上海市部分区2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试（一模）英语试题汇编：阅读理解（含解析）

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2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试（一模）英语试题分类汇编
阅读理解
2024届上海市虹口区高三上学期一模英语试卷
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
I was always a reader
As a kid, I walked to the library several times a week and checked out so many books and returned them so quickly that the librarian once snapped, "Don' t take home so many books if you' re not going to read them all!”
“But I did read them all, ”I said.
But I had stopped reading gradually. I joined book clubs that I never attended. I requested a library book. Everyone was reading, only to return it a week late, unread, with fines.
Then I met David. When I asked him about his last book, his face lit up and his fingers danced.
David read much more than I did, about a book or two a week. He preferred history and nonfiction, while I loved fiction writers.
On our seventh date, David and I visited the library.
"I have a game, "he said, pulling two pens and Post-its out of his bag. "Let' s find books we've read and leave reviews in them for the next person. "
"We wandered in the library for an hour. In the end, we sat on the floor among the poetry, and I
read him some. He listened, then asked, “What is it you like about that one ”
That summer, as we picnicked outside, I said, "If I tell you something, will you not judge me "David paused and raised his eyebrows.
"I've only read one book this year, ”I said.
“But it's June, ”he said.
“I know. "
“Well, read a book!”
The next time I visited a bookstore, his charge to "read a book” echoed in my head. I picked up a book solely for its poetic title.
Thad a hard time getting into it. The narrator was an old man. Whenever I was tempted to give up on it, I thought of David. I pushed through the first two chapters and discovered a new narrator in the third. I loved the alternating points of view. I carried the book to work. I read at lunch and on my walk home
“How' s your day ”David texted.
Good. A little tired, ”I replied. "I stayed up late and finished my book. "
I tried to make it sound casual, but I was proud of myself. It was not a competition, but I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be and more of who I wanted to be.
I asked David once what he liked about me
He paused, then said. "I see the world as a more wonder-filled place with you. "
By the end of that year, David suggested we visit the library again. He asked if I remembered the game we played on our first visit.
"I remember, ”I said.
He pulled a book from the shelf, dropped to one knee, and opened it. Inside, his Post-it read:
“Karla, it has always been you. Will you marry me "
His proposal had rested between the pages of The Rebel Princess for over a year.
"Yes, ”I said.
56. The word “snapped” (paragraph 2)most probably means" .
A. talked to someone voluntarily
B. spoke to someone impatiently
C. gave someone a suggestion
D. laughed at someone heartlessly
57. Which of the following may best illustrate the author' s reading habit when she first met David
A. Carrying books around without opening them.
B. Only reading the books everyone recommended.
C. Avoiding sharing books when going to book clubs.
D. Often forgetting to return the books already read
58. According to paragraph 19, why was the author proud of herself
A. She finished reading a book she didn’t like.
B. She had read more books than David did.
C. She did what she thought to be difficult.
D. She had kept to her taste in poetic titles.
59. What was the main change that David brought into the author' s life
A. He introduced a new library and a fun game to the author.
B. He encouraged the author to read more fiction and poetry.
C. He helped the author finish reading an entire book in a day.
D. He motivated the author to rediscover her love for reading.
(B)
Just 15 minutes a day of practice can be beneficial, but do more if you have time Starting earlier helps: try the exercises below on a hard, level surface.
Easy Level: Standing on one leg—with your hands resting on a work surface if you' re feeling unsteady — see how long you can maintain your balance. Do this one while you' re brushing your teeth.
Medium Level: For this movement, start from standing and take a big step forwards, bending your front leg until your trailing knee just brushes the floor. Then push off your front leg and return to a standing position.
Hard Level: Try step-ups on to a step or box:put one foot on to a box and push through that heel to step up so both feet end up together. To ensure you aren't using your trailing leg to help, keep your toes off the ground on that foot.
Can you stand on one leg for 10 seconds
Balance could be a matter of life and death. The World Health Organization estimates that 684, 000 fatal falls occur each year, making falling the second leading cause of unintentional injury death. Some of these falls are caused by more serious conditions -but many aren't. According to George Locker, a long-term practitioner of tai chi, a loss of balance is a medical problem that can' t be treated with drugs or surgery, despite its effects
Increasingly, efforts are being made to remedy(补救) the balance problem among the groups already most affected by it. Tai chi, practiced by an estimated 50 million people in China, is an option. Studies have shown that as little as eight weeks of practice can improve older adults' scores on the Tinetti test —a commonly used measure of competence in basic tasks such as rising from a chair and walking—as well as reducing fear of falling. Longer periods of study show further benefits.
Whatever activity you choose the lesson is to work on your balance before you need to. not after it becomes an issue. As Locker puts it everyone's told to save money for their retirement and nobody's taught to save their balance. But both are difficult to get back once they' re gone.
56. What does George Locker think of a lack of balance
A. It is costly to get treated with drugs and surgery.
B. It is a minor issue that doesn’t affect one’ s overall health.
C. It is a problem without any medical solution.
D. It is a problem that can be easily fixed by exercising.
57. Which of the following best illustrates the Medium Level practice
58. What is the lesson conveyed in the passage regarding balance and health
A. Balance is the top leading cause of sudden death from injuries.
B. It is essential for those affected by balance issues to seek help.
C. Taichi is the most effective way to improve one' s balance.
D. It is wiser to work on balance as early as possible.
(C)
The concept of dynamic pricing is simple—and easy for businesses to implement. Whether it's a Friday-evening fight, a hotel during the holidays, or a taxi ride in a downpour, we have all been burned by higher-than-normal prices due to excess demand. Raising costs when businesses are busiest is the norm across the travel industry Perhaps the most well-known example of this is within ride-share companies, which have used surge pricing for years to charge riders when demand for cars rockets relative to the number of drivers available.
Outside travel, online stores are increasingly using this dynamic pricing, too, says Vomberg. "On Amazon. com alone, millions of price changes occur within a day, corresponding to a price change of about every ten minutes for each product. "While consumers might not always pick up on these variations in price, Vomberg says time-based dynamic pricing will likely become a competitive standard at least in online markets. "AI-enabled tools can suggest the best prices via machine learning algorithms( 算 法 ). They can also track and learn competitor and customer responses to price changes, "he says.
Now, surge pricing is happening in stores including bars and supermarkets as well. "Physical businesses are adopting electronic shelf labels that enable real time price adjustment depending on the time of day. stock levels and whether items are approaching their sell-by date, "says Sarwar Khawaja, chairman of the Oxford Education Group. He says this technology is likely to cause prices in bars that use these signs to increase during the rushes of dinner, weekends or holidays, or for supermarkets to adjust prices throughout the day or week, depending on volume of shoppers.
The current economic climate is also driving the need for these pricing technologies. While creating competitive prices is always key to healthy profit margins. Khawaia says dynamic pricing enables businesses to optimise their pricing depending on the financial situations of their customer base. "Businesses can offer discounts during downturns. while increasing prices in better off areas, "he says.
The changes, however, may not sit well with consumers. "Dynamic and surge pricing will likely expand to more industries and more companies in the long term, but just because a product may be popular does not mean that customers are willing to turn a blind eye to being charged more, "says Khawaja. He adds surge pricing can cause customers to lose faith in a company if they believe they are being overcharged. "Perhaps dynamic pricing of a drink in your favourite pub might be a step too far for loyal customers. "
56. Which of the following best explains "dynamic pricing" in paragraph 1
A. A system of deciding what the prices should be.
B. A means for companies to find target customers.
C. A method that helps promote sharing economy
D. A strategy of offering discounts to attract clients.
57. It can be inferred from Arnd Vomberg' s comments that online stores .
A. offer the most competitive prices
B. make profits by changing prices in real time
C. confuse customers by changing prices
D. rely too much on machine learning algorithms
58. According to the passage, why do physical businesses adopt dynamic pricing
A. To match supply and demand during peak hours.
B. To lift customer experience and encourage loyalty.
C. To maintain consistent pricing across all products.
D. To compete with online stores and businesses.
59. Which of the following best predicts how customers may react to the expansion of dynamic pricing
A. Turn to whatever offers the lowest prices.
B. Protest against it for being too annoying.
C. Refuse to give in and are likely to resist.
D. Take it for granted and accept it altogether.
2024届上海市崇明区高三上学期一模英语试卷
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Most teachers assign novels for students to read not write. But many teachers nationwide are not only asking students to read novels but also giving them a month to write them.
Yes, you read that right: one month.
However, students participating in November’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) do not complain about being overworked. Instead, they have been known to ask, “Can we work on our novels today ” That’s because, above all, NaNoWriMo is meant to be fun. An exercise in “seat-of-your-pants” novel writing, it has almost no rules.
The Office of Letters and Light is the nonprofit behind the event. It believes this carefree approach encourages writers to take imaginative risks and truly enjoy their work. Founded in 1999, the adult version of the event requires only that you commit yourself to making an attempt at novel writing and submitting a novel of 50,000 words, no matter how good or bad they are, by the end of November.
Since 2005, NaNoWriMo has entered many classrooms, including those of National Writing Project teachers, through its Young Writers Program. In addition, teachers receive a classroom kit featuring a progress chart, stickers to mark word counts, and buttons for writers who cross the finish line.
About 1,800 classrooms and 45,000 kids and teens participated last year. The rules for under-18 writers are the same as those for adults. But there is one important exception: young writers can pick their own “reasonable yet challenging” word length. If a student elects to write, say, 18,000 words and achieves this goal in a month, he or she is a winner. Awards include a “handsome winner’s certificate” and a promotional code to receive a free bound proof copy of the finished novel.
The Young Writers Program also facilitates Script Frenzy, a similar scriptwriting (剧本写作) event that happens each April and challenges participants to write a 100-page script in 30 days.
While young writers work primarily as individuals, teachers are also encouraged to write along with them.
56. It can be inferred that students usually _____ after participating in NaNoWriMo.
A. enjoy themselves B. overload themselves C. look courageous D. become distracted
57. By “seat-of-your-pants” in paragraph 2, the author means _____.
A. the novel writing activity gives its participants pants as awards
B. the participants have to stick on their seats for long writing novels
C. the participants are free to write whatever novels they can imagine
D. the novel writing activity needs new rules for participants to follow
58. What can be learned about the rules for adolescent writers
A. They should cross the finish line before participating.
B. They can lengthen the duration of their writing process.
C. They can decide on their novels’ word counts themselves.
D. They should submit novels on their teachers’ recommendation.
59. The passage is mainly aimed at _____.
A. explaining the objectives of an event B. giving a general introduction to an event
C. illustrating the benefits of novel writing D. attracting teachers to join a writing program
(B)
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60. The above webpage is aimed at _____.
A. appealing to people to preserve ancient heritage
B. guiding people to invest in a sustainable business
C. attracting donations to National Geographic Society
D. publicizing the mission of National Geographic Society
61. To make your contribution twice as much, you can _____.
A. support the most pressing employer B. reduce the tax attached to the donation
C. make it a gift in the name of your friend D. try your company’s matching gift programs
62. What can be learned about National Geographic Society
A. It needs no operating costs. B. It is dedicated to protecting nature.
C. Its mission hasn’t been recognized. D. Its employees needn’t pay income tax.
(C)
More than three billion people rely on the ocean to make a living, most of whom are in developing countries. As the global population increases, the demand for seafood is expected to rise, too.
Although ocean ecosystems are stretched to the limit by climate change, overfishing and more, studies nevertheless suggest that seafood can be expanded sustainably to meet future food demands. Success will depend on small-scale fisheries. These fisheries can be remarkably efficient. Almost everything that hand-to-mouth fisheries catch is consumed. By contrast, around 20% of the fish caught by industrial ships is estimated to be wasted, mainly because of unwanted by-catch.
Small fishers rarely have the right resources to expand their operations, or even to survive. If they do scale up, they might lose some of their current advantages or engage in the same harmful practices as do large commercial fisheries. Managed with care, however, small fisheries could provide win-wins for livelihoods and the environment.
Most nations already have management policies for marine ecosystems that provide for small-scale fisheries. But small-scale fishers’ rights to access are often poorly defined, ineffectively enforced or unfairly distributed (分配). Government subsidies (补贴) also require reform. One estimate found that large-scale fishers receive about 3.5 times more subsidies than small-scale fishers do. Instead, subsidies and other funds should be directed towards small-scale fishers to let them expand their access to markets, while keeping them from adopting the negative practices of large-scale operations.
The total global loss and waste from fisheries is estimated at between 30% and 35% annually primarily due to a lack of technology, good manufacturing practices, and infrastructure such as decent roads and cold storage. Public and private investment in cold-storage facilities and processing equipment could help. One promising strategy is to pair international or national funding with direct contracts for feeding programmes linked to schools, hospitals and similar facilities. Such arrangements would provide small fisheries with large, consistent markets and storage infrastructure that boosts local consumption and does not incentivize (刺激) overfishing.
Moreover, simple incentive programmes could be conducted by funders, managers and local governments trying to promote sustainable fisheries. For example, local markets could display a rating system for individual fishers or small fisheries. This could include various elements of sustainability other than environmental ones — such as providing information on the type of fishing equipment, location of the catch and freshness. Promoting the rating as a social responsibility concept would inform consumers of the need to support sustainable fisheries.
Anyway, only joint problem-solving efforts can deliver seafood protein, sustainably, to a world that increasingly needs it.
63. The passage mainly tells us that _____.
A. small fisheries can help the world if managed with care
B. the global demand for seafood is increasing dramatically
C. small-scale fisheries need to be commercialised urgently
D. people in developing countries are more reliable on fishing
64. Small-scale fisheries are more efficient because _____.
A. what they catch is hardly wasted B. their by-catch accounts for a larger share
C. they catch fish by industrial means D. their operation is limited within a small area
65. What can be inferred about small fisheries’ current situation
A. They gain no support from governments. B. They are expanding to meet local demands.
C. They have little access to good resources. D. They impact marine ecosystems negatively.
66. To promote sustainable fisheries, which of the following is one of the author’s suggestions
A. To initiate a rating system for small fishers to evaluate the local markets.
B. To provide technology for small fisheries to boost their fishing efficiency.
C. To inspire a sense of social responsibility in large-scale fishers and consumers.
D. To facilitate direct cooperation between small fisheries and feeding programmes.
2024届上海市金山区高三上学期一模英语试题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
One summer night in a seaside cottage, a boy felt himself lifted from bed. Then, with the swiftness of a dream, he was held in his father’s arms out onto the nearby beach. Overhead the sky blazed with stars. “Watch!” Incredibly, as his father spoke, one of the stars moved. In a line of golden fire it flashed across the astonished heavens. And before the wonder of this could fade, another star leaped from its place, then another, plunging towards the restless sea.
“What’s this ” the child whispered.
“Shooting stars. They come every year on a certain August night. I thought you’d like to see the show.”
That was all: just an unexpected glimpse of something mysterious and beautiful. But, back in bed, the child stared for a long time into the dark, knowing that all around the quiet house, the night was full of the silent music of the falling stars.
Decades have passed, but I remember that night still, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep. No doubt I had all the usual childhood entertainment, but those are forgotten now. What I remember is the night of the shooting stars, and the day we rode in a caboose(列车末尾的职工车厢), the telegraph we made that really worked, and the “trophy table” in the dining room where we children were encouraged to exhibit things we had found — anything unusual or beautiful — snake skins, seashells, flowers, arrowheads... I remember the thought-provoking(引人深思的) books left by my bedside that pushed back my horizons and sometimes actually changed my life.
My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. This subtle art of adding dimensions to a child’s world doesn’t necessarily require a great deal of time. It simply involves doing things more often with our children instead of for them or to them.
56．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean
A．The child was still immersed in the beautiful scenery just now.
B．The child was too frightened to fall asleep because of darkness.
C．The child wanted to listen more to the music about falling stars.
D．The child felt grateful to his father for what he showed him.
57．All the things the author remember from his childhood are ________.
A．unusual and novel B．dangerous and demanding
C．strange and uncommon D．educational and thought-provoking
58．What can we learn from the last paragraph
A．Parents should interfere more with their children’s learning.
B．Parents should push their children to try to do everything on their own.
C．Parents should devote energy to exploring new things for their children.
D．Parents should encourage children to be curious and explore new things in life.
59．What’s the best title for this passage
A．Limitless knowledge B．Father, the hero of my life
C．Curiosity aroused that night D．The unusual things in my life
B
What’s UP Here, let’s take a look at some excellent book reviews for this month.
Dead Good DetectivesJenny McLachlan This is the story of a 12-year-old girl called Sid who loves playing horror games with her friends. But when she accidentally releases the ancient ghost pirate, Bones, Sid is launched into an adventure! However, there is someone hiding in the shadows, intended to send Bones back into the mysterious inn that he came from. This is a funny, exciting book that l would recommend to people who love lots of laughs.
TottyShirley Galligan To find his home, Totty the turtle goes on an impressive adventure with the help of his friends, and has different obstacles to overcome. He wakes up with a plastic bag stuck around his neck, swims through an oil spill and gets caught in a fishing net. My favourite part was when his friend, the whale, helped him out of the garbage mountain, and he was rescued by the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre. If you like sea animals and care for the environment then this is a good book for you!
Fact Book of The Month: AliensJoalda Morancy Ever wondered what incredible creatures might live beyond our planet This mind-blowing book teaches you everything about the search for alien lifeforms in our solar system and beyond. Meet the robots sent to Mars to look for Martians, find out how to spot an advanced alien civilization and discover what really goes on at Area 51! Do aliens exist And is it only a matter of time before we find them !
60．Who do you think are the intended readers of this column
A．Scientists and astronauts. B．Kids and teenagers.
C．Parents of middle school kids. D．Environmentalists.
61．John, who falls for what happens beyond Earth, will most probably buy ________.
A．Dead Good Detectives B．Totty
C．Fact Book of The Month: Aliens D．None
62．What may be the main idea of Totty
A．To praise the value of friendships.
B．To introduce various kinds of sea animals.
C．To encourage the spirits of overcoming difficulties.
D．To show how human behaviors affect sea creatures.
C
If a scientist sees a unicorn (独角兽), she’ll probably want to see more than one before telling the world about her discovery. But sometimes one unicorn is enough.
In 2007 an astronomer named Duncan Lorimer reported finding a new kind of astronomical event. It was a brief stream of energy so powerful that it could reach Earth from a galaxy billions of light-years away. He called it a fast radio burst (FRB). This remarkable find, if real, could make huge contributions to the study about universe. He predicted there would be many more – but that year, he spotted just one.
It’s not unheard of for one event to kick off a whole new field of scientific inquiry. Still it’s rare. When Lorimer’s paper came out in the journal, it was not surprising that many were skeptical. “Sometimes, what seems like a remarkable scientific discovery turns out to be an error in the data,” some commented.
Later, a young graduate student was assigned the task of finding more FRBs. Using the same radio telescope Lorimer once used, she found more bursts that just looked like FRBs. But because of the ways they appeared in the telescope data, she was virtually certain that they were some other kind of radio interference and gave them another name: perytons. As years ticked by and no more FRBs were discovered, some astronomers began to conclude Lorimer had found nothing more than an unusual example of one of these perytons.
Good news: in 2011, there was a report of a second FRB. Four more were found in 2013. Bad news: all of them came from the same Lorimer’s radio telescope. But ultimately, in 2014, there was a report from another radio telescope. More discoveries started showing up from other telescopes on a somewhat regular basis. At last the conversation about FRBs shifted – from whether they were real to where they came from.
Years of research have passed by since then. Now, Victoria Kaspi, a physics professor and principal investigator on the FRB team, predicts that once the more advanced telescopes come online in 2024, the location and distance of most FRBs detected can be found out, which will provide “golden opportunities for astronomers to study the large-scale structure of the universe”.
Finally, this “unicorn” story came to a somehow surprising end. Several years ago, a team reanalyzed the same data from the radio telescope by which Lorimer found the first FRB. There was one more that they had previously missed. Since then, other teams have analyzed even older data and found FRBs in those datasets too.
“They were just sitting there, waiting to be discovered by better techniques,” Lorimer says.
63．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word in paragraph 3
A．Optimistic. B．Curious. C．Supportive. D．Doubtful.
64．Why did the author mention unicorns in the first paragraph
A．To suggest that the new scientific discovery was a myth.
B．To imply magical creatures may actually exist in the world.
C．To symbolize the previously unknown and unseen discoveries.
D．To quote an incident that once happened in the field of science.
65．Why was it bad news that other FRBs found also came from Lorimer’s telescope
A．Because it might mean the results were not reliable.
B．Because they were all found by a young graduate student.
C．Because these were given the name perytons and were not real FRBs.
D．Because not every astronomer had the same type of telescope as Lorimer.
66．What can we imply from this passage
A．It’s possible for just one event to start a new field of scientific research.
B．New scientific discoveries can’t be made without advanced research techniques.
C．Scientists shouldn’t deny new discoveries even if they lack evidence temporarily.
D．Scientists should be careful to distinguish new discoveries from errors in the datasets.
2024届上海市奉贤区高三上学期一模英语试题
Section B
Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
When Steven Spielberg was a kid growing up in the 1950s in Arizona, watching westerns on his family's 20-inch black-and-white TV, he would climb right up to the screen, as if to surround himself with the image. He also wished he could see these moving pictures in color. So he searched through his family's collection of slides quickly, having learned that by holding one film or another up to the television screen he could turn grayed-out western skies blue, or the ground to a realistic-looking green. Sometimes his mom walked in, and she saw him holding these slides up to both of his eyes, right next to the TV set. Often, she would say, “You're going to burn your eyes out!”
Spielberg's mom, like all the other 50s moms who said the same thing, was wrong about that. But we all know what she must have been thinking: Who is this child
If you've seen even just one Steven Spielberg movie in the past 50 years or so---Jaws Schindler 's Lisl, E.T---you have some sense of who this child grew up to be. And when you see his new film, The Fabelmans, a work of astonishing vividness that's drawn from his own family's story, you'll know even more. Movies have been around for roughly 130 years; Spielberg's career has covered more than a third of that. Yet The Fabelmans hardly feels like a late-career movie. It's a jetway for a new beginning.
Not every 75-year-old filmmaker makes a movie like this. Of the ambitious young guys who remade Hollywood in the early 1970s, Spielberg is one of the few still making vital pictures at a consistent clip. Yet his career is extraordinary in any context. He's made some box-office disappointments, but naming a badly made Spielberg film is hard, probably because there isn't one. No living filmmaker can match his devotion to craftsmanship, to finding new ways of showing us things we think we’ve seen a million times before.
56. How did Spielberg's mom feel when she saw her son's behavior in front of the TV set
A. Proud but upset. B. Surprised but supportive.
C. Annoyed and desperate. D. Worried and confused.
57. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Spielberg's career is regarded as extraordinary
A. He showed great interest in filming at a very young age
B. His career covers more than a third of the movie history.
C. He is committed to filming ordinary things from new perspectives.
D. His films are all well-made despite some box-office disappointments
58. What can be inferred about Spielberg's new film The Fabelmans
A. It's the most outstanding film he has ever made in his career.
B. It has been integrated with part of his growing experience.
C. It represents a totally brand new type of film theme.
D. It established Spielberg as the most influential filmmaker.
59. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. Curiosity makes success. B. Daring to be different.
C. A giant in filmmaking. D. A ground-making new film.
(B)
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
George R.R. Martin, Author of “A Game of Thrones”
What do these 4 guys share that you don’t
BILL GATES MARK ZUCKERBERG JEFF BEZOS WARREN BUFFETT
No, it's not their shoe size.
They read. At least two books a month, They're also among the top 10 richest people in the world. And they’re not alone in their love for books, with 1,200 other millionaires, who quote reading as a core part of their self-education
You knew that reading books makes your life better, It's not even all about money, fame and success. It's about becoming a more knowledgeable and valuable person. Additionally, reading help; you prevent stress and keep depression at bay, while enhancing your confidence, improving your decision-making, increasing your empathy and overall satisfaction with life.
You know all the benefits of reading, so what's stopping you from reading more books
Time!
“I don't have time to read.”
Have you said those words before
You say it because...
you have an incredibly demanding college degree to study for…
your loved ones are sitting at home, counting on you to put food on the table...
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60. Where does this passage probably come from
A. A leaflet publicizing a reading activity B. A website promoting a reading course.
C. A TV program advertising reading skills D. A handbook providing reading materials
61. Why does the author mention the four famous people at the beginning
A. To express his admiration for them. B. To indicate the importance of reading.
C. To highlight their time management skills D. To illustrate the success of the course.
62. Who are most likely to be interested in Time 2 Read
A. Those who are willing to read more but struggle with time.
B. Those who are sick of making excuses to delay their life plans
C. Those who are eager to become a millionaire like the four guys
D. Those who are determined to be more and more self-disciplined
(C)
Scientists know that the internal forces that generate Earth’s magnetic field(磁场) can change and that the strength of the field swings over time. This can lead to gradual shifts in the intensity and location of Earth's magnetic north and south poles and even reversals where Earth's magnetic poles trade places.
But are these geomagnetic events responsible for extreme weather, extinction, and even disasters Claims that Earth’s magnetic field is responsible for climate change are widespread online, but scientists say the theory has no basis. “At this time there aren't any credible mechanisms that could make it a possibility,” says Gavin Schmidt, a climatologist in New York. "It's not that we're ruling out magnetic effects on climate without thinking about it, we collectively have thought about it, and it's been found devoid.
There are three north poles on Earth: true north, geomagnetic north, and magnetic north. True north is a fixed position on the globe that points directly towards the geographic North Pole. But geomagnetic north, currently located over Canada's Ellesmere Island, is not a fixed point---it represents the northern axis(轴) of Earth's magnetosphere and shifts from time to time. Magnetic north corresponds to magnetic field lines and is what your compass locates.
During a pole reversal, Earth's magnetic north and south poles exchange locations. This happens on average every 300,000 years or so, but the last reversal occurred around 780.000 years ago. Some scientists have assumed that reversals and the corresponding decrease in strength of the magnetic field could cause a big problem that increased solar radiation was able to enter Earth’s atmosphere, altering ozone levels and driving global climate shifts and extinctions.
Kirk Johnson, a director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, has spent much of his career studying the extinction of dinosaurs. While analyzing fossil records and timelines surrounding his research, Johnson zeroed in on the magnetic reversal that occurred around 66.3million years ago.
Deep ocean samples revealed significant climate change around 66.3 million years ago. But this also coincides with a large volcanic eruption in India called the Deccan volcanism, which produced some of the longest lava(熔岩) flows on Earth. “We've always owed that transition to the carbon dioxide released by the Deccan volcanism and the increase of greenhouse gases,” says Johnson. “There are two things happening: The magnetic field is changing, the Deccan volcanism is happening, and there's climate warming. So that would be an example of coincidental climate change.”
63. The underlined word “devoid” in paragraph 2 probably means.
A. fruitless B. obvious C. reasonable D. misleading
64. Which north pole on earth is involved in the pole reversal
A. True north. B. Geomagnetic north. C. Magnetic north. D. Geographic north
65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The geomagnetic events are to blame for the climate change.
B. The decrease in strength of the magnetic field resulted in extinction.
C. The magnetic field is changing all the time with the climate warming.
D. Internal forces which produce Earth's magnetic field can alter over time
66. Which of the following statements does Kirk Johnson most probably agree with
A. A magnetic reversal doesn't necessarily cause climate change.
B. A magnetic reversal is accompanied with significant climate change
C. The extinction of the dinosaurs is due to the magnetic reversal.
D. Climate change is not relevant to the carbon dioxide emission.
2024届上海市黄埔区高三上学期一模英语试题
Section B
Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.
(A)
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who together identified a slight chemical change to messenger RNA, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year.
Dr. Karikó, the 13th woman to win the prize, had come to the United States from Hungary two decades earlier when her research program there ran out of money. She was preoccupied by mRNA, which provides instructions to cells to make proteins. Defying the decades-old belief that mRNA was clinically unusable, she hold the view that it would stimulate medical innovations.
She and Dr. Weissman had their first chance meeting over a copy machine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. At the time, Dr. Weissman was desperate for new approaches to a vaccine(疫苗) against H.I.V., which had long proved impossible to defend against. A physician who had tried and failed for years to develop a treatment for AIDS, he wondered if he and Dr. Karikó could team up to make an H.I.V. vaccine.
For years, they were at a loss. Mice vaccinated with mRNA became inactive. Countless experiments failed. They wandered down one dead end after another. But eventually, the scientists discovered that cells protect their own mRNA with a specific chemical modification(修饰). So they tried making the same change to mRNA manufactured in the lab before vaccinating it into cells. It worked.
At first, other scientists were largely uninterested in taking up that new approach to vaccination. But two biotech companies soon took notice: Moderna, in the United States, and BioNTech, in Germany. Then the coronavirus emerged. Almost instantly, Drs. Karikó and Weissman’s work came together with several factors of different research to put vaccine makers ahead of the game in developing shot.
Brian Ferguson, an immunologist at the University of Cambridge, said. “The work of Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman in the years prior to 2020 prevented tens of millions of deaths and helped the world recover from the worst pandemic in a century. They richly deserve this recognition.”
56. The underlined word “defying” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “__________”.
A. challenging B. confirming C. re-emphasizing D. stating
57. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Dr.Karikó and Dr. Weissman’s research
A. They teamed up for the treatment for AIDS in Hungary.
B. They protected their mRNA with a chemical modification.
C. They persevered until they made a change to lab-made mRNA.
D. They manufactured mRNA in mice despite their countless failures.
58. According to Brian Ferguson, Dr.Karikó and Dr. Weissman deserve the recognition because __________.
A. they took no notice of others’ ignorance
B. they caught attention of two biotech companies
C. their work helped avoid the loss ofcountless lives
D. their work prevented the outbreak of the pandemic
59. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. Chemical Changes Identified in the Pandemic
B. Approaches Adopted to Defend Against H.I.V
C. Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers
D. mRNA Manufactured in a University Lab in USA
(B)
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60. What can 9-year-olds do with the rice cooker
A. They can clean or repair it alone.
B. They can use it with proper instruction.
C. They can play with it as long as it is not in use.
D. They can supervise their younger brothers who use it.
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C. Email to support@ for technical advice.
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62. You can replace a faulty rice cooker in the third year from your purchase if __________.
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B. the product functionality hasn’t been affected seriously
C. you have registered the cooker online as soon as you buy it
D. its consumables are guaranteed for their recommended lifecycle
(C)
①A group of 41 states and the District of Columbia began a legal case against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, insisting that the company knowingly used features on its platforms to cause children to overuse them. The accusations in the lawsuit raise a deeper question about behavior: Are young people becoming addicted to social media and the internet Here’s what the research has found.
②David Greenfield, a psychologist and founder of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction in West Hartford, Conn., said the devices tempt users with some powerful approaches. One is “intermittent reinforcement,” which creates the idea that a user could get a reward at any time. But when the reward comes is unpredictable. Adults are easily influenced, he noted, but young people are particularly at risk, because the brain regions that are involved in resisting temptation and reward are not nearly as developed in children and teenagers as in adults. Moreover, the adolescent brain is especially accustomed to social connections, and “social media is all a perfect opportunity to connect with other people.”
③For many years, the scientific community typically defined addiction in relation to substances, such as drugs, and not behaviors, such as gambling or internet use. That has gradually changed. In 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the official reference for mental health conditions, introduced the idea of internet gaming addiction.
④A subsequent study explored broadening the definition to “internet addiction.” The author suggested further exploring diagnostic criteria and the language, for instance, noting that terms like “problematic use” and even the word “internet” were open to broad interpretation, given the many forms the information and its delivery can take.
⑤Dr. Michael Rich, the director of the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital, said he discouraged the use of the word “addiction” because the internet, if used effectively and with limits, was not merely useful but also essential to everyday life.
⑥Greenfield agreed that there clearly are valuable uses for the internet and that the definition of how much is too much can vary. But he said there also were obvious cases where immoderate use disturbs school, sleep and other vital aspects of a healthy life. Too many young consumers “can’t put it down,” he said. “The internet, including social media like Meta, are the drugs affecting the mind.”
63. What was Meta accused of
A. It added problematic features to its platform.
B. It started a discussion to mislead young people.
C. It tempted children to use social media too much.
D. It conducted illegal research on its parent company.
64. According to David Greenfield, users tend to be addicted to social media and the internet due to _____.
A. their under-developed brain
B. the random pattern of rewards
C. theirdesire to be socially connected
D. the possibility of escaping from reality
65. What can be concluded about the study introduced in Paragraph 4
A. Addiction is something about behaviors instead of substances.
B. The online language can be interpreted from a broad perspective.
C. Current diagnostic criteria of “internet addiction” isn’t satisfactory.
D. There should be an agreement on the definition of the word “internet”.
66. Dr. Michael Rich and David Greenfield both agree that __________.
A. proper use of the internet does good to children
B. the internet is to blame for disturbing healthy life
C. there are cases against immoderate use of the internet
D.the word “addiction” is improperly used on the internet
答案：
2024届上海市虹口区高三上学期一模英语试卷
36．B 37．A 38．C 39．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者Karla小时候非常喜欢读书，但在上大学后却读的少了。在大学时结识了同样爱好读书的David，在 David的影响下重拾读书这一爱好，更深入地理解了读书的真谛并成就了美好的姻缘。
36．词句猜测题。由文章第2段“As a kid, I walked to the library several times a week and checked out so many books and returned them so quickly that the librarian once snapped,‘Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all!’(当我还是个孩子的时候，我每周都会去图书馆几次，借出这么多书，然后很快就归还了，以至于图书馆员有一次：‘如果你不打算把这么多书都读一遍，就不要带回家！’)”可知，这里图书馆员对作者态度应该不是很好，所以snap应表示“极其不耐烦的说”。故选B项。
37．细节理解题。由文章第4段“But I had stopped reading gradually. I joined book clubs that I never attended. I requested a library book everyone was reading, only to return it a week late, unread, with fines.(但我已经逐渐停止阅读了。我参加了从未参加过的读书俱乐部。我要了一本每个人都在读的图书馆书，结果晚了一周还了，没有读，还要罚款。)”可知，作者借出书却并没有读。故选A项。
38．推理判断题。由文章19段“I tried to make it sound casual, but I was proud of myself. It was not a competition, but I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be and more of who I wanted to be.(我试着让它听起来很随意，但我为自己感到骄傲。这不是一场比赛，但我感觉到他在推动我做一个更像以前的人，更像我想做的人。)”可知，作者感到自豪是因为作者发现看书不再那么困难了，她又找回了以前那样爱看书的人。故选C项。
39．推理判断题。由文章第16段“I had a hard time getting into it. The narrator was an old man. Whenever I was tempted to give up on it, I thought of David. I pushed through the first two chapters and discovered a new narrator in the third. I loved the alternating points of view. I carried the book to work. I read at lunch and on my walk home.(我很难理解它。叙述者是一位老人。每当我想放弃它时，我就会想起大卫。我读完了前两章，在第三章中发现了一个新的叙述者。我喜欢交替的观点。我带着书去上班。我在午餐和回家的路上读书。)”以及上下文可知，是David促使作者重新发现她对阅读的热爱。故选D项。
40．C 41．B 42．D
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍保持平衡对我们的益处以及一些锻炼平衡的方法。
40．细节理解题。由文章左边第二段“ According to George Locker, a long-term practitioner of tai chi, a loss of balance is a medical problem that can’t be treated with drugs or surgery, despite its effects.(根据长期练习太极的乔治·洛克的说法，失去平衡是一个医学问题，尽管有影响，但不能用药物或手术来治疗。)”可知，乔治·洛克认为缺乏平衡是一个没有任何医学解决方案的问题。故选C项。
41．细节理解题。由文章右边Medium Level段中“For this movement, start from standing and take a big step forwards, bending your front leg until your trailing knee just brushes the floor. Then push off your front leg and return to a standing position.(在这个动作中，从站立开始，向前迈出一大步，弯曲前腿，直到你的后膝刚好擦过地板。然后将前腿推开，回到站立姿势。)”可知，B项图片描述了上述的动作。故选B项。
42．推理判断题。由文章左边最后一段“Whatever activity you choose the lesson is to work on your balance before you need to. not after it becomes an issue. (无论你选择什么活动，课程都是在你需要之前努力训练保持平衡，而不是在它成为一个问题之后再去锻炼。)”可知，尽早锻炼平衡能力是明智的选择。故选D项。
43．A 44．B 45．A 46．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了什么是“动态定价”，并分析了动态定价产生的原因及其影响。
43．推理判断题。根据第一段“The concept of dynamic pricing is simple—and easy for businesses to implement. Whether it’ s a Friday-evening fight, a hotel during the holidays, or a taxi ride in a downpour, we have all been burned by higher-than-normal prices due to excess demand. (动态定价的概念很简单，企业也很容易实现。无论是周五晚上的打架，假期里的酒店，还是倾盆大雨中的出租车，由于需求过剩，我们都被高于正常水平的价格所折磨。)”可知，“动态定价”的核心是决定价格。A项“A system of deciding what the prices should be. (决定价格的体系。)”最能解释“动态定价”。故选A。
44．推理判断题。根据第二段““On Amazon. com alone, millions of price changes occur within a day, corresponding to a price change of about every ten minutes for each product. ” (“仅在亚马逊网站上，一天内就会发生数百万次价格变化，相当于每种产品大约每十分钟就会发生一次价格变化。”)”可知，网店通过实时改变价格获利。故选B。
45．细节理解题。根据第三段““Physical businesses are adopting electronic shelf labels that enable real time price adjustment depending on the time of day, stock levels and whether items are approaching their sell-by date,” says Sarwar Khawaja, chairman of the Oxford Education Group. (牛津教育集团主席Sarwar Khawaja表示：“实体企业正在采用电子货架标签，可以根据一天中的时间、库存水平以及商品是否接近保质期进行实时价格调整。”)”可知，实体企业采用动态定价是为了满足高峰时段的供应和需求。故选A。
46．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The changes, however, may not sit well with consumers. “Dynamic and surge pricing will likely expand to more industries and more companies in the long term, but just because a product may be popular does not mean that customers are willing to turn a blind eye to being charged more,” says Khawaja. (然而，这些变化可能不会让消费者满意。Khawaja说：“从长远来看，动态和激增的定价可能会扩展到更多的行业和公司，但仅仅因为一种产品可能很受欢迎并不意味着客户愿意对收取更多费用视而不见。”)”可知，顾客可能会不满意动态定价，很可能会反抗。故选C。
2024届上海市崇明区高三上学期一模英语试卷
56．A 57．C 58．C 59．B
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了全国小说写作月活动的相关情况，该活动鼓励学生尽情发挥想象力，享受写作的乐趣，充分发挥学生的写作自由。
56．推理判断题。根据第二段的“That’s because, above all, NaNoWriMo is meant to be fun. (首先，这是因为NaNoWriMo旨在为学生带来快乐。)”可知，学生在参加NaNoWriMo后通常会感到开心。故选A。
57．词句猜测题。根据第二段的“it has almost no rules (几乎没有任何规则) ”可知，该小说写作练习没有规则限制学生，结合选项可知，则“参与者可以自由地写任何他们能想到的小说”能够解释seat-of-your-pants。故选C。
58．细节理解题。根据第五段的“The rules for under-18 writers are the same as those for adults. But there is one important exception: young writers can pick their own “reasonable yet challenging” word length. (年轻作者可以选择自己的合理但具有挑战性的单词数量。)”可知，青少年作者可以自己决定所写的小说的字数。故选C。
59．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Most teachers assign novels for students to read not write. But many teachers nationwide are not only asking students to read novels but also giving them a month to write them. Yes, you read that right: one month. However, students participating in November’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) do not complain about being overworked. Instead, they have been known to ask, “Can we work on our novels today ” That’s because, above all, NaNoWriMo is meant to be fun. An exercise in “seat-of-your-pants” novel writing, it has almost no rules. (大多数老师布置小说让学生读而不是写。但是全国也有许多老师不仅要求学生读小说，而且给他们一个月的时间来写小说。是的，你没看错：一个月。然而，参加11月全国小说写作月的学生们并没有抱怨过度劳累。相反，他们会问：“我们今天能写小说吗 ” 首先，这是因为NaNoWriMo旨在为学生带来快乐。它是一种“凭感觉”进行的小说写作练习，几乎没有任何规则。)”可知，文章主要讲述了全国小说写作月活动的相关情况，该活动鼓励学生尽情发挥想象力，享受写作的乐趣，充分发挥学生的写作自由，即这篇文章主要是对一场活动做一般性的介绍。故选B。
60．C 61．D 62．B
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要是一则关于为国家地理学会捐款的告示，介绍了这个组织的目的以及捐款的好处。
60．推理判断题。根据文中“We’ve built a sustainable, innovative business model that allows us to invest every dollar you donate directly to our Explorers and programs.(我们已经建立了一个可持续的、创新的商业模式，使我们能够将您捐赠的每一美元直接投资于我们的探索者和项目)”以及“Your generous contribution will immediately go to work supporting the things you care passionately about — not operating costs.(您的慷慨捐助将立即用于支持您热衷的事情，而不是运营成本)”可推知，上述网页旨在为国家地理学会吸引捐款。故选C。
61．细节理解题。根据文中“You give an amount and your company donates the same. Double your impact by exploring your employer’s matching gift programs.(你捐出一笔钱，你的公司也会捐出同样的钱。通过探索雇主的配对礼物计划来扩大你的影响力)”可知，如果你的捐款是原来的两倍，你可以试试公司的配对礼物计划。故选D。
62．细节理解题。根据文中“When you support the National Geographic Society, not only are you supporting your passion for the planet, but you also help protect its wonder. You ensure our mission lives on so we can continue exploring the planet, saving wildlife, protecting our ocean, empowering the world’s most innovative scientists to help solve the planet’s mysteries and challenges, and preserving our ancient heritage (遗产) for future generations.(当你支持国家地理学会时，你不仅支持你对地球的热情，而且还帮助保护了它的奇迹。你们确保我们的使命得以延续，这样我们才能继续探索地球，拯救野生动物，保护海洋，让世界上最具创新精神的科学家帮助解决地球上的谜团和挑战，并为子孙后代保护我们的古老遗产)”可知，国家地理学会致力于保护自然。故选B。
63．A 64．A 65．C 66．D
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了如果管理得当，小型渔业可以帮助世界。文章解释了小型渔业效率更高，因为他们捕获的东西几乎不会被浪费，但其生存也存在一些挑战，作者对此也给出了建议。
63．主旨大意题。根据第二段“Although ocean ecosystems are stretched to the limit by climate change, overfishing and more, studies nevertheless suggest that seafood can be expanded sustainably to meet future food demands. Success will depend on small-scale fisheries. These fisheries can be remarkably efficient. Almost everything that hand-to-mouth fisheries catch is consumed. By contrast, around 20% of the fish caught by industrial ships is estimated to be wasted, mainly because of unwanted by-catch.(尽管由于气候变化、过度捕捞等原因，海洋生态系统已经达到极限，但研究表明，海产品可以可持续地扩大，以满足未来的粮食需求。成功与否将取决于小规模渔业。这些渔场非常有效率。几乎所有的人工捕捞的渔获物被消耗掉。相比之下，据估计，工业船只捕获的鱼中约有20%被浪费了，主要是由于不必要的副渔获物)”结合文章解释了小型渔业效率更高，因为他们捕获的东西几乎不会被浪费，但其生存也存在一些挑战，作者对此也给出了建议。可知，这篇文章主要告诉我们，如果管理得当，小型渔业可以帮助世界。故选A。
64．细节理解题。根据第二段“Success will depend on small-scale fisheries. These fisheries can be remarkably efficient. Almost everything that hand-to-mouth fisheries catch is consumed. By contrast, around 20% of the fish caught by industrial ships is estimated to be wasted, mainly because of unwanted by-catch.(成功与否将取决于小规模渔业。这些渔场非常有效率。几乎所有的人工捕捞的渔获物被消耗掉。相比之下，据估计，工业船只捕获的鱼中约有20%被浪费了，主要是由于不必要的副渔获物)”可知，小规模渔业效率更高，因为他们捕获的东西几乎不会被浪费。故选A。
65．推理判断题。根据第三段“Small fishers rarely have the right resources to expand their operations, or even to survive. If they do scale up, they might lose some of their current advantages or engage in the same harmful practices as do large commercial fisheries.(小渔民很少有适当的资源来扩大他们的业务，甚至生存。如果它们确实扩大规模，它们可能会失去目前的一些优势，或者从事与大型商业渔业相同的有害做法)”和第四段“One estimate found that large-scale fishers receive about 3.5 times more subsidies than small-scale fishers do.(一项估计发现，大型渔民获得的补贴大约是小型渔民的3.5倍)”可知，小型渔场的现状是很少有机会获得好的资源。故选C。
66．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“One promising strategy is to pair international or national funding with direct contracts for feeding programmes linked to schools, hospitals and similar facilities.(一个有希望的策略是将国际或国家资助与与学校、医院和类似设施有关的供餐计划的直接合同结合起来)”可知，为了促进可持续渔业，作者建议促进小型渔业和供餐项目之间的直接合作。故选D。
2024届上海市金山区高三上学期一模英语试题
56．A 57．A 58．D 59．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。几十年前的一个夏日夜晚父亲抱起熟睡的作者，带作者去看流星，作者在多年后依然对这个夜晚记忆犹新。除此之外，作者还记得许多和父亲一起做的特殊事情，父亲通过一些小事激发作者的好奇心。作者意识到开阔孩子的视野并不需要花费很多时间，只需经常和孩子们一起做一些事情。
56．词句猜测题。根据画线句前面的“That was all: just an unexpected glimpse of something mysterious and beautiful.(仅此而已：只是对神秘而美丽事物的意外一瞥。)”并结合上文父亲抱着熟睡的作者去看流星的场景可知，在这个夜晚，作者看到了神秘而美丽的流星雨，再根据画线句“But, back in bed, the child stared for a long time into the dark, knowing that all around the quiet house, the night was full of the silent music of the falling stars.(但是，回到床上，孩子在黑暗中凝视了很长一段时间，知道在安静的房子周围，夜晚充满了星星落下的无声音乐。)”可推知，作者回到床上躺着后，依然沉浸在刚刚看到的美丽景色之中。故选A。
57．推理判断题。根据第五段中的“I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep(我是一个幸运的男孩，他的父亲认为，对一个小男孩来说，一次新的经历比一个完整夜晚的睡眠更重要)”和“What I remember is the night of the shooting stars, and the day we rode in a caboose(列车末尾的职工车厢), the telegraph we made that really worked, and the ‘trophy table’ in the dining room where we children were encouraged to exhibit things we had found — anything unusual or beautiful — snake skins, seashells, flowers, arrowheads...(我记得的是流星的夜晚，我们坐在列车末尾的职工车厢里的那一天，我们制作的真的很管用的电报，还有餐厅里的‘奖杯桌’，在那里我们这些孩子被鼓励展示我们发现的东西——任何不寻常或美丽的东西——蛇皮、贝壳、花、箭头……)”可推出，作者记得的童年里的那些事物都非常独特、新颖。故选A。
58．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“My father had, to a marvellous degree, the gift of opening doors for his children, of leading them into areas of splendid newness. (我父亲有一种了不起的天赋，那就是为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域。)”可知，父亲为他的孩子们打开大门，带领他们进入一个崭新的领域，激发出了他们探索的兴趣。由此可推测出，父母应该鼓励孩子们保持好奇心，探索生活中的新事物。故选D
59．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文首先描述了几十年前的一个夏日夜晚父亲抱起熟睡的作者，带作者去看流星，再根据第五段中的“Decades have passed, but I remember that night still, because I was the fortunate boy whose father believed that a new experience was more important for a small boy than an unbroken night’s sleep.(几十年过去了，但我仍然记得那个夜晚，因为我是一个幸运的男孩，他的父亲认为，对一个小男孩来说，一次新的经历比一个完整的夜晚更重要。)”和最后一段中的“My father had, to a marvellou