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2025北京高三二模英语汇编
阅读理解B篇
一、阅读理解
（2025北京东城高三二模）Lastyear,ItookmyfirsttriptoSheffield,wheremynewfriendEsmelived.Fromthemomentwesteppedoffthetrain,strangersspoketous—makingsmalltalkwithanopennessandwarmthIhadn’texpected.Thenacoupleapproachedus,askingifwecouldwitnesstheirwedding.Theyexplainedthattheyweresupposedtohavealow-keywedding,buthadmissedtheirfirstappointmentattheregisterofficebecauseofdelayedtrains.Theyhadbeenabletoreschedule,buthadnowitnessesfortheceremony.Desperately,theyaskedusifwewouldliketostepin.
Onhearingthis,thepartofmeraisedonsuspicionawakened.Butanotherpartthatleansintotrustandcuriositytoldmetosayyes.Iwasraisedtoapproachstrangerswithcaution.Myparentsdrilledinmetheideathattrusthadtobeearned;theyhadseentherisksthatcomewithbeingvulnerable(脆弱的)inanewenvironment.Beingwatchfuloftheunfamiliarwastheirwayofensuringwestayedsafe.AsIgotolder,theiranxietiesbecamemyown.Yettherewassomethingcharmingaboutthecouple’ssincerity,soweagreed.
Wearrivedattheregisterofficewithsecondstospare.Itwasjustthesixofus:twolovers,twofriendsandtworegistrars—pairsconnectedindifferentways,yetallsharinginthequietmagicofthemoment.Theceremonywasquickandtouching,andIteareduponseveraloccasions.Thesimplicityofitfeltmeaningful.Tome,theirweddingsymbolizedanactofbravery.Trustingcompletestrangerstowitnessoneofthemostsignificantmomentsoftheirlivesseemednosmallchallenge—theyhadnoguarantees,justabeliefinhumankindness,andsomehow,thatfaithhadbeenrewarded.
Lookingback,Ican’thelpbutthinkofhowmyparentsmighthavereactedifI’dtoldthemIwasgoingtobewitnessingacouple’sweddingwithsomeoneIhadonlyrecentlymet.But,eversince,Ihavemadeaconsciousefforttoacknowledgelife’s