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►专题20 上海高考说明文阅读技巧点睛
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考点精 讲
【考情链接】
上海高考英语关于阅读理解要求考生读懂简易的英语文学作品、科普文章、公告、说明、广告以及书、报、杂志中关于一般性话题的简短文章并回答相关问题。文章题材广泛,体裁多样,包括记叙文、新闻报道、应用文、说明文、议论文等。以下梳理说明文体裁主要阅读技巧。
【要点梳理】
· [方法1] 细节理解题
说明文通常突出介绍事件的过程、步骤和方法,同时通过具体的事例、数字、定义或图表等加以说明,所以该文体中的细节理解题常常和这些过程、步骤、方法、事例、数字、定义、图表等相关。考生解题时一定要准确地理解这些事实细节,进而做好相关的细节理解题。
【典例】(2023宝山一模)
When disaster strikes a community, it is often critical that assistance be provided right away. The best first responders are the people who call that area home. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program teaches civilians how to prepare themselves for dangers that might affect their communities. Teams of volunteers are trained in basic skills such as fire safety and prevention, search and rescue, and first aid. After training, these volunteers can begin to provide immediate assistance in the consequence of disasters before professional rescuers arrive.
43. According to the passage, when do CERT members usually provide assistance?
A. Before those professional rescuers arrive. B. When uniformed emergency responders arrive.
C. During the early stages of a disastrous event. D. Throughout the process of rescue in a disaster.
· [方法2] 主旨大意题
说明文中的主旨大意题通常会体现作者写作的目的、文章主题思想、段落大意及阅读人群、文章出处等。这样,考生需要根据文章或段落的主题句、作者说明的主要内容等信息确定和主旨大意相关的试题,从而做出正确的选择。
【典例】(2023静安一模)
As Christmas approached, the price of turkey went wild. It didn’t rocket, as some might suggest. Nor did it crash. It just started waving. We live in the age of the variable prices. In the eyes of sellers, the right price—the one that will draw the most profit from consumers’ wallets—has become the focus of huge experiments. These sorts of price experiments have become a routine part of finding that right price.
It may come as a surprise that, in buying a pie, you might be participating in a carefully designed social-science experiment. But this is what online comparison shopping has brought. Simply put, the conven