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考点 17 阅读之记叙文（原卷
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记叙文哎新高考中越来越受青睐。尤其2021年新高考全国卷Ⅰ，阅读，完形，语法填空和阅读七选五
都是记叙文的形式。所以记叙文的练习势在必得。以下是记叙文的真题和模拟试题专练，学生可以集中练
习。
1.【2021年6月浙江卷】
Leslie Nielsen's childhood was a difficult one, but he had one particular shining star in his life-his
uncle, who was a well-known actor. The admiration and respect his uncle earned inspired Nielsen to
make a career（职业）in acting. Even though he often felt he would be discovered to be a no-talent, he
moved forward, gaining a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse and making his first television
appearance a few years later in 1948. However, becoming a full-time, successful actor would still be an uphill
battle for another eight years until he landed a number of film roles that finally got him noticed.
But even then, what he had wasn't quite what he wanted. Nielsen always felt he should be doing
comedy but his good looks and distinguished voice kept him busy in dramatic roles. It wasn't until1980-32 years into
his career-that he landed the role it would seem he was made for in Airplane! That movie led him into the second
half of his career where his comedic presence alone could make a movie a financial success even when movie
reviewers would not rate it highly.
Did Nielsen then feel content in his career? Yes and no. He was thrilled to be doing the comedy that
he always felt he should do, but even during his last few years, he always had a sense of curiosity, wondering what
new role or challenge might he just around the comer. He never stopped working, never retired.
Leslie Nielsen's devotion to acting is wonderfully inspiring. He built a hugely successful career with little morethan plain old hard work and determination. He showed us that even a single desire, never given up on, can make for
a remarkable life.
21. Why did Nielsen want to be an actor?
A. He enjoyed watching movies. B. He was eager to earn money.
C. He wanted to be like his uncle. D. He felt he was good at acting.
22. What do we know about Nielsen in the second half of his career?
A. He directed some high quality movies. B. He avoided taking on new challenges.
C. He focused on playing dramatic roles. D. He became a successful comedy actor.
23. What does Nielsen's career story tell us?
A. Art is long, life is short. B. He who laughs last laughs longest.
C. It's never too late to learn. D. Where there's a will there's a way.
2.【2021年6月浙江卷】
We live in a town with three beaches. There are two parks less than 10 minutes' walk from home where
neighbourhood children gather to play. However, what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen-any
screen -and stare at it for hours. They are not alone. Today's children spend an average of four and a half hours a day
looking at screens, split between watching television and using the Internet.
In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to
counter this trend. A couple of years ago, film-maker David Bond realised that his children, then aged five and three,
were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say "chocolate" into his three-year-old son's ear without
getting a response. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, appointed himself
"marketing director for Nature". He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to be
marketed to young people. The result was Project Wild Thing, a film which charts the birth of the Wild Network a
group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.
"Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference," David Bond says. "There is a lot of really interesting
evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven, then being outdoors will
be a habit for life." His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: "We just send them out into the
garden and tell them not to come back in for a while."
Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there, and it needs our children as much as they need it. Let
us get them out and let them play.
24. What is the problem with the author's children?A. They often annoy the neighbours. B. They are tired of doing their homework.
C. They have no friends to play with D. They stay in front of screens for too long.
25. How did David Bond advocate his idea?
A. By making a documentary film. B. By organizing outdoor activities.
C. By advertising in London media. D. By creating a network of friends.
26. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "charts" in paragraph 2
A. records B. predicts C. delays D. confirms
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Let Children Have Fun B. Young Children Need More Free Tire
C. Market Nature to Children D. David Bond: A Role Model for Children
3.【2021年全国甲卷】
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.”
8. 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.
9. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?
A. Be careful! B. Well done! C. No way! D. Don't worry!
10. 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
11. 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.
4.【2021年新高考全国卷Ⅰ】
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.”24. 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.
25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage?
A. Boring. B. Well-paid.
C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.
26. What does Titterton need to practise?
A. Counting the pages. B. Recognizing the “nodding”.
C. Catching falling objects. D. Performing in his own style.
27. 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.
5.【2021年1月浙江卷】
More than 25 years ago, Saroo Brierley lived in rural (农村) India. One day, he played with his brother along
the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up and found himself alone, the 4-year-old decided his brother might be
on the train he saw in front of him — so he got on.
That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. He lived on the streets, and then
in an orphanage (孤儿院). There, he was adopted by an Australian family and flown to Tasmania.
As he writes in his new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back
in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a
vast country proved to be impossible.
Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite
pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central
business district from a bird’s-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train
station” — and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain” — and there it was. Everything
just started to match.
When he stood in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing in the entrance. “There’s
something about me,” he thought — and it took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.
In an interview Brierley says, “My mother looked so much shorter than I remembered. But she came forth and
walked forward, and I walked forward, and my feelings and tears and the chemical in my brain, you know, it waslike a nuclear fusion (核聚变). I just didn’t know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever
come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”
21. Why was Brierley separated from his family about 25 years ago?
A. He got on a train by mistake.
B. He got lost while playing in the street.
C. He was taken away by a foreigner.
D. He was adopted by an Australian family.
22. How did Brierley find his hometown?
A. By analyzing old pictures.
B. By travelling all around India.
C. By studying digital maps.
D. By spreading his story via his book.
23. What does Brierley mainly talk about in the interview?
A. His love for his mother. B. His reunion with his mother.
C. His long way back home. D. His memory of his hometown.
6.【2020年全国卷Ⅱ】
I have a special place in my heart for libraries. I have for as long as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic
reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child. Stories were like air to me and while other kids played
ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library.
My first job was working at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old .It was a dream job and I did everything
from shelving books to reading to the children for story time.
As I grew older and became a mother, the library took on a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had
several children and books were our main source(来源) of entertainment. It was a big deal for us to load up and go
to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them.
I always read ,using different voices ,as though I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it !It
was a special time to bond with my children and it filled them with the wonderment of books .
Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I love that the excitement of going to the library
lives on form generation to generation.
As a novelist, I’ve found a new relationship with libraries. I encourage readers to go to their local library when
they can’t afford to purchase a book. I see libraries as a safe haven(避风港) for readers and writers, a bridge that
helps put together a reader with a book. Libraries, in their own way, help fight book piracy(盗版行为) and 1 think allwriters should support libraries in a significant way when they can. Encourage readers to use the library. Share library
announcements on your social media. Frequent them and talk about them when you can.
32. Which word best describes the author’s relationship with books as a child?
A. Cooperative. B. Uneasy. C. Inseparable. D. Casual.
33. What does the underlined phrase “an added meaning” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Pleasure from working in the library.
B. Joy of reading passed on in the family.
C. Wonderment from acting out the stories.
D. A closer bond developed with the readers.
34. What does the author call on other writers to do?
A. Sponsor book fairs. B. Write for social media.
C. Support libraries. D. Purchase her novels.
35. Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Reading: A Source of Knowledge
B. My Idea about writing
C. Library: A Haven for the Young
D. My Love of the Library
7.【2020年新高考卷Ⅰ】
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 car her degree: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her68-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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal? （ ）
A. Her health. B. Her time with family.
C. Her reputation. D. Her chance of promotion.
7. 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.
8.【2020年新高考卷Ⅰ】
In the mid-1990s, Tom Bissell taught English as a volunteer in Uzbekistan. He left after seven months, physically
broken and having lost his mind. A few years later, still attracted to the country, he returned to Uzbekistan to write an
article about the disappearance of the Aral Sea.
His visit, however, ended up involving a lot more than that. Hence this book, Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the
Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia, which talks about a road trip from Tashkent to Karakalpakstan, where millions of
lives have been destroyed by the slow drying up of the sea. It is the story of an American travelling to a strange land,
and of the people he meets on his way: Rustam, his translator, a lovely 24-year-old who picked up his colorful English
in California, Oleg and Natasha, his hosts in Tashkent, and a string of foreign aid workers.
This is a quick look at life in Uzbekistan, made of friendliness and warmth, but also its darker side of society. InSamarkand, Mr Bissell admires the architectural wonders, while on his way to Bukhara he gets a taste of police
methods when suspected of drug dealing. In Ferghana, he attends a mountain funeral（葬礼）followed by a strange
drinking party. And in Karakalpakstan, he is saddened by the dust storms, diseases and fishing boats stuck miles from
the sea.
Mr Bissell skillfully organizes historical insights and cultural references, making his tale a well-rounded picture
of Uzbekistan, seen from Western eyes. His judgment and references are decidedly American, as well as his
delicate stomach. As the author explains, this is neither a travel nor a history book, or even a piece of reportage.
Whatever it is, the result is a fine and vivid description of the purest of Central Asian traditions.
8. What made Mr Bissell return to Uzbekistan? （ ）
A. His friends' invitation. B. His interest in the country.
C. His love for teaching. D. His desire to regain health.
9. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to? （ ）
A. Developing a serious mental disease.
B. Taking a guided tour in Central Asia.
C. Working as a volunteer in Uzbekistan.
D. Writing an article about the Aral Sea.
10. Which of the following best describes Mr Bissell's road trip in Uzbekistan? （ ）
A. Romantic. B. Eventful. C. Pleasant. D. Dangerous.
11. What is the purpose of this text? （ ）
A. To introduce a book. B. To explain a cultural phenomenon.
C. To remember a writer. D. To recommend a travel destination.
9.【2020年1月浙江卷】
I never knew anyone who’d grown up in Jackson without being afraid of Mrs. Calloway, our librarian. She ran
Jackson’s Carnegie Library absolutely by herself. SILENCE in big black letters was on signs hung everywhere. If
she thought you were dressed improperly, she sent you straight back home to change your clothes. I was willing; I
would do anything to read.
My mother was not afraid of Mrs. Calloway. She wished me to have my own library card to check out books
for myself. She took me in to introduce me. “Eudora is nine years old and has my permission to read any book she
wants from the shelves, children or adults,” Mother said.Mrs. Calloway made her own rules about books. You could not take back a book to the library on the same day
you’d taken it out; it made no difference to her that you’d read every word in it and needed another to start. You
could take out two books at a time and two only. So two by two, I read library books as fast as I could go, rushing
them home in the basket of my bicycle. From the minute I reached our house, I started to read. I knew this was
extreme happiness, knew it at the time.
My mother shared this feeling of mine. Now, I think of her as reading so much of the time while doing
something else. I remember her reading a magazine while taking the part of the Wolf in a game of “Little Red
Riding Hood” with my brother’s two daughters. She’d just look up at the right time, long enough to answer — in
character — “The better to eat you with, my dear,” and go back to her place in the magazine article.
21. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Calloway?
A. Quiet. B. Strict. C. Humorous. D. Considerate.
22. What do the underlined words “this feeling” refer to in the last paragraph?
A. Desire to read. B. Love for Mrs. Calloway.
C. Interest in games. D. Fear of the library rules.
23. Where is the text probably from?
A. A guidebook. B. An autobiography.
C. A news report. D. A book review.
10.【2020年北京卷】
For the past five years, Paula Smith, a historian of science, has devoted herself to re-creating long-
forgotten techniques. While doing research for her new book, she came across a 16th-century French
manuscript（手稿）consisting of nearly 1,000 sets of instructions, covering subjects from tool making to
finding the best sand.
The author's intention remains as mysterious（神秘）as his name; he may have been simply taking
notes for his own records. But Smith was struck mainly by the fact that she didn't truly grasp any of the
skills the author described. "You simply can't get an understanding of that handwork by reading about it,"
she says.
Though Smith did get her hands on the best sand, doing things the old-fashioned way isn't just about
playing around with French mud. Reconstructing the work of the craftsmen（工匠）who lived centuries
ago can reveal how they viewed the world, what objects filled their homes, and what went on in theworkshops that produced them. It can even help solve present-day problems: In 2015, scientists discovered
that a 10th-century English medicine for eve problems could kill a drug-resistant virus.
The work has also brought insights for museums, Smith says. One must know how on object was
made in order to preserve it. What's more, reconstructions might be the only way to know what treasures
looked like before time wore them down. Scholars have seen this idea in practice with ancient Greek and
Roman statues. These sculptures were painted a rainbow of striking colours. We can't appreciate these kinds of details
without seeing works of art as they originally appeared-something Smith believes you can do only when you have a
road map.
Smith has put the manuscript's ideas into practice. Her final goal is to link the worlds of art and
science back together: She believes that bringing the old recipes to life can help develop a kind of
learning that highlights experimentation, teamwork, and problem solving.
Back when science—then called “the new philosophy”—took shape, academics looked to craftsmen
for help in understanding the natural world. Microscopes and telescopes were invented by way of artistic
tinkering（修补）, as craftsmen experimented with glass to better bend light.
If we can rediscover the values of hands-on experience and craftwork, Smith says, we can marry the
best of our modern insights with the handiness of our ancestors.
38. How did Smith, feel after reading the French manuscript? （ ）
A. Confused about the technical terms.
B. Impressed with its detailed instructions.
C. Discouraged by its complex structure.
D. Shocked for her own lack of hand skills.
39. According to Smith, the reconstruction work is done mainly to _____________. （ ）
A. restore old workshops B. understand the craftsmen
C. improve visual effects D. inspire the philosophers
40. Why does the author mention museums? （ ）
A. To reveal the beauty of ancient objects.
B. To present the findings of old science.
C. To highlight the importance of antiques.
D. To emphasise the values of hand skills.
41. Which would be the best title for this passage? （ ）A. Craftsmen Set the Trends for Artists
B. Craftsmanship Leads to New Theories
C. Craftsmanship Makes Better Scientists
D. Craftsmen Reshape the Future of Science
1.【2021届重庆市高考第一次预测性考试】
The Jewish(犹太人）family-had-just finished supper and the woman had placed the dishes in the sink. The
kitchen was quite damp and even gloomier than in the main room. It was their third apartment since the start of the
war, they had abandoned the other two in a hurry. The woman came back into the room and sat down again at the
table. The 3-year-old boy sat with his back straight, his eyes fixed on his father, but it was obvious that he was so
sleepy that he could barely sit up.
The man was smoking a cigarette. His eyes were blood-shot and he kept blinking in a funny way. This blinking
had begun soon after they fled the second apartment.
It was late, past ten o'clock and they could have gone to sleep, but first they had to play the game that they had
been playing every day for two weeks. Even though the man tried his best and he moved very quickly, the fault was
his and not the child's. The boy was. marvelous. Seeing his father put out his cigarette, he opened his blue eyes even
wider. The woman, who didn't actually take part in the game, stroked the boy's hair.
“We'll play the key game just one more time only today. Isn't that right?" she asked her husband.
He didn't answer because he was not sure. They were still two or three minutes off. He arose and walked
towards the bathroom door. Then the woman called out softly, “Ding-dong." At the sound of the bell ringing so
musically from his mother's lips, the boy jumped up from his chair and ran to the front door, which was separated
from the main room by a narrow corridor.
“Who's there?" he asked.
The woman, remaining in her chair, shut her eyes tight as if feeling a sudden, sharp pain.
“I'l1 open up in a minute, I'm just looking for the keys," the child called out. Then he ran back to the main room,
making a lot of noise with his feet. He ran in circles around the table, pulled out one of the sideboard drawers, and
slammed it shut.
“Just a minute, I can't find them, I don't know where Mama put them," he yelled, then dragged the chair acrossthe room, climbed onto it, and reached up to the top of the shelf.
“I found them!” he shouted triumphantly. Then he got down from the chair, pushed it back to the table, and calmly
walked to the door and opened it.
“Shut the door, darling, "the woman said softly." You were perfect.”
The child didn't hear what she said. He stood in the middle of the room, staring at the closed bathroom door.
“Shut the door, the woman repeated in a tired flat voice. Every evening she repeated the same words, and every
evening he stared at the closed bathroom door.
At last it opened. The man was pale and his clothes were streaked with lime and dust. He stood there, eyes
blinking in that funny way.
“Well? How did it go?" asked the woman.
“I still need more time. He has to look for them longer. I slip in sideways all right, but then...It's so tight in there
that when I turn...And he's got to make more noise-he should stamp his feet louder."
The child didn't take his eyes off him.
“Say something to him," the woman whispered.
＂You did a good job,little one," he said mechanically.
“That's right,” the woman said, “you're really doing a wonderful job, darling. You act just like a grown-up. And
you do know that if someone should really ring the doorbell when Mama is at work, everything will depend on you?
And what will you say when they ask you about your parents?”
“Mama's at work.”
“And Papa?" He was silent.
“And Papa?" the man screamed in terror. The child turned pale.
“And Papa?” the man repeated more calmly.
“He's dead,”＂the child answered and threw himself at his father, who was standing right beside him, but already
long dead to the people who would really ring the bell.
12．What does the underlined sentence in Para.5 mean?
A．The family needed to practise the game for another 2 or 3 minutes.
B．There was still 2 or 3 minutes left before someone knocked at the door.
C．They would become too sleepy to play the game 2 or 3 minutes later.
D．The father needed 2 or 3 more minutes before the kid opened the door.
13．Why did the boy make a lot of noise when he was looking for the key?
A．Because he needed to drown out the noise caused by his father.B．Because he was too little and just couldn't control his footsteps.
C．Because he was too anxious to find the key to open the door with.
D．Because he met many barriers on his way to where the key was.
14．In Para.12,why did the mother repeat “shut the door” in a tired, flat voice, instead of the previous soft one?
A．She was angry because her son didn't close the door as he had been told to.
B．She felt anxious because she knew her husband would be annoyed at the boy again.
C．She was disappointed because the boy's movement betrayed again where her husband was.
D．She was impatient because she was asked to repeat these words again and again every evening.
15．What is the best title of the passage?
A．A Scary Night B．The Key Game
C．My Father Is Dead D．An Innocent Boy
2.【2021届四川成都经开区实验中学高三上学期入学考试】
I've been taking time this week to smell the roses. Literally, I bend over in my neighbors' front yard, check that
nobody is watching, and then bury my head in the flowers.
I've also been walking into bakeries and walking around without buying anything. After having surgery on my
broken nose 18 months ago, I haven't been able to smell or taste things. This week, however, my nose is back in
business. I've been overwhelmed by smells, and it's given me a new way of thinking. Scent is just one of the little bits
and pieces that make life enjoyable, but which we often ignore. I remember once, when my son was five months
old, I was carrying him down the street. Wind swept through and almost tipped us over. He threw his little head back
and giggled. He'd never felt the wind on his face. When is the last time I laughed at the weather?
The first time I ate bacon, I rushed home to my parents, determined that we ate this deliciousness at every meal.
My father smiled and agreed. Do you recall when you learned that the voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mouse
were married in real life? Do you enjoy sleeping in new clean bedsheets? Is there someone on the radio whose voice is
as smooth as velvet?
We don't write postcards about the small things. We don't frame them in photo-graphs. They aren't that great or
grand, but without them, life is altogether too loud. These quiet experiences give us a chance to enjoy the simple fact
of being alive. As my sense of smell returns to me, it's like I'm smelling things for the first time. They're full of
memories and magic. Food tastes better, and the air is indeed sweet. I know what the poets mean now. It almost makes
my broken nose worthwhile. Now, I am waiting for this bandage to come off. There's an itch I can't reach!
4．The writer in the passage mainly tries to _______.A．discuss how to enjoy leisure time B．show that she loves doing secret things
C．give examples of how she kills time D．persuade readers to enjoy small things in life
5．According to the writer, “a new way of thinking” in the second paragraph means _______.
A．the ability to discover the joy of small thingsB．the habit of overcoming ignorance
C．the ability to fully use our limited attention D．the habit of making personal reflections
6．The writer recalls that _______.
A．her father enjoyed sleeping in new clean bedsheets.
B．her son was frightened when feeling the wind on his face.
C．she couldn't resist temptation when eating bacon for the first time.
D．she always ignored the great things in life.
7．One small thing mentioned in the last paragraph is _______.
A．a joyful memory B．a quiet experience
C．the sense of smell D．the simple fact of being alive
3.【2021届四川省成都附属实验中学高三上学期入学考试】
My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classrooms, but I wasn’t there to
learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was 13 years old, but I already
hated being who I was.
I had an English teacher, Mr. Creech, who knew I couldn’t read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that
anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. I felt so embarrassed. But at the same time, it made me
realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldn’t happen again. Later that day, Mr. Creech
encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing
reading.
Now I was 41 years old. One day, I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from
the airport, I saw Mr. Creech buying himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him. “Do I
know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me,” I answered excitedly. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught
me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy he’d once encouraged.
“I’m so glad I had a chance to see you,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share.” I told him I had
learned to read. But that wasn’t all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. “The next time you get
another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well,” I added.
The experts say what once worried me has a name: dyslexia (诵读困难症). But I can tell you it was a lack ofdesire for education.
8．Why did the author want to hide?
A．Because he felt sorry for himself. B．Because he hated being laughed at.
C．Because he couldn’t read at all. D．Because he didn’t have a ticket.
9．Which of the following could best describe Mr. Creech?
A．Considerate and dutiful. B．Demanding and enthusiastic.
C．Emotional and dedicated. D．Friendly and ambitious.
10．Why couldn’t the author read before meeting Mr.Creech?
A．Because his reading age was not long enough.
B．Because his parents didn’t teach him how to read.
C．Because he was afraid of reading before the class.
D．Because he didn’t have inner driving force to learn to read.
11．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Mr. Creech taught two students called Anthony Hamilton.
B．The author had become a published author and an active speaker.
C．Dyslexia was the underlying reason that made the author unable to read.
D．The author was grateful to Mr. Creech.
4.【湖南省汨罗2021届高三入学考试】
“Beauty isn't about having a pretty face,” begins a motivational quote. “It's about having a pretty mind, a pretty
heart, and a pretty soul. Oh, and pretty nails!”
That may be Angela Peters' motto. Last July, Peters, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon (沙龙) at the Walmart
shopping center in Burton to have her nails done. But Peters, who has cerebral palsy (脑瘫), was turned away. The
salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands kept
shaking. What was meant to be a day of beauty for Peters was now a disappointment.
A Walmart cashier about to go on her break happened to see this. Ebony Harris recognized Peters as a Walmart
regular. “She's just like everyone else. She wants to look pretty. So why can't she?” Harris said.
Harris approached Peters. “Do you want me to do your nails?” she asked.
A smile spread across Peters' face. “Yeah!” Harris led Peters into the supermarket, where they shopped for nail
polish. They settled on a color that would catch every eye. They then made their way into a neighboring Subway,
found a table for two, and started. Harris gently took Peters' hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.“She moved her hands a little bit, and she kept saying she was sorry,” Harris said. “I told her, ‘Don't say that. You're
fine.’ She makes me look at life and appreciate it much more than I have.”
Watching it all with surprise and admiration was Subway employee Tasia Smith. Smith was so taken by the
scene that she wrote about it on Facebook. “She was so patient with her,” she wrote. “Thanks to the Walmart worker
for making this beautiful girl's day!”
4．Why does the author mention the quote in the first paragraph?
A．To compare different views. B．To introduce the topic of the passage.
C．To show the importance of beauty. D．To share his opinion about beauty.
5．The nail salon refused Peters' request because .
A．she had to use a wheelchair B．they were too busy to serve her
C．she couldn't keep her hands still D．they hadn't the color she wanted
6．Which of the following words can best describe Harris?
A．Brave and generous. B．Careful and fair-minded.
C．Honest and considerate. D．Patient and warm-hearted.
7．What can be inferred about Tasia Smith from the last paragraph?
A．She thought highly of Harris' behavior.
B．She wrote a thank-you letter to Walmart.
C．She regretted not lending Peters a helping hand.
D．She misunderstood Harris' relationship with Peters.
5.【2021届广西钦州市第一中学高三开学摸底】
Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.
But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from
camel’s hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from
the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged (蓬乱).
His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He
was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.
He also sent six engravings (版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin
had ever seen.In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what
Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a
visit.
In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape (风
景) painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin
and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only
a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my
pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical
paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.
24．What is the text mainly about?
A．Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.
B．Williams’ influence on Benjamin.
C．The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.
D．The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.
25．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?
A．The cat would be closely watched. B．The cat would get some medical care.
C．Benjamin would leave his home shortly. D．Benjamin would have real brushes soon.
26．What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?
A．He took him to see painting exhibitions. B．He provided him with painting materials.
C．He sent him to a school in Philadelphia. D．He taught him how to make engravings.
27．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to master the use of paints.
B．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to appreciate landscape paintings.
C．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to get to know other painters.
D．Williams’ two books helped Benjamin to make up his mind to be a painter.
6.【2021届江苏省徐州市第一中学新高考全国卷第一次适应性考试】
On a cool morning, Wilson Kasaine heads out along a dirt path in southern Kenya. His calmness makes it
easy to forget that he’s tracking one of the most dangerous animals in the world. Kasaine is tracking lions—especially
one lion called Marti, who is the real-life Lion King of Selenkay Conservancy.
Tracking lions on foot may sound like a death wish, but Kasaine has been doing it for most of his life. Borninto a traditional Maasai family he quickly grew to understand the beauty and danger of wildlife. Living with big
wild animals forces him to develop a good sense of where they have been and where they may be going. During his
12-kilometer walks to and from school, he learned how to tell the paw prints (爪印) of a lion from those of other
animals.
Growing up, Kasaine knew that improving his tracking abilities would help him avoid surprise meetings with
dangerous animals. For many Maasai, tracking is mainly a matter of self-protection. But Kasaine is tracking lions to
meet them and to protect them. He leads a small group of wide-eyed tourists over the red sandy path, searching for
the lion that has left upon it his prints.
Each year, thousands of tourists crowd Kenya’s national parks to try to have a look at the＂big five＂; elephants,
rhinoceros, leopards, buffaloes and lions. The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nation’s
economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife. If Kenya’s wildlife disappears, so does its second-largest source of
income.
Wildlife protection efforts in Kenya meant marking off land exclusively(专门地)for animals. But it also meant
that the people who had originally lived in the area were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding areas.
They are also finding it increasingly hard to keep a traditional Maasai lifestyle. But people are glad that it really
makes a difference to wildlife protection.
24．How did Kasaine track lions?
A．By working together with tourists.
B．By running after them all the time.
C．By going to school every day.
D．By studying their paw prints.
25．What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A．Maasai people are born animal lovers.
B．Tourism is a big threat to Kenya’s wildlife.
C．Kenya benefits a lot from its wildlife protection.
D．Small animals are not included in their protection policy.
26．What does the underlined word ＂it＂in the last paragraph refer to?
A．Kenya’s economic development.
B．People’s leaving their original homes.
C．Kenya’s second-largest income source.
D．Kenyan people’s traditional Maasai lifestyle.27．What is the best title for the text?
A．Wildlife protection in Kenya
B．Meeting a dangerous animal
C．Wilson Kasaine’s wise choice
D．Learning to live with lions
7.【2021届湖南省教育联合体高三7月联考】
Scientists can’t predict earthquakes. But toads(蟾蜍)might be able to.
In the spring of 2010, Rachel Grant, a researcher in life sciences, was studying a population of toads in a large
dry lake in central Italy. Common toads reproduce once a year, sometimes traveling great distances to gather at their
breeding(繁殖)grounds, and Grant was looking at whether her subjects were using the cycles of the moon to coordinate
their romantic encounters.
In the previous three years, she had watched the toads increase in number when the moon grew from new to full.
But that year was different. The moon became almost full, and suddenly the toads were gone. “It went from there
being 90 to 100 toads down to six, and then to one, and then zero,” says Grant.
“I was at a loss. Did somebody come and disturb them? Did somebody run through with a tractor? But that
didn’t seem right. Toads get run over by cars all the time, and that doesn’t make them run away,” she says.
Five days after the toads disappeared, she had a possible answer: an earthquake struck in the middle of the night.
The 6. 3-magnitude quake was the deadliest to hit Italy in nearly 30 years, killing roughly 300 people and leaving
tens of thousands homeless.
Grant stayed to count her toads in spite of the aftershocks. When a full moon rose three days after the quake, a
few toads risked a return. But then their numbers dropped again, remaining low until two days after the last aftershock-a
full 10 days after the first quake. “It’s never been reported to have happened before,” says Grant. “Once they’re
breeding, then they’re breeding. That’s it. “
The question now, says Grant, is whether seismologists(地震学家)can do anything with her research to try to
predict the next big one. “A lot of people are asking, “Can we use them as a kind of monitoring tool, keep one at
home and watch to see if they run away? “ says Grant. “That’s obviously not going to work. “ But she’s hoping
something might.
28．What was Grant’s main purpose in going to the large dry lake in Italy?
A．To use toads to predict earthquakes. B．To study toads during an earthquake.
C．To check the number of toads there. D．To study toads’ breeding activities.29．What was unusual about the toads before the earthquake?
A．Their number increased when a new moon rose.
B．Their number increased when the moon became full.
C．They disappeared just before the moon became full.
D．They disappeared when a new moon rose.
30．What does Grant really mean by stating “I was at a loss”？
A．She felt sorry for the toads. B．She felt puzzled at what she saw.
C．She felt fearful about the earthquake. D．She felt sad about what somebody had done.
31．When did the number of toads begin to increase after the earthquake?
A．When the moon began to rise. B．After the aftershocks stopped.
C．Two days after the earthquake. D．Three days after the moon became full.
8.【四川省成都市2021届高三高中毕业班摸底】
I' m a seven-year-old girl but I understand that it is this fact, more than any other, that makes my family different:
We don't go to school.
Dad worries that the government will force us to go but it can't because it doesn't know about us. Four of my
parents' seven children don't have birth certificates. We have no medical records because we were born at home and
have never seen a doctor or nurse. We have no school records because we've never set foot in a classroom. When I'm
9, I will be issued a Delayed Certificate of Birth, but at this moment, according to the state of Idaho and the federal
government, I do not exist.
Of course, I did exist. I had grown up watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. I
spent my summers bottling peaches and my winters rotating supplies.
I had been educated in the rhythms of the mountain, rhythms in which change was never fundamental, only
cyclical. The same sun appeared each morning, swept over the valley and dropped behind the peak. The snows that
fell in winter always melted in the spring. Our lives were a cycle—the cycle of the day, the cycle of the seasons—
circles of lasting change that, when complete, meant nothing had changed at all. I believed my family was a part of
this immortal pattern, and that we were, in some sense, eternal(永恒的). But eternity belonged only to the
mountain.
All my father's stories were about our mountain, our valley. He never told me what to do if I left the mountain,
if I crossed oceans and continents and found myself in a strange land. He never told me how I'd know when it was
time to come home.4．Why don't the kids in the writer's family go to school?
A．There are no schools nearby. B．They have delayed birth certificates.
C．The government doesn't know their existence. D．Their father doesn't want them to go to school.
5．What does the underlined word “cyclical” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Normal. B．Irregular.
C．Circular. D．Traditional
6．What does the writer try to express mainly in the last paragraph?
A．She wasn't prepared for her future life. B．Her father loved the mountain and valley.
C．She enjoyed listening to her father’s stories. D．Her father didn't want her to leave the family.
7．Where is this text most probably taken from?
A．An interview. B．An autobiography.
C．A play script. D．A news report.
9.【2021届湖北省六校第一次联考】
"Keep your eyes open. This is where the Ewoks live.'' The one-hour drive outside of San Francisco, covered in
clouds along windy roads, has inspired my husband to say this sentence at least a dozen times.
We finally arrive at Muir Woods National Park. I explain the strange green stuff on trunks of trees as we pass
by--mos (苔藓), something my 5-year-old son Cole has never seen in the desert where we live.
"Mom, are Ewoks real? I think they maybe aren't real. " There's a question in Cole's voice,like he's trying on this
idea.
We've been down the road of pretending versus reality before, what with all the talk of superheroes and such
around our house. "I think you are right. Ewoks are just in the movies. But it would be cool if they were real,
right ?"
Cole's silent for a while, thinking. "I just saw an Ewok’s ear back there!" Coles spotted an additional Ewok arm
and one full body of the tiny hairy creatures. It does indeed look like we are in the Ewok forest of Star Wars.
Cole's imagination is more than I can understand. What do plants eat? Which is the best planet? Which rocks
float? He loves life. He loves his inner world and outer existence equally.
I hear a lot of worry from parents about media sucking the souls from our children, taking away their time for
creative play. For us, this hasn’t been the case. Cole and his brother are quite knowledgeable in the realities of life
when it comes to Angry Birds, Curious George, and the adventures of Indiana Jones. These characters, and others of
their own invention, live in my home like visitors, joining us on walks and outings. I appreciate them, though not all
the time, for the company they give my sons and their busy minds.I think of media characters as an add-on to already busy minds, by carefully monitoring who gets invited into
our lives, they become part of the parenting team. They teach loyalty adventure, curiosity--lessons I'm trying to
convey, but in a much cooler way than I can.
Pretence is awesome. It provides practice for real life without the ordinary interfering.
24．Where are the family heading for?
A．The cinema. B．A park. C．San Francisco. D．A desert.
25．What can we know about Cole from the passage?
A．He is proud of himself. B．He is full of curiosity.
C．He is courageous. D．He is considerate.
26．What do many parents think of their children playing via media?
A．It wastes children's time.
B．It can make their children relaxed.
C．It can engage their children in learning actively.
D．It can accompany their children in their absence.
27．What's the authors attitude to the media characters in parenting children?
A．Indifferent. B．Critical. C．Supportive. D．Disapproving.
10.【2020届湖北省黄冈中学高三六月第三次模拟】
In the short time Steve and Zach had been inside their tent packing their tools, wind-blown flame had skipped
from the top of one tree to another. The long dry summer had turned the forest into a matchbox.
“Let’s go! We can make it back to the river we crossed today!” Steve kept Brady on the lead and their heads
down against the fire-wind. But Brady barked a sharp warning. Ahead of them lay a thick curtain of smoke across
the track. They would never make it through that. The dog was pulling at his lead trying to draw them away from the
smoke, and yet Steve was uneasy. It seemed to him that they were moving away from the river.
Suddenly, Zach cried. “Zach!” Steve shouted. “Are you OK? Where are you?” Then Brady pulled Steve down
a sharp slope (坡). At its base, Zach was rubbing his ankle.
As Steve helped his friend to his feet, Brady lifted his head and snuffed (嗅) the smoke-laden wind. Next moment,
the dog bounded away and disappeared. The boys shouted for him, but he didn’t come back. Steve couldn’t blame
Brady for panicking. He himself wanted to run even though he didn’t have a clue which way.
Steve and Zach hadn’t gone far when there was a familiar bark, and Brady came bounding, stopped directly in
front of Steve and hit him with his head, pushing him back toward the slope they’d just climbed. But Steve didn’t getit. Then Brady grabbed the boy’s jeans and started pulling. The message was clear, but Steve hesitated. Of course he
remembered Brady saving his uncle’s life when the dog was much younger. Was he still sharp enough to get them
through this?
Nearby, a pine went up in a whoosh of smoke. Brady pulled again, urgently. “OK, big guy,” Steve gritted (咬
紧牙关). Brady led them back down the slope and into the trees. Not far from them fire was touching underbrush.
Several times the big dog stopped. Often he changed directions. Steve was so tired that he just wanted to rest, but
Brady wouldn’t have it. The dog bullied both boys to go on. How long they’d walked Steve had no idea. He was
almost numb when he heard it-the wonderful sound of rushing water!
4．Why did Steve shout for Zach suddenly?
A．They got injured. B．They lost their dog.
C．They were trapped. D．They became separated.
5．What did Brady intend to do when he ran away from Steve?
A．To seek help. B．To find a way out.
C．To rescue Zach. D．To escape for life.
6．How did Steve feel after Brady pulled his jeans?
A．Uneasy. B．Impatient.
C．Numb. D．Uncertain.
7．What does the passage basically describe?
A．An adventure. B．An exploration.
C．An escape game. D．A training program.
