閱讀理解-備戰(zhàn)2022年高考英語

備戰(zhàn)2022高考英語全國名校最新模擬試題分類匯編第九輯03閱讀理解（2022·河南安陽·模擬預(yù)測）Adog’sdevotiontohishomeismakingnationalheadlinesafterhisownerfoundhimgardeningthepropertyweeksaftertheresidenceandthesurroundingareawasburnedtothegroundbyNorthernCalifornia’sCampFire.Madison,anAnatolianshepherddog,reunitedwith75-year-oldAndreaGaylordonWednesday—thefirstdayshewaspermittedtoreturntoherlandinthetownofParadise.Afterthefire,animalrescuerShaylaSullivanreceivedarequesttosearchforGaylord’stwodogs,MadisonandMiguel.Whenthefast-movingCampFirebrokeout,Gaylordhadjustminutestoescapeandwasn’tabletofindMadisonandMiguel.OtherrescuersmanagedtocaptureMiguelnotlongafterward,whileMadison’swhereaboutsremainedamystery.Sullivanhadafeelingthathewasn’ttoofaraway.Afterall,sometypeofanimalwaseatingthefoodandwatershewasregularlyleavingout.“ThethirddayIwentthere,IfeltlikeIsawaflashofwhitemovementnearby,”Sullivansaid.Asitturnedout,shewasright—butittookafamiliarpersoncominghometoconvinceMadisonitwassafetoshowhisface.WhenGaylorddroveuptothepropertythefirstday,ittookaboutfiveortenminutesforMadisontocomerunningtogreether.EvenmoreamazingwasseeingMiguelandMadisonreunitewitheachother.Miguelhadbeen“soupsetandsodepressed”beingwithouthisbrotherandawayfromhishome.AnatolianshepherddogsarefromTurkeyandhavebeenbredforthousandsofyearstoprotectandguardlivestock,theirpropertyandtheirowners.Theyareappreciatedfortheirloyalty,intelligenceandindependenceandMadisonisperfectexampleofalivestockguardiandog.Hedealtwithanaturaldisasterbravelyandwentrightbacktowherehebelongedandstayedthereuntilhisownersandclosefriendreturned.1．WhatmadeMadisonwell-knowntothepublic?A．Escapingfromthefirequicklyandskillfully.B．Guardingthepropertyforweeksafterthefire.C．Managingtosurviveweekswithoutanyfood.D．Savingresidentsinthecommunityfromthefire.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capture”probablymeaninParagraph2?A．Frighten. B．Encourage. C．Catch. D．Reward.3．WhatcanbeinferredaboutMiguel?A．MiguelfailedtorecognizeGaylordafterthefire.B．MiguelhadadeepemotionalbondwithMadison.C．MiguelhidhimselfuntilShaylaSullivanappeared.D．Miguelsufferedpsychologicaldamagefromthefire.4．Accordingtothetext,Anatolianshepherddogs________.A．havebeenusedaslivestockguardiansB．a(chǎn)reexpertatdealingwithnaturaldisastersC．becamefamilypetsonethousandyearsagoD．behavedifferentlyinfaceofdifferentpersons（2022·河南安陽·模擬預(yù)測）TheUnitedKingdomiswellknownforitsnightlife,butthesecitiesofferthebesttimeifyouareupforalittlepartying.SwanseaThebestthingaboutthiscityisthatmostofthehighly-recommendedbarsarelocatedonthecoast.Thebar-areainSwanseastretchesformorethanonemile.Amazingfact,andtrustus,youcanfindabarthatsuitsyourighthere.Ifyouarenotreadytoleavetheurbanarea,that’sallrightbuttrustus,youdon’twanttomissthefamedMumblesMile.ManchesterThecityisfilledwithyouth,andyoucanfollowanystreamoftheyoungstersinthecitytooneofthebestbarstospendthenight.Manchesterhasamassivemusichistoryandassuch,itistheidealplacetoseekthebestpartiesthatlasttillmorninginthiscapitaloftheindustry.Donotmisstheirfamouspubs,themostfamousofwhichareTheWaldorfandSinclair’sOysterBar.StokeThisbrilliantplacehaslongbeenknownasafootballfortress.ThebestspotsarelocatedatthefamedtowncentercalledNewcastle-under-Lyme.Ifyouaremoreofabarandclubtypeofperson,thenheadstraighttoThirstyGiraffeandRevolution,orsimplyspendthenightinTheSugarmill.SheffieldThiscityisthehomeoftwofootballclubs,WednesdayandUnited,butwe’renottalkingaboutthem.But,trustuswhenwetellyoutheirfansknowhowtoparty.ItisnotsohardtodoitinSheffieldasthecityisfilledwithclubs,pubs,bars,andrestaurants.Regardlessofyourage,thiscityhasplentytoofferineverydepartmentforeveryone’spocket.5．WhatdoweknowaboutSwansea?A．Allthebarslieonthecoast. B．All-nightpartiescanbeheld.C．Itoffersthebestbarservices. D．MumblesMileliesinthecity.6．Whichplacewillyougotoifyouareamusiclover?A．Swansea. B．Manchester. C．Stoke. D．Sheffield.7．WhatdoStokeandSheffieldhaveincommon?A．Theyarecoastcities. B．Theyarefilledwithyouth.C．Theyareknownforfootball. D．Theyofferfancyrestaurants.（2022·浙江省長興中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測）ManyofChina’sancientarchitecturaltreasuressmashedtodustbeforeLinHuiyinandLiangSichengbegandocumentingtheminthe1930s.ThehusbandandwifeteamwereamongthefirstpreservationiststooperateinChina,andbyfarthebestknown.Theireffortshavesinceinspiredgenerationsofpeopletospeakoutforarchitecturethreatenedbytherushtowarddevelopment.BecomingChina’sbestarchitecturalhistorianswasnoeasyaccomplishment.Thebuildingstheywantedtosavewerecenturiesoldlocatedindistantpartsofthecountry.Inmanycases,theyhadtojourneythroughdangerousconditionsintheChinesecountrysidetoreachthem.ExploringChina’sremoteareasduringthe1930smeanttravelingmuddy,poorlymaintainedroadsbymule(騾子)oronfoot.Innswereoftendirty,foodcouldbepolluted,andtherewasalwaysriskorviolencefromrebels,soldiersandrobbers.TheirgreatestdiscoverywastheTempleofBuddha’sLight,inWutaiCounty,ShanxiProvince.Thebreathtakingwoodentemplewasbuiltin857A．D．,makingittheoldestbuildingknowninChinaatthetime.LiangandLincrawledintothetemple’smostforbidding,forgottenareastodetermineitsage,includingonehideawayinhibitedbythousandsofbatsandmillionsofbedbugs,coveredindustandlitteredwithdeadbats.“Incompletedarknessandamongtheawfulsmell,hardlybreathing,withthickmaskscoveringournosesandmouths,wemeasured,drew,andphotographedwithflashlightsforseveralhours.Whenatlastwecameouttotakeabreathoffreshair,wefoundhundredsofbedbugsinourbag.Weourselveshadbeenbadlybitten.Yettheimportanceandunexpectednessofourfindmadethosethehappiesthoursofmyyearshuntingforancientarchitecture.”Liandwroteoftheexperienceinanaccountincludedin“LiangandLin;PartnersinExploringChina’sArchitectualPast.”8．Ontheirwaytotheancientbuildings,whatkindofdifficultiesandrisksdoLiangandLinface?A．Pooraccommodationsandpersonalsecurity.B．Pooraccommodationsandsmellyareas.C．Brokenvehiclesandviolencefromrobbers.D．Brokenvehiclesandmuddyroads.9．LiangandLinraisedpublicawarenessof______.A．documentingsmashedhistoricalbuildingsB．rebuildinghistoricallyvaluablebuildingsC．savingtheoldesttemplesinChinaD．protectinghistoricalbuildings.10．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CreativenessresultsindiscoveryB．DifficultyproducesachievementC．EffortscontributetohappinessD．Responsibilitiescontributetodevelopment（2022·北京豐臺·二模）People’sdistrustinsciencehasledmanyscientiststotakeuparms(oratleastkeyboards)todefendtheirenterprise.Butintheireffortstofightbackagainstsciencedenial,somescientistssaythingsthatjustaren’ttrue-andyoucan’tbuildtrustifthethingsyouaresayingarenottrustworthy.Onepopularmoveistoinsistthatscienceisright-fullstop-andthatoncewediscoverthetruthabouttheworld,wearedone.Or,asfamousphysicistStevenSmithsaid,“Eventhoughascientifictheoryisinasenseasocialconsensus(共識),itisunlikeanyothersortofconsensusinthatitisculture-freeandpermanent.”Well,no.Evenamodestfamiliaritywiththehistoryofscienceoffersmanyexamplesofmattersthatscientiststhoughttheyhadresolved,onlytodiscoverthattheyneededtobereconsidered.Anotherpopularmoveistosayscientificfindingsaretruebecausescientistsuse“thescientificmethod.”Butwecanneveractuallyagreeonwhatthatmethodis.Somewillsayitistheobservationanddescriptionoftheworld.Otherswillsayitistheexperimentalmethod.Recentlyaprominentscientistclaimedthescientificmethodwastoavoidfoolingoneselfintothinkingsomethingistruethatisnot.Eachoftheseviewshasitsmerits,butiftheclaimisthatanyoneoftheseisthescientificmethod,thentheyallfail.Inpointoffact,themethodsofsciencehavevariedbetweendisciplinesandacrosstime.Inmyview,thebiggestmistakescientistsmakeistoclaimthatthisisallsomehowsimpleandthereforetoimplythatanyonewhodoesn’tgetitisstupid.Scienceisnotsimple,andneitheristhenaturalworld;thereinliesthechallengeofsciencecommunication.Whatwedoisbothhardand,oftenhardtoexplain.Oureffortstounderstandandcharacterizethenaturalworld

arejustthat:efforts.Becausewe’rehuman,weoftenfallflat.Thegoodnewsisthatwhenthathappens,wepickourselvesup,

brushourselvesoff,andgetbacktowork.Scientifictheoriesarenotperfectreplicasofreality,butwehavegoodreasontobelievethattheycapturesignificantelementsofit.Andexperienceremindsusthatwhenweignorereality,itsoonerorlatercomesbacktobiteus.11．Paragraph2stressesthat_________.A．scientifictheoriesmaychangewithtimeB．thefamiliaritywithscience’shistorymattersC．theunresolvedmattersshouldbereconsideredD．a(chǎn)socialconsensusisculture-freeandpermanent12．Accordingtothepassage,theauthormightagreethat_________.A．itiscriticalforscientiststostaytruetorealityB．scienceputsanaccurateinterpretationonnatureC．thedefinitionsofthescientificmethodareoutdatedD．thecredibilityofscientifictheoriesisunderestimated13．Howdoestheauthorpersuadereadersinthispassage?A．Bystressingtheimportanceofscience.B．Bycomparingoppositeopinionsonscience.C．Byquestioningthewayscientificdiscoveriesaremade.D．Bypointingoutthefaultinclaimsmadebysomescientists.（2022·遼寧鞍山·二模）Shaping,drying,glazingandfiring…Inlessthan5minutes,aminivaseonlymillimetersinsizestartstotakeshapeasviewerswatchon.Asthefounderofaminiatureceramicsstudio,WangWenhuaneverexpectedthathisworkwouldsurpriseviewersinChinaletalonethoseabroad,andthathisshortvideoswouldearnover45millionviewsand4.2millionlikesonDouyin,theChineseversionofTikTok.HavingworkedinChina’s“PorcelainCapital”JingdezheninEastChina’sJiangxiProvincefor14years,Wangsaidhehadonceseentheworld’sbiggestceramicherebuthehadneverseenthesmallest,sohedecidedonedaytotrysomethingdifferent—makingmicroporcelain.Thingswerenoteasyinthebeginning,andmanypeopledoubtedhim.“TheycalledmecrazymanandmockedmewhenIwenttofactoriesandaskedthemtohelpmakeminiaturetoolsformetocreatemicropottery,evenmywifedidnotsupportme,”Wangsaid.However,Wangdidnotgiveupandafterabouthalfayearofexperimentation,Wangfinallymademiniaturetoolsonhisownandwasabletocompletehisfirstminiatureporcelain—avase.AccordingtoWang,thekeytomakingaminiatureceramicworkisconcentrationandapairofsteadyhands.Afternumerousattempts,Wangfoundthatthesmallesthecouldgetwereworksabout2millimetersinsize,otherwisehewouldneedtouseamicroscope.“ItwouldprobablymissmyoriginalintentionifImademicropotteryusingamicroscope,soIhavefocusedmoreattentiononmakingthesmallerpiecesmorebeautifulandcomplex,”saidWang.ThesmallestvasethatWanghasmadeisabowlonly2millimeterstall,3millimeterswideand1millimeterthick.WangsaidheplanstoapplytotheGuinnessWorldRecordsfortheworld’ssmallestpotterywork.14．WhatinspiredWangWenhuatomakemicroporcelain?A．Thehighexpectationsoftheviewers. B．ThepopularityofhisvideosonDouyin.C．Hisdecisiontomakesomethingdifferent. D．Theresponsibilityofthefounderofthestudio.15．WhichwordscanbestdescribeWangWenhua?A．Ambitiousandwise. B．Brilliantandwealthy.C．Talentedandstubborn. D．Determinedandfocused.16．Whatplaysasignificantroleinproducingaminiatureceramicwork?A．Usingamicroscopeinhiswork. B．Advancedtoolsmadebyhimself.C．Carryingoutnumerousexperiments. D．Attentiononathingandsteadyhands.17．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A．Life. B．Fashion. C．Education. D．Psychology.（2022·上?！つM預(yù)測）DeohadgrownupbarefootinBurundi,butforapeasantboyhehaddonewell.Hewastwenty-four.Untilrecentlyhehadbeenamedicalstudent,forthreeyearsatornearthetopofhisclass.Buthehadspentthepastsixmonthsontherun.HehadonefriendwhohadseenmoreoftheworldthanEastCentralAfrica,afellowmedicalstudentnamedJean.AnditwasJeanwhohaddecidedthatNewYorkwaswhereheshouldgo.Deowastravelingonacommercialvisa.Jean’sFrenchfatherhadwrittenaletteridentifyingDeoasanemployeeonamissiontoAmerica.HewassupposedtobegoingtoNewYorktosellcoffee.Deohadreaduponcoffeebeansincasehewasquestioned.Jean’sfatherhadalsopaidfortheplanetickets.Afatbookletoftickets.HehadheardofFrenchsoldiersbehavingbadlyinRwanda,andhadevencaughtglimpsesofthemtrainingmilitiamen(民兵)inthecamps,butwakingupandseeingawhitepersoninthenextseatwasn’talarming.Noonecalledhimacockroach(蟑螂).Nooneheldamachete(大砍刀).Avoicewasspeakingtohim.Heturnedandsawapolicemanwhoseemedfriendly.DeospoketohiminFrench,butthemanshookhisheadandsmiled.HeaskedaquestioninwhatDeoguessedwasEnglish.ThenawomanwhohadbeensittingnearbygotupandwalkedoverFrench,atlonglastFrench,comingoutofhermouth.Perhapsshecouldhelp,thewomansaidinFrench.Deothought:“God.I’mstillinyourhands.”ShearrangedtositnexttohimontheflighttoNewYorkandaskedhimlotsofquestions.Deowantedtopayherbackforhelpinghim.Sohetriedtoanswerherquestions.TheytalkedmostofthewaytoNewYork.Aftersuchlongsolitude(獨(dú)處),itfeltwonderfultotalk.WhenhereachedImmigrationtheagentstaredatDeo’sdocuments,thenstartedaskingquestionsinwhathadtobeEnglish.Therewasnothingtodoexceptsmile.Theagentwentoffandcamebackwithanotherman.HeintroducedhimselftoDeoinFrench.HisnamewasMuhammad.HesaidhecamefromSenegal.MuhammadaskedDeotheagents’questionsandalsosomequestionsofhisown.Fortheagents,heaskedDeo,“Whereareyoucomingfrom?”WhenDeosaidhehadcomefromBurundi,MuhammadmadeapainedfaceandsaidtohiminFrench,“Howdidyougetout?”Therewasnotimeeventoattemptananswer.Theagentswereaskinganotherquestion:Deo’svisasaidhewashereonbusiness.Whatbusiness?Sellingcoffeebeans,DeotoldthemthroughMuhammad.Justkeepsmiling,Deotoldhimself.Howmuchmoneydidhehave?Twohundreddollars,Deosaidwithpride.ThecashhadbeenagiftfromJean.ExchangedforBurundianfrancs,itcouldhaveboughtalotofcows.ButneitherMuhammadnortheagentslookedimpressed.Wherewashestaying?Jeanhadtoldhimhe’dbeaskedthis.Ahotel,hesaid.Theagentslaughed.Aweekinahotelontwohundreddollars?In1994,airportsecuritywasn’twhatitsoonwouldbe.MuhammadsaidsomethinginEnglishtotheagents.Hiswordsmusthavebeentherightones,becauseafterafewmorequestions,theagentsshruggedateachotherandlethimthrough,intoAmerica.Hehadnoideawhathe’ddonext.Aftersixmonthsontherun,hewasinthehabitofnotlookingahead.Andwhatwastheretofear?Whatcouldthemanintheboothupaheaddotohim?Whateveritmightbe,he’dalreadyseenworse.Godhadtakencareofhimsofar.Andstillwastakingcareofhim,itseemed.Asthisserious-lookingstranger,Muhammad,walkedhimoutofCustoms,hesaidthatDeocouldstaywithhiminNewYorkCity.ButDeowouldhavetowaithereforthreehours.Muhammadworkedattheairportasabaggagehandler.Hehadtofinishhisshift.CouldDeowaitthreehours?Onlythreehours?saidDeo.Ofcourse!18．WhichofthefollowingisthereasonwhyDeolefthishometown?A．JeanpersuadedhimtogotoNewYork.B．Jean’sfatherpaidfortheplaneticketsforhim.C．HewasanemployeeonabusinessmissiontoAmerica.D．HewantedtofleehishometowntoseekshelterinNewYork.19．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mostprobablymean?A．Godistoyingwithhim. B．Godistakinghimunderhiswing.C．HeisatthemercyofGod. D．Hecan’tbreakawayfromGod.20．WhatwouldmostlikelyhappentoDeolater?A．SellingcoffeebeansinNewYork.B．TurningtoJean’sfatherforhelp.C．Beingreducedtoabeggarinthestreet.D．MakingalivinginNewYorkwithMuhammad’shelp.（2022·上?！つM預(yù)測）Gonearethedayswhenamother’splacewasinthehome:inBritainwomenwithchildrenarenowaslikelytobeinpaidworkastheirunburdenedsisters.Manyputtheirlittledarlingsindaycarelongbeforetheystartschool.Mindfulthatapoorstartcanspoilaperson’schancesofsuccesslaterinlife,thestatehasintervenedevermorecloselyinhowbabiesandtoddlersarelookedafter.Inspectorscallnotonlyatnurseriesbutalsoathomeswhereyoungstersareminded;three-year-oldsfollowthenationalcurriculum.Childcarehasincreasinglybecomeaprofession.Foryearsafterthegovernmentfirstbeganin2001totwistthearmsofanyonewholookedafteranunrelatedchildtoregisterwiththeschools,thenumberssodoingfell.Kindbutcluelessneighboursstoppedlookingafterlittleones,whowereinsteadherdedintoformalnurseriesorhandedovertooneoftheever-fewerregisteredchild-minders.Thedeclineinthenumberofpeopletakinginchildrennowappearstohavehalted.AccordingtodatareleasedbytheOfficeforStandardsinEducationonOctober27th,thenumberofregisteredchild-mindersreacheditslowestpointinSeptember2010andhassincerecoveredslightly.Thenewlotarecertainlybetterqualified.In2010fully82%ofnurseryworkershelddiplomasnotionallyequivalenttoA-levels,theuniversity-entranceexamstakenmostlyby18-year-olds,upfrom56%sevenyearsearlier,saysAnandShuklaoftheDaycareTrust,acharity.Nurseriesstaffedbyuniversitygraduatestendtoberatedhighestbyinspectors,increasingtheirappealtothepickiestparents.Asaresult,moregraduatesarebeingrecruited.Butprofessionalizationhasalsopushedupthepriceofchildcare,defyingeventheeconomicdepression.AsurveybytheDaycareTrustfindsthatafull-timenurseryplaceinEnglandforachildagedundertwo,whomustbeintensivelysupervised,costs￡194($310)perweek,onaverage.PricesinLondonandthesouth-eastarefarhigher.ParentsinBritainspendmoreonchildcarethananywhereelseintheworld,accordingtotheOECD,athink-tank.Some68%ofatypicalsecondearner'snetincomeisspentonfreeinghertowork,comparedwithanOECDaverageof52%.Thepriceofchildcareisnotonlyeye-watering,buthasalsobecomeabarriertowork.Soonafterittookpowerthecoalitiongovernmentpledgedtoensurethatpeoplearebetteroffinworkthanonbenefits,butarecentsurveybySavetheChildren,acharity,foundthatthehighcostofdaycarepreventedaquarteroflow-paidworkersfromreturningtotheirjobsoncetheyhadstartedafamily.Thegovernmentpaysforfreepart-timenurseryplacesforthree-andfour-year-olds,andcontributestowardsday-carecostsforyoungerchildrenfrompoorareas.Alas,extendingsuchanaidduringstressfuleconomictimeswouldappeartobeanythingbutchild’splay.21．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Nurseryeducationplaysaleadingroleinone’spersonalgrowth.B．Pregnantwomenhavetoworktolightenfamilies’economicburden.C．Childreninnurseryhavetotakeuniformnationcourses.D．Thesupervisionofthestatemakeschildcareprofessional.22．ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph2and3that________.A．theregisteredchild-mindersarerequiredtotaketheuniversity-entranceexamsB．thenumberofregisteredchild-mindershasbeendecliningsince2001C．a(chǎn)nyonewholooksafterchildrenathomemustregisterwiththeschoolsD．thegrowingrecognitionencouragesmoregraduatestoworkaschild-minders23．Thehighpriceofchildcare________.A．preventsmothersfromgettingemployedB．mayfurtherdepressthenationaleconomyC．makesmanyfamiliesliveonbenefitsD．isfarmorethanparentscanafford24．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethesubjectofthetext?A．Theprofessionalizationofchildcarehaspushedupitsprice.B．Thehighcostofchildnursingmakesmanymothersgiveuptheirjobs.C．Theemploymentofmoregraduatesmakesnurseriesmorepopular.D．ParentsinBritainpaymostforchildnursingthroughouttheworld.（2022·上海·模擬預(yù)測）Havingworkedata7-Elevenstorefortwoyears,IthoughtIhadbecomesuccessfulatwhatourmanagercalls“customerrelations”.Ifirmlybelievedthatafriendlysmileandanautomatic“sir”,“ma’ma”,and“thankyou”wouldseemethroughanysituationthatmightarise,fromcomfortingimpatientorunpleasantpeopletoapologizingforgivingoutthewrongchange.Buttheothernightanoldwomanshatteredmybeliefthatasimpleandplainresponsecouldsmoothovertheroughspotsofdealingwithallkindsofcustomers.Themomentsheentered,thewomanpresentedasharpcontrasttoourshinystorewithitsbrightlightingandneatlyarrangedshelves.Walkingasifeachstepwerepainful,sheslowlypushedopentheglassdoorandhobbled(蹣跚)downthenearestaisle.Shecougheddryly,wheezing(氣喘吁吁)witheachbreath.Onaforty-degreenight,shewaswearingonlyafadeddress,athinsweatertoosmalltobutton,andblackslipperswiththebackscutouttoexposecalloused(滿是老繭的)heels.Therewerenostockingsorsocksonherblue-veinedlegs.Afterwanderingaroundthestoreforseveralminutes,theoldwomanstoppedinfrontoftherowsofcannedvegetables.Shepickedupacanofcornandstaredwithastrangeintensityatthelabel.Atthatpoint,Idecidedtobeagood,politeemployeeandaskedherifsheneededhelp.AsIstoodclosetoher,mysmilebecamehardertomaintain;herred-rimmedeyeswerepartiallyclosedbyyellowishcrusts(痂);herhandswerecoveredwithlayeruponlayerofdirt,andthestale(陳腐的)smellofsweatrosefromclothes.“Ineedsomefood,”shemutteredinreplytomybright“CanIhelpyou?”“Areyoulookingforcorn,ma’am?”“Ineedsomefood,”sherepeated,“Anykind.”“Well,thecornisninety-fivecents,”Isaidinmymosthelpfulvoice.“Ican’tpay,”shesaid.Forasecond,Iwastemptedtosay,“Takethecorn.”Buttheemployeerulesfloodedintomymind:Remainpolite,butdonotletcustomersgetthebestofyou.Letthemknowthatyouareincontrol.Foramoment,Ievenentertainedtheideathatthiswassomesortoftest,andthatthiswomanwassomeonefromtheheadoffice,testingmyloyalty.Irespondeddutifully,“I’msorry,butIcan’tgiveawayanythingforfree.”Theoldwoman’sfacecollapsedabitmore,andherhandstrembledassheputthecanbackontheshelf.Sheshuffled(拖著腳走)pastmetowardthedoor,hertornanddirtyclothingbarelycoveringherbentback.Momentsaftersheleft,Irushedoutofthedoorwiththecanofcorn,butshewasnowhereinsight.Fortherestofmyshift,theimageofthewomanhaunted(縈繞)me.Ihadbeenyoung,healthyandproud.Shehadbeenold,sickanddesperate.WishingwithallmyheartthatIhadactedlikeahumanbeingratherthanarobot,Iwassaddenedtorealizehowweakaholdwehaveonourbetterinstincts.25．Howdidthewriterfeelabouthisjobat7-Elevenbeforetheoldwomancame?A．Hewasquitesatisfiedwithhisservicemanner.B．Hefoundroomforimprovementindevelopingcustomerrelations.C．Heconsideredhimselfsuccessfulindealingwithallinterpersonalrelations.D．Hethoughthimselfexperiencedafterworkinginthestorefortwoyears.26．Thedetailedaccountoftheoldwomanisintendedtoshow________.A．howshepresentedasharpcontrasttotheothercustomersB．howsick,pooranddesperateforhelpshewasC．howshesurprisedthewriterwithherunusualappearanceD．howinappropriateitwasforhertoenteraplacelikethis27．What’sthemeaningofthephrase“getthebestof”accordingtothepassage?A．Tomakethemostof. B．Tobringoutthebestof.C．Towinanadvantageover. D．Tobringintofullplay.（2022·廣東韶關(guān)·二模）Manyorganizationslearnedinthepastyearthatremoteworkcanbehighlyeffective,with83%ofemployerssurveyedsayingthattheshifttoremoteworkhasbeensuccessfulfortheircompany,accordingtoaPwCstudy.Inaddition,54%ofworkerswanttocontinueworkingremotelyafterthepandemic.Nowthatit’sclearwheretheworkisdoneisnotasimportantaspeopleoncethought,theotherdimensionofflexibilitythatworkersdesireforisthefreedomtodeterminewhentheworkisdone.A2019studybytheInternationalWorkplaceGroupfoundthat80%ofworkerswouldturndownajobthatdidnotofferaflexibleworkscheduleforonethatdid,and76%ofworkerssaidthey’dconsiderstayingattheircurrentemployeriftheycouldworkflexiblehours.AccordingtoaMicrosoftWorkTrendReport,the9-to-5workdayisdisappearing,astheincreaseinremoteworkhasallowedformoreflexiblehours.Employeesareincreasinglyworkingasynchronouslycompletingtasksontheirownschedules,whichmaybedifferentfromthoseoftheircolleagues.Asynchronousworkisnowessentialtobeingpartofamodern,digitaleconomy,stayingcompetitiveinthewarfortalent,andbuildingagloballydistributedworkforce.TsedalNeeley,aHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessor,says,“Companieshavetoprofoundlyrethinkwhatitmeanstobepartofamodemworkstructure.Thisideaof9-to-5orface-timecultureisactuallynothelpfulforadigitallyadvancedeconomy.”Shehighlightsthatunderlyingface-timecultureistheneedtomonitororseepeopleinordertofeellikeworkisadvancing.However,thisassumptionthatbeingproductiverequiresseeingpeopledotheworkisnotonlylimiting,butalsoridiculous,astechnologyandautomationareincreasinglyusedtogetworkdoneandareinherentlynotasobservable.Asynchronouswork,sheadds,is“acompletelynewmindsetinlinewithadigitaleconomy.”28．Whatjobwouldmostworkersacceptaccordingtothestud