2023年高考英語第二輪復(fù)習(xí)點(diǎn)對點(diǎn)刻意訓(xùn)練

專題05閱讀理解（人物性格推斷題）對策與訓(xùn)練原卷版

目錄內(nèi)容

板塊一命題規(guī)律探究

板塊二高考真題引領(lǐng)

板塊三名校模擬演練

命題規(guī)律探究

專家1.“人物性格推斷題〃大多出現(xiàn)在記敘文，偶爾出現(xiàn)在說明文；

說考情2.屬于推理判斷題，可能會涉及閱讀材料多處；

3常.見命題形式:WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaley?

學(xué)霸人物性格推斷題類試題的最優(yōu)方法：

第一、先整體把握人物經(jīng)歷、主題，多為弘揚(yáng)真善美主旋律主題；

說對策

第二、鎖定原文答題區(qū)間，圈劃關(guān)鍵詞句，尤其是動(dòng)詞和形容詞；

第三、比對選項(xiàng)形容詞褒貶性，多為并列型，一對一錯(cuò)，確定答案。

高考真題引領(lǐng)

（2019全國I卷B篇，保留原題序號）

N.Y.CanaanElementary'ssecondgradeinPatchogue,N.Y.,todayisspeechday,andrightnowit'sChrisPalaez's

turn.The8yearoldisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdarkeyes,heseemslikethekindofkidwhowouldenjoypublic

speaking.

Buthe'snervous.'Tmheretotellyoutodaywhyyoushould...should...nChristripsonthe"ld,"apronunciation

difficultyformanynonnativeEnglishspeakers.Histeacher,ThomasWhaley,isnext（ohim,whisperingsupport.

”...Votefbr...me...”Exceptforsomestumbles.Chrisisdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoanice

conclusion,Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.

Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstaredlearningEnglishalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyrecalls（回想起）howatthe

beginningoftheyear,whencalledupontoread,Chriswouldexcusehimselftogotothebathroom.

LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyou

makemistakes.t4Ittakesalotfbranystudent,Whaleyexplains,^especiallyfbrastudentwhoislearningEnglishas

theirnewlanguage,tofeelconfidentenoughtosay,*1don'tknow,butIwanttoknow.'"

Whaleygottheideaofthissecondgradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraise

theirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisabout

morethanjustlearningtoreadandspeakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast（夸耀）aboutthemselves.

“Boastingaboutyourself,andyourbestqualities/*Whaleysays,“isverydifficultfbrachildwhocameintothe

classroomnotfeelingconf^dent.^^

24.WhatmadeChrisnervous?

A.Tellingastory.B.Makingaspeech.

C.Takingatest.D.Answeringaquestion.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stumbles”inparagraph2referto?

A.Improperpauses.B.Badmanners.

C.Spellingmistakes.D.Sillyjokes.

26.W?caninf€rthatthepurposeofWhaley'sprojectisto.

A.helpstudentssee（heirownstrengths

B.assessstudents'publicspeakingskills

C.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobs

D.inspirestudents'lovefbrpolitics

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasateacher?

A.Humorous.B.Ambitious.C.Caring.D.Demanding.

（2019北京卷D篇，保留原題序號）

BaggyhasbeethefirstdogintheUKandpotentiallytheworldtojointhefightagainstair

7pollutionbyrecordingpollutantlevelsneartheground.

Baggywearsapollutionmonitoronhercollarsoshecantakedatameasurementsclosetothe

ground.Hermonitorhasshownthatairpollutionlevelsarehigherclosertogroundlevel,whichhashelpedhighlight

concernsthatbabiesandyoungkidsmaybeathigherriskofdevelopinglungproblems.

Conventionalairpollutionmonitorsarenormallyfixedonlamppostsataboutninefeetintheair.However,since

Baggystandsataboutthesameheightasachildinapushchair（嬰JL車），shefrequentlyrecordspollutionlevelswhich

aremuchhigherthanthedatagatheredbytheEnvironmentAgency.

Thedoggydataresearchwas（hsideaofBaggy's13yearoldownerTomHumandhisdadMatt.TheEnglish

youngsternoticedthatpollutionlevelsarearoundtwothirdshigherclosetothegroundthantheyareintheairatthe

heightwheretheyarerecordedbytheagency.Tomhassincereportedtheshockingfindingstothegovernmentinan

attempttoemphasisethatbabiesareathigherriskofdevelopingasthma（哮喘）.

MattHuntsaidhewas"veryproud'*ofhissonbecause“whentheboygetsanidea,hekeepshisheaddownandgets

onwithit,andhereallydocswanttodosomegoodandstopyoungkidsfromgettingasthma."

“Tombuiltupapassionfbrenvironmentalprotectionataveryearlyage,"Mattadded.4<Hebecameveryinterested

ingadgets（小裝置）.Aboutoneyearago,hegot（hisnewpieceoftechwhichislikeatesttube.OneSundayafternoon,

wewentouttodosomemonitoring,andhesaid,whydon'tweputitonBaggy'scollarandlethermonitorthepollution?

'Sowedidit."

Tomsaid,"Mostofthetime,Baggyisjustlikeanyotherdog.Butfortherestofthetimesheisasuperdog,andwe

arcallreallyproudofher."

34.Wthamonitoronhercollar.Baggycan.

A.takepollutantreadings

B.recordpollutantlevels

C.processcollecteddata

D.reduceairpollution

35.WhatcanwelearnfromtheBaggydata?

A.Highplacesarcfreeofairpollution.

B.Higherpushchairsaremoreriskyforkids.

C.Conventionalmonitorsaremorereliable.

D.Airismorepollutedcloserto（heground.

36.WhatisTbm'spurposeofdoingtheresearch?

A.Towarnofahealthrisk.

B.Tofindoutpollutionsources.

C.Totesthisnewmonitor.

D.ToproveBaggy'sabilities.

B.Sherecoveredfromshock.

C.ShereceivedimmediateCPR.

D.Shecamebackonthesoftballteam.

58.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTaylor?

A.Enthusiasticandkind.

B.Courageousandcalm.

C.Cooperativeandgenerous.

D.Ambitiousandprofessional.

名校模擬演練

（2023秋?湖南?高三湖南師大附中?？茧A段練習(xí)）Thankstotherelativeanonymily（匿名）theinternetpresides,it

isalltoeasytotypeupsomethingunpleasantifnotpletelymeanandfireitoffwithoutreallyconsideringthe

consequence.Butwhatifwouldbecybcrbullicswereforcedtostopandthinkabouttheweightoftheirwordsbefore

theyhit“send”.

TrishaPrabhu,a15yearoldhighschoolstudentfromNaperville,Minoisisencouragingpeopletodojustthat.Two

yearsago,PrabhureadaboutanIlyearoldgirlfromFloridawhomilledsuicideafterdealingwithafloodofcyber

attacksfromherclassmates.Thepromisingprogrammerbecamemotivatedtouseherputerskillsforgood,andinvented

asoftwareprogramcalledRethinkthatrecognizesmon“bullyingphrases,,whentheyaretypedintoaputer.Aftera

cybcrbullytypesameansentence,apopupwindowappears,askingthewriterasimpleyeteffectivequestion:"Arcyou

sureyouwanttodothat?^^Thebulliesendupdeletingtheirwords93percentofthetime.Prabhu'sstudiesshow.

TheideaearnedPrabhuhonoursandawards,includingafinalistspotinGoogleScienceFair,atriptotheWhite

Houseforitsannualyouthscienceexhibition,andaspotinCocaCola's"MakeItHappy”campaign.ReThinkisnotthe

onlytechnologyouttherethatisdesignedtoreducecyberbullying.DevelopedbytheSubstanceAbuseandMental

HealthServicesAdministration（SAMHSA）,theKnowBullyingappgivesconcernedparentsorcaregiverslipsonhowto

talkwiththeirchildrenaboutbullying.Anotherapp,calledSTOPit,letschildrenandteenagerssafelyandsecretlyreport

bullyingtoadultsandschooladministrators.

In2014.theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionreportedthat14.8percentofstudentsnationwidesaythey

havebeenvictimsofcyberbullying.Consideringthisshockingstatisticsmobileappsandantibcllyingputerprogrammes

suchasPrabho'sholdthepotentialtohelpalotofpeople.

1.WhatwastheinventionofRethinkinspiredby?

A.Atragicnewsstory

B.Aprogrammingpetition.

C.Ananonymousemail.

D.Anafterschoolassignment.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutReThinkfromthetext?

A.ItwinsPrabhuthechampioninGoogleScienceFair.

B.Itisthefirstappaimedatpreventingcybcrbullying.

C.ItachievesdesiredeffectsaccordingtoPrabhirsstudies.

D.Ilislikelytoleadaglobalputerprogrammecampaign.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribePrabhus?

A.Caringandgenerous.

B.Creativeandkindhearted.

C.Devotedandselfless.

D.Ambitionsandfarsighted.

4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TechnologySavesLives

B.WaystoStopCyberbullying

C.DangersBehindtheScreen

D."RcThink”BeforeSendingMeanMessages

（2023春?湖南?高三校聯(lián)考階段練習(xí)）WhenRooseveltwasakid,hisdoctorsclaimedthathewastooweak（olive

anormallifelikemostchildrenofhisage.Theystronglyrcnicndcdhimtoavoidparticipationinanyphysicalactivities,

fearingthatitcouldworsenhishealthconditionandpotentiallyleadtohisdeath.Theiropinionsimpliedthathewould

faceuptoalifefullofallkindsoflimitations.Insteadofpermittingtheirlimitingbeliefsaboutwhathecoulddoand

achieve,hechosetoliveameaningfullife.

Despitehisdoctors'strongsuggestionsthatheremaininactive,hedidn'twanttobeacarefreeobserveroftheworld

asitpassedhimby.Hewasdeterminedtoforcehimselftobeactive.Roosevelthaddailyadventuresinthewoodsasa

boy.

Hecontinuedtoplaysportswhenhegottocollege.Infact,hedidn'tjustplay,butheexcelledinbothboxingand

rowing,bothofwhichrequireastonishinglevelsofstrengthandendurance.WhenRooseveltgraduatedfromcollege,his

doctorswerestillnotpletelysureabouthishealthcondition.Theystillbelievedthathewouldbeputtinghimselfin

seriousdanger,becausehisheartproblemshadnotimproved.Theyfirmlybelievedthatitwouldbebesttofindadesk

jobforhimafterpletingacollegedegree.Onceagain,Rooseveltdecidedtochallengehimselftohisphysicallimitsby

livinganextremelyenergeticadultlife.Inabouteveryfieldhetookpan,hewouldaimtopushhisphysicallimits.

Impressively,hewasexcellentasanexplorer,ahunter,anauthor,asoldierandapolitician.

Eventually,Rooseveltwentbeyondthemistakenlimitationuponhimandlivedanamazinglife.

5.WhatwouldhappenifRooseveltfollowedhisdoctors'suggestions?

A.Hiwouldliveameaningfullife.

B.H.slifewouldbefulloflimitations.

C.Hisparentswouldfeelsatisfiedwithhim.

D.Hswouldbeeanextraordinaryperson.

6.WhatdidhisdoctorsexpectRoosevelttobeeaftercollegegraduation?

A.Anexplorer.B.Aboxingplayer.

C.Anofficeclerk.D.Apolitician.

7.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?

A.Byfollowingtimeorder.B.Bylistingobviousreasons.

C.Bygivingsomeexamples.D.Bymakingnecessaryparisons.

8.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeRoosevelt?

A.Humorous.B.Generous.C.Considerate.D.Ambitious.

（2023春?遼寧?高三校聯(lián)考階段練習(xí)）ThedeathofSupremeCourtJusticeRuthBaderGinsburg,thewomantosit

onthehighcourt,feltlikeapersonallesstogenerationsofAmericanwomen,aswellasyounggirls.

“Forwomen,shewasthemostimportantlegaladvocateinAmericanhistory.Shechangedthewaythelawsees

gender,“saidAbbeGluck,aYaleLawSchoolprofessorandformerclerkofJusticeGinsburg,"TheUnitedStates

SupremeCourtdidnotevenrecognizethattheconstitutionprohibitsdiscriminationbasedongenderuntil197landthat's

JusticeGinsburg'scase.^^YoungGinsburgspokeoutloudherdissent（異議）inthefaceofallthehonorablejudgesinthe

court,l'Thccourttakesawaywomen'srighttomakeanautonomouschoice,evenattheexpenseoftheirsafety.Thisway

ofchirkingreflectsancientideasaboutwomen'splaceinthefamilyandundertheconstilution.”

Inthe1950s,GinsburgwenttoHarvardLawSchool,whereshewasoneofninewomeninaclassof500students.

ThereshebecamethefirstfemalememberoftheHarvardLawReview.Despitefinishingtopofherclasswhenshe

graduated,shestruggledtofindemplcyment.Eventually,in1963,shebecamealawprofessoratRutgersLawSchool,

wheresheturnedherattentiontogenderdiscrimination.

Inthe1970s,theyoungGinsburgconvincedtheentirenation,throughherargumentsattheSupremeCourt,toadopt

theviewofgenderequalitywhereequalmeans（hesamenolspecialacmodationsforeithergender.Shearguedsixcases

beforetheSupremeCourtasalawyerwiththeAmericanCivilLibertiesUnion,winningfive.

Glucksaid,“Ginsburgcareddeeplyaboutourworklivesandourpersonallives.Shegottoknowourchildren.She

taughtmewhatitmeanstoleadalifemittcdtothecausesofsocialjustice.Shedemandedalotfromus,butshedemands

morefromherself.1thinkitisabsolutelyextraordinarythatJusticeGinsburgwasbothaherotothewomenofthe1970s

andthenanicontothelittlegirlsoftoday.^^

9.WhatprobablyturnedGinsburg'sfbcustounfairgendertreatment?

A.H?rownexperienceinseekingajob.

B.Herknowledgeacquiredinlawclasses.

C.HerworkasalawyerinSupremeCourt.

D.HsrstruggleinlearninginHarvardLawSchool.

10.WhatdidGinsburgvoicefurinthe1970s?

A.Socialstability.

B.Genderdifference.

C.Betterqualityoflife.

D.Equalrightsforwomen.

11.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGinsburg?

A.Generousandmodest.

B.Braveanddemanding.

C.Ambitiousandtolerant.

D.Considerateandhumorous.

12.Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheMostImportantLegalAdvocate

B.RuthBaderGinsburg:AnInfluentialFigure

C.RuthBaderGinsburg:AHeroforGenderEquality

D.AnOutstandingGraduateFromHarvardLawSchool

（2023春?河南?高三校聯(lián)考階段練習(xí)）Formorethanfiftyyears,FabrizioCardinal!,aged72,haslivedentirely

withoutthepublicelectricitynetwork,orgrid.

Cardinal!livesinastonehousenearAncona,onItaly'seasternAdriaticcoast.Bychoice,hehasnoelectricity,no

gas,andnoindoorplumbing.

Inthepast,helivedalone.Rightnow,hehastwopeoplewholivewithhim,aswellasanimalssuchasarooster,

chickensandacat.Hecallsthesmallmunity“TheTribeoftheHarmoniousWalnuts'4.

Cardinal!andhisfriends,whogavetheirnamesonlyasAgneseandAndrea,useawoodburningstoveforcooking

andwarmth.Theyreadbylampsfueledwithusedcookingoilthatisgiventothembyneighbours.

“Ifeelprovidentialtohavethefreedomtochoosemyfreedom/'saidAgnese,35,whomovedintwoyearsago.

Andrea,46,spendstheweektherebutgoeshometoMacerata,about50kilometresaway,eachweekendtolookafterhis

mother.

The“harmoniouswalnuts”growIruitandvegetables,olivestoproduceoliveoil,andkeepbeesforhoney.Alocal

groupsellsthemfoodssuchaslegumes,cerealsandwheat,whichtheygrindtomaketheirownbread.

Whenpossible,theytradegoodsforthingstheyneed.

Cardinal!believeslifeisbestlivedinsmallmunities.Hisfirstpieceofadviceforanyonewhowantstofollowhis

exampleis,“Throwawayyoursocallcdsmartphonc.^^

Cardinalisometimestravelsshortdistancestovisitfriends.Hetakesolivestoastonepresstomakeoil,andwalks

orgetsridestothenearesttowntohaveacoffeewithlocalpeopleorvisitthedoctor.

“【'vebeenlivingthiswayforabout51yearsandIhaveneverregrettedit,“hesaid.

Cardinaliadded,“Therehavebeendifficulties,buttheynevermademethinkthatImadethewrongchoice.

13.WhydoesCardinalilivewithoutusingelectricity?

A.Becauseofhisowndecision.

B.Becauseofthelocationofhishouse.

C.Becauseofthepoorconditionofhisbuilding.

D.Becauseofthehighpriceofelectricity.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“providential”meaninParagraph5?

A.Awkward.

B.Confused.

C.Astonished.

D.Lucky.

15.WhichofthefollowingaccordswithCardinali'sliferule?

A.Cutoffmunicationwiththeoutsideworld.

B.Besure(okeepadistancefromyourfriends.

C.Lifeisbestlivedinsmallgroups.

D.Danotgiveuptheuseofmobilephones.

16.WhichwordcanbestdescribeCardinali?

A.Humorous.

B.Impractical.

C.Lonely.

D.Determined.

（2023春?湖南長沙?高三長沙一中校考階段練習(xí)）AnthillPlasticsGroup,inClearwater,Florida,recentlyweleda

newteammember.Onhisfirstdayroutineheperformed（herepetitivetasksrequiredofhimwithflexibility,cooperating

fortablyalongsideemployees.Sawyerisoneofthefleetofrobotsnowlaboringintheworld'sfactories.Someearlier

industrialrobotshavebeencreatedtodisplacepeople.Instead,Sawyerisacollaborativerobot,alsoknownasa"cobot”.

Directinteractionbetweenrobotsandhumansatworkischangingthefaceofmanufacturing.Suchinteractionalso

meansthatroboticistsneedtodesigneffectiveteammatesaswellasefficientworkers.Cobotsoperateinafieldwhere

humanthoughts,humanmodesofmunicationandhumansafetyareparamount（首要的）.RethinkRobotics,afirmin

Boston,hadthisinmindwhenitdevelopedSawyer,aonearmedcobot,andhistwoannedcolleague,Baxter,with

camerasandtouchsensors.AndtheirmostnoticeablefeatureisascreenthatdisplayscartoonIikehumanfacialelements.

Suchfacesarenotmeanttopleaseworkers（thoughtheydo）.Theyare.rather,intendedtopromotemunicationbetween

humansandmachines.

Thenthereisabasicprecaution.Iftherobotdetectsforcetoppingasafelevel,itstopsmovinginstantly,toensure

thereisnoriskofinjuiytoanyone.Toomuchofthisstopstartcan,however,lowerefficiency.ResearchersofRethink

Roboticshavefound,bytrackingindetailhumanmovementssuchastherelationshipbetweenshouldersandelbows,or

theswingofthebody,thattheycanpredictwherearobotshouldavoidbeingnext,ifitistoavoidhumancontact.

RethinkRoboticsarealsolookingatsafetyintheircasebycreatingrobotswithsoftertoplayers.Softermaterials

notonlyprovidegreaterflexibilityfcrthecobotswhengrasping,butalsolessentheriskofinjurywhenincidental

contactismadebetweenhumansandrobots.Howlong,ifever,itwillbebeforesuchrobotstrulymatchthemarketing

sloganoftheSiriusCyberneticsCorporation,afictionalfirminDouglasAdams'screation,VkTheHitchhiker'sGuideto

theGwlaxy"，remainstobeseen.Butevenifnotactuallyfiintobewith,yourplasticpalwillbccincreasinglyeffective.

17.WhywasSawyerinventedaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Toworkwithhumanworkers.B.Todealwiththerepetitivetasks.

C.Toenableworkerstoworkflexibly.D.Toreplacethelongtimeemployees.

18.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph2?

A.Baxterisanupdatedcobot.B.Robotshavecartoonlikehumanfaces.

C.Cobotsaredesignedforefficientworkers.D.Humancenteredneedsarecobots'priority.

19.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindecreasingcobots'efficiency?

A.Trackinghumanmovements.B.Predictingalowerrisknearby.

C.Constantlystoptoavoidpotentialrisks.D.Frequentlyphysicalcontactwithhumans.

20.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscobots?

A.Tolerant.B.Ambiguous.C.Appreciative.D.Disapproving.

(2023秋?湖南?高三湖南師大附中校考階段練習(xí))Everyonewhoknewanythingaboutanimalswarnedme

againstgettingarabbitinmyearly20s,butIignoredthem,andendedupwiththree.Ilturnsoutthatal]thepeoplewho

areagainstrabbitshaveapoint:Rabbitsgetsickallthetime,andthereareveryfewvetswhospecializeintheircare.My

yearswithrabbitshavebeenfulloffeeding,hurriedtripstothevet,sleeplessnightsandbeggingforadviceonthe

Internet.

Nowthatmyanimalsarcoldandweaknow,Icleartheirwasteandcleantheirlegswitharabbitfricndlyshampoo.I

spendalotoftimeonthefloor,becausealthoughmyrabbitsarehardtosatisfysocially,theyalsohatetobepickedup.

Iamoftenaskedthequestion:Whyrabbits?Whynotadog,oracat?Itrytodescribewhatit'sliketobewiththem.

IhadneverfeltarealdutytowardsanythinguntilIhadmyrabbits.

Myanswersneversatisfyanyone.I'mnotsureaboutthequestion,eitheritsooftenimpliesinstrumentalvalue,asif

thecorrectreplymightbetvTheymakegoodpanions''or"They'renicetolookat”.Idon'thavetherightkindofreason.

Idon'tbelieveintheusevalueofanylivingthing.Likehumans,animalsjustarc—that'sit.Usuallyv/cdonotlookat

otherpeopleandthinkabouthowtomakethemworkforus.Yetsomuchofourwayofseeingtheworldisfoundedon

theassumption(hatanimalsaremeantcoserveapurpose.Thisseemswrong.

Afteralltheseyearswithmyrabbits,theonlythingIknowisthat(hereisnolessontobelearnedorvaluetobe

acquired.There'sjustanefforttobemade,andasfarasI'mconcerned,that'swhatlifeis.

21.Whydopeopleopposekeepingrabbits?

A.Itsveryboring.B.Itcostsafortune.

C.It'sratherdemanding.D.Itmakesthehousemessy.

22.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor?

A.Considerate.B.Knowledgeable.C.Sociable.D.Energetic.

23.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?

A.Animalsshouldbetreateddifferently.

B.Animalsshouldn'tbejudgedonsomepurpose.

C.Thevalueofanimalsshouldn'tbeignored.

D.Humansshouldliveinharmonyw:thanimals.

24.Whateffectdocsraisingrabbitshaveontheauthor?

A.keepsbeingtruetohimself.B.Hereflectsonhislifemoredeeply.

C.Helearnstovalueothers5opinions.D.Herealizesthemeaningoflife.

（2023春?江蘇?高三校聯(lián)考階段練習(xí)）Inspring2015,after39yearswithColumbiaPictures,Iretiredandfound

myselfwithlotsoffreetime（ospare.

Idecidedtousethattimetovolunteer.Whiletutoringwiththeadultliteracy（識字）programatmylocallibrary,a

flyer（傳單）foraneighborhoodgroupcalledWestchesterVillagescaughtmyeye.Itsmainjobisaboutmatchingaging

neighborswithlocalvolunteerswhohelptheminanumberofdifferentways:Makingshortvisits,beingawalking

partner,ordrivingtodoctors'appointirentsandthelike.

Iamhappytooffermyselfasaresponsiblepersonandaforttosomeonewhoisnervousabouttheirappointment

andconcernedaboutgettingtheresafelyontime.I'musuallyavailabletostaywiththepersonI'mdrivingduringtheir

visitandaepanythembacktomycarfor（heridehome.Thesedrivesalsocanbeidealtimesforrelaxingconversation.

I'vehadmanydiscussionswiththem,discoveredmanymoninterests,andheardnumerousextendedstoriesofpast

travelsandfamilyhistories.

Ioftenbeginridesbyreassuring［使放心）anervousneighborbycalmlysaying,t4Iknowwherewe'regoing,the

mostdirectroute,andthebestplacetopark.You'reingoodhandswithmc.^^Thesedrivingexperiencesalsohave

affordedmeopportunitiesforreflectionandinsight.I,vectofeelunitedwiththeneighborsIhavectoknow,anda

keenerawarenessoftheagingprocessweallshare.Inlivingthrouglisomuchtimewiththem,IrealizeI'mgoing

through（hesamestages.

Afinalirony（諷刺）forthismovieloveristhatInolongerneedtogotoadarkenedtheatreandgazeatabigscreen

insearchofhighdrama.Whetherit'saWorldWarHerafamilystoryoranxietyaboutcurrenteventsorgoodnewsfroma

doctor,Iexperienceallfromadecidedlyfrontrowseat.

25.Whatdidtheauthordecidetododuringhisfreetime?

A.Workforthelocallibrary.

B.Giveridesforagingneighbors.

C.Offerneighborsmedicalcare.

D.Teachadultsinaneighborhood.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Creativeandcapable.B.Devotedandconsiderate.

C.Talentedandhardworking.D.Ambitiousandwarmhearted.

27.Whatmighttheauthor'sdrivingexperiencesremindhimof?

A.Passengers'wordsoffbrt.

B.Thevalueofconversations.

C.Adriver,sresponsibility.

D.Hisowna