专题04阅读理解之记叙文1.（2020届安徽省名校高考模拟）My name is Matthew. I'm not someone who has many secrets，because I'm a terrible liar. But there is one huge secret that I kept for years- -I failed my driving test. I had never failed a test before, and had never even come close. Driving made me anxious , but my parents told me I had to. They signed me up for driving lessons.I had gotten a perfect score for my written permit exam , but getting behind the wheel was a different story.But when October 30th rolled around ,my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school , showing off the brand new license they'd gotten. Looking back on that special day,I can't remember if I was nervous. What I do remember is starting the test , pausing at a stop sign after a few seconds , and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I had received an auto-fail since my pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop.I wasn't upset that I was leaving without a license, but I was scared everyone would know that I had failed. So when I got to class, I told everyone I didn't want to take the test on my birthday.One Friday a month later, I went to the test spot again and passed. Later that night I drove for the first time by myself, which brought to me an amazing feeling I've never experienced——but sill, I couldn't imagine ever telling anyone the truth. So I didn't. It wasn't until midway through college that I came clean. It turned out plenty of my college friends had failed too! And I gathered enough courage to speak the fact out. Yes ,I had also failed.Now I realize failure and imperfection are two things everyone has to experience , without which one couldn't make a true man.4．What can we learn about Matthew?A．He was a slow learner of driving. B．He relied heavily on his parents.C．He was afraid of taking exams. D．He was bored with telling lies.5．Why did the instructor ask Matthew to pull over?A．To put an end to his lest. B．To check his parking skills.C．To give him a second chance, D．To show him a better way of driving.6．W hat made Matthew feel extremely worried after his first attempt?A．Failing to get a driving license. B．Missing his birthday celebration.C．Making his parents disappointed. D．Losing face before his classmates.7．W hat did Matthew learn from his own experience?A．Honesty is the best policy. B．Failure is a way to grow up.C．Truth stands the test of time. D．Imperfection is another form of perfection.2.（2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检）I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs.When a newspaper reporter asked him why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person, he responded that it all came from an experience with his mother when he was about two years old.At that time he was trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he accidentally dropped the bottle, splling its contents all over the kitchen floor—a real sea of milk!When his mother came in, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture or punishing him, she said, ''Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made!I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk.Well, would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes? ''Indeed, he did.After a few minutes, his mother said, ''Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order.We could use a sponge(海绵) , a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer? '' He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.His mother then said, ''You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry big milk bottle with two tiny hands.Let's go to the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it. '' The little boy leaned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!This famous scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were opportunities for learning something new, which is what scientific experiments are all about.Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert'smother responded to him?4．What happened when the boy dropped the milk bottle?A．He got injured and burst into tears.B．He cried over the broken milk bottle.C．His mother scolded him for making a mess.D．His mother encouraged him to play with the milk.5．What was his mother's purpose by inviting him to do the clean-up together?A．To inspire his creativity.B．To promote his responsibility.C．To develop his cooking skill.D．To improve his experiment ability.6．Why did the mother take the boy to the backyard?A．To fetch water for cleaningB．Top our milk into the bottle.C．To help him wipe off his memory of failure.D．To explore how to carry bottles successfully.7．What is critical to the scientist's creativity?A．His childhood toys.B．His mother's strictness.C．Lessons from making mistakes.D．Failure in scientific experiments.3.（2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检）Connie Monroe clicks a button, flicks her wrist and watches as her neighborhood floods. The shorelines are first to go. Then, the baseball fields at Fleming Park. By the time seawater reaches the senior center, it has flooded streets and over a dozen brick homes. Monroe moves her head up and down, side to side, taking in the simulated (仿真的) view. This is what could happen to Turner Station, a historic African American community southeast of Baltimore, as sea levels rise.Climate change presents many challenges to coastal communities and to those trying to prepare for its impacts, but one of the most basic is also one of the most vexing: How do you show people and convince them of a possible future?Communicating the realness and immediacy of the climate threat is hugely important to climate researchers and those aiming to lessen its causes. But it's also the most important to communities faced with coming changes that are already unavoidable. These projects need public support and input. That's why Monroe and other residents (居民) are being directed to sit in metal chairs, put on virtual reality headsets and watch their homes flood.Turner Station, a community which gets flooded easily, is trying to prepare. It has partnered with the Port of Baltimore, a few nonprofits and a local landscape architecture firm to adopt a range of tools and ways to communicate climate change to the public, because every person is different and every place is different.The virtual reality program is only the most recent, and perhaps the most effective step. Virtual reality is an immersive experience that can trick the human brain into thinking it's real. But tricking people is not the goal of the sea level rise simulation being used at Turner Station, says Juiano Calil, one of the program's developers. ''The goal, '' he says, ''is to start a conversation and help folks visualize the impacts of climate change and the solutions, and also discuss the trade-offs between them. ''8．Who is Monroe?A．A coastal community citizen. B．A climate researcher.C．An architect. D．A VR program developer.9．What does the underlined word ''vexing'' mean in paragraph 2?A．Bothersome. B．Dramatic.C．Original. D．Convincing.10．Why is VR technology employed here?A．It can cut down the risks of climate change.B．It can show severe results of climate change.C．It can introduce technology to the residents.D．It can predict the climate change accurately.11．What is the purpose of the program?A．To trick more people to believe.B．To win the residents’cooperation.C．To advocate the application of VR.D．To inform the residents of the solutions.4.（2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试）"How do you account for your remarkable accomplishment in Queen Victoria of the UK asked Helen Keller. "How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and deaf you were able to accomplish so much?"Ms. Keller's answer is a tribute (致敬) to her dedicated teacher. "If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.”According to speaker Zig Ziglar, "Little Annie" Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was almost sightless herself and was, at one time, diagnosed as hopelessly "insane" by her caregivers. She was locked in the basement of a mental institution outside of Boston. On occasion, Little Annie would violently attack anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her presence.An elderly nurse believed there was hope, however, and she made it her mission to show love to the child. Every day she visited Little Annie. For the most part, the child did not acknowledge the nursed presence, but she still continued to visit. The kind woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She believed Little Annie could recover, if only she were shown love.Eventually, doctors noticed the change in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hatred, they now noted a gentleness and love. They moved her upstairs where she continued to improve. Then the day finally came when this seemingly "hopeless'' child was released.Anne Sullivan grew into a young woman with a desire to help others as she herself was helped by the kind nurse. It was she who saw the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, played with her, pushed her and worked with her until the flickering candle that was her life became a beacon of light to the world. Anne Sullivan worked wonders in Helen's life; but it was a loving nurse who first believed in Little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher.“If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown." But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse, the name of Anne Sullivan would have remained unknown.4．The dialogue between Queen Victoria and Helen Keller is mentioned mainly to .A．show a deep admiration for Helen KellerB．prove that Helen Keller made a great contributionC．begin telling the story of Helen Keller teacher Anne SullivanD．get the reader interested in how Helen Keller achieved so much5．What is the hardship mentioned in the third paragraph?A．Sullivan had a strange disease.B．Almost everyone ignored Sullivan.C．Sullivan was kept away from her parents.D．Sullivan was believed to have a mental problem.6．What can we conclude from the article?A．Sullivan liked the nurse from the very beginning.B．Sullivan experienced firsthand how terrible the life of a deaf child was.C．The elderly nurse had no doubt that Sullivan would be a great teacher.D．Without the nurse, Sullivan couldn't have helped Helen Keller later.7．Which of the following would be the best title for the article?A．The Power of LoveB．Making a DifferenceC．The Secret to Being a Good TeacherD．Similarities Between Anne and Helen5.（2020届广西桂林调研）Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wandered about the secrets of nature. Nature he often said, is full of secrets, He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years dd. someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.5．According to the first paragraph, it is true that ________.A．Edison invented the electric light with the help of other American inventorsB．Edison was satisfied that he was regarded as the greatest genius of his ageC．the invention of the electric light by Edison has changed the lives of many peopleD．the lives of many people would have been the same without Edison’s inventions6．Edison thought ________.A．he could be happy if he was a geniusB．hard work could do better than geniusC．genius plays the most important part in on e’s successD．genius could do better than hard work7．The last sentence in the passage most probably implies ________.A．Edison made 100 inventions in his lifeB．Edison was able to live and work for 100 yearsC．People of his time were ready to give Edison ano ther 100 years’ workD．Life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings6.（2020届广西桂林调研）When the sand began kicking up and hitting our faces, I started to worry that maybe we had made a mistake.That afternoon, my dad had stood on the deck（露台）of our home and laughed as our neighbors packed up their cars and headed inland. They left to spend the night in motels or at friends’ homes that were out of range of approaching summer storm.Challenging the weather that threatened to damp our spirits, we lit a fire on the beach. Dad told jokes and we had a good time. When it was 6:30 p.m., all laughter disappeared. Our eyes were drawn to the sky. A tornado（龙卷风）was headed straight for us! In a flash, we were all on our feet. The wind started screaming and now we were running to the cottage. My mom stopped next to the front door. “Where can we go?” She shouted at my dad.Most cottages on this part of Lake Michigan had been built without basements. Ours was no exception. The huge wind ows and the cottage itself wouldn’t offer safety from high wind.“Follow me!” my dad yelled. We crawled（爬）beneath the deck, pressing ourselves against the foundationof the cottage. Between the deck supports, we watched the approaching storm in silent terror.My dad shouted, “Hold on!” and something else I couldn’t hear over the screaming wind. I think he was praying. By the time it reached our cottage, it was nothing more than a strong wind. The rest of the storm lasted for an hour and then simply blew away.“Next time, we’ll stay inland at Grandma’s. Okay?” my dad said.8．What did the family do before the storm came?A．They sat on the deck. B．They stayed on the beach.C．They packed up the cars. D．They visited their neighbors.9．Where were they running when the tornado was headed for the family? They were running ________.A．to the motels B．to the their friend’s homeC．to the cottage D．to the beach10．What does the underlined sentence “Ours was no exception.” in Paragraph 4 mean?A．Our cottage had got a basement. B．Our cottage hadn’t got a basement.C．We hadn’t expected to get a cottage. D．We had expected to get a cottage.11．What does the text mainly talk about?A．How the family survived the tornado. B．What to do in face of a tornado.C．How important it is to build a basement.D．How a father protected the family.7.（2020届广西玉林市高三第一次适应性考试）One of the most important things that has happened to me occurred long before I was aware of it. As the story goes, I was three days old a nd Mom was singing “The Name Game” song to me: “ChristineBo-Bean-Banana-Fanna-Fo-Feen.” By day four, I was given a new name—Christine-Bo-Bean, or just Bo-Bee to my mother. Now, I am Bo to her and close friends.Why is this nickname（昵称）so important to me? I once read a book with a passage about True Names which explains that when a person’s true name is sp oken, she has a distinct aura（光环）around her. Although I have been Bo to my mother all my life, I recently discovered that my true name is not on my birth certificate; it’s the name that is as unique and memorable as I am.People usually know me as Christin e. They still see me as a quiet, bookish child. They don’t know who I am now. My most recent hopes, fears, goals, dreams and opinions escape their notice; it is easier to think of me as Iwas. In their minds, they have a box labeled “Christine” in which I fit neatly, and as Christine, I was content with the perfect packaging.Those who call me Bo or Bo-Bee really know me. They remember who I was and realize I have changed. Bo is a tight squeeze in the old “Christine” boxes. The Bo I am is ever-changing, ever-growing andever-learning.When I was Christine, I was quiet, and easily scared. I feared groups, meeting new people and sharing my opinions. I was more comfortable with a book than my best friend. As Christine, I thought everyone was better than I was.As Bo, I still love my books, but I want to discuss them. As Bo, my dream is to live where I can experience new things and meet new people. I dream about being alone on a stage lit by a single spotlight; I have that confidence now. I am equal to those I once saw as better than me.A name shouldn’t make such a difference, but sometimes, when a person finds his or her True Name, they develop a new shine visible to friends, family and especially themselves.I can’t always be Bo. Sometimes exposing myself is st ill scary and I feel too nervous; I want to hide in those old boxes. Mostly, however, I am ready for the world. So, just call me Bo.4．When was the author given a nickname?A．When she was three years old.B．On the fourth day after she was born.C．Seven days after she was born.D．When she received the old “Christine” box.5．What do the people know about the author as Christine?A．They think the author is active and crazy.B．They care about the author’s most recent feelings.C．They don’t realize the author has changed.D．They don’t know the author has changed her name.6．What kind of person was the author in the past?A．She showed no interest in reading.B．She took pleasure in finding new things.C．She loved reading and sharing books with friends.D．She lacked confidence and preferred to be alone.7．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Bo—the True NameB．A Unique NameC．Remember the PastD．The Meaning of Nickname8.（2020届河南省焦作市高三三模）During Rick’s birth in 1962, his brain was damaged for oxygen lack. The doctors told Dick Hoyt that there was no hope of his son being anything more than a “vegetable”. Yet Dick and his wife were determ ined to raise him at home.At age 13, Rick told his father he wanted to participate in a five-mile benefit run for the disabled. Dick was not a runner, but he agreed to push Rick through the race course in his wheelchair. That was when a surprising thing happened. During the r un, Rick felt as though he wasn’t disabled anymore—he was simply one of the runners. This experience deeply affected Dick, and he committed to running an increasing number of events with his son so that Rick could have this feeling as often as possible.At first, other competitors often treated them as outsiders and even avoided them. But gradually, what began as a way for Rick Hoyt to experience inclusion and equality broadened in its purpose. Running together became a way to send a message that, as Rick s aid, everybody should be included in everyday life. The pair’s first Boston Marathon in 1981 finished in the top quarter of the field, and shortly thereafter, attitudes began to change. Many athletes would come up to them before the race to wish them luck.The 2013 Boston Marathon was the 31st time the Hoyts had run the race, and it was also their last race. Dick has run thousands of miles to be with and support his son. Their athletic pursuits have enriched Rick’s life and had a practi cal benefit for Dick’s life as well: After a heart attack, Dick’s doctors told him he might have died 15 years earlier if he weren’t in such good shape.4．What inspired Dick to keep running?A．Rick felt he was a healthy person in running.B．Rick could raise money by taking part in running.C．Rick’s wish was to be an excellent runner one day.D．Rick could rebuild his brain by running.5．What message did the Hoyts send by running?A．Everyone is a part of the world. B．Whatever man has done, I may do.C．Where there is a will, there is a way. D．Good things come to those who wait.6．What changed others’ attitudes to the Hoyts?A．Their talent for running. B．Their purpose of running.C．Their donations to runners. D．Their achievement in running.7．How long did the Hoyts insist on races?A．31 years. B．38 years.C．40 years. D．53 years.9.（2020届河南省六市第一次模拟）Earlier this year, my husband and I were presented with the chance to make our home in an urban “micro” space. As we initially considered it, it seemed crazy. Would we even make it a week without going mad? Living room, kitchen, office, dining room, all in one small four-walled space.There were a number of other potential options. We could move out into the suburbs like most people do in our extraordinarily expensive city and have a small yard maybe even a basement. But there was something about this neat “tiny” home that aroused our interest, which challenged us. We like to live differently from the crowd, to avoid what everyone else is doing “just because” everyone else is.“Let’s try it for six months. If it makes us crazy, we’ll move. We can do anything for 6 months,” my husband said. It was challenging squeezing into the space at first, but then something caught us by surprise. We started having a ton of fun with our tiny space.In the past, sometimes we had quite different ideas about which art or decorating style we found appealing. But here, in this tiny space, we found ourselves having a ton of fun exploring possible options. There’s no room for clutter(凌乱的东西), either. This is a gift!It’s been 8 months, and we’re staying. Perhaps forever. When a space is this small, you don’t need to spend much in furnishing it, and you can’t keep endlessly buying things. There’s nowhere to put them!This leaves us more financial resources and more time to go out into the much bigger world and enjoy life. For us, living in a “tiny” home has filled us with a feeling of abundance.It’s so much better than feelingweighed down, paying for a big space and more and more things. I highly recommend it.24．W hat can we learn from the words of the author’s husband?A．He didn’t like to stay in the small space.B．He made up his mind to stay in the small space.C．He was uncertain about living in the small space.D．He encouraged the author to live in the small space.25．What do we know about the author’s experience from the text?A．It was depressing but inspiring.B．It was challenging but interesting.C．It was disappointing but touching.D．It was embarrassing but rewarding.26．What’s the main advantage of living i n the small room to the author?A．She could enjoy life more. B．She could avoid the crowds.C．She could clean the room easily. D．She could enjoy a feeling of freedom.27．What is the best title for the text?A．A new trend of living B．The joy of living “tiny”C．Save space, save money D．Make good use of space10.（2020届河南省新乡市高三第二次模拟）Najib is an Afghan who grew up in Iran. He led a tough life. When he found his children would be in the same situation, his family initially returned to Afghanistan. But with the country filled with conflicts, they decided to leave for Indonesia.“When we first came here, we were in a bad situation. Its language, culture and even weather were different. We had moved away from friends and family,” says Najib. “I was in a tough posit ion but I acted strong because there were no other choices.”Refugees (难民) cannot work in Indonesia and there are limited choices for refugee children to attend local schools. Determined to avoid such a fate, a group of refugees in Puncak took action and scraped together (东拼西凑) their resources to set up a school—the Refugee Learning Center (RLC).“Our only goal and task is to provide basic education, and prepare the refugee children for their future,” saysAbdullah Sarwari. “We’re also trying to provide a normal life as much as possible for them.”The RLC has also st arted offering Bahasa Indonesia classes to the refugee community. “Between the refugee and the local community, I feel like there’s a language barrier which stops the refugee from having an honest and open interaction with Indonesians,” says Abdullah.“If you try your best, to learn the language of a particular place or country, it really helps make things easier,” says Najib. He is among those who signed up for classes, although he admits progress has been slow. But life has improved in some ways for him and his family.Najib says, “The centre is an opportunity for refugee to show that they are not a burden. If they have the opportunity, they can accomplish big and great things like this.”4．Why did Najib decide to leave for Indonesia?A．To escape the conflict in Afghanistan.B．To experience Indonesian culture.C．To help refugees in Indonesia.D．To get equal rights to vote.5．What’s the main purpose of founding the RLC for refugee children?A．To help them learn English.B．To make them stay away from bad luck.C．To provide them with chances to live in Indonesia.D．To make them have access to receiving basic education.6．What can we learn about Najib according to the text?A．He is the leader of refugees.B．He founded the RLC himself.C．He studies Indonesian in the RLC．D．He lives a wealthy life in Indonesia.7．What’s the best title for this text?A．The Goal of Founding a SchoolB．A School for Refugees by RefugeesC．A Reason for Leaving for IndonesiaD．The Benefit of Learning a New Language11. （2020届湖南湖北四校高三调研联考）Clara Daly was seated on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when a flight attendant asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: Does anyone on board know American Sign Langua ge?” She knew she needed to help.Clara, 15 at the time, pr essed the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the situation. “We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf,” she said. The passenger seemed to want something, but he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn't understand what he needed, according to PEOPLE magazine.Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help with her, dyslexia and knew she'd be able to spell on the man's palm by finger. So she unbuckled her seat belt, walked toward the front of the plane, and knelt by the aisle seat of Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his hand, she signed, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for some water. When it arrived, Clara returned to her seat. She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time. On her third visit, she stopped and stayed for a while.“He didn't need anything. He was lonely and wanted to talk,” Clara said. So for the next hour, that was what they did. She talked about her family and her plans for the future (she wants to be a politician). Cook told Clara how he had gradually become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even though he couldn't see her, she “looked attentively at his face with such kindness”, a passenger reported.“Clara was amazing,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such a warm-hearted girl.” Cook's reaction: “Best trip I've ever had.”Looking for ways to offer help? Start with this random act of kindness that can change someone's life right now.24．The flight attendant asked an urgent question because__.A．the passenger was traveling aloneB．the plane was in a dangerous situationC．the passenger asked for something urgentlyD．none of the flight attendants could communicate with the passenger25．Why did Clara talk about her plans for the future?A．Beeause the flight attendant asked her to do so.B．Because she needed topics to go on talking with Cook.。
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