高考英语阅读理解真题84(含答案解析)

2022年1月浙江卷

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

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For nearly a decade now, Merebeth has been a self-employed pet transport specialist. Her pet transport job was born of the financial crisis(危机) in the late 2000s. The downturn hit the real estate(房地产)firm where she had worked for ten years as an office manager. The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job. One day, while driving near her home, she saw a dog wandering on the road, clearly lost. She took it home, and her sister in Denver agreed to take it. This was a loving home for sure, but 1,600 miles away. It didn't take long for Merebeth to decide to drive the dog there herself. It was her first road trip to her new job. Merebeth's pet delivery service also satisfies her wanderlust. It has taken her to every state in the US except Montana, Washington and Oregon, she says proudly. If she wants to visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with transport needs there. She travels in all weathers. She has driven through 55 mph winds in Wyoming, heavy flooding and storms in Alabama and total whiteout conditions in Kansas.

This wanderlust is inherited from her father, she says. He moved their family from Canada to California when she was one year old, because he wanted them to explore a new place together. As soon as she graduated from high school she left home to live on Catalina island off the Californian coast, away from her parents, where she enjoyed a life of sailing and off-road biking.

It turns out that pet transporting pays quite well at about $30,000 per year before tax. She doesn't work in summer, as it would be unpleasantly hot for the animals in the car, even with air conditioning. As autumn comes, she gets restless--the same old wanderlust returning. It's a call she must heed alone, though. Merebeth says, "When I am on the road, I'm just in my own world. I've always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I mush help animals."

21.Why did Merebeth changed her job?

A.She wanted to work near her home.

B. She was tired of working in the office.

C. Her sister asked her to move to Denver.

D.Her former employer was out of business.

22.The word “wanderlust” in paragraph 2 means a desire to?

A. make money.

B. try various jobs.

C. be close to nature.

D.travel to different places.

23. What can we learn about Merebeth in her new job?

A. She has chances to see rare animals.

B.She works hard throughout the year.

C. She relies on herself the whole time.

D. She earns a basic and tax-free salary.

答案解析：

21. D根据第一段中的"The downturn hit the real estate firm where she had worked for ten years as an office manager. The firm went broke and left her looking for a new job."可知，Merebeth之前工作的房地产公司破产了，她因此失去了工作，所以需要找新工作，故选D。

22. D根据第二段中的"It has taken her to every state in the US except Montana, Washington and Oregon, she says proudly."和"If she wants to visit a new place, she will simply find a pet with transport needs there."可知，Merebeth喜欢去不同的地方，所以"wanderlust"在这里意味着想要去不同地方旅行的愿望，故选D。

23. C根据最后一段中的"I'm just in my own world. I've always been independent-spirited and I just feel strongly that I must help animals."可知，Merebeth在新工作中一直依靠自己，她一直有独立的精神，故选C。