专题05 阅读理解之记叙文10篇
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）I was grocery shopping recently in my hometown, N.Y., when I heard a young voice rise. “Mom, come here, you’ve gotten see this! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother was mortified and rushed to a boy she called Mikey, who looked to be about seven; then she turned to me to apologize. “Oh, I’m so sorry.”
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I looked at her wide-eyed son and said, “Hi, Mikey, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you ”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy ” “Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little ” he asked.
“It’s the way I was made,” I said.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet, nine inches tall. I am an achondroplasia dwarf (软骨发育不全的侏儒). Like most achondroplasia dwarfs, I have two average-height parents, as well as an average-height brother. When I was born, my mother was told in the hospital that I was a dwarf. Not knowing a lot about dwarfism, my mom’s main concern was my health. Our family doctor put her mind at ease when he told her he felt I would not have any major medical concerns. He was right.
When I was growing up, my parents encouraged me to do all the things the kids around me did. So when my neighbors got two-wheel bikes, I got a two-wheel bike. When they roller-skated, I roller-skated. I didn’t see anything different in my parents’ eyes about me. Why should I look at myself differently Therefore, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. And when I accepted myself as I was, life wasn’t that difficult after all. Most people around me were friendly and protective.
I’m 47 now, and it’s the children’s questions that make my life special. “Why are you so short How old are you Are you a mommy ” When I talk with children, they leave content that their questions have been answered. My hope is that in taking time with them, I will encourage them to accept their peers, whatever size and shape they come in, to know that every human deserves due respect.
1．The underlined word mortified is closest in meaning to________.
A．angry B．ashamed C．interested D．grateful
2．What made the author accept her physical uniqueness
A．That she almost died at birth.
B．That her parents loved her more than her ordinary-sized brother.
C．That her parents treated her as an ordinary person.
D．That all the people around her were protective and kind.
3．Why is the author patient with children’s questions
A．Because she wants to tell them about the rare disease.
B．Because she notices that children are usually kinder than adults.
C．Because she also has a child and wants to be a loving mum.
D．Because she expects them to respect every human.
【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者在商店偶遇一个说她和自己身材一样的小男孩，并耐心回答他的问题。鉴于自己的成长经历，她希望可以教会孩子们尊重身边的每一个人，无论他们的身材大小。
1．词句猜测题。根据第一段的““Mom, come here, you’ve gotten see this! There’s this lady here my size!”(“妈妈，过来，你看到了！这里有一位女士，个子和我一样！”)”和第二段的“then she turned to me to apologize. “Oh, I’m so sorry.”(然后她转向我道歉。“哦，我很抱歉。”)”以及第七段的“I am an achondroplasia dwarf (软骨发育不全的侏儒). (我是软骨发育不全的侏儒)”可知，作者是侏儒，一个男孩对他的妈妈说作者和他的个子一样，妈妈听了之后应该是感到特别尴尬，然后跑过来给作者道歉。由此猜测划线词意为“尴尬的”，与ashamed同义。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“When I was growing up, my parents encouraged me to do all the things the kids around me did. So when my neighbors got two-wheel bikes, I got a two-wheel bike. When they roller-skated, I roller-skated. I didn’t see anything different in my parents’ eyes about me. Why should I look at myself differently Therefore, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. (在我成长的过程中，父母鼓励我做周围孩子做的所有事情。所以，当我的邻居买了两轮自行车时，我买了一辆两轮自行车。当他们滑旱冰时，我也滑旱冰。我从父母的眼中没有看到任何不同。为什么我要用不同的眼光看待自己？因此，我只是试着微笑，接受这样一个事实，那就是我一辈子都会被关注。我决心使我的独特性成为优势而不是劣势)”可知，父母把作者当成普通人来对待，这让作者接受了自己的独特。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Why are you so short How old are you Are you a mommy ” When I talk with children, they leave content that their questions have been answered. My hope is that in taking time with them, I will encourage them to accept their peers, whatever size and shape they come in, to know that every human deserves due respect.(“你为什么这么矮？你多大了？你是妈妈吗？”当我和孩子们交谈时，他们很开心他们的问题都得到了回答。我的希望是，在与他们相处的过程中，我会鼓励他们接受同龄人，无论他们身材大小，知道每个人都应该得到应有的尊重)”可知，作者对孩子们的问题非常有耐心，是因为她希望他们尊重每一个人，无论他们的身材大小。故选D。
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）Years ago, I made friends with a couple who had recently fallen in love. It was glorious to be in their orbit, watching as their relationship blossomed into a serious commitment. I recall the night we celebrated their engagement, watching this golden couple swing each other on the dance floor, laughing while emitting a glow that could light a city grid.
As happy as I was for them, in that moment I couldn’t ignore a sudden heaviness of heart. That pang was back, whispering, “Why not me ”
It had been a long time between visits from the pang. In the past, it was a constant companion as I navigated life with naive notions of love, romance and fate. I had grown up believing a relationship should complete me. As a result, I often felt more lost than found as part of a couple.
Then as I matured, I took a closer look at those who I thought had it all, the ones who tick all the boxes, who look and act the romance-novel parts. And when I dared to explore under the shiny surfaces, I saw that no honest couple had what I’d assumed they had: the perfect relationship, the easy love, the lucky life.
No, what I saw was a lot of unhappiness. Yes, while some couples were both blissed and blessed, many admitted that their relationships were hardly the happily-ever-after.
What’s more, I grew to understand I avoided bad relationships and like my life too much to settle. I realized I am the cake and relationships just the icing. The pang only emerges when I make the mistake of comparing myself to others.
The reason why I’m sharing this is because in the past couple of weeks, I have watched that golden couple endure one of the ugliest break-ups. What I saw that night on the dance floor was a romantic illusion. When the bubble burst, the fall back to earth was terrible for them both.
Watching the break-up, I am aware that to protect perfection is to do reality an injustice. I accept the understanding that there is only one relationship that really counts in life and that is the one we have with ourselves. And mine is a healthy one, not golden, but rosy all the same, because as my friends’ split has proven once again, shine and sparkle can blind the rest of us.
4．What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs
A．She was moved to tears by the engagement of her friends.
B．She didn’t really feel happy for the engagement of her friends.
C．She had mixed feelings while seeing the engagement of her friends.
D．She didn’t think her friends would live a happy life after their engagement.
5．Why did the author feel lost in her relationship in the past
A．She was misguided to pursue the perfect love.
B．She was too naive to find a perfect partner.
C．She was keen on being a good partner.
D．She was immature to control her fate.
6．By “to project perfection is to do reality an injustice” in the last paragraph, the author implies that .
A．pursuing perfection does good to reality
B．we should never stop looking for perfection
C．what reality is all about is just perfection
D．a perfect relationship is hard to find in life
7．According to the author, what is the most important thing in life
A．Accepting whatever you have in life.
B．Living in harmony with yourself.
C．Leading an admirable and happy life.
D．Having a golden relationship.
【答案】4．C 5．A 6．D 7．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章讲述了人们不应该对于别人看起来完美的恋爱或关系产生过多干扰自己思维的负面情绪，因为存在于这些人们表面之下的事实，不仅很可能与表象相去甚远，而且也不是我们价值的唯一指标。文章通过亲身经历和心得体会，表达了对于恋爱关系的深刻思考和对于人生的洞察和感悟。最终得出的结论是，我们和自己之间的关系是唯一真正重要的关系，我们应该把焦点集中在自己的内心世界上，尽可能地从自己身上体验生命的真谛。
4．细节理解题。根据第一段中“I recall the night we celebrated their engagement, watching this golden couple swing each other on the dance floor, laughing while emitting a glow that could light a city grid. (我记得我们庆祝他们订婚的那个晚上，看着这对黄金夫妇在舞池里互相摇摆，一边笑着，一边散发出可以照亮城市电网的光芒。)”及第二段“As happy as I was for them, in that moment I couldn’t ignore a sudden heaviness of heart. That pang was back, whispering, ‘Why not me ’(虽然我为他们感到高兴，但在那一刻，我无法忽视内心突然的沉重。那种痛苦又回来了，低声说：‘为什么不是我？’)”可知，作者在朋友的订婚仪式上为朋友高兴的同时也为自己感到难过，作者的感受是百感交集，故选C项。
5．细节理解题。根据第三段中“In the past, it was a constant companion as I navigated life with naive notions of love, romance and fate. (过去，当我带着对爱情、浪漫和命运的天真观念驾驭生活时，它是一个不变的伴侣。)”及第四段中“Then as I matured, I took a closer look at those who I thought had it all, the ones who tick all the boxes, who look and act the romance-novel parts.(然后，随着我的成熟，我仔细观察了那些我认为拥有一切的人，那些勾选所有盒子的人，那些看起来和表演浪漫小说部分的人。)”可知，过去的她被误导去追求完美的爱情，所以会感到失落。故选A项。
6．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“What I saw that night on the dance floor was a romantic illusion.(那天晚上我在舞池里看到的是一种浪漫的幻觉)”及最后一段中“Watching the break-up, I am aware that to protect perfection is to do reality an injustice.(看着分手，我知道保护完美就是对现实的不公正。)”可知作者是在暗示完美关系在现实中很难找到。故选D项。
7．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“I accept the understanding that there is only one relationship that really counts in life and that is the one we have with ourselves.(我接受这样的理解，即生活中只有一种关系真正重要，那就是我们与自己的关系。)”可知，作者认为我们与自己的关系是唯一在生命中真正重要的关系。故选B项。
（22-23高一下·上海浦东新·期中）As a student absorbed in the story of chemistry, William Perkin succeeded in entering Royal College of Chemistry in 1853, at the age of 15. At the time of Perkin’s enrolment, the college was headed by the famous German chemist August Hofmann. Perkin’s scientific gifts soon caught Hofmann’s attention and, within two years, he became Hofmann’s youngest assistant. Not long after that, Perkin made the scientific breakthrough that would bring him both fame and fortune.
During his vacation in 1856, Perkin spent his time in the laboratory on the top floor of his family’s house, attempting to produce quinine, the only workable medical treatment for malaria (疟疾) at that time. Despite his best efforts, however, he did not end up with quinine. Instead, he produced a mysterious dark sludge (淤渣). Luckily, Perkin’s scientific training and nature inspired him to investigate the substance further and he finally produced a deep purple solution (溶液). Perkin saw the potential of his unexpected find.
Historically, textile dyes (染料) were made from such natural sources as plants and animals. The purple colour obtained from a snail (蜗牛) was once so expensive that in society at the time only the rich could afford it. It was against this backdrop that Perkin’s discovery was made.
Perkin quickly grasped that his purple solution could be used to colour cloth, thus making it the world’s first synthetic dye. Realising the importance of this breakthrough, he lost no time in patenting (申请专利) it. He asked advice of Scottish dye works owner Robert Pullar, who assured him that producing the dye would be well worth it if the colour remained fast (i.e. would not disappear gradually) and the cost was relatively low. So, in spite of the fierce objections of his mentor Hofmann, he left college to give birth to the modern chemical industry. The company received a commercial boost from the Empress Eugenie of France, when she decided the new colour amazed her.
Although Perkin’s fame was achieved and fortune assured by his first discovery, the chemist continued his research. Artificial dyes continue to play a crucial role today. And, in what would have been particularly pleasing to Perkin, their current use is in the search for a vaccine against malaria.
8．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Hofmann
A．Perkin’s enrolment owed a lot to his presence.
B．Perkin’s achievement made him rich and famous.
C．He appreciated Perkin’s talent as a young chemist.
D．He failed to manufacture the drug against malaria.
9．Regarding Perkin’s deep purple solution, it can be inferred that _________.
A．it was too expensive to be afforded by ordinary people
B．it was the only solution to an infectious disease at that time
C．people had no access to purple before its intention by Perkin
D．Perkin couldn’t have achieved it without experience at college
10．The underlined word “backdrop” in paragraph 3 is closest to _________.
A．background B．downfall C．backup D．challenge
11．What is the best title for the passage
A．William Perkin, the pioneer of artificial dyes B．William Perkin, the father of modern chemistry
C．William Perkin, the fighter against malaria D．William Perkin, the talent in fashion design
【答案】8．C 9．D 10．A 11．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了William Perkin制造出人工染剂的经过以及其影响。
8．细节理解题。根据第一段“Perkin’s scientific gifts soon caught Hofmann’s attention and, within two years, he became Hofmann’s youngest assistant.(Perkin的科学天赋很快引起了Hofmann的注意，两年内，他成为了Hofmann最年轻的助手)”可知，C选项“他欣赏Perkin作为一名年轻化学家的才能”正确。故选C。
9．推理判断题。根据第一段“As a student absorbed in the story of chemistry, William Perkin succeeded in entering Royal College of Chemistry in 1853, at the age of 15. At the time of Perkin’s enrolment, the college was headed by the famous German chemist August Hofmann. Perkin’s scientific gifts soon caught Hofmann’s attention and, within two years, he became Hofmann’s youngest assistant. Not long after that, Perkin made the scientific breakthrough that would bring him both fame and fortune.(作为一名专注于化学故事的学生，1853年，15岁的威廉·珀金成功地进入了皇家化学学院。帕金入学时，学院由德国著名化学家奥古斯特·霍夫曼领导。珀金的科学天赋很快引起了霍夫曼的注意，两年内，他成为了霍夫曼最年轻的助手。不久之后，帕金取得了科学上的突破，这将给他带来名声和财富)”可推知，如果没有大学的经历，Perkin不可能取得这样的成就。故选D。
10．词句猜测题。根据第三段“Historically, textile dyes (染料) were made from such natural sources as plants and animals. The purple colour obtained from a snail (蜗牛) was once so expensive that in society at the time only the rich could afford it.(历史上，纺织染料是从植物和动物等天然来源制成的。从蜗牛身上获得的紫色曾经非常昂贵，以至于在当时的社会只有富人才买得起。)”可知，从历史上看，纺织染料是由植物和动物等天然来源制成的。从蜗牛身上获得的紫色曾经非常昂贵，在当时的社会中只有富人才能买得起，这是Perkin发现的社会背景。故画线词意思是“背景”。故选A。
11．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Although Perkin’s fame was achieved and fortune assured by his first discovery, the chemist continued his research. Artificial dyes continue to play a crucial role today. And, in what would have been particularly pleasing to Perkin, their current use is in the search for a vaccine against malaria.(虽然Perkin的第一个发现使他声名鹊起，也使他的财富得到了保证，但这位化学家继续他的研究。时至今日，人工染料仍然发挥着至关重要的作用。而且，让Perkin特别高兴的是，它们目前的用途是寻找抗疟疾的疫苗)”结合文章主要讲述了William Perkin制造出人工染剂的经过以及其影响。可知，A选项“William Perkin——人工染料的先驱”最符合文章标题。故选A。
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）After bouncing my rental car across several miles of red-dirt roads, I walked for nearly another mile down the beach to a deserted valley. It was comforting to think that at the very least I was finally out of cell-phone range.
However, even on Kauai, Hawaii’s‘Garden Island’, complete escape wasn’t all that easy to achieve. Noisy helicopters full of tourists flew overhead like so many dragonflies. Every 20 minutes or so the comforting sounds of wind and water were broken by the noise of a speeding tour boat racing to complete another lap around the island. Worst of all, not more than five minutes by car from the resort where I was staying, the Atomic Clock Internet Cafe signaled with promises of instant email.
I felt uncomfortable every time I drove by the Atomic Clock Cafe. I am a technology reporter for an online magazine—my life is driven and dominated by email. I’m drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day. The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organizer, no laptop. And definitely, no email.
Yes, my plan was to lie on the beach and not check my email. My friends and family were outraged as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email. But they didn’t understand. In my job, I am online, all the time. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on. I don’t like-to be-without it for too long. A few hours away from it, and I start to tremble. I am, however, no stranger to beaches and their relaxing qualities and so I knew, even when arriving well after dark at the comfortable cottage in the town of Waimea, that the island of Kauai gave me a good chance of beating my addiction to electronic devices.
Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metes from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda(阳台). Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the long, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off.
12．Why did the writer come to Kauai
A．To get away from the modern technology.
B．To work for the Atomic Clock Internet Cafe.
C．To write reports on technological development.
D．1o find whether there is an alternative to email.
13．What can we learn about the writer
A．He wrote articles about resorts around the world. B．He enjoyed beach activities like boat racing.
C．He was eager to work in his backyard. D．He spent much time working online.
14．The word “outraged”(paragraph 4)is closest in meaning to “________”
A．relieved B．shocked C．amused D．disappointed
15．The writer described the scenery in the last paragraph in order to ________.
A．argue against his friends’ doubt of Kauai B．propose a possible destination of his trip
C．highlight the beauty of the beach of Kauai D．show Kauai produced a relaxing atmosphere
【答案】12．A 13．D 14．B 15．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲的是作者作为一名在线杂志的技术记者，每天需要花大量的时间在网上工作。作者为了远离现代科技，选择了去夏威夷“花园岛”Kauai，并记叙了岛上的风光景色。
12．细节理解题。根据文章第三段 “The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organiser, no laptop. And definitely, no email.（我去Kauai的主要原因是为了拔掉电源、断开连接、注销，然后远离它。没有手机，没有电子记事本，没有笔记本电脑。当然，没有电子邮件。）”可知作者去Kauai的原因是为了远离现代科技。故选A项。
13．推理判断题。根据第三段“I am a technology reporter for an online magazine—my life is driven and dominated by email. I’m drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day.（我是一家在线杂志的科技记者——我的生活被电子邮件所驱动和支配。我被它淹没了，通常一天400或500条信息。）”可知作者花了很多时间在网上工作。故选D项。
14．词义猜测题。根据划线词之前“Yes, my plan was to lie on the beach and not check my email. (是的，我的计划是躺在沙滩上，不查看电子邮件。)”以及划线词后后 “as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email.But they didn’t understand. In my job, I am online, all the time. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on. I don’t like-to be-without it for too long. (因为他们无法理解我是如何忍受没有电子邮件的生活的。但他们不明白。在我的工作中，我每时每刻都在线。对我来说，网络空间比我的后院更熟悉。当我醒着的时候，我的电子邮件总是开着。我不喜欢长时间没有它。) ”可知作者是一个习惯了有电子邮件的人，所以可以推测当作者说他的计划是躺在海滩上，不查看电子邮件时众人一定都是很震惊的，所以此处划线词outraged的意思与B项shocked最为接近。故选B项。
15．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metres from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda. Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the long, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off.（也许是满月照亮了离我家不到10米的黑沙滩。或是芒果树在阳台上投下的阴影。或者是在我所能看到的海岸上到处乱堆的浮木。毫无疑问，那悠长而缓慢的海浪声平息了我躁动的灵魂，我发现我真的可以离开了。）”可推知作者在最后一段描述了Kauai的景色是为了显示Kauai可以营造一种轻松的气氛。故选D项。
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）Once in a while, a very savvy and smart kid makes a difference and changes the course of history. Here are some people who left their mark at a young age.
Mary ShelleyThough she didn’t publish it until she was 21, Mary Shelley, an English Romantic novelist, wrote Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus when she was 18. She wrote several other well-regarded novels throughout her career, including Valperga(1823). The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), and Falkner (1837), but Frankenstein became her best known and remains a classic, showing the dreadful consequences that arise after a scientist has artificially created a human being. The man-made monster in this novel inspired a similar creature in numerous American horror films.
Louis BrailleThe Braille language for the blind was developed by Louis Braille in 1824, when he was just 15 years old. He polished it and expanded it after that. Despite being blinded at the age of 3, he was inspired at a young age to conceive of a way to read and write. Braille consists of a code of 63 characters, each made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a six-position matrix or cell. The dots are embossed on paper and are read by using one’s fingers. He published the first Braille book. a three-volume history book, in 1837. He also became a notable musician and excelled as an organist. Upon receiving a scholarship, he went in 1819 to Paris to attend the National Institute for Blind Children, and from 1826 he taught there.
Bobby FischerIn 1958, at age 15, Bobby Fischer became the youngest chess player in history to be named grandmaster, the highest title possible. He had begun to attract international attention two years earlier when he was victorious in what became known as the “Game of the Century” between him and Donald Byme. His brilliant playing drew the attention of the American public to the game of chess, particularly when he won the world championship in 1972. His precocious skills inspired the Academy Award-nominated movie, Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993).
Malala YousafzaiIn 2014, at age 17, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The young activist from Pakistan had become famous for speaking out against the Taliban and encouraging young girls like herself to pursue an education. She made her first public speech touting the cause when she was only 11 years old. She attracted international attention when she survived an attempt on her life at age 15. She recovered, staying with her family in Birmingham, UK, where she returned to her studies and to activism. Her life was examined in the documentary He Named Me Malala (2015), whose title referenced the fact that Yousafzai had been named for the Afghan heroine Malala, who allegedly led her people to victory against the British in the 1880 Battle of Maiwand.
16．_______ got a world-wide reputation at the youngest age.
A．Mary Shelley B．Louis Braille
C．Bobby Fischer D．Malala Yousafzai
17．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A．Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was nominated the best American horror film ever.
B．Bobby Fischer’s remarkable talents aroused a debate about playing chess in the US.
C．Yousafzai returned to her studies and career in the UK after the attempted murder.
D．Louis Braille had taught music and biology for the blind students in Paris since 1826.
18．To make a speech entitled “It’s not easy to attain success”, you may read _______’s life stories for reference.
A．Mary Shelley and Louis Braille
B．Bobby Fischer and Malala Yousafzai
C．Mary Shelley and Bobby Fischer
D．Louis Braille and Malala Yousafzai
【答案】16．D 17．C 18．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍的是四位年轻时就出名的人物。
16．细节理解题。根据Mary Shelley部分的“Though she didn’t publish it until she was 21, Mary Shelley, an English Romantic novelist, wrote Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus when she was 18.(尽管英国浪漫主义小说家Mary Shelley直到21岁才出版了这本书，但她在18岁时就写了Frankenstein，又名The Modern Prometheus。)”，Louis Braille部分的“The Braille language for the blind was developed by Louis Braille in 1824, when he was just 15 years old.(盲文是由Louis Braille在1824年发明的，当时他只有15岁。)”，Bobby Fischer部分的“In 1958, at age 15, Bobby Fischer became the youngest chess player in history to be named grandmaster, the highest title possible. He had begun to attract international attention two years earlier when he was victorious in what became known as the “Game of the Century” between him and Donald Byme.(1958年，15岁的Bobby Fischer成为历史上最年轻的国际象棋大师，这是可能获得的最高头衔。两年前，他在与Donald Byme的“世纪之战”中获胜，开始引起国际关注。)”和Malala Yousafzai部分的“She made her first public speech touting the cause when she was only 11 years old.(当她只有11岁的时候，她第一次发表了公开演讲来宣传这一事业。)”可知，获得了世界声誉时最年轻的是Malala Yousafzai，故选D。
17．细节理解题。根据Malala Yousafzai部分的“She recovered, staying with her family in Birmingham, UK, where she returned to her studies and to activism.(她康复了，和家人住在英国伯明翰，在那里她重新开始学习和活动。)”可知，被谋杀未遂后，Yousafzai回到英国继续学业和工作。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据Louis Braille部分的“The Braille language for the blind was developed by Louis Braille in 1824, when he was just 15 years old. He polished it and expanded it after that. Despite being blinded at the age of 3, he was inspired at a young age to conceive of a way to read and write.(盲文是由Louis Braille在1824年发明的，当时他只有15岁。之后他对它进行了润色和扩展。尽管在3岁时失明，但他在很小的时候就受到启发，想出了一种阅读和写作的方法。)”和Malala Yousafzai部分的“She attracted international attention when she survived an attempt on her life at age 15. She recovered, staying with her family in Birmingham, UK, where she returned to her studies and to activism.(15岁时，她在一次暗杀中幸存下来，引起了国际社会的关注。她康复了，和家人住在英国伯明翰，在那里她重新开始学习和活动。)”可知，这两个人获得成功都不容易，所以要做一个题为“获得成功并不容易”的演讲，你可以阅读这两位的故事，故选D。
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）I was dirty, smelly, hungry and somewhere beneath all that, suntanned. It was the end of an Inter-Rail (欧洲旅游火车通票) holiday. My body couldn’t take any more punishment. My mind couldn’t deal with any more foreign timetables, currencies or languages.
“Never again,” I said, as I stepped onto home ground. I said exactly the same thing the following year. And the next. All I had to do was buy one train ticket and, because I was under twenty-five years old, I could spend a whole month going anywhere I wanted in Europe. Ordinary beds are never the same once you’ve learnt to sleep in the passage of a train, the rhythm rocking you into a deep sleep.
Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack (背包) makes you have a very basic approach to travel, and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too anti-social, and getting rid of books when finished. On the other hand, this way of looking at life is entirely in the spirit of Inter-Rail, for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window along with the paperback book and the socks. All it takes to achieve this carefree attitude is one of those tickets in your hand.
Any system that enables young people to travel through countries at a rate of more than one a day must be pretty social. On that first trip, my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of this type of train ticket, thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp-site in southern France. But the idea of non-stop travel proved too attractive, for there was always just one more country over the border, always that little bit further to go. And what did the extra miles cost us Nothing.
We were not completely uninterested in culture. But this was a first holiday without parents, as it was for most other Inter-Railers, and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except the most available sights. This was the chance to escape the guided tour, an opportunity to do something different. I took great pride in the fact that, in many places, all I could be bothered to see was the view from the station. We were just there to get by, and to have good time doing so. In this we were no different from most of the other Inter-Railers with whom we shared passage floors, food and water, money and music.
The excitement of travel comes from the sudden reality of somewhere that was previously just a name. It is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until the train pulls in at the station and you are able to see it with your own tired eyes for the first time.
19．What does the writer mean by “this way of looking at life” in Paragraph 3
A．Worrying about your clothes. B．Throwing unwanted things away.
C．Behaving in an anti-social way. D．Looking after your possessions.
20．Why did the writer originally buy an Inter-Rail ticket
A．To get to one place cheaply. B．To meet other young people.
C．To see a lot of famous places. D．To go on a tour of Europe.
21．What the writer liked about traveling without his parents was that_____.
A．he could see more interesting places B．he could spend more time sightseeing
C．he could stay away from home longer D．he could make his own decisions
22．What does “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 6 refer to
A．A name. B．The city. C．The train. D．The station.
【答案】19．B 20．A 21．D 22．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者通过国际铁路旅行的经历及其感受。
19．词句猜测题。由第三段中的“Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack (背包) makes you have a very basic approach to travel, and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too anti-social, and getting rid of books when finished. On the other hand, this way of looking at life is entirely in the spirit of Inter-Rail, for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window along with the paperback book and the socks. (把你所有的东西都背在背包里，这让你有了一个非常基本的旅行方式，并鼓励难以置信的浪费可能会导致你想烧掉的那些已经变得太反社会的袜子，并在读完书后扔掉书。另一方面，this way of looking at life完全符合国际铁路的精神，因为常识和推理可以与平装书和袜子一起被抛到窗外)”可知，作者通过国际铁路旅行，可以忽视常识和推理，把看过的书和臭袜子等一起扔出窗外，可得出“this way of looking at life”指的是“扔掉不需要的东西”。故选B项。
20．细节理解题。由第四段中的“On that first trip, my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of this type of train ticket, thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp-site in southern France. (在第一次旅行中，我和我的朋友一开始并不知道这种火车票的可能性，认为这只是一种往返于我们选择的法国南部营地的廉价方式)”可知，作者最初购买国际火车票是因为这种交通方式可以让人便宜到达一个地方。故选A项。
21．细节理解题。由第五段中的“But this was a first holiday without parents, as it was for most other Inter-Railers, and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except the most available sights. (但这是第一个没有父母的假期，就像大多数其他国际旅行者一样，在安排我们自己的时间表时，我们忽略了除了最常见的景点之外的一切)”可知，作者喜欢没有父母的旅行是因为作者可以自己做决定，安排自己的时间表。故选D项。
22．词句猜测题。由第六段中的“It is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until the train pulls in at the station and you are able to see it with your own tired eyes for the first time. (就好像你到达的城市从未真正存在过，直到火车进站，你才能够第一次用疲惫的眼睛看到it)”可知，该句关键词是城市，可得出it指代上文的“城市（The city）”。故选B项。
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）People always regret asking me and my wife how we got together. It’s a long story, involving other relationships and several countries, and to be honest, it’s not that interesting, so I’ll spare you the details. We were at a restaurant in Tuscany on our summer holiday last year though, when we met another English couple who had a far more interesting story than us. Lynn and Andy had actually met online before they got together, or at least they thought they had. After a few casual conversations through an online dating agency, they decided to meet for real. Lynn arrived at the restaurant first, and shortly after was approached by Andy, who thought she was someone else. It turns out they’d both arranged to meet different people, but liked the look of each other, and that was that!
And they’re not alone. It seems there are all sorts of places you might meet that special someone. Lukas met Sofie for the first time when he crashed into her car—on his bicycle. “It was raining and I was coming downhill really fast, so I couldn’t really see where I was going. Sofie opened her car door and I went straight into it, and off my bike,” explains Lukas. “I was unconscious for a few seconds, and when I came round there was this beautiful young woman asking me ‘Are you OK ’ Well, after that, she went to the hospital with me and was just really kind, really caring, and we hit it off.”
Every cloud has a silver lining, so they say, and Nick McKiddie would most likely agree. He was leaving the office late one night when he got robbed by a group of young men. He wasn’t hurt, but they stole his phone and wallet, so he called the police. Susan Harris, a young police officer at the time, attended the call. Nick explains, “I don’t know whether I was in shock because of what had happened, but I think it was love at first sight. I would never usually be so confident, but I just asked if she wanted to go for a drink sometime, and to my surprise, she said yes! “Nick and Susan got married last December.”
Animals don’t have the same social inhibitions (顾虑) as humans do, and this was certainly the case when Ri took her dog, Ben, to the local dog park. “As soon as I took his leash off, he ran straight to another dog on the other side of the park, and started getting very friendly indeed,” she laughs. “I actually had to pull him away, and that was when I met Ben, the other dog’s owner. We had a good laugh about it all, especially when we realized he had the same name as my dog. We became friends after that, and well, the rest is history.”
23．According to the passage, Lynn and Andy________.
A．first met in a restaurant in Tuscany
B．had originally arranged to see other people
C．regretted talking to each other online
D．preferred casual conversations to serious dating
24．________got to know each other due to an accident.
A．The author and his wife B．Nick and Susan C．Lukas and Sofie D．Ri and Ben
25．By “Every cloud has a silver lining” (in paragraphs), the author means that________.
A．every day is a good beginning B．every misfortune contains something good
C．people do not always behave as usual D．what you value in life matters greatly
26．What is the passage mainly about
A．How the author and his wife met each other.
B．The places where people usually get together.
C．How great relationships may grow out of random encounters.
D．What people do in order to meet their ideal partner.
【答案】23．B 24．C 25．B 26．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章以故事的形式讲述了人们见面的奇怪方式。
23．细节理解题。由第一段中的“It turns out they’d both arranged to meet different people, but liked the look of each other, and that was that!”（结果他们两人都安排好了去见不同的人，但却喜欢对方的相貌，就这样！）可知，Lynn和Andy一开始都安排好了去见其他人。故选B项。
24．细节理解题。由第二段中的“Lukas met Sofia for the first time when he crashed into her car — on his bicycle.”（卢卡斯第一次见到索菲是在他骑自行车撞上她的车时）可知，Lukas和Sofia是因为一次撞车事故认识了彼此。故选C项。
25．词句猜测题。由第三段的“He was leaving the office late one night when he got robbed by a group of young men. He wasn't hurt, but they stole his phone and wallet, so he called the police. Susan Harris, a young police officer at the time, attended the call. Nick explains, I don’t know whether I was in shock because of what had happened, but I think it was love at first sight. I would never usually be so confident, but I just asked if she wanted to go for a drink sometime, and to my surprise, she said yes! Nick and Susan got married last December.”（一天晚上他要离开办公室，突然被一群年轻人抢劫了。他没有受伤，但他们偷走了他的电话和钱包，于是他报警了。当时年轻的警官苏珊·哈里斯接听了电话。尼克解释说，我不知道是不是因为刚发生的事情而震惊了，但我认为这是一见钟情。我通常不会这么自信，但我只是问她是否想去喝一杯，令我吃惊的是，她说好的！尼克和苏珊去年12月结婚了）可知，尼克被抢劫，这是不幸的事，但因此认识了警官苏珊且最后二人结婚了，这是好事，说明不幸中会有好事发生。由此可知，Every could has a silver lining在此处意为“好运伴随着不幸而来”。故选B项。
26．主旨大意题。第一段讲Lynn和Andy一开始以为见的是其他人，实际上见了彼此，第二段讲Lukas和Sofia是因为一次撞车事故认识了彼此，第三段讲因为一次抢劫，Nick认识了警官Susan，第四段讲因为狗狗，Ri认识了Ben，可知本文讲的是人们奇奇怪怪的见面方式，即美好的关系是如何从偶然的相遇中成长起来的。故选C项。
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）Laura walked towards the man. “It is terribly cold,” she said.
“Colder than ever,” the man said. “Now tell me what you want.” He stared at Laura for a few seconds and then grinned, “Maybe you’d like to come inside and warm up.”
“No. No, I don’t want to come in.” She took a deep breath. “I just wanted to know if you’re interested in selling your dog.”
“That worthless mutt ” The man pointed to a dog in the yard and laughed for a few seconds, then suddenly stopped. “I was just joking about the worthless part. He’s a pretty good dog. Yeah. I might be interested.”
“Well, he’s the kind of dog I’m looking for. And it doesn’t seem like you’re too fond of him. I mean he’s tied up outside. I don’t see any food or water.”
“You just wait a minute. I take good care of that dog. The guy I got him from said he was a trained guard dog. The trouble is, the stupid thing doesn’t even bark when strangers come around. But then I guess that wouldn’t matter to you. You’re probably just looking for a pet, huh ”
“Yeah. Well, here’s your chance to get rid of him. I’ll give you twenty dollars.”
“You expect me to sell a purebred guard dog for twenty dollars ” the man snorted (哼着鼻子说). “Fifty dollars. That’s my price. You bring me fifty dollars, honey, and you got yourself a dog.” He smiled. “Sure you don’t want to come in ”
Laura shook her head. “I’ll be back with the money.” Breakfast forgotten, she searched for and found a cash machine four blocks away. I can’t afford this, she thought as she punched the numbers into the machine. The dog will need a vet, and where am I going to get the money for that Her fears wore off as she pictured the dog, curled up, not outside on the cold, hard ground, but in front of a glowing fireplace. Blue ceramic bowls filled with food and water sat in the corner of the kitchen, and she saw him, head held high, matching her stride on their daily walk.
With the money in her purse, she hurried back to the man’s house.
27．Laura started a conversation with the man because she ________.
A．needed shelter from the cold
B．wanted to see if she could buy his dog
C．hoped to find out where she could buy a pet
D．wasn’t pleased with how he treated his dog
28．What can we learn about the man from the passage
A．He considered the dog pretty.
B．He was good at training guard dogs.
C．He had been trying to get rid of the dog.
D．He had bought the dog to protect his home.
29．How come Laura’s worry about money faded
A．She realized that the dog would be living a much better life with her.
B．It occurred to her that she actually had enough money in her bank account.
C．She was confident that she would soon land a decent job and earn enough money.
D．She was excited about having a guard dog beside her when she wanted to take a walk.
30．Judging from the passage, we can know that Laura is ________.
A．a homeless girl B．a social worker
C．a rather poor lady D．an experienced pet owner
【答案】27．B 28．D 29．A 30．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Laura在一户人家的门后看到一只在寒风中可怜的小狗，想把它买下来的故事。
27．细节理解题。根据文章第三段““No. No, I don’t want to come in.” She took a deep breath. “I just wanted to know if you’re interested in selling your dog.”(“不，我不想进来。” 她深吸了一口气。“我只是想知道你是否有兴趣卖掉你的狗。”)”可知，Laura和这位男士交谈是想问问这个男士是否要卖狗。故选B项。
28．推理判断题。根据文章第六段“I take good care of that dog. The guy I got him from said he was a trained guard dog. The trouble is, the stupid thing doesn’t even bark when strangers come around.(我把那条狗照顾得很好。那人说他是条训练有素的看门狗。问题是，当陌生人来的时候，这个愚蠢的东西甚至不会叫) ”可知，这位男士买这只狗是为了看家护院。故选D项。
29．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“Her fears wore off as she pictured the dog, curled up, not outside on the cold, hard ground, but in front of a glowing fireplace.(当她想象这只狗蜷缩着，不是在冰冷坚硬的地面上，而是在一个燃烧的壁炉前时，她的恐惧消失了)”可知，当Laura想象到这只狗不再受寒冷之苦时，自己对钱的担忧消失了。故选A项。
30．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“I can’t afford this, she thought as she punched the numbers into the machine.(我买不起这个，她一边往机器里输入数字一边想)”可知，Laura是一个相当贫困的人。故选C项。
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help! We cannot help you!”
I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence. The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA).
I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac (机场停机坪) in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.
I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar. The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.
31．What did the author encounter when stepping out of the plane
A．The gathering crowd against the declining service.
B．Accidental attacks in the terminal.
C．The cancellation of flights to the Northeast.
D．The non-performance and indifference of the security.
32．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Incidents happened to those who fly quite often.
B．The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines.
C．Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past.
D．McDonald’s hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options.
33．The reason why the author mentions the past days in the final paragraph is to ________.
A．compare the service in the past with the one now
B．illustrate she prefers more dinner options on flights
C．indicate she has witnessed the best flight service before
D．show she has rich travelling experience
34．What can be implied from the passage
A．The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.
B．Passengers would take delight in the treatment they had received.
C．The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently.
D．The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be.
【答案】31．C 32．D 33．C 34．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己的经历讲述了现在航空公司的服务不像以前一样好了，但也相信以前的服务水平还会回来。
31．细节理解题。根据第一段的“Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm.(许多绝望的人挤满了候机楼。我很快得知飞往东北方向的航班因暴风雨而取消)”可知，作者踏出飞机时发现飞往东北方向的航班取消了。故选C。
32．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“When, once, stuck on a tarmac (机场停机坪) in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.(有一次，一架满载乘客的飞机在纽瓦克停机坪上停留了四个小时，体贴周到的航空公司为乘客们提供了麦当劳的汉堡和炸薯条)”可知，麦当劳的汉堡和炸薯条是在一次飞机延班时为乘客们提供的，全文并没有提及麦当劳的汉堡和薯条是常见的晚餐选择。故选D。
33．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar. The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. (但我相信一切都会慢慢改变，因为我记得那些乘飞机就是翱翔的日子。航空公司及其员工对乘客受到的待遇感到自豪)”推知，作者提及过去的日子是为了表明自己目睹过最好的航空服务，也相信这样的日子会回来。故选C。
34．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public.(我和其他乘飞机出行的乘客一样，经历了服务质量的下降)”及上文的描述可推知，作者认为航空公司的服务不像以前那么好了。故选D。
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）One August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger, Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp(黄蜂) nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.
“Oh, they don’t bother me,” she said lightly. “I go in and out all the time.”
Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again—to see the wasps flying straight at him. “Hurry!” he shouted to Mrs. Carey. “Get in!”
She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.
As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “fire” was spreading forward toward his face. And immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.
Miles from the nearest medical assistance, Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike(话筒), trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department’s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it.
Rushing down the mountain, Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock(休克). Just then he reached for the radio mike again.
“Call fire station,” he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes.”
“Five-ten,” the center replied.
Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake.
At last, he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. “You made it”, he thought.
35．It is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when _______.
A．the hottest season comes around B．strangers are approaching
C．the air is filled with food smell D．there are huge noises
36．Allen failed at his first attempt to send his message to the mini-bus center because _______.
A．he was in a state of shock B．his radio equipment was poor
C．he was unable to speak clearly D．no one was on duty
37．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Allen, A Helpless Driver B．A Race Against Death
C．Wasps, Bloody Killers D．War Against Wasps
【答案】35．A 36．C 37．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者被黄蜂蜇后的自救的故事。
35．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting in summer. (艾伦听说黄蜂在夏天更容易蜇人。)”可知黄蜂在夏天，天气最热的时候更容易蜇人。故选A。
36．细节理解题。根据第六段的第二句“He reached for the radio mike(话筒), trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable.( 他伸手去拿无线电麦克风，试图呼叫小巴中心，但他的话几乎听不懂。)” 可知艾伦第一次试图向小巴中心发送信息时失败了，因为他说的话听不懂，说话不清。C。
37．主旨大意题。根据文章的内容可知本文是以作者被黄蜂蛰伤后求救及与死亡作斗争的过程为主线。结合选项可知选项B. A Race Against Death(与死亡的赛跑)概括文章内容较为全面。故选B。专题05 阅读理解之记叙文10篇
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）I was grocery shopping recently in my hometown, N.Y., when I heard a young voice rise. “Mom, come here, you’ve gotten see this! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother was mortified and rushed to a boy she called Mikey, who looked to be about seven; then she turned to me to apologize. “Oh, I’m so sorry.”
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I looked at her wide-eyed son and said, “Hi, Mikey, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you ”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy ” “Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little ” he asked.
“It’s the way I was made,” I said.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet, nine inches tall. I am an achondroplasia dwarf (软骨发育不全的侏儒). Like most achondroplasia dwarfs, I have two average-height parents, as well as an average-height brother. When I was born, my mother was told in the hospital that I was a dwarf. Not knowing a lot about dwarfism, my mom’s main concern was my health. Our family doctor put her mind at ease when he told her he felt I would not have any major medical concerns. He was right.
When I was growing up, my parents encouraged me to do all the things the kids around me did. So when my neighbors got two-wheel bikes, I got a two-wheel bike. When they roller-skated, I roller-skated. I didn’t see anything different in my parents’ eyes about me. Why should I look at myself differently Therefore, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. And when I accepted myself as I was, life wasn’t that difficult after all. Most people around me were friendly and protective.
I’m 47 now, and it’s the children’s questions that make my life special. “Why are you so short How old are you Are you a mommy ” When I talk with children, they leave content that their questions have been answered. My hope is that in taking time with them, I will encourage them to accept their peers, whatever size and shape they come in, to know that every human deserves due respect.
1．The underlined word mortified is closest in meaning to________.
A．angry B．ashamed C．interested D．grateful
2．What made the author accept her physical uniqueness
A．That she almost died at birth.
B．That her parents loved her more than her ordinary-sized brother.
C．That her parents treated her as an ordinary person.
D．That all the people around her were protective and kind.
3．Why is the author patient with children’s questions
A．Because she wants to tell them about the rare disease.
B．Because she notices that children are usually kinder than adults.
C．Because she also has a child and wants to be a loving mum.
D．Because she expects them to respect every human.
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）Years ago, I made friends with a couple who had recently fallen in love. It was glorious to be in their orbit, watching as their relationship blossomed into a serious commitment. I recall the night we celebrated their engagement, watching this golden couple swing each other on the dance floor, laughing while emitting a glow that could light a city grid.
As happy as I was for them, in that moment I couldn’t ignore a sudden heaviness of heart. That pang was back, whispering, “Why not me ”
It had been a long time between visits from the pang. In the past, it was a constant companion as I navigated life with naive notions of love, romance and fate. I had grown up believing a relationship should complete me. As a result, I often felt more lost than found as part of a couple.
Then as I matured, I took a closer look at those who I thought had it all, the ones who tick all the boxes, who look and act the romance-novel parts. And when I dared to explore under the shiny surfaces, I saw that no honest couple had what I’d assumed they had: the perfect relationship, the easy love, the lucky life.
No, what I saw was a lot of unhappiness. Yes, while some couples were both blissed and blessed, many admitted that their relationships were hardly the happily-ever-after.
What’s more, I grew to understand I avoided bad relationships and like my life too much to settle. I realized I am the cake and relationships just the icing. The pang only emerges when I make the mistake of comparing myself to others.
The reason why I’m sharing this is because in the past couple of weeks, I have watched that golden couple endure one of the ugliest break-ups. What I saw that night on the dance floor was a romantic illusion. When the bubble burst, the fall back to earth was terrible for them both.
Watching the break-up, I am aware that to protect perfection is to do reality an injustice. I accept the understanding that there is only one relationship that really counts in life and that is the one we have with ourselves. And mine is a healthy one, not golden, but rosy all the same, because as my friends’ split has proven once again, shine and sparkle can blind the rest of us.
4．What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs
A．She was moved to tears by the engagement of her friends.
B．She didn’t really feel happy for the engagement of her friends.
C．She had mixed feelings while seeing the engagement of her friends.
D．She didn’t think her friends would live a happy life after their engagement.
5．Why did the author feel lost in her relationship in the past
A．She was misguided to pursue the perfect love.
B．She was too naive to find a perfect partner.
C．She was keen on being a good partner.
D．She was immature to control her fate.
6．By “to project perfection is to do reality an injustice” in the last paragraph, the author implies that .
A．pursuing perfection does good to reality
B．we should never stop looking for perfection
C．what reality is all about is just perfection
D．a perfect relationship is hard to find in life
7．According to the author, what is the most important thing in life
A．Accepting whatever you have in life.
B．Living in harmony with yourself.
C．Leading an admirable and happy life.
D．Having a golden relationship.
（22-23高一下·上海浦东新·期中）As a student absorbed in the story of chemistry, William Perkin succeeded in entering Royal College of Chemistry in 1853, at the age of 15. At the time of Perkin’s enrolment, the college was headed by the famous German chemist August Hofmann. Perkin’s scientific gifts soon caught Hofmann’s attention and, within two years, he became Hofmann’s youngest assistant. Not long after that, Perkin made the scientific breakthrough that would bring him both fame and fortune.
During his vacation in 1856, Perkin spent his time in the laboratory on the top floor of his family’s house, attempting to produce quinine, the only workable medical treatment for malaria (疟疾) at that time. Despite his best efforts, however, he did not end up with quinine. Instead, he produced a mysterious dark sludge (淤渣). Luckily, Perkin’s scientific training and nature inspired him to investigate the substance further and he finally produced a deep purple solution (溶液). Perkin saw the potential of his unexpected find.
Historically, textile dyes (染料) were made from such natural sources as plants and animals. The purple colour obtained from a snail (蜗牛) was once so expensive that in society at the time only the rich could afford it. It was against this backdrop that Perkin’s discovery was made.
Perkin quickly grasped that his purple solution could be used to colour cloth, thus making it the world’s first synthetic dye. Realising the importance of this breakthrough, he lost no time in patenting (申请专利) it. He asked advice of Scottish dye works owner Robert Pullar, who assured him that producing the dye would be well worth it if the colour remained fast (i.e. would not disappear gradually) and the cost was relatively low. So, in spite of the fierce objections of his mentor Hofmann, he left college to give birth to the modern chemical industry. The company received a commercial boost from the Empress Eugenie of France, when she decided the new colour amazed her.
Although Perkin’s fame was achieved and fortune assured by his first discovery, the chemist continued his research. Artificial dyes continue to play a crucial role today. And, in what would have been particularly pleasing to Perkin, their current use is in the search for a vaccine against malaria.
8．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Hofmann
A．Perkin’s enrolment owed a lot to his presence.
B．Perkin’s achievement made him rich and famous.
C．He appreciated Perkin’s talent as a young chemist.
D．He failed to manufacture the drug against malaria.
9．Regarding Perkin’s deep purple solution, it can be inferred that _________.
A．it was too expensive to be afforded by ordinary people
B．it was the only solution to an infectious disease at that time
C．people had no access to purple before its intention by Perkin
D．Perkin couldn’t have achieved it without experience at college
10．The underlined word “backdrop” in paragraph 3 is closest to _________.
A．background B．downfall C．backup D．challenge
11．What is the best title for the passage
A．William Perkin, the pioneer of artificial dyes B．William Perkin, the father of modern chemistry
C．William Perkin, the fighter against malaria D．William Perkin, the talent in fashion design
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）After bouncing my rental car across several miles of red-dirt roads, I walked for nearly another mile down the beach to a deserted valley. It was comforting to think that at the very least I was finally out of cell-phone range.
However, even on Kauai, Hawaii’s‘Garden Island’, complete escape wasn’t all that easy to achieve. Noisy helicopters full of tourists flew overhead like so many dragonflies. Every 20 minutes or so the comforting sounds of wind and water were broken by the noise of a speeding tour boat racing to complete another lap around the island. Worst of all, not more than five minutes by car from the resort where I was staying, the Atomic Clock Internet Cafe signaled with promises of instant email.
I felt uncomfortable every time I drove by the Atomic Clock Cafe. I am a technology reporter for an online magazine—my life is driven and dominated by email. I’m drowned in it, usually 400 or 500 messages a day. The main reason for my visit to Kauai was to unplug, disconnect, log off, and get away from it all. No cell phone, no electronic organizer, no laptop. And definitely, no email.
Yes, my plan was to lie on the beach and not check my email. My friends and family were outraged as they could not understand how I could bear to live without email. But they didn’t understand. In my job, I am online, all the time. Cyberspace is more familiar to me than my backyard. While I am awake, my email is always on. I don’t like-to be-without it for too long. A few hours away from it, and I start to tremble. I am, however, no stranger to beaches and their relaxing qualities and so I knew, even when arriving well after dark at the comfortable cottage in the town of Waimea, that the island of Kauai gave me a good chance of beating my addiction to electronic devices.
Maybe it was full moon lighting the black-sand beach not 10 metes from my door. Or the mango trees casting shadows across the veranda(阳台). Or the driftwood piled in loose heaps for as far as I could see along the shore. Without question, the long, slow sound of the waves rolling in calmed my restless soul, and I found I could, in fact, log off.
12．Why did the writer come to Kauai
A．To get away from the modern technology.
B．To work for the Atomic Clock Internet Cafe.
C．To write reports on technological development.
D．1o find whether there is an alternative to email.
13．What can we learn about the writer
A．He wrote articles about resorts around the world. B．He enjoyed beach activities like boat racing.
C．He was eager to work in his backyard. D．He spent much time working online.
14．The word “outraged”(paragraph 4)is closest in meaning to “________”
A．relieved B．shocked C．amused D．disappointed
15．The writer described the scenery in the last paragraph in order to ________.
A．argue against his friends’ doubt of Kauai B．propose a possible destination of his trip
C．highlight the beauty of the beach of Kauai D．show Kauai produced a relaxing atmosphere
（22-23高一下·上海·期中）Once in a while, a very savvy and smart kid makes a difference and changes the course of history. Here are some people who left their mark at a young age.
Mary ShelleyThough she didn’t publish it until she was 21, Mary Shelley, an English Romantic novelist, wrote Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus when she was 18. She wrote several other well-regarded novels throughout her career, including Valperga(1823). The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), and Falkner (1837), but Frankenstein became her best known and remains a classic, showing the dreadful consequences that arise after a scientist has artificially created a human being. The man-made monster in this novel inspired a similar creature in numerous American horror films.
Louis BrailleThe Braille language for the blind was developed by Louis Braille in 1824, when he was just 15 years old. He polished it and expanded it after that. Despite being blinded at the age of 3, he was inspired at a young age to conceive of a way to read and write. Braille consists of a code of 63 characters, each made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a six-position matrix or cell. The dots are embossed on paper and are read by using one’s fingers. He published the first Braille book. a three-volume history book, in 1837. He also became a notable musician and excelled as an organist. Upon receiving a scholarship, he went in 1819 to Paris to attend the National Institute for Blind Children, and from 1826 he taught there.
Bobby FischerIn 1958, at age 15, Bobby Fischer became the youngest chess player in history to be named grandmaster, the highest title possible. He had begun to attract international attention two years earlier when he was victorious in what became known as the “Game of the Century” between him and Donald Byme. His brilliant playing drew the attention of the American public to the game of chess, particularly when he won the world championship in 1972. His precocious skills inspired the Academy Award-nominated movie, Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993).
Malala YousafzaiIn 2014, at age 17, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The young activist from Pakistan had become famous for speaking out against the Taliban and encouraging young girls like herself to pursue an education. She made her first public speech touting the cause when she was only 11 years old. She attracted international attention when she survived an attempt on her life at age 15. She recovered, staying with her family in Birmingham, UK, where she returned to her studies and to activism. Her life was examined in the documentary He Named Me Malala (2015), whose title referenced the fact that Yousafzai had been named for the Afghan heroine Malala, who allegedly led her people to victory against the British in the 1880 Battle of Maiwand.
16．_______ got a world-wide reputation at the youngest age.
A．Mary Shelley B．Louis Braille
C．Bobby Fischer D．Malala Yousafzai
17．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A．Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was nominated the best American horror film ever.
B．Bobby Fischer’s remarkable talents aroused a debate about playing chess in the US.
C．Yousafzai returned to her studies and career in the UK after the attempted murder.
D．Louis Braille had taught music and biology for the blind students in Paris since 1826.
18．To make a speech entitled “It’s not easy to attain success”, you may read _______’s life stories for reference.
A．Mary Shelley and Louis Braille
B．Bobby Fischer and Malala Yousafzai
C．Mary Shelley and Bobby Fischer
D．Louis Braille and Malala Yousafzai
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）I was dirty, smelly, hungry and somewhere beneath all that, suntanned. It was the end of an Inter-Rail (欧洲旅游火车通票) holiday. My body couldn’t take any more punishment. My mind couldn’t deal with any more foreign timetables, currencies or languages.
“Never again,” I said, as I stepped onto home ground. I said exactly the same thing the following year. And the next. All I had to do was buy one train ticket and, because I was under twenty-five years old, I could spend a whole month going anywhere I wanted in Europe. Ordinary beds are never the same once you’ve learnt to sleep in the passage of a train, the rhythm rocking you into a deep sleep.
Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack (背包) makes you have a very basic approach to travel, and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too anti-social, and getting rid of books when finished. On the other hand, this way of looking at life is entirely in the spirit of Inter-Rail, for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window along with the paperback book and the socks. All it takes to achieve this carefree attitude is one of those tickets in your hand.
Any system that enables young people to travel through countries at a rate of more than one a day must be pretty social. On that first trip, my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of this type of train ticket, thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp-site in southern France. But the idea of non-stop travel proved too attractive, for there was always just one more country over the border, always that little bit further to go. And what did the extra miles cost us Nothing.
We were not completely uninterested in culture. But this was a first holiday without parents, as it was for most other Inter-Railers, and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except the most available sights. This was the chance to escape the guided tour, an opportunity to do something different. I took great pride in the fact that, in many places, all I could be bothered to see was the view from the station. We were just there to get by, and to have good time doing so. In this we were no different from most of the other Inter-Railers with whom we shared passage floors, food and water, money and music.
The excitement of travel comes from the sudden reality of somewhere that was previously just a name. It is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until the train pulls in at the station and you are able to see it with your own tired eyes for the first time.
19．What does the writer mean by “this way of looking at life” in Paragraph 3
A．Worrying about your clothes. B．Throwing unwanted things away.
C．Behaving in an anti-social way. D．Looking after your possessions.
20．Why did the writer originally buy an Inter-Rail ticket
A．To get to one place cheaply. B．To meet other young people.
C．To see a lot of famous places. D．To go on a tour of Europe.
21．What the writer liked about traveling without his parents was that_____.
A．he could see more interesting places B．he could spend more time sightseeing
C．he could stay away from home longer D．he could make his own decisions
22．What does “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 6 refer to
A．A name. B．The city. C．The train. D．The station.
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）People always regret asking me and my wife how we got together. It’s a long story, involving other relationships and several countries, and to be honest, it’s not that interesting, so I’ll spare you the details. We were at a restaurant in Tuscany on our summer holiday last year though, when we met another English couple who had a far more interesting story than us. Lynn and Andy had actually met online before they got together, or at least they thought they had. After a few casual conversations through an online dating agency, they decided to meet for real. Lynn arrived at the restaurant first, and shortly after was approached by Andy, who thought she was someone else. It turns out they’d both arranged to meet different people, but liked the look of each other, and that was that!
And they’re not alone. It seems there are all sorts of places you might meet that special someone. Lukas met Sofie for the first time when he crashed into her car—on his bicycle. “It was raining and I was coming downhill really fast, so I couldn’t really see where I was going. Sofie opened her car door and I went straight into it, and off my bike,” explains Lukas. “I was unconscious for a few seconds, and when I came round there was this beautiful young woman asking me ‘Are you OK ’ Well, after that, she went to the hospital with me and was just really kind, really caring, and we hit it off.”
Every cloud has a silver lining, so they say, and Nick McKiddie would most likely agree. He was leaving the office late one night when he got robbed by a group of young men. He wasn’t hurt, but they stole his phone and wallet, so he called the police. Susan Harris, a young police officer at the time, attended the call. Nick explains, “I don’t know whether I was in shock because of what had happened, but I think it was love at first sight. I would never usually be so confident, but I just asked if she wanted to go for a drink sometime, and to my surprise, she said yes! “Nick and Susan got married last December.”
Animals don’t have the same social inhibitions (顾虑) as humans do, and this was certainly the case when Ri took her dog, Ben, to the local dog park. “As soon as I took his leash off, he ran straight to another dog on the other side of the park, and started getting very friendly indeed,” she laughs. “I actually had to pull him away, and that was when I met Ben, the other dog’s owner. We had a good laugh about it all, especially when we realized he had the same name as my dog. We became friends after that, and well, the rest is history.”
23．According to the passage, Lynn and Andy________.
A．first met in a restaurant in Tuscany
B．had originally arranged to see other people
C．regretted talking to each other online
D．preferred casual conversations to serious dating
24．________got to know each other due to an accident.
A．The author and his wife B．Nick and Susan C．Lukas and Sofie D．Ri and Ben
25．By “Every cloud has a silver lining” (in paragraphs), the author means that________.
A．every day is a good beginning B．every misfortune contains something good
C．people do not always behave as usual D．what you value in life matters greatly
26．What is the passage mainly about
A．How the author and his wife met each other.
B．The places where people usually get together.
C．How great relationships may grow out of random encounters.
D．What people do in order to meet their ideal partner.
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）Laura walked towards the man. “It is terribly cold,” she said.
“Colder than ever,” the man said. “Now tell me what you want.” He stared at Laura for a few seconds and then grinned, “Maybe you’d like to come inside and warm up.”
“No. No, I don’t want to come in.” She took a deep breath. “I just wanted to know if you’re interested in selling your dog.”
“That worthless mutt ” The man pointed to a dog in the yard and laughed for a few seconds, then suddenly stopped. “I was just joking about the worthless part. He’s a pretty good dog. Yeah. I might be interested.”
“Well, he’s the kind of dog I’m looking for. And it doesn’t seem like you’re too fond of him. I mean he’s tied up outside. I don’t see any food or water.”
“You just wait a minute. I take good care of that dog. The guy I got him from said he was a trained guard dog. The trouble is, the stupid thing doesn’t even bark when strangers come around. But then I guess that wouldn’t matter to you. You’re probably just looking for a pet, huh ”
“Yeah. Well, here’s your chance to get rid of him. I’ll give you twenty dollars.”
“You expect me to sell a purebred guard dog for twenty dollars ” the man snorted (哼着鼻子说). “Fifty dollars. That’s my price. You bring me fifty dollars, honey, and you got yourself a dog.” He smiled. “Sure you don’t want to come in ”
Laura shook her head. “I’ll be back with the money.” Breakfast forgotten, she searched for and found a cash machine four blocks away. I can’t afford this, she thought as she punched the numbers into the machine. The dog will need a vet, and where am I going to get the money for that Her fears wore off as she pictured the dog, curled up, not outside on the cold, hard ground, but in front of a glowing fireplace. Blue ceramic bowls filled with food and water sat in the corner of the kitchen, and she saw him, head held high, matching her stride on their daily walk.
With the money in her purse, she hurried back to the man’s house.
27．Laura started a conversation with the man because she ________.
A．needed shelter from the cold
B．wanted to see if she could buy his dog
C．hoped to find out where she could buy a pet
D．wasn’t pleased with how he treated his dog
28．What can we learn about the man from the passage
A．He considered the dog pretty.
B．He was good at training guard dogs.
C．He had been trying to get rid of the dog.
D．He had bought the dog to protect his home.
29．How come Laura’s worry about money faded
A．She realized that the dog would be living a much better life with her.
B．It occurred to her that she actually had enough money in her bank account.
C．She was confident that she would soon land a decent job and earn enough money.
D．She was excited about having a guard dog beside her when she wanted to take a walk.
30．Judging from the passage, we can know that Laura is ________.
A．a homeless girl B．a social worker
C．a rather poor lady D．an experienced pet owner
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help! We cannot help you!”
I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence. The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines (TWA).
I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac (机场停机坪) in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.
I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar. The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.
31．What did the author encounter when stepping out of the plane
A．The gathering crowd against the declining service.
B．Accidental attacks in the terminal.
C．The cancellation of flights to the Northeast.
D．The non-performance and indifference of the security.
32．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Incidents happened to those who fly quite often.
B．The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines.
C．Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past.
D．McDonald’s hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options.
33．The reason why the author mentions the past days in the final paragraph is to ________.
A．compare the service in the past with the one now
B．illustrate she prefers more dinner options on flights
C．indicate she has witnessed the best flight service before
D．show she has rich travelling experience
34．What can be implied from the passage
A．The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.
B．Passengers would take delight in the treatment they had received.
C．The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently.
D．The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be.
（21-22高一下·上海·期中）One August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger, Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp(黄蜂) nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.
“Oh, they don’t bother me,” she said lightly. “I go in and out all the time.”
Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again—to see the wasps flying straight at him. “Hurry!” he shouted to Mrs. Carey. “Get in!”
She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.
As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “fire” was spreading forward toward his face. And immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.
Miles from the nearest medical assistance, Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike(话筒), trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department’s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it.
Rushing down the mountain, Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock(休克). Just then he reached for the radio mike again.
“Call fire station,” he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes.”
“Five-ten,” the center replied.
Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake.
At last, he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. “You made it”, he thought.
35．It is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when _______.
A．the hottest season comes around B．strangers are approaching
C．the air is filled with food smell D．there are huge noises
36．Allen failed at his first attempt to send his message to the mini-bus center because _______.
A．he was in a state of shock B．his radio equipment was poor
C．he was unable to speak clearly D．no one was on duty
37．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Allen, A Helpless Driver B．A Race Against Death
C．Wasps, Bloody Killers D．War Against Wasps
