2022届高考英语阅读理解专项训练（二）

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2022 届高考英语阅读理解专项训练

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案.

Benjamin Franklin said that, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” That’s how

Manny Abreu practices.

Throughout his four years at Kellenberg Memorial High School in the US, Abreu made

community service an important part of his life.

“I don’t know where he finds the time to do everything,” said Erin Ronan, Abreu’s math

teacher. “He’s truly a class act (出色的人).”

As an honors student, Abreu, 18, took part in different voluntary activities after school,

during weekends and summer holidays. These included helping staff at the public library, doing

landscape work at Kellenberg and serving customers at a local restaurant.

But faced with a limited number of hours in a day, Abreu left his library job last summer to

start working as an emergency medical technician – a role that fits his passion for making a

difference in other people’s lives.

“My appreciation ( 喜爱 ) for service has guided me into giving back,” said Abreu, who is

setting his sights on becoming a doctor. “It’s such a rewarding feeling to help someone.”

During his years at high school, Abreu devoted between 40 and 50 hours of his time each

year to volunteer work – more than double the school’s annual (每年的) requirement of 20 hours.

For all his hard work, Abreu was welcomed into a leadership club that organizes fellow students’

volunteer activities.

St Martin de Porres Marianist School (Kellenberg’s sister school) also benefited from Abreu’s

devotion. Through his school’s Smart Club program, he voluntarily provided homework help and

played games with the junior high school students.

Abreu thanked his parents for inspiring him to do the right thing, saying they are “the most

selfless people I know”. He remembered when he was about 6 years old, and his mother invited a

disadvantaged neighborhood boy to have dinner.

Upon observing ( 观察 ) the boy’s happiness, Abreu came away with a sense of how he

wanted to live his own life – “I won’t focus on my own desires (愿望). I’ll help as many people as

I can,” he said.

1. What do we know about Manny Abreu?

A. He didn’t do well in math.

B. He did a lot of volunteer work.

C. He followed Benjamin Franklin's example.

D. He fell behind others because of after-school activities.

2. What made Abreu want to work as a medical technician?

A. His love of being praised by other people.

B. His lack of time to do any other job.

C. His wish to improve the lives of others.

D. His hope to try different types of jobs.

3. What did Abreu get from his hard work?

A. It gave him a sense of self-worth to help others.

B. It made his family popular among their neighbors.

C. It gave him a chance to attend medical school for free.

D. It made him stand out as a leader at his school.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案

American and British English are similar in many ways. For example, the majority of the

spellings and grammar rules are largely the same. However, beyond simple spellings like colour

(UK) and color (US), the two languages truly diverge (有区别) through speech.

Take the accents (口音) of Chris Evans, the star of Captain America, and Rowan Atkinson,

who played Mr Bean, as an example of how far the two languages differ in modern times. But

have you ever wondered how this change came about?

For that, we have to look at the origins of both dialects. According to the BBC, British

English dates back to 449 AD, when the Saxons and the Angles － tribes (部落) from modern-day

Germany and Denmark － invaded (入侵) Britain, replacing the ancient Celtic language.

As Celtic gradually faded, an early form of British English emerged with influences from

French and Latin. It later became standard throughout the UK following the first complete Modern

English translation of the Bible ( 《圣经》) in 1535 and the emergence of playwrights like

William Shakespeare. This went on to form British English as we know today and was heavily

influenced by the accent spoken in London.

Across the Atlantic

However, across the Atlantic Ocean, Indo-European languages spoken by migrants ( 移民),

regional dialects of British colonists (殖民地开拓者) and Native American words all formed the

basis of US English. New words also arose from the need to explain unfamiliar landscapes,

animals and living conditions, but they soon turned into a revolutionary ( 革命性的) tool during

the independence movement.

In 1789, lexicographer (词典编纂者) Noah Webster wrote, “As an independent nation, our

honor requires us to have a system of our own, in language as well as government.”

Post-revolution US English kept changing based on neighboring cultures. This can still be

seen through state names such as Delaware and Illinois, which were named after Native American

tribes, and Colorado and Nevada, which were influenced by Spanish colonizers in the 1800s.

These days, Britons and Americans still argue over terminology ( 术语 ) and spellings. But

their differences form a key part of each nation’s historical culture. Indeed, it shows the truth

behind the phrase, “Britain and America, two nations divided by a common language.”

4. Why are Chris Evans and Rowan Atkinson mentioned in paragraph 2?

A. To show the two languages have the same grammar rules.

B. To tell readers how to tell the two languages apart.

C. To explain why American and British English differ.

D. To give readers an example how the languages differ.

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