2024年高考英語閱讀理解真題模擬含答案

一、真題

閱讀理解

LivinginIowaandtryingtobecomeaphotographerspecializinginlandscape（Wl景）canbequitea

challenge,mainlybecausethecornstatelacksgeographicalvariation.

AlthoughlandscapesintheMidwesttendtobequitesimilar,eitherfarmfieldsorhighways,sometimes

Ifinddistinctivecharacterinthehillsorlakes.Tomakesomeofmylandscapeshots,Ihavetraveledupto

fourhoursawaytoshootwithina1O-minutetimeframe.Itendtotravelwithafewofmyfriendstostate

parksortothecountrysidetogoonadventuresandtakephotosalongtheway.

Beingattherightplaceattherighttimeisdecisiveinanystyleofphotography.Ioftenleaveearlyto

seektherightdestinationssoIcansetupearlytoavoidmissingthemomentIamattemptingtophotograph.I

havemissedplentyofbeautifulsnnsets/sunrisesduetobeingonthespotonlyfiveminutesbeforethebest

moment.

OnetimemyfriendsandIdrovethreehourstoDevil'sLake,Wisconsin,toclimbthepurplequartz（石

英）rockaroundthelake.Afterwcfoundacrazy-lookingroadthathungoverabunchofrocks,wcdecided

tophotographthesceneatsunset.Thepositionenabledustolookoverthelakewiththesunsetinthe

background.Wemanagedtoleavethisspottoclimbhigherbecauseofthesparetimeuntilsunset.However,

wedidnotmarktheroute（路線）soweendedupalmostmissingthesunsetentirely.Oncewefoundthe

place,itwasstressfulgettinglightsandcamerassetupinthelimitedtime.Still,lookingbackon（hephotos,

iheyaresomeofmybestshotsthoughtheycouldhavebeensomuchbetterifIwouldhavebeenprepared

andmanagedmytimewisely.

I.HowdocstheauthordealwiththechallengeasalandscapephotographerintheMidwest?

A.Byteamingupwithotherphotographers.

B.Byshootinginihecountrysideorstaleparks.

C.Bystudyingthegeographicalconditions.

D.Bycreatingsettingsinthecoinfields.

2.Whatisthekeytosuccessfullandscapephotographyaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Propertimemanagement.B.Goodshootingtechniques.

C.Adventurousspirit.D.Distinctivestyles.

3.Whatcanweinterfromtheauthor'stripwithfriendstoDevil'sLake?

A.Theywentcrazywith(hepurplequartzrock.

B.Theyfeltstressedwhilewaitingforthesunset.

C.Theyreachedtheshootingspotlaterthanexpected.

D.Theyhadproblemswiththeirequipment.

4.HowdocstheauthorfindhisphotostakenatDevil'sLake?

A.Amusing.B.Satisfying.C.Encouraging.D.Comforting.

二、閱讀理解

閱讀理解

Lastsummer,Iwasassignedtotakephotosthatcouldcommunicatetheurgencyofclimatechangein

northernCanada.WhenIarrivedatanabandonedvillageonResoluteBay,Iscannedtheshorewithmy

camera.Suddenly,Ispottedabearlyingontheground.Itdidn'tmoveforalmostanhour.Butwhenitfinally

stoodup,Ihadtocatchmybreath.Thebear'soncestrongbodywasjustskinandbones;everystepthatit

tookwaspainfullyslow.

WhenIpostedthephotosonsocialmedia,Iwrote,"Thisiswhatstarvationmaylooklike.Iwonder

whethertheglobalpopulationof25,00()polarbearswoulddiethewaythisbearisdying."

Ididnotsaythatthisparticularbearwaskilledbyclimatechange.Butnewsorganizationsaroundthe

worldfocusedonit.ThefirstlineofthestorypublishedinNationalGeographicread,"Thisiswhatclimate

changelookslike"——with"climatechange"highlightedinyellow.Othernewsagenciesevenadoptedmore

dramaticheadlines.

Itwasestimatedthatmyphotoshadbeenreadbyabout2.5billionpeoplearoundtheworld.But(here

wasaproblem:Mostpeopleandthenewsagenciesdidn'tpickupormisunderstoodtherealmessageItried

tosendwiththem.ManypeopleexpressedgratitudethatI'dprovidedshockingevidenceonclimatechange,

whileotherswhoarestilltiyingtodenytheexistenceofclimatechangeaccusedmeofspreadingfalse

information.

PerhapsIhadmadeamistakeinnotidling(hefullslory——lt:alIwaslookingfurpicturesthatmighl

foretellthefutureandthat1didn'tknowwhathadhappenedtothisparticularpolarbear.

Ican'tsaythatthisbearwasstarvingbecauseofclimatechange,butIamhappythatmyphotoshave

movedtheconversationaboutclimatechangetotheforefront,whereitmustremainuntilthisproblemis

solved.

Untilthen,whenIcomeacrossascenelikethisone,Iwillagainsharewiththeworld—andtakepains

tobesurethatmyintentionisclear.

5.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenthebearsloodup?

A.Shocked.B.Scared.C.Amazed.D.Relieved.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph3referto?

A.Thestory.B.Thephoto.

C.Astarvingbear.D.Climatechange.

7.Whatdidtheauthorreallywanttodowhensharingthosephotos?

A.Providemoredirectevidenceonclimatechange.

B.Showthelinkbetweenthebearandclimatechange.

C.Warnthepossibleconsequencesofclimatechange.

D.Exposethefalseinformationaboutclimatechange.

8.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toadmithismistake.B.Toclarifyhistrueintention.

C.Topleasehisreaders.D.Toshowoffhisamazingtrip.

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

Itwasadreamborninfire.AndreaPetersonwasfivewhensheandhermotherweretrappedonthe

ledge（窗臺）ofaburningbuilding.

"Throwthekiddown!"saidoneofthefiremenbelow,andlittleAndrealeapedintolifesavingarmsand

alife-longambition:Shewantedtofightfireslikeherrescuersdid.

Shetoldthattothemenwhohadsavedher,andtheylaughedgood-naturedlythewaygrown-upsdo

whenakidsaystheywanttobeanastronautorasportsstar.But:hiswasbackinatimewhenlittlegirls

weren'tevenallowedtofantasizeaboutsuchgrandgoals.

“You'llbeagoodmommy,"（hefirementoldher,"you'llbeagoodteacher,maybeyou'llbeanurse,but

youcanneverbeafireman."

Andthen,asittendstodo,lifesidelinedherdrcams.Shewasstudyingforadegreeinaviation（航空）

technology—theonlyfemaleinherclass—andthat'swhereshemetherhusband,Dennis.

Later,Denniswasdiagnosedwithcancer,andPetersonspent31yearscaringforhim.At61,shewent

onanambulanceride-along.Itturnedouttobealifc-and-deathsituation,andPetersonfeltthatlong-ago

childhoodcalling.Sheearnedheremergencymedicaltechnicianlicenseandresponded（ofirecallswiththe

ambulance.ShefoundthatheryearsoftendingtoDennishadpreparedherfordealingwithvarioushurtsand

ills.

Afterayear,shetoldherbossshewantedtobeafirefighter.

Thefactthateveryoneelseinhertrainingunitwasbetween18and21didn'tstopher.Shepassedthe

writtentest,sheclearedthephysicaland,finally,thatlittlegirl'sdreambecameareality.

9.WhatinspiredPetersontobeafirefighter?

A.Herphysicalabilities.B.Herbeingrescuedinfire.

C.Hermother'sexpectation.D.Herlifesavingexperience.

10.WhydidtherescuerslaughaboutPeterson'sdream?

A.Theythoughtitwasasatisfyingdream.

B.Theythoughtshewasgiftedinbeinganurse.

C.Theythoughtitwasjustachildishdreamforagirl.

D.Theythoughtkidsshoulddreamofbeinganastronaut.

11.WhichwordscanbestdescribePeterson?

A.Curiousandwise.B.Talentedandeducated.

C.Creativeanddevoted.D.Determinedandcaring.

12.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Shewasmostexperiencedinhertrainingunit.

B.Herdreamcametruebecauseofherchildhoodcalling.

C.Heraviationtechnologyenabledhertorealizeherdrcam.

D.Yearsofattendingherhusbandcontributedtorealizingherdream.

閱讀理解

WhenIwasaboutsixyearsold,mymothercamehomeonedayandfoundthatIhadcollectedhalfa

dozenbabiesoftheneighbourhood-allofihemtooyoungtowalk-andhadthemsittingbeforemeonthe

floorwhileIwasteachingthemtowavetheirarms.Whensheaskedtheexplanationofthis,Iinformedher

thatitwasmyschoolofdance.Shewasamusedandplacedherselfatthepiano.Shebegantoplayforme.

Thisschoolcontinuedandbecameverypopular.Lateron,littlegirlsoftheneighbourhoodcameandtheir

parentspaidmeasmallsumtoteachthem.Thiswasthebeginningofwhataftenvardsprovedavery

profitableoccupation.

Mymothertookme（oafamousballetteacher,buthislessonsdidnotpleaseme.Whentheteachertold

metostandonmytoesIaskedhimwhy,andwhenhereplied"BecauseitisbeaulifuL"1saidthatitwas

ugly,andagainstnatureandafterthethirdlessonIlefthisckiss,nevertoreturn.Thisstiff（僵彳更）and

commonplacegymnasticswhichhecalleddancingonlydisturbedmydream.Idreamedofadifferentdance.

Ididnotknowjustwhatitwouldbe,but1wasfeelingouttowardsaninvisibleworldintowhichIguessedI

mightenterifI(bundihekey.

MyartwasalreadyinmewhenIwasalittlegirl,anditwasowingtotheheroicandadventurousspirit

ofmymotherthatitwasnotprevented,Ibelievethatwhateverthechildisgoingtodoinlifeshouldbe

begunwhenitisveryyoung.Iwonderhowmanyparentsrealizethatbytheso-callededucationtheyarc

giving(heirchildren,(heyareonlydrivingthemintothecommonplace,andtakingawayfromthemany

chanceofdoinganythingbeautifulororiginal.

13.Whatwasthewriterdoingwhenhermothercamehomeoneday?

A.Gettingsomebabiestogether.B.Makingsomebabiessitstill.

C.Teachingsomebabiestodance.D.Directingsomebabiestowalk.

14.Howdidthewriterfindtheballet?

A.Gracefulandoriginal.B.Dreamlikeandgymnastic.

C.Oldandunpopular.D.Uglyandunnatural.

15.Whatdidthewriterthinksheowedhersuccessinartto?

A.Theluckychanceherparentsgaveher.

B.Hermother'ssupportandunderstanding.

C.Theballetclassesshehadattended.

D.Herinborntalentandgreatefforts.

16.Whatlessonwouldthewritermostprobablywanttoteachusinthepassage?

A.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtobeeducatedasearlyaspossible.

B.Childrenshouldbedriventodeveloptheirinterestinartatanearlyage.

C.Parentsshoulddiscoveranddeveloptheiryoungchildren'snaturalgift.

D.Parentsshouldinstructtheirchildrentodecideonapromisingoccupation.

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Today,I'vebeenrecordinganaudiobook.IamexcitedthatIhaverealizedmylife-longdrcam.

IwillneverforgetatprimaryschoolIusedtowaitwithbreathlessanticipationtotakemyturnreading

ou:aparagraphofgreatworksinfront.Atmysecondaryschool,whenstudentswereencouragedtoselect

andpresentareadingat"morningtalk",1oftenaddedmynametothelist.

Thiswasallhandybackgroundformycareerinbroadcasting.But,muchasIenjoyhostingshowsand

interviewingpeople,Ioftenfindmyselfmissingthesimplepleasuresofreadingoutloud.I'dthoughtabout

puttingmyselfforwardasanarrator讀者)foraudiobooks.ButI'mnotanactor.Ican'tdoregional

accentsorplayfemalevoice.Non-fiction,then,seemedtheobvioustarget,butIfeltthatsuchbookswere

bestreadbytheirauthors.Ifitwereauthors'ownvoice,theirstorieswouldtouchme.

Recently,deliveringmyson'snightlybedtimestoryhasreawakenedmyloveforreadingoutloud一

highlightssofarhaveincludedCharlotte'sWeb.ButIneverthoughtI'dgettheopportunitytodoit

professionally.

Then,lastmonth,IwascontactedbyJamesPlunkett,authorofEndState,aforthcomingbookabout

politicalideas.Hehadnodesiretoreadhisbookoutloud,butasafanofmyprogram,hethoughtImightdo

areasonablejob.

So,I'vespentthisweekinastudio,simplyreadingstuffoutloud.AndI'mLOVINGIT!

Mindyou,it'sanentirelyunexpectedexperience.It'sdishearteningwhentherecordingneedstobe

stoppedbecauseI'vejustcarelesslyskippedovera'the；orhadtoclearmythroat,orcatchmybreath.I've

alsolearnedhowmanywordsI'vebeenmispronouncingmyentirelife:behaviouralisBE-HAYVE-YOU-

RAL,notBE-HAYVE-EE-AH-RUL.

Thoughtacklingthis339bookdoesn'tturnouttobethateasy,I'vefoundthewholeprocess

awesome,andhopethisbecomesthefirstofmany.

17.Whatdocstheauthorwanttoshowbymentioninghisexperiencesatschool?

A.Thepowerofdreaming.B.Hisloveforreadingaloud.

C.Theimpactofschooling.D.Histalentforreading.

18.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph3?

A.Heregretsbeingahost.B.Hecannotreadnon-fictionwell.

C.Helacksworkingexperience.D.Heisawareofhisdisadvantages.

19.Whydidtheauthorgetthejobasanarrator?

A.Hewasgoodatreadingbedtimestory.

B.Heappliedforitinperson.

C.Hewasappointedby(hewriter.

D.Hehadcrowdsoffans.

20.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbeinganarrator?

A.Demandingbutenjoyable.B.Riskybutfruitful.

C.Tiringbutstress-free.D.Boringbutrewarding.

閱讀理

Ilookforwardtomyhalfhourtrainridetoworkeverymorning.Icanlookoutofthewindowasit

twistsandturnsitselfthroughneighborhoodswiththesuncastingitsstronglightingonthefloorofthetrain

car.Isometimesgetlostinthoughtwhilefollowingthelight.ButthereasonIlovethisrideisthatit'sa

reminderofhowneighborhoodscanchangefromblocktoblock.

ForalmostayearnowIhavebeenridingthis(rainasIheadintotheofficewhereIworkasareporter

foralocalmagazine.1amoneof13journalistswhohelpreportcommunitynewsinareasthatareoften

forgotten.Andforme,thatmeanscoveringareasliketheoneIgrewupin.

Lastweek,asIwasonthewaytomyoffice,Istartedwonderinghowneighborhoodshavechanged

sincethe2008housingcrisis.Isearchedaddressesonthecity'ssouthwestside,aneighborhoodthathasseen

asignificantnumberofresidentialhomespulleddown,Iscannedthestreetviewsrecordedonmyphoneand

sawhowtheneighborhoodlookedin2007.ThenIsetouttovisitthecityblock,andthat'swhenImet3-

year-oidHarmony.

HarmonylovedcollectingrocksformetoholdasIwalkeddownthestreetwithhermother,Marquita.1

alreadyknewwhattheneighborhoodlookedlikeinthepas