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1、高三英语阅读理解细节题突破（一）ADuring the Spring and Autumn Period，there was a man in the state of Qin whose name was Sun Yang.Sun Yang was very expert in looking at horses and judging their worth，whatever the horse might be，he could tell whether it was good or bad at first sight. One day，when Sun Yang was passin
2、g a place，he noticed that an old horse pulling a cart loaded with salt.He came near，and saw that it was a horse that really could cover a thousand li a day，but the only problem with it was that it was a little too old.Sun Yang felt that the horse was really unjustly treated.When he thought of this，h
3、e was so grieved that he shed tears.In order to help more people learn how to appraise horses so that fine horses which could cover a thousand li a day would no longer fall into oblivion(埋没)，and also in order to ensure that his unique skill in judging horses would not be lost，Sun Yang wrote a book e
4、ntitled the Art of Looking at Horses and Judging Their Worth.The book was also illustrated with the pictures of various horses.Sun Yang had a son who，after reading his fathers book，thought it was very easy to appraise horses.So he took the book with him to look for fine horses everywhere.At first he
5、 searched according to the pictures in the book，and found nothing.Then he searched according to the characteristics described in the book and found a toad(癞蛤蟆)fit very well.So he happily took the toad back home，and said to his father，“Father，I have found a horse that can cover a thousand li a day，on
6、ly its hoofs(蹄) are not good enough.” Looking at the toad，Sun Yang did not know whether he should laugh or cry.Knowing that his son was stupid，Sun Yang said humorously.“Its a pity that this horse is too fond of jumping to pull a cart.” Then he sighed.That is just what we call looking for a steed wit
7、h the aid of its picture.1Whats the purpose of Sun Yang writing a book?ATo make much money.BTo help more people buy fine horses.CTo make his skill in judging horses play a great role in the future.DTo help his son judge horses and make a living.B I prefer Lynne Trusss phraseology: I am a grammar “st
8、ickler”And，like Trussauthor of Eats，Shoots & LeavesI have a “zero tolerance” approach to grammar mistakes that make people look stupid.Now，Truss and I disagree on what it means to have“zero tolerance”She thinks that people who mix up basic grammar “deserve to be struck by lightning，hacked up on the
9、spot and buried in an unmarked grave”，while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a jobeven if they are otherwise qualified for the position.Everyone who applies for a position at either of my companies，iFixit or Dozuki，takes a compulsory grammar test.If job hopefuls cant distinguish betwe
10、en“to” and “too”， their applications go into the bin.Of course，we write for a living.iFixit is the worlds largest online repair manual(指南)，and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical documentation，like paperless work instructions and stepbystep user manuals.So，it makes sense that weve made
11、a strong strike against grammar errors.But grammar is relevant for all companies.Yes，language is constantly changing，but that doesnt make grammar unimportant.Good grammar is credibility，especially on the Internet.And，for better or worse，people judge you if you cant tell the difference between “their
12、”“there” and “theyre”Good grammar makes good business senseand not just when it comes to hiring writers.Writing isnt in the official job description of most people in our office.Still，we give our grammar test to everybody，including our salespeople，our operations staff，and our programmers.Grammar sig
13、nifies more than just a persons ability to remember high school English.Ive found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writinglike stocking shelves or labeling parts.It is the same with programmers.Applic
14、ants who dont think writing is important are likely to think lots of other things also arent important.2The author agrees with Lynne Truss on that _.Agrammar mistakes cant be tolerant Bbooks on grammar make people stupidCpeople need to learn basic grammar Dgrammar mistakes are absolutely unavoidable
15、3Whats the authors “zero tolerance” approach to these job seekers who mix up basic grammar?AThey should be left out for a job. BThey have to correct their mistakes.CThey arent qualified for their jobs. D.They must be severely punished.4Which of the following is TRUE of iFixit and Dozuki?AOnly one of
16、 them has a compulsory grammar test.BThey are companies where one learns grammar.CGrammar is quite important for their existence.DThey depend on grammar correction for a living.5What can we learn from the text?Apanies giving grammar tests may have no good business sense.BGrammar becomes unimportant as language is constantly changing.CA“zero tolerance” ap
