奪冠2021年高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解：第一模塊 人物故事類(lèi)（原題卷）

1、全國(guó)一線英語(yǔ)品牌服務(wù)方一線英語(yǔ)，你的英語(yǔ)沖刺2021年高考英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí) 閱讀理解第一模塊：人物故事類(lèi)Passage 1（2021龍崗區(qū)模擬）As an elementary school student in New York City， Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing about halfeaten sandwiches after lunch. His Korean immigrant parents had taught him and his older brother not to wast

2、e food. While studying finance and accounting at New York University， Robert remembered this lesson and joined Two Birds One Stone， a foodrescue club on campus that delivered， five days a week， leftovers from the dinning hall to nearby homeless shelters. When Robert and fellow club member Lousia ent

3、ered a college entrepreneurship （創(chuàng)業(yè)） contest， they proposed a slightly different idea for a foodrescue nonprofit group： They would gladly pick up one bag of leftover bagels or a single pot of soup， would operate seven days a week， and would be staffed entirely by volunteers. Their idea won the compe

4、tition. With the 1，000 prize， they founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine（RLC） in July 2013. In just the first few weeks， Roberts team delivered a donation of enough spaghetti and meatballs to feed 20 people in line at a New York City homeless shelter that had run out of food. Robert， Who had taken job a

5、s an analyst at J.P. Morgan， devoted his spare time to creating a network of New York City restaurants that agreed to donate food， and he enlisted volunteers to make food deliveries to homeless shelters. To date， RLC has distributed more than 250， 000 pounds of food in 12 cities around the country.

6、Only a year into his finance job， Robert gave up his sixfigure salary to focus on RLC. I compared one hour of impact at J.P. Morgan to one hour at RLC， and the difference was just huge， he says. Hes now the groups only fulltime employee. One shelter recently told us that our donations allow them to

7、provide entire dinners for more than 300 people， three nights a week， Robert says. Things like that make me glad I quit my job.（1）How did Robert feel about his classmates behaviour？A.Angry B.Concerned C.Pitiful D.Astonished（2）What did Robert do at New York University in addition to study？A.He helped

8、 his classmates who threw away food carelessly.B.He cofounded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine （RLC）.C.He established a foodrescue club to make better use of leftovers.D.He fully focused his attention on study.（3）What did Robert give up to completely devote himself to RLC？A.His college education B.His heal

9、th C.His wellpaid job D.His spare time（4）What might Robert want to focus in his life？A.Public welfare B.Public recognition C.Personal wealth D.Finance and accountingPassage 2（2021宜昌模擬）Stephen Wamukota， a nineyearold from Mukwa village in Western Kenya， is making the headlines worldwide for his creat

10、ive handwashing machine. The young boy came up with the idea after watching village residents， who didnt have easy access to running water， struggle to find an effective way to wash their hands to avoid spreading and contracting COVID19. Using the few resources at handwood scraps， nails， and a bucke

11、t Stephen designed and built a simple， but functional， cleansing station. The clever creation， which consists of two pedals （踏板） one to release soap and the other to release waterenables villagers to wash their hands contactfree， thereby reducing the likelihood of catching the disease.I had bought s

12、ome pieces of wood to make a window frame， but when I came back home after work one day， I found that Stephen had made the machine， his father， James， told the BBC. The concept was his， and I helped tighten the machine. Im very proud.James credits Stephens building ability to the village schools cur

13、riculum （課程）， which teaches children to assemble （裝配） and construct items from a very young age. 新學(xué)期開(kāi)始，需要評(píng)職的老師注意啦！1.職稱(chēng)論文，國(guó)家級(jí)、省級(jí)正規(guī)期刊2.課題，專(zhuān)著，專(zhuān)利，均可安排3.優(yōu)質(zhì)課、微課等證書(shū)，網(wǎng)上可查4.代寫(xiě)(畢業(yè)論文）（參賽論文）專(zhuān)著掛名主編微信編輯可提前加上咨詢(xún)備用 The invention， which spread rapidly after James posted a photo on Facebook， has made Step

14、hen an instant celebrity in Kenya. In early June 2020， the countrys leader， President Uhuru Kenyatta， gave the Uzalendo Award to the nineyearold. The newlycreated presidential honor is designed to acknowledge citizens who are making great contributions towards the nations fight against COVID19. Step

15、hen has also been promised a full scholarship to a school that can develop his creative talent by Bungoma County Governor Wycliffe Wangamati. We are waiting for school to open to contact him about his promise. He （the governor） told me that once school opens， he will give him a scholarship to a scho

16、ol that can match his talents， James told CNN. Though thrilled at the unexpected fame and success， Stephen is not resting on his honors. The young boy has already built another handwashing machine and plans on adding several more， so that the village， which has no reported cases of the infectious di

17、sease， can remain COVID19 free!（1）What problem did the villagers have？A. They failed to get access to the COVID19 treatment.B. They suffered from a lack of running water.C. They didnt know how to wash their hands properly.D. They didnt know how to use the handwashing machine.（2）What does James think

18、 of the village schools curriculum？A. He sings high praise for it. B. He considers it very abstract.C. He thinks it too professional. D. He has reservations about it.（3）What made the invention known to the public？A. The country leaders promotion. B. Word of mouth from citizens.C. An unexpected award

19、. D. A photo on Facebook.（4）What does Stephen plan to do？A. Win more scholarships for his school. B. Help report the cases of infectious diseases.C. Build more handwashing machines. D. Urge the governor to perform his promise.Passage 3（2021重慶模擬）The signs appeared practically overnight. Theyd been pl

20、anted everywherein front of homes， along sidewalks， around the local high school. Each featured just a few uplifting words in simple black type： Dont Give Up， You Are Worthy of Love， Your Mistakes Do Not Define You. The high school in Newberg， Oregon，had lost four students and three former graduates

21、 to kill themselves that year， so the town of 25， 000 instantly understood the messages. Amy Wolff had done so， in part， because shed lost her own teenage brother in an accident about 20 years earlier. It was compassion （同情） for compassions sake. Yet as Wolff saw the deep emotion her sign inspired i

22、n her neighbors， she decided to step forward to share her message publicly. Instantly， her inbox was flooded with requests for more signs. Since then， the Dont Give Up Movement has spread from Newberg to the hearts and yards of people in every state. Wolff charges only the cost of materials and ship

23、ping. Its a terrible business decision if we wanted to function like a business， she says. Chrisanne Moger commented on one of the movements posts about the need for one particular sign， Were All in This Together. She thought it would really speak to a world huddling together under the cloud of COVI

24、D19. Wolff agreed， and she received 750 orders within a week of its creation. A mother in Colorado， unable to travel during the quarantine （隔離）， contacted the organization after her stepsons sudden death. I saw one of your signs recently and it was a touching message from above to hang on. she wrote

25、. Aware of the added emotional challenges isolation brings， the Dont Give Up Movement has since offered to send handwritten letters of support to anyone in quarantine who needs it.（1）Why did the signs suddenly appear everywhere in Newberg？A. They featured some inspiring words. B. The high school had

26、 lost several students.C. They conveyed simple messages. D. The outbreak of COVID19 scared people.（2）What do you know about the Dont Give Up Movement？A. It is a nonprofit organization. B. It met all requests of neighbors.C. It gradually won the hearts of people. D. It was started in honor of Amys br

27、other.（3）What effect do the messages from the posts have？A. They bring emotional challenges. B. They offer great encouragement.C. They provide information for COVID19. D. They improve interpersonal relationships.（4）What do you think of Amy Wolff？A. Shes active and openminded. B. Shes talkative and s

28、ociable.C. Shes decisive and ambitious. D. Shes selfless and devoted.Passage 4（2021莆田模擬）Every day since early July， Tiffany Wong has been painting a small watercolor of one woman and then sharing the printing on the Internet，providing background information about each woman. Wong started the project

29、 to give more people a chance to learn about the different roles of famous women in history， We dont really get to learn about them in our school as much， Wong said.I wanted to make the womens history more available for people so that they wouldnt have to do the research and they wouldnt forget thei

30、r achievements. Wongs interest in the womens history started young. As a child in California， she read books about women， including scientist Barbara McClintock， doctor Elizabeth Blackwell and other outstanding women. The idea to develop her own womens history project was inspired in part by a free

31、course through HarvardX， Harvard Universitys developer of online courses. Wong has worked there for the past five years after learning international education policy from the university. The Schlesinger Library provided another inspiration for Wong. In 2018，she visited the librarys 75th anniversary

32、exhibit， which told the stories of women through 75 documents and objects. As an artist since childhood， Wong decided her project would include both paintings and research about the women.The written part of the post consumes energy and brain and often takes longer than the painting ， Wong said. Whe

33、never possible， she used original sources and quotes， often referring to papers and other documents. None of the paintings includes the facial features of the women， which is a painting style that makes the paintings easier to do， while giving people an opportunity to see themselves in the image.I w

34、anted something open， Wong said. I wanted people to feel like they could also be these people. Her subjects occasionally notice her posts. In February，Wong wrote about the career of Merritt Moore，a physicist and dancer with an undergraduate degree from Harvard. Moore share the post with her own foll

35、owers and left a comment for Wong.Wong! Im so touched thank you! Love this! Moore wrote.（1）What has Wong begun to do since early July？A. Paint wellknown women in history. B. Learn to draw with a watercolor brush.C. Share a painting of herself on the Internet. D. Collect information about each woman

36、she knows.（2）What is paragraph 3 mainly about？A. The sources of motivation Wong got for her project. B. The cause of Wongs making up the womens stories.C. The aim of Wongs learning HarvardXs online courses.D. The reasons for Wongs studying international education.（3）Which of the following did Wong f

37、und most difficult in her project？A. Drawing the womens facial features. B. Selling her paintings on social websites.C. Doing a questionnaire about famous women. D. Writing background information for the women.（4）What can be the best title tor the text？A. Fight for Equal Rights for WomenB. Learn fro

38、m Wongs Artistic CareerC. Draw Historical Famous Women to Remember Their ContributionsD. Give Famous Women in History an Opportunity to Draw ThemselvesPassage 5（2021鄭州一模）Louise Gluck has been no stranger to awards over her long poetry career since her first publication in 1968. In 1993， she won the

39、Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems， The Wild Iris （野鳶尾）.And on October 8， 2020， she became the 16th woman to win the Nobel prize in literature with the Nobel prizes first awarded in 1901. Gluck was honored for her unmistakable poetic voice that， with simple and plain beauty， makes individual

40、 existence universal. Often said to be an autobiographical poet， drawing from the inner parts of her life，she is not to be regarded as a confessional（自白的）poet. Gluck seeks the universal， Nobel Committee Chair Anders Olsson said in a statement. Gluck， 77， the author of 12 poetry collections，has been

41、able to turn her life experiences into universal themes covering life， loss， and loneliness. Because of this， readers have often found her poetry to be dark. However， there is much more than darkness in her voice，as noted by Olsson. It is frank and also a voice full of humor and biting wit， he said.

42、 For example， in her poem Snowdrops， she uses the coming of spring after winter to show rebirth of life after death. She leads readers down a depressing path only to reconnect with the light at the near end. At the conclusion of the poem，readers are left to feel the raw wind of the new world as they

43、 watch a new spring. This is often the case in Glucks poetry， being able to feel joy even after not having done so for a long time. Although shes ready a wellknown writer，Gluck did feel honored to be given the famous Nobel award. However， when asked what the prize meant to her， the lyric poet replie

44、d， Its too new. I dont know really what it means. Her only hope is that she can preserve her daily life.（1）What can we know about Louise Gluck？A. Her first book was published in 1993. B. Her writing is based on her life experiences.C. She is seen as a successful confessional poet. D. The Wild Iris w

45、on her the Nobel prize in literature.（2）What does Olsson think of Glucks poems？A. They are too dark for readers. B. They focus on individual existence.C. They are honest and humorous in style. D. They are mainly about human psychology.（3）Why does the author mention Snowdrops in Paragraph 4？A. To sho

46、w the characteristics of Glucks poetry. B. To introduce the main characters of this poem.C. To explain Glucks purpose in writing this poem. D. To describe Glucks creativity in choosing themes.（4）How does Gluck feel about winning the Nobel prize in literature？A. She feels it makes much sense to her.

47、B. She feels happy but remains peaceful.C. She feels too excited to catch its real meaning. D. She feels it helps to preserve her daily routine.Passage 6（2021山東模擬）9 days after Zig Ziglar was born， he stopped breathing. Sadly， the doctor laid the lifeless body on the bed and then his grandmother held

48、 his body close and began whispering in his ear. Surprisingly， he came back to life in her arms. He was 5 when his father died and 2 days later， his baby sister died too. He was raised the 10th out of 12 children by his widowed（寡婦的） mother during The Great Depression. At 7 he was already helping to

49、support his family by selling their vegetables and milk. When he was 20， he married a woman called Jean. In order to support his new family， he quit school and sold pots and pan. Life as a salesman was unpredictable and so for years， the couple struggled financially. Sometimes he could only afford a

50、 few gallons of gas， so wherever his car rolled to a stop is where he would start working doortodoor. But he maintained a positive attitude about everything. Refusing to accept defeat， he began travelling to churches， schools and clubs， sharing lessons about the power of positive thinking. When the

51、company he worked for broke up， he turned fulltime motivational speaking， helping countless people achieve their dreams. By 1975 he had written See you at the top， a book of his most inspiring thoughts and stories. It was rejected by 30 different publishers before it was finally printed. It has now

52、sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Zig Ziglar passed away in 2012， two days after celebrating his 66th wedding anniversary. In his 30 books that have been translated into more than 36 languages， his optimism and enthusiasm impacted more than 250 million people around the world and continues

53、to inspire more every day.（1）How old was Zig Ziglar when he finished See you at the top？A.37. B.46. C.49. D.66.（2）What can we learn about Zig Ziglar according to the text？A.He grew up in a large family.B.He sold vegetables and milk to support his new family.C.He wrote a book which was popular with p

54、ublishers in the beginning.D.To learn a living， he would go to churches and schools to sell pot and pans.（3）What jobs has Zig Ziglar done throughout his life？A.Salesman， writer and librarian. B.Salesman， speechmaker and writer.C.Writer， speechmarker and librarian. D.Salesman， speechmarker and librar

55、ian.（4）Which of the following words can best describe Zig Ziglar？A.Ambitious and hardworking. B.Fortunate and motivational.C.Pitiful and positive. D.Energetic and generous.Passage 7（2021山東模擬）Last week， 84yearold Janet Fein received her bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Dallas.Fein has

56、 had a full life. She has raised five children and then had a career as a secretary until she retired at age 77. But even then， she was not ready to take it easy and rest. She said she decided to major in sociology because she felt it was very important. Fein grew up in the Bronx area of New York Ci

57、ty. She just wanted to get a job in high school. After graduating at the age of 16， she went to work as a secretary. After getting married， she spent 18 years staying home with her children. She held several jobs throughout her life， including 20 years as a secretary at a hospital. She also worked f

58、or 20 years on earning an associate degree. But Fein also wanted to earn a bachelors degree with all of my heart. Even with all of her life experiences， she still enjoyed reading， writing papers and learning new things. Health experts say continuing with education later in life is one way to keep fi

59、t. Carmel Dyer， director of the UTHealth Consortium on Aging at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston， says keeping active and giving yourself something to look forward to is just a really positive move. Fein kept going to class even as her health conditions worsened. During her s

60、tudies，it became necessary for her to use a walker to get around and she required oxygen. She also developed knee problems.Therefore，F(xiàn)ein took online classes to finish the last part of her degree requirements. Her college advisor Sheila Rollerson said Fein never showed signs of giving up even with a