湖北省部分學校高二年級上冊期中英語試題匯編：閱讀理解

湖北省部分學校

2020-2021年高二上學期期中英語試題精選匯編

閱讀理解專題

湖北隨州市第一中學2020-2021學年高二上學期期中考試英語試題

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答

題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Astheleavesstarttochangecolorandtheautumnairturnsfresh,sometimesnothingismoreappealingthan

theattractionofagoodbook.Hereareourfourtoppicksforthebestbooks.

TheMostFunWeEverHad

ByClaireLombardo

Doubleday

DavidandMarilynhavebeenmarriedforever.Fourkidsanddecadeslater,they*restillasinloveastheday

theymet.Lombardopaintsanextraordinarypictureofafamilyinwhatcouldwellbeoneofthebestnovels

publishedthisyear.

TheShadowKing

ByMaazaMengiste

W.W.Norton&Company

Ahistoricalnovelthattakesplaceinthe1930sEthiopia,TheShadowKingfocusesonthefemalesoldiers

whotakeuparmsinWorldWarII.Inbeautifulprose（敘述）,Mengisteshinesalightonthosewhoselivesare

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notoftennoticed.

SomeoneWeKnow

ByShariLapena

PamelaDormanBooks

Aquietsuburbantownisshakenbyaseriesofbreak-insandabodythatturnsupinthetrunkofacarinthis

latestpsychologicalthrillerbytheauthorofTheCoupleNextDoor.Howarethecrimesrelated?Andwhatdoes

theinvaderknow?

TheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11

ByGarrettM.Graff

AvidReaderPress

JournalistGraffputstogetheranoralhistoryof9/11fromtheperspectiveofnearlyeveryoneinvolved.Every

singlelineisbreathtakingandheartbreaking,weavingtogetherthestoryofpreviously-unimaginableandtragic

eventsthatchangedhistory.

1.Whichofthefollowingpublishedthebookaboutthearmy?

A.Doubleday.B.W.W.Norton&Company.

C.PamelaDormanBooks.D.AvidReaderPress.

2.Whichauthorisgoodatwritingsuspensestories?

A.ClaireLombardo.B.MaazaMengiste.

C.ShariLapena.D.GarrettM.Graff.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11?

A.It*saboutsometruestoriesin9/11.

B.It'saboutsomefemalesoldiersinWorldWarII.

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C.Ifsaboutajoumalisfsexperiencein9/11.

D.It'saboutasingletragiceventin9/11.

【答案】l.B2.C3.A

【解析】

本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了四本選擇率最高、最好的書：《我們有史以來最有趣的事》、《影子國王》、

《我們了解的一些人》、《天空中唯一的飛機：911的口述歷史》。

【1題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二本書的介紹uAhistoricalnovelthattakesplaceinthe1930sEthiopia,TheShadowKing

focusesonthefemalesoldierswhotakeuparmsinWorldWarII.（一部發(fā)生在20世紀30年代埃塞俄比亞的歷

史小說，《影子國王》專注于二戰(zhàn)中拿起武器的女士兵）”和W.W.Norton&Company可知，W.W.Norton&

Company出版了關于軍隊的書。故選B。

【2題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)SomeoneWeKnow部分“ByShariLapena”以及第三本書的介紹“Aquietsuburbantown

isshakenbyaseriesofbreak-insandabodythatturnsupinthetrunkofacarinthislatestpsychologicalthriller

bytheauthorofTheCoupleNextDoor.Howarethecrimesrelated?Andwhatdoestheinvaderknow?（一個安靜

的郊區(qū)小鎮(zhèn)被一系列的闖入事件和一具尸體震撼了，這是《隔壁一對夫婦》的作者的最新心理驚悚片。這

些罪行有什么聯(lián)系？入侵者知道什么？）”可知ShariLapena擅長寫驚悚故事。故選C。

【3題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的uJournalistGraffputstogetheranoralhistoryof9/11fromtheperspectiveof

nearlyeveryoneinvolved.Everysinglelineisbreathtakingandheartbreaking,weavingtogetherthestoryof

previously-unimaginableandtragiceventsthatchangedhistory.（記者格拉夫從幾乎所有參與的人的角度整理

了一段911的口述歷史，每一句臺詞都是令人嘆為觀止和心碎的，把以前難以想象的故事和改變歷史的事

件交織在一起）“可知，TheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11這本書是關于911事

件中的真實故事集。故選A。

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AuntFanniewasBlueberryJamWoman.Ofcourseshewasn'treallymyaunt,andoutoffear,Inevercalled

thattoherface.Thenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle（輕笑）andmymotherlooksternly（嚴厲地）atbothof

us——atmeforbeingdisrespectful,andatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.Ienjoyedbothreactions,so

Ilookedforeveryopportunitytoworkforthenameintoconversation.

Asayoungwoman,mymotherhadworkedinthekitchenofalargeVictorianfarmhouseownedbyFannie

Cratty.FanniewasthelastoftheCrattyline;shehadnevermarried,andhadnolivingheirs（繼承人）.Myfather

oncetoldmethatitwasbecauseshewastoomeantoshareherfamilywealthorpassiton.AuntFanniewasnoted

fbrherjam,andforneversharingtherecipewithanotherlivingsoul.Eventhoughmymotherknewitbyheart,as

longasAuntFanniewasalive,shenevermadethejamwithoutMissCrattyinourkitchentodirect

theprocessandpreservethesecret.

Oneyear,afterIhadbeenparticularlyhelpfulwiththejam-makingprocess.AuntFanniegavemeaquarter

andthenmademepromiseIwouldneverspendit."Holdontothisquarter,“shesaid,“andsomedayyouwillbe

rich.Istillhavemyfirstveryquarter.,,Ithadobviouslyworkedfbrher,soIputthat1938quarterinasmall

box,putitinmydresserdrawer,andwaitedtobecomerich.

Inowhavetheblueberry-jamrecipeandthequarterfromAuntFannie.Neitherhassignificantlycontributed

tomywealth,butIkeepthemtoremindmyselftoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeel

richfbrawhile,butitisyourrelationships,andyourmemoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamily,thattruly

leaveyouwealthy.Andthatisafortunethatanyonecanbuild.

4.Wheredidthe“ffear“mentionedinthefirstparagraphcomefrom?

AThatyear'sblueberryharvesthadbeenpoor.

B.AuntFanniewastoooldtokeepmakingjam.

C.Theauthor'smothercouldn'thelpAuntFannieharvesttheblueberries.

D.TheauthorknewitwasimpolitetocallAuntFannieBlueberryJamWoman.

5.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat.

A.AuntFanniehadnochildrenB.AuntFanniewaswillingtoshareherrecipe

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C.theauthoroftenhelpedAuntFanniemakejamD.theauthor'smotheralwaysmadethejamalone

6.Whatdidtheauthor'smotherfeeltowardsAuntFannie?

A.Disgusted.B.Surprised.C.Affectionate.D.Disappointed.

7.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellus?

A.Tomakenewfriendseasily.B.Nottoputapriceongenerosity.

C.Nottothinkofkindnessasaburden.D.Totreasurethetimespentwithfamilyandfriends.

【答案】4.D5.A6.C7,D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。作者通過講述Fannie姨媽和她的藍莓醬配方，向我們說明金錢只可以暫時讓人感覺富有，

唯有和他人的關系以及和朋友、家人們一起度過的美好時光才會讓我們變得真正富有。

【4題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“AuntFanniewasBlueberryJamWoman.Ofcourseshewasn'treallymyaunt,and

outoffear,Inevercalledthattoherface.Thenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle（輕笑）andmymotherlook

stemly（嚴厲地）atbothofus——atmefbrbeingdisrespectful,andatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.,,

可知Fannie姨媽是“藍莓果醬女士”。當然，她并不真是我的姨媽，出于恐懼，我從來沒有當著她的面這

么叫過。這個名字總是讓父親咯咯地笑，母親則嚴厲地看著我們倆一一看著我，是因為我不尊重別人；看

著父親，是因為他縱容我的壞行為。由此可推知，第一段提到作者出于“恐懼”，是因為作者知道稱呼Fannie

阿姨“藍莓果醬女士”是不禮貌的。故選D。

【5題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“shehadnevermarried,andhadnolivingheirs（繼承人）可知她從未結過婚，

也沒有繼承人。由此可知，F(xiàn)annie姨媽沒有孩子。故選A。

【6題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Thenamealwaysmademyfatherchuckle（輕笑）andmymotherlookstemly（嚴

厲地）atbothofus-atmefbrbeingdisrespectful,andatmyfatherfbrencouragingmybadbehavior.（這個名字

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總是讓父親咯咯地笑，母親則嚴厲地看著我們倆一一看著我，是因為我不尊重別人；看著父親，是因為他

縱容我的壞行為）”以及第二段中Eventhoughmymotherknewitbyheart,aslongasAuntFanniewasalive,

shenevermadethejamwithoutMissCrattyinourkitchentodirecttheprocessandpreservethesecret.（盡管我母

親早已熟記于心，但只要Fannie姨媽還活著，沒有Cratty小姐在我們廚房指導制作過程，她從來不會做這

種果醬，并且保守秘密）”由此可推知，作者的媽媽不允許丈夫和作者不禮貌地稱呼Fannie姨媽“藍莓果

醬女士”，以及雖然已經(jīng)知道果醬的做法，還是要在Fannie姨媽在場的時候才制作這種果醬，可推知作者

的母親對Fannie姨媽很有感情。故選C。

【7題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中aNeitherhassignificantlycontributedtomywealth,butIkeepthemtoremind

myselftoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeelrichfbrawhile,butitisyour

relationships,andyourmemoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamily,thattrulyleaveyouwealthy.Andthatisa

fortunethatanyonecanbuild."可知，它們都沒有給我?guī)碡敻唬冶Ａ羲鼈兪菫榱颂嵝炎约阂湎?/p>

中有價值的東西。金錢能讓你暫時感到富有，但真正讓你富有的是你的人際關系，以及你與朋友和家人共

度的時光的記憶。這是任何人都可以創(chuàng)造的財富。由此可推知，作者想告訴我們要珍惜與家人和朋友在一

起的時間。故選D。

C

Timeandhowweexperienceithavealwayspuzzledus.Physicistshavecreatedfascinatingtheories,buttheir

timeismeasuredbyapendulum（鐘擺）andisnotpsychologicaltime,whichleapswithlittleregardtotheclock

orcalendar.Assomeonewhounderstoodthedistinctionobserved,“Whenyousitwithanicegirlfortwohoursit

seemslikeaminute,butwhenyousitonahotstove,aminuteseemsliketwohours.“

Psychologistshavelongnoticedthatlargerunitsoftime,suchasmonthsandyears,flyonswifterwingsas

weage.Theyalsonotethatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesandappointments,themorerapidlyit

seemstopass.Forexample,adayattheofficefliescomparedwithadayatthebeach.

Expectationandfamiliarityalsomaketimeseemtoflowmorerapidly.Almostallofushavehadthe

experienceofdrivingsomewherewe,veneverbeenbefore.Surroundedbyunfamiliarscenery,withnorealideaof

whenwe'llarrive,weexperiencethetripaslasingalongtime.Butthereturntrip,althoughexactlyaslong,seems

totakefarlesstime.Thenoveltyoftheoutwardjourneyhasbecomeroutine.

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Whendaysbecomeasidenticalasbeads（d、珠子）onastring,theymixtogether,andevenmonthsbecomea

singleday.Tocounterthis,trytofindwaystointerruptthestructureofyourday-tostoptime,sotospeak.

Learningsomethingnewisoneofthewaystoslowthepassageoftime.Oneofthereasonsthedaysofour

youthseemstobefullandlongisthatthesearethedaysoflearninganddiscovery.Formanyofus,learningends

whenweleaveschool,butthisdoesn*thavetobe.

8.Whatistheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1usedtoshow?

A.Psychologicaltimeisquitepuzzling.

BTimeshouldnotbemeasuredbyapendulum.

C.Physicaltimeisdifferentfrompsychologicaltime

D.Physicaltheoryhasnothingtodowiththetruesenseoftime

9.Whydounitsoftimeflyfasteraswegrowolder?

A.Oursenseoftimechanges.

B.Wespendlesstimeatthebeach

C.Moretimeisstructuredandscheduled

D.Timeisstructuredwithtoomanyappointments.

10.Whatdoes''Novelty"inparagraph3probablymean?

A.excitementB.unfamiliarityC.imaginationD.amusement

11.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Togivevariousexplanationsabouttime

B.Todescribehowweexperiencetimephysically

C.Toshowthedifferencesoftwokindsoftime

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D.Toexplainwhytimefliesandhowtoslowitdown

【答案】8.C9.C10.B11.D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講的是同樣的事情，同樣的時間，但是心理層面的時間和物理概念的時間是

有差別的。文章解釋了時間為什么過的很快，以及怎樣讓它變慢。

【8題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)劃線句子的上一句Physicistshavecreatedfascinatingtheories,buttheirtimeismeasuredbya

pendulumandisnotpsychologicaltime,whichleapswithlittleregardtotheclockorcalendar（物理學家倉U造了

有趣的理論，但他們的時間是通過鐘擺衡量的，而不是心理時間，心理時間和鐘表或日歷沒有關系。）可推

測，劃線句子是為了說明物理概念的時間和心理的時間是有區(qū)別的。C.Physicaltimeisdifferentfrom

psychologicaltime（物理時間和心理時間是有區(qū)別的）符合以上說法，故選C項。

【9題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Theyalsonotethatthemoretimeisstructuredwithschedulesandappointments,the

morerapidlyitseemstopass.（他們還指出，日程表和約會安排的越多，時間似乎過得就越快。）可知，因為

單位時間是被規(guī)劃好的，所以越是細致規(guī)劃的時間，看上去就過的越快。C.Moretimeisstructuredand

scheduled（更過的時間被規(guī)劃和安排）符合以上說法，故選C項。

【10題詳解】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段的Surroundedbyunfamiliarscenery,withnorealideaofwhenwe'llarrive,we

experiencethetripaslastingalongtime.Thenoveltyoftheoutwardjourneyhasbecomeroutine.（周圍是不熟悉

的環(huán)境，不知道我們何時到達，我們經(jīng)歷的旅行似乎持續(xù)了很長時間。外面世界的novelty已經(jīng)成了家常

便飯。）根據(jù)句意可知，因為對周邊環(huán)境的不熟悉才覺得時間過得慢，而這種情況成為我們生活的一種常規(guī)

了。由此猜測，劃線部分的意思是“不熟悉”。B.unfamiliarity（不熟悉）符合以上說法，故選B項。

【11題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的主要內(nèi)容，尤其最后一段的Learningsomethingnewisoneofthewaystoslowthe

passageoftime.Oneofthereasonsthedaysofouryouthseemssofullandlongisthatthesearethedaysof

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learninganddiscovery.Formanyofus,learningendswhenweleaveschool,butthisdoesn'thavetobe.（學習新

的東西是減緩時間流逝的方法之一。我們的青春歲月之所以充實而漫長，其中一個原因就是這些是學習和

發(fā)現(xiàn)的日子。對于我們很多人來說，離開學校就是學習的結束，但這不一定非得這樣。）可知，作者寫篇文

章的是為了陳述為什么時間過的很快，以及怎樣讓時間變慢。D.Toexplainwhytimefliesandhowtoslowit

down（為了解釋為什么時間流逝的快，以及如何讓它變慢）符合以上推測，故選D項。

D

DoyoustillrememberthesceneinthefamousmovieTitanic,directedbyCameron,whereJackwasfrozen

todeathintheicycoldwatersothatRosecouldsurviveonthefloatingdooralone?Itbrokemanypeople'sheart.

Twodecadeslater,peoplearestillaskingthequestion,"wasn'tthereenoughroomonthedoorforbothof

them?^^

Camerononcerespondedbysayingitwasn'taquestionofroom,butbuoyancy——ifbothofthemhadtriedto

stayontheraft,heargued,thewholethingwouldsink.

Butseveralguysfrom“Mythbusters”,anAustralian-Americanscienceentertainmenttelevisionprogram,

decidedtotestthetheorythemselves.TheydiscoveredthatifRosehadtookoffherlifejackettothebottomofthe

raft,therewouldhavebeenenoughbuoyancytokeepbothofthemafloat.

WhentheypresentedtheirfindingstoCameron,thedirectorinsistedthatJackcouldn'tbesaved.

“Theanswerisverysimple,“Cameronsaid."Becauseitsaysonpage147ofthescriptthatJackdies.To

Cameron,itwasanartisticchoicetohavethebelovedcharacterofmillions,Jackdrownintothecoldsea.Jack

hadtodiebecauseCameronthoughtitwouldbebestifwedid.

“Itwasanartisticchoice,thethingwasjustbigenoughtoholdher,andnotbigenoughtohold

Cameronsaid."Ithinkit'sallkindofsilly,really,thatwe'rehavingthisdiscussion20yearslater.Butitdoes

showthatthefilmwaseffectiveinmakingJacksoendearingtotheaudiencethatithurtsthemtoseehimdie.The

filmisaboutdeathandseparation;hehadtodie.”

SinceJackwasdoomedtodie,Cameronsaid,itcouldhavehappenedinavarietyofdifferentways.It'snot

aboutthedoornotbeingbigenough:that'sjustapracticalmethodforhisdeath.''Whetheritwasthat,orwhether

achimneyfellonhim,hewasgoingdown,^^Cameronsaid."It'scalledart:thingshappenforartisticreasons,not

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fbrphysicsreasons.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutthecharacterJackaccordingtothetext?

A.Heintendedtokillhimself.B.HesacrificedhimselftosaveRose.

C.Hedidn'thavemoneytobuyticket.D.Helackedbasicknowledgeofphysics.

13.AccordingtoCameron,whydidtheaudienceargueaboutJack'sdeathfbr20years?

A.Theyarefragilepeople.B.Theydon'tlikethemovie.

C.TheylovethecharacterJack.D.Theyarecrazyaboutphysics.

14.Whywasachimneymentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Tointroducethestructureoftheship.B.Toshowtheoriginalplanofthemovie.

C.Topresentthemissingpartofthemovie.D.ToexplaintheunchangeablefateofJack.

15.Whatisbesttitleofthetext?

A.JackinTitanicMustDie.B.BigEnoughforBoth.

C.CameronisWrong.D.JackcouldSurvive.

【答案】12.B13.C14.D15.A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了電影《泰坦尼克號》中Jack因為救Rose而死，但是二十年后人們?nèi)栽?/p>

糾結Jack是否真的非死不可的問題，甚至有人專門進行了試驗并把結果提交給電影導演卡梅隆。對此，卡

梅隆的看法是杰克非死不可，并給出了理由。

【12題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“DoyoustillrememberthesceneinthefamousmovieTitanic,directedbyCameron,

whereJackwasfrozentodeathintheicycoldwatersothatRosecouldsurviveonthefloatingdooralone?”可知

你還記得卡梅隆執(zhí)導的著名電影《泰坦尼克號》中Jack被凍死在冰冷的水中，而Rose獨自靠漂浮的門生

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存下來的場景嗎？由此可知，Jack這個角色為了救Rose而犧牲了自己。故選B。

[13題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“ButitdoesshowthatthefilmwaseffectiveinmakingJacksoendearingto

theaudiencethatithurtsthemtoseehimdie.”可知但它確實表明，這部電影有效地把Jack塑造得如此受觀

眾喜愛，以至于看到他死去會讓他們感到心痛。由此可知，根據(jù)卡梅隆的說法，觀眾們?yōu)镴ack的死爭論了

20年是因為他們喜歡Jack這個角色。故選C。

【14題詳解】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中uSinceJackwasdoomedtodie,Cameronsaid,itcouldhavehappenedina

varietyofdifferentways.Ifsnotaboutthedoornotbeingbigenough:that'sjustapracticalmethodforhisdeath.

'Whetheritwasthat,orwhetherachimneyfellonhim,hewasgoingdown,'Cameronsaid.”可知卡梅隆說，既

然Jack注定要死，那就有可能以各種不同的方式死去。這不是門不夠大的問題：那只是他的一種死亡方式。

“不管是這樣，還是煙囪掉在他身上，他都要死，”卡梅隆說。由此可推知，最后一段提到煙囪是為了解

釋Jack無法改變的命運。故選D。

【15題詳解】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第五段“WhentheypresentedtheirfindingstoCameron,thedirectorinsistedthatJack

couldn'tbesaved.（當他們把調(diào)查結果提交給卡梅隆時，導演堅持認為Jack必須死）”結合文章主要說明了

電影《泰坦尼克號》中Jack因為救Rose而死，但是二十年后人們?nèi)栽诩m結Jack是否真的非死不可的問

題，甚至有人專門進行了試驗并把結果提交給電影導演卡梅隆。對此，卡梅隆的看法是杰克非死不可，

并給出了理由。由此可知，A選項“泰坦尼克號上的Jack必須死”最符合文章標題。故選A。

湖北省利川市第五中學2020-2021學年高二上學期期中考試英語試題

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該

項涂黑。

A

SydneyTrainsisoneofthemosteconomical,reliableandconvenientwaystotravelthroughoutSydneyand

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itssurrounds.

Ournetwork,theNSWTrainsIntercity,coverssuburbanSydneyandextendstotheHunter,CentralCoast,

BlueMountains,SouthernHighlandsandSouthCoastregions.

Thenetworkismadeupofseveralcolour-codedlines.Trainsfromdifferentlinescansharethesame

platform,socheckdisplayscreenandlistentoannouncements.

Ticketpricesaregenerallybasedonthedistancetraveled.YoucanvisitTransportnsw.Infofordetails.

GettingtotheCity

InSydney,ifyou'renearatrainstation,you'reonyourwaytothecity.Everyraillineleadsdirectlyor

indirectlytotheCityCircle.IfsthelooparoundthecentralbusinessdistrictofSydney.MostCitystationsare

underground,solookoutforthesignonstreetlevel.

Automaticticketgates

Largestationshaveautomaticgatesfbrentryto,andexitfrom,thestation.IfyouhaveanOpalcardora

ticketwhichhasamagneticstripe（磁條）youmustusetheautomaticgates.Youmayusethewidegatefbr

wheelchair,pramorluggageaccess.Stationstaffwillassistyou.

NightRidebuses

Mosttrainsdonotoperatebetweenmidnightand4:00a.m.ForyourconvenienceaspecialNightRidebus

serviceisavailablebetweenthesehoursonmostSydneysuburbanlines.

Trackwork

Inorderfbrthetrackstothemaintained,wesometimeshavetoreplacetrainwithbuses,particularlyat

weekends.Pleasecheckthetrackworksectionfbrthelatestservicechangesonyourline.

21.Howdotravelersgetmoreinformationaboutticketprices?

A.TheycangototheCityCircle.B.Theycanvisitawebsite.

C.Theycancheckdisplayscreen.D.Theycanlistentoannouncements.

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22.Whatserviceisofferedtotravelersinneedatmostbigstations?

A.AfreeOpalcard.B.Earlierentrytothestation.

C.Helpfromstationworkers.D.Aticketwithamagneticstripe.

23.WhichisthebestconvenienttimetotravelbySydneyTrains?

A.Atmidnight.B.OnSundayafternoon.

C.Betweenmidnightand4:00a.m.D.At6:00p.m.onWednesday.

B

WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,computersweresomethingyousawonSTARTREK,andour

televisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Iwasneverbored.Thefields,hills,andwoodlandsaroundmyhome

weretheperfectplaygroundswhoseadventureswereonlylimitedbymyimagination.Icanrememberoncehiking

toanearbylakeandslowlywalkingaroundit.AtthebacksideofitIwasamazedtofindanold,onelane,dirt

roadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Iimmediatelysetouttotravelit.Itwasfullofmuddytiretracksanddeep

woodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.

Iwalkedonandonfbrwhatseemedlikehours.Iamsuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyearto

turnaroundandheadbackhomebutIwasstubbornandevenabitstupid,soIwalkedon.Thedirtroadgaveway

toagraveloneandthenapavedone,yettherewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsight.Mylegsweregetting

tired.InoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared.Ididn'twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad

inthedarkofnight,butIwassureitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.

Icontinuedtowalkonwiththesomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswere

aching.IwasalmostintearswhenIturnedonelastcurveandsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatI

recognized.Myheartleaptup!Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Iknewthewayhome!Itwasstill

overamileawaybutmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabig

smileonmyfacejustintimefbrdinner.Then1endedmyadventurewithagoodnight'ssleep.

Ioftenthoughtofthatexperiencerecently.Actually,inourlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,

canleadushomeagain.TheycanleadustoourhomeshereonEarth.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourhearts.

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Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove.Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway.Andmay

yourroadsalwaysleadyouHomeagain.

24.Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?

A.HecouldwatchTVallday.B.Hecouldhavefuninnature.

C.Hehadmanyfriendstoplaywith.D.Heusedtoexploretheolddirtroad.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“something“inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Doubt.B.Hope.C.Fear.D.Courage.

26.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?

A.Hewascontradictoryinmind.

B.Hewasunconsciousofdangerahead.

C.Hewasworriedtobetrappedinthewoods.

D.Hewasafraidofbeingscoldedbyhisparents.

27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EveryEffortIsWorthwhileB.AllRoadsLeadHome

C.BeDeterminedinYourLifeD.BeBravetoExplore

C

Parentswhowanttheirkidstosucceedmorethananythingarenowbeingsoldahigh-techsolution.Class

120is$199-a-yearsmartphoneappthattracksteenagersandalertsparentsifthekidisn'tinhisorherscheduled

class.

Isitagoodideaforparentstotrackwhethertheiryoungadultsareinclass?Inshort:No.Thisisaterrible

idea.

Oneofthefundamentalpurposesofacollegeislearningtobeanindependentperson.Thatmeanslearning

howtodowhatneedstobedone,whetheroneparticularlyfeelslikedoingitornot.

Ifseasytoseewhyparentsarekeenontrackingtheirkids.Astudentisadmittedtocollegebyaprocessthat

focusesmainlyongradesandscores.Monitoringgradesandscoresiseasy.Theparentsmaythinkthat:

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“Ourchildissucceeding.Wearegoodparents.Wearehappy."Butgradesandscorescan'ttelleverything.

Theydon'ttakeintoaccountwhethertheirkidshavethestrengthofself-discipline（自律）andtheskill

neededtocareforhimselforherself.

Monitoringthedevelopmentofcharacterismuchharderfbrparents.Charactergrowthhappensthrough

encountering（遇到）andlearningtodealwithdisappointmentsandfailure.Youneverknowwhichproblemwill

bethepointfbrgrowth.

However,lettingkidsfailcanbereallydifficultfbranxiousparents.Theybelievethatsuccessmeansbeing

perfectandneverfailing.Thetruthisthatkidsneedtolearntofail.

Collegeisanidealplacetopracticeadults'responsibilityandindependence.Studentsneedtomaketheirown

decisionsaboutwhethertogetoutofbedandgotoworkinthemorning.

Maybeyourchildhasn?tlearnedthislessonbynow,butheorshehastoleamitsometime.Analarmclock's

iobistowakeyou皿butitdoesnotprovideareason.

28.What'sauthor'sattitudetowardtrackingteenagers?

A.Supportive.B.Opposed.C.Indifferent.D.Disappointed.

29.Accordingtotheauthor,what'sthemostimportantthingshouldacollegestudentlearninschool?

A.Avoidingfailure.B.Keepinghealthy.

C.Professionalknowledge.D.Livingindependently.

30.What'stheauthor'sopiniononfailure?

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A.Failuremeansthatakidisnotgoodenough.

B.Failuremaybethekeypartofkid'sdevelopment.

C.Everyoneshouldmanagetoavoidfailureatanytime.

D.Failurewillbringmanynegativeinfluencestochildren.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Analarmclockisnecessaryforakid.

B.