阅读与读写练讲义：在利立浦特的生活-2022届高考英语阅读二轮复习备考

在利立浦特的生活在暴风雨中幸存下来的格列佛被巨浪冲到了岸上。醒来后，他发现自己全身被很多细绳子紧紧地绑起来了。等待他的是什么呢？难词探意fasten/,fo・sn/V.（使两局部）系牢;扎牢;结牢;扣紧occasional/・・ke…nl/adj.偶尔的;偶然的;临时的ribbon/・r・b・n/n.（用于捆绑或装饰的）带子;丝带hesitate/・hez,te,t/v.（对某事）犹豫;迟疑不决WhenIwokeupandtriedtogetup,Icouldnotmove.Iwaslyingonmybackandmywholebody,myarmsandlegswerestronglyfastened.SoonIwasplacedonalongwoodenplatformandcarriedtoasmallcountrycalledLilliputwhichwasjustasbeautifulasmanyoftherichcountriesinEurope.Thelittlepeoplewholivedtherecalled“Lilliputians”whoareaboutfifteencentimeterstall.Inthisnewcountry,Ibehavedaswellaspossibletogetmyfreedomback.Lilliputianssoonbegantolosetheirfearofme.TheycalledmetheManMountain.SometimesIlaydownandletthemdanceonmyhand,andfromtimetotimechildrencametoplaygamesinmyhair.BynowIwasabletospeaktheirlanguagewell.OnedaytheKinginvitedmetowatchtheregularentertainments,whicharegreatlyenjoyedbyhim,hisfamily,andhislordsandladies.Iwasmostinterestedintheropedancing.Averythinropeisfixedthirtycentimetersabovetheground.PeoplewhowanttobecometheKingsmostimportantofficialsjumpanddanceonthisrope,andwhoeverjumpshighestwithoutfallinggetsthebestjob.SometimestheKingordershislordstodanceontherope,toshowthattheycanstilldoit.Thissportisratherdangerous,andthereareoccasionaldeathsasaresult.Itseemsastrangewayofchoosingofficials.Therewasanotherinterestingentertainment.TheKingholdsastickinfrontofhim,andsometimesmovesitupanddown.Onebyone,peoplecomeuptohimandjumpoverthestickorcrawlunderit.TheygoonjumpingandcrawlingastheKingmovesthestick.Thewinneristheonewhojumpsandcrawlsforthelongesttime,andhereceivesablueribbontowearroundhiswaist.Thesecondbestreceivesaredribbon,andthethirdbestgetsagreenone.Manyofthelordsweartheirribbonsproudlyatalltimes.Later,theKingandhislordsagreedtosetmefreeaslongasIpromisedthefollows：tohelptheLilliputiansinwarandpeacetogivetwohourswarningbeforeavisittotheircapital,sothatpeoplecouldstayindoorstobecarefulnottosteponanyLilliputiansortheiranimals,tocarryimportantmessagesfortheKingifnecessarytohelptheKingsworkmencarryheavystonestostayinLilliputuntiltheKingallowedmetoleave.OnhissidetheKingpromisedIwouldreceivefoodanddrink,enoughfor1，724Lilliputians.Iagreedtoeverythingatonce.Mychainswerebroken,andIwasfreeatlast!ThefirstthingIdidwastovisitthecapitalcity,Mildendo.Isteppedcarefullyoverthecitywall,whichwaslessthanameterhigh,andwalkedslowlythroughthetwomainstreets.Itisusuallyaverybusycity,withshopsandmarketsfullofpeople,buttodaythestreetswereempty.Therewerecrowdswatchingmefromeverywindow.TheKinghadinvitedmetolookathisrooms.ThenIlaydownonthegroundandlookedthroughthewindowsonebyone.Youcannotimagineamorebeautifulplacetolivein.Theroomsandfurnitureareperfectineverydetail.AsIwaslookingin,IcouldseetheQueen,surroundedbyherlordsandladies.Shekindlyputherhandoutofthewindowformetokiss.Abouttwoweeksaftermyfirstvisittothecapital,IwasvisitedbyoneoftheKingsmostimportantofficials.HisnamewasReldresal.Istartedtheconversation.urmsogladthey'vetakenawaymychains."Itoldhim.“Well,myfriend,"heanswered,"you'reonlyfreebecausetheKingknowswereinadangeroussituation."Dangerous-5,Icried.uWhatdoyoumean・”uLilliputhasenemiesathomeandabroad,"heexplained.Torsixyearsnowwe'vehadtwopoliticalgroups,theHighHeelsandtheLowHeels.PerhapstheHighHeelsweremorepopularinthepast,butasyoucansee,ourpresentKingandallhisofficialswearthelowestheels.Thetwogroupshateeachother,andaHighHeelwillrefusetospeaktoaLowHeel.ThatstheprobleminLilliput.Now,we'regettinginformationthatthepeopleofBlefuscuaregoingtoattackus.Blefuscuisanislandnearus,almostaslargeandimportantasLilliput.They5vebeenatwarwithusforthreeyears.“Buthowdidthiswarstart-"Iasked."Well,youknow,ofcourse,thatmostpeopleusedtobreaktheirboiledeggsatthelargerend.ButourKingsgrandfatheroncecutafingerwhilebreakinghiseggthisway,andsohisfathertheKingorderedallLilliputians,fromthenon,tobreakthesmallerendoftheireggs.PeoplewhodothatarecalledSmallEndians.ButLilliputiansfeelstronglyaboutthisandsomeBigEndianshavefoughtangrilyagainstthislaw.Asmanyaseleventhousandpeoplehavebeenkilledbecausetheyrefusedtobreaktheireggsatthesmallerend.SomeoftheBigEndianshaveescapedtojoinourenemiesinBlefuscu.TheKingofBlefuscuhasalwayswantedtodefeatLilliputinwar,andnowwehearthathe'spreparedalargenumberofships,whichwillattackusverysoon.Soyousee,myfriend,howmuchourKingneedsyourhelp,inordertodefeathisenemies.”Ididnothesitateforamoment.uPleasetelltheKing,"Iansweredwarmly,uthatIamreadytogivemylifetosavehimorhiscountry.ActivitiesActivityAReadforunderstandingI.UnderstandingthemainideaWhatdoesthischaptermainlytakeabout?II.UnderstandingthebasicelementsIII.UnderstandingthedetailsWhatcanyoulearnfromthedescriptionoftworegularentertainmentsinLilliput-Fillinthetable.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusthroughthedescriptionoftheentertainments-WhatproblemsdoesLilliputhave-ActivityBReadforwritingI.Usefulexpressionsforwritingexpressionstodescribesurroundingsasbeautifulas和一棣漂亮perfectineverydetail每一个细节都很完美cannotimagineamorebeautifulplace无以伦比的美丽expressionstodescribebehaviourstepcarefully小心翼翼地迈步走walkslowly慢慢地走liedownontheground躺在地上lookthroughthewindows透过窗户去看expressionstoexpressyourdisagreementsfeelstronglyabout强烈反对fightangrilyagainst愤怒抵抗refusetodo拒绝II.WritingtechniquesGulliversTravelcanbecalledasatirenovel,whichappliedmanykindsofsatiretechniquestoreachtheaimofrevealandcritique,suchasirony,hyperbole,contrastandsymboletc.Symbol(象征)Asymbolisaperson,place,action,word,orthingthatrepresentssomethingotherthanitself.Canyoufindthesymbolicmeaningsbehindthem.Thebackgroundinformationwillhelpyou.Duringthe18thcentur