综合模拟练(四)第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A(2017·湖北八校联考一)TheNobelPrizeWinnersinLiteratureRabindranathTagore(1913)Prizemotivation:“becauseofhisprofoundlysensitive,freshandbeautifulverse(诗歌),bywhich,withconsummateskill,hehasmadehispoeticthought,expressedinhisownEnglishwords,apartoftheliteratureoftheWest”WilliamFaulkner(1949)Prizemotivation:“forhispowerfulandartisticallyuniquecontributiontothemodernAmericannovel”SirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill(1953)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryofhistoricalandbiographicaldescriptionaswellasforbrilliantoratory(演说才能)indefendingexaltedhumanvalues”ErnestMillerHemingway(1954)Prizemotivation:“forhismasteryoftheartofnarrative,mostrecentlydemonstratedinTheOldManandtheSea,andfortheinfluencethathehasexertedoncontemporarystyle”JohnSteinbeck(1962)Prizemotivation:“forhisrealisticandimaginativewritings,combiningastheydosympathetichumorandkeensocialperception”ClaudeSimon(1985)Prizemotivation:“whoinhisnovelcombinesthepoet’sandthepainter’screativenesswithadeepenedawarenessoftimeinthedepictionofthehumancondition”MoYan(2012)Prizemotivation:“whowithhallucinatory(幻觉般的)realismmergesfolktales,historyandthecontemporary”BobDylan(2016)Prizemotivation:“forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition”21.WhichwriterwontheNobelPrizeforhispoetry?A.WilliamFaulkner.B.BobDylan.C.RabindranathTagore.D.ClaudeSimon.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章RabindranathTagore(1913)部分中的“becauseofhisprofoundlysensitive,freshandbeautifulverse(诗歌),bywhich,withconsummateskill,hehasmadehispoeticthought...”可知,拉宾德拉纳特·泰戈尔因为诗歌而获得诺贝尔文学奖。故选C项。22.WhichwriterwontheNoblePrizemostlyforhisspecificwork?A.ErnestHemingway.B.JohnSteinbeck.C.WilliamFaulkner.D.WinstonChurchill.答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章ErnestMillerHemingway(1954)部分中的“forhismasteryoftheartofnarrative,mostrecentlydemonstratedinTheOldManandtheSea...”可知,海明威主要是凭借《老人与海》这部小说获奖,其他获奖者的获奖理由中并未提及具体作品。故选A项。23.WhoseworkswillyouturntoifyouareinterestedinasongwritingNobelPrizewinner?A.MoYan’s.B.BobDylan’s.C.ClaudeSimon’s.D.RabindranathTagore’s.答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章BobDylan(2016)部分中的“forhavingcreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition”可知,鲍勃·迪伦是因为音乐创作成就而获得了诺贝尔文学奖。故选B项。24.Whodescribedreallifeexperiencesinhishistoricworks?A.JohnSteinbeck.B.MoYan.C.ErnestHemingway.D.WinstonChurchill.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章SirWinstonLeonardSpencerChurchill(1953)部分中的“forhismasteryofhistoricalandbiographicaldescription...”可知,丘吉尔精通历史和传记写作,故D项正确。B(2017·河北衡水中学联考)Asthemorningschoolbellringsandstudentsrushin,teenagersinoneclassroomsettleontomatsandmeditation(冥想)pillows.Theyfallsilentaftertheteachertapsa“singingbowl”.Thesestudentsareinaforcredit,yearlongmindfulnessclass,whichismeanttoeaseyouthanxietyanddepressionandtopreventviolence.For90minutes,threedaysaweek,theypracticeamixofyoga,sitting,andwalkingmeditation,deepbreathing,journaling,andnonjudgmentallistening.YogaandmeditationhavegainedpopularityamongAmericansinrecentdecades,supportedbystudiesshowi...