2023-2024学年高二英语上学期期末阅读理解常考易错题（含答案）

阅读理解常考易错20篇

广告类A篇：

弟扁

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1.Wherewillthejobbeperformed?

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C.Inahospital.D.Inthestreet.

2.Whichoneisthemostimportantforthecandidates?

A.Theirloveforfootball.B.Theireducationallevel.

C.Theirpastexperience.D.Theirapplication'suniqueness.

3.Howcanthecandidatesaskformoreinformation?

A.Byphone.B.Byletter.

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【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了老特拉福德球场招募工作人员的相关信息。

1.B解析：细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知，这个招募是为了招聘能于比赛日在老特拉福德球场为球迷

服务的工作人员，因而这项工作肯定是在体育场进行的，故选B项。

2.D解析：推理判断题。由文中第四段中的"Youshouldonlysubmitoneapplicationasallopportunitieswill

bediscussedattheinterview.Theexactcopiesofapplicationwillbedisregardedandyouwillbeout.“可知，每个

申请者只能提交一张申请表，即强调“唯一性”，否则将被淘汰，故选D项。

3.C解析：细节理解题。由短文最后一句"Foranyquestion,pleaseemailtherecruitmentteamat

recruitment@manutd.co.uk.”可知，申请者可以通过发邮件的方式和招募团队取得联系，故选C项。

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IfyouareinterestedinEuropeCoasttoCoastforthesummerof2022,pleasereachouttousandwewill

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Holland,Belgium,Paris

OurgroupwillgatherinAmsterdamandspendthefirstnightintheancientDutchcityofHaarlembefore

pickingupthewell-traveledNordzeeroutebikeroute.Thisprotected,coastalpathwindsitswayalongthecoastof

theNorthSeafornearly300miles,pastwindmillsandoverbanks.We'llmakeourwaythroughcharmingDutch

andBelgiantownsandcrosstheborderintoFrance.OnceinFrance,we5llridequietcountryroadsthroughsmall

villages,enjoyingthedelightsofruralFrenchlifealongourway.We'llcontinuesouthtoChantillyandtakeatrain

intospendadayintheCityofLight.

RuralFrance,Germany'sBlackForest&theBodensee

FromParis,wecontinueeastthroughthevineyard（葡萄园）coveredhillsoftheChampagneregion,intothe

greenvalleysofAlsace-Lorraine,andthenontoStrasbourg,rightonFrance'sborderwithGermany.We,llcrossthe

RhineRiverandfollowGermany'soutstandingnetworkofb汰epathsthroughthecharmingBlackForesttothe

shoresofLakeConstance,alsoknowninGermanyastheBodensee.We,lllookacrossthisfamouslaketothe

snow-coveredpeaksoftheAlps-thenextlegofourjourneytogether.

TheAlps,NorthernItalyVenice

LeavingtheBodensee,we'llstartourclimbintoandthroughtheAustrianAlps.Shortlyafterskirtingthe

Swissborder,we'llcrossintoBellaItaliaandbeginourdownhilldescent（斜坡）towardthewarmwatersofthe

AdriaticSea.Uponarrival,we9llputourbikesawayandspendourfinaldaystogethercelebratingourgreatcycling

skillswhileexploringVenice,oneoftheworld'smostbeautifulandmysteriouscities.

1.WherewilltheadventurersexploretheCityofLight?

A.InFrance.BinHolland.

C.InBelgium.D.InGermany.

2.WhatwilltheadventurersdoinGermany?

A.SwimintheRhineRiver.B.SailonLakeConstance.

C.GettothetopoftheAlps.D.RidethroughtheBlackForest.

3.Howmanycountrieswilltheadventurerscrossintotal?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了“EuropeCoasttoCoast2022”夏季活动的行程设计。

1.A解析：细节理解题。由"Holland,Belgium,Paris”部分中"OnceinFrance,we9llridequietcountryroads

throughsmallvillages,enjoyingthedelightsofruralFrenchlifealongourway.WeUlcontinuesouthtoChantilly

andtakeatrainintospendadayintheCityofLight.”可知,冒险者将在法国探索光明之城故选A项。

2.D解析：细节理解题。由“RuralFrance,Germany'sBlackForest&theBodensee”部分中"We'llcrossthe

RhineRiverandfollowGermany'soutstandingnetworkofb汰epathsthroughthecharmingBlackForesttothe

shoresofLakeConstance…”可知，冒险者将在德国骑自行车穿过黑森林，故选D项。

3.B解析：细节理解题。通读“Holland,Belgium,Paris""RuralFrance,Germany'sBlackForest&theBodensee^^

和“TheAlps,NorthemItalyVenice”这三部分下面的信息可知，冒险者总共需要穿过“荷兰、比利时、法国、德

国、奥地利及意大利”，共6个国家，故选B项。

第二篇

DayTrips&ToursfromLondon

GoldenToursprovidespopulardaytripsintheUKtodestinations!FullyorganizedtoursfromLondonare

professionallyguided,there?snobetterwaytobeginanexcitingadventureduringadaytripfromLondon.

StonehengeTour

Price:Adult:£54,Child:£51,Family(2adults&2children):£205

Asoneofthemostfamousattractions,Stonehengepromisestobeanunforgettableexperience.Duringthis

daytour,you511gettogoupclosetotheseancientstonesandpiecetogethertheevidencebeforeyou.Howdidthey

getthere?Whoputthemthere?Whyaretheythere?TherehavebeenmanytheoriesfortheexistenceofStonehenge

butthisisyourchancetoworkitoutforyourself!

LeedsCastleTour

Price:Adult:£95,Child:£86,Family(2adults&2children):£355

Youcouldn'timagineacastleinamorelbeautifulsetting!Surroundedby500acresofparklandandastill

lake,LeedsCastleusedtobethefirstchoicefortheroyalstospendtheirsummervacation-HenryVUloncelived

herewithCatherineofAragon.Duringthisprivatevisit,yourtourguidewillshowyouhowtheTudorslived

here.Transportationbyluxuryair-conditionedcoachwillbeprovided,andthistouroperatesin

English,Chinese,JapaneseandSpanish.

CambridgeTour

Price:Adult:£101,Child:£91,Family(2adults&2children):£374

You'llgettovisitthelocationoftheUniversityofCambridgeandthefamousSenateHouse,onceusedfor

gatheringsoftheCouncilandnowatraditionalplacefordegreeceremonies.Withitsneoclassicalarchitectureand

richhistory,you'llgettolearnmoreaboutitsplaceinCambridgeculture.Consideringitshighpopularity,youneed

toreserveyourspotonline.

Stratford-upon-AvonTour

Price:Adult£89Child:£79,Family(2adults&2children):£326

ExploreStratford-upon-Avon,thehometownofBritain'smostcelebratedwritertheinfluentialWilliam

Shakespeare.Thetownisproudofitsrichhistoryandthereareplentyofhousesandcottagesthatstillstandinthe

half-timbered(半木质的)style.IfstheperfectplacetofindoutmoreaboutElizabethanhistory.

l.Howmuchshouldafamilyof2adultsand1childpaytovisitStonehenge?

A.£108.B.£156.C.£159.D.£205.

2.WhatisspecialaboutLeedsCastleTour?

Altoffersmini-bustransport.

B.Itshouldbebookedinadvance.

C.Theroyalswillshowyouaroundthecastle.

D.Multi-languageguideservicesareavailable.

3.IfyouareinterestedinBritishliterature,whichtourwouldyouchoose?

A.StonehengeTour.B.LeedsCastleTour.

C.CambridgeTour.D.Stratford-upon-AvonTour.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个从英国伦敦出发的旅行安排。

1.C解析：细节理解题。由StonehengeTour中“Price:Adult:£54,Child:£51,Family(2adults&2children)^^

可知，两个成人和一个孩子去参加巨石阵之旅，需支付：54x2+51=159英镑，故选C项。

2.D解析：细节理解题。由LeedsCastleTour中“Transportationbyluxuryair-conditionedcoachwillbe

provided,andthistouroperatesinEnglish,Chinese,JapaneseandSpanish.”可知,LeedsCastleTour的特另U之处在

于提供多种语言的导游服务，故选D项。

3.D解析：细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知，如果你对英国文化感兴趣，你可以参加Stratford-upon-Avon

Tour,故选D项。

第四篇

Xi'anenjoysareputationasa“LivingHistoryMuseum^^duetoitsrich,diversecollectionofhistoricaland

culturaltreasures.ApartfromtheTerracottaWarriors,therearealsosomeotherattractionsinthecity.Herearesome

ofthem.

AncientCityWall

Xi'anCityWallwasbuiltinthe14thcenturyintheMingDynastyasamilitarydefensesystem.Nowitisone

oftheoldestandbestpreservedChinesecitywalls.Thewallisnowalandmark,dividingthecityintoinnerand

outerareas.

GiantWildGoosePagoda（塔）

Situatedinanancienttemple,thepagodabuiltwithlayersofbrickswasbuiltintheTangDynasty.ltis

traditionalChinesearchitecture.OneofthemainfunctionsofthepagodawastostoreBuddhistscriptures（经文）

andfigurinesbroughttoChinafromIndiabythefamousmonkandtravelerXuanZang,whostayedherefor19

yearstranslatingBuddhistscriptures.

ShaanxiHistoryMuseum

TheShaanxiHistoryMuseum,builtin1991,ishometoover370,000preciousrelicsunearthedinShaanxi

overtheyears.Themuseumconsistsofthreemainsections.Itscollectionsrangefrombronzeware（器皿）to

potteryware,goldandsilverwareandmuralpaintingsfromtheTangDynastytombs.

TheMuslimQuarter

OneofthehighlightsisitslocalsnackswhenyoutourXi'an.ThebestfooddestinationistheMuslim

Quarter,whichhasahistoryofseveralhundredyears.Consistingofanumberoffoodstreets,theareahasbecomea

famousattractioninthecityforitsrichandauthenticMuslimculturalatmosphere.

l.InwhichplacecanyouknowmoreaboutBuddhism?

A.AncientCityWall.B.GiantWildGoosePagoda.

C.ShaanxiHistoryMuseum.D.TheMuslimQuarter.

2.WhatcanyoudowhenyouvisittheMuslimQuarter?

A.Createbronzeware.B.Eatdiversedelicioussnacks.

C.Visitsomewatchtowers.D.TranslateBuddhistscriptures.

3.Whatdoyouknowfromthetext?

A.TheShaanxiHistoryMuseumhasexhibitsmadeofgold.

B.XuanZangdiedintheGiantWildGoosePagoda.

C.TheXi'anCityWallistheoldestChinesecitywall.

D.TheMuslimQuarterhasahistoryof100years.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了西安的四个旅游胜地一古城墙、大雁塔、陕西历史博

物馆和穆斯林区。

1.B解析：细节理解题。根据GiantWildGoosePagoda部分的介绍可知，在那里你可以更多地了解佛教，故

选B项。

2.B解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，在穆斯林区你可以品尝到各式各样美味小吃，故选B项。

3.A解析：细节理解题。根据"ShaanxiHistoryMuseum”部分的最后一句"Itscollectionsrangefrombronze

waretopotteryware,goldandsilverwareandmuralpaintingsfi-omtheTangDynastytombs.“可知，那里的展品

有金器，故选A项。

第五篇

Forthousandsofyears,buildingshavebeenusedtoshowoffpowerandwealth,tohonorleadersor

religions,andtostretchthelimitsofarchitecture.Sincethe19thcentury,high-risebuildingshavesprungupallover

theworld,showingthemodernarchitecturewonders.

TheEmpireStateBuilding

TheEmpireStateBuilding,a102-storybuilding,wascompletedinNewYorkin1931andwasthetallestin

theworlduntil1971.WhiletheEmpireStateBuildingwasbuilttobeanofficebuilding,itstilldrawsmillionsof

touristseachyearforoverlookingNewYork.Itiscurrentlyadmiredforitsgreenarchitectureinitiatives,inaneffort

tobeamoreenergy-efficientandeco-friendlygreenbuilding.

TheJinMaoBuilding

Completedin1999andstanding420.6metershigh,theJinMaoBuildingisChina'stallesthigh-rise

building.LocatedinPudongDistrictofShanghai,theJinMaoToweristhe8thsupertall88-floorbuilding,which

representsthebeliefinChineseculturethatthenumber8bringsfortune.Withbothmodernandtraditional

characteristics,theJinMaoBuildingisasymbolandlandmarkofShanghaiandamust-seeplaceforanytourist

wishingforatasteofmodemShanghai.

Taipei101

Withaheightof508meters,Taipei101orformerlyknownastheTaipeiWorldFinancialCenterbecamethe

world'stallestbuildingwhenitwascompletedin2003.DesignedbyC.YLee&Partners,themulti-usesteeland

glasshighrisewasintendedtopreventtyphoonsandearthquakes.Taipei101hasdevelopedintotheoutstanding

landmarkofthearea,andtheidealshoppingandrelaxingplaceforlocals.

1.WhatistheEmpireStateBuildingrecentlyrecognizedfor?

Altsmulti-functions.Bitsnumerousvisitors.

C.Itswealthandpower.D.Itsgoing-greenideas.

2.WhatdoTaipei101andtheJinMaoBuildinghaveincommon?

A.Theyarelandmarkbuildings.

B.Theyfeaturetraditionalcultures.

C.Theywerebuiltinthe20thcentury.

D.Theyweredesignedfornaturaldisasters.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Topromotegreenbuildings.

B.Torecommendtouristattractions.

C.Tointroducefamoustallbuildings.

D.Toadvertisethehigh-risebuildings.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了世界上著名的三座现代高层建筑。

1.D解析：由TheEmpireStateBuilding部分的最后一句"Itiscurrentlyadmiredforitsgreenarchitecture

initiatives,inanefforttobeamoreenergy-efficientandeco-friendlygreenbuilding.”可知,EmpireStateBuilding

是一座节能环保的绿色建筑，目前因其绿色建筑倡议而闻名，故选D项。

2.A解析：由TheJinMaoBuilding部分可知“金茂大厦是上海的象征和地标”，再由Taipei101部分可知“台

北101是台北地区的杰出地标”，这两座建筑的共同之处是“地标性建筑”，故选A项。

3.C解析：本文主要介绍了世界上三座现代的高层建筑。A项错误，因为文中只有EmpireStateBuilding提

到了是绿色建筑;B项错误，因为文章主要介绍的是高层建筑，而非旅游景点;D项错误，因为文章的目的是对

高层建筑的介绍，而不是以推广为目的的广告，故选C项。

故事类B篇：

弟扁

Catshavenoemotions.Atleast,thafswhatmyhusbandonceclaimed.Iarguedthatmytwocatsexperience

emotions.Theyfeelanger,fear,andhappiness.Heagreedwithme,butstucktohisopinionthatcatsdon'tfeel

love.However,mycat,Sebastian,wouldteachhimotherwise.

Whenmynext-doorneighbourmovedin,hehadacatnamedJuliet.Shewasanindoorlady,always

watchingtheenvironmentthroughthewindow.ThenonedaywhenIaccompaniedmycattothebackyardforhis

playtime,SebastiancaughtsightofJulietgazingathimbehindthewindow.Itsoonbecameobviousthattheywere

attractedbyeachother.Soeverydaythereafter,wheneverIletSebastianout,hewouldrushstraighttothe

backyardnext-doorandtheywouldsitgazinglovinglyateachotherthroughthescreen,sheinside,andheoutside.

Evenmyhusbandwatchedinamazement,andhewouldmurmur,“Butcatscan'tfeellove...canthey?”

Fivemonthslater,myneighbourhadtomovebecauseofwork.Myheartsank.IwonderedhowSebastian

wouldreacttoJuliefsleaving.

FormonthsafterJulietmovedawayandthenewneighbourmovedin,IoftencaughtSebastiansittingby

Juliefswindow,lookingintotheapartmentinsearchofhislady.Thenewneighbourdidn'tmindhavingthe

“Peeping（偷看）Sebastian^^afterIexplainedhisreasonforbeingthere.Sebastianmarkedthesmallareaoutside

thatwindowashisterritory.Othermalecatswereallowedinthebackyard,butnotnearJuliefswindow,whichhe

guardeduntilhisdeath.

Evennow,whenmyhusbandandIwalkthroughthebackyardandseethatwindow,heremindsmeofthe

lessonSebastiantaughthim...thatcatsdoindeedfallinlove.

1.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A.Julietwasallowedtogoout.

B.SebastianenjoyedthemomentwithJuliet.

C.Theauthorwastheonlypersontoaccompanyhercat.

D.Theauthor'shusbandhatedthetwocatsstayingtogether.

2.WhydidSebastianmarkthesmallareaoutsidethatwindowashisterritory?

A.Becausehecouldn'tplayinthebackyard.

B.Becausehecouldn'tgetalongwithothercats.

C.Becausetherewerefewplacesforhimtoplay.

D.BecausetheareawasguardedbyhimforJuliet.

3.Whichofthefollowingchangedthehusband'sopiniononcats?

A.ThedeathofSebastian.B.Theneighbour'ssuddendeparture.

C.Thestorybetweenthetwocats.D.Theargumentbetweenhimandtheauthor.

4.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Cats,LikePeople,HaveFeelingsB.CatsLovePeople

C.Love-theOnlyFeelingBetweenCatsD.CatsAreNotAbletoFallinLove

【语篇导读】这是一篇记叙文。作者的猫塞巴斯蒂安爱上了邻居家的猫朱丽叶，它们每天相守在一起，在

朱丽叶和邻居搬走后，塞巴斯蒂也一直守护着那个窗台直到死去。两只猫的故事告诉作者的丈夫，猫也像

人一样有感情，也会相爱。

1.B角窣析：根据第二段第五句"Soeverydaythereafter,wheneverIletSebastianout,hewouldrushstraightto

thebackyardnext-doorandtheywouldsitgazinglovinglyateachotherthroughthescreen,sheinside,andhe

outside."（所以从那以后的每一天，每当我放塞巴斯蒂安出去，他就会直接跑到隔壁的后院，他们坐在那里，

隔着屏风深情地对视着，她在里面，他在外面。）可知，塞巴斯蒂安很享受和朱丽叶在一起的时刻。故选B。

2.D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句"Othermalecatswereallowedinthebackyard,butnotnear

Juliefswindow,whichheguardeduntilhisdeath."（其他公猫可以进入后院，但不能靠近朱丽叶的窗户，他一

直守到去世。）可知，塞巴斯蒂安把窗外的那一小块地方标记为他的领地是因为他为朱丽叶把守着那块地方。

故选D。

3.C解析：根据最后——段“Evennow,whenmyhusbandandIwalkthroughthebackyardandseethatwindow,

heremindsmeofthelessonSebastiantaughthim...thatcatsdoindeedfallinlove."（即使现在，当我和丈夫穿过

后院看到那扇窗户时，他也会跟我提起塞巴斯蒂安教给他的一课……猫确实会坠入爱河。）可知，这两只猫

的故事改变了作者的丈夫对猫的看法。故选C。

4.A解析：根据第一段最后两句"Heagreedwithme,butstucktohisopinionthatcatsdon'tfeellove.

However,mycat,Sebastian,wouldteachhimotherwise.”（他同意我的观点，但坚持认为猫感觉不到爱。然而，

我的猫塞巴斯蒂安会教会他相反的一面。）和最后一段“Evennow,whenmyhusbandandIwalkthroughthe

backyardandseethatwindow,heremindsmeofthelessonSebastiantaughthim...thatcatsdoindeedfallin

love."（即使现在，当我和丈夫穿过后院看到那扇窗户时，他也会跟我提起塞巴斯蒂安教给他的一课……猫

确实会坠入爱河。）可知，文章主要是讲猫也像人一样有感情。故选A。

第一篇

Mostteenagersarestilltryingtofindtheirpassionandpurposesinlife.However,notGitanjaliRao.The

15-year-oldgirlhasbeencomingupwithinnovative（仓4新的）solutionstoworldwideproblemssinceshewas

ten.ltis,therefore,notsurprisingthattheteenagerhaswonthehonorof“America'sTopYoungScientist”.

Inthethirdgrade,Raowasinspiredtobuildadeviceafterwitnessingtheshockingstoryunfoldin

Flint,Michigan,wherecost-cuttingmeasuresledtotheuseofapollutedriverasthecity'sprimarywatersupply

andunbelievablehighlevelsoflead（铅）madetheirwayintopeople'sdrinkingwater.

Aftertwomonths'research,Raodesignedasmallandportabledevicethatusedsensorstoinstantlydetect

leadinwater.CalledTethys,aftertheGreekGoddess（女神）offreshwater,itattachestoacellphoneandinformsthe

residentsviaanappiftheirdrinkingwatercontainslead.Thedesignearnedherthe3MYoungScientistChallenge

in2017.SheiscurrentlyworkingwithscientistsandmedicalprofessionalstotestTethys'potentialandhopesthe

devicewillbereadyforcommercialuseby2022.

Later,Raotookonanothersocialissue-drugaddiction.Herapp,calledEpione,whichwontheHealthPillar

PrizeattheTCSIgniteInnovationStudentChallengeinMay2019,isdesignedtocatchdrugaddictioninyoung

adultsbeforeifstoolate.

Morerecently,theteenagerhasdevelopedanappnamedKindly,whichusesartificialintelligencetechnology

todetectpossiblesignsofcyberbullying（网上欺凌）.Whenuserstypeinawordorphrase,Kindlyisabletopickit

upifit'sbullying,andthenitgivestheoptiontoedititorsenditthewayitis.ltgivesthemthechancetorethink

whattheyaresayingsothattheyknowwhattodonexttime.

Allkindsofawesome,GitanjaliRaohasbeenselectedfrom5,000equallyimpressivenominees（被提名人）

forTIME'Sfirst-ever"KidoftheYear”.

1.WhatgaveRaotheideaofinventingthedeviceTethys?

A.Theincidentofleadpollution.

B.Theissuewithdrugaddiction.

C.Theshortageofwatersupplies.

D.Thehighcostofpurifyingwater.

2.WhatisRaoexpectingofTethys?

A.Ifllremovemetalfromwater.

B.Ifllmakeittomarketsoon.

C.Ifllwinherahigherprize.

D.Ifllbefittedtocellphones.

3.WhatwillKindlyallowuserstodo?

A.Receivepre-warningsignalsofthreat.

B.Inputwordsintoacomputerautomatically.

C.Choosefromsecuresocialnetworkingsites.

D.Weightheirwordsbeforepostingthemonline.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGitanjaliRaoasayoungscientist?

A.Ambitiousandhumble.

B.Optimisticandadventurous.

C.Talkativeandoutstanding.

D.Creativeandproductive.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。青少年发明家GitanjaliRao从10岁开始就一直在为解决世界问题而想出

各种创新解决方案。本文主要介绍了她的三种发明和她所获得的荣誉。

1.A解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的"Inthethirdgrade,Raowasinspiredtobuildadeviceafterwitnessing

theshockingstoryunfoldinFlint,Michigan,wherecost-cuttingmeasuresledtotheuseofapollutedriverasthe

city'sprimarywatersupplyandunbelievablehighlevelsofleadmadetheirwayintopeople'sdrinkingwater.”这

一信息可知，铅污染事故使得Rao萌发了发明Tethys装置的想法，故选A项。

2.B解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的"Sheiscurrentlyworkingwithscientistsandmedicalprofessionalsto

testTethys5potentialandhopesthedevicewillbereadyforcommercialuseby2022.”可知,Rao希望Tethys能够

尽快投入市场，故选B项。

3.D解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的"Whenuserstypeinawordorphrase,Kindlyisabletopickit

up...torethinkwhattheyaresayingsothattheyknowwhattodonexttime.”可知,Kindly让用户在发表自己的

话语之前，先衡量一下他们的话语是否合适，故选D项。

4.D解析：推理判断题。由第二段中的"Inthethirdgrade,Raowasinspiredtobuildadeviceafterwitnessing

theshockingstoryunfoldinFlint,Michigan...”可知,GitanjaliRao通过目睹的一场事故从而发明了一种装置可

知,Rao是富有创造力的;再根据她发明的Tethys,Epione,Kindly并结合第一段中的“The15-year-oldgirlhas

beencomingupwithinnovativesolutionstoworldwideproblemssinceshewasten.“可知，她是一位多产发明家,

故选D项。

第三篇

AfterspendinghiscareerasachefandworkingastheVicePresidentofFoodandBeverageatFireKeepers

HotelinMichigan,MichaelMcFarlensawhowmuchfoodwouldgetthrownawayfromthehotel'srestaurant

everyday.

Aftersomethinking,McFarlencameupwithaplantorunarestaurantinthecommunitythatwouldalsohelp

supportafoodpantry（食品橱）ontheproperty.AfterpresentingtheideatoFireKeepersleadership,theywere

immediatelyonboardwiththeplan.InAprilof2016,theFireKeepersHotelanditsowners,theNottawaseppi

HuronBandofthePotawatomi,boughtFireStationNo.4,ahistoricfirehouse.Theyrenovated（香羽新）thebuilding

andturnedthefirestationintoarestaurant.

OnApril19,2017,therestaurant,whichtheynamedTheFireHub,openedtothepublicforthefirsttime.Atthe

sametime,afoodpantry,whichtheynamedtheKendallStreetFoodPantry（KSFP）openeditsdoorinthebackof

thebuilding."Itreallyisamazing,9,KathyGeorge,theChiefExecutiveOfficerofFireKeepers,toldSecondWave

Mediaaboutthespecialrestaurantdesignedtosupportthefoodpantry.Thefirstyearofoperationexceededtheir

expectations.Notonlydidtherestaurantattractcustomersbecauseofitspopularityandsustainability,butthefood

pantryhelpedmorepeopleinthefirstyearthantheyeverimagined.

Whenyouthinkofpeopleusingfoodpantryservices,youthinkofhomelessorunemployedpeople.In

reality,however,manyofthepeoplewhohaveneededthefoodpantry'shelparepeoplethatareemployedbutstill

struggletoaffordtopayforgroceries.OntopofhelpingruntheKendallStreetFoodPantry,profitsfromtheFire

Hubarealsogiventonon-profitorganisationsliketheSafePlaceandtheFoodBankofSouthCentralMichigan

Inc."We'rebuildingaresponsiblebusinessthattakesprofitsandgivestonon-profitorganisations,McFarlen

said/'Aswegetmoreandmoreinvolved,wewillgivetomanyothercharitiesandnon-profitorganisations.^^

l.WhydidMcFarlenwanttosetupafoodpantry?

A.Torecyclewastefood.

B.Tobringprofitstothehotel.

C.Tohelpfeedthepeopleinneed.

D.Torenovateahistoricfirehouse.

2.Whatdoesthephrase"onboardwith“inparagraph2mean?

A.Opposedto.B.Doubtfulabout.

C.Indifferentto.D.Infavorof.

3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheKSFPprogramme?

A.Charitable.B.Costly.C.Conventional.D.Profitable.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thepantrymerelyservesthepeopleoutofjob.

B.TheFireHubwillcontributemorecontinuously.

C.Thelocalcitizensarelackinginjobopportunities.

D.Thefoodinthepantryisaffordableforthehomeless.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了由MichaelMcFaden开办的餐馆TheFireHub和公益

性的食品橱。食品橱帮助了很多人，餐馆的利润也被他捐给了非营利组织。

1.C解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的"Aftersomethinking,McFarlencameupwithaplantoruna

restaurantinthecommunitythatwouldalsohelpsupportafoodpantryontheproperty（经过一番思

考,McFarlen想出了一个计划,在社区里开一家餐厅，同时在其地产上开办食品橱）.”可知,McFarlen建食

品橱是为了给需要食物的人提供食物，故选C项。

2.D解析：词义猜测题。由画线词所在句之后“InAprilof2016,theFireKeepersHotelanditsowners,the

Nottawasepp