2021新高考英语【热点·重点·难点】专练阅读理解之记叙文教师版

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92./ᳮᑨ2⚪஺᪷5Ð7¶Ḅ"Ofcourse-1shouldn'thaveasked.Afull-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwomanyoursize."lᯠ-ᡃÓÔoḄ஺ST»=ÃᩞḄÖ×᝕ឋᩭᐰ¤Úᜧb஺ᵫ!/᪍q✌ᐜSVinnieḄr⊤¨ᝰᶧ஺ᦑ⌱D஺3.³⁚ᳮ-⚪஺᪷5Ý7¶Ḅ"I'vedriventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-lengthclayfigurewouldnotexhaustmystrength-andthisiswhatIintendtodol”,ᡃÞßàá,¡ßâ஺ᐰ¤MὑäᡃḄå-ᡃJæw=᪵ᕖé!Vinnieêßëì᝛9ᡠḄïðñòóôb᝛ᨵõᑴ÷ᐰ¤஺ᦑ⌱C஺4./ᳮᑨ2⚪஺᪷᎔ᦪ5ù7¶Ḅ"MissReam,"hesighed,"I'dliketoletyoudoit,butasyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytakethetimetoposeforasculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminutetomyself.”q¡úUPQYᨵuû᤮ýhᩭLVinnie¤஺᪷᎔ᦪ567¶Ḅ"Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice."\workquickly/shesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointedtothecornernearthewindows.wlfIweretobringmyclayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostoftheprojectwhileyouareatyourdesk.VinnieþÿᕜᑮḄᜧ஺"ᡃ"᝛஺᝛ᢣḼ☠ᡝḄ!"#$%&'஺"᝞)ᡃ*ᡃḄ+,-ᑮ./ᩭ1ᜩ3ᓤ5678ᡃ9:;ᙠ=Ḅ8᎛?ᡂᜧAᑖḄ⚗D஺”ᵫG:HIJᦻLMNOᑮ&PQᨵ8S᤮UVᩭWVinnieXYZ[\Vinnie]⌱_☠ᡝḄ\`ab᡾MNḄ56஺ᦑ⌱D஺5.Hᳮᑨi⚪஺᪷lᦻmn⌕pqVinnieReamᔣ᪍tMNOuvXwᐰyYZḄz{w|}᪍tMN~G⊤ᝰᶧᙠVinnieḄiᨬᜩVinnieᦈᑮ᪍tMNḄ⍸z஺ᵫG:HI.ᦑ⊤ḄᑮD᪗Ḅ]஺ᦑ⌱A஺⌱ᨬ⚪¡¢8£¤1¥6ᑮ7ᑖ¦§Passage1▅©ᳮªூ¬ᓅḕ2021¯°•:J³´10ᨴὶὃ௃Lastweek,84-year-oldJanetFeinreceivedherbachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversityofTexasatDallas.Feinhashadafulllife.Shehasraisedfivechildrenandthenhadacareerasasecretaryuntilsheretiredatage77.Buteventhen,shewasnotreadytotakeiteasyandrest.Shesaidshedecidedtomajorinsociologybecauseshefeltitwasveryimportant.FeingrewupintheBronxareaofNewYorkCity.Shejustwantedtogetajobinhighschool.Aftergraduatingattheageof16,shewenttoworkasasecretary.Aftergettingmarried,shespent18yearsstayinghomewithherchildren.Sheheldseveraljobsthroughoutherlife,including20yearsasasecretaryatahospital.Shealsoworkedfor20yearsonearninganassociatedegree.ButFeinalsowantedtoearnabachelor'sdegree“withallofmyheart”.

10Evenwithallofherlifeexperiences,shestillenjoyedreading,writingpapersandlearningnewthings.Healthexpertssaycontinuingwitheducationlaterinlifeisonewaytokeepfit.CarmelDyer,directoroftheUTHealthConsortiumonAgingatTheUniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenteratHouston,sayskeepingactiveandgivingyourselfsomethingtolookforwardto44isjustareallypositivemove”஺Feinkeptgoingtoclassevenasherhealthconditionsworsened.Duringherstudies,itbecamenecessaryforhertouseawalkertogetaroundandsherequiredoxygen.Shealsodevelopedkneeproblems.Therefore,Feintookonlineclassestofinishthelastpartofherdegreerequirements.HercollegeadvisorSheilaRollersonsaidFeinnevershowedsignsofgivingupevenwithallofherdifficulties/lShejustkeptpluggingalong,nRollersonsaid.4.WhatwasJanetFein'slastworkbeforesheretired?A.Ateacher.B.Asecretary.C.Anurse.D.Adoctor.5.WhatdidJanetFeinwanttodomostafterearninganassociatedegree?A.Getabachelor'sdegree.B.Keepfitbyexercises.C.Readallkindsofbooks.D.Findajobatthehospital.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A.Lifeshouldbefullofadventures.B.Peopleshouldhavetheirownviews.C.Furtherstudybenefitstheold'shealth.D.Healthylifestyleisjusttokeepactive.7.WhatdoyouthinkofJanetFein?A.Honest.B.Determined.C.Generous.D.Kind.ூ¹ᫀ௃4.B5.A6.C7.B

11ூª᪆௃¼ᦻ\w¥pqᦻ½¾J'w¿84ÀḄὁÂÃÄᜧ³ÅÆḄÇD᪗Ḅᦑ஺4.È⁚ᳮª⚪஺᪷lᦻmwÊFeinhashadafulllife.Shehasraisedfivechildrenandthenhadacareerasasecretaryuntilsheretiredatage77.
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12them."Ihaveasixthsenseforknowingwhensomethingneedswatering.IcanjustbewalkingpastaplantandIknow,“hesaid.Throughthelastsevenyears,JoeBagleyhasaccumulatedawealthofplantknowledge,andherecentlycreatedhisownwebsite,wherehepublishesallsortsofhelpfulinformationforfellowplantenthusiastsandhealsoanswerstheirquestionsaboutplantcare.Hisdreamistoonedayopenhisownplant-filled'junglecafeM,whichhedescribesashisidealbusiness.4.WhatcanweknowaboutJoeBagley'sapartment?A.Itismessyanddirty.B.Itislyinginajungle.C.Itisfilledwithplants.D.Itisatouristattraction.5.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A.WhyJoeBagley'sgrandmotherlovedplants.B.HowJoeBagleyfellinlovewithhouseplants.C.WhenJoeBagley'sgiftforgardeningshowed.D.WhatJoeBagleylovedbestabouthouseplants.6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJoeBagleyregardingplantcare?A.Creativeanddetermined.B.Hardworkingbutcareless.C.Optimisticbutinactive.D.Enthusiasticandprofessional.7.WhydidJoeBagleycreatehisownwebsite?A.Toadvertisehis“junglecafb”.B.Toraisemoneyfromothers.C.Tosharehisplantknowledge.D.Todobusinesswithgardeners.ூIᫀ௃4.C5.B6.D7.Cூ3᪆௃Lᦻ(NOPᦻ஺ᦻQR⌕OPT()“U᪍ᵱX’’ᙠ[\Ḅ]^᤮`TabcᱥḄᦑe஺4.f⁚ᳮ3⚪஺᪷jklmYoucanfindallsortsofplantsgrowinginJoeBagley'shome.Theyareevetywhere,onthediningtable,onbookshelves,eveninthebathroom,prettymuchwhereverthereisanysparespacethathasn'tbeenoccupiedbysomethingelse.&'n&oᙠJoeBagleyḄpqrᑮᔜuᔜ᪵Ḅcᱥ஺wxyᜐ"ᙠᙠ⚶|;}~;ᙠqᨵᐸᓰjḄ஺ᵫ&'JoeBagleyḄ]^qcᱥ஺ᦑ⌱C஺5.Rᜧ*⚪஺1kmJoe'sloveforhouseplantsstartedwhenhewas13,afterhisgrandmother,wholivesrightacrossthestreet,giftedhimacuttingofherspiderplant.AstheSouthAfricanplantgrewandblossomedCD

13E%,sodidhisloveforhouseplants.&'JoeᑁcᱥḄ᰿13ᙠ⊙☢Ḅἔ£¤᝛¥¦ᩭḄ(§∎©E〈«T஺¬Ḽ®uᓭ°cᱥḄ±²³DEᑁabcᱥḄ᰿´µ“¶·n&oᙠJoeBagleyḄpqrᑮᔜuᔜ᪵Ḅcᱥ஺ᵫ&'¸mR⌕¹JoeBagley᝞᰿;abcᱥḄ஺ᦑ⌱Bo6.»ᳮᑨ½⚪஺᪷jk¾mThesedaysheworksinagardencenter,spendshisfreetimeeithercaringforhisplantsorreadingarticlesandstudiesaboutthem,andclaimsCFG%tohavedevelopedakindof“sixthsense"whenitcomestotakingcareofthem."Ihaveasixthsenseforknowingwhensomethingneedswatering.IcanjustbewalkingpastaplantandIknow,“hesaid.&'᝞¿,ᙠ(pÀÁÂÃÄÅÆ᨟⌕È᯿ᧇḄcᱥ,⌕È▅1ᨵᐵcᱥḄᦻQ³ẆÍ஺FGᙠ᯿ᧇ®ÎcᱥÏ☢ÐÑÒᡂT(u“kÔÕ”஺“ᡃᨵkÔÕ'⍝ØÈ◤⌕ÚÛ஺ᡃ⌕ÜÝ(Þcᱥᡃß'⍝”஺ᵫ»'JoeBagleyᙠᡭᳮcᱥÏ☢“`ᝰâãḄ”ä“åæḄÄᦑ⌱D஺7.f⁚ᳮ3⚪.᪷jᨬé(mThroughthelastsevenyears,JoeBagleyhasaccumulatedawealthofplantknowledge,andherecentlycreatedhisownwebsite,wherehepublishesallsortsofhelpfulinformationforfellowplantenthusiastsandhealsoanswerstheirquestionsaboutplantcare.&'ᙠÝêḄëìqJoeBagleyᑭîïTðñḄcᱥ'òᨬóôõT[\Ḅö÷ᙠøqùᐸcᱥ᰿úὅüýᔜuᨵᵨḄÿ
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14experiencewithhim.Lukewillnotonlybejoinedbyfamilyandfriendsforcertainlegsofhistrip,butalsobyotheryoungpeoplewhoarelivingwithcancer."ThistripissomethingI'mgoingtoenjoy,“saysLuke,"It'sgoingtobetherichestandmostfulfillingexperiencethatIcanhave.”4.WhatmadeLukerealizethepotentialthreatoftheillness?A.Alumponhisback.B.Thepainonhisshoulder.C.Theschoolnurse'sreaction.D.TheOxfordgraduate'swarning.5.Theunderlinedword“disintegrated"inparagraph2means.A.changedB.brokenC.disappointedD.confused6.WhydidLukedecidetocyclearoundtheworld?A.Toenjoytherestofhislifepeacefully.B.Toseekthebestdoctortreatinghiscancer.C.Toconquerthecancerinhisownway.D.Tomakehisdreamcometrue.7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Lukeintendedtochangehisfuturelifebycycling.B.Lukeplannedtochallengethecancerwithyoungmen.C.Lukewantedtoendhislifeduringthecyclingtrip.D.Lukeexpectedtochallengethetoughjourney.ூᫀ௃4.C5.B6.D7.Dூ#᪆௃94:;<ᦻ஺;<>25@ḄABᵱDᡭFᩭ4HIJKLḄᢧᡊOPABQRSᡲUVWXᓅZ஺[ᐹᢧᡊឋḄ
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16C.Becausethewatertherewasshallower.D.Becausethetemperaturetherewashigher.5.Whatfrightenedtheauthorwhenhewantedtoreturntothesurface?A.Thesafetyropewasmissing.B.Floatingiceblockswereabouttofillthehole.C.AnunknowncreatureattackedhimD.Hisworkmatehithishead6.WhydidtheauthordivetotheAntarctica?A.TorecordhistravelintheseaB.Toconductaresearchunderthesea.C.Tophotographthepairingofpenguins.D.Toshootthesea-bornlifeforJacquet.7.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?A.Introducehisachievements.B.Showhisspecialinterestindiving.C.StressthattheexplorationtoAntarcticawasunique.D.Addsomescientificbackgroundinformation.ூᫀ௃4.A5.B6.D7.Cூ᪆௃ᦻ஺⌕r᤬Ḅὅᓭ᩽"᤬#$%&Ḅ'ᔊ)ὅ*ᙢ,-)*ᓭ.)/01᜛/34)56"᤬'789᝞ᓭ᩽;⁎◅)>?@#ḄABC9᝞ᓭ᩽D;A)>?ᩩFGH⁎I஺4.K⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷PQR,Inthemorning,whenwearrivedonfootatDumontd'Urville,theFrenchscientificbaseontheAdelieCoastofEstAntarctica,wehadtobreakupathinlayeroficethathadformedovertheholewehaddrilledthedaybefore.STUᨌ)ᡃXYZᑮ\Dumontd^rville,/0ᙠᓭ᩽^_`abᑭ-deḄfghᙢ)ᡃX⌕i᧤ᜩlḄme☢oᡂḄqↈsᡭu஺ᵫwST)ὅ⌱yↈḄsq)z{ᨬ}~oᡂḄ஺ᦑ⌱A஺5.K⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷PQR,Thebottomsurfaceoftheseaiceisathickmixtureoffloatingiceblocks,andmyfallhadsettheminmotion.Theyweremeetingontheholeasifithadbeenanupside-downdrain.BythetimeIpushedonearmintotheicyblocks,itwasthreefeetthick.Grabbingthesafetyrope,Iwasscaredandpulledmyselfupinchbyinch,butmyshouldersgotstuck.ST-sḄ⊤☢•qḄsḄᔠᱥ)ᡃᣵ${X\ᩭ஺XᙠDmeᑮ\)D᎔ᢞḼḄ$#⍝஺ᡃisḄsᙽ){'ᨵ¢£¤\஺ᢕ¦§ᐰ©)ᡃª«᝿)ᙢ®e¯)5ᡃḄ°ῴᓱ¦ᵫwST)ὅ³ᐭ#,#$Ḅsµ¶·>¸ᛋ¦\mº)zwὅª«᝿஺ᦑ⌱B஺6.K⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷PQ¢R,WhileJacquetfilmsemperorpenguinsandMunierphotographsthem,myteamwill

17documentlifeundertheseaice.STᙠJacquet"᤬»¼½)Munier"᤬{XḄ)ᡃḄ¾¿ÀÁ-s$ḄÂᱥ஺ᵫwST)ὅ@#ᑮᓭ᩽^\ÃJacquet"᤬-$Âᱥ஺ᦑ⌱D஺7.ÄᳮᑨÆ⚪஺᪷Pᨬ¸RI'veworkedfordecadesasadeep-divingphotographer,atfirstintheMediterraneanSea,whereIlearnedtodive30yearsago.Later,apassionfornewmysteriestookmeelsewhere.I'vedivedto400feetoffSouthAfricatophotographrarecoelacanths(alargefish),andfor24straighthoursoffFakarava,inFrenchPolynesia,towitnessthepairingof17,000groupers,butthisexplorationtoAntarcticaisunlikeanyother.Herewe'llbedivingdeeperthananyonehasdivedbeforeunderAntarcticice-andtheconditionswillbebeyondharsh.STᡃÇ\ÈᓝÊḄ@#᤬)ᨬËᙠᙢ,-)30ÊÌᡃᙠDÍgÎ\@#஺¸ᩭ)ÏÐÑÒᱥḄÓÔiᡃÕᑮ\ÖḄᙢ×஺ᡃØ@ᑮÙᓭ.400£¤Ḅ-"᤬ÚÛḄῚÝÞ(àᜧâÞã))CØᙠ/01᜛/34Ḅ/ᓱåæ-dçè24é)êëìṣîïᓟñᦿÞ)5óᓭ᩽ô◅9õö®஺ᙠÍ)ᡃXÀ@#ᑮ÷øùú8AḄᓭ᩽sq$)>?ᩩFÀÎûüូþ஺ᵫwSÄT)ᨬ¸Rὅᵨ
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1822yearsbefore.Icarved”1930஻and஻1964"onitssideandputitback.Ireturnedtothelakein1968,1971,1977and1988.EachtimeIhadtheboatandcarvedtheyear,mygrandfatherseemednear.MylasttriptoStorvassdalwasin1991.1broughtmygranddaughters:Catherine,13;Claire,12.1hopedtheywouldunderstandtheimportanceofthelittleboatanditssimplemessage.AtStorvassdal,Clairesaidsoftly,'Grandpa,somedayI'llcomeback."Sheadded,'AndI'llbringmychildren.”1.Whatlessondidthewriter'sgrandfatherprobablyteachhim?A.Boysshouldhaveatoyboatatchildhood.B.Peoplecansimplybuywhatevertheyneed.C.Boysshouldlearntomakeaboatoutofwood.D.Noonecangiveyouwhatyoudoforyourself.2.Theunderlinewords஻wethree“inParagraph6refertoA.Mother,theboatandme.B.Grandfather,theboatandme.C.Catherine,Claireandme.D.Grandfather,Motherandme.3.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferPQRSthatA.Thewriter'smotherwasborninwesternNorwayB.Thewriter'sgrandfatherdiedin1930C.TheboattookmebacktoNorwayfourtimesD.Claireunderstoodthemeaningoftheboat4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheLittleBoatThatSailedThroughTimeB.TheLittleBoatAndMyWifeC.TheLittleBoatThatSailedAtStorvassdalD.TheLittleBoatAndMyParentsூUᫀ௃1.D2.B3.D4.A

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20uptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.ThenewsofJamesregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreadandmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However;noneofthemcouldgiveacompetentanswerastowhythisshouldhappen.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceJameslosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasanothersuddenshock.5.ThereasonwhyJamesattemptedtokillhimselfwasthat.A.aterribleelectricalaccidenthappenedtohimB.nobodyinthewholeworldcaredabouthimC.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemoreD.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld6.WhatwasJamesdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?A.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.B.Puttinganendtohislife.C.Takingawalkwithastick.D.Lyingontheground.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compellent“inParagraph3mean?A.Gradual.B.Wrong.C.Convincing.D.True.8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ATerribleElectricalAccidentB.WhataSuddenShockC.AnUnforgettableAdventureD.JamesFrancoandHiswifeூUᫀ௃5.D6.A7.C8.BூY᪆௃üᦻᱥᦑnþÿJamesFranco
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஺ᡠZ᦮ᦻ]Ḅ(ᵯḄ஺ᦑ⌱B஺Passage72020••*Likealotofpeople,I'vealwayswantedtobeself-employed,butIwasafraidtomaketheleap.EverythingIhadreadaboutstartingasmallbusinesssuggestedIshouldhaveawholelotofmoneyinthebankbeforeIevenconsideredstrikingoutonmyown.Threekids,myowncollegeloans,andseveralmedicalmishapsἪovertheyearshadcertainlynotallowedforthat.I'dhadjobsIliked,butsomehowI'dneverbeensatisfied.Teachingschoolhadbeensatisfyingforabouttenyears,butthenthebrightnesshadfaded.Jobsasacollegeinstructorandcorporatetrainingdesignerhadbeguntobecomeboring,too.Oneboringdayattheoffice,ImadealistofalltheskillsI'dgotovertheyearsinmyjobsandasafreelancerᵫ~஺Thelistwaslong.ButIconsideredmydreamsofself-employmentanunlikelyproject,andthelistwentbackinmydrawer,onlytoappearthenexttimeImetwithdifficultiesinmyjob.AsIcontinuedtoworkatvarioustasksandlearnnewthingsonthejob,mylistgrew.Finallythelittleliststoppedgrowinganddevelopedinsteadintoabusinessplan.zOneautumnevening,!showedtheplantomyhusbandwhilewewereouthavingdinner.z/ltlookspractical/hesaid."Maybesomeday/Iswallowedmydisappointment.WhatdidIthinkhewouldsay?”Sure,hon,goahead.Wehavenomoneysaved,butjustquityourjobandgivethisatry.Theworstthingthatcanhappeniswe'lllosethehouse/ThenextdayIwentbacktowork,andthelistwentbackinmydrawer.Andthenithappened:!gotgreedy.Ihadaperfectlygoodjobataperfectlygoodcompany.Agoodsalary.Agreatboss.Butanotherperfectly

22goodcompanyofferedmemoremoney,morevacationtime,moreeverything.ItookonaroleforwhichIwasnotfullyprepared.Formorethanthirtyyears,!hadbeenthequicklearner,theindependentworker,theself-starter.AndhereIwas,inmyearlyfiftiesatanewjob,notabletocatchonorfitin.Nowwhat?Lookingbackjrealizeitwasn'tthatIcouldn'tstilllearnjustasfastasIeverhad;itwasthatIhadenteredabusinessenvironmentwherelifelongemployeeshaddevelopedaclimatesoparticulartotheircompanyandindustrythatnewcomersfeltmorelikeoutsidersthanpartoftheteam.IfIhaddonemyhomework,Iwouldhaveknownthiswasapoormove.StillJnowhadtomakeadecision.Stayputandpretendthatlz/gotit"?FinancialcommonsensewouldsuggestthatIdojustthat,nomatterhowmuchpainitgaveme.ButI'veneverhadalotofcommonsensewhenitcomestofollowingmyheartormyhead.Myheartalwayswins.Andthistimemyheartwoninmorewaysthanone:whenIagainbroughtoutmylittlebusinessplanduringdinner,Iwasremindedjusthowmuchmyhusbandofoverthirtyyearslovesme."Ibelieveinyou,"hesaid.Morepowerfulwordswereneverspoken.Ibeganmysmallbusiness,whichprovideseditorialanddesignservices,afewweekslater.Ithasn*tbeeneasy.Ifoundoutquicklythatself-employmentisnotequalto"/flexiblelifestyle".!workmanymorehoursnowthanIdidwhenintheemployofothers.Andmoneychangesoften.Somedaysaregood,andsomedaysIstillsearchthewantadsandquestionthewisdomofmydecision.Noguaranteesexistthatmybusinesswillcontinuetogrow.Butnoguaranteesexisteitherthatanotheremployerwouldn'tfiremeorthatIwouldn'tfindmyselfinabadjobsituationagain.Imadethechoicetobelieveinmyself.Andthat'sariskworthtaking.24.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A.Theauthorwasnotsatisfied-withherpresentjob.B.Thethreekids'misbehaviorhasalreadyworntheauthorout.C.Teachingschoolisstillattractivetotheauthor.D.Beingacollegeinstructorissatisfying.25.Thattheauthorrepeatedthesentence“Thelistwentbackinmydrawer"probablymeans

23A.theauthorwasnotsatisfiedwiththelistofthetechnicalskillsB.theauthorgaveupherdreammorethanonceC.theauthorisdeterminedtoworkatmorejobsandlearnmorethingsonthejobD.theauthorwasdisappointedaboutherhusband'sresponse26.Fromthelastbutoneparagraph,weknowtheauthorA.tookadvantageofherabilitiesgotonherformerjobsandstartedherownbusinessB.waspositivethatshewouldmakeaprofitforherfamilythoughitwasnoteasyC.stucktoherdreamdespitenoguaranteesD.finallymadeuphermindbecauseshewasstuckinamiserablepositionatherwork27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence"IfIhaddonemyhomework,!wouldhaveknownthiswasapoormove."mean?A.IfIhadalreadyknownaboutthis,Iwouldnothavetakenthejob.B.IfIhaddonethehomework,!wouldnothavemovedtoanewplace.C.IfIcouldlearnjustasfastasIeverhad,Iwouldbeabletofitinmynewjob.D.IfIhadknownthatnewcomerswouldbeoutsidersratherthanpartoftheteam,Iwouldquitmyjob.28.Fromthestory,wecanconcludethattheauthorisA.GenerousB.humorousC.sensitiveD.independentூ
ᫀ௃24.A25.B26.C27.A28.Dூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃]•ᦻ஺ᦻ.¡ὅ£¤~¥¡ᑮR¦Ḅ§¨ᔊªF~«¬஺24.;⁚ᳮ>⚪஺᪷ABVCB"I'dhadjobsIliked,butsomehowI'dneverbeensatisfied.ᡃMᨵ¯ᡃ°±Ḅ¥¡3²³´Ḅᡃµ3¶&஺”w²¡ὅ¸¹zḄ¥¡3¶&஺ᦑ⌱A஺25.ºᳮᑨ¼⚪஺᪷AB½C"ButIconsideredmydreamsofself-employmentanunlikelyproject,andthelistwentbackinmydrawer,onlytoappearthenexttimeImetwithdifficultiesinmyjob.ᡃ¾R¦Ḅ¿3Àw4ÁÂ!]ᡃÃÄÅᓫÇÈÉÊËᑮ!¥¡⍗ᑮÍÎ$ÏÐÑgÂ஺FBÒC“ThenextdayIwentbacktowork,andthelistwentbackinmydrawer.BVᜩᡃÈE¥¡ÅᓫÔÈᑮ.ᡃḄÉÊ

24஺w²¡ὅÕÖ-"ThelistwentbackinmydrawerÅᓫÔÈᑮ.ᡃḄÉÊ஺"w4]¡ὅÕÇØ.RḄ¿஺ᦑ⌱B஺26.;⁚ᳮ>⚪஺᪷A᎔ᦪBVC“Noguaranteesexistthatmybusinesswillcontinuetogrow.Butnoguaranteesexisteitherthatanotheremployerwouldn'tfiremeorthatIwouldn'tfindmyselfinabadjobsituationagain.Imadethechoicetobelieveinmyself.}ᨵ~4ÛᡃḄÜÑÝÞßà஺34Ûxáâ3Ñ>âᡃ234Ûᡃ3Ñã◍ᐭæçḄ¥¡è᛻஺ᡃ⌱ê.ëR஺”w²ìí}ᨵÛ¡ὅîᢝRḄ¿஺ᦑ⌱C஺27.^`a⚪஺᪷Aᑜñz“Lookingback,Irealizeitwasn'tthatIcouldn'tstilllearnjustasfastasIeverhad;itwasthatIhadenteredabusinessenvironmentwherelifelongemployeeshaddevelopedaclimatesoparticulartotheircompanyandindustrythatnewcomersfeltmorelikeoutsidersthanpartoftheteam.ÂᙠÈòᩭᡃ&ôᑮ3]ᡃ34õZzö᪵øùᙢûü;r]
ᡃþᐭÿ᪵ᖪ᛻ᙠᕒᡂḄᱯḄ!"#$%&ᩭḄᕒ()*+,-᜜/01,23Ḅ4ᑖ஺7“9:;ὅ=>#?@AḄBCᨵEFGᡠ#I,JKLᙢN;OᵫQ9R:ᑜTUḄVW,“᝞Y=>Ḅ;G;ὅZ1[\]^;_ᦑ⌱A஺28.Rᳮᑨd⚪஺᪷g᎔ᦪjkl“Noguaranteesnop7existthatmybusinesswillcontinuetogrow.Butnoguaranteesexisteitherthatanotheremployerwouldn'tfiremeorthatIwouldn'tfindmyselfinabadjobsituationagain.Imadethechoicetobelieveinmyself.nCᨵ/qprᡃḄt[uvwx஺y1qprz{|1[G{ᡃ}1qprᡃ1[~◍ᐭḄ;᛻஺ᡃ⌱=>஺7“9:;ὅ⌱=>⌱=>஺ᵫQ9R:;ὅ,Ḅ஺ᦑ⌱D஺Passages2020••7I'vebeenwritingsincebeforeIcouldwrite.Asakid,Idictatedstoriestomyparents.About12yearsago,IwaslivinginNewYorkCityandpursuingamasterincreativewriting.ForyearsI'dbeensufferingvisiondisorder,butinNewYorkmysymptomsworsened.Ibecameunabletoreadorwriteforanyconsiderablelengthoftime.Itriedvisiontherapynᶭ7anoverheadprojector^specialpairofglasses-allinvain.Eventually,!discoveredacomputerprogramforthevisuallychallenged.AsItyped,mywordswerereadaloudbyanautomatedvoice.Withmyscreendimmedtoblack,!reliedentirelyonaudiofeedbacktoknowwhatIhadwritten.Facingtheblankpageisworrying,butfacingtheblackpageisworse.Thedarkscreenisasinkholethat

25swallowscreativehope.Sentencesdisappearintoitlikeanastronautintoablackhole.Imanagedtocompletemymasterdegree,butittookmeyearstoadapttomynewreality.Thegreatestbarrierseemedtobetheautomatedvoice,whichwaslikearobotparrotonmyshoulder;andIwantednothingmorethantodriveitaway.Ifapianistwereforcedtopracticeonanuntunedpiano,woulditcorrupthisearovertime?Ofcourse,!couldhavequitwritingandstoppedmakingmyselfsuffer.Butithonestlyneveroccurredtome-andI'mgladitdidn't.Lastyear,afterItoldmystoryontheradio,!wascontactedbyVocaliD,aMassachusetts-basedcompanythatcreatedavoicemodeledonmyown.ThefirsttimeIheardthevoicetheycreated,itissoclosetomyownthatthetwoarenearlyindistinguishable.I'veonlyjustbegunusingthisnewvoice.Myhopeisthatthiswillrestoreasenseofsolituden
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