高二英语上学期期末试题分类汇编《阅读理解之记叙文》含答案

专题03阅读理解之记叙文12篇

（23-24高二上•黑龙江鸡西,期末）IwenttoSouthAfricaforthefirsttimeasaIonetravellingfemalewith

aloveforwildlifewhenIjustgraduatedfromhighschool.

Duringmysix-monihslaythere,Ispentthelast4weeksaiGVIKarongwe.TheGVImemberswereso

helpfulandweresokindandlovelytoowhenIwasthere.Itwasoneoftheeasiestandbest-organisedprogramsI

spentmytimeon.

Everydaywecollectedinformationonavarietyofanimalsfbrresearch.Ihavetosayitchangedmylifein

somanywaysandactuallyguidedmeonmypathtothejobIamdoingnow.

Thefirstweekwasprettybusywithtrainingtoprepareusfbrourjobinthebush（灌木）andteachusabout

mammals（哺孚L动物），birdsandotheranimals,tracksandsignsaswellashowtousetheequipment（设备），take

careofthecarsandcleanandcookfbrahouseofmorethan20people.Thetrainingmadeaworldofdifferenceto

anyonewhowasnervousaboutbeingnewtotheSouthAfricanwildernessandwantedtodothejebwell.Ialso

madefriendswithpeoplefromallovertheworldandtheywereofaEagesandbackgrounds,unitedbythecommon

goaltocontributetowildlifeprotectioninSouthAfrica,whichwassoamazing!

GVIprogramsprovideafantasticwaytolearnandcontributetothecommunityandwildlifeinahands-on

way.Ithasputmeonthepathofwildliferesearchfbrtherestofmylife!

1.WhydidtheauthorgotoSouthAfricaatfirst?

A.Todoavoluntaryjobthere.B.Tovisitthewildanimalsthere.

C.TojoinintheGVIprogramthere.D.Tocarryoutresearchthere.

2.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthetrainingprovidedatthefirstweek?

A.Itwasnecessaryandimportant.B.Itwasrelaxingandcreative.

C.Itwasdifficult.D.Itwastoolong.

3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGVIprograminSouthAfiica?

A.Itoffcrsfreetrainingandaccommodation.B.Ithelpedtheauthorchoosehercareer.

C.Itsmembersallhaverichknowledgeofwildlife.D.ItspurposeistoencouragevisitstoSouthAfrica.

4.Whati$theauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.TogiveapositivereviewoftheGVIprogram.B.Totellustheimportanceofanimalprotection.

C.TotelluswhatshelearnedinSouthAfrica.D.ToshareherexperiencesinSouthAfrica.

（23-24高二上•黑龙江鸡西•期末）Iplayedonthehighschoolbasketballteam.Iplayedtheballbeforethe

gamestarted,andthensatonthebench（长凳）cheeringfbrguyswhowereactuallygoingtoplayinthegame.

Whenwewon,Ihugged（拥抱）myteaminates.

Ienjoyedthat.ButIdidn'tknowhowmydadfeltaboutmyrole.Iimagineditwashardfbrhim.Dadwasa

giftedathlete.Andmyolderbrothersweresportsstarsatcollege.Iwasnotsurehowhefeltaboutgoingtogames

towatchhissonSIT.Still,Dadwasalwaysthereinhissuitandtie.Afterthegame,he'dcomeuptome,smile,

shakemyhandandsay“Goodgame!”，eventhoughIdidnothingtomakethegamegood.Itchangeduntilthelast

gameoftheseason.

Itwasagreatdayfbrourteam—wewereupbyabout20withtwominutesleft.Thecoachsuddenlylooked

towardsmeandsaid."Walker!You'rein!”Thenexttwominutesseemednotrealtome.Irememberrunningup

anddownthefieldafewtimes.Whensomeonestartedcountingdewnthelastseconds,myteammatepassedthe

balltome.Iheardguysonthebenchshouting"Shoot（投篮）!”asIfacedthebasketandshot.Wewon.ButthenI

didn'tknowwhattodo.IwasunpreparedfbratimewhenIhadhitalastsecondshot.Naturally,IlookedfbrDad.

Hewasthere,smilingatmeashealwaysdid.

Whethergoodtimesorbad,Dadwasalwaystheretosmile,tcsupportandtolove.NowI'minmy50swith

ateenagebasketballplayerinmyfamily.Ikeeptryingtobethere,nomatterwhat,becauseIknowwhatitcan

mean.

I.Whatwastheauthor'srole?

A.Hewasagreenhand.B.Hegaveplayerssuggestions.

C.Hewasafanofthebasketballteam.D.Hereplacedthosewhocouldn'tplay.

2.Howdidtheauthorfeciafterhescored?

A.Lost.B.Tired.C.Calm.D.Encouraged.

3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.ASports-LovingFamilyB.ASuccessfulBasketballMatch

C.DadAlwaysBeingThereD.DadHelpingMeSucceed

（23-24高二上•江西上饶•期末）My83-year-oldmothercametolivewithmeayearagolastNovember.

Shewasveryilland1hadtoputmyliteonholdtocaretbrher.

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Eachmorning,Igotherupanddressedherandmadeherbreakfastandsatwithher.Irush%fbrabowl

whenshefeltsick,andlitfirestokeepherwarm.Icookedandtalkecherintoeatingsome.It'sahardjobcaringfbr

asickordyingparent,whoeveryouarc.Butitwasespeciallyhardfbrme,1feel,becauseIamadcctormyselfI

couldn'thelplookingatherintwodifferentways.Themedicalprofessionalsawabodyandcheekeditwiththe

coldheartthatmedicinerequires.Butthedaughtersawthewomanwhohadgivenbirthtome,sentmeoffto

collegeandhadbeenanimportantrolefbralongtimeinmylifefbroverhalfacentury.

Also,mymotherdidn'tappreciatehowharditwasfbrmetocarefbrher.Irememberanexchangebetween

herandthenursewhocametoseehsronceaweek.

“Youcouldgetsomemorehelpwithcare.”"Oh,Idon'tthinkIneedthat/'Momsaid.

Momdidn'tunderstandthatthehelpwouldhavetakensomeofthehardworkoffme.Noneofthetreatments

herdoctorsgaveherworked,andfinallyherlifebecameaboutfreeofpain.Sherefusedpainkillers（止痛药）fbra

longtime,hutfinallythepainbeather.Andwhensheacceptedpainkillerssheacceptedthelactthatshewoulddie.

Illnessandneedstookusacrosspersonalboundaries（边界）I'dneverconsideredbefore.Andyet,while

livingandbeinganddyingwithMomIsawsomethingvaluablecoming.Webecamecloser.Wesharedsomany

storiesfromourpastthatitwasasifourmemorieshadbecomeone.

Inthepastourrelationshiphadbeendifficult.Wchadoftenargued.Butwhentheendcame,bothofus

simplyacceptedthatwclookedattheworldindifferentways.Wcweredaughterandmotherandwelovedeach

other.Thatwasallthatmattered.

I.Whywastakingcareofhermomespeciallyhardfbrthewriter?

A.Shewastoobusylivingherownlife.

B.Sheandhermomhadadifficultrelationship.

C.Shewastoooldtolookafterhermomcarefully.

D.Sheregardedhermombothasapatientandalovedone.

2.Whenthewriterheardtheuonvursalionbclwcunherniomandthenurse,.

A.shefeltveryupset.B.shewassuqirised.

C.sheshowedherthankstothenurse.D.shethoughtsheneededamorehelpfulnurse.

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thewriter'smomwasakindandgentlewoman.

B.itwaseasierfbrthewritertotakecareofhermomasadoctor.

C.thewriterwasgettingonbetterwithhermomwhiletakingcarcofher.

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D.thewriter'smomhaddifficultyunderstandingwhatthenursesaid.

4.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromtheexperienceoflookingafterhersickmother?

A.Lovewasmoreimportant:handifferences.B.Beingalivewasthemostimportantthing.

C.Wcshouldlearntounderstandotherpeople.D.Itwasbetterforfamilymemberstolivetheirown.

（23-24高二上•浙江宁波•期末）GrowinguponamountainfarminTyrol,Fritzenjoyedwatchinghow

cowsandhorsesinteractedwitheachothermorefreely,oncethey'dbeenledoutofthebarnandintopasture.It

waswhatheobservedinhisboyhoodthattookrootinhispursuitofbecomingabiologist.Afterhefinishedhis

studyatuniversity.FritzlandedworkatAustria'sKonradLorenzResearchCenter,raisingravenchicksbyhand

andteachinggraylaggccschowtoopenboxesashepursuedhisPhD.Workingthiscloselywithfree-livinganimals

wasexactlywhathe'ddreamedofasaboy.

In1997,azoogavetheresearchcenteritsfirstnorthernbaldibischicks（隙!鹃）Nowherenearasteachable

asgeese—andnotevenclosetosuperintelligentravens—theibisesfrustratedmostofthescientists.ButFritzwas

fascinated.Hedevotedhimselftotakingcareofthem.Aftertheibiseswerefirstreleasedbackinto:hewildmore

than20yearsago,Fritzlearnedthatspendinggenerationsinzoohadn'treducedtheirdrivetomigrate（迁徙）,

thoughitdidleavethemgeographicallyuninformed.Intheirsearchfor“south"，someendedupinRussia.Whatthe

ibisesneeded,Fritzthought,wasaguide.

Fritzdecidedhewouldteachthebirdsanew,safermigrationroutebyguidingthemhimselfinatinyaircraft.

Andhewasconfidenthecouldsucceedinthisdaring,unconventionalplan—becausehehaddoneitbefore.

“Aroundthattime,themovie'FlyAwayHome5wasahugehitwithusbiologists,Fritzsays.Whenheannounced

thathe'ddothesamewiththeibises,hewasinitiallylaughedat.ButFritzdidn'tgiveup.Hemodifiedanultralight

aircraftsoitwouldtravelatspeedsslowenoughfbrhiswingedstudentstokeepup.Hehadbeenhisyoungpupils'

onlyprovideroffood,loveandhugssincetheywerejustafewdaysold,andtheibiseseagerlyfollowedtheir

teacher,whojusthappenedlopilotalairlynoisyniauhinc.

In2004,threeyearsaftersomeinitiallybumpy（颠簸的）experiments,Fritzledthefirstbatchofbirdsfrom

AustriatoItaly,andhassinceled15suchmigrations.Overthattime,hehasrevvilded277youngibises,manyof

whichthenstartedtopasstherouteontotheirownyoung.

1.WhatdeterminedFritz'scareerchoice?

A.Fritz'schildhoodobservation.B.Fritz'spassionfbrbiology.

C.Fritz'sgrowthenvironment.D.Hritz'sinteractionwithanimals.

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2.Whatdisappointedthescientistsaboutibischicks?

A.Theyareeasytogetlostinthemigrat沁n.

B.Fhcyarclackinginthedesiretomigrate.

C.Theyarcaccustomedtothelifeinthezoo.

D.Theyarestrikinglyfarfromeasytoteach.

3.WhydidFritzdecidetoteachtheibisesanewmigrationroute?

A.Theibisesweretooawkwardtofindanewmigrationroute.

B.Theibisesneededaguidefbrlackofgeographicalknowledge.

C.Fritzwantedtoprovethathecouldsucceedinadaringplan.

D.Fritzwantedtorecreateatouchingsceneofapopularmovie.

4.WhatisFritzlikeaccordingtothepassage?

A.sensitivebutcourageous.B.innovativebutdemanding.

C.persistentandinsightful.D.enthusiasticandcooperative.

（23-24高二上•山东青岛•期末）Animpressiveinventionmadebya17-year-oldteenager,calledAnnaDu,

ishelpingtocleanupsmallpiecesofplasticfromtheocean.

WhilewalkingalongherlocalbeachesinMassachusetts,theyoungstudentbegancollectingwasteplastic

bagsandbottles.Butwhatshenoticedwasalargenumberoftinypiecesofplasticormicroplasticsthatwere

impossibletopickup.Atjust12yearsold,Dusetouttosolvetheproblem.Aftertestingafewprotolypes（原型）in

herbackyard,sheinventedaremotelyoperatedvehiclethatusestheinfraredcamera（红夕卜摄像机）todetect

microplasticsontheoceanfloor.Morerecently,Duhasalsocreatedasimulation（模拟）modelthatusesartificial

intelligencetopredictwheremicroplasticsarelocated.

Du'srobotinventionhasearnedherawardsattopsciencefairsintheUS,andshe'snowanationally

recognizedadvocatefbrrnicroplaslicawarenessandpollutionprevention."Whenifirstslarlcddoingsciencefairs,

Ihadnoideathatayounggirlwithoutlotsofmoneyandjustalittleadvancedengineeringknowledgecouldmake

adifferenceintheworld.I'velearnedthatItrulyloveworkingonaproblemthat'ssomuchlargerthanme,“Du

said.

Duhasalsoreleasedanewbooktohelpspreadthewordnotonlyaboutthedangersofmicroplasticsbutalso

aboutthewaystorelievetheproblem.TitledMicroplasticsMe,thebookfollowsDu'sownstoryofhowshe

wentfromworryingabouttheenvironmenttodesigningaward-winningsolutions.Writingtbrkidsherownage,the

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younggirlalertsherreaderstotheThreatofmicroplasticpollutionandurgesthemtocareabouttheenvironment.

Thebookhopestoencourageyoungstudentstogetintoscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM)subjects

andtoinspireanewgenerationofinventorsandengineers.What'smore,Duhasevenraisedmorethan$7,000to

distributethebookfreetokidsandlibrariesinhigh-needcommunities.

1.WhatinspiredDutomaketheinvention?

A.Therewastoomuchrubbishalongthebeaches.B.Theplasticsweretoosmalltocollectbyhand.

C.Theseawaspollutedseriously.D.ShewasinterestedinAI.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutDufromparagraph3?

A.Shehasaspiritofchallenge.B.Sheistoopoortomakeadifference.

C.Shedocsn^studyhardinengineering.D.Shewinsinternationalrecognition.

3.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Innovation.B.Voice.C.Culture.D.Art.

4.WhydoesDuwritethebookMicroplasticsMe?

A.Toinspirereaderstosharetheirstories.

B.Toraisetheawarenessofmicroplasticspollution.

C.ToencouragehighschoolstoofferSTEMsubjects.

D.Tocollectmoneyfbrkidsmhigh-nccdcommunities.

(23-24高二上•青海西宁•期末)March12wasmylasttypicaldayintheclassroombeforeCOVID-19

changedeverything.Whenmydistrictclosedthefollowingday,Iassumed,asmanydid,thatthiswasatemporary

move.However,theclosuredidnotendasquicklyasweexpected.Astheclosurecontinued,whileIwasgladthat

noneofmystudentswasinfectedwiththevirus,Ibegantoworrythatthegrowthofreadingabilitymyfirst-graders

andIworkedsohardfbrwouldgraduallydisappear.

Ilisreportedthatonlyonc-lhirdofstudentsintheUSachievedreadingproficiencyalgradelevelin2019.As

theyearsgoby,thegapsbecomelarger,andstudentswhoarereadingbelowgradelevelseldomcatchupwiththeir

peers.Thesestudentsoftenencountersignificantsocialandemotionalchallengesastheybecomeincreasingly

awareoftheirdifferencesfromtheirclassmates.AndschoolclosurescausedbyCOVID-19havemadethesituation

evenworse.

Sowhenmydistrictreopenedinthefall,wewerefacedwithdifficultdecisionsabouthowtobestdeliver

instruction.Atourschool,allstudentshavetotakeasenesofshortscreeningteststoassessreadingabilityatthe

高中英语

beginningoftheschoolyear.Consideringthatonesizecannotfitall,Iadjustedmyteachingplansintime

throughouttheyear.Ifastudentreceivedalowscoreinaparticulararea,I'dconductafbllow-upassessmentto

learnabouttherealcauseofthedifficulty.

Ialsoconductedexercisestohelpstudentspracticereadingskills.Usingotheronlineplatforms,1created

interactive

lessonswithotherteachers,inwhichstudentspracticedreadingandwritingspecificwords,readingfull

sentencesandansweringcorrespondingcomprehensionquestions.Theplatformsenabledustoseeallstudents'

screensatonceandgaugewhichstudentswereontargetandneededadditionalsupport.Theyalsoprovided

informationfbrplanningsubsequentlessons.

Asateacher,IknowIcannotmakeallchildrenreachproficiencyin/〃勿口④（读写能力）myself,butIbelieve

whatIaindoingcanreallymakeadifferencetotheirlives,andIwillgoonwithit.

1.Whatdidtheauthorworryaboutduringtheclosure?

A.Thehealthconditionofherstudents.

B.Thedeclineinherenthusiasmfbrwork.

C.Theuncertaintyaboutthedurationoftheclosure.

D.Theinfluenceofclosureonstudents5readingability.

2.Whatdidtheauthordotohelpherstudentsimprovetheirreadingability?

A.Shemotivatedstudentstoanalyzetheirownproblems.

B.Sheadaptedteachingstrategiestosuitherstudenls,needs.

C.Sheusedtechnologytomakereadingexercisesmoreinteresting.

D.Sheinstructedstudentstotakescreeningtestsbeforeeachclass.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gauge“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Judge.B.Explain.C.Control.D.Change.

4.Whichofthek）llowingwordscanbustdescribeihcauthor?

A.Strictandwise.B.Responsibleandflexible.

C.Sensitiveandoptimistic.D.Humorousandconsiderate.

（23-24高二上•福建福州•期末）WhenIwassmall,mymotherandIwouldwalktoourlocallibraryin

FranklinSquare.Aswedidn'talwayshaveaccesstoareliablecar,walkinghandinhandwasthemostconvenient

waytogetanywhere.ItwasatstorytimefbrchildrenthatbothmymotherandImadelastingfriendships.

高中英语

Today,IamfortunatetolivearoundthecomerfromtheGoldCoastPublicLibraryinGlenHeadandashort

walktotheSeaCliffChildren'sLibrary.My18-month-oldson,Colin,andIfindourselvesinSeaCliffseveral

timesaweek,meetingandmakingfriends.Well,thatiswhatmanypeopledon'tunderstand—alibraryismore

thanbooks;it'sacommunity.

Sure,thelibraryinFranklinSquarewastheplacewhereIwasintroducedtoJudyBlumenovels.Butitwas

alsotheplacewhereIgotmyfirste-mailaddressin1997.Atthelibrary,friendsandIlearnedhowtoresearch

collegesandsearchforscholarshipsontheInternet.Thelibrarywastheplacewherewesometimesgiggled（咯咯

地笑）tooloudly,andwherethelibrariansknewusbyname.Theirknowingournameswasn'tabadthing.WhenI

camehomefrommyfirsttermatBinghamtonUniversity,MaryLaRosa,thelibrarianattheFranklinSquarelibrary

offeredmemyfirstteachingjob.

InowteachreadingatNassauCommunityCollege.Mystudentsareoftenamazedthattheycancheckout

bocksviatheirsmartphonesandvirtuallyvisitavarietyofLongIslandlibraries.TheappusedbyNassauand

Suffolkcountypubliclibraries,aswellasthecollegelibrary,makestheirhomeworkeasierbyhelpingthemfind

resources.Eventhoughtheycan'talwayseasilyvisittheirlocallibraries,thelibraryisalwayswiththem.

1.Whydoestheauthorconsiderherselfluckytoday?

A.Shehasbecomehermother'sbestfriend.

B.Shehasaccesstoareliablecarnow.

C.Shecanmeetfriendsatthelibraty.

D.Shelivesclosetolibraries.

2.Whatdidtheauthordoatthelibraryaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shetoldstoriestohermother.B.SheinitiallyreadJudyBlumenovels.

C.Shegothercurrentteachingjob.D.Shelearnedhowtogoonline.

3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetoherstudents'wayofvisitinglibraries?

A.Cautious.B.Ambiguous.C.Favourable.D.Disapproving.

4.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?

A.Toexpresshowlibrarieschange.

B.Tointroduceherfavouritelibraries.

C.Toexpressherdeepconcernfbrlibraries.

D.Todiscusswhylibrariesareimportant.

高中英语

（23-24高二上•山东枣庄•期末）Thewallsofourhouseweresupposedtobewhite.ButIneverremember

thembeingwhite.Atfirst,theyweregray,thenturningblack.Myfatherwasacoalworker.Hemadecharcoal（木

炭）inourhouse.Haveyoueverseencharcoalbeingmade?Thelittlebagsyoubuyinthestorefbrbarbequecome

fromsomewhere,andhonestly,il'saverydirtybusiness.

IrememberonedayIwasbaggingupthecharcoalwithmydad,anditwasreallycoldandraining.Allwehad

wasthetinyroofoverourheads.Afterafewhours,Igottogotoschool,whereitwaswarm.Mydadstayedout,

workingallday.Ifhedidn'tsellthatday,maybewewouldn'thaveenoughtoeat.Ithoughttomyself:Atsome

point,everythingisgoingtochange.

Forthis,Iowefootballeverything.Istartedtoplayfootballearly.Iplayedsomuchfootballthateverytwo

months,mybootswouldbreakapart.When1wasseven,Imusthavebeenprettygood,becauseIscored64goals

fbrmyneighborhoodteam.Thatyear,mydadgotacallfromacoachsayingtheywantedmetoplaythere.Mydad

asked,“Oh,it'stoofaraway.Ninekilometers.Howwillwegethimthere?”Mymomsaid,“No,no,no!Don't

worry!I'lltakehim!”AndthatiswhenGracielawasbom.

Gracielawasanoldyellowbicyclethatmymotherwouldusetodrivemetothetraininggroundeveryday.It

hadalittlebasketinthefront.Imaginethis:Awomanbikingthrouglitownwithalittleboyonthebackandabag

inthebasketwithhisboots.Uphills.Downhills.Throughthedangerousneighborhoods.Intherain.Inthecold.In

thedark.Gracielagotuswherewcneededtogo.

Nowadays,peopleseemeonYouTube,watchtheWorldCupandwitnesshowIwonthecompetition,butthey

don'lknowthejourney.Theydon'tknowaboutmylivingroomwallsturningfroinwhitetoblack.Theydon't

knowaboutmyfatherworkingunderalittleroof.Theydon'tknowaboutmymotherridingGracielathroughthe

rail：andthecold.

1.Whydidthewallsoftheauthor'shouseturnblack?

A.Hisfamilywantedtochangethelookoftheiroldhouse.

B.Thublackcolorcouldcoveruphislather'sdirlybusiness.

C.Theauthoroftenhadindoorbarbequesusingcharcoal.

D.Therewasalotofcoaldustproducedfromhisfather^work.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutGraciela?

A.Gracielawasayellowbicyclewithabasket.

B.Gracielawasnamedaftertheauthor'smother.

C.Gracielawasbornwhentheauthorwasnine.

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D.Gracielawasgiventotheauthor.

3.Whichofthegoodqualitiesdotheauthorandhisparentshaveincommon?

A.Determined.B.Confident.C.Ambitious.D.Easy-going.

4.Whatdocstheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

B.Happinessisachoice,notaresult.

C.Onewhofearsfailurelimitshisactivities.

D.Thereisalwaysanunknownstorybehindeveryglory.

优选提升题

（23-24高二上陕西汉中•期末）Forthecreativelyminded,snowrepresentsalargeblankcanvas（空白画布）

forart.Butoften,it'slimitedtosnowmenorothersnowstatues.SimonBeckhadadifferentidea,andoverthe

courseofadecadehehascarvedapathfbrhimselfinthesnowartworld.Hecreateslargelandartbywalking

acrosssoccer-field-sizedareascoveredinuntouchedsnow.Combinedwithlightandshadow,hisartisticdesigns

canonlybefullyappreciatedwhenviewedfromabove.

Beck,59,aformermapmakerturnedintoasnowartist,thankstohisdecisionlateinlifetopursuehishobby.

“Itstartedjustasajokeonedayreally,“Beckexplained.4tAftcrskiingoneday,Idecidedtomakeadrawingon

snowtoseekpleasure..??

“IreallyhadnoideahowgooditwouldlookwhenImadethatfirstdrawing,butitreallywentbeyondmy

expectation,hesaidofhisfirstevercreationthathelookeddownonfromaskilift.

Tocreatethiswork,Becksteppedhiswaythroughthesnowusingonlysnowshoesandaskipolefbr

measurementwithnothingelsebuttheimageofadesignideainhishead.Itwasnotchallengingatallduetohis

previousworkexperience.Butashisdesignsdevelopedandbucainemorecomplex,Becksaidhebegantoslan

drawingthemonpaperfirst.

Beck'spaintingshavebecomeahugehitsincehisworkwasfirstshared.

“MostofthetimeIhadbeendoingfailedcareers,andpeoplearoundmeareaskingwhat'sthequickestwayof

gettingridofthisperson/'Becksaid."Andfbrthefirsttime,Ifeltpeopleactuallywantedme.Ifeltlikeamore

valuedmemberofsociety.,,

1.WheredocsSimonBeckcreateart?

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A.Onmaps.B.Onmountains.C.Onsnowfields.D.Onsoccerfields.

2.WhydidBeckcreatehisfirstdrawing?

A.Toprovehistalent.B.Tohavefiin.

C.Toentertaintheskiers.D.Todevelopanewhobby.

3.WhatcontributedloBeck'sartcreation?

A.Hisexperienceofmakingmaps.B.Hispassionforskiing.

C.Hiscompetitivenature.D.Hisdreamtobeanartist.

4.Inwhichcolumnofthenewspapercanwereadthepassage?

A.Travel.B.Sports.C.Geography.D.Art.

（23-24高二上江苏南通・期末）Iwasvisitingmyparentsin2003whenmymomcameoutoftheirroom

withapuzzledlookonherface.She'dbeenlisteningtotheradioandheardaninterviewwithabest-sellingauthor

ofyoungadultfantasynovels.Thewoman'snamewasTamoraPierce,thesameasayoungstudentmymomhad

taughtnearlyfourdecadesbefore.

TheInternetshouldbeabletotellus.Ifoundtheauthor'swebsitequickly.Shewasapopularwriterofbooks.

IclickedonthebiographylinktoscanfbrreferencestoBurlingameJuniorHigh,wheremymomhadworked,and

myheartbegantoexcitewhenIspetteditatthebottomofthefirstsection.Herewasconfirmationthatmymother

hadtaughtanowfamouswriter!

Butmyeyescametoastopreadingthenextparagraph,inwhichPiercedescribedwritingherfirstfictionasa

sixthgrader.<4Thenextyear,asIwasstillscribbling（乱写）myownstories,myEnglishteacher,Mrs.Jacobson,

introducedmetotheLordoftheRingstrilogybyJ.R.R.Tolkien/'thebiographyread."Igothookedonfantasy,

andthenonsciencefiction,andbothmadetheirwayintomystories."Mymother'snamewasMaryJacobson.

Withindays,mydadhadcheckedoutalltheTamoraPiercebooksatthelocallibrary,andinonewefound

anothersurprise:a1998novel,whichwasdedicated（题I献i可）lo"theteacherwhoshapedniylife''.Theteacher

wasMaryJacobson.Thededicationconcluded,greatteacherisaboveallothertreasures.^^

Thisstorymademeseemymomdifferently.Weknewshewasateacher,butwehadnoideawhatkindof

teachershehadbeen.Shewasjust24whenshetaughtPierce.Until2011,whenshepassedaway,wedidknow

whoshewas.

1.WhydidthemotherwearapuzzledlookinParagraph1?

A.Theintervieweewasabcst-scllingwriter.B.Theintervieweemaybeherformerstudent.

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C.Theauthorvisitedtheparentsunexpectedly.D.Shewaslisteningtotheradiowhentheauthorarrived.

2.SearchingfbrtheinformationaboutPierce,theauthorknew」

A.thepridethemothertookinPierce.

B.themother'spreferencefbrfanta