高考英语二轮-阅读理解记叙文综合训练（天津专用）（学生版）

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A little girl ran t her bedrm and pulled ut her piggy bank (储蓄罐) frm a secret drawer in her clset. She tk the change frm it and cunted it carefully three times.
She carefully placed the cins in a jar and twisted n the cap. She tk the jar and slipped ut f the back dr. She made her way six blcks t a drug stre. She waited patiently fr the pharmacist (药剂师) t give her sme attentin but he was t busy attending ther custmers at that mment. She tried several times t get his attentin but failed. Finally, she tk a quarter frm her jar and hit it n the glass cunter, which was finally able t get her sme attentin.
“What d yu want, little Miss?” the pharmacist asked the tiny girl in the frnt f his cunter. “My brther is really, really sick and I want t buy a miracle,” the girl answered back. “I beg yur pardn?” said the pharmacist. “My brther is really sick and my daddy says nly a miracle can cure him nw. S, I want t get a miracle fr him. Hw much des it cst?” “I’m srry but I can’t help yu. We dn’t sell miracles here, little girl,” the pharmacist said, sftening a little.
Next t the little girl was a tall well-dressed man. He lwered himself and asked the little girl, “What kind f a miracle des yur brther need?” “I dn’t knw,” the girl replied with her eyes in tears. “I just knw he is very sick and has smething bad grwing inside his head. Dctr says he needs an peratin. But daddy can’t affrd it, s we need a miracle t save him nw. I can use all my mney t save my brther.” “Hw much d yu have?” asked the man. “One dllar and twelve cents, it’s all the mney I have nw, but I can get sme mre if needed,” the girl answered in a whisper. “Well, what a cincidence,” smiled the man. “That is the exact price f a miracle fr a little brther. Take me t yur brther. Let’s see if I have the miracle yur brther needs.”
The man was a famus nuersurgen (神经外科医生). He was just the right persn needed t save the little by’s life. The peratin was cmpleted withut any charges and it went successfully.
Her mmmy wndered hw much it wuld have cst. The little girl just smiled, but said nthing.
1．The girl tk the mney ut f the piggy bank t ______.
A．keep it in her bank accuntB．buy her brther a miracle
C．cver the debt at the drugstreD．dnate it t a needy child
2．Why did the little girl hit a quarter n the glass cunter?
A．T let ff her steam.B．T shw ff her wealth.
C．T get timely service.D．T attract ther custmers.
3．What can we learn frm the cnversatin between the girl and the dctr?
A．Her father was embarrassed fr lack f mney.B．Her brther suffered frm head injuries.
C．She was cnfident in saving her brther.D．He was ready t help the little girl.
4．What the surgen did implies that he is ______.
A．cnsiderate and hnestB．gentle and pen-minded
C．brave and creativeD．kind and prfessinal
5．What’s the best title f this passage?
A．The Price f a MiracleB．A Special Day at the Drugstre
C．A Dctr with KindnessD．The Survival f a Strng-willed By
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The funny thing abut basically ding anything is that we typically knw what t d. The hard thing is actually ding it, day after day after day. The prblem isn’t knwledge. The prblem is willpwer. Hld that thught.
Last year a friend wanted t get in better shape, s he started the Hard 75 Challenge, which invlves fllwing a diet, wrking ut twice a day fr 45 minutes each sessin, drinking a galln f water, reading 10 pages f a nnfictin persnal develpment bk, and taking a picture f yurself. Every day. Fr 75 straight days.
Fail t cmplete any f the abve n any given day? Start ver.
In many ways, Hard 75 is similar t a diet. As anyne wh has tried knws, fllwing a specific diet is hard. Temptatin. Availability. Cnsistently making the right chices is hard.
The same is true fr exercising utdrs. It’s hard t frce yurself t g fr a run when yur day gt away frm yu and it’s 8 p.m. and raining and 35 degrees. If yu can pull ff the Hard 75, that’s awesme.
But it’s really hard.
And it was really hard fr my friend.
He started, gt disappinted, gt up the determinatin t start ver, gt disappinted, frced himself t start ver… while he gt in a little better shape, he didn’t make the prgress he hped fr.
Then he tk a different apprach. Instead f fllwing a strict diet, he just created a few simple rules. He wanted t eat healthier, s he cut ut all “white” fds (breads, white rice, ptates, crackers, added sugar). When he went ut t eat, he avided failing t find the “right” fd by just chsing the healthiest ptin available.
And instead f fllwing a specific exercise prgram, he just decided that he wuld always wrk ut fr at least 20 minutes every day. Mst f the time he did lnger wrkuts, but still: The nly rule he had fr himself was that he wuld wrk ut fr just at least 20 minutes a day. That way he never “failed,” never gt disappinted, and never felt like he had t start ver. As lng as he gt his 20, he was gd.
The same apprach applies t everything. In my case, I decided I needed t drink mre water and less sda. S I decided I wuld always drink water with meals. Within a cuple days, that habit became autmatic.
Bttm line? Diets are bad. Having t rely n willpwer is even wrse.
Rules, n the ther hand, are easy.
And great, especially when thse rules help take yu t the place yu smeday want t be.
1．We can learn abut the Hard 75 Challenge that it ____.
A．lasts 75 days straight withut any additinal effrts
B．impses demanding requirements n the participants
C．requires participants t exercise n ht and rainy days
D．aims t cultivate peple’s ability t appreciate literature
2．The authr’s friend failed t make the prgress he hped fr because ____.
A．he was nt determined enughB．he didn’t have enugh knwledge
C．he made the wrng chicesD．he fllwed a strict diet
3．What a different apprach wuld the authr’s friend tk t keep fit?
A．Picking his wn diet and always fllw it.B．Eating the healthiest fds available.
C．Sticking t ding intense exercise indrs.D．Pushing himself t prlng daily wrkuts.
4．The authr will prbably disagree that ________.
A．in mst cases we typically knw what t dB．persisting in ding smething daily is hard
C．we might well fail with strnger willpwerD．sme simple rules are easier t carry ut
5．Accrding t the passage, simple rules can ________.
A．help yu achieve gals by making the habit stickB．encurage peple t drink enugh water
C．reverse the effect f relying n willpwerD．prevent yu frm getting lst in a place
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The wind rils the Midwest plains as if it is searching fr smene r smething t carry away. Dust and chaff funnel int blinding cluds. The clatter f strms verhead makes it impssible t hear, and herds f bisn (野牛) grw restless. The Omaha tribe has wandered these plains fr generatins, and nw, it seems that the winds have brught back ne f their wn. Susan La Flesche has returned t the village where she was brn. Nt as a visitr, but as the regin’s nly dctr.
When Susan was 8 years ld, she waited at the bedside f an elderly wman writhing in pain. A dctr was called fr. They waited. A messenger was sent. The dctr still didn’t cme. Susan prvided what cmfrt she culd thrugh the night, but by sunrise, the elderly wman had died. The episde bth haunted and mtivated Susan. She threw herself int her studies and earned her way t what is nw Hamptn University in Virginia — a histrically Black cllege with a prgram fr native American students. And she finished secnd in her class.
Susan wuld never frget the childhd she enjyed, full f pwwws, buffal hunts and the peple she lved. But there was further t g. She enrlled in the Wmen’s Medical Cllege f Pennsylvania, a tedius train ride away frm the wrld she knew. It was 1886, and the Victrian age held stiff against the prgress f wmen. In her graduatin speech frm Hamptn, she tld the East Cast audience, “Give us a chance.” Three years later, she became a dctr.
Returning t the plains t serve her peple was a difficult task. She pened an ffice in the gvernment barding schl and began seeing patients. The lines were lng, ld and yung seeking reprieve (缓解) frm chlera and tuberculsis (肺结核) as well as a slew f ther diseases. Susan wrked lng hurs at her ffice but als braved the wind and snw, walking miles t make huse calls. Her wrk was mre than as a physician. She ften acted as lawyer, accuntant, priest, plitical liaisn and cunselr as she helped the Omahas navigate the new wrld. And Dr. Susan La Flesche was determined t spend her entire life helping her peple navigate the strms.
1．What cntributed t Susan’s being a dctr?
A．Her pr family.
B．Her desire fr knwledge.
C．The ppsitin t wmen’s prgress.
D．The lack f medical resurces in her hmetwn.
2．What can we infer abut Susan frm the third paragraph?
A．She had an unhappy childhd.
B．She enjyed the train ride t her cllege.
C．She gt high marks in every exam.
D．She encuntered difficulties in her cllege life.
3．What is the authr’s purpse in describing diverse rles f Susan in Paragraph 4?
A．T emphasize her lack f fcus n her medical career
B．T suggest that she was verburdened with respnsibilities
C．T highlight her dedicatin t serving the cmmunity whleheartedly
D．T shwcase her adaptability in fulfilling varius rles within her cmmunity
4．Which wrds can best describe Susan?
A．Hard-wrking and helpful.B．Sensitive and mdest.
C．Serius and brave.D．Greedy and self-centred.
5．What culd be the best title fr the passage?
A．A Frce f Nature: Dr. Susan La Flesche’s Impact
B．Winds f Change: Dr. Susan La Flesche’s Legacy
C．The Resilient Dctr: Dr. Susan La Flesche’s Triumph
D．Whispering Winds: Dr. Susan La Flesche’s Mysterius Jurney
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UPS driver Ryan Arens was making a delivery near a pnd in Bzeman, Mntana, when he heard a strange sund. “Like a cry fr help,” he tld the dd. cm, a website fr animal lvers.
It was December 2018, and abut 15 feet frm the frzen banks was the surce f that cry — a half-submerged brwn-and-white wirehaired hund (猎犬), struggling t cling t a thin layer f ice. Hw she gt there n ne knws, but an elderly man was already n the scene, determined t save her. He’d entered the pnd in a rwbat and was hacking away at the ice with a rck t create a path t the dg.
It was slw ging, and Arens, 44, thught he std a better chance. “Animals are my weakness,” he tld the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he jumped int the water, even thugh the temperature was -30°C, and cmmandeered the rwbat.
His heart thumping, Arens slid clser t the dg and used the ther man’s rck t smash away at the ice. He gave ne strng heave t many and slipped ff the bat, crashing int 16 feet f freezing water. He resurfaced in time t see the dg ging under. Using nervus energy t keep warm, he swam abut five feet tward her, caught hld f her cllar, and pulled her t the ice. He then carried the dg int the bat and slid it back t the shre, where anxius bystanders carried the dg t the hme f the rwbat wner, wh is a retired veterinarian.
Once in the huse himself, Arens jumped int a warm shwer with the dg until they bth defrsted. A few mre minutes in the pnd, the vet tld Arens, and the dg wuld have likely suffered cardiac arrest (心脏骤停).
The next day, Arens was back wrking the same neighbrhd when the dg’s wner came ver t thank him fr saving Sadie. “Wuld yu like t meet her?” he asked. He pened the dr t his pickup, and Sadie rushed ut.
She made a beeline fr Arens, leaping n him and bathing him in wet kisses.
“That special delivery,” says Arens, “was the highlight f my UPS career.”
1．What happened t Arens in December 2018?
A．He came acrss an ld man wh accidentally fell int the frzen pnd.
B．He heard a strange sund but had t make a delivery.
C．He jumped int the icy water and saved a half-submerged dg.
D．He saved a drwning dg at the risk f cardiac arrest.
2．What des Arens mean by saying “Animals are my weakness” in Paragraph 3?
A．He is interested in animals.
B．He lacks experience and skill in dealing with animals.
C．He might be hurt by animals.
D．He is an enthusiastic zphilist.
3．Arens fell ff the bat because ______.
A．his swinging the rck caused the great ppsite frce.
B．the rwbat culdn’t bear the weight f him and the dg
C．he smashed t much ice, making the bat lse its balance.
D．the rwbat crashed int 16 feet f ice
4．Why did Arens regard the experience as his highlight f his UPS career?
A．Because it was his first time t deliver a dg.
B．Because it was the mst tugh jb he had ever had.
C．Because it was ne f the mst meaningful things he had dne in his jb.
D．Because it culd make him a famus persn.
5．Which f the fllwing wrds can describe Arens best accrding t the passage?
A．Kind and hardwrking.B．Helpful and brave.C．Optimistic and cautius.D．Wise but indecisive.
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When Milla Bizzt t finished her first 24-hur bstacle race, she went shulder t shulder with experienced cmpetitrs, ran 36 miles and cmpleted hundreds f bstacles, all at the age f 9.“There are sme duble takes n the curse, but she has been an inspiratin t peple wh see her ut there cmpeting like that,” said Christian Bizztt, Milla’s father and cach, wh was prud f her. Milla is very fit fr her age, and she prved it in cmpleting the BattleFrg Xtreme 24-hur race in Miami.
Milla als used the event t inspire ther kids t be active, and shw hw cmpeting in bstacle racing has helped her deal with being bullied at schl. “We wanted t make her feel mre empwered and make her feel that she wasn’t weak, and that changed her whle mindset,” her father said.
In preparing fr the 24-hur race, Milla trained 20 hurs a week fr 90 days, ding exercise in the gym fr 4 hurs every day after schl.
“The reactins are 90 percent gd, but sme are ttally negative,” Christian said. “I’ve had peple message me n Facebk saying I’m a child abuser, and that n 9-year-ld shuld be ding a 24-hur race. But her wn dctrs were there supprting her and cheering her n. I want her t be a kid, and this is just smething she really wants t d.”
CrssFit and bstacle curse racing have als helped Christian turn arund his life. He gt injured in a mtrcycle accident. After he was finally able t get arund withut using a walker, he began his recvery by ging fr walks n the beach with Milla, and then began running every day.
Next, he jined a CrssFit gym and enjyed it s much that he pened his wn gym t train thers fr events like CrssFit, BattleFrg and Spartan races. “I just wanted t create a her that Milla culd lk up t,” he said.
Next up fr Milla is an invitatin-nly “Athletes Race”. Cmpetitrs als have t raise $5,000 fr charity.
1．Christian Bizztt, Milla’s father and cach, ______.
A．was very strict with Milla
B．was satisfied with what Milla did
C．lst his legs in a mtrcycle accident
D．threw his walker with the help f CrssFit
2．What can we learn abut Milla?
A．She was always bullied by her schlmates.
B．She began t run because she was physically weak.
C．Her father wanted her t get benefit frm the bstacle race.
D．She became mre cnfident after the 24-hur bstacle race.
3．During her training fr the 24-hur bstacle race, Milla mst prbably _________.
A．had tw days’ rest every week
B．was always running with her father
C．spent ver 4 hurs every day f a week
D．tk a hit because her father was injured
4．The reactins Christian gt n the Internet ______.
A．tld us that Milla had a hard childhd
B．shwed that he was a real abuser
C．encuraged Milla t challenge mre difficult runs
D．were mixed but what Milla did was supprted by her dctrs
5．What Christian did after his injury was mainly t ______.
A．make mney t pen a gym
B．set a gd example t Milla
C．make mney t raise his family
D．get recvered as sn as pssible
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I used t read tens f bks every mnth. But as I grew up, things changed. I find it increasingly difficult t find the time and mtivatin t sit dwn and read a bk frm cver t cver.
T keep track f the bks I’ve read, I turned t Gdreads, a scial netwrking platfrm fr bk lvers. It’s a great way t share recmmendatins with friends and shw ff yur literary prgress. Hwever, if we can’t achieve reading gals r can’t catch up with ur friends, it can als exacerbate the feeling f “nt ding enugh” f yur favrite hbby.
Halimah Begum, a literature editr frm Lndn, understands the struggle. “With Gdreads cnstantly tracking my reading, I am ften wrrying and feeling the pressure t read mre bks.” she says. “Smetimes, I feel under great pressure because I dn’t want t fall behind n my gal and nt reach it at the end f the year.”
I asked Nicle Villegas, an ccupatinal therapist, abut ur bsessin with tracking everything we d. She explained that it can give us a sense f cntrl and prvide us with a tl t measure ur prgress. “When we track things like the bks we’ve read r the friends we’ve visited, we’re essentially gathering data abut ur hbbies,” she says. “It’s a pwerful tl t help us lk back n ur prgress and give us a sense f accmplishment.”
Unfrtunately, the scial aspect f apps like Gdreads desn’t help. “Setting gals r tracking prgress n public platfrms adds a layer f extrinsic mtivatin that can als cntribute t a sense f pressure t perfrm r give in t scial cmparisns,” Villegas says. “When it cmes t reading, peple may be tempted t finish bks that aren’t a gd fit instead f fllwing their interests.”
Despite this, we ften frget the pint f ding hbbies in the first place. “Reading shuldn’t be smething we have t ‘smash’, but just what we d fr the jy f it. Maintain the feeling as yu navigate yur bk-tracking app and if yu find yurself feeling verwhelmed r pressured, set it aside,” Villegas cntinues. “At the end f the day, it’s yu and yur bk.”
1．What des the underlined wrd “exacerbate” in Paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A．Wrsen.B．Affect.C．Relieve.D．Imprve.
2．What des Halimah Begum think f tracking ne’s reading?
A．It is a waste f time.B．It makes ne feel stressed.
C．It encurages ne t read mre.D．It helps ne t enjy reading.
3．Why d we like t track everything we d accrding t Nicle Villegas?
A．T shw ff t ur friends.B．T try t spend ur time wisely.
C．T find what suits us mst.D．T btain a sense f achievement.
4．What’s Nicle Villegas’s suggestin abut using bk-tracking apps?
A．T avid using it.B．T use it reasnably.
C．T rely mre n it.D．T make full use f it.
5．What’s the main idea f this article?
A．The best way t track reading prgress — Gdreads.
B．The necessity t ignre scial media and fcus n hbbies.
C．The psitive and negative effects f tracking ur hbbies.
D．The imprtance f setting gals t help peple stay mtivated.
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Twenty years ag, Charltte attempted t call her sister in Bath, England. She intended t share the challenges and srrws in her life with her sister. Hwever, when she dialed the area cde 01225, she accidentally punched in 01275 instead. This inncent mistake led her t reach Jnes in Bristl, England.
Recalling abut the fateful phne call, Jnes said: “When Charltte realized her errr, she aplgized sincerely. She was extremely plite and charming. Besides, Charltte’s warmth and penness were immediately evident.”
In the fllwing weeks, they called each ther several times. Thrugh their cnversatins, Jnes discvered that Charltte, wh lived in Crnwall, England, had been trying t reach her sister.
Charltte tld that during a divrce with her husband, Jnes had becme a surce f cmfrt fr her. She expressed gratitude because Jnes’ kindness and encuragement as a stranger had lifted her spirits. Over the next several years, the tw frged a strng friendship thrugh their phne cnversatins, discussing their children — Charltte, a mther f tw, and Jnes, a father f three.
On Thanksgiving Day, Jnes and his wife and children traveled t Crnwall. Finally meeting face-t-face, Charltte exclaimed, “Oh, it was an remarkable day. The happiest Thanksgiving f my life, which I will never frget!” The sun shne brightly that day, warm as spring. It was a perfect day.
After their encunter, Jnes psted a pht f himself with Charltte n Facebk, alng with a heartfelt message: “The distance between peple in this wrld is just a wrng phne number. It’s truly unbelievable.”
Charltte’s inncent mistake taught us an imprtant lessn abut the unexpected cnnectins that can arise in life. Taking the initiative t reach ut can lead t meaningful relatinships that enrich ur lives in ways we never imagined. We are reminded t cherish the unexpected cnnectins that cme int ur lives and embrace the beautiful mments that they bring.
1．Why did Charltte make a mistake when dialing the phne number?
A．She was nt familiar with the area cdes.B．She dialed the wrng area cde accidentally.
C．The phne she used was nt wrking prperly.D．Her sister gave her a wrng number n purpse.
2．What was Jnes’ first impressin f Charltte?
A．Kind and pen.B．Calm and helpful.
C．Plite and warm.D．Clever and brave.
3．Why is Charltte s grateful t Jnes?
A．Because he tried t help her t find her sister.B．Because he cmfrted her every day by phne.
C．Because he helped her with a lt f husewrk.D．Because he cheered her up during her hard time.
4．The Thanksgiving Day was remarkable because ________.
A．Charltte went t see Jnes alneB．Charltte called Jnes again and again
C．it was sunny and warm that dayD．the tw families met face t face
5．What des the authr want t tell us thrugh this article?
A．Peple can frm a strng friendship thrugh accidental cnnectins.
B．Phne numbers can ften lead t misunderstandings and mistakes.
C．Distance is a barrier t building friendships and relatinships.
D．A persn’s life can change dramatically because f the awful divrce.
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“Yu are t small, Ginny, yu will never make an Olympic team,” said my first-ever rwing cach, way back in the late winter f 1978. I had just shared my dream, which was surely utsized at that pint, with smebdy whse pinin nt nly mattered, but whse emtinal supprt culd play a key rle.
Then I was just 20, and still an emerging athlete. Maybe my dream wasn’t based n reality. After all, I had tried ut fr the natinal team fr the first time the previus year and been cut, I lacked the height that mst Olympic rwers have, nt t mentin much experience as an athlete, and I suffered frm asthma, but still. I was shcked by my cach’s respnse.
Crushed nt just by his chice f wrds, but by his certainty, I left the gym in a panic.
As I walked, I began t rethink my future, making rm fr my cach’s pinin, pushing my dream aside int a dark crner. A small inner vice had jined frces with the cach’s. “Maybe he’s right.” But then, anther vice argued: “What des he knw? Why des he get t decide?” Just because my wn cach didn’t have faith in me didn’t mean I had t give up n myself s quickly. By the time I arrived back at my apartment, I was mad at my cach and my dream was back n center stage.
Nthing came easy when it came t make that dream cme true. I tried ut fr tw mre natinal teams and tw different caches cut me.
But I was driven by my lve f the beauty f rwing. I wanted t rw amng the best and I refused t stp until I achieved my gal.
I made the 1980 team, althugh I did nt get t cmpete at the Olympics. I kept training fr fur mre years, and finally wn silver at the 1984 Olympics.
All the effrt was wrth the wait. Everything I have tday is a result f sticking with that dream. All thse hurs n the water, in the weight rm, and in the stadium. They gt me here, where I knw nw that great dreams need nt just time t develp, but firm belief in them. If I am nt ging t be my wn champin fr my dream, n ne else will. And I will nt allw anyne else t decide fr me what’s pssible.
1．What des the “utsized” in paragraph 1 mean?
A．Hpeless.B．PrmisingC．Unrealistic.D．Large in size.
2．Which is Nt Ginny’s feeling abut her cach’s respnse when she failed t make the natinal team fr the first time?
A．Acceptable.B．Crushed.C．Frightened..D．Shcked.
3．What did Ginny think abut her future after she left the gym?
A．She accepted her cach’s judgement and gave up her dream.
B．She didn’t blame her cach fr nt having faith in her.
C．She became mad at her cach and decided t hld n t her dream.
D．She felt upset and changed her dream t a mre realistic gal.
4．Which culd be the best title fr this text?
A．Lve and Affectin fr RwingB．Fighting fr the Gld Medal
C．Sticking with the dreamD．My Caches and Me
5．Where is the text mst likely t be fund?
A．In the Olympic clumn f a newspaper.B．In the sprts clumn f a magazine.
C．In a research reprt n rwing.D．In an advertisement fr a rwing club.
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Grwing up as a kid in the UK, I was fascinated by insects. Wanting t prtect them, I started building huses fr ants, using little pieces f wd and leaves. I then mved n t making little cups and saucers frm silver fil (箔纸) fr the magical creatures. When seeing my wrk, my mther tld me that the smaller I made things, the bigger my name wuld becme.
As the years went by, my designs became mre cmplicated. Making sculptures isn’t actually enjyable. I smetimes wrk fr 16 hurs a day withut breaks, and it takes me up t three mnths t finish a sculpture. I have t hld my breath during the sculpting prcess.
One time, a fly landed n a Cinderella carriage sculpture I was wrking n. The fly’s wings blew it away, and it was lst. I was heartbrken. Anther time, I accidentally breathed in a micrscpic Alice frm Alice in Wnderland. Alice is nw in the Wnderland frever. But it did give me the chance t make an even better ne the secnd time arund.
My sculptures have taken me t incredible places. In 2012, I met the queen, giving her a crwn n the head f a pin. In 2013, I received my first Guinness Wrld Recrd fr creating the smallest sculpture by hand, a 24- carat gld mtrbike that fitted inside a hair. In 2017, I beat my recrd with a sculpture f a human fetus (胎儿) that measured 0. 078 mm by 0. 053 mm.
I was diagnsed with autism (自闭症) as an adult. In schl, my teachers had pinted me ut as an example f failure; nw, I see my autism as a gift. It’s pushed me t be the best I can be. I hld wrkshps in schls fr neurdiverse children, sharing my stry and helping them create their wn miniature figures.
The micrscpic wrld has always been my happy place. I’ve tried t make bigger sculptures, but small- is best fr me. We need t appreciate the little things in life. Small things can als be mighty, t.
1．What drve the authr t make tiny sculpture at the beginning?
A．His interest in insects.B．His desire t make a name.
C．His dream f setting a recrd.D．His awareness f wildlife prtectin.
2．Which f the fllwing can best describe the authr’s sculpting prcess?
A．Eventful and enjyable.B．Cmplex and frustrating.
C．Mney- wasting but entertaining.D．Time- cnsuming but fulfilling.
3．Which is NOT the theme f the authr’s sculptures?
A．Huses fr antsB．Little cups and saucers.
C．Fairy tales.D．Histrical events.
4．Hw des the authr deal with his autism nw?
A．He receives medical treatment.B．He takes full advantage f it.
C．He regards it as the surce f failure.D．He shares it and asks help frm thers.
5．What message des the authr mainly cnvey thrugh the text?
A．Great art cmes at a cst f lss.B．Childhd experiences sculpt a career.
C．Minr things in life can carry weight.D．Hard wrk cntributes t great achievements.
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When I was 9, we packed up ur hme in Ls Angeles and arrived at Heathrw, Lndn n a gray January mrning. Everyne in the family settled quickly int the city except me. Withut my belved beaches and endless blue-sky days, I felt at a lss and ut f place. Until I made a discvery.
Suthbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center f British skatebarding, where the cntinuus crashing f skatebards left yur head ringing. I lved it. I sn made friends with the lcal skaters. We spke ur wn language. And my favrite: Safe. Safe meant cl. It meant hell. It meant dn’t wrry abut it. Once, when trying a certain trick n the beam (横杆), I fell nt the stnes, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Tby came ver, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their bards lud, shuting: “Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that’s what mattered — landing tricks, being a gd skater.
When I was 15, my family mved t Washingtn. I tried skatebarding there, but the lcals were far less welcming. Within a cuple f years, I’d given it up.
When I returned t Lndn in 2004, I fund myself wandering dwn t Suthbank, spending hurs there. I’ve traveled back several times since, mst recently this past spring. The day was cld but clear; turists and Lndners stpped t watch the skaters. Weaving (穿梭) amng the kids wh rushed by n their bards, I fund my way t the beam. Then a rail-thin teenager, in a baggy white T-shirt, skidded (滑) up t the beam. He sat next t me. He seemed nt t ntice the man next t him. But sn I caught a few f his glances. “I was a lcal here 20 years ag,” I tld him. Then, slwly, he began t nd his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah.” I said. “Safe.”
1．What can we learn abut the authr sn after he mved t Lndn?
A．He was depressed.B．He gave up his hbby.
C．He liked the weather there.D．He had disagreements with his family.
2．What d the underlined wrds “Safe! Safe! Safe!” prbably mean?
A．Be careful!B．Well dne!C．N way!D．Dn’t wrry!
3．When the authr fell ff the beam, Tby came t ________.
A．T teach a lessnB．extend his friendliness
C．express his cncernD．t cmfrt and encurage
4．Why did the authr like t spend time in Suthbank when he returned t Lndn?
A．T jin the skatebarding.B．T make new friends.
C．T learn mre tricks.D．T relive his childhd days.
5．What message des the authr seem t cnvey in the text?
A．Children shuld learn a secnd language.B．Sprt is necessary fr children’s health.
C．Children need a sense f belnging.D．Seeing the wrld is a must fr children.
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I still remember the days when I was a yuthful student in an engineering schl. I lived a casual life, withut caring abut the future. I smked, drank with friends and made girlfriends. Little did I realized that casualness wuld certainly lead t lss.
Tw years had passed and I was staring dwn a reprt card that highlighted FAIL in mre than half the subjects. I didn't care, at least nt till my dad fund ut abut it. Yu see, I studied in India and unlike the United States where the students are expected t finance their wn educatin, my dad financed me.
Then came the day when my dad fund ut my habit f smking. He lst his temper but he just tld me,“ sn, yur allwance is cut in half frm this mment n.” It hit me like a rundhuse kick frm Bruce Lee. I was jlted (震摇) ut f my bnes! I culdn't cmprehend hw t pay ff the debts that I had accumulated in cllege. I wed everybdy mney: the grcery stre, the bars, the restaurants, my friends, ect. I was living a life filled with credit.
When I came back t cllege, I knew if I didn’t change the way I live my life I wuldn't be able t pay everybdy ff. S I decided t make sme changes, drastic changes. I quitted smking, cut ff frm my friends wh led me dwn the wrng rad, starting hanging ut in libraries and reading my engineering bks.
One year later, I went frm a miserable failure t a magna cum laude(优等成绩). Life was never the same again. This incident made me knw that anything is pssible if yu take actin and d smething abut it, hwever small r large. Even tday it still mtivates me when I feel that I'm abut t lse r give up. It reminds me that I can d it!
1．Father decided t cut the authr's allwance when he fund his sn _________.
A．drank with friendsB．made girl friends
C．failed in mst subjectsD．had the habit f smking
2．The authr didn't care abut his study until _________.
A．he entered the engineering schlB．he was in heavy debt he culdn't bear
C．he decided t give up smkingD．his allwance was cut in half
3．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that the authr _________.
A．paid ff his debt and life wasn't hard fr him any mre
B．remved his habits and didn't lead a casual life
C．never hung ut with his friends but study all day
D．began t live a happy life due t his gd grades
4．Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A．The authr did well in making gd friends in the schl.
B．The authr made great prgress with the help f his friends.
C．Students tend t earn mney fr cllege expenses in America.
D．Students were encuraged t d part-time jbs in Indian schls.
5．The authr's purpse f writing this article is _________.
A．t intrduce his university life t teenage readers
B．t thse lazy students t study hard at schl
C．t shw yu can vercme any difficulty if yu take actin
D．t call n the readers nt t develp bad habits in cllege
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In my life, I make it a rule t avid using single-use plastic bttles. S, when I was invited t visit Sri Lanka fr tw weeks, I wndered hw I culd g withut using them.
First, I brught a water bttle that can change any water frm lakes, streams, r htel taps int clean drinking water thrugh a filter (过滤器). Next, I bught a small bx f Aquatabs that help make the water clean. And I als tk alng tw ther regular water bttles.
When I gt t the first htel, I discvered that there was a water cler in the hall. The guide tld us that we culd expect it in many places. Hwever, I became less happy when he tld me later that many f the htels bring ut the cler just when we arrive because they knw we want t see it. Sme will hide it the rest f the time because they’ll be able t make mney frm the sale f small plastic water bttles in the rms.
This led t my next strategy. If there was n cler in the hall, I’d ask the htel staff t refill my water bttle whenever I was at a meal. Sure enugh, they did, althugh they usually asked first if I wanted a bttle f water. I culd tell they weren’t pleased by my requests. These requests are what drive the brader behaviral changes that we need in rder t shake single-use culture. Imagine if every traveler asked fr their water bttles t be filled frm a cler. I’m sure the htel wuld bring ne ut the next day.
I ended up nt using the filter bttle until I gt stuck at Delhi airprt fr 24 hurs because f bad weather. In the htel rm, I filtered tap water befre drinking and was thankful t have that chice. I never needed the Aquatabs, but they’ll keep until my next camping trip.
1．What did the authr wrry abut befre his trip?
A．He might experience terrible weather.B．He might be unable t get clean drinking water.
C．He had t carry much water during his trip.D．He had t spend much mney in buying bttled water.
2．Why was the authr happy at first?
A．He culd enjy sme cld water.B．He culd stay in the htel fr a lng time.
C．He culd use his bttles t cllect water.D．He culd make mney by selling water bttles.
3．Hw did the htel staff behave when hearing the authr’s requests?
A．With uncertainty.B．With unwillingness.C．With discmfrt.D．With disbelief.
4．What d we knw abut the authr frm the last paragraph?
A．He didn’t buy any bttled water.B．He didn’t have a gd time.
C．He didn’t enjy drinking tap water.D．He didn’t use his filter bttle even nce.
5．Why did the authr stay at Delhi airprt fr ne day?
A．Because he was ill.B．Because he waited fr smene.
C．Because the plane needed repaired.D．Because the weather was bad.
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On a sunny Sunday mrning, I went t my first ballet class. But I didn’t d any dancing. This was Class n Stage, a rare pprtunity t watch dancers frm the Natinal Ballet f Canada warm up during their daily 75-minute class at the Fur Seasns Centre fr the Perfrming Arts.
I went in knwing that I wuld be impressed by the physicality f it. Tp athletes aren’t brn; they’ re made.
Frty-five minutes int the class, the dancers didn’t even lk tired. Nw the basic warm-up wrk was dne, and the flr was cleared. Althugh watching dancers quietly plie (下蹲屈膝) in unisn with cmplete cntrl was a calming experience, the flr exercises that fllwed were quite the ppsite.
The sequences were shrt but became increasingly cmplicated, s I stpped paying attentin t the directins I culdn’t fllw, and simply allwed myself t bserve the remarkable results. At the end f the class, I applauded and watched the dancers leave the stage. They had already accmplished s much with their day, and I was left in cmplete awe, nt just f my inadequacy, but als f their effrt.
As I headed hme I tried t think f the last time I wrked as hard as thse dancers at anything in my wn life. S much has been made easier by technlgy:I can listen t any sng I want, whenever I want. I can have pretty much anything delivered. I can stay in tuch with friends withut making the time t see them. But instead f taking shrtcuts, maybe I shuld lk fr challenges. Because nce yu start ding hard things, they becme easier, and then yu knw yu can d them. Until ne day yu find yurself at the end f yur ballet warmup, having barely brken a sweat.
With the determinatin and discipline f ballet dancers still fresh in my mind, I cmmit t ding sme hard things: I get back in the habit f practicing a language I’ve been trying t learn. I lift heavier weights. I take the stairs. I write the essay.
Nthing demands as much f me as what ballet demands f thse dancers every day. They inspire me. S, I guess what I’m trying t say is that smetimes a fitness class can change yur life, even if yu’ re nt the ne taking it.
1．Why did the authr visit the Fur Seasns Centre fr the Perfrming Arts?
A．T participate in a ballet class.
B．T meet tp athletes and learn abut their training.
C．T bserve a Class n Stage where dancers warm up.
D．T watch a perfrmance by the Natinal Ballet f Canada.
2．Hw did the authr feel abut the dancers during the class?
A．Tired and bred.B．Impressed and inspired.
C．Amused and fascinated.D．Indifferent and uninterested.
3．What did the authr reflect n as he headed hme?
A．The experiences related t hard wrk.B．The imprtance f technlgy in life.
C．The techniques used by the dancers.D．The beauty f ballet perfrmances.
4．What des the authr cmmit t ding?
A．Develping a well-balanced lifestyle.B．Becming a prfessinal ballet dancer.
C．Setting persnal challenges in daily life.D．Aviding taking shrtcuts when exercising.
5．What des the authr cnvey at the end f the passage?
A．Fitness classes are nly fr athletes.
B．Ballet is the mst imprtant art frm.
C．Watching thers is mre valuable than participating.
D．Hard wrk and discipline can lead t persnal grwth.
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Janelle was running late fr wrk, s she just had time fr a quick lk at herself in the mirrr as she was ging ut. What she saw there made her stp dead in her tracks.
Being a busy cllege student just ne year remved frm her teenage years, she wasn’t exactly bsessive-cmpulsive (有强迫观念和行为的) abut the neatness f her clthes. But her bss at the restaurant where she wrks saw things a little differently. He had recently lectured the entire staff n the imprtance f appearance, and had specifically mentined the need fr servers t wear clean, unwrinkled bluses. As an assistant manager, Janelle felt it was imprtant t set an example fr the ther emplyees. But if she stpped t irn the bluse nrmally, she wuld be late and arriving at the right time was an area f even greater cncern t her bss.
S she grabbed her irn and plugged it in and set it fr lw heat. Carefully hlding her bluse away frm her bdy, she cntinued t irn it while she was wearing it. It seemed like a lgical answer t an urgent prblem.
And it seemed t be wrking until Janelle tried t irn the cllar and accidentally irned her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly seemed like a really stupid idea and a really painful ne as well. It tk mre time t treat her burn than it wuld have taken t irn her shirt prperly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain f the burn.
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Fr me it was cutting my wn hair. Fr a frmer rmmate it was trying t pull his wn wisdm teeth. Fr anther cllege acquaintance, it was trying t change the il in his car while the mtr was still running.
“There’s a right way and a wrng way f ding things,” Dad used t tell me whenever I’d spil the lk f ur yard by trying ut a faster, easier and mre creative way f pulling weeds r edging the lawn.” If a thing is wrth ding,” he said, “it’s wrth ding it right.” There’s a reasn why certain things are dne in certain ways. Thse ld, bring, predictable ways wrk.
1．Janelle fund in the mirrr that ________.
A．there were stains n her bluseB．she wre heavy makeup
C．she put n a wrng bluseD．her bluse was wrinkled
2．It’s learned frm Paragraph 2 that ________.
A．Janelle’s bss put ding smething n time abve appearance.
B．Janelle had n sense f respnsibility at wrk.
C．Janelle failed t set an example fr emplyees in daily wrk.
D．Janelle didn’t care abut the neatness f her clthes at all.
3．Hw did the authr first think f Janelle’s way t deal with her prblem?
A．Ridiculus.B．Fantastic.
C．Puzzling.D．Reasnable.
4．What des the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph mean?
A．We are careful enugh in daily life.
B．We all have dne smething creative.
C．We all have dne lads f things like Janelle.
D．We all have tried t irn clthes while we are wearing them.
5．What des the authr mainly want t tell readers in the last paragraph?
A．Be creative.B．D things right.
C．A bad beginning makes a bad ending.D．Stick t ld ways.
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Treasure hunts have inspired peple’s imaginatin fr hundreds f years, bth in real life and in bks, such as Rbert Luis Stevensn’s Treasure Island. In 1979, Kit Williams, a mdern writer, had the idea f cmbining the real thrill f a treasure hunt with clues fund in a bk when he wrte a children’s stry, Masqueracde. The bk was abut a hare (野兔), and a mnth befre it came ut, Williams buried a gld hare in a park in Bedfrdshire. The bk cntained a large number f clues t help readers find the hare, but Williams put in a lt f “red herrings”, r false clues, t mislead them.
Ken Rberts, the man wh finally fund the hare, had been lking fr it fr nearly tw years. Althugh he had been searching in the wrng area mst f the time, he actually fund it by lgic, nt by chance. His success came frm the fact that he had gained an imprtant clue in the very beginning. He had realized that the wrds: “One f Six t Eight” under the first picture in the bk cnnected the hare, in sme way, t Katherine f Aragn, the first f Henry VIII’s six wives. Even here, hwever, Williams had succeeded in misleading him. Ken knew that Katherine f Aragn had died at Kimbltn in Cambridgeshire in 1536 and thught it was there that Williams had buried the hare. He had been digging there fr ver a year befre a new idea· ccurred t him. He fund ut that Kit Williams had spent mst f his childhd near Ampthill, in Bedfrdshire, and thught that he must have buried the hare in a place he knew well. Hwever, he still culd nt see the cnnectin with Katherine f Aragn, until ne day he came acrss tw stne crsses in Ampthill Park and learned frm lcals that they had been built in her hnr in 1773.
Even then his search had nt cme t an end. It was nly after he had spent several nights digging arund the crss that he decided t write t Kit Williams, s as t find ut if he was wasting his time there. T his delight, Williams encuraged him t cntinue with the effrts, and n February 24th, 1982, he fund the treasure at last. It was wrth £3000 in the beginning, but the excitement it had brught abut since its burial made it much mre valuable.
1．The underlined wrd “them” in paragraph1mst prbably refers t _______.
A．the red herringsB．the treasure hunters
C．Henry VIII’s six wivesD．the readers f Masquerade
2．What is the critical clue in the stry t help Ken Rberts find the gld hare?
A．The tw stne crsses Ken came acrss in Ampthill.
B．Rbert Luis Stevensn’s Treasure Island.
C．The cnnectin with Katherine f Aragn.
D．Williams’ spending his childhd in his hmetwn.
3．The stne crsses in Ampthill were built_______.
A．t tell abut a significant histrical event that happened in 1773
B．t shw respect fr ne f Henry VIII’s six wives
C．t serve as a rad sign in Ampthill Park
D．t infrm treasure hunters where the gld ha re was
4．Which f the fllwing describes Rberts’ lgic in searching fr the hare?
a. Henry VIII’s six wives b. Katherine’s burial place at Kimbltn
c. Williams’ childhd in Ampthill d. Katherine f Aragn
e stne crsses in Ampthill Park
A．a-b-c-e-dB．d-b-a-e-cC．a-d-b-c-eD．d-a-b-c-e
5．What is the subject discussed in the text?
A．An exciting histrical event.B．A mdern treasure hunt.
C．The attractin f Masquerade.D．The imprtance f lgical thinking.
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The advent f warm weather here in Maine calls fr a seasnal ritual that, fr me, puts an end t winter — fetching the wden screen dr (木纱门).
Nte that I wrte “wden”. The aluminum mdels just wn’t d it — they clse t neatly and keep their perfect frm fr decades. In the1960s, a time f imperfectin, there was n perfect huse, n perfect car, n perfect kids r parents. Why shuld a screen dr be an exceptin?
I grew up with my siblings in a wrking-class neighbrhd in New Jersey. When the warm weather arrived, my dad wuld pull ut the wden screen dr and install it ver the back dr, which culd then be left wide pen, admitting a refreshing breeze (we had n air cnditining).
My father was a Mr. Fix-it, s keeping the screen dr serviceable was ne f his hbbies. Every few years he gave it a fresh cat f paint and fixed it a bit. I distinctly remember him putting the last screw in the last hinge (铰链), and swinging the dr shut with a “crack!”
A gd, wden screen dr, unsightly as it was, had an invaluable functin in the age f the stay-at-hme mm: It alerted her t the cming and ging f the kids. My siblings, and my friends ran in and ut f the huse, tearing the screen dr pen and letting it slap shut behind us. A hundred times a day. It was all gd, and my mm never cmplained abut the nise, because that was the purpse f a wden screen dr — t slam shut and thereby annunce that her children were within earsht.
Several years ag, in a fit f nstalgia (怀旧), I went shpping fr a wden screen dr. I was disappinted in the chices available. They lked a bit t slid, t well made. But I fund ne nline, and within a week it was delivered t my drstep.
The firm had sent me ne with the wrng dimensins, s I asked my carpenter t make the necessary adjustments. Ozzie wrked away at it fr a cuple f hurs until he gt it t sit neatly in its frame. I gave it a test: I pulled it pen and let g. It clsed in a lazy fashin. “Nt gd,” I prnunced. “Please remve the autmatic dr clser and adjust the dr s it swings shut with a gd crack.”
Ozzie went abut his wrk and a shrt while later the task was dne. The dr was uneven in its frame, and the screen n lnger lay flat. But when I pulled pen the dr and released it, the thing clapped shut like a rifle sht. “What d yu think?” I asked. “It lks like hell,” said Ozzie. “But it sunds like heaven,” I said. And I, being the wner f the dr — and the memry— had the final wrd.
1．What can be learnt frm the first fur paragraphs in the passage?
A．The authr’s father was gd at keeping the screen dr in service.
B．The screen dr kept the refreshing breeze frm blwing in.
C．The screen dr was made f either wd r aluminum.
D．In the authr’s memry, the screen dr was a perfect ne.
2．What particular functin did the wden screen dr perfrm in the authr’s childhd?
A．It functined as an air cnditiner in summer.
B．It helped sharpen his father’s repairing skills.
C．It was mre like a ty that kids ften played with.
D．It made Mm aware that the kids were clse by.
3．The reasn why the writer asked the carpenter t cntinue t adjust the dr is that ________.
A．the dr was nt the right size fr the frame
B．the dr was prly made that it didn’t suit him
C．he wanted t see hw the dr was suppsed t shut
D．he was determined t seize the wnership f the dr
4．What des the wden screen dr mean t the writer nw?
A．It is a reminder f the imperfect things.
B．It is a symbl f his memry f summer.
C．It is a cntributr t the better life he leads.
D．It is an antique wrth cherishing in the cmmunity
5．What d yu think is the best title fr the passage?
A．The gd ld days are gneB．Never judge a dr by its appearance
C．Summer annunces itself with a crackD．Every single imperfectin adds t beauty
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When her daughter gt married in 2009, Anne Reeder searched everywhere fr the right hat. “I needed ne t match my dress, but there were hardly any suitable hats fr me,” she says. “I had t g fr a straw ne at last and prbably lked a bit silly.”
That led t an idea Reeder nly began t pursue three years later, at 65. Deciding t becme a cnsultant after fur decades as an ccupatinal therapist (治疗师), Reeder attended weekend classes t learn millinery the art f hat making. “I’ve always lved drawing and sewing and I culd always d with mre hats t rund ff my clthes,” she says. “Millinery seemed like the perfect cmbinatin f my interests.”
The experience f making smething reminded Reeder f her early passin. When she was yung, she wanted t g t art schl. Hwever, Reeder’s desire clashed with her father’s visin fr her career. Her father wanted her t have a career that culd supprt herself. He didn’t think an art schl educatin was suitable. “Making hats decades later released that creativity and allwed me t start again,” Reeder says.
Once retired in 2014, Reeder signed up fr an intensive hat-making BTEC qualificatin at Kensingtn and Chelsea Cllege. Once a week, she wuld travel t Lndn and begin the cmplicated prcess f making hand-crafted pieces. “We learned everything frm finding inspiratin t drawing and making 3D mdels n paper. I can lse myself in it, put the radi n and get ging,” she says.
Reeder, 77, nw has a hat-making wrkshp in her hme. “It has really refreshed my interest in fashin and fabric,” she says. “I went t India a few years ag and bught lts f ffcuts t make headbands, and I als recycle ld dresses int hats. I’m thinking f making a whle cllectin ut f secndhand fabrics next.” She is still eager t learn new techniques. “I’ll keep ging as lng as I can, since peple always need smething interesting t wear.”
1．What inspired Reeder t pursue millinery?
A．The high price f fabric hats.B．The need fr a hat fr a wedding.
C．The desire t enter the fashin industry.D．The availability f classes in hat-making.
2．What makes Reeder a gd hat-maker?
A．Her talent fr DIY items.B．Her rich wrking experience.
C．Her great passin fr the art.D．Her advanced drawing skills.
3．What des the underlined phrase “clashed with” in Paragraph 3mean?
A．Accunted fr.B．Was identical t.
C．Was dependent n.D．Cnflicted with.
4．What can we say abut Reeder’s hat-making?
A．It turns waste int treasure.B．It pineers the use f fabrics.
C．It advcates custmized service.D．It integrates traditinal elements.
5．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A．The Difficulty f Realizing Childhd Dreams
B．A New Start at 65: Frm a Therapist t a Hat-Maker
C．The Significance f Discvering Life’s Purpse in Retirement
D．A New Wave f Hat-Makers: Frm Amateurs t Prfessinals
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My birth was a little mre dramatic than the standard way a baby enters the wrld. Within minutes f cming ut, I was mved away int anther rm while dctrs gave my parents the difficult news: I was brn missing my left hand. I’m sure it was quite shcking fr them. An entire hand was just…nt there?
Indeed, that annuncement f my limb (肢体) difference wuld cme t define the rest f my life, and it might have been a disaster if it hadn’t been fr what happened next. I’m tld that a nurse bundled (捆绑) me up, tk me back int the rm, placed me in my mther’s arms and instructed: “Yu will take her hme. Yu will lve her. Yu will raise her like yu wuld any child. Yu will treat her as nrmal.”
My parents tk that wrds seriusly, and fr the mst part, it was great. I played sprts, acted in theater, excelled in schl, participated in student gvernment and had playdates with friends. While I did get sme stares and “plite” questins abut my disability, I am lucky because I wasn’t made fun f fr my limb difference.
That fact that I was different hit me hard my first day f high schl. I was 13, an age when kids are already very self-cnscius. I remember getting n the schl bus and ne f the ther kids stared just a little t lng at my left arm. The staring unnerved (使感到不安) me in a way it never had befre, and I felt a sudden urge t hide my hand, s I slipped it int my pcket. I tld myself that I’d just hide it that ne day, while I was trying t make friends. But ne day f hiding turned int a week, which turned int a mnth, which became years — 25 f them t be exact.
I spent the next tw decades keeping my limb difference hidden at all times. I’d keep it in my pcket, cver it with extra-lng sleeves r hide it behind bags r underneath jackets. Everyne I shared this with — friend, c-wrker r byfriend — tk it well and said kind things like, “Yu shuldn’t hide it” r “It’s n big deal.” But their wrds didn’t matter t me.
Interestingly enugh, it was a date that cnvinced me t stp hiding my limb difference. When I was 38 years ld, exhausted f hiding and s lnely, I met smene special. The cmbinatin f me finally feeling ready t unhide and his willingness t g thrugh the unhiding prcess with me was exactly what I needed. Fr the first time in my life, I allwed smene t really hld my limb, lk at it, take pictures f it, tuch it, lve it — lve me. Frm that pint n, I saw my limb difference as smething unique and beautiful abut me, smething that shuld be shwn, nt hidden.
1．What was the difference between the authr’s birth and ther rdinary children?
A．She was a natural fr drama.
B．She was brn in an unusual way.
C．She was brn withut a left hand.
D．The manner f her birth shcked her parents.
2．Hw did the authr feel abut what the nurse said t her parents when she was brn?
A．Grateful.B．Thrilled.C．Regrtful.D．Dubtful.
3．The underlined sentence “But their wrds didn’t matter t me.” in Paragraph 5 can be understd as ________.
A．The authr didn’t care abut anything peple say arund her.
B．Their wrds did nt change the authr’s behavir.
C．What they said had nthing t d with the authr.
D．What they said did nt hurt the authr.
4．Since when did the authr keep her limb difference hidden?
A．The mment she met her lver.
B．The day she started high schl.
C．When she was trying t make friends.
D．When she participated in student gvernment.
5．What made her decide t stp hiding her limb difference?
A．Tired f hiding and being s alne.B．The decisin t try a new life.
C．Meeting true lve.D．Eating a date.
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Even then my nly friends were made f paper and ink. At schl I had learned t read and write lng befre the ther children. Where my schl friends saw ink n pages, I saw light, streets and peple. Wrds and the mystery f their hidden science fascinated me, and I saw in them a key with which I culd unlck a new wrld. My father didn’t like t see bks in the huse. There was smething abut them that ffended him. He used t tell me that I’d better get rid f all my crazy ideas if I didn’t want t end up a nbdy. I used t hide my bks under the mattress (垫子) and wait fr him t fall asleep s that I culd read. Once he caught me reading at night and flew int a rage (愤怒). He tre the bk frm my hands and flung (扔、掷) it ut f the windw.
“If I catch yu wasting electricity again, reading all this nnsense, yu’ll be srry.”
My father was nt a miser (吝啬鬼) and, despite the hardship we suffered, whenever he culd he gave me a few cins s that I culd buy myself sme treats like the ther children. He was cnvinced that I spent them n sweets, but I wuld keep them in a cffee tin under the bed, and when I’d cllected enugh cins I’d secretly rush ut t buy myself a bk.
My favrite place in the whle city was the Sempere & Sns Bkshp n Calle Sant Ana. The bkseller wuld let me sit n a chair in a crner and read any bk I liked t my heart’s cntent. When it was time fr me t leave, I wuld d s dragging my feet, a weight n my sul. If it had been up t me, I wuld have stayed there frever.
One Christmas Sempere gave me that best gift I had ever received. “Great expectatins, by Charles Dickens,” I read n the cver. I was aware that Sempere knew a few authrs wh frequented his establishment (企业) and, judging by the care with which he handled the vlume, I thught perhaps this Mr. Dickens was ne f them.
“A friend f yurs?”, I asked.
“A lifelng friend. And frm nw n, he’s yur friend t.” Sempere answered.
That afternn I tk my new friend hme. It was a rainy winter, with days as gray as lead, and I read Great Expectatins abut nine times, partly because I had n ther bk at hand, partly because I did nt think there culd be a better ne in the whle wrld and I was beginning t suspect that Mr. Dickens had written it just fr me. Sn I was cnvinced that I didn’t want t d anything else in life but learn t d what Mr. Dickens had dne.
An Excerpt frm Angle’s Game
1．The passage is mainly abut __________.
A．the influence f the authr’s father n himB．the difficulties the authr met in his childhd
C．the cnnectin between the authr and DickensD．the descriptin f the authr’s lve f reading
2．Which f the fllwing best describes the authr’s father?
A．He prefers t spend mney n fd rather than n bks.
B．He lacks affectin and is nt generus twards his child.
C．He lacks understanding f his child’s literary interest.
D．He pays n attentin n educatin and dislikes Dickens.
3．What des the authr value mst abut the Sempere & Sns Bkshp?
A．The pprtunity t buy bks at a lw price.
B．The friendly atmsphere created by the bkseller.
C．The freedm t read t his fullest desire.
D．The wide range f bks available t chse frm.
4．The underlined part in paragraph 4 shws the authr’s __________ when he left the bkshp.
A．reluctanceB．annyanceC．indifferenceD．regret
5．What des the authr imply abut the imprtance f reading in his life?
A．It serves as a means f resistance against his father’s wishes.
B．It is a temprary distractin frm his everyday hardships.
C．It prvides him with a sense f belnging and friendship.
D．It highlights his friendship between Sempere and Mr. Dickens.
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After sme bld tests, Dr. Stubs std befre me, a tall man, but shrt n persnality and sprting a cld expressin. “Yu have systemic lupus.” he said matter-f-factly. “Lupus,” he cntinued, “is an aut-immune disease and...” I remember certain details but mstly I remember him talking abut children. “Children are n harm. But childbirth wuld jumpstart additinal symptms that culd be life threatening. Yu already have tw kids anyway.”
As I gt up t leave, shaken and drained, he said his parting wrds, “I wuld discurage any further research. There is n cure and nthing can prevent its prgressin.”
Still, I did research lupus and its symptms — tiredness and jint pain — were bth cnsistent with what I was experiencing. And eventually sme majr rgans culd be affected, causing shutdwn and pssibly death.
I studied and fund ut that echinacea (紫锥菊) had a recrd in making immune system strnger. I decided that alng with the plant I wuld strengthen my mindset by immersing myself in my family with my ne-year-ld sn and three-year-ld daughter.
After anther visit I decided never t g back t Dr. Stubs. Hw culd ne endure repeatedly hearing desperate wrds cming frm an emtinless muth even thugh they were truth? The years passed. When I wuld feel tired and achy I pulled supprt frm my children and their laughter.
Finally, after eight years, I went t Dr. Kirstein wh was recmmended by a friend. She std there hlding my hand and lking int my eyes warmly.
“S, let’s talk a little.”
Instantly my defenses were dwn. Befre I knew it, she had me running n and n abut my children, my husband, my life and dreams. I tld her abut all the meaningful activities I was invlved in, thse things I might have never dne withut the disease.
After several fllw-up tests, and greater research int my family histry, Dr. Kirstein came t cnclusive answer. I did nt have systemic lupus. There must be smething wrng with the initial tests eight years befre.
I didn’t knw whether I shuld jump fr jy r scream because I had been living the last eight years in fear f a fatal disease. But then I realized that I had been living every day, nt s much in fear, but happiness Everyday was a gift and I knew it.
1．What did Dr. Stubs tell the authr abut lupus?
A．It can be cured easily.B．Further research is necessary.
C．Childbirth wuld make it wrse.D．It nly affects minr rgans.
2．What did the authr d after leaving Dr. Stubs?
A．She gave up all hpe.B．She did sme research n lupus.
C．She stpped seeing any dctrs.D．She started taking a lt f medicine.
3．Why did the authr decide nt t g back t Dr. Stubs?
A．Because he was nt prfessinal.B．Because his wrds were t inspiring.
C．Because he didn’t ffer any treatment.D．Because his attitude was cld and unfriendly.
4．What can we infer abut the authr frm the passage?
A．She is a strng and psitive persn.B．She is irrespnsible fr her health.
C．She is easily influenced by thers.D．She is t stubbrn t listen t advice.
5．What can be the best title fr the passage?
A．The Rle f Family in Health Recvery.
B．Reclaiming Life: A Misdiagnsis Jurney.
C．Embracing Life with an Incurable Illness.
D．The Emtinal Stress f Medical Labels.