备战 2022 高考英语阅读理解热点话题+体裁分类训练 (高考模拟+名校真题) 专题 20 闲暇生活 Passage 1 （2016·全国·高考真题）What’s On? Electric Underground 7.30pm－1.00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music. Gee Whizz 8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian(喜剧演员) on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐). Simon’s Workshop 5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny. Charlotte Stone 8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine. 1．Who can help you if you want to have your music produced? A．Jules Skye. B．Gee Whizz. C．Charlotte Stone. D．James Pickering. 2．At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh? A．The Cyclops Theatre B．Kaleidoscope C．Victoria Stage D．Pizza World 3．What do we know about Simon’s Workshop? A．It requires membership status. B．It lasts three hours each time. C．It is run by a comedy club. D．It is held every Wednesday. 4．When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs? A．5.00pm-7.30pm. B．7.30pm－1.00am. C．8.00pm-11.00pm. D．8.30pm-10.30pm. Passage 2 （2014·四川·高考真题） In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away. We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom’s vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn’t care much about my bedtime. Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel(桶) of paint but couldn’t really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1 made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home. Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me. I hadn’t turned 5 yet. As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school? As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder, I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn’t realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather. In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d’Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska. 5．What can be inferred about the author’s family? A．His father was a cruel man. B．His parents didn’t love him. C．His parents used to be very busy. D．His mother didn’t have any jobs. 6．What happened when the author was 4? A．He learned to smoke. B．He was locked in a basement. C．He was arrested by the police. D．He nearly caused a fire accident. 7．Which of the following is true? A．Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds. B．The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska. C．Leonhard often visited the author’s family after 1950. D．The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska. 8．What is the author’s purpose of wr