专题 02 阅读理解（记叙文+新闻报道）
1.（2024届·河南信阳一模）
Paul O’Sullivan lounged around his Baltimore apartment one evening in 2014,feeling bored. So, like many
others, he logged on to Facebook to find out just how many others on the social network shared his name. Moments
later, dozens of name twins from around the world filled his screen. On a whim, he decided to send friend requests
to them all.
Many of his fellow Paul O’Sullivans ignored him, but a few felt too curious to pass up his invitation. As
Baltimore Paul scrolled through the other Paul O’Sullivans’ profiles, he noticed something four of them had in
common: They were all musicians. Like Baltimore Paul, Rotterdam Paul sang and played guitar. Another Paul in
Manchester, England, played bass. And Paul from Pennsylvania was a drummer. Baltimore Paul had an idea.
Wouldn’t it be funny, he asked the other musical Pauls, if they formed a band called The Paul O’Sullivans? Yes,
they all agreed,
Starting a band across multiple time zones proved to be tricky. Shaky Wi-Fi and other technical difficulties
meant they were often out of sync. And being even half a second off from one another wrecked their sound. To fix
this, they created a sort of musical assembly line. Baltimore Paul and Rotterdam Paul wrote and recorded a basic
track, then e-mailed it to Manchester Paul.
“I listen to the song over a few days,” says Manchester Paul, to get a feel for what bass arrangement seems
most appropriate.“ Once he recorded a bass track, he e-mailed it back to Baltimore Paul, who then built it into the
main song. Later, Pennsylvania Paul added the drumbeat. Round and round the track went, with each member
adding on his own layer until they achieved the sound they want.
The Paul O’Sullivan Band released its first original song, “Namesake”, in March2016, which was about long-
distance relationships. And when COVID-19 slowly shutdown the world, the Pauls didn’t miss a beat. After all, the
band had already got the hang of remote work. They used their time during the pandemic to record their first EP.
Titled Internet Famous: A Retrospective, it was released last April.
“What are the odds,” says Baltimore Paul, “that a random Facebook request would lead not only to new music
but to lasting friendships as well?” “Some things are just meant to be.”
1．How can the four Paul O’Sullivans be distinguished?
A．By the musical instruments they play.
B．By their e-mail addresses.
C．By the musical styles they like.
D．By the place they come from.
2．What does “this” refer to in paragraph three?
A．The inaccessibility of Wi-Fi.
B．The existence of technical barriers.
C．Their being in different time zones.D．Their lack of experience.
3．What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph five?
A．The band had to pause because of the pandemic.
B．They got inspired and composed original songs.
C．The whole world was badly destroyed by COVID-19.
D．The band continued to work in spite of the pandemic.
4．What can be the best title for the article?
A．Banding Together B．A Random Facebook Request
C．Long-distance Friendships D．A Pure Coincidence
2.（2024届·河南信阳一模）
My phone rang after I boarded a plane. It was my former PhD adviser calling to tell me an article had just been
posted that identified errors in a paper we’d published in Nature. My stomach dropped when I knew many critics
were demanding a retraction (撤回). The plane soon took off. I spent the 16-hour flight processing a mix of
emotions—disbelief, embarrassment, frustration—and wondering what this would mean for my career.
After the plane landed, I took out my laptop and logged on the airport WiFi so I could read the critique myself.
It was harsh and thorough, pointing out several fundamental flaws in our methods and in the basic data, which we’d
gathered from other studies.
The fallout was swift and intense. I received a flood of emails and messages. Some were from supportive
colleagues, but many were harshly critical of our work. I felt deeply embarrassed by the criticism.
When it became clear that the retraction was unavoidable, I formally offered my resignation to my department
head. He didn’t accept it, saying a resignation wasn’t needed considering the errors in the paper were honest
mistakes.
The experience helped me grow as a scientist. I learned that it is better to be open and responsible, even if it
means admitting mistakes. I can’t expect myself to know everything as a scientist and my work will be stronger if I
seek out diverse expertise and opinions.
In the end, the reality is that the retractions are a necessary part of the science process—and one that shouldn’t
be viewed only through a negative lens (透镜). Retractions can also be an opportunity to learn and improve. Honest
mistakes happen, and researchers should be encouraged, not punished, for doing the right thing and retracting
flawed work.
5．What news did the author get after boarding the plane?
A．Some mistakes were found in his published paper.
B．His research paper would be published.
C．His adviser demanded that he should retract his paper.
D．His career might be influenced by his paper.
6．What does the underlined word “fallout” mean?
A．Answer. B．Pain. C．Result. D．Shame.7．Why was the author’s resignation refused?
A．He corrected his mistakes in the paper.
B．He made the mistakes unintentionally.
C．He had a very good reputation of honesty.
D．He was believed to publish sound science.
8．What lesson did the author learn from his experience?
A．Honest mistakes are necessary in science.
B．Scientists had better know everything.
C．Admitting mistakes is really embarrassing.
D．Mistakes can be a good chance to learn.
3.（2024届·河南信阳一模）
There was one minute left on Suzanne Horsley’s watch and the atmosphere remained thick with carbon
dioxide, despite the efforts of her third graders to clear the air. Horsley, a wellness teacher, had directed the kids to
throw balls representing carbon dioxide molecules to their classmates representing forests. “That was hard,” said
Horsley after the round ended. “In this time period versus the 1700s, the way is more challenging, right?” “Yeah.”
“In 2022, we got a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,” said Horsley. “What’s the problem with it? What is it
causing?” “Global warming,” volunteered one girl.
Two years ago, New Jersey became the first state in the country to adopt learning standards requiring teachers
to instruct kids about climate change across grade levels and subjects. “There’s no way we can expect our children
to have the solutions to these challenges if we’re not giving them the tools and resources needed here and now,”
said Tammy Marphy. Kids need to understand the basics of climate change—the vocabulary, the logic behind it—
before they can handle the climate crisis.
On a recent weekday, Cari Gallagher was reading to her students from No Sand in the House, which tells the
story of a grandfather whose home is destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Later, the students sat down to write about
what they’d heard, drawing connections between the book and their own lives, world events or other books they’d
read. Then, they built structures—carports, walls and other barriers made of Legos, blocks and straws—that might
protect against climate change calamities(灾难).
At Horsley’s class, students reflected on the lesson. Wes said adults could have done more to protect the
environment. Abby said it was up to humans to drive less and recycle and protect other species from climate
disasters. “When I first found out we were going to learn about climate change in the gym, I was like, that’s
surprising, because normally we learn that in class,” Abby added. “But I’m glad we did it in the gym,” she
continued. “It was really fun.”
9．What does Horsley’s class suggest?
A．Less carbon dioxide is absorbed by forests.
B．The air at the playing ground is polluted.
C．The amount of CO₂ is increasing sharply.D．Playing games is challenging for some kids.
10．What’s Tammy’s attitude to learning standards?
A．Doubtful. B．Tolerant. C．Critical. D．Supportive.
11．What does the author want to prove by mentioning Cari’s class?
A．Education has a positive effect on our dealing with climate change.
B．Hurricanes usually have a destroying power.
C．Reading is a way to learn about natural disasters.
D．Any materials can be used to fight against climate change.
12．What can we infer from the reflections of students?
A．Their disappointment at learning climate change in the gym.
B．Their expectation to adopt environmentally friendly practices.
C．Their puzzlement about the behaviors of adults.
D．Their sympathy for severely endangered species.
4.（2024届·四川眉山一模）
During the 1930s, the Great War broke out. A 25-year-old American soldier, probably never thought that his
life would change forever when he volunteered to go to France.
One night while the American unit was returning to the base after a bloody fight, Suleyman stumbled into the
ground and noticed a bit of movement from the bush. Being stuck between two choices either its enemy or an
animal, Suleyman found a five-year-old girl from the bushes shivering with cold and utmost fear. Due to the
atrocity of the war, the girl was abandoned by her family and the whole village was killed.
During the war, it was impossible to find the child’s family so Suleyman took this little French girl under his
wings and gave her an American name Flora which means like the flower. Soon, Flora became the apple of the eye
of everyone living in the army camp.
For one and a half years, Flora and Suleyman became inseparable; however, every fairy tale comes to an end.
When the war ended, Suleyman was sent back to USA, while Flora was put in an orphanage, the Normandy School,
which was founded by the American government for orphaned French children to have an education.
For years, Suleyman always thought about Flora. When the French National Olympic Team was playing in the
Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, Suleyman gazed through the audience on TV, hoping to catch a glimpse
of Flora, but he never could.
At the age of 85, Suleyman attended the 60th anniversary reception of the Great War where Suleyman shared
his story with American and French officials. After hearing his story, a French journalist started to investigate the
story, and all government files were read in detail. The moment the journalist helped dial the number, in tears, Flora
said Suleyman was her hero, and everything came flooding back to her.
13．What does the underlined word “atrocity” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Challenge. B．Cruelty. C．Range. D．Stress.
14．Why did Suleyman watch 1984 Summer Olympics?A．Because Flora might be in the French team.
B．Because Flora might be watching the event.
C．Because Suleyman was greatly interested in sports.
D．Because Suleyman wanted to travel to Los Angeles.
15．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Suleyman found some enemies in the bush.
B．Suleyman saw Flora again with the help of officials.
C．Flora and Suleyman became attached to each other.
D．Flora was sent to an orphanage when she was found.
16．Which can serve as the best possible title for the text?
A．The Lost Love Found Again B．The Apple of a Father’s Eye
C．The reunion Between Father and Daughter D．The Terrible Violence of the War
5.（2024届·四川南充一模）
As a child, I was proud of my southern origin. My own voice reflected my family’s past and present-part
northern Mississippi, part Tennessee, all southern. There was no sound I loved more than my grandmother’s accent:
thick, sweet, warm.
While growing up, I began to realize outside of our region, southerners were often dismissed as uncultured and
ignorant. I was ready to leave behind my tiny town in West Tennessee, starting a new life and jumping at big
chances in some far-off cities. In that embarrassing space between “teen” and “adult”, my accent was a symbol of
everything I thought I hated about my life in the rural South. I feared it would disqualify me from being a noted
magazine writer. I would have to talk less “country”. So I killed a piece of myself. I’m ashamed of it, but I’m more
ashamed that I tried to kill that part of someone else-change Emily’s accent.
I met Emily in college. She was determined to work for the student newspaper, which was where I spent most
of my waking hours, and we became friends. She, unlike me, accepted her roots. Early in our friendship, her mother
asked where I was from, assuming it was somewhere up north. Then I felt my efforts paid off and even wanted to
ignore the mistake.
Emily is two years younger and she cared about my opinion. I advised her to be more like me and hide her
signature Manchester accent. I stressed that throughout our college years, often by making fun of her vowel (元音)
sounds. I told myself I was helping her achieve her dream of working as a reporter. Now, I see that it was actually
about justifying my hiding part of myself.
Grandma Carolyn used to tell me, “Girl, don’t forget where you come from.” Now I truly understand that.
Many things have faded from memory, but this sticks in my mind with uncomfortable clarity. Now that I am grown
and have left the South, it’s important to me.
17．What made the author want to leave her hometown?
A．Appeal of convenience in cities.
B．Her dream of becoming a writer.C．Outside prejudice against southerners.
D．Her desire for the northern accent.
18．How did the author feel about the mistake of Emily’s mother?
A．Upset. B．Pleased. C．Ashamed. D．Surprised.
19．Why on earth did the author try to change Emily’s accent?
A．To prove herself right. B．To help Emily be a reporter.
C．To make herself influential. D．To protect Emily’s self-dignity.
20．What message does the text want to convey?
A．Stay true to your roots. B．Never do things by halves.
C．Hold on to your dreams. D．Never judge a person by his accent.
6.（2024届·四川泸州一模）
When I got home after dropping out of college in my junior year because of depression, I didn’t want to get
out of bed every day. But my parents wanted me to, so I just removed myself from the living room to the couch.
Sometimes I would turn on the TV and watch marathons, but mostly I just sat there, lost in thought.
One day when I was lying on the couch, not knowing what to do, I thought since I had been out of school for a
long time, I had better do something productive in my life. I looked at what I could do. I could attend online college
classes, go to in-person events just to get out of the house, or take up a hobby. But none of these things made me
happy, and my depression seemed to follow me inseparably.
However, there was something that was my thing. No matter what kind of day I’m having now, the mere
mention of start-ups still cheers me up. I have been doing business in some kinds of forms ever since I was a kid,
and despite everything, this enthusiasm has always been in my heart.
So I started thinking of ideas, seeing which one could become practical. I spent my days being glued to a wide
purple notebook and a pen in hand, sometimes moving from the couch to the table on our back porch (门廊) in the
mornings. If I got up early enough, I’d watch the sun come up. It was there, in the still mornings, that I learned
about life and started to look back on mine.
With time going on, the depression started to lift. I was making more progress in my recovery, and the good
days were more frequent than the bad. I started a couple of different businesses, eventually settling on a web design
business, and did a lot of experiments, which changed my ideas. After a period of time, things started to work.
21．What seemed to trouble the author all the time?
A．Various daily routines. B．Parents’ complaints.
C．Attractive TV programs. D．Certain mental problems.
22．What did the author begin to think of doing one day?
A．Finding a way out. B．Going back to school.
C．Escaping from home. D．Hosting out-door activities.
23．What exactly lifted the author’s spirits?
A．Taking notes attentively. B．Appreciating early mornings.C．Recalling the cheerful childhood. D．Following the passion in business.
24．What do you think of the author?
A．Lonely but talented. B．Passive but productive.
C．Stressed but optimistic. D．Uncreative but changeable.
7.（2024届·四川宜宾一模）
In 2014, I was in ballet class when I got a call from the hospital that my dad had experienced a stroke. I rushed
to the hospital to join him, and found him buried in a nest of cables, surrounded by a variety of monochromatic,
rapidly beeping (making a short, loud sound) assistive machines. They seemed to form a single, massive enclosure
around him. Every few moments he would peer up at one of the machines with wide, confused eyes. I became clear
that many of the technologies that were meant to be helping and supporting him were scary and inaccessible.
During the most difficult moments of his life, the machines multiplied his fear.
I wondered how I could make him feel reassured, safe, and dignified around these devices. At the time, I was a
professional dancer and choreographer (编舞者). Dancers, performers and theater artists are all masters at evoking
emotions, so I began to think how I might improve machines to help him feel empowered and hopeful rather than
afraid. My dad is now in his early 70s and fully recovered. But his story led me to start combining my passions for
dance and technology.
I’ve danced with different robots all around the world, in installations (就职) and live performances. I’m now
a Ph. D．candidate in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, where I work on models and interfaces that
allow robots to learn new tasks from humans.
As the number of robots in society continues to increase, more people need to be capable of using them. I
think of other commonly used technologies like laptops and phones and reflect that a user like my dad actively
direct the robot with natural human motions.
I believe the intersection (交叉点) between robotics and human will continue to expand as robots move out of
the factory and into the public. I am not sure how soon my dad will have a robot in his house, but I do believe that
when it arrives, it will be filled with dance knowledge.
25．What do we know about the author’s father after he was in hospital?
A．He longed to see his son.
B．He knew little about his illness.
C．He was curious about new machines.
D．He was terrified of medical equipment.
26．What mainly made the author combine dance and technology?
A．His care for his father.
B．His personal experiences.
C．A creative thought for dance.
D．Technology’s effect on society.
27．The author mentioned laptops and phones in paragraph 4 to____A．account for their wide use in life.
B．convince readers of their significance.
C．show development of the modem technology.
D．predict the capability of people using robots.
28．What is the author’s attitude to the future of dancing robots?
A．Suspicious. B．Optimistic.
C．Pessimistic. D．Uncertain.
8.（2024届·四川宜宾一模）
Dedicated educator is on a mission to revive rural education in a remote mountainous community and provide
the best education to its children, one school at a time.
With her ponytail and big, square glasses, Cheng Feng looks every bit the schoolteacher. Yet, to many of her
students, the 33-year-old is more than that. Cheng’s care for her rural students has extended beyond the classroom
and makes her a mother figure to them all.
During the just past summer vacation, Cheng didn’t take time off but paid home visits to rural students of the
Liling Primary School, which is located in the mountains more than 120 kilometers from the central area of Poyang
county, East Chin’s Jiangxi province.
Most students have been left behind by their parents, who have to go to work far away from home and are
looked after by their grandparents.
“Seeing these special families and special children is what made me realize the importance of rural education,
and it is one of the major reasons why I have stuck around all these years,” says Cheng, who also grew up in
Poyang.
Since learning that one of her students, Tan Yeting, and her brother, were just depending on the small income
of their grandparents’ handmade broom business, Cheng would pay regular visits to Tan’s home. She would check
the homework assignment of the two children, play games with them and cut their hair. These interactions have
helped both children grow in confidence and shake off their timid nature at school.
“Cheng is just like our mother,” Tan says.
“I feel like I can talk to her about anything, ”she adds.
Cheng voluntarily chose to move to the school last year after she learned it was in need of faculty members.
She has since helped to improve the teaching facilities, and went out of her way to reach children scattered around
the surrounding rural area and persuade them to come to school.
Thanks to her efforts, approximately 200 children in the neighborhood have been able to enjoy a better
education.
29．What was Chen Feng doing during the past summer vacation?
A．She was on a holiday in the mountain.
B．She was looking after her students in school.
C．She was helping her students with their homework assignment.
D．She was visiting her rural students in remote areas.30．What do we know about Tan Yeting?
A．Her parents deserted her brother and her.B．She is too shy to talk to her teacher.
C．She lives on her grandparents’ small business.D．She leads a care-free and rich life.
31．Which of the following can best describe Chen Feng?
A．Caring and warm-hearted. B．Ambitious and optimistic.
C．Responsible and fashionable. D．Considerate and stubborn.
32．Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A．The Life Experience of a Rural Teacher.B．China’s Rural Education in Jiangxi Province.
C．A Teacher Devoted to Rural Education. D．A Teacher Who Likes Paying Home Visits.
9.（2024届·四川攀枝花一模）
When I first heard about Summit Learning, I admitted I was not a bit happy and excited at all. I thought it
would require interactions with others. But later, I was astonished when I got to experience it firsthand.
Recently, we did a poetry project, and one of the activities was a peer (同伴) review. I would never have taken
part if it was up to me, as I preferred to work independently. But when I got involved, I found in the experience, I
had done something that I thought was nearly impossible — it made my poetry better. My partner informed me of
my mistakes and told me where I could give more detail.
One of our final products of the project was to present our poetry to the class. I’ve always loved public
speaking but I thought with Summit Learning, I would have fewer chances to speak. I was wrong. The peer
activities we did with a partner gave me more belief in my ability and inspired me to do more to make my
presentation the best it could possibly be.
Interactions like these are what Summit Learning is all about. This style of learning brings a positive and hard-
working culture that allows us to push our boundaries and keep going It creates a sense of community since we are
all working towards a similar goal.
As an active boy, I have always been ahead and advanced, but in a normal classroom, there are restrictions on
what I can do. With Summit Learning, I can go beyond expectations in projects or move ahead in learning new
content when I’m ready. I have ownership of my work and pursue my goals.
Summit Learning has showed me how much people can grow and change. It has helped me see people and
myself differently. It has been one of the greatest experiences of my life, and I cannot see myself going back to a
normal classroom.
33．What was the author’s initial response to Summit Learning?
A．He was astonished to hear about it. B．He was a bit excited about it.
C．He was unwilling to attend it. D．He was curious about how it worked.
34．How did the author benefit from the poetry project?
A．It reminded him to be independent. B．It improved his poem and confidence..
C．It raised him a sense of responsibility. D．It allowed him to deliver a public speech.
35．What can be inferred about Summit Learning?A．It has restrictions on what one can do.
B．It shows boundaries of one’s abilities.
C．It teaches poetry in a normal classroom.
D．It transforms the traditional way of learning.
36．What does the author think of Summit Learning now?
A．Inspiring. B．Enjoyable. C．Challengıng. D．Conservative.
10.（2024届·四川宜宾一模）
Nate Evans of Ankeny, Iowa, got into teaching many years ago. So when his classes went remote at the start of
COVID-19, he was on the lookout for ways to make children learn online effectively. One of the first things he
noticed was how few students had a proper desk at home. He said students in his remote classes were often sitting
on their beds or working from their family's crowded kitchen table instead of sitting at a desk.
As a woodworking hobbyist, Nate has a work section in his garage, so he bought some materials for basic
wooden desks with his own money and got to work. “It's for kids who have absolutely nothing, to kids who have
everything they've wanted but don't have this space because it wasn't available,” Nate said. “Somebody had to
provide it and I thought, ‘Why not me?’” Once his first set of desks was complete, Nate had no trouble giving them
away.
He shared his desk project on Facebook, and the members of his community suspected his intention at first,
thinking he was seeking glory and wealth, but soon they understood his purpose and began sending him donations
so he could build more desks. Soon, he had a whole team of woodworkers working in his garage most weekends.
He's set a goal to make 2,020 desks for the 2020—21 academic year. He offers them up for free to local educators.
Once they're picked up, they are distributed to kids all over his town and beyond.
Best of all, he plans to keep building desks for kids as long as they are needed. “I became a teacher to help
kids,” Nate said. “I volunteer wherever I can. I feel honored to be able to do all this for the students. I want to see
them learn and grow in my classroom, and I want to see them learn and grow at home too.”
37．What made Nate come up with his desk project?
A．The children’s tough situations. B．The online distance teaching.
C．The students' absence from class. D．The illness brought by COVID-19.
38．What can be inferred about Nate's first set of desks?
A．They'd been made before COVID-19. B．They were only for the poor students.
C．He made them at his own expense. D．He donated them to his school.
39．What was the community members’ attitude to Nate's desk project initially?
A．Disapproving. B．Supportive. C．Doubtful. D．Uncaring.
40．Which of the following best describes Nate as a teacher?
A．Strict. B．Proud. C．Honest. D．Ambitious.
11.（2024届·陕西渭南一模）For 21-year-old Malhar Kalambe, weekends are not about hanging out with friends. Instead, they have a
different mission — cleaning the Datar Beach. Collectively， they have made such a huge difference to the beach
that the United Nations has recognized their contributions.
“Actually the idea stemmed from my vacation to Bali, the clean beach leaving a great impression on me. After
returning, I found our beaches in shambles. During a conversation with my mother, I was complaining about how
bad our beaches are compared to beaches in Bali, and my mother just said, 'Don't complain, if you care, just go and
clean. ? and thus 'Beach Please'," Malhar said. “It began on September 10, 2017 and since then cleaning the
garbage on the beach has become a weekend routine. Currently, there are 25 odd volunteers spending our weekends
cleaning the beach.”
After cleaning the beach for months, Malhar and his friends realized that it was of a little help and there is no
end to this. They needed to contain the source which dumps garbage in the ocean. They found that the Mithi River
is being used to dump the industrial waste, construction waste and even domestic waste into the ocean and they
decided to also clean the river. Now on Saturday, they clean the Mithi River and on Sunday, they focus on the Datar
Beach. In order to make a sustainable （可持续的）difference, they must make people understand that they have
to stop dumping garbage into any source. “Awareness, recycling and cleaning up are three steps which can bring a
change. I hope people realize it's their duty to keep their surroundings as well as the ocean clean,“ Malhar added.
41．What does the underlined phrase “in shambles” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Damp. B．Messy. C．Crowded. D．Abandoned.
42．What do we know about Malhar Kalambe?
A．He likes hanging out with his friends. B．He encourages his mother to join him.
C．He volunteers to clean the Datar Beach. D．He complains his vacation to Bali to his friends.
43．What is the top priority （优先事项）to make the Datar Beach clean continuously?
A．Recycling most of domestic waste.
B．Calling for people to make a green trip.
C．Raising people's awareness of protecting the ocean.
D．Seeking for the source of the ocean pollution.
44．Which of the following best describes Malhar Kalambe?
A．Sympathetic. B．Considerate. C．Outgoing. D．Responsible.
12.（2024届·甘肃白银一模）
An important person who has made a huge impact on my life is Savannah. Savannah is my twin sister and my
life would be completely different without her. Everyone always thinks it’s amazing to have a twin and it is but it’s
also not. People always beautify having a twin. They say it’s natural to be good friends, which is true, but nobody
ever talks about the negative side of it.
People also say things like “Who’s the smarter twin?” As twins, we are constantly getting compared. In the
second grade, she got admitted to a class for advanced students. In 6th grade she was put into advanced math. I
finally got put into advanced math for 8th grade but it still wasn’t enough because by then she was in a class that
was two years ahead and mine was just one. So people called me the dumb twin.I played soccer from the ages 5-9. I quit when I was 9 because people decided Savannah was better and I
didn’t want to hear it anymore. She still plays. We also played softball together when we were 10-11. I quit that too
mainly for the same reason.
One day when I was in 7th grade, Savannah, our friends and I were at top golf for one of their birthdays. We
were almost done playing. My friend Allison said, “Savannah, how does it feel to be losing to the unathletic twin?”
Allison didn’t play any sports either, but since she wasn’t a twin, she wasn’t getting compared to anyone.
I could write a million stories about who’s the prettier twin? Who’s the uglier twin? Who’s the funnier twin? It
never really ends. Even though we get compared, I still love Savannah and she has made such a huge impact on my
life.
As I’ve gotten older, it has less of an effect on me when people compare us. I have realized that there is always
going to be someone out there comparing us and there is nothing I can do about it. I am growing into my own
person.
45．What is rarely discussed about twins according to the text?
A．The appearance. B．The bad side. C．The difference. D．The friendship.
46．Why was the author thought stupid?
A．She did very badly in class. B．She learned advanced math in Grade 8.
C．She liked to compare herself to Savannah. D．She was worse than Savannah in her studies.
47．Why did the author give up softball?
A．She played it worse than Savannah. B．She was injured in a match.
C．She was laughed at by teammates. D．She had lost interest in it.
48．What is the author’s attitude towards being compared at last?
A．Negative. B．Unclear. C．Doubtful. D．Acceptable.
13.（2024届·甘肃张掖一模）
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next
six years, I was treading water(停滞不前), just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was
any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved
working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel.
Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor
the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a
novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be
published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent(代理商) who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got
some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with
an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting andwondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s
no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同) of the publisher
—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding.
49．Why did the author decide to write a novel?
A．Because she hated her previous jobs.
B．Because her parents and friends had encouraged her to do so.
C．Because she wanted to pursue her own dream of writing a novel.
D．Because she graduated from university with a good degree in English Literature.
50．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean?
A．She became less stubborn.
B．She became more stubborn.
C．She suddenly lost confidence.
D．She gradually gained confidence.
51．Who agreed to publish the author’s first novel?
A．An agent who she signed with.
B．A rights assistant she once worked with.
C．An agent who advised her to send her novel out to agents.
D．A publisher who she once worked for as a rights assistant.
52．Which of the following words can best describe the author’s experience as a writer?
A．Tough but rewarding. B．Interesting and smooth.
C．Difficult but thrilling. D．Complicated and fruitless.
