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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.WhenwasFansepara