高考閱讀理解專練

部分考區(qū)閱讀理解高考備考

強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練一閱讀理解16篇

、強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練A（新高考I卷考區(qū)）Passage1-8

二、強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練B（自主命題考區(qū)）Passage9-16

第一部分：強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練A

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（2023?江西名校高三10月期中聯(lián)考）Humanshavelongknownthatbeinginnatureisgoodforthemindand

body.Fromindigenous（本土的）adolescentscompletingtheadultceremonyinthewildtomodernEastAsian

culturestaking"forestbaths”,manyhavelookedtonatureasaplaceforhealingandpersonalgrowth.Butthe

questionstillremains.Howcannaturemakeit?

Thereisnodoubtthatbeinginnaturereducesthephysiologicalsymptomsofstressinourbodies.Whatthis

meansisthatwearelesslikelytobeanxiousandfearfulinnature,andthereforewecanbemoreopentoother

peopleandcreativepatternsofthought.Also,natureoftenleadstoawe,wonderandrespect,alltheseemotions

facilitatingeverythingfromphysicaltomentalhealth.Thereisalsosomeevidencethatexposuretonatureimpacts

thebrain.Viewingnaturalbeautymakesspecificrewardcircuitsinthebrainassociatedwithdopaminerelease,a

chemicalthatgivesusasenseofpurpose,joyandenergytopursueourgoals.

But,regrettably,peopleseemtobespendinglesstimeoutdoorsandlesstimeinnaturethanbefore.Itisalso

clearthat,inthepast30years,people'slevelsofstressandsenseof“busyness“haverisendramatically.Thesejoint

forceshaveledenvironmentalwriterRichardLouvtocointheterm"NatureDeficitDisorder"一aformofsuffering

thatcomesfromasenseofdisconnectionfromnatureanditspowers.

Perhapsweshouldtakenoteandtryacoursecorrective.The19thcenturyphilosopherRalphWaldoEmerson

oncewroteaboutnature,"ThereIfeelthatnothingcanbefallmeinlife-nodisgrace,nocalamity.9,Thescience

speakstoEmerson*sintuition.It*stimetorealisethatnatureismorethanjustamaterialresource.It'salsoa

pathwaytohumanhealthandhappiness.

5.Whyare"'indigenousadolescents^^and“modernEastAsiancultures99mentionedinParagraph1?

A.Toclarifyaviewpoint.

B.Toanswerthequestionbelow.

C.Topresentthenaturalscenery.

D.Toshowtheculturaldifferences.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“facilitating“inParagraph2mean?

A.Restricting.B.Covering.

C.Exposing.D.Promoting.

7.WhatisthetoneoftheauthorinwritingParagraph3?

A.Indifferent.B.Uneasy.

C.Humorous.D.Proud.

8.Whatcanbethebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.IsItTimetoChallengeYourselfinNature?

B.DoYouKnowNatureIstheMaterialResource?

C.WhyDoWeCareAbouttheNaturalEnvironment?

D.WhatCanHappenWhenWeConnectwithNature?

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（2024-山東青島質(zhì)檢）AperfectperformanceofChineseShaolinKungFuamazedhundredsofaudiencesin

BowersMuseuminUSSouthernCaliforniaonSunday.

ThiskungfudemonstrationbyShaolinmonks（僧人）wasahighlightofthe2023ShaolinCulturalDay,arare

culturaleventfortheOrangeCountycommunityinSouthernCalifomiA.

“TheeventoffersauniqueopportunityfortheOrangeCountycommunitytoactivelyengagewithShaolin

cultureandgainfirsthandexperienceinvariousShaolinactivities，”saidAnneShih,chairwomanoftheBoardof

GovernorsofBowersMuseum."WhetherifslearningfromkungfumastersorenjoyinginteractiveShaolin

activities,theseexperienceswillhelpaudiencestoexperiencetheChinesecultureandbetterunderstandChinese

traditions,“Shihsaid.

Withahistoryofover1,500years,ShaolinKungFuisoneofChina'smosttreasuredculturalheritageitems,

andhasbeenpractisedbykungfuloversaroundtheworld.

LarryLee,a72yearoldresidentofOrangeCounty,saidhehasbeenpractisingkungfuforover50years.4tThe

traditionalChinesemartialartshavedeepintelligenceinit.Theyrelatetoawayoflifethatgoesmuchdeeperthan

justfighting.Leesaidbesideskungfu,heisalsointerestedinChinesemedicineandotherelementsoftheChinese

culture.

The2023ShaolinCulturalDayservedasafittingfinale（終場(chǎng)）tothe2023AsianAmericanandPacific

Islander（AAPI）HeritageMonth,providingaplatformtohonourandappreciatethecontributionsoftheAAPI

community.

“TheeventwillhelppeopleofothercommunitiestobebetterinformedaboutChinaandtheChineseculture,

thereforedevelopingunderstandingandfriendship,“saidCulturalCounselor（參贊）oftheChineseConsulate

GeneralinLosAngelesWangTaiyu."Wehopethroughsuchactivities,wecanpromotefriendshipbetween

ChineseandAmericanpeoples,andcontributetoChinaUSrelations,“hesaid.

1.WhatcanweinferaboutShaolinKungFufromparagraphs1and2?

A.Itwasperformedonaschoofsplayground.

B.OrangeCountydidn'tenjoyitoften.

C.Itsperformancelastedtwoweeks.

D.Itattractedvisitorsallovertheworld.

2.AccordingtoAnneShih,whatbenefitsdidtheeventbring?

A.HelpingSouthernCalifornianslearnChinesequickly.

B.Helpingaudiencesbecomekungfumastersthroughpractice.

C.HelpingaudienceshaveabetterknowledgeofChinesetraditions.

D.HelpingOrangeCountyattractmorekungfuloversaroundtheworld.

3.HowdoesLarryLeethinkofChinesemartialarts?

A.Theyincludewisdominthem.

B.Theyfocusmainlyonfighting.

C?TheyrepresentChinesecultureandhistory.

D.TheyinspireyoutobeexpertatChinesemedicine.

4.WhywastheeventheldinWangTaiyu*sopinion?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofcommunities.

B.Toadvisehowtounderstandeachother.

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C.Tocomparedifferentcultures.

D.Tobuildupbetterfriendships.

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（2023?江西名校高三10月期中聯(lián)考）Nashequilibrium（納什均衡）isnamedafterJohnNash,anAmerican

mathematician.Itisakindofconcept,whichattemptstodeterminemathematicallyandlogicallytheactionsthat

participantsofagameshouldtaketosecurethebestoutcomesforthemselves.

Tofinditinagame,onewouldhavetomodelouteachofthepossiblescenariostodeterminetheresultsand

thenchoosewhatthemostsatisfactorystrategywouldbe.Inatwopersongame,thiswouldtakeintoconsideration

thepossiblestrategiesthatbothplayerscouldchoose.Ifneitherplayerchangestheirstrategyknowingallofthe

information,aNashequilibriumhasoccurred.

ImagineagamebetweenTomandSam.Inthissimplegame,bothplayerscanchoosestrategyAtoreceive$1,

orstrategyBtolose$1.Logically,bothplayerschoosestrategyAandreceiveapayoffof$1.Ifyourevealed

Sam'sstrategytoTomandviceversa（反之亦然），youseethatnoplayefschoiceisdifferentfromtheoriginalone.

Knowingtheotherplayefsmovemeanslittleanddoesn'tchangeeitherplayefsbehaviour.OutcomeArepresents

theNashequilibrium.

Nashequilibriumhelpsaplayerdeterminethebestpayoffinasituationbasedonnotonlytheirdecisionsbut

alsothedecisionsofotherpartiesinvolved.Itcanalsobeusedinmanyaspectsoflife,fromeconomicstosocial

behaviouralsciences,frombusinessstrategiestoahousesaleandsoon.

Unlikedominantstrategy,Nashequilibriumdoesn'talwaysleadtothemostsatisfactoryoutcome.Inmost

cases,suchasinwar,whetherthatisamilitarywarorabiddingwar,anindividualrarelyknowstheopponent's

strategyorwhattheywanttheoutcometobe.Itjustmeansthatanindividualchoosesthebeststrategybasedonthe

informationtheyhave.Nashequilibriumcanonlyoccurifaplayerchoosestoremainwiththeircurrentstrategyif

theyknowtheiropponent'sstrategy.Furthermore,inmultiplegamesplayedwiththesameopponents,itdoesnot

takeintoconsiderationpastbehaviour,whichoftenpredictsfuturebehaviour.

5.WhichkindofconceptdoesNashequilibriumbelongto?

A.Gametheory.

B.Secrecystrategies.

C.Playerinformation.

D.Participationqualifications.

6.HowdoestheauthorexplainNashequilibriuminParagraph3?

A.Byquotingsayings.

B.Bydrawingaparallel.

C.Bysummarisingreasons.

D.Bygivinganillustration.

7.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellusaboutNashequilibrium?

A.Itselements.

B.Itsdrawbacks.

C.Itsapplications.

D.Itsbackgrounds.

8.Whatistheauthor*sattitudetoNashequilibrium?

A.Objective.B.Resistant.

C.Confused.D.Curious.

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(2024-山東青島質(zhì)檢)On22January2023,amassiveicebergbrokeofffromAntarctica'sBruntIceShelf.

Scientistssaytheicebergwasexpectedtobreakoffandtheeventisn'tconnectedtoclimatechange.Butthesizeof

theicebergishardtoimagine.

Theiceberg,knownas"A81”,isextremelylarge.Itcoversanareaofabout600squaremiles(1，550

squarekilometres).

Antarctica,theworld'sfifthlargestcontinent,iscoveredwithalayeroficeandsnowthafsroughly1.2miles

(1.9kilometres)thick.Assnowfalls,itpilesupinthecentreofAntarcticainahugelayerofice.Overtime,the

weightofthisiceandsnowcreatesslowlymovingriversoficecalledglaciers,whichpushouttowardstheseA.

Whentheglaciersreachthesea,theyslowlypushoutbeyondtheedgeoftheland,forminghuge“iceshelves^^.

Thesearemassivesectionsoficethatspreadoutoverthesea,floatingonthewaterbelow.Antarctica'slargestice

shelf,theRossIceShelf,isaboutthesizeofFrance.

Fromtimetotime,theedgesoftheiceshelvesbreakoff.Thisisanaturalprocess,called“calving”.Though

calvingeventsareanormalpartoftheiceshelfinAntarctica,oneexpertdescribeshugecalvingeventslikethisone

as“spectacular”.

Unlikeaniceshelf,seaiceisn'tattachedtoAntarctica'sland.Ifsalayeroficethatfloatsonthesurfaceofthe

seA.Theseaiceisthereyearround.Itgrowslargerinthecoldwinters,andsmallerasitbeginstomeltinthe

summers.

It'snowsummerinAntarctica,andscientistssaytheseaiceisdisappearing“unusually“rapidly.Lastyear,

withtemperatureswarmerthannormal,Antarcticasetarecordforthelowestamountofseaiceeverrecorded.

ScientistssayAntarctica'sseaicecouldsetanewrecordlowagainthisyear.

5.WhyhavealotoficebergsbrokenofffromAntarcticainrecentyears?

A.Becauseofclimatechange.

B.Becauseofhumanactivities.

C.Becauseoftheirextremelybigsize.

D.Becauseoftheamountoficeberg.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"calving“probablyrefertoinParagraph5?

A.Givingbirth.

B.Breakingoff.

C.Comingtogether.

D.Cuttingdown.

7.Whatisthescientists*attitudetowardsthechangesofseaiceinAntarctica?

A.Doubtful.

B.Objective.

C.Optimistic.

D.Worried.

8.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthistext?

A.TheMassiveIcebergBreaksfromAntarctica

B.ScientistsSaytheIcebergWastoBreakOff

C.Antarctica'sSeaIceCouldSetaNewRecord

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D.TheSeaIceDisappears“Unusually"Rapidly

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（2023?河南部分名校核心模擬卷）WhatcountrydoesEnglishbelongto?Theanswerseemsobvious:Britain.

Butthereareabout180millionor40%ofpeopleintheEuropeanUnionspeakingEnglish-muchmorethanthe

combinedpopulationofthosecoreEnglishspeakingcountries,suchasBritain,CanadaandAustraliA.

Tomakethingsmorecomplex,thenumberofEnglishspeakersbomoutsidethetraditionalEnglishspeaking

countriesgrowseverydayanditisbecomingnotjustausefulsecondlanguage,butanativeonethere.Alreadyitis

easytofindchildreninnorthernEuropewhospeakasthoughtheycomefromAmericabecausetheyhavebeen

watchingHollywoodfilmsandTVprogrammes,alongwithmusicgamingandsocialmediA.

Today,manylearnersstillaimforanAmericanorBritishstandard.TextbooksinstructIndianEnglishspeakers

toavoidIndianismssuchas"Whatisyourgoodname?"for"Whatisyourfirstname?”,or"Iamworkinghere

foryears.9,insteadof“Ihavebeenworkinghereforyears."AguidetoavoidingEuropeanismshaslongexistedin

EuropeanUnioninstitutionstokeepGermanspeakersfromusing“actual“tomean“current”,asitdoesintheir

language.

Givenenoughtime,newgenerationsofforeignlanguagespeakerscontributenotjustwordsbuttheirown

grammartothelanguagetheylearn."Iamworkinghereforyears."isamistaketoday,butitisnothardtoimagine

itbecomingstandardinthefutureinIndiA.Ifthisdisturbsyou,rememberthatthistextiswritteninalanguage

thatwasamixtureofFrench,Latinandothersuntilitbecameanunrecognisablydifferenttongue.

NolanguagehaseverreachedmorespeakersthanEnglish.Itishardtopredicthowtheywillchangeit,butit

iseasytoruleoutthepossibilitythattheywillnotchangeitatall.Butyoucantakecomfortinthefactthatsuch

changesusuallyhappentooslowlytoaffectcomprehensioninasinglelifetime.

5.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.TheinfluenceoftheEnglishspeakingcountries.

B.ThewidespreaduseofEnglishoutsideBritain.

C.ThepopularityofHollywoodfilmsandTVprogrammes.

D.TheincreasingimportanceoftheEuropeanUnion.

6.Whatistheauthor*spredictionabouttheIndianisms?

A.TheywillbeofficiallyreplacedbystandardEnglish.

B.Theywillbeacceptedasstandardsbyothercountries.

C.TheywillbeconsideredgrammaticallycorrectinIndiA.

D.Theywillbecomeadifferentlanguageinthenearfuture.

7.Whatdoestheauthormostlikelywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.ItisunavoidableforEnglishtochangeovertime.

B.Englishhasbeeninfluencedbydifferentlanguages.

C.Englishmightbeunrecognisableinonegeneration.

D.ItisimportanttokeepEnglishfromforeigninfluences.

8.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToargueagainstthenecessityofstandardEnglish.

B.ToshowhisopiniononthechangesofEnglish.

C.Toexplainthecausesbehindlanguagechanges.

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D.TocallformorestrictstandardsforEnglishteaching.

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(2023?湖北部分重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高三10月大聯(lián)考)Happiness,asIseeit,comprisesfiveelements:spiritual

wellbeing(meaningandpurpose),physicalwellbeing(nutrition,exercise),intellectualwellbeing(curiosity,deep

learning),relationalwellbeing(kindnessandgenerosity),andemotionalwellbeing(cultivatingpositiveemotions).

AsaninterdependentaggregateofthesefiveelementsofSPIRE,happinessisaboutmuchmorethanexperiencing

pleasure.

AsAristotleputit,happinessistheultimatepurposeoflife,meaninghowwespendoureverydaylivesis

ultimatelyguidedbywhatwethinkwouldmakeushappier.Thisisnotagoodorabadthing.Itsimplyis,likethe

lawofnature.Evenpeoplewhoaretirelesslyworkingforanimportantcause,forexample,togetridofworld

hunger,aredoingitbecausetheyfindtheirworkmeaningful.Meaningisanelementofhappiness.

Onebarriertohappinesshastodowiththeexpectationthathappinessisanunbrokenchainofpositive

emotions.Thisexpectation,however,preventspeoplefromexperiencinghappinessbecausepainfulemotionsdon't

goawaybutgrowstrongerwhenwerejectthem.

Thesecondbarrierhastodowithequatinghappinesswithsuccess.Ifsacommonlyheldbeliefthathappiness

canbeattainedbyachievingcertaingoals,likemoneyorfeme.Peopletendtothinkiftheyfinallyfindsuccess,

theywillautomaticallybecomehappy.

Thethirdbarrierhastodowiththewaypeoplepursuehappiness.Wewanttobehappyformanyreasons.

Afterall,weareconstantlytoldthathappinessisgoodfbrourhealth,relationships,andworkoutcomes.Yet,ifI

wakeupinthemorninganddecidetopursuehappinessstraight,Iwillbecomelesshappy.

Buthow?Indirectly.Asisknown,ifyoulookupatthesundirectly,you'llhurtyourself.Butifyoutakethe

samesunraysandbreakthemdown,you'llenjoythecoloursofarainbow.Similarly,pursuinghappinessdirectly

canhurtus;pursuingitindirectly-bybreakingitdownintosomethingliketheSPIREelements-cancontributeto

ourwellbeing.Startingameditationpractice,exercising,performingactsofkindness,learningsomethingnew,or

expressinggratitudefbrwhatwehaveareallindirectwaysofpursuinghappiness.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“aggregate“probablymeaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Combination.B.Conclusion.

C.Accumulation.D.Association.

6.Whafstheauthor'sattitudetowardshowwespendourdailylives?

A.Favourable.

B.Suspicious.

C.Objective.

D.Indifferent.

7.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Beingasuccessleadsonetohappiness.

B.Refusingnegativefeelingshelpsusobtainhappiness.

C.Goingafterhappinessdirectlymakesonefeelhappy.

D.PursuingoneaspectofSPIREcanboostourwellbeing.

8.Whyisthesunmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Tomakeacontrast.

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B.Tomakeananalogy.

C.Toconcludetheargumentation.

D.Toanswerthepreviousquestion.

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（2023,廣東高三10月聯(lián)考）BrynnSchultenearlydiedtwotimeswhenshewasababy.Atonepointshe

neededemergencysurgeryforbleedinginherbrain.Nooneknewwhatwaswrong.Then,atestthatlookedather

fullgeneticdetailsfoundararebleedingdisorder.Catchingthedisorderearlysavedherlife."Youhavethis

hopelessfeelingwhenyoudon*treallyknowwhafsgoingon,“saidherfather,MikeSchulte.Henotedthatthe

testmadeadifferenceinfindingthecauseand"gettinghertherightcarethatsheneededalmostimmediately”.

Brynn,now4,gotthegenetictestingaspartofaclinicaltrial,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedrecentlyin

TheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.Testingallofthedetailsofaperson'sgenesiscalled“whole

genome^^testing.Wholegenometestsaremuchbetterthannarrowlytargetedtestswhenitcomestofindinggenetic

differences,calledabnormalities,whichcancausedisease.Thestudyfound49percentoftheseabnormalities,

comparedto27percentwithmorecommonlyusedteststargetingonlysomegeneticdiseases.

Wholegenometestscouldsolvetheproblemofdoingseveralnarrowlytargetedtestsonbabies,whichstill

mightnotfindthedisorder.Expertswarntherearesomeproblemsbecauselabsvaryinhowtheyunderstandresults.

Also,wholegenometestsaremoreexpensiveandlesslikelytobecoveredbyinsurance.

Butresearchershopethatwholegenometestswillatsomepointbeusedformillionsofhospitalisedbabies

withrareanddifficultconditions.TheUSNationalHumanGenomeResearchInstitutehasfoundthataround350

millionpeoplearoundtheworldlivewithraredisorders.Anditfoundthatabout80percentofthemorethan7,

000conditionsaregenetic.

1.HowdidMikeSchultefeelaboutthetest?

A.Proud.B.Grateful.

C.Unclear.D.Hopeless.

2.Infindinggeneticdiseases,.

A.narrowlytargetedtestsareeasier

B.commonlyusedteststakelonger

C.wholegenometestsfocusonbabies

D.wholegenometestsaremoreaccurate

3.Whatdisadvantagedowholegenometestshave?

A.Theycostalot.

B.Theprocessiscomplex.

C.Thedisordermightnotbefound.

D.Theirresultsarehardtounderstand.

4.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfound?

A.Inablog.B.Inamedicalrecord.

C.Inanewspaper.D.Inaletter.

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[2023?河南豫北名校聯(lián)考（二）]Whilesomecriticsclaimthathistorycurricula（課程）teachunnecessary

content,othersarguethatthesecurriculaneedtobemorecomprehensive.Despiteongoingdebatesaboutcontent,

oneuniversaltruthremains:stronghistorycurriculaarenecessaryfordevelopingtheproductivecitizensof

tomorrow.

Thegreatestacademicvaluethathistorycurriculaprovideisnottherecallofimportantdatesandnames.

Rather,understandingthehistoricalenquiryprocessisthemostimportantcomponent.Thisprocessteaches

studentshowtobecomecriticalthinkersandunderstandthedynamicnatureofthetellingofhistory.

Throughstronghistorycurricula,studentsareshownbothavarietyofprimaryandsecondarysourcesandare

taughttocritiquethem.Thisiswherethehistoricalenquiryprocessbegins.Studentsnotonlybegintoanalyseand

askquestionsaboutthecontent,buttheyalsolearnabouttheauthor'scredibilityandpotentialbias（偏見(jiàn)）.Students

arethenabletocontextualisetheinformationtheylearnandcanthinkmorecriticallyabouthistoricalcontextand

thosewhotellit.

Withthisframework,studentscanthenunderstandthecausalrelationshipbetweenhumannature,values,

philosophy,actions,andtheirconsequences.Itteachesstudentstorecogniserecurrentthemesandlessonsthatare

necessarytounderstandmodemsociety.Mostimportantly,itteachesstudentstodevelopahealthyskepticism，懷疑

論）whenpresentedwithinformationtodaybecauseouractionsarehistoryinthemaking.

Fortyyearsago,renownedscholarJamesFitzgeraldarguedthatnoeducationiscompletewithoutthe

teachingofhistoricalenquiry.Hebelievedthattheonlywaytomoveforwardinlifeistounderstandwhafsbehind

us.

Today,thisprinciplestillholdstrue.Studentstakeboththefactualknowledgeandthehistoricalenquiryskills

theylearnintheclassroomandapplythemtorealworldcircumstances.Throughouttheirlives,studentswhoare

taughtwithstronghistorycurriculawilltakethelessonstheylearnfromourpredecessorsandbecomeinvolved,

active,productivecitizenswhowanttocreateahistorythattomorrow'sstudentswillbeproudtolearnabout.

1.Whatisthebiggestacademicsignificanceofhistorylearning?

A.PassingdownChineseculture.

B.Graspinghistoricalenquiryskills.

C.Makingpeoplemoreknowledgeable.

D.Enrichingpeople'severydaylife.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"critique“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Protect.

B.Combine.

C.Comment.

D.Remember.

3.WhyisJamesFitzgeraldmentionedinthetext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofhistory.

B.Topointouttheessenceofeducation.

C.Toindicatefamouspeoplelearnfromhistory.

D.Toshowhistorycontributestopeople'sachievements.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ItIsthePeoplethatCreateHistory

B.HistoryPushestheWheeloftheTimes

C.HistoryCurriculaAreGainingMoreAttention

D.HistoryCurriculaShapeTomorrow'sDecisionMakers

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第二部分：強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練B

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（2024?北京朝陽(yáng)?二模）WhenIwasnine,mybestfriendnearlychokedtodeathonagobstopper,atypeof

hardcandy.Afterseveralattempts,shecoughedupthecandy.Ihaven'thadagobstoppersinceandIhavecarried

withmeafearofseeingthatsceneagain.Sadly,asIdiscoveredthisweek,lightningcanstriketwice.

IwasgettingoffatubetraininLondonwhenInoticedawomancoughing.Isloweddown,watchingher

carefully.Ihadlearnedthatcoughingisrarelyasignthatsomethingisterriblywrong.Suddenly,thewoman

stoppedcoughing,hereyeswidenedandshebentover.

WhenIwentovertoaskifshewasOK,shelookedupatme,panicked,andpointedtoherback.Istarted

hittingherbackandscreamingforhelp.Despitehavingwatchedafewvideos,IwasterrifiedthatIwouldn'tbe

abletocorrectlyperformtheHeimlich,afirst-aidmethod,andthatIwouldhavetowalkawaywithguiltforher

death.Butitwasjustthetwoofus,aloneatanundergroundstation;ifIdidn'ttrytohelp,noonewould.

Thankfully,muchlikewithmyfriend,afterafewsharphits,whateverhadbeenstuckinherthroatcameloose.She

thankedme,almostembarrassed,andwalkeduptothelift.Ifollowedbehindher,shaking,withtearsinmyeyes.

Bythetimewereachedthelift,wehadbothcalmeddown.Shetookmyhandsandthankedmeagain,before

disappearing.Shemighthavebeenfinewithoutmyhurriedhitsonherback——Imaynothaveactuallysavedher

life-butatleastsheknewthatsomeone,astrangerwhomshewouldneverseeagain,cared.

Thisexperiencealsotaughtmeaboutthebystandereffect,wherepeopleassumeothersassumedtobe

availableduringanemergency,directhelpfromothersisfarlesslikelytowillhelp,leadingtoinaction.Igetit:the

fearofmakingthingsworse,especiallyifyouhavenomedicaltraining,isreal.Researchsuggeststhatwhena

"medicallycompetent^^personisassumedtobeavailableduringanemergency,directhelpfromothersisfarless

likelytooccur.Sometimes,though,regardlessofwhoelsecouldbenearby,itmaybeusefultogetinvolved.Soit

waswiththecoughingwomanonthetube.

17.Howdidthefriend'schokingincidentaffecttheauthor?

A.Shelivedwithasenseofguilt.

B.Sherealizedtheimportanceoffirstaid.

C.Shedevelopedafearofwitnessingsimilarevents.

D.Shedeepenedherunderstandingofthebystandereffect.

18.Whatdidtheauthordotohelpthewomanonthetube?

A.Shereliev