专题训练届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解.docx

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专题训练届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解

2019-2020学年英语二轮复习

阅读理解

1、Anintroductiontothisbookisassuperfluousasacandleinfrontofapowerfulsearchlight.Butaconventionofpublishingseemstorequirethatthecandleshouldbethere,andIamproudtobetheonetoholdit.AbouttenyearsagoIpickedupfromthepileofnewbooksonmydeskacopyofSonsandLoversbyamanofwhomIhadneverheard,andIstartedtoracethroughitwiththeimmoralspeedoftheprofessionalreviewer.ButafterapageortwoIfoundmyselfreading,reallyreading.Herewas—hereis—amasterpieceinwhicheverysentencecounts,abookpackedwithsignificantthoughtandbeautiful,arrestingphrases,theworkofaremarkablegeniuswhosegiftsaremorerichlyvariousthanthoseofanyotheryoungEnglishnovelist.

ToappreciatetherichvarietyofMr.Lawrencewemustreadhislaternovelsandhisvolumesofpoetry.ButSonsandLoversrevealstherangeofhistypicalpower.Herearecombinedandblended（混合的）sortof“realism”andalmostlyric（抒情的）imageryandrhythm.Thespeechofthepeopleisthatofdailylifeandthethingsthathappentothemarenormaladventuresandaccidents;theyfallinlove,marry,work,fail,succeed,anddie.Butoftheirdeeperemotionsandoftherelationsoftheselittlehumanbeingstotheearthandtothestars,MrLawrencemakessomethingneartopoetryandprose（散文）withoutviolatingitsproper“otherharmony”.

TakethemarvellousparagraphonnexttothelastpageofSonsandLovers（MrLawrencedependssolittleonplotintheordinarysenseofthewordthatitisperfectlyfairtoreadtheendofhisbookfirst）:

Wherewashe?

Onetinyuprightspeckofflesh,lessthananearofwheatlostinthefield.Hecouldnotbearit.Oneverysidetheimmensedarksilenceseemedpressinghim,sotinyaspark,intoextinction,andyet,almostnothing,hecouldnotbeextinct.Night,inwhicheverythingwaslost,wentreachingout,beyondstarsandsun,starsandsun,afewbrightgrains,wentspinningroundforterror,andholdingeachotherinembrace,thereinthedarknessthatoutpassedthemall,andleftthemtinyanddaunted（气馁）.Somuch,andhimself,infinitesimal,atthecoreanothingness,andyetnotnothing.

Suchgloriouswritingliftsthebookfaraboveanovelwhichismerelyastory.Ibegthereadertoattendtoeverylineofitandnottomissasingleoneofthemanysentencesthatawaitandsurpriseyou.Someareenthusiasticandimpressive,liketheparagraphabove;othersarekeen,“realistic”observationsofthingsandpeople.InoneofhisbooksMrLawrencemakesacharactersay,orthink,thatlifeis“mixed”.Thatindicateshisphilosophyandhismethod.Heblendstheaccuratelyliteralandtrivial（琐碎的）withtheextremelypoetic.

Tofindasimilarblendingoftinydailydetailandwideimaginativevision,wemustgobacktotwooldernovelists,HardyandMeredith.IdonotmeanthatMrLawrencederives（源于）directlyfromthemor,indeed,thatheisclearlythedisciple（弟子）ofanymaster.Idofeelsimplythatheisoftheelderstature（名望）ofHardyandMeredith,andIknowofnootheryoungnovelistwhoisquiteworthyoftheircompany.WhenIfirsttriedtoexpressthiscomparison,thisconnection,Iwascontradictedbyafellow­critic,whopointedoutthatMeredithandHardyareentirelyunlikeeachotherandthatthereforeMrLawrencecannotresembleboth.Tobesure,nothingismorehatefulthanforcedcomparisons,nothingmoreboringthantodiscoverparallelsbetweenoneworkofartandanother.Anartist'smasteryconsistsinhisdifferencefromothermasters.Buttoreferayoungmanofgeniustoanolderone,atthesametimepronouncinghisindependenceandoriginality,isafair,ifnotverysuperior,methodofpraisinghim.

1.Theunderlinedword“superfluous”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.meaningfulB.unnecessaryC.fundamentalD.fashionable

2.WhatistypicalofLawrence'sworks?

A.Theyequallyrevealhisgeniuspower.B.Theycontainlotsofgreatlyricpoetry.

C.Theypresentsomereallivingsituations.D.Theyfocusonrelationsbetweenhumans.

3.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoillustratebyincludingoneparagraphfromSonsandLovers?

A.Theplotofthenovelhaslittletodowithdailylife.

B.ItiswisetoreadLawrence'sbooksfromtheend.

C.Lawrenceisnotcapableoftellinggoodstories.

D.ThelanguageinLawrence'sbooksiselegant.

4.WhowereHardyandMeredith?

A.TheytaughtLawrenceliteraturewhenhewasyoung.

B.TheyweretherealisticnovelistsofLawrence'stime.

C.Theywerenovelistswhoresembleeachotherinwriting.

D.Theywerenovelistscombiningdetailswithimagination.

5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoesanartist'smasterymean?

A.Hemusthavepersonaldiversity.B.Hemusthavethecriticalspirits.

C.Hemustbehappytobecompared.D.Hemustbeamanofgenius.

6.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.TointroduceLawrence'snovelSonsandLovers.

B.Toshowhisexperiencesofreadingclassics.

C.ToanalyzeLawrence'swritingcharacteristics.

D.Tocomparethestylesofdifferentnovelists.

2、My16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole.Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety.

Still,thefirefighter’sfirstwords“YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver”mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:

“YoursonisOK.”

WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine.

Ihurriedovertohim.“YouOK?

”Iasked

“Yeah,”wasallhesaid.Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation.Ididn’tgetitfrommyson,however,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest.

Thestorywasthis:

Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater.Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore.

Inanageinwhichtheword“hero”isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomadeitthroughtheday,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson.Theteensarestubbornandself-centered,butthatdidn’tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood.

Stillshockedbymyson’sdaring,Idrovehimhome.Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim----buthehadpreciouslittletosay.Theonlywordshesaidwere,“What’sforsupper?

”

Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday.Watchingfromthewindow,Iwasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep.

1.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?

A.Hewasanexcellentswimmer.B.Thewateroftheriverisshallow.

C.Hewasoldenoughtoswim.D.Therockscanbeofhelpifthere’sdanger.

2.Theunderlinedpart“whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest”probablymeans__________.

A.Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids

B.Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks

C.Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers

D.Antonseldomchangeshismind

3.Inthemother’seyes,whathersondidwas_______________.

A.dangerousbutinterestingB.meaningfulbutdifficult

C.unexpectedandcourageousD.awfulandabsurd

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MySon,MyHeroB.Anton,ASilentBoy

C.AGoodDeedD.AProudMother

3、IfithadnotbeenforFanJinshiandherteam,theworldculturalheritageatDunhuangMogaoGrottoesinaremoteChinesedesertmighthavelongbeendestroyedbysand,weatherorhumans.

BornandraisedinShanghai,FanhasspenthalfacenturyfightinganuphillbattletopreservetheancientBuddhistwallpaintingatDunhuang,inNorthwestChina’sGansuProvince.The1,651-year-oldDunhuangMogaoGrottoesareahugecollectionofBuddhistart—morethan2,000buddhafiguresand45,000squaremetersofpaintingsspreadamong735caves.ItisChina’sfirstUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.

ArchaeologistFanwassenttoDunhuangaftergraduationfromPekingUniversityin1963.WhileinDunhuang,aremotevillageinthedesertthen,Fanlivedinanabandonedtemple.Atfirst,shedidnotevendaretogoouttothetoiletatnight.Toprotectthetreasuresfromsandanddampness,Fanandotherworkersputdoorsonthecaves,plantedtreesandstartedmonitoringtemperatureandhumidityinthecaves.Theyalsocontrolledthenumberofvisitors.

Inthelate1990s,withtourismboomingnationwidesincenationalholidayswereextended,thelocalgovernmentplannedtogopublicwithDunhuangMogaoGrottoes,butfoundFanfirmlyintheirway.“Theheritagewouldhavebeendestroyedifithadbeenlisted,”shesaid.

DunhuangAcademyhasnowphotographedandcatalogedonlineallthesculpturesandpaintings.“Despiteoureffortstominimizedamage,wecan’tcompletelystopthemfrombeingeroded.Butthedigitaldatabasewilllast.”

FanwasgratefulwhenherhusbandjoinedherinDunhuangin1986after19yearsofseparation.HertwosonsgrewupinShanghaiwiththeiraunt. “Ihavenotbeenagoodmotherorwife.Withregardtomyfamily,I’mfullofguilt,”shesaid.Fan,79,retiredtwoyearsagoasthedirectorofDunhuangAcademybutcontinueshereffortsasanationalpoliticaladviser.

1.Whichofthefollowingmeasuresdidn’tFanJinshitaketoprotectDunhuangMogaoGrottoes?

A.OpeningDunhuangMogaoGrottoestothepublicextensively.

B.PlantingtreesandstoppingtheDunhuangMogaoGrottoesbeingeroded.

C.Picturingandclassifyingallthesculpturesandpaintingsonline.

D.Puttingdoorsonthecavesandmonitoringtemperatureandhumidity.

2.WhenwasFanse