第58頁（共58頁）2024-2025學年下學期高二英語人教新版期末必刷常考題之記敘文閱讀理解一．閱讀理解（共15小題）1．（2024秋?邵陽期末）OnacoldmorninginMay，Ireceivedafascinatinge﹣mailfromahighschoolfriend，invitingmetoa10﹣dayall﹣femalesurfingadventureinPortugal.Theofferwasirresistible，andIinstantlyknewmyanswerwasyes.Thetripseemedsimpleenough.Tenwomen，rangingfrom30to45yearsold，allstrangers，wouldgatheronthePortuguesecoasttoacceptthechallengeofsurfingtheAtlanticwaves.Asafanoftravel，Iquicklysoughtpermissionfrommybossforthisonce﹣in﹣a﹣lifetimejourney.Throughmy33years，I'veobservedacommonadulttendency：Weoftenlimitourselvestoimprovingskillswealreadyhave.There'sacertainprideinimprovingourexpertknowledge，becomingincreasinglyknowledgeableinourchosenfields，yetunintentionally，thisfocusoftenleavesotherskillsundevelopedandleadstoignoringotherareasofpotentialgrowth.Twodayslater，IarrivedinEriceira，acharmingsurftown，whereImetmysurfinggroup.Despiteourdifferentpersonalitiesandbackgrounds，wewereallunitedinapassionatedesiretochallengeourselves，learn，tackleandgrow.TheshoresatEriceira，wherethebeginnerslearntosurf，areshallowandcoveredwithslipperyrocks.Theymakeforsofterwavesbutaredifficulttonavigate（駕馭）.Guidedbyouramazingcoaches，together，wefacedthewaves.Sometimes，itpouredwithrain，andthewavescrashedaroundus，butwewerestilloutthere.Andwitheveryslipandfall，wordsofencouragementfilledtheair.Honestly，Iprobablyspentmostofmydaysfrozentothebone，butthatdidn'tmatterbecauseanewlevelofgenuinejoyandpersonalachievementhadbeenunlocked.Learninganewskilltaughtmethehumblenessthatcancomefromdoingbadlyatsomethingnew，andthepridethatdevelopswhenyoufinallymanagetograspsomethingyou'vebeenworkingon.Whilesurfingmightnotbemycalling，tryingitoutinspiredmetotakemorerisksinlife，tostepoutsideofmycomfortzoneandtoneverstopbelievinginmyself.Youneverknowwhatyou'recapableofifyoudon'tgooutthereandtry.（1）WhatmotivatedtheauthortojointhesurftriptoPortugal？A.Thelongingtoseekandenjoyachallenge.B.Theneedtoreunitewithahighschoolfriend.C.Thelovetomeetstrangerswithsharedinterest.D.ThechancetoundertakeworkdutiesinPortugal.（2）Whatisacommontendencyamongadultsaccordingtotheauthor？A.Theyrefusetoupgradetheirprofessionalskills.B.Theytendtoimprovetheirexistingskillsonly.C.Theyavoidexploringnewareasonpurpose.D.Theyaretooproudtoimprovethemselves.（3）Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'ssurfingexperiences？A.Toughbutworthwhile.B.Commonandsmooth.C.Boringanddiscouraging.D.Relaxingbutunpredictable.（4）Whatdoesthetextwanttoconvey？A.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.B.Hewholaughslast，laughsbest.C.Lifebeginsattheendofyourcomfortzone.D.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.2．（2024秋?廬陽區校級期末）IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife，arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured，displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking；survivalisnevercertain.However，whenitworks，itissimplybeautiful.IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl（貓頭鷹）ontheground.WhenIarrived，Isawa2﹣to3﹣week﹣oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.Iexaminedthechick（雛鳥）anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest，Imighthavebeenabletoputitback，butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest，anditquicklycalmeddown.Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents，buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults；theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.Anervousnighttobesure，butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.（1）Whatisunavoidableintheauthor'srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1？A．Effortsmadeinvain.B．Gettinginjuredinhiswork.C．Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.D．Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.（2）WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown？A．Torescueawoman.B．Totakecareofawoman.C．Tolookatababyowl.D．Tocureayoungowl.（3）Whatmadethechickcalmdown？A．Anewnest.B．Somefood.C．Arecording.D．Itsparents.（4）Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent？A．It'sunexpected.B．It'sbeautiful.C．It'shumorous.D．It'sdiscouraging.3．（2024秋?市中區期末）CarlWilhelmScheeleranksasoneofthegreatestscientistsofalltime，buthepaidabigpriceforthishonor.Bornin1742inpresent﹣dayGermany，Scheelelearnedaboutchemicalsfromhisparentsstartingatayoungage.Whenhewas14，hewassentawaytoGothenburg（哥德堡）tobecometheapprentice（學徒）ofafamilyfriend.Therehespenteightyearsstudyingchemistryandconductingexperimentslateintothenight.Next，ScheelemovedaroundtheHolyRomanEmpire，workingfordifferentchemistsandbecomingmorelearnedinhistrade.In1767，hemovedtoStockholm，wherehediscoveredtartaricacid（酒石酸）.AfterthreeyearsinStockholm，hebecamethedirectoroftheLockeLaboratory.Itwasthere，whilehewasanalyzingastrangereaction，thatScheelebecamethefirstpersontoidentifyoxygen.Hecalledtheelement"fireair"becausehebelieved，basedonthetheoriesofhistime，thatasubstancethatmadeupfirewasreleasedfromitemswhentheyburned.Scheelebelievedoxygentobethissubstance，notunderstandingthatoxygenismerelyanelementthatfacilitates（促進）thechemicalreactionthatisfire.Ashistoricasthisdiscoverywas，Scheeleseldomgotcreditforit，largelybecauseEnglishscientistJosephPriestleypublishedfindingsonoxygenbeforeScheele，eventhoughitisnowgenerallyacceptedthatScheelemadetheactualdiscoveryfirst.Throughhiswork，hethusexposedhimselftomanyharmfulmaterials.ThesechemicalshadadeadlyeffectonScheele，andheeventuallydiedofkidneyfailurein1786.Sadly，inspiteofhismanyachievementsandthefactthathegavehislifetochemistry，CarlWilhelmScheeleisoftenforgotteninthehistoryofscience.Thoughhediscoveredmanyelementsbeforeotherbetter﹣knownscientistsdid，hisunwillingnesstobothattendmeetingsoftheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandtopublishhisworkallowedotherscientiststotakecreditfordiscoveriesthathehadmade.（1）WhofirsttaughtChemistrytoScheele？A．Hisparents.B．JosephPriestley.C．Hisfamilyfriend.D．TheHolyRomanEmpire.（2）WhendidScheeleprobablydiscoveroxygen？A．In1745.B．In1767.C．In1770.D．In1789.（3）Whatdotheunderlinedwords"theelement"referto？A．Oxygen.B．Tartaricacid.C．Thestrangereaction.D．Thechemicalexperiment.（4）WhatcanwelearnaboutScheelefromthetext？A．Hehasbeenworld﹣famoussincethe1700s.B．Heactuallydiedduetohisdangerouswork.C．HediscoveredoxygenlaterthanJosephPriestley.D．Hethoughthisfindingswerenotvaluableatall.4．（2024春?炎陵縣期末）JonPedleyismakingabigchange.Heisgivinguphislifeasabusinessmanforalifeofhelpingothers.HeistradinghisbeautifulfarmhouseinEnglandforlifeinamudhut（小屋）inUganda，EastAfrica.Pedleyadmittedthathehadnotalwaysledaverypositivelife.Attimeshedranktoomuchandgotintroublewiththelaw."Ihadalwaysputthepursuit（追求）ofmoneyinfrontofeverythingelse.AslongasIwasallright，Ididn'tcarewhoIwashurting，"saysPedley.ButavisittoUgandain2007gavePedleyanewoutlookonlife.Hewasamazedatwhathesawandhowmuchthepeoplethereappreciatedtheworkhewasdoing."Iworkedthereforafewdaysandthesepeoplewhohavenothingwerethankingmebygivingmebagsofpotatoes，whichareafortuneforthem，"hesaid.NowPedleyissellinghisbusiness，his＄1.5millionfarmhouse，andhisexpensivecar—andmovingintoahutmadeofmudandboardsinasmallUgandanvillage.TherehewillhelprunanorganisationthathopestoimprovethequalityoflifeforpeopleinthevillageofKigazi.Hewillhelptobuildschoolroomsforchildrenandtankstoholdcleanwaterforvillagers.Today，peopleinKigazimustwalktwomilestoahospital，soPedleywillhelptobuilddoctors'offices，too.Pedley'sorganisationwillalsoworkwithEnglishteenagerswhoareintrouble.Theteenswillbesenttoa"camp"inUgandathatPedleywillrun.Theteenswillliveinmudhutsandhelptobuildwater，health，andeducationfacilitiesforkidsinKigazi，manyofwhomhavelosttheirparentstopovertyordisease.Pedleyhopestheteenswillseeasideoflifethatmighthelpthemturnaroundtheirownlivesandsetthemonanewandmorepositivepath.（1）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPedleyinthepast？A．Positive.B．Creative.C．Cold﹣hearted.D．Independent.（2）WhatwillPedleydointhesmallUgandanvillage？A．Assistvillagerswithbuildingwork.B．Dobusinesswiththelocalpeople.C．Helpfarmersincreasepotatooutput.D．IntroducetoolstoimproveEnglishteaching.（3）WhywillPedleyworkwithEnglishteenagersintrouble？A．Toinspirethemtoliveamorepositivelife.B．Toencouragethemtomakefriendswithlocals.C．Tomakethemlearnaboutdifferentcultures.D．Totrainthemtobecomedoctorsinthefuture.（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A．ALife﹣changingAdventureB．MoreMoney，MoreWorriesC．ARichManBecomingHomelessD．FromMillionairetoMudHut5．（2024春?濟南期末）MatthewWeihmuller，despitebeingblindfrombirth，earnedhismaster'sdegreeinmusicatFloridaStateUniversity.Healsotourswithabandthatshowselementsofjazzandrock.Additionally，heisacomposer，usingspecializedmusictechnologyfortheblind.Hefrequentlyengagesasaspeaker，havingbeenaguestlectureratJohnHopkinsUniversity.Whileexplaininghisshiftfromperformancetoteaching，Weihmullersaid，"Allgreatperformersteach，andit'stheonlywaytopassalongthiscraft，especiallyaboutjazzmusic.Ifoundthatteachingbecamemoremycallingthanperforming.Iwantedtomakeadifference，andthatwasreallyimportanttome."Innovatively，Weihmullerusesauniqueteachingmethodtoenhancecommunicationamongjazzstudents.Whenpractisingaplay，heturnsoffthelights，removesthevisualelementsandforcesstudentstorelymoreontheirothersenses.Theyhavetofeeltheirinstrumentwiththeirfingersandhands.Weihmuller'sownblindnesshasfueledhismasteryofothersenses，particularlycrucialinplayingjazz."Youhavetoturnyourdisadvantageintoanadvantage.Wherethereisawill，thereisaway."Weihmullersaid.Reflectingonhisearlystruggleswithsheetmusic，Weihmullerrecalledthechallengeofobtainingbraille（盲文）music，whichwasnotasaccessiblethenasitistoday.Toovercomethisobstacle，hehadtocreatehisownbraillemusic，aprocessthatcontinuedthroughhiscollegeyears.Weihmullerhasastrongdesiretoinfluencehisstudentswithvalueofperseveranceandmusicalprogression.Hisultimategoalistoinspireothersfacingchallengesanddisabilities.Headded，"Idohopethatwhentheyleavemyclassroom，they'renotonlybett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toverforthem."Sotheseguysareoutfertilizing（施肥）thevegetablefield，"Guttridgelaughs."They'llbeouthereacouplemoreweeks，andthenwe'llgetournextsummervegetablesplantedrightthere."AroundthefieldisaspecialmoveabletypeoffencingthatOllinFarmsboughtusinggrants（補助金）fromtheBoulderCountySustainabilityOffice.Itallowsthemtomovethesheepfromonefieldtoanother，fertilizingastheygo.Thegoaloftheseinvestmentsis"reallybuildingupoursoilhealth，"heexplains."Thatrelatesdirectlytothenutrientqualityofthefood﹣healthysoilgrowshealthyfood."Thecountyalsomakesanefforttogetthathealthyfoodouttodifferentcommunitiestoboostpublichealth.That'swheretheBoulderCountyPublicHealthdepartmentcomesin.Itcreatedacoupon（贈券）programtogivediscountstopeoplebuyingfruitsandvegetablesfromOllinFarms.Nutritionincentiveprograms，likethosepublichealthfruitandvegetablecoupons，arespreadingalloverthecountry，andmostarefundedthroughthefederalfarmbill.AmyYaroch，executivedirectorattheGretchenSwansonCenterforNutrition，says"It'satriplewin.It'sbasicallygoodfortheconsumerswholiveinthatparticularcommunitybecausethey'regettingthehealthyfood，it'sgoodforthefarmer，andthenit'sgoodfortheeconomy."（1）WhatdoesOllinFarmsdo？A.Itmakespublicnutritionhealthplans.B.Itoffersfinancialgrantstootherfarms.C.Itprovidescheapfoodtothelocalcommunity.D.Itgrowsfruitsandvegetablesrichinnutrition.（2）HowdoesBouldercountysupportsustainablefarmingpracticesatOllinFarms？A.Byraisingsheeponradishes.B.Bybuyingfencesforfarmhouses.C.Byinvestinginthefarm'ssoilhealth.D.Bygivingadviceaboutfertilizingfields.（3）WhatisAmy'sattitudetowards"nutritionincentiveprograms"？A.Cautious.B.Dismissive.C.Unclear.D.Approving.（4）Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext？A.CouponingforHealth：StimulatingNutritionChoicesB.GrowingHealth：InnovationsinFarmandPublicHealthInitiativesC.FertileFieldsandFurryFriends：AFarmingFairyTaleD.LocalProduce，GlobalImpact：TheNutritionChoicesofOllinFarms9．（2024春?合江縣期末）Alexiswasastudent，theonlysonofhiswealthyparents，andfeltentitledtotheluxurieshehadinhislife.Onaclassfieldtrip，Alexismettheforester，Justin，whohadbeenlivinginawoodenhouseintheforestovertenyears.WhenlearningJustin'slife，Alexislaughedathimwithhisfriends.Duringthefieldtrip，Alexisandhisclassmatespassedbyanentrancetoacave."Thislookssocool!"Alexisexclaimed.Hewantedtogoinsidethecave，buthisteacherstoppedhim.Thenextday，Alexisreachedthecavewithhisfourfriends，onlytofindtheycouldn'ttaketheirschoolbagsthroughtheentrance.Onebyone，theteenagersenteredthecaveandwereamazedtoseehowwideitwasfromtheinside.Albertpickedalargestoneupandhitoneofthewallswithit."Thisplaceissocool!"helaughedquietlybeforetherocksfromthewallcamefalling."Watchout，Albert!"AlexissaidandpulledAlberttowardshimself.Theteenagersscreamedinfearwhentheysawtherocksfall.Theycouldn'tseeanythingbecauseofthedustfloatingintheair.Thefriendswerescaredwhentheyrealizedtheyweretrappedinthecave."HELP!WEARESTUCK!"theteenagersstartedscreamingforhelp，hopingsomeonewouldhearthem.FatesentJustintothecave.Theforesterpickedberrieseveryotherdayfromthetreesnearthecave.Whilehewaswalkingbacktohishouse，fivebright﹣coloredschoolbagscaughthisattention.Thenheapproachedthecaveandshouted，"Hey!Who'sinthere？""I'mAlexis!Icamehereyesterdaywithmyteacher!Helpus，please!Wearestuck!""Okay，calmdown，children!I'llhelpyouout!"Justinsaid.Justinquicklycalled911andinformedthemaboutthekidsinthecave.Thinkingtheparamedics（護理人員）wouldtakeatleasttwentyminutestoarrive，hedecidedtohelpthekidshimselfbeforeitwastoolate.Justinquicklygrabbedashovelandaflashlightandrushedbacktothecave'sentrance.Meanwhile，Alexisandhisfriendstriedtostaycalm.Afewminuteslater，Alexisandhisfriendscouldseetheflashlightshinethroughthecave'sentrance.Secondslater，theyrushedoutsidethecaveandtookadeepbreathinthefreshair.Justthen，theparamedicsarrived.（1）WhatmayleadtoAlexislookingdownonJustin？A.Hislowereducation.B.Hispoorfamily.C.Hisbadreputation.D.Hislivingcondition.（2）HowdidAlexisfeelaboutthecaveatfirst？A.Doubtful.B.Curious.C.astonished.D.Scared.（3）WhydidJustinappearnearthecave？A.Itwashisdailyroutine.B.Hesawfivecolorfulschoolbags.C.Hecametolookforthechildren.D.Heheardthescreamingforhelp.（4）WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofWilliam？A.Luckyorunlucky.B.Don'tjudgeapersonbyhislooks.C.Curiositykillsthecat.D.Onceinabluemoon.10．（2023秋?錫山區校級期末）IhaveworkedasakeeperattheNationalZoo，Parisfor11years.SpotandStripearethefirsttigercubs（幼崽）thathaveeverbeenbornhere.Globally，athirdofSumatrancubsinzoosdon'tmakeittoadulthood，soIdecidedtogivethemround﹣the﹣clockcareathome.I'vegottwochildren—theyoungerone，Kynan，wasextremelyhappyaboutthetigersarriving﹣butallofusreallylookedforwardtobeingpartoftheirlivesandwatchingthemgrow.Iwasn'tworriedaboutbringingthemintomyhomewithmywifeandkids.Thesewerecubs.Theyweighedabout2.5kgandweresosmallthattherewasabsolutelynorisk.Astheygrewmoremobile，weletthemmovefreelyaroundthehouseduringtheday，butwhenwewereasleepwehadtocontaintheminalargeroom，otherwisethey'dgetuptomischief.We'dcomedowninthemorningtofindthey'dturnedtheroomupsidedown，andleftitlookinglikeazoo.Thingsquicklygotveryintenseduetothehugeamountofenergyrequiredtolookafterthem.ThereweresometoughtimesandIjustfeltextremelytired.Iwasgratefulthatmyfamilywastheretohelp.Wehadtohaveabitofaproductionlinegoing，makingup"tigermilk"，washingbabybottles，andcleaningthefloors.WhenSpotandStripewerefourmonthsold，theywerelearninghowtoopendoorsandjumpfences，andweknewitreallywastimeforthemtogo.Itwashardforustofinallypartwiththem.Forthefirstfewdays，Kynanwasalwaysabitdisappointedthatthecubsweren'tthere.I'mnotsadaboutit.I'mhands﹣onwiththemeverydayatthezoo，andIdolookbackveryfondlyonthetimethatwehadthem.（1）Whydidtheauthorbringthetigercubshome？A．Toensuretheirsurvival.B．Toobservetheirdifferences.C．Toteachthemlifeskills.D．Toletthemplaywithhiskids.（2）Whatdotheunderlinedwords"getuptomischief"meaninparagraph3？A．Behavebadly.B．Losetheirway.C．Sleepsoundly.D．Misstheirmom.（3）Whatdidtheauthorthinkofraisingthetigercubsathome？A．Boring.B．Tiring.C．Costly.D．Risky.（4）WhydidtheauthordecidetosendSpotandStripebacktothezoo？A．Theyfrightenedthechildren.B．Theybecamedifficulttocontain.C．Theyannoyedtheneighbors.D．Theystartedfightingeachother.11．（2022春?鐵嶺期末）AsacollegestudentinBoston，Iformedthehabitofbuyingusedbooks.Ienjoythehunt，thegoodpriceandtheunrecognizedtreasures.Ifindoldtextbooks，ex﹣bestsellers，andbooksonsubjectsI'veneverheardofandnowmustlearnallabout.Idon'tsearchforrarebooks，firsteditions，orleather﹣boundeditionsbutbooksthatareworthreading.Rereading，forme，isapleasureduringretirement.Thetheaterandtheconcerthallbecomelessappealingtome，alongwithcrowds.Stayingaloneandreadingbookshavebecomeextremelyimportanttome.Literatureneedsthefleshofexperiencetohaveitsfulleffect.Differentbooksoffermeinsights（見解）andwaysofexpressingthatstuckinmymindasgrainsofsandinanoyster（牡蠣）nowshinelikepearls.Mytasteinbooksimproveswithage.Whilepackingforamove，whichoccursatintervals（間隔）offivetosevenyears，Iclearmyshelvesandpickmybooks.Iabandonafew，laterregretmydecisions，andlookforthemagain.Severalyearsago，Igotridofbooksrelatedtomyjob﹣architecture.Someweredesignguides，referencebooks，productcatalogs，andthingsthatwentoutofdate.Somewerehistoricalorcenteredonaperiodoranarchitect.Thesehadgivenmemanyhoursofpleasure.WillIeveropentheircoversagain？Certainly.IheldontotheredbulkofSirBanisterFletcher'sAHistoryofArchitectureandbooksonParis，Rome，andBoston.Igaveawaydraftingequipmentandinstruments.Ithrewoutrollsandrollsofpaper，andolddrawingsofprojectscompletedlongago，someofwhichhadevenbeendamaged.Thistime，IstayputinacottagethatsuitsmystatusandI'vemovedoninspirit.NodoubtIwillacquiremoreusedbooksandthrowawaymorebooksaspassionsgrowandfade，likefeatherschangingwiththeseasons.（1）Whatdoestheauthorconsidermostimportantwhenchoosingusedbooks？A．Theirappealingcovers.B．Theirreasonableprices.C．Theirexcellentcontent.D．Theircollecti