曹久鋒
人物故事類文章是高考閱讀理解中經常出現的材料,選材多源于幽默故事或日常生活。
[選材特點]
1.人物故事類文章通常有一個完整的故事,有開頭、發展和結尾,故事情節跌宕起伏、層次清晰、語言通俗易懂。
2.高考選用的此類文章常常為情感類故事,所以要關注作者表達的個人感悟,或故事中出其不意的變化,這些內容往往體現文章的中心或寫作意圖,屬于必考點。總體來說,故事類文章的難度通常不會太大,考生只要跟隨作者的思路,就能掌握文章大意。
[解題策略]
1.理清文脈與主要信息
閱讀故事類文章時要把文中的人物和事件結合在一起思考,抓住情節發展的主要脈絡和線索,有的故事以人物為主線索,有的以事件發展為主線索,有的則以主人公思想感情變化為主線索。只有抓住了主線索,才不會在解題時偏離了正軌。閱讀過程中應特別關注決定事件發生前因及后果的主要信息,把它與次要信息區別開來。
2.掌握重要細節
在命題上,對故事情節的考查一般體現在對重要細節的搜索和篩選上。解答細節題要注意有直接辨認和間接辨認兩種,前者從文章中直接獲取信息,問題或者選項常常會用文中相應細節關鍵詞的同義詞或近義詞的形式復述出來。間接辨認事實細節題需要對原文有更深層次的理解,而不僅僅是停留在文字表面,這樣題目的思維含量更高,難度也就更大了。
3.注意作者的議論和抒情
高考英語閱讀理解故事類文章常伴隨著作者思想情感的流露和表達,因此議論和抒情往往夾雜其中。行文或按事情發生發展的先后時間進行,或按事情發生發展的地點來轉換。在引出話題,講完一件事情后,作者往往會表達個人感悟或提出建議等。這些體現作者觀點或思想的語句在閱讀時要仔細體會,必要時可作標記以待回顧。
4.把握作者態度及意圖
故事類文章是通過記敘一件事來表達中心思想的。歸納文章中心思想時,尤其要分析文章的結尾,因為很多文章都會在結尾用簡短的議論或抒情來揭示文章中心;文章中議論抒情的句子往往與中心思想密切相關;也有的文章需要在結合概括各段大意的基礎上歸納中心,通過一些關鍵詞句把握作者的態度。
在一些故事中,作者的態度和觀點很鮮明,用直截了當的語言直率地挑明;也有一些故事,作者的態度和觀點隱含在故事的過程或細節描述中,需要我們細加揣摩和體會。我們應該特別關注作者的措詞,尤其是表達感情色彩的形容詞、動詞,還要關注作者的語氣和句式。主觀臆想,隨意揣測,或以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點都會導致判斷錯誤。
例題 2015年高考北京卷
The Boy Made It!
One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didnt have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.
Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.
He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter form the freezing wind and snow. If he didnt, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.
Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.
By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldnt lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could—he huddled (蜷縮) in his cave and slept.
The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldnt find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.
Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls survival show. Man vs. Wild. Thats where he learned the tips that saved his life, In each episode (一期節目) of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.
When Grylls heard about Nicholas amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.
56. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?
A. He got lost
B. He broke his skis
C. He hurt his eyes
D. He caught a cold
57. How did Nicholas keep himself warm?
A. He found a shelter
B. He lighted some branches
C. He kept on skiing
D. He built a snow cave.
58. On Tuesday, Nicholas .
A. returned to his shelter safely
B. was saved by a searcher
C. got stuck in the snow
D. staved where he was
59. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he .
A. did the right things in the dangerous situation
B. watched Grylls TV program regularly
C. created some tips for survival
D. was very hard-working
解析 本文講的是一個小男孩在暴風雪中迷路,他不畏艱難,利用在電視中學到的野外生存知識逃脫困境的故事。
56. A。細節理解題。根據第一段第三行Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone!可知答案。這是可以直接辨認出的細節。故選A。
57. D。細節理解題。根據第四段第一行Nicholas built a snow cave以及第四行to stay as warm as he could可知,Nicholas保持溫暖的方式是建了一個雪洞。同樣是可以直接辨認的細節,故選D。
58. B。細節理解題。根據第六段第三行He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him可知Nicholas在星期二被一名志愿搜救者救了。
59. A。推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive可知,Grylls覺得一個小男孩能在如此因難的清況下成功逃生是難能可貴的,故選A。