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推荐学习K12高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练13

2016岳池县罗度中学高考英语二轮阅读理解选练（13）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise：

themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.

IsaycleverbecauseantislaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe'sUncleTom'sCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.Withminorexceptions，Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.

Againandagain，inthepostwaryears，Twainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.Considerthemostcontroversial，atleasttoday，ofTwain'snovels，AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinn，Twain'smostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatime，peoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenovel“trashandsuitableonlyfortheslums（贫民窟）．”MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJim，theescapedslave，andmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.（ThetermNiggerJim，forwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticized，neverappearsinit.）

Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyantislavery.Jim'ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroic.AsJ．Chadwickhaspointedout，thecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalities，“thevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual：

Jim，thefatherandtheman.”

Thereismuchmore.Twain'smysterynovelPudd'nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior（低等的）towhites，especiallyinintelligence，Twain'stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.Aslavegavebirthtohermaster'sbabyand，forfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouth，switchedhimforthemaster'sbabybyhiswife.Theslave'slightskinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslaveholdingclass.Themaster'swife'sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslave.

Thepointwasdifficulttomiss：

nurture（养育），notnature，wasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeech，forexample—were，toTwain，indicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.

Twain'sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasy，forexample，bythelengthypassageinhisautobiography（自传）abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalled“niggershows”inhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblackface—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.

WasTwainaracist？

Askingthequestioninthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthe“wisdom”oftheconsideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresent，wewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincoln，whobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhite，foughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwain，raisedinaslavestate，brieflyasoldier，andinventorofJim，mayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernovelistinthepastcentury.

【语篇解读】通过研究马克·吐温的作品，来判定他是否是一名种族主义者。

作者列举了大量事实，说明了马克·吐温是名反对种族主义的斗士，反驳了别人那些错误的观点。

1．HowdoTwain'snovelsonslaverydifferfromStowe's?

A．Twainwasmorewillngtodealwithracism.

B．Twain'sattackonracismwasmuchlessopen.

C．Twain'sthemesseemedtoagreewithplots.

D．Twainwasopenlyconcernedwithracism.

解析　推理判断题。

由第二段Withminorexceptions，Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelsedirectly可知。

答案　B。

2．RecentcriticismofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnarosepartlyfromits________.

A．targetreadersatthebottom

B．antislaveryattitude

C．ratherimpolitelanguage

D．frequentuseof“nigger”

解析　细节理解题。

由第三段MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJim，theescapedslave，andmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.（ThetermNiggerJim，forwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticized，neverappearsinit.）可知。

答案　D.

3．WhatbestprovesTwain'santislaverystandaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Jim'ssearchforhisfamilywasdescribedindetail.

B．Theslave'svoicewasfirstheardinAmericannovels.

C．Jimgrewupintoamanandafatherinthewhiteculture.

D．Twainsuspectedthattheslaveswerelessintelligent.

解析　推理判断题。

由第五段中的后三句话可推出。

答案　C.

4．Thestoryoftwobabiesswitchedmainlyindicatesthat________.

A．slaveswereforcedtogiveuptheirbabiestotheirmasters

B．slaves'babiescouldpickupslaveholders'wayofspeaking

C．blacks'socialpositionwasshapedbyhowtheywerebroughtup

D．blackswerebornwithcertainfeaturesofprejudice

解析　推理判断题。

由第六段第一句Thepointwasdifficulttomiss：

nurture（养育），notnature，wasthekeytosocialstatus，可推知。

答案　C.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph7referto?

A．Theattacks.B．Slaveryandprejudice.

C．Whitemen.D．Theshows.

解析　词义辨析题。

由第七段YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.可知。

答案　D.

6．Whatdoestheauthormainlyarguefor?

A．Twainhaddonemorethanhiscontemporarywriterstoattackracism.

B．TwainwasanadmirablefigurecomparabletoAbrahamLincoln.

C．Twain'sworkshadbeenbannedonunreasonablegrounds.

D．Twain'sworksshouldbereadfromahistoricalpointofview.

解析　主旨大意题。

该篇从马克·吐温的人生经历，他的作品及其它作者的作品进行比对后，作者得出了：

马克·吐温比与他同时代的作家更反对种族主义。

答案　A.

【题文】A

Weallhaveourwaysofmarkingtime.Asaphotographer,mylifeismeasuredfromonestorytothenext.MyoldestsonwasborninthemiddleofalongstoryabouttheEndangeredSpeciesAct.Mydaughtercamealongwithapackofgraywolves.

Twentystorieslater,though,it’sthestoryinAlaskathatI’llrememberbest.Itwasthestoryaboutthelossofwilderness—andthestoryduringwhichmywifeKathygotcancer.That’stheonethatmadetimestandstill.Istoppedtakingpicturesonthedaywhenshefoundthattumor.Cruelly,itwasThanksgiving.ByChristmas,shehadbecomeveryweak.Somedaysshewassosickshecouldn’twatchTV.

Earlyexaminationsavestime.Butourswasnotearly.Bythetimeyoucanfeelityourself,it’softenbiggerthanthedoctorwantittobe.

Cancerisathief.Itstealstime.Ourdaysarealreadyshortwithworry.Thencomesthisterribledisease,unfairasstormatharvesttime.Butcanceralsohasthepowertochangeus,forgood.Welearntosimplify,enjoyingwhatwehaveinsteadoffeelingsorryforwhatwedon’t.Cancerevenmademeabetterfather.Myworkhadmademeastrangertomythreekids.ButnowIpayattentiontowhatreallymatters.Thisisnotarace.Thisisanewwayoflifeandnewwayofseeing,allfromthecancer.

Intheendeachofushassolittletime.Wehavelessofitthanwecanpossiblyimagine.AndeventhoughtitturnsoutthatKathy’scancerhasnotspread,andherprognosis（诊断）isgood,wetrytomakeitallcountnow,enjoyingeverypartofeveryday.

I’vepickedupmycameraagain.Iwatchthesky,searchingforbeautifullight.Whenwinterstormscome,KathyandIgatherourchildrenandtakethetimetocatchsnowflakes（雪花）onourtongues.Afterall,thisisgood.Thisiswe’relivingfor.

21.Asaphotographer,theauthorusedto______.

A.leavehisdaughterwithapackofgraywolves.

B.expresshisloveforhisfamilyinaspecialway.

C.missagreatmanyimportanthistoricalmoments.

D.devotemuchmoretohiscareerthanhisfamily.

22.Whydidtheauthordecidetostoptakingpictures?

A.Tocurehisowndisease.B.Tospendmoretimewithhiswife.

C.Toseekabetterposition.D.Toleavethewildnessalone.

23.Whatisthebiggestchangethecancerhasbroughttotheauthor?

A.Hetreasuredeverybitoftimewithhisfamily.B.Hehasbecomeastrangertohischildren.

C.Hetakeshisworkmoreseriously.D.Hefocusesmoreonmedicalcare.

24.Theauthorandhisfamilycatchsnowflakesontheirtonguesprobablybecause______.

A.thesnowflakestasteverygood.B.snowflakesarewhattheyfeedon.

C.theyregardthatasawaytoenjoylife.D.thereisbeautifullightinthesnowflakes.

参考答案21---24、DBAC

【题文】B

Theseeco-inspiredbooksgetkidsthinkingaboutnatureandenvironment.

HowtoRaiseMonarchButterflies

—ByCarolPasternak

Haveyoueverwatchedamonarchtransformfromacaterpillar（毛虫）toabutterflyfromupclose?

Inthisbook,learneverythingaboutthemonarchlifecycleandhowtoraisemonarchsfromeggstoadultbutterflies.Youwillalsogettoknowtheeffortsinvolvedtoprotectthespecies.

AKid’sGuidetoAmerica’sParks

—ByErinMcHugh

Thisyear,theUSNationalParkService’sNationalParkWeekisonApril21-29.Duringtheweek,allthenationalparksofferfreeadmission.Enrichyourknowledgewiththisbook,asitintroducesthenationalparksandsomeinterestingplacesintheUS,includingtheirgeography,specificanimalsaswellasenvironmentalchallenges.Thebook’sfeaturedplacesincludeYosemiteNationalPark,EllisIsland（homeoftheStatueofLiberty）andtheNationalParkofAmericanSamoa,theonlyU.S.nationalpar