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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.ButthereisonehugesecretthatIkeptfo

ryears--Ifailedmydrivingtest.Ihadneverfailedatestbefore,andhadneverevencomeclose.Drivingmademeanxious,butmyparentstoldmeIhadto.Th

eysignedmeupfordrivinglessons.Ihadgottenaperfectscoreformywrittenpermitexam,butgettingbehindthewheelwasadifferentstory.ButwhenOctober30throlleda

round,mypridesetin.Iwantedtobelikeeveryoneelseatmyschool,showingoffthebrandnewlicensethey'dgotten.Lookingbackonthatspe

cialday,Ican'trememberifIwasnervous.WhatIdorememberisstartingthetest,pausingatastopsignafterafewseconds,andbeingaskedbytheinstructortopullover.I

hadreceivedanauto-failsincemypausewasindeedapauseandnotarealstop.Iwasn'tupsetthatIwasleavingwithoutalicense,butIwasscaredeveryonewouldk

nowthatIhadfailed.SowhenIgottoclass,ItoldeveryoneIdidn'twanttotakethetestonmybirthday.OneFridayamonthlater,I

wenttothetestspotagainandpassed.LaterthatnightIdroveforthefirsttimebymyself,whichbroughttomeanamazingfeelingI'v

eneverexperienced——butsill,Icouldn'timagineevertellinganyonethetruth.SoIdidn't.Itwasn'tuntilmidwaythroughcollegethatIcamecl

ean.Itturnedoutplentyofmycollegefriendshadfailedtoo!AndIgatheredenoughcouragetospeakthefactout.Yes,Ihadalsofaile

d.NowIrealizefailureandimperfectionaretwothingseveryonehastoexperience,withoutwhichonecouldn'tmakeatrueman.4．Whatcanwel

earnaboutMatthew?A．Hewasaslowlearnerofdriving.B．Hereliedheavilyonhisparents.C．Hewasafraidoftakingexams.D．Hewas

boredwithtellinglies.5．WhydidtheinstructoraskMatthewtopullover?A．Toputanendtohislest.B．Tocheckhisparkings

kills.C．Togivehimasecondchance,D．Toshowhimabetterwayofdriving.6．WhatmadeMatthewfeelextremelyworriedafterhisfirstattempt?A．

Failingtogetadrivinglicense.B．Missinghisbirthdaycelebration.C．Makinghisparentsdisappointed.D．Losingfacebe

forehisclassmates.7．WhatdidMatthewlearnfromhisownexperience?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Failureisawaytogrowup.C．Truthstandsthetestoftime.

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

breakthroughs.Whenanewspaperreporteraskedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson,herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewith

hismotherwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Atthattimehewastryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenheaccidentallydroppedthebottle,spllingitsconten

tsalloverthekitchenfloor—arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercamein,insteadofyellingathim,givinghimalectureorpu

nishinghim,shesaid,''Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Well,wouldyouliketoplayinthem

ilkforafewminutes?''Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,''Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeve

rythingtoitsproperorder.Wecoulduseasponge(海绵),atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?''Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupth

espilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,''Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarrybigmilkbott

lewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgotothebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.''Thelittleboyleanedthatifh

egraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!Thisfamousscientistthen

remarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswereopportunitiesforlearningso

methingnew,whichiswhatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Wouldn'titbegreatifallparentswouldrespondthewayRobert'smother

respondedtohim?4．Whathappenedwhentheboydroppedthemilkbottle?A．Hegotinjuredandburstintotears.B．Hecriedoverthebrok

enmilkbottle.C．Hismotherscoldedhimformakingamess.D．Hismotherencouragedhimtoplaywiththemilk.5．Whatwashismother'spurposeby

invitinghimtodotheclean-uptogether?A．Toinspirehiscreativity.B．Topromotehisresponsibility.C．Todevelophiscookingskill.D．Toimprovehisexperimentabilit

y.6．Whydidthemothertaketheboytothebackyard?A．TofetchwaterforcleaningB．Topourmilkintothebottle.C．Tohelphimwipeoffhismemoryoffail

ure.D．Toexplorehowtocarrybottlessuccessfully.7．Whatiscriticaltothescientist'screativity?A．Hischildhoodtoys.B．Hismother'sstrictness.C．Lessonsf

rommakingmistakes.D．Failureinscientificexperiments.3.（2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检）ConnieMonroeclicksabutton,flicksherwristandwatchesasherneighborhood

floods.Theshorelinesarefirsttogo.Then,thebaseballfieldsatFlemingPark.Bythetimeseawaterreachestheseniorcenter,ithasfloodedstreetsandove

radozenbrickhomes.Monroemovesherheadupanddown,sidetoside,takinginthesimulated(仿真的)view.ThisiswhatcouldhappentoTurnerStation,ahistor

icAfricanAmericancommunitysoutheastofBaltimore,assealevelsrise.Climatechangepresentsmanychallengestocoastalcommunities

andtothosetryingtoprepareforitsimpacts,butoneofthemostbasicisalsooneofthemostvexing:Howdoyoushowpeopleandconvincethe

mofapossiblefuture?Communicatingtherealnessandimmediacyoftheclimatethreatishugelyimportanttoclimateresearc

hersandthoseaimingtolessenitscauses.Butit'salsothemostimportanttocommunitiesfacedwithcomingchangesthatareal

readyunavoidable.Theseprojectsneedpublicsupportandinput.That'swhyMonroeandotherresidents(居民)arebeingdirectedtositinmetalchairs,putonvirtualrealit

yheadsetsandwatchtheirhomesflood.TurnerStation,acommunitywhichgetsfloodedeasily,istryingtoprepare.It

haspartneredwiththePortofBaltimore,afewnonprofitsandalocallandscapearchitecturefirmtoadoptarangeoftoolsandwaystocomm

unicateclimatechangetothepublic,becauseeverypersonisdifferentandeveryplaceisdifferent.Thevirtualrealityprogramisonlythemostrecent,andperhapsthemostef

fectivestep.Virtualrealityisanimmersiveexperiencethatcantrickthehumanbrainintothinkingit'sreal.Buttrickingpeopleisnotthegoalof

thesealevelrisesimulationbeingusedatTurnerStation,saysJuianoCalil,oneoftheprogram'sdevelopers.''Thegoal,''

hesays,''istostartaconversationandhelpfolksvisualizetheimpactsofclimatechangeandthesolutions,andalso

discussthetrade-offsbetweenthem.''8．WhoisMonroe?A．Acoastalcommunitycitizen.B．Aclimateresearcher.C．Anarchitect.D．AVRprogramdevelo

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

oyedhere?A．Itcancutdowntherisksofclimatechange.B．Itcanshowsevereresultsofclimatechange.C．Itcanintroducetech

nologytotheresidents.D．Itcanpredicttheclimatechangeaccurately.11．Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram?A．Totrickmorepeopletobelieve.B．

Towintheresidents‟cooperation.C．ToadvocatetheapplicationofVR.D．Toinformtheresidentsofthesolutions.4.（2020届广东广

雅中学高三适应性考试）"HowdoyouaccountforyourremarkableaccomplishmentinQueenVictoriaoftheUKaskedHelenKeller."Howdoyouexplaint

hefactthateventhoughyouwerebothblindanddeafyouwereabletoaccomplishsomuch?"Ms.Keller'sanswerisatribute(致敬)toherd

edicatedteacher."IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”AccordingtospeakerZigZiglar,"LittleAnnie"Sulliva

n,asshewascalledwhenshewasyoung,wasnostrangertohardship.Shewasalmostsightlessherselfandwas,atonetime,diagnoseda

shopelessly"insane"byhercaregivers.ShewaslockedinthebasementofamentalinstitutionoutsideofBoston.Onoccasion,LittleAnniewouldviolentlyattacka

nyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryoneinherpresence.Anelderlynursebelievedtherewashope,however,an

dshemadeithermissiontoshowlovetothechild.EverydayshevisitedLittleAnnie.Forthemostpart,thechilddidnotacknowledgethenursedpresence,butsh

estillcontinuedtovisit.Thekindwomanleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencouragement.ShebelievedLittl

eAnniecouldrecover,ifonlyshewereshownlove.Eventually,doctorsnoticedthechangeinthegirl.Wheretheyoncewitnessedangerandhatr

ed,theynownotedagentlenessandlove.Theymovedherupstairswhereshecontinuedtoimprove.Thenthedayfinallycam

ewhenthisseemingly"hopeless''childwasreleased.AnneSullivangrewintoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersassheherselfwashelped

bythekindnurse.ItwasshewhosawthegreatpotentialinHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplinedher,playedwithher,pushedherandworked

withheruntiltheflickeringcandlethatwasherlifebecameabeaconoflighttotheworld.AnneSullivanworkedwondersinHelen'slife;but

itwasalovingnursewhofirstbelievedinLittleAnnieandlovinglytransformedanuncommunicativechildintoacompas

sionateteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown."Butifithadnotbeenforakin

danddedicatednurse,thenameofAnneSullivanwouldhaveremainedunknown.4．ThedialoguebetweenQueenVictoriaandHelenKellerismentionedmainlyto.A．

showadeepadmirationforHelenKellerB．provethatHelenKellermadeagreatcontributionC．begintellingthestoryofHelenKellerteach

erAnneSullivanD．getthereaderinterestedinhowHelenKellerachievedsomuch5．Whatisthehardshipmentionedinthethirdparagra

ph?A．Sullivanhadastrangedisease.B．AlmosteveryoneignoredSullivan.C．Sullivanwaskeptawayfromherparents.D．Sullivanwasbelievedtohaveame

ntalproblem.6．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A．Sullivanlikedthenursefromtheverybeginning.B．Sullivanexperiencedfirsthandhowterriblethelifeof

adeafchildwas.C．TheelderlynursehadnodoubtthatSullivanwouldbeagreatteacher.D．Withoutthenurse,Sullivancouldn'thavehelpedHelenKellerlater.7

．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．ThePowerofLoveB．MakingaDifferenceC．TheSecrettoBeingaGoodTeacherD．Similarit

iesBetweenAnneandHelen5.（2020届广西桂林调研）ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereare

onlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisonc

ouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhard

work.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewanderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Natureheoftensaid,isfullofsecret

s,Hetriedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewt

hatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoft

en.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtot

hink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsdd.someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthe

mtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.5．Accordingtothef

irstparagraph,itistruethat________.A．EdisoninventedtheelectriclightwiththehelpofotherAmericaninventorsB

．EdisonwassatisfiedthathewasregardedasthegreatestgeniusofhisageC．theinventionoftheelectriclightbyEdisonhaschanged

thelivesofmanypeopleD．thelivesofmanypeoplewouldhavebeenthesamewithoutEdison‟sinventions6．Edisonthoug

ht________.A．hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusB．hardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusC．geniusplaysthemostimportantpartin

one‟ssuccessD．geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork7．Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies________.A．Edisonmade1

00inventionsinhislifeB．Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100yearsC．PeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100year

s‟workD．LifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings6.（2020届广西桂林调研）Whenthesandbegankickingupandhittingourfaces,Istartedtoworrythatmaybe

wehadmadeamistake.Thatafternoon,mydadhadstoodonthedeck（露台）ofourhomeandlaughedasourneighborspackeduptheircarsandheadedinland.Theylefttospe

ndthenightinmotelsoratfriends‟homesthatwereoutofrangeofapproachingsummerstorm.Challengingtheweatherthatthreatenedtodampoursp

irits,welitafireonthebeach.Dadtoldjokesandwehadagoodtime.Whenitwas6:30p.m.,alllaughterdisappeared.Ourey

esweredrawntothesky.Atornado（龙卷风）washeadedstraightforus!Inaflash,wewereallonourfeet.Thewindstartedscreamingandnow

wewererunningtothecottage.Mymomstoppednexttothefrontdoor.“Wherecanwego?”Sheshoutedatmydad.MostcottagesonthispartofLakeMich

iganhadbeenbuiltwithoutbasements.Ourswasnoexception.Thehugewindowsandthecottageitselfwouldn‟toffersafetyfromhighwind.“Followme!”mydadyelled.We

crawled（爬）beneaththedeck,pressingourselvesagainstthefoundationofthecottage.Betweenthedecksupports,wewatchedtheapproachingstorminsile

ntterror.Mydadshouted,“Holdon!”andsomethingelseIcouldn‟thearoverthescreamingwind.Ithinkhewaspraying.Byt

hetimeitreachedourcottage,itwasnothingmorethanastrongwind.Therestofthestormlastedforanhourandthensimplyblewaway.“Nex

ttime,we‟llstayinlandatGrandma‟s.Okay?”mydadsaid.8．Whatdidthefamilydobeforethestormcame?A．Theysatonthedeck.B．Theystayedonthebeach.C．Theypa

ckedupthecars.D．Theyvisitedtheirneighbors.9．Whereweretheyrunningwhenthetornadowasheadedforthefamily?Theywererunning_______

_.A．tothemotelsB．tothetheirfriend‟shomeC．tothecottageD．tothebeach10．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Ourswasnoexception.”inP

aragraph4mean?A．Ourcottagehadgotabasement.B．Ourcottagehadn‟tgotabasement.C．Wehadn‟texpectedtogetacottage.D．Wehadexpectedtogetacottage.11．Whatdoesthe

textmainlytalkabout?A．Howthefamilysurvivedthetornado.B．Whattodoinfaceofatornado.C．Howimportantitistobuildabasement.D．Howafatherprotectedthefamily.

7.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）OneofthemostimportantthingsthathashappenedtomeoccurredlongbeforeIwasawareofit.Asthestorygoes,IwasthreedaysoldandMomwassingi

ng“TheNameGame”songtome:“ChristineBo-Bean-Banana-Fanna-Fo-Feen.”Bydayfour,Iwasgivenanewname—Christine-Bo-Bean,orjustBo-

Beetomymother.Now,IamBotoherandclosefriends.Whyisthisnickname（昵称）soimportanttome?IoncereadabookwithapassageaboutTrueNameswhic

hexplainsthatwhenaperson‟struenameisspoken,shehasadistinctaura（光环）aroundher.AlthoughIhavebeenBotomymotherallmylife,Irec

entlydiscoveredthatmytruenameisnotonmybirthcertificate;it‟sthenamethatisasuniqueandmemorableasIam.PeopleusuallyknowmeasChristine.Theystillseemeas

aquiet,bookishchild.Theydon‟tknowwhoIamnow.Mymostrecenthopes,fears,goals,dreamsandopinionsescapetheirnotice;itiseasiert

othinkofmeasIwas.Intheirminds,theyhaveaboxlabeled“Christine”inwhichIfitneatly,andasChristine,Iwascontentwiththe

perfectpackaging.ThosewhocallmeBoorBo-Beereallyknowme.TheyrememberwhoIwasandrealizeIhavechanged.Boisatightsqueezeintheold“Chri

stine”boxes.TheBoIamisever-changing,ever-growingandever-learning.WhenIwasChristine,Iwasquiet,andeasilyscared.If

earedgroups,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmyopinions.Iwasmorecomfortablewithabookthanmybestfriend.AsChristine,IthoughteveryonewasbetterthanIwas.AsBo,Isti

lllovemybooks,butIwanttodiscussthem.AsBo,mydreamistolivewhereIcanexperiencenewthingsandmeetnewpeople.Idreamaboutbeingaloneonastagelitbyas

inglespotlight;Ihavethatconfidencenow.IamequaltothoseIoncesawasbetterthanme.Anameshouldn‟tmakesuchadifference,butsometimes,whenapersonfi

ndshisorherTrueName,theydevelopanewshinevisibletofriends,familyandespeciallythemselves.Ican‟talwaysbeBo.Sometimese

xposingmyselfisstillscaryandIfeeltoonervous;Iwanttohideinthoseoldboxes.Mostly,however,Iamreadyfortheworld.So,justcallm

eBo.4．Whenwastheauthorgivenanickname?A．Whenshewasthreeyearsold.B．Onthefourthdayaftershewasborn.C．Sevendaysaftershe

wasborn.D．Whenshereceivedtheold“Christine”box.5．WhatdothepeopleknowabouttheauthorasChristine?A．Theythinktheauthorisactiveandcrazy.B．Theyca

reabouttheauthor‟smostrecentfeelings.C．Theydon‟trealizetheauthorhaschanged.D．Theydon‟tknowtheauthorhaschangedhername.6．Whatkindofpersonwastheau

thorinthepast?A．Sheshowednointerestinreading.B．Shetookpleasureinfindingnewthings.C．Shelovedreadingandsharingbookswithfriends

.D．Shelackedconfidenceandpreferredtobealone.7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Bo—theTrueNameB．AUniqueNameC．RememberthePastD．TheMeaningofNick

name8.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）DuringRick‟sbirthin1962,hisbrainwasdamagedforoxygenlack.ThedoctorstoldDickHoytthattherewa

snohopeofhissonbeinganythingmorethana“vegetable”.YetDickandhiswifeweredeterminedtoraisehimathome.Atage13,Rick

toldhisfatherhewantedtoparticipateinafive-milebenefitrunforthedisabled.Dickwasnotarunner,butheagreed

topushRickthroughtheracecourseinhiswheelchair.Thatwaswhenasurprisingthinghappened.Duringtherun,Rickfeltasthoughhewasn‟tdisabledanymor

e—hewassimplyoneoftherunners.ThisexperiencedeeplyaffectedDick,andhecommittedtorunninganincreasingnumberofeventswithhissonsot

hatRickcouldhavethisfeelingasoftenaspossible.Atfirst,othercompetitorsoftentreatedthemasoutsidersandevenavoidedthem.Butgradually,w

hatbeganasawayforRickHoyttoexperienceinclusionandequalitybroadenedinitspurpose.Runningtogetherbecameawaytosenda

messagethat,asRicksaid,everybodyshouldbeincludedineverydaylife.Thepair‟sfirstBostonMarathonin1981fin

ishedinthetopquarterofthefield,andshortlythereafter,attitudesbegantochange.Manyathleteswouldcomeuptothembeforetheracetowishthemluck.The2013Boston

Marathonwasthe31sttimetheHoytshadruntherace,anditwasalsotheirlastrace.Dickhasrunthousandsofmilestobewithandsupp

orthisson.TheirathleticpursuitshaveenrichedRick‟slifeandhadapracticalbenefitforDick‟slifeaswell:After

aheartattack,Dick‟sdoctorstoldhimhemighthavedied15yearsearlierifheweren‟tinsuchgoodshape.4．WhatinspiredDicktokeep

running?A．Rickfelthewasahealthypersoninrunning.B．Rickcouldraisemoneybytakingpartinrunning.C．Rick‟swishwast

obeanexcellentrunneroneday.D．Rickcouldrebuildhisbrainbyrunning.5．WhatmessagedidtheHoytssendbyrunning?A．Everyoneisapartofth

eworld.B．Whatevermanhasdone,Imaydo.C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D．Goodthingscometothosewhowait.6．Whatchangedothers‟attitudestotheHoyts

?A．Theirtalentforrunning.B．Theirpurposeofrunning.C．Theirdonationstorunners.D．Theirachievementinrunning.7．

HowlongdidtheHoytsinsistonraces?A．31years.B．38years.C．40years.D．53years.9.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）Earlierthisyear,myhusbandandIwerepresentedwiththec

hancetomakeourhomeinanurban“micro”space.Asweinitiallyconsideredit,itseemedcrazy.Wouldweevenmakeitaweekwithoutgoingmad?Livingroom,kitchen

,office,diningroom,allinonesmallfour-walledspace.Therewereanumberofotherpotentialoptions.Wecouldmove

outintothesuburbslikemostpeopledoinourextraordinarilyexpensivecityandhaveasmallyardmaybeevenabasement.Buttherewass

omethingaboutthisneat“tiny”homethatarousedourinterest,whichchallengedus.Weliketolivedifferentlyfromthecrowd,toavoidwhateveryoneelse

isdoing“justbecause”everyoneelseis.“Let‟stryitforsixmonths.Ifitmakesuscrazy,we‟llmove.Wecandoanythingfor6months,”myhusbandsaid.Itwaschallenging

squeezingintothespaceatfirst,butthensomethingcaughtusbysurprise.Westartedhavingatonoffunwithourtinyspace.Inthepast

,sometimeswehadquitedifferentideasaboutwhichartordecoratingstylewefoundappealing.Buthere,inthistinyspace,wefoundourselveshavingatonof

funexploringpossibleoptions.There‟snoroomforclutter(凌乱的东西),either.Thisisagift!It‟sbeen8months,andwe‟restaying.Perhapsforever.Whenaspaceisthissma

ll,youdon‟tneedtospendmuchinfurnishingit,andyoucan‟tkeependlesslybuyingthings.There‟snowheretoputthem!Thislea

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

omuchbetterthanfeelingweigheddown,payingforabigspaceandmoreandmorethings.Ihighlyrecommendit.24．Whatcanwelearnfromthewordso

ftheauthor‟shusband?A．Hedidn‟tliketostayinthesmallspace.B．Hemadeuphismindtostayinthesmallspace.C．Hewasuncertainaboutlivingint

hesmallspace.D．Heencouragedtheauthortoliveinthesmallspace.25．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor‟sexperiencefromthetext?A．Itwasdepressingbutinspiring.B．Itwas

challengingbutinteresting.C．Itwasdisappointingbuttouching.D．Itwasembarrassingbutrewarding.26．What‟sthemainadvantageoflivinginthesmallroomt

otheauthor?A．Shecouldenjoylifemore.B．Shecouldavoidthecrowds.C．Shecouldcleantheroomeasily.D．Shecouldenjoyafeelingoffreedom

.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnewtrendoflivingB．Thejoyofliving“tiny”C．Savespace,savemoneyD．Makegooduseofspace10.（2020届河南省新乡市高三

第二次模拟）NajibisanAfghanwhogrewupinIran.Heledatoughlife.Whenhefoundhischildrenwouldbeinthesamesituation,hisfamilyinitiallyreturnedtoAfgha

nistan.Butwiththecountryfilledwithconflicts,theydecidedtoleaveforIndonesia.“Whenwefirstcamehere,wewereinabadsituation.Itslanguage,cultur

eandevenweatherweredifferent.Wehadmovedawayfromfriendsandfamily,”saysNajib.“IwasinatoughpositionbutIactedstrongbecausetherewerenoot

herchoices.”Refugees(难民)cannotworkinIndonesiaandtherearelimitedchoicesforrefugeechildrentoattendlocalschools.Determinedtoavoidsuchafate,agroupof

refugeesinPuncaktookactionandscrapedtogether(东拼西凑)theirresourcestosetupaschool—theRefugeeLearningCenter(RLC

).“Ouronlygoalandtaskistoprovidebasiceducation,andpreparetherefugeechildrenfortheirfuture,”saysAbdullahSarwari.“We‟realsotryingtoprovide

anormallifeasmuchaspossibleforthem.”TheRLChasalsostartedofferingBahasaIndonesiaclassestotherefugeecommunit

y.“Betweentherefugeeandthelocalcommunity,Ifeellikethere‟salanguagebarrierwhichstopstherefugeefromhavinganhonestandopeninteraction

withIndonesians,”saysAbdullah.“Ifyoutryyourbest,tolearnthelanguageofaparticularplaceorcountry,itreallyhelpsmakethingseasier,”saysNajib.Heisamo

ngthosewhosignedupforclasses,althoughheadmitsprogresshasbeenslow.Butlifehasimprovedinsomewaysforhimandhi

sfamily.Najibsays,“Thecentreisanopportunityforrefugeetoshowthattheyarenotaburden.Iftheyhavetheopportun

ity,theycanaccomplishbigandgreatthingslikethis.”4．WhydidNajibdecidetoleaveforIndonesia?A．ToescapetheconflictinAfghanistan.B．Toexpe

rienceIndonesianculture.C．TohelprefugeesinIndonesia.D．Togetequalrightstovote.5．What‟sthemainpurposeoffoundingtheRLCforre

fugeechildren?A．TohelpthemlearnEnglish.B．Tomakethemstayawayfrombadluck.C．ToprovidethemwithchancestoliveinIndonesia.D．Tomakethemhaveaccesstor

eceivingbasiceducation.6．WhatcanwelearnaboutNajibaccordingtothetext?A．Heistheleaderofrefugees.B．HefoundedtheRLChimself.C．Hestud

iesIndonesianintheRLC．D．HelivesawealthylifeinIndonesia.7．What‟sthebesttitleforthistext?A．TheGoalofFoundingaSchoolB．ASchoolforRefugeesbyR

efugeesC．AReasonforLeavingforIndonesiaD．TheBenefitofLearningaNewLanguage11.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBos

tontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignLanguage?”Sheknewshen

eededtohelp.Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho'sblind

anddeaf,”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn'tunderstandwhatheneeded,accordingtoPEOPL

Emagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithher,dyslexiaandknewshe'dbeabletospellontheman'spalmbyfinger.Sosheunbuckle

dherseatbelt,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook,then64.Gentlytakinghishand,shes

igned,“Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onhe

rthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn'tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour,thatwa

swhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgr

aduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn'tseeher,she“lookedattentivelyathis

facewithsuchkindness”,apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing,”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellCo

okwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchawarm-heartedgirl.”Cook'sreaction:“BesttripI'veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystoofferhe

lp?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone'sliferightnow.24．Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause__.A．thepasseng

erwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．noneoftheflightattendantscouldcommunicatewiththepasseng

er25．WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Beeausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookex

pectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.26．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Ki

ndandcaring.B．Warm-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing.D．Ambitiousandattentive.27．Thepassageismainlywrittento__.A．tellatouchingstoryofanamazi

nggirlB．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageC．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomlyD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantw

astohelpCook12.（2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测）Go.Stop.Go.Stop.Thetravelsignalsinmyheadwereconflicting.“AreyousureyouwanttoheadtoGreecethisNovemberwi

thKathleen?”askedmyhusband.“Theweathercouldbeunpleasant.”“Youmustgo,”saidmyfriendLarry,whotalkedabouthavingspentThanksgivingonSantorin

i.“It‟sawonderland.”Withhisencouragingwords,IbookedourflightstoAthensandincludedtwoGreekislands:SantoriniandGrete.AsunnySaturdayafternoonwelcomedus

toEleftheriosVenizelosAirportinAthens.DuringthenextfewdaysKathleenandItriedalotofunknown-to-usfoods.Noannoyinglines

oftouristseitheraswesawsightsontheAthens“A”list.AndthencameWednesday.TheflighttoSantoriniwasyo-yoedbywindgustsofupto40m

ilesanhour.Fira,usuallyamuch-photographedtouristdestination,waschilly,rainy...empty.Withrainbeatingourfaces,KathleenandIheadedforourhotelandchecke

dinforathree-nightstay.“Thisisn‟thowIwanttospendmyholiday,”saidKathleen.“MaybeCreteisn‟texperiencingthesamestorm.Canweflyoutlatertoday?”Her

questionmirroredmyownthoughts.Butwecouldn‟tleave.We‟djustarrived.Paymentsforthehotelandrentalcarwouldbe

lost,andcostlylast-minuteplanereservationsneeded.“Let‟snotdeciderightnow,”Isuggested.Duringthenextfewdays,wedrovearounddespitetheshowers.Atarestau

rantnamedPoseidon,onourthirdnight,wewaitedandwaitedfordinner.“Yourdinnerwillbeoutshortly.Thechefwasbusystudyingsomethingbeautiful,”ourwai

terexplained.Seeingourpuzzledlook,thewaiterthensaid,“Hewentoutforasmoke,sawabeautifulgirlandbegantochat…”Suddenly,

Kathleenlaughed.Insteadofcomplaining,sheleanedbackandoutcamealoud,happysound.Anattitudeadjustmentintograce,Ir

ealized,hadbeenhappeningsinceourarrival.“Youknow,Mum,youcan‟tliveapositivelifewithanegativemind,”shesaid.Grac

esurroundsus.Thechallengeistoletgoofanxietiesandworries,thetendencytocomplain.Asunnyattitudecanletgraceshine

.4．Whatdidtheauthor‟shusbandthinkabouthertriptoGreece?A．Itwaspleasant.B．Itwasill-advised.C．Itwouldbecostly.D．Itwouldbeeye-op

ening.5．Howweretheauthor‟sfirstfewdaysinGreece?A．Delightful.B．Busy.C．Struggling.D．Annoying.6．Whydidtheauthorinsiston

theirstayinginSantorini?A．Towaitforsunnydays.B．Toavoidwastingmoney.C．Toenjoytheoff-season.D．Todeeplyexploretheplace.7．

Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingherexperience?A．Theroleofgrace.B．Thebenefitsoftravelling.C．Thepowerofpositivethin

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

finances.Dadworkedhardtosupportthefamilyandmomtriedtosavealittlebitofmoneywhilemakingsurewehadenoughfoodtoeatandcloth

estowear.Oneoftheirgreatestdesireswastoraisedecentandlovingchildrenwhohadanopportunitytofinishcollege.Oftheirfourchil

dren,mybrother,Gener,seemedtobethemostsociable.Heexperiencedlifebydoingsimplethingsthatnoneofusriskeddoing.Generneverhes

itatedtolearnnewthings.Hetriedhishandsatanumberofthings.Hedidalotofthingsforfriends,oftennotbeingpaidforthem.Generdidnothaveahistoryofanyheal

thproblemsfromhisveryyoungagetoadulthood.However,onedayhecamehome,atehisdinnerandinformedmomanddadthathewasretiri

ngtobed.Thatevening,my“healthy”brotherdiedsuddenlyofcardiacarrest.Allmyfamilyweresosorrowful.Atthefuneral,alongwiththesadness,mypa

rentsandbrotherfeltsomuchpride.Thereweresomanypeoplethatcame.Strangerstomyparents,eachwererelatingastoryofhowtheyweretouchedbyGener.Ajanitor(看门人)cam

etosaythatpracticallyeverydayGenerbroughthimasandwich.FinallymomfoundoutwhyGenertooksomanysandwichestoschool!Genernevertoldherwhathedidwiththesandw

iches.ThentherewasamanwhocameinbringingmoneysayingthatGenerlenthimsomewhenhewasdownandout.Generneveraskedhimbackforthemoney.

Fromtheschoolpresidenttothejanitor…peoplecamebecauseofhisgoodnessofheartanddeeds.Intheend,myparentsreali

zedthatevenatayoungageof26,mybrotherlivedafulllifeandwasveryinstrumentalinhelpingotherslivetheirsalittl

ebetter.4．Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribetheauthor‟schildlife?A．Poorbuthappy.B．Luxuriousandfree.C．Poorandstressful.D．Neitherrichnorpo

or.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Generpassedawayunexpectedly.B．Generwastheeldestchildinthefamily.C．Generwasunwillingtolearnnewthings

.D．Generhadpoorhealthduringhischildhood.6．Whydidtheauthor‟sparentsfeelproud?A．BecauseGenerwasmovedbyothers.B．BecauseGenerhelpedotherslivebetter.C

．BecauseGenerhadcontributedalottohisfamily.D．BecauseGenertooksomanysandwichestoschool.7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Ahap

pyson.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.OneofmybiggestpassionshasalwaysbeenAfricaandIhavealwayswantedtodoso

mekindofvolunteering.However,Iwasafraidthat,especiallywhenitcomestovolunteeringinresearch,Iwouldn‟tbe

abletogointomuchdepthwiththeresearchIwouldbedoing.Ineedn‟thaveworriedaboutthisinternship（实习期）though.Ithasbee

nperfectformebecausenotonlyamIdoingthesameactivitiesasalltheothervolunteersbutIalsogettodomyownresearchinaddi

tiontothoseactivities.TheinternshipprogramIamfollowingfocusesonbigpredators(食肉动物).Ihavedecidedtofocusoncheetahs（猎豹）formyindividualproject,col

lectingdataonthetwocheetahsthatliveinRietspruit,oneofthereservesthatAfricanImpactdoesresearchin.Withbothcheetahshavingo

nlybeenreintroducedintotheareathisyear,thereisstillalotofdatathatcanbecollectedonthepair.Largepredatorreintroductionisacommonstrategyusedtoreturnt

heseanimalstotheirhistoricrange.Theproblemisthatthesuccessratesofthesereintroductionsareverylow,mainlybecause

oflackinresearchdoneonhowdifferentfactorsinfluencethereintroduction.BothcheetahsarewearingaGPS-collarfromwhichIcandown

loadalotofinformationincludingwherethecheetahhasbeen,whattheweatherwaslikeandhowfarthecheetahtravelled.Havin

gorganizedandcategorizedtheinformation,Ihavebeenabletocreatesomeveryinterestinggraphs.EventhoughitisquitedifficultsinceI‟veneverdoneanyrese

archlikethis,IreallyenjoyallthechallengesandproblemsIhavehadtofaceandsolve.AndI‟mgladthatIcandosomethingt

ohelpwildlife.4．Whydidtheauthortakeagapyearafterhighschool?A．Hewasaskedtodosomevoluntarywork.B．Hedid

n‟tthinkhewasquitereadyyet.C．HewantedtodosometravellinginAfrica.D．Hedidn‟treallylikereceivinghighereducation.5．Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafter

joiningtheinternshipprogram?A．Itwaswhathehadexpected.B．Itseparatedhimfromothers.C．Itwastoochallengingforhim.D．Itwasreallysuitableforhim.6．Theauthor

‟sworkmainlyinvolves___________.A．collectinginformationabouttwocheetahsB．observingtwocheetahsinthewildsecretlyC．walking

aroundRietspruittoservescientistsD．collectingdataonsomedifferentbigpredators7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Myexperienceonthepredatorrese

archinternshipB．MyexperienceofrescuingwildlifeinAfricaC．MyexperienceofreceivinghighereducationD．Myexperienceofprotectingcheetahs15.（2020届江西赣粤湘三省六校

高三联考）Inevermeanttobeateacher.Iwatchedmymotherovertheyears,andIknewitwasn‟tforme.GoingbacktoschooltolearnFrenchandthenteachth

elanguage,ourmotherhadchangedthecenterofherworldwhenwewerepre-teens.Whenwewenttobed,Iknewhowworriedshecouldbeoverherstudentswhen

theyweretroubledandhowmuchoftheirstressshetookonherself.WhatIdidn‟trealizewasthislifeshe‟dchosenofferedherdeeprewards.AsIgr

ewup,IfellinlovewithaFrench-speakingSwissmanwhoaskedmetomarryhimandmovetoSwitzerland.Yearslater,whenIfoundmyselfb

ackinmyhometownwithasmallchildandaloveofmysecondlanguage,achancearoseformetojoinmymother‟sworldofeducation,andIaccepted

.IlandedinaprimaryschoolinRockyMount,NorthCarolina.Fromthefirstweek,IknewI‟dstickwithteaching.ThisisthemostchallengingexperienceI‟veeverhad,anda

bsolutelythebest.IteachFrench,andIhaveneverfeltsomuchexcitementaswhenIreceivesmilesfromchildren,orpraisefromotherteachers.Mostof

mystudentshavenottraveledoutsidethetownwheretheylive,andforsome,atriptothecitymuseumprovesthemostadventurousexperienceintheirlives.IfIcouldsomehowo

pentheworldtothesechildren,andifIcouldpushthemabit,todreamoflivinginabiggerword,theymayworkharderandmaybeonedayventur

ebeyondtheirneighborhood.Iworklateintoeachnightcreatinglessonsandactivitiesforthefollowingday,tryingtocomeupwithwaystoattractmystu

dentsandconnectthemtothelargerworld.IalsoplantogobacktoschoolforfurtherstudysothatIcanalsoteachscience,math,socialstudies,readingan

dwriting.4．Whydidtheauthorsaynototeachingatfirst?A．Shedidn‟tliketoworkwithchildren.B．Itwouldtakeuptoomuchofhertimeandenergy.C．Hermotherwantedhertodo

somethingelse.D．Shewasn‟tsureifshecoulddoitwell.5．Whendidtheauthorfallinlovewithteaching?A．Whenshehadherownchild.B．Duringthetimewhens

helivedabroad.C．Immediatelyaftershestartedteaching.D．Whenshelearntaboutherstudents‟dreams.6．Whatcanwelearnabout

theauthor‟sstudents?A．Theirlivesaremostlylimitedtotheirhometown.B．Mostofthemcomefrompoorfamilies.C．TheyknewnothingaboutFrenchinth

ebeginning.D．Theyworkhardanddreambig.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttodointhenearfuture?A．Workinhermother‟sschool.B

．Experimentwithnewteachingmethods.C．TeachmorelanguagesbesidesFrench.D．Receivefurthereducationinteaching.16.（2020届江西省赣州市高三模拟）Sinceitneveroccurredt

oanybodyattheschooltoprovidetheservicesofaninterpreter,IhadtositinthefrontrowsothatIcouldreadtheteacher‟slips.Classroo

mdiscussionswerevirtuallyimpossibletofollowbecauseIcouldn‟thearwhatwasbeingsaidaroundtheroom.Inavainefforttokee

pupwiththem,Iwasalwaysaskingwhoeverhappenedtobesittingnexttomewhatwasbeingsaid.Eventually,Igottiredofwatchingeveryoneshrugtheirshouldersindiff

erentlyandrollingtheireyes.IbegantopretendthatIknewwhatwasgoingon.Fittinginwassoimportanttomethateverytimethekidslaughed,Ilaughedalongeventh

oughIfeltmuddle-headedmostofthetime.Luckilythenfatethrewmelight.Ononesunnyafternoon,myteacher,Mrs.Jordan,askedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlipsfrommy

front-rowseatandimmediatelyraisedmyhand.Icouldn‟tbelieveit—despitemyfears,Ifeltincrediblyconfidentbecause—foronce—IwassureIhadther

ightanswer.But,whenshecalledonme,Iwassuddenlyafraid.HerewasanopportunitytoimpressthepowerfulteacherandshowherIwasworthyofherlove

.Ididn‟twanttoblowit.Itookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredherquestion.Herexplosiveresponseshockedallof

us.Sheenthusiasticallysteppedherrightfootonthefloor,pointingdirectlyatme.Withsparklingeyesandawidesmileshecried,“THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!”Fort

hefirsttimeinmyyounglife,Ifeltlikeaninstantstar.Myheartburstwithpride.Myconfidencesoared.Itwasamazingwhatagreateffectthes

implethree-wordphrasedeliveredwithincredibleenthusiasmhadonmyyounglife.THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!Itgotmeto

thinkthatIwouldmakeaplaceformyselfinthisworldnomatterhowmanyobstaclesIhadtoovercome.Fromthatday,mygradesands

peechimproveddramaticallyandmypeerssuddenlylookedatmewithnewrespect.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“muddle-headed”inparagraph1mean?A．Abse

nt-minded.B．Relaxed.C．Confused.D．Delighted.5．WhywastheauthorinfearofansweringMrs.Jordan‟squestion?A．Helackedconfidenceandbravery.B．Hewasn‟tsu

reoftherightanswer.C．Hewouldbelaughedatbyhisclassmates.D．Hewasafraidthathewoulddisappointher.6．WhatcanbeinferredaboutMrs.Jorda

n?A．Shewasbornwithcreativity.B．Shechangedtheauthor‟slife.C．Shewasstrictwithherstudents.D．Shewasawomanofhot

temper.7．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThreeSimpleWordsB．AWonderfulTeacherC．MyInspiringStoriesD．

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

nthegroundunderhisfeetstartedshakingviolently.Objectsbegantofalldownfromoverheadandrisingabovethecrashes,hecould

hearterrifiedscreamsallaroundhim.Severalmonthslater,thepainterfromNepal'sKathmanduValleyremembersthatda

ymorevividlythanhisweddingdayorthebirthofhisson.ItwasonApril25,2015thatanearthquakehitNepal,theformerHimalayankingdomoutofsightbetweenitsgia

ntneighborsChinaandIndia,81yearsafterasimilardisaster.Thiskillerquakeandaftershocksthatcontinuedformorethanamonthafterwardkilledov

er8,000people,destroyedthousandsofhouses,andruinedaneconomyalreadydamagedbymanyotherreasons.Itwasalsoo

fconsequencefortheancientartstyleNepalipainterssuchasLamahavebeenpracticingforgenerations.“Weleftourhomesandlivedintheopenfield

soutsidethecity,undertarpaulins（防水油布）foramonth,"Lamasaid.Manyofthehouses,builtofmudandbricks,wereinruinsandtheaftershockscontinued,thou

ghlessfrequently.Oneday,IwenttomyshowroomtogetsomeofthepaintingsoutandtheEarthstartedshakingagain.Idroppedeverythingandranoutformylife.”DineshLama

,a32-year-oldartistfromNepal'scapitalcity,Kathmandu,saidhisBoudhaStupaThangkaCenter,whichfunctionsashisshowroomas

wellashisstudio,hasremainedshutsincetheearthquake,ashisartisans(工匠）aretootraumatized（心理受到创伤的）totakeupthebrushagain.“Weliv

edintemporarytentsformorethanamonth,"hesaid.“Whentheytrytositinsidethestudioandpaint,fearmakestheirhandsshake.Luckily,wehavegotalot

ofaidfromChina.Ibelievewewillcomebacktoourhomesoon.”4．Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?A．TheApril25eart

hquakemadeNepaldisappearforlong.B．Thisquakecausedmoredeathsthantheone81yearsago.C．Nepalalsosufferedaseriousdisasterduetothe1934quake.D．

TheearthquakeistheonlyreasonforNepalbeingbackward.5．WhatcanweknowaccordingtoTasiLama'swords?A．ManyNepalipainterslosttheirlivesinthequake.B．Onlytheho

usesbuiltofmudandbricksbrokedown.C．Hisshowroomfellintoruinsafterthequake.D．Hehadnochoicebuttostopworkingforlong.6．WhatmadeDineshLamaworriedmost?A．T

hathisshowroomhadbeentotallydestroyed.B．Thathisartisanswereincapableofworking.C．Thathecouldn'tsellhisworksasusual.D．Thathewouldneverpickuphisbrusht

odraw.7．Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthetext?A．EarthquakeBringsDamagetoAncientArtB．EarthquakeCausesManyArtistsO

utofJobC．ChinaGivesaTimelyHandtoNepalD．NepalSuffersfromTwoNonstopQuakes18.（2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考）Iwantedach

angeofpace,abreakfromroutine.Thepastfewyearsfoundmeworkinglonghoursatmymarketingjobwhilemyhusband,Steven,putinequallyfulldaysasaphysicstutor.Wewerebo

thburnedoutfromtheconstantboredom.Vacationexperiencesatfirstglanceseemalittledifficultforus.Howdoyoufindcomfortinanever-

changingenvironment?AndI,someonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.ButIwassurprisedathoweasilyIwasabletoadapttoanewmodeofoperation,amor

erelaxedversionofmyselfwhowasn‟tworriedwherewe‟dparkandsleepeachnight.Thefactthatwebothbecamesoaccustomedtosleepinginthebackofac

argovanisanothersurpriseweexperiencedonthisjourney.Thevanwasourmaintransportationand,withafull-sizebedintheback,italsoprovideduswithab

itofcomfortthatmadeuscontinue.Atfirst,everysoundoutsidewasforeign,andwebothtooklongertofall-andstay-asleep.But,afteracoupleofweeksi

ntovanlife,weletthesoundsfadeintosoftbackgroundmusic.Overthecourseofourseven-monthtrip,oneofourbiggoalswasto

comeawayfromeachparkwithonespectacularimage.Thatsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbroughtustogether,evenmorethanbe

fore,gaveusmoretotalkabout,andencouragedustomotivateeachotheralongtheway.Bythispoint,you‟reprobablywonderinghowwepa

idforallofthis,ormaybeyou‟reassumingwecomefromwealthybackgrounds.Thetruthis,weactuallymanagedthisentireadventure

onamiddle-classbudget.Stevendidpart-timeremoteworkabout10hoursperweekforhisemployerfromtheroad.Iendedupfindingsometemporaryjobsthroughthetrip.Wea

lsocontinuedourphotographybusiness,settingupanonlineshoptosellourlandscapes.Weonlyvisitedsomeparksinthe48states.Andtheexperiencewo

uldstillbewortheverypenny.Itisreallyachancetoloseandfindourselvesinournation‟sparklands.4．Whydidtheauthorwanttochange?A．Becaus

eshewantedarestfromdailyroutine.B．Becauseshewasinterestedintravelling.C．Becauseshefellillwithlongworkinghours.D．Bec

auseshedidn'tlikehermarketingjob.5．Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthevacationbeforethejourney?A．Exciting.B．Helpful.C．Doubtful.D．Boring.6．Whatcanwein

ferfromthelastbutoneparagraph?A．Thecouplevisited48statesduringthetrip.B．Thecoupletrieddifferentjobstomaintaintheirtrip.C．Thehusbandwork

edharderthanthewife.D．Thecouplecamefromamiddle-classfamily.7．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Introducingaco

uple‟sdailylife.B．Sharingacouple‟stravelexperience.C．Showingtheimportanceoftraveling.D．Advisingsometravelplanstoreaders.19.（2020届

辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we‟vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacqua

intancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteache

r‟seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance

,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcer

to,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromthev

iolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin‟svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,a

ndfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencry

ingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandi

nterestinviolin—Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)the

bow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI‟mdeepinsorrow,apeaceful

tunewashesitaway,whenI‟mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myvi

olin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer‟sday?4．Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor‟sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommu

m.B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin.D．Disappointmentintheteacher‟seyes.5．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor‟sfee

lingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor‟sheartunabletobeat.D．Thescener

youtsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.6．Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifuli

maginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelsso

hn‟sworks.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DeeploveformusicB．MydislikeandlikeofviolinC．AninspiringstoryofviolinD．Musicalsoulmate—vi

olin20.（2020届辽宁省锦州市高三一模）WildfireswererapidlyspreadingthroughnorthernandsouthernCaliforniaaspowerfulwindssweptthroughthestate,burninghomesandfor

cingmorethan200,000peopletoleavetheirhomes.Thousandsofstructuresweredestroyedinthemassivefires.Firefightersandvolunteersworked

aroundtheclock,riskingtheirlivestosaveothers,althoughthickcloudsofwildfiresmokehungintheair.Butit'snotjust

humansindanger‟spath.AvideoofahorserunningawayfromtherescueteamtofindhisfamilyofhorsesfromCBSLosAngeleswentviral.Thepubli

cwastouchedbythehorse'sheroicactandsharedtheirthoughtsontheInternet.Volunteerswererescuingseveralhorsesfromthewildfirewhenoneofthehorsesjumped

awayfromthegroup.Theyweretryingtohelpthehorse,butherefused.Theyprobablyhadnoideawhatwaswrongwiththehorse,whojuststarted

runningawayfromthem.Thehorseracedbackintodangertoleadhisfamilytosafety,despiterescuers'besteffortsto

stophim.Heknewhecouldn'tleavethembehind.Asthetensionincreased,severalhumanstrangersjumpedintohelptheanimals—theyw

entbacktotheburningbarnwheresomeofthehorsesremained.Youcanwatchthehorserunbackintothesmoke-filledarea,rec

onnectwiththehorsesinsidethefence,andquicklyaccompanythemoutofthefenced-offarea.Thoughit'snotclearfromthevideo,CBSLosAngelesreportedtha

tallbutoneofthehorsesinvolvedweresaved.DisastrousastheCaliforniawildfireshavebeen,thevideoandcountlessotherrescuestories—humansanda

nimalsalike—areshininglightonallactsofgoodnesstakingplace.4．WhatdoestheauthorintendtoshowbytellingthewildfiresindetailinPara.1?A．Wha

tcausedthebigwildfires.B．Howseriousthewildfireswere.C．Whatrescuersdidinthewildfires.D．Howrapidlythewildfiresspread.5．Whatdoestheunderline

dphrases''wentviral''mean?A．Turnedbad.B．Gotattacked.C．Becameinteresting.D．Grewpopular.6．Whichwordscanbestdescribethehorse?A．Loy

albutstubborn.B．Caringandcourageous.C．Responsibleandclever.D．Flexiblebutaggressive.7．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey?A

．Fightingdisastersneedsjointefforts.B．Animalsarealwaysfriendsofman.C．Allgooddeedsdeservetobepraised.D．Animalssho

wgoodnesstoeachother.21.（2020届辽宁省辽阳市高三一模）Grannyhadjustboughtasandwichforherofficeandwasstoppedataredlightinthecitycenter.Shehadthewindowr

olleddowntoenjoythesoftwindwhenamanrusheduptothedriver‟ssidewindowtorobher.Therobberbrokeintotheopenw

indowwithonehandinhispocket.HeorderedGrannytogetoutofthecar,orhewouldshoother.Awordlikethatwouldhavefrightenedanyoneelse

.Instead,Grannysawitasachallenge.Completelyunafraidshesaidthatifhereallyhadagun,hewouldhavepulleditout.Shewasright.Thecriminalhadnogunactuallyandtr

iedtopullheroutofthecar.Grannysoundedthehornandstartedshoutingouttodrawothers‟attention.Withthedoornowopen,shestartedkickingthemananywhereher

footcouldreach.Afterakicktohisstomach,themanattemptedtoescape.ButGrannywouldn‟tstandforthat.Itwasnowherturntograbontohim.T

hatpoorfooldidn‟thaveachance.Shecalledforhelptobystanders,andtheyrushedtoheraid.WithGrannyleadingthecharge,agroupofstrangerscametogetherandtookthem

antothesidewalk,holdinghimthereuntilthepolicecame.Whenaskedbyayoungreportercoveringthestorywhyshefoughtbackandwasn‟tafraid,Granny‟sanswerwassurpri

singlysimple:Shehadhadhernewcarforlessthantwodaysandapackofgoodsandwichesforheroffice.Andtherewasnowayfortherob

bertogeteitherofthose.Althoughwewereangrywithherbecauseshecouldhavegottenherselfkilled,wealllearnedan

importantlessonfromherthatday.4．WhydidGrannythinktheincidentasachallenge?A．Shewasafraidoftherobber,B．Shehasneverexperiencedtherobberybefore.C．

Therewaspossibilitythattherobberdidn‟thaveagun.D．Therewaspossibilitythathernewcarwouldberobbed5．Whatdoes

theauthorthinkoftherobber?A．Helookedveryterrible.B．Hehadapoormemory.C．Hewasnotstrongenough.D．Hewasfoolishandunlucky.6．Whatwasthemainreasonthat

therobberattemptedtoescape?A．Grannykickedhisstomachviolently.B．Grannykickedhimanywhereherfootcouldreach.C．Granny‟sreactionwasbeyondhisexpectation.D

．Grannymanagedtograbontohim.7．Granny‟sfamiliesthoughtherbehaviortobe________.A．illegalB．annoyingC．admirableD．confusing22.（2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模）JeremyLocke

,whoownsaroofingandconstructioncompanyinGlaceBay,NovaScotia,hadalwaysbeenwantingtorepairtheroofofJeanetteMacDonald'shome.Wheneverhedr

ovepastthewoman'shome,heassumedthattheroofwasunderrepairbecausethejobhadalreadybeentakenonbyanothergroupofrepairmen—butastheweekswore

on,theroofcontinuedtoworsenwithoutanysignsofrepair.“Ihaditinmymindthatifnoonestepsuptohelpthisladyinourcommunity,I‟dbemorethanhappyto,”LocketoldCBC

．WhenLockefinallyreachedouttoMacDonaldaboutfixingherroofforfree,however,shepolitelydeclinedhisofferbecauseshedidnotliketoacceptcharity.Thatb

eingsaid,shehadalreadyappliedforagovernmentgrant（补助金）tofixtheroofandshesaidshewasmorethanhappytohireLockeonceher

grantapplicationwasapproved.Unfortunately,MacDonaldneverreceivedtheapproval.Asthestubborn（固执的）Canadianseniorrefused

toacceptanyassistancefromLocke,thesympatheticconstructionworkerplayedaninnocenttrickinordertogethertoaccepthishelp

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

thatshewasthewinner—becauseshewastheonlyonewhohadenteredtheraffle.Thankstohissweetlittleplan,Lockeandhiscrewarestartingworkontheroofthiswe

ek,whichisexpectedtocosthiscompanyabout$9,000.MacDonald,meanwhile,toldCBCthatshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresshergratitudetoLocke,sayingthatheisher“guar

dianangel”."There'snobodyouttherelikehim,"sheadded.24．WhatdidLockedesiretodoforMacDonald?A．Repairherroof.B．Findarepairman.C．Runachari

ty.D．Raisemoney.25．WhydidMacDonaldrefuseLocke'sofferinitially?A．Shedidn'ttrusthim.B．Shehadwonaraffle.C．Shedidn

'tlikefreehelp.D．Shehadgotanofficialgrant.26．HowdidLockefinallymakeMacDonaldchangehermind?A．Hepersua

dedhertogiveupherapplication.B．Heinvitedhertoenterhisbusiness.C．Hegaveherabout$9,000.D．Hetoldherawhitelie.27．Whichofthefollowingword

sbestdescribeLocke?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.Whenotherteenswerestudyingor

goingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butsheovercametheseterriblesetbacks(挫折)towinahighlycomp

etitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,“HomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStory”,showninlateApril.LizMu

rray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasnever

enoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.

Theeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermot

herhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnight,shelive

donthestreets.“Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstanding,byunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpa

rtofthesociety,”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeas

ilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.Shefinishedhighs

choolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakeca

reofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.“Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetime.”L

izwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmakingadecision”.24．Themainid

eaofthepassageis________.A．howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB．howLizstruggledtochangeherlifeC．whyLizlovedher

parentssomuchD．thehardtimeLizhadinherchildhood25．InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?a.HermotherdiedofAIDS.b.Sheworkedatapetr

olstation.c.ShegotadmittedintoHarvard.d.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.e.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A．b,e,

a,d,cB．a,b,c,e,dC．e,d,b,a,cD．b,a,e,c,d26．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BothLiz‟sfatherandmotherareAIDS-infectedpatients.

B．Lizlivedahardtimeinherchildhood.C．Liz‟sstoryisaninspirationtomanypeople.D．Lizhatedherfatherbecausehegotaddictedtodrugs.27．Whata

ctuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A．Envyandencouragement.B．Willpoweranddetermination.C．Decisionsandunderstanding.D．Loveandrespectforherparents.24.（2020

届山西省吕梁市高三一模）Some15yearsago,RossWillardvolunteeredwithafoodprograminHarrisburg,Pa..Hefoundchildrenridingbicycleswith

brakesthatdidn‟twork.Theretiredrailroadmanagersawtheimportanceofsafelyridingforchildren,sohebeganrepairingbicyclesonstreetcorners.Overtime,moreandmo

repeoplecametohavetheirbicyclesrepaired.Mr.Willardopenedhisfirstshopin2007andthreeyearslaterhefoundedhisowncompanyRecycleBicycleHa

rrisburg.Theall-volunteernonprofitorganizationhasbeenofferingserviceforresidentsinthecommunity.Regularvisitorsincludechildrenandthei

rparents,aswellashalfwayhouseresidentsseekingtoperformcommunityservicehourswhilealsobuildingtheirownbikes.Theorganizationhasado-it

-yourselfphilosophy:Althoughthereisnochargeforanyrepairs,orevenbicycles,mostvisitors(exceptyoungchildren)aretask

edwithmakingtheirownrepairswiththeassistanceofvolunteertrainers.Sinceitsfounding,RecycleBicyclehasdistributedthousandsofdonatedbikestotheHarri

sburgcommunity-averagingabout900peryearinthepastdecade.He‟sknownas“Mr.Bicycle,”aroundthePennsylvaniacapital.Heest

imatesthattheorganizationrepairssome3,000bikesayear.Sittingintheorganization‟sshopspace,hediscussesthevolunteerisman

dsenseofservicethatwereimprintedonhimasachildbyhisparents.Thisledtoastrongbeliefaboutfixingproblemsthaton

efindsinthecommunity.4．WhydidWillardbeginrepairingbicyclesonstreetcorners?A．Hefeltboredwiththefoodprogram.B．He

decidedtosetuphisownbusiness.C．Heneededtomakesomeextramoney.D．Hewantedtoensurethesafetyofcyclists.5．Whatdoes“do-it-yourselfphilosophy

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

ngtotheunderlinedword“imprinted”?A．depended.B．realized.C．ignored.D．impressed.7．Whatisthemainideaofth

etext?A．Howtorepairabicycle.B．Communityneedsbicyclerepairservice.C．Theorganizationoffersserviceforthecommunit

y.D．Repairingabicycleyourselfcansavetimeandmoney.25.（2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模）Myfriend,MontyRobertsownsahorseranch(养马场).Thelastti

meIwasthereheintroducedmeastorylikethis:Therewasayoungmanwhowasthesonofahorsetrainer,whowouldgofromstable(马厩)tostable,racetracktoracetrack,fa

rmtofarmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Sotheboy'sschoolcareerwascontinuallyinterrupted.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapap

eraboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewr

oteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Healsodrewadet

ailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandedi

tintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”Theboywiththedreamwenttoseet

heteacherafterclassandaskedwhyhereceivedanF.Theteachersaid,"Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.You

havenomoney.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit...Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwitha

morerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.”Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhaul.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid

,"Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.”Finally,afteraweek,theboyturnedinthesamepap

er,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,“YoucankeeptheFandI'llkeepmydream."Montythenturnedtomeandsaid,"Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,00

0-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.”Headded,"Thebes

tpartofthestoryisthattwoyearsagothatsameschoolteacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,“Look

,Monty,whenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids‟dreams.Fortunatelyyouhad

enoughambitionnottogiveuponyours.”4．Howdidthefatherdealwithhisson‟sproblem?A．Hedidnotpayattentiontoit.B．HepunishedhissonforthelargeredF.C．H

eencouragedhissontomakehisowndecision.D．Hescoldedhissonfortheridiculousplan.5．Whatcanweinferfromtheteacher'sremarksinthel

astparagraph?A．Skillcomesbyexercise.B．Everybody'sgoodatsomething.C．It'sgreattohavedreams.D．Wherethereisawi

ll,thereisaway.6．WhywasMonty‟sschoolingcontinuallyinterrupted?A．Becausehedidn‟tlikehisteacher.B．Becausehehadtodomuchhousework.C．Becauseherefusedto

gotoschoolsometimes.D．Becausehisfatheralwayschangedhisworkingplace.7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．AboyhavingnochangesB．Aboyfollowinghi

sheartC．AboyholdingontohisdreamD．Aboyowningahorseranch26.（2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模）WhenIwastenyearsold,Iwenttothe

USAtovisitsomefamilyfriends.WetravelledaroundCalifornia—LosAngeles,SanFranciscoandLasVegas.Inoticedsomethingfunnyabouttheway

everyonespokeEnglish.Irememberthinking,"Thisisthewaytheyspeakinfilms!"TheonlytimesIhadreallyheardanAmericanaccentbeforewere

whenIwatchedfilmssuchasMeanGirlsandFreakyFriday.MostofthefilmsIwatchedwhenIwasachildwereAmerican.OnemomentIrememberv

eryclearlywasatthebeginningoftheholiday,whenmyfriendaskedmeifIwantedtoorder„Frenchfries‟.Icouldn'timaginewhatFrenchfrieswere.WhatwasfriedandFrench

?Snails?Cheese?ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheorderedaportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussom

echips,IaskedherwheretheFrenchfrieswere.Shepointedtotheplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome„chips‟fromth

esupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketofcrisps!Iwasveryconfused.Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered„biscuitsandgravy‟withourlunch.Thiswasavery

strangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbiscuitsaresweet.Gravyisasalty,meat-basedsauce.Ilaterrealizedthat„biscuits‟inAmeric

aaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall„biscuits‟,theycall„cookies‟.Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy

„pants‟.Irememberthinking,“Howcansheseemyunderwear?”Mymumthentoldmethattheycall„pants‟whatwecall„trousers‟,theouterclothingthatyouwearonyourlegs

!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan„eggplant‟pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant.Eggsdonotgrowonplants,Ithought.Whatonearthcouldan„eggplant‟be?So

methingeggyandleafy?Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines.Iaskedhimwherethe“eggplant”was.Helaughedandpointedtot

heaubergines.“Theycallthis„eggplant‟inAmerica!”hetoldme.Althoughthesame„language‟maybespokenindifferentcountries,therearelikelytobe

manydifferences,notjustinvocabularybutalsoinspelling,grammarandpronunciation!Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalanguageislearningabou

tthedifferencesthatexistinhowitisspokenindifferentplaces.12．Whatdidthewriterthinkfunnyinthefirstparagraph?A．Englishfilm

s.B．AmericanEnglishC．Americancustoms.D．BritishEnglish.13．Wecaninferthatthewritercomesfrom.A．theUKB．AustraliaC．FranceD．t

heUSA14．Theunderlinedword“disgusted”probablymeans.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,Iseeanoversizedbillb

oardwithhisfaceonit:Jason,theGreatMagician.Iabsent-mindedlyturnthepagesofthephonebookandcomeacrossacitymap.Sippingmyicedlatté,Irun

myfingersalongthestreetsfromthehoteltotheoperahall.Notmorethanahalf-hourwalk.Iglanceattheclock.Theshowstartsinonehour.Plentyoftime!Igulpthelastthre

esipsofmylattéandhopintheshower.SoonI‟monmywaytotheshow,carryingafancyblackhandbagandagenuinesmile.T

hebillboardlooksevenmoreimpressivefromoutside.TheGreatJason'seyesseemtobeglancingthroughme.Ishiverandwalkfaster.Ifeellikeachildaboutt

oopenherbirthdaypresents.ThehallisdarkwhenIcomein;theshowisabouttobegin.Imakemywaybackstagejustasthegreatmagicianputsonhistophat.''Daddy,I'msogladto

seeyou,''Isayinahalf-whisper.''I'mintownforthewriter‟sworkshop,butIjustcouldn'tmissyourshow.''Igivehimaquickhugandgoback

intotheseatingarea,leavinghimwithastartledsmile.Isettledowninthedarkness,andthecurtainsopen.Magically,thatshowremainstheGreatJason'sbestper

formancetothisday.1．Theunderlinedsentenceindicatesthewriteris.A．embarrassedandhesitantB．braveanddeterminedC．nervousandexcitedD．surpri

sedandfrightened2．Whywasthewriterintown?A．Togototheworkshop.B．Tovisitthemagician.C．Toenjoytheperformance.D．Tohelppeopleinneed

.3．WhoisJason?A．Thepersonthewriterwillworkwith.B．Thefatherofthewriter.C．Thegreatestperformerever.D．Theunknownmagician.28.（202

0届四川省高三第一次统一监测）Seasicknessandsunburn.Takingcareofoldpeopleindifferentsituations.Mymedicalfriendsdidtheirbestt

opersuademe.Everyonesaidthatrunningawaytoseawouldruinmycareer.Butafterfivesleep-deprived(睡眠不足的)years

workingasajuniordoctor,Iwaswillingtotaketherisk.Hungryforadventure,IboardedabrightwhiteshipinSingapore.With2,000passeng

ersandcrew,shewasthesizeofasmalltown.Tomyrelief,thehospitalwaswellequipped,withanX-raymachineandabloodanalyzer.T

hatfirstcruise(航行)wasalearningexperience,atightschedulefullofsafetydrills(演习).Therewassomuchnewinformationtot

akein.Evenrememberingwhichoftheuniformstoweareachdaywasachallenge.Mostconfusing,Ioftenforgottochangemyclockwhent

heshipcrossedtimezones.Asadoctor,Iwasresponsibleforthe600crewincludingwaiters,engineers,cooksandnavigators(领航员),andIwasoncall(随时待命

的)fortheentireship.Farfromtreatingseasicknessandsunburn,asI‟dbeenwarned,mypatientswerewideandvaried.Theship‟smedica

lcenterwasessentiallyafloatingemergencyroom,butwedidn‟thaveateamofspecialistsonhandforasecondopinion.Withlongandunpredictablehours,

itrequiredmentaltoughness.Asyoucanguess,manyofthepassengerswereelderly.Heartattacksdon‟tcareaboutgeographyand

emergencyevacuations(疏散)weredifficulttoarrange.Irecallonesuchpatient,whowastakenofftheshiponastretcher(担架)halfwaythroughthePanamaCanal.A

fteraterrifyingrideinthebackofanoldambulance,IwasrelievedthatthepatientsurvivedlongenoughtoarriveatthehospitalinPanamaCity.Thankfully,thereweresev

eralunexpectedbenefitstothejob.Iregularlyenjoyedthepassengerfacilities,includingthegym,spaanddeckbuffet(甲板自助餐).Ieve

nhostedmyowntableofpassengersintheevenings.Onraredaysoff,Ivolunteeredasatourguideontripsashore(在陆地).IgottoflyoverAlaskainaseaplaneandwa

tchedaballetinStPetersburg.Inowunderstandthatbeingacruiseshipdoctorisnotajob—it‟sawayoflife.Oneyearatseabecametwo.Ilostmycareer

ambitions,butIredefinedhappinessinmylife.4．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor‟sfirstcruise?A．Shemissedherjobasadoctor.B．Sheenjoyedarelaxingl

ifestyle.C．Shehadtolearnalotofthings.D．Sheoftenfeltconfusedaboutherjobduties.5．Whydoestheauthormentionthepatientwhowassentt

othehospitalinPanamaCity?A．Totellthatitwasdifficulttolookafteroldpatients.B．Toprovethatbeingacruiseshipdoctorismore

tiring.C．Tostresstheimportanceofawell-equippedhospitalontheship.D．Toshowitwaschallengingtohandleemergencysi

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

ofbeingtheship‟sonlydoctor.D．Variousfacilitiesforpassengersonthecruiseship.7．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofherexperienceasacruiseshipdoctor?A．Itwa

stoostressfultotolerate.B．Ithelpedherbuildabettercareer.C．Itchangedherunderstandingofhappiness.D．Itprovi

dedopportunitiestomakemorefriends.29.（2020届四川省绵阳市高三第三次诊断性考试）Thepastfewyearsfoundmeworkinglonghoursatmymarketingj

obwhilemyhusband,Steven,putinequallyfalldaysasaphysicstutor.Theweekendswerespentphotographingweddingsandportraits.Whilewewereabletosaveso

memoney,wewerebothburnedoutfromtheconstanttiringwork.Wefelttheneedforbothrenewalandvacationexperiences.So,inJanuary,wesetoutonaseven-month

,cross-countryroadtriptovisitall61NationalParksintheUnitedStates.Stevenwasreadytodiveheadlongintotheunknow

n,whileI,someonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.IwasamazedathoweasilyIturnedtobeamorerelaxedversionw

howasn'tworriedwheretoparkorsleep.Webothbecamesoaccustomedtosleepinginthevan,despitetheforeignsoundoutside,whichweeventuallyletfadeintowhitenoise.

Overthecourseofourseven-monthtrip,severalinterruptionschangedourroute,includingthegovernmentshutdown,whichleftthefirst10parksinaccessible.Ano

thertime,IfellillandlostmyvoicerightaswewereheadingtotheVirginIslandsNationalPark.Positively,whilewe'vedonephotogr

aphyprofessionallyforyears.thistripreallyhelpedusgrowinourcraft.Fromrapidlytryingtoshootdolphinstolininguppanoramic(全景的

））shots,thistripwasaphotographer'sdream.Ineverdaredoutintocompletedarknesstophotographnightscapes,buttheviewsoftheMilkyWa

ywemanagedtoshootwerewellworthit.Oneofourbiggoalsonthistripwastocomeawayfromeachparkwithonespectacularimage,somethingtha

tpushedusbothtobecomebetterartistsintheprocess.Thatsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbroughtustogether,gaveusmoretotalkabout,andencouragedustomo

tivateeachotheralongtheway.4．Whydidthecoupletakesuchatrip?A．Theywerebothoutofwork.B．Theyneededsomephotosof

parks.C．Theywantedagetawayfromexhaustingwork.D．Theywantedtomakemoneybyphotographing.5．Whatsurprisedtheauthoronthetrip

?A．Thetripwasfullofunexpecteddifficulties.B．Thetripwasnothinglikeherplannedfun.C．Sheenjoyedhishusband'swayoftravel.D．Shehadseveralfig

htswithherhusband.6．Whatfailedthemtovisitthefirst10parks?A．Badsleepinthevan.B．Theauthor'sillness.C．Thechangeofr

oute.D．Thegovernmentshutdown.7．Whathavethecouplegainedfromthetrip?A．They'vecaughtsomedolphins.B．They'vebecamef

amousartists.C．They'vebetteredtheirrelationship.D．They'vegottheirprofessionalphotographercertificates.30.（2020届四川省绵阳市高

三第三次诊断性考试）Asdataleakandidentitytheftbecomemoreandmorecommon,themarketisgrowingforfingerprintoririsscans(虹工膜扫描）－tokeepothersoutofprivatee-spa

ces.They'restillexpensive,though,andsomepeopleareunwillingtohavepersonalidentifierstakenandkeptbyathirdparty.Researcherssaytheyhavecomeupwit

halow-costdevice-asmartkeyboard.Itpreciselymeasuresthesoundwithwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachkey.T

hesepatternsareuniquetoeachindividual,saysJunChen,adoctoralengineeringstudent.Bymeasuringhowsomebodytypesapassword(码），hesays,thekeyboardcandeterm

inepeople'sidentities,andthus,byextension,whethertheyshouldbegrantedaccesstothecomputerit'sconnectedto-regardlessofwhethersomeonegetsthepasswo

rdright.Itdoesn'trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeoplearen'talreadyfamiliarwith."Everybodyusesakeyboard...andeverybodytypesdifferently,

"Chensays.Thedevicepowersitselfbygeneratingelectricitywhenaperson'sfingertipstouchthekeys-multi-layerplasticmaterial

s,pressdown,andliftagain,whichcompletesanelectriccircuitwiththekeyboard.Thekeyboardcouldofferastrongerlayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthingslikethef

orceofauser'stypingandthetimebetweenkeypresses.Thisphenomenon,called"contactelectrification,"isthesameprocessthatcreatesstaticelectrici

ty,Chensays:"lt'slikewhenyourunyourhandacrossawoolblanketandseesparks(电火花）inthedarkness."Inastudydescribingthetechnology

publishedinthejournalACSNano,theresearchershad100volunteerstypethewordtouchfourtimesusingthekeyboard.Datagleanedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtoidentifyind

ividualparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,withverylowerrorrates,Chensays.Sofar,thereisjustonesuchkeyboard.But,Chensays,itshou

ldbeprettystraightforwardtocommercializeandismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhopesitcouldmakeittomarketinaboutfiveyears.12．

Whatisthefeatureofthesmartdevice?A．It'sinexpensive.B．It'sanewtypeoftechnology.C．It'sinaccessiblewithoutapassword.D．Itcanrecognizep

eople'sfingerprint.13．Howisthesmartdevicepowered?A．Byfingerstouchingit.B．Byreplaceablebatteries.C．Byproducingpowerofitsow

n.D．Bybeingconnectedtoelectricity.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"glean"probablymeaninParagraph6?A．Collect.B．Involve.C．Conta

in.D．Leak.15．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．SmartKeyboardCanProduceElectricityItselfB．SmartK

eyboardCanidentifyYoubyHowYouTypeC．SmartKeyboardCanProtectPersonalDataPrivacyD．SmartKeyboardCanMeasureTypingForcesandTime