成人高考英语阅读理解提分宝典

成人高考英语阅读理解提分宝典▼转折与对比

转折与对比处经常是语义的重点，命题经常要涉及，转折一般通过however,but,instead,yet,infact等词语表示。

【真题示例1】(2023浙江，阅读C)

Ifhumansweretrulyathomeunderthelightofthemoonandstars,wewouldgoindarknesshappily,themidnightworldasvisibletousasitistothevastnumberofnocturnal(夜间活动的)speciesonthisplanet.Instead,wearediurnalcreatures,witheyesadaptedtolivinginthesun’slight.Thisisabasicevolutionaryfact,eventhoughmostofusdon’tthinkofourselvesasdiurnalbeings.Yetit’stheonlywaytoexplainwhatwe’vedonetothenight:We’veengineeredittoreceiveusbyfillingitwithlight.

50.Accordingtothepassage,humanbeings_________.

A.prefertoliveinthedarkness

B.areusedtolivinginthedaylight

C.werecuriousaboutthemidnightworld

D.hadtostayathomewiththelightofthemoon

【答案解析】B考查推理推断。命题点在“Instead”处。依据其次句“Instead,wearediurnalcreatures…”可知，人类日间活动，眼睛习惯了阳光下的生活，B项与文章内容全都。

【真题示例2】(2023天津,阅读B)

Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,”saidBreazeal.

44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill___________.

A.trainemployees

B.beourworkmates

C.improvetechnologies

D.taketheplaceofworkers

【答案解析】B考查事实细节。命题点在“but”处，依据“ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.”可知，设计这种机器人不是用来替代人工的，而是和其他工人一起工作，因此它们会成为我们的'同事。

【真题示例3】(2023安徽，阅读B)

HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

61.WecanlearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily_______________.

A.startedabusinessin1975

B.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoney

C.boughtarestaurantinSanFrancisco

D.openedasandwichshopinLosAngeles

【答案解析】B考查事实细节。命题点在“However”处，依据其次句“However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.”可知答案。

▼列举项

由as,suchas,forexample,forinstance等引导的短语或句子一般是举例项，需要留意的是例子一般是和文章的中心或段落中心紧密相关的，常考“推理性问题”和“细节性问题”，这类试题可通过“中心思想”来解答。

【真题示例1】(2023天津，阅读B)

TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.

42.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.

B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.

C.Takeyourfamilypicturesanddelivermilk.

D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.

【答案解析】D考查事实细节。命题点在“suchas”处，依据“Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.”可知，这种机器人可以提示老人吃药或者拍全家福。D项中“听从命令”和“提示吃药”都是这种机器人可以胜任的。

【真题示例2】(2023江苏，阅读C)

Let’sbeginwiththequestionofwhypeoplevolunteer.Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.Toselectvolunteers,youmayneedtounderstandthemotivationsofthepeopleyouwishtoattract.

61.Peoplevolunteermainlyoutof________________.

A.academicrequirements

B.socialexpectations

C.financialrewards

D.internalneeds

【答案解析】D推理推断题。命题点在“Forexample”处，依据“Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvalues...tostrengthensocialrelationships.”可知，人们做志愿者主要是处于内在需求。Forexample引出factorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved。

▼数字与年月

文中的数字、年月、日期等也是成人高考易考点。出题特点：

1.运算题：四则运算得出答案，需要留意原始数据。

2.多选一：文中消失多个时间、数字，对应不同的大事或事物，只考其中一个。

【真题示例1】(2023四川，阅读C)

Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabours,theywouldearnasmuchas￡172,000ayear.

Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigure.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome￡30,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.

38.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?

A.30,000.B.142,000.

C.172,000.D.202,000.

【答案解析】B考查事实细节。命题点在数字处。由第三段最终一句“Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome￡30,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.”和其次段最终一句中的“theywouldearnasmuchas￡172,000ayear.”可知答案。

【真题示例2】(2023全国课标Ⅱ，阅读D)

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TourA—BathStonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—37until26Marchand39thereafter.

Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB—OxfordStratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’shouse一32until12Marchand36thereafter.

Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC—WindsorCastleHamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—34until11Marchand37thereafter.

IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVIII’sfavouritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction