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绝密★启用前年高考英语考前信息必刷卷202304江苏地区专用新高考英语试题的命题以考查学生核心素养为中心,以语篇话题为引领,不断创设命题的新情境,避免学生形成定式思维,屏蔽教师让学生背模板的死板应试思维和方法本试卷中的阅读理解篇,是一篇以物理实验为素材的应用文阅读,通过本文的阅读考查了学生的创新A能力,改变了以往固化的生活应用文本试卷中的完形填空是一篇记叙文,此题以“亲情”为话题,体现了人间真情年高考命题中“环保话题”依然是很重要的话题,预测年新高考地区将以阅读理解的形式进行20232023考查,难度较大,例如本卷阅读理解篇DV/英语试卷注意事项答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上
1.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑如需改动,用橡皮擦干净
2.后,再选涂其他答案标号回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回
3.第一部分听力(共两节,满分分)30做题时,先将答案标在试卷上录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)5听下面段对话每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的、、三个选项中选出最佳选项听完每5A BC段对话后,你都有秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题每段对话仅读一遍10例How muchis theshirtA.£
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15.B・He encouragedthe author to workhard.C.He alwaysworked accordingto hisschedule.D.He was an inspiration for the authortoown ashop.
26.What didthe authormean byhis answerA.He wouldrefuse to accept the owners offer.B・He wouldgive uphis dream job in the end.C.He wouldvalue theprint offeredby the owner.D.He wouldkeep astrong desire for hisdream job.
27.What messagedoes the author seemto conveyin the textA.All hardwork willpay off.B・We shouldrespect ourheart.C.There isno shortcutto success.D.Opportunity isfor theprepared.【答案】
24.A
25.D
26.B
27.B【文章大意】这是一篇夹叙夹议文作者通过记叙自己辞去稳定工作去开店这件事激励读者只有遵循自己的内心,才会真正热爱生活细节理解题根据文章第二段(但我每天都很痛苦)”可知,作者在参加“理
24.“But I was miserableevery day.想的工作”时感到非常痛苦,原文的和项中的为同义词替换故选项miserable Apainful A细节理解题根据文章第三段
25.“At onepoint,I hungup aprint ofmy favorite automotive shopas a source of.(有一次,我挂上了一张我最喜欢的汽车商店的照片,作为灵感的来源广可知,作者提到自己最喜inspiration欢的汽车商店老板是因为他是作者的灵感来源故选项D推理判断题根据文章第四段
26.The dream job”had a guaranteed retirementplan forpeople whowork therefor30years-but after30year,would elderlyme lookback andregret notseizing theopportunity todo thingson my own terms(“理想的工作”为那些在那里工作了年的人提供了有保障的退休计划——但年之后,当我老了回首往3030事时,会后悔没有抓住机会按自己的意愿做事吗广和第五段“In2020,1left thedream jobto runmy businessfull time.(2020年,我放弃了梦想中的工作,全职经营自己的企业)”可知,作者有了他的答案指的是放弃别人眼中的“理想的工作”,去追逐自己心里真正的理想的工作,即作者将会放弃自己的理想工作故选项B推理判断题根据文章最后一段
27.“Frankly,this pathhas notbeen easy.Since startingmy ownbusiness,never in my.(坦率地说,life have I been so tired,frustrated,or anxious.But Ilive on my own terms andlove everysecond oflife这条道路并不平坦自从我自己创业以来,我从未如此疲惫、沮丧或焦虑过但我以自己的方式生活,热爱生命中的每一秒户可知,作者放弃了稳定的工作去追寻自己喜欢做的工作,虽然道路曲折,但作者热爱生活所以作者想告诉读者,我们应该尊重自己的内心故选项BCA new technology isgoing toripe,one thatcould transformour daily lives,help toform newindustries,even removeworld economic powers from their present positions.Unlike thewave ofindustrialization thatbegan in the West and spreadlater to the rest of the world,the newdevelopments aretaking placein researchlabs all over theglobe-and Asiansare inthe forefront.Physicists arecreating anew classof materials that display an amazing property unforeseen even two yearsago—superconductivity.Used todayonly in specialized equipment,super conductorshave thepotential toradically changemost of theelectrical and electronic appliancesfound in the home,making themsmaller,more powerfuland efficient.They couldfreeour citiesof pollutionby replacingpetrol anddiesel vehicleswith electriccars,and cutthe costof electricity.The newmaterialsdo somethingthat eventhe bestof conductorssuch ascopper andsilver cannot-they doaway with all electricalresistance.The significancesfor energystorage aregreat.The technology is inits earlystage,still accessible to countriesthat decideto investbrains andmoney.For75years ithadremained littlemore than a scientificcuriosity withlimited practicaluse becausethe phenomenonoccurred onlyatextremely lowtemperatures.It wasfirst observedin1911by aDutch scientistnamed HeikeKamerlingh Onnes,whocooled mercuryto temperaturesbelow-269℃with liquidhelium.Then inJanuary lastyear,two IBM scientists,K.AlexMuller andJ.George Bednorz,found ametal oxideceramic thatsuperconducted at-243℃.Their reportwent largelyunnoticeduntil lastDecember,when it was confirmedat ascientific meetingin Boston.Today Japan,India,China andotherAsian countriesall havetheir shareof expertswho spendtheir daysand nightsin labs,acting asmidwives to a newtechnology.
28.As is indicated in the passage,the technologyof superconductivity.A.has alreadybeen developedB.is stillunder developmentC.will beused onlyinspecializedequipment D.will beused indailylivesin a few years
29.The newtechnology differsfrom the othersin that.A.it began in theEast and spread later to the rest of the worldB・it began in the West and spread laterto the rest of theworld C.it isbeing cultivatedin researchlabs aroundthe worldD.it isaccessibletophysicists whoare intelligentand rich
30.From the passage,we mayconclude that.A.Asian scientistsgain thelead in the growthof the new technologyB.Dutch scientistskept reportingnew findingsfor thelast75yearsC.IBMscientistsreport receiveimmediate attentionallover the worldD.the Westwas astonishedat the newtechnologydeveloped bythe Asians
31.Which of the followingwould bethe besttitle for the passageA.The Prospectof aNew TechnologyB・Superconductivity:A NewTechnologyC.A NewTechnology:The Keyto Changethe Wayof OurLivesD.A NewTechnology:A JointEffort ofMany Countries【答案】
28.B
29.C
30.A
31.B【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文文章讲述的是一项最新的超导体技术,介绍了这一技术的优势以及研发历史细节理解题根据第三段第一句
28.The technologyisinits earlystage,still accessibleto countriesthat decideto invest.(这项技术还处于早期阶段,决定投资脑力和资金的国家仍然可以使用)”可知,正如文章中brains andmoney所指出的那样,超导技术仍在开发中故选B细节理解题根据第一段中
29.Unlike thewave ofindustrialization thatbeganin the Westandspread laterto the rest of(与the world,the newdevelopments aretaking placein researchlabs allover theglobe-and Asiansare in the forefront.西方开始并随后传播到世界其他地区的工业化浪潮不同,新的发展正在全球各地的研究实验室中进行,而亚洲人处于领先地位广可知,这项新技术与其他技术的不同之处在于它正在世界各地的研究实验室中进行培养故选C推理判断题根据第一段
30.Unlike thewave ofindustrialization thatbeganin theWestandspreadlaterto therest of(与the world,thenewdevelopments aretaking placein researchlabs allover theglobe-and Asiansare in the forefront.西方开始并随后传播到世界其他地区的工业化浪潮不同,新的发展正在全球各地的研究实验室中进行,而亚洲人处于领先地位广可知,从这篇文章中,我们可以得出结论,亚洲科学家在新技术的发展中获得了领先地位故选A主旨大意题根据第一段
31.A newtechnologyisgoing toripe,one thatcould transformour dailylives,help toformnew industries,even removeworldeconomicpowersfrom theirpresentpositions.Unlike thewave ofindustrialization thatbeganin theWestandspreadlaterto therestof the world,thenewdevelopments aretaking placein researchlabs alloverthe globe——and Asiansare in theforefront.Physicists arecreating anew classof——项新技术艮[》materialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneventwoyears ago—superconductivity.J各成熟,它可以改变我们的日常生活,帮助形成新的产业,甚至将世界经济强国从目前的地位上移除与西方开始并随后传播到世界其他地区的工业化浪潮不同,新的发展正在全球各地的研究实验室中进行,而亚洲人处于领先地位物理学家们正在创造一种新的材料,这种材料显示出两年前还没有预见到的惊人特性——超导体技术”结合文章讲述的是一项最新的超导体技术,介绍了这一技术的优势以及研发历史可知,选项“超导B体技术一项新技术”最符合文章标题故选BDThere isincreasing alarmabout theextent ofmicroplastic pollution,which hasbeen foundeverywhere fromEverestto theArctic.However,it turnsout theres an evensmaller andmore toxicform of plastic pollutionentering remotereachesof theglobe.A newstudy publishedin EnvironmentalResearch foundsignificant quantitiesof nanoplastics in ice samplesfrom boththe Northand SouthPoles.“Now weknow thatnanoplastics aretransported to these cornersof theEarth in these quantities.This indicatesthatnanoplastics arereally abigger pollutionproblem thanwe thoughtJ studylead authorDusan Materic said in a pressrelease.Nanoplastics areplastics that are smallerthan a micrometer insize.Their smallsize means they are more difficult tostudy thanmicroplastics,or plasticsbetween fivemillimeters and a micrometer.But theymay beeven more dangerous.毒理学地Nanoplastics arevery toxicologicallyactive comparedto,for instance,microplastics,and thafswhy thisisvery importantJ Matericsaid.Materic and his teamused newmethods to measure nanoplastic pollution inice samplesfrom Greenland andAntarctica.They sampleda14-meter-deep icecore from the Greenland ice capand seaice fromAntarctica^McMurdoSound.They found that therewere anaverage of
13.2nanograms permilliliter of nanoplastics in the Greenlandice andanaverage of
52.3nanograms permilliliter in the Antarcticice.But what was even more surprisingthan the amount ofnanoplastics in the remoteice wasjust howlong theyhad sat】there.In the Greenland core,we seenanoplastic pollutionhappening allthe wayfromthe1960s.So organismsin thategion.despite thelack of the solidevidence,likely allover the world,have beenexposed toit forquite sometimenow,“Matericsaid.The studyalso lookedat thetypes of plastic presentinthesamples.Half of theGreenlandnanoplastics werepolyethylenePE,the kindofplasticused forplastic bagsand packaging.A quartercame from tires anda fifth werepolyethylene terephthalatePET,which isused forclothing andbottles.
32.Why shouldresearchers focusmore onnanoplasticsA.They aremore importantto science.B.They are smaller butmoredangerous.C.They areeasily pollutedby oceanwater.D.They aremore activein coldsurroundings.
33.What canwe learnabout nanoplasticsA.The Northand Southpoles arethe birthplaceofnanoplastics.B.Kanoplastics haveless influenceon theplanet thanmicroplastics.C.Nanoplastics foundinthesamples arewidely usedinthedaily life.D.Nanoplastics have been existingsince the1960s throughoutthe world.
34.What does the underlinedword thatregion referto inPara6A.Greenlandicecap.B.Antarcticas McMurdo.C.The southand northpoles.D.All placesintheworld.
35.Which of the followingcan bethe besttitle for thetextA.Mircoplastics—proving moredangerous.B.Nanoplastics—making itsway to the poles.C.Nanoplastics—posing athreat topeoples life.D.Mircoplastics—setting thealarm bellsringing.【答案】
32.B
33.C
34.A
35.B【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文文章主要说明了发表在《环境研究》杂志上的一项新研究发现,北极和南极的冰样本中都含有大量的纳米塑料文章还介绍了什么是纳米塑料以及这项研究的开展过程细节理解题根据第三段
32.“Nanoplastics areplastics that aresmallerthanamicrometer insize.Their smallsize meanstheyaremoredifficult tostudy thanmicroplastics,or plasticsbetween fivemillimeters andamicrometer.But theymay be纳米塑料是尺寸小于微米的塑料它们的小尺寸意味着它们比微塑料毫米到微米之evenmoredangerous.151间的塑料更难研究但它们可能更加危险广可知,研究人员应该更多地关注纳米塑料因为它们更小,但更危险故选B推理判断题根据最后一段
33.The studyalso lookedat thetypes ofplastic presentinthesamples.Half of theGreenland nanoplasticswere polyethylenePE,the kindofplasticused forplastic bagsand packaging.A quartercame该研究还研究了样fromtiresandafifthwerepolyethylene terephthalatePET,which isused forclothing andbottles.本中存在的塑料类型格陵兰岛一半的纳米塑料是聚乙烯一种用于塑料袋和包装的塑料四分之一来自轮PE,胎,五分之一是用于服装和瓶子的聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯可知,样品中发现的纳米塑料在日常生活中被PET»广泛使用故选C词句猜测题根据画线词上文
34.“In theGreenland core,we seenanoplasticpollutionhappening allthe wayfromthe在格陵兰岛核心,我们看到纳米塑料污染从世纪年代开始一直在发生厂以及画线词后文1960s.2060(尽管“despite thelack of the solidevidence,likely allovertheworld,havebeenexposed toit forquite sometime now缺乏确凿的证据,但可能全世界都已经接触到它很长一段时间了广可知,在格陵兰岛核心,我们看到纳米塑料污染从世纪年代开始一直在发生因此,尽管缺乏确凿的证据,但格陵兰冰盖的生物,可能世界各地的2060生物,已经暴露在这种环境中很长一段时间了故画线词指的是“格陵兰冰盖工故选A主旨大意题根据第一段中
35.“A newstudy publishedin EnvironmentalResearch foundsignificant quantitiesof(发表在《环境研究》杂志上的一项新研究发现,北nanoplasticsinicesamplesfrom boththe Northand SouthPoles.极和南极的冰样本中都含有大量的纳米塑料)”并结合文章可知,文章通过讲述一项研究,主要讲述北极和南极的冰样本中都含有大量的纳米塑料,纳米塑料污染已经非常严重选项“纳米塑料正在走向两极”最符合B文章标题故选B第二节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
52.51阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Picture yourselfsitting athome in a quietreading corner,ignoring theworld aroundyou,lost in a tale.You readthebrief introductionto abook,instantly becomeglued andnow youreinthemiddle of an absolutepage-turner.But,theres ahot debate—physical books VS.e-books VS.audiobooks.36Generally,reading usesseveral areasof the brain.Theres attentionspan,reasoning,reading fluency,memory andlanguagecomprehension.Reading isknown tostrengthen communicativeability,vocabulary and increase emotionalintelligence and social perception.37But,lets lookat thepros to reading with your eyes—physical books ande-books.They canhelp toretaininformation better.38Besides,with physical books ande-books you can goback andfind anypart youmissed,especiallyif yourmind wandersat somepoint orother.On the other hand,there5stheaudiobook.Headphones in,youre switchedoff fromlife and the storyreally comesalive,almost likewatching afilm—in yourhead.From ascientific perspective,listening to an audiobookis likelyto helpyou develop a greater sense of empathyas youhear the emotion of the narrator.39Hearing thestory engagesdifferent partsof thebrain,heightening theintensity andimagery,making youenjoy itmore.40Perhaps,next timeyou findyourself browsingbookshop shelves,also considerthe format.It mayjust changeyour whole literary experience.(转调)A.You canmore easilyunderstand inflection and tone.B・So,whichever wayyoure reading,there arebenefits definitely.C.Does the device youre using toread affectyour reactionto thebookD.All in all,it seemsthat there are advantagesto thethree typesmentioned above.E.Like e-books,physical booksseem emotionlessbut makeyou freeof distraction.F.In sum,there isno limit,which isdecided byhow mucha personreads therestoflife.G.This isbecause when you can actually see the words,your attentionis heldmore closely.【答案】
36.C
37.B
38.G
39.A
40.D【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,文章阐述了实体书、电子书、和有声书三种不同阅读方式的益处
36.上文“But,theres ahot debate一physical books VS.e-books VS.audiobooks.(但是,有一场激烈的辩论-------实体书电子书有声书厂说明在关于实体书、电子书和有声书之间人们有不同的观点;选项VS VSC“Does the(你用来阅读的设备会影响你对这本村的反应吗?户就device youreusing toread affectyour reactionto thebook上文所提到的提出了相关的问题,下文作者就三种读书方式对阅读者的影响分别进行了详细“theres ahot debate”的阐述,回答了C选项的问题;选项中的“thedeviceyou9reusingtoread”指代上文中的“physical books VS.e-books由此可知,选项符合语境故选VS.audiobooks”,CCo上文
37.“Reading isknown tostrengthen communicativeability,vocabulary andincrease emotionalintelligence and(众所周知,阅读可以增强交际能力、词汇量,提高情商和社会感知力)”阐述了阅读的好social perception.处;结合本段第一句(一般来说,阅读会用到大脑的几个区域Generally,reading usesseveral areasof thebrain.户可知阅读会锻炼到大脑的各个区域,由此可知,选项B“So,whichever wayyoure reading,therearebenefits.(所以,无论你以哪种方式阅读,都肯定有好处户承接上文,对本段所阐述的内容进行总结,说明definitely不论哪种阅读方式都是有益的,回答了第一段所提出的问题,符合语境;选项中的“whicheverway yourereading”指代第一段中的指代上文中的“physical booksVS.e-booksVS.audiobooks,benefits”strengthen communicative故选上文ability,vocabulary andincrease emotionalintelligenceandsocialperception”
38.“They canhelp toretainBo(它们可以帮助更好地保留信息广阐述了阅读实体书和电子书的好处;选项information better.G“This isbecause.(这是因为当你能真正看到这些文字时,你whenyou can actuallyseethewords,your attentionis heldmore closely的注意力就会被牢牢抓住户承接上文,解释为什么实体书和电子书能够更好地保留信息,选项中的指“This”代上文的选项中的与本段第一句中的表述内“They canhelp toretain informationbetter.“see”“reading with your eyes”容一致;下文“Besides,with physical booksande-books youcan goback andfind anypart youmissed,especially ifyour.(止匕夕卜,对于实体书,你可以回过头来寻找你错过的任何部分,尤其是mind wandersat somepoint orother当你的思绪时不时发生游离时厂进一步阐述了实体书和电子书有助于更好地保留信息的原因由此可知,G选项符合语境,故选G上文
39.“From ascientific perspective,listening toan audiobookis likelyto helpyoudevelop a greater senseof empathy(从科学的角度来看,听有声书可能会帮助你发展出更大的同理心,因为as youhear theemotion of the narrator.你听到了叙述者的情感)”阐述了听有声读物的好处;选项(转调)A“You canmore easilyunderstand inflection承接上文,阐述听有声书可以产生同理心的原因,选项中的(转调)指代上文中听and tone.”“inflection andtone”书者可以感知和的途径故选“theemotionof thenarrator”“developagreatersenseofempathy”Ao根据第一段中的(但是,在实体书、电子
40.But,theresahotdebate-physicalbooksVS.e-booksVS.audiobooks.书和有声书之间有一个激烈的争论户以及下文对三种阅读方式的对比,可知文章主要阐述了三种阅读方式各自的好处;选项(总而言之,上面D“All inall,it seemsthat thereare advantagesto thethree typesmentioned above.提到的三种类型似乎都有优点户作者就上文观点进行了总结,回答了第一段所提出的问题,指代“advantages”上文所阐述的益处,选项中的“the threetypes”呼应第一段中的“physicalbooksVS.e-booksVS.audiobooks.9,;下文“Perhaps,next timeyou findyourself browsingbookshop shelves,also considerthe format.It mayjust changeyourwhole(也许,下次你发现自己在浏览书店的书架时,也要考虑一下格式它可能会改变你的整个literaryexperience.文字体验厂承接上文,建议下次可以改变一下阅读方式,因为不同的阅读方式带来不同的阅读体验故选D第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分分)30第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)15115阅读下面短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项A BC D“I knewwhen Isaw you,I wanted to takeyou homeJ mydad saysto mewhen Ivisit himone Saturday.There isadeep-seated41of afather seeinghis daughterwhen shewas born.My father hasAlzheimer9s(老人痴呆症).He does not42express inwords,so thesudden accuracyof hiswords43me.Another Saturday,he pointstoaphoto ofme andsays,Shes smart.Does heknow the44person,30years older,issitting besidehim Itdoesnotmatter.At thatmoment I can feelhis
45.Now Ibring aspoonful ofyogurt tohis lips.With a46hand,he touchesme andsays,Youre verygood.Thank you.He totallyforgets itwas hethat47me inlifting aspoon tomy mouth.These wordsare allhe cangive now.But theymake meunderstand more48my generousfather.His doorwas always49,Drop-in visitorswere welcomed with a drink.He wouldnot30to give money toa family member in need.In thecommunity,he51his timetopreserve thehistorical buildings.Time,advice,money.There weremany wayshe
52.And hegives,still.The53has taken much from my father.Whats54are hiswords.Its55for him to findthe rightword andsay itout loud.Yet hekeeps going.
41.A.fear B.memory C.doubt D.opinion
42.A.gladly B.eventually C.generally D.gradually
43.A.surprises B・answers C.amuses D.calms
44.A.successful B・same C.independent D.responsible
45.A.admiration B・confidence C.affection D.curiosity
46.A.cold B・feeding C・firm D.trembling
47.A.guided B.followed C.scolded D.assessed
48.A.easily B.deeply C.quickly D.carefully
49.A.magical B.closed C.open D.safe
50.A.hesitate B.intend C.pretend D.attempt
51.A.valued B.divided C.killed D.volunteered
52.A.tried B.took C・preserved D.gave
53.A.chat B・disease C.visit D.decision
54.A.known B.faced C.left D.remembered
55.A.important B.convenient C.impressive D.difficult【答案】
41.B
42.D
43.A
44.B
45.C
46.D
47.A
48.B
49.C
50.A
51.D
52.D
53.B
54.C
55.D【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文文章讲述了作者与自己的患了老年痴呆症的父亲相处的某个动情瞬间,并赞美了父亲的美好品质考查名词词义辨析句意这是一位父亲在女儿出生看到她时根深蒂固的记忆害怕;记
41.A.fear B.memory忆;怀疑;观点根据上文C.doubt D.opinion“I knewwhen Isaw you,I wantedto takeyou homeJ mydad saysto me及空后可矢口,父亲讲述的是初when Ivisit himone Saturday.”ofafather seeinghis daughterwhen shewas bom”见女儿时对女儿的感受,这是他根深蒂固的记忆故选项B考查副词词义辨析句意他逐渐不再用语言进行表达,因此他突然精准表达的话语让我惊讶开
42.A.gladly心地;最终;大体上;逐渐地根据上文人痴呆症).B.eventually C.generally D.gradually My fatherhasAlzheimer^可知,父亲得了老年痴呆症,逐渐丧失语言表达能力故选项D考查动词词义辨析句意他逐渐不再用语言进行表达,因此他突然精准表达的话语让我惊讶使
43.A.surprises惊讶;回答;逗乐;使平静根据上文(老人痴呆症)「及B.answers C.amuses D.calms“My fatherhas Alzheimers常识可知,父亲得了老年痴呆症,记忆力不再如常人,因此他突然精准的话语让我惊讶故选项A考查形容词词义辨析句意他知道同一个人,岁了,正坐在他旁边吗?成功的;
44.30A.successful B.same同一的;独立的;负责的根据上文C.independent D.responsible“Another Saturday,he pointstoaphoto ofme andsays,可知,父亲指的照片上的人就是作者自己,是同一个人故选项“Shes smart.B考查名词词义辨析句意在那一刻,我能感觉到他的爱仰慕;信心;
45.A.admiration B.confidence C.affection关爱;好奇根据父亲说的话可知,父亲哪怕忘记了很多东西,还是记得自己女儿的优D.curiosity“Shes smart.秀之处,对女儿饱含深情故选项C考查形容词词义辨析句意用他颤抖的手,他触摸我并说“你很好谢谢你!冰冷的;给
46.A.cold B.feeding食的,饲用的;坚定的;颤抖的根据上文(老人痴呆症)可知,C.firm D.trembling“My fatherhas Alzheimers父亲生病了,他的手的状况也不如从前,很可能是颤颤巍巍的故选项D考查动词词义辨析句意他完全忘了是他引导我把勺子端到嘴里的引导;跟随,遵
47.A.guided B.followed守;责备;评估根据生活常识以可知,在女儿小的时候是父亲教会了自己学会用汤匙吃饭C.scolded D.assessed故选项A考查副词词义辨析句意:但它们让我更深刻地理解了我慷慨的父亲容易地;深深地;
48.A.easily B.deeply C.快速地;仔细地根据下文可知,我更深刻地理quickly D.carefully“Drop-in visitorswere welcomedwith adrink.解了父亲的慷慨大方故选项B考查形容词词义辨析句意他的门总是开着的神奇的;关闭的;开着的;
49.A.magical B.closed C.open D.安全的根据下文可知,父亲的门总是开着欢迎客人们故选safe“Drop-in visitorswere welcomedwith adrink.”项C考查动词词义辨析句意他会毫不犹豫地给有需要的家庭成员钱犹豫;打算;
50.A.hesitate B.intend C.pretend彳枝装;尝试艮据上文及D.attempt I“But theymake meunderstand moremy generousfather.”“Drop-in visitorswere可知,父亲是特别慷慨的人,对于帮助别人这件事他不会犹豫故选项welcomedwith adrink.”A考查动词词义辨析句意在社区里,他自愿奉献自己的时间来保护历史建筑重视;使
51.A.valued B.divided分开;杀;自愿根据上文可知,父亲是一C.killed D.volunteered“Drop-in visitorswere welcomedwithadrink.个慷慨的人,所以做志愿工作是符合他的品质特点的故选项D考查动词词义辨析句意时间、建议以及金钱他给予的方式有很多尝试;拿;
52.A.tried B.took C.preserved保存;给予根据上文可知,父亲是一个慷慨的D.gave“He wouldnot togivemoneytoafamilymemberinneed.”人,他乐于付出和给予故选项D考查名词词义辨析句意疾病拿走了父亲太多东西聊天;疾病;访问;
53.A.chat B.disease C.visit D.decision决定根据上文(老人痴呆症).”可知,父亲得了老年痴呆症,很多事情他答案是“My fatherhas Alzheimersc
1.What doesthe man do most weekendsA.He goesshopping.B.He visitsmuseums.C.He watchesmatches.【答案】C【原文】W:There aremany goodplaces fbrshopping inLondon.And Ivebeen tolots ofmuseums.I likeliving here.M:So do
1.1like herebecause Tcan watchfootball matchesmostweekends.
2.What doesthe mansuggest the woman doA.Report to the police.B.Go backto lookfor it.C.Buy anew one.【答案】A【原文】W:Oh,Fve lostmy mobilephone at the station.M:Oh dear.If Iwere you,I wouldreport itto thepolice immediately.
3.What will the womando firstA.Go to the library.B.Go to the classroom.C.Go to the teachersoffice.【答案】C【原文】M:Would youlike togo to the librarywith meto returna bookW:rd liketo,but Imust gototheteachers9office to hand inmy homeworkfirst.
4.How manylanguages canthe womanspeak upto nowA.Two.B.Three.C.Four.【答案】B【原文】M:Can youspeak FrenchnowW:Not yet,but I want tolearn itnext term.So farI havealready masteredJapanese,Chinese andEnglish.
5..What is the probablerelationship between the twospeakersA.Teacher andstudent.
8.Manager andemployee.C.Classmates.已经无法再做,疾病剥夺了他很多东西故选项B考查动词词义辨析句意剩下的是他的语言了解;面对;留下;记
54.A.known B.faced C.left D.remembered得根据上文可知,疾病拿走了父亲很多东西,他能做的事情不多,现在他“The hastakenmuchfrommyfather.”还可以说话故选项C考查形容词词义辨析句意对他而言,找到合适的文字并大声说出来是困难的重要的;
55.A.important B.方便的;印象深刻的;困难的根据基本医学常识,对于一个老年痴呆症来convenient C.impressive D.difficult说,恰当自如地表达自己不是一件容易的事情故选项D第二节共小题;每小题分,满分分1015阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Guilin isconsidered one of themost beautifullandscapes intheworldwith itsblue rivers,and rollingmountains.Ithas arich ethnictradition that56attract millionsof localand foreigntourists everyyear andhas servedas the57culturecenter ofthe regionsince over1,000yearsago.Guilin was at the top ofmy must-see listlast October.I tooka boatdown theLijiang Riverto Yangshuo.I spentroughlyfour hourson theboat58wind downthe river.The riveris sofamous forits59beautiful thatits evenprinted onthe20-yuan note.As Iwatched awater buffalocool offinthewater andfishermen floatpast on their bamboorafts,Isuddenly feltvery far60remove fromthe hustleand bustleof Shanghai.天堂Though everyplace Ivisited wasbeautiful,none wasmore picturesque61Yangshuo.Ifs aparadise foranyone62loves natureand thegreat outdoors.The mountainswere themain reasonwhy Idtraveled toGuilin,so Iwantedto makesure I was outsideexploring asmuch aspossible andthe bestway totake itall inwas63bike.It wasdifficulttoavoid crowdsin Guilinduring theOctober holiday.However,I foundonce Iheaded offthe beatentrack,I64surround bya senseof peaceand calmset againstone of65nature mostamazing background.【答案】
56.attracts
57.cultural
58.winding
59.beauty
60.removed
61.than
62.who
63.by
64.was surrounded
65.natures【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文文章讲述了作者在桂林旅游的经历考查动词时态句意它有着丰富的民族传统,每年吸引着数以百万计的当地和外国游客,自多年前
57.1000以来一直是该地区的文化中心分析可知本句是定语从句,空处是从句谓语,由先行词可知从句谓语tradition用单数形式;陈述事实可用一般现在时;根据英文提示,故填attracts考查形容词句意它有着丰富的民族传统,每年吸引着数以百万计的当地和外国游客,自多年前以
58.1000来一直是该地区的文化中心分析句子可知,空处缺形容词作定语修饰名词center;根据英文提示,故填culturalo考查固定搭配句意我在船上花了大约四个小时,船在河上蜿蜒而下()是固定搭
59.spend timedoing sth.配,译为“花时间做某事“,符合句意;根据英文提示,故填winding考查名词句意这条河以其美丽而闻名,甚至被印在元纸币上分析可知是形容词性物主代词,后
60.20its接名词作宾语;根据英文提示,故填beauty考查形容词句意当我看着一头水牛在水里凉快下来,渔民们乘着竹筏从我身边漂过,我突然觉得自己
61.与上海的喧嚣相距甚远分析可知本处是系动词后接形容词构成系表结构,即译为“感觉有差距”,feel removed,符合句意;故填removed考查比较级的连接词句意尽管我参观的每个地方都很美,但没有一个地方比阳朔更美分析可知本处是
62.的比较级形式,译为“比更”,符合句意;故填more...than than考查定语从句句意对于热爱大自然和户外运动的人来说,这里是天堂分析可知本处是限定性定语从
63.句,空处是引导词,指人,在从句中作主语,先行词是用引导;故填anyone,who who考查介词句意山是我去桂林旅游的主要原因,所以我想确保我尽可能多地在户外探索,最好的方式就
64.是骑自行车分析句意可知空处表示“通过……用介词符合题意;故填by by考查时态和语态句意然而,我发现一旦我离开了人迹罕至的小道,在大自然最令人惊叹的背景之一的
65.映衬下,我被一种平和和平静的感觉包围着分析可知主语与之间是被动关系,应用被动语态;本I surround处表述事情已发生,应用一般过去时;由主语可知谓语用单数;故填Iwassurrounded考查名词所有格句意然而,我发现一旦我离开了人迹罕至的小道,在大自然最令人惊叹的背景之一的
66.映衬下,我被一种平和和平静的感觉包围着分析句意可知本处表示“大自然的…”,应用名词所有格;故填natures第四部分写作(共两节,满分分)40第一节(满分分)15为了给高三学生减压,你校开展了快乐课间活动请你给校广播站“英语之声”栏目写一篇广播稿,报道这个活动,内容包括活动背景和意义;
1.活动细节;
2.效果和感受
3.注意词数左右;
1.80请按格式在答题卡的相应位置作答
2.Happy ClassBreak【参考范文】Happy ClassBreakStudents inSenior Threeare facedwith greatpressure with the approachofthe National College EntranceExamination.So ourschool organizedall studentsof thisgrade toparticipate infun recessactivities torelease theirpressure.A wide variety ofinteresting gameswere scheduledfor everybreak.Every cornerofthecampus wasused forstudentsto playgames.The mostimpressive oneswere therelay,tug ofwar andrope skipping.All thestudents involvedwere immersedin them,admitting that they feltrefreshed andrelaxed.They hopesuchactivities can continue inthe following days.【解析】本篇书面表达属于广播稿,要求考生给校广播站“英语之声”栏目写一篇广播稿,报道学校开展的快乐课间活动.词汇积累1压力一pressure stress有趣的一参力口多种多样的.句式ftin interestingparticipate in—take partinawidevarietyo Jvarieties of2拓展简单句变复合句原句Students inSenior Threeare facedwith greatpressure withthe approachoftheNational CollegeEntranceExamination.拓展句Students inSenior Threeare facedwith greatpressure becausetheNationalCollegeEntranceExamination isapproaching.【点睛】[高分句型1]All thestudents involvedwere immersedin them,admitting thatthey feltrefreshed andrelaxed.(运用了现在分词作状语和引导的宾语从句)that[高分句型(运用了引导的宾语从句,省略了)2]They hopesuch activitiescancontinueinthe followingdays.that that第二节(满分分)25阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文(有偏见的),I triednot to be biasedbut Ihad mydoubts abouthiring Steviebecause Ihad neverhad amentallychallenged employee.He wasshort,a littlefat withthe smoothfacial featuresand thick-tongued speechof Down9s(唐氏综合症).SyndromeI shouldnthave worried.After the first week,Stevie hadmy staffwrapped aroundhis fatlittle finger,and withina(吉祥物).month myregular truckcustomers had adopted himas theirofficial truckstop mascotHe waseager tolaughand toplease,but fiercein hisattention tohis duties.Every saltand peppershaker wasexactly inits place,not acoffee spillwasvisible whenStevie gotdone withthe table.Our onlyproblem waspersuading himto waitto cleana tableuntil afterthecustomers werefinished.Over time,we learnedthat helived withhis mother,a widowwho wasdisabled afterrepeated surgeriesfor cancer.Money wastight,and whatI paidhim wasprobably thedifference betweenthem beingable tolive together and Steviebeingsent toa grouphome.One morninglast August,Stevie missedwork forthe firsttime inthree years.He wasataclinic gettinga heartsurgery.People withDowns Syndromeoften haveheart problemsat anearly ageso thiswasnt unexpected.Later thatmorning,Frannie,the headwaitress,did a little dancewhen sheheard thegood newsthat Steviehad comethroughthe surgeryin goodshape andwould beback atwork inafewmonths.Belle Ringer,one ofour regulartruckercustomers,stared atherand asked,Frannie,whatwasthat all about”Frannie quicklytold Belle Ringer andtheothertwo driversabout Steviessurgery andthe troublehis motherhadhandling allthe bills.Belle Ringernodded thoughtfully.(餐巾纸)After themorning rush,Frannie walkedinto myoffice.She had a coupleof paper napkins inher hand.“Whats upIasked.“I clearedoff thattable whereBelleRingerand hisfriends weresitting,and Ifound thiswas foldedand putunder acoffeecup.”She handedthe napkintome,and three$20bills fellonto mydesk whenI openedit.On theoutside,in big,bold letters,was printedSomething ForStevie.”That wasthree months ago.Then cameThanksgiving,thefirstday Steviewas supposedtobeback,and Ihad arranged(包间)to havehis motherbring himto work.Leading themtoward alarge cornerbooth,1could feeland heartherestofthe stafffollowing behind.注意.续写词数应为词左右;1150,请按如下格式在相应位置作答2We stoppedin frontofthebig tablecovered withcoffee cups,all sittingon dozensof foldedpaper napkins.I turnedto Stevieand his mother,saying“Happy Thanksgiving!【参考范文】We stoppedin fontofthebig tablecovered withcoffee cups,all sittingon dozensof foldedpapernapkins.“Firstthing you have todo,Stevie isclean upthis messJ I said ina calm tone,gesturing towardthe tableware.Stevie lookedatme,and thenhismother,then pulledout oneofthenapkins.It hadsomething fbrStevie“printed inbig,bold letters.As hepickedit up,two$10bills fellonto the table.With anI-don^-get-it lookon hisface,Stevie staredatthemoney,then atallthe napkinspeeking frombeneath the coffee cups,each withhis nameon it.I turnedto Stevieandhismother,saying HappyThanksgiving!’Stevie put onaninnocent smile,while hismotheropened hermouth asif tosay somethingbut waschoked andspeechless.I toldthem thatthe$10,000in cashand checksonthat table problems.Soon,it gotreally noisy,with everybodycheering andshouting,and therewere afew tearstoo.Butyou knowwhafs funnyWhile eveiybodyelse was busy shakinghands andhugging eachother,Stevie,withabig smileonhis face,wasbusyclearing allthecoffeecups fromthetable【解析】本文以人物为线索展开作者雇用了患有唐氏综合征的病人来打扫卫生,起初担心有精神问题Stevie的他不能胜任这份工作,但是实践证明,这份担心是多余的深受员工和顾窖的喜欢,后来去做心Stevie Stevie脏手术,大家为其捐款,帮助其解决经济困难段落续写
1.
①根据第一段首句“我们在一张大桌子前停了下来,桌子上摆满了咖啡杯,所有的咖啡杯都放在几十张折好的餐巾纸上”可知,第一段可以叙述我们让史蒂夫来收拾桌子史蒂夫发现了餐巾纸上写着他的名字,也发现了那些被捐赠的钱
②根据第二段首句“我转身对史蒂夫和他的母亲说“感恩节快乐了可知,本段可以描述作者告诉了他们真相,史蒂夫脸上露出了灿烂的笑容续写线索
2.停在大桌子旁边——收拾桌子——发现纸币——告知真相——感动词汇积累
3.行为类指向gesture/point看至Ustare at/gaze at/notice露出笑容putona smile/wear asmile情绪类镇静的calm/unruffled/composed纯真的innocent/naive/childish【点睛】【高分句型】1(运用了现在分词作状语)Isaidinacalmtone,gesturing towardthe tableware.【高分句型】2(运用了引导的宾语从句)I toldthem thatthe$10,000in cashand checkson thattableproblems.that【答案】A【原文】W:Mike,Iwant to talkwithyouright.M:Whats upW:You promisedtohandin perfecthomework,but itis fullof mistakes.第二节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)15听下面段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的、、三个选项中选出最佳选项5A BC听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出秒钟的作答时间55每段对话或独白读两遍听第段材料,回答第、题
6676.What isthe manasking the woman forA.Help withhis research.B,Advice onhis jobinterview.C.Advice onthe companysproducts.
7.What isthe womanalways ready to doA.Wear casualclothes.B.Learn moreabout the company.C.Go shoppingwiththe man.【答案】
6.B
7.C【原文】M:Could youhelp mefigure outhow toget readyfor myjob interviewW:The mostimportant thingis tomake sureyou knowthecompanyand whatservices orproducts itprovides.Do youknowallabout themM:Yes,I understandnearly everythingabout thecompany.W:Whafs more,youhave to decidewhether thecompany iscasual orformal.When youare choosingwhat to wear,keepall ofthat inmind.Have youchosen whattowearinthecompanyM:No,not yet.W:Im alwaysreadytogo shoppingwithyou!Anytime youneed help,please letme know.Should wetalk aboutotherbasicsM:OK,Im listening.听第段材料,回答第至题
7898.What doesthewomanwant toborrowA.A notebook.B.A dictionary.C.Some money.
9.How longdoesthewoman workevery eveningA.For twohours.B.For threehours.C.For fourhours.【答案】
8.A
9.B【原文】W:Ted,can Iborrow yournotebook forchemistryM:Here youare.W:You areagreathelp,Ted.M:I dontquite understandwhy youneed mynotebook.You dowell inmaking notes.W:Well,recently,I haveto workinarestaurant from7oclock to10oclock everyevening.And sometimesI cantfollowthe teacher.M:Oh,thafs reallybad foryour study.Do youhavetowork part-timeW:Yeah.Myfatherlost hisjob twomonthsagoand Imust makesome moneyby myself.M:Hmm,I understand.Please takecare ofyourself!W:Thanks.听第段材料,回答第至题
8101210.How longhas theman livedin this areaA.For5years.B.For10years.C.For20years.
11.How faristhe gas stationfromtheplace wherethe twospeakers areA.About half a mile.B.About twomiles.C.About twoandahalf miles.
12.What can be knownaboutthegas stationA.It has a redroof.B.It isvery large.C.It isvery small.【答案】
10.B
11.C
12.A[原文]W:Excuse me,sir.Tm abit lost.Could youhelp meout,pleaseM:Sure!Icangive youdirections.I knowthisarea well.Tve beenliving herefor tenyears.Where areyou headingW:I needto finda gas station.My caris lowon gas.M:Alright.Go downthis roadand driveonfor about twomore miles.W:OK.Is iton thisroadM:No.Take thethird leftand goforabouthalfamile.You willget tothegasstation.W:Is thegasstationontheleft sideorthe right sideoftheroadM:It willbe ontheright.W:What doesit looklikeM:It hasa redroof.You cantmiss it.W:Thanks alot!听第段材料,回答第至题91316A.Buy asports car.B,Buy asmall family car.C.Sell hisfamilycar.
13.What doesthewomansuggest themando
14.What seasonis itatthemomentA.It isspring.B.It isautumn.C.It iswinter.
15.Whats thepossible relationshipbetweenthespeakersA.Husband andwife.B.Father anddaughter.C.Friends.
16.Why doesntthemanwant toget anew carA.Because ofthe highprice.B,Because ofthe season.C,Because of his feelingtotheold one.【答案】
13.B
14.C
15.A
16.C【原文】W:Jack,I thinkwe shouldget asmall familycarM:What Youmean weshould sell my sports car!Never!W:But itsexpensive to run andifs reallyold.You boughtit longbefore Imet you.M:Thats truebut Inever haveany troublewith it!It alwaysstarts atonce whenI pressthe starter!W:It didntstart atonce yesterdaymorning!M:That wasonly becauseitwasso coldnow inwinter!W:Good carsshould startseasily inany season.M:Thafs rightbut Istill dontwanttosellmysportscar.Its myold friend.听第段材料,回答第至题
10172017.Why didthe ladywant the pianist tosingA.She knewhe could sing well.B.She was tired oflistening tothe piano.C.She wantedtomakehim famous.
18.When didthe pianistknow hehad atalent forsingingA.That nightafter hisfirst singing.B.Long beforehe playedthe pianointhebar.C.After hebecame afamous pianist.
19.What happenedtothepianist atlastA.He hadhis ownpiano bar.B.He continuedto playthe pianointhebar.C.He becameawell-known singerin America.
20.Which ofthe followingwillthe author ofthepassageagree onA.Everyone shouldmake fulluse ofhis talent.B,Few peoplehave realtalent.C.People willsucceed ifthey havetalent.【答案】
17.B
18.A
19.C
20.A[原文]Once therewasapianist ina bar.People camejust tohear himplay.But onenight,a ladywastiredof listeningtothe pianoandaskedhimtosing asong.So hedid.He hadnever sungin publicbefore.Now hewas singingfortheveryfirst time!Nobody hadexpected he couldsingso beautifully!All thepeople presenthadagood timeandthepianist wasalsovery happybecause hefoundthathecouldsing well.He mayhave livedtherestofhislife asa no-name pianistinano-name bar.Now hefound,by accident,his abilitytosing,so hewent onworking hardon singing.Later,thepianistbecame oneofthebest-known singersintheUS.His namewasNat KingCole.You,too,have skillsand abilitiesthat youhavent found.You maynot feelthat your talent isgreat,butit may be betterthan youthink.With hardwork,most skillscanbeimproved.Besides,you mayhave nosuccess atall if第二部分阅读(共两节,满分分)第一节(共小题;每小题分,满you donothing aboutyourtalent.
5152.5分分)3阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、、四个选项中选出最佳选项A BC DAWhenyou tryto blow out alot ofcandles,you maynot haveenough airin your lungs toget themall.Heres howtomeasure your lung capacity.What youllneed(容器).(公升)•Plastic bottle,such asa campingwater containerthat holdsalittlemore than2liters of water.A2-liter softdrink bottlemaybelarge enough:try the experiment and see.•Plastic tube60centimeters long.•Large mixingbowl(橡胶)•Rubber bands•Ruler•HelperOFill the bowl aboutone-third fullof waterand fillthe bottletothetop withwater.❷Hold yourhand overthetopofthe bottle,turn itupside downand putits topunder thewater inthebowl:yourhelper willhold the bottle inplace.❸Attach theruler tothe bottlewith rubberbands.❹Put thetube inthe neckofthe bottle,take adeep breath,hold yournose andblow hardinto thetube(管)as longasyoucan.What happenedHowmuch waterdid you blow out()Compare theamount of air youblew into the bottletotheamount ofliquid the bottle can hold2liters,for example.Do thistest ondifferent peopleandseewho hasthe largestand smallestlungs.SOURCE;TNS
21.Whats thepurpose ofthe experimentA.To testthe sizeof differentpeoples lungs.B.To holdthe airthat you blowoutatatime.C.To knowtheamount ofair yourlungscan hold.D.To measurehow muchwater youcan blowout once.
22.In thisexperiment whafswater inthe bottleused todoA.To holdthe air youblowout.B,To showthe sizeofthebottle.C.To measurethe airyoublowout.D.To displaythe processofthe experiment.
23.Which ofthefollowingstatements indicatesthe experimenterhasalarger lungcapacityA.The experimenterblows outair harder.B・The experimentertakes adeeper breath.C.Less wateris leftinthebowl aftertheexperiment.D.Less wateris leftinthebottle aftertheexperiment.【答案】
21.C
22.C
23.D【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文文章是一个物理实验,主要描述了几种步骤以及实验用具和实验步骤,用来测量肺活量
21.推理判断题根据文章第一段“Here,s howto measureyourlungcapacity(.以下是测量肺活量的方法广可知,实验主要的目的是测量肺活量故选项C细节理解题根据实验步聚
22.3rFill thebowl aboutone-third fullofwaterand fillthebottletothetop withwater.(在碗里装满三分之一的水,并将瓶子装满水)”和步骤叩4Put thetube inthe neckofthebottle,take ade breath,(管)(把管子放进瓶口,深吸一口气捏住鼻子,hold yournose andblow hardintothetube aslong asyoucan.使劲往管子里吹气,越长越好)和结论Compare theamount ofairyoublew intothebottletotheamount ofliquid(比较你吹进瓶子里的空气量和瓶子能装的液体量)”可知,在实验瓶子里面装水,是为了thebottle canhold.使用吹气后液体量表小肺活量的多少故选项C推理判断题根据实验结论部分
23.“Compare theamount ofairyoublew intothebottletotheamountofliquid the.(比较你吹进瓶子里的空气量和瓶子能装的液体量户可知,吹进瓶子里面空气量越多,bottlecanhold瓶子里面剩余的液体量越少,也说明吹气的人肺活量越大故选项DI usedto havea dream job”.At least,thats howmany peoplesaw it.It wasa highlydesirable governmentpositionthat includedaguaranteed retirement anda lifetimemedical plan.It wasalso nearlyimpossible toget fired.But Iwas miserableevery day.As soonas Iclocked intowork,all myenergy-andinturn,all mydesireforlife-fadedaway.Instead,I thought about myside business.For afew years,Td beenrunning anauto shopinmyhome garage.(照片)I specializedin repairingand modifyingclassic cars.At onepoint,I hungup aprint ofmy favoriteautomotive shopasasourceof inspiration.I knewtheownersstory well:He hasa tightwork schedule,but hiswork ethic,artistry,and(衰退).authenticity neverfalterIn2019,oneofmy clientsoffered meanactualindustrial spaceto runmy shop.Iwasnervous tosay yes.Could Ireallyexpand my business andkeep mygovernment jobWas itwise togive upsomething withso muchsecurity一Then itdawned onme:The“dreamjob“hadaguaranteedretirementplan forpeople whowork therefor30yearsbut after30year,would elderlyme lookback andregret notseizing theopportunity todo thingsonmy owntermsI hadmyanswer.In2020,1left thedreamjobtorunmybusinessfull time.Tn2021,1somehow keptthe businessafloat,and wemovedinto ashop thafsdouble thesize.Thats whenI realizedthat myprint wasstill hangingup backat my“first“garage.I(杰出)thoughtabouthow muchthat printmeant tome backthen,and howit deserveda placeof prominenceat mynewlocation.It isnow proudlydisplayed inmy humbleshop,along witha bannergiven tome bytheownerofthestore thatI like.It servesasareminder tohold myselftothesame ethosas he-tireless workethic,ever-evolving artistry,and genuineauthenticity.Frankly,this pathhas notbeen easy.Since startingmyownbusiness,never inmy lifehaveIbeensotired,frustrated,or anxious.But Ilive onmyownterms andlove everysecond oflife.
24.How didtheauthorprobably feelabout his“dreamjob”?A.Fairly painful.B.Rather busy.C.A bitregretful.D.Very enjoyable.
25.Why didtheauthormention hisfavoriteautomotiveshop ownerin Paragraph3A.He helpedtheauthorexpand hisshop.。