Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2023·河北张家口段考)
I’m rather good at using maps.But I forgot the maps and here we were，late afternoon，last day of vacation，my daughter，my cousin and I，driving along a two-lane highway in Oregon.No other car in sight，and the sun had just gone down.Where was that sweet little village?
It was supposed to be right along this river.We drove on，farther into the unknown，river always on the left as our guide.We kept passing farms and fields and now a few lights were coming out.In my head，I was doing a lot of self-criticism：Why didn’t we start earlier，bring the map and drive on and on？My cousin and I were both impatient and stressed.My daughter，at least，was happy in the back seat，text-messaging a friend.I pulled up on the shoulder of the road to think.
Just then—WOW！Amazing！A new scene had appeared.Where did it come from?
Right there，out of nowhere：a magical misty landscape.Fields stretched in silent purples，with rows of tall trees，darkening in the dusk.I turned the car engine off.All was silent in the hot summer air.Beside us，a plum-colored river hardly moved between a border of trees，its dark lazy water reflecting the last light of day.
How breathtaking！Where had it been？If I had seen even a bit of this beauty while driving along，I could have stopped and taken a look.I had missed it all.
We miss a lot，almost everything，in fact，in our world.Our task-focused filters(过滤器) take care of that，selecting only what we need.We need to get to work.Have some lunch.We see what we need to see，often for the purpose of survival.Gregory Bateson，speaking of beauty，said aesthetic judgment is selection of a fact.In our daily lives，who or what is doing the selecting？Can we make a change？Can we see further?
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语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者由于没有做好充分准备而迷路，却遇到了令人惊奇的美丽风景。作者由此感悟，我们在生活中应当放慢脚步来欣赏生活中的美。
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1．Which of the following might be the destination of the author’s driving?
A．Her own home.
B．A vacation spot.
C．A tourist centre.
D．Her cousin’s farm.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句中的“last day of vacation”可知，这是作者一行人假期的最后一天，由此可推知，此时她们在返程，所以作者的目的地应是她自己的家。故选A。
2．What made the author keep blaming herself in the beginning?
A．That the vacation was below her expectations.
B．That she wasn’t as good at using maps as before.
C．That her cousin and daughter couldn’t get along.
D．That lack of full preparations got her to lose her way.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“We drove on，farther into the unknown”和“In my head，I was doing a lot of self-criticism：Why didn’t we start earlier，bring the map and drive on and on？”可推知，令作者自责的是没有为旅行做好充分的准备，导致她迷了路。故选D。
3．The author felt really amazed because .
A．her carelessness brought an unexpected pleasure
B．she discovered a tourist spot unknown to the public
C．she unintentionally reached what she had planned to
D．the right route to her destination came out of nowhere
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第二、三、四段可知，作者由于没有做好充分准备导致迷路，却遇到了令人惊奇的美丽风景，即作者的粗心带来了意想不到的快乐。故选A。
4．What does the story intend to tell us?
A．Stay cool when you are trapped in trouble.
B．Make a change for the purpose of survival.
C．Slow down your pace to enjoy beauty in life.
D．Be positive because there’s always an alternative.
答案 C
解析 写作意图题。通读全文可知，作者由于没有做好充分准备而迷路，这却使她们遇到了令人惊奇的美丽风景。结合倒数第二段中的“If I had seen even a bit of this beauty...I had missed it all.”可知，作者此时感悟，我们应当放慢脚步来欣赏沿途的风景。再根据最后一段可知，本文想告诉我们：放慢脚步，去欣赏生活中的美。故选C。
