2025届全国高考真题英语专项训练：阅读理解B篇

一、阅读理解

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

phonecall—nottoshelterfromtherain.Agesago,right?ThelasttimeIusedaphoneboxforitsintended

purposewas…2006.Iwasconductingauditions(试演)formyplayinmytinyoldsharedhouseinLondon.

Hopingtoimpresssometalentedactorstocomeandworkformefornothing,Ispreadsomethrowsoverthe

sofasandlitcandlestomakeitseemabitmore”youngprofessional”.

AsIrushedoutdoorstoemptythewastepaperbaskets,thedoorswungshutbehindme.SuddenlyIwas

lockedoutside.Mymobilephonewasinside,butluckilytherewasatelephoneboxacrossthestreet.So,I

calledDirectoryAssistance,gotputthroughtoourlandlady’smanagingagent,andhadarekeysenttome

withjustenoughtimetogetbackinbeforetheactorsarrived.

AsithasbeenmanyyearssinceIlastusedone,Ishouldhardlybesurprisedthatthenarenolongerany

publictelephonesnearmyhouse.Thelastonestandinghasjustbeenturnintoa“minicommunitylibrary”:

anypasser-bycan“borrow”abookfromitsshelvesreturnitlater,orreplaceitwithanothertitlefromtheir

owncollection.

Forafewmonthsafterthe“library”opened,Ididn’tbothertakingalook,asIhadassumedthatitwouldbe

stuffedfullofcheeselovestories.ThenInoticedforkconductingspringcleansdroppingboxesof

voluminousbooksonvarioussubjectsthere.Andthesebookswerefree.Thisunbeatableprice-point

encouragedmetoexperimentwithdozensoftitlesthatIwouldnevernormallyconsiderbuying.AndI’ve

discoveredsomegreatbooks!

IfIevergettrappedoutsidemyhouseagain,mylocaltelephoneboxwill,sadlynolongerbeabletoconnect

mewithmykeys.ButitcancertainlykeepmeentertainedwhileIwaitformywifetorescueme.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

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