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1、届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练故事类届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练故事类 故事类 1、My family came to the United States from Mexico when I was 5,so I was an English-language learner in school and had to work very hard.After finishing high school,it took me eight years to graduate from University,while working full time at night.I s

2、tarted out as an aerospace（航空宇宙）engineer and changed into marketing,working at Hewlett-Packard and IBM for most of my career.Then I became a financial adviser,but eventually didnt find it satisfying enough.I had always dreamed of teaching children with a background like mine,and I was 59 years old,s

3、o l knew it was now or never.I found out about the EnCorps STEM Teachers Program in California,which would allow me to explore the possibility of becoming a science,technology,engineering,or math teacher in a high-needs middle or high school.I quickly applied and was accepted.My first job was the ha

4、rdest assignment（任务）you can get.I spent my first year there teaching math in a middle school,and the following two years I taught at the Academy of Science&#Engineering.When I spotted a job opening within the high school network Soledad Enrichment Action and I saw the students,I knew its where I wan

5、ted to work.Im in my third year there,and I love it.Its so much more satisfying than what I used to do for work.The best is when you see a student really getting something for the first time.Especially algebra,which can be very confusing.Sometimes I was so confused at their age that I couldnt even a

6、sk a question,so I know that feeling.I feel relevant again,like what I do is really important.I dont plan on ever retiring.1.What do we know about the author from the first two paragraphs?#A.He had to begin working from an early age.B.He was good at language learning when young.C.Upon graduating,he

7、enjoyed trying different jobs.D.Not satisfied with his job,he changed jobs constantly.2.How did the author realize his dream?#A.By applying to be a math teacher in a high school.B.By teaching children with a background like himself.C.By getting the hardest assignment to challenge himself.D.By changi

8、ng his job for a satisfying one as an engineer.3.What was the author satisfied with when being a teacher?#A.He found algebra can be very confusing.B.He settled confusing math problems for his students.C.He taught at the Academy of Science&#Engineering.D.He saw a student really getting improved for t

9、he first time.4.What can be a suitable title for the text?#A.To Be a Teacher and Never RetireB.How to Be a Successful Teacher C.Finding a Satisfying Job Is DifficultD.Teaching after You Retire Is Worth It 2、Born blind is tough in any case.But things were even harder for Srikanth Bolla who was born i

10、n a small village in India,where the common belief was that kids with disabilities were“of no use”and therefore,better off dead.Fortunately,Srikanths parents loved their son and refused to give him up.Instead,they encouraged the blind boy to dream big and reach for the star.Srikanth did not disappoi

11、nt his parents.The now twenty-four-year-old is the founder CEO of Bollant Industries.Of course,getting here was not easy.Being both blind and poor meant that Srikanth had to face hard challenges.As a young boy,Srikanth attended a regular school near his home.Unfortunately,the students and teachers d

12、idnt quite like him because of his disability.As a result,the young boy was largely ignored and often spent the entire day alone.Concerned this would hold back Srikanth s development,his family decided to send him to a special school in Hyderabad.Sure enough,the young boy soon rose to the top of his

13、 class,earning awards in speech and debate competitions.But Srikanth was prevented from studying sciences when he reached 10th grade,because it was thought too“dangerous”for a blind student.Not wanting to give up,Srikanth took legal action and became the first blind student in the country allowed to

14、 study sciences.Late,after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Srikanth set up Bollant Industries in 2012.For just four years,it has become a powerhouse with over 450 employees,70%of whom are physically challenged.Being disabled doesnt mean being unable.“If the world looks at m

15、e and says,Srikanth,you can do nothing,I will look back at the world and say I can do anything.”the young man says.1.Why was Srikanth sent to a special school?#A.His parents became richer than before.B.He could be treated equally there.C.This school was free for disabled students.D.He was sent away

16、by the regular school.2.What can we know about Srikanth from the text?#A.He was born in a poor village.B.He cared about disabled people.C.His parents were strict with him in his study.D.He was loved by the villagers when he was young.3.What words can best describe Srikanth?#A.Intelligent and determi

17、ned.B.Active and honest.C.Patient and careful.D.Kind but stubborn.4.What can be the best title for the text?#A.Chances Are Everywhere B.No Challenges,No Success C.Big Dream Makes a Difference D.Disability Doesnt Mean Being Unable 3、His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento,but to th

18、e rest of the world,he is known as Pel.Without doubt,Pele is the greatest soccer player ever.Born in a small village in Brazil,Pel grew up playing soccer like most other children of his age.Too poor to afford a soccer ball,Pele and his playmates often made one by tying together a bunch of rags.Their

19、 playing field was usually a sidewalk.Old tin cans marked where the goalposts should be.Pel and the other boys from his neighborhood often dreamed of one clay becoming professional soccer players.At the age of eleven,Pel was discovered by Waldemar de Brito,a former professional player.Waldemar de Br

20、ito was then the coach of the Bauru Soccer Club and he signed Pele to play for the junior Bauru team.In 1956,when Pele was fifteen,Waldemar de Brito took him to the city of Santos,Brazil,to try out for the Santos professional team.Pele immediately distinguished himself as one of the best players.In

21、1957,Pel was selected to play on Brazils national team.He scored the only goal for Brazil in the first game and another goal in the second game.Then in 1958,Pel helped Brazil win ils first World Cup.Between 1958 and 1970,Pele played in four World Cups.He is the only person who won three World Cups.P

22、el played his last game with the Brazilian national team in 1971,but he continued to play for the Sanlos team for three more years before calling it quits.Throughout his career,Pel had an amazing ability to touch people.Once a war was suspended for two days because the Santos team had been invited t

23、o play there and people on both sides were so eager to see Pel play.Pel s name represents excellence in soccer.His 20-year career has yielded some of the most memorable moments in soccer histoiy.People today still refer to him as the great Pel,the King of Soccer.1.What was Pel s soccer playing envir

24、onment like when he was young?#A.Well-developed.B.Tough.C.Relaxing.D.Standard.2.Whats the focus of Paragraphs 3 to 5?#A.Pel s influence.B.Pel s achievements.C.Pel s personal development.D.Pel s international records.3.Why was the war in Nigeria suspended for two days?#A.Nigerians were fed up with wa

25、rs.B.Pel refused to play soccer unless the war was stopped.C.Nigerians didnt want to injure Pel.D.People wanted to see Pel s game.4.What do we know about Pel?#A.Growing up in a soccer family influences him a lot.B.He is a selfless and generous player.C.He has a talent for soccer and practices a lot.

26、D.He received professional training at age 15.4、When I was in fourth grade,I worked part-time as a paperboy.Mrs.Stanley was one of my customers.Shed watch me coming down her street,and by the time Id biked up to her doorstep,thered be a cold drink waiting.Id sit and drink while she talked.Mrs.Stanle

27、y talked mostly about her dead husband,“Mr.Stanley and I went shopping this morning,”shed say.The first time she said that,soda went up my nose.I told my father how Mrs.Stanley talked as if Mr.Stanley were still alive.Dad said she was probably lonely,and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my hea

28、d and smile,and maybe shed work it out of her system.So thats what I did,and it turned out Dad was right.After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery（墓地）.I finally quit delivering newspapers and didnt see Mrs.Stanley for several years.Then we crossed paths at a church f

29、und-raiser.She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy.Four years before,shed had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with.Now she had friends.Her husband was gone,but life went on.I live in the city now,and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids.She asks me how Im

30、 doing.When I dont say“fine,”she sticks around to hear my problems.Shes lived in the city most of her life,but she knows about community.Community isnt so much a place as it is a state of mind.You find it whenever people ask how youre doing because they care,and not because theyre getting paid to do

31、 so.Sometimes its good to just smile,nod your head and listen.1.Why did soda go up the authors nose one time?#A.He was talking fast.B.He was shocked.C.He was in a hurry.D.He was absent-minded.2.Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs.Stanley?#A.He enjoyed the drink.B.He wanted to be helpful.C.He to

32、ok the chance to rest.D.He tried to please his dad.3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase“work it out of her system”in Paragraph 2?#A.Recover from her sadness.B.Move out of the neighborhood.C.Turn to her old friends.D.Speak out about her past.4.What does the author think people i

33、n a community should do?#A.Open up to others.B.Depend on each other.C.Pay for others help.D.Care about one another.5、Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater,employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups.It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theaters 75-year history.This time,however,the cleanup was a little different.As one group of workers carried out