高中英语阅读理解与答案详解

1、高中英语阅读理解及答案详解AAchildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovem

2、entontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,somecases

3、ofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarises（出现）fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiant

4、s,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.donotexist;andthat,insteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustsaysopeculiar（奇'怪的）thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattempt

5、ingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirlfriend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.1. TheauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitisA.repeatedwithoutanychangeB-trea

6、tedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD-setinthepresent解析：细节理解题。根据Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualsituationofthetimeandthechild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.可推矢口此题答案为Co答案：C2. Accordingtothepassage,greatfearcantakeplaceina

7、childwhenthestoryisA. inarealisticsettingB. heardforthefirsttimeC. repeatedtoooftenD. toldinadifferentway解析：细节题。根据thisarises（出现）fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.可推知此题答案为Bo答案：B2. Theadvantageclaimed（提出）forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatitA. makesthemlessfearfulB. developstheirpowerofmem

8、oryC. makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD. encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs解析：细节理解题。根据Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.可以得出此答案。答案：A3. Theauthor'smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat.A. fairystoriesarestillbeingma

9、deupB. thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC. peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD. thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays解析：推理判断题。有些人认为神话不现实，都是教孩子一些不存在的东西，会对孩子有不好的影响。作者用虚拟语气作了一个假设，如果这些观点站得住脚的话，可能会出现这样的情况：theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorc

10、overingatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.可见持这种观点的人实际上是对神话的一种误解。答案：B4. Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat.A. theyarefullofimaginationB. theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttote

11、ach解析：推理判断题。根据.notobjectivelytrue,donotexist可知有些人不赞成神话故事的原因是这些故事是编出来的，远离现实。故选Bo答案：BVeryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem.Theirvaluesthiscanrtberepeatedtoooftenarenotnecessarilyourvalues.Physicalcomfort,cleannessandorderarenotnecessarilythemostimportantthings.The

12、socialservicesfromtimetotimefindthemselvesfacedwithaflatwithdecayingfoodcoveredbysmallworms,andanoldpersonlyingaloneinbed,takingnonoticeoftheworms.Butisitinterfering（干涉）withpersonalfreedomtoinsistthattheygotolivewithsomeoftheirrelativessothattheymightbetakenbettercareof?Somesocialworkers,theoneswhoc

13、learuptheworms,thinkweareindangerofcarryingthisconceptofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheold.Indeed,theoldcanbeeasilyhurtorharmed.Thebodyislikeacar,itneedsmoremechanicalmaintenance（机械维修，保养）asitgetsolder.Youcancarrythiscomparisonrightthroughtotheprovis

14、ionofspareparts.Butneverforgetthatsuchoperationsarepainfulexperiences,howevergoodtheresultswillbe.Andatwhatpointshouldyoustoptotreattheoldbody?Isitmorallyrighttotrytopushoffdeathbyseekingthedevelopmentofdrugstoexcitetheforgetfuloldmindandtoactivatetheoldbody,knowingthatitisdesignedtodie?Youcan't

15、askdoctorsorscientiststodecide,becausesolongastheycanseethetechnicalopportunities,theywillfeelboundtogivethematry,ontheprinciplethatwhilethere'slife,there'shope.Whenyoutalktotheoldpeople,however,youareforcedtotheconclusionthatwhetherageishappyorunpleasantdependslessonmoneyoronhealththanjtdoe

16、sonyourabilitytohavefun.5. Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Thevaluesaredifferentbetweentheoldandtheyoung.8- Themoralproblemsraisedbyoldpeople.C.Thepersonalfreedomfortheold.D-Oldpeople'sviewpointonlife.解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第1句Veryoldpeopledoraisemoralproblemsforalmosteveryonewhocomesincontactwiththem及全文

17、内容可知，答案选B。答案：B6. WecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthatA. Veryoldpeoplewouldliketolivealonetohavemorepersonalfreedom.B. Veryoldpeopleareabletokeeptheirroomclean.C. Veryoldpeopleliketolivewiththeirchildren.D-Socialserviceshavenothingtodowithveryoldpeople.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第1段最后几句Somesocialworkers,theoneswhocl

18、earuptheworms,thinkweareindangerofcarryingthisconceptofpersonalfreedomtothepointwhereseriousrisksarebeingtakenwiththehealthandsafetyoftheold可知，答案选Ao答案：A7. Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theolderaperson,themorecareheneeds.8- Toomuchemphasishasbeenputonoldpeople'svalues.C.Thehumanbodycan'tbecomparedtoacar.D-Itiseasytoprovidesparepartsforoldpeople.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第2段第2句Thebodyislikeacar,itneedsmoremechanicalmaintenanceasitgetsolder可矢口，答案选A。答案：A8. Theunderlinedwo