專題20社會(huì)萬(wàn)象

備戰(zhàn)2023年中考英語(yǔ)之閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練（?？?熱門話題）

一、閱讀單選

（2022?江蘇?連云港市新海初級(jí)中學(xué)三模）ArestaurantinBeijinghasrecentlywarmed

people'sheartswithaspecialsetmealofferedforfreeincoldwinter.

The“SetMealAMofferedbythefoodshopcontainsabowlofbeefnoodles,whichis

worth22yuan.Ilisofferedforfreetopeopleinneed,likenewgraduateswithlittleine（收入）

orsanitationworkers（環(huán)衛(wèi)YuChenghao,owneroftherestaurant,saidhecameup

withtheideabecausehehimselfoncereceivedsuchkindness.

Asacollegestudentin2012,onedayhelosthiswalletinastreet.Withoutanymoney,

hefelthelpless.ItwasthenthattheownerofanearbyricenoodleshopsawYuandoffered

himabowlofricenoodlesfbrfree.After（hemeal,theownergaveYufiveyuantohelphim

gobacktoschool.Yusaidhewasmovedbytheshopowner'skindness.Hestartedrunning

therestauranttwomonthsago,andhedecidedtohelppeopleintroublebyofferingthemfree

mealsinthesameway.

Hesaid**SetMealA”islikeasecretsignal（信號(hào)）,whichissettohelpthepeoplein

needwithoutharmingtheirdignity（尊嚴(yán)）.Yuaskstheworkerstotreatpeopleordering”Set

MealA“thesameasnormalguests.

Afterthefreesetmealpolicystarted,manypeoplewentto（herestauranttoordera"Set

MealA”,butstillpaidfbrthefoodtoshowtheirsupportfbrtheshop.

1.WhydidYueupwiththeideaofofferingfreemeals?

A.Hewantedtothanktheownerofthericenoodleshop.

B.Hethoughtitcouldbringmoregueststohisrestaurant.

C.Hehopedtoofferhelpinreturnfbrthehelphereceived.

D.HewantedtobefamousontheInternet.

2.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichof（hefollowingisTRUE?

A.Yuaskedforafreemealbutwasrefusedbytherestaurantowner.

B.Yufoundhiswallethadbeenstolenwhenhewasreadytopay.

C.YufirstcametoBeijingandlosthiswaybacktocollege.

D.Yulosthismoneyandfelthelplessinastreet.

3.Fromthepassage,wecanfindthat.

A."SetMealA''tastesbetterB.Yuhasarichfamilytosupporthiskindness

C.YuisawarmheartedpersonD."SetMealA”ischeaper

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FreemealsforpeopleB.NoodlesinColdWinter

C.ANewPolicyforPoorPeopleD.ASpecialDish44SetMeal

（2022?江蘇南通?模擬預(yù)測(cè)）MitchellWollenisastudentatXavierHighSchoolin

Connecticut,US.Whenhisschoolshutdownduetothecoronaviruspandemic（新冠疫情），

hefoundthathehadabigblockoffreetime

“MyfriendandIwerebrainslorming,“saidWollen.t4Wethoughtwe'dmakethesehearts

forpeopleonthefrontlinewhoaresacrificing（犧牲）everythingfbrus.”

Wollenmadeamodel—awoodenheartpaintedredwiththewords“ThankYou^^onthe

sign.Peoplecouldputthemontheirfrontlawnstothankhealthcareworkers.Toencourage

suchkindness,hismomJuliepostedthisonherFacebookpageinearlyApril.

Afterthat,Wollendidn'thaveanymorefreetime.Inthefirstweek,hehad100orders

forthehearts.Fillingtheorderswastime—consuming.

Whendistancelearningstartedup,Wollenhadschoolworktodoforsixorsevenhoursa

day.However,beingbusywithschoolworkdidn'tstophimfrommakingmoresigns.

AfterhisschoolwroteanarticleonWollenandposteditonFacebook,morepeople

orderedsignsfromhim.

Peoplecandonate（捐贈(zèng)）$10forhiscause.IthassofarhelpedWollenraisemorethan

$1,600.Heplanstousethemoneytobuymealsforhealthcareworkers.

Hehastalkedwithpeopleatseveralmedicalcentersinhisstate,hopingtobringfoodto

theworkers.Amongthem,GaylordHospitalhasresponded.Afterconnectingwithhis

mother'sfriend,Wollenplannedtopaythepeoplewhorunthecoffeetrucktoofferfree

coffeetothehealthcareworkersfromGaylordHospital.

“Everybody'shavingatoughtimerightnow,“hesaid."Ijustwanttospreadpositive

energyandhelpthosewhoarcstrugglinginthesetimes.”

Currently,Wollenisn'ttakinganymoreordersfbrsignssincehestillhasabout100

orderstofill.However,hehopestobeabletomakemoreinthefutureandthatpeoplelike

himcanfindwaystoshowsupportduringthistroublesomeperiod.

5.WhydidMitchellWollcnmakewoodenhearts?

A.Tokilltimeinthefreetime.B.Tomakesomepocketmoney.

C.Toshowoffhishandsonskills.D.Toexpressthankstoselflesspeople.

6.WhatcanweinferaboutWollenfromthearticle?

A.Hewashighlypraisedbyhisschool.

B.Heaskedhismomtoadvertiseforhim.

C.HewantedtogetknownontheInternet.

D.Hegaveupmakingheartswhenhewasbusy.

7.HowdoesWollenplantousethemoney?

A.Hewilluseittostartafoodbusiness.

B.Heplanstosupportacoffeetruckowner.

C.Hewillbuycoffeeforhealthcareworkers.

D.Heplanstouseittopletemoreorders.

8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWollen?

A.Creativeandthoughtful.B.Cheerfulandhumorous.

C.Braveandkindhearted.D.Outgoingandhardworking.

（2022?江蘇宿遷?三模）ChinesePresidentXiJinpingoncesaid."Heroesefromthe

people."Everyyear,thereareordinarypeoplespreadingpositiveenergy（正能量）and

touchingourhearts.Let'stakealookatsomeofthem.

Name:ZhuYanfuName:WuTianyi

Age:88Age:86

Profession:soldier（士兵）andofficeProfession:doctor

Whathedid:In2021,everyonewasWhathedid:Tobetterunderstand

impressedbythesoldiersinthefilmThealtitudesickness（高原?。?，Wuspentyears

BattleatLakeChangjin.ZhuYanfuwasonestudyingthelocalpeople.Wuandhisteam

oftherealsoldiers.Helosthishands,lefteyecameupwithawaytohelpthem.That

andbothlegsinthebattle（戰(zhàn)斗）.Afterallowedall140,000workerswhobuiltthe

dependonvolunteerstodoourtasks.

SecondChanceAnimalServicesbeganasananimalshelter（收容所）andgrewtohelp

morepetsinneed.Volunteerswithalotofskillsarewele.

Youmayfillinaform（obeeavolunteer.Afterlookingthroughyourform,wewillgetin

（ouchwithyou.

★POPULARVOLUNTEERPROGRAM

VolunteerswhohavefinishedourdogcaretrainingcantakepartinournewDog'sDay

Outprogram.Youwilltakeoneofourdogsoutforafieldtrip.Theprogramwantstoget

ourdogsoutofhouseandgivethemmorechancestomeetpotentialadopters（潛在的收

養(yǎng)者）.

YoucanpickupdogsfromMondaytoSaturday,beginningat10:00a.m.Youshould

plantospendatleasttwohoursonyourfieldtrip.Youmustreturnbefore4:00p.m.on

Fridaysand5:00p.ni.onotherdays.（Sorry,nofieldtripsonSundays.）

★OTHERVOLUNTEERWORK

Cleaning:Homesofdogsandcatsneedcleaningtwiceaday.

Dogwalking:Volunteershavetowalkourdogs.

Animalsocialization（社會(huì)化）:Volunteersneedtoplaywithouranimals.Thecats

especiallylovethisoneononelime.

Writing:Wcneedvolunteerstowriteourmonthlynews.

ThankyouforthinkingaboutvolunteeringatSecondChanceAnimalSenices!Tolearn

moreaboutus,youcanclick（點(diǎn)擊）here.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

12.HowcanyoubeeavolunteeratSecondChanceAnimalServices?

A.Byfillinginaform.B.Bytakingatest.

C.Bymakingatelephonecall.D.Byraisingsomemoney.

13.WhatshouldyoudobeforeyoutakepartintheDog'sDayOutprogram?

A.Finishthedogcaretraining.

B.Haveapetdogofyourown.

C.Prepareever）4hingforthe（rip.

D.Beavolunteerforatleastoneyear.

14.WhatshouldSallydoifshetakespartintheDog'sDayOutprogramonFriday?

A.Setoutat9:45a.m.andreturnat10:45a.m.

B.Setoutat1:00p.m.andreturnat3:3()p.m.

C.Setoutat2:()0p.m.andreturnat5:15p.in.

D.Setoutal3:30p.m.andreturnat5:30p.m.

15.WhatelsecanvolunteersdoatSecondChanceAnimalServices?

?Cleanthehomesofdogsandcats.

?Writenewsonceamonth.

③Takethecatsoutforawalktwiceaday.

④Teachtheanimalstomunicatewithpeople.

A.①②B.②③C.③?D.①④

16.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Astorybook.B.Aposter.

C.Awebsite.D.Ahealthnewspaper.

(2022?浙江麗水?一模)Alvin,66,wasdeepinthewoodsinGrandCane,Louisiana,

lastDecemberwhenabrokenballoonlikelittercaughthiseye.Attachedwasapieceofpaper

decoratedwithsparklystarstickers.Itwasachild'sNewYearwishlist.Hepickeditup.He

wasgoingtomakethechild'swishetrue.

OnJanuary2,2021,AlvinpostedaphotooftheballconandtheNewYearlistonhis

Facebook,lookingforthesender.Soonhesawthenumberofpeoplesharinghispostcreep

intothehundreds,Alvinknewhishopegrewintoexpectationsandtheyweregoingtofind

thechildnamedLuna.

IthadbeenahardyearforFloresandhergirls.AsCOVIDI9spread,thefamilyfelt

lonelyandscared.

OnaparticularlytoughdayinDecember2020,Floresthoughtofhavingthegirlssend

lettersaboutwishesbyballoon.Thetwinswereexcited.Floreshelpedthemposetheirletters,

includingallthethingstlieywanted,andputthenotesintoredballoons.Theysailedthem

abovethetreesintothesky,releasingtheirwishestotheuniverse.

OnedayinearlyJanuary2021,Florcsreceivedacallfromherfriend,^Someonefound

Luna'sballoon.^^

“Myjawdropped/'Floressays.SheloggedontoFacebookandsawAlviifspost.People

fromalloverwereaskingifthey,too,couldbepartofsatisfyingthewishlist.

Butshehesitated(猶豫)beforereachingouttoAlvin.Shehadn'treally

expectedanyonewouldfindtheballoons,letaloneoffertobuygiftsforherdaughters.She

gavehimacall.

BackinLouisiana,AlvingotbusycollectingtoysfromhisnewfoundFacebookmunity,

sendingthemoffwithanotesigned“AlvintheElf'.Thenhefoundaperfectpuppy.

Onemorning,justaschillyandwindyasthedaythetwinswavedgoodbyetotheir

balloons,inApril2021,AlvinandhiswifedrovetoOklahomaCity.Heletthepuppyrunto

thetwins,whoshoutedwithjoywhentheylearneditwastheirs.

Later,bothfamiliessatdowntogethertosharehomemadetacos.Theyallagreed—itfelt

asiftheyhadknowneachotherforever.Theykeptintouchalmostdaily.

Now.afterhavingreceivedsomuchgenerosity,Floresandhergirlsintendtopayit

fonvard.

Afterall,Alvinwentmorethantheextramile.uIIecouldhavejustthrownthatballoon

inthetrash,buthewantedtofindLunaJFlorcssays.

17.WhenAlvinwasinthewoods,heaccidentallyfound.

A.alittlelitterB.hischild'swishlist

C.abrokenballoonD.(hesenderofaballoon

18.Whichofthefollowingcanbeput44"inPara.7?

A.Floreswastouched.B.Alvindidn'tliketheballoon.

C.Floresfeltverysorry.D.Thetwinskeptittothemselves.

19.ThechangeofFlores'family'sfeelingscanbedescribedas.

A.sorry—>vvorricd—>angry—?excitcd

B.peaceful—surprised—pleased—sad

C.lonely—>scared—?bored-unbelievable

D.lonely—*hopeful—?unbelievable—>6X0116(1

20.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe.

A.AsYouWishB.MyNewYear'sResolution

AlvinandFlorcsD.FromGrandCanetoOklahoma

（2022?湖北武漢?模擬預(yù)測(cè)）WhenEmilyCumminswasfouryearsold,hergrandfather

gaveherahammer.Shelovedusingit,andstartedtolearnhowtomaketoysfromoldthings

thatnobodyusedanymore.

Whenshewasateenager,shewasverycreativeandalwaysthoughtalotaboutmaking

inventionstohelpotherpeople.Emily'sgrandfatherhadanillness.Hehadalotofpaininhis

handsandfingers.Oneday,Emilysawthathehaddifficultygettingtoothpaste（牙膏）outof

thetube.Shemadeaninventionthathelpedhimwiththis,andwontheYoungEngineerfor

BritainAwardforhertoothpastedispenser（§動(dòng)取物器）.

Afewyearslater,EmilylearntabouttheseriouswatershortageinsomeAfrican

countries.Thewomenandchildrenthereoftenwalkmanykilometersadaytogetwaterfor

theirvillages.Theyusuallyputthebucketsontheirheads.Therefore,theyhavetowalk

carefullysoasnottospill（濺出）thewaler.Emily'sinventionisasimplewatercarrier.It

makesitpossibleforthewomentotransportuptofivebucketseachtime.Besides,itiseasy

forthemtorepairthewatercarrierwhenitisbrokenasitismadeofwood.

Herlatestprojectisasimplefridgethatrunswithoutelectricity,butonlyneedsthe

energythatcsfromthesun.TherearcnowthousandsoffamiliesinvillagesinZambia,

NamibiaandSouthAfricawhouseittokeepmilk,foodandmedicinescool.

Emilyisnowayoungwoman.Sheisthewinnerofseveralprizesforherinventions.She

wasnamedoneoftheworld'stoptenyoungpeople.Besides,Emilyfrequentlyvisitsschools

andtalkstoteenagers.Shewantsloencouragethemtoeupwithnewideasthatmakethe

worldabetterplace.Shewantstouseherskillstomakeadifference.

21.HowmanyinventionsbyEmilyarementionedinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

22.Emilyinventedthetoothpastedispenser.

A.tosolvehergrandpa'stroubleB.tow：naBritainaward

C.toexercisehergrandpa'sfingersD.iomakeadifferencelotheworld

23.WhatinspiredEmily（oinventawatercarrierforAfricanpeople?

A.thepoorpublictransportation

B.thedifficultyincarryingwater

C.localwomen,slivingconditions

D.peopledindependenceonbuckets

24.WhichwordscanbestdescribeEmily?

A.Patientandclever.B.Caringandoutgoing.

C.Generousandhelpful.D.Thoughtfulandcreative.

25.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout.

A.SomewonderfulinventionsB.Atoptenyoungwoman

C.ChangeforthebetterD.Inspirationsfromlife

（2022?湖北武漢?模擬預(yù)測(cè)）

GlobalNewsAroundtheWorld

RaisingmoneyforUkraine

Agroupof17childrenteameduptoswimthewidthoftheEnglishChannelinless（hanan

hour,andhavecollectedmorethan￡3,300forpeoplesufferingfrom（遭受）thewarin

Ukraine.Thechildren,agedbetween6and15yearsold,swamtogetherattheirlocalpoolin

Derbyshire,England,andpictcdadistanceof21milesamongthem.

YellowstoneNationalParkintheUSismarkingits150thanniversary（周年紀(jì)念日）,and

ithasstartedanewprogramcalledtheInheritancePass.Itisaccepting$1,5（X）donationsin

exchangeforanannualentrypasswhichisalsogoodfbrtiedonor'schildrenand

grandchildrenin150years.Andthemoneyraisedthroughthesaleof^InheritancePasses^^

willbeusedtopreserve（維護(hù)）theparkforthenext150years.

Max'ssecondBigCanipOut

MaxWoosey,12,hasspentmorethan670nightscampingoutsideforcharity.Throughthe

challenge,hehasbravedhowlingwindsandraintoraise￡700.000forahospice（收容所）

nearhishomeinDevon,UK.MaxismarkinghissecondanniversarywithaBigCampout,

invitingyoungpeopletojoininfromtheirgardenortoputupatentintheirlivingroomto

raisemoneyforanycharitytheychoose.

26.Allthenewsabovehassomethingtodowith.

A.travelB.fundraisingC.natureD.spons

27.Whydidthechildrenplctca2linilcswim?

A.TofindoutthewidthoftheEnglishChannel.

B.ToescapefromUkrainefbrabetterliving.

C.Toraisemoneyforthosewhoaresufferingfromthewar.

D.Todeveloptheirteamspirit.

28.Whatwouldbeagoodheadingforthesecondpieceofnews?

A.Anannual$1,500donation.

B.150yearsofYellowstoneNationalPark.

C.Howandwhentoget^InheritancePasses”.

D.Yellowstoneoffersaspecialentrypassgoodforyear2172.

29.Theideabehind"InheritancePasses”isto.

A.helpsafeguardtheparkforthefuture

B.leavethedonorsomethingasamemorial

C.raisemoneyforchildrenin150years

D.drawmorepeopletopayavisittothepark

30.WhatcanwelearnaboutMaxWoosey?

A.Manyyoungpeoplearejoininghimfbranouting.

B.Heoftencampsinagardeninbadweather.

C.Hehopesmorepeoplecanshowloveandcaretothoseinneed.

D.Hestartedthechallengemorethantwoyearsago.

（2022?湖北咸寧?模擬預(yù)測(cè)）MyfriendSiberiaoncesaid:"Thingsdonotgiveustrue

happiness?'Iusedtowonder,“Isthisreallyso?”Butafterlivinginquarantine（隔離），Ithink

it'strue.

Weliveinanewworld.Mynewdresshangsinmyc'oset（衣櫥）一Ihavenowhereto

wearit.Mycarisparked—Ican'tgoanywhere.Siberiawasright—thingsdonotmakeme

happy.

Thenhowcanwcfindhappiness?IaskedSiberiathisquestion.Shesaidit'seasy—you

justhavetosmileandbenicetoeveryone,evenstrangers.

Idecidedtotryit.IjoinedachatgroupwheremyneighborsandIdiscussourproblems.

Iwrote,t4Dearneighbors,Ihopeyou'rehavingagreatday!Everythingwillbeallright.”

Withinminutes,Ireceivedlotsofmessagesfrommyneighbors.Peoplethankedmeand

wishedmeagoodday.Oneneighborsharedafunsong,whileanothersentacutekitten

sticker（貓咪貼圖）.

Ithoughttomyself,"I'vemadesomanypeoplehappywithjustafewwords.Ifeachof

ussaidonenicething,therecouldbesomuchhappinessintheworld!”ThisiswhyI'm

launching（發(fā)起）ihekindwordsmarathon（馬拉松）.Let'seachwritesomethingniceevery

daytoafriend,neighbor,volunteer...anyone!Wecansupporteachotherduringthese

difficulttimes.

31.WhatisParagraph2writtentoshow?

A.Theauthor'sdoubtsaboutlifearecorrect.

B.Livinginquarantinemakeslifeeasierandsimpler.

C.Peoplecan'tdependonthingstobehappy.

D.Theauthorhaswastedalolofmoneyonthings.

32.Whydidtheauthorjoinachatgroup?

A.Tomeetstrangers.B.Totryoutherfriend'sidea.

C.Tohelpherneighborssolveproblems.D.Toprepareforastageperformance.

33.Whatcanwclearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorwasamarathonrunner.B.Peopleenjoysayingnicethingstoothers.

C.Exercisingcanhelppeoplegetthroughdifficulttimes

D.Theauthorstartedanactivitytopasshappinessontoothers.

34.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthordidn'thaveanythingnice.

B.Everythingisgoodduringlivinginquarantine.

C.Weshouldbefriendlytoothersnomatterwhenweareintrouble.

D.Everyneighborcouldshareafunsongeachother.

35.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）abouttheauthorfromthestory?

A.ShewassufferingfremCOVID19.B.Shedoesn'tbelieveinstrangers.

C.Sheisnotgoodatmunication.D.Sheisapersonofaction.

（2022?湖北?武漢一初慧泉中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測(cè)）Asecondgradeeducationhasnotstopped

garbagecollectorJoseGutierrezfrombringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombian

children.Gutierrezstartedrescuingbooksfrom（hetrashalmost20yearsago.Hewasdriving

agarbagetruckatnightthroughthecountry'swealthierneighborhoods.

Thethrownawayreadingmaterialslowlypiledup.Hesaysbooksareluxuries（奢侈品）

forboysandgirlsinlowincneighborhoodssuchashis.Newreadingmaterialatbookstoresis

tooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota.Itisacityof8.5millionpeople.But

thelibrariestendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas.t4Thisshouldbeineachcomerof

everyneighborhood,inallthetownsandalltheruralareas,MsaysGutierrez.t4Booksarethe

poorchildren'slifesavers.AndthatiswhatColombianeeds.”

The53yearoldGutierrezhasaloveofreadingthathesaysesfromhismother.She

alwaysreadtohimeventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool.Uptonowhehas

traveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehisexperienceofstartingalibrarywith

thrownawayreadingmaterial.AndhisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks“hasalso

broughthimthousandsofdonatedbooks.

GutierrezisanenthusiasticreaderofworksbyauthorssuchasLeoTblstoy,VictorHugo

andMarioVargasLlosa.Hesaysheisnotagainsttechnologythatallowsbookstoberead

digitally.Buthepreferstoreadtheprintedwordonpaper.uThereisnothingmorebeautifiil

thanhavingabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar,“hesays.

36.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,weknowthatJoseGutierrez.

A.hasaloveofreadingB.waspoorlyeducated

C.likedhelpingthepoorD.wasdrivingagarbagetruckdayandnight

37.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Thelocationofthepubliclibraries.B.Thepoorlifethatthelocalchildrenlive.

C.ThereasonwhyJosestartedalibrary.D.ThedreamthechildreninBogotahave.

38.PeopledonatedsomanybookstoGutierrezbecause.

A.heiswellknownB.heisagreattraveler

C.helovesreadingD.hismotherinfluencedhimalot

39.WhatisGutierrez'sattitudetowardsdigitalbooks?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Interested.D.Acceptable.

40.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Haveabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar.

B.Gutierrezhasaloveofreadingwhichesfromhismother.

C.Booksarethepoorchildren'slifesavers.

D.Garbagecollectorcreatesalibraryfromrescuedbooks.

（2022?湖北武漢?模擬預(yù)測(cè)）Beinganorphan（孤兒）isdifficult;however,beingan

animalorphancanbedeadly.

Thisseason,（heVolunteersforWildlifeRehabilitationCenterinLocustValleylookin

sixyoungredtailedhawks（鷹）.Ifwecouldgetthesebirdsbackwith（heirparents,they

wouldhaveabetterchanceofsurviving.However,wecouldn'tfindtheirnestsorparents.

Buttherewasanotherwaytohelpthem:foster（寄養(yǎng)的）parenting.Butwemustplace

theorphanswithotheradultpairsbeforenestingseasonendedinearlyJuly.It'snotalways

easy.Hawknestsarcoften40or50feethighintrees.What'smore,notallbirdswillaccepr

fosterchicks.Sowepaidcloseattentiontotheresearchbyexpertsbeforemovingchicks.

Thatday,wehappilyknewofanestthatwasstillactiveatBethpageSlatePark!There

wasonechickinthenest.Andtheyoungbirdwasgoingtoflybutwasstillinthenestand

beingfed.

Sowedecidedtomoveoneofourorphanbirds.Idrovethebuckettrucktothenesttree;

Lauren,myworkmate,heldourchick.Andupwcthreewentinthebucket.Wcworkedfast,

forthewildparentsmighibebacksoon,andthefemalehawkcouldbeaggressive!

Tomakesuretheadultshadacceptedtheirnewchild,Icamebylaterinthedayandthe

nextmorning.Oh,theyhad!Thechickwasjustfedupandtheadultfemalehawksatnearby,

staringatmeclosely.

Theresultsweresoencouragingandwetrieditagain!Aweeklater,wesuccessfully

placedanotherchickinthesamenest.

Theadulthawksnowhadthreechildrentocarefor,onetheirsandtwofosterchicks.Il

washeartwarmingtoseethe(woanimalorphanslivingin(heirnewlovingfamily!

41.Whatwastheproblemfor(hevolunteers?

A.Theydidn'tknowhowtofeedtheorphans.

B.Manychicksdiedbeforenestingseasonended.

C.Nobirdswouldliketofbstcrotherparents*chicks.

D.Theycouldn'tfindtheanimalorphans,homes.

42.Whydidtheyplacetheorphanswithotheradultpairs?

A.Todosomeresearchon(hechicks.

B.Tohelptheorphansfindtheirparentsquickly.

C.Tolettheorphansgetabetterchanceofsurviving.

D.Tolookforabigtreefortheorphanstonest.

43.Theunderlinedword“aggressive“inparagraphfiveprobablyrefersto.

A.worriedB.relaxedC.dangerousD.forgetful

44.Whatcanweknowaboutthenesta(BethpageStalePark?

A.Theadulihawkshadthreetheirchicks(olookafter.

B.Theyoungbirdwasstillfedinthenest.

C.Thewildparentswersalwayswatchingcloselynearthenest.

D.Theadultfemalehawkwasmuchkindertopeople.

45.Whatdidtheauthorthinkoftheresult?

A.Pleasing.B.Challenging.C.Tiring.D.Hopeful.

(2022?湖北武漢?模擬預(yù)測(cè))WhenMikeMushawdecidedtojointhenationalbone

marrowregistry(骨髓登記)heneverthoughtmuch.Hediditonlybecauseofhiscollege

footballcoach'sencouragement.

Butaboutsixmonthslater,hedidgetacall.Hisbonemarrowmatchedapatientin

Virginia,agirlnamedEleanorwithararedisease.She'dhardlyleftherhouse,exceptto

traveltothehospital.Asthedayspassed,herconditionhadbeeonlymoreseriousandshe

woulddiewithoutthetransplant（移植）.

Atfirst,Eleanor'sfamilyhadonlyhopedthatshewouldhavesomeimprovementfrom

thetransplant,enoughtoleadamorenormallife.Butafterafewweeks,（hedoctorscame

backwithshockingnews：Eleanor'sconditionhadjustimproved—Mike'sbonemarrowhad

curedher!

Mikedidn'tknowanyofthisuntilEleanor'sparentssenthimanemailtothankhim.

“Whentheytoldmeitwasafivemontholdgirl,Igotalittlechokedup（哽咽）Mikesays.

Buttheirsurprisingconnectionwasonlybeginning.MikeaskedwhetherheandEleanor

couldFaccTimcregularly.uItwasamazingtowatchherandbeapartofherlift."hesays.

Eleanorkepttabsonhim,too,bywatchinghisfootballgamesonTV.Mikeofteninvitedher

familytomeetathisgamesinConnecticutwheretinyshoutsof"Mike!Mike!”couldbe

heardfromthestandsastheliulegirlcheeredonherveryownhero.InJanuary,Mike

reunitedwithEleanor,thistimeinVirginia,fbrherbirthday.4*Asparent,itfeelsreallygreatto

watchsomeoneloveyourkidasmuchasyoudo."Eleanor'smothersays,uWeweretwoplete

strangers,andnowwe'vebeesuchabigpartofeachother'slives!,,

46.FromParagraph13,wccanknowthat.

A.Mikedecidedtodonatehisbonemarrowforhefeltscsorryfortheyounggirl

B.theonlyplaceEleanorwentcowasthehospitalbecauseofherseriousdisease

C.Eleanor'sfamilywascertainthatshecouldbecuredwiththetransplant

D.thedoctorswerenotstillveryhopefulafterthetransplant

47.MikemightfeelwhenEleanor'sparentstoldhimeverything.

A.surprisedandmovedB.thankfulandrelieved

C.luckyandpitifulD.worriedandhelpless

48.Thephrase“kepttabson”inParagraph5probablymeans.

A.paidapriceforB.keptarecordof

C.tookprideinD.paidcloseattentionto

49.Whatcanwel