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版新高考英语考前保分训练江苏版讲义专题三第4节
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话题:
人物介绍
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CharlesDickensisprobablythebest-knownand,tomanypeople,thegreatestEnglishnovelistofthe19thcentury.Asamoralist,satirist,andsocialreformer,DickenscraftedcomplexplotsandstrikingcharactersthatcapturethepanoramaofEnglishsociety.
DickenswasborninPortsmouth,onEngland’ssoutherncoast.HisfatherwasaclerkintheBritishnavypayoffice—arespectableposition,butwithlittlesocialstatus.Hispaternalgrandparents,astewardandahousekeeperpossessedevenlessstatus,havingbeenservants,andDickenslaterconcealedtheirbackground.Dickens’mothersupposedlycamefromamorerespectablefamily.YettwoyearsbeforeDicken’sbirth,hismother’sfatherwascaughtstealingandfledtoEurope,nevertoreturn.Thefamily’sincreasingpovertyforcedDickensoutofschoolatage12toworkinWarren’sBlackingWarehouse,ashoe-polishfactory,wheretheotherworkingboysmockedhimas“theyounggentleman”.Hisfatherwasthenimprisonedfordebt.Thehumiliations(耻辱)ofhisfather’simprisonmentandhislaborintheblackingfactoryformedDickens’greatestwoundandbecamehisdeepestsecret.Hecouldnotconfidethemeventohiswife,althoughtheyprovidetheunacknowledgedfoundationofhisfiction.
Soonafterhisfather’sreleasefromprison,Dickensgotabetterjobasanerrandboyinlawoffices.HetaughthimselfshorthandtogetanevenbetterjoblaterasacourtstenographerandasareporterinParliament.Atthesametime,Dickens,whohadareporter’seyefortranscribing(转录)thelifearoundhimespeciallyanythingcomicorodd,submittedshortsketches(短篇作品)toobscuremagazines.
Thefirstpublishedsketch,ADinneratPoplarWalkbroughttearstoDickens’eyeswhenhediscovereditinthepagesofTheMonthlyMagazine.Fromthenonhissketches,whichappearedunderthepenname“Boz”inTheEveningChronicle,earnedhimamodestreputation.
SoonafterSketchesbyBozappeared,apublishingfirmapproachedDickenstowriteastoryinmonthlyinstallments,asabackdropforaseriesofwoodcutsbythethen-famousartistRobertSeymour,whohadoriginatedtheideaforthestory.Withcharacteristicconfidence,DickenssuccessfullyinsistedthatSeymour’spicturesillustratehisownstoryinstead.Afterthefirstinstallment,Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrectadrawingwhich,Dickensfelt,wasnotfaithfulenoughtohisprose.Seymourmadethechange,wentintohisbackyard,andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.Dickensandhispublisherssimplypressedonwithanewartist.Thecomicnovel,ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub,appearedseriallyin1836and1837,andwasfirstpublishedinbookformin1837.
TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers,asitisgenerallyknowntoday,securedDickens’fame.TherewerePickwickcoatsandPickwickcigars,andtheplump,spectacledhero,SamuelPickwick,becameanationalfigure.
AfterPickwick,Dickensplungedintoableakerworld.InOliverTwist,hetracesanorphan’sprogressfromtheworkhousetothecriminalslums(贫民区)ofLondon.NicholasNickleby,hisnextnovel,combinesthedarknessofOliverTwistwiththesunlightofPickwick.ThepopularityofthesenovelsconsolidatedDickensasanationallyandinternationallycelebratedmanofletters.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。
描述了狄更斯的家庭背景、成长经历和主要作品等。
1.Dickens’familybackgroundhadthefollowingeffectsonhimEXCEPTthat.
A.heformedanoddpersonality
B.itcastashadowonhisheart
C.hehadtodropoutofschool
D.ithadhisdignitythreatened
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。
A项文中没有提到,但B、C、D三项涉及的内容在文中第二段中都提及了。
2.WhichofthefollowingworkssecuredDickens’reputation?
A.ADinneratPoplarWalk.
B.OliverTwist.
C.ThePickwickPapers.
D.NicholasNickleby.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据第六段第一句“TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers,asitisgenerallyknowntoday,securedDickens’fame.”可知,《匹克威克列传》的巨大成功为狄更斯赢得了声誉。
3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.
A.Dickens’insistenceagainstSeymour’swillmighthaveledtotheartistkillinghimself
B.itwasthecombinationofOliverTwistandPickwickthatmadeDickensworld-famous
C.DickensreflectedthesituationofEnglishsocietyinthe18thcenturywithhisliterature
D.Dickens’sketchesinTheMonthlyMagazineattractedtheattentionofapublishingfirm
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。
根据第五段倒数第三、四句“...Dickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrect...andexpressedhisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.”可知A项正确。
根据文章最后一段可知,是狄更斯的三部小说让他享誉世界,故B项错误;C项中应反映的是19世纪的英国社会,故排除;D项中应是SketchesbyBoz吸引了出版商,故排除。
4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Dickens’greatcontributions.
B.Dickens’famousworks.
C.Dickens’familybackground.
D.Dickens’lifeexperiences.
答案 D
解析 主旨大意题。
文章介绍了查尔斯·狄更斯的家庭背景、成长经历和主要作品等,因此A、B、C三项均是以偏概全,而D项囊括了全文内容。
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话题:
走路、乘车的好处
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Whenawebsitesuggestedthatwenotuseacarforaweek,Idecidedtohaveatry.Duringthelastcoupleyears,I’vegotusedtotakingthebus.Thefirsttwodayswasprettyeasy.Itookthebustomysummerschoolclass,walkedtotheshopafterwards,andthentookabushome.Thebusridesnevertookmorethan20minutesandsinceIstartedthechallengeonaweekday,thebusesranoftenandIdidn’thavetowaitatstopsverylong.Butbythethirdday,Istartedtomissbeingabletogoanywhereinacar.
Onthefourthday,aftergettingreadyforschool,IlookedattheclockandIwasalready20minuteslate.IknewthatifItookthebusI’darrivealmostanhourlate.Sincetheclassisonlytwohourslong,Iaskedmymomtodriveme.Ifeltguiltyaboutridinginacar,butitfeltgoodtobeinthepassenger’sseatagain.
Fromthefifthdayonitwasn’ttoobad.Somefriendsofferedtodrivemetogooutafewtimes,andIhadtorefusetheirofferandwalktocloserplaceswiththeminstead.TheythoughtIwascrazytogowithoutusingacarforaweek.
However,afteraweek,Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.Walkingishealthierformybodyandtheworld,andIdon’tmindtakingthebusbecauseIgettomeetreallyinterestingpeople.MyfavoritewasamanwhosaidhewasonajourneyacrossAmerica,andaskedmeaboutschoolandwhatmyfavoritesubjectis.Also,thebusisagoodplaceformetobecreative.I’vewrittenalotofpoemsonthebus.I’mnotsurprisedJ.K.RowlingwroteHarryPotteronthetrain.
Onthelastdayofthechallenge,IfeltlikeIcouldfinallyreturnfrommytravel.Strangely,thefirstdayofmyrenewedcarfreedomwasn’tasexcitingasIimagined.Oncethechancesarose,choosingacaroveragreenertravelbecamelessattractive.Whysitinthelonelypassenger’sseatwhenIcouldchooseanyfreeseatIwantedonabus?
Besides,walkingortakingthebuscanhelpourenvironment.Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus,whynotwalkortakethebusmore?
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。
作者接受了一周不乘坐小汽车的挑战,在这个过程中,他发现了走路和乘坐公共汽车的好处。
5.Whydidtheauthorusethecaronthefourthday?
A.Becausehehadgottiredoftakingabus.
B.Becausethereweren’tmanybusesthatday.
C.Becausehereallymissedthepassenger’sseat.
D.Becausehedidn’twanttobelateforhisclass.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。
根据第二段的内容可知,作者选择乘坐小汽车是不想上课迟到,故选D。
6.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Thebenefitsofwalkingortakingabus.
B.Thepoemstheauthorwroteonthebus.
C.Theactivitiestheauthoroftendidonthebus.
D.Theinterestingpeopletheauthormetonthebus.
答案 A
解析 段落大意题。
第四段第一句“However,afteraweek,Irealizedthattherearealotofbenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus.”为这一段的主旨句,主要是讲走路和乘坐公共汽车的好处,故选A。
7.Wecaninferthatnowtheauthor.
A.hasdecidednevertousehisfamily’scaragain
B.isafraidofgoingsomewherefarbybus
C.doesn’tlikelisteningtothecarradiowhenheisinthecar
D.ismorewillingtogetaroundonfootorbybus
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。
根据末段末句“Sincetherearesomanybenefitsofwalkingortakingthebus,whynotwalkortakethebusmore?
”可推断作者现在比以前更愿意走路或乘坐公共汽车了。
故选D。
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话题:
梵高简介
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Inthespringof1878,VincentvanGoghturned25.Ashelookedbackoverhisshortlife,theDutchmanfoundlittletocelebrateamongtheendeavorsofhisfalteringcareer.Byconventional,middle-classstandards,hewasafailure.Afteracoupleofdead-endteachingjobsinEngland,aswellasashort,forgettablespellworkinginabookshopinDordrecht,hemovedtoAmsterdamtobecomeaministerofreligion,followinginhisfather’sfootsteps.Attheendof1878,hesetoffforthedepressedcoalminingdistrictoftheBorinagetothewestofthecityofMonsinBelgium,determinedtoestablishhimselfasapreacherfortheworkingclass.
There,helivedinahumblehut,gaveawaymuchofhismoney,andchangedhissmartclothesintothepracticalwork-wearoftheBorins.Unfortunately,hewasnotagiftedspeaker,sohismeetingsweresparselyattended.Hisinabilitytoconnectwiththelocalcoalminerswascompoundedbyapracticallinguisticdifficulty:
hecouldn’tmakeheadortailoftheirquick-fireregionaldialectknownas“WalloonFrench”whiletheyweremystifiedbyhisownattemptsatFrench,whichtotheirearssoundedoverlyformal.InJuly1879,onlyhalfayearafterhehadarrivedintheregion,hereceivedanothersetback:
theauthoritiesterminatedhistrialreligiousappointment.
Yetitwasatthisrock-bottommomentthatvanGogh,now26,startedtodraw.“Ioftenfeelhomesickforthecountryofpaintings,”hewrotetohisbrotherTheointhesummerof1880.Hefeltsympathyfortheworking-classminers.Forthefirsttimeinhislife,middle-classvanGoghwasfriendswithpoor,working-classpeople.Thepeoplewerepoorandilliterate,andtheirworkwashardanddangerous.YetforvanGogh,therewassomekindofbiggertruthintheirsimplewayoflife.Afterhebecameanartist,hechosetofindhissubjectmatterthere.Likeartiststhatheadmired,such