湖北省部分学校高二年级上册期中英语试题汇编：阅读理解

湖北省部分学校

2020-2021年高二上学期期中英语试题精选汇编

阅读理解专题

湖北随州市第一中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Astheleavesstarttochangecolorandtheautumnairturnsfresh,sometimesnothingismoreappealingthan

theattractionofagoodbook.Hereareourfourtoppicksforthebestbooks.

TheMostFunWeEverHad

ByClaireLombardo

Doubleday

DavidandMarilynhavebeenmarriedforever.Fourkidsanddecadeslater,they*restillasinloveastheday

theymet.Lombardopaintsanextraordinarypictureofafamilyinwhatcouldwellbeoneofthebestnovels

publishedthisyear.

TheShadowKing

ByMaazaMengiste

W.W.Norton&Company

Ahistoricalnovelthattakesplaceinthe1930sEthiopia,TheShadowKingfocusesonthefemalesoldiers

whotakeuparmsinWorldWarII.Inbeautifulprose（叙述）,Mengisteshinesalightonthosewhoselivesare

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notoftennoticed.

SomeoneWeKnow

ByShariLapena

PamelaDormanBooks

Aquietsuburbantownisshakenbyaseriesofbreak-insandabodythatturnsupinthetrunkofacarinthis

latestpsychologicalthrillerbytheauthorofTheCoupleNextDoor.Howarethecrimesrelated?Andwhatdoes

theinvaderknow?

TheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11

ByGarrettM.Graff

AvidReaderPress

JournalistGraffputstogetheranoralhistoryof9/11fromtheperspectiveofnearlyeveryoneinvolved.Every

singlelineisbreathtakingandheartbreaking,weavingtogetherthestoryofpreviously-unimaginableandtragic

eventsthatchangedhistory.

1.Whichofthefollowingpublishedthebookaboutthearmy?

A.Doubleday.B.W.W.Norton&Company.

C.PamelaDormanBooks.D.AvidReaderPress.

2.Whichauthorisgoodatwritingsuspensestories?

A.ClaireLombardo.B.MaazaMengiste.

C.ShariLapena.D.GarrettM.Graff.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11?

A.It*saboutsometruestoriesin9/11.

B.It'saboutsomefemalesoldiersinWorldWarII.

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C.Ifsaboutajoumalisfsexperiencein9/11.

D.It'saboutasingletragiceventin9/11.

【答案】l.B2.C3.A

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了四本选择率最高、最好的书：《我们有史以来最有趣的事》、《影子国王》、

《我们了解的一些人》、《天空中唯一的飞机：911的口述历史》。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二本书的介绍uAhistoricalnovelthattakesplaceinthe1930sEthiopia,TheShadowKing

focusesonthefemalesoldierswhotakeuparmsinWorldWarII.（一部发生在20世纪30年代埃塞俄比亚的历

史小说，《影子国王》专注于二战中拿起武器的女士兵）”和W.W.Norton&Company可知，W.W.Norton&

Company出版了关于军队的书。故选B。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据SomeoneWeKnow部分“ByShariLapena”以及第三本书的介绍“Aquietsuburbantown

isshakenbyaseriesofbreak-insandabodythatturnsupinthetrunkofacarinthislatestpsychologicalthriller

bytheauthorofTheCoupleNextDoor.Howarethecrimesrelated?Andwhatdoestheinvaderknow?（一个安静

的郊区小镇被一系列的闯入事件和一具尸体震撼了，这是《隔壁一对夫妇》的作者的最新心理惊悚片。这

些罪行有什么联系？入侵者知道什么？）”可知ShariLapena擅长写惊悚故事。故选C。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段的uJournalistGraffputstogetheranoralhistoryof9/11fromtheperspectiveof

nearlyeveryoneinvolved.Everysinglelineisbreathtakingandheartbreaking,weavingtogetherthestoryof

previously-unimaginableandtragiceventsthatchangedhistory.（记者格拉夫从几乎所有参与的人的角度整理

了一段911的口述历史，每一句台词都是令人叹为观止和心碎的，把以前难以想象的故事和改变历史的事

件交织在一起）“可知，TheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11这本书是关于911事

件中的真实故事集。故选A。

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AuntFanniewasBlueberryJamWoman.Ofcourseshewasn'treallymyaunt,andoutoffear,Inevercalled

thattoherface.Thenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle（轻笑）andmymotherlooksternly（严厉地）atbothof

us——atmeforbeingdisrespectful,andatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.Ienjoyedbothreactions,so

Ilookedforeveryopportunitytoworkforthenameintoconversation.

Asayoungwoman,mymotherhadworkedinthekitchenofalargeVictorianfarmhouseownedbyFannie

Cratty.FanniewasthelastoftheCrattyline;shehadnevermarried,andhadnolivingheirs（继承人）.Myfather

oncetoldmethatitwasbecauseshewastoomeantoshareherfamilywealthorpassiton.AuntFanniewasnoted

fbrherjam,andforneversharingtherecipewithanotherlivingsoul.Eventhoughmymotherknewitbyheart,as

longasAuntFanniewasalive,shenevermadethejamwithoutMissCrattyinourkitchentodirect

theprocessandpreservethesecret.

Oneyear,afterIhadbeenparticularlyhelpfulwiththejam-makingprocess.AuntFanniegavemeaquarter

andthenmademepromiseIwouldneverspendit."Holdontothisquarter,“shesaid,“andsomedayyouwillbe

rich.Istillhavemyfirstveryquarter.,,Ithadobviouslyworkedfbrher,soIputthat1938quarterinasmall

box,putitinmydresserdrawer,andwaitedtobecomerich.

Inowhavetheblueberry-jamrecipeandthequarterfromAuntFannie.Neitherhassignificantlycontributed

tomywealth,butIkeepthemtoremindmyselftoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeel

richfbrawhile,butitisyourrelationships,andyourmemoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamily,thattruly

leaveyouwealthy.Andthatisafortunethatanyonecanbuild.

4.Wheredidthe“ffear“mentionedinthefirstparagraphcomefrom?

AThatyear'sblueberryharvesthadbeenpoor.

B.AuntFanniewastoooldtokeepmakingjam.

C.Theauthor'smothercouldn'thelpAuntFannieharvesttheblueberries.

D.TheauthorknewitwasimpolitetocallAuntFannieBlueberryJamWoman.

5.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat.

A.AuntFanniehadnochildrenB.AuntFanniewaswillingtoshareherrecipe

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C.theauthoroftenhelpedAuntFanniemakejamD.theauthor'smotheralwaysmadethejamalone

6.Whatdidtheauthor'smotherfeeltowardsAuntFannie?

A.Disgusted.B.Surprised.C.Affectionate.D.Disappointed.

7.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellus?

A.Tomakenewfriendseasily.B.Nottoputapriceongenerosity.

C.Nottothinkofkindnessasaburden.D.Totreasurethetimespentwithfamilyandfriends.

【答案】4.D5.A6.C7,D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述Fannie姨妈和她的蓝莓酱配方，向我们说明金钱只可以暂时让人感觉富有，

唯有和他人的关系以及和朋友、家人们一起度过的美好时光才会让我们变得真正富有。

【4题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段中“AuntFanniewasBlueberryJamWoman.Ofcourseshewasn'treallymyaunt,and

outoffear,Inevercalledthattoherface.Thenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle（轻笑）andmymotherlook

stemly（严厉地）atbothofus——atmefbrbeingdisrespectful,andatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.,,

可知Fannie姨妈是“蓝莓果酱女士”。当然，她并不真是我的姨妈，出于恐惧，我从来没有当着她的面这

么叫过。这个名字总是让父亲咯咯地笑，母亲则严厉地看着我们俩一一看着我，是因为我不尊重别人；看

着父亲，是因为他纵容我的坏行为。由此可推知，第一段提到作者出于“恐惧”，是因为作者知道称呼Fannie

阿姨“蓝莓果酱女士”是不礼貌的。故选D。

【5题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中“shehadnevermarried,andhadnolivingheirs（继承人）可知她从未结过婚，

也没有继承人。由此可知，Fannie姨妈没有孩子。故选A。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。根据第一段中“Thenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle（轻笑）andmymotherlookstemly（严

厉地）atbothofus-atmefbrbeingdisrespectful,andatmyfatherfbrencouragingmybadbehavior.（这个名字

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总是让父亲咯咯地笑，母亲则严厉地看着我们俩一一看着我，是因为我不尊重别人；看着父亲，是因为他

纵容我的坏行为）”以及第二段中Eventhoughmymotherknewitbyheart,aslongasAuntFanniewasalive,

shenevermadethejamwithoutMissCrattyinourkitchentodirecttheprocessandpreservethesecret.（尽管我母

亲早已熟记于心，但只要Fannie姨妈还活着，没有Cratty小姐在我们厨房指导制作过程，她从来不会做这

种果酱，并且保守秘密）”由此可推知，作者的妈妈不允许丈夫和作者不礼貌地称呼Fannie姨妈“蓝莓果

酱女士”，以及虽然已经知道果酱的做法，还是要在Fannie姨妈在场的时候才制作这种果酱，可推知作者

的母亲对Fannie姨妈很有感情。故选C。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中aNeitherhassignificantlycontributedtomywealth,butIkeepthemtoremind

myselftoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeelrichfbrawhile,butitisyour

relationships,andyourmemoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamily,thattrulyleaveyouwealthy.Andthatisa

fortunethatanyonecanbuild."可知，它们都没有给我带来财富，但我保留它们是为了提醒自己要珍惜生活

中有价值的东西。金钱能让你暂时感到富有，但真正让你富有的是你的人际关系，以及你与朋友和家人共

度的时光的记忆。这是任何人都可以创造的财富。由此可推知，作者想告诉我们要珍惜与家人和朋友在一

起的时间。故选D。

C

Timeandhowweexperienceithavealwayspuzzledus.Physicistshavecreatedfascinatingtheories,buttheir

timeismeasuredbyapendulum（钟摆）andisnotpsychologicaltime,whichleapswithlittleregardtotheclock

orcalendar.Assomeonewhounderstoodthedistinctionobserved,“Whenyousitwithanicegirlfortwohoursit

seemslikeaminute,butwhenyousitonahotstove,aminuteseemsliketwohours.“

Psychologistshavelongnoticedthatlargerunitsoftime,suchasmonthsandyears,flyonswifterwingsas

weage.Theyalsonotethatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesandappointments,themorerapidlyit

seemstopass.Forexample,adayattheofficefliescomparedwithadayatthebeach.

Expectationandfamiliarityalsomaketimeseemtoflowmorerapidly.Almostallofushavehadthe

experienceofdrivingsomewherewe,veneverbeenbefore.Surroundedbyunfamiliarscenery,withnorealideaof

whenwe'llarrive,weexperiencethetripaslasingalongtime.Butthereturntrip,althoughexactlyaslong,seems

totakefarlesstime.Thenoveltyoftheoutwardjourneyhasbecomeroutine.

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Whendaysbecomeasidenticalasbeads（d、珠子）onastring,theymixtogether,andevenmonthsbecomea

singleday.Tocounterthis,trytofindwaystointerruptthestructureofyourday-tostoptime,sotospeak.

Learningsomethingnewisoneofthewaystoslowthepassageoftime.Oneofthereasonsthedaysofour

youthseemstobefullandlongisthatthesearethedaysoflearninganddiscovery.Formanyofus,learningends

whenweleaveschool,butthisdoesn*thavetobe.

8.Whatistheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1usedtoshow?

A.Psychologicaltimeisquitepuzzling.

BTimeshouldnotbemeasuredbyapendulum.

C.Physicaltimeisdifferentfrompsychologicaltime

D.Physicaltheoryhasnothingtodowiththetruesenseoftime

9.Whydounitsoftimeflyfasteraswegrowolder?

A.Oursenseoftimechanges.

B.Wespendlesstimeatthebeach

C.Moretimeisstructuredandscheduled

D.Timeisstructuredwithtoomanyappointments.

10.Whatdoes''Novelty"inparagraph3probablymean?

A.excitementB.unfamiliarityC.imaginationD.amusement

11.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Togivevariousexplanationsabouttime

B.Todescribehowweexperiencetimephysically

C.Toshowthedifferencesoftwokindsoftime

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D.Toexplainwhytimefliesandhowtoslowitdown

【答案】8.C9.C10.B11.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲的是同样的事情，同样的时间，但是心理层面的时间和物理概念的时间是

有差别的。文章解释了时间为什么过的很快，以及怎样让它变慢。

【8题详解】

推理判断题。根据划线句子的上一句Physicistshavecreatedfascinatingtheories,buttheirtimeismeasuredbya

pendulumandisnotpsychologicaltime,whichleapswithlittleregardtotheclockorcalendar（物理学家仓U造了

有趣的理论，但他们的时间是通过钟摆衡量的，而不是心理时间，心理时间和钟表或日历没有关系。）可推

测，划线句子是为了说明物理概念的时间和心理的时间是有区别的。C.Physicaltimeisdifferentfrom

psychologicaltime（物理时间和心理时间是有区别的）符合以上说法，故选C项。

【9题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段的Theyalsonotethatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesandappointments,the

morerapidlyitseemstopass.（他们还指出，日程表和约会安排的越多，时间似乎过得就越快。）可知，因为

单位时间是被规划好的，所以越是细致规划的时间，看上去就过的越快。C.Moretimeisstructuredand

scheduled（更过的时间被规划和安排）符合以上说法，故选C项。

【10题详解】

词义猜测题。根据第三段的Surroundedbyunfamiliarscenery,withnorealideaofwhenwe'llarrive,we

experiencethetripaslastingalongtime.Thenoveltyoftheoutwardjourneyhasbecomeroutine.（周围是不熟悉

的环境，不知道我们何时到达，我们经历的旅行似乎持续了很长时间。外面世界的novelty已经成了家常

便饭。）根据句意可知，因为对周边环境的不熟悉才觉得时间过得慢，而这种情况成为我们生活的一种常规

了。由此猜测，划线部分的意思是“不熟悉”。B.unfamiliarity（不熟悉）符合以上说法，故选B项。

【11题详解】

推理判断题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其最后一段的Learningsomethingnewisoneofthewaystoslowthe

passageoftime.Oneofthereasonsthedaysofouryouthseemssofullandlongisthatthesearethedaysof

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learninganddiscovery.Formanyofus,learningendswhenweleaveschool,butthisdoesn'thavetobe.（学习新

的东西是减缓时间流逝的方法之一。我们的青春岁月之所以充实而漫长，其中一个原因就是这些是学习和

发现的日子。对于我们很多人来说，离开学校就是学习的结束，但这不一定非得这样。）可知，作者写篇文

章的是为了陈述为什么时间过的很快，以及怎样让时间变慢。D.Toexplainwhytimefliesandhowtoslowit

down（为了解释为什么时间流逝的快，以及如何让它变慢）符合以上推测，故选D项。

D

DoyoustillrememberthesceneinthefamousmovieTitanic,directedbyCameron,whereJackwasfrozen

todeathintheicycoldwatersothatRosecouldsurviveonthefloatingdooralone?Itbrokemanypeople'sheart.

Twodecadeslater,peoplearestillaskingthequestion,"wasn'tthereenoughroomonthedoorforbothof

them?^^

Camerononcerespondedbysayingitwasn'taquestionofroom,butbuoyancy——ifbothofthemhadtriedto

stayontheraft,heargued,thewholethingwouldsink.

Butseveralguysfrom“Mythbusters”,anAustralian-Americanscienceentertainmenttelevisionprogram,

decidedtotestthetheorythemselves.TheydiscoveredthatifRosehadtookoffherlifejackettothebottomofthe

raft,therewouldhavebeenenoughbuoyancytokeepbothofthemafloat.

WhentheypresentedtheirfindingstoCameron,thedirectorinsistedthatJackcouldn'tbesaved.

“Theanswerisverysimple,“Cameronsaid."Becauseitsaysonpage147ofthescriptthatJackdies.To

Cameron,itwasanartisticchoicetohavethebelovedcharacterofmillions,Jackdrownintothecoldsea.Jack

hadtodiebecauseCameronthoughtitwouldbebestifwedid.

“Itwasanartisticchoice,thethingwasjustbigenoughtoholdher,andnotbigenoughtohold

Cameronsaid."Ithinkit'sallkindofsilly,really,thatwe'rehavingthisdiscussion20yearslater.Butitdoes

showthatthefilmwaseffectiveinmakingJacksoendearingtotheaudiencethatithurtsthemtoseehimdie.The

filmisaboutdeathandseparation;hehadtodie.”

SinceJackwasdoomedtodie,Cameronsaid,itcouldhavehappenedinavarietyofdifferentways.It'snot

aboutthedoornotbeingbigenough:that'sjustapracticalmethodforhisdeath.''Whetheritwasthat,orwhether

achimneyfellonhim,hewasgoingdown,^^Cameronsaid."It'scalledart:thingshappenforartisticreasons,not

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fbrphysicsreasons.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterJackaccordingtothetext?

A.Heintendedtokillhimself.B.HesacrificedhimselftosaveRose.

C.Hedidn'thavemoneytobuyticket.D.Helackedbasicknowledgeofphysics.

13.AccordingtoCameron,whydidtheaudienceargueaboutJack'sdeathfbr20years?

A.Theyarefragilepeople.B.Theydon'tlikethemovie.

C.TheylovethecharacterJack.D.Theyarecrazyaboutphysics.

14.Whywasachimneymentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Tointroducethestructureoftheship.B.Toshowtheoriginalplanofthemovie.

C.Topresentthemissingpartofthemovie.D.ToexplaintheunchangeablefateofJack.

15.Whatisbesttitleofthetext?

A.JackinTitanicMustDie.B.BigEnoughforBoth.

C.CameronisWrong.D.JackcouldSurvive.

【答案】12.B13.C14.D15.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了电影《泰坦尼克号》中Jack因为救Rose而死，但是二十年后人们仍在

纠结Jack是否真的非死不可的问题，甚至有人专门进行了试验并把结果提交给电影导演卡梅隆。对此，卡

梅隆的看法是杰克非死不可，并给出了理由。

【12题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中“DoyoustillrememberthesceneinthefamousmovieTitanic,directedbyCameron,

whereJackwasfrozentodeathintheicycoldwatersothatRosecouldsurviveonthefloatingdooralone?”可知

你还记得卡梅隆执导的著名电影《泰坦尼克号》中Jack被冻死在冰冷的水中，而Rose独自靠漂浮的门生

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存下来的场景吗？由此可知，Jack这个角色为了救Rose而牺牲了自己。故选B。

[13题详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“ButitdoesshowthatthefilmwaseffectiveinmakingJacksoendearingto

theaudiencethatithurtsthemtoseehimdie.”可知但它确实表明，这部电影有效地把Jack塑造得如此受观

众喜爱，以至于看到他死去会让他们感到心痛。由此可知，根据卡梅隆的说法，观众们为Jack的死争论了

20年是因为他们喜欢Jack这个角色。故选C。

【14题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中uSinceJackwasdoomedtodie,Cameronsaid,itcouldhavehappenedina

varietyofdifferentways.Ifsnotaboutthedoornotbeingbigenough:that'sjustapracticalmethodforhisdeath.

'Whetheritwasthat,orwhetherachimneyfellonhim,hewasgoingdown,'Cameronsaid.”可知卡梅隆说，既

然Jack注定要死，那就有可能以各种不同的方式死去。这不是门不够大的问题：那只是他的一种死亡方式。

“不管是这样，还是烟囱掉在他身上，他都要死，”卡梅隆说。由此可推知，最后一段提到烟囱是为了解

释Jack无法改变的命运。故选D。

【15题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第五段“WhentheypresentedtheirfindingstoCameron,thedirectorinsistedthatJack

couldn'tbesaved.（当他们把调查结果提交给卡梅隆时，导演坚持认为Jack必须死）”结合文章主要说明了

电影《泰坦尼克号》中Jack因为救Rose而死，但是二十年后人们仍在纠结Jack是否真的非死不可的问

题，甚至有人专门进行了试验并把结果提交给电影导演卡梅隆。对此，卡梅隆的看法是杰克非死不可，

并给出了理由。由此可知，A选项“泰坦尼克号上的Jack必须死”最符合文章标题。故选A。

湖北省利川市第五中学2020-2021学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

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2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

SydneyTrainsisoneofthemosteconomical,reliableandconvenientwaystotravelthroughoutSydneyand

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itssurrounds.

Ournetwork,theNSWTrainsIntercity,coverssuburbanSydneyandextendstotheHunter,CentralCoast,

BlueMountains,SouthernHighlandsandSouthCoastregions.

Thenetworkismadeupofseveralcolour-codedlines.Trainsfromdifferentlinescansharethesame

platform,socheckdisplayscreenandlistentoannouncements.

Ticketpricesaregenerallybasedonthedistancetraveled.YoucanvisitTransportnsw.Infofordetails.

GettingtotheCity

InSydney,ifyou'renearatrainstation,you'reonyourwaytothecity.Everyraillineleadsdirectlyor

indirectlytotheCityCircle.IfsthelooparoundthecentralbusinessdistrictofSydney.MostCitystationsare

underground,solookoutforthesignonstreetlevel.

Automaticticketgates

Largestationshaveautomaticgatesfbrentryto,andexitfrom,thestation.IfyouhaveanOpalcardora

ticketwhichhasamagneticstripe（磁条）youmustusetheautomaticgates.Youmayusethewidegatefbr

wheelchair,pramorluggageaccess.Stationstaffwillassistyou.

NightRidebuses

Mosttrainsdonotoperatebetweenmidnightand4:00a.m.ForyourconvenienceaspecialNightRidebus

serviceisavailablebetweenthesehoursonmostSydneysuburbanlines.

Trackwork

Inorderfbrthetrackstothemaintained,wesometimeshavetoreplacetrainwithbuses,particularlyat

weekends.Pleasecheckthetrackworksectionfbrthelatestservicechangesonyourline.

21.Howdotravelersgetmoreinformationaboutticketprices?

A.TheycangototheCityCircle.B.Theycanvisitawebsite.

C.Theycancheckdisplayscreen.D.Theycanlistentoannouncements.

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22.Whatserviceisofferedtotravelersinneedatmostbigstations?

A.AfreeOpalcard.B.Earlierentrytothestation.

C.Helpfromstationworkers.D.Aticketwithamagneticstripe.

23.WhichisthebestconvenienttimetotravelbySydneyTrains?

A.Atmidnight.B.OnSundayafternoon.

C.Betweenmidnightand4:00a.m.D.At6:00p.m.onWednesday.

B

WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,computersweresomethingyousawonSTARTREK,andour

televisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Iwasneverbored.Thefields,hills,andwoodlandsaroundmyhome

weretheperfectplaygroundswhoseadventureswereonlylimitedbymyimagination.Icanrememberoncehiking

toanearbylakeandslowlywalkingaroundit.AtthebacksideofitIwasamazedtofindanold,onelane,dirt

roadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Iimmediatelysetouttotravelit.Itwasfullofmuddytiretracksanddeep

woodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.

Iwalkedonandonfbrwhatseemedlikehours.Iamsuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyearto

turnaroundandheadbackhomebutIwasstubbornandevenabitstupid,soIwalkedon.Thedirtroadgaveway

toagraveloneandthenapavedone,yettherewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsight.Mylegsweregetting

tired.InoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared.Ididn'twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad

inthedarkofnight,butIwassureitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.

Icontinuedtowalkonwiththesomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswere

aching.IwasalmostintearswhenIturnedonelastcurveandsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatI

recognized.Myheartleaptup!Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Iknewthewayhome!Itwasstill

overamileawaybutmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabig

smileonmyfacejustintimefbrdinner.Then1endedmyadventurewithagoodnight'ssleep.

Ioftenthoughtofthatexperiencerecently.Actually,inourlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,

canleadushomeagain.TheycanleadustoourhomeshereonEarth.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourhearts.

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Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove.Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway.Andmay

yourroadsalwaysleadyouHomeagain.

24.Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?

A.HecouldwatchTVallday.B.Hecouldhavefuninnature.

C.Hehadmanyfriendstoplaywith.D.Heusedtoexploretheolddirtroad.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“something“inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Doubt.B.Hope.C.Fear.D.Courage.

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?

A.Hewascontradictoryinmind.

B.Hewasunconsciousofdangerahead.

C.Hewasworriedtobetrappedinthewoods.

D.Hewasafraidofbeingscoldedbyhisparents.

27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EveryEffortIsWorthwhileB.AllRoadsLeadHome

C.BeDeterminedinYourLifeD.BeBravetoExplore

C

Parentswhowanttheirkidstosucceedmorethananythingarenowbeingsoldahigh-techsolution.Class

120is$199-a-yearsmartphoneappthattracksteenagersandalertsparentsifthekidisn'tinhisorherscheduled

class.

Isitagoodideaforparentstotrackwhethertheiryoungadultsareinclass?Inshort:No.Thisisaterrible

idea.

Oneofthefundamentalpurposesofacollegeislearningtobeanindependentperson.Thatmeanslearning

howtodowhatneedstobedone,whetheroneparticularlyfeelslikedoingitornot.

Ifseasytoseewhyparentsarekeenontrackingtheirkids.Astudentisadmittedtocollegebyaprocessthat

focusesmainlyongradesandscores.Monitoringgradesandscoresiseasy.Theparentsmaythinkthat:

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“Ourchildissucceeding.Wearegoodparents.Wearehappy."Butgradesandscorescan'ttelleverything.

Theydon'ttakeintoaccountwhethertheirkidshavethestrengthofself-discipline（自律）andtheskill

neededtocareforhimselforherself.

Monitoringthedevelopmentofcharacterismuchharderfbrparents.Charactergrowthhappensthrough

encountering（遇到）andlearningtodealwithdisappointmentsandfailure.Youneverknowwhichproblemwill

bethepointfbrgrowth.

However,lettingkidsfailcanbereallydifficultfbranxiousparents.Theybelievethatsuccessmeansbeing

perfectandneverfailing.Thetruthisthatkidsneedtolearntofail.

Collegeisanidealplacetopracticeadults'responsibilityandindependence.Studentsneedtomaketheirown

decisionsaboutwhethertogetoutofbedandgotoworkinthemorning.

Maybeyourchildhasn?tlearnedthislessonbynow,butheorshehastoleamitsometime.Analarmclock's

iobistowakeyou皿butitdoesnotprovideareason.

28.What'sauthor'sattitudetowardtrackingteenagers?

A.Supportive.B.Opposed.C.Indifferent.D.Disappointed.

29.Accordingtotheauthor,what'sthemostimportantthingshouldacollegestudentlearninschool?

A.Avoidingfailure.B.Keepinghealthy.

C.Professionalknowledge.D.Livingindependently.

30.What'stheauthor'sopiniononfailure?

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A.Failuremeansthatakidisnotgoodenough.

B.Failuremaybethekeypartofkid'sdevelopment.

C.Everyoneshouldmanagetoavoidfailureatanytime.

D.Failurewillbringmanynegativeinfluencestochildren.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Analarmclockisnecessaryforakid.

B.