上海市各校2020-2021學年上學期高一英語期中試題精選匯編：閱讀理解A含解析

上海市2020-2021學年上學期高一英語期中試題精選匯編閱讀理解A上海師范大學附屬中學2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期中試題V.Reading(30%)Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6,1966,butIremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.MyfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplanelandedatKennedyAirportatthreeo’clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasverycoldanditwassnowing,butIwastooexcitedtomind.Fromtheairport,myfriendandItookataxitomyhotel.Ontheway,IsawtheskylineofManhattanforthefirsttimeandIstaredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandtheirman-madebeauty.Myfriendhelpedmeunpackatthehotelandthenleftmebecausehehadtogobacktowork.Hepromisedtoreturnthenextday.Shortlyaftermyfriendhadleft,Iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.BecauseIcouldn’tspeakawordofEnglish,Icouldn’ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.Iwasveryupsetandstartedtomakesomegestures,butthewaiterdidn’tunderstandme.Finally,Iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.Afterdinner,IstartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilIcametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheatres,neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.Ididnotfeeltired,soIcontinuedtowalkaroundthecity.Iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.Iknewitwasimpossible,butIwantedtotry.WhenIreturnedtothehotel,Iwasexhausted,butIcouldn’tsleepbecauseIkepthearingthefireandpolicesirensduringthenight.IlayawakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.Itwasaverybigandinterestingcitywithmanytallbuildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.IalsodecidedrightthenthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish.41.Hedidnothavewhathereallywanted,because_______.A.heonlymadesomegesturesB.hedidnotorderatallC.hecouldnotmakehimselfunderstoodD.thewaiterwasunwillingtoserve42.Thewaiter_______.A.knewwhatheorderedB.finallyunderstoodwhathesaidC.tooktheorderthroughhisgesturesD.servedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewashaving43.Afterdinner,he_______.A.walkedbacktothehotelrightawayB.hadawalkingtouraboutthecityC.wenttothemoviesD.didsomeshoppingonBroadway44.Thatnighthecouldnotsleepbecause_______.A.hedidnotknowwhattodothenextdayB.hewasnottiredatallC.hekepthearingthefireandpolicesirensD.hewasthinkingaboutthegreatcity【答案】41.C42.D43.B44.D【解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要記敘了作者當年初到美國的第一天自己的經歷?！?1題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中BecauseIcouldn’tspeakawordofEnglish,Icouldn’ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.（因為我一句英語都不會說，所以我不能告訴服務員我想要什么。）可知，他沒有吃到他真正想要的東西，因為他無法使別人明白他的意思。故選C?！?2題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中Finally,Iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.（最后，我點了鄰桌那個人正在吃的東西。）可知，服務員端上來的菜和鄰桌的人點的是一樣的。故選D。【43題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中Afterdinner,IstartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilIcametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheatres,neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.（晚飯后，我開始沿著百老匯大街走，一直走到時代廣場，那里有電影院、霓虹燈，還有一大群人。）可知，他吃完晚飯在都市逛了一圈，故選B?！?4題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據文章最后一段WhenIreturnedtothehotel,Iwasexhausted,butIcouldn’tsleepbecauseIkepthearingthefireandpolicesirensduringthenight.IlayawakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.（當我回到酒店的時候，我已經筋疲力盡了，但是我無法入睡，因為我在晚上總是聽到火災和警笛聲。我躺著睡不著，想著紐約。）可知，那天晚上，他無法入睡，因為他在想著這座偉大的城市。故選D。上海市南洋模范中學2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期中試題SectionB(16%)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.ATheteacherwhodidthemosttoencouragemewas,asithappens,myaunt.ShewasMyrtleC.Manigault,thewifeofmymother’sbrotherBill.Shetaughtmeinsecondgradeatall-blackSummerSchoolinCamden,NewJersey.Duringmychildhoodandyouth,AuntMyrtleencouragedmetodevelopeveryaspectofmypotential,withoutregardforwhatwasconsideredpracticalorpossibleforblackfemales.Ilikedtosing;shelistenedtomyvoiceandpronounceditgood.Icouldn’tdance;shetaughtmethebasicdancingsteps.Shetookmetothetheatre—notjustchildren’stheatre,butadultcomediesanddramas—andherfaiththatIcouldappreciateadultplayswasnotdisappointed.Myauntalsotookdownbooksfromherextensivelibraryandsharedthemwithme.Ihadbooksathome,buttheywereallseriousclassics.EvenasachildIhadastronglikingforhumour,andI’llneverforgetthejoyofdiscoveringDonMarquis’sArchy&Mehitabelthroughher.Mostimportant,perhaps,AuntMyrtleprovidedmyfirstopportunitytowriteforpublication.Awriterherselfforoneoftheblacknewspapers,shesuggestedmynametotheeditorasa“youthcolumnist”.Mycolumn,begunwhenIwasfourteen,wassupposedtocoverteenagesocialactivities—anditdid—butitalsogavemethefreedomtowriteonmanyothersubjectsaswellasthehabitofgatheringmaterial,thedisciplineofmeetingdeadlines,and,aftergraduationfromcollegesixyearslater,asolidcollectionofpublishedmaterialthatcarriedmynameandwasmypassporttoaseriesofwritingjobs.TodayAuntMyrtleisstillanenthusiasticsupporterofher“favouriteniece”.Likeadiamond,shehasreflectedabright,multifaceted(多面的)imageofpossibilitiestoeverypupilwhohascrossedherpath.41.WhichofthefollowingdidAuntMyrtledototheauthorduringherchildhoodandyouth?A.Shelenthersomeseriousclassics.B.Shecultivatedhertasteformusic.C.Shediscoveredhertalentfordancing.D.Sheintroducedhertoadultplays.42.WhatdoesArchyandMehitabelinParagr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B.Awriterofhighfame.C.Aseriousmasterpiece. D.Aheartbreakingplay.43AuntMyrtlerecommendedtheauthortoanewspapereditormainlyto______.A.develophercapabilitiesforwritingB.giveherachancetocollectmaterialC.involveherinteenagesocialactivitiesD.offerheraseriesofwritingjobs44.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatAuntMyrtlewasateacherwho______.A.trainedpupilstobediligentandwell-disciplinedB.gavepupilsconfidenceinexploitingtheirpotentialC.emphasizedwhatwaspracticalorpossibleforpupils.D.helpedpupilsovercomedifficultiesinlearning【答案】41.D42.A43.A44.B【解析】這是一篇記敘文。短文敘述了作者的舅媽MyrtleC.Manigault對作者的影響和幫助?！?1題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段“Shetookmetothetheatre—notjustchildren’stheatre,butadultcomediesanddramas—andherfaiththatIcouldappreciateadultplayswasnotdisappointed.”可知，她滿懷信心地帶我去歌劇院，不是看兒童劇，而是看成年人看的喜劇和戲劇，我欣賞成年人們的歌劇，沒有失望。由此可知，AuntMyrtle讓作者在童年和青春期接觸了成人戲劇。故選D項?！?2題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段“Myauntalsotookdownbooksfromherextensivelibraryandsharedthemwithme.Ihadbooksathome,buttheywereallseriousclassics.EvenasachildIhadastronglikingforhumour,andI’llneverforgetthejoyofdiscoveringDonMarquis’sArchy&Mehitabelthroughher.”可知，我的舅媽常從她的豐富藏書中，取下藏書和與我分享。我在家里也有書，都嚴肅的經典之作。即使作為一個小孩的我，也十分喜愛她的幽默感，我永遠不會忘記從她那里的發(fā)現(xiàn)DonMarquis’sArchy&Mehitabel時的那份喜悅。由此可知，ArchyandMehitabel指的是一本有趣的書。故選A項?！?3題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段“Mostimportant,perhaps,AuntMyrtleprovidedmyfirstopportunitytowriteforpublication.Awriterherselfforoneoftheblacknewspapers,shesuggestedmynametotheeditorasa“youthcolumnist”.”可知，最重要的也許是Myrtle舅媽讓我的寫作有初次出版的機會。作為一家黑人報紙的作家之一，舅媽她把我推薦給編輯當“青年專欄作家”。由此可知，AuntMyrtle把作者推薦給一位報紙編輯，主要是為了培養(yǎng)她的寫作能力。故選A項?！?4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第二段“Duringmychildhoodandyouth,AuntMyrtleencouragedmetodevelopeveryaspectofmypotential可知，在我的童年和青年時期，AuntMyrtle鼓勵我開發(fā)自己潛力的各個方面。根據最后一段“Likeadiamond,shehasreflectedabright,multifaceted(多面的)imageofpossibilitiestoeverypupilwhohascrossedherpath.”她就像一顆鉆石，折射出耀眼的光芒，向遇上她的每位學生展示出人潛力的多個方面。由此判斷出，從這篇文章中我們可以得出結論，AuntMyrtle是一位老師，她教給學生們發(fā)揮潛能的信心。故選B項。上海市中原中學2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期中試題SectionB22%Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Highschoolfreshmenalwayshavealotofquestionsontheirminds."WhatcanIdowhenIgrowup?"isoneofthem.It'sdefinitelynottooearlytostartthinkingabouthistoughquestion.Thefollowingtipsmayhelpequipyouforyourfuturecareer.ThinkbeyondgradesGettinggoodgradesinhighschoolisimportant,butfocusingonlyonstraightA'scouldgowrong.Spendingtoomuchtimeonyourschoolworkwillleaveyoulittletimetoexploreopportunitiesoutsideoftheclassroom.Extracurricularactivitiesarenecessarybecausetheyserveasaformofcareerexploration.Theycanhelpyoufigureoutyourworkpreferences,likewhetheryouarea"peopleperson"orprefertoworkalone.Nowadays,mostwell-knowncollegescareaboutcandidates'experiencesasmuchastheirgrades.Seekadvicefromgrown-upsTalktoyourparents,teachersandschoolcounselorsabouthowtheystartedtheircareers.Eventhoughyou'reinterestedinthecareerstheyarein,itwouldbeusefultolearnabouttheprocesswhichgotthemwheretheyarenow.Ifyoufindyourfriend'smotherdoingaworthwhilejobbychance,askherifjobshadowingispossibleinhercompanyduringvacation.Afterall,seeingatypicaldayinthepositionyouhaveaninterestincanbeaninvaluableexperience.StartyoursearchonlineIfyoureallyhavenoideawhatyoucandowhenyougrowup,takeonlinecareerquizzestogetideasaboutwhatprofessionsnaturallymatchyourskills,interestsandpersonalitytraits.Forthetimebeing,youjustneedtofocusonfindingafieldortwothatinterestsyou,ratherthanaspecificcareer.Chancesareyou'llchangeyourmindseveraltimesbeforefindingacareerthatyouwanttostickto.Startingtoexplorecareeroptionsnowcanatleasthelpyoudecidewhatyourpotentialmajormightbe.56.Spendingsometimetakingpartinafter-schoolactivitiescanhelphighschoolstudents________.A.getA'sinallsubjects B.exploretheirworkpreferencesC.haveaccesstoprestigiousuniversities D.getalongwiththeirclassmates57.Grown-upsmayhelphighschoolstudentsby_________.A.startingabusinesswiththem B.teachingthemoccupationalskillsC.sharingtheircareerpathswiththem D.providinganopportunityforjobshadowing58.Itissuggestedthathighschoolstudentsfindouttheir_______fromonlinecareerquizzes.A.possibleprofessions B.maindisadvantagesC.specificoccupations D.idealmajors59.Thisarticlewasprobablywrittenbya__________.A.collegeprofessor B.schoolcounselorCadvertisingmanager D.computerprogrammer【答案】56.B57.C58.A59.B【解析】這是一篇說明文。高中生總是問關于“我長大了能做什么”的問題，文章主要就高中生如何為將來的職業(yè)做好準備提出了一些建議?！?6題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中“Extracurricularactivitiesarenecessarybecausetheyserveasaformofcareerexploration.Theycanhelpyoufigureoutyourworkpreferences,likewhetheryouarea‘peopleperson’orprefertoworkalone.(課外活動是必要的，因為它們作為了一種職業(yè)探索的形式。它們可以幫你弄清楚你的工作偏好，比如你是一個‘善于交際的人’還是更喜歡一個人工作)”可知，花些時間參加課外活動可以幫助高中生探索他們的工作偏好。故選B?！?7題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段中“Talktoyourparents,teachersandschoolcounselorsabouthowtheystartedtheircareers.Eventhoughyou'reinterestedinthecareerstheyarein,itwouldbeusefultolearnabouttheprocesswhichgotthemwheretheyarenow.Ifyoufindyourfriend'smotherdoingaworthwhilejobbychance,askherifjobshadowingispossibleinhercompanyduringvacation.(和你的父母、老師和學校輔導員談談他們是如何開始他們的職業(yè)生涯的。即使你對他們的職業(yè)感興趣，了解一下他們是如何走到今天這一步的也是很有用的。如果你偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)你朋友的母親在做一份很值得做的工作，問問她是否可以在假期里在她的公司里去實習)”可知，成年人可以通過與高中生分享他們的職業(yè)道路來幫助他們。故選C?！?8題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據最后一段中“Ifyoureallyhavenoideawhatyoucandowhenyougrowup,takeonlinecareerquizzestogetideasaboutwhatprofessionsnaturallymatchyourskills,interestsandpersonalitytraits.(如果你真的不知道長大后自己能做什么，那就做一些在線職業(yè)測試，了解哪些職業(yè)與你的技能、興趣和個性特征自然匹配)”可知，文章建議高中生從網上職業(yè)測試中找到他們可能從事的職業(yè)。故選A?！?9題詳解】推理判斷題。根據第一段“Highschoolfreshmenalwayshavealotofquestionsontheirminds.‘WhatcanIdowhenIgrowup?’isoneofthem.It'sdefinitelynottooearlytostartthinkingabouthistoughquestion.Thefollowingtipsmayhelpequipyouforyourfuturecareer.(高中新生的腦子里總是有很多問題?！议L大了能做什么？’就是其中之一?，F(xiàn)在開始思考這個棘手的問題并不太早。下面的建議可以幫助你為將來的職業(yè)做好準備)”結合文章主要就高中生如何為將來的職業(yè)做好準備提出了一些建議。結合選項可推知，這篇文章可能是學校輔導員寫的。故選B。上海市松江二中2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期中試題SectionB(22')Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AForthelasttenyears,we’veworkedone-on-onewithkidsfromelementaryschoolthroughgraduateschool.Nomatterwhattheirageisandnomatterthematerial,whenyouaskwhatthey’restrugglingwith,kidsalmostuniversallynameasubject:math,Englishor,insomeinstances,school.wanderingiftheschoolwasthekeytotheproblem,weaskedtoseetheirlasttest.Afterafewcomplaints,thestudentdigsdown,deepintothedarknessofhisorherbackpack,pullsoutadirtypaper,flattensit,becomethelatestexam.Forateacher,thisshouldbeveryunpleasant.Youspendalotoftimegradingtests,andgivingthoughtfulfeedbackonhomework,onlytobeignored.Yes,childrenlookattheirtests,butyoushouldn’thaveanyillusion(幻想)aboutwhattheylookatexceptfortheredscores.Beforeblamingyourchildrenforbeingungratefulorlazy,youneedtounderstandwhytheirbehaviorisperfectreasonable.Tellingkidstheyneedtomakeuseofthefeedbacktheygetisn’tjustgoodadvice.Inthelastfewdecades,researchershavediscoveredalotabouthowpeoplebecomeexperts.Themainidea,madepopularbyeveryone,isthe10,000-hourrule.Tenthousandisthenumberofhoursittakestobecomeanexpertinalmostanyfield.Sowhydon’tkindsviewtheirmistakesasavaluablething?Well,kidsdon’tthinkabouttheirmistakeswell-theythinkaboutthememotionally.Mistakesmakekidsfeelstupid.“Stupid”isjustthat:afeeling.Specifically,it’sthefeelingofshame,andournaturalresponseistoavoiditssource.Ifwegetabadgrade,wehidethetestaway.Unsurprisingly,that’stheworstmovetomakeifyoueverwanttogetbetter.Academicsuccessdoesnotcomefromhowsmartormotivatedkidsare.Itcomesfromhowtheyfeelabouttheirmistakes.46.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtofacemistakesis______.A.agreatdifficultthingtobothkidsandadultsB.ofgreatimportancetothegrowthofkidsC.apracticescientistalwaysneglectsintheirworkD.thebestwayforlanguageexpertstobeexcellentintheirfields47.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwayforkidstodealwiththeirmistakesisby_______.A.doingwhatevertheyliketodoB.ignoringtheirmistakesC.seekingadviceandfeedbackfromteachersD.beingbravetowithoutthinkingofthemasashame48Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkkidsshouldnotdowhenmakingmistakes?A.Learnfromtheirmistakes B.Listentotheteachers’adviceC.Regardthemselvesasstupid D.Thinkabouttheirmistakesrationally49.Accordingtothewriter,teachersinschoolshould______.A.correctkids’mistakesassoonaspossibleB.removekids’fearofmakingmistakesCgivekidsmoreinformationaboutstudyD.alwayshelptocorrectkids’mistakes【答案】46.B47.D48.C49.B【解析】這是一篇議論文。文章談論了孩子應該怎樣正確面對自己的錯誤?！?6題詳解】推理判斷題。根據文章最后一段第一句“Sowhydon’tkindsviewtheirmistakesasavaluablething?”（所以為什么我們不把他們的錯誤看成是有價值的東西呢?）和最后兩句“Academicsuccessdoesnotcomefromhowsmartormotivatedkidsare.Itcomesfromhowtheyfeelabouttheirmistakes.”（學業(yè)上的成功并不取決于孩子有多聰明或有多積極。這來自于他們對自己所犯錯誤的感受。）可知，孩子們的錯誤是有價值的，孩子對自己錯誤的感受，是決定學業(yè)成功的重要因素，所以學會面對錯誤對孩子的成長是很重要的。故選B項。【47題詳解】推理判斷題。根據最后一段中“Mistakesmakekidsfeelstupid.“Stupid”isjustthat:afeeling.Specifically,it’sthefeelingofshame,andournaturalresponseistoavoiditssource.Ifwegetabadgrade,wehidethetestaway.Unsurprisingly,that’stheworstmovetomakeifyoueverwanttogetbetter.”（錯誤會讓孩子覺得自己很愚蠢?！坝薮馈敝皇且环N感覺。具體來說，就是羞恥感，我們的自然反應就是避開它的源頭。如果我們考得不好，我們就把考試藏起來。不出所料，如果你想變得更好，這是最糟糕的一步。）可知，孩子把錯誤當作“愚蠢”，感到羞恥，為了躲避錯誤帶來的羞恥，考得不好，認為犯了錯誤，就藏起來，這是最糟糕的。所以，反過來，勇敢地去面對錯誤而不把它們當作羞恥，才是處理錯誤的最佳方式。故選D項。【48題詳解】推理判斷題。根據最后一段內容“Sowhydon’tkindsviewtheirmistakesasavaluablething?Well,kidsdon’tthinkabouttheirmistakeswell-theythinkaboutthememotionally.Mistakesmakekidsfeelstupid.Mistakesmakekidsfeelstupid.“Stupid”isjustthat:afeeling.Specifically,it’sthefeelingofshame,andournaturalresponseistoavoiditssource.Ifwegetabadgrade,wehidethetestaway.Unsurprisingly,that’stheworstmovetomakeifyoueverwanttogetbetter.Academicsuccessdoesnotcomefromhowsmartormotivatedkidsare.Itcomesfromhowtheyfeelabouttheirmistakes.”，我們應該把孩子的錯誤看成是有價值的東西。因為孩子們不會很好地思考他們的錯誤。錯誤會讓孩子覺得自己很愚蠢而感到是恥辱，從而想要逃避，這樣反而更糟糕。學業(yè)上的成功并不取決于孩子有多聰明或有多積極。這來自于他們對自己所犯錯誤的感受。所以，作者認為：孩子在犯錯誤的時候，不應該認為自己愚蠢。故選C項?！?9題詳解】推理判斷題。根據最后一段內容“Sowhydon’tkindsviewtheirmistakesasavaluablething?Well,kidsdon’tthinkabouttheirmistakeswell-theythinkaboutthememotionally.Mistakesmakekidsfeelstupid.Mistakesmakekidsfeelstupid.“Stupid”isjustthat:afeeling.Specifically,it’sthefeelingofshame,andournaturalresponseistoavoiditssource.Ifwegetabadgrade,wehidethetestaway.Unsurprisingly,that’stheworstmovetomakeifyoueverwanttogetbetter.Academicsuccessdoesnotcomefromhowsmartormotivatedkidsare.Itcomesfromhowtheyfeelabouttheirmistakes.”可知，我們應該把孩子的錯誤看成是有價值的東西呢。因為孩子們不會很好地思考他們的錯誤。錯誤會讓孩子覺得自己很愚蠢而感到是恥辱，從而想要逃避，這樣反而更糟糕。學業(yè)上的成功并不取決于孩子有多聰明或有多積極。這來自于他們對自己所犯錯誤的感受。所以老師應該消除學生對犯錯的恐懼。故選B項。上海市浦東新區(qū)2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期中聯(lián)考試題SectionB(14%)Directions：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)ThefirsttwoyearsofStuartSinger’sretirementwerepureplay,killingtimeintheNewYorkCitybybikeandvisitingmuseumsandartgalleries.“Atsomepoint,IrealisedIshoulddomorethanthis,”saidMrSinger,aformerhighschoolteacher.NowMrSinger,74,andhiswifeMadine,69,areinvolvedintheRetiredandSeniorVolunteerProgramme.MrSingervolunteerswiththeCommunityHealthAdvocatesProgramme,whichstartedin2010.Theprogrammehelpsconsumerstoknowbetteraboutthehealthinsurancecoverage(醫(yī)療保險).Andithelpsthemtofindaccesstolow-costorfreecare.MrSinger’smaintaskistoanswerphonesfortheCommunityHealthAdvocates’helpline.“Therearelotsofcallsfromdifferentpeoplewhoneedmedicalcare,buttheycan’tgetitbecausetheirinsurancecompanywon’tpayforit,”hesaid.“Andyougottogothroughdoctors,andgetthepapersfilledout.Butwhenyougetitdone,yeah,itfeelsgood.”Thehelplinehelpsabout250callerseachweekandhassavedconsumers$12.1millionsinceitbegan.MrSingercomesinonceaweek,helping10callerseveryshift.Intotal,heestimateshehassavedNewYorkers$443,000.Despitethechallenges,theworkisajoy,notdrudgeryforMrSinger,whichinspiredhiswifetosignupforvolunteertrainingaftersheretiredinlate2014asvicepresidentoftheInsuran