2021-2025年北京高考英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解记叙文（含详解）

4<io闵禳理斛也叔次（就京专用）

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五年考情（2021-2025）

考点分布

命题趋势

年份主题语境词数话题细节推理主旨词义

理解判断-4-W猜测

2025人与自我363通过自我调整最终获得领导职位I300题材强化时代特征与价值引

领。题型设计更注重高阶思

2024人与自我354作者重拾心并接受了自身局限性1300

维，要求考生通过人物行为分

2023人与自我386被拒绝也不是坏事1300析情感变化。考查重点从信息

提取转向叙事技巧解析。语篇

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人与自然参加保护自然活动治愈好了焦虑1理解强调文化认同与批判性

2021人与自我379第一印象不总是可信的3000思维。

（五年真题•分点精准练）

（2025•北京•高考）

ThroughoutourJunioryear,myclassmatesandIhavebeenworriedaboutwhatcollegeswillseewhentheylook

atourwholelifestoryreducedtoasingle200-wordessay.Willthegoldenword“success”formintheirmindswhen

theyreviewourachievements?Orwilltheyseethebigword"鱼il"inred?Theshadowofthismysterious（神秘的）

institutionstealsawaywhatsuccessmeanstous.

Myfirststepofredefiningsuccessbeganwithcourseregistrations.Itisawell-knownfact,especiallyinmy

school,thatJunioryearisthetimeofpackingmanyAPclassesintotheschedule.Whenaskedwhytheychoseso

manyAPclasses,myfriendsresponded:"Idon'tknow?'Theythemselvesdon'lknowwhytheyarefollowingthe

crowdandlongingforthepressuresofacademicdifficulty.Therefore,theydonotfeelthesatisfactionofbeing

academicallychallenged.

CompletingmanycoursesnolongerbringsoutthefeelingofsuccessbecausemorethanfourAPclassesperyear

isanormsetbytopuniversities.Determinedtofollowmyinstincts（本能）onwhatIfeltsuccessmeans,Ionlychose

twoclassesthatIknewIwouldenjoy.ThefeelingofsuccesswasnolongerattachedtowhatgradeIreceivedbutto

thepurejoyoflearning.

Evenmyfailuresareattachedtoafeelingofsuccess;afterItakeastepbackandlookatthebigpicture,Isee

themasalaunchingpad（平台）formynextbigachievement.Intheninthgrade,Iwentinformyfirstgroupinterview

foraleadershippositionasashygirl.Notstandingachanceagainstcompetitiveapplicants,Icameoutofthe

inten-iewwithanupsetlook.Nevertheless,thisinterviewwasn'tawastedopportunity.Italkedtooneofthesenior

applicantswhoansweredquestionsinawaythatreflectedthefaithshehadinherself.

Thisyear,withanopenmindandnewknowledgeinmind,Iwalkedintoanothergroupinterviewwhiletelling

myselfIwasthatcoolsenior.Imanagedtosecurealeadershipposition.Ultimately,successcamelittlebylittle.

24.ThroughouttheJunioryear,whatwastheauthor'smajorconcern?

A.PressurefromchoosingAPclasses.B.Performanceingroupinterviews.

C.Competitionwithseniors.D.Recognitionbycolleges.

25.TheauthorchosefewerAPclassesbecauseof.

A.herownunderstandingofsuccessB.herdesireforacademicchallenges

C.herstrongurgetofollowthecrowdD.herdrcamofenteringatopuniversity

26.Whichwouldbestdescribetheauthor'sfirstgroupinterview?

ADignifying.B.Rewarding.C.Engaging.D.Relaxing.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Everyoneisthemakeroftheirov/nsuccess.

B.Successfavoursthosewithagoldenheart.

C.Successknocksatyourdooronlyonce.

D.Acollegeholdsthekeytosuccess.

（2024•北京•高考）

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ilikeddrawing,freelyandjoyouslymakingmarksonthewallsathome.Inprimary

school,Ilearnedtowriteusingchalks.Writingseemedtobeanotherformofdrawing.Ishapedindividualletters

intorepeatinglines,whichwereabstractforms,delightfulbutmeaninglesspatterns.

Insecondaryschool,artwasmyfavouritesubject.Since.IloveditsomuchIthoughtIwasgoodatit.Forthe

artO-levclexamIhadtopresentanoilpainting.1founditdifficult,butstillhopedtopass.1failed,withalow

grade.Tdbeenover-confident.NowI'dbeendeclaredtalentless.

Butotherchannelsofcreativitystayedopen:Iwentonwritingpoemsandstories.Still,Iwenttoexhibitions

often.Icontinuedmyhabitualdrawing,whichInowcharacterisedaschildishdoodling（舌L画）.Inmy30s,Imade

painterfriendsandlearnednewwaysoflookingatart.However,Icouldn,tletmyselfhaveagoatactuallydoingit.

Thoughthesenewfriendswereabstractpaintersusingoilpaints,orwereprintmakersorsculptors,Itookoil

paintingasthetaboo（禁忌）highformIwasn'tallowedtopractice.

Onenight,inmyearly40s,Idreamedthatabigwomaninredapproachedme,handedmeabagofpaints,and

toldmetostartpainting.Thedreamfeltsoauthoritativethatitshookme.Itwasaformofenergy,givingmeback

somethingI'dlost.Accordingly,Istartedbyexperimentingwithwatercolours.Finally,Iboughtsomeoilpaints.

AlthoughIhaveenjoyedbreakingmydecades-longtabooaboutworkingwithoilpaints,IhavediscoveredI

nowpreferchalksandink.Iletmylinedrawings（urnintocartoonsIsend（ofriends.1（allfeelsfreeandeasy.

Un-anxious.Thistimearound,Icanacceptmylimitationsbutkeepgoing.

Becomingasuccessfulpaintercallsforbeingresolute.IrealisedIwasalwaysafraidofwantingtoomuch.

Thatdrcamremindedmethat（hosefearsanddesirescouldencouragemetotakerisksandmakeexperiments.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutth?resultof（heartexam?

A.Scared.B.Wonicd.C.Discouraged.D.Wronged.

25.Inher30s,theauthor.

A.avoidedoilpaintingpracticeB.soughtfbrapaintingcareer

C.fanciedabstractpaintingD.exhibitedchildpaintings

26.Whichwordwouldbestdescribetheauthor'sdrcam?

A.Confusing.B.Empowering.

C.Disturbing.D.Entertaining.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Hardworkisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Dreamsarethereflectionsofrealities.D.Creativeactivitiesinvolvebeingconfident.

（2023•北京•高考）

Sittingin（hegardenfbrmyMend'sbirthday.Ifeltabuzz（振动）inmypocket.MyheartracedwhenIsaw

theemailsender'sname.Theemailstartedoff:"DearMrGreen,thankyoufbryourinterest^^and“thereview

processtooklongerthanexpected."Itendedwith“Wearcsorrytoinformyou…"andmyvisionblurred（模糊）.

Theposition—measuringsoilqualityin（heSaharaDesertaspartofanundergraduateresearchprogramme一had

feltliketheanswerIhadspentyearslookingfor.

Ihadputsomuchtimeandemotionalenergyintoapplying,andIthought（herejectionmeanttheendof（he

roadformysciencecareer.

SoIwasshockedwhen,notlongafter（heemail,ProfessorMaryDevon,whowasrunningtheprogramme,

invitedmetoobservetheworkbeingdoneinherlab.Ijumpedatthechance,andafewweekslaterIwasequally

shocked—andoveijoyed—whensheinvitedmeto（alkwithheraboutpotentialprojectsIcouldpursueinherlab.

Whatsheproposeddidn'tseemasexcitingastheoriginalprojectIhadappliedto,butIwasgoingtogiveitmyall.

Ifoundmyselfworkingwitharoboticsprofessorontechniquesfbrcollectingdatafromthedesertremotely.

Thatproject,whichIcouldcompletefrommysofainsteadofintheburningheatofthedesert,notonlysurvived

thelockdownbutworkedwheretracitionalmethodsdidn't.Intheend,Ihadanewscientificinteresttopursue.

WhenIappliedtograduateschool,Ifoundthreeprogrammespromisingtoallowmetofollowmydesired

researchdirection.AndIappliedwiththesameanxiousexcitementasbefore.WhenIwasrejectedfromonethat

hadseemedlikeaperfectfit,itwasundoubtedlydifficult.ButthistimeIhadtheperspective（视角）tokeepitfrom

sendingmeintopanic.IthelpedthatintheendIwasacceptedintooneoftheotherprogrammesIwasalsoexcited

about.

Ratherthansettingplansinstone,I'velearnedthatsometimesIneedtotaketheopportunitiesthatare

offered,eveniftheydon'tsoundperfectatthetime,andmakethemostofthem.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeeluponseeingtheemailsender'sname?

A.Anxious.B.Angry.C.Surprised.D.Settled.

25.AftertalkingwithProfessorDevon,theauthordecidedto.

A.criticisethereviewprocessB.staylongerintheSaharaDesert

C.applytotheoriginalprojectagainD.puthisheartandsoulintothelabwork

26.Accordingtotheauthor,theprojectwiththeroboticsprofessorwas.

A.demandingB.inspiringC.misleadingD.amusing

27.Whatcanweleamfromthispassage?

A.Aninvitationisareputation.B.Aninnovationisaresolution.

C.Arejectioncanbearedirection.D.Areflectioncanbearestriction.

（2022•北京•高考）

MynameisAlice.Earlylastyear,Iwastroubledbyananxietythatcrippled（削弱）myabilitytodoanything.

Ifeltlikeastormcloudhungoverme.ForalmostayearIstruggledon.constantlystaringatthiswall:hatfacedme.

Myperfectionisttendencieswerethemainrootofthis:IwantedtobeperfectatwhateverIdid,whichobviouslyin

lifeisnotpossible,butitconsumedne.

Oneday,IattendedapresentationbywildlifeconservationistGrantBrownatmyhighschool.Hispresentation

notonlyawedandinspiredme,butalsohelpedemergeaninnerdesiretomakeadifferenceintheworld.Ijoineda

pre-presentationdinnerwithhimandthatsmallersettingallowedmetoslowlybuildupmycouragetospeak

one-on-onewithhim—anideathathadseemedcompletelyimpossible.Thisfirstcontactwaswheremystorybegan.

Amonthlater,BrowninvitedmetoattendtheWorldYouthWildlifeConference.Lookingback,Inowseethat

thiswouldbethefirstinaseriesoftimelyopportunitiesthatmyoldselfwouldhaveletpass,butthatthisnewand

moreconfidentAliceenthusiasticallyseized.ShortlyafterIreceivedhisinvitation,applicationstojointheYouthfor

NatureandtheYouthforPlanetgroupsweresentaroundthroughmyhighschool.Idecidedtocommittocompleting

theapplications,andsoonIwasapartofagrowingglobalteamofyoungpeopleworkingtoprotectnature.Eachof

thesenewstepscontinuedtogrowmyconfidence.

IamwritingthisjustsixmonthssincemyjourneybeganandEverealisedthatmybiggestobstacle（障碍）this

wholetimewasmyself.Itwasthatvoiceinthebackofmyheadtellingmethatonephrasethathasstoppedsomany

peoplefromreachingtheirpotential:Ican't.Theysaygoodthingscometothosewhowait;Isay:grabevery

opportunitywitheverythingyouhaveandbeimpatient.Afterall,naturedocsnotrequireourpatience,butouraction.

24.WhatwasthemaincauseforAlice'sanxiety?

A.Herinabilitytoactherage.B.Herhabitofconsumption.

C.Herdesiretobeperfect.D.Herlackofinspiration.

25.HowdidGrantBrown'spresentationinfluenceAlice?

A.Shedecidedtodosomethingfornature.B.Shetastedthesweetnessoffriendship.

C.Shelearnedabouttheharmofdesire.D.Shebuikuphercouragetospeakup.

26.TheactivitiesAlicejoinedinhelpedhertobecomemore.

A.intelligentB.confidentC.innovativeD.critical

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Patienceisacureofanxiety.

C.Actionisworry'sworstenemy.D.Everythingcomestothosewhowait.

（2021•北京•高考）

Irememberthedayduringourfirstweekofclasswhenwewereinformedaboutoursemester（学期）project

ofvolunteeringatanon-profitorganization.Whentheteacherintroducedustothedifferentorganizationsthat

neededourhelp,myIasichoicewasOperationIraqiChildren(OIC).Myfirstimpressionof(heorganizationwas

thatitwasnotgoingtomakeenoughofadifferencewiththeplansIhadinmind.

Then,anOICrepresentativegaveussomedetails,whichsomewhatinterestedme.Afterdoingsomeresearch,I

believedthatwecouldreallydosomethingforthosekids.WhenIwentonlinetotheOICwebsite,!sawpicturesof

theIraqichildren.Theirfacesweresopowerfulinsendingamessageof(heirdespair(绝望)andneedthatIjoined

thisprojectwithouthesitation.Wedecidedtocollectasmanyschoolsuppliesaspossible,andmaketheminto

kits------onekit,onechild.

Themostrewardingdayforourgroupwasprojectday,whenalltheeffortswepulintocollecting(heitems

finallycametogether.WhenIsawthevarioussupplieswchadcollected,ithitmethateverykitwcweretobuild

thatdaywouldeventuallybeinthehandsofanIraqichild.Overthepastfourmonths,!hadneverimaginedhowI

wouldfeelonceourprojectwascompleted.Whilemakingthekits,IrealizedthatIhadlostsightofthetrue

meaningbehindit.IhadonlyfocusedonthefactthatitwasanotherschoolprojectandoneIwantedtogetagood

gradeon.Whenthekitswerecompleted,andreadytobesentoverseas,thewarmfeelingIhadwasoneIwould

neverforget.

Inthebeginning,!daredmyselftomakeadifferenceinthelifeofanotherperson.Nowthatourprojectis

over,IrealizethatIhaveaffectednotonlyonelife,butten.Withourefforts,tenyoungboysandgirlswillnowbe

abletofurthertheireducation.

24.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutjoiningtheOICprojectinthebeginning?

A.Itwouldaffecthis/herinitialplans.

B.Itwouldinvolvetravelingoverseas.

CItwouldnotbringhim/heragoodgrade.

D.Itwouldnotliveuptohis/herexpectations.

25.Whatmainlyhelpedtheauthorchangehis/herattitudetowardtheproject?

A.ImagesofIraqichildren.B.Researchbyhis/herclassmates.

C.Ateacher'sintroduction.D.Arepresentative'scomments.

26.Theauthor'sOICprojectgroupwouldhelptenIraqichildrento..

A.becomeOICvolunteersB.furthertheireducation

C.studyinforeigncountriesD.influenceotherchildren

27.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?

A.One'spotentialcannotalwaysbeunderrated.

B.Firstimpressioncannotalwaysbetrusted.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D.Hewhohesitatesislost.

1年模拟•精选模考题

（2025届北京市第八中学高三下学期热身练英语试卷）Thestudentarrivedearly,sa（frontandcenter,and

stoodoutinmyclassroominmorewaysthanone.rdsaythathewasabout40yearsolderthanhisclassmatesin

myundergraduatecommunicationsclass.Heeagerlyjumpedintocl£ssdiscussions,withhishumorandwisdomof

expeiience.Andliewasalwayslespecifuluftheullieisludciils'pcispeclives,asifeachoftlieinweieateauhei.

JerryValenciawalkedinwithasmile—andheleftwithonetoo.

“ThesestudentsgavemetheconfidencethatIdidn'tneedtofeelbadaboutmyage,"Valenciasays.

Oneday,IspottedValenciaoncampus.Hesaidhewouldhavetostoptakingclassesthatsemesterand

reapplyfornextyear.Bythen,hehopedtohaveearnedenoughmoneyandhavehisstudent-loanpapersinorder.

Heaskedseriouslywhetherhecoulcstillsitinonmycommunicationsclass.

Sure,Isaid.Buthewouldn'tgetanycredit.

Noproblem,hesaid.

Soontherehewasagain,backathisolddesk,jumpingintoourdiscussionsonhowtofindandtellstoriesin

LosAngeles—a63-ycar-oldmanwithasmuchenergyandcuriosityasanyoftheyoungstersinclass.

AlotofValencia'sclassmatesapparentlyknewhecouldn'taffordthatsemester'stuitionbutwasstilldoing

thehomework.4tHereheis,willinglytakingaclassforthedelightofitandbenefitoflearning/'saysJessica

Espinosa,a25-year-oldjunior.Afterward.IoverheardValenciawantedtostayinschooluntilheearnedamaster's

degree,butithadtakenhim12yearstofinishcommunitycollege,sohehadalongwaytogo.

ThereissomethingsplendidlyunreasonableaboutValencia'sdeterminationtogetafbur-yeardegreeand

thenamaster's.Athiscurrentpace.hc,llbe90whenhefinallyhangsallthatpaperonthewall.Butthatdoesn't

seemespeciallyrelevant.lie'sfoundailtheyouthfulenergyandacademicopportunitystimulating.Valencia's

gradeinmyclassthissemesterwillnotshowuponhistranscripts（成绩单）.ButFingivinghimanA—andinthe

mostimportantways,itcounts.

1.WhatmadeValenciadifferentfromhisclassmates?

A.Hewasrespectfultotheteacher.B.Heactivatedtheclassatmosphere.

C.Hewaseagertolearndespitehisage.D.Heoftenputforwarddifferentopinions.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whydidValenciacontinuetoattendclasses?

A.Hetreasuredthechanceoflearning.B.Hewishedtoshowhisdetermination.

C.Heneededthecreditstofurtherhisstudy.D.HedesiredtohaveanAonhistranscripts.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Nopains,nogains.B.Itisneverloooldtolearn.

C.Striketheironwhileitishot.D.Wherethereislife,thereishope.

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（2025届北京市精华学校高三下学期三模英语试卷）Bymyearly40s,Ihadexhaustedallthehobbiesthat

weresupposedtomakemefeelbelteraboutenteringmiddleage.Ihadtakenanimprovclass,staredlearninga

newlanguage,andgivenyogaasecondchance.Andthen,attheheightofmylowgradedesperation,Idecidedto

signupibraballetclass.

“Butyou'renotveryflexible,vmyhusbandgentlyremindedme.Hewasn'twrong.Inearlyinjuredmyself

theonetimeItriedtoliftmylegontoourbathroomvanityinanattempttostretch.ButIwasdeterminedtogiveit

atiyIneededconfirmationthatmybodywascapableofmovementandgrace.

Ihadn'texpectedanyofittostick.Afterall,thiswasn'tmyfirsttimeinaballetstudio.Butthistimearound,

theexactsamethingsthathadmademefleethestudioasa10-ycar-oldnowbroughtacertainjoy.Therepetitive

natureofexercisesatthebarre.Thefactthatmyeverymoveinvitedmyteacher'scriticaldissection.

AndthoughI'dexpectedmyclassestobephysicallydemandingandmymusclestoache,Ihadn't

anticipatedthatmyteacher'scommandto“takeupmorespace“wouldchangemywayofbeingintheworld.

WhenIwasdepressedformylackofgraceintheseeminglysimpleactofpointingandextendingmyfootto

thesideinatendu,myteacherremindedmethatballetisn'taboutperfection.Rather,hesaid,it'saboutstrivingfbr

perfection.

Eightyearsintomyballetclasses,Iamfinallyaballerinaatthetenderageof50,thoughnotthekind(hat

anybodywouldpaymoneytoseeonstage.WhydoIcontinue?BecausewhenIdomyalmostdailyballetclass,I

focusonmybreathingandmovemybodyinwaysthatalwayschallengemeandremindmeofeverythingthatis

possible.

Recently,myteachertaughtusawatered-down,beginner-appropriateversionoftheRoseAdagio

choreographyfromSleepingBeauty.AsIstoodinmylivingroom,dancingfbrnobodybutmyself,Ifelteveryinch

aballerina.

1.Whatinitiallymotivatedtheauthortosignupforaballetclass?

A.Toimproveherphysicalflexibilityandmentalhealth.

B.Tofindanewhobbythatcouldmakeherfeelbetteraboutenteringmiddleage.

C.Topreparefbrtheupcomingballetcompetition.

D.ToachieveherdreamatiO-year-okltobeaballerina.

2.Howdidtheauthor'sperspectiveonballetchangeovertime?

A.Shebecamelessinterestedinballetasshegrewolder.

B.Shestartedtoseeballetasawaytoachievephysicalperfection.

C.Sherealizedthatballetismereaboutstrivingforperfectionthanachievingit.

D.Shedecidedtoquitballetbecauseitwastoophysicallydemanding.

3.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Youcan'tteachanolddognewtricks.

D.Thejourneyofathousandirilesbeginswithasinglestep.

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（2025届北京市丰台区高三下学期二模英语试卷）1grewupinaplacestrickenbyextremepoverty.People

struggleddailyjusttoputfoodonthetabic.BythetimeIturnedsixteen,myfather'shardworkhadpaidoff.He

hadovereighthundredstudentsacrossthreecampuses,andfinally,wecouldaffordaTV.

That'swhenIbecamefixatedontheideaofowningamagicpencil,inspiredbyaTVseries.Themain

character,Sanjucoulddrawanythinghedesired,anditwouldcometolife.Despitebeingsixteenandknowing

deepdownthatthemagicpencilwasnothingmorethanafantasyforkids,apartofmestilllongedforit.Atnight,I

dreamedofusingittotransformthelivesofthosearoundme.Butasthedayspassed,thepencilwasneverthere.

Oneafternoonmymotheraskedmetothrowawaysomepotatopeelsandeggshells.Iwalkedtotherubbish

dump,wrinklingmynoseasIgotclose.AsItossedourrubbishontotheheap,Isawagirlmyage.Shewassorting

rubbishintopiles,oneforcans,onefbrbottles.Nearby,boyswerefishinginthepileformetalusingmagnetson

strings.

Laterthatday,Idraggedmyfathertosee（hechildrenatthedump.Iposedaquestionabouttheirabsence

fromschool.Hesharedthattheirearningsfromgatheringdiscarded（废弃的）thingssustainedtheirfamilies-

schoolingwouldleavetheirlovedoneshungry.Aswcwalkedbackhome,Isawtearsonhischeck.

Untilthen,I'dpinnedallmyhopesonsomeunseen,miraculousforcetocomealongandwipeoutthe

sufferinginourworld.NowIknewIwouldhavetodosomething.AsmuchasIwantedtohelpthechildrenfrom

thedump,mymotherwantedtohelpeveryone.Shelefttheextrapotofriceandchickenforapoorfamilyinour

neighborhood.Wcsharedourhomewithafamilyofsevenwhohadfallenonhardtimes.Andalthoughmyfather's

schoolwasn'treallymakingaprofit,hegaveawaymorethanahundredfreeplacesindifferentgradestopoor

children.Hewishedhecouldhavegivenawaymore.

Inspiredbywhatmyparentshaddone,Istartedvolunteeringatlocalcommunitycenters,he'pingchildren

withtheirslud沁sandorganisingfooddrivesforfamiliesinneed.Gradually,Irealisedthatwhileamagicpencil

mightnotexist,thepowertomakeadifferencelaywithinus.Together,wecouldcreateakindofmagicthatwas

realandlasting.

1.Thegirlatthedumpsortedrubbishintopilesto.

A.collectitemsforpersonalDJYhobbies

B.supportherfamilybysellingrecyclables

C.completeassignmentsonwasterecycling

D.locatethenecessitiesthatcouldhereused

2.Tohelpotherpeople,theauthor'sfamily.

A.cookedspecialfoodforthepoor

B.donatedschoolprofitstochildren

C.builtfreehousesfor（hehomeless

D.providedfreeeducationforchildren

3.Whatcanwcconcludefromthispassage?

A.Realmagiccomesfromkindnessandeffon.

B.Educationhasthepower(otransformlives.

C.Thosedoinggooddeedsdeserverewards.

D.Endingpovertyrequiresjointefforts.

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(2025届北京市昌平区高三下学期二模英语试卷)At17yearsold,mostarestilllearningbasicdriving

skillsinAmerica.Oncethecarisparked,thedayispackedwithschoolactivitiesandhangingoutwithfriends.But

at17,MaggieTaraskahadadistinctivegoalinmind:FlyaloneacrosstheUnitedStates.

BothofMaggie'sparentswereretiredfromtheairforce,sotheurgetoflyisinMaggie'sblood.Shewentto

flightschool,putinthehourswithaninstructorandstartedonhertraininghours.Butonherfirsttakeoff,

somethingdidn'tsoundright.Theplanehadlostoneofthelandinggearwheels."AssoonasItookIjustheard

somethingwaswronginstinctively,,,saidMaggie.

Herinstructortalkedtoherfromthegroundwhileshecircledafewtimestogatherherself."1wasfrightened,

thinkingaboutallthebadthingsthatcouldhavehappened;Iwasthinkingabouthowmyparentswereonthe

groundasIknewtheywerewatching.”

Stressandpaniccancauseanyofustomakecarelessdecisions.Ittakesmentalpracticetocalmdown.

“Takeafewbreaths,fbcusonthemomentandfollowtheplan.Ipanickedabit,butfollowedmytraining.^^

Maggiewasalittleshakyasshetalkedtothetower,butshehadaperfectbellylandingthatskiddedonthe

infieldgrass.Herfathercouldn'tbeprouder.44BythetimeIsawMaggieonherapproach,itwasabetterapproach

thanIcouldhaveflown/'hesaid.Cheerseruptedinthetower,andMaggietookadeepbreathandclimbedoutof

theplane.

Creditdoesgotothecrewfortalkingtoher.Yes,weallneedsomeonetotalkusthroughchallengingtimes,

butintheend,itwasallMaggieatthecontrols.Wecouldallbeforgivenforcallingitquitsafteranexperiencelike

that.Afterall,itwasabitdistressing.Sowalkingawaywouldbeunderstandable.Butfivedayslater,Maggiewas

goingthroughherpre-flightsafetyinspections,checking(hewings,especiallycheckingthelandinggear.

“Itfeelsamazing,“shesaid,“Itgivesanincred