阅读理解(建议用时:25分钟)A体裁说明文题材球迷癖好词数291OnthemorningofSuperBowlSundayinFebruary,Ididn’thavetothinkaboutwhattowear.Itwassmelly,shabbyandtoosmallforme,butnoneofthatmattered-itwasmyluckyNFLfootballjersey(运动衫),ablack-and-goldNo.36JeromeBettisshirt.MydadboughtitformewhenIwaslittle.IwouldweariteverydaythatthePittsburghSteelers,myfavoriteNFLteam,playedagame.Onthisparticularday,Icouldn’tdreamofbreakingmyhabit.SportssuperstitionslikemineareextremelycommonintheUnitedStates,becausebeingasportsfanisabitlikepracticingareligion.Justasreligiouspeopleperformvariousrituals(仪式)tosendlovetotheirgods,sportsfans’routinessendsupportiveenergytotheirfavoriteteams.Allsportsfansstubbornlybelievethatthishelpstheirteamswin.Foryears,myfriendsandIwouldwatchtheSteelersplayfootballonthesameTV,eatingthesamesnacks,wearingthesameclothes.We’devendobizarrethings.Duringcrucialplays,wewouldeachgrabourleftfootandbecompletelysilent.Wethoughtthisgaveourteamfavorwiththe“footballgods”.ThatSunday,backin2022,thefootballgodssmiledonus-whileweeachheldontoourleftfoot,SantonioHolmescaughtapassfromBenRoethlisbergerandtheSteelerswontheirsixthSuperBowl.AsIlookedaroundatthefanscelebratinginthePittsburghstreets,Icouldseethattheyfelttheyhadwonthegamethemselves.Andinaway,theyhad—theirweird(奇怪的)ritualshadworked.Noneofthemaskedmetochangeintoabetter-smellingshirt.1.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Todescribehisenthusiasmforfootball.B.ToshowwhysportsfansaresuperstitiousintheUS.C.TointroducesomecommonsportssuperstitionsintheUS.-7-\nD.Totelltheconnectionbetweensportssuperstitionswithreligions.2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“myhabit”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A.WatchinghisfavoriteNFLteamplayfootball.B.Performingvariousreligiousrituals.C.WearingthesamejerseytocheerfortheSteelers.D.Playingfootballwithhisfriendsinthesameclothes.3.Theunderlinedword“bizarre”inthefourthparagraphisclosestinmeaningto .A.strangeB.shamefulC.powerfulD.inappropriate4.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.IntheUS,somesportsfansareasloyalandfaithfulasreligiouspeople.B.SeveralritualssportsfansdointheUSarethesameonesusedinmajorreligions.C.Theauthor’ssmellyjerseydissatisfiedhisfriendswhowatchedgameswithhim.D.Itisregardedasimpolitetograbone’sleftfootwhilewatchingfootballgames.B(2022·扬州模拟)体裁广告题材哈佛大学招生词数428HARVARDUNIVERSITYOfficeofAdmissions FinancialAidOurgoalinadmissionsandfinancialaidisclear:WewanttobringthebestpeopletoHarvard,regardlessoftheirabilitytopay—andwedo.About70percentofourstudentsreceivesomeformofaid,withover60percentreceivingneed-basedscholarships.Twoprinciplesguideus:AdmissiontoHarvardisneed-blind,bywhichwemeanthatfinancialneedisnotabarriertoadmission.InternationalstudentshavethesameaccesstofinancialaidasUnitedStatescitizens.FinancialaidatHarvardisentirelyneed-basedandwearecommittedtomeetingthedemonstratedneedofallstudents.Studentsapplyforaidannuallyandeveryyearwereviewourfinancialaidprogram,consideringsuchthingsasanychangedstudentorfamilycircumstances,universityresources,anddemand.-7-\nRemovingEconomicBarriersInthepastdecadewehaveincreasedfinancialaidforlowandmiddleincomefamiliesbyover180%.Nocontributionisexpectedfromparentswithincomesunder$65,000.Beginningwiththeclassof2022,thoseparentswithannualincomesbetween$65,000and$150,000areaskedtocontributefromzerototenpercentoftheirincome.Somefamilieswithincomesabove$150,000stillqualifyforaid.Familiesatallincomeswhohavesignificantassets(资产)willcontinuetopaymorethanthoseinlessfortunatecircumstances.Studentsarealsoaskedtocontributetothecostoftheireducationthroughterm-timeandsummerwork.Familieswithhigherincomesfacingunusualfinancialchallengesmayalsoqualifyforneed-basedscholarshipassistance,yetthosewithsignificantassetsatallincomelevelsareaskedtocontributeproportionately(成比例地)more.Ourfinancialaidprogramincludesanarrayoffinancingoptionsbeyondourneed-basedscholarshipprogram,suchasaparentmonthlypaymentplan,variousloanprogramsandtheopportunitytopre-paytuitionforfouryearsatastudent’sfreshmanyearrate.TherearealsootherformsoffinancialassistancesuchastheFacultyAideProgram,theHarvardCollegeResearchProgramandtheDean’sSummerResearchProgramthatenablestudentstocreatepaidpartnershipswithteachersonacademicprojectsofmutualinterest.Overtwo-thirdsofHarvardstudentschoosetoworkduringtheirtimeinCambridgeandgainvaluablejobexperienceworkinginawidearrayofUniversitysettings,includingourlibraries,dininghalls,museumsandacademicdepartments.Wehopeyouwillvisitourwebsitesforafullerdescriptionofourcomprehensiveprogramoffinancialassistance.5.AdmissiontoHarvardisneed-blindinthat .A.Harvarddoestakeintoaccountstudents’economicsituationsB.Students’abilitytopaydoesnotaffecttheiradmissionstoHarvardC.StudentsneedtopaybigmoneytoHarvardaftertheyareadmittedD.ThemajorityofstudentsinHarvarddonotneedfinancialaids6.Basedontherequirementsabove,wecanlearnthat .A.parentswithannualincomesofover$150,000needn’tcontributeB.financialaidsarenotintendedforfamilieswithhigherincomes-7-\nC.wealthierfamiliesareexpectedtocontributemoretoHarvardD.studentsarenotencouragedtopaythecostoftheireducation7.InwhatwaycanstudentsgetfinancialassistancefromHarvard?A.Studentscanbeofferedpaid-workopportunitiesoutsideHarvard.B.Studentscanhaveopportunitiestogetloansfortheireducation.C.StudentscanpayfortheireducationinHarvardwithinonemonth.D.StudentsearnmoneybyassistingteachersinCambridgeUniversity.C(2022·洛阳模拟)体裁记叙文题材世界上最年轻的CEO词数315 Forthepasttwoyears,8-year-oldHarliJordeanfromStokeNewington,London,hasbeensellingmarbles(弹珠).Hissuccessfulmarblecompany,MarbleKing,sellsallthingsmarble-related—fromaffordabletubsoftheglassplaythingstosignificantlyexpensiveitemslikeDukeofYorksolitairetables-sourced,purchasedandprocessedbythemini-CEOhimself.“Ilikehavingmyowncompany.Ilikebeingtheboss,”HarlitoldTheMirror.Withprofitsnowinthethousands,“theworld’syoungestCEO”hashadtogethismotherandolderbrotherstohelphimmeetthegrowingdemand.HarlilaunchedMarbleKingafterswappingmarblesatschoolledtoschoolchildrenconsuminghismarblecollection.Yes,heliterally“losthismarbles”.Harliandhismother,Tina,turnedtotheInternettofindreplacements.Harlisawanemptyspaceonline:themarbleshewantedwerehardtofind.Withinmonths,Harlihadhisownmarble-sellingwebsite-andordersstartedpouringin.Tinasaysherson’sattachmenttomarblesstartedwhenhewasjust6.“HisattachmentbecamesopassionatethatwestartedcallinghimtheMarbleKing-sowhenhewantedtosetupawebsiteitwasthenaturalnameforit,”shetoldTheSun.“Ineverthoughtitwouldbecomesopopular-wearestrugglingtocopewiththenumberofordersattimes.”The8-year-oldboyhashissightssetonexpandinghisbusinessandlaunchinghisownbrand-7-\nofmarbles.“Sometimeshisideasaresograndwehavetoscalethembackabit.ButhisdreamisstilltoownBritain’sbiggestmarbleshopandopenstoresaroundtheworld,”TinatoldTheDailyMail.“AtthemomentheisannoyingmebycreatinghisownMarbleKingmarbles-sothatcouldwellbethenextstepforhim.”8.Harli’sMarbleCompanybecamepopularassoonashelauncheditbecause .A.itwasrunby“theworld’syoungestCEO”B.itfilledthegapofonlinemarbletradeC.HarliwasfascinatedwithmarblecollectionD.Harlimetthegrowingdemandofthecustomers9.Howmanymassmediaarementionedinthepassage?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.10.Theunderlinedexpression“scalethemback”isclosestinmeaningto“ ”.A.holdthemdownB.carrythemoutC.setthemasideD.clearthemaway11.Whatmessagedothelasttwoparagraphscarry?A.ConflictsoftenoccurbetweenHarliJordeanandhisfamily.B.Harli’smotherandbrothersareworriedaboutMarbleKing’sfuture.C.MarbleKingmarbleswillsurelyattractmorefansaroundtheworld.D.The“MarbleKing”hasgreatambitionforhisMarbleKingcompany.【拓展训练】1.阅读A篇文章,回答下列问题。Whydoesn’ttheauthorliketochangeabettersmellingshirtwhenwatchinghisfavoriteteamplaying?____________________________________________________________________2.阅读C篇文章,回答下列问题。Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?(nomorethan10words)____________________________________________________________________-7-\n答案解析A 【文章大意】文章讲述了体坛怪癖:球迷为祈求球队胜利,每逢比赛必吃同样的零食。1.【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文作者主要通过自己的经历来说明在美国为什么球迷会有一点迷信,在为自己支持的球队呐喊助威时会有一些特别的习惯,所以答案为B。C项是个干扰项,作者列举了自己和朋友的一些习惯,是为了说明为什么sportsfansaresuperstitious,而不是为了介绍在美国普遍存在的体育迷信,这些行为本身也不是普遍行为,所以C项不对。2.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。由第一段倒数第二句话可知C项为正确答案。3.【解析】选A。词义猜测题。bizarre对应倒数第二段的“Andinaway,theyhad—theirweirdritualshadworked.”所以可以判断它表示“奇怪的”。4.【解析】选A。推理判断题。由第二段可以推知在美国一些球迷就如同一些教徒一样虔诚,保持一些特别的习惯,为自己支持的球队加油,故A正确。B 【文章大意】本文是一则广告,介绍了哈佛大学招生的相关信息。5.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段AdmissiontoHarvardisneed-blind,bywhichwemeanthatfinancialneedisnotabarriertoadmission.可知哈佛不会因为学生的经济状况而考虑是否录取学生。6.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据倒数第四段yetthosewithsignificantassetsatallincomelevelsareaskedtocontributeproportionatelymore.可知收入高的家庭捐赠的比例也相应提高。7.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段variousloanprogramsandtheopportunitytopre-paytuitionforfouryearsatastudent’sfreshmanyearrate.可知学生可获取贷款。C 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。英国一个8岁的小男孩在玩弹珠的同时,开办了自己的网站,在网上销售弹珠,收益可观。这个世界上最年轻的CEO梦想着自己的事业能更大、更强。8.【解析】选B。推理判断题。第三、四段说,在学校交换弹珠,这把他收藏的弹珠都用完了,于是他就和妈妈一起转向网络寻找替代品,在网上他看到一个缺口,于是在几个月之内,他建立了自己的销售弹珠的网站,订单纷至沓来。由此推断,他销售弹珠的网站受欢迎的原因是B项,-7-\n它填补了网上弹珠交易的空白。注意,D项是他开办网站的原因而不是网站受欢迎的原因。9.【解析】选C。细节理解题。文章提到TheMirror(英国《镜报》)、TheSun(《太阳报》)、TheDailyMail(《每日邮报》),因此选C项。10.【解析】选A。词义猜测题。倒数第二段提到,有时候他的想法太宏伟了,我们只好把这些宏伟的想法缩减(scaleback),但他的梦想仍是拥有英国最大的弹珠商店,在世界各地开店。由此判断,该短语的含义是A项,holddown“限制,压制”。11.【解析】选D。推理判断题。最后两段谈到哈里宏伟的梦想:要拥有英国最大的弹珠商店,在世界各地开店,当前的想法是要创立自己的“弹珠王”这个品牌。由此推断选D项,对于他的弹珠公司,他有着极大的雄心。【拓展训练】1.Becausehealwaysthinkstheshirtwillgivehisteamluck/makehisteamwin.2.SportsSuperstitions’StrangeHabitsforBlessing/HelpingTheirTeamtoWin.-7-
