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专题04阅读理解之记叙文1.（2020届安徽省名校高考模拟）MynameisMatthew.I'mnotsomeonewhohasmanysecrets，becauseI'materribleliar.Butthereis

onehugesecretthatIkeptforyears--Ifailedmydrivingtest.Ihadneverfailedatestbefore,andhadneverevencomeclose.Drivingmademeanxious,butmyparen

tstoldmeIhadto.Theysignedmeupfordrivinglessons.Ihadgottenaperfectscoreformywrittenpermitexam,butgettingbe

hindthewheelwasadifferentstory.ButwhenOctober30throlledaround,mypridesetin.Iwantedtobelikeeveryoneelseatmyschool,s

howingoffthebrandnewlicensethey'dgotten.Lookingbackonthatspecialday,Ican'trememberifIwasnervous.WhatIdorememberisstartingthetest,pau

singatastopsignafterafewseconds,andbeingaskedbytheinstructortopullover.Ihadreceivedanauto-failsincemypausewasin

deedapauseandnotarealstop.Iwasn'tupsetthatIwasleavingwithoutalicense,butIwasscaredeveryonewouldknowthatIhadfailed.SowhenIgottoclass,It

oldeveryoneIdidn'twanttotakethetestonmybirthday.OneFridayamonthlater,Iwenttothetestspotagainandpassed.LaterthatnightIdroveforthefirsttim

ebymyself,whichbroughttomeanamazingfeelingI'veneverexperienced——butsill,Icouldn'timagineevertellinganyonethetruth.SoIdidn't.Itwasn'tuntil

midwaythroughcollegethatIcameclean.Itturnedoutplentyofmycollegefriendshadfailedtoo!AndIgatheredenoughcouragetospeakthef

actout.Yes,Ihadalsofailed.NowIrealizefailureandimperfectionaretwothingseveryonehastoexperience,without

whichonecouldn'tmakeatrueman.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutMatthew?A．Hewasaslowlearnerofdriving.B．Hereliedheavi

lyonhisparents.C．Hewasafraidoftakingexams.D．Hewasboredwithtellinglies.5．WhydidtheinstructoraskMatthewtopullover?A．Toputanendtohisl

est.B．Tocheckhisparkingskills.C．Togivehimasecondchance,D．Toshowhimabetterwayofdriving.6．WhatmadeMatthewfeel

extremelyworriedafterhisfirstattempt?A．Failingtogetadrivinglicense.B．Missinghisbirthdaycelebration.C．Makinghisparentsdisappointed.D．Losing

facebeforehisclassmates.7．WhatdidMatthewlearnfromhisownexperience?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Failureisa

waytogrowup.C．Truthstandsthetestoftime.D．Imperfectionisanotherformofperfection.2.（2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检）Ir

ecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Whenanewspaperreporte

raskedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson,herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewithhis

motherwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Atthattimehewastryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenheaccid

entallydroppedthebottle,spllingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor—arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercamein,insteadofyellingathim,givinghimal

ectureorpunishinghim,shesaid,''Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepudd

leofmilk.Well,wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutes?''Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,''Robert,wheneveryou

makeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.Wecoulduseasponge(海绵),atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?''Hecho

sethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,''Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexp

erimentinhowtoeffectivelycarrybigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgotothebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocar

ryitwithoutdroppingit.''Thelittleboyleanedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppi

ngit.Whatawonderfullesson!Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,helea

rnedthatmistakeswereopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichiswhatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Wouldn'titbegre

atifallparentswouldrespondthewayRobert'smotherrespondedtohim?4．Whathappenedwhentheboydroppedthemilkbottle?A．Hegotinjure

dandburstintotears.B．Hecriedoverthebrokenmilkbottle.C．Hismotherscoldedhimformakingamess.D．Hismotherencouragedhimtoplaywiththemilk.5．Whatwa

shismother'spurposebyinvitinghimtodotheclean-uptogether?A．Toinspirehiscreativity.B．Topromotehisresponsibility.C．Todevel

ophiscookingskill.D．Toimprovehisexperimentability.6．Whydidthemothertaketheboytothebackyard?A．Tofetchwaterforcleaning

B．Topourmilkintothebottle.C．Tohelphimwipeoffhismemoryoffailure.D．Toexplorehowtocarrybottlessuccessfully.7．Whatiscriticaltothescientist'screativity?

A．Hischildhoodtoys.B．Hismother'sstrictness.C．Lessonsfrommakingmistakes.D．Failureinscientificexperiments.3.（2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检）ConnieMonroeclicksabu

tton,flicksherwristandwatchesasherneighborhoodfloods.Theshorelinesarefirsttogo.Then,thebaseballfieldsatFlemingPark.Bythetimeseawaterreachesthe

seniorcenter,ithasfloodedstreetsandoveradozenbrickhomes.Monroemovesherheadupanddown,sidetoside,takinginthesim

ulated(仿真的)view.ThisiswhatcouldhappentoTurnerStation,ahistoricAfricanAmericancommunitysoutheastofBaltimore,assealevelsrise.Cl

imatechangepresentsmanychallengestocoastalcommunitiesandtothosetryingtoprepareforitsimpacts,butoneofthemostbasicisalsooneo

fthemostvexing:Howdoyoushowpeopleandconvincethemofapossiblefuture?Communicatingtherealnessandimmediacyoftheclimatethreatishugelyimp

ortanttoclimateresearchersandthoseaimingtolessenitscauses.Butit'salsothemostimportanttocommunitiesfacedwithcomingchangesthatarealreadyunavoidab

le.Theseprojectsneedpublicsupportandinput.That'swhyMonroeandotherresidents(居民)arebeingdirectedtositinmetalchairs,putonvirtualrealityheadsetsandwa

tchtheirhomesflood.TurnerStation,acommunitywhichgetsfloodedeasily,istryingtoprepare.IthaspartneredwiththePortofBaltimore,

afewnonprofitsandalocallandscapearchitecturefirmtoadoptarangeoftoolsandwaystocommunicateclimatechangetothepublic,becauseeverypersoni

sdifferentandeveryplaceisdifferent.Thevirtualrealityprogramisonlythemostrecent,andperhapsthemosteffectivestep.Virtualrealityisanimmersiveexperienc

ethatcantrickthehumanbrainintothinkingit'sreal.Buttrickingpeopleisnotthegoalofthesealevelrisesimulationbeingu

sedatTurnerStation,saysJuianoCalil,oneoftheprogram'sdevelopers.''Thegoal,''hesays,''istostartaconversationand

helpfolksvisualizetheimpactsofclimatechangeandthesolutions,andalsodiscussthetrade-offsbetweenthem.''8．WhoisMonroe?A．Acoastalcommuni

tycitizen.B．Aclimateresearcher.C．Anarchitect.D．AVRprogramdeveloper.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword''vexing''meaninparagraph2?A．Bothersome.B．Dramatic.C．

Original.D．Convincing.10．WhyisVRtechnologyemployedhere?A．Itcancutdowntherisksofclimatechange.B．Itcanshowsevereresultsof

climatechange.C．Itcanintroducetechnologytotheresidents.D．Itcanpredicttheclimatechangeaccurately.11．Whatisthep

urposeoftheprogram?A．Totrickmorepeopletobelieve.B．Towintheresidents‟cooperation.C．ToadvocatetheapplicationofVR.D．Toinformtheres

identsofthesolutions.4.（2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试）"HowdoyouaccountforyourremarkableaccomplishmentinQueenVictoriaoftheUKasked

HelenKeller."Howdoyouexplainthefactthateventhoughyouwerebothblindanddeafyouwereabletoaccomplishsomuch?"Ms.Keller

'sanswerisatribute(致敬)toherdedicatedteacher."IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”Ac

cordingtospeakerZigZiglar,"LittleAnnie"Sullivan,asshewascalledwhenshewasyoung,wasnostrangertohardship.Shewasalmostsightlesshers

elfandwas,atonetime,diagnosedashopelessly"insane"byhercaregivers.Shewaslockedinthebasementofamentalinstitutiono

utsideofBoston.Onoccasion,LittleAnniewouldviolentlyattackanyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryoneinherpresenc

e.Anelderlynursebelievedtherewashope,however,andshemadeithermissiontoshowlovetothechild.EverydayshevisitedLittleAnnie.Forthemostpart,t

hechilddidnotacknowledgethenursedpresence,butshestillcontinuedtovisit.Thekindwomanleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencouragement.Shebel

ievedLittleAnniecouldrecover,ifonlyshewereshownlove.Eventually,doctorsnoticedthechangeinthegirl.Wheretheyoncewit

nessedangerandhatred,theynownotedagentlenessandlove.Theymovedherupstairswhereshecontinuedtoimprove.Thenthedayfinallycam

ewhenthisseemingly"hopeless''childwasreleased.AnneSullivangrewintoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersassheherselfwashelpedbythekindnu

rse.ItwasshewhosawthegreatpotentialinHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplinedher,playedwithher,pushedherandworkedwithheruntiltheflickeringcandle

thatwasherlifebecameabeaconoflighttotheworld.AnneSullivanworkedwondersinHelen'slife;butitwasalovingnursewhof

irstbelievedinLittleAnnieandlovinglytransformedanuncommunicativechildintoacompassionateteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKell

erwouldhaveremainedunknown."Butifithadnotbeenforakindanddedicatednurse,thenameofAnneSullivanwouldhaveremainedunknown.4．Thedialogueb

etweenQueenVictoriaandHelenKellerismentionedmainlyto.A．showadeepadmirationforHelenKellerB．provethatHelenKellermadeagreatcont

ributionC．begintellingthestoryofHelenKellerteacherAnneSullivanD．getthereaderinterestedinhowHelenKellerachi

evedsomuch5．Whatisthehardshipmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A．Sullivanhadastrangedisease.B．Almosteveryoneignor

edSullivan.C．Sullivanwaskeptawayfromherparents.D．Sullivanwasbelievedtohaveamentalproblem.6．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Sul

livanlikedthenursefromtheverybeginning.B．Sullivanexperiencedfirsthandhowterriblethelifeofadeafchildwas.C．TheelderlynursehadnodoubtthatSullivanwou

ldbeagreatteacher.D．Withoutthenurse,Sullivancouldn'thavehelpedHelenKellerlater.7．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．ThePower

ofLoveB．MakingaDifferenceC．TheSecrettoBeingaGoodTeacherD．SimilaritiesBetweenAnneandHelen5.（2020届广西桂林调研）ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeni

usofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefir

stusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingas

genius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhi

searliestdaysasachildhewanderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Natureheoftensaid,isfullofsecrets,Hetriedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolea

rnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyifth

eydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.Edisoncouldnotunderst

andhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsdd.someoneaskedhimwhatidea

shehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinvention

sinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.5．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,itistruethat________.A．Edisoninventedth

eelectriclightwiththehelpofotherAmericaninventorsB．Edisonwassatisfiedthathewasregardedasthegreatestgeniusofhis

ageC．theinventionoftheelectriclightbyEdisonhaschangedthelivesofmanypeopleD．thelivesofmanypeoplewouldhavebeenthesamew

ithoutEdison‟sinventions6．Edisonthought________.A．hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusB．hardworkcoulddobetterthang

eniusC．geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone‟ssuccessD．geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork7．Thelastsentenceinthepa

ssagemostprobablyimplies________.A．Edisonmade100inventionsinhislifeB．Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100yearsC．People

ofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years‟workD．LifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings6.（2020届广西

桂林调研）Whenthesandbegankickingupandhittingourfaces,Istartedtoworrythatmaybewehadmadeamistake.Thatafternoon,mydadha

dstoodonthedeck（露台）ofourhomeandlaughedasourneighborspackeduptheircarsandheadedinland.Theylefttospendthenig

htinmotelsoratfriends‟homesthatwereoutofrangeofapproachingsummerstorm.Challengingtheweatherthatthreatenedtodampourspirits,welitafireontheb

each.Dadtoldjokesandwehadagoodtime.Whenitwas6:30p.m.,alllaughterdisappeared.Oureyesweredrawntothesky.Atornado（龙卷风）washeade

dstraightforus!Inaflash,wewereallonourfeet.Thewindstartedscreamingandnowwewererunningtothecottage.Mymomstoppednexttothefrontd

oor.“Wherecanwego?”Sheshoutedatmydad.MostcottagesonthispartofLakeMichiganhadbeenbuiltwithoutbasements.Ourswas

noexception.Thehugewindowsandthecottageitselfwouldn‟toffersafetyfromhighwind.“Followme!”mydadyelled.Wecrawled（爬）beneaththedeck

,pressingourselvesagainstthefoundationofthecottage.Betweenthedecksupports,wewatchedtheapproachingstorminsilentterror.Mydadshouted,“Ho

ldon!”andsomethingelseIcouldn‟thearoverthescreamingwind.Ithinkhewaspraying.Bythetimeitreachedourcottage,itwasno

thingmorethanastrongwind.Therestofthestormlastedforanhourandthensimplyblewaway.“Nexttime,we‟llstayinlandatGrandma‟s.Okay?”mydadsa

id.8．Whatdidthefamilydobeforethestormcame?A．Theysatonthedeck.B．Theystayedonthebeach.C．Theypackedupthecars.D．Theyvisitedtheirneighbors.9．Wher

eweretheyrunningwhenthetornadowasheadedforthefamily?Theywererunning________.A．tothemotelsB．tothetheirfriend‟shomeC．tothecottageD．totheb

each10．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Ourswasnoexception.”inParagraph4mean?A．Ourcottagehadgotabasement.B．Ourcottageha

dn‟tgotabasement.C．Wehadn‟texpectedtogetacottage.D．Wehadexpectedtogetacottage.11．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Howthefamilysurvivedtheto

rnado.B．Whattodoinfaceofatornado.C．Howimportantitistobuildabasement.D．Howafatherprotectedthefamily.7.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）Oneofthemost

importantthingsthathashappenedtomeoccurredlongbeforeIwasawareofit.Asthestorygoes,IwasthreedaysoldandMomwassinging“TheNameGame”songtome:

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

herandclosefriends.Whyisthisnickname（昵称）soimportanttome?IoncereadabookwithapassageaboutTrueNameswhichexplainsthatwhenape

rson‟struenameisspoken,shehasadistinctaura（光环）aroundher.AlthoughIhavebeenBotomymotherallmylife,Irecentlydi

scoveredthatmytruenameisnotonmybirthcertificate;it‟sthenamethatisasuniqueandmemorableasIam.PeopleusuallyknowmeasChristine.Theystillseeme

asaquiet,bookishchild.Theydon‟tknowwhoIamnow.Mymostrecenthopes,fears,goals,dreamsandopinionsescapetheirnotice;itiseasiertothinkof

measIwas.Intheirminds,theyhaveaboxlabeled“Christine”inwhichIfitneatly,andasChristine,Iwascontentwiththeperfectpackaging

.ThosewhocallmeBoorBo-Beereallyknowme.TheyrememberwhoIwasandrealizeIhavechanged.Boisatightsqueezeintheold“

Christine”boxes.TheBoIamisever-changing,ever-growingandever-learning.WhenIwasChristine,Iwasquiet,andeasilyscared.Ifearedgroups,meetingnew

peopleandsharingmyopinions.Iwasmorecomfortablewithabookthanmybestfriend.AsChristine,IthoughteveryonewasbetterthanIwas.AsBo,Is

tilllovemybooks,butIwanttodiscussthem.AsBo,mydreamistolivewhereIcanexperiencenewthingsandmeetnewpeople.Idream

aboutbeingaloneonastagelitbyasinglespotlight;Ihavethatconfidencenow.IamequaltothoseIoncesawasbetterthanme.Anameshouldn‟tm

akesuchadifference,butsometimes,whenapersonfindshisorherTrueName,theydevelopanewshinevisibletofriends,familyandespeciallythem

selves.Ican‟talwaysbeBo.SometimesexposingmyselfisstillscaryandIfeeltoonervous;Iwanttohideinthoseoldboxes.M

ostly,however,Iamreadyfortheworld.So,justcallmeBo.4．Whenwastheauthorgivenanickname?A．Whenshewasthreeyearsold.B．Onthefourthdayaftershewasborn.C．Sevend

aysaftershewasborn.D．Whenshereceivedtheold“Christine”box.5．WhatdothepeopleknowabouttheauthorasChristine?A．Theythinktheauthorisactiveandcrazy.

B．Theycareabouttheauthor‟smostrecentfeelings.C．Theydon‟trealizetheauthorhaschanged.D．Theydon‟tknowthe

authorhaschangedhername.6．Whatkindofpersonwastheauthorinthepast?A．Sheshowednointerestinreading.B．Shetookplea

sureinfindingnewthings.C．Shelovedreadingandsharingbookswithfriends.D．Shelackedconfidenceandpreferredtobealone.7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitl

eforthetext?A．Bo—theTrueNameB．AUniqueNameC．RememberthePastD．TheMeaningofNickname8.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）DuringRick‟sb

irthin1962,hisbrainwasdamagedforoxygenlack.ThedoctorstoldDickHoytthattherewasnohopeofhissonbeinganythingmorethana“vegetable”.YetDickandhiswife

weredeterminedtoraisehimathome.Atage13,Ricktoldhisfatherhewantedtoparticipateinafive-milebenefitrunforthedisa

bled.Dickwasnotarunner,butheagreedtopushRickthroughtheracecourseinhiswheelchair.Thatwaswhenasurprisingthinghappen

ed.Duringtherun,Rickfeltasthoughhewasn‟tdisabledanymore—hewassimplyoneoftherunners.Thisexperiencedeeplyaffe

ctedDick,andhecommittedtorunninganincreasingnumberofeventswithhissonsothatRickcouldhavethisfeelingasoftenaspossible.Atfirst,othercompetitorsoftent

reatedthemasoutsidersandevenavoidedthem.Butgradually,whatbeganasawayforRickHoyttoexperienceinclusionandequalitybroadenedinitspurpose.Running

togetherbecameawaytosendamessagethat,asRicksaid,everybodyshouldbeincludedineverydaylife.Thepair‟sfirstBostonMarathonin1981finishe

dinthetopquarterofthefield,andshortlythereafter,attitudesbegantochange.Manyathleteswouldcomeuptothembeforetherace

towishthemluck.The2013BostonMarathonwasthe31sttimetheHoytshadruntherace,anditwasalsotheirlastrace.Dickhasrunth

ousandsofmilestobewithandsupporthisson.TheirathleticpursuitshaveenrichedRick‟slifeandhadapracticalbenefitforDick‟slifeaswell:Afteraheartatt

ack,Dick‟sdoctorstoldhimhemighthavedied15yearsearlierifheweren‟tinsuchgoodshape.4．WhatinspiredDicktokeeprunning?A．Rickfelthewasahea

lthypersoninrunning.B．Rickcouldraisemoneybytakingpartinrunning.C．Rick‟swishwastobeanexcellentrunneroneday.D．Rickcouldrebuildh

isbrainbyrunning.5．WhatmessagedidtheHoytssendbyrunning?A．Everyoneisapartoftheworld.B．Whatevermanhasdone,Ima

ydo.C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D．Goodthingscometothosewhowait.6．Whatchangedothers‟attitudestotheHoyts?A．The

irtalentforrunning.B．Theirpurposeofrunning.C．Theirdonationstorunners.D．Theirachievementinrunning.7．HowlongdidtheHoytsinsistonraces?A．31years.B．38

years.C．40years.D．53years.9.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）Earlierthisyear,myhusbandandIwerepresentedwiththechancetoma

keourhomeinanurban“micro”space.Asweinitiallyconsideredit,itseemedcrazy.Wouldweevenmakeitaweekwithoutgoingmad?Livingroom,kitchen,office,di

ningroom,allinonesmallfour-walledspace.Therewereanumberofotherpotentialoptions.Wecouldmoveoutintothesuburbslikemostpeopledoinourextraordi

narilyexpensivecityandhaveasmallyardmaybeevenabasement.Buttherewassomethingaboutthisneat“tiny”homethatarousedourinterest,whichchall

engedus.Weliketolivedifferentlyfromthecrowd,toavoidwhateveryoneelseisdoing“justbecause”everyoneelseis.“Let‟stryitforsixmonths.Ifitmakesuscrazy,we‟l

lmove.Wecandoanythingfor6months,”myhusbandsaid.Itwaschallengingsqueezingintothespaceatfirst,butthensomethingcaughtusbysurprise.W

estartedhavingatonoffunwithourtinyspace.Inthepast,sometimeswehadquitedifferentideasaboutwhichartordecoratingstylewefoundappealing.Buthere,in

thistinyspace,wefoundourselveshavingatonoffunexploringpossibleoptions.There‟snoroomforclutter(凌乱的东西),either.Thisi

sagift!It‟sbeen8months,andwe‟restaying.Perhapsforever.Whenaspaceisthissmall,youdon‟tneedtospendmuchin

furnishingit,andyoucan‟tkeependlesslybuyingthings.There‟snowheretoputthem!Thisleavesusmorefinancialresourcesandmoretimetogoout

intothemuchbiggerworldandenjoylife.Forus,livingina“tiny”homehasfilleduswithafeelingofabundance.It‟ss

omuchbetterthanfeelingweigheddown,payingforabigspaceandmoreandmorethings.Ihighlyrecommendit.24．Whatcanwelearnfromthewordsoftheauthor‟shusband

?A．Hedidn‟tliketostayinthesmallspace.B．Hemadeuphismindtostayinthesmallspace.C．Hewasuncertainaboutliving

inthesmallspace.D．Heencouragedtheauthortoliveinthesmallspace.25．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor‟sexperiencefromthetext?A．Itwasdepressingbutinspiring.B．

Itwaschallengingbutinteresting.C．Itwasdisappointingbuttouching.D．Itwasembarrassingbutrewarding.26．What‟sthemainadvantageoflivinginthesmallroomtoth

eauthor?A．Shecouldenjoylifemore.B．Shecouldavoidthecrowds.C．Shecouldcleantheroomeasily.D．Shecouldenjoyafeelingoffreedom.27．Whati

sthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnewtrendoflivingB．Thejoyofliving“tiny”C．Savespace,savemoneyD．Makegooduseofspace10.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Najibisan

AfghanwhogrewupinIran.Heledatoughlife.Whenhefoundhischildrenwouldbeinthesamesituation,hisfamilyinitiallyretur

nedtoAfghanistan.Butwiththecountryfilledwithconflicts,theydecidedtoleaveforIndonesia.“Whenwefirstcamehere,wewereinabadsituation.Itslanguage

,cultureandevenweatherweredifferent.Wehadmovedawayfromfriendsandfamily,”saysNajib.“IwasinatoughpositionbutIactedstrongbecausetherewerenootherchoi

ces.”Refugees(难民)cannotworkinIndonesiaandtherearelimitedchoicesforrefugeechildrentoattendlocalschools.Determinedtoavoi

dsuchafate,agroupofrefugeesinPuncaktookactionandscrapedtogether(东拼西凑)theirresourcestosetupaschool—theRefugeeLearningCenter(RLC).“Ouronlygoalandtaskis

toprovidebasiceducation,andpreparetherefugeechildrenfortheirfuture,”saysAbdullahSarwari.“We‟realsotryingtoprovid

eanormallifeasmuchaspossibleforthem.”TheRLChasalsostartedofferingBahasaIndonesiaclassestotherefugeecommunity.“Betweentherefugeeandtheloc

alcommunity,Ifeellikethere‟salanguagebarrierwhichstopstherefugeefromhavinganhonestandopeninteractionwithIndonesians,”saysAbdullah.“Ifyoutryyo

urbest,tolearnthelanguageofaparticularplaceorcountry,itreallyhelpsmakethingseasier,”saysNajib.Heisamongthosewhosignedupforclasses,alth

oughheadmitsprogresshasbeenslow.Butlifehasimprovedinsomewaysforhimandhisfamily.Najibsays,“Thecentreisanopportuni

tyforrefugeetoshowthattheyarenotaburden.Iftheyhavetheopportunity,theycanaccomplishbigandgreatthingslikethis.”4．WhydidN

ajibdecidetoleaveforIndonesia?A．ToescapetheconflictinAfghanistan.B．ToexperienceIndonesianculture.C．TohelprefugeesinIndonesia.D．Togetequalrights

tovote.5．What‟sthemainpurposeoffoundingtheRLCforrefugeechildren?A．TohelpthemlearnEnglish.B．Tomakethe

mstayawayfrombadluck.C．ToprovidethemwithchancestoliveinIndonesia.D．Tomakethemhaveaccesstoreceivingbasiceducation.6．WhatcanwelearnaboutNajibaccord

ingtothetext?A．Heistheleaderofrefugees.B．HefoundedtheRLChimself.C．HestudiesIndonesianintheRLC．D．HelivesawealthylifeinIndonesia.7．What‟sthebesttitl

eforthistext?A．TheGoalofFoundingaSchoolB．ASchoolforRefugeesbyRefugeesC．AReasonforLeavingforIndonesiaD．TheBenefitofLearni

ngaNewLanguage11.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestiono

vertheloudspeaker:DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignLanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcame

byandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho'sblindanddeaf,”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtow

antsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn'tunderstandwhatheneeded,accordingtoPEOPLEm

agazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithher,dyslexiaandknewshe'dbeabletospellontheman'spalmbyfinger.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt

,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook,then64.Gentlytakinghishand,shesigned,“Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cookaskedforsomewater.Wh

enitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvis

it,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn'tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour,thatwaswhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherf

amilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdays

asatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn'tseeher,she“lookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness”,apassengerreported.“Clarawas

amazing,”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellCookwasveryexcitedtohavesomeon

ehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchawarm-heartedgirl.”Cook'sreaction:“BesttripI'veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystoofferhelp

?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone'sliferightnow.24．Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbe

cause__.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgent

lyD．noneoftheflightattendantscouldcommunicatewiththepassenger25．WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Beea

usetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbet

ter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.26．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandcaring.B．Warm-heartedand

cautious.C．Generousandamazing.D．Ambitiousandattentive.27．Thepassageismainlywrittento__.A．tellatouchingst

oryofanamazinggirlB．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageC．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyan

drandomlyD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastohelpCook12.（2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测）Go.Stop.Go.Stop.Thetravelsignalsinmyheadwereconflictin

g.“AreyousureyouwanttoheadtoGreecethisNovemberwithKathleen?”askedmyhusband.“Theweathercouldbeunpleasant.”“Youmustgo,”sa

idmyfriendLarry,whotalkedabouthavingspentThanksgivingonSantorini.“It‟sawonderland.”Withhisencouragingwords,Ibookedourfli

ghtstoAthensandincludedtwoGreekislands:SantoriniandGrete.AsunnySaturdayafternoonwelcomedustoEleftheriosVenizelosAirportinA

thens.DuringthenextfewdaysKathleenandItriedalotofunknown-to-usfoods.Noannoyinglinesoftouristseitheraswesawsightsonth

eAthens“A”list.AndthencameWednesday.TheflighttoSantoriniwasyo-yoedbywindgustsofupto40milesanhour.Fira,usuallyamuch-photographedtouristdestination,

waschilly,rainy...empty.Withrainbeatingourfaces,KathleenandIheadedforourhotelandcheckedinforathree-nightstay.“Thisisn‟thowIwantto

spendmyholiday,”saidKathleen.“MaybeCreteisn‟texperiencingthesamestorm.Canweflyoutlatertoday?”Herquestionmirrored

myownthoughts.Butwecouldn‟tleave.We‟djustarrived.Paymentsforthehotelandrentalcarwouldbelost,andcostlylast-minuteplan

ereservationsneeded.“Let‟snotdeciderightnow,”Isuggested.Duringthenextfewdays,wedrovearounddespitetheshowers.AtarestaurantnamedPoseidon,onourth

irdnight,wewaitedandwaitedfordinner.“Yourdinnerwillbeoutshortly.Thechefwasbusystudyingsomethingbeautiful,”

ourwaiterexplained.Seeingourpuzzledlook,thewaiterthensaid,“Hewentoutforasmoke,sawabeautifulgirlandbegantochat…”Suddenly,Kathleenlaughed.Insteadof

complaining,sheleanedbackandoutcamealoud,happysound.Anattitudeadjustmentintograce,Irealized,hadbeenhappeningsinceourarrival.“Youknow,Mum,y

oucan‟tliveapositivelifewithanegativemind,”shesaid.Gracesurroundsus.Thechallengeistoletgoofanxietiesand

worries,thetendencytocomplain.Asunnyattitudecanletgraceshine.4．Whatdidtheauthor‟shusbandthinkabouthertriptoGreece?A．Itwaspleasant.B．Itwasill

-advised.C．Itwouldbecostly.D．Itwouldbeeye-opening.5．Howweretheauthor‟sfirstfewdaysinGreece?A．Delightful.B．Busy.C．

Struggling.D．Annoying.6．WhydidtheauthorinsistontheirstayinginSantorini?A．Towaitforsunnydays.B．Toavoidwastingmoney.C．Toenjoytheoff-seas

on.D．Todeeplyexploretheplace.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingherexperience?A．Theroleofgrace.B．Thebenefitsoftravelling.C．Thepower

ofpositivethinking.D．Theimportanceofunderstanding.13.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）Igrewupinafamilythatwasmiddleclassintermsoffinanc

es.Dadworkedhardtosupportthefamilyandmomtriedtosavealittlebitofmoneywhilemakingsurewehadenoughfoodtoea

tandclothestowear.Oneoftheirgreatestdesireswastoraisedecentandlovingchildrenwhohadanopportunitytofinishcollege.Ofthei

rfourchildren,mybrother,Gener,seemedtobethemostsociable.Heexperiencedlifebydoingsimplethingsthatnoneofusriskeddoing.Generneverhesitatedtolearnnewthin

gs.Hetriedhishandsatanumberofthings.Hedidalotofthingsforfriends,oftennotbeingpaidforthem.Generdidnothaveahistoryofanyhealthproblemsfromhisveryyou

ngagetoadulthood.However,onedayhecamehome,atehisdinnerandinformedmomanddadthathewasretiringtobed.Thatev

ening,my“healthy”brotherdiedsuddenlyofcardiacarrest.Allmyfamilyweresosorrowful.Atthefuneral,alongwiththesadness,myparentsandbrotherfeltsomuc

hpride.Thereweresomanypeoplethatcame.Strangerstomyparents,eachwererelatingastoryofhowtheyweretouchedbyGener.Ajanitor(看门人)cametos

aythatpracticallyeverydayGenerbroughthimasandwich.FinallymomfoundoutwhyGenertooksomanysandwichestoschool!Genernevertoldherwhathedidwiththesandwic

hes.ThentherewasamanwhocameinbringingmoneysayingthatGenerlenthimsomewhenhewasdownandout.Generneveraskedhimbac

kforthemoney.Fromtheschoolpresidenttothejanitor…peoplecamebecauseofhisgoodnessofheartanddeeds.Intheend,myparentsrealizedtha

tevenatayoungageof26,mybrotherlivedafulllifeandwasveryinstrumentalinhelpingotherslivetheirsalittlebetter.4．Whic

hofthefollowingcouldbestdescribetheauthor‟schildlife?A．Poorbuthappy.B．Luxuriousandfree.C．Poorandstressful.D．Neitherric

hnorpoor.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Generpassedawayunexpectedly.B．Generwastheeldestchildinthefamily.C．Generwasunwi

llingtolearnnewthings.D．Generhadpoorhealthduringhischildhood.6．Whydidtheauthor‟sparentsfeelproud?A．BecauseGenerwasmovedbyothers.B．Becaus

eGenerhelpedotherslivebetter.C．BecauseGenerhadcontributedalottohisfamily.D．BecauseGenertooksomanysandwichestoschool.7．Whatisthetextma

inlyabout?A．Ahappyson.B．Asecrethelper.C．Acourageousstranger.D．Asinceredonor.14.（2020届吉林省吉林市高三第三次调研）Havingj

ustfinishedhighschool,Iwasn'tsurewhatIwantedtostudyinhighereducation,soIdecidedtotakeagapyeartofigurethatout.Oneofmybigg

estpassionshasalwaysbeenAfricaandIhavealwayswantedtodosomekindofvolunteering.However,Iwasafraidthat,especiallywhenitcomestovolunteeringinre

search,Iwouldn‟tbeabletogointomuchdepthwiththeresearchIwouldbedoing.Ineedn‟thaveworriedaboutthisinternship（实习期）thoug

h.IthasbeenperfectformebecausenotonlyamIdoingthesameactivitiesasalltheothervolunteersbutIalsogettodomyownresearchinadditiontothoseactivit

ies.TheinternshipprogramIamfollowingfocusesonbigpredators(食肉动物).Ihavedecidedtofocusoncheetahs（猎豹）formyindi

vidualproject,collectingdataonthetwocheetahsthatliveinRietspruit,oneofthereservesthatAfricanImpactdo

esresearchin.Withbothcheetahshavingonlybeenreintroducedintotheareathisyear,thereisstillalotofdatathatcanbe

collectedonthepair.Largepredatorreintroductionisacommonstrategyusedtoreturntheseanimalstotheirhistoricrange.Theproblemisthatthesuccessratesoftheserei

ntroductionsareverylow,mainlybecauseoflackinresearchdoneonhowdifferentfactorsinfluencethereintroduction.BothcheetahsarewearingaGPS-collar

fromwhichIcandownloadalotofinformationincludingwherethecheetahhasbeen,whattheweatherwaslikeandhowfarthecheetahtravelled.Havingo

rganizedandcategorizedtheinformation,Ihavebeenabletocreatesomeveryinterestinggraphs.EventhoughitisquitedifficultsinceI

‟veneverdoneanyresearchlikethis,IreallyenjoyallthechallengesandproblemsIhavehadtofaceandsolve.AndI‟mgladthatIcandosomethingtohelpwildlife.4．Whydidt

heauthortakeagapyearafterhighschool?A．Hewasaskedtodosomevoluntarywork.B．Hedidn‟tthinkhewasquitereadyyet.C．HewantedtodosometravellinginAfrica.D．

Hedidn‟treallylikereceivinghighereducation.5．Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterjoiningtheinternshipprogram?A．Itwaswhathehadexpected.B．Itsepara

tedhimfromothers.C．Itwastoochallengingforhim.D．Itwasreallysuitableforhim.6．Theauthor‟sworkmainlyinvolves___________.A．collectinginformationabo

uttwocheetahsB．observingtwocheetahsinthewildsecretlyC．walkingaroundRietspruittoservescientistsD．collectingdataonsomedifferentbigpredators7．Whatistheb

esttitleforthetext?A．MyexperienceonthepredatorresearchinternshipB．MyexperienceofrescuingwildlifeinAfricaC．Myexperienceofreceivingh

ighereducationD．Myexperienceofprotectingcheetahs15.（2020届江西赣粤湘三省六校高三联考）Inevermeanttobeateacher.Iwatchedmymotheroverthey

ears,andIknewitwasn‟tforme.GoingbacktoschooltolearnFrenchandthenteachthelanguage,ourmotherhadchangedthec

enterofherworldwhenwewerepre-teens.Whenwewenttobed,Iknewhowworriedshecouldbeoverherstudentswhentheyweretroubledandhow

muchoftheirstressshetookonherself.WhatIdidn‟trealizewasthislifeshe‟dchosenofferedherdeeprewards.AsIgrewup,Ifelli

nlovewithaFrench-speakingSwissmanwhoaskedmetomarryhimandmovetoSwitzerland.Yearslater,whenIfoundmyselfbackinmyhometownwithasmallchildandaloveofmysecon

dlanguage,achancearoseformetojoinmymother‟sworldofeducation,andIaccepted.IlandedinaprimaryschoolinRockyMount,NorthCarolina.Fromthe

firstweek,IknewI‟dstickwithteaching.ThisisthemostchallengingexperienceI‟veeverhad,andabsolutelythebest.IteachFrench,andIhaven

everfeltsomuchexcitementaswhenIreceivesmilesfromchildren,orpraisefromotherteachers.Mostofmystudentshavenottraveledoutsideth

etownwheretheylive,andforsome,atriptothecitymuseumprovesthemostadventurousexperienceintheirlives.IfIcouldsomehowopentheworldt

othesechildren,andifIcouldpushthemabit,todreamoflivinginabiggerword,theymayworkharderandmaybeonedayventurebeyondtheirneighborhood.Iworklatein

toeachnightcreatinglessonsandactivitiesforthefollowingday,tryingtocomeupwithwaystoattractmystudentsandconnectthem

tothelargerworld.IalsoplantogobacktoschoolforfurtherstudysothatIcanalsoteachscience,math,socialstudies,readingandwriting.4．Whydidtheauthorsaynotot

eachingatfirst?A．Shedidn‟tliketoworkwithchildren.B．Itwouldtakeuptoomuchofhertimeandenergy.C．Hermotherwantedhertodosomethingelse.D．Shewasn

‟tsureifshecoulddoitwell.5．Whendidtheauthorfallinlovewithteaching?A．Whenshehadherownchild.B．Duringthetimewhenshe

livedabroad.C．Immediatelyaftershestartedteaching.D．Whenshelearntaboutherstudents‟dreams.6．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor‟sstudents?

A．Theirlivesaremostlylimitedtotheirhometown.B．Mostofthemcomefrompoorfamilies.C．TheyknewnothingaboutFrenchinthebeginning.D

．Theyworkhardanddreambig.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttodointhenearfuture?A．Workinhermother‟sschool.B．Experimentwithnewteachingmethods.C．T

eachmorelanguagesbesidesFrench.D．Receivefurthereducationinteaching.16.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Sinceitneveroccurredtoanybody

attheschooltoprovidetheservicesofaninterpreter,IhadtositinthefrontrowsothatIcouldreadtheteacher‟slips.Classroomdiscussionswer

evirtuallyimpossibletofollowbecauseIcouldn‟thearwhatwasbeingsaidaroundtheroom.Inavainefforttokeepupwiththem,Iwasalwaysaskin

gwhoeverhappenedtobesittingnexttomewhatwasbeingsaid.Eventually,Igottiredofwatchingeveryoneshrugtheirshouldersindifferen

tlyandrollingtheireyes.IbegantopretendthatIknewwhatwasgoingon.Fittinginwassoimportanttomethateverytimethekidslaughed,IlaughedalongeventhoughIfel

tmuddle-headedmostofthetime.Luckilythenfatethrewmelight.Ononesunnyafternoon,myteacher,Mrs.Jordan,askedthe

classaquestion.Ireadherlipsfrommyfront-rowseatandimmediatelyraisedmyhand.Icouldn‟tbelieveit—despitemyfears,Ifeltincrediblyconfidentbecau

se—foronce—IwassureIhadtherightanswer.But,whenshecalledonme,Iwassuddenlyafraid.Herewasanopportunitytoimpressthepowerfulteacherandsho

wherIwasworthyofherlove.Ididn‟twanttoblowit.Itookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredherquestion.Herexplosiveresponseshockedallofus.S

heenthusiasticallysteppedherrightfootonthefloor,pointingdirectlyatme.Withsparklingeyesandawidesmileshecried,“THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!”Forthefir

sttimeinmyyounglife,Ifeltlikeaninstantstar.Myheartburstwithpride.Myconfidencesoared.Itwasamazingwhatagreateffectthesimplethree

-wordphrasedeliveredwithincredibleenthusiasmhadonmyyounglife.THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!ItgotmetothinkthatIwouldmakeaplaceformyselfinthis

worldnomatterhowmanyobstaclesIhadtoovercome.Fromthatday,mygradesandspeechimproveddramaticallyandmypeerssuddenlylookedatmewithnewrespect.4．Whatdoe

stheunderlinedword“muddle-headed”inparagraph1mean?A．Absent-minded.B．Relaxed.C．Confused.D．Delighted.5．Whywastheauthorinfearofanswer

ingMrs.Jordan‟squestion?A．Helackedconfidenceandbravery.B．Hewasn‟tsureoftherightanswer.C．Hewouldbelaughedatbyhisclass

mates.D．Hewasafraidthathewoulddisappointher.6．WhatcanbeinferredaboutMrs.Jordan?A．Shewasbornwithcreativit

y.B．Shechangedtheauthor‟slife.C．Shewasstrictwithherstudents.D．Shewasawomanofhottemper.7．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThreeSimpleWordsB．AWond

erfulTeacherC．MyInspiringStoriesD．DisabledButStrong-willed17.（2020届江西省新余市高考二模）OnaSaturdayafternoon,T

asiLamahadjustfinishedlunchandwasgoingtowashhishandswhenthegroundunderhisfeetstartedshakingviolently.Objectsbegantofalldownfromoverheadandris

ingabovethecrashes,hecouldhearterrifiedscreamsallaroundhim.Severalmonthslater,thepainterfromNepal'sKathmanduValleyremember

sthatdaymorevividlythanhisweddingdayorthebirthofhisson.ItwasonApril25,2015thatanearthquakehitNepal,theformerHimalayankingdomoutofsightbetwe

enitsgiantneighborsChinaandIndia,81yearsafterasimilardisaster.Thiskillerquakeandaftershocksthatcontinuedformorethanamonthafterwardkilledove

r8,000people,destroyedthousandsofhouses,andruinedaneconomyalreadydamagedbymanyotherreasons.Itwasalsoofcon

sequencefortheancientartstyleNepalipainterssuchasLamahavebeenpracticingforgenerations.“Weleftourhomesandlivedintheopenfieldsouts

idethecity,undertarpaulins（防水油布）foramonth,"Lamasaid.Manyofthehouses,builtofmudandbricks,wereinruinsand

theaftershockscontinued,thoughlessfrequently.Oneday,IwenttomyshowroomtogetsomeofthepaintingsoutandtheEarthst

artedshakingagain.Idroppedeverythingandranoutformylife.”DineshLama,a32-year-oldartistfromNepal'scapita

lcity,Kathmandu,saidhisBoudhaStupaThangkaCenter,whichfunctionsashisshowroomaswellashisstudio,hasremainedshutsincetheearth

quake,ashisartisans(工匠）aretootraumatized（心理受到创伤的）totakeupthebrushagain.“Welivedintemporarytentsformorethanamonth,"hesa

id.“Whentheytrytositinsidethestudioandpaint,fearmakestheirhandsshake.Luckily,wehavegotalotofaidfromChina.Ibelieve

wewillcomebacktoourhomesoon.”4．Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?A．TheApril25earthquakemadeNepaldisap

pearforlong.B．Thisquakecausedmoredeathsthantheone81yearsago.C．Nepalalsosufferedaseriousdisasterduetothe1934quake.D．Theea

rthquakeistheonlyreasonforNepalbeingbackward.5．WhatcanweknowaccordingtoTasiLama'swords?A．ManyNepalipainterslosttheirlivesinthequake.B．Onlyt

hehousesbuiltofmudandbricksbrokedown.C．Hisshowroomfellintoruinsafterthequake.D．Hehadnochoicebuttostopworkingforlong.6．WhatmadeDineshLamaworr

iedmost?A．Thathisshowroomhadbeentotallydestroyed.B．Thathisartisanswereincapableofworking.C．Thathecouldn

'tsellhisworksasusual.D．Thathewouldneverpickuphisbrushtodraw.7．Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthetext?A．EarthquakeBringsDa

magetoAncientArtB．EarthquakeCausesManyArtistsOutofJobC．ChinaGivesaTimelyHandtoNepalD．NepalSuffersfromTwoN

onstopQuakes18.（2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考）Iwantedachangeofpace,abreakfromroutine.Thepastfewyearsfoundmeworkin

glonghoursatmymarketingjobwhilemyhusband,Steven,putinequallyfulldaysasaphysicstutor.Wewerebothburnedoutfromtheconstan

tboredom.Vacationexperiencesatfirstglanceseemalittledifficultforus.Howdoyoufindcomfortinanever-changing

environment?AndI,someonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.ButIwassurprisedathoweasilyIwasabletoadapttoanewmodeof

operation,amorerelaxedversionofmyselfwhowasn‟tworriedwherewe‟dparkandsleepeachnight.Thefactthatwebothbecamesoaccustomedtosleepinginthebackofacargo

vanisanothersurpriseweexperiencedonthisjourney.Thevanwasourmaintransportationand,withafull-sizebedintheback,

italsoprovideduswithabitofcomfortthatmadeuscontinue.Atfirst,everysoundoutsidewasforeign,andwebothtooklongertofall-andstay-asleep.But,aft

eracoupleofweeksintovanlife,weletthesoundsfadeintosoftbackgroundmusic.Overthecourseofourseven-monthtrip,oneofourbiggoalswastoc

omeawayfromeachparkwithonespectacularimage.Thatsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbroughtustogether,evenmorethanbefore,gaveusmoretotalkabout,an

dencouragedustomotivateeachotheralongtheway.Bythispoint,you‟reprobablywonderinghowwepaidforallofthis,ormaybeyou‟reassumingwec

omefromwealthybackgrounds.Thetruthis,weactuallymanagedthisentireadventureonamiddle-classbudget.Stevendidpart-timeremoteworkabout10hoursperweekforhise

mployerfromtheroad.Iendedupfindingsometemporaryjobsthroughthetrip.Wealsocontinuedourphotographybusiness,settingupanonlinesh

optosellourlandscapes.Weonlyvisitedsomeparksinthe48states.Andtheexperiencewouldstillbewortheverypenny.Itisreallyachancetoloseandfindours

elvesinournation‟sparklands.4．Whydidtheauthorwanttochange?A．Becauseshewantedarestfromdailyroutine.B．Becauseshewasintereste

dintravelling.C．Becauseshefellillwithlongworkinghours.D．Becauseshedidn'tlikehermarketingjob.5．Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthevacationbeforeth

ejourney?A．Exciting.B．Helpful.C．Doubtful.D．Boring.6．Whatcanweinferfromthelastbutoneparagraph?A．Thecouplevisited48statesduringthetrip.B．Thecou

pletrieddifferentjobstomaintaintheirtrip.C．Thehusbandworkedharderthanthewife.D．Thecouplecamefromamiddle-classfam

ily.7．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Introducingacouple‟sdailylife.B．Sharingacouple‟stravelexperience.C．Showingtheimportanceoftraveling.D．Advisingso

metravelplanstoreaders.19.（2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Toge

ther,we‟vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom

.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher‟seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,striki

ngonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinist

sdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.A

beautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin‟sv

oicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegra

ssasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgl

oriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin—Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitati

ng,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfee

lhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI‟mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI‟mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,

solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer‟sday?4．Whatfurthercontribut

edtotheauthor‟sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum.B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin.D．Disappointmentintheteacher‟seyes.5．Whatcanbe

inferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor‟sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchang

emadetheauthor‟sheartunabletobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.6．Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisib

lehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelss

ohn‟sworks.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DeeploveformusicB．MydislikeandlikeofviolinC．AninspiringstoryofviolinD．Musical

soulmate—violin20.（2020届辽宁省锦州市高三一模）WildfireswererapidlyspreadingthroughnorthernandsouthernCaliforniaaspowerfulwi

ndssweptthroughthestate,burninghomesandforcingmorethan200,000peopletoleavetheirhomes.Thousandsofstructuresweredestroyedinthemassivefires.Firefighters

andvolunteersworkedaroundtheclock,riskingtheirlivestosaveothers,althoughthickcloudsofwildfiresmokehungintheair.Butit'snotjusthumansindanger‟spath.A

videoofahorserunningawayfromtherescueteamtofindhisfamilyofhorsesfromCBSLosAngeleswentviral.Thepublicwastouchedbythehorse'sheroicacta

ndsharedtheirthoughtsontheInternet.Volunteerswererescuingseveralhorsesfromthewildfirewhenoneofthehorsesjumpedawayfromthegroup.Theyw

eretryingtohelpthehorse,butherefused.Theyprobablyhadnoideawhatwaswrongwiththehorse,whojuststartedrunni

ngawayfromthem.Thehorseracedbackintodangertoleadhisfamilytosafety,despiterescuers'besteffortstostophim.Hekne

whecouldn'tleavethembehind.Asthetensionincreased,severalhumanstrangersjumpedintohelptheanimals—theywentbacktotheburningbar

nwheresomeofthehorsesremained.Youcanwatchthehorserunbackintothesmoke-filledarea,reconnectwiththehorsesinsidethefence,an

dquicklyaccompanythemoutofthefenced-offarea.Thoughit'snotclearfromthevideo,CBSLosAngelesreportedthatallbutoneoftheho

rsesinvolvedweresaved.DisastrousastheCaliforniawildfireshavebeen,thevideoandcountlessotherrescuestories—humansandanimalsalike—areshining

lightonallactsofgoodnesstakingplace.4．WhatdoestheauthorintendtoshowbytellingthewildfiresindetailinPara.1?A．Whatcausedthebigw

ildfires.B．Howseriousthewildfireswere.C．Whatrescuersdidinthewildfires.D．Howrapidlythewildfiresspread.5．What

doestheunderlinedphrases''wentviral''mean?A．Turnedbad.B．Gotattacked.C．Becameinteresting.D．Grewpopular.6

．Whichwordscanbestdescribethehorse?A．Loyalbutstubborn.B．Caringandcourageous.C．Responsibleandclever.D．Flexiblebutaggre

ssive.7．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A．Fightingdisastersneedsjointefforts.B．Animalsarealwaysfriend

sofman.C．Allgooddeedsdeservetobepraised.D．Animalsshowgoodnesstoeachother.21.（2020届辽宁省辽阳市高三一模）Grannyha

djustboughtasandwichforherofficeandwasstoppedataredlightinthecitycenter.Shehadthewindowrolleddowntoenjoythesoftwindwhenamanrusheduptothed

river‟ssidewindowtorobher.Therobberbrokeintotheopenwindowwithonehandinhispocket.HeorderedGrannytogetoutofthecar,orhe

wouldshoother.Awordlikethatwouldhavefrightenedanyoneelse.Instead,Grannysawitasachallenge.Completelyunafraidshesaidthatifhereallyhadagun,hewould

havepulleditout.Shewasright.Thecriminalhadnogunactuallyandtriedtopullheroutofthecar.Grannysoundedthehornandstartedshoutingouttodrawoth

ers‟attention.Withthedoornowopen,shestartedkickingthemananywhereherfootcouldreach.Afterakicktohisstomach,them

anattemptedtoescape.ButGrannywouldn‟tstandforthat.Itwasnowherturntograbontohim.Thatpoorfooldidn‟thaveachance.Shecalledforhelptobystanders,and

theyrushedtoheraid.WithGrannyleadingthecharge,agroupofstrangerscametogetherandtookthemantothesidewalk,holdinghimthereun

tilthepolicecame.Whenaskedbyayoungreportercoveringthestorywhyshefoughtbackandwasn‟tafraid,Granny‟sanswerwassurprising

lysimple:Shehadhadhernewcarforlessthantwodaysandapackofgoodsandwichesforheroffice.Andtherewasnowayfor

therobbertogeteitherofthose.Althoughwewereangrywithherbecauseshecouldhavegottenherselfkilled,wealllearnedanimportantlessonfro

mherthatday.4．WhydidGrannythinktheincidentasachallenge?A．Shewasafraidoftherobber,B．Shehasneverexperiencedtherobberybefore.C．There

waspossibilitythattherobberdidn‟thaveagun.D．Therewaspossibilitythathernewcarwouldberobbed5．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofth

erobber?A．Helookedveryterrible.B．Hehadapoormemory.C．Hewasnotstrongenough.D．Hewasfoolishandunlucky.6．Whatwasthemainreasonthattherobb

erattemptedtoescape?A．Grannykickedhisstomachviolently.B．Grannykickedhimanywhereherfootcouldreach.C．Granny‟sreac

tionwasbeyondhisexpectation.D．Grannymanagedtograbontohim.7．Granny‟sfamiliesthoughtherbehaviortobe________.A．illegalB．annoyin

gC．admirableD．confusing22.（2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模）JeremyLocke,whoownsaroofingandconstructioncompanyinGlaceBay,NovaScot

ia,hadalwaysbeenwantingtorepairtheroofofJeanetteMacDonald'shome.Wheneverhedrovepastthewoman'shome,he

assumedthattheroofwasunderrepairbecausethejobhadalreadybeentakenonbyanothergroupofrepairmen—butastheweeksworeon,theroofcontinuedtoworsenwithou

tanysignsofrepair.“Ihaditinmymindthatifnoonestepsuptohelpthisladyinourcommunity,I‟dbemorethanhappyto,”LocketoldCBC．WhenLockefinallyreachedouttoM

acDonaldaboutfixingherroofforfree,however,shepolitelydeclinedhisofferbecauseshedidnotliketoacceptcharity

.Thatbeingsaid,shehadalreadyappliedforagovernmentgrant（补助金）tofixtheroofandshesaidshewasmorethanhappytohi

reLockeoncehergrantapplicationwasapproved.Unfortunately,MacDonaldneverreceivedtheapproval.Asthestubborn（固执的）Canadianseniorrefuse

dtoacceptanyassistancefromLocke,thesympatheticconstructionworkerplayedaninnocenttrickinordertogethertoaccepthish

elp.HeinvitedMacDonaldtoenteraraffle（抽奖活动）thathisbusinesswasholdingforafreeroof.Afterthegrandmother—of—fouracceptedoneoftheraffletickets,Locketo

ldherthatshewasthewinner—becauseshewastheonlyonewhohadenteredtheraffle.Thankstohissweetlittleplan,Lockeandhiscre

warestartingworkontheroofthisweek,whichisexpectedtocosthiscompanyabout$9,000.MacDonald,meanwhile,toldCBCthatshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresshergrat

itudetoLocke,sayingthatheisher“guardianangel”."There'snobodyouttherelikehim,"sheadded.24．WhatdidLockedesiretodoforMacDonald?A．Repairherroof.B．Findar

epairman.C．Runacharity.D．Raisemoney.25．WhydidMacDonaldrefuseLocke'sofferinitially?A．Shedidn'ttrusthim.B．Shehadwonar

affle.C．Shedidn'tlikefreehelp.D．Shehadgotanofficialgrant.26．HowdidLockefinallymakeMacDonaldchangehermind?A．Hepersuadedh

ertogiveupherapplication.B．Heinvitedhertoenterhisbusiness.C．Hegaveherabout$9,000.D．Hetoldherawhitelie.27．Whichofthef

ollowingwordsbestdescribeLocke?A．Stubbornandtricky.B．Wealthyandinnocent.C．Determinedandwarm-hearted.D．Differentandambitious.23.（2020届宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟

）Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,

shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butsheovercametheseterriblesetbacks(挫折)towinahighlycompetitivescholars

hipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,“HomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurr

ayStory”,showninlateApril.LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-a

ddictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDS

anddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichs

hehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevert

ellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets.“Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstanding,byunderstandingthatth

erewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety,”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon

.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.Shefinis

hedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmo

nthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.“Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemea

llthetime.”Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmakingadecision”.24．Themainideaofthepassageis________.A．howLiz

managedtoenterHarvardUniversityB．howLizstruggledtochangeherlifeC．whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD．thehardtimeLizhadinherchil

dhood25．InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?a.HermotherdiedofAIDS.b.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.c.ShegotadmittedintoHarvard.d.T

hemovieaboutherlifewasputon.e.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A．b,e,a,d,cB．a,b,c,e,dC．e,d,b,a,cD．b,a,e,c,d26．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue

accordingtothepassage?A．BothLiz‟sfatherandmotherareAIDS-infectedpatients.B．Lizlivedahardtimeinherchildhood.C．Liz‟sstoryisaninspirationtomanypeop

le.D．Lizhatedherfatherbecausehegotaddictedtodrugs.27．Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A．Envyandencouragement.B．Willpoweranddetermination.C．Dec

isionsandunderstanding.D．Loveandrespectforherparents.24.（2020届山西省吕梁市高三一模）Some15yearsago,RossWillardvolunteeredwithafoodprograminHarri

sburg,Pa..Hefoundchildrenridingbicycleswithbrakesthatdidn‟twork.Theretiredrailroadmanagersawtheimportanceofsafelyridingforchildren,sohebega

nrepairingbicyclesonstreetcorners.Overtime,moreandmorepeoplecametohavetheirbicyclesrepaired.Mr.Willardop

enedhisfirstshopin2007andthreeyearslaterhefoundedhisowncompanyRecycleBicycleHarrisburg.Theall-volunteernonprofitorganizationhasbeenoff

eringserviceforresidentsinthecommunity.Regularvisitorsincludechildrenandtheirparents,aswellashalfwayhouseresidentsseeki

ngtoperformcommunityservicehourswhilealsobuildingtheirownbikes.Theorganizationhasado-it-yourselfphilosophy:Althoughthereisnoch

argeforanyrepairs,orevenbicycles,mostvisitors(exceptyoungchildren)aretaskedwithmakingtheirownrepairswiththeassistanceofvolunteertrainers.

Sinceitsfounding,RecycleBicyclehasdistributedthousandsofdonatedbikestotheHarrisburgcommunity-averagingabout900per

yearinthepastdecade.He‟sknownas“Mr.Bicycle,”aroundthePennsylvaniacapital.Heestimatesthattheorganizationrepairssome3,000bikesayear.Sittingintheorganiz

ation‟sshopspace,hediscussesthevolunteerismandsenseofservicethatwereimprintedonhimasachildbyhisparents.Thisledtoastrongbeliefaboutf

ixingproblemsthatonefindsinthecommunity.4．WhydidWillardbeginrepairingbicyclesonstreetcorners?A．Hefeltboredwithth

efoodprogram.B．Hedecidedtosetuphisownbusiness.C．Heneededtomakesomeextramoney.D．Hewantedtoensurethesafetyofcyclists.5．Whatdoes“do-it-yourselfphilosop

hy”aimat?A．Visitors.B．Volunteertrainers.C．Shoppers.D．Youngchildren.6．Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeanin

gtotheunderlinedword“imprinted”?A．depended.B．realized.C．ignored.D．impressed.7．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Howtorepairabicycle.B．Comm

unityneedsbicyclerepairservice.C．Theorganizationoffersserviceforthecommunity.D．Repairingabicycleyourselfcansavetimeandmoney.25.（2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模）Myf

riend,MontyRobertsownsahorseranch(养马场).ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmeastorylikethis:Therewasayoungmanwhowasthesonofaho

rsetrainer,whowouldgofromstable(马厩)tostable,racetracktoracetrack,farmtofarmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Sotheboy'sschoolcareerwascontin

uallyinterrupted.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofs

omedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationof

allthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Healsodrewadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranc

h.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhis

paperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”Theboywiththedreamwenttoseethetea

cherafterclassandaskedwhyhereceivedanF.Theteachersaid,"Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Yo

uhavenomoney.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.There'snowayyoucould

everdoit...Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.”Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhaul.Hea

skedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,"Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimporta

ntdecisionforyou.”Finally,afteraweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,“YoucankeeptheFandI'llkeepmydream."Montythentu

rnedtomeandsaid,"Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acr

ehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.”Headded,"Thebestpartofthestoryisthattwoyearsagothatsameschoolteacherbrought

30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,“Look,Monty,whenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethin

gofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids‟dreams.Fortunatelyyouhadenoughambitionnottogiveuponyours.”4．Howdidthefatherdealwithh

isson‟sproblem?A．Hedidnotpayattentiontoit.B．HepunishedhissonforthelargeredF.C．Heencouragedhissontomakehisowndecision.D．Hescol

dedhissonfortheridiculousplan.5．Whatcanweinferfromtheteacher'sremarksinthelastparagraph?A．Skillcomesbyexercise.B．Everybody'sgo

odatsomething.C．It'sgreattohavedreams.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.6．WhywasMonty‟sschoolingcontinu

allyinterrupted?A．Becausehedidn‟tlikehisteacher.B．Becausehehadtodomuchhousework.C．Becauseherefusedtogotoschoolsometimes.D

．Becausehisfatheralwayschangedhisworkingplace.7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．AboyhavingnochangesB．Aboyfollowinghish

eartC．AboyholdingontohisdreamD．Aboyowningahorseranch26.（2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模）WhenIwastenyearsold,IwenttotheUSAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.We

travelledaroundCalifornia—LosAngeles,SanFranciscoandLasVegas.InoticedsomethingfunnyaboutthewayeveryonespokeEnglish.Irememberthinkin

g,"Thisisthewaytheyspeakinfilms!"TheonlytimesIhadreallyheardanAmericanaccentbeforewerewhenIwatchedfilmssuchasMeanGirlsandFreakyFriday.Mostofthefilms

IwatchedwhenIwasachildwereAmerican.OnemomentIrememberveryclearlywasatthebeginningoftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedtoorder„Frenchfries‟.Ico

uldn'timaginewhatFrenchfrieswere.WhatwasfriedandFrench?Snails?Cheese?ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheordered

aportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,IaskedherwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedtotheplateofchips!Laterth

atweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome„chips‟fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketofcrisps!Iwasveryconf

used.Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered„biscuitsandgravy‟withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbiscuitsa

resweet.Gravyisasalty,meat-basedsauce.Ilaterrealizedthat„biscuits‟inAmericaaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall„biscuits‟,theycall„cook

ies‟.Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy„pants‟.Irememberthinking,“Howcansheseemyunderwear?”Mymumthento

ldmethattheycall„pants‟whatwecall„trousers‟,theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegs!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan„eggplant‟pizzaonthemenui

narestaurant.Eggsdonotgrowonplants,Ithought.Whatonearthcouldan„eggplant‟be?Somethingeggyandleafy?Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines

.Iaskedhimwherethe“eggplant”was.Helaughedandpointedtotheaubergines.“Theycallthis„eggplant‟inAmerica!”hetoldm

e.Althoughthesame„language‟maybespokenindifferentcountries,therearelikelytobemanydifferences,notjustinvocabu

larybutalsoinspelling,grammarandpronunciation!Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexi

stinhowitisspokenindifferentplaces.12．Whatdidthewriterthinkfunnyinthefirstparagraph?A．Englishfilms.B．AmericanEnglishC．Americancustoms.D．B

ritishEnglish.13．Wecaninferthatthewritercomesfrom.A．theUKB．AustraliaC．FranceD．theUSA14．Theunderlinedword“disgusted”probablymeans

.A．exhaustedB．annoyedC．confusedD．interested15．WhichgroupwordsarebothusedinCalifornia?A．Chips;BiscuitsB．Eggplant;UnderwearC．Pants;Co

okiesD．Frenchfries;Trousers27.（2020届陕西商洛中学高三三模）Frommyhotelroomwindow,Iseeanoversizedbillboardwithhisfaceon

it:Jason,theGreatMagician.Iabsent-mindedlyturnthepagesofthephonebookandcomeacrossacitymap.Sippingmyicedlatté,Irunmyfingersalon

gthestreetsfromthehoteltotheoperahall.Notmorethanahalf-hourwalk.Iglanceattheclock.Theshowstartsinonehour.Plentyo

ftime!Igulpthelastthreesipsofmylattéandhopintheshower.SoonI‟monmywaytotheshow,carryingafancyblackhandbagandagenuinesmile.Thebillboar

dlooksevenmoreimpressivefromoutside.TheGreatJason'seyesseemtobeglancingthroughme.Ishiverandwalkfaster.Ifeellikeachildabouttoopenherbir

thdaypresents.ThehallisdarkwhenIcomein;theshowisabouttobegin.Imakemywaybackstagejustasthegreatmagicianp

utsonhistophat.''Daddy,I'msogladtoseeyou,''Isayinahalf-whisper.''I'mintownforthewriter‟sworkshop,butIjustc

ouldn'tmissyourshow.''Igivehimaquickhugandgobackintotheseatingarea,leavinghimwithastartledsmile.Isettledowninthedarkness,andthecurtainsopen.Magically

,thatshowremainstheGreatJason'sbestperformancetothisday.1．Theunderlinedsentenceindicatesthewriteris.A．embarrassed

andhesitantB．braveanddeterminedC．nervousandexcitedD．surprisedandfrightened2．Whywasthewriterintown?A．Togototheworkshop.B．Tovisitthemagician.C

．Toenjoytheperformance.D．Tohelppeopleinneed.3．WhoisJason?A．Thepersonthewriterwillworkwith.B．Thefatherofthewriter.C．Thegreatestperformerever.D．Theunk

nownmagician.28.（2020届四川省高三第一次统一监测）Seasicknessandsunburn.Takingcareofoldpeopleindifferentsituations.Mymedicalfriendsdidtheirbesttopersuademe.Ev

eryonesaidthatrunningawaytoseawouldruinmycareer.Butafterfivesleep-deprived(睡眠不足的)yearsworkingasajuniordoctor,Iwaswillingtotaketherisk.Hungryfora

dventure,IboardedabrightwhiteshipinSingapore.With2,000passengersandcrew,shewasthesizeofasmalltown.Tomyrelief,th

ehospitalwaswellequipped,withanX-raymachineandabloodanalyzer.Thatfirstcruise(航行)wasalearningexperience,atightschedulefull

ofsafetydrills(演习).Therewassomuchnewinformationtotakein.Evenrememberingwhichoftheuniformstoweareachdaywasachallenge.

Mostconfusing,Ioftenforgottochangemyclockwhentheshipcrossedtimezones.Asadoctor,Iwasresponsibleforthe600crewincludingwaiters,en

gineers,cooksandnavigators(领航员),andIwasoncall(随时待命的)fortheentireship.Farfromtreatingseasicknessandsunburn,asI‟dbeenwarned,my

patientswerewideandvaried.Theship‟smedicalcenterwasessentiallyafloatingemergencyroom,butwedidn‟thaveateamofspecialistsonhandforasecondopini

on.Withlongandunpredictablehours,itrequiredmentaltoughness.Asyoucanguess,manyofthepassengerswereelderly.Heartattac

ksdon‟tcareaboutgeographyandemergencyevacuations(疏散)weredifficulttoarrange.Irecallonesuchpatient,whowastakenoffthes

hiponastretcher(担架)halfwaythroughthePanamaCanal.Afteraterrifyingrideinthebackofanoldambulance,Iwasrelievedthatthepatientsurvivedlongenoughtoarriv

eatthehospitalinPanamaCity.Thankfully,therewereseveralunexpectedbenefitstothejob.Iregularlyenjoyedthepa

ssengerfacilities,includingthegym,spaanddeckbuffet(甲板自助餐).Ievenhostedmyowntableofpassengersintheevenings.Onraredaysoff,Ivolunteeredasatourgui

deontripsashore(在陆地).IgottoflyoverAlaskainaseaplaneandwatchedaballetinStPetersburg.Inowunderstandthatbeingacruiseshipdoctorisnotajob—it‟saway

oflife.Oneyearatseabecametwo.Ilostmycareerambitions,butIredefinedhappinessinmylife.4．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor‟sfirstcruise?A．Shemissedherjoba

sadoctor.B．Sheenjoyedarelaxinglifestyle.C．Shehadtolearnalotofthings.D．Sheoftenfeltconfusedaboutherjobduties.5．Whydoestheau

thormentionthepatientwhowassenttothehospitalinPanamaCity?A．Totellthatitwasdifficulttolookafteroldpatients.B．Toprovethatbeingacr

uiseshipdoctorismoretiring.C．Tostresstheimportanceofawell-equippedhospitalontheship.D．Toshowitwaschallengingtohandleemergencysi

tuationsontheship.6．WhatisParagraph9mainlyabout?A．Theauthor‟sexperienceasatourguide.B．Theadvantagesofbeingacruiseshipdoctor.C．Th

elonelinessofbeingtheship‟sonlydoctor.D．Variousfacilitiesforpassengersonthecruiseship.7．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherexperiencea

sacruiseshipdoctor?A．Itwastoostressfultotolerate.B．Ithelpedherbuildabettercareer.C．Itchangedherunderstandingofhappin

ess.D．Itprovidedopportunitiestomakemorefriends.29.（2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试）Thepastfewyearsfoundmeworkinglonghoursatmymark

etingjobwhilemyhusband,Steven,putinequallyfalldaysasaphysicstutor.Theweekendswerespentphotographingweddingsandportraits.

Whilewewereabletosavesomemoney,wewerebothburnedoutfromtheconstanttiringwork.Wefelttheneedforbothrenewalandvacationexperienc

es.So,inJanuary,wesetoutonaseven-month,cross-countryroadtriptovisitall61NationalParksintheUnitedStates.Stevenwasreadytodiv

eheadlongintotheunknown,whileI,someonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.IwasamazedathoweasilyIturnedtobeamorerelaxedversionwhowasn'tworriedw

heretoparkorsleep.Webothbecamesoaccustomedtosleepinginthevan,despitetheforeignsoundoutside,whichweeventuallyletfadeintowhitenoi

se.Overthecourseofourseven-monthtrip,severalinterruptionschangedourroute,includingthegovernmentshutdown,whichleftthefirst10parksinacces

sible.Anothertime,IfellillandlostmyvoicerightaswewereheadingtotheVirginIslandsNationalPark.Positively,whilewe'vedonephotographyprofessionally

foryears.thistripreallyhelpedusgrowinourcraft.Fromrapidlytryingtoshootdolphinstolininguppanoramic(全景的））shots,thistripwasap

hotographer'sdream.Ineverdaredoutintocompletedarknesstophotographnightscapes,buttheviewsoftheMilkyWayweman

agedtoshootwerewellworthit.Oneofourbiggoalsonthistripwastocomeawayfromeachparkwithonespectacularimage,someth

ingthatpushedusbothtobecomebetterartistsintheprocess.Thatsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbroughtustogether

,gaveusmoretotalkabout,andencouragedustomotivateeachotheralongtheway.4．Whydidthecoupletakesuchatrip?A．Theywerebothoutof

work.B．Theyneededsomephotosofparks.C．Theywantedagetawayfromexhaustingwork.D．Theywantedtomakemoneybyphotographing.5．Whatsurprisedtheauthoronth

etrip?A．Thetripwasfullofunexpecteddifficulties.B．Thetripwasnothinglikeherplannedfun.C．Sheenjoyedhishusband'swayof

travel.D．Shehadseveralfightswithherhusband.6．Whatfailedthemtovisitthefirst10parks?A．Badsleepinthevan.B．Theauthor'sill

ness.C．Thechangeofroute.D．Thegovernmentshutdown.7．Whathavethecouplegainedfromthetrip?A．They'vecaughtsomedolphins.B．They'vebecamefamousartists.C．T

hey'vebetteredtheirrelationship.D．They'vegottheirprofessionalphotographercertificates.30.（2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试）Asda

taleakandidentitytheftbecomemoreandmorecommon,themarketisgrowingforfingerprintoririsscans(虹工膜扫描）－tokeepothersoutofprivatee-spaces.They'resti

llexpensive,though,andsomepeopleareunwillingtohavepersonalidentifierstakenandkeptbyathirdparty.Researcherssaytheyhavecomeupwithalow-costdevic

e-asmartkeyboard.Itpreciselymeasuresthesoundwithwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachkey.Thesepatternsareuniquetoeachin

dividual,saysJunChen,adoctoralengineeringstudent.Bymeasuringhowsomebodytypesapassword(码），hesays,thekeyboardcande

terminepeople'sidentities,andthus,byextension,whethertheyshouldbegrantedaccesstothecomputerit'sconnectedto-regardlessofwhethersome

onegetsthepasswordright.Itdoesn'trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeoplearen'talreadyfamiliarwith."Everybodyusesakeyboard...andeve

rybodytypesdifferently,"Chensays.Thedevicepowersitselfbygeneratingelectricitywhenaperson'sfingertipstouchthekeys-mul

ti-layerplasticmaterials,pressdown,andliftagain,whichcompletesanelectriccircuitwiththekeyboard.Thekeyboardc

ouldofferastrongerlayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser'stypingandthetimebetweenkeypresses.Thisphenomenon,called"co

ntactelectrification,"isthesameprocessthatcreatesstaticelectricity,Chensays:"lt'slikewhenyourunyourhandacrossawo

olblanketandseesparks(电火花）inthedarkness."InastudydescribingthetechnologypublishedinthejournalACSNano,

theresearchershad100volunteerstypethewordtouchfourtimesusingthekeyboard.Datagleanedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtoidentifyindividualparticip

antsbasedonhowtheytyped,withverylowerrorrates,Chensays.Sofar,thereisjustonesuchkeyboard.But,Chensays,itshouldbe

prettystraightforwardtocommercializeandismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhopesitcouldmakeittomarketinabou

tfiveyears.12．Whatisthefeatureofthesmartdevice?A．It'sinexpensive.B．It'sanewtypeoftechnology.C．It'sinaccessiblew

ithoutapassword.D．Itcanrecognizepeople'sfingerprint.13．Howisthesmartdevicepowered?A．Byfingerstouchingit.B．Byreplaceablebatterie

s.C．Byproducingpowerofitsown.D．Bybeingconnectedtoelectricity.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"glean"probablymeaninParagraph6?A．Collect

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