阅读理解之细节理解题-2024年新高考英语一轮复习提能训练（原卷版）

专题23阅读理解（细节理解题）

刷大题、提能力

1.（2023•江苏♦高三扬州中学模拟测试）

Metalorganicframeworks（MOFs）arepounds（化合物;复合物）thataresettosolvesometoughchallenges:

producingwaterinthedesert,removinggreenhousegasesfromtheairandstoringdangerousgasesmoresafely.

TheArizonadesertisreallydry.Anyonestuckinitwithoutwaterwoulddiefromdehydration（脱水）within

threedays,unlesshehadoneofOmarYaghi'sncxtgcncrationwaterharvesters,whoisachemistattheUniversity

ofCalifornia,Berkeley.Althoughdaytimewetnessisonlyabout10percent,thisrisesto40percentatnight,which

meansthere'senoughwaterintheatmospheretosupportlifeifitcanbetransformedintoliquidform.

That'sexactlywhatYaghi'sinventiondoes.It'saboutthesizeofasmallmicrowaveoven,designedtosuckthe

waterfromtheairatnightandturnitintodrinkingwaterthenextdayusingonlytheheatofthesunasitspower

source.WhatmakesitworkisaspecialmaterialcalledaMOF,whichatnormaltemperaturesattractswater

molecules（分子）ontothesurfaceofitsinternalsmallholes.Warmitupandgetthewater,eachharvestproducing

onethirdofacupofpuredrinkingwater."Adevicethesizeofawashingmachinecouldproduceenoughwaterfor

thebasicneedsofahousehold,"saysYaghi.

Thesecrystalline（结晶的）groupsofmetalslinkedbyorganicmoleculescanbemadeintomaterialswithan

extremelyhighabsorptionability,attractingspecificmoleculestotheirsurfaces.Inthisway,MOFsclingtoavariety

ofliquidsandgases.

MOFsworkthankstotheirdistinctivestructure.Infact,oneMOFthesizeofasugarcubehassomanysmall

holesthattheywouldcoveranareaaslargeassixfootballfields.MOFsarealsoextremelystable,lightandhave

manydifferentuses:theirmolecularstructurecanbevariedtoattractspecificmolecules.Addingasmallamountof

heatorpressurecausestheMOFtogivewhatit'sholding.Morethan70,（X）0differentMOFshavebeenproducedto

dateforvariousapplications.

1.WhyistheArizonadesertmentionedinthesecondparagraph?

A.Tointroducewaterharvesters.

B.Tostresstheimportanceofv/ater.

C.Toshowtheseverityofitscondition.

D.Toexpresstheurgentneedforwaterthere.

2.Whatplaysavitalroleinwaterharvesters?

A.Solarenergy.

B.Watermolecules.

C.Metalorganicframeworks.

D.MOFs'internalsmallholes.

3.Whichcanexplainthephrase"clingto"underlinedinparagraph4?

A.Giveoff.

B.Turninto.

C.Holdonto.

D.Breakdown.

4.Whatwillprobablybecoveredinthefollowingparagraphs?

A.ThefutureoftheMOFtechnology.

B.OtherusesoftheMOFtechnology.

C.TheimprovementtotheMOFtechnology.

D.PossiblelimitationsoftheMOFtechnology.

2.（2023•江苏扬州•高三扬州中学期末）

Onceacirclemissedawedge（楔T）.Thecirclewantedtobewhole,soitwentaroundlookingforitsmissing

piece.Butbecauseitwasinpleteandthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowly,itadmiredtheflowersalongtheway.It

chattedwithworms.Itenjoyedthesunshine.Finallyitfoundapiecethatfitperfectly.Itwassohappy.Nowthatit

wasaperfectcircle,itcouldrollveryfast,toofasttonoticeflowersortalktotheworms.Whenitrealizedhow

differenttheworldseemedwhenitrolledsoquickly,itstopped,leftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroadand

rolledslowlyaway.

Insomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissingsomething.Themanwhohaseverythingisin

somewaysapoorman.Hewillneverknowwhatitfeelsliketoyearn,tohope,tonourish（滋润）hissoulwiththe

drcamofsomethingbetter.Hewillneverknowtheexperienceofhavingsomeonewholoveshimgivehim

somethinghehasalwayswantedorneverhad.

Thereiswholenessaboutthepersonwhohasetotermswithhislimitations,whohasbeenbraveenoughtolet

goofhisunrealisticdreamsanddoesnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.Thereiswholenessaboutthemanor

womanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughaIragedy（悲剧）andsurvive—heorshecan

losesomeoneandstillfeellikeapleteperson.

Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,wheneventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworst

teamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweaccept（hatimperfectionis

panofbeinghuman,andwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,wewillhaveachieved

wholenessthatotherscanonlylongfbr.

5.Whichmaybeanexampleofbeingwhole?

A.Apersonhaseverything.

B.Apersonacceptshisorherlimitations.

C.Apersonlovessomeoneandisloved.

D.Apersonfeelsbluefordroppingunrealisticgoals.

6.Howisabaseballseasonsimilartolife?

A.Easyc,easygo.

B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Energyandpersistenceconquerallthings.

D.Somebattlesyouwinandsomebattlesyoulose.

7.Howdoestheauthorclarifyhisidea?

A.Mainlybyparing.

B.Mainlybyreasoning.

C.Mainlybyinforming.

D.Mainlybyarguing.

8.Whatcanbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.Pursueperfectioninlife

B.Bewholeinlife

C.Lifewithoutmistakesiswhole

D.Nopains,nogains

3.（2023•福建省永春第一中学阶段练习）

JeremyfromAmericacannotunderstandwhyaladyhemetoutsidetheIlydeParkinLondonsaid,“Ooh,isn't

11.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Malebondinginpubs.

B.Argumentaboutweather.

C.Exceptiontotheagreementrule.

D.Makingfriendsbydisagreement.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.PolitenessTipsforForeigners

B.AcceptedRulesinSocialLife

C.EnglishPolitenessinWeatherConversation

D.HiddenRulesofEnglishWeatherConversation

4.(2023•河南•郑州外国语学校高三期末)

OccupationalLicenseswiththeBiggestBangforBuck

Some1.8millionAmericanwerelaidoffordischargedfromtheirjobseachmonthonaveragein2019,

accordingtodatafromiheU.S.BureauofLaborstatistics.Peoplewholosetheirjobsoftenconfrontadifficull

choice:shouldthey(akeanewjob(hatpaysless,orshouldtheymakeacostlyinvestmentingainingnewskillsso

thattheycanpeteforanothersimilarjoboranevenbetterone?

Iftheydodecideonretraining,whichprogramsandoccupationallicensesareworththeirwhile?Ingeneral,

thehighestpayingjobstendtohavethemostdifficulteducation/trainingandexperiencerequirements.Butthatis

notalwaysthecase.Thefollowingarefiveoccupationallicenseswiththebiggestbangforyourbuck.

DronePilots:Ifyouwanttobeeadronepilot,allyouneedtodoisbeabove16yearsold,passtheFederal

AviationAdministration'sRemotePilotCertificateexam(whichrequiresabout15to20hoursofstudying),andpay

a$150licensingfee.Payfordronepilotsaverages$56,426peryear,andjobsaregrowingrapidlyacrossarange

ofindustries.Forexample,panieslikeUPSaremakingsubstantialinvestmentsindronedeliveryandwillneedto

hirethousandsofdronepilotsintheingyears.

HomeInspectors:Ifyouneedajobthatmakesabout$60Kperyear,youmightwanttoconsiderbeinga

HomeInspector.BothHomeInspectorsandHVACContractorscamabout$61Kperyear,onaverage,butgettinga

stateHVACContractorlicensetypicallyrequiresabout4.0(X)hoursoftrainingandexperience(thosesystemsarc

beingevenmoreplex),whereasaHomeInspectorlicenseonlyrequires360hoursoftrainingandexperience,and

muchofthetrainingcanbegainedfreeofchargeonthejob.

MassageTherapists:Onaverage,Manicurists/Pedicuristsarerequiredtopletemorehoursoftrainingthan

MassageTherapists(700hoursversus500hours),butMassageTherapistscamalmosttwiceasmuch,onaverage

($54,639versus$32,509).

RadiologicTechnologists:Licensingrequirementsforcosmetologists(美容师)havebeesoonerousthat

candidatesnowneed2,700hoursoftrainingandexperienceonaverage.That'snotmuchlessthantherequirement

forbeingaRadiologicorMRITechnologist(3,300hours),ajobwhichisgrowingconsiderablyfaster(hanaverage,

ismorerecessionproof,andpaystwiceasmuch($56,162versus$28,608).

DentalHygienists:Amongjobsthatrequireatwoyearassocia:e'sdegreegrantedbyacollegeoruniversity,

sonicpaysubstantiallymorethanothers.TheaveragestatelicensingfeeforbeingaDentalHygienistisahefty

S1,600,butthepaybumpyou'llreceivewilllikelymakeupforittentimesoverinthefirstyear.

13.Theunderlinedexpression"(hebiggestbangforyourbuck"inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.thejoblossforyourhesitationtoinvest

B.agoodineresultingfromyourskills

C.agoodreturnfbrthemoneyyouhavespent

D.thegreateffortsyou'dmaketochangeyourlife.

14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Amongthedroneoperators,thosewhoworkfordeliveryservicescanearnthemost.

B.paredtoahomeinspector,beinganHVACContractorismorecosteffective.

C.AsanMRItechnologist,you'dbelesslikelytobejoblessduringaneconomiccrisis.

D.Highereducationisn'tapulsoryrequirementifyouwant(obeadentalhygienist.

15.Whichofthefollowingmatchingtorthechartiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?

A.①RadiologicTechnologist;②Cosmetologist;©GeneralContractor

B.①DronePilot;②GeneralContractor;③DentalHygienists

C.①MessageTherapist;②RadiologicTechnologist;③Cosmetologist

D.①DronePiolt;②Cosmetologist;③RadiologicTechnologist

5.(2023•黑龙江大庆•高三铁人中学校考期末)

Technologyissupposedtomakeourliveseasier,allowingustodothingsmorequicklyandefficiently.Buttoo

oftenitseemstomakethingsharder.Thisincreaseinplexity,oftencalled"featurecreep,"costsconsumerstime,

butitalsocostsbusinessmoney.ProductreturnsintheU.S.costahundredbilliondollarsayear,andarecentstudy

byElkedenOuden,ofPhilipsElectronics,foundthatatleasthalfofreturnedproductshavenothingwrongwith

them.Consumersjustcouldn'tfigureouthowtousethem,panicsnowknowagreatdealaboutproblemsof

usa?ilityandconsumerbehavior,sowhyisitthatfeaturecreepprovesunstoppable?

Inpart,fieaturecreepistheproductofthesocalledinternalaudienceproblem:thepeoplewhodesignandsell

productarenottheoneswhobuyandusethem,andwhatengineersandmarketersthinkisimportantisnot

necessarilywhat'sbestforconsumers.Theengineers(endnottonoticewhenmoreoptionsmakeaproductless

usable.Andmarketingandsalesdepartmentsseeeachadditionalfeatureasanewsellingpoint,andanewwayto

attractcustomers.

Youmightthink,then,thatpanicscouldavoidfieaturecreepbyjustpayingattentiontowhatcustomersreally

want.But(hafswherethetroublebegins,becausealthoughconsumersfindoverloadedgadgets(配件)

unmanageable,theyalsofindthemattractive.Itturnsoutthatwhenwelookatanewproductinastorewetendto

thinkthatthemorefeaturestherearc,thebetter.Itisonlyoncewcgettheproducthomeandtrytouseitthatwc

realizethevirtuesofsimplicity.

Ilseemsstrangethatwedon'texpectfeaturetirednessandthusavoidit.But,asnumerousstudieshaveshown,

peoplearenot,ingeneral,goodatpredictingwhatwillmakethemhappyinthefuture.Asaresult,wewillpay

moreformorefeaturesbecausewesystematicallyoverestimatehowoftenwe'llusethem.Wealsooverestimateour

abilitytofigureouthowaplicatedproductworks.

Thefactthatbuyerswantbellsandwhistlesbutuserswantsomethingclearandsimplecreatesanunusual

problemforpanies.Aproductthatdoesn'thaveenoughfeaturesmayfailtocatchoureyeinthestore.Butaproduct

withtoomanyfeaturesislikelytoannoyconsumers.

16.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlydiscuss?

A.Thebenefitsbroughtbytheadvancedtechnology.

B.TherecentstudyconductedbyElkedenOudcn.

C.Thelosscausedbythefeaturecreepoftechnology.

D.Manyproblemsofusabilityknownbytheconsumers.

17.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccording(othesecondparagraph?

A.Itistheaudienceproblemthatleadstofeaturecreep.

B.Whatmatterstodesignersandmarketersisnolgoodfbrconsumers.

C.Featurecreepbringsblessingstothepeopleinmarketingandsales.

D.Theengineerswillnotpayattentiontothequalityoftheproduct

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthebuyersinparagraph4?

A.Theyaredeeplyconvincedthatall（heproductsworkinsimpleway.

B.Theyarefedlipwiththemoreandmorefeaturesoftheproducts.

C.Theyarctooconfidentoftheirabilitytousetheplicatedproducts.

D.Theyarcquiteclearabouttheproductswhichwillmakethemhappy.

19.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SayingNotoFeatureCreepisNoEasyThing

B.FeatureheavyProductsinDemand

C.TheMoreFeatures,theBetter

D.SimplicityOutweighsplexity

6.（2023•黑龙江哈尔滨・高二哈师大附中校考期末）

DutchauthorMariekeLucasRijneveldhasbeeoneoftheyoungestwriterstobeshortlisted（列入候选）for

aBrokerprize,aftertheirdebutnovsl（处女彳乍）madethefinallineupfortheInternationalBooker.

Rijneveld.arisingstarinDutchliterature,is28-lightlyolderthanBritishauthorDaisyJohnsonwaswhen

shewasshortlistedfortheBookerprizein2018age27.Theauthor,whoidentifiesasmaleandusesthepronouns

they/them.wasshortlistedafterasixhourvirtual（虚■）以的）judgingmeetingforthe£50,000prize,whichisshared

equallybetweenwriterandtranslator,forTheDisfortofEvening,translatedbyMichclcHutchison.Thenovel,tells

ofagirlwhosebrotherdiesinaskatingaccidentanddrawsfromRijncveld'sownexperiences:whentheywere

three,their12yearokibrotherwasknockedoverandkilledbyabus.

“Rijneveld'slanguagerenders（重现）theworldagain,revealingtheshocksandviolenceofearlyyouth

throughtheangleofaDutchdairyfarm.Thestrangenessofachildlookingatthestrangenessoftheworldisinit,“

saidjudgesofthework.

“TheDistortofEveningisoneofsixnovelsintherunningfortheInternationalBooker,eachofwhich,“said

chairofjudgesTedHodgkinson,''restlesslyreinvents（重塑）receivednarratives,fromfoundationalmythsto

fairilyfolklore,plungingusintodisfitinganddelightfulencounterswithselvesinastateofIransilion（过渡）

Hodgkinsonchairedapanel（专家组）offivejudgeswhoselectedtheshortlistfrom124submissions.The

coronaviruspandemicmeanttheirmeetinghadtobevirtual,butHocgkinsonsaidheandhispanelstillmanagedto

discussthelineupformorethansixhours.

Thewinnerwillbeannouncedon19May.

20.Wecanleamfromthe2ndparagraphthat.

A.Rijneveldisayoungmalewriter.

B.RijneveldandthetranslatorMicheleHutchisonwillsharethe$50,00()prize.

C.DaisyJohnsonwas(heyoungestwritershortlistedforaBookerprizethisyear.

D.TheDistortofEveningispartlyadaptedfromRijneveld'sownexperiences.

21.Whichcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Rijneveld'sbrotherdiedfromaskatingaccident.

B.ThejudgesoftheworkspeakhighlyofRijneveld'slanguage.

C.SixnovelsrevealtheshocksandviolenceofearlyyouthonaDutchdairyfarm.

D.Hodgkinsonandhispanelwereunhappytodiscuss(helineuponlineforoversixhours.

22.Whydidthepanelhaveavirtualjudgingmeeting?

A.Becauseofthecoronaviruspandemic.

B.Becausethereweretoomanysubmissions.

C.Becauseitwasmoreeffectiveonline.

D.Becausethejudgeslivestoofarawayfromeachother.

23.Whatisthemostsuitabletitlecfthepassage?

A.Bookerprizewinnerwillbeannounced

B.Rijneveld,oneofthemostyoungestBookerwinner

C.InternationalBookerprizeshortlistledby28yearold,sdebut

D.TheDisfortofEveninganovelrunningfortheInternationalBooker

7.(2023•浙江•德清县高级中学校考模拟预测)

TheurgencyandimportanceofCovid19over(hepastyearhavedrivenalmosteverythingelsefrommost

leaders5minds.Butsincethevaccineiskickingin,Britain'sgovernmentisonceagainbeginningtothinkaboutthe

thingsthatwillmatterlater.Nextweek,itisexpectedtopublisha'planfbrgrowth44toboostproductivity,with

innovationatitscentre.

Theworldmaybeonthepointofatechnologicalboomwithlifesciences,atwhichBritainexcels.Innovation

iscrucialtoproductivity,butonthisfrontBritain'sperformancehaslaggedbehinditspetitors'inrecentyears.Its

lowspendingonResearchandDevelopment(RD)arguesforaboost.Thosewhoattributedthefinancial

failureinthe1970stotheinsufficiencyofresearchfundsmayregardthisasathreattoeconomicgrowth.

Promotinginnovationcanquickly(umintoanexerciseinpickingwinnersor,asismoreoftenthecase,losers.

Aseconddangeristhatpolicyagendasgetmixedup.Thegovernmenthaspromisedto"levelup"poorerareas

ofthecountry,sodeprivedtownsarecampaigningformoremoneyfortheiruniversities.Buttryingtoboost

innovationbysendingmoneytoweakinstitutionsislikelytomakeourleadinguniversitieslosetheiradvantages,

thusproducingaverageideasthatcouldhavebeenremarkable.Britain'sresearchfundingsystemhasalwaysbeen

elitist(精英主义的).Itshouldstaythatway.

Thegovernment'sfirstmoveinboostinginnovationwastheannouncementofaplanforanAdvanced

ResearchandInventionAgency(ARIA).ARIA'spurposeistofundhighrisk,highrevvardresearch.Butmoneyis

notallthatmailers.Thesuccessfultranslationoflifescienceresearchintotreatmentsduringthepandemicsuggests

someinexpensivemeasuresthatcanalsomakeadifference.

Oneistospeedupgovernmentalprocesses.TherapiditywithwhichBritain'smedicalregulatormovedduring

thepandemicisonereasonwhythevaccinerolloutisracingthroughthepopulation.Urgencyisnotuniquelo

pandemics.Gettingthingsdonequicklycanmakeaninvestmentworthwhileanddeterminewhereabusinessman

choosesasabase.

Anotherusefulmeasurethegovernmentshoulduseisitsuniqueabilitytooverebarriers.Atthebeginningof

thepandemic.Covid19researcherswereunabletogainaccesstodifferentstrandsofhealthservicedata.The

governmentcasedrestrictionsonexistingdataandallowedresearcherstoaskpeoplewhohadtestedpositivetor

Covidl9tojointrials.Bothwerecrucialtotheeffort.

Alastprincipleisthevalueofconnectionsbetweenthegovernmentandtheprivatesector.KaleBingham,a

venturecapitalistwholedthevaccinepurchaseeffort,understoodhewtodealwithdrugpanies.Manyofthecivil

servantsworkingwithherhadmercialexperience.Thegovernmentscloseness(obusinessduringthepandemichas

beencriticized.Buiwithoutit,thevaccineeffortwouldnothavesucceeded.

Innovationtookhumanbeingsfromcavestoputers.Goodeducation,awelingimmigrationpolicyanda

friendlybusinessenvironmentwilldomosttotendit.Butanewsensibleprinciplescanhelpkeeptheflame

burning.

24.Whatdoes(heunderlinedword"this**inParagraph2referto?

A.Investinginsufficientmoneyininnovation.B.Promotinginnovationintechnology.

C.Applyingscienceresultstopracticaluses.D.Distributingfundstoweakinstitutions.

25.What'sthepossibleconsequenceoftheBritishgovernment'sattemptto"levelup"poorerareas?

A.Britain'sresearchfundingsystemwillremainelitist.

B.Weakinstitutionsaremorelikelytoproduceremarkableresults.

C.Theoutstandinguniversitieswillbeunabletoexhibitremarkableideas.

D.Bothpoorandrichareasinthecountrywilldevelopinabalancedway.

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromthethreeprinciplesputforwardbythewriter?

A.Abusinessmanismorewillingtosetupbusinesswheregovernmentsshowhighefficiency.

B.Theadministrativeabilitiesaresouniquetothegovernmentthattheyactuallyyieldlittlefruit.

C.Thegovernmentceasedthecooperationwithprivatesectorsforthecriticismtheyhadreceived.

D.Therolloutofthevaccinewasmadepossiblemainlybecausethepublicrespondedquickly.

27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowGovernmentsFueltheSparksofInnovation

B.Why(heBritsStruggleintheTechRace

C.HowGovernmentsBenefitfromInnovation

D.WhatPeopleGainwiththeLightofTechnology

8.(2023•浙江•模拟预测)

RussFeewasasleepinsidehistentlastsummerinCanada'sBanffNationalParkwhenaseriesofscreams

shockedhimawake.Throwingonhisshoesandgrabbingalanternhiswifehadhandedhim,heranoutto

investigate.Despitethedarkness,hecouldmakeoutaneighboringtent.Backingoutwasawolf,dragging

somethinginhisteeth—aman.

Momentsearlier,ElisaandMatt,wereasleepwiththeirtwoyoungchildrenwhenthewolftoreintotheirtent.

"Ilwaslikesomethingoutofahorrormovie."Elisarecalled.Forthreeminutes,Mattthrewhisbodyinfrontof

Elisaandtheboysandfoughtagainstthewolf.Alonepoint.Mattgoitheupperhand,but(hewolfturnedthetables

anddraggedMattoutsidewhileElisawaspullingonhislegstryingtogethimback.

ItwasthenthatRussFeeenteredthepicture.Heranatthebeast,kickingitinthehip.ThewolfdroppedMatt

andemergedfromthetent.Feefeltlikehehadhitsomeonethatwaswayoutofhisweightclass.

BeforethewolfcouldturnitsangeronFee,Matt,hisarmsbloodied,restartedthebattle.Thementhrewatthe

wolfwithrocks,forcingitback.ThenthefamiliesfledtotheshelteroftheFees,minivanandcalledanambulance.

"Attacksaresorarethatapersonherehasagreaterchanceofbeingkilledbyadog,lightning,abeesting,ora

carcollisionwithadeerthanbeinginjuredbyawolf*saidMatt.

Feedidthinkaboutdrawingback,iflessheroic,duringtheheatofbattle.Themomentthewolflockedeyes

withhim,Feesaid,"Iimmediatelyregrettedkickingit."

28.Whatwerethetwofamiliesdoinginthepark?

A.Theyweremakingahorrormovie.B.Theywerecampinginthewild.

C.Theywerestudyingwolves.D.Theywereinvestigatingthepark.

29.HowdidMattescapefromthewolf?

A.ByFee'skickingthewolffrombehind.B.Byturningthetableonthewolf.

C.Byplacinghishandtightlyonthewolf.D.Byhiswife'spullinghislegs.

30.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph5?

A.Manydeerarekilledbyvehicles.B.Dogsarepeople'sfriendsinneed.

C.Wolvesseldomattackpeoplethere.D.Peopleareoftenattackedbywolves.

31.WhichwordcanbestdescribeFeeinthestory?

A.Brave.B.Responsible.

C.indifferent.D.Clever.

9.（2023•山东青岛•高三青岛二中校考期末）

4tHungary?^^Ilookedatmyschoolheadmasterinconfusion.4tlnevermentionedwantingtogotoHungary.”

Andwiththat,myadventurestarted.

MynameisJonathanDiamondandIjustfinishedanamazingexchangeyearinHungary.

Goingonanexchangehadalwaysbeenmydream.WhenmyhighschoolofferedanalIyearprogram,Ijumped

attheopportunity.ItwouldpayforalmosteverythingandallIhadtodowasgetaplaneticket.IknewwhereI

wantedtogo:Spain,thecountryofdancerswearingflowingreddresses.SowhenIheardthatIwasgoingto

Hungary,Iwasprettyshocked.But1decidedtomakethebestofit,sinceitwas,afterall,aonccinalifetinic

opportunity.BeforeIknewit,Iwasontheairplane,leavingforBudapestInternationalAirport,Hungary.

IhadtimeswhenIalmostgaveup.Hungarianisthehardestlanguageontheplanet.Culturaldifferences

occasionallyembarrassedbothmypeerteensandme.Ihadtogiveupeatingcarrots,mybeautifulfavorite,forthey

thinkcarrotsarcrubbishintheircountry.Thechangeinthelandscapewasamazing,lookingnothinglike

skyscrapers,bullettrains,cars,andpeopleintinyhousesIhalIhadbeenaccustomedto.Gradually.Ifellinlove

withtherelaxinglifestyle,(hewarmheartedpeople,andgettinghomeal2：30p.m.atthelatestfromschool.AndI

wassadtoleaveonmyverylastday.

HavingthehostfamilywhotookmeasoneoftheirownmemberswasthebestthingIhaveeverexperienced.

Frommylittlesisters,Ilearnedhowtoembracelifetoitsfullest.FrommybrothersIlearnedthatit'sOKforaboy

torunaroundthehouse.FrommyhostparentsIlearnedtostaypositive,tosmile,andthatwhenyoupicktheright

personsandtaketheirhands,suddenly,youbeefriends.

32.HowdidJonathanfeelwhenhewastoldtogotoHungary?

A.Excitedandsatisfied.B.Confusedandshocked.

C.Amazedandembarrassed.D.Delightedandinterested.

33.WhydidJonathanstilldecidetogotoHungaryinsteadofSpain?

A.Hedidn'tlikeSpain.B.HewantedtolearnHungarian.

C.Itwasararechance.D.GoingtoHungarywasmuchcheaper.

34.WhatcanwelearnaboutJonathanduringhisstayinHungary?

A.Hefellinlovewitheatingcarrots.B.Hecouldn'twaittoleave.

C.Hewassurprisedbythelandscape.D.Hequicklygotusedtothelifethere.

35.AccordingtoJonathan,thehostfamily.

A.changedhimpletelyB.taughthimhowtodancewell

C.treatedhimasequallyasastudentD.showedhimthegoodthingsoflife

10.(2023•山东青岛•高三青岛二中校考期末)

Lookatthefollowingtimetableandanswerquestions.

TimeTable

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