2010年考研英语阅读理解答案试题解析

2010年考研英语答案试题解析——阅读理解Text1①OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepastquarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachinghasbeentheinexorabledeclineinthescopeandseriousnessoftheirartscoverage.考点分析（themost）本句的意思是过去这些年英语报纸上所发生的最有影响力的变化的可能是艺术评论的在报道范围和严肃性的堕落.①Itisdifficulttothepointofimpossibilityfortheaveragereaderundertheageoffortytoimagineatimewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmostbig-citynewspapers.②Yetaconsiderablenumberofthemostsignificantcollectionsofcriticismpublishedinthe20thcenturyconsistedinlargepartofnewspaperreviews.③Toreadsuchbookstodayistomarvelatthefactthattheirlearnedcontentswereoncedeemedsuitableforpublicationingeneral-circulationdailies.考点分析①tothepointof到...地步②转折常考，出21题。然而，在20世纪大量的最重要的批评集是有报纸评论组成的。本句强调20世纪的报纸评论数量很多。③沿着上句的意思论述：如今读到这样的书的人不禁会对下面这个事实感到惊讶:这些评论之前竟然被认为适合在面向大众的日报上刊登。21.ItisindicatedinParagraphs1and2thatAartscriticismhasdisappearedfrombig-citynewspapers.BEnglish-languagenewspapersusedtocarrymoreartsreviews.Chigh-qualitynewspapersretainalargebodyofreaders.Dyoungreadersdoubtthesuitabilityofcriticismondailies.正确选项解析B由第一段的①declineinscope和第二段的②aconsiderablenumber都在强调以前的报纸关于艺术评论数量很多，所以选择B干扰选项分析A比较容易排除。与第一段①矛盾，原文只是说decline,即下降，没有说消失（disappear）C比较容易排除。高质量的报纸未丧失大量的读者。无中生有。D强干扰项。年轻的读者怀疑报纸上的评论不合适。原文③：《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》marvelv.beverysurprised(andoftenadmiring)大为惊讶（常含赞叹之意），表明其实读者是赞同：这些评论可以再报纸上刊登的。这里的doubt表示怀疑，所以与marvel意思相反。①WeareevenfartherremovedfromtheunfocusednewspaperreviewspublishedinEnglandbetweentheturnofthe20thcenturyandtheeveofWorldWar2,atatimewhennewsprintwasdirt-cheapandstylishartscriticismwasconsideredanornamenttothepublicationsinwhichitappeared.②Inthosefar-offdays,itwastakenforgrantedthatthecriticsofmajorpaperswouldwriteindetailandatlengthabouttheeventstheycovered.③Theirswasaseriousbusiness.andeventhosereviewswhoworetheirlearninglightly,likeGeorgeBernardShawandErnestNewman,couldbetrustedtoknowwhattheywereabout.④Thesemenbelievedinjournalismasacalling,andwereproudtobepublishedinthedailypress.⑤Sofewauthorshavebrainsenoughorliterarygiftenoughtokeeptheirownendupinournalism,Newmanwrote,thatIamtemptedtodefinejournalismasatermofcontemptappliedbywriterswhoarenotreadtowriterswhoare.考点分析①否定常考（unfocused）出22题。承接上文，上文讲我们的评论数量减少，这里继续讲我们甚至离20世纪初到二战期间的报纸评论也相差很远。Evenfartherremovedfrom表明作者的惋惜之情。②indetailandatlength详细的③serious严肃的④calling对做某项工作的强烈欲望或责任感proud骄傲上面的这些词都表明二战前的报纸评论的风格。⑤否定常考，出23题。因此，几乎没有人有足够的智慧或文学天赋在新闻事业上成就自己，我更喜欢吧新闻事业定义为被假作家耻辱地使用了的术语，对真作家来说，他们不足挂齿。其实本句话中Newmanwrote,后面的根本不需要看懂。22.NewspaperreviewsinEnglandbeforeWorldWar2werecharacterizedbyAfreethemes.Bcasualstyle.Celaboratelayout.Dradicalviewpoints.正确选项解析Aunfocused的英文解释：notconcentratedatonepointorupononeobjective,free的英文解释是unrestricted，所以unfocused=free,属于同义替换。干扰选项分析B请看《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》字典对casual的解释：（a）madeordonewithoutmuchcareorthought;offhand不经意的;随便的;马虎的;临时的(b)(derog贬)showinglittleconcern;nonchalant;irresponsible漠不关心的;无动於衷的;不负责任的(c)notmethodicalorthorough;notserious无条理的;不彻底的;不认真的.这几个意思都是和②indetailandatlength详细的③serious严肃的④calling对做某项工作的强烈欲望或责任感proud骄傲相矛盾的。所以不选。C强干扰项。elaborate可以替换原文中的indetail，但是layout(布局)无中生有，所以本题与原文不相符合。Dradical激进的无中生有。23.WhichofthefollowingwouldshawandNewmanmostprobablyagreeon?AItiswriters'dutytofulfilljournalisticgoals.BItiscontemptibleforwriterstobejournalists.CWritersarelikelytobetemptedintojournalism.DNotallwritersarecapableofjournalisticwriting.正确选项解析D对⑤同义替换。Few=notall，havebrainsenoughorliterarygiftenough=capableof注意：D选项中notall属于部分否定,语气委婉，在选项中出现往往正确。干扰选项分析Ajournalisticgoals(新闻业的目标)，无中生有。B作家成为记者是值得鄙视的。与④的proud（自豪的）相反。C作者容易被新闻业吸引。对⑤偷梁换柱。原文说的是被definejournalismas...所吸引，而不是被journalism所吸引。①Unfortunately,thesecriticsarevirtuallyforgotten.②NevilleCardus,whowrotefortheManchesterGuardianfrom1917untilshortlybeforehisdeathin1975,isnowknownsolelyasawriterofessaysonthegameofcricket.③Duringhislifetime,though,hewasalsooneofEngland'sforemostclassical-musiccritics,andastylistsowidelyadmiredthathisAutobiography(1947)becameabest-seller.④Hewasknightedin1967,thefirstmusiccritictobesohonored.⑤Yetonlyoneofhisbooksisnowinprint,andhisvastbodyofwritingsonmusicisunknownsavetospecialists.考点分析①否定常考+段首常考。不幸的是，这些批评家几乎被忘记了。言语之间是作者对报纸评论堕落的惋惜之情。②-⑤是举NevilleCardus的例子来论证以前的评论家怎么被忘记的，可以略读。①IsthereanychancethatCardus'scriticismwillenjoyarevival?②Theprospectseemsremote.③Journalistictasteshadchangedlongbeforehisdeath,andpostmodernreadershavelittleusefortherichlyuphosteredVicwardianproseinwhichhespecialized.④Moreover,theamateurtraditioninmusiccriticismhasbeeninheadlongretreat.考点分析①特殊标点常考，出25题。笔者在课堂中反复强调出现问号是必考的。Cardus'那样的评论会重现吗？不太可能！再一次点明了作者所讨论的中心：报纸行业的堕落（decline），要注意decline与①中的revival是反义词。③讲理由，出24题。（编辑：白天骄）24.WhatcanbelearnedaboutCardusaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?AHismusiccriticismmaynotappealtoreaderstoday.BHisreputationasamusiccritichaslongbeenindispute.CHisstylecaterslargelytomodernspecialists.DHiswritingsfailtofollowtheamateurtradition.正确选项解析A③说新闻业的品味已经改变，读者不需要（havelittleusefor）他所擅长的风格，所以Cardus'scriticism不可能复苏。而ACardus'scriticism也许不能吸引当今的读者。注意havelittleusefor=notappealto同时本选项还有may,这个语气委婉的词，符合黄四正确答案语气委婉。干扰选项分析B原文没有提到他的名声有争议，所以无中生有。C他的风格