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专题13阅读理解记叙文2024年Passage1【2024新课标Ⅰ卷】“Iamnotcrazy,”saysDr.WilliamFarber,shortlyafterperformingacupuncture(针灸)onarabbit.

“Iamaheadofmytime.”Ifheseemsalittledefensive,itmightbebecauseevensomeofhiscoworkersoccasionallylaughathisunusualmethods.ButFarberiscert

ainhe’llhavethelastlaugh.He’soneofasmallbutgrowingnumberofAmericanveterinarians(兽医)nowpracticing“holistic”medi

cine-combiningtraditionalWesterntreatmentswithacupuncture,chiropractic(按摩疗法)andherbalmedicine.Farber,agraduateofColoradoStateUniversit

y,startedoutasamoreconventionalveterinarian.Hebecameinterestedinalternativetreatments20yearsagowhenhesufferedfromterriblebackp

ain.Hetriedmuscle-relaxingdrugsbutfoundlittlerelief.Thenhetriedacupuncture,anancientChinesepractice,andwasamazedthatheimprovedaftertwoorthreetreatmen

ts.Whatworkedonaveterinarianseemedlikelytoworkonhispatients.So,afterstudyingthetechniquesforacoupleofyears,hebeganoffer

ingthemtopets.LeighTindale’sdogCharliehadaseriousheartcondition.AfterCharliehadaheartattack,Tindalesays,shewasp

reparedtoputhimtosleep,butFarber’streatmentseasedherdog’ssufferingsomuchthatshewasabletokeephimaliveforanadditionalfivemonths.And

PriscillaDewingreportsthatherhorse,Nappy,“movesmoreeasilyandridesmorecomfortably”afterachiropracticadjustment.Farberiscertainthattheho

listicapproachwillgrowmorepopularwithtime,andifthepastisanyindication,hemayberight:Since1982,membershipintheAmericanHolisti

cVeterinaryMedicalAssociationhasgrownfrom30toover700.“Sometimesitsurprisesmethatitworkssowell,”hesays.“Iwilldoanythingt

ohelpananimal.That’smyjob.”24.WhatdosomeofFarber’scoworkersthinkofhim?A.He’sodd.B.He’sstrict.C.He’sbrave.D.He’srude.25.WhydidFa

rberdecidetotryacupunctureonpets?A.Hewastrainedinitatuniversity.B.Hewasinspiredbyanotherveterinarian.C.Hebenefitedfromitasapatie

nt.D.Hewantedtosavemoneyforpetowners.26.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Stepsofachiropractictreatment.B.Thecomplexityo

fveterinarians’work.C.Examplesofrareanimaldiseases.D.Theeffectivenessofholisticmedicine.27.WhydoestheauthormentiontheAmericanHolisticVeterinaryMed

icalAssociation?A.ToproveFarber’spoint.B.Toemphasizeitsimportance.C.Topraiseveterinarians.D.Toadvocateanimalprotection.Passage2【2024北京卷】WhenIwa

salittlegirl,Ilikeddrawing,freelyandjoyouslymakingmarksonthewallsathome.Inprimaryschool,Ilearnedtowrit

eusingchalks.Writingseemedtobeanotherformofdrawing.Ishapedindividuallettersintorepeatinglines,whichwereabstractforms,delight

fulbutmeaninglesspatterns.Insecondaryschool,artwasmyfavouritesubject.Since.IloveditsomuchIthoughtIwasgoodatit.Fort

heartO-levelexamIhadtopresentanoilpainting.Ifounditdifficult,butstillhopedtopass.Ifailed,withalowgra

de.I’dbeenover-confident.NowI’dbeendeclaredtalentless.Butotherchannelsofcreativitystayedopen:Iwentonwritingpo

emsandstories.Still,Iwenttoexhibitionsoften.Icontinuedmyhabitualdrawing,whichInowcharacterisedaschildi

shdoodling(乱画).Inmy30s,Imadepainterfriendsandlearnednewwaysoflookingatart.However,Icouldn’tletmyselfhaveagoatactuallydoingit.Th

oughthesenewfriendswereabstractpaintersusingoilpaints,orwereprintmakersorsculptors,Itookoilpaintingasthetaboo(禁忌)highformIwasn’tallowedtopra

ctice.Onenight,inmyearly40s,Idreamedthatabigwomaninredapproachedme,handedmeabagofpaints,andtoldmetostartpainting.Thedreamfeltsoauthoritati

vethatitshookme.Itwasaformofenergy,givingmebacksomethingI’dlost.Accordingly,Istartedbyexperimentingwithwatercolours.Finally,Iboughtsomeoilpain

ts.AlthoughIhaveenjoyedbreakingmydecades-longtabooaboutworkingwithoilpaints,IhavediscoveredInowpreferchalksandink.Iletmylinedrawing

sturnintocartoonsIsendtofriends.Itallfeelsfreeandeasy.Un-anxious.Thistimearound,Icanacceptmylimitationsbutkeepgoing.Becomingasuccessfulpaintercall

sforbeingresolute.IrealisedIwasalwaysafraidofwantingtoomuch.Thatdreamremindedmethatthosefearsanddesirescouldencouragemetotakerisksandmakeexp

eriments.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheresultoftheartexam?A.Scared.B.Worried.C.Discouraged.D.Wronged.25.Inher30s,theauthor_________.A.avoidedoi

lpaintingpracticeB.soughtforapaintingcareerC.fanciedabstractpaintingD.exhibitedchildpaintings26.Whichwordwouldbestdescribetheauthor’sdream?A.

Confusing.B.Empowering.C.Disturbing.D.Entertaining.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Hard

workisthemotherofsuccess.C.Dreamsarethereflectionsofrealities.D.Creativeactivitiesinvolvebeingconfident.Passage3【2024浙江

1月卷】Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedatelephonebox?Imeantomakeanactualphonecall—nottoshelterfromtherain.Agesagoright?ThelasttimeIusedaph

oneboxforitsintendedpurposewas…2006.Iwasconductingauditions(试演)formyplayinmytinyoldsharedhouseinLondon.Hopingtoimpresssometalent

edactorstocomeandworkformefornothing,Ispreadsomethrowsoverthesofasandlitcandlestomakeitseemabitmore”youngprofessional”.AsIrushedoutd

oorstoemptythewastepaperbaskets,thedoorswungshutbehindme.SuddenlyIwaslockedoutside.Mymobilephonewasinside,butl

uckilytherewasatelephoneboxacrossthestreet.So,IcalledDirectoryAssistance,gotputthroughtoourlandlady’smanag

ingagent,andhadasparekeysenttomewithjustenoughtimetogetbackinbeforetheactorsarrived.AsithasbeenmanyyearssinceIlastusedone,Ishouldhardlybesurprisedtha

tthenarenolongeranypublictelephonesnearmyhouse.Thelastonestandinghasjustbeenturnintoa“minicommunitylibrary”:anypasser-bycan“borrow”abookfr

omitsshelvesreturnitlater,orreplaceitwithanothertitlefromtheirowncollection.Forafewmonthsafterthe“lib

rary”opened,Ididn’tbothertakingalook,asIhadassumedthatitwouldbestuffedfullofcheeselovestories.ThenInoticedforkconductingspringcleansdr

oppingboxesofvoluminousbooksonvarioussubjectsthere.Andthesebookswerefree.Thisunbeatableprice-pointencouragedmeto

experimentwithdozensoftitlesthatIwouldnevernormallyconsiderbuying.AndI’vediscoveredsomegreatbooks!IfIevergettrappedoutsidemyhouseagain,mylocaltele

phoneboxwill,sadlynolongerbeabletoconnectmewithmykeys.ButitcancertainlykeepmeentertainedwhileIwaitformywifeto

rescueme.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Theplay.B.Thesharedhouse.,C.Thesofa.D.Thetelephoneb

ox.5.Whydidtheauthorusethetelephoneboxin2006?A.Toplaceanurgentcall.B.Toputupanotice.C.Toshelterfromtherain.D

.Toholdanaudition.6.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“minicommunitylibrary”?A.Itprovidesphoneserviceforfree.B.Anyonecancontributeto

itscollection.C.Itispopularamongyoungreaders.D.Booksmustbereturnedwithinamonth.7.Whydidtheauthorstarttousethe“library”?A.Hewantedtoborrowsomelove

stories.B.Hewasencouragedbyacloseneighbour.C.Hefoundtherewereexcellentfreebooks.D.Hethoughtitwasanidealplaceforreading

.2023年Passage1【2023年新高考全国Ⅰ卷】WhenJohnToddwasachild,helovedtoexplorethewoodsaroundhishouse,observinghownatur

esolvedproblems.Aditrystream,forexample,oftenbecameclearafterflowingthroughplantsandalongrockswheretinycreatureslived.Whe

nhegotolder,Johnstartedtowonderifthisprocesscouldbeusedtocleanupthemessespeopleweremaking.Afterstudyingagriculture,medicine,andfisheriesincollege,Joh

nwentbacktoobservingnatureandaskingquestions.Whycancertainplantstrapharmfulbacteria(细菌)?Whichkindsoffishcaneatcancer-causingchemicals?Withth

erightcombinationofanimalsandplants,hefigured,maybehecouldcleanupwastethewaynaturedid.Hedecidedtobuild

whathewouldlatercallaneco-machine.ThetaskJohnsetforhimselfwastoremoveharmfulsubstancesfromsomesludge(污泥).First,heconstructedaserieso

fclearfiberglasstanksconnectedtoeachother.Thenhewentaroundtolocalpondsandstreamsandbroughtbacksomeplantsandanima

ls.Heplacedtheminthetanksandwaited.Littlebylittle,thesedifferentkindsoflifegotusedtooneanotherandformedtheirowne

cosystem.Afterafewweeks,Johnaddedthesludge.Hewasamazedattheresults.Theplantsandanimalsintheeco-machinetookthesludgeasfoodandbegantoeatit!Withinw

eeks,ithadallbeendigested,andallthatwasleftwaspurewater.OvertheyearsJohnhastakenonmanybigjobs.Hedevelopedagreenhou

se-likefacilitythattreatedsewage(污水)from1,600homesinSouthBurlington.Healsodesignedaneco-machinetocleancanalwaterinFuzhou,acityi

nsoutheastChina.“Ecologicaldesign”isthenameJohngivestowhathedoes.“LifeonEarthiskindofaboxofsparepartsfortheinventor,”hesays.“Youputorganismsinnewrel

ationshipsandobservewhat’shappening.Thenyouletthesenewsystemsdeveloptheirownwaystoself-repair.”4.WhatcanwelearnaboutJoh

nfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Hewasfondoftraveling.B.Heenjoyedbeingalone.C.Hehadaninquiringmind.D.Helongedtobeadoctor.5.WhydidJohn

putthesludgeintothetanks?A.Tofeedtheanimals.B.Tobuildanecosystem.C.Toprotecttheplants.D.Totesttheeco-machine.6.Whatistheauthor’spurp

oseinmentioningFuzhou?A.ToreviewJohn’sresearchplans.B.ToshowanapplicationofJohn’sidea.C.TocompareJohn’sdifferentjobs.D.Toerasedoubts

aboutJohn’sinvention.7.WhatisthebasisforJohn’swork?A.Naturecanrepairitself.B.Organismsneedwatertosurvive.C.LifeonEarthisdiverse

.D.Mosttinycreaturesliveingroups.Passage2【2023年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】Turningsoil,pullingweeds,andharvestingcabbagesoundliketoughworkformiddleandhighschoolkids.

Andatfirstitis,saysAbbyJaramillo,whowithanotherteacherstartedUrbanSprouts,aschoolgardenprogramatfourl

ow-incomeschools.Theprogramaimstohelpstudentsdevelopscienceskills,environmentalawareness,andhealthylifestyle

s.Jaramillo’sstudentsliveinneighborhoodswherefreshfoodandgreenspacearenoteasytofindandfastfoodrestaurantsoutnumbergrocerysto

res.“Thekidsliterallycometoschoolwithbagsofsnacksandlargebottlesofsoftdrinks,”shesays.“Theycometousthinki

ngvegetablesareawful,dirtisawful,insectsareawful.”Thoughsomeareinitiallyscaredoftheinsectsandturnedoffbythedirt,mostareeagert

otrysomethingnew.UrbanSprouts’classes,attwomiddleschoolsandtwohighschools,includehands-onexperimentssucha

ssoil,testing,flower-and-seeddissection,tastingsoffreshordriedproduce,andworkinthegarden.Severaltimesayear,studentscookthevegetablest

heygrow,andtheyoccasionallymakesaladsfortheirentireschools.Programevaluationsshowthatkidseatmorevegetablesasaresultoftheclasses.“Wehavestudentswho

saytheywenthomeandtalkedtotheirparentsandnowthey’reeatingdifferently,”Jaramillosays.Sheaddsthattheprogram’sbenefitsgobeyondnutrit

ion.Somestudentsgetsointerestedingardeningthattheybringhomeseedstostarttheirownvegetablegardens.Besides,workinginthegardenseemstoh

aveacalmingeffectonJaramillo’sspecialeducationstudents,manyofwhomhaveemotionalcontrolissues.“Theygetoutside,”shesays,“

andtheyfeelsuccessful.”4.WhatdoweknowaboutAbbyJaramillo?A.Sheusedtobeahealthworker.B.Shegrewupinalow-incomefamily.C.Sheown

safastfoodrestaurant.D.SheisaninitiatorofUrbanSprouts.5.WhatwasaproblemfacingJaramilloatthestartofthepr

ogram?A.Thekids’parentsdistrustedher.B.Studentshadlittletimeforherclasses.C.Somekidsdislikedgardenwork.D.Therewasnospaceforsc

hoolgardens.6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheimpactoftheprogram?A.Far-reaching.B.Predictable.C.Short-lived.D.Unidentifiable.7.Whatcanbe

asuitabletitleforthetext?A.RescuingSchoolGardensB.ExperiencingCountryLifeC.GrowingVegetableLoversD.ChangingLocalLandscapePassage3【2023

年全国乙卷】LivinginIowaandtryingtobecomeaphotographerspecializinginlandscape(风景)canbequiteachallenge,mainlybecausethecornstatelacksgeogra

phicalvariation.AlthoughlandscapesintheMidwesttendtobequitesimilar,eitherfarmfieldsorhighways,sometimesIfinddistinctivecharacterinthehillsorlakes.

Tomakesomeofmylandscapeshots,Ihavetraveleduptofourhoursawaytoshootwithina10-minutetimeframe.Itendtotravelwithafewofmyfriend

stostateparksortothecountrysidetogoonadventuresandtakephotosalongtheway.Beingattherightplaceattherighttimeisdec

isiveinanystyleofphotography.IoftenleaveearlytoseektherightdestinationssoIcansetupearlytoavoidmissingthemomentIa

mattemptingtophotograph.Ihavemissedplentyofbeautifulsunsets/sunrisesduetobeingonthespotonlyfiveminutesbeforethebestmoment.On

etimemyfriendsandIdrovethreehourstoDevil’sLake,Wisconsin,toclimbthepurplequartz(石英)rockaroundthelake.Afterwefoundacrazy-lookingroadthathungo

verabunchofrocks,wedecidedtophotographthesceneatsunset.Thepositionenabledustolookoverthelakewiththesunsetinthebackground.Wem

anagedtoleavethisspottoclimbhigherbecauseofthesparetimeuntilsunset.However,wedidnotmarktheroute(路线)soweendedupalmos

tmissingthesunsetentirely.Oncewefoundtheplace,itwasstressfulgettinglightsandcamerassetupinthelimitedtime.Still

,lookingbackonthephotos,theyaresomeofmybestshotsthoughtheycouldhavebeensomuchbetterifIwouldhavebeenpreparedandmanagedmytimewisely.4.Ho

wdoestheauthordealwiththechallengeasalandscapephotographerintheMidwest?A.Byteamingupwithotherphotographers.B.Byshootinginthecountrysid

eorstateparks.C.Bystudyingthegeographicalconditions.D.Bycreatingsettingsinthecornfields.5.Whatisthekeytosuccessfullandscapephotog

raphyaccordingtotheauthor?A.Propertimemanagement.B.Goodshootingtechniques.C.Adventurousspirit.D.Distinctivest

yles.6.WhatcanweinferfromtheauthortripwithfriendstoDevil’sLake?A.Theywentcrazywiththepurplequartzrock.B.T

heyfeltstressedwhilewaitingforthesunset.C.Theyreachedtheshootingspotlaterthanexpected.D.Theyhadproblemswiththeiremipment.7.Howdo

estheauthorfindhisphotostakenatDevil’sLake?A.Amusing.B.Satisfying.C.Encouraging.D.Comforting.Passage4【202

3年全国甲卷】TerriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY(do-it-yourself).Skilledatputtingupshelvesandpiecingtogetherfurniture,shene

verpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLl

oyd.Fromtheageofsix,Terri,now26,accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday’sworkwasrewardedwith£

5inpocketmoney.Shesays:“I’msureIwasn’tmuchofahelptostartwith,paintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughoutthehouse.Ittookweeksandiswasbackb

reakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.”Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLon

don,saysDIYalsosavesherfromlosinganydepositwhenatenancy(租期)comestoanend.Sheadds:“I’vemovedhousemanytimesandIal

waysliketopersonalisemyroomandputuppictures,so,it’sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepaintaroomtoavoidanychargeswhenI’v

emovedout.”WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweeks,newresearchshowsthatmorethanhalfofpeopleareplan

ningtomakethemostofthelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaveragespendperprojectwillbearound£823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheirc

omfortwhileathome.Twofifthwishtoincreasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,theresearchshowsi

tiswomennowleadingthecharge.24.Whichisclosestinmeaningto“adabhand”inparagraph1?A.Anartist.B.Awinner.C.Aspecialist.D.Apionee

r.25.WhydidTerri’sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?A.Forabirthdaygift.B.Asatreatforherwork.C.TosupportherDIYprojects.D.Toencourageh

ertotakeupahobby.26.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.B.Byfu

rnishingitherself.C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.27.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?A.I

tisbecomingmorecostly.B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.D.Itisgainingpopula

rityamongfemales.Passage5【2023年北京卷】Sittinginthegardenformyfriend’sbirthday.Ifeltabuzz(振动)inmypocket.MyheartracedwhenIsawtheemailsender’sname.The

emailstartedoff:“DearMrGreen,thankyouforyourinterest”and“thereviewprocesstooklongerthanexpected.”Itendedwith“Weareso

rrytoinformyou…”andmyvisionblurred(模糊).Theposition—measuringsoilqualityintheSaharaDesertaspartofanundergrad

uateresearchprogramme—hadfeltliketheanswerIhadspentyearslookingfor.Ihadputsomuchtimeandemotionalenergyintoapplying,andIthoughttherejection

meanttheendoftheroadformysciencecareer.SoIwasshockedwhen,notlongaftertheemail,ProfessorMaryDevon,whowasrunningthe

programme,invitedmetoobservetheworkbeingdoneinherlab.Ijumpedatthechance,andafewweekslaterIwasequallyshocked—andoverjoyed—whensheinvitedmetotal

kwithheraboutpotentialprojectsIcouldpursueinherlab.Whatsheproposeddidn’tseemasexcitingastheoriginalprojectIhadappliedto,bu

tIwasgoingtogiveitmyall.Ifoundmyselfworkingwitharoboticsprofessorontechniquesforcollectingdatafromthedesertremotely.Thatproject,whichIcouldcompl

etefrommysofainsteadofintheburningheatofthedesert,notonlysurvivedthelockdownbutworkedwheretraditionalmethodsdidn’t.Inthe

end,Ihadanewscientificinteresttopursue.WhenIappliedtograduateschool,Ifoundthreeprogrammespromisingtoallowmetofollowmydesiredresear

chdirection.AndIappliedwiththesameanxiousexcitementasbefore.WhenIwasrejectedfromonethathadseemedlikeap

erfectfit,itwasundoubtedlydifficult.ButthistimeIhadtheperspective(视角)tokeepitfromsendingmeintopanic.IthelpedthatintheendIwasac

ceptedintooneoftheotherprogrammesIwasalsoexcitedabout.Ratherthansettingplansinstone,I’velearnedthatsometimesIneedtotaketheopportunitiesthatareoffer

ed,eveniftheydon’tsoundperfectatthetime,andmakethemostofthem.24.Howdidtheauthorfeeluponseeingtheemailsender’sname?A.Anxious.B.Angry.C.S

urprised.D.Settled.25.AftertalkingwithProfessorDevon,theauthordecidedto________.A.criticisethereviewprocessB.staylongerintheSaharaDesertC.

applytotheoriginalprojectagainD.puthisheartandsoulintothelabwork26.Accordingtotheauthor,theprojectwiththeroboticsprofessorw

as________.A.demandingB.inspiringC.misleadingD.amusing27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Aninvitationisareputation.B.Aninnovation

isaresolution.C.Arejectioncanbearedirection.D.Areflectioncanbearestriction.Passage6的【2023年浙江1月卷】Livewithroommates?Havefriendsandfamily

aroundyou?Chancesarethatifyou’relookingtoliveamoresustainablelifestyle,noteveryonearoundyouwillbereadyt

ojumponthatbandwagon.IexperiencedthiswhenIstartedswitchingtoazerowastelifestylefiveyearsago,asIwaslivingw

ithmyparents,andIcontinuetoexperiencethiswithmyhusband,asheisnotcompletelyzerowastelikeme.I’velearnedafewthingsalongthewaythoug

h,whichIhopeyou’llfindencouragingifyou’redoingyourbesttofigureouthowyoucanmakethechangeinanot-always-supportivehousehold.Zerowastewa

saradicallifestylemovementafewyearsback.IremembershowingmyparentsavideoofBeaJohnson,sharinghowcoolIthoughtitwouldbe

tobuygrocerieswithjars,andhavesolittletrash!Afewdayslater,Icamebackwithmyfirstjarsofzerowastegroceries,and

mydadcommentedonhowsillyitwasformetocarryjarseverywhere.Itcameoffasabitdiscouraging.Yetasthemonthsofreducingwastecontinued,IdidwhatIcou

ldthatwaswithinmyownreach.Ihadmyownbedroom,soIworkedonremovingthingsIdidn’tneed.SinceIhadmyowntoiletries(洗漱用品),Iwasabletostartpersonalis

ingmyroutinetobemoresustainable.Ialsoofferedtocookeverysooften,soIportionedoutabitofthecupboardformyownzerowastegroceries.Perhapsyou

rhouseholdwon’tentirelymaketheswitch,butyoumayhavesomecontroloveryourownpersonalspacestomakethechange

syoudesire.Asyoumakeyourlifestylechanges,youmayfindyourselfwantingtospeakupforyourselfifotherscommentonwhatyou’redoing,whichcanturn

itselfintoawholehouseholddebate.Ifyouhaveindividualswhoarenotonboard,yourwordsprobablywon’tdomuchandcanoftenleaveyoufeelingmorediscouraged.So

hereismyadvice:Leadbyaction.24.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“jumponthatbandwagon”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Shareanapartmentwithyou.B.Joinyouinwhaty

ou’redoing.C.Transformyourwayofliving.D.Helpyoutomakethedecision.25.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthor’sfathertowardbuyinggrocerieswithja

rs?A.Hedisapprovedofit.B.Hewasfavorabletoit.C.Hewastolerantofit.D.Hedidn’tcareaboutit.26.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A.Sheisquitegoo

datcooking.B.Sherespectsothers’privacy.C.Sheenjoysbeingahousewife.D.Sheisadeterminedperson.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howtogetonwellwithothe

rfamilymembers.B.Howtohaveone’sownpersonalspaceathome.C.Howtoliveazerowastelifestyleinahousehold.D.Howtocontrolthebudgetwhenbuyinggroceries

.2022年记叙文Passage1【2022年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】Wejournalistsliveinanewageofstorytelling,withmanynewmultimediatools.Manyyoungpeopledon’tevenrealizeit’snew

.Forthem,it’sjustnormal.ThishithomeformeasIwassittingwithmy2-year-oldgrandsononasofaovertheSpringFes

tivalholiday.Ihadbroughtachildren’sbooktoread.Ithadsimplewordsandcolorfulpictures—aperfectmatchforhisage.Picturethis:myg

randsonsittingonmylapasIholdthebookinfrontsohecanseethepictures.AsIread,hereachesoutandpokes(戳)thepagewithhisfinger.What’supwiththat?Hejustli

kesthepictures,Ithought.ThenIturnedthepageandcontinued.Hepokedthepageevenharder.Inearlydroppedthebook.Iwascon

fused:Istheresomethingwrongwiththiskid?ThenIrealizedwhatwashappening.Hewasactuallyastrangertobooks.Hi

sfatherfrequentlyamusedtheboywithatabletcomputerwhichwasloadedwithcolorfulpicturesthatcomealivewhenyoupokethem.Hethoughtmystorybookw

aslikethat.Sorry,kid.Thisbookisnotpartofyourhigh-techworld.It’sanoutdated,lifelessthing.Anantique,likeyourgrandfather.Well,Imaybeold,butI

’mnothopelesslychallenged,digitallyspeaking.Ieditvideoandproduceaudio.Iusemobilepayment.I’veevenbuiltwebsites.There’s

onenotablegapinmynew-mediaexperience,however:I’vespentlittletimeinfrontofacamera,sinceIhaveafacemadeforradio.Butthatdidn’tstop

ChinaDailyfromaskingmelastweektoshareapersonalstoryforavideoprojectabouttheintegrationofBeijing,TianjinandHebeiprovince.Anyway,g

randpaisnowaninternetstar—twominutesoffame!Ipromisenottoletitgotomyhead.ButIwillmakesuremy2-year-oldgrandsonseesitonhistablet.4.Wha

tdotheunderlinedwords“hithomeforme”meaninparagraph2?A.Providedshelterforme.B.Becameverycleartome.C.Tookthepressureoffme.D.Workedquitewello

nme.5.Whydidthekidpokethestorybook?A.Hetookitforatabletcomputer.B.Hedislikedthecolorfulpictures.C.Hewasangrywithhisgrandpa.D.Hewantedtoreaditbyhi

mself.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhimself?A.Sociallyambitious.B.Physicallyattractive.C.Financiallyindependent.D.Dig

itallycompetent.7.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorasajournalist?A.Helacksexperienceinhisjob.B.Heseldomappearsontelevision.C.Hemanagesavideod

epartment.D.Heofteninterviewsinternetstars.Passage2【2022年北京卷】MynameisAlice.Earlylastyear,Iwastroubledbyananx

ietythatcrippled(削弱)myabilitytodoanything.Ifeltlikeastormcloudhungoverme.ForalmostayearIstruggledon,constantlystaringatthisw

allthatfacedme.Myperfectionisttendencieswerethemainrootofthis:IwantedtobeperfectatwhateverIdid,which

obviouslyinlifeisnotpossible,butitconsumedme.Oneday,IattendedapresentationbywildlifeconservationistGrantBrownatmyhighschool.Hispr

esentationnotonlyawedandinspiredme,butalsohelpedemergeaninnerdesiretomakeadifferenceintheworld.Ijoinedapre-presentationdinnerwithhiman

dthatsmallersettingallowedmetoslowlybuildupmycouragetospeakone-on-onewithhim—anideathathadseemedcompletelyimpossible.Thisfirstcont

actwaswheremystorybegan.Amonthlater,BrowninvitedmetoattendtheWorldYouthWildlifeConference.Lookingback,Inowseeth

atthiswouldbethefirstinaseriesoftimelyopportunitiesthatmyoldselfwouldhaveletpass,butthatthisnewandmoreconfi

dentAliceenthusiasticallyseized.ShortlyafterIreceivedhisinvitation,applicationstojointheYouthforNatureandtheYouthforPlanetgroupsweresentaroundthro

ughmyhighschool.Idecidedtocommittocompletingtheapplications,andsoonIwasapartofagrowingglobalteamofyoung

peopleworkingtoprotectnature.Eachofthesenewstepscontinuedtogrowmyconfidence.Iamwritingthisjustsixmont

hssincemyjourneybeganandI’verealisedthatmybiggestobstacle(障碍)thiswholetimewasmyself.Itwasthatvoiceinthebackofmyheadtellingmethatonephrasethathassto

ppedsomanypeoplefromreachingtheirpotential:Ican’t.Theysaygoodthingscometothosewhowait;Isay:grabevery

opportunitywitheverythingyouhaveandbeimpatient.Afterall,naturedoesnotrequireourpatience,butouraction.24.Whatwast

hemaincauseforAlice’sanxiety?A.Herinabilitytoactherage.B.Herhabitofconsumption.C.Herdesiretobeperfect.D.Herlackofinspiration.25.HowdidGrantBrown’sp

resentationinfluenceAlice?A.Shedecidedtodosomethingfornature.B.Shetastedthesweetnessoffriendship.C.Shelearnedaboutt

heharmofdesire.D.Shebuiltuphercouragetospeakup.26.TheactivitiesAlicejoinedinhelpedhertobecomemore________.A.intelligentB.confident

C.innovativeD.critical27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Patienceisacureofanxiety.C.A

ctionisworry’sworstenemy.D.Everythingcomestothosewhowait.Passage3【2022年浙江卷6月】Pastaandpizzawereoneveryone’slunchmenuinm

ynativelandofItaly.Everyonewhohadsuchalunchwasfair-skinnedandspokeItalian.Afewyearslater,asIstoodinthelunchlinewithmykindergartenclassinaschoolinBroo

klyn,Irealizedthingswerenolongerthatsimple.Myclassmatesrangedfromthosekidswithpaleskinandlargeblueey

estothosewithrichbrownskinanddarkhair.Thefoodchoiceswerealmostasdiverseasthestudents.Infrontofmewasanarrayoffoo

dsIcouldn’tevennameinmynativelanguage.FearingthatIwouldpickoutsomethingawful,Idesperatelytriedtoasktheboyaheadofmeforarecommendation.Unfortunately,b

etweenusstoodthebarrieroflanguage.Althoughmykindergartenexperiencefeelslikeacenturyago,thelessonsIlearn

edwillstickinmymindforever.Forthepastthreesummers,IhaveworkedinagovernmentagencyinNewYork.Newimmigrantsmuchliket

helittlegirlinthelunchlinefloodedourofficeseekinghelp.IoftenhadtobeaninterpreterfortheItalian-speakingones.AsIservedtheroleofvitalcommunic

ationlink,IwasremindedofmydesperatestruggletoconversebeforeIlearnedEnglish.IwatchedwithgreatsympathyaselderlyItalianstriedtoholdaconvers

ationinItalianwithpeoplewhodidnotspeakthelanguage.ItsuddenlybecameverycleartomehowluckyIwastobefluentintwolanguages.InNewYork,a

multiculturalcity,studentslikemeareblessedwithachancetoworkwithadiversepopulation.InmyEnglishtoItaliantranslations

,I’velearnedaboutsocialprogramsthatIdidn’tknowexisted.Thisworkexpandedmymindinwaysthatareimpossibleinsidethefourwallsofaclassroom.Walkingthroughthes

treetsofBrooklyntoday,Iamnolongerconfusedbythiscity’ssoundsandsmells.Instead,enjoyitsdiversity.1.WhatdidtheauthorrealizeafterenteringschoolinBr

ooklyn?A.Timepassedquickly.B.Englishwashardtolearn.C.Thefoodwasterrible.D.Peoplewereverydifferent.2.Whodoes“thelittlegirl”inparagraph2referto?AAnItal

ianteacher.B.Agovernmentofficial.C.Theauthorherself.D.Theauthor’sclassmate.3.Howdidthesummerjobbenefittheauthor?A.It

strengthenedherloveforschool.B.Ithelpedsharpenhersenseofdirection.C.Itopenedhereyestotherealworld.D.Itmadeherchildhooddreamcometrue.Pa

ssage4【2022年浙江卷1月】Fornearlyadecadenow,Merebethhasbeenaself-employedpettransportspecialist.Herpettransportjobwasbomofthefinancialcrisis(危机)

inthelate2000s.Thedownturnhittherealestate(房地产)firmwhereshehadworkedfortenyearsasanofficemanager.Thefirmwen

tbrokeandleftherlookingforanewjob.Oneday,whiledrivingnearherhome,shesawadogwanderingontheroad,clearlylost.Shetook

ithome,andhersisterinDenveragreedtotakeit.Thiswasalovinghomeforsure,but1,600milesaway.Itdidn'ttakelongforMerebethtodecidetodrivethedogthereherself.

Itwasherfirstroadtriptohernewjob.Merebeth*spetdeliveryservicealsosatisfiesherwanderlust.Ithastakenhert

oeverystateintheUSexceptMontana,WashingtonandOregon,shesaysproudly.Ifshewantstovisitanewplace,shewillsi

mplyfindapetwithtransportneedsthere.Shetravelsinallweathers.Shehasdriventhrough55mphwindsinWyoming,heavyfloodingandstormsinAlabama

andtotalwhiteoutconditionsinKansas.Thiswanderlustisinheritedfromherfather,shesays.ShemovedtheirfamilyfromCanadatoCaliforniawhenshe

wasoneyearold,becausehewantedthemtoexploreanewplacetogether.AssoonasshegraduatedfromhighschoolshelefthometoliveonCata

linaIslandofftheCaliforniancoast,awayfromherparents,wheresheenjoyedalifeofsailingandoff-roadbiking.Itturnsoutthatpettransportingpaysquitewellat

about$30,000peryearbeforetax.Shedoesn'tworkinsummer,asitwouldbeunpleasantlyhotfortheanimalsinthecar,evenwithairconditioning.As

autumncomes,.shegetsrestless—thesameoldwanderlustreturning.It’sacallshemustheedalone,though.Merebethsays,*'WhenIamontheroad,

I'mjustinmyownworld.I'vealwaysbeenindependent-spiritedandIjustfeelstronglythatImushhelpanimals.1.WhydidMerebethchangedherjob?A.

Shewantedtoworknearherhome.B.Shewastiredofworkingintheoffice.C.HersisteraskedhertomovetoDenver.D.Herformeremployerwasoutofbusiness.2.Theword"wanderl

ust"inparagraph2meansadesireto?A.makemoney.B.tryvariousjobs.C.beclosetonature.D.traveltodifferentplaces.3WhatcanwelearnaboutMerebethinher

newjob?A.Shehaschancestoseerareanimals.B.Sheworkshardthroughouttheyear.C.Shereliesonherselfthewholetime.D.Sheearnsa

basicandtax-freesalary.Passage5【2022年浙江卷6月】Pastaandpizzawereoneveryone’slunchmenuinmynativelandofItaly.Everyonew

hohadsuchalunchwasfair-skinnedandspokeItalian.Afewyearslater,asIstoodinthelunchlinewithmykindergartenclassinascho

olinBrooklyn,Irealizedthingswerenolongerthatsimple.Myclassmatesrangedfromthosekidswithpaleskinandlargeblueeyestothosewithrichbrownskinanddarkhair.

Thefoodchoiceswerealmostasdiverseasthestudents.InfrontofmewasanarrayoffoodsIcouldn’tevennameinmynativelanguage.FearingthatIwouldpi

ckoutsomethingawful,Idesperatelytriedtoasktheboyaheadofmeforarecommendation.Unfortunately,betweenusstoodthebarrieroflanguage.Al

thoughmykindergartenexperiencefeelslikeacenturyago,thelessonsIlearnedwillstickinmymindforever.Forthepastthre

esummers,IhaveworkedinagovernmentagencyinNewYork.Newimmigrantsmuchlikethelittlegirlinthelunchlinefloodedourofficeseekingh

elp.IoftenhadtobeaninterpreterfortheItalian-speakingones.AsIservedtheroleofvitalcommunicationlink,Iwasrem

indedofmydesperatestruggletoconversebeforeIlearnedEnglish.IwatchedwithgreatsympathyaselderlyItalianstriedt

oholdaconversationinItalianwithpeoplewhodidnotspeakthelanguage.ItsuddenlybecameverycleartomehowluckyIwastobefluentintwolanguages.InN

ewYork,amulticulturalcity,studentslikemeareblessedwithachancetoworkwithadiversepopulation.InmyEnglishtoItaliantr

anslations,I’velearnedaboutsocialprogramsthatIdidn’tknowexisted.Thisworkexpandedmymindinwaysthatareimpo

ssibleinsidethefourwallsofaclassroom.WalkingthroughthestreetsofBrooklyntoday,Iamnolongerconfusedbythiscity’ssoundsandsmells.Instea

d,enjoyitsdiversity.1.WhatdidtheauthorrealizeafterenteringschoolinBrooklyn?A.Timepassedquickly.B.Englishwashardtolearn.C.Thefoodwas

terrible.D.Peoplewereverydifferent.2.Whodoes“thelittlegirl”inparagraph2referto?AAnItalianteacher.B.Agovernmentofficial.C.Th

eauthorherself.D.Theauthor’sclassmate.3.Howdidthesummerjobbenefittheauthor?A.Itstrengthenedherloveforschool.

B.Ithelpedsharpenhersenseofdirection.C.Itopenedhereyestotherealworld.D.Itmadeherchildhooddreamcometrue.Passage6【2022年天津卷第

二次】I’man18-year-oldpre-medicalstudent,tallndgood-looking,withtwoshortstorybooksandquiteanumberofessay

smycredit.WhyamIsingingsuchpraisesofmyself?Justtoexplainthatheattainmentofself-pridecomesfromagreatdealofself-love,andtoattainit,on

emustfirstlearntoacceptoneselfasoneis.Thatwaswheremystrugglebegan.BornandraisedinAfrica,IhadalwaystakenmyAfricanoriginasburden.M

yself-dislikewasfurtherfueledwhenmyfamilyhadtorelocatetoNorway,whereIattendedahighschool.Comparedtoallthewhitegirlsaroundme,withtheirgoldenhairan

ddelicatelips,I,ablackgirl,hadcurlyhairandfull,redlips.Mynoseoftenhadathinsheetofsweatonit,whatevertheweatherwas.Ijustwantedtoburymy

selfinmyshellcrying“I’msodifferent!”Whatalsocontributedtomyself-dislikewasmyoccasionalstuttering(口吃),whichhadweak

enedmyself-confidence.Italwaysstoodbetweenmeandanyfineopportunity.I’dtakenitasanexcusetoavoidanypublicspeak

ingsessions,andunknowinglyletitruleoverme.Fortunately,asIgrewolder,therecameaturningpoint.Onedayawhitegirlcaughtmyeyeontheschoolbus.whenshesud

denlyturnedback.Tomyastonishment,shehadathinsheetofsweatonhernosetoo,anditwasinNovember!“Wow,”Iwhisperedtomyself,“t

hisisn’tagenetic(遗传的)disorderafterall.It’sperfectlynormal.”Dayslater,mylifetookan-othertwist(转折).Searchingtheinternetforstutteringcures,Iaccide

ntallylearnedthatsuchfamouspeopleasIsaacNewtonandWinstonChurchillalsostuttered.Iwasgreatlyrelievedandthenanideasuddenlyhi

tme—ifI’msmart,Ishouldn’tallowmystutteringtostandbetweenmeandmysuccess.Anotherboosttomyself-confidencecamedayslaterasIwaswatchingthenewsaboutOprahWi

nfrey,thefamoustalkshowhostandwriter—she’sblacktoo!WheneverIthinkofherstoryandmyformerdislikeofmycolor,I’mpracticallyfilledwithshame.To

day,I’vegrowntoacceptwhatIamwithpride;itsimplygivesmefeelingofuniqueness.Theideaofself-lovehastakenonawholenewmeaningforme:there’sa

lwayssomethingfantasticaboutus,andwhatwneedtodoislearntoappreciateit.41.Whataffectedtheauthor’sadjustmenttoherschoollifeinNorway!A.Herappeara

nceB.Socialdiscrimɪnation.C.Herchangingemotions.D.TheclimateinNorway.42.Whatdidtheauthor’soccasionalstutteringbringaboutac

cordingonParagraph3?A.Herlackofself-confidence.B.Herlossofinterestinschool.C.Herunwillingnesstogreetherclassmates.D.H

erdesireforchancestoimproveherself.43.Howdidtheauthorfeelonnoticingthesimilaritybetweenherandnegirlon

thebus?A.Blessedandproud.B.Confusedandafraid.C.Amazedandrelieved.D.Shockedandashamed.44.Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthecas

esofNewtonandChurchill?A.Greatmindsspeakalike.B.Stutteringisnobarriertosuccess.C.Wisdomcountsmorethanhardwork.D.Famouspeo

plecan’tlivewiththeirweaknesses.45.Whatcanbestsummarizethemessagecontainedinthepassage?A.Pridecomesbeforeafall.B.Wherethereisa

will,thereisaway.C.Self-acceptanceisbasedontheloveforoneself.DSelf-loveiskeytotheattainmentofself-pride.

2021年记叙文Passage1【2021年新高考全国Ⅰ卷】Byday,RobertTittertonisalawyer.InhisspareonstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova—notasamusicianbutasherpageturner.

“I’mnotatrainedmusician,butI’velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.”MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemb

lebuthasbeenthegroup’sofficialpageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturnthepage

softhescoresothemusiciandoesn’thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasth

oseplayinginstrumentsonstage.“Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon’tturntwopagesatonceandmakesureyoufindth

erepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktotherightspot.”MrTittertonexplained.Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepie

cesofmusiccangofor40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpian

isthastheirownstyleof“nodding”toindicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgo

wrong.“Iwasturningthepagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthesparepagestofalloffthestand,”MrTitt

ertonsaid,“LuckilyIwasabletocatchthemandputthemback.”Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughM

sRaspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.“Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,”shelaughed.“He’sint

erestedinthemusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:‘Turn,turn!’“RobertisthebestpageturnerI’vehadinmyentirel

ife.”24.WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobeapageturner?.A.Readmusic.B.Playthepiano.C.Singsongs.D.Fixtheinstruments.25.Whichofthefollow

ingbestdescribesTitterton’sjobonstage?A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.26.WhatdoesTittertonneedtopractise?A.Co

untingthepages.B.Recognizingthe“nodding”.C.Catchingfallingobjects.D.Performinginhisownstyle.27.WhyisMsRaspopova’shusba

nd“theworsepageturner”?AHehasverypooreyesight.B.Heignorestheaudience.C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.D.Heforgetstodohisjob.Passage

2【2021年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】IhaveworkedasakeeperattheNationalZoo,Parisfor11years.SpotandStripearethefirsttigercubsthathaveeverbeenborn

here.Globally,athirdofSumatrancubsinzoosdon'tmakeittoadulthood,soIdecidedtogivethemround-the-clockcarea

thome.I'vegottwochildren—theyoungerone,Kynan,wasextremelyhappyaboutthetigersarriving-butallofusreallylookedforwa

rdtobeingpartoftheirlivesandwatchingthemgrow.Iwasn'tworriedaboutbringingthemintomyhomewithmywifeandkids.Thesewerecubs.Theyweighedabout2

.5kgandweresosmallthattherewasabsolutelynorisk.Astheygrewmoremobile,weletthemmovefreelyaroundthehouseduringtheday,

butwhenwewereasleepwehadtocontaintheminalargeroom,otherwisethey'dgetuptomischief.We'dcomedowninthemorningtofindthey'dtu

rnedtheroomupsidedown,andleftitlookinglikeazoo.Thingsquicklygotveryintenseduetothehugeamountofenergyrequiredto

lookafterthem.ThereweresometoughtimesandIjustfeltextremelytired.Iwasgratefulthatmyfamilywastheretohelp.Wehadtohaveabitofaproductionli

negoing,makingup“tigermilk”,washingbabybottles,andcleaningthefloors.WhenSpotandStripewerefourmonthsold,theywerel

earninghowtoopendoorsandjumpfences,andweknewitreallywastimeforthemtogo.Itwashardforustofinallypartwiththem.Forthefir

stfewdays,Kynanwasalwaysabitdisappointedthatthecubsweren'tthere..I'mnotsadaboutit.I'mhands-onwiththemeveryda

yatthezoo,andIdolookbackveryfondlyonthetimethatwehadthem.4.Whydidtheauthorbringthetigercubshome?A.Toensuretheirsurvival.B.Toobservet

heirdifferences.C.Toteachthemlifeskills.D.Toletthemplaywithhiskids.5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“getuptomischief”meaninparagra

ph3?A.Behavebadly.B.Losetheirway.C.Sleepsoundly.D.Misstheirmom.6.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofraisingthetigercubsathome?A.Bo

ring.B.Tiring.C.Costly.D.Risky.7.WhydidtheauthordecidetosendSpotandStripebacktothezoo?A.Theyfrightenedthechildren.B.Theybecamediffi

culttocontain.C.Theyannoyedtheneighbours.D.Theystartedfightingeachother.Passage3【2021年新高考全国Ⅱ卷】ABritishwomanwhowonaS1millionprizeaftershewasnamedth

eWorld'sBestTeacherwillusethecashtobringinspirationalfiguresintoUKschools.AndriaZafirakou,anorthLondonsecondaryschoolteacher,saidshewantedtob

ringaboutaclassroomrevolution(变革).“Wearegoingtomakeachange,”shesaid.“I’vestartedaprojecttopromotetheteachingo

ftheartsinourschools.”Theprojectresultsfromthedifficultiesmanyschoolshaveingettingartistsofanysort-whetheranup-and-cominglocalmusicianoramaj

ormoviestar-intoschoolstoworkwithandinspirechildren.ZafirakoubegantheprojectatAlpertonCommunitySchool,herplaceofworkforthepa

sttwelveyears.“I'veseenthosemagicmomentswhenchildrenaretalkingtosomeonetheyareinspiredby-theireyesareshiningandt

heirfaceslightup,”shesaid.“Weneedartists.morethaneverinourschools."ArtistMichaelCraig-Martinsaid:“Andria'sbrilliantprojecttobringartistsfromall

fieldsintodirectcontactwithchildrenisparticularlywelcomeatatimewhentheartsarebeingdowngradedinschools."Itwasamistaketoseethe

artsasunnecessary,headded.HistorianSirSimonSchamaisalsoasupporteroftheproject.Hesaidthatartseducationinschoolswasnotjustanadd-on.“Itisabsolutelynece

ssary.Thefuturedependsoncreativityandcreativitydependsontheyoung.Whatwillremainofuswhenartificialintelligencetakesoverwill

beourcreativity,anditisourcreativespirit,ourvisionarysenseoffreshness,thathasbeenourstrengthforcenturies."8.WhatwillZafirakoudowithherprizemoney?A

.Makeamovie.B.Buildnewschools.C.Runaproject.D.Helplocalmusicians.9.WhatdoesCraig-MartinthinkoftheteachingoftheartsinUKschools?A.Itisparticularly

difficult.B.Itincreasesartists'income.C.Itopenschildren'smind.D.Itdeservesgreaterattention.10.Whatshoul

dbestressedinschooleducationaccordingtoSchama?A.Moralprinciples.B.Interpersonalskills.C.Creativeabilities.D.Positiveworldviews.11.Whichofthefollowing

isasuitabletitleforthetext?A.BringArtiststoSchoolsB.WhenHistoriansMeetArtistsC.ArtsEducationinBritainD.TheWorld

'sBestArtsTeacherPassage4【2021年全国甲卷】WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJan

uarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendlessblue—skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.Unt

ilImadeadiscovery.Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing

.Ilovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'tworrya

boutit.Once,whentryingacertaintrickonthebeam(横杆),Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,helpingmeup:S

afe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,shouting:“Safe!Safe!Saf

e!”Andthat'swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,

butthelocalswerefarlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'dgivenitup.WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,IfoundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,

spendinghoursthere.I'vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLond

oners.stoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving(穿梭)amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothebeam.Thenarail—

thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded(滑)uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.But

soonIcaughtafewofhisglances.“Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,”Itoldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.“Safe,man.Safe.”“Yeah,”Isaid.“Safe.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.C.Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreem

entswithhisfamily.9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Safe!Safe!Safe!”probablymean?A.Becareful!B.Welldone!C.Noway!D.Don'tworry!10.Whydidtheautho

rliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Tore

livehischildhooddays11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.BSport

isnecessaryforchildren'shealth.C.ChildrenneedasenseofbelongingD.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.Pas

sage5【2021年北京卷】Irememberthedayduringourfirstweekofclasswhenwewereinformedaboutoursemester(学期)projectofvolunteerin

gatanon-profitorganization.Whentheteacherintroducedustothedifferentorganizationsthatneededourhelp,mylastchoicewasOperationIraqiC

hildren(OIC).MyfirstimpressionoftheorganizationwasthatitwasnotgoingtomakeenoughofadifferencewiththeplansIhadinmind.Then,anOICrepresentativ

egaveussomedetails,whichsomewhatinterestedme.Afterdoingsomeresearch,Ibelievedthatwecouldreallydosometh

ingforthosekids.WhenIwentonlinetotheOICwebsite,IsawpicturesoftheIraqichildren.Theirfacesweresopowerfulinsendingamessageoftheirdespair

(绝望)andneedthatIjoinedthisprojectwithouthesitation.Wedecidedtocollectasmanyschoolsuppliesaspossible,andmakethem.intokits——onekit,onechild.Themostrew

ardingdayforourgroupwasprojectday,whenalltheeffortsweputintocollectingtheitemsfinallycametogether.WhenIsa

wthevarioussupplieswehadcollected,ithitmethateverykitweweretobuildthatdaywouldeventuallybeinthehandsofanIraqichild.Overt

hepastfourmonths,IhadneverimaginedhowIwouldfeelonceourprojectwascompleted.Whilemakingthekits,IrealizedthatIhadlostsightofthetruemean

ingbehindit.IhadonlyfocusedonthefactthatitwasanotherschoolprojectandoneIwantedtogetagoodgradeon.Whenthekitswerecompleted,andreadytobesentovers

eas,thewarmfeelingIhadwasoneIwouldneverforget.Inthebeginning,Idaredmyselftomakeadifferenceinthelifeofanotherperson.Nowthatourprojectisover,Irealizeth

atIhaveaffectednotonlyonelife,butten.Withourefforts,tenyoungboysandgirlswillnowbeabletofurthertheireducation.24.Ho

wdidtheauthorfeelaboutjoiningtheOICprojectinthebeginning?A.Itwouldaffecthis/herinitialplans.B.Itwouldinvolvetravelingoverseas.

CItwouldnotbringhim/heragoodgrade.D.Itwouldnotliveuptohis/herexpectations.25.Whatmainlyhelpedtheauthorchangeh

is/herattitudetowardtheproject?A.ImagesofIraqichildren.B.Researchbyhis/herclassmates.C.Ateacher'sintroducti

on.D.Arepresentative'scomments.26.Theauthor'sOICprojectgroupwouldhelptenIraqichildrento________..A.becomeOICvolunteersB.furthe

rtheireducationC.studyinforeigncountriesD.influenceotherchildren27.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?A.One'spotentialcannotalwaysbeunder

rated.B.Firstimpressioncannotalwaysbetrusted.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Hewhohesitatesislost.Passage6.【2021年浙江卷

6月】LeslieNielsen’schildhoodwasadifficultone,buthehadoneparticularshiningstarinhislife—hisuncle,whowasawell-knownactor.Theadmirationandre

specthisuncleearnedinspiredNielsentomakeacareer(职业)inacting.Eventhoughheoftenfelthewouldbediscoveredtobea

no-talent,hemovedforward,gainingascholarshiptotheNeighborhoodPlayhouseandmakinghisfirsttelevisionappearanceafewyearsl

aterin1948.However,becomingafull-time,successfulactorwouldstillbeanuphillbattleforanothereightyearsuntilhelandedanumberoffilmrolesthatfinally

gothimnoticed.Buteventhen,whathehadwasn’tquitewhathewanted.Nielsenalwaysfeltheshouldbedoingcomedybuthisgoo

dlooksanddistinguishedvoicekepthimbusyindramaticroles.Itwasn’tuntil1980—32yearsintohiscareer—thathelandedtheroleitwouldseemhewasmadeforinAirp

lane!Thatmovieledhimintothesecondhalfofhiscareerwherehiscomedicpresencealonecouldmakeamovieafinancialsucc

essevenwhenmoviereviewerswouldnotrateithighly.DidNielsenthenfeelcontentinhiscareer?Yesandno.Hewasthrilledtobedoingthecomedythathealwaysfeltheshouldd

obutevenduringhislastfewyears,healwayshadasenseofcuriosity,wonderingwhatnewroleorchallengemightbejustaroundthecomer.Heneverstoppedworking,never

retired.LeslieNielsen’sdevotiontoactingiswonderfullyinspiring.Hebuiltahugelysuccessfulcareerwithlittlemorethanplainoldhardworkanddetermination.Heshow

edusthatevenasingledesire,nevergivenupon,canmakeforaremarkablelife.1.WhydidNielsenwanttobeanactor?A.Hee

njoyedwatchingmovies.B.Hewaseagertoearnmoney.C.HewantedtobelikehisuncleD.Hefelthewasgoodatacting.2.WhatdoweknowaboutN

ielseninthesecondhalfofhiscareer?A.Hedirectedsomehighqualitymovies.B.Heavoidedtakingonnewchallenges.C.Hefocusedonplayingdramati

croles.D.Hebecameasuccessfulcomedyactor.3.WhatdoesNielsen’scareerstorytellus?A.Artislong,lifeisshort.B.Hewholaughslastlaughslonge

st.C.It’snevertoolatetolearn.D.Wherethere’sawillthere’saway.Passage7,.【2021年浙江卷6月】Weliveinatownwiththreebeaches.Therea

retwopartslessthan10minutes’walkfromhomewhereneighborhoodchildrengathertoplay.However,whatmychildrenwanttodoaf

terschoolispickupascreen—anyscreen—andstareatitforhours.Theyarenotalone.Today'schildrenspendanaverageoffou

randahalfhoursadaylookingatscreens,splitbetweenwatchingtelevisionandusingtheInternet.Inthepastfewyears,anincrea

singnumberofpeopleandorganisationshavebeguncomingupwithplanstocounterthistrend.Acoupleofyearsagofilm-makerDavi

dBondrealisedthathischildren,thenagedfiveandthree,wereattachedtoscreenstothepointwherehewasabletosay“chocolate”intohisthree-year

-oldson’searwithoutgettingaresponse.Herealisedthatsomethingneededtochange,and,beingaLondonmediatype,appointedhims

elf“marketingdirectorfromNature”.Hedocumentedhisjourneyashesetabouttreatingnatureasabrandtobemarketedtoyoungpeople.TheresultwasProjectWildThing

,afilmwhichchartsthebirthoftheWorldNetwork,agroupoforganisationswiththecommongoalofgettingchildrenoutintonature.“Justfivemoreminutesoutdoorsc

anmakeadifference,”DavidBondsays.“Thereisalotofreallyinterestingevidencewhichseemstobesuggestingthatifchildrenareinspireduptotheageof

seven,thenbeingoutdoorswillbeonhabitforlife.”Hisownchildrenhavegotintothehabitofplayingoutsidenow:“Wejustsendthemoutinto

thegardenandtellthemnottocomebackinforawhile.”Summerisuponus.Thereisanamazingworldoutthere,anditneedsourchildrenasmuc

hastheyneedit.Letusgetthemoutandletthemplay.4.Whatistheproblemwiththeauthor’schildren?A.Theyoftenannoytheirneighbours.B

.Theyaretiredofdoingtheirhomework.C.TheyhavenofriendstoplaywithD.Theystayinfrontofscreensfortoolong.5.HowdidDav

idBondadvocatehisidea?A.Bymakingadocumentaryfilm.B.Byorganizingoutdooractivities.C.ByadvertisinginLondonmedia.D

.Bycreatinganetworkoffriends.6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“charts”inparagraph2?A.records

B.predictsC.delaysD.confirms7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.LetChildrenHaveFunB.YoungChildrenNeedMoreFreeTimeC.

MarketNaturetoChildrenD.DavidBond:ARoleModelforChildrenPassage8【2021年浙江卷1月】Morethan25yearsago,SarooBrierleylivedinrural(农村)India.Oneday,heplayedwi

thhisbrotheralongtheraillineandfellasleep.Whenhewokeupandfoundhimselfalone,the4-year-olddecidedhisbrothermightbeonthetrainhesawinfrontof

him-sohegoton.Thattraintookhimathousandmilesacrossthecountrytoatotallystrangecity.Helivedonthestreets,andtheninanorphanage(孤儿院).There,hewasadop

tedbyanAustralianfamilyandflowntoTasmania.Ashewritesinhisnewbook,ALongWayHome,Brierleycouldn'thelpbutwonderabouthishometownbackinIndia.Herememberedl

andmarks,butsincehedidn'tknowhistown'sname,findingasmallneighborhoodinavastcountryprovedtobeimpossible.Thenhefoundadigit

almappingprogram.Hespentyearssearchingforhishometownintheprogram'ssatellitepictures.In2011,hecameacrosssom

ethingfamiliar.Hestudieditandrealizedhewaslookingatatown'scentralbusinessdistrictfromabird's-eyeview.Hethought

,“Ontheright-handsideyoushouldseethethree-platformtrainstation”—andthereitwas."Andontheleft-handsideyoushouldseeabigfountain"-and

thereitwas.Everythingjuststartedtomatch.Whenhestoodinfrontofthehousewherehegrewupasachild,hesawaladystandingintheentrance."There'ssomethingabou

tme,"hethought—andittookhimafewsecondsbuthefinallyrememberedwhatsheusedtolooklike.InaninterviewBrierleysays,"Mymotherlookedsomuchshorte

rthanIremembered.Butshecameforthandwalkedforward,andIwalkedforward,andmyfeelingsandtearsandthechemicali

nmybrain,youknow,itwaslikeanuclearfusion(核聚变).Ijustdidn'tknowwhattosay,becauseIneverthoughtseeingmymotherwould

evercometrue.AndhereIam,standinginfrontofher.”1.WhywasBrierleyseparatedfromhisfamilyabout25yearsago?A.Hegotonatrainbymist

ake.B.Hegotlostwhileplayinginthestreet.C.Hewastakenawaybyaforeigner.D.HewasadoptedbyanAustralianfamily.2.Howd

idBrierleyfindhishometown?A.Byanalyzingoldpictures.B.BytravellingallaroundIndia.C.Bystudyingdigitalmaps.D.Byspreadinghisstoryviahisbook.3.WhatdoesBri

erleymainlytalkaboutintheinterview?A.Hisloveforhismother.B.Hisreunionwithhismother.C.Hislongwaybackhome.D.Hismemoryofhishometown.Pass

age9【2021年天津卷第二次】WhenpeopleaskmehowIstartedwriting,IfindmyselfdescribinganurgentneedthatIfelttoworkwithlanguage.Havingsaidthat,Ididno

tknowforalongtimewhatIwaslookingfor.ItwasnotuntilIfollowedthisfeelingtoitssourcethatIdiscoveredIhadapassionfbrwriting.Withsomeencouragementfrommy

colleagues,Ihadoneofmypoemspublished.Thisbitofsuccess,however,wasthepointwheremyproblembegan.Backin1978,Ihadtotravelbetweenthreedifferentcampusesin

themorning,teachingfreshmancomposition.AfternoonsIspenttakingmydaughtertoherballetandhorse-ridinglessons.Icomposedmylectureso

ntheway,andthatwasallthethinkingtimeIhad.WhenIreturnedhome,therewasnotenoughofmeleftfbrwritingafterafullworkingday.Asawayout,Ideci

dedtogetuptwohoursbeforemyusualtime.Myalarmwassetfbr5:00A.M.ThefirstdayIshutitoffbecauseIhadplaceditwithinarm'sreach.TheseconddayIsettwoclocks,oneonm

ynighttable,andoneoutinthehallway.Ihadtojumpoutofbedandruntosilenceitbeforemyfamilywasawoken.Thiswaswhenmymorningwrit

ingbegan.Sincethatfirstmorningin1978,Ihavebeenfollowingthehabittothisday,notmakingoracceptingmanyexcusesfornotwriting.Iwrotemyp

oemsinthismannerfornearlytenyearsbeforemyfirstbookwaspublished.WhenIdecidedtowriteanovel,Idividedmyt

wohours:thefirstforpoetry,thesecondfbrfiction.Wellorbadly,Iwroteatleasttwopagesaday.Thisishowmynovel,TheLineoftheSun.wasfinished.IfIhadwaitedtohav

ethetime,Iwouldstillbewaitingtowritemynovel.WhatIgotoutofgettingupinthedarktoworkisthefeelingthatIamincontrol.Formanyp

eople,theinitialsenseofurgencytocreateeasilydiesawaybecauseitrequiresmakingthetoughdecision:takingthetimetocreate,s

tealingitfromyourselfififstheonlyway.41.Whatmotivatedtheauthortostartherwritingcareer?A.Herstrongwishtoshar

e.B.Herkeeninterestinwriting.C.Herurgentneedtomakealiving.D.Herpassionatedesirefbrfame.42.Whatproblemdidtheauthorfacewhenshedecidedtobeginherwriti

ng?A.Shewastooexhaustedtowriteafterabusyday.B.Shehadtroubleindecidingonherwritingstyle.C.Shehadtotaketimetodisciplineherdaug

hter.D.Shewasunsureaboutherwritingskills.43.Whydidtheauthorplaceanalarmclockinthehallway?A.Incasethecloc

kinherroombrokedown.B.Incaseshefailedtoheartheringing.C.Toforceherselfoutofbed.D.Towakeupherfamily.44.Howdidtheauthormanagetofinishhernovel?A.By

stickingtowritingeverymorning.B.Bywritingwhenhermindwasmostactive.C.Bydrawinginspirationsfromclassicnovels.D.Byreducingherteachinghoursatschool.45.Wh

atcanwelearnfromtheauthor'ssuccessinherwritingcareer?A.Itisnevertoolatetochangeyourjob.B.Imaginative

ideasdieawayifnottakenintime.C.Atightscheduleisnoexcusefbrlackofaction.D.Dailylifeprovidesideasfbrcreativewriting.2020年

记叙文Passage1【2020年新高考全国Ⅰ卷(山东卷)】JeniferMauerhasneededmorewillpowerthanthetypicalcollegestudenttopursue

hergoalofearninganursingdegree.ThatwillpowerborefruitwhenJennifergraduatedfromUniversityofWisconsin-EauClairean

dbecamethefirstinherlargefamilytoearnabachelor'sdegree.Mauer,ofEdgar,Wisconsin,grewuponafarminafamilyof10children.Herdadworkedatajobawayfromt

hefarm,andhermotherranthefarmwiththekids.Afterhighschool,Jenniferattendedalocaltechnicalcollege,workingtopayhertuition(

学费),becausetherewasnoextramoneysetasideforacollegeeducation.Aftergraduation,sheworkedtohelphersistersandbrothersp

ayfortheirschooling.Jennifernowismarriedandhasthreechildrenofherown.Shedecidedtogobacktocollegetoadvancehercareer

andtobeabletobettersupportherfamilywhiledoingsomethingsheloves:nursing.ShechosetheUW-EauClaireprogramatMinistrySaintJoseph'sHospital

inMarshfieldbecauseshewasabletopursueherfour-yeardegreeclosetohome.Shecoulddrivetoclassandbehomeintheeveningtohel

pwithherkids.Jeniferreceivedgreatsupportfromherfamilyassheworkedtoearnherdegree:Herhusbandworkedtwojobstocoverthebills,andher68-year-ol

dmotherhelpedtakecareofthechildrenattimes.Throughitall,sheremainedingoodacademicstandingandgraduatedwithhonors.Jennifer

sacrificed(牺牲)toachievehergoal,givingupmanynightswithherkidsandmissingimportanteventstostudy.''Somenights

myheartwasbreakingtohavetopickbetweenmykidsandstudyingforexamsorpapers,''shesays.However,herchildrenhavelearned

animportantlessonwitnessingtheirmotherearnherdegree.Jenniferisafirst-generationgraduateandaninspirationtoherfamily-andthat'sprettypowerful.4.Wha

tdidJenniferdoafterhighschool?A.Shehelpedherdadwithhiswork.B.Sheranthefamilyfarmonherown.C.Shesupportedherselfthroughcollege.D.Shetaught

hersistersandbrothersathome.5.WhydidJenniferchoosetheprogramatMinistrySaintJoseph'sHospitalinMarshfield?A.Totakecareofherkidseasily.B.Tolea

rnfromthebestnurses.C.Tosavemoneyforherparents.D.Tofindawell-paidjobthere.6.WhatdidJennifersacrificetoachievehergoal?A.Herhealth.B.Hert

imewithfamily.C.Herreputation.D.Herchanceofpromotion.7.WhatcanwelearnfromJenifer'sstory?A.Timeismoney.B.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.C.Hardworkpayso

ff.D.Educationisthekeytosuccess.Passage2【2020年新高考全国Ⅱ卷(海南卷)】Theendoftheschoolyearwasinsightandspiritswerehigh.Iwasbackteachin

gafteranabsenceof15years,dealingwiththevariouskindsof"forbiddenfruit"thatcomeoutofbookbags.Nowwasthespringofthewaterpistol.Idecidedtothinkupamethodof

dealingwithforbiddenfruit."Pleasebringthatpistoltome,"Isaid."I'mgoingtoputitinmyGrandma'sBox.""What'sthat?"theyasked."It'sa

largewoodenchestfulloftoysformygrandchildren,"Ireplied,"Youdon'thavegrandchildren"someonesaid."Idon'

tnow."Ireplied."ButsomedayIwill.WhenIdo,myboxwillbefullofwonderfulthingsforthem."MyimaginaryGrandma'sBoxworkedlikem

agicthatspring,andlater.Sometimes.studentswouldaskmetodescribeallthethingsIhadinit.ThenIwouldtrytorememberthedifferentpossessionsIsupposedlyhad

takenaway—sinceIseldomactuallykeptthem.Usuallytheoffenderwouldappearattheendoftheday,andIwouldreturnthebelonging.The-yearsw

entby,andmyfirstgrandchildGordonwasborn.Isharedmyjoywiththatyear'sclass.Thensomeonesaid,"Nowyoucanuse

yourGrandma'sBox."Fromthenoninsteadofcomingtoasktheirpossessionsback,thestudentswouldsay,"That'sokay.Putitinyou

rGrandma'sBoxforGordon."Ilovedtalkingabouttheimaginarybox,notonlywithmystudentsbutalsowithmyownchildren.Theyenjoyedhearin

gaboutalltheforbiddenfruitIhadcollected.ThenoneChristmasIreceivedasurprisegift—alarge,beautifullymadewoodenchest.MysonBrucehadmademyGran

dma'sBoxareality.4.Whatwastheauthor'spurposeinhavingtheconversationwiththestudents?A.Tocollectthewaterpistol.B.Totalkabouthergrand

children.C.Torecommendsometoys.D.Toexplainherteachingmethod.,5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"theoffender"inparagraph8referto?A.Thestudent'sparent.B.

ThemakeroftheGrandma'sBox.C.Theauthor'sgrandchildD.Theowneroftheforbiddenfruit.6.WhatdidthestudentsdoaftertheylearnedaboutthebirthofGordon?A.Theyw

enttoplaywiththebaby.B.TheyaskedtoseetheGrandma'sBox.C.TheymadeapresentforGordon.D.Theystoppedaskingtheirtoysback.7

.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A.Sheenjoystellingjokes.B.Sheisastrictandsmartteacher.C.Shelovesdoingwoodwork.D.SheisaresponsiblegrandmotherPass

age3【2020年北京卷】Forthepastfiveyears,PaulaSmith,ahistorianofscience,hasdevotedherselftore-creatinglong-forgottentechniques.Whiledo

ingresearchforhernewbook,shecameacrossa16th-centuryFrenchmanuscript(手稿)consistingofnearly1,000setsofinst

ructions,coveringsubjectsfromtoolmakingtofindingthebestsand.Theauthor'sintentionremainsasmysterious(神秘)ashisname;hemayhavebeensimplytakingnotesforh

isownrecords.ButSmithwasstruckmainlybythefactthatshedidn'ttrulygraspanyoftheskillstheauthordescribed."Yousimplycan'tgetanunderstandingoftha

thandworkbyreadingaboutit,"shesays.ThoughSmithdidgetherhandsonthebestsand,doingthingstheold-fashionedwayisn'tjustaboutplayingaroundwithFren

chmud.Reconstructingtheworkofthecraftsmen(工匠)wholivedcenturiesagocanrevealhowtheyviewedtheworld,whatobjectsfilledtheirhomes,a

ndwhatwentonintheworkshopsthatproducedthem.Itcanevenhelpsolvepresent-dayproblems:In2015,scientistsdiscoveredt

hata10th-centuryEnglishmedicineforeveproblemscouldkilladrug-resistantvirus.Theworkhasalsobroughtinsightsformuseums,Smithsay

s.Onemustknowhowonobjectwasmadeinordertopreserveit.What'smore,reconstructionsmightbetheonlywaytoknowwhattreasureslookedlikebeforetimeworethemd

own.ScholarshaveseenthisideainpracticewithancientGreekandRomanstatues.Thesesculptureswerepaintedarainbowo

fstrikingcolours.Wecan'tappreciatethesekindsofdetailswithoutseeingworksofartastheyoriginallyappeared-so

methingSmithbelievesyoucandoonlywhenyouhavearoadmap.Smithhasputthemanuscript'sideasintopractice.Herfinalgoalis

tolinktheworldsofartandscienceback.together:Shebelievesthatbringingtheoldrecipestolifecanhelpdevelopakindoflearningthathig

hlightsexperimentation,teamwork,andproblemsolving.Backwhenscience—thencalled“thenewphilosophy”—tookshape,academicslookedtocr

aftsmenforhelpinunderstandingthenaturalworld.Microscopesandtelescopeswereinventedbywayofartistictinkering(修补),ascraftsmenexperimentedwithglasstob

etterbendlight.Ifwecanrediscoverthevaluesofhands-onexperienceandcraftwork,Smithsays,wecanmarrythebestofourmoderninsightswit

hthehandinessofourancestors.38.HowdidSmith,feelafterreadingtheFrenchmanuscript?A.Confusedaboutthetechnicalter

ms.B.Impressedwithitsdetailedinstructions.C.Discouragedbyitscomplexstructure.D.Shockedforherownlackofh

andskills.39.AccordingtoSmith,thereconstructionworkisdonemainlyto_____________.A.restoreoldworkshopsB.understandthecraftsmenC.improvevisualeffe

ctsD.inspirethephilosophers40.Whydoestheauthormentionmuseums?A.Torevealthebeautyofancientobjects.B.Topresentthef

indingsofoldscience.CTohighlighttheimportanceofantiques.D.Toemphasisethevaluesofhandskills.41.Whichwouldbethebestti

tleforthispassage?A.CraftsmenSettheTrendsforArtistsB.CraftsmanshipLeadstoNewTheoriesC.CraftsmanshipMakesBetterScientistsD.CraftsmenReshapetheFutureo

fSciencePassage4【2020年浙江卷1月】Ineverknewanyonewho’dgrownupinJacksonwithoutbeingafraidofMrs.Callowayourlibrarian.SheranJack

son’sCarnegieLibraryabsolutelybyherself.SILENCEinbigblackletterswas.onsignshungeverywhere.Ifshethoughtyouweredressedimproperly,shese

ntyoustraightbackhometochangeyourclothes.Iwaswilling;Iwoulddoanythingtoread.MymotherwasnotafraidofMrs.Calloway.Shewishedmetohav

emyownlibrarycardtocheckoutbooksformyself,Shetookmeintointroduceme.“Eudoraisnineyearsoldandhasmypermissiontoreadanybookshewantsfromthes

helves,childrenoradults,”Mothersaid.Mrs.Callowaymadeherownrulesaboutbooks.Youcouldnottakebackabooktothelibraryonthesamedayyou`dtakenitout;itmadenodif

ferencetoherthatyou’dreadeverywordinitandneededanothertostart.Youcouldtakeouttwobooksatatimeandtwoonly.S

otwobytwo,IreadlibrarybooksasfastasIcouldgo,rushingthemhomeinthebasketofmybicycle.FromtheminuteIreachedourhouse,Istartedtore

ad.Iknewthiswasextremehappiness,knewitatthetime.Mymothersharedthisfeelingofmine.Now,Ithinkofherasreadingsomuchofthetime

whiledoingsomethingelse.IrememberherreadingamagazinewhiletakingthepartoftheWolfinagameof"LittleRedRidingHood"withmybro

ther'stwodaughters.She'djustlookupattherighttime,longenoughtoanswer–incharacter–"Thebettertoeatyouwith,m

ydear,"andgobacktoherplaceinthemagazinearticle.21.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribedMrs.Calloway?A.diet.B.Strict.C.Humorous.D.Considerate.22.Whatdothe

underlinedwords"thisfeeling"refertointhelastparagraph?A.Desiretoread.B.LoveforMrs.Calloway.C.Interestingames.D.Fearofthelibraryrul

es.23.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A.guidebook.B.anautobiography.C.anewsreport.D.bookreview.2019年记叙文Passage1【2019年全国卷Ⅰ】

ForCanaanElementary’ssecondgradeinPatchogue,N.Y.,todayisspeechday,andrightnowit’sChrisPalaez’sturn.The8-year-oldisthejoke

roftheclass.Withshiningdarkeyes,heseemsliketheofkidwhowouldenjoypublicspeaking.Buthe’s,nervous.“I’mheretot

ellyoutodaywhyyoushould…should…”Christripsonthe“-ld,”a.pronunciationdifficultyformanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Histe

acher,ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whisperingsupport.“…Votefor…me…”Exceptforsomestumbles,Chrisisdoingamazinglywe

ll.Whenhebringshisspeechtoaniceconclusion,Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstaredlearningEngli

shalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyrecalls(回想起)howatthebeginningoftheyear,whencalledupontoread,Chriswouldexcusehimselftogototheb

athroom.LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyoumakemistakes.“Ittak

esalotforanystudent,”Whaleyexplains,“especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglishastheirnewlanguage,tofeelconfi

dentenoughtosay,‘Idon’tknow,butIwanttoknow.’”Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraisetheirha

ndsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisaboutmorethanjustlearningtoreadands

peakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast(夸耀)aboutthemselves.“Boastingaboutyourself,andyourbestqualities,”Whaleysays,“is

verydifficultforachildwhocameintotheclassroomnotfeelingconfident.”24.WhatmadeChrisnervous?A.Tellingastory.B

.Makingaspeech.C.Takingatest.D.Answeringaquestion.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stumbles”inparagraph2referto?A.Improperpauses.B.Badmanners.C.Spellingm

istakes.D.Sillyjokes.26.WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley’sprojectisto_________.A.helpstudentsseetheirownstrengthsB.assessstudent

s’publicspeakingskillsC.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobsD.inspirestudents’loveforpolitics27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaley

asateacher?A.Humorous.B.Ambitious.C.Caring.D.Demanding.Passage2【2019年全国卷Ⅱ】“Youcanusemeasalastresort(选择),andifnobodyelsevolunteers,t

henIwilldoit.”ThiswasanactualreplyfromaparentafterIputoutarequestforvolunteersformykidslacrosse(长曲棍球)club.Iguessthatthere'sprobablysomedemandingwo

rkschedule,orsocialanxietyaroundsteppinguptohelpforanunknownsport.Shemayjustneedalittlepersuading.SoItryagainandtugattheheartstrin

gs.ImentionthesingleparentwithfourkidsrunningtheshowandItalkaboutthedadcoachingateamthathiskidsaren’tevenon…Atthispointt

heunwillingparentspeaksup,“Alright.Yes,I’lldoit.”I’msecretlyrelievedbecauseIknowthere’srealpowerinsharingvolunteerresponsibilitiesamongma

ny.Theunwillingparentorganizesthemealschedule,sendsoutemails,andcollectsmoneyforend-of-seasongifts.Somewherealongtheway,t

hesameparentendsupbecominganinvaluablememberoftheteam.Thecoachisabletofocusonthekidswhiletheotherparentsarerelievedtobeoffthehookforanot

herseason.Handingoutslicedorangestobloodthirstykidscanbeasexcitingaswatchingyourownkidscoreagoal.Still,mostofusvolunteersbreathea

sighofreliefwhentheseasoncomestoaclose.Thatreliefiscoupledwithadeepunderstandingofwhythesamepeoplekeepcomingbackformore:Connectin

gtothecommunity(社区)asyoufreelygiveyourtime,money,skills,orservicesprovidesarealjoy.Volunteeringjustfeelsso

good.Inthatsense,I’mprettysurevolunteeringismoreofaselfishactthanI’dfreelyliketoadmit.However,ifothersbenefitintheprocess,andIgetsomerewardtoo,do

esitreallymatterwheremymotivationlies?24.Whatcanweinferabouttheparentfromherreplyinparagraphl?A.Sheknowslittleabouttheclub.B.Sheisn'tgooda

tsports.C.Shejustdoesn'twanttovolunteer.D.She'sunabletomeetherschedule.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tugattheheartstrings”inparagraph2me

an?A.Encourageteamwork.B.Appealtofeeling.C.Promotegooddeeds.D.Provideadvice.26.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparentfromparagraph3?A.Sh

egetsinterestedinlacrosse.B.Sheisproudofherkids.C.She’llworkforanotherseason.D.Shebecomesagoodhelper.27.Whydoestheauthorlikedoingvolu

nteerwork?A.Itgivesherasenseofduty.B.Itmakesherveryhappy.C.Itenableshertoworkhard.D.Itbringshermaterialrewards.Passage3【2019年北京卷】A

liceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur(创业者),whoinMay2015setupherbusinessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas13,hercompanywasworth

millionsofdollarswiththeinventionofasuper-sweettreatthatcouldsavekids'teeth,insteadofdestroyingthem.ItallbeganwhenMo

orevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewasofferedacandybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreat

swerebadforherteeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtogetroundthewarning,"Whycan'tImakeahealthycandythat'sgoodformyteethso

thatmyparentscan'tsaynotoit?"Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstartherowncandycompany.Herecommendedthatshedosome

researchandtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.Withherdad'spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchi

ngonlineandconductingtrialstogetarecipethatwasbothtastyandtooth-friendly.Shealsoapproacheddentiststo

learnmoreaboutteethcleaning.Consequently,shesucceededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcanreduceoralbacteria.Moorethenusedhers

avingstogetherbusinessoftheground.Afterwards,sheandherfathersecuredtheirfirstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,whofinallyagreedtose

llMoore'sproduct-Cancandy.AsCanCandy'ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore'scredibilityasayoungentrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthecandyshecreat

ed,andshe'salsopositiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhaveacleanmouthandabroadsmile.Meanwhile,withherparent

s'help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenagelife.Althoughshefoundedhercompanyearlyoninlife,shewasn'tdrivenprimarilybyprofit.Moorew

antstouseheruniquetalenttohelpothersfindtheirsmiles.Shedonates10%ofAilicCandy'sprofitstoBigSmiles.Withhertalentanddetermination

,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.34.HowdidMoorereacttoherdad'swarning?A.Shearguedwithhim.B.Shetriedtofindawayout.C.She

paidnoattention.D.Shechosetoconsultdentists.35.WhatisspecialaboutCanCandy?A.Itisbeneficialtodentalhealth.B.Itisfreeofsweeteners.C.Itissweeterthanoth

ercandies.D.Itisproducedtoadentists'recipe.36.WhatdoesMooreexpectfromherbusiness?A.Toearnmoremoney.B.Tohel

pothersfindsmiles.C.Tomakeherselfstandout.D.Tobeatothercandycompanies.37.WhatcanwelearnfromAliceMoore'sstory?A.Fameisagreatthirstoftheyoung.B.Ayouth

istoberegardedwithrespect.C.Positivethinkingandactionresultinsuccess.D.Successmeansgettingpersonaldesires

satisfiedPassage4【2019年江苏卷】The65-year-oldSteveGoodwinwasfoundsufferingfromearlyAlzheimer’s(阿尔楚海默症).Hewaslos

inghismemory.Asoftwareengineerbyprofession,Stevewasakeenloverofthepiano,andtheonlymusicianinhisfamily.Musicwashistruepassion,tho

ughhehadneverperformedoutsidethefamily.Melissa,hisdaughter,feltitmorethanworthwhiletosavehismusic,towhichshefellasleepc

atchnightwhenshewasyoung.Shethoughtabouthiringaprofessionalpianisttoworkwithherfather.Naomi,Melissa’sbestfriendandatalentedp

ianist,gottoknowaboutthisandshowedwillingnesstohelp.“Whydothis?”Stevewondered.“Becauseshecares.”Melissas

aid.Stevenodded,tearsineye.NaomidrovetotheGoodwinhome.ShetoldSteveshe’dlovetohearhimplay.Stevemovedtothepia

noandsatatthebench,handstremblingashegentlyplacedhisfingersonthekeys.Naomiputasmallrecordernearthepiano,Startsandstopsandmistakes.Longpauses,hear

tsinking.ButStevepressedon,playingforthefirsttimeinhislifeforastranger.“Itwasbeautiful."Naomisaidafterli

steningtotherecording.“Themusicwasworthsaving.”Herresponsibility,herprivilege,wouldbetorescueit.ThemusicwasstillinSteveGoodwin.Itw

asbiddeninroomswithdoorsabouttobelocked.NaomiandStevemeteveryotherweekandspenthourstogether.He’dmovehisfingersclum

silyonthepiano,andthenshe’dtakehisplace.Hestruggledtoexplainwhatheheardinhishead.Hestoodbythepiano,eyesclosed,

listeningforthefirsttimetohisownworkbeingplayedbysomeoneelse.SteveandNaomispokeinmusicalcodelines,beats,intervals,movingfromtheroottoendasonginanewk

ey.Steveheardit.Allofit.Hejustcouldn’tplayit.WorkingwithNaomididwondersforSteve.Ithadexcitedwithinhimth

ebeliefhecouldwriteonelastsong.Oneday,Naomireceivedanemail.Attachedwasarecording,arecordingoflossandlove,ofthefight.Stev

ecalledit“MelancholyFlower”.Naomiheardmultiplestopsandstarts,Stevestruggling,searchingwhilehiswifeJonicalledhim“

honey”andencouragedhim.Thetaskwassohard,andSteve,angryandupset,saidhewasquitting.Jonipraisedhim,tellingherhusbandthiscouldbehissignaturepiece.Na

omimanagedtofigureout16ofSteve’sfavorite,andmostpersonalsongs.WithNaomi’shelp,theGoodwinfamilyfoundasoundengineertorecordNaomiplay

ingSteve’ssongs.Jonithoughtthatwouldbetheend.Butitwasn’t.Inthemonthsleadinguptothe2016OregonRepertorySingersChr

istmasconcert,Naomitoldthedirectorshehadaspecialoneinmind:“MelancholyFlower”Shetoldthedirectoraboutherprojec

twithSteve.Thedirectoragreedtoaddittotheplayinglist.ButNaomiwouldhavetoaskSteve’spermission.Heconsideredi

tanhonor.Aftertheconcert,NaomitoldthefamilythatSteve’smusicwasbeautifulandprofessional.Itneededtobesharedinpublic.Thefamilyrentedaformer

churchindowntownPortlandandscheduledaconcert.Bythedayoftheshow,morethan300peoplehadsaidtheywouldattend.Bythen,Ste

vewashavingahardtimerememberingthenamesofsomeofhisfriends.Heknewthepathhislifewasnowtaking.Hetoldhisfamilyhewasatpeace.Stevearrivedandsatinthefro

ntrow,surroundedbyhisfamily.Thehouselightsfaded.Naomitookthestage.Herfingers.Hisheart.65.WhydidMelissawanttosaveherfather’smusic?A.Hi

smusiccouldstophisdiseasefromworsening.B.Shewantedtopleaseherdyingoldfather.C.Hismusicdeservedtobepreservedinthefamily.D.Shewantedtomakeherfather

aprofessional.66.AfterhearingSteve’splaying,Naomi________.A.refusedtomakeacommentonitB.wasdeeplyimpressedbyhismusicC.decidedtofreeStevefromsuf

feringD.regrettedofferinghelptoherfriend67.HowcantheprocessofSteve’srecordingbedescribed?A.Itwasslowbutpro

ductive.B.Itwasbeneficialtohishealth.C.ItwastiresomeforNaomi.D.ItwasvitalforNaomi’scareer.68.BeforeStevefinished“MelancholyFlower,

"hiswifeJoni_______.A.thoughtthemusictalentofStevewasexhaustedB.didn’texpectthedamagethediseasebroughtaboutC.didn’tfullyrealize

thevalueofherhusband’smusicD.broughtherhusband’smusiccareertoperfection69.HowdidStevefeelattheconcertheldindowntownP

ortland?A.Hefeltconcernedabouthisillness.B.Hesensedaresponsibilityformusic.C.Heregainedhisfaithinmusic.

D.Hegotintoastateofquiet.70.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.TheKindnessofFriendsB.ThePowerofMusicC.TheMakingofaMusicianD.T

heValueofDetermination2018年记叙文Passage1【2018年浙江卷11月】Istarteverysummerwiththebestofintentions:toattackonebigbookfromthepast,aclassicthatIwassupp

osedtohavereadwhenyoungandambitious.Oftenthepairingsofbooksandsettingshavebeenpurelyaccidental:"MobyDick"onathree-daycross-coun

trytraintrip:“TheMagicMountain”inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors,notelephonesortelevisionsintheroo

ms,andlittletodobeyondrowonthesaltpond.Attempting"TheManWithoutQualities"onareturntoHawaii,mynatives

tate,however,waslessfruitful:Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes(册),thendecidedthatI'dgotthepointandw

entswimminginstead.ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss.I’mnotquiteinterestedinBalzac,say,or“TristramShandy.”There’salwaysWarandPeace,whichI'v

ecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes,onlytogetboggeddowninthe"War"part,setitasideforawhile,andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginn

ingagain,havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite-oncemoreinto“TheWaves”or“Justine,”which

feelsalmostlikecheating,tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntoproperlybelonginseriousliterature.Andthenthere’sStendhal’s“TheRedandtheBlack,”wh

ichhappenstobethenameofmyfavoritecocktail(鸡尾酒)ofthesummer,createdbyMichaelCecconiatSavoyandBackForty.Itiseasytodrink,andkn

ockingbackthreeorfourseemslikesuchadelightfulidea.Cecconi'stheory:"Itakewhatever’sfreshatthegreenmarketandturnitint

oliquid."Theresultisapureshotofafternooninthepark,makingonefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce,lyingonuncutgrasswitheyesshut,sunbeatingthroughthel

ids...27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?A.HehasacottageinNewEngland.B.Heshowstalentsforliterature.

C.Heenjoysreadingwhentraveling.D.Headmiresalotofgreatwriters.28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"getboggeddown"inparagraph2mean?A.Getconfused.B.Becar

riedaway.C.Beinterrupted.D.Makenoprogress.29.Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A.Hefinishesthemquickly.B.Heshould

readsomethingserious.C.Hebarelyunderstandsthem.D.Hehasreadthemmanytimesbefore.30.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext

?A.TheBooksofSummerB.MySummerHolidaysC.ToReadorNottoReadD.It’sNeverTooLatetoReadPassage2【2018年全国Ⅲ卷】Adu

ltsunderstandwhatitfeelsliketobefloodedwithobjects.Whydoweoftenassumethatmoreismorewhenitcomestokidsandtheirbelongings?ThegoodnewsisthatIcanhelp

myownkidslearnearlierthanIdidhowtolivemorewithless.Ifoundthepre-holidaysagoodtimetoencourageyoungchildrentodonateless-usedthings,anditwo

rked.Becauseofourefforts,ourdaughterGeorgiadiddecidetodonatealargebagoftoystoalittlegirlwhosemotherwasunabletopayforherholidayduetoillness.Shechoset

osellafewlargerobjectsthatwerelessoftenusedwhenwepromisedtoputthemoneyintoherschoolfund(基金)(ourkindergartendaughterisseriousaboutbecomingadoc

tor)Forweeks,I'vebeenthinkingofbigger,deeperquestions:Howdowemakeitahabitforthem?Andhowdowetrainourselvestohelpthemlivewith,need,andusel

ess?Yesterday,Isatwithmyson,Shepherd,determinedtotestmyowntheoryonthis.Idecidedtoplaywithhimwithonlyonetoyforaslongasitwouldkeephisinterest

.Iexpectedthatonetoywouldkeephisattentionforaboutfiveminutes,tenminutes,max.Ichosearedrubberball-simple,universallyavailable.Wepass

edit,hetriedtoputitinhismouth,hetriedbouncingit,rollingit,sittingonit,throwingit.Itwastotally,completelyenoughforh

im.BeforeIknewitanhourhadpassedanditwastimetomoveontolunch.Webothbecameabsorbedinthesimplicityofplayingtogether.Hehadmyfullatten

tionandIhadhis.Mylittleexperimenttofindjoyinasingleobjectworkedforbothofus.32.Whatdothewords“moreismore”inparagraph1probablymean?A

.Themore,thebetter.B.Enoughisenough.C.Moremoney,moreworries.D.Earnmoreandspendmore.33.WhatmadeGeorgiaagreetosellsomeofherobjects?A.S

avingupforherholidayB.RaisingmoneyforapoorgirlC.AddingthemoneytoherfundD.Givingthemoneytoasickmother34.

WhydidtheauthorplaytheballwithShepherd?A.TotryoutanideaB.Toshowaparent'sloveC.TotrainhisattentionD.Tohelphimstartahobby35.Whatcanbeasuitable

titleforthetext?A.TakeItorLeaveItB.ALessonfromKidsC.LiveMorewithLessD.ThePleasureofGivingPassage3【2018年浙江卷6月】In1812

,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewere66novelspublishedinBritain.Peoplehadbeenwritingnovelsforacentury—mostexpertsdatethefirstnoveltoRobi

nsonCrusoein1719—butnobodywantedtodoitprofessionally.Thesteam-poweredprintingpresswasstillinitsearlystages;t

heliteracy(识字)rateinEnglandwasunder50%.Manyworksoffictionappearedwithoutthenamesoftheauthors,oftenwithsomethinglike“Byalady.”Novels,forthemostpart,we

relookeduponassilly,immoral,orjustplainbad.In1870,whenDickensdied,theworldmournedhimasitsfirstprofessionalwriterandpublisher,famousand

beloved,whohadledanexplosioninboththepublicationofnovelsandtheirreadershipandwhosecharacters—fromOliverTwisttoTinyTim—wereheldupasm

oraltouchstones.TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人堂)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsense

astheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.HowdidDickensgettothetop?Forallthefeelingsreadersattachtostories,liter

atureisanumbersgame,andthetestoftimeisextremelydifficulttopass.Some60,000novelswerepublishedduringtheVictorianage,from1837to1901;todayacasualreade

rmightbeabletonameahalf-dozenofthem.It’spartlytruethatDickens’styleofwritingattractedaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.It’spartlythathiswritingsrode

awaveofsocial,politicalandscientificprogress.Butit’salsothatherewrotethecultureofliteratureandputhimselfatthec

enter.Noonewilleverknowwhatmixoftalent,ambition,energyandluckmadeDickenssuchasingularwriter.Butasthe200thanniversaryofhisbirthapproaches,itisp

ossible—andimportantforourownculture—tounderstandhowhemadehimselfalastingone.21.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBritishn

ovelsinthe18thcentury?A.Theyweredifficulttounderstand.B.Theywerepopularamongtherich.C.Theywereseenasnearlywort

hless.D.Theywerewrittenmostlybywomen.22.DickensiscomparedwiththeMonaLisainthetexttostress________.A.hisreputationinFranceB.hisinter

estinmodernartC.hissuccessinpublicationD.hisimportanceinliterature23.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toremembe

ragreatwriter.B.TointroduceanEnglishnovel.C.Toencouragestudiesonculture.D.TopromotevaluesoftheVictorianage.Passage4【2018年北京卷】MyFirstMarathon(马拉松)A

monthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotra

in.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredu

storunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas"notathletic".TheideathatIwas"notathletic"stuc

kwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathl

etic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIco

uldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,mys

hoelaces(鞋带)becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!Atmile3,Ipassedasign:"GOFORIT,RUNNERS!"Bymile17,Ibecameoutof

breathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.Bymile21,I

wasstarving!AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmc

locksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igot

thesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.zxxkDeterminedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels(世俗标签),Icannowcallmyselfa"

marathonwinner".36.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor____________.A.waswelltrainedB.feltscaredC.madeuphismindtorunD.losthope37.

WhydidtheauthormentiontheP.E.classinhis7thyear?A.Toacknowledgethesupportofhisteacher.B.Toamusethereaderswithafunnystory.C

.Toshowhewasnottalentedinsports.D.Toshareapreciousmemory.38.Howwastheauthor’sfirstmarathon?A.Hemadeit.B.Hequithalfway.C.Heg

otthefirstprize.D.Hewalkedtotheend.39.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.B.Awinnerisonewi

thagreateffortofwill.C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.Passage5【2018年天津卷】WhenIwas17,Ireadamagazinearticleab

outamuseumcalledtheMcNay,oncethehomeofawatercoloristnamedMarianMcNay.Shehadrequestedthecommunitytoturnitinto

amuseumuponherdeath.OnasunnySaturday,SallyandIdroveovertothemuseum.Sheasked,"Doyouhavetheaddress?""No,b

utI'llrecognizeit,therewasapictureinthemagazine.""Oh,stop.Thereitis!”Themuseumwasfree.Weentered,excited.Agroupofpeoplesitt

inginthehallstoppedtalkingandstaredatus."MayIhelpyou?"amanasked."No,"Isaid."We'refine.”Tourguidesgotonmynerves.Whatiftheytalkedalongtimeabo

utapaintingyouweren'tthatinterestedin?Sallyhadgoneupstairs.Thepeopleinthehallseemedverynosy(爱窥探的),keepingtheireyesonmewithcuriosity.Whatwast

heirproblem?Isawsomenicesculpturesinoneroom.SuddenlyIsensedamanstandingbehindme."Wheredoyouthinkyouare?"heasked.Iturnedsharpl

y."TheMcNayArtMuseum!"Hesmiled,shakinghishead."Sorry,theMcNayisonNewBraunfelsStreet.""What’sthisplace?”Iasked,stillconfused

."Well,it'sourhome."Myheartjolted(震颤).Iracedtothestaircaseandcalledout,"Sally!Comedownimmediately!""Th

ere'ssomereallygoodstuff(艺术作品)upthere."Shesteppeddown,lookingconfused.Ipushedhertowardthefrontdoor,wavingatthefamily,saying,"Sorry,pleaseforgiveu

s,youhaveareallyniceplace."Outside,whenItoldSallywhathappened,shecoveredhermouth,laughing.Shecouldn'tbelievehowlongtheyletuslooka

roundwithoutsayinganything.TherealMcNaywassplendid,butwefeltnervousthewholetimewewerethere.VanGogh,Picasso.T

histime,westayedtogether,incaseanythingelseunusualhappened.Thirtyyearslater,awomanapproachedmeinapublicplace."Excuseme,didyouever

enteraresidence,longago,thinkingitwastheMcNayMuseum?""Yes.Buthowdoyouknow?Wenevertoldanyone.""Thatwasmyhome.Iwasateenagersit

tinginthehall.Beforeyoucameover,IneverrealizedwhatabeautifulplaceIlivedin.Ineverfeltluckybefore.Youthoughtitwasamuseum.Myf

eelingsaboutmyhomechangedafterthat.I'vealwayswantedtothankyou."41.WhatdoweknowaboutMarianMcNay?A.Shewasapainter.B.Sh

ewasacommunityleader.C.Shewasamuseumdirector.D.Shewasajournalist.42.Whydidtheauthorrefusethehelpfromthemaninthehouse?A.Shedisli

kedpeoplewhowerenosy.B.Shefeltnervouswhentalkingtostrangers.C.Sheknewmoreaboutartthantheman.D.Shemistookhimforatourguide.43.Howdidtheauthorfeelabou

tbeingstaredatbythepeopleinthehall?A.Puzzled.B.Concerned.C.Frightened.D.Delighted.44.WhydidtheauthordescribetherealMcNaymuseuminju

stafewwords?A.Therealmuseumlackedenoughartworktointeresther.B.Shewastooupsettospendmuchtimeattherealmuseum

.C.TheMcNaywasdisappointingcomparedwiththehouse.D.Theeventhappeninginthehousewasmoresignificant.45.Whatcouldwelearnfromthelastparagrap

h?A.Peopleshouldhavegoodtastetoenjoylife.B.Peopleshouldspendmoretimewiththeirfamily.C.Peopletendtobeblindtothebeautyaroundthem.D.Peopl

etendtoeducateteenagersatamuseum.2017年记叙文Passage1【2017年新课标Ⅰ卷】IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducatio

norganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.H

owever,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl(猫头鹰)ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldo

wl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.Iexaminedthechick(雏鸟)anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethen

est,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound

.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalme

ddown.Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadver

tisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinf

ormationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledto

saythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccom

paniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.24.Whatisu

navoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Effortsmadeinvain.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfut

ure.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.25.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.C.Tolooka

tababyowl.D.Tocureayoungowl.26.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?A.Anewnest.B.Somefood.C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.27.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeofth

eevent?A.It’sunexpected.B.It’sbeautiful.C.It’shumorous.D.It’sdiscouraging.Passage2【2017年新课标Ⅱ卷】IfirstmetPau

lNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiod

idn’twantmeforthefilm—itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul—hestoodupforme.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat

;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.Thefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthat

filmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliv

eTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft(技艺)andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.Bothofushadthequalitiesandv

irtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother—butalwayswithanunderlyi

ngaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore(核心)ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthebeliefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,

youshouldputsomethingback—hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandth

efestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupa

tevents.Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneed

alotofwords.24.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletotheauthoratfirst?A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tl

ikehisagent.C.Hewasn’tfamousenough.D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.25.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?A

.Theywereofthesameage.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.C.Theywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhadsimilarcharacteristics.26.Wha

tdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph3referto?A.Theirbelief.B.Theircareforchildren.C.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.27.Wh

atistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.Torememberafriend.C.Tointroduceanewmovie.D.Tosharehisactingexperience.Pass

age3【2017年新课标Ⅲ卷】MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheater,employeeswerebusysweepinguppopcor

nsandgatheringcokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeenrepeatedmanytimesinthetheater’s75-yearhistory.Thistime,however,thec

leanupwasalittledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,anothergroupbeganremovingseatsandothertheaterequipmentinpreparationfor

thebuilding’send.ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheoldtheater.Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seat

swerefilledwithteary-eyedaudiencewantingtosaygood-byetotheoldbuilding.TheaterownerEdBradfordsaidhechosethemoviebecauseitseemedap

propriate.Themovieissetinasmalltownwheretheonlymovietheaterispreparingtoclosedown.Bradfordsaidthatlargemoderntheaters

inthecitymadeitimpossibleforthePlazatocompete.Headdedthatthetheater’slocation(位置)wasalsoareason."Thisu

sedtobethecenteroftown,"hesaid."Nowtheareaismostlyofficebuildingsandwarehouses."Lastweeksomecityofficialssuggestedthecitymightbeintere

stedinturningtheoldtheaterintoamuseumandpublicmeetingplace.However,theseplanswereabandonedbecauseoffina

ncialproblems.Bradfordsoldthebuildingandlandtoalocaldevelopmentfirm,whichplanstobuildashoppingcomplexonthelandwherethetheaterislocate

d.Thetheateraudiencesaidgood-byeasBradfordlockedthedoorsforthelasttime.After75yearsthePlazaTheaterhadshownitslastmovie.Th

etheaterwillbemissed.24.Inwhatwaywasyesterday’scleanupatthePlazaspecial?A.Itmaderoomfornewequipment.B.Itsignaledtheclosedownofthetheater.C.It

wasdonewiththehelpoftheaudience.D.Itmarkedthe75thanniversaryofthetheater.25.WhywasTheLastPictureShowputon?A.Itwasa

nall-timeclassic.B.Itwasaboutthehistoryofthetown.C.Theaudiencerequestedit.D.Thetheaterownerfounditsuitable.26.Whatwillprobablyhappentoth

ebuilding?A.Itwillberepaired.B.Itwillbeturnedintoamuseum.C.Itwillbeknockeddown.D.Itwillbesoldtothecitygovernment.27.Whatcanwein

ferabouttheaudience?A.TheyaredisappointedwithBradford.B.Theyaresadtopartwiththeoldtheater.C.Theyaresupportiveof

thecityofficials.D.Theyareeagertohaveashoppingcenter.Passage4【2017年浙江卷】BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewas

onlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasm

adefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthef

amilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱).Hisf

athersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr.Pennington,c

ametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixeng

ravings(版画)byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwa

snineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenja

min’sparentsifhemighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmateria

lsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape(风景)painting.WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.Williamswasimpre

ssedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,hav

ingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,"Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight."Whileitislikelythathe

understoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.21.Whatis

thetextmainlyabout?A.Benjamin’svisittoPhiladelphia.B.Williams’influenceonBenjamin.C.ThebeginningofBe

njamin’slifeasanartist.D.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggest?A

.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.D.Benj

aminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.23.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmate

rials.C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.24.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto.

A.mastertheuseofpaintsB.appreciatelandscapepaintingsC.gettoknowotherpaintersD.makeuphismindtobeapainterPassage5【2017年浙江卷】FLORENCE,Ita

ly—SvetlanaCojochrufeelshurt.TheMoldovanhaslivedheresevenyearsasacaregivertoItaliankidsandtheelderly,b

utinordertostayshe’shadtoproveherlanguageskillsbytakingatestwhichrequireshertowriteapostcardtoanimaginaryfriend

andanswerafictionaljobad.ItalyisthelatestWesternEuropeancountrytryingtocontrolagrowingimmigrant(移民)populationbydemandinglanguageskillsine

xchangeforworkpermits,orinsomecases,citizenship.Someimmigrantadvocatesworrythatashardfinancialtimesmakeitmoredifficultforn

ativestokeepjobs,suchmeasureswillbecomemoreavehicleforintolerancethanintegration(融合).Otherssayit’sonlynaturalthatnewcomerslearnthelanguag

eoftheirhostnation,seeingitasaconditiontoensuretheycancontributetosociety.OtherEuropeancountrieslaiddownas

imilarrequirementforimmigrants,andsometermsareeventougher.Thegovernmentsarguethatthiswillhelpforeignersbetterjointhesocietyandpromoteundersta

ndingacrosscultures.Italy,whichhasamuchweakertraditionofimmigration,haswitnessedasharpincreaseinimmigrationinrecentyears.In1990,immigrantsn

umberedsome1.14millionoutofItaly’sthen56.7millionpeople,orabout2percent.Atthestartofthisyear,foreignerslivinginItalyamountedto4.56milli

onofatotalpopulationof60.6million,or7.5percent,withimmigrants’childrenaccountingforaneverlargerpercentageofbirthsinItal

y.Cojochru,theMoldovancaregiver,hopedobtainingpermanentresidence(居住权)wouldhelpherbringhertwochildrentoItaly;theylivewith

hersisterinMoldova,wheresalariesareamongthelowestinEurope.Shewasskepticalthatthelanguagerequirementwouldencourageintegration.Ital

iansalways"seemeasaforeigner,"anoutsider,eventhoughshe’sstayedinthecountryforyearsandcanspeakthelocallanguagefluently,shesaid.28.W

hydoesCojochruhavetotakealanguagetest?A.TocontinuetostayinItaly.B.ToteachherchildrenItalian.C.Tofindabetterj

obinItaly.D.TobettermixwiththeItalians.29.Somepeopleworrythatthenewlanguagerequirementmay.A.reduceItaly’spopulationquicklyB.causeconflict

samongpeopleC.leadtofinancialdifficultiesD.putpressureonschools30.WhatdoweknowaboutCojochru?A.Sheliveswithher

sisternowinItaly.B.SheenjoyslearningtheItalianlanguage.C.ShespeaksItalianwellenoughforherjob.D.Shewishestogobacktoherhomecountry.Passage6【2017年北京卷】

ItwasacoldMarchdayinHighPoint,NorthCarolina.ThegirlsontheWesleyanAcademysoftballteamwerewaitingforthe

irnextturnsatbatduringpractice,stampingtheirfeettostaywarm.Eighth-graderTaylorBisbeeshivered(发抖)alittleasshewatched

herteammateParisWhiteplay.Thetwodidn’tknoweachotherwell—Taylorhadjustmovedtotownamonthorsobefore.Sudde

nly,Parisfelltotheground,"Paris’seyesrolledback,"Taylorsays."Shestartedshaking.Iknewitwasanemergency."I

tcertainlywas,Parishadsufferedasuddenheartfailure.Withoutimmediatemedicalcare,Pariswoulddie.Atfirst,noonemo

ved.Thegirlswereinshock.Thenthesoftballcoachshoutedout,"DoesanyoneknowCPR?"CPRisalife-savingtechnique.TodoCPR,youpressonthesickpe

rson’schestsothatbloodmovesthroughthebodyandtakesoxygentoorgans.Withoutoxygen,thebrainisdamagedquickly.Amazingly,Taylorhadjustta

kenaCPRcoursethedaybefore.Still,shehesitated.Shedidn’tthinksheknewitwellenough.Butwhennooneelsecameforward,TaylorrantoParisandbegandoingCPR

."Itwasscary.Iknewitwasthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath,"saysTaylor.Taylor’sswiftactionhelpedherteammatescalmdown.Onegirlcalled911.Twomore

rantogettheschoolnurse,whobroughtadefibrillator,anelectronicdevice(器械)thatcanshocktheheartbackintowork.Luckstayedwiththem:Paris’s

heartbeatreturned."IknowIwasreallylucky,"Parissaysnow."Mostpeopledon’tsurvivethis.Myteamsavedmylife."ExpertssayParisisright:Forasuddenhea

rtfailure,thesinglebestchanceforsurvivalishavingsomeonenearbystepinanddoCPRquickly.Today,Parisisbackonthesoftballteam.Taylorwi

llapplytocollegesoon.Shewantstobeanurse."Ifeelmoreconfidentinmyactionsnow,"Taylorsays."IknowIcanactunderpressureinascarysituation."56

.WhathappenedtoParisonaMarchday?A.Shecaughtabadcold.B.Shehadasuddenheartproblem.C.Shewasknockeddownbyaball.D.Sheshiveredterriblydurin

gpractice.57.WhydoesParissayshewaslucky?A.Shemadeaworthyfriend.B.Sherecoveredfromshock.C.ShereceivedimmediateCPR.D.Shec

amebackonthesoftballteam.58.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTaylor?A.Enthusiasticandkind.B.Courageousandcalm.C.Cooperativeandgenerous.D.

Ambitiousandprofessional.Passage7【2017年天津卷】Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforapanoramic(全景的)

viewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.U

nfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighand

appreciatetheview.PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwouldeventu

allytake,Igrewfrustrated.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesoIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomething

preventedmefromdoingso.Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.Another15minutespassedandIgrewb

ored.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhatmakestheimagei

nteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathesbecausethiswomanisengagingwithit.Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeaut

ythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho“ruined”it,nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured(捕捉)andf

rozenonsomestranger’sbedroomwall?Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichsomewomanIdon’tevenknowhas

beenimmortalized(使……永存).Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.Perhapsweallliveineachothers’spaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphoto

sarefor:toremindusthatweallappreciatebeauty,thatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure,forconnection,forsomethingthatisgreaterthanus.That

photoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspokenconversationbetweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass

.41.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttotakeaphoto?A.Hercamerastoppedworking.B.Awomanblockedherview.C.Some

oneaskedhertoleave.D.Afriendapproachedfrombehind.42.Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably___________.A.enjoying

herselfB.losingherpatienceC.waitingforthesunsetD.thinkingaboutherpast43.Intheauthor’sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive?A.Therichcolorofthelands

cape.B.Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.C.Thewoman’sexistenceinthephoto.D.Thesoftsunlightthatsummerday.44.Th

ephotoonthebedroomwallenablestheauthortobetterunderstand____________.A.theneedtobeclosetonatureB.theimportanceofprivatespace

C.thejoyofthevacationinItalyD.thesharedpassionforbeauty45.Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor’sreflectionsupon_____________.A.aparticularli

feexperienceB.thepleasureoftravelingC.theartofphotographyD.alostfriendship2016年记叙文Passage1【2016年新课标Ⅰ卷】IamPet

erHodes,avolunteerstemcellcourier.SinceMarch2012,I’vedone89trips—ofthose,51havebeenabroad.Ihave42hourstocar

rystemcells(干细胞)inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoicepacksandthat’showlongtheylast.Inall,fromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfrom

adonor(捐献者)tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatient,we’vegot72hoursatmost.SoIamalwaysconsciousoftime.IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurrica

neinAmerica.IpickedupthestemcellsinProvidence,RhodeIsland,andwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.ButwhenIarrivedatth

echeck-indeskatProvidence,theladyonthedesksaid:"Well,I’mreallysorry,I’vegotsomebadnewsforyou—therearenof

lightsfromWashington."SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid:"Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededforapatient-please,please,you

’vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom."Shejustdroppedeverything.Shearrangedforaflightonasmallplanetobeheldforme,re-routed(改道)me

throughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduled.Forthiscourierjob,you’reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou’re

gotsomethingthatispotentiallygoingtosavesomebody’slife.29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"courier"inParagraph1?A.pr

oviderB.deliverymanC.collectorD.medicaldoctor30.WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?A.Hecannotst

ayawayfromhisjobtoolong.B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.C.Theoperationneedsthatmuchtime.D.Theicewon’tlastanylong

er.31.WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?A.ToLondon.B.ToNewYork.C.ToProvidence.D.ToWashington.Passage2【2016年新课标Ⅱ卷】Fiveyearsago,w

henItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkert

oysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid:"MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday—and45minuteseachdayf

ortherestoftheweek."Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseewhattherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedthei

nstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.OnceIhadaboyw

howorkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathom

e.Iwasdelightedatthepresenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswho

secreativitywouldinfect(感染)otherstudents.Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthoses

tudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare,"ButI’mjustnotcreative.""Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou’reasleep?""Oh,sure.""Sotell

meoneofyourmostinterestingdreams."Thestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads."That’sp

rettycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?""Nobody.Idoit.""Really—atnight,whenyou’reasleep?""Sure.""Trydoingitinth

edaytime,inclass,okay?"5.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto.A.knowmoreaboutthestudentsB.makethelessonsmoreex

citingC.raisethestudents’interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign6.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinP

aragraph3?A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.Hewasimaginative

.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"downside"inParagraph4probablymean?A.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.8.

Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.C.Tohelpthemto

improvetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.Passage3【2016年新课标Ⅱ卷】AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebacktolife.

FrankHurley’spictureswouldbeoutstanding—undoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journalism—iftheyhadbeenmadelastweek.Infact,theyweres

hotfrom1914through1916,mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck(海难),byacameramanwhohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Manyoftheimageswerestoredin

anicechest,underfreezingwater,inthedamagedwoodenship.TheshipwastheEndurance,asmall,tight,Norwegian-builtthree-masterthat

wasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamenandscientists,27meninall,tothesouthernmostshoreofAntarctica’sWeddellS

ea.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforceapassagebydogsled(雪橇)acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCa

ptainRobertFalconScotthaddone.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin1912buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchba

ck.AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwell-researchedstoryTheEndurance,adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlyco

mmercialeffort.Scott’slastjourney,completedashelayinatentdyingofcoldandhunger,caughttheworld’simagination,andafi

lmmadeinhishonordrewcrowds.Shackleton,aonetimeBritishmerchant-navyofficerwhohadgottowithin100milesoftheSouthPolein1908,startedabusinessbeforehis1914

voyagetomakemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurley,aconfidentandgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarctic,washiredtomake

theimages,mostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublished.13.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?A.Theyweremadelastweek.B.Theyshowedunderseasceneries

.C.Theywerefoundbyacameraman.D.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure.14.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?A.Fra

nkHurley.B.ErnestShackleton.C.RobertFalconScott.D.CarolineAlexander.15.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofth

e1914voyage?A.Artisticcreation.B.Scientificresearch.C.Moneymaking.D.Treasurehunting.Passage4【2016年新课标Ⅲ卷】OnoneofhertripstoNewYork

severalyearsago,EudoraWeltydecidedtotakeacoupleofNewYorkfriendsouttodinner.TheysettledinatacomfortableEastSidecafeandwithinminutes,anothercustomerwas

approachingtheirtable."Hey,aren’tyoufromMississippi?"theelegant,white-hairedwriterrememberedbeingasked

bythestranger."I’mfromMississippitoo."Withoutasecondthought,thewomanjoinedtheWeltyparty.Whenherdinnerpartnershowedup,shealsopulledupachair."The

ybegantellingmeallthenewsofMississippi,"Weltysaid."Ididn’tknowwhatmyNewYorkfriendswerethinking."TaxisonarainyNewYorknig

htarerarerthansunshine.Bythetimethegroupgotuptoleave,itwaspouringoutside.Welty’snewfriendsimmediatelysentawaitertofindacab.Headingbackdown

towntowardherhotel,herbig-cityfriendswereamazedattheturnofeventsthathadchangedtheirBigAppledinnerintoaMississippistat

ereunion(团聚)."Myfriendsaid:‘Nowwebelieveyourstories,’"Weltyadded."AndIsaid:‘Nowyouknow.Thesearethepeoplethatmake

mewritethem.’"Sittingonasofainherroom,Welty,aslimfigureinasimplegraydress,lookedpleasedwiththisexplanation."Idon’tmakethemup,"shesaido

fthecharactersinherfictiontheselast50orsoyears."Idon’thaveto."Beauticians,bartenders,pianoplayersandpeoplewithpurp

lehats,Welty’speoplecomefromafternoonsspentvisitingwitholdfriends,fromwalksthroughthestreetsofhernativeJackson,Miss.,fromconv

ersationsoverheardonabus.ItannoysWeltythat,at78,herleftearhasnowgivenout.Sometimes,sittingonabusoratrain,shehear

sonlyafragment(片段)ofaparticularlyinterestingstory.25.WhathappenedwhenWeltywaswithherfriendsatthecafe?A.Twostrangersjoinedher.B.Herchildh

oodfriendscamein.C.Aheavyrainruinedthedinner.D.Somepeopleheldapartythere.26.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph6referstoWelty’

s_____________.A.readersB.partiesC.friendsD.stories27.WhatcanwelearnaboutthecharactersinWelty’sfiction?A.Theyliveinbigcities.B.

Theyaremostlywomen.C.Theycomefromreallife.D.Theyarepleasureseekers.Passage5【2016年浙江卷】Twothingschangedmylife:mymotherandawhiteplas

ticbikebasket.Ihavethoughtlongandhardaboutitandit’strue.Iwouldbeadifferentpersonifmymomhadn’tturnedasillybicycleaccessoryint

oalifelessonIcarrywithmetoday.Mymotherandfatherwereunitedintheirwayofraisingchildren,butitmostlyfelltomymother

toactuallycarryitout.Lookingback,Ihonestlydon’tknowhowshedidit.Managingthefamilybudgetmusthavebeenaveryhardtask,but

shemadeitlookeffortless.Ifwecomplainedaboutnothavingwhatanotherkiddid,we’dhearsomethinglike,"Idon’tcarewhatso-and-sogotf

orhisbirthday,youarenotgettingaTVinyourroom/acarforyourbirthday/alavishsweet-16party."Wehadtoearnourallowan

ce(零用钱)bydoingchoresaroundthehouse.Icanstillrememberhowlongittooktopolishthelegsofourcoffeetable.Mybrotherscannodoubtrememberhoursspentclean

ingthehouse.LikethetwolittlegirlsgrowingupattheWhiteHouse,wemadeourownbeds(nooneleftthehouseuntilthatwasdone)andpickedupafterourselves.Wehadtokee

ptrackofourbelongings,andifsomethingwaslost,itwasnotreplaced.Itwassummerand,oneday,mymotherdrovemetothebikeshoptogetatirefixed—andthereitwasinthewi

ndow.White,shiny,plasticanddecoratedwithflowers,thebasketwinkedatmeandIknew—Iknew—Ihadtohaveit."It’sbeautiful,"mymothersaidwhenIpoin

teditouttoher."Whataneatbasket."Itriedtoholdoffatfirst.Iplayeditcoolforashortwhile.ButthenIguessIcouldn’tstanditanylonger:"Mom,pleasecanIple

ase,pleasegetit?I’lldoextrachoresforaslongasyousay.I’lldoanything,butIneedthatbasket.Ilovethatbasket.Please,Mom.Please?"Iwasdesperate."Youknow,"s

hesaid,gentlyrubbingmybackwhilewebothstaredatwhatIbelievedwasthecoolestthingever,"Ifyousaveupyoucoul

dbuythisyourself.""BythetimeImakeenoughit’llbegone!""MaybeRogerherecouldholditforyou,"shesmiledatRoger,thebikeguy."Hecan’tholditf

orthatlong,Mom.Someoneelsewillbuyit.Please,Mom,please?""Theremightbeanotherway,"shesaid.Andsoourpayingplanunfolded.Mymotherboughtthebeautifulbaske

tandputitsafelyinsomehidingplaceIcouldn’tfind.EachweekIeagerlycountedmygrowingsavingsincreasedbyextraworkhereandthere(washingthecar,helpingmymo

thermakedinner,deliveringorcollectingthingsonmybikethatalreadylookednakedwithoutthebasketinfront).Andthen,week

slater,Icounted,re-countedandjumpedforjoy.Oh,happyday!Imadeit!Ifinallyhadtheexactamountwe’dagreedupon....Dayslatertheunthinkablehappened.Aneighborh

oodgirlI’dplayedwithmillionsoftimesappearedwiththeexactsamebasketfixedtohershiny,newbikethatalreadyhadalltheb

ellsandwhistles.Irodehardandfasthometotellmymotheraboutthisdisaster.Thishorribleturnofevents.Andthencame

thelessonI’vetakenwithmethroughmylife:"Honey,yourbasketisextra-special,"Momsaid,gentlywipingawaymyhottears."Yourbasketisspecialbecauseyou

paidforityourself."55.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Thechildrenenjoyeddoinghousework.B.Theauthorcamef

romawell-offfamily.C.Themotherraisedherchildreninanunusualway.D.ThechildrenwerefondoftheUSpresident’sdaughters.56.Whentheauthorsa

wthebasketinthewindow,she________.A.fellinlovewithitB.staredathermotherC.recognizeditatonceD.wentuptothebikeguy57.Whydidtheauthorsaymany"

pleases"tohermother?A.Shelongedtodoextrawork.B.Shewaseagertohavethebasket.C.Shefelttiredafterstandingtoolong.D.Shewantedtobepolitet

ohermother.58.Byusing"naked"(Paragraph12),theauthorseemstostressthatthebasketwas________.A.somethingshecouldaffo

rdB.somethingimportanttoherC.somethingimpossibletogetD.somethingshecoulddowithout59.Totheauthor,itseemedtobeahorrib

leturnofeventsthat________.A.somethingspoiledherpayingplanB.thebasketcostmorethanshehadsavedC.aneighborhoodgirlhadboughtanewbikeD.someoneelsehadgota

basketofthesamekind60.Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhermother?A.Savemoneyforarainyday.B.Goodadvic

eisbeyondallprice.C.Earnyourbreadwithyoursweat.D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.Passage6【2016年北京卷】SurvivingHurricaneSa

ndy(飓风桑迪)NatalieDoan,14,hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockaway,NewYork.Livingjustafewblocksfromthebeach,Nataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavesf

romherhouse."It’stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecial,"shesays.OnOctober29,2012,thatoceanturnedfierce.Thatnight,Hurr

icaneSandyattackedtheEastCoast,andRockawaywashitespeciallyhard.Fortunately,Natalie’sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity’sbridgeclo

sed.WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextday,theyfoundtheirneighborhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie’sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfaraway.Allaroundher

,peopleweresuffering,especiallytheelderly.Natalie’sschoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarilyattendaschoolinBrooklyn.Inthefollowingf

ewdays,themenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspiredNatalie.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.Neighborsdevotedtheirs

paretimetohelpingothersrebuild.Teenagersclimbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerlesshigh-rise

buildings."MymomtellsmethatIcan’tcontrolwhathappenstome,"Nataliesays,"butIcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit."Natalie’schoicewastohelp

.Shecreatedawebsitepage,matchingsurvivorsinneedwithdonorswhowantedtohelp.NataliepostedinformationaboutaboynamedPatrick,wholosthisbaseballcardcol

lectionwhenhishouseburneddown.Withindays,Patrick’scollectionwasreplaced.Inthecomingmonths,herwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids:Chr

istopher,whoreceivedanewbasketball;Charlie,whogotanewkeyboard.Nataliealsoworkedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-neededsuppliestoRockaway

.Hereffortsmadeherafamousperson.LastApril,shewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouseandhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChange.Today,thescars(创痕)ofdestructionares

tillseeninRockaway,buthopeisintheair.Thestreetsareclear,andmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt."Ican’timaginelivinganywherebutRockaway

,"Nataliedeclares."Myneighborhoodwillbeback,evenstrongerthanbefore."59.WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricane,shefound_________.A

.somefriendshadlosttheirlivesB.herneighborhoodwasdestroyedC.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklynD.theelderlywerefreefromsuffering

60.AccordingtoParagraph4,whoinspiredNataliemost?A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuild.B.Thepeopletrappedinhigh-rise

buildings.C.Thevolunteersdonatingmoneytosurvivors.D.Localteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeople.61.HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?A.She

gavehertoystootherkids.B.Shetookcareofyoungerchildren.C.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp.D.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform.62.Whatdoesthest

oryintendtotellus?A.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C.Eastorwest,homeisbest.D.Technologyispower.Passage7【

2016年江苏卷】Notsolongago,mostpeopledidn’tknowwhoShelly-AnnFraser-Prycewasgoingtobecome.Shewasjustanaver

agehighathlete.TherewaseveryindicationthatshewasjustanotherJamaicanteenagerwithoutmuchofafuture.However,oneper

sonwantedtochangethis.StephenFrancisobservedtheneighteen-year-oldShelly-Annatatrackmeetandwasconvincedthathehadseenthebeginnin

gsoftruegreatness.Hertimeswerenotexactlyimpressive,butevenso,hesensedtherewassomethingtryingtogetout,somethingtheother

coacheshadoverlookedwhentheyhadassessedherandfoundherlacking.HedecidedtoofferShelly-Annaplaceinhisverystricttrainingsessions.Theircooperationquic

klyproducedresults,andafewyearslateratJamaica’sOlympictrialsinearly2008,Shelly-Ann,whoatthattimeonlyr

ankednumber70intheworld,beatJamaica’sunchallengedqueenofthesprint(短跑)."Wheredidshecomefrom?"askedanastonisheds

printingworld,beforeconcludingthatshemustbeoneofthoseone-hitwondersthatspringupfromtimetotime,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.ButShelly-Annw

astoprovethatshewasanythingbutaone-hitwonder.AttheBeijingOlympicsshesweptawayanydoubtsaboutherabilitytoperfor

mconsistentlybybecomingthefirstJamaicanwomanevertowinthe100metresOlympicgold.ShediditagainoneyearonattheWorldChampionshipsinBerlin,bec

omingworldchampionwithatimeof10.73—thefourthfastesttimeever.Shelly-Annisalittlewomanwithabigsmile.Shehasamentaltoughnesstha

tdidnotcomeaboutbychance.Herjourneytobecomingthefastestwomanonearthhasbeenanythingbutsmoothandeffortless.ShegrewupinoneofJamaica’stoughest

inner-citycommunitiesknownasWaterhouse,whereshelivedinaone-roomapartment,sleepingfourinabedwithhermotherandtwobrothers.Wate

rhouse,oneofthepoorestcommunitiesinJamaica,isareallyviolentandoverpopulatedplace.SeveralofShelly-Ann’sfriendsandfamilywerecaughtupinthekill

ings;oneofhercousinswasshotdeadonlyafewstreetsawayfromwhereshelived.Sometimesherfamilydidn’thaveenoughtoeat.Sheranattheschoolchampio

nshipsbarefootedbecauseshecouldn’taffordshoes.HermotherMaxime,oneofafamilyoffourteen,hadbeenanathleteherselfasa

younggirlbut,likesomanyothergirlsinWaterhouse,hadtostopaftershehadherfirstbaby.Maxime’searlyentryintotheadultworldwithitsresponsi

bilitiesgaveherthedeterminationtoensurethatherkidswouldnotendupinWaterhouse’sroundaboutofpoverty.OneofthefirstthingsMaximeusedtodowithShelly-Annw

astakinghertothetrack,andshewasreadytosacrificeeverything.Itdidn’ttakelongforShelly-Anntorealizethatsportscouldbeherwayou

tofWaterhouse.OnasummereveninginBeijingin2008,allthoselong,hardhoursofworkandcommitmentfinallyborefruit.

Thebarefootkidwhojustafewyearspreviouslyhadbeenlivinginpoverty,surroundedbycriminalsandviolence,hadwrittenanewchapterinthehist

oryofsports.ButShelly-Ann’svictorywasfargreaterthanthat.ThenightshewonOlympicgoldinBeijing,theroutinemurdersinWaterhouseandthedrugwars

intheneighbouringstreetsstopped.Thedarkcloudaboveoneoftheworld’stoughestcriminalneighbourhoodssimplydisappearedforafewdays."Ihavesomuchfireburningf

ormycountry,"Shellysaid.SheplanstostartafoundationforhomelesschildrenandwantstobuildacommunitycentreinWaterhouse.Shehopestoin

spiretheJamaicanstolaydowntheirweapons.Sheintendstofighttomakeitawoman’saswellasaman’sworld.AsMuhammadAliputsit,"Championsaren’tmadeingyms.Cha

mpionsaremadefromsomethingtheyhavedeepinsidethem.Adesire,adream,avision."OneofthethingsShelly-Anncanbeproudofisherunderstandingofthi

struth.65.WhydidStephenFrancisdecidetocoachShelly-Ann?A.Hehadastrongdesiretofreeherfamilyfromtrouble.

B.Hesensedagreatpotentialinherdespiteherweaknesses.C.Shehadbigproblemsmaintainingherperformance.D.Shesufferedalotofdefea

tsattheprevioustrackmeets.66.WhatdidthesprintingworldthinkofShelly-Annbeforethe2008OlympicGames?A.Shewouldbecomeapromisings

tar.B.Shebadlyneededtosethighergoals.C.Hersprintingcareerwouldnotlastlong.D.Hertalentforsprintingwasknowntoall.67.What

madeMaximedecidetotrainherdaughteronthetrack?A.Hersuccessandlessonsinhercareer.B.HerinterestinShelly-Ann’squickprofit.C.HerwishtogetShelly-Annouto

fpoverty.D.Herearlyentranceintothesprintingworld.68.WhatcanweinferfromShelly-Ann’sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5?A.

Shewashighlyrewardedforherefforts.B.Shewaseagertodomoreforhercountry.C.Shebecameanathleticstarinhercountry.D.Shewastheenvyofthewholecommunity.69.B

ymentioningMuhammadAli’swords,theauthorintendstotellusthat________.A.playersshouldbehighlyinspiredbycoac

hesB.greatathletesneedtoconcentrateonpatienceC.hardworkisnecessaryinone’sachievementsD.motivationallows

greatathletestobeonthetop70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheMakingofaGreatAthleteB.TheDreamforChampionshipC.TheKeytoHighPerformanceD.Th

ePowerofFullResponsibilityPassage8【2016年上海卷】Oneearlymorning,Iwentintothelivingroomtofindmymotherreadingathic

kbookcalledBestLovedPoemstoReadAgainandAgain.Myinterestwasarousedonlybythefactthattheword"Poems"appearedinbig,ho

tpinkletters."Isitgood?"Iaskedher."Yeah,"sheanswered."There’soneIreallylikeandyou’lllikeit,too."Ileanedforward."‘PattyPoem,’

"shereadthetitle.WhoisPatty?Iwondered.Thepoembegan:Sheneverputshertoysaway,Justleavesthemscattered①wherethey

lay,…①散乱的Thepoemwasjustthreeshortsections.Thefinalonecamequickly:Whenshegrowsandgatherspoise②,②稳重I’llmissherharum-scarum③noise,③莽撞的Andlookinva

in④forscatteredtoys.④徒劳地AndI’llbesad.Aterriblesorrowwashedoverme.WhoeverPattywas,shewasameangirl.Then,theshock."It’syou,honey,"My

mothersaidsadly.Tomymother,thepoemrevealedaparent’saffectionwhenherchildgrowsupandleaves.Tome,the"she"inthepoemwashorror.Itwasmymamawhowouldbesad.I

twassoterribleIburstoutcrying."What’swrong?"mymotherasked."OhMama,"Icried."Idon’twanttogrowupever!"Shesmiled."Honey,it’sokay.You’renotgrowingu

panytimesoon.Andwhenyoudo,I’llstillloveyou,okay?""Okay,"Iwasstillweeping.Mypanichasgone.ButIcouldnothelpthinkingabouttha

tsillypoem.Afterwhatseemedlikeasafeamountoftime,Ireadthepoemagainandwasconfused.Itallfitsowelltogether,likeapuzzle.Thelang

uagewassimple,sosimpleIcouldplainlyunderstanditsmeaning,yetitwasstillbeautiful.Iwasnowfascinatedbytheideaofpoetry,wordsthathadthepowertomakeorb

reakaperson’sworld.Ihavesincefalleninlovewithotherpoems,but"PattyPoem"remainsmypoem.Afterall,"PattyPoem"gavememyloveforpoetrynotbecauseitwast

hepoemthatliftedmyspirits,butbecauseitwastheonethathurtmethemost.66.WhywasthewriterattractedbythebookBestLovedPoemstoReadAgainandAgai

n?A.Itwasathickenoughbook.B.Somethingonitscovercaughthereye.C.Hermotherwasreadingitwithinterest.D.Ithasameaningfultitle.67.Afterhermotherreadt

hepoemtoher,thewriterfelt______atfirst.A.sadB.excitedC.horrifiedD.confused68.Thewriter’smotherlikedtoread"PattyPoem"probablybecause_____

_.A.itreflectedherownchildhoodB.itwaswritteninsimplelanguageC.itwascomposedbyafamouspoetD.itgaveherahintofwhatwouldhappen69.Itcanbeconclud

edfromthepassagethat"PattyPoem"leadsthewriterto_______.A.discoverthepowerofpoetryB.recognizeherloveforpuzzlesC.f

indhereagernesstogrowupD.experiencegreathomesicknessPassage9【2016年天津卷】Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegr

owsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplis

hwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaitedu

ntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermas

ter’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“vo-tech”student(技校学生).They’recalled

“motorheads”bytherestofthestudentbody.Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”,Iwasshocked.“Hey,he’s

agoodkid,”Iwantedtosay.“Andsmart,really.”Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyw

orkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls(光荣榜).Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesd

on’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$8

00.“Hey,Icanfixit,”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotp

arts(零件)fromajunkyard,andabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thelostwas$25insteadof$80.Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenair-conditio

ner,anon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehap

piestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsan

dclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearn

edthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.41.Whatusedt

obetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A.Toavoidbecominghisclone.B.Toresemblehiminappearance.C.Todevelopinadifferentdirection.D.Toreachtheauth

or’sunachievedgoals.42.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?A.Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.B.Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegree.C.Hissontriedhard

tofinishhomework.D.Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.43.Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat_____________.A.Hiss

onhadtheabilitytofixitB.itwouldsavehimmuchtimeC.itwouldn’tcausehimanymorelossD.othermotorheadswouldcomet

ohelp44.Intheauthor’seyes,motorheadsare_____________.A.tidyandhardworkingB.cheerfulandsmartC.lazybutbrightD.relaxedbutrude45.Whatdidtheauthorrealizei

ntheend?A.Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B.Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C.Architectsplayamor

eimportantrolethanbuilders.D.Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.Passage10【2016年天津卷】Failureisprobablythemostexh

austingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:asstart-upfatigue(疲惫)andp

erformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerw

edelayit,themoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evenifnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisob

viousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.Yearsago,Iwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthe

greatideasofsomefamousauthors.Applyingmyownrule,Ideterminedtowritetheminalphabeticalorder(按字母顺序),neverlettin

gmyselfleaveoutatoughidea.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceproved

thattheruleworks.Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Thoughwillingtogetstarted,wecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogr

eatthat,howeverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscious

takeover.WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica(《大英百科全书》),Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.Nothinglikethishadeverbeendonebefore

,anddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutions,butnoneofthemworked.Myfatiguebecamealmostunbearable.Oneday,mentallyexhausted,Iwro

tedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolved.Itriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitself,notwithme.Relieved,Isatbackinane

asychairandfellasleep.Anhourlater,Iwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinmind.Intheweeksthatfollowed,thesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyun

consciousmindprovedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbefore,Ifeltnofatigue.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.Humanbein

gs,Ibelievemusttrytosucceed.Success,then,meansneverfeelingtired.51.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto_____________.A.d

elaytasksB.workhardC.seekhelpD.acceptfailure52.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphy

sicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.53.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromp

erformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.

D.Afterfindingawayout.54.Accordingtotheauthor,theunconsciousmindmayhelpus_____________.A.ignorementalproble

msB.getsomenicesleepC.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailur

eB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:AWaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems2015年记叙文Pass

age1【2015年新课标Ⅰ卷】ThefreezingNortheasthasn’tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswinter,sowhenthechancecameforaweek

endtoSarasota,Florida,mybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsay"sunshine".IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC(维生素C)

,thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.Whenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmair,Isentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpools,winetasting,andpinksunsets(a

tnormaleveninghours,not4intheafternoon)filledtheweekend,butthebestpart-particularlytomytaste,dulledbymonthsofcold—weatherrootvege

tables—wasa7a.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers’marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake-upcall.Thema

rket,whichwasfoundedin1979,setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7a.m.to1p.m.,rainorshine,alongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawber

ries,thered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofall,thetomatoes:amazing,large,softandroundredtom

atoes.Disappointedbymanyabroken,vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的)promise,I’verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.Nomatterhowattractivethey

lookinthestore,onceIgetthemhomethey’reunfailinglydry,hard,andtasteless.ButIhomedin,withuncertainty,ononeparticulartab

leattheBrown’sGroveFarm’sstand,fulloffreshandsofttomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal—andatthatmoment,Irealizedthatthebestpartof

SarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatbackhomeinNewYorkIwouldn’tbeexperiencingagainformonths.DelightedasIw

asbythetomatoesinsight,myhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearnedthatBrown’sGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDusty,anewlyopenedrestaura

ntattheSarasotaRitzCarlton,where—luckilyforme—Iwasplanningtohavedinnerthatverynight.Withoutevenseeingthemenu,IknewI’dbeorderingeverytomatoon

it.24.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYork?A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.25.Whatmadetheauthor’sgettingupearlyworthwhil

e?A.Havingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmer’smarket.26.WhatcanwelearnabouttomatoessoldinNewYor

kinwinter?A.Theyaresoft.B.Theylooknice.C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.27.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodothatevening?A

.Gotoafarm.B.Checkintoahotel.C.Eatinarestaurant.D.Buyfreshvegetables.Passage2【2015年新课标Ⅱ卷】Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.

IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmei

ntobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarsless

thanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifulwhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,Ididn’t

getanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic(静电)

noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegan

toappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,and

Ihadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles(肌肉)shakingmyset.Whenneitheroft

hesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmy

first,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesitisworkingwellnow,butIkeep

expectingmoretrouble.21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.B.Hecouldn’

treturnitwhenitwasbroken.C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.22.Whichofthefollowinganbestreplacethe

phrase“signedoff”inparagraph1?A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannelsC.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies23.H

owdidtheauthorfinallygetthisTVsetworkingagain?A.ByshakingandhittingitB.ByturningitonandoffC.Byswitchingchannel

sD.Byhavingitrepaired24.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.CuriousB.AnxiousC.CautiousD.HumorousPassage3【2015年浙江卷】Fromtheve

rybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandreadingaconstantsourceofpossiblefailureandpublichumiliation.Whenchildrenarelittlewemakethemreadaloud,beforetheteache

randotherchildren,sothatwecanbesurethey"know"allthewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydon'tknowaword,theyaregoingtomakeamistake,rightinf

rontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-gradeclassesforfouryears,Idecidedtotryatallcoststoridthemoftheirfeara

nddislikeofbooks,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventurously.Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaid

tothem,"NowI'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyo

utoreadthemonlyforpleasure.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooksornot.Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwantto

goonreadingit,that'senoughforme.AlsoI’mnotgoingtoaskyouwhatwordsmean."Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisa

teachertalking?Onegirl,whohadjustcometousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmesteadilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.

Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyandseriously,“MrHolt,doyoureallymeanthat?"Isaidjustasseriously,"Imeaneverywordofit.”Duringthespringshereallyast

onishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk.FromaglimpseoftheillustrationsIthoughtIknewwhatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,"Itcan'

tbe,"andwenttotakeacloserlook.Sureenough,shewasreadingMobyDick,intheeditionwithwoodcuts.Isaid,"Don'tyoufindpartsofitratherheavygoing?"

Sheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart.”Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbeandinschoolsoseldomis—anexciting

,joyousadventure.Findsomething,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyoucanoutofit,goontosomethingelse.Howdifferentisourmean-spiri

ted,pickyinsistencethateverychildgeteverylastlittlescrapof"understanding"thatcanbedugoutofabook.41.Accordingtothepassage,chi

ldren'sfearanddislikeofbooksmayresultfrom_________.A.readinglittleandthinkinglittleB.readingoftenandadventurouslyC.beingmadetore

adtoomuchD.beingmadetoreadaloudbeforeothers42.Theteachertoldhisstudentstoread_________.A.forenjoymentB.forknowledgeC.foralargervo

cabularyD.forhigherscoresinexams43.Uponhearingtheteacher'stalk,thechildrenprobablyfeltthat__________.A.

itsoundedstupidB.itwasnotsurprisingatallC.itsoundedtoogoodtobetrueD.itwasnodifferentfromotherteachers'talk44.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutt

hegirlisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Sheskippedoverthoseeasypartswhilereading.B.Shehadahardtimefinishingtherequiredreadingtasks.C.Sh

elearnedtoappreciatesomepartsofthedifficultbooks.D.Sheturnedouttobeatopstudentaftercomingtothisschool.45.Fromtheteacher'spointof

view,_______.A.childrencannottellgoodpartsfrombadpartswhilereadingB.childrenshouldbelefttodecidewhattor

eadandhowtoreadC.readingisneverapleasantandinspiringexperienceinschoolD.readinginvolvesunderstandingeverylittlepieceofinformationPassage4【2015年

浙江卷】Ifhumansweretrulyathomeunderthelightofthemoonandstars,wewouldgoindarknesshappily,themidnightworldasvisibletousasitistothevastnumberofnocturn

al(夜间活动的)speciesonthisplanet.Instead,wearediurnalcreatures,witheyesadaptedtolivinginthesun'slight.Thisisabasicevolutionaryfact,eventhoughm

ostofusdon'tthinkofourselvesasdiurnalbeings.Yetit'stheonlywaytoexplainwhatwe'vedonetothenight:We'veengineeredittoreceiveusbyfil

lingitwithlight.Thebenefitsofthiskindofengineeringcomewithconsequences—calledlightpollution—whoseeffectsscientistsareonlynowbeginningtos

tudy.Lightpollutionislargelytheresultofbadlightingdesign,whichallowsartificiallighttoshineoutwardandupwardintothesky.Ⅲ-designedl

ightingwashesoutthedarknessofnightandcompletelychangesthelightlevels—andlightrhythms—towhichmanyformsoflife,including,ourselves,haveadapted.W

hereverhumanlightspillsintothenaturalworld,someaspectoflifeisaffected.Inmostcitiestheskylooksasthoughithasbeenemptiedofstars

,leavingbehindavacanthaze(霾)thatmirrorsourfearofthedark.We'vegrownsousedtothisorangehazethattheoriginalgloryofanunlitnigh,-darkenoughf

ortheplanetVenustothrowshadowonEarth,iswhollybeyondourexperience,beyondmemoryalmost.We’velitupthenightasif

itwereanunoccupiedcountry,whennothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Amongmammalsalone,thenumberofnocturnalspeciesisasto

nishing,Lightisapowerfulbiologicalforce,andonmanyspeciesitactsasamagnet(磁铁).Theeffectissopowerfulthatscientistsspeakofsongbirdsandseabir

dsbeing“captured”bysearchlightsonlandorbythelightfromgasflaresonmarineoilplatforms.Migratingatnight,b

irdstendtocollidewithbrightlylittallbuildings.Frogslivingnearbrightlylithighwayssuffernocturnallightlevelsthatareasmuchasamilliontimesbrighte

rthannormal,throwingnearlyeveryaspectoftheirbehavioroutofjoint,includingtheirnighttimebreedingchoruses.Humansarenolesstra

ppedbylightpollutionthanthefrogs.Likemostothercreatures,wedoneeddarkness.Darknessisasessentialtoourbiologicalwelfa

re,toourinternalclockwork,aslightitself.Livinginaglareofourmaking,wehavecutourselvesofffromourevoluti

onaryandculturalheritage—thelightofthestarsandtherhythmsofdayandnight.Inaveryrealsense,lightpollutioncausesustolosesightofourtr

ueplaceintheuniverse,toforgetthescaleofourbeing,whichisbestmeasuredagainstthedimensionsofadeepnightwiththeMilkyWay—th

eedgeofourgalaxy—archingoverhead.50.Accordingtothepassage,humanbeings.A.prefertoliveinthedarknessB.areusedtolivinginthedaylightC

.werecuriousaboutthemidnightworldD.hadtostayathomewiththelightofthemoon51.Whatdoes“it”(Paragraph1)mo

stprobablyreferto?A.Thenight.B.ThemoonC.TheskyD.Theplanet52.Thewritermentionsbirdsandfrogsto.A.provideexamp

lesofanimalprotectionB.showhowlightpollutionaffectsanimalsC.comparethelivinghabitsofbothspeciesD.explainwhythenumberofcertainspeciesh

asdeclined53.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat.A.lightpollutiondoseharmtotheeyesightofanimalsB.lightpollutionhasdestroyedsomeoftheworldheritage

sC.humanbeingscannotgototheouterspaceD.humanbeingsshouldreflectontheirpositionintheuniverse54.Whatmi

ghtbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheMagicLight.B.TheOrangeHaze.C.TheDisappearingNight.D.TheRhythmsofNature.Passage5【2015年浙江卷】

In2004,whenmydaughterBeckywasten,sheandmyhusband,Joe,wereunitedintheirdesireforadog.Asforme,Isharednone

oftheircaninelust.Butwhy,theypleaded.“BecauseIdon’thavetimetotakecareofadog.”“Butwe’lldoit.”“Really?You’re

goingtowalkthedog?Feedthedog?Bathethedog?”“Yes,yes,andyes.”“Idon’tbelieveyou.”“Wewill.Wepromise.”Theydidn’t.Fro

mdaytwo(everyonewantedtowalkthecutepuppythatfirstday),neitherthoughttowalkthedog.WhileIwasslowtoacceptthatIwouldbetheonetokeept

rackofhershots,toschedulehervetappointments,tofeedandcleanher,Mistyknewthisondayone.Asshelookedupatthethreenew

humansinherlife(small,medium,andlarge),shecalculated,“Themediumoneisthesuckerinthepack.”Quickly,sheandI

developedsomethingverysimilartoaVulcanmindmeld(心灵融合).She’dlookatmewiththosesadbrowneyesofhers,beamherneed,andthe

nwait,trustingIwouldunderstand—which,strangely,Ialmostalwaysdid.Innotime,shebecamemyfifthappendage(附肢)

,snoringonmyhome-officecouchasIworked,cradlingagainstmyfeetasIread,andsplayingacrossmystomachasIwatchedtelevision.Ev

enso,partofmecontinuedtoresentwalkingduty.JoeandBeckyhadpromised.Notfair,I’dbalk(不心甘情愿地做)silentlyassheandIwa

lked.“Notfair,”I’dloudlyremindanyonewithinearshotuponourreturnhome.Thenoneday—January1,2007,tobeexact—myhusba

nd’sdoctorutteredanunthinkableword:leukemia(白血病).Withthat,IspenteighttotenhoursadaywithJoeinthehospital,doinganythingandeverythingIcould

toeasehisdiscomfort.Duringthosesixmonthsofhospitalizations,Becky,12atthetime,adjustedtootheradultsbe

inginthehousewhenshereturnedfromschool.Myworkcolleaguesadjustedtomytakingoffatamoment'snoticeformedicalemergencies.Everypartofmyl

ifechanged;nopartofmyoldroutineremained.Saveone:Mistystillneededwalking.Atthebeginning,whenfriendsofferedtotakeherthroughherpaces,Idecli

nedbecauseIknewtheyhadtheirownhouseholdstodealwith.Asthemonthswentby,IbegantorealizethatIactuallywantedtowalkMisty.T

hewalkinthemorningbeforeIheadedtothehospitalwasaquiet,peacefultimetogathermythoughtsortojustbebeforetheday'smedicaldram

aunfolded.Theeveningwalkwasatimetoshakeofftheday'supsetsandlettheworrytracksinmyheadgotowhitenoise.Whenseriousillnessvisitsyourhousehold

,it'snotjustyourdailyroutineandyourassumptionsaboutthefuturethatarenolongerfamiliar.Prettymucheveryoneyouknowactsdiffere

ntly.NotMisty.Takeherforawalk,andshehadnointerestinJoe'sbloodcountsorbonemarrowtestresults.Onthestreetorinthepark,shehadonlyoneth

ingonhermind:squirrels!Shewassojoyousthatevenontheworstdays,shecouldmakemesmile.Onadailybasis,sheremindedm

ethatlifegoeson.AfterJoediedin2009,Mistysleptonhispillow.I'mgrateful一toapoint.Thetruthis,afteryearsofbalking,I'vecometoenjoymywalkswithMis

ty.AsIwatchherchaseafterasquirrel,throwingherwholebeingintothehere-and-nowofanexercisethathasneveronceend

edinvictory,sheremindsme,too,thatnomatterhowharshthepresentorunpredictablethefuture,there'salmostalw

ayssomemeasureofjoytobeextractedfromthemoment.55.whydidn'tthewriteragreetoraiseadogatthebeginningofthestory?A.Sh

ewasafraidthedogwouldgetthefamilyintotrouble.B.Itwouldbeherbusinesstotakecareofthedog.C.Herhusbandanddaughterwereunitedasone.

D.Shedidn'twanttospoilherdaughter.56.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningto"Themediumoneisthesuckerinthepack.”(Para

graph3)?A."Themiddle-agedpersonlovesmemost.”B.“Themedium-sizedwomanisthehostess.”C."Themaninthemiddleistheonewhohasthefinalsay.”D."T

hewomanisthekindandtrustworthyoneinthefamily.”57.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that_______.A.MistywasquitecleverB.MistycouldsolvemathproblemsC.thew

riterwasaslowlearnerD.noonewalkedMistythefirstday58.Thestorycametoitsturningpointwhen________.A.Joediedin2009B.Joefellillin2007C.thewriterbegant

owalkthedagD.thedogtriedtopleasethewriter59.WhydidthewritercontinuetowalkMistywhileJoewasinhospital?

A.Mistycouldn’tlivewithouther.B.Herfriendsdidn’tofferanyhelp.C.Thewalkprovidedherwithspiritualcomfort.D.Shedidn’twantMist

ytobeothers’companion.60.Whatisthemessagethewriterwantstoconveyinthepassage?A.Oneshouldlearntoenjoyhardtimes.

B.Adisastercanchangeeverythinginlife.C.Momentsofjoysuggestthatthereisstillhopeahead.D.Peoplewillchangetheirattitudetowardyouwhenyouareindifficulty.

Passage6【2015年重庆卷】Atthirteen,Iwasdiagnosed(诊所)withakindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschooldifficultform

e.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwri

teonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,“Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotb

eabletodoit.”Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,“Youarenodifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman.”Itried,butIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellr

ang.Ihadtotakeithome.Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhent

heblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots(点),whichopenedupawholenewworldofk

nowledgetotheblind.Wasn’tIthe“blind”inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe“sighted”students?Mythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodance.Icompleted

thetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnodifferentfromothers;Ijustneededaquieterplace.IfLouiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblems,whyshouldIevergiveup?Ididn’te

xpectanythingwhenIhandedinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday—witha

n“A”onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:“Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?”36.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadinginclassbecause_______

__.A.HewasnewtotheclassB.HewastiredofliteratureC.HehadanattentiondisorderD.Hewantedtotakethetaskhome37.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraille

fromthepassage?A.Hehadgoodsight.B.Hemadeagreatinvention.C.Hegaveupreading.D.Helearnedalotfromschool.38.WhatwasMrs

.Smith’sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.Sympathetic.D.Encouraging.39.Whatisthemainideaofthe

passage?A.Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwithrespect.B.Ateachercanopenupanewworldtostudents.C.Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswith

efforts.D.Everyoneneedsahandwhenfacedwithchallenges.Passage7【2015年安徽卷】Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthin

unity(团结).Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,

shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislesso

naboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandD

annylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,

whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedi

ntherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastooha

rd.Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusi

ness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theywork

edtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplains,"Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Wit

houtthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness."Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.Now

theAns’corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheya

reabigsuccess.60.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow____________.A.thestrengthoffamilyunityB.thedifficult

yofgrowingupC.theadvantageofchopsticksD.thebestwayofgivingalesson61.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily____________.A.start

edabusinessin1975B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoneyC.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles62.WhatcanweinferabouttheAnd

aughters?A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.C.Theywereinflue

ncedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebe

sttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.StrengthComesfromPeaceC.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.FamilyUnity

BuildsSuccessPassage8TheBoyMadeIt!【2015年北京卷】OneSunday,Nicholas,ateenager,wentskiingatSugarloafMountaininMaine.Inthe

earlyafternoon,whenhewasplanningtogohome,afiercesnowstormsweptintothearea.Unabletoseefar,heaccidentallyturnedoffthepath.Beforeheknewi

t,Nicholaswaslost,allalone!Hedidn’thavefood,water,aphone,orothersupplies.Hewasgettingcolderbytheminute.Ni

cholashadnoideawherehewas.Hetriednottopanic.HethoughtaboutallthesurvivalshowshehadwatchedonTV.Itwastimetoputthetipshehadlearnedtouse.Hedecid

edtostopskiing.Therewasabetterchanceofsomeonefindinghimifhestayedput.Thefirstthinghedidwastofindshelterform

thefreezingwindandsnow.Ifhedidn’t,hisbodytemperaturewouldgetverylow,whichcouldquicklykillhim.Usinghisskis,Nicholasbuiltasnowcave.Hegatheredahug

emassofsnowanddugoutaholeinthemiddle.Thenhepiledbranchesontopofhimself,likeablanket,tostayaswarmashecould.Bythatevening,Nicholaswasreallyhungry.H

eatesnowanddrankwaterfromanearbystreamsothathisbodywouldn’tlosetoomuchwater.Notknowinghowmuchlongerhecouldlast,Nicholas

didtheonlythinghecould-hehuddled(蜷缩)inhiscaveandslept.Thenextday,Nicholaswentouttolookforhelp,buthecouldn’tfindanyone.Hefollowedhistracksandre

turnedtothesnowcave,becausewithoutshelter,hecoulddiethatnight.OnTuesday,Nicholaswentouttofindhelp.Hehadwalkedforaboutamil

ewhenavolunteersearcherfoundhim.Aftertwodaysstuckinthesnow,Nicholaswassaved.Nicholasmightnothavesurvivedthissnowstormhaditnotbee

nforTV.HehadoftenwatchedGrylls’survivalshow.Manvs.Wild.That’swherehelearnedthetipsthatsavedhislife,Ineachepisode(一期节目)ofManvs.Wild,Gryllsisabandon

edinawildareaandhastofindhiswayout.WhenGryllsheardaboutNicholas’amazingdeeds,hewassuperimpressedthatNicholashadmadeitsinceheknewbe

tterthananyonehowhardNicholashadtoworktostayalive.56.WhathappenedtoNicholasoneSundayafternoon?A.Hegotlo

st.B.Hebrokehisskis.C.HehurthiseyesD.Hecaughtacold57.HowdidNicholaskeephimselfwarm?A.Hefoundashelter.B.Helightedsomebranches.C

.Hekeptonskiing.D.Hebuiltasnowcave.58.OnTuesday,Nicholas_____.A.returnedtohissheltersafely[来源:学科网]B.wassavedbyasearcherC.gotstuckin

thesnowD.stavedwherehewas59.NicholasleftGryllsaverydeepimpressionbecausehe_____.A.didtherightthingsinthedangeroussituationB.watchedGrylls’

TVprogramregularlyC.createdsometipsforsurvivalD.wasveryhard-workingPassage9【2015年福建卷】Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearl

yandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghecouldlayh

ishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown."There’ssomuchtolearn,"he’dsay."Though

we’rebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway."Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied(拒绝)aneducation.Th

us,Papainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapa

arequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwa

snevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment—

thetimetosharetheday’snewlearning.Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytoliste

n."Felice,"he’dsay,"tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.""IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...."Silence.Papawasthinkingabo

utwhatwassaid,asifthesalvationoftheworldwoulddependuponit."ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well…"he’dsay."Getthemap;let’sseewhereNepalis."Andthewholefamily

wentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofa

tleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgr

owingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother’seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respect

ingourinput,affirming(肯定)ourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity,Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.Laterduringmytrainingasafuture

teacher,Istudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.Theywereimparting(传授)whatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning

.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.60.Whatdowekn

owfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theauthor’sfatherwasborninaworker’sfamily.B.Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangeth

eirlife.C.Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.D.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.61.Theun

derlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphrefersto"___________".A.onenewthingB.arequestC.thenewsD.somecomment62.Itcanbelearned

fromthepassagethattheauthor___________.A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnewsB.knewverywellaboutNepalC.feltregretaboutthosewasteddaysD.ap

preciatedhisfather’seducationaltechnique63.Whatisthegreatestvalueof"dinnertime"totheauthor?A.Continuallearning.B.Sh

owingtalents.C.Familyget-together.D.WinningPapa’sapproval.64.Theauthor’sfathercanbebestdescribedas___________.A.aneducatorexpertattrai

ningfutureteachersB.aparentinsistentonhischildren’seducationC.aparticipantwillingtosharehisknowledgeD.ateacherstrictabouteverythi

nghisstudentsdidPassage10【2015年广东卷】Peterlovedtoshopusedarticles.Almostamonthago,heboughtapopularwordgamethatusedlittlepiecesofwoodwithdifferentlet

tersonthem.Ashewaspurchasingit,thesalesgirlsaid,"Oh,look,thegameboxhasn’tevenbeenopenedyet.Thatmightbeworthsomemoney."Peterexaminedt

heboxand,sureenough,itwascompletelycoveredinfactory-sealedplastic.Andhesawadateof1973onthebackofthebox."Youshouldputthatupforauct

ion(拍卖)ontheInternet,andseewhathappens,"thesalesgirlsaid."Yes,you’reright.Peoplelikesomethingrare,"Peteragreed."Ican’timaginetherebeingverymanyu

nopenedboxesofthisgamestillaround40yearslater.""Don’tforgettotellmeifyousellit,"thesalesgirlsmiled."

Noproblem,"Petersaid.Afterhegothome,Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsiteslookingforhisgame.Buthecouldn’tfindit.T

henhetypedinthenameofthewordgameandhitSearch.Thesearchresultwas543websitescontaininginformationaboutthechangesofthegame.Overtheyears,thegamehadbeen

producedusinglettersindifferentsizesandgameboardsindifferentcolors.Healsofoundsomelistsofgamefanslookingfor

variousversionsofthegame.Peteremailedsomeofthem,tellingthemwhathehad.Twoweekslater,Peterwentbacktotheshop."Hello.Doyo

ustillremembertheunopenedwordgame?"Thesalesgirllookedathimforasecond,thenrecognizedhimandsaid,"Oh,hi!

""I’vegotsomethingforyou,"Petersaid."Isoldthegameandmade$1,000.Thankyouforyoursuggestion."Hehandedherthree$100bills."Wow!"thesalesgirlcri

edout."Thankyou.Ineverexpectedit."26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPeter’swordgame?A.Itwasmadearound40yearsago.B.Ithadgameboardsindiffer

entsizes.C.Itwaskeptinaplasticbagwithaseal.D.Ithadlittlepiecesofwoodindifferentcolors.27.WhatdidthesalesgirlprobablythinkofPeter’swor

dgame?A.Oldandhandy.B.Rareandvaluable.C.Classicandattractive.D.Colorfulandinteresting.28.Petergotthenamesofthe

gamefansfrom_________.A.anauctionB.theInternetC.agameshopD.thesecond-handshop29.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?A.Petergaveth

egirl$300asareward.B.ThesalesgirlbecamePeter’sfriend.C.Peterreturnedthewordgamefor$1,000.D.Thesalesgirlfeltconfuse

dtoseePeteragain.30.Whatisthemainthemeofthestory?A.It’simportanttokeepapromise.B.It’sgreattoshareinotherpeopl

e’shappiness.C.Weshouldbegratefulforthehelpfromothers.D.Somethingrareisworthalargeamountofmoney.Passage11【2015年

广东卷】WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanyth

ing.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,"Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish."Ireme

mberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,"I’mnotafish!"Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?AsIgot

alittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingcluba

ndstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershall

owwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’thaveanye

yelids(眼皮)andthesunhurtstheireyes...ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem.WhenIgr

ewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,"Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople."Butit

didn’tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,"Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman."Whathesaidwas,"Youneedtothinklikeafi

sh."Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedw

hatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.31.Whywastheauthorupsetinthefishingtrip

swhenhewasnine?A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.Hecouldn

otinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.32.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?A.Toreadaboutfish.B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.C.Tounderstandwhatfishthin

k.D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.33.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound.[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwa

teroncloudydaysC.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees34.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound.A.iteasytothin

klikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiringC.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoor

people35.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom.A.afishingguideB.apopularsalesbookC.anovelonchildhoodD.amillionaire’sbiographyPassage12【2015年湖北卷】“Iseeyo

u’vegotabitofwateronyourcoat,”saidthemanatthepetrolstation.“Isitrainingoutthere?””No,it’sprettynice,”Ireplied,checkingmysleeve.“Oh,right.Apony(

马驹)bitmeearlier.”Asithappened,thebitewasvirtuallypainless:morethekindofsmallbiteyoumightgetfromanaughtychild.Theponyresponsiblewasqueuingu

pforsomeicecreaminthecarparknearHaytor,andperhapsthoughtI’djumpedinaheadofhim.ThereasonwhytheponiesherearenaughtyisthatHaytor

isatourist-heavyareaandtouristsareconstantlyfeedingtheponiesfoods,despitesignsaskingthemnotto.Byfeedingtheponi

es,touristsincreasetheriskofthemgettinghitbyacar,andmakethemhardertogatherduringthearea’sannualponyd

rift(迁移).Thepurposeofaponydriftistogatherthemupsotheirhealthcanbechecked,thebabyonescanbestoppedfromfeedingontheirmother’smilk,andthose

who’vegonebeyondtheirlimitedareacanbereturnedtotheircorrectarea.Someofthemarealsolatersold,inordertolimitth

enumberofponiesaccordingtotherulessetbyNaturalEngland.Threeweeksago,Iwitnessedasmallnear-disasterafewmileswestofhere.Wh

ilewalking,Inoticedaponyrolloveronhisback.“Hello!”Isaidtohim,assuminghewasjustrollingforfun,buthewasverystilland,asIgotcloser,Isawhimkickinghis

legsintheairandbreathingheavily.Ibegantoproperlyworryabouthim.Fortunately,ImanagedtogetintouchwithaDartmoor’sLivestockProtectionofficerandse

ndheraphoto.Theofficerimmediatelysentalocalfarmerouttocheckonthepony.Theponyhadactuallybeentrappedbetweentworocks.Thefarmerfreedh

im,andhebegantorunhappilyaroundagain.Dartmoorhas1,000orsoponies,whoplayacriticalroleincreatingthediversi

tyofspeciesinthisarea.Manypeopleareworkinghardtopreservetheseponies,andtryingtocomeupwithplanstofindasustainab

le(可持续的)futureforoneofDartmoor’smostfinancially-troubledelements.51.Whyaretouristsaskednottofeedtheponies?A.ToprotectthetouristsfrombeingbittenB.T

okeeptheponiesoffthepetrolstationC.ToavoidputtingtheponiesindangerD.Topreventtheponiesfromfighting52.Oneofthepurposesoftheannualponydriftis__________

____.A.tofeedbabyponiesonmilkB.tocontrolthenumberofponiesC.toexpandthehabitatforponiesD.toselltheponiesatagoodprice53.Whatastheauthor’sfirstreactio

nwhenhesawaponyrollonitsback?A.HefreeditfromthetrapB.HecalledaprotectionofficerC.HeworriedaboutitverymuchD.Hethoughtofitasbeingnaughty54.Wh

atdoestheauthorimplyaboutthepreservationofDartmoor’sponies?A.Itlackspeople’sinvolvement.B.ItcostsalargeamountofmoneyC.Itwillaffecttourism

inDartmoor.D.IthascausedanimbalanceofspeciesPassage13【2015年湖北卷】WhatTheresaLoeisdoingprovesthatalargefa

rmisn’taprerequisiteforamoderngrow-your-ownlifestyle.Onamere1/10ofanacreinLosAngeles,Loeandherfamilygrow,can(装罐)andpreservemuchofthefoodtheycon

sume.Loeisamasterfoodpreserver,gardenerandcanningexpert.Shealsooperatesawebsite,wheresheshareshertipsandrecipes,withthe

goalofdemonstratingthateveryonehastheabilitytocontrolwhat’sontheirplate.Loeinitiallywenttoschooltobecomeanengine

er,butshequicklylearnedthatherenthusiasmwasmainlyaboutgrowingandpreparingherownfood.“Igotintocookingmyownfoodands

tartedgrowingmyownherbs(香草)andfoodsforthatfreshflavor,”shesaid.Engineerbyday,Loelearnedcookingatnightschool.Sheultimatelypurchasedasmallp

ieceoflandwithherhusbandandbegangrowingtheirownfoods.“Iteachpeoplehowtolivefarm-freshwithoutafarm,”Loesaid.Throughherwe

bsiteLoeemphasizesthat“anybodycandothisanywhere.”Gotanapartmentwithabalcony(阳台)?Plantsomeherbs.Awindow?Perfectspotforgrowing.Startwithherbs,shere

commends,because“they’reveryforgiving.”Justalittleoftheherbs“cantakeyourregularcookingtoawholenewlevel,”sheadded.“Ithinkit’sagreatplacetostart.”“Then

?Trygrowingsomethingfromaseed,shesaid,likeatomatoorsometea.”Canningisanaturalextensionoftheplantingshedoes.Witheverypl

antedfood,Loenoted,there’samomentwhenit’sburstingwithitsabsolutepeakflavor.“Itryandkeepitinatimecapsuleinacan

ningjar,”Loesaid.“Canningformeisaboutknowingwhat’sinyourfood,knowingwhereitcomesfrom.”Inadditiontobeingmoreintouchwith

thefoodshe’seating,anotherjoycomesfrompassingthisknowledgeandthisdesireforgoodfoodtoherchildren:“Influencingthe

mandtellingthemyouropiniononnotonlybeingcarefulwhatweeatbutunderstandingthebiggerpicture,”shesaid,“thatifwedon’ttakecareoftheearth

,noonewill.”55.Theunderlinedword“prerequisite”(Pare.1)isclosestinmeaningto“______”.A.recipeB.substituteC.requirementD.challenge56.Wh

ydoesLoesuggeststartingwithherbs?A.Theyareuseddaily.B.Theyareeasytogrow.C.TheycangrowverytallD.Theycanbeeatenuncooked57.Accordi

ngtoLoe,whatisthebenefitofcanningherplantedfoods?A.ItcanpreservetheirbestflavorB.ItcanpromoteheronlinesalesC.ItcanbetterhercookingskillsD.Itcani

mprovetheirnutrition[来源:Z,xx,k.Com][来源:Zxxk.Com]58.Whatisthe“thebiggerpicture”(Para.6)thatLoewishesherchildrento

understand?A.TheknowledgeaboutgoodfoodB.Thewaytoliveagrow-our-ownlifeC.ThejoyofgettingintouchwithfoodsD.The

responsibilitytoprotectourearthPassage14【2015年陕西卷】WhenthedognamedJudyspottedthefirstsheepinherlife,shedidwhatcomesnaturally.Thefour-

year-olddogsetoffracingafterthesheepacrossseveralfieldsand,beingacityanimal,lostbothhersheepandhersenseofdirection.Thensheranalongtheedgeofacliff(

悬崖)andfell100feet,bouncingoffarockintothesea.HerownerMikeHoldenpanickedandcalledthecoastguardofCornwall,whotu

rnedupinseconds.Sixvolunteerssliddownthecliffwiththehelpofaropebutgaveupallhopeoffindingheraliveafter

a90-minutesearch.Threedayslater,ahurricanehitthecoastnearCornwall.Mr.Holdenreturnedhomefromhisholidayupsetandconv

incedhispetwasdead.Hecomfortedhimselfwiththethoughtshehaddiedinthemostbeautifulpartofthecountry.Forthenexttwoweeks,theHoldenswereheartbroken.The

n,oneday,thephonerangandSteveTregear,thecoastguardofCornwall,askedHoldenifhewouldlikehisdogback.Abirdwatc

her,armedwithatelescope,foundthepetsittingdesperatelyonarock.Whilehesoundedthealarm,astudentfromLeedsclimbeddowntheclif

ftocollectJudy.Thedoghadinitiallybeenknockedunconscious(失去知觉的)buthadsurvivedbydrinkingwaterfromafreshst

reamatthebaseofthecliff.Shemayhavefedonthebodyofasheepwhichhadalsofallenovertheedge."Thedogwasverythinandhu

ngry,"SteveTregearsaid."Itwasaveryluckydog.Shesurvivedbecauseofaplentifulsupplyoffreshwater,"headded.Itwas,asMr.Holdenadmitted,"aminor

miracle(奇迹)".50.ThedogJudyfelldownthecliffwhenshewas.A.rescuingherownerB.caughtinahurricaneC.blockedbyarockD.runningafterasheep51.WhospottedJudyafte

rtheaccident?A.Abirdwatcher.B.AstudentfromLeeds.C.Sixvolunteers.D.ThecoastguardofCornwall.52.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Peopl

eliketotravelwiththeirpets.B.Judywastakentothefieldsforhunting.C.LuckplaysavitalroleinJudy’ssurvival.D.HoldencaredlittlewhereJudywasburied.53.Wh

ichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MiracleoftheCoastguard.B.SurvivingaHurricane.C.DangersintheWi

ld.D.ComingBackfromtheDead.Passage15【2015年四川卷】NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtog

rowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.AndeveryweekhecleanedOldMan

McColgin'schickenhouseinexchangeformanure(肥料).Thesmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaid

thestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehousewit

hitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwithabask

etofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew(炖菜).Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsand

carrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthe

pressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadt

ookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwa

sit?Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstew

andpassedthemaround.Itdidn’tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn’toffendthenosesomuch,either.Itookataste

.Itwouldneverwinaprizeinacookingcompetition,butitwassurprisinglyedible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.34.Wh

ydidDadcleanOldManMoColgin’schickenhouseregularly?A.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.B.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.C.T

ogetridoftheterriblesmell.D.Tosetagoodexampletous.35.WhatcanweinferaboutDad’sstew?A.Itispopularamongtheneighbor

s.B.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.C.Itlooksverywonderful.D.Ittastesquitedelicious.36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagr

aphmean?A.ToattractB.ToupsetC.ToairD.Toshut37.WhatcanwelearnaboutDadfromthetext?A.Heisanexperiencedcook.B.Heisatrouble

somefather.C.Hehasapositiveattitudetolife.D.Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability.Passage16【2015年天津卷】OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorde

r:Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.Inthel

ibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom.”Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofa

bookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecre

tsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.Thereonthebook’sco

verwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical(相同的)tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewit

haPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.Undertheshade

ofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,

likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymi

ndcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenl

yrealizedsomething:Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.Bookscouldbeincrediblywonderfula

ndIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”(奇迹般的)experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyc

lassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliter

ature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.46.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto_

__________.A.encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.lethimspendameaningfulsummerC.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons47.Theboo

kcaughttheauthor’seyebecause____________.A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsB.itremindedhimofhisowndogC.hefounditstitleeasytounderstandD.helik

edchildren’sstoriesverymuch48.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B.Heide

ntifiedwiththestoryinthebook.C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.49.Wh

atcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhim

withbooks.D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.50.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheCharmofaBookB.Mum’sStrictOrderC.ReunionwithMyB

eagleD.MyPassionforReading

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