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押题精选03阅读理解记叙文Passage1RajendraSinghisconsideredaherointhestateofRajasthan,India,forsingle-handedlysav

ingfiveriversthathadbeendriedupfordecades.Singh,whostudiedAyurvedicmedicineatcollege,hadalwaysdreame

dofbecomingafarmer.SowhenhemovedtoRajasthan'sAlwardistrictin1985,hewasinterestedincuringnotjusthispeople,butalsotheregion'secosyste

m.SinghnoticedthatmostvillagershadlefttheirhomesafterthelocalArvariRiverhaddriedup,andtheonlypeoplewhoremainedwereeithertoooldortoopoortomoveelse

where.Singh,drivenbyastrongdesiretohelpthevillagers,tookonthetaskofbringingwaterbacktothoselands.Fortwoyears,Singhwork

edtirelessly,buildingjohads(rainwaterstoragetanksbuiltwithstone,dirt,orwhatevermaterialsareavailable)andcheckingdamsthatd

idn'tresultinmuchsuccess.Localelderslaughedathim,buthecontinuedworkingwithenthusiasm.Andhisenthusiasmprovedinfe

ctious-seeinghewassincereinwantingtohelpbringwaterbacktotheirlands,thelocalssoonbegantogivemoneyandoffersuggestionso

nappropriatelocationstobuildmoredamsandjohads.Finallyhisstrategyworked.Itwasn'tlongbeforetheArvariRivercame

backtolife,alongwithfourotherrivers.Peoplewhohadabandonedthedistrictsslowlybegantomovebackhome,returningtotheirtraditionalwayoflife.Inspiredbyhissu

ccess,Singhrunsanon-profitorganizationcalledTarunBharatSangh(TBS),throughwhichhehelpsthousandsofpeoplesolveproblemsofwatersh

ortage.Sincethe1980s,TBShasbuiltover4,500johadsthatcollectrainwaterin850villagesin11districtsinIndia.4.WhatdidRajendraSinghdoaftermov

ingtoAlwardistrict?A.Hepaidattentiontoitsecosystem.B.Heworkedhardtobeagoodfarmer.C.Hefocusedonresearchingintomedicine.D.Heprovidedf

reemedicaltreatmentforthepoor.5.Whydidmostvillagersleavetheirhomes?A.Thelivingconditionswerebad.B.Theywantedtore

alizetheirdreams.C.Theyweredrivenoutbyfloods.D.Theyneededtoearnmoneytosurvive.6.Whichwordscanbeusedtode

scribeSingh?A.Braveandgenerous.B.Caringanddetermined.C.Stubbornandtough.D.Creativeandbroad-minded.7.Whatc

anweknowaboutTarunBharatSangh?A.Itisfundedbytherichlocalcitizens.B.ItisfoundedtosupportSingh'smedicalresearch.C.Itenablesmanyvillagers

togaineasieraccesstowater.D.ItcallsonallIndianstoprotecttheirlivingenvironment.Passage2Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitch

en,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhatdis

heveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationa

ndspokeaboutawiderangofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.

SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked,“MyIgetyousomething?”“Acoffeewouldbenice.”ThenIboughthimacupofcof

fee,Wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee,Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneof

myfriends.Heasked,“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”“Who?”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.

”Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpow

erfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andt

omeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A.Unfriendly.B.Untidy.C.Gentle.D.Kind.

5.TheauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecauseA.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB.hewantedtostartaconversationC.heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD.h

ewouldliketothanktheoldman6.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.Proud.B.Pitiful.C.Surprised.D.Regretful7.Whatisth

emessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B.Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweex

pect.D.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.Passage3Mymotheralwayssaid,“Youyoungmenshouldexploreyourowncountrybeforesteppingoutintothewor

ld.”Itseemedlikeatoughtask.Butluckilyforme,ViaRailCanadaofferedyouthsbetweentheagesof18and25thechancetoridethetrainacrossCanadaforthemonthofJulyi

n2017.Ijumpedattheopportunityandsecuredaninexpensiveticket.ExcitementwasatitspeakasIapproachedthetrainstationonthemorningwhen

my22-dayadventurewastobegin.Ijumpedonboardthepassengervessel（车厢）likeitwasthetraintoHogwartsinHarryPotter.Thetrainheadedwestinsearc

hofourfirstdestination—thescenictownofBanff,Alberta.Afterjustanhouronthetrain,desperationalreadycameonme.Th

ethoughtofthreefulldaysonthosetracksbrokemyspirits.AsIgazedouttowardsLakeSuperior’sglistening（闪闪发亮）waves,Idec

idedifIwastobestuckinhere,Iwouldneedtoenjoymytime.Thosethreedaysturnedintoasummercamponrails.Realfriendshipswiththecrewwerebornwithinthattrain.Stop

sweremadeinsmall,remoterailroadvillages.Alargegroupofstrangersturnedtravellingcompanionswouldrushtowardsthevill

agestorewardourendlesspatiencewithlocalcuisine.Atnight,wewouldwalktotheglass-domed（玻璃穹顶）traincar,whichgaveasce

nicviewofthenightsky,untouchedbylightpollution.Afterthreedays,wearrivedinBanff.Beforemyadventureoftakingthetraina

crossCanada,ifIcouldhaveskippedthetravelandarrivedatthedestination,Iwouldhave.Butthatisnolongertrue.I’velearnedthatthejourneycanbemoreenjoyab

lethanthedestination.4.Whatmadetheauthor’straintrippossible?A.Theencouragementfromhismother.B.Theattractionofthespl

endidscenery.C.Atime-limitedticketofferforyouths.D.Hisdeterminationtofacethetoughtasks.5.Whatdidtheauthorexperienceafterone

houronthetrain?A.Greatjoy.B.Adream-liketrip.C.Unrealistichopes.D.Fadedenthusiasm.6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorasayo

ungman?A.Considerate.B.Adaptable.C.Smart.D.Determined.7.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromhisadventure?A.Toenjoytravelli

ngonhisown.B.Tobecontentwithtrainservice.C.Toskiptothefinaldestination.D.Toexploremoreintheprocess.Passage4Everybodymayhavethatoneneighbor,whojust

looksoutofthewindow,lookingangryateveryoneandeverythingthatcrossesthepath.Andthoughwethinkweknowwhat’sgoingoninishea

d,wecouldbewrong.Thereissuchapersoninourcommunity.Firstyouseethisbad-temperedoldmanlookingoutofhiswindow,takingineverythingthati

shappeningonhisblock.Helooksannoyedbyjusteverything.Buthisheartissolidgold.Whenhesawoneneighborshoutingangrilyathersonafterhebrokehercoffeemake

r,thisill-temperedoldmanwentandboughtheranewone.Buthedidn’twanthertoknowso,insteadhemadeitlooklikehewasjustthrowingitawa

y.Andthatonesecretgooddeedwasjustthetipoftheiceberg.Whenhesawanotherneighborwithacryingbabybecauseoftheheat,h

egotafan,tookittohisroomandmadeitlooklikeithadbeensittingforforever.Hethoughthewasbeingstrangeandnoonewouldknowallthekindnesshehadshare

d.Butaboynextdoorknewthisill-temperedneighbor’ssecrets.HecarefullydrewapictureoftheoldmandressedasSantaandpu

titonthewall.SowhenChristmascame,thislittleboyhadasurprisefortheblock’ssecretSanta.Thispreciousposterissuchanimpor

tantreminderthattheholidayseasonisaboutgivingoutoflove,evenifnooneknows.Howsweetthisis!4.Whatimpressiondoestheoldmanleaveonhisn

eighbors?A.Warmhearted.B.Easy-going.C.Dangerous.D.Unfriendly.5.Whydidtheoldmanpretendtothrowawayhiscoffeemaker?A.Tohelpamotherandherson.B.Toshowoffhi

swealthylife.C.Togetridofauselessthing.D.Tocreateapeacefulneighborhood.6.Whatdoweknowaboutthebad-temperedoldman?A.Hewantedtoscarehisn

eighbors.B.Hedidmanygooddeedssecretly.C.Hetoldhissecretstothelittleboy.D.Hewasreallyangrywithallhisneigh

bors.7.WhydidthelittleboydrawtheoldmanasaSanta?A.Toblametheneighbours.B.Toplayatrickontheoldman.C.Toshowtheoldman’skindness.

D.Tomaketheoldmanembarrassed.Passage5Sincetheageofthree,ChelsieHillhaddreamedofbecomingadancer.Thatambitionnearlyendedin2010whenHillwasinac

araccident,whichputthe17-year-oldhighschoolseniorinhospitalfor51daysandleftherparalyzedfromthewaistdown.

Formostpeople,thatwouldhavedestroyedanyhopeofadancingcareer.ButforHill,itwasthebeginning.Farfrombeingabarrier,herwheelchairencouraged

hertofight.“IwanttoprovetoeveryoneincludingmyselfthatI'mstillnormal,”shesaid,“whatevernormalmeans.”Normalforhermeantdancing,soHilldiditinherwheelc

hairalongsidehernondisabledhighschooldanceteam.Halfofherbodywastakenawayfromher,soshehadtomoveitwithherhands.Ittookmuchlearningandpatience.A

ftergraduationfromhighschool,Hillwantedtoexpandherdancenetworktoincludewomenlikeher.Shemetpeopleonlinewhowerefightingforthedrea

mofdancingagainstvariousspinal(脊椎的)injuries,andinvitedthemtodancewithher.Toreachmorepeopleinalargercity,HillmovedtoLosAngelesin2014andformedateamo

fdancerswithdisabilitiesshecalledtheRollettes.EveryyearHillholdsadancecampcalledtheRollettesExperienceforwheelchairuserstohelpthembringouttheiracti

ngtalent.In2019,173participantsfromtencountriesattended.Formany,itwasthefirsttimethey’dfelttheybelonged.EdnaSerrano

saidthatbeingpartoftheRollettesteamgaveherthecouragetogetbehindthewheelofacar.“Ididn'tknowIcoulddosomanythingsthatmyfellowteammat

eshadtaughtme.”shesaid.“Ididn’tknowIcouldbesexy.It’ssopowerfultohavemyteammatesinmylife,becausethey'remyteachers.Ihavemoreconfidence.”Ch

elsieHillattainedwhatmanyofusneverwill:herchildhooddream.Shehasbeenchasingherdreaminthewheelchair.She’sadancer.TheR

olletteshavehelpedherfindsomethingelsejustasfulfilling.24.WhathappenedtoChelsieHillin2010?A.Shegaveupherhopeofdancing.B.Shesufferedfromaseri

ousdisease.C.Sherealizedherdreamofbecomingadancer.D.Shewasseverelydisabledduetoacaraccident.25.WhydidChelsieHillsetuptheRollettesin201

4?A.Tomotivatemorepeoplelikeher.B.Toenlargeherdancebusiness.C.Toseekmorechancestodance.D.Toexpandhersocialnetwork.26.Whatchan

gedidtheRolleltesExperiencebringtoEdnaSerrano?A.Shecouldhelpothers.B.Shehadmorefaithinherself.C.Shel

earnedhowtodrive.D.Shebecamesexierthanbefore.27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeChelsieHill?A.Modestandprofessional.B.Responsibleandcreati

ve.C.Determinedandinspiring.D.Cooperativeandgenerous.Passage6SnehaSharmagotherflyingandracinglicensesbeforeshewaslicensedtodrive.Itwasn’teasyasS

nehahadtobattlewithherfamilyandsocietalsetideastowalkonwhatwasseenasanunconventionalcareerpath.Snehawas16w

hensherealizedthatwinninginracingwasnotjustfun,butherdream.Thesameyear,afterperformanceincity-levelraces,shewassele

ctedbythenationalracingteam.Butshesoonranintoahugeroadblock:herparentsdidn’tapproveofherpassion.Theywante

dhertofocusonacademicsbecausetheyconsideredracingdangerous.However,thatdidnotblocktheyounggirl."Iwould

hidemyhelmetintomybag.IalsocarriedmybookseverywhereasItoldmyselfthatstudieswerealsoapreferencealongwithracing.Iwouldstudyonthetracks,bus,andany

timepossible,”shesays.Snehawentontodowellinherexams,andcameoutwithflyingcolorsatthenational-levelracing.Butgettingtothispointwasn'te

asy.Anormaldayinvolvedalotofhustle(忙碌喧嚣).Afterattendingclass,shewouldcatchatrainat3p.m.forherpilottraining.Timepermitting,shewouldthen，totheracing

trackwhichwouldoftenbeopentill9p.m.Allthishustlewasattheageof16,andpreparedhertogetuptospeedforabusylif

e.In2007,shewenttoSanFranciscoforflyingclasses.Ayearlater,shejoinedIndigoAirlinestoflyAirbus320.That

veryyear,sheemergedasoneofthedriversinthetopfiveattheMercedesYoungStardriverprogramme.Attheendof2019,Sn

eha,29,abrandambassador,hasher2020calendarchartedout.Clearly,herhardworkhasputhercareeratthetopspeed!4.WhatdidSn

eha’sparentsthinkofherdream?A.Distinctive.B.Independent.C.Rewarding.D.Nontraditional.5.WhatwasSneha’sopinio

nonacademics?A.Academicswasasimportantasracing.B.Academicsrankedthefirstinhermind.C.Academicswaslessvaluablethanracing.D.Academicsco

uldbeabandonedforracing.6.WhendidSnehabeginpilotingapassengerairplane?A.In2007.B.Inhertwenties.C.Attheageof16.D.Whenshewas18.7.Whichofthefollo

wingcanbestdescribeSneha?A.Stubborn.B.Fortunate.C.Struggling.D.Uncontrollable.Passage7Oneofthemostimportantthingsthathashappenedtomeoccur

redlongbeforeIwasawareofit.Asthestorygoes,IwasthreedaysoldandMomwassinging“TheNameGame”songtome:“Christine

Bo-Bean-Banana-Fanna-Fo-Feen.”Bydayfour,Iwasgivenanewname—Christine-Bo-Bean,orjustBo-Beetomymother.Now,IamBo

toherandclosefriends.Whyisthisnickname（昵称）soimportanttome?IoncereadabookwithapassageaboutTrueNameswhichexplainsthatwhenaperson’struenam

eisspoken,shehasadistinctaura（光环）aroundher.AlthoughIhavebeenBotomymotherallmylife,Irecentlydiscoveredthatmytruenameisnotonmybirthcertifi

cate;it’sthenamethatisasuniqueandmemorableasIam.PeopleusuallyknowmeasChristine.Theystillseemeasaquiet,bookishchi

ld.Theydon’tknowwhoIamnow.Mymostrecenthopes,fears,goals,dreamsandopinionsescapetheirnotice;itiseasiertothinkofmeasIwas.Intheirminds,theyhaveaboxl

abeled“Christine”inwhichIfitneatly,andasChristine,Iwascontentwiththeperfectpackaging.ThosewhocallmeBoorBo-B

eereallyknowme.TheyrememberwhoIwasandrealizeIhavechanged.Boisatightsqueezeintheold“Christine”boxes.TheBoIamisever-changing,ever-growingandever-learn

ing.WhenIwasChristine,Iwasquiet,andeasilyscared.Ifearedgroups,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmyopinions.Iwasmorecomfortablewithabookthanmybestfriend.AsChr

istine,IthoughteveryonewasbetterthanIwas.AsBo,Istilllovemybooks,butIwanttodiscussthem.AsBo,mydreamistolivewhereIcanexperiencenewth

ingsandmeetnewpeople.Idreamaboutbeingaloneonastagelitbyasinglespotlight;Ihavethatconfidencenow.IamequaltothoseIoncesawasbe

tterthanme.Anameshouldn’tmakesuchadifference,butsometimes,whenapersonfindshisorherTrueName,theydevelopanewshinevisibletofriends,fami

lyandespeciallythemselves.Ican’talwaysbeBo.SometimesexposingmyselfisstillscaryandIfeeltoonervous;Iwanttohideinthoseoldboxes.Mostly,however,Iamreadyf

ortheworld.So,justcallmeBo.4.Whenwastheauthorgivenanickname?A.Whenshewasthreeyearsold.B.Onthefourthdayaftershewasborn

.C.Sevendaysaftershewasborn.D.Whenshereceivedtheold“Christine”box.5.WhatdothepeopleknowabouttheauthorasC

hristine?A.Theythinktheauthorisactiveandcrazy.B.Theycareabouttheauthor’smostrecentfeelings.C.Theydon’

trealizetheauthorhaschanged.D.Theydon’tknowtheauthorhaschangedhername.6.Whatkindofpersonwastheauthorinthepast?A.Shesho

wednointerestinreading.B.Shetookpleasureinfindingnewthings.C.Shelovedreadingandsharingbookswithfriends.D.Shela

ckedconfidenceandpreferredtobealone.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Bo—theTrueNameB.AUniqueName

C.RememberthePastD.TheMeaningofNicknamePassage8Sincebirth,JoyandMiriamwereleftatthegateofanorphanage(孤儿院).Forthedisa

bledsisters,whobothhavespinabifida(脊柱裂),itmayhaveseemedthatallhopeswerelostatthattime.ButafterbeingadoptedbyaBritishcouple,theyhavebecometwooft

hecountry'smostpromisingwheelchairbasketballstars.In2005,theHaizesadoptedthem.Then,theymovedtotheUKwhenJo

ywassixandMiriamwasseven.Thegirlsdiscoveredthewheelchairbasketballthroughachanceconversation,whichMr.Haizehadwithafriendin2011.Theyhad

n'tknownwheelchairsportsbefore,butJoywashookedfromthebeginning.WhileMiriamlovedthesport,ittookheralittlelongertobecomeaseriousathlete.“Iuse

dtohavereallylowself-respect,”shesaid.“It'sonlywhenJoygotintotheUnder25sEuropeanChampionshipsin2013thatIstartedtotakebasketballser

iously.Itgavemeapathtofollow.”MiriamwasthenchosentoplayatbothregionaltrialsandtheSainsbury'sSchoolGamesin2014.Ofcou

rse,sheearnedherselfaplaceatthefamousGBFuturestrainingcamp.“GBFutureshelpedmealot.Ithelpedmetakebasketballto

anotherlevelandlearnmoreaboutthegameanditshistory.Italsohelpedmebemoreindependent,”saidMiriam.Meanwhile,Joyiscurrently

theyoungestplayerontheGBwomen'steam—butsheismakinghermarkontheinternationalstage,havingrepresentedGreatBritainintournaments(锦标赛)all

overtheworld.Theteenagersarenoweagertoencourageotherstoexploretheworldofwheelchairsports.“Youshouldhaveconfidenceinyourself.That'stheonethingt

ohelpyousucceed.Havingsetbackshelpedmegrowintoapersonandplayer.Nomatterwhatpeoplesaidtous,wejusttriedourbest,”saidthegirls.4.Whathappe

nedtoJoyandMiriamwhentheywereborn?A.TheywereadoptedbyaBritishcouple.B.Theywereabandonedtoanorphanage.C.TheymovedtotheUKwiththei

rparents.D.Theylivedwithparentsinanorphanage.5.Thesistersfirstgottoknowthewheelchairbasketballfrom________.A.GBFutures

trainingcampB.theirP.E.teacherbychanceC.aconversationinaTVprogramD.atalkbetweentheirfatherandhisfriend6.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____

____.A.theHaizesaimedtotrainJoytobecometheworldchampionB.JoysetagoodexampletoMiriaminthewheelchairbasketballC.ittookJoyal

ongtimetotakethewheelchairbasketballseriouslyD.Miriamistheyoungestplayeronthewomen'sbasketballteam7.Whatsuggestiondidthedisabledsistersgivetooth

ers?A.Putyourheartintowork!B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone!C.AllroadsleadtoRome.D.Believeinyourself!Passage9Earlierthisyear,myh

usbandandIwerepresentedwiththechancetomakeourhomeinanurban“micro”space.Asweinitiallyconsideredit,itseemedcrazy.Wouldwee

venmakeitaweekwithoutgoingmad?Livingroom,kitchen,office,diningroom,allinonesmallfour-walledspace.Therewereanumberofotherpotentialoptio

ns.Wecouldmoveoutintothesuburbslikemostpeopledoinourextraordinarilyexpensivecityandhaveasmallyardmaybeevenabasement

.Buttherewassomethingaboutthisneat“tiny”homethatarousedourinterest,whichchallengedus.Weliketolivedifferentlyfromthecrowd,toavoidwhateveryoneelseis

doing“justbecause”everyoneelseis.“Let’stryitforsixmonths.Ifitmakesuscrazy,we’llmove.Wecandoanythingfor6months,”myhusbandsaid.Itwaschallengingsqueezin

gintothespaceatfirst,butthensomethingcaughtusbysurprise.Westartedhavingatonoffunwithourtinyspace.Inthepast,some

timeswehadquitedifferentideasaboutwhichartordecoratingstylewefoundappealing.Buthere,inthistinyspace,wefoundourselveshavingatonoffunexplori

ngpossibleoptions.There’snoroomforclutter(凌乱的东西),either.Thisisagift!It’sbeen8months,andwe’restaying.Perh

apsforever.Whenaspaceisthissmall,youdon’tneedtospendmuchinfurnishingit,andyoucan’tkeependlesslybuyingthings.There’snowheretoputthem!Thisle

avesusmorefinancialresourcesandmoretimetogooutintothemuchbiggerworldandenjoylife.Forus,livingina“tiny”homehasfilleduswitha

feelingofabundance.It’ssomuchbetterthanfeelingweigheddown,payingforabigspaceandmoreandmorethings.Ihighlyrecommendit.24.Whatcanwelearnfromt

hewordsoftheauthor’shusband?A.Hedidn’tliketostayinthesmallspace.B.Hemadeuphismindtostayinthesmallspace.C.Hewasuncertainaboutlivinginthes

mallspace.D.Heencouragedtheauthortoliveinthesmallspace.25.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sexperiencefromthetext?A.Itwasdepressing

butinspiring.B.Itwaschallengingbutinteresting.C.Itwasdisappointingbuttouching.D.Itwasembarrassingbutrewarding.26.What’sthemaina

dvantageoflivinginthesmallroomtotheauthor?A.Shecouldenjoylifemore.B.Shecouldavoidthecrowds.C.Shecouldcleantheroomeasil

y.D.Shecouldenjoyafeelingoffreedom.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AnewtrendoflivingB.Thejoyofliving“tiny”C.Savespace,savemon

eyD.MakegooduseofspacePassage10Go.Stop.Go.Stop.Thetravelsignalsinmyheadwereconflicting.“Areyousureyouwanttoh

eadtoGreecethisNovemberwithKathleen?”askedmyhusband.“Theweathercouldbeunpleasant.”“Youmustgo,”saidmyfriendLarry,whotalkedabouthavingspentThanksgiv

ingonSantorini.“It’sawonderland.”Withhisencouragingwords,IbookedourflightstoAthensandincludedtwoGreekislands:SantoriniandGrete.AsunnySaturdayaftern

oonwelcomedustoEleftheriosVenizelosAirportinAthens.DuringthenextfewdaysKathleenandItriedalotofunknown-to-usfoods.Noan

noyinglinesoftouristseitheraswesawsightsontheAthens“A”list.AndthencameWednesday.TheflighttoSantoriniwasyo-yoedbywindgustsofupto40milesanhour.Fir

a,usuallyamuch-photographedtouristdestination,waschilly,rainy...empty.Withrainbeatingourfaces,KathleenandIheadedf

orourhotelandcheckedinforathree-nightstay.“Thisisn’thowIwanttospendmyholiday,”saidKathleen.“MaybeCreteisn’texperiencingthesamestorm.Canwefly

outlatertoday?”Herquestionmirroredmyownthoughts.Butwecouldn’tleave.We’djustarrived.Paymentsforthehotelandrentalcarwouldbelost,a

ndcostlylast-minuteplanereservationsneeded.“Let’snotdeciderightnow,”Isuggested.Duringthenextfewdays,wedrovearounddespitetheshowers.Atar

estaurantnamedPoseidon,onourthirdnight,wewaitedandwaitedfordinner.“Yourdinnerwillbeoutshortly.Thechef

wasbusystudyingsomethingbeautiful,”ourwaiterexplained.Seeingourpuzzledlook,thewaiterthensaid,“Hewentoutforasmoke,sawabeauti

fulgirlandbegantochat…”Suddenly,Kathleenlaughed.Insteadofcomplaining,sheleanedbackandoutcamealoud,happy

sound.Anattitudeadjustmentintograce,Irealized,hadbeenhappeningsinceourarrival.“Youknow,Mum,youcan’tliveapositi

velifewithanegativemind,”shesaid.Gracesurroundsus.Thechallengeistoletgoofanxietiesandworries,thetendencytocomplain.As

unnyattitudecanletgraceshine.4.Whatdidtheauthor’shusbandthinkabouthertriptoGreece?A.Itwaspleasant.B.Itwasill-adv

ised.C.Itwouldbecostly.D.Itwouldbeeye-opening.5.Howweretheauthor’sfirstfewdaysinGreece?A.Delightful.B.Busy.C.Struggling.D.Annoying.6.Whydidthe

authorinsistontheirstayinginSantorini?A.Towaitforsunnydays.B.Toavoidwastingmoney.C.Toenjoytheoff-season.D.

Todeeplyexploretheplace.7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingherexperience?A.Theroleofgrace.B.Thebenefits

oftravelling.C.Thepowerofpositivethinking.D.Theimportanceofunderstanding.Passage11Twoyearsago，KiirsatCeylanwasinNewYorktogiveatalkaboutdisability

rightsattheU.N.Blindsincebirth，theTurkishmanwasstrugglingtofindhishotel，holdingacaneinonehandandpullinghisluggage

withtheother."Notsurprisingly，suddenlyIbumpedintoapole,andhesays,"Itwasabitbloody."Theproblemwithacaneisthat，whileitca

ntellyouwhat'sonthegroundsitdoesn'thelpwithobjectsatthebodyorheadlevel.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeCeylanhadrunintosomething，injuringhimself.""Ihav

enoproblemwithmyscars，whichmakememorehandsomeIguess，"Ceylansays，laughing."ButIdon'tneedhewones."With

WeWalk，anewsmartcane，Ceylanhopestohelpotherblindpeoplenavigatetheirenvironmentsmoreeasily.Thecaneusesanultrasonic（超声波）sensorwhich

detectsobjectsatbodyorheadlevelandgivesawarningvibration.WeWalkuserspairthecanewiththeirsmartphonesandthenusethecane'stouchpadtoaccessfeature

slikevoiceassistantornavigation*Beforeleavinghome，theycanplugtheirdestinationintoGoogleMapsandgetspokendirect

ionsastheywalkInthefuture，CeylanhopestoconnectWeWalkwithpublictransportationandridesharingservices.Assistivetechnologyisoftenexpensiveforblindp

eople，saysEelkeFolmer，acomputerscienceprofessorattheUniversityofNevada!Reno."Butdevelopersfailtorealizetheirdevicesareoutofreachformanyblindpe

ople，ToFolmer，thepricepoint-﹩500--setstheWeWalkcaneapartfromothertechnologies.CeylanseesWeWalkaspartofanatt

empttohelpblindpeopleachievegreaterfreedomofmovement，whichhebelieveswillgivethemgreateraccesstoeducationandjobs.Thecanes

arealreadyhavinganimpactonusers，Ceylansays.HerecentlyreceivedanemailfromateacherinIrelandwhohadbecomeblindasanadult.

He'dbeendepressedandhousebound.ButsincegettingaWeWalkcane，yourdeviceforcedmetogoout.Itbecamemyanti-depressant."hewrote.8.WhyisastoryaboutKursatCeyla

ngivenatthebeginningofthetext？______A.Tostressthedifficultycausedbyblindness.B.Toshowhisreasonfordeve

lopinghiscane.C.Toindicatetheproblemswithpresentcanes.D.Toshowhispositiveandhumorouscharacter.9.Whatc

anWeWalkdoatpresentaccordingtothetext？______A.ProvidefastInternetaccess.B.Startconversationswithusers.C.Te

lluserswhatisaroundthem.D.Connectwithridesharingservices.10.WhatdoesFolmerthinkistheadvantageofWeWal

koverotherassistivetechnologies？______A.Itiseasilyaffordable，B.Itiseasilycontrollable.C.Itworksbetterforusers.D.Itlooksmoreattractive.11.Whatisthetex

tmainlyabout？______A.Theincreasingdemandforsmartcanes.B.Ablindman’sdevotiontosmartcanes.C.Asmartcane'seffectso

nblindpeople.D.Anassistivetechnologyfortheblind.Passage12Summerhasfinallystarted.Iwalkedoutsidemyhousetosmellthehotairofthesummerof2019.Wewereleavi

ngforPanamaCityBeachinthe6-hourdrive.IhadnevermetthetwelvecousinsIhaveonmymom'ssideofthefamilybeforeandIwaskindofnervoustoseethem.Finally,wereache

dtheEmeraldCoast.Thewholefamilyof18peoplewereallsharingonefour-bedroomhouserightonthewater.ItwasalmostdinnertimeandbythattimeIhadbeenobserving

thefamily.Everyonewasrunningaroundthehouseyellingandtryingtofigureoutdinner.ItwasonlythefirstnightandIalreadydidn'tl

ikethisfamily.Afterdinner,everyonewenttobed.IwasgladitwasbedtimebecausenowIcouldgetsomepeaceandquiet.ThenextmorningIgotupb

eforeeveryoneelse.Ilookedoutofthegiantwindowattheocean.Iwatchedcarefullyasthewavescrashedagainstthesandandwatchedearlyri

sershanginguptheirbeachtowels.AllIwantedtodowasgotothebeach，AfteraboutanhourIstartedgettingreadytogotothebeachwithmymom.Walkingdown

thewalkwaytothebeach,Ihadparticlesofsandonmyfeet.IwassoexcitedthatIrantoourbeachchairs,threwonmyglasse

s,andjumpedintotheocean.Afteramomentinthewater,Inoticedmysurroundings.IwasaloneintheareaofwaterIwasin.Forthe

nextfewhours,Iplayedinthesand.Imadesandcastles,buriedmyfeet，dugahole,andmadeawall.Itwasalotoffun,Ithenheardmymomyellmyname.It

urnedandlookedatherandshetoldmeitwastimetogo.Weleftthebeachandwentbackuptoourhousefordinner.4.Whichofthe

followingmadetheauthornervous?A.Thelongtrip.B.His6-hourdrive.C.Theheatofsummer.D.Hiscousinshehadnevermetbefore.5.Whydidtheauthordislikethefami

lyonthefirstdayofhisarrivingthere?A.Becausetheylaughedathimalot.B.Becausetheydidn'tplaywithhim.C.Becausethe

ymadetoomuchnoise.D.Becausetheysharedabedroomwithhim.6.Whydoyouthinktheauthorthrewonhisglassesbeforehejumpedinto

theocean?A.Toprotecthiseyes.B.Todrinksomewater.C.Todosomewarming-upexercise.D.Toappreciatemoresceneryatsea.7.Howdidthewriter

totallyfeelaboutthetriptothebeach?A.Delighted.B.Annoyed.C.Exhausted.D.Disappointed.Passage13WhenIheardthatVitaminwaterisgivingaway

$100,000inacontestwherethewinnerhastogiveuptheircellphoneforayearinfavorofa1996-eraapp-freeversion,myimme

diatethoughtwas:Icouldneverdothat.Evenadaywouldbeverydifficultforme.IadmitthatI'maddictedtomyiPhone.Isleepwithitunde

rmypillow.It'sthefirstthingIreachforinthemorning.I'venevercountedhowmanytimesIpickitupduringtheday,butit'satleas

tseveralperhour,andoftenIcan'tgo5minuteswithoutlookingatit.WhatamIdoingonmyphone?Everything,itfeelslike:makingto-dolists,searching

forrandominformation,checkinge-mailsandsoon.I'vealsobecomeattachedtosocialmediabecausesomehowit'sbecomevitalthatIknowexactlywhatmychildhoodbestf

riend’scousinisdoing.Iknowtheimportanceofcommunicationintheory.Butinpractice,I'vebeenscoldedmoretimesthanIca

ncountbymyboyfriend,"Youloveyourphonemorethanme.”Ifeelanxiouswhenmyphoneisn'teasilywithinreach,likelifeishappeningwit

houtme.MyalreadyhighgenerallevelofanxietyincreasesifIdon'tfeelasinformedasIcanpossiblybe.I'mtrickedbymyphone’ssimplicity.I'lljustlookatitwhileI'

minthebathroomorwaitinginlineatastore.Thosefewminutesthatseemharmlessenoughlikelyrepresentthewholedays’wo

rthoftimewhenIcouldhavebeenreadingbooksorsimplylettingmymindrelax.Thepossibilityofgoingevenadaywithoutmysmartphonefillsmewithfear.Andyetitupset

smethatI'vebecomecompletelydependentonthistechnologicaladvancement.So,onsecondthoughts,I'mgoingtoenterthecontest.AndevenifIdon'tw

in,Ipromisetolimitmyphoneusageto15minutesadayinMay,forastart.SothisMay,I'mgoingconservative.IhopeIrememberhow.5.Howdidtheauth

orreactwhenhearingaboutthecontest?A.Shedeclareditwouldbemeaningless.B.Shedecidedtoparticipateiniteagerly.C.Shethoughtitwouldbeachall

engeforher.D.Shewasquiteconfidentofwinningagreatprize.6.Whatistheresultoftheauthor'sfrequentuseofhercellphone?A.

Itgetsherdependentonhercellphone.B.Itmakesherdoshoppingonlineeasily.C.Ithelpsherkeepintouchwithherfriends.D.Itgivesheraneasywaytogetinform

ation.7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GettingAddictedToCellphoneB.EnteringCellphone-freeContestC.BringingCellphoneUnderControlD.LayingDown

CellphoneForContestPassage14Whenyouaresittinginthecar,doyouevernoticethedriverslookingovertheirshouldersorsidetosideinthecar?We

ll,theyaredoingthistochecktheirblindspots!Blindspotsmakedrivingextremelydifficultandincreasethepotentialforcaraccidents.

FourteenyearoldAlainaGasslerfromPennsylvanianoticedhermotherstrugglingwithblindspotswhiledrivingtheirfamilycar.Soshecameupwithaningenioussolutiont

hatwonthefirstplaceand$25,000intheBroadcomMastersCompetition.Blindspotsaretheareasaroundthecarthatcannotbedirectlyobservedbythedriver.Therearetwoki

ndsofblindspots-onthebackofthecarthatcannotbeseenwithmirrors,andblindspotsatthefrontofthecaraswell.Whenadriverischanginglanes,hehasto

lookoverhisshoulderthroughthesidewindowstomakesurethatthereisnovehicleintheblindspot.Thisinvisibleareaisbi

genoughtohideacar!TheotherblindspotiscreatedinthefrontbytheA-pillar(柱子)-thematerialoneithersideonthewindshield(挡风玻璃)

thatholdstheglassandformstheframeofthecar.Insomecars,thispillarcanbequitethick.Usually,peopleorcyclistscanbehiddenbythispillar.Alai

na'sdesignwastogetridoftheblindspotcreatedbythefrontA-pillarofthecar,theonethathelpsholdupthewindshield.Sheputacameraontheou

tsidepassengersideofthecarwhichthensentthephotostoaprojectorabovethedriver'shead.Then,shecoveredtheinsideofthepillarinareflectivefabricontow

hichtheimagewasprojected,Basically,herdevicemadethepillar''seethrough''andremovedtheblindspotonthatsideofthecar.Alaina'ssolutioni

sverycreativeandcouldbeimprovedbyusingLCDdisplaysthatwillmakeiteasiertoseeduringdaytimeaswell.8.Whatcanbelearnedaboutblindspot

sduringdriving?A.Theycannotbegetridof.B.Theymakedrivingthrilling.C.Theycallforcarefuldriving.D.Theycannotbeindirectlyseenby

drivers.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''ingenious''inparagraph2mean?A.Interesting.B.Creative.C.Ridiculous.D.Invisible.10.HowdidAlainasolvetheproble

m?A.ByimprovingtheA-pillar.B.Byusingacameratocaptureimages.C.ByreplacingLCDdisplaysinthecars.D.ByusingamirrorontheoutsideoftheA-p

illar.11.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A.AnIntroductiontoBlindSpots.B.AWarningAbouttheRoadSafety.C.ScientificResearchonBlindSpots.D.ATeen'sCrea

tiveSolutiontoBlindSpots.Passage15LastMayIwashiredbyalargegovernmentagency.Ihadsevencoworkersandaboss,Mrs

.King.Ourjobwastosorthugeamountsofmailintofourhundredslots(位置).Wedeliveredthemailoutofgrocerycartswewheeledfromofficeto

office,pickingupoutgoingmailaswewentalong.Eachmaildeliverytookanentirehalf-daytosortanddeliver.MytroublesbeganalmostassoonasIarrived.Iwashorr

ifiedtoseethattheslotswerelabelednotwithpeople’snamesbutwiththeirinitials.Withoutthinking,Iaskedwhythiswasagoodidea,onlytoreceiveasharpglancefro

mMrs.King.SoIrepeatedthequestion.ThistimeMrs.KingtoldmenottoquestionwhatIdidn’tunderstand.Itwasthefirst

ofmanysuchexchanges,andIhadn’tbeenonthejobahalf-hour.ThelongerIworkedatthejob,themoreIsawhowinefficientalltheprocedureswere,fromdeliveryro

utestotimesforcoffeebreaks.WhenIaskedMrs.Kingabouttheprocedures,however,shealwaysreactedthesameway.Icontinuedwithitoverthenextsevenweeks,butmyefforts

werefruitless,evencounterproductive.Twomonthslater,Iwasfired.Iobjected,ofcourse.ThepersonnelmanageraskedmeifIhadeverheardofthebarnyardpecking

order:thetopchickenpecksontheonebelowit,thesecondpecksonthethird,andsoonallthewaydownthelinetothelowliestchicken,whoselifeisaconstantmisery.Mr

s.King,themanagersaid,wasthatlowliestchickenatthebottomofthepeckingorderintheagency’smanagement.Nooneshoulddoubtf

oramomentthatsheruledherrooster.Ireflecteduponmyadventureintheagency.EventuallyIsawhowarrogant,andhowunsympathetic,mybehav

iorhadbeen.Inmynextjob,I’lllearnthepeckingorderbeforeIbecomeareformer,ifIdo.8.Whattroubledidtheauthormeetwhenhestartedhisjob?A.Hehad

toomanyco-workersandabosstoworkwith.B.Hefoundtheslotswerelabelednotwithfullnamesbutinitials.C.Hehadtospendtoomuchtimeinsortingand

delivering.D.HisbossMrsKingglancedathimsharplyandansweredhimquickly.9.Whywastheauthorfiredtwomonthslater?A.HequestionedhisbossMrsKingend

lessly.B.Hedidnotworkaccordingtoworkprocedures.C.Heworkedinefficiently.D.Hedidnotmakehiseffortstowork.10.Whatdoesthebarny

ardpeckingorderinparagraph3referto?A.workprocedureB.jobmoralityC.productionlineD.rankingsystem11.Whathavethe

authorlearnedfromhisjobadventure?A.HonestyB.Self-confidenceC.RespectD.Perseverance