专题04 阅读理解之记叙文10篇(第一期)-备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(天津专用)

这是一份专题04 阅读理解之记叙文10篇(第一期)-备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(天津专用)，共27页。
（2023·天津·统考二模）“D yu want t pick up yur rcking chair?” A text message frm a frmer clleague wke me frm my daydreams when I was sitting in my grandpa’s ak chair having cffee.
Fr 17 years, I taught grade ne and tw, and my dreams as a teacher were tied t that rcking chair. It was a magical idea t have it in my class. Every day after breaks, the class wuld gather arund and listen t the stry I was reading. When the kids were clse, they fund the curage t share their stries, dreams and fears. The chair was part f my jb, part f me.
Unfrtunately, I became unwell and culdn’t keep teaching. I experienced severe depressin and anxiety and was frced t leave the jb. With my life as a teacher ver, I needed a new path. And I didn’t have t lk far.
My husband and I adpted ne f my frmer students in 2017. The arduus wrk f parenting a child wh came t us at 9 years ld changed ur lives in unexpected ways. It called n the part f me that learns t be a gd mther. We spent cuntless hurs snuggling up (依偎) with bks-healing, bnding and slidifying ur family. This gave me a new purpse.
I jined a supprt grup f lcal mms. Fr abut a year, I met with them weekly fr walks r cffee.
We came tgether t share. Then I started giving and receiving help. I gave driving practice t a single mm with her learner’s license and received emtinal supprt in return. I als tk her sn n hikes arund the city. Anther wman encuraged me t buy a stand-up bard and gave me lessns n surfing.
My family, my bks, finding a new purpse and belnging in a cmmunity — these are fulfilling the sense f self I used t prize as a teacher. I learned my identity desn’t need t change. I’m still hnring thse cre values whether r nt I’m wrking as a teacher.
And what abut that rcking chair? I lked back at the text message. My answer was n, I d nt need the chair. I’ll let it g t a new teacher.
1．What made the rcking chair special t the authr?
A．It had a magical effect n stries.B．It was a symbl f cmfrt.
C．It was given by her frmer clleague.D．It represented her teacher identity.
2．Accrding t the passage, the authr adpted a frmer student t ________.
A．realize her dream f being a parent.B．becme a gd teacher again.
C．explre new pssibilities in life.D．repay the student fr his rcking chair.
3．What des the underlined wrd “arduus” in paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A．Simple and dull.B．Challenging and tiring.
C．Cncrete and supprtive.D．Lvely and pleasant.
4．What did the authr d in the supprt grup?
A．She gave lessns t children.B．She prvided aid fr peple with depressin.
C．She gained knwledge in driving and sprts.D．She ffered and received supprt.
5．Hw des the authr feel nw?
A．Mre cnfident than befre.B．Equally cntent as befre.
C．Thrilled abut her new life.D．Anxius t return t teaching.
（2023·天津河北·统考一模）Brian Hamiltn used t ccupy himself with a six-figure jb, but his life changed in a prisn when he was accmpanying his friend, Reverend Rbert J. Harris, wh ften went t lcal prisns t d his wrk. During the visit, Hamiltn started talking t ne f the prisners and asked what he was ging t d when he gt ut. “He said he was ging t get a jb,” Hamiltn says. “I thught t myself, ww, that’s ging t be difficult.”
The cnversatin made Hamiltn cnsider hw prisners culd benefit frm perating their wn business, smething he thught abut fr years. Finally in 2008, 16 years after that initial cnversatin, Hamiltn created Inmates t Entrepreneurs, a nnprfit rganizatin that helps peple with criminal backgrunds start their wn small businesses. “Harris and I taught ur first curse at a prisn called ‘Hw t Start Yur Own Business When Yu Get Out’,” he says.
At the time, Hamiltn was building his wn cmpany, Sagewrks. He was the chairman and c-funder f Sagewrks. As Sagewrks grew, s did Hamiltn’s time spent teaching at prisns thrughut Nrth Carlina.
Eventually, Hamiltn decided it was time t change his fcus t his true passin. In May 2018, he sld his stake (股份) in Sagewrks, fcusing his cmmitment n Inmates t Entrepreneurs.
“Nw, anyne is able t access the curse, either t becme a teacher t g int prisns t teach it r t access it fr themselves as a prisner r part f the general ppulatin,” Hamiltn explains. In additin, he visits middle schls and presents the curse t at-risk students t lead the s-called bad students t the right path.
The free curse is funded by the Brian Hamiltn Fundatin, which ffers help t sldiers as they adjust t civilian life and prvides lans t small businesses. “We’re giving prisners smething they can d independent f a system that isn’t wrking fr them. If yu can make peple knw that ther peple care abut them, it will make a difference.”
6．What des Paragraph 1 mainly talk abut?
A．Hamiltn lst his six-figure jb.
B．Harris ften visited lcal prisns t interview.
C．Hamiltn’s life changed after visiting a prisn.
D．Harris was ptimistic abut prisners’ jb prspects.
7．What des the passage say abut Inmates t Entrepreneurs?
A．It is ften shrt f prisn teachers.B．It prvides lans t at-risk students.
C．It’s independent f the scial system.D．Its curse has been largely bradened.
8．What can we knw abut Hamiltn?
A．He ften went t prisns befre 2008.
B．He tried t prevent pssible crimes in advance.
C．He wrte a bk titled “Hw t Start Yur Own Business”.
D．He gave away his cmpany t thse wh were released frm prisn.
9．What des Hamiltn value?
A．Offering care t thers.B．Giving trust t strangers.
C．Shwing respect fr teachers.D．Prviding educatin fr children.
10．What des the authr mainly want t tell us in the passage?
A．A man made a fruitless visit t the prisn.
B．A man sld his business t teach prisners.
C．A man realized his dream f being a teacher.
D．A man successfully created tw rganisatins.
（2023·天津南开·南开中学校考模拟预测）Martin was returning t wrk in his Lndn ffice after spending tw weeks with his brther in New Yrk. He was cming back with a heavy heart. It was nt just that it was the end f a wnderful hliday; it was nt just that he invariably suffered badly frm jet lag(时差); it was that Mnday mrning always began with a team meeting and , ver the mnths, he had grwn t hate them.
Martin was aware that clleagues apprached these meetings with hidden agenda（会议议 程）; they indulged in(沉溺于）game playing ; and he knew that peple were nt being hnest and pen. The meetings themselves were bad enugh---there was all the maning afterwards at the meeting like “I culd have imprved n that idea, but I wasn’t ging t say.”
As this mrning’s meeting began, Martin prepared himself fr the usual dullness and bredm. But, as the meeting prgressed, he became aware f a strange backgrund nise. At first, he thught that he was still hearing the engine nise frm the aircraft that had brught him back t Lndn. But as he cncentrated n the nise, it became a little clearer.
He realized, t his amazement, that he culd actually hear what they were thinking at the same time as they were speaking. What surprised him, even mre than the acquisitin f this strange pwer, was that he discvered that what peple were saying was nt really what they were thinking. They were nt making clear their reservatins. They were nt supprting views which they thught might be ppular. They were nt cntributing their new insights. They were nt vlunteering their new ideas.
Martin fund it impssible nt t respnd t his new knwledge. S he started t make gentle interventins (干涉), based mre n what he culd hear his clleagues thinking than n what he culd hear them saying. “S, Jhn, are yu really ” “Susan, d yu really think that?” “Tm, have yu gt an idea n hw we culd take this frward?” They lked at him, puzzled. In truth, he felt rather prud f his newly -acquired talent.
As the meeting prgressed, it was clear t him that each member f the meeting was learning hw t hear the thughts f the thers. The game playing started t fall away; peple started t speak mre directly; views became better understd; the atmsphere became mre pen and trusting.
The meeting ended. As peple left the rm, Martin fund that he culd still hear what they were thinking. “That was the best meeting we’ve ever had.” “All meetings shuld be like that,” “ In future, I’m ging t say what I think.”
11．It is knwn frm the first paragraph that Martin_____.
A．just came back frm his business trip in New Yrk
B．was fund t suffer frm a serius heart disease during the trip
C．had a gd time during his frtnight’s stay in New Yrk
D．didn’t like his wrk in his Lndn ffice
12．Why did Martin hate his cmpany’s team meeting?
A．Because it had t be held every Mnday mrning.
B．Because he was tired f hsting such a meeting
C．Because he culdn’t cntrl the meeting that was ut f rder.
D．Because the meeting atmsphere wasn’t pen and trusting.
13．The underlined part “his newly-acquired talent” in Paragraph 5 means that he culd ______.
A．still hear the engine nise f the plane thugh he was back
B．clearly hear what the members f the meeting were saying
C．actually cntrl the thughts f the members f the meeting
D．express what the meeting members were thinking based n their wrds and their thughts
14．What d we knw abut this Mnday mrning’s meeting frm the passage?
A．Martin made peple say what they were thinking immediately the meeting began.
B．Martin was angry at the dullness f the meeting at the beginning f the meeting..
C．Martin led peple t express their real thughts with the meeting prgressing.
D．Many members f the meeting played games and tld lies at the meeting all the time.
15．It is inferred frm the last tw paragraphs that twards the end f the meeting Martin wuld hear such wrds as “_______”
A．I was thinking f making a suggestin ---but I culdn’t be bthered.
B．I have gt an idea n hw we culd take this frward. I think we shuld...
C．The usual peple say the usual things, s I have n ther new ideas.
D．I culd have imagined n that idea, but I wasn’t ging t say.
（2023·天津·模拟预测）Seeing the text frm Kathy: A family picnic this weekend? I fund my hands began t sweat; my heart beat hard. I wanted t yell, “N! Why wuld yu suggest that? I thught we were friends!” I hated picnics.
My hatred f them began as a child. I always gt car-sick and it was ht all the way. Air cnditining in vehicles was pretty much unheard f in 1980s Birmingham, and my mther insisted n having all the windws clsed because f the unpleasant smell f gas. We wuld arrive at sme faraway destinatin, usually a car park with a field attached next t a plant, and unpack tasteless and sandwiches, nearly cld sausage rlls and disgusting salads. There were never any tilets, s we had t “g” behind a bush; the memry f being discvered by a randm dg-walker still embarrasses me frm time t time. My mther sat in a relaxed way n a rug (小毯子) while we girls were playing nearby r maybe lying next t her. But fr me this was a time when I suffered a lt. It was frightening t be attacked by ants r spt a dead rabbit in the grass.
As an adult I’d avided all picnics, but this time I culdn’t. I just said yes, withut letting Kathy sense my true feeling abut them. She is my best friend and smetimes yu must make sacrifices fr peple yu like a lt. “I’ll bring the fd, and yu bring the drink,” she said.
My ridiculusly enthusiastic family and I arrived at the picnic site. My expectatins were lw. Kathy and her husband Dave unladed flding tables, chairs, a table clth and ... a cl bx f delicius fd mstly purchased frm a lcal deli (熟食店), which des all manner f pre-prepared salads and cld cuts. There was fresh bread, lives, even candles t keep away insects, music, and wine. It was cmpletely delightful. There may have been children playing arund t, even if ne f them did find a dead bird (tld yu!). I am nw a picnic enthusiast and we’re planning anther. I’m even reading up n picnic recipes fr it!
16．What was the authr’s attitude twards Kathy’s suggestin accrding t the first paragraph?
A．Supprtive.B．Oppsed.
C．IndifferentD．Embarrassed
17．What can be inferred frm the authr’s childhd picnics?
A．The fd was delightful.
B．She enjyed the jurney.
C．She thught the wild unpleasing.
D．She culd talk with her mther alne.
18．Why did the authr accept Kathy’s picnic invitatin?
A．Because she liked the picnic place.
B．Because her family wanted t have the picnic.
C．Because she didn’t want t hurt Kathy’s feelings.
D．Because Kathy prmised her a gd picnic.
19．What can we infer abut Kathy and her husband?
A．They are great picnic rganizer.B．They have gd manners.
C．They are animal-friendly peple.D．They made careless f the picnic.
20．Why did the authr write the text?
A．T remember an unfrgettable trip.
B．T recrd her memries f family picnics.
C．T express her thanks t her friend Kathy.
D．T describe her changed attitude t picnics
（2023·天津和平·统考二模）I have ne f thse names that are hard t prnunce, s I never liked the first day f schl. When teachers read thrugh the attendance, I always knew when they came t my name: There wuld be hesitatin, then a slw syllabic (音节的) prnunciatin f my name. Befre they wuld even finish, I wuld put up my hand and say, “That’s me. Just call me Sanj.”
Sanj is shrt fr Sanjukta. It’s an Indian name derived frm Sanskrit and it means “united”. Wrds are pwerful and s are names. I like my name. It means mre than diversity; it means cnnectin.
When strangers see my name, I can tell that they are trying t figure ut where I am frm. Sme ask me what type f name it is and I knw that what they really want t ask is “Where are yu frm?”
Grwing up, I answered that I am Canadian. I didn’t want t stand ut as the Indian kid. I used t think it was implite t ask smene where they are frm — it may make smene feel like an utsider. But ver time, I understand mst peple are just curius and want t make a cnnectin. Nw when smene asks me where I am frm, I als ask them where they are frm. The cnversatin gets interesting when this happens.
Recently, I was at a dinner where mst f the guests had never met each ther. At first, peple asked abut where thers wrked and lived. Then peple asked abut kids and dgs. Peple started feeling a lt mre cmfrtable with each ther, s I asked everyne where they are frm. This is when the cnversatin really gt lively. Peple started guessing each ther’s natinalities like the ultimate party game. A wman frm Jamaica tld us she was ging back fr a wedding sn and was having truble finding a green dress. A cuple f Indian wmen at the table cnvinced her t check ut an Indian clthing stre and shwed her a traditinal Indian utfit that wuld lk great n her. All f a sudden, all the talk abut where we came frm united us.
United. That is what my name means. When I intrduce myself t peple, I say, “My name is Sanj. It’s shrt fr Sanjukta.” Then I tell them that is Indian and what it means. And just like that, the meaning f my name makes peple united.
21．Why wuld the authr say her name first befre teachers did?
A．They were nt able t say her name crrectly.
B．There are many ways t prnunce her name.
C．Her name was beynd their cmprehensin.
D．It wuld make her feel like greatly hnred.
22．What des the authr think f her name?
A．It’s much t cmplicated t explain.
B．It brings her cnnectin with peple.
C．It is likely t make her feel embarrassed.
D．It represents her natinality and persnality.
23．Hw des the authr react nw when strangers ask her where she is frm?
A．She starts t share.B．She feels ffended.
C．She refuses t answer it.D．She regards it as pliteness.
24．What message des the authr want t cnvey in the text?
A．There are strategies t reach ut t strangers.
B．We shuld accept urselves fr wh we are.
C．Differences can help us bnd with thers.
D．We shuld appreciate cultural differences.
25．What culd be the best title fr the passage?
A．Prmting ur relatinship.B．Embracing yur rigins.
C．Identifying backgrunds.D．Discvering cnnectins.
（2023·天津红桥·统考二模）One steamy July afternn in central Arkansas, my huse caught fire unfrtunately. I was lst fr wrds t describe the feeling f seeing my hme ging up in flames. But the panic that filled my shcked heart in that awful mment was fr the nine cats that shared my hme after being rescued frm abandnment.
The firefighters arrived in time, but the smke had already caused deaths. I examined and kissed each cat gdbye, extremely grateful that they had passed away gently, withut injuries r burns. After staying with a friend fr weeks, I was relcated t a furnished apartment. One evening I was ccupied in writing a mystery nvel when a “mew” sunded frm utside the apartment dr. Was it my mind playing tricks again? Mre than nce I had heard, seen r felt the brush f ne f my departed furry rmmates. The mew grew luder. Curius, I pened the dr.
Sitting n the drstep was a kitten(小猫)with a black cat and alert eyes. A neighbr picked him up and began petting him. When I remarked hw cute her kitten was, she explained that he had been brn under a bridge and lked arund fr fd. This kitty-lving neighbr then asked if I was interested in giving him a hme. My immediate reactin was a seemingly humrus “that’s all I need!“ After all. my determinatin had been well reasned and remained firm. But withut hesitatin she put the adrable kitten dwn. I thanked her, determined t just let him stay until a real hme culd be fund.
That night, as I slid between the sheets f the bed in the still unfamiliar apartment, the energetic little fur ball jumped nt the bed yawned dramatically, and nestled by my side.
That was the first night since the fire that I actually slept. Needless t say, the cat cmmunity knew the precise treatment fr healing far better than I. The name Starlight (Star fr shrt) just ccurred t me because that night he brught sme light back int my life.
In the five years since the fire, we have been thrugh a lt, Starlight and I. We returned t the huse, managed t keep the business alive, brught the mystery nvel t the final edits befre it’s submitted in the hpe f publicatin. Star helped me thrugh a massive, yet untraditinal, healing f spirit. The memries f the kitties that passed away in the fire nw spark nly warmth in my heart and win sme smiles. Every single day. I appreciate the serendipitus(有意外收获的)nature f the Universe that sent me hpe in the frm f a little black fur ball.
S take a little advice frm my furry friend: n matter hw hpeless things may becme r hw fixed yur reslutin may be, pen the dr whenever pprtunity kncks. It just might be a star t light yur way.
26．What made the authr relieved after the fire was put ut?
A．The cats being rescued frm situatins f abandnment.
B．The cats being lst in the fire withut receiving injuries.
C．A descriptin f the belngings ging up in flames.
D．A new huse being designed fr him t mve in.
27．What prbably caused the authr t pen the dr?
A．The brush f his departed furry rmmates playing tricks n him.
B．The impact f the fire that burnt dwn his huse n his sul.
C．The curisity abut the nvel written in memry f his cats.
D．The thught f making sure that it was a kitten utside.
28．What des the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．The authr desired t make friends with a cat-lving neighbr.
B．The authr made a decisin nt t take in any animals.
C．The authr didn’t cnsider a cat-lving neighbr as a friend
D．The authr made a decisin t adpt ther animals.
29．What did the authr say abut Starlight?
A．It was given an unsuitable name “Starlight”.
B．It was very naughty and made him annyed.
C．It made him regain hpe and make prgress.
D．It knew hw t give right treatment fr healing.
30．What is the best title fr the passage?
A．The Dream fr Kittens
B．Ways t Remve Sadness
C．The Pwer f Reslutins
D．Starlight t Give Hpe
（2023·天津·耀华中学校考一模）My mther was never truly happy in Cnnecticut finding the winter bitter cld and the culture prvincial (偏狭的). Thugh she grew up in New Jersey, she mved t San Francisc in her early twenties, met and married my dad ut there. After I was brn, they decided t return east, clser t their wn parents. But she never let g f her lve fr the Bay Area.
Califrnia was always part f the cnversatin when I was a kid. I ate meals ff a map-f-the-wrld placemat (餐垫), and Mm taught me t identify San Francisc befre I learned where Hartfrd was. She tld us stries f perfectin n a single city, fantasizing abut retiring ut west. My dad wuld play alng, but his heart wasn’t in the same place.
While my mther’s status in the nnprfit wrld advanced, her desire t mve back t her favrite place grew strng. She applied fr jbs in the Bay, underwent bicastal Skype screenings, even traveled ut fr a cuple f interviews n a whim (心血来潮). Smetimes her cver letters disappeared, ther times she made it dwn t the final tw candidates. With each rejectin, she prmised t make her next jb applicatin even strnger.
This past May, I relcated frm San Francisc t New Yrk fr a jb. A few weeks later, Mm called me. Her pursuit had finally paid ff. She’s been ffered a vice president psitin at a public health nnprfit in Oakland. A few weeks later, she packed up her baggage and left Cnnecticut fr gd.
Our lives are mre semblable than ever these days. We’re bth discvering ur new hmes, making friends. We’re lking fr a gd yga studi t jin, reading the same bks and chatting abut the plts by text message. I emailed her phts frm my trip t Burning Man and she replied with stries abut her new cwrkers wh g every year.
There’s even time fr the ccasinal dating disaster.
Perhaps that’s the paradx (悖论) f grwing lder. Things will always change, and they can change immediately—my mther is prf. But an individual’s wn pwer t create change always stays the same. Everything can change, and therefre nthing ever really changes.
Nw when I’m ut west fr a visit, Mm meets me at a statin with her big bag. We stp by the Grand Lake farmers market, picking ut the freshest seasnal ingredients, befre hiking up the hill t her new apartment. One f these days, I’ll actually ck her dinner.
31．What can we learn frm Paragraph 2?
A．The authr spent her childhd in Califrnia.
B．The authr’s father didn’t want t live in Califrnia.
C．The authr’s mther liked t use plates with map designs.
D．The authr’s family preferred listening t stries f the west.
32．What can we knw abut the authr’s mther?
A．She always likes t struggle n her wn.
B．She wns a public health nnprfit cmpany.
C．Nthing can stp her frm reaching her gal.
D．She takes everything f her daughter n herself.
33．What des the underlined wrd “semblable” mean?
A．Changeable.B．Cmfrtable.C．Similar.D．Creative.
34．Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A．The relatinship between the authr and her mther is gd.
B．Everyne has the pwer t make a difference t his family.
C．Culture and living cnditins have influence n ne’s life style.
D．The authr’s mther had a hard time befre she lked fr a jb.
35．In the last paragraph, the authr wants t tell the readers that .
A．her family’s life changes all the time because f her mther
B．the mther-daughter feelings will stay the same frever
C．she has grwn up during her family’s cnstant mves
D．her mther always wants t change her current situatins
（2023·天津滨海新·统考三模）Once, during my summer hlidays, my father was sick, but he wrked in the rice field just the same, because there was s much t d. As I lked at his thin figure, crawling (缓慢移动) ahead f me, I thught f my wn depressing future. I was tied t the land by jb after backbreaking jb, unlike ther bys wh had freedm t pursue happiness. Why were there peple in the wrld wh wuld never knw what it was like t til (苦干), and thers, like me, wh had been tiling ever since they were small bys, seasn after seasn, year after year? Why were sme peple sitting befre electric fans r in air-cnditined rms, while I was ut f breath and sweating under the blazing sun? Why was there mud and mre mud in frnt f me?
Only we farmers were willing t crawl, t assume the lwliest f psitins in rder t have a better harvest. Even a hrse, when wrking fr man, stands tall. I was suddenly cnsumed with great pity and great respect fr pr farmers, and the fcus f my attentin began t extend beynd myself and my family. This was an imprtant turning pint in my life.
While resting beside a field ne day, my brthers and I reslved t pursue useful knwledge and technlgy t help urselves and ther farmers imprve ur circumstances, and lighten ur burden f labur. This reslve gave me strength s that when I went t university, lighten ur burden f labur. This reslve gave me strength s that when I went t university, and later t the US n a schlarship, my spirit rse abve persnal hardships. Crawling in the mud had taught me t lake bleeding and sweating as part f my life, and nt t be afraid in the face f difficulties. But what was mre imprtant was that I had learned the meaning f “Yu reap what yu sw”.
Mther used t say, “Judge a man nt by his face, but by his fields.” I appreciate mre and mre the meaning f these wrds. The land is dependable, as lng as yu are willing t til n it. When the wind blew and the green rice plants mved like waves in a sea, stunningly beautiful, a deep sense f satisfactin swelled up (充满) in me.
I labured hard in the simple, islated cuntryside f my hme, and I am prud f this. Althugh later I went int academic research, I shall always remember what wrking in the rice fields taught me: plant yur feet firmly n the grund, wrk hard and yu will be rewarded.
36．What did the authr think f his jb as a farmer in Paragraph 1?
A．Unhappy but prmising.B．Free and meaningful.
C．Busy but rewarding.D．Exhausting and hpeless.
37．What mtivated the authr t change his present life?
A．The cncern fr his father’s sickness.B．His pity and respect fr pr farmers.
C．His eagerness fr knwledge and technlgy.D．His wish t have a better harvest.
38．Hw des the authr understand his mther’s wrds in Paragraph 4?
A．A man shuld be judged by his academic backgrund.
B．A man’s sense f satisfactin cmes frm the land.
C．A man willing t til in his field is bund t reap a harvest.
D．A man shuldn’t be prud f his appearance.
39．Accrding t the last paragraph, it can be inferred that the authr________.
A．achieves great success in his academic careerB．benefits a lt frm his previus experience
C．lives in the islated cuntrysideD．takes pride in his hmetwn
40．What culd be the best title fr the passage?
A．Crawling in the Rice FieldsB．Sticking t Yur Dreams
C．Lightening the Burden f LaburD．Sparing N Effrt t Wrk
（2023·天津北辰·统考模拟预测）If Natalie Mrales had t describe her mm in just ne wrd, she wuld pick: survivr. That’s because her mm, Penelpe Mrales had a tugh childhd. “Her mther wasn’t ready t be a mm and gave her up t her grandmther,” says Natalie, “I think she ften felt in life like she wasn’t wanted and wasn’t lved.”
Penelpe Mrales put herself thrugh cllege and it was there that she met Natalie’s dad, wh was serving in the military. They fell in lve and married, and her life as a military mm f three children became a great adventure. “She basically raised us mving frm place t place. I was brn in Taiwan, China, but we lived in Panama, Brazil and Spain. And my mm was the cnstant,” says Natalie, “She wuld always make sure that when we gt hme frm schl, we felt like we had ur number-ne fan, ur champin right there, waiting fr us.” Alng the way, Natalie learned many things frm her mther, which she carries n in her rle as a mther f tw sns.
As a Mther’s Day gift, Natalie treated her mm t a day f pampering (宠爱). “I want my mm t feel like a queen,” she says. And as part f the surprise, Natalie brught alng an ld pht f her mther, which she wanted t recreate. “I think it was taken in the mid-60s. S she was in her early t mid twenties. She’s just abslutely a beautiful wman. But she’s lking in the mirrr. It’s like nt knwing really her future, but knwing where she’s cme frm,” describes Natalie. “That picture just speaks s much t me. I want her t see what she created in that mirrr, and that she gave us all smething s great.”
“It’s just an amazing experience t take this picture and have Natalie d it. I culd never imagine in my entire life,” says Penelpe Mrales, wh adds that she’s very prud f her daughter, “All I want her is t be happy and t raise her children the same way,” she says.
41．What can be inferred abut Natalie’s mther?
A．She survived an adventure frtunately.
B．Her mther gave her up because f pverty.
C．At cllege she met her husband, a schlmate.
D．Her mther felt that she was nthing.
42．What did Natalie learn frm her mther?
A．Giving children great lve.
B．Mving huse cnstantly.
C．Always picking up children frm schl.
D．Often taking children n adventures.
43．What did Natalie d n Mther’s Day?
A．She treated her mther t a big meal.
B．She tk her mther t take pictures.
C．She pleased her mther by plishing an ld pht.
D．She gave her mther a big surprise with her sns.
44．What can we say abut the gift Natalie gave her mther?
A．It was expected.
B．It was a success.
C．It made her mther dependent n her.
D．It brught tears t her mther’s eyes.
45．What des the authr mainly want t tell us in the passage?
A．Natalie lves and respects her mther very much.
B．Natalie’s mther has suffered t much all her life.
C．Natalie’s mther thinks highly f her daughter’s gift.
D．Natalie’s “survivr” mm deserves the special Mther’s Day gift.
（2023·天津·耀华中学校考模拟预测）Plastic bags are nt cstly t prduce. They are als strng and easy t carry. This is why they are a ppular cntainer in mst parts f the wrld. But they are als a majr surce f pllutin. It can take hundreds f years fr plastic bags t break dwn. As they d, tiny pieces can pisn sil, lakes, rivers and ceans. Therefre, envirnmental experts urge peple t reuse and recycle plastic bags.
Maryland artist Allita Irby des just that. It starts with the mrning newspaper. What is mre imprtant is getting that plastic bag the paper cmes in. The mixed media artist recgnized its rich pssibilities abut three year ag. “As I was taking the newspaper ut, I felt the texture f these bags. They were sft. I just lked dwn and realized it wuld take three t make a braid (辫子).” Since then, Irby has been using plastic bags t create abstract lines in her art wrks.
Befre incrprating plastic bags in her wrks, Irby used natural materials like feathers, leather and dried plants. All thse elements represent her Native American ancestry (血统) and identity, like ne f her wrks called “Navah Bundles”.
Ms. Irby’s neighbrs praised her ability t turn waste int treasure. Sme, like Charltte Hgan, asked the artist t teach them hw t create art using the used plastic bags. “I think it is fascinating, and it is wnderful. I d plan t share it with my senirs at my church.” One f Irby’s neighbrs Aleta Meyer expressed her surprise, “I have never given any mre thught t what t d with a plastic bag. This is definitely different.”
Shirley Watts als lives in the neighbrhd. She plans t shw thers her art. “I want t make a masterpiece that I can put in a frame and put it up n my wall and then I knw that I did it.”
“Making art with fund materials is nt a new idea. Anyne can d it. Recycled paper, clth and metal gds can becme beautiful pictures and sculptures,” Allita Irby said, “I think we are all artists really, and there is beauty all arund us.” The artist als said that all yu had t d was pen yur eyes and bring the utside in.
46．What is mainly discussed in the first paragraph?
A．The advantage f plastic bags.B．The disadvantage f plastic bags.
C．Hw t reuse and recycle plastic bags.D．The imprtance f recycling plastic bags.
47．The underlined part “des just that” in the secnd paragraph means “_______”.
A．prduces plastic bagsB．makes use f used plastic bags
C．makes plastic bags break dwnD．urges peple t reuse and recycle plastic bags
48．What is Irby’s neighbrs’ attitude twards her actin?
A．Supprtive.B．NegativeC．Suspicius.D．Unknwn.
49．Wh intends t share the skill f turning used plastic bags int art with ld peple?
A．Aleta Meyer.B．Allita Irby.C．Charltte HganD．Shirley Watts
50．Accrding t Alllita Irby, the mst imprtant step in making art with fund materials is _______.
A．t cme up with the ideaB．t seek beauty all arund us
C．t be pen t new ideas and thingsD．t chse the mst suitable bjects
参考答案：
1．D 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者曾经当了17年教师，那把摇椅成了身份的象征。无法继续教书后，作者和丈夫收养了一个以前的学生，并且加入了当地妈妈组成的互助小组。作者开始给予和接受帮助。如今，作者对自己的一切感到满足，把摇椅给了新老师。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Fr 17 years, I taught grade ne and tw, and my dreams as a teacher were tied t that rcking chair. It was a magical idea t have it in my class. (我在一年级和二年级教了17年的书，我当老师的梦想就系在那把摇椅上)”以及“The chair was part f my jb, part f me. (椅子是我工作的一部分，是我的一部分)”可知，摇椅对作者来说很特别因为它代表了她的教师身份。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据第四段“My husband and I adpted ne f my frmer students in 2017. The arduus wrk f parenting a child wh came t us at 9 years ld changed ur lives in unexpected ways. It called n the part f me that learns t be a gd mther. We spent cuntless hurs snuggling up (依偎) with bks-healing, bnding and slidifying ur family. This gave me a new purpse. (2017年，我和丈夫收养了我以前的一个学生。养育一个9岁孩子的艰辛工作以意想不到的方式改变了我们的生活。它呼唤我学着做一个好母亲。我们花了无数个小时依偎在一起看书——治愈、联系和巩固了我们的家庭。这给了我一个新的目标)”可知，作者收养了一位以前的学生来探索生活中的新可能性。故选C。
3．词句猜测题。根据第四段“My husband and I adpted ne f my frmer students in 2017. ( 2017年，我和丈夫收养了我以前的一个学生)”以及画线词后文“wrk f parenting a child wh came t us at 9 years ld changed ur lives in unexpected ways”可知，作者和丈夫收养了一个学生，所以养育一个9岁孩子工作是有挑战性和累人的，但是以意想不到的方式改变了他们的生活。故画线词意思是“有挑战性和累人的”。故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Then I started giving and receiving help. (然后我开始给予和接受帮助)”可知，作者在互助小组里提供并得到了支持。故选D。
5．细节理解题。根据最后一段“My family, my bks, finding a new purpse and belnging in a cmmunity — these are fulfilling the sense f self I used t prize as a teacher. (我的家庭，我的书，找到新的目标和社区归属感——这些都满足了我过去作为一名教师所珍视的自我意识)”可知，作者现在感觉和以前一样满足。故选B。
6．C 7．D 8．B 9．A 10．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，布莱恩·汉密尔顿的一次监狱之行让他萌生了帮助囚犯出狱后如何适应生活的想法，因此他创建了非营利组织“Inmates t Entrepreneurs”，帮助有犯罪背景的人创办自己的小企业。
6．主旨大意题。由第一段中的“Brian Hamiltn used t ccupy himself with a six-figure jb, but his life changed in a prisn when he was accmpanying his friend, Reverend Rbert J. Harris, wh ften went t lcal prisns t d his wrk. (布莱恩·汉密尔顿曾经忙于一份六位数的工作，但当他陪伴他的朋友罗伯特·J·哈里斯牧师时，他的生活在监狱里发生了变化，哈里斯牧师经常去当地监狱工作)”可知，第一段主要讲汉密尔顿参观监狱后，他的生活发生了变化。故选C项。
7．推理判断题。由倒数第二段““Nw, anyne is able t access the curse, either t becme a teacher t g int prisns t teach it r t access it fr themselves as a prisner r part f the general ppulatin,” Hamiltn explains. In additin, he visits middle schls and presents the curse t at-risk students t lead the s-called bad students t the right path. (汉密尔顿解释道：“现在，任何人都可以学习这门课程，要么成为一名教师，进入监狱教授，要么作为囚犯或普通人群的一部分自己学习。”此外，他还参观了中学，并向有风险的学生介绍课程，以引导所谓的坏学生走上正确的道路)”可知，通过课程的使用人群的范围可推断出，“Inmates t Entrepreneurs”组织的课程已经得到了很大地扩展。故选D项。
8．推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“In additin, he visits middle schls and presents the curse t at-risk students t lead the s-called bad students t the right path. (此外，他还参观了中学，并向有风险的学生介绍课程，以引导所谓的坏学生走上正确的道路)”可知，汉密尔顿试图提前预防可能发生的犯罪。故选B项。
9．推理判断题。由第二段中的“Finally in 2008, 16 years after that initial cnversatin, Hamiltn created Inmates t Entrepreneurs, a nnprfit rganizatin that helps peple with criminal backgrunds start their wn small businesses. (最后，在2008年，也就是最初的对话16年后，汉密尔顿创建了“Inmates t Entrepreneurs”，这是一个非营利组织，帮助有犯罪背景的人创办自己的小企业)”和最后一段Hamiltn所说的话的“If yu can make peple knw that ther peple care abut them, it will make a difference. (如果你能让人们知道其他人关心他们，那就会有所不同)”可知，Hamiltn创建了非营利组织“Inmates t Entrepreneurs”，帮助有犯罪背景的人创办自己的小企业，认为人们要去关怀囚犯，可得出汉密尔顿看重为他人提供关怀。故选A项。
10．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，短文叙述了Brian Hamiltn成功创业的故事，Hamiltn创建了“Inmates t Entreprcneurs”这个组织，这是个帮助有犯罪背景的人创业的非营利组织。与此同时Hamiltn还建立自己的公司Sagewrks。2018年他卖掉了Sagewrks的股份，一心投到“Inmates t Entrepreneurs”中来，去教犯人如何去创业。所以短文主要在讲述一个男人卖了他的企业去教囚犯如何创业，B项“一个男人卖掉了自己的生意来教囚犯”符合文意。故选B项。
11．C 12．D 13．D 14．C 15．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲叙了马丁在纽约度假回来之后就拥有了能听见同事心声的能力，并用这种能力让原本星期一早上枯燥无味的开会变得开放和互相信任起来。
11．细节理解题。根据第一段前三句“Martin was returning t wrk in his Lndn ffice after spending tw weeks with his brther in New Yrk. He was cming back with a heavy heart. It was nt just that it was the end f a wnderful hliday;（马丁和他哥哥在纽约呆了两周后回到伦敦办公室工作。他怀着沉重的心情回来了。这不仅仅是一个美好假期的结束）”可知，马丁在纽约的两周假期是愉快的。故选C项。
12．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Martin was aware that clleagues apprached these meetings with hidden agenda（会议议 程）; they indulged in(沉溺于）game playing ; and he knew that peple were nt being hnest and pen.（马丁意识到同事们在参加这些会议时都有隐藏的议程；他们沉迷于游戏；他知道人们并不诚实和开放。）”可知，马丁不喜欢周一早上的会议是因为会议上人们并不开放和互相信任。故选D项。
13．词句猜测题。根据第五段的第二句“S he started t make gentle interventins (干涉), based mre n what he culd hear his clleagues thinking than n what he culd hear them saying.（因此，他开始进行温和的干预，更多地基于他听到同事们在想什么，而不是他听到他们在说什么。）”和最后一句“In truth, he felt rather prud f his newly -acquired talent.（事实上，他为自己新获得的天赋感到相当自豪。）”可知，由于马丁能听到同事们真正的想法，他对同事们的发言进行追问，让他们能够表达出自己真实的想法，这让马丁感到很自豪，故选D项。
14．细节理解题。根据第六段“As the meeting prgressed, it was clear t him that each member f the meeting was learning hw t hear the thughts f the thers. The game playing started t fall away; peple started t speak mre directly; views became better understd; the atmsphere became mre pen and trusting.（随着会议的进行，他清楚地发现，会议的每个成员都在学习如何倾听其他人的想法。玩游戏的兴致开始减弱;人们开始更直接地说话;观点得到了更好的理解;气氛变得更加开放和信任。）”可知，由于马丁的干涉，会议上人们开始更加直接地表达自己的想法。故选C项。
15．推理判断题。根据第六段“As the meeting prgressed, it was clear t him that each member f the meeting was learning hw t hear the thughts f the thers. The game playing started t fall away; peple started t speak mre directly; views became better understd; the atmsphere became mre pen and trusting.（随着会议的进行，他清楚地发现，会议的每个成员都在学习如何倾听其他人的想法。玩游戏的兴致开始减弱：人们开始更直接地说话;观点得到了更好的理解；气氛变得更加开放和信任。）”和第七段“The meeting ended. As peple left the rm, Martin fund that he culd still hear what they were thinking. “That was the best meeting we’ve ever had.” “All meetings shuld be like that,” “ In future, I’m ging t say what I think.”（ 会议结束了。当人们离开房间时，马丁发现他还能听到他们在想什么。“这是我们有过的最好的一次会面。“所有的会议都应该这样。”“以后，我想什么就说什么。”）”可知，在会议上人们更加直接地表达了自己的想法，因此马丁可能会听到：我对我们如何推进这一点有了想法。我想我们应该……，故选B项。
16．B 17．C 18．C 19．A 20．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因为童年野餐不愉快的经历，不喜欢野餐，但在朋友组织的一次野餐中，她感受到了野餐的乐趣，并成为了一个野餐爱好者。
16．推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“I fund my hands began t sweat; my heart beat hard. I wanted t yell, “N! Why wuld yu suggest that? I thught we were friends!” I hated picnics.”（我发现我的手开始出汗；我的心跳得很厉害。我想大喊：“不！你为什么这么建议？我以为我们是朋友！”我讨厌野餐。）可知，作者讨厌野餐，不明白凯西为什么要建议去野餐，由此可知，作者对凯西的建议持反对态度。故选B项。
17．推理判断题。根据第二段关键句“There were never any tilets, s we had t “g” behind a bush; the memry f being discvered by a randm dg-walker still embarrasses me frm time t time. (从来没有厕所，所以我们不得不“走”到灌木丛后面；被一个遛狗者发现的记忆仍然不时让我感到尴尬。)”和“But fr me this was a time when I suffered a lt. It was frightening t be attacked by ants r spt a dead rabbit in the grass.”（但对我来说，这是一个让我痛苦的时刻。被蚂蚁袭击或在草丛中发现一只死兔子都很可怕。）可知，作者讨厌野外环境，没有厕所，令人尴尬，怕被蚂蚁袭击或在草丛中发现一只死兔子，由此可知，从作者童年的野餐经历中可以推断出她认为野外环境令人不快。故选C项。
18．细节理解题。根据第三段关键句“As an adult I’d avided all picnics, but this time I culdn’t. I just said yes, withut letting Kathy sense my true feeling abut them. She is my best friend and smetimes yu must make sacrifices fr peple yu like a lt.”（作为一个成年人，我避免了所有的野餐，但这次我不能。我只是答应了，没有让凯西感受到我对野餐的真实感受。她是我最好的朋友，有时你必须为你非常喜欢的人做出牺牲。）可知，凯西是作者最好的朋友，所以作者不想伤害她的感情，愿意为她做出牺牲，答应了野餐邀请，由此可知，作者接受了凯西的野餐邀请，因为她不想伤害凯西的感情。故选C项。
19．推理判断题。根据最后一段关键句“There was fresh bread, lives, even candles t keep away insects, music, and wine. It was cmpletely delightful. There may have been children playing arund t, even if ne f them did find a dead bird (tld yu!). I am nw a picnic enthusiast and we’re planning anther.”（那里有新鲜的面包、橄榄，甚至还有用来防虫的蜡烛、音乐和葡萄酒。这真是令人愉快。可能也有孩子在附近玩耍，即使其中一个确实发现了一只死鸟（告诉过你！）。我现在是一个野餐爱好者，我们正在计划另一个野餐。）可知，凯西夫妇为野餐准备了丰富的食物、甚至还有用来防虫的蜡烛，选择的野餐地点也很惬意，让作者感到愉快，由此可知，凯西和她的丈夫是很棒的野餐组织者。故选A项。
20．推理判断题。根据第一段关键句“I fund my hands began t sweat; my heart beat hard. I wanted t yell, “N! Why wuld yu suggest that? I thught we were friends!” I hated picnics.”（我发现我的手开始出汗；我的心跳得很厉害。我想大喊：“不！你为什么这么建议？我以为我们是朋友！”我讨厌野餐。）和最后一段关键句“I am nw a picnic enthusiast and we’re planning anther.”（我现在是一个野餐爱好者，我们正在计划另一个野餐。）可知，文章讲述了作者因为童年野餐不愉快的经历，不喜欢野餐，但在朋友组织的一次野餐中，她感受到了野餐的乐趣，并成为了一个野餐爱好者，由此可知，作者写这篇文章是为了描述她改变了对野餐的态度。故选D项。
21．A 22．B 23．A 24．C 25．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章以我的名字为线索，主要提及了上学时我的名字导致老师无法正确读出，进而生活中人们对我的名字的好奇以及现在我面对人们的好奇时，我的乐于解释。说明我们要接受自己。
21．细节理解题。根据第一段中“I have ne f thse names that are hard t prnunce”（我有一个很难发音的名字）及“When teachers read thrugh the attendance, I always knew when they came t my name: There wuld be hesitatin, then a slw syllabic (音节的) prnunciatin f my name. Befre they wuld even finish, I wuld put up my hand and say, “That’s me. Just call me Sanj.””（当老师念出勤名单时，我总是知道当他们念到我的名字时，他们会犹豫一下，然后慢慢地念出我的名字。他们还没说完，我就举手说:“那就是我。”就叫我Sanj吧）可知，因为我的名字中有很难发音的字，所以在老师念到我的名字时，他们会在犹豫之后慢慢地念出我的名字，而我则会在老师没有念完我名字前就会说出我的名字。故选A。
22．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Sanj is shrt fr Sanjukta. It’s an Indian name derived frm Sanskrit and it means “united”.”（Sanj 是 Sanjukta 的简称，这是一个源自梵语的印度名字，意思是“联合”）及“ I like my name. It means mre than diversity; it means cnnectin.”（我喜欢我的名字。它不仅仅意味着多样性;它意味着联系）可知，我对自己的名字是喜欢的，因为它意味着联系，即要和人们彼此联系。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据第四段中“Grwing up, I answered that I am Canadian. I didn’t want t stand ut as the Indian kid. I used t think it was implite t ask smene where they are frm — it may make smene feel like an utsider. But ver time, I understand mst peple are just curius and want t make a cnnectin. Nw when smene asks me where I am frm, I als ask them where they are frm. The cnversatin gets interesting when this happens.”（长大后，我回答说我是加拿大人。我不想以印度小孩的身份引人注目。我过去认为问别人从哪里来是不礼貌的——这可能会让人觉得自己是外人。但随着时间的推移，我明白大多数人只是好奇，想要建立联系。现在，当有人问我来自哪里时，我也会问他们来自哪里。当这种情况发生时，谈话变得有趣起来）最后一段中“When I intrduce myself t peple, I say, “My name is Sanj. It’s shrt fr Sanjukta.” Then I tell them that is Indian and what it means.”（当我向别人介绍自己时，我说:“我叫Sanj。它是Sanjukta的简称。”然后我告诉他们那是印度的，是什么意思）可知，当人们问起我是来自哪里时，我会回答人们的问题，随着我的长大，我也会问他们来自哪里。即我会向人们讲述我的名字的含义。故选A。
24．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“All f a sudden; all the talk abut whb ere we came frm united us.”（突然地;所有关于我们从哪里来的讨论让我们团结起来）可推知，因为我们的不同和差异，让人们变得相互团结起来。故选C。
25．主旨大意题。通读全文，文章在第一段中谈论了我在上学期间，老师碰到读我名字时的尴尬，进而在接下来的二、三、四段中提到我的名字的含义及人们看到我名字时的好奇；第五段引用了我的一次饭桌上的经历，人们就彼此的名字讲述各自的含义，最后一段提出，现在当别人再问我名字时，我会向他们讲述我的名字的来源及含义。综上可知，文章要表明的是我们要学会接受自己，选项B符合题意，故选B。
26．B 27．D 28．B 29．C 30．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者在一场大火中失去了房子和九只猫咪，他很难过，决定不再收养动物，但是却意外遇到了猫咪Starlight，它就像一颗照亮前进道路的星星一样使他重获希望，取得进步。
26．细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“I examined and kissed each cat gdbye, extremely grateful that they had passed away gently, withut injuries r burns. (我检查了每只猫，并和它们吻别，非常感激它们安然离世，没有受伤或烧伤)”可知，猫咪在火中离世没有受伤或烧伤让作者在火被扑灭后感到安慰。故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据第二段倒第三句“Mre than nce I had heard, seen r felt the brush f ne f my departed furry rmmates.(我不止一次听到、看到或感觉到某位过世的毛茸茸室友的擦身而过)”和最后两句“The mew grew luder. Curius, I pened the dr.(猫叫的声音越来越大。出于好奇，我打开了门)”可知，作者非常思念自己的猫咪，想确认外面是不是一只小猫的想法让作者打开了门。故选D。
28．词句猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“I thanked her and clsed the dr, determined t just let him stay until a real hme culd be fund.(我谢过她，关上了门，决心只让他留到找到一个真正的家)”可知，作者并不打算收养这只小猫，所以“After all, my determinatin had been well reasned and remained firm.”的意思是作者决定不再收养动物。故选B。
29．细节理解题。根据倒第二段第二句“We returned t the huse, managed t keep the business alive, brught the mystery nvel t the final edits befre it’s submitted in the hpe f publicatin.(我们回到房子里，设法让生意继续下去，把这部悬疑小说在提交之前进行了最终的编辑，希望能出版)”和最后一句“Every single day, I appreciate the serendipitus (有意外收获的) nature f the Universe that sent me hpe in the frm f a little black fur ball.(每一天，我都在欣赏宇宙的偶然发现，它通过一个小小的黑色毛球给我带来了希望)”可知，作者说Starlight使他重获希望，取得进步。故选C。
30．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“S take a little advice frm my furry friend: n matter hw hpeless things may becme r hw fixed yur reslutin may be, pen the dr whenever pprtunity kncks. It just might be a star t light yur way.(所以，请接受我这位毛茸茸的朋友的一点建议：无论事情变得多么无望，无论你的决心多么坚定，只要机会来敲门，就去开门。它可能就是一颗照亮你前进道路的星星)”可知，文章主要是讲作者的猫咪Starlight就像一颗照亮前进道路的星星一样使他重获希望，取得进步。故选D。
31．B 32．C 33．C 34．A 35．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的母亲是一个有着坚定意志力的人，总是努力去实现自己的目标，最终实现了去加利福尼亚定居的梦想。
31．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“She tld us stries f perfectin n a single city, fantasizing abut retiring ut west. My dad wuld play alng, but his heart wasn’t in the same place.(她给我们讲在一个城市生活得很完美的故事，幻想着退休后去西部生活。我爸爸也会配合，但他的心并不在同一个地方。)”可知，作者的爸爸不想去加州定居。故选B。
32．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“With each rejectin, she prmised t make her next jb applicatin even strnger.(每次被拒绝后，她都承诺会让自己的下一份工作申请更加有力。)”以及第四段“Her pursuit had finally paid ff. She’s been ffered a vice president psitin at a public health nnprfit in Oakland.(她的追求终于得到了回报。奥克兰一家公共卫生非营利组织向她提供了一个副总裁的职位。)”可知，作者的母亲是一个意志坚定的人，不达目标绝不放弃，没有什么能阻止她实现自己的目标。故选C。
33．词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“We’re bth discvering ur new hmes, making friends. We’re lking fr a gd yga studi t jin, reading the same bks and chatting abut the plts by text message. I emailed her phts frm my trip t Burning Man and she replied with stries abut her new cwrkers wh g every year.(我们都在寻找新家，结交新朋友。我们在找一个好的瑜伽馆，一起读同样的书，通过短信聊故事情节。我给她发了我去火人节旅行的照片，她回复了她每年都去的新同事的故事。)”可知，作者的生活和作者妈妈的生活有很多相似的地方。由此推断，划线单词的词义和“相似”相近。选项A“Changeable (易变的)”；选项B“Cmfrtable (舒适的)”；选项C“Similar (相似的)”；选项D“Creative (有创造力的)”。故选C。
34．细节理解题。根据文章第五段“We’re bth discvering ur new hmes, making friends. We’re lking fr a gd yga studi t jin, reading the same bks and chatting abut the plts by text message. I emailed her phts frm my trip t Burning Man and she replied with stries abut her new cwrkers wh g every year.(我们都在寻找新家，结交新朋友。我们在找一个好的瑜伽馆，一起读同样的书，通过短信聊故事情节。我给她发了我去火人节旅行的照片，她回复了她每年都去的新同事的故事。)”以及最后一段“Nw when I’m ut west fr a visit, Mm meets me at a statin with her big bag. We stp by the Grand Lake farmers market, picking ut the freshest seasnal ingredients, befre hiking up the hill t her new apartment.(现在，当我去西部旅游时，妈妈带着她的大袋子在车站接我。我们在大湖农贸市场停下来，挑选最新鲜的时令食材，然后爬山去她的新公寓。)”可知，作者和妈妈关系非常融洽。故选A。
35．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Nw when I’m ut west fr a visit, Mm meets me at a statin with her big bag. We stp by the Grand Lake farmers market, picking ut the freshest seasnal ingredients, befre hiking up the hill t her new apartment. One f these days, I’ll actually ck her dinner.(现在，当我去西部旅游时，妈妈带着她的大袋子在车站接我。我们在大湖农贸市场停下来，挑选最新鲜的时令食材，然后爬山去她的新公寓。总有一天，我会给她做饭的。)”可知，作者在最后一段主要想告诉我们，母女之情永远不变，现在作者的妈妈会照顾作者，而未来作者也会为自己的妈妈做同样的事情。故选B。
36．D 37．B 38．C 39．B 40．A
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者体验过农民的辛苦和没有未来之后，决心改变自己的生活。作者决定追求有用的知识和技术，作者上了大学，后来又获得奖学金去了美国，精神超越了个人的苦难。作者永远记得在稻田里工作教给我的：脚踏实地，努力工作就会有回报。
36．细节理解题。根据第一段“As I lked at his thin figure, crawling (缓慢移动) ahead f me, I thught f my wn depressing future. I was tied t the land by jb after backbreaking jb, unlike ther bys wh had freedm t pursue happiness. Why were there peple in the wrld wh wuld never knw what it was like t til (苦干), and thers, like me, wh had been tiling ever since they were small bys, seasn after seasn, year after year? Why were sme peple sitting befre electric fans r in air-cnditined rms, while I was ut f breath and sweating under the blazing sun? Why was there mud and mre mud in frnt f me?(当我看着他瘦弱的身影在我前面爬行时，我想到了我自己令人沮丧的未来。我在辛苦的工作之后被工作束缚在土地上，不像其他男孩有追求幸福的自由。为什么世界上有些人永远不知道劳动是什么滋味，而有些人，像我，从小就一直在劳动，一年又一年，一年又一年？为什么有人坐在电扇前或空调房里，而我却在烈日下汗流浃背，上气不接下气？为什么我面前的泥越来越多？)”可知，作者认为他的农民工作筋疲力尽，毫无希望。故选D。
37．细节理解题。根据第二段“I was suddenly cnsumed with great pity and great respect fr pr farmers, and the fcus f my attentin began t extend beynd myself and my family.(我突然对贫穷的农民充满了怜悯和尊敬，我的注意力开始超越我自己和我的家庭)”可知，对贫穷农民的同情和尊重促使作者改变他现在的生活。故选B。
38．细节理解题。根据第四段“I appreciate mre and mre the meaning f these wrds. The land is dependable, as lng as yu are willing t til n it. When the wind blew and the green rice plants mved like waves in a sea, stunningly beautiful, a deep sense f satisfactin swelled up (充满) in me.(我越来越明白这句话的意思。土地是可靠的，只要你肯在上面辛勤劳动。当风吹起，绿色的水稻像大海中的波浪一样移动，美得惊人，一种深深的满足感在我心中膨胀)”可知，作者认为母亲的话告诉自己愿意在自己的田地里辛勤劳动的人，一定会有收获。故选C。
39．推理判断题。根据最后一段“I labured hard in the simple, islated cuntryside f my hme, and I am prud f this. Althugh later I went int academic research, I shall always remember what wrking in the rice fields taught me: plant yur feet firmly n the grund, wrk hard and yu will be rewarded.(我在家乡这个简单、偏僻的乡村辛苦劳作，我为此感到自豪。虽然后来我从事了学术研究，但我永远记得在稻田里工作教给我的：脚踏实地，努力工作就会有回报)”可推知，作者以前的经验使他受益匪浅。故选B。
40．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Once, during my summer hlidays, my father was sick, but he wrked in the rice field just the same, because there was s much t d. As I lked at his thin figure, crawling (缓慢移动) ahead f me, I thught f my wn depressing future.(有一次，在我的暑假期间，我的父亲病了，但他还是在稻田里工作，因为有很多事情要做。当我看着他瘦弱的身影在我前面爬行时，我想到了我自己令人沮丧的未来)”以及倒数第三段“Crawling in the mud had taught me t lake bleeding and sweating as part f my life, and nt t be afraid in the face f difficulties. (在泥泞中爬行教会了我把流血和流汗当作生活的一部分，也教会了我在困难面前不要害怕)”结合文章主要讲述了作者体验过农民的辛苦和没有未来之后，决心改变自己的生活。作者决定追求有用的知识和技术，作者上了大学，后来又获得奖学金去了美国，精神超越了个人的苦难。作者永远记得在稻田里工作教给我的：脚踏实地，努力工作就会有回报。可知，A选项“在稻田里爬行”最符合文章标题，故选A。
41．D 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了娜塔莉的母亲的个人经历以及对孩子的爱，受到母亲的影响，作者也将对孩子的爱延续下去。在母亲节这天，娜塔莉翻新了母亲年轻时的照片，母亲很是高兴。
41．推理判断题。根据第一段“I think she ften felt in life like she wasn’t wanted and wasn’t lved.”（我想她在生活中经常觉得自己不被需要，也不被爱）可知，关于娜塔莉的母亲，我们可以推断出她母亲觉得自己不重要。故选D项。
42．细节理解题。根据第二段““She wuld always make sure that when we gt hme frm schl, we felt like we had ur number-ne fan, ur champin right there, waiting fr us.” Alng the way, Natalie learned many things frm her mther, which she carries n in her rle as a mther f tw sns.”（“她总是确保当我们从学校回家时，我们觉得我们的头号粉丝，我们的冠军就在那里等着我们。”一路走来，娜塔莉从母亲那里学到了很多东西，作为两个儿子的母亲，她把这些东西继承了下来）可知，娜塔莉从她母亲那里学到给予孩子极大的爱。故选A项。
43．细节理解题。根据第三段“And as part f the surprise, Natalie brught alng an ld pht f her mther, which she wanted t recreate. “I think it was taken in the mid-60s. S she was in her early t mid twenties. She’s just abslutely a beautiful wman.”（作为惊喜的一部分，娜塔莉带来了一张她母亲的老照片，她想重现这张照片。“我想这是在60年代中期拍摄的。所以她在二十出头到二十五岁左右。她绝对是个漂亮的女人。”）可知，娜塔莉在母亲节翻新了母亲的照片。故选C项。
44．推理判断题。根据最后一段““It’s just an amazing experience t take this picture and have Natalie d it. I culd never imagine in my entire life,” says Penelpe Mrales, wh adds that she’s very prud f her daughter, “All I want her is t be happy and t raise her children the same way,” she says.”（娜塔莉翻新这张照片，这真是一次奇妙的经历。佩内洛普 · 莫拉莱斯说，她为自己的女儿感到非常骄傲。她说：“我只想让她快乐，用同样的方式抚养她的孩子。”）可知，关于娜塔莉送给她母亲的礼物的很成功的。故选B项。
45．主旨大意题。根据第一段“If Natalie Mrales had t describe her mm in just ne wrd, she wuld pick: survivr.”（如果娜塔莉·莫拉莱斯必须用一个词来形容她的母亲，她会选择：幸存者）根据第三段“As a Mther’s Day gift, Natalie treated her mm t a day f pampering (宠爱). “I want my mm t feel like a queen,” she says. And as part f the surprise, Natalie brught alng an ld pht f her mther, which she wanted t recreate.”（作为母亲节的礼物，娜塔莉让妈妈享受了一天的呵护。“我想让我妈妈感觉自己像个女王，”她说。作为惊喜的一部分，娜塔莉带来了一张她母亲的老照片，她想翻新这张照片）可知，短文叙述娜塔莉的母亲的个人经历以及对孩子的爱，受到母亲的影响，作者也将对孩子的爱延续下去。在母亲节这天，娜塔莉翻新了母亲年轻时的照片，母亲很是高兴。所以短文告诉我们娜塔莉的“幸存者”妈妈值得得到这份特别的母亲节礼物。故选D项。
46．D 47．B 48．A 49．C 50．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了马里兰州的艺术家Allita Irby用废弃的塑料袋制作艺术品，以达到回收利用塑料袋的目的，她的行为得到了人们的赞赏。
46．主旨大意题。根据第一段的“But they are als a majr surce f pllutin. It can take hundreds f years fr plastic bags t break dwn. As they d, tiny pieces can pisn sil, lakes, rivers and ceans. Therefre, envirnmental experts urge peple t reuse and recycle plastic bags. (但它们也是主要的污染源。塑料袋需要数百年才能分解。正如它们所做的，微小的碎片可以毒害土壤、湖泊、河流和海洋。因此，环境专家敦促人们重复使用和回收塑料袋)”可知，本段主要讨论了回收利用塑料袋的重要性。故选D。
47．词句猜测题。根据上段末句“Therefre, envirnmental experts urge peple t reuse and recycle plastic bags. (因此，环境专家敦促人们重复使用和回收塑料袋)”可知，环境专家敦促人们重复使用和回收塑料袋。因此推断划线句表示：马里兰州的艺术家Allita Irby就是这样做的。由此推测，划线部分指的是“利用使用过的塑料袋”。故选B。
48．推理判断题。根据第四段的“Ms. Irby’s neighbrs praised her ability t turn waste int treasure. (Ms. Irby的邻居都称赞她变废为宝的能力)”推知，邻居们对Ms. Irby的行为是支持的。故选A。
49．细节理解题。根据第四段的“Sme, like Charltte Hgan, asked the artist t teach them hw t create art using the used plastic bags. “I think it is fascinating, and it is wnderful. I d plan t share it with my senirs at my church.” (一些人，比如Charltte Hgan，要求艺术家教他们如何用使用过的塑料袋创作艺术。‘我认为这是迷人的，是美妙的。我确实打算在我的教堂和我的前辈们分享。’)”可知，Charltte Hgan打算把使用过的塑料袋变成艺术品的技术分享给老人。故选C。
50．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Allita Irby said, 'I think we are all artists really, and there is beauty all arund us.' The artist als said that all yu had t d was pen yur eyes and bring the utside in. (Allita Irby 说，“我认为我们都是真正的艺术家，美就在我们身边。”艺术家还说，你所要做的就是睁开眼睛，把外面的东西带进来)”可知，Alllita Irby认为用现成的材料制作艺术品最重要的一步是对新想法持开放态度。故选C。