閱讀理解解題技法示范（九）

　　社會生活類

　　高考典題 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2024 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. （建議用時：9分鐘） 題目試做 67．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．The general view of elevators. B．The particular interests of experts. C．The desire for a remarkable machine. D．The enthusiasm for transport vehicles. 68．The author's purpose in mentioning cars is ________. A．to contrast their functions with elevators' B．to emphasize the importance of elevators C．to reveal their secret war against elevators D．to explain people's preference for elevators 69．According to Prof. Bernard,

　　what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences? A．Vertical direction. B．Lack of excitement. C．Little physical space. D．Uncomfortable conditions. 70．The author urges readers to consider ________. A．the exact number of elevator lovers

　　B．the serious future situation of elevators

　　C．the role of elevators in city development

　　D．the relationship between cars and elevators 解題示范 一、文章這樣讀 讀文章 作標(biāo)記 1 1．時間和概念名詞 用

　　表示 2．態(tài)度詞和語氣詞 用

　　表示 3．極端詞和程度詞 用

　　表示 4．邏輯詞和關(guān)系詞 用

　　表示 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2024 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. 破解 生僻詞匯 2 ①unremarkable adj.平凡的，不值得注意的 破解方法 構(gòu)詞法 un-(否定前綴)＋remarkable (adj.卓越的，非凡的) 平凡的 ②awkward adj. 尷尬的，笨拙的 破解方法 通過解釋 根據(jù)第二段可知坐電梯會遇到與我們毫無共同之處的人，且有時很無聊，所以說坐電梯的經(jīng)歷有時是很“尷尬”的。 破解 長難句 3 If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 條件狀語從句 主句 表語從句 同位語 譯文：如果我們傾向于忽略電梯的作用，這可能是因為乘坐電梯往往是如此短暫、無聊甚至尷尬的經(jīng)歷——這種經(jīng)歷可能是意外遇到與我們毫無共同之處的人，也可能是一種令人不快的事實——我們正懸掛在一個長長的通道里的電纜線上。 定語從句 If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 同位語從句 理清 文章脈絡(luò) 4 本文是一篇議論文。本文通過電梯專家告訴我們電梯在人們的生活中是非常重要的。隨著城市規(guī)模的擴大，電梯的使用越來越多。人們要更加關(guān)注電梯的作用。 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. 提出論點。電梯在人們生活中是極其重要的。 [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 分析電梯不能引起人們重視的原因。 [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2024 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. 結(jié)論。現(xiàn)在人們應(yīng)重新認(rèn)識電梯在城市發(fā)展中的作用。 二、題目這樣做 67．第一段中的下劃線詞“this”指的是什么？ (1)通過題干和選項確定題目類型，定位信息源 ①題型判定： ②信息定位：由題干中的“Paragraph 1”可定位信息源為文章的 詞義猜測題 第一段第一句 選項譯文 文中表述 比對結(jié)果 A 對電梯的一般看法。 B 專家們的特有興趣。 C 對這種非凡的機器的渴望。 D 對這種運輸工具的熱情。 從語境看，代詞this指前面提到的大多數(shù)城里人對電梯的態(tài)度。 合理推斷 (正確選項) 文中無此表述。 無中生有 第一段第一句，多數(shù)人認(rèn)為電梯不值得注意。 曲解文意 第一段第一句，多數(shù)城里人對電梯不感興趣。

　　閱讀理解解題技法示范（九）

　　社會生活類

　　高考典題 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2024 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. （建議用時：9分鐘） 題目試做 67．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．The general view of elevators. B．The particular interests of experts. C．The desire for a remarkable machine. D．The enthusiasm for transport vehicles. 68．The author's purpose in mentioning cars is ________. A．to contrast their functions with elevators' B．to emphasize the importance of elevators C．to reveal their secret war against elevators D．to explain people's preference for elevators 69．According to Prof. Bernard,

　　what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences? A．Vertical direction. B．Lack of excitement. C．Little physical space. D．Uncomfortable conditions. 70．The author urges readers to consider ________. A．the exact number of elevator lovers

　　B．the serious future situation of elevators

　　C．the role of elevators in city development

　　D．the relationship between cars and elevators 解題示范 一、文章這樣讀 讀文章 作標(biāo)記 1 1．時間和概念名詞 用

　　表示 2．態(tài)度詞和語氣詞 用

　　表示 3．極端詞和程度詞 用

　　表示 4．邏輯詞和關(guān)系詞 用

　　表示 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2024 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. 破解 生僻詞匯 2 ①unremarkable adj.平凡的，不值得注意的 破解方法 構(gòu)詞法 un-(否定前綴)＋remarkable (adj.卓越的，非凡的) 平凡的 ②awkward adj. 尷尬的，笨拙的 破解方法 通過解釋 根據(jù)第二段可知坐電梯會遇到與我們毫無共同之處的人，且有時很無聊，所以說坐電梯的經(jīng)歷有時是很“尷尬”的。 破解 長難句 3 If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 條件狀語從句 主句 表語從句 同位語 譯文：如果我們傾向于忽略電梯的作用，這可能是因為乘坐電梯往往是如此短暫、無聊甚至尷尬的經(jīng)歷——這種經(jīng)歷可能是意外遇到與我們毫無共同之處的人，也可能是一種令人不快的事實——我們正懸掛在一個長長的通道里的電纜線上。 定語從句 If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 同位語從句 理清 文章脈絡(luò) 4 本文是一篇議論文。本文通過電梯專家告訴我們電梯在人們的生活中是非常重要的。隨著城市規(guī)模的擴大，電梯的使用越來越多。人們要更加關(guān)注電梯的作用。 [1] For most city people,

　　the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,

　　jets,

　　and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator,

　　they point out,

　　there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings,

　　and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense,

　　they argue,

　　the elevator's role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact,

　　according to Wilk,

　　the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century,

　　with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally

　　(水平地),

　　and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical

　　(垂直的)

　　columns. 提出論點。電梯在人們生活中是極其重要的。 [2] If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators,

　　it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief,

　　boring,

　　and even awkward experience — one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,

　　and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we're hanging from a cable in a long passage. 分析電梯不能引起人們重視的原因。 [3] In a new book,

　　Lifted,

　　German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience,

　　studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years,

　　we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture,

　　according to Bernard,

　　sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives. [4] Today,

　　as the world's urban population explodes,

　　and cities become more crowded,

　　taller,

　　and more crowded,

　　America's total number of elevators — 900,000 at last count,

　　according to Elevator World magazine's “2024 Vertical Transportation Industry” — are a force that's becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really,

　　really love them,

　　it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are. 結(jié)論。現(xiàn)在人們應(yīng)重新認(rèn)識電梯在城市發(fā)展中的作用。 二、題目這樣做 67．第一段中的下劃線詞“this”指的是什么？ (1)通過題干和選項確定題目類型，定位信息源 ①題型判定： ②信息定位：由題干中的“Paragraph 1”可定位信息源為文章的 詞義猜測題 第一段第一句 選項譯文 文中表述 比對結(jié)果 A 對電梯的一般看法。 B 專家們的特有興趣。 C 對這種非凡的機器的渴望。 D 對這種運輸工具的熱情。 從語境看，代詞this指前面提到的大多數(shù)城里人對電梯的態(tài)度。 合理推斷 (正確選項) 文中無此表述。 無中生有 第一段第一句，多數(shù)人認(rèn)為電梯不值得注意。 曲解文意 第一段第一句，多數(shù)城里人對電梯不感興趣。