高中英语新高考-阅读理解：手把手指导阅读C篇如何用奥卡姆剃刀原理光速解决
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题目
①Landscapes are not only the setting for history; they are also a
major source of our sense of history and identity.②Read them right, and
historical landscapes can be more informative than any other kind of
source.③This is even more the case with sacred landscapes, which were
reflection of our ancestors’ beliefs about their relation to the cosmos and
can still today seem to hold a spiritual influence.
（①句：提出论点：Landscapes：source, history and identity；②句：解释+评价。举例historical landscapes，评价：informative；③递进，评价sacred landscapes的作用。就本段而言，抓住第一句的关键词即可，后面都是解释和评价）
①Over the years, I’ve had the good fortune to have spent time in
many historical landscapes, hoping to picture something of the spirits of
the people who shaped them over the centuries.②I still remember years
ago walking along the Inca sacred lines around Cusco, Peru. ③In this
ancient landscape, old sites that once belonged to Incan royals had
become torn Spanish mansions. ④Or many years ago, before the Gulf
Wars, I took a journey through south Iraq, the heart land of civilization,
where the desert is still crossed by dried-up riverbeds of the Euphrates
and canals that once sustained the world’s first cities.
（①句：主题句：举例，并说明目的：hoping，spirits；其它各句可以不用看了，无非就是举例说明自己去了哪些地方，说说自己的感悟，毫无疑问，本段例子都是承接上文的论点：Landscapes：source, history and identity）
①Britain also has its own magical ancient landscapes. ②From the
Mesolithic to the Bronze and Iron Ages, rich layers of the past are still
present in the landscape surrounding Stonehenge, even as traffic rushes 高中英语新高考-阅读理解：手把手指导阅读C篇如何用奥卡姆剃刀原理光速解决
2 / 6 down the A303. ③It is the A303 that is the problem. ④As the main road
to the south west from the home counties, the road runs right past
Stonehenge. ⑤One of humanity’s most famous monuments, Stonehenge
is an archaeological landscape without parallel in Europe, and perhaps the
world. ⑥The first circle at Stonehenge was made 5,000 years ago, and the
great stone circle itself in a round 2,500 BC—the age of the pyramids!
And the mysteries of this amazing monument and the complex prehistoric
societies that produced it are by no means exhausted, as new discoveries
continue to show.
（①句：主题句：一个also说明了本段和上段并列关系，都是举例。后面几句围绕两个景点：Stonehenge和A303来陈述。尤其是对Stonehenge描述很多，后三句都是对第四句的解释。下面会可能命题问它的细节信息。但本段的the problem并没有具体说明，而在下段才开始回答）
①All the more worrying to me then, this unique landscape is currently at
the centre of a projected plan by Highways England, which aims to
relieve congestion on the A303 by creating a four-lane road with a
1.8-mile tunnel, and an expressway interchange 1.5 miles to the west. ②While the National Trust and English Heritage have offered qualified
support for the plan, UNESCO has expressed its opposition. ③Meanwhile, the Stonehenge Alliance, a group of archaeologists and
environmental campaigners, says the plan is based on inadequate and
obsolete information. ④In the end, the argument is about the totality of an
ancient landscape, and that includes the ancient astronomical alignment
that was purposefully chosen by our ancestors, and that will, in my view,
be wrecked by the expressway interchange. ⑤Time perhaps for a rethink
in the name of future generations?
（①句：主题句：A303的工程让我担心。②句：观点是opposition。③句用专家的例子说明反对。④句说明我的观点：be wrecked。末句用反问句强调自己的观点。） 高中英语新高考-阅读理解：手把手指导阅读C篇如何用奥卡姆剃刀原理光速解决
3 / 6 61. What can historical landscapes offer us?
A. Details of ancient lifestyle.
B. Sacred writings.
C. Rich historical information.
D. Breathtaking sights.
62. What did the author want to explore when touring historical
landscapes?
A. Different architecture.
B. His sense of belonging.
C. The rise of ancient cities.
D. The spirits of ancestors.
63. Which of the following is True about ?
A. The first stone circle has a longer history than the pyramids.
B. New discoveries have solved the mysteries of the monument.
C. The ancient monument must have been the heart land of
civilization.
D. The landscape surrounding has rich layers of the present.
64. What is the author’s attitude towards the projected plan by
Highways England?
A. He is for it because it will benefit the future generations.
B. He keeps cool but believes a better solution could be
adopted. 高中英语新高考-阅读理解：手把手指导阅读C篇如何用奥卡姆剃刀原理光速解决
4 / 6 C. It should be stopped because it will destroy the totality of
the monument.
D. It is rather practical especially with qualified support from
the government.
答案：CDAC
总评
昨天文章说到的奥卡姆剃刀原理，今天再说明，一定要从以下几个角度简化文章：
简化一：段落大意的简化
第一段：封建有历史和身份的传承——Landscapes：source, history and
identity
第二段：举例，并说明目的：hoping，spirits
第三段：英国：Stonehenge（历史悠久）和A303
第四段：A303的问题和反对
当然分析段落之间的逻辑关系非常重要，总结为：
1. 前后句之间为解释、举例，或评价。
2. 前后句之间为重复、递进，或罗列。
3. 前后句之间为假设、因果，或目的。
4. 前后句之间为对比、比较，或转折。
5. 前后句之间为时间、空间的顺序变化。
