2020-2021学年上海高三英语二模汇编-阅读理解A （按题型）

2020-2021学年高三英语一模阅读理解A汇编

【细节理解】

(虹口区)

(A)

Eachgeneration-fromBabyBoomerstoGenerationXtoMillennials-hasitsownsetofvalues

andcharacteristics.Butonethingcommontoallgenerationsisthattheyaresufferingfromstress.Ina

recentpollbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA),allagegroupsnowreporthigherlevelsof

stressthaninthepast.BabyBoomers(thosebornroughlybetween1946and1964,andwhoarenow

movingintotheirretirementyears)saidthattheyarestressedaboutearningsandhealthissues.GenXers

(bomroughlybetween1965and1980)areconcernedaboutwork,income,andjobstability.However,

Millennials(bomroughlybetween1981and2004)areturningouttobethemoststressed-outofallthe

generations.Pollresultsindicatethatstresslevelsfortheseyoungerrespondentsaresignificantlyabove

average.Sowhat'sworryingtheMillennials?

56.ItcanbelearnedfromtheresultsoftheAPApollthat

A.Allagegroupsareexperiencingmorestressthanbefore

B.Millennialshavemorestressthanbefore,butotheragegroupsaren't

C.Comparedwithotheragegroups,Millennialshavemoreoverprotectiveparents

D.Stresslevelsaredownforallagegroups,butthey'redownthemostforMillennials

【试题解析】

细节理解题。由第一段第三句内容InarecentpollbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA),

allagegroupsnowreporthigherlevelsofstressthaninthepast可知，各年龄段的人现如今都比以前经

受着更大的压力，故选A。

【参考答案】A.

(虹口区)

(A)

Eachgeneration-fromBabyBoomerstoGenerationXtoMillennials-hasitsownsetofvalues

andcharacteristics.Butonethingcommontoallgenerationsisthattheyaresufferingfromstress.Ina

recentpollbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA),allagegroupsnowreporthigherlevelsof

stressthaninthepast.BabyBoomers(thosebornroughlybetween1946and1964,andwhoarenow

movingintotheirretirementyears)saidthattheyarestressedaboutearningsandhealthissues.GenXers

(bomroughlybetween1965and1980)areconcernedaboutwork,income,andjobstability.However,

Millennials(bornroughlybetween1981and2004)areturningouttobethemoststressed-outofallthe

generations.Pollresultsindicatethatstresslevelsfortheseyoungerrespondentsaresignificantlyabove

average.Sowhat'sworryingtheMillennials?

Millennialsarethefirstgenerationtogrowinwithcomputersinthehomeandtheclassroom.Dueto

theriseofmoderntechnologyandsocialmedia,theyareconstantlyshoweredwithinformation.Overtime,

thisinformationoverloadcanbecometoomuchtohandleandcanresultinstress,whichinturncancause

seriousphysical,psychological,andemotionalproblems.Anothercontributingfactor,accordingtoauthor

MichaelD.Hais,isthatmanyMillennialshavelivedshelteredlivesduetooverprotectiveparents.These

youngadultslackproblem-solvingskillsandmaystrugglewithfearoffailureoncetheyleavehome.

Makingmattersworse,the2008economicdepressionoccurredwhenmanyMillennialsweregraduating

fromhighschoolorcollege.Theresultingeconomicslowdownreducedthenumberofavailablejobsfor

graduates.Sureenough,intheAPApoll,Millennialssaidthatwork,money,relationships,family

responsibilities,andtheeconomyarethemainstressorsintheirlives.

57.isacauseofworryacrossallgenerations.

A.Health

B.Occupation

C.Money

D.Weakeconomy

【试题解析】

细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，BabyBoomers受到的是earnings和heakhissues的压力，Gen

Xers担心的是work,incomeandjobstabilityo第二段内容讲的是Millennials的压力，最后一句总结

了压力来源是work,money,relationships,familyresponsibilities,andtheeconomy,由此三类人共同

的压力来源是金钱，故选C。

【参考答案】C.

(黄浦区)

(A)

OnthenightofSeptember19,1961,BettyHillandherhusbandBarneyweredrivinghomethrough

theWhiteMountainsfromNiagaraFalls.Theyweretravellingonanearlydesertedtwo-lanehighway

whenBettynoticedasteadylightintheskythatwasgettingbiggerandbrighter

Shethoughtitwasaplanetorastar.Barney,stimulatedatherexcitement,saiditwasprobablyjusta

wanderingaeroplane.Whateveritwas,itappearedtobefollowingthem.

56.Whentheysawthestrangeobjectinthesky,BarneyandBettyHill.

A.wereastonishedatitsstrangeflightandnoise

B.regardeditasjustawanderingcarfollowingthem

C.realizedimmediatelywhatthedangeritmightcause

D.showedcuriosityindiscoveringwhatitreallywas

【试题解析】

文章第一段描述了Betty和丈夫Barney回家看到一束平稳的光,第二段Betty认为是星星或者星球,

而丈夫认为是飞机…所以没有说过像车，也不惊讶，只是丈夫小兴奋，他们一直猜测。所以D

【参考答案】D

（黄浦区）

（A）

Intriguingly,atthetimeoftheincident,theHillsrememberednothingexceptthattheyhadspieda

strangeobjectintheskyLater,troubledbynightmaresandotherstress-relatedpains,thecoupleunderwent

hypnosis（催眠）wherethefullstorycameoutwiththeaidofBostonpsychiatristBenjaminSimon,an

expertinmedicalhypnosis.

58.TheHillslatersoughtthehelpofapsychiatristbecause.

A.theyhadlotsofsecretsintheirlivesafterthestrangeexperience

B.theirlivesweregreatlydisturbedbytheunexpectedexperience

C.theywantedtosharetheirunforgettableexperiencewiththeexpert

D.theyhopedtoforgetcompletelywhathadhappenedtothem

【试题解析】

atthetimeoftheincident...troubledbynightmaresandotherstress-relatedpains,可以看出他们一直被困

扰，其余选项内容无，因此选B

【参考答案】B

（长宁区）

（A）

AnImperialMedicalOfficehadbeeninheritedfrompreviousdynasties:itwasimmediately

restructuredandstaffedwithdirectors,chiefandassistantmedicaldirectors,pharmacistsandmanagersof

medicinalherbgardens.Withinthefirsttwodecadesafterenforcingitsrule,theTangadministrationsetup

onecentralandseveralprovincialmedicalcollegestotrainstudentsinoneorallofthedepartmentsof

medicine,acupuncture（针•灸）andphysicaltherapy.Physiciansweregivenpositionsingovernmental

medicalserviceonlyafterpassingqualifyingexams.Theywerepaidaccordingtothenumberofcures

theyhadeffectedduringthepastyear.

56.DuringtheTangDynasty,agovernmentdoctor'ssalarydependedupon.

A.theeffectivenessofhistreatmentB.thewealthofhismedicalexperience

C.thenumberofphysicianshehadtrainedD.thewidthofhismedicalknowledge

【试题解析】

本题为细节题，由题干可以定位到第二段最后一句，朝廷医生的薪水是根据他们上一年治愈的人数

来定的，选项中只有A:医生治疗的有效性最为贴切，故选A。

【参考答案】A

(长宁区)

(A)

IfnofurtherevidenceavailableofthesophisticationofChinaintheTangDynasty,thenalookat

Chinesemedicinewouldbesufficient.AtthewesternendoftheEurasiancontinent,theRomanempire

disappeared,andtherewasnowherenewtoclaimtheimportantpositionoftheculturalandpoliticalcentre

oftheworld.Infact,forafewcenturies,thecentrehappenedtobethecapitaloftheTangEmpire,which

boasteditsnationalhealthservice,andChinesemedicineundertheTangwasfaraheadofEuropean

medicine.Theorganizationalcontextofhealthandhealingwasstructuredtoadegreethathadnever

happenedinChinabeforeandfoundasimilaronenowhereelse.

58.WhichofthefollowingwasthoughttobeagainstthelawduringtheTangDynasty?

A.Aqualifieddoctor'srefusaltopractise.

B.Theuseofunapprovedmedicalpractice.

C.Thedeathofapatientundermedicaltreatment.

D.Thereceiptofmoneyformedicaltreatment.

【试题解析】本题为细节题，由题干可以定位到最后一段倒数第二句，如果一个医生没有按照标准

操作，将会处以死刑，就算没有产生危害，也会受到惩罚，故选B。

【参考答案】B

(青浦区)

(A)

Isatonarockandbreathedout.Thatmoment—withtheweaksunthroughthecloudsandthe

breezeblowing—feltextraordinarytome.IwasbornandraisedinLondonandhadneverimagined

leavinguntilImetanoutdoorsman.Now,myformerlifeasacitygirlfeltcrazy.InrememberingwhatI

hadgained,Ifeltthetensionleaveme.There,inthechillyair,Inolongerneededtotalk.Thesemi-solo

hikegaveusasharedexperiencewithaddedroomtobreathe.

58.Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheauthor'sfeelingswhenshesatonarock?

A.Fearlessandrefreshed.B.Freeandrelaxed.

C.Tenseanddepressed.D.Upsetandembarrassed.

58.【试题解析】

推断题之形容词。通过Ifeltthetensionleaveme,可知作者是放松的

【参考答案】B

（宝山区）

(A)

SinceIamatwin,asenseofcompetitionisdeeprootedinmybrain.Healthycompetitioncanpushus

todofantasticthings.Itmakesusstriveforacertaingoalandgetsustodothingsfaster.However,Idonot

thinkcompetitionshouldbecomeharmful.Whenanger,frustration,anddepressionisaresultof

competition,itisnothealthy.Yet,competitioncanbringaboutrespect,friendship,andmutualgain.Inthe

casewithmytwinbrother,wehavepushedourselvestobegoodatsports,music,school,andevenatwork.

Thiscompetitivespirithasleakedintomylifewithoutmytwinaround.Inasense,Ireproducemytwin

brotherinotherpeople.IalwaystrytobenumberoneatwhateverIdo—oratleastinthetopthree.There

aretimesthisattitudebecomesunhealthy,asIgetfrustratedifIgiveeverythingtoacompetitionor

activityandproduceonlyaverageresults.Butastheyearspassed,Ihavegottenbetterathandlingfailure

anddefeat.Allinall,IthinkIfinishanddowellinmanyareasofmylifeforthesimplefactthat1wantto

dowellinthem.Thefeelingofdoingwellagainstcompetentopponentissatisfying.

Ienjoythefeelingofcompletinganimportantproject.Forinstance,lastyear,Ifinishedapoetry

collectionwithmyfather\poemsandmyownpoems.Itwasanhonortohimandhiswork.Inaway,I

feltthathisdeathwasnotinvainandthathisworkwasprovedevenmorethroughthiscollection.Itis

hardtodescribethemomentofknowingwhensuchanimportantprojectissettorest:itisalmostlikeyou

arereadytodie.Yousensethatachapterofyourlifehasclosedandyouarenowanewperson.These

deepemotionsmotivatemetocompleteprojectsonaregularbasis.

57.Bythepoetrycollection,theauthorintendsto.

A.honorhisfatherandhimselfforyearstocome

B.describethesenseofachapterofhisnewlife

C.allowhisfathertorestandgethimselftoreadytodie

D.appreciatethesatisfactionofcompletingprojects

57.【试题解析】

本题为推断题，根据题干中的poetrycollection索引到第二段中的内容，第二段的中心句“Ienjoythe

feelingofcompletinganimportantproject.可知作者强调completinganimportantproject的重要性，

故选Do

【参考答案】D

58.Whatattitudedoestheauthortaketowardstasks?

A.Hefeelsangry,frustratedanddepressedinhistasks.

B.Heenjoysthetasksthatotherpeoplearereluctanttodo.

C.Heworkswithouttirednessifhetakespleasureintasks.

D.Heusuallylacksenjoymentinthetasksbeingdone.

58.【试题解析】

本题为推测题，根据第三段的中心句“Thesimplestfactorthatmotivatesmetodosomethingis

enjoyment."可以推出作者要强调的是做每一件事情受至「enjoyment的推动”，故选C。

【参考答案】C

(嘉定区)

(A)

©OnMonday,ascientistanddoctorRobertWinstonistoformallyaskaquestionincongressabout

whatassessmentsthegovernmenthasmade“fbrrequiringadultsridingbicyclesincitycentrestohavea

licenceandthird-partyinsurance”.TheletterbelowistheentirelyimaginedresponseIwouldlikethe

governmenttomaketohim.

⑤Isupposeit'sonlyfairifIexplainwhyIthinkitissuchanon-issue.It?sprettysimple:suchaplan

wouldachieveprettymuchnothing,whilecausingsignificantproblems.Morewidely,anysensible

governmentswilldoeverythingintheirpowertogetmorepeoplecycling,nottoputpointlessobstaclesin

theirway.

⑥Lefsjusttakeoneexample.AsI'msureyouknowasadoctor,oneoftheproblemsfacingour

nationisthattheNationalHealthSystemislikelytocollapseunderthecaringforanincreasingly

overweightpopulation.Inactivelivingiscentraltothis.Evenafairlybriefdailybiketripcanhave

miraculousbenefitsfbrpeople'shealth.

⑨So,tosummarize:yourplanwouldbetointroduceahugelynewadministrativeschemethat

wouldmostlikelyhavelimitedeffectonthebehaviourofaveragelylaw-abiding（守法的）transportusers

whorarelyharmothers,whileputtingpeopleofffromthisbeneficialtypeoftransport.

⑩I'mafraidIjustdon'tgetit.

56.WhatdoesRobertmostprobablywanttoknowbyaskingthequestion?

A.whetherthegovernmenthasmadeeffortsregardinghisproposal.

B.whethereachbikeriderhasappliedforathird-partyinsurance.

C.whetherthecongresshassympathytowardsthecyclists.

D.whetherdoctorscanreceivethegovernment'ssupport.

56.【试题解析】

推理判断题。由第一段“askaquestionincongressaboutwhatassessmentsthegovernmenthasmade”for

requiringadultsridingbicyclesincitycentrestohavealicenceandthird-partyinsurance.”可知，向国会提

问政府对“要求在市中心骑自行车的成年人要有牌照和第三方保险”做了什么评估。故A选项正确。

【参考答案】A

58.Theexampleinparagraph6isused.

A.todrawpeople'sattentiontooverweightproblems

B.toprovethatcyclingcancauseproblems

C.toexplainwhygovernmentsadvocatecycling

D.toillustratehowbrokentheNHSis

58.【试题解析】

推理判断题。由第五段“Morewidely,anysensiblegovernmentswilldoeverythingintheirpowertoget

morepeoplecycling,nottoputpointlessobstaclesintheirway.”可知，更广泛地说，任何明智的政府都

会尽其所能让更多的人骑自行车，而不是在他们的道路上设置无意义的障碍。随之第六段举例来说

明这个问题。故C选项：来解释为什么政府提倡骑自行车正确。

【参考答案】C

59.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.holdsprejudicesagainstRobertWinstonB.isapleasantandgood-temperedperson

C.hastherighttospeakforthegovernmentD.isskilledinargumentativetechniques

59.【试题解析】

推理判断题。可根据排除法，A.对罗伯特・温斯顿有偏见,B.是一个令人愉快的好脾气的人C.有权利

为政府说话D.擅长辩论技巧。故D选项正确。

【参考答案】D

【词义猜测】

（虹口区）

（A）

However,thepollresultsmaybeabitmisleadingastheydon'ttakeintoaccountpublicattitudes

towardstressandmentalillness.RonaldKesslerofHarvardMedicalSchool,whohasstudiedthe

p忆UQ屹〃ce（流彳亍）ofmentaldisordersintheU.S.,pointsoutthatchangesinsocialattitudeshavehelped

reducethestigmaattachedtomentalillnessovertheyears.Forexample,thecreationofhealth-related

televisionprogrammingandspecialtymagazinessuchasPsychologyTodayhavecontributedtogreater

publicawarenessofmentalhealthissues.Accordingtopsychologists,youngerpeoplenowaremore

willingtoadmittothemthattheyareunderstressthaninthepast."Thereisnotalotofevidenceoftrue

prevalencehavinggoneup,"Kesslersays."Itlookslikeyoungerpeopleareinworseshape,but

unfortunately,wejustdon'tknow."

58.What'sthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedword"stigma'*inthelastparagraph?

A.Behavior.

B.Shame.

C.Symptom.

D.Complexity.

【试题解析】

词义猜测题题。后一句的举例可知，由于一些健康相关电视节目的出现，使得公众对于精神类疾

病的认知大大提高了，所以本句说社会态度的转变帮助减少了公众对于患精神疾病的羞耻感。选B。

【参考答案】B.

（黄浦区）

（A）

Intriguingly,atthetimeoftheincident,theHillsrememberednothingexceptthattheyhadspieda

strangeobjectintheskyLater,troubledbynightmaresandotherstress-relatedpains,thecoupleunderwent

hypnosis（催眠）wherethefullstorycameoutwiththeaidofBostonpsychiatristBenjaminSimon,an

expertinmedicalhypnosis.

57.Theword'Intriguingly"inparagraph6mostprobablymeans.

A.RidiculouslyB.TemporarilyC.RemarkablyD.Mysteriously

【试题解析】

文中说两夫妇有了很长时间的做梦和压力，然后还需要催眠回忆，但也不确定是不是梦，但Baney

又确定没有撒谎，后面又给出了证实依据，所以没有荒缪，也没铭记清晰，也不是临时，而且很神

秘。所以选D

【参考答案】D

（浦东新区）

（A）

Lastly,influencerscanimprovecustomerbuyinghabitswithseemingly'unbiasedopinions\Weare

morelikelytorespondto'peerrecommendation'thantraditionalads,meaningthefactweseean

influencerasa4friend,canmakeuslesslikelytobedoubtfulaboutwhatweareseeing.

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunbiasedprobablymeaninthepassage?

A.aggressiveB.objectiveC.subjectiveD.supportive

【试题解析】

定位在倒数第二段improvecustomerbuyinghabits改善消费者购买习惯；makeuslesslikelytobe

doubtfulaboutwhatweareseeing.可以让我们更少怀疑自己所看到的东西，因此影响者给出的意见应

该是客观的。

【参考答案】B

（闵行区）

It'simportanttotakebullyingseriouslyandnotjustbrushitoffassomethingthatkidshaveto

tolerate.Theeffectscanbeseriousandaffectkids'senseofsafetyandself-worth.Inseverecases,bullying

hascontributedtotragedies,suchassuicidesandschoolshootings.

57.Whatdoesthephrase1brushitoff'(inparagraph4)probablymean?

A.Removebullying.B.Ignorebullying.C.Avoidbullying.D.Punishbullying.

【试题解析】

本题为词义猜测题，从第四段"It'simportanttotakebullyingseriouslyandnotjustbrushitoffas

somethingthatkidshavetotolerate.Theeffectscanbeseriousandaffectkids*senseofsafetyand

self-worth.Inseverecases,bullyinghascontributedtotragedies,suchassuicidesandschoolshootings.

严肃看待欺负是重要的，而不是只看出孩子们不得不容忍的事情。其作用可能是严重的并影响孩子

们的安全感和自我价值感。在严重案例中，欺负已经导致自杀和校园枪击案的悲剧。说明brushitoff

意思是忽视欺负故选B。

【参考答案】B

(静安区)

(A)

Avisittothe48-seatPujolrevealaspace-agekitchencontaining27cooks,withonemakinghisfifth

attempttoreshapetheeggliquidandanothercoloringpotatoes.Pujoltoleratesanyqrutesqueattempt,a

chefcouldimagineandtherestaurantisthetrialsiteforitsstaff.ThatmakesPujolahotplacetoattract

freelabor.ThechefhasalsothoughtmoreaboutbringingMexicancookshomefromtheU.S.Manyare

returningtomovepasttheglassceilingthatexistsinAmerica."DespitethenumberofMexicansworking

inU.S.restaurants,yourarelyseeaMexicanheadchefinaNewYorkkitchen,“saidOlvera."Thenwhy

notcomebackheretoattractdinershereforthemostlocalbutalsonoveldishes?^^

57.Theunderlinedworderotesqueisclosestinmeaningto.

A.forceful

B.weird

C.abstract

D.painful

【试题解析】

本题为词义题，定位到第二段第二句，Pujol容忍任何厨师可以想象到的怪异的尝试，而这家餐厅

是其员工的试验场所，故选B。

【参考答案】B

(崇明县)

(A)

AstheCOVID-19pandemichithard,fishermenwatchedtheirmarketsdryup.Restaurants—

normallymajorfishbuyers—closedorcutbackorderssignificantly.Fishermenweren'tsureiftheywere

goingtogetpaidforwhattheyfished.

Meanwhileaspeoplelostjobs,foodbanksstartedtoseeagreatdemandforservices.Thingswere

gettingdesperate,withlonglinesfbrfoodassistanceinmanystates.

Outofthesedualcrises,anewideawasborn.Foodassistanceprogramsacrossthecountryhave

startedconnectingwithlocalfishermentostockuponlocalseafood,manyforthefirsttime.Andthe

arrangementseemstobehelpingthefishermen,theeconomyandthoseinneedofhealthyfood.

57.Whatdo“dualcrises,,inparagraph3referto?

A.Fishermen'sdifficultyinstoringseafoodandthedeclineoftheeconomy.

B.Fishermen?sdifficultyinsellingfishandfoodbanks'needfbrmorefood.

C.Theclosureofrestaurantsandfoodbanks'greatdemandforfoodassistance.

D.Manypeople'sunemploymentandmanystates9badservicesinfoodindustry.

【试题解析】

词义推测题。根据文章第一段"fishermenwatchedtheirmarketsdryup”和第二段'Thingsweregetting

desperate,withlonglinesfbrfoodassistanceinmanystates.”可知渔民面临市场需求缩小的危机，而食

物银行面临食物供应不足的危机，在双方的危机之下，推动了新主意的产生。

【参考答案】B

(金山区)

(A)

VictoriaSmith,sixyearsago,wasworkingasamanageratNext,aBritishchainstore.Thenshewent

onholidaytoBorneo.t€Itwasaworkingholiday,saidVictoria,''whereyoucouldstudytheorang-utanin

thewild—Ihavealwaysbeeninterestedinapes,soIthoughtitwouldbefun,"Theholidaywas

wonderful,andwhenVictoriacamehomeshefounditverydifficulttoreturntoheroldlife.Although

everybodytoldhershewasmad,shedecidedtogobacktouniversityandstudybiology.Fouryearslater

shebecameachimpanzeekeeper.

56.“The(inparagraph2)mostprobablyrefersto.

A.achainstoreB.aholidayresort

C.akindofanimalD.azooforwildlife

【试题解析】

本题为词义猜测题，根据文章第二段“Itwasaworkingholiday,saidVictoria,"whereyoucouldstudy

theorang-utaninthewild—Ihavealwaysbeeninterestedinapes,soIthoughtitwouldbefun.”

可知选C。

【参考答案】c

(松江区)

(A)

Thisyear,Mayfield'sfamilymembers,withoutexception,arelamentingtheabsenceofabig

gathering.They'veexplainedtotheiryoungchildrenandgrandchildrenwhythisyear'sThanksgivingis

different.Mayfield'syoungestdaughter,MichelleSanders,saysit'stoughtohelphergrandchildren

understandwhytheycan'tseesomeoftheirotherfamilymembersandwhytheyhavetostayathome,

celebratingThanksgivingallbythemselves.

57.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4canbebestreplacedby.

A.fascinatedbyB.upsetaboutC.ignorantofD.embarrassedat

【试题解析】

本题为词义猜测题，根据那一句的语境“Thisyear,Mayfield'sfamilymembers,withoutexception,are

lamentingtheabsenceofabiggathering.They'veexplainedtotheiryoungchildrenandgrandchildren

whythisyear'sThanksgivingisdifferent.M可知今年受到疫情影响全家不能团聚，所以心情应该是不

好的，故选B。

【参考答案】B

(青浦区)

(A)

Isatonarockandbreathedout.Thatmoment-withtheweaksunthroughthecloudsandthe

breezeblowing-feltextraordinarytome.IwasbornandraisedinLondonandhadneverimagined

leavinguntilImetanoutdoorsman.Now,myformerlifeasacitygirlfeltcrazy.InrememberingwhatI

hadgained,Ifeltthetensionleaveme.There,inthechillyair,Inolongerneededtotalk.Thesemi-solo

hikegaveusasharedexperiencewithaddedroomtobreathe.

58.Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheauthor\feelingswhenshesatonarock?

A.Fearlessandrefreshed.B.Freeandrelaxed.

C.Tenseanddepressed.D.Upsetandembarrassed.

58.【试题解析】

推断题之形容词。通过【feltthetensionleaveme,可知作者是放松的

【参考答案】B

(宝山区)

(A)

SinceIamatwin,asenseofcompetitionisdeeprootedinmybrain.Healthycompetitioncanpushus

todofantasticthings.Itmakesusstriveforacertaingoalandgetsustodothingsfaste匚However,Idonot

thinkcompetitionshouldbecomeharmful.Whenanger,frustration,anddepressionisaresultof

competition,itisnothealthy.Yet,competitioncanbringaboutrespect,friendship,andmutualgain.Inthe

casewithmytwinbrother,wehavepushedourselvestobegoodatsports,music,school,andevenatwork.

Thiscompetitivespirithasleakedintomylifewithoutmytwinaround.Inasense,Ireproducemytwin

brotherinotherpeople.IalwaystrytobenumberoneatwhateverIdo-oratleastinthetopthree.There

aretimesthisattitudebecomesunhealthy,asIgetfrustratedifIgiveeverythingtoacompetitionor

activityandproduceonlyaverageresults.Butastheyearspassed,Ihavegottenbetterathandlingfailure

anddefeat.Allinall,IthinkIfinishanddowellinmanyareasofmylifeforthesimplefactthatIwantto

dowellinthem.Thefeelingofdoingwellagainstcompetentopponentissatisfying.

Ienjoythefeelingofcompletinganimportantproject.Forinstance,lastyear,1finishedapoetry

collectionwithmyfather\poemsandmyownpoems.Itwasanhonortohimandhiswork.Inaway,I

feltthathisdeathwasnotinvainandthathisworkwasprovedevenmorethroughthiscollection.Itis

hardtodescribethemomentofknowingwhensuchanimportantprojectissettorest:itisalmostlikeyou

arereadytodie.Yousensethatachapterofyourlifehasclosedandyouarenowanewperson.These

deepemotionsmotivatemetocompleteprojectsonaregularbasis.

57.Bythepoetrycollection,theauthorintendsto.

A.honorhisfatherandhimselfforyearstocome

B.describethesenseofachapterofhisnewlife

C.allowhisfathertorestandgethimselftoreadytodie

D.appreciatethesatisfactionofcompletingprojects

57.【试题解析】

本题为推断题，根据题干中的poetrycollection索引到第二段中的内容，第二段的中心句“Ienjoythe

feelingofcompletinganimportantproject.可知作者强调completinganimportantproject的重要性，

故选D。

【参考答案】D

58.Whatattitudedoestheauthortaketowardstasks?

A.Hefeelsangry,frustratedanddepressedinhistasks.

B.Heenjoysthetasksthatotherpeoplearereluctanttodo.

C.Heworkswithouttirednessifhetakespleasureintasks.

D.Heusuallylacksenjoymentinthetasksbeingdone.

58.【试题解析】

本题为推测题，根据第三段的中心句“Thesimplestfactorthatmotivatesmetodosomethingis

enjoyment."可以推出作者要强调的是做每一件事情受到“enjoyment的推动”，故选C。

【参考答案】C

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