话题一日常生活No.1(2020. 河北省衡水中学压轴卷)When the young donkey Daisy May came to us，she was pregnant. With no donkey experience. I was unprepared for what might come next.After some difficulty，Daisy’s baby was born. I thought the poor thing was dead. I planned to put the loss behind us and make sure she never got pregnant again. Just then，I heard a little noise.I couldn’t believe that baby was breathing and looking at me!We called him Samson，and of course I became his mother as much as Daisy was.When Samson was nine months old，I had to separate Daisy and Samson for a few hours a day to wean(使断奶)him，but otherwise he went wherever she did. I think she would be lost without him. His donkey stepdad Bernard taught him to always be ready to have fun. They enjoy playing football together and going for a roll on a hot summer day.I asked a worker to make a harness(马具)for my three little donkeys. When I brought it home I taught them one by one how to pull a cart. Samson watched and freely followed Daisy. When he was three，I put the harnness on him and he knew exactly what to do.That was 15 years ago. Now，the most exciting thing about Samson is that he has become a little renowned. People come from all over to see him perform. The neighbors bring their grandchildren，and my sons bring their friends.Samson shakes hands，unties my shoe，picks up a hat and more. And when I ask him if he has any bad habits，he tries to pick my pocket!He surprisingly learned these tricks himself. I just ask him to do them and he understands.Th e relationship I have with my“baby”Samson has been an amazing experience. Every day isa fun day with this superstar donkey.1. Why was the author at a loss for what might happen next at first?A. She wasn’t ready to be a mother.B. She never raised a donkey before.C. The donkey was pregnant by accident.D. The donkey gave birth to a dead baby.2. What can we learn about Samson when he was little?A. He was surrounded by love.B. He was separated from his family.C. He was unwelcome to the neighbors.D. He was skilled in entertaining people.3. Which of the following can best describe Samson?A. Friendly and courageous.B. Intelligent and lively.C. Carefree and creative.D. Patient and fortunate.4. What does the underlined word“renowned”in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?A. Strange.B. Proud.C. Humorous.D. Famous.【答案解析】1. B2. A3. B4. D本文是记叙文。
作者讲述了自己照顾一头刚出生的小驴，并将其养大的经历。
这头驴非常聪明，给作者带来了很多欢乐。
【1题详解】细节理解题。
根据首段中的With no donkey experience，I was unprepared for what might come next可知，作者没有养驴相关的经验，所以对于怀孕的Daisy和接下来的事情不知如何是好，完全没有准备。
故选B。
【2题详解】推理判断题。
根据第三段中对小驴和母亲形影不离及它和Bernard一起快乐玩耍的描述可知，Samson从小就被浓浓的爱包围。
故选A。
【3题详解】推理判断题。
根据第四段中的When he was three，I put the harness on him and he knew exactly what to do及倒数第二段的内容可知，Samson学会了很多本领，比如拉小货车、掏口袋等，而且它的表演很受欢迎，由此可知，它既充满活力，又非常聪明。
故选B。
【4题详解】词义猜测题。
根据第五段中的最后两句可知，四面八方的人们都来看它表演，说明它在当地已经小有名气了。
“renowned”意思是出名的。
故选D项。
No. 2(2020. 河北省衡水市第二中学高三二模)As we grow old, we realize that we have so littletime to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to. Yet re-readers are everywhere around us. For certain fans, re-reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually. One friend told me that Jane Austen's Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times.New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re-reading. Journalist Rebecca Mead, a long-time English woman in New York, first came across George Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17. Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each re-reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated differently. Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines. These kinds of books grow with us.Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re-reading. Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”. Second time round, we’re able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express. As researcher Cristel Russell of the American University explained. returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”It’s true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we’re fond of making notes on the pages). These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then. We're changed not only by lived experience but also by read experience — by the books that we've discovered since last reading the one in our hand.More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life. A book is a joim project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.Perhaps what’s really strange is that we don’t re-read more often. After all, we watch our favourite films again and we wouldn’t think of listening to an album only once. We treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one-time delight. A book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.1. The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to__________.A. attract the attention of readersB. introduce the topic of the passageC. provide some background informationD. show the similarity between re-readers2. The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to ____________.A. recite themB. re-read themC. recall themD. retell them3. It can be learned from paragraphs 3 and 4 that______________.A. reading benefits people both mentally and physicallyB. readers mainly focus on feelings on their first readingC. we know ourselves better through re-reading experienceD. we will change writers by reading the books4. The writing purpose of the passage is to______________.A. call on different understandings of re-reading old booksB. argue against the mental health benefits of re-readingC. bring awareness to the significance of re-readingD. introduce the effective ways of re-reading old books【答案解析】1. B2. B3. C4. C这是一篇说明文。