2023名校版高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解精讀含答案21

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Atthestartofthe20thcentury,anAmerican

engineernamedJohnElfrethWatkinsmadepredictionsabout

lifetoday.Hispredictionsaboutslowingpopulationgrowth,

mobilephonesandincreasingheightwereclosetothemark.But

hewaswronginoneprediction:thateverybodywouldwalk10

milesaday.

Today,inAustralia,mostchildrenonaveragefall2,000steps

shortofthephysicalactivitytheyneedtoavoid

beingoverweight.Intheearly1970s,40percentofchildren

walkedtoschool,whilein2010,itwasaslowas15percent.

Thedeclineisnotbecausewehaveallbecomelazy.Families

arepressedfortime,manywithbothparentsworkingtopayfor

theirhouse,oftenworkinghoursnotoftheirchoosing,livingin

car-dependentneighborhoodswithlimitedpublictransport.

Theothersideofthecoinisequallyadeprivation:forhealth

andwell-being,aswellaslostopportunities（機(jī)會(huì)）forchildrento

gettoknowtheirlocalsurroundings.Andforparentsthereare

lostopportunitiestowalkandtalkwiththeir

youngscholarabouttheirday.

Mostparentswillhaveeagerlyaskedtheirchildabouttheir

day,onlytomeetwitha"good",quicklyfollowedby"I'm

hungry".Thisisalsomyexperienceasamother.Butsomewhere

overthedailywalkmoreaboutmyson,sdaycomesout.Ihear

himmakingsenseoffriendshipanditslimits.Thisis

theunexpectedandrareparentalopportunitytohearmore.

Manyprimaryschoolssupportwalkingschool-busroutes（路

線），withdaysofregular,parent-accompaniedwalks.Doingjust

oneoftheseafewtimesaweekisbetterthannothing.Itcanbe

toughtobeginandtakesalittleplanning—runningshoesby

thefrontdoor,lunchesmadethenightbefore,umbrellason

rainydaysandhatsonhotones—butit'scertainlyworth

trying.

24.WhydoestheauthormentionWatkins*predictionsinthe

firstparagraph?

A.Tomakecomparisons.

B.Tointroducethetopic.

C.Tosupportherargument.

D.Toprovideexamples.

25.WhathascausedthedecreaseinAustralianchildren's

physicalactivity?

A.Plainlaziness.

B.Healthproblems.

C.Lackoftime.

D.Securityconcerns.

26.Whydoestheauthorfindwalkingwithhersonworthwhile?

A.Shecangetrelaxedafterwork.

B.Shecankeepphysicallyfit.

C.Shecanhelpwithherson'sstudy.

D.Shecanknowhersonbetter.

CD

Morethan25yearsago,SarooBrierleylivedinrural（農(nóng)村）

India.Oneday,heplayedwithhisbrotheralongtheraillineand

fellasleep.Whenhewokeupandfoundhimselfalone,the

4-year-olddecidedhisbrothermightbeonthetrainhesawin

frontofhim-sohegoton.

Thattraintookhimathousandmilesacrossthecountrytoa

totallystrangecity.Helivedonthestreets,andthenin

anorphanage（孤兒院）.There,hewasadoptedbyanAustralian

familyandflowntoTasmania.

Ashewritesinhisnewbook,ALongWayHome,

Brierleycouldn,thelpbutwonderabouthishometownbackin

India.Herememberedlandmarks,butsincehedicin'tknowhis

town'sname,findingasmallneighborhoodinavastcountry

provedtobeimpossible.

Thenhefoundadigitalmappingprogram.Hespentyears

searchingforhishometownintheprogram,ssatellitepictures.

In2011,hecameacrosssomethingfamiliar.Hestudieditand

realizedhewaslookingatatown,scentralbusinessdistrictfrom

abird,s-eyeview.Hethought,“Ontheright-handsideyou

shouldseethethree-platformtrainstation”—andthereitwas.

"Andontheleft-handsideyoushouldseeabigfountain"一

andthereitwas.Everythingjuststartedtomatch.

Whenhestoodinfrontofthehousewherehegrewupasa

child,hesawaladystandingintheentrance."There's

somethingaboutme,"hethought-andittookhimafew

secondsbuthefinallyrememberedwhatsheusedtolooklike.

InaninterviewBrierleysays,“Mymotherlookedsomuch

shorterthanIremembered.Butshecameforthandwalked

forward,andIwalkedforward,andmyfeelingsandtearsandthe

chemicalinmybrain,youknow,itwaslikeanuclearfusion（核聚

變）.Ijustdidnztknowwhattosay,becauseIneverthought

seeingmymotherwouldevercometrue.AndhereIam,

standinginfrontofher.”

21.WhywasBrierleyseparatedfromhisfamilyabout25years

ago?

A.Hegotonatrainbymistake.

B.Hegotlostwhileplayinginthestreet.

C.Hewastakenawaybyaforeigner.

D.HewasadoptedbyanAustralianfamily.

22.HowdidBrierleyfindhishometown?

A.Byanalyzingoldpictures.

B.BytravellingallaroundIndia.

C.Bystudyingdigitalmaps.