【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 e modern art owing its expressive style to her influence. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, she brought the style to life. In her autobiography (自傳), one of the things Duncan frequently refers to as the basis of her expressive spirit is the fact that she had a childhood where she wasn39。t constantly watched. The expectations of her mother (who raised her) were openended. It was the freedom of this lifestyle that drove her to see what she could do. Growing up, before she left school, she was told one of two things: that she was either pletely useless or that she was a genius. There was nothing in between. Even when she started working, people either bowed to her or they basically ignored her. But there wasn39。t one moment Duncan doubted her own genius. There is an old quotation if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. And it captures an important truth. At school, Isadora Duncan was a failure. In the dance hall, she gave form to brilliance.（1）What does the underlined phrase treat troubles as fuel mean? used troubles to push her forward towards her dream. was good at burning away everyday troubles. turned Duncan into a confident girl. lit the fire of dancing in Duncan.（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Duncan? experience in New York was the foundation of her career. teaching job when she was little destroyed her confidence. dancing style was not very well received at the beginning. mother set higher expectation on her than she could bear.（3）What does the author try to tell the readers in the last paragraph? is useless climbing a tree to catch fish. is a genius in his own way. e from human stupidity. can impact students greatly.（4）What is this passage mainly about? Duncan39。s childhood and her achievements today.39。s career development and other dancers39。 opinions of her. Duncan39。s early experiences and the reasons for her success.39。s high status in the dancing world and her unique expressive style.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，伊莎多拉鄧肯十歲時(shí)輟學(xué)去教別人跳舞，作者講述了她的早期的經(jīng)歷以及其取得成功的原因。 （1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence”即使在那個(gè)年齡，她也有足夠的天賦去掙錢，而且她還有一種罕見的自信；以及“something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her ”能讓她心中燃燒的火焰更旺，可推測出劃線部分的意思應(yīng)為“用困難推動(dòng)她向夢想前進(jìn)”。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work, these instances became less frequent. ”可知，她自信地告訴人們她對舞蹈有不同的看法，她將在世界上傳播。很自然，這在一開始就引起了人們的嘲笑和大笑，但隨著她的工作越來越多，這樣的事情就不那么頻繁了。由此可知，她的舞蹈風(fēng)格一開始不被人們接受。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”如果你以爬樹的能力來判斷一條魚，它終其一生都會(huì)認(rèn)為自己是愚蠢的。接著又指出在學(xué)校里，伊莎多拉鄧肯是個(gè)失敗者。在舞廳里，她光彩奪目。由此可推斷出，作者在最后一段想要告訴我們每個(gè)人都是獨(dú)特的天才。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。伊莎多拉鄧肯十歲時(shí)輟學(xué)去教別人跳舞，文章主要介紹了她的經(jīng)歷以及所取得的成功。故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 On average, Americans spend about 10 hours a day in front of a puter or other electronic devices and less than 30 minutes a day outdoors. That is a claim made by David Strayer, a professor of psychology at the University of Utah. In his 2017 TED Talk, Strayer explained that all this time spent with technology is making our brains tired. Using an electronic device to answer s, listen to the news and look at Facebook puts a lot of pressure on the front of the brain, which, Strayer explains , is important for critical (有判斷力的)thinking , problemsolving and decisionmaking.So, it is important to give the brain a rest. And being in naure, Strayer claims, helps get a tired brain away from too much technology. More than 15,000 campers from around the world attended an international camping festival in September. That is when friends and family take time off and escape to nature for several days. They take walks, climb, explore, swim, sleep, eat and play. Camping may be just what a tired brain needs. Take Carl for example .He lives in West Virginia and enjoys camping. He says that staying outdoors makes him feel at ease. It also prepares him for the work he must do. Kate Somers is another example who also lives in West Virginia. She says she enjoys camping with her husband and two children. She calls it a “regenerative” experience. At the University of Utah, David Strayer has studied both shortterm and longterm exposure to nature. He found that spending short amounts of time in nature without technology does calm the brain and helps it to remember better. However, he found, it is the longterm contact with nature that does the most good. He and his research team found that spending three days in nature without any technology is enough time for the brain to fully relax and reset itself.（1）What is David Strayer39。s opinion? A.Americans dislike outdoor activities.B.Electronic equipment should be quitted.C.New technologies are a doubleedged sword.D.Electronic equipment brings great convenience.（2）Why does Strayer insist we go outdoors? A.To try another lifestyle.B.To refresh our brain.C.To make better decisions.D.To play with our family and friends.（3）What does the underlined word “regenerative” mean? A.RebornB.MemorableC.RemarkableD.Tiring（4）Which is the proper title for the passage? A.Electronic Equipment Harms the Brain.B.Good Rest Develops Good Memory.C.Tips on Using New Technologies.D