2021届高考英语阅读之记叙文（三）

备战2021高考英语阅读之记叙文（三）

（A）

KemiraBoydhadjustjumpedintheshowerwhensheheardherstepmother.TammyBoyd,

knockingonthedoor.Kemira's12-day-olddaughterRyleighwaschoking.Kemiratriedeverything,

butshestillcouldn'tbreathe.KemiraknewRyleighneededtogettothehospitalfast.

Theyhadbarelydrivenoutoftheirneighborhoodwhenapolicecarappearedbehindthem.

DeputyWillKimbrofiguredthatthespeedingdriverwaseithertoodistractedtonoticehimor

unconcerned.Kimbrosoonfoundoutitwasafrighteningcombinationofthetwo.

Onceshe'dpulledover.KemirahandedthebabytoKimbro.Heputahandonherlittlechest.

Ryleigh*sheartwasbarelybeating.Kimbroradioedforanambulance.AtthattimeRyleigh'slips

werealreadyblue.

ThefactthatKimbrowastherewasamiracle.HehadrecentlycompletedaCPR（心肺复

苏）classandknewhowtotreatachild.

''AlthoughIwasshocked,mytrainingkickedin,andIwenttoworktokeepthatchild

alive."saidKimbro.Thenhebegantapping（轻拍）Ryleigh'schest,hopingtopressherheartback

intoaction.ThankstotheCPRclass.Kimbroknewthechokingchilddidn'thaveachanceifthere

wasablockage,andheusedonefingertoclearherairway（气道）.Thatwasamagictouch.20

secondslater,Ryleighbegantocry."Ifshe'scryinglikethat,she*sbreathing."saidKimbro.

Buttheystillhadfivemoreminutesuntiltheambulancewouldarrive,andKimbroworried

thatRyleighwouldchokeagain.Hecontinuedwithdelicatechestcompressionandclearingher

airway.

AftertransferringRyleightotheambulance,Kimbrodroveaway.Atthehospital,Ryleigh

recoveredquicklythankstoadeterminedpoliceofficerwhowasintherightplaceattherighttime.

l.WhydidKemirastophercaroutsideherneighborhood?

A.Shehadbrokentrafficrules.B.SheplannedtotalkwithKimbro.

C.Sheneededtocareforthechild.D.Shewantedtoaskforhelp.

2.WhatwasKimbrolikewhenhedealtwiththeemergency?

A.Nervous.B.CalmC.CuriousD.Frightened.

3.WhatmadeRyleighcomebacktolife?

A.TheCPRclass.B.Thedoctors*help.

C.Kimbro*sfirstaid.D.Kemira'sreaction.

4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Apoliceman'sexperienceB.ACPRclassisimportant

C.AcleverandbravemotherD.Anencountersavedalife

(B)

Iamthrilledtowelcomeyoutothe20thannualRogerEbert'sFilmFestival,aspecialevent

inpartnershipwiththeUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofMedia,thegreaterChampaign-Urbana

community,andmovieloverseverywhere.Littledidwethink,backin1999,thatourexperiment

inreinventingthefilmfestival-tomakeafestivalthatcelebratedoverlookedfilmsandthe

womenandmenwhomadethosefilms-wouldbecomealandmarkannualeventinthelifeof

ourcommunityandcontributetotherepairsoftheremarkableVirginiaTheater.

Inselectingthefilmsforthisyear,ChazEbertandIlookedtowomenfilmmakersforour

inspiration.Fullyhalfofourfilmsareeitherdirectedorco-directedbywomen,andseveralothers

havewomeninpowerfulproducingroles.Filmsdirectedorco-directedbywomeninclude13th,

directedbyAvaDuVernay9Belle,directedbyAmmaAsante,andAmericanSplendor,directedby

ShariSpringerBermanandRobertPulcini.AndwomenproducersincludeLyndaObstandEmma

Thomas(Interstellar)andRuthAnnHarnischandDanielleRenfrewBehrens(Columbus).

OuropeningnightfilmisTheFugitive,directedbyAndrewDavis,agraduatefrom

UniversityofIllinois.OurSaturdaynightfilmistheclassicTheBigLebozvski.Ourguestwillbe

theHollywoodmasterJeffDowd.AndofcourseTheAlloyOrchestrawillbeback,thisyearwith

APageofMadness,theclassicJapanesesilentfilm.

Wewouldliketothankoursponsors,volunteers,festivalpassholders,andindividualticket

holdersfortheirwelcomeparticipation.Welookforwardtoyourunwaveringsupporttomakeour

festivalmoresuccessfuleachspringincentralIllinois.WeespeciallywanttothanktheUniversity

ofIllinoisfortheirloyalsupportyearafteryear.

1.WhatwasthepurposeofreinventingRogerEbert'sFilmFestivalin1999?

A.Toenrichthelifeofresidents.

B.TohelprebuildVirginiaTheater.

C.ToworkcloselywiththeUniversityofIllinois.

D.Tohonorpeoplewhosefilmswerenotbox-officehits.

2.Whatisthefocusofthisyear'sfilmselection?

A.Hollywoodclassics.

B.Filmsproducedordirectedbywomen.

C.Diversityinthemes.

D.Storiesfeaturingfemaleleadingroles.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unwavering“inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Consistent.B.Original.C.Legal.D.Conditional.

4.Whoismostlikelytheauthorofthepassage?

A.ThePresidentoftheUniversityofIllinois.

B.AmoviecriticwhoisafriendoftheEberts.

C.AmemberoftheFestivaFsorganizingcommittee.

D.AjournalistwhoreportsstoriesabouttheFestival.

（C）

Thereisn'tmuchlikelihoodofanuneducated,untrainedmanbeinghiredtodosomevery

different,highlyprofessionaljobsinhislife.ButamannamedFerdinandWaldoDemera

accomplishedjustthat.Hewassuchaskillfulactorthathewrotehisownrolesandplayedthem

outuponlife'sbroadstage.

Demerarealizedearlythattheonlywayhecouldsucceedinlifewouldbebyusinghis

specialpowersoftrickery.Toconvincepeopleofhisqualifications,Demeraforged（伪造）

signaturesonimpressivereferences.Thenhisconfidentmannerandconvincingactingmadehima

successatalmosteverythinghetried.AsasurgeononaRoyalCanadianshipduringtheKorean

War,Demeraperformed19successfuloperationsandhehadhadnomedicaltraining.

Later,actingasacollegeprofessorinappliedpsychology,hewaswelllikedandadmiredby

bothstudentsandstaff.ButthedaycamewhenDemera'scharade（伪装）wasuncovered,sohe

wasforcedtokeepalowprofileforseveralyears.Thenheobtainedapositionasaguidance

adviserinaprison.Truetoform,Demeraturnedinaverygoodperformanceandactuallyhelped

manyoftheprisoners.

Demera*strickeryeventuallybecamewellknown,andthestoryofthishighly

successfur'acting^careerwaswritten.Hollywoodboughtthestoryandmadeitintoamovie.It

wassaid

thatDemeraappliedfortheleadinhisownlife*sstory,butironically,hedidnotpassthe

screentest.Itwasthefirsttimehefailedtofool.

1.HowmanyhighlyprofessionaljobsdidDemeradoaccordingtothetext?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDemera?

A.Dishonestbuttalented.B.Skillfulbutfailed.

C.Humorousandadmirable.D.Outstandingandsuccessful.

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Demerawaspopularbecauseofhistrickery.

B.HollywoodmadeamovieinhonourofDemera.

C.Demeraplayedtheleadingroleinthefilm.

D.Demerawasrefusedtostarinthefilm.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

AWhatanActor!B.WhataProfessor!

C.ConfidenceMakesSuccess.D.PracticeMakesPerfect.

(D)

CharviGoyalisahighschoolstudentfromDallas,Texas,whohelpsoutotherclassmatesby

tutoringthembetweenclasses.Atutorissomeonewhoteachesonepersonoraverysmallgroup

ofstudents.

WhenGoyal'shighschoolmovedonlinelastspringbecauseofCOVID-19,shedecidedto

alsotakeherteachingonline.The17-year-oldjuniorandthreeofherfellowstudentscreated

TutorScope,aprogramthatoffersfreetutoringservicestootherchildren,includingyoungerones.

Itstartedwithasmallnumberoftutorswhohelpedyoungpeopleintheircity.Butithasgrown

intoagroupof22tutorsfromTexas,ArizonaandOhio.Theyhavehelpedmorethan300students,

somefromasfarawayasSouthKorea.

TutorScopeaimstogivetheone-on-onehelpthatteachershavetraditionallygivenwhile

walkingaroundtheirclassrooms.Butnow,manyteacherscannotprovidethatone-on-onesupport

becausetheylacktimeorhaveissueswithtechnology.

SarahNewmansaidherchildren,7-year-oldtwins,havehadhelpfulTutorScopeexperiences.

Theservicehasfreedupherandher17-year-oldsoninpayattentiontotheirwork."Withthese

tutors,Irealizetheyhavetime,“shesaid,44Ithinktheyareverypatientwiththeseyoungerkids,

whichIdonotevenhaveasamother.Ihavepatienceinotherthings,butIdon*thavepatiencefor

teaching.

WhatmakestheTutorScopeeffortspecialistheconnectionbetweentheteenagevolunteers

andtheotherstudentstheyarehelping.Althoughthepandemic（疫情）hasforcedmanystudentsto

lookinward,Goyalsaidthatworkingwithothersonabigprojecthaspermittedhertolook

outward."Myconfidencelevelhasincreased,"Goyalsaid.Sheaddedthatshehasmadefriends

withotherstudentsfromherschool.Shesaidoneofthebestthingsaboutrunningagrowing

non-profitisthatitdoeshelpwiththeboredomofbeingstuckathome.

1.WhatdidGoyaldolastspring?

A.Shehelpedherclassmatesatschool.

B.ShegotactiveinfightingCOVID-19.

C.Sheofferedonlineclassestostudents.

D.ShewenttoSouthKoreaforhelp.

2.What'sthepurposeofTutorScope?

A.Togiveonlinehelp.B.Ibmakeprofits.

C.Tomakefriends.D.Tochoosevolunteers.

3.What'sSarahNewman'sattitudetowardstheprogram?

A.Favorable.B.Tolerant.C.Skeptical.D.Critical.

4.WhatcanwelearnfromGoyal'ssuccess?

A.Puttingthecartbeforethehorse.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Nomancandotwothingsatonce.

D.Helpingotherswillbenefitoneself.

(E)

Abooks-fbr-foodprograminGuatemalaishelpingfeedneedychildrenashungerratesrise

duringthepandemic(疫情).Itisrunbyalocalnonprofitorganizationthataimstofeednearly400

children.

Theprogramissimple.Peoplechooseabooktheywantfromalistofdonatedtitles,andin

returngivebagsofIncaparina,ahigh-proteindrinkmix.BonifazDiazworksfortheprogram.By

bringingthebooks-fbr-foodprogramdirectlytopeople'shomes,Diazmakessuredonationskeep

flowing.Hehastraveledmorethan2,000kilometersonhisbicycle,deliveredloadsofbooksand

carriedbackthousandsofkilogramsofIncaparinaforthenonprofitgroup32Volcanoes.Diaz

sometimespullsasmallcartthathelpshimcarryupto57kilogramsofproduct.Hehastraveledas

faras60kilometersforadeliverytoatownintheWesternHighlands,whereroadconditionsare

poor.

Nearlyayearintothebooks-for-foodprogram,twomorecyclistshavejoinedDiazand

donationskeepflowingin.AnaCastilloisa29-year-oldhighschoolteacherwhorecentlyreceived

thesociologybookfromDiaz.Shedonatestotheprogramoften.The1.8kilogramsofIncaparina

sheprovidedwillhelponefamilyeatforamonth.

CastillolooksforwardtochoosingherbooksfromthetitlesDiazpostsonsocialmedia.

Shealsolovesthefeelingofa"growingcircle"ofgivingandreceiving."Youmightnotgetto

thoseplaces,butyourhelpcan."shesays.

Diazsaysheplanstocontinuecyclingagainsthungeraslongastheneedexists.Hehas

facedhisowneconomicdifficultiessincethetheatercompanyheco-foundedclosedlastspring.

Buttheprogramhaskepthimactive."Ifsanopportunitytoserveinwhichweallbenefit.*'Diaz

said.

1.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram?

A.Toservethereaders.

B.ToproduceIncaparina

C.Toofferpoorchildrenfood

D.Tofightthepandemic.

2.WhatdidDiazdofortheprogram?

A.Hesetupasocialmedia.

B.Hemadedonationsfrequently.

C.Herentedacarttocarrygoods

D.Hetraveledtodeliverbooksandfood

3.Howistheprogramgoingnow?

A.Morepeopleareinvolvedinit.

B.Onlytwocyclistsworkforit.

C.Over400adultsbenefitfromit

D.Financialdifficultiesputittoanend

4.WhichwordbestdescribesDiaz'sattitudetowardstheprogram?

A.Indifferent.B.Supportive,C.Tolerant.D.Unwilling

(F)

IhadmovedtoJapanforalong-termclientconsultingengagement.Afterafewdaysina

Tokyohotel,Imovedtoanapartment.Afterbeingmovedinbymycolleagues,itwastimetoget

dinner.IfoundapizzadeliverflyerinmymailboxanddecidedtosimplyorderapizzaasImight

havethepreviousweekinManhattan.ThephonecalltoCaliPizzawaseasierthananticipatedand

whilewaitingforthepizzaIsetaboutunpacking.

Unfortunately,after45minutesnopizza.Ifiguredthatmy"easy"callreallywasn'tandthatI

wouldneedtomakealternateplansfbrdinner.Whilethinkingaboutwhattodonext,myphonerang.

ItwasCaliPizzacallingtosaythattheycouldnotfindmyapartmentbasedontheaddressthatIhad

giventhem.OnceitwasdeterminedthatIhadprovidedanincorrectaddress,theclerkonthephone

askedmetodescribewhatIcouldseefrommywindow.Aftersomebackandforththeyseemed

satisfiedthattheyknewwhereIwas.

Afewminuteslaterthepizzaarrived.Thisiswhenmy“customerdelight“experiencetook

over.First,thedeliverypersonapologizedrepeatedlyfbrbeinglate,thenheshowedmethesmall

bluemetalplateonmybuildingwiththecorrectaddress,andfinallyherefusedtoacceptpayment

forthepizzabecausehewaslate.Netresult：onedelightedcustomer(me),andfrequentorders

fromCaliPizzaduringmytwo-yearstayinJapan.

Such"customerdelight0experiencesbecomestoriesIhaveusedtoillustratewhatitmeansto

trulydelightacustomer.

1.Whatdidthewriterdofirstafterhemovedintheapartment?

A.Deliverflyers.B.Placeanorder.

C.Callhiscolleagues.D.Setaboutunpacking.

2.Whywasthedeliverydelayed?

A.Thenumberontheflyerwasinaccurate.

B.Theclerkwasunfamiliarwiththeaddress.

C.Thewriterprovidedaninaccurateaddress.

D.Thepizzawassenttoawrongaddress.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"tookOver”underlinedinparagraph3?

A.Disappeared.B.Dominated.

C.Promoted.D.Decreased.

4.W