高考英语一轮复习 阅读理解专项训练（一）

★A

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Forthepast15years,JeanieShafferhasgiveneverybabybornatherlocalhospitaltheirveryfirstgift.

EachnewbornatUPMCWesternMarylandinCumberlandreceivesatinyknitcaptheminutetheyarecleanedupand

swaddled.Thehatshelpregulatetheirbodytemperatures,andtheykeepthemcomfortable

asthey

adjust

tonewlife.

Jeanieknitsallofthesehatscompletelyfreeofcharge.She’snow90yearsold,butshestartedmakingthecapswhenshewasinhermid-70sasa

retirement

project.Shehopestocontinueuntilshe’s100,andshehasalreadyfinishedmorethan11,000hats!

“Itmakesmefeelproud

andwonderfulas

Icandothistogivethebabiesawarmheadtostartlifewith,”shesaid.

InhonorofMother’sDay,thehospitaldecidedtodosomethingspecialtohonorJeanie’smanyyearsofselflessdonations.Onsocialmedia,theyaskedanyonewhohashadababyatUPMCWesternMarylandinthepast15yearstoshareapictureoftheir

baby

wearingoneofJeanie’shats.

Thousandsofpeoplerushedtosharetheirphotos.Manyfamilieskeptthehatsas

keepsakes

toremembertheirbaby’sfirstgiftever,andit’seasytoseewhy.EverysingleinfantlookssopreciousintheirJeanie-madecap!

Hospitalemployeesgatheredallthepicturesandputthemina

scrapbook(剪贴簿)

togivetoJeanie.

Asshetookinpageafterpageofsweetbabies

modeling

herhandiwork,Jeanieseemedsurprisedtoseehowmuchjoyhereffortshavebroughtothersovertheyears.“Ididn’trealizethatmakinghatswouldgothatfaranddothat,andIappreciateitawholelot,”shesaid.

1.Whydoesthenewbornneedtoweartheknitcap?

A.

Becauseitisacustominthelocalarea.

B.

Becauseitcanpromotethebaby’ssleep.

C.

Becauseitisapartofthehospitalceremony.

D.

Becauseithelpsthebabyfitthenewenvironment.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A

.

Jeanieispleasedwithwhatshehasdone.

B.

KnittingcapsisJeanie’sfavouriteactivity.

C.

Jeaniefeltveryboredaftershewasretired.

D.

Jeanieneverthoughtshewouldknitsomanyhats.

3.WhatcreativeideadidthehospitalthinkofforJeanie?

A

.

TheystartedadonationforJeanieonsocialmedia.

B

.

Theyappealedtonetizenstosendblessingstoher.

C

.

Theyinvitedthosebornintheirhospitaltohaveaparty.

D.

TheyaskedpeopletoofferapictureoftheirbabywithJeanie’shat.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.

Jeaniespendshergoldenyearsinawonderfulway.

B.

Jeanie’sselflessactionwarmsallthepeoplearoundher.

C.

Jeaniegiveseveryfamilyagiftthatthey’llcherishforever.

D.

Jeanie’sworkbringsjoy,comfort,andcaretothelittlebabies.

★B

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Anyonewholovestoreadlovesalibrary.Thesightofthousandsofbooksorganizedonshelves;thesmellofoldbooksmixedwithnewones;thesoundofalibrariansilencinganoisyvisitor—areallpartofabook-lover’sdream.

Butlibrariesaremuchmorethanthat.Inthisdigitalage,librarieshelpbridgethedigitaldividebetweenthosewithtechnologyandthosewithout.Librarianshelppeoplefindimportantinformationinahugeseaofmaterial.Theysupportaloveofreading.

Thisistrueinnormaltimes.Butlibrariesandlibrariansareevenmorevaluablesincethe2020coronavirus,whichmademoststudentsintoonlineeducation.

TheAmericanLibraryAssociation(ALA)startedtheILoveMyLibrarianawardin2008.Eachyear10arechosenfortheaward.Eachwinninglibrarianreceives$5000.Herearesomeofthewinnersfor2021.

AtWashburnUniversity,librarianSeanBirdmadesurethatallstudentstakingclassesonlinebecauseofthecoronavirusreceivedlaptops.OnestudentwroteaboutBird:

“Thatmanchangedmylife.HeisthereasonIgraduated.”

JesseBraunofBeverlyVistaMiddleSchoolLibrarywonforleadershipinprovidingonlineandphysicalresourcesduringthecoronavirus.Hegrewthelibrary“intoabeloved,student-centeredenvironment,whereeverychild,everyteacher,andeveryfamilycouldfeelathome.”

LibrarianJianyeHeattheUniversityofCaliforniawonforbuildingcommunityandhelpingChineseteachers.Theydescribeheras“ahomeawayfromhome”.

JenniferL.NewcomeatNortheasternHighSchoolisaresearchpartnerandsourceofsupportforbothteachersandstudents.Newcomenoticedastudentwhoseemedhungrysittingaloneinthelibraryatlunch.So,shebeganbringingfoodforhimeverydayandtalkingwithhisteacher.Theboy,whohadbeenhaveproblemsinhisstudies,becameatopstudent.

1.Thefollowingareallpartofabook-lover’sdreamexcept_______.

A

.

thetasteoffavoritebooks

B.

thesightofthousandsofbooksorganizedonshelves

C

.

thesmellofoldbooksmixedwithnewones

D

.

thesoundofalibrariansilencinganoisyvisitor

2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?

A

.

MylifehaschangedalotsinceIgraduated.

B

.

Themanofferedmethereasontograduate.

C.

Withthehelpoftheman,Icouldgraduate.

D

.

Becauseoftheman,Ichangedmymindaboutgraduation.

3.WhobuiltcommunityandhelpedChineseteachers?

A

.

SeanBird.

B

.

JesseBraun.

C

.

JenniferL.Newcome.

D.

JianyeHe.

4.HowdidJenniferL.Newcomehelpthestudenttobecomeatopone?

A.

Toraisemoneyforhim.

B.

Tohelphimwithhisstudying.

C.

Tomakesurehereceivedalaptop.

D

.

Tobringfoodforhimandtalkwithhisteacher.

★C

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WhenAshleyMellonfelloffhisbikeonthewaytowork,itdidn’tjustresultincutsandbruises,butanearlycancerdiagnosisthatsavedhislife.Weeksearlier,MrMellon,26,haddiscoveredalumpinhisbodybutwastolditwasnothingtoworryabout.However,afterhiscyclingaccident,furthertestsfoundthathedidinfacthavecancer.

Catchingthediseaseearlymeanthecouldbetreatedbeforeitwastoolate,andsoonafterhischemotherapycoursewascompleted,MrMellon’spartnerSophiePinner,23,becamepregnant.“ItwassuchanamazingmomentwhenAlfiewasborn,”MrMellon,anITadministratorfromManchester,said.

“Ifeelsoluckytobeadadtohimaftereverythingthatwehavebeenthrough.Ididn’tknowif

it

wasevengoingtobepossibleafterallthetreatment.”

MrMellonfirstwenttoseeadoctorinJanuary2016afterdiscoveringthelump.“IwasworriedbecauseIwasawareofthiscancerinyoungmenandtheneedtocheckyourselfregularly,”hesaid.“Iwenttothedoctorwhoexaminedmeandsaiditwasnothingtoworryabout.Itwasstillthereanddidn’tgoaway,butbecausethedoctorhadlookedatit,Itriednottobetooconcerned.”

Fourmonthslater,MrMellonwasonhisten-mileridetoworkwhenhisbikeslippedonmudandhefelloff.Hesufferedcutstohisarmsandlegs,whichbecameinfected,causingMrMellontogotothehospital.Asdoctorsexaminedhisinjuries,hementionedthelumpandaskedthemforasecondopinion.Hewasthendiagnosedwiththecancer.ThetumourwasremovedandhecompletedchemotherapyinFebruary2017.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMrMellon?

A

.

Hefelloffhisbikewhengoingtowork.

B

.

Hehadacancerwhichwasinitsearlystages.

C.

Hediscoveredalumpinhisbodybeforethecyclingaccident.

D

.

Alltheabove.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A

.

Fallingoffhisownbike.

B

.

Beingafather.

C

.

Sufferingfromthecancer.

D

.

Completingthechemotherapy.

3.Whatcan’twegetfromthepassage?

A

.

MrMellonhadasonwithSophiePinnerafterthetreatment.

B.

ThedoctorfailedtodiagnosethecancerwhenMrMellonfirstdiscoveredthelump.

C

.

ItwastheinjuriesinthecyclingaccidentthatledtoMrMellon’scancer.

D

.

MrMellonwasfoundtohavecancerafterheaskedforasecondexaminationtothelump.

4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.

Fallingoffabikesavedhislife!

B.

Ararecancerwascausedbyacyclingaccident.

C.

Amanluckilyrecoveredfromacancer.

D.

Doctorshelpedamandiscoveracancerintime.

★D

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NewZealandPrimeMinisterJacindaArdernis

pregnant

withherfirstchild.MsArdern,37,madetheannouncementonFacebook,sayingsheisexpectingachildwithherpartner,televisionhostClarkeGayford.

Intheannouncement,shesaid,“Andwethought2017wasabigyear!ClarkeandIarereallyexcitedthatinJuneourteamwillexpandfromtwotothree,andthatwe’llbejoiningthemanyparentsouttherewhoweartwohats.I’llbePrimeMinisterandamum,andClarkewillbefirstmanoffishingandstay-at-homedad.”

Shepostedaphotooftwofishinghooks,withasmallerhookinsideoneofthem.MrGayfordhostsafishingtelevisionshowandoftenpostsphotosofhimselfoutonthewateronline.MsArdernsaid,“Iknowtherewillbelotsofquestions,andwe’llanswerallofthem(Icanassureyouwehaveaplanallreadytogo!).”

DeputyPrimeMinisterWinstonPeterswilltakeoverforMsArdernforsixweeksafterthebabyisborn.Inanofficialstatement,MsArdernsaidbothsheandMrGayfordwere“reallyhappy”.

MsArdernwasconfirmedasNewZea