2024年高考英语（阅读理解）模拟真题（含解析）

2024年高考英语（阅读理解）模拟真题 （2024·内蒙古包头·二模）※ Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson As a winner of the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and a Newberry Honor Book, in her book, Brown Girl Dreaming, the author uses poetry to tell her true story of growing up as a black woman in the 1960s and 1970s. Woodson’s beautiful language explores big ideas while describing her family, her growing awareness of race and the civil rights movement, and her life in South Carolina and New York City. ※ When You Were Everything By Ashley Woodfolk Cleo and Layla have been best friends for years. But in their second year of middle school, everything changes. Layla starts hanging out with her new friends, and the two girls’ friendship slowly ends. Cleo is still trying to make sense of what happened as she tries to make new friends. Told across two timelines, Cleo’s story of sadness surrounding a lost friendship will be relevant for many 8th graders trying to deal with past middle school friend drama and looking forward to high school. ※ The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson set out to look into a new case in Dartmoor, England. A man is dead, with many dog paw prints leading to his body. Holmes and Watson arrive in Dartmoor to find several unexplainable events and clues. Together, they start to figure out a puzzle that has defined mystery and detective fiction ever since. ※ The Hobbit By J. R. R. Tolkien This story is an opener to the longer and more challenging The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It’s an adventure story set in a fantasy world. With dwarves (小矮人), hobbits, sword fights, wizards and dragons, the book’s plot and humor have stood the test of time. 1．How is Brown Girl Dreaming different from the other books A．It focuses on city life. B．It uses clear language. C．It has won many awards. D．It tells humorous stories. 2．What is When You Were Everything mainly about A．Friendship and growth. B．Lost love and gained hope. C．Learning to be more independent. D．Dealing with pressure from schoolwork. 3．Which book suits whoever wants to read about adventures A．The Hobbit B．Brown Girl Dreaming C．When You Were Everything D．The Hound of the Baskervilles （2024·内蒙古包头·二模）It was a cold May morning when I received an email from an old friend inviting me to join a 10-day all-girls surf trip. I knew I had to say yes. The trip seemed simple enough. 10 women aged 30 to 45, all complete strangers, were to meet on the coast of Portugal to try something new: surfing in the Atlantic Ocean. I have always loved traveling, so I eagerly sent an email to my boss asking for time off to make the trip. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over my past 33 years, it’s that adults typically spend their days mastering the things they’ve done before. It seems like we pride ourselves on becoming experts in whatever field we’ve fallen into, knowing more abou ... ...