模拟组合练四(2)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019南通如皋中学高三上学期质量调研)HistorianTomHollandistheaward-winningauthorofRubicon,PersianFireandMillennium.Heappearsregularlyonradio,TVandinprint.HislatestbookDynastyispublishedinpaperbackbyAbacus.MoominsummerMadnessByToveJanssonWhatIloveaboutthisbook,asachildandstilltoday,isitsmixofthefantasticalandnormal.Ontheonehand,it’saboutafamilyandtheirfriendsallenjoyingthemselves,quitehappynotdoingmuch.Ontheotherhand,it’saboutcharactersthatcanchangeintooddshapes,magicianscomingdownfromthemoonandpeculiarcreaturesemergingfromtheroof.Thatmixofthefamiliarandtheextraordinaryinformsallmywriting.TheHistoriesByHerodotusBythetimeIwas12,IwasobsessedbyAncientGreeceandRome.Atfirst,IfoundtheearlysectionofTheHistoriesarealgrindbecauseit’slikealongshaggydogstorythatnevergetstothepoint.InthesecondhalfIwasrewardedwiththestoriesI’dbeenwaitingfor,likethebattlesofMarathon,SalamisandThermopylae.Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.ADistantMirrorByBarbaraW.TuchmanTuchman’sbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butit’sthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.Bothscholarlyandinteresting,it’saportraitofthe14thcenturyinWesternEuropeandvividlyevokesmedievalcivilizationbuffetedbycataclysms:theBlackDeath,thePeasants’RevoltandtheGreatPapalSchism.IfeltIknewwhatitwastodieoftheplagueortohaveaswordputthroughme—realstoriestoldremarkably.1.TomHollandnowfindsthefirsthalfofTheHistories.A.offthepointB.culture-centeredC.reallyboringD.quiteentertaining2.WhichbookdoesTomHollandappreciateandtrytocopyitsstyle?A.TheHistories.B.ADistantMirror.C.TheGunsofAugust.D.MoominsummerMadness.答案[语篇解读]本文介绍了历史学家TomHolland及其作品。他经常出现在广播、电视和印刷品上。他的最新著作Dynasty由Abacus出版平装本。1.D细节理解题。根据TheHistories中Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.可知,TomHolland现在发现TheHistories的前半部分很有趣。故选D。2.B推理判断题。根据ADistantMirror中Tuchman’sbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butit’sthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.可知,TomHolland喜欢ADistantMirror,并试着模仿它的风格。故选B。B(2019江苏扬州一模)Anintroductiontothisbookisassuperfluousasacandleinfrontofapowerfulsearchlight.Butaconventionofpublishingseemstorequirethatthecandleshouldbethere,andIamproudtobetheonetoholdit.AbouttenyearsagoIpickedupfromthepileofnewbooksonmydeskacopyofSonsandLoversbyamanofwhomIhadneverheard,andIstartedtoracethroughitwiththeimmoralspeedoftheprofessionalreviewer.ButafterapageortwoIfoundmyselfreading,reallyreading.Herewas—hereis—amasterpieceinwhicheverysentencecounts,abookpackedwithsignificantthoughtsandbeautiful,arrestingphrases,theworkofaremarkablegeniuswhosegiftsaremorerichlyvariousthanthoseofanyotheryoungEnglishnovelist.ToappreciatetherichvarietyofMrLawrencewemustreadhislaternovelsandhisvolumesofpoetry.ButSonsandLoversrevealstherangeofhistypicalpower.Herearecombinedandblended(混合的)sortof“realism”andalmostlyric(抒情的)imageryandrhythm.Thespeechofthepeopleisthatofdailylifeandthethingsthathappentothemarenormaladventuresandaccidents;theyfallinlove,marry,work,f...
