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1、2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精 读训练含答案A man wearing sunglasses grabs the mic and stands in a relaxed posture ready to make the audience laugh. Seeing how easily he moves, one can hardly notice that the stylish comedian, Gao Xiang, has any problems with vision.Gao was diagnosed with the rare eye disease Stargardt.
2、Initially, he refused to accept the cruel situation. He kept escaping the fact until 2013, when he could use the computer more efficiently with the help of special programs designed to help visually disabledpeople . Consequently, he got the courage to be frank about his and found that people didn t
3、care about the problem as he had imagined. His working ability also helped remove any feelings of inferiority that he had. He tried to become mentally stronger to accept reality and get his life back on track.Two years ago, he decided to become a full-time stand-up comedian. What has been motivating
4、 Gao to be so active in the comedy industry is his eagerness to draw the public;s attention to the disease. As it is a rare disease, medical institutions and companies might lack the driving force to make great efforts to find a cure,“ he says. want to unite the patients in China and voice out loud
5、our urgent demands/1Besides, he and two friends launched a public account on WeChat called Stargardt Care Center, through which they share inspiring stories of people suffering from the eye disorder, instructions for those on how to use computers and translations of foreign essays that explore the p
6、ossibilities of curing the disease. By now, the account has managed to attract more than 1, 000 Stargardt patients and their family members. And some Non- Governmental Organisations also have got in touch with them to see if they could provide help to the community.Stand-up comedy has saved me and e
7、nabled me to meet interesting people and do what is worth doing,“ Gao says.4. What does the underlined word “inferiority in paragraph 2 mean?A. Being proud.B. Being bored.C. Being unconfident.D. Being modest.5. What drove Gao to become a comedian?A. His eagerness for money.B. His faith in challengin
8、g himself.C. His ability in performance.D. His desire to fight the disease.6. What can people do with the Gaoz s public account?A. The visually disabled can learn computer skills.B. Experts can provide medical help for the patients.C. Patients can read original articles about the disease.D. Comedian
9、s can post jokes to meet interesting people.7. Which of the following could best describe Gao Xiang?A. Sensible and tolerant.8. Positive and inspiring.9. Talented and aggressive.10. Enthusiastic and punctual.CDABMercy Baggs is reflecting on her future. Should I live to 95, I would do another parachu
10、te jump, she says. She first jumped when she was 77 in honor of her achievements as mayor of the Wiltshire town of Caine. Then she jumped again last March, a day before her 90th birthday, to raise funds for Wiltshire air ambulance.“This is the thrill of it, she says. You go up, and then that door op
11、ens and the wind starts to come through. You free-fall for a long time. She has always enjoyed risks since she was a child, when people used to look down on her. But nobody does now.As a child, she lived in poverty and also went through ups and downs, am very sensitive to people who are more unfortu
12、nate, Baggs says. As a young adult, she joined the British Transport Commission police, but dealing with children who couldnt find their parents was too much to bear. knew what they were going through. I like kids. I really do. Later she left the police and worked in Wiltshire council. But no doubt
13、her childhood fed into her actions as a councillor, and later mayor in Caine, where she helped to set up a drop-in centre for young people. The drop-in was one of the causes she raised money for with that first leap out of the plane.But why a parachute jump? At the time, her late husband, John, was
14、ill with bowel cancer. He said, do wish you wouldnt do it. She said, John, its life. Ive got to do something.Baggs has never been fazed by ageing. She says that she wanted “to show that you dont have to sit on your backside knitting or watching television all the time. Theres a world out there. Ther
15、es a life out there. She hopes for at least one more skydive, maybe a go on a lOOmph zip wire and a peaceful end”.4. Why did Mercy Baggs make her first parachute jump?A. To celebrate her 90h birthday.B. To make others look up to her.C. To raise funds for an air ambulance.D. To mark her term of offic
16、e as mayor.5. What impact did her childhood experiences make on her career?A. She did parachute jumps as a part-time job.B. She showed great concern for unlucky children.C. She found it very tough to work with young people.D. She left the drop-in centre and prepared a run for mayor.6. What does the
17、underlined word fazed“ mean in the last paragraph?A. Disturbed.B. Abandoned.C. Witnessed.D. Embarrassed.A. What does Baggs intend to convey with one more jump?A. It is never too old to learn.B. Enjoy life with her family.C. Failure is the mother of success.D. Be brave to face challenges in life.DBAD以上就是本文的全部内容。