優(yōu)化方案浙江江蘇2016高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)-題型重組第十七組

PAGEPAGE5第十七組(建議用時：25分鐘)閱讀理解AThelightsgoout—anotherpowerfailure.“Getthecandles，”Momsays,andIdo.MyyoungerbrotherandIsearcheveryroomtocollectthetallcandlesandvotives(燭臺)spacedaroundthehouse.Ihurryfromshelftoshelfgatheringwax(蠟)sticksinmyarmsandplacetheminthelivingroom,afewcandlesineachcornerexceptforasmallredvotive.ThatoneIkeep.ItistheoneIwilltaketothecoffeetabletousetoread.Islidemybook,ThingsFallApart,besidethecandleholder,determinedtofinishthelastthreechapters,butlackingdetermination.Sothebookremainsclosed.Asighescapesmybrother’slips.“Thisisboring，”hesays.Adropofwaxfallsonmybook.“Iknow，”Isay,butreally,Iamenjoyingthestillness.Iliketowatchthecandleburnandfeelthatlifeissimple.Iliketolookoutofthewindowintoanimmediatedarknessunspoiledbyunpleasantlight.IlovethesesilentmomentswhenIfeelasifIcanlivethewaytheylived,thepeopleofthepast—theEgyptians，thePilgrims(朝圣者),theGreeks—anyonewhoeverlivedtoseetheblackcolorI’mseeing，anyonewholivedtoseeayellowflameanddependedonit.Ifeelatoncewithasecret,ancientage.I’mconvincedthatnight,inthisdisturbedstate,istheclosestapersoncangettoexperiencingthepast.So,whatwasnightreallylikeforthem?Night,asweknowitnow,isapleasant,lovingthingcomparedtotheincomprehensibledarknessthatcoveredEarth’sfirstpeople.Evenitsbeautyseemedunmatched.Whatdidafarmer’sfamilydoatnight?Ofcourse,thedarknessmusthavebroughtthemtogether,forcedthemintoeachother’scompanyasithasdonetoustonight—developedacloserelationshipinatimeoffearanduncertainty.Afireprobablyburntbrightlyinacentralroomwherethefamilygatheredtotalkandrelax.Nightwasatimewhenmenandwomenwereliberatedfromworkandsocialized.TheyhadnocomputersorTVs,andhadtomakedowithbooks,religion,andconversation.Attheirbedside,theyprayedtoGod,andfeltasenseofsecuritythattheywereoutofthedarknessandharm’sreach.Nevertheless,torunariskofgoingoutsidewassometimesnecessary,andthethreatofrobbers,wolves，eventheethereal(太空精靈),waspresent.Whatemotionsdidthesepeoplefeel?Didtheywitnessadeepbrightbluecloudacrossheaven?Whatwouldithavebeenliketofeelthenight,heavyanddampagainstmyback?Wouldithavetakenme,chokedmewithitspowerfulhands,separatedmefromotherpeople?Orwouldthosehavebeenawfuldreams,anddreamsonly?Iimagineayounggirl,steppingoutsideherhomeandintoadesertforsomeair.Acool,earthysmellwouldgreether.There’saskywithmillionsofstars—farmorethanapersoncouldseetoday—andthere’sthemoon.It’sthelargestobjectinthesky,themidnightsunthatshinesintheworld,thetraveler’storch.Itinspiresstoriesofuncertainty,storiesofpower.Iimaginethisgirlamazedatthemoonandstars.Ifshewanderstoofar,sheneedn’tworry,forthestarswillleadherbackhome.Bzzz!Thelightsreturn.Everyonecheersandabandonstheroom,happythattheirperiodofbeinglonelyisover,everyoneexceptme.Ipullmycandlecloser,andstareintothenight.Thegloryisgone;ithasbeenmadelessbrightbystreetlamps,electricsigns,TVs,andallothermannersofartificiallight.Butinthosemoments,wheneverylightineveryhousewasoff，peoplemayhavehadatasteoftheoldworld.Theymayfinallyhavetouchedupontheslightfear，theadmiration,andtherespectthatourancestorsfeltforthenight.1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriterthinksthepowerfailure________．A．a(chǎn)llowspeopletosimplifytheirlifeB．keepspeopleawayfromartificiallightsC．bringstoomuchinconveniencetopeopleD．givespeopleatimetotastetheoldlifestyle2．Bysaying“Thisisboring”(Paragraph2),thewriter’sbrothermostprobablymeansthat________．A．hereallydislikesthesuddenpowerfailureB．helacksinterestingbookstoentertainhimselfC．thewriter’sbookisreallyuninterestingD．it’sdulltoseewaxfallonthebook3．FromParagraph4,wecanlearnthatthefarmersofthepast________．A．livedareallysimpleandboringlifeB．hadnothingincommonwithmodernpeopleC．didn’thavetoworkashardasmodernpeopleD．mighthavenochoicebuttostayindoorsatnight4．Itcanbeinferredthatwhentheystayedoutsideatnight,thepeopleofthepast________．A．wouldhaveawfuldreamsB．weresuretolosetheirwayC．mightholdsomefearinsideD．werefacedwithnodangeratall5．Thewritermakesupthestoryofayounggirlinorderto________．A．inspirepeopletoexploreadesertB．showhisloveforthebeautyofnightC．toinformpeopleofwhattodoatnightD．providesuggestionsfortravelingatnight6．Whydoesthewriternotfeelhappylikeotherswhenthelightsreturn?A．Becausethestarswilllosetheirpower.B．Becausehe’salreadybeenusedtocandlelight.C．Becausethecandlemustbeblownoffrightaway.D．Becausehe’scutofffromhisspellboundjourneyintothepast.BBytoday’sstandards,mymobilephoneisprettyrubbish.It’saNokia1616.Ifthatdoesn’tmeanmuchtoyou(it’snotthekindofphoneyouseeadvertisedontelevision),allyouneedtoknowisthatit’sasmall,notveryheavydevicewithwhichyoucansendandreceivetelephonecallsandtextmessages.Italsohasaveryhandytorchonthetopforwhenyoucan’tfindyourkeys,orwhenyoudropsomethingonthefloorinthecinema.Otherthanthat,myphonedoesn’tdomuch.Well,ithasanalarm,anditprobablyhasacalculatorandthingslikethat,butit’snothingcomparedtoasmartphone.WhywouldIwantoneofthose?Ihaveoftenbeentoldthatthebigadvantageofhavingasmartphoneisthat“youcandoeverythingwiththem！”Butwhenwasthelasttimeyousawsomeonedoing“everything”withasmartphone?Okay,sotheymayhaveanendlesslistoffunctions,butgenerallytheyareusedforcheckingsocialnetworkingsites,playinggames,andreceivingandreplyingtoemails.I’mhappyjustdoingallofthosethingsathomeonmylaptop.AsfarasIcantell,thebestthingabouthavingasmartphoneisthatyoucanbeconnectedtotheInternetallthetime.Don’tgetmewrong,IlovetheInternet,butIjustdon’tseethepointofconstantlybeingonline.Ican’trememberthelasttimeIreceivedaFacebookupdatewhichwassoveryurgentthatIhadtoreaditassoonasitappeared,andIcan’timagineeverhavingajobwhichwassoimportantthatIwouldneedtoreadwork-relatedemailsimmediately.Iwouldthinkthatifsomeoneneededmeurgently,theywouldjustringmeratherthansendanemail.AndmytrustyNokiacanmanagethat.Oneofthemostpeculiareffectsofthesmartphoneis,inmyopinion,thenewly-foundaddictiontomapsandnavigation(導(dǎo)航)systems.Isthereanythingmoreboringthanknowingexactlywhereyouareallofthetime?Howdoyougettoknowanareaifyoudon’tgetlostthereafewtimes?Andifyouaredependantononlinemaps,whathappenstothosegreatplacesyoufindjustbychance?Youcan’texactlyfindoutfromgooglemapsthejourneyfrom“here”to“thathiddencafewiththetasty-lookingcakes”，orto“thatpondnexttothechurchwhichlooksreallyprettyintheeveningsun”.Itis,ofcourse,truethatwealloccasionallyneedtobepointedintherightdirection,butIfindthatthereareoftenreallifehumansyoucanask.Therearemanybenefitsofhavingaverybasicmobilephone,likethefactthatitcostsmeabouttwentypounds,andthatIdon’thavetoworrytoomuchaboutitbeingstolen.Butthemainbenefithastobethefactthatitprovidesmewiththeworld’sgreatestexcuseformybadhabits.Whetherit’sturninguplatetoevents,orgettinglostonatrip,ormissingbusesortrains,orforgettingaboutanappointmentatwork,I’mprettysureI’mcoveredwiththefollowingexplanation：“I’mreallysorry.Idon’thaveasmartphone.”7．ThewriteruseshisNokia1616mainlyto________．A．playonlinegamesB．docalculatingworkC．checksocialnetworksitesD．makecallsandtextmessages8．Itcanbeinferredfromtheabovepassagethat________．A．work-relatedemailsshouldbeansweredimmediatelyB．a(chǎn)laptopandasmartphonesharemanyfunctionsC．smartphonesshouldalwaysbeconnectedtothenetD．a(chǎn)Facebookupdateisusuallyveryimportant9．Accordingtothepassage,ifyouusenavigationsystems,youmay________．A．misssomereallywonderfulplacesB．findaboringtripactuallyexcitingC．bepersuadedtoeatinacertaincafeD．bemisledtoatotallywrongplace10．Tothewriter,onebenefitofhavingabasicmobilephoneisthat________．A．itcanremindhimofimportantappointmentsB．itcanoftenbefoundbackafteritisstolenC．itcanbeusedasanexcuseforhisbadhabitsD．itcansavehimthetroubleofcatchingtrains11．Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthisarticleisto________.A．explainwhyhedoesn’twantasmartphoneB．warnreadersoftherisksofusingsmartphonesC．complainaboutthetroublescausedbysmartphonesD．informreadersofthelatestdevelopmentofmobilephones閱讀理解A1．解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“IlovethesesilentmomentswhenIfeelasifIcanlivethewaytheylived，thepeopleofthepast—theEgyptians，thePilgrims(朝圣者)．..”，并結(jié)合最后一段倒數(shù)第二句“Butinthosemoments，wheneverylightineveryhousewasoff，peoplemayhavehadatasteoftheoldworld”可知，停電給人們提供了反思并品味舊時生活方式的時間。故選D。2．解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段前三句“‘Thisisboring，’hesays.Adropofwaxfallsonmybook.‘Iknow，’Isay，butreally，Iamenjoyingthestillness.”，并結(jié)合第一段最后一句“Asighescapesmybrother’slips.”可知，作者非常喜歡停電時的寂靜，而他的哥哥在停電時感到很無聊，并為此而嘆息，因此作者的哥哥不喜歡突然的停電。故選A。3．解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第二句中的“Ofcourse，thedarknessmusthavebroughtthemtogether，forcedthemintoeachother’scompanyasithasdonetoustonight”，并結(jié)合下文內(nèi)容可知，在過去，晚上沒有電，外面漆黑一片，農(nóng)民也許除了待在室內(nèi)別無選擇。故選D。4．解析：選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一句“Nevertheless，torunariskofgoingoutsidewassometimesnecessary,andthethreatofrobbers,wolves,eventheethereal(太空精靈)，waspresent.”可知，有時晚上外出是難免的，需要面臨強盜、狼等的威脅，因此過去的人們晚上出門可能心存恐懼。故選C。5．解析：選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段第三句“There’saskywithmillionsofstars—farmorethanapersoncouldseetoday—andthere’sthemoon.”以及對本段的整體理解可知，夜晚的天空繁星點點，那是一個非常美麗的景象。由此可知，作者很喜歡夜晚的美麗。故選B。6．解析：選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第四句“Ipullmycandlecl