记叙文练习-备战2020年高考英语阅读理解专项训练

1、记叙文练习-备战2020年高考英语阅读理解专项训练1For Canaan Elementary 'second grade in Patchogue, N.Y. , today is speech day, and right now it ' Chris Palaez ' s turn. Thear-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the kid who would enjoy public speaking.But he' snervous. "

2、;I ' here to tell you today why you should should " Chrtsips on the -ld, "a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support. ” Vote for ”.Exmept for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he bring

3、s his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.A son of immigrants, Chris started learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls（回想起）how at the beginning of the year, when called upon to read, Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.Lea

4、rning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. " It takesfor any student, " Whaley explains “ especially for a student who is learning English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say, 'I don &#

5、39; t knobut I want to know. '"Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning

6、 to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast （夸耀）about themselves.“Boasting about yourself and your best qualities,“ Wh aleissvery difficult for a child who came intothe classroom not feeling confident.”24. What made Chris nervous ?A. Telling a story.B. Making a speech.C. Taki

7、ng a test.D. Answering a question.25. What does the underlined word“ stumbles " in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Improper pauses. B. Bad manners. C. Spelling mistakes. D. Silly jokes.26. We can infer that the purpose of Whaley' s project is to.A. help students see their own strengthsB. assess stu

8、dents ' public speaking skillsC. prepare students for their future jobsD. inspire students ' love for politics27. Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher?A. Humorous.B. Ambitious.C. Caring.D. Demanding.2I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organizatio

9、n at Bailey Arboretum in LocustValley Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain However, when it works, it is simply beautiful I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown She had found a young owl（ 猫头鹰 ） on the ground WhenI arrived, I saw

10、a 2-to 3-week-old owl It had already been placed in a carrier for safety I examined the chick（ 雏鸟 ） and it seemed fine If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree The homeowner was very helpful A wire bas

11、ket was found I put some pine branches into the basket to makethis nest safe and comfortable I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent I gave the homeowner a recording of thehunger screams of owl chicks These advertise t

12、he presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring A nervous night to be sure ， but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called

13、 to saythat the parents had responded to the recordings I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy andactiveAnd it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all LUNCH! The parents had donand would probably continue to do so 24 What is unavoidable in the author s rescue wor

14、k according to paragraph 1?A Efforts made in vain B Getting injured in his work C Feeling uncertain about his future D Creatures forced out of their homes 25 Why was the author called to Muttontown?A To rescue a womanB To take care of a woman C To look at a baby owl D To cure a young owl 26 What mad

15、e the chick calm down?A A new nestB Some foodC A recording D Its parents27 How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?A It s unexpectedB It s beautiful C. It ' humorous.D. It ' discouraging .3I am peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier . Since March 2012, I've done 89 t

16、rips of those , 51 havebeen abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells （干细胞）in my little box because I've got two ice packs andthat's how long they last, in all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor（ 捐献者）to the time theycan be implanted in the patient, we've got 72 ho

17、urs at most, So I am always conscious of timeI had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America.I picked up the stem cells in Providence,Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London .But when I arrived at the check-in deskat Providence, the lady on the desk

18、 said:" Well, I ' m really sorry, I've got some bad news for you-there are no fighfrom Washington . " So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said :“In this box are some stem cells that areurgently needed for a patient-please, please, you've got to get me back to the Unit

19、etde<jiuigid（omppedeverything . She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me . re-routed（改道）me through Newark andgot me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled .For this courier job, you're consciously aware than that box you're got something that is potentia

20、llysave somebody ' s. life29.Which of the following can replace the underlined worda courier " in Paragraph1?30.31.A . providerB. delivery manC. collectorD. medical doctorWhy does Peter have to complete his trip withinHe cannot stay away from his job too long .B.C.D.42 hours?The donor canon

21、ly wait for that long .The operation needsthat much time .The ice won't last any longer.Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?A . To London . B. To Newark . C.To Providence.D . To Washington.I first met Paul Newman in 1968 , when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sun

22、dance Kid,introduced us in New York City . When the studio didn't want me for the fi4mit wanted somebody as well-known as Paul he stood up for me . I don ' t know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers .The friendship that grew out

23、 of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV . We were respectful of craft （技艺） and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play . Both of

24、 us had thequalities and virtues that are typical of American actors : humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other 一but always with an underlying affection . Those were also at the core （核心、） of our relationship off the screen .We shared the brief that if you' re fortunate enough to havos

25、ucoesd put something back - he withhis Newman ' s Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival . Paul and I didn ' see each other all that regularly , but sharing that brought us together. We supported each ot

26、her financially and by showing up at events .I last saw him a few months ago. He' d been in and out of the hospital He and I both knew what the deal was, and we didn ' t talk about Ours was a relationship that didn' t need a lot of words24. Why was the studio unwilling to give the role t

27、o author at first?A . Paul Newman wanted it .B . The studio powers didn ' t like his agentC. He wasn ' t famous enough D. The director recommended someone else.25. Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?A . They were of the same age.C. They were both good actors .26. What does

28、 the underlined wordA . Their belief .C. Their success.B. They worked in the same theater.D. They had similar characteristics ."that " in paragraph 3 refer to?B . Their care for children .D . Their support for each other.27. What is the author ' s purpose in writing the test?A . To sho

29、w his love of films .B . To remember a friend .C. To introduce a new movie .D . To share his acting experience.Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in

30、front of each student, and said : " Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today - and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something

31、according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the

32、presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect（ 感染）other students.Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a di

33、fferent style of thinking. Without fail one would declare,“Do you dream at night when you're asleep?"But I ' m just not creative.s So tell me one of your most interesting dreams." The student would tell something wildly imaginative.Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing

34、three heads."That ' s pretty creative. Who does that fo25.“Nobody. I do it.“Reallyat night, when you're asleep?“Sure. ”“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order toA. know more about the studentsB. make the lessons more exciting26.C. raise

35、 the students'interest in art D. teach the students about toy designWhat do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A. He liked to help his teacher.B.He preferred to study alone.C. He was active in class.D.He was imaginative.27.What does the underlined word“downside"in Paragraph 4 pr

36、obably mean?A. Mistake.B.Drawback.C. Difficulty.D.Burden.“Oh, sure.28.A. To help them to see their creativity.B. To find out about their sleeping habits.Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?C. To help them to improve their memory. D. To find out about their ways of thinkin

37、g.On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching“Hey, aren ' t you from Mississippi?their table."the elegant, whi

38、te-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger."I ' m from Mississippi too.Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she alsopulled up a chair.“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,“'I diWelty'saikn ow what m

39、y New York friendswere thinking.Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty ' s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the t

40、urn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion （团聚）.“My friends said:'Now we believe your stories,AncWsOydadded. 'Now you knhese are thepeople that make me write them.'"Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress

41、, looked pleased with this explanation."I don ' t make them up, " she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so ye don ' t have to. ”Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty' s people come from aftvisiting with old friends, from

42、walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss. , from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment（片段）of a particularly interesting story.25. What happened when Welty was with

43、her friends at the cafe?A. Two strangers joined her.B. Her childhood friends came in.C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.D. Some people held a party there.26. The underlined word"them" in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty .' sA. readersB. partiesC. friendsD. stories27. What can we learn about

44、the characters in Welty' s fiction?A. They live in big cities.B. They are mostly women.C. They come from real life.D. They are pleasure seekers.7Arriving in Sydney on his own from India , my husband,Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time whilelooking for a house for me and our children .Duri

45、ng the first week of his stay , he went out one day to do some shopping . He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone . He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport（护照）.He reported the case to the police and then sat ther

46、e lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organised again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one .Late in the evening , the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband's name and was askin

47、g him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can （垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath .My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents（ 文件）. Theiryoung daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of un

48、familiar papers . Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents . At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend .That family not only restored the impor

49、tant documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way21. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping B. Find a house 22. The girl ' s parents got RashidA . a friend of his fam

50、ilyB .C. a letter in his papersD .23. What does the underlined wordA . Showed B . Sent outC. Join his family D . Take his family 's phone number froma Sydney policemana stranger in Sydney“restored " in the last paragraph mean?C. Delivered D. Gave back24 . Which of the following can be the b

51、est title for the text?A . From India to Australia .C. Turning Trash to Treasure.B. Living in a New Country .D . In Search of New Friends .Doctor are known to be terrible pilots . They don't listen because they already know it all . I was lucky: I became a pilot in 1970 , almost ten years before

52、 I graduated from medical school . I didn't realize then , but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon . I loved flying . As I flew bigger , faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned about crew resource management （ 机组资源管理 ）, or CRM , a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result , regardless of positions .I first read about CRM in 1980 . Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our la