阅读之主旨大意题（原卷版）-新高考英语一轮复习

考点12阅读之主旨大意（原

卷版）

【命题趋势】

阅读理解在高考中的比重非常大。所谓“得阅读者得天下”，拿下了阅读就等于拿下了高考的半壁江山。

所以提分的重点就在于阅读。而阅读理解中主旨大意题是常考题型，也是容易出错的题型之一。掌握解题步

骤，确保主旨大意题的正确率是乖常重要的。

【重要考向】

一、识别主旨大意题；

二、主旨大意题解题方法；

年考向一

识别主旨大意题

【典例】

[2021年全国乙卷阅读理解B篇】

Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingfora

landline（座机）?

Thesedaysyou'dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn'townamobile

phone.Infactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecalls

anywhere,anytime.

24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.B.Theirwidepopularity.

C.Theirmajorfunctions.D.Theircomplexdesign.

【主旨大意的识别提分秘籍】

题干主要设置：

1.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

2.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

3.WhatdoesNielsen'scareerstorytellus?

4.WhatcanwclearnfromJenifer'sstory?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

归纳：

文章中如何寻找关键词

1.举例中的关键词一定不是文章关键词

2.Timex是细节词，细节词不能有

3.首段出现疑问句时，对该疑问对回答就是主题句

士考向二

主旨大意题解题方法

【典例】

(2021年新高考全国卷I阅读理解C篇】

WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskiesandlandswerealivewithan

astonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshadtakencareofthesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.

Unlbnunalely,itlooktheexplorersand(hesettlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealargepartof

theseresources.Millionsofwaterfowl(水禽)werekilledatthehandsofmarkethuntersandahandfulofoverly

ambitioussportsmen.Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousetheever-increasingpopulations,

greatlyreducingwaterfowlhabitat.

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct(Act),anincreasinglyconcernednation

tookfirmactiontostopthedestructionofmigratory(迁徙的)waterfowlandthewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.

UnderthisAct,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsofageandovermustannuallypurchaseandcarryaFederalDuck

StampTheveryfirstFederalDuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N."Ding"Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDes

Moines,Iowa,whoatthattimewasappointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauofBiological

Survey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofournaturalresources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBirdConservationFundtopurchase

wetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintotheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem—afactthatensuresthisland

willbeprotectedandavailableforallgenerationstocome.Since1934betterthanhalfabilliondollarshasgone

intothatFundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.LittlewondertheFedeialDuckStampProgramhas

beencalledoneofthemostsuccessfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFederalDuckStampStoryB.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowlD.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

r主旨大怠提分秘籍】

Mainidea题型的解题步骤

1.关键词一定要有

2.细节词不能有

3.主题句一般在段首断尾，首段尾段

真题再&

1.12019全国卷I阅读理解D篇】

Popularityisawell-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology.MitchPrinstein,aprofessorofclinicalpsychology

soilsthepopularintotwocategories:thelikableandthestatusseekers.Thelikables5plays-weli-with-othersqualities

strengthenschoolyardfriendships,jump-startinterpersonalskillsand,whentappedearly,arcemployedeverafterin

lifeandwork.Thenthere'sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence:statusbornofpowerandeven

dishonorablebehavior.

33.Whaiisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theclassificationofthepopular.

3.（2021年全国乙卷阅读理解D篇】

Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomethingIstillthinkaboutoften.Annoyedby

thelevelofdistraction（干扰）inh:sopenoffice,hesaid,"That'swhyIhaveamembershipatthecoworkingspace

acrossthestreet—soIcanfbcus”.Hiscommentstruckmeasstrange.Afterall,coworkingspacesalsotypicallyuse

anopenofficelayout（布局）.ButIrecentlycameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproachworks.

Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsastheycompletedtestsofcreativethinking.

Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoiselevelsinthebackground,fromtotal

silence（o50decibels（分贝）,70decibels,and85decibels.Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswere

statisticallyinsignificant;however,theparticipantsinthe70decibelsgroup—thoseexposedtoalevelofnoise

similartobackgroundchatterinacoffeeshop—significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectswere

small,thismaysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototalsilenceand85decibels

ofbackgroundnoise.

Butsincetheresultsa（70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhattherightlevelofbackground

noise—nottooloudandnottotalsilence—mayactuallyimproveone'screativethinkingability.Therightlevelof

backgroundnoisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinkingjustenoughtoallowourimaginaticnstowander,

withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskindof“distractedfbcus^^appearstobethebeststateforworkingon

creativetasks.

Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,inouroffices,wccan'tstopourselves

fromgettingdrawnintoothers,conversationswhilewe'retryingtofccus.Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-

faceinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreativeprocess,andyetacoworkingspaceoracoffeeshopprovides

acertainlevelofnoisewhilealsoprovidingfreedomfrominterruptions.

35.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.He'sanewsreporter.

B.He'sanofficemanager.

C.He'saprofessionaldesigner.

D.He'sapublishedwriter.

4.[2021年全国甲卷阅读理解D篇】

Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.

LetsstateclearlyEinsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Putwewantto

gobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligent

orcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarcthey?

Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthis

isnotasurprise.It'ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothe

geniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofadiflerentcoloror

belief-theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.

AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythat

membersoftheirgender（f'±另U）are"really,reallysmart.^^Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:

Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoarc“really,reallysmart.^^Canourplanet

affordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn'ttakeagenius（oknowtheanswer:

absolutelynot.

Here'sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'reallpositionedtoseeflashes

ofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors（因素）1ikegender,

race,andclassdonotdetenninetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith

^intelligence,creativity,perseverance（毅力）,andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.M

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyForms

C.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck

5.【2021年6月浙江卷阅读理解C篇】

Ifyouevergettheimpression（hatyourdogcan"tcHnwhetheryoulookcontentorannoyed,youmaybeonto

something.Dogsmayindeedbeabletodistinguishbetweenhappyandangryhumanfaces,accordingtoanewstudy

Researcherstrainedagroupof11dogstodistinguishbetweenimages（图像）ofthesamepersonmakingeither

ahappyoranangryface.Duringthetrainingstage,eachdogwasshownonlytheupperhalfor（helowerhalfofthe

person'sface.Theresearchers（hentestedthedogs'abilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacialexpressionsby

showingthemtheotherhalfoftheperson'sfaceonimagestotallydifferentfromtheonesusedintraining.The

researchersfoundthatthedogswereabletopicktheangryorhappyfacebytouchingapictureofitwiththeirnoses

moreoftenthanonewouldexpectbyrandomchance.

28.Thenewstudyfocusedonwhetherdogscan.

A.distinguishshapesB.makesenseofhumanfaces

C.feelhappyorangryD.communicatewitheachother

6.【2021年6月浙江卷阅读理解C篇】

Atthispoint,itisnotclearwhydogsseemtobeequippedwiththeabilitytorecognizedifferentfacial

expressionsinhumans."Tous,themostlikelyexplanationappearstobethatthebasisliesintheirlivingwithhumans,

whichgivesthemalotofexposuretohumanfacialexpressions,0andthisexposurehasprovidedthemwithmany

chancestolearntodistinguishbetweenthem,Mullersaid.

30.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Asuggestionforfuturestudies.B.Apossiblereasonforthestudyfindings.

C.AmajorlimitationofthestudyD.Anexplanationoftheresearchmethod.

7.【2021年6月浙江卷阅读理解B篇】

Weliveinatownwiththreebeaches.Thereareiwoparkslessthan10minutes'walkfromhomewhere

neighbourhoodchildrengathertoplay.However,whatmychildrenwanttodoafterschoolispickupascreen-any

screen-andstareatitforhours.Theyarenotalone.Today'schildrenspendanaverageoffourandahalfhoursaday

lookingatscreens,splitbetweenwatchingtelevisionandusingtheInternet.

Inthepastfewyears,anincreasingnumberofpeopleandorganisationshavebeguncomingupwithplansto

counterthistrend.Acoupleofyearsago,film-makerDavidBondrealisedthathischildren,thenagedfiveandthree,

wereattachedtoscreenstothepoimwherehewasabletosay"chocolate"intohisthrcc-ycar-oldson'scarwithout

gettingaresponse.Herealisedthatsomethingneededtochange,and,beingaLondonmediatype,appointedhimself

"marketingdirectorforNature".Hedocumentedhisjourneyashesetabouttreatingnatureasabrandtobemarketed

toyoungpeople.TheresultwasProjectWildThing,afilmwhichchartsthebirthof(heWildNetworkagroupof

organisationswiththecommongoalofgettingchildrenoutintonature.

"Justfivemoreminutesoutdoorscanmakeadifference,"DavidBondsays."Thereisalotofreallyinteresting

evidencewhichseemstobesuggestingthatifchildrenareinspireduptotheageofseven,thenbeingoutdoorswill

beahabitforlife."Hisownchildrenhavegotintothehabitofplayingoutsidenow:"Wcjustsendthemoutintothe

gardenandtell(hemnottocomebackinforawhile."

Summerisuponus.Thereisanamazingworldoutthere,anditneedsourchildrenasmuchastheyneedit.Let

usgetthemoutandletthemplay.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LetChildrenHaveFunB.YoungChildrenNeedMoreFreeTire

C.MarketNaturetoChildrenD.DavidBond:ARoleModelforChildren

8.【2021年6月浙江卷阅读理解A篇】

LeslieNielsen'schildhoodwasadifficultone,buthehadoneparticularshiningstarinhislife-hisuncle,who

wasawell-knownactor.TheadmirationandrespecthisuncleearnedinspiredNielsentomakeacareer(职业)in

acting.Eventhoughheoftenfelthewouldbediscoveredtobeano-talent,hemovedforward,gainingascholarship

totheNeighborhoodPlayhouseandmakinghisfirsttelevisionappearanceafewyearslaterin1948.However,

becomingafull-time,successfulactorwouldstillbeanuphillbattleforanothereightyearsuntilhelandedanumber

offilmrolesthatfinallygothimnoticed.

Buteventhen,whathehadwasn'tquitewhathewanted.Nielsenalwaysfeltheshouldbedoingcomedybuthis

goodlooksanddistinguishedvoicekepthimbusyindramaticroles.Itwasn'tuntil1980-32yearsintohiscareer-that

helandedtheroleitwouldseemhewasmadeforinAiiplanc!Thatmovieledhimintothesecondhalfofhiscareer

wherehiscomedicpresencealonecouldmakeamovieafinancialsuccessevenwhenmoviereviewerswouldnot

rateithighly.

DidNielsenthenfeelcontentinhiscareer?Yesandno.Hewasthrilledtobedoingthecomedythathealways

feltheshoulddo,butevenduringhislastfewyears,healwayshadasenseofcuriosity,wonderingwhatnewroleor

challengemighthejustaroundthecomer.Heneverstoppedworking,neverretired.

LeslieNielsensdevotiontoactingiswonderfullyinspiring.Hebuiltahugelysuccessfulcareerwithlittlemore

thanplainoldhardworkanddetermination.Heshowedusthatevenasingledesire,nevergivenupon.canmakefor

aremarkablelife.

23.WhatdoesNielsen'scareerstorytellus?

A.Artislong,lifeisshort.B.Hewholaughslastlaughslongest.

C.It'snevertoolatetolearn.D.Wherethere'sawillthere'saway.

9.【2020全国卷I阅读理解D篇】

Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefound

positiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,fbrexample,discovered(hatgreenerareasofthecity

experiencedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshown(obe15%moreproductivewhen(heirworkplaceswere

decoratedwithhouseplants.

32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.?\newstudyofdifferentplants.B.Abigfallincrimerates.

C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.

10.12020全国卷I阅读理解D篇】

Theconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefound

positiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecity

experiencedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshown(obe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplaceswere

decoratedwithhouseplants.

TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakeni(astepfurther—changingthe

actualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,evenunusualfunctions....

Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow(发光)inexperimentsusingsoniccommonvegetables....

Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-

offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant'slifetime....

Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfrom

(hepowersource(电源)—suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway—alot

ofenergyislostduringtransmission(传输).Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceand(herelbrehelpsave

energy.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?

C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?

11.12020全国卷H阅读理解B篇】

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,butresearcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildren

withmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildrentheUniversityofChicago,

foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4laterdevelopbetterspatialskills....

Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduringeverydayactivitiesathomeandfound

childrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46monthsofagehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedal54

monthsofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,ontasksthatassessedtheir

abilitytorotate（旋转）andtranslateshapes/'Levinesaidinastatement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,andabouthalfofchildreninthe

studyplayedwithpuzzlesatonelime....

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalScience.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Amathematicalmethod.B.Ascientificstudy.

C.AwomanpsychologistD.Ateachingprogram.

12.12020全国卷U阅读理解D篇】

Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcanremember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiastic

reader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksadayasachild.Storieswerelikeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayed

ballorwenttoparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.

Myfirstjobwasworkingat...

AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarylookonanewplaceandanaddedmeaninginmylife....

Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwereactingoutthestorieswithmyvoiceandtheylovedit!...

Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethattheexcitementofgoingtothelibrary

livesonformgenerationtogeneration.

Asanovelist,I,vefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaderstogototheirlocallibrarywhen

theycan'taffordtopurchaseabook.Iseelibrariesasasafehaven（避风港）forreadersandwriters,abridgethat

helpsputtogetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,helpfightbookpiracy（盗版彳j为）and1think

allwritersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhentheycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Share

libraryannouncementsonyoursocialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkabout（hemwhenyoucan.

35.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Reading:ASourceofKnowledge

B.MyIdeaaboutwriting

C.Library:AHavenfortheYoung

D.MyLoveoftheLibrary

13.12020全国卷HI阅读理解B篇】

Thecreativeteambehind"Apes"usedmotion-capture（动作捕捉）technologytocreatedigitalizedanimals,

spendingtensofmillionsofdollarsontechnologythatrecordsanactor'sperformanceandlaterprecessesitwith

computergraphicstocreateafinalimage（图像）.Inthiscase,oneofarealistic-lookingape.

25.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Thecostofmaking"Apes."B.Thecreationofdigitalizedapes.

C.Thepublicityabout“Apes."D.Theperformanceofrealapes.

14.12020全国卷HI阅读理解C篇】

Withtheyoungunabletoaffordtoleavehomeandtheoldatriskofisolation（孤独）,morefamiliesarechoosing

tolivetogether.

Thedoonvaytopeaceandquiet,forNickBrightatleast,leadsstraighttohismother-in-law:shelivesonthe

groundfloor,whilehelivesupstairswithhiswifeandtheirtwodaughters.

Fouryearsagotheyallmovedintoathrcc-storcyVictorianhouseinBristol—oneofagrowingnumberof

nmltigcncrationalfamiliesintheUKlivingtogetherunderthesameroof.Theyshareafrontdoorandawashing

machine,butRitaWhileheadhasherownkitchen,bathroom,bedroomandlivingroomonthegroundfloor.

“Wefloatedtheideatomymumofsharingahouse,saysKathrynWhilehead.Rilacutsin:"Wespokemore

withNickbecauseIthinkit'sabigthingfbrNicktolivewithhismother-in-law.”

AndwhatdoesNickthink?”Frommystandpoint,itallseemstoworkverywell.WouldIrecommendit?Yes,I

thir.kIwould.”

It'shardtotellexactlyhowmanypeopleagreewithhim,butresearchindicatesthatthenumbershavebeen

risingforsometime.Officialreportssuggestthatthenumberofhouseholdswiththreegenerationslivingtogether

hadrisenfrom325,000in2001to4l9,（X）0in2013.

Othervarietiesofmulligenerationalfamilyaremorecommon.Somepeoplelivewiththeirelderlyparents;many

moreadultchildrenarerelumingtothefamilyhome,ifiheyeverleft.Itissaidthatabout20%of25-34-year-olds

livewiththeirparents,comparedwith16%in1991.ThetotalnumberofallmultigenerationalhouseholdsinBritain

isthoughttobeabout1.8million.

Storieslikethataremorecommoninpailsoftheworldwheremultigenerationallivingismorefirmlyrooted.

InIndia,particularlyoutsidecities,youngwomenarcexpectedtomoveinwiththeirhusband'sfamilywhentheyget

married.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Lifestylesindifferentcountries.B.Conflictsbetweengenerations.

C.AhousingprobleminBritain.D.ArisingtrendoflivingintheUK.

15.12020全国卷III阅读理解D篇】

Wearetheproductsofevolution,andnotjustevolutionthatoccurredbillionsofyearsago.Asscientistslook

deeperintoourgenes（基因）,theyarcfindingexamplesofhumanevolutioninjustthepastfewthousandyears.People

inEthiopianhighlandshaveadaptedtolivingathighaltitudes.Cattle-raisingpeopleinEastAfricaandnorthern

Europehavegainedamutation（突变）ihathelpsthemdigestmilkasadults.

OnThursdayinanarticlepublishedinCell,ateamofresearchersreportedanewkindofadaptation-notto

airortofood,buttotheocean.Agroupofsea-dwellingpeopleinSoutheastAsiahaveevolvedintobetterclivers.The

Bajau,asthesepeopleareknown,numberinthehundredsofthousandsinIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.

Theyhavetraditionallylivedonhouseboats;inrecenttimes,they'vealsobuilthousesonstilts（支柱）incoastalwaters.

4tTkcyarcsimplyastrangertotheland,*'saidRcdncyC.Jubilado,aUniversityofHawaiiresearcherwhostudiesthe

Bajau.

Dr.JubiladofirstmettheBajauwhilegrowinguponSamalIslandinthePhilippines.Theymadealivingas

divers,spearfishingorharvestingshellfish."Weweresoamazedthattheycouldstayunderwatermuchlongerthan

uslocalislanders,"Dr.Jubiladosaid."Icouldseethemactuallywalkingunderthesea.”

In20l,MelissaIlardo,thenagraduatestudentingeneticsattheUniversityofCopenhagen,heardaboutthe

Bajau.Shewonderedifcenturiesofdivingcouldhaveledtotheevolutionofphysicalcharacteristicsthatmadethe

taskeasierfbrthem.uItseemedliketheperfectchancefornaturalselectiontoactonapopulation."saidDr.Ilardo.

ShealsosaidtherewerelikelyanumberofothergenesthathelptheBajaudive.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.BodiesRemodeledforaLifeatSeaB.Highlanders,SurvivalSkills

C.BasicMethodsofGeneticResearchD.TheWorld'sBestDivers

16.[2020全国新高考卷阅读理解B篇】

JeniferMauerhasneededmorewillpower（hanthetypicalcollegestudenttopursuehergoalofearninganursing

degree.ThalwillpowerborefruitwhenJennifergraduatedfromUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaireandbecame（he

firstinherlargefamilytoearnabachelor'sdegree.

Mauer,ofEdgar,Wisconsin,grewuponafarminafamilyof10children.Herdadworkedatajobawayfrom

thefarm,andhermotherranthefarmwiththekids.Afterhighschool,Jenniferattendedalocaltechnicalcollege,

workingtopayhertuition（学费），becausetherewasnoextramoneysetasideforacollegeeducation.After

graduation,sheworkedtohelphersistersandbrotherspayfortheirschooling.

Jennifernowismarriedandhasthreechildrenofherown.Shedecided（ogobacktocollegetoadvanceher

careerandtobeabletobettersupportherfamilywhiledoingsomethingsheloves:nursing.Shechose（heUW-Eau

ClaireprogramatMinistrySaintJoseph'sHospitalinMarshfieldbecauseshewasabletopursueherfour-yeardegree

closetohome.Shecoulddrivetoclassandbehomeintheeveningtohelpwithherkids.Jeniferreceivedgreat

supportfromherfamilyassheworkedtocarherdegree:Herhusbandworkedtwojobstocoverthebills,andher68-

ycar-oldmotherhelpedtakecareof:hcchildrenattimes.

Throughitall,sheremainedingoodacademicstandingandgraduatedwithhonors.Jennifersacrificed（牺牲）

toachievehergoal,givingupmanynightswithherkidsandmissingimporlanteventstostudy.4tSoinenightsmy

heartwasbreakingtohavetopickbetweenmykidsandstudyingfbrexamsorpapersJshesays.However,her

childrenhavelearnedanimportantlessonwitnessingtheirmotherearnherdegree.Jenniferisafirst-generation

graduateandaninspirationtoherfaniily-andthat'sprettypowerful.

7.WhatcanwclearnfromJenifer'sstory?（）

A.Timeismoney.B.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.

C.Hardworkpaysoff.D.Educationisthekeycosuccess.

17.12020北京卷阅读理解C篇】

Forthepastfiveyears,PaulaSmith,ahistorianofscience,hasdevotedherselftore-creatinglong-

forgottentechniques.Whiledoingresearchforhernewbook,shecameacrossa16th-centuryFrench

manuscript（手稿）consistingofnearly1,00（）setsofinstructions,coveringsubjectsfromtoolmakingto

finding（hebestsand.

Theauthor,sintentionremainsasmysterious（神秘）ashisname;hemayhavebeensimplytaking

notesforhisownrecords.ButSmithwasstruckmainlybythefactthatshedidn'ttrulygraspanyofthe

skillstheauthordescribed."Yousimplycan'tgetanunderstandingofthathandworkbyreadingabout

it,“shesays.

ThoughSmithdidgetherhandsonthebestsand,doingthingstheold-fashionedwayisn'tjustabout

playingaroundwithFrenchmud....

Theworkhasalsobroughtinsightsformuseums,Smithsays....

Smithhasputthemanuscript,sideasintopractice....

Backwhenscience一thencalled“thenewphilosophy“一tookshape,academicslookedtocraftsmen

forhelpinunderstandingthenaturalworld.Microscopesandtelescopeswereinventedbywayofartistic

tinkering（修补）,ascraftsmenexperimentedwithglasstobetterbendlight.

Ifwecanrediscoverthevaluesofhands-onexperienceandcraftwork,Smithsays,wecanmarrythe

bestofourmoderninsightswithrhehandinesso