高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解人与自我 生活与学习.docx

1、高考英语真题分类汇编阅读理解人与自我 生活与学习阅读理解人与自我 生活与学习题组 一Passage 1 (2020全国I卷 B)BReturning to a book youve read many times can feel like drinks with an old friend.Theres a welcome familiaritybut also sometimes a slight suspicion that time has changed you both, and thus the relationship. But books dont change, peopl

2、e do. And thats what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.The beauty of rereading lies in the idea that our bond with the work is based on ourpresent mental register. Its true, the older I get, the more I feel time has wings. But withreading, its all about the present. Its about the

3、 now and what one contributes to the now, because reading is a give and take between author and reader. Each has to pull their own weight.There are three books I reread annually. The first, which I take to reading every spring, is Emest Hemingways A Moveable Feast. Published in 1964, its his classic

4、 memoir of 1920s Paris. The language is almost intoxicating(令人陶醉的), an aging writer looking back on an ambitious yet simpler time. Another is Annie Dillards Holy the Firm, her poetic 1975 ramble(随笔) about everything and nothing. The third book is Julio Cortzars Save Twilight: Selected Poems, because

5、 poetry. And because Cortzar.While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, which might add to the meaning I attach to them. But I imagine that, while money is indeed wonderful and necessary, rereading an authors work is the highest currency a reader can pay them. The bes

6、t books are the ones that open further as time passes. But remember, its you that has to grow and read and reread in order to better understand your friends.1. Why does the author like rereading?A. It evaluates the writer-reader relationship.B. Its a window to a whole new world.C. Its a substitute f

7、or drinking with a friend.D. It extends the understanding of oneself.2. What do we know about the book A Moveable Feast?A. Its a brief account of a trip.B. Its about Hemingways life as a young man.C. Its a record of a historic event.D. Its about Hemingways friends in Paris.3. What does the underline

8、d word “currency” in paragraph 4 refer to?A. Debt. B. Reward. C. Allowance. D. Face value.4. What can we infer about the author from the text?A. He loves poetry. B. Hes an editor.C. Hes very ambitious. D. He teaches reading.Passage 2 2020全国卷II DDI have a special place in my heart for libraries. I ha

9、ve for as long as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child. Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library.My first job was worki

10、ng at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old .It was a dream job and I did everything from shelving books to reading to the children for story time.As I grew older and became a mother, the library took on a new place and an added meaning in my life. I had several children and books were our main

11、source(来源) of entertainment. It was a big deal for us to load up and go to the local library, where my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them.I always read ,using different voices ,as though I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it !It was a sp

12、ecial time to bond with my children and it filled them with the wonderment of books .Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I love that the excitement of going to the library lives on form generation to generation.As a novelist, Ive found a new relationship with libraries. I

13、 encourage readers to go to their local library when they cant afford to purchase a book. I see libraries as a safe haven(避风港) for readers and writers, a bridge that helps put together a reader with a book. Libraries, in their own way, help fight book piracy(盗版行为) and 1 think all writers should supp

14、ort libraries in a significant way when they can. Encourage readers to use the library. Share library announcements on your social media. Frequent them and talk about them when you can.1. Which word best describes the authors relationship with books as a child?A. Cooperative. B. Uneasy. C. Inseparab

15、le. D. Casual. 2. What does the underlined phrase “an added meaning” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. Pleasure from working in the library. B. Joy of reading passed on in the family. C. Wonderment from acting out the stories. D. A closer bond developed with the readers. 3. What does the author call on oth

16、er writers to do?A. Sponsor book fairs. B. Write for social media. C. Support libraries. D. Purchase her novels. 4. Which can be a suitable title for the text?A. Reading: A Source of KnowledgeB. My Idea about writingC. Library: A Haven for the YoungD. My Love of the Library题组二Passage 1 2020 山东卷 BB J

17、ennifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelors degree. Mauer, of Edgar, Wis

18、consin, grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school, Jennifer attended a local technical college, working to pay her tuition (学费), because there was no extra money set aside for a college educa

19、tion. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling. Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves: nursing. She ch

20、ose the UW-Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Josephs Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four-year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jennifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degre

21、e: Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills, and her 68-year-old mother helped take care of the children at times. Through it all, she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed (牺牲) to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing imp

22、ortant events to study. Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers. she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first-generation graduate and an inspiration to her fami

23、ly - and thats pretty powerful.1.What did Jennifer do after high school?A. She helped her dad with his work. B. She ran the family farm on her own.C. She supported herself through college. D. She taught her sisters and brothers at home.2.Why did Jennifer choose the program at Ministry Saint Josephs

24、Hospital in Marshfield?A. To take care of her kids easily. B. To learn from the best nurses.C. To save money for her parents. D. To find a well-paid job there.3.What did Jennifer sacrifice to achieve her goal?A. Her health. B. Her time with family. C. Her reputation. D. Her chance of promotion.4.Wha

25、t can we learn from Jennifers story?A. Time is money. B. Love breaks down barriers.C. Hard work pays off. D. Education is the key to success.Passage 2 2020 天津卷D DAfter years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of a

26、verage performance curiosity and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The two belong together. Together, these deep human urges（驱策力）count for much more than ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped

27、objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, Why? Why? Why?Fortunately, curiosity and discontent dont have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture

28、them. The great man, said Mencius（孟子）, is he who does not lose his childs heart. Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging custom. We just follow the crowd. And the crowd desires only the calm and restful average. It encourages us to occupy our own little corner, to av

29、oid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied. Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation. But once having met and liked them, we think how terrible it would have been, had we missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and kee

30、p them awake. How should you start? Modestly, so as not to become discouraged. I think of one friend who couldnt arrange flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. How she is one of the experts, writing books on flower arrangement. One way to begin is to answer your ow

31、n excuses. You havent any special ability? Most people dont; there are only a few geniuses. You havent any time? Thats good, because its always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Toms Cabin while cooking. Youre too old? Remember that Thoma

32、s Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78. However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for youll never be more alive than you are at this moment. 1. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to _. A. propose a definition B. make a comparisonC. reach a conclusion D. present an argument2. What does the example