考点 32-阅读理解记叙文（重难题型）（原卷版）-2023年高考英语一轮复习考点帮

考点32阅读理解记叙文（重难题型）

［命题趋那上

记叙文类文章描述的是一件具体事情的发生、发展和结局，通常有时间、地点、人物、事件等。有些

文章是按事件发展的经过为主线叙述的，在叙述的过程中有详有略；有些文章是按时间的顺序叙述的，有

顺叙、倒叙等。从总体上来讲，文章的难度通常不大，在阅读过程中，我们一直在某个线索的引导下，随

着作者的思路去了解一个故事或一件事情的始末，因此会感到比较轻松。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或

事件之间的关系、作者的意图和态度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推

理判断能力。阅读此类文章应特别注意：（1）若是一般故事性文章，应读懂故事的发生、发展、高潮和结

局；（2）若是“哲理故事”，要理解故事所蕴含的哲理意义；（3）若是"逸闻趣事”，应体会对话的风

趣性，进而才能感受幽默的精髓。

二、命题方式

考向一细节事实理解

一篇文章必然是由许多具体的细节、具体的内容构成的，所有这些信息以某种顺序（时间、空间、情

感变化等）排列起来，来进一步解释或阐释主题，体现文章的主旨大意。

细节理解题目主要考查学生对文章具体事实和细节的理解能力，属于表层理解题范畴，雉度较小，但

在整个阅读理解题中所占比例最大，细节理解题多从文章的某个具体事实或细节出发来设计题目。

此类题通常根据文章具体内容来设问，也常使用下列方式来提问：

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis(not)true/correct?

2.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned?

3.Allofthefollowingarctrueexcept...

4.Accordingtothepassage,when/whcre/why/how/how/what/which,etc...?

1.直接事实题

在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章

中可以直接找到。

2.间接事实题

解答此类题，需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断或者要进行简单的计算。

3数据推算。

IfyouregisterboththeVIEWqualificationcourseandtheForumatthesametime,youwillsave

A.$100B.$300C.$350D.$400

这类题目要求学生就文章提供的数据，以及数据与文中其他信息的关系做简单计算和推断。在做此类题时:

1.要抓住并正确理解与数据有关的信息含义。

2.弄清众多信息中那些属于有用信息，那些属于干扰信息。

3.不要孤立看待数字信息，而要抓住一些关健用语的意义。

考向二主题理解或写作意图推断

一、主旨阅读理解题考查的内容

1.短文的标题(title,headline)；

2.短文或段落的主题(subject)；

3.中心思想(mainidea)；

4.作者的写作目的(purpose)。

二、此类题的设问方式

l.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

2.Whaldoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?

3.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

4.Thcmainpurposeofannouncingtheaboveeventsis.

考向三推理推断

推理题要求考生根据文章提供的事实和线索进行逻辑推理，推断出作者没有提到或者没有明说的事实

或者可能发生的事实。这类题旨在考查学生透过词语的字面意义去理解作者的言外之意或弦外之音的能力,

属于深层理解题。

此类题的设问常常包括infer,imply,suggest,conclude等词，这类题的设问方式主要有：

1.WecaninferfromthePassagethat.

2.WhatcanbeinferredfromthePassage?

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthePassage?

4.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that.

5.Theauthorsuggestsinthisparagraphthat_________.

6.Thewriterimpliesthat.

7.Itcanbeinferredthat.

8.ItcanbeconcludedfromthePassagethat.

9.0nthewhole,wecanconcludethat.

lO.Fromthetextwecanconcludethat.

11.AfterreadingthePassagewcmayconcludethat.

12.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthePassage?

13.Theauthorisinclinedtothinkthat.

14.Whenthewritertalksabout,whathereallymeansisthat.

15.What'sthewriter'sattitudc/feelir.gtowards...?

16.!nthewriter'sopinion,...

考向四词义、句义猜测。

词义猜测阅读理解题考杳对文中关键词语的理解。在阅读理解题中，所考查的词或短语的意义往往不

停留在字面上，要根据语境来判断。

此类题的设问方式主要有

l.Theword"..."inLine...means/canbereplacedby...

2.Asusedinthepassage,thephrase"..."suggests...

3.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthattheword/phrase"..."is/referredto...

4.Theword"..."isclosestinmeaningto...

猜词是应用英语的重要能力，也是高考中常用的题型。它不但需要准确无误地理解上卜.文，而且要有较大

的泛读量，掌握或认识较多的课外词汇。我们要学会“顺藤摸瓜"，通过构词、语法、定义、同位、对比、

因果、常识、上下文等线索确定词义。

1.定义法。如：

Annealingisawayofmakingmetalsofterbyheatingitandthenlettingitcoolveryslowly.

句子给予annealing以明确的定义，即"退火"。

Itwillbeveryhardbutalsoverybrittle—thatis,itwillbreakeasily.

从后面的解释中我们可以了解到brittle是"脆”的意思。

Theherdsman,wholooksaftersheep,earnsabout650yuanayear.

定语从句中looksaftersheep就表明了herdsman的词义为"牧人"。

2.同位法。如：

Theytraveledalongwayandatlastgottoacastle,alargebuildinginoldtimes.

同位语部分alargebuildinginoldtimes给出了castle的确切词义,即"城堡"。

Weareonthenightshift—frommidnightto8A.m.—thisweek.

两个破折号之间的短语很清楚地表明nightshift是"夜班”的意思。

3.对比法。如：

Sheisusuallypromptforallherclass.buttodayshearrivedinthemiddleofherfirstclass.

but一词表转折，因此but前后的意思正相反。后半句的意思是"她今天第一节上了一半才来”，因此反向

推理，可得出她平时一向"准时’的结论。

4.构词法（前缀、后缀、复合、派生等）。如：

Perhaps,wecanseesomepossibilitiesfornextfiftyyears.Butthenexthundred?

possibility是possible的同根名词,据此可以判断定possibility意思是“可能性"。

5.因果法。如：

Thelackofmovementcausedthemusclestoweaken.Sometimestheweaknesswaspermanent.Sotheplayercould

neverplaythesportagain.

从后面的结果"永远不能再运动'中，可以推测permanent的意思为"永远的，永久"。

【解题技巧】

高考阅读理解体裁纷繁多样，但每套试卷通常包含一到两箴记叙文。在所有的阅读体裁中，记叙文的

难度相对是比较低的。如果掌握了阅读的技巧，多多实践，阅读能力就有可能大大提高。

要熟练掌握记叙文的阅读技巧，了解记叙文的写作特点与命题特点也是有必要的。

一、记叙文写作特点

记叙文是一种记载和叙述事件由来，描绘事物和人物情景状态、过程及发展的文体。消息、通讯、传

记、游记、小说、童话、寓言以及记叙性的散文等文体，都属于记叙文的范畴。

就写作顺序而言，记叙义要么是按时间顺序，要么是按事件的重要性的顺序来展开。不管是哪种

叙述方法，最后经常会有一两句话抒发作者的情绪与感悟，这是记叙文的精华所在，也是阅读的难点所在，

可谓"一篇之妙，在于落句"。

二、记叙文命题特点

从命题形式上看，常见的有纽节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意、推理判断、作者意图等题型。除了推论

或词义辨识题，记叙文命题的顺序一般都会按照文章的脉络和故事发展的顺序层层推进，否则就会觉得别

扭，逻辑不通。同时，记叙文需要事件的发展过程作支撑，一二以上的题目都会用来检测考生对故事的了

解，因此，我们必须弄明白整件事情的发展脉络。而其余像主旨大意、作者意图之类的题目，则取决于文

章的落句，集中考查对作者所发的感触的理解。总之，细节题是记叙文命题的主流题型。而寓意之类的题

则是高一层次的题，有一定的难度和区分度，它们是拉开距离的题，答对了这些题，你才有可能成功地跻

身高分之列。综上所述，记叙文的应对策略即：不漏细节，奠定基础：把准寓意，方能成功。

二、记叙文答题技巧

一把钥匙开一把锁。要解答好记叙文阅读理解题，就应该有一套针对性强的方法和技巧。下面是我们

在阅读教学中积累下来的一点心得体会，希望能对大家有所帮助。

No.l顺藤摸瓜

记叙文中有大量的事件发展过程中的细节，包括记叙文的5W(whal,who,when,where,why)要素。因

此我们作答细节题的时候，就没有那么复杂，一般只需要由前到后，从上到下，一题一题地做就可以了。

No.2左顾右盼

在做题过程中，我们大都不能在文中找到与题干一字不差的词语或句子。这时我们需要认真研究问题，

抓住题干中的关键词语，然后到文中准确地找到与之相关的语句，或是疑似语句的位置，接着去左顾，或

右盼，在前句或后句寻找线索。

No.3刨根问底

如前所述，主旨大意题或推理判断、作者意图题等实际上是同一类型的问题，或者说是可用同种方法

解答的题型。在解答此类题目的时候，不可被题干的表象所迷惑，要像剥洋葱一样，一层一层地剥；在四

个可选项中，一个一个地去证实，去排除。特别是解答推论或暗指类的题目，比如"Whalcanbeinferred

from...?"或是Whatdocstheauthorimplyin...?"之类的题目，文中所陈述的往往不是答案。我们要在文前

文后去查找，在字里行间里去寻觅。有时还少不了借助自己的生活经验和常理来体会这言外之意。

No.4拨云见日

每年的高考阅读题中，特别是记叙文的阅读题，都会出现一至两道词义猜测题。而这些词汇往往是你

素昧平生的，或者和你有点头之交，在文中却另有新意的，总之，猜的是那些在高考词汇表要求之外的词

汇。小小的一个词，一个短语，考核的不是你的语法的熟练程度，也不是你的记忆力，而是你对文章通篇

或者一个段落的整体把握和变通能力。

这时，你不仅需要”左顾右盼”，还需要在几句话，一个段落，乃至整篇文章的字里行间中快速

搜寻，看看前面、后面都发生了些什么；反复琢磨人物、事物，或者人物与事物之间的内在联系，才可能

在最后拨开团团迷雾，从四个选项中选出正确答案。

（2022,山东•济南市历城第二中学模拟预测）WangJi叩eng,41,isaninspirationalfigurewhokeeps

encouragingpeopletobethearchitectoftheirownlife.

In1993,asaresultofanaircrash,hewasparalyzedfromthewaistdownandhehadtoundergofiveyearsof

rehabilitation（康复）.ButWangneverceasedexploringthepossibilitiesofhisbody.

Thewinterof1998saw（he17-year-oldregainsomethingthathethoughthehadlostforeverthe

exhilaraiionofskiingonasnow-coveredslope,abouttwokilometerslongwithadropofhundredsofmeters.

Aftertwoweeksofintensetraining,inMarch1999,WangparticipatedintheRidderrennet,ortheKnight's

Raceanannualcross-countryskiraceforthevisuallyandphysicallychallengedheldinNorway.Hewon

twogoldmedals.

Dreamingofgoingbacktoschool,Wangtaughthimselfattherehabilitationcenter,despitehisdemanding

physicalschedule.Toimprovehismemory,whichwasalsodamagedbyabraininjurycausedbytheaccident,he

recitedEnglishwordsrepeatedlyuntilhecouldrememberthembyheart.Withextraordinaryperseveranceandsolid

faithinhimself,hepassedtheexamandwenttoNorwaytoattendUWCRedCrossNordic,alife-changing

experienceasheputit,beforecompletinghisundergraduateandpostgraduatestudiesineconomicsatthe

UniversityofOslo.

There,hedevelopedanotherdream,thatofsettingupaUWCschoolontheChinesemainlandtointroducean

inclusive,intercuiturallearningenvironmentandpromotemutualunderstandingbetweenyoungstersfromvarious

cultures.

Sofar,theschoolhaswelcomedmorethan1,70()studentsandgraduatesfrom124countriesandregions.It

hadprovidedatotalscholarshipof280millionyuan($44million)foraround700studentsby2021,includingthose

withphysicalchallengesorfromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.

“Loveandeducationaretwopowerfulforcesinthisworld.Tome,theycanremovethephysicaland

psychologicalbarriersinlife/'Wangsays.

1.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“exhilaration"inparagraph3mean?

A.Excitement.B.Fear.C.Satisfaction.D.Boredom.

2.WhathappenedwhenWangJiapengwas12yearsold?

A.Hebegantopracticeskiingagain.B.Hecompletedpostgraduatestudies.

C.HeparticipatedintheRidderrennet.D.Hemetwithanaircrash.

3.WhatcanweknowabouttheUWCschoolWangJiapengsetup?

A.Ilwassetupwhenhewasatuniversity.

B.ItpromotesunderstandingbetweenyouthfromNorway.

C.Itattractsstudentsfromalmostallaroundtheworld.

D.Itonlywelcomesthosewithphysicalchallenges.

4.Whatcanwclearnfromthepassage?

A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.B.Educationisthekeytosuccess.

C.Rosepresented,smellremains.D.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong.

Passage2

（2022•上海宝山•二模）

Haveyouevertriedanescaperoom?IfirstexperiencedoneinMontana,U.S.A,withmywife,Pauline.We

wenttoonetocelebrateherfather'sbirthday.Herentirefamilylovesgamesandpuzzles,sotryinganescaperoom

wasaperfectactivityfbrus.Theroom'sthemewas“themissingscicntist.^^Wcplayedtheroleofinvestigating

detectives.Wcenteredtheroomanddiscoveredwcwere“trapped."Wcthenhadonly60minutestoescapebefore

theroom“exploded.”

Wehadtosearcheverycomeroftheroomforcluesinordertogetout.Aswedid,wesolvedsimple

calculations,unscrambledcodesandfoundkeystosecretboxes.Gettingoneclueinvolvedrunningballsthrougha

maze.Thattooksomeskill!Togetherwesolvedeverypuzzleandescapedwithjustafewminutestospare.

PaulineandInowliveinTaipei.Wetriedourfirstescaperoomhereoverayearago.Itwassuchanamazing

experiencethatwedidtwomorealmostimmediatelyafterward.WehavebecomecompletelyhookedonTaipei's

escaperooms.

EscaperoomsinTaipeiarcwelldesigned.Insideone,youfeelasifyouhadjuststeppedintoastory.Itcould

beathriller,alegendorsomethingfromsci-fi.Tricksandtechnologycompletetheillusioncreatedbytheroom's

theme.Andthere'salwaysavarietyofengagingpuzzles.

Differentcompaniesofferanumberofroomstotry.Somearesuitableforjustafewfriendswhileothersare

bigandrequirealargegroupofpeopletosolve.Butbewarned:Someescaperoomsareextraordinarybecausethey

areintense.Welearnedthat(hehardwaywhenweinvitedalargegreupoffriendsloone.Someofthemhadnever

triedanescaperoombefore.Theywerealittlenervous,butweassuredthemthatescaperoomsarerelaxingandfun.

“T上eyaren'tscaryortoohighpressure,wcsaid.Well,wcwerewrong.Itturnsoutsomearcabitoverthetop,but

wcenjoyedthat,too!Thereisnothinglikethefeelingofsolvingproblemsasateam.

5.WhatwasthepurposeofthewriterandhiswifeenteringtheroominMontanafor(hefirsttime?

A.Tolakepartinanactivity.B.Toinvestigateacaseofamissingscientist.

C.Toprovetheirability.D.Tocelebratehisfather-in-law'sbirthday.

6.Specifically,howmanytimeshadthewriterandhiswifeexperiencedescaperoomsmentionedinchepassage?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

7.Whatdoestheword"They"inboldinthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Thewriter'sfriends.B.Thecompanies.

C.Escaperooms.D.Theproblems.

Passage3

(2022♦上海静安•二模)Beforethebreakofdawn,Simonwasalreadystandingontheshorewatchingthesea

intenselyforanysignsofacomingstorm.Despitelearningfromtheweatherforecastthelikelihoodofaviolent

storm,hedidn'tchangehismindaboutstartinghisweeklyfishingtrip.Aftercheckingforthethirdtimethathehad

broughtwithhimwhatheneeded,Simongotontohisboatandsailedintothevastbluesea.Beforelong,hewas

anchoring(固定)hisboatinthemiddleof(hesea.Satisfiedwiththespot,hecasthisnee,hopingforagoodcatch.

Simonthenrelaxedonthedeckandwatchedthesunrisingslowlyabovethehorizon.uOnecannevertrustthe

weatherstation,Mhesaid,buthehadsaidittoosoon.Atthatmoment,therewasasuddenstrikeoflightning,

followedbyashoutofthunder.Theentireskywassuddenlyfilledwithdarkclouds.Waveafterwaverolledup,

hittinghisboatandsendingitrockingviolentlysideways.Asenseofhopelessnessdrownedhimbutwhenimages

ofhisfamilyflashedacrosshismine,heknewwhathehadtodo.Indouble-quicktime,hecutoffthefishinglines

anddumpedhisfishingequipmentintothesea.Eventually,thestormcasedandthewavesdieddown.

Tomakemattersworse,theboatenginedied.Ashewasmanykilometresoffshore,theonlylikelyrescuewas

tobespottedbyaboat.Butwhowouldbeoutatseainsuchhorribleweatherexcepthim?ThatmadeSimonregret

hisearlierdecisionagain.

Exhausted,Simonsoondriftedofftosleep.Whenheawoke,(hesunhadalreadyrisen.Simonhadlosttrackof

limeandlocation.Sighing,hestoodonthedeck,staringouthopefully.Thenhespoiledit.Hedivedinto(hewater

andswamtowardstheislandafewmetresaheadofhim.WhenSimonreachedland,hewastooweaktostandon

hislegs.Fortunately,akind-heartedmanhelpedhimupandcontactedhisfamily.ThoughSimonemergedfromthe

nightmareunhurt,thefatefuldayremainedforeverinhismind.Neglectingtheweatherforecast,hepaidaheavy

price.Hethenicarntthateveryoneshouldrespectscienceandbemoremindfulofhisdecision.

8.Whichof(hefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Notinformedof(heweatherforecast,Simonwentfishingasplanned.

B.Simonlosthisfishingequipmentbecauseitwasblownoffbythewind.

C.Loveforhisfamilymadehimtakeactiontryingtosavehimself.

D.Thoughhewasfinallysaved,hewashurtbadly.

9.Whatdidheseeafterhewokeup?

A.Anotherboatreadytodraghisboat.B.Arescueteamsentbyhisfamily.

C.Anewboatenginetobeequippedonhisboat.D.Anislandnotfarfromhisboat.

10.Whatmainlycausedhimtomeetwithsuchahorribleevent?

A.Hewastooconfidentofhisabilitytodealwiththerescueteam.

B.Heignoredstormforecastandwentfishinganyway.

C.Hisfishingequipmentwastooheavyforhisboat.

D.Hepositionedhisboatinawronglocationinthesea.

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Asmoothfishingtripafishermanusedtohave.

B.Aterribleaccidentafishermanexperiencedandhowhesurvived.

C.Thehardshipsamanhastohandlewhengoingfishing.

D.Waystoseekhelpindangeroussituationsinlife.

］真题过为,

【2022年高考真题】

AsGinniBazlintonreachedAntarctica,shefoundherselfgreetedbyagroupoflittleGcntoopenguins（企鹅）

longingtosayhello.Thesegentle,lovelygatekeeperswelcomedherandkick-s（artedwhatwastobeatripGinni

wouldneverforget.

Eversinceherchildhood,Ginni.now71,hashadadeeplovetortravel.Ihroughouthercareer（职业）asa

professionaldancer,shetouredintheUK,butalwayslongedtoexplorefurther.Whensheretiredfromdancingand

hersonseventuallyflewthenest,shedecideditwastimetotaketheplunge.

AftertakingadegreeatChichesterUniversityinRelatedArts,Ginnibegantotraveltheworld,eventually

gettingworkteachingEnglishinJapanandChile.AndilwasinChileshediscoveredshecouldgetlast-minutecheap

dealsonshipsgoingloAntarcticafromtheislandsoffTierradelFuego,thesouthernmosttipoftheSouthAmerican

mainland.44IjustdecidedIwantedtogo,“shesays."IhadnoideaaboutwhatTdfindthereandIwasn'tnervous,I

justwantedtodoit.AndIwantedtodoitaloneasIalwayspreferitthatway.''

InMarch2008.Ginniboardedashipwith48passengersshe'dnevermetbefore,tobeginthejourneytowards

Antarctica.uFromseeingthewildlifetowitnessingsunrises,thewholeexperiencewasamazing.Antarcticaleftan

impressiononmethatnootherplacehas,“Ginnisays."IrememberthefirsttimeIsawahumpbackwhale;itjustrose

outofthewaterlikesomeprehistoriccreatureandIthoughtilwassmilingatus.Youcouldstillheartheoperatic

soundsitwasmakingunderwater.^

Therealizationthatthisisapreciousland,toberespectedbyhumans,wasoneofthebiggestthingsthathithome

toGinni.

28.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“taketheplunge''underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Trychallengingthings.B.Takeadegree.

C.Bringbacklostmemories.D.Sticktoapromise.

29.WhatmadeGinnidecideonthetriptoAntarctica?

A.Lovelypenguins.B.Beautifulscenery.

C.Adiscountfare.D.Afriend'sinvitation.

30.WhatdocsGinnithinkaboutAntarcticaafterthejourney?

A.Itcouldbeahomeforher.B.Itshouldbeeasilyaccessible.

C.kshouldbewellpreserved.D.Itneedstobefullyintroduced.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Achildhooddream.B.Anunforgettableexperience.

C.Sailingaroundtheworld.D.MeetinganimalsinAntarctica.

Sometimeintheearly1960s,asignificantthinghappenedinSydney,Australia.Thecitydiscovereditsharbor.

Then,oneafteranother,Sydneydiscoveredlotsofthingsthatwerejustsortofthere-broadparks,superbbeaches,

andaculturallydiversepopulation.Butitistheharborthatmakesthecity.

AndrewReynolds,acheerfulfellowinhisearly30s,pilotsSydneyferryboatsforaliving.Ispentthewhole

morningshuttlingbackandforthacrosstheharbor.AfterourthirdrunAndrewshutdowntheengine,andwewent

ourseparateways—heforalunchbreak,Itoexplorethecity.

“I'llmisstheseoldboats,“hesaidasweparted.

“Howdoyoumean?^^Iasked.

“Oh,they'rereplacingthemwi:hcatamarans.Catamaransarcfaster,butthey'renotsoelegant,andthey'renot

funtopilot.Butthat'sprogress,1guess.”

EverywhereinSydneythesedays,changeandprogressare（hewatchwords（口号），andtraditionsare

increasinglyrare.ShirleyFitzgerald,thecity'sofficialhistorian,toldmethatinitsrushtomodernityinthe1970s,

Sycneysweptasidemuchofitspast,includingmanyofitsfinestbuildings.4tSydneyisconfusedaboutitself”she

said."Wccan'tseemtomakeupourmindswhetherwewantamodemcityoratraditionalone.It'saconflictthat

wearen'tgettinganybetteratresolving（解决）

Ontheotherhand,beingyoungandoldatthesametimehasitsattractions.IconsideredthiswhenImeta

thoughtfiilyoungbusinessmannamedAnthony.uManypeoplesaythatwelackcultureinthiscountry,Mhetoldme.

“WhatpeopleforgetisthattheItalians,whentheycametoAustralia,brought2000yearsoftheirculture,the

Greekssome3000years,andtheChinesemorestill.We'vegotafoundationbuiltonancientculturesbutwitha

driveanddynamismofayoungcountry.It?saprettyhardcombinationtobeat.”

Heisright,butIcan'thelpwishingtheywouldkeepthoseoldferries.

32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Sydney,sstrikingarchitecture.B.TheculturaldiversityofSydney.

C.ThekeytoSydney'sdevelopment.D.Sydney'stouristattractionsinthe1960s.

33.WhatcanwelearnaboutAndrewReynolds?

A.Hegoestoworkbyboat.B.Helooksfonvardtoanewlife.

C.Hepilotscatamaranswell.D.Heisattachedtotheoldferries.

34.WhatdoesShirleyFitzgeraldthinkofSydney?

A.Itislosingitstraditions.B.Itshouldspeedupitsprogress.

C.Itshouldexpanditspopulation.D.Itisbecomingmoreinternational.

35.Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Acitycanbeyoungandoldatthesametime.

B.Acitybuiltonancientculturesismoredynamic.

C.Modernityisusuallyachievedat:hecostofelegance.

D.Compromiseshouldbemadebetweenthelocalandtheforeign.

Fornearlyadecadenow,Merebelhhasbeenaself-employedpettransportspecialist.Herpettransportjobwas

hornofthefinancialcrisis（危机）inthelate2（X）0s.Thedownturnhittherealestate（房地产）firmwhereshehad

workedfortenyearsasanofficenianagcr.Thcfirmwentbrokeandleftherlookingforanewjob.Oneday,while

drivingnearherhome,shesawadogwanderingontheroad,clearlylost.Shetookithome,andhersisterinDenver

agreedtotakeit.Thiswasalovinghomefbrsure,but1,600milesaway.Itdidn'ttakelongfbrMerebethtodecideto

drivethedogthereherself.Itwasherfirstroadtriptohernewjob.

Mcrebcth'spetdeliveryservicesatisfiesherwanderlust.IthastakenhertoeverystateintheUSexcept

Montana,WashingtonandOregon,shesaysproudly.Ifshewantstovisitanewplace,shewillsimplyfindapctwith

transportneedsthere.Shetravelsinallwcathcrs.Shchasdriventhrough55mphwindsinWyoming,heavy

floodingandstormsinAlabamaandtotalwhiteoutconditionsinKansas.

Thiswanderlustisinheritedfromherfather,shesays.HemovedtheirfamilyfromCanadatoCaliforniawhen

shewasoneyearold.becausehewantedthemtoexploreanewplacetogether.Assoonasshegraduatedfromhigh

schoolshelefthometoliveonCatalinaIslandofftheCaliforniancoas(,awayfromherparen(s,wheresheenjoyeda

lifeofsailingandoff-roadbiking.

Itturnsout(hatpeltransportingpaysquitewellatabout$30,000peryearbefore(ax.Shedoesn'tworkin

summer,asitwouldbeunpleasantlyhotfortheanimalsinthecar,evenwithairconditioning.Asautumncomes,she

getsrestlessthesameoldwanderlustreturning.It'sacallshemusthandlealone,though.Mcrcbcthsays,"WhenI'm

ontheroad.I'mjustinmyownworld.I'vealwaysbeenindependent-spiritedandIjustfeelstronglythatImusthelp

animals."

21.WhydidMerebethchangeherjob?

A.Shewantedtoworknearherhome.

B.Shewastiredofworkingintheoffice.

C.HersisteraskedhertomovetoDenver.

D.Herformeremployerwasoutofbusiness.

22.Theword^wanderlust"inparagraph2meansadesireto?

A.makemoney.B.tryvariousjobs.

C.beclosetonature.D.traveltodifferentplaces.

23.WhatcanweleamaboutMerebethinhernewjob?

A.Shehaschancestoseerareanimals.

B.Sheworkshardthroughouttheyear.

C.Shereliesonherselfthewholetime.

D.Shcearnsabasicandtax-freesalary.

Wcjournalistsliveinanewageofstorytelling,withmanynewmultimediatools.Manyyoungpeopledon't

evenrealizeit'snew.Forthem,it'sjustnormal.

ThishithomeformeasIwassittingwithmy2-year-oldgrandsononasofaovertheSpringFestivalholiday.I

hadbroughtachildren'sbooktoread.Ithadsimplewordsandcolorfulpictures—aperfectmatchforhisage.

Picturethis:mygrandsonsittingonmylapas1holdthebookinfrontsohecanseethepictures.AsIread,he

reachesoutandpokes(戳)thepagewithhisfinger.

What'supwiththat?Hejustlikesthepictures,Ithought.ThenIturnedthepageandcontinued.Hepokedthe

pageevenharder.Inearlydroppedthebook.Iwasconfused:Istheresomethingwrongwiththiskid?

ThenIrealizedwhatwashappening.Hewasactuallyastrangertobooks.Hisfatherfrequentlyamusedthe

boywithatabletcomputerwhichwasloadedwithcolorfulpictures(hatcomealivewhenyoupoke(hem.He

thoughtmystorybookwaslikethat.

Sorry,kid.Thisbookisnotpartofyourhigh-techworld.It'sanoutdated,lifelessthing.Anantique,likeyour

grandfather.Well,Imaybeold,butTmnothopelesslychallenged,digitallyspeaking.Ieditvideoandproduce

audio.Iusemobilepayment.Tvcevenbuiltwebsites.

There'sonenotablegapinmynew-mediaexperience,however;I'vespentlittletimeinfiontofacamera,

sinceIhaveafacemadefbrradio.Butthatdidn'tstopChinaDailyfromaskingmelastweektoshareapersonal

storyforavideoprojectabouttheintegrationofBeijing.TianjinandHebeiprovince.

Anyway,grandpaisnowaninternetstar—(wominutesoffame!Ipromisenottoletitgotomyhead.ButI

willmakesuremy2-year-oldgrandsonseesi(onhisCablet.

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hilhomefbrme”meaninparagraph2?

A.Providedshelterforme.B.Becameverycleartome.

C.Tookthepressureoffme.D.Workedquitewellonme.

5.Whydidthekidpokethestorybook?

A.Hetookitforatabletcomputer.B.Hedislikedthecolorfulpictures.

C.Hewasangrywithhisgrandpa.D.Hewantedtoreaditbyhimself.

6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhiirself7

A.Sociallyambitious.B.Physicallyattractive.

C.Financiallyindependent.D.Digitallycompetent.

7.Whatcanwclearnabouttheauthoras;ajournalist?

A.Helacksexperienceinhisjob.B.Heseldomappearsontelevision.

C.Hemanagesavideodepartment.D.Heofteninterviewsinternetstars.

Likemostofus,Itrytobemindfuloffoodthatgoestowaste.Thearugula(芝麻菜)wastomakeanicegreen

sakd,roundingoutaroastchickendinner.ButIendedlipworkinglate.Thenfriendscalledwithadinnerinvitation.

Istuckthechickeninthefreezer.Butasdayspassed,thearugulawentbad.Evenworse,Ihadunthinkinglybought

waytoomuch;1couldhavemadesixsaladswithwhatIthrewout.

Inaworldwherenearly800millionpeopleayeargohungry,ufbodwastegoesagainstthemoralgrain,“as

ElizabethRoytewritesinthismonth'scoverstory.It'sjaw-droppinghowmuchperfectlygoodfoodisthrownaway

—from“ugly"(butquiteeatable)vegetablesrejectedbygrocerstolargeamountsofuneatendishesthrowninto

restaurantgarbagecans.

Producingfoodthatnooneeatswastesthewater,fuel,andotherresourcesusedtogrowit.Tha(makesfood

wasteanenvironmentalproblem.Infact,Roytewrites,t€iffoodwastewereacountry,itwouldbethethirdlargest

producero