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专题01阅读理解(应用文+记叙文)Passage1(2023春·广东汕头·高一校考期中)IthasbeenfouryearssinceGrandmaJoytoldhergrandsonthatshehadneverseenthemostbeautifulviewsofAmerica.Since
then,theyhavegoneonmanycross-countrytrips.BradRyanhadbeenfeelingtiredofstudyinginavetschoolwhenhevisitedhis85-year-o
ldgrandmain2015.Hehopedthatspendingsomequalityfamilytimewouldhelplifthisspirits.Ashewastellinghisgrandmastorieso
fhistravels,however,hewasheartbrokentohearthatshehadneverseentheoceanormountains.Ryanthenaskedhisgrandmother
ifshewouldliketogohikingwithhim.Needlesstosay,shewasmorethanhappytoagree.Theyhavesincevisited29differentnationalparksacross
America---fromtheGreatSandDunesinColoradototheAcadiaNationalParkinMaine.Overthefouryears,Ryanandhisgrandmahavedriven25,000mil
esthrough38states.Andithasgreatlyaffectedhisqualityoflife.“Seeingitthroughmygrandmother’seyes,whoeverymorningwakesupandisthankfultobealive
hastaughtmehowtolive,”Ryansaid.“Withher,I’vehadtoslowdownandseelifeinadifferentway,whichhasmadeitalotricher.”“I
lovemygrandmasomuch,andit’sjustreallygivingmealotofpeacewhenshepassedaway.Icangobacktotheseplaces,feelherspirit,andfeelconnectedtoher,”headd
ed.RyanpostedalloftheirtripsonFacebook.Hehopesmoreyoungpeoplewillsparetimetobewiththeirelders.“Iwantyoungpeopletoknowthathangingoutwith
yourgrandparentsiscool.Andthere’ssomuchwecanlearnfromourelders,”Ryansaid.1.WhydidBradRyanvisithisgrandmain2015?A.T
ocheerhimselfup.B.Topleasehisgrandma.C.Totakehisgrandmatotravel.D.Tosharehistravellingexperiences.2.HowdidBradRyanfeel
whenheheardhisgrandmahadneverseentheoceanormountains?A.Shocked.B.Sad.C.Doubtful.D.Excited3.WhatinfluencedidBradRyan’sgrandmahaveonhim?A.Shemadeh
imliveabetterlife.B.Shehelpedhimfindhislifegoal.C.Shetoldhimtohavepeaceofmind.D.Shegavehimalotofencouragement.4.WhatisBradRyan’s
purposeofpostingtheirtripsonline?A.Toadviseyoungpeopletotakeatrip.B.Tosharehisjoyoftravellingwithhisgrandma.C.Toencouragetheyoun
gtokeeptheirelderscompany.D.Toshowyoungpeoplewhattheycanlearnfromtheirelders.Passage2(2023春·江苏淮安·高一校联考期中)MysisterAliceandIhavebeentryingto
getpeopletostopdroppingcigarette(香烟)butts(烟头)forsevenyears.Oneday,wewerewalkinginourhometownandsawhundredsofcigarettebutts
ontheground.Theymadethetownlooksouglythatwedecidedtostartagrouptomakepeoplestopdroppingbutts.Wecalledit“NoButtsAboutIt”.Atfirst,wedrew
pictureswith“TheEarthisnotyourashtray(烟灰缸)”writtenonthem.Weputthepicturesaroundourhometown—inparks,byb
eaches,andalongroads.Wewantedtomakepeopleunderstandthatdroppingbuttshurtstheenvironment.Mostsmokersdon’tthinkthatdro
ppingbuttshurtstheEarth.Butitdoes,andallrubbishdoes!Later,wewrotetocompaniesandaskedthemformoneytohelpus.Weusedthemoneytobuyasht
raystogivetosmokers.Wewantedsmokerstocarrytheashtrayswiththemsotheydidn’thavetodropbutts.Atthemoment,wearetryingtogetcigarettecompa
niestoputanashtrayineachpackofcigarettes.Somecompanieswanttodoit.Manypeoplehavestartedtojoinourgroupsinceitbegan.Todaythereare45other“NoButtsAboutIt
”groupsinAmerica.NowthereevengroupsinEngland,Australia,andIndia!Manynewspapershavewrittenaboutmysisterandmeoverthelastsevenyears.Andwehav
ewonmanyprizesforwhatwedo.Butwearenotinterestedinprizes.WejustwanttomaketheEarthabetterandcleanerplacefo
ranimals,plantsandpeople.Oneday,itwillbe.5.Whatdidthewriterthinkaboutthecigarettebuttsinthefirstplace?A.Theymadethetownsmelly.B.Theymad
ethetownunhealthy.C.Theymadethetowndirty.D.Theymadethetownpoor.6.Whatdoesthewriterdowiththecigarettebutts?A.Gi
veashtraystothesmokers.B.Stoppeoplebuyingcigarettes.C.Pickupthecigarettebutts.D.Winprizesforstartinggroups.7.Fr
omthepassagewecanknowthat_____.A.nocompanieswantedtogivemoneytothemB.thewriterbelievesthattheEarthwillbeabetterandcleanerplaceC.thereareonly45“No
ButtsAboutIt”D.thewriterlikestobeonnewspapersandwinprizes8.Whichisthebesttittleforthepassage?A.SaveourTownFromCigaretteBu
tts.B.BuyYourselfAnAshtray.C.CigaretteButtsAlsoDestroyOtherCountries.D.NoButtsPrize.Passage3(2023春·黑龙江大庆
·高一铁人中学校考期中)Acouplehadasonelevenyearsaftertheymarried.Theywerealovingcoupleandtheboywastheappleoftheireye.Whentheboywasarou
ndfouryearsold,onedaythefatherwasverytiredafterworksoheaskedhiswifetopickuptheirson.Themother,whowasverybusyinthekitchen,t
otallyforgotaboutit.Latertheboylosthiswayonthestreet.Whenthesonwasfoundmissing,themotherhurriedtolookforhi
m,butshedidn’tfindhim.Themotherfeltverysadanddidn’tknowhowtofaceherhusband.Whenthefatherwenttothepolicestationafterhe
aringthatthesonwasmissing,helookedathiswifeandsaidjustfourwords.Whatdoyouthinkthefourwordswere?Thehusbandjustsaid"I
loveyou,darling."Thesonwasmissing.Ifhehadpickedhimupearlier,thiswouldnothavehappened.Thereisnopointinblaming(责备)anyone.Hiswifehad
alsolostheronlychild.Whathiswifeneededatthatmomentwascomfortandunderstandingfromherhusband.Thatiswhatth
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forgottodosoD.wastootiredtodoso11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Becarefulineverythingyoudo.B.Loveisthemostimportant.C.Lear
ntoforgiveothersD.Everyonecanmakemistakes.12.Whatdoyouthinkofthehusband?A.Warm-hearted.B.Careful.C.Hard-workingD.Broad-minded.Passag
e4(2022秋·安徽合肥·高一合肥一六八中学校考期中)NewEnglandholdssomespecialmuseums.Theyaredevotedlargelyorentirelytotheworkofjustoneperson.Andtheyaretheart
ists’birthplacesoronetimehomes.Herearefourexamplesofsuchmuseums.CyrusE.DallinArtMuseumThenameCyrusE.Dallin(186
1-1944)mightnotbefamiliar,butseveraloftheartist’ssculptures(雕塑)are,especiallythoserelatedtoNativeAmericans.Agoodexamp
leishis“AppealtotheGreatSpirit”standinginfrontoftheMuseumofFineArts.BorninUtah,helivedinArlingtonforthe
finalfourdecadesofhislife.ThemuseumisintheJeffersonCutterHouse,an1830Greekstyledbuilding.NormanRockwellMuseumRockwell(1894-1978)wasAmerica’swell-kno
wnartist.Themuseum,foundedin1969,movedintoitspresentlocation,RobertA.M.Stern-designedbuildingin1993.Its998paintingsanddrawingsarethelargests
inglecollectionofRockwell'sartworks.Kids16andunder:free;adults:$20;theold:ata10%discount(折扣)EdwardGoreyHouseEdwardGorey(1925-2000)wasanar
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ownastheElephantHouse.Goreyhadrespectforanimals.Theactivitiesofthehouse,fromarteducationtoexhibits,showGorey'ssupportofani
malwell-being.GibertStuartBirthplaceandMuseumGilbertStuart(1755-1828)isresponsibleforwhatmaywellbethemostfamiliarworkofan
yAmericanartist,HisdrawingofGeorgeisthebasisofthefirstpresident’sportrait(画像)onthedollar.Stuartpaintedmorethanathousandportraitsthrough
outhislife.13.WhatdoweknowaboutCyrusE.Dallin?A.HebuilttheJeffersonCutterHouse.B.HelivedinArlingtonforhalfacen
tury.C.HewasbestknownforhisGreekstyledsculptures.D.HecreatedfamousworksrelatedtoNativeAmericans.14.Howmuchwillanoldc
ouplepaytoenterNormanRockwellMuseum?A.$36.B.$40.C.$60.D.$72.15.WherecanvisitorslearnsomehistoryofAmericanmoney?A.EdwardGoreyHouse.B.NormanRock
wellMuseum.C.CyrusE.DallinArtMuseum.D.GilbertStuartBirthplaceandMuseum.Passage5(2022秋·江苏南通·高一校考期中)What’syourdream?Awriter,creativeartist,
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ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-inPassage7(2022秋·广东深圳·高一深圳市宝安中学(集团)校考期中)No
n-CreditCoursesThePre-CollegeProgramoffersnon-creditcourses.Studentswillexperiencecollege-levelcoursesgivenbysomeofourcoll
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atisfactoryandacertificateofcompletionattheconclusionoftheprogram.Allnon-creditcoursesmeetfrom9:00a.m.-11:30a.m.dailyandma
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ed,active-learningmethodsandreal-worldexamples,thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafullerunderstandingofhowthehumanbrainworks.COURSE:Ps
ychologyofCreativity·June15—June28·MarshallDukeWhyarecertainpeoplesocreative?Isitgenetic(遗传的),oraresultofchildhoodexperie
nce?Aretheydifferentfromeveryoneelse?Thispopularpsychologycoursehighlightsthedifferenttheoriesofcreati
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esportsindustry:sportsleagues,ticketpricing,salarynegotiations,discrimination,andNCAApoliciestonameafew.23.Whoisthetextintendedfor?A.Thege
neralpublic.B.Collegefreshmen.C.Educationalexperts.D.Highschoolstudents.24.WhichcoursecanyoutakeifyouarefreeonlyinJune?A.SportsEconomi
cs.B.CreativeStorytelling.C.PsychologyofCreativity.D.CaseStudiesinNeuroscience.25.Whosecourseshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedincreativewrit
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stadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround80A.D.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld’sbestknownstadiumandcont
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ethedaysofthousandsstandingtowatchthematch.Forthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlaslistsofar,whichranksthembyth
eirstatedpermanentcapacity,aswellasupdatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsites.Allthesestadiumsarest
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ohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinishourcourse.Ireallydidn'texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecourse,butthathappened.Isoldthreestories.An
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at.Nottrue!IwenttoasummerschoolinManchesterandmyEnglishteacherwascalledMaggie.Oneday,adifferentteachertookourclass.HetoldusthatMaggie
couldn’tteachthatdayCOZshehadafroginherthroat.PoorMaggie-butwhydidshetrytoeatsuchabigfrog?135comments
SophieWhenIfirstvisitedNewYork,Iwenttoadowntownshoppingcentretobuysomewinterboots.Attheinformationdeskattheentrance,Iaskedaladywheretheshoesho
pwas.Shesaidthatitwasonthefirstfloor.SoIwentuptothefirstfloor,butIcouldn’tfindanyshoes.Idecidedtoleave.WhenIwaslookingfortheexit,Isawt
hatshoeswereactuallysolddownstairsonthegroundfloor,notthefirstfloor.Whydidshegivemethewronginformation?128commentsZhengXuTheBrit
ishmusthavereallyhighstandards.IwaspartofastudentexchangeprogrammebetweenauniversityinEnglandandmyuniversityinChina.Ispentdaysprep
aringandwritingmyfirstEnglishpaper.IknewIhaddoneagoodjobandwaslookingforwardtogettingapositivecomment.WhenIgotthepaperback,Ifoundmyteacherh
adwrittenthecomment“Notbad!”Notbad?Butthereweren’tanyerrorsinmypaper.85comments38.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“sheh
adafroginherthroat”probablymean?A.Shedidn’tplaysafewithwhatsheate.B.Shehasdrawnapictureoffrogonherface.C.Sheateabigfrogandherthro
atwasblocked.D.Shecouldn’tspeakclearlybecauseherthroatisdry.39.AccordingtotheSophieandZhengXu,whatmaycausethemisunderstand
ings?A.BothofthemhavedifficultyinlearningEnglish.B.Theydidn’tknowthewords’differentmeaningsinothercountrie
s.C.Thespellingsaretoocomplicatedforbothofthemtounderstand.D.ThespeakersspokesofastthatSophieandZhengXu
couldn’tfollow.40.Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassageabove?A.Inanovel.B.Inamagazine.C.OntheInternet.D.Inadiary.Passage13
(2022秋·江苏苏州·高一统考期中)ToraisemoneyforrestaurantworkerswhohadtostayathomeduringCOVID,twobrothers,AidenandLouis
Ardine,decidedtowalk3,200milesacrossAmericatoraisemoney.HavingjustarrivedonthesandsofthePacificOcean,AidenandLouisArdineh
avenowcompletedtheirfive-monthwalkwhichstartedontheAsburyParkboardwalkinNewJersey.Theyhopedtoraise$30,000forsomecharities(慈善组织)
thatwerehelpingrestaurantworkerswaitingforlockdown(隔离)toend,butendedupmaking$70,000—whichtheygavewaytotheCOCO
FundandtheRestaurantWorkers’CommunityFoundation.“Thiswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthehelpofahugecommunityofpeople,wheth
erpeopleweredonatingorhelpingusguideourwayacrosstheUnitedStates.”saidAidenArdine.“Thiswassurelyanadventurefullofhope,anditpro
vedpeopleareborngoodandwanttohelptheirneighbors.”Justlikecross-countrytripsinthisnation,theirjourneywascharacterizedbyamazingviews
,longroads,andhelpfulstrangers:likeamanwhopassedthemintheextremeheatofsummertimeIowa,beforedoublingbackandgivingthemacoldGa
torade;oraNevadacampgroundmanagerwholeftthemstayforfree.InUtahtheyhadwhatthenaturalistJohnMuirwouldhavedescribedasan“interview”witha
blackbear,whenroundingacornerinthepath,theyfoundthemselveswithinafewfeetofit.WhentheyreachedSanFrancisco,theirsupportersw
erewaitingforthemonthebeach.Afterwardstheyflewhomealongwiththeirmomwhohadbeentheretomeetthem.Aftertheiradventurousstayaw
ayfromhome,wecanonlyimagineshewasreallyfeelingproudofhersons.41.Whatdidthetwobrotherscollectmoneyfor?A.Settingups
omecharities.B.Helpingtoendthelockdown.C.Completingtheirfive-monthwalk.D.Aidingrestaurantworkersstuckathome.42.Which
wordcanbestdescribethetwobrothers?A.Humorous.B.Caring.C.Curious.D.Honest.43.WhathappenedtothebrothersinUtah?A.Theymetwithabear.B.Theywereinterv
iewed.C.Theyvisitedanaturalist.D.Theywerelostinthepath.44.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetex
t?A.ALongJourneyB.WalkwithLoveC.AProudMotherD.AdventurewithFunPassage14(2022秋·浙江宁波·高一慈溪中学校考期中)WhenIwasinschool,Ipartici
patedinaninternship(实习期)withahospitalchaplain(牧师).Thislargelyincludedmevisitingcertainhospitalpatientsandthendiscussingthecommunicationwit
hthechaplain.Ihadnospecialtraininginthis,andintroducingmyselftostrangerswasnotmynaturaltalent.Ononevisit,Icautiouslyenteredadarkenedroo
mtofindanelderlymanlyinglonelyinthebed.Hewasawake,butveryweak,confusedandanxious.Hebadlywantedtocommunicat
esomething,butIcouldn’tunderstandwhathewassaying.Heobviouslydidn’twantmetoleave,butIfeltsolostanduncomfortablethatIhadtoleaveth
eroomafteronlyseveralminutes.ThenexttimeIwasatthehospital,Iwasarrangedtomakefollow-upvisitswiththesamelis
tofpatients.Iexpectedmytimewiththeoldmantobejustasshortasthelasttime.AsIarrivedattheroom,thefirstthing
Inoticedwasthatthelightswereon.Hisdaughterwastherevisitinghim.Hewassittinginthebedandlookedmuchbetter.Iwascer
tainthemandidn’tremembermeatall,butherecognizedmeimmediately,saying,"Irememberyou.Youweretheangelthatgavemehopeinmydarkesthour!"Iwassoamazedt
hatIdidn’tknowhowtorespond.Imayneverbeabletoexplainit,butsomehowhefoundinmesomethingheneededatanimportantpointinhislife,justbecauseIwasth
ere.Ihavethoughtaboutthisencounter(相遇)oftenoverthepast25years.IthasshapedthewayIseelife,thewayIseemyself,andthewayIseeothers.Obviousl
y,wecan’tknowtheeffectouractions,orevenjustourpresence,willhaveonlife.45.Whydidthewriterleavetheelderlymans
oononthefirstvisit?A.Theyhadashortandboringconversation.B.Theelderlymanwantedtostaybyhimself.C.Thewriterwasfrightenedbytheelderlyman.D.Thewriterdid
n’tknowwhathecoulddotohelp.46.Whathappenedonthewriter’ssecondvisittotheelderlyman?A.Theelderlyman’sconditionturnedmuchbetter.B.Theelderlymanc
ouldhardlyrememberthewriter.C.Thewriterplannedtocommunicatemoredeeplywiththeelderlyman.D.Thewriterwasn’
tsurprisedatbeingcalledanangelbytheelderlyman.47.Theelderlymanregardedthewriterashisangelmostprobablybeca
use_______.A.hewasencouragedbythewriter’swordsB.thewriter’ssecondvisitmovedhimdeeplyC.hewasimpressedbythewriter’sfriendlinessD.thew
riter’sfirstvisitgavehimmuchstrength48.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.GettingaNewTalent.B.AnAngelbyAccident.C.SavingaLonelyOld
Man.D.CommunicationMakesLifeBetter.Passage15(2022秋·广东广州·高一广州四十七中校考期中)Idon’tremembertheexactdateImetMartyforthefir
sttime.Likealotofpeoplewhowanttogetthroughacheckoutline,Ifoundmythoughtsonspeed,nothingmore.ThelineIwasstandinginwasn’tmovin
gasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashier,whowasreceivingmoneyfromcustomers.Hewasanoldmaninhissixties.Ithough
t,well,itprobablytookhimalittlelongertogetthejobsdone.ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforehebeganscanningthegoodstheywerep
urchasing.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,“How’sitgoing?”Buthedidsomethingdifferent—heactuallylistenedtopeo
ple.Thenhewouldrespondtowhattheyhadsaidandtalkwiththembriefly.Ithoughtitwasstrange,butIguessedIhadgrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowIwa
sdoingsimplyoutofaconversationwithoutthinking.Usually,afterawhile,youdon’tgiveanythoughttothequestionandjustsaysomethingbackquie
tly.Thisoldcashierseemedsincereaboutwantingtoknowhowpeoplewerefeeling.Meanwhile,thehigh-techcashregisterranguptheirpurchasesandheannouncedwhattheyow
ed.Whencustomershandedmoneytohim,hepushedtheappropriatekeys,thecashdrawerpoppedopen,andhecountedouttheirchange.Thenmagichapp
ened.Heplacedthechangeinhislefthand,walkedaroundthecountertothecustomers,andextendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.As
theirhandsmet,theoldcashierlookedthecustomersintheeyes.“Iwanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday,”hetoldthem.“Youhaveagreatday.Bye-bye.”Thelook
sonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.Nowitwasmyturn.Iglanceddownatthenametagonhisredwaistcoat,thekindexperienced
Wal-Martcashierwore.Itread,“Marty.”MartytoldmehowmuchIowedandIhandedhimsomemoney.ThenextthingIknewhewasstandingbesideme,offeringhisrighthandandho
ldingmychangeinhislefthand.Hiskindeyeslockedontomine.Smiling,andwithafirmhandshake…49.Whiletheauthorstoodin
thecheckoutline,shefelt______.A.madB.enthusiasticC.comfortableD.impatient50.Intheopinionoftheauthor,peopletendedto______
.A.talkaboutunimportanttopicsB.developamindlessconversationC.remaincalmwhilehavingatalkD.facecommunic
ationproblems51.WhydidtheauthorthinkMartywasspecial?A.Hewaspatientwithallthequestionsfromcustomers.B.Hespentasmuch
timeaspossibleservingcustomers.C.Heexpressedhissinceritywhilegivingbackthechange.D.Heshowedparticularinterestinc
ustomers’personallife.52.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Martywasatalkativeman.B.Martycaredalotaboutwhathedid.C.Theauthorgotalongwellwithothers.D.T
heauthorwasdissatisfiedwithsuchawasteoftime.Passage16(2023春·河北石家庄·高一石家庄市第十五中学校考期中)Anotherperson’senthusiasm(热忱)waswhatsetmemovingtowa
rdthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinthecountrysideofVirgini
a.Myfatherintroducedmetoherwiththesewords,“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhoiswellknownforbeingtheworstboyinthistownandwillprobablystartthrowin
grocksatyounolaterthantomorrowmorning.”Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,raisedmyheadslightlyupward,andlookedatmerightintheeye.Th
enshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,“Youarewrong.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,butthesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundawaytogiveouthisenthusiasm.”Thatstatementb
eganafriendshipbetweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmymindasabadboy.Myst
epmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.Shepersuadedmyfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.She
movedourfamilyintothecountyseat(别墅),wheremyfather’scareercouldbemoresuccessfulandmybrotherandIcouldbebettereduca
ted.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhandtypewriterandtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknew
herenthusiasm,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedherbeliefandbegantowriteforlocalnewspapersandfinallyreachedthegoals
hesetforme.Iwasn’ttheonlybeneficiary(受益人).Myfatherbecamethewealthiestmanintown.Mybrotherandstepbrothersbecameaphysici
an,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.53.WhatcanbelearntabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewastheworstboyinthetown.B.Helikedthrowi
ngrocksatpeople.C.Hisfatherhadalowopinionofhim.D.Hisstepmotherpraisedhimforhiskindness.54.WhatdoesParagraph3mainly
talkabout?A.Stepmother’sinfluenceonthefamily.B.Friendshipbetweenmotherandson.C.Changesinthefamilyrelationship.D.Reasonsforreceivingeducation.55.Whyd
idthestepmotherbuytheauthoratypewriter?A.Tocongratulateonhissuccess.B.Toencouragehimtowrite.C.Tohelphimfindagoodjob.D.Toteachhimtor
eadandwrite.56.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.EnthusiasmchangeslifeB.SuccessliesineducationC.Astepmother’sa
mazinglifeD.ThesecretofagoodwriterPassage17(2022秋·江苏南京·高一南京市第五高级中学校考期中)Belowyouwillfindalistofstreamingservicesand
channelsthatfocusonTVandmovies,varioussports,documentaries,andmore.NetflixCost:$8.99/monthforabasicplanthatallowsasinglescreeni
nstandarddefinition(清晰度);$12.99/monthforastandardplanthatallowstwoscreensatonceandHDStreaming.Watchiton:Androidmobiledevicesandtablets
;Windowsphones;AmazonFireTVdevices;AppleTV.Notes:Netflixsubscriberscandownloadselectprogrammingforofflineviewin
g,andthenumberofdevicesyoucandownloadonisequaltothenumberofscreensyoucanuseatonetime.HuluCost:$5.99/monthforabasicplantha
tfeatureslimitedcommercials;$11.99/monthforanad-freeplan.Watchiton:Androidmobiledevicesandtablets;NintendoSwitch
;Playstation3andPlayStation4.Notes:Ad-freesubscriberscandownloadselectprogrammingforofflineviewing.Amazon
primeCost:$12.99/month;$6.49/monthforstudentmembership;$119/yearforanannualmembership;or$59/yearfora
nannualstudentmembership.Watchiton:iOSmobiledevicesandtablets;Androidmobiledevicesandtablet;amazonFireTVdevices.Notes:AnAmazonPrimesubscri
ptionincludesaccesstoallotherbenefitsofPrimemembership.AppleTV+Cost:$4.99/monthafter7-dayfreetrial;freefor1yearw
ithpurchaseofanAppledeviceandifredeemed(赎回)within90days;freewithApplemusicStudentPlan.Watchiton:Androidmobiledevi
cesandtablets;AmazonFireTVdevices;AppleTV.Notes:AppleTV+isavailablethroughappleTVchannels.57.Whatdevicecanbeusedi
nwatchingNetflix?A.NintendoswitchB.Windowsphones.C.iOSmobiledevicesandtablets.D.PlayStation3andPlayStation4.58.Howmuchshouldyoup
aywithayearlystudentmembershipcardatAmazonPrime?A.$59/year.B.$77.88/year.C.$119/year.D.$155.88/year.59.Whichofthefollowingallowsy
outogetfreeserviceforashorttime?A.Netflix.B.Hulu.C.AmazonPrime.D.AppleTV+.Passage18(2022秋·宁夏石嘴山·高一平罗中学校考期中)Whataday!Istartedatmy
newschoolthismorningandhadthebesttime.Imadelotsofnewfriendsandreallylikedmyteachers.Iwasnervousthenight
before,butIhadnoreasontobe.Everyonewassofriendlyandpolite.Theymademefeelatease.ItwaslikeI’dbeenattheschoolfo
rahundredyears!Thedaystartedveryearlyat7:00am.Ihadmybreakfastdownstairswithmymum.ShecouldtellthatIwasverynervous.Mumkeptaskingmewhatwaswrong.Shetol
dmelhadnothingtoworryaboutandthateveryonewasgoingtoloveme.Iftheydidn'tloveme,Mumsaidshewouldsendthemher
wayforagoodtalkingto,Icouldn'tstoplaughing.Mymumdroppedmeoffattheschoolgateaboutfiveminutesbeforethebell.Alittleblondegirlgotdroppedoffatthesametimea
ndstartedwavingatme.SheranoverandtoldmehernamewasAbigail.Shewasveryniceandwebecameclosestraightaway.Wes
pentallmorningtogetherandbegantotalktoanothergirlcalledStacey.Thethreeofussattogetherinclassalldayandweevenmadeourwayhometogether!Itwentsoquickly.
Ourteachertoldusthattomorrowwewouldreallystartlearninganddevelopingnewskills.Icouldn'twaituntiltomorrowandthoughtthatI
wasreallygoingtoenjoymytimeatmynewschool.Ionlyhopedthatmynewfriendswouldfeelthesamewaytoo.60.Howdidtheaut
horfeelthenightbeforehernewschool?A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Worried.D.Relaxed.61.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhermo
ther'sadvice?A.Clear.B.Funny.C.Reasonable.D.Excellent.62.Whathappenedontheauthor'sfirstdayofschool?A.Shemetma
nynicepeople.B.Shehadahurriedbreakfast.C.Shelearnedsomenewskills.D.Shearrivedatschoolveryearly.63.Whatcanwei
nferaboutAbigail?A.ShedislikedStacey.B.Shewasshyandquiet.