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高考维“升”素18文学欣赏（时间：25分钟 分数：46分）维A 完形填空(每题1.5分，满分30分)选材网站：http：/高考曾用材料：2010江苏卷A篇选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：Wranglers and StranglersYears ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin，who seemed to have amazing creative _1_ talent.They were wouldbe poets，novelists，and essayists.They were extraordinary in their _2_ to put the English language to its best use.These promising young men _3_ regularly to read and critique (评论) each others work.And critique it they did!These men were merciless with one another.They _4_ the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces.They were heartless，tough，even mean in their _5_.The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the _6_ of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼杀者)”In order to _7_，the women of literary talent in the university _8_ to start a club of their own，one comparable to the Stranglers.They _9_ themselves the “Wranglers (争论者)”They，too，read their _10_ one another.But there was one great difference.The criticism was much softer，more _11_，more encouraging.Sometimes，there was almost no criticism at all.Every effort，even the weakest one，was _12_.Twenty years later an alumnus of the university was making an exhaustive _13_ of his classmates careers when he _14_ a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers.Of all the _15_ young men in the Stranglers，no one had made a significant literary _16_ of any kind.From the Wranglers had come six or more successful _17_，some of national renown such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings，who wrote The Yearling.Talent between the two？Probably the same.Level of _18_？Not much difference.But the Stranglers were strangled，while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an) _19_.The Stranglers _20_ an atmosphere of argument and selfdoubt.The Wranglers highlighted the best，not the worst.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。一所大学里有两个文学小组，他们对待他人的作品的方式不同，一个小组主要采用批评的方式，而另一个小组采取的却是鼓励的方式，后来，两个小组的组员所取得的文学成就完全不同。1A.architectural Bartistic Cliterary Dmusical答案C考查语境逻辑。从后面的“They were wouldbe poets，novelists，and essayists.”可知他们即将成为诗人、小说家等，由此可知他们拥有了不起的文学天赋。architectural“建筑的”；artistic“艺术的”；musical“音乐的”。2A.strength Bability Cperformance Dpower答案B考查语境中名词的辨析。从前面的“talent”可知他们很有文学天赋，所以此处是指他们在语言方面有着非凡的能力。strength“力量，力气”；performance“表演”；power“权力，力量”。3A.gathered Borganized Cchallenged Dcollected答案A考查语境逻辑。结合后面的“to read and critique(评论)each others work”可知他们聚集在一起来阅读和评论彼此的作品。4A.turned Btranslated Ccombined Ddivided答案D考查固定搭配。结合后面的“the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces”可知他们把最微小的文学表达都分解成很多份，来批评他人的作品。o“把变成”；o“把翻译成”；combine不与into连用。 5A.appreciation Bcriticism Cassessment Djudgment答案B考查语境逻辑。根据前面的“critique(评论)each others work”可知此处表示他们在评论的时候一点也不留情面。appreciation“欣赏”；assessment“估计，评估”；judgment“判断”。6A.leaders Borganizers Cmembers Darrangers答案C考查语境逻辑。从后面的“of this special club called themselves.”可知此处是指这个俱乐部的成员。leader“领导者”；organizer“组织者”；arranger“组织者，经办者”。7A.participate Bpractice Csucceed Dcompete答案D考查上下文暗示。结合后面的“the women of literary talent in the university _8_to start a club of their own，one comparable to the Stranglers”可知这个大学的具有文学天赋的女同学们决定组建一个她们自己的俱乐部来和那些男同学们竞争。participate“参加”；practice“练习”；succeed“成功”。8A.determined Bagreed Cpromised Ddreamed答案A考查语境逻辑。此处指这些女同学们下决心来开办自己的俱乐部。agree“同意”；promise“允诺”；dream“梦想”。9A.regarded Bcalled Cthought Drecognized答案B考查上下文暗示，结合前面的“called themselves the Stranglers(扼杀者)”可知此处是指这些女同学把自己称为Wranglers。“regard”认为；“think”思考，认为；“recognize”承认。10A.works Bletters Cbooks Dpapers答案A考查语境逻辑。她们也读她们彼此的作品。letter“信件”；book“书籍”；paper“论文”。11A.fantastic Bcritical Cpositive Dserious答案C考查上下文暗示。从后面的“more encouraging”可知她们的批评多是积极的，具有鼓励性的。fantastic“荒诞的”；critical“批评的”；serious“严肃的”。12A.required Bspared Cmade Dencouraged答案D考查语境逻辑。由上文可知，“Wranglers”的特点就是“鼓励”，故选D。此处表示她们鼓励每一次尝试，哪怕是最微弱的尝试。require“要求”。spare no effort“不遗余力”；make every effort“努力”；B、C两项均与语境不符。13A.experiment Bstudy Canalysis Djudgment答案B考查语境逻辑。这里表示一个校友对他的同班同学所从事的职业进行了研究。experiment“试验，实验”；analysis“分析”；judgment“判断”。14A.reflected Bresolved Cexplained Dnoticed答案D考查上下文暗示。根据后面的“a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers”可知通过研究他发现了Stranglers和Wranglers在文学成就方面的巨大差别。reflect“表明，表达”；resolve“解决”；explain“解释”。15A.optimistic Bconfident Cbright Dhonest答案C考查上下文逻辑。从第一段中“.a group of brilliant young men.”可知此处是指那些聪明的男同学。optimistic“乐观的”；confident“自信的”；honest“诚实的”。16A.achievement Binfluence Ccontribution Dimprovement答案A考查上下文暗示。结合前面的“in the literary accomplishments”以及上下文内容可知他们没有人取得骄人的文学成就。influence“影响”；contribution“贡献”；improvement“改进，改善”。17A.engineers Bwriters Cdoctors Dlawyers答案B考查语境逻辑。从后面的“some of national renown such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings，who wrote The Yearling”可知她们中有的人成为了著名的作家。engineer“工程师”；doctor“医生”；lawyer“律师”。18A.courage Bpatience Ceducation Dskill答案C考查语境逻辑。此处表示他们的教育水平没有什么不同。courage“勇气”；patience“耐心”；skill“技能”。19A.reward Bfavor Chonor Dlift答案D考查固定搭配。此处指Wranglers互相帮助，互相鼓励。give sb a lift “帮某人一把”。20A.ruined Blightened Cpromoted Denjoyed答案C考查语境逻辑。这里指Stranglers创造了一种争辩与自我怀疑的氛围。ruin“毁灭”；lighten“减轻，使变明亮”；enjoy“享受，喜欢”。维B1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材网站：http：//stories高考曾用材料：2012辽宁卷A篇选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：I Am a PencilChildrens book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to thirdgraders in the New York City borough of Queens.His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries，speaking 11 languages，having many different beliefs.But there were a few things they had in common.Family troubles，for one.Money struggles.And poetry.Every single student，with the help of this creative，breakalltherules teacher，made great progress in writing.Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging conviction that deep within each of us lives a poet，a geniusa child.Cover Price: $59.88Price: $19.95You Save: $39.93 (67%)What It Takes to Help Me OutAn editor for US.News & World Report, David LMarcus takes us inside a boarding school for troubled teens.The great stresses are put on these teens，which makes them lose their nature.This should cause us a truthful，thoughtprovoking thinking.Cover Price: $35.86Price: $15.00You Save: $20.86 (58%)The Most Scenic Drives in AmericaUpdated and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997，this travel book includes over 200 brandnew photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.The updated volume also provides maps，the latest information on state parks，and lodging (住所) suggestions.Cover Price: $47.88Price: $23.88You Save: $24 (50%)Our Brothers KeeperAuthor Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother，Jeff，who was killed in Vietnam.But in Our Brothers Keeper he tells what happens when he met several of his brothers old Marine friends.Smith gets to know these menall hurt by the past they share.Together the author and his new friends make a journey to Vietnam，to visit the place where Jeff died.Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.A powerful story of brotherhood，bravery and understanding.Cover Price: $59.40Price: $10.00You Save: $49.40 (83%)Notes：conviction n信念thoughtprovoking adj.令人深思的【语篇解读】 本文是四本书的广告。广告介绍了四本书的内容、价格及折扣。1Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?AI Am a Pencil.BWhat It Takes to Help Me Out.CThe Most Scenic Drives in America.DOur Brothers Keeper.答案D细节理解题。由各篇的“you save”可知，Our Brothers Keeper降价最多：$49.40 (83%)。2If you are interested in taking photos，you would probably choose _.AOur Brothers KeeperBWhat It Takes to Help Me OutCThe Most Scenic Drives in AmericaDI Am a Pencil答案C细节理解题。从“The Most Scenic Drives in America”的“.this travel book includes over 200 brandnew photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.”可知答案为C。3Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?AThe book What It Takes to Help Me Out is about troubled teens.BThe book The Most Scenic Drives in America includes many pictures.CThe friends Jedwin Smith made had the same bad experiences.DThe Vietnamese guide，the former commander who himself killed Jedwin Smiths brother.答案D推理判断题。由Our Brothers Keeper中的“Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander(海军中校)of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.”可知，Jedwin Smith的弟弟的去世并非是the former commander直接所为，而是执行命令，是官方意志，故答案为D。4Which book has many foreign editions (版本) according to the passage?AThe Most Scenic Drives in America.BWhat It Takes to Help Me Out.CI Am a Pencil.DOur Brothers Keeper.答案A细节理解题。从The Most Scenic Drives in America中“Updated(再版)and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997”可知A为正确答案。维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材网站：/content/story高考曾用材料：2012江西卷B篇选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：The main reason people come to America is said to be that they can chase the American Dream.Everyone has heard of it，and many have died fighting for it.The only thing is that there is no clear definition of the American Dream.It is not defined by one dream，but all the opportunities that the United States has to offer.Since the founding of the United States，people have been striving to define the American Dream.In the play Death of a Salesman，every character is trying to realize his own version of the American Dream.Willy feels that by being well liked he has achieved what the American Dream is all about.He has spent his whole life as a salesman who has not been very successful.As he gets older，he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life，and feels that only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.Bernard，on the other hand，feels that the American Dream can only be achieved if one has been successful in their academic and professional careers.He shows that through hard work and dedication，success can be accomplished.He reached his professional goals and achieved his version of the American Dream.Throughout the play these feelings are shown through the dialogue and actions of the characters.They try to achieve their goals of the American Dream.Willy is unsuccessful in his attempt，while Bernard is very successful in achieving his goal.Many people try to achieve the American Dream，but few actually do so.As with any goal，the American Dream takes hard work and dedication.In Death of a Salesman，all aspects of this goal are examined.For the goal to be achieved，the dream must be an attainable one which is worth working toward.It also must be a dream that the professional world accepts and finds useful.Note：长短句分析：As he gets older，he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life，and feels that only by killing himself will the people around h