2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解E篇 完全解析
2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解E篇 完全解析
英语梦工厂 张鹏飞
E（此篇阅读据说是亲们的恶梦啊，我们来瞅瞅看哈）
Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?
To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines（学科）. Considering this, you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常规的), and perhaps unfortunate, way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.
On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie eslewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’s attempt to translate his tale into science.
67. The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to __________.
A. illustrate where science can be applied B. demonstrate the value of Brooks’s new book
C. remind the reader of the importance of science D. explain why many writers use science in their works
【解析】根据beginning of the passage，直接去找第一段，发现，题目里的functions与文中的uses是近义词，均为用处，功能的意思。分析如下：
Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
一般情况下一个段落的开头或结尾是一个段落的主题句，本文主题句便是最后一句，前面讲的功能只是导入罢了，题目中的to是表目的，而红色划线部分，明白无误的告诉我们，The Social Animal的author是最近的一位have failed to resist the temptation的writer。故答案一目了然，前面的导入是为了最后的主题句作一个解释，所以选 D.
68. According to the author, which of the following could be a strength of the book?
A. Its strong basis. B. Its convincing points. C. Its clear writing. D. Its memorable characters.
【解析】此题难度较高，需明白以下几点。1、注意according to the author这句话，在文中找不到，但是又很明显，肯定是作者对这本书发表的观点或者评论。2.a strength这个词汇可能会出现同义词，也可能不一定会出现，如果不出现的话一定会出现一些比较积极的评价。所以本题重要的是去找一些积极的评价，4个选项中哪一个出现了，就选哪一个。根据看段落优先看开头和结尾的原则，我们可以迅速锁定答案应该在第4段。大家请注意看：
On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and,……
都on the whole(总体而言)了，评论的信号有点强烈了啊亲们，而Brooks’ story不就是它的书了吗？还觉得不靠谱，直接来看答案好了，红体字部分与答案C那是一样一样的啊。至于有同学说可能选其他答案，我只能说，亲，还能不能愉快的玩耍了，有个别关键词不算数滴，得全部对上好不啦。
69. What is the author’s general attitude towards the book?
A. Contradictory. B. Supportive. C . Cautious. D. Critical.
【解析】首先，此题型与上一题类似，是关于作者的态度的。同样，需要去找作者的关于观点或者评论的词语或句子。说到这，亲们有木有发觉，这个题刚才好像做过啊。如果有，恭喜你，你答对了。答案和68题的位置重叠，
On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, some chapters stand out above the rest……
On the whole（总体而言）=general attitude，the book对应 Brooks’s story，众位看官们，我们来瞅瞅后面是啥，acceptable，但是还有一个if…,再看mostly，别停，咱继续找评论，some…the rest,很明显是找抽的节奏啊，你丫的骨头里挑刺呢？critical （挑剔的，批评的）这不是说你的吗？所以答案选D.
70. What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?
A.Problems with the book. B. Brooks’s life experience. C. Death of the characters. D. Brooks’s translation skills.
【解析】此题是想写“续集”呢，大家想想我前几次解析常用的技俩吧，“未完待续”，肯定答案得去最后一段的最后去找了呗。给大家一剂良药：写啥写的多，续集肯定是啥。
the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie eslewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’s attempt to translate his tale into science.
我们发现，在上一题中，其实我们已经找出了作者的态度，“找碴”。注意划红线的三个地方，两个是problems,另一个是“未完待续”的信号“lie elsewhere”.都告诉你了问题不在这儿而在其他地方，而最后一段又没讲，啥时候讲？你说呢？所以答案选A.
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英语梦工厂 张鹏飞
E（此篇阅读据说是亲们的恶梦啊，我们来瞅瞅看哈）
Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?
To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines（学科）. Considering this, you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常规的), and perhaps unfortunate, way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.
On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie eslewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’s attempt to translate his tale into science.
67. The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to __________.
A. illustrate where science can be applied B. demonstrate the value of Brooks’s new book
C. remind the reader of the importance of science D. explain why many writers use science in their works
【解析】根据beginning of the passage，直接去找第一段，发现，题目里的functions与文中的uses是近义词，均为用处，功能的意思。分析如下：
Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
一般情况下一个段落的开头或结尾是一个段落的主题句，本文主题句便是最后一句，前面讲的功能只是导入罢了，题目中的to是表目的，而红色划线部分，明白无误的告诉我们，The Social Animal的author是最近的一位have failed to resist the temptation的writer。故答案一目了然，前面的导入是为了最后的主题句作一个解释，所以选 D.
68. According to the author, which of the following could be a strength of the book?
A. Its strong basis. B. Its convincing points. C. Its clear writing. D. Its memorable characters.
【解析】此题难度较高，需明白以下几点。1、注意according to the author这句话，在文中找不到，但是又很明显，肯定是作者对这本书发表的观点或者评论。2.a strength这个词汇可能会出现同义词，也可能不一定会出现，如果不出现的话一定会出现一些比较积极的评价。所以本题重要的是去找一些积极的评价，4个选项中哪一个出现了，就选哪一个。根据看段落优先看开头和结尾的原则，我们可以迅速锁定答案应该在第4段。大家请注意看：
On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and,……
都on the whole(总体而言)了，评论的信号有点强烈了啊亲们，而Brooks’ story不就是它的书了吗？还觉得不靠谱，直接来看答案好了，红体字部分与答案C那是一样一样的啊。至于有同学说可能选其他答案，我只能说，亲，还能不能愉快的玩耍了，有个别关键词不算数滴，得全部对上好不啦。
69. What is the author’s general attitude towards the book?
A. Contradictory. B. Supportive. C . Cautious. D. Critical.
【解析】首先，此题型与上一题类似，是关于作者的态度的。同样，需要去找作者的关于观点或者评论的词语或句子。说到这，亲们有木有发觉，这个题刚才好像做过啊。如果有，恭喜你，你答对了。答案和68题的位置重叠，
On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, some chapters stand out above the rest……
On the whole（总体而言）=general attitude，the book对应 Brooks’s story，众位看官们，我们来瞅瞅后面是啥，acceptable，但是还有一个if…,再看mostly，别停，咱继续找评论，some…the rest,很明显是找抽的节奏啊，你丫的骨头里挑刺呢？critical （挑剔的，批评的）这不是说你的吗？所以答案选D.
70. What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?
A.Problems with the book. B. Brooks’s life experience. C. Death of the characters. D. Brooks’s translation skills.
【解析】此题是想写“续集”呢，大家想想我前几次解析常用的技俩吧，“未完待续”，肯定答案得去最后一段的最后去找了呗。给大家一剂良药：写啥写的多，续集肯定是啥。
the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie eslewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’s attempt to translate his tale into science.
我们发现，在上一题中，其实我们已经找出了作者的态度，“找碴”。注意划红线的三个地方，两个是problems,另一个是“未完待续”的信号“lie elsewhere”.都告诉你了问题不在这儿而在其他地方，而最后一段又没讲，啥时候讲？你说呢？所以答案选A.
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