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1、 飞扬英语之飞扬英语之高考阅读高考阅读 解析精品解析精品品味高考阅读品味高考阅读 提高阅读理解能力提高阅读理解能力- 1 -2014 年全国高考英语试题阅读理解分类汇编之议论文年全国高考英语试题阅读理解分类汇编之议论文 (2014 安徽卷安徽卷) D Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people real
2、ly want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic (经济的) reasonswhy they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.
3、 What should we do then if a new building is needed? In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the buil
4、ding in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area. It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still s
5、peak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的) and do not like change. Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward
6、 . If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves . Thus , I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different , even though that might be the more risky choice. 68. What does the author say about historical build
7、ings in the first paragraph? A. Some of them are not attractive. B. Most of them ate too expensive to preserve. C. They are more pleasing than modern buildings. D. They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area. 69. Which of the following is true according to the author? A. We should repr
8、oduce the same old buildings. B. Buildings should not dominate their surroundings. C. Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in. D. No one understands why people speak against new buildings. 70. By “move things forward ” in the last paragraph , the author probably means “_”. A. Destroy old
9、 buildings B. Put things in a different place C. Choose new architectural styles D. Respect peoples feelings for historical buildings 71. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To explain why people dislike change. B. To warn that we could end up living in caves. C. To admit how new buildings h
10、ave ruined their surroundings. D. To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas. 【篇章导读】这是一篇议论文。有历史遗迹的地方是否可建设现代建筑？作者认为新的建筑 风格能与古老的风格共存。68. A【解析】细节题。根据第一段中的“Not all historical buildings are attractive.”可知，不是所飞扬英语之飞扬英语之高考阅读高考阅读 解析精品解析精品品味高考阅读品味高考阅读 提高阅读理解能力提高阅读理解能力- 2 -有的古代建筑都很吸引人。69. C
11、【解析】推理题。根据第三段中的“It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too.”可知， 一些新建筑会毁掉他们所在地区的面貌，反之易然，一些旧建筑物也会破坏了所在的面貌。70. C 【解析】推理题。根据最后中的“If we always reproduced what was there before,we would all still be li
12、ving in caves . Thus , I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different , even though that might be the more risky choice.”可知，作 者的观点是有古老的建筑风格的地方可选择新的建筑风格，这是建筑师和规划师的责任。71. D 【解析】推理题。作者在第一段中抛出问题“Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to ol
13、der buildings in a historic area of a city?”，第二、三、四段中提问自己的观点“new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style.”所以文章主要论述新的建筑风 格能与古老的风格共存。(2014 福建卷福建卷) DPerhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if youre unsatisfied, the
14、 issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desiresnot that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you dont have enough tastes.Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and
15、 talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅) , a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have. Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham an
