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2026年新高考Ⅰ卷
阅读理解D篇说题
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考点精讲二
2026年全国一卷阅读理解D篇
A team of Cambridge psychologists conducted an experiment to compare the cognitive (认知的) effects of merely seeing art with actively judging how beautiful it is.
In the study, 187 people were invited to visit Kettle’s Yard gallery during an exhibition of handmade clay objects. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: the “beauty” group was asked to actively consider and then rate the beauty of each object they viewed, while the control group just matched a line drawing of the object with the artwork itself. All participants were then tested on how they process information, and whether it’s in a more practical or abstract way.
Across all participants, those in the beauty group scored almost 14% higher on average than the control group in abstract thinking. While they were told the study was about cognitive processes, participants were asked about interests, with around half saying they had an artistic hobby. Among those, the effect was greater: those with an artistic hobby in the beauty group scored over 25% higher on average for abstract thinking than those with an artistic hobby in the control group.
Emotional states of participants were also measured by asking about their feelings while completing the gallery task. Across all participants, those in the beauty group reported an average of 23% higher levels of “transformative and self-transcendent feelings”–such as feeling moved, enlightened and inspired–than the control group. Importantly, however, the beauty group did not report feeling any happier than the control group, suggesting that it was the engagement with beauty that influenced abstract thinking, rather than any overall positivity from the experience.
原题呈现
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考点精讲二
“We usually think in very concrete terms when doing something on a screen,” said Simone Schnall, senior author of the study. “It’s becoming much rarer to zone out and just let the mind wander, but that’s when we think in ways that broaden our minds. Admiring the beauty of art may be the ideal way to initiate the abstract cognitive processes.”
34. Why were the participants’ emotional states measured?
A. To discover their attitudes towards art.
B. To identify their specific thinking patterns.
C. To examine the difficulty of the tasks.
D. To determine factors behind the test results.
35. What is the major finding of the study regarding the appreciation of art?
A. It enhances emotional ties.
B. It needs critical thinking skills.
C. It creates positive feelings.
D. It encourages abstract thinking.
32. What was the beauty group asked to do with the clay objects?
A. Draw their outlines.
B. Give each piece a rating.
C. Compare their prices.
D. Make a copy of each piece.
33. Which participants got the highest score on average in the test?
A. Beauty group, with an artistic hobby.
B. Beauty group, without an artistic hobby.
C. Control group, with an artistic hobby.
D. Control group, without an artistic hobby.
原题呈现
倒装
考点精讲二
语篇类型
说明文(研究报告)
人与社会——文学艺术与审美、科学技术与思维发展
主题语境
语篇分析
原文出处
一项剑桥大学的研究,发现深度欣赏艺术之美能提升抽象思维能力。
本文选自剑桥大学官网 2025 年 5 月 7 日名为 Pondering
artistic beauty encourages ‘big picture’ thinking 的文章。
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/artistic-beauty-abstract-thi
nking?ucam-ref=research-most-popular
语篇分析
语篇结构
衔接教材
本题以真实的剑桥大学实验研究为载体,选材立意体现了三大导向:一是核心素养导向——强调思维品质,特别是逻辑推理与批判性思维能力;二是五育融合导向——将美育话题引入英语考试,引导学生在应试中思考艺术欣赏的深层价值;三是国际视野导向——引入国际学术前沿成果,拓展学生认知边界。这种选材方式深刻体现了价值引领、素养导向、能力为重、知识为基的高考命题理念。
命题立意
学科素养
Language
competence
语言能力
Cultural awareness
文化意识
Thinking quality
思维品质
Learning ability
学习能力
考查在实验研究类语篇中准确理解专业术语、实验流程与研究结论的精准信息获取能力。
语篇引导学生理解美育与科学精神的内在联系,树立跨学科融合意识。
考查学生跟随研究者的论证链条,理解从“提出问题”到“得出结论”的完整推理过程。
考查运用阅读策略处理陌生复杂真实学术语篇,并整合信息以解决实际科学问题的能力。
命题立意
四层四翼
核心价值:美育意识、科学精神、跨学科思维
学科素养:思维品质(逻辑性)、学习能力(学术阅读)
关键能力:推理判断、归纳概括、数据分析
必备知识:实验文体图式、学术词汇、复杂句式
2026年命题趋势变化:更注重真实的学术情境、更强调逻辑推理、更突出跨学科融合。这提示我们要从“教教材”转向“用教材教”,培养学生的可迁移阅读能力。
命题立意
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32. What was the beauty group asked to do with the clay objects?
A. Draw their outlines.
B. Give each piece a rating.
C. Compare their prices.
D. Make a copy of each piece.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段 the “beauty” group was asked to actively consider and then rate the beauty of each object they viewed 可知,审美组的任务是对每件物品的美感进行评价打分,B 项是 rate the beauty of each object they viewed 的同义替换。
技巧提炼:细节理解题的核心是准确定位+同义转换。
解题分析
33. Which participants got the highest score on average in the test??
A. Beauty group, with an artistic hobby.
B. Beauty group, without an artistic hobby.
C. Control group, with an artistic hobby.
D. Control group, without an artistic hobby.
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段首句 Across all participants, those in the beauty group scored almost 14% higher on average than the control group in abstract thinking.可知,审美组比对照组抽象思维的得分高 14%,故可排除 C、D 两项。再结合最后一句 Among those, the effect was greater: those with an artistic hobby in the beauty group scored over 25% higher on average for abstract thinking than those with an artistic hobby in the control group. 可知,审美组中有艺术爱好的参与者比对照组中有艺术爱好的抽象思维得分高 25%,故选 A 项。
技巧提炼:数据分析要注意比较级、最高级、程度副词(如significantly)等信号词。
解题分析
34. Why were the participants’ emotional states measured?
A. To discover their attitudes towards art.
B. To identify their specific thinking patterns.
C. To examine the difficulty of the tasks.
D. To determine factors behind the test results.
解析:推理判断题。根据第四段 the beauty group did not report feeling any happier than the control group, suggesting that it was the engagement with beauty that influenced abstract thinking, rather than any overall positivity from the experience 可知,审美观察组并未表示自己比对照组更愉悦。这一结果表明,影响抽象思维的核心因素是对美的沉浸体验,而非该过程带来的整体积极情绪。因此,测量情绪状态是为了探究影响抽象思维的关键因素,故选D。技巧提炼:实验研究中的每一个步骤都有其逻辑目的,要关注因果连接词(because, due to, ensure, rather than)等。
解题分析
35. What is the major finding of the study regarding the appreciation of art?
A. It enhances emotional ties.
B. It needs critical thinking skills.
C. It creates positive feelings.
D. It encourages abstract thinking
解析:主旨大意题。全文围绕剑桥大学的实验展开,再根据文章中最后一段得出的核心结论“Admiring the beauty of art may be the ideal way to initiate the abstract cognitive processes”可知,欣赏艺术之美或许是启动抽象认知思维的理想途径。故选D。(encourages abstract thinking 是 initiate the abstract cognitive processes 的同义替换。)
技巧提炼:主旨题优先看首段的研究目的和尾段的研究结论,中间的实验过程是论据。同时要注意区分“研究结论”与“背景信息/过度推断”。
解题分析
重点词 conduct v 进行;merely adv 仅仅;actively adv 主动地;exhibition n 展览;handmade adj 手工制作的; clay n黏土;object n 物品;participant n 参与者;randomly adv 随机地;rate v [名词动化] 评估 ;process v 处理 ;practical adj 实际 的; score v 得 分 ; measure v 评 估 ;transformative adj 具有变革性的; enlighten v 启发;inspire v 赋予灵感;engagement n (与……的)密切关系;overall adj 总体的;positivity n 积极性; concrete adj [熟词生义] 具体的;admire v 欣赏;initiate v开始
重难点词块 be divided into 被分为……;match sth with sth 使某物与某物相匹配;on average 平均;abstract thinking 抽象思维;artistic hobby 艺术爱好;emotional state 情绪状态; in … terms 从……角度 ;zone out 走神 ;let the mind wander 让思绪漫游;broaden one’s mind 拓宽思路
长难句分析 Importantly, however, the beauty group did not report feeling any happier than the control group, suggesting that it was the engagement with beauty that influenced abstract thinking, rather than any overall positivity from the experience.
句意:然而,重要的是,审美组并没有报告他们比对照组感到更快乐,这表明影响抽象思维的是与美的互动本身,而非他们本次体验带来的总体积极感受。本句主干为the beauty group did not report feeling any happier。suggesting that .. 为动词 -ing 形式作结果状语;that 引导宾语从句。从句中使用了 it was ... that ... 强调句型 ,强调的部分是 the engagement with beauty,rather than any overall positivity 是与之比较的成分。
语言知识
1. 回归教材,夯实基础
新人教版选择性必修中的“Scientific Discovery”、 “Psychology”等单元,既是话题积累也是文体范本。教学中应引导学生用“研究目的—研究方法—研究结果—研究意义”的框架分析教材中的同类语篇。
2. 专项突破,强化策略
针对实验研究类语篇开展文体专项训练:训练学生快速识别实验要素(目的、对象、过程、结果);训练学生关注逻辑连接词(however, rather than, due to, therefore等);训练学生区分“事实”与“观点”、区分“研究结论”与“背景延伸”。
3. 拓展阅读,提升素养
精选适合高中生的学术类简写材料(如New Scientist、Science News for Students中的实验报道),培养学生阅读学术语篇的耐心与策略。同时关注跨学科话题(认知科学、行为经济学、环境科学等),拓展认知边界。
4. 讲题增效,精准指导
日常讲评课应引导学生从“知其然”(选什么)走向“知其所以然”(为什么选)再到“知其所以必然”(为什么这样设计题目),将每一道真题的价值挖深挖透。
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