2021年新高考英语 阅读理解之记叙文、夹叙夹议文 Word原卷版

2021年新高考考前押题原卷版英语阅读理解之记叙文、夹叙夹议文一、阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AMore than 30 years ago, there was a well-known boxer named Eugene Hart. Hart was heavily favored to win his next round against an ungifted boxer, Antuofermo. It was said that the only thing that Antuofermo could do was “he bled well". However, here was an important thing. He had good qualities that you couldn't see.During the fight, Hart controlled Antuofermo, knocking him down and giving him a good beating. Antuofermo absorbed the punishment that was dealt to him by his naturally superior opponent, and he did it so well that Hart became discouraged. In the fifth round, Hart began to tire, not physically but mentally. Taking advantage of the situation, Antuofermo attacked and knocked Hart down, thus ending the fight.When the fighters went back to their temporary restrooms, only a thin curtain was between them. Hart's room was quiet, but on the other side he could hear Antuofermo's coach talking about who would take the fighter to the hospital. Finally he heard Antuofermo saying, "Every time he hit me with that left hook （左勾拳）to the body, I thought I was going to quit. After the second round, I thought if he hit me there again, I'd quit. I thought the same thing after the fourth round. But he stopped hitting me there."At that moment, Hart began to weep. He was crying because for the first time he under- stood that Antuofermo had felt the same way he had and even worse. And the only thing that distinguished the guy who was talking from the guy who was crying was perseverance （毅力）.The coward （懦夫）and the hero had the same emotions. They're both humans.The important question to ask yourself here is this：How does each man respond to the tough situation that they are experiencing? Maybe you are in a tough position right now or, if not, one might be coming. How will you react? Like a hero or a coward?1．What can we learn from paragraph 1?A．Hart was an ordinary boxer.B．Antuofermo was hardly defeated.C．Hart was believed to win the game.D．Antuofermo was gifted in boxing.2．How did Antuofermo win the fight?A．He trained hard before the fight.B．Hart became discouraged by his coach.C．He was confident about his boxing talent and power.D．He dealt with the punishment properly and grasped the chance.3．Why did Hart cry after the fight?A．He realized he was just mentally defeated.B．He was hurt and sent to a hospital.C．He lost the game easily.D．He was considered to be a coward.4．What are Antuofermo's qualities?A．Hard-work and honesty. B．Humor and intelligence.C．Perseverance and determination. D．Enthusiasm and responsibility.BA few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom 1 haven't seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.His father's declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia（失眠）and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watching his Gather's condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.After his father finished talking. he fell unconscious（失去知觉）. My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever wordscame out from his father's mouth after he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days, hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we（or they）live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our sides.Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of "no" come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so many unlucky ones who have neither lathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most complain about, but never have them.Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling.1．Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer's friend?A．Sad B．Sorry C．Regretful D．Pitiful2．What does the underlined word "rectify" mean in Para. 3?A．Put…right B．Recite…by heartC．Realize D．Recognize3．From Para.5 we know that _______.A．we are actually innocent to say rude words to our parentsB．we deliberately ignore our parents too oftenC．we are not satisfied with our parentsD．we unconsciously hurt our parents so often4．What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?A．Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old.B．Be good to your parents when you still have the chance.C．You will regret in your life if you don't show your kindness to your parents.D．It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents.CMeles Wudima was five years old and both his parents were dead. He headed to his aunt's, but she had seven children and couldn't take him in permanently. Soon Wudima participated in the street economy, along with roughly 10,000 other orphan (孤儿) kids in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. To survive, he shined shoes, sold peanuts and begged.Then, when he was about nine, Wudima met Meheret Worku.In 1996, Worku flew from Edmonton, Canada to her hometown of Addis Ababa to visit her mother, accompanied by her husband, Scott Smillie, and their two children, Rebecca and Rachael.The family came with the intention of helping street-involved children, but without a set plan. It was one of Rebecca's questions that finally pushed Worku and Smillie to act. "Why aren't they wearing any shoes?” she asked about kids in the street.Worku left Ethiopia in 1981 on a scholarship to Germany. From Germany she moved to Edmonton, finished her studies at the University of Alberta, began teaching, met Smillie and started a family. She got these opportunities thanks to her education — a gift from her father, an Ethiopian general. The father used his relative (相对的) wealth to pay for his eight daughters and one son to attend private school, wanting to offer them what his own sisters never got. Back then, Ethiopia's school enrollment (登记) was just 25 per cent. When Worku's father died, his final wish, she says, was for his children to someday return to help their country.All Ethiopian children can attend government schools, but many don't. Uniforms, books and other expenses, poor health and being forced into work are all barriers. Smillie and Worku decided to focus on getting street-involved orphan children to class. As the years passed, Worku continued to travel between Canada and Ethiopia to support Wudima and dozens of other Ethiopian students.Now 29, Wudima has a job as a tour guide. Some young people are addicted to drugs or they become pickpockets, he says. “If you have school, that’s a good advantage to keep your self from everything.” Of Worku, he says, “She’s like my mother.”1．Why did young Wudima get involved in the street economy?A．He had to make his own living.B．He saw huge profits in the economy.C．He wanted to help the orphan kids.D．He liked to help with his aunt's business.2．What can be learnt about education in Ethiopia?A．Many children have no money, time or energy for it. B．Government schools provide free books and uniforms. C．The government attaches great importance to education. D．There aren't enough schools for all the school-aged children. 3．What conclusion can we draw about Worku?A．She has achieved success all by herself.B．She is the most gifted child of her father's.C．She has lived up to her father's expectations.D．She overcame many barriers to get an education. 4．What can be inferred about Wudima?A．He feels dependent on Worku.B．He must be grateful to Worku.C．He will follow in Worku's footsteps.D．He has done something really bad before.DIt was the first day of Spring here but it didn't feel like it. The Coronavirus(冠状病毒) Pandemic was sweeping the globe and everywhere there were feelings of uncertainty, fear, loneliness and even despair. "Social Distancing" had become the new norm. Here the schools had been closed, the restaurant dining rooms had been shut, and people had been told to work from home whenever they could. Even the sheltered workshop where my oldest son worked had been closed until furl her notice. People had made a run on the stores and large areas of the shelves were bare. On the news the numbers of sick and dead continued to rise. It felt like there was a weight on the souls of everyone in the world.My own family was staying at home as much as possible and as I looked out my window I wondered how long this crisis would last. It was then, however, that I saw something that lifted that weight off of my soul, made my face smile, and made my heart feel happy again. On the street below my house there was an old friend of mine from high school who was a teacher there now. With him was my younger son s former aide from the high school as well. They were delivering the school lunches door to door to the hungry children who were stuck al home. Watching them made me think of something everyone's childhood television neighbor. Mr.R oger's once said:“ In the bad times, always look for the helpers. ”I have no doubt this crisis will pass as all the crisis before it have. But it is our choice on whether it brings out the best in us or the worst in us. Let it bring out the best in you. Use it to strengthen your faith. Use it to free yourself from fear. Use it to grow kinder, more giving, and more loving. Become a helper to all those in need and you will be a happy person today and in all the days to come.1．How did people feel in face of the epidemic? A．Disappointed. B．Confident. C．Tense. D．Doubtful. 2．What made the author happy?A．Seeing someone delivering lunches from door to door B．Staying together with his families in time of danger C．Seeing a childhood television in time of danger D．Standing by the window and look out into the street 3．What Mr. Roger said actually means ______.A．in bad times we should watch mon TV programsB．school lunches arc not easy to forget for many peopleC．we should prepare more lunches for school children D．people look forward to helping hands in bad times4．What is the purpose of the text?A．T o express his expectation to end the epidemic soonB．To encourage people to bring out their best in had timesC．T o show that he is ready to help others in time of dangerD．To explain why we should have strong faith in ourselvesEIt was decades ago, but it's still one of the most memorable conversations of my life. On a long, slow train rattling north, with nothing to do but watch the rain, the guy sitting opposite began trying to talk to me. Like most young women who have learned the hard way to be cautious of strangers, I reacted coldly. But curiosity took over when he said that he was just bored, and liked talking.So that's what we did, for hours and hours, since he turned out to be very talkative. When the train eventually pulled in, we didn't swap numbers—it was a conversation strictly of its time—but I still think about it occasionally on long, boring journeys, before getting a phone out and scrolling silently like everyone else. Rarely can a person cheerfully break the social taboo（禁忌）about talking to strangers without any trace of ill intention but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do itAnd that's why I feel it ridiculous about a campaign launched this week to heal bitter national divides by encouraging Britons to talk to each other. Obviously, it takes more than a small talk over garden fences to unite a divided nation now. More people live alone than they did a generation ago, and we socialize increasingly through screens instead of bothering to call. In reality, social media platforms designed to bring people together have unknowingly fueled the division.It is true that the "tube chat" campaign of a few years back failed in its attempt to make Londoners talk to each other on public transport. But even city residents who would normally dierather than make eye contact with strangers still happily join the large crowds of people by the Thames for the New Year's Eve fireworks. They would get a far better view at home on TV—it's not really about the fireworks, but being part of social engagement.There's no guarantee that this latest attempt to reconnect will succeed, but I hope that my temporary train friend then is still talking, wherever he is now.1．What led the author to start the talk with the guy on the train?A．Her growing interest in communication.B．Her typical easygoing personalityC．Her habit of chatting with strangers.D．The intention of the train journey.2．What has made talking to strangers a social taboo among the Britons?A．A lack of basic communicating skills.B．The absence of common topics.C．The concern for personal safety.D．The addiction to social media3．How does technology affect people's mutual connection?A．It is bringing people together in a larger sense.B．It is positively helping break the national boundaries. C．It has made people more divided than connected. D．It is the key driving force of removing divisions. 4．What does the highly-attended firework show indicate? A．Tube chat campaign can never make it.B．TV programs at home are not appealing.C．The charm of the fireworks is hard to resist. D．People's desire to connect is still alive.。