2026高考英语专题复习之历年真题精选汇编（学生版）_专题十五　阅读理解——报道及其它

这是一份2026高考英语专题复习之历年真题精选汇编（学生版）_专题十五　阅读理解——报道及其它，共6页。
Well，there's a kisk(小亭) fr that. In the San Francisc Bay Area，at least.
“Yu enter the fare gates(检票口) and yu'll see a kisk that is lit up and it tells yu can get a ne-minute，a three-minute，r a five-minute stry，” says Alicia Trst，the chief cmmunicatins fficer fr the San Francisc Bay Area Rapid Transit—knwn as BART. “Yu chse which length yu want and it gives yu a receipt-like shrt stry. ”
It's that simple. Riders have printed nearly 20,000 shrt stries and pems since the prgram was launched last March. Sme are classic shrt stries，and sme are new riginal wrks.
Trst als wants t intrduce lcal writers t lcal riders. “We wanted t d smething where we d a call t artists in the Bay Area t submit stries fr a cntest，” Trst says. “And as f right nw，we've received abut 120 submissins. The winning stries wuld g int ur kisk and then yu wuld be a published artist. ”
Ridership n transit(交通) systems acrss the cuntry has been dwn the past half century，s culd shrt stries save transit?
Trst thinks s.
“At the end f the day all transit agencies right nw are ding everything they can t imprve the rider experience. S I abslutely think we will get mre riders just because f shrt stries，” she says.
And yu'll never be withut smething t read.
24．Why did BART start the kisk prgram?
A．T prmte the lcal culture.
B．T discurage phne use.
C．T meet passengers' needs.
D．T reduce its running csts.
25．Hw are the stries categrized in the kisk?
A．By ppularity. B．By length.
C．By theme. D．By language.
26．What has Trst been ding recently?
A．Organizing a stry cntest.
B．Ding a survey f custmers.
C．Chsing a print publisher.
D．Cnducting interviews with artists.
27．What is Trst's pinin abut BART's future?
A．It will clse dwn.
B．Its prfits will decline.
C．It will expand natinwide.
D．Its ridership will increase.
(2022·全国乙,B)
In 1916，tw girls f wealthy families，best friends frm Auburn，N. Y. —Drthy Wdruff and Rsamnd Underwd—traveled t a settlement in the Rcky Muntains t teach in a ne-rm schlhuse. The girls had gne t Smith Cllege. They wre expensive clthes. S fr them t mve t Elkhead，Cl，t instruct the children whse shes were held tgether with string was a surprise. Their stay in Elkhead is the subject f Nthing Daunted：The Unexpected Educatin f Tw Sciety Girls in the West by Drthy Wickenden，wh is a magazine editr and Drthy Wdruff’s granddaughter.
Why did they g then? Well，they wanted t d smething useful. Sn，hwever，they realized what they had undertaken.
They mved in with a lcal family，the Harrisns，and，like them，had little privacy，rare baths，and a blanket f snw n their quilt when they wke up in the mrning. Sme mrnings，Rsamnd and Drthy wuld arrive at the schlhuse t find the children weeping frm the cld. In spring，the snw was replaced by mud ver ice.
In Wickenden’s bk，she expanded n the histry f the West and als n feminism，which f curse influenced the girls’ decisin t g t Elkhead. A hair-raising sectin cncerns the building f the railrads，which entailed(牵涉) drilling thrugh the Rckies，ften in blinding snwstrms. The bk ends with Rsamnd and Drthy’s return t Auburn.
Wickenden is a very gd stryteller. The sweep f the land and the sticism(坚忍) f the peple mve her t sme beautiful writing. Here is a picture f Drthy Wdruff，n her hrse，lking dwn frm a hill tp: “When the sun slipped behind the muntains，it shed a rsy glw all arund them. Then a full mn rse. The snw was marked nly by small animals: fxes，cytes，mice，and varying hares，which turned white in the winter. ”
4．Why did Drthy and Rsamnd g t the Rcky Muntains?
A．T teach in a schl.
B．T study American histry.
C．T write a bk.
D．T d sightseeing.
5．What can we learn abut the girls frm Paragraph 3?
A．They enjyed much respect.
B．They had a rm with a bathtub.
C．They lived with the lcal kids.
D．They suffered severe hardships.
6．Which part f Wickenden’s writing is hair-raising?
A．The extreme climate f Auburn.
B．The living cnditins in Elkhead.
C．The railrad building in the Rckies.
D．The natural beauty f the West.
7．What is the text?
A．A news reprt. B．A bk review.
C．A children’s stry. D．A diary entry.
(2023·全国甲,C)
I was abut 13 when an uncle gave me a cpy f Jstein Gaarder’s Sphie’s Wrld. It was full f ideas that were new t me，s I spent the summer with my head in and ut f that bk. It spke t me and brught me int a wrld f philsphy(哲学)．
That lve fr philsphy lasted until I gt t cllege. Nthing kills the lve fr philsphy faster than peple wh think they understand Fucault，Baudrillard，r Cnfucius better than yu—and then try t explain them.
Eric Weiner’s The Scrates Express：In Search f Life Lessns frm Dead Philsphers reawakened my lve fr philsphy. It is nt an explanatin，but an invitatin t think and experience philsphy.
Weiner starts each chapter with a scene n a train ride between cities and then frames each philspher’s wrk in the cntext(背景) f ne thing they can help us d better. The end result is a read in which we learn t wnder like Scrates，see like Threau，listen like Schpenhauer，and have n regrets like Nietzsche. This，mre than a bk abut understanding philsphy，is a bk abut learning t use philsphy t imprve a life.
He makes philsphical thught an appealing exercise that imprves the quality f ur experiences，and he des s with plenty f humr. Weiner enters int cnversatin with sme f the mst imprtant philsphers in histry，and he becmes part f that crwd in the prcess by decding(解读) their messages and adding his wn interpretatin.
The Scrates Express is a fun，sharp bk that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thughts n desire，lneliness and aging. The invitatin is clear：Weiner wants yu t pick up a cffee r tea and sit dwn with this bk. I encurage yu t take his ffer. It’s wrth yur time，even if time is smething we dn’t have a lt f.
28．Wh pened the dr t philsphy fr the authr?
A．Fucault.
B．Eric Weiner.
C．Jstein Gaarder.
D．A cllege teacher.
29．Why des the authr list great philsphers in paragraph 4?
A．T cmpare Weiner with them.
B．T give examples f great wrks.
C．T praise their writing skills.
D．T help readers understand Weiner’s bk.
30．What des the authr like abut The Scrates Express?
A．Its views n histry are well-presented.
B．Its ideas can be applied t daily life.
C．It includes cmments frm readers.
D．It leaves an pen ending.
31．What des the authr think f Weiner’s bk?
A．Objective and plain.
B．Daring and ambitius.
C．Serius and hard t fllw.
D．Humrus and straightfrward.
(2020·新高考全国Ⅰ，C)
In the mid­1990s，Tm Bissell taught English as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan. He left after seven mnths，physically brken and having lst his mind. A few years later，still attracted t the cuntry，he returned t Uzbekistan t write an article abut the disappearance f the Aral Sea.
His visit，hwever，ended up invlving a lt mre than that. Hence this bk，Chasing the Sea：Lst Amng the Ghsts f Empire in Central Asia，which talks abut a rad trip frm Tashkent t Karakalpakstan，where millins f lives have been destryed by the slw drying up f the sea. It is the stry f an American travelling t a strange land，and f the peple he meets n his way：Rustam，his translatr，a lvely 24­year­ld wh picked up his clrful English in Califrnia，Oleg and Natasha，his hsts in Tashkent，and a string f freign aid wrkers.
This is a quick lk at life in Uzbekistan，made f friendliness and warmth，but als its darker side f sciety. In Samarkand，Mr Bissell admires the architectural wnders，while n his way t Bukhara he gets a taste f plice methds when suspected f drug dealing. In Ferghana，he attends a muntain funeral(葬礼) fllwed by a strange drinking party. And in Karakalpakstan，he is saddened by the dust strms，diseases and fishing bats stuck miles frm the sea.
Mr Bissell skillfully rganizes histrical insights and cultural references，making his tale a well­runded picture f Uzbekistan，seen frm Western eyes. His judgment and references are decidedly American，as well as his delicate stmach. As the authr explains，this is neither a travel nr a histry bk，r even a piece f reprtage. Whatever it is，the result is a fine and vivid descriptin f the purest f Central Asian traditins.
8．What made Mr Bissell return t Uzbekistan?
A．His friends’ invitatin.
B．His interest in the cuntry.
C．His lve fr teaching.
D．His desire t regain health.
9．What des the underlined wrd “that” in Paragraph 2 refer t?
A．Develping a serius mental disease.
B．Taking a guided tur in Central Asia.
C．Wrking as a vlunteer in Uzbekistan.
D．Writing an article abut the Aral Sea.
10．Which f the fllwing best describes Mr Bissell’s rad trip in Uzbekistan?
A．Rmantic. B．Eventful.
C．Pleasant. D．Dangerus.
11．What is the purpse f this text?
A．T intrduce a bk.
B．T explain a cultural phenmenn.
C．T remember a writer.
D．T recmmend a travel destinatin.
(2020·全国Ⅲ, B)
When “Rise f the Planet f the Apes” was first shwn t the public last mnth, a grup f excited animal activists gathered n Hllywd Bulevard. But they weren’t there t thrw red paint n fur-cat-wearing film stars. Instead, ne activist, dressed in a full-bdy mnkey suit, had arrived with a sign praising the filmmakers: “Thanks fr nt using real apes (猿)!”
The creative team behind “Apes” used mtin-capture (动作捕捉) technlgy t create digitalized animals, spending tens f millins f dllars n technlgy that recrds an actr’s perfrmance and later prcesses it with cmputer graphics t create a final image (图像). In this case, ne f a realistic-lking ape.
Yet “Apes” is mre exceptin than the rule. In fact, Hllywd has been ht n live animals lately. One nnprfit rganizatin, which mnitrs the treatment f animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs n mre than 2,000 prductins this year. Already, a number f films, including “Water fr Elephants,” “The Hangver Part Ⅱ” and “Zkeeper,” have drawn the anger f activists wh say the creatures acting in them haven’t been treated prperly.
In sme cases, it’s nt s much the treatment f the animals n set in the studi that has activists wrried; it’s the ff-set training and living cnditins that are raising cncerns. And there are questins abut the films made utside the States, which smetimes are nt mnitred as clsely as prductins filmed in the States.
24. Why did the animal activists gather n Hllywd Bulevard?
A. T see famus film stars.
B. T ppse wearing fur cats.
C. T raise mney fr animal prtectin.
D. T express thanks t sme filmmakers.
25. What des paragraph 2 mainly talk abut?
A. The cst f making “Apes. ”
B. The creatin f digitalized apes.
C. The publicity abut “Apes. ”
D. The perfrmance f real apes.
26. What des the underlined phrase “keeping tabs n” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Listing cmpletely.
B. Directing prfessinally.
C. Prmting successfully.
D. Watching carefully.
27. What can we infer frm the last paragraph abut animal actrs?
A. They may be badly treated.
B. They shuld take further training.
C. They culd be traded illegally
D. They wuld lse ppularity.
(2020·全国Ⅲ, C)
With the yung unable t affrd t leave hme and the ld at risk f islatin(孤独), mre families are chsing t live tgether.
The drway t peace and quiet, fr Nick Bright at least, leads straight t his mther-in-law, she lives n the grund flr, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their tw daughters.
Fur years ag they all mved int a three-strey Victrian huse in Bristl - ne f a grwing number f multigeneratinal families in the UK living tgether under the same rf. They share a frnt dr and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her wn kitchen, bathrm, bedrm and living rm n the grund flr.
“We flated the idea t my mum f sharing at a huse,” says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in: “We spke mre with Nick because I think it’s a big thing fr Nick t live with his mther-in-law. ”
And what des Nick think? “Frm my standpint, it all seems t wrk very well. Wuld I recmmend it? Yes, I think I wuld. ”
It’s hard t tell exactly hw many peple agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising fr sme time. Official reprts suggest that the number f husehlds with three generatins living tgether had risen frm 325,000 in 2001t 419,000 in 2013.
Other varieties f multigeneratinal family are mre cmmn. Sme peple live with their elderly parents; many mre adult children are returning t the family hme, if they ever left. It is said that abut 20% f 25-34-year-lds live with their parents, cmpared with 16% in 1991. The ttal number f all multigeneratinal husehlds in Britain is thught t be abut 1. 8 millin.
Stries like that are mre cmmn in parts f the wrld where multigeneratinal living is mre firmly rted. In India, particularly utside cities, yung wmen are expected t mve in with their husband’s family when they get married.
28. Wh mainly uses the grund flr in the Victrian huse in Bristl?
A. Nick. B. Rita. C. KathrynD. The daughters.
29. What is Nick’s attitude twards sharing the huse with his mther-in -law?
A. Psitive. B. Carefree. C. Tlerant. D. Unwilling.
30. What is the authr’s statement abut multigeneratinal family based n?
A. Family traditins. B. Financial reprts. C. Published statistics. D. Public pinins.
31. What is the text mainly abut?
A. Lifestyles in different cuntries. B. Cnflicts between generatins.
C. A husing prblem in Britain. D. A rising trend f living in the UK.
(2020·新高考全国Ⅱ, C)
In May 1987 the Glden Gate Bridge had a 50th birthday party. The bridge was clsed t mtr traffic s peple culd enjy a walk acrss it. Organizers expected perhaps 50,000 peple t shw up. Instead, as many as 800, 000 crwded the rads t the bridge. By the time 250,000 were n the bridge, engineers nticed smething terrible：the radway was flattening under what turned ut t be the heaviest lad it had ever been asked t carry. Wrse, it was beginning t sway(晃动). The authrities clsed access t the bridge and tens f thusands f peple made their way back t land. A disaster was avided.
The stry is ne f scres in T Frgive Design：Understanding Failure, a bk that is at nce a lve letter t engineering and a paean(赞歌)t its breakdwns. Its authr, Dr. Henry Petrski, has lng been writing abut disasters. In this bk, he includes the lss f the space shuttles(航天飞机)Challenger and Clumbia, and the sinking f the Titanic.
Thugh he acknwledges that engineering wrks can fail because the persn wh thught them up r engineered them simply gt things wrng, in this bk Dr. Petrski widens his view t cnsider the larger cntext in which such failures ccur. Smetimes devices fail because a gd design is cnstructed with lw quality materials incmpetently applied. Or perhaps a design wrks s well it is adpted elsewhere again and again, with seemingly harmless imprvements, until, suddenly, it des nt wrk at all anymre.
Readers will encunter nt nly stries they have heard befre, but sme new stries and a mving discussin f the respnsibility f the engineer t the public and the ways yung engineers can be helped t grasp them.
"Success is success but that is all that it is," Dr. Petrski writes. It is failure that brings imprvement.
8. What happened t the Glden Gate Bridge n its 50th birthday?
A. It carried mre weight than it culd.
B. It swayed vilently in a strng wind
C. Its radway was damaged by vehicles
D. Its access was blcked by many peple.
9. Which f the fllwing is Dr. Petrski's idea accrding t paragraph 3?
A. N design is well received everywhere
B. Cnstructin is mre imprtant than design.
C. Nt all disasters are caused by engineering design
D. Imprvements n engineering wrks are necessary.
10. What des the last paragraph suggest?
A. Failure can lead t prgress.
B. Success results in vercnfidence
C. Failure shuld be avided.
D. Success cmes frm jint effrts.
11. What is the text?
A. A news reprt
B. A shrt stry.
C. A bk review
D. A research article.