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届高考英语夹叙夹议阅读训练题
2021高考英语夹叙夹议阅读训练题
(一)
WhenVivaanwasborn,myjourneyasaparentbegan.Thefirstyearwasspentworryingabouteverysmallthingandattimestakingaperfectlyhealthybabytoasurpriseddoctor!
Ienjoyedtheattentionofonlookerswhostoppedtoadmiremyson'sfatcheeks,muchtothediscomfortofmywife!
Thingschangedaroundthetimehecompletedfifteenmonths,whenthereseemedtobeearlysignsofdifferentbehaviors,whichcouldbeeasilyignoredasgrowinguppains—lackofsocialinteraction,notrespondingtoname,etc.However,achanceofmeetingwithafriendforcedustogotoaspecialist.Aftermultiplevisitstovariousdoctorsandscoresofquestionnaires,Vivaanwasdiagnosedwithautism(自闭症)atthatmomentweweren'tawareofwhathitus.
Sincethatday,ourliveshaverevolvedaroundVivaan'scondition.Fromvisitingnumerousdoctors,toreadingeverypossiblebookonautism,I'veprobablyresearchedmoreaboutautismthananyothertopicrelatedtomyprofession.However,themoreItried,themorefrustratedIgot.
SoonIrealizedIwaschasingthewronggoal.IfIstartedlookingatVivaanasuniqueandenjoyinghimforwhatheis,lifewasfun.NotcomparingVivaanwithotherswasthekey.Attimes,wehadtoovercomethesocialcompulsionsofthrowingabirthdaypartylikeeveryotherfamilydid.Werealizedcuttingbirthdaycakessociallymadehimmoreanxious.Sowestartedcelebratingbirthdaybygivinghimafreedaynothera-piesandunlimitedaccesstohisfavoriteobjects
Initially,weworriedaboutallthemilestonesVivaanmissed,likethefactthathewasunabletotalk,hewasunabletocount,etc.Wethendecidedtocelebratethesmallmilestonesinsteadthefirstwordhementioned,thefirsttimeherodeonaschoolbusonhisownlifewasallaboutcelebratingthesmallthings,notthebigones1Inthisway,myjourneyasaparentwasfromdisappointmenttohope,frompaintojoy
1.Attheageof15months,Vivaanbeganto.
A.stayinhospitalregularly
B.neglecthissurroundings
C.growabnormalphysically
D.behavedifferentlyfromothers
2.Whomadetheauthorawareofthepossibleproblemwithhisson?
A.Adoctor.B.Hiswife.C.Afriend.D.Astranger.
3.Thejourneyasaparentmadetheauthor.
A.alwaysfeeldisappointedandpainful
B.learnsomevaluablelifelessons
C.learntoliveinameaningfulway
D.loseinterestinhisoriginaljob
4.Whatmadetheauthorstopcomparinghissonwithotherchildren?
A.Realizingnobodyisperfectintheworld.
B.Failingtofindacureforhisson'scondition.
C.Realizinghisson'slittleinterestinaparty.
D.Sensingtheneedtogivehissonfreedom.
(二)
RomeoEdmeadisusinghisfingerstounlockaworldhehasneverexperiencedbefore.Edmeadlosthissightwhenhewasjustatwo-year-oldchild,sohehasalwayshadacomplicatedrelationshipwithartandmuseums.
Whilehehasheardofclassicalpaintings,hesaysschooltripstomuseumswereuncomfortable."Iknewwhatmyfriendswouldexperience,butIwouldn'tnecessarilyexperienceitbecausetheycouldusetheirsenseofsightandIdidn'thavethat,"saidEdmead.
Hedescribesrunninghisfingersovera3DversionofEmanuelLeutze's"WashingtonCrossingtheDela-ware",atalibraryfortheblindinNewYorkCity,asakindof"freedom".
"Inlifewe'veallheardoffamouspaintersandtheirworks.Buttome,that'salltheywere,"hesaid."TheywerelikevocabularywordsIcouldwritedownonthepagebutIdidn'tnecessarilyknowhowtoputaphysicalpicturetogether.Somethinglikethispresentsthatopportunity,thatfreedomtogetabetterunder-standing."
Themanbehindthe3DprintedworksisJohnOlson.AformerphotographerforLIFEmagazine,Olsonco-foundedacompanycalled3DPhotoworksthatdevelopedandpatentedtheirownprintingprocessforworksoffineart.
"Webeginwithtakingaconventionaltwodimensional(空间的)imageandchangeitto3Ddata.Oncethatdatahasbeenchanged,wethensendittoamachinethatsculpts(雕刻)thedata.Itgivesthatimagelength,width,anddepth.Andoncethat'sbeensculpted,itgoesthroughaprintingprocess,whichproducesathreedimensionalprintwithlength,widthanddepth,"saidOlson.
IttookOlsonsevenyearstodevelopthemethod,butnowhe'smovingfullspeedahead.He'sraisingmoneytoscaleuptheproduction."Thereare285millionblindandsightimpaired(受损的)world-wide.OnepersongoesblindintheUSevery11minutes.Soourgoalistomakeartandphotographyavailabletothem,firstinthiscountryandthenbeyond,"saidOlson.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutRomeoEdmead'schildhoodfromthetext?
A.Hewenttoschoolwithsightedkids.
B.Heusedmemorywhenappreciatingart.
C.Heenjoyedvisitingmuseumswithhisfriends.
D.Hewasalwaysinterestedinclassicalpaintings.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inparagraph4referto?
A.The3Dprintingtechnology.
B.Writingvocabularywordsonpaper.
C.Thewayofputtingtogetherphysicalpaintings.
D.Thefeelingabouttouchingthe3Dprintedworks.
3.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.
A.itisuncommonforblindpeopletotakephotos
B.thereisadecreasingnumberofblindpeoplenow
C.the3Dprintedworksarenowpopularintheworld
D.itisahardtasktodevelopthe3Dprintingtechnology
4.Thetextisintendedtointroduce.
A.JohnOlson'sdevotiontoaidingtheblind
B.thewaytheblindpeopleappreciatepaintings
C.RomeoEdmead'sdifficultyinappreciatingart
D.thesignificanceofthe3Dprintingtechnology
(三)
WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman9Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook.
Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.Thatformerprison-erwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote(《堂吉诃德》).Andthestoryposesaninterestingquestion:
whydosomepeoplediscovernewvitalityandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,whileothersgotoseedlongbefore?
We'veallknownpeoplewhorunoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife'shalfwaymark.I'mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.I'mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhaveadoptedthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears.Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.Wesucceedinourfieldofspecializationandthenbecometrappedinit.Nothingsurprisesus.Weloseoursenseofwonder.But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesareeverywhere.
Thethingswelearninmaturityseldominvolveinformationandskills.Welearntobearwiththethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidself-pity.Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus—anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing.
Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm,wecankeeponlearning.Thenwewillknowhowimportantitistohavemeaninginourlife.However,wecanachievemeaningonlyifwehavemadeacommitmenttosomethinglargerthanourownlittleegos(自我),whethertolovedones,tofellowhumans,towork,ortosomemoralconcept.
Manyofusequate(视...等同于)"commitment"withsuch"caring"occupationsasteachingandnursing.Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablecommitment.Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellence—whethertheyaredrivingatruck,orrunningastore—maketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare.They'velearnedlife'smostvaluablelesson.
1.ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat.
A.lossoffreedomstimulatesone'screativity
B.ageisnotabarriertoachievingone'sgoal
C.miseryinspiresamantofightagainsthisfate
D.disabilitycannotstopaman'spursuitofsuccess
2.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3probablymean?
A.Endone'sstruggleforliberty.
B.Wasteone'senergytakingrisks.
C.Misstheopportunitytosucceed.
D.Losetheinteresttocontinuelearning.
3.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph4?
A.Thosewhodaretotryoftengetthemselvestrapped.
B.Thosewhotendtothinkbackcanhardlygoahead.
C.Opportunityfavorsthosewithacuriousmind.
D.Opportunityawaitsthosewithacautiousmind.
4.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph5?
A.Atoughmancantoleratesuffering.
B.Awisemancanlivewithoutself-pity.
C.Amanshouldtrytosatisfypeoplearoundhim.
D.Amanshouldlearnsuitablewaystodealwithlife.
5.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage9
A.Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife.
B.Tostresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork.
C.Tostatetheimportanceofgeneratingmotivationforlearning.
D.Tosuggestawayofpursuingexcellenceinourlifelongcareer.
(四)
Itwasnotuntiltheperiodbetween1900and1920thattapdanceappearedasadanceforminitsownright.Withit,tapdanceshoeswereborn.BythetimethatBillRobinson(1878to1949)becamefamousas"Bojangles",tapdanceshoeswerepartofthetotalpackage.Robinsonworetapshoeswithwoodensoles(鞋底).Hisdancepartnerinamemorable1935filmcalledTheLittleColonelwasShirleyTemple,whopopular-izedeyelet-style(圆孔眼款)tapdanceshoes,withlarge,laced-throughbows.
Tapdancingwasfeaturedofteninmoviesmadebetween1935and1970.FredAstaireandGingerRogerstappedtheirwaythroughthe1936classic,SwingTime.Astaire'sstandardofperfectionincludedblackpa-tentleathershoes.Quiteapartfromthestressfuldanceroutines,Rogershadtodealwithwearinghigh-heeledtapshoes.Shemadeeverydanceroutinelooke