2024备战英语高考——狂刷模拟之阅读表达3（天津专版）含答案与解析

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2024备战英语高考——狂刷模拟之阅读表达3（天津专版）
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（2018天津河东统考一模）Before she was crowned (加冕) Miss Amazing National in Chicago, US, Vanessa Cleary had never thought of herself as a beauty pageant (选美) competitor.
Yet the way in which Vanessa told the story of her birth mother’s struggle to help her with her disabilities and the positive impact her adoption had on her life helped her win over the judges last month. After the pageant, in which she took top honors in the junior teen division, the 15- year-old girl said she’s looking forward to telling her friends about her experience so they can join in as well. “I want everyone to have the experience I had,” Vanessa said. “It was really fun and I really enjoyed it.”
Miss Amazing is a pageant for girls with learning disabilities. In the ten years since it began, 1700 girls with disabilities have benefited from it. The pageant is designed to help the girls who participate to build sisterhoods, develop life skills, and increase visibility for those in the disabled community.
The main event of the pageant is the stage performance, in which participants get to showcase a talent of their choice. When Vanessa’s mother first heard about Miss Amazing, she thought the pageant would be a great opportunity for Vanessa to showcase her skill for public speaking. Vanessa wants to be a teacher to teach other students who have disabilities like her.
Vanessa’s vision and hearing is impaired, and she has a disability that makes reading difficult for her. Despite this, she is very active and loves public speaking. For Vanessa, it wasn’t about winning the pageant. It was about the opportunity for her to participate and feel supported.
1. Who is Vanessa Cleary (within 15 words)
2. What’s the aim of the pageant (within 20 words).
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “impaired” (within 5 words)
4. What is Vanessa’s talent show in the pageant (within 5 words)
5. What do you think is the most important for Vanessa to win this year’s Miss Amazing pageant (within 15 words)
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（2018天津校联考一模）Even if you are a genius at school, you still might be lost when it comes to getting from point A to point B．Don’t get caught in a strange place without these basic safety tips.
TIP ONE: Know where you’re going. Before you set out in an unfamiliar area, go to Google Maps to plan your journey and print it out. You can also use your phone’s GPS to map the route. Make sure that the location services are turned on on your phone, just in case you get lost.
TIP TWO: Know where your stuff is. Never leave your backpack or shopping bags out of your sight. Carry your wallet in your front pocket or keep it close to your body. Be sure you’ve got everything at all times. A fun day out can turn into the worst headache ever if you realize you have left something behind.
TIP THREE: Pick your streets smart. If you have the choice between a busy street and a deserted one, always pick the busy one. You are more likely to be attacked on dark, empty sidewalks than on ones with a crowd.
TIP FOUR: Travel in packs. Don’t go anywhere -- especially an unfamiliar place -- without a friend or two. If you must go out alone, be sure to tell someone where you’re going.
TIP FIVE: Don’t let your music drown you out. There’s nothing wrong with listening to your iPod as you walk around town, but keep it at a low enough volume so you can still hear passing cars. Losing concentration puts you at risk from accidents, attacks and getting lost. This also goes for texting while walking. Don’t do it. Keep your head up and pay attention to the people and things going on around you.
1. According to the passage, what should you do before going to an unfamiliar area if you have a phone (No more than 10 words)
2. Compared with the deserted one, why is the busy street a better choice (No more than 10 words)
3. The underlined word in Paragraph 5 can be best replaced by ____ . (One word)
4. What do you think may be the best title for this passage (No more than 10 words)
5. Which tip do you think is the most helpful for you Why (No more than 20 words)
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（2018天津河东统考一模）阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Moksh Jawa, 16, a student in the second year at Washington High School in the US, has already become a legend among students. “Why not ” might be his favorite question to ask.
His high school didn’t teach coding. As a sophomore in this school, he developed his own online course and helped his classmates get through it while a student in higher grades enen couldn’t do like him.
Everything he did came from his own interest. “I just fell in love with computer science,” Jawa said. Along the way, he lit a fire of curiosity and passion among classmates to learn coding too.
“All of my friends, especially the girls, were really, really afraid of computer science,” he said. But the subject and exam weren’t things to be feared, he said. “Computer science is all about logic (逻辑), not about how smart you are.”
To make his knowledge available online, Jawa set about creating his own online course, with easy-to-follow lessons.
The course has so far attracted 3,200 students across the US and in 120 countries and regions, including China, Ukraine and Algeria. It shows, Jawa said, the huge need for coding lessons.
When video lecturing, “I deliver it like I’m talking from one high school student to another,” Jawa said. “It’s always great to make it as clear and fun as possible, and to try to keep my voice as energetic as possible.”
He also does that, when teaching members of the computer science club he founded at his high school.
“His tutorials (辅导) were great,” said junior Taj Shaik, the club’s co-president, who took the whole course last year. “I’m definitely one of the early adopters of Moksh.”
“He’s pretty amazing,” said Bob Moran, principal of Washington High School, who saw him lead the club. “He was just a fantastic teacher – clear, organized and entertaining. When a student got the right answer, he would throw them a piece of candy.”
1. What made Moksh Jawa a legend among students (within 15 words)
2. How do the girls feel the computer science according to Jawa’s opinion (within 20 words)
3. What does the underlined word “sophomore” probably mean (within 8 words)
4. According to the article, how does Jawa teach coding lessons (within 15 words)
5. What do you think of Jawa’s courses Why do you think so (within 20 words)
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（2020天津滨海新校联考三模）Bert Kate, my grandfather, celebrated his 90th birthday in November 2016. Bert loved sports and was an enthusiastic Yankees (an American professional baseball team based in the New York City) fan, so it was no wonder that over the years, he was an avid (热切的) listener to WFAN radio and, in particular, the afternoon show hosted by Mike Francesa.
Bert had health issues in his later years that limited his mobility, and when he lost his vision three years ago, his attachment to his radio and Francesa became more pronounced. He just loved listening to Mike talk about sports and his Yankees each afternoon. Those hours brought him so much pleasure.
Of course, Mike will be leaving Dec.15,2017 after 30 years at the station. Mike lives in the same community where I work on Long Island, and I have gotten to know him over the past 20 years. So when my grandfather was approaching his special birthday the year before last year, I asked Mike for a favor: to call Bert and wish him a happy birthday.
Mike agreed without hesitation. Two days before the special day, Mike stopped at my workplace. I called Bert at his nursing home and put Mike on the phone. It was a complete surprise to Bert. Mike spent more than 10 minutes wishing Bert a happy birthday and, of course, talking about the Yankees.
When my family celebrated Bert’s birthday two days later, he couldn’t stop talking about the phone call. Over his lifetime, he said it was one of the nicest things anyone had ever done for him.
Unfortunately, Ben’s health declined last year and he passed away July 13,2017. But even in his final months in the hospital and nursing home, he always had a radio set to WFAN to listen each afternoon to Mike Francesa. And he also had the memory of that special phone call for his 90th birthday.
1. Why did Bert listen to WFAN radio for many years ( no more than 10 words)
2. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph2 (1 word)
3. What happened two days before Bert’s birthday ( no more than 10 words)
4. What is the best title for the text (no more than 5 words)
5. What do you think of the author Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
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（2019天津和平校联考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Dear James,
It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. It’s my birthday in two weeks’ time and I’ll be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live.
This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that your started smoking some time ago and now your are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop. You see, during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes.
By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine（尼古丁）, which is one of the hundreds of chemical in cigarettes. This means that after a while your body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. Secondly, you become addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again, you begin to do it automatically. Lastly, you can become mentally addicted. I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. Quitting smoking was really difficult because I was addicted in all three ways. But I did finally manage.
When I was young, I didn’t know much about the harmful effects of smoking. I didn’t know, for example, that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant. Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of non-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible. She told me that she wouldn’t go out with me again unless I stopped! I also noticed that I became breathless quickly, and that I wasn’t enjoying sport as much. When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit, I knew it was time to quit smoking.
I am sending you some advice I found on the internet. It might help you to stop and strengthen your resolve. I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy a life as I have.
Love from
Grandpa
1. Why did the writer mention the long bike ride and his age in the letter (no more than 15 words)
2. What’s the purpose of writing the letter (no more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean (no more than 5 words)
4. Why did the grandpa decide to quit smoking (no more than 20 words)
5. Do you think it easy or difficult to quit smoking Please give James some possible advice to help him. (no more than 15 words)
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（2019天津红桥校联考一模）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When we were growing up in our grandparents’ home, Jack, my grandfather, was always in his room sitting in the chair and listening to the radio. The voices speaking from the metal box day and night, taught us that there was a larger world outside. He would roll the black dial (刻度盘) back and forth until the signal was clear. Then he would listen.
Now he is old and falls ill. When I went to visit him, he said to me, “I dislike the Internet. The problem is that we’re losing primary contact with each other. No more shaking hands. Everyone is so busy. We want too much and in the process of getting it we miss so much." He stopped for a while. “It makes me lonely and sad.” Then he looked at me, “I just want to hear your voices.”
I think of all the voices on the radio he has spent a lifetime listening to. I asked, “How did you become interested in radio ” “I don’t know,” he said. “It was another way to reach people. I was always interested in searching for a better signal, a clearer, more powerful signal that could communicate with someone somewhere.”
“And I’ll tell you another funny thing: you can electronically eliminate all kinds of noise from the signal, but you can’t get rid of natural noise caused by thunder and lightning, rainstorms, or snowstorms.”
He closed his eyes and smiled. “I was just thinking that in spite of all our technologies, maybe we haven’t progressed that far as human beings. We shouldn’t forget we still have the same basic needs.”
1. What did Jack use to do in his room (No more than 12 words)
2. Why did Jack roll the black dial back and forth (No more than 5 words)
3. How is Jack feeling now (No more than 8 words)
4. What does the underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 4 mean (1 word)
5. What should you do to solve the problem of losing direct contact with others (No more than 20 words)
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（2019天津河北校联考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration for millions through her story of faith, determination and hope. And now her story has become a major movie which is entitled Soul Surfer.
On October 31, 2003, at the age of 13, Bethany was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark while surfing just off the shore of Hawaii. Bethany said, “It came out of the blue. I had no warning at all; not even the slightest sign of danger on the horizon. The waves were small and inconsistent, and I was just kind of rolling along with them, relaxing on my board with my left arm dangling (悬摆) in the cool water. I remember thinking, ‘I hope the surf picks up soon...’”
“That’s all it took: a split second. I felt a lot of pressure and a couple of lightning fast tugs (猛拽). Then I watched in shock as the water around me turned bright red. Somehow, I stayed calm. My left arm was gone along with a huge piece of my surfboard...”
Her friends had to get her to the beach, which took 20 minutes of paddling. After losing more than 40 percent of her blood and making it through several surgeries, Bethany was well on her way to recovery due to an unbelievably positive attitude. In January 2004, Bethany made her return to surf competition and with no intention of stopping, Bethany continued to enter and shine in competitions. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker than standard and had a handle for her right arm, making it easier to paddle, and she learned to kick more to make up for the loss of her left arm.
Just over a year after the attack, she took first place—winning her first National Title. Now she competes with the world’s best and travels the globe.
1. What kind of story does the author want to tell us (no more than 10 words)
2. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 2 (no more than 10 words)
3. According to the passage, how did Bethany make a recovery (no more than 10 words)
4. Why did Bethany learn to kick more when she started surfing again (no more than 10 words)
5. How does Bethany’s story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life Put it in your own words. (no more than 25 words)
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（2019天津校联考一模）The position of secretary or personal assistant used to be the preserve of women, but now men are making their way in. The change is due partly to the highest rate of graduate unemployment and the growing awareness that salaries for PAs can reach 75,000 a year.
Joshua Watson, 25, has been an executive (行政的) assistant to a female senior director at Barclays for 18 months, having previously worked as a PA．He does not see himself as working in a woman’s role. “I don’t feel that I’m treated any differently just because I’m male,” he said. “I don’t think that is an issue for people from my generation. It’s a good job for me because I am fond of organizing. I have good exposure to see the top people in the company and I want to climb the ladder.”
Recruitment(招聘) consultants are seeing an ever-increasing number of men interested in PA or secretarial posts. “Out of the 1,000 candidates we’ve registered in the past 12 months, around 200 are male,” said David Morel, managing director of Tiger Recruitment. “It is increasing the whole time. Since 2011, the numbers have been doubling each year, and most of them are ambitious graduates.”
Susanna Tait, managing director of Tay Associates, agrees. She said she had seen a “huge” increase in numbers of male applicants. “It’s an obvious career choice for ambitious individuals keen to operate at the centre of the business field.”
Quest Professional, which offers training courses for companies and organizations, said this was the first year that men had attended its executive PA program and that “more and more” men were doing related course.
Top PAs in the City now earn between 35,000 and 75,000, plus benefits—in some cases even more. Morel thinks this is the primary reason why more men are coming into the market.
Barclays encourages male applicants for PA and similar roles. “We will offer everyone—regardless of their gender—the same opportunities to be successful,” said a spokesperson.
1. What’s Joshua Watson’s position at Barclays (No more than 4 words)
2. What does the underlined phrase “climb the ladder” in Para 2 mean (No more than 2 words)
3. What does Quest Professional do (No more than 10 words)
4. As for male PAs, what did Barclays’ spokesperson say (No more than 12 words)
5. What do you think of men’s new choice and why (No more than 20 words)
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（2019天津东丽校联考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Every person has a history of pain and tragedy that includes regret from the situation. At times, it’s often hard to explain that pain to someone else. The challenge with a tragedy is the lack of support from someone.
This has often been my challenge when I try to explain what occurred to me. When I was younger, I was a victim of a tragic accident that changed my life both academically and emotionally. At sixteen months old, due to the neglect of my babysitter I fell off the bed. The injury was so severe that I was rushed to the emergency room and the doctors explained to my mom that I suffered from a blood clot (血块) located on the left side of the brain.
I was later diagnosed with what is known as a traumatic brain injury (外伤性脑损伤). This accident affects my long term memory and testing ability. I often struggle with understanding information related to school and feel frustrated that I will not pass my tests. The pressure of school is so much, since I must always work harder than most students.
I become easily disappointed that I study a lot but often flunk or re-take tests. It is hard to imagine, because in my mind I feel prepared for the work; however, the test results do not connect with the information in my brain. Although I always don’t pass my tests, I feel like this injury encourages me to work and shows me that I can be confident when it comes to the future. For example, I have been able to maintain my grades, been employed for over a year at a local restaurant, and obtained my drivers license. I look forward to attending college, getting married, raising a family, and being a success. I will continue to live my life to the fullest and prove that an injury does not limit my life journey.
1. What is worse when someone suffers a tragedy in his life according to the author (no more than 7 words)
2. What was the author’s tragic accident that changed his life (no more than 9 words)
3. Why is the author always struggling with his study at school (no more than 8 words)
4. What does the underlined word “flunk” mean in the last paragraph (1 word)
5. What do you think of the author Give your reasons. (no more than 25words)
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（2020天津南开中学校考三模）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题
I remember doing the household chores to help my mother when I was nine. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器)bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up. Twenty years later, in 1978, with this lifelong dislike of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless one.
Easier said than done, of course. I didn’t realize that I would spend the next five years perfecting my design, a process that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes (样机).By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem.
In the early 1980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements for my technology. The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters (滤网). No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad for business. But soon after, the companies that I had talked with started making machines like mine. I had to fight legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic to protect the patents on my vacuum cleaner.
I was still in financial difficulties until 1993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million. Then I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Britain.
Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention.
1. What drove the author to make a bagless vacuum cleaner (No more than 10 words)
2. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us (No more than 10 words)
3. Why did the companies refuse to license the author’s technology (No more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean (No more than 10 words)
5. What lesson may you learn from the author’s experience (No more than 25 words)
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（2019天津校联考二模）阅读表达
Tim Harris, a young man with Down’s syndrome(唐氏综合征), hasn’t let his disability stop him from opening a restaurant in New Mexico.
Tim’s Place, a restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serves up traditional diner favorites such as blueberry pancakes, bacon, eggs, and cheeseburgers—all with hugs. Considered as the “world’s friendliest restaurant,” it has served more than 32,400 hugs to hungry customers. The restaurant’s owner, Tim Harris, has made it his mission to hug every visitor who comes in.
Harris, who has Down’s syndrome, has never let his disability get in his way. Since age 14, he’s promised to own a restaurant. He got a part-time job and worked as a restaurant host when he was in high school, and then graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with certificates in Food Service and Office Skills. After that, with his family’s help and support, Harris’ childhood dream became a reality. Alongside the Mexican and traditional American food, Tim’s Place’s menu offers “calorie-free” and “guilt-free” hugs.
“I love giving all the customers a hug because I want them to feel comfortable and connected and being around friends,” Harris told Albuquerque The Magazine. Customers seem to love it too. Many of the regulars have been going every week ever since the restaurant opened. To his family’s knowledge, Harris is the only restaurant owner in the United States with Down’s syndrome. But they’re hoping he won’t be the last.
Harris wants to show other people with disabilities what’s possible. “We’ve had several families with young children with disabilities who have come in or written, saying they never thought this would be possible for their sons or daughters. It’s altering the way they’re thinking as they’re raising their young children.” Harris’ mother, Jeanne, told KRQE News 13.
1. Why is Tim’s Place called the “world’s friendliest restaurant” (no more than 8 words)
2. What is the customers’ attitude towards Harris’ service (no more than 5 words)
3. What message does Harris want to deliver to the disabled (no more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined word “altering” in Paragraph 5 mean (1 word)
5. Would you like to have breakfast in Tim’s restaurant Why (no more than 15 words)
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（2023天津市新华中学校考模拟预测）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题.
At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a bank, a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people. Unluckily, I was one of them.
My once secure future became uncertain. However, I was not a single parent, so the family did not depend only on my income and my husband can support the family. My motto has always been, “Change is good; change is progress”, but when it affected my livelihood, I had to change it. “Accept change and make the most of it.” From the beginning, I chose to look at this matter not as bad luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry; instead, I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the difference in the way I pursued the future. First, I decided to return to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little courage. Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank, but now it’s a personal goal I longed to achieve. With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes and became an adult student. In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time, I realized that no matter what life throws in our way, nothing can hinder our personal growth.
The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my past life. It used to be filled with endless, and sometimes meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I care for.
The loss of my job led to some positive changes in my life. Revisiting the past made room for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.
1. What made the author lose her job (no more than 10 words)
2. What did the author do after the unemployment (no more than 15 words)
3. How do you understand the underlined word in Paragraph 3 (no more than 3 words)
4. How would you describe the author in terms of personalities (no more than 5 words)
5. What’s your attitude towards the “changes” in your life Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
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（2021天津市宁河区芦台第一中学校考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Eco city Farms is an educational nonprofit organization. It seeks，to empower the community by teaching economic development job training and a healthier way of living. The group has set up farms near automobile repair businesses and fast food stores in urban neighborhoods.
Social activist Margaret Morgan-Hubbard founded Eco City Farms. She says the lack of fresh produce is a major health problem for children and their families living in Maryland. "What’s critical is that 70 percent of the people in these towns are either overweight, have some illnesses, for example, diabetes, or have other kinds of diet-related ailments because they don’t have access to healthy food.
Eco City Farms offers several programs for agriculture, food and finding jobs with environment-friendly businesses. People can also learn how to cook healthier foods and teach others how to prepare meals. On a recent day, Philip Sidibe demonstrated his cooking skills. He prepared Aloco, a popular food in Cameroon where he grew up. He and other young people not only cook their food, they also grow it in a large garden.
Tameka Barbour-Gaskins lives in Autumn Woods. She says her whole family. is eating healthier meals because of the local produce." I like junk food. I like quick meals. Not easy to just go from eating a certain way all your life to switching over to being healthier. With the urban garden here, with my son learning, he can help me switch around my style of eating. I want a healthy family."
1. Margaret says the urban garden is an agent for change and the young people are its newest supporters." Our program is about planting seeds. It’s about planting seeds not just in the ground, but in other human beings so that the movement can grow and it’s really exciting because these young people will be working with us throughout the year to help plan the actual farm and to finally own it."
2. What does Eco City Farms aim to？（No more than 20 words）
3. What does the underlined word “ailments” in Paragraph 3 mean？（No more than I word）
4. According to Margaret，what’s the major danger to people’s health in towns？（No more than 10 words）
5. Where does Tameka benefit from？（No more than 5 words）
6. What do you think of Eco City Farms？（No more than 15 words）
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（2022天津市新华中学校考模拟预测）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。(每小题2分，共10分)
Many American fathers have got gifts from their families in honor of Father’s Day. Some men may be hoping for a shiny new grill(烤架) to bring smoky, fiery(燃烧的) happiness to cooking outdoors. More than half of Americans say they cook outdoors throughout the year. But the warmer months bring more people outside. So this is a good time for food safety expert to make their efforts to educate the public.
Disease-control officials say that about one in six Americans get sick from food each year. 130,000 have to go to a hospital for food poisoning. And 3,000 die. Health Officials say these numbers usually increase during this time of year as more Americans cook and eat outdoors.
The United States Department of agriculture started its Meat and Poultry Hotline in 1985. The Meat and Poultry Hotline has expanded its programs to include Spanish language services. Also, people can ask questions through email and live chats and get information on social media sites.
The hotline receives about 70,000 telephone calls a year from people with food safety questions. They teach consumers every day, one to one, about how to handle food safely and to prevent food-related illness. In addition, they also take calls that are related to complaints about food products that have led to foods being recalled, and that has probably saved lives.
One of the Hotline workers said, “One of the most important things is to make sure your meat is fully cooked. It’s not recommended that anybody be having a rare hamburger when they are cooking out in the summer. If you’re cooking eggs, make sure the yolks(蛋黄) are fresh. And drinking or eating things that contain uncooked eggs is surely not a good idea.”
1. For what purpose does the author mention Father’s Day in the first paragraph (No more than 10 words)
2. What information can people get if they call the Meat and Poultry Hotline (No more than 5 words)
3. What should you do when cooking eggs (No more than 10 words)
4. What does the underlined word “handle” in the fourth paragraph mean (No more than 5 words)
5. What’s your attitude towards eating outside Why (No more than 20 words)
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（2019天津南开校联考三模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
This past week I was assigned to go without technology for six hours for study. I assumed that it was going to be impossible. Nowadays, people have become so dependent on technology. We are so addicted to it that we will panic when we can’t remember where we have put our phone.
I began my day at 9 am, turning off my phone. I grabbed my wrist watch and some textbooks and set off for my day. I went to a coffee shop for breakfast and as I sat down, instead of pulling out my phone, I pulled out the book I was currently reading. As I ate my bread, I felt like it was more delicious and that I could actually enjoy reading because I wasn’t checking my phone every few seconds. I could actually appreciate what I was reading and absorb it. I had entertainment and I was able to keep track of time with my watch.
In the afternoon I found myself in the library, I had to study for an upcoming math test. So the lack of technology was actually a blessing for me. I took out my textbooks and began to work on writing out all the definitions I had to learn in pencil. During the process, I found that I just never had the patience or attention span before.
Those six hours taught me that we don’t really need technology. We have just psychologically tricked our brains into thinking that we need to constantly be on it, checking what our friends are doing and making sure we are also doing something. Technology constantly bombards (轰击) us with information. That day I wasn’t stressed over why a friend of mine was texting me, and I was just doing something for myself. Technology takes away all the simple moments, which we now take for granted because we are so addicted to it that we don’t take the time to notice the world and the small things around us.
1. What’s people’s problem with the technology (no more than 6 words)
2. What did the author find in the coffee shop (no more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean (no more than 15 words)
4. According to the last paragraph, what’s the author’s attitude toward technology (1 word)
5. How do you think we should handle technology (no more than 20 words)
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（2019天津校联考三模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
When Brantley Harrison and her family rescued a tiny, injured squirrel back in October 2010, then released her back into the wild, they didn’t expect to ever see her again. Nine years later, however, little Bella, they called the squirrel Bella, still comes to visit them almost every day — as long as snacks are provided, of course.
As a baby, the terrible attack made by an owl （猫头鹰） left Bella near death, she was carefully taken in by the Greenville County, South Carolina family, and raised by them alongside three other squirrels named Larry, Curly, and Moe. Bella stayed with the Harrisons until spring 2011, at which point she had healed （痊愈） successfully thanks to a regular diet of fruit, nuts, and baby food, and was ready to jump on the trees in the forest. The sweet squirrel never goes too far from her adopted home, though, and stops by to say hello whenever she can, despite how much time has passed.
“Bella sits right at the front door waiting for someone to notice she has come by for a visit. If no one notices her, she will jump over to the dining room window to wait for someone to see her,” Brantley told The Dodo. The little lady just isn’t ready to part with the family that succored her life. Whenever she stops by, she asks for nothing more than a handful of nuts.
What is the most amazing part A few years after Bella’s original stay at the Harrison house, she found her way back to them with an injured foot — and a belly full of babies — spending another few months of recovering. “It was truly amazing to watch the baby I raised raise her own babies,” Brantley said. Bella now even has her own Instagram page, where her human family documents her adventures, with almost 4 thousand followers!
1. When was little Bella taken to Brantley Harrison’s home (no more than 10 words)
2. What did the Harrisons do to Bella when she recovered (no more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean (I word)
4. What happened when Bella came back to the Harrisons after a few years (no more than 15 words)
5. What do you think about this news Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
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（2020天津北辰统考三模）阅读表达
David Carter stands outside of the University of Texas’ Austin campus every day, offering the same warm greeting to students who pass by. “Hello, my friend!”
Carter, now 68, is a beggar who once attended the school from 1972 to L975. Then, he was involved in a crash and got serious injuries. He then had trouble with substance abuse and faced mental health challenges, leading him to drop out before completing his degree.
“If I could change one thing about my past life, I would have stayed in school,” Carter says. He says he knows an education can change someone’s quality of life.
Carter had to beg in the last few years fora simple reason. “I’m always flat broke,” he said. While most people would walk right by a beggar, Ryan Chandler, a junior at the university, decided to stop and chat with Carter-and he learned a valuable lesson: You can’t judge a book by its cover.
“A lot of UT students see them as criminal vagrants (无业游民,乞丐) or think that they are dangerous or unfriendly, and that idea just isn’t true,” says Chandler.
Chandler got to know Carter and saw his potential. “He completed 87 hours of course credits, which is enough for a degree for most people, but he just never finished,” Chandler says.
The student wrote a blog post about his new friend, and luckily, the right people heard about Carter and stepped in to help. The University of Texas readmitted Carter as a student, and a kind person who used to be a student UT offered to pay for Carter’s tuition.
“I want to be a student and I want to learn,” Carter said. Since the course requirements have changed, Carter is far from having the amount of credits needed to graduate. But his friend knows he’s willing to take up the challenge. “He is capable, he is ready, and he is dedicated to this,” Chandler says.
1. Why didn’t Carter finish his study at UT more than 40 years ago (no more than 10 words)
2. How does Carter feel as a dropout (no more than 5 words)
3. What does the underlined part in the fourth paragraph probably mean (no more than 5 words)
4. What can be inferred about Carter in his study at UT (no more than 15 words)
5. What do you think is the right way to know someone Please explain. (no more than 25 words)
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（2019天津和平统考三模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
I have some gray hairs. Do I dare to count them？Just the fact that I have enough to count scares me, and turns getting old into a reality. I’m certainly getting older. We all are. But why does it have to happen so quickly
We just celebrated my birthday. I say "celebrated" because we had cake and ice cream. For my kids, any excuse for ice cream and cake is a celebration. I’m not sure if to me it was a thing to celebrate, though. I like the special attention that birthday bring, but I don’t wait for them 364 days of the year like my children do. For them, another number means more privileges and more things that they get to do. For an adult, another number means fewer things, that you can do, like “I can’t run as fast as I used to…etc.”
I went with my children to the old-age home near my apartment building. We walked inside the door. The contrast between my preschoolers full of energy and the old women siting in the wheelchair by the door made me lost in thought. Not so long ago, I was a bouncing preschool like my children. Not so long ago, there women were the mothers of small children. Fifty years ago, they were me, and in fifty years, I could be them. The visit, like my birthday, served as a reality check. “Life is so short and it goes by so quickly. Enjoy the moment that you are in, because you will never get it back," I told myself.
1. This is also what I want to leave behind to my children. I decide to try to start just by not complaining. In any difficult situation, I will try to find the good things about it, no matter how small the good things might be.
2. What does the author like about birthdays （no more than 10 words）
3. Besides having an excuse for ice cream and cake, why do the author’s children like birthday （no more than 12 words. ）
4. What does the underlined word “bouncing” in Paragraph 3 mean？（I word）
5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph？（no more than 10 words）
6. What does birthday mean to you？Please explain why. （no more than 2 words. ）
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（2019天津实验中学校考一模）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
I read an article in my local paper a while ago，and it really inspired me. There was a couple in my neighborhood whose house had been badly damaged in a storm we had earlier this year. I remember it well. I have never experienced so big a storm in my life，and the hailstones were almost the size of baseballs which broke everything on the roofs of the houses.
I read this article a few months after the storm and I learned that this couple didn’t have insurance and that they had just bought their first house. They were a common young couple and they had been saying for five years to get their home. Unfortunately，their home was badly damaged in the storm not only by the strong wind but a tree outside their house had fallen and destroyed part of the house. With all of their savings spent buying the place，they didn’t have enough money to perform the maintenance of their house，nor could they buy a new one as they couldn’t afford it.
Then one day just when they were thinking nothing would get better，they came home from work and found an envelope in their mail box. When they opened it，they found some money with a note that said，“I have been driving past your house on my way to work for the last month，it looks like you need this more than I do，best of luck. ”The words were clear but no name was left.
They couldn’t reach the kind stranger，so they had to write to the local paper thanking him/her. The article caught the eye of the leaders of some companies who volunteered to cover the costs of repairs on the couple’s home.
I was really inspired by this story，and I try to do things for others every chance I get. I really understand that one act of kindness sometimes is so inspiring that it has the ability to change the world.
1. Why does the author remember the storm so well？（no more than 15 words）
2. Why did the couple had difficulty in dealing with the problem by themselves after the storm？（no more than 20 words）
3. What does the underlined words in the second paragraph mean？（no more than 1 word）
4. How did the stranger help the couple？（no more than 15 words）
5. What do you think of the stranger’s behavior？Please give your reasons. （no more than 20words）
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（2019天津南开校联考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
It really is possible to be bored to death, researchers from the Department of Epidemiology (流行病学) and Public Health at University College London have found. Researches showed that those who live boring lives are more likely to die young. People who complain of “high levels” of tedium in their lives are at double the risk of dying from heart disease than those who find life interesting.
Of more than 7,000 civil servants who were studied over 25 years, those who said they were bored were nearly 40 percent more likely to have died by the end of the study than those who did not. People who are bored are more likely to form unhealthy habits like drinking, smoking, taking drugs and getting addicted to the Internet, which can cut their life-expectancy. The researchers also found that women are more than twice as likely to suffer boredom as men. Younger employees and those with duller jobs were also found to be easier to feel bored.
Martin Shipley, who wrote the report published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, said, “The findings on heart disease show there was enough evidence to say there is a link with boredom. It is important that people find outside interests to keep off boredom, rather than turn to drinking or smoking.”
For many people who are uninspired by life, or maybe have a tendency towards depression, the way out of it is to change their focus away from themselves and on other people. Researchers said those who are bored should lift their spirits by thinking more about the needs of others. They should think what they can do for their family, their friends, their colleagues, or even their boss.
1. What’s the main idea of the text (No more than10 words)
2. Why are people who are bored more likely to die young (No more than 15 words)
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “tedium” in Paragraph 1 (No more than 2 words)
4. Who are easier to get bored according to the research (No more than 10 words)
5. In your opinion, what should people who feel bored do to keep away from boredom (No more than 25 words)
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（2019天津静海校联考高考模拟）阅读下面短文，请根据短文后的要求答题。
The world is moving so fast these days that if you do not have the right education, you could get left behind. Technology touches every part of our daily lives---even the fast food industry relies on computer assisted systems to speed things to their customers. If you cannot figure out the computer at your local fast food shop, where will that leave you
Once upon a time, you could have a good life with nothing more than a high school diploma, but those times are gone petition for even the lowest level jobs is fierce, and most employers will give the edge to that extra education now. Jobs that never required a degree before now will certainly be given to the most educated candidate as markets grow tighter and tighter.
Education is not only important on the job front, however. Recent studies show that continually learning will keep your brain more healthy. The more active you keep your brain now， the more active it will remain in the long run. It does make sense if you think about it: if you start jogging, your body feels healthier after a while and will actually long for exercise. The same could probably be said for your brain: make it work to learn something new, and it will continually seek out the stimulation(刺激)of new information to keep itself sharp.
Education is important for your sense of self and self-esteem. If you allow yourself to think that you are poorly educated, you therefore deserve an old car or a small house and poor life. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and take charge of your own fate. Realize that you are a different person now and evaluate why you did so poorly in the past. Was it because you just could not learn, or because you did not want to focus on your education at that time You are an adult now, and will be more focused and goal driven. Never say no to education, never say no to yourself.
1. Why does the author mention "the fast food industry" in the first paragraph (No more than l0 words)
2. How can you make your brain sharp according to this passage (No more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined phrase "give the edge to" mean (No more than 3 words)
4. What should you do to stop feeling sorry and take charge of your fate (No more than 20 words)
5. In your opinion, why is education very important (No more than 15 words)
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（2020天津市滨海新区塘沽第一中学校考一模）阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。
Why would human beings waste a third of their lives sleeping when they could be doing more important things like looking after their families or working Some scientists believe sleeping helps recharge the body, while others think it is important for strengthening newly-formed memories. Now, there is new evidence which suggests that the purpose of sleep may be to forget some of the millions of new things we learn each day.
The neurons in the human brain consist of fibers called dendrites(树突). These grow as we learn new things and connect the brain’s cells to each other at contact points called synapses(突触). The larger the dendrites become and the more cells they connect, the more information we store.
In 2018, Giulio Tononi and Chiara Cirelli, both biologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, suggested a new idea: The things our brains learn each day result in so many synapses that things start to get a little messy. Sleeping allows us to sort through(整理) the “noise” and dispense all the unnecessary information, leaving behind only the most important memories.
Recently, the university’s research has provided direct evidence to support the theory. The experiment involved analyzing 6,920 synapses in the brain shavings from two groups of mice over a four-year period; one group had been allowed to sleep, while the other had been kept awake and entertained with toys. The researchers discovered that the brain shavings of the sleeping mice had nearly 20 percent fewer synapses than those that had been kept awake and entertained.
It was also evident during the study that the brain does not shave every synapse. 20% of neurons remained unchanged; these were most likely well-established memories. Therefore, although we may be sleeping to forget some of what we’ve learned, the brain “forgets”in a smart way.
Most researchers believe clearing our brains is not the only purpose of sleep. Resting our minds and bodies has also been found to help with other biological functions like strengthening our immunity. Though scientists may never agree on a single reason, they are all sure of one thing－a good night’s rest is essential for our health. So try and spend at least a third of your day sleeping!
1. What’s the new discovery about the purpose of sleeping according to the text (no more than 15 words)
2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2 (no more than 10 words)
3. What does the underlined word “dispense” in Paragraph 3 probably mean (no more than 5 words)
4. What agreement do all the scientists probably reach about sleeping according to the text (no more than 10 words)
5. What kind of sleeping habit do you have Please explain.(no more than 25 words)
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（2020天津校联考一模）阅读短文,按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
A generous stranger bought a plane ticket for a homeless mother to watch her three daughters compete at the AAU Junior Olympic Games. It is an annual event where kids in the US compete in sports.
Sisters Tai Sheppard, 11, Rainn Sheppard, 10, and Brooke Sheppard, 8 — who began training in track and field in January of 2015 — all made it into the Junior Olympics to compete in various races. Brooke also competed in the high jump, an event which involves equipment that her training team doesn’t even have. That meant all of her jumps were practiced during competitions.
The girls, who live in a homeless shelter with their mother, Tonia Handy, 46, were able to attend the games thanks to support from the girls’ training team and a successful GoFundMe campaign. Handy, however, could not afford a plane ticket of her own to watch them compete in person.
That was until Ken Smaltz Jr. , a complete stranger, read about the family. He reached out to Handy and offered to buy her a ticket.
“It just feels nice to help someone,” Smaltz said, who didn’t intend for the gesture to be made public.
On August 1, Handy surprised Rainn by showing up on the track right before she was about to run the 3,000 m race.
Rainn was extremely excited. The mother and the daughter hugged six times before they took each other’s hands and walked to the track together.
Shortly after their sweet reunion, Rainn won the gold medal in the race.
Although the family’s athletic accomplishments are grand, their needs are simple.
"Do you have money to eat " Rainn whispered into her mom’s ear after her race.
"She knew I didn’t have money," Handy later explained. "For me to be out here is an impressive achievement on my own."
1. What is the AAU Junior Olympic Games (no more than 15 words)
2. What was the problem that Brooke had before the game (no more than 12 words)
3. What does the underlined sentence probably mean (no more than 15 words)
4. How did Rainn feel when she saw her mother appear on the track (no more than 6 words)
5. If you do the same as Smaltz did to the people who need help, what can you and the people you help benefit from it (no more than 30 words)
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（2020天津校联考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Before she was crowned (加冕) Miss Amazing National in Chicago US, Vanessa Cleary had never thought of herself as a beauty pageant (选美) competitor.
Yet the way in which Vanessa told the story of her birth mother’s struggle to help her with her disabilities and the positive impact the adoption had on her life helped her win over the judges last month. After the pageant, in which she took top honors in the junior teen division, the 15-year-old girl said she’s looking forward to telling her friends about her experience so they can join in as well. “I want everyone to have the experience I had,” Vanessa said. “It was really fun and I really enjoyed it.”
Miss Amazing is a pageant for girls with learning disabilities. In the ten years since it began, 1700 girls with disabilities have benefited from it. The pageant is designed to help the girls who participate to build sisterhoods, develop life skills, and so on.
The main event of the pageant is the stage performance, in which participants get to showcase a talent of their choice. When Vanessa’s mother first heard about Miss Amazing, she thought the pageant would be a great opportunity for Vanessa to showcase her skill for public speaking. Vanessa wants to be a teacher to teach other students who have disabilities like her.
Vanessa’s hearing is impaired, and she has a disability that makes reading difficult for her. Despite these, she is very active and loves public speaking. For Vanessa, it wasn’t about winning the pageant. It was about the opportunity for her to participate and feel supported.
1. Who is Vanessa Cleary (no more than 15 words)
2. What’s the aim of the pageant (no more than 20 words)
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “impaired” (no more than 3 words)
4. What is Vanessa’s talent show in the pageant (no more than 5 words)
5. What do you think is the most important for Vanessa’s winning this year’s Miss Amazing pageant (no more than 10 words)
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（2020天津校联考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Most of us probably dreamed about becoming an astronaut when we were little. But how many of us actually became one, or are at least working toward it
The advice ‘‘Always follow your dreams’’ is something that is typically easier said than done.
But still, this is the one piece of advice that Alyssa Carson wants to share with her peers. This 17-year-old girl from the US has become one of the candidates for NASA’s 2033 project to go to Mars.
Carson has dreamed of going to Mars since she was only three years old. Watching an astronaut-themed cartoon and learning that humans have only been to the moon but not Mars， Carson decided that she wanted to be the first one to do so. Since then, she has worked hard toward this goal. Now 17, Carson is continuing with her space training while still taking on her high school work like a ‘‘normal’’ teenager, except that she studies all her subjects in four languages—English, French, Spanish and Chinese.
‘‘I don’t think there’s anything specific that makes it easier for me or makes it something that others can’t do, ‘‘ Carson said in an interview with Uproxx News. ‘‘I’ve just really focused myself on what I want to accomplish. ‘‘
And Carson is willing to make sacrifices for her dream. She’s fully aware of the danger of the mission and the possibility that she might never be able to come back. She also accepts the fact that she can’t get married and start a family. But Carson believes that it’s all worth it, summarizing her view with this ancient Greek proverb she once quoted ‘‘A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they’ll never sit in. ‘‘
So after all the hard work that Carson has done and all the sacrifices she’s made, every — thing still boils down to the simple phrase, ‘‘follow your dreams’’. And while some people’s dreams may sound out of this world, in Carson’s case, they literally (毫不夸张地) are.
1. What will happen to Carson in 2033 if everything goes well (no more than 8 words)
2. Why did Carson decide to be the first one to go to Mars (no more than 20 words)
3. How does Carson differ from other students for the school work (no more than 10 words)
4. How do you understand the underlined sentence (no more than 20 words)
5. What do you think of the girl And why (no more than 25 words)
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（2022天津模拟预测）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
In June 2011, my life changed and so did my family’s. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I came downstairs all ready for the family swim. Right before I got into the pool, my mom called me inside. She sat me down and waited for my dad and brothers to come to join us. Then, our parents told us the worst news imaginable-- my dad had been diagnosed with Stage III Colon Cancer(结肠癌).
The news hit hard of course. However, in my head, my dad was a superman. As his daughter, I knew that cancer wasn’t going to beat him. I just went out and swam.
As weeks went on, life didn’t change much within our house. My mom still went to work; my brothers and I still went to school; and my dad still worked while also meeting his doctor. However, I didn’t realized how much this new diagnosis was going to change my life.
As treatment progressed with my dad’s cancer, I couldn’t depend on him for things he usually did. And with my brothers being away at college, I had to take on a lot more responsibility. But that was not the hardest part of this new journey. It was the fear. The fear that I could lose my Dad. The fear that I could get a call saying that he was in bad condition. The fear that I could never talk to him again. Yet with all these fears, there was never a doubt in my mind that my dad would beat this cancer. He was a superman.
The day of my dad’s surgery finally came. It was Father’s Day and I had my soccer game that day. I won my battle on the field and my dad won his in the hospital.
May 2013, my dad was completely cancer free. Though this journey proved to be a few of the hardest years of my life, it also proved to me how wonderful my dad really is.
1. What happened to the author’s family in June 2011 (no more than 10 words)
2. How did the author behave after hearing the news from her mother (no more than 10 words)
3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “surgery” in Paragraph 6 (no more than 5 words)
4. When did the author’s father completely recover from cancer (no more than 5 words)
5. What’s your father like Please explain. (no more than 25 words)
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（2020天津南开统考一模）阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。
In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the extreme heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the scorching heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”
I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
1. Why did the author have to hitch a ride (no more than 8 words)
2. What did Gordon do to help the author (no more than 11 words)
3. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean (1 word)
4. Why did the author pull over and pick up the elderly man in 2003 (no more than 10 words)
5. Will you offer any help to a stranger who seems in trouble Why or why not (no more than 20 words)
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（2022天津西青校考一模）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
On a foggy Monday morning in May 2016, 14 Amsterdam officials, engineers and civil servants gathered nervously at Alexanderplein --- a busy crossroads near the city centre with three streetcar lines --- where many people were walking, driving, and, as in any Dutch city, riding bicycles. All of a sudden, the traffic controls were shut off for all transport modes, in all directions.
This live pilot project is part of a larger mobility strategy across the city to make more room for cyclists and pedestrians. That means limiting access and space for private vehicles. “Amsterdam’s public space is limited,” says the vice mayor for traffic, Pieter Litjens, who finally approved the pilot. “We need to be thoughtful and strategic about who and what uses that space.”
In the weeks before the lights were shut off, 200 cyclists were interviewed in the morning and evening. A majority of them disliked the crossroads and made complaints. When asked whether the traffic lights were necessary, about a third said "absolutely yes," only 5% said absolutely not, and the majority was uncertain. It was clearly a question they had never thought about.
When the lights were turned off, about 150 cyclists were interviewed. We found that not only did fewer people dislike this crossroads, but about 60% said the traffic situation had improved.
All interviewees spoke more about human interaction. “People pay more attention,” said one man. “It’s amazing that it regulates itself,” said a young woman. "It’s a bit scary, but you never have to stop and nobody is grumpy," said a teenager. But no one could really further explain why or how.
Behaviour was noticeably different. Most cyclists slowed down as they approached the crossroads, and communicated to other cyclists and motorists using eyes, gestures, expressions and voices. In one incident, a mother carrying her child on a front seat slowly entered the crossroads. When she was halfway across, a car approached from the right. Traffic signs indicate priority for the car driver, but instead, the mother made eye contact with the driver, both smiled, and the car driver yielded.
1. Why was the pilot project carried out in Amsterdam (no more than 10 words)
2. What did most cyclists who were interviewed think of the pilot project (no more than 12 words)
3. What does the underlined word "yielded" (the last paragraph) probably mean (no more than 2 words)
4. Why does the writer mention the mother and the driver in the last paragraph (no more than 8 words)
5. Do you think the traffic lights can be turned off in Tianjin Please give your reason. (no more than 20 words)
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（2020天津河北统考一模）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Two years ago, I watched the film Everest, in which adventurers get stuck on the mountain during a snowstorm. I immediately knew I had to start climbing. It’s not the reaction most people have to that film; maybe I just needed more adventure in my life. And six months later, I climbed my first mountain, Mount Whitney, in California – North America’s highest peak.
In the summer of 2017, I decided to climb the highest peak in every European country.
Growing up in Sweden, I was encouraged by my father to be outdoors all the time, but I wasn’t a serious adventurer. I wanted to see if someone ordinary like me could climb mountains.
I didn’t do any preparation for the first mountain, which was Mount Elbrus in Russia. It was exhausting, but I thought I would get fit climbing the rest, and I did.
Climbing mountains is an experience that is hard to put into words. You are in a beautiful environment and, when you reach the top, you feel incredible. But you also have to climb down, which is when most accidents happen. I don’t climb mountains that I am not ready for, but each one I climb takes me to the next step.
I wanted to end the project at home, on Sweden’s highest peak (2,097 m). It has two peaks: the north is rocky, and the south is icy. So alongside my camera assistant, I climbed both while wearing a superhero suit. It didn’t feel as special as I’d hoped when I reached the top, but when I posted on Instagram, people started congratulating me, I felt proud.
In total, I spent about ?50,000, which is double what I had planned, but I eventually climbed 61 mountains in Europe.
You have to work on your weak sides while climbing. I don’t like not being in control, but you cannot control anything on a mountain. It’s made me a better person. When you’re on a