2023高考英语外刊时文精读专题09盘中知世界花园小径

2023年高考英语外刊时文精读精练(9)Worldinadish:Thegardenpath盘中知世界：花园小径主题语境：人与自我主题语境内容：健康的生活方式【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，需熟记。）IMAGINEA

plate

holdingtwo

strawberries,identicalin

appearance.Onecameoutofasupermarketbox,meaningitwasprobably

harvested

whenitwasstillnotripe,immediatelyplacedinaforced-aircoolingunit,loadedontoa

truck

anddrivenhundredsofmiles.Bythetimeitreachedthe

plate

itmayhavebeenpicked

fortwoweeks.Theother

strawberry

was

picked

fromagardenminutesbeforebeingeaten.

Thefirstonewillprobablytastelikeaslightlymushy(软踏踏的)cucumberwithstrongsourflavors.Thesecondislikelytobesweet;theflavourwilllingerinthemouth,asthe

scent(香味)

willonthehands.Supermarket

strawberries

arenotentirelywithoutadvantages:theyare

convenient

andavailableinthenorthernhemisphere(半球)

inFebruary.ButthetwoberriesdifferfromeachotherinthesamewaythathearingBach’sMassinBMinorinaconcerthalldiffersfromlisteningtoitona

cassette(磁带).Thehome-grown

fruitisan

eatable

casefor

cultivating

ahomegarden.

Your

columnistarguedgardeninga

twee(矫揉造作的)

wasteoftime.Plantingcool-weathergreens,asgardenersacrossthenorth-eastofAmericaarenowdoing,canseemmakenosense.

Convenient,

continuous

well-stockedsupermarketshelvesareavailableallweek,inmanyplacessupplementedonweekendsbyfarmers’markets.Butthesamecouldbesaidofcooking:cheapandgoodrestaurantsaround,sowhybothertomakeyourownmeals?

Thatattitudemisunderstandstheultimateappealofgardening:itmistakestheproductforthepurpose.Itistruethatagardencanyieldpeasthattastelikethe

vibrant(生机勃勃的),greenspring;tomatoesand

carrots

ofincomparablesweetness;lettucesandherbsthattastelikethemselvesratherthanthe

plastic

theyareusually

packaged

in;andpotatoeswithrichnessofearthitself.Growingyourownvegetableensuresareliable

supply.Ontheotherhand,agarden,especiallyintheearlyyears,canalsoyieldlittlebut

frustration.Beginnersmayplantthewrong

crops

fortheirsoil.Squirrelshavea

habitoftakingsinglebitesofcucumbers,beansandtomatoes,thenleavingtherestonthe

vine

to

rot(腐烂).Andevenexpertgardenerscanloseaseason’s

harvest

touncooperative

weather.

Nomatter.Therealjoyofgardeningisthetimespentdoingit.Thedeepestpleasure—aswithcooking,writing,bringingupchildrenoralmostanything

worthwhile—isintheworkitself.Agardener’s

memoriesrevolvenotaroundthefoodproduced,butaroundlongsummerafternoonswithhandsinthedirt,surroundedbyfamily,ifthegardenisathome,ordeepeningacquaintances

withfriendsandneighboursinacommunitygarden.Togardenisto

patiently,lovinglyand

diligently

helplife

flourish,inthegroundandaboveit.​【课标词汇】identical完全相同的；极为相似的I'vegotthreeidenticalbluesuits.我有三套完全相同的蓝色西装。Thetworoomswerevirtuallyidentical.这两个房间几乎一模一样。appearance外表，外观；外貌；样子Therewasnothingunusualabout/inherphysicalappearance.她的外表并没有甚么特别之处。Theyaresimilarinappearance.他们外表相像。harvest收割，收获，捕获IntheUS,winterwheatisharvestedintheearlysummer.在美国，冬小麦一般在初夏收割。

load装，装载Howlongwillittaketoloadthissandontothelorry?把这些沙子装上货车需要多长时间？

Emmaloadedallthegroceriesintothecar.埃玛把所有的食品杂货装进车里。

pick采摘，采集（花朵，果实，蔬菜）IwenttopicksomeflowersforJenny'sroom.我去给詹妮的房间摘些花。Amypickedasmallbunchofwildflowers.

埃米采了一小束野花。

linger逗留，多停留Shelingeredintheyard,enjoyingthewarmsunshine.她在院子里多待了一会儿，享受一下温暖的阳光。It'simpossibletoforgetsuchhorrificevents-theylinger(on)inthememoryforever.这样恐怖的事件让人难以忘记——它们会永远留在人们的记忆中。

convenient便的；便利的；省事的Abike'saveryconvenientwayofgettingaround.骑脚踏车四处走动很方便。It'sveryconvenientthatyouliveneartheoffice.你们住在办公室附近很方便。

differ不同，不一样，有区别Thetwinslookalike,buttheydifferincharacter.这对双胞胎长得相像，但性格却不同。

Peopledifferfromoneanotherintheirabilitytohandlestress.

在应对压力方面人们的能力各不相同。

cultivate耕作；栽培；种植Thevillagerscultivatemostlymaizeandbeans.村民们主要种植玉米和豆类。Thelandwastoorockytocultivate.这块地石头太多，无法耕作。

makesense有意义，表述清晰，易于理解;是明智的，有道理

Readthisandtellmeifitmakessense.

读读这篇东西，告诉我通不通。

Whydidshedoathinglikethat?Itdoesn'tseemtomakesense.她为什么做那种事情？这似乎讲不通。

supplement增加，补充，增补Hesupplements(=addsto)hisincomebyworkinginabarintheevening.他晚上在酒吧打工以增加收入。IsuggestsupplementingyourdietwithvitaminsEandA.我建议你在日常饮食中补充些维生素E和维生素A。

appeal吸引力；感染力；魅力Spielbergfilmshaveawideappeal.史匹柏的影片广受欢迎。Partiesonriver-boatshavelosttheirappealsinceonesanklastyearkillingthirty-threepeople.去年一艘游船沉没导致33人丧生，从那时起，河上泛舟游乐会已失去了吸引力。yield产生；出产；得出Favourableweatheryieldedagoodcrop.好天气带来了好收成。

Ourresearchhasonlyrecentlybeguntoyieldimportantresults.直到最近我们的研究才开始取得重要成果。

incomparable无与伦比的，无双的•incomparablebeauty/skill举世无双的美丽／技艺

ratherthan而不是•Ratherthancriticizingyourhusband,whynotfindoutifthere’ssomethingwrong?不要指责你的丈夫，为什么不查看一下是不是什么地方出了问题呢？•Wewantthemattersettledsoonerratherthanlater.我们想尽快解决问题，不想拖到以后再办。

package装箱;将…包装好〔准备出售或寄出〕:

Thevideoswerepackagedup,readyfordistribution.这些录像带已经包装完毕，可以付运了。

Theorderswerealreadypackagedup,readytobesent.订货已包装好待运。

ensure确保；保证Theairlineistakingstepstoensuresafetyonitsaircraft.航空公司正在采取措施以确保其航班的飞行安全。reliable可信赖的；可靠的；真实可信的•reliableinformation可靠资讯

Millerwasaquietandreliableman.米勒是个话不多且可靠的人。

•areliablefriend可信赖的朋友frustration（因不能满足需求而）沮丧或不自信；令人沮丧或不自信的事物Icouldsensehisfrustrationatnotbeingabletohelp.我可以感觉到他因无力帮忙而心感沮丧。

Inspiteofhisfrustrations,hefellinlovewiththecountry.尽管懊恼，但他还是爱上了这个国家。

cooperative乐于合作的；协作的；配合的I'veaskedthemnottoplaytheirmusicsoloudly,butthey'renotbeingverycooperative.我叫他们不要把音乐声放得这么大，可是他们不肯合作。

Hewasdoinghisbesttobecooperative.他在尽全力配合。

pleasure愉快，欢乐；满意；欣慰；乐事Itwassuchapleasuretomeetyou.见到你很荣幸。Shesmiledwithpleasureatbeingpraised.受到称赞，她高兴地笑了。

bringup养育；抚养；养大

Hisgrandmotherandhisfatherbroughthimup...是他的祖母和父亲把他养大的。We'dbeenbroughtuptothinkthatborrowingmoneywasbad...我们从小就被教导借钱是不好的行为。

worthwhile值得的；值得花钱（或时间、精力）的

Thesmileonherfacemadeitallworthwhile.她脸上的笑容使得这一切都非常值得。

Itdidn'tseemworthwhilewritingitalloutagain.把这再都写出来似乎不必要。

revolve以…为中心；以…为主题；围绕…

Sheseemstothinkthattheworldrevolvesaroundher(=thatsheistheonlyimportantperson)她似乎认为整个世界都以她为中心。

surround围绕，环绕Helovestosurroundhimselfwithfamilyandfriends.他喜欢与家人和朋友在一起。

Snow-cappedmountainssurroundthecity.白头积雪的群山环绕着这座城市。Gwensatatherdesk,surroundedbybooksandpapers.格温坐在桌前，周围堆满了书和报纸。

deepen加深；（使）变深Onewayofpreventingfurtherfloodingwouldbetodeepentheriverbed.防止洪水再次泛滥的一个办法是深挖河床。Theseabeddeepenshereto5000metres.此处的海床变深至5000米。acquaintance了解，知悉ItwasattheTaylors'partythatIfirstmadehisacquaintance(=firstmethim).我是在泰勒家的聚会上初次和他相识的。

Sadly,myacquaintancewithSpanishliteratureisratherlimited.可惜，我对西班牙文学所知相当有限。

diligent勤奋的，勤勉的，细致而坚持不懈的Afterdiligentsearching,hefoundaparcel.在努力搜寻之后，他发现了一个小包。Leoisverydiligentin/abouthiswork.利奥工作非常勤奋。flourish茁壮成长；繁荣；蓬勃发展WatercolourpaintingbegantoflourishinBritainaround1750.1750年左右，水彩画开始在英国兴盛起来。

Mostplantswillflourishintherichdeepsoilshere.大多数植物在这里的肥厚土壤中都会茁壮成长。

【课标词汇精练】根据语境，从上面的“课标词汇”和“重点短语”中选用合适的单词及其正确形式将句子补充完整。Let'supthecarandthenwecango.Wesomeblackberriestoeatontheway.Thetestsaretothosecarriedoutlastyear.Hehadtheofacollegestudent.After,mostofthecropisstoredinlargebuildings.Mostofthelandthereistoopoorto.Ittosavemoneywhileyoucan.Theinvestigationsomeunexpectedresults.•Dougchosetoquitadmitthathe’dmadeamistake.Thecodeinformsuswhereandwhenaproduct.Theroleofthepoliceis(that)thelawisobeyed.Aftertheplayhadfinished,weforawhileinthebarhopingtocatchsightoftheactors.Ourlocalshophasveryopeninghours.Hisviewsconsiderablyfromthoseofhisparents.JeannelikedSimonasafriendbutshedidnotwanttherelationship.Thepupilshadlittlewiththelanguage.Theirlawyerwasextremelyinpreparingtheircase.Sheconsidersteachingacareer.Jane'slifearoundherchildren.Thehotelbyitsowngardens.Mytomatoesthissummer-itmustbethewarmweather.Somevegetariansliketheirdietswithirontablets.ThePresidentsaidthevisitwoulddevelopfriendlyandrelationsbetweenthetwocountries.HisvisitsgavehisgrandparentssuchHeinNorthYorkshire...Keys:1.load把东西都装上车吧，这样我们就可以走了。2.picked我们采了一些黑莓在路上吃。3.identical这些测试和去年进行的完全相同。4.appearance他的模样就像个大学生。5.harvesting收割之后，大部分庄稼都被储存在大仓库里。6.tocultivate那里大部分土地太贫瘠，无法耕种。7.makessense钱能省就省，这是明智的做法。8.yielded调查得出了一些出乎意料的结果。9.ratherthan道格选择放弃而不是承认他犯了错10.waspackaged这个代码告诉我们一件产品的包装地和包装时间。11.toensure员警的职责就是确保人们遵守法律。12.lingered戏演完后我们在酒吧里等了一会儿，希望能与演员见上一面。13.convenient我们当地的商店营业时间很合宜。14.diffe他的观点与其父母大相径庭。15.todeepen作为朋友珍妮很喜欢西蒙，但她不想让这种关系加深。16.acquaintance学生们对这语言不了解。17.diligent律师为他们这个案子做了认真扎实的准备。18.worthwhile她把教书看成是一项值得从事的事业。19.revolves简的生活以孩子为中心。20.issurrounded饭店周围环绕着花园。21.areflourishing今年夏天我的番茄长势很好——这一定是天气暖和的原因。22.tosupplement有些素食主义者喜欢在饮食之外吃一些含铁的药片。23.cooperative总统说这次访问将会促进两国之间的友好合作关系。24.pleasure他来探望爷爷奶奶，这让他们非常开心。25.wasbroughtup他是在北约克郡长大的。【