【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 his two ungrateful daughters. He is out in the winter cold，suffering things that are usually reserved for the poorest and most unfortunate human beings. The winter is bad enough for Lear，but being abandoned by his family is worse. A song from another Shakespeare play, As You Like It(1599), is fitting for this poor old man39。s situation: Blow, blow, thou winter wind/Thou art not so unkind /As ma39。s ingratitude (忘恩負(fù)義). Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無人性). There aren39。t many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare. Once winter became less of a threat to human beings, literary works featuring it became more positive. Since Charles Dickens, the representation of the season in literature has often featured happy Christmas celebrations. The cold of the winter weather provides a contrast to the fun going on indoors. Dickens39。 A Christmas Carol (1843) was the start of this, but Christmas is still a mon, cheery element (元素)in stories that feature winter scenes today. Consider the joy felt by Harry Potter and his friends in J. K. Rowling39。s Harry Potter and the Philosopher39。s Stone (1997) as they sit down for their festive meal： Harry had never in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat，roast turkeys。 mountains of roast and boiled potatoes。 platters of chipolatas。 tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce. It is almost as much a pleasure to read about the meal as it might have been to eat it. Although winter still isn39。t the most cheerful season in novels and poems, it39。s safe to say that writers have certainly warmed up since Shakespeare39。s days.（1）What39。s the author39。s main purpose in writing this article? remend some winter stories in literature. explain what winter is like in literary works. describe certain customs that are related to winter. tell us why winter is described as unpleasant in literature.（2）What can we learn from Shakespeare39。s works? didn39。t like winter for its bad weather. Lear was forced to give up being a king in a cold winter.39。s in winter when King Lear drove his two daughters off. is pared with the ugly side of humanity.（3）Why does the author mention Charles Dickens in the passage? a lot of his works are related to winter. he is the most popular author of winter stories. he started a new way of representing winter. his works make people feel cheerful in winter.（4）The example of Harry Potter and the Philosopher39。s Stone is used mainly to show . Christmas food makes the winter cheery is still a symbol of joy in modern stories39。s a pleasure to read Christmasrelated books in winter has bee the happiest season in literary works【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了冬季的令人不快甚至是令人恐懼的方面經(jīng)常在文學(xué)作品中看到，但隨著時(shí)間的推移，文學(xué)作品中冬天的含義也在發(fā)生變化。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“This unpleasant and even frightening aspect of winter can often be seen in literature”可知，人們經(jīng)?？梢栽谖膶W(xué)中看到冬季的令人不快甚至是令人恐懼的方面。隨后，作者描述了冬天在不同作家的作品中的不同方面?？赏浦髡邔懕疚氖菫榱私忉屛膶W(xué)作品中的冬天是什么樣子的。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無人性). There aren39。t many things that are worse than winter, according to Shakespeare.”可知，在莎士比亞的戲劇《皆大歡喜》中，冬天被用來展現(xiàn)人性的丑陋。莎士比亞認(rèn)為，沒有什么比冬天更糟糕的了。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段可知，自狄更斯以來，在文學(xué)中這個(gè)季節(jié)的表現(xiàn)常常是圣誕快樂的慶祝活動。由此可知，作者在文中提到查爾斯狄更斯是因?yàn)樗_啟了一種描寫冬天的新方式。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段可知，寒冷的冬季天氣與室內(nèi)的樂趣形成了對比。再根據(jù)第六段第二句話可知，在J. K. Rowling的《哈利?波特與魔法石》中，哈利?波特和他的朋友們在享用圣誕大餐時(shí)是快樂的。作者通過這個(gè)例子說明在現(xiàn)代故事中圣誕節(jié)仍然是快樂的象征。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Chewing gum(口香糖) has its origins in ancient times from Mayans to Greeks who would chew the resin(樹脂)of certain trees for medical purposes and maybe even for freshening breath. The history of chewing gum continued as Native Americans introduced it to European settlers. Chewing gum hit the market after Santa Anna brought a case of chicle(糖膠樹脂) from Mexico to New York. Santa Anna gave some to the parttime inventor Thomas Adams Thomas Adams changed the gum and marketed it as a candy. The invention took off and was known as Chiclets. In 1900 Frank Fleer coate chewing gum with sugar, and in 1906 Blibber Blubber was invented, but never made it to market. Blibber Blubber was too sticky and it was also too difficult to remove the burst bubble(破了的泡泡) from one39。s skin without using some special tools. A history of bubblegum just wouldn39。t be plete without mentioning the gumball machine, which popularized gum. The first gumball machine came onto the scene in 1907 and sold sugarcoated chewing gum. However, it wasn39。t until 1928 that bubblegum was created. Walter Diemer, working for Frank Fleer39。s gum pany, discovered bubblegum by accident while experimenting in the lab during his breaks. The gum was named Dubble Bubble. Pink was the only color which could be used at the time, and Dubble Bubble has remained pink ever since. According to the International Chewing Gum Association,during WWII Dubble Bubble was handed out by US military members as gifts, thereby spreading its popularity among the peoples of Europe, Africa, and Asia. And in the 1930s he first bubblegum cards appeared. the pictures changed from war heroes to Wild West figures to professional athletes. Bubblegum has been popular ever since, especially among children, thanks to its inventive shapes, and sugary flavors, from original bubblegum to a yardstick of fruity bubblegum.（1）How did Thomas Adams deal with the chicle that Santa Anna gave to him? A.He sold it to the military.B.He introduced it to Europeans.C.He turned it into chewing gum.D.He used it for medical purposes.（2）Which of the fallowing is the least popular? A.ChicletsB.Gumballs.C.Dubble Bubble.