选择性必修第二册 Unit 4 Breaking boundaries!(打破限制）-【高考快车道】2027年高考英语大一轮总复习高考真题单元话题分类汇编（外研版）

**基本信息** 精选2019年全国卷III真题阅读理解，聚焦社会变革（美国便士报诞生）与文化交流（中国文化影响西方时尚）主题，适配一轮复习基础巩固与能力提升。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |阅读理解|8题（每篇4题）|细节理解（28题）、推理判断（29题）、词义猜测（26题）、主旨大意（27题）|以“19世纪报纸变革”“中国美学与西方时尚”为情境，设置基础与能力梯度题，如28题考查信息提取，31题通过“新潮流开端不顺”推断变革难度，贴合高考真题命题趋势。|

Unit 4 Breaking boundaries! （打破限制） 阅读理解 [2019·全国卷III] C Before the 1830s,most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year. Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens. Accordingly, newspapers were read almost only by rich people in politics or the trades. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience. They were dull and visually forbidding. But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that. The trend, then, was towards the “penny paper”—a term referring to papers made widely available to the public. It meant any inexpensive newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street. This development did not take place overnight. It had been possible (but not easy) to buy single copies of newspapers before 1830,but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printer's office to purchase a copy. Street sales were almost unknown. However, within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities. At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny—usually two or three cents was charged—and some of the older well-known papers charged five or six cents. But the phrase “penny paper” caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny. This new trend of newspapers for “the man on the street” did not begin well. Some of the early ventures(企业)were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition. It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling. 28.Which of the following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s? A. Academic. B. Unattractive. C. Inexpensive. D. Confidential. 29.What did street sales mean to newspapers? A. They would be priced higher. B. They would disappear from cities. C. They could have more readers. D. They could regain public trust. 30.Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at? A. Local politicians. B. Common people. C. Young publishers. D. Rich businessmen. 31.What can we say about the birth of the penny paper? A. It was a difficult process. B. It was a temporary success. C. It was a robbery of the poor. D. It was a disaster for printers. 【要点综述】 本文是一篇说明文。在19世纪30年代之前的美国,报纸由于只能以年为单位订购,几乎仅仅是有钱人的专有物,后来一些有胆略的年轻商人打破现状,逐渐让街上以份售卖的便士报成为报纸销售的主流。这是报纸行业的一场大变革。 28.B　细节理解题。由第一段第四句“In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience.”可知,在19世纪30年代之前美国大部分的报纸都没有什么吸引大众的内容,故选B。 29.C　推理判断题。由第二段第二句“It meant any inexpensive newspaper; perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street.”可知,街上按单份卖的报纸相比之前只能以年为单位订购的报纸,更容易让普通大众消费,也就是可能会有更多的读者,故选C。 30.B　细节理解题。从第二段第一句“The trend, then, was towards the ‘penny paper’—a term referring to papers made widely available to the public.”可知报纸售卖新潮流的目的是向普通大众销售报纸,故选B。 31.A　推理判断题。由最后一段第一句“This new trend of newspapers for ‘the man on the street’ did not begin well.”可知,这种潮流开始得不顺利,再结合下文的failures以及“…had little desire to change the tradition.”可知,便士报这一新潮流进展得并不顺利,许多成功的报纸商不愿改变传统,只有一些年轻的有胆识的商人在努力促使改革成功。由此可知,整个变革过程非常困难,故选A。 [2019·全国卷III] B For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative. “It's no secret that China has always been a source(来源) of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion(时尚) shows. Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美学) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences. “China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion—they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today's top Western designers being influenced by China—some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese.“Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs—and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.  For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China—its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.” 24.What can we learn about the exhibition in New York? A. It promoted the sales of artworks. B. It attracted a large number of visitors. C. It showed ancient Chinese clothes. D. It aimed to introduce Chinese models. 25.What does Hill say about Chinese women? A. They are setting the fashion. B. They start many fashion campaigns. C. They admire super models. D. They do business all over the world. 26.What do the underlined words “taking on” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Learning from. B. Looking down on. C. Working with. D. Competing against. 27.What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Young models selling dreams to the world B.A Chinese art exhibition held in New York C. Differences between Eastern and Western aesthetics D. Chinese culture fueling international fashion trends 【要点综述】 本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了A+E Networks公司的CCO(首席创意官)Amanda Hill对近期在纽约举办的中国元素服装设计展举世瞩目这一事件的评论,以此展现中国流行文化在设计领域引领世界潮流的现状。 24.B　细节理解题。由第三段最后一句“The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.”可知,这次展览吸引了破纪录的观众数量。故选B。 25.A　推理判断题。由第四段的第二句话“‘Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion—they are central to its movement.’”可知,Hill认为中国的女性已经占领时尚运动的中心地位,她们正在定义时尚。故选A。 26.D　词义猜测题。从本句的后半句“…and beating them hands down in design and sales…”可知,Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu正作为中国的时尚设计师代表同Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs这些时尚设计师交锋并占据优势,因此句中的taking on意为“与……抗衡”。故选D。 27.D　主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看,本文通过A+E Networks公司的CCO(首席创意官)Amanda Hill对近期在纽约举办的中国元素时尚服装展盛况空前的评论,得出了中国的时尚设计力量正在引起世界注意并逐渐成为主力的结论。故选D。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $