优点英语专题02阅读理解（记叙文体）【母题来源】2021年新高考Ⅰ卷BByday,RobertTittertonisalawyer.InhisspareonstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova—notasamusicianbutasherpageturner.“I’mnotatrainedmusician,butI’velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.”MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup’sofficialpageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturnthepagesofthescoresothemusiciandoesn’thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage.“Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon’tturntwopagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktotherightspot.”MrTittertonexplained.Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding”toindicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.“Iwasturningthepagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthesparepagestofalloffthestand,”MrTittertonsaid,“LuckilyIwasabletocatchthemandputthemback.”Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughMsRaspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.“Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,”shelaughed.“He’sinterestedinthemusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:‘Turn,turn!’“RobertisthebestpageturnerI’vehadinmyentirelife.”1.WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobeapageturner?,优点英语A.Readmusic.B.Playthepiano.C.Singsongs.D.Fixtheinstruments.2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterton’sjobonstage?A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.3.WhatdoesTittertonneedtopractise?A.Countingthepages.B.Recognizingthe“nodding”.C.Catchingfallingobjects.D.Performinginhisownstyle.4.WhyisMsRaspopova’shusband“theworsepageturner”?A.Hehasverypooreyesight.B.Heignorestheaudience.C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.D.Heforgetstodohisjob.1.（2021届天津市第一中学高三月考英语试题）BLatestresearchprovidessomegoodnewsforthosewhohopetosomedayliveinaworldwherewomencodersandsurgeonsareasplentifulastheirmaleworkmates:TodayselementaryschoolgirlsareactuallymoreinterestedinpursuingaSTEM（science,tech,engineering,math）careerthantheirmaleclassmatesare.What’smore,whileyoungboys’idealjobshavestayedrelativelyunchangingoverthepast20yearsofthecentury,younggirls’careerdreamshavegrownmoreambitious.Backin1998,a,优点英语studyfoundthat11-year-oldboysweremostinterestedinbecominganathlete,aservicemember,oranengineer.Now,anewsurveyofchildren10andyoungerfoundthatboys’careerdreamshavestayedrelativelystable.Inthisstudy,girlssaidtheyaspired（渴望）tobeteachers,nursesandhairdressers.Alsonotable:Overall,girlsaremorelikelytosaytheyareinterestedinaSTEMjobthantheirmaleworkmates.Indeed,41%ofgirlsexpressinterestintechnicalcareers,vs.32%ofboys.“Yetwhilegirls’increasedinterestinscientificcareersisclearlysomethingtocelebrate,thereisstillprogresstobemadetomakeitareality,”saidSimonIsaacs,aresearcher.“Wecancelebratethegirls’focusonSTEM,butifwelookatchildrenaged1through10rightnow,westillhavealongwaytogowithregardtogettinggirlsinvolvedinengineering,computerprogrammingandothertechfields.”OtherrecentstudieshavesimilarlyfoundthatdespitetheirgreatinterestinSTEMcareers,mostAmericangirlsbelievetheyarerelativelyunlikelytoendupinajobthatrequirescomputerscienceorengineeringskillssimplybecausetheydon’tthinkthesejobsbelongtogirls.“Evenaswetalkaboutbeingagenerationthatisgrowingupmoregender-non-conformist（无性别意识的）thananyothergeneration,wearen’tnecessarilyseeingthattranslateintowhatkidswanttobe,”saidIsaacs.Isaacssaidthathedecidedtopursuethisresearchtobetterunderstandhowtoday’scultureofrolemodels—whoareasdiverseasMarkZuckerbergandMalalaYousafzai—arehugelyshapingthenextgenerationofstudents’careerambitions.“Whatwefindattheelementarylevelisthatkidsareoftenbasingtheiraspirationsonwhateverthey’vebeenexposedtointhemedia,”saidTonyWagner,anexpert.Wagnersaysthatgenderstandardsdescribedinthemediahavebeguntochange,specificallywithregardtofemalecharactersinmedicineandscience.Wagnerhasfoundthatgirlsaremoreinterestedincareersthataredescribedashavingadirecthumanconnection,likemedicineandeducation.“Whattheydon’tunderstandisthatmuchofengineeringandotherSTEMwork,isprofoundlyhuman-centered.Theproblemliesinhowit’staught,”hesaid.1．Accordingtothelateststudy________.A．therewillbemorefemaleengineersanddoctorsthanmalesinthefutureB．moregirlsshowinterestinhavingajobinSTEMrelatedareasthanboys.C．boys’careerchoiceshavegreatlychangedcomparedwiththoseof20yearsago.,优点英语D．mostgirlswouldliketobecometeachers,nursesandhairdressersinthefuture.2．SimonIsaacsandotherrecentsurveystendtoindicatethat________.A．moreboysunder10yearsoldpreferSTEMB．therearemoregirlsintechfieldsthanboysC．girlswhowillreallyworkonSTEMarenotasmanyasimaginedD．manyboyscan’tendupwithSTEMcareers,either3．Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．wecan’tseethechangeincareersbetweengirlsandboysB．genderdifferencestillexistsincareertendencyC．thereisnosexdifferenceincareerchoicesforkidsD．wecan’texpectthatallchildrenlikeSTEM4．Whatisthemaininfluenceonkids’tendencyofthecareerchoice?A．Socialculture.B．Schooleducation.C．Familyinfluence.D．Economicdevelopment.2.（2021届山东省菏泽市一模英语试题）BCharviGoyalisahighschoolstudentfromDallas,Texas,whohelpsoutotherclassmatesbytutoringthembetweenclasses.Atutorissomeonewhoteachesonepersonoraverysmallgroupofstudents.WhenGoyal'shighschoolmovedonlinelastspringbecauseofCOVID-19,shedecidedtoalsotakeherteachingonline.The17-year-oldjuniorandthreeofherfellowstudentscreatedTutorScope,aprogramthatoffersfreetutoringservicestootherchildren,includingyoungerones.Itstartedwithasmallnumberoftutorswhohelpedyoungpeopleintheircity.Butithasgrownintoagroupof22tutorsfromTexas,ArizonaandOhio.Theyhavehelpedmorethan300students,somefromasfarawayasSouthKorea.TutorScopeaimstogivetheone-on-onehelpthatteachershavetraditionallygivenwhilewalkingaroundtheirclassrooms.Butnow,manyteacherscannotprovidethatone-on-onesupport,优点英语becausetheylacktimeorhaveissueswithtechnology.SarahNewmansaidherchildren,7-year-oldtwins,havehadhelpfulTutorScopeexperiences.Theservicehasfreedupherandher17-year-oldsoninpayattentiontotheirwork."Withthesetutors,Irealizetheyhavetime,“shesaid,“Ithinktheyareverypatientwiththeseyoungerkids,whichIdonotevenhaveasamother.Ihavepatienceinotherthings,butIdon’thavepatienceforteaching.WhatmakestheTutorScopeeffortspecialistheconnectionbetweentheteenagevolunteersandtheotherstudentstheyarehelping.Althoughthepandemichasforcedmanystudentstolookinward,Goyalsaidthatworkingwithothersonabigprojecthaspermittedhertolookoutward.“Myconfidencelevelhasincreased,”Goyalsaid.Sheaddedthatshehasmadefriendswithotherstudentsfromherschool.Shesaidoneofthebestthingsaboutrunningagrowingnon-profitisthatitdoeshelpwiththeboredomofbeingstuckathome.1.WhatdidGoyaldolastspring?A.Shehelpedherclassmatesatschool.B.ShegotactiveinfightingCOVID-19.C.Sheofferedonlineclassestostudents.D.ShewenttoSouthKoreaforhelp.2.What’sthepurposeofTutorScope?A.Togiveonlinehelp.B.Tomakeprofits.C.Tomakefriends.D.Tochoosevolunteers.3.What’sSarahNewman’sattitudetowardstheprogram?A.Favorable.B.Tolerant.C.Skeptical.D.Critical.4.WhatcanwelearnfromGoyal’ssuccess?A.Puttingthecartbeforethehorse.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.,优点英语C.Nomancandotwothingsatonce.D.Helpingotherswillbenefitoneself.3.（2021届山东省德州市二模英语试题）BMe?OntheInternet?Mythreedaughterswerecrazy.TheyknewIhatedthecomputer.Eachofthemhadtriedtoteachmehowtouseit.Twoofthemevencameupwiththeideaof“MomonMatch,”whichIimmediatelyrejected.DidtheyreallythinkI,atageeighty-seven,wasgoingtofindadatewithsomeoldmanthatway?Somehadtoldmeearlieraboutthecriminalsouttherewhopreyonolderwomenlikeme.Iwantednopartofthatnonsense.Ididn'tcareifIwasInternetiliterate.Buttheywouldn'tgiveup.So,onenight,whenIfeltverytiredandwantedtoshutthemup,IreluctantlyagreedtoletthemputmeonMatch.com.Ididn'thavetodoanything.Theydiditallandtheninstructedmeonhowtouseit.Ididn'ttakeasinglenote.Aboutamonthlater,allthreegirlswantedtoseetheresultsI'dreceivedfromMatch.com.Noneexisted!TheyfoundoutthenthatIhadn'tusedit.Sotheonewholivedclosesttookover.Shegotonthecomputer,foundagentlemanwhohadn'tgivenupwhenIdidn'treplyonMatchearlier,andansweredhim.Aftertalkingonthephonefortwoweeks,Ireluctantlyagreedtomeethimforlunch.Surprisingly,Ifoundthatwehadmuchincommon,sowecontinuedtomeet,haddinnerdates,enjoyedballroomdancingandwenttofootballgames.Feelingcomfortablewitheachother,webeganseeingeachothermore.Then,oneevening,asurpriseproposalcameinthemiddleofadancefloor.Ilovesurprises,butIwasn’treadyforthat.Atouragewehadtoaddresspossiblechallengesforthefuture.However,withtimepassing,wegrewevenclosertogether.Oursmallweddingtookplaceayearlater.Now,almosttwoyearslater,westillfeellikenewly-wedsandhaverecommendedMatch.comtoothers.And,yes,Iusethecomputerconstantlythesedays,oftentowritedownsuchstoriesasthis一which,Iadmittomydaughters,isalotoffun.1．Whydidthemumrefusetoaccepttheonlinedating?A．Sheshowednointerestinanyaffairsonline.B．Shewasiliterate,notknowinghowtotype.,优点英语C．Shecaredmuchaboutherdaughters'nonsense.D．Shefelttherewasnotagentlemanonline.2．WhatdoeshermeetingthegentlemanonMatch.comimply?A．Matchwebsitesarenotreliable.B．Herdaughter'seffortpaidoff.C．Shedidn'thavemuchwealthtoliveon.D．Shehadaclearheadaboutherfuturelife.3．Howdoestheoldmumevaluatehermarriageatanoldage?A．Agoodbargain.B．Aridiculouslove.C．Ahappychoice.D．Acrazydecision.4．Whydoestheauthor“usethecomputerconstantly”?A．Sheignoresotherscommunication.B．Sheforgetstopurchaseanewone.C．Sheenjoysaccomplishingthestorieswiththecomputer.D．Sheisextremelydelighted.
