1、专题二 故事记叙型阅读理解 专题二 故事记叙型阅读理解 专题导读专题二 专题导读 故事类阅读理解选材来源于日常生活,给人以似曾相识的感觉。体裁一般是记叙文,包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。写作手法多采用时间、空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终。命题以细节为主,推理为辅。应特别注意对人物的外貌、语言、动作和思想的描写,从而把握人物性格特点和作者的情感态度。若是叙述性的文章,要读懂起因、经过、结果。若是故事性文章应读懂故事的发生、发展、高潮、结局。阅读时应特别注意:(1)一般故事性文章,应读懂故事的发生、发展、高潮和结局;(2)哲理故事,要理解故事所蕴含的哲理意义;(3)逸闻趣事,应体会对话的风
2、趣性,进而才能感受幽默的精髓。真题典例专题二 真题典例 【2011江西卷】The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard(18501928)After immigrating from England to the USA,and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer,he moved to Chicago,where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1
3、871.In those days,it was nicknamed“the Garden City”,almost certainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan of towns.Returning to London,Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s,drawing_on ideas that were popular at the time,but creating a unique combination of designs.专题二
4、真题典例 The nineteenthcentury poor city was in many ways a terrible place,dirty and crowded;but it offered economic and social opportunities.At the same time,the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive:though it promised fresh air and nature,it suffered from agricultural depression(萧条)and
5、it offered neither enough work and wages,nor much social life.Howards idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement,the garden city.Howards idea was that a group of people should set up a company,borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside,f
6、ar enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price.专题二 真题典例 Garden cities would provide a central public open space,radial avenues and connecting industries.They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt,also owned by the company,containing not mer
7、ely farms but also some industrial institutions.As more and more people moved in,the garden city would reach its planned limitHoward suggested 32,000 people;then,another would be started a short distance away.Thus,over time,there would develop a vast planned house collection,extending almost without
8、 limit;within it,each garden city would offer a wide range of jobs and services,but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system,thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.专题二 真题典例()1.How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden
9、cities?AThrough his observation of the country life.BThrough the combination of different ideas.CBy taking other peoples advice.DBy using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago.()2.The underlined phrase“drawing on”in Paragraph 1 probably means _.Amaking use ofBmaking comments onCgiving an explana
10、tion ofDgiving a description of专题二 真题典例()3.According to Howard,garden cities should be built _.Aas far as possible from existing citiesBin the countryside where the land was cheapCin the countryside where agriculture was developedDnear cities where employment opportunities already existed()4.What ca
11、n we learn about garden cities from the last paragraph?ATheir number would continue to rise.BEach one would continue to become larger.CPeople would live and work in the same place.DEach one would contain a certain type of business.专题二 真题典例()5.What could be the best title for the passage?ACity and Co
12、untrysideBThe Invention of the Garden CityCA New City in ChicagoDA Famous Garden City in England专题二 真题典例 【解析】本文为记叙文,叙述了花园城市的起源和发展情况。Ebenezer Howard受“花园城市”的启发,后来返回伦敦,在乡村引用了这个名称作为他新建花园城市的名称。后来不断扩大,并有了各种各样的同大城市里一样的服务设施。1D 细节理解题。从第一段信息句it was nicknamed“the Garden City”,almost certainly the source of How
13、ards name for his later building plan of towns.得知。2A 词义猜测题。联系前后文理解,Howard回到伦敦后,利用了当时很流行的思想形成了比较独特的各种思想相结合的设计。这里是“利用”的意思。专题二 真题典例 3B 细节理解题。从第二段的最后一句理解到“Howard的想法是一群人建立一个公司,在远离大城市土地非常廉价的乡下借钱建一个花园城市。”故答案选B。4A 推理判断题。从最后一段段意“随着这些花园城市的建立,越来越多的人迁入花园城市,没有办法限制,后来各个花园城市彼此相连,各种服务都像大城市一样”。这表明花园城市的数目在不断增长。5B 主旨大
14、意题。全文介绍了花园城市的名称来源以及它的发展情况,故B符合题意。专题二 新题预测(一)One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester(学期)at Shippensburg University,sirens(警报)sounded.These sirens were not in celebration;they were a cry to the university that something was wrong.A house,only one block away,was on fire.Nine of t
15、he universitys students lived there.From the minute the word got out that help was needed,it seemed like everyone showed up.The victims(受灾者)of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night.The very next day,everyone got_into_gearto do their part in helping them.Flyers(handbills
16、)were 新题预测专题二 新题预测 posted with items that were immediately needed,just to get these students through this next couple of days.Boxes for donations(捐赠品)and money jars were placed in every residence hall(学生宿舍)As a residence director,I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they coul
17、d.I knew that college students dont have much,but I asked them to do their best:“Every little bit will help.”I really didnt think they could do much.I was proved wrong.At the hall council meeting the night after the fire,my residents decided to have a wing competition,where each wing of the building
18、 would team up to see who could bring in the most donations.I announced that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party.专题二 新题预测 Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition.Within minutes,the place exploded.The single large box that I had place
19、d in the lobby(大厅)was overflowing.We quickly grabbed more boxes,and we watched in amazement as they,too,filled to the brim(边;沿)Members of the resident assistant staff and I began to count the items.I was astonished by what I saw,and I was inspired by these kids.When we came to the final tally(得分),th
20、e winners turned to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well.They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party.专题二 新题预测 Tears welled up in my eyes.I had watched these students jump to action,work tirelessly and donate all that they could.And then,as if that
21、were not enough,they handed over their reward.I was touched and so very proud of them.()1.The writer mainly wanted to_ by the story.Atell us nine of the college students suffered from a fireBsing praise of the college students helping the victims selflesslyCdescribe how successful the wing competiti
22、on was Dexpress he was deeply moved by the college students action专题二 新题预测()2.The phrase“got into gear”in the second paragraph means _.Astarted working Btook measuresCwas ready Dwas eager()3.At first,the residence director thought _.Ait was impossible to expect the college students to donate anythin
23、gBit was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college studentsCthe college students would donate something,but not muchDthe college students would donate all they could专题二 新题预测()4.The wing competition was held _.Aseveral days after the fireBthe night after the fireCa week after the fireDtwo d
24、ays after the fire()5.The phrase“in amazement”in paragraph 5 means _.Asatisfiedly BexcitedlyCsurprisedly Dhappily专题二 新题预测 【解析】本文是记叙文。全文叙述了在救灾捐助活动中,大学生的积极表现。1B 主旨大意题。作者写此文章意在通过救灾捐助活动歌颂大学生忘我的助人为乐的精神,描述场面是手段,颂扬精神是目的。2A 细节理解题。整段叙述救灾的紧急行动情况和大家的积极性,四个选项中只有A项的意思能和前后文吻合。3C 细节理解题。作者起先的想法在第三段I knew that colle
25、ge students dont have much,but I asked them to do their best:“Every little bit will help.”体现出来。专题二 新题预测 4D 星期二晚上发生火灾,星期四晚上搞募捐比赛,募捐比赛是在火灾后两天举行的。5C 推理判断题。作者原以为大学生没什么东西可捐,对他们的捐献本没抱多大的期望。但捐献现场的气氛却是那样热烈,这大大出乎其意料,所以感到“惊讶”是很自然的。本段最后一句中的“astonished”对此题也可起到提示和印证的作用。专题二 新题预测(二)Looking through a magazine in a
26、waiting room recently,I came across an article with the title“My top five most precious possessions”It was just a few lines of text with pictures,but it caught my imagination.Its interesting how inanimate(无生命的)objects can take on such significance and become woven into a persons,and sometimes a whol
27、e familys,life history.Anyway,the article had me considering what my most precious possessions are.It was difficult to choose only five,but here are mine:An old cardboard box filled with my childrens baby photos.专题二 新题预测 A yellow pocketsized birthday book of special things(poems,pictures of flowers
28、and trees,etc)given to me by my dad when I was probably about seven or eight years old.A 21st Birthday card from my mum.In it shes written her congratulations,her love,and her hopes for my future.She died not long after,when I was in my early twenties.A few ancient but very beautiful botany books th
29、at were once my great grandmothers.She was a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and very interesting woman.Id like to have known her.A brooch(胸针)left to me by my muchloved专题二 新题预测 grandmother.It was give
30、n to my great grandmother(her mother)by my great grandfather on his return from World War.It is not worth anything in terms of money.However,it not only stands for a link between four generations of women,but it is also a reminder of one young mans return from World War I.How about you?Id love to he
31、ar what you feel are your most precious possessions.()1.What made the writer have the idea of writing the passage?AHer love for her relatives.BHer rich imagination about the objects.CAn article in a magazine.DSome pictures in an article.专题二 新题预测()2.According to the passage,the writer _.Alost her mot
32、her at the age of 26Bwas a mother of several childrenCgot the yellow birthday book at 8Dstudies botany well when she was young()3.The writer considered her grandmother remarkable and interesting because she _.Awrote a large number of botany booksBleft the writer some ancient but beautiful botany boo
33、ksCwas unusually famous for her achievementsDcould become a botanist in the special time专题二 新题预测()4.How many reasons made the writer think the brooch was one of her most precious possessions?AOne.BTwo.CThree.DFour.()5.In the writers opinion,something that is thought to be the most precious should be
34、 able to _.Achange a persons and even the whole familys life historyBhave a great effect on one persons lifeCremind somebody of his or her close relativesDshow a persons love and respect for his or her relatives专题二 新题预测 【解析】本文为记叙文。作者介绍了自己生命中最珍贵的五样东西及其有关的故事。1C 细节理解题。根据第一段可判断选C。2B 推理判断题。根据“An old card
35、board box filled with my childrens baby photos.”可判断选B。3D 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“She was a botanist in a time when it was relatively unusual for women to be qualified in this field and I think she was probably a remarkable and very interesting woman.”可判断选D。专题二 新题预测 4B 细节理解题。根据“However,it not only stands for a
36、 link between four generations of women,but it is also a reminder of one young mans return from World War I”可判断选B。5A 推理判断题。根据第一段“Its interesting how inanimate(无生命的)objects can take on such significance and become woven into a persons,and sometimes a whole familys,life history.”再结合作者对她的五样最珍贵的东西的描述可判断选A。