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热点练 04 阅读理解之日常生活
阅读理解话题日常生活类是高考英语常考也是必考题，经常出
现在高考题阅读理解 A 篇、B 篇和七选五题型中，具体体现在
个人生活，学习，交际等方面。
●就近原则寻找信息线索；
●选项中出现时间年代时，往往要注意与原文中年代的前后对应关系；
●绝对选项常是干扰项，意思太泛太窄要小心；
●警惕无关离题词，两项相近有答案；
●选项对比原文时，与原文重复或同义改写的字越多的往往就是正确选项；
●总体观、相互补，做题不用按顺序，选先做易后做难，莫忘近邻上下文；
●放在段尾的名字有时也会有提示词：①因果连词；②总结性连词；③转折性连词
具体策略：
●注意支干词数最多的选项。一般说来，支干项越长，词数越多，所包含的信息就越多越
全面，当然正确性就越大。对付论述性的文章或科技知识的理解，运用此法特别有效。
●暂缓考虑含有all，every，whole，completely，certainly，surely等词的选项，因为这些词
语表达的意思太绝对，常常有悖于逻辑。
●重视含有perhaps，maybe，almost，possibly，probably等词的选项，因为这些词语使表
达比较婉转，逻辑上成立，符合常理，因而正确率高。
●留心“Both A and C”，“All above”或“None”此类的选项，答案的可能性较大，因为它
们包含的信息较多。
●关注：“We don't know.”、“It is not talked about in the passage.”或“We are not sure about
this.”这样的选项，因为此类选项的表述十分巧妙，让你忙乎了半天找不到答案，最后再以
这样的表述跟你开个玩笑，使你难以置信，不敢下手，实际上很可能它就是正确答案。
●含something，certain，somebody等不定代词
●变化的是解change，delay，improve，postpone，increase●重要的、根本的、基础的是解 important，real base，be based on，on the basis of
●简单的、具体的不是解，复杂的、概括的、抽象的经常是解；照抄原文的不是解，同义
替换的经常是解；合理项经常不是解，不合理项经常是解。字面意义的不是解，深刻含义
的可能是解。
●含义相互矛盾的经常是解，绝对的一般不是解(如must，always，never，the most all，
only，any，none，entirely)。
●含义肯定的一般不是解，含义不肯定的经常是解。不肯定的词：can，could，may，
usually，might，most，more or less，nearly，not enough，suggest，partial
一、定位
1、题干选项：①数字、年代 ②大写字母 ③生僻且复杂的词（专业词汇） ④中心概念
（相关、相近），一般前三种情况出现的较多。
2、顺序原则：即出题顺序与文章段落一般情况下是一致的，但也有例外。
个人经历，成长经历，生活理念，感人事迹，健康生
活。
真题链接
（每篇限时7分钟）
Passage 1
（2022甲卷 C篇）As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a
group of little Gentoo penguins (企鹅) longing to say hello. These gentle, lovely gatekeepers
welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni would never forget.
Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel. Throughout her
career (职业) as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, but always longed to explore further.
When she retired from dancing and her sons eventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to
take the plunge.
After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel the
world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan and Chile. And it was in Chile she
discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands offTierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland. “I just decided I wanted
to go,” she says. “I had no idea about what I’d find there and I wasn’t nervous, I just wanted to do
it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it that way.”
In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she’d never met before, to begin the
journey towards Antarctica. “From seeing the wildlife to witnessing sunrises, the whole
experience was amazing. Antarctica left an impression on me that no other place has,” Ginni says.
“I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some
prehistoric creature and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the operatic sounds it
was making underwater.”
The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans, was one of the biggest
things that hit home to Ginni.
1．Which of the following best explains “take the plunge” underlined in paragraph 2?
A．Try challenging things. B．Take a degree.
C．Bring back lost memories. D．Stick to a promise.
2．What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica?
A．Lovely penguins. B．Beautiful scenery.
C．A discount fare. D．A friend’s invitation.
3．What does Ginni think about Antarctica after the journey?
A．It could be a home for her. B．It should be easily accessible.
C．It should be well preserved. D．It needs to be fully introduced.
4．What is the text mainly about?
A．A childhood dream. B．An unforgettable experience.
C．Sailing around the world. D．Meeting animals in Antarctica.
Passage 2
（2022 浙江 1 月卷 A 篇）Pasta and pizza were on everyone’s lunch menu in my native
land of Italy. Everyone who had such a lunch was fair-skinned and spoke Italian. A few years
later, as I stood in the lunch line with my kindergarten class in a school in Brooklyn, I realized
things were no longer that simple. My classmates ranged from those kids with pale skin and large
blue eyes to those with rich brown skin and dark hair. The food choices were almost as diverse as
the students. In front of me was an array of foods I couldn’t even name in my native language.
Fearing that I would pick out something awful, I desperately tried to ask the boy ahead of me for a
recommendation. Unfortunately, between us stood the barrier of language.
Although my kindergarten experience feels like a century ago, the lessons I learned will stick
in my mind forever. For the past three summers, I have worked in a government agency in New
York. New immigrants much like the little girl in the lunch line flooded our office seeking help. I
often had to be an interpreter for the Italian-speaking ones. As I served the role of vital
communication link, I was reminded of my desperate struggle to converse before I learned
English. I watched with great sympathy as elderly Italians tried to hold a conversation in Italianwith people who did not speak the language. It suddenly became very clear to me how lucky I was
to be fluent in two languages.
In New York, a multicultural city, students like me are blessed with a chance to work with a
diverse population. In my English to Italian translations, I’ve learned about social programs that I
didn’t know existed. This work expanded my mind in ways that are impossible inside the four
walls of a classroom. Walking through the streets of Brooklyn today, I am no longer confused by
this city’s sounds and smells. Instead, enjoy its diversity.
5．What did the author realize after entering school in Brooklyn?
A．Time passed quickly. B．English was hard to learn.
C．The food was terrible. D．People were very different.
6．Who does “the little girl” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．An Italian teacher. B．A government official.
C．The author herself. D．The author’s classmate.
7．How did the summer job benefit the author?
A．It strengthened her love for school. B．It helped sharpen her sense of direction.
C．It opened her eyes to the real world. D．It made her childhood dream come true.
Passage 3
（2022浙江1月卷 A篇）For nearly a decade now, Merebeth has been a self-employed pet
transport specialist. Her pet transport job was born of the financial crisis(危机)in the late 2000s.
The downturn hit the real estate (房地产)firm where she had worked for ten years as an office
manager. The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job. One day, while driving near her
home, she saw a dog wandering on the road, clearly lost. She took it home, and her sister in
Denver agreed to take it. This was a loving home for sure, but 1, 600 miles away. It didn’t take
long for Merebeth to decide to drive the dog there herself. It was her first road trip to her new job.
Merebeth’s pet delivery service also satisfies her wanderlust. It has taken her to every state
in the US except Montana, Washington and Oregon, she says proudly. If she wants to visit a new
place, she will simply find a pet with transport needs there. She travels in all weathers. She has
driven through 55 mph winds in Wyoming, heavy flooding and storms in Alabama and total
whiteout conditions in Kansas.
This wanderlust is inherited from her father, she says. She moved their family from Canada
to California when she was one year old, because he wanted them to explore a new place together.
As soon as she graduated from high school she left home to live on Catalina Island off the
Californian coast, away from her parents, where she enjoyed a life of sailing and off-road biking.
It turns out that pet transporting pays quite well at about $30, 000 per year before tax. She
doesn’t work in summer, as it would be unpleasantly hot for the animals in the car, even with air
conditioning. As autumn comes, she gets restless—the same old wanderlust returning. It’s a call
she must heed alone, though. Merebeth says, “When I am on the road, I’m just in my own world.
I’ve always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I mush help animals.”8．Why did Merebeth changed her job?
A．She wanted to work near her home.
B．She was tired of working in the office.
C．Her sister asked her to move to Denver.
D．Her former employer was out of business.
9．The word “wanderlust” in paragraph 2 means a desire to _________?
A．make money. B．try various jobs.
C．be close to nature. D．travel to different places.
10．What can we learn about Merebeth in her new job?
A．She has chances to see rare animals.
B．She works hard throughout the year.
C．She relies on herself the whole time.
D．She earns a basic and tax-free salary.
Passage 4
（2020 新高考 1 卷 B 篇）By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare on stage beside
pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician,
but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page
turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so
the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became
just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at
once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.”
Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes
and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage
communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn
which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page
to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off
the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms
Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling
every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ “Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire
life.”
11．What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?A．Read music. B．Play the piano.
C．Sing songs. D．Fix the instruments.
12．Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage?
A．Boring. B．Well-paid.
C．Demanding. D．Dangerous.
13．What does Titterton need to practise?
A．Counting the pages. B．Recognizing the “nodding”.
C．Catching falling objects. D．Performing in his own style.
14．Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”?
A．He has very poor eyesight. B．He ignores the audience.
C．He has no interest in music. D．He forgets to do his job.
Passage 5
（2021·全国甲卷C篇）When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived
at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the
city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of
place. Until I made a discovery.
Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the
continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the
local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello.
It meant don’t worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam(横杆), I fell onto the
stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few
minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe!
Safe!” And that’s what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.
When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals
were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I’d given it up.
When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending
hours there. I’ve traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was
cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving(穿梭)among the kids
who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a
baggy white T—shirt, skidded(滑)up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the
man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told
him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”
15．What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London?
A．He felt disappointed. B．He gave up his hobby.
C．He liked the weather there. D．He had disagreements with his family.
16．What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?A．Be careful! B．Well done! C．No way! D．Don’t worry!
17．Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?
A．To join the skateboarding. B．To make new friends.
C．To learn more tricks. D．To relive his childhood days
18．What message does the author seem to convey in the text?
A．Children should learn a second language.
B．Sport is necessary for children’s health.
C．Children need a sense of belonging
D．Seeing the world is a must for children.
Passage 6
（ 2020全国I卷B篇）Returning to a book you’ve read many times can feel like drinks
with an old friend. There’s a welcome familiarity - but also sometimes a slight suspicion that time
has changed you both, and thus the relationship. But books don’t change, people do. And that’s
what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.
The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on our present
mental register. It’s true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings. But with reading, it’s all
about the present. It’s about the now and what one contributes to the now, because reading is a
give and take between author and reader. Each has to pull their own weight.
There are three books I reread annually .The first, which I take to reading every spring is
Emest Hemningway’s A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964, it’s his classic memoir of 1920s
Paris. The language is almost intoxicating (令人陶醉的)，an aging writer looking back on an
ambitious yet simpler time. Another is Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm, her poetic 1975 ramble (随
笔) about everything and nothing. The third book is Julio Cortazar’s Save Twilight: Selected
Poems, because poetry. And because Cortazar.
While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifs, which might add to
the meaning I attach to them. But I imagine that, while money is indeed wonderful and necessary,
rereading an author’s work is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The best books are the
ones that open further as time passes. But remember, it’s you that has to grow and read and reread
in order to better understand your friends.
19．Why does the author like rereading?
A．It evaluates the writer-reader relationship.
B．It’s a window to a whole new world.
C．It’s a substitute for drinking with a friend.
D．It extends the understanding of oneself.
20．What do we know about the book A Moveable Feast?
A．It’s a brief account of a trip.
B．It’s about Hemingway’s life as a young man.C．It’s a record of a historic event.
D．It’s about Hemingway’s friends in Paris.
21．What does the underlined word ＂currency＂ in paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Debt
B．Reward.
C．Allowance.
D．Face value.
22．What can we infer about the author from the text?
A．He loves poetry.
B．He’s an editor.
C．He’s very ambitious.
D．He teaches reading.
Passage 7
（2020 新高考 1 卷 B 篇）Jenifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical
college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when
Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large
family to earn a bachelor's degree.
Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at
a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer
attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition(学费), because there was no extra
money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and
brothers pay for their schooling.
Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college
to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves:
nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield
because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be
home in the evening to help with her kids. Jenifer received great support from her family as she
worked to earn her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old
mother helped take care of the children at times.
Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer
sacrificed(牺牲)to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important
events to study. ''Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and
studying for exams or papers,'' she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson
witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration
to her family-and that's pretty powerful.
23．What did Jennifer do after high school?
A．She helped her dad with his work.B．She ran the family farm on her own.
C．She supported herself through college.
D．She taught her sisters and brothers at home.
24．Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield?
A．To take care of her kids easily. B．To learn from the best nurses.
C．To save money for her parents. D．To find a well-paid job there.
25．What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal?
A．Her health. B．Her time with family.
C．Her reputation. D．Her chance of promotion.
26．What can we learn from Jenifer's story?
A．Time is money. B．Love breaks down barriers.
C．Hard work pays off. D．Education is the key to success.
Passage 8
（2019全国I卷D篇）During the rosy years of elementary school(小学), I enjoyed sharing
my dolls and jokes, which allowed me to keep my high social status. I was the queen of the
playground. Then came my tweens and teens, and mean girls and cool kids. They rose in the ranks
not by being friendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing jokes on others,
among whom I soon found myself.
Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology. Mitch Prinstein, a professor of
clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers. The
likables’ plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships, jump-start
interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work. Then there’s
the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence: status born of power and even dishonorable
behavior.
Enviable as the cool kids may have seemed, Dr. Prinstein’s studies show unpleasant
consequences. Those who were highest in status in high school, as well as those least liked in
elementary school, are “most likely to engage(从事) in dangerous and risky behavior.”
In one study, Dr. Prinstein examined the two types of popularity in 235 adolescents, scoring
the least liked, the most liked and the highest in status based on student surveys(调查研究). “We
found that the least well-liked teens had become more aggressive over time toward their
classmates. But so had those who were high in status. It clearly showed that while likability can
lead to healthy adjustment, high status has just the opposite effect on us.”
Dr. Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play
date—sharing, kindness, openness—carry over to later years and make you better able to relate
and connect with others.
In analyzing his and other research, Dr. Prinstein came to another conclusion: Not only is
likability related to positive life outcomes, but it is also responsible for those outcomes, too.“Being liked creates opportunities for learning and for new kinds of life experiences that help
somebody gain an advantage, ” he said.
27．What sort of girl was the author in her early years of elementary school?
A．Unkind. B．Lonely. C．Generous. D．Cool.
28．What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A．The classification of the popular.
B．The characteristics of adolescents.
C．The importance of interpersonal skills.
D．The causes of dishonorable behavior.
29．What did Dr. Prinstein’s study find about the most liked kids?
A．They appeared to be aggressive.
B．They tended to be more adaptable.
C．They enjoyed the highest status.
D．They performed well academically.
30．What is the best title for the text?
A．Be Nice—You Won’t Finish Last
B．The Higher the Status, the Better
C．Be the Best—You Can Make It
D．More Self-Control, Less Aggressiveness
Passage 9
（2017天津6月B篇 ） Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern
Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and
green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of
this panorama.
Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted
herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the
view.
Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I
would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just
one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from
doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.
Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take
the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the
image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes
because this woman is engaging with it.
This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it,
now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure iscaptured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very
private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In
some ways, she lives in my house.
Perhaps we all live in each others’ space. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us
that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for
something that is greater than us.
That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two
women, separated only by a thin square of glass.
31．What happened when the author was about to take a photo?
A．Her camera stopped working.
B．A woman blocked her view.
C．Someone asked her to leave
D．A friend approached from behind.
32．According to the author, the woman was probably_______.
A．enjoying herself
B．losing her patience
C．waiting for the sunset
D．thinking about her past
33．In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?
A．The rich color of the landscape.
B．The perfect positioning of the camera.
C．The woman’s existence in the photo.
D．The soft sunlight that summer day.
34．The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ________.
A．the need to be close to nature
B．the importance of private space
C．the joy of the vacation in Italy
D．the shared passion for beauty
35．The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon _______.
A．a particular life experience
B．the pleasure of traveling
C．the art of photography
D．a lost friendship
Passage 10
（2022·新高考I卷B篇）Like most of us, I try to be mindful of food that goes to waste.
The arugula (芝麻菜)was to make a nice green salad, rounding out a roast chicken dinner. But I
ended up working late. Then friends called with a dinner invitation. I stuck the chicken in thefreezer. But as days passed, the arugula went bad. Even worse, I had unthinkingly bought way too
much; I could have made six salads with what I threw out.
In a world where nearly 800 million people a year go hungry, “food waste goes against the
moral grain,” as Elizabeth Royte writes in this month’s cover story. It’s jaw-dropping how much
perfectly good food is thrown away — from “ugly” (but quite eatable) vegetables rejected by
grocers to large amounts of uneaten dishes thrown into restaurant garbage cans.
Producing food that no one eats wastes the water, fuel, and other resources used to grow it.
That makes food waste an environmental problem. In fact, Royte writes, “if food waste were a
country, it would be the third largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world.”
If that’s hard to understand, let’s keep it as simple as the arugula at the back of my
refrigerator. Mike Curtin sees my arugula story all the time — but for him, it's more like 12 bones
of donated strawberries nearing their last days. Curtin is CEO of DC Central Kitchen in
Washington, D．C．, which recovers food and turns it into healthy meals. Last year it recovered
more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished (有瑕疵的)
produce that otherwise would have rotted in fields. And the strawberries? Volunteers will wash,
cut, and freeze or dry them for use in meals down the road.
Such methods seem obvious, yet so often we just don’t think. “Everyone can play a part in
reducing waste, whether by not purchasing more food than necessary in your weekly shopping or
by asking restaurants to not include the side dish you won’t eat,” Curtin says.
1．What does the author want to show by telling the arugula story?
A．We pay little attention to food waste. B．We waste food unintentionally at times.
C．We waste more vegetables than meat. D．We have good reasons for wasting food.
2．What is a consequence of food waste according to the test?
A．Moral decline. B．Environmental harm.
C．Energy shortage. D．Worldwide starvation.
3．What does Curtin’s company do?
A．It produces kitchen equipment. B．It turns rotten arugula into clean fuel.
C．It helps local farmers grow fruits. D．It makes meals out of unwanted food.
4．What does Curtin suggest people do?
A．Buy only what is needed. B．Reduce food consumption.
C．Go shopping once a week. D．Eat in restaurants less often.
Passage 11
（2021·新高考I卷B篇）By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare on stage beside
pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician,
but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page
turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score sothe musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became
just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at
once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.”
Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes
and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage
communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn
which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page
to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off
the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms
Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling
every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ “Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire
life.”
5．What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?
A．Read music. B．Play the piano.
C．Sing songs. D．Fix the instruments.
6．Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage?
A．Boring. B．Well-paid.
C．Demanding. D．Dangerous.
7．What does Titterton need to practise?
A．Counting the pages. B．Recognizing the “nodding”.
C．Catching falling objects. D．Performing in his own style.
8．Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”?
A．He has very poor eyesight. B．He ignores the audience.
C．He has no interest in music. D．He forgets to do his job.
热点练
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（2022·江西·一模）My hands were shaking uncontrollably. I tried incredibly hard to focus
on the words that I spent hours putting down on paper. I tried to conquer my fear of speaking in
public on numerous occasions throughout my life. During college and at my first few jobs, Iwould get ridiculously nervous when I had to give a presentation or lead a meeting. Public
speaking had been my nemesis for as long as I could remember.
Then in my mid-thirties, I decided to join the public speaking group Toastmasters. At every
meeting, we were rated and forced to compete with other speakers for an award. You would think
that I would walk away from these experiences as a polished speaker, but nothing seemed to work.
It wasn’t until recently, when science and scientific institutions were being attacked for unfair
reasons during the pandemic, that I decided I must speak out. Science has made this country a
place where dreams come true— this is why we all need to protect science. In addition, as a
science writer, I try to get readers to understand how science is related to their daily lives.
So I ended up on that frightening stage on that sunny Saturday in April—Earth Day. Despite
the body shakes and fear, I persevered. That day, I looked out into the crowd of like-minded
science supporters and I felt comfort.
Reaching that milestone goal of getting through a speech truly changed me. At almost forty, I
learned that passion can set off a flame in my heart to do things I never dreamed possible. The
darkness that led to my speech is sure to lead to new opportunities and adventures.
5．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “nemesis” in Para. 1?
A．Advantage. B．Annoyance. C．Preference. D．Confusion.
6．How did the author behave about public speaking after leaving Toastmasters?
A．He began to feel less worried. B．He became a polished speaker.
C．He remained a shy speaker. D．Things became worse for him.
7．What made the author want to speak out on Earth Day?
A．It was a good chance to learn science.
B．He must rise up to defend his profession.
C．It was a project organized by Toastmasters.
D．He couldn’t have people attacking science.
8．What lesson did the author draw from his successful speech?
A．Passion can motive us to achieve the unachievable.
B．Any difficulty can be overcome with great effort.
C．Science can lead us to make wonderful changes.
D．Frustration can be stepping stones to success.
5．B6．C7．D8．A
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者一直以来害怕在公共场合发表演讲，一次偶然的机会，他决定为
捍卫科学挺身而出发表演讲并从此战胜了自己。这让作者领悟到，激情能够燃起心中的火
焰，让自己做到曾经不可能完成的事。
5．词句猜测题。根据第一段中“During college and at my first few jobs, I would get
ridiculously nervous when I had to give a presentation or lead a meeting.(在大学期间和我最初的几份工作中，当我必须做报告或主持会议时，我会感到异常紧张。)”可知，作者在大学期
间和参加工作之初，都是不敢当众说话的态度，但是所以一到开会或者需要做公开演讲的
时候就会紧张。由此可以推断划线词的含义是“让人恼火的事”。故选B。
6．推理判断题。根据第二段中“At every meeting, we were rated and forced to compete with
other speakers for an award. You would think that I would walk away from these experiences as a
polished speaker, but nothing seemed to work.(在每次会议上，我们都被评分，被迫与其他演
讲者竞争奖项。你可能会认为我在经历这些之后会成为一名出色的演说家，但这些经历似
乎都不起作用。)”可知，作者参加很多比赛，但是仍然没有成为一个娴熟的演讲者。故选
C。
7．细节理解题。根据第三段中“It wasn't until recently, when science and scientific
institutions were being attacked for unfair reasons during the pandemic, that I decided I must
speak out. (直到最近，当科学和科学机构在大流行期间受到不公平的理由的攻击时，我才
决定我必须发声。)”可知，因为自己所在国家的科学和科研机构受到言论攻击，这使作者
要挺身而出捍卫科学。故选D。
8．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“At almost forty, I learned that passion can set off a flame in
my heart to do things I never dreamed possible. The darkness that led to my speech is sure to lead
to new opportunities and adventures.(在将近四十岁的时候，我明白了激情可以点燃我心中的
火焰，去做我从未梦想过的事情。导致我演讲的黑暗一定会带来新的机会和冒险。)”可知，
作者意识到激情能够燃烧内心的火焰，然自己做到曾经不可能完成的事情。故选A。
（2022·湖南·周南中学模拟预测）It was the festive season. Mom had baked some
delicious cookies. Jam tarts were always my favorite and I had enjoyed myself to excess.
Moreover, the refrigerator was well-stocked with chocolates and ice-cream so I helped myself to
all the goodies. That night I woke up with an unbearable toothache. No amount of aspirin could
stop the pain.
When morning arrived, I had to do the unavoidable - make an appointment with the dentist.
My dental appointment was at 2 pm that afternoon, which was just another four hours away. The
thought was enough to kill my interest in everything else. I had butterflies in my stomach. I
arrived at the dental clinic an hour before the appointment.
After registering, I walked unenthusiastically towards a chair. I did not even bother to look at
the other patients. Picking up a few magazines, I tried to read to get rid of my fear and pain, but I
could not concentrate. All I was aware of was a terrible pain. The sight of patients coming out
from the treatment room, with large pieces of gauze sticking out from their mouths, only seemed
to worsen my pain.
One of my New Year resolutions was made while I was shifting restlessly in my seat. I
vowed never to taste another jam tart or take a chunky bite of chocolate in the future.
When my name was finally called, I staggered into the treatment room. I heard the dentist
greeting me, but I could not bring myself to respond to his greeting. The sight of the drilling
equipment and the hypodermic syringes (皮下注射器) only increased my feelings of sickness.When the dentist asked me to take my seat and then open my mouth, I felt my heart pounding very
fast. I was sure that I was going to get a heart attack.
The dentist informed me that it was best to extract the tooth. I nodded and opened my mouth
and tried to think of other things. The next minute or so was one of the most terrifying moments of
my life. I grabbed the dentist’s hands more than once. At first, he was quite taken aback and eyed
me suspiciously. Then he warned me that he would have my hands tied if I were to repeat my
antics. I did not think that he was joking!
Soon the pain gave way to a soothing sensation. When the dentist told me that the pain was
all over, I could hardly believe my ears. After paying for the extraction, I walked out of the clinic
confidently and headed for the nearest bus stop. I swore that this would be the first and the last
time I stepped into a dental clinic.
9．What might be the reason for my not feeling well that night?
A．Too much fun during the day. B．An upset stomach.
C．Unrestrained eating of goodies. D．Overuse of aspirin.
10．What did I do to distract me from the toothache before I met the dentist?
A．Making an appointment with the dentist. B．Trying to read some magazines.
C．Observing other patients. D．Making my New Year wishes.
11．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underline word in the sixth
paragraph?
A．rude behavior B．natural behavior
C．dangerous behavior D．interesting behavior
12．What lesson might the author have learned from this experience?
A．After a storm comes a calm. B．Diet cures more than doctors.
C．Fear is often greater than the danger. D．A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
9．C10．B11．C12．D
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因为一次放纵自己吃甜食，导致牙疼得去牙科诊所拔牙
的故事。作者决心吸取教训，吃一堑，长一智。
9．推理判断题。根据第一段中“Jam tarts were always my favorite and I had enjoyed myself
to excess. Moreover, the refrigerator was well-stocked with chocolates and ice-cream so I helped
myself to all the goodies. That night I woke up with an unbearable toothache. (果酱馅饼一直是我
的最爱，我吃得太过瘾了。而且，冰箱里摆满了巧克力和冰淇淋，所以我随便吃了些好东
西。那天晚上，我醒来时牙疼得难以忍受。)”可知，那天晚上作者感觉不舒服的原因是毫
无节制地吃美食。故选C项。
10．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Picking up a few magazines, I tried to read to get rid of my
fear and pain, but I could not concentrate. (我拿起几本杂志，试图通过阅读来摆脱恐惧和痛苦，但我无法集中精神。)”可知，在见牙医之前，作者试着看一些杂志来转移对牙痛的注意力。
故选B项。
11．词句猜测题。划线词句前文“I grabbed the dentist’s hands more than once. At first, he was
quite taken aback and eyed me suspiciously. (我不止一次抓住牙医的手。起初，他很吃惊，怀
疑地看着我。)”说明在牙医要给作者拔牙时，作者抓住医生的手，这个动作影响作者手术，
是危险的，结合划线词句“Then he warned me that he would have my hands tied if I were to
repeat my antics. (然后他警告我说，如果我再重复我的antics，他会把我的手绑起来。)”可
以推知，划线词汇antics 应为“危险举止”的意思。故选C项。
12．推理判断题。通读全文，根据前文内容及最后一段中“I swore that this would be the
first and the last time I stepped into a dental clinic. (我发誓这将是我第一次也是最后一次走进
牙科诊所。)”可知，作者因为一次放纵自己吃甜食，导致牙疼并得去牙科诊所拔牙，作者
决心吸取教训，不再犯同类错误。从而推知，作者得到的教训是“吃一堑，长一智”。故
选D项。
（2022·山东济南·模拟预测）No pains, no gains. This is especially true for Amanda Gorman. In
2021, she became the youngest poet to write and read her works at a presidential inauguration (就
职典礼). The 22-year old impressed the audience with The Hill We Climb, which referred to both
painful history and hope for the future.
You wouldn’t know it from her delivery of her poem at the inauguration, but up until a few
years ago, she struggled to overcome her speech problem. For much of her life, including when
she was still an undergraduate at Harvard, Gorman had trouble pronouncing the letter “R”.
Her situation presented difficulties, but also had benefits. “I think it made me all that much
stronger of a writer when you have to teach yourself how to say words from zero. I think of my
speech trouble not as a weakness or a disability, but as one of my greatest strengths.”
To practice saying the letter, she’d listen on repeat to one song packed with “R”s — Aaron
Burr, Sir from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s historical masterpiece, Hamilton. She would try to keep up
with the singer as he was doing the rap (说唱). She believed if she could train herself to do this
song, then she could train herself to say the letter “R”correctly. Sure enough, rapping along with
Miranda’s fast-paced rhymes worked, and Gorman’s performance of her piece, The Hill We
Climb, ranked among the highlights of the inauguration.
Overcoming a speech problem is a milestone for her. Gorman said she owes a lot to the
Pulitzer Prize winning musical. That was why she included a few references to Hamilton in her
inspiring poem, some of which the author of Hamilton noticed: He praised her performance in a
post. “You were perfect. Perfectly written, perfectly delivered.”
29．What did Gorman do to impress the audience at the inauguration?
A．Share her painful story.
B．Read her poem in public.
C．Write a poem in real time.D．Express concern for future.
30．Which word used to be difficult for Gorman to read properly?
A．Amanda.
B．Mickey.
C．Hamilton.
D．Miranda.
31．Why did Gorman learn to sing Aaron Burr, Sir?
A．To win wide recognition.
B．To train her singing skills.
C．To improve pronunciation.
D．To learn fast-paced styles.
32．What can we learn from Gorman’s story?
A．Learn to walk before you run.
B．Practice breaks down barriers.
C．Power of role models is great.
D．Poem writing is key to success.
29．B
30．D
31．C
32．B
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述Gorman为了克服发音问题，做了很多努力和练习，最终
战胜困难的故事。
29．细节理解题。根据第一段“In 2021, she became the youngest poet to write and read her
works at a presidential inauguration (就职典礼). The 22-year old impressed the audience with The
Hill We Climb, which referred to both painful history and hope for the future. (2021年，她成为
在总统就职典礼上写和读作品的最年轻的诗人。这位 22岁的年轻人用《我们攀登的山》给
观众留下了深刻的印象，它既提到了痛苦的历史，也提到了对未来的希望)”可知，Gorman
在就职典礼上公开读诗，这使观众印象深刻。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据第二段“For much of her life, including when she was still an
undergraduate at Harvard, Gorman had trouble pronouncing the letter “R”. (在她生命的大部分时
间里，包括当她还在哈佛大学读本科时，Gorman在发字母R的音时遇到了麻烦)”可知，字
母R的发音对Gorman来说很难。由此推知，Gorman很难正确读出带有字母R的词——
Miranda，故选D。
31．细节理解题。根据第四段“To practice saying the letter, she’d listen on repeat to one song
packed with “R”s — Aaron Burr, Sir from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s historical masterpiece,Hamilton. (为了练习说这个字母，她会反复听一首带字母“R”的歌曲，来自Lin-Manuel
Miranda的历史杰作《汉密尔顿》——Aaron Burr, Sir)”可知，Gorman学唱Aaron Burr, Sir
是为了练习字母R的发音，以提高发音水平，故选C。
32．主旨大意题。根据第二段“For much of her life, including when she was still an
undergraduate at Harvard, Gorman had trouble pronouncing the letter “R”. (在她生命的大部分时
间里，包括当她还在哈佛大学读本科时，Gorman在发字母R的音时遇到了麻烦)”及第四段
“To practice saying the letter, she’d listen on repeat to one song packed with “R”s—Aaron Burr,
Sir from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s historical masterpiece, Hamilton. (为了练习说这个字母，她会
反复听一首带字母“R”的歌曲，来自Lin-Manuel Miranda的历史杰作《汉密尔顿》——
Aaron Burr, Sir)”及最后一段“Overcoming a speech problem is a milestone for her. (克服了发
音问题对她来说是一个里程碑)”可知，Gorman 通过实际练习克服了发音问题，通过
Gorman的故事，我们知道：练习可以打破障碍。故选B。
