天津高考英语阅读表达练习

（1）Myhighschool,likemanyothers,wasextremelycompetitivenotonlyinsportsbutalsoinacademicsubjects.Thepressureoftryingtogetexcellentgradeswhilejoininginextra-curricularactivitiescouldbegreat.SometimesitseemedlikeIlivedatschool!WhenIwasathomemytimewasspentdoinghomework.SomedaysIwassobusyfinishingaprojectthatIcouldhardlyseemyfamilies.IhaveabrotherandasisternamedSally.Shewasnineyearsold.Weusedtoseeeachother,butafterIgraduatedfromtheprimaryschoolsheattended,Isawherlessandless.ThenonedayIcamehome,anemptyhouseandIfoundanotefrommymom.Shewasatmybrother’sbaseballgame.Howevermysisterwasatherfriend’s,andwouldbedroppedoff.Atfiveo’clockIwenttoturnonthelightonthefrontporchandsawmysisterwalkingtowardsthedoorwithherfriendandherfriend’sfather.Iheardthemtalking.“Isanyoneathome?”thefatherasked.“Justmymeaneldersister,Sara,andshe’sprobablyinherroomasusual,”mysisterreplied.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Iopenedthedoor,thankedthefatherforbringingherhomethenshutthedoorandstartedtocry.Tomakealongstoryshort,ahugefightfollowedthatendedwithmedrivingmysistertoherroom.ButIrealizedthatwhatwasworsethanthefightwasthatIreallyhadn’tbeenagoodeldersister.Ihadlosttrackofwhatwasimportant,andwhatreallymattered.Ihadbeenfallenintoawhirlpool（漩涡）ofpressureandcompetition,andittookmysister’shonestobservationtoshowmethatthegradesIgotdidn’tmattertoeveryone---certainlynottoher.AllthatmatterstoheristhatI’mhereldersister,andthat’swhatmatterstome,too.1:Whatkindoflifedidtheauthorliveathighschool?(nomorethan5words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2:Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“droppedoff”inParagraph3means?(nomorethan3words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3:Whydidtheauthor’ssisterconsiderherasameansister?(Nomorethan8words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4:Whathappenedtothetwosistersonedayaccordingtothepassage?(nomorethan5words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5:Whatlessondoyoulearnfromtheauthor;sexperience?(nomorethan20words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________（2）Beforehesailedroundtheworldsingle-handed,FrancisChichesterhadalreadysurprisedhisfriendsseveraltimes.Hehadtriedtoflyroundtheworldbutfailed.Thatwasin1931.Theyearspassed.Hegaveupflyingandbegansailing.Heenjoyeditgreatly.Chichesterwasalready58yearsoldwhenhewonthefirstsolotrans-Atlanticsailingrace.Hisolddreamofgoingroundtheworldcameback,butthistimehewouldsail.Hisfriendsanddoctorsdidnotthinkhecoulddoit,ashehadlungcancer.ButChichesterwasdeterminedtocarryouthisplan.InAugust,1966,attheageofnearly65,anageatwhichmanymenretire,hebeganhisgreatestvoyageofhislife.Chichestercovered14,100milesbeforestoppinginSydney,Australia.Thiswasmorethantwicethedistanceanyonehadpreviouslysailedalone.Onshore,hecouldnotwalkwithouthelp.Everybodysaidthesamething:hehaddoneenough;hemustnotgoanyfurther.Buthedidnotlisten.AfterrestinginSydneyforafewweeks,Chichestersetoffoncemoreinspiteofhisfriends’attempttodissuadehim.Thesecondhalfofhisvoyagewasbyfarthemoredangerouspart,duringwhichhesailedroundtheriskyCapeHorn.AftersucceedinginsailingroundCapeHorn,ChichestersentthefollowingradiomessagetoLondon:“IfeelasifIhadwakenupfromahorribledream.EvenawildhorsecouldnotdragmedowntoCapeHornandthatroughSouthernOceanagain.”Justbefore9o’clockonSundayevening28May,1967,hearrivedbackinEngland,whereaquarterofamillionpeoplewerewaitingtowelcomehim.ThewholevoyagefromEnglandandbackhadcovered28,500miles.Ithadtakenhimninemonths,ofwhichthesailingtimewas226days.Hehaddonewhathewantedtoaccomplish.56.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(Nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________57.WhatdidChichesterachieveattheageof58?(Nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________58.Theunderlinedword“dissuade”inParagraph4canbereplacedby_______.(Oneword)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________59.WhatdidChichestermeanbysayingtheunderlinedpartinParagraph4?(Nomorethan10words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________60.PleaseexplainhowyouareinspiredbyChichester.(Nomorethan20words)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________（3）WefoundoutthatJennywashearing-impaired（有听觉缺陷的）whenshewasfourandahalfyearsold.Severaloperationsandspeechclasseslater,whenshewasseven,wefoundoutthatJennyhadJuvenileRheumatoidArthri