备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递专题05： 阅读理解之记叙文10篇(第二期)(新高考专用)（含解析）

备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(新高考专用)
第二期
专题05 阅读理解之记叙文10篇
（2023秋·黑龙江大庆·高三大庆中学校考一模）Being highly successful in any field is pretty rare. It takes a combination of natural talent, luck, determination, and plenty of outside support for someone to make it big in sports, entertainment, or business. But what if competing is all that matters to you, whether you are likely to succeed or not This was the goal of Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, and his reaching that goal was an amazing achievement.
Born in the UK in 1963, Edwards was a passionate downhill skier whose dream was to compete for Britain in world-class competitions. He would have liked to represent his country in the 1984 Winter Olympics, but there were a large number of downhill competitors, and Edwards didn’t qualify. Seeing his chance elsewhere, he switched to ski jumping. Ski jumping didn’t cost as much as downhill skiing, and there was almost no competition for a place on the British team.
But a number of hurdles could have meant the end of Edwards’ dream. He weighed more than most competitors. He had no financial support for his training. Poor eyesight meant that he had to wear glasses under his goggles—not a good thing when they steamed up at high altitudes. But he couldn’t let any of these discourage him. He saw himself as a true lover of the sport who simply wanted the chance to compete. Winning wasn’t the point. Having the opportunity to try was all he cared about. And nothing could stop him from trying.
In the end, Edwards took 55th place at the 1987 World Championships. He then went on to the
1988 Winter Olympics where he finished last. Many athletes would have been embarrassed about this result, but he is proud of his achievements to this day. His determination to fight against all the odds made him a global hero, and in 2016, the inspiring film Eddie the Eagle was made about his life.
1．What is the purpose of the first paragraph
A．To add some background information. B．To uncover the secret of success.
C．To expect an answer from readers. D．To introduce the topic.
2．Why did Michael Edwards choose ski jumping
A．It was more popular. B．It needed fewer skills.
C．There was little competition. D．There was free equipment.
3．What does the underlined word “hurdles” mean in paragraph3
A．Doubts. B．Obstacles. C．Changes. D．Options.
4．What made Michael Edwards outstanding
A．His passion for the sport. B．His determination to win.
C．His attitude towards the Olympics. D．His ability to overcome physical disabilities.
（2023秋·湖北·高三统考阶段练习）The Twenty-three-year-old Mumbai girl Vidhi Bubna is offering India’s first and only diving grant to explore the marine ecosystem.
Vidhi’s first diving experience turned out to be a heartbreaking one. While she expected a lot of colors underwater as she had seen on TV, Vidhi came across all white corals (珊瑚), which means they are almost dead from being bleached (褪色).
“It was very sad and I just started crying after coming out of the water,” she says.
Vidhi, an economics graduate from Ashoka University, did not enjoy working with numbers and turned to writing about social issues, including women’s rights and minority issues.
As an adventure lover, Vidhi went diving to explore the underwater beauty last year. Her disappointment at seeing dying corals led to the start of Coral Warriors, anon-profit organization that aims to raise awareness of marine protection and climate change.
“Nobody knows about climate change till they see it,” Vidhi says. The Mumbai-based organisation offers India’s first and only diving grant. The grant sponsors level-one scuba diving education in any location of their choice in India. While there is no specific standard, Vidhi says the selection process is strict, choosing candidates who are passionate about climate change and seeing that they do something of their choice. Four candidates have been awarded the grant so far and the organisation hopes to find at least five people every year.
“After the candidates return, we expect them to work on a climate change project of their choice, create communities, and work to create awareness and drive action-centric projects,” she explains.
Prior to starting coral warriors, Vidhi was hosting free online workshops to spread awareness of marine biodiversity and climate change, and has reached about 5, 000 people through them.
As a next step, Vidhi is planning to work on documentaries with high-quality underwater images and videos, considering not many can afford or have the courage to go diving to see what is happening underwater.
5．How did Vidhi feel on her first diving
A．Excited. B．Upset. C．Awesome. D．Awkward.
6．Why did Vidhi set up Coral Warriors
A．To focus more attention on social issues.
B．To further explore the underwater beauty.
C．To fuel people’s enthusiasm for adventure.
D．To make an appeal for marine conservation.
7．What are candidates expected to do
A．To help promote people’s sense of community.
B．To choose whatever they are passionate about.
C．To meet specific and strict selection standards.
D．To undertake activities relevant to climate change.
8．What will Vidhi do to protect marine biodiversity
A．Ahoot documentaries. B．Tackle climate change.
C．Encourage people to dive. D．Host free online workshops.
（2023秋·福建厦门·高三福建省厦门第二中学校考开学考试）Alicia Quarles has her hands full these days — both of them, at all hours of the day and night.
“Having a baby unexpectedly at 41 is one thing; having twins is a whole other beast, ” says the global entertainment editor.
Actually, until her pregnancy Quarles had been living at breakneck speed. It went so until last year. “I was exhausted,” she says. “I’d been working three jobs, doing my charity and going nonstop. I was afraid my mental health was getting worse.” In early August she took herself to the hospital, to see if she was OK. Doctors ran multiple tests and told her that she had had an anxiety attack, and she was 11 weeks pregnant.
“She was stressed and decompensated (代谢失调的), so everything just came to more than she could handle at the time,” explains doctor Miriam Barnes, who began treating her. “Fortunately, she tried to be positive and seek help from me immediately. I told her not to have any medication at that stage and advised her to take natural therapy (疗法).”
A week later Quarles learned that she was having twins. But instead of that news adding to her anxiety, “a total peace came over me, and it felt like it all made sense,” she says. Quarles, who did not take any medication, returned home to her loved ones in North Carolina, where she gave birth to Hudson and Harlow on Feb. 16. “There’s nothing like family,” she says. “I found out through working on myself in natural therapy that there were a lot of things I hadn’t dealt with. I just kept going.”
These days Quarles uses social media to document her joyful motherhood journey. Quarles has put her anxiety behind but remains in therapy — and wants to encourage others who feel stressed to get help. “At first I felt guilty and embarrassed,” she admits. “I don’t anymore. My message is you can fall down. But you can stand up, by yourself or with the help of others. It’s not a shame, and it’s a blessing.”
9．Which of the following best explains “breakneck” underlined in paragraph 2
A．Safe and slow. B．Fast and dangerous.
C．Exciting and terrifying. D．Gentle and comfortable.
10．Why did Quarles return to North Carolina
A．To give birth and make some friends.
B．To have a break and treat her anxiety.
C．To take natural therapy and stay alone.
D．To look after her family and visit a doctor.
11．What does Quarles suggest people under pressure do
A．Keep standing up. B．Fall down if needed.
C．Face whatever comes. D．Obtain assistance when necessary.
12．What is a suitable title for the text
A．An Anxious 41-year-old Mother
B．A Mother’s Astonishing Experience
C．An Interesting Taste of Motherhood
D．A Mother Fighting Her Mental Breakdown
（2022秋·四川内江·高三四川省资中县第二中学校考阶段练习）Everything has its place and no one understands a concept better than 7-year-old Jacob Dunnack of Willimantic, Connecticut. Though Jacob feels that his place is on the baseball field, on the rare occasions when he’s not outside playing, his ball has a place of its own, safe and secure inside its bat.
Last year after experiencing difficulty carrying both his ball and bat home, Jacob invented the JD Batball- a 22-inch baseball bat inside which baseballs can be stored.
While most people find his accomplishment at such a young age inspiring, his mother, Elizabeth Dunnack, says that the heart of the matter lies in Jacob’s amazing spirit and will to live.
“You see,” his mother says,“Jacob was born with a rare heart disease and at four days old he had the first of a series of operations. At 11 months old, a ten hour open-heart operation resulted in a serious stroke. The doctor said that Jacob would be blind and disabled permanently.”
She continues, “With a lot of hard work and loving support over many years, today Jacob cannot only see, but walk and, through his own determination, even play baseball!”
Even though the stroke caused Jacob to lose the use of his right hand, this didn’t stop him from pursuing his favorite sport as he grew older. When he had trouble carrying both the bat and the ball home, that’s when he came up with the idea of storing the ball inside the bat so that he could carry both with one hand.
While he developed it because of his disability, the JD Batball is an extremely useful tool for kids across the country who play baseball, helping to solve the problems of losing the ball. “This invention is not only going to thrill children, but also their parents!” commented Jacob’s mother.
13．What do we know about Jacob from the first paragraph
A．He thinks his bat and ball should be put in separate places.
B．He spends a lot of time playing baseball.
C．He is a great baseball player.
D．He often loses his ball.
14．According to Jacob’s mother, what helped him overcome difficulties in life
A．His curiosity. B．His intelligence. C．His patience. D．His perseverance.
15．Jacob invented the JD Batball because he .
A．didn’t want to lose his ball
B．wanted to carry more balls to the baseball field
C．was not able to carry both his bat and ball
D．wanted to help other children who often lose balls
16．What would be the best title for the passage
A．Jacob’s Place B．The Bat and the Ball
C．Jacob and His Favorite Sport D．7-year-old Survivor and Inventor
（2022·云南保山·统考一模）I was checking out at the supermarket counter on Wednesday night, ready to pay for my bananas, when all of a sudden, fear came upon me. My wallet was gone. And I could only have left it one place: the G9 bus, from which I had gotten off minutes earlier and which was now speeding to some stops. The moment of realizing it was gone was followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the credit cards, the driver’s license, the expensive lipstick ($55!).
Two hours after I was back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband answered while I sat in the dining room on the phone with a credit card company. “Does Jennifer live here ” I heard someone say. In her hand was my wallet, without a penny missing. She left before I could offer my gratitude to her.
After I posted the story, I heard from her boyfriend, who identified the good citizen as Erin Ball, a 26-year-old girl working for a trade organization.
Once I figured out her, I called to thank her. She said she spotted my wallet and thought that it’s more dangerous to go to a stranger’s house than leaving the wallet with the driver, but she still decided to take the chance. “If I were in that situation, I would want someone to try to find me,” she said. Ball doesn’t find her actions particularly excellent. She added, “It’s not hard to do small things for people. ”
After Ball found my wallet, she decided to post a picture of my driver’s license online before going to my house, trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner had she left my doorstep than I got emails from two neighbors who recognized my face, both offering to help me find my missing property.
Ball found my house on a bitterly cold night for which I was extremely grateful. Looking back, I’m not surprised someone had wanted to help a stranger. A warm current of honesty and harmony is running through this town.
17．What happened to the author when she was checking out in the supermarket
A．She found her wallet was stolen. B．She found she had lost her wallet.
C．She realized she would miss the G9 bus. D．She replaced the credit cards and driver’s license.
18．What does the underlined phrase “take the chance” mean in 4th paragraph
A．Run a risk. B．Look for opportunities. C．Do a good deed. D．Make a deal.
19．How did author’s neighbors know she lost her wallet
A．The G9 driver told them in person. B．Ball’s boyfriend emailed them.
C．They got information from the Internet. D．The author post her license online.
20．How did Jennifer think of her town after she got her wallet
A．Respectful. B．Hopeful. C．Energetic. D．Depressed.
（2023秋·江苏镇江·高三统考开学考试）On any given day Damon Carson will deal with lots of inquiries from large companies looking to unload massive amounts of stuff that would otherwise go to the landfill (废物填埋场). For example, twenty-eight plastic boxes from a store were just waiting for him to repurpose them. And a recreation company wanted to know if Carson was interested in 360 kilograms of blue ropes
“They don’t want to just throw it away,” he explains. “Nor should they. Because it has value. ”The question of what value, and to whom, is what occupies Carson’s days.
For nearly a decade, his company, Repurposed Materials, has been devoted to this. He’s not looking to recycle the stuff he gets—breaking it down to make something new—but rather finding new homes for abandoned goods in their original forms.
In the late 1990s, Carson was on break from business school, when he discovered the profitable world of waste. He and a friend started a small business near construction sites. Working in construction, Carson had become familiar with an almost-everyday phenomenon: “You’d open up one of these big construction dumpster (大垃圾箱) and stuff would start falling out,” he says. He would find perfectly good wood, or a window still wrapped in plastic from the factory. “You can’t wrap your mind around how wasteful America is until you run a waste company,” he says
There is a solid environmental case for repurposing, or upcycling. “When people call, I say we don’t chip, grind, melt.” “Carson notes. Recycling, however noble, still takes energy. “Why melt something down, if it still has value ” he asks. An old oil-field pipe might be melted down and turned into a car bumper, but it still takes a fair amount of power to finish the transformation. Why not put it straight up and turn it into a fence post on a farm The only cost is transport.
Carson recently opened two new warehouses (仓库), bringing the total to six. “Corporations(企业) are,” he says, “becoming increasingly focused on sustainability, so we’re upping (使升级) our capabilities. You never know when the next 20,000-kilogram spool of 10-centimeter-thick rope might come along, or where it might go.”
21．What does Carson’s company Repurposed Materials do
A．It helps large companies bury waste.
B．It warns people against throwing away waste.
C．It brings new lives to abandoned stuff.
D．It changes the original form of abandoned stuff.
22．What advantage does upcycling have over recycling according to Carson
A．It is more logical B．It is more systematic
C．It is more formal D．It is more energy-saving
23．What caused Carson to consider upping his company’s capabilities
A．Current trend of using heavier ropes.
B．Fast development of his warehouses.
C．Natural process of treating waste materials.
D．Increasing environmental concerns of corporations.
24．Which of the following best describes Carson
A．Generous and hard-working B．Intelligent and humorous
C．Devoted and forward-looking D．Independent and responsible
（2023秋·新疆伊犁·高三奎屯市第一高级中学校考阶段练习）It was the men’s skating finals of the Winter Olympics when I was 16. Someday I’d be in the Olympics. In fact, it was my dream.
That night I lay on our living room floor excitedly watching the battle between the Brians: American Brian Boitano facing Brian Orser in Canada. Both of them had been world champions. Both of them deserved to win. Naturally I was for Brian Boitano, a northern Californian like me. We had skated on the same ice. I held my breath in amazement. Boitano performed successfully. The gold medal! I jumped in the air when his score went up.
But what happened next is what I’ll never forget. Brian Boitano sat in front of the camera with his coach, surrounded by a group of journalists. He was talking about his career and his medal, talking to the whole world. A terrible sinking feeling went through me. I could never be in the Olympics, I thought. I could not talk in public like that. Just the idea of a press conference terrified me.
I loved skating partly because I didn’t have to talk. I could express myself with my jumps and dances better. I didn’t have to stand up and give a speech like some teachers expected. I could feel the blood rush to my face if I thought a teacher was going to call me. I stared at my shoes. I was sure I’d make a fool of myself.
The next day I was at the rink (溜冰场)as usual. I was practising a combination of jumps that had once seemed impossible. I worked very hard the next few years — on the ice and especially off. After journalists talked to me and although my heart pounded every time I spoke to them, I got to know them. They became familiar faces. And they got to know me. So when my big moment came four years after Brians, I was ready. Sometimes I think my biggest accomplishment was not winning the gold but talking to the press afterwards. When you do the thing you fear most, you put an end to fear.
Fear can stop you dead in your tracks. Fear can kill a dream. What are you afraid of What scares you more than anything else This year, walk right up to it and conquer it, step by step.
25．What information can we get from the second paragraph
A．The author lived a hard life.
B．The author comes from Canada.
C．The author once skated with Orser.
D．The author wished Boitano to win the match
26．What is one of the reasons why the author liked skating according to the passage
A．She could build up her body to be healthier.
B．It could help her to get closer to her idol.
C．She could better express herself with body language.
D．The possibility of her being a world champion was great.
27．What the author felt the most satisfied with is that ____.
A．she lived up to her coaches expectations
B．she became a world champion as planned
C．she managed to overcome her inner fear eventually
D．she handled the balance between her career and life
28．What does the author mainly want to tell us
A．Face a fear bravely.
B．Practice makes perfect.
C．Bad times make a good man.
D．Failure is the mother of success.
（2023秋·广西·高三南宁二中校联考开学考试）Last year, my Singapore-based sister insisted my mother and I join her for the Christmas. My mum, a fearless woman, would get strangely nervous on flights. Perhaps the only thing that convinced her to overcome her fears was the chance to piece together our declining bond.
Growing up, moments with Mum were painfully short-lived because I spent most time at the boarding school, reuniting only during the holidays. Every year, she would eagerly await my return, which would always lead to constant loving scenes. Those cherished moments were gradually vanishing as I moved away for university. Soon, our relationship became tense. She seemed unable to comprehend me and her stubborn and old-fashioned advice forced me to shut myself. But the more I pulled away, the more I felt a longing for the bond that had grown so dim. Perhaps Singapore would give us a chance to breathe it back to life.
I assumed the immersive exhibits at Art Science Museum would refresh my mother, who was an art student. However, I was surprised when she just turned her nose up at the Bruges Whale, a sculpture using plastic waste to raise awareness about ocean pollution. “It’s art, Mum! Be more appreciative.” I defended.
Disheartened by the distance between us, I led her to the kid’s zone. We signed up for a joint sketching activity, hoping that would help us connect. As our creative juices flowed, our faded relationship began to take on the hues and shades of something sincere and beautiful.
“Look!” she excitedly pointed towards a digital screen that displayed our creations. “That one’s ours.” Mum went up and reached out, touching the fish as it moved its tail back and forth in the virtual tank.
Looking around, I saw children sharing moments with their parents, and my own childhood flashed back. That rare instance where she let slip an inner innocence and delight at a new experience revealed the little girl in her, who was like me, had lost a vital connection to responsibilities of motherhood.
“Our time together was like that of friends. You were my mother, and I’m a child following you around.” My mum said to me with a smile.
29．What made Mum accept the visit to Singapore
A．The resolve to overcome the nervousness on flight.
B．The desire to restore relationship with her children.
C．The sincere invitation of my Singapore-based sister.
D．The expectation for Art Science Museum as an artist.
30．What is the attitude of Mum towards the Bruges Whale
A．She felt it a huge waste to make it from plastic.
B．She showed a great interest in this work of art.
C．She didn’t think it good enough to be exhibited.
D．She considered it beneficial to ocean protection.
31．What can we learn from the sketching activity
A．It revealed Mum’s inner ignorance like a girl.
B．It explored causes for faded bond between families.
C．It let Mum totally lose responsibilities of motherhood.
D．It provided an opportunity to share moments with families.
32．What do Mum’s words imply in the last paragraph
A．A good medicine tastes bitter. B．Life has indeed come full circle.
C．Actions speak louder than words. D．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
（2021秋·广东·高三校联考阶段练习）Peggy, a nine-year-old border collie (柯利牧羊犬), was signed over to the RSPCA (皇家防止虐待动物协会) after her handler could no longer communicate with her. He thought she could no longer work because she was not able to hear whistles or voice commands.
However, after being handed to the RSPCA, Peggy was taken in by Chloe Shorten, an animal welfare manager from the organization’s mid-Norfolk and north Suffolk branch.
Shorten, 28, and her husband Jason, 34, a shepherd, taught Peggy to understand hand signals and body language. The couple trained Peggy with the help of a sheepdog trainer and their two other working dogs, Sid and Nora.
Shorten said, “We completely fell in love with Peggy almost immediately, and it soon became clear that she wouldn’t be going anywhere. We knew Peggy wanted to be working, so we started the long process of teaching her how to herd and work with a shepherd without relying on voice commands.”
The couple began by training Peggy to look at them to receive hand signals. “We used repetitive and positive reinforcement (加强) and instead of pairing a verbal command with an action we’d use a hand gesture. She reads our hand signals and body language as a way of telling what we’re asking for. For example, thumbs up means ‘good girl’. A flat, outstretched palm means ‘stop’.”
Shorten and her husband point in a certain direction to indicate where they want Peggy to go and pat their knees to summon her back to them. To ask her to slow down, Shorten said she does a waving gesture.
Peggy is not working full-time but enjoys helping out in the fields. “It can be difficult with a deaf dog, because you have to wave at her to get her attention, and sometimes she doesn’t realize straight away,” she said. “But she’s such a happy little dog. She’s no spring chicken, and she is generally retired, but she loves going out to work with us and running around in the fields.”
33．What do we learn about Peggy from the passage
A．Peggy was transferred from her former owner to RSPCA for her old age.
B．Peggy was trained without the aid of other dogs.
C．Peggy was adopted by the couple shortly after the couple met her.
D．Peggy is full of energy and now is working all day long.
34．How did the couple train Peggy to understand their hand signals and body language
A．By applying repeated and positive reinforcement.
B．By paring a verbal command with an action.
C．By patting their knees.
D．By doing a waving gesture.
35．What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 7
A．not deaf B．not young C．not energetic D．not positive
36．What is the main idea of the passage
A．Sign language is of importance to training dogs to herd.
B．How RSPCA rescues the abandoned dogs and sends them to some families.
C．How Shorten and Jason teach deaf dogs to herd and work with a shepherd.
D．An elderly deaf sheepdog is now working again after learning sign language.
（2023·云南昆明·昆明一中校考一模）Wearing high heels, lipstick and trendy dresses, a group of “chic grandmas” with an average age of 68, can still walk the walk as models. But they are not trained models. They are, in fact, ordinary retirees. They all share a love for fashion, and they come together to add a bit of enjoyment to their lives. These “chic grandmas” share a common goal now but their backgrounds could barely be more different.
Sang Xiuzhu, 77, is one of them. She used to be an automatic control engineer. She initially planned to journey across continents with her husband after retirement, but during a literary event, Sang, 1.7 meters tall, was spotted by a modeling coach. In the beginning, she joined the senior model team and attended events organized by her local community and enterprises. Later, she was invited to participate in Beijing International Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week and her new career just grew.
Sang is learning to compose music, form lines and write scripts. She is so occupied that she really has no time to think about the aging issue. As for the future, Sang doesn’t know how to define it, as she really enjoys the present. She suggests that after retirement, people must cope with the transition period, and they should enjoy life.
As long as the heart is not old, life is always sweet. All “chic grandmas” are full of enthusiasm for new things and they live to learn. This kind of enthusiasm that is rooted deeply in their heart fills them with energy.
37．What does the underlined word “chic” in paragraph I mean
A．Retired. B．Urban. C．Stylish. D．Rigid.
38．What did Sang plan to do after retirement
A．Become a senior model. B．Attend literary events.
C．Learn to compose music. D．Tour around the world.
39．What can be inferred about chic grandmas
A．They have a born talent for modeling.
B．They willingly experience new things.
C．They come from similar backgrounds.
D．They concern much about the aging issue.
40．Which might be a suitable title for the text
A．Changes in Fashion Week B．Never Too Late to Learn
C．Beauty Has No Age Limit D．Interest Is the Best Teacher
参考答案：
1．D 2．C 3．B 4．A
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文，介绍了英国滑雪运动员Michael Edwards在滑雪生涯中遇到了很多困难，但是他与它们作斗争，不在意结果，却对体育运动本身一腔热情，这使得他出类拔萃。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Being highly successful in any field is pretty rare. It takes a combination of natural talent, luck, determination, and plenty of outside support for someone to make it big in sports, entertainment, or business. But what if competing is all that matters to you, whether you are likely to succeed or not This was the goal of Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, and his reaching that goal was an amazing achievement.(在任何领域取得巨大成功都是非常罕见的。一个人要想在体育、娱乐或商业领域取得成功，需要天赋、运气、决心和大量外界支持的结合。但是，如果竞争对你来说是最重要的，不管你是否可能成功呢？这就是迈克尔·爱德华兹的目标，他更广为人知的名字是“鹰”艾迪·爱德华兹，他实现了这个目标是一个惊人的成就)”可知，第一段是为了引出话题，表示“有一些人把竞争看得比成功更重要”。故选D项。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Seeing his chance elsewhere, he switched to ski jumping. Ski jumping didn’t cost as much as downhill skiing, and there was almost no competition for a place on the British team.(看到在其他地方有机会，他转向了跳台滑雪。跳台滑雪不像速降滑雪那么贵，而且在英国队中几乎没有竞争)”可知，Michael Edwards选择跳台滑雪是因为竞争更小。故选C项。
3．词义猜测题。根据文章划线词后“could have meant the end of Edwards’ dream(就意味着爱德华兹梦想的终结)”及“He weighed more than most competitors. He had no financial support for his training. Poor eyesight meant that he had to wear glasses under his goggles—not a good thing when they steamed up at high altitudes.(他比大多数竞争者都重。他没有资金支持他的训练。视力不佳意味着他必须在护目镜下面戴上眼镜——这在高海拔地区可不是件好事)”可知，hurdles表示的是“障碍”，与obstacles意思相近。故选B项。
4．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“He saw himself as a true lover of the sport who simply wanted the chance to compete. Winning wasn’t the point. Having the opportunity to try was all he cared about. And nothing could stop him from trying.(他认为自己是一个真正热爱这项运动的人，只是想有机会参加比赛。输赢不是重点。有机会尝试是他唯一关心的。没有什么能阻止他去尝试)”及文章最后一段“His determination to fight against all the odds made him a global hero, and in 2016, the inspiring film Eddie the Eagle was made about his life.(他与所有困难作斗争的决心使他成为全球英雄，2016年，鼓舞人心的电影《“鹰”艾迪》拍摄了他的生活)”可知，Michael Edwards对运动的热爱使他出类拔萃。故选A项。
5．B 6．D 7．D 8．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了23岁的孟买女孩Vidhi Bubna被提供印度首个、也是唯一的潜水奖学金，以探索海洋生态系统。
5．细节理解题。由第二段中“Vidhi’s first diving experience turned out to be a heartbreaking one. (Vidhi的第一次潜水经历令人心碎)”和第三段中“It was very sad and I just started crying after coming out of the water (当时很难过，我刚从水里出来就哭了)”可知，Vidhi的第一次潜水经历让她沮丧（Upset）。故选B项。
6．细节理解题。由第五段中“Her disappointment at seeing dying corals led to the start of Coral Warriors, anon-profit organization that aims to raise awareness of marine protection and climate change. (她对看到濒临死亡的珊瑚感到失望，于是成立了珊瑚战士组织，这是一个非营利组织，旨在提高人们对海洋保护和气候变化的认识)”可知，Vidhi设置珊瑚战士组织是为了呼吁人们重视海洋保护。故选D项。
7．细节理解题。由倒数第三段中“After the candidates return, we expect them to work on a climate change project of their choice, create communities, and work to create awareness and drive action-centric projects (候选人回来后，我们希望他们参与自己选择的气候变化项目，创建社区，努力提高认识，推动以行动为中心的项目)”可知，候选人被期盼着参与气候变化相关的活动。故选D项。
8．细节理解题。由最后一段“As a next step, Vidhi is planning to work on documentaries with high-quality underwater images and videos, considering not many can afford or have the courage to go diving to see what is happening underwater. (作为下一步，考虑到没有多少人能负担得起或有勇气去潜水看看水下发生了什么，Vidhi计划制作具有高质量水下图像和视频的纪录片)”可知，Vidhi通过拍摄纪录片来保护海洋生物多样性。故选A项。
9．B 10．B 11．D 12．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了41岁的艾丽西亚·夸尔斯由于压力太大，患上焦虑症，后来得知自己怀了双胞胎，于是夸尔斯开始用社交媒体记录她快乐的母亲之旅。夸尔斯已经把焦虑抛在脑后，但仍在接受治疗，她想鼓励其他感到压力的人去寻求帮助。
9．词句猜测题。根据第一段“Alicia Quarles has her hands full these days — both of them, at all hours of the day and night.(这些天艾丽西亚·夸尔斯忙得不可开交——无论是白天还是晚上)”及划线词下文““I was exhausted,” she says. “I’d been working three jobs, doing my charity and going nonstop. I was afraid my mental health was getting worse.”(“我筋疲力尽，”她说。“我一直在做三份工作，做慈善，不停地工作。我担心我的心理健康状况会越来越差。”)”可知，夸尔斯工作繁忙，生活速度非常快，以至于筋疲力尽。由此推知，划线词breakneck与Fast and dangerous(快速危险)意思接近。故选B。
10．推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Quarles, who did not take any medication, returned home to her loved ones in North Carolina, where she gave birth to Hudson and Harlow on Feb. 16. “There’s nothing like family,” she says. “I found out through working on myself in natural therapy that there were a lot of things I hadn’t dealt with. I just kept going.”(2月16日，她回到她在北卡罗来纳州的亲人身边，生下了哈德森和哈洛。“没有什么比家人更好的了，”她说。我发现，通过自然疗法对自己进行治疗，有很多事情我没有处理过。我只是继续前进。”)”可推知，夸尔斯回到北卡罗来纳休息一下，治疗她的焦虑。故选B。
11．细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Quarles has put her anxiety behind but remains in therapy — and wants to encourage others who feel stressed to get help.(夸尔斯已经把焦虑抛在脑后，但仍在接受治疗，她想鼓励其他感到压力的人去寻求帮助)”可知，夸尔斯建议有压力的人在必要时寻求帮助。故选D。
12．主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“Doctors ran multiple tests and told her that she had had an anxiety attack, and she was 11 weeks pregnant.(医生给她做了多次检查，告诉她这是焦虑症发作，而且她已经怀孕11周了)”和第五段中的“Quarles, who did not take any medication, returned home to her loved ones in North Carolina, where she gave birth to Hudson and Harlow on Feb. 16. “There’s nothing like family,” she says. “I found out through working on myself in natural therapy that there were a lot of things I hadn’t dealt with. I just kept going.”(2月16日，她回到她在北卡罗来纳州的亲人身边，生下了哈德森和哈洛。“没有什么比家人更好的了，”她说。我发现，通过自然疗法对自己进行治疗，有很多事情我没有处理过。我只是继续前进。”)”及最后一段中的“Quarles has put her anxiety behind but remains in therapy — and wants to encourage others who feel stressed to get help.(夸尔斯已经把焦虑抛在脑后，但仍在接受治疗，她想鼓励其他感到压力的人去寻求帮助)”可知，文章讲述了41岁的艾丽西亚·夸尔斯由于压力太大，患上焦虑症，后来得知自己怀了双胞胎，于是夸尔斯开始用社交媒体记录她快乐的母亲之旅，夸尔斯已经把焦虑抛在脑后，并想鼓励其他感到压力的人去寻求帮助。由此可知，D. A Mother Fighting Her Mental Breakdown(一位与精神崩溃作斗争的母亲)适合作本文最佳标题。故选D。
13．B 14．D 15．C 16．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了7岁的幸存者雅各布因自身残疾，发明了JD球拍，没想到成为了一个非常有用的工具，有助于解决丢球的问题。
13．推理判断题。根据第一段“Though Jacob feels that his place is on the baseball field, on the rare occasions when he’s not outside playing, his ball has a place of its own, safe and secure inside its bat.( 尽管雅各布觉得自己的位置在棒球场上，但在极少数情况下，当他在外面不打球时，他的球在球棒里有自己的位置，安全可靠。)”可知雅各布极少在外面不打球，可推理出，雅各布花费大量时间打网球，故选B项。
14．推理判断题。根据第三段“his mother, Elizabeth Dunnack, says that the heart of the matter lies in Jacob’s amazing spirit and will to live.(他的母亲伊丽莎白·邓纳克说，问题的核心在于雅各布惊人的精神和生存意志。)”以及第五段“with a lot of hard work and loving support over many years, today Jacob cannot only see, but walk and, through his own determination, even play baseball(经过多年的艰苦努力和爱心支持，今天雅各布不仅能看东西，还能走路，甚至能下定决心打棒球)”可推理出，妈妈认为帮助雅各布克服困难的是他的毅力，故选D项。
15．细节理解题。根据第二段“Last year after experiencing difficulty carrying both his ball and bat home, Jacob invented the JD Batball- a 22-inch baseball bat inside which baseballs can be stored.( 去年，雅各布在携带球和球棒回家时遇到了困难，他发明了JD球拍——一种22英寸的棒球棒，里面可以存放棒球。)”以及第六段“When he had trouble carrying both the bat and the ball home, that’s when he came up with the idea of storing the ball inside the bat so that he could carry both with one hand.(当他很难把球棒和球都带回家时，他就想到了把球藏在球棒里，这样他就可以用一只手把球和球棒都带回家)”可知，雅各布发明了JD球拍的原因是他不能同时携带球棒和球，故选C项。
16．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Everything has its place and no one understands a concept better than 7-year-old Jacob Dunnack of Willimantic, Connecticut.(每样东西都有它的位置，没有人比康涅狄格州威利曼蒂克市7岁的雅各布·邓纳克更了解一个概念。)”、第二段“Last year after experiencing difficulty carrying both his ball and bat home, Jacob invented the JD Batball- a 22-inch baseball bat inside which baseballs can be stored.( 去年，雅各布在携带球和球棒回家时遇到了困难，他发明了JD球拍——一种22英寸的棒球棒，里面可以存放棒球。)”、第四段““You see,” his mother says,“Jacob was born with a rare heart disease and at four days old he had the first of a series of operations. At 11 months old, a ten hour open-heart operation resulted in a serious stroke. The doctor said that Jacob would be blind and disabled permanently.”（“你知道，”他的母亲说，“雅各布出生时患有一种罕见的心脏病，在他出生四天的时候，他做了一系列手术中的第一次。11个月大的时候，一次10小时的心脏手术导致了严重的中风。医生说雅各布将永远失明和残疾。”）”、第五段“with a lot of hard work and loving support over many years, today Jacob cannot only see, but walk and, through his own determination, even play baseball(经过多年的艰苦努力和爱心支持，今天雅各布不仅能看东西，还能走路，甚至能下定决心打棒球)”以及最后一段“While he developed it because of his disability, the JD Batball is an extremely useful tool for kids across the country who play baseball, helping to solve the problems of losing the ball.( 虽然他是因为残疾而开发的，但对于全国各地打棒球的孩子来说，JD球拍是一个非常有用的工具，有助于解决丢球的问题。)”可知本文主要讲的是7岁的雅各布是一名幸存者同时还是一个发明者，D项“7-year-old Survivor and Inventor(7岁幸存者和发明者)”表达的含义适合用做本文标题，故选D项。
17．B 18．A 19．C 20．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者丢失了自己的钱包，幸亏女孩Erin Ball归还了作者的钱包，作者非常感激。
17．细节理解题。根据第一段“I was checking out at the supermarket counter on Wednesday night, ready to pay for my bananas, when all of a sudden, fear came upon me.(周三晚上，我在超市柜台结账，准备买香蕉，突然间，恐惧袭上心头。我的钱包不见了)”可知，作者在超市结账时，发现她丢了钱包。故选B。
18．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“She said she spotted my wallet and thought that it’s more dangerous to go to a stranger’s house than leaving the wallet with the driver, but she still decided to”中but表示转折，说明她说她看到了我的钱包，觉得去陌生人家里比把钱包交给司机更危险，但她还是决定冒险一试。故划线词意思是“冒险一试”。故选A。
19．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“After Ball found my wallet, she decided to post a picture of my driver’s license online before going to my house, trying to see if anyone knew me. No sooner had she left my doorstep than I got emails from two neighbors who recognized my face, both offering to help me find my missing property.( Ball找到我的钱包后，决定在去我家之前把我驾照的照片发到网上，看看有没有人认识我。她刚离开我家，我就收到了两个邻居的电子邮件，他们认出了我的脸，都表示愿意帮助我找到丢失的东西)”可知，作者的邻居从互联网上获取信息从而得知作者丢了钱包。故选C。
20．推理判断题。根据最后一段“A warm current of honesty and harmony is running through this town.(一股诚实与和谐的暖流正流过这个城镇)”可推知，詹妮弗拿到钱包后认为她的小镇是充满希望的。故选B。
21．C 22．D 23．D 24．C
【导语】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了达蒙·卡森经营公司，为一些被废弃的垃圾寻找新的归宿，不需再次浪费能源回收，保护环境的故事。
21．细节理解题。根据第三段的“He’s not looking to recycle the stuff he gets—breaking it down to make something new—but rather finding new homes for abandoned goods in their original forms.(他并不是想要回收他得到的东西——把它们分解成新的东西——而是想要为那些被丢弃的东西以原始的形式找到新的归宿。)”可知，卡森的公司它给废弃的东西带来了新的生命。故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据第五段的“There is a solid environmental case for repurposing, or upcycling. “When people call, I say we don’t chip, grind, melt.” “Carson notes. Recycling, however noble, still takes energy. “Why melt something down, if it still has value ” he asks.( 重新利用或升级回收是一个可靠的环保案例。“当人们打电话来的时候，我说我们不碎屑，研磨，融化。卡森指出。再循环，无论多么高尚，仍然需要能源。“如果东西还有价值，为什么要把它熔化呢 ”他问道。)”可知，卡森认为再循环仍然需要能源，而升级再造是环保的，是更节省能源的。故选D。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段的““Corporations(企业) are,” he says, “becoming increasingly focused on sustainability, so we’re upping (使升级) our capabilities. You never know when the next 20,000-kilogram spool of 10-centimeter-thick rope might come along, or where it might go.”( 他说:“企业越来越关注可持续性，所以我们正在提升我们的能力。”你永远不知道下一个2万公斤的10厘米粗的绳子什么时候会出现，也不知道它会去哪里。)”可知，卡森升级企业能力是因为企业越来越关注可持续性，对环境的关注日益增加。故选D。
24．推理判断题。根据第一段的“On any given day Damon Carson will deal with lots of inquiries from large companies looking to unload massive amounts of stuff that would otherwise go to the landfill (废物填埋场).( 达蒙·卡森每天都要处理许多来自大公司的咨询，这些公司希望将大量原本会被填埋的垃圾运走。)”和第三段的“He’s not looking to recycle the stuff he gets—breaking it down to make something new—but rather finding new homes for abandoned goods in their original forms.(他并不是想要回收他得到的东西——把它们分解成新的东西——而是想要为那些被丢弃的东西找到新的归宿。)”可知,卡森致力于为不用的垃圾找到新的归宿，保护环境，节省能源，是有奉献精神的，根据倒数第三段的“In the late 1990s, Carson was on break from business school, when he discovered the profitable world of waste.( 上世纪90年代末，卡森在商学院休学期间，发现了废品这个有利可图的世界。)”以及倒数第二段的““Why melt something down, if it still has value ” he asks.( “如果东西还有价值，为什么要把它熔化呢 ”他问道。)”可推断，卡森发现一些还可利用的废物可以再次利用而不需要浪费能源回收，是有前瞻性的。故选C。
25．D 26．C 27．C 28．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者克服自己害怕在公众场合讲话的恐惧心里，经过努力练习在奥运夺冠后勇敢面对记者采访的故事；通过这次比赛作者明白要敢于面对生活中的恐惧。
25．细节理解题。根据第二段中“That night I lay on our living room floor excitedly watching the battle between the Brians: American Brian Boitano facing Brian Orser in Canada. Both of them had been world champions. Both of them deserved to win. Naturally I was for Brian Boitano, a northern Californian like me. We had skated on the same ice. (那天晚上，我躺在客厅的地板上，兴奋地看着两个Brian之间的比赛：美国的Brian Boitano对阵加拿大的Brian Orser。他们都曾是世界冠军。他们俩都应该获胜。我自然是支持Brian Boitano的，他和我一样是北加州人。我们在同一块冰上滑过冰。)”可知，在美国的Brian Boitano对阵加拿大的Brian Orser的比赛中，作者支持Brian Boitano，他和作者一样来自北加州，且曾在同一块冰场上滑过冰；由此可知，作者支持 Brian Boitano，希望他可以赢得比赛。故选D项。
26．推理判断题。根据第四段中“I loved skating partly because I didn’t have to talk. I could express myself with my jumps and dances better. I didn’t have to stand up and give a speech like some teachers expected. I could feel the blood rush to my face if I thought a teacher was going to call me. I stared at my shoes. I was sure I’d make a fool of myself. (我喜欢滑冰，部分原因是我不用说话。我可以用我的跳跃和舞蹈更好地表达自己。我不需要像一些老师期望的那样站起来发表演讲。当我想到老师要叫我的时候，我能感觉到血液涌向我的脸。我盯着我的鞋子。我肯定我会出洋相的。)”可知，作者不善于言谈，害怕在公众场合讲话；作者喜欢滑冰，有一部分原因是因为滑冰不用讲话，可以用跳跃和舞蹈更好地表达自己；由此可知，作者喜欢滑冰原因之一是滑冰不需要讲话，可以用动作，即肢体语言来更好地表达自己。故选C项。
27．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中“I worked very hard the next few years — on the ice and especially off. After journalists talked to me and although my heart pounded every time I spoke to them, I got to know them. They became familiar faces. And they got to know me. So when my big moment came four years after Brians, I was ready. Sometimes I think my biggest accomplishment was not winning the gold but talking to the press afterwards. When you do the thing you fear most, you put an end to fear. (在接下来的几年里，我非常努力——在冰上，尤其是在场外。在记者们与我交谈之后，尽管每次与他们交谈时我的心都怦怦直跳，但我还是了解了他们。他们成了熟悉的面孔。他们开始了解我。所以当我的重要时刻在两个Brian比赛的四年后到来时，我已经准备好了。有时候我觉得我最大的成就不是赢得金牌，而是赛后接受媒体采访。当你做你最害怕的事情时，你就结束了恐惧。)”可知，作者刻苦练习滑冰，在场外，努力克服自己的恐惧去与记者交谈，因此，在四年后获得金牌的时候，作者感觉自己最大的成就是赛后接受记者采访；由此可知，作者最满意也最有成就感的是赛后接受记者的采访，成功战胜了内心害怕在公众场合讲话的恐惧。故选C项。
28．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“It was the men’s skating finals of the Winter Olympics when I was 16. Someday I’d be in the Olympics. In fact, it was my dream. (那是我16岁那年的冬奥会男子滑冰决赛。总有一天我会参加奥运会。事实上，这是我的梦想。) ”可知作者梦想能够参加冬奥会；文章第三段和第四段作者讲述了作者内心的恐惧——害怕在公众前讲话，因此觉得自己无法实现成为奥运冠军的梦想，因为他害怕赛后接受采访；第五段作者讲述作者在冰场上努力练习滑冰，在场外努力克服自己内心的恐惧与记者交谈，终于在四年后的冬奥会上作者不仅获得冠军，而且赛后坦然接受记者采访；由此可知，本文主要讲述作者战胜内心害怕在公众场合讲话的恐惧，在冬奥会获金牌后能够成功面对赛后采访的故事；结合文章最后一段“Fear can stop you dead in your tracks. Fear can kill a dream. What are you afraid of What scares you more than anything else This year, walk right up to it and conquer it, step by step. (恐惧会让你止步不前。恐惧可以扼杀梦想。你在怕什么？你最害怕的是什么？今年，直接走向它，一步一步地征服它。) ”可知，作者通过自身经历告诉我们要勇敢地面对恐惧、战胜恐惧。故选A项。
29．B 30．C 31．D 32．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一次去艺术科学博物馆的参观如何帮助作者与母亲重建了她们的温馨关系。
29．细节理解题。从文章第一段的“Perhaps the only thing that convinced her to overcome her fears was the chance to piece together out declining bond. (可能唯一能说服她克服恐惧的事情就是有机会修复我们日渐衰弱的关系)”可知，妈妈接受访问新加坡的原因是想要恢复与孩子们的关系。故选B。
30．推理判断题。从文章第三段的“However, I was surprised when she just turned her nose up at the Bruges Whale, a sculpture using plastic waste to raise awareness about ocean pollution.(然而，当她对布鲁日鲸鱼这个用塑料垃圾制作的雕塑嗤之以鼻时，我很惊讶。这个雕塑是用来提高人们对海洋污染的认识的)”可推知，妈妈对布鲁日鲸鱼的反应是她认为它不够好，不应该被展出。故选C。
31．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Looking around, I saw children sharing moments with their parents, and my own childhood flashed back. That rare instance where she let slip an inner innocence and delight at a new experience revealed the little girl in her, who was like me, had lost a vital connection to responsibilities of motherhood. (在博物馆中的共同绘画活动中，我看到父母和孩子一起共同体验美好时光。面对全新的体验，妈妈鲜有地流露出内心的天真和喜悦，此刻，她的心中也住着一位像我一样的小女孩，完全没有“妈妈角色”的心理负担。因此这个活动让她们的关系变得更加真诚和温馨)”可推知，写生活动提供了一个与家人分享时光的机会。故选D。
32．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Our time together was like that of friends. You were my mother, and I’m a child following you around.(我们在一起的时光就像朋友一样。你曾是我的母亲，而我只是个跟着你的孩子)”可推知，妈妈认为现在女儿带着她学习和了解外面的世界，是她的小老师，她们的角色互换了，感慨生命是一个轮回。A选项译为“苦口良药”；B选项译为“生命是周而复始的轮回”；C选项译为“事实胜于雄辩”；D选项译为“心之所愿，无事不成/有志者事竟成”。故选B。
33．C 34．A 35．B 36．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了上了年纪的柯利牧羊犬佩吉失去听力后被饲养员送到皇家防止虐待动物协会。在那里，佩吉被肖顿夫妇收养，并重新开始工作。
33．推理判断题。根据第四段“We completely fell in love with Peggy almost immediately, and it soon became clear that she wouldn’t be going anywhere.(我们几乎立刻就完全爱上了佩吉，很快就清楚她不会去其他的任何地方)”可知，这对夫妇见到佩吉后不久就收养了佩吉。故选C。
34．细节理解题。根据第五段“We used repetitive and positive reinforcement (加强) and instead of pairing a verbal command with an action we’d use a hand gesture.(我们使用了重复和积极的强化，而不是将口头命令与动作相结合，我们会使用手势)”可知，这对夫妇是通过重复和积极的强化训练佩吉理解他们的手势和肢体语言的。故选A。
35．词句猜测题。根据第七段“She’s no spring chicken, and she is generally retired, but she loves going out to work with us and running around in the fields.(她是no spring chicken，而且她通常已经退休了，但她喜欢和我们一起出去工作，喜欢在田里跑来跑去)” 可知，佩吉已经退休，已经不再年轻了，推测划线短语表示“不再年轻的”。故选B。
36．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Peggy, a nine-year-old border collie, was signed over to the RSPCA after her handler could no longer communicate with her. He thought she could no longer work because she was not able to hear whistles or voice commands.(佩吉是一只九岁的柯利牧羊犬，在她的饲养员无法再与她交流后，她被送到皇家防止虐待动物协会。他认为她不能再工作了，因为她听不到口哨声或语音命令)”以及第七段“but she loves going out to work with us and running around in the fields.(但她喜欢和我们一起出去工作，喜欢在田里跑来跑去)”可知，本文主要讲述了一只上了年纪的失聪牧羊犬佩吉在学习手势语后又开始工作了。故选D。
37．C 38．D 39．B 40．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“时髦奶奶”退休后依然乐于尝试新鲜事物，热爱时尚。
37．词句猜测题。根据文章第一段划线词所在句“Wearing high heels, lipstick and trendy dresses, a group of ‘chic grandmas’ with an average age of 68, can still walk the walk as models. (穿着高跟鞋、涂着口红、穿着时髦的裙子，一群平均年龄68岁的‘chic奶奶’仍然可以作为模特走秀)”中的“Wearing high heels, lipstick and trendy dresses”以及下文“They all share a love for fashion, and they come together to add a bit of enjoyment to their lives. (她们都热爱时尚，她们聚在一起为她们的生活增添了一点乐趣)”可知，这群平均年龄68岁的奶奶热爱时尚，穿着高跟鞋、涂着口红和穿着时髦的裙子，仍然可以作为模特走秀；结合第四段中的“All ‘chic grandmas’ are full of enthusiasm for new things and they live to learn.(所有的‘chic奶奶们’都对新事物充满热情，她们活着就是为了学习)”可知，这些奶奶对新事物充满了热情，坚持学习；由此可知，划线词chic修饰grandmas，表示这些奶奶们非常“时髦，时尚”，与stylish“时髦的；新潮的”意思一致。故选C。
38．细节理解题。根据第二段中“She initially planned to journey across continents with her husband after retirement, but during a literary event, Sang, 1.7 meters tall, was spotted by a modeling coach.(她最初计划退休后和丈夫一起周游各大陆，但在一次文学活动中，身高1.7米的桑被一名模特教练发现)”可知，桑秀珠最初计划在退休后和丈夫一起到各大陆旅行，即她计划在退休后环游世界。故选D。
39．推理判断题。根据文章第四段中“All ‘chic grandmas’ are full of enthusiasm for new things and they live to learn. This kind of enthusiasm that is rooted deeply in their heart fills them with energy.(所有的‘时髦奶奶’都对新事物充满热情，她们活着就是为了学习。这种深深扎根于她们内心的热情让她们充满了活力)”可知，所有的时髦奶奶都对新事物充满了热情，她们一直在不断学习。由此推知，这些“时髦奶奶”愿意体验新事物。故选B。
40．主旨大意题。根据第一段中对时髦奶奶们的描述“Wearing high heels, lipstick and trendy dresses, a group of ‘chic grandmas’ with an average age of 68, can still walk the walk as models. But they are not trained models. They are, in fact, ordinary retirees. They all share a love for fashion, and they come together to add a bit of enjoyment to their lives. These “chic grandmas” share a common goal now but their backgrounds could barely be more different.(穿着高跟鞋、涂着口红、穿着时髦的裙子，一群平均年龄68岁的‘时髦奶奶’仍然可以作为模特走秀，但她们不是训练有素的模特。事实上，她们是普通的退休人员。她们都热爱时尚，她们聚在一起为她们的生活增添了一点乐趣。这些‘时髦奶奶’现在有着共同的目标，但她们的背景却截然不同)”以及最后一段“As long as the heart is not old, life is always sweet. All “chic grandmas” are full of enthusiasm for new things and they live to learn. This kind of enthusiasm that is rooted deeply in their heart fills them with energy.(只要心不老，生活永远甜蜜。所有的‘时髦奶奶’都对新事物充满热情，她们活着就是为了学习。这种深深扎根于她们内心的热情让他们充满了活力。)”可知，本文介绍了以77岁的桑秀珠为代表的一群“时髦奶奶”的退休生活，她们退休后依然对新事物充满热情、不断学习、热爱时尚、展现她们的美丽。由此可知，C选项“Beauty Has No Age Limit(美丽没有年龄限制)”能够概括本文主旨，适合作为最佳标题。故选C。