专练四 书评启示类
[话题解读] [高分策略]
书评是评论并介绍书籍的文章,以“书”为对象,实事求是地分析书籍的形式和内容,探求创作的思想性、学术性、知识性和艺术性。选材及内容:书评介绍图书的基本内容,首先,它具有信息功能,为读者选择图书提供参考;其次,它具有中介功能,即让读者在读前有心理准备使阅读具有针对性;此外,书评还具有导读功能,帮助读者对所读图书进行价值判断,并向读者推荐优秀的图书。语言特点:书评真实自然且中肯准确,对书籍的分析和评价实事求是,客观可信;注重逻辑和条理,采用简洁明了的方式进行表达,严谨质朴,便于读者理解;语言生动,风趣优美,可读性强。 1.主旨大意题或标题归纳题:把握好文章中心或关键话题。2.特殊疑问词what或why提问的推理判断题:从题干中标出关键信息词,在原文中定位答案出处。3.写作意图题:推荐所评论的书籍。4.词义猜测题:根据上下文语境,进行合理推测。
(2024·全国甲卷阅读D)“I didn't like the ending,” I said to my favorite college professor. It was my junior year of undergraduate, and I was doing an independent study on Victorian literature. I had just finished reading The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, and I was heartbroken with the ending. Prof. Gracie, with all his patience, asked me to think about it beyond whether I liked it or not. He suggested I think about the difference between endings that I wanted for the characters and endings that were right for the characters, endings that satisfied the story even if they didn't have a traditionally positive outcome. Of course, I would have preferred a different ending for Tom and Maggie Tulliver, but the ending they got did make the most sense for them.
This was an aha moment for me, and I never thought about endings the same way again. From then on, if I wanted to read an ending guaranteed to be happy, I'd pick up a love romance. If I wanted an ending I couldn't guess, I'd pick up a mystery (悬疑小说). One where I kind of knew what was going to happen, historical fiction. Choosing what to read became easier.
But writing the end—that's hard. It's hard for writers because endings carry so much weight with readers. You have to balance creating an ending that's unpredictable, but doesn't seem to come from nowhere, one that fits what's right for the characters.
That's why this issue (期) of Writer's Digest aims to help you figure out how to write the best ending for whatever kind of writing you're doing. If it's short stories, Peter Mountford breaks down six techniques you can try to see which one helps you stick the landing. Elizabeth Sims analyzes the final chapters of five great novels to see what key points they include and how you can adapt them for your work.
This issue won't tell you what your ending should be—that's up to you and the story you're telling—but it might provide what you need to get there.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章围绕文学作品结尾的创作展开,作者以自身经历告诉读者不同类型的文学作品的结尾有不同的特点,并介绍了《作者文摘》如何帮助作家写出更好的结尾。
32.Why did the author go to Prof. Gracie
A.To discuss a novel.
B.To submit a book report.
C.To argue for a writer.
D.To ask for a reading list.
A 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知,作者刚读完《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》后告诉教授自己不喜欢这部小说的结尾,而教授让作者抛开个人喜好,好好思考一下这部小说。由此推知,作者去找教授是为了讨论一部小说。
33.What did the author realize after seeing Prof. Gracie
A.Writing is a matter of personal preferences.
B.Readers are often carried away by characters.
C.Each type of literature has its unique ending.
D.A story which begins well will end well.
C 解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的“From then on...was going to happen, historical fiction.”可推知,作者意识到每一种文学类型都有其独特的结尾。
34.What is expected of a good ending
A.It satisfies readers' taste.
B.It fits with the story development.
C.It is usually positive.
D.It is open for imagination.
B 解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的“You have to balance creating an ending...one that fits what's right for the characters.”可知,结局不能是凭空而来的,它需要适合角色,即好的结尾要符合故事的发展。
35.Why does the author mention Peter Mountford and Elizabeth Sims
A.To give examples of great novelists.
B.To stress the theme of this issue.
C.To encourage writing for the magazine.
D.To recommend their new books.
B 解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第二段内容可知,本期《作者文摘》旨在帮助你弄清楚如何为你正在写的任何一种文本写出最好的结局,作者提及这两个人以说明本期《作者文摘》具体会介绍哪些技巧,以强调这期杂志的主题。
(2023·全国甲卷阅读C)I was about 13 when an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World. It was full of ideas that were new to me, so I spent the summer with my head in and out of that book. It spoke to me and brought me into a world of philosophy (哲学).
That love for philosophy lasted until I got to college. Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you—and then try to explain them.
Eric Weiner's The Socrates Express:In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers reawakened my love for philosophy. It is not an explanation, but an invitation to think and experience philosophy.
Weiner starts each chapter with a scene on a train ride between cities and then frames each philosopher's work in the context (背景) of one thing they can help us do better. The end result is a read in which we learn to wonder like Socrates, see like Thoreau, listen like Schopenhauer, and have no regrets like Nietzsche. This, more than a book about understanding philosophy, is a book about learning to use philosophy to improve a life.
He makes philosophical thought an appealing exercise that improves the quality of our experiences, and he does so with plenty of humor. Weiner enters into conversation with some of the most important philosophers in history, and he becomes part of that crowd in the process by decoding (解读) their messages and adding his own interpretation.
The Socrates Express is a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and gradually pulls them in deeper thoughts on desire, loneliness, and aging. The invitation is clear: Weiner wants you to pick up a coffee or tea and sit down with this book. I encourage you to take his offer. It's worth your time, even if time is something we don't have a lot of.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了哲学著作《苏格拉底哲学特快车》,该书语言幽默,陈述直白,却能让读者深刻思考日常生活中的欲望、孤独等哲学问题。
28.Who opened the door to philosophy for the author
A.Foucault. B.Eric Weiner.
C.Jostein Gaarder. D.A college teacher.
C 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“an uncle gave me a copy of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World”和第一段尾句可知,乔斯坦·贾德为作者打开了哲学的大门。
29.Why does the author list great philosophers in paragraph 4
A.To compare Weiner with them.
B.To give examples of great works.
C.To praise their writing skills.
D.To help readers understand Weiner's book.
D 解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“This, more than a book...to improve a life.”可知,作者列举几位伟大的哲学家是为了帮助读者更好地理解韦纳的这本书。
30.What does the author like about The Socrates Express
A.Its views on history are well presented.
B.Its ideas can be applied to daily life.
C.It includes comments from readers.
D.It leaves an open ending.
B 解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“learning to use philosophy to improve a life”和第五段首句可知,作者认为《苏格拉底哲学特快车》的观点可以应用于日常生活中。
31.What does the author think of Weiner's book
A.Objective and plain.
B.Daring and ambitious.
C.Serious and hard to follow.
D.Humorous and straightforward.
D 解析:推理判断题。根据第五段中的“he does so with plenty of humor”和最后一段首句可推知,韦纳的书幽默且易懂。
高考必备词汇 [Text 1]character n. 角色 outcome n. 结果;后果 guaranteed adj. 肯定的;有保证的 kind of有点 figure out 弄懂;弄明白 stick v. 坚持 [Text 2]invitation n. 邀请 chapter n. (书的)章,篇 regret n. 遗憾;后悔 comment n. 评论;批评 last v. 持续;持久
四六级桥梁词汇 [Text 1]undergraduate n. 本科生 unpredictable adj. 不可预测的 [Text 2]philosophical adj.哲学的 interpretation n.解释;理解 simplicity n.简单(性);容易(性) straightforward adj.简单的;直截了当的
合成词、派生词 [Text 1]independent adj. 独立的 heartbroken adj. 悲伤的 traditionally adv. 传统地 [Text 2]reawaken v.勾起,唤起,再次引发(感情、回忆等) philosopher n.哲学家;深思的人;善于思考的人 loneliness n.孤独;寂寞 well presented adj.表现出色的,完美呈现的
熟词生义 [Text 1]weight (熟义) n. 重量 (文章义) n.重要性;影响力 break down (熟义) 分解 (文章义)详细解释 landing (熟义) n. 降落;着陆 (文章义) n. (故事的)结尾
长难句分析 [Text 1]He suggested I think about the difference between endings that I wanted for the characters and endings that were right for the characters, endings that satisfied the story even if they didn't have a traditionally positive outcome.[分析] 本句是复合句。动词suggested后是宾语从句I think about the difference;句中三个that均引导定语从句,分别修饰 endings;even if引导让步状语从句。[译文] 他建议我考虑一下我想给角色的结局与适合角色的结局之间的差异,那些即使没有传统意义上的积极结果但却能满足故事的结局。[Text 2]Nothing kills the love for philosophy faster than people who think they understand Foucault, Baudrillard, or Confucius better than you—and then try to explain them.[分析] 此句为“否定词+比较级”结构,表示最高级含义;who引导限制性定语从句。[译文] 没有什么比那些自认为比你更了解福柯、鲍德里亚或孔子,然后试图解释他们的人更能扼杀对哲学的热爱了。