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高考英语深度阅读系列训练 第2课时
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学生在语篇限时训练中,对一篇文章没有足够的时间来细读,理解的不深不透,但是,对于选择答案的影响不是很大,读不懂的地方也可以猜出答案来,这样的训练叫做“考场式”训练;而在精读课堂上学习一篇文章的时候,从词句到篇章,从细节到主旨等方方面面,对一篇文章理解的很透彻,这叫做“精读式”的阅读。目前,在语篇训练中存在低效问题,这是因为学生无意识地采用了“考场式”而不是“精读式”的训练方法。但是,平时的语篇阅读训练毕竟不是在考场,除了追求速度,更要培养深度理解能力。应该将“考场式”和“精读式”训练方法结合起来,在语境中学习语言知识。本系列训练通过导读,突出重点单词、词块以及长难句的训练,旨在培养学生深度精读的习惯,训练有效处理语篇的能力,在阅读训练中积累语言知识,进而提高语篇训练的效果。
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimate a large part of these resources. Millions of waterfowl (水禽) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen. Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl hab