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作业 15 书籍作品介绍及书评类说明文
A
(2023·新课标Ⅱ)
Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers is a celebration of an everyday object—the book，
represented here in almost three hundred artworks from museums around the world.The image of
the reader appears throughout history，in art made long before books as we now know them came
into being.In artists’ representations of books and reading，we see moments of shared humanity
that go beyond culture and time.
In this “book of books”，artworks are selected and arranged in a way that emphasizes
these connections between different eras and cultures.We see scenes of children learning to read at
home or at school，with the book as a focus for relations between the generations.Adults are
portrayed(描绘) alone in many settings and poses—absorbed in a volume，deep in thought or lost
in a moment of leisure.These scenes may have been painted hundreds of years ago，but they
record moments we can all relate to.
Books themselves may be used ①symbolically in paintings to demonstrate the intellect(才智)，
wealth or faith of the subject.Before the wide use of the printing press，books were treasured
objects and could be works of art in their own right.More recently，as books have become
inexpensive or even throwaway，artists have used them as the raw material for artworks—
transforming covers，pages or even complete volumes into paintings and sculptures.
Continued developments in communication technologies were once believed to make the
printed page ②outdated.From a 21st-century point of view，the printed book is certainly ancient，
but it remains as interactive as any ③battery-powered e-reader.To serve its function，a book must
be activated by a user: the cover opened，the pages parted，the contents reviewed，perhaps notes
written down or words underlined.And in contrast to our increasingly networked lives where the
information we consume is monitored and tracked，a printed book still offers the chance of a
wholly private，“off-line” activity.
1．Where is the text most probably taken from?
A．An introduction to a book. B．An essay on the art of writing.
C．A guidebook to a museum. D．A review of modern paintings.
2.What are the selected artworks about?
A．Wealth and intellect.
B．Home and school.
C．Books and reading.
D．Work and leisure.3．What do the underlined words “relate to” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Understand. B．Paint.
C．Seize. D．Transform.
4．What does the author want to say by mentioning the e-reader?
A．The printed book is not totally out of date.
B．Technology has changed the way we read.
C．Our lives in the 21st century are networked.
D．People now rarely have the patience to read.
语境猜词
①symbolically(派)＝symbol＋ic＋ally
②outdated(合)＝out＋dated
③battery-powered(合)＝battery＋powered
B
(2022·全国乙)
In 1916，two girls of wealthy families，best friends from Auburn，N.Y.—Dorothy Woodruff
and Rosamond Underwood—traveled to a settlement in the Rocky Mountains to teach in a one-
room schoolhouse.The girls had gone to Smith College.They wore expensive clothes.So for them to
move to Elkhead，Colo.to instruct the children whose shoes were held together with string was a
surprise.Their stay in Elkhead is the subject of Nothing Daunted：The Unexpected Education of
Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden，who is a magazine editor and Dorothy
Woodruff’s granddaughter.
Why did they go then? Well，they wanted to do something useful.Soon，however，they
realized what they had undertaken.
They moved in with a local family，the Harrisons，and，like them，had little privacy，rare
baths，and a blanket of snow on their quilt when they woke up in the morning.Some mornings，
Rosamond and Dorothy would arrive at the schoolhouse to find the children weeping from the
cold.In spring，the snow was replaced by mud over ice.
In Wickenden’s book，she ①expanded on the history of the West and also on feminism，
which of course influenced the girls’ decision to go to Elkhead.A hair-raising section concerns the
building of the railroads，which entailed(牵涉) drilling through the Rockies，often in blinding
snowstorms.The book ends with Rosamond and Dorothy’s return to Auburn.
Wickenden is a very good storyteller.The sweep of the land and the stoicism(坚忍) of the
people move her to some beautiful writing.Here is a picture of Dorothy Woodruff，on her horse，
looking down from a hill top: “When the sun slipped behind the mountains，it ②shed a rosy
glow all around them.Then a full moon rose.The snow was marked only by small animals: foxes，
coyotes，mice，and varying hares，which turned white in the winter.”5．Why did Dorothy and Rosamond go to the Rocky Mountains?
A．To teach in a school. B．To study American history.
C．To write a book. D．To do sightseeing.
6．What can we learn about the girls from paragraph 3?
A．They enjoyed much respect. B．They had a room with a bathtub.
C．They lived with the local kids. D．They suffered severe hardships.
7.Which part of Wickenden’s writing is hair-raising?
A．The extreme climate of Auburn.
B．The living conditions in Elkhead.
C．The railroad building in the Rockies.
D．The natural beauty of the West.
8．What is the text?
A．A news report. B．A book review.
C．A children’s story. D．A diary entry.
语境猜词
①expand on
②shed熟义：n.棚
生义(文义)：v.
C
(2024·四川攀枝花二模)
Recently I’ve been drawn to books which motivate me to look at myself，and hopefully
make me a better “me”．The Courage to Be Disliked，by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake
Koga，has a title I just can’t go past.
The book has taken Japan by storm，using the theories of philosopher Alfred Adler to create
conversations between a fictional philosopher and a young man.The conversations cover many
broad，interesting and sensitive topics.The philosopher character sticks by the theories of Adler，
and explains how we are competent to determine our own lives，and be free of the influence of
past experiences and others’ expectations.It’s a way of thinking that allows us to develop the
courage to change and to ignore the limitations placed on us.
These often complex topics are played out in a conversational style between the two
men.While it’s easy to follow the conversations，the topics will knock around in your own head
as you work out whether you sit on the side of the philosopher，the young man，or somewhere
①in between.The book is ②well-received by readers primarily owing to the fact that it presents two
well-balanced viewpoints in the arguments.You’ll find yourself doing household chores，or at
your keyboard，unpacking all the information in your mind and coming to your own conclusions.
You will ③wholeheartedly agree on some points and want to throw the book at the wall atothers.Its content is polarizing(两极分化) and I certainly don’t agree with everything the
philosopher or the young man says，but I think that’s the point.The Courage to Be Disliked is
there to start a conversation with yourself and do some slightly uncomfortable soul-searching.
9．Which category does The Courage to Be Disliked belong to?
A．Self-improvement. B．④Philosophic theory.
C．Collection of experiences. D．Biography of Alfred Adler.
10．Which statement might the fictional philosopher agree with?
A．People are free of their past influence.
B．People can take charge of their life course.
C．People should ⑤live up to others’ expectations.
D．People ought to take their limitations seriously.
11.How does The Courage to Be Disliked develop?
A．By listing sufficient data.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By following the time line.
D．By presenting dialogues.
12．Why is the book popular with readers?
A．It shows ideas in plain language.
B．It displays the scientific statistics.
C．It offers balanced sides to the topics.
D．It avoids the use of philosophic terms.
语境猜词
①in between
②well-received(合)＝well＋received
③wholeheartedly(合＋派)＝whole＋hearted＋ly
④philosophic(派)＝philosoph(y)＋ic
⑤live up to
语境猜词答案
A．①象征性地；象征意义地 ②过时的，陈旧的 ③靠电池供电的
B．①详细阐述 ②把光洒下
C．①在中间 ②受到欢迎的 ③全心全意地 ④哲学的 ⑤不辜负答案精析
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了收录近三百件来自博物馆和世界各地的收藏品的
一本书——Reading Art：Art for Book Lovers。书中以艺术作品的形式记录了不同时期人
们阅读的场景，论述了在通信技术发达的现在，纸质书仍然具有互动性，并没有过时。
1．A [文章出处题。根据第一段第一句“Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers is a celebration
of an everyday object—the book ，represented here in almost three hundred artworks from
museums around the world.”以及第二段第一句“In this ‘book of books’，artworks are
selected and arranged...”可知，本文围绕Reading Art：Art for Book Lovers这本书展开介
绍，可推测本文最有可能出自该书的序言。故选A。]
2．C [细节理解题。根据第一段末句“In artists’ representations of books and reading，we
see moments of shared humanity that go beyond culture and time.”及第二段关于不同人物和阅
读场景的描述可知，选定的艺术作品是关于书籍和阅读的。故选C。]
3．A [词义猜测题。根据画线词上文及画线词所在句可推知，艺术作品里的场景可能是在
几百年前画的，但这些瞬间我们现在都能感同身受，故与画线短语“relate to”意思最相近
的为A项“理解、认识到”。故选A。]
4．A [推理判断题。通过最后一段中的“the printed book is...but it remains as interactive as
any battery-powered e-reader” 以 及 “ a printed book still offers the chance of a wholly
private，‘off-line’ activity”可推知，本文作者提到电子阅读器想表达的是印刷书籍并没
有完全过时。故选A。]
5．A [细节理解题。根据第一段首句“In 1916，two girls of wealthy families...to teach in a
one-room schoolhouse.”可知，Dorothy和Rosamond去落基山脉是为了去一所学校教书。故
选A。]
6．D [推理判断题。根据第三段中“They moved in with a local family...woke up in the
morning.”以及“In spring，the snow was replaced by mud over ice.”可知，女孩们的生活条
件非常艰苦，即她们饱受磨难。故选D。]
7．C [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“A hair-raising section concerns...often in blinding
snowstorms.”可知，Wickenden的作品中涉及落基山脉的铁路建设这一部分是令人毛骨悚然的。故选C。]
8．B [文章类型题。通读全文尤其根据第一段最后一句和倒数第二段首句“In
Wickenden’s book，she expanded on...”以及末句“The book ends with Rosamond and
Dorothy’s return to Auburn.”以及最后一段前两句可推知，本文简要介绍了 Wickenden写的
一部书的内容，并对其进行了评价，所以是一篇书评。故选B。]
9．A [推理判断题。根据第一段“Recently I’ve been drawn to books which motivate me to
look at myself...make me a better ‘me’．The Courage to Be Disliked...has a title I just
can’t go past.” ， 第 二 段 后 两 句 以 及 最 后 一 段 中 “ The Courage to Be
Disliked...uncomfortable soul-searching.”可推知，《被讨厌的勇气》属于自我提升类书籍。
故选A。]
10．B [推理判断题。根据第二段中“The philosopher character...and others’ expectations.
(哲学家的角色信守Adler的理论，并解释了我们如何有能力决定自己的生活，不受过去经
历和他人期望的影响)”可知，书中的哲学家认为人有能力决定自己的生活。因此，他应该
会赞同的观点是“人们可以主导自己的人生道路”。故选B。]
11．D [细节理解题。根据第三段中“These often complex topics are played out in a
conversational style between the two men.(这些通常很复杂的话题在两人之间以对话的方式展
开)”可知，《被讨厌的勇气》这本书是通过呈现对话的方式展开的。故选D。]
12．C [细节理解题。根据第三段中“The book is well-received by readers primarily owing to
the fact that it presents two well-balanced viewpoints in the arguments.(这本书受到读者的广泛欢
迎，主要是因为它在论证中呈现了两个平衡的观点)”可知，这本书受欢迎是因为它为话题
提供了平衡的观点。故选C。]
