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高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练9
2014高考英语阅读理解全程提升训练(9)及答案
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(2013·江西,D)MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:
themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.
IsaycleverbecauseantislaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe'sUncleTom'sCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.Withminorexceptions,Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.
Againandagain,inthepostwaryears,Twainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.Considerthemostcontroversial,atleasttoday,ofTwain'snovels,AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinn,Twain'smostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatime,peoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenovel“trashandsuitableonlyfortheslums(贫民窟).”MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJim,theescapedslave,andmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.(ThetermNiggerJim,forwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticized,neverappearsinit.)
Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyantislavery.Jim'ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroic.AsJ.Chadwickhaspointedout,thecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalities,“thevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:
Jim,thefatherandtheman.”
Thereismuchmore.Twain'smysterynovelPudd'nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior(低等的)towhites,especiallyinintelligence,Twain'stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.Aslavegavebirthtohermaster'sbabyand,forfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouth,switchedhimforthemaster'sbabybyhiswife.Theslave'slightskinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslaveholdingclass.Themaster'swife'sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslave.
Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:
nurture(养育),notnature,wasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeech,forexample—were,toTwain,indicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.
Twain'sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasy,forexample,bythelengthypassageinhisautobiography(自传)abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalled“niggershows”inhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblackface—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.
WasTwainaracist?
Askingthequestioninthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthe“wisdom”oftheconsideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresent,wewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincoln,whobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhite,foughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwain,raisedinaslavestate,brieflyasoldier,andinventorofJim,mayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernovelistinthepastcentury.
【语篇解读】通过研究马克·吐温的作品,来判定他是否是一名种族主义者。
作者列举了大量事实,说明了马克·吐温是名反对种族主义的斗士,反驳了别人那些错误的观点。
18.HowdoTwain'snovelsonslaverydifferfromStowe's?
A.Twainwasmorewillngtodealwithracism.
B.Twain'sattackonracismwasmuchlessopen.
C.Twain'sthemesseemedtoagreewithplots.
D.Twainwasopenlyconcernedwithracism.
解析 推理判断题。
由第二段Withminorexceptions,Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelsedirectly可知。
答案 B
19.RecentcriticismofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnarosepartlyfromits________.
A.targetreadersatthebottom
B.antislaveryattitude
C.ratherimpolitelanguage
D.frequentuseof“nigger”
解析 细节理解题。
由第三段MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJim,theescapedslave,andmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.(ThetermNiggerJim,forwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticized,neverappearsinit.)可知。
答案 D
20.WhatbestprovesTwain'santislaverystandaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Jim'ssearchforhisfamilywasdescribedindetail.
B.Theslave'svoicewasfirstheardinAmericannovels.
C.Jimgrewupintoamanandafatherinthewhiteculture.
D.Twainsuspectedthattheslaveswerelessintelligent.
解析 推理判断题。
由第五段中的后三句话可推出。
答案 C
21.Thestoryoftwobabiesswitchedmainlyindicatesthat________.
A.slaveswereforcedtogiveuptheirbabiestotheirmasters
B.slaves'babiescouldpickupslaveholders'wayofspeaking
C.blacks'socialpositionwasshapedbyhowtheywerebroughtup
D.blackswerebornwithcertainfeaturesofprejudice
解析 推理判断题。
由第六段第一句Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:
nurture(养育),notnature,wasthekeytosocialstatus,可推知。
答案 C
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph7referto?
A.Theattacks.B.Slaveryandprejudice.
C.Whitemen.D.Theshows.
解析 词义辨析题。
由第七段YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.可知。
答案 D
23.Whatdoestheauthormainlyarguefor?
A.Twainhaddonemorethanhiscontemporarywriterstoattackracism.
B.TwainwasanadmirablefigurecomparabletoAbrahamLincoln.
C.Twain'sworkshadbeenbannedonunreasonablegrounds.
D.Twain'sworksshouldbereadfromahistoricalpointofview.
解析 主旨大意题。
该篇从马克·吐温的人生经历,他的作品及其它作者的作品进行比对后,作者得出了:
马克·吐温比与他同时代的作家更反对种族主义。
答案 A
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Throughoutthislong,tenseelection,everyonehasfocusedonthepresidentialcandidatesandhowthey’llchangeAmerica.Rightlyso,butselfishly,I’mmorefascinatedbyMichelleObamaandwhatshemightbeabletodo,notjustforthiscountry,butformeasanAfrican-Americanwoman.AsthepotentialFirstLady,shewouldhavetheworld’sattention.AndthatmeansthatforthefirsttimepeoplewillhaveachancetogetupcloseandpersonalwiththetypeofAfrican-Americanwomantheysorarelysee.
Usually,thelivesofblackwomengolargelyunexamined.Theprevailingtheoryseemstobethatwe’reallhot-temperedsinglemotherswhocan’tkeepaman.Evenintheworldofmake-believe,blackwomenstillcan’tescapethestereotypeofbeingeye-rolling,oversexedfemalesraisedbyournever-married,alcoholic(酗酒的)mothers.
Theseimageshavehelpeddefinethewayallwomenareviewed,includingMichelleObama.Beforesheevergetsthechancetocommittoacause,charityorfoundationasFirstLady,hermosturgentandperhapsmostcomplicateddutymaybesimpletobeherself.
Itwon’tbeeasy.Becausefewmainstreampublicationshavedonein-depthfeaturesonregularAfrican-Americanwomen,littleisknownaboutwhoweare,whatwethinkandwhatwefaceonaregularbasis.Forbetterorworse,Michellewillrepresentusall.
Justasshewillhavehercritics,shewillalsohavemillionsoffanswhousuallyhavelittleinterestintheFirstLady.ManyAfrican-Americanblogshavewrittenaboutwhatthey’dliketoseeMichellebringtotheWhiteHouse—mainlyshowingtheworldthatablackwomancansupporthermanandraiseastrongblackfamily.Michellewillhavetoworktopleaseeveryone—animpossibletask.ButformanyAfrican-Americanwomenlikeme,justalittleofherpoise(沉着),confidenceandintelligencewillgoalongwayinchanginganimagethat’sbeenaroundforfartoolong.
【文章大意】本文大意为:
随着奥巴马将要成为美国新一届总统,Michelle即将成为第一夫人。
作为一个黑人妇女Michelle或许会改变人们对传统黑人女性的看法。
36.WhydoesMichelleObamaholdastrongfascinationfortheauthor?
A)SheservesasarolemodelforAfricanwomen.
B)ShepossessesmanyadmirablequalitiesbecomingaFirstLady.
C)ShewillpresenttotheworldanewimageofAfrican-Americanwomen.
D)ShewillpaycloserattentiontotheinterestsofAfrican-Americanwomen.
【答案】C
【解析】Michelle即将成为美国第一夫人,成为人们聚焦的中心,她将会改变人们对黑人女性的看法,代表着黑人女性的新形象。
37.WhatisthecommonstereotypeofAfrican-Americanwomenaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Theyarevictimsofviolence.B)Theyareofaninferiorviolence.
C)Theyusequitealotofbodylanguage.D)Theyliveoncharityandsocialwelfare.
【答案】B
【解析】根据文章第二段Theprevailingtheoryseemstobethatwe’reallhot-temperedsinglemotherswhocan’tkeepaman.Evenintheworldofmake-believe,blackwomenstillcan’tescapethestereotypeofbeingeye-rolling,oversexedfemalesraisedbyournever-married,alcoholic(酗酒的)mothers内容可知答案为B。
38.WhatdomanyAfrican-Americanswriteaboutintheirblogs?
A)WhetherMichellecanliveuptothehighexpectationsofherfans.
B)HowMichelleshouldbehaveasapublicfigure.
C)HowproudtheyaretohaveablackwomanintheWhiteHouse.
D)WhatMichelleshoulddoaswifeandmotherintheWhiteHouse.
【答案】D
【解析】根据文章最后一段ManyAfrican-Americanblogshavewrittenaboutwhatthey’dliketoseeMichellebringtotheWhiteHouse可知答案为D。
39.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutMichelleObamaasaFirstLady?
A)Howevermanyfansshehas,sheshouldremainmodest,
B)Sheshouldn’tdisappointtheAfrican-Americancommunity.
C)Howeverhardshetries,shecan’texpecttopleaseeverybody.
D)ShewillgiveprioritytoAfrican-Americanwomen’sconcerns.
【答案】C
【解析】根据文
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