2025届全国高考真题模拟英语专项训练：阅读理解B篇（含答案）.pdfVIP

2025届全国高考真题模拟英语专项训练：阅读理解B篇

一、阅读理解

（2024·浙江·高考真题试卷）Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedatelephonebox?Imeanto

makeanactualphonecall—nottoshelterfromtherain.Agesago,right?ThelasttimeIuseda

phoneboxforitsintendedpurposewas…2006.Iwasconductingauditions(试演)formyplayinmy

tinyoldsharedhouseinLondon.Hopingtoimpresssometalentedactorstocomeandworkforme

fornothing,Ispreadsomethrowsoverthesofasandlitcandlestomakeitseemabitmore”young

professional”.

AsIrushedoutdoorstoemptythewastepaperbaskets,thedoorswungshutbehindme.

SuddenlyIwaslockedoutside.Mymobilephonewasinside,butluckilytherewasatelephonebox

acrossthestreet.So,IcalledDirectoryAssistance,gotputthroughtoourlandlady’smanagingagent,

andhadarekeysenttomewithjustenoughtimetogetbackinbeforetheactorsarrived.

AsithasbeenmanyyearssinceIlastusedone,Ishouldhardlybesurprisedthatthenareno

longeranypublictelephonesnearmyhouse.Thelastonestandinghasjustbeenturnintoa“mini

communitylibrary”:anypasser-bycan“borrow”abookfromitsshelvesreturnitlater,orreplaceit

withanothertitlefromtheirowncollection.

Forafewmonthsafterthe“library”opened,Ididn’tbothertakingalook,asIhadassumed

thatitwouldbestuffedfullofcheeselovestories.ThenInoticedforkconductingspringcleans

droppingboxesofvoluminousbooksonvarioussubjectsthere.Andthesebookswerefree.This

unbeatableprice-pointencouragedmetoexperimentwithdozensoftitlesthatIwouldnever

normallyconsiderbuying.AndI’vediscoveredsomegreatbooks!

IfIevergettrappedoutsidemyhouseagain,mylocaltelephoneboxwill,sadlynolongerbe

abletoconnectmewithmykeys.ButitcancertainlykeepmeentertainedwhileIwaitformywife

torescueme.

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