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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.Butthereisonehugesecretth

atIkeptforyears--Ifailedmydrivingtest.Ihadneverfailedatestbefore,andhadneverevencomeclose.Drivingmademeanxious,butm

yparentstoldmeIhadto.Theysignedmeupfordrivinglessons.Ihadgottenaperfectscoreformywrittenpermitexam,butgettingbehindthe

wheelwasadifferentstory.ButwhenOctober30throlledaround,mypridesetin.Iwantedtobelikeeveryoneelseatmyschool,showingoffthe

brandnewlicensethey'dgotten.Lookingbackonthatspecialday,Ican'trememberifIwasnervous.WhatIdorememberissta

rtingthetest,pausingatastopsignafterafewseconds,andbeingaskedbytheinstructortopullover.Ihadreceivedanauto-failsincemypaus

ewasindeedapauseandnotarealstop.Iwasn'tupsetthatIwasleavingwithoutalicense,butIwasscaredeveryonewouldknowthatIha

dfailed.SowhenIgottoclass,ItoldeveryoneIdidn'twanttotakethetestonmybirthday.OneFridayamonthlater,Iwenttothetestspot

againandpassed.LaterthatnightIdroveforthefirsttimebymyself,whichbroughttomeanamazingfeelingI'veneverexperienced——butsill,Icouldn'

timagineevertellinganyonethetruth.SoIdidn't.Itwasn'tuntilmidwaythroughcollegethatIcameclean.Itturned

outplentyofmycollegefriendshadfailedtoo!AndIgatheredenoughcouragetospeakthefactout.Yes,Ihadalsofailed.NowIrealizefailureandim

perfectionaretwothingseveryonehastoexperience,withoutwhichonecouldn'tmakeatrueman.4．WhatcanwelearnaboutMatthew?A．H

ewasaslowlearnerofdriving.B．Hereliedheavilyonhisparents.C．Hewasafraidoftakingexams.D．Hewasboredwitht

ellinglies.5．WhydidtheinstructoraskMatthewtopullover?A．Toputanendtohislest.B．Tocheckhisparkingskills.C．Togivehimasecond

chance,D．Toshowhimabetterwayofdriving.6．WhatmadeMatthewfeelextremelyworriedafterhisfirstattempt?A．Failingtogetadrivinglicense.B．Mis

singhisbirthdaycelebration.C．Makinghisparentsdisappointed.D．Losingfacebeforehisclassmates.7．WhatdidMatthewlearnfromhiso

wnexperience?A．Honestyisthebestpolicy.B．Failureisawaytogrowup.C．Truthstandsthetestoftime.D．Imperfectio

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

ralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Whenanewspaperreporteraskedhimwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson,herespon

dedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Atthattimehewastryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfr

omtherefrigeratorwhenheaccidentallydroppedthebottle,spllingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor—arealseaofmilk!Whe

nhismothercamein,insteadofyellingathim,givinghimalectureorpunishinghim,shesaid,''Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensu

chahugepuddleofmilk.Well,wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutes?''Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,''Robert,w

heneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.Wecoulduseasponge(海绵),atow

eloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?''Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,''Youk

now,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarrybigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgotothebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeify

oucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.''Thelittleboyleanedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwith

outdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,helear

nedthatmistakeswereopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichiswhatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Wo

uldn'titbegreatifallparentswouldrespondthewayRobert'smotherrespondedtohim?4．Whathappenedwhentheboydroppedthemilkbottle?A．Hegoti

njuredandburstintotears.B．Hecriedoverthebrokenmilkbottle.C．Hismotherscoldedhimformakingamess.D．Hismotherencouragedhimto

playwiththemilk.5．Whatwashismother'spurposebyinvitinghimtodotheclean-uptogether?A．Toinspirehiscreativity.B．Topromotehisresponsibility.C．Tod

evelophiscookingskill.D．Toimprovehisexperimentability.6．Whydidthemothertaketheboytothebackyard?A．TofetchwaterforcleaningB．Topourmilkintotheb

ottle.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）C

onnieMonroeclicksabutton,flicksherwristandwatchesasherneighborhoodfloods.Theshorelinesarefirsttogo.Then,thebaseballfieldsatFlemingPark.Bythetimesea

waterreachestheseniorcenter,ithasfloodedstreetsandoveradozenbrickhomes.Monroemovesherheadupanddown,sidetoside,takinginthesimula

ted(仿真的)view.ThisiswhatcouldhappentoTurnerStation,ahistoricAfricanAmericancommunitysoutheastofBaltimore,assealevel

srise.Climatechangepresentsmanychallengestocoastalcommunitiesandtothosetryingtoprepareforitsimpacts,butoneofthemostbasicisalsooneofthemostvexing:H

owdoyoushowpeopleandconvincethemofapossiblefuture?Communicatingtherealnessandimmediacyoftheclimatethreatishugelyimportanttoclimateresearchersandtho

seaimingtolessenitscauses.Butit'salsothemostimportanttocommunitiesfacedwithcomingchangesthatarealreadyunavoidable

.Theseprojectsneedpublicsupportandinput.That'swhyMonroeandotherresidents(居民)arebeingdirectedtositinmetalch

airs,putonvirtualrealityheadsetsandwatchtheirhomesflood.TurnerStation,acommunitywhichgetsfloodedeasily,istryingtoprepare.Ithaspartnered

withthePortofBaltimore,afewnonprofitsandalocallandscapearchitecturefirmtoadoptarangeoftoolsandwaystocommunicat

eclimatechangetothepublic,becauseeverypersonisdifferentandeveryplaceisdifferent.Thevirtualrealityprogramisonlythemostrecent,andperhapsthe

mosteffectivestep.Virtualrealityisanimmersiveexperiencethatcantrickthehumanbrainintothinkingit'sreal.Buttrickingpeopleisnotthe

goalofthesealevelrisesimulationbeingusedatTurnerStation,saysJuianoCalil,oneoftheprogram'sdevelopers.''Thegoal,''hesays,''istostartaconversationandhel

pfolksvisualizetheimpactsofclimatechangeandthesolutions,andalsodiscussthetrade-offsbetweenthem.''8．WhoisMonroe?A．Acoastalc

ommunitycitizen.B．Aclimateresearcher.C．Anarchitect.D．AVRprogramdeveloper.9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword''vexing''meaninparagr

aph2?A．Bothersome.B．Dramatic.C．Original.D．Convincing.10．WhyisVRtechnologyemployedhere?A．Itcancutdowntherisksofcl

imatechange.B．Itcanshowsevereresultsofclimatechange.C．Itcanintroducetechnologytotheresidents.D．Itcanpredicttheclimatechangeaccurately

.11．Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram?A．Totrickmorepeopletobelieve.B．Towintheresidents‟cooperation.C．Toadvocate

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

ueenVictoriaoftheUKaskedHelenKeller."Howdoyouexplainthefactthateventhoughyouwerebothblindanddeafyouwereabletoaccomplishsomuch?"

Ms.Keller'sanswerisatribute(致敬)toherdedicatedteacher."IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunk

nown.”AccordingtospeakerZigZiglar,"LittleAnnie"Sullivan,asshewascalledwhenshewasyoung,wasnostrangertohards

hip.Shewasalmostsightlessherselfandwas,atonetime,diagnosedashopelessly"insane"byhercaregivers.Shewaslockedinthebasementofamentalinstitutionout

sideofBoston.Onoccasion,LittleAnniewouldviolentlyattackanyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryoneinherpresence.Anelderlynur

sebelievedtherewashope,however,andshemadeithermissiontoshowlovetothechild.EverydayshevisitedLittleAnnie.Forthemost

part,thechilddidnotacknowledgethenursedpresence,butshestillcontinuedtovisit.Thekindwomanleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencourag

ement.ShebelievedLittleAnniecouldrecover,ifonlyshewereshownlove.Eventually,doctorsnoticedthechangeinthegirl.Wheretheyo

ncewitnessedangerandhatred,theynownotedagentlenessandlove.Theymovedherupstairswhereshecontinuedtoimprove.Thenthedayfinallycamewhenthisseemingly"hope

less''childwasreleased.AnneSullivangrewintoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersassheherselfwashelpedbythekindnurse.Itwasshewhosawthegreatpotenti

alinHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplinedher,playedwithher,pushedherandworkedwithheruntiltheflickeringca

ndlethatwasherlifebecameabeaconoflighttotheworld.AnneSullivanworkedwondersinHelen'slife;butitwasaloving

nursewhofirstbelievedinLittleAnnieandlovinglytransformedanuncommunicativechildintoacompassionateteacher.“Ifithadnotbeenf

orAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown."Butifithadnotbeenforakindanddedicatednurse,the

nameofAnneSullivanwouldhaveremainedunknown.4．ThedialoguebetweenQueenVictoriaandHelenKellerismentionedmainlyto.A．showadeepadmirationforHelenKel

lerB．provethatHelenKellermadeagreatcontributionC．begintellingthestoryofHelenKellerteacherAnneSullivanD．getthereaderinterestedinhowHelenKellera

chievedsomuch5．Whatisthehardshipmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A．Sullivanhadastrangedisease.B．AlmosteveryoneignoredSullivan.C．Sulliv

anwaskeptawayfromherparents.D．Sullivanwasbelievedtohaveamentalproblem.6．Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?

A．Sullivanlikedthenursefromtheverybeginning.B．Sullivanexperiencedfirsthandhowterriblethelifeofadeafchildwas.C．Theelderlyn

ursehadnodoubtthatSullivanwouldbeagreatteacher.D．Withoutthenurse,Sullivancouldn'thavehelpedHelenKellerlater.7．Whichofthefollowingwoul

dbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．ThePowerofLoveB．MakingaDifferenceC．TheSecrettoBeingaGoodTeacherD．SimilaritiesBe

tweenAnneandHelen5.（2020届广西桂林调研）ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohav

echangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“The

reisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasac

hildhewanderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Natureheoftensaid,isfullofsecrets,Hetriedtounderstandthem;then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybed

onewiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especia

llyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuni

nterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsdd.someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadabout

life.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearso

fwork.5．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,itistruethat________.A．EdisoninventedtheelectriclightwiththehelpofotherA

mericaninventorsB．EdisonwassatisfiedthathewasregardedasthegreatestgeniusofhisageC．theinventionoftheelectriclight

byEdisonhaschangedthelivesofmanypeopleD．thelivesofmanypeoplewouldhavebeenthesamewithoutEdison‟sinventions6．Edisonthought________.A．hecouldbehappyi

fhewasageniusB．hardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusC．geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone‟ssuccessD．geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork7．

Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies________.A．Edisonmade100inventionsinhislifeB．Edisonwasabletoliveand

workfor100yearsC．PeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years‟workD．LifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings6.（2020届广西

桂林调研）Whenthesandbegankickingupandhittingourfaces,Istartedtoworrythatmaybewehadmadeamistake.Thatafternoon,mydadhadstoodonthedeck（露

台）ofourhomeandlaughedasourneighborspackeduptheircarsandheadedinland.Theylefttospendthenightinmotelsorat

friends‟homesthatwereoutofrangeofapproachingsummerstorm.Challengingtheweatherthatthreatenedtodampourspirits,welitafi

reonthebeach.Dadtoldjokesandwehadagoodtime.Whenitwas6:30p.m.,alllaughterdisappeared.Oureyesweredrawntoth

esky.Atornado（龙卷风）washeadedstraightforus!Inaflash,wewereallonourfeet.Thewindstartedscreamingandnowwewererunningtothecottage.Mymomstoppednexttoth

efrontdoor.“Wherecanwego?”Sheshoutedatmydad.MostcottagesonthispartofLakeMichiganhadbeenbuiltwithoutbasements.Ourswasnoexceptio

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

beneaththedeck,pressingourselvesagainstthefoundationofthecottage.Betweenthedecksupports,wewatchedthea

pproachingstorminsilentterror.Mydadshouted,“Holdon!”andsomethingelseIcouldn‟thearoverthescreamingwind.Ithinkhewasp

raying.Bythetimeitreachedourcottage,itwasnothingmorethanastrongwind.Therestofthestormlastedforanhourandthensimplyblewaway.“Nexttime,we‟ll

stayinlandatGrandma‟s.Okay?”mydadsaid.8．Whatdidthefamilydobeforethestormcame?A．Theysatonthedeck.B．Theystayedonthebeach.C．Theypackedupthecars.D．Theyv

isitedtheirneighbors.9．Whereweretheyrunningwhenthetornadowasheadedforthefamily?Theywererunning________.A．tothemotelsB．t

othetheirfriend‟shomeC．tothecottageD．tothebeach10．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Ourswasnoexception.”inP

aragraph4mean?A．Ourcottagehadgotabasement.B．Ourcottagehadn‟tgotabasement.C．Wehadn‟texpectedtogetacottag

e.D．Wehadexpectedtogetacottage.11．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Howthefamilysurvivedthetornado.B．W

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

ofthemostimportantthingsthathashappenedtomeoccurredlongbeforeIwasawareofit.Asthestorygoes,IwasthreedaysoldandMomwassinging“TheNameGam

e”songtome:“ChristineBo-Bean-Banana-Fanna-Fo-Feen.”Bydayfour,Iwasgivenanewname—Christine-Bo-Bean,orjustBo-Beetomymother.Now,IamBotoherand

closefriends.Whyisthisnickname（昵称）soimportanttome?IoncereadabookwithapassageaboutTrueNameswhichexplainsthatwhenaperson‟struenameisspoken,shehasadist

inctaura（光环）aroundher.AlthoughIhavebeenBotomymotherallmylife,Irecentlydiscoveredthatmytruenameisnotonmybirthcertificate;it‟sthenamethatisasuniq

ueandmemorableasIam.PeopleusuallyknowmeasChristine.Theystillseemeasaquiet,bookishchild.Theydon‟tknowwhoIamnow.Mymostrecenthopes,fears,goals,dr

eamsandopinionsescapetheirnotice;itiseasiertothinkofmeasIwas.Intheirminds,theyhaveaboxlabeled“Christine”inwhichIfitneatly,andasChristine,I

wascontentwiththeperfectpackaging.ThosewhocallmeBoorBo-Beereallyknowme.TheyrememberwhoIwasandrealizeIhavechanged.Boisat

ightsqueezeintheold“Christine”boxes.TheBoIamisever-changing,ever-growingandever-learning.WhenIwasChristine,Iwasquiet,andeas

ilyscared.Ifearedgroups,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmyopinions.Iwasmorecomfortablewithabookthanmybestfriend.AsChrist

ine,IthoughteveryonewasbetterthanIwas.AsBo,Istilllovemybooks,butIwanttodiscussthem.AsBo,mydreamistoli

vewhereIcanexperiencenewthingsandmeetnewpeople.Idreamaboutbeingaloneonastagelitbyasinglespotlight;Ihavethatconfidencen

ow.IamequaltothoseIoncesawasbetterthanme.Anameshouldn‟tmakesuchadifference,butsometimes,whenapersonfindshisorherTrueName,they

developanewshinevisibletofriends,familyandespeciallythemselves.Ican‟talwaysbeBo.Sometimesexposingmys

elfisstillscaryandIfeeltoonervous;Iwanttohideinthoseoldboxes.Mostly,however,Iamreadyfortheworld.So,justca

llmeBo.4．Whenwastheauthorgivenanickname?A．Whenshewasthreeyearsold.B．Onthefourthdayaftershewasborn.C．Sevendaysaftershewasborn.D．Whenshere

ceivedtheold“Christine”box.5．WhatdothepeopleknowabouttheauthorasChristine?A．Theythinktheauthorisactiveandcrazy.B．Theycareabouttheauthor‟smostrecentfe

elings.C．Theydon‟trealizetheauthorhaschanged.D．Theydon‟tknowtheauthorhaschangedhername.6．Whatkindofpersonwastheauthorinthepast?A．Sheshowednointe

restinreading.B．Shetookpleasureinfindingnewthings.C．Shelovedreadingandsharingbookswithfriends.D．Shelackedconfidenceandpreferredtobea

lone.7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Bo—theTrueNameB．AUniqueNameC．RememberthePastD．TheMeaningofNickname8.（20

20届河南省焦作市高三三模）DuringRick‟sbirthin1962,hisbrainwasdamagedforoxygenlack.ThedoctorstoldDickHoytthattherewasnohopeofhis

sonbeinganythingmorethana“vegetable”.YetDickandhiswifeweredeterminedtoraisehimathome.Atage13,Ricktoldhisf

atherhewantedtoparticipateinafive-milebenefitrunforthedisabled.Dickwasnotarunner,butheagreedtopushRic

kthroughtheracecourseinhiswheelchair.Thatwaswhenasurprisingthinghappened.Duringtherun,Rickfeltasthoughh

ewasn‟tdisabledanymore—hewassimplyoneoftherunners.ThisexperiencedeeplyaffectedDick,andhecommittedtorunninganincrea

singnumberofeventswithhissonsothatRickcouldhavethisfeelingasoftenaspossible.Atfirst,othercompetitorsofte

ntreatedthemasoutsidersandevenavoidedthem.Butgradually,whatbeganasawayforRickHoyttoexperienceinclusionandequalitybroadenedinitspurpose.Ru

nningtogetherbecameawaytosendamessagethat,asRicksaid,everybodyshouldbeincludedineverydaylife.Thepair‟sfirstBostonM

arathonin1981finishedinthetopquarterofthefield,andshortlythereafter,attitudesbegantochange.Manyathleteswo

uldcomeuptothembeforetheracetowishthemluck.The2013BostonMarathonwasthe31sttimetheHoytshadruntherace,anditwasalsotheirlas

trace.Dickhasrunthousandsofmilestobewithandsupporthisson.TheirathleticpursuitshaveenrichedRick‟slifeandhadapracticalbenefi

tforDick‟slifeaswell:Afteraheartattack,Dick‟sdoctorstoldhimhemighthavedied15yearsearlierifheweren‟tinsuchgoodshape.4．Whatinspire

dDicktokeeprunning?A．Rickfelthewasahealthypersoninrunning.B．Rickcouldraisemoneybytakingpartinrunning.C．Rick‟swishwastobeanexce

llentrunneroneday.D．Rickcouldrebuildhisbrainbyrunning.5．WhatmessagedidtheHoytssendbyrunning?A．Everyonei

sapartoftheworld.B．Whatevermanhasdone,Imaydo.C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D．Goodthingscometothosewhowait.6．Whatchangedothers‟attitu

destotheHoyts?A．Theirtalentforrunning.B．Theirpurposeofrunning.C．Theirdonationstorunners.D．Theirachievementinrunni

ng.7．HowlongdidtheHoytsinsistonraces?A．31years.B．38years.C．40years.D．53years.9.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）Earlierthisyear,myhusbandandIwerepresentedwiththechan

cetomakeourhomeinanurban“micro”space.Asweinitiallyconsideredit,itseemedcrazy.Wouldweevenmakeitaweekwithoutgoingmad?

Livingroom,kitchen,office,diningroom,allinonesmallfour-walledspace.Therewereanumberofotherpotentialoptions.Wecouldmoveoutintothesuburbslike

mostpeopledoinourextraordinarilyexpensivecityandhaveasmallyardmaybeevenabasement.Buttherewassomethingaboutthisn

eat“tiny”homethatarousedourinterest,whichchallengedus.Weliketolivedifferentlyfromthecrowd,toavoidwhateveryoneelse

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

.Itwaschallengingsqueezingintothespaceatfirst,butthensomethingcaughtusbysurprise.Westartedhavingatonoffunwithourtinyspace.Inthepast,sometimesw

ehadquitedifferentideasaboutwhichartordecoratingstylewefoundappealing.Buthere,inthistinyspace,wefoundourselveshavingatonoffunexplorin

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

small,youdon‟tneedtospendmuchinfurnishingit,andyoucan‟tkeependlesslybuyingthings.There‟snowheretoputthem!Thisleavesusmorefinancialresourcesandmoreti

metogooutintothemuchbiggerworldandenjoylife.Forus,livingina“tiny”homehasfilleduswithafeelingofabundanc

e.It‟ssomuchbetterthanfeelingweigheddown,payingforabigspaceandmoreandmorethings.Ihighlyrecommendit.24．Whatcanwelearnfromthewordsoftheauthor

‟shusband?A．Hedidn‟tliketostayinthesmallspace.B．Hemadeuphismindtostayinthesmallspace.C．Hewasuncertainaboutlivingin

thesmallspace.D．Heencouragedtheauthortoliveinthesmallspace.25．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor‟sexperiencefromthetext?A．Itwasdepressingbutinspiring.B．Itwa

schallengingbutinteresting.C．Itwasdisappointingbuttouching.D．Itwasembarrassingbutrewarding.26．What‟sthemainadvantageoflivinginthesma

llroomtotheauthor?A．Shecouldenjoylifemore.B．Shecouldavoidthecrowds.C．Shecouldcleantheroomeasily.D．Shecouldenjoyafeelingo

ffreedom.27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AnewtrendoflivingB．Thejoyofliving“tiny”C．Savespace,savemoneyD．Makego

oduseofspace10.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）NajibisanAfghanwhogrewupinIran.Heledatoughlife.Whenhefoundhischildrenwouldbeinthesamesituation,hisfamilyinitially

returnedtoAfghanistan.Butwiththecountryfilledwithconflicts,theydecidedtoleaveforIndonesia.“Whenwefirstcamehere,wewereinabadsituatio

n.Itslanguage,cultureandevenweatherweredifferent.Wehadmovedawayfromfriendsandfamily,”saysNajib.“Iwasinatoughp

ositionbutIactedstrongbecausetherewerenootherchoices.”Refugees(难民)cannotworkinIndonesiaandtherearelimitedchoicesforrefugeechildrentoattendlocalschoo

ls.Determinedtoavoidsuchafate,agroupofrefugeesinPuncaktookactionandscrapedtogether(东拼西凑)theirresourcestosetupaschool—theRef

ugeeLearningCenter(RLC).“Ouronlygoalandtaskistoprovidebasiceducation,andpreparetherefugeechildrenfor

theirfuture,”saysAbdullahSarwari.“We‟realsotryingtoprovideanormallifeasmuchaspossibleforthem.”TheRLChasalsostartedoff

eringBahasaIndonesiaclassestotherefugeecommunity.“Betweentherefugeeandthelocalcommunity,Ifeellikethere‟salanguagebarrierwhichstopst

herefugeefromhavinganhonestandopeninteractionwithIndonesians,”saysAbdullah.“Ifyoutryyourbest,tolearnthelanguageofaparticularplaceorcountry,itreallyhe

lpsmakethingseasier,”saysNajib.Heisamongthosewhosignedupforclasses,althoughheadmitsprogresshasbeenslow.Butlifehasimprovedinsomewaysforhimandhisfamil

y.Najibsays,“Thecentreisanopportunityforrefugeetoshowthattheyarenotaburden.Iftheyhavetheopportunity,theycanaccomplishbigandgreat

thingslikethis.”4．WhydidNajibdecidetoleaveforIndonesia?A．ToescapetheconflictinAfghanistan.B．ToexperienceIndonesianculture.C．TohelprefugeesinIn

donesia.D．Togetequalrightstovote.5．What‟sthemainpurposeoffoundingtheRLCforrefugeechildren?A．TohelpthemlearnEnglish.B．Tomaketh

emstayawayfrombadluck.C．ToprovidethemwithchancestoliveinIndonesia.D．Tomakethemhaveaccesstoreceivingbasiceducation.6．

WhatcanwelearnaboutNajibaccordingtothetext?A．Heistheleaderofrefugees.B．HefoundedtheRLChimself.C．HestudiesIndonesianintheRLC．D．Helivesawealthylif

einIndonesia.7．What‟sthebesttitleforthistext?A．TheGoalofFoundingaSchoolB．ASchoolforRefugeesbyRefugeesC．AReasonforLeavingforIndonesiaD．TheBenefitofL

earningaNewLanguage11.（2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAng

eleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignLanguage?”Sheknews

heneededtohelp.Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho's

blindanddeaf,”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscoul

dn'tunderstandwhatheneeded,accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithher,dyslexiaandknewshe'dbeabletospe

llontheman'spalmbyfinger.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook,then64.Gen

tlytakinghishand,shesigned,“Howareyou?AreyouOK?”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabi

tlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn'tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”C

larasaid.Soforthenexthour,thatwaswhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgr

aduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn'tseeher,she“lookedattenti

velyathisfacewithsuchkindness”,apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing,”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“Youcould

tellCookwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchawarm-heartedgirl.”Cook'sreaction:“BesttripI'veeverhad.”Loo

kingforwaystoofferhelp?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone'sliferightnow.24．Theflightattendanta

skedanurgentquestionbecause__.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．

noneoftheflightattendantscouldcommunicatewiththepassenger25．WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Beeausethefl

ightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstan

dteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.26．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandc

aring.B．Warm-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing.D．Ambitiousandattentive.27．Thepassageismainlywrittento__.A．tellatouchingstoryofanamazingg

irlB．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageC．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomlyD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastoh

elpCook12.（2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测）Go.Stop.Go.Stop.Thetravelsignalsinmyheadwereconflicting.“AreyousureyouwanttoheadtoGreecethisNovemberwit

hKathleen?”askedmyhusband.“Theweathercouldbeunpleasant.”“Youmustgo,”saidmyfriendLarry,whotalkedabouth

avingspentThanksgivingonSantorini.“It‟sawonderland.”Withhisencouragingwords,IbookedourflightstoAthensandincludedtwoGreekislands:SantoriniandG

rete.AsunnySaturdayafternoonwelcomedustoEleftheriosVenizelosAirportinAthens.DuringthenextfewdaysKathleenandItriedalotofunknown-to

-usfoods.NoannoyinglinesoftouristseitheraswesawsightsontheAthens“A”list.AndthencameWednesday.TheflighttoSantori

niwasyo-yoedbywindgustsofupto40milesanhour.Fira,usuallyamuch-photographedtouristdestination,waschilly,rainy...empty.Withrainbeatingourf

aces,KathleenandIheadedforourhotelandcheckedinforathree-nightstay.“Thisisn‟thowIwanttospendmyholiday,”saidKathleen.“Maybe

Creteisn‟texperiencingthesamestorm.Canweflyoutlatertoday?”Herquestionmirroredmyownthoughts.Butwecouldn‟tleave.We‟djustarriv

ed.Paymentsforthehotelandrentalcarwouldbelost,andcostlylast-minuteplanereservationsneeded.“Let‟snotd

eciderightnow,”Isuggested.Duringthenextfewdays,wedrovearounddespitetheshowers.AtarestaurantnamedPoseidon,

onourthirdnight,wewaitedandwaitedfordinner.“Yourdinnerwillbeoutshortly.Thechefwasbusystudyingsomethingbeautiful,”

ourwaiterexplained.Seeingourpuzzledlook,thewaiterthensaid,“Hewentoutforasmoke,sawabeautifulgirlandbegantochat…

”Suddenly,Kathleenlaughed.Insteadofcomplaining,sheleanedbackandoutcamealoud,happysound.Anattitudeadj

ustmentintograce,Irealized,hadbeenhappeningsinceourarrival.“Youknow,Mum,youcan‟tliveapositivelifewithanegativemind,”s

hesaid.Gracesurroundsus.Thechallengeistoletgoofanxietiesandworries,thetendencytocomplain.Asunnyattitudecanletgracesh

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

opening.5．Howweretheauthor‟sfirstfewdaysinGreece?A．Delightful.B．Busy.C．Struggling.D．Annoying.6．WhydidtheauthorinsistontheirstayinginSantorini

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

erexperience?A．Theroleofgrace.B．Thebenefitsoftravelling.C．Thepowerofpositivethinking.D．Theimportanceofunderstanding.13.（2020届湖南省永州市高三第三次模拟）Igrewup

inafamilythatwasmiddleclassintermsoffinances.Dadworkedhardtosupportthefamilyandmomtriedtosavealittlebitofmoneywhilemakingsurew

ehadenoughfoodtoeatandclothestowear.Oneoftheirgreatestdesireswastoraisedecentandlovingchildrenwhohadanopportunitytofinishcollege.Oftheirfourchil

dren,mybrother,Gener,seemedtobethemostsociable.Heexperiencedlifebydoingsimplethingsthatnoneofusriskeddoing.Generneverhesitatedt

olearnnewthings.Hetriedhishandsatanumberofthings.Hedidalotofthingsforfriends,oftennotbeingpaidforthem.Generdidnothaveahistoryofanyhealthpro

blemsfromhisveryyoungagetoadulthood.However,onedayhecamehome,atehisdinnerandinformedmomanddadthathewasretirin

gtobed.Thatevening,my“healthy”brotherdiedsuddenlyofcardiacarrest.Allmyfamilyweresosorrowful.Atthefuneral,alongwiththesadn

ess,myparentsandbrotherfeltsomuchpride.Thereweresomanypeoplethatcame.Strangerstomyparents,eachwererelatingastoryofhowt

heyweretouchedbyGener.Ajanitor(看门人)cametosaythatpracticallyeverydayGenerbroughthimasandwich.FinallymomfoundoutwhyGenertooksomanysandwichestoschoo

l!Genernevertoldherwhathedidwiththesandwiches.ThentherewasamanwhocameinbringingmoneysayingthatGenerlenthimsomewhenhewasdown

andout.Generneveraskedhimbackforthemoney.Fromtheschoolpresidenttothejanitor…peoplecamebecauseofhisgoodnessofheartanddeeds.Intheend,

myparentsrealizedthatevenatayoungageof26,mybrotherlivedafulllifeandwasveryinstrumentalinhelpingotherslivethe

irsalittlebetter.4．Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribetheauthor‟schildlife?A．Poorbuthappy.B．Luxuriousandfree.C

．Poorandstressful.D．Neitherrichnorpoor.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Generpassedawayunexpectedly.B．Generwastheeldestchildi

nthefamily.C．Generwasunwillingtolearnnewthings.D．Generhadpoorhealthduringhischildhood.6．Whydidtheauthor‟sparentsfeelproud?A．BecauseGenerwasmovedb

yothers.B．BecauseGenerhelpedotherslivebetter.C．BecauseGenerhadcontributedalottohisfamily.D．BecauseGenertooksomanysandwichestoschool.7．Wha

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

l,Iwasn'tsurewhatIwantedtostudyinhighereducation,soIdecidedtotakeagapyeartofigurethatout.OneofmybiggestpassionshasalwaysbeenAfricaan

dIhavealwayswantedtodosomekindofvolunteering.However,Iwasafraidthat,especiallywhenitcomestovolunteeringinresearch,I

wouldn‟tbeabletogointomuchdepthwiththeresearchIwouldbedoing.Ineedn‟thaveworriedaboutthisinternship（实习期）though.Ithasbeenperfectformebeca

usenotonlyamIdoingthesameactivitiesasalltheothervolunteersbutIalsogettodomyownresearchinadditiontotho

seactivities.TheinternshipprogramIamfollowingfocusesonbigpredators(食肉动物).Ihavedecidedtofocusoncheetahs（猎豹）formyindividualproject,co

llectingdataonthetwocheetahsthatliveinRietspruit,oneofthereservesthatAfricanImpactdoesresearchin.Withbothcheetahshavingonlybeenreintroducedinto

theareathisyear,thereisstillalotofdatathatcanbecollectedonthepair.Largepredatorreintroductionisacommonstrate

gyusedtoreturntheseanimalstotheirhistoricrange.Theproblemisthatthesuccessratesofthesereintroductionsa

reverylow,mainlybecauseoflackinresearchdoneonhowdifferentfactorsinfluencethereintroduction.BothcheetahsarewearingaGPS-col

larfromwhichIcandownloadalotofinformationincludingwherethecheetahhasbeen,whattheweatherwaslikeandhowfarthecheetahtravelled

.Havingorganizedandcategorizedtheinformation,Ihavebeenabletocreatesomeveryinterestinggraphs.EventhoughitisquitedifficultsinceI‟veneverdoneanyrese

archlikethis,IreallyenjoyallthechallengesandproblemsIhavehadtofaceandsolve.AndI‟mgladthatIcandosomethingtohelpwildlife.4．Whydidtheauthortakeagap

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

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

romothers.C．Itwastoochallengingforhim.D．Itwasreallysuitableforhim.6．Theauthor‟sworkmainlyinvolves___________.A．col

lectinginformationabouttwocheetahsB．observingtwocheetahsinthewildsecretlyC．walkingaroundRietspruittoservescientistsD．collectingdatao

nsomedifferentbigpredators7．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MyexperienceonthepredatorresearchinternshipB．Myexperienceofrescu

ingwildlifeinAfricaC．MyexperienceofreceivinghighereducationD．Myexperienceofprotectingcheetahs15.（2020届江西赣粤湘

三省六校高三联考）Inevermeanttobeateacher.Iwatchedmymotherovertheyears,andIknewitwasn‟tforme.GoingbacktoschooltolearnFrenchandthe

nteachthelanguage,ourmotherhadchangedthecenterofherworldwhenwewerepre-teens.Whenwewenttobed,Iknewhowworriedshecouldbeoverherstudentswhentheyweret

roubledandhowmuchoftheirstressshetookonherself.WhatIdidn‟trealizewasthislifeshe‟dchosenofferedherdeeprewards.AsIgre

wup,IfellinlovewithaFrench-speakingSwissmanwhoaskedmetomarryhimandmovetoSwitzerland.Yearslater,whenIfoundmyselfbackinmyhometownwithasmall

childandaloveofmysecondlanguage,achancearoseformetojoinmymother‟sworldofeducation,andIaccepted.IlandedinaprimaryschoolinRo

ckyMount,NorthCarolina.Fromthefirstweek,IknewI‟dstickwithteaching.ThisisthemostchallengingexperienceI‟veeverhad,andabsolutelythebest.IteachFren

ch,andIhaveneverfeltsomuchexcitementaswhenIreceivesmilesfromchildren,orpraisefromotherteachers.Mostofmystudents

havenottraveledoutsidethetownwheretheylive,andforsome,atriptothecitymuseumprovesthemostadventurousexperienceintheirlives.IfI

couldsomehowopentheworldtothesechildren,andifIcouldpushthemabit,todreamoflivinginabiggerword,theymayworkharderandmaybeonedayventu

rebeyondtheirneighborhood.Iworklateintoeachnightcreatinglessonsandactivitiesforthefollowingday,tryingtocomeupwithwaystoattractmystudentsandconnect

themtothelargerworld.IalsoplantogobacktoschoolforfurtherstudysothatIcanalsoteachscience,math,socialstudies,readingandwriting.4．Whydidtheauthor

saynototeachingatfirst?A．Shedidn‟tliketoworkwithchildren.B．Itwouldtakeuptoomuchofhertimeandenergy.C．Hermotherwantedhertodosomethinge

lse.D．Shewasn‟tsureifshecoulddoitwell.5．Whendidtheauthorfallinlovewithteaching?A．Whenshehadherownchild.B．Duringthetimewhenshelivedabr

oad.C．Immediatelyaftershestartedteaching.D．Whenshelearntaboutherstudents‟dreams.6．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor

‟sstudents?A．Theirlivesaremostlylimitedtotheirhometown.B．Mostofthemcomefrompoorfamilies.C．Theyknewnothin

gaboutFrenchinthebeginning.D．Theyworkhardanddreambig.7．Whatdoestheauthorwanttodointhenearfuture?A．Workinhermother‟sschool.B．Experimentwithnewteachin

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

chooltoprovidetheservicesofaninterpreter,IhadtositinthefrontrowsothatIcouldreadtheteacher‟slips.Classroomdiscussionswerevirtuallyimpossibleto

followbecauseIcouldn‟thearwhatwasbeingsaidaroundtheroom.Inavainefforttokeepupwiththem,Iwasalwaysaskingwhoeverhappenedtobesittingnexttomewhatwas

beingsaid.Eventually,Igottiredofwatchingeveryoneshrugtheirshouldersindifferentlyandrollingtheireyes.IbegantopretendthatIknewwhatwasgoingon.Fitti

nginwassoimportanttomethateverytimethekidslaughed,IlaughedalongeventhoughIfeltmuddle-headedmostofthetime.Luckilythenf

atethrewmelight.Ononesunnyafternoon,myteacher,Mrs.Jordan,askedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlipsfrommyfront-rowseatandimmediat

elyraisedmyhand.Icouldn‟tbelieveit—despitemyfears,Ifeltincrediblyconfidentbecause—foronce—IwassureIhadtherightanswer.But,when

shecalledonme,Iwassuddenlyafraid.HerewasanopportunitytoimpressthepowerfulteacherandshowherIwasworthyofherlove

.Ididn‟twanttoblowit.Itookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredherquestion.Herexplosiveresponseshockedallofus.Sheenthusiasticallysteppedh

errightfootonthefloor,pointingdirectlyatme.Withsparklingeyesandawidesmileshecried,“THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!”Forthefirst

timeinmyyounglife,Ifeltlikeaninstantstar.Myheartburstwithpride.Myconfidencesoared.Itwasamazingwhatagreateffect

thesimplethree-wordphrasedeliveredwithincredibleenthusiasmhadonmyyounglife.THAT‟SRIGHT,STEPHEN!ItgotmetothinkthatIwoul

dmakeaplaceformyselfinthisworldnomatterhowmanyobstaclesIhadtoovercome.Fromthatday,mygradesandspeechimprovedd

ramaticallyandmypeerssuddenlylookedatmewithnewrespect.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“muddle-headed”inparagraph1mean?A．Absent-minded.B．Relaxed.C．Co

nfused.D．Delighted.5．WhywastheauthorinfearofansweringMrs.Jordan‟squestion?A．Helackedconfidenceandbravery.B．Hewasn‟tsureoftherightanswer.

C．Hewouldbelaughedatbyhisclassmates.D．Hewasafraidthathewoulddisappointher.6．WhatcanbeinferredaboutMrs.Jordan?A．Shewasbornwithcreativity.B．Shec

hangedtheauthor‟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,TasiLamahadjustfinishedlunchandwasgoingtowa

shhishandswhenthegroundunderhisfeetstartedshakingviolently.Objectsbegantofalldownfromoverheadandrisingaboveth

ecrashes,hecouldhearterrifiedscreamsallaroundhim.Severalmonthslater,thepainterfromNepal'sKathmanduValleyr

emembersthatdaymorevividlythanhisweddingdayorthebirthofhisson.ItwasonApril25,2015thatanearthquakehitNepal,theformerHimalay

ankingdomoutofsightbetweenitsgiantneighborsChinaandIndia,81yearsafterasimilardisaster.Thiskillerquakeandaftershocksthatc

ontinuedformorethanamonthafterwardkilledover8,000people,destroyedthousandsofhouses,andruinedaneconomyalreadydamagedbymanyotherreaso

ns.ItwasalsoofconsequencefortheancientartstyleNepalipainterssuchasLamahavebeenpracticingforgenerations.“Welef

tourhomesandlivedintheopenfieldsoutsidethecity,undertarpaulins（防水油布）foramonth,"Lamasaid.Manyofthehouses,builtofmudandbricks,wereinruinsandtheaft

ershockscontinued,thoughlessfrequently.Oneday,IwenttomyshowroomtogetsomeofthepaintingsoutandtheEarthstartedshakingagain

.Idroppedeverythingandranoutformylife.”DineshLama,a32-year-oldartistfromNepal'scapitalcity,Kathmandu,saidhisBoudhaStupaThan

gkaCenter,whichfunctionsashisshowroomaswellashisstudio,hasremainedshutsincetheearthquake,ashisartisans(工匠）aretootraumat

ized（心理受到创伤的）totakeupthebrushagain.“Welivedintemporarytentsformorethanamonth,"hesaid.“Whentheytrytositinsidethest

udioandpaint,fearmakestheirhandsshake.Luckily,wehavegotalotofaidfromChina.Ibelievewewillcomebacktoourhomesoon.”4．Whatcanweconcludefro

mthesecondparagraph?A．TheApril25earthquakemadeNepaldisappearforlong.B．Thisquakecausedmoredeathsthantheone81yearsago.C．Nepalalsosuffe

redaseriousdisasterduetothe1934quake.D．TheearthquakeistheonlyreasonforNepalbeingbackward.5．WhatcanweknowaccordingtoT

asiLama'swords?A．ManyNepalipainterslosttheirlivesinthequake.B．Onlythehousesbuiltofmudandbricksbrokedown.C．Hisshowroomfellintoruinsaft

erthequake.D．Hehadnochoicebuttostopworkingforlong.6．WhatmadeDineshLamaworriedmost?A．Thathisshowroomhadbeentotallydestroyed.B．Thathisartisans

wereincapableofworking.C．Thathecouldn'tsellhisworksasusual.D．Thathewouldneverpickuphisbrushtodraw.7．Whichofthefollowingisthepropertitleforthetex

t?A．EarthquakeBringsDamagetoAncientArtB．EarthquakeCausesManyArtistsOutofJobC．ChinaGivesaTimelyHandtoNepalD．NepalSuffersfromTwoNonstopQuakes18.（

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

myhusband,Steven,putinequallyfulldaysasaphysicstutor.Wewerebothburnedoutfromtheconstantboredom.Vacationexperiencesatfirstglances

eemalittledifficultforus.Howdoyoufindcomfortinanever-changingenvironment?AndI,someonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.ButIwassurpriseda

thoweasilyIwasabletoadapttoanewmodeofoperation,amorerelaxedversionofmyselfwhowasn‟tworriedwherewe‟dp

arkandsleepeachnight.Thefactthatwebothbecamesoaccustomedtosleepinginthebackofacargovanisanothersurpriseweexperiencedonthisjourney.Thevanw

asourmaintransportationand,withafull-sizebedintheback,italsoprovideduswithabitofcomfortthatmadeuscontinue.Atfirst,everysou

ndoutsidewasforeign,andwebothtooklongertofall-andstay-asleep.But,afteracoupleofweeksintovanlife,weletthesoundsfadeinto

softbackgroundmusic.Overthecourseofourseven-monthtrip,oneofourbiggoalswastocomeawayfromeachparkwithonesp

ectacularimage.Thatsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbroughtustogether,evenmorethanbefore,gaveusmoretotalkabout,andencouragedus

tomotivateeachotheralongtheway.Bythispoint,you‟reprobablywonderinghowwepaidforallofthis,ormaybeyou‟r

eassumingwecomefromwealthybackgrounds.Thetruthis,weactuallymanagedthisentireadventureonamiddle-classbudget

.Stevendidpart-timeremoteworkabout10hoursperweekforhisemployerfromtheroad.Iendedupfindingsometemporaryjobsthroughthetrip.Wealsocontinuedou

rphotographybusiness,settingupanonlineshoptosellourlandscapes.Weonlyvisitedsomeparksinthe48states.Andtheexperiencewouldstillbew

ortheverypenny.Itisreallyachancetoloseandfindourselvesinournation‟sparklands.4．Whydidtheauthorwanttochange?A．Be

causeshewantedarestfromdailyroutine.B．Becauseshewasinterestedintravelling.C．Becauseshefellillwithlongwor

kinghours.D．Becauseshedidn'tlikehermarketingjob.5．Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthevacationbeforethejourney?A．Exciting.B．Helpful.C．Doubtf

ul.D．Boring.6．Whatcanweinferfromthelastbutoneparagraph?A．Thecouplevisited48statesduringthetrip.B．Thecouple

trieddifferentjobstomaintaintheirtrip.C．Thehusbandworkedharderthanthewife.D．Thecouplecamefromamiddle-cla

ssfamily.7．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Introducingacouple‟sdailylife.B．Sharingacouple‟stravelexperience.C．Showingtheimportanceoftravel

ing.D．Advisingsometravelplanstoreaders.19.（2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwis

domtome.Together,we‟vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomweres

pentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher‟seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikean

invisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wondering

howthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMen

delssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedto

filltheair.Theviolin‟svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogr

ay.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmy

hearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin—Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredat

myinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhap

py,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI‟mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI‟mwalkingonair,feeling

especiallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer‟s

day?4．Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor‟sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum.B．Boredomofpractice

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

ontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor‟sheartunab

letobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.6．Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulima

ginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn‟sworks.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbet

hebesttitleforthetext?A．DeeploveformusicB．MydislikeandlikeofviolinC．AninspiringstoryofviolinD．Musicalsoulmate—vio

lin20.（2020届辽宁省锦州市高三一模）WildfireswererapidlyspreadingthroughnorthernandsouthernCaliforniaaspowerfulwindssweptthroughthestate

,burninghomesandforcingmorethan200,000peopletoleavetheirhomes.Thousandsofstructuresweredestroyedinthemassivefires.Firef

ightersandvolunteersworkedaroundtheclock,riskingtheirlivestosaveothers,althoughthickcloudsofwildfiresmokehungintheair.B

utit'snotjusthumansindanger‟spath.AvideoofahorserunningawayfromtherescueteamtofindhisfamilyofhorsesfromCBSLosAngeleswentviral.Thepublicwasto

uchedbythehorse'sheroicactandsharedtheirthoughtsontheInternet.Volunteerswererescuingseveralhorsesfromthewildfirewhenoneofthehorse

sjumpedawayfromthegroup.Theyweretryingtohelpthehorse,butherefused.Theyprobablyhadnoideawhatwaswrongwiththehorse,whoju

ststartedrunningawayfromthem.Thehorseracedbackintodangertoleadhisfamilytosafety,despiterescuers'besteffortstostophim.Heknewhecouldn'tleavethem

behind.Asthetensionincreased,severalhumanstrangersjumpedintohelptheanimals—theywentbacktotheburningbarnwheresomeofth

ehorsesremained.Youcanwatchthehorserunbackintothesmoke-filledarea,reconnectwiththehorsesinsidethefence,an

dquicklyaccompanythemoutofthefenced-offarea.Thoughit'snotclearfromthevideo,CBSLosAngelesreportedthatallbutoneofthehorses

involvedweresaved.DisastrousastheCaliforniawildfireshavebeen,thevideoandcountlessotherrescuestories—humansandanima

lsalike—areshininglightonallactsofgoodnesstakingplace.4．WhatdoestheauthorintendtoshowbytellingthewildfiresindetailinPara.1?A．W

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

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

yalbutstubborn.B．Caringandcourageous.C．Responsibleandclever.D．Flexiblebutaggressive.7．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconv

ey?A．Fightingdisastersneedsjointefforts.B．Animalsarealwaysfriendsofman.C．Allgooddeedsdeservetobepraised.D

．Animalsshowgoodnesstoeachother.21.（2020届辽宁省辽阳市高三一模）Grannyhadjustboughtasandwichforherofficeandwassto

ppedataredlightinthecitycenter.Shehadthewindowrolleddowntoenjoythesoftwindwhenamanrusheduptothedriver‟ssidewindowt

orobher.Therobberbrokeintotheopenwindowwithonehandinhispocket.HeorderedGrannytogetoutofthecar,orhewouldshoother.Awordlikethatwouldhave

frightenedanyoneelse.Instead,Grannysawitasachallenge.Completelyunafraidshesaidthatifhereallyhadagun,hewouldhavep

ulleditout.Shewasright.Thecriminalhadnogunactuallyandtriedtopullheroutofthecar.Grannysoundedthehornandstar

tedshoutingouttodrawothers‟attention.Withthedoornowopen,shestartedkickingthemananywhereherfootcouldreach.Af

terakicktohisstomach,themanattemptedtoescape.ButGrannywouldn‟tstandforthat.Itwasnowherturntograbontohim.Thatpoorfooldidn‟thaveachance.Shecalledfor

helptobystanders,andtheyrushedtoheraid.WithGrannyleadingthecharge,agroupofstrangerscametogetherandtookthemantothesidewalk,holdinghimthereuntilthepol

icecame.Whenaskedbyayoungreportercoveringthestorywhyshefoughtbackandwasn‟tafraid,Granny‟sanswerwassurprisinglysi

mple:Shehadhadhernewcarforlessthantwodaysandapackofgoodsandwichesforheroffice.Andtherewasnowayfortherobb

ertogeteitherofthose.Althoughwewereangrywithherbecauseshecouldhavegottenherselfkilled,wealllearnedanimportantlessonfromhe

rthatday.4．WhydidGrannythinktheincidentasachallenge?A．Shewasafraidoftherobber,B．Shehasneverexperiencedthero

bberybefore.C．Therewaspossibilitythattherobberdidn‟thaveagun.D．Therewaspossibilitythathernewcarwouldberobbed5．Whatdoestheauthorthin

koftherobber?A．Helookedveryterrible.B．Hehadapoormemory.C．Hewasnotstrongenough.D．Hewasfoolishandunlucky.6．Whatwasth

emainreasonthattherobberattemptedtoescape?A．Grannykickedhisstomachviolently.B．Grannykickedhimanywhereherfootcouldreach.C．Granny‟s

reactionwasbeyondhisexpectation.D．Grannymanagedtograbontohim.7．Granny‟sfamiliesthoughtherbehaviortobe________.A．ille

galB．annoyingC．admirableD．confusing22.（2020届宁夏石嘴山市高三二模）JeremyLocke,whoownsaroofingandconstructioncompanyinGlaceBay,NovaScoti

a,hadalwaysbeenwantingtorepairtheroofofJeanetteMacDonald'shome.Wheneverhedrovepastthewoman'shome,heassumedthattheroofwasunderrepairbecausethejobhadal

readybeentakenonbyanothergroupofrepairmen—butastheweeksworeon,theroofcontinuedtoworsenwithoutanysignsofrepair

.“Ihaditinmymindthatifnoonestepsuptohelpthisladyinourcommunity,I‟dbemorethanhappyto,”LocketoldCBC．WhenLockefinallyreachedouttoMacDonaldaboutfi

xingherroofforfree,however,shepolitelydeclinedhisofferbecauseshedidnotliketoacceptcharity.Thatbeingsaid,shehadalreadyappliedforago

vernmentgrant（补助金）tofixtheroofandshesaidshewasmorethanhappytohireLockeoncehergrantapplicationwasapproved.Unfortuna

tely,MacDonaldneverreceivedtheapproval.Asthestubborn（固执的）CanadianseniorrefusedtoacceptanyassistancefromLocke,thesympatheticconstructionwo

rkerplayedaninnocenttrickinordertogethertoaccepthishelp.HeinvitedMacDonaldtoenteraraffle（抽奖活动）thathisbusinesswasho

ldingforafreeroof.Afterthegrandmother—of—fouracceptedoneoftheraffletickets,Locketoldherthatshewasthewinner—becauseshewastheonlyonewhohaden

teredtheraffle.Thankstohissweetlittleplan,Lockeandhiscrewarestartingworkontheroofthisweek,whichisexpectedt

ocosthiscompanyabout$9,000.MacDonald,meanwhile,toldCBCthatshedoesn'tknowhowtoexpresshergratitudetoLocke,sayingtha

theisher“guardianangel”."There'snobodyouttherelikehim,"sheadded.24．WhatdidLockedesiretodoforMacDonald?A．Repairherroof.B．Findarepairman.C．Runa

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

．Shedidn'tlikefreehelp.D．Shehadgotanofficialgrant.26．HowdidLockefinallymakeMacDonaldchangehermind?A．Hepersuaded

hertogiveupherapplication.B．Heinvitedhertoenterhisbusiness.C．Hegaveherabout$9,000.D．Hetoldherawhitelie.27．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescr

ibeLocke?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）Whenother

nine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.B

utsheovercametheseterriblesetbacks(挫折)towinahighlycompetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversit

y.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,“HomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStory”,showninlateApril.LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwriti

ngareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmc

lothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffe

ctofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedeci

dedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnigh

t,shelivedonthestreets.“Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstanding,byunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing

.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety,”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasil

ytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.Shefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwon

afullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordert

otakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.“Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthe

time.”Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmakingadecision”.24．Themainideaofthepassageis________.A．ho

wLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB．howLizstruggledtochangeherlifeC．whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD．thehard

timeLizhadinherchildhood25．InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?a.HermotherdiedofAIDS.b.Sheworke

datapetrolstation.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-infected

patients.B．Lizlivedahardtimeinherchildhood.C．Liz‟sstoryisaninspirationtomanypeople.D．Lizhatedherfatherbecausehegotaddictedtodrug

s.27．Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A．Envyandencouragement.B．Willpoweranddetermination.C．Decisionsandunderstand

ing.D．Loveandrespectforherparents.24.（2020届山西省吕梁市高三一模）Some15yearsago,RossWillardvolunteeredwithafoodprograminHarrisburg,Pa..

Hefoundchildrenridingbicycleswithbrakesthatdidn‟twork.Theretiredrailroadmanagersawtheimportanceofsafelyri

dingforchildren,sohebeganrepairingbicyclesonstreetcorners.Overtime,moreandmorepeoplecametohavetheirbicyclesrepaired.Mr.Willardopenedhisfirstshopi

n2007andthreeyearslaterhefoundedhisowncompanyRecycleBicycleHarrisburg.Theall-volunteernonprofitorganizat

ionhasbeenofferingserviceforresidentsinthecommunity.Regularvisitorsincludechildrenandtheirparents,aswellashalfwayhousere

sidentsseekingtoperformcommunityservicehourswhilealsobuildingtheirownbikes.Theorganizationhasado-it-yourselfphilosophy:Alt

houghthereisnochargeforanyrepairs,orevenbicycles,mostvisitors(exceptyoungchildren)aretaskedwithmakingtheirownrepairswiththeassist

anceofvolunteertrainers.Sinceitsfounding,RecycleBicyclehasdistributedthousandsofdonatedbikestotheHarrisburgcommunity-av

eragingabout900peryearinthepastdecade.He‟sknownas“Mr.Bicycle,”aroundthePennsylvaniacapital.Heestimatesthattheorganizationrepairssome3,000bike

sayear.Sittingintheorganization‟sshopspace,hediscussesthevolunteerismandsenseofservicethatwereimprintedo

nhimasachildbyhisparents.Thisledtoastrongbeliefaboutfixingproblemsthatonefindsinthecommunity.4．WhydidWillardbeginrepairingbicyclesonstreet

corners?A．Hefeltboredwiththefoodprogram.B．Hedecidedtosetuphisownbusiness.C．Heneededtomakesomeextramoney

.D．Hewantedtoensurethesafetyofcyclists.5．Whatdoes“do-it-yourselfphilosophy”aimat?A．Visitors.B．Volunteertrainers.C．Shoppers.D．Youngchildren.6．Whichoft

hefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“imprinted”?A．depended.B．realized.C．ignored.D．impressed.7．Whatisthemainide

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

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

ranch(养马场).ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmeastorylikethis:Therewasayoungmanwhowasthesonofahorsetrainer,whowouldgofromstable(马厩)tostable,racetrack

toracetrack,farmtofarmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Sotheboy'sschoolcareerwascontinuallyinterrupted.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtow

riteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabou

thisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Healsodrewadetailedfloorp

lanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintoh

isteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”Theboywiththedreamw

enttoseetheteacherafterclassandaskedwhyhereceivedanF.Theteachersaid,"Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youhavenores

ources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit...Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgo

al,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.”Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhaul.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo

.Hisfathersaid,"Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionfory

ou.”Finally,afteraweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,“YoucankeeptheFandI'llkeepmydream."Montythenturnedtomeandsaid,"Itell

youthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedover

thefireplace.”Headded,"Thebestpartofthestoryisthattwoyearsagothatsameschoolteacherbrought30kidstocampouto

nmyranchforaweek.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,“Look,Monty,whenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofk

ids‟dreams.Fortunatelyyouhadenoughambitionnottogiveuponyours.”4．Howdidthefatherdealwithhisson‟sproblem?A．Hedidnotpayattentionto

it.B．HepunishedhissonforthelargeredF.C．Heencouragedhissontomakehisowndecision.D．Hescoldedhissonfortheridic

ulousplan.5．Whatcanweinferfromtheteacher'sremarksinthelastparagraph?A．Skillcomesbyexercise.B．Everybody'sgoodatsomething.C．It'sgr

eattohavedreams.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.6．WhywasMonty‟sschoolingcontinuallyinterrupted?A．Becausehedidn‟tlikehisteacher.B．Becausehehadtodomu

chhousework.C．Becauseherefusedtogotoschoolsometimes.D．Becausehisfatheralwayschangedhisworkingplace.7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aboyhavingnocha

ngesB．AboyfollowinghisheartC．AboyholdingontohisdreamD．Aboyowningahorseranch26.（2020届陕西省咸阳市高考一模）WhenIwastenyearsold,IwenttotheUSAtovisi

tsomefamilyfriends.WetravelledaroundCalifornia—LosAngeles,SanFranciscoandLasVegas.Inoticedsomethingfunnyaboutthewayeveryones

pokeEnglish.Irememberthinking,"Thisisthewaytheyspeakinfilms!"TheonlytimesIhadreallyheardanAmericanaccentbeforewerewhenI

watchedfilmssuchasMeanGirlsandFreakyFriday.MostofthefilmsIwatchedwhenIwasachildwereAmerican.OnemomentIrememberveryclearlywasattheb

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

?ShewasamazedthatIhadnevertriedthemandsheorderedaportionforustoshare.Whenthewaiterbroughtussomechips,IaskedherwheretheFrenc

hfrieswere.Shepointedtotheplateofchips!Laterthatweekshesaidshewasgoingtobuysome„chips‟fromthesupermarket.Shecameoutwithapacketofcris

ps!Iwasveryconfused.Duringthatholidaywewerealsooffered„biscuitsandgravy‟withourlunch.Thiswasaverystrangeideatome,becauseinEnglandbiscuitsare

sweet.Gravyisasalty,meat-basedsauce.Ilaterrealizedthat„biscuits‟inAmericaaresaltysnacks.Whatwecall„b

iscuits‟,theycall„cookies‟.Iwasalsoembarrassedwhenastrangertoldmeshelikedmy„pants‟.Irememberthinking,“How

cansheseemyunderwear?”Mymumthentoldmethattheycall„pants‟whatwecall„trousers‟,theouterclothingthatyouwe

aronyourlegs!IwasdisgustedwhenIsawan„eggplant‟pizzaonthemenuinarestaurant.Eggsdonotgrowonplants,Ithought.Whatonearthcouldan„eggpl

ant‟be?Somethingeggyandleafy?Mydadorderedthispizzaanditwascoveredinaubergines.Iaskedhimwherethe“eggplant”was.He

laughedandpointedtotheaubergines.“Theycallthis„eggplant‟inAmerica!”hetoldme.Althoughthesame„language‟maybespokenindifferentcountries,therearelikely

tobemanydifferences,notjustinvocabularybutalsoinspelling,grammarandpronunciation!Ithinkpartoftheexcitementoflearningalangu

ageislearningaboutthedifferencesthatexistinhowitisspokenindifferentplaces.12．Whatdidthewriterthinkfunnyinthefirstparagraph?A．En

glishfilms.B．AmericanEnglishC．Americancustoms.D．BritishEnglish.13．Wecaninferthatthewritercomesfrom.A．theUKB

．AustraliaC．FranceD．theUSA14．Theunderlinedword“disgusted”probablymeans.A．exhaustedB．annoyedC．confusedD．interested15．Whi

chgroupwordsarebothusedinCalifornia?A．Chips;BiscuitsB．Eggplant;UnderwearC．Pants;CookiesD．Frenchfries;Trous

ers27.（2020届陕西商洛中学高三三模）Frommyhotelroomwindow,Iseeanoversizedbillboardwithhisfaceonit:Jason,theGreatMagician.Iab

sent-mindedlyturnthepagesofthephonebookandcomeacrossacitymap.Sippingmyicedlatté,Irunmyfingersalongthestreetsfromthehoteltotheoperahall.Notmorethana

half-hourwalk.Iglanceattheclock.Theshowstartsinonehour.Plentyoftime!Igulpthelastthreesipsofmylattéandhopintheshower.SoonI‟monmywaytotheshow,c

arryingafancyblackhandbagandagenuinesmile.Thebillboardlooksevenmoreimpressivefromoutside.TheGreatJason'seyesseemtobegla

ncingthroughme.Ishiverandwalkfaster.Ifeellikeachildabouttoopenherbirthdaypresents.ThehallisdarkwhenIcomein;theshowisabou

ttobegin.Imakemywaybackstagejustasthegreatmagicianputsonhistophat.''Daddy,I'msogladtoseeyou,''Isayinahalf-whisper.''I'min

townforthewriter‟sworkshop,butIjustcouldn'tmissyourshow.''Igivehimaquickhugandgobackintotheseatingarea,leavinghimw

ithastartledsmile.Isettledowninthedarkness,andthecurtainsopen.Magically,thatshowremainstheGreatJason'sbestperforman

cetothisday.1．Theunderlinedsentenceindicatesthewriteris.A．embarrassedandhesitantB．braveanddeterminedC．nervousandexcitedD．surprisedandfrighten

ed2．Whywasthewriterintown?A．Togototheworkshop.B．Tovisitthemagician.C．Toenjoytheperformance.D．Tohelppeoplein

need.3．WhoisJason?A．Thepersonthewriterwillworkwith.B．Thefatherofthewriter.C．Thegreatestperformerever.D．Theunknownmagician

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

idtheirbesttopersuademe.Everyonesaidthatrunningawaytoseawouldruinmycareer.Butafterfivesleep-deprived(睡眠不足的)yearsworkingasa

juniordoctor,Iwaswillingtotaketherisk.Hungryforadventure,IboardedabrightwhiteshipinSingapore.With2,000passengersandcrew,shewasthesizeofasmalltown.To

myrelief,thehospitalwaswellequipped,withanX-raymachineandabloodanalyzer.Thatfirstcruise(航行)wasalearningex

perience,atightschedulefullofsafetydrills(演习).Therewassomuchnewinformationtotakein.Evenrememberingwhichoftheun

iformstoweareachdaywasachallenge.Mostconfusing,Ioftenforgottochangemyclockwhentheshipcrossedtimezones.As

adoctor,Iwasresponsibleforthe600crewincludingwaiters,engineers,cooksandnavigators(领航员),andIwasoncall(随时待命的)fortheentireship.Farfromtreatingse

asicknessandsunburn,asI‟dbeenwarned,mypatientswerewideandvaried.Theship‟smedicalcenterwasessentiallyafloati

ngemergencyroom,butwedidn‟thaveateamofspecialistsonhandforasecondopinion.Withlongandunpredictablehours,itrequiredmentaltoughness.Asyoucanguess,ma

nyofthepassengerswereelderly.Heartattacksdon‟tcareaboutgeographyandemergencyevacuations(疏散)weredifficulttoarrange.Irecallonesuc

hpatient,whowastakenofftheshiponastretcher(担架)halfwaythroughthePanamaCanal.Afteraterrifyingrideinthebackofan

oldambulance,IwasrelievedthatthepatientsurvivedlongenoughtoarriveatthehospitalinPanamaCity.Thankfully,

therewereseveralunexpectedbenefitstothejob.Iregularlyenjoyedthepassengerfacilities,includingthegym,spaandd

eckbuffet(甲板自助餐).Ievenhostedmyowntableofpassengersintheevenings.Onraredaysoff,Ivolunteeredasatourguideontripsashore(在陆地).IgottoflyoverAlaska

inaseaplaneandwatchedaballetinStPetersburg.Inowunderstandthatbeingacruiseshipdoctorisnotajob—it‟sawayoflife.One

yearatseabecametwo.Ilostmycareerambitions,butIredefinedhappinessinmylife.4．Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor‟sfirstcruise?A．Sh

emissedherjobasadoctor.B．Sheenjoyedarelaxinglifestyle.C．Shehadtolearnalotofthings.D．Sheoftenfeltconfusedaboutherjobduties.5．Whydoestheauthorme

ntionthepatientwhowassenttothehospitalinPanamaCity?A．Totellthatitwasdifficulttolookafteroldpatients.B．Toprovethatbeingacruiseshipdoctorismor

etiring.C．Tostresstheimportanceofawell-equippedhospitalontheship.D．Toshowitwaschallengingtohandleemergen

cysituationsontheship.6．WhatisParagraph9mainlyabout?A．Theauthor‟sexperienceasatourguide.B．Theadvantagesofbeingacruises

hipdoctor.C．Thelonelinessofbeingtheship‟sonlydoctor.D．Variousfacilitiesforpassengersonthecruiseship.7．Wh

atdoestheauthorthinkofherexperienceasacruiseshipdoctor?A．Itwastoostressfultotolerate.B．Ithelpedherbuildabettercareer.C．Itchangedhe

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

ketingjobwhilemyhusband,Steven,putinequallyfalldaysasaphysicstutor.Theweekendswerespentphotographingweddingsandportraits.Whilewewereabletosaves

omemoney,wewerebothburnedoutfromtheconstanttiringwork.Wefelttheneedforbothrenewalandvacationexperiences.S

o,inJanuary,wesetoutonaseven-month,cross-countryroadtriptovisitall61NationalParksintheUnitedStates.Stevenwasreadytodiveheadlongintotheunknown,whil

eI,someonewhoenjoysmoreplannedfun,hadtoadapt.IwasamazedathoweasilyIturnedtobeamorerelaxedversionwhowasn

'tworriedwheretoparkorsleep.Webothbecamesoaccustomedtosleepinginthevan,despitetheforeignsoundoutside,whichweeventuallyletfadei

ntowhitenoise.Overthecourseofourseven-monthtrip,severalinterruptionschangedourroute,includingthegovernmentshutdown

,whichleftthefirst10parksinaccessible.Anothertime,IfellillandlostmyvoicerightaswewereheadingtotheVirginIslandsNationalPark.Positive

ly,whilewe'vedonephotographyprofessionallyforyears.thistripreallyhelpedusgrowinourcraft.Fromrapidlytryingtoshootdolphinstol

ininguppanoramic(全景的））shots,thistripwasaphotographer'sdream.Ineverdaredoutintocompletedarknesstophotographnightscapes,buttheviews

oftheMilkyWaywemanagedtoshootwerewellworthit.Oneofourbiggoalsonthistripwastocomeawayfromeachparkwithonespe

ctacularimage,somethingthatpushedusbothtobecomebetterartistsintheprocess.Thatsharedgoalplacedusonthesameteam:Itbro

ughtustogether,gaveusmoretotalkabout,andencouragedustomotivateeachotheralongtheway.4．Whydidthecoupletakesuchat

rip?A．Theywerebothoutofwork.B．Theyneededsomephotosofparks.C．Theywantedagetawayfromexhaustingwork.D．Theywantedtomakemon

eybyphotographing.5．Whatsurprisedtheauthoronthetrip?A．Thetripwasfullofunexpecteddifficulties.B．Thetripwasnothinglikeherplannedfun.C．Sheenjoyedhi

shusband'swayoftravel.D．Shehadseveralfightswithherhusband.6．Whatfailedthemtovisitthefirst10parks?A．Badsleepinthevan.B．Theauthor

'sillness.C．Thechangeofroute.D．Thegovernmentshutdown.7．Whathavethecouplegainedfromthetrip?A．They'vecaughtsomedolphins.B．They'

vebecamefamousartists.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）A

sdataleakandidentitytheftbecomemoreandmorecommon,themarketisgrowingforfingerprintoririsscans(虹工膜扫描）－tokeepothersoutofprivatee-

spaces.They'restillexpensive,though,andsomepeopleareunwillingtohavepersonalidentifierstakenandkeptbyathird

party.Researcherssaytheyhavecomeupwithalow-costdevice-asmartkeyboard.Itpreciselymeasuresthesoundwithwhichonetypesandthepressurefingersapplytoeachk

ey.Thesepatternsareuniquetoeachindividual,saysJunChen,adoctoralengineeringstudent.Bymeasuringhowsomebodyty

pesapassword(码），hesays,thekeyboardcandeterminepeople'sidentities,andthus,byextension,whethertheyshouldbegrantedaccesstothecomput

erit'sconnectedto-regardlessofwhethersomeonegetsthepasswordright.Itdoesn'trequireanewtypeoftechnologythatpeoplearen'talr

eadyfamiliarwith."Everybodyusesakeyboard...andeverybodytypesdifferently,"Chensays.Thedevicepowersitselfbygeneratingelectricitywhenaperson'

sfingertipstouchthekeys-multi-layerplasticmaterials,pressdown,andliftagain,whichcompletesanelectriccircuitwiththekeyboard.Thekeyboar

dcouldofferastrongerlayerofsecuritybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser'stypingandthetimebetweenkeypresses.Thisphenomenon,called"con

tactelectrification,"isthesameprocessthatcreatesstaticelectricity,Chensays:"lt'slikewhenyourunyourhandacrossawoolblanketandseespa

rks(电火花）inthedarkness."InastudydescribingthetechnologypublishedinthejournalACSNano,theresearchershad100volunteerst

ypethewordtouchfourtimesusingthekeyboard.Datagleanedfromthedevicecouldbeusedtoidentifyindividualparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,with

verylowerrorrates,Chensays.Sofar,thereisjustonesuchkeyboard.But,Chensays,itshouldbeprettystraightforwardtocommercializeandismostlymade

ofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteamhopesitcouldmakeittomarketinaboutfiveyears.12．Whatisthefeatureofthesmartdevice?A．It'sinexpe

nsive.B．It'sanewtypeoftechnology.C．It'sinaccessiblewithoutapassword.D．Itcanrecognizepeople'sfingerprint.13．Howisthesmartdevicepower

ed?A．Byfingerstouchingit.B．Byreplaceablebatteries.C．Byproducingpowerofitsown.D．Bybeingconnectedtoelectricity.14．Whatdoest

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