1、高考英语热点话题阅读理解练习班级 考号 姓名 总分 （个人经历）（一）（2021全国高考真题） When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless bluesky days, I felt at a loss and out
2、of place. Until I made a discovery.Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe
3、meant cool. It meant hello. It meant dont worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）, I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shout
4、ing: “Safe! Safe! Safe!” And thats what matteredlanding tricks, being a good skater.When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, Id given it up.When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering
5、down to Southbank, spending hours there. Ive traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving（穿梭）among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a railthin teenag
6、er, in a baggy white Tshirt, skidded（滑）up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”1.What can we
7、 learn about the author soon after he moved to London?A.He felt disappointed.B.He gave up his hobby.C.He liked the weather there.D.He had disagreements with his family.2.What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean?A.Be careful!B.Well done!C.No way!D.Dont worry!3.Why did the author
8、 like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London?A.To join the skateboarding.B.To make new friends.C.To learn more tricks.D.To relive his childhood days4.What message does the author seem to convey in the text?A.Children should learn a second language.B.Sport is necessary for childrens he
9、alth.C.Children need a sense of belongingD.Seeing the world is a must for children.（二）（2021浙江镇海中学模拟预测） I was 18 when rived in London Id been working for my dads restaurant in France and I wanted a new experience. My friend from homo lived in London and he used to tea me how incredible it was. I was
10、really bored, so I took my luggage and leftI was so lost when I arrived at Stansted. To me, English sounded like Chinese. I lived with my friend in East London for a while until I found a waiter role in restaurant. At the time, I had nothing else going on in my life. I used to get go to work, and se
11、ep. It was no difference every day. Then one day on my lunch break, I saw a Gymbox. When I took a look in, there was an amazing Muay Thai (泰拳) class. I used to do boxing when I was 15 but I wasnt that serious about it .There and then I joined the gym and signed up for the Thai boxing team.I fell in
12、love with it I started training a lot and the head coach said to me one day, “Do you want to fight?” He put me in competitions and this year Ive fought in Milan and London .Id say Im about 12 fights away from becoming a winner.Sometimes I cant believe how far Ive come from that day I arrived in Engl
13、and. I think everything thats happened has been because Im committed. But anyone could do it. If you put in 100%, youll get there. Im just happy because I did a positive thing with my life. It feels good.5.Why did the author decide to go to London?A.He lost his job at the restaurant.B.He found anoth
14、er job in London.C.He longed for a new adventure.D.He wanted to live with his friend.6.What influenced the writers life most?A.Joining the Thai boxing team.B.Having culture shock in a new city.C.Losing the competition in Milan.D.Being the head coach of the team.7.What does the writer intend to conve
15、y in the last paragraph?A.Life is not always full of roses.B.Difficulties make him stronger.C.Failure is the mother of success.D.Devotion makes him successful.（三）（2021浙江学军中学三模） I was 16 years old the day I skipped school for the first time. It was easily done: both my parents left for work before my
16、 school bus arrived, so when it showed up at my house on that cold winter morning, I simply did not get on. The perfect crime!And what did I do with myself on that glorious stolen day, with no adult in charge and no limits on my activities? Did I get high? Hit the mall for a shoplifting extravaganza
17、(狂欢)?Nope. I built a warm fire in the wood stove, prepared a bowl of popcorn, grabbed a blanket, and read. I was thrilled and transported by a book-it was Hemingways The Sun Also rises-and I just needed to be alone with it for a little while. I ached to know what would happen to Jake Barnes and Lady
18、 Brett Ashley and Robert Cohn. I couldnt bear the thought of sitting in a classroom taking another biology exam when I could be traveling through Spain in the 1920s with a bunch of expatiates(异乡客).I spent that day lost in words. Time fell away, as the room around me turned to mist, and my role-as a
19、daughter, sister, teenager, and student-in the world no longer had any meaning. I had accidentally come across the key to perfect happiness: I had become completely absorbed by something I loved.Looking back on it now, I can see that some subtle things were happening to my mind and to my life while
20、I was in that state of absorption. Hemingways language was quietlybraiding itself intomy imagination. I was downloading information about how to create simple and elegant sentences, a good and solid plot. In other words, I was learning how to write. Without realizing it, I was hot on the trail of my
21、 own fate. Writing now absorbs me the way reading once did and happiness is their generous side effect.8.What did the author think is the source of true joy?A.Reading by the fire.B.Travelling in SpainC.Breaking the regulationsD.Being occupied by ones passion9.Which can best replace the underlined ph
22、rase “braiding itself into” in the last paragraph?A.EnteringB.DestroyingC.MendingD.Blocking.10.What can we infer from the passage?A.I was tired of my real-life roles.B.I learnt how to write on the Internet.C.Hemingways style influenced me a lot.D.Becoming a writer was my childhood dream.（四）（2022四川绵阳
23、中学模拟预测） For years, life went something like this: Wed grow up in one place, head off to college, and then find a city to get a job and live there for a few years. The final goal was to find somewhere to settle down, buy a house, start a family, and begin the whole cycle all over again. But now some
24、people are increasingly choosing to move from city to city throughout their entire lives, sometimes as frequently as every month.Just ask Alex Chatzieleftheriou, who has had a front-row seat watching this evolution unfold. Six years ago, he launched a startup called Blueground that rents out beautif
25、ully designed, fully furnished apartments for a month at a time, at rates that are cheaper than hotels. And it aims to make each one feel unique and comfortable, rather than standardized, like what you might find in a traditional hotel.Today, the company has 3,000 properties(房地产) in six U.S. cities,
26、 along with Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, and Chatzieleftherious native Athens, and a staff of 400. With the help of the Series B round of funding, the company landed $ 50 million, plus its previous total of $ 28 million, to continue its rapid expansion. It hopes to have 50,000 properties in 50 ci
27、ties over the next three years.Chatzieleftheriou first came up with the idea for Blueground while he was working as a management consultant for McKinsey. “The accommodation of choice for consultants is the hotel,” he says. “I had to spend five years in hotel rooms, living in 12 different cities. I l
28、oved seeing the world, but I didnt love feeling like I didnt have a home.” And whats more, hotels arent a particularly cost-effective solution for companies either. In Chatzieleftherious case, McKinsey sometimes paid $ 10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month.11.What does the autho
29、r intend to tell in the first paragraph?A.A new lifestyle is appearing.B.Life is just like a circle for people.C.Most people are used to an easy life.D.People live in different places in life.12.What is the goal of Blueground?A.To compete with hotels.B.To create standardized hotels.C.To make renters
30、 feel at home.D.To rent out long-term apartments.13.What do we know about Blueground?A.It got a total investment of $ 78 million.B.Its business is anything but satisfying.C.It expanded to every corner of the world.D.It has 50,000 properties in 50 cities.14.What does the last paragraph focus on?A.Hig
31、h costs of hotels.B.Chatzieleftherious former work.C.Strengths of Blueground.D.The inspiration for Blueground.（五）（2021北京师范大学天津附属中学三模） To anyone else, it was just a simple white cotton bag, but to me, it was a canvas(油画布) for my latest masterpiece. I laid it flat on the six-foot-long wooden table in
32、my kitchen. With one hand I held down a corner of the bag and with the other I dipped my brush in the paint and touched it to the canvas; slowly an image took shape, waves crashing on a sandy beach, seagulls flying above, fishing for a meal. I put down my brush and rubbed my neck. It was hard work,
33、but I enjoyed it.And my friends and family loved the bags. I get tons of praise for mine, my mother-in-law told me. People are always asking where they can buy one. Those werent quite the honor Id dreamed of when I first picked up a paintbrush as a kid. I used to aim higher. I wanted my work to appe
34、ar in the Louvre Museum in Paris, right next to the Mona Lisa. But even then, I knew what a wild dream it was.My parents encouraged my interest, and paid for art lessons. In high school, I joined an art club and showed my work along with other local artists in an exhibition. I started college, major
35、ed in fine art and took classes in drawing and design. But the farthest I ever traveled was New York City. The Louvre might as well have been on another planet.Then things changed. I met and fell in love with Charlie. After we got married, I took a break from art. Making a home together was more imp
36、ortant. Art supplies didnt fit into our budget.When I finally picked up a brush again, I was rusty. I tried a landscape but it was flat. Things in the foreground were the same size as in the background. Id lost the ability. I threw down my brush in frustration. Maybe Id never really had any talent a
37、t all. Forgetthe Louvre,my work wasnt good enough to hang in our living room. Charlie turned me around. You have a talent, he told me. Keep painting. He helped me find room in our budget for paints and brushes. One day, walking through town, I spotted some giant white shells in a store window. What
38、an interesting canvas they could be! I bought a few and began painting them. In Savannah, there was no shortage of inspiration. Charlie took some of my pieces into the electric company where he worked. He came home with the proudest smile. They want to order them for their wives. he told me.Lately I
39、d been painting these bags. It wasnt a money-making projectI barely covered the cost of materials. But seeing others appreciate my art made me feel good. This one, the beach scene, was going to a friend of my mother-in-laws. When it dried, I brought it over to my mother-in-law. I just know my friend
40、 will love it, she said.Several months later my mother-in-laws friend called me. Id moved on to other projects and Id nearly forgotten what Id made for her, I went to Paris, she said. “And I brought your bag with me. I have to tell you about the Louvre, she continued. For two hours, we wandered the
41、museum. Delacroix, Michelangelo, the Venus de Milo, there was so much to see, and of course, the Mona Lisa. But every few minutes, somebody stopped me. Where did you get that bag? they asked. Some folks thought Id bought it in the gift shop there! I had to tell them it was a Cindy Barnwell original.
42、Today Im painting an 11- by-14-inch canvas of bunnies picking flowers, to go in a friends baby nursery. It may not be a da Vinci, but that doesnt matter. This world was made for artists. Im convinced of that. And my gift is to share that beauty, any way I can.15.Why did the author refer to the cotto
43、n bag in the beginning?A.To show her passion for painting.B.To stress the difficulty of painting.C.To indicate the benefit of painting.D.To prove her creativity for painting.16.Which led to the authors giving up painting first after she married?A.Lack of talent.B.Lack of money.C.Lack of inspiration.
44、D.Lack of encouragement.17.What does the underlined part the Louvre in the fifth paragraph really refer to?A.Contemporary painters, art exhibition.B.Others praise for the authors paintings.C.The authors lifelong ambition.D.The authors dream travel destination.18.Who gave the author the strongest sup
45、port at the turning point in her painting career?A.Her husband.B.Her own parents.C.Her mother-in-law.D.Her mother-in-laws friend.19.What does the author probably agree with?A.She didnt stop painting all her life.B.She applied her painting to charity.C.She made no profit in painting the bags.D.She wa
46、s the best at painting the beach scene.20.What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?A.The author built a famous bag brand.B.The authors bag sold very well in London.C.The authors bag drew senior paintersattention.D.The author realized her dream in a surprising way.（六）（2021湖北湘潭县一中模拟预测） Summer
47、 is coming. How will you spend your summer holidays? Will you go camping, do sports or go on with your studies? Why not try some part-time jobs during the summer?When I was in senior high school, many of my friends held part-time jobs. The most common jobs for teenagers were restaurant jobs. Working
48、 in the kitchen, waiting tables and washing dishes were a few of the most typical ones. But my first part-time job was working at a bookstore. I went to the bookstore every day after school to look for new books and hang out with my friends, so I thought, why not work there and make some money?One of the reasons why these jobs are often worked by teenagers is that they pay low wages. But the wage is still ok. When I worked at the bookstor
