專題21閱讀理解（詞義猜測題）刷大題、提能力1.（2023·廣東深圳·高三統(tǒng)考期末）Ontheoutside,12-year-oldLunaseemslikeyouraveragekid.It'snotuntilyougettoknowherthatyoulearnthatLunaisanythingbutaverage.Bomwithaheartdefect(缺陷)calleddextrocardia,Lunahashadthreeopen-heartoperationsandcontinuestopursueherinterestsinartandfashion.ButwhenLunawasapproachedbyathleticshoecompanySauconytodesignashoeforsaleacrossthecountry,itcameasquiteasurprise.“Thisissoincredible.IgottousemyartandcreativityforsomethingnewthatI'dneverthoughtI'dbeabletodesign,“Lunasaid.SheisoneofsixpatientsfromBostonChildren'sHospital(BCH)whohavepartneredwithSauconytodesigntheirownshoetolaunchtheShoeswithSoulcampaign.“Ratherthanjustadonation,wewantedtocreateanexperienceandamomentthatwouldnotonlyraisemoney,butalsoawarenesstohighlightalltheamazingworkthat'sbeingdoneatBCH,“saysChris,Saucony'svicepresident.“Specifically,wewantedtogivesomeoftheBCHkidsanopportunitytosharetheirstoryandtheirtalentswiththeworld.”Luna'sdesignisfashion.uOnthetongue,theydigitalizedoneofmydrawings,andthenonbottomit'sareallybrightpinkcolor,andontheinside,thesoleoftheshoeisactuallyanotherdrawingIdidofasunset,“shesaid."Thinkingaboutkidseverywherearoundtheworldwearingmyshoeisamazing.Itblowsmymind.”TheincomefromtheshoesaleswillbenefittheBostonChildren'sHospitalCardiacFitnessProgram,whichencourageskidsto“findyourpossible"throughpersonalizedexerciseprogramstailoredforeachindividualpatient'sheartcondition.“Itfeelsreallygoodtohelppeopleandit'sreallysomethingIcanrelateto,“saysLuna.“TheadviceIwouldgiveakidorsomeonelikemeisnevergiveup.Therearealotofkidsouttherewithyourconditionandyou'renotalone.”1．WhatcanwelearnfromChris'words?A．It'sunwisetoraisemoney.B．It'soptionaltoseekdonations.C．It'swonderfultostudyart.D．It'snecessarytoshowkids'talents.2．WhatdoesLunameanby“Itblowsmymind"inparagraph5?A．I'moverjoyed. B．['mveryserious.C．Mymindgoesblank. D．Mymindisracing.3．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLuna?A．Giftedanddetermined. B．Generousandserious.C．Gratefulandhelpful. D．Creativeandsensitive.4．Whatisthetextmainlyintendedtodo?A．Tellusastoryofadisabledgirl.B．Setagoodexampletothedisabled.C．LaunchSaucony'snewbrandshoes.D．Introduceacampaignwithkidpatients.2.（2023·吉林長春·高三階段練習(xí)）Haveyoueverbeenfacedwithtryingtostaypositivewhenothersaroundyouarenegative?Anegativepersoncanbringyoudownandthrowyourpositiveplansoutofthewindow.Whetheryoudealwithafamilymember,friendorco-workerwhoisnegative,therearethingsyoucandotoremainpositiveinthefaceofnegativity?Whateveryoudo,don’targuewithanegativeperson.Arguingonlyaddsfueltothefire.Ihavenoticedwhenmychildrenarecrabby,itisbesttoavoidtryingtoconvincethemtoanalyzeandadjusttheirattitude.AssoonasItaketheapproachofbeinginoppositiontothem,thesituationgetsworsebeforeitgetsbetter.Sometimesthebestthingtodoisremainsilentandletnegativitypass.Youknowhowdifficultitcanbetogiveloveandpositiveattentiontonegativepeople.Unfortunately,thatisoftenexactlywhattheyneed.Anegativepersonisusuallyafraidheisunlovable.Howdoyoushowlovewhensomeoneisnegative?Youmustlistentowhatheistryingtotellyou.Acknowledgethefeelingshehasbysayingsomethinglike,“Yousoundveryangryrightnow.”Howmightyouhelpanegativeperson?Offerahugevenifyougetrejected.Anegativepersonoftenhasdifficultyacceptinglovefromothers.Ifyouhavenegativepeopleonyourlifewhoareaffectingyourmentalandphysicalhealth,youneedtodecidewhetherornotyouwantthesepeopleinyourlife.Somepeoplearesonegativethatyouhavenootherchoicebuttoremovethemfromyourlife.However,somepeople,suchasyourchildren,aredifficulttoremovefromyourlife,inthiscase,professionalcounseling(咨詢)maybetheanswer.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crabby”inPara.2mean?A．Quiteexcited. B．Verylonely.C．Easilyannoyed. D．Highlyoptimistic.6．What’sthemainideaofPara.3?A．Negativepeopleneedcare.B．Negativepeoplemakeushappy..C．Negativepeoplecanbehurteasily.D．Negativepeoplearehardtogetalongwith.7．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A．Focusingonpositivethings.B．Tryingtochangenegativethoughts.C．Controllingourownnegativethoughts.D．Stayingawayfromsomenegativepeople.8．Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanwemostprobablyreadthetext?A．Health B．RelationshipsC．Lifestyles D．Entertainment.3.（2023·海南省直轄縣級·統(tǒng)考一模）GPShascompletelytransformedhowwegetaround.Butotheranimalshavelonghadtheirnavigation(領(lǐng)航)systemsbuiltrightin.“Weknowtheireyesarequitesensitivetopolarized(偏振的)lightandtheskyhasaparticularpatternofpolarizedlightrelativetothepositionofthesun,”BarbaraWebb,aresearcherattheUniversityofEdinburgh,says.Youcanseepolarizedlightfirsthandifyoutakeapairofpolarizedsunglassesandspinthemagainstthesky-thelightpassingthroughtheglasseschanges.Webbsaystheinsectshavepolarizationlikethatbuiltintotheirmanyeyes.“Youcanthinkofitashavinglotsofsunglassespointingindifferentdirections.”ButWebbwascuriouswhetherthere’sreallyenoughinformationintheskytogiveinsectsanaccuratesenseofdirection.Soherteambuiltasensor(傳感器)modeledafteradesertanteyeandputitunderartificiallightmeanttosimulatethesky.Theythenputthatsensorintoamodelmeanttomodelthebrainsofdesertantsandotherinsects.Andtheyfoundthatwiththeinsects’sensingandprocessingequipment,theycanlikelysensedirectiondowntojustacoupledegreesoferror.Asystembasedonthatofinsectscouldsomedaybeacheap,low-energychoicetoGPS.Insectshaveverytinybrains.Abrainthesizeofapinheadthat’susinghardlyanyenergy.Andyetthey’restillabletonavigatebetterthanwecanwithGPS,whichissurprising.Webbisnowworkingonbuildingarobotthatcanuselighttogetitsdirections.9．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．GPSisnotaccurateenough.B．Insectshavebettereyesthanhumans.C．Lightchangespassingthroughpolarizedsunglasses.D．Insectshavetinybrainsthatusenoenergy.10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“simulate”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Pretend. B．Cover.C．Block. D．See.11．WhatdidWebb’sresearchfind?A．Insectscan’tfindtheirwaysduringnights.B．Insectscanfinddirectionswithlittlemistakes.C．Insectsalwaysmakemistakesfindingdirections.D．Insectshavesensingandprocessingequipmentintheireyes.12．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeinsects’navigationability?A．Disappointing. B．Interesting.C．Amazing. D．Confusing.4.（2023·甘肅酒泉·統(tǒng)考三模）Someyearsago,Michel-AndrefoundhimselfstaringatthebodyofadeadwhaleonabeachintheCanaryIslands.Itwasobviousthattheanimalhadbeenstruckviolentlybyaship——butwhy?Onlylater,aftersurveyingthewhaleswhichlivedintheareaandmeasuringtheincreaseofsoundpollutionfromshipsdiditbecomeclearthattherewasalink.Thewhaleshadbecomedesensitisedtothenoiseofapproachingboatsandwerebeingstruckbythem,oftenseriously.“Weneverthoughtthatthiscouldbesomethingthatcouldkill,”recalls(回憶)Andre,whoisthedirectoroftheLaboratoryofAppliedBioacousticsattheTechnicalUniversityofCatalonia,Barcelona.Andrehasspent20yearsdevelopinganadvancedsystemtobetterunderstandwhyincidentslikethishappen.Hisunderwatermicrophoneshaveexposedaworldofdeafeningsoundandanimalcommunicationneverobservedwithsuchclarity(清晰)before.Itwasnotaneasytask.Soundwavesdon'ttravelthroughwaterintheuniform,predictablewaytheydothroughtheair.Instead,thetemperature,salinity(鹽度)and,flowofwaterhavegreateffectsontheirpath.Whatcanbedone?Onesolutionistochangeshippingroutestocourseswhereshipsarestatisticallylesslikelytomeetanimals.It’salsopossibletoslowshipsdownto18km/horless,whichislesslikelytoseriouslyinjureawhale.Asfordealingwiththerootcauseoftheproblem,theUN’sInternationalMaritimeOrganisationhasalreadypublishedguidelinesonhowtoquietenships,butitwillbeawhilebeforetheeffectsofsuchchangesmightbeobserved.“Theoceanisnotourworld,”commentsAndre.Butitisourstolookafter.Andthankstohiswork,wecanbetterunderstandtheeffectsofsubseasoundpollution.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“desensitised”inParagraph2mean?A．Stubborn. B．Flexible. C．Dull. D．Friendly.14．What’sonewaytosolvetheproblemaccordingtothetext?A．Tolowerthespeedofships.B．Toreducethenumberofships.C．Tosetuppreservesunderthesea.D．Togivetheinjuredanimalstimelytreatment.15．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardswhatMichelAndrehasdone?A．Doubtful. B．Disapproving. C．Positive. D．Uncaring.16．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Agreatexpert. B．Noiseinthesea.C．Animalsinthesea. D．Seaexplorationtechnology.5.（2024屆浙江省強基聯(lián)盟高三仿真模擬卷）WilliamLindesay,renownedGreatWallexpertandconservationist,andhiswifeWuQihavetraveledacrosstheglobebythebackpaths,providingtheirsonsJimmyandTommyauniqueenvironmentforpersonalgrowth.Sunhats,backpacks,sneakersandtrekkingpoles—thesearetheday-to-daymust-havesofthefamily.ThisEast-meets-Westcouplestartedtravelingwhiletheiryoungersonwasstillinnappiesin2003.Mostoftheirtrips,mostofwhicharefarfromthehotspotsrecommendedbytravelguidebooks,seemmorerigorousthanleisurely—heritagestudyintheMongoliandeserts,a53-kilometerhikingtourofNewZealand,aone-dayclimbofthreeEnglishsummitsandasix-daytrainridefromBeijingtoMoscow.“Realtravelmaybehard,uncertain,uncomfortable,butthere’safeel-goodfactorwhenyoupassatestofsomekind,”Lindesaywroteinthefamily’snewlypublishedtravelmemoirPagesofDiscovery.Lindesayattachesgreatimportancetolearningoutoftheclassroom,sayingthatchildrenmightscorewellonschooltests,butthatexperienceoftheworldoutside,indistantlands,withdifferentlanguages,scripts,politicalstructures,andreligiousbeliefs,istherealtestingground.Childreninthisinternationalfamilydidnothavethesamepressuretoperformonschooltests,buttheyhad“homework”ontheroad.Wuaskedhersonstowritetraveldiaries,collecttickets,drawmapsandsummarizetraveltips.Shesayssuchhabits,thoughtheymightnotdirectlyimprovetestscores,willpaydividendsinlaterlife.Theseexperiencescertainlyshapedtheirsons’charactersandinfluencedtheirchosenstudyatuniversity.Onereadworldhistory,theotherinternationalrelations.Thetwobrothersalsoshareaninterestinhistoricalmonuments,andtheGreatWallinparticular.Theyarenowplanningtofollowintheirfather’sfootstepswithanew4,500-kmhikeontheGreatWall.“Myparentsviewtheworldasabigclassroom,andmybrotherandIarethebiggestbeneficiaries,”Jimmysays.17．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheirtripsacrosstheworld?A．Hardandrisky. B．Uniqueyetstressful.C．Challengingandeducational. D．Leisurelyyetrewarding.18．Whatcanweinferaboutthecouplefromthetext?A．Theythinklittleofschooleducation.B．Theybelievetravelprovidesrealeducation.C．Theyasktheirsonstofollowtheircareerpath.D．Theyrequiretheirsonstoperformwellonschooltests.19．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“paydividends”meaninparagraph5?A．Bringadvantages. B．Payaprice.C．Improvescores. D．Makemistakes.20．Whatdoesthefamily’sstorytellus?A．Goodcompanyontheroadistheshortestcut.B．Goodhabitsformedatyouthmakeallthedifference.C．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.D．Itisbettertotravel10,000milesthantoread10,000books.6.（2023·四川成都·高三成都七中校考考試）Forthosewhocanstomachit,workingoutbeforebreakfastmaybemorebeneficialforhealththaneatingfirst,accordingtoastudyofmealtimingandphysicalactivity.Athletesandscientistshavelongknownthatmealtimingaffectsperformance.However,farlesshasbeenknownabouthowmealtimingandexercisemightaffectgeneralhealth.Tofindout,Britishscientistsconductedastudy.Theyfirstfound10overweightandinactivebutotherwisehealthyyoungmen,whoselifestylesare,forbetterandworse,representativeofthoseofmostofus.Theytestedthemen’sfitnessandrestingmetabolic(新陳代謝的)ratesandtooksamples(樣品)oftheirbloodandfattissue.Then,ontwoseparatemorningvisitstothescientists’lab,eachmanwalkedforanhouratanaveragespeedthat,intheory,shouldallowhisbodytorelymainlyonfatforfuel.Beforeoneoftheseworkouts,themenskippedbreakfast,meaningthattheyexercisedonacompletelyemptystomachafteralongovernightfast(禁食).Ontheotheroccasion,theyatearichmorningmealabouttwohoursbeforetheystartedwalking.Justbeforeandanhouraftereachworkout,thescientiststookadditionalsamplesofthemen’sbloodandfattissue.Thentheycomparedthesamples.Therewereconsiderabledifferences.Mostobviously,themendisplayedlowerbloodsugarlevelsatthestartoftheirworkoutswhentheyhadskippedbreakfastthanwhentheyhadeaten.Asaresult,theyburnedmorefatduringwalksonanemptystomachthanwhentheyhadeatenfirst.Ontheotherhand,theyburnedslightlymorecalories(卡路里),onaverage,duringtheworkoutafterbreakfastthanafterfasting.Butitwastheeffectsdeepwithinthefatcellsthatmayhavebeenthemostsignificant,theresearchersfound.Multiplegenesbehaveddifferently,dependingonwhethersomeonehadeatenornotbeforewalking.Manyofthesegenesproduceproteins(蛋白質(zhì))thatcanimprovebloodsugarregulationandinsulin(胰島素)levelsthroughoutthebodyandsoareassociatedwithimprovedmetabolichealth.Thesegenesweremuchmoreactivewhenthemenhadfastedbeforeexercisethanwhentheyhadbreakfasted.Theimplicationoftheseresultsisthattogainthegreatesthealthbenefitsfromexercise,itmaybewisetoskipeatingfirst.21．Theunderlinedexpression“stomachit”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“______”.A．digestthemealeasily B．managewithoutbreakfastC．decidewiselywhattoeat D．eatwhateverisoffered22．Whywerethe10peoplechosenfortheexperiment?A．Theirlifestylesweretypicalofordinarypeople.B．Theirlackofexerciseledtooverweight.C．Theycouldwalkatanaveragespeed.D．Theyhadslowmetabolicrates.23．Whathappenedtothosewhoatebreakfastbeforeexercise?A．Theysuccessfullylostweight. B．Theyconsumedabitmorecalories.C．Theyburnedmorefatonaverage. D．Theydisplayedhigherinsulinlevels.24．Whatcouldbelearnedfromtheresearch?A．Aworkoutafterbreakfastimprovesgeneperformances.B．Toomuchworkoutoftenslowsmetabolicrates.C．Lifestyleisnotasimportantasmorningexercise.D．Physicalexercisebeforebreakfastisbetterforhealth.7.（2023·四川省綿陽南山中學(xué)?？奸_學(xué)考試）Mymotheralwaystoldme,“Youshouldexploreyourowncountrybeforesteppingoutintotheworld.”However,itseemslikeatoughmissiontotravelallacrossitsexpansivesurfaces.Butluckilyforme,ViaRailCanadaofferedyouthsbetweentheagesof18and25thechancetoridethetrainacrossCanadaforthemonthofJuly.Theticketwasabargain$150.MybestfriendsTrevor,JoelandJeremyandIimmediatelyjumpedattheopportunityandsecuredfourticketsonthegreatCanadianrailroad.Foragroupof20-year-olds,thiswaslikethefirstflightofyoungbirdsfromthenest.Whenweapproachedthetrainstationinthemorning,our22-dayadventurefromSudburytoVancouverwastobegin.Eyesbaggyfromlackofsleep,wejumpedonboardasifitwasthetraintoHogwartsinHarryPotter.Althoughthethoughtofthreefulldaysonthosetrackscoveringcloseto3,000kilometrescrushedourspiritsalittle,whathappenednextcaughtusbysurprise.Thethreedaysonboardturnedintoasummercamponrails.Atnight,wewouldclimbuptheglass-domedtraincar,whichgaveusascenicviewofthestarrynightsky,untouchedbytheharmfullightpollution.Beforeweknewit,thewarmsunraysbeatingdownonourfaceswokeusupforanotherdayontherails.Tomysurprise,aseaofgoldengrainfieldsdominatedthelandscapewewereintheCanadianPrairies.Anotherdayslippedawayandwesetupforanothernightinthedome.Andthistimeweweregreetedbynightskypaintedbyafantasticthunderstorm.Lightningwasstrikingatanincrediblerate.Thespectacularandmemorablelightshowlefteveryoneintheglassbubbleincompletedisbelief.ArrivingintheRockyMountainswasoneofthemostsurrealexperiencesofmylife.Beforethetrainadventure,ifIcouldhaveskippedthetravelandarrivedatthedestination,Iwouldhave.Thatisnolongertrue.I’velearnedthatthejourneycanbemoreenjoyablethanthedestination.25．Whathasmadetheauthor’strainadventureacrossCanadaareality?A．Theencouragementgivenbyhismother. B．Theappealofthescenicviewsinthecountry.C．ThediscountticketofferedbyViaRailCanada. D．Hisgreatcouragetochallengeatoughmission.26．WhatcanweinferabouttheyoungpeoplefromParagraph2?A．Theywereexcitedaboutthecomingtrainjourney.B．Theylefttheirparentsforthefirsttimeintheirlife.C．Theyneverthoughtofhavingatrainadventure.D．TheywerehookedbythemagicstoryofHarryPotter.27．Whatdoes“theglassbubble”inthefourthparagraphreferto?A．Abraininlackofimagination. B．Theglass-domedtraincar.C．Asummercamponthetrain. D．Thesightseeingbus.28．WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromthetrainadventureacrossCanada?A．Opportunitiesarehardtoget. B．Enjoyingajourneycountsalot.C．Splendidsceneryattractsyoungpeople. D．Thetravelingexperienceisnotrealtohim.8.（2023·天津·天津市新華中學(xué)校考二模）Areyouawarethateverysinglepersononthisplanetwhohaseverlived,livesnoworwilllive,hasadifferentperceptionofreality?Thewayeachofusperceivestheworldistosomedegreedifferentthananyotherperson'sperceptionofreality.__①__Whatisabsolutelyrealandrightforyoumaybeanillusion,ornonexistent,orcompletelyfalseforanother!It'simportanttoknowthis.__②__Forexample,thenewsmedialovestocreatedrama,andoneoftheirfavoritemethodsistoelicit(引起)fear:fearofotherpeople,fearoftheweather,fearoftheeconomy,etc.Thenewsmediatellsushowtoperceivetheworld—andifapersontakesthenewscastersattheirword,theyperceivetheworldtobeverydangerousandhostile.Tothatperson，thementalimagesandemotionssuggestedbyotherpeoplecreateaversionofrealitythatiscompletelydifferentfromtherealityperceivedbysomeonewhodoesnotwatchthenews.Thingsarenotalwayswhattheyseem.Formostpeople,seeingisbelieving,whichiswhymagicians,artistsandmarketersaresosuccessful.JustliketheTVnews,theyshowyouonlywhattheywantyoutoseeanditisperceivedasreality.Buthowwouldthatrealitychangeifyousawwhatwentonbehindthescenesorwhatwasleftout?What'syourstory?Weallhaveastory.Overtime,yourstorytakesonalifeofitsownandyoubecomeyourstory.Butwho'stheauthorandwhydidhimputsomuchcrapinthere?Allthatunnecessarysuffering,struggle,heartache,worryandpain...wouldn'titbebettertoliveastorywithoutallthat?Whowantstoliveinastorywiththatmuchboredomandunfulfilledlongings?Thestorygotitsstartwhenyouwereborn,andwasco-authoredbyyoualongwiththeinfluencesinyourlife.__③__Anytimeyouwereinfluencedbysomeoneorsomething,youunconsciouslyhandedyourpenoverandsaid“Here,youwritethisaboutme.”SoyouarenotevenwritingyourOWNstory!Noonedoes—untiltheyrecognizethatfact,andmakeaconsciousdecisiontotakecontrolofthepen.YouCANwriteyourstorythewayyouwantittoplayout.________________Itishelpfultounderstandhowthebraintakesrealityandfiltersittocreateyouruniqueperceptionofreality.It'sanautomaticunconsciousactionthatisbasedon：●Physicalexperiences(whichiswhysomeopticalillusionsareextremelyunsettling)●Pastconditioning(howyouareprogrammedtoseetheworld)__④__Whenyoubecomeawareofthefactthatyouareconstructingyourownreality,youcantakechargeandbuildonethatismorepleasing.Ifyouchangeyourmind,yourvibrationandyourintentions,youcanchangeyourcircumstances!Insteadof,“Iamavictimofcircumstance，”imprintinyourmind,“Iamtheco-creatorofmylife”；Insteadof,“Iamsickandtiredof...”imprintinyourmind，“IamincontrolandenthusiasticaboutwhatIdo”.Raiseyourvibrationbythinking,talkingandactingmorepositively.Aspositivenessbecomesamentalhabit，thatchangewillbecomeyournewinnerreality,whichwillsoonmanifestinyourouterreality.Thepowerofperceptionisimmense.Choosetoseemoregoodthanbad,moreabundancethanlack,morelovethanindifferenceandmoresuccessthanstruggle.29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perception”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．sense B．a(chǎn)cceptanceC．reception D．deception30．Howdoestheauthorpresenthisviewpointsinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Byansweringquestions. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bymakingcomparisons. D．Bydrawingconclusions.31．Thesentence“Becauseifyouarenotaware,yourperception,worldviewandrealityarecreatedbyotherpeople.”shouldbeputin________.A．① B．② C．③ D．④32．Whichofthefollowingsubtitlescanbefilledintheblank?A．SeeingisnotbelievingB．LiveuptoyourexpectationsC．ChangeyourperceptionandcreateanewrealityD．Physicalexperiencesandpastconditioningreallycount33．Whatisthetoneofthepassage?A．Instructive. B．Humorous.C．Critical. D．Ironic.9.（2023春·天津南開·高三統(tǒng)考階段練習(xí)）Sometimesjustwhenweneedthepowerofmiracles,theyariseintheplaceswewouldleastexpect.OnacoldJanuaryafternoonin1989,IwasclimbingEgypt’sMt.Horeb,hopingtogettothepeakbysunsettoseethevalleybelow.AsIwaswindingupthenarrowpath,I’dsometimesseeotherhikerswhowerecomingdown.Whiletheywouldgenerallypasswithsimplyanodoragreetinginanotherlanguage,therewasonemanwhodidneither.Isawhimcomingandashegotcloser,Icouldseethat,unlikeotherhikers,hewaswearingtraditionalEgyptiangalabia(長袍).Whatmadehisappearancesostrangewasthatthemandidn’tevenappeartobeEgyptian,butwasasmall-framedAsianmanwithlittlehairandroundglasses.Aswenearedoneanother,IsaidHello,butnotasoundcamefromhim.Ithoughtmaybehehadn’theardme.Suddenlyhestoppeddirectlyinfrontofme,lookedupfromtheground,andspokeasinglesentencetomeinEnglish,“Sometimesyoudon’tknowwhatyouhavelostuntilyou’velostit.”AsItookinwhatIhadjustheard,hesimplysteppedaroundmeandcontinuedhisgoingdown.Thatmomentinmylifewasasmallmiracle.Thereasonislessaboutwhatthemansaidbutmoreaboutthetimingandthecontext.Theyearwas1989,anditwasduringmyEgyptianpilgrimage(朝圣),andspecificallyduringmyhiketoMt.Horeb,thatI’dsetthetimeasidetomakedecisionsthatwouldaffectmycareer,myfriends,myfamily,andultimately,mylife.IhadtoaskmyselfwhatthechanceswereofanAsianmandressedinanEgyptiangalabiacomingdownfromthetopofthishistoricmountainjustwhenIwaswalkingup,stoppingbeforeme,andofferinghiswisdom,seeminglyfromoutofnowhere.Myanswertomyownquestionwaseasy:nearlynochance!Inameetthatlastedlessthantwominutes,atotalstrangerhadbroughtsomethingclearandsomethingofawarning,regardingthehugechangesthatIwouldmakewithinamatterofdays.Inmywayofthinking,that’samiracle.Miraclesareeverywhereandoccureverydayfordifferentreasons,inresponsetothedifferentneedsthatwemayhaveinthemoment.Ourjobmaybelessaboutquestioningtheextraordinarythingsthathappeninourdailylivesandmoreaboutacceptingthegiftstheybring.34．BeforetheAsianmanspoke,howdidtheauthorthinkabouthim?A．Hewasveryrudeandstrange.B．Hewasdifferentfromothers.C．Hewasshyandnodtostrangers.D．Helookedordinaryandwastalkative.35．WhydidtheauthormakeapilgrimagetoMtHorebinEgypt?A．Hewasinsearchofamiracleinhislife.B．Itwasaplaceforareligiouspersontoheadfor.C．Heintendedtomakearrangementsforhisfuturelife.D．Hewaitedpatientlyinexpectationofmeetingawiseperson.36．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“myownquestion”refertoinparagraph6?A．Forwhatreasondidthemanstopbeforeme?B．WhydidtheAsianmangotothemountain?C．WhatchangewouldImakewithinamatterofdays?D．Whatwastheprobabilitythatotherstoldustherightwords?37．WhydidtheauthorviewthemeetwiththeAsianmanasamiracleinhislife?A．BecausetheAsianman’sappearancehadadecidingeffectonhisfuturelife.B．Becausehiswordswereinperfectresponsetotheneedhehadatthatmoment.C．BecausewhattheAsianmansaidwasmeaningfulinthephilosophyoflife.D．BecausetheAsianmanimpressedonhimtheworthofwhathehadpossessed.38．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Canyourecognizeamiracle? B．Isamiraclesignificanttous?C．Whenmightamiracleoccur? D．Whydoweneedamiracle?10.（2023·上?！じ呷龑ｎ}練習(xí)）In2012,JamesCameron,creatorofAvatarandTitanic,becamethefirstpersontoreachtheChallengerDeep.WhenhearrivedatthedeepestspotonEarthat7milesbelowsealevel,hespenthoursmappingtheregionandtakingphotosandsamples.“Ashumanbeings,we’redrawntoabsolutes—thedeepest,thehighest,thecoldest,thefarthest,”hesays.“Andasastorytellerandcuriousmonkey,Ijustwantedtoseewhatwasthere.”Theanswerisobvious—plasticandmore.“Ourso-calledcivilizationisusingtheoceanasitstoilet,”Cameronsays.“Unlessthischanges,oceanecosystemsaregoingtocontinuetheirrapidcollapse.”Despitedecadesofenvironmentalstudies,theimpactofplasticandotherformsofpollutiononoceansarenotentirelyunderstood.Initialstudiesappeartoindicatethatingesting(攝取)them—eitherdirectlyorindirectly—couldcausedisease.Plasticscanalsoreleasepoisonoussubstancesintothewater,whichcouldpotentiallyimpactanimalpopulations.But