高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 46.docx

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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day46

高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day46

Passage1

Duringtheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,almostnothingwaswrittenaboutthecontributionsofwomenduringthecolonialperiodandtheearlyhistoryofthenewlyformedUnitedStates.Lackingtherighttovoteandabsentfromtheseatsofpower,womenwerenotconsideredanimportantforceinhistory.AnneBradstreetwrotesomesignificantpoetryintheseventeenthcentury,MercyOtisWarrenproducedthebestcontemporaryhistoryoftheAmericanRevolution,andAbigailAdamspennedimportantlettersshowingsheexercisedgreatpoliticalinfluenceoverherhusband,John,thesecondPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Butlittleornonoticewastakenofthesecontributions.Duringthesecenturies,womenremainedinvisibleinhistorybooks.

　　Throughoutthenineteenthcentury,thislackofvisibilitycontinued,despitetheeffortsoffemaleauthorswritingaboutwomen.Thesewriters,likemostoftheirmalecounterparts,wereamateurhistorians.Theirwritingswerecelebratoryinnature,andtheywereuncriticalintheirselectionanduseofsources.Duringthenineteenthcentury,however,certainfeministsshowedakeensenseofhistorybykeepingrecordsofactivitiesinwhichwomenwereengaged.National,regional,andlocalwomen'sorganizationscompiledaccountsoftheirdoings.Personalcorrespondence,newspaperclippings,andsouvenirsweresavedandstored.Thesesourcesfromthecoreofthetwogreatestcollectionsofwomen'shistoryintheUnitedStatesoneattheElizabethandArthurSchlesingerLibraryatRadclifféCollege,andtheothertheSophiaSmithCollectionatSmithCollege.Suchsourceshaveprovidedvaluablematerialsforlatergenerationsofhistorians.

　　Despitethegatheringofmoreinformationaboutordinarywomenduringthenineteenthcentury,mostofthewritingaboutwomenconformedtothe"greatwomen"theoryofhistory,justasmuchofmainstreamAmericanhistoryconcentratedon"greatmen."TodemonstratethatwomenweremakingsignificantcontributionstoAmericanlife,femaleauthorssingledoutwomenleadersandwrotebiographies,orelseimportantwomenproducedtheirautobiographies.Mostoftheseleaderswereinvolvedinpubliclifeasreformers,activistsworkingforwomen'srighttovote,orauthors,andwerenotrepresentativeatallofthegreatofordinarywoman.Thelivesofordinarypeoplecontinued,generally,tobeuntoldintheAmericanhistoriesbeingpublished.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss？

________

A.TheroleofliteratureinearlyAmericanhistories

B.TheplaceofAmericanwomeninwrittenhistories

C.ThekeensenseofhistoryshownbyAmericanwomen

D.The"greatwomen"approachtohistoryusedbyAmericanhistorians

2.Theword"they"inline12refersto________.

A.effortsB.sourcesC.writingsD.authors

3.Inthesecondparagraph,whatweaknessinnineteenth-centuryhistoriesdoestheauthorpointout？

________

A.Theyputtoomuchemphasisondailyactivities.

B.Theyleftoutdiscussionoftheinfluenceonmoneyorpolitics.

C.Thesourcesoftheinformationtheywerebasedonwerenotnecessarilyaccurate.

D.Theywereprintedonpoorqualitypaper.

4.Whatusewasmadeofthenineteenth-centurywomen'shistorymaterialsintheSchlesingerLibraryandtheSophiaSmithCollection？

________

A.Theywerecombinedandpublishedinaseriesofbooksaboutwomen.

B.Theyformedthebasisofcollegecoursesinthenineteenthcentury.

C.Theyprovidedvaluableinformationfortwentieth﹣centuryhistoricalresearchers.

D.Theyweresharedamongwomen'scollegesthroughouttheUnitedStates.

Passage2

NelleHarperLee,betterknownbyherpennameHarperLee,wasanAmericannovelistwidelyknownforToKillaMockingbird,publishedin1960.Immediatelysuccessful,itwonthe1961PulitzerPrizeandhasbecomeaclassicofmodernAmericanliterature.In1991anorganizationconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathad“madeadifference”intheirlives.Theresult？

Lee’sbooktrailedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,thisnovelremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachingabout70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchatypicalreadforyoungpeople？

　　EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondtheshallowsmalltalkoftheschoolhallways.Disturbedbyhormonesandanxiety,teenagersgetthroughschoolwithconfusionandfrustration.Literatureisasafetyvalve（安全阀）—itpromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone’sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.

　　Thenovelparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisaspect.Itspeaksinachild’svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Somecriticshavecalleditan‘impossible’achievement,achildren’sbookpennedbyawell-educatedadult—it’sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat’sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharming,attractivereadforyoungpeople.Itindicatestheconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultfacingdifficultrealities,butdescribesitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.

　　GabyHick,athird-yearstudentfocusedonEnglishliteratureatBrownUniversity,callsit“oneofthefirstbooksthatkidsandyoungadultsreadthatdealswithseriousissues—rape,race,mentalissues”.Sheadds,“ThestorymakestheseadultthemesaccessiblebecauseofScout.”Thebook’ssetting,asmalltowninAlabamaaffectedbytheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,mayappearverydifferentfromtheexperienceofmostkidsreadingittoday.ButLee’swordsmakeherstoryfeelaliveandpresent.

　　In2006,however,criticThomasMallonexpressedhisregretaboutthebook’savoidingmoralcomplexityinTheNewYorker.ButhernovelmakesagreatteachingtoolforteenagerspreciselybecauseitsmoralviewisasclearasthatofoneofAesop’sfables.Thatabsenceofambiguityinthisnoveldoesn’tmeanthenovelisfreeofchallengingideas,either.WillSerratelli,anotherliteraturestudentatBrownsays,“Therearen’tmanyhardmoralquestionsbeingasked…butitopensupalltheseotherquestionsthatIhadn’tthoughtaboutbefore.MyEnglishteachersalwaysasked,‘Doyousympathizewiththischaracter？

Wouldyouwanttohangoutwiththem？

’Whenyougiveakidabookwherethosequestionsdon’tevenneedtobeasked,itforcesthemtodigdeeper.”

　　Mallon’scriticismisaccurateinthatthisnovelmaypresenttoolimitedaviewofracisminAmerica.That’sespeciallyproblematicbecauseitisoneoftheonlybooksconsistentlyassignedtoAmericanstudentsthatacknowledgesracialdiscriminationatall.However,ToKillaMockingbirdmayowesomeofitspopularityasateachingtexttothefactthatthenarrativevoiceisawhiteone.NaomiVarnis,anAfricanStudiesstudentatBrownsays,“It’sanotherpracticeoftellingstoriesaboutblackpeoplethroughwhitecentralcharacters,”shesays.

　　Whilethenovelisundoubtedlyworthitsplaceintheclassroom,Englishteachersmaydowelltoconsiderthatitisawhiteauthor’sperspective—andoughttobetheonlybeginningofadialogueaboutraceandneverthefinalword.Butasagatewaytomorematureideas,andasaYA（youngadult）distillation（提炼）ofcomplexconceptsyoungpeoplemaynothavegraspedbefore,Lee’snovelisinvaluable.

1.Accordingthepassage,thenovelToKillaMockingbirdcanhelpus________.

A.knowmoreaboutthepastU.S.economicsituation

B.understandwhattherealpersonalityofhumanis

C.reducemuchanxietyforfearoflosingourselves

D.findanddealwithsomeothercomplicatedquestions

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trailed”mostprobablymeaninParagraph1？

________

A.Wasasgoodas.

B.Triedhardtodefeat.

C.Wentalongthesamerouteas.

D.Hadalowerscorethan.

3.WhatcanweconcludefromWillSerratelli’sstatementunderlinedinParagraph5？

________

A.Thekidsaremotivatedtothinkfurther.

B.Thekidshavetofacemoremoralquestions.

C.Thekidstendtosympathizewiththecharacters.

D.Thekidsareunwillingtoanswerchallengingquestions.

4.WhyisthenovelwellreceivedbyteenagersintheUS？

________

A.BecauseitrevealsracialdiscriminationinAmerica.

B.Becauseitmakessomeseriousadultissuesaccessible.

C.Becauseawhiteauthortellsthestoriesaboutblackpeople.

D.Becauseitiswidelyusedasatoolformoraljudgmentsinsociety.

5.Whopointsoutstraighttheshortcomingofthenovel？

________

A.ThomasMallon.B.NaomiVarnis.

C.WillSerratelli.D.GabyHick.

6.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage？

________

A.Totellusaboutthecontentofthenovel.

B.Tointroducesomedifferentcomments.

C.Toexplainthereasonsforitspopularity.

D.Toapproveofthecreativewritingstyle.

Passage3

　　Artificialintelligence,orAI,hasslowlybeguntoinfluencehighereducationaroundtheworld.Now,onenewAItoolcouldchangethewayuniversitystudentsevaluatetheirprofessor.ThetooliscalledHubert,ateacherevaluationtoolthatappearsasanAI-poweredchatbot.Insteadoffillingoutaform,studentsuseachatwindowtogivefeedback（反馈）onthecourseandtheirprofessor.Afterwards,Hubertcategorizesthestudents'commentsfortheprofessortoreview.

　　Hubertisfreeforeducatorstouse.Morethan600teachershaveuseditalready.ThegoalofthenewHubertprogramistoimproveeducationbygivingteachersdetailed,organizedfeedbackfromstudents.

　　ViktorNordmark,fromSweden,startedthecompanyin2015,withseveralfriends.BeforecreatingHubert,thefoundersaskedteacherswhatwouldimprovetheirteachingskills.Theanswer,Nordmarksaid,wasqual