专题04 阅读理解（记叙文）（期中真题汇编，上海专用）高二英语下学期

专题04 阅读理解（记叙文）（期中真题汇编，上海专用） 主题01 人与自我 Passage 1 (24-25·高二下·复旦大学附属中学·期中) On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its way — the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy and I got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching.   No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. I didn’t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister (楼梯扶手) and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seconds of practical stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling.   We got close to the staircase landing only to hear the loud ripping sound of our garage door coming off. The back wall of the house followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.   By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy’s arm tightly as the tornado sucked the door open — we never did get it fully shut — and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and head were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.   “Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to. All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Jimmy said he’d go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.” 1．Which of the following is TRUE on the day the tornado hit? A．There was no warning or report about the tornado. B．The weather before the tornado seemed calm and sunny. C．The author and her husband didn’t take the tornado seriously. D．The author and her husband took immediate action after the TV coverage. 2．What does the underlined phrase “followed suit” in Paragraph 3 most likely mean? A．The back wall rumbled and cracked open. B．The back wall shook but didn’t tumble down. C．The back wall collapsed just like the garage door. D．The back wall was as strong as the garage door. 3．In paragraph 4, the author felt no pain because ______. A．she was dying for survival herself B．she was too eager to save her husband C．she was overwhelmed by the power of tornado D．she was seriously injured and fell unconscious 4．Which of the following words can best describe the author's feelings throughout this event? A．surprised, scared, empathetic B．shocked, terrified, desperate C．astonished, confused, sympathetic D．frantic, furious, grateful Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海青浦高级中学·期中) I’m weirdly into clouds. I’m not a meteorologist (气象学家)or a climate scientist. I don’t even know that much about clouds. I just really like them. Whenever I’m outside or near a window, my eye is drawn up to the clouds overhead to watch their ever-changing shapes. Like a lot of people, I’ve been into clouds since I was a child. I loved to imagine them as animals in the sky. I loved getting lost in daydreams, staring at them out the windows during a boring lecture at school or on a long road trip. And early in life I became a fan of the ultimate front row seat for cloud watching — the window seat on an airplane. From a plane, clouds look like something you can jump into and have a lovely soft landing. A few years ago, I started a photography project about the varying moods of a bay on Lake Michigan. After a few months of shooting, I started to realize that the images I was capturing were really pictures of the clouds, not the lake itself. It was the ever-changing colorful landscape of clouds in the sky that created visual interest and emotional tone. It was a moment when I realized how much clouds color our experience of the world. A sky of bright white fluffy clouds makes a lot of us feel cheery and energetic, while a sky covered with dark gray clouds can make things feel subdued and sometimes even gloomy. And the rain or snow they bring can change the course of our day by making travel a mess, ruining plans for a hike or a picnic with friends. Clouds can also transport me away from the duller parts of life, away from boring situations and away from day-to-day stresses and worries. They get me out of my head and into a dreamscape, a magical looking landscape that floats above me where I can imagine the constraints of everyday life don’t apply. A place that looks like something from a fantasy but is real. It is a reminder that magical things in life can come out of nothing and out of nowhere. Much like water vapor can create illusions when it shows up in cloud form, we humans can morph and change and present as something that really isn’t there. We can take different forms depending on where we are in the world and who we are with. Much like clouds, we are all shifting and changing, solid one moment only to dissolve the next. And who knows what form our lives will take next? 1．What initially stimulated the author’s interest in clouds? A．Childhood imagination. B．A photography project. C．Many scientific articles. D．Meteorological studies. 2．What can we know from the project on Lake Michigan? A．The subject of photos was the lake itself. B．The author’s photographs primarily captured the clouds. C．The project was not related to changing clouds at all. D．The project focused on capturing the colors of the lake. 3．Based on the context, what does the word “subdued” in paragraph 4 most likely mean? A．Exciting and full of energy. B．Quiet and less active. C．Light-hearted and carefree. D．Loud and attention-grabbing. 4．What philosophical idea does the author draw from clouds? A．Humans are still and unchanging like clouds. B．Humans are entirely unaffected by their nature. C．Humans should be like clouds in their stability. D．Humans are constantly altering. Passage 3 (24-25高二下·上海闵行区六校联考·期中) When Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer in, 2023, she struggled even to tell her family. Her now husband, comedian John Mulaney, had to break the news to her relatives because “the words got stuck in my throat,” she says. Later, she found in a big way. In a March 2024 Instagram post, Munn detailed her winding health journey. Just months before be r diagnosis, she was tested negative for numerous genetic signatures associated with cancer. It wasn’t until her doctor used the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator — a simple tool that concluded Munn had a 37% chance of developing breast cancer — that she pursued additional testing, which revealed fast-growing cancer in both breasts. She went through multiple surgeries. It was because her diagnosis was so unexpected that Munn decided to speak out. “I look at videos of me laughing with my son, running around in the park, feeling and looking healthy — all the while having this really aggressive, fast-moving cancer spreading through my breasts,” she says. “I thought, ‘Man, there’s so many women out there just like me.’ They might have no idea. And it may be too late by the time they find out.” Munn’s candor has had a tangible impact. After she came forward, the National Cancer Institute saw an increase in use of the type of screening test she took, and at least one person — journalist Alison Hall — has gone public about being diagnosed as a result. “It was everything that I had hoped would happen,” Munn says. Although Munn, 44, is still recovering, taking a range of medications and weathering the effects of medically induced menopause (更年期), she is also casing back into work, co-starring in the forthcoming Apple TV+ drama Your Friends and Neighbors. These days, Munn says, she has a simple standard for roles: “If something comes around that makes me really happy, then I will do it.” She’s applying the same philosophy to life. Conscious of the crucial role hormones play in her health, she’s lowering her stress levels as much as possible. In difficult situations, “the first thing I ask myself is, ‘If this stress feeds any cancer that could possibly be in my body, would it be worth it?’” Munn says. “The answer is always no.” 1．What does “the words got stuck in my throat” imply about Olivia Munn’s initial reaction to her breast cancer diagnosis? A．She questioned her diagnosis despite the test result from her doctor. B．She felt overwhelmed and unable to communicate her feelings with her family. C．She was angry at her doctor for not identifying her condition earlier. D．She was relieved to finally know the cause of her symptoms. 2．How does Olivia Munn’s description of her pre-diagnosis videos with her son contribute to the narrative of her cancer journey? A．It emphasizes the importance of family support during illness. B．It shows that her cancer was slow-growing and non-threatening. C．It highlights how her healthy appearance is misleading. D．It implies that her cancer was a result of stress from acting career. 3．The underlined word “candor” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. A．openness B．severity C．tolerance D．anxiety 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．The Rising Trend of Breast Cancer Screenings. B．How Breast Cancer Affects Munn’s Career. C．Raising Awareness about Breast Cancer. D．Munn Celebrates Recovery from Breast Cancer. 主题02 人与社会 Passage 1 (24-25高二下·上海松江区第四中学·期中) Comedian Liu Yang, 37, hit the public spotlight last year. He led his team to victory in the hit sketch comedy (小品) competition Amazing Night and made the top five in the stand-up comedy competition. King of Comedy (《喜剧之王单口季》). This year, he realized his dream of performing at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Moving from Inner Mongolia to Beijing during middle school. Liu struggled to adapt to the new environment and felt that he had to entertain his peers during meals for lack of confidence. Humor not only helped Liu fit in socially but also shaped his career path. As Western stand-up comedy gained popularity in Beijing in 2015, he decided to jump into the industry. Liu founded the Danliren comedy club in 2017 with three keen stand-up fans. Each year, he would make his brand-new solo stand-up comedy show lasting over an hour, becoming a key feature of the club. However, as online stand-up comedy competitions gained popularity in China, Liu’s peers soon found fame through their appearances on these hit shows. This made Liu feel anxious and overshadowed by his fellow comedians. “Sometimes, I can’t help but feel envious of others.” Liu admitted. In one of his sketch shows, he reimagined the classic novel Journey to the West, focusing on Sha Wujing, a character with a smaller role in the original tale. His adaptation symbolized those who quietly do their duties without receiving much recognition. “Performing sketch has restored my sensitivity to life,” he said. Liu has maintained a very busy work style. In one day, he would fit in three stand-up comedy performances in Beijing, hit the gym and fly to Shanghai for the live recording of King of Comedy. He no longer does these activities out of anxiety, but continues to work hard. “There is never a moment that truly proves oneself. For creators, the only thing to do is to do one’s best in the process, and that’s all,” he said. 1．According to the passage, what made Liu Yang start to enter the stand-up comedy industry? A．His success in the sketch comedy competition. B．His experience of moving from Inner Mongolia to Beijing. C．The popularity of Western stand-up comedy in Beijing in 2015. D．His dream of performing at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. 2．The underlined word “overshadowed” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A．encouraged B．made less important C．applauded D．made more famous 3．What is the main idea of Paragraph 5? A．Liu Yang’s adaptation of the classic novel Journey to the West. B．The role of Sha Wujing in Journey to the West. C．How Liu Yang overcame his anxiety. D．The influence of performing sketch on Liu Yang. 4．We can infer from the passage that Liu Yang ________. A．is always confident in his comedy career B．will stop performing stand-up comedy C．believes in the value of trying best in the process D．thinks highly of his appearance on King of Comedy Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海控江中学·期中) In the summer of 2015, Brian Peterson and his wife, had just moved to Santa Ana. Outside their apartment, an untidy homeless man was often yelling on the street corner, sometimes keeping them awake at night. Peterson would pass the guy on his way to his job as a car designer at Kia Motors, but they never spoke. What could they possibly have in common? One day, Peterson was relaxing in his living room, reading the book Love Does, about the power of love in action, when his quiet was disturbed by the homeless man. Inspired by the book’s warm message, Peterson made an unexpected decision: He was going to go outside and introduce himself.     In that first conversation, Peterson learned that the man’s name was Matt Faris. He’d moved to here to pursue a career in music, but he soon fell on hard times and ended up living on the street for more than a decade. “It was the oddest thing to me,” Peterson recalled later, “I saw beauty on the face of a man who hadn’t shaved in probably a year. But his story inspired me.” Even though Peterson hadn’t picked up a paintbrush in about eight years, he found himself asking if he could paint Faris’s portrait. Faris said yes. Peterson’s connection with Faris led him to form Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit organization focused on befriending and painting portraits of members of the community who are unhoused. Working from a black-and-white photo of the subject taken with his phone, Peterson chooses colors inspired by the subject’s personality and life story, creating a distressing portrait. Peterson sells the vibrant (充满活力的) painting for a few thousand dollars, splitting the proceeds and putting half into what he calls a “love account” for his model. He then helps people use the money to get back on their feet. Faris used the funds from his portrait to record an album, fulfilling his musical dreams. Peterson has painted 41 of these portraits, but there’s more to the finished products than the money they bring to someone who’s down and out. “People often tell me, ‘I was the one that would cross the street. But I see homeless people differently now,’ ” Peterson says. “I didn’t know that would happen.” 1．What motivated Brian Peterson to go outside to meet Faris? A．An inspiration from the book he was reading. B．A goal to use his talent to make a homeless man’s life. C．A duty to address the homelessness crisis in his community. D．An aim to challenge social norms and improve his own personal life. 2．What did Matt Faris use the funds from his portrait for? A．To start a small business. B．To pay for his medical expenses. C．To make friends with the homeless. D．To make his musical dreams come true. 3．What does the underlined phrase “down and out” mean in the last paragraph? A．stranded in community. B．reduced to poverty. C．rewarded with portrait painting. D．aimed at realizing dreams. 4．Which of the following is the best title of this text? A．Art with Function: Love Account Matters B．Purpose in Paintings: Help Knows No Race C．Power of sympathy: Painting a New View D．Encounter with Strangers: Hugging New Friends 主题01 人与自我 Passage 1 1One afternoon a few months before Tom and I were to be married, Max wandered into the dining room of the house we all shared. I was sorting through a box of old photographs. 2“Who’s that?” he asked. 3“That was my grandfather, the one who died a few months ago.” 4“Hmm. Too bad he had to die.” 5Just as I was about to put the last of the pictures in the box, Max pressed his finger to a face. “And who will this be to me?” 6Beneath his finger I could see the edges of my own face. I was suddenly flooded with a joy which I had no name. This son of the man I loved was becoming my son. We’d have family Christmas cards and school art stuck to the fridge. All these things I’d never allowed myself to want. Now I was becoming a mother. 7I should have known how to say just the right, wise, magical thing. But I didn’t. “I’ll be your second mom,” I said. 8“Oh.” 9“I’m sorry that your first mom died. I liked her.” 10“What should I call you?” he asked. 11My heart pounded, and my stomach turned over. Mama, I wanted to cry. I’ll be your mama and you’ll be my son. I resisted. “You can call me Mom, or Mama. You can also call me Betsy, if you’d rather. Whatever feels okay for you.” 12He stood there a minute. “What’s for dinner?” he asked. 13“Burgers.” 14“Swect,” he said as he walked out of the room. 15At our wedding a few months later, Tom and I said our vows (誓言) to one another. Then Max was invited to stand beside us and I made vows to him. I promised to step into the shoes his mother had been forced to leave behind, to help him remember her, and to be the best mother I could be. 16After the wedding, for the next few days, Max tried out a new title for me. “Can we go bowling?” he’d ask, and then follow the question by mouthing the word mom. Or, “Can we go to the store?” And the mouthed word, mom. Mom was always silent. It seemed he was trying it on, seeing how it felt in his mouth. 17Weeks later as I drove him home from school, Max suddenly said, “I notice I don’t call you Mom.” 18Oof. Who threw that rock at my chest? I breathed to calm my voice. “I noticed that.” 19“When I say Betsy, I mean Mom.” 20“Thanks,” I said. “That’s nice to know.” 21He looked out the window. “Moms die, you know. I think it’s maybe safer if you’re just Betsy.” 22I willed tears away, not wanting to overwhelm him. He had enough to carry. “Thanks, Bud. I appreciate you telling me.” 23“Hey, Betsy?” 24“Yeah,” I said, delighted with the new sound of my old name. 25“What’s for dinner?” he asked. 1．When Betty said “I’ll be your second mom,” (paragraph 7), she ______. A．thought her role was significant to Max B．wished Max could let go of the sad memories C．was looking forward to becoming Max’s mother D．suggested that she was legally responsible for Max 2．According to Max, why did he call Betsy “Betsy” instead of Mom? A．He wants to tell Betsy she is his best friend. B．He still feels shy to address Betsy as Mom. C．He doesn’t want to forget his dead mother. D．He hopes Betsy could always be with him. 3．How does Betsy most probably feel when Max mentions dinner at the end of the passage? A．Confused about Max’s favourite food. B．Happy to lead a regular family life. C．Relieved to have a simple conversation. D．Annoyed with Max’s constant questioning. 4．Why does the author develop the passage with short dialogues? A．To reveal the tension between Max and Betsy. B．To show that Max is avoiding deep conversations. C．To help express the two speakers’ emotions directly. D．To make the passage shorter and easier to understand. Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海风华中学·期中) First, I must get settled into school. My classes begin today at the PRIVET! Russian Academy of Language Studies, where I will be attending class five days a week, four hours a day. I know I am such a shameless student. I laid my clothes out last night, just like I did before my first day of first grade, with my patent leather shoes and my new lunch box. The last thing I want is to end up in a Level One class, which would be so humiliating for me. Given that I already took a whole entire semester of Russian at my Night School for Divorced Ladies in New York, and that I spent the summer memorizing flash cards. The thing is, I don’t even know how many levels this school has, but the mere mention of “level” sparks a resolve within me to aim for Level Two — at least. It’s such a hard test! I can’t get through even a tenth of it! In the end, it’s OK, though. So it’s hammering down rain today, but I show up early, wander about the school and smugly walk past all those Level One students (who must be rookies, really) and enter my first class. Here I am with my peers. But it becomes swiftly evident that these are not my peers and that I have no business being here. I feel like I’m swimming, but barely. Like I’m taking in water with every breath. The teacher, a skinny guy (Why are the teachers so skinny here? I don’t trust skinny Russians.), is going way too fast, is skipping over whole chapters of the textbook, saying, “You already know this, you already know that …” and keeping up a rapid-fire conversation with my apparently fluent classmates. My stomach is gripped in horror and I’m gasping for air and praying he won’t call on me. Just as soon as the break comes, I run out of that classroom on wobbling legs and I scurry all the way over to the administrative office almost in tears, where I beg in very clear English if they could please move me down to a Level One class. And so they do. And now I am here. 1．What do we know about the writer from the first two paragraphs? A．She is a newly-admitted student majoring in language teaching. B．She has no knowledge of this foreign language and is put to shame. C．She is full of anticipation and readiness for new educational pursuit. D．She attends the same school to build upon prior academic achievements. 2．What does the underlined word “smugly” in paragraph 5 mean? A．arrogantly B．furiously C．secretly D．nobly 3．Why does the writer withdraw from Level Two class in the end? A．The teacher singles her out for her inability to converse smoothly in foreign language. B．The age and culture divide leads to an overwhelming sense of alienation with classmates. C．The unexpected discomfort in her stomach prompts a pause in regular  learning activities. D．The unthinkable difficulty in catching up with the teaching rhythm destroys confidence. Passage 3 (24-25高二下·上海七宝中学·期中) For years, spring in our town was welcomed by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, after their winter stay in Florida, they would post the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past, see the sign, see Leon and Jo readying for their spring opening, and feel winter’s departure. It was as accurate an indication of spring as any calendar. When they died and their children sold the Dairy Queen to an out-of-town outfit who kept it open year-round, it threw off our town’s circadian rhythms (生物钟). Something terrible. We’re still not sure when spring begins. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. When the implement store on the west edge of town, where Johnston’s IGA grocery store used to be, stops selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers, that’s a pretty good sign winter is coming to an end. If they should drop the ball, Frank Gladden is sure to stand at our Quaker meeting and announce that volunteers are needed for our spring fish fry. Frank’s announcement is as reliable as any clock and invariably mixed with worry and regret that this might be the last year of the fish fry if volunteers aren’t forthcoming. “We’re not getting any younger,” he announces. Frank is 82 years old, but he’s been saying that since 1961, so we Quakers aren’t alarmed. The Fairfield Friends Fish Fry is as constant as sunrise. But let us suppose both the implement store and Frank Gladden neglect their duties and we are cast adrift, unaware of spring’s arrival. We would then have to look and see whether Bill Eddy, our town’s plumber, was wearing a coat. When the first leaf falls to the ground in the autumn, Bill pulls on his Carhartt coat and doesn’t remove it until spring. I’ve known Bill since we were in first grade together, so I know well about his habits. He wears that Carhartt everywhere, inside and outside. There are other signs of spring if one is watchful. The deer lighten in color, the dog sheds, the buds swell, the snow melts on the south hillside, and the bloodroot in our woodlot pushes out its petals. The calf (牛犊) appears, following its mother because of hunger. Who needs a calendar when a calf is nearby? 1．What can be learned about the Dairy Queen from the first paragraph? A．It was moved to Florida. B．It used to be closed in winter. C．It is now owned by Leon and Jo’s children. D．It has several branches out of the town. 2．According to the writer, which of the following is a sign that winter is over? A．The deer turns into a darker color. B．Bill Eddy stops wearing his Carhartt coat. C．The Quaker meeting starts to call for volunteers. D．Johnston’s IGA grocery store starts to sell lawn mowers. 3．By “as constant as sunrise”, the writer means that the Fairfield Friends Fish Fry ________. A．has a long history B．makes excellent fried fish C．opens very early every day D．is sure to continue its business 4．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．Why I Love Spring B．Every Changing Spring C．How I Know It’s Spring D．Spring: All Comes to Life 主题02 人与社会 Passage 1 (24-25高二下·上海第三女子中学·期中) Last October I was on a diving holiday in the Philippines with seven other advanced divers. I dived off the boat slowly sinking to about 20m. After nearly 45 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble like an engine and I felt deep powerful vibrations (震动) as if a big boat was passing overhead. The instructor and I both swam next to each other, staying close to the side of the reef (礁石), because the situation felt extremely sinister. Then the vibration, became so intense that I could feel it in my bones and then the sound turned into a deafening roar. Suddenly, a few meters below us, breaks began forming and the sand was sucked down. That’s when I got what it was. The noise was the sound of the earth splintering open and grinding against itself. The instructor and I held hands and looked into each other’s eyes, and I felt comforted by his presence. My body went on high alert, ready to react. But I had no power over whatever this was. The only option was to stay very still and let it do whatever it’s going to do. It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which was not sensible as the situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending. Soon we saw other divers. The sound and vibration lasted only two or three minutes. We all held hands to avoid decompression sickness (潜水病), which can be fatal. When up, it was a huge relief to see all the divers safe. Back on the boat, we rushed to check the news and discovered we had witnessed a huge earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. It released more energy than 30 Hiroshima bombs, though it seemed that we were not at the epicenter (震中). I was high and felt extremely lucky not because of my recent survival miracle, but to have experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening moment. 1．The underlined word in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. A．urgent B．dangerous C．confusing D．harmonious 2．Why didn’t the author rise to the surface before the vibration stopped? A．Because he was very afraid of big waves. B．Because he had lost all the strengths to swim. C．Because he tried to avoid unexpected danger above. D．Because he could sense the unclear water situation. 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．At the beginning of the event, a big boat passed by causing big vibration. B．All the divers used the reef as the protection against the violent vibration. C．Powerless to fight nature, all the divers tried to cooperate and help each other. D．I felt relieved as the instructor was experienced in handling situations like this. 4．Why did the author feel fortunate on the boat? A．Because he could witness a rare natural phenomenon. B．Because he finally survived a huge earthquake. C．Because he was not at the epicenter of the earthquake. D．Because he didn’t suffer from decompression sickness. Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海风华中学·期中) The Journey of Becoming a Young Scientist Maria Zhang had always been fascinated by the world unseen. At age 12, while her classmates were collecting pop star posters, she spent weekends cataloging insect samples under a second-hand microscope in her tiny Beijing apartment. Her worn notebook filled with careful observations even caught her biology teacher’s attention, who remarked, “This is PhD-level dedication.” After graduating from Tsinghua University with a biotech degree, Maria faced her first major career crossroads. Her parents suggested secure government jobs, but she chose a start-up lab studying drought-resistant crops. The early years were exhausting — 14-hour days testing plant varieties in arid simulation chambers. Her salary barely covered rent, and failure became routine. “Sometimes I felt more isolated than those plants under the LED lights,” she wrote in her journal. A breakthrough came unexpectedly during a field trip to Gansu province. Observing farmers interplanting sorghum (高粱) with native shrubs, she developed an irrigation model using the principles of imitating biological systems. Published in Nature at 28, her research now helps over 20 developing countries fight desertification. At her TED Talk last month, Maria adjusted her signature lab coat decorated with wheat straw. “Science isn't about instant glory,” she smiled, holding up her childhood microscope. “It’s having the resilience to find beauty in struggle, just like these ancient desert plants thriving against all odds.” 1．What was Maria’s childhood hobby that predicted her career path? A．Collecting celebrity photos. B．Studying insect samples. C．Practicing musical instruments. D．Competing in sports events. 2．What breakthrough concept did Maria develop during her Gansu trip? A．New chemical fertilizer formula. B．Traditional farming equipment redesign. C．A new irrigation model. D．Advanced LED growth light system. 3．What message does Maria’s story convey? A．Agricultural careers guarantee quick success. B．Parental guidance determines career choices. C．Passion and persistence lead to success. D．Advanced degrees are essential for scientists. 试卷第14页，共15页 试卷第15页，共15页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题04 阅读理解（记叙文）（期中真题汇编，上海专用） 主题01 人与自我 Passage 1 (24-25·高二下·复旦大学附属中学·期中) On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its way — the sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy and I got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching.   No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. I didn’t know how or if we would make it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister (楼梯扶手) and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seconds of practical stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling.   We got close to the staircase landing only to hear the loud ripping sound of our garage door coming off. The back wall of the house followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.   By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldn’t get inside himself because of the wind. I held Jimmy’s arm tightly as the tornado sucked the door open — we never did get it fully shut — and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and head were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.   “Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to. All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t believe it was over. Jimmy said he’d go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Don’t leave me. Don’t leave me.” 1．Which of the following is TRUE on the day the tornado hit? A．There was no warning or report about the tornado. B．The weather before the tornado seemed calm and sunny. C．The author and her husband didn’t take the tornado seriously. D．The author and her husband took immediate action after the TV coverage. 2．What does the underlined phrase “followed suit” in Paragraph 3 most likely mean? A．The back wall rumbled and cracked open. B．The back wall shook but didn’t tumble down. C．The back wall collapsed just like the garage door. D．The back wall was as strong as the garage door. 3．In paragraph 4, the author felt no pain because ______. A．she was dying for survival herself B．she was too eager to save her husband C．she was overwhelmed by the power of tornado D．she was seriously injured and fell unconscious 4．Which of the following words can best describe the author's feelings throughout this event? A．surprised, scared, empathetic B．shocked, terrified, desperate C．astonished, confused, sympathetic D．frantic, furious, grateful 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．B 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了龙卷风来袭当天天气晴朗，晚间9点电视滚动字幕才发出首次预警。龙卷风迅速逼近，作者在狂风中抓着楼梯扶手艰难移动，房屋车库门和后墙相继被卷走。躲进衣柜时，丈夫因风大无法进入，作者紧抓住他的手臂，不顾伤痛生怕他被卷走。最终风暴停止，两人劫后余生，作者仍心有余悸。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its way — the sky was blue and the sun had been out.( 在龙卷风袭击的那天，没有任何迹象表明恶劣天气即将来临——天空是蓝色的，太阳已经出来了)”可知，龙卷风来临前天气晴朗平静。故选B项。 2．词义猜测题。根据第三段前一句“We got close to the staircase landing only to hear the loud ripping sound of our garage door coming off.( 我们走近楼梯平台，只听到车库门被扯开的声音)”提到“车库门被掀开”，后句 “ tore off into the darkness outside.(奔向外面的黑暗)”推知，后墙像车库门一样“倒塌”继而被龙卷风吹走。由此猜测划线部分意为“像车库门一样倒塌。故选C项。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段中“I held Jimmy’s arm tightly as the tornado sucked the door open — we never did get it fully shut — and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and head were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain.( 我紧紧抓住吉米的手臂，因为龙卷风把门吸开了——我们从来没有把它完全关上过——我试着把吉米也带走。我的膝盖和头上都是玻璃，但在那一刻，我感觉不到疼痛)”可知，作者的注意力完全集中在拯救丈夫上，无暇顾及疼痛。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。通读全文可知，在整个事件中，作者的情感变化如下：震惊（shocked）：龙卷风毫无预兆地迅速逼近（No sooner had we found coverage... than it was on top of us）。恐惧（terrified）：被狂风掀离地面、房屋结构崩塌、丈夫险些被卷走（“I thought he was gone”）。绝望（desperate）：死死抓住丈夫、哀求他不要离开（“Don’t leave me”）。选项B“shocked, terrified, desperate(震惊，害怕，绝望)”完整概括了这一情感变化。故选B项。 Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海青浦高级中学·期中) I’m weirdly into clouds. I’m not a meteorologist (气象学家)or a climate scientist. I don’t even know that much about clouds. I just really like them. Whenever I’m outside or near a window, my eye is drawn up to the clouds overhead to watch their ever-changing shapes. Like a lot of people, I’ve been into clouds since I was a child. I loved to imagine them as animals in the sky. I loved getting lost in daydreams, staring at them out the windows during a boring lecture at school or on a long road trip. And early in life I became a fan of the ultimate front row seat for cloud watching — the window seat on an airplane. From a plane, clouds look like something you can jump into and have a lovely soft landing. A few years ago, I started a photography project about the varying moods of a bay on Lake Michigan. After a few months of shooting, I started to realize that the images I was capturing were really pictures of the clouds, not the lake itself. It was the ever-changing colorful landscape of clouds in the sky that created visual interest and emotional tone. It was a moment when I realized how much clouds color our experience of the world. A sky of bright white fluffy clouds makes a lot of us feel cheery and energetic, while a sky covered with dark gray clouds can make things feel subdued and sometimes even gloomy. And the rain or snow they bring can change the course of our day by making travel a mess, ruining plans for a hike or a picnic with friends. Clouds can also transport me away from the duller parts of life, away from boring situations and away from day-to-day stresses and worries. They get me out of my head and into a dreamscape, a magical looking landscape that floats above me where I can imagine the constraints of everyday life don’t apply. A place that looks like something from a fantasy but is real. It is a reminder that magical things in life can come out of nothing and out of nowhere. Much like water vapor can create illusions when it shows up in cloud form, we humans can morph and change and present as something that really isn’t there. We can take different forms depending on where we are in the world and who we are with. Much like clouds, we are all shifting and changing, solid one moment only to dissolve the next. And who knows what form our lives will take next? 1．What initially stimulated the author’s interest in clouds? A．Childhood imagination. B．A photography project. C．Many scientific articles. D．Meteorological studies. 2．What can we know from the project on Lake Michigan? A．The subject of photos was the lake itself. B．The author’s photographs primarily captured the clouds. C．The project was not related to changing clouds at all. D．The project focused on capturing the colors of the lake. 3．Based on the context, what does the word “subdued” in paragraph 4 most likely mean? A．Exciting and full of energy. B．Quiet and less active. C．Light-hearted and carefree. D．Loud and attention-grabbing. 4．What philosophical idea does the author draw from clouds? A．Humans are still and unchanging like clouds. B．Humans are entirely unaffected by their nature. C．Humans should be like clouds in their stability. D．Humans are constantly altering. 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从小就喜欢云，在拍摄密歇根湖海湾的照片时，作者发现云才是真正的主角，并由此感悟到云在变化，我们人类也在变化。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Like a lot of people, I’ve been into clouds since I was a child. I loved to imagine them as animals in the sky. I loved getting lost in daydreams, staring at them out the windows during a boring lecture at school or on a long road trip.(和很多人一样，我从小就喜欢云。我喜欢把它们想象成天上的动物。我喜欢在无聊的学校讲座或长途旅行中，盯着窗外做白日梦)”可知，是童年的想象激发了作者对云的兴趣。故选A项。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After a few months of shooting, I started to realize that the images I was capturing were really pictures of the clouds, not the lake itself.(拍摄了几个月后，我开始意识到我拍摄的图像实际上是云的图像，而不是湖本身的图像。)”可知，作者拍摄的图像实际上是云的图像，而不是湖本身的图像，由此可知，作者的照片主要拍摄了云。故选B项。 3．词句猜测题。根据第四段“A sky of bright white fluffy clouds makes a lot of us feel cheery and energetic, while a sky covered with dark gray clouds can make things feel subdued and sometimes even gloomy.(一片明亮的白色蓬松云朵的天空让我们很多人感到愉快和精力充沛，而一片覆盖着深灰色云朵的天空会让人感到subdued，有时甚至会感到忧郁。)”可知，while表示对比，subdued与cheery和energetic形成对比，且与gloomy（忧郁的）语义相近，因此最可能的意思是“安静而不活跃的”。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Much like water vapor can create illusions when it shows up in cloud form, we humans can morph and change and present as something that really isn’t there. We can take different forms depending on where we are in the world and who we are with. Much like clouds, we are all shifting and changing, solid one moment only to dissolve the next. And who knows what form our lives will take next?(就像水蒸气以云的形式出现时会产生幻觉一样，我们人类也可以变形、改变，并以一种并不存在的东西的形式出现。我们可以根据我们在世界上的位置以及与谁在一起而采取不同的形式。就像云一样，我们都在不断变化，这一刻是坚实的，下一刻就会消散。谁知道我们接下来会以什么形式出现呢？)”可知，作者认为就像云一样，我们人类也在不断变化，这一刻是坚实的，下一刻就会消散。由此可知，作者从云中得出的哲学思想是人类像云一样在不断变化。故选D项。 Passage 3 (24-25高二下·上海闵行区六校联考·期中) When Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer in, 2023, she struggled even to tell her family. Her now husband, comedian John Mulaney, had to break the news to her relatives because “the words got stuck in my throat,” she says. Later, she found in a big way. In a March 2024 Instagram post, Munn detailed her winding health journey. Just months before be r diagnosis, she was tested negative for numerous genetic signatures associated with cancer. It wasn’t until her doctor used the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator — a simple tool that concluded Munn had a 37% chance of developing breast cancer — that she pursued additional testing, which revealed fast-growing cancer in both breasts. She went through multiple surgeries. It was because her diagnosis was so unexpected that Munn decided to speak out. “I look at videos of me laughing with my son, running around in the park, feeling and looking healthy — all the while having this really aggressive, fast-moving cancer spreading through my breasts,” she says. “I thought, ‘Man, there’s so many women out there just like me.’ They might have no idea. And it may be too late by the time they find out.” Munn’s candor has had a tangible impact. After she came forward, the National Cancer Institute saw an increase in use of the type of screening test she took, and at least one person — journalist Alison Hall — has gone public about being diagnosed as a result. “It was everything that I had hoped would happen,” Munn says. Although Munn, 44, is still recovering, taking a range of medications and weathering the effects of medically induced menopause (更年期), she is also casing back into work, co-starring in the forthcoming Apple TV+ drama Your Friends and Neighbors. These days, Munn says, she has a simple standard for roles: “If something comes around that makes me really happy, then I will do it.” She’s applying the same philosophy to life. Conscious of the crucial role hormones play in her health, she’s lowering her stress levels as much as possible. In difficult situations, “the first thing I ask myself is, ‘If this stress feeds any cancer that could possibly be in my body, would it be worth it?’” Munn says. “The answer is always no.” 1．What does “the words got stuck in my throat” imply about Olivia Munn’s initial reaction to her breast cancer diagnosis? A．She questioned her diagnosis despite the test result from her doctor. B．She felt overwhelmed and unable to communicate her feelings with her family. C．She was angry at her doctor for not identifying her condition earlier. D．She was relieved to finally know the cause of her symptoms. 2．How does Olivia Munn’s description of her pre-diagnosis videos with her son contribute to the narrative of her cancer journey? A．It emphasizes the importance of family support during illness. B．It shows that her cancer was slow-growing and non-threatening. C．It highlights how her healthy appearance is misleading. D．It implies that her cancer was a result of stress from acting career. 3．The underlined word “candor” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. A．openness B．severity C．tolerance D．anxiety 4．What is the best title for the passage? A．The Rising Trend of Breast Cancer Screenings. B．How Breast Cancer Affects Munn’s Career. C．Raising Awareness about Breast Cancer. D．Munn Celebrates Recovery from Breast Cancer. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了奥利维亚·穆恩被诊断出患有乳腺癌后的经历，以及她公开谈论自己的病情对其他人的影响。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段“When Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer in, 2023, she struggled even to tell her family. Her now husband, comedian John Mulaney, had to break the news to her relatives because “the words got stuck in my throat,” she says.(2023年，当奥利维亚·穆恩被诊断出患有乳腺癌时，她甚至很难告诉家人。她现在的丈夫、喜剧演员约翰·穆兰尼不得不把这个消息告诉她的亲戚，因为“话卡在喉咙里了”，她说。)”可知，奥利维亚·穆恩一开始被诊断出患有乳腺癌时，她甚至很难告诉家人，话都卡在喉咙里了，说明她感到不知所措，无法与家人沟通自己的感受。故选B项。 2．推理判断题。根据第三段““I look at videos of me laughing with my son, running around in the park, feeling and looking healthy — all the while having this really aggressive, fast-moving cancer spreading through my breasts,” she says. “I thought, ‘Man, there’s so many women out there just like me.’ They might have no idea. And it may be too late by the time they find out.”(“我看着我和儿子一起笑、在公园里跑来跑去、感觉和看起来都很健康的视频，而与此同时，这种极具侵略性、快速移动的癌症正在我的乳房中扩散，”她说。“我想，‘天哪，外面有那么多像我一样的女人。’她们可能不知道。当她们发现的时候可能已经太晚了。”)”可知，奥利维亚·穆恩描述她与儿子在诊断前的视频，强调了她健康的外表具有误导性。故选C项。 3．词句猜测题。根据下文“After she came forward, the National Cancer Institute saw an increase in use of the type of screening test she took, and at least one person — journalist Alison Hall — has gone public about being diagnosed as a result.(在她站出来之后，国家癌症研究所看到她所接受的筛查测试类型的使用量有所增加，至少有一人——记者艾莉森·霍尔——公开了自己被诊断出患有癌症的结果。)”可知，穆恩站出来，公开了自己被诊断出患有癌症的结果，产生了切实的影响，由此推知，划线词candor意为“坦率，坦诚”，与openness意思相近。故选A项。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第四段中“Munn’s candor has had a tangible impact. After she came forward, the National Cancer Institute saw an increase in use of the type of screening test she took, and at least one person — journalist Alison Hall — has gone public about being diagnosed as a result. (穆恩的坦率产生了切实的影响。在她站出来之后，国家癌症研究所看到她所接受的筛查测试类型的使用量有所增加，至少有一人——记者艾莉森·霍尔——公开了自己被诊断出患有癌症的结果。)”和最后一段中“Conscious of the crucial role hormones play in her health, she’s lowering her stress levels as much as possible. In difficult situations, “the first thing I ask myself is, ‘If this stress feeds any cancer that could possibly be in my body, would it be worth it?’” Munn says. “The answer is always no.”(意识到激素在她的健康中起着至关重要的作用，她尽可能地降低自己的压力水平。在困难的情况下，“我问自己的第一件事是，‘如果这种压力会让我体内的任何癌症恶化，那值得吗？’，”穆恩说。“答案总是否定的。”）可知，文章主要讲述了奥利维亚·穆恩公开自己患乳腺癌的经历，鼓励其他女性进行筛查，提高乳腺癌意识，所以C项“提高对乳腺癌的认识”适合作为文章标题。故选C项。 主题02 人与社会 Passage 1 (24-25高二下·上海松江区第四中学·期中) Comedian Liu Yang, 37, hit the public spotlight last year. He led his team to victory in the hit sketch comedy (小品) competition Amazing Night and made the top five in the stand-up comedy competition. King of Comedy (《喜剧之王单口季》). This year, he realized his dream of performing at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Moving from Inner Mongolia to Beijing during middle school. Liu struggled to adapt to the new environment and felt that he had to entertain his peers during meals for lack of confidence. Humor not only helped Liu fit in socially but also shaped his career path. As Western stand-up comedy gained popularity in Beijing in 2015, he decided to jump into the industry. Liu founded the Danliren comedy club in 2017 with three keen stand-up fans. Each year, he would make his brand-new solo stand-up comedy show lasting over an hour, becoming a key feature of the club. However, as online stand-up comedy competitions gained popularity in China, Liu’s peers soon found fame through their appearances on these hit shows. This made Liu feel anxious and overshadowed by his fellow comedians. “Sometimes, I can’t help but feel envious of others.” Liu admitted. In one of his sketch shows, he reimagined the classic novel Journey to the West, focusing on Sha Wujing, a character with a smaller role in the original tale. His adaptation symbolized those who quietly do their duties without receiving much recognition. “Performing sketch has restored my sensitivity to life,” he said. Liu has maintained a very busy work style. In one day, he would fit in three stand-up comedy performances in Beijing, hit the gym and fly to Shanghai for the live recording of King of Comedy. He no longer does these activities out of anxiety, but continues to work hard. “There is never a moment that truly proves oneself. For creators, the only thing to do is to do one’s best in the process, and that’s all,” he said. 1．According to the passage, what made Liu Yang start to enter the stand-up comedy industry? A．His success in the sketch comedy competition. B．His experience of moving from Inner Mongolia to Beijing. C．The popularity of Western stand-up comedy in Beijing in 2015. D．His dream of performing at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. 2．The underlined word “overshadowed” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A．encouraged B．made less important C．applauded D．made more famous 3．What is the main idea of Paragraph 5? A．Liu Yang’s adaptation of the classic novel Journey to the West. B．The role of Sha Wujing in Journey to the West. C．How Liu Yang overcame his anxiety. D．The influence of performing sketch on Liu Yang. 4．We can infer from the passage that Liu Yang ________. A．is always confident in his comedy career B．will stop performing stand-up comedy C．believes in the value of trying best in the process D．thinks highly of his appearance on King of Comedy 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了喜剧演员刘旸的喜剧生涯经历，包括他进入单口相声行业的契机、在行业发展中遇到的焦虑、对经典作品的改编以及他的工作理念等。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“As Western stand-up comedy gained popularity in Beijing in 2015, he decided to jump into the industry. (2015年，随着西方单口相声在北京流行起来，他决定进入这个行业)”可知，2015年西方单口相声在北京的流行促使刘旸开始进入这个行业。故选C项。 2．词义猜测题。根据第四段“However, as online stand-up comedy competitions gained popularity in China, Liu's peers soon found fame through their appearances on these hit shows. This made Liu feel anxious and overshadowed by his fellow comedians. (然而，随着在线单口喜剧比赛在中国流行起来，刘洋的同行们很快通过在这些热门节目中的亮相而声名大噪。这让刘旸感到焦虑，并且在同行喜剧演员面前overshadowed)”可知，同行出名让刘洋相形见绌，所以overshadowed与made less important意思相近，意为“使显得不重要；使相形见绌”。故选B项。 3．主旨大意题。根据第五段“His adaptation symbolized those who quietly do their duties without receiving much recognition. “Performing sketch has restored my sensitivity to life,” he said. (他的改编象征着那些默默地履行职责而没有得到太多认可的人。他说：“表演喜剧性小品恢复了我对生活的敏感度。”)”可知，第五段主要讲的是小品表演对刘旸的影响。故选D项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“He no longer does these activities out of anxiety, but continues to work hard. “There is never a moment that truly proves oneself. For creators, the only thing to do is to do one’s best in the process, and that’s all,” he said. (他不再出于焦虑而做这些活动，而是继续努力工作。他说：‘从来没有一个时刻能真正证明自己。对于创作者来说，唯一要做的就是在过程中全力以赴，仅此而已’)”可知，刘旸相信在过程中全力以赴的价值。故选C项。 Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海控江中学·期中) In the summer of 2015, Brian Peterson and his wife, had just moved to Santa Ana. Outside their apartment, an untidy homeless man was often yelling on the street corner, sometimes keeping them awake at night. Peterson would pass the guy on his way to his job as a car designer at Kia Motors, but they never spoke. What could they possibly have in common? One day, Peterson was relaxing in his living room, reading the book Love Does, about the power of love in action, when his quiet was disturbed by the homeless man. Inspired by the book’s warm message, Peterson made an unexpected decision: He was going to go outside and introduce himself.     In that first conversation, Peterson learned that the man’s name was Matt Faris. He’d moved to here to pursue a career in music, but he soon fell on hard times and ended up living on the street for more than a decade. “It was the oddest thing to me,” Peterson recalled later, “I saw beauty on the face of a man who hadn’t shaved in probably a year. But his story inspired me.” Even though Peterson hadn’t picked up a paintbrush in about eight years, he found himself asking if he could paint Faris’s portrait. Faris said yes. Peterson’s connection with Faris led him to form Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit organization focused on befriending and painting portraits of members of the community who are unhoused. Working from a black-and-white photo of the subject taken with his phone, Peterson chooses colors inspired by the subject’s personality and life story, creating a distressing portrait. Peterson sells the vibrant (充满活力的) painting for a few thousand dollars, splitting the proceeds and putting half into what he calls a “love account” for his model. He then helps people use the money to get back on their feet. Faris used the funds from his portrait to record an album, fulfilling his musical dreams. Peterson has painted 41 of these portraits, but there’s more to the finished products than the money they bring to someone who’s down and out. “People often tell me, ‘I was the one that would cross the street. But I see homeless people differently now,’ ” Peterson says. “I didn’t know that would happen.” 1．What motivated Brian Peterson to go outside to meet Faris? A．An inspiration from the book he was reading. B．A goal to use his talent to make a homeless man’s life. C．A duty to address the homelessness crisis in his community. D．An aim to challenge social norms and improve his own personal life. 2．What did Matt Faris use the funds from his portrait for? A．To start a small business. B．To pay for his medical expenses. C．To make friends with the homeless. D．To make his musical dreams come true. 3．What does the underlined phrase “down and out” mean in the last paragraph? A．stranded in community. B．reduced to poverty. C．rewarded with portrait painting. D．aimed at realizing dreams. 4．Which of the following is the best title of this text? A．Art with Function: Love Account Matters B．Purpose in Paintings: Help Knows No Race C．Power of sympathy: Painting a New View D．Encounter with Strangers: Hugging New Friends 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 4．C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了布莱恩·彼得森受书中关于爱的力量的启发，他决定出去和法里斯打招呼，彼得森看到了法里斯的魅力，于是为他画像。法里斯将画像得到的钱，用于实现了自己的音乐梦想。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“One day, Peterson was relaxing in his living room, reading the book Love Does, about the power of love in action, when his quiet was disturbed by the homeless man. Inspired by the book’s warm message, Peterson made an unexpected decision: He was going to go outside and introduce himself. (一天，彼得森正在客厅里放松，读着《爱的力量》这本书，这本书是关于爱在行动中的力量的，这时他的安静被无家可归的人打扰了。受到书中温馨信息的启发，彼得森做了一个意想不到的决定：他要出去介绍自己。)”可知，从正在读的书中得到的灵感促使布莱恩·彼得森去外面见法里斯。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Faris used the funds from his portrait to record an album, fulfilling his musical dreams. (法里斯用他的肖像所得的钱录制了一张专辑，实现了他的音乐梦想。)”可知，马特·法里斯用他画像的钱使他的音乐梦想成真。故选D。 3．词句猜测题。根据倒数第二段“Peterson sells the vibrant (充满活力的) painting for a few thousand dollars, splitting the proceeds and putting half into what he calls a “love account” for his model. He then helps people use the money to get back on their feet. (彼得森以几千美元的价格出售了这幅充满活力的画，并将所得分成一半存入他所谓的模特“爱心账户”。然后，他帮助人们用这笔钱重新站起来。)”可知，彼得森把画卖掉，将收益的一半给模特，帮助他们重新振作起来，这里的模特都是无家可归的人，生活贫困，故划线词意思是“沦为贫困”。故选B。 4．主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“Peterson’s connection with Faris led him to form Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit organization focused on befriending and painting portraits of members of the community who are unhoused. (彼得森与法里斯的联系促使他成立了“圣安娜之脸”，这是一个非营利组织，专注于帮助无家可归的社区成员，并为他们画肖像。)”以及文章讲述了汽车设计师彼得森受到书的启发，和无家可归的法里斯交谈并为他画肖像，之后成立了非营利组织为无家可归的人画肖像，通过卖画帮助他们重新振作起来，而且这种行为也改变了人们对无家可归者的看法。这体现了同情的力量，通过绘画让人们对无家可归者有了新的看法，故C选项“同情的力量：描绘一种新的观点”最符合文章标题。故选C。 主题01 人与自我 Passage 1 1One afternoon a few months before Tom and I were to be married, Max wandered into the dining room of the house we all shared. I was sorting through a box of old photographs. 2“Who’s that?” he asked. 3“That was my grandfather, the one who died a few months ago.” 4“Hmm. Too bad he had to die.” 5Just as I was about to put the last of the pictures in the box, Max pressed his finger to a face. “And who will this be to me?” 6Beneath his finger I could see the edges of my own face. I was suddenly flooded with a joy which I had no name. This son of the man I loved was becoming my son. We’d have family Christmas cards and school art stuck to the fridge. All these things I’d never allowed myself to want. Now I was becoming a mother. 7I should have known how to say just the right, wise, magical thing. But I didn’t. “I’ll be your second mom,” I said. 8“Oh.” 9“I’m sorry that your first mom died. I liked her.” 10“What should I call you?” he asked. 11My heart pounded, and my stomach turned over. Mama, I wanted to cry. I’ll be your mama and you’ll be my son. I resisted. “You can call me Mom, or Mama. You can also call me Betsy, if you’d rather. Whatever feels okay for you.” 12He stood there a minute. “What’s for dinner?” he asked. 13“Burgers.” 14“Swect,” he said as he walked out of the room. 15At our wedding a few months later, Tom and I said our vows (誓言) to one another. Then Max was invited to stand beside us and I made vows to him. I promised to step into the shoes his mother had been forced to leave behind, to help him remember her, and to be the best mother I could be. 16After the wedding, for the next few days, Max tried out a new title for me. “Can we go bowling?” he’d ask, and then follow the question by mouthing the word mom. Or, “Can we go to the store?” And the mouthed word, mom. Mom was always silent. It seemed he was trying it on, seeing how it felt in his mouth. 17Weeks later as I drove him home from school, Max suddenly said, “I notice I don’t call you Mom.” 18Oof. Who threw that rock at my chest? I breathed to calm my voice. “I noticed that.” 19“When I say Betsy, I mean Mom.” 20“Thanks,” I said. “That’s nice to know.” 21He looked out the window. “Moms die, you know. I think it’s maybe safer if you’re just Betsy.” 22I willed tears away, not wanting to overwhelm him. He had enough to carry. “Thanks, Bud. I appreciate you telling me.” 23“Hey, Betsy?” 24“Yeah,” I said, delighted with the new sound of my old name. 25“What’s for dinner?” he asked. 1．When Betty said “I’ll be your second mom,” (paragraph 7), she ______. A．thought her role was significant to Max B．wished Max could let go of the sad memories C．was looking forward to becoming Max’s mother D．suggested that she was legally responsible for Max 2．According to Max, why did he call Betsy “Betsy” instead of Mom? A．He wants to tell Betsy she is his best friend. B．He still feels shy to address Betsy as Mom. C．He doesn’t want to forget his dead mother. D．He hopes Betsy could always be with him. 3．How does Betsy most probably feel when Max mentions dinner at the end of the passage? A．Confused about Max’s favourite food. B．Happy to lead a regular family life. C．Relieved to have a simple conversation. D．Annoyed with Max’s constant questioning. 4．Why does the author develop the passage with short dialogues? A．To reveal the tension between Max and Betsy. B．To show that Max is avoiding deep conversations. C．To help express the two speakers’ emotions directly. D．To make the passage shorter and easier to understand. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Betty在与Tom结婚前，对融入Tom的儿子Max的生活充满期待，想成为他的“第二位母亲”。婚后Max尝试称呼Betty为“Mom”，但最终还是称她“Betsy”，因为他希望Betty能一直陪伴自己。 1．推理判断题。根据第六段中“I was suddenly flooded with a joy which I had no name. This son of the man I loved was becoming my son. We’d have family Christmas cards and school art stuck to the fridge. All these things I’d never allowed myself to want. Now I was becoming a mother. (我突然感到一种无法名状的喜悦。我爱的人的儿子正在成为我的儿子。我们会把家庭圣诞卡和学校的艺术品贴在冰箱上。所有这些我从未允许自己想要的东西。现在我要做母亲了)”可知，Betty意识到自己正在成为一个母亲，她非常喜悦，对未来美好的家庭生活充满向往。由此可知，在说这句话时，她期待着成为Max的母亲。故选C项。 2．推理判断题。根据第二十一段“He looked out the window. “Moms die, you know. I think it’s maybe safer if you’re just Betsy.” (他向窗外望去。“妈妈会死的，你知道的。我觉得你还是叫Betsy比较安全。”)”可知，Max经历了母亲的离世，对于称呼Betsy为“Mom (妈妈)”存在一定的心理障碍，很害怕再次经历失去母亲的痛苦。因此，他用“Betsy”这个称呼，是希望Betsy能够一直陪伴着他，而不是像母亲这个身份一样可能会突然消失。故选D项。 3．推理判断题。根据最后三段““Hey, Betsy?” (“嘿，Betsy？”)”、““Yeah,” I said, delighted with the new sound of my old name. (“嗯，”我说，为自己旧名字的新发音感到高兴)”和““What’s for dinner?” he asked. (“晚饭吃什么？”他问)”可知，Max正在和Betsy以新的方式相处，把她当作自己的亲人，询问晚餐的问题虽然简单，但这是日常家庭生活的常态。这表明Betty在过正常的家庭生活，成为Max生活中的一部分，她很可能感到幸福。故选B项。 4．推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章通过简短的对话形式，直接展现了Betty和Max之间的情感交流。这种对话形式让读者能够直观地感受到两人的情感变化，尤其是Betty的内心波动和Max的微妙反应。故选C项。 Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海风华中学·期中) First, I must get settled into school. My classes begin today at the PRIVET! Russian Academy of Language Studies, where I will be attending class five days a week, four hours a day. I know I am such a shameless student. I laid my clothes out last night, just like I did before my first day of first grade, with my patent leather shoes and my new lunch box. The last thing I want is to end up in a Level One class, which would be so humiliating for me. Given that I already took a whole entire semester of Russian at my Night School for Divorced Ladies in New York, and that I spent the summer memorizing flash cards. The thing is, I don’t even know how many levels this school has, but the mere mention of “level” sparks a resolve within me to aim for Level Two — at least. It’s such a hard test! I can’t get through even a tenth of it! In the end, it’s OK, though. So it’s hammering down rain today, but I show up early, wander about the school and smugly walk past all those Level One students (who must be rookies, really) and enter my first class. Here I am with my peers. But it becomes swiftly evident that these are not my peers and that I have no business being here. I feel like I’m swimming, but barely. Like I’m taking in water with every breath. The teacher, a skinny guy (Why are the teachers so skinny here? I don’t trust skinny Russians.), is going way too fast, is skipping over whole chapters of the textbook, saying, “You already know this, you already know that …” and keeping up a rapid-fire conversation with my apparently fluent classmates. My stomach is gripped in horror and I’m gasping for air and praying he won’t call on me. Just as soon as the break comes, I run out of that classroom on wobbling legs and I scurry all the way over to the administrative office almost in tears, where I beg in very clear English if they could please move me down to a Level One class. And so they do. And now I am here. 1．What do we know about the writer from the first two paragraphs? A．She is a newly-admitted student majoring in language teaching. B．She has no knowledge of this foreign language and is put to shame. C．She is full of anticipation and readiness for new educational pursuit. D．She attends the same school to build upon prior academic achievements. 2．What does the underlined word “smugly” in paragraph 5 mean? A．arrogantly B．furiously C．secretly D．nobly 3．Why does the writer withdraw from Level Two class in the end? A．The teacher singles her out for her inability to converse smoothly in foreign language. B．The age and culture divide leads to an overwhelming sense of alienation with classmates. C．The unexpected discomfort in her stomach prompts a pause in regular  learning activities. D．The unthinkable difficulty in catching up with the teaching rhythm destroys confidence. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在开学之前想要进入二级班，通过自己的努力进入了二级班，但是在开学的第一天，作者在课堂上无法跟上教师的节奏，决定退出二级班，回到一级班的故事。 1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“I laid my clothes out last night, just like I did before my first day of first grade, with my patent leather shoes and my new lunch box. (昨晚我把衣服摆好了，就像我一年级第一天上学前一样，还有我的漆革鞋和我的新午餐盒。)”和第二段“The thing is, I don’t even know how many levels this school has, but the mere mention of “level” sparks a resolve within me to aim for Level Two—at least. (问题是，我甚至不知道这所学校有多少关卡，但仅仅是提到“关卡”就激发了我的决心，至少要达到第二级。)”可知，在未上学前，作者充满了期待并做好充分的准备。故选C。 2．词义猜测题。根据文章第四段“In the end, it’s OK, though. (不过，最后还是没事的。)”可知，虽然考试很难，但最后作者还是进入了二级班，当经过一级班的同学时（...walk past all those Level One students），他会感到一种优越感，所以应该是“沾沾自喜”地走过。所以划线词smugly为“ 沾沾自喜地”之意。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“The teacher, a skinny guy (Why are the teachers so skinny here? I don’t trust skinny Russians.), is going way too fast, is skipping over whole chapters of the textbook, saying, “You already know this, you already know that…” and keeping up a rapid-fire conversation with my apparently fluent classmates. (老师，一个瘦骨嶙峋的家伙(为什么这里的老师都这么瘦?我不相信瘦弱的俄罗斯人)，语速太快，跳过整章整章的教科书，说：“你已经知道这个了，你已经知道那个了……”，并与我那些看起来很流利的同学保持快速的交谈。)”可知，作者很难跟上老师的节奏，所以作者最后退出了二级班。故选D。 Passage 3 (24-25高二下·上海七宝中学·期中) For years, spring in our town was welcomed by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, after their winter stay in Florida, they would post the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past, see the sign, see Leon and Jo readying for their spring opening, and feel winter’s departure. It was as accurate an indication of spring as any calendar. When they died and their children sold the Dairy Queen to an out-of-town outfit who kept it open year-round, it threw off our town’s circadian rhythms (生物钟). Something terrible. We’re still not sure when spring begins. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. When the implement store on the west edge of town, where Johnston’s IGA grocery store used to be, stops selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers, that’s a pretty good sign winter is coming to an end. If they should drop the ball, Frank Gladden is sure to stand at our Quaker meeting and announce that volunteers are needed for our spring fish fry. Frank’s announcement is as reliable as any clock and invariably mixed with worry and regret that this might be the last year of the fish fry if volunteers aren’t forthcoming. “We’re not getting any younger,” he announces. Frank is 82 years old, but he’s been saying that since 1961, so we Quakers aren’t alarmed. The Fairfield Friends Fish Fry is as constant as sunrise. But let us suppose both the implement store and Frank Gladden neglect their duties and we are cast adrift, unaware of spring’s arrival. We would then have to look and see whether Bill Eddy, our town’s plumber, was wearing a coat. When the first leaf falls to the ground in the autumn, Bill pulls on his Carhartt coat and doesn’t remove it until spring. I’ve known Bill since we were in first grade together, so I know well about his habits. He wears that Carhartt everywhere, inside and outside. There are other signs of spring if one is watchful. The deer lighten in color, the dog sheds, the buds swell, the snow melts on the south hillside, and the bloodroot in our woodlot pushes out its petals. The calf (牛犊) appears, following its mother because of hunger. Who needs a calendar when a calf is nearby? 1．What can be learned about the Dairy Queen from the first paragraph? A．It was moved to Florida. B．It used to be closed in winter. C．It is now owned by Leon and Jo’s children. D．It has several branches out of the town. 2．According to the writer, which of the following is a sign that winter is over? A．The deer turns into a darker color. B．Bill Eddy stops wearing his Carhartt coat. C．The Quaker meeting starts to call for volunteers. D．Johnston’s IGA grocery store starts to sell lawn mowers. 3．By “as constant as sunrise”, the writer means that the Fairfield Friends Fish Fry ________. A．has a long history B．makes excellent fried fish C．opens very early every day D．is sure to continue its business 4．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A．Why I Love Spring B．Every Changing Spring C．How I Know It’s Spring D．Spring: All Comes to Life 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过描述小镇上多个预示春天到来的传统和迹象，反映了小镇居民对春天的敏感和期待，展现了当地社区的文化和记忆。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段中“For years, spring in our town was welcomed by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, after their winter stay in Florida, they would post the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past, see the sign, see Leon and Jo readying for their spring opening, and feel winter’s departure. (多年来，Leon和Jo Martin欢迎春天来到我们镇上，他们是冰雪皇后的老板。每年，在佛罗里达过完冬天后，他们都会在招牌上写上“招聘”。我走过那里，看到招牌，看到Leon和Jo准备迎接春天的到来，感觉到了冬天的离去)”可知，镇上的冰雪皇后店铺在冬天结束时开始招聘，准备营业。由此可知，它过去通常在冬天关门。故选B项。 2．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“When the first leaf falls to the ground in the autumn, Bill pulls on his Carhartt coat and doesn’t remove it until spring. (秋天，当第一片叶子落在地上时，Bill穿上他的卡哈特外套，直到春天才脱下来)”可知，Bill Eddy不再穿他的卡哈特外套了意味着春天到来了，即冬天结束了。需注意第二段中“When the implement store on the west edge of town, where Johnston’s IGA grocery store used to be, stops selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers, that’s a pretty good sign winter is coming to an end. (当小镇西部边缘的工具商店，也就是Johnston的IGA杂货店的所在地，停止销售扫雪机，开始销售割草机时，这是一个很好的迹象，表明冬天即将结束)”提到Johnston的IGA杂货店开始出售割草机是冬天即将结束的一个迹象，并不意味着冬天结束了。故选B项。 3．词句猜测题。根据第三段中“Frank’s announcement is as reliable as any clock and invariably mixed with worry and regret that this might be the last year of the fish fry if volunteers aren’t forthcoming. (Frank的声明像任何时钟一样可靠，而且总是夹杂着担忧和遗憾，如果志愿者不来，这可能是最后一年的炸鱼)”和第四段中““We’re not getting any younger,” he announces. Frank is 82 years old, but he’s been saying that since 1961, so we Quakers aren’t alarmed. (“我们不再年轻了，”他宣布。Frank已经82岁了，但他从1961年起就一直这么说，所以我们贵格会教徒并不担心)”可知，Frank一直担心志愿者不来，无法继续春季炸鱼活动，但是这么多年来这个活动一直在继续。由此可知，画线部分表示“一定会继续经营下去”。故选D项。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段中“There are other signs of spring if one is watchful. (如果你留心的话，还有其他春天的迹象)”可知，作者通过描述小镇上多个预示春天到来的传统和迹象，如冰雪皇后的招牌、工具店的变化、春季炸鱼声明、水管工的外套等，反映了小镇居民对春天的敏感和期待，展现了当地社区的文化和记忆。因此，C项“我怎么知道春天到了”契合文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选C项。 主题02 人与社会 Passage 1 (24-25高二下·上海第三女子中学·期中) Last October I was on a diving holiday in the Philippines with seven other advanced divers. I dived off the boat slowly sinking to about 20m. After nearly 45 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble like an engine and I felt deep powerful vibrations (震动) as if a big boat was passing overhead. The instructor and I both swam next to each other, staying close to the side of the reef (礁石), because the situation felt extremely sinister. Then the vibration, became so intense that I could feel it in my bones and then the sound turned into a deafening roar. Suddenly, a few meters below us, breaks began forming and the sand was sucked down. That’s when I got what it was. The noise was the sound of the earth splintering open and grinding against itself. The instructor and I held hands and looked into each other’s eyes, and I felt comforted by his presence. My body went on high alert, ready to react. But I had no power over whatever this was. The only option was to stay very still and let it do whatever it’s going to do. It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which was not sensible as the situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending. Soon we saw other divers. The sound and vibration lasted only two or three minutes. We all held hands to avoid decompression sickness (潜水病), which can be fatal. When up, it was a huge relief to see all the divers safe. Back on the boat, we rushed to check the news and discovered we had witnessed a huge earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. It released more energy than 30 Hiroshima bombs, though it seemed that we were not at the epicenter (震中). I was high and felt extremely lucky not because of my recent survival miracle, but to have experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening moment. 1．The underlined word in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. A．urgent B．dangerous C．confusing D．harmonious 2．Why didn’t the author rise to the surface before the vibration stopped? A．Because he was very afraid of big waves. B．Because he had lost all the strengths to swim. C．Because he tried to avoid unexpected danger above. D．Because he could sense the unclear water situation. 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．At the beginning of the event, a big boat passed by causing big vibration. B．All the divers used the reef as the protection against the violent vibration. C．Powerless to fight nature, all the divers tried to cooperate and help each other. D．I felt relieved as the instructor was experienced in handling situations like this. 4．Why did the author feel fortunate on the boat? A．Because he could witness a rare natural phenomenon. B．Because he finally survived a huge earthquake. C．Because he was not at the epicenter of the earthquake. D．Because he didn’t suffer from decompression sickness. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己在菲律宾潜水时经历地震的故事。 1．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“After nearly 45 minutes, the sound of my breathing was drowned out by a low rumble like an engine and I felt deep powerful vibrations (震动) as if a big boat was passing overhead. The instructor and I both swam next to each other, staying close to the side of the reef (礁石), (过了将近45分钟，我的呼吸声被一声低沉的轰鸣声淹没了，就像引擎发出的轰鸣声，我感到一种强烈的震动，好像有一艘大船从我头顶驶过。教练和我并排游着，紧靠礁石的一侧)”可知，在听到轰鸣声和感觉到震动以后，作者和教练紧靠在礁石的一侧肯定是因为他们感觉到危险，所以划线单词sinister的意义为“险恶的、不祥的”，与dangerous意义相近。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第五段“It took enormous willpower to resist the urge to swim to the surface, which was not sensible as the situation on the surface at that time was ambiguous with potential threats pending.(要克制住游向水面的冲动需要巨大的意志力，这是不明智的，因为当时水面上的情况模糊不清，潜在的威胁迫在眉睫)”可知，在震动停止之前作者没有浮上水面是因为水面上的情况也不清楚，有潜在的威胁，他在试图避免上面的意外危险。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据第六段“The sound and vibration lasted only two or three minutes. We all held hands to avoid decompression sickness (潜水病), which can be fatal. When up, it was a huge relief to see all the divers safe.(声音和震动只持续了两三分钟。我们都手拉手，以避免可能致命的潜水病。浮到水面后，看到所有潜水员都安然无恙，我松了一口气)”可知，由于无力与自然抗争，所有的潜水员都努力合作，互相帮助。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据最后一段“I was high and felt extremely lucky not because of my recent survival miracle, but to have experienced nature at its most stunning and its most frightening moment.(我当时情绪高涨，深感自己无比幸运，这并非是因为我刚刚经历了惊天动地的生还奇迹，而是因为我有幸目睹了大自然最壮丽、也最令人恐惧的时刻)”可知，在船上作者感到幸运是因为他能目睹一种罕见的自然现象。故选A。 Passage 2 (24-25高二下·上海风华中学·期中) The Journey of Becoming a Young Scientist Maria Zhang had always been fascinated by the world unseen. At age 12, while her classmates were collecting pop star posters, she spent weekends cataloging insect samples under a second-hand microscope in her tiny Beijing apartment. Her worn notebook filled with careful observations even caught her biology teacher’s attention, who remarked, “This is PhD-level dedication.” After graduating from Tsinghua University with a biotech degree, Maria faced her first major career crossroads. Her parents suggested secure government jobs, but she chose a start-up lab studying drought-resistant crops. The early years were exhausting — 14-hour days testing plant varieties in arid simulation chambers. Her salary barely covered rent, and failure became routine. “Sometimes I felt more isolated than those plants under the LED lights,” she wrote in her journal. A breakthrough came unexpectedly during a field trip to Gansu province. Observing farmers interplanting sorghum (高粱) with native shrubs, she developed an irrigation model using the principles of imitating biological systems. Published in Nature at 28, her research now helps over 20 developing countries fight desertification. At her TED Talk last month, Maria adjusted her signature lab coat decorated with wheat straw. “Science isn't about instant glory,” she smiled, holding up her childhood microscope. “It’s having the resilience to find beauty in struggle, just like these ancient desert plants thriving against all odds.” 1．What was Maria’s childhood hobby that predicted her career path? A．Collecting celebrity photos. B．Studying insect samples. C．Practicing musical instruments. D．Competing in sports events. 2．What breakthrough concept did Maria develop during her Gansu trip? A．New chemical fertilizer formula. B．Traditional farming equipment redesign. C．A new irrigation model. D．Advanced LED growth light system. 3．What message does Maria’s story convey? A．Agricultural careers guarantee quick success. B．Parental guidance determines career choices. C．Passion and persistence lead to success. D．Advanced degrees are essential for scientists. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．C 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Maria Zhang从小痴迷昆虫研究，大学毕业后放弃安稳工作投身抗旱作物研究，历经艰辛后受甘肃农民耕作方式启发，研发出仿生灌溉模型并取得重大成果。 1．细节理解题。根据原文第一段“At age 12, while her classmates were collecting pop star posters, she spent weekends cataloging insect samples under a second-hand microscope in her tiny Beijing apartment.(12 岁时，当同学们都在收集流行歌星的海报时，她却在自己北京的小公寓里，利用周末时间用一台二手显微镜给昆虫样本分类。)” 可知，研究昆虫样本是预示Maria职业道路的童年爱好。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据原文第三段“A breakthrough came unexpectedly during a field trip to Gansu province. Observing farmers interplanting sorghum with native shrubs, she developed an irrigation model using the principles of imitating biological systems.(在甘肃省的一次实地考察中，意外地取得了突破。通过观察农民将高粱与本地灌木间作的方式，她运用仿生学原理研发出了一种灌溉模型。)” 可知，Maria在甘肃之行中取得的突破性成果是一种新的灌溉模型。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据原文最后一段““Science isn't about instant glory,” she smiled, holding up her childhood microscope. “It’s having the resilience to find beauty in struggle, just like these ancient desert plants thriving against all odds.”(“科学并非一蹴而就的荣耀，”她笑着举起自己童年时的显微镜说，"它需要有在困境中发现美好、如同这些古老沙漠植物那般不畏艰难茁壮成长的韧性。”)”结合她历经艰辛后受甘肃农民耕作方式启发，研发出仿生灌溉模型并取得重大成果的故事可知，Maria 的故事传递了“热爱与坚持铸就成功”的道理。故选C。 试卷第22页，共23页 试卷第23页，共23页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $