2009年高 考英语二轮复习专项限时训练阅读理解（二十三）（附答案与解析）

本资料来源于七彩教育网HTTP/WWW7CAIEDUCN2009年高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练阅读理解（二十三）四篇阅读，30分钟完成。A材料来源HTTP/BOOKSGUARDIANCOUK/NEWS/ARTICLES/0,1999590,00HTMLARTICLE_CONTINUETOMBECKERHASWONTHE2007WATERSTONESCHILDRENSBOOKPRIZEWITHHISFIRSTNOVEL,DARKSIDE,RECEIVINGACHEQUEFOR1,000ANDTHEPROMISEOFDISPLAYINBRANCHESOFTHEBOOKSTOREACROSSTHECOUNTRYTHE25YEAROLDAUTHORDESCRIBEDWINNINGASAN“UNBELIEVABLEFEELING“IDIDNTTHINKMYBOOKWOULDBEONTHESHORTLISTANDSTOODACHANCEOFWINNING,ANDITSAMAZINGTORECEIVESUCHANIMPORTANTAWARDATTHEBEGINNINGOFMYWRITINGCAREERNEEDLESSTOSAYIAMABSOLUTELYMADEUP“HESAIDTHENOVEL,INSPIREDBYFILMNOIR（黑色电影）,FANTASY（幻想）ANDAFASCINATION（迷恋）WITHTHEDARKSIDEOFTHE19THCENTURY,ISFORCHILDRENBETWEENTHEAGESOFNINEAND12ITTELLSTHESTORYOFABOY,JONATHANSTIRLING,WHODISCOVERSASIMILARWORLDFILLEDWITHVAMPIRES（吸血鬼）ANDWEREWOLVES（狼人）THISALTERNATIVEREALITYHASACLEARLYVICTORIANAIR,ANDISRULEDBYADESCENDANT（后裔）OFJACKTHERIPPERSOONHUNTERSFROMTHEOTHERSIDEBEGINSEARCHINGFORJONATHAN,WHOFINDSHIMSELFDRIVENINTOTHEIRWORLDWATERSTONESHEADCHILDRENSBUYER,WAYNEWINSTONE,THOUGHTHIGHLYOFBECKERS“HUGE“ACHIEVEMENTHESAID“TOMBECKERSWRITINGSTYLEATTRACTSYOUINTHESAMEWAYTHATDARRENSHANSDOESWITHHISMIXOFADVENTUREANDTHESUPERNATURAL“IHAVEAFEELINGTHATTOMHASREALPOTENTIAL（潜能）ANDCOULDBEONEOFTHEBIGNAMESINCHILDRENSWRITINGINTHEFUTURE“THISYEARSSHORTLISTALSOINCLUDEDMICHAELBROADSJAKECAKE,PHILIPCAVENEYSSEBASTIANDARKEANDSIOBHANDOWDSASWIFTPURECRYLASTYEARSPRIZEWASWONBYJULIAGOLDINGWITHTHEDIAMONDOFDRURYLANE1HOWDIDTOMBECKERFEELATTHENEWSTHATHEHADWONTHEPRIZEAHEWASPROUDOFHISABILITYOFMAKINGUPSTORIESBHEWASSHOCKEDANDDIDNTBELIEVEITWASTRUECHEWASVERYSURPRISEDANDDELIGHTEDDHEHADEXPECTEDHEWOULDWINTHEPRIZE2WHYWASTOMBECKERSNOVELSUCCESSFULACCORDINGTOWAYNEWINSTONEABECAUSEHISNOVELWASINSPIREDBYFILMNOIR,FANTASYANDAFASCINATIONBBECAUSETHENOVELWASABOUTTHEDARKSIDEOFTHE19THCENTURYCBECAUSEHISNOVELWASINTENDEDFORTEENAGERSBETWEENTHEAGESOFNINEAND12DBECAUSEHISWRITINGSTYLEISATTRACTINGWITHTHEMIXOFADVENTUREANDTHESUPERNATURAL3WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISWRONGACCORDINGTOPASSAGEATHENOVELDARKSIDEISTOMBECKERSFIRSTNOVELBTHENOVELDARKSIDEWILLBEONDISPLAYALLOVERTHECOUNTRYCPHILIPCAVENEYALSOWONTHEPRIZEIN2007DJONATHANISAMAJORCHARACTERINTHENOVELDARKSIDE4WHATCANWEINFERFROMTHEPASSAGEATOMBECKERISLIKELYTOBEAMOSTPROMISINGNOVELISTINCHILDRENSWRITINGINTHEFUTUREBDARRENSHANSNOVELSAREALLVERYPOPULARWITHCHILDRENBETWEENTHEAGESOF9AND12CTHEWATERSTONESCHILDRENSBOOKPRIZEISANIMPORTANTPRIZEFORYOUNGNOVELISTSDTHENOVELSOFMICHAELBROAD,PHILIPCAVENEYANDSIOBHANDOWDWILLBEONTHESHORTLISTNEXTYEAR5THEBESTTITLEFORTHEPASSAGEISPROBABLY_ATOMBECKERAGREATWRITERFORCHILDRENBFIRSTTIMEAUTHORWINSCHILDRENSFICTIONPRIZECANIMAGINARYBIGPRIZEDTOMBECKERSWRITINGSTYLEB材料来源HTTP/WWWEWEPCOM/HELENTHEGREEKWARRIORSSETSAILFORTROYTOFIGHTFORTHEIRQUEENTHEBATTLEOUTSIDETROYLASTEDFORTENYEARSTHEMENWEREFEDUPANDWANTEDTORETURNTOTHEIRHOMESATHENE,GODDESSOFWARGAVEULYSSESTHEIDEAFORAPLANTOENDTHEWARTHEYBUILTABIGWOODENHORSEWHICHTHEYPUTINTHEMIDDLEOFTHEIRENCAMPMENT（营地）NEXTTHEYPRETENDEDTOGIVEUPTHEIRCAMPINREALITYMANYSOLDIERSHIDINSIDETHEWOODENHORSEONCETHEYTHOUGHTTHECAMPHADBEENABANDONEDTHETROJANSWENTOUTTOCHECKTHEYNEEDEDTOKNOWIFTHEWARWASREALLYOVERTHEYWALKEDTHROUGHTHEABANDONEDENCAMPMENTANDEVENTUALLYFOUNDTHEWOODENHORSETHEYCOULDNOTDECIDEWHATITWASSOMEWANTEDTOTAKEITINTOTHECITY,OTHERSTHOUGHTTHATITWASAGIFTTOZEUSANDFEAREDTOUCHINGORMOVINGITINCASETHEYUPSETZEUSSOMETROJANSDECIDEDTOTAKEITBACKINTOTHECITYTHEYCALLEDALARGEGROUPOFTROOPS,ATTACHEDROPESANDPULLEDITINTOTHECITYAHUGECELEBRATIONSTARTEDTHECITYWASFREEFROMWARFORTHEFIRSTTIMEINNINEYEARSEVERYBODYFEASTED,DRANKANDDANCEDUNTILEVENTUALLYTHEMERRIMENT（欢闹）WASOVERANDTHEYALLWENTTOSLEEPTHISWASTHEMOMENTTHATTHEWOODENHORSEOPENEDABIGFLAP（盖口）HIDDENUNDERNEATHOUTCREPTULYSSESANDALLOFHISMENTHEYKILLEDTHESLEEPINGTROOPS,RESCUEDQUEENHELEN,METUPWITHTHERESTOFTHEIRARMYANDSETSAILFORHOMETHESTORYOFTHERETURNJOURNEYISTOLDINTHEODYSSEY,ACOLLECTIONOFPOEMSPIECINGTOGETHERTHEBITSOFTHESTORYFROMTHEMANYDIFFERENTPLACESWHERETHESTORYTOOKPLACE1GREECEANDTHEPEOPLEOFTROYWEREATWARBECAUSE_ATHEYHAVEDIFFERENTVIEWSANDBELIEFSBPRINCEPARISFROMTROYWANTEDTOCONTROLGREEKCTHEYWEREWARLIKECOUNTRIESDTHEGREEKWARRIORSFOUGHTAGAINSTTROYFORTHEIRQUEENSTOLENAWAY2WHATDOESTHEUNDERLINEDPHRASE“BEFEDUP”PROBABLYMEANAVERYBOREDBVERYHAPPYCVERYSADDVERYINTERESTED3WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGSTATEMENTSISWRONGACCORDINGTOTHEPASSAGEATHEBATTLEOUTSIDETROYLASTEDFORTENYEARSBITWASULYSSESTHATTHOUGHTUPTHEIDEAFORAPLANTOENDTHEWARCTHETROJANSFELLINTOATRAPSETBYULYSSESANDALLOFHISMENDTHEGREEKWARRIORSSAVEDQUEENHELENANDHEADHOMESUCCESSFULLY4WHATCANWELEARNFROMTHESTORYAKEEPACLEARBRAINORYOULLBECHEATEDBYSOMETHINGPRETENDINGBFAILUREISACOMMONTHINGINTHEWARCSTRATEGY策略ISNOTANIMPORTANTFACTORINTHEWARDVICTORYCANNOTBEGAINEDBYCHEATANDPRETENCE5WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGSCANSERVEASTHEBESTTITLEFORTHEPASSAGEATHETROJANHORSEBASMARTPLANCTHETROJANWARDRESCUINGQUEENHELEND材料来源HTTP/WWWYYWUXIANCOM/ARCHIVER/TID8189HTMLNARCISSUSWASABEAUTIFULLOOKINGBOYHEHADLONG,FLOWING,BLONDHAIR,BEAUTIFUL,BRIGHT,BLUEEYESANDEVEN,WHITETEETHMANYYOUNGLADIESFELLINLOVEWITHHIMINCLUDINGTHENYMPH（女神）ECHONYMPHSWERELIVELYSPIRITSWHOLIVEDNEARSTREAMSANDLAKESANDPROTECTEDTREESINTHEFORESTECHOHADUPSETTHEQUEE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