Unit1 阅读技能突破-真题展示
[浙江2018年11月·C篇]I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: “Moby Dick” on a three-day cross-country train trip; “The Magic Mountain” in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting “The Man Without Qualities” on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes(册), then decided that I’d got the point and went swimming instead.
But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy” .There’s always “War and Peace”, which I’ve covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “War” part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite--once more into “The Waves” or “Justine”, which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.
And then there’s Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black” which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail(鸡尾酒) of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and Back Forty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi’s theory: “I take whatever’s fresh at the greenmarket and turn it into liquid. The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids...
1.What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph
A. He has a cottage in New England.
B. He shows talents for literature.
C. He enjoys reading when traveling.
D. He admires a lot of great writers.
2.What do the underlined words “get bogged down” in Paragraph 2 mean
A. Get confused.
B. Be carried away.
C. Be interrupted.
D. Make no progress.
3. Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating
A. He finishes them quickly.
B. He should read something serious.
C. He barely understands them.
D. He has read them many times before.
4. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The Books of Summer
B. My Summer Holidays
C. To Read or Not to Read
D. It’s Never Too Late to Read
【语篇导读】每年夏天伊始,作者都抱着最好的打算:攻读过去的一本巨作,一些自己在年轻而又雄心勃勃的时候想去阅读的经典。然而今年夏天作者有些迷茫。本文围绕作者在夏天所读的书展开,介绍了作者夏日读书的选择和感受等。
1. C推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: “Moby Dick” on a three-day cross-country train trip和Attempting “The Man Without Qualities” on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful可知,作者在为期三天的横穿全国的火车旅行中读了《白鲸》,在回夏威夷的旅途中读了《没有个性的人》,由此可以推知,作者喜欢在旅途中读书。
2. D词义猜测题。根据第二段画线词组后的set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank可知,此处指作者把书放在一边一段时间后,他意识到自己必须从头开始(阅读),因为他已经忘记了书中人物的名字和社会地位。由此可以推知,此处画线词组所在句应表示在读“战争”部分时没什么进展,画线词组表示“没有进展”。
3. B推理判断题。根据第二段中的once more into “The Waves” or “Justine”, which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature可知,作者所读的那些他最喜欢的书籍很令人兴奋并且很有趣,因此不能真正地将其归属于严肃文学,所以作者在读这些书籍时感觉像是在作弊,由此可推知,作者说自己读这些书时像是在作弊是因为他觉得自己应该读一些严肃文学。
4. A主旨大意题。综观全文并结合每段第一句话可知,本文主要围绕作者在夏日所读的书籍展开,由此可知,“夏日书籍”最适合作本文的标题。
【微技能】如何概括文章主旨
看首尾段落或各段开头结尾句找到中心句,如果没有明显的中心句,就通过关键词来概括,文中反复出现的词往往就是关键词。如第4题考查本文标题,文章第一段开头就出现every summer和big book,第二段首句提到But this summer,第三段提到书名和鸡尾酒名重合,描述喝酒和看书的美妙感受。通篇都紧紧围绕夏日(summer)和书(book)来描写。
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