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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.B

utthereisonehugesecretthatIkeptforyears--Ifailedmydrivingtest.Ihadneverfailedatestbefore,andhadneverevenc

omeclose.Drivingmademeanxious,butmyparentstoldmeIhadto.Theysignedmeupfordrivinglessons.Ihadgottenaperfectscoreformywrittenp

ermitexam,butgettingbehindthewheelwasadifferentstory.ButwhenOctober30throlledaround,mypridesetin.Iwantedtobelikeeveryoneelseatmyschool,showingofft

hebrandnewlicensethey'dgotten.Lookingbackonthatspecialday,Ican'trememberifIwasnervous.WhatIdorememberisstarting

thetest,pausingatastopsignafterafewseconds,andbeingaskedbytheinstructortopullover.Ihadreceivedanauto-failsincemypausewasindeedapauseandnot

arealstop.Iwasn'tupsetthatIwasleavingwithoutalicense,butIwasscaredeveryonewouldknowthatIhadfailed.SowhenIgottoclass,ItoldeveryoneIdidn't

wanttotakethetestonmybirthday.OneFridayamonthlater,Iwenttothetestspotagainandpassed.LaterthatnightIdrov

eforthefirsttimebymyself,whichbroughttomeanamazingfeelingI'veneverexperienced——butsill,Icouldn'timagineevertellinganyonethetruth.SoIdidn'

t.Itwasn'tuntilmidwaythroughcollegethatIcameclean.Itturnedoutplentyofmycollegefriendshadfailedtoo!AndIgathereden

oughcouragetospeakthefactout.Yes,Ihadalsofailed.NowIrealizefailureandimperfectionaretwothingseveryonehastoexperience,withoutwhic

honecouldn'tmakeatrueman.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutMatthew?A．Hewasaslowlearnerofdriving.B．Hereliedheavilyonhisparents.C．Hewasafraidoftakingexams.D．Hewa

sboredwithtellinglies.5．WhydidtheinstructoraskMatthewtopullover?A．Toputanendtohislest.B．Tocheckhisparkingskills.C．Togivehimasecondchan

ce,D．Toshowhimabetterwayofdriving.6．WhatmadeMatthewfeelextremelyworriedafterhisfirstattempt?A．Failingtogetadrivinglicense.B．Missinghisbirthda

ycelebration.C．Makinghisparentsdisappointed.D．Losingfacebeforehisclassmates.7．WhatdidMatthewlearnfromhisownexperience?A．Hon

estyisthebestpolicy.B．Failureisawaytogrowup.C．Truthstandsthetestoftime.D．Imperfectionisanotherformofpe

rfection.2.（2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检）Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbr

eakthroughs.Whenanewspaperreporteraskedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson,herespondedthatitallca

mefromanexperiencewithhismotherwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Atthattimehewastryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenheaccid

entallydroppedthebottle,spllingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor—arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercamein,insteadofyellingathim,g

ivinghimalectureorpunishinghim,shesaid,''Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleo

fmilk.Well,wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutes?''Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,''Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslik

ethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.Wecoulduseasponge(海绵),atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?''Hechosethespongeandt

ogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,''Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarrybigmilkbott

lewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgotothebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdropp

ingit.''Thelittleboyleanedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwith

outdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemi

stakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswereopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichiswhatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Wouldn'titbegreatif

allparentswouldrespondthewayRobert'smotherrespondedtohim?4．Whathappenedwhentheboydroppedthemilkbottle?

A．Hegotinjuredandburstintotears.B．Hecriedoverthebrokenmilkbottle.C．Hismotherscoldedhimformakingamess.D．Hismothere

ncouragedhimtoplaywiththemilk.5．Whatwashismother'spurposebyinvitinghimtodotheclean-uptogether?A．Toinspirehiscreativity.B．Topromotehisresponsib

ility.C．Todevelophiscookingskill.D．Toimprovehisexperimentability.6．Whydidthemothertaketheboytothebackyard?A．TofetchwaterforcleaningB．

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）ConnieMonroeclicksabutton,flicksherwristandwatchesasherneighborhoodfloods.Theshorelinesarefirsttogo.Then,theb

aseballfieldsatFlemingPark.Bythetimeseawaterreachestheseniorcenter,ithasfloodedstreetsandoveradozenbrickhomes.Monroemov

esherheadupanddown,sidetoside,takinginthesimulated(仿真的)view.ThisiswhatcouldhappentoTurnerStation,ahistoricAfricanAmericancommunitysouthe

astofBaltimore,assealevelsrise.Climatechangepresentsmanychallengestocoastalcommunitiesandtothosetryingtop

repareforitsimpacts,butoneofthemostbasicisalsooneofthemostvexing:Howdoyoushowpeopleandconvincethemofapossiblefuture?Commun

icatingtherealnessandimmediacyoftheclimatethreatishugelyimportanttoclimateresearchersandthoseaimingtolessenitscauses.B

utit'salsothemostimportanttocommunitiesfacedwithcomingchangesthatarealreadyunavoidable.Theseprojectsneedpublicsup

portandinput.That'swhyMonroeandotherresidents(居民)arebeingdirectedtositinmetalchairs,putonvirtualrealityheadsetsandwatchtheirhomesfloo

d.TurnerStation,acommunitywhichgetsfloodedeasily,istryingtoprepare.IthaspartneredwiththePortofBaltimore,afewnonprofitsandalocallandscapearchite

cturefirmtoadoptarangeoftoolsandwaystocommunicateclimatechangetothepublic,becauseeverypersonisdifferentandeveryplaceisdifferent.T

hevirtualrealityprogramisonlythemostrecent,andperhapsthemosteffectivestep.Virtualrealityisanimmersiveexperiencethatcantrickthehumanbrainintothin

kingit'sreal.ButtrickingpeopleisnotthegoalofthesealevelrisesimulationbeingusedatTurnerStation,saysJuianoCalil,oneoftheprogr

am'sdevelopers.''Thegoal,''hesays,''istostartaconversationandhelpfolksvisualizetheimpactsofclimatechangeandthesolutions,andalsodiscussthetrade-o

ffsbetweenthem.''8．WhoisMonroe?A．Acoastalcommunitycitizen.B．Aclimateresearcher.C．Anarchitect.D．AVRprogramdeveloper

.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword''vexing''meaninparagraph2?A．Bothersome.B．Dramatic.C．Original.D．Convincing.10．WhyisVRtechnologyemployedhere?A．Itc

ancutdowntherisksofclimatechange.B．Itcanshowsevereresultsofclimatechange.C．Itcanintroducetechnologytotheresidents.D．Itcanpredictt

heclimatechangeaccurately.11．Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram?A．Totrickmorepeopletobelieve.B．Towintheresidents‟cooperation.C．Toadvocatetheapplicationo

fVR.D．Toinformtheresidentsofthesolutions.4.（2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试）"HowdoyouaccountforyourremarkableaccomplishmentinQueenVictoriaoftheUKaskedH

elenKeller."Howdoyouexplainthefactthateventhoughyouwerebothblindanddeafyouwereabletoaccomplishsomuch?"Ms.Keller'sanswerisatribute(致敬)toherde

dicatedteacher."IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”Accordingtospeake

rZigZiglar,"LittleAnnie"Sullivan,asshewascalledwhenshewasyoung,wasnostrangertohardship.Shewasalmostsightl

essherselfandwas,atonetime,diagnosedashopelessly"insane"byhercaregivers.ShewaslockedinthebasementofamentalinstitutionoutsideofBoston.Onoccasion,

LittleAnniewouldviolentlyattackanyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryoneinherpresence.Anelderlynursebelievedtherewas

hope,however,andshemadeithermissiontoshowlovetothechild.EverydayshevisitedLittleAnnie.Forthemostpart

,thechilddidnotacknowledgethenursedpresence,butshestillcontinuedtovisit.Thekindwomanleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencouragement.Shebelie

vedLittleAnniecouldrecover,ifonlyshewereshownlove.Eventually,doctorsnoticedthechangeinthegirl.Wheretheyoncewit

nessedangerandhatred,theynownotedagentlenessandlove.Theymovedherupstairswhereshecontinuedtoimprove.Thenthedayfinallycamewhen

thisseemingly"hopeless''childwasreleased.AnneSullivangrewintoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersassheherselfwashelpedbyt

hekindnurse.ItwasshewhosawthegreatpotentialinHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplinedher,playedwithher,pushedherandworkedwithheruntiltheflickeri

ngcandlethatwasherlifebecameabeaconoflighttotheworld.AnneSullivanworkedwondersinHelen'slife;butitwasalovingnursewhofirstbelievedin

LittleAnnieandlovinglytransformedanuncommunicativechildintoacompassionateteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwo

uldhaveremainedunknown."Butifithadnotbeenforakindanddedicatednurse,thenameofAnneSullivanwouldhaveremainedunknown.4．ThedialoguebetweenQueenVictoriaand

HelenKellerismentionedmainlyto.A．showadeepadmirationforHelenKellerB．provethatHelenKellermadeagreatcontributionC

．begintellingthestoryofHelenKellerteacherAnneSullivanD．getthereaderinterestedinhowHelenKellerachievedsomuch5．Whatisthehardshipmentionedinthethir

dparagraph?A．Sullivanhadastrangedisease.B．AlmosteveryoneignoredSullivan.C．Sullivanwaskeptawayfromherparents.D．Sullivanwasbelievedtohaveamentalprob

lem.6．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Sullivanlikedthenursefromtheverybeginning.B．Sullivanexperiencedfirsthandhowterriblethelifeofadeafchild

was.C．TheelderlynursehadnodoubtthatSullivanwouldbeagreatteacher.D．Withoutthenurse,Sullivancouldn'thavehelpedHelenKellerlater.7．Whichofthefollowingwo

uldbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．ThePowerofLoveB．MakingaDifferenceC．TheSecrettoBeingaGoodTeacherD．Si

milaritiesBetweenAnneandHelen5.（2020届广西桂林调研）ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmen

inallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappy

onlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostly

hardwork.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewanderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Natureheoftensaid,isfullofsecrets,He

triedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythingi

nsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.Edisoncouldnotunderst

andhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsdd.someoneaskedhimwhat

ideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenou

ghinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.5．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,itistruethat________.A

．EdisoninventedtheelectriclightwiththehelpofotherAmericaninventorsB．Edisonwassatisfiedthathewasregardedasthegreatestgeniusofh

isageC．theinventionoftheelectriclightbyEdisonhaschangedthelivesofmanypeopleD．thelivesofmanypeoplewouldhavebeenthesamewitho

utEdison‟sinventions6．Edisonthought________.A．hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusB．hardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusC．geniusplaysthemostimportantparti

none‟ssuccessD．geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork7．Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies________.A．Edisonmade100inven

tionsinhislifeB．Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100yearsC．PeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years‟workD．Lifeistoos

hortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings6.（2020届广西桂林调研）Whenthesandbegankickingupandhittingourfaces,Istartedtoworrythatmaybewehadmadeamistake.Thata

fternoon,mydadhadstoodonthedeck（露台）ofourhomeandlaughedasourneighborspackeduptheircarsandheadedinland.Theylefttospendthenightinmotelsoratfriends‟h

omesthatwereoutofrangeofapproachingsummerstorm.Challengingtheweatherthatthreatenedtodampourspirits,welitafireonthebeach.Dadtoldjokesandwehadagood

time.Whenitwas6:30p.m.,alllaughterdisappeared.Oureyesweredrawntothesky.Atornado（龙卷风）washeadedstraightforus!Inaflash,wewere

allonourfeet.Thewindstartedscreamingandnowwewererunningtothecottage.Mymomstoppednexttothefrontdoor.“Wherecanwego?”Sheshoutedatmydad.Mostcot

tagesonthispartofLakeMichiganhadbeenbuiltwithoutbasements.Ourswasnoexception.Thehugewindowsandthecottageitselfwouldn‟toffersafetyfromhighwin

d.“Followme!”mydadyelled.Wecrawled（爬）beneaththedeck,pressingourselvesagainstthefoundationofthecottage.Betweenthedecksuppo

rts,wewatchedtheapproachingstorminsilentterror.Mydadshouted,“Holdon!”andsomethingelseIcouldn‟thearoverthescreaming

wind.Ithinkhewaspraying.Bythetimeitreachedourcottage,itwasnothingmorethanastrongwind.Therestofthestormlastedforanhourandthensimplyb

lewaway.“Nexttime,we‟llstayinlandatGrandma‟s.Okay?”mydadsaid.8．Whatdidthefamilydobeforethestormcame?A．Theysatonthedeck.B．Theystayedonthebe

ach.C．Theypackedupthecars.D．Theyvisitedtheirneighbors.9．Whereweretheyrunningwhenthetornadowasheadedforthefamily?Theywererunning____

____.A．tothemotelsB．tothetheirfriend‟shomeC．tothecottageD．tothebeach10．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Ourswasnoexception.”inParagraph

4mean?A．Ourcottagehadgotabasement.B．Ourcottagehadn‟tgotabasement.C．Wehadn‟texpectedtogetacottage.D．Wehadexpectedtogetacottage.11．Whatd

oesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Howthefamilysurvivedthetornado.B．Whattodoinfaceofatornado.C．Howimportantitistobui

ldabasement.D．Howafatherprotectedthefamily.7.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）Oneofthemostimportantthingsthathashappenedtomeocc

urredlongbeforeIwasawareofit.Asthestorygoes,IwasthreedaysoldandMomwassinging“TheNameGame”songtome:“ChristineBo-Bean-Banana-Fanna

-Fo-Feen.”Bydayfour,Iwasgivenanewname—Christine-Bo-Bean,orjustBo-Beetomymother.Now,IamBotoherandclosefriends.Why

isthisnickname（昵称）soimportanttome?IoncereadabookwithapassageaboutTrueNameswhichexplainsthatwhenaperson‟struenameisspoken,sh

ehasadistinctaura（光环）aroundher.AlthoughIhavebeenBotomymotherallmylife,Irecentlydiscoveredthatmytruenameisnotonmybirthcertificate;it‟

sthenamethatisasuniqueandmemorableasIam.PeopleusuallyknowmeasChristine.Theystillseemeasaquiet,bookishchild.Theydo

n‟tknowwhoIamnow.Mymostrecenthopes,fears,goals,dreamsandopinionsescapetheirnotice;itiseasiertothinkofmeasIwas.Inthe

irminds,theyhaveaboxlabeled“Christine”inwhichIfitneatly,andasChristine,Iwascontentwiththeperfectpackaging.Thosewhoca

llmeBoorBo-Beereallyknowme.TheyrememberwhoIwasandrealizeIhavechanged.Boisatightsqueezeintheold“Christine”

boxes.TheBoIamisever-changing,ever-growingandever-learning.WhenIwasChristine,Iwasquiet,andeasilyscared.Ifeared

groups,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmyopinions.Iwasmorecomfortablewithabookthanmybestfriend.AsChristine,IthoughteveryonewasbetterthanIwas.As

Bo,Istilllovemybooks,butIwanttodiscussthem.AsBo,mydreamistolivewhereIcanexperiencenewthingsandmeetnewpeople.Idr

eamaboutbeingaloneonastagelitbyasinglespotlight;Ihavethatconfidencenow.IamequaltothoseIoncesawasbetterthanme.Anamesh

ouldn‟tmakesuchadifference,butsometimes,whenapersonfindshisorherTrueName,theydevelopanewshinevisibletofriends,

familyandespeciallythemselves.Ican‟talwaysbeBo.SometimesexposingmyselfisstillscaryandIfeeltoonervous;Iwanttohideinthoseoldboxes.Mostly,however,Iamre

adyfortheworld.So,justcallmeBo.4．Whenwastheauthorgivenanickname?A．Whenshewasthreeyearsold.B．Onthefourthdayafter

shewasborn.C．Sevendaysaftershewasborn.D．Whenshereceivedtheold“Christine”box.5．Whatdothepeopleknowabouttheau

thorasChristine?A．Theythinktheauthorisactiveandcrazy.B．Theycareabouttheauthor‟smostrecentfeelings.C．Theydon‟trea

lizetheauthorhaschanged.D．Theydon‟tknowtheauthorhaschangedhername.6．Whatkindofpersonwastheauthorinthepast?A．Sheshowedno

interestinreading.B．Shetookpleasureinfindingnewthings.C．Shelovedreadingandsharingbookswithfriends.D．Shelackedconfide

nceandpreferredtobealone.7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Bo—theTrueNameB．AUniqueNameC．RememberthePastD．TheMeaningofNickname8.（2020届河南省

焦作市高三三模）DuringRick‟sbirthin1962,hisbrainwasdamagedforoxygenlack.ThedoctorstoldDickHoytthattherewasnohopeofhissonbei

nganythingmorethana“vegetable”.YetDickandhiswifeweredeterminedtoraisehimathome.Atage13,Ricktoldhisfatherhewantedtoparticipateinafive

-milebenefitrunforthedisabled.Dickwasnotarunner,butheagreedtopushRickthroughtheracecourseinhiswheelchair.Thatw

aswhenasurprisingthinghappened.Duringtherun,Rickfeltasthoughhewasn‟tdisabledanymore—hewassimplyoneoftheru

nners.ThisexperiencedeeplyaffectedDick,andhecommittedtorunninganincreasingnumberofeventswithhissonsothatRickcouldhavethis

feelingasoftenaspossible.Atfirst,othercompetitorsoftentreatedthemasoutsidersandevenavoidedthem.Butgradually,whatbeganasawayforRickHoyttoexperience

inclusionandequalitybroadenedinitspurpose.Runningtogetherbecameawaytosendamessagethat,asRicksaid,everybodyshouldbeincludedineverydaylife.Thepair‟sfir

stBostonMarathonin1981finishedinthetopquarterofthefield,andshortlythereafter,attitudesbegantochange.Ma

nyathleteswouldcomeuptothembeforetheracetowishthemluck.The2013BostonMarathonwasthe31sttimetheHoytshadruntherace,andit

wasalsotheirlastrace.Dickhasrunthousandsofmilestobewithandsupporthisson.TheirathleticpursuitshaveenrichedRick‟slifeandhadapracticalbene

fitforDick‟slifeaswell:Afteraheartattack,Dick‟sdoctorstoldhimhemighthavedied15yearsearlierifheweren‟tinsuchgoodshape.4．WhatinspiredDickt

okeeprunning?A．Rickfelthewasahealthypersoninrunning.B．Rickcouldraisemoneybytakingpartinrunning.C．Rick‟swishwastobeanexcellentrunneroneday.D．Rickcou

ldrebuildhisbrainbyrunning.5．WhatmessagedidtheHoytssendbyrunning?A．Everyoneisapartoftheworld.B．Whatevermanhasd

one,Imaydo.C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D．Goodthingscometothosewhowait.6．Whatchangedothers‟attitudestotheHoyts?A．Theirtalentforrunning.B．Th

eirpurposeofrunning.C．Theirdonationstorunners.D．Theirachievementinrunning.7．HowlongdidtheHoytsinsistonraces?A．31years.B．38years.C．40year

s.D．53years.9.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）Earlierthisyear,myhusbandandIwerepresentedwiththechancetomakeourhomeinanurban“micro”space.Asweiniti

allyconsideredit,itseemedcrazy.Wouldweevenmakeitaweekwithoutgoingmad?Livingroom,kitchen,office,diningroom,allinonesmallfour-walledspace.Th

erewereanumberofotherpotentialoptions.Wecouldmoveoutintothesuburbslikemostpeopledoinourextraordinarilyexpensivecityandhaveasmallyardmaybeevenabasemen

t.Buttherewassomethingaboutthisneat“tiny”homethatarousedourinterest,whichchallengedus.Weliketolivedifferentlyfromthecrowd,toavoidwhatever

yoneelseisdoing“justbecause”everyoneelseis.“Let‟stryitforsixmonths.Ifitmakesuscrazy,we‟llmove.Wecandoanythingfor6months,”myhusbandsaid.Itwascha

llengingsqueezingintothespaceatfirst,butthensomethingcaughtusbysurprise.Westartedhavingatonoffunwithour

tinyspace.Inthepast,sometimeswehadquitedifferentideasaboutwhichartordecoratingstylewefoundappealing.Buthere,inthistinyspace,wefou

ndourselveshavingatonoffunexploringpossibleoptions.There‟snoroomforclutter(凌乱的东西),either.Thisisagift!It‟sbeen8months,andwe‟resta

ying.Perhapsforever.Whenaspaceisthissmall,youdon‟tneedtospendmuchinfurnishingit,andyoucan‟tkeependlesslybuyingthings.There‟snowheretoputthem!Thisleav

esusmorefinancialresourcesandmoretimetogooutintothemuchbiggerworldandenjoylife.Forus,livingina“tiny”homehasfilleduswithafeelingofabundance.It‟s

somuchbetterthanfeelingweigheddown,payingforabigspaceandmoreandmorethings.Ihighlyrecommendit.24．Whatcanwelearnfromthewordsoftheauthor‟shus

band?A．Hedidn‟tliketostayinthesmallspace.B．Hemadeuphismindtostayinthesmallspace.C．Hewasuncertainaboutlivingi

nthesmallspace.D．Heencouragedtheauthortoliveinthesmallspace.25．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor‟sexperiencefromthetext?A．Itwasdepres

singbutinspiring.B．Itwaschallengingbutinteresting.C．Itwasdisappointingbuttouching.D．Itwasembarrassingbutreward

ing.26．What‟sthemainadvantageoflivinginthesmallroomtotheauthor?A．Shecouldenjoylifemore.B．Shecouldavoidt

hecrowds.C．Shecouldcleantheroomeasily.D．Shecouldenjoyafeelingoffreedom.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnewtrendoflivingB．T

hejoyofliving“tiny”C．Savespace,savemoneyD．Makegooduseofspace10.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）NajibisanAfghanwhogrewupinIr

an.Heledatoughlife.Whenhefoundhischildrenwouldbeinthesamesituation,hisfamilyinitiallyreturnedtoAfghanistan.Butwiththecountryfilledw

ithconflicts,theydecidedtoleaveforIndonesia.“Whenwefirstcamehere,wewereinabadsituation.Itslanguage,cultureandevenweatherweredifferent.Wehadmovedaway

fromfriendsandfamily,”saysNajib.“IwasinatoughpositionbutIactedstrongbecausetherewerenootherchoices.”Refugees(难民)cannotw

orkinIndonesiaandtherearelimitedchoicesforrefugeechildrentoattendlocalschools.Determinedtoavoidsuchafate,agroupofrefugeesinPuncakto

okactionandscrapedtogether(东拼西凑)theirresourcestosetupaschool—theRefugeeLearningCenter(RLC).“Ouronlygoalandtaskistoprovidebasiceducation,andprepareth

erefugeechildrenfortheirfuture,”saysAbdullahSarwari.“We‟realsotryingtoprovideanormallifeasmuchaspossibleforthem.”TheRLChasalsost

artedofferingBahasaIndonesiaclassestotherefugeecommunity.“Betweentherefugeeandthelocalcommunity,Ifeellikethere‟s

alanguagebarrierwhichstopstherefugeefromhavinganhonestandopeninteractionwithIndonesians,”saysAbdullah.“I

fyoutryyourbest,tolearnthelanguageofaparticularplaceorcountry,itreallyhelpsmakethingseasier,”saysNajib.Heisamongthosewhosignedupforclasses,althoughhe

admitsprogresshasbeenslow.Butlifehasimprovedinsomewaysforhimandhisfamily.Najibsays,“Thecentreisanopport

unityforrefugeetoshowthattheyarenotaburden.Iftheyhavetheopportunity,theycanaccomplishbigandgreatthingslikethis.”4．WhydidNajibdecidetolea

veforIndonesia?A．ToescapetheconflictinAfghanistan.B．ToexperienceIndonesianculture.C．TohelprefugeesinIndonesia.D．Togetequalrightstovote.5．Wh

at‟sthemainpurposeoffoundingtheRLCforrefugeechildren?A．TohelpthemlearnEnglish.B．Tomakethemstayawayfrombadluck.C．Top

rovidethemwithchancestoliveinIndonesia.D．Tomakethemhaveaccesstoreceivingbasiceducation.6．WhatcanwelearnaboutNajibaccor

dingtothetext?A．Heistheleaderofrefugees.B．HefoundedtheRLChimself.C．HestudiesIndonesianintheRLC．D．HelivesawealthylifeinIndonesia.7．What‟sth

ebesttitleforthistext?A．TheGoalofFoundingaSchoolB．ASchoolforRefugeesbyRefugeesC．AReasonforLeavingforIndone

siaD．TheBenefitofLearningaNewLanguage11.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesfligh

tfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:DoesanyoneonboardknowAmerican

SignLanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveap

assengerontheplanewho'sblindanddeaf,”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn'tunder

standwhatheneeded,accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithher,dyslexiaandknewshe'dbeabletospellonthema

n'spalmbyfinger.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook,then64.Gent

lytakinghishand,shesigned,“Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoher

seat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn'tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandw

antedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour,thatwaswhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahow

hehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn'tseeher,she“lookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchk

indness”,apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing,”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“Youcouldte

llCookwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchawarm-heartedgirl.”Cook'sreaction:“Bestt

ripI'veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystoofferhelp?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone'sliferightnow.24．Theflightattendantaskedanur

gentquestionbecause__.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．

noneoftheflightattendantscouldcommunicatewiththepassenger25．WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Beeausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．

BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshew

antedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.26．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandcaring.B．Warm

-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing.D．Ambitiousandattentive.27．Thepassageismainlywrittento__.A．t

ellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirlB．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageC．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandr

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

dwereconflicting.“AreyousureyouwanttoheadtoGreecethisNovemberwithKathleen?”askedmyhusband.“Theweathercouldbeunpleasant.”“Y

oumustgo,”saidmyfriendLarry,whotalkedabouthavingspentThanksgivingonSantorini.“It‟sawonderland.”Withhisencouragingwor

ds,IbookedourflightstoAthensandincludedtwoGreekislands:SantoriniandGrete.AsunnySaturdayafternoonwelcomedustoEleftheriosVenizelosAirportin

Athens.DuringthenextfewdaysKathleenandItriedalotofunknown-to-usfoods.Noannoyinglinesoftouristseitheraswesawsigh

tsontheAthens“A”list.AndthencameWednesday.TheflighttoSantoriniwasyo-yoedbywindgustsofupto40milesanhour.Fira,usuallyamuch-photographedtouristdestinat

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

iday,”saidKathleen.“MaybeCreteisn‟texperiencingthesamestorm.Canweflyoutlatertoday?”Herquestionmirroredmyownthoughts.Butwecouldn‟

tleave.We‟djustarrived.Paymentsforthehotelandrentalcarwouldbelost,andcostlylast-minuteplanereservationsneeded.“Let‟snotdeciderightn

ow,”Isuggested.Duringthenextfewdays,wedrovearounddespitetheshowers.AtarestaurantnamedPoseidon,onourthirdnight,wewaitedand

waitedfordinner.“Yourdinnerwillbeoutshortly.Thechefwasbusystudyingsomethingbeautiful,”ourwaiterexplained.Seeingourpuzzledlook,

thewaiterthensaid,“Hewentoutforasmoke,sawabeautifulgirlandbegantochat…”Suddenly,Kathleenlaughed.Insteadofcomplaining,shelean

edbackandoutcamealoud,happysound.Anattitudeadjustmentintograce,Irealized,hadbeenhappeningsinceourarrival.“You

know,Mum,youcan‟tliveapositivelifewithanegativemind,”shesaid.Gracesurroundsus.Thechallengeistoletgoofanxieti

esandworries,thetendencytocomplain.Asunnyattitudecanletgraceshine.4．Whatdidtheauthor‟shusbandthinkabouthertriptoGreece?A．Itwaspleasan

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

B．Busy.C．Struggling.D．Annoying.6．WhydidtheauthorinsistontheirstayinginSantorini?A．Towaitforsunnydays.B．Toavoidwasting

money.C．Toenjoytheoff-season.D．Todeeplyexploretheplace.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingherexperience?A．Theroleofgrac

e.B．Thebenefitsoftravelling.C．Thepowerofpositivethinking.D．Theimportanceofunderstanding.13.（2020届湖南省永州市高三

第三次模拟）Igrewupinafamilythatwasmiddleclassintermsoffinances.Dadworkedhardtosupportthefamilyandmomtriedtosavealittle

bitofmoneywhilemakingsurewehadenoughfoodtoeatandclothestowear.Oneoftheirgreatestdesireswastoraisedecentandlovingchildrenw

hohadanopportunitytofinishcollege.Oftheirfourchildren,mybrother,Gener,seemedtobethemostsociable.Heexperiencedlifebyd

oingsimplethingsthatnoneofusriskeddoing.Generneverhesitatedtolearnnewthings.Hetriedhishandsatanumberofthings.Hedida

lotofthingsforfriends,oftennotbeingpaidforthem.Generdidnothaveahistoryofanyhealthproblemsfromhisveryyoungagetoa

dulthood.However,onedayhecamehome,atehisdinnerandinformedmomanddadthathewasretiringtobed.Thatevening,m

y“healthy”brotherdiedsuddenlyofcardiacarrest.Allmyfamilyweresosorrowful.Atthefuneral,alongwiththesadness,mypa

rentsandbrotherfeltsomuchpride.Thereweresomanypeoplethatcame.Strangerstomyparents,eachwererelatingastoryofhowtheyweretouchedbyGener.Ajanitor

(看门人)cametosaythatpracticallyeverydayGenerbroughthimasandwich.FinallymomfoundoutwhyGenertooksomanysandwichestoschool!Gene

rnevertoldherwhathedidwiththesandwiches.ThentherewasamanwhocameinbringingmoneysayingthatGenerlenthimsome

whenhewasdownandout.Generneveraskedhimbackforthemoney.Fromtheschoolpresidenttothejanitor…peoplecameb

ecauseofhisgoodnessofheartanddeeds.Intheend,myparentsrealizedthatevenatayoungageof26,mybrotherlivedafulllifeandwasveryinstrumentalinhelpingothe

rslivetheirsalittlebetter.4．Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribetheauthor‟schildlife?A．Poorbuthappy.B．Luxuriousandfree.C．Poorandstressful.D．N

eitherrichnorpoor.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Generpassedawayunexpectedly.B．Generwastheeldestchildinthefamily.C．G

enerwasunwillingtolearnnewthings.D．Generhadpoorhealthduringhischildhood.6．Whydidtheauthor‟sparentsfeelproud?A．BecauseGenerwasmovedbyo

thers.B．BecauseGenerhelpedotherslivebetter.C．BecauseGenerhadcontributedalottohisfamily.D．BecauseGenertooksomanysandwichestosch

ool.7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Ahappyson.B．Asecrethelper.C．Acourageousstranger.D．Asinceredonor.14.（2020届吉林省

吉林市高三第三次调研）Havingjustfinishedhighschool,Iwasn'tsurewhatIwantedtostudyinhighereducation,soIdecidedtotakeagapyeartofigurethatout.Oneofmybiggestpa

ssionshasalwaysbeenAfricaandIhavealwayswantedtodosomekindofvolunteering.However,Iwasafraidthat,especiallywhenitco

mestovolunteeringinresearch,Iwouldn‟tbeabletogointomuchdepthwiththeresearchIwouldbedoing.Ineedn‟thavew

orriedaboutthisinternship（实习期）though.IthasbeenperfectformebecausenotonlyamIdoingthesameactivitiesasalltheothervolunteer

sbutIalsogettodomyownresearchinadditiontothoseactivities.TheinternshipprogramIamfollowingfocusesonbigpredators(食肉动物).Ihavedecidedtofocusonch

eetahs（猎豹）formyindividualproject,collectingdataonthetwocheetahsthatliveinRietspruit,oneofthereservesthatAfricanImpactdoesresearc

hin.Withbothcheetahshavingonlybeenreintroducedintotheareathisyear,thereisstillalotofdatathatcanbecollectedonthepair.Largepredator

reintroductionisacommonstrategyusedtoreturntheseanimalstotheirhistoricrange.Theproblemisthatthesuccessr

atesofthesereintroductionsareverylow,mainlybecauseoflackinresearchdoneonhowdifferentfactorsinfluencetherein

troduction.BothcheetahsarewearingaGPS-collarfromwhichIcandownloadalotofinformationincludingwherethecheetahhasbeen,whattheweatherwaslikean

dhowfarthecheetahtravelled.Havingorganizedandcategorizedtheinformation,Ihavebeenabletocreatesomeveryinterestinggraphs.Eventhoughitisquitedi

fficultsinceI‟veneverdoneanyresearchlikethis,IreallyenjoyallthechallengesandproblemsIhavehadtofaceandsolve.AndI‟mgladthatIcandosomethingtohelpw

ildlife.4．Whydidtheauthortakeagapyearafterhighschool?A．Hewasaskedtodosomevoluntarywork.B．Hedidn‟tthinkhewasquitereadyyet.C．Hewantedtodosome

travellinginAfrica.D．Hedidn‟treallylikereceivinghighereducation.5．Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterjoiningtheinternshipprogram?A．Itw

aswhathehadexpected.B．Itseparatedhimfromothers.C．Itwastoochallengingforhim.D．Itwasreallysuitableforh

im.6．Theauthor‟sworkmainlyinvolves___________.A．collectinginformationabouttwocheetahsB．observingtwocheetahsinthewildsecretlyC．

walkingaroundRietspruittoservescientistsD．collectingdataonsomedifferentbigpredators7．Whatisthebesttitlefo

rthetext?A．MyexperienceonthepredatorresearchinternshipB．MyexperienceofrescuingwildlifeinAfricaC．Myexperienceofreceivinghigh

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

erovertheyears,andIknewitwasn‟tforme.GoingbacktoschooltolearnFrenchandthenteachthelanguage,ourmotherhadchangedthece

nterofherworldwhenwewerepre-teens.Whenwewenttobed,Iknewhowworriedshecouldbeoverherstudentswhentheyweretr

oubledandhowmuchoftheirstressshetookonherself.WhatIdidn‟trealizewasthislifeshe‟dchosenofferedherdeepr

ewards.AsIgrewup,IfellinlovewithaFrench-speakingSwissmanwhoaskedmetomarryhimandmovetoSwitzerland.Yearslater,whenIfoundmyselfbackinmyhometownwitha

smallchildandaloveofmysecondlanguage,achancearoseformetojoinmymother‟sworldofeducation,andIaccepted.IlandedinaprimaryschoolinRock

yMount,NorthCarolina.Fromthefirstweek,IknewI‟dstickwithteaching.ThisisthemostchallengingexperienceI‟veev

erhad,andabsolutelythebest.IteachFrench,andIhaveneverfeltsomuchexcitementaswhenIreceivesmilesfromchi

ldren,orpraisefromotherteachers.Mostofmystudentshavenottraveledoutsidethetownwheretheylive,andforsome,atriptothecitymuseumpro

vesthemostadventurousexperienceintheirlives.IfIcouldsomehowopentheworldtothesechildren,andifIcouldpushthemabit,todreamoflivinginabiggerword,t

heymayworkharderandmaybeonedayventurebeyondtheirneighborhood.Iworklateintoeachnightcreatinglessonsandactivitiesforthefollowingday,

tryingtocomeupwithwaystoattractmystudentsandconnectthemtothelargerworld.IalsoplantogobacktoschoolforfurtherstudysothatIcanalsoteachscience,

math,socialstudies,readingandwriting.4．Whydidtheauthorsaynototeachingatfirst?A．Shedidn‟tliketoworkwithchildren.B．Itwouldtakeuptoomuchofhertimeand

energy.C．Hermotherwantedhertodosomethingelse.D．Shewasn‟tsureifshecoulddoitwell.5．Whendidtheauthorfallinlovewithteaching?A．When

shehadherownchild.B．Duringthetimewhenshelivedabroad.C．Immediatelyaftershestartedteaching.D．Whenshelearntaboutherstudents‟dreams.6．Whatcanwelear

nabouttheauthor‟sstudents?A．Theirlivesaremostlylimitedtotheirhometown.B．Mostofthemcomefrompoorfamilies.C．Theyk

newnothingaboutFrenchinthebeginning.D．Theyworkhardanddreambig.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttodointhenearfuture?A．Workinhermother‟sscho

ol.B．Experimentwithnewteachingmethods.C．TeachmorelanguagesbesidesFrench.D．Receivefurthereducationinteaching.16.（2020届江西省赣州市高

三模拟）Sinceitneveroccurredtoanybodyattheschooltoprovidetheservicesofaninterpreter,IhadtositinthefrontrowsothatIcouldreadtheteacher‟sl

ips.ClassroomdiscussionswerevirtuallyimpossibletofollowbecauseIcouldn‟thearwhatwasbeingsaidaroundtheroom.Ina

vainefforttokeepupwiththem,Iwasalwaysaskingwhoeverhappenedtobesittingnexttomewhatwasbeingsaid.Eventually,Igottiredofwat

chingeveryoneshrugtheirshouldersindifferentlyandrollingtheireyes.IbegantopretendthatIknewwhatwasgoingon.Fittinginwassoimportanttometha

teverytimethekidslaughed,IlaughedalongeventhoughIfeltmuddle-headedmostofthetime.Luckilythenfatethrewmelight.Ononesunn

yafternoon,myteacher,Mrs.Jordan,askedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlipsfrommyfront-rowseatandimmediatelyraisedmyhand.Icouldn‟tbelieveit—

despitemyfears,Ifeltincrediblyconfidentbecause—foronce—IwassureIhadtherightanswer.But,whenshecalledonme,Iwassuddenlyafraid.Herewas

anopportunitytoimpressthepowerfulteacherandshowherIwasworthyofherlove.Ididn‟twanttoblowit.Itookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredherquestion.Her

explosiveresponseshockedallofus.Sheenthusiasticallysteppedherrightfootonthefloor,pointingdirectlyatme.Withspa

rklingeyesandawidesmileshecried,“THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!”Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,Ifeltlikeaninstantstar.Myheartburstwithpride.Myconfidence

soared.Itwasamazingwhatagreateffectthesimplethree-wordphrasedeliveredwithincredibleenthusiasmhadonmyyounglife.THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!Itgo

tmetothinkthatIwouldmakeaplaceformyselfinthisworldnomatterhowmanyobstaclesIhadtoovercome.Fromthatday,mygradesandspee

chimproveddramaticallyandmypeerssuddenlylookedatmewithnewrespect.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“muddle-hea

ded”inparagraph1mean?A．Absent-minded.B．Relaxed.C．Confused.D．Delighted.5．WhywastheauthorinfearofansweringMr

s.Jordan‟squestion?A．Helackedconfidenceandbravery.B．Hewasn‟tsureoftherightanswer.C．Hewouldbelaughedatbyhisclassma

tes.D．Hewasafraidthathewoulddisappointher.6．WhatcanbeinferredaboutMrs.Jordan?A．Shewasbornwithcreativity.B．

Shechangedtheauthor‟slife.C．Shewasstrictwithherstudents.D．Shewasawomanofhottemper.7．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．

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

stfinishedlunchandwasgoingtowashhishandswhenthegroundunderhisfeetstartedshakingviolently.Objectsbegantofalldownfrom

overheadandrisingabovethecrashes,hecouldhearterrifiedscreamsallaroundhim.Severalmonthslater,thepainterfromNepal's

KathmanduValleyremembersthatdaymorevividlythanhisweddingdayorthebirthofhisson.ItwasonApril25,2015thatanearthquakehitNepal,theformerHim

alayankingdomoutofsightbetweenitsgiantneighborsChinaandIndia,81yearsafterasimilardisaster.Thiskillerq

uakeandaftershocksthatcontinuedformorethanamonthafterwardkilledover8,000people,destroyedthousandsofhouses,andruinedanecon

omyalreadydamagedbymanyotherreasons.ItwasalsoofconsequencefortheancientartstyleNepalipainterssuchasLamahavebeenpract

icingforgenerations.“Weleftourhomesandlivedintheopenfieldsoutsidethecity,undertarpaulins（防水油布）foramonth,"Lamasaid.Manyofthehouses,builtofmudan

dbricks,wereinruinsandtheaftershockscontinued,thoughlessfrequently.Oneday,Iwenttomyshowroomtogetsomeofthepaintin

gsoutandtheEarthstartedshakingagain.Idroppedeverythingandranoutformylife.”DineshLama,a32-year-oldart

istfromNepal'scapitalcity,Kathmandu,saidhisBoudhaStupaThangkaCenter,whichfunctionsashisshowroomaswellashisstudio,hasremainedshutsincetheear

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

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

lcomebacktoourhomesoon.”4．Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?A．TheApril25earthquakemadeNepaldisappearforlong.B．Thisquakecau

sedmoredeathsthantheone81yearsago.C．Nepalalsosufferedaseriousdisasterduetothe1934quake.D．TheearthquakeistheonlyreasonforNepalbeingbackward.

5．WhatcanweknowaccordingtoTasiLama'swords?A．ManyNepalipainterslosttheirlivesinthequake.B．Onlythehous

esbuiltofmudandbricksbrokedown.C．Hisshowroomfellintoruinsafterthequake.D．Hehadnochoicebuttostopworkingforlong.6．Wha

tmadeDineshLamaworriedmost?A．Thathisshowroomhadbeentotallydestroyed.B．Thathisartisanswereincapableofworking.C．Thathe

couldn'tsellhisworksasusual.D．Thathewouldneverpickuphisbrushtodraw.7．Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthetext?

A．EarthquakeBringsDamagetoAncientArtB．EarthquakeCausesManyArtistsOutofJobC．ChinaGivesaTimelyHandtoNepalD．NepalSuffe

rsfromTwoNonstopQuakes18.（2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考）Iwantedachangeofpace,abreakfromroutine.Thepastfewyearsf

oundmeworkinglonghoursatmymarketingjobwhilemyhusband,Steven,putinequallyfulldaysasaphysicstutor.Wewerebothburnedoutfromtheconstantboredom.

Vacationexperiencesatfirstglanceseemalittledifficultforus.Howdoyoufindcomfortinanever-changingenvironment?

AndI,someonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.ButIwassurprisedathoweasilyIwasabletoadapttoanewmodeofoperation,amorerelaxedversionofmyselfwhowas

n‟tworriedwherewe‟dparkandsleepeachnight.Thefactthatwebothbecamesoaccustomedtosleepinginthebackofacargovanisanothersurpriseweexperie

ncedonthisjourney.Thevanwasourmaintransportationand,withafull-sizebedintheback,italsoprovideduswithabitofcomfortthatmadeusconti

nue.Atfirst,everysoundoutsidewasforeign,andwebothtooklongertofall-andstay-asleep.But,afteracoupleofweeksintovanlife,weletthesoundsfadeintosoftb

ackgroundmusic.Overthecourseofourseven-monthtrip,oneofourbiggoalswastocomeawayfromeachparkwithonespectacularimage.Th

atsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbroughtustogether,evenmorethanbefore,gaveusmoretotalkabout,andencouragedustomotivateeachotheralongth

eway.Bythispoint,you‟reprobablywonderinghowwepaidforallofthis,ormaybeyou‟reassumingwecomefromwealthybackgrounds.Thetruthis,weactuallymanagedthisentir

eadventureonamiddle-classbudget.Stevendidpart-timeremoteworkabout10hoursperweekforhisemployerfromtheroad.Iendedupfindingsome

temporaryjobsthroughthetrip.Wealsocontinuedourphotographybusiness,settingupanonlineshoptosellourlandscapes.Weon

lyvisitedsomeparksinthe48states.Andtheexperiencewouldstillbewortheverypenny.Itisreallyachancetoloseandfindourselvesinournation‟sparkla

nds.4．Whydidtheauthorwanttochange?A．Becauseshewantedarestfromdailyroutine.B．Becauseshewasinterestedintra

velling.C．Becauseshefellillwithlongworkinghours.D．Becauseshedidn'tlikehermarketingjob.5．Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthevacationbef

orethejourney?A．Exciting.B．Helpful.C．Doubtful.D．Boring.6．Whatcanweinferfromthelastbutoneparagraph?A．Thecouplevisited

48statesduringthetrip.B．Thecoupletrieddifferentjobstomaintaintheirtrip.C．Thehusbandworkedharderthanthewife.D．Thecouplecamefr

omamiddle-classfamily.7．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Introducingacouple‟sdailylife.B．Sharingacouple‟stravelexperience.C．Showingtheimporta

nceoftraveling.D．Advisingsometravelplanstoreaders.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.Manyhoursofboredomweresp

entpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher‟seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisible

hammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathome

lyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownvi

olinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslido

vertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin‟svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbackt

ogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmy

hearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin—Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Bef

orethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhas

beenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI‟mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewas

hesitaway,whenI‟mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmy

life.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer‟sday?4．Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor‟sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum.B．Boredomof

practice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin.D．Disappointmentintheteacher‟seyes.5．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor‟sfeeling

wascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor‟sheartunabl

etobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.6．Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeauti

fulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn‟sworks.7．Whichofthefollow

ingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DeeploveformusicB．MydislikeandlikeofviolinC．AninspiringstoryofviolinD．Musicalsoulmate—violin20.（2020届辽宁省锦州市高三

一模）WildfireswererapidlyspreadingthroughnorthernandsouthernCaliforniaaspowerfulwindssweptthroughthestate,burninghomesand

forcingmorethan200,000peopletoleavetheirhomes.Thousandsofstructuresweredestroyedinthemassivefires.Firefightersandvolunteersworked

aroundtheclock,riskingtheirlivestosaveothers,althoughthickcloudsofwildfiresmokehungintheair.Butit'snotjusthumansindanger

‟spath.AvideoofahorserunningawayfromtherescueteamtofindhisfamilyofhorsesfromCBSLosAngeleswentviral.Thepublicwastouchedbythehorse'sheroicac

tandsharedtheirthoughtsontheInternet.Volunteerswererescuingseveralhorsesfromthewildfirewhenoneofthehorsesjumpedawayfromth

egroup.Theyweretryingtohelpthehorse,butherefused.Theyprobablyhadnoideawhatwaswrongwiththehorse,whojusts

tartedrunningawayfromthem.Thehorseracedbackintodangertoleadhisfamilytosafety,despiterescuers'besteffortstostophim.Heknewhec

ouldn'tleavethembehind.Asthetensionincreased,severalhumanstrangersjumpedintohelptheanimals—theywentbacktotheburningbarnwheresomeofthehors

esremained.Youcanwatchthehorserunbackintothesmoke-filledarea,reconnectwiththehorsesinsidethefence,andquicklyaccompanythemoutofthefenced-off

area.Thoughit'snotclearfromthevideo,CBSLosAngelesreportedthatallbutoneofthehorsesinvolvedweresaved.DisastrousastheCaliforniawildfiresha

vebeen,thevideoandcountlessotherrescuestories—humansandanimalsalike—areshininglightonallactsofgoodnesstakingplace.4．Whatdoestheauthorintendto

showbytellingthewildfiresindetailinPara.1?A．Whatcausedthebigwildfires.B．Howseriousthewildfireswere.C．Whatrescuersdidinthewildfires.D．Howrapidlyt

hewildfiresspread.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrases''wentviral''mean?A．Turnedbad.B．Gotattacked.C．Becameinteresting.D．Gr

ewpopular.6．Whichwordscanbestdescribethehorse?A．Loyalbutstubborn.B．Caringandcourageous.C．Responsibleandcle

ver.D．Flexiblebutaggressive.7．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A．Fightingdisastersneedsjointefforts.B．Animalsarealwaysfrien

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

asandwichforherofficeandwasstoppedataredlightinthecitycenter.Shehadthewindowrolleddowntoenjoythesoftwindwhenamanrusheduptothe

driver‟ssidewindowtorobher.Therobberbrokeintotheopenwindowwithonehandinhispocket.HeorderedGrannytogetoutofthecar,orhewouldshoother.Awordlikethatwoul

dhavefrightenedanyoneelse.Instead,Grannysawitasachallenge.Completelyunafraidshesaidthatifhereallyhadagun,hewouldhavepu

lleditout.Shewasright.Thecriminalhadnogunactuallyandtriedtopullheroutofthecar.Grannysoundedthehornand

startedshoutingouttodrawothers‟attention.Withthedoornowopen,shestartedkickingthemananywhereherfootcouldr

each.Afterakicktohisstomach,themanattemptedtoescape.ButGrannywouldn‟tstandforthat.Itwasnowherturntograbontohim.Thatpoor

fooldidn‟thaveachance.Shecalledforhelptobystanders,andtheyrushedtoheraid.WithGrannyleadingthecharge,agroupofstrangerscametoget

herandtookthemantothesidewalk,holdinghimthereuntilthepolicecame.Whenaskedbyayoungreportercoveringthestoryw

hyshefoughtbackandwasn‟tafraid,Granny‟sanswerwassurprisinglysimple:Shehadhadhernewcarforlessthantwodaysandapackofgoodsandwichesforheroff

ice.Andtherewasnowayfortherobbertogeteitherofthose.Althoughwewereangrywithherbecauseshecouldhavegottenherselfkilled,wealllearnedanimpo

rtantlessonfromherthatday.4．WhydidGrannythinktheincidentasachallenge?A．Shewasafraidoftherobber,B．Shehasneverexperiencedtherobberybefore.C．The

rewaspossibilitythattherobberdidn‟thaveagun.D．Therewaspossibilitythathernewcarwouldberobbed5．Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftherob

ber?A．Helookedveryterrible.B．Hehadapoormemory.C．Hewasnotstrongenough.D．Hewasfoolishandunlucky.6．Whatwasthemainreasonthattherobberattemptedtoescape?

A．Grannykickedhisstomachviolently.B．Grannykickedhimanywhereherfootcouldreach.C．Granny‟sreactionwasbey

ondhisexpectation.D．Grannymanagedtograbontohim.7．Granny‟sfamiliesthoughtherbehaviortobe________.A．illegalB．annoyingC．admirableD．confusin

g22.（2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模）JeremyLocke,whoownsaroofingandconstructioncompanyinGlaceBay,NovaScotia,hadalways

beenwantingtorepairtheroofofJeanetteMacDonald'shome.Wheneverhedrovepastthewoman'shome,heassumedthattheroofwasunderrepairbecausethe

jobhadalreadybeentakenonbyanothergroupofrepairmen—butastheweeksworeon,theroofcontinuedtoworsenwithoutanysignsofrepair.“Ihaditinmymindthatif

noonestepsuptohelpthisladyinourcommunity,I‟dbemorethanhappyto,”LocketoldCBC．WhenLockefinallyreachedouttoMacDonaldaboutfixingherroofforfree,ho

wever,shepolitelydeclinedhisofferbecauseshedidnotliketoacceptcharity.Thatbeingsaid,shehadalreadyappliedforagovernmentgrant（补助金）tofixtheroofa

ndshesaidshewasmorethanhappytohireLockeoncehergrantapplicationwasapproved.Unfortunately,MacDonaldneverreceivedtheapproval.Asth

estubborn（固执的）CanadianseniorrefusedtoacceptanyassistancefromLocke,thesympatheticconstructionworkerplayedaninnocenttrickinor

dertogethertoaccepthishelp.HeinvitedMacDonaldtoenteraraffle（抽奖活动）thathisbusinesswasholdingforafreeroof.Afterthegrandmother—of—fouracceptedoneoft

heraffletickets,Locketoldherthatshewasthewinner—becauseshewastheonlyonewhohadenteredtheraffle.Thankstohissweetlittleplan,Lockeandhiscrewarestar

tingworkontheroofthisweek,whichisexpectedtocosthiscompanyabout$9,000.MacDonald,meanwhile,toldCBCthatshedo

esn'tknowhowtoexpresshergratitudetoLocke,sayingthatheisher“guardianangel”."There'snobodyouttherelikehim,"sheadded.24．WhatdidLockedesiretodoforMacDo

nald?A．Repairherroof.B．Findarepairman.C．Runacharity.D．Raisemoney.25．WhydidMacDonaldrefuseLocke'sofferinitially?A．Shedidn'ttru

sthim.B．Shehadwonaraffle.C．Shedidn'tlikefreehelp.D．Shehadgotanofficialgrant.26．HowdidLockefinallymakeMa

cDonaldchangehermind?A．Hepersuadedhertogiveupherapplication.B．Heinvitedhertoenterhisbusiness.C．Hegaveherabout$9,000.D．Hetoldheraw

hitelie.27．WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeLocke?A．Stubbornandtricky.B．Wealthyandinnocent.C．Determinedandwarm-hea

rted.D．Differentandambitious.23.（2020届宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟）Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetr

olstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butsheovercametheseterribles

etbacks(挫折)towinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,“HomelesstoHarvard:TheLizM

urrayStory”,showninlateApril.LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddeterminat

ion.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.Hermother

hadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenv

ironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingher

teachersthatshewashomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets.“Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstanding,b

yunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety,”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedtha

tsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencou

rageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedt

oleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.“Ilovemyparentssomuch.T

heyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetime.”Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmak

ingadecision”.24．Themainideaofthepassageis________.A．howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB．howLizstrugg

ledtochangeherlifeC．whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD．thehardtimeLizhadinherchildhood25．InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoL

iz?a.HermotherdiedofAIDS.b.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.c.ShegotadmittedintoHarvard.d.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.e.Shehadtroublefindingaplacet

osleep.A．b,e,a,d,cB．a,b,c,e,dC．e,d,b,a,cD．b,a,e,c,d26．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BothLiz‟sfa

therandmotherareAIDS-infectedpatients.B．Lizlivedahardtimeinherchildhood.C．Liz‟sstoryisaninspirationtomanyp

eople.D．Lizhatedherfatherbecausehegotaddictedtodrugs.27．Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A．Envyandencouragement.B．Willpoweranddetermina

tion.C．Decisionsandunderstanding.D．Loveandrespectforherparents.24.（2020届山西省吕梁市高三一模）Some15yearsago,RossWillardvolunteeredwithafoodprograminH

arrisburg,Pa..Hefoundchildrenridingbicycleswithbrakesthatdidn‟twork.Theretiredrailroadmanagersawtheimportanceofsafelyridingforchildren,sohebeganr

epairingbicyclesonstreetcorners.Overtime,moreandmorepeoplecametohavetheirbicyclesrepaired.Mr.Willardope

nedhisfirstshopin2007andthreeyearslaterhefoundedhisowncompanyRecycleBicycleHarrisburg.Theall-volunteernonprofito

rganizationhasbeenofferingserviceforresidentsinthecommunity.Regularvisitorsincludechildrenandtheirparents,asw

ellashalfwayhouseresidentsseekingtoperformcommunityservicehourswhilealsobuildingtheirownbikes.Theorga

nizationhasado-it-yourselfphilosophy:Althoughthereisnochargeforanyrepairs,orevenbicycles,mostvisitors(exceptyoungchildren)aretaskedwithmakingth

eirownrepairswiththeassistanceofvolunteertrainers.Sinceitsfounding,RecycleBicyclehasdistributedthousandsofd

onatedbikestotheHarrisburgcommunity-averagingabout900peryearinthepastdecade.He‟sknownas“Mr.Bicycle,”

aroundthePennsylvaniacapital.Heestimatesthattheorganizationrepairssome3,000bikesayear.Sittingintheorganization‟sshopspace,hediscussesthevolunte

erismandsenseofservicethatwereimprintedonhimasachildbyhisparents.Thisledtoastrongbeliefaboutfixingproblemsthatonefindsinthecommunity.4．Why

didWillardbeginrepairingbicyclesonstreetcorners?A．Hefeltboredwiththefoodprogram.B．Hedecidedtosetuphisownbusiness.C．Heneededtomakesomeextramoney.D．Hew

antedtoensurethesafetyofcyclists.5．Whatdoes“do-it-yourselfphilosophy”aimat?A．Visitors.B．Volunteertrainers.C．Shoppers.D．Youn

gchildren.6．Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“imprinted”?A．depended.B．reali

zed.C．ignored.D．impressed.7．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Howtorepairabicycle.B．Communityneedsbicyclerepairservice.C

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

friend,MontyRobertsownsahorseranch(养马场).ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmeastorylikethis:Therewasayoungmanwhowasthesonofahorsetrainer,whowoul

dgofromstable(马厩)tostable,racetracktoracetrack,farmtofarmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Sotheboy'sschoolcareerwascontinuallyinterrupted.

Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteaseve

n-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,

showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Healsodrewadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwoul

dsitona200-acredreamranch.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twod

ayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”Theboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassa

ndaskedwhyhereceivedanF.Theteachersaid,"Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youhavenoresources.Owningahors

eranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit...Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillre

consideryourgrade.”Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhaul.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,"Look,son,youhavet

omakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.”Finally,afteraweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,making

nochangesatall.Hestated,“YoucankeeptheFandI'llkeepmydream."Montythenturnedtomeandsaid,"Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothous

einthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.”Headded,"Thebestp

artofthestoryisthattwoyearsagothatsameschoolteacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,“Look,Monty,when

Iwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids‟dreams.Fortunatelyyouhadenoughambitionnottogiveuponyours.”4．Howdidt

hefatherdealwithhisson‟sproblem?A．Hedidnotpayattentiontoit.B．HepunishedhissonforthelargeredF.C．Heencouragedhissontomakehisowndecision.D．Hescolded

hissonfortheridiculousplan.5．Whatcanweinferfromtheteacher'sremarksinthelastparagraph?A．Skillcomesbye

xercise.B．Everybody'sgoodatsomething.C．It'sgreattohavedreams.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.6．WhywasMonty‟sschoolingcontinuallyinterrupted?A．Becaus

ehedidn‟tlikehisteacher.B．Becausehehadtodomuchhousework.C．Becauseherefusedtogotoschoolsometimes.D．Becausehisfatheralwayschangedhisw

orkingplace.7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．AboyhavingnochangesB．AboyfollowinghisheartC．Aboyholdingontohisdr

eamD．Aboyowningahorseranch26.（2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模）WhenIwastenyearsold,IwenttotheUSAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.WetravelledaroundCalifor

nia—LosAngeles,SanFranciscoandLasVegas.InoticedsomethingfunnyaboutthewayeveryonespokeEnglish.Irememberthinking,"Thisist

hewaytheyspeakinfilms!"TheonlytimesIhadreallyheardanAmericanaccentbeforewerewhenIwatchedfilmssuchasMeanGirls

andFreakyFriday.MostofthefilmsIwatchedwhenIwasachildwereAmerican.OnemomentIrememberveryclearlywasatthebeginning

oftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedtoorder„Frenchfries‟.Icouldn'timaginewhatFrenchfrieswere.WhatwasfriedandFrench?Snails

?Cheese?ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheorderedaportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,Iaskedhe

rwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedtotheplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome„chips‟fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketof

crisps!Iwasveryconfused.Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered„biscuitsandgravy‟withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbi

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

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

twecall„trousers‟,theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegs!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan„eggplant‟pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant

.Eggsdonotgrowonplants,Ithought.Whatonearthcouldan„eggplant‟be?Somethingeggyandleafy?Mydadorderedthi

spizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines.Iaskedhimwherethe“eggplant”was.Helaughedandpointedtotheaubergines.“Theycallthis„eggplant‟inAmerica!”hetoldme.Althou

ghthesame„language‟maybespokenindifferentcountries,therearelikelytobemanydifferences,notjustinvocabularybutalsoinspelling,grammarand

pronunciation!Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexistinhowitis

spokenindifferentplaces.12．Whatdidthewriterthinkfunnyinthefirstparagraph?A．Englishfilms.B．AmericanEnglishC．American

customs.D．BritishEnglish.13．Wecaninferthatthewritercomesfrom.A．theUKB．AustraliaC．FranceD．theUSA14．Theunderlinedword“disgusted”probab

lymeans.A．exhaustedB．annoyedC．confusedD．interested15．WhichgroupwordsarebothusedinCalifornia?A．Chips;BiscuitsB

．Eggplant;UnderwearC．Pants;CookiesD．Frenchfries;Trousers27.（2020届陕西商洛中学高三三模）Frommyhotelroomwindow,Iseeanoversizedbil

lboardwithhisfaceonit:Jason,theGreatMagician.Iabsent-mindedlyturnthepagesofthephonebookandcomeacrossacitymap.Sippingmyicedlatté,Irunmy

fingersalongthestreetsfromthehoteltotheoperahall.Notmorethanahalf-hourwalk.Iglanceattheclock.Theshowstartsinonehour.Plentyoftime!Igulpthelastthree

sipsofmylattéandhopintheshower.SoonI‟monmywaytotheshow,carryingafancyblackhandbagandagenuinesmile.Thebillboardlooksevenmoreimpressiv

efromoutside.TheGreatJason'seyesseemtobeglancingthroughme.Ishiverandwalkfaster.Ifeellikeachildabouttoopenherbirthdaypresents.Thehalli

sdarkwhenIcomein;theshowisabouttobegin.Imakemywaybackstagejustasthegreatmagicianputsonhistophat.''Daddy,I'msogladt

oseeyou,''Isayinahalf-whisper.''I'mintownforthewriter‟sworkshop,butIjustcouldn'tmissyourshow.''Igivehimaquickhugan

dgobackintotheseatingarea,leavinghimwithastartledsmile.Isettledowninthedarkness,andthecurtainsopen.Magically

,thatshowremainstheGreatJason'sbestperformancetothisday.1．Theunderlinedsentenceindicatesthewriteris.A．embarrassedandhesitantB．bravea

nddeterminedC．nervousandexcitedD．surprisedandfrightened2．Whywasthewriterintown?A．Togototheworkshop.B．Tovisitthemagicia

n.C．Toenjoytheperformance.D．Tohelppeopleinneed.3．WhoisJason?A．Thepersonthewriterwillworkwith.B．Thefatherofthe

writer.C．Thegreatestperformerever.D．Theunknownmagician.28.（2020届四川省高三第一次统一监测）Seasicknessandsunburn.Takingcareof

oldpeopleindifferentsituations.Mymedicalfriendsdidtheirbesttopersuademe.Everyonesaidthatrunningawaytoseawou

ldruinmycareer.Butafterfivesleep-deprived(睡眠不足的)yearsworkingasajuniordoctor,Iwaswillingtotaketherisk.Hungryforadv

enture,IboardedabrightwhiteshipinSingapore.With2,000passengersandcrew,shewasthesizeofasmalltown.Tomyrelief,thehospitalwaswelle

quipped,withanX-raymachineandabloodanalyzer.Thatfirstcruise(航行)wasalearningexperience,atightschedulefullofsafetydrills(演习).Therewassomuch

newinformationtotakein.Evenrememberingwhichoftheuniformstoweareachdaywasachallenge.Mostconfusing,Ioftenforgottochange

myclockwhentheshipcrossedtimezones.Asadoctor,Iwasresponsibleforthe600crewincludingwaiters,engineers,cooksandnavigators(领航员)

,andIwasoncall(随时待命的)fortheentireship.Farfromtreatingseasicknessandsunburn,asI‟dbeenwarned,mypatientswerewideand

varied.Theship‟smedicalcenterwasessentiallyafloatingemergencyroom,butwedidn‟thaveateamofspecialistsonhandforasecondopinion.Withlongandunpredictableho

urs,itrequiredmentaltoughness.Asyoucanguess,manyofthepassengerswereelderly.Heartattacksdon‟tcareaboutgeographyandemergencyevacuations(疏散)

weredifficulttoarrange.Irecallonesuchpatient,whowastakenofftheshiponastretcher(担架)halfwaythroughthePanamaCanal.Afteraterrifyingride

inthebackofanoldambulance,IwasrelievedthatthepatientsurvivedlongenoughtoarriveatthehospitalinPanamaCity.Thankfully,therew

ereseveralunexpectedbenefitstothejob.Iregularlyenjoyedthepassengerfacilities,includingthegym,spaanddeckbuffet(甲板自助餐).Ievenho

stedmyowntableofpassengersintheevenings.Onraredaysoff,Ivolunteeredasatourguideontripsashore(在陆地).Igot

toflyoverAlaskainaseaplaneandwatchedaballetinStPetersburg.Inowunderstandthatbeingacruiseshipdoctorisnotajob—it‟

sawayoflife.Oneyearatseabecametwo.Ilostmycareerambitions,butIredefinedhappinessinmylife.4．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor‟sfirstcruise?A．Shem

issedherjobasadoctor.B．Sheenjoyedarelaxinglifestyle.C．Shehadtolearnalotofthings.D．Sheoftenfeltconfusedaboutherjobduties

.5．WhydoestheauthormentionthepatientwhowassenttothehospitalinPanamaCity?A．Totellthatitwasdifficulttolook

afteroldpatients.B．Toprovethatbeingacruiseshipdoctorismoretiring.C．Tostresstheimportanceofawell-equipped

hospitalontheship.D．Toshowitwaschallengingtohandleemergencysituationsontheship.6．WhatisParagraph9mainlyabou

t?A．Theauthor‟sexperienceasatourguide.B．Theadvantagesofbeingacruiseshipdoctor.C．Thelonelinessofbeingtheship‟sonlydoctor.D．Vario

usfacilitiesforpassengersonthecruiseship.7．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherexperienceasacruiseshipdoctor?A．I

twastoostressfultotolerate.B．Ithelpedherbuildabettercareer.C．Itchangedherunderstandingofhappiness.D．Itprovidedopportunitiestomakemorefriends.29.（

2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试）Thepastfewyearsfoundmeworkinglonghoursatmymarketingjobwhilemyhusband,Steven,putinequal

lyfalldaysasaphysicstutor.Theweekendswerespentphotographingweddingsandportraits.Whilewewereabletosavesomemon

ey,wewerebothburnedoutfromtheconstanttiringwork.Wefelttheneedforbothrenewalandvacationexperiences.So,inJanuary,w

esetoutonaseven-month,cross-countryroadtriptovisitall61NationalParksintheUnitedStates.Stevenwasreadytodiveheadlongintotheunknown,whileI,som

eonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.IwasamazedathoweasilyIturnedtobeamorerelaxedversionwhowasn'tworriedwheretoparkorsleep.Webothbecame

soaccustomedtosleepinginthevan,despitetheforeignsoundoutside,whichweeventuallyletfadeintowhitenoise.Overthecourseofourseven-monthtr

ip,severalinterruptionschangedourroute,includingthegovernmentshutdown,whichleftthefirst10parksinaccessible.Anothertime,Ifel

lillandlostmyvoicerightaswewereheadingtotheVirginIslandsNationalPark.Positively,whilewe'vedonephotogra

phyprofessionallyforyears.thistripreallyhelpedusgrowinourcraft.Fromrapidlytryingtoshootdolphinstolininguppanoramic(全景的））shots,thistripwasaphoto

grapher'sdream.Ineverdaredoutintocompletedarknesstophotographnightscapes,buttheviewsoftheMilkyWaywemanagedtoshootwerewellworthit.On

eofourbiggoalsonthistripwastocomeawayfromeachparkwithonespectacularimage,somethingthatpushedusbothtobecomebetterartistsintheproces

s.Thatsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbroughtustogether,gaveusmoretotalkabout,andencouragedustomotivateeachothe

ralongtheway.4．Whydidthecoupletakesuchatrip?A．Theywerebothoutofwork.B．Theyneededsomephotosofparks.C．Theywantedagetawayfr

omexhaustingwork.D．Theywantedtomakemoneybyphotographing.5．Whatsurprisedtheauthoronthetrip?A．Thetripwasfullofunexpecteddifficulties.B．Thetrip

wasnothinglikeherplannedfun.C．Sheenjoyedhishusband'swayoftravel.D．Shehadseveralfightswithherhusband.6．Whatfailedthemtovisitth

efirst10parks?A．Badsleepinthevan.B．Theauthor'sillness.C．Thechangeofroute.D．Thegovernmentshutdown.7．Whathavethecouplegainedfromthetrip?A．They'vecaught

somedolphins.B．They'vebecamefamousartists.C．They'vebetteredtheirrelationship.D．They'vegottheirprofessionalphotographerce

rtificates.30.（2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试）Asdataleakandidentitytheftbecomemoreandmorecommon,themarketisgr

owingforfingerprintoririsscans(虹工膜扫描）－tokeepothersoutofprivatee-spaces.They'restillexpensive,though,andsomepeopleareunwillingtohaveper

sonalidentifierstakenandkeptbyathirdparty.Researcherssaytheyhavecomeupwithalow-costdevice-asmartkeyboard.Itprecisely

measuresthesoundwithwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachkey.Thesepatternsareuniquetoeachindividual,saysJunChen,a

doctoralengineeringstudent.Bymeasuringhowsomebodytypesapassword(码），hesays,thekeyboardcandeterminepeople'sidentities,andthus,byextension,whethe

rtheyshouldbegrantedaccesstothecomputerit'sconnectedto-regardlessofwhethersomeonegetsthepasswordright.Itdoesn'trequireanew

typeoftechnologythatpeoplearen'talreadyfamiliarwith."Everybodyusesakeyboard...andeverybodytypesdifferently,"Chensays.Thedevicepowersitselfby

generatingelectricitywhenaperson'sfingertipstouchthekeys-multi-layerplasticmaterials,pressdown,andliftagain,whichcompletesanelectriccircuitwi

ththekeyboard.Thekeyboardcouldofferastrongerlayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser'stypingandthe

timebetweenkeypresses.Thisphenomenon,called"contactelectrification,"isthesameprocessthatcreatesstaticelectricity,Chensays:"lt'slikewhe

nyourunyourhandacrossawoolblanketandseesparks(电火花）inthedarkness."InastudydescribingthetechnologypublishedinthejournalACSNano,theresearch

ershad100volunteerstypethewordtouchfourtimesusingthekeyboard.Datagleanedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtoidentifyindividualparticipantsbasedonhow

theytyped,withverylowerrorrates,Chensays.Sofar,thereisjustonesuchkeyboard.But,Chensays,itshouldbeprettystraightforw

ardtocommercializeandismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhopesitcouldmakeittomarketinaboutfiveyears.12．W

hatisthefeatureofthesmartdevice?A．It'sinexpensive.B．It'sanewtypeoftechnology.C．It'sinaccessiblewithoutapassword.D．Itcanr

ecognizepeople'sfingerprint.13．Howisthesmartdevicepowered?A．Byfingerstouchingit.B．Byreplaceablebatteri

es.C．Byproducingpowerofitsown.D．Bybeingconnectedtoelectricity.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"glean"probablymeaninParag

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