【三维设计】2017届高考英语（江苏专用）二轮复习阅读理解解题技法示范课件：9

　　阅读理解解题技法示范（九）

　　社会生活类

　　高考典题 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. （建议用时：9分钟） 题目试做 67．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．The general view of elevators. B．The particular interests of experts. C．The desire for a remarkable machine. D．The enthusiasm for transport vehicles. 68．The author's purpose in mentioning cars is ________. A．to contrast their functions with elevators' B．to emphasize the importance of elevators C．to reveal their secret war against elevators D．to explain people's preference for elevators 69．According to Prof. Bernard,

　　what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences? A．Vertical direction. B．Lack of excitement. C．Little physical space. D．Uncomfortable conditions. 70．The author urges readers to consider ________. A．the exact number of elevator lovers

　　B．the serious future situation of elevators

　　C．the role of elevators in city development

　　D．the relationship between cars and elevators 解题示范 一、文章这样读 读文章 作标记 1 1．时间和概念名词 用

　　表示 2．态度词和语气词 用

　　表示 3．极端词和程度词 用

　　表示 4．逻辑词和关系词 用

　　表示 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. 破解 生僻词汇 2 ①unremarkable adj.平凡的，不值得注意的 破解方法 构词法 un­(否定前缀)＋remarkable (adj.卓越的，非凡的) 平凡的 ②awkward adj. 尴尬的，笨拙的 破解方法 通过解释 根据第二段可知坐电梯会遇到与我们毫无共同之处的人，且有时很无聊，所以说坐电梯的经历有时是很“尴尬”的。 破解 长难句 3 If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 条件状语从句 主句 表语从句 同位语 译文：如果我们倾向于忽略电梯的作用，这可能是因为乘坐电梯往往是如此短暂、无聊甚至尴尬的经历——这种经历可能是意外遇到与我们毫无共同之处的人，也可能是一种令人不快的事实——我们正悬挂在一个长长的通道里的电缆线上。 定语从句 If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 同位语从句 理清 文章脉络 4 本文是一篇议论文。本文通过电梯专家告诉我们电梯在人们的生活中是非常重要的。随着城市规模的扩大，电梯的使用越来越多。人们要更加关注电梯的作用。 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. 提出论点。电梯在人们生活中是极其重要的。 [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 分析电梯不能引起人们重视的原因。 [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. 结论。现在人们应重新认识电梯在城市发展中的作用。 二、题目这样做 67．第一段中的下划线词“this”指的是什么？ (1)通过题干和选项确定题目类型，定位信息源 ①题型判定： ②信息定位：由题干中的“Paragraph 1”可定位信息源为文章的 词义猜测题 第一段第一句 选项译文 文中表述 比对结果 A 对电梯的一般看法。 B 专家们的特有兴趣。 C 对这种非凡的机器的渴望。 D 对这种运输工具的热情。 从语境看，代词this指前面提到的大多数城里人对电梯的态度。 合理推断 (正确选项) 文中无此表述。 无中生有 第一段第一句，多数人认为电梯不值得注意。 曲解文意 第一段第一句，多数城里人对电梯不感兴趣。