培優(yōu)練（十）人物故事2025高考英語大二輪考前培優(yōu)練外刊閱讀熱點話題練eq\a\vs4\al\co1(培優(yōu)練（十）人物故事25分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解LaurenPricehascomealongwayfromataxidrivertoanOlympicchampion.ShepursuedherOlympicdreamallthewaytowinningthemiddleweightgoldmedalattheTokyo2020SummerOlympics.“WhenIlookbacknow,Ihavetopinch(掐)myselfattimes,becauseIstillthinkit’smadthatIwontheOlympics，”Pricetoldthemedia.Raisedbyhergrandparents,shewasalwaysencouragedtoplaysports.“They’vealwaysbackedme.Ifithadn’tbeenforthem,Iwouldn’thaveachievedanything，”Pricesaid.Hergrandmausedtosaytoher，“Reachforthemoonandifyoufallshort,you’lllandonthestars.”Shebeganwithfootball.ButPricewasalsoahigh－standardkickboxerandwasthentalent－scoutedbyataekwondocoachbeforesheswitchedtoboxing.“FormethebigturningpointwasasachildbeinginspiredbyKellyHolmes.IrememberwatchingheronTVandIwaslike，‘Ohmygoodness,IwanttogototheOlympics’，”Pricerecalled.“Ihadthatdreamovertheyears.Ijustworkedhard.Ibelieveifyouputtheeffortin,you’llgettowhereyouwanttobe.”WhenPricewasbreakingintotheWelshboxingteam,fundingwasextremelylimited.Sosheworkedasadriverforataxicompanywhenshewasstillateenager.“IwastrainingfromMondaytoThursdayandthenIwasdrivingataxionFridayandSaturdaynights.I’dstartworkat5pmandI’dfinishat4inthemorning,pickingupallthedrunkenpassengers，”sheremembered.Thatwasadifferentkindofeducation.“It’squitefunnynowwhenIlookback，”Pricesmiled.Ultimately,sheexcelledasaboxer.Pricewoneverymajorgoldmedalgoing,despitethedifficultiesofcompetingagainstbiggeropponentsoutsideofherweightclass.【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。作為出租車司機(jī)出身的LaurenPrice在經(jīng)過漫長的不懈努力后終于在東京奧運會的拳擊項目中贏得了中量級金牌，她的成功離不開祖父母的支持與鼓勵。1.WhicheventdidPricecompeteinattheTokyo2020SummerOlympics?A.Football. B.Kickboxing.C.Taekwondo. D.Boxing.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句可知，Price在東京奧運會上贏得了中量級金牌；又根據(jù)后文的敘述可知，Price曾經(jīng)是一名自由搏擊運動員，后來轉(zhuǎn)向了拳擊并最終成了一名出色的拳擊手且贏得了所有重要比賽的金牌。由此可知，Price在東京奧運會上參加的是拳擊比賽。]2.WhoinspiredPricetogototheOlympics?A.Hergrandmother. B.Anathlete.C.Acoach. D.Apassenger.答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Formethebigturningpointwas...IwanttogototheOlympics”可知，Price想?yún)⒓訆W運會的夢想是在電視上看到KellyHolmes的緣故，KellyHolmes是一名運動員，即Price的奧運之夢是受到一名運動員的啟發(fā)。]3.WhichofthefollowingcontributedmosttoPrice’ssuccess?A.Determination. B.Luck.C.Education. D.Talent.答案A[推理判斷題。通讀全文，尤其是第五段中的“Ihadthatdreamovertheyears...you’llgettowhereyouwanttobe”可知，Price之所以能夠成功，個人的決心起著很重要的作用。]4.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthetext?A.Entertainment. B.Opinions.C.Sports. D.Destinations.答案C[文章出處題。文章講述了Price的奧運冠軍之路。根據(jù)常識可知，此類文章應(yīng)出現(xiàn)在報紙的運動欄目中。]AMalawianwoman，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto，wasrecentlyawardedtheGoldmanEnvironmentalPrizeforAfrica—theworld’sleadingawardforgrassrootsenvironmentalactivists.GloriaMajiga－Kamotowasthenworkingforalocalenvironmentalorganizationwithaprogramthatgavegoatstoruralfarmers,whowouldusethegoatwastetoproducelow－cost,high－qualityorganicfertilizer(肥料).Theproblem?ThethinplasticbagscoveringtheMalawiancountryside.“Wehavethisverycommonstreetfood,chiwaya,whichissaltyandservedinlittleblueplastics，”Majiga－Kamotosays.“Goatseattheplasticforsaltytasteandtheydiebecauseitblockstheingestion(吸收)system.”Forher,thiswasthemomentwhenitallchanged.Allofasudden,shestartednoticinghowplasticswereeverywhereintheMalawianenvironmentandfoodsystem—affectingpeople’slivingandhealth.“Irememberbackinthedaywhenwe’dgotothemarketandbuythingslikedriedfish,whichwerewrappedinnewspaper，”the30－year－oldsays.ButthinplasticstookoffinthelastdecadeorsoasnewproducerssprungupinMalawi,sellingproductslikethinplasticbagsatcheapprices.Infact,theMalawiangovernmentdecidedtobantheimportation,productionanddistributionofsingle－useplasticin2015.Butbeforethebancouldgointofulleffect,Malawi’splasticproducingindustryappealedtothecountry’sHighCourtagainsttheban,causingittobesuspended.WhenMajiga－Kamotoandherfellowenvironmentalistsheardaboutthis,theywereannoyed.Sheorganizedmarchesandrejectedtheplasticindustry’sargumentthatthebanwouldhurtMalawi’seconomy—andevendebatedwithanindustryspokesmanonTV.Finallyin2019,Malawi’sHighCourtruledinfavoroftheban.Thefollowingyear,thegovernmentbeganclosingdownillegalplasticproducers.MichaelSutton,executivedirectoroftheGoldmanEnvironmentalFoundation，said，“Majiga－Kamoto’sfightwiththeplasticindustryisaperfectexampleofthespiritoftheprize.”【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。馬拉維的GloriaMajiga－Kamoto女士被授予非洲戈德曼環(huán)境獎，文章就她與塑料行業(yè)斗爭的起因、經(jīng)過和結(jié)果進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)敘述。5.WhatmadeMajiga－Kamotorealizetheproblem?A.Herexperiencewithplastic－eatinggoats.B.Herdiscoveryofgoatwasteeverywhere.C.Herdoubtaboutthesafetyofstreetfood.D.Hercareforthefarmerslivinginpoverty.答案A[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容，尤其是“Goatseattheplasticforsaltytasteandtheydiebecauseitblockstheingestion(吸收)system”可知，山羊為了嘗到咸味而吃塑料，但因塑料阻塞其吸收系統(tǒng)而導(dǎo)致其死亡，正是由此得到的教訓(xùn)使GloriaMajiga－Kamoto意識到了塑料導(dǎo)致的環(huán)境和健康問題。]6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMalawi?A.Itusedtobeextremelyrichinfish.B.Itadvocatedusingthinplasticbags.C.Itfailedtobansingle－useplasticatfirst.D.Itreliedheavilyontheplasticindustry.答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“theMalawiangovernmentdecidedtobantheimportation...causingittobesuspended”可知，馬拉維政府在2015年就決定禁止進(jìn)口、生產(chǎn)和分銷一次性塑料，但由于馬拉維的塑料生產(chǎn)行業(yè)向該國高等法院上訴反對禁令，導(dǎo)致禁令被暫停，即馬拉維政府最初未能禁止一次性塑料。]7.WhatwasthepurposeofMajiga－Kamoto’sactsinParagraph4?A.Toputthebanintoeffect.B.Tosupportthegovernment.C.Tobacktheplasticindustryup.D.TopromoteMalawi’seconomy.答案A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的“Finallyin2019，Malawi’sHighCourtruledinfavoroftheban.Thefollowingyear，thegovernmentbeganclosingdownillegalplasticproducers”可知，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto進(jìn)行游行等一系列行動的目的是使禁令生效。]8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMajiga－Kamoto?A.Humble. B.Generous.C.Patient. D.Committed.答案D[推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto是一個環(huán)保工作者，發(fā)現(xiàn)塑料給環(huán)境和生活帶來危害時，決定做出改變；當(dāng)禁塑令被暫停后她組織了游行，甚至在電視上與行業(yè)發(fā)言人進(jìn)行了辯論，最終高等法院裁定支持該禁塑令。由此可推知，GloriaMajiga－Kamoto是一個做事盡心盡力的人。]Ⅱ.完形填空Likemostpeople,Ihavetoworkforaliving.Wehaveabankloan,andother__1__wehavetopay.ButIcertainlydon’thavea9－5__2__.IdecidedlongagothatIcouldnot__3__fixedworkinghoursforabigcompanyandthatIcertainlywasn’tsuitableto__4__inanofficedayinanddayout.Iwork__5__asawriter,gardendesigner,andsustainabilityconsultant.FormanydaysIworklonghours,butIhavealotof__6__andcontrolovereverything.Ihavefoundmy__7__—whatIreallywanttodo.ButIfullyappreciatethatmostpeoplearenotinsucha__8__positionandsomeofthemhavenochoicebutto__9__theworktheydonotlike.Therefore,manypeoplefeel__10__intheirjobsevenwhentheyarenotreallystuckatall.Findingsustainablesolutionsandabetterqualityoflifemeans__11__longandhardaboutwhatyoureallywanttodo,andhowyoucan__12__thatgoal.Workingforyourselfisbeneficialon__13__levels：yousavetime,yousavemoney,andyoucanpotentially__14__yourcarbonfootprint.Considerthis:ManagementconsultancyfirmWSPfoundworkingfrom__15__canhelpreduceyourcarbonfootprintinthesummermonths.【語篇解讀】本文是議論文。文章通過作者的自身經(jīng)歷講述了一個自由職業(yè)者的內(nèi)心感受，闡明了自由職業(yè)的諸多好處。1.A.wages B.rentsC.bills D.fines答案C[根據(jù)空前的“Ihavetoworkforaliving.Wehaveabankloan”再結(jié)合常識可知，作者生活不易，有銀行貸款和其他賬單需要支付，故選C。wage“工資”；rent“租金”；bill“賬單”；fine“罰款”。]2.A.habit B.jobC.workout D.trip答案B[由下文內(nèi)容可知，作者是自由職業(yè)者，沒有一份朝九晚五的工作，故選B。workout“鍛煉”。]3.A.arrange B.resistC.avoid D.bear答案D[根據(jù)后文可知，此處應(yīng)指作者很久以前就斷定自己不能忍受大公司固定的工作時間，故選D。arrange“安排”；resist“抵抗”；avoid“避免”；bear“忍受”。]4.A.arrive B.competeC.sit D.communicate答案C[根據(jù)語境可知，此處是指作者不適合日復(fù)一日地坐在辦公室里，故選C。arrive“到達(dá)”；compete“競爭”；communicate“交流”。]5.A.dully B.occasionallyC.cooperatively D.independently答案D[根據(jù)下文的“FormanydaysIworklonghours...controlovereverything”指的是作者工作時間很長，但有很大的靈活性，可以控制一切。結(jié)合常識可推知，此處應(yīng)表示作者是獨立工作的作家、花園設(shè)計師和可持續(xù)發(fā)展顧問。independently“獨立地”，故選D。dully“呆滯地”；occasionally“偶爾”；cooperatively“合作地”。]6.A.judgement B.flexibilityC.burden D.doubt答案B[根據(jù)空后的“andcontrolovereverything”可知，此處表示作者的工作有很大的靈活性，可以掌控一切，故選B。judgement“判斷力”；flexibility“靈活性”；burden“負(fù)擔(dān)”；doubt“懷疑”。]7.A.routine B.styleC.pressure D.passion答案D[根據(jù)破折號后面的“whatIreallywanttodo”可知，此處指作者找到了自己的激情所在，故選D。routine“常規(guī)”；style“風(fēng)格”；pressure“壓力”；passion“激情”。]8.A.fortunate B.promisingC.profitable D.permanent答案A[根據(jù)后面的“andsomeofthemhavenochoicebutto________theworktheydonotlike”可知，作者意指多數(shù)人不像自己那么幸運，故選A。fortunate“幸運的”；promising“有前途的”；profitable“獲利的”；permanent“永久的”。]9.A.submitto B.leaveoutC.makefor D.departfrom答案A[根據(jù)語境可知，他們中的一些人別無選擇，只能屈服于他們不喜歡的工作，故選A。submitto“屈服于”；leaveout“忽略”；makefor“前往”；departfrom“離開”。]10.A.interested B.relaxedC.engaged D.trapped答案D[根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示“許多人覺得自己被工作困住了，即使他們實際上根本沒有被困住”。故選D項。engaged“忙碌的”；trapped“受困的”。]11.A.complaining B.thinkingC.worrying D.arguing答案B[根據(jù)句意可知，此處表示找到可持續(xù)的解決方案和更好的生活質(zhì)量意味著要長期認(rèn)真地思考你真正想做的事情以及你如何能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)那個目標(biāo)，故選B。complain“抱怨”；argue“爭論”。]12.A.reach B.ignoreC.discover D.switch答案A[見上題解析。reach“實現(xiàn)”；ignore“忽視”；discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；switch“轉(zhuǎn)換”。]13.A.special B.multipleC.high D.spiritual答案B[根據(jù)后文可知，此處指為自己工作有很多好處，故選B。multiple“多種多樣的”；spiritual“精神的”。]14.A.decrease B.recordC.calculate D.increase答案A[此處考查詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)下文中的“canhelpreduceyourcarbonfootprint”可知，此處指你可以減少你的碳足跡，故選A。decrease“減少”；record“記錄”；calculate“計算”；increase“增加”。]15.A.nothing B.realityC.home D.office答案C[根據(jù)后面的“canhelpreduceyourcarbonfootprint”并結(jié)合常識可知，該處指在家辦公有助于減少夏季的碳足跡，故選C。workfromhome“在家上班”。]B篇Para.3：suspendv.暫停，中止springup涌現(xiàn)；突然出現(xiàn)或發(fā)生Para.4：rule常用義：v.統(tǒng)治，控制文章義：v.(尤指對法律問題)判定，裁定eq\a\vs4\al\co1(培優(yōu)練（四）科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)25分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Nightlightfromstreetlampsandphoneschangethebodyclock，thereforeweakeningthebody’sabilitytocontrolbloodsugarlevelsandraisingtheriskofdiabetes(糖尿病)bymorethanaquarter，newresearchhasfound.Theresearchwasbasedonalmost100，000menandwomeninChinawhowereexposedtoartificiallightwhileitwasdarkoutside.Thoseexposedthemostwere28percentmorelikelytodevelopthisconditionbecauseoftheinterference(干預(yù))thelighthadonthebody’sproductionofmelatonin(褪黑激素)whichaffectsoursleeppatterns.Evidenceisgrowingthat24/7lifestylesareseriouslydamagingourhealthbyinterferingwiththeproductionofmelatonin.Long－timeexposuretoresidentialoutdoorartificiallightwaslinkedtoariseinbloodsugarlevels.Itwasalsoassociatedwithpoorerfunctionofthecellswhichcontrolbloodsugar.LeadauthorDr.YuXu,ofRuijinHospital,Shanghai,said，“Despiteover80percentoftheworld’spopulationbeingexposedtolightpollutionatnight,thisproblemhasgainedlimitedattentionfromscientistsuntilrecentyears.”ThestudyestimatedmorethanninemillioncasesofdiabetesinChineseadultscanbeattributedtoit.Atotalof98，658participantsunderwentinterviewstoprovidemedical,householdincome,education,wayoflife,andfamilyhistoryinformation.BodyweightandheightweremeasuredtocalculateBMI,andbloodsamplesweretakentoobtainlevelsofbothfastingandaftermealglucose(葡萄糖).Participantswereassignedanaverageartificialoutdoorlightexposurelevelforthelocationusingsatelliteimages.Theyweredividedintofivegroupsbasedonhighesttolowestexposure.Onaverage,forevery42peoplelivinginregionswiththemostlightpollution,therewasonemorecaseofdiabetes.Dr.Xusaid,“Exposuretoartificiallightatnightisacommonenvironmentalriskfactorinmodernsocieties.”Morethan99percentofpeopleintheUSandEuropeliveunderlight－pollutedskies.Earth’s24－h(huán)ourday－nightcyclehasresultedinmostorganisms,includinghumans，havinganinbuiltcircadian(晝夜的)timingsystem,butlightpollutionhasbeenfoundtochangethecircadianrhythmofinsects,birdsandotheranimals,resultinginearlydeathandlossofbiodiversity.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。新的研究表明，夜間的人造燈光會改變?nèi)梭w的生物鐘，從而削弱人體控制血糖水平的能力，增加患糖尿病的風(fēng)險。1.Howcanartificiallightaffectpeople’shealth?A.Itcanharmpeople’seyesight.B.Itcanaffectpeople’ssleeppatterns.C.Itcanweakenthefunctionofbraincells.D.Itcanincreasetheproductionofmelatonin.答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“becauseoftheinterference(干預(yù))...whichaffectsoursleeppatterns”可知，夜間的人造燈光會干預(yù)人體褪黑激素的分泌，而褪黑激素影響著人們的睡眠模式。]2.Whatinformationabouttheparticipantswascollected?A.Work. B.Sleep.C.Lifestyle. D.Marriage.答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Atotalof98，658participantsunderwentinterviews...andfamilyhistoryinformation.”可知，參與實驗的人們提供了自己的醫(yī)療、家庭收入、教育程度、生活方式和家族史信息。]3.Whathelpedwiththestudy?A.Previousfindings.B.Hightechnology.C.Internationalassistance.D.Artificialchemicals.答案B[推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中提到的usingsatelliteimages可知，研究人員在研究中借助了衛(wèi)星圖像，也就是使用了高科技。]4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?A.Artificiallightisharmingtheworld.B.Peoplearefightingagainstpollution.C.Thewasteofelectricityistheprimaryissue.D.MostlightpollutionisfromtheUSandEurope.答案A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，人造燈光正危害著全世界。]Lotsofpeopledislikerats.Theyslidearoundsewers(下水道).Theygetinthegarbage.Theycanspreaddisease.Itcanbedifficulttoseetheirvalue—otherthanasananimalmodelforstudyinghumanillnesses.Butratshavemoretoshare.WhenthefirstEuropeanscametoVirginia,blackratstookarideintheirships.TheywentontolivewiththeEuropeansandoftenbuiltnestsinthewallsofpeople’shomes.Thosenestsarefullofinformationaboutearlysettlers.Theyshowwhatspecificmaterialstheearlysettlersused,whichhelpshistoriansfindoutwhattheycouldmakeandproduceforthemselves—andwhattheyhadtoimportfromacrosstheocean.Inrats,DNA“reallytellsastoryaboutthepeople，”saysEmilyPuckett,whostudieshowaspecies’DNAdiffersacrossitsrange.Anotherspecies—thebrownratcanhelptellalargestoryabouthowpeoplespreadaroundtheglobe,Puckettfinds.BrownratswereoriginallyfromEasternChinaandMongolia.Puckett’sDNAsampleshaveshownthatthebrownratspreadsouthandeastfromthere,toIndiaandalmosteverywhereelse.TheDNAinitsbonescouldhelpdeterminewheretheratscamefrom—andwhichcitiesmighthavebeenlinked.AttheUniversityofYorkinEngland,DavidOrtonstudiesanimalsthatlivedwithancienthumans.Usually，whenhistoriansfindremainsofanancientcity,theywanttodigandfindmore.“Thetroubleisthatmostofthetime,theancientcitiestendtobeunderneathmoderncities，”O(jiān)rtonsays.“Andyoucan’tjustgoanddigthewholethingup.”Butyoucanfollowtherats.Ratsare“verydependentonhumansfortheirfoodsuppliesandfortheirshelter，”heexplains.Theseratshavegivenusanewappreciation.“Itisfascinatingtothinkthattheselittlecreaturesarestealingthingsandthatnowwe’resafeguardingthemtomakeastudy，”MaureenElgersmanLee,ahistorian,says.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。老鼠除了可以作為研究人類疾病的動物模型之外，它還有其他的一些研究價值：可以為了解古代城市的大小提供線索，可以揭示我們的歷史。5.Whatdohistoriansprobablylearnfromthenestofrats?A.Theappearanceoftheirnests.B.Thefamilymembers’occupations.C.Thelivingconditionsofearlysettlers.D.Theprocessoftheirfoodtransportation.答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“Thosenestsarefullofinformationaboutearlysettlers”可知，這些巢穴充滿了早期定居者的信息。由此可知，歷史學(xué)家可能會從老鼠窩中了解到早期定居者的生活條件。]6.Whycanthebrownrathelptellalargestory?A.BecauseitoriginatedfromEasternChina.B.BecauseitsDNAreflecteditsspreadingexperience.C.Becauseitenjoyedtravellingaroundtheglobe.D.Becauseitsboneswerefullofinformationofcities.答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，Puckett發(fā)現(xiàn)，另一個物種——棕色老鼠可以幫助講述人類是如何在全球范圍內(nèi)傳播的大故事，且Puckett的DNA樣本和棕色老鼠骨頭里的DNA都反映了棕色老鼠的傳播經(jīng)歷。由此可知，棕色老鼠可以幫助講述一個大故事，因為它的DNA反映了它的傳播經(jīng)歷。]7.WhatdoDavidOrton’swordsmean?A.Humansofferedfoodandsheltertorats.B.Historianscouldstudytheancientcitybydigging.C.Theancientcitiesweremostlylocatedabovemodernones.D.Ratscouldofferacluetolearningthesizeofancientcities.答案D[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中DavidOrton說的話可知，大多數(shù)時候，古城往往位于現(xiàn)代城市的下面。你不能直接把整個東西都挖出來，但是你可以跟著老鼠。由此可推知，DavidOrton的話的意思是老鼠可以為了解古代城市的大小提供線索。]8.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.RatsDifferinDifferentRegionsB.RatsChangePeople’sAttitudeC.RatsRevealtheHistoryofUsD.RatsDependonHumansforLiving答案C[標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了老鼠除了可以作為研究人類疾病的動物模型之外，它還有其他的一些研究價值：可以為了解古代城市的大小提供線索，可以揭示我們的歷史。]Ⅱ.完形填空WhenIretired,mywifePegsaid,“Great!You’llhavetimetocleanthegarage！”After30years’__1__asthedirectorofaradiostation,Iwouldfinallyhavemoretimeforhousework,butIworriedI’dlosethesenseof__2__Ihadfeltinmyprofession.Ipushedatthegarage’swoodendoors,buttheywereas__3__asIfeltinthisnewstageofmylife.Ifinallygotthedoorsopenandstartedtoemptytheshelves.Thenmyhandhitsomething__4__.Itwasacommonoldmetalcan.I__5__thecoverandfounda__6__envelopewithapostmarkofMay13,1940inside.__7__，Iopeneditandfoundsomeflowerseedsinit.“Eightyyearsold!Iwonderifthey’llstillgrow.”Isaid.I__8__theseedsinaplasticpot.Icheckediteveryday,butnothinghappened.“Iguessthey’rejusttoo__9__togrow，”ItoldPegin__10__.Ipickedupthepottogetridofit,butsomethingmademe__11__.Ichangedmymindandsetitaside.Meanwhile,Iwaskeeping__12__，buyingsomebookstoimprovemyphotographyskillsandteachingmygranddaughterseverythingIknewaboutgardeninganddogs.Sixweekslater,IwasoutintheyardwhenI__13__tonoticethepot.Anewbitofgreen—aleafhad__14__.Iproudlyshoweditofftomygranddaughters,“Look,girls,evensomethingthisoldcanstill__15__foritspurposeandbeprettycool,justlikeyourgrandpapa！”【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。文章主要講述了作者退休之后在家里整理車庫時，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個舊罐子里面居然放著80年前的種子。于是，作者滿懷期待地種下了種子，每天都要查看，但是什么也沒有長出來。作者本想把種花的塑料瓶扔掉但又改變了主意，后來，種子竟然長出了綠葉。這讓作者非常感慨。1.A.dream B.beliefC.study D.service答案D[空處呼應(yīng)上文中的“WhenIretired”。據(jù)此可以推測，此處講作者的工作經(jīng)歷——作者擔(dān)任了30年的無線電臺主任。service“(尤指長期、受到敬重的)工作，效勞，服務(wù)”。]2.A.freedom B.purposeC.trust D.security答案B[此處考查原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，呼應(yīng)結(jié)尾句中的“purpose”。作者擔(dān)心自己可能會失去在職業(yè)中感受到的意義(purpose)。security“安全；平安；擔(dān)保；保證”。]3.A.worn B.stuckC.broken D.lost答案B[根據(jù)下文中的