2024年高考英语（阅读理解之记叙文）模拟真题 (江苏专用)（含解析）
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2024年高考英语（阅读理解之记叙文）模拟真题 (江苏专用)
（23-24高三下·江苏·阶段练习）There can be no doubt that Stephen King, New York Time’s Best-Selling author, has found success in many aspects, but it wasn’t always like this. King witnessed tragedy and horrors from the very beginning. When he was 2 years old, his father told his mom that he was going out to get cigarettes but in fact, he never came back, he had abandoned his family.
This left his mother Ruth to care for Stephen and his elder brother David on her own. Ruth was forced to move often, desperately looking for work as she was now the only provider of the family, and she had to rely on relatives most of the time. One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back, he wasn’t even able to speak a single word, it seemed he was hurt mentally or something, but he still got the courage to continue forward. It turned out that one of his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emotional scar on him.
King, later on, dropped out of school due to some serious health concerns and was told that he had to enlist (入伍) again the next fall, which demotivated him too. Although Stephen King didn’t see his childhood as something extraordinary or special, he did say that he was always fascinated by scary things. People used to acknowledge the King family by their love of literature, in fact whenever Stephen’s mom had to go out, she didn’t hire a babysitter, for the kids used to read novels to each other so they would not get bored. Stephen King’s love of stories was developed from a very young age and he carried that tradition with his own children along with his wife Tabitha.
In 1973, Stephen King started his amazing journey of success when he published his first novel Carrie, which is scary. The rest followed from after that as he published many amazing books like The Shining, IT, Firestarter, and Cujo. All of these books became instant classics and got their own movie and television shows adaptions.
1．What is mainly talked about about Stephen King in the first two paragraphs
A．His achievements in writing. B．His unfortunate childhood.
C．His difficulty in supporting the family. D．His mother’s bitter experiences.
2．What left Stephen King not even speaking a single word
A．He was knocked down by a passing train. B．He was badly criticized by a close friend.
C．He was depressed by the constant moves. D．He was heart-struck by a terrible accident.
3．What does the underlined word “demotivated” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Discouraged. B．Relaxed. C．Embarrassed. D．Inspired.
4．Why didn’t Stephen’s mom hire a babysitter
A．The family was too poor to hire a babysitter. B．The family could not find a proper babysitter.
C．The children could actually entertain themselves. D．The children didn’t like to be cared for by others.
（2024·江苏南京·二模）Emest Owusu was 13 in 1980 when he was given the opportunity to appear in the audience of a BBC show, and ask Thatcher how she felt about being called the Iron Lady. This encounter re-emerged in a BBC’s programme recently.
At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public estate in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.
Now 57, Owusu looks remarkably similar even with a greying beard. But his life has been transformed. The father of three is a human resources director, and the first black captain of the Addington golf club in its 110-year history. As a black guy, it is about breaking the glass ceiling. Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status (地位) as a “Thatcherite Journey”. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me.”
Thatcher told Owusu she enjoyed being called the Iron Lady. “I think it’s rather a praise, don’t you ” she said, “Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.” Owusu recalls the moment, “I just remember her eye contact. She was answering me, not the camera. She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.”
After the show was broadcast, Owusu said he became “a little hero in Brixton for a good three months”. Owusu added, “It all gave me extra confidence. Doors might not have opened so quickly. It was one of those key moments to make you do things maybe you wouldn’t otherwise have done.”
5．What do we know about Owusu when he was 13
A．He met with Thatcher twice.
B．He joined a famous golf club.
C．He hosted a BBC’s programme.
D．He lived at the bottom of society.
6．What do the underlined words “sliding-door moment” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Turning point. B．Important decision.
C．Social status. D．Remarkable achievement.
7．Based on the text, what made a big difference to Owusu
A．Others’ treating him equally at work.
B．Others’ voting him a hero in Brixton.
C．Thatcher’s efforts to preserve his dignity.
D．Thatcher’s faith in the necessity of toughness.
8．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A．The Art of Dialogue B．The Power of Confidence
C．A Life-changing Meeting D．A Status-improving Tale
（23-24高三上·江苏连云港·阶段练习）Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is perhaps the most famous musician and composer you’ve never heard of.
Bologne was born in 1745 on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, son of an enslaved (使成为奴隶) Senegalese woman and a white plantation owner. Bologne’s father was eager for him to acquire a good education and he was sent to France to be schooled in literature and fencing. As well as showing great skill in sport, Bologne was intelligent and appealing.
As if being handsome, clever and a champion athlete wasn’t enough, Bologne was also a seriously skilled musician and composer. His main instrument was the violin, and in 1761, he was made a member of the Royal Guards as a soldier and musician. It is around this time that he became known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges in recognition of his skill as a fencer and horseman. He was then invited to join the incredibly distinguished Concert des Amateurs as the first violinist and became its leader in 1773.
Although things were going very well for Bologne, he still experienced apparent racism. Some of the opera s leading women campaigned against having what they called “a mixed-race person” in charge of the opera. Despite this attempt to undermine his career, he fell into favour with the influential playwright Madame de Montesson, who put him in charge of her private theatre and introduced him to her husband, the Duke of Orleans. When the French Revolution (革命) broke out in 1789, Bologne sided with the revolutionaries. However, he was later imprisoned for 18 months and ultimately died in 1799 due to a severe leg injury.
Shortly after Bolognes death, Napoleon reinstated slavery in the French colonies and also banned Bologne’s music in an attempt to erase him from French history. However, Afro-Caribbean communities in France, and on
Guadeloupe and Martinique have been working tirelessly to keep his legacy alive and Joseph Bologne is now enjoying a long overdue and richly deserved revival.
9．What can we learn from paragraph 2 about Bologne
A．He was a man of determination.
B．He was passionate about literature.
C．He received great support from his father.
D．He had a difficult and troubled childhood.
10．What earned Bologne the name Chevalier de Saint-Georges
A．His military service.
B．His exceptional athletic abilities.
C．His noble birth.
D．His musical achievements.
11．What did the campaign of some women in the opera imply
A．Bologne faced significant discrimination.
B．Bologne’s talents were a threat to the opera.
C．Bologne shouldn’t have joined the private theatre.
D．Bologne’s leadership suffered from a lack of foresight.
12．What is happening to Bolognes music now
A．It’s being recognized and celebrated.
B．It’s receiving conflicting opinions.
C．It’s leading to a revolution in music.
D．It’s still being overlooked in France.
（2024·江苏宿迁·一模）I was surprised to find the congestion (拥塞) outside Layla’s primary school was unusually absent—I’d driven right into a parking space, and I was on time, for once. The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different—the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.
Before I could enquire my daughter Layla, Mr Trent, the deputy head, approached. “Mrs Pavis, did you not read our letter ” Letter What letter I had a history of not looking out for them, and not reading them in most cases. “The letter Of course. It must have just slipped my mind—I’ve been away with work.”
Now I was digging around in Layla’s messy schoolbag at home. Eventually, I found several letters, all addressing the same topic—parking outside the school gates. Apparently with some parents parking illegally, the police were about to get involved. “Why didn’t you give me these letters ” I demanded. Layla shrugged. “I forgot.” I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids’ washed clothes.
I contained myself and figured out that they wanted the parents to car-pool (拼车). I spent the next half hour ringing round Layla’s friends’ parents, enquiring if they would like to car-pool with us. Unfortunately, they were all sorted. It was my own fault—I should have read those letters ages ago. “Er... I overheard others talking about it,” Layla said, “They said they didn’t know who would car-pool with us, because we’re always late.” I flushed instantly. We were a disorganised family, and I was the one to blame.
I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It’s good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it’s good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared. I’ve even started checking the kids’ schoolbags for notes from school.
13．What did the author notice when the school was over
A．It was hard to find a parking space. B．Children were picked up in groups.
C．Her daughter was absent from class. D．She arrived much earlier than others.
14．What stopped the author criticizing her daughter
A．The reflection of her daily routine. B．The realization of her carelessness.
C．The knowledge of her kid’s character. D．The awareness of her kid’s depression.
15．Why did others refuse to car-pool with them according to Layla
A．Because they contacted them late. B．Because they failed to keep the house tidy.
C．Because they couldn’t be on time. D．Because they ignored the school’s request.
16．What can we learn from the passage
A．Action creates motivation. B．Mother’s love never changes.
C．It’s never too late to mend. D．Patience is the key to success.
（23-24高三下·江苏南通·开学考试）Working at a bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks was not living the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important.
Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on
sustainable living and growing sustainable food. When she returned to New York, her life was with a new purpose and many new skills to make her dreams a reality.
“One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, primarily through composting (堆肥),” she says. The Adamah program opened Sacks’ eyes to the damage consumer culture is doing on a local, national, and global level, and the need to find solutions. So in 2017, she began what she calls “trash walking”.
During tours around her community, Sacks picks through garbage to look for reusable items. Soon, her “trash walking” expanded to include corporate trash along with residential trash. Surprisingly, she discovered a wide range of really great stuff-like clothing, decorations, and food -all of which she documents on TikTok.
Under the name The Trash Walker, Sacks quickly gained popularity for her videos that highlight the problems with consumerism. “The root issue is overproduction, which leads to overconsumption, which leads to a large amount of waste,” she says.
The fact is, companies often choose to trash items rather than give them away to people who might need them. A big reason for this waste is the way our current tax laws are structured, Sacks says. Sellers who destroy goods can claim the cost as a loss on their taxes and be refunded. If they give away goods, they can claim only a small amount as a charitable reduction on their taxes.
Sacks’ main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. “Once you become aware of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve, ”she says.
17．Why did Anna Sacks leave New York
A．To learn how to grow food. B．To pursue a more meaningful life.
C．To realize her dream as a volunteer. D．To accept the invitation from a program.
18．What impressed Anna Sacks most about the Adamah program
A．The significance of trash walking. B．The hard truth of consumer culture.
C．The sustainable food people produced. D．The way people there dealt with the waste.
19．What makes companies prefer to throw out goods as trash
A．The tax refund. B．The tax reduction.
C．The overproduction. D．The poor quality of goods.
20．What can we learn from Anna Sacks’ story
A．Consumer culture accounts for wasting. B．Corporate trash outweighs residential trash.
C．Turning to farming leads to sustainable living. D．Trash walking is the key to becoming wealthy.
（2024·江苏南通·模拟预测）“I am so sorry,” I tearfully said to my principal investigator (PI), explaining I would not be able to return to work as originally planned. Before I became a parent, I had assumed a baby would fit right into my academic plans. But now, as the end of my leave approached, I realized I couldn’t simply carry on as I always had. I was worried this decision might signal the end of my academic career-but I felt I had no other choice.
Thankfully, my PI had more foresight. He told me I didn’t need to resign and that he could offer me a contract that would allow me to contribute to our project from afar. It proved to be an absolute career lifeline tailored to me.
Then five years after stepping back from academia, I felt ready to re-enter more fully. Because I had been able to keep my hand in during my time away, the prospect was much less daunting than it would have been otherwise. I ended up landing a lecturer position that allowed me to slowly ease back in, focusing on teaching and scholarship with research taking a back seat. And when, 4 years on, a senior lectureship position came up in the very group I had left a decade earlier, the timing was right. With both of my children in “big school,” I was ready to really put my foot down on the career accelerator. I got the job.
Now, 6 months into my new role, I am happy to be right where it all began, with involvement in so many interesting projects. But what truly made the difference for me was the offer of what I needed during that time away. I hope more institutions and PIs can come up with creative provisions for those in their workforce who don’t want to give up their careers but want-or-need to take extended periods of leave. And to those who are taking such breaks, or considering it, know that returning is possible. Above all, on both sides: Please do not discount extended leavers. We have a lot to offer — if we are given the chance.
21．What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph
A．She chose to sacrifice her family for her career.
B．Her path to PI began when she became a parent.
C．She struck a balance between work and family.
D．She had intended to stick to her academic plans.
22．What does the underlined word “daunting” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Realistic. B．Scary. C．Unlikely. D．Attractive.
23．What contributed most to her success according to the author
A．Supportive work environment. B．Academic researches.
C．Involvement in engaging projects. D．Interest in the projects.
24．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage
A．To analyze. B．To entertain. C．To promote. D．To report.
（23-24高三下·江苏镇江·阶段练习）In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest; a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the con test again That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
An enlightenment came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again ” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into mine without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
25．What do we learn from the first paragraph
A．Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.
B．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
C．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.
D．A lot of distractions compete for children’s time nowadays.
26．What does the author say about her own writing experience
A．She does not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
B．Her way to success is full of pains and frustrations.
C．She is constantly under pressure of writing more.
D．Most of her stories are rejected by publishers.
27．Why does Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest
A．She wants to share her story with readers.
B．She believes she possesses real talent for writing.
C．She is sure of winning with her mother’s help.
D．She has won a prize in the previous contest.
28．What’s the author’s advice for parents
A．A writing career is not for every child to pursue.
B．Children should be allowed room to grow through experiences.
C．Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
D．Children should be given every chance to voice their options.
（23-24高三下·江苏南通·开学考试）Johannes Fritz, a biologist, needed to come up with a plan, again, if he was going to prevent his rare and beloved birds from going extinct.
To survive the European winter, the northern bald ibis — which had once disappeared entirely from the wild on the continent—needs to migrate (迁徙) south for the winter, over the Alps, before the mountains become impassable. But shifting climate patterns have delayed when the birds begin to migrate, and they are now reaching the mountains too late to make it over the peaks, locking them in an icy death trap. Determined to save them, Mr. Fritz decided he would teach the birds a new, safer migration route by guiding them himself in a tiny aircraft. And he was confident he could succeed in this daring, unconventional plan—because he had done it before.
Mr. Fritz learned to fly, modifying a light aircraft so it would fly at speeds slow enough for his winged students to keep up. In 2004, Mr. Fritz led the first flock from Austria to Italy, and has since led 15 such migrations. Over that time, he has rewilded 277 young ibises, many of which then started to pass the route onto their own young. For now, however, the main worry is getting the birds to follow the aircraft. “While they have a strong bond with their ‘mothers’ and follow them around on the ground, flying is more difficult,” Fritz said.
“Fly Away Home was a huge hit with us biologists,” Mr. Fritz said, recalling the 1996 movie in which
characters lead the migration of orphaned Canada geese in a hang glider. When Mr. Fritz declared he’d do the same with the ibises, he was initially laughed at. But through years of trial and error, he succeeded. He even learned to fly like a bird, he said. Mr. Fritz’s two sons, both now teenagers, followed their flying father and the migrating birds on the ground, and his family and colleagues witnessed the risks he was taking. But the inevitable risks are “necessary”, Mr. Fritz said. “It’s not so much a job,” he added, “but my life’s purpose.”
29．Why did Mr. Fritz guide the birds himself in a tiny aircraft
A．He wanted to learn from them. B．He showed them a safer flyway.
C．They needed to be fed in the air. D．They were often lost on the way.
30．How does the author show Fritz is a preserver of the ibises
A．By listing concrete numbers. B．By conducting a survey.
C．By performing experiments. D．By making a comparison.
31．Which of the following can best describe Mr. Fritz
A．Imaginative and honest. B．Generous and easy-going.
C．Energetic and open-minded. D．Strong-willed and brave.
32．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．Fritz once starred in a film in 1996. B．Fritz had no difficulty with his work.
C．Fritz thought what he did was rewarding. D．Fritz was challenged by those around him.
（23-24高三下·江苏扬州·开学考试）My wife and I had decided on Ireland for our first big family trip. It’s been about a hundred years since my Irish ancestors left County Carlow for Canada. I’m so-so on U2 (a famous Irish-rock band). Irish pubs in Ontario don’t inspire me much. The most “Irish” thing about me is a ginger(姜黄色) beard and an occasional drink. My excitement for this trip was firmly rooted in the opportunity to drive on the “wrong” side of the road for a couple of weeks.
We arrived in Dublin from the overnight flight with our two kids. After picking up our rental car, we headed west. Wherever we went, I felt an undeniable sense of closeness with strangers. It wasn’t just the faces that looked like they were pulled out of my family’s photo albums. I felt at ease with the simple way of expression here, too and the shared appreciation for a self-deprecating(自嘲式的) joke.
I’ve recently learned the word “anemoia” means missing a time or a place you’ve never known. For me, the word describes the kind of longing I encountered on this trip. I’ve never experienced a longing to know Ireland or even my family’s history beyond a couple of generations. But during an hour-long trip to Inishmore Island, with
the North Atlantic waves knocking us about, I felt a desire to repair the connection to my ancestors.
One day on the island, when the rain got worse, we chose a tour bus to take us to Dun Aonghasa, a 3,000-year-old stone fort(堡垒). As I walked around, I started to feel excited. By the time we entered the innermost ring of the fort, I was swimming in enthusiasm for our trip. Dun Aonghasa was full of meaning I couldn’t understand but sensed was valuable to me. For the first time in my life, I could personalize something ancient. I felt that I belonged. Yes, Ireland had many memorable things. But it was a pile of rocks that gave me the ancestral awakening I needed.
33．Which part of the trip to Ireland excited the author
A．Enjoying local drinks occasionally. B．Meeting a famous rock band.
C．Finding his long-lost family members. D．Driving differently from usual.
34．How did the author feel when he was in Dublin
A．Proud. B．Awkward. C．Comfortable. D．Confused.
35．What does “anemoia” mean to the author
A．The desire to connect to his roots. B．The longing for another trip to Ireland.
C．Unforgettable life experiences. D．Mixed feelings about the good old days.
36．How did the visit to Dun Aonghasa impact the author
A．It awakened his enthusiasm for nature again. B．It helped him rediscover himself.
C．It started his understanding of Irish culture. D．It excited his interest in travelling.
（23-24高三下·江苏无锡·开学考试）About a decade ago, Lawson was at a beach in Virginia watching his kids build castles right next to the waves.
“I kept trying to get them to come back because I thought it was a terrible idea,” he remarked. He wanted them to build their sandcastles closer to the dunes. But they found it more exciting to build right where the waves hit, seeing their sandcastles get destroyed, and then rebuilding them with whatever debris washed up from the ocean. “It seemed so symbolic, somehow, of how life works more than just building your perfect sandcastles,” said Lawson. When he decided to turn that sunny day into a children’s book, the idea came to just use pictures. “It seemed like it would work beautifully without words,” he said.
A Day for Sandcastles is illustrated by Qin Leng. It’s the second wordless picture book for Lawson and Leng since 2021’s Over the Shop. Leng’s illustrations stay pretty true to real life. Three siblings spend the day building sandcastles and watching them get destroyed by a flying hat. “To me it’s a celebration of childhood and the simple
joys of life. These are the things I like to capture,” said Leng.
Leng spent part of her childhood in France, and she was inspired by European comic books. “What I love to do when I illustrate a picture book is add side stories to the main storyline. I always think about the readers and the longevity of the book, and I want them to be able to discover something new every time they revisit the book,” Leng explained.
At the end of the day, the sleepy-eyed kids pile into the bus that will take them home. “Those last pages are some of my favorite. They capture that feeling like at the end of the day on the beach, when it’s getting dark and you feel completely exhausted,” Lawson said. It must be a universal childhood feeling: happy with sand, sticky from the salt, hot from the sun, and ready to fall asleep the moment you get into the car.
37．Why does Lawson mention the scene where the kids built sandcastles
A．To suggest a way to enjoy leisure. B．To remind readers of the childhood.
C．To convince us of how life works. D．To tell us the inspiration for his book.
38．What do you know about the two books mentioned
A．They are purchased by kids universally. B．Readers can only find pictures in them.
C．They carry no elements of comic books. D．The stories are literally works of fantasy.
39．How does Lawson feel when telling us the last pages in the last paragraph
A．Relieved. B．Pleased. C．Disturbed. D．Exhausted.
40．What can be a suitable title for the passage
A．Childhood in sandcastles B．Beautiful childhood memories
C．Popular illustrated books D．Explore the mystery of nature
参考答案：
1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了知名作家斯蒂芬·金从悲惨的童年到成为畅销书作家的人生经历，探讨了家庭困境、个人挑战及其对恐怖故事的热爱。
1．主旨大意题。根据第一段“There can be no doubt that Stephen King, New York Time’s Best-Selling author, has found success in many aspects, but it wasn’t always like this. King witnessed tragedy and horrors from the very beginning. When he was 2 years old, his father told his mom that he was going out to get cigarettes but in fact, he never came back, he had abandoned his family.(毫无疑问，《纽约时报》畅销书作家斯蒂芬·金在很多方面都取得了成功，但并不总是这样。金从一开始就目睹了悲剧和恐怖。当他两岁的时候，他的父亲告诉他妈妈他要出去买烟，但事实上，他再也没有回来，他抛弃了他的家庭)”以及第二段“This left his mother Ruth to care for Stephen and his elder brother David on her own. Ruth was forced to move often, desperately looking for work as she was now the only provider of the family, and she had to rely on relatives most of the time. One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back, he wasn’t even able to speak a single word, it seemed he was hurt mentally or something, but he still got the courage to continue forward. It turned out that one of his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emotional scar on him.(这让他的母亲Ruth独自照顾斯蒂芬和他的哥哥大卫。Ruth被迫经常搬家，拼命地找工作，因为她现在是家里唯一的经济来源，她大部分时间都得依靠亲戚。有一天，斯蒂芬和朋友们出去玩，当他回来的时候，他甚至不能说一个字，似乎他精神上受伤了还是怎么的，但他仍然有勇气继续前进。原来，他的一个朋友被火车撞死了，这给他留下了情感上的伤疤)”可知，前面两段主要描述了Stephen King的悲惨的童年时期，包括他父亲的离开，他母亲独自抚养他和他哥哥的困难，以及他目睹朋友遭遇致命事故的心理创伤。这些都直接反映了他不幸的童年经历。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据第二段“One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back, he wasn’t even able to speak a single word, it seemed he was hurt mentally or something, but he still got the courage to continue forward. It turned out that one of his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emotional scar on him.(有一天，斯蒂芬和朋友们出去玩，当他回来的时候，他甚至不能说一个字，似乎他精神上受伤了还是怎么的，但他仍然有勇气继续前进。原来，他的一个朋友被火车撞死了，这给他留下了情感上的伤疤)”可知，Stephen因为一位
朋友被火车撞击致死的事故深受打击，导致他一时无法言语。故选D。
3．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“King, later on, dropped out of school due to some serious health concerns and was told that he had to enlist (入伍) again the next fall,(后来，金因为一些严重的健康问题而辍学，并被告知他必须在第二年秋天再次入伍)”可知，金后来因为一些严重的健康问题而辍学，这是一件令人泄气的事，所以demotivated意为Discouraged“使泄气”之意。故选A。
4．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“People used to acknowledge the King family by their love of literature, in fact whenever Stephen’s mom used to go out, she didn’t hire a babysitter, for the kids used to read novels to each other so they would not get bored.(人们过去常常以他们对文学的热爱来认可金一家，事实上，每当斯蒂芬的妈妈出去时，她都不会雇保姆，因为孩子们过去常常互相读小说，这样他们就不会感到无聊)”可知，孩子们通过阅读相互陪伴，所以不需要额外雇用保姆。故选C。
5．D 6．A 7．D 8．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Emest Owusu受到Thatcher夫人的影响，从而改变了自己的人生。
5．推理判断题。根据第二段“At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public estate in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.(在他们相遇的时候，Owusu在学校吃免费午餐，住在伦敦南部布里克斯顿的一处公共住宅里，他和妹妹由母亲罗斯抚养，她是一名苦苦挣扎的美发师。)”可知，Owusu13岁时生活在社会的底层。故选D。
6．词句猜测题。根据第三段“To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed(直到今天，它仍然有影响。我的信心改变了)”可知，从那一刻Owusu的信心改变了，说明那是一个转折点，sliding-door moment的意思是“转折点”，和Turning point意思相近，故选A。
7．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.(因为人们经常对我说，如果你在工作中，你必须温柔、温暖、人性化，但你也必须有一点钢铁的感觉。)”和“She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.(她对这个问题表示欢迎，说在这个世界上你必须要坚定。这让我印象深刻。)”可知，Thatcher坚信强硬的必要性使Owusu发生了巨大的变化。故选D。
8．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第三段“Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status (地位) as a “Thatcherite Journey”. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me.”(在俱乐部里，Owusu将自己社会地位的提升描述为“撒切尔之旅”。他说，首先要问这位女士本人。“直到今天，它仍然有影响，我的信心从那一刻起就改变了。她身上的某种东西与我联系在一起。”)”可知，本文主要讲的是Emest Owusu受到Thatcher夫人的影响，从而改变了自己的人生，因此最恰当的标题是C选项“A Life-changing Meeting(改变人生的会面)”。故选C。
9．C 10．A 11．A 12．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了法属音乐家约瑟夫·博洛涅的生平。
9．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Bologne’s father was eager for him to acquire a good education and he was sent to France to be schooled in literature and fencing. (博洛涅的父亲渴望他接受良好的教育，于是他被送到法国学习文学和击剑)”可知，博洛涅得到了父亲的巨大支持。故选C。
10．细节理解题。根据第三段中“His main instrument was the violin, and in 1761, he was made a member of the Royal Guards as a soldier and musician. It is around this time that he became known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges in recognition of his skill as a fencer and horseman.(他的主要乐器是小提琴，1761年，他作为一名士兵和音乐家被任命为皇家卫队的一员。大约在这个时候，他被称为圣乔治骑士，以表彰他在击剑和骑马方面的技能)”可知，博洛涅因其兵役而得到了“圣乔治骑士”这个称谓。故选A。
11．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Although things were going very well for Bologne, he still experienced apparent racism. Some of the opera s leading women campaigned against having what they called “a mixed-race person” in charge of the opera. (虽然博洛涅的一切进展顺利，但他仍然经历了明显的种族歧视。歌剧院的一些主要女演员发起运动，反对让她们所谓的“混血儿”担任歌剧院的负责人)”推知，剧院女演员的发起的行动表明博洛涅面临着种族歧视。故选A。
12．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“However, Afro-Caribbean communities in France, and on Guadeloupe and Martinique have been working tirelessly to keep his legacy alive and Joseph Bologne is now enjoying a long overdue and richly deserved revival.(然而，法国、瓜德罗普岛和马提尼克岛的加勒比黑人社区一直在不知疲倦地努力使他的遗产得以延续，约瑟夫·博洛涅
现在正享受着姗姗来迟、实至名归的复兴)”可知，现在博洛涅的音乐得到了认可和赞美。故选A。
13．B 14．B 15．C 16．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在参与孩子的学校生活中，发现自己粗心大意，并且因为迟到，其他家长拒绝和自己拼车，于是作者决心改变，承担起对孩子的责任，再也没有迟到过。
13．细节理解题。根据第一段“The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different—the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.(学校的铃响了，不一会儿，一群孩子从大门进来了。但有些不同——孩子们三三两四地挤进了车里)”可知，放学后作者注意到了孩子们被成群地接走。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据第三段“I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids’ washed clothes.(我正准备严厉地训斥一顿，突然想到我总是忘记——那天早上我忘了给莱拉做饭的钱，也忘了把孩子们洗好的衣服晾在外面)”可知，意识到自己的粗心大意阻止了作者批评她的女儿。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段““Er... I overheard others talking about it,” Layla said, “They said they didn’t know who would car-pool with us, because we’re always late.”(“呃……“我无意中听到别人在谈论这件事，”莱拉说，“他们说他们不知道谁会和我们拼车，因为我们总是迟到。”)”可知，根据Layla的说法，其他人拒绝与他们拼车是因为他们不能准时。故选C。
16．推理判断题。根据最后一段“I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It’s good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it’s good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared. I’ve even started checking the kids’ schoolbags for notes from school.(我决心改变。有了对孩子的责任，我发现我从来没有迟到过。这对莱拉和她的哥哥们都有好处，对我也有好处，因为现在我再也不会毫无准备地出门了。我甚至开始检查孩子们的书包里有没有学校的笔记)”结合文章主要讲述了作者在参与孩子的学校生活中，发现自己粗心大意，并且因为迟到，其他家长拒绝和自己拼车，于是作者决心改变，承担起对孩子的责任，再也没有迟到过。可推知，文章告诉我们“亡羊补牢，犹未晚也”的道理。故选C。
17．B 18．D 19．A 20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Anna Sacks的个人生活故事。她曾在纽约一家银行工作，虽然生活幸福但感觉缺乏重要性。她参加了农业项目Adamah，学习可持续生活和种植可持续食物，这改变了她的生活目标和技能，同时她开始关注消费文化带来的损害，并通过拣选垃圾来展示这个问题。她希望引起人们对于过度购买和浪费的关注，从而引发改变。
17．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Working at a bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks was not living the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important.( 2010年代中期在纽约一家银行工作的Anna Sacks并没有过上她想要的生活。当然，她很高兴。但她想做点有意义的事)”以及第二段“Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable living and growing sustainable food.(一些寻求人生意义的人可能会读一本自助书籍，或者每周做几个小时的志愿者。Sacks结束了她的生活，搬到了康涅狄格州，参加了一个专注于可持续生活和种植可持续食物的农业项目Adamah)”可知，Anna Sacks离开纽约是因为她想过有意义的生活。故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段中““One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, primarily through composting (堆肥),” she says.( 她说：“Adamah让我印象深刻的是，他们产生的废物很少，而且他们是如何处理废物的，主要是通过堆肥。”)”可知，那里的人们处理废物的方式给Anna Sacks留下了最深的印象。故选D。
19．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The fact is, companies often choose to trash items rather than give them away to people who might need them. A big reason for this waste is the way our current tax laws are structured, Sacks says.(事实是，公司经常选择丢弃物品而不是把它们送给可能需要它们的人。Sacks说，造成这种浪费的一个重要原因是我们现行税法的结构方式)”以及“Sellers who destroy goods can claim the cost as a loss on their taxes and be refunded.(损坏货物的卖家可以将损失作为税收损失，并获得退款)”可知，退税让公司更愿意把商品当垃圾扔掉。故选A。
20．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Sacks’ main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. “Once you become aware of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve, ”she says.( Sacks的主要重点是让人们注意到他们买
了多少不必要的东西，然后扔掉了。她说：“一旦你意识到自己的消费方式，你就能看到自己改善的方法。”)”以及通读全文可知，Anna Sacks的故事告诉我们，消费文化导致了过度生产、过度消费和大量的浪费。A选项“消费文化造成了浪费”符合题意。故选A。
21．D 22．B 23．A 24．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者讲述了自己成为父母后因为无法回到原来的工作岗位而感到困惑和担忧。然而，幸运的是，他们的研究主任为他提供了一份可以远程参与项目的合同，这成为了他职业生涯的转折点。经过几年的休假，作者感到自己已经准备好重新全职工作，最终找到了一份讲师职位。凭借着之前在离开期间的经验，回归工作并没有那么困难。
21．推理判断题。根据第一段中“Before I became a parent, I had assumed a baby would fit right into my academic plans. But now, as the end of my leave approached, I realized I couldn’t simply carry on as I always had. I was worried this decision might signal the end of my academic career-but I felt I had no other choice.( 在我为人父母之前，我曾以为有个孩子正好符合我的学业计划。但现在，随着我的假期即将结束，我意识到我不能像往常一样简单地继续下去。我担心这个决定可能标志着我学术生涯的结束，但我觉得我别无选择。)”可知，作者之前认为孩子会完全适应她的学术计划，但现在她意识到不能像以前一样继续工作，因此她感到困惑和担忧即作者本来打算坚持自己的学业计划。故选D。
22．词义猜测题。根据划线词前面的内容“Then five years after stepping back from academia, I felt ready to re-enter more fully. Because I had been able to keep my hand in during my time away(在退出学术界五年后，我觉得自己已经准备好更全面地重返学术界。因为在我离开的这段时间里，我一直在工作)”可推知，此处指虽然作者退出了学术界，但是一直没有让自己对学术界生疏，一直在进行工作，让自己对学术界保持着熟悉的状态，因此前景远没有以前那么让作者害怕。故划线词与B选项“Scary.(害怕的)”为同义词。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“But what truly made the difference for me was the offer of what I needed during that time away. I hope more institutions and PIs can come up with creative provisions for those in their workforce who don’t want to give up their careers but want-or need-to take extended periods of leave.( 但真正对我产生影响的是在这段时间里我所需要的东西。我希望更多的机构和负责人能够为那些不想放弃自己的事业，但希望或需要延长休假时间的员工提供创造性的规定。)”可知，现在，6个月过去了，作者很高兴回到了一切的起点，在众
多有趣的项目中参与其中，但最让其开心的是能够在那段时间离开时得到所需的帮助。因此作者认为最为重要的是支持性的工作环境。故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“But what truly made the difference for me was the offer of what I needed during that time away. I hope more institutions and PIs can come up with creative provisions for those in their workforce who don’t want to give up their careers but want-or need-to take extended periods of leave. And to those who are taking such breaks, or considering it, know that returning is possible. Above all, on both sides: Please do not discount extended leavers. We have a lot to offer-if we are given the chance.(但真正对我产生影响的是在这段时间里我所需要的东西。我希望更多的机构和负责人能够为那些不想放弃自己的事业，但希望或需要延长休假时间的员工提供创造性的规定。对于那些正在休假或考虑休假的人，要知道，回来是可能的。最重要的是，双方:请不要轻视长期离职者。如果给我们机会，我们有很多东西可以提供。)”可知，从文章最后一段可以看出，作者希望通过自己的经历告诉人们，回归工作是可能的，并呼吁更多的机构和领导提供有创意的设施，不要轻易忽视那些休长期假期的人的能力和价值。因此，作者写这篇文章的目的是促进人们对于这个问题的关注和重视。故选C。
25．D 26．B 27．A 28．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了自己的女儿参加一项写作比赛的故事，以及其中的一项相关情况介绍。
25．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories.(在这个网络聊天、电子游戏和真人秀盛行的时代，让孩子忙碌起来的不需要动脑筋的活动比比皆是。然而，尽管有竞争，我8岁的女儿丽贝卡还是想把业余时间用来写短篇小说)”可推知，文章首段通过将女儿的空余时间与其他孩子空余时间做的事情不一样这一现象，说明了如今，许多分心的事情都在争夺孩子们的时间。故选D项。
26．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories.(我知道努力写一篇文章却收到出版商的退稿信是什么感觉。我也知道为了不辜负以前的胜利所带来的声誉而承受的压力)”可知，她的成功之路充满了痛苦和挫折。故选B项。
27．细节理解题。根据第三段“An enlightenment came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again ” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”(上周一个启蒙运动来了，当我问她，“你不想再赢一次吗？”“不，”她回答说，“我只是想讲一个天使上小学一年级的故事。”)”可知，她今年参加只是为了和别人分享自己的这个故事，不是为了赢得比赛。故选A项。
28．推理判断题。根据最后一段“All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.(与此同时，我会提醒自己，孩子们需要空间去实验、成长和找到自己的声音)”可推知，作者给父母的建议是应该给孩子们在经历中成长的空间。故选B项。
29．B 30．A 31．D 32．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章主要讲述了生物学家约翰内斯·弗里茨为了拯救濒危的北方朱鹭，决定亲自用一架小型飞机引导它们迁徙。弗里茨学会了飞行，并且成功地领导了15次迁徙。他还学会了像鸟一样飞行。文章最后提到，弗里茨认为这些不可避免的风险是“必要的”，他认为这不仅仅是工作，而是他的生命目标。
29．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Determined to save them, Mr. Fritz decided he would teach the birds a new, safer migration route by guiding them himself in a tiny aircraft. And he was confident he could succeed in this daring, unconventional plan—because he had done it before.(为了拯救它们，弗里茨决定亲自驾驶一架小型飞机，教它们一条新的、更安全的迁徙路线。而且他相信自己能在这个大胆的、非传统的计划中取得成功——因为他以前做过。)”可知，为了拯救它们，弗里茨决定自己驾驶一架微型飞机，教给它们一个新的、更安全的迁徙路线。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据第三段中“ In 2004, Mr. Fritz led the first flock from Austria to Italy, and has since led 15 such migrations. Over that time, he has rewilded 277 young ibises, many of which then started to pass the route onto their own young. (2004年，弗里茨带领第一批鸟从奥地利迁徙到意大利，此后又带领了15次这样的迁徙。在此期间，他已经将277只幼朱鹭放归野外，其中许多幼朱鹭开始将这条路线传给自己的后代。)”可知，弗里茨在过去的时间里带领了15次迁徙，重新放归了277只稀有的鸟类，因此作者通过列举数字的方式表明了弗里茨是一个保护这种鸟类的人。故选A。
31．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Determined to save them, Mr. Fritz decided he would teach the birds a new, safer migration route by guiding them himself in a tiny aircraft. And he was confident
he could succeed in this daring, unconventional plan—because he had done it before.(为了拯救它们，弗里茨决定亲自驾驶一架小型飞机，教它们一条新的、更安全的迁徙路线。而且他相信自己能在这个大胆的、非传统的计划中取得成功——因为他以前做过。)”以及最后一段“ But the inevitable risks are “necessary”, Mr. Fritz said. “It’s not so much a job,” he added, “but my life’s purpose.”(但弗里茨说，不可避免的风险是“必要的”。“与其说这是一份工作，”他补充说，“不如说是我人生的目标。”)”以及通读全文可知，弗里茨决心拯救这些稀有鸟类，通过驾驶微型飞机和鸟类进行迁徙，承担了很大的风险。并且弗里茨认为这并不仅仅是一份工作，而是他的人生目标。这表明弗里茨是一个有坚定意志和勇敢的人。故选D。
32．推理判断题。根据最后一段“ But the inevitable risks are “necessary”, Mr. Fritz said. “It’s not so much a job,” he added, “but my life’s purpose.”(但弗里茨说，不可避免的风险是“必要的”。“与其说这是一份工作，”他补充说，“不如说是我人生的目标。”)”可知，作者提到弗里茨说他的工作不仅仅是一份工作，而是他的人生目标。这暗示着他认为自己的工作是有价值的。故选C。
33．D 34．C 35．A 36．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一家第一次全家去爱尔兰旅行。在那里作者感受到了当地人的亲近感和舒适自在，以及想和自己的祖先联系在一起的渴望，作者重新发现了自己。
33．细节理解题。文章第一段讲到“My excitement for this trip was firmly rooted in the opportunity to drive on the “wrong” side of the road for a couple of weeks. (我对这次旅行的兴奋之情深深植根于有机会在“错误”的道路上行驶了几个星期。)”可知，作者对爱尔兰之行中与平时不同的驾驶方式感到兴奋。故选D。
34．推理判断题。文章第二段讲到“Wherever we went, I felt an undeniable sense of closeness with strangers. It wasn’t just the faces that looked like they were pulled out of my family’s photo albums. I felt at ease with the simple way of expression here, too and the shared appreciation for a self-deprecating(自嘲式的) joke. (无论我们走到哪里，我都感到一种不可否认的与陌生人的亲近感。不仅仅是那些看起来像是从我家相册里拿出来的脸。我对这里简单的表达方式和对自嘲式笑话的共同欣赏感到很自在)”可知，作者在都柏林时感觉很舒适。故选C。
35．推理判断题。文章第三段讲到“For me, the word describes the kind of longing I encountered on this trip. I’ve never experienced a longing to know Ireland or even my family’s history beyond
a couple of generations. But during an hour-long trip to Inishmore Island, with the North Atlantic waves knocking us about, I felt a desire to repair the connection to my ancestors. (对我来说，这个词描述了我在这次旅行中遇到的那种渴望。我从未渴望了解爱尔兰，甚至我的家族超过几代人的历史。但在前往伊尼什莫尔岛的一个小时的旅程中，北大西洋的海浪拍打着我们，我感到一种修复与祖先联系的渴望)”可知，“anemoia”对作者来说意味着与自己的根联系在一起的愿望。故选A。
36．细节理解题。文章最后一段讲到“For the first time in my life, I could personalize something ancient. I felt that I belonged. Yes, Ireland had many memorable things. But it was a pile of rocks that gave me the ancestral awakening I needed (有生以来第一次，我可以个性化一些古老的东西。我觉得我属于这里。是的，爱尔兰有许多值得纪念的东西。但正是一堆石头给了我所需要的祖先的觉醒)”可知，作者参观Dun Aonghasa帮助他重新发现了自己。故选B。
37．D 38．B 39．B 40．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Lawson创作无字绘本《A Day for Sandcastles》的灵感来源，以及他和插画师冷琴对该绘本的评价。
37．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“ But they found it more exciting to build right where the waves hit, seeing their sandcastles get destroyed, and then rebuilding them with whatever debris washed up from the ocean. “It seemed so symbolic, somehow, of how life works more than just building your perfect sandcastles,” said Lawson. When he decided to turn that sunny day into a children’s book, the idea came to just use pictures.(但他们发现在海浪袭来的地方建造更令人兴奋，看着他们的沙堡被摧毁，然后用从海洋冲上来的任何碎片重建它们。劳森说:“从某种程度上说，这似乎很有象征意义，说明生活不仅仅是建造完美的沙堡。”当他决定把那个阳光明媚的日子写成一本儿童读物时，他想到了只用图片。)”可推测出，孩子们建造沙煲的场景是他写书的灵感来源。故选D。
38．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“A Day for Sandcastles is illustrated by Qin Leng. It’s the second wordless picture book for Lawson and Leng since 2021’s Over the Shop. (《A Day for Sandcastles》由冷琴插图。这是自2021年的《Over the Shop》以来，Lawson和冷的第二本无字绘本。)”可知，这两本书都是无字绘本，读者只能在里面找到图片。故选B。
39．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“‘Those last pages are some of my favorite. They capture that feeling like at the end of the day on the beach, when it’s getting dark and you feel completely
exhausted,’ Lawson said. It must be a universal childhood feeling: happy with sand, sticky from the salt, hot from the sun, and ready to fall asleep the moment you get into the car.(Lawson说：‘最后几页是我最喜欢的。它们捕捉到了一天结束时在海滩上的感觉，天快黑了，你会感到筋疲力尽。’这一定是一种普遍的童年感觉：玩沙子玩得很开心，海水的盐让身体黏呼呼，太阳烤的人燥热，一上车就昏昏欲睡。)”可推测出，Lawson描述了孩子们玩了一天沙子后的场景，这是童年美好的回忆，他在讲述这最后几页的内容时内心是充满快乐的。故选B。
40．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，第一、二段讲述了十年前带着孩子们在沙滩上建城堡的场景是Lawson创作书的灵感来源；第三、四、五段描写了插画师冷琴和Lawson对书的评价。全文围绕《A Day for Sandcastles》展开，这是一本描述孩子们在沙滩上建造城堡的无字绘本，再根据第三段中的“To me it’s a celebration of childhood and the simple joys of life.(对我来说，这是对童年和简单生活乐趣的庆祝。)”可知，A项“沙滩城堡里的童年”最适合作本文标题。故选A。
（23-24高三下·江苏·阶段练习）There can be no doubt that Stephen King, New York Time’s Best-Selling author, has found success in many aspects, but it wasn’t always like this. King witnessed tragedy and horrors from the very beginning. When he was 2 years old, his father told his mom that he was going out to get cigarettes but in fact, he never came back, he had abandoned his family.
This left his mother Ruth to care for Stephen and his elder brother David on her own. Ruth was forced to move often, desperately looking for work as she was now the only provider of the family, and she had to rely on relatives most of the time. One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back, he wasn’t even able to speak a single word, it seemed he was hurt mentally or something, but he still got the courage to continue forward. It turned out that one of his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emotional scar on him.
King, later on, dropped out of school due to some serious health concerns and was told that he had to enlist (入伍) again the next fall, which demotivated him too. Although Stephen King didn’t see his childhood as something extraordinary or special, he did say that he was always fascinated by scary things. People used to acknowledge the King family by their love of literature, in fact whenever Stephen’s mom had to go out, she didn’t hire a babysitter, for the kids used to read novels to each other so they would not get bored. Stephen King’s love of stories was developed from a very young age and he carried that tradition with his own children along with his wife Tabitha.
In 1973, Stephen King started his amazing journey of success when he published his first novel Carrie, which is scary. The rest followed from after that as he published many amazing books like The Shining, IT, Firestarter, and Cujo. All of these books became instant classics and got their own movie and television shows adaptions.
1．What is mainly talked about about Stephen King in the first two paragraphs
A．His achievements in writing. B．His unfortunate childhood.
C．His difficulty in supporting the family. D．His mother’s bitter experiences.
2．What left Stephen King not even speaking a single word
A．He was knocked down by a passing train. B．He was badly criticized by a close friend.
C．He was depressed by the constant moves. D．He was heart-struck by a terrible accident.
3．What does the underlined word “demotivated” in paragraph 3 mean
A．Discouraged. B．Relaxed. C．Embarrassed. D．Inspired.
4．Why didn’t Stephen’s mom hire a babysitter
A．The family was too poor to hire a babysitter. B．The family could not find a proper babysitter.
C．The children could actually entertain themselves. D．The children didn’t like to be cared for by others.
（2024·江苏南京·二模）Emest Owusu was 13 in 1980 when he was given the opportunity to appear in the audience of a BBC show, and ask Thatcher how she felt about being called the Iron Lady. This encounter re-emerged in a BBC’s programme recently.
At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public estate in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.
Now 57, Owusu looks remarkably similar even with a greying beard. But his life has been transformed. The father of three is a human resources director, and the first black captain of the Addington golf club in its 110-year history. As a black guy, it is about breaking the glass ceiling. Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status (地位) as a “Thatcherite Journey”. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me.”
Thatcher told Owusu she enjoyed being called the Iron Lady. “I think it’s rather a praise, don’t you ” she said, “Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.” Owusu recalls the moment, “I just remember her eye contact. She was answering me, not the camera. She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.”
After the show was broadcast, Owusu said he became “a little hero in Brixton for a good three months”. Owusu added, “It all gave me extra confidence. Doors might not have opened so quickly. It was one of those key moments to make you do things maybe you wouldn’t otherwise have done.”
5．What do we know about Owusu when he was 13
A．He met with Thatcher twice.
B．He joined a famous golf club.
C．He hosted a BBC’s programme.
D．He lived at the bottom of society.
6．What do the underlined words “sliding-door moment” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Turning point. B．Important decision.
C．Social status. D．Remarkable achievement.
7．Based on the text, what made a big difference to Owusu
A．Others’ treating him equally at work.
B．Others’ voting him a hero in Brixton.
C．Thatcher’s efforts to preserve his dignity.
D．Thatcher’s faith in the necessity of toughness.
8．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A．The Art of Dialogue B．The Power of Confidence
C．A Life-changing Meeting D．A Status-improving Tale
（23-24高三上·江苏连云港·阶段练习）Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is perhaps the most famous musician and composer you’ve never heard of.
Bologne was born in 1745 on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, son of an enslaved (使成为奴隶) Senegalese woman and a white plantation owner. Bologne’s father was eager for him to acquire a good education and he was sent to France to be schooled in literature and fencing. As well as showing great skill in sport, Bologne was intelligent and appealing.
As if being handsome, clever and a champion athlete wasn’t enough, Bologne was also a seriously skilled musician and composer. His main instrument was the violin, and in 1761, he was made a member of the Royal Guards as a soldier and musician. It is around this time that he became known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges in recognition of his skill as a fencer and horseman. He was then invited to join the incredibly distinguished Concert des Amateurs as the first violinist and became its leader in 1773.
Although things were going very well for Bologne, he still experienced apparent racism. Some of the opera s leading women campaigned against having what they called “a mixed-race person” in charge of the opera. Despite this attempt to undermine his career, he fell into favour with the influential playwright Madame de Montesson, who put him in charge of her private theatre and introduced him to her husband, the Duke of Orleans. When the French Revolution (革命) broke out in 1789, Bologne sided with the revolutionaries. However, he was later imprisoned for 18 months and ultimately died in 1799 due to a severe leg injury.
Shortly after Bolognes death, Napoleon reinstated slavery in the French colonies and also banned Bologne’s music in an attempt to erase him from French history. However, Afro-Caribbean communities in France, and on
Guadeloupe and Martinique have been working tirelessly to keep his legacy alive and Joseph Bologne is now enjoying a long overdue and richly deserved revival.
9．What can we learn from paragraph 2 about Bologne
A．He was a man of determination.
B．He was passionate about literature.
C．He received great support from his father.
D．He had a difficult and troubled childhood.
10．What earned Bologne the name Chevalier de Saint-Georges
A．His military service.
B．His exceptional athletic abilities.
C．His noble birth.
D．His musical achievements.
11．What did the campaign of some women in the opera imply
A．Bologne faced significant discrimination.
B．Bologne’s talents were a threat to the opera.
C．Bologne shouldn’t have joined the private theatre.
D．Bologne’s leadership suffered from a lack of foresight.
12．What is happening to Bolognes music now
A．It’s being recognized and celebrated.
B．It’s receiving conflicting opinions.
C．It’s leading to a revolution in music.
D．It’s still being overlooked in France.
（2024·江苏宿迁·一模）I was surprised to find the congestion (拥塞) outside Layla’s primary school was unusually absent—I’d driven right into a parking space, and I was on time, for once. The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different—the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.
Before I could enquire my daughter Layla, Mr Trent, the deputy head, approached. “Mrs Pavis, did you not read our letter ” Letter What letter I had a history of not looking out for them, and not reading them in most cases. “The letter Of course. It must have just slipped my mind—I’ve been away with work.”
Now I was digging around in Layla’s messy schoolbag at home. Eventually, I found several letters, all addressing the same topic—parking outside the school gates. Apparently with some parents parking illegally, the police were about to get involved. “Why didn’t you give me these letters ” I demanded. Layla shrugged. “I forgot.” I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids’ washed clothes.
I contained myself and figured out that they wanted the parents to car-pool (拼车). I spent the next half hour ringing round Layla’s friends’ parents, enquiring if they would like to car-pool with us. Unfortunately, they were all sorted. It was my own fault—I should have read those letters ages ago. “Er... I overheard others talking about it,” Layla said, “They said they didn’t know who would car-pool with us, because we’re always late.” I flushed instantly. We were a disorganised family, and I was the one to blame.
I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It’s good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it’s good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared. I’ve even started checking the kids’ schoolbags for notes from school.
13．What did the author notice when the school was over
A．It was hard to find a parking space. B．Children were picked up in groups.
C．Her daughter was absent from class. D．She arrived much earlier than others.
14．What stopped the author criticizing her daughter
A．The reflection of her daily routine. B．The realization of her carelessness.
C．The knowledge of her kid’s character. D．The awareness of her kid’s depression.
15．Why did others refuse to car-pool with them according to Layla
A．Because they contacted them late. B．Because they failed to keep the house tidy.
C．Because they couldn’t be on time. D．Because they ignored the school’s request.
16．What can we learn from the passage
A．Action creates motivation. B．Mother’s love never changes.
C．It’s never too late to mend. D．Patience is the key to success.
（23-24高三下·江苏南通·开学考试）Working at a bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks was not living the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important.
Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on
sustainable living and growing sustainable food. When she returned to New York, her life was with a new purpose and many new skills to make her dreams a reality.
“One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, primarily through composting (堆肥),” she says. The Adamah program opened Sacks’ eyes to the damage consumer culture is doing on a local, national, and global level, and the need to find solutions. So in 2017, she began what she calls “trash walking”.
During tours around her community, Sacks picks through garbage to look for reusable items. Soon, her “trash walking” expanded to include corporate trash along with residential trash. Surprisingly, she discovered a wide range of really great stuff-like clothing, decorations, and food -all of which she documents on TikTok.
Under the name The Trash Walker, Sacks quickly gained popularity for her videos that highlight the problems with consumerism. “The root issue is overproduction, which leads to overconsumption, which leads to a large amount of waste,” she says.
The fact is, companies often choose to trash items rather than give them away to people who might need them. A big reason for this waste is the way our current tax laws are structured, Sacks says. Sellers who destroy goods can claim the cost as a loss on their taxes and be refunded. If they give away goods, they can claim only a small amount as a charitable reduction on their taxes.
Sacks’ main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. “Once you become aware of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve, ”she says.
17．Why did Anna Sacks leave New York
A．To learn how to grow food. B．To pursue a more meaningful life.
C．To realize her dream as a volunteer. D．To accept the invitation from a program.
18．What impressed Anna Sacks most about the Adamah program
A．The significance of trash walking. B．The hard truth of consumer culture.
C．The sustainable food people produced. D．The way people there dealt with the waste.
19．What makes companies prefer to throw out goods as trash
A．The tax refund. B．The tax reduction.
C．The overproduction. D．The poor quality of goods.
20．What can we learn from Anna Sacks’ story
A．Consumer culture accounts for wasting. B．Corporate trash outweighs residential trash.
C．Turning to farming leads to sustainable living. D．Trash walking is the key to becoming wealthy.
（2024·江苏南通·模拟预测）“I am so sorry,” I tearfully said to my principal investigator (PI), explaining I would not be able to return to work as originally planned. Before I became a parent, I had assumed a baby would fit right into my academic plans. But now, as the end of my leave approached, I realized I couldn’t simply carry on as I always had. I was worried this decision might signal the end of my academic career-but I felt I had no other choice.
Thankfully, my PI had more foresight. He told me I didn’t need to resign and that he could offer me a contract that would allow me to contribute to our project from afar. It proved to be an absolute career lifeline tailored to me.
Then five years after stepping back from academia, I felt ready to re-enter more fully. Because I had been able to keep my hand in during my time away, the prospect was much less daunting than it would have been otherwise. I ended up landing a lecturer position that allowed me to slowly ease back in, focusing on teaching and scholarship with research taking a back seat. And when, 4 years on, a senior lectureship position came up in the very group I had left a decade earlier, the timing was right. With both of my children in “big school,” I was ready to really put my foot down on the career accelerator. I got the job.
Now, 6 months into my new role, I am happy to be right where it all began, with involvement in so many interesting projects. But what truly made the difference for me was the offer of what I needed during that time away. I hope more institutions and PIs can come up with creative provisions for those in their workforce who don’t want to give up their careers but want-or-need to take extended periods of leave. And to those who are taking such breaks, or considering it, know that returning is possible. Above all, on both sides: Please do not discount extended leavers. We have a lot to offer — if we are given the chance.
21．What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph
A．She chose to sacrifice her family for her career.
B．Her path to PI began when she became a parent.
C．She struck a balance between work and family.
D．She had intended to stick to her academic plans.
22．What does the underlined word “daunting” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Realistic. B．Scary. C．Unlikely. D．Attractive.
23．What contributed most to her success according to the author
A．Supportive work environment. B．Academic researches.
C．Involvement in engaging projects. D．Interest in the projects.
24．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage
A．To analyze. B．To entertain. C．To promote. D．To report.
（23-24高三下·江苏镇江·阶段练习）In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest; a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the con test again That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
An enlightenment came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again ” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into mine without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
25．What do we learn from the first paragraph
A．Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activities.
B．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
C．Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.
D．A lot of distractions compete for children’s time nowadays.
26．What does the author say about her own writing experience
A．She does not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
B．Her way to success is full of pains and frustrations.
C．She is constantly under pressure of writing more.
D．Most of her stories are rejected by publishers.
27．Why does Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest
A．She wants to share her story with readers.
B．She believes she possesses real talent for writing.
C．She is sure of winning with her mother’s help.
D．She has won a prize in the previous contest.
28．What’s the author’s advice for parents
A．A writing career is not for every child to pursue.
B．Children should be allowed room to grow through experiences.
C．Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
D．Children should be given every chance to voice their options.
（23-24高三下·江苏南通·开学考试）Johannes Fritz, a biologist, needed to come up with a plan, again, if he was going to prevent his rare and beloved birds from going extinct.
To survive the European winter, the northern bald ibis — which had once disappeared entirely from the wild on the continent—needs to migrate (迁徙) south for the winter, over the Alps, before the mountains become impassable. But shifting climate patterns have delayed when the birds begin to migrate, and they are now reaching the mountains too late to make it over the peaks, locking them in an icy death trap. Determined to save them, Mr. Fritz decided he would teach the birds a new, safer migration route by guiding them himself in a tiny aircraft. And he was confident he could succeed in this daring, unconventional plan—because he had done it before.
Mr. Fritz learned to fly, modifying a light aircraft so it would fly at speeds slow enough for his winged students to keep up. In 2004, Mr. Fritz led the first flock from Austria to Italy, and has since led 15 such migrations. Over that time, he has rewilded 277 young ibises, many of which then started to pass the route onto their own young. For now, however, the main worry is getting the birds to follow the aircraft. “While they have a strong bond with their ‘mothers’ and follow them around on the ground, flying is more difficult,” Fritz said.
“Fly Away Home was a huge hit with us biologists,” Mr. Fritz said, recalling the 1996 movie in which
characters lead the migration of orphaned Canada geese in a hang glider. When Mr. Fritz declared he’d do the same with the ibises, he was initially laughed at. But through years of trial and error, he succeeded. He even learned to fly like a bird, he said. Mr. Fritz’s two sons, both now teenagers, followed their flying father and the migrating birds on the ground, and his family and colleagues witnessed the risks he was taking. But the inevitable risks are “necessary”, Mr. Fritz said. “It’s not so much a job,” he added, “but my life’s purpose.”
29．Why did Mr. Fritz guide the birds himself in a tiny aircraft
A．He wanted to learn from them. B．He showed them a safer flyway.
C．They needed to be fed in the air. D．They were often lost on the way.
30．How does the author show Fritz is a preserver of the ibises
A．By listing concrete numbers. B．By conducting a survey.
C．By performing experiments. D．By making a comparison.
31．Which of the following can best describe Mr. Fritz
A．Imaginative and honest. B．Generous and easy-going.
C．Energetic and open-minded. D．Strong-willed and brave.
32．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．Fritz once starred in a film in 1996. B．Fritz had no difficulty with his work.
C．Fritz thought what he did was rewarding. D．Fritz was challenged by those around him.
（23-24高三下·江苏扬州·开学考试）My wife and I had decided on Ireland for our first big family trip. It’s been about a hundred years since my Irish ancestors left County Carlow for Canada. I’m so-so on U2 (a famous Irish-rock band). Irish pubs in Ontario don’t inspire me much. The most “Irish” thing about me is a ginger(姜黄色) beard and an occasional drink. My excitement for this trip was firmly rooted in the opportunity to drive on the “wrong” side of the road for a couple of weeks.
We arrived in Dublin from the overnight flight with our two kids. After picking up our rental car, we headed west. Wherever we went, I felt an undeniable sense of closeness with strangers. It wasn’t just the faces that looked like they were pulled out of my family’s photo albums. I felt at ease with the simple way of expression here, too and the shared appreciation for a self-deprecating(自嘲式的) joke.
I’ve recently learned the word “anemoia” means missing a time or a place you’ve never known. For me, the word describes the kind of longing I encountered on this trip. I’ve never experienced a longing to know Ireland or even my family’s history beyond a couple of generations. But during an hour-long trip to Inishmore Island, with
the North Atlantic waves knocking us about, I felt a desire to repair the connection to my ancestors.
One day on the island, when the rain got worse, we chose a tour bus to take us to Dun Aonghasa, a 3,000-year-old stone fort(堡垒). As I walked around, I started to feel excited. By the time we entered the innermost ring of the fort, I was swimming in enthusiasm for our trip. Dun Aonghasa was full of meaning I couldn’t understand but sensed was valuable to me. For the first time in my life, I could personalize something ancient. I felt that I belonged. Yes, Ireland had many memorable things. But it was a pile of rocks that gave me the ancestral awakening I needed.
33．Which part of the trip to Ireland excited the author
A．Enjoying local drinks occasionally. B．Meeting a famous rock band.
C．Finding his long-lost family members. D．Driving differently from usual.
34．How did the author feel when he was in Dublin
A．Proud. B．Awkward. C．Comfortable. D．Confused.
35．What does “anemoia” mean to the author
A．The desire to connect to his roots. B．The longing for another trip to Ireland.
C．Unforgettable life experiences. D．Mixed feelings about the good old days.
36．How did the visit to Dun Aonghasa impact the author
A．It awakened his enthusiasm for nature again. B．It helped him rediscover himself.
C．It started his understanding of Irish culture. D．It excited his interest in travelling.
（23-24高三下·江苏无锡·开学考试）About a decade ago, Lawson was at a beach in Virginia watching his kids build castles right next to the waves.
“I kept trying to get them to come back because I thought it was a terrible idea,” he remarked. He wanted them to build their sandcastles closer to the dunes. But they found it more exciting to build right where the waves hit, seeing their sandcastles get destroyed, and then rebuilding them with whatever debris washed up from the ocean. “It seemed so symbolic, somehow, of how life works more than just building your perfect sandcastles,” said Lawson. When he decided to turn that sunny day into a children’s book, the idea came to just use pictures. “It seemed like it would work beautifully without words,” he said.
A Day for Sandcastles is illustrated by Qin Leng. It’s the second wordless picture book for Lawson and Leng since 2021’s Over the Shop. Leng’s illustrations stay pretty true to real life. Three siblings spend the day building sandcastles and watching them get destroyed by a flying hat. “To me it’s a celebration of childhood and the simple
joys of life. These are the things I like to capture,” said Leng.
Leng spent part of her childhood in France, and she was inspired by European comic books. “What I love to do when I illustrate a picture book is add side stories to the main storyline. I always think about the readers and the longevity of the book, and I want them to be able to discover something new every time they revisit the book,” Leng explained.
At the end of the day, the sleepy-eyed kids pile into the bus that will take them home. “Those last pages are some of my favorite. They capture that feeling like at the end of the day on the beach, when it’s getting dark and you feel completely exhausted,” Lawson said. It must be a universal childhood feeling: happy with sand, sticky from the salt, hot from the sun, and ready to fall asleep the moment you get into the car.
37．Why does Lawson mention the scene where the kids built sandcastles
A．To suggest a way to enjoy leisure. B．To remind readers of the childhood.
C．To convince us of how life works. D．To tell us the inspiration for his book.
38．What do you know about the two books mentioned
A．They are purchased by kids universally. B．Readers can only find pictures in them.
C．They carry no elements of comic books. D．The stories are literally works of fantasy.
39．How does Lawson feel when telling us the last pages in the last paragraph
A．Relieved. B．Pleased. C．Disturbed. D．Exhausted.
40．What can be a suitable title for the passage
A．Childhood in sandcastles B．Beautiful childhood memories
C．Popular illustrated books D．Explore the mystery of nature
参考答案：
1．B 2．D 3．A 4．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了知名作家斯蒂芬·金从悲惨的童年到成为畅销书作家的人生经历，探讨了家庭困境、个人挑战及其对恐怖故事的热爱。
1．主旨大意题。根据第一段“There can be no doubt that Stephen King, New York Time’s Best-Selling author, has found success in many aspects, but it wasn’t always like this. King witnessed tragedy and horrors from the very beginning. When he was 2 years old, his father told his mom that he was going out to get cigarettes but in fact, he never came back, he had abandoned his family.(毫无疑问，《纽约时报》畅销书作家斯蒂芬·金在很多方面都取得了成功，但并不总是这样。金从一开始就目睹了悲剧和恐怖。当他两岁的时候，他的父亲告诉他妈妈他要出去买烟，但事实上，他再也没有回来，他抛弃了他的家庭)”以及第二段“This left his mother Ruth to care for Stephen and his elder brother David on her own. Ruth was forced to move often, desperately looking for work as she was now the only provider of the family, and she had to rely on relatives most of the time. One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back, he wasn’t even able to speak a single word, it seemed he was hurt mentally or something, but he still got the courage to continue forward. It turned out that one of his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emotional scar on him.(这让他的母亲Ruth独自照顾斯蒂芬和他的哥哥大卫。Ruth被迫经常搬家，拼命地找工作，因为她现在是家里唯一的经济来源，她大部分时间都得依靠亲戚。有一天，斯蒂芬和朋友们出去玩，当他回来的时候，他甚至不能说一个字，似乎他精神上受伤了还是怎么的，但他仍然有勇气继续前进。原来，他的一个朋友被火车撞死了，这给他留下了情感上的伤疤)”可知，前面两段主要描述了Stephen King的悲惨的童年时期，包括他父亲的离开，他母亲独自抚养他和他哥哥的困难，以及他目睹朋友遭遇致命事故的心理创伤。这些都直接反映了他不幸的童年经历。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据第二段“One day Stephen went out to play with friends and when he came back, he wasn’t even able to speak a single word, it seemed he was hurt mentally or something, but he still got the courage to continue forward. It turned out that one of his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emotional scar on him.(有一天，斯蒂芬和朋友们出去玩，当他回来的时候，他甚至不能说一个字，似乎他精神上受伤了还是怎么的，但他仍然有勇气继续前进。原来，他的一个朋友被火车撞死了，这给他留下了情感上的伤疤)”可知，Stephen因为一位
朋友被火车撞击致死的事故深受打击，导致他一时无法言语。故选D。
3．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“King, later on, dropped out of school due to some serious health concerns and was told that he had to enlist (入伍) again the next fall,(后来，金因为一些严重的健康问题而辍学，并被告知他必须在第二年秋天再次入伍)”可知，金后来因为一些严重的健康问题而辍学，这是一件令人泄气的事，所以demotivated意为Discouraged“使泄气”之意。故选A。
4．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“People used to acknowledge the King family by their love of literature, in fact whenever Stephen’s mom used to go out, she didn’t hire a babysitter, for the kids used to read novels to each other so they would not get bored.(人们过去常常以他们对文学的热爱来认可金一家，事实上，每当斯蒂芬的妈妈出去时，她都不会雇保姆，因为孩子们过去常常互相读小说，这样他们就不会感到无聊)”可知，孩子们通过阅读相互陪伴，所以不需要额外雇用保姆。故选C。
5．D 6．A 7．D 8．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Emest Owusu受到Thatcher夫人的影响，从而改变了自己的人生。
5．推理判断题。根据第二段“At the time of their meeting, Owusu was on free school meals, living on a public estate in Brixton, south London, where he and his sister were being raised by their mother Rose, a struggling hairdresser.(在他们相遇的时候，Owusu在学校吃免费午餐，住在伦敦南部布里克斯顿的一处公共住宅里，他和妹妹由母亲罗斯抚养，她是一名苦苦挣扎的美发师。)”可知，Owusu13岁时生活在社会的底层。故选D。
6．词句猜测题。根据第三段“To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed(直到今天，它仍然有影响。我的信心改变了)”可知，从那一刻Owusu的信心改变了，说明那是一个转折点，sliding-door moment的意思是“转折点”，和Turning point意思相近，故选A。
7．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Because so often people have said to me if you’re in your job you’ve got to be soft and warm and human, but you’ve got to have a touch of steel.(因为人们经常对我说，如果你在工作中，你必须温柔、温暖、人性化，但你也必须有一点钢铁的感觉。)”和“She welcomed the question saying you’ve got to be firm in this world. And that stuck with me.(她对这个问题表示欢迎，说在这个世界上你必须要坚定。这让我印象深刻。)”可知，Thatcher坚信强硬的必要性使Owusu发生了巨大的变化。故选D。
8．主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第三段“Speaking in its clubhouse, Owusu describes his rise in social status (地位) as a “Thatcherite Journey”. And he says it began by asking the woman herself. “To this day it still has an impact. My confidence changed from that sliding-door moment. Something about her connected with me.”(在俱乐部里，Owusu将自己社会地位的提升描述为“撒切尔之旅”。他说，首先要问这位女士本人。“直到今天，它仍然有影响，我的信心从那一刻起就改变了。她身上的某种东西与我联系在一起。”)”可知，本文主要讲的是Emest Owusu受到Thatcher夫人的影响，从而改变了自己的人生，因此最恰当的标题是C选项“A Life-changing Meeting(改变人生的会面)”。故选C。
9．C 10．A 11．A 12．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了法属音乐家约瑟夫·博洛涅的生平。
9．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Bologne’s father was eager for him to acquire a good education and he was sent to France to be schooled in literature and fencing. (博洛涅的父亲渴望他接受良好的教育，于是他被送到法国学习文学和击剑)”可知，博洛涅得到了父亲的巨大支持。故选C。
10．细节理解题。根据第三段中“His main instrument was the violin, and in 1761, he was made a member of the Royal Guards as a soldier and musician. It is around this time that he became known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges in recognition of his skill as a fencer and horseman.(他的主要乐器是小提琴，1761年，他作为一名士兵和音乐家被任命为皇家卫队的一员。大约在这个时候，他被称为圣乔治骑士，以表彰他在击剑和骑马方面的技能)”可知，博洛涅因其兵役而得到了“圣乔治骑士”这个称谓。故选A。
11．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Although things were going very well for Bologne, he still experienced apparent racism. Some of the opera s leading women campaigned against having what they called “a mixed-race person” in charge of the opera. (虽然博洛涅的一切进展顺利，但他仍然经历了明显的种族歧视。歌剧院的一些主要女演员发起运动，反对让她们所谓的“混血儿”担任歌剧院的负责人)”推知，剧院女演员的发起的行动表明博洛涅面临着种族歧视。故选A。
12．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“However, Afro-Caribbean communities in France, and on Guadeloupe and Martinique have been working tirelessly to keep his legacy alive and Joseph Bologne is now enjoying a long overdue and richly deserved revival.(然而，法国、瓜德罗普岛和马提尼克岛的加勒比黑人社区一直在不知疲倦地努力使他的遗产得以延续，约瑟夫·博洛涅
现在正享受着姗姗来迟、实至名归的复兴)”可知，现在博洛涅的音乐得到了认可和赞美。故选A。
13．B 14．B 15．C 16．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在参与孩子的学校生活中，发现自己粗心大意，并且因为迟到，其他家长拒绝和自己拼车，于是作者决心改变，承担起对孩子的责任，再也没有迟到过。
13．细节理解题。根据第一段“The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different—the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.(学校的铃响了，不一会儿，一群孩子从大门进来了。但有些不同——孩子们三三两四地挤进了车里)”可知，放学后作者注意到了孩子们被成群地接走。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据第三段“I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids’ washed clothes.(我正准备严厉地训斥一顿，突然想到我总是忘记——那天早上我忘了给莱拉做饭的钱，也忘了把孩子们洗好的衣服晾在外面)”可知，意识到自己的粗心大意阻止了作者批评她的女儿。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段““Er... I overheard others talking about it,” Layla said, “They said they didn’t know who would car-pool with us, because we’re always late.”(“呃……“我无意中听到别人在谈论这件事，”莱拉说，“他们说他们不知道谁会和我们拼车，因为我们总是迟到。”)”可知，根据Layla的说法，其他人拒绝与他们拼车是因为他们不能准时。故选C。
16．推理判断题。根据最后一段“I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It’s good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it’s good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared. I’ve even started checking the kids’ schoolbags for notes from school.(我决心改变。有了对孩子的责任，我发现我从来没有迟到过。这对莱拉和她的哥哥们都有好处，对我也有好处，因为现在我再也不会毫无准备地出门了。我甚至开始检查孩子们的书包里有没有学校的笔记)”结合文章主要讲述了作者在参与孩子的学校生活中，发现自己粗心大意，并且因为迟到，其他家长拒绝和自己拼车，于是作者决心改变，承担起对孩子的责任，再也没有迟到过。可推知，文章告诉我们“亡羊补牢，犹未晚也”的道理。故选C。
17．B 18．D 19．A 20．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Anna Sacks的个人生活故事。她曾在纽约一家银行工作，虽然生活幸福但感觉缺乏重要性。她参加了农业项目Adamah，学习可持续生活和种植可持续食物，这改变了她的生活目标和技能，同时她开始关注消费文化带来的损害，并通过拣选垃圾来展示这个问题。她希望引起人们对于过度购买和浪费的关注，从而引发改变。
17．细节理解题。根据第一段中“Working at a bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks was not living the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important.( 2010年代中期在纽约一家银行工作的Anna Sacks并没有过上她想要的生活。当然，她很高兴。但她想做点有意义的事)”以及第二段“Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable living and growing sustainable food.(一些寻求人生意义的人可能会读一本自助书籍，或者每周做几个小时的志愿者。Sacks结束了她的生活，搬到了康涅狄格州，参加了一个专注于可持续生活和种植可持续食物的农业项目Adamah)”可知，Anna Sacks离开纽约是因为她想过有意义的生活。故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段中““One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, primarily through composting (堆肥),” she says.( 她说：“Adamah让我印象深刻的是，他们产生的废物很少，而且他们是如何处理废物的，主要是通过堆肥。”)”可知，那里的人们处理废物的方式给Anna Sacks留下了最深的印象。故选D。
19．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The fact is, companies often choose to trash items rather than give them away to people who might need them. A big reason for this waste is the way our current tax laws are structured, Sacks says.(事实是，公司经常选择丢弃物品而不是把它们送给可能需要它们的人。Sacks说，造成这种浪费的一个重要原因是我们现行税法的结构方式)”以及“Sellers who destroy goods can claim the cost as a loss on their taxes and be refunded.(损坏货物的卖家可以将损失作为税收损失，并获得退款)”可知，退税让公司更愿意把商品当垃圾扔掉。故选A。
20．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Sacks’ main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. “Once you become aware of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve, ”she says.( Sacks的主要重点是让人们注意到他们买
了多少不必要的东西，然后扔掉了。她说：“一旦你意识到自己的消费方式，你就能看到自己改善的方法。”)”以及通读全文可知，Anna Sacks的故事告诉我们，消费文化导致了过度生产、过度消费和大量的浪费。A选项“消费文化造成了浪费”符合题意。故选A。
21．D 22．B 23．A 24．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者讲述了自己成为父母后因为无法回到原来的工作岗位而感到困惑和担忧。然而，幸运的是，他们的研究主任为他提供了一份可以远程参与项目的合同，这成为了他职业生涯的转折点。经过几年的休假，作者感到自己已经准备好重新全职工作，最终找到了一份讲师职位。凭借着之前在离开期间的经验，回归工作并没有那么困难。
21．推理判断题。根据第一段中“Before I became a parent, I had assumed a baby would fit right into my academic plans. But now, as the end of my leave approached, I realized I couldn’t simply carry on as I always had. I was worried this decision might signal the end of my academic career-but I felt I had no other choice.( 在我为人父母之前，我曾以为有个孩子正好符合我的学业计划。但现在，随着我的假期即将结束，我意识到我不能像往常一样简单地继续下去。我担心这个决定可能标志着我学术生涯的结束，但我觉得我别无选择。)”可知，作者之前认为孩子会完全适应她的学术计划，但现在她意识到不能像以前一样继续工作，因此她感到困惑和担忧即作者本来打算坚持自己的学业计划。故选D。
22．词义猜测题。根据划线词前面的内容“Then five years after stepping back from academia, I felt ready to re-enter more fully. Because I had been able to keep my hand in during my time away(在退出学术界五年后，我觉得自己已经准备好更全面地重返学术界。因为在我离开的这段时间里，我一直在工作)”可推知，此处指虽然作者退出了学术界，但是一直没有让自己对学术界生疏，一直在进行工作，让自己对学术界保持着熟悉的状态，因此前景远没有以前那么让作者害怕。故划线词与B选项“Scary.(害怕的)”为同义词。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“But what truly made the difference for me was the offer of what I needed during that time away. I hope more institutions and PIs can come up with creative provisions for those in their workforce who don’t want to give up their careers but want-or need-to take extended periods of leave.( 但真正对我产生影响的是在这段时间里我所需要的东西。我希望更多的机构和负责人能够为那些不想放弃自己的事业，但希望或需要延长休假时间的员工提供创造性的规定。)”可知，现在，6个月过去了，作者很高兴回到了一切的起点，在众
多有趣的项目中参与其中，但最让其开心的是能够在那段时间离开时得到所需的帮助。因此作者认为最为重要的是支持性的工作环境。故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“But what truly made the difference for me was the offer of what I needed during that time away. I hope more institutions and PIs can come up with creative provisions for those in their workforce who don’t want to give up their careers but want-or need-to take extended periods of leave. And to those who are taking such breaks, or considering it, know that returning is possible. Above all, on both sides: Please do not discount extended leavers. We have a lot to offer-if we are given the chance.(但真正对我产生影响的是在这段时间里我所需要的东西。我希望更多的机构和负责人能够为那些不想放弃自己的事业，但希望或需要延长休假时间的员工提供创造性的规定。对于那些正在休假或考虑休假的人，要知道，回来是可能的。最重要的是，双方:请不要轻视长期离职者。如果给我们机会，我们有很多东西可以提供。)”可知，从文章最后一段可以看出，作者希望通过自己的经历告诉人们，回归工作是可能的，并呼吁更多的机构和领导提供有创意的设施，不要轻易忽视那些休长期假期的人的能力和价值。因此，作者写这篇文章的目的是促进人们对于这个问题的关注和重视。故选C。
25．D 26．B 27．A 28．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了自己的女儿参加一项写作比赛的故事，以及其中的一项相关情况介绍。
25．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories.(在这个网络聊天、电子游戏和真人秀盛行的时代，让孩子忙碌起来的不需要动脑筋的活动比比皆是。然而，尽管有竞争，我8岁的女儿丽贝卡还是想把业余时间用来写短篇小说)”可推知，文章首段通过将女儿的空余时间与其他孩子空余时间做的事情不一样这一现象，说明了如今，许多分心的事情都在争夺孩子们的时间。故选D项。
26．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories.(我知道努力写一篇文章却收到出版商的退稿信是什么感觉。我也知道为了不辜负以前的胜利所带来的声誉而承受的压力)”可知，她的成功之路充满了痛苦和挫折。故选B项。
27．细节理解题。根据第三段“An enlightenment came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again ” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”(上周一个启蒙运动来了，当我问她，“你不想再赢一次吗？”“不，”她回答说，“我只是想讲一个天使上小学一年级的故事。”)”可知，她今年参加只是为了和别人分享自己的这个故事，不是为了赢得比赛。故选A项。
28．推理判断题。根据最后一段“All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.(与此同时，我会提醒自己，孩子们需要空间去实验、成长和找到自己的声音)”可推知，作者给父母的建议是应该给孩子们在经历中成长的空间。故选B项。
29．B 30．A 31．D 32．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章主要讲述了生物学家约翰内斯·弗里茨为了拯救濒危的北方朱鹭，决定亲自用一架小型飞机引导它们迁徙。弗里茨学会了飞行，并且成功地领导了15次迁徙。他还学会了像鸟一样飞行。文章最后提到，弗里茨认为这些不可避免的风险是“必要的”，他认为这不仅仅是工作，而是他的生命目标。
29．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Determined to save them, Mr. Fritz decided he would teach the birds a new, safer migration route by guiding them himself in a tiny aircraft. And he was confident he could succeed in this daring, unconventional plan—because he had done it before.(为了拯救它们，弗里茨决定亲自驾驶一架小型飞机，教它们一条新的、更安全的迁徙路线。而且他相信自己能在这个大胆的、非传统的计划中取得成功——因为他以前做过。)”可知，为了拯救它们，弗里茨决定自己驾驶一架微型飞机，教给它们一个新的、更安全的迁徙路线。故选B。
30．推理判断题。根据第三段中“ In 2004, Mr. Fritz led the first flock from Austria to Italy, and has since led 15 such migrations. Over that time, he has rewilded 277 young ibises, many of which then started to pass the route onto their own young. (2004年，弗里茨带领第一批鸟从奥地利迁徙到意大利，此后又带领了15次这样的迁徙。在此期间，他已经将277只幼朱鹭放归野外，其中许多幼朱鹭开始将这条路线传给自己的后代。)”可知，弗里茨在过去的时间里带领了15次迁徙，重新放归了277只稀有的鸟类，因此作者通过列举数字的方式表明了弗里茨是一个保护这种鸟类的人。故选A。
31．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Determined to save them, Mr. Fritz decided he would teach the birds a new, safer migration route by guiding them himself in a tiny aircraft. And he was confident
he could succeed in this daring, unconventional plan—because he had done it before.(为了拯救它们，弗里茨决定亲自驾驶一架小型飞机，教它们一条新的、更安全的迁徙路线。而且他相信自己能在这个大胆的、非传统的计划中取得成功——因为他以前做过。)”以及最后一段“ But the inevitable risks are “necessary”, Mr. Fritz said. “It’s not so much a job,” he added, “but my life’s purpose.”(但弗里茨说，不可避免的风险是“必要的”。“与其说这是一份工作，”他补充说，“不如说是我人生的目标。”)”以及通读全文可知，弗里茨决心拯救这些稀有鸟类，通过驾驶微型飞机和鸟类进行迁徙，承担了很大的风险。并且弗里茨认为这并不仅仅是一份工作，而是他的人生目标。这表明弗里茨是一个有坚定意志和勇敢的人。故选D。
32．推理判断题。根据最后一段“ But the inevitable risks are “necessary”, Mr. Fritz said. “It’s not so much a job,” he added, “but my life’s purpose.”(但弗里茨说，不可避免的风险是“必要的”。“与其说这是一份工作，”他补充说，“不如说是我人生的目标。”)”可知，作者提到弗里茨说他的工作不仅仅是一份工作，而是他的人生目标。这暗示着他认为自己的工作是有价值的。故选C。
33．D 34．C 35．A 36．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一家第一次全家去爱尔兰旅行。在那里作者感受到了当地人的亲近感和舒适自在，以及想和自己的祖先联系在一起的渴望，作者重新发现了自己。
33．细节理解题。文章第一段讲到“My excitement for this trip was firmly rooted in the opportunity to drive on the “wrong” side of the road for a couple of weeks. (我对这次旅行的兴奋之情深深植根于有机会在“错误”的道路上行驶了几个星期。)”可知，作者对爱尔兰之行中与平时不同的驾驶方式感到兴奋。故选D。
34．推理判断题。文章第二段讲到“Wherever we went, I felt an undeniable sense of closeness with strangers. It wasn’t just the faces that looked like they were pulled out of my family’s photo albums. I felt at ease with the simple way of expression here, too and the shared appreciation for a self-deprecating(自嘲式的) joke. (无论我们走到哪里，我都感到一种不可否认的与陌生人的亲近感。不仅仅是那些看起来像是从我家相册里拿出来的脸。我对这里简单的表达方式和对自嘲式笑话的共同欣赏感到很自在)”可知，作者在都柏林时感觉很舒适。故选C。
35．推理判断题。文章第三段讲到“For me, the word describes the kind of longing I encountered on this trip. I’ve never experienced a longing to know Ireland or even my family’s history beyond
a couple of generations. But during an hour-long trip to Inishmore Island, with the North Atlantic waves knocking us about, I felt a desire to repair the connection to my ancestors. (对我来说，这个词描述了我在这次旅行中遇到的那种渴望。我从未渴望了解爱尔兰，甚至我的家族超过几代人的历史。但在前往伊尼什莫尔岛的一个小时的旅程中，北大西洋的海浪拍打着我们，我感到一种修复与祖先联系的渴望)”可知，“anemoia”对作者来说意味着与自己的根联系在一起的愿望。故选A。
36．细节理解题。文章最后一段讲到“For the first time in my life, I could personalize something ancient. I felt that I belonged. Yes, Ireland had many memorable things. But it was a pile of rocks that gave me the ancestral awakening I needed (有生以来第一次，我可以个性化一些古老的东西。我觉得我属于这里。是的，爱尔兰有许多值得纪念的东西。但正是一堆石头给了我所需要的祖先的觉醒)”可知，作者参观Dun Aonghasa帮助他重新发现了自己。故选B。
37．D 38．B 39．B 40．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Lawson创作无字绘本《A Day for Sandcastles》的灵感来源，以及他和插画师冷琴对该绘本的评价。
37．推理判断题。根据第二段中的“ But they found it more exciting to build right where the waves hit, seeing their sandcastles get destroyed, and then rebuilding them with whatever debris washed up from the ocean. “It seemed so symbolic, somehow, of how life works more than just building your perfect sandcastles,” said Lawson. When he decided to turn that sunny day into a children’s book, the idea came to just use pictures.(但他们发现在海浪袭来的地方建造更令人兴奋，看着他们的沙堡被摧毁，然后用从海洋冲上来的任何碎片重建它们。劳森说:“从某种程度上说，这似乎很有象征意义，说明生活不仅仅是建造完美的沙堡。”当他决定把那个阳光明媚的日子写成一本儿童读物时，他想到了只用图片。)”可推测出，孩子们建造沙煲的场景是他写书的灵感来源。故选D。
38．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“A Day for Sandcastles is illustrated by Qin Leng. It’s the second wordless picture book for Lawson and Leng since 2021’s Over the Shop. (《A Day for Sandcastles》由冷琴插图。这是自2021年的《Over the Shop》以来，Lawson和冷的第二本无字绘本。)”可知，这两本书都是无字绘本，读者只能在里面找到图片。故选B。
39．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“‘Those last pages are some of my favorite. They capture that feeling like at the end of the day on the beach, when it’s getting dark and you feel completely
exhausted,’ Lawson said. It must be a universal childhood feeling: happy with sand, sticky from the salt, hot from the sun, and ready to fall asleep the moment you get into the car.(Lawson说：‘最后几页是我最喜欢的。它们捕捉到了一天结束时在海滩上的感觉，天快黑了，你会感到筋疲力尽。’这一定是一种普遍的童年感觉：玩沙子玩得很开心，海水的盐让身体黏呼呼，太阳烤的人燥热，一上车就昏昏欲睡。)”可推测出，Lawson描述了孩子们玩了一天沙子后的场景，这是童年美好的回忆，他在讲述这最后几页的内容时内心是充满快乐的。故选B。
40．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，第一、二段讲述了十年前带着孩子们在沙滩上建城堡的场景是Lawson创作书的灵感来源；第三、四、五段描写了插画师冷琴和Lawson对书的评价。全文围绕《A Day for Sandcastles》展开，这是一本描述孩子们在沙滩上建造城堡的无字绘本，再根据第三段中的“To me it’s a celebration of childhood and the simple joys of life.(对我来说，这是对童年和简单生活乐趣的庆祝。)”可知，A项“沙滩城堡里的童年”最适合作本文标题。故选A。