主题语境五:兴趣与爱好①
2020-08-24
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
体裁:记叙文 篇幅:约340词 建议用时:7分钟
文本来源:2019年浙江卷 新颖度:★★★★ 素养视角:寻找军功章的主人
Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby. He finds old military(军队的) medals for sale in antique stores and on the Internet. But unlike most collectors, Zac tracks down the medals rightful owners, and returns them.
His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother, a Purple Heart with the name Corrado A. G. Piccoli, found in an antique shop. Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Heart—he earned one himself in a war as a soldier. So when his mother gave him the medal, he knew right away what he had to do.
Through the Internet, Zac tracked down Corrados sister Adeline Rockko. But when he finally reached her, the woman flooded him with questions:“Who are you? What antique shop?” However, when she hung up, she regretted the way she had handled the call. So she called Zac back and apologized. Soon she drove to meet Zac in Watertown, N.Y. “At that point, I knew she meant business,” Zac says. “To drive eight hours to come to see me.”
The Piccolis grew up the children of Italian immigrants in Watertown. Corrado, a translator for the Army during WWⅡ, was killed in action in Europe.
Before hearing from Zac, Adeline hadnt realized the medal was missing. Like many military medals, the one Zacs mother had found was a family treasure.“This medal was very precious to my parents. Only on special occasions(場合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands,” Adeline says.
As a child, Adeline couldnt understand why the medal was so significant. “But as I grew older,” Adeline says, “and missed my brother more and more, I realized that was the only thing we had left.” Corrado Piccolis Purple Heart medal now hangs at the Italian American Civic Association in Watertown.
Zac recently returned another lost medal to a family in Alabama. Since he first reunited Corrados medal, Zac says his record is now 5 for 5.
1. Where did Zac get a Purple Heart medal for himself?
A. In the army. B. In an antique shop.
C. From his mother. D. From Adeline Rockko.
2. What did Zac realize when Adeline drove to meet him?
A. She was very impolite. B. She was serious about the medal.
C. She suspected his honesty. D. She came from a wealthy family.
3. What made Adeline treasure the Purple Heart?
A. Her parents advice. B. Her knowledge of antiques.
C. Her childhood dream. D. Her memory of her brother.
Ⅱ. 完形填空
體裁:记叙文 篇幅:约310词 建议用时:17分钟
文本来源:改编 新颖度:★★★★ 素养视角:成长之路
Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That1nearly ended one night in 2010. Hill, then a 17 year old high school student in California,2a car accident that put her in the hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. For most people, that would have3any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being a(n)4 , her wheelchair encouraged her. “I wanted to5to my community—and to myself—that I was still ‘normal,” she said. “Whatever ‘normal meant.”
“Normal” for her meant dancing.6, Hill did it in her wheelchair right alongside her non disabled high school dance team. “Half of my body was7me, and I have to move it with my hands,” Hill said. “It8took a lot of learning and patience.” After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to9women like her. She met people online who had suffered various spinal cord (脊髓) injuries but shared her10 , and she invited them to dance with her.11to reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and12a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes.
Hill has13what many of us never will: her childhood dream. And for many of her14 , it was the first time theyd felt a sense of15 . They say that being part of the Rollettes team has made them more16 .
The dancers arent the only ones feeling17 . One woman saw a YouTube video of the team competing and commented, “You are so 18 ! To be in a wheelchair and still be so beautiful 19that I can be beautiful too! Im really very20by you!”
1. A. choice B. interest C. ambition D. experience
2. A. avoided B. reported C. suffered D. witnessed
3. A. stolen B. started C. changed D. broken
4. A. barrier B. excuse C. failure D. embarrassment
5. A. stick B. mention C. relate D. prove
6. A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Meanwhile
7. A. held on to B. taken away from C. given back to D. knocked out of
8. A. certainly B. strangely C. deliberately D. approximately
9. A. satisfy B. include C. comfort D. acknowledge
10. A. determination B. wisdom C. freedom D. value
11. A. Agreeing B. Offering C. Hoping D. Managing
12. A. knew B. joined C. formed D. expected
13. A. sought B. attained C. recognized D. discovered
14. A. fans B. doctors C. teachers D. teammates
15. A. emergency B. duty C. honor D. belonging
16. A. confident B. generous C. famous D. considerate
17. A. inspired B. shocked C. influential D. rewarded
18. A. stubborn B. successful C. grateful D. awesome
19. A. guarantees B. convinces C. relieved D. challenges
20. A. close B. faithful C. impressed D. similar
Ⅲ. 語法填空
体裁:说明文 篇幅: 约212词 建议用时:7分钟
文本来源:改编 新颖度: ★★★★ 素养视角:中国文化的“出海”
Numerous Chinese cultural and art treasures have been put on show in many parts of the world over the past years, showcasing the fantastic Chinese civilization on the global stage and 1.(promote) cultural exchanges.
In December, 2018, New Zealands national museum started a four month exhibition, where both terracotta warriors (兵马俑) and more than 160 ancient antique pieces 2.(make) of gold, jade and bronze were displayed. On the opening day, local citizens 3.(line) up to enjoy this “once in a lifetime” experience. The exhibition, 4.provided visitors with some knowledge of long standing Chinese civilization, was 5.(high) appreciated for the individuality of each terracotta warrior and the unbelievable creativity needed to build the army.
Treasures showing the lives of emperors and empresses from the Qing Dynasty also went on display in museums in Washington, D.C. and Moscow in 2019, 6.over 100 pieces put on show, including realistic 7.(painting), furnishings and jewelry from the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition was also 8.huge success.
Chinese and foreign museums have been making exchanges to encourage dialogue between civilizations and foster peoples 9.(understand) of and engagement with cultures that interest 10.(they). It is an important job for museums to bring the world closer.