2021-2023年高考英语真题分项解读及变式汇编21 阅读理解C篇真题变式题（解析版）

2023年高考真题变式题分类汇编

专题21阅读理解C篇真题变式题（新高考卷）

[2023年高考真题】

Thegoalofthisbookistomakethecasefordigitalminimalism,includingadetailedexplorationofwhatit

asksandwhyitworks,andthentoteachyouhowtoadoptthisphilosophyifyoudecideifsrightforyou.

Todoso,Idividedthebookintotwoparts.Inpartone,Idescribethephilosophicalfoundationsofdigital

minimalism,startingwithanexaminationoftheforcesthataremakingsomanypeople'sdigitallivesincreasingly

intolerable,beforemovingontoadetaileddiscussionofthedigitalminimalismphilosophy.

Partoneconcludesbyintroducingmysuggestedmethodforadoptingthisphilosophy:thedigitaldeclutter.

Thisprocessrequiresyoutostepawayfromoptionalonlineactivitiesforthirtydays.Attheendofthethirtydays,

youwillthenaddbackasmallnumberofcarefullychosenonlineactivitiesthatyoubelievewillprovidemassive

benefitstothethingsyouvalue.

Inthefinalchapterofpartone,I'llguideyouthroughcarryingoutyourowndigitaldeclutter.Indoingso,I'll

drawonanexperimentIranin2018inwhichover1,600peopleagreedtoperformadigitaldeclutter.You'llhear

theseparticipants9storiesandlearnwhatstrategiesworkedwellforthem,andwhattrapstheyencounteredthat

youshouldavoid.

Thesecondpartofthisbooktakesacloserlookatsomeideasthatwillhelpyoucultivate（培养）a

sustainabledigitalminimalismlifestyle.Inthesechapters,Iexamineissuessuchastheimportanceofsolitude（独

处）andthenecessityofcultivatinghigh-qualityleisuretoreplacethetimemostnowspendonmindlessdevice

use.Eachchapterconcludeswithacollectionofpractices,whicharedesignedtohelpyouactonthebigideasof

thechapter.Youcanviewthesepracticesasatoolboxmeanttoaidyoureffortstobuildaminimalistlifestylethat

worksforyourparticularcircumstances.

1.Whatisthebookaimedat?

A.Teachingcriticalthinkingskills.

B.Advocatingasimpledigitallifestyle.

C.Solvingphilosophicalproblems.

D.Promotingtheuseofadigitaldevice.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“declutter“inparagraph3mean?

A.Clear-up.B.Add-on.C.Check-in.D.Take-over.

3.Whatispresentedinthefinalchapterofpartone?

A.Theoreticalmodels.B.Statisticalmethods.

C.Practicalexamples.D.Historicalanalyses.

4.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdowiththepracticesofferedinparttwo?

A.Usethemasneeded.

B.Recommendthemtofriends.

C.Evaluatetheireffects.

D.Identifytheideasbehindthem.

【答案】1.B2.A3.C4.A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了数字极简主义生活方式的优点，倡导简单的数字生活方

式。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Thegoalofthisbookistomakethecasefordigitalminimalism,including

adetailedexplorationofwhatitasksandwhyitworks,andthentoteachyouhowtoadoptthisphilosophyifyou

decideifsrightforyou.（这本书的目标是为数字极简主义辩护，包括详细探索它的要求和为什么有效，然后

如果你认为它适合你，教你如何采用这种哲学）”可知，这本书的目的是倡导简单的数字生活方式。故选B。

2.词句猜测题。根据画线词下文“Thisprocessrequiresyoutostepawayfromoptionalonlineactivitiesfor

thirtydays.Attheendofthethirtydays,youwillthenaddbackasmallnumberofcarefullychosenonline

activitiesthatyoubelievewillprovidemassivebenefitstothethingsyouvalue.（这个过程要求你在30天内远离

可选的在线活动。在30天结束的时候，你再加上一些你认为会给你所看重的东西带来巨大好处的精心挑

选的在线活动）”可推知，画线词“declutter”的意思是“清理”，对在线活动进行清理和挑选。故选A。

3.推理判断题。通过文章第四段“Inthefinalchapterofpartone,Tilguideyouthroughcarryingoutyour

owndigitaldeclutter.Indoingso,rildrawonanexperimentIranin2018inwhichover1,600peopleagreedto

performadigitaldeclutter.（在第一部分的最后一章中，我将指导您进行自己的数字清理。在这样做的过程中，

我将借鉴我在2018年进行的一项实验，在该实验中，1600多人同意进行数字清理）”可推知，第一部分的

最后一章介绍了实验与数字清理的实际例子。故选C。

4.推理判断题。通过文章最后一段“Youcanviewthesepracticesasatoolboxmeanttoaidyoureffortsto

buildaminimalistlifestylethatwordsforyourparticularcircumstances.（你可以将这些实践视为一个工具箱，

旨在帮助你建立一种适合自己特定情况的极简主义生活方式）”可推知，作者建议读者根据需要与实际情况

使用第二部分中提及的实践。故选A。

ReadingArt:ArtforBookLoversisacelebrationofaneverydayobject-thebook,representedherein

almostthreehundredartworksfrommuseumsaroundtheworld.Theimageofthereaderappearsthroughout

history,inartmadelongbeforebooksaswenowknowthemcameintobeing.Inartists9representationsofbooks

andreading,weseemomentsofsharedhumanitythatgobeyondcultureandtime.

Inthis"bookofbooks,“artworksareselectedandarrangedinawaythatemphasizestheseconnections

betweendifferenterasandcultures.Weseescenesofchildrenlearningtoreadathomeoratschool,withthebook

asafocusforrelationsbetweenthegenerations.Adultsareportrayed（描绘）aloneinmanysettingsandposes

——absorbedinavolume,deepinthoughtorlostinamomentofleisure.Thesescenesmayhavebeenpainted

hundredsofyearsago,buttheyrecordmomentswecanallrelateto.

Booksthemselvesmaybeusedsymbolicallyinpaintingstodemonstratetheintellect（才智），wealthorfaith

ofthesubject.Beforethewideuseoftheprintingpress,booksweretreasuredobjectsandcouldbeworksofartin

theirownright.Morerecently,asbookshavebecomeinexpensiveoreventhrowaway,artistshaveusedthemas

therawmaterialforartworks-transformingcovers,pagesorevencompletevolumesintopaintingsand

sculptures.

Continueddevelopmentsincommunicationtechnologieswereoncebelievedtomaketheprintedpage

outdated.Froma21st-centurypointofview,theprintedbookiscertainlyancient,butitremainsasinteractiveas

anybattery-powerede-reader.Toserveitsfunction,abookmustbeactivatedbyauser:thecoveropened,the

pagesparted,thecontentsreviewed,perhapsnoteswrittendownorwordsunderlined.Andincontrasttoour

increasinglynetworkedliveswheretheinformationweconsumeismonitoredandtracked,aprintedbookstill

offersthechanceofawhollyprivate,“offdine“activity.

5.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anintroductiontoabook.

B.Anessayontheartofwriting.

C.Aguidebooktoamuseum.

D.Areviewofmodempaintings.

6.Whataretheselectedartworksabout?

A.Wealthandintellect.B.Homeandschool.

C.Booksandreading.D.Workandleisure.

7.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“relateto“inparagraph2mean?

A.Understand.B.Paint.

C.Seize.D.Transform.

8.Whatdoestheauthorwanttosaybymentioningthee-reader?

A.Theprintedbookisnottotallyoutofdate.

B.Technologyhaschangedthewayweread.

C.Ourlivesinthe21stcenturyarenetworked.

D.Peoplenowrarelyhavethepatiencetoread.

【答案】5.A6.C7.A8.A

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章是对一本书的介绍，主要介绍了印刷书籍和阅读对人类的重要意义。

5.推理判断题。Inthis"bookofbooks,artworksareselectedandarrangedinawaythatemphasizesthese

connectionsbetweendifferenterasandcultures.（在这本“书之书”中，艺术品的选择和排列方式强调了不同时

代和文化之间的联系）''以及第三段“Booksthemselvesmaybeusedsymbolicallyinpaintingstodemonstratethe

intellect,wealthorfaithofthesubject.（书籍本身可以在绘画中象征性地用来展示智慧，主体的财富或信仰）”

和最后一段“Froma21st-centurypointofview,theprintedbookiscertainlyancient,butitremainsasinteractive

asanybattery-powerede-reader.（M21世纪的角度来看，这本印刷书无疑是古老的，但它仍然像任何电池供

电的电子阅读器一样具有互动性）''可推知，本文最有可能出自一本印刷书的扉页，即对该书的介绍。故选

Ao

6.细节理解题。通过文章第二段“artworksareselectedandarrangedinawaythatemphasizesthese

connectionsbetweendifferenterasandcultures.Weseescenesofchildrenlearningtoreadathomeoratschool,

withthebookasafocusforrelationsbetweenthegenerations.（艺术品的选择和排歹（J方式强调了不同时代和文

化之间的联系。我们看到孩子们在家里或学校学习阅读的场景，这本书是几代人之间关系的焦点）”可知，

选定的艺术品是关于书籍和阅读的。故选C。

7.词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“artworksareselectedandarrangedinawaythatemphasizesthese

connectionsbetweendifferenterasandcultures.Weseescenesofchildrenlearningtoreadathomeoratschool,

withthebookasafocusforrelationsbetweenthegenerations.（艺术品的选择和排歹!J方式强调了不同时代和文

化之间的联系。我们看到孩子们在家里或学校学习阅读的场景，这本书是几代人之间关系的焦点）”以及

“Thesescenesmayhavebeenpaintedhundredsofyearsago,buttheyrecordmoments（这些场景可能是数百年

前绘制的，但它们记录了一些时刻）”可推知，此处指书籍是人类之间相互联系和理解的纽带，故与画线短

语“relateto”意思最相近的为A项“理解、认识到故选A。

8.推理判断题。通过文章最后一段“itremainsasinteractiveasanybattery-powerede-reader（它仍然像任

何电池供电的电子阅读器一样具有互动性）”以及"printedbookstilloffersthechanceofawhollyprivate,

“off-line”activity(印刷书籍仍然提供了完全私人的“离线”活动的机会)”可推知,本文作者提到电子阅读器想

表达的是印刷书籍并没有完全过时。故选A。

【高考真题变式题1】

Fromayoungage,BarbaraBinns9spassionswerereadinganddoingresearch.Withherlatestbook,

UnlawfulOrders,abiography,shecapturesAmericanhistory.

UnlawfulOrderstellsthestoryofJamesWilliams(1919-2016),adoctorwhoservedwiththeTuskegee

Airmen,thefirstBlackmilitarypilots,duringWorldWarII.WhileattheFreemanAirfieldbaseinIowa,hestood

uptoracialunfairpracticesthroughpeacefulprotest,whichpushedthegovernmenttomakesomechangesinthe

USarmy.

BinnslivesinChicago,Illinois,whereshegrewupandwheremostofherstoriestookplace.In2008,she

wroteseveralbooksforyoungreaders.Shefoundhercurrentbook'ssubjectwhileresearchingJames'smother,

ClaraWilliams,foranotherproject.JameshadalsolivedinChicago,inaneighborhoodnotfarfromwhereBinns

grewup,butshehadn'theardabouthim."IfoundmyselfwonderingifIeverwalkedpasthimonthestreetand

didn'trealizeIwasinthepresenceofgreatness,9,BinnstoldTheWeekJunior.Shesaidshewouldhavelovedto

havehimasarolemodelduringherchildhood.

ThafsonereasonwhyshewroteUnlawfulOrders,shesaid-forchildrenwhoneedahero,someonewho

looksordinarybutdidextraordinarythingsthroughquietbutpersistentactions.

9.WhatcanbeknownaboutJamesWilliams?

A.HeonceservedasanAmericanpilot.

B.Hefoughtforequalrightsfortheblackpeople.

C.HelivedinthesameneighborhoodwithBinns.

D.HegotthesupportfromAmericangovernment.

10.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2?

A.Putaside.B.Settledfor.

C.Objectedto.D.Referredto.

11.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.HowBinnschosethesubjectforUnlawfulOrders.

B.HowBinosgottoknowJamesWilliams.

C.WhyBinnsgaveupresearchingClaraWilliams.

D.WhyBinnschoseChicagotobethesettingforherbooks.

12.WhydidBinnswriteUnlawfulOrders?

A.Tomotivateherselftobecomeahero.

B.TobeinmemoryofJamesWilliams.

C.Toinspirethechildren.

D.TorecordAmericanhistory.

【答案】9.B10.C11.A12.C

【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了书籍UnlawfulOrders的故事梗概和BarbaraBinns的写作初衷。

9.细节理解题。由第二段中的"WhileattheFreemanAirfieldbaseinIowa,hestooduptoracialunfair

practicesthroughpeacefulprotest,whichpushedthegovernmenttomakesomechangesintheUSarmy.（在爱荷

华州弗里曼机场基地期间，他通过和平抗议对抗种族不公平行为，这促使政府对美国军队做出一些改变广

可知，JamesWilliams为黑人争取平等权利。故选B项。

10.词句猜测题。由第二段中的"WhileattheFreemanAirfieldbaseinIowa,hestooduptoracialunfair

practicesthroughpeacefulprotest,whichpushedthegovernmenttomakesomechangesintheUSarmy.（在爱荷

华州弗里曼机场基地期间，他通过和平抗议stoodupto种族不公平行为，这促使政府对美国军队做出一些

改变）”可知，他的行为促使政府对美国军队做出一些改变,说明他反对了种族不公平行为，画线短语意为“反

对（Objectedto）故选C项。

11.主旨大意题。由第三段“BinnslivesinChicago,Illinois,whereshegrewupandwheremostofher

storiestookplace.In2008,shewroteseveralbooksforyoungreaders.Shefoundhercurrentbook'ssubjectwhile

researchingJames'smother,ClaraWilliams,foranotherproject.JameshadalsolivedinChicago,ina

neighborhoodnotfarfromwhereBinnsgrewup,butshehadn'theardabouthim."IfoundmyselfwonderingifI

everwalkedpasthimonthestreetanddidn'trealizeIwasinthepresenceofgreatness,9,BinnstoldTheWeek

Junior.Shesaidshewouldhavelovedtohavehimasarolemodelduringherchildhood.（Binns住在伊利诺伊州

的芝加哥，她在那里长大，她的大部分故事都发生在那里。2008年，她为年轻读者写了几本书。她在为另

一个项目研究詹姆斯的母亲克拉拉・威廉姆斯时找到了她现在这本书的主题。詹姆斯也住在芝加哥，在离

Binns长大的地方不远的一个社区，但她没有听说过他。Binns在接受《少年周刊》采访时表示：“我发现

自己在想，我是否曾在街上从他身边走过，却没有意识到自己感受到了伟大。”她说她很想让他在她的童

年时期成为一个榜样）“可知，第三段主要讲Binns是如何为UnlawfulOrders选择主题的。故选A项。

12.细节理解题。由最后一段"That'sonereasonwhyshewroteUnlawfulOrders,shesaid一forchildren

whoneedahero,someonewholooksordinarybutdidextraordinarythingsthroughquietbutpersistentactions.

（她说，这就是她写UnlawfulOrders的原因之一，是为了那些需要英雄的孩子，一个看起来很普通但通过

安静但坚持不懈的行动做了非凡事情的人）”可知，Binns要写UnlawfulOrders是因为她想激励孩子们。故

选C项。

【高考真题变式题2】

Thelift-offofanyNASAspaceshuttleisalwaysahugeevent,butonJuly23,1999,itwasparticularly

emotionalfbragroupofwomenwhosenicknamewasthe“Mercury13".Onthatday,EileenCollinsbecamethe

firstwomantocommandaspaceshuttleever.

AlmostAstronauts:13WomenWhoDaredtoDreamisaphotoessaybookthattellsthestoryofthirteen

femalepilots,knownasthe“Mercury13",whoattemptedtojoinNASA'sastronautprograminthe1960s,when

therewasanunspokenruleinAmerica:youhadtobeamanifyouwantedtobeanastronaut.

TheyparticipatedintheWomeninSpaceprogram,inwhichtheynotonlycompletedthetestsbutalso

surpassedtheresultsofmaleastronauts.However,theirambition,courage,andachievementswereignoredby

NASAandothergovernmentfigures,involvingVicePresidentLyndonB.Johnson,whowasinfavorof

prohibitingwomenfrombeingastronauts.

Ofcourse,those13womennevermadeittospace,buttheycontinuedtopushforfemalepilotstobe

admittedtothespaceprogram.Becauseoftheircourageousstruggle,latergenerationssucceeded.

Youngerfemalereaderswillenjoyreadingthesestoriesaboutwomenwhoovercamecriticism,prejudiceand

injusticeanddaredtoachievemorethantherolessocietywishedthemtoplay.Notonlyarethesewomen

excellentrolemodelsforourgirls,theyarealsoagoodreminderofhowhardwomenoncefoughtforus,sowe

canenjoytherelativeequalitytoday.Iwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyyoungwoman,especiallyoneinhigh

schoolwhoisreadytotakeontheworldonherown,onewhomaybequestioningwhereshewilltakeherlifeand

definitelyonewhomaybedreamingbiggerthanmostpeoplethinkisappropriate.

13.Whydidn'tthe13womenmakeitintospaceinthe1960s?

A.Theydidn'tmeettheskillstandard.

B.Theylackedrelatedexperience.

C.Theywereblockedbyprejudice.

D.TheydisobeyedtherulesofNASA.

14.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"Mercury13”?

A.Ambitiousanddetermined.

B.Creativeandimaginative.

C.Cautiousandmodest.

D.Generousandhelpful.

15.Whatcanwelearnfromthe13women'sstory?

A.Helpingothersishelpingyourself.

B.Stickingtodreamsmakesadifference.

C.Educationplaysasignificantrole.

D.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.

16.Whafsthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toinformthepublicofanevent.

B.Toexplainaphenomenon.

C.Toargueoverasocialissue.

D.Torecommendabook.

【答案】13.C14.A15.B16.D

【导语】本文是一篇书评。文章主要介绍了一本书《AlmostAstronauts:13WomenWhoDaredtoDream》，

介绍了这本书的主要内容以及意义。

13.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“AlmostAstronauts:13WomenWhoDaredtoDreamisaphotoessay

bookthattellsthestoryofthirteenfemalepilots,knownasthe"Mercury13",whoattemptedtojoinNASA's

astronautprograminthe1960s,whentherewasanunspokenruleinAmerica:youhadtobeamanifyouwanted

tobeanastronaut.（《几乎是宇航员：13个敢于梦想的女人》是一本图片集，讲述了13名被称为“水星13

人”的女飞行员在20世纪60年代试图加入美国宇航局的宇航员计划的故事，当时美国有一条潜规则：如

果你想成为宇航员，你必须是一个男人。）”可知，这13名女性不能成为宇航员的原因是当时存在的性别歧

视。故选C。

14.推理判断题。根据文章第三段“TheyparticipatedintheWomeninSpaceprogram,inwhichtheynot

onlycompletedthetestsbutalsosurpassedtheresultsofmaleastronauts.However,theirambition,courage,and

achievementswereignoredbyNASAandothergovernmentfigures,involvingVicePresidentLyndonB.Johnson,

whowasinfavorofprohibitingwomenfrombeingastronauts.（她们参加了“女性参与太空”项目，不仅完成了测

试，还超过了男性宇航员的成绩。然而，她们的野心、勇气和成就被NASA和其他政府人物忽视了，包括

副总统林PresidentLyndonB.Johnson,他支持禁止女性成为宇航员。）”可推断，这些女性有野心，有毅力，

有决心。故选A。

15.推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Ofcourse,those13womennevermadeittospace,buttheycontinuedto

pushforfemalepilotstobeadmittedtothespaceprogram.Becauseoftheircourageousstruggle,latergenerations

succeeded^当然，这13名女性从未登上太空，但她们继续推动女性飞行员进入太空计划。因为他们的勇敢

奋斗，后人取得了成功。）”以及最后一段"Notonlyarethesewomenexcellentrolemodelsforourgirls,theyare

alsoagoodreminderofhowhardwomenoncefoughtforus,sowecanenjoytherelativeequalitytoday.（这些女

性不仅是我们女孩的优秀榜样，她们也很好地提醒我们，女性曾经如何为我们奋斗，所以我们可以享受今

天的相对平等。）”可知，作者认为正是有了这些女性的坚持，才带来了今天的美好，才使得有女性航天员

的出现。选项B“Stickingtodreamsmakesadifference.（坚持梦想才能带来变化）“，符合文意。故选B。

16.推理判断题。木艮据文章最后——段“Iwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyyoungwoman,especiallyonein

highschoolwhoisreadytotakeontheworldonherown,onewhomaybequestioningwhereshewilltakeher

lifeanddefinitelyonewhomaybedreamingbiggerthanmostpeoplethinkisappropriate.（我会向所有的年轻女

性推荐这本书，尤其是那些已经准备好独自面对这个世界的高中生，一个可能在质疑自己将在哪里度过一

生的人，以及一个可能有比大多数人认为的更大梦想的人。）”可推断，这篇文章的主要目的是推荐这本书。

故选D。

【高考真题变式题3】

"Idon'tfeellikeI'mverygoodatdrawingrealpeopleintherealworld/9saysAxelScheffler.Theillustrator

（插图画家）isfamousforhisunusualandwonderfulpicturesofanimals,butnowtheCOVID-19pandemichas

broughthimbackintotherealworld.

Theelderillustratorhasjusthelpedtoproducewhatmusthavebeenoneofthefastestbooksinhistory.

Coronavirus:ABookforChildrenwaswritten,illustratedandthenpublishedforfreeonlineinthespaceofa

week!

Factsareimportantbutthebookisalsofrankabouttheuncertaintytheworldfaces.There'sachapteron

vaccines（疫苗）whichexplainsthatthediseaseisnewandcurrentlyhasnocure."'Honestyiscrucialforchildren

ofanyage,youhavetohavetheirtrust,“saidScheffler.Thebookdealswithissuessuchasnotseeing

grandparentsandcopingwithannoyedparentswhomightbetryingtoworkfromhomethemselvesatastressful

time.Thereactiontothebookhasbeenoverwhelming.

"I'mnotadoctororanursebutasanillustratorthiswassomethingIcoulddotohelpandIfeelproudthatit

hashadthisamazingresponse,9,saidScheffler.

Likeallgoodchildren'sstories,thebookendsonapositivenote.There5sapictureoffamilies,doctorsand

nursescelebratingtogetherandthecaption（说明文字）reads“Onedaythisstrangetimewillbeover."Scheffler

said,“Rightnow,hopeisveryimportantforchildren,becauseonedaythispandemicwillindeedbeoverandthen

perhapswecanstandclosetogetheragainasthecharactersdoonthelastpageofthisbook.^^

17.WhyisAxelSchefflersowell-known?

A.Hedrawswonderfulpicturesofanimalsforbooks.

B.Heisalwaysinterestedintherealworld.

C.Heisbetteratdrawingrealpeoplethanothers.

D.Heobservesdifferentkindsofanimals.

18.Whatcanweknowaboutthebookmentionedinparagraph2?

A.Itwasmainlyabouthowtocurethedisease.

B.Itwasfreeofchargeforreadersonline.

C.Itwasthefastestbookwritteninhistory.

D.Itwasfullyfinishedinlessthanaweek.

19.WhafsScheffler'sattitudetohisownbehaviorinparagraph4?

A.Negative.B.Proud.C.Indifferent.D.Doubtful.

20.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheFastestBookWasIllustratedWithinaDay

B.AnIllustratorHelpedPublishedOneoftheFastestBooks

C.AnIllustratorWasEncouragedbyDoctorsandNurses

D.TheCOVID-19PandemicBroughtanIllustratorBacktoReality

【答案】17.A18.D19.B20.B

【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者介绍了一本在插图画家Scheffler的帮助下，只花不到一周时间就从写

作到出版的图书。

17.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句"Theillustrator（插图画家）isfamousforhisunusualandwonderful

picturesofanimals,butnowtheCOVID-19pandemichasbroughthimbackintotherealworld.（这位插画家以其

不寻常而精彩的动物照片而闻名，但现在新冠肺炎大流行将他带回了现实世界户可知，这位插图画家是因

为画动物而出名的。故选A项。

18.推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句"Coronavirus:ABookforChildrenwaswritten,illustratedandthen

publishedforfreeonlineinthespaceofaweek!（《冠状病毒：一本儿童书》在一周的时间内完成了写作、插

图和在线免费出版！广可知，这本书从写作到出版历时不到一周。故选D项。

19.细节理解题。根据第四段Scheffler说的话'"Tmnotadoctororanursebutasanillustratorthiswas

somethingIcoulddotohelpandIfeelproudthatithashadthisamazingresponse,saidScheffler.(Scheffler说：

“我不是医生或护士，但作为一名插画师，这是我可以帮忙的事情，我为它得到的惊人的回应感到自豪。”广

可知,Scheffler为这件事感到自豪。故选B项。

20.主旨大意题。根据第二段"Theelderillustratorhasjusthelpedtoproducewhatmusthavebeenoneof

thefastestbooksinhistory.Coronavirus:ABookforChildrenwaswritten,illustratedandthenpublishedforfree

onlineinthespaceofaweek!(这位年长的插图画家刚刚帮助制作了一本历史上最快的书。《冠状病毒：一本

儿童书》在一周的时间内完成了写作、插图和在线免费出版！厂可知，本文主要介绍在插图画家Scheffler

的帮助下完成的这本书。故选B项。

【高考真题变式题4】

KimberlyArcand,avisualizationscientistforNASA,hasmadeitherlife5sworktohelptellthestoriesof

space.Havingauthoredseveralastrophysicsnonfictionbooksovertheyears,Arcandrecentlyturnedherattention

tochildren'sbooks.ShereleasedGoodnightExomoonlastyear,an"'astronomicalparody,whichtakestheclassic

children'sbookGoodnightMoonandexploresplanetaryscienceinawaythatisreadablefortheveryyoung.

Theidea,Arcandsays,wasbornwhenherownchildrenrefusedtosleep.CCIwouldreadforhourstotrytoget

themtogotosleepandtheylovedGoodnightMoon.OnedayIcouldnotimaginereadingGoodnightMoonagain

soIstartedcreatingstoriesbasedonit,“saysArcand.Shewrotedownoneoftheversionsofherplayfulparody,

andthenputitinadrawerwhereitstayedfornearlyadecade.

Then,in2018,scientistsfoundwhattheybelievedwasthefirstexomoonorbitingtheexoplanetknownas

Kepler-1625b."Withthatfirstexomooncandidate,itremindedmethatIhadwrittenthestory,saysArcand.So,

thescientistpulledherwould-bebookoutofthedrawerandbroughtittolife.

“Inthegreattelescoperoomtherewasatelephone,anatmosphericballoon,andapictureofasatelliteflying

bythemoon...^^beginsthestory,settingreadersinaroomthathousesahugetelescope.Thestorygoesonto

introducechildrentosomeofthemoremodemtoolsthatastronomersuse,likeaccelerometers,micrometersand

satellites,teachingthemaboutastronomicalobjectslikecometsandexomoons.

Arcandhopesthebookwillexcite“spacefans^,andthatitwillinspirechildrenandespeciallyyounggirlsto

seethefieldofscienceasonethatisapproachable.ThisdesiredrivesArcand'sscientificwork,aswell.Whennot

penningparodies,Arcandspendshertimemakingcomplexconceptsandtheoriesmoreaccessibletoavarietyof

audiences,fromfellowresearcherstostudentsandthegeneralpublic.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutGoodnightExomoon?

A.Itis