2022年新高考Ⅰ英语模拟试卷
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There are many ways to get involved and volunteer at the National Muum of American History. Becoming a Muum Ambassador is one of them. To learn more about this volunteer program, plea e the descriptions below.
Muum Ambassadors at the American History Muum are a mobile source of information that helps bridge the gap between two other volunteer groups here at the muum—information desk specialists, who provide orientation(方向)assistance when guests arrive, and volunteer docents(讲师), who provide Highlights tours, facilitate hands-
on demonstrations and circulate through many of our exhibitions to interact with visitors. Each year, our Muum Ambassadors help over 100,000 people get the most out of their visits by welcoming groups, circulating throughout the muum's public zones to answer basic questions, and directing visitors to programs and exhibitions of interest. The muum has also employed the Muum Ambassadors to assist with special projects and events as needed.
To learn more about what Muum Ambassadors do, check out what Larry has said, "As muum ambassadors, we get to share in the curiosity of a child, the nostalgia(怀旧)of returning visitors, the treasure hunt of students assigned to find important historical objects, and the amazement of tho experiencing our eye on the nation's history for the first time. We can help recommend a meaningful muum visit just for you. There's more. We're also traffic cops when elevators and escalators break and extra eyes for muum curity."
If you enjoy…
•interacting with diver audiences, age groups and learning styles.
•working in an often busy and changing environment.
If you have…
•strong interpersonal and communication skills.
•an interest in history and communication.
If you can…
commit to three shifts a month(weekday Ambassadors)or twice a month(weekend Ambassadors).
The muum is open 364 days a year, including weekends and holidays.
•handle frequent walking, standing, and talking.
To Apply
To learn more information about the application process, plea contact Ruth Shirley.
NOTE: Acceptance into the program is subject to successful completion of an interview and background investigation.
1.Which one is the responsibility of Muum Ambassadors?
A.To receive visitors at the entrance.
B.To take full charge of muum curity.
C.To direct visitors to their exhibitions of interest.
D.To help visitors with hands-on demonstrations
2.A qualified Muum Ambassador should____________.
A.enjoy communicating with people
B.speak at least two foreign languages
C.have academic background in history
D.commit to working three shifts at weekends
3.The author writes this passage mainly to__________.
A.introduce volunteer programs for teenagers
B.provide special tours to meet different needs
C.invite people to visit the American History Muum
D.attract potential applicants for Muum Ambassadors
B
At 74 James Patterson has sold more than 425 million copies of his 200 novels globally, making him one of the highest paid authors in the world. "I do not work for a living. I play for a living. I love doing it," Patterson tells CNBC. But Patterson's road to suc
cess didn't happen overnight. He started writing as a side hustle and he faced a lot of rejection before getting his first book published.
Patterson grew up in the woods in Newburgh, New York with an insurance salesman father and a schoolteacher mother. Despite having dreams of being a writer, the idea "always emed presumptuous", Patterson says. But after reading books by James Joyce, "it really turned me on to reading, and then I started writing," he says.
After college, Patterson got his first job as a junior copy writer at the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. While climbing the corporate ladder, Patterson wrote his first book, The Thomas Berryman Number in the mid-70s. The book "got turned down by 31 publishers", Patterson says. But after it was finally published in 1976, "then it won an Edgar Award for best first novel." The Edgar Award, which is named after Edgar Alan Poe, honors the best writers in mystery fiction and non-fiction.
Despite publishing his first book at age 26, Patterson didn't have a bestller until he was 40. "It wasn't like all of a sudden," he says. In fact, Patterson kept his day job for dec
ades and got promoted to CEO of J. Walter Thompson in 1988. During that time, Patterson says he would read well over 100 books a year to help spark his creativity. "I have a huge imagination and I'm constantly asking, what about this? What about that?" he says.
