2018年江苏省高考英语二轮专用题型组合练(1)含解析

A [根据上文可知，作者在女儿第一次卖糖果棒时给了女儿诸多鼓励，再结合下文的“I offered encouragement ...”可知，此处表示作者再次给了女儿鼓励。again意为“再，又”；deliberately意为“故意地”；instead意为“相反”；eventually意为“最后”。] 34．A.added to C．came to

B．amounted to D．catered to

B [这次经历相当于(amounted to)两天的销售，两次售完的业绩，两个快乐的人和一个提高的自我评价。add to意为“增加”；come to意为“共计”；cater to意为“迎合”。] 35．A.self-help C．self-respect

B．self-study D．self-image

D [参见上题解析。第一段中的“self-image”是关键提示。self-help意为“自助”；self-study意为“自学”；self-respect意为“自尊”；self-image意为“自我形象，自我评价”。]

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Ⅲ.阅读理解——故事轶闻

(2017·苏州高三一模)Nelle Harper Lee，better known by her pen name Harper Lee，was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird，published in 1960.Immediately successful，it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature.In 1991 an organization conducted a survey that made readers identify books that had “made a difference” in their lives.The result? Lee's book trailed only The Bible.Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain，this novel remains one of the most widely taught books nationwide，reaching about 70% of American public schools.What makes it such a typical read for young people?

English class is a place where young Americans come to know themselves.In the folds of dusty books，students can make contact with humanity beyond the shallow small talk of the school hallways.Disturbed by hormones and anxiety，teenagers get through school with confusion and frustration.Literature is a safety valve(安全阀)—it promises relief，a place to figure out one's problems and get to know oneself better.

The novel particularly distinguishes itself in this aspect.It speaks in a child's voice without treating its readership as children.Some critics have called it an “impossible” achievement，a children's book penned by a well-educated adult—it's unlikely that a child like Scout could exist in the real world.But that's exactly what makes it such a charming，attractive read for young people.It indicates the consciousness of a well-educated adult facing difficult realities，but describes it through the light and playful voice of a curious little girl.

Gaby Hick，a third-year student focused on English literature at Brown University，calls it “one of the first books that kids and young adults read and that deal with serious issues—rape，race，mental issues”．She adds，“The story makes these adult themes accessible because of Scout.”The book's setting，a small town in Alabama affected by the Great Depression of the 1930s，may appear very different from the experience of most kids reading it today.But Lee's words make her story feel alive and present.

In 2006，however，critic Thomas Mallon expressed his regret about the book's avoiding moral complexity in The New Yorker.But her novel makes a great teaching tool for teenagers precisely because its moral view is as clear as that of one of Aesop's fables.That absence of ambiguity in this novel doesn't mean the novel is free of challenging ideas，either.Will Serratelli，another literature student at Brown says，“There aren't many hard moral questions being asked...but it opens up all these other questions that I hadn't thought about before.My English teachers always asked，‘Do you sympathize with this character? Would you want to hang out with them? ’When you give a kid a book where those questions don't even need to be asked，it_forces_them_to_dig_deeper.”

Mallon's criticism is accurate in that this novel may present too limited a view of racism in America.That's especially problematic because it is one of the only books consistently assigned to American students that acknowledge racial discrimination at all.However，To Kill a Mockingbird may owe some of its popularity as a teaching text to the fact that the narrative voice is a white one.Naomi Varnis，an African Studies student at Brown says，“It's another practice of telling stories about black people through white central characters.”

While the novel is undoubtedly worth its place in the classroom，English teachers may do well to consider that it is a white author's perspective—and ought to be the only beginning of a dialogue about race and never the final word.But as a gateway to more mature ideas，and as a YA(young adult)distillation(提炼)of complex concepts young people may not have grasped before，Lee's novel is invaluable. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了美国著名小说家Nelle Harper Lee及人们对她的作品的一些看法。

36．According to the passage，the novel To Kill a Mockingbird can help us ________． A．know more about the past U．S.economic situation B．understand what the real personality of humans is C．reduce much anxiety for fear of losing ourselves D．find and deal with some other complicated questions

C [细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Literature is a safety valve(安全阀)－ it promises relief，a place to figure out one's problems and get to know oneself better”可知，文学是一个安全阀，它给人们提供慰藉，能帮助人们发现自身的问题并更好地了解自己。故答案为C。]

37．What does the underlined word “trailed” most probably mean in Paragraph 1? A．Was as good as. B．Tried hard to defeat. C．Went along the same route as. D．Had a lower score than.

D [词义猜测题。根据画线词下文中的“Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain，this novel remains one of the most widely taught books nationwide，reaching about 70% of American public schools”可知，连同莎士比亚和马克·吐温的作品一起，这部小说在全国仍然被广泛用于教学中，大约70%的美国公立学校在使用这部小说。显然这部小说是很重要的，再结合画线词所在句中的“only”可知，此处指这部小说只是“落后于”《圣经》，也就是指得分比《圣经》少。trail在此处作动词，意为“落后”。]

38．What can we conclude from Will Serratelli's statement underlined in Paragraph 5? A．The kids are motivated to think further.

B．The kids have to face more moral questions. C．The kids tend to sympathize with the characters. D．The kids are unwilling to answer challenging questions.

A [句意理解题。根据第五段中的“‘There aren't many hard moral questions being asked ...but it opens up all these other questions that I hadn't thought about before’”可知，这部小说中并没有提出很多高深的道德问题，但是针对其他问题这部小说提供了开放空间。显然这部小说培养了学生进一步思考的能力。再结合画线句的字面意思可知，此处表示激励孩子们更深刻地思考。故答案为A。]

39．Why is the novel well received by teenagers in the U．S.? A．Because it reveals racial discrimination in America. B．Because it makes some serious adult issues accessible. C．Because a white author tells the stories about black people. D．Because it is widely used as a tool for moral judgements in society.

B [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Some critics have called it an ‘impossible’achievement，a children's book penned by a well-educated adult ...But that's exactly what makes it such a charming，attractive read for young people.It indicates the consciousness of a well-educated adult facing difficult realities，but describes it through the light and playful voice of a curious little girl”可知，一些评论家认为，这部小说是令人不可思议的佳作——它是由受过良好教育的成年人执笔的一本儿童读物，这正是这部小说魅力无穷、吸引众多年轻人阅读的原因。这部小说以充满好奇心的小女孩那轻快、玩味般的口吻道出了饱读诗书的成年人在面对着现实种种艰辛时产生的点滴感悟；再结合第四段中的“‘one of the first books that kids and young adults read and that deal with serious issues － rape，race，mental issues’”“‘The story makes these adult themes accessible because of Scout’”可知，这部小说之所以在美国受到青少年的欢迎是因为其揭示了一些严肃的成人问题。] 40．Who points out straight the shortcoming of the novel? A．Thomas Mallon. C．Will Serratelli.

B．Naomi Varnis. D．Gaby Hick.