1、備戰2021年英語高頻熱點專項訓練-閱讀理解模考題目專項練習（一）Weve all had cases where weve waited jiist a bit too long to pay an electric bill or speeding ticket. But one man from Califbnua by reasonable assumption, who goes by “Dave： recently took procrastination one step farther, by paying a parkmg ticket almost a halEcentur

2、y after it was given.In December 2018. the Minersville Police Department in Pennsylvania received a letter in the mail. Whoever wrote the letter decided it was best to keep his name somewhat unknown, so he put die return address as Wayward Road, Anytown California under the name Feeling guilty.When

3、die officers opened the envelope, they found a brief letter, along with a S5 bill, and a parkmg ticket datmg all the way back to 1974. The note read, Dear PD Ive been carrying tliis ticket around for 40 plus years Ways mtendmg to pay. Forgive me if I don*t give you my info. With respect, Dave.”Even

4、though the initial parking ticket was only for $2, Dave must have felt awfUUy guilty because he left 150 percent, or $3, m interest.Michael Combs, the Police Chief of die Miiiers-ille Police Department, stated in an interview tliat the same ticket would cost about $20 if it were given today. Combs w

5、ent on to share that the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate.Because there was no system for tracking tickets given to out-of-state cars back then, Dave could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine. But apparently, gmlt got the best of him, and he

6、decided to filially cough up the money more than 40 years past its due date.1. How much do we know about Dave ?A. He lives in Wayward Road, Anytown California.B. The police are trying to find out more about liim.C. His car probably came from Ohio at that timeD. Dave is of course the mans real name m

7、deed2 .Why didnt Dave pay for the parkmg ticket until recently?A. He completely forgot about it in the past 44 years.B. He didn*t find it imtil almost half a century laterC. He failed to find out who he should pay the money toD. He didnt pay for it just because of procrastination.3. What drove Dave

8、to pay for the parkmg ticket at last?A. A strong sense of guiltB. Fear of bemg tracked by die police.C. Worry about being fined moreD. Sudden change of his financial siniation.4. Which of die following can be the best title?A. Police Chief of die Minersville Police Department Shares a StoryB. Myster

9、ious Procrastinator Finally Pays 44-year-old Parking TicketC. Unusual Letter Comes from Wayward Road Anytown CaliforniaD. Parknig Ticket Carried Aroimd for Almost Half a Century from OhioBMid-aftemoon on a particularly busy Tuesday, I took leave of my desk at work and walked into a local Starbucks,

10、only to find a space where neither my clients nor my children would ask me to do something.Inside. I ran into Kate, a co-worker of muie. Tlie topic of parenthood came up. I complained about how packed my schedule was. From the inniute I woke up to the minute I fell asleep. I was constantly in demand

11、 and always had someone kiiockmg at the door. But a bit of sadness seemed to come over Kates face.Well, my daughters in San Francisco and she doesnt seem to need me at all these days J Kate said. It was in that moment that I realized although I might often feel in higli demand, tliere will come a da

12、y when Ill actually miss that same stress I now complam about.And as our conversation continued, it ninied to our childrens younger years, with Kate smiling proudly, tliHiking of the little boy and girl she raised who are now a mail and a woman. But I noticed her smile was marked with regret. She ex

13、plained that she often wondered about what she could have done difierently when her children were m their earlier years.This got me thinkuig: Is regret ail unfbrtiuiate footnote to parenthood9 With that in mind, I asked ix older parents one question: What is your biggest regret from your early days

14、as a parent?It nimed out that all of them thought they could have done it better. But. each of them also has a strong, healtliy relationship with their kids. Whatever regrets tlieir parents might have had about tlieir upbringing, one thmg is clear-it didnt afiect them in a meaningful way.The bottom

15、line is, we all feel like we could be domg this parenting thing better. And quite clearly, years later we re still gomg to look back and wish we tried tlimgs differently. But die past cant be changed, and neither should it.1. What can be inferred from the first tliree paragraphs?A. Kate had the same

16、 problem as the authors.B. Tlie two people had arranged to meet in the coffee shop.C. Kate went to the coSee shop so no one could find her there.D. The author went to the coffee shop to escape from the pressures around him.2. Why did Kate feel sad and regretful?A. Because she and her daughter had a

17、fight.B. Because she hadnt paid enough attention to her kids.C. Because she was disappomted with her kids performance.D. Because she thouglit that she could have done better in raising her kids.3. What did die autlior find when he spoke to six older parents?A. Some of the parents had a bad relations

18、hip with tlieir kids.B. He was moved by the love of these parents for tlieir children.C. Tliese parents improved their behavior after their kids grew up.D. None of the parents were completely satisfied with the way tliey raised their kids.4. What should parents do accordmg to the last paragraph?A. G

19、ive more love to tlieir kids.B Let tlieir children grow up with freedom.C. Cherish the present time and do ones best to be a parent.D. Never stop learning how to be a good parent from others.CIn a recent series of experiments at the University of Califonua. researchers studied toddlers* tlimking abo

20、ut winners and losers, bullies and victims.In the first expermieiit. toddlers watched a scene in which two puppets had conflicting goals: One was crossing a stage from right to left, and die other from left to right. The puppets met in the middle and stopped. Eventually one puppet bowed down and mov

21、ed aside, letting die other one pass by. Tlien researchers asked the toddlers which puppet they liked. Tlie result: 20 out of 23 toddlers picked the higher-status puppet-the one that did not bow or move aside. It seems that individuals can gain status for being dominant and toddlers like winners bet

22、ter than losers.But tlieii researchers had another question: Do toddlers like winners no matter how they win? So, researchers did another experiment very similar to the one described above. But this time, the conflict ended because one puppet knocked die other down and out of the way. Now when die t

23、oddlers were asked who they liked, the results were different: Only 4 out of 23 children liked the winner.These data suggest that children already love a winner by the age of 21-31 months. Tliis does not necessarily mean that the preference is inborn: 21 months is enough time to learn a lot of thing

24、s. But if a preference for winners is something we learn, we appear to learn it quite early.Even more interesting, the preference for winners is not absolute. Childreii in our study did not like a winner who knocked a competitor down. Tliis suggests tliat already by the age of 21-31 months, children

25、s liking for winners is balanced with other social concerns, mcludmg perhaps a general preference for nice or helpfill people over aggressive ones.In a tune when the news is full of stones of public figures who celebrate winning at all costs, tliese results give us much confidence. Humans miderstand

26、 dominance, but we also expect strong individuals to guide, protect and help others. Tliis feels like good news.1. One of the purposes of the experiments is to A. teach toddlers how to gam higher statusB offer toddlers a chance to watch a sceneC. observe the process of toddlers* sohiiig a conflictD.

27、 find out toddlers* attitude toward winners and losers2. The toddlers regarded bowing and moving aside as a sign ofA. obeying rulesB. gaming statusC. giving in to the otlierD. showing good manners3. What does the second experiment tell us about toddlers?A. They are excellent learners.B. Tliey are al

28、ways changeable.C. Tliey show mercy to the loser.D. They value kuidness over winning.4. What does the author tliuik of the results of the series of expermieiits?A. Disappointing.B. Encouraging.C. Unexpected.D. ControversialIf you use social media to chase away loneluiess, a new study suggests youre

29、going against the gain.We may have heard a lot about the benefits of mteracting with others online, but die findings of a study conducted by scientists of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine show a direct relationship between social media usage and feelings of isolation. In short, die more t

30、mie you spend on social media, the lonelier you may feel.With mcreased interaction on a large number of apps that allow for endless virtual connectivity, loneliness seems like the last problem frequent social media users would face, but accordmg to die leader of the study Brain Primack. it has the e

31、xact opposite effect.“NIental health problems and social isolation are at widespread levels among young adults nowadays/* Prmiack said. HWe are naturally social creature, but modern life tends to separate us instead of bringmg us togetlier. While it may seem that social media presents opportunities

32、to fill the social void、I thuik this study suggests that it may not be the solution people were hoping for/Primack and his team examined the social media habits of 1, 787 U. S. adults aged 19 to 32 via a questionnaire that asked about the tmie and frequency they spent on the most popular social medi

33、a platfbnns. Eventually, tliey deterniKied that young adults who are constantly logging mto social media reported more feeluigs of isolation than those with less social media usage. Frequent exposure to unrealistic descriptions on social media instead of face-to- face social interactions may give pe

34、ople die impression that others are living happier, more connected lives, and this may users feel more socially isolated m comparison.1. What does the part “going against die gain” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Doing it all wrong.B. On the way to successC. Takmg a risk.D. Making a difference.2. How did Prm

35、iack and his team conduct the study?A. By providing explanationsB. By collecting data onlineC. By domg a survey.D. By describing their own experiences3. What can we leam from the study?A. Ybu will feel happier if you spend more time online.B. Interaction online is not the solution to social isolatio

36、n.C. Virtual connectivity is the best way to fill the social void.D. Popular social media platforms can bring people together.4. What does the text inamly tell us?A. New study on social media usage has been published.B. Face-to-face social interactions are on die way out.C. Social media does users m

37、ore harm than good.D. Social media might make loneluiess worse.ERebecca, who is a 25-year-old woman, has a rare condition. She can remember all die events she has experienced in her life. Tlie events are so vivid, as if they happened just moments ago. But her vivid memories often become a reality. R

38、ebecca said, “ When I【elive memories when I was younger, my emotions are about what I felt then. I also re-experience pam. For example, I remeniber falling over and hiirtmg my left knee when I was there. When talking about it now, Pm getting pam in my left knee.”However, there are times when Rebecca

39、s memories prove to be too overwhelming, and she has learnt relaxation and mindfblness techniques to solve. At school, it is a hindrance. Im not very quick at processing things, so there is always so much going tlirougli my mind. At night. I have to sleep with the radio on and a soft light. If its t

40、oo dark or quiet, my nund jiist recalls all these memories and I can t sleep. Rebecca said.Ill addition, Rebecca has no control over whether the memories she recalls will be positive or negative when recalling pamftil experiences with such vividness tliat she has suffered from post-traumatic stress

41、disorder. Rebecca said, “Recently, I went back to my old school for my sisters high school graduation. Bemg in that building again brought all those memories floodmg back. I burst into tears and had to leave/Rebecca and her mother Mrs. Barnes got in touch witli the University of California in 2011.

42、It was there that Rebecca knew she had Higlily Superior Autobiographical Memory (H SAM). Its reported tliat Rebecca is one of just 80 people worldwide, who have HSANL Finding out about HSAM has been such a positive experience. Now, Rebecca has been more positive and able to do things independently,

43、which has been excellent. MMrs. Barnes said1. Whats wrong with Rebecca?A. She hardly sleeps well at night.B. She usually gets hurt easily by others.C. She cant distinguish benveen reality and dreams.D. Her vivid memories lead her to experience sufiermgs.2. What does the iinderlmed word hindrance mea

44、n in Paragraph 2?A. Priority.B. Difficulty.C. Advantage.D. Opportunity.3. What can we leam from Paragraph 3?A. Rebecca had a strong dislike of going to school.B. Rebecca was moved to tears at her sisters graduation.C. Rebecca and her sister once studied in the same school.D. Rebecca eiijoyed a happy

45、 life during her high school years.4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Rebecca A. has got her life improved graduallyB. was influenced by her mother to be positiveC was admitted into the University of CaliforniaD became well-kn07rn due to her rare condition參考答案【A篇答案解析】1 .C倒數第 二段最后一句Co

46、mbs went on to share tliat the original ticket from 1974 was given to a vehicle that had an Ohio license plate.可以看出Dave的車可能來自俄亥俄州、因此選Co2 .D最后一段中的 Because there was no system for trackmg tickets given to out-ofstate cars back then, Dave” could have gotten away with never paying the $2 fine,可得出Dave直到最

47、近才付停車費是因為他的拖延癥。 選De3 . A最后一段最后一句 But apparently, guilt got tlie best of hmi, and he decided to filially cougli up the money more than 40 years past its due date.一種強烈的罪惡感驅使Dave終于付了停車費，因而選A：4.B第一段中的 But one man from Califbmia by reasonable assumption, who goes by Dave , recently took procrastination o

48、ne step further, by paying a parking ticket almost a halEcentury after it was given.可以看出本文 講述的是一位神秘的拖延者終于支付了 44年的停車罰單。所以選BB篇答案解析】1.D由前三段的內容可知，作者在一個特別繁忙的周二下午，想在一個沒有孩子也沒有客戶的地方休息一下， 在那兒遇到了同事，作者向同事抱怨忙碌的生活。因此，作者是為了逃避生活和工作中的壓力，才到咖啡店的。 選De2 .D第四段中的 But I noticed her smile was marked with regret. She explam

49、ed that she often wondered about what she could have done differently when her children were in tlieir earlier years.同時繼續看下面兩段 What is your biggest regret from your early days as a parent? It turned out that all of them tliought they could have done it better能看出，我看到凱特臉上的遺憾，是因為她認為她本可以在撫養孩子方而做得更好。因此選D

50、03 .D第五段中的“ Witli that in mind. I asked six older parents one question: What is your biggest regret from your early days as a parent? * 以及第六段中的“It turned out that all of them thought they could have done it better. 0 我問了六位年長的父母一個問題:你早期作為父母的最大遺憾是什么?結果他們都認為自己本可以做得更好。 可知他們對于自己撫養孩子的方式并不是完全滿意，還有欠缺的地方。分析可

51、知選D4 .C最后一段說我覺得我們撫養孩子方面能做得更好。多年后我們可能回首往事時希望嘗試的方法有所不 同。既然我們改變不了過去,就不要改變它，而要珍惜現在的生活。由此很清晰地可以得出結論：過去是不能 改變，要珍惜現在的時間，盡最大努力做個好父母.因此選【C篇答案解析】1.D第一段中 researchers studied toddlers* thinking about winners and losers, bullies and victims.研究人員研究 了幼兒對贏家和輸家、欺凌者和受害者的看法，因此可以看出實驗的其中一個目的是查明幼兒對贏家和輸家 的態度，答案選D,2.C第 段中 Tlie result: 20