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PAGE2024年高考英语真题模拟试题专项汇编(2)阅读理解-故事类1.
"Theytellmethatyou'dliketomakeastatue(塑像)ofme—isthatcorrect,MissVinnieReam?"
Thedeep,gentlevoicehelpedcalmthenervousgirl.AskingafavorofthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnocasualmatter,especiallyforaseventeen-year-oldgirl.
"Yes,sir,"shereplied,herdarkeyesmeetinghis."Iwouldn'thavedaredaskyou,butmyteacher,Mr.Mills,saysIamready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner."
PresidentLincolnsmiled."Painters,sculptors—they'vealltriedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI'mafraidthere'snotmuchhope.Whatdidyouhaveinmind,MissReam?Abust(半身像)?"
BeforeVinniecouldsayyes,thePresidenthurriedon,ashadeofapologyinhisvoice.
"Ofcourse—Ishouldn'thaveasked.Afull-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwomanyoursize."
Vinnie'sfaceturnedred.Sherealizedshelookedlikeachild,withhertinyfigure."Smalldoesnotmeanweak,sir,"shedefendedherself."IwasborninthecountryofWisconsin.I'vedriventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-lengthclay(粘土)figurewouldnotexhaustmystrength—andthatiswhatIintendtodo!"
ThePresident'seyes,brightenedathershowofspirit."Sorry,madam,IhaveunderestimatedyouasIdidn'tknowyourbackground."
Buthissmilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,inthought."MissReam,"hesighed,"I'dliketoletyoudoit,butasyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytakethetimetoposeforasculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminutetomyself."
Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice."Iworkquickly,"shesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointedtothecornernearthewindows."IfIweretobringmyclayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostoftheprojectwhileyouareatyourdesk."
ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.HegotupandshookVinnie'shandwarmly,"I'veheardthatyouareatalentedyoungwoman,andIhavefoundyoucharmingandintelligentaswell.Icannotmakemydecisionimmediately,butyouwillhearfrommesoon."
Theverynextday,VinniereceivedaninvitationfromthePresident.(1).WhatgaveVinnieconfidencetomakeherrequestofPresidentLincoln?A.Heraggressivepersonality. B.Mr.Mills'sencouragingremark.C.PresidentLincoln'sgentlevoice. D.Herinterestinachallengingjob.(2).HowdidPresidentLincolnfirstrespondtoVinnie'srequest?A.Pleased. B.Thrilled. C.Regretful. D.Doubtful.(3).Vinnieconfirmedherabilitytomakeafull-lengthstatuebyhighlighting______.A.herexperiencefromotherprojects B.herinnocentchildhoodinthecountryC.theheavylaborshehaddonebefore D.theskillshepickedupinWisconsin(4).Vinniewantedtochoosethecornernearthewindowsto______.A.achieveeffectsofnaturallighting B.keepallhertoolswithineasyreachC.observethePresidentatarightangle D.avoiddisturbingthepresident'swork(5).Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?A.Astrong-willedsoulcanreachhisgoal. B.Experiencehelpstopromoteexcellence.C.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong. D.Devotionrequiresenthusiasm.2.
Growingup,DekaIsmailsayssheletlabelsdefinewhatshecouldbe."Iwasablackgirl,fromarefugee(难民)family,"Dekasaid."ItwasasifIwasonlyallowedtoexploreinthispredeterminedbox."
Afterahighschoolchemistryclassinspiredhertothinkaboutacareerinscienceandgaveherconfidenceinthefield,Dekalearnedtoliveoutsidelabelsandbeganmakingbigplansforherfuture.NowsheisabouttobeginherfreshmanyearattheUniversityofCalifornia,planningtobecomeaprofessor.
BornandraisedinSanDiego'sCityHeightsneighbourhood,DekaisthedaughterofaSomalirefugeecouple.WhilesomemightsayDeka'ssuccesshappenedinspiteofherbackground,shewouldsaydifferently,thatherexperiencesshapedherandinspiredhertobethedriven,youngscientistthatsheistoday.
WhenDekawaseightyearsold,hermothergotajobbystudyinghardbackinschoolinordertosupportthewholefamily.ThatmadeDekarealizethateducationcouldmakeadifferencetoone'slife.Shespentalotoftimeinthelibraryreadingbooks,anddidn'tdomanyofthethingsherpeersdid,likepartyingorhavingromanticrelationships.
"IalwaysfeltlikeIhadtobetheperfectgirlformyfamily,"Dekasaid."Youhavetonotevendoyourbestbuttwotimesbetterthaneveryoneelse.Ifeltlikethewholeworldwaswaitingformetomessup."
Deka'seffortspaidoff.Thesummerbeforehersenioryearofhighschool,shewasacceptedtotheAmericanChemicalSocietyProjectSEEDProgramme."Shebroughtbothenthusiasmandfocus,"Botham,aresearcheratthisresearchinstitute,recalled."Shearrivedeverydayreadytowork,readytolearnandreadytotacklenewchallengesregardlessofwhetherornotshehaddoneanythingsimilar."
Whenaskedwhatadviceshewouldgivetootherslikeher,Dekawarnedthemnottounderestimatethemselves."Don'ttellyourselfthatthescholarshipistoobigorthisprogrammeistoocompetitiveorI'llnevergetintothisschool,"shesaid."IwasnotsurewhetherIcouldmakeituntilIstartedseeingtheacceptancelettersrollingin."(1).Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.
A.Dekawasadoptedbyarefugeefamily B.DekaspentalotoftimegoingtopartiesC.Dekabecameaprofessoraftergraduation D.Deka'sexperiencesdrovehertoworkhard(2).Dekarealizedtheimportanceofeducation_________.
A.fromhermother'sexperience B.afterherchemistryclassC.byreadingbooksinthelibrary D.throughworkingattheinstitute(3).Accordingtothelastparagraph,Dekaadvisedthatstudentsbe_________.
A.patient B.confident C.ambitious D.generous(4).Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?
A.Lifeisnotallroses. B.Practicemakesperfect.C.Wellbegunishalfdone. D.Hardworkleadstosuccess.3.StanleyMartinLieberwasborninManhattan,NYonDecember28,1922.UpongraduatingfromDeWittClintonHighSchool,the16-year-oldboywashiredatwhatwasthencalledTimelyComics.Thecompanywasbestknownforinexpensivefiction,ormagazines.In1941,whengivenhisfirstchancetoauthorastory—ashorttextforCaptainAmerica,hesignedhisnameas“StanLee”.However,the
pseudonym
stuck,andsoonafter,becamehislegalname.Promotedtotheeditorofthecomicbookdivisionattheageof19,Leespentthenextdecadewritingavarietyofstyles.Inthelate1950s,knowinghiscommonwritingcareer,LeewasconsideringleavingwhenhewasaskedtocreateasuperherocharactertocompetewithDCComics’successfulJusticeLeague.LeepartneredJackKirbytolaunchtheFantasticFour.Thecomicbookwasaninstanthit,leadingtothedevelopmentofothersuperherocharacterssuchasIronMan,andSpider-man.Unlikeprevioussuperheroeswhoweredescribedasperfect,Lee’screationswereprovidedwithhumanfaults,thusmakingthemmorerelatedtofans.In1972,Lee,bythenthepublisherofmarvel,gaveupeditorialcontroltospendtimepromotingthecompany.WhiletelevisionshowsfeaturingMarvelcharacterslikeSpider-ManandtheHulkdidwell,achievingsuccessonthebigscreenproveddifficult.Itwasnotuntil2000withthereleaseofTheX-man,starringHughJackman,PatrickStewart,lanMekellen,andHalleBerry,thatMarvelssuperheroesbecameahitonthebigscreen.ThiswasalsothefirsttimeLeehadbeganthemuch--lovedtraditionofmakingcameo(客串演出)appearancesinthemovies.In2009,theWaltDisneyCompanyacquiredMarvelandliftedupthesuperheroworldfurtherwithsummerblockbusterslikeTheAvengers.ThoughLeeisnolongerwithus,hislarger-than-lifepersonality,fun-lovingwit,andcharmwillberememberedforgenerationstocome.1.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“pseudonym”inParagraph1?A.Penname. B.Fiction. C.Text. D.Company.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AllthesuperheroesLeecreatedwereperfect.B.LeewasaskedtocooperatewithJusticeleague.C.MarvelwasboughtbyWaltDisneyCompanyin2009.D.ThecomicbookFantasticFourwasacompletefailure.3.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThesuccessofStanleyMartinscomicbooks.B.StanleyMartinsfirstappearanceinthemovies.C.StanleyMartinsdecisiontocreatehisowncompany.D.StanleyMartinsdevotiontomovinghiscompanytoahigherrank.4.Whereisthispassagemostlikelyfrom?A.abiography. B.Adiary. C.Aguidebook. D.Abookreview.4.Almosteveryonelabelsmeanoptimist.Butevenoptimistscantemporarilylosehope.ThiswasthecaseformeonaparticularlycoldandgloomyJanuaryday.IfeltdepressedbythepainfulchallengesIwasdealingwithinmypersonallife.Marriage,health,andfinancialstruggleshadjoinedforcestocreateatornadoofemotionthatthreatenedtocrushmyspirit.Ifeltangry.Theweatherseemedtoreflectmymoodthegrayskyblockedevenasinglerayofsunlight.Aboutmidwaythroughtheday,Ileftworktogetsomelunch.Stillfeelingnegative,Inoticedthatthesunhadcomeoutforabriefmoment.IbegantothinkaboutmynegativeattitudeandremindmyselfthatIwasresponsibleforchoosingmystateofmind.EvenasIconsciouslyremindedmyselfofthistruth,Ifeltincapableofmakingtheshift.AsIstoppedataredlight,Ilookedatthecardirectlyinfrontofmine.Thepersonalizedlicenseplatecaughtmyeyeitread“Sunout”.Thisbroughtanimmediatesmiletomyface.Itfeltlikeareminderthatthesunwasshiningafterall.ButthenmyeyesmovedtothecarthatwasperfectlyparalleltotheSunoutvehicle.Thelicenseplateonthatcarread“Complainer”ThisbroughtmorethanasmiletomyfaceasIlaughedoutloudly!Seeingthetwoveryoppositelicenseplatesatthatexactmomentintime,IfeltmyspiritsandmoodliftasImadetheconsciousdecisiontochooseapositiveattitude.Isharedmystorywithseveralco-workerswhorespondedwithwarmlaughter.Ilearnedthatdaythatwhenwearefeelingtoodiscouragedtobringourselvesoutofastateofnegativity,reliefisjustnear!1.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A.Thewriterhadproblemsatschool. B.Thewriterwasgoingtobelaidoff.C.Thewriterwasinlowspiritsthatday. D.Thewritercouldn’tmeettheworkchallenges.2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theshift”inparagraph2mean?A.Changingherjob. B.Movinghercar.C.Makingachoice. D.Changinghermood.3.Whydidthewritersmilewhenshesawthetwolicenseplates?A.Becausetheyhelpedhermakeaninformedchoice.B.Becausetheyshowedpersonalityofcarowners.C.Becausetheywerewhatshewaslookingfor.D.Becausetheyreflectedthetruthoflife.4.WhatChineseidiomcanyouthinkofafterreadingthestory?A.Timewaitsfornoman. B.Lifeisjustlikeamirror.C.Greatmindsthinkalike. D.Laughteristhebestmedicine.5.Oneday,thesewerline(污水管道)undermyhouseburst.Myfirstresponsewastocalltheplumber,butwhenheheardwhathadhappened,hesaidhecouldn’thelp.“Wedon’tdothat,”hesaid,asiftosuggestthatevenplumbershavetheirdignity.Hedid,however,recommendsomeone.Imadethecall,expectingthemantocomplainatsuchamiserablejob.Instead,hesimplyasked,“Theaddress?”Andthatwasit.Anhourlater,Stevearrivedinhistruck.Iwatchedashewalkeddownintothedampdepths.Afewmomentslaterheappeared,saying,“Yep.It’sbroken.”“Canyoufixit?”Iaskedwithastrangemixtureofdoubtandhope.Stevelookedatmestrangelyasifrebukingmylackoffaith,andthensaid,“Sure.”Thenhetoldmethathehadtogetabackhoe(反铲挖土机)anddigupthestreettothemainsewerline.Ishowedappropriatepanic.“Howlongwillallthistake?”“Ishouldhaveitdonebyevening.”Ididn’twanttowatchtheexcavation(挖掘)ofmypropertyunfold.AllIwantedwastoleave,gosomewhere,and,uponmyreturn,haveeverythingthewayitwasbeforethedamage.Ifeltsomewhatguiltyupondrivingoffinmycleancar,leavingStevetosuchadisagreeabletask.Iwentintotownandvisitedafewfriends.Eventually,around6p.m.,mycuriositygotthebetterofme.Iwenthome,andasweetersightIneversaw:apatchofnewly-pavedstreetandacovered-upexcavationacrossmyfrontgarden.Iopenedthebasementdoorand—allwastidyandrelativelydry.Isatdownonthebackgarden,lostinthought.Iwastakenbytheveryideathat,whatevercrisismighthappentoanunluckyhomeowner,thereissomebody,somewhere,whoispracticedinitsresolution.Ifthat’snotreasonforthankfulness,I’mnotsurewhatis.1.Whydidthefirstplumberrejecttheauthor’srequest?A.Hewantedtoprotecthisdignity. B.Hewasinexperiencedinthejob.C.Hehadanotherurgenttasktodo. D.Hethoughtthejobwasunpleasant.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rebuking”inparagraph4mean?A.Admiring. B.Blaming. C.Accepting. D.Neglecting.3.Whatcausedtheauthortofeelupset?A.ThefearofStevensrefusal. B.Thepressureofhavingtogoout.C.Thedifficultyoftherepairwork. D.Theeffectsofthebrokensewerline.4.Whatwastheauthor’spurposeofgoingintotown?A.Toremovehisnegativeemotions. B.Toavoiddoingtheexcavationwork.C.Tovisitacoupleoffriends. D.Tosatisfyhisowncuriosity.6.
Inmy30s,Ihadtwokids,acareer,ahusbandandnotimeforanythingelse.Thenmystepfathercalledtosayhehadcancer.Stagefour.Thewordsthatwerecirclinginmymindwouldn’tformasentence.Finally,Isaid,“I’msorry.Iloveyou.IwillsupportyouasbestIcan.”
Itfeltasthougheverythinghadchanged.Ineededsomecontrol,soImadealist:
1.
Findchemo-friendlyfoods
2.
Makesoupandfreezermeals
3.
Findbabysitterforhospitalvisits
4.
Startguitarlessons
Iknow,thelastitemseemsstrange,butinthatmoment,mysoulreachedthroughmybodyandwrotethewords,“startguitarlessons”.
Mystepfatherplayedtheguitarhisentirelife.Itwashiswaytorelax.Afterworkhewouldsitonthecouch,pickuphisguitarandletthestressofthedayfadeaway.Hewasn’taperformerbuthedidperformonce,forme,asagiftatmywedding.
Irentedaguitarandstartedtakinglessons.Whenmystepfatherwasallowedtoleavethehospital,Ibroughtmyguitartohishouse.Ashelayinbed,I’dshowhimwhatI’dlearnedandplaybadversionsofclassicrocksongs.EventhoughIsoundedrough,hetappedhisfeetandlistenedenthusiastically.Sometimes,Iwould“conveniently”leavemyguitarathomeinthehopesofbeingabletoplayhisMartinguitar.Itsoundedrichandsoulfulcomparedtomyrentalinstrument.
Fivemonthsafterhisdiagnosis,hedied.HeleftmetheMartinguitar.Iwouldalwayspickuptheguitarandcry.IfonlyIhadstartedearlier.
Ifonlywehadlongertoplaymusictogether.Ifonly...Then,oneday,Irealizedthatourconnectionwasstillalive.WhenIpulloutthatMartin,IknowI'mnotalone.1.Whydidthestepfatherplaytheguitar?
A.Hewasaprofessionalperformer.
B.Healwaysplayedforweddings.
C.Heloveditasastressreliever.
D.Hewantedtoteachhisstepdaughter.
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthoriswrongaccordingtothestory?
A.Shefeltatalosswhenlearningherstepfatherscancer.
B.Shedidn'tplaywellatthebeginningoflearningtoplaytheguitar.
C.Sheoftenforgottotakeherguitarandleftitathome.
D.Herstepfathershowedhisgreatsupportthoughshedidn'tplaywell.
3.What’stheauthor’sintentionofwritingthestory?
A.Tosharewiththereadershersaddeststory.
B.Toinformthelearnershowtoplaytheguitar.
C.Topersuadedaughterstolovetheirfathers.
D.Tomemorizeherconnectionwithherstepfather.7.20-year-oldMayasharedherstoryrecently.15yearsagoMaya'smothertookhertoliveinhercountryofbirth--SierraLeone.ItwasaroundfourmonthsfortheirstayinSierraLe-onewhenMayafellsickandneededtoreturntotheU.S.fortreatment.Butatthetime,hermotherZeeSesaycouldntreturnwithherdaughterforfamilyreasons.Sesayrushedherdaughtertotheairportdesperatetofindsomeonetravelingtotheu.s.SheaskedthepersonworkingatthechecktodirecthertosomeoneflyingtotheU.S.Theemployeeresistedatfirst,sayingitwasagainsttheairlinespolicytoprovidethatin-formation.ButSesaymanagedtotalkthestaffmemberintodirectinghertowardaman.Shenowhadtoconvincethemantotakeherdaughterwithhimontheflight.AtfirsthesaidnoButwithsomebegging,themanfinallyagreed.Whilemayahasonlyvague(模糊的)memoriesofthatday,sherecalledthattherewasalotofchaosandcryingnonstopontheplane.Shealsorememberedthatthemansangtohertogethertostopcrying."Irememberheneverlostpatience,Mayarecalled.TheplanesoonlandedattheWashingtonDullesInternationalAirport,wherehergrandmotherwaswaiting.ItwasntuntilthekindmanhandedMayaovertohergrandmotherthatshefinallyfeltsafe.SixyearsagoSesaytoldthestorytohercousinwhosaidshehadaformercolleague,TorPerriello,whotoldherasimilarstory.ThiswasthefirsttimeSesayhadheardthisman'snameandimmediatelymadecontactwithhim.Whenherepliedtotheemail,itturnedoutthathewastheman,who,unfortunately,hadplannedtoattendbutfinallymissedhisowngrandmothersfuneralbecauseofhiskindact.However,hesaid,"Oneofthehappiestmo-mentsinmylife.Iwoulddothesamethingagainwithouthesitation.1.WhydidtheemployeerefusedtohelpSesayinthebeginning?A.Hewasacoldperson. B.HedidntknowheratallC.Hethoughtitwasagainsttherule. D.Hethoughtshewasveryimpolite2.WhywasTomtravelingtotheU.S?A.Tohaveanimportantconference B.TovisithisAmericancolleagueC.TovisithisgrandmotherintheU.s D.Toattendthefuneralofhisgrandmother3.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph3?A.Mayawasveryhappyontheplane. B.MayadidntfeelsafewithTom.C.Tomwasalittleannoyed D.TomjustkeptsingingtoMaya.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Mayawas8whenthestoryhappenedB.Mayaclearlyrememberswhathappenedthatday.C.Tomwasveryproudofhisact.D.TomwasimpatientwithMayaontheplane.
答案以及解析1.答案:(1)-(5)BDCDA解析:(1).考查细微环节理解。依据第三段中的"Iwouldn'thavedaredtoaskyou,butmyteacher,Mr.Mills,saysIamready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner"可知,Mills先生激励的话给了Vinnie向林肯总统提出她的恳求的信念,故B项正确。
(2).考查推理推断。依据第四段中的"Painters,sculptors—they'vealltriedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI'mafraidthere'snotmuchhope"可推断,林肯总统起初对Vinnie的恳求是怀疑的,故D项正确。
(3).考查推理推断。依据第六段中的"I'vedriventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-lengthclay(黏土)figurewouldnotexhaustmystrength—andthatiswhatIintendtodo!"可推断,Vinnie通过强调她以前做过的繁重的劳动来证明她制作全身塑像的实力,故C项正确。
(4).考查推理推断。依据第九段中的"IfIweretobringmyclayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcomp
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