高考英语阅读表达专项训练（含答案）
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阅读表达
阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。
When my father was celebrating a milestone birthday, I pulled together a surprise gift that he would never forget.
On his 60th birthday, I had a fun idea: What if I could get the memories people had of him, put each one into an envelope—60 in total—and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday So, I wrote an e-mail to family and friends, explaining my idea.
I sent the e-mail and waited. And then the replies started coming in and I was very, very astonished. There were so many memories, and they were all so lovely. They came from the 50s, 60s, 70s, from every decade between now and the day my dad was born. They came from my mother, my siblings, my grandma, my dad’s friends from high school, his sister, my dad’s first boss, a colleague at his first job, from people who hadn’t seen my dad in 40 years, from people I myself hadn’t even informed. They typed them and handwrote them. They mailed them and e-mailed them.
The night before Dad’s birthday, my sister and I stayed up late, putting the mails into envelopes.
The next morning, after breakfast and presents and cake, we gave the pile of envelopes to him. “Just one more thing for you,” we said.
It took him a long time to open them and read. Each one was a brief ticket to another time, a leap backward over years and decades. There was a lot of laughter and a few tears on his face.
I was kind of sad when the project of the memories about my father was over because it was great fun to collect these memories.
1．When did the author give her father a surprise gift (no more than 5 words)
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2．Why did the author and her sister stay up late the night before their father’s birthday (no more than 10 words)
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3．How did the author’s father most probably feel when he read the mails (no more than 2 words)
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4．What was the surprise gift (no more than 6 words)
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阅读表达
If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment (娱乐), you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute. Humor helps uninteresting people seem entertaining too. Studies show that a good sense of humor even makes you seem smarter.
Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles. Humor lets you better understand life and sometimes helps you laugh at even the worst of your problems.
In my experience, most people think they have a sense of humor, and to some degree that’s true. But not all senses of humor are created equal. So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life.
You don’t have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor. You can be the one who directs the conversation to fun topics that are ripe for others to add humor.
When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot. When people see you trying to be funny, it frees them to try it themselves. For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might think. Your attitude and effort count a lot.
Some people believe that humorous complaints (抱怨) about the little problems of life make humor, and sometimes that is the case. The problem comes when you start doing too much complaint-based humor. One funny observation about problem in your life can be funny, but five is just complaining, no matter how smart you think you are.
Self-deprecating humor (自嘲式) is usually the safest type, but here again you don’t want to overshoot the target. One self-deprecating comment is a generous and even confident form of humor. But if you do it too often, you can transform in the eyes of others from a confident joker to a Chihuahua dog.
5．How does humor make average-looking people look (不多于六个单词)
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6．What is important for in-person humor (不多于三个单词)
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7．How many humor tips are mentioned in the passage (一个单词)
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8．What’s the passage mainly about (不多于七个单词)
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阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Hired by a machine mind
Landing a dream job has never been easy, but at least in the past you knew that the person you had to impress was a fellow human being. More recently, however, employers are putting the responsibility of finding the most suitable workers onto nonhuman shoulders. Artificial intelligence systems can go through thousands of resumes far faster than a person or even a team of people can. What’s more, programs have been designed to run video interviews, too. During these, a person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions are all examined and used to judge how good the person would be at the job in question.
While those who support such systems claim that this superefficient hiring method is the future, others fear that the systems have serious problems. Because AI systems use biased data sets to learn how to select people, the hiring process may actually be more unfair when AI is used. For instance, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male.
Naturally, job seekers are trying anything they can to satisfy the AI’s selection criteria. In South Korea, where a number of the top companies currently use AI for hiring, many job seekers attend special cram schools to learn how to pass their AI interview.
Of course, many of the techniques taught are nothing more than educated guesses. Without knowing exactly what each individual AI system looks for, knowing what to do to please it is extremely difficult. However, there are still somethings you can try. For example, use industry-specific terms in your interview answers because AIs often search data for specific key phrases. Another tip is to keep your resume style simple. That way, the AI can search it more easily. You should also strip your resume of anything that reveals your sex or race in case a biased data set is being used.
It seems our success could very well depend on the mysterious judgment of a machine mind. It sounds unfair, and it likely is. In the end, the power to either change the system itself or at least make it work for you is in your hands.
9．What factors influence the results of AI-based video interviews
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10．How can you avoid being affected by a biased data set
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11．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
When AI selection systems use biased data, the hiring process may actually be more unfair and the fact that women are not considered for technical jobs has something to do with race.
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12．Think of another example of using AI to make judgements and give your opinion on it. (In about 40 words)
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阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirit sank. Surrounded by strange classmates, I felt like I was in a maze and was sorry about myself. There were some complex feelings in my minds. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.
To make matters worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling down during class time.
My teacher found me spiritless. One day he asked me to come to his office and told me about his attitude towards life: we might suffer from mistakes, but it’s important to learn lessons from them. All the pains and the embarrassing things we experience are part of the process. So keep up your spirit! At last, he added, “If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!”
Warmth rushed through my soul. I suddenly found the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.
With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression. From then on, I no longer bowed my head and began smiling to my classmates. I would put up my hand confidently in class and play with my new friends in my spare time. Meanwhile, I was gradually embraced by my classmates.
Now faced with fierce competition, we all study hard because we know that every second counts. Moreover, there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect between us. I love my class; I love my classmates!
To be frank, I still have a thirst for my dream university, but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it. With parents and teachers’ encouragement, I’m quite certain of my success and I’m sure I can fly high.
13．Why was the writer in low spirits at the beginning (No more than 10 words)
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14．What did the teacher expect the writer to do (No more than 10 words)
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15．What is the main idea of Paragraph 5 (No more than 15 words)
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16．What does the underlined word “embraced” in paragraph 5 mean (No more than 1 words)
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17．What do you think of failure Please explain (No more than 25 words)
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阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题。
My family moved into a newly constructed home in Calgary 10 years ago. That year was full of promise. We waved at the stream of incoming families during their move-in days. Hands were shaken. Couches (沙发) were hauled (拖) up steps. But we saw less of each other as winter approached. Names were forgotten.
As the snow melted, many of the neighborhood’s kids began to learn how to ride a bike. Their mothers would be nearby, sitting and chatting on the roadside. Dad wanted a place for children to play, a quiet place for parents to sit and relax, but more importantly, a reason for everyone to leave the house and join the community. He began imagining benches.
He started knocking on doors and reshaking hands with the neighbors. When Construction began with me and my father hauling pieces of wood and steel out of his truck, within minutes there was a crowd of young neighbors at hand, each claiming they could help. None of us knew each other well, but all hands were on deck. Jeff ran to the garage to grab his drill (钻孔机). Brian held the boards together while I dug through the toolbox in search of a wrench (扳手). Charlie measured and marked locations on the ground for drilling.
After a few hours, three benches formed a semi-circle on the street. They were the perfect place to sit and be with the neighbors, have a coffee in the morning or have a beer after work.
That afternoon marked the first of many weekend Neighbor Days when weather permitted. Kids raced each other around while parents brought out food. Later in the evening, someone put a firepit in the center of the benches so that the conversations would carry on into the night. We often ended up there the following afternoon, as well as countless afternoons and evenings in the years since.
I moved out for university four years ago, having learned to emotionally value community. But I’ve never lived somewhere as social as my family neighborhood since. Just as the saying goes, you must be a good neighbor to have good neighbors. My dad wasn’t thinking much about building those benches. He just wanted a place to sit on a Saturday afternoon, a place to bring the community together.
18．How did the neighborhood react when new families moved in (No more than 5 words.)
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19．Why did the author’s father want to build the benches (No more than 10 words.)
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20．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the third paragraph (No more than 10 words.)
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21．What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about (No more than 15 words.)
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22．What will you do to benefit your community Please explain the reason. (No more than 20 words)
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阅读表达
I started drawing houses at six. Unlike most girls, my dream was to build a backyard clubhouse — a dream that was unrealistic given that we lived in an apartment. By high school I continued drawing and my dreams broadened — to become an architect. My older brother told me that took a university education. But my family couldn’t afford that kind of education. Still, I fanned the flame of hope.
I got a part-time job at Bayside Bowl and started saving money. My bank account, however, was growing quite slowly. When I looked at college catalogs, I couldn’t imagine how I would ever get there. I decided to shrink my dreams to a more realistic size.
Soon after that, a newcomer started frequenting Bayside Bowl. She arrived alone, and always carried a pink bag with a ball inside. Her dark, wrinkled skin and curly gray hair made her stand out among our younger customers. She talked to me whenever I cleaned near her lane. I learned her name was Bessie. She had been a singer for as long as she could remember. In her 20s she had tried to get a job as a restaurant singer. “I was a young black woman, and in the early 1950s doors didn’t exactly open wide for me. Zilch!” she said.
I admired her ability to pick up a split, but I also appreciated her advice. “Life’s like bowling.” she would say. “Set your eyes on your target and follow through.” Indeed, Bessie hadn’t let the “zilches” stop her. She had saved up and enrolled in the Brightwood Music Academy. It turned out this lady with the pink bowling bag was the Bessie Richards, a recording artist of the 1960s.
Bessie moved on to live with her sister, but before leaving, she left me with a $50 tip for helping her at the lanes, a reminder to ignore the “zilches” in my life, and some lines of poetry she had copied from a book. Bessie said, “Read this when the going seems tough. It’ll help you follow through and reach for your goal.” These are the lines:
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
A year has passed since I last bowled with Bessie, and I’ve resumed my drawing. I’m working and saving money, taking drafting classes, and applying for internships(实习). Whenever I’m discouraged, I reread those lines of poetry.
There’ll be no barren field of frozen snow nor zilches for me. Inspired by Bessie and the poem, I plan to continue to dream.
23．What was the author’s dream when she was in high school
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24．According to Bessie, what does “Life is like bowling” mean
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25．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The author shrank her dream to a realistic size because she gradually lost her ambition.
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26．Who is the “Bessie” in your life How does he/she help you to pursue your dream (about 40 words)
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Lillian Hanson, a college junior, expects to graduate in about two years. Mrs. Hanson, a rather unusual student, plans to go on to take more courses after she gets her degree. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from most of her classmates
What sets Lillian Hanson apart from the college crowd is her age-73 years. She has been going to college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Mrs. Hanson graduated from high school, she went to her local bank and asked for a loan for college tuition and fees. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should be borrowing money to go to college. He thought she should be home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Mrs. Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. She still lives with her husband on the farm that has been in the family for five generations.
Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown up, she tried again.
She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not able to move as quickly and easily as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting rigid. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give Mrs. Hanson big applause when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her goals were.
27．What makes Lillian Hanson different from most of her classmates (不多于两个单词)
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28．Why did the banker refuse to provide a loan for Lillian Hanson (不多于16个单词)
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29．What does she find the hardest part of going back to school (不多于七个单词)
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30．What kind of person do you think Lillian Hanson is (不多于七个单词)
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My husband and I used to live in the city, but we often faced a lot of problems there. There was a lot of late-night noise. It was difficult to find parking. And the rent of the apartment was high. Finally, my husband and I decided to move to the suburbs (郊区) outside Boston.
We started looking for our new home. It turned out that many other people were also moving to the suburbs and it wasn’t easy to find a nice house there. Finally, we went to see a small and dark house. It needed a lot of work. But it was well built and it was on a street where we could walk to Starbucks, restaurants and bus stops. Well, before I knew it, we had made an offer and the house became ours.
On our first night in the house, I cried for five hours. I thought we had made the wrong choice and I wanted to go back to the city. The house was smelly and old. And many families and old people lived around it. But after thinking of the problems we had when we were living in the city, I calmed down. Besides, our new home wasn’t that bad, after all. I had a driveway of my own. There were three big bedrooms and a backyard for my dog. Oh, how lovely the sound of nothing was. I changed the house inch by inch and it became a very comfortable home.
We have been in our house for over two years until now and it’s the best move we have ever made. While I’m glad I can drive into the city in 15 minutes and enjoy all it has offered, I’m always happy to return home.
31．Why did the writer and her husband moved to the suburbs
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32．How did the writer feel on the first night in the house
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33．Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 in English.
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34．What do you think of their choice (不多于50字)
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阅读短文，用英语回答问题
Putting on weight could be a side-effect of loneliness, research suggests. Women, who feel lonely, are hungrier, and they even find a big meal less satisfying. This could be the body’s way of telling them to seek company, for eating has been a sociable activity throughout human evolution.
The researchers asked 42 women not to eat overnight, and then gave them a large breakfast. The women rated their hunger before and after their meal and blood samples which revealed their levels of ghrelin --- the “hunger hormone (激素)”. As expected, levels of ghrelin fell after eating and then started to rise. However, the rise was much quicker in the lonely women, and they made much more of the hormone. They also said they felt hungrier. They said: “The need for social connection is essential to human nature. As a result, people may feel hungrier when they feel socially disconnected.”
Interestingly, loneliness only makes thin women hungrier. It has no effect on the appetite of those who are corpulent. It isn’t clear why this is, but it is possible that the shame related with being fat makes socializing less valuable for them. Other studies suggest you should choose your company carefully at mealtimes. It has been shown that we tend to mimic (模仿) our dining companion’s eating habits, taking mouthfuls at the same time and eating more when our companion does. The link with appetite could help explain the range of devastating effects loneliness can have on health.
Being cut off from friends and family can raise blood pressure, stress and the risk of depression, as well as weakening the immune system (免疫系统) and a person’s resistance to disease (早老性痴呆). Overall, loneliness is as damaging as smoking or not exercising.
35．How will the lonely people react, according to Paragraph 1 (no more than 5 words)
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36．What does the body want to tell by being hungry (no more than 7 words)
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37．What is essential to human nature (no more than 5 words)
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38．What does the underlined word “corpulent” probably mean (1 word )
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39．What do you tend to do while feeling lonely (no more than 30 words)
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阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When I was a kid, if someone told me that I would grow up to become a published author and founder of a youth literacy (读写能力)foundation, I would have laughed and kept walking. Even now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that book has my name on it. But the truth is, this story comes from my own personal experience.
It took me a very long time to find my personal reading voice. In Valdosta, GA, where I grew up, my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer. I was no different than the other kids, so I did what felt natural: Play football and overlook school. School presented challenges every day and so did football practice, but overcoming physical adversity was on trend with my neighborhood’s culture. Reading books not so much.
Fortunately, I went to college. That’s where my reading struggles really appeared. Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading involved in the simple act of buying food. I would misread labels and grab the wrong items. Once, I picked up apple sauce thinking it was apple slices. I didn’t notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake. I realized that I needed to make an important decision. If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader
I joined a book club and read every free moment I had. My journey with reading also created a desire in me to inspire others who struggle with reading. So I started a nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, trying to transform the lives of children living in underserved communities through literacy.
40．How does the author feel about his new book (No more than 10 words)
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41．Why did the author ignore reading when he was a little boy (No more than 12 words)
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42．What is the 3rd paragraph mainly about (No more than 10 words)
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43．What does the underlined word “adversity” mean (No more than 2 words)
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44．What do you think of reading And why (No more than 25 words.)
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参考答案：
1．On his 60th birthday.
2．Because they needed to put the mails into envelopes.
3．Excited.
4．The memories about the author’s father.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在文中作者讲述了她在父亲60岁生日时是如何给父亲送上一份特别的生日礼物的故事。在父亲生日前她突然有了一个主意，就是给父亲收集60个熟悉他的人对过去事情的美好回忆，然后放到信封里，去给父亲一个惊喜。然后她真地实践了自己的想法，成功地收集到了那些美好的回忆，给父亲了一个难忘的生日礼物。
1．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“On his 60th birthday, I had a fun idea: What if I could get the memories people had of him, put each one into an envelope—60 in total—and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday （在他60岁生日时，我有了一个有趣的想法：如果我能把人们对他的记忆,每一份都装进一个信封里——总共60份——让他在生日那天把它们一个一个地打开，会怎么样？）”可知，作者送给父亲特别的礼物是在他60岁生日那天，故答案为On his 60th birthday.。
2．考查细节理解。根据文章第四段“The night before Dad’s birthday, my sister and I stayed up late, putting the mails into envelopes.(爸爸生日的前一天晚上，我和姐姐熬夜，把邮件装进信封里。)”可知他们晚上熬夜是要把信装进信封。故答案为Because they needed to put the mails into envelopes.。
3．考查推理判断。根据文章倒数第二段“There was a lot of laughter and a few tears too.(他的脸上有很多笑声和几滴眼泪。)”可判断出父亲非常激动的，感动的，快乐的，又笑又流泪。故答案为Excited/Moved/Happy。
4．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“On his 60th birthday, I had a fun idea: What if I could get the memories people had of him, put each one into an envelope—60 in total—and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday （在他60岁生日时，我有了一个有趣的想法：如果我能把人们对他的记忆,每一份都装进一个信封里——总共60份——让他在生日那天把它们一个一个地打开，会怎么样？）结合文章内容可知作者给父亲的礼物是别人有关父亲的回忆。故答案为The memories about the author’s father.
5．Humor makes average-looking people look cute./Cute.
6．Attitude and effort.
7．Two.
8．The benefits, tips and traps of humor.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了幽默的好处，讲遵循的技巧以及所要避开的陷阱。
5．考查细节理解。根据第一段“ If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute. Humor helps uninteresting people seem entertaining too.”（如果你把幽默看作是一种可选的娱乐形式，你就错过了它的一些最大好处：幽默让长相普通的人看起来很可爱）可知，幽默使得长相普通的人变得可爱。故填Humor makes average-looking people look cute./Cut.
6．考查细节理解。根据第五段“When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot. When people see you trying to be funny, it frees them to try it themselves. For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might think. Your attitude and effort count a lot. ”（当谈到面对面的幽默时，努力很重要。当人们看到你试图变得有趣时，他们就可以自由地自己尝试。对于面对面的幽默，质量并不像你想象的那么重要。你的态度和努力很重要）可知，对面对面幽默至关重要的是态度和努力。故填Attitude and effort.
7．考查细节理解。由第三段最后一句“ So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life. ”（所以我认为在日常生活中加入一些幽默技巧会很有用）可知，下文作者给出了一些建议。第四段第一句“You don’t have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor. ”（你不必为了展示你的幽默感而成为小组中的笑话讲述者）给出第一条建议，第五段第一句“When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot.”（当谈到面对面的幽默时，努力很重要）给出第二条建议，因此给出了第两条建议，即文章一共提及了两个建议。故填Two.
8．考查主旨大意。根据文章第一段第一句“If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute. ”（如果你把幽默看作是一种可选的娱乐形式，你就错过了它的一些最大好处：幽默让长相普通的人看起来很可爱）和第三段最后一句“So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life. ”（所以我认为在日常生活中加入一些幽默技巧会很有用）以及最后两段提到幽默要避开的陷阱可知，本篇文章主要介绍了幽默带来的好处以及作者给出的相关建议和需要避开的陷阱。故填The benefits, tips and traps of humor.
9．A person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions.
10．I should strip my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.
By stripping my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.
By not including anything that reveals my sex or race in my resume.
11． When AI selection systems use biased data, the hiring process may actually be more unfair and the fact that women are not considered for technical jobs has something to do with race.
According to the passage, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male. Therefore, the fact has something to do with sex rather than race.
12．AI technology is used to evaluate students’ performance in speaking and writing. It works more efficiently than human evaluators. However, its judgements aren’t accurate enough. If its precision can be greatly improved, the influence will be epoch-making.
【导语】本文是篇议论文。最近，许多公司的老板都利用人工智能来招聘员工，文章主要讲述了这种方式的优点及存在的问题。
9．考查细节理解。根据第一段“During these, a person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions are all examined and used to judge how good the person would be at the job in question.”（在面试过程中，一个人的面部表情、用词和对难题的回答都会被测试，并被用来判断这个人是否适合这份工作。）可知，在以AI为基础的视频面试中，一个人的面部表情、用词和对难题的回答会影响最终的面试结果。故答案为：A person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions.
10．考查细节理解。根据第四段“You should also strip your resume of anything that reveals your sex or race in case a biased data set is being used.”（你还应该删除简历中任何显示你性别或种族的内容，以防使用有偏见的数据集。）可知，如果想要避免被有偏见的数据组影响，就应该删除简历中任何显示你性别或种族的内容。故答案为：I should strip my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.或 By stripping my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.或 By not including anything that reveals my sex or race in my resume.
11．考查推理判断。根据第二段“Because AI systems use biased data sets to learn how to select people, the hiring process may actually be more unfair when AI is used. For instance, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male.”（由于人工智能系统使用有偏见的数据集来学习如何选择人才，因此使用人工智能时，招聘过程实际上可能更加不公平。例如，一些人工智能招聘系统会自动忽略女性，理由是现有的大多数技术工人都是男性。）可知，当AI选择系统用有偏见的数据时，招聘过程实际上可能更加不公平，例如很多技术岗位不考虑女性说明这种不公平是与性别相关的，而不是种族，所以“has something to do with race”是错误的，应为划线句。以上解释用英语表达应为：Some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male. Therefore, the fact has something to do with sex rather than race. 故答案为：According to the passage, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male. Therefore, the fact has something to do with sex rather than race.
12．考查开放性试题。人工智能技术用于评估学生的口语和写作表现。它比人类评估者更有效。然而，它的判断不够准确。如果它的精度能够大大提高，其影响将是划时代的。答案为：AI technology is used to evaluate students’ performance in speaking and writing. It works more efficiently than human evaluators. However, its judgements aren’t accurate enough. If its precision can be greatly improved, the influence will be epoch-making.
13．Because he could not go to college.
14．The teacher expected him to be optimistic.
15．With the teacher’s help, he eventually got over his depression.
16．Accepted/Welcomed.
17．I think failure is the mother of success because we can benefit a lot from failure and thus make necessary improvements to achieve success.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了朋友们在去上大学的时候，作者重新开始了高中生活，面对陌生的同学和环境， 作者很失落。在老师的帮助和鼓励之下，重拾信心，保持乐观，勇敢面对失败，对未来大学依旧充满向往。
13．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段话“When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirit sank.(当我的朋友们兴高采烈地上大学时，我重新开始了我的高中生活。我的精神萎靡不振。)”可知，作者心情低落是因为自己的朋友们兴高采烈地上了大学，而作者重新开始了高中生活，无法和朋友们一样去上大学。故答案为Because he could not go to college.
14．考查细节理解。根据文章第三段话“If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!(如果你乐观，你想要的事情可能会发生在你身上!)”可知，老师希望作者能够乐观起来。故答案为The teacher expected him to be optimistic.
15．考查主旨大意。根据文章第五段话“With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression.(在老师的帮助下，我终于克服了抑郁。)”可知，本段后文内容围绕主旨句进行了详细的阐述说明。故答案为With the teacher’s help, he eventually got over his depression.
16．考查词义猜测。根据第五段前句“From then on, I no longer bowed my head and began smiling to my classmates. I would put up my hand confidently in class and play with my new friends in my spare time.(从那时起，我不再低头，开始对我的同学微笑。我会在课堂上自信地举手，在业余时间和我的新朋友们一起玩耍。)”可知，作者与新同学和谐相处，与人微笑，自信举手回答问题。这些都是能够被人接受，逐渐成为朋友的行为。由此可知，“embraced”可理解为“accepted/welcomed”。故答案为Accepted/Welcomed.
17．考查开放答题。根据文章最后一段话“To be frank, I still have a thirst for my dream university, but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it. With parents and teachers’ encouragement, I’m quite certain of my success and I’m sure I can fly high.(坦白地说，我仍然渴望我梦想的大学，但我不怕失败，因为我可以从中受益。有了父母和老师的鼓励，我对自己的成功很有把握，我相信我能飞得很高。)”可知，作者想要表达的是不怕失败，保持乐观的人生态度。因此当面对失败时，要像作者一样勇敢面对，积极乐观，考生可以按此思路答题，如我认为失败是成功之母，因为我们可以从失败中受益匪浅，从而做出必要的改进以获得成功。故答案为I think failure is the mother of success because we can benefit a lot from failure and thus make necessary improvements to achieve success.
18．They were kind to them.
Or: They helped them.
Or: They welcomed them.
19．To make neighbors leave their house and join the community.
Or: For neighbors to stay connected.
20．We worked together/as a team/in cooperation.
Or: It was our joint effort.
21．Good memories neighbors spent together.
Or: What they did on the benches at the weekends.
Or: The benches brought the community together.
22．Any possible answer is OK. For example: I’ll build a care center in the community. People can take care of children and pets when neighbors are occupied.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者父亲在社区建造了长凳，成为邻居们聚集的好地方。
18．细节理解题。根据第一段“We waved at the stream of incoming families during their move-in days.(在他们迁入的日子里，我们向涌入的家庭挥手致意。)”可知，当新家庭搬进来的时候，邻居们挥手致意，欢迎他们的到来。可见他们对新来的邻居很友好。故答案为They were kind to them. Or: They helped them. Or: They welcomed them.
19．细节理解题。根据第二段“Dad wanted a place for children to play, a quiet place for parents to sit and relax, but more importantly, a reason for everyone to leave the house and join the community. He began imagining benches. (爸爸想要一个让孩子们玩耍的地方，一个让父母坐下来放松的安静的地方，但更重要的是，一个让每个人都离开家，加入社区的理由。他开始想象长椅。)”可知，作者的父亲想要建造长凳，是为了让邻居们离开他们的家，加入社区。故答案为To make neighbors leave their house and join the community. Or: For neighbors to stay connected.
20．句意猜测题。根据第三段划线句前句“When Construction began with me and my father hauling pieces of wood and steel out of his truck, within minutes there was a crowd of young neighbors at hand, each claiming they could help. (施工开始时，我和父亲从他的卡车里拖出一些木片和钢材，几分钟内就有一群年轻的邻居来了，每个人都说他们可以帮忙。)”以及后文“Jeff ran to the garage to grab his drill (钻孔机). Brian held the boards together while I dug through the toolbox in search of a wrench (扳手). Charlie measured and marked locations on the ground for drilling.(杰夫跑到车库去拿他的电钻。当我在工具箱里翻来翻去找扳手的时候，布莱恩把木板放在一起。查理测量并标记了地面上的钻井地点。)”可知，虽然彼此都不熟，但所有人都一起合作。故答案为We worked together/as a team/in cooperation. Or: It was our joint effort.
21．主旨大意题。根据第五段“That afternoon marked the first of many weekend Neighbor Days when weather permitted. Kids raced each other around while parents brought out food. Later in the evening, someone put a firepit in the center of the benches so that the conversations would carry on into the night. We often ended up there the following afternoon, as well as countless afternoons and evenings in the years since. (那天下午是许多周末邻居日的第一天，天气不错。当父母端出食物时，孩子们互相追逐。晚上晚些时候，有人在长凳中间放了一个火坑，这样谈话就能持续到深夜。我们常常在第二天下午，以及此后数年的无数个下午和晚上，来到那里。)”可知，本段主要介绍了邻居们一起度过的美好回忆。故答案为Good memories neighbors spent together. Or: What they did on the benches at the weekends. Or: The benches brought the community together.
22．开放题。答案言之有理即可，注意字数。参考答案为I’ll build a care center in the community. People can take care of children and pets when neighbors are occupied.
23．To become an architect./Becoming an architect.
24．Just like playing bowling, we need to set our eyes on the target in life and follow through.
25．The author shrank her dream to a realistic size because her family/she couldn’t afford a university education.
26．My mom is the “Bessie” in my life. It was my mom who encouraged me to keep playing the piano when I considered quitting and now I can play the piano well.
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者喜爱画画，梦想成为建筑师，虽然家庭经济不好，但作者不放弃，自己兼职去追梦，一位顾客的追梦故事和鼓励话语让作者坚定了追梦的心。
23．考查细节理解。根据第一段中“By high school I continued drawing and my dreams broadened — to become an architect.(到了高中，我继续画画，我的梦想更大了——成为一名建筑师)”可知，作者高中时的梦想是成为一名建筑师。故答案为To become an architect./Becoming an architect.。
24．考查细节理解。根据第四段中“‘Life’s like bowling.’ she would say. ‘Set your eyes on your target and follow through.’(‘生活就像打保龄球。’她会这样说。‘把你的眼睛放在你的目标上，并坚持到底。’)”可知，按照Bessie的说法，生活就像打保龄球一样，我们需要把我们的眼睛放在生活的目标上，并坚持到底，故答案为Just like playing bowling, we need to set our eyes on the target in life and follow through.。
25．考查细节理解。题干中应划线部分是“because she gradually lost her ambition”，根据第一段中“But my family couldn’t afford that kind of education.(但我的家庭负担不起那种教育)”以及第二段“I got a part-time job at Bayside Bowl and started saving money. My bank account, however, was growing quite slowly. When I looked at college catalogs, I couldn’t imagine how I would ever get there. I decided to shrink my dreams to a more realistic size.(我在Bayside Bowl找了份兼职工作，开始攒钱。然而，我的银行账户增长相当缓慢。当我看大学目录时，我无法想象我怎样才能去那里。我决定把我的梦想缩小到一个更现实的尺寸)”可知，作者改变梦想是因为付不起学费，不是因为她逐渐失去了雄心壮志。故应划线部分是“because she gradually lost her ambition”，原因是The author shrank her dream to a realistic size because her family/she couldn’t afford a university education.。
26．考查开放题型。现实生活中，我的妈妈就像Bessie一样，因为在我考虑放弃弹钢琴时，是我妈妈鼓励我坚持，现在我可以弹得很好。故答案为My mom is the “Bessie” in my life. It was my mom who encouraged me to keep playing the piano when I considered quitting and now I can play the piano well.。
27．Her age.
28．Because he thought a country girl should not be borrowing money to go to college.
29．Sitting in class for a long time.
30．Determined, unusual and caring for study.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了Lillian Hanson高中毕业后的求学之路。她去银行借款被拒绝，只能回家结婚养育孩子。但是她没有忘记接受高等教育的梦想，孩子长大后，她开始了大学的学习。
27．考查细节理解。根据第二段“What sets Lillian Hanson apart from the college crowd is her age-73 years.(Lillian Hanson与大学人群的不同之处在于她的年龄——73岁)”可知，让Lillian Hanson不同于她的同学的地方在于她的年龄。故答案为Her age.
28．考查细节理解。根据第三段“He didn’t think that a country girl should be borrowing money to go to college. He thought she should be home doing work in the house or around the farm. (他认为一个乡下姑娘不应该借钱上大学。他认为她应该在家里做家务或在农场附近) ”可知，银行家拒绝为Lillian Hanson提供贷款，因为他认为乡下姑娘不应该借钱上大学。故答案为Because he thought a country girl should not be borrowing money to go to college.
29．考查细节理解。根据最后一段第一句话“She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. (她发现在她这个年纪重返学校最困难的部分是长时间坐在课堂上)”可知，对Lillian Hanson说，在她这个年纪重返学校，最难的部分是要长时间坐在课堂上。故答案为Sitting in class for a long time.
30．考查推理判断。根据文章内容可知，本文主要描述了Lillian Hanson高中毕业后的求学之路。她去银行借款被拒绝，只能回家结婚养育孩子。但是她没有忘记接受高等教育的梦想，孩子长大后，她开始了大学的学习。可推断，她是一个意志坚定，热爱学习而又不同寻常的人。故答案为Determined, unusual and caring for study.
31．Because they faced a lot of problems there, such as a lot of late-night noise, parking problems and high rent.
32．The writer felt bad and regretful. / The writer regretted moving there on the first night.
33．It was really quiet.
34．Each choice has two sides just like a coin. As for them, their choice is best for them because they remove all the problems they have in the city. However, I think they will meet other problems in the suburb, such as education and job opportunities.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和丈夫以前住在城里，但经常遇到很多问题，所以决定搬到郊区。但郊区的新家也有不如意的地方，作者学会接受，慢慢适应了新家，并且也很享受新家带来的生活方式。
31．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段前四句“My husband and I used to live in the city, but we often faced a lot of problems there. There was a lot of late-night noise. It was difficult to find parking. And the rent of the apartment was high.(我和我丈夫以前住在城里，但我们经常在那里遇到很多问题。有很多深夜的噪音。很难找到停车位。公寓的租金很高)”可知，作者和丈夫决定搬离城市的原因是住在城市的时候有很多困扰，例如很多深夜的噪音、很难找到停车位、公寓的租金很高。故答案为Because they faced a lot of problems there, such as a lot of late-night noise, parking problems and high rent.
32．考查推理判断。根据文章第三段的前三句“On our first night in the house, I cried for five hours. I thought we had made the wrong choice and I wanted to go back to the city. The house was smelly and old. And many families and old people lived around it. (我们在房子里的第一个晚上，我哭了五个小时。我以为我们做出了错误的选择，我想回城里。房子又臭又旧。许多家庭和老人都住在它周围)”可知，住进新房的第一天晚上，作者哭了五个小时，即作者当时感觉不好、很难过，后悔搬到这个地方。故答案为The writer felt bad and regretful. / The writer regretted moving there on the first night.
33．考查词句猜测。根据第一段第二句“There was a lot of late-night noise. (深夜有很多噪音)”推知，新房子没有噪音，即划线部分意为“房子很安静”。故答案为It was really quiet.
34．开放性问题。结合文章，答案言之有理即可，注意字数不超过50。例如：根据文章最后一段“We have been in our house for over two years until now and it’s the best move we have ever made. While I’m glad I can drive into the city in 15 minutes and enjoy all it has offered, I’m always happy to return home.(到目前为止，我们已经在家里呆了两年多了，这是我们做过的最好的举动。虽然我很高兴我能在15分钟内开车进入这座城市，并享受它提供的一切，但我总是很高兴回家)”可知，作者本人对自己的选择还是比较满意的，很享受现在的生活。但结合生活常识，离开城市，选择郊区，仍然有可能面临一些其他问题，如孩子的教育问题等。故答案为Each choice has two sides just like a coin. As for them, their choice is best for them because they remove all the problems they have in the city. However, I think they will meet other problems in the suburb, such as education and job opportunities.
35．They will feel hungry.
36．You should go to seek company.
37．The need for social connection.
38．Fat. / Overweight.
39．(open) I’d like to call up my best friend, and have a good talk with each other.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。旨在阐明孤独和饥饿之间的关系，以及带来的害处。
35．考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句“Women, who feel lonely, are hungrier, and they even find a big meal less satisfying.（感到孤独的女人会更饿，甚至会觉得一顿大餐不太令人满意。）”可知，孤独的人会产生的一个反应是饥饿。故答案为They will feel hungry。
36．考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句“This could be the body’s way of telling them to seek company, for eating has been a sociable activity throughout human evolution.（这可能是身体告诉他们寻求陪伴的方式，因为在人类进化过程中，吃饭一直是一种社交活动。）”可知，人体通过饥饿感告诉人类应该去吃东西、去社交获得陪伴。故答案为You should go to seek company。
37．考查细节理解。根据第二段倒数第二句“The need for social connection is essential to human nature.（对社会联系的需求对人的天性至关重要。）”可知对人类天性至关重要的是对社会联系的需求。故答案为The need for social connection。
38．考查词句猜测。根据第三段第二句“It isn’t clear why this is, but it is possible that the shame related with being fat makes socializing less valuable for them.（目前尚不清楚这是为什么，但可能是因为与肥胖相关的羞耻感降低社交对他们的价值。）”可知那些没有因为孤独而感到饥饿的人是肥胖的人。在句中corpulent作表语，故可推测其为形容词，意为“肥胖的，超重的”。故答案为Fat或者Overweight。
39．考查推理判断。根据最后一段第一句“Being cut off from friends and family can raise blood pressure, stress and the risk of depression, as well as weakening the immune system (免疫系统) and a person’s resistance to disease (早老性痴呆).（与朋友和家人断绝联系会增加血压、压力和患抑郁症的风险，还会削弱免疫系统和一个人对疾病的抵抗力。）”可知，与家人朋友失去联系、处于孤独状态对人有很大的害处。故因此我们要尽量杜绝这种情况的出现，如果感到孤独就应该寻求社交，那么和好朋友打个电话好好聊聊就是一个好办法。故答案为I’d like to call up my best friend, and have a good talk with each other。
40．He couldn’t believe he could write that book./
He feels it incredible to write a book like that.
41．Because reading was not much on trend with his neighbour’s culture./
Because reading was not regarded as a pathway to a better life.
42．How the author realized the importance of reading./
What made the author decide to become a stronger reader./
Why the author decided to become a stronger reader.
43．Difficulty/Hardship/Challenge
44．Reading is very important to everyone.Because reading is regarded as a pathway to a better life
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者的读书经历。
40．考查细节理解。根据第一段“ Even now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that book has my name on it. ”（即使是现在，当我看到我最新绘本的书名《我在整个广阔的世界上最喜欢的书》时，我也会摇头，不太相信那本书上有我的名字）可知，他不敢相信他能写出那本书/他觉得写那样一本书简直不可思议。故回答为：He couldn’t believe he could write that book/ He feels it incredible to write a book like that.
41．考查细节理解。根据第二段“In Valdosta, GA, where I grew up, my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer.”（在我长大的乔治亚州瓦尔多斯塔，我的社区为像我这样的小男孩提供了两条通向更好生活的道路：成为一名运动员和成为一名艺人）可知，作者在小的时候忽视了阅读的原因是读书在他社区的文化中并不流行/因为读书并不被认为是通往美好生活的途径。故回答为：Because reading was not much on trend with his neighbour’s culture./ Because reading was not regarded as a pathway to a better life.
42．考查主旨大意。根据第三段“Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading involved in the simple act of buying food. I would misread labels and grab the wrong items. Once, I picked up apple sauce thinking it was apple slices. I didn’t notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake. I realized that I needed to make an important decision. If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader”（去杂货店的路程是有压力的，因为买食物这个简单的行为涉及太多的阅读。我会看错标签，拿错东西。有一次，我拿起苹果酱，以为是苹果片。直到回到家，我才注意到我的错误，意识到是我无法理解标签上措辞的差异导致了这个错误。我意识到我需要做一个重要的决定。如果我想成为更好的自己，我必须成为一个更强的读者）可知，第三段主要是关于作者是如何意识到读书的重要性的/是什么使作者决定成为一个更强的读者/为什么作者决定成为一个更强的读者。故回答为：How the author realized the importance of reading./What made the author decide to become a stronger reader./ Why the author decided to become a stronger reader.
43．考查词句猜测。根据上文“School presented challenges every day and so did football practice”（学校每天都有挑战，足球训练也是如此）可知，但克服身体上的困难/挑战是我们社区文化的潮流。所以划线词的意思是困难/挑战的意思。故回答为：Difficulty/Hardship/Challenge.
44．开放性试题。结合文章内容，答案符合逻辑即可，注意字数。例如：Reading is very important to everyone.Because reading is regarded as a pathway to a better life.
阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。
When my father was celebrating a milestone birthday, I pulled together a surprise gift that he would never forget.
On his 60th birthday, I had a fun idea: What if I could get the memories people had of him, put each one into an envelope—60 in total—and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday So, I wrote an e-mail to family and friends, explaining my idea.
I sent the e-mail and waited. And then the replies started coming in and I was very, very astonished. There were so many memories, and they were all so lovely. They came from the 50s, 60s, 70s, from every decade between now and the day my dad was born. They came from my mother, my siblings, my grandma, my dad’s friends from high school, his sister, my dad’s first boss, a colleague at his first job, from people who hadn’t seen my dad in 40 years, from people I myself hadn’t even informed. They typed them and handwrote them. They mailed them and e-mailed them.
The night before Dad’s birthday, my sister and I stayed up late, putting the mails into envelopes.
The next morning, after breakfast and presents and cake, we gave the pile of envelopes to him. “Just one more thing for you,” we said.
It took him a long time to open them and read. Each one was a brief ticket to another time, a leap backward over years and decades. There was a lot of laughter and a few tears on his face.
I was kind of sad when the project of the memories about my father was over because it was great fun to collect these memories.
1．When did the author give her father a surprise gift (no more than 5 words)
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2．Why did the author and her sister stay up late the night before their father’s birthday (no more than 10 words)
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3．How did the author’s father most probably feel when he read the mails (no more than 2 words)
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4．What was the surprise gift (no more than 6 words)
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阅读表达
If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment (娱乐), you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute. Humor helps uninteresting people seem entertaining too. Studies show that a good sense of humor even makes you seem smarter.
Humor also transports your mind away from your daily troubles. Humor lets you better understand life and sometimes helps you laugh at even the worst of your problems.
In my experience, most people think they have a sense of humor, and to some degree that’s true. But not all senses of humor are created equal. So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life.
You don’t have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor. You can be the one who directs the conversation to fun topics that are ripe for others to add humor.
When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot. When people see you trying to be funny, it frees them to try it themselves. For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might think. Your attitude and effort count a lot.
Some people believe that humorous complaints (抱怨) about the little problems of life make humor, and sometimes that is the case. The problem comes when you start doing too much complaint-based humor. One funny observation about problem in your life can be funny, but five is just complaining, no matter how smart you think you are.
Self-deprecating humor (自嘲式) is usually the safest type, but here again you don’t want to overshoot the target. One self-deprecating comment is a generous and even confident form of humor. But if you do it too often, you can transform in the eyes of others from a confident joker to a Chihuahua dog.
5．How does humor make average-looking people look (不多于六个单词)
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6．What is important for in-person humor (不多于三个单词)
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7．How many humor tips are mentioned in the passage (一个单词)
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8．What’s the passage mainly about (不多于七个单词)
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阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Hired by a machine mind
Landing a dream job has never been easy, but at least in the past you knew that the person you had to impress was a fellow human being. More recently, however, employers are putting the responsibility of finding the most suitable workers onto nonhuman shoulders. Artificial intelligence systems can go through thousands of resumes far faster than a person or even a team of people can. What’s more, programs have been designed to run video interviews, too. During these, a person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions are all examined and used to judge how good the person would be at the job in question.
While those who support such systems claim that this superefficient hiring method is the future, others fear that the systems have serious problems. Because AI systems use biased data sets to learn how to select people, the hiring process may actually be more unfair when AI is used. For instance, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male.
Naturally, job seekers are trying anything they can to satisfy the AI’s selection criteria. In South Korea, where a number of the top companies currently use AI for hiring, many job seekers attend special cram schools to learn how to pass their AI interview.
Of course, many of the techniques taught are nothing more than educated guesses. Without knowing exactly what each individual AI system looks for, knowing what to do to please it is extremely difficult. However, there are still somethings you can try. For example, use industry-specific terms in your interview answers because AIs often search data for specific key phrases. Another tip is to keep your resume style simple. That way, the AI can search it more easily. You should also strip your resume of anything that reveals your sex or race in case a biased data set is being used.
It seems our success could very well depend on the mysterious judgment of a machine mind. It sounds unfair, and it likely is. In the end, the power to either change the system itself or at least make it work for you is in your hands.
9．What factors influence the results of AI-based video interviews
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10．How can you avoid being affected by a biased data set
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11．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
When AI selection systems use biased data, the hiring process may actually be more unfair and the fact that women are not considered for technical jobs has something to do with race.
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12．Think of another example of using AI to make judgements and give your opinion on it. (In about 40 words)
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阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirit sank. Surrounded by strange classmates, I felt like I was in a maze and was sorry about myself. There were some complex feelings in my minds. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.
To make matters worse, I recalled my failure again and again, which put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling down during class time.
My teacher found me spiritless. One day he asked me to come to his office and told me about his attitude towards life: we might suffer from mistakes, but it’s important to learn lessons from them. All the pains and the embarrassing things we experience are part of the process. So keep up your spirit! At last, he added, “If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!”
Warmth rushed through my soul. I suddenly found the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.
With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression. From then on, I no longer bowed my head and began smiling to my classmates. I would put up my hand confidently in class and play with my new friends in my spare time. Meanwhile, I was gradually embraced by my classmates.
Now faced with fierce competition, we all study hard because we know that every second counts. Moreover, there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect between us. I love my class; I love my classmates!
To be frank, I still have a thirst for my dream university, but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it. With parents and teachers’ encouragement, I’m quite certain of my success and I’m sure I can fly high.
13．Why was the writer in low spirits at the beginning (No more than 10 words)
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14．What did the teacher expect the writer to do (No more than 10 words)
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15．What is the main idea of Paragraph 5 (No more than 15 words)
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16．What does the underlined word “embraced” in paragraph 5 mean (No more than 1 words)
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17．What do you think of failure Please explain (No more than 25 words)
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阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题。
My family moved into a newly constructed home in Calgary 10 years ago. That year was full of promise. We waved at the stream of incoming families during their move-in days. Hands were shaken. Couches (沙发) were hauled (拖) up steps. But we saw less of each other as winter approached. Names were forgotten.
As the snow melted, many of the neighborhood’s kids began to learn how to ride a bike. Their mothers would be nearby, sitting and chatting on the roadside. Dad wanted a place for children to play, a quiet place for parents to sit and relax, but more importantly, a reason for everyone to leave the house and join the community. He began imagining benches.
He started knocking on doors and reshaking hands with the neighbors. When Construction began with me and my father hauling pieces of wood and steel out of his truck, within minutes there was a crowd of young neighbors at hand, each claiming they could help. None of us knew each other well, but all hands were on deck. Jeff ran to the garage to grab his drill (钻孔机). Brian held the boards together while I dug through the toolbox in search of a wrench (扳手). Charlie measured and marked locations on the ground for drilling.
After a few hours, three benches formed a semi-circle on the street. They were the perfect place to sit and be with the neighbors, have a coffee in the morning or have a beer after work.
That afternoon marked the first of many weekend Neighbor Days when weather permitted. Kids raced each other around while parents brought out food. Later in the evening, someone put a firepit in the center of the benches so that the conversations would carry on into the night. We often ended up there the following afternoon, as well as countless afternoons and evenings in the years since.
I moved out for university four years ago, having learned to emotionally value community. But I’ve never lived somewhere as social as my family neighborhood since. Just as the saying goes, you must be a good neighbor to have good neighbors. My dad wasn’t thinking much about building those benches. He just wanted a place to sit on a Saturday afternoon, a place to bring the community together.
18．How did the neighborhood react when new families moved in (No more than 5 words.)
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19．Why did the author’s father want to build the benches (No more than 10 words.)
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20．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the third paragraph (No more than 10 words.)
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21．What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about (No more than 15 words.)
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22．What will you do to benefit your community Please explain the reason. (No more than 20 words)
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阅读表达
I started drawing houses at six. Unlike most girls, my dream was to build a backyard clubhouse — a dream that was unrealistic given that we lived in an apartment. By high school I continued drawing and my dreams broadened — to become an architect. My older brother told me that took a university education. But my family couldn’t afford that kind of education. Still, I fanned the flame of hope.
I got a part-time job at Bayside Bowl and started saving money. My bank account, however, was growing quite slowly. When I looked at college catalogs, I couldn’t imagine how I would ever get there. I decided to shrink my dreams to a more realistic size.
Soon after that, a newcomer started frequenting Bayside Bowl. She arrived alone, and always carried a pink bag with a ball inside. Her dark, wrinkled skin and curly gray hair made her stand out among our younger customers. She talked to me whenever I cleaned near her lane. I learned her name was Bessie. She had been a singer for as long as she could remember. In her 20s she had tried to get a job as a restaurant singer. “I was a young black woman, and in the early 1950s doors didn’t exactly open wide for me. Zilch!” she said.
I admired her ability to pick up a split, but I also appreciated her advice. “Life’s like bowling.” she would say. “Set your eyes on your target and follow through.” Indeed, Bessie hadn’t let the “zilches” stop her. She had saved up and enrolled in the Brightwood Music Academy. It turned out this lady with the pink bowling bag was the Bessie Richards, a recording artist of the 1960s.
Bessie moved on to live with her sister, but before leaving, she left me with a $50 tip for helping her at the lanes, a reminder to ignore the “zilches” in my life, and some lines of poetry she had copied from a book. Bessie said, “Read this when the going seems tough. It’ll help you follow through and reach for your goal.” These are the lines:
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
A year has passed since I last bowled with Bessie, and I’ve resumed my drawing. I’m working and saving money, taking drafting classes, and applying for internships(实习). Whenever I’m discouraged, I reread those lines of poetry.
There’ll be no barren field of frozen snow nor zilches for me. Inspired by Bessie and the poem, I plan to continue to dream.
23．What was the author’s dream when she was in high school
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24．According to Bessie, what does “Life is like bowling” mean
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25．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The author shrank her dream to a realistic size because she gradually lost her ambition.
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26．Who is the “Bessie” in your life How does he/she help you to pursue your dream (about 40 words)
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Lillian Hanson, a college junior, expects to graduate in about two years. Mrs. Hanson, a rather unusual student, plans to go on to take more courses after she gets her degree. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from most of her classmates
What sets Lillian Hanson apart from the college crowd is her age-73 years. She has been going to college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Mrs. Hanson graduated from high school, she went to her local bank and asked for a loan for college tuition and fees. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should be borrowing money to go to college. He thought she should be home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Mrs. Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. She still lives with her husband on the farm that has been in the family for five generations.
Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown up, she tried again.
She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not able to move as quickly and easily as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting rigid. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give Mrs. Hanson big applause when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her goals were.
27．What makes Lillian Hanson different from most of her classmates (不多于两个单词)
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28．Why did the banker refuse to provide a loan for Lillian Hanson (不多于16个单词)
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29．What does she find the hardest part of going back to school (不多于七个单词)
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30．What kind of person do you think Lillian Hanson is (不多于七个单词)
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My husband and I used to live in the city, but we often faced a lot of problems there. There was a lot of late-night noise. It was difficult to find parking. And the rent of the apartment was high. Finally, my husband and I decided to move to the suburbs (郊区) outside Boston.
We started looking for our new home. It turned out that many other people were also moving to the suburbs and it wasn’t easy to find a nice house there. Finally, we went to see a small and dark house. It needed a lot of work. But it was well built and it was on a street where we could walk to Starbucks, restaurants and bus stops. Well, before I knew it, we had made an offer and the house became ours.
On our first night in the house, I cried for five hours. I thought we had made the wrong choice and I wanted to go back to the city. The house was smelly and old. And many families and old people lived around it. But after thinking of the problems we had when we were living in the city, I calmed down. Besides, our new home wasn’t that bad, after all. I had a driveway of my own. There were three big bedrooms and a backyard for my dog. Oh, how lovely the sound of nothing was. I changed the house inch by inch and it became a very comfortable home.
We have been in our house for over two years until now and it’s the best move we have ever made. While I’m glad I can drive into the city in 15 minutes and enjoy all it has offered, I’m always happy to return home.
31．Why did the writer and her husband moved to the suburbs
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32．How did the writer feel on the first night in the house
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33．Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 in English.
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34．What do you think of their choice (不多于50字)
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阅读短文，用英语回答问题
Putting on weight could be a side-effect of loneliness, research suggests. Women, who feel lonely, are hungrier, and they even find a big meal less satisfying. This could be the body’s way of telling them to seek company, for eating has been a sociable activity throughout human evolution.
The researchers asked 42 women not to eat overnight, and then gave them a large breakfast. The women rated their hunger before and after their meal and blood samples which revealed their levels of ghrelin --- the “hunger hormone (激素)”. As expected, levels of ghrelin fell after eating and then started to rise. However, the rise was much quicker in the lonely women, and they made much more of the hormone. They also said they felt hungrier. They said: “The need for social connection is essential to human nature. As a result, people may feel hungrier when they feel socially disconnected.”
Interestingly, loneliness only makes thin women hungrier. It has no effect on the appetite of those who are corpulent. It isn’t clear why this is, but it is possible that the shame related with being fat makes socializing less valuable for them. Other studies suggest you should choose your company carefully at mealtimes. It has been shown that we tend to mimic (模仿) our dining companion’s eating habits, taking mouthfuls at the same time and eating more when our companion does. The link with appetite could help explain the range of devastating effects loneliness can have on health.
Being cut off from friends and family can raise blood pressure, stress and the risk of depression, as well as weakening the immune system (免疫系统) and a person’s resistance to disease (早老性痴呆). Overall, loneliness is as damaging as smoking or not exercising.
35．How will the lonely people react, according to Paragraph 1 (no more than 5 words)
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36．What does the body want to tell by being hungry (no more than 7 words)
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37．What is essential to human nature (no more than 5 words)
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38．What does the underlined word “corpulent” probably mean (1 word )
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39．What do you tend to do while feeling lonely (no more than 30 words)
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阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When I was a kid, if someone told me that I would grow up to become a published author and founder of a youth literacy (读写能力)foundation, I would have laughed and kept walking. Even now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that book has my name on it. But the truth is, this story comes from my own personal experience.
It took me a very long time to find my personal reading voice. In Valdosta, GA, where I grew up, my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer. I was no different than the other kids, so I did what felt natural: Play football and overlook school. School presented challenges every day and so did football practice, but overcoming physical adversity was on trend with my neighborhood’s culture. Reading books not so much.
Fortunately, I went to college. That’s where my reading struggles really appeared. Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading involved in the simple act of buying food. I would misread labels and grab the wrong items. Once, I picked up apple sauce thinking it was apple slices. I didn’t notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake. I realized that I needed to make an important decision. If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader
I joined a book club and read every free moment I had. My journey with reading also created a desire in me to inspire others who struggle with reading. So I started a nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, trying to transform the lives of children living in underserved communities through literacy.
40．How does the author feel about his new book (No more than 10 words)
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41．Why did the author ignore reading when he was a little boy (No more than 12 words)
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42．What is the 3rd paragraph mainly about (No more than 10 words)
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43．What does the underlined word “adversity” mean (No more than 2 words)
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44．What do you think of reading And why (No more than 25 words.)
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参考答案：
1．On his 60th birthday.
2．Because they needed to put the mails into envelopes.
3．Excited.
4．The memories about the author’s father.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在文中作者讲述了她在父亲60岁生日时是如何给父亲送上一份特别的生日礼物的故事。在父亲生日前她突然有了一个主意，就是给父亲收集60个熟悉他的人对过去事情的美好回忆，然后放到信封里，去给父亲一个惊喜。然后她真地实践了自己的想法，成功地收集到了那些美好的回忆，给父亲了一个难忘的生日礼物。
1．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“On his 60th birthday, I had a fun idea: What if I could get the memories people had of him, put each one into an envelope—60 in total—and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday （在他60岁生日时，我有了一个有趣的想法：如果我能把人们对他的记忆,每一份都装进一个信封里——总共60份——让他在生日那天把它们一个一个地打开，会怎么样？）”可知，作者送给父亲特别的礼物是在他60岁生日那天，故答案为On his 60th birthday.。
2．考查细节理解。根据文章第四段“The night before Dad’s birthday, my sister and I stayed up late, putting the mails into envelopes.(爸爸生日的前一天晚上，我和姐姐熬夜，把邮件装进信封里。)”可知他们晚上熬夜是要把信装进信封。故答案为Because they needed to put the mails into envelopes.。
3．考查推理判断。根据文章倒数第二段“There was a lot of laughter and a few tears too.(他的脸上有很多笑声和几滴眼泪。)”可判断出父亲非常激动的，感动的，快乐的，又笑又流泪。故答案为Excited/Moved/Happy。
4．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“On his 60th birthday, I had a fun idea: What if I could get the memories people had of him, put each one into an envelope—60 in total—and have him open them, one by one, on his birthday （在他60岁生日时，我有了一个有趣的想法：如果我能把人们对他的记忆,每一份都装进一个信封里——总共60份——让他在生日那天把它们一个一个地打开，会怎么样？）结合文章内容可知作者给父亲的礼物是别人有关父亲的回忆。故答案为The memories about the author’s father.
5．Humor makes average-looking people look cute./Cute.
6．Attitude and effort.
7．Two.
8．The benefits, tips and traps of humor.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了幽默的好处，讲遵循的技巧以及所要避开的陷阱。
5．考查细节理解。根据第一段“ If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute. Humor helps uninteresting people seem entertaining too.”（如果你把幽默看作是一种可选的娱乐形式，你就错过了它的一些最大好处：幽默让长相普通的人看起来很可爱）可知，幽默使得长相普通的人变得可爱。故填Humor makes average-looking people look cute./Cut.
6．考查细节理解。根据第五段“When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot. When people see you trying to be funny, it frees them to try it themselves. For in-person humor, quality isn’t as important as you might think. Your attitude and effort count a lot. ”（当谈到面对面的幽默时，努力很重要。当人们看到你试图变得有趣时，他们就可以自由地自己尝试。对于面对面的幽默，质量并不像你想象的那么重要。你的态度和努力很重要）可知，对面对面幽默至关重要的是态度和努力。故填Attitude and effort.
7．考查细节理解。由第三段最后一句“ So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life. ”（所以我认为在日常生活中加入一些幽默技巧会很有用）可知，下文作者给出了一些建议。第四段第一句“You don’t have to be the joke teller in the group in order to show your sense of humor. ”（你不必为了展示你的幽默感而成为小组中的笑话讲述者）给出第一条建议，第五段第一句“When it comes to in-person humor, effort counts a lot.”（当谈到面对面的幽默时，努力很重要）给出第二条建议，因此给出了第两条建议，即文章一共提及了两个建议。故填Two.
8．考查主旨大意。根据文章第一段第一句“If you see humor as an optional form of entertainment, you’re missing some of its biggest benefits: Humor makes average-looking people look cute. ”（如果你把幽默看作是一种可选的娱乐形式，你就错过了它的一些最大好处：幽默让长相普通的人看起来很可爱）和第三段最后一句“So I thought it would be useful to include some humor tips for everyday life. ”（所以我认为在日常生活中加入一些幽默技巧会很有用）以及最后两段提到幽默要避开的陷阱可知，本篇文章主要介绍了幽默带来的好处以及作者给出的相关建议和需要避开的陷阱。故填The benefits, tips and traps of humor.
9．A person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions.
10．I should strip my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.
By stripping my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.
By not including anything that reveals my sex or race in my resume.
11． When AI selection systems use biased data, the hiring process may actually be more unfair and the fact that women are not considered for technical jobs has something to do with race.
According to the passage, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male. Therefore, the fact has something to do with sex rather than race.
12．AI technology is used to evaluate students’ performance in speaking and writing. It works more efficiently than human evaluators. However, its judgements aren’t accurate enough. If its precision can be greatly improved, the influence will be epoch-making.
【导语】本文是篇议论文。最近，许多公司的老板都利用人工智能来招聘员工，文章主要讲述了这种方式的优点及存在的问题。
9．考查细节理解。根据第一段“During these, a person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions are all examined and used to judge how good the person would be at the job in question.”（在面试过程中，一个人的面部表情、用词和对难题的回答都会被测试，并被用来判断这个人是否适合这份工作。）可知，在以AI为基础的视频面试中，一个人的面部表情、用词和对难题的回答会影响最终的面试结果。故答案为：A person’s facial expressions, word choices, and answers to difficult questions.
10．考查细节理解。根据第四段“You should also strip your resume of anything that reveals your sex or race in case a biased data set is being used.”（你还应该删除简历中任何显示你性别或种族的内容，以防使用有偏见的数据集。）可知，如果想要避免被有偏见的数据组影响，就应该删除简历中任何显示你性别或种族的内容。故答案为：I should strip my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.或 By stripping my resume of anything that reveals my sex or race.或 By not including anything that reveals my sex or race in my resume.
11．考查推理判断。根据第二段“Because AI systems use biased data sets to learn how to select people, the hiring process may actually be more unfair when AI is used. For instance, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male.”（由于人工智能系统使用有偏见的数据集来学习如何选择人才，因此使用人工智能时，招聘过程实际上可能更加不公平。例如，一些人工智能招聘系统会自动忽略女性，理由是现有的大多数技术工人都是男性。）可知，当AI选择系统用有偏见的数据时，招聘过程实际上可能更加不公平，例如很多技术岗位不考虑女性说明这种不公平是与性别相关的，而不是种族，所以“has something to do with race”是错误的，应为划线句。以上解释用英语表达应为：Some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male. Therefore, the fact has something to do with sex rather than race. 故答案为：According to the passage, some AI-hiring systems automatically ignore women on the grounds that most existing technical workers are male. Therefore, the fact has something to do with sex rather than race.
12．考查开放性试题。人工智能技术用于评估学生的口语和写作表现。它比人类评估者更有效。然而，它的判断不够准确。如果它的精度能够大大提高，其影响将是划时代的。答案为：AI technology is used to evaluate students’ performance in speaking and writing. It works more efficiently than human evaluators. However, its judgements aren’t accurate enough. If its precision can be greatly improved, the influence will be epoch-making.
13．Because he could not go to college.
14．The teacher expected him to be optimistic.
15．With the teacher’s help, he eventually got over his depression.
16．Accepted/Welcomed.
17．I think failure is the mother of success because we can benefit a lot from failure and thus make necessary improvements to achieve success.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了朋友们在去上大学的时候，作者重新开始了高中生活，面对陌生的同学和环境， 作者很失落。在老师的帮助和鼓励之下，重拾信心，保持乐观，勇敢面对失败，对未来大学依旧充满向往。
13．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段话“When my friends went to college in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirit sank.(当我的朋友们兴高采烈地上大学时，我重新开始了我的高中生活。我的精神萎靡不振。)”可知，作者心情低落是因为自己的朋友们兴高采烈地上了大学，而作者重新开始了高中生活，无法和朋友们一样去上大学。故答案为Because he could not go to college.
14．考查细节理解。根据文章第三段话“If you are optimistic, things you want may happen to you!(如果你乐观，你想要的事情可能会发生在你身上!)”可知，老师希望作者能够乐观起来。故答案为The teacher expected him to be optimistic.
15．考查主旨大意。根据文章第五段话“With the teacher’s help, I eventually got over my depression.(在老师的帮助下，我终于克服了抑郁。)”可知，本段后文内容围绕主旨句进行了详细的阐述说明。故答案为With the teacher’s help, he eventually got over his depression.
16．考查词义猜测。根据第五段前句“From then on, I no longer bowed my head and began smiling to my classmates. I would put up my hand confidently in class and play with my new friends in my spare time.(从那时起，我不再低头，开始对我的同学微笑。我会在课堂上自信地举手，在业余时间和我的新朋友们一起玩耍。)”可知，作者与新同学和谐相处，与人微笑，自信举手回答问题。这些都是能够被人接受，逐渐成为朋友的行为。由此可知，“embraced”可理解为“accepted/welcomed”。故答案为Accepted/Welcomed.
17．考查开放答题。根据文章最后一段话“To be frank, I still have a thirst for my dream university, but I’m not afraid of failure because I can profit by it. With parents and teachers’ encouragement, I’m quite certain of my success and I’m sure I can fly high.(坦白地说，我仍然渴望我梦想的大学，但我不怕失败，因为我可以从中受益。有了父母和老师的鼓励，我对自己的成功很有把握，我相信我能飞得很高。)”可知，作者想要表达的是不怕失败，保持乐观的人生态度。因此当面对失败时，要像作者一样勇敢面对，积极乐观，考生可以按此思路答题，如我认为失败是成功之母，因为我们可以从失败中受益匪浅，从而做出必要的改进以获得成功。故答案为I think failure is the mother of success because we can benefit a lot from failure and thus make necessary improvements to achieve success.
18．They were kind to them.
Or: They helped them.
Or: They welcomed them.
19．To make neighbors leave their house and join the community.
Or: For neighbors to stay connected.
20．We worked together/as a team/in cooperation.
Or: It was our joint effort.
21．Good memories neighbors spent together.
Or: What they did on the benches at the weekends.
Or: The benches brought the community together.
22．Any possible answer is OK. For example: I’ll build a care center in the community. People can take care of children and pets when neighbors are occupied.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者父亲在社区建造了长凳，成为邻居们聚集的好地方。
18．细节理解题。根据第一段“We waved at the stream of incoming families during their move-in days.(在他们迁入的日子里，我们向涌入的家庭挥手致意。)”可知，当新家庭搬进来的时候，邻居们挥手致意，欢迎他们的到来。可见他们对新来的邻居很友好。故答案为They were kind to them. Or: They helped them. Or: They welcomed them.
19．细节理解题。根据第二段“Dad wanted a place for children to play, a quiet place for parents to sit and relax, but more importantly, a reason for everyone to leave the house and join the community. He began imagining benches. (爸爸想要一个让孩子们玩耍的地方，一个让父母坐下来放松的安静的地方，但更重要的是，一个让每个人都离开家，加入社区的理由。他开始想象长椅。)”可知，作者的父亲想要建造长凳，是为了让邻居们离开他们的家，加入社区。故答案为To make neighbors leave their house and join the community. Or: For neighbors to stay connected.
20．句意猜测题。根据第三段划线句前句“When Construction began with me and my father hauling pieces of wood and steel out of his truck, within minutes there was a crowd of young neighbors at hand, each claiming they could help. (施工开始时，我和父亲从他的卡车里拖出一些木片和钢材，几分钟内就有一群年轻的邻居来了，每个人都说他们可以帮忙。)”以及后文“Jeff ran to the garage to grab his drill (钻孔机). Brian held the boards together while I dug through the toolbox in search of a wrench (扳手). Charlie measured and marked locations on the ground for drilling.(杰夫跑到车库去拿他的电钻。当我在工具箱里翻来翻去找扳手的时候，布莱恩把木板放在一起。查理测量并标记了地面上的钻井地点。)”可知，虽然彼此都不熟，但所有人都一起合作。故答案为We worked together/as a team/in cooperation. Or: It was our joint effort.
21．主旨大意题。根据第五段“That afternoon marked the first of many weekend Neighbor Days when weather permitted. Kids raced each other around while parents brought out food. Later in the evening, someone put a firepit in the center of the benches so that the conversations would carry on into the night. We often ended up there the following afternoon, as well as countless afternoons and evenings in the years since. (那天下午是许多周末邻居日的第一天，天气不错。当父母端出食物时，孩子们互相追逐。晚上晚些时候，有人在长凳中间放了一个火坑，这样谈话就能持续到深夜。我们常常在第二天下午，以及此后数年的无数个下午和晚上，来到那里。)”可知，本段主要介绍了邻居们一起度过的美好回忆。故答案为Good memories neighbors spent together. Or: What they did on the benches at the weekends. Or: The benches brought the community together.
22．开放题。答案言之有理即可，注意字数。参考答案为I’ll build a care center in the community. People can take care of children and pets when neighbors are occupied.
23．To become an architect./Becoming an architect.
24．Just like playing bowling, we need to set our eyes on the target in life and follow through.
25．The author shrank her dream to a realistic size because her family/she couldn’t afford a university education.
26．My mom is the “Bessie” in my life. It was my mom who encouraged me to keep playing the piano when I considered quitting and now I can play the piano well.
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者喜爱画画，梦想成为建筑师，虽然家庭经济不好，但作者不放弃，自己兼职去追梦，一位顾客的追梦故事和鼓励话语让作者坚定了追梦的心。
23．考查细节理解。根据第一段中“By high school I continued drawing and my dreams broadened — to become an architect.(到了高中，我继续画画，我的梦想更大了——成为一名建筑师)”可知，作者高中时的梦想是成为一名建筑师。故答案为To become an architect./Becoming an architect.。
24．考查细节理解。根据第四段中“‘Life’s like bowling.’ she would say. ‘Set your eyes on your target and follow through.’(‘生活就像打保龄球。’她会这样说。‘把你的眼睛放在你的目标上，并坚持到底。’)”可知，按照Bessie的说法，生活就像打保龄球一样，我们需要把我们的眼睛放在生活的目标上，并坚持到底，故答案为Just like playing bowling, we need to set our eyes on the target in life and follow through.。
25．考查细节理解。题干中应划线部分是“because she gradually lost her ambition”，根据第一段中“But my family couldn’t afford that kind of education.(但我的家庭负担不起那种教育)”以及第二段“I got a part-time job at Bayside Bowl and started saving money. My bank account, however, was growing quite slowly. When I looked at college catalogs, I couldn’t imagine how I would ever get there. I decided to shrink my dreams to a more realistic size.(我在Bayside Bowl找了份兼职工作，开始攒钱。然而，我的银行账户增长相当缓慢。当我看大学目录时，我无法想象我怎样才能去那里。我决定把我的梦想缩小到一个更现实的尺寸)”可知，作者改变梦想是因为付不起学费，不是因为她逐渐失去了雄心壮志。故应划线部分是“because she gradually lost her ambition”，原因是The author shrank her dream to a realistic size because her family/she couldn’t afford a university education.。
26．考查开放题型。现实生活中，我的妈妈就像Bessie一样，因为在我考虑放弃弹钢琴时，是我妈妈鼓励我坚持，现在我可以弹得很好。故答案为My mom is the “Bessie” in my life. It was my mom who encouraged me to keep playing the piano when I considered quitting and now I can play the piano well.。
27．Her age.
28．Because he thought a country girl should not be borrowing money to go to college.
29．Sitting in class for a long time.
30．Determined, unusual and caring for study.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了Lillian Hanson高中毕业后的求学之路。她去银行借款被拒绝，只能回家结婚养育孩子。但是她没有忘记接受高等教育的梦想，孩子长大后，她开始了大学的学习。
27．考查细节理解。根据第二段“What sets Lillian Hanson apart from the college crowd is her age-73 years.(Lillian Hanson与大学人群的不同之处在于她的年龄——73岁)”可知，让Lillian Hanson不同于她的同学的地方在于她的年龄。故答案为Her age.
28．考查细节理解。根据第三段“He didn’t think that a country girl should be borrowing money to go to college. He thought she should be home doing work in the house or around the farm. (他认为一个乡下姑娘不应该借钱上大学。他认为她应该在家里做家务或在农场附近) ”可知，银行家拒绝为Lillian Hanson提供贷款，因为他认为乡下姑娘不应该借钱上大学。故答案为Because he thought a country girl should not be borrowing money to go to college.
29．考查细节理解。根据最后一段第一句话“She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. (她发现在她这个年纪重返学校最困难的部分是长时间坐在课堂上)”可知，对Lillian Hanson说，在她这个年纪重返学校，最难的部分是要长时间坐在课堂上。故答案为Sitting in class for a long time.
30．考查推理判断。根据文章内容可知，本文主要描述了Lillian Hanson高中毕业后的求学之路。她去银行借款被拒绝，只能回家结婚养育孩子。但是她没有忘记接受高等教育的梦想，孩子长大后，她开始了大学的学习。可推断，她是一个意志坚定，热爱学习而又不同寻常的人。故答案为Determined, unusual and caring for study.
31．Because they faced a lot of problems there, such as a lot of late-night noise, parking problems and high rent.
32．The writer felt bad and regretful. / The writer regretted moving there on the first night.
33．It was really quiet.
34．Each choice has two sides just like a coin. As for them, their choice is best for them because they remove all the problems they have in the city. However, I think they will meet other problems in the suburb, such as education and job opportunities.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和丈夫以前住在城里，但经常遇到很多问题，所以决定搬到郊区。但郊区的新家也有不如意的地方，作者学会接受，慢慢适应了新家，并且也很享受新家带来的生活方式。
31．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段前四句“My husband and I used to live in the city, but we often faced a lot of problems there. There was a lot of late-night noise. It was difficult to find parking. And the rent of the apartment was high.(我和我丈夫以前住在城里，但我们经常在那里遇到很多问题。有很多深夜的噪音。很难找到停车位。公寓的租金很高)”可知，作者和丈夫决定搬离城市的原因是住在城市的时候有很多困扰，例如很多深夜的噪音、很难找到停车位、公寓的租金很高。故答案为Because they faced a lot of problems there, such as a lot of late-night noise, parking problems and high rent.
32．考查推理判断。根据文章第三段的前三句“On our first night in the house, I cried for five hours. I thought we had made the wrong choice and I wanted to go back to the city. The house was smelly and old. And many families and old people lived around it. (我们在房子里的第一个晚上，我哭了五个小时。我以为我们做出了错误的选择，我想回城里。房子又臭又旧。许多家庭和老人都住在它周围)”可知，住进新房的第一天晚上，作者哭了五个小时，即作者当时感觉不好、很难过，后悔搬到这个地方。故答案为The writer felt bad and regretful. / The writer regretted moving there on the first night.
33．考查词句猜测。根据第一段第二句“There was a lot of late-night noise. (深夜有很多噪音)”推知，新房子没有噪音，即划线部分意为“房子很安静”。故答案为It was really quiet.
34．开放性问题。结合文章，答案言之有理即可，注意字数不超过50。例如：根据文章最后一段“We have been in our house for over two years until now and it’s the best move we have ever made. While I’m glad I can drive into the city in 15 minutes and enjoy all it has offered, I’m always happy to return home.(到目前为止，我们已经在家里呆了两年多了，这是我们做过的最好的举动。虽然我很高兴我能在15分钟内开车进入这座城市，并享受它提供的一切，但我总是很高兴回家)”可知，作者本人对自己的选择还是比较满意的，很享受现在的生活。但结合生活常识，离开城市，选择郊区，仍然有可能面临一些其他问题，如孩子的教育问题等。故答案为Each choice has two sides just like a coin. As for them, their choice is best for them because they remove all the problems they have in the city. However, I think they will meet other problems in the suburb, such as education and job opportunities.
35．They will feel hungry.
36．You should go to seek company.
37．The need for social connection.
38．Fat. / Overweight.
39．(open) I’d like to call up my best friend, and have a good talk with each other.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。旨在阐明孤独和饥饿之间的关系，以及带来的害处。
35．考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句“Women, who feel lonely, are hungrier, and they even find a big meal less satisfying.（感到孤独的女人会更饿，甚至会觉得一顿大餐不太令人满意。）”可知，孤独的人会产生的一个反应是饥饿。故答案为They will feel hungry。
36．考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句“This could be the body’s way of telling them to seek company, for eating has been a sociable activity throughout human evolution.（这可能是身体告诉他们寻求陪伴的方式，因为在人类进化过程中，吃饭一直是一种社交活动。）”可知，人体通过饥饿感告诉人类应该去吃东西、去社交获得陪伴。故答案为You should go to seek company。
37．考查细节理解。根据第二段倒数第二句“The need for social connection is essential to human nature.（对社会联系的需求对人的天性至关重要。）”可知对人类天性至关重要的是对社会联系的需求。故答案为The need for social connection。
38．考查词句猜测。根据第三段第二句“It isn’t clear why this is, but it is possible that the shame related with being fat makes socializing less valuable for them.（目前尚不清楚这是为什么，但可能是因为与肥胖相关的羞耻感降低社交对他们的价值。）”可知那些没有因为孤独而感到饥饿的人是肥胖的人。在句中corpulent作表语，故可推测其为形容词，意为“肥胖的，超重的”。故答案为Fat或者Overweight。
39．考查推理判断。根据最后一段第一句“Being cut off from friends and family can raise blood pressure, stress and the risk of depression, as well as weakening the immune system (免疫系统) and a person’s resistance to disease (早老性痴呆).（与朋友和家人断绝联系会增加血压、压力和患抑郁症的风险，还会削弱免疫系统和一个人对疾病的抵抗力。）”可知，与家人朋友失去联系、处于孤独状态对人有很大的害处。故因此我们要尽量杜绝这种情况的出现，如果感到孤独就应该寻求社交，那么和好朋友打个电话好好聊聊就是一个好办法。故答案为I’d like to call up my best friend, and have a good talk with each other。
40．He couldn’t believe he could write that book./
He feels it incredible to write a book like that.
41．Because reading was not much on trend with his neighbour’s culture./
Because reading was not regarded as a pathway to a better life.
42．How the author realized the importance of reading./
What made the author decide to become a stronger reader./
Why the author decided to become a stronger reader.
43．Difficulty/Hardship/Challenge
44．Reading is very important to everyone.Because reading is regarded as a pathway to a better life
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者的读书经历。
40．考查细节理解。根据第一段“ Even now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that book has my name on it. ”（即使是现在，当我看到我最新绘本的书名《我在整个广阔的世界上最喜欢的书》时，我也会摇头，不太相信那本书上有我的名字）可知，他不敢相信他能写出那本书/他觉得写那样一本书简直不可思议。故回答为：He couldn’t believe he could write that book/ He feels it incredible to write a book like that.
41．考查细节理解。根据第二段“In Valdosta, GA, where I grew up, my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer.”（在我长大的乔治亚州瓦尔多斯塔，我的社区为像我这样的小男孩提供了两条通向更好生活的道路：成为一名运动员和成为一名艺人）可知，作者在小的时候忽视了阅读的原因是读书在他社区的文化中并不流行/因为读书并不被认为是通往美好生活的途径。故回答为：Because reading was not much on trend with his neighbour’s culture./ Because reading was not regarded as a pathway to a better life.
42．考查主旨大意。根据第三段“Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading involved in the simple act of buying food. I would misread labels and grab the wrong items. Once, I picked up apple sauce thinking it was apple slices. I didn’t notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake. I realized that I needed to make an important decision. If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader”（去杂货店的路程是有压力的，因为买食物这个简单的行为涉及太多的阅读。我会看错标签，拿错东西。有一次，我拿起苹果酱，以为是苹果片。直到回到家，我才注意到我的错误，意识到是我无法理解标签上措辞的差异导致了这个错误。我意识到我需要做一个重要的决定。如果我想成为更好的自己，我必须成为一个更强的读者）可知，第三段主要是关于作者是如何意识到读书的重要性的/是什么使作者决定成为一个更强的读者/为什么作者决定成为一个更强的读者。故回答为：How the author realized the importance of reading./What made the author decide to become a stronger reader./ Why the author decided to become a stronger reader.
43．考查词句猜测。根据上文“School presented challenges every day and so did football practice”（学校每天都有挑战，足球训练也是如此）可知，但克服身体上的困难/挑战是我们社区文化的潮流。所以划线词的意思是困难/挑战的意思。故回答为：Difficulty/Hardship/Challenge.
44．开放性试题。结合文章内容，答案符合逻辑即可，注意字数。例如：Reading is very important to everyone.Because reading is regarded as a pathway to a better life.