2017届高考英语复习冲刺阶段经典讲义系列突破阅读理解 3

　　美文赏析

　　The plane arrived at the airport safely very early in the morning.Seattle，one of the best American cities，lay before me.

　　After 11 hours' flying over the Pacific，I landed in the magnificent city with a huge suitcase.A fresh and

　　cool breeze② greeted me with its soft touch.On a big wall at Seattle airport a sign said hello in a total of 10 different languages.It was all very exciting!

　　I was then taken to a beautiful university where I would take a 10­day training course.

　　At first glance，I was deeply impressed by what I saw.Boundless③ green grass spread before me，with wild

　　flowers blossoming all around.Small but exquisite⑤ school buildings hid behind big trees.Narrow pebble paths twisted within the grass.Kids were playing games happily，with their parents while the whole family enjoyed the Seattle sunshine...

　　It was like being in an oil painting.The setting was perfect and everyone was smiley and friendly，which made me feel great.

　　There were no walls around the university.“Sho­uldn't the campus have walls or anything to keep it safe？”I asked my

　　teacher.She laughed and said：“No.The campus is open for all and people can come and have a picnic at any time they like.”

　　It was not until then that it dawned⑥

　　on me：there were so many people around because children had come with their parents or grandparents.After all the university offered everything they needed，an open area to play around in and great food to enjoy.Watching their lovely faces under the warm sunshine，I felt that arriving here was the best opportunity I'd ever had.

　　As I put my bag down on the bed of my new dorm，I made up my mind to fully enjoy this exchange year in the US.

　　In Seattle，life is slow and relaxing.So if you end up there，take a deep breath in and enjoy it!

　　【解题导语】　这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者描述了自己作为一名交流生首次来到西雅图时新奇的感受，从侧面描写了西雅图的迤逦风光和风土人情。

　　一、阅读与积累

　　1．攻克疑难词汇

　　magnificent adj.壮丽的，

　　宏伟的，

　　极好的

　　②breeze n．微风

　　③boundless adj.无限的，

　　无穷的，

　　无边无际的

　　The setting sun has boundless beauty；just because the yellow dusk is so near.

　　夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。

　　④blossom vt.开花

　　⑤exquisite adj精致的

　　sth dawn on sb某人想到某事

　　I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I'd left my cheque book at home.

　　我刚想付钱买东西，这时我突然想到我把支票夹忘在家中了。

　　2．攻克疑难句

　　Watching their lovely faces under the warm sunshine，I felt that arriving here was the best opportunity，I'd ever had.

　　结构分析　Watching...sunshine为现在分词作伴随状语；felt后跟that引导的宾语从句，I'd ever had为定语从句，修饰先行词opportunity。

　　尝试翻译　看到温暖的阳光下他们的笑脸，我觉得到这儿是我拥有过的最好的机会。

　　二、理解与尝试命题

　　1．理解文章主旨

　　What's the main idea of this passage？________

　　答案　My first visit to Seattle.

　　2．阅读理解尝试命题

　　请你依据阅读理解观点态度题型的特点，给下面试题写出干扰项，然后叫你的同桌试做一下。

　　We can know that the author of the text was________when arriving in Seattle.

　　A．curious and excited

　　B．________

　　C．________

　　D．________

　　参考答案 B．excited and tired

　　C．curious and anxious

　　D．tired and anxious

　　3．解题技巧点拨

　　阅读理解观点态度题解题技巧：理清三种态度

　　作者的态度和立场一般分为三大类：支持、赞同、乐观；

　　客观、中立；反对、批评、怀疑、悲观。同学们除了可以通过在文中寻找带有感情色彩的词来判断作者的态度外，有时还需要综合运用一些阅读方法，如：根据文章

　　中与问题相关的细节做出判断，根据作者提供的例证推断其暗示的态度、观点，有时还需要同学们通读全文并把握文章的主旨，最后做出正确选择。

　　观点态度题的常见选项：

　　optimistic(乐观的)，pessimistic(悲观的)，approve(赞成)，disapprove(不赞成)，objective(客观的)，subjective(主观的)，positive(积极的；肯定的)，negative(消极的；否定的)，critical(批判的；挑剔的)，doubtful/suspicious(怀疑的)，uncertain(不确定的)，indifferent(漠不关心的)，neutral(中立的)，concerned(关切的)

　　[真 题 典 例]

　　(2017·北京高考阅读理解D)I look forward to seeing these views taken further，and to their being

　　challenged by the other participants.One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly.And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.

　　This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings，but also the guidance of reason.What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.

　　What is the author's attitude towards this debate?

　　A．Objective.

　　B．Disapproving.

　　C．Sceptical.

　　D．Optimistic.

　　答案　A　[通读全文特别是最后两段可知，对于荒野是否应该开发这一问题，仁者见仁，智者见智，两种观点针锋相对莫衷一是，作者字里行间并没有流露出对这两种观点的看法，只是站在客观的角度，对这两种观点进行冷静分析，因此选择A项，objective“客观的”。]

　　[学 以 致 用]

　　When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York，our

　　first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families

　　were urged to dump items from their basements for recycling rather than tossing

　　them in the trash.It was an eye­opening concept for a kid in 1970.

　　But as an environmental reporter，I have come to dread(非常害怕)the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive via e­mail or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day.Like Valentine's Day，Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity —aparadoxical(矛盾的)way to promote consumption and sell stuff.

　　In fact，Earth Day is such a good sales hook that so­me shops，like Target，have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month.

　　There isn't

　　time to give you a full rundown of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was alerted to this past week.They included

　　deals on buying bottled water and earth­friendly diaper wipes.

　　My award for the silliest promotion：a plan to gift 25 of the

　　most environmentally conscious stars unique，useful and

　　fabulous “green” products and services，including skin care products，cat litter，cheesecake and artwork.My guess is most

　　of the stuff will end up in celebrities' garbage.

　　What's the author's attitude

　　towards the deals promotions on Earth Day?

　　A．Objective.

　　B．Optimistic.

　　C．Supportive.

　　D．Critical.

　　答案　D　[考查观点态度。根据第二段中的“I have come to dread(非常害怕)the large amount of deals and promotions”以及第五段中的“My award for the silliest promotion”可知，作者对商家的促销活动持批评态度。]