D(真题·台州温岭)
Does anyone around you keep pet rocks? Yes, you read that right—pet rocks! More and more young people are falling in love with rocks. They dress them in lovely clothes and take them out to explore the big world. When I first saw pictures of these “pets”, I thought, “Wow, how cute they are!” But as I kept scrolling(滚动屏幕), I started to wonder why people would want some lifeless rocks as pets. And then it hit me: Life has changed a lot over the past few years.
We, as animals, must stay alive first. A long time ago, people spent most of their time finding food and building homes. Today most of us don’t have to worry about those basic needs. But with all the extra free time, we aren’t really “lying flat(躺平)”. Instead, we, as humans, are trying to reach a new level of survival.
This survival is about being the best among us. We work hard to become successful and rich. This puts lots of pressure on our lives. I know this very well. At one point, even my dogs went from being my best friends to feeling like time wasters. After all, they can’t help me fill my bank account(账户), can they?
The pet rocks got me thinking about what it really means to be human. Life isn’t all about making money or being successful. Sometimes, it’s just about having simple, fun moments.
I don’t have a pet rock, but I just bought an aquarium(养鱼缸). I can’t wait to start keeping fish. I’ve wanted to do it for years but held back because it seemed “meaningless”.
How do you stay human? Will you also get some fish? Or maybe you can keep your own pet rocks!
( )27. Why does writer begin the text with a question?
A. To explain the history of pet rocks.
B. To catch the readers’ eyes and lead into the topic.
C. To directly discuss social pressure.
D. To encourage the readers to keep a pet rock.
()28. According to the text, why do modern humans feel pressure?
A. They spend too much time dressing up rocks.
B. They focus only on basic survival needs like food.
C. They want to be the best and achieve success.
D. They dislike keeping pets like dogs or fish.
()29. What lesson does the writer want readers to learn?
A. Pet rocks are better than other real pets.
B. Success is the only way to survive.
C. Simple joys are also important for people.
D. Keeping busy to make more money.
()30. In which part of a magazine might we read it?
A. Life.
B. Sports.
C. Health.
D. Animals.

27.B 28.C 29.C 30.A
D篇
本文是一篇议论文，主要探讨年轻人养宠物的现象：如今年轻人更倾向于养非传统宠物(如宠物石)，借此反思“成功焦虑”，提出生活应回归简单快乐的本质。
第28题:推理判断题。解析:根据第三段可知“现代人类因过度追求卓越、渴望成功而感到压力”。A.“花费太多时间装扮石头”与“压力”无关，排除；B.“只关注食物等基本生存需求”，现代人类的压力并非源于仅满足生存，排除；C.“想要成为最好的并获得成功”，符合“现代人类因追求卓越、渴望成功而产生压力”的逻辑；D.“不喜欢养狗或鱼这类宠物”，与“压力”无关，排除。答案为C。
第29题:推理判断题。解析:文本里提到养宠物石、养鱼这类简单的事，核心是传递“简单的快乐对人也很重要”的态度。A.“宠物石比其他真宠物更好”，文章没有比较，排除；B.“成功是唯一的生存方式”，与文章传递的“简单快乐”相反，排除；C.“简单的快乐对人也很重要”，完全匹配文本想传递的核心观点；D. “忙着赚更多钱”，与主题无关，排除。答案为C。
第30题:主旨大意题。解析:文章围绕“养宠物石”展开，反思现代年轻人的成功焦虑，提出“生活应注重简单快乐”。难点是区分“宠物石”与“其他主题”:文章核心是借“宠物石”探讨生活态度，因此属于“生活”板块；A(生活)契合主题，B(运动)、C(健康)、D(动物)均偏离核心。答案为A。

【分析】
本篇是英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容分析每道题的考查点：27题考查作者写作手法的意图，28题考查细节理解（压力的原因），29题考查作者观点的提炼，30题考查文章的主旨归属。解题时需定位原文对应段落，结合选项逐一排除错误答案，选出匹配原文的选项。
【解析】
27题：作者开头用提问“Does anyone around you keep pet rocks?”，目的是吸引读者注意力，引出“宠物石”这一话题，进而探讨背后的生活意义。A选项“解释宠物石历史”原文未提及；C选项“直接讨论社会压力”不是开头提问的目的；D选项“鼓励读者养宠物石”与原文不符，故选B。
28题：根据第三段“This survival is about being the best among us. We work hard to become successful and rich. This puts lots of pressure on our lives.”可知，现代人类的压力源于想要成为最好、追求成功。A选项“装扮石头”与压力无关；B选项“关注基本生存需求”是过去的情况，不是现代压力的原因；D选项“不喜欢宠物”与原文不符，故选C。
29题：作者通过宠物石、养鱼等简单行为，想传达“生活不只是成功赚钱，简单的快乐也很重要”的观点。A选项“宠物石比其他宠物好”原文未比较；B选项“成功是唯一生存方式”与原文观点相反；D选项“忙着赚钱”偏离主题，故选C。
30题：文章围绕现代生活态度、简单快乐展开，核心是探讨生活的意义，属于杂志的“生活”板块。B选项“运动”、C选项“健康”、D选项“动物”均偏离核心，故选A。
【答案】
27.B 28.C 29.C 30.A
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解）、阅读理解（推理判断）、阅读理解（主旨大意）
【点评】
本文借“宠物石”现象反思现代生活的意义，题目考查不同的阅读技能，需学生准确定位原文信息，理解作者的写作意图与核心观点，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7