(完整版)高中英语阅读理解及答案详解(3)

1、高中英语阅读理解及答案详解4AAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprove

2、mentontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecase

3、sofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises（出现）fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgian

4、ts,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar（奇怪的）thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingt

5、oflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirlfriend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.1Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis.ArepeatedwithoutanychangeBtreatedasaj

6、okeCmadesomechangesbytheparentDsetinthepresent解析：细节理解题。根据Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.可推知此题答案为C。答案：C2Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthe

7、storyisAinarealisticsettingBheardforthefirsttimeCrepeatedtoooftenDtoldinadifferentway解析：细节题。根据thisarises（出现）fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.可推知此题答案为B。答案：B2Theadvantageclaimed（提出）forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatitAmakesthemlessfearfulBdevelopstheirpowerofmemoryCmakesthembelievetherei

8、snothingtobeafraidofDencouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs解析：细节理解题。根据Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered可以得出此答案。答案：A3Theauthor'smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat.AfairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupBthereissomemisunderstandingabo

9、utfairytalesCpeopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesDthereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays解析：推理判断题。有些人认为神话不现实，都是教孩子一些不存在的东西，会对孩子有不好的影响。作者用虚拟语气作了一个假设，如果这些观点站得住脚的话，可能会出现这样的情况：theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebelieftha

10、titwastheirbelovedgirl-friend可见持这种观点的人实际上是对神话的一种误解。答案：B4OneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthatAtheyarefullofimaginationBtheyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthCtheyarenotinterestingDtheymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach解析：推理判断题。根据.notobjectivelytrue,donotexist可知有些人不赞

11、成神话故事的原因是这些故事是编出来的，远离现实。故选B。答案：BBVeryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem.Theirvaluesthiscan'tberepeatedtoooftenarenotnecessarilyourvalues.Physicalcomfort,cleannessandorderarenotnecessarilythemostimportantthings.Thesocialservicesfromtimetotimefindthemselvesface

12、dwithaflatwithdecayingfoodcoveredbysmallworms,andanoldpersonlyingaloneinbed,takingnonoticeoftheworms.Butisitinterfering（干涉）withpersonalfreedomtoinsistthattheygotolivewithsomeoftheirrelativessothattheymightbetakenbettercareof?Somesocialworkers,theoneswhoclearuptheworms,thinkweareindangerofcarryingthi

13、sconceptofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheold.Indeed,theoldcanbeeasilyhurtorharmed.Thebodyislikeacar,itneedsmoremechanicalmaintenance（机械维修，保养）asitgetsolder.Youcancarrythiscomparisonrightthroughtotheprovisionofspareparts.Butneverforgetthatsuchoperatio

14、nsarepainfulexperiences,howevergoodtheresultswillbe.Andatwhatpointshouldyoustoptotreattheoldbody?Isitmorallyrighttotrytopushoffdeathbyseekingthedevelopmentofdrugstoexcitetheforgetfuloldmindandtoactivatetheoldbody,knowingthatitisdesignedtodie?Youcan'taskdoctorsorscientiststodecide,becausesolongas

15、theycanseethetechnicalopportunities,theywillfeelboundtogivethematry,ontheprinciplethatwhilethere'slife,there'shope.Whenyoutalktotheoldpeople,however,youareforcedtotheconclusionthatwhetherageishappyorunpleasantdependslessonmoneyoronhealththanitdoesonyourabilitytohavefun.5Whatdoesthepassagemai

16、nlytellus?AThevaluesaredifferentbetweentheoldandtheyoung.BThemoralproblemsraisedbyoldpeople.CThepersonalfreedomfortheold.DOldpeople'sviewpointonlife.解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第1句Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem及全文内容可知，答案选B。答案：B6Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat.AVe

17、ryoldpeoplewouldliketolivealonetohavemorepersonalfreedom.BVeryoldpeopleareabletokeeptheirroomclean.CVeryoldpeopleliketolivewiththeirchildren.DSocialserviceshavenothingtodowithveryoldpeople.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第1段最后几句Somesocialworkers,theoneswhoclearuptheworms,thinkweareindangerofcarryingthisconceptofperson

18、alfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheold可知，答案选A。答案：A7Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisright?ATheolderaperson,themorecareheneeds.BToomuchemphasishasbeenputonoldpeople'svalues.CThehumanbodycan'tbecomparedtoacar.DItiseasytoprovidesparepartsforoldpeople.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第2段第2句Thebodyislikeacar,itneedsmoremechanicalmaintenanceasitgetsolder可知，答案选A。答案：A8Theunderl