优点英语2022高考英语阅读提高文学与艺术1.Romanian-bornGermanwriterHertaMuellerwonthe2009NobelPrizeinliteratureyesterday,honoredforworkthat"withtheconcentrationofpoetryandthefranknessofprose,describesthelandscapeofthedispossessed(被流放者),"theSwedishAcademysaid.The56-year-oldauthor,whoimmigratedtoGermanyfromRomaniain1987,firstgainedpublicattentionin1982withacollectionofshortstoriestitledNiederungen,orLowlandsinEnglish,whichwaspromptlycensored(审查通过)byhergovernment.In1984anuncensoredversionwassmuggledtoGermanywhereitwaspublishedandherworkdescribinglifeinasmall,German-speakingvillageinRomaniawaspopularwiththereadersthere.ThatworkwasfollowedbyOppressiveTangoinRomania."TheRomaniannationalpresswasverycriticaloftheseworkswhile,outsideofRomania,theGermanpressreceivedthemverypositively,"theAcademysaid."BecauseMuellerhadpubliclycriticizedthedictatorship(独裁)inRomania,shewasprohibitedfrompublishinginherowncountry.”In1987sheimmigratedtoGermanywithherhusbandtwoyearsbeforedictatorNicolaeCeausescuwastoppledfrompower.Mueller'sparentsweremembersoftheGerman-speakingminorityinRomaniaandfatherservedintheWaffenSSduringWorldWarII.Afterthewarended,manyGermanRomaniansweredeported(放逐)totheSovietUnionin1945,includinghermother,whospentfiveyearsinaworkcampinwhatisnowUkraine.MostofherworksareinGerman,butsomeworkshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish,FrenchandSpanish,includingThePassport,TheLandofGreenPlums,TravelingonOneLegandTheAppointment.Muellerhasgivenguestlecturesatuniversities,collegesandothervenuesinPaderborn,Warwick,Hamburg,Swansea,Gainsville(Florida),Kassel,Gottingen,TubingenandZurichamongotherplaces.ShelivesinBerlin.Since1995shehasservedasamemberofDeutscheAkademiefur,优点英语SpracheundDichtung,inDarmstadt."Muelleristhe12thwomantowintheliteratureprize.RecentfemalewinnersincludeAustria'sElfriedeJelinekin2004andBritishwriterDorisLessingin2007.Theawardincludesa$1.4millionprizeandwillbehandedoutonDecember1051．HertaMuellerwasawardedNobelPrizeinliteraturebecauseof____________.A．herpubliccriticismuponthedictatorshipinRomaniaB．herworkswiththeconcentrationofpoetryandthefranknessofproseC．herworksdescribingthelifeofthedispossessedinGermanyD．thepopularityofherworkswiththereadersintheGerman-speakingvillage52．Whichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedbytheauthor?A．GermanRomaniansweretreatedunfairlyinGermanyinthe1940s.B．HerparentsweredispossessedtoUkraineaftertheWorldWarII.C．HerfirstworkwaspublishedinGermanyintheearly1980s.D．Herworkswerealltranslatedintoversionsindifferentlanguages.53．Itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat_____.A．peopletheninRomaniahadtherighttosaywhateverwastrue.B．HertaMuellerleftherhomecountryafterthedictatorshipwasended.C．HertaMuellerimmigratedtoGermanytogetherwithherparents.D．Romaniancitizenslivedahardlifewithoutdemocracyinthe1980s.54．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingworkshasanEnglishversion?A．LowlandsinEnglishB．OppressiveTangoinRomania.C．TravelingonOneLegD．TheLandofGreenPlums55．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?,优点英语A．MuellermadegreatcontributiontoliteraturethroughhardworkB．MuellerwontheNobelPrizeforhergreatliteratureworks.C．Muellergainedgreatpopularitybydescribingdictatorship.D．MuellerwastreatedbadlyinRomaniaandimmigratedtoGermany.2WhenthesunisupinAmsterdam,thelargestcityintheNetherlandssitsquietlyontheAmstelRiver.Youcanrentabicycle,visittheVanGoghorAnneFrankmuseum,ortakeawatertaxi.Butwhenthesungoesdown,thepartyingbegins.Inthebigclubsandincoffeeshops,touristsgathertohangout,talkpoliticsandsmoke.SeveralareasofthecityclearlyshowthetwoworldsthatruleAmsterdam.Andtheyareallwithinashortcabrideofeachother.Forexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,openmarkets,concertsandotherevents.Severalbeautifulandverypopularhotelscanbefoundthere.AndthereistheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaPlazashoppingmall.ButaseveningdescendsonDamSquaresodotheparty-seeker.HippoporfunkmusicbeginsblaringfromClubParadisoandClubMelkweg.ThesearetwoofthemostpopularclubsinEurope.Soifyoucome,bereadytodance.Theclubsdon’tshutdownuntil4am.Andwhileyouarethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystotourthecity.Don’tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheofficiallanguage,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarehappytohelpyouwithdirections.Andyouwillnoticethathalfthepeopleinstreetsareonbicycles.TheyrentforUS$17to$20forawholeday.Amsterdamalsohasagoodcanalsystem.FromanywherebetweenUS$2and$9.50,youcan,优点英语usethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruisethe“VeniceoftheNorth”.Youcantakeinthepicturesquecanalhousearchitecture:Therowsofneat,narrowsour-storydwellingsofbrownstonewithlargewindowsarewellworthseeing.Manyofthemareseveralcenturiesold.YoumightalsowanttojumpoutofthecanalbusattheMuseumQuarterandstartwalking.MasterpiecesbyDutchartistssuchasRembrandt,Bruegel,VanGoghandothersareondisplayattheVanGoghMuseum,RembrandtHouseandothers.Thecityhasanappreciationofitshistoricpost.OneplacetovisitistheAnneFrankHouseinNineStreets.ItwastherethattheyoungJewishgirlwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWarII.VisitorscanoriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwheresheandherfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears.41.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorindicatesthat______.A.AmsterdamisgenerallyknownasaquietcityB.AmsterdampresentstwodifferentpicturesC.PartiesgoonalldaylonginAmsterdamD.Amsterdamattractsmanydaytimevisitors42.WhichtouristattractionismentionedindetailinParagraphsFourandfive?A.Royalpalace.B.ClubParadiso.C.DamSquare.D.MagnsPlaza.43.Whattheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TosharehisexperienceswithreadersB.TolisttheplacesofinterestinAmsterdamC.TointroducetheresidentslifeinAmsterdamD.ToattractspeopletovisitAmsterdam44.Accordingtothepassage,thelocalpeoplehaveallthefollowingcharacteristicsEXCEPT_______.,优点英语A.theyarepartygoersB.theyshowhospitalityC.theycanspeakEnglishD.theyarefondofcycling45.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAmsterdamasatouristcity?A.ModernB.QuietC.DelightfulD.Historic3Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.Thehealthofthefamouspicture,paintedbyLeonardoDaVinciin1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseumwhereitishoused."Thethin,woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,"themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld'smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstate.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile."Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou'renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andthenyoulookatherandshestops,"saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity."It'sbecausedirectvisionisexcellentatpickingupdetail,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows."However,theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim,untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance'sKingFrancisIin1519.In1911,thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployee,whotookitoutofthemuseum,hiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarII,FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.,优点英语Likemanyoldladies,theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.51.TheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeansthatMonaLisa______.A.islosingitsvalueB.isbeingdamagedaftersomanyyearsC.isgettingmorevaluablewithyearspassingD.willrotaway52.Expertsdon'thaveanyrepairsontheMonaLisabecause_____.A.itisnowinapoorchemicalstateB.theydon'tknowhowtoreplacethewoodenpanelC.theydon'thavethematerialsDaVinciusedD.theyareafraidit'llbedonefurtherdamage53.WhichoneistrueabouttheMonaLisa?A.ItwasoncetakenawayfromtheLouvreMuseumbyathief.B.Itspainterhimselfloveditgreatlyandalwayskeptitinashade.C.MonaLisastopssmilingwhenyoulookatherwantingtoseehersmile.D.KingFrancisIboughtitandthenreturnedittoItaly.54.ThesmileoftheMonaLisacanonlybeseen__________A.byindirectvisionB.atadistanceC.bydirectvisionD.inshadows55.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.ManyinterestingstorieshavebeenwrittenabouttheMonaLisa.B.PeopleareinterestedinthestoriesabouttheMonaLisa.C.SomemysteriesstillremaintobesolvedabouttheMonaLisa.,优点英语D.ManymorestorieswillbetoldabouttheMonaLisa.4Thoughnearlyallnovelistsreportwhatatleastsomeofthecharactersintheirworksarethinkingabout,fewwritersattempttorecreateallofthethoughtsandhalfthoughtsthatraceconstantlythroughanyindividual’smind.Thosewriterswhodorelyonatechniquecalledstreamofconsciousness.Considerforamomentwhatgoesoninyourownmindatanygivenmoment.Youmaybeconsciouslythinking,forexample,ofwhatyouarereadingonthispage.Belowthisconsciouslevel,however,hundredsofotherimpressionsmightbefloatingabout---aconcertyouattendedlastnight,asuddennoiseoutside,asightintheroomasyouglanceupthatmakesyouthinkofsomethingrelated.Mostoftheseimagesorideasarehalf-formedandfleeting,andusuallyyouarebarelyawareofthem.Yetawriterusingstreamofconsciousnessattemptstoputthisjumbleofconceptsontotheprintedpage.Manynovelsincludeshortsnatchesofstreamofconsciousness,usuallycharacterizedbylongorhalf-formedsentencesandfreeassociationfromoneideatothenext.Fewwritersattempttosustainthetechniqueforlongstretches,thoughtherearesomenotableexceptions.JamesJoyceusesthetechniqueextensivelythroughouthisnovelUlysses,thestoryofonecharacter’sexperiences---andreflections---ashewandersthroughDublinonasingleday.WilliamFaulknerusesitinTheSoundandtheFurytoprobethethoughtsofthreecharacters,includingoneoflimitedmentalability.VirginiaWoolfusesitinTheWaves,assheallowsthereadertoinhabitthemindsofsixfriendsastheypassthroughthestagesoftheirlives.Theseworksaresomeofthemostchallengingyetcriticallyacclaimednovelsofthe20thcentury.51.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.A.TheGeniusofJoyceandFaulknerB.AHistoryofStreamofConsciousnessC.StreamofConsciousnessNovels,优点英语D.GreatNovelistsofStreamofConsciousness52.Ulyssesisanovelthat_______.A.tracesthestagesofitscharacters’livesB.includesshortsnatchesofstreamofconsciousnessC.issetinEnglandD.takesplaceinoneday53.Streamofconsciousnessisa_______.A.techniquethatmostreadersenjoyB.difficulttechniquetopulloffsuccessfullyC.techniqueusedbymostwriterstodayD.wayofanalyzinghistoricalevents54.Thewriterexplains“streamofconsciousness”by_______.A.askingthereadertoconsiderhisorherownthoughtprocessesB.givingexamplesfromnovelsC.explainingwhooriginatedthetermD.givingadictionarydefinition55.Theunderlinedword“acclaimed”inthelastsentencemeans_______.A.criticizedB.praisedC.soldD.copied5Anyonewhoisaddictedtoreadingbusticketsorcerealpacketswillunderstandtheappealofpoemsontheunderground.Someyearsago,afewacquaintanceswholivedandworkedinLondon,whousedtheTubeandlovedpoetry,decidedthatitwouldbepleasanttoreadafewlinesbytheirfavoritepoetsastheytraveledaroundbyTube,insteadofjustglancingupwardsatthetiresomeadvertisements.Theundergroundhadasurplus(剩余的)ofadvertisingspaceonthe,优点英语trains.Theysuggestedfillingtheblankspaceonthetrains,fortheentertainmentofthetravelingpublic.Thepoemstookonanewlifewhentheywereremovedfrombooksandplacedalongsidetheadverts.CommutersenjoyedtheideaofreadingKeats’“MuchhaveItraveledintherealmsofgold”onacrowdedCentralLinetrain,ortryingtolearnbyheartasonnetbetweenHammersmithandPiccadilly.Thechoiceofpoemswasn’tarbitrary（随机的）butspeciallychosen.ItcateredforalltastesincludinglivinganddeadpoemsfromthehomelandandfromallovertheEnglish-speakingworld,andespeciallypoemswhichhaveassociationwithLondon.ThesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundenterprisesconfirmedthatBritainwasanationofpoetrylovers.HundredsofpeoplecorrespondedwithLondonUndergroundsuggestingpoems,orjusttosaythankyou.InJanuary1989,onthethirdanniversaryafterthefirstpoemsontheUnderground,LondonUndergroundpromisedtodonateallthespacesfree,toincreasethenumberavailable(atleastonepoemineachtraincarriage),andtopayfortheproductioncostsaswell.Theyalsoupdatedthepoemseveryfewmonths.PostersofthepoemsdecoratedtheBritishCouncillibrariesthroughouttheworld,butthebestwaytoviewthepoemsistoseethembyyourselves,onwhichevertrainyouchoose,ineveryzoneofthenetwork—forthepriceofanundergroundticket.41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShellyandKeat’sPoemsB.ThePoemsontheUndergroundC.TravellingontheTubeinLondonD.ThePoemsaboutLondon42.Thepoemswere_________.A.removedfrombooksandplacedinemptyadvertisingspacesB.takenfromthroughouttheEnglish-speakingworldandchosentopleaseeveryone,优点英语C.includingpoemsaboutLondonbyShelly,Burns,KeatsandbythecommutersthemselvesD.meanttobereadaloudandlearntbyheart43.Whichistheclosestinmeaningto“association”?A.Connection.B.Difference.C.Similarity.D.Comparison.44.Thebestplacetoseethepoemis________.A.inanytrainonthenetworkB.inlibrariesaroundtheworldC.intrainsontheCentralLineandbetweenHammersmithandPiccadillyD.insomecarriageanywhereonthenetwork45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.Peoplewholikereadingbusticketsadvocatepoemsontheunderground.B.Spaceswhichwereusedforadvertisementsarenowcompletelyoccupiedbypoemsonthetube.C.YoucanappreciatethepoemsyoulikeatthecostofonlyatubeticketinLondon.D.Thesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundindicatespeople’sloveforthetubeofLondon.6AmericanswearblackformourningwhileChinesewearwhite.WesternersthinkofdragonsasmonsterswhileChinesehonorthemassymbolsofGod.Chinesecivilizationhasoftenshownsuchpolarities(极性)withtheWest,asthougheachstandsatextremeendsofaglobalstring.NowintheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,apsychologisthasdiscovereddeeperpolaritiesbetweenChineseandAmericancultures—polaritiesthatgototheheartofhowwereasonanddiscovertruth.HisfindingsgofartowardexplainingwhyAmericanculturesseemtobecontentiousandChineseculturessopassive,whencomparedtoeachother.Moreimportantly,theresearchopensthewayforthepeoplesoftheEastandtheWesttolearnfromeachotherinfundamentalways.The,优点英语ChinesecouldlearnmuchfromWesternmethodsfordeterminingscientifictruth,saidKaipingPeng,aformerBeijingscholar,whoisnowaUCBerkeleyassistantprofessorofpsychology.AndAmericanscouldprofitenormouslyfromtheChinesetoleranceforacceptingcontradictionsinsocialandpersonallife,hesaid.“Americanshaveaterribleneedtofindoutwhoisrightinanargument,”saidPeng.“Theproblemisthatattheinterpersonallevelyoureallydon’tneedtofindthetruth,ormaybethereisn’tany.”Chinesepeople,saidPeng,arefarmorecontenttothinkthatbothsideshaveflawsandvirtues,becausetheyhaveaholistic(整体的)awarenessthatlifeisfullofcontradictions.TheydofarlessblamingoftheindividualthanAmericansdo,headded.Instudiesofinterpersonalargument,forexample,whensubjectswereaskedtodealwithcontradictoryinformationstemmingfromconflictbetweenamotherandadaughterorastudentandaschool,PengfoundthatAmericanswere“non-compromising,blamingoneside—usuallythemother—forthecausesoftheproblems,demandingchangesfromonesidetoattainasolutionandofferingnocompromise”indealingwiththeconflict.Comparedtothisangry,blamingAmericanstance,theChinesewereparagons(模范)ofcompromise,findingfaultonbothsidesandlookingforsolutionsthatmovedbothsidestothemiddle.51.InParagraph1,theauthorsetsexamplesinorderto_________.A.exposethecontradictionbetweenChineseandAmericansB.showthedifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandAmericancultureC.findthereasonforthedifferencesD.generalizethemainideaofthepassage52.Theunderlinedword“contentious”inParagraph2probablymeans_________.A.conservativeB.aggressiveC.objectiveD.optimistic53.ComparedwithAmericans,Chineseare_________.A.likelytofindthetruthinlifeB.reluctanttoadmittheirownfailure,优点英语C.reluctanttohaveageneralideaofthingsD.likelytoknowadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthings54.Thestudiesshowthat_________.A.anAmericantreatshisorhermotherbadlyB.ideasoftreatingtheagedaredifferentC.personalitiesofChineseandAmericanaredifferentD.conflictsofAmericansandChinesearedifferent55.Themainideaofthepassageis_________.A.polaritiesbetweenAmericanandChinesecultureB.prioritiesofAmericanculturetoChineseC.differentattitudestowardstheagedD.differentmannersinsocialoccasions答案：1.51---55BADCB2.41-45BCDAC 3.51-55BDAAC4.51-55CDBAB5.41~45BBAAC6.51-55BBDCA
