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1、模拟组合练四(2)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019南通如皋中学高三上学期质量调研)HistorianTomHollandistheaward-winningauthorofRubicon,PersianFireandMillennium.Heappearsregularlyonradio,TVandinprint.HislatestbookDynastyispublishedinpaperbackbyAbacus.MoominsummerMadnessByToveJanssonWhatIloveabout
2、thisbook,asachildandstilltoday,isitsmixofthefantasticalandnormal.Ontheonehand,it’saboutafamilyandtheirfriendsallenjoyingthemselves,quitehappynotdoingmuch.Ontheotherhand,it’saboutcharactersthatcanchangeintooddshapes,magicianscomingdownfromthemoonandpec
3、uliarcreaturesemergingfromtheroof.Thatmixofthefamiliarandtheextraordinaryinformsallmywriting.TheHistoriesByHerodotusBythetimeIwas12,IwasobsessedbyAncientGreeceandRome.Atfirst,IfoundtheearlysectionofTheHistoriesarealgrindbecauseit’slikealongshaggydogst
4、orythatnevergetstothepoint. InthesecondhalfIwasrewardedwiththestoriesI’dbeenwaitingfor,likethebattlesofMarathon,SalamisandThermopylae.Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthrought
5、heeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.ADistantMirrorByBarbaraW.TuchmanTuchman’sbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butit’sthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.Bothscholarlyandinteresting,it’saportraitofthe14th
6、centuryinWesternEuropeandvividlyevokesmedievalcivilizationbuffetedbycataclysms:theBlackDeath,thePeasants’RevoltandtheGreatPapalSchism.IfeltIknewwhatitwastodieoftheplagueortohaveaswordputthroughme—realstoriestoldremarkably.1.TomHollandnowfindsthefirsth
7、alfofTheHistories . A.offthepointB.culture-centeredC.reallyboringD.quiteentertaining2.WhichbookdoesTomHollandappreciateandtrytocopyitsstyle?A.TheHistories.B.ADistantMirror.C.TheGunsofAugust.D.MoominsummerMadness.答案 [语篇解读] 本文介绍了历史学家TomHolland及其作品。他经常
8、出现在广播、电视和印刷品上。他的最新著作Dynasty由Abacus出版平装本。1.D 细节理解题。根据TheHistories中Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.可知,TomHolland现在发现TheHi
