2023北京高三二模英语汇编：阅读理解B篇

2023北京高三二模英语汇编

阅读理解B篇

（2023北京东城统考二模）RunbySocietyforScience,RegeneronScienceTalentSearchisapremier

scienceandmathcompetitionforhigh-schoolseniors.Oneofthewinnersofthisyearis17-year-oldEthanWong,

whotriestoimproveexistingtechnology.Hisfocus:airplanes.

Nearlyallplaneshaveatail.Thetailkeepstheplane'snosefromsuddenlychangingdirectionduringaturn.

Thestructureaddsstabilitybutweighstheplanedown.Tailless-designedairplanewingscouldservethesame

functionasthetail,aswellascuttingtheenvironmentalcostofairtravel.Butthere'sacatch.Thosewingsmust

twist（弯曲）inaveryprecisewaythatmakesthemhardtoproduce.

EthanbecamefascinatedbythiskindofairplanedesignwhenhesawavideoofNASA'sPrandtl-Daircraft

glidinggracefullythroughtheairwithoutatail,justthoughtthatwasreallycool,“saysEthan.Hewonderedifhe

couldfindasimplerwaytoachievethesametaillessflight.

"EssentiallywhatIdidwasjusttrialanderror,Ethansays.Usingacomputermodelofanairplanewing,he

adjustedtheangleoftwistalongthewinguntilitcouldachievetaillessflight.Usually,suchawingrequiresa

continuousdistributionofwingtwist.Buthecouldachieveasimilareffectwithwingsthathadjustafewsectionsof

twist."It'ssupereasytomake,,,Ethansays.

Inhisgarage,Ethanbuiltmodelairplanesusingrubbermaterialsandpackingtapetotesthisdesign.''Seeingthe

planeintheairwasprettycool,“Ethansays.4<Itjustflewreally,reallywell.^^

Lighter,moreefficientplanescouldopenthedoortootherairtravelinnovations.uIfsbeenalong-termgoalof

minetobuildasolarplanethatcanflythroughthedaypoweredbysolarpanelsonitswings,“Ethansays."Itis

absolutelypossiblefbrareallyefficientplane.^^

Tootherteenswhohavebigengineeringideastoexplore,Ethanalwayssays,"Don'tevergiveup."Evenwhen

somemachineryfeelsimpossibletounderstand,ithelpstorememberthattheworld'sgreatestinventorsareonly

human,too."Also,justmakesureyoulovewhateveryoudo,“Ethanadds."That'Hmakepursuingeverythingalot

easier.^^

1.Whatisoneadvantageofthetaillessaiiplane?

A.Itmakesaircraftdesigneasier.

B.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly.

C.Itreducesproductioncosts.

D.Itpromotesflightstability.

2.WhatdrewEthan'sattentiontothetaillessairplanedesign?

A.Thebreakthroughinaircraftmaterials.

B.Theflightofanaircraftinavideo.

C.Theprizefororiginaldesign.

D.Thedesireforinnovation.

3.InEthan9sopinion,whathelpinventorsrealizetheirdreams?

A.Ambitionandefficiency.

B.Enthusiasmandresponsibility.

C.Passionanddetermination.

D.Confidenceandindependence.

（2023北京西城统考二模）Iwrestledhertothegroundforthekeys,literally.Indeed,whensheopenedthe

doortoleavethehouseat11pmforthemoviesdespitemywords,Iactuallywrestledmy16-year-olddaughtertothe

ground.

Ididnotknowhowtodealwitharebellious（叛逆的）teenager.Weareafamilyofstrongwills,fromthetop

down.Allmykidshadpushedandargued.Everyone"kindof9followedtherules.Astheygotolder,especiallywhen

theyhithighschool,Isawthepowershifting,butithadn'tbeensoobvious.Ihadnotseenmuchin-your-facerebellion.

Untilthishappened.

IcalledAmySpeidel,awiseandpracticalparentingexpert.Shestayedonthephonewithmeandlistenedtomy

wildcomplaintaboutmydisrespectfulkid.Shelistenedforalmosttwohoursandthengavemesomesuggestions.

Amytoldmethatmydaughter'sbehaviorwas"developmentallyappropriate"-shewassupposedtotestthe

boundaries.Amyalsosaidthatitwasgreatthatmydaughterwouldbeabletostandupforherselfinarelationship

thatwasn'tworking.

Thosecommentsreallymademefeelawful.Ihadn'tconsideredanythingpositiveaboutherbehavior-butoutside

ofourmother-daughterrelationship,Iwouldneverwanttodevaluemydaughter'sstrongwill.

AftertalkingwithAmy,IrealizedthatIwastheonewhoneededhelpunderstandingdisciplinevscontrol.

Honestly,Ididhatethattheresponsibilitywasonme.Iwantedpennissiontoscreamandpunish.ButIlistenedto

Amyandhere'swhatIlearned.

1.Mydaughter'sbehaviorwasnormal.ThateasedmyfearsthatIhadraisedaterriblehumanandfailedasa

mother.

2.Mydaughter'sstrongpersonalitywasastrength.Thatrevelationwasahugegift.Ivalueherqualitiesbutdon't

wantthemusedagainstme.Iwillsoftenmyresponseandlistentoher.

3.Iwentcrazy.Infact,Icrossedaline.Andthathappens.ButIlearnedtoapologizeandresetsothatwecould

moveforward.

Myjob,therefore,istolearnnewresponsesthatoffermydaughteroptionsandrealisticconsequences,notempty

threats.Andhopefully,thiswillchangemyrelationshipwithmydaughter.

4.Whatistheactualreasontheauthorhadafightwithherdaughter?

A.Thedaughterwouldn'tgiveherthekeys.

B.Thedaughterdidn'tcomebackuntil11pm.

C.Thedaughterinsistedongoingoutlateatnight.

D.Thedaughterwantedtogotothemovieswithfriends.

5.Thecommentsmadetheauthorfeer'awful^because.

A.shehadhelpedherdaughtertotestboundaries

B.shedidn'ttreasurethemother-daughterrelationship

C.shethoughtAmywascriticizingherdaughter'supbringing

D.shehadn'tnoticedthedesirableaspectsofherdaughter'sbehavior

6.Afterthephonecall,theauthorlearnedthat.

A.herdaughter'sstrongcharactershouldbesoftened

B.sheshouldconstructivelydealwithconflict

C.herdaughtershouldcontrolherbehavior

D.sheshouldadmitherfailureasamother

7.AccordingtoAmy,whatshouldtheauthorsayifthesamesituationhappensagain?

A.”Doyoureallythinkyoucanjustwalkoutthedoorlikethat?”

B."It'snotsafetobeoutsolate.Whatabouttomorrowafternoon?"

C.”Itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryougooutornot.Iwillsupportyou.^^

D.”Youhavebeendisrespectfulandcan*tgoouttonight.Isthatclear?”

（2023北京海淀统考二模）Whentheneedforinformationtechnologyservicearises,itcanbeastressful

moment-theuserislockedoutoftheircomputer,oraprogramisn'tworkingproperly.Butifyouaskanyoneinthe

MITdepartmentsofChemistryandPhysics,ortheNewsOffice-theInstitutedivisionsthatarefortunateenoughto

haveGregWaltonastheirITserviceprovider,they*!!acknowledgethatnotonlyisWaltonthebest,butwhateverthe

issueis,hewillseeitthroughuntilallinvolvedaresatisfiedwiththeoutcome.Waltonusuallyarrivesonthescene

withendlesspositiveenergythattransformsatechnicalannoyanceintoanenjoyableinteraction,regardlessofhow

manyotherITfireshehasalreadyputoutthatday.

Thequalitiesthatmakehimastaremployeeextendfarbeyondthecampus.Afterspendinghisearlyyearsin

fostercare,Waltonlivedwithhisgreat-grandmother,butmostly,hewaslefttosupporthimself.Whilemanychildren

might,understandably,lieflatundersuchunsupervisedcircumstances,Waltonexcelledacademicallyandathletically

athighschool.Hebecamethefirstpersoninhisfamilytograduatefromhighschool,andenrolledincollege.

WaltonseizedthechancetoenrollinYearUp,aprogramaimingtoclosethe"opportunitydivide^^byproviding

youngadultswiththeskills,experience,andsupportthatwillempowerthemtoreachtheirpotentialthrough

professionalcareersandhighereducation.Waltonremainsanactiveambassadorfortheorganization.

InJuneof2007,armedwithshiningrecommendations,Waltonwashiredasatemp（临时工）atMIT.He

eventuallyworkedhiswayuptowhereheistoday-aninvaluableasset（不可或缺的人）tothreedepartments.do

feelluckytoworkatMIT,“hesays."I'vehadtheabilitytotourthecountrysharingmystoryinhopesthatsome

peoplemaybeinspiredandemployersmayseeyoungadultswithtoughbackgroundsdifferently.^^

InadditiontoYearUp,heisinvolvedwithanumberoforganizationscommittedtohelpingyoungadults

overcometheirtroubledpasts.Thisdesiretohaveapositiveimpactonpeople'slivesextendsseamlesslyintohis

workatMIT."Givingbackisveryimportanttome,“Waltonsays."Somanypeoplehaveinvestedtheirtimeand

energyintohelpingme,soIfeelitwouldbeaninjusticenottodoso.”

8.StaffmembersinMITsinghighpraiseforWaltonmainlybecause

A.heenjoysinteractingwithhisclients

B.heknowshowtoputoutfiresforothers

C.hesolvesproblemswithapositiveattitude

D.heisgoodatdevelopingcomputerprograms

9.WhatdoweknowaboutWaltonbeforehewenttocollege?

A.Hedependedonhisgreat-grandmaforaliving.

B.Hestoodoutinstudyandsportsinhighschool.

C.Helayflatjustlikeotherunsupervisedchildren.

D.Hewassupportedbyfostercareforbettereducation.

10.WhydidWaltongetinvolvedwithalotoforganizations?

A.Tosharehistroubledpastwithyoungadults.

B.Topaybacktosocietybyhelpingyoungadults.

C.Toadvisebusinessestotreatyoungadultsfairly.

D.Topromoteeducationequalityamongyoungadults.

11.WhatcanweconcludefromWalton*sstory?

A.Onegoodturndeservesanother.

B.Opportunitiesfavorthepreparedmind.

C.Educationisapowerfulweapontochangetheworld.

D.One'sfutureisdefinedbyhisefforts,notbyhisorigin.

（2023北京朝阳统考二模）Ilostmylegtocancerat30.Myfirsttripoutofthehouseasaone-legged

womanwouldbetoseeasickfriendinhospitalwithmymom.

AsImademywaythroughthehospital,Iwaspreparedforlooksofcuriosity,sympathy,andevenshock.But

onethingshookmetoadepthIhadneverexperiencedbefore.Twokidswereplayinginthehallway.AsIpassed

byonmycrutches（拐杖），theylookedupatme,andsuddenly,thelittleboypointedatme."Lookatthatlady!99It

seemedthathewasshoutingloudenoughfortheentirehospitaltohear."Sheonlyhasoneleg!Doesn'tthatlook

ftmny?”

Bothofthekidsburstintolaughter.Headsturned,andIfeltthebloodrushtomyface.Iputmyheaddown

andrushedoutasfastasIdaredonmycrutches.Iheldmytearsbackuntilthecardoorclosed.AsIfellintothe

seats,Icried,“Howcouldtheythinkthisisftinny?”

Mymomtriedherbesttocomfortme,"Honey,theyarejustkids.Theydon'tknowanybetter.^^Theywere

justkids,butthatdidnotexcusetheirrudebehavior.Ifeltawaveofbelieffloodthroughme.IknewwhatIhadto

do."Well,someonehastoteachthem!^^Isaid.AndIknewthatsomeonewouldbeme.

When1waswellenough,Istartedtovisitelementaryschoolsandtalktochildrenaboutbeingdifferent.Iwas

teachingchildrentoberespectfulofpeoplewhoaredifferent,andteachingthempeoplecomeinallshapes,colors

andsizesandweareeachspecialandunique.

Speakingtochildrenwasjustthebeginningforme.Ibecameaninspirationalspeakerandauthorandlearned

thatbeinggratefulforalltheremainingpartsofmewastheonlywaytostartandendmyday.Isharedmystoryin

mybookcalledIAmChoosingtoSmile.Ido,indeed,choosetosmile.Wakingupeverymorning,Ilookdownat

myonefootandsaywithallsincerity,"Goodmorning,fivetoes.Tmverygladtoseeyou!”

12.Whatshockedtheauthorinthehospital?

A.Thecuriouslookaboyhad.B.Thewordsaboyshoutedout.

C.Thegametheboyswereplaying.D.Thesympathytheboysexpressed.

13.Howdidtheexperienceinthehospitalchangetheauthor?

A.Shefoundthepurposeofherlife.B.Shebegantorealizeherdifference.

C.Sheunderstoodkids'characteristics.D.Shelearnedtheimportanceofrespect.

14.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Patient.B.Brave.C.Intelligent.D.Caring.

（2023北京丰台统考二模）WhenIwaslittle,mydadwouldletmesitbesidehimontheporchwhilehe

painted.Hewouldtellmehowthecowbyitselfisjustacow,andthemeadowbyitselfisjustgrassandflowers,

andthesunpeekingthroughthetreesisjustabeamoflight,butputthemalltogetherandyou'vegotmagic.

Iunderstoodwhathewassaying,butI'veneverfeltwhathewassayinguntilonedaywhenIwasupinthe

sycamoretreetorescueakitestuckinthebranches.Itwasalongwayup,butIthoughtI'dgiveitashot.Istarted

climbing.ThenIlookeddown.AndsuddenlyIgotdizzyandweak.Iwasmilesofftheground!Butthekitewasstill

beyondmyreach.IcaughtmybreathandforcedmyselftoconcentrateonthekiteasIclimbedup.

WhenIhadthekitefree,Ineededaminutetorest.That'swhenthefearofbeingupsohighbegantolift,andin

itsplacecamethemostamazingfeelingthatIwasflying.Justsoaringabovetheearth,sailingamongtheclouds.

ThenIbegantonoticehowwonderfulthebreezesmelled.Itseemedlikesunshineandwildgrassandrain!I

couldn'tstopbreathingitin,fillingmylungsagainandagainwiththesweetestsmellTdeverknown.

Inevergotovertheview.Ikeptthinkingofwhatitfeltliketobeupsohighinthattree.Iwantedtoseeit,to

feelit,again.Andagain.

Itwasn'tlongbeforeIwasn'tafraidofbeingupsohighandfoundthespotthatbecamemyspot.Icouldsit

thereforhours,justlookingoutattheworld.Sunsetswereamazing.Somedaysthey'dbepurpleandpink,some

daysthey'dbeablazingorange,settingfiretocloudsacrossthehorizon.

Itwasonadaylikethatwhenmyfather^notion（观念）movedfrommyheadtomyheart.Theviewfrommy

sycamorewasmorethanrooftopsandcloudsandwindandcolorscombined.

AndIstartedmarveling（惊奇）athowIwasfeelingbothhumbleandmajestic.Howwasthatpossible?How

couldIbesofullofpeaceandfullofwonder?

Itwasmagic.

15.Whydidtheauthorclimbupthesycamoretree?

A.Toplayinthetree.B.lbgetatrappedkite.

C.Toprovehercourage.D.Topracticeclimbingskills.

16.Theauthor'sclimbingexperiencewas.

A.unusualbutpainfulB.competitiveandimaginative

C.adventurousbutrewardingD.well-plannedandinteresting

17.Whydidtheauthorlikebeinguphighinthetree?

A.Becausethetreehadthesweetestsmell.

B.Becauseitcouldhelphertoconcentrate.

C.Becauseherfatherencouragedhertodoso.

D.Becauseshecouldenjoymorethangoodviews.

18.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey?

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Positiveactionleadstohappiness.

C.Beautifulthingsdon'taskforattention.

D.Thewholeisgreaterthanthesumofitsparts.

（2023北京昌平统考二模）Everwonderwhathappenstospacecraftaftertheygetlaunchedtospace?

Well,thatiswheremyjobasaninstrumentoperationsengineercomesin.Myjobconsistsofplanning,generating,

andoperatingscientificinstrumentsin-flight.IamgratefulforhavingworkedonmissionsatSaturn,theMoon,and

ourownplanetEarth.

WhenIwasahigh-schooler,IwasunsureofwhatcollegeIwantedtoattend,orwhatmajorIwantedtochoose.

AfterreceivinganemailfromacollegecalledMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),Idecidedtoapplytoa

summerprogramtheywereofferingwiththeencouragementofmymom.Afterparticipatinginthatprogram,Iknew

thatMITwastherightuniversityforme.Thepassionatestudentsandboundlessopportunitiesdevelopedafeelingof

belonginginmethatledmetoapplyandeventuallygetaccepted.

ThemostexcitingandfulfillingpartofbeinganengineeristhatIamabletoworkonprojectsthatbenefit

humanity.Whenpeoplethinkofthespaceindustry,theypicturetheouterreachesofoursolarsystem.Whattheymay

notimagineisthegreatbodyofworkbeingdonetostudyourownhome-Earth.Iamthankfultohaveacareerthat

allowsmetocommitmyselftothatresponsibility.

ThehighlightofmycareerhasbeenwitnessingtheendoftheCassinimissiontoSaturn.Someofthepeopleon

theteamhadbeenworkingonthemissionforlongerthanIhadbeenalive,buttheystilltreatedmeasoneoftheir

own.Iwasgiventheopportunitytooperatethecamerasthatwouldcatchbreathtakingimagesoftheplanet.And

whentheCassinispacecrafthadrunoutoffuel,Iquicklylearnedthatitwasnotjusttheendofthemission,butthe

endofateam.ThenightwewatchedwithbittersweetlongingasitssignalfadedtonothingissomethingthatIwill

alwayskeepinmymemories.AndwhileCassiniwillberememberedforitshistoriccontributions,whatIwill

rememberitforistheteamitbroughttogether.

Myfriendsoftenaskwhyagirlcouldachieveallthese.Ialwaysgrewupabigfanoffiction.IreadtheHarry

Potterbooksandlovedanythingfantasy.Irealizedthatacommonthemeofherostoriesisthattheheromustalways

makeachoicetostarttheiradventure.Ifyoudon'tpickuptheswordinyourownstorybecauseyouareafraidof

whatmayhappennext,yourisknothavingastoryatall.

19.WhydidtheauthorapplytoMIT?

A.ThemajorsinMITinterestedher.

B.HermotherurgedhertogotoMIT.

C.Shesetthisgoalasahigh-schooler.

D.AsummerprogrammadeherloveMIT.

2O.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutheroccupation?

A.Il'seasytopredictwhatshedoes.

B.It'shardforagirltohavesuchacareer.

C.Sheisannoyedbybeingmisunderstood.

D.Sheisproudtoworkforhumanwell-being.

21.WhatdoestheauthorvaluemostintheCassinimission?

A.Itshistoriccontributions.

B.Theteamitbroughttogether.

C.Breathtakingimagesoftheplanet.

D.Theopportunitytooperatethecameras.

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Nowayisimpossibletocourage.

C.Wellbegunishalfdone.

D.Timelostcannotbewonagain.

参考答案

1.B2.B3.C