realize at last? A．AI means never saying goodbye to our parents. B．The advances in AI technology have pros and cons. C．The real connection with our parents matters most. D．AI allows us to learn more about our virtual parents. （八） （吉林省白山市2023-2024高二下期末试题） Nicolas Chorier is not a usual photographer, but a kite aerial (航空的) photographer. He uses a kite to lift his camera into the sky and clicks photos. As a teenager, Nicolas had two passions — photography and kite flying. During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of photography. Fascinated, he literally tied his two hobbies together for a living. Nicolas learnt to make strong kites modelled on Rokkaku, a kite that could stand high winds. As a newbie in his chosen field, he set out to train himself. Today he is one of the most well-known kite aerial photographers in the world. The technique is to tie a basket containing the photography equipment to the string of the kite and then fly it, thus launching the camera into air, From the ground, Nicolas controls the angles of the camera with a remote. An air-to-ground video link enables him to see the view from the kite’s point. Once satisfied with the frame, he clicks a picture. However, the job does have its pitfalls, too. Once, his kite disappeared in the Yamuna River, with his expensive camera following it. He is especially fond of India, having made a couple of trips and taken many spectacular photos. “India is a too vast and beautiful country to be captured through the cameras in one life,” he says. He recently released a book，Kite’s Eye View; India between Earth and Sky. Though it includes photographs of “No Photo” sites like the Taj Mahal. it shows them from a totally different perspective. 1．Why did Nicolas Chorier go to India? A．To buy a camera. B．To make a kite, C．To make a photo report on kite making. D．To learn how to take photos. 2．What is “Rokkaku”? A．A kind of kite. B．A picture. C．A camera. D．A job. 3．What does the underlined word “pitfalls” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Benefits. B．Risks. C．Secrets. D．Choices. 4．Which word can best describe Nicolas? A．Generous. B．Honest. C．Brave. D．Creative. （九） （吉林省长春市九台区第一中学等多校2022-2023高二下期末试题） For me, nothing is more satisfying than discovering hidden precious stones in secondhand shops. After all, one person’s garbage may be another person’s treasure. I can spend hours sorting through boxes of old photography. Two years ago, I came across a collection of loose, dusty photos. I looked to see if there were any names on the backs. I thought that if these were mine or my family’s, I’d want someone to return them to me. So I made it my goal to do so for others. Since then, I’ve visited secondhand shops weekly, and have collected more than 50,000 of these items. I organize them in big boxes all over my house in New York. I’ve also set up a social media account to help reunite items with their owners or other family members. The first item I posted was a video tape of a family holiday and I digitized (数字化) it. It was a video of two parents and a son of university age on a trip in the 1990s — the son was wearing a T-shirt with the words “Wesleyan swimming” on it. My fans on social media contacted the sports departments in universities across the US and asked swimming coaches from the 1990s if they recognized the student. At last, the family was found. They couldn’t believe it and was overjoyed to be reunited with the tape. Then, the family revisited some of the memories together. People are often quite affecting when seeing the items again — most of these items are lost after a house move or a family death, because they thought they would never see these items again. I have some rules, including not sharing sensitive photographs and removing posts if the family does not want their memories online. I want to encourage people to protect their own family history so that they don’t get lost. 1．Why did the author return old photos two years ago? A．To do what he thought was worth doing. B．To exchange them for more valuable items. C．To discover more stories behind them. D．To avoid more rubbish around in community. 2．How did the family reunite with the video tape? A．By recalling the past. B．By seeing the digitized tape on a poster. C．With the help of the author and his fans. D．Through a T-shirt with the family names. 3．What’s the probable reaction of people seeing the lost items again? A．They feel at a loss. B．They’re filled with strong emotions. C．They tend to remove them. D．They clean them again. 4．What is a rule observed by the author? A．Throwing the items into the rubbish. B．Giving up social media as much as possible. C．Returning lost items to social organizations. D．Deleting the online posts if not permitted. （十） （吉林省白城市实验高级中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） “Wow, this carrot is shaped like a spaceship!” As a child, I’d always been drawn to strangely shaped vegetables in the produce aisle: horseshoe eggplants, flat bell peppers, three-legged carrots...but as time passed, TV ads and perfect supermarket displays taught me that tomatoes should always be perfectly round, carrots straight and apples bright red. I was taught that what looked nice must taste nice. Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) acts much like Vogue and Cosmopolitan, setting unrealistic beauty expectations on how produce ought to look, down to the exact color, shape and size. But appearance is a poor indicator of flavor, nutritional value and even freshness. Food stylists in TV ads have conditioned us to see pretty as delicious and nutritious. However, Linda Hagen, a professor of consumer behavior from the University of Southem Califomia, denies the connection between beauty and nutrition, explaining that it is just another marketing strategy used by food companies to increase sales. In the United States alone, an estimated six billion pounds of ugly produce is left unharvested, unsold and uneaten every year. That’s enough food to feed three million people for a whole year! The discarding of imperfect produce is not just wasteful; it also contributes significantly to climate change. Rotting produce creates large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more effective than carbon dioxide. When supermarkets toss away an ill-shaped tomato, they are also tossing away all of the fertilizer, water and energy that went into growing, storing and transporting that tomato. I’ve decided to take this issue into my own hands. Working with local farms, markets, meal centers and food banks, I have rescued over 4, 500 pounds of edible, nutritious, often organic, ugly produce in my city. However, helping can be a lot easier than driving from farm to farm every weekend. 1．How does the writer find the USDA? A．Inactive. B．Invaluable. C．Inaccessible. D．Irresponsible. 2．What is Prof. Linda Hagen’s attitude towards the outside beauty of produce？ A．It reflects the inside value of produce. B．It’s a reasonable marketing strategy. C．It’s by no means connected with nutrition. D．It indicates flavor, nutrition and freshness. 3．What will be talked about next? A．Some simple ways to rescue ugly produce. B．Some other countries that waste produce. C．Some stories of the writer visiting farms. D．Some new discoveries by food professionals. （十一） （吉林省通化市梅河口市第五中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） I tried not to look down. My palms (手掌) were sweating. All I could concentrate on was the man below who was keeping the ladder steady. The tiny people waved up at me, but I couldn’t see them clearly. When I got to the top, some sort of supernatural force brought my feet to the edge of the platform. I was going to slip off the board. The line holding me was going to break, and I was once again going to be thrown to death. Down was the only direction my eyes would go. I begged to go back down the ladder, but the stupid man tried to convince me. The tiny dots below shouted encouragingly, saying they would run with me as I flew. I was going to slide off that platform. I couldn’t think; the tears stopped my brain. Why wouldn’t he let me go back? The message replayed in my mind, “You’re going to die…” Like a blown-up balloon, I was let go just before it could be knotted at the bottom. I went in every direction, tension escaping from my body as I fell. The breeze hit my face and cooled my sweaty body. I could see clearly now, and I was flying. Today, I am still terrified of heights. It would be nice to say that I conquered my fear and found something I loved. I owe my zip line (飞索) experience to the Englishman who pushed me off the platform. I am grateful for the experience because I love adventure. Trying new things has always appealed to me. Some of the most rewarding experiences I have had, like flying, have come out of conquering what at first appears to be frightening and impossible. While my days of aerial escapades are over, I look forward to the future and the question of fear of flying and will continue to create questions wherever I go. 1．How did the author feel when he was on the ladders? A．Exhausted. B．Frightened. C．Annoyed. D．Excited. 2．Why did the Englishman push the author off platform? A．To teach him to fly. B．To push him to death. C．To develop his courage. D．To test his ability to climb. 3．Through the zip line experience, the author learns that ________. A．everyone can enjoy flying well B．trying difficult things is his favorite C．looking back on the old days is awful for him D．something that seems impossible can be conquered 4．What does the underlined phrase “aerial escapades” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A．The author’s zip line experience. B．The author’s difficulty in life. C．The author’s failure in adventure. D．The author’s dreams about his future. （十二） （吉林省“BEST合作体”2022-2023高二下期末试题） For Lydia Koniordou, a famous Greek actress and former Greek minister of culture and sports, cultural preservation is essential to help people know who they are and learn what they should do in the future. “The taller you want to grow, the deeper your roots must be. Our cultural past is our roots. If we don’t have really strong roots and depth in our perception (认识) of our identity, we cannot grow. Without these roots, we will be torn out very easily with the currents,” she told the journalist in a recent interview, adding cultural heritage is in fact very much alive and relevant today. Speaking of her teaching experience overseas, Koniordou said she was very much impressed by her Chinese students when she gave seminars on ancient Greek tragedy at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2014-15. When the students worked on Alcestis, an Athenian tragedy by ancient Greek playwright Euripides, they thoroughly researched the costumes they would be wearing, the set, and the lights, among others, she recalled. “I feel they evolved and were transformed by this experience as I was transformed. They did not just play a role, but created a whole world and that is why the production had so much interest also for the spectators,” she said. Koniordou participated in the production of Euripides ‘Electra’ together with Greek director Kostas Tsianos. “Tsianos did something very important for Greek culture. He connected folk forms of art, folk dances, songs and poetry with our classical past. We presented this performance in many places around the world, and the feeling that it stirred in the audience was quite similar, even though they didn’t always understand the language,” she said. The Chinese civilization is a huge tree with very deep roots, and Greece also has a rich ancient civilization, she said, adding she believes that the two countries could promote cooperation and exchanges in many fields, such as in preservation of antiques. 1．What can we learn from paragraph 2? A．Cultural heritage is easily damaged. B．The importance of cultural preservation. C．The taller growth wants the deeper roots. D．We are easily torn out with the currents. 2．What did Koniordou do in Shanghai? A．She played a role and was loved by the spectators. B．She researched the costumes, the set, and the lights. C．She studied the art of Chinese performance as a student. D．She promoted the students’ understanding of Greek culture. 3．Why did Koniordou cooperate with Kostas Tsianos? A．To indicate her friendship with Tsianos. B．To show Koniordou was also expert at directing. C．To popularize and promote traditional Greek culture. D．To introduce the art achievement of Tsianosin. 4．What will the text probably talk about in the following part? A．Cultural preservation in China. B．The way to preserve cultural heritage. C．The introduction of other Greek art productions. D．Cooperation between Chinese and Greek culture. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！2 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 专题02 阅读理解记叙文 （一） （吉林省吉林市第一中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something about it. She looked up wildlife rescue and relief agencies in Australia to find out what they needed most. Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals that were burned or had lost their homes and parents in the fires. This idea attracted Ratelle, but there was just one problem. “I’d never sewn in my life,” said Ratelle, 17, a senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, US. “Giving money seemed like something too simple. But I wanted to directly help these animals by doing something myself, so I decided to learn how to sew.” Over the next few months, Ratelle bought her own sewing machine and taught herself how to sew via videos online. Then she purchased 18 yards of fabric and sewed 25 pouches of different sizes and shipped them off to For Australian Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), one of several relief organizations that have rushed to rescue koalas, kangaroos and other species suffering from burns. A week later, she received a photo from FAWNA with a young joey (幼兽) in one of her larger pouches. “It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way,” said Ratelle, who hopes to study biology for a future career as a nurse practitioner. “I plan to use my new sewing skills to help animals and people devastated (蹂躏) by natural disasters,” she said. According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia. Several craft guild (手工业行会) websites around the world  have mobilized (动员) for Australian relief by making the animal pouches. Karen Newberry and her two daughters Madison, 12 and Rochelle, 8, from San Diego also offered their help in such a way. For Newberry, “it was a big push that made we crafters, sewers to realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves,” she said. 1．What do the first two paragraphs mainly talk about? A．What inspired Ratelle to learn to sew. B．What is needed to save koalas and other species. C．The poor living conditions of wild animals in Australia. D．Different ways to help koalas and other animals in Australia. 2．How did Ratelle feel when she received a photo from FAWNA according to the text? A．Proud. B．Calm. C．Surprised. D．Disappointed. 3．The statistics (统计数字) in Paragraph 8 are used to show ______. A．how frequent the bushfires are in Australia B．how harmful the bushfires are in Australia C．the great varieties of wild animals in Australia D．the difficulties facing relief organizations in Australia 4．What do Newberry’s words in the last paragraph suggest? A．People should stay united through difficult times. B．Life is not easy for crafters and sewers in Australia. C．It is challenging for crafters and sewers to do relief work. D．Crafters and sewers can do more to help animals. 【答案】1．A 2．A 3．B 4．D 【分析】这是一篇记叙文。澳洲大火肆虐导致生灵涂炭，数十亿动物因此丧生，17岁的美国高中生Ratelle在了解到当地动物急需手缝的针织袋后，决定自学缝纫并将自制的袋子捐给了慈善组织，与此同时，全世界的手工艺人和裁缝们也都加入了救助澳大利亚野生动物的行列中。 1．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“When Rachel Ratelle saw a news video of a burned koala trying to climb a tree to safety in fire-ravaged (火灾肆虐的) Australia, she decided to do something abou”和第二段中“Besides donations, many organizations asked for hand-sewn (手缝的) and knitted pouches (袋子) and wraps for koalas and other animals”可知，Ratelle看到了澳洲大火的视频，决心为此做点什么，然后又了解到当地急需动物用的针织袋，接下来就引出了她为此去学习缝纫技术，前两段交代的正是Ratelle学习缝纫的原因、动机。故选A项。 2．推理判断题。根据第六段中引述Ratelle的原话“It made me feel like I contributed to the world and it showed how a simple act of kindness can go a long way”可知，收到照片让Ratelle觉得她对于世界做出了一份贡献。由此判断出Ratelle显然是带着一种自豪、满足的心情。故选A项。 3．推理判断题。根据第八段“According to the World Wildlife Fund, it estimated that 1.2 billion animals have died, as a result of the bushfires, which have burned more than 26 million acres in Australia.”据世界野生动物基金会（World widlife Fund）估计，在澳大利亚，森林大火烧毁了2600多万英亩土地，造成12亿只动物死亡。由此判断出这里描述的是澳洲大火造成的动物伤亡情况和波及的范围，就是为了表现大火的危害程度。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段中引述Newberry的话“it was a big push that made we crafters, sewers to realize there’s something more we can do than just make things for ourselves”这是一个巨大的推动，让我们这些工匠，裁缝工意识到，除了为自己制造东西，我们还可以做更多的事情。可知，她觉得这次帮助救济动物的行动让相关从业人员意识到了除了给人类做衣服以外，还有更多事情可以做，所指的就是在帮助动物方面还可以做得更多。故选D项。 （二） （吉林省吉林省三区九校2023-2024高二下期末试题） TikTokers have shown their love and support for a woman who was left “heartbroken” after her farm was sabotaged. Carly Burd, from Harlow, England, found the soil covered in salt and posted a touching video about the incident on TikTok. Burd, who has Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus (多发性硬化症和狼疮), told viewers she believed someone went onto her plot of land and placed salt to destroy the work that she’s put in to help feed people in need. Last November, Burd began posting about her “A Meal on Me with Love”. “I changed my garden into a place to provide those on benefits, pensioners (领养老金的人) on state pension and those on a low income free organic fruit and vegetables plus other necessities of life. They receive a large box that contains necessities plus enough food, fruit, vegetables,rice, breakfast etc. for the number of people in the household,” Burd said. Up till now she’s fed more than 1,600 people among the cost of living crisis in the UK. After Burd shared her heartbreak on TikTok, users began providing lots of donations, advice, and support. Burd’s “A Meal on Me with Love” has been flooded with donations in light of this incident. As of Thursday morning, Burd’s GoFundMe campaign has raised £184,777 of its first £4,000 goal. “The world needs more people like you,” one person wrote with a $15 donation. “Your love and kindness for humanity is amazing. All of us would be so lucky to cross paths with someone like you in a time of need,” another person commented with a $10 donation. Burd said in an update that with the help of others she was able to dig up a lot of the salt and cover it with topsoil to neutralize (中和) it. “I’m really losing my head by everyone’s comments and everything,” she said. “I really do appreciate it — thank you.” 1．What does the underlined word “sabotaged” probably mean in Paragraph 1? A．Visited. B．Found. C．Destroyed. D．Protected. 2．What is “A Meal on Me with Love” in the text? A．A moving video. B．A beautiful garden. C．A charity activity. D．A friendly restaurant. 3．Which can best describe Burd according to the text? A．Brave. B．Caring. C．Honest. D．Flexible. 4．What can we learn from the text? A．The garden is beyond repair. B．People online offered Burd great support and help. C．TikTokers placed salt in Burd’s garden. D．Burd raised enough money to build a new garden. 【答案】1．C 2．C 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍的是Burd利用自己的菜园种植蔬菜水果帮助需要帮助的人，而有人曾侵入她的菜园并倒盐破坏了它，TikTok的用户们筹款帮助她重建菜园的故事。 1．词句猜测题。根据第二段“Burd, who has Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus (多发性硬化症和狼疮), told viewers she believed someone went onto her plot of land and placed salt to destroy the work that she’s put in to help feed people in need.( Burd患有多发性硬化症和狼疮，她告诉观众，她认为有人在她的土地上倒盐，破坏了她为帮助有需要的人而做的工作。)”可知，有人在她的土地上倒盐，破坏了她为帮助有需要的人而做的工作，结合划线单词所在的句子中的“TikTokers have shown their love and support for a woman who was left “heartbroken” after her farm ….(TikToker用户向一名农场被……之后而“心碎”的女性表达了他们的爱和支持。)”可知，那名农场被破坏的“心碎的”女性就是Burd，由此可知，划线单词的意思应与C项“Destroyed破坏”意义相近。故选C项。 2推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Last November, Burd began posting about her “A Meal on Me with Love”.(去年11月，伯德开始发布她的“A Meal on Me with Love”。)”以及下文中的“Up till now she’s fed more than 1,600 people among the cost of living crisis in the UK.(到目前为止，在英国的生活成本危机中，她已经为1600多人提供了食物。)”可知，她发布的“A Meal on Me with Love”已经为1600多人提供了食物，结合第四段中的“After Burd shared her heartbreak on TikTok, users began providing lots of donations, advice, and support. Burd’s “A Meal on Me with Love” has been flooded with donations in light of this incident.(Burd在TikTok上分享了她的心碎之后，用户开始提供大量捐赠、建议和支持。鉴于这一事件，Burd的“A Meal on Me with Love”收到了大量捐款。)”可知，Burd在TikTok发布了自己心碎的事情后，“A Meal on Me with Love”收到了大量捐款，由此可推断，“A Meal on Me with Love”应该是Burd发起的一项慈善活动。故选C项。 3．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I changed my garden into a place to provide those on benefits, pensioners (领养老金的人) on state pension and those on a low income free organic fruit and vegetables plus other necessities of life. (我把我的菜园变成了给领取救济金的人、领取养老金的人、低收入者免费提供有机水果和蔬菜等生活必需品的地方。)”以及第五段中网友的留言““The world needs more people like you,” one person wrote with a $15 donation. “Your love and kindness for humanity is amazing. All of us would be so lucky to cross paths with someone like you in a time of need,” another person commented with a $10 donation.(“这个世界需要更多像你这样的人，”一位捐款15美元的人写道。“你对人类的爱和善良令人惊叹。在需要的时候遇到像你这样的人，我们都很幸运，”另一位捐赠了10美元的人评论道。)”可知，Burd经常为那些领取救济金的人、领取养老金的人提供免费的水果、蔬菜和生活必需品，网友评价“世界需要她这样的人”，“她的爱与善良令人惊叹”等，综合以上信息可知，Burd是一个乐于助人且有同情心的人。故选B项。 4．细节理解题。根据首段中的“Carly Burd, from Harlow, England, found the soil covered in salt and posted a touching video about the incident on TikTok.(来自英格兰哈洛的Carly Burd发现了覆盖着盐的土壤，并在TikTok上发布了一段关于这一事件的感人视频。)”可知，Carly Burd的菜园被人破坏并在TikTok上发布了视频，结合下文中的“After Burd shared her heartbreak on TikTok, users began providing lots of donations, advice, and support.(在Burd在TikTok上分享了她的心碎之后，用户开始提供大量捐赠、建议和支持。)”可知，人们看Burd在TikTok上分享了令她心碎的事件后，很多TikTok的用户开始为她提供大量的捐赠、建议和支持，由此可知，网上的人们给了Burd很大的支持和帮助。故选B项。 （三） （吉林省梅河口市第五中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） I arrived home from work, my mind racing. I was scheduled to perform an experiment using a pricey piece of equipment, but I had spent the whole day worrying about the experiment which was on the top of my agenda, and I amazingly longed to shut off my anxious thoughts. So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, stretched myself on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost instantly, my mind left behind the details of experimental design and stepped into a land of monsters, magic dust, and man-like bears comprising a wonderful world distinct from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed. Growing up, I was virtually never a big fan of novels. My classmates would be crazy about the latest Harry Potter book, while my copy sat collecting dust on a shelf. Instead, I would choose to read through the reference books related to my disciplines for better grades. After I started graduate school, extracurricular reading didn’t appeal to me at all but I spent most of my time on campus digesting research papers and textbooks and my mind couldn’t handle processing fact-filled nonfiction books at home, too. So I knew that I needed to find a way to enjoy reading again. To help me stick with it, I made a New Year’s resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year. The result was an almost instant appreciation of fiction, along with many unexpected results including ones that have benefited my schoolwork. What surprised me the most was how much I learned. Some of the best books I read were historical fictional stories happening in a realistic historical setting. I learned about life in different countries as well as struggles people there faced during difficult periods in their histories. The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected benefit: I’ve started to think more deeply about the diversity of issues in the scientific community and could serve it, heart and soul. 1．What did the author do to wipe out the anxiety? A．He drowned it in chocolate. B．He escaped into a fantasy world. C．He slept on the sofa leisurely. D．He conducted an experiment. 2．What does the author mean by the underlined part in Paragraph 2? A．Reading novels was a waste of time. B．Reading a good book was time well spent. C．He was too busy to take good care of his books. D．The Harry Potter book wasn’t as good as expected. 3．How did the New Year’s resolution benefit the author? A．More sympathy went out to him. B．His moral values were strengthened. C．He learned much about religious diversity. D．He gained new insight into his academic discipline. 4．What does the author think of the impact reading fiction books has on himself ? A．Overestimated B．Underestimated C．Favourable D．Temporary 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是作者的阅读之旅，随着作者对阅读的投入，作者也真正爱上了阅读。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, stretched myself on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost instantly, my mind left behind the details of experimental design and stepped into a land of monsters, magic dust, and man-like bears comprising a wonderful world distinct from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed.(晚饭后，我泡了一杯热巧克力，躺在沙发上伸伸懒腰，打开了一页书。顷刻之间，我的思绪离开了实验设计的细节，进入了一个充满怪物、魔尘和像人一样的熊的世界，这是一个与我日常生活截然不同的奇妙世界。这正是我所需要的)”可知，作者消除自己焦虑的方法就是打开一本书，远离现实，沉浸到一个幻想的世界之中。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据划线句子下一句“Instead, I would choose to read through the reference books related to my disciplines for better grades.(相反，我会选择阅读与我的学科相关的参考书，以获得更好的成绩)”可知，作者不是不阅读，而是只会阅读与自己学科相关的参考书。由此可知，划线句“My classmates would be crazy about the latest Harry Potter book, while my copy sat collecting dust on a shelf. (我的同学们会为最新的《哈利波特》而疯狂，而我的那本却在书架上积满了灰尘。)”说明作者觉得阅读诸如《哈利波特》这样的小说浪费时间。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的“To help me stick with it, I made a New Year’s resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year.( 为了帮助我坚持下去，我制定了一个新年计划:一整年每个月读两本小说。)”和最后一段“The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected benefit: I’ve started to think more deeply about the diversity of issues in the scientific community and could serve it, heart and soul.(这些书帮助我建立了同情和理解，带来了一个意想不到的好处：我开始更深入地思考科学界问题的多样性，并可以全心全意地为之服务)”可推知，作者制定的新年计划，所阅读的书让他对自己的学科有了新的见解和看法。故选D。 4．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“To help me stick with it, I made a New Year’s resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year. The result was an almost instant appreciation of fiction, along with many unexpected results including ones that have benefited my schoolwork.(为了帮助我坚持下去，我制定了一个新年计划：一整年每个月读两本小说。结果是，我几乎立刻就对小说产生了欣赏，还有许多意想不到的结果，包括一些对我的学业有益的结果)”可知，作者开始阅读小说之后有了许多意想不到的结果，因此推断作者认为阅读小说对他是有益的。故选C。 （四） （吉林省吉林松花江中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for. Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive. After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures. Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then. This was the key to a successful underwater expedition. 1．In what way was this expedition different for Larry? A．His daughter had grown up. B．He had become a famous diver. C．His father would dive with him. D．His daughter would dive with him. 2．What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A．Larry had some privileges. B．Larry liked the rented diving suits. C．Divers had to buy diving equipment. D．Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive. 3．Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes? A．To protect himself from danger. B．To dive into the deep water. C．To admire the underwater view. D．To take photos more conveniently. 4．What did Larry expect his daughter to do? A．Become a successful diver. B．Make a good diving guide. C．Take a lot of photos underwater. D．Have longer hours of training. 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．A 4．A 【分析】本文属于记叙文。著名的潜水专家Larry回忆自己第一次潜水的事情，并叙述了他带着自己10岁的女儿继承家族传统开始了潜水之旅。 1．考查细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old.”（他决定带着女儿一起去。她只有十岁。）可知，这次探险的特别之处在于，他要带着10岁的女儿一起进行深海探险。故D正确。 2．推理判断题。本题可以利用排除法。根据第二段的“Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them.”（拉里开始是从岸边的一家小潜水店租潜水衣起家的。他恨他们。）可知，他不喜欢外租的潜水衣，所以B项错误。根据第4句“Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop”可知，他只要租潜水衣就可以了，不需要购买。故C错误。根据本段最后一句“Children his age were not even allowed to dive.”可知，10岁的孩子是不被允许去潜水的。故D错误。同时其他10岁的孩子不能潜水，但是他却可以，正说明他有特权。故A正确。 3．推理判断题。根据第三段“Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him.”（危险地区并没有阻止他继续搜寻。有时，他被限制在水下的笼子里，但这并不困扰他。）可知，水下有很多危险的事物，为了保护他，他会被放在笼子里。但是这并没有阻止他拍摄很多美丽的照片。故A正确。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段第的“He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.”（他希望她能延续这个家族传统。）可知，他希望自己的女儿能够延续家族的传统，也就是成为成功的潜水者。故A正确。 （五） （吉林省普通高中G6教考联盟高二下期末试卷） In the scenic coastal city of Cornwall, Lizzi Larbalestier has become a beacon of hope for marine (海洋的) wildlife. As a committed volunteer for British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), her journey began with transforming her Airbnb, an online platform that allows people to rent out their homes or accommodations to travelers, into a temporary shelter for injured seals. This effort came as the result of the increasing incidents of marine animals suffering from human-related injuries and the lack of specialized care facilities in the region. Recognizing the urgent need for a more permanent solution, Lizzi, alongside her husband and a team of committed volunteers, established a fully equipped seal hospital. This facility, now in its third year of operation, has expanded its capacity to ten pens and is prepared to recover around 100 seals annually. The hospital caters to a variety of cases: seals injured by boats or caught in fishing gear (用具), young pups separated from their mothers, and young seals weakened by poor nutrition. Each animal receives personalized care, ranging from basic first aid to extensive recovery programs. After initial treatment, seals are often moved to larger recovery centers for further care before their release back into the wild. Lizzi’s commitment to marine conservation extends beyond seal rescue. She is an active participant in environmental campaigns like Surfers Against Sewage and Ghostnetbuster. Her tireless efforts were recognized when she received the Animal Action Award from the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Lizzi owes the success of BDMLR’s operations to the collective effort of all volunteers, emphasizing the importance of teamwork in achieving their conservation goals. The BDMLR team also reacts to emergencies involving other marine wildlife, like whales and dolphins. Lizzi recalls several successful operations, including the rescue of stranded (搁浅的) dolphins and a turtle that required specialized care. Lizzi’s story is not just about rescuing marine animals; it’s a proof of the power of community involvement and the impact of individuals on environmental conservation. 1．What inspired Lizzi to protect the marine wildlife? A．One of her trips to the seaside. B．More and more injured marine animals. C．Her love for the marine creatures. D．Increasing profits from her Airbnb. 2．What do we know about the seal hospital from Paragraph 2? A．It has been in operation for five years. B．It provides a separate space for each seal. C．It offers temporary help to injured animals. D．It is the largest recovery center in the area. 3．What message does BDMLR’s success convey according to Lizzi? A．All roads lead to Rome. B．Actions speak louder than words. C．Time and tide wait for no man. D．Many hands make light work. 4．What is the text mainly about? A．A practical solution to seal rescue. B．Challenges of marine wildlife recovery. C．The impact of human activities on marine ecosystems. D．The journey of a marine life rescuer in Cornwall. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D 4．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文通过描述Lizzi Larbalestier在Cornwall为海洋野生动物保护所做的努力，强调了个人和团队在环境保护中的重要作用。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“This effort came as the result of the increasing incidents of marine animals suffering from human-related injuries and the lack of specialized care facilities in the region.这一努力是由于越来越多的海洋动物受到与人类有关的伤害，以及该区域缺乏专门的护理设施)”可知，越来越多的海洋动物因为人类活动受伤且缺乏专业的照料设施，这促使Lizzi想要保护海洋动物。故选B项。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“After initial treatment, seals are often moved to larger recovery centers for further care before their release back into the wild.(经过最初的治疗后，海豹通常会被转移到更大的康复中心进行进一步的护理，然后再被放归野外)”以及上文可知，海豹医院为受伤的动物提供暂时帮助，海豹通常会被转移到更大的康复中心。故选C项。 3．推理判断题。根据第三段“Lizzi owes the success of BDMLR’s operations to the collective effort of all volunteers, emphasizing the importance of teamwork in achieving their conservation goals.(Lizzi将BDMLR的成功归功于所有志愿者的集体努力，并强调了团队合作在实现保护目标中的重要性)”可知，根据Lizzi的说法，BDMLR的成功说明了人多好办事，即众人拾材火焰高。故选D项。 4．主旨大意题。根据第一段“In the scenic coastal city of Cornwall, Lizzi Larbalestier has become a beacon of hope for marine (海洋的) wildlife. As a committed volunteer for British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), her journey began with transforming her Airbnb, an online platform that allows people to rent out their homes or accommodations to travelers, into a temporary shelter for injured seals. (在风景秀丽的海滨城市Cornwall，Lizzi Larbalestier已经成为海洋野生动物的希望灯塔。作为英国潜水员海洋生命救援组织的一名忠实志愿者，她的旅程始于将她的Airbnb（一个允许人们将房屋或住宿出租给旅行者的在线平台）转变为受伤海豹的临时避难所)”以及下文可知，文章讲述了Lizzi Larbalestier在Cornwall为海洋野生动物保护所做的努力，因此D项“The journey of a marine life rescuer in Cornwall.(一名海洋生物救援者在Cornwall的旅程)”最能概括本文大意。故选D项。 （六） （吉林省辽宁省实验中学联考2023-2024高二下期末试题） High employment, falling inflation (通货膨胀), and economic growth. On the surface, the US economy currently seems to be doing great. But as it turns out, things are not so rosy for the average American. According to a March 6 survey conducted by the Savings website, 47 percent of US parents provide financial support to their adult children to help deal with the cost of living struggles. Gen Zers (aged 18 — 27) were found to be the most likely generation to get financial help from their parents, receiving on average 1,515 dollars per month. Still, many older parents were found to support their Millennial (aged 28 — 43) or Generation X (aged 44 — 59) adult children, accounting for 21 percent of parents providing support. The most common expenses mentioned were groceries and health insurance. But why are so many US adults, both young and old, struggling to “leave the nest”? One major reason is food prices. According to a survey, food prices are expected to increase by nearly 2.5 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, stable housing remains an elusive dream for many. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage (抵押贷款) was almost 8 percent in 2023, which means many Americans are priced out of affording their own home. The final piece of the puzzle is falling salaries. Previous generations were able to count on graduating from college as the key to landing a job that paid well. But now, young graduates have found they earn less than their parents. College graduate salaries have decreased more than 10 percent in four decades after adjusting for inflation. In other words, steadily declining salaries make it even harder for young Americans to cope with rising costs. As Gen Zers in the US struggle under financial pressures, so do the older generations supporting them, as their sharing puts their retirement at risk. The Savings website discovered that working parents were found to contribute “2.4 times more to support adult children than they contribute to their retirement accounts each month”. Essentially, while the US economy remains afloat, we will witness multiple generations of Americans sinking in their own lifeboats in the years ahead. 1．What did the March 6 survey find out about adult children in the US? A．Nearly half of them are financially dependent. B．Over half of Gen Zers are financially struggling. C．21 percent of Generation X receive parental help. D．A majority of them rely on their parents for education. 2．What does the underlined word  “elusive”  in paragraph 4 most probably mean? A．Readily accessible. B．Difficult to achieve. C．Often misunderstood. D．Commonly sought after. 3．What can be inferred from the article about people in the US? A．Graduates’ financial struggles are temporary. B．Government policies favor older generations. C．Salaries for graduates tend to keep up with inflation. D．Financial pressures affect both the young and the old. 4．What is the author’s attitude toward the future of Americans? A．Negative. B．Optimistic. C．Ambiguous. D．Indifferent. 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．D 4．A 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了美国经济表面上看似乎繁荣，但实际上普通美国人面临着诸多经济挑战和压力的问题。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段的“According to a March 6 survey conducted by the Savings website, 47 percent of US parents provide financial support to their adult children to help deal with the cost of living struggles.(美国储蓄网站3月6日调查显示，47%的美国父母为成年子女提供经济支持，以帮助他们解决生活成本问题。)”可知，3月6日的调查发现了美国成年子女其中近一半的人在经济上依赖他人。故选A。 2．词义猜测题。根据第四段的“According to a survey, food prices are expected to increase by nearly 2.5 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, stable housing remains an elusive dream for many. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage was almost 8 percent in 2023, which means many Americans are priced out of affording their own home.(。根据一项调查，2024年食品价格预计将上涨近2.5%。与此同时，稳定的住房仍然是许多人……的梦想。2023年，30年期抵押贷款的平均利率接近8%，这意味着许多美国人负担不起自己的房子。) ”可知，许多美国人负担不起自己的房子，由此可推知，稳定的住房仍是许多人难以实现的梦想，由此则划线词意为：很难实现的。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“As Gen Zers in the US struggle under financial pressures, so do the older generations supporting them, as their sharing puts their retirement at risk. The Savings website discovered that working parents were found to contribute“2.4 times more to support adult children than they contribute to their retirement accounts each month”.(当美国的Z世代在财务压力下挣扎时，支持他们的老一辈人也一样，因为他们的分担会让他们面临退休的风险。储蓄网站发现，有工作的父母每月为成年子女提供的资金是他们为退休账户提供的资金的2.4倍。)”可知，经济压力对年轻人和老年人都有影响。故选D。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Essentially, while the US economy remains afloat, we will witness multiple generations of Americans sinking in their own lifeboats in the years ahead.(从本质上讲，虽然美国经济还在继续，但在未来的几年里，我们将看到几代美国人在自己的救生艇上沉没。)”可知，作者对美国人的未来持消极的态度。故选A。 （七） （吉林省“BEST合作体”2023-2024高二下期末联考试题) At the end of 2019,I learned that Here After AI, whose goal is to let the living communicate with the dead, was looking for applicants of its new AI project. Interested in what it was promising, I applied to experiment the software on my very-much-alive parents. At first, I thought it would be just a fun project to see what was technologically possible. Then their health condition added some urgency to the experiment. I was frightened that my parents might die since my father had been diagnosed with cancer and my mother was recently developing symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease, and that with the distance between us, I might never have the chance to say goodbye. The first step was an interview. My parents were asked questions by a techician for hours-about everything from their earliest memories to what they believe will happen after they die. Whether through illness-generated concerns or a willingness to humor their daughter, my parents put up zero resistance. The company then took their responses and started to create the voice assistants. A few months later, my virtual parents arrived via email attachment. When I communicated with them through the app on my phone, my hands were shaking. I hadn’t seen my actual, real parents for six months. They told me personal stories I’d never heard. They gave me life advice and told me things about their childhoods, as well as my own. It was mesmerizing. Personally, I have mixed feelings about my experiment. I’m glad to have my virtual parents. They’ve enabled me to learn new things about my parents, and it’s comforting to think that those softwares will be there even when my parents aren’t. On the other hand, I can’t help but find it sad that it took a stranger interviewing my parents for me to properly appreciate the complex people they are. But I feel lucky to have had the chance to grasp that-and to still have the precious opportunity to spend more time with them and learn more about them, face to face, no technology involved. 1．Why did the author initially join the AI project? A．To test out the new technology. B．To preserve her parents’ voice. C．To learn more about her parents’ life. D．To remove the worry about her parents’ health. 2．What can we learn about the author’s parents? A．They liked talking a lot. B．They died from the illnesses. C．They opposed joining the project at first. D．They provided data for the project. 3．What does the underlined word “mesmerizing" mean in paragraph 4? A．Alarming. B．Fascinating. C．Inspiring. D．Disgusting. 4．What does the author realize at last? A．AI means never saying goodbye to our parents. B．The advances in AI technology have pros and cons. C．The real connection with our parents matters most. D．AI allows us to learn more about our virtual parents. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 4．C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者参与Here After AI项目，通过AI技术与虚拟的父母进行交流的经历和感受。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“At first, I thought it would be just a fun project to see what was technologically possible.”（起初，我认为这只是一个有趣的项目，看看技术上的可能性。）可知，作者加入这个项目的主要目的是测试新技术可能是什么样子。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“My parents were asked questions by a technician for hours—about everything from their earliest memories to what they believe will happen after they die. Whether through illness-generated concerns or a willingness to humor their daughter, my parents put up zero resistance. The company then took their responses and started to create the voice assistants.”（一位技术人员问了我父母几个问题——从他们最早的记忆到他们认为死后会发生什么。无论是出于对疾病的担忧，还是出于对女儿的迁就，我的父母都没有任何抵触。然后，该公司收集了他们的反馈，开始开发语音助手。）可知，作者的父母为项目提供了数据。故选D。 3．词义猜测题。根据第四段 “I hadn’t seen my actual, real parents for six months. They told me personal stories I’d never heard. They gave me life advice and told me things about their childhoods, as well as my own.”（我已经有六个月没见过我真正的父母了。他们向我讲述了我从未听过的个人故事。他们给我一些人生建议，告诉我他们和我的童年。）可知，作者的父母向他讲述了以前自己从没听过的个人故事，这真是令人着迷。故划线词与B选项“Fascinating.(令人着迷的)”为同义词。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段 “Personally, I have mixed feelings about my experiment. I’m glad to have my virtual parents. They’ve enabled me to learn new things about my parents, and it’s comforting to think that those softwares will be there even when my parents aren’t. On the other hand, I can’t help but find it sad that it took a stranger interviewing my parents for me to properly appreciate the complex people they are. But I feel lucky to have had the chance to grasp that-and to still have the precious opportunity to spend more time with them and learn more about them, face to face, no technology involved.”（就我个人而言，我对我的实验有一种复杂的感觉。我很高兴有我的虚拟父母。它们让我对我的父母有了新的了解，想到即使我的父母不在，这些机器人也会在那里，这让我感到欣慰。另一方面，我不禁感到难过的是，直到一个陌生人采访了我的父母，我才真正了解到他们是一个复杂的人。但我感到很幸运，有机会抓住这一点，仍然有宝贵的机会花更多的时间和他们在一起，更多地了解他们，面对面，不涉及技术。）可知，作者感到很幸运，有机会能够抓住宝贵的机会花更多的时间和他们在一起，更多地了解他们，即意识到了与父母的真正联系是最重要的。故选C。 （八） （吉林省白山市2023-2024高二下期末试题） Nicolas Chorier is not a usual photographer, but a kite aerial (航空的) photographer. He uses a kite to lift his camera into the sky and clicks photos. As a teenager, Nicolas had two passions — photography and kite flying. During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of photography. Fascinated, he literally tied his two hobbies together for a living. Nicolas learnt to make strong kites modelled on Rokkaku, a kite that could stand high winds. As a newbie in his chosen field, he set out to train himself. Today he is one of the most well-known kite aerial photographers in the world. The technique is to tie a basket containing the photography equipment to the string of the kite and then fly it, thus launching the camera into air, From the ground, Nicolas controls the angles of the camera with a remote. An air-to-ground video link enables him to see the view from the kite’s point. Once satisfied with the frame, he clicks a picture. However, the job does have its pitfalls, too. Once, his kite disappeared in the Yamuna River, with his expensive camera following it. He is especially fond of India, having made a couple of trips and taken many spectacular photos. “India is a too vast and beautiful country to be captured through the cameras in one life,” he says. He recently released a book，Kite’s Eye View; India between Earth and Sky. Though it includes photographs of “No Photo” sites like the Taj Mahal. it shows them from a totally different perspective. 1．Why did Nicolas Chorier go to India? A．To buy a camera. B．To make a kite, C．To make a photo report on kite making. D．To learn how to take photos. 2．What is “Rokkaku”? A．A kind of kite. B．A picture. C．A camera. D．A job. 3．What does the underlined word “pitfalls” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．Benefits. B．Risks. C．Secrets. D．Choices. 4．Which word can best describe Nicolas? A．Generous. B．Honest. C．Brave. D．Creative. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。尼古拉斯·乔里耶是一名风筝航拍摄影师，文章对他的职业内容和经历进行了介绍。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of photography.(在一次去印度制作风筝的摄影报道中，他了解了这种独特的摄影风格。)”可知，尼古拉斯·乔里耶去印度是为了制作一份关于风筝制作的照片报道。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据第一段“Nicolas learnt to make strong kites modelled on Rokkaku, a kite that could stand high winds. (尼古拉斯学会了仿照Rokkaku制作结实的风筝，这种风筝可以承受大风。)”可知，Rokkaku是一种风筝。故选A。 3．词句猜测题。根据第二段最后一句“Once, his kite disappeared in the Yamuna River, with his expensive camera following it.(有一次，他的风筝在亚穆纳河消失了，他那昂贵的相机也跟着消失了。)”可知，“However, the job does have its pitfalls, too.(然而，这份工作也有它的pitfalls。)”中的pitfalls意为“风险”，与risks意思相近。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据第一段中“As a teenager, Nicolas had two passions — photography and kite flying. During a trip to India to make a photo report on kite making, he learnt about this unique style of photography. Fascinated, he literally tied his two hobbies together for a living.(十几岁的时候，尼古拉斯有两大爱好——摄影和放风筝。在一次去印度制作风筝的摄影报道中，他了解了这种独特的摄影风格。他被迷住了，他把自己的两个爱好结合在一起谋生。)”、第二段“Today he is one of the most well-known kite aerial photographers in the world. The technique is to tie a basket containing the photography equipment to the string of the kite and then fly it, thus launching the camera into air.(如今，他是世界上最著名的风筝航拍摄影师之一。该技术是将装有摄影设备的篮子系在风筝的绳子上，然后放飞风筝，从而将相机放飞到空中。)”和最后一段最后一句“Though it includes photographs of No Photo”sites like the Taj Mahal, it shows them from a totally different perspective.(虽然它包含了泰姬陵等‘无照片’景点的照片，但它从一个完全不同的角度展示了它们。)”可知，Nicolas Chorier将他的两个爱好——摄影和放风筝结合起来，成为一名著名的风筝航空摄影师，而且尼古拉斯对摄影技术进行了创新，拍摄角度也很有创造性；由此可知，Nicolas具有创新和创造性。故选D。 （九） （吉林省长春市九台区第一中学等多校2022-2023高二下期末试题） For me, nothing is more satisfying than discovering hidden precious stones in secondhand shops. After all, one person’s garbage may be another person’s treasure. I can spend hours sorting through boxes of old photography. Two years ago, I came across a collection of loose, dusty photos. I looked to see if there were any names on the backs. I thought that if these were mine or my family’s, I’d want someone to return them to me. So I made it my goal to do so for others. Since then, I’ve visited secondhand shops weekly, and have collected more than 50,000 of these items. I organize them in big boxes all over my house in New York. I’ve also set up a social media account to help reunite items with their owners or other family members. The first item I posted was a video tape of a family holiday and I digitized (数字化) it. It was a video of two parents and a son of university age on a trip in the 1990s — the son was wearing a T-shirt with the words “Wesleyan swimming” on it. My fans on social media contacted the sports departments in universities across the US and asked swimming coaches from the 1990s if they recognized the student. At last, the family was found. They couldn’t believe it and was overjoyed to be reunited with the tape. Then, the family revisited some of the memories together. People are often quite affecting when seeing the items again — most of these items are lost after a house move or a family death, because they thought they would never see these items again. I have some rules, including not sharing sensitive photographs and removing posts if the family does not want their memories online. I want to encourage people to protect their own family history so that they don’t get lost. 1．Why did the author return old photos two years ago? A．To do what he thought was worth doing. B．To exchange them for more valuable items. C．To discover more stories behind them. D．To avoid more rubbish around in community. 2．How did the family reunite with the video tape? A．By recalling the past. B．By seeing the digitized tape on a poster. C．With the help of the author and his fans. D．Through a T-shirt with the family names. 3．What’s the probable reaction of people seeing the lost items again? A．They feel at a loss. B．They’re filled with strong emotions. C．They tend to remove them. D．They clean them again. 4．What is a rule observed by the author? A．Throwing the items into the rubbish. B．Giving up social media as much as possible. C．Returning lost items to social organizations. D．Deleting the online posts if not permitted. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者发现一些无意中被丢弃的照片和其他物品，尽力寻回其主人的故事。 1．推理判断题。根据第二段中“I thought that if these were mine or my family’s, I’d want someone to return them to me. So I made it my goal to do so for others. (我想如果这些是我或我家人的，我会希望有人把它们还给我。所以我把为别人做这件事作为我的目标。)”可知，作者换位思考，认为自己会希望别人把东西还回来。由此推知，他两年前还旧照片是因为要去做他认为值得做的事。故选A项。 2．细节理解题。根据第四段中“I’ve also set up a social media account to help reunite items with their owners or other family members. The first item I posted was a video tape of a family holiday and I digitized (数字化) it. (我还建立了一个社交媒体账户，帮助物品与失主或其他家庭成员团聚。我发布的第一个项目是一个家庭度假的录像带，我把它数字化了。)”和第五段中“My fans on social media contacted the sports departments in universities across the US and asked swimming coaches from the 1990s if they recognized the student. (我在社交媒体上的粉丝联系了美国各大学的体育部，询问上世纪90年代的游泳教练是否认出了这名学生。)”可知，作者建立社交媒体账户发布录像带，他的粉丝帮忙寻找相关线索，通过作者和粉丝的帮助，最终这家人重新得到这盘录像带。故选C项。 3．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“People are often quite affecting when seeing the items again — most of these items are lost after a house move or a family death, because they thought they would never see these items again. (当人们再次看到这些东西时，往往会很受触动——大多数这些东西都是在搬家或家人去世后丢失的，因为他们以为再也见不到这些东西了。)”可知，当人们再次看到丢失的物品时，他们往往充满了强烈的情感。故选B项。 4．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I have some rules, including not sharing sensitive photographs and removing posts if the family does not want their memories online. (我有一些规则，包括不分享敏感照片，如果家人不希望他们的记忆出现在网上，就删除帖子。)”可知，作者会遵守如果不被允许就删除网上的帖子的规则。故选D项。 （十） （吉林省白城市实验高级中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） “Wow, this carrot is shaped like a spaceship!” As a child, I’d always been drawn to strangely shaped vegetables in the produce aisle: horseshoe eggplants, flat bell peppers, three-legged carrots...but as time passed, TV ads and perfect supermarket displays taught me that tomatoes should always be perfectly round, carrots straight and apples bright red. I was taught that what looked nice must taste nice. Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) acts much like Vogue and Cosmopolitan, setting unrealistic beauty expectations on how produce ought to look, down to the exact color, shape and size. But appearance is a poor indicator of flavor, nutritional value and even freshness. Food stylists in TV ads have conditioned us to see pretty as delicious and nutritious. However, Linda Hagen, a professor of consumer behavior from the University of Southem Califomia, denies the connection between beauty and nutrition, explaining that it is just another marketing strategy used by food companies to increase sales. In the United States alone, an estimated six billion pounds of ugly produce is left unharvested, unsold and uneaten every year. That’s enough food to feed three million people for a whole year! The discarding of imperfect produce is not just wasteful; it also contributes significantly to climate change. Rotting produce creates large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more effective than carbon dioxide. When supermarkets toss away an ill-shaped tomato, they are also tossing away all of the fertilizer, water and energy that went into growing, storing and transporting that tomato. I’ve decided to take this issue into my own hands. Working with local farms, markets, meal centers and food banks, I have rescued over 4, 500 pounds of edible, nutritious, often organic, ugly produce in my city. However, helping can be a lot easier than driving from farm to farm every weekend. 1．How does the writer find the USDA? A．Inactive. B．Invaluable. C．Inaccessible. D．Irresponsible. 2．What is Prof. Linda Hagen’s attitude towards the outside beauty of produce？ A．It reflects the inside value of produce. B．It’s a reasonable marketing strategy. C．It’s by no means connected with nutrition. D．It indicates flavor, nutrition and freshness. 3．What will be talked about next? A．Some simple ways to rescue ugly produce. B．Some other countries that waste produce. C．Some stories of the writer visiting farms. D．Some new discoveries by food professionals. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．A 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了美国农业部(USDA)对农产品的外观设定了不切实际的美丽预期，从而导致大量丑陋农产品的浪费，作者认为外观并不能很好地反映风味、营养价值甚至新鲜度，决定采取行动拯救丑陋农产品。 1．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) acts much like Vogue and Cosmopolitan, setting unrealistic beauty expectations on how produce ought to look, down to the exact color, shape and size. But appearance is a poor indicator of flavor, nutritional value and even freshness.( 如今，美国农业部(USDA)的行为很像《Vogue》和《Cosmopolitan》杂志，对农产品的外观设定了不切实际的美丽预期，甚至包括确切的颜色、形状和大小。但外观并不能很好地反映风味、营养价值甚至新鲜度。)”可知，作者认为USDA对农产品的外观设定了不切实际的美丽预期，而外观并不能很好地反映风味、营养价值甚至新鲜度，这是不负责任的。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“However, Linda Hagen, a professor of consumer behavior from the University of Southem Califomia, denies the connection between beauty and nutrition, explaining that it is just another marketing strategy used by food companies to increase sales.( 然而，南加州大学的消费者行为学教授琳达·哈根否认了美丽和营养之间的联系，解释说这只是食品公司用来增加销售的另一种营销策略。)”可知，Linda Hagen教授对农产品外在美的态度是它与营养毫无关系。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“In the United States alone, an estimated six billion pounds of ugly produce is left unharvested, unsold and uneaten every year. That’s enough food to feed three million people for a whole year!( 据估计，仅在美国，每年就有60亿磅丑陋的农产品没有收获，没有出售，没有食用。这些食物足够三百万人吃一整年！)”和文章最后一段“I’ve decided to take this issue into my own hands. Working with local farms, markets, meal centers and food banks, I have rescued over 4, 500 pounds of edible, nutritious, often organic, ugly produce in my city. However, helping can be a lot easier than driving from farm to farm every weekend.( 我决定自己解决这个问题。我与当地的农场、市场、餐饮中心和食品银行合作，在我的城市里拯救了超过4500磅的可食用、营养丰富、通常是有机的、丑陋的农产品。然而，帮忙要比每个周末开车从一个农场到另一个农场容易得多。)”可知，美国存在丑陋农产品浪费的问题，作者想着手解决这个问题，由此可推知，文章接下来可能讨论拯救丑陋农产品的简单方法。故选A。 （十一） （吉林省通化市梅河口市第五中学2023-2024高二下期末试题） I tried not to look down. My palms (手掌) were sweating. All I could concentrate on was the man below who was keeping the ladder steady. The tiny people waved up at me, but I couldn’t see them clearly. When I got to the top, some sort of supernatural force brought my feet to the edge of the platform. I was going to slip off the board. The line holding me was going to break, and I was once again going to be thrown to death. Down was the only direction my eyes would go. I begged to go back down the ladder, but the stupid man tried to convince me. The tiny dots below shouted encouragingly, saying they would run with me as I flew. I was going to slide off that platform. I couldn’t think; the tears stopped my brain. Why wouldn’t he let me go back? The message replayed in my mind, “You’re going to die…” Like a blown-up balloon, I was let go just before it could be knotted at the bottom. I went in every direction, tension escaping from my body as I fell. The breeze hit my face and cooled my sweaty body. I could see clearly now, and I was flying. Today, I am still terrified of heights. It would be nice to say that I conquered my fear and found something I loved. I owe my zip line (飞索) experience to the Englishman who pushed me off the platform. I am grateful for the experience because I love adventure. Trying new things has always appealed to me. Some of the most rewarding experiences I have had, like flying, have come out of conquering what at first appears to be frightening and impossible. While my days of aerial escapades are over, I look forward to the future and the question of fear of flying and will continue to create questions wherever I go. 1．How did the author feel when he was on the ladders? A．Exhausted. B．Frightened. C．Annoyed. D．Excited. 2．Why did the Englishman push the author off platform? A．To teach him to fly. B．To push him to death. C．To develop his courage. D．To test his ability to climb. 3．Through the zip line experience, the author learns that ________. A．everyone can enjoy flying well B．trying difficult things is his favorite C．looking back on the old days is awful for him D．something that seems impossible can be conquered 4．What does the underlined phrase “aerial escapades” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A．The author’s zip line experience. B．The author’s difficulty in life. C．The author’s failure in adventure. D．The author’s dreams about his future. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。详细叙述了作者体验飞索时的内心活动和感受，从紧张害怕到最终的飞翔，以及这次经历对作者产生的影响。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段“I tried not to look down. My palms (手掌) were sweating. All I could concentrate on was the man below who was keeping the ladder steady. The tiny people waved up at me, but I couldn’t see them clearly.(我尽量不往下看。我的手掌在冒汗。我能集中注意力的只有下面那个把梯子固定住的人。那些小人儿向我招手，但我看不清他们)”以及第三段“I begged to go back down the ladder, but the stupid man tried to convince me.(我恳求从梯子上下来，但那个愚蠢的人试图说服我)”可知，作者站在梯子上，手心冒汗，不敢往下看，想要从梯子上下来，推知他是害怕的。故选B项。 2．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Today, I am still terrified of heights. It would be nice to say that I conquered my fear and found something I loved. I owe my zip line (飞索) experience to the Englishman who pushed me off the platform. I am grateful for the experience because I love adventure.(今天，我仍然恐高。如果说我克服了恐惧，找到了自己喜欢的东西，那就太好了。我的飞索体验要归功于那个把我从平台上推下去的英国人。我很感激这次经历，因为我喜欢冒险)”可知，作者自己仍然恐高，但很感激这次飞索经历，因为它帮助自己克服了一开始的恐惧和不可能，暗示了这次经历是为了培养作者的勇气，因此英国人把作者推下平台是为了培养他的勇气。故选C项。 3．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Some of the most rewarding experiences I have had, like flying, have come out of conquering what at first appears to be frightening and impossible. While my days of aerial escapades are over, I look forward to the future and the question of fear of flying and will continue to create questions wherever I go.(我有过的一些最有意义的经历，比如飞行，就是来自于征服那些起初看起来令人恐惧和不可能的事情。虽然我在空中冒险的日子已经结束了，但我期待着未来，以及对飞行恐惧的问题，无论我走到哪里，我都会继续提出问题)”可知，通过高空滑索的经历，作者了解到一些看似不可能的事情是可以被征服的。故选D项。 4．词句猜测题。根据前文“I owe my zip line (飞索) experience to the Englishman who pushed me off the platform. I am grateful for the experience because I love adventure. Trying new things has always appealed to me. Some of the most rewarding experiences I have had, like flying, have come out of conquering what at first appears to be frightening and impossible.(我的飞索体验要归功于那个把我从平台上推下去的英国人。我很感激这次经历，因为我喜欢冒险。尝试新事物一直对我很有吸引力。我有过的一些最有价值的经历，比如飞翔，都是在克服最初看起来可怕和不可能的事情之后获得的)”以及前文可知，作者主要讲述了作者体验飞索时的经历，所以根据后文的“are over”可推知，应是“飞索经历”结束了，推知aerial escapades应是指“作者的飞索体验”。故选A项。 （十二） （吉林省“BEST合作体”2022-2023高二下期末试题） For Lydia Koniordou, a famous Greek actress and former Greek minister of culture and sports, cultural preservation is essential to help people know who they are and learn what they should do in the future. “The taller you want to grow, the deeper your roots must be. Our cultural past is our roots. If we don’t have really strong roots and depth in our perception (认识) of our identity, we cannot grow. Without these roots, we will be torn out very easily with the currents,” she told the journalist in a recent interview, adding cultural heritage is in fact very much alive and relevant today. Speaking of her teaching experience overseas, Koniordou said she was very much impressed by her Chinese students when she gave seminars on ancient Greek tragedy at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2014-15. When the students worked on Alcestis, an Athenian tragedy by ancient Greek playwright Euripides, they thoroughly researched the costumes they would be wearing, the set, and the lights, among others, she recalled. “I feel they evolved and were transformed by this experience as I was transformed. They did not just play a role, but created a whole world and that is why the production had so much interest also for the spectators,” she said. Koniordou participated in the production of Euripides ‘Electra’ together with Greek director Kostas Tsianos. “Tsianos did something very important for Greek culture. He connected folk forms of art, folk dances, songs and poetry with our classical past. We presented this performance in many places around the world, and the feeling that it stirred in the audience was quite similar, even though they didn’t always understand the language,” she said. The Chinese civilization is a huge tree with very deep roots, and Greece also has a rich ancient civilization, she said, adding she believes that the two countries could promote cooperation and exchanges in many fields, such as in preservation of antiques. 1．What can we learn from paragraph 2? A．Cultural heritage is easily damaged. B．The importance of cultural preservation. C．The taller growth wants the deeper roots. D．We are easily torn out with the currents. 2．What did Koniordou do in Shanghai? A．She played a role and was loved by the spectators. B．She researched the costumes, the set, and the lights. C．She studied the art of Chinese performance as a student. D．She promoted the students’ understanding of Greek culture. 3．Why did Koniordou cooperate with Kostas Tsianos? A．To indicate her friendship with Tsianos. B．To show Koniordou was also expert at directing. C．To popularize and promote traditional Greek culture. D．To introduce the art achievement of Tsianosin. 4．What will the text probably talk about in the following part? A．Cultural preservation in China. B．The way to preserve cultural heritage. C．The introduction of other Greek art productions. D．Cooperation between Chinese and Greek culture. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．C 4．D 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了对于希腊著名女演员、前希腊文化和体育部长Lydia Koniordou对于希腊文化保护和传播所作的贡献以及她希望中国和希腊两国可以促进多领域合作与交流的事情。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段“For Lydia Koniordou, a famous Greek actress and former Greek minister of culture and sports, cultural preservation is essential to help people know who they are and learn what they should do in the future.”（对于希腊著名女演员、前希腊文化和体育部长Lydia Koniordou来说，文化保护对于帮助人们了解自己和学习未来应该做什么至关重要。）和第二段“Our cultural past is our roots. If we don’t have really strong roots and depth in our perception of our identity, we cannot grow. Without these roots, we will be torn out very easily with the currents”（我们的文化历史是我们的根源。如果我们对自己的身份认知没有真正牢固的根基和深度，我们就无法成长。如果没有这些根，我们将很容易被潮流撕裂）可知，Koniordou认为文化是一个国家的根基，没有这些根基我们就不能发展和成长，说明保护文化的重要性。故选B项。 2．推理判断题。根据第三段“When the students worked on Alcestis, an Athenian tragedy by ancient Greek playwright Euripides, they thoroughly researched the costumes they would be wearing, the set, and the lights, among others, she recalled. “I feel they evolved and were transformed by this experience as I was transformed. They did not just play a role, but created a whole world and that is why the production had so much interest also for the spectators,”she said.”（她回忆道，当学生们创作古希腊剧作家欧里庇得斯的雅典悲剧《阿尔克西斯》时，他们彻底研究了他们将要穿的服装、布景和灯光等。她说：“我觉得他们在进化，在我被改造的过程中他们也被这段经历所改造。他们不仅发挥了作用，还创造了一个完整的世界，这就是为什么观众对这部作品如此感兴趣的原因。”。）可知，Koniordou帮助学生理解希腊戏剧，说明她促进了学生对希腊文化的理解。故选D项。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段““Tsianos did something very important for Greek culture. He connected folk forms of art, folk dances, songs and poetry with our classical past. We presented this performance in many places around the world, and the feeling that it stirred in the audience was quite similar, even though they didn’t always understand the language,” she said.”（“齐亚诺斯为希腊文化做了一件非常重要的事情。他将民间艺术形式、民间舞蹈、歌曲和诗歌与我们的古典历史联系在一起。我们在世界各地举办了这场演出，观众的感受非常相似，尽管他们并不总是懂希腊语，”她说。）可知，Koniordou和科斯塔斯·齐亚诺斯合作是为了普及和弘扬希腊传统文化。故选C项。 4．推理判断题。根据第五段“The Chinese civilization is a huge tree with very deep roots, and Greece also has a rich ancient civilization, she said, adding she believes that the two countries could promote cooperation and exchanges in many fields, such as in preservation of antiques.”（她说，中国文明是一棵有着深厚根基的大树，希腊也有着丰富的古代文明。她补充说，她相信两国可以促进许多领域的合作与交流，比如古董保护。）可推断出接下来可能会谈到的是中国和希腊文化之间的合作。故选D项。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！2 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$