2024届高考英语专题02 阅读理解(应用文 记叙文 新闻报道)（原卷版+解析版）

专题02 阅读理解(应用文+记叙文+新闻报道)
高频话题01 人与自然—航空航天
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏盐城·高二期中
Scott Kelly visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). He shared his experiences in space with students.
Kelly graduated from college with an engineering degree in 1987. He was later accepted into Navy flight school. In 1995, Kelly sent his application to NASA to become an astronaut. He thought, “If I’m going to fail at something, I might as well just fail at something that I think I can’t achieve.” That’s what Kelly told the audience at UW. To his surprise, he landed an interview.
From 1999 to 2016, Kelly took part in four space missions. His first was a repair trip to the Hubble Space Telescope. On his second trip, in 2007, he was the mission commander. Kelly finished his third mission in 2011. It was a five-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). NASA was interested in the idea of sending people to space for an even longer period of time. The space agency then chose Kelly to set off on a 340-day mission to the ISS. The trip became one of the longest time ever spent in space.
The main purpose of the mission was to study how the human body responds to a long space flight. Space weakens your bones and muscles because your body doesn’t have to use them much in low gravity. That s why astronauts work out for at least two hours a day. Eyesight is also greatly affected by space travel. Kelly says that he wears glasses to correct his vision because of his time spent in space.
There’s still a lot to learn about the effects of space flights on the body. And there’s always work to be done in space. The more people who get interested in space, the more steps we can take toward a possible moon base, or even a Mars base.
For kids desiring to become astronauts, Kelly has some advice, “Choose something that you like, because if you like it, you’ll do better at it”.
1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean
A. Kelly was very afraid of failure.
B. Kelly was sure that he would be rejected.
C. Kelly didn’t really like to be an astronaut.
D. Kelly was very confident about the application.
2. How long did Kelly’s fourth mission last
A. Five months. B. About half a year. C. Around a year. D. Two years.
3. What can we learn about the effects of space flights
A. Wearing glasses in space can avoid them.
B. They disappear when astronauts get home.
C. Professional exercise can reduce them.
D. Researchers have already overcome them.
4. What may Kelly agree with according to the last paragraph
A. Interest is the best teacher. B. Rome was not built in a day.
C. No way is impossible to courage. D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是美国航天员Scott Kelly从事航天事业的经历。
1. 词句猜测题。根据画线句前内容“He was later accepted into Navy flight school. In 1995, Kelly sent his application to NASA to become an astronaut(后来他被海军飞行学校录取。1995年，凯利向美国宇航局递交了成为一名宇航员的申请。).”可知，他向NASA递交了想成为宇航员的申请，结合划线句子后的“To his surprise, he landed an interview.(令他吃惊的是，他得到了一次面试机会。)”可知，令他惊讶的是，他成功得到了一个面试的机会，由此可推断，“Kelly觉得有可能会被NASA拒绝”，但最终得到面试机会，所以感到很惊讶。故选B项。
2. 细节理解题。 根据第三段“Kelly finished his third mission in 2011. It was a five-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). NASA was interested in the idea of sending people to space for an even longer period of time. The space agency then chose Kelly to set off on a 340-day mission to the ISS.(凯利在2011年完成了他的第三次任务。它在国际空间站(ISS)停留了五个月。美国国家航空和宇宙航行局对把人送到太空停留更长时间的想法很感兴趣。美国宇航局随后选择凯利前往国际空间站执行为期340天的任务。) ”可知，在Kelly完成为期5个月的太空站之旅后，NASA对派人到太空更长时间感兴趣，太空局选择Kelly去太空站执行为期340天的任务，即：第四次航天任务为期一年左右，故选C项。
3. 细节理解题。根据第四段“Space weakens your bones and muscles because your body doesn’t have to use them much in low gravity. That s why astronauts work out for at least two hours a day.(太空会削弱你的骨骼和肌肉，因为你的身体不需要在低重力下使用它们。这就是为什么宇航员每天至少要锻炼两个小时。)”可知，在太空几乎不用骨骼与肌肉，很容易削弱它们，所以每天需要至少两小时的锻炼，由此可知，专业的锻炼可以减弱太空旅行造成的对骨骼和肌肉的影响。故选C项。
4. 推理判断题。 根据最后一段“For kids desiring to become astronauts, Kelly has some advice, “Choose something that you like, because if you like it, you’ll do better at it”(对于渴望成为宇航员的孩子，凯利有一些建议：“选择你喜欢的东西，因为如果你喜欢它，你就会做得更好。”)”可知，凯利对想成为宇航员的孩子们说，选择自己喜欢的事情，你就会把它做好，由此可推断，凯利认可“兴趣是最好的老师”，所以建议孩子们在选择职业时要考虑自己的喜好。故选A项。
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏海门·高二期中
Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource. By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface.
The major mission is to explore how oceans help to minimize climate change by absorbing atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide in a natural process. Oceans are estimated to have absorbed more than 90% of the extra heat trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by human-caused greenhouse gases Swot will scan the seas from the orbit and precisely measure fine differences in surface elevations (高度) around smaller currents and eddies (漩涡), where much of the oceans’ decrease of heat and carbon is believed to occur. “Studying the mechanism will help climate scientists answer a key question: What is the turning point at which oceans start releasing, rather than absorbing, huge amounts of heat back into the atmosphere and speed up global warming, rather than limiting it,” said Nadya Shiffer, Swot’s program scientist.
By comparison, earlier studies of water bodies relied on data of rivers or oceans taken at specific points, or from satellites that can only track measurements along a one-dimensional line, requiring scientists to fill in data gaps through extrapolation (外推法). Thanks to the radar instrument, Swot can scan through cloud cover and darkness over wide ranges of the Earth. This enables scientists to accurately map their observations in two dimensions regardless of weather or time of day and to cover large geographic areas far more quickly than was previously possible.
“Rather than giving us a line of elevations, it’s giving us a map of elevations, and that’s just a total game changer,” said Tamlin Pavelsky, Swot freshwater science leader.
5. What does the underlined expression “vital resource” in the first paragraph refer to
A. Technology. B. Climate. C. Oceans. D. Water.
6. What is the major mission of Swot
A. To explore the influences of greenhouse gases.
B. To explain the consequence of global warming.
C. To identify the causes of water absorbing heat and CO2.
D. To study the mechanism of oceans influencing climate.
7. What makes it possible for Swot to measure precisely
A. The high-definition computer.
B. Advanced radar technology.
C. The three-dimensional image.
D. An accurate map of elevations.
8. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. A Solution to Climate Change
B. A Breakthrough in Space Travel
C. First Global Water Survey from Space
D. The Successful Launch of Swot Satellite
【答案】5. D 6. D 7. B 8. C
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了一颗名为Swot的卫星将于周四上午被送入太空，以绘制地球上的水域地图。它将测量海洋能从大气中吸收多少热量和碳。这将帮助科学家了解海洋如何帮助阻止气候变化。
5. 词句猜测题。根据画线短语下文“By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface.(通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，它将收集全球90% 以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据。这真的是第一次观察到地球表面几乎所有的水)”和画线短语所在句子“Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource.(Swot卫星计划于周四上午发射，对地球的vital resource进行全面调查)”可知，Swot卫星通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，收集全球90%以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据，然后对这些水资源进行调查，由此可推知，画线短语“vital resource”指的是下文提到的“water (水)”。故选D。
6. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“The major mission is to explore how oceans adjust climate change by absorbing atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide in a natural process.(其主要任务是探索海洋如何通过自然过程吸收大气热量和二氧化碳来调节气候变化)”可知，Swot卫星的主要任务是探索海洋如何通过自然过程吸收大气热量和二氧化碳来调节气候变化，即研究海洋如何影响气候变化。故选D。
7. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Thanks to the radar instrument, Swot can scan through cloud cover and darkness over wide ranges of the Earth. This enables scientists to accurately map their observations in two dimensions regardless of weather or time of day and to cover large geographic areas far more quickly than was previously possible.(多亏了雷达仪器，Swot可以在地球的大范围内扫描云层和黑暗。这使得科学家能够精确地绘制二维地图，无论天气如何，无论何时，覆盖大面积地理区域的速度比以前快得多)”可知，先进的雷达技术使得Swot能够精确测量。故选B。
8. 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource. By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface.(Swot卫星计划于周四上午发射，对地球的重要资源进行全面调查。通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，它将收集全球90% 以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据。这真的是第一次观察到地球表面几乎所有的水。)”可知，文章报道了计划于周四上午发射的Swot卫星，通过使用先进的微波雷达技术，它将收集全球90%以上的海洋、湖泊和河流的高清晰度表面测量数据。这是第一次从太空观察到地球表面几乎所有的水。由此可推知C项“First Global Water Survey from Space(第一次从太空进行的全球水资源调查)”是文章最佳标题。故选C。
高频话题02 人与自我—家人和亲人
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏南京·高二期中
America was where all my mother’s hopes lay. My mother believed one could be anything he wanted to be in America. “You can be a prodigy(神童), too,” my mother told me when I was nine. “You can be best at anything.” We didn’t immediately pick the right kind of prodigy. At first my mother thought I could be a Chinese Shirley Temple. We’d watch Shirley’s old movies on TV as though they were training films. My mother would poke my arm and say, “Ni kan”—You watch.
Soon after my mother got this idea about Shirley Temple, she took me to a beauty training school and put me in the hands of a student who could barely hold the scissors without shaking. Instead of getting big fat curls, I emerged with an uneven mass of crinkly black fuzz.
In fact, in the beginning, I was just as excited as my mother, maybe even more so. I pictured this prodigy part of me as many different images, trying each one on for size. I was a dainty ballerina girl standing by the curtains, waiting to hear the right music that would send me floating on my tiptoes. I was Cinderella stepping from her pumpkin carriage with sparkly cartoon music filling the air.
In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me. I would be beyond reproach(责备). I would never be annoyed by anything. Every night after dinner, my mother and I would sit at the Formica kitchen table. She would present new tests, taking her examples from stories of amazing children she had read and a dozen other magazines she kept in a pile in our bathroom. My mother got these magazines from people whose houses she cleaned. She would look through them all, searching for stories about remarkable children.
The first night she brought out a story about a three-year-old boy who knew the capitals of all the states and even most of the European countries. A teacher was quoted as saying the little boy could also pronounce the names of the foreign cities correctly.
“What’s the capital of Finland ” my mother asked me, looking at the magazine story.
All I knew was the capital of California, because Sacramento was the name of the street we lived on in Chinatown. “Nairobi!” I guessed, saying the most foreign word I could think of. She checked to see if that was possibly one way to pronounce “Helsinki” before showing me the answer.
The tests got harder — multiplying numbers in my head, finding the queen of hearts in a deck of cards, trying to stand on my head without using my hands, predicting the daily temperatures in Los Angeles, New York, and London.
And after seeing my mother’s disappointed face once again, something inside of me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror and when I saw only my face staring back — and that it would always be this ordinary face--I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl! I made high-pitched (尖锐的) noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror.
And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me — because I had never seen that face before. I looked at my reflection, blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won’ts. I won’t let her change me, I promised myself. I won’t be what I’m not.
1. Why did the mother and the girl watch Shirley Temple’s old movies on TV
A. Because the mother was a fan of Shirley Temple
B. Because the girl resembled Shirley Temple in appearance.
C. Because Shirley Temple’s hairstyle was very popular among children.
D. Because the mother wanted her daughter to be a Chinese Shirley Temple.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the tests the girl did every night
A. She got through the tests painfully.
B. She felt confident and finished them smoothly.
C. She failed the tests and began to lose confidence.
D. She made preparations for tests to please her mother.
3. What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean
A. The mother was disappointed and gave up her daughter.
B. The mother expected her daughter to know the right answer.
C. The answers were more than one and the mother checked them.
D. The mother was not sure about the answer and wanted to confirm it.
4. What might happen after the last paragraph
A. The girl might do what she really likes.
B. The girl might do whatever her mother asks.
C. The girl might try her best to become successful.
D. The mother might change her attitude and listen to her daughter.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了望女成凤的妈妈把女儿按天才来培养，但无数次的失败让女儿失去信心。但一次镜子前的自省让女儿接受了真正的自我，决定不再受妈妈的摆布，要去做自己真正喜欢做的事。
1. 细节理解题。根据第一段中“At first my mother thought I could be a Chinese Shirley Temple. We’d watch Shirley’s old movies on TV as though they were training films.(起初，我妈妈认为我可以成为中国的秀兰·邓波儿。我们会在电视上看雪莉演的老电影，就像看训练电影一样)”可知，妈妈和女孩在电视上看秀兰·邓波儿的老电影是因为妈妈希望女儿成为中国的秀兰·邓波儿，让女儿通过看电影来接受训练。故选D项。
2. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“And after seeing my mother’s disappointed face once again, something inside of me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror and when I saw only my face staring back — and that it would always be this ordinary face — I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl!(在再次看到母亲失望的脸后，我内心的某些东西开始消亡。我讨厌考试，讨厌那些高涨的希望和失败的期望。那天晚上睡觉前，我照镜子，只看到自己的脸在盯着我看——而且永远都是这张普通的脸——我哭了起来。多么悲伤、丑陋的女孩!)”可知，女孩没有通过那些测试，并开始对自己失去信心。故选C项。
3. 词句猜测题。根据上文可知，妈妈问女儿“芬兰的首都是哪里 ”，女儿给出了一个明显错误的答案“内罗毕”。根据划线句“She checked to see if that was possibly one way to pronounce “Helsinki” before showing me the answer.(在给我看答案之前，她查了一下“赫尔辛基”是否可能是这样发音的)”可知，妈妈专门查了芬兰首都“赫尔辛基”是否可以读作“内罗毕”，由此推知，妈妈非常希望女儿的答案是正确的，甚至寄希望于“内罗毕”是“赫尔辛基”的另一个读音。故选B项。
4. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I looked at my reflection, blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won’ts. I won’t let her change me, I promised myself. I won’t be what I’m not.(我看着自己的影子，眨了眨眼睛，以便看得更清楚。那个盯着我看的女孩很生气，很强势。这个女孩和我是一样的。我有了新的想法，任性的想法，或者更确切地说，是充满了很多不愿意的想法。我不会让她改变我，我向自己保证。我不会成为我不是的样子)”可推知，女儿的遭受挫折后重新审视了自己，接受了真正的自我，决定不再受妈妈的摆布。接下来，她要去做自己真正喜欢做的事。故选A项。
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏连云港·高二期中
Going home on break is always a bittersweet feeling. At some point during the semester, college may have started to feel like a second home.
I’m lucky since I live locally. When I tell people that I live so close to home, they often ask, “Why are you living on campus if your house is so close to the school ” And the answer was always a sense of community.
Yes, I’ve heard of the horror stories of some commuters who weren’t able to form as much of a bond with peers as people who were living on campus. But to me, everyone in my residential hall was like a big family. Of course, I was closer to some people more than others, but we would all support each other.
College is often seen as a place where everyone tends themselves until they make it to graduation, where people compete for that internship(实习) or research position that basically everyone in your major is aiming for. But here, it’s more common to see people studying with each other during reading period until 3 a.m., or bringing Starbucks to their friends.
Like most things, there are negative things about independence as well. Staying at home for the longer break reminded me of every little thing that my mom would do for me and my siblings. I don’t know about you, but my siblings often scream and run around until their bedtime. Sometimes, I wish I was back at my dorm or the library reading a book. Instead, I have to plug my ears to try to not let them drive me crazy when my parents are at work. However, at other times, their enthusiasm really does help relieve my stress after a week filled with exams and labs right before spring break.
Being home really is a double-edged sword. It’s comforting to be around people you’ve known for your entire life, but it also comes with the sacrifice (牺牲) of some of the things you built into your daily routine in college. But what can I say, it’s always good to go back home--nothing beats Chinese food.
5. What makes the author choose to live in the school
A. A sense of curiosity. B. Living away from parents.
C. A sense of community. D. Longing for independence.
6. What can we learn from paragraph 4
A. Everyone provides for themselves on campus.
B. Students study for internship or research position.
C. These moments make living on campus refreshing.
D. Students study with each other during reading period.
7. Why does the author mention his life at home in paragraph 5
A. To remind that every little thing counts in daily life.
B. To confirm independence has some negative effects.
C. To prove being home really is a double-edged sword.
D. To inform college is where everyone cares for themselves.
8. What is the best title for the text
A. Campus times. B. On going home.
C. The story of going home. D. Unforgettable college life.
【答案】5. C 6. D 7. C 8. B
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了作者觉得大学期间放假回家总是一种苦乐参半的感觉，对作者来说大学是第二个家，虽然回家和你认识了一辈子的人在一起是一件令人欣慰的事情，但这也伴随着你在大学里日常生活中所做的一些牺牲。
5. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“I’m lucky since I live locally. When I tell people that I live so close to home, they often ask, “Why are you living on campus if your house is so close to the school ” And the answer was always a sense of community.(我很幸运，因为我住在当地。当我告诉别人我住得离家很近时，他们经常会问：“如果你的家离学校这么近，你为什么要住在校园里 ”答案总是一种社区意识)”可知，是一种社区意识让作者选择住在学校。故选C项。
6. 细节理解题。根据第四段“College is often seen as a place where everyone tends themselves until they make it to graduation, where people compete for that internship or research position that basically everyone in your major is aiming for. But here, it’s more common to see people studying with each other during reading period until 3 a.m., or bringing Starbucks to their friends.(大学通常被看作是一个每个人在毕业前都很关心自己的地方，在那里，人们竞争实习或研究职位，而这些职位基本上是你专业的每个人都想要的。但在这里，更常见的是人们在阅读期间互相学习到凌晨3点，或者给朋友带星巴克)”结合选项，可知D项“Students study with each other during reading period.(学生们在阅读期间互相学习)”正确。故选D项。
7. 推理判断题。根据第五段中“Like most things, there are negative things about independence as well. Staying at home for the longer break reminded me of every little thing that my mom would do for me and my siblings. I don’t know about you, but my siblings often scream and run around until their bedtime. Sometimes, I wish I was back at my dorm or the library reading a book. Instead, I have to plug my ears to try to not let them drive me crazy when my parents are at work. However, at other times, their enthusiasm really does help relieve my stress after a week filled with exams and labs right before spring break.(像大多数事情一样，独立也有消极的一面。在家里度过长假让我想起了妈妈为我和我的兄弟姐妹们做的每一件小事。我不知道你怎么想，但我的兄弟姐妹们经常尖叫着跑来跑去，直到他们上床睡觉。有时，我希望我回到我的宿舍或图书馆看书。相反，当我父母上班的时候，我不得不捂着耳朵，尽量不让他们把我逼疯。然而，在其他时候，他们的热情确实有助于缓解我在春假前一周充满考试和实验的压力)”和第六段的“Being home really is a double-edged sword.(在家真的是一把双刃剑)”可推知，作者通过讲述回家之后让自己烦心的事和让自己快乐的事来说明，回家真的是把双刃剑。故选C项。
8. 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Going home on break is always a bittersweet feeling. At some point during the semester, college may have started to feel like a second home.(放假回家总是一种苦乐参半的感觉。在这个学期的某个时候，大学可能开始感觉像第二个家)”和最后一段“Being home really is a double-edged sword. It’s comforting to be around people you’ve known for your entire life, but it also comes with the sacrifice of some of the things you built into your daily routine in college. But what can I say, it’s always good to go back home — nothing beats Chinese food.(回家真的是把双刃剑。和你认识了一辈子的人在一起是令人欣慰的，但这也伴随着你在大学里建立的日常生活的一些牺牲。但我能说什么呢，回家总是好的——没有什么比中国菜更好的了)”可知，文章主要讲述了作者觉得大学期间放假回家总是一种苦乐参半的感觉。所以B项“On going home.(回家)”是本文最好的标题。故选B项。
Passage 3
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏锡东·高二期中
My wife’s birthday falls at the beginning of spring when the winter chill still hangs over the approaching warmth.
On that day, I came home from work, stopped her from entering the kitchen and asked her to dine out. “Has Lily called ” she asked. I shook my head. The atmosphere at the dinner was oppressive. My wife kept glancing at her phone, showing no signs of appetite.
Early the next morning, my wife got up, dark rings encircling her eyes. We only have one child. When Lily still lived at home, every year when her birthday approached, we would start the grand preparations days in advance. And after she left for college, my wife would call her countless times from morning till night. How could she ignore all our love and utterly forget her mum’s birthday On the way to work, I texted Lily, “Your mum didn’t sleep well last night.”
Another day concluding, we were about to go to bed when there was a sound of a key rattling in the lock. In came our daughter, face red with cold, birthday cake in hand. “Sorry, Mum. Happy birthday!” she said, tears welling up. Immediately, my wife pulled Lily into a hug, complaining, “You silly girl, why do you come all the way back at such a time Don’t you know it is cold outside ”
Lily just stayed two hours in case of missing her classes. Seeing Lily boarding the train, my wife started blaming me for that message, yet in a better mood. I did feel I handled this matter perfectly both for my wife and my child’s growth.
Later, I called my parents and told them about it. I never thought they would respond with a long silence, and then said: “How many times have you forgotten our birthdays Has either of us ever complained ”
9. What does the underlined word “oppressive” mean in paragraph 2
A. Relaxing. B. Funny. C. Unique. D. Heavy.
10. What can be inferred about the woman in paragraph 3
A. Watching TV is her daily routine. B. She set her phone in silent mode.
C. Some anxiety is felt of the woman. D. She wasn’t satisfied with her dinner.
11. Why did Lily burst into tears on seeing her mother
A. She was overjoyed to see her mother.
B. She felt sorry about forgetting her mother’s birthday.
C. She feared to be scolded for ignoring her parents’ love.
D. She pitied herself for being half-frozen all the way back.
12. What message is conveyed from the words of the author’s parents
A. Love is a two-way street. B. Birthday party is a must.
C. Parental love is for a return. D. It is never too late to say sorry.
【答案】9. D 10. C 11. B 12. A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了女儿忘记了妈妈的生日，妻子辗转难眠很伤心，作者给女儿发消息，女儿冒着严寒乘火车回来给妈妈补过生日，妻子很感动。作者又把这件事讲给自己的父母听，父母却反问作者又有多少次忘记父母的生日。
9. 词句猜测题。根据上一句“On that day, I came home from work, stopped her from entering the kitchen and asked her to dine out. “Has Lily called ” she asked. I shook my head.(那天，我下班回家，不让她进厨房，请她出去吃饭。“莉莉打电话来了吗 ”她问道。我摇了摇头)”和下一句“My wife kept glancing at her phone, showing no signs of appetite.(我妻子一直在看她的手机，没有任何食欲)”可知，妻子在生日那天，在等女儿的祝福电话，中午了女儿还没打电话，应该是忘记了妈妈的生日，妻子应该是心情不好，气氛比较沉闷。由此可知，划线词意为“沉闷的，沉重的”。故选D项。
10. 推理判断题。根据第三段“Early the next morning, my wife got up, dark rings encircling her eyes. We only have one child. When Lily still lived at home, every year when her birthday approached, we would start the grand preparations days in advance. And after she left for college, my wife would call her countless times from morning till night. How could she ignore all our love and utterly forget her mum’s birthday ”(第二天一大早，我妻子起床了，黑眼圈围绕着她的眼睛。我们只有一个孩子。莉莉还在家里的时候，每年临近她的生日，我们都会提前几天开始隆重地准备。在她上大学后，我妻子从早到晚给她打了无数次电话。她怎么能无视我们所有的爱，完全忘记她妈妈的生日呢 )”可知，妻子在女儿生日时，打很多电话表示关心祝福，而女儿上大学后都不记得妈妈的生日，妻子是失落的，黑眼圈表明妻子的焦虑，晚上没睡好觉。故选C项。
11. 细节理解题。根据第四段“‘Sorry, Mum. Happy birthday!’ she said, tears welling up.(‘对不起,妈妈。生日快乐!’她说，眼泪涌了出来)”可知，女儿见到妈妈哭了是因为自己忘记妈妈的生日而感到抱歉和懊悔。故选B项。
12. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Later, I called my parents and told them about it. I never thought they would respond with a long silence, and then said: ‘How many times have you forgotten our birthdays Has either of us ever complained ’(后来，我打电话给我的父母，告诉他们这件事。我从没想过他们会沉默很长时间，然后说:‘你多少次忘了我们的生日 我们俩谁抱怨过吗 ’)”可知，作者把女儿忘记她妈妈的生日这事儿讲给父母听，而父母的回答表明作者也多次忘记父母的生日。父母的沉默和后面的回答表明父母也是期待作者对他们生日的重视。由此可知，父母传达的信息是爱是一条双行道，爱是相互的。故选A项。
高频话题03 人与自我—个人经历
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏苏州·高二期中
I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, “I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my tests. Occasionally, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Yet, now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing away to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don’t have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.
We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is a vital part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.
1. Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom’s hands
A. She wanted mom to read the news to her.
B. She was anxious to know what had happened.
C. She couldn’t wait to tear the newspaper apart.
D. She couldn’t help but stop mom from reading.
2. According to Paragraph 3, what did the author’s reading of road signs indicate
A. Her unique way to locate herself.
B. Her eagerness to develop her reading ability.
C. Her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules.
D. Her growing desire to know the world around her.
3. What was the author’s view on factual reading
A. It would help her update test-taking skills.
B. It would allow much room for free thinking.
C. It would provide true and objective information.
D. It would help shape a realistic and serious attitude to life.
4. What could be the best title for the passage
A. The Magic of Reading B. The Pleasure of Reading
C. Growing Up with Reading D. Reading Makes a Full Man
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C 4. C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在阅读中成长的故事——从小时候通过阅读了解世界和长大后通过阅读远离现实的成长历程。
1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, ‘I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,’ made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. (我一直想知道我妈妈在读什么。听到妈妈说“我真不敢相信今天早上报纸上印的是什么”，使我想从她手中抢过报纸自己看看)”可知，作者想抢过妈妈读的报纸，是因为作者很想知道发生了什么事，故选B。
2. 推理判断题。根据第三段中“My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed. (我在阅读方面的进步引起了我的好奇心，我想知道一切。我经常告诉我妈妈开慢点，这样我就能看清我们经过的所有路标)”可推知，作者对路标的阅读表明她越来越渴望了解周围的世界。故选D。
3. 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my test. (我在小学、初中和高中的大部分阅读都是事实阅读。我读书是为了获取知识，为了在考试中得A)”可推知，作者认为事实性阅读能够提供真实的客观信息。故选C。
4. 主旨大意题。根据第一段“I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded. (我一直都知道读书是很重要的，因为我小时候的第一段记忆就是读书。没有一个晚上我不记得妈妈在我床边给我读故事书。词语那优美的发音方式给了我极大的启发)”以及下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了作者在阅读中成长的故事，从小时候通过阅读了解世界和长大后通过阅读远离现实的成长历程。由此可知，故C选项“伴随着阅读成长”最符合文章标题。故选C。
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏徐州·高二期中
In an age when most Chinese people thought that a lunar eclipse(月食) was a sign of angry gods, Wang Zhenyi (1768-1797), an astronomer and mathematician who worked tirelessly to publish her discoveries about space, said, “Actually, it’s definitely because of the Moon.”
Wang was born at a time when feudal(封建的) customs in China prevented girls from getting a formal education. However, she was fortunate that her family encouraged her in learning. Her grandfather, a former district governor, shared his knowledge of astronomy with her, while her father, a medicinal scholar, taught her basic math. Despite being denied formal education, Wang was determined to learn and became self-taught, studying a vast collection of books on various subjects.
One of Wang’s most famous demonstrations involved creating a model to explain a lunar eclipse. After consulting decades of astronomical records, she used a lamp, a mirror and a round table to respectively symbolize the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. By moving the objects around, she was able to show that a lunar eclipse happened when the Moon passed directly behind the Earth and moved into its shadow. Her article The Explanation of a Lunar Eclipse is still considered highly accurate for its time.
During the Qing dynasty, the Western calendar was introduced to China. Wang argued for its adoption because it was based on the movement of the Sun. Many Chinese scholars rejected the idea for it had come from the West, to which Wang simply responded, “What counts is the usefulness, no matter whether it is Chinese or Western.”
To make math and science accessible to common people, she spent years publishing articles hoping to make these ancient and poorly understood concepts easier to digest. She explained the rotation(旋转) of the planets, and even the Pythagorean theorem (勾股定理) for beginners.
Unfortunately, most of Wang Zhenyi’s works have not passed the test of time, but her contributions continue to be recognized in modern times. In 1994, the International Astronomical Union named a crater (环形山) on Venus after her. Wang’s legacy continues to inspire and encourage future generations to pursue knowledge and innovation.”
5. Why was it difficult for Wang to receive a formal education
A. Her family emphasizes her self-taught education.
B. Her family encourage her to follow feudal customs.
C. She came from a upper class family with a good schooling.
D. She lived in a time when girls were not allowed to attend school.
6. Which of the following best describe Wang’s personalities
A. She was dependent and curious. B. She was intelligent and open-minded.
C. She was determined and narrow-minded. D. She was hard-working and emotional.
7. Wang’s contributions include all the following except ______.
A. introducing the Western calendar to China.
B. arguing for the adoption of the Western calendar.
C. translating complex theories into simple concepts.
D. explaining a lunar eclipse using simple everyday objects.
8. What is one way that Wang’s legacy is recognized to inspire future generations
A. Her books are widely read today.
B. A lunar crater was named Wang Zhenyi.
C. A crater on Venus was named after her.
D. She was awarded a Prize for determination after death.
【答案】5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。在大多数中国人认为月食是愤怒的神的象征的时代，天文学家和数学家王贞仪不知疲倦地发表了自己对太空的发现，她说，“其实，这肯定是因为月球。”文章主要介绍了清代著名女科学家王贞仪的生平及其贡献。
5. 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Wang was born at a time when feudal (封建的) customs in China prevented girls from getting a formal education.(王生于中国封建习俗禁止女孩接受正规教育的时代。)”可知，王贞仪很难接受正规教育，这是因为她生活在一个女孩不允许上学的时代。故选D。
6. 推理判断题。根据第三段中“After consulting decades of astronomical records, she used a lamp, a mirror and a round table to respectively symbolize the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. By moving the objects around, she was able to show that a lunar eclipse happened when the Moon passed directly behind the Earth and moved into its shadow. (在查阅了几十年的天文记录后，她用一盏灯、一面镜子和一张圆桌分别代表太阳、月亮和地球。通过移动物体，她能够表明月食发生时，月球正好经过地球后面，并移动到它的阴影。)”可推知，王贞仪很聪明，根据第四段中“Many Chinese scholars rejected the idea for it had come from the West, to which Wang simply responded, “What counts is the usefulness, no matter whether it is Chinese or Western.”(许多中国学者拒绝接受这种来自西方的观点，对此，王只是回答说:“重要的是有用性，不管是中国的还是西方的。”)”可推知，王贞仪思想开放，故选B。
7. 细节理解题。根据第四段中“During the Qing dynasty, the Western calendar was introduced to China. (清朝时，西历传入中国。)”可知，文章只说西历传入中国，并没有说是王贞仪引进的，所以A项“将西历引入中国。”不是她的贡献，根据第四段中“Wang argued for its adoption because it was based on the movement of the Sun. (王主张采用这种方法(西历)，因为它是基于太阳的运动。)”可知，B项“主张采用西历。”是她的贡献，根据倒数第二段中“To make math and science accessible to common people, she spent years publishing articles hoping to make these ancient and poorly understood concepts easier to digest. (为了让数学和科学更容易为普通人所接受，她花了数年时间发表文章，希望让这些古老而难以理解的概念更容易消化。)”可知，C项“将复杂的理论转化为简单的概念。”是她的贡献，根据第三段“After consulting decades of astronomical records, she used a lamp, a mirror and a round table to respectively symbolize the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. By moving the objects around, she was able to show that a lunar eclipse happened when the Moon passed directly behind the Earth and moved into its shadow.(在查阅了几十年的天文记录后，她用一盏灯、一面镜子和一张圆桌分别代表太阳、月亮和地球。通过移动物体，她能够表明月食发生时，月球正好经过地球后面，并移动到它的阴影。)”可知，D项“用简单的日常用品解释月食。”是她的贡献，故选A。
8. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“In 1994, the International Astronomical Union named a crater (环形山) on Venus after her.( 1994年，国际天文联会以她的名字命名了金星上的一个陨石坑。)”可知，金星上的一个陨石坑是以王贞仪的名字命名的，以这种方式来激励后代向王贞仪学习，故选C。
Passage 3
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏苏州·二期中
Five-year-old Willard struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his school teacher knew nothing about dyslexia(阅读障碍). She didn’t try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted-to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden shed. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them-small and insignificant. Thus, one day, noticing that some ants were trying to build a house, he decided to help them and constructed a little building. Then he put sugar inside to encourage the ants to move in. When they did, Willard built more houses. He even built an ant school, with tiny swings, ladders and a merry-go-round. With the passage of time, a love for little things began to grow in his heart.
At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all.
When he quit school at age 15 and decided to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world, his mother advised him, “The smaller you carve, the bigger your name will become.” So using a powerful microscope, he began to carve grains of sand, bits of fiber, and even specks(小颗粒)of dust.
Willard works best at night when there are few disturbances. He calms his body and, holding his breath, he carves between heart beats when blood is not pulsing through his fingertips. He often works for months to complete a sculpture. Then he paints it with bits of acrylics(丙烯画). Willard’s favorite paintbrush is one hair from the back of a dead housefly!
His sculptures have made Willard a wealthy man. But he says,“Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about persevering and achieving your dreams.”
9. Why does the author mention Willard’s struggles early on in school
A. To express sympathy for Willard’s misfortune.
B. To show the teacher’s ignorance about dyslexia.
C. To state why Willard developed interest in little things.
D. To describe how Willard felt about insignificant things.
10. What can we infer from his mother’s advice in paragraph 3
A. Best artists center on small carvings.
B. It calls for patience to become famous.
C. Carving small is a strategy for success.
D. Achieving big names makes a difference.
11. How have the tiny sculptures affected Willard
A. He has become a millionaire.
B. He has learnt to usemicroscopes well.
C. He has recovered from dyslexia.
D. He has gained a sense of achievement.
12. What mainly contributes to Willard’s success
A. Enough time and others’ recognition.
B. Material pursuit and great enthusiasm.
C. Specific goals and great concentration.
D. Powerful instruments and proper instructions.
【答案】9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Willard从小患有阅读障碍，上课的时候，思绪经常飘到外面，但是他对小东西很感兴趣，经常雕刻小件东西。他在15岁时辍学，决定追求他的梦想，成为世界上最好的艺术家之一。
9. 推理判断题。根据第一段中“Five-year-old Willard struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his school teacher knew nothing about dyslexia(阅读障碍). She didn’t try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted-to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden shed.( 五岁的Willard很难分辨出M 和W或6和9之间的区别。不幸的是，他的学校老师对阅读障碍一无所知。她没有试图帮助他。毫不奇怪，威拉德不喜欢学校。通常情况下，他的思绪会飘到外面去玩，去看他的狗马克斯，或者去看住在他家花园小屋附近的蚂蚁。)”可知，Willard学习有困难，他不喜欢学习，思绪总是会飘到外面去玩，由此可推知，作者提到Willard早期在学校有学习困难为了说明为什么Willard会对小东西产生兴趣。故选C。
10. 推理判断题。根据第三段中“When he quit school at age 15 and decided to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world, his mother advised him, “The smaller you carve, the bigger your name will become.”(当他15岁辍学并决定追求成为世界上最好的艺术家之一的梦想时，他的母亲建议他:“你雕刻得越小(越精细)，你的名声就会越大。”)”可推知，Willard的母亲认为雕刻细小的东西是一种成功的策略。故选C。
11. 细节理解题。根据第二段“At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all.(在学校里，Willard仍然很挣扎，但是现在他知道他可以做一些特别的事情。也许他根本不是个失败者。)”可知，这些小雕塑使得Willard获得了成就感，故选D。
12. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special.(在学校里，Willard仍然很挣扎，但是现在他知道他可以做一些特别的事情。)”和第三段中“When he quit school at age 15 and decided to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world(当他辍学时15岁，他决定追求他的梦想，成为世界上最好的艺术家之一)”可知，Willard目标明确，知道自己想做什么，根据倒数第二段中“Willard works best at night when there are few disturbances. He calms his body and, holding his breath, he carves between heart beats when blood is not pulsing through his fingertips. He often works for months to complete a sculpture. (Willard在夜间干扰少的时候工作得最好。他让身体平静下来，屏住呼吸，工作的时候仿佛指尖的血液都停止了流动，只能听见自己的心跳。他经常工作几个月来完成一个雕塑。)”可知，他注意力很集中，由此可推知，明确的目标和高度的专注是Willard成功的主要因素，故选C。
热点考向01 人与自我—哲理感悟
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏南京·高二期中
My dad is a car mechanic, which involves lots of heavy lifting, tightening, shaking, and banging. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would bake great bread, but he is and he does. The shop where Dad works is not equipped with enough workers, so there’s lots of pressure on Dad.
I’ve been feeling kind of stressed out myself since I found out I didn’t qualify for the swim team. Now I’ll have to wait a whole year to try out again; that might as well be a million years.
Dad knew I was feeling pressure. Last Saturday he said it was time for me to help in the kitchen. I couldn’t imagine what help I could offer. Still, I followed right behind him.
Dad gave me an apron, got out his enormous stainless-steel mixing bowl, and told me to stir while he added the ingredients. When I had stirred the flour and milk mixture into a thick lump (块), Dad had me turn it over onto the countertop. Then he showed me how to knead (揉) the dough (生面团), which took ten minutes and a surprising amount of energy.
Next came the most difficult and surprising part — doing nothing. We waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly swell up and double in size. After that, we punched the risen dough down to let the air out, divided it in two and waited for another hour.
“It’s hard to resist putting the dough directly into the oven, but if you do, the bread will be tough. The most important lesson of all is learning to be patient,” Dad explained.
While we waited, we sat and talked. Silence is a blank space that begs to be filled. It’s like the dough — it swells up and fills a room with emptiness unless you punch it down with words. It felt good to be still and listen to each other. As the flour dust in the kitchen quietly settled, time seemed to slow down. The dough was going to rise at its own pace. As I accepted that, I stopped watching the clock and drumming my fingers on the tabletop. I started enjoying the quiet time with Dad. My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned something more.
1. Why did Dad ask the author to help in the kitchen
A. Dad liked baking bread with the author.
B. Dad wanted to help the author relieve the stress
C. Dad intended to teach him a lesson.
D. Dad himself was under huge pressure.
2. What would fill the emptiness of blank space
A. Baking B. Drumming. C. Talking D. Working.
3. What is the theme of the story
A. It is necessary to spend time with family.
B. It is difficult to learn to bake bread.
C. It is beneficial to relax in times of stress.
D. It is important to learn to be patient.
4. What is the most suitable title of the story
A. Dad’s Lesson B. Learning from Father
C. The Bread Lesson D. Baking Bread
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了父亲通过教作者烤面包让作者懂得了耐心的重要性。
1. 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Dad knew I was feeling pressure. Last Saturday he said it was time for me to help in the kitchen.(爸爸知道我有压力。上星期六他说我该去厨房帮忙了)”可知，爸爸知道作者有压力，故让作者去厨房帮忙来帮助作者缓解压力，故选B。
2. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Silence is a blank space that begs to be filled. It’s like the dough — it swells up and fills a room with emptiness unless you punch it down with words.(沉默是一个乞求被填满的空白。就像面团一样——膨胀起来，让整个房间充满空白，除非你用话语把它压下去)”可知，用说话填满空白。故选C。
3. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The most important lesson of all is learning to be patient(最重要的教训是学会耐心)”可知，该故事的主题是学会耐心很重要，故选D。
4. 主旨大意题。根据全文内容，结合最后一段中“My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned something more.(我父亲教我如何烤面包，但我想我学到了更多的东西)”可知，文章主要讲述父亲通过教作者烤面包让作者懂得耐心的重要性，C项“面包的道理”为最佳标题，故选C。
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏南京·高二期中
What do Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, and Frodo all have in common with the heroes of ancient myths(神话) Joseph Campbell studied myths from all over the world and published a book called “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, retelling dozens of stories and explaining how each represents the mono-myth, or Hero’s Journey. So, what is the “Hero’s Journey”
He thinks of it as a cycle in his book. The journey begins with the hero receiving a mysterious message, an invitation, or a challenge. After crossing the threshold from his safe home to adventure, with some help probably from someone older, wiser, our hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap. The hero’s darkest hour then comes, when he faces death and possibly even dies, only to be reborn. As a result, the hero claims some treasure, special recognition, or power, which can vary between stories. After all that adventure, the hero returns to his ordinary world, but upgrades to a new level. Nothing is quite the same once you are a hero.
The Hero’s Journey myth exists in all human cultures and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an experience that transforms you and then you recover and do it again. You don’t literally slay dragons or fight Voldemort, but you face problems just as scary. Joseph Campbell said, “In the cave you fear to enter lies the treasure you seek.”
What is the symbolic cave then you fear to enter Auditions(试镜) for the school play Baseball tryouts Love
Watch for this formula(公式) in books, movies, and TV shows you come across. You will certainly see it again. Also be sensitive to it in your own life. Listen for your call to adventure. Accept the challenge. Conquer your fear and claim the treasure you seek. And then, do it all over again.
5. What is the correct order of the “Hero’s Journey”
①Return to the ordinary world but upgrade to a new level.
②Receive a call to adventure and assistance from a wiser man.
③Set out on the adventure and go through a series of tough trials.
④Face a life-or-death crisis and be reborn with some special power.
A. ①②③④ B. ④②①③ C. ②③④① D. ③②④①
6. Why is Hero’s Journey myth so popular
A. Because it’s a way to learn about the past.
B. Because it’s a way to reflect on our world.
C. Because these stories are part of human culture.
D. Because these stories are always being updated.
7. Which of the following may the author disagree with
A. We all need a “cave” to hide in face of danger.
B. Difficulties we face tend to be treasures in life.
C. Our comfort zone will promote our development.
D. We should watch more movies and shows for the formula.
8. Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage
A. Where to Find a Hero. B. Be Your Own Hero.
C. How to Conquer Your Fear. D. Seek Your Scary Cave.
【答案】5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过介绍英雄的旅程，倡导大家倾听冒险的召唤，接受挑战，征服恐惧。
5. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The journey begins with the hero receiving a mysterious message, an invitation, or a challenge. After crossing the threshold from his safe home to adventure, with some help probably from someone older, wiser, our hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap. The hero’s darkest hour then comes, when he faces death and possibly even dies, only to be reborn. As a result, the hero claims some treasure, special recognition, or power, which can vary between stories. After all that adventure, the hero returns to his ordinary world, but upgrades to a new level. Nothing is quite the same once you are a hero. (旅程开始于英雄收到一个神秘的信息，一个邀请，或一个挑战。英雄步出平凡安稳的家门，展开冒险。在一些年长、聪明的人的帮助下，他解开了一个谜语，杀死了一个怪物，从陷阱中逃脱。然后，英雄最黑暗的时刻到来了，他面临死亡，甚至为了能够重生，必须先死过一次。结果，英雄获得了一些宝藏、特别的认可或力量，这些在不同的故事中有所不同。在所有的冒险之后，英雄回到了他的平凡世界，但他再也不是昔日吴下阿蒙)”可知，英雄的旅程是：接到冒险的召唤并受到智者的帮助——踏上冒险之旅并经历一系列艰难的考验——面对生死危机，获得重生和特殊能力——回到平凡的世界，超越过去的自己，提升到新的水平。对应的正确顺序是②③④①。故选C。
6. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The Hero’s Journey myth exists in all human cultures and keeps getting updated because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. (英雄之旅存在于所有的文化中，并且不断地推陈出新。因为我们人类通过自身生活中极具象征性的故事，反映出所处的世界)”可知，英雄之旅的神话如此流行是因为它是反思我们的世界的一种方式。故选B。
7. 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段“You don’t literally slay dragons or fight Voldemort, but you face problems just as scary. Joseph Campbell said, “In the cave you fear to enter lies the treasure you seek.”(你不需要真正地屠龙或对抗伏地魔，但你面临的问题同样可怕。约瑟夫·坎贝尔说过：“在你害怕进入的洞穴里，藏着你所寻找的宝藏”)”以及倒数第二段“What is the symbolic cave then you fear to enter Auditions (试镜) for the school play Baseball tryouts Love (你害怕进入的象征性洞穴是什么？学校戏剧的试镜？棒球选拔赛？ 爱？)”可知，在你害怕进入的洞穴里，藏着你所寻找的宝藏，由此推知，作者认为“洞穴”是好的，只有进入这些你害怕进入的洞穴才能找到寻找中的宝藏。A项：We all need a “cave” to hide in face of danger(面对困难时，我们都需要一个“洞穴”来躲藏)与作者表述不符。故选A。
8. 主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合最后一段“You will certainly see it again. Also be sensitive to it in your own life. Listen for your call to adventure. Accept the challenge. Conquer your fear and claim the treasure you seek. And then, do it all over again.(你一定会再看到它。在你自己的生活中也要对它保持敏感。倾听冒险的召唤。接受挑战。征服你的恐惧，得到你想要的宝藏。然后，再来一遍)”可知，文章倡导去冒险，接受挑战，征服恐惧。B项：Be Your Own Hero(做自己的英雄)可以作为本文的最佳标题。故选B。
热点考向02 人与自然—人与动植物
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏泰州·高二期中
It was National Adoption Day. The pet store was working with the Lexington Humane Society to find good homes for abandoned dogs and cats. After endless pleas (恳求) from my sons, Mark and Luke, I decided to stop in. I didn’t know it at the time but adopting a homeless dog would really make me feel better. I was struggling with depression. We’d moved from Ohio to Kentucky. Ohio had been my home for forty years, and I missed my parents, friends and the familiarity of home.
Inside the pet store, there were rows of cages filled with furry animals. I spotted ours immediately: a two-year-old female Jack Russell named Princess. I looked into her cage. She pushed her nose toward the cage, sniffed and then lowered her head. Trembling in her cage, she seemed unsure of her surroundings. I wondered if Princess felt that way when she’d been brought here, surrounded by people she didn’t know. Is that why she was shaking so hard It made me want her.
“Let’s adopt her,” I said. My sons couldn’t contain their excitement, “We want her!” My husband also agreed. After I filled out the paperwork, we took Princess home. She barely ate and didn’t bark the first few days, but gradually she relaxed.
One afternoon, I was about to doze off (打盹) when I felt Princess jump on the bed. She was like a friend next to me. Actually, after adopting Princess, I felt better. While I still missed my parents and friends, I started making friends and visiting places in Kentucky.
When my son Luke turned seven, we had a birthday party. While I was making the cupcakes, Princess settled on the floor next to me. She was taking in everything: the sounds of children laughing, the smell of food and two of my new friends sitting at the kitchen table. She looked around and then up at me and wagged her tail. I thought it was her way of saying, “I’m finally home” And you know what She was right. We were both home.
1. Why did the author feel depressed
A. She was homesick then. B. She lost her previous pet.
C. She disliked her new life. D. She felt sorry for the animals.
2. What made the author decide to adopt Princess
A. Its attractive physical appearance.
B. Its elegant responses to her family.
C. Its seemingly emotional suffering.
D. Its obviously favorable personality.
3. How did the arrival of Princess impact the author’s life
A. It changed her routine. B. It changed her lifestyle.
C. It improved her social life. D. It improved her family life.
4. What might be the best title for the text
A. Setting in B. Holding on
C. Changing for good D. Caring for animals
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者在远在他乡想家的情况下收养似乎和自己经历相同情感痛苦的小狗Princess。Princess慢慢适应了在作者家的生活，而她也让作者逐渐适应了肯塔基的生活。
1. 细节理解题。根据第一段的“I was struggling with depression. We’d moved from Ohio to Kentucky. Ohio had been my home for forty years, and I missed my parents, friends and the familiarity of home.(我一直在与情绪低落作斗争。我们从俄亥俄州搬到了肯塔基州。俄亥俄州是我四十年的家，我想念我的父母、朋友和熟悉的家)”可知，作者情绪低落是因为当时她很想念家人和朋友。故选A。
2. 推理判断题。根据第二段的“I spotted ours immediately: a two-year-old female Jack Russell named Princess. I looked into her cage. She pushed her nose toward the cage, sniffed and then lowered her head. Trembling in her cage, she seemed unsure of her surroundings. I wondered if Princess felt that way when she’d been brought here, surrounded by people she didn’t know. Is that why she was shaking so hard It made me want her.(我立刻发现了我们的：一只名叫Princess的两岁雌性Jack Russell。我看着她的笼子。她把鼻子伸向笼子，嗅了嗅，然后低下了头。她在笼子里颤抖着，似乎对周围的环境不确定。我想知道当Princess被带到这里，周围都是她不认识的人时，她是否有这种感觉。那就是她抖得这么厉害的原因吗？这让我想要她。)”推知，作者最终决定收养Princess是因为当时的Princess和作者的状态很相似，正遭受情感上的痛苦。故选C。
3. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“Actually, after adopting Princess, I felt better. While I still missed my parents and friends, I started making friends and visiting places in Kentucky.(事实上，收养Princess后，我感觉好多了。虽然我仍然想念我的父母和朋友，但我开始结交朋友，去肯塔基州的一些地方。)”可知，Princess的到来改善了作者的社交生活。故选C。
4. 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述作者在远在他乡想家的情况下收养似乎和自己经历相同情感痛苦的小狗Princess。Princess慢慢适应了在作者家的生活，而她也让作者逐渐适应了肯塔基的生活。结合最后一段的“I thought it was her way of saying, “I’m finally home” And you know what She was right. We were both home.(我认为这是她说“我终于有了家”的方式，你知道吗？她是对的。我们都有了“家”。)”可知，A项“安顿下来”可以作为本文的最佳标题。故选A。
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏扬州·高二期中
One cold winter day, a dog walked to the edge of an icy river in Poland. Nobody know for sure where the dog came from or what he was doing there. But he was about to have a big adventure.
Without warning, the ice that the dog was standing on broke away from the land. The dog was swept down the river on the sheet of ice half the size of football field. The frightened dog looked for a way to get back to the shore, but he was trapped on the ice. The river was too cold for him to swim to safety.
Some firefighters saw the dog drifting down the river as he passed through their city. They tried to help him, but they couldn’t reach him. The firefighters could only watched as the ice carried the dog farther down the river.
On the fourth day, the dog passed the mouth of the river and was swept out into the Baltic Sea. He had traveled more than 75 miles (120km) from where he began. he was moving farther away from land and any hope of rescue. The piece of ice he was standing on shrunk to the size of picnic table.
The dog was facing a deadly end to his an adventure, but his luck was about to change. some scientists and sailors aboard a research ship named the Baltica were passing through the area. They saw an animal moving on the ice in the distance and decide to ascertain.
At first, people on the ship thought the animal was a seal. They were amazed when they got closer and saw that the “seal” had four legs, floppy ears, and a tail. They had found a dog floating on the ice 15 Miles (24km) from land.
The Baltica’s sailors were able to bring their ship close to the dog. They lowered a net next to the dog, but he was too scared to climb into it. The dog even slipped and fell into the cold water while they were trying to help him. Luckily, he was able to climb back onto the slippery ice.
Fearing that the dog would drown, the crew lowered a raft. Adam, the ship’s mechanic, used the raft to get close to the dog. Adam grabbed the dog by the back of the neck and pulled him into the raft.
Now, Baltic is the mascot(吉祥物) of the research ship that found him and travels with the crew everywhere. He has many fans around the world who learned about his incredible journey and rescue. The president of Poland even wrote a letter to the crew of the ship, praising them for saving Baltic’s life. Baltic started out cold, wet, and alone on the ice but ended up warm, dry, and surrounded by new friends.
5. What is the main problem in this story
A. The dog slipped into the water.
B. The dog was trapped on a piece of floating ice.
C. The dog had nothing to eat for days.
D. The river was too cold for the dog to swim in.
6. How do you understand the underlined word in paragraph 5
A. Do some research B. Solve a problem
C. Rescue someone D. Try to find out more about it
7. What can best describe the dog
A. Adventurous and Lucky B. Brave and Persistent
C. Homeless and Brave D. Scared and Fortunate
8. What can be the best title of the article
A. A 15-mile Icy Adventure. B. Baltic Rescue
C. An Adventurous Dog D. An Incredible Journey
【答案】5. B 6. D 7. D 8. A
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了一只狗在一块冰上，随着河流飘动，最后到达海洋的奇幻旅行，幸运地是，狗最终被一群科学家和水手们营救的故事。
5. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Without warning, the ice that the dog was standing on broke away from the land. The dog was swept down the river on the sheet of ice half the size of football field. The frightened dog looked for a way to get back to the shore, but he was trapped on the ice.(在没有任何警告的情况下，这只狗所站的冰脱离了陆地。这只狗被冲下了河，冰块的大小只有人行步道的一半，这只受惊的狗想办法回到岸边，但被困在了冰上。)”可知，这个故事主要的问题就是，这只狗被困在了一块漂浮的冰上，故选B。
6. 词义猜测题。根据文章第五段中划线词ascertain的前文“some scientists and sailors aboard a research ship named the Baltica were passing through the area. They saw an animal moving on the ice in the distance(一些科学家和水手正乘坐一艘名叫Baltica的研究船经过该地区。他们看到一只动物在远处的冰上移动，于是决定……)”及后文“At first, people on the ship thought the animal was a seal.(起初，船上的人以为这只动物是一只海豹。)”可知，前文提到科学家和水手们看到远处有一只动物在冰上移动，后文又提到他们起初以为是一只海豹，故可推知，此处的ascertain意为“确定”，故与D项“努力了解更多”意思相近，故选D。
7. 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“The frightened dog looked for a way to get back to the shore, but he was trapped on the ice.(这只受惊的狗想办法回到岸边，却被困在了边上。)”可推知，这只狗是“scared感到害怕的，受惊的”；再根据文章最后一段“Now, Baltic is the mascot(吉祥物) of the research ship that found him and travels with the crew everywhere. (现在，Baltic是研究船的吉祥物，并跟着这些船上的组员到处旅行。)”可知，Baltic是“fortunate幸运的”，它被船员们救下了，并跟着他们到处旅行，故选D。
8. 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“One cold winter day, a dog walked to the edge of an icy river in Poland. Nobody know for sure where the dog came from or what he was doing there. But he was about to have a big adventure.(在一个冬天的一天，一只狗走到了波兰的一条冰河的边缘。没有人知道这只狗来自哪里，也不知道它在做什么。但是它即将开启自己的一段专题02 阅读理解(应用文+记叙文+新闻报道)
高频话题01 人与自然—航空航天
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏盐城·高二期中
Scott Kelly visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). He shared his experiences in space with students.
Kelly graduated from college with an engineering degree in 1987. He was later accepted into Navy flight school. In 1995, Kelly sent his application to NASA to become an astronaut. He thought, “If I’m going to fail at something, I might as well just fail at something that I think I can’t achieve.” That’s what Kelly told the audience at UW. To his surprise, he landed an interview.
From 1999 to 2016, Kelly took part in four space missions. His first was a repair trip to the Hubble Space Telescope. On his second trip, in 2007, he was the mission commander. Kelly finished his third mission in 2011. It was a five-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). NASA was interested in the idea of sending people to space for an even longer period of time. The space agency then chose Kelly to set off on a 340-day mission to the ISS. The trip became one of the longest time ever spent in space.
The main purpose of the mission was to study how the human body responds to a long space flight. Space weakens your bones and muscles because your body doesn’t have to use them much in low gravity. That s why astronauts work out for at least two hours a day. Eyesight is also greatly affected by space travel. Kelly says that he wears glasses to correct his vision because of his time spent in space.
There’s still a lot to learn about the effects of space flights on the body. And there’s always work to be done in space. The more people who get interested in space, the more steps we can take toward a possible moon base, or even a Mars base.
For kids desiring to become astronauts, Kelly has some advice, “Choose something that you like, because if you like it, you’ll do better at it”.
1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean
A. Kelly was very afraid of failure.
B. Kelly was sure that he would be rejected.
C. Kelly didn’t really like to be an astronaut.
D. Kelly was very confident about the application.
2. How long did Kelly’s fourth mission last
A. Five months. B. About half a year. C. Around a year. D. Two years.
3. What can we learn about the effects of space flights
A. Wearing glasses in space can avoid them.
B. They disappear when astronauts get home.
C. Professional exercise can reduce them.
D. Researchers have already overcome them.
4. What may Kelly agree with according to the last paragraph
A. Interest is the best teacher. B. Rome was not built in a day.
C. No way is impossible to courage. D. Where there is a will, there is a way.
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏海门·高二期中
Swot satellite is scheduled to be launched Thursday morning to conduct a comprehensive survey of Earth’s vital resource. By using advanced microwave radar technology it will collect height-surface measurements of oceans, lakes and rivers in high-definition detail over 90% of the globe. It’s really the first time to observe nearly all water on the planet’s surface.
The major mission is to explore how oceans help to minimize climate change by absorbing atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide in a natural process. Oceans are estimated to have absorbed more than 90% of the extra heat trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by human-caused greenhouse gases Swot will scan the seas from the orbit and precisely measure fine differences in surface elevations (高度) around smaller currents and eddies (漩涡), where much of the oceans’ decrease of heat and carbon is believed to occur. “Studying the mechanism will help climate scientists answer a key question: What is the turning point at which oceans start releasing, rather than absorbing, huge amounts of heat back into the atmosphere and speed up global warming, rather than limiting it,” said Nadya Shiffer, Swot’s program scientist.
By comparison, earlier studies of water bodies relied on data of rivers or oceans taken at specific points, or from satellites that can only track measurements along a one-dimensional line, requiring scientists to fill in data gaps through extrapolation (外推法). Thanks to the radar instrument, Swot can scan through cloud cover and darkness over wide ranges of the Earth. This enables scientists to accurately map their observations in two dimensions regardless of weather or time of day and to cover large geographic areas far more quickly than was previously possible.
“Rather than giving us a line of elevations, it’s giving us a map of elevations, and that’s just a total game changer,” said Tamlin Pavelsky, Swot freshwater science leader.
5. What does the underlined expression “vital resource” in the first paragraph refer to
A. Technology. B. Climate. C. Oceans. D. Water.
6. What is the major mission of Swot
A. To explore the influences of greenhouse gases.
B. To explain the consequence of global warming.
C. To identify the causes of water absorbing heat and CO2.
D. To study the mechanism of oceans influencing climate.
7. What makes it possible for Swot to measure precisely
A. The high-definition computer.
B. Advanced radar technology.
C. The three-dimensional image.
D. An accurate map of elevations.
8. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. A Solution to Climate Change
B. A Breakthrough in Space Travel
C. First Global Water Survey from Space
D. The Successful Launch of Swot Satellite
高频话题02 人与自我—家人和亲人
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏南京·高二期中
America was where all my mother’s hopes lay. My mother believed one could be anything he wanted to be in America. “You can be a prodigy(神童), too,” my mother told me when I was nine. “You can be best at anything.” We didn’t immediately pick the right kind of prodigy. At first my mother thought I could be a Chinese Shirley Temple. We’d watch Shirley’s old movies on TV as though they were training films. My mother would poke my arm and say, “Ni kan”—You watch.
Soon after my mother got this idea about Shirley Temple, she took me to a beauty training school and put me in the hands of a student who could barely hold the scissors without shaking. Instead of getting big fat curls, I emerged with an uneven mass of crinkly black fuzz.
In fact, in the beginning, I was just as excited as my mother, maybe even more so. I pictured this prodigy part of me as many different images, trying each one on for size. I was a dainty ballerina girl standing by the curtains, waiting to hear the right music that would send me floating on my tiptoes. I was Cinderella stepping from her pumpkin carriage with sparkly cartoon music filling the air.
In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me. I would be beyond reproach(责备). I would never be annoyed by anything. Every night after dinner, my mother and I would sit at the Formica kitchen table. She would present new tests, taking her examples from stories of amazing children she had read and a dozen other magazines she kept in a pile in our bathroom. My mother got these magazines from people whose houses she cleaned. She would look through them all, searching for stories about remarkable children.
The first night she brought out a story about a three-year-old boy who knew the capitals of all the states and even most of the European countries. A teacher was quoted as saying the little boy could also pronounce the names of the foreign cities correctly.
“What’s the capital of Finland ” my mother asked me, looking at the magazine story.
All I knew was the capital of California, because Sacramento was the name of the street we lived on in Chinatown. “Nairobi!” I guessed, saying the most foreign word I could think of. She checked to see if that was possibly one way to pronounce “Helsinki” before showing me the answer.
The tests got harder — multiplying numbers in my head, finding the queen of hearts in a deck of cards, trying to stand on my head without using my hands, predicting the daily temperatures in Los Angeles, New York, and London.
And after seeing my mother’s disappointed face once again, something inside of me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror and when I saw only my face staring back — and that it would always be this ordinary face--I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl! I made high-pitched (尖锐的) noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror.
And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me — because I had never seen that face before. I looked at my reflection, blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won’ts. I won’t let her change me, I promised myself. I won’t be what I’m not.
1. Why did the mother and the girl watch Shirley Temple’s old movies on TV
A. Because the mother was a fan of Shirley Temple
B. Because the girl resembled Shirley Temple in appearance.
C. Because Shirley Temple’s hairstyle was very popular among children.
D. Because the mother wanted her daughter to be a Chinese Shirley Temple.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the tests the girl did every night
A. She got through the tests painfully.
B. She felt confident and finished them smoothly.
C. She failed the tests and began to lose confidence.
D. She made preparations for tests to please her mother.
3. What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean
A. The mother was disappointed and gave up her daughter.
B. The mother expected her daughter to know the right answer.
C. The answers were more than one and the mother checked them.
D. The mother was not sure about the answer and wanted to confirm it.
4. What might happen after the last paragraph
A. The girl might do what she really likes.
B. The girl might do whatever her mother asks.
C. The girl might try her best to become successful.
D. The mother might change her attitude and listen to her daughter.
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏连云港·高二期中
Going home on break is always a bittersweet feeling. At some point during the semester, college may have started to feel like a second home.
I’m lucky since I live locally. When I tell people that I live so close to home, they often ask, “Why are you living on campus if your house is so close to the school ” And the answer was always a sense of community.
Yes, I’ve heard of the horror stories of some commuters who weren’t able to form as much of a bond with peers as people who were living on campus. But to me, everyone in my residential hall was like a big family. Of course, I was closer to some people more than others, but we would all support each other.
College is often seen as a place where everyone tends themselves until they make it to graduation, where people compete for that internship(实习) or research position that basically everyone in your major is aiming for. But here, it’s more common to see people studying with each other during reading period until 3 a.m., or bringing Starbucks to their friends.
Like most things, there are negative things about independence as well. Staying at home for the longer break reminded me of every little thing that my mom would do for me and my siblings. I don’t know about you, but my siblings often scream and run around until their bedtime. Sometimes, I wish I was back at my dorm or the library reading a book. Instead, I have to plug my ears to try to not let them drive me crazy when my parents are at work. However, at other times, their enthusiasm really does help relieve my stress after a week filled with exams and labs right before spring break.
Being home really is a double-edged sword. It’s comforting to be around people you’ve known for your entire life, but it also comes with the sacrifice (牺牲) of some of the things you built into your daily routine in college. But what can I say, it’s always good to go back home--nothing beats Chinese food.
5. What makes the author choose to live in the school
A. A sense of curiosity. B. Living away from parents.
C. A sense of community. D. Longing for independence.
6. What can we learn from paragraph 4
A. Everyone provides for themselves on campus.
B. Students study for internship or research position.
C. These moments make living on campus refreshing.
D. Students study with each other during reading period.
7. Why does the author mention his life at home in paragraph 5
A. To remind that every little thing counts in daily life.
B. To confirm independence has some negative effects.
C. To prove being home really is a double-edged sword.
D. To inform college is where everyone cares for themselves.
8. What is the best title for the text
A. Campus times. B. On going home.
C. The story of going home. D. Unforgettable college life.
Passage 3
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏锡东·高二期中
My wife’s birthday falls at the beginning of spring when the winter chill still hangs over the approaching warmth.
On that day, I came home from work, stopped her from entering the kitchen and asked her to dine out. “Has Lily called ” she asked. I shook my head. The atmosphere at the dinner was oppressive. My wife kept glancing at her phone, showing no signs of appetite.
Early the next morning, my wife got up, dark rings encircling her eyes. We only have one child. When Lily still lived at home, every year when her birthday approached, we would start the grand preparations days in advance. And after she left for college, my wife would call her countless times from morning till night. How could she ignore all our love and utterly forget her mum’s birthday On the way to work, I texted Lily, “Your mum didn’t sleep well last night.”
Another day concluding, we were about to go to bed when there was a sound of a key rattling in the lock. In came our daughter, face red with cold, birthday cake in hand. “Sorry, Mum. Happy birthday!” she said, tears welling up. Immediately, my wife pulled Lily into a hug, complaining, “You silly girl, why do you come all the way back at such a time Don’t you know it is cold outside ”
Lily just stayed two hours in case of missing her classes. Seeing Lily boarding the train, my wife started blaming me for that message, yet in a better mood. I did feel I handled this matter perfectly both for my wife and my child’s growth.
Later, I called my parents and told them about it. I never thought they would respond with a long silence, and then said: “How many times have you forgotten our birthdays Has either of us ever complained ”
9. What does the underlined word “oppressive” mean in paragraph 2
A. Relaxing. B. Funny. C. Unique. D. Heavy.
10. What can be inferred about the woman in paragraph 3
A. Watching TV is her daily routine. B. She set her phone in silent mode.
C. Some anxiety is felt of the woman. D. She wasn’t satisfied with her dinner.
11. Why did Lily burst into tears on seeing her mother
A. She was overjoyed to see her mother.
B. She felt sorry about forgetting her mother’s birthday.
C. She feared to be scolded for ignoring her parents’ love.
D. She pitied herself for being half-frozen all the way back.
12. What message is conveyed from the words of the author’s parents
A. Love is a two-way street. B. Birthday party is a must.
C. Parental love is for a return. D. It is never too late to say sorry.
高频话题03 人与自我—个人经历
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏苏州·高二期中
I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don’t remember mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing mom say, “I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A’s on my tests. Occasionally, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Yet, now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing away to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don’t have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.
We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is a vital part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.
1. Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of mom’s hands
A. She wanted mom to read the news to her.
B. She was anxious to know what had happened.
C. She couldn’t wait to tear the newspaper apart.
D. She couldn’t help but stop mom from reading.
2. According to Paragraph 3, what did the author’s reading of road signs indicate
A. Her unique way to locate herself.
B. Her eagerness to develop her reading ability.
C. Her effort to remind mom to obey traffic rules.
D. Her growing desire to know the world around her.
3. What was the author’s view on factual reading
A. It would help her update test-taking skills.
B. It would allow much room for free thinking.
C. It would provide true and objective information.
D. It would help shape a realistic and serious attitude to life.
4. What could be the best title for the passage
A. The Magic of Reading B. The Pleasure of Reading
C. Growing Up with Reading D. Reading Makes a Full Man
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏徐州·高二期中
In an age when most Chinese people thought that a lunar eclipse(月食) was a sign of angry gods, Wang Zhenyi (1768-1797), an astronomer and mathematician who worked tirelessly to publish her discoveries about space, said, “Actually, it’s definitely because of the Moon.”
Wang was born at a time when feudal(封建的) customs in China prevented girls from getting a formal education. However, she was fortunate that her family encouraged her in learning. Her grandfather, a former district governor, shared his knowledge of astronomy with her, while her father, a medicinal scholar, taught her basic math. Despite being denied formal education, Wang was determined to learn and became self-taught, studying a vast collection of books on various subjects.
One of Wang’s most famous demonstrations involved creating a model to explain a lunar eclipse. After consulting decades of astronomical records, she used a lamp, a mirror and a round table to respectively symbolize the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. By moving the objects around, she was able to show that a lunar eclipse happened when the Moon passed directly behind the Earth and moved into its shadow. Her article The Explanation of a Lunar Eclipse is still considered highly accurate for its time.
During the Qing dynasty, the Western calendar was introduced to China. Wang argued for its adoption because it was based on the movement of the Sun. Many Chinese scholars rejected the idea for it had come from the West, to which Wang simply responded, “What counts is the usefulness, no matter whether it is Chinese or Western.”
To make math and science accessible to common people, she spent years publishing articles hoping to make these ancient and poorly understood concepts easier to digest. She explained the rotation(旋转) of the planets, and even the Pythagorean theorem (勾股定理) for beginners.
Unfortunately, most of Wang Zhenyi’s works have not passed the test of time, but her contributions continue to be recognized in modern times. In 1994, the International Astronomical Union named a crater (环形山) on Venus after her. Wang’s legacy continues to inspire and encourage future generations to pursue knowledge and innovation.”
5. Why was it difficult for Wang to receive a formal education
A. Her family emphasizes her self-taught education.
B. Her family encourage her to follow feudal customs.
C. She came from a upper class family with a good schooling.
D. She lived in a time when girls were not allowed to attend school.
6. Which of the following best describe Wang’s personalities
A. She was dependent and curious. B. She was intelligent and open-minded.
C. She was determined and narrow-minded. D. She was hard-working and emotional.
7. Wang’s contributions include all the following except ______.
A. introducing the Western calendar to China.
B. arguing for the adoption of the Western calendar.
C. translating complex theories into simple concepts.
D. explaining a lunar eclipse using simple everyday objects.
8. What is one way that Wang’s legacy is recognized to inspire future generations
A. Her books are widely read today.
B. A lunar crater was named Wang Zhenyi.
C. A crater on Venus was named after her.
D. She was awarded a Prize for determination after death.
Passage 3
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏苏州·二期中
Five-year-old Willard struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his school teacher knew nothing about dyslexia(阅读障碍). She didn’t try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted-to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden shed. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them-small and insignificant. Thus, one day, noticing that some ants were trying to build a house, he decided to help them and constructed a little building. Then he put sugar inside to encourage the ants to move in. When they did, Willard built more houses. He even built an ant school, with tiny swings, ladders and a merry-go-round. With the passage of time, a love for little things began to grow in his heart.
At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all.
When he quit school at age 15 and decided to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world, his mother advised him, “The smaller you carve, the bigger your name will become.” So using a powerful microscope, he began to carve grains of sand, bits of fiber, and even specks(小颗粒)of dust.
Willard works best at night when there are few disturbances. He calms his body and, holding his breath, he carves between heart beats when blood is not pulsing through his fingertips. He often works for months to complete a sculpture. Then he paints it with bits of acrylics(丙烯画). Willard’s favorite paintbrush is one hair from the back of a dead housefly!
His sculptures have made Willard a wealthy man. But he says,“Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about persevering and achieving your dreams.”
9. Why does the author mention Willard’s struggles early on in school
A. To express sympathy for Willard’s misfortune.
B. To show the teacher’s ignorance about dyslexia.
C. To state why Willard developed interest in little things.
D. To describe how Willard felt about insignificant things.
10. What can we infer from his mother’s advice in paragraph 3
A. Best artists center on small carvings.
B. It calls for patience to become famous.
C. Carving small is a strategy for success.
D. Achieving big names makes a difference.
11. How have the tiny sculptures affected Willard
A. He has become a millionaire.
B. He has learnt to usemicroscopes well.
C. He has recovered from dyslexia.
D. He has gained a sense of achievement.
12. What mainly contributes to Willard’s success
A. Enough time and others’ recognition.
B. Material pursuit and great enthusiasm.
C. Specific goals and great concentration.
D. Powerful instruments and proper instructions.
热点考向01 人与自我—哲理感悟
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏南京·高二期中
My dad is a car mechanic, which involves lots of heavy lifting, tightening, shaking, and banging. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would bake great bread, but he is and he does. The shop where Dad works is not equipped with enough workers, so there’s lots of pressure on Dad.
I’ve been feeling kind of stressed out myself since I found out I didn’t qualify for the swim team. Now I’ll have to wait a whole year to try out again; that might as well be a million years.
Dad knew I was feeling pressure. Last Saturday he said it was time for me to help in the kitchen. I couldn’t imagine what help I could offer. Still, I followed right behind him.
Dad gave me an apron, got out his enormous stainless-steel mixing bowl, and told me to stir while he added the ingredients. When I had stirred the flour and milk mixture into a thick lump (块), Dad had me turn it over onto the countertop. Then he showed me how to knead (揉) the dough (生面团), which took ten minutes and a surprising amount of energy.
Next came the most difficult and surprising part — doing nothing. We waited for more than an hour for the dough to slowly swell up and double in size. After that, we punched the risen dough down to let the air out, divided it in two and waited for another hour.
“It’s hard to resist putting the dough directly into the oven, but if you do, the bread will be tough. The most important lesson of all is learning to be patient,” Dad explained.
While we waited, we sat and talked. Silence is a blank space that begs to be filled. It’s like the dough — it swells up and fills a room with emptiness unless you punch it down with words. It felt good to be still and listen to each other. As the flour dust in the kitchen quietly settled, time seemed to slow down. The dough was going to rise at its own pace. As I accepted that, I stopped watching the clock and drumming my fingers on the tabletop. I started enjoying the quiet time with Dad. My father taught me how to bake bread, but I think I learned something more.
1. Why did Dad ask the author to help in the kitchen
A. Dad liked baking bread with the author.
B. Dad wanted to help the author relieve the stress
C. Dad intended to teach him a lesson.
D. Dad himself was under huge pressure.
2. What would fill the emptiness of blank space
A. Baking B. Drumming. C. Talking D. Working.
3. What is the theme of the story
A. It is necessary to spend time with family.
B. It is difficult to learn to bake bread.
C. It is beneficial to relax in times of stress.
D. It is important to learn to be patient.
4. What is the most suitable title of the story
A. Dad’s Lesson B. Learning from Father
C. The Bread Lesson D. Baking Bread
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏南京·高二期中
What do Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, and Frodo all have in common with the heroes of ancient myths(神话) Joseph Campbell studied myths from all over the world and published a book called “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, retelling dozens of stories and explaining how each represents the mono-myth, or Hero’s Journey. So, what is the “Hero’s Journey”
He thinks of it as a cycle in his book. The journey begins with the hero receiving a mysterious message, an invitation, or a challenge. After crossing the threshold from his safe home to adventure, with some help probably from someone older, wiser, our hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap. The hero’s darkest hour then comes, when he faces death and possibly even dies, only to be reborn. As a result, the hero claims some treasure, special recognition, or power, which can vary between stories. After all that adventure, the hero returns to his ordinary world, but upgrades to a new level. Nothing is quite the same once you are a hero.
The Hero’s Journey myth exists in all human cultures and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone, have an experience that transforms you and then you recover and do it again. You don’t literally slay dragons or fight Voldemort, but you face problems just as scary. Joseph Campbell said, “In the cave you fear to enter lies the treasure you seek.”
What is the symbolic cave then you fear to enter Auditions(试镜) for the school play Baseball tryouts Love
Watch for this formula(公式) in books, movies, and TV shows you come across. You will certainly see it again. Also be sensitive to it in your own life. Listen for your call to adventure. Accept the challenge. Conquer your fear and claim the treasure you seek. And then, do it all over again.
5. What is the correct order of the “Hero’s Journey”
①Return to the ordinary world but upgrade to a new level.
②Receive a call to adventure and assistance from a wiser man.
③Set out on the adventure and go through a series of tough trials.
④Face a life-or-death crisis and be reborn with some special power.
A. ①②③④ B. ④②①③ C. ②③④① D. ③②④①
6. Why is Hero’s Journey myth so popular
A. Because it’s a way to learn about the past.
B. Because it’s a way to reflect on our world.
C. Because these stories are part of human culture.
D. Because these stories are always being updated.
7. Which of the following may the author disagree with
A. We all need a “cave” to hide in face of danger.
B. Difficulties we face tend to be treasures in life.
C. Our comfort zone will promote our development.
D. We should watch more movies and shows for the formula.
8. Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage
A. Where to Find a Hero. B. Be Your Own Hero.
C. How to Conquer Your Fear. D. Seek Your Scary Cave.
热点考向02 人与自然—人与动植物
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏泰州·高二期中
It was National Adoption Day. The pet store was working with the Lexington Humane Society to find good homes for abandoned dogs and cats. After endless pleas (恳求) from my sons, Mark and Luke, I decided to stop in. I didn’t know it at the time but adopting a homeless dog would really make me feel better. I was struggling with depression. We’d moved from Ohio to Kentucky. Ohio had been my home for forty years, and I missed my parents, friends and the familiarity of home.
Inside the pet store, there were rows of cages filled with furry animals. I spotted ours immediately: a two-year-old female Jack Russell named Princess. I looked into her cage. She pushed her nose toward the cage, sniffed and then lowered her head. Trembling in her cage, she seemed unsure of her surroundings. I wondered if Princess felt that way when she’d been brought here, surrounded by people she didn’t know. Is that why she was shaking so hard It made me want her.
“Let’s adopt her,” I said. My sons couldn’t contain their excitement, “We want her!” My husband also agreed. After I filled out the paperwork, we took Princess home. She barely ate and didn’t bark the first few days, but gradually she relaxed.
One afternoon, I was about to doze off (打盹) when I felt Princess jump on the bed. She was like a friend next to me. Actually, after adopting Princess, I felt better. While I still missed my parents and friends, I started making friends and visiting places in Kentucky.
When my son Luke turned seven, we had a birthday party. While I was making the cupcakes, Princess settled on the floor next to me. She was taking in everything: the sounds of children laughing, the smell of food and two of my new friends sitting at the kitchen table. She looked around and then up at me and wagged her tail. I thought it was her way of saying, “I’m finally home” And you know what She was right. We were both home.
1. Why did the author feel depressed
A. She was homesick then. B. She lost her previous pet.
C. She disliked her new life. D. She felt sorry for the animals.
2. What made the author decide to adopt Princess
A. Its attractive physical appearance.
B. Its elegant responses to her family.
C. Its seemingly emotional suffering.
D. Its obviously favorable personality.
3. How did the arrival of Princess impact the author’s life
A. It changed her routine. B. It changed her lifestyle.
C. It improved her social life. D. It improved her family life.
4. What might be the best title for the text
A. Setting in B. Holding on
C. Changing for good D. Caring for animals
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏扬州·高二期中
One cold winter day, a dog walked to the edge of an icy river in Poland. Nobody know for sure where the dog came from or what he was doing there. But he was about to have a big adventure.
Without warning, the ice that the dog was standing on broke away from the land. The dog was swept down the river on the sheet of ice half the size of football field. The frightened dog looked for a way to get back to the shore, but he was trapped on the ice. The river was too cold for him to swim to safety.
Some firefighters saw the dog drifting down the river as he passed through their city. They tried to help him, but they couldn’t reach him. The firefighters could only watched as the ice carried the dog farther down the river.
On the fourth day, the dog passed the mouth of the river and was swept out into the Baltic Sea. He had traveled more than 75 miles (120km) from where he began. he was moving farther away from land and any hope of rescue. The piece of ice he was standing on shrunk to the size of picnic table.
The dog was facing a deadly end to his an adventure, but his luck was about to change. some scientists and sailors aboard a research ship named the Baltica were passing through the area. They saw an animal moving on the ice in the distance and decide to ascertain.
At first, people on the ship thought the animal was a seal. They were amazed when they got closer and saw that the “seal” had four legs, floppy ears, and a tail. They had found a dog floating on the ice 15 Miles (24km) from land.
The Baltica’s sailors were able to bring their ship close to the dog. They lowered a net next to the dog, but he was too scared to climb into it. The dog even slipped and fell into the cold water while they were trying to help him. Luckily, he was able to climb back onto the slippery ice.
Fearing that the dog would drown, the crew lowered a raft. Adam, the ship’s mechanic, used the raft to get close to the dog. Adam grabbed the dog by the back of the neck and pulled him into the raft.
Now, Baltic is the mascot(吉祥物) of the research ship that found him and travels with the crew everywhere. He has many fans around the world who learned about his incredible journey and rescue. The president of Poland even wrote a letter to the crew of the ship, praising them for saving Baltic’s life. Baltic started out cold, wet, and alone on the ice but ended up warm, dry, and surrounded by new friends.
5. What is the main problem in this story
A. The dog slipped into the water.
B. The dog was trapped on a piece of floating ice.
C. The dog had nothing to eat for days.
D. The river was too cold for the dog to swim in.
6. How do you understand the underlined word in paragraph 5
A. Do some research B. Solve a problem
C. Rescue someone D. Try to find out more about it
7. What can best describe the dog
A. Adventurous and Lucky B. Brave and Persistent
C. Homeless and Brave D. Scared and Fortunate
8. What can be the best title of the article
A. A 15-mile Icy Adventure. B. Baltic Rescue
C. An Adventurous Dog D. An Incredible Journey
Passage 3
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏常熟·高二期中
When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn’t cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion(时装)enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).
Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. “It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur-unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year”, says Cree McCree, project director of Righteous Fur.
Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail. Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild. “The ecosystem down there can’t handle this non-native species(物种).It’s destroying the environment. It’s them or us.” says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.
The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades，but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s，the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana. He says it’s not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it. Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year, so part of Mouton’s job these days is trying to promote fur.
Then there’s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashion. Model Paige Morgan says，”To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them-I think that’s going to be a massive thing, at least here in New York.” Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable. She is trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
9. What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn
A. To promote guilt-free fur.
B. To expand the fashion market.
C. To introduce a new brand.
D. To celebrate a winter holiday.
10. Why are scientists concerned about nutria
A. Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.
B. Nutria are an endangered species.
C. Nutria hurt local cat-sized animals.
D. Nutria are illegally hunted.
11. What does the underlined word “collapsed” in paragraph 5 probably mean
A. Boomed. B. Became mature. C. Remained stable. D. Crashed.
12. What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan
A. It’s formal. B. It’s risky. C. It’s harmful. D. It’s traditional.
热点考向 03 人与社会—公益行为
Passage 1
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏南京·高二期中
Most of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are local, personal disasters like home fires. They may not make the news, but we know they are just as devastating(破坏性) to the families affected. So join us to answer the call when your neighbors need help.
Trained and available, Disaster Action Team volunteers are ready to respond to these emergencies, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. From offering a shoulder to cry on to meeting any immediate needs for shelter or supplies, to connecting people with long term recovery services, our volunteers ensure that families don’t have to face tough times alone.
Disaster action team volunteers share these qualities, life experiences and skills:
Team spirits
Tender hearts
Disaster response experience
A command of two languages
Calmness and patience during stressful situations
Availability and flexibility for at least 4-6 hours per week
Disaster Action Team volunteers help local families cope with emergencies.
Home fires and other disasters can occur any time, any place. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you’ll provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery. After your initial training, your shifts will include responding to emergencies within 2 hours, night or day, rain or shine, either on the scene or acting remotely to provide immediate care. With experience and further training you can take on leadership to have a wider impact.
Note: the volunteer positions available to you will vary depending on your location and the needs of your local community.
1. What is the duty of a Disaster Action Team volunteer
A. Train residents on safety awareness.
B. Give permanent support to the victims.
C. Help people handle emergencies at any time.
D. Guide other volunteers to take instant action.
2. What is required of a Disaster Action Team volunteer
A. The ability to stay cool. B. Outdoor survival skills.
C. Oversea learning experiences. D. Serving 4-6 hours monthly.
3. Where might you read this article
A. In a newspaper. B. In a magazine.
C. On a website. D. In a brochure.
Passage 2
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏盐城·高二期中
Here are four organizations that rescue and train shelter dogs to be service animals.
Merlin’s Kids
Merlin’s Kids is an organization that rescues and trains shelter dogs to become service animals for children with special needs for emotional support. Dogs can expand kids ‘social comfort zone and dramatically improve their mental health. In the public’s eyes, these working dogs have proved that shelter animals are amazing.
Pets for Vets(老兵)
Animal trainer Clarissa Black created Pets for Vets in 2009 as a way to say “thank you” to our nation’s heroes. This organization recognizes that many vets return home with scars(伤疤), which make it difficult for them to live a normal life. Pets for Vets was founded to rescue and train shelter animals to provide therapy dogs for vets. The organization says that when the vet is matched with the right dog, both of their lives change for the better.
Paws With a Cause
This organization has been around since 1979 and it improves the independence and quality of life for people with disabilities. Paws With a Cause specializes in helping people with disabilities complete daily tasks and the dogs can open doors and pull a wheelchair. The organization’s founders Mike and Candye are very pleased with its development.
Can Do Canines
A dog from a local shelter helped start Can Do Canines in 1989. Named Annie, she assisted her owner for eight years. Annie was the first of over 500 rescued dogs specially trained as service dogs to assist people with hearing problems, diabetes(糖尿病) and autism. But if a dog in the organization is not suited due to behavior or illness, the dog is never trained again and placed into a forever home with a family.
4. Merlin’s Kids helps the children with .
A. hearing problems B. scars C. diabetes D. emotional problems
5. When was Paws With a Cause set up
A. In 1960. B. In 1979. C. In 1989. D. In 2009.
6. Who gave Can Do Canines a good start
A. Annie. B. Merlin. C. Clarissa Black. D. Mike and Candye.
Passage 3
2022-2023学年下学期·江苏宿迁·高二期中
A tiny school in western New South Wales is eyeing the skies hoping for dry weather so it can harvest its first wheat crop.
Seven students from kindergarten to year six attend Hermidale Public School, more than 600 kilometres west of Sydney. Each day they spend part of their school time outside tending the 85-hectare crop.
The land was donated by a former student. Fifty years ago young Craig Grimmond often looked out of the school window at a bare paddock(荒芜的田地) that neighbored the school. Now he owns the land and kindly donated it to the students for their project.
“People asked, ‘Why would you donate that whole block to them ’” he said. “I hardly use it and it’s going to be better for me in the long run because it’ll be cleaned up and will save me a job down the track.”
Principal Skye Dedman said the school community felt very lucky. They took this opportunity for the students. The students’ crop is a reality that seemed almost impossible three years ago. Ms Dedman said there were days when students were forced to stay indoors because of huge dust storms. Their school and their community really felt the threat of the drought.
The students have had the use of the land for three years. During the three years, the tiny community has dealt with a mouse plague(鼠疫), the pandemic and flooding. The whole community has thrown its support behind the project, including farmer and parent Darren Mudford.
“We’ve sown wheat this year and it would be nice if we got two or two-and-a-half tonne to the hectare, which is not a bad effort,” he said. “It’s much better than a cake sale.”
The students’ wheat crop is expected to raise up to $ 50,000. The money will then be used to send the students on trips around the country. They are hoping to go to Newcastle later this year to see their wheat being loaded at the port.
7. Why did Craig Grimmond donate the paddock to the school
A. It saved him from taking care of the paddock.
B. It was his promise to his former teachers.
C. The paddock was too far away from him.
D. He didn’t have money to run the paddock.
8. What made the students’ crop impossible three years ago
A. Their lack of confidence. B. The terrible dry weather.
C. Little community support. D. Their poor planting technology.
9. What was Darren Mudford’s attitude to the students’ wheat harvest
A. Worried. B. Regretful. C. Hopeful. D. Satisfied.
10. What will the students’ income be used for
A. Opening a cake store. B. Paying for their travels.
C. Enlarging the planting areas. D. Repaying the school community.