专题02 优选精炼记叙文、新闻报道
1.（2024上·贵州贵阳·高三贵阳一中校考阶段练习）
Splendid straw-made miniatures (缩微模型) of classic ancient buildings decorate Xu Jian’s home. They range from the Yellow Crane Tower to Forbidden City’s turrets. They are all full of details and delicately crafted, tied and arranged by Xu’s hands from countless sorghum straws (高粱杆).
The craft involves carving grooves (沟槽) into the sorghum straws, before multiple straws are locked together through those identically sized grooves, Xu says, adding that the sorghum straw art requires a great deal of patience, especially for works depicting ancient architecture.
Under the influence of his father Xu Yanfeng, Xu Jian got his hands on sorghum straws in childhood. He still vividly remember show his father would follow a film featuring scenes of Tiananmen Square and then note down all the details before creating a delicate miniature of it for over three years. The work was then sent to Japan for exhibition and collected by a local museum. Ever since, many of his father’s works made their way to exhibitions at home and abroad.
Xu Jian became committed to the art after he reached 19, getting into the depth of the related techniques. “My father urged me to keep in mind traditional Chinese architectural skills and the history of traditional building protections, and to apply them to my own sorghum straw artworks,” he says. Through hands-on guidance from his father, Xu Jian’s skills became increasingly proficient. While inheriting the craftsmanship from his father, Xu Jian has produced his own creative works.
To date, Xu Jian’s works have been exhibited in over 40 provincial and national-level exhibitions, earning numerous gold awards. To promote the art, Xu Jian joined hands with the School of Civil Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, in 2013, and founded a sorghum straw carving and tying base where the art has been integrated with architectural courses to enhance students’ thinking and practical skills.
1．What’s the feature of Xu Jian’s miniatures
A．They are made from rare materials.
B．They are skillfully created by hand.
C．They are sold in the Forbidden City.
D．They are identical to ancient buildings.
2．What can we infer about Xu Yanfeng from the text
A．He showed great perseverance.
B．He was fond of watching films.
C．He won popularity only in China.
D．He attached importance to creativity.
3．Why did Xu Jian establish a sorghum straw carving and tying base
A．To exhibit his artworks. B．To assist a university.
C．To accommodate artists. D．To spread craftsmanship.
4．Which of the following can best describe Xu Jian
A．Patient and innovative. B．Generous and productive.
C．Caring and strong-willed. D．Critical and open-minded.
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．A
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍的是高粱秸秆艺术及其传承人的相关信息。
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They are all full of details and delicately crafted, tied and arranged by Xu’s hands from countless sorghum straws.(它们都充满了细节和精致的制作，由徐健的手用无数的高粱秸秆捆绑和排列)”可知，缩微模型都是由徐健的手用无数的高粱秸秆捆绑和编排的，由此可知，徐健的缩微模型是手工精心制作的。故选B项。
2．推理判断题。根据第三段中的“He still vividly remember show his father would follow a film featuring scenes of Tiananmen Square and then note down all the details before creating a delicate miniature of it for over three years. (他还清楚地记得，父亲看了一部关于天安门广场的电影，花了三年多的时间，把所有的细节都记录下来，然后制作出一个精致的微雕)”可知，徐艳丰花了三年多的时间制作了天安门广场的精美模型，由此可推断，他表现出了极大的毅力。故选A项。
3．细节理解题。根据尾段中的“To promote the art, Xu Jian joined hands with the School of Civil Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, in 2013, and founded a sorghum straw carving and tying base where the art has been integrated with architectural courses to enhance students’ thinking and practical skills.(为了推广这门艺术，徐健于2013年与河北科技大学土木工程学院合作，创办了高粱秸秆雕刻绑扎基地，将这门艺术与建筑课程相结合，增强学生的思维能力和实践能力)”可知，可知，徐健创办了高粱秸秆雕刻绑扎基地，将这门艺术与建筑课程相结合，来提高学生的思维能力和实践能力，由此可知，徐健创办高粱秸秆雕刻绑扎基地是为了传播秸秆扎刻技艺。故选D项。
4．推理判断题。根据第二段“The craft involves carving grooves (沟槽) into the sorghum straws, before multiple straws are locked together through those identically sized grooves, Xu says, adding that the sorghum straw art requires a great deal of patience, especially for works depicting ancient architecture.(徐健说，这种工艺包括在高粱秸秆上雕刻凹槽，然后将多根稻草通过相同大小的凹槽锁在一起，他补充说，高粱秸秆艺术需要很大的耐心，尤其是描绘古代建筑的作品)”可知，高粱秸秆艺术需要很大的耐心，结合第四段“While inheriting the craftsmanship from his father, Xu Jian has produced his own innovative works.(在继承父亲手艺的同时，徐健也创作了自己的创新作品)”可知，徐健在继承父亲手艺的同时，还创作自己的创新作品，由此可推断，徐健是一个耐心且有创造力的人。故选A项。
2.（2023·广西玉林·高三统考阶段练习）
It was hard not to notice the 8-year-old boy Brooke across the street who stormed in and out of his own house. He did it so often that a neighbor, Chris, wondered what was going on in his life. So Chris asked him.
“He told me that he didn’t have a father,” says Chris, now 58, “and I realized there might be something I could do for him.”
That something was fishing, and Chris’s father taught him how to fish. “Fishing always brought me peace and it taught me how to be patient. When you’re on the water, you can forget about your problems and just appreciate the moment,” Chris said.
One Saturday afternoon on the water led to another, and soon he was teaching other kids in their neighborhood, Lakeland, Florida, how to fix a line, hold a pole, and roll in a big catch. That was 16 years ago.
Since then, Chris has taken groups of kids out almost every weekend to fish. Then, in 2018 he started the nonprofit Take a Kid Fishing Inc. He and a small group of volunteers have introduced more than 2, 500 kids — most without fathers around — to the calming peace found on the water and the excitement of catching a fish.
One of those kids was Jayden, who struggled emotionally when his father died in a car accident in January 2020.
“He was really close to his dad,” says Jayden’s mother, Terra. “And with two younger sisters, he felt he needed to take over the man-of-the-house role. He was trying to be strong for everyone and didn’t show his emotion. I was wondering what to do to help him, and then I learned about Take a Kid Fishing Inc.”
Jayden, now 13, has become a devoted fisherman and credits Chris with helping him mature.
“There’s nothing like feeling that first tug (猛拉) on the line and seeing a kid light up with a smile,” Chris says. “I feel lucky to witness that every weekend.”
5．What can we learn about Brooke from the first paragraph
A．He tended to be restless. B．He had an ambitious mind.
C．He longed to have a father. D．He was interested in fishing.
6．Why did Chris setup Take a Kid Fishing Inc
A．Because he enjoyed the company of children.
B．Because he had to raise some volunteers to help kids.
C．Because he wanted to light up fatherless children’s life.
D．Because he considered teaching children to catch fish fun.
7．What’s the purpose of the author mentioning Jayden
A．To present the benefits of Chris’s act.
B．To show Jayden’s mother’s appreciation.
C．To promote the popularity of fishing together.
D．To make readers donate money to Chris’s organization.
8．What conclusion can be made from Chris’s work
A．Fishing can strengthen family connections.
B．Fathers play an important role in kids’ life.
C．Family kids are the future of a strong nation.
D．Proper and timely guidance makes a mature kid.
【答案】5．A 6．C 7．A 8．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了克里斯教附近的没有父亲的孩子钓鱼，以此让他们找回内心的平静。他还成立了非盈利公司Take a Kid Fishing Inc.。
5．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“It was hard not to notice the 8-year-old boy Brooke across the street who stormed in and out of his own house.(很难不注意到街对面8岁的男孩布鲁克，他冲进冲出自己的房子。)”可知，布鲁克总是坐立不安。故选A。
6．细节理解题。根据文章第二段““He told me that he didn’t have a father,” says Chris, now 58, “and I realized there might be something I could do for him.”(“他告诉我他没有父亲，”现年58岁的克里斯说，“我意识到也许我可以为他做点什么。”)”以及文章最后一段““There’s nothing like feeling that first tug(猛拉) on the line and seeing a kid light up with a smile,” Chris says. “I feel lucky to witness that every weekend.”(克里斯说：“没有什么比第一次拉线时看到一个孩子露出笑容更开心的了。”“每个周末都能看到这样的场面，我感到很幸运”)”可知，克里斯成立了带孩子钓鱼公司，因为他想点亮失去父亲的孩子们的生活。故选C。
7．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“I was wondering what to do to help him, and then I learned about Take a Kid Fishing Inc.(我不知道该怎么帮他，然后我了解了Take a Kid Fishing Inc.。)”可知，作者提到杰登的目的是为了展示克里斯的行为带来的好处。故选A。
8．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“I was wondering what to do to help him, and then I learned about Take a Kid Fishing Inc.(我不知道该怎么帮他，然后我了解了Take a Kid Fishing Inc.。)”以及文章倒数第二段“Jayden, now 13, has become a devoted fisherman and credits Chris with helping him mature.(现年13岁的杰登已经成为一名忠实的渔夫，他认为克里斯帮助他成熟起来。)”可知，从克里斯的工作中可知，适当和及时的引导使孩子成熟。故选D。
3.（2023·广西南宁·高三南宁二中校考阶段练习）
Thailand’s “loneliest tree”, a tree growing on a rocky island only a few meters in diameter, is being seriously threatened by tourists desperate to get a selfie (自拍) with it.
The small patch of land located just off the country’s eastern coast in Trat Province has been called “Koh Khai Hua Roh” because it looks similar to the island featured in drawings of funny scenes involving a man and a woman trapped on an island in the popular Khai Hua Roh comic. The uninhabited island is quite a sight to behold, as it is home to a lonely tree that struggle to live despite being surrounded by salt water. Unfortunately, the tree’s popularity might just be the death of it.
On Tuesday, the Koh Mak Tambon Administrative Organization led a team of Thai reporters to Koh Khai Hua Roh in order to observe the country’s loneliest tree. They knew that photos of the lonely tree shared on social media had been attracting an increasing number of tourists to the island, but they had no idea how much damage that could produce.
According to The Nation, several small branches of the tree were found broken off, the tree’s exposed roots appeared to have been stepped heavily on to the point where the outer cover has peeled off (剥落), and the trunk appears to be tilting (倾斜) more than it did a few years back.
Koh Khai Hua Roh island is so tiny that it can only accommodate up to five people at a time, but local authorities admit that selfie-addicted tourists sometimes crowd there in much greater numbers, with some even climbing the poor tree.
The Koh Mak Tambon Administrative Organization plans to kickstart an educational campaign to hopefully teach people to conserve iconic landmarks like Thailand’s loneliest tree. It also plans to take more drastic actions, like restricting the number of tourists allowed to visit the island and making the island only accessible in certain seasons.
9．The name of the island is related to .
A．a lonely tree B．a popular comic
C．a controversial selfie D．a threatened tourist
10．How is the loneliest tree according to The Nation
A．It is under protection. B．It proves inaccessible
C．It has become less popular. D．It is in a really bad state.
11．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．Ways to establish landmarks.
B．Measures to advertise the island.
C．Responses to the damage from tourists.
D．Actions to attract more tourists.
12．From which is this text most probably taken
A．A geography textbook. B．A news report.
C．A health magazine. D．A travel guide.
【答案】9．B 10．D 11．C 12．B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了泰国东海岸的Koh Khai Hua Roh岛上有一棵孤独的树，它受到了游客的欢迎。最近，一组泰国记者去观察这棵树，却发现它已经被涌入的游客严重损坏。作为回应，Koh Mak Tambon行政组织计划开展一场教育活动，并采取更严厉的措施，比如限制游客人数和只在特定季节开放来保护这一景观。
9．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The small patch of land located just off the country’s eastern coast in Trat Province has been called “Koh Khai Hua Roh” because it looks similar to the island featured in drawings of funny scenes involving a man and a woman trapped on an island in the popular Khai Hua Roh comic.(这片位于泰国东部海岸的小块土地被称为“Koh Khai Hua Roh”，因为它看起来很像广受欢迎的漫画《Khai Hua Roh》中一个男人和一个女人被困在岛上的有趣场景)”可知，这个岛的名字与广受欢迎的漫画《Khai Hua Roh》有关。故选B项。
10．细节理解题。根据第四段中“According to The Nation, several small branches of the tree were found broken off, the tree’s exposed roots appeared to have been stepped heavily on to the point where the outer cover has peeled off (剥落), and the trunk appears to be tilting (倾斜) more than it did a few years back.(据《国家》杂志报道，这棵树的几根小树枝被折断了，暴露在外的树根似乎被人重重地踩到了，以至于外层的覆盖物都剥落了，树干似乎比几年前倾斜得更厉害)”可知，据《国家》杂志报道，这棵树处于一个非常糟糕的状态。故选D项。
11．主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“The Koh Mak Tambon Administrative Organization plans to kickstart an educational campaign to hopefully teach people to conserve iconic landmarks like Thailand’s loneliest tree. It also plans to take more drastic actions, like restricting the number of tourists allowed to visit the island and making the island only accessible in certain seasons.(Koh Mak Tambon行政组织计划启动一项教育活动，希望教会人们保护标志性建筑，比如泰国最孤独的树。它还计划采取更严厉的措施，比如限制游客人数，以及只在特定季节开放)”可推知，最后一段主要讲的是Koh Mak Tambon行政组织对于景点遭到游客破坏的应对措施。故选C项。
12．推理判断题。通读全文可知，结合第三段中“On Tuesday, the Koh Mak Tambon Administrative Organization led a team of Thai reporters to Koh Khai Hua Roh in order to observe the country’s loneliest tree.(周二，Koh Mak Tambon行政组织带领一个泰国记者团队来到Koh Khai Hua Roh，以观察该国最孤独的树)”可推知，本文报道了泰国东海岸的Koh Khai Hua Roh岛上一棵孤独的树受到了游客的追捧，但最近前去观察这棵树的泰国记者却发现它已经被涌入的游客严重损坏的新闻事件。本文是一篇新闻报道。故选B项。
4.（2023·黑龙江·高三牡丹江市第三高级中学校考）
A 70-year-old woman wins hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin, He Qi reports in Shanghai.
Videos on the social networking platform Douyin—also known globally as TikTok—that show men and women with perfect physiques working out or providing fitness tips are commonplace.
Trying to stand out from the crowd amid a flood of such videos can often be difficult, but a relatively new account, which has only been active since last year, has managed to do easily. The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, toned figure that would leave viewers green with envy.
The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, a Shanghai resident with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos. She was once even featured on a reality show on China Central Television. According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 followers within just a few months.
“The main group that I wanted to encourage was people at ages 30 to 50,” says Chen. “I think they will be motivated to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The message I want to convey is that it is never too late to pursue good health.”
For Chen, her passion for exercising was born out of a need instead of a desire to become famous. According to Chen, her health had been poor since she was a child. She even had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy. “In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day,” says Chen, who used to be a saleswoman in a local company before retirement.
13．What is the main idea of the text
A．An old woman follows Douyin to work out.
B．It is never too late to pursue good health.
C．An elderly fitness instructor is well received on Douyin.
D．Work energetically, and you can win hearts on Douyin.
14．Who are the people Chen intended to target
A．Young women. B．Middle aged people.
C．Retired people. D．Douyin viewers.
15．When could Chen have started her passion for exercising
A．Since she was a child.
B．After she quit her job.
C．After she gave birth to her daughter.
D．When she became advanced in years.
16．Which of the following is true
A．It is easier for an old trainer to stand out on Douyin.
B．Viewers may feel more jealous of young women.
C．Chen's Douyin account is managed by her trainer.
D．It is just a few months since Chen opened her Douyin account.
【答案】13．C 14．B 15．D 16．D
【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了，一位70岁的老太太陈继芳在抖音上发布健身视频，用她充满活力的锻炼赢得了人们的心。
13．主旨大意题。根据第一段“A 70-year-old woman wins hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin, He Qi reports in Shanghai.(一位70岁的老太太在抖音上用她充满活力的锻炼赢得了人们的心，何琦在上海报道)”和第三段最后一句“The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, toned figure that would leave viewers green with envy.(这个账号的健身教练并不是一个拥有让观众羡慕嫉妒恨的苗条身材的年轻女性)”可知，文章主要是对一位老年健身教练在抖音上走红进行报道。故选C。
14．细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“The main group that I wanted to encourage was people at ages 30 to 50(我想鼓励的主要群体是30到50岁的人)”可知，陈继芳的目标对象是中年人。故选B。
15．推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“For Chen, her passion for exercising was born out of a need instead of a desire to become famous.(对于陈来说，她对锻炼的热情是出于一种需求，而不是想出名)”，第三句“She even had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy(生完女儿后，她甚至不得不放弃工作，因为怀孕严重影响了她的健康)”和第四句“In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day(在过去，每当我感到不舒服的时候，我就会在家里躺一整天)”可知，陈继芳之前是不进行锻炼的，而且健康状况很差，所以她是从最近几年，也就是上了年纪（身体越发不好）后开始热爱锻炼的。故选D。
16．细节理解题。选项A在文中未被提及，所以选项A错误。根据第三段最后一句“The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, toned figure that would leave viewers green with envy.(这个账号的健身教练并不是一个拥有让观众羡慕嫉妒恨的苗条身材的年轻女性)”可知，人们容易嫉妒拥有苗条身材的年轻女性，所以选项B错误。根据第四段最后一句中的 “According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 followers within just a few months.(据帮助管理抖音账号的培训师表示，陈继芳在短短几个月内就吸引了40多万粉丝)”可知，陈继芳的培训师只是帮助管理，陈继芳的账号并不完全是由她的培训师管理的，所以选项C错误，陈继芳开抖音账号才几个月，D选项正确。故选D。
5.（2023·黑龙江·高三哈尔滨市第一中学校校考）
Kevin Randall, a teacher,who teaches biology at Grandville High School,runs the environmental club at the high school,which has around 2,000 students.The club is known as the GHS Green Team,and it aims to raise awareness among students and teachers about sustainability(持续性).It also works on projects to reduce the environmental footprint of the building itself.
One of the club's recent projects focused on reducing waste in the school cafeteria.Randall said their cafeteria supervisor told them that the school went through 54,000 plastic forks every year.The club applied for a financial help,built recycling centers for the cafeteria,and purchased metal silverware.
And now every student uses a durable metal fork or a spoon instead of disposables.(一次性用品),“and that's just one way we're trying to capture the low-hanging fruit,if you will,"Randall said.
The efforts of Randall and his students have earned Grandville High School the Michigan Green School certification from the state.In addition to their work reducing waste in the cafeteria, the GHS Green Team has also built a garden with flowers and vegetables on campus,and leads cleanups on site and out in the community.Over the years,Randall and his students have also been working on raising money to install solar panels(太阳能板) on the roof of the high school.
Randall said he was motivated to take the lead on environmental issues for his school because he wanted his students to have someone to turn to in the building who understands what's at stake(利害攸关）when it comes to climate change.
＂And I also felt like I needed to do more in my life for my own two children at home," Randall added,"They need to know that their dad is working as hard as he can to reduce the effects of climate change,and to spread the word,and to make sure that other students out there are learning about this just the way they are at home."
17．What is the purpose of the GHS Green Team club
A．To inspire students' love for biology.
B．To finish the projects assigned by school.
C．To prepare students for their future jobs.
D．To promote environmental protection.
18．What's the result of the project on school cafeteria
A．It has changed the outlook of the cafeteria.
B．Students can have more fruits in the cafeteria.
C．Plastic forks are no longer used in the cafeteria.
D．The school has become famous nationwide.
19．What's the fourth paragraph mainly about
A．The classification of the projects.
B．The characteristics of the club.
C．The activities organized by the club.
D．The future of the club.
20．What was Randall's aim by doing the work on environmental issues .
A．To educate the young.
B．To get material rewards.
C．To amuse his children.
D．To make himself famous.
【答案】17．D 18．C 19．C 20．A
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了Kevin Randall老师在学校组织了一个环保俱乐部，带领学生进行环境保护相关的活动及成就，提高学生环境保护意识的故事。
17．推理判断题。根据第一段“it aims to raise awareness among students and teachers about sustainability(持续性).It also works on projects to reduce the environmental footprint of the building itself.”（它旨在增强学生们和老师们关于可持续发展的意识。它也致力于减少建筑本身的环境面积的项目。）可知，the GHS Green Team club的目的在于促进环境保护。故选D。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段“And now every student uses a durable metal fork or a spoon instead of disposables.(一次性用品),”（现在每个学生都使用耐用的金属餐叉或勺子，而不是一次性餐具。）可知，学校餐厅项目的结果是餐厅不再使用塑料餐具。故选C。
19．主旨大意题。根据第四段内容，“In addition to their work reducing waste in the cafeteria,”、（除了他们减少餐厅废物的垃圾的工作，）“the GHS Green Team has also built a garden with flowers and vegetables on campus,”、（the GHS Green Team还在校园里建立了有鲜花和蔬菜的花园）“Randall and his students have also been working on raising money to install solar panels(太阳能板) on the roof of the high school”，（兰德尔和他的学生也一直在筹集资金为了在高中屋顶安装太阳能电池板）可知第四段的主要介绍了这个俱乐部组织的活动有哪些。故选C。
20．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“because he wanted his students to have someone to turn to in the building who understands what's at stake(利害攸关）when it comes to climate change.”（因为他想要让他教学楼里的学生能够变成理解气候变化的利害相关的人。）可知，Randall的目的在于教育年轻人。故选A。
6.（2023·安徽亳州·高三校考阶段练习）
Sagarika Sriram was 10 years old when she started reading newspaper stories about a planet in trouble, one of which was about turtles with plastic in their stomachs. Sagarika knew she needed to do something. First, she joined a group which organized cleanup campaigns in her home city, Dubai “The group helped me understand what an individual can do and how I can really make a difference,” she says.
Then Sagarika created Kids for a Better World. It’s a digital platform which has brought together nearly 10,000 youths from all over the world with the goal to create a greener world.
Sagarika is now 16. She’s part of a growing number of young climate activists. “We’re the generation that is going to face the results if the climate crisis is not dealt with,” she says. She believes even individual actions can create a “ripple effect”. Sagarika says this can build momentum and can move things in the right direction.
Kids for a Better World is for people aged 8 to 16. It teaches them about what they can do to reverse climate change. They can grow food, plant trees, collect recyclables and avoid using plastic bags. “This is the information which can help change our future,” Sagarika says.
Dubai is a desert metropolis. Growing up there has made Sagarika very aware of the need for action. Her city faces the risk of rising temperatures and its water supply is shrinking. She believes young people can bring attention to these environmental challenges.
Sagarika is all about small actions, but she has big plans. She’d like to go to college in California. While she’s there, she’ll continue being an activist. She’ll also be running Kids for a Better World. She hopes to inspire others to fight for a greener planet. Others have inspired her. “We’re creating our own system of inspirational change-makers,” she says.
21．Why did the author mention “turtles with plastic in their stomachs” in paragraph 1
A．To make a comparison B．To give an example.
C．To analyze the problem. D．To introduce the topic.
22．Why did Sagarika created Kids for a Better World
A．Because she wanted to create a greener world.
B．Because she wanted to bring together nearly1000 youths.
C．Because she wanted to read newspaper stories.
D．Because she wanted to save the turtle.
23．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us
A．What can help change our future. B．What people should do at present.
C．What Kids for a Better World does. D．What courses are taught on the platform.
24．Which of the following words can best describe Sagarika
A．Generous and friendly. B．Brave and smart.
C．Persistent and inspirational. D．Noble-minded and careful.
【答案】21．D 22．A 23．C 24．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Sagarika Sriram，这位女孩从10岁起就开始关注气候与环境问题，并在16岁时创立了数字平台Kids for a Better World，呼吁全世界的青少年致力于对抗气候变化。
21．推理判断题。根据第一段“Sagarika Sriram was 10 years old when she started reading newspaper stories about a planet in trouble, one of which was about turtles with plastic in their stomachs. Sagarika knew she needed to do something. First, she joined a group which organized cleanup campaigns in her home city, Dubai “The group helped me understand what an individual can do and how I can really make a difference,” she says.(萨加里卡·斯里拉姆(Sagarika Sriram) 10岁时开始在报纸上读到关于一个陷入困境的星球的故事，其中一篇是关于胃里有塑料的海龟的故事。萨加里卡知道她需要做点什么。首先，她加入了一个在她的家乡迪拜组织清洁运动的团体，她说:“这个团体让我明白了一个人可以做什么，以及我如何才能真正发挥作用。”)”可知，作者在第一段提到“胃里有塑料的海龟”，是为了引出主题，由此Sagarika Sriram开始致力于抗气候变化。故选D项。
22．细节理解题。根据第二段“Then Sagarika created Kids for a Better World. It’s a digital platform which has brought together nearly 10,000 youths from all over the world with the goal to create a greener world.(然后，萨加里卡创建了“儿童为更美好的世界”。这是一个数字平台，汇集了来自世界各地的近万名年轻人，目标是创造一个更绿色的世界)”可知，萨加里卡建立“儿童为更美好的世界”是为了创造一个更绿色的世界。故选A项。
23．主旨大意题。根据第四段“Kids for a Better World is for people aged 8 to 16. It teaches them about what they can do to reverse climate change. They can grow food, plant trees, collect recyclables and avoid using plastic bags. “This is the information which can help change our future,” Sagarika says.(“儿童为更美好世界”组织面向8至16岁的人。它教会他们可以做些什么来扭转气候变化。他们可以种植食物，种树，收集可回收物品，避免使用塑料袋。“这些信息可以帮助改变我们的未来，”萨加里卡说)”可知，第四段主要告诉我们“儿童为更美好世界”做了什么。故选C项。
24．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Sagarika is all about small actions, but she has big plans. She’d like to go to college in California. While she’s there, she’ll continue being an activist. She’ll also be running Kids for a Better World. She hopes to inspire others to fight for a greener planet. Others have inspired her. “We’re creating our own system of inspirational change-makers,” she says.(Sagarika总是做一些小事，但她有大计划。她想去加州上大学。当她在那里的时候，她会继续做一个积极分子。她还将负责“孩子们的美好世界”。她希望激励其他人为一个更绿色的星球而奋斗。其他人也激励了她。她说:“我们正在创建自己的激励变革者体系。”)”可知，萨加里卡一直在为对抗气候变化采取行动和制定计划，所以是坚持不懈的，以及她想创建自己的激励变革者体系，所以是鼓舞人心的。故选C项。
7.（2024·吉林长春·高三东北师大附中期末）
Mary Dickins had been a member of the audience at poetry nights before and knew “the poetry clap”. She made a polite tapping of fingers. But when she made her debut (首次演出) as a performer at the age of 62 at the legendary Bang Said the Gun night in south London, she said, “It was so wild — like nothing I had ever seen before.” The audience stamped their feet and shook shakers. “It felt transformative. I thought, ‘I’ve got to have more of this,’ ” Dickins said. Becoming a performance poet has given her a place on a stage of her own making.
All her life she has written, mostly without being seen or heard. Her mother died when she was nine, and, after she went into a care home at 13, Dickins’ writing stayed in notebooks. Really, she says, a lot of her adult life has been about getting over childhood shyness. At university — she studied education — she met her husband of 40 years, but in three years of seminars she did not say a word. Some of this results from her years at the children’s home. She says, “It gave me a sense of what it’s like to be excluded. I never fitted in anywhere.”
After she graduated, she discovered that she loved working with people with learning disabilities. She became an expert in inclusive education. “That was my niche (称心的职业),” she says. She published books and returned to the University of North London as a senior lecturer in early childhood studies.
Dickins now sees that in adulthood she has been giving herself permission to be silly. “The sillier I allow myself to be, the better the writing is,” she says. Her observations are humorous.
“Putting things into words and giving shape to your emotions is an important part of coming to terms with the things that happen in life,” she says.
Does she still feel like an outsider
“I think I’ve made it into a virtue. I celebrate the fact that I don’t fit into a box. Finally! You have to wait till you’re 62 to feel confident!” she says. “But I have a sense of who I am and I'm proud of it. I wouldn’t be anyone else now — and it took me a long time to say that.”
25．How did Dickins feel about her debut
A．Calm. B．Awkward. C．Stressed. D．Encouraged.
26．What led to Dickins’ lack of a sense of belonging
A．Her immature writing style. B．Her experience at the care home.
C．Her struggle with her university studies. D．Her difficult relationship with her husband.
27．How does writing benefit Dickins
A．It makes her land a good job. B．It sharpens her sense of humor.
C．It enables her to get on well with her life. D．It helps her overcome her learning disabilities.
28．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．Mary Dickins’ New Start after 60 B．Mary Dickins’ First Performance
C．Mary Dickins’ Troubled Writing Career D．Mary Dickins’ Impact on Performance Poets
【答案】25．D 26．B 27．C 28．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了Mary Dickins在60岁以后成为一名表演诗人并由此重获新生的故事。
25．推理判断题。根据第一段的“she said, ‘It was so wild — like nothing I had ever seen before.’(她说：‘那是我从未见过的狂野。’)”和““It felt transformative. I thought, ‘I’ve got to have more of this,’ ” Dickins said. Becoming a performance poet has given her a place on a stage of her own making.(“我觉得这是一种变革。我想，‘我得多点这样的表演，’” Dickins说。成为一名表演诗人让她在自己创造的舞台上占据了一席之地)”可知，Dickins首次作为表演者登台时观众的反应很疯狂，这种体验是她从未经历过的，但她很喜欢，成为表演诗人让Dickins在舞台上有了自己的一席之地。由此推知，当Dickins第一次上台表演诗歌后，观众的反应使她大受鼓舞，故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第二段的“but in three years of seminars she did not say a word. Some of this results from her years at the children’s home. She says, ‘It gave me a sense of what it’s like to be excluded. I never fitted in anywhere.’(但在三年的研讨会上，她一句话也没说。其中一些是她在儿童之家的岁月造成的。她说：‘这让我感受到了被排斥的感觉。我从来没有适应过任何地方。’)”可知，Dickins在儿童之家生活多年的经历让她觉得自己被排斥在外，在任何地方都格格不入，很没有归属感，故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的“‘Putting things into words and giving shape to your emotions is an important part of coming to terms with the things that happen in life,’ she says.(‘把事情用语言表达出来，让你的情绪具体化，这是接受生活中发生的事情的重要组成部分。’她说)”可推知，写作使她更好地接纳生活中发生的一切，让她与自己的生活讲和，故选C。
28．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“she said, ‘It was so wild — like nothing I had ever seen before.’ The audience stamped their feet and shook shakers.(她说：‘那是我从未见过的狂野。’观众们跺着脚，晃动着摇动器)”对Dickins在62岁时首次登台演出的描写，以及最后一段“Finally! You have to wait till you’re 62 to feel confident!’ she says. ‘But I have a sense of who I am and I’m proud of it. I wouldn't be anyone else now — and it took me a long time to say that.’(终于！你得等到62岁才会有自信！她说。‘但我知道我是谁，我为此感到自豪。现在的我不会是别人——我花了很长时间才说出这句话。’)”她提到自己通过写作和表演克服害羞、找到自信可知，本文主要讲述了Mary Dickins在60岁以后成为一名表演诗人并由此重获新生的故事。由此可知，A项“Mary Dickins在60岁后的新开始”为最佳标题，故选A。
8.（2024上·江西鹰潭·高三贵溪市实验中学校考期末）
I enjoy throwing stuff away. I’d love to go full minimalism (极简主义), but my wife and two teenage kids do not share my dream of a house with almost nothing in it. I have tried. When the kids were little, I taught them my two favorite games – “Do We Need It ” and “Put It in Its Place”— and made them play every few months. Their enthusiasm never matched mine.
If I’m going to be honest, my own tidying skills are not as great as I’d like. My “discarded” pile is never quite the trash mountain I want because I make up excuses for why things are useful. I consider this unhealthy. I want to be better at moving on.
So, this time I found help—the classics for people like me: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. Kondo’s commitment to her craft is astonishing. Her philosophy is only to keep things you love. Can I go full Kondo I will try. One central idea is to clean by category. You start by collecting all clothes and gathering them together for consideration. It makes you rethink how you organize. Next, hold each item and ask if it brings you joy. This way you’re choosing what to keep. And that’s how I find myself with all my clothes on my bedroom floor. My wife walks by and gives me a look that says I’m nuts. She’s probably not wrong.
Somewhere near the bottom of this chaos is my special jacket. I move through the pile: pants, shirts, suits and shoes. Then my last category: jackets. I haven’t worn it in about 30 years. Somehow, it has survived. Now, has its time come
I hold it in my hand. There is a tear just below the collar that widens as I hold it. It’s literally falling apart. Will I ever wear it again Not a chance. Does it feel good to wear Does it bring me joy Actually, yes. At this moment, my daughter walks in. She asks about the jacket. I tell her the story. She thinks I should keep it. It’s cool and unique and full of memories. She is arguing that nostalgia (怀念) is the very reason.
I’m not entirely convinced by my daughter’s arguments. I believe in looking ahead, not backward. Nevertheless, sometimes it’s hard to let go. So I gently place the jacket on the “keep” pile.
29．What can we learn about the author’s family members from Paragraph1
A．They can’t tolerate what the author insists on.
B．They are less passionate about full minimalism.
C．They are strongly opposed to full minimalism.
D．They completely support what the author does.
30．What does the underlined word “discarded” probably mean in Paragraph 2
A．abandoned B．disposable C．organized D．classified
31．What drives the author to read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
A．To learn how to categorize. B．To develop a passion for minimalism.
C．To persuade his family members. D．To improve his tidying skills.
32．What’s the text mainly about
A．The importance of categorizing skills B．The changes brought by minimalism
C．The author’s efforts to go minimalism D．An inspiration got from the book
【答案】29．B 30．A 31．D 32．C
【导语】本文是记叙文。文中作者喜欢完全的极简主义风格，但家人并不支持他，为了提高整理技巧，作者去读了《改变生活的整理魔法》。在整理满地的衣服时，作者发现了难以舍弃的夹克衫，又把它放在了“保留”堆里。
29．推理判断题。根据第一段“I enjoy throwing stuff away. I’d love to go full minimalism (极简主义), but my wife and two teenage kids do not share my dream of a house with almost nothing in it.(我喜欢扔掉东西。我喜欢完全简约主义，但我的妻子和两个十几岁的孩子不同意我对几乎什么都没有的房子的梦想。)”和“Their enthusiasm never matched mine.(他们的热情永远比不上我的。)”可以推知，作者的家人对完全的极简主义不那么热衷。故选B。
30．词句猜测题。根据第二段“never quite the trash mountain I want(从来都不是我想要的垃圾山)”可知，垃圾是作者所丢掉的东西，因此故划线词discarded是“丢弃”的意思，和abandoned意思相近，故选A。
31．细节理解题。根据第二段“I want to be better at moving on.(我想更好地向前走。)”以及第三段“So, this time I found help—the classics for people like me: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. Kondo’s commitment to her craft is astonishing. Her philosophy is only to keep things you love.(所以，这次我找到了帮助——适合像我这样的人的经典书籍：Marie Kondo的《改变生活的整理魔法》。Kondo对她的手艺的投入是惊人的。她的哲学是只保留你喜欢的东西。)”可知，提高他的整理技巧是驱使作者去读《改变生活的整理魔法》的原因。故选D。
32．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段的“I enjoy throwing stuff away. I’d love to go full minimalism (极简主义)(我喜欢扔掉东西。我喜欢极简主义风格)”，第二段“If I’m going to be honest, my own tidying skills are not as great as I’d like. My “discarded” pile is never quite the trash mountain I want because I make up excuses for why things are useful. I consider this unhealthy. I want to be better at moving on.(如果我要诚实地说，我自己的整理能力并没有我想的那么好。我的“废弃”堆从来都不是我想要的垃圾山，因为我总是为这些东西有用找借口。我认为这是不健康的。我想更好地向前看。)”和第三段“So, this time I found help—the classics for people like me: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo.(所以，这次我找到了帮助——适合像我这样的人的经典书籍：Marie Kondo的《改变生活的整理魔法》。)”可知，本文主要讲的是作者一直坚持极简主义风格，并且努力提升自己整理的能力，因此本文的主旨是C选项“The author’s efforts to go minimalism(作者努力走向极简主义)”，故选C。
9.（2024上·甘肃武威·高三统考期末）
In an awe-inspiring incident, a young killer whale recently demonstrated remarkable intelligence by seeking assistance from a group of humans to save its trapped mother, which challenged our conventional understanding of wild predators (食肉动物).
The online viral video, shared by Alvin Foo, began with a young killer whale emitting distressing cries towards a group of people on a boat. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, the concerned individuals promptly responded by contacting a rescue team. The young whale’s desperate request for help touched more people’s hearts and set a truly extraordinary chain of events in motion.
As the rescue team arrived, they were amazed to witness the young killer whale’s playful interaction with the humans. The whale appeared elated, seemingly understanding that assistance had finally arrived. This interaction between the mother killer whale and rescuers underlined the potential for mutual understanding beyond the boundary of traditional predator-prey relationships.
The young whale took on the role of a guide, leading the rescue team to its mother trapped in a fishing net. It navigated the water with purpose, as if fully aware that the humans possessed the means to save its mother. This display of intelligence left the rescuers in awe, highlighting the complex cognitive abilities of these magnificent marine creatures. With its guidance, the rescue team swiftly initiated the liberation process, carefully cutting the net to free the trapped whale. Astonishingly, they seemed to understand that the humans were there to help and did as asked.
The instant the mother whale was finally freed, an eruption of joyous cries filled the air. The emotional outpouring conveyed the immense gratitude of both the mother whale and the young whale to the humans who had intervened. As the rescue team made their way back to shore, the two whales swam alongside them. This heart-warming sight emphasized the lasting impact of the rescue. The bond formed through this extraordinary rescue operation was well obvious, proving that the profound connections can be established between various species. The journey back to safety symbolized the victory of compassion over adversity.
33．What can we learn about the video from paragraph 2
A．It spread widely.
B．It went unnoticed.
C．It documented humans’ requesting help.
D．It recorded passive response to the rescue.
34．What does the underlined word “elated” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Tired. B．Excited. C．Frightened. D．Confused.
35．What is the young whale like
A．Wise and cooperative. B．Complex and mysterious.
C．Curious and careful. D．Wild and rude.
36．What does the author mainly want to convey in the last paragraph
A．Adversity is a good discipline.
B．It is urgent to protect wildlife.
C．Different species can coexist in harmony.
D．Human intervention poses a threat to whales.
【答案】33．A 34．B 35．A 36．C
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一头年轻的虎鲸最近展示了非凡的智慧，它向一群人类寻求帮助，以拯救它被困的母亲。
33．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The online viral video(这个视频在网上疯传)”可知，这个视频广泛传播，故选A。
34．词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“seemingly understanding that assistance had finally arrived.(似乎明白援助终于到来了)”可知，看到救援来了，鲸鱼应该是很高兴，由此可知，划线单词意为“高兴的”，与B项“Excited(兴奋的)”意思一样，故选B。
35．推理判断题。根据第一段中“In an awe-inspiring incident, a young killer whale recently demonstrated remarkable intelligence by seeking assistance from a group of humans to save its trapped mother, which challenged our conventional understanding of wild predators(在一个令人敬畏的事件中，一头年轻的虎鲸最近展示了非凡的智慧，它向一群人类寻求帮助，以拯救它被困的母亲，这挑战了我们对野生掠食者的传统理解)”和倒数第二段中“Astonishingly, they seemed to understand that the humans were there to help and did as asked.(令人惊讶的是，他们似乎明白人类是来帮助他们的，并且按照他们的要求去做。)”可推知，小虎鲸是明智且配合的，故选A。
36．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The bond formed through this extraordinary rescue operation was well obvious, proving that the profound connections can be established between various species. (通过这次非凡的救援行动形成的纽带非常明显，证明了不同物种之间可以建立深刻的联系。)”可推知，作者在最后一段主要想表达不同物种可以和谐共存。故选C。
10.（2024上·甘肃酒泉·高三校考期末）
After drawing blood and running a CT scan, the doctor had questions for me. “What is a typical day like for you ” “I am a graduate student with a tight schedule that usually keeps me at work late into the night,” I replied. Next, he turned to diet. I paused when this question came, embarrassed by my answer. “I only have coffee for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, I usually grab something from a fast-food vendor on campus.” The doctor seemed shocked. As more questions followed about my stress levels and lifestyle, my unhealthy state began to sink in.
In graduate school, I was fully focused on my project and doing what I could to become a successful scientist. I didn’t feel I had the time or energy to shop for groceries and cook. I stopped exercising and didn’t spend as much time socializing. When I was sluggish, instead of giving my mind and body a rest, I drank energy boosters to maintain my strength and continued to work long hours. As I progressed through my Ph.D．Program, I gained an unhealthy amount of weight. I got tired easily and I often caught colds or the flu. Eventually, the abdominal pains were so bad that they drove me to the emergency room.
After hearing the doctor’s warning, I knew I had no choice. I stopped working late into the night, which gave me more time to relax, sleep, and prepare my own meals. I read up on dietary recommendations and began to choose nutritious and healthy foods. I also gave up energy drinks and switched to tea. Many times, I was tempted to go back to my old routine. I placed sticky notes in my office and at home to remind myself that if I didn’t make healthy choices, I’d suffer consequences.
It’s been 4 years now and, to my surprise, I have not only noticed gains in my health, but also found it easier to be productive at work.
37．What was the problem with the author
A．He did poorly in his studies. B．He wasn’t good at socializing.
C．He ignored the doctor’s advice. D．He had a very unhealthy lifestyle.
38．Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “sluggish”
A．Cast down. B．Worn out.
C．Carried away. D．Left behind.
39．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A．How the author gradually ruined his health.
B．What difficulties the author faced in his studies.
C．How the author balanced his life and study.
D．What the author did to gain academic achievements.
40．What lies behind the author’s recovery
A．Creativity. B．Optimism.
C．Self-discipline. D．Co-operation.
【答案】37．D 38．B 39．A 40．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述作者由于生活方式不健康及压力水平导致身体出了问题，听了医生的警告后作者不再工作到深夜，也开始选择营养和健康的食物，坚持了4年后作者的健康状况有所改善，工作也更加有效率。
37．细节理解题。根据第一段中““I am a graduate student with a tight schedule that usually keeps me at work late into the night,” I replied. Next, he turned to diet. I paused when this question came, embarrassed by my answer. “I only have coffee for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, I usually grab something from a fast-food vendor on campus.As more questions followed about my stress levels and lifestyle, my unhealthy state began to sink in.(我回答说:“我是一名研究生，日程很紧，经常要工作到深夜。”接下来，他开始转向节食。当这个问题出现时，我停顿了一下，为自己的回答感到尴尬。“我早餐只喝咖啡。午餐和晚餐，我通常会在学校的快餐店买些吃的。”医生似乎很震惊随着更多关于我的压力水平和生活方式的问题接踵而至，我的不健康状态开始被人们所了解)”可知，作者的问题是生活方式不健康。故选D项。
38．词义猜测题。根据划线词下文“instead of giving my mind and body a rest, I drank energy boosters to maintain my strength and continued to work long hours.(我没有让我的大脑和身体休息，而是喝能量加强剂来保持我的力量，并继续长时间工作)”可知，此处指“当我筋疲力尽时”，sluggish意为“筋疲力尽”。故选B项。
39．主旨大意题。根据第二段内容，尤其是“I didn’t feel I had the time or energy to shop for groceries and cook. I stopped exercising and didn’t spend as much time socializing. When I was sluggish, instead of giving my mind and body a rest, I drank energy boosters to maintain my strength and continued to work long hours.(我觉得我没有时间和精力去买菜和做饭。我不再锻炼，也没有花那么多时间社交。当我懒散的时候，我没有让我的大脑和身体休息，我喝能量加强剂来保持我的力量，并继续长时间工作)”及“Eventually, the abdominal pains were so bad that they drove me to the emergency room.(最后，我腹痛得厉害，他们开车送我去了急诊室)”可知，第二段主要讲述作者是如何逐渐摧毁自己的健康的。故选A项。
40．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Many times, I was tempted to go back to my old routine. I placed sticky notes in my office and at home to remind myself that if I didn’t make healthy choices, I’d suffer consequences.(很多时候，我都想回到以前的生活。我在办公室和家里都放了便利贴，提醒自己如果不做健康的选择，我就会承担后果)”及最后一段中“It’s been 4 years now…(到现在已经4年了)”可知，作者是由于长期的自律才恢复了健康，故选C项。专题02 优选精炼记叙文、新闻报道
1.（2024上·贵州贵阳·高三贵阳一中校考阶段练习）
Splendid straw-made miniatures (缩微模型) of classic ancient buildings decorate Xu Jian’s home. They range from the Yellow Crane Tower to Forbidden City’s turrets. They are all full of details and delicately crafted, tied and arranged by Xu’s hands from countless sorghum straws (高粱杆).
The craft involves carving grooves (沟槽) into the sorghum straws, before multiple straws are locked together through those identically sized grooves, Xu says, adding that the sorghum straw art requires a great deal of patience, especially for works depicting ancient architecture.
Under the influence of his father Xu Yanfeng, Xu Jian got his hands on sorghum straws in childhood. He still vividly remember show his father would follow a film featuring scenes of Tiananmen Square and then note down all the details before creating a delicate miniature of it for over three years. The work was then sent to Japan for exhibition and collected by a local museum. Ever since, many of his father’s works made their way to exhibitions at home and abroad.
Xu Jian became committed to the art after he reached 19, getting into the depth of the related techniques. “My father urged me to keep in mind traditional Chinese architectural skills and the history of traditional building protections, and to apply them to my own sorghum straw artworks,” he says. Through hands-on guidance from his father, Xu Jian’s skills became increasingly proficient. While inheriting the craftsmanship from his father, Xu Jian has produced his own creative works.
To date, Xu Jian’s works have been exhibited in over 40 provincial and national-level exhibitions, earning numerous gold awards. To promote the art, Xu Jian joined hands with the School of Civil Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, in 2013, and founded a sorghum straw carving and tying base where the art has been integrated with architectural courses to enhance students’ thinking and practical skills.
1．What’s the feature of Xu Jian’s miniatures
A．They are made from rare materials.
B．They are skillfully created by hand.
C．They are sold in the Forbidden City.
D．They are identical to ancient buildings.
2．What can we infer about Xu Yanfeng from the text
A．He showed great perseverance.
B．He was fond of watching films.
C．He won popularity only in China.
D．He attached importance to creativity.
3．Why did Xu Jian establish a sorghum straw carving and tying base
A．To exhibit his artworks. B．To assist a university.
C．To accommodate artists. D．To spread craftsmanship.
4．Which of the following can best describe Xu Jian
A．Patient and innovative. B．Generous and productive.
C．Caring and strong-willed. D．Critical and open-minded.
2.（2023·广西玉林·高三统考阶段练习）
It was hard not to notice the 8-year-old boy Brooke across the street who stormed in and out of his own house. He did it so often that a neighbor, Chris, wondered what was going on in his life. So Chris asked him.
“He told me that he didn’t have a father,” says Chris, now 58, “and I realized there might be something I could do for him.”
That something was fishing, and Chris’s father taught him how to fish. “Fishing always brought me peace and it taught me how to be patient. When you’re on the water, you can forget about your problems and just appreciate the moment,” Chris said.
One Saturday afternoon on the water led to another, and soon he was teaching other kids in their neighborhood, Lakeland, Florida, how to fix a line, hold a pole, and roll in a big catch. That was 16 years ago.
Since then, Chris has taken groups of kids out almost every weekend to fish. Then, in 2018 he started the nonprofit Take a Kid Fishing Inc. He and a small group of volunteers have introduced more than 2, 500 kids — most without fathers around — to the calming peace found on the water and the excitement of catching a fish.
One of those kids was Jayden, who struggled emotionally when his father died in a car accident in January 2020.
“He was really close to his dad,” says Jayden’s mother, Terra. “And with two younger sisters, he felt he needed to take over the man-of-the-house role. He was trying to be strong for everyone and didn’t show his emotion. I was wondering what to do to help him, and then I learned about Take a Kid Fishing Inc.”
Jayden, now 13, has become a devoted fisherman and credits Chris with helping him mature.
“There’s nothing like feeling that first tug (猛拉) on the line and seeing a kid light up with a smile,” Chris says. “I feel lucky to witness that every weekend.”
5．What can we learn about Brooke from the first paragraph
A．He tended to be restless. B．He had an ambitious mind.
C．He longed to have a father. D．He was interested in fishing.
6．Why did Chris setup Take a Kid Fishing Inc
A．Because he enjoyed the company of children.
B．Because he had to raise some volunteers to help kids.
C．Because he wanted to light up fatherless children’s life.
D．Because he considered teaching children to catch fish fun.
7．What’s the purpose of the author mentioning Jayden
A．To present the benefits of Chris’s act.
B．To show Jayden’s mother’s appreciation.
C．To promote the popularity of fishing together.
D．To make readers donate money to Chris’s organization.
8．What conclusion can be made from Chris’s work
A．Fishing can strengthen family connections.
B．Fathers play an important role in kids’ life.
C．Family kids are the future of a strong nation.
D．Proper and timely guidance makes a mature kid.
3.（2023·广西南宁·高三南宁二中校考阶段练习）
Thailand’s “loneliest tree”, a tree growing on a rocky island only a few meters in diameter, is being seriously threatened by tourists desperate to get a selfie (自拍) with it.
The small patch of land located just off the country’s eastern coast in Trat Province has been called “Koh Khai Hua Roh” because it looks similar to the island featured in drawings of funny scenes involving a man and a woman trapped on an island in the popular Khai Hua Roh comic. The uninhabited island is quite a sight to behold, as it is home to a lonely tree that struggle to live despite being surrounded by salt water. Unfortunately, the tree’s popularity might just be the death of it.
On Tuesday, the Koh Mak Tambon Administrative Organization led a team of Thai reporters to Koh Khai Hua Roh in order to observe the country’s loneliest tree. They knew that photos of the lonely tree shared on social media had been attracting an increasing number of tourists to the island, but they had no idea how much damage that could produce.
According to The Nation, several small branches of the tree were found broken off, the tree’s exposed roots appeared to have been stepped heavily on to the point where the outer cover has peeled off (剥落), and the trunk appears to be tilting (倾斜) more than it did a few years back.
Koh Khai Hua Roh island is so tiny that it can only accommodate up to five people at a time, but local authorities admit that selfie-addicted tourists sometimes crowd there in much greater numbers, with some even climbing the poor tree.
The Koh Mak Tambon Administrative Organization plans to kickstart an educational campaign to hopefully teach people to conserve iconic landmarks like Thailand’s loneliest tree. It also plans to take more drastic actions, like restricting the number of tourists allowed to visit the island and making the island only accessible in certain seasons.
9．The name of the island is related to .
A．a lonely tree B．a popular comic
C．a controversial selfie D．a threatened tourist
10．How is the loneliest tree according to The Nation
A．It is under protection. B．It proves inaccessible
C．It has become less popular. D．It is in a really bad state.
11．What is the last paragraph mainly about
A．Ways to establish landmarks.
B．Measures to advertise the island.
C．Responses to the damage from tourists.
D．Actions to attract more tourists.
12．From which is this text most probably taken
A．A geography textbook. B．A news report.
C．A health magazine. D．A travel guide.
4.（2023·黑龙江·高三牡丹江市第三高级中学校考）
A 70-year-old woman wins hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin, He Qi reports in Shanghai.
Videos on the social networking platform Douyin—also known globally as TikTok—that show men and women with perfect physiques working out or providing fitness tips are commonplace.
Trying to stand out from the crowd amid a flood of such videos can often be difficult, but a relatively new account, which has only been active since last year, has managed to do easily. The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, toned figure that would leave viewers green with envy.
The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, a Shanghai resident with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos. She was once even featured on a reality show on China Central Television. According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 followers within just a few months.
“The main group that I wanted to encourage was people at ages 30 to 50,” says Chen. “I think they will be motivated to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The message I want to convey is that it is never too late to pursue good health.”
For Chen, her passion for exercising was born out of a need instead of a desire to become famous. According to Chen, her health had been poor since she was a child. She even had to give up her job after giving birth to her daughter because her health was severely affected by the pregnancy. “In the past, whenever I felt uncomfortable, I would lie at home for an entire day,” says Chen, who used to be a saleswoman in a local company before retirement.
13．What is the main idea of the text
A．An old woman follows Douyin to work out.
B．It is never too late to pursue good health.
C．An elderly fitness instructor is well received on Douyin.
D．Work energetically, and you can win hearts on Douyin.
14．Who are the people Chen intended to target
A．Young women. B．Middle aged people.
C．Retired people. D．Douyin viewers.
15．When could Chen have started her passion for exercising
A．Since she was a child.
B．After she quit her job.
C．After she gave birth to her daughter.
D．When she became advanced in years.
16．Which of the following is true
A．It is easier for an old trainer to stand out on Douyin.
B．Viewers may feel more jealous of young women.
C．Chen's Douyin account is managed by her trainer.
D．It is just a few months since Chen opened her Douyin account.
5.（2023·黑龙江·高三哈尔滨市第一中学校校考）
Kevin Randall, a teacher,who teaches biology at Grandville High School,runs the environmental club at the high school,which has around 2,000 students.The club is known as the GHS Green Team,and it aims to raise awareness among students and teachers about sustainability(持续性).It also works on projects to reduce the environmental footprint of the building itself.
One of the club's recent projects focused on reducing waste in the school cafeteria.Randall said their cafeteria supervisor told them that the school went through 54,000 plastic forks every year.The club applied for a financial help,built recycling centers for the cafeteria,and purchased metal silverware.
And now every student uses a durable metal fork or a spoon instead of disposables.(一次性用品),“and that's just one way we're trying to capture the low-hanging fruit,if you will,"Randall said.
The efforts of Randall and his students have earned Grandville High School the Michigan Green School certification from the state.In addition to their work reducing waste in the cafeteria, the GHS Green Team has also built a garden with flowers and vegetables on campus,and leads cleanups on site and out in the community.Over the years,Randall and his students have also been working on raising money to install solar panels(太阳能板) on the roof of the high school.
Randall said he was motivated to take the lead on environmental issues for his school because he wanted his students to have someone to turn to in the building who understands what's at stake(利害攸关）when it comes to climate change.
＂And I also felt like I needed to do more in my life for my own two children at home," Randall added,"They need to know that their dad is working as hard as he can to reduce the effects of climate change,and to spread the word,and to make sure that other students out there are learning about this just the way they are at home."
17．What is the purpose of the GHS Green Team club
A．To inspire students' love for biology.
B．To finish the projects assigned by school.
C．To prepare students for their future jobs.
D．To promote environmental protection.
18．What's the result of the project on school cafeteria
A．It has changed the outlook of the cafeteria.
B．Students can have more fruits in the cafeteria.
C．Plastic forks are no longer used in the cafeteria.
D．The school has become famous nationwide.
19．What's the fourth paragraph mainly about
A．The classification of the projects.
B．The characteristics of the club.
C．The activities organized by the club.
D．The future of the club.
20．What was Randall's aim by doing the work on environmental issues .
A．To educate the young.
B．To get material rewards.
C．To amuse his children.
D．To make himself famous.
6.（2023·安徽亳州·高三校考阶段练习）
Sagarika Sriram was 10 years old when she started reading newspaper stories about a planet in trouble, one of which was about turtles with plastic in their stomachs. Sagarika knew she needed to do something. First, she joined a group which organized cleanup campaigns in her home city, Dubai “The group helped me understand what an individual can do and how I can really make a difference,” she says.
Then Sagarika created Kids for a Better World. It’s a digital platform which has brought together nearly 10,000 youths from all over the world with the goal to create a greener world.
Sagarika is now 16. She’s part of a growing number of young climate activists. “We’re the generation that is going to face the results if the climate crisis is not dealt with,” she says. She believes even individual actions can create a “ripple effect”. Sagarika says this can build momentum and can move things in the right direction.
Kids for a Better World is for people aged 8 to 16. It teaches them about what they can do to reverse climate change. They can grow food, plant trees, collect recyclables and avoid using plastic bags. “This is the information which can help change our future,” Sagarika says.
Dubai is a desert metropolis. Growing up there has made Sagarika very aware of the need for action. Her city faces the risk of rising temperatures and its water supply is shrinking. She believes young people can bring attention to these environmental challenges.
Sagarika is all about small actions, but she has big plans. She’d like to go to college in California. While she’s there, she’ll continue being an activist. She’ll also be running Kids for a Better World. She hopes to inspire others to fight for a greener planet. Others have inspired her. “We’re creating our own system of inspirational change-makers,” she says.
21．Why did the author mention “turtles with plastic in their stomachs” in paragraph 1
A．To make a comparison B．To give an example.
C．To analyze the problem. D．To introduce the topic.
22．Why did Sagarika created Kids for a Better World
A．Because she wanted to create a greener world.
B．Because she wanted to bring together nearly1000 youths.
C．Because she wanted to read newspaper stories.
D．Because she wanted to save the turtle.
23．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us
A．What can help change our future. B．What people should do at present.
C．What Kids for a Better World does. D．What courses are taught on the platform.
24．Which of the following words can best describe Sagarika
A．Generous and friendly. B．Brave and smart.
C．Persistent and inspirational. D．Noble-minded and careful.
7.（2024·吉林长春·高三东北师大附中期末）
Mary Dickins had been a member of the audience at poetry nights before and knew “the poetry clap”. She made a polite tapping of fingers. But when she made her debut (首次演出) as a performer at the age of 62 at the legendary Bang Said the Gun night in south London, she said, “It was so wild — like nothing I had ever seen before.” The audience stamped their feet and shook shakers. “It felt transformative. I thought, ‘I’ve got to have more of this,’ ” Dickins said. Becoming a performance poet has given her a place on a stage of her own making.
All her life she has written, mostly without being seen or heard. Her mother died when she was nine, and, after she went into a care home at 13, Dickins’ writing stayed in notebooks. Really, she says, a lot of her adult life has been about getting over childhood shyness. At university — she studied education — she met her husband of 40 years, but in three years of seminars she did not say a word. Some of this results from her years at the children’s home. She says, “It gave me a sense of what it’s like to be excluded. I never fitted in anywhere.”
After she graduated, she discovered that she loved working with people with learning disabilities. She became an expert in inclusive education. “That was my niche (称心的职业),” she says. She published books and returned to the University of North London as a senior lecturer in early childhood studies.
Dickins now sees that in adulthood she has been giving herself permission to be silly. “The sillier I allow myself to be, the better the writing is,” she says. Her observations are humorous.
“Putting things into words and giving shape to your emotions is an important part of coming to terms with the things that happen in life,” she says.
Does she still feel like an outsider
“I think I’ve made it into a virtue. I celebrate the fact that I don’t fit into a box. Finally! You have to wait till you’re 62 to feel confident!” she says. “But I have a sense of who I am and I'm proud of it. I wouldn’t be anyone else now — and it took me a long time to say that.”
25．How did Dickins feel about her debut
A．Calm. B．Awkward. C．Stressed. D．Encouraged.
26．What led to Dickins’ lack of a sense of belonging
A．Her immature writing style. B．Her experience at the care home.
C．Her struggle with her university studies. D．Her difficult relationship with her husband.
27．How does writing benefit Dickins
A．It makes her land a good job. B．It sharpens her sense of humor.
C．It enables her to get on well with her life. D．It helps her overcome her learning disabilities.
28．Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A．Mary Dickins’ New Start after 60 B．Mary Dickins’ First Performance
C．Mary Dickins’ Troubled Writing Career D．Mary Dickins’ Impact on Performance Poets
8.（2024上·江西鹰潭·高三贵溪市实验中学校考期末）
I enjoy throwing stuff away. I’d love to go full minimalism (极简主义), but my wife and two teenage kids do not share my dream of a house with almost nothing in it. I have tried. When the kids were little, I taught them my two favorite games – “Do We Need It ” and “Put It in Its Place”— and made them play every few months. Their enthusiasm never matched mine.
If I’m going to be honest, my own tidying skills are not as great as I’d like. My “discarded” pile is never quite the trash mountain I want because I make up excuses for why things are useful. I consider this unhealthy. I want to be better at moving on.
So, this time I found help—the classics for people like me: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. Kondo’s commitment to her craft is astonishing. Her philosophy is only to keep things you love. Can I go full Kondo I will try. One central idea is to clean by category. You start by collecting all clothes and gathering them together for consideration. It makes you rethink how you organize. Next, hold each item and ask if it brings you joy. This way you’re choosing what to keep. And that’s how I find myself with all my clothes on my bedroom floor. My wife walks by and gives me a look that says I’m nuts. She’s probably not wrong.
Somewhere near the bottom of this chaos is my special jacket. I move through the pile: pants, shirts, suits and shoes. Then my last category: jackets. I haven’t worn it in about 30 years. Somehow, it has survived. Now, has its time come
I hold it in my hand. There is a tear just below the collar that widens as I hold it. It’s literally falling apart. Will I ever wear it again Not a chance. Does it feel good to wear Does it bring me joy Actually, yes. At this moment, my daughter walks in. She asks about the jacket. I tell her the story. She thinks I should keep it. It’s cool and unique and full of memories. She is arguing that nostalgia (怀念) is the very reason.
I’m not entirely convinced by my daughter’s arguments. I believe in looking ahead, not backward. Nevertheless, sometimes it’s hard to let go. So I gently place the jacket on the “keep” pile.
29．What can we learn about the author’s family members from Paragraph1
A．They can’t tolerate what the author insists on.
B．They are less passionate about full minimalism.
C．They are strongly opposed to full minimalism.
D．They completely support what the author does.
30．What does the underlined word “discarded” probably mean in Paragraph 2
A．abandoned B．disposable C．organized D．classified
31．What drives the author to read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
A．To learn how to categorize. B．To develop a passion for minimalism.
C．To persuade his family members. D．To improve his tidying skills.
32．What’s the text mainly about
A．The importance of categorizing skills B．The changes brought by minimalism
C．The author’s efforts to go minimalism D．An inspiration got from the book
9.（2024上·甘肃武威·高三统考期末）
In an awe-inspiring incident, a young killer whale recently demonstrated remarkable intelligence by seeking assistance from a group of humans to save its trapped mother, which challenged our conventional understanding of wild predators (食肉动物).
The online viral video, shared by Alvin Foo, began with a young killer whale emitting distressing cries towards a group of people on a boat. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, the concerned individuals promptly responded by contacting a rescue team. The young whale’s desperate request for help touched more people’s hearts and set a truly extraordinary chain of events in motion.
As the rescue team arrived, they were amazed to witness the young killer whale’s playful interaction with the humans. The whale appeared elated, seemingly understanding that assistance had finally arrived. This interaction between the mother killer whale and rescuers underlined the potential for mutual understanding beyond the boundary of traditional predator-prey relationships.
The young whale took on the role of a guide, leading the rescue team to its mother trapped in a fishing net. It navigated the water with purpose, as if fully aware that the humans possessed the means to save its mother. This display of intelligence left the rescuers in awe, highlighting the complex cognitive abilities of these magnificent marine creatures. With its guidance, the rescue team swiftly initiated the liberation process, carefully cutting the net to free the trapped whale. Astonishingly, they seemed to understand that the humans were there to help and did as asked.
The instant the mother whale was finally freed, an eruption of joyous cries filled the air. The emotional outpouring conveyed the immense gratitude of both the mother whale and the young whale to the humans who had intervened. As the rescue team made their way back to shore, the two whales swam alongside them. This heart-warming sight emphasized the lasting impact of the rescue. The bond formed through this extraordinary rescue operation was well obvious, proving that the profound connections can be established between various species. The journey back to safety symbolized the victory of compassion over adversity.
33．What can we learn about the video from paragraph 2
A．It spread widely.
B．It went unnoticed.
C．It documented humans’ requesting help.
D．It recorded passive response to the rescue.
34．What does the underlined word “elated” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Tired. B．Excited. C．Frightened. D．Confused.
35．What is the young whale like
A．Wise and cooperative. B．Complex and mysterious.
C．Curious and careful. D．Wild and rude.
36．What does the author mainly want to convey in the last paragraph
A．Adversity is a good discipline.
B．It is urgent to protect wildlife.
C．Different species can coexist in harmony.
D．Human intervention poses a threat to whales.
10.（2024上·甘肃酒泉·高三校考期末）
After drawing blood and running a CT scan, the doctor had questions for me. “What is a typical day like for you ” “I am a graduate student with a tight schedule that usually keeps me at work late into the night,” I replied. Next, he turned to diet. I paused when this question came, embarrassed by my answer. “I only have coffee for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, I usually grab something from a fast-food vendor on campus.” The doctor seemed shocked. As more questions followed about my stress levels and lifestyle, my unhealthy state began to sink in.
In graduate school, I was fully focused on my project and doing what I could to become a successful scientist. I didn’t feel I had the time or energy to shop for groceries and cook. I stopped exercising and didn’t spend as much time socializing. When I was sluggish, instead of giving my mind and body a rest, I drank energy boosters to maintain my strength and continued to work long hours. As I progressed through my Ph.D．Program, I gained an unhealthy amount of weight. I got tired easily and I often caught colds or the flu. Eventually, the abdominal pains were so bad that they drove me to the emergency room.
After hearing the doctor’s warning, I knew I had no choice. I stopped working late into the night, which gave me more time to relax, sleep, and prepare my own meals. I read up on dietary recommendations and began to choose nutritious and healthy foods. I also gave up energy drinks and switched to tea. Many times, I was tempted to go back to my old routine. I placed sticky notes in my office and at home to remind myself that if I didn’t make healthy choices, I’d suffer consequences.
It’s been 4 years now and, to my surprise, I have not only noticed gains in my health, but also found it easier to be productive at work.
37．What was the problem with the author
A．He did poorly in his studies. B．He wasn’t good at socializing.
C．He ignored the doctor’s advice. D．He had a very unhealthy lifestyle.
38．Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “sluggish”
A．Cast down. B．Worn out.
C．Carried away. D．Left behind.
39．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A．How the author gradually ruined his health.
B．What difficulties the author faced in his studies.
C．How the author balanced his life and study.
D．What the author did to gain academic achievements.
40．What lies behind the author’s recovery
A．Creativity. B．Optimism.
C．Self-discipline. D．Co-operation.
