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1、第5節(jié)　文學(xué)作品 題組訓(xùn)練一 1 話題：小說(shuō)介紹 難度：★★★ 建議用時(shí)：15分鐘 Howisitthatsunlightgivesussuchjoy？Whydoesthisbrightlightwhenitfallsontheearthfilluswiththejoyofliving？Thewholeskyisblue，thefieldsaregreen，thehousesareallwhite，andoureyesdrinkinthosebrightcolorswhichbringdelighttooursouls.Andthentherespringsupinourhea

2、rtsadesiretodance，torun，tosing，ahappylightnessofthought；wefeeladesiretotakethesuninourarms.Theblind，astheysitinthedoorways，expressionlessintheireverlastingdarkness，remainascalmaseverinthemidstofthisfreshjoy，notunderstandingwhatistakingplacearoundthem. Iknewoneofthesemen.Aslongashisfatherandmotherli

3、ved，hewasmoreorlesstakencareof；butassoonastheoldpeopleweregone，aterriblelifestartedforhim.Dependentonasisterofhis，everybodyinthefarmhousetreatedhimasabeggar.Althoughhisbrother-in-lawhadtakenpossessionofhisshareoftheinheritance(遺產(chǎn))，hewashelpedonlytosoup，gettingjustenoughtosavehimfromstarvation.Hisfac

4、ewasverypalewithtwobigwhiteeyes.Heremainedunmovedatallthebadremarksonhim，sounkindthatonecouldnottellwhetherhefeltthem.Moreover，hismotherhadalwaystreatedhimunkindlyandcaredverylittleforhim；forincountryplacesuselesspersonsareconsideredatrouble，andthepeasantswouldbegladtokilltheweakoftheirspecies，aschi

5、ckensdo. Assoonashefinishedhissoup，hewentandsatoutsidethedoorinsummerandinwinterbesidethefireside，anddidnotmoveagainalltheevening.Forsomeyearsthingswentoninthisfashion.Buthisincapacityforworkeventuallyangeredhisrelatives.Atlasthewasforcedtobeg.Butthepeasantsweren’tgenerous，andforweekshedidn’tbringb

6、ackapenny.Onewinterthegroundwascoveredwithsnow，anditwasfreezinghard.Hisbrother-in-lawledhimonemorningagreatdistanceinorderthathemightdohisjobbetter.Theblindmanwasleftthereallday；Whennightcameon，thebrother-in-lawtoldthepeopleofhishousethathecouldn’tfindthebeggar.Thenheadded：“Neverfear！He’llturnupsoon

7、enoughtomorrowtoeatthesoup.”Buthenevercameback. Afterlonghoursofwaiting，feelingthathewasdyingfromcoldness，theblindmanbegantowalk.Beingunabletofindhiswayalongtheroad，hisonlyobjectbeingtofindsomehousewherehecouldtakeshelter.Butthefallingsnowmadehimunabletowalkfarther，sohesatdowninthemiddleofanopenfie

8、ld.Hedidnotgetupagain.Thesnowwhichfellcontinuouslyburiedhim，andnothingwaslefttoindicatetheplacewherehelay. Hisrelativesmadeapretence(假象) ofsearchingforhimforaboutaweek.Theyevenmadeashowofweeping.Thewinterwassevere，andthesnowdidn’tmeltquickly.OneSunday，somefarmersnoticedagreatflightofcrows，whichwere

9、flyingabovetheopenfield，andthenfallinglikeashowerofblackrainatthesamespot，evergoingandcoming.Thefollowingweekthesebirdswerestillthere.Ayoungfellowwenttoseewhattheyweredoinganddiscoveredthebodyoftheblindman，alreadyhalfeaten. AndIcanneverfeelthegladraysoflightofsunlitdayswithoutsadlyrememberingandthi

10、nkingaboutthefortuneoftheblindmanwhowassuchanabandonedpersoninlifethathishorribledeathevenmadeallwhohadknownhimgreatlyrelieved. 語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文是一篇記敘文，節(jié)選于法國(guó)作家莫泊桑的小說(shuō)《瞎子》。文中寫了一個(gè)雙目失明的人連餓帶凍，被人逼著去討飯，最終凍死在雪地里的故事。這表現(xiàn)了莫泊桑對(duì)弱者的同情，同時(shí)也是對(duì)資本主義社會(huì)的譴責(zé)。 1.Theauthormentionssunlightmanytimesinthefirstparagraphmainlyto. A.t

11、ellthatsunlightdoesaddjoytopeople’slife B.showincontrasttheunhappylifeoftheblind C.provethatitisaneasythingtofindjoyaround D.recommendeffectivewaystofindhappinessinlife 答案　B 解析　推理判斷題。第一段渲染了一種歡快、愉悅的氣氛，與下文瞎子的命運(yùn)形成鮮明的對(duì)比。故選B。 2.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout? A.Theblindman’srelatives’ba

12、dtreatmenttohim. B.Abriefintroductiontotheblindman’srelatives. C.Whytheblindman’smothertreatedhimsobadly. D.Howtheblindmanreactedagainstallhissufferings. 答案　A 解析　段落大意題。本段主要描述了瞎子所遭受的來(lái)自家人的虐待。故選A。 3.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph3means“”. A.learntolivemoreindependently B.bedesertedwithoutbeingn

13、oticed C.getmoremoneythroughbegging D.liveabetterlifefreefromprejudice 答案　C 解析　詞義猜測(cè)題。乞丐的主要工作當(dāng)然是要飯，親戚把他帶到很遠(yuǎn)的地方是為了能讓他要飯要到錢，所以畫線詞組在此意為“通過(guò)要飯得到更多的錢”，故選C。 4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethefirsttodiscovertheblindman’sdeadbody? A.Crows. B.Farmers. C.Hisrelatives. D.Ayoungfellow. 答案　A 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段

14、第四句中“somefarmersnoticedagreatflightofcrows，whichwereflyingabovetheopenfield”以及最后一句“Ayoungfellowwenttoseewhattheyweredoinganddiscoveredthebodyoftheblindman，alreadyhalfeaten.”可推知，瞎子尸體應(yīng)該是被烏鴉吃掉了，說(shuō)明烏鴉是第一個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)瞎子尸體的。故選A。 5.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheblindman’sdeath. A.wasagreatrelieftohimsel

15、f B.hadgreatlyinfluencedtheauthor C.wasasadresultofself-abandonment D.seteveryonefamiliarwithhimthinking 答案　B 解析　推理判斷題。作者通過(guò)小說(shuō)反映了把健康、正常的人逼成心理憤怒的人的變態(tài)社會(huì)；寫出了作者對(duì)黑暗社會(huì)不公的吶喊與憤慨，以及對(duì)主人公的深切同情。這說(shuō)明對(duì)于瞎子之死，作者深有感觸，故選B。 6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? A.TheBlindMan B.TheReliefofDeath C.TheJoyousSunlight

16、 D.ThePrejudiceAgainstDisability 答案　A 解析　標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文主要是圍繞瞎子的悲慘生活展開(kāi)的。故選A。 2 話題：文學(xué)作品介紹 難度：★★★ 建議用時(shí)：15分鐘 Anecdotesoftenshedlightonthewayweseeartandliterature.Afewweeksago，IwasskimmingthroughRachelCorbett’sbookintheParismetrowhenayoungmancametowardmeandaskedmewhetherthetitle，YouMustChangeYo

17、urLife，referredtosomesortofself-helpbook.IfirstsmiledathiscommentandthenthoughtthatthetitlewassomewhatactuallyaboutthestoryofdistinguishedFrenchsculptorAugusteRodinandPrague-bornpoetRainerMariaRilke.Themanwasstillunsatisfied，soIfurtherexplainedthatthetitleoriginatedfromafamousRilkepoem，hintingatthew

18、aycreationrequirestheyoungartisttoovercomehisfearsandreshapehislife.Thenhesteppedoffthemetroandgavemealastnodofgratitude.Lateron，whenIfinishedreadingCorbett’sbook，Ithoughtagainofmyreplytothestrangerandrealizedthathisguesswasprobablyright.Indeed，themovingstoryofRilkeandRodinisworthasmuchasthebestself

19、-helpbooksandonecoulddefinitelylearnalotfromtheirrelationship. In1902RilkemovedtoParistowriteabookabouttheFrenchsculptor，whomheadmiredasthetypicalandmostaccomplishedmodelforartistsandcreators.Throughouttheiruniqueandstormyrelationship，anddespitethedifferencesbetweentheirculturesandlifeexperiences，R

20、ilkeandRodinpresentedsomeofthemostfrequentandtorturousquestionsrelatedtocreationandartmastery.InCorbett’swordsfromherintroduction，YouMustChangeYourLifeis“thestoryofhowthewilltocreatedrivesyoungartiststoovercomeeventhemostheart-hollowingoflandscapesandmaketheirworkatanycost”.Innineteenchaptersorganiz

21、edintothreesections，Corbettreconstructsthestoryofanoriginalyetimprobableencounterthatquestionsinterconnectedpracticesofartisticcreation，personalinfluence，andindividualself-fulfillment.BeyondtheRilke-Rodinrelationship，theexpressionofencounterstructuresCorbett’saccountandresonates(共鳴) inthetitlesofthe

22、threesections：“PoetandSculptor”，“MasterandDisciple”，and“ArtandEmpathy(同感)”. ThestoryofRilkeandRodinisoneofadmiration，dignity，and，mostimportantly，empathy.Corbettusesthislastconcept，whichoriginatesinthephilosophyofart，tograspbothfiguresandinvestigatetheirunderstandingofartisticcreation.Onecouldarguet

23、hatthisisjustonewaytoapproachthemultifacetedrelationshipandthespecificlifeexperiencesofRodinandRilke.Morethanacenturylater，however，theirencounterremainsasymbolicmomentofinter-andtrans-artisticdialogue，auniquespaceofreflectiononthepowerofcreationandtheagencyofartists.IfRodin’svoice，assuggestedbyRache

24、lCorbettinherintroduction，resonatesinRilke’sLetterstoaYoungPoet，italsoinvitesreaderstoreflectonthewaysculpturecouldmirrorpoetryandviceversa.Ifimpressionscanbecarvedinbronzeandmarble，Rilke’spoetrycancertainlyoffernewperspectivestolookatRodin’ssculptures.Ultimately，thereaderofRachelCorbett’sbookmightb

25、elikelytoidentifywithyoungpoetFranzXaverKappusoryoungpainterBalthus，thesonofRilke’slastlover，bothambitiouscreatorswhoreceivedlettersandguidancefromtheirmaster.Corbett’soriginalbookstandsasanurgentinvitationtorevisitbothRilke’spoemsandRodin’ssculptures.LikeKappusandBalthus，thereaderofCorbett’sbookisi

26、nvitedtofindhiswaytolearningfromoutstandingcreatorsandbecomingamasterintheirfootsteps.ThestrangerfromtheParismetrowascertainlyright：theencounterofartandlettersismosteffectiveforself-helpandartmastery. 語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文介紹了作家Rachel Corbett的作品《你必須改變你的生活》及書中相關(guān)人物的情況。 7.What’stheauthor’spurposeinmentioningtheconv

27、ersationwithastrangerinmetro? A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofreadingthebook. B.Toexplainthespecificmeaningofthetitleindetail. C.Toillustratethebookishelpfulandworthreading. D.Toshareadeepunderstandingofthebookwithothers. 答案　C 解析　寫作目的題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容及后文可知，作者提及在地鐵里與一位陌生人交談是為了引起讀者對(duì)這本書的關(guān)注。故選C。 8.Whichofthe

28、followingisinlinewithCorbett’sview? A.Youngartistswouldbenefitfromthestoryofthebook. B.There’snoneedtoanswerquestionsrelatedtocreation. C.Reconstructionofthestoryisconnectedwithself-fulfillment. D.Makingcreationatanycostisofgreatvalueforyoungartists. 答案　A 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“InCorbett’swordsfromh

29、erintroduction...‘thestoryofhowthewilltocreatedrivesyoungartiststoovercomeeventhemostheart-hollowingoflandscapes...atanycost’...Corbett’saccountandresonates(共鳴) inthetitles”可知，青年藝術(shù)家可以從書中獲得鼓舞，無(wú)論面對(duì)什么困難，不論付出什么代價(jià)，都可以完成作品。故選A。 9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph3referto? A.Creatingart. B.Usin

30、gempathy. C.Graspingbothfigures. D.Understandingcreation. 答案　B 解析　代詞指代題。根據(jù)第三段前兩句“ThestoryofRilkeandRodinisoneofadmiration，dignity，and，mostimportantly，empathy.Corbettusesthislastconcept...”可知，這里的this指代的是usingempathy。故選B。 10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRilkeandRodinisTRUE? A.Theyhavealotin

31、commonastoartisticcreation. B.TheycomposedLetterstoaYoungPoettogether. C.Theyarecloselyrelateddespitedifferentlifeexperiences. D.Theyputforwardquestionsaboutcreationandartmastery. 答案　C 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段和第三段對(duì)Rilke及Rodin的介紹可知，二人經(jīng)歷不同，但關(guān)系密切。故選C。 11.WhatwouldreadersprobablydoaftertheyreadYouMustChange

32、YourLife? A.Takeupwritingpoemsormakingsculptures. B.Followinthefootstepsofthesculpturecreators. C.Helpthemselvesbecomeprofessionalinart. D.AppreciatetheworksbyRilkeandRodinagain. 答案　C 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“YouMustChangeYourLifeis‘thestoryofhowthewilltocreatedrivesyoungartiststoovercomeeventhemosthea

33、rt-hollowingoflandscapesandmaketheirworkatanycost’”以及第三段中“thereaderofCorbett’sbookisinvitedtofindhiswaytolearningfromoutstandingcreatorsandbecomingamasterintheirfootsteps”可知，這本書可以鼓勵(lì)讀者克服困難，在自己的藝術(shù)道路上獲得成功。故選C。 12.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom. A.abookreview B.anautobiography C.anartworkadvertiseme

34、nt D.anewsstory 答案　A 解析　文章出處題。本文介紹了作家RachelCorbett的作品《你必須改變你的生活》及書中相關(guān)人物的情況。故這是一篇文學(xué)作品評(píng)論。故選A。 題組訓(xùn)練二 1 話題：文學(xué)作品介紹 難度：★★★ 建議用時(shí)：15分鐘 Inspiredbytheauthor’sangeratthecorruptstateofEngland，anddismissedbycriticsatthetime，TheWayWeLiveNowisrecognizedasTrollope’smasterpiece. AnthonyTrollopeisaperfect

35、exampleofthe19th-centuryEnglishwriter，amonumenttoproductivity.Inthecourseofhis67years (1815～1882)，Trollopepublishedmorethan40novelsincludingtwoseries (TheChroniclesofBarsetshireandThePalliserNovels) thatanchoredhiminthepublicmindasthemodeloftheVictorianliteraryman. Hispeersdidn’tthinkhimsoadmirable

36、.ToHenryJames，hewas“anovelistwhohuntedthefox”.AfterthedisastrouspublicationofhisAnAutobiography，hisreputationbecamedamagedbyhiscruelattitudetowardshisart (somanywordsperday；hischaractersclinicallysecondarytotheneedsofhisstoryandsoon).Trollope’sfacilitywasheldagainsthim，andsowashispopularitywiththemi

37、ddle-classreadingpublic.However，ifthereisoneTrollopenovel，writteninwhiteheatduring1873，thatrescueshimfromaccusationsofshallowcommercialization，andputshiminthepremierleague，itmustbeTheWayWeLiveNow. Thenovel，fuelledbyindignation，beganasasatire(諷刺作品).Trollope，whohadbeenlivinginAustraliafor18months，had

38、returnedtoLondonin1872，tofindasociety(ashesawit) stuckincorruption.Hewasshockedat，whathewrotelater，“acertainclassofdishonesty，dishonestymagnificentinitsproportions，andclimbingintohighplaces...sorampantandsosplendidthatthereseemstobeareasonforfearingthatmenandwomenwillbetaughttofeelthatdishonesty，ifi

39、tcanbecomesplendid，willceasetobeabominable(可惡的).” Atfirst，whathecalled“theCarburynovel”wastobefocusedonLadyCarbury，aforty-somethingoperator“falsefromheadtofoot”ontheedgeofashamefulliterarycareer.Here，Trollope’sdescriptionowessomethingtohishonorablemother，F(xiàn)rancesTrollope，thebestsellingauthorofDomest

40、icMannersoftheAmericans.ButonceheintroducedthecharacterofAugustusMelmotte，oneofEnglishfiction’smostmemorablemonsters，allliterarybalancewaslost.PerhapsbecauseTrollopewasthennottiedbyalifetimeofcarefulplottinganddetailednarration，hewasabletomovedeeperintohissubjectunblockedbytherestrictionofliteraryte

41、chnique. Melmotte，basedonsomedisgracefulfinanciersofthe1870s，isafigurewehavecometoknowonlytoowell：arrogant，cruel，corruptandsoimpossiblyrich (hebelieveshecanbuyanything，includingpoliticalinfluence).Inpaintingthischaracter，Trollope’ssatiricalangerisatfullstretch.Howoften，inthe1980sand1990s—RobertMaxw

42、ellcomestomind—havewenotseensuchcharactersincontemporaryEnglishlife? Melmotte’sstory，whichoccupiestheheartofTheWayWeLiveNow，isthetaleofarailwaycheat，madspeculation(投機(jī)買賣) and，finally，theburstingofthebubbleinacrashthatutterlydisgracesthetrickedoperatorwithnolicense.ThisishardlythemomenttorevealMelmot

43、te’sfate，whichmustbeexpressedindirectlyinhiscorruption.Sufficetosaythat，oncehehasleftthescene，amorefamiliarcastoftoughsandcheaterstakesover：LadyCarburyandherirresponsiblesonFelix，whosedisrespectfulambitionis“tomarryanheiress”；HamiltonK.Fisker，Melmotte’sdishonestpartner；“Dolly”Longestaffe，thepointles

44、sclubman；MrsHurtle，thesocialclimbingAmerican，plusanentertaininggroupofliterarytypes (Trollopehasfunhere) fromBrouneandBooker(yes！)，Yeld，BarhamandAlf，anyoneofwhomcouldstepintoBritishliteraryprizemanagementtoday，noquestionsasked. Oneofmyfavorites，TheWayWeLiveNowisawonderful，melodramatictaleofthetimes

45、，byamasterofhiscraft.Itbeginswithsatireandfinallyresolvesintoentertainingsocialcomedy.Asacriticalcommentonmid-VictorianEnglandbyamarvelouslyaddictivewritersteeped(沉浸) ineveryaspectofanextraordinarysociety，itcouldhardlybebettered.Nowonderthefirstreviewswereterrible. 語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要介紹了安東尼·特羅洛普及其作品《如

46、今世道》。 1.WhichcontributestoTrollope’sbeingrecognizedbythepublicasamodelwriter? A.AnAutobiography. B.TheWayWeLiveNow. C.TheChroniclesofBarsetshire. D.DomesticMannersoftheAmericans. 答案　C 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Trollopepublishedmorethan40novelsincludingtwoseries (TheChroniclesofBarsetshireandThePalli

47、serNovels) thatanchoredhiminthepublicmindasthemodeloftheVictorianliteraryman”可知，特羅洛普的兩部系列作品(《巴塞特郡紀(jì)事》和《帕利澤小說(shuō)》)奠定了他在公眾心中維多利亞時(shí)代文人的典范形象。故選C。 2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAnthonyTrollope? A.Herebuilthisreputationinhisfifties. B.Heisinaleagueofhisownasawriter. C.Heisapioneerinthefieldofsocialco

48、medy. D.Heproducedforty-twoworksduringhislifetime. 答案　A 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“AfterthedisastrouspublicationofhisAnAutobiography，hisreputationbecamedamaged”及“However，ifthereisoneTrollopenovel，writteninwhiteheatduring1873，thatrescueshimfromaccusationsofshallowcommercialization，andputshiminthepremierleag

49、ue，itmustbeTheWayWeLiveNow.”可知，特羅洛普發(fā)表了《自傳》后名譽(yù)受損；1873年他創(chuàng)作的《如今世道》將他從粗淺的商業(yè)行為這種譴責(zé)中解救出來(lái)并使他立足于成功的級(jí)別，也就是說(shuō)《如今世道》這部小說(shuō)使特羅洛普的名譽(yù)得以恢復(fù)。再結(jié)合第二段中的“his67years(1815～1882)”可知，特羅洛普在58歲時(shí)創(chuàng)作了《如今世道》。由此可推知，特羅洛普在58歲時(shí)重塑了自己的聲譽(yù)。故選A。 3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indignation”inParagraph4mean? A.Criticism. B.Accusation. C.Discrim

50、ination. D.Anger. 答案　D 解析　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫線詞所在句及第一段中的“Inspiredbytheauthor’sangeratthecorruptstateofEngland”可知，此處指《如今世道》這部小說(shuō)是在憤怒情緒的刺激下誕生的，畫線詞的意思應(yīng)是“憤慨，憤怒”，與anger同義。故選D。 4.WhoistheinfluenceonTrollope’swriting? A.HenryJames. B.FrancesTrollope. C.LadyCarbury. D.RobertMaxwell. 答案　B 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Trollo

51、pe’sdescriptionowessomethingtohishonorablemother，F(xiàn)rancesTrollope”可知，特羅洛普(對(duì)人物)的描述一部分歸功于他令人欽佩的母親。故選B。 5.AccordingtoTrollope，Melmotte. A.believesmoneyiseverything B.isindisgracewithmanywriters C.isapower-hungryfinancier D.resignshimselftohisfate 答案　A 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段中的“Melmote...isafigurewehavecom

52、etoknowonlytoowell：arrogant，cruel，corruptandsoimpossiblyrich (hebelieveshecanbuyanything，includingpoliticalinfluence).”可知，在特羅洛普筆下，麥爾墨特是一個(gè)自大的、殘酷的、貪污的人，而且非常富有以至于他認(rèn)為他可以買到任何東西，包括政治影響力。由此可知，麥爾墨特認(rèn)為錢是萬(wàn)能的。故選A。 6.InwhattonedidTrollopewriteTheWayWeLiveNow? A.Aggressiveandcold. B.Criticalandhumorous. C.Sym

53、patheticandsubjective. D.Conversationalandfriendly. 答案　B 解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容尤其是其中的“satire”“satirical”及“Trollopehasfunhere”“Itbeginswithsatireandfinallyresolvesintoentertainingsocialcomedy.”可知，他是以批判和幽默的口吻來(lái)創(chuàng)作《如今世道》的。故選B。 2 話題：電影介紹 難度：★★★ 建議用時(shí)：15分鐘 TheBoyWhoHarnessed(利用) theWindisaninspirationalt

54、rue-storyfilmbasedonamemoir—anaccountoftheauthor’spersonalexperiences—bytheMalawianengineerWilliamKamkwamba.Asateenager，Kamkwambabuiltawindturbineforhisfamine-strickentowninMalawi，helpingtopowersmallappliancesandeventuallyirrigatecrops.Butthoughthefilmpointstowardthattechnologicalbreakthrough，itspen

55、dsmuchofitsrunningtimedepicting(描繪) itshero’scommunityandavoidsmanyofthedamaginglanguagethattendtoaccompanypop-culturaldescriptionofpovertyorconflictsinAfricancountries. Thisapproachiswhatmakesthemovie，muchmoreattractivethanothersuchdocu-dramas.ChiwetelEjiofor，anEnglishactor，ismakinghisfeatureappea

56、ranceasawriteranddirectortodrawattentiontoKamkwamba’sstory—buthe’sjustasfocusedondepictingtheboy’sfamilylifeandthedangersoffarminginearly-2000sMalawi.Famineisn’tjustathingthathappenstotheKamkwambas.It’stheresultofaseriesofunpredictablecatastrophesthattrickledowntothissmallvillageandleaveitspeoplestr

57、ugglingtogrowandsellfood.Byexaminingthemanystructuralreasonsforthetown’scrisis，EjioformakesKamkwamba’sachievementfeelbetter-earnedfromanarrative(敘述的) perspective. TheKamkwambasarenotlackinginfood，atfirst，thoughtheydoliveharvesttoharvest.Soon，aseriesofdramaticfloods，combinedwithgovernmentunrest(動(dòng)蕩)，

58、beginstotakeatollon (haveabadeffecton) theirlife.Throughitall，Williamshowshisgiftforinvention，takingapartwhatevermachineshecangethishandsonandfiguringouthowtheywork.Inonecrucial (andcleverlywritten) scene，somelocalteenagersbegWilliamtofixtheirradiosothattheycanlistentoasoccergame，andhedoes，makinguse

59、ofabatteryfromseveraldrainedpowercells.Astheradiojoltstolife，itdeliversanewsreportofplaneshittingbuildingsintheU.S.，whichservesasthefirstrealacknowledgmentofthefilm’sexacttimeperiod.Theuninterestedteensimmediatelyswitchovertothegame，butEjioforincludedthatdetailforareason.ThoughMalawiisontheotherside

60、oftheworldfromtheU.S.，andtheKamkwambas’villageisfarfromthecountry’sbiggestcity，thenegativeeffectsof9/11arefelteventhere—unsettlingthegovernmentandsettingoffachainreactionthatquicklyturnsthingsterrible.MomentsliketheseaffirmEjiofor’sparticularskillforstorytelling.ToWilliamandhisyoungfriends，theeventb

61、arelyregisters，butitstillhashugeconsequencesfortheirlives. Thelatterhalfofthefilmistoughergoingthanthelight，community-orientedopening，butit’sanchoredbystrongperformances.Trywell，William’sfather，isn’tabaddad，butashisfamilygetshungrier，hisangertowardhisgovernment，whichwassupposedtohelphimthrive，rises

62、tothesurface.AsWilliam’smother，Maigaisacalmer，steadierfigure，butherprideisdamaged，too.Shespeaksofneverwantingtobethestereotypical(老套的) family“prayingforrain”，asherancestorsdid，anddespairsasTrywell’sstrategytosavethefarmbecomesalmostexactlythat. Atacertainpoint，Istartedmentallycheckingmywatch—Isn’ti

63、ttimefortheboytostartharnessingthewind? ButEjiofordoesn’twantWilliam’smassiveachievementtolookeasy.NotonlydoesWilliamneedtogatherthepracticalmaterialsneededforawindmillinanearlyabandonedtown，buthealsohastochallengehisfather’sskepticismandpersuadehimtogiveupthefewpossessionshestillhas，includingabicyc

64、le，tocreatesomethingthatappearsimpossible.It’sstriking，anddeeplysad，toconsiderthatsuperficially(表面上) theonlythingkeepingWilliam’stownfromstarvationwasbasicallywindpower.InEjiofor’shands，TheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWindbuildsrealismandcontextintobothsidesofthatstoryandmanagestobeawinningadaptationasaresult.

65、 語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了電影《馭風(fēng)男孩》以其獨(dú)特的拍攝手法展現(xiàn)了主人公為一個(gè)遭受饑荒的非洲小鎮(zhèn)制造風(fēng)力渦輪機(jī)的真實(shí)故事。 7.InthefilmTheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWind，aconsiderablepartisabout. A.themiserablelifeinMalawi B.theirrigationofthecrops C.thebuildingoftheturbine D.thetechnologybreakthrough 答案　A 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“itspendsmuchofitsrunningtimedep

66、icting(描繪) itshero’scommunityandavoidsmanyofthedamaginglanguage”可知，這部電影有相當(dāng)一部分描繪了這個(gè)非洲國(guó)家的貧困與沖突，也就是描述了在馬拉維的悲慘生活，故A項(xiàng)正確。 8.HowdoesEjioformakeKamkwamba’sachievementmorenoticeable? A.Byshootingthefilmintheformofstory-telling. B.Byanalyzingthereasonsforthevillage’spoverty. C.Bylistingunpredictablecatastrophesattackingthevillage. D.Bystrengtheningthedifficultyingrowingandsellingthefood. 答案　A 解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“he’sjustasfocusedondepictingtheboy’sfamilylife”及“EjioformakesKamkwamba’sachievementfeelbet