阅读理解之议论文-备考高考二轮英语复习（原卷版）

专题19间读理解议论文

备考2023年高考英语二轮复习讲练测-测（原卷版）

名校最新测试卷阅读理解（议论文）（共八篇）

1.（广西柳州高中柳南校区英语2022届高考模拟试题）

Alfirstglance,itlookslikeasmallrevolutionishappeninginretail（零售）inAnierica.Nearly650,000workers

inthesectorquittheirjobsinApril,thebiggestnumberinover20years.Drivenbyacombinationoflowwages,

COVID-19risks,andharassment（烦扰）fromcustomers,manyareleavingtheirretailjobsbehindinsearchof

somethingdifferent.

Evenbeforethepandemic,alotofretailjobsweren'tgoodjobs.In2017,thetypicalpayforfull-timeworkersin

（hesectorwaslessthan$33,000ayear,notenoughtoliveoninmanyplaces.Andunpredictableschedulesleftmany

workersscramblingtoarrangechildcareortransportationatamoment'snotice,neversureifthey'dgetenoughhours

eachweektopaytheirbills.Jobsintheindustrywerelargelyconsideredtemporaryjobswithlowstatusandlowpay.

Then,whenthepandemichit,thosejobsalsobecamedangerous,asemployeesatgroceiystoresandbig-box

retailerslikeTargetandWalmarthadtoworkinpersonwhileothersshelteredathome.Atleast158grocerystore

workershavediedofCOVID-19andatleast35,100havebeeninfectedorexposedandnumbersfortheindustryasa

wholearelikelymuchhigher.Thentherearethecustomers.Harassmeniandrudenessareafactoflifeinmanyretail

jobs,evenundernormalconditions.Customerswouldoftenyellatgroomersoverthingslikenotbeingabletoprovide

acertaincutorserviceforadog.

Retailworkerswhohaveconcernsabouttheircurrentjobsmayalsohavemorechoicesthanbefore.Withthe

economyreopeningandmanybusinesseslookingtohire,there'sademandfbrlaboracrosssectors.Butthatdoesn't

necessarilymeantheyweremovingontobetterjobs—wagesacrossindustrieshaven'tmeaningfullyrisen,meaning

workerswhoquitaren't,asawhole,makingmoremoney.Thefactthatworkersmayhavemorechoices,fbrnow,isn't

yettranslatingintobetterchoices.Overall,it'snotclearthatthelargenumberofworkersquittingreallymeansthey

havemorepowerintheeconomy-powertodemandnotjustanewjobbutonewithhigherpay,belterconditions,and

fairertreatmentfromcustomersandimnagersalike.

32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?

A.Alotofretailworkersresigntheirjobs.

B.TheretailindustryinAmericaispromising.

C.Manyworkersquitjustbecauseoflowpay.

D.ThecustomersinAmericaarereallyannoying.

33.Whatmainlymadetheretailjobsmoredifficultduringthepandemic?

A.Workershadfewerjobopportunities.

B.Workers'lifesafetywasindanger.

C.Mostof(heretailjobsweretemporary.

D.Workersreceivedmoreharassmentfromcustomers.

34.Whatisauthor'sopinionaboutthephenomenoninretail?

A.Hethinksitrequirespublicattention.

B.Hearguesithasimproved.

C.Hebelievesitapositivedevelopment.

D.Hesupposesitmaynotbringgoodresults.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Doyouwanttofindabetterjob?

B.Doesthepandemichittheretailjobs?

C.Docsanewjobmeanabetterjob?

D.Weretheretailjobsgoodornot?

2.(2022届广西柳州高级中学高考模拟英语试题)

Momwasagoodcook.Herhomemadechilisaucewassecondtonone,and(hethingsshecoulddowitha

chicken...well,itmakesmymouthwatertothinkaboutit.IonceofferedtomakemysisterKathy'sbedfbraweekif

shewouldgivemethelastsliceoftoastmadebyMom.

Nodoubtaboutit,Momwasagreatcook—mostofthetime.Ifabeefsteakwasplacedinherfryingpan,she

turnedintotheanti-cook.Shecouldturnthatfinestmeatintoapieceofhardproteinwiththesmellofshoeleather.Of

course,shereallytried.

Oneday,mybrotherBudtookmeou(forlunchinapopularrestaurantandheorderedbeefsteaks.Sincehewas

paying,IthoughtIshouldhaveatleastoneortwobites.Butwhenthewaitressservedoursteaks,Iwassurprisedal

howgoodtheysmelled.SuddenlyIuiiderstoodwhyothersspokeofbeefsteakslovingly.Iwolfeddownmysteak.I

wasaborn-againbeef-eater.

“Youknow/,IsaidtoBud,''IusedtothinkMomwasagreatcook.Butit'shardtobelievethathersteakscame

fromthesameanimalasthesesteaks/'

“Momisreallyagreatcook,^^Budsaid."Thinkaboutit.ShegrewupduringtheGreatDepression［大萧条）.

That'swhenshelearnedtocook.Howoftendoyouthinktheyhadsteaks?Itisonlyrecentlythattheycouldaffordto

buys:caks.Soitisn'tthatsheisn'tagoodcook.”

It'sthatwaywithallofus,isn'tit?Evenourstrengthshaveelements（成分）ofweakness.That'swhygreat

athletesstilltrainandgreatactorsstillpractice.Greatnessisn'tsomethingweare;itissomethingwebecome.Andthat

process（过程）ofbecomingincludeslearningandgrowingthroughbothsuccessandfailure.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?

A.Theauthor'smomwasareallygoodcook.

B.Theauthorlovedhisfamilymembersverymuch.

C.MomlovedKathymorethantheauthor.

D.ThetoastmadebyMomwastheauthor'sfavoritefood.

5.Howdid（hateatingintherestauraniaffecttheauthor?

A.Herealizedthatbeefwasthebestmeat.

B.Hestartedtolikehome-madebeefsteaks.

C.Hewouldeatbeefsteaksonlyinthatrestaurant.

D.Hedidn'tthinkbeefsteakswereterriblefoodanymore.

6.Whycouldn'ttheauthor\momcookbeefsteakswell?

A.Sheseldomatemealwhenshewasyoung.B.Shehadlittleexperienceincookingthem.

C.Shecouldn,taflbrdgoodbeefatthatlime.D.Sheactuallywasn'tagoodcook.

7.Whatmessagedoesthetextwanttogive?

A.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

C.Greatnessstillneedslearningandgrowing.D.Everyonehasbothstrengthsandweaknesses,

3.（2022届广西柳州高级中学高考模拟英语试题）

WhatKidsCanLearnFromLosing

Everyonewantswhat'sbestfbrtheirkid,butnooneknowswhatthatis.Itmightbesucceeding,butitmightbe

failing.Itmightbewinning,butitmightbelosing.Everelearnedthistruthasamemberofthatmostpitiedandenvied

ofspecies,thehockey（冰球）parent,whilewatchingmysonascendfromMitetoBantam,HouseLeaguetoTravel.

Inhisthirdseasonin2013,mysen'steamneverlostmorethanthreestraightgames.Itwasatypicallygoodyouth

hockeyseason.Heimprovedasaplayerbutdidnotmuchchangeasaperson.Forthat,youneedtolose,whichiswhat

happenedthenextyear,whenhisteamaddeditsstorytothelegendsof"sportingincapability”.Foratime,Iworried

thatthesefailureswouldkillmychild'sloveofthegame.

Butthat'snotwhathappened.Asbadasitgot,thelosingwasclarifying.Itweededoutthekidswhowereinitless

forthegamethantheglory,leavingju>tthedie-hardsbehind.Whatstartedasalistof17playerswasculleddownto12.

Itwasespeciallyinspiringformykid.Ittaughthimagreattruthoftheworld:Foreveryonegood,thereissomeone

better.Foreverythingbig,thereissomethingbigger.Inthisway,helearnedmodesty.And,bygivingupeventhe

expectationofvictory,heremeinberedwhatitwasthathe'dlovedaboutthegameinthefirstplace.

Whentheybegantowin,theydieitasadifferentkindofgroup.Whenthey'dwonbefore,ithadbeenwith

individualperformance.Whenahead,they'dcoast.Whenbehind,they,dquit.Thisnewteamhadcharacterandcould

neverbecountedout,nomatterthescore.Theyhadlearnedthemostimportantlesson:Youcanlosewithoutbeing

beaten.

Theymadeitallthewaytothefinal,wherethewinnerwasdecidedinovertime（力II时赛）.Whentheylostthat

gameandwentintothehandshakeline,itwasnotasrunners-up（亚军）butasateamthathadbeenmadeintowinners

intheonlywaythatwillstick-bylosing.

12.Whichlevelmaybethehighest?

A.M:te.B.Bantam.C.HouseLeague.D.Travel.

13.WhatcanyouinferfromParagraph2?

A.Theteamwonthreegamesinthethirdseason2013.

B.Theteamwas（hebestyouthhockeyone.

C.Theauthor'ssondidnotunderstandwhatlosingreallymeans.

D.ThefailuresdidnotkillthechiId'sloveofthegame.

14.Whentheteambegantowin,whatwasdifferentfromthepast?

A.Theyperformedbetterinthegames.B.Theirhockeyskillsimproved.

C.Theyknewwhentoquit.D.Theybecamementallystronger.

15.Whatmessagedoesthisstoryconvey?

A.Failureteachessuccess.B.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong.

C.Hewholaughslast,laughsbest.D.Agoodplayerneverlose.

4.（2022届北京中国人民大学附属中学高三三模英语试题）Blindimitationisself-destruction.Tothosewhodonot

recognizetheiruniqueworth,imitationappearsattractive;tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable.

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iused

recipesandturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse'swayofcookingwhenI

couldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild'sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,

butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.

Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously(下意识地)holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,you

observedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollow

whattheydid.Ifyoudono(makestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.

Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystep

offscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheir

badcharacterorunacceptablebehaviors.

Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,

teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedby

inspiration,notdesperation.Theworlcischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythose

whodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfaces

isnotrunningoutofmaterial;i(iswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.

Studyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnotserve.Thenyoucansay,

“Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors'tragediesanddeclarevictory,andknowthattheyarecheeringon.^^

31.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.

A.knowyouareunique

B.losethebalanceoflife

C.begintolearnsomethingnew

D.gettiredofroutinepractice

32.Accordingtotheauthor,theworldmovesonbecauseofthosewhoare.

A.desperatetoinfluenceotherswiththeirknowledge

B.readytoturntheiroriginalideasintoreality

C.eagertodiscoverwhattheirancestorsdid

D.willingtoacceptothers,ideas

33.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.

A.thelackofstrongmotivation

B.theabsenceofpracticalideas

C.howtosearchformorematerials

D.howtouseimaginationcreatively

34.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreativity.

B.Tocriticizethecharactersofrolemndcls.

C.lbcompareimitationwithcreation.

D.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.

5.(北京101中学2022届上学期高三年级10月月考英语试卷)

“IfIonlyhadalittlehumility,Tdbeperfect,^themediagiantTedTuniersupposedlysaidsometimeinthe

1990s.Whybemodest?Aristotlesaid:"Allmenbynaturedesiretoknow?'Intellectualhumilityisaparticular

instanceofhumility,sinceyoucanbedown-to-carthaboutmostthingsbutstillignoreyourmentallimitations.

Intellectualhumilitymeansrecognisingthatwcdon'tknoweverything.Actually,itmeanswcshould

acknowledgethatwe'reprobablybiasedinourbeliefaboutjusthowmuchweunderstandandseekoutthesources

ofwisdom(hatwelack.

TheInternetanddigitalmediahavecreatedtheimpressionoflimi:lessknowledgeatourfingerlips.But,by

makinguslazy,theyhaveopenedupaspacethatignorancecanfill.ThepsychologistTaniaLombrozoofthe

UniversityofCaliforniaexplainedhowtechnologyenhancesourillusions作音觉)ofwisdom.Shearguesthat(he

waywcaccessinformationiscriticaltoourunderstanding—andthemoreeasilywecanrecallanimage,wordor

statement,themorelikelywe'llthinkwe'vesuccessfullylearnedit,andsowithdrawfromeffortfulcognitive

processing.Logicalpuzzlespresentedinanunfriendlyfont(字体)，forexample,canencouragesomeonetomake

extraeffortlosolvethem.Yet(hisapproachrunscountertothenicedesignsof(heappsandsitesthatpopulateour

screens,whereourbrainprocessesinformationina“smooth"way.Whataboutalltheinformationthatpresents

online?Well,yourcapacitytolearnfromitdependsonyourattitudes.Intellectuallyhumblepeopledon'thideor

ignoretheirweaknesses.Infact,theyseethemassourcesofpersonaldevelopment,anduseargumentsasan

opportunitytorefinetheirviews.Peoplewhoarchumblebynaturetendtobemoreopen-mindedandquickerto

resolvedisputes,sincetheyrecognise[hattheirownopinionsmightnotbevalid.

Attheotherendofthescaleliesintellectualarrogance.Sucharrogancealmostalwaysoriginatesfromthe

egocentricbias-thetendencytooverestimatetheirownvirtueorimportance,ignoringtheroleofchanceorthe

influenceofotherpeople'sactionsondieirlives.Thisiswhatmakesthesepeoplecreditsuccesstothemselvesand

failuretocircumstance.Fromanevokitionaiyperspective,intellectualarrogancecanalsobeseenasawayof

achievingdominancethroughforcingone'sviewonothers.Intellectuallyarrogantpeoplehardlyinvestmental

resourcesindiscussionorworkingtowardsgroupconsensus,thusmakingithardforgroupstoworksuccessfully.

TheThriveCenterforHumanDevelopmentinCalifornia,whichseekstohelpyoungpeopleturninto

successfuladults,isfundingaseriesofnicyorstudiesaboutintellectualhumility.Theirhypothesisisthathumility,

curiosityandopennessarckeytoafulfillinglife.^Withouthumility,ycuarcunabletolearn,“LaszloBock,

Google'sHeadofPeopleOperations,notes.

31.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theharmarrogancedoestous

B.thekeyelementstoafulfillinglife

C.thesignificanceofintellectualhumility

D.thewaypeopleaccessinformationonline

32.Technologyenhancesourillusionsofwisdombecauseit.

A.enablespeopletothinkcritically

B.offerstoomuchunreliableinfbnnauon

C.allowseasyaccesstoabundantinformation

D.makesithardforpeopletorecallinformation

33.AccordingtoPara.3,intellectuallyhumblepeople.

A.valueothers?opinionsmorethantheirown

B.useonlineinformationtobetterthemselves

C.areunwilling(oshow(heirstrengths

D.prefertosolvedifficultproblems

6.(河北省唐山市开滦第一中学2022-2023学年高三上学期第一次联考英语试题)

Everyonehasadifferentideaaboutwhatachievingsuccessinvolves.Forsome,theywanttoloseweight.For

others,theydesiretobuildabusinessthatcreatesfinancialfreedom.

Whateversuccessmeanstoyou.ithasprobablyshapedyouovertheyearsbytheimagesyouseeofpeoplein

creatingsuccessforthemselves.Socialmediahasmillionsofdailyusersthataresharinginformationabouttheirlife

andbusiness.Youseetheirstoriesofsuccessandwins.Il'snotuncommonfbrpeopletosharesuccesseswithouttalking

aboutthestruggleonthepathtoaccomplishingthose.Asamatteroffact,vvecan'tseethewholepicturewhensomeone

shareshis/herwins.Inotherwords,wegetcaughtinthecomparisontrapwhichcanweakenthesuccess-seekers.If

you'regoingtoreachnewgrowthlevelsandaccomplishyourgoals,you'llneedtostopchasingafalseimageof

success.

TheInternetandsocialmediahavecreatedacultureinwhichindividualscaninstantlygetasenseofsatisfaction

with:hemselves.Youpostanachievement,andimmediatepraisefollows.Thatsatisfactionisexcitingandmakes

individualswanttoexperienceitoften.Thevanily（虚荣心、）causesfalsedecisionaboutwhat'sgoingoninsomeone's

life.Ifyourimageofsuccessisthisvanity-drivenfalseone,yourlookingintosomeoneelsc'ssuccessjourneyisa

surface-levelglance.Youcan'tbasewhatyoudoandthedecisionsyoumakeonthelittlebityousee.

Asmartstrategyiswhenyouseesuccess,modelitandusewhatyouseefromothersasmotivation.Butdon'tleta

surface-levelimagebeyourdrivingforcetowardsyourgoals.Afalseimageofsuccesshasheldyoubackforfartoo

long.Letthefalseimagesofsuccesscomeandgo.Afterall,attitudedrivesactions.Actionsdriveresults.Resultsdrive

lifestyles.

23.Whatisthecommonpracticeofthesuccessfulpeople?

A.Theyarealwaysshapedbyotherpeople'ssuccess.

B.Theyoftencomparetheirsuccesswithothers\

C.Theydon'tmentiontheirhardworkfbrsuccess.

D.They'dliketosharetheiradvantagesoverothers.、

24.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3referto?

A.Aculture.B.Anewgrowthlevel.

C.Thepathtosuccess.D.Thesenseofsatisfaction.

25.Howshouldweviewotherpeople'ssuccess?

A.Bycopyingitwithgreatambition.

B.Bycreatinganimageofourownsuccess.

C.Bymotivatingourselvestoachieveourgoals.

D.Bymakingcomparisonstofindoutourshortcomings.

26.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?

A.Wccanseekforsuccessindifferentways.

B.Weshouldnotchaseafalseimageofsuccess.

C.Wecanturnourgoalsintorealityonourown.

D.We'dbetternotmakeadecisionbasedonsocialmedia.

7.（云南省昆明市云南师范大学附属中学2022-2023学年高三上学期适应性月考）

Itwasjustafter5pm.IwasholdingacupofteaatSainsbury's,th?secondlargestchainofsupermarketsintheU.

K.Wcwerearoundadozencustomersinthesupermarket'scafe,andmostofuswereonourown.Despiteplacingthe

specialsign"Reservedfbrcustomersinthemoodfbrachat“inanobviousposition,Igotnotakers.

GovernmentannouncerstellusthatBritonsofallagesaresufferingloneliness.About200,000seniorcitizens

havenotspokentoafriendorrelativefbroveramonth.Familydoctorssuspectthatsomeoftheirpatientsarcmaking

appointmentsbecausetheyarclonely.Thereceptionistsalsoagreethatthefrontdeskisamagnetfbrtheisolatedto

comeandexperienceabitofhumancontact.And（heyoung,evenwiththeirbusylivesonsocialmedia,arealso

affected.NewresearchfromSainsbury'sLivingWellIndexrevealsthatalmosttwothirdsofthepeopleagedbetween

18and24haveadmittedtosometimesfeelinglonely.

Toeasetheproblemofloneliness,Sainsbury'shaslaunched"TalkingTables,“whicharereservedspaceswhere

peoplecanhaveachat.Theyappearir.avarietyofformats.Asign-postedtablelocatedincafesin-storeisoneofthem.

TheconcepthasbeendevelopedincloseassociationwithChattyCafe.AlexandraHoskynwasinspiredtostarta

networkofChattyCafesintheU.K.in2017afterfindingherselfsociallyisolatedasanewmotherathomewithyoung

children.

uWeknowfromourLivingWellIndexthatcommunityconnectionsareakeydriverofhelpingpeoplelivewellJ

saysJudithBatchelar,directorofSainsbury'sbrand.44Wehopethatbybringingpeopletogetheratour'TalkingTables/

wecandevelopthepotentialofourstorespacetohelppeoplebebetterconnectedtothecommunitiestheyliveand

workin.^^

AEuropeanfriendsuggestedthatallthisunsolicited（自发的）friendlinessmaynotseemveryBritish.However,a

staffmemberattheSainsbury'ssoundedmorepositive:"It'searlydays,andyoucannotchangepeople'shabits

ovemight.^^

28.Whomightcometo“TalkingTable**?

A.Onlythelonelyoldpeople.

B.Peoplehavingcommunicationproblems.

C.Teenagersactiveinsocialmedia.

D.Anyoneeagertochat.

29.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.”TalkingTable"isapioneerintheUK.

B.”TalkingTable"wasinspiredbysomenewmothers.

C.FriendlinesscanchangeBritishhabitsdirectly.

D.”TalkingTable”canproduceasenseofbelonging.

30.Whatistheimportantelementfbrpeople'swell-beingaccordingtoJudithBatchelar?

A.Personalambition.B.Physicalandmentalhealth.

C.Ccmmunicationinthecommunity.D.Relationswithfamily.

31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThelargestsupermarketchaininthsUKSainsbury's.

B.Thesupermarket'scafeshelpingeaseloneliness.

C.Thelateststudyonlonelinessofseniorcitizens.

D.Theapproachestogettingridofloneliness.

8.（北京市北京师范大学附属实验中学2022-2023高三上学期开学摸底考试）

Removinggenderbias

Tailorsworkedoutlongagothat:nenandwomenhavedifferentshapes.Yetthismessagehasfailedtoentermany

otherareasofdesign.Carseatbelts,forexample,whichdatebacktothei880s,areoftenstillmoresuitableformen,

whotendtositfartherbackthanwomenwhendriving.Andtodaythemostforward-lookingtechcompaniesonEarth

arcstillplacingold-schoolbias（偏见；J成见）intonewproducts.Considersmartphones.Mostarctoobigtofit

comfortablyintotheaveragewoman'shand,asaremanyvideo-gamecontrollers.

Anobviouspartoftheexplanationfortheirdesignproblemisthatmencontrolmostofits

companies—male-runfirmsreceive82%ofventure-capital（VC）funding.Malebossesmaybeunawareofthe

problemswomenface.Theymaynotflagupobviousareasofconcern,orasktherightquestionswhendoingtheir

researchforanewproductdesign.Andonceanideagetsthegreenlight,itwillthenbehandledbyproduct-designand

engineeringteams,three-qua