历年英语高考真题与答案（2019~2021年）

历年英语高考真题与答案（2019~2021）

2019年英语高考真题与答案

真题内容：

第一部分：听力部分（略）

第二部分、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项。

A

NeedaJobThisSummer?

Theprovincialgovernmentanditspartnersoffermany

programstohelpstudentsfindsummerjobs.Thedeadlinesand

whatyouneedtoapplydependontheprogram.

Notastudent?Gotothegovernmentwebsitetolearnabout

programsandonlinetoolsavailabletohelppeopleunder30

buildskills,findajoborstartbusinessesallyearround.

JobsforYouth

Ifyouareateenagerlivingincertainpartsofthe

province,youcouldbeeligible（符合条件）forthisprogram,

whichprovideseightweeksofpaidemploymentalongwith

training.

Whoiseligible：Youth15-18yearsoldinselect

connnunities（社区）.

SummerCompany

SummerCompanyprovidesstudentswithhands-onbusiness

trainingandawardsofupto$3,000tostartandruntheirown

summerbusinesses.

Whoiseligible：Studentsaged15-29,returningtoschool

inthefall.

StewardshipYouthRangerProgram

YoucouldapplytobeaStewardshipYouthRangerandwork

onlocalnaturalresourcemanagementprojectsforeightweeks

thissummer.

Whoiseligible：Studentsaged16or17attimeofhire,

butnotturning18beforeDecember31thisyear.

SummerEmploymentOpportunities（机会）

ThroughtheSummerEmploymentOpportunitiesprogram,

studentsarehiredeachyearinavarietyofsummerpositions

acrosstheProvincialPublicService,itsrelatedagenciesand

connnunitygroups.

Whoiseligible：Studentsaged15orolder.Somepositions

requirestudentstobe15to24orupto29forpersonswith

adisability.

21.WhatisspecialaboutSunmerCompany?

Altrequiresnotrainingbeforeemployment.

Bitprovidesawardsforrunningnewbusinesses.

CItallowsonetoworkinthenaturalenvironment.

DItoffersmoresummerjobopportunities.

22.WhatistheagerangerequiredbyStewardshipYouth

RangerProgram?

A15—18.

B15—24.

C15—29.

D16—17.

23.Whichprogramfavorsthedisabled?

AJobsforYouth.

BSummerCompany.

CStewardshipYouthRangerProgram.

DSummerEmploymentOpportunities.

阅读理解，本大题共4小题，每小题2分，共8分。阅读短文,

完成下列小题。

B

ForCanaanElementary,ssecondgradeinPatchogue,N.Y.,

todayisspeechday,andrightnowit'sChrisPalaez'sturn.

The8-year-oIdisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdark

eyes,heseemslikethekindofkidwhowouldenjoypublic

speaking.

Buthe'snervous."I'mheretotellyoutodaywhyyou

should…should,,•"Christripsonthe"-Id,"a

pronunciationdifficultyformanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.

Histeacher,ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whispering

support."••,Votefor,•,me…"Exceptforsomestumbles,Chris

isdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoanice

conclusion,Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.

Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstartedlearningEnglisha

littleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyrecalls（回想起）howat

thebeginningoftheyear,whencalledupontoread,Chriswould

excusehimselftogotothebathroom.

LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainful

experience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyoumake

mistakes."Ittakesalotforanystudent,"Whaley

explains,"especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglish

astheirnewlanguage,tofeelconfidentenoughtosay,'I

don,tknow,butIwanttoknow.'"

Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidential

campaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraise

theirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.

Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisabout

morethanjustlearningtoreadandspeakinpublic.Hewants

thesekidstolearntoboast（夸耀）aboutthemselves.

"Boastingaboutyourself,andyourbestqualities,"

Whaleysays,"isverydifficultforachildwhocameintothe

classroomnotfeelingconfident."

24.WhatmadeChrisnervous?

ATellingastory.

BMakingaspeech.

CTakingatest.

DAnsweringaquestion.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stumbles"in

paragraph2referto?

Almproperpauses.

BBadmanners.

CSpellingmistakes.

DSillyjokes.

26.WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley'sprojectis

to.

Ahelpstudentsseetheirownstrengths

BassessstudentsJpublicspeakingskills

Cpreparestudentsfortheirfuturejobs

Dinspirestudents*loveforpolitics

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasa

teacher?

AHumorous.

BAmbitious.

CCaring.

DDemanding.

阅读理解本大题共4小题，每小题2分，共8分。阅读短文，完

成下列小题。

C

Asdataandidentitytheftbecomesmoreandmorecommon,

themarketisgrowingforbiometric（生物测量）technologies

—likefingerprintscans-tokeepothersoutofprivate

e-spaces.Atpresent,thesetechnologiesarestillexpensive,

though.

ResearchersfromGeorgiaTechsaythattheyhavecomeup

withalow-costdevice（装置）thatgetsaroundthisproblem：

asmartkeyboard.Thissmartkeyboardpreciselymeasuresthe

cadence（节奏）withwhichonetypesandthepressurefingers

applytoeachkey.Thekeyboardcouldofferastronglayerof

securitybyanalyzingthingsliketheforceofauser'styping

andthetimebetweenkeypresses.Thesepatternsareunique

toeachperson.Thus,thekeyboardcandeterminepeople*s

identities,andbyextension,whethertheyshouldbegiven

accesstothecomputerit'sconnectedto-regardlessof

whethersomeonegetsthepasswordright.

Italsodoesn'trequireanewtypeoftechnologythat

peoplearen,talreadyfamiliarwith.Everybodyusesakeyboard

andeverybodytypesdifferently.

Inastudydescribingthetechnology,theresearchershad

100volunteerstypetheword"touch"fourtimesusingthe

smartkeyboard.Datacollectedfromthedevicecouldbeused

torecognizedifferentparticipantsbasedonhowtheytyped,

withverylowerrorrates.Theresearcherssaythatthe

keyboardshouldbeprettystraightforwardtocommercializeand

ismostlymadeofinexpensive,plastic-likeparts.Theteam

hopestomakeittomarketinthenearfuture.

28.Whydotheresearchersdevelopthesmartkeyboard?

AToreducepressureonkeys.

BToimproveaccuracyintyping

CToreplacethepasswordsystem.

DTocutthecostofe-spaceprotection.

29.Whatmakestheinventionofthesmartkeyboard

possible?

AComputersaremucheasiertooperate.

BFingerprintscanningtechniquesdevelopfast.

CTypingpatternsvaryfrompersontoperson.

DDatasecuritymeasuresareguaranteed.

30.Whatdotheresearchersexpectofthesmartkeyboard?

Alt'11beenvironment-friendly.

Bit'11reachconsumerssoon.

CIt'11bemadeofplastics.

DIt'11helpspeeduptyping.

31.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

AAdiary.

BAguidebook

CAnovel.

DAmagazine.

阅读理解，本大题共4小题，每小题2分，共8分。阅读短文,

完成下列小题。

D

Duringtherosyyearsofelementaryschool（小学），I

enjoyedsharingmydollsandjokes,whichallowedmetokeep

myhighsocialstatus.Iwasthequeenoftheplayground.Then

camemytweensandteens,andmeangirlsandcoolkids.They

roseintheranksnotbybeingfriendlybutbysmoking

cigarettes,breakingrulesandplayingjokesonothers,among

whomIsoonfoundmyself.

Popularityisawell-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology.

MitchPrinstein,aprofessorofclinicalpsychologysortsthe

popularintotwocategories：thelikableandthestatusseekers.

Thelikables'plays-well-with-othersqualitiesstrengthen

schoolyardfriendships,jump-startinterpersonalskillsand,

whentappedearly,areemployedeverafterinlifeandwork.

Thenthere'sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence：

statusbornofpowerandevendishonorablebehavior.

Enviableasthecoolkidsmayhaveseemed,Dr.Prinstein'

sstudiesshowunpleasantconsequences.Thosewhowerehighest

instatusinhighschool,aswellasthoseleastlikedin

elementaryschool,are"mostlikelytoengage（从事）in

dangerousandriskybehavior."

Inonestudy,Dr.Prinsteinexaminedthetwotypesof

popularityin235adolescents,scoringtheleastliked,the

mostlikedandthehighestinstatusbasedonstudentsurveys

（调查研究）."Wefoundthattheleastwell-likedteenshad

becomemoreaggressiveovertimetowardtheirclassmates.But

sohadthosewhowerehighinstatus.Itclearlyshowedthat

whilelikabilitycanleadtohealthyadjustment,highstatus

hasjusttheoppositeeffectonus.n

Dr.Prinsteinhasalsofoundthatthequalitiesthatmade

theneighborswantyouonaplaydate-sharing,kindness,

openness-carryovertolateryearsandmakeyoubetterable

torelateandconnectwithothers.

Inanalyzinghisandotherresearch,Dr.Prinsteincame

toanotherconclusion：Notonlyislikabilityrelatedto

positivelifeoutcomes,butitisalsoresponsibleforthose

outcomes,too."Beinglikedcreatesopportunitiesforlearning

andfornewkindsoflifeexperiencesthathelpsomebodygain

anadvantage,"hesaid.

32.Whatsortofgirlwastheauthorinherearlyyears

ofelementaryschool?

AUnkind.

BLonely.

CGenerous.

DCool.

33.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

ATheclassificationofthepopular.

BThecharacteristicsofadolescents.

CTheimportanceofinterpersonalskills.

DThecausesofdishonorablebehavior.

34.WhatdidDr.Prinstein'sstudyfindaboutthemost

likedkids?

ATheyappearedtobeaggressive.

BTheytendedtobemoreadaptable.

CTheyenjoyedthehigheststatus.

DTheyperformedwellacademically.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

ABeNice—YouWon,tFinishLast

BTheHighertheStatus,theBetter

CBetheBest—YouCanMakeIt

DMoreSelf-Control,LessAggressiveness

填空题，本大题共4小题，每小题10分，共40分。把答案填写

在题中横线上。

36.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选

项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

IsFreshAirReallyGoodforYou?

Weallgrewuphearingpeopletellusto"gooutandget

somefreshair".36Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswer

isabigYES,iftheairqualityinyourcampingareaisgood.

37Iftheairyou'rebreathingisclean-whichitwould

beifyou'reawayfromthesmogofcities-thentheairis

filledwithlife-giving,energizingoxygen.Ifyouexerciseout

ofdoors,yourbodywilllearntobreathemoredeeply,allowing

evenmoreoxygentogettoyourmuscles（肌肉）andyourbrain.

Recently,peoplehavebegunstudyingtheconnection

betweenthenaturalworldandhealing（治愈）.38Intheseplaces

patientscangotobenearnatureduringtheirrecovery.It

turnsoutthatjustlookingatgreen,growingthingscanreduce

stress,lowerbloodpressure,andputpeopleintoabettermood

（情绪）.Greeneryisgoodforus.Hospitalpatientswhosee

treebranchesouttheirwindowarelikelytorecoveratafaster

ratethanpatientswhoseebuildingsorskyinstead.39Itgives

usagreatfeelingofpeace.

40Whilethesun,srayscanageandharmourskin,they

alsogiveusbeneficialVitaminD.Tomakesureyougetenough

VitaminD-butstillprotectyourskin-putonsunscreen

rightasyouheadoutside.Ittakessunscreenaboutfifteen

minutestostartworking,andthat'splentyoftimeforyour

skintoabsorbaday*sworthofVitaminD.

A.Freshaircleansourlungs.

B.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?

C.Beinginnaturerefreshesus.

D.Anothersidebenefitofgettingfreshairissunlight.

E.Butisfreshairreallyasgoodforyouasyourmother

alwayssaid?

F.Justasimportantly,wetendtoassociatefreshairwith

healthcare.

G.Allacrossthecountry,recoverycentershavebegun

buildingHealingGardens.

第三部分、语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，

选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Everyyearabout40,000peopleattempttoclimbKilimanjaro,

thehighestmountaininAfrica.They41withthemlotsofwaste.

The42mightdamagethebeautyoftheplace.Theglaciers（冰

川）aredisappearing,changingthe43ofKilimanjaro.

Hearingthesestories,I'm44abouttheplace-other

destinationsaredescribedas"purer"naturalexperiences.

However,Isoon45thatmuchhaschangedsincethedays

ofdisturbingreportsof46amongtonsofrubbish.Ifinda47

mountain,withtoiletsatcampsandalongthepaths.The

environmentalchallengesare48buttheeffortsmadebythe

TanzaniaNationalParkAuthorityseemtobe49.

ThebestofaKilimanjaro50,inmyopinion,isn'treaching

thetop.Mountainsare51asspiritualplacesbymanycultures.

This52isespeciallyevidentonKilimanjaroas53gothrough

fiveecosystems（生态系统）inthespaceofafewkilometers.

Atthebaseisarainforest.Itendsabruptlyat3,000meters,

54landsoflowgrowingplants.Furtherup,theweather55-

lowcloudsenvelopethemountainsides,whicharecoveredwith

thickgrass.I56twelveshadesofgreenfromwhereIstand.

Above4,000metersisthehighland57：gravel（砾石），stones

androcks.58youclimbintoanarctic-likezonewith59snow

andtheglaciersthatmaysoondisappear.

DoesKilimanjaro60itsreputationasacrowdedmountain

withlinesoftouristsruiningtheatmosphereofpeace?Ifound

theoppositetobetrue.

41.A.keepB.mixC.connectD.bring

42.A.storiesB.buildingsC.crowdsD.reporters

43.A.positionB.ageC.faceD.name

44.A.silentB.skepticalC.seriousD.crazy

45.A.discoverB.argueC.decideD.advocate

46.A.equipmentB.grassC.campsD.stones

47.A.remoteB.quietC.allD.clean

48.A.newB.specialC.significantD.necessary

49.A.payingoffB.spreadingoutC.blowingupD.fading

away

50.A.atmosphereB.experienceC.experimentD.sight

51.A.studiedB.observedC.exploredD.regarded

52.A.viewB.qualityC.reasonD.purpose

53.A.scientistsB.climbersC.localsD.officials

54.A.holdingontoB.goingbacktoC.livinguptoD.

givingwayto

55.A.changesB.clearsC.improvesD.permits

56.A.matchB.imagineC.countD.add

57.A.villageB.desertC.roadD.lake

58.A.ObviouslyB.EasilyC.ConsequentlyD.Finally

59.A.permanentB.littleC.freshD.artificial

60.A.enjoyB.deserveC.saveD.acquire

61.笫二节（共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正

确形式。

ThepolarbearisfoundintheArcticCircleandsome

biglandmassesasfarsouthasNewfoundland.Whiletheyare

rarenorthof88°,thereisevidence61theyrangealltheway

acrosstheArctic,andasfarsouthasJamesBayinCanada.

Itisdifficulttofigureoutaglobalpopulationofpolarbears

asmuchoftherangehasbeen62(poor)studied；however,

biologistscalculatethatthereareabout20,000-25,000polar

bearsworldwide.

Modernmethods63trackingpolarbearpopulationshave

beenemployedonlysincethemid-1980s,andareexpensive64

(perform)consistentlyoveralargearea.Inrecentyearssome

InuitpeopleinNunavut65(report)increasesinbearsightings

aroundhumansettlements,leadingtoa66(believe)that

populationsareincreasing.Scientistshaverespondedby67

(note)thathungrybearsmaybecongregating(MM)aroundhuman

settlements,leadingtotheillusion(错觉)thatpopulations

are68(high)thantheyactuallyare.Of69nineteenrecognized

polarbearsubpopulations,threearedeclining,six70(be)

stable,oneisincreasing,andninelackenoughdata.

第四部分、写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌

写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处

错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的

词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Ibecameinterestinginplayingfootballthankstoasmall

accident.OneafternoonwhereIwasinprimaryschool,Iwas

walkingbytheschoolplayground.Suddenlyfootballfeeljust

infrontofmebutalmosthitme.Istoppedtheballandkicked

ithardlybacktotheplayground.Toeveryone'ssurprising,the

ballwentintothenet.Allthefootballplayeronthe

playgroundcheeredloudly,saythatIhadatalentforfootball.

Fromnowon,Istartedtoplaymyfootballwithclassmatesafter

school.Iamagoodplayernow.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，暑假在伦敦学习，得知当地美术馆要举办中国画

展。请写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：

1.写信目的：

2.个人优势：

3.能做的事情。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.结束语已为你写好。

试题答案：

2019年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语试题参考答案

第一部分听力

I.B2.A

6.C7.B

11.B12.A

16.A17.C

第二部分阅读理解

21.B22.D23.D24.B25.A

26.A27.C28.D29.C30.B

3!.D32.C33.A34.B35.A

36.E37.A38.G39.C40.D

第三部分语言知识运用

41.D42.C43.C44.B45.A

46.C47.D48.C49.A50.B

51.D52.A51B54.D55.A

56.C57.B58.D59.A60.B

61.that62.poorly63.of/for64.toperform65.havereported

66.belief67.noting68.higher69.the70.are

第四部分写作

第f

Ibecameimeresiinginplayingfootballthankstoasmallaccident,

interested

Oneafternoonwhere1wasinprimaryschool.!waswalkingbytheschool

when

playground.SuddenlyAfootballfelljustinfrontofme匈almosthitme.

aand

Istoppedtheballandkickedithardlybacktotheplayground.Toeveryone's

hard

surprisingtheballwentintothenet.Allthefootballpfayerontheplayground

surpriseplayers

cheeredloudly,say(hatihadatalentforfootball.Fromnowon,!startedto

sayingthen

playZwithclassmatesafterschool.Iamagoodplayernow.

第二行（略）

2020年英语高考真题与答案

真题内容：

单选题，本大题共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分。在每小题

给出的4个选项中，有且只有一项是符合题目要求。

1.Wherearethespeakers?

AAtaswimmingpool.

Blnaclothingshop.

CAtaschoollab.

2.WhatwillTomdonext?

ATurndownthemusic.

BPostponetheshow.

CStoppracticing.

3.Whatisthewomanbusydoing?

AWorkingonapaper.

BTidyinguptheoffice.

COrganizingaparty.

4.WhenwillHenrystarthisvacation?

AThisweekend.

BNextweek.

CAttheendofAugust.

5.WhatdoesDonnaoffertodoforBill?

ABookaflightforhim.

BDrivehimtotheairport.

CHelphimparkthecar.

6.WhydoesPetecallLucy?

ATosaythathe'11belate.

BTotellherabouthiswork.

CToinvitehertodinner.

7.WhenisPetegoingtoseeLucy?

AAt6：00pm.

BAt6：45pm.

CAt8:00pm.

8.WhydoesCathywanttoquitherjob?

AShe'11joinanotherfirm.

BShe,11runherownbusiness.

CShe,sfedupwithit.

9.WhatisMark,sattitudetowardsCathy*sdecision?

AForgiving.

BSympathetic.

CSupportive.

10.WhatmightCathydoforthepresentcompany?

AApplyforaproject.

BTrainanewperson.

CRecommendanengineer.

11.Howdidthemanfeelabouthisperformancetoday?

AGreatlyencouraged.

BAbitdissatisfied.

CTerriblydisappointed.

12.Whatdidthemansayhelpedhimovercometheproblem?

APatience.

BLuck.

CDetermination.

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

AConductinganinterview.

BHoldingapressconference.

CHostingaceremony.

14.Whatisnexttotheapartmentbuilding?

AArestaurant.

BAlaundry.

CAgrocerystore.

15.Whichisincludedintherent?

AElectricity.

BTheInternet.

CSatelliteTV.

16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheapartment?

Alt'squitelarge.

Bit'swellfurnished.

CIt'sworththemoney.

17.WhereisJefffrom?

ALiverpool.

BCoventry.

CNewcastle.

18.Wheredoyoungmengotowatchbiggamesaccordingto

Jeff?

APubs.

BStadiums.

CFriends,homes.

19.WhydoesJeffhavetopickateamtosupport?

AToavoidbeingbothered.

BToopenaconversation.

CToearnrespectfromothers.

20.WhatdoesJeffmainlytalkabout?

AEngland'smomentofsuccess.

BEnglishflagasasymbolofhope.

CEngland'sall-timefavouritesport.

阅读理解，本大题共3小题，每小题2分，共6分。阅读短文,

完成下列小题。

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项。

A

TrainInformation

AllcustomerstravellingonTransLinkservicesmustbein

possessionofavalidticketbeforeboarding.Forticket

information,pleaseaskatyourlocalstationorcall1312

30.

WhileQueenslandRailmakeseveryefforttoensuretrains

runasscheduled,therecanbenoguaranteeofconnections

betweentrainsorbetweentrainservicesandbusservices.

Lostproperty（失物招领）

CallLostPropertyon131617duringbusinesshoursfor

itemslostonQueenslandRailservices.

ThelostpropertyofficeisopenMondaytoFriday7：30am

to5：00pmandislocated（位于）atRomaStreetstation.

Publicholidays

Onpublicholidays,generallyaSundaytimetable

operates.Oncertainmajoreventdays,i.e.

AustraliaDay,AnzacDay,sportingandculturaldays,

specialadditionalservicesmayoperate.

ChristmasDayservicesoperatetoaChristmasDay

timetable,Beforetravelpleasevisittranslink.com.auorcall

TransLinkon131230anytime.

Customersusingmobilitydevices

Manystationshavewheelchairaccessfromthecarparkor

entrancetothestationplatforms.

Forassistance,pleaseQueenslandRailon131617.

Guardiantrains(outbound)

21.Whatwouldyoudogettickerinformation?

ACall131617

BVisittranslink.com.au.

CAskatthelocalstation.

DCheckthetrainschedule.

22.Atwhichstationcanyoufindthelostpropertyoffice?

AAltandi.

BRomaStreet.

CVarsityLakes

DFortitudeValley.

23.WhichtrainwouldyoutakeifyougofromCentralto

VarsityLakes?

A6：42pm

B7：29pm

C8：57pm.

Dll：02pm.

阅读理解本大题共4小题，每小题2分，共8分。阅读短文，完

成下列小题。

B

Returningtoabookyou'vereadmanytimescanfeellike

drinkswithanoldfriend.ThereJsawelcomefamiliarity-but

alsosometimesaslightsuspicionthattimehaschangedyouboth,

andthustherelationship.Butbooksdon*tchange,people

do.Andthat'swhatmakestheactofrereadingsorichand

transformative.

Thebeautyofrereadingliesintheideathatourbondwith

theworkisbasedonourpresentmentalregister.It'strue,

theolderIget,themoreIfeeltimehaswings.Butwithreading,

it'sallaboutthepresent.It'saboutthenowandwhatone

contributestothenow,becausereadingisagiveandtake

betweenauthorandreader.Eachhastopulltheirownweight.

TherearethreebooksIrereadannuallyThefirst,which

ItaketoreadingeveryspringisEmestHemningway'sAMoveable

Feast.Publishedin19xx,it'shisclassicmemoirof1920s

Paris.Thelanguageisalmostintoxicating（令人陶醉的），an

agingwriterlookingbackonanambitiousyetsimplertime.

AnotherisAnnieDillard'sHolytheFirm,herpoetic1975

ramble（随笔）abouteverythingandnothing.Thethirdbookis

JulioCortazar,sSaveTwilight：SelectedPoems,becausepoetry.

AndbecauseCortazar.

WhileItendtobuyalotofbooks,thesethreeweregiven

tomeasgifs,whichmightaddtothemeaningIattachtothem.

ButIimaginethat,whilemoneyisindeedwonderful

andnecessary,rereadinganauthor*sworkisthe

highestcurrencyareadercanpaythem.Thebestbooksarethe

onesthatopenfurtherastimepasses.Butremember,it,syou

thathastogrowandreadandrereadinordertobetter

understandyourfriends.

24.Whydoestheauthorlikerereading?

Altevaluatesthewriter-readerrelationship.

Bit'sawindowtoawholenewworld.

CIt'sasubstitutefordrinkingwithafriend.

DItextendstheunderstandingofoneself.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookAMoveableFeas!?

Alt'sabriefaccountofatrip.

Bit'saboutHemingwayJslifeasayoungman.

CIt'sarecordofahistoricevent.

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