2021年高考英语阅读理解长难句简析 2022届高考英语复习.docx

1、BPort Lympne Reserve, which runs a breeding (繁育) programme, has welcomed the arrival of a rare black rhino calf (犀牛幼崽). When the tiny creature arrived on January 31, she became the 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve. And officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival, especiall

2、y as black rhinos are known for being difficult to breed in captivity (圈养).Paul Beer, head of rhino section at Port Lympne, said: “Obviously were all absolutely delighted to welcome another calf to our black rhino family. Shes healthy, strong and already eager to play and explore. Her mother, Solio,

3、 is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job. Its still a little too cold for them to go out into the open, but as soon as the weather warms up, I have no doubt that the little one will be out and about exploring and playing every day.”The adorable female calf is the second black rhino born

4、 this year at the reserve, but it is too early to tell if the calves will make good candidates to be returned to protected areas of the wild. The first rhino to be born at Port Lympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg. His mother, grandmother and great grandmoth

5、er were all born at the reserve and still live there.According to the World Wildlife Fund, the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a “critically endangered” status.I have no doubt that the little one will be out and about (exploring and playing every day). 分析：

6、非谓语(exploring and playing every day)作伴随状语；注意短语：out and about：外出走动。 简译：我相信这个小家伙就能外出走动，每天探索和玩耍。it is too early to tell (if the calves will make good candidates) (to be returned to protected areas of the wild). 分析：(if )引导宾语从句，作tell的宾语；非谓语(to be returned)作定语，修饰candidates；注意make：“成为”。 简译：现在还不能判断这些幼崽是否适合被

7、放归野生保护区。BWhen almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline (座机)?These days youd be hard pressed to find anyone in Australia over the age of 15 who doesnt own a mobile phone. In fact plenty of younger kids have one in their pocket. Practic

8、ally everyone can make and receive calls anywhere, anytime. Still, 55 percent of Australians have a landline phone at home and only just over a quarter (29%) rely only on their smartphones according to a survey (调查). Of those Australians who still have a landline, a third concede that its not really

9、 necessary and theyre keeping it as a security blanket 19 percent say they never use it while a further 13 percent keep it in case of emergencies. I think my home falls into that category. More than half of Australian homes are still choosing to stick with their home phone. Age is naturally a factor

10、 (因素)only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers whove perhaps had the same home number for 50 years. Age isnt the only factor; Id say its also to do with the makeup of your household. Generation Xers with young families, like my wife and

11、 I, can still find it convenient to have a home phone rather than providing a mobile phone for every family member. That said, to be honest the only people who ever ring our home phone are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and guess who is calling before we pick up the phon

12、e (using Caller ID would take the fun out of it). How attached are you to your landline? How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries?Age is naturally a factor (因素)only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then, (compared to 84 percent of Baby Boo

13、mers) (whove perhaps had the same home number for 50 years). 分析：非谓语(compared to)作状语；(whove perhaps)引导定语从句，修饰Baby Boomers。 简译：年龄自然是个影响因素Y一代人中，只有58%仍然偶尔使用座机。与之相比，婴儿潮一代中84%的人可能一个座机号用了50年了。the only people (who ever ring our home phone) are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point where we play a game and

14、guess (who is calling) (before we pick up the phone) (using Caller ID would take the fun out of it). 分析：(who ever)引导定语从句，修饰people；(where we)引导定语从句，修饰point；(who is calling)引导宾语从句；(before)引导时间状语从句。注意结构：to the point where：到程度。 简化：the only people are our Baby Boomers parents, to the point. 简译：唯一会打电话到家就是

15、我们婴儿潮时期出生的父母，以致于我们会在接电话之前玩个游戏，去猜是谁打来的（如果用来电显示的话就没意思了）。How long until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries? 分析：此句省略主谓成分，还原应为：How long will it take until they go the way of gas street lamps and morning milk deliveries? 简译：他们走上煤油灯和早餐奶配送服务的老路还需要多久？（他们还有多久就会消失了？）CYouve heard th

16、at plastic is polluting the oceansbetween 4.8 and 12.7 million tones enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-exam

17、ine their relationship to single-use plastic products. At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first

18、appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source（来源）of plastic pollution, but theyve recently come under fire because most people dont need them to drink with and, because of t

19、heir small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw thats part of Von Wongs artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear. In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate（说明） a specific s

20、tatistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckloads worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like theyd been dumped（倾倒） from a truck all at once. Von Wo

21、ng hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint. theyve recently come under fire because most people dont need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. 分析：注意短语，under fire：受到严厉批评。 简译：塑料吸管最近受到了严厉的批评，因为大多数人喝水

22、时没必要使用它们。而且，其体积小、重量轻，也不能够被回收。DDuring an interview for one of my books, my interviewer said something I still think about often. Annoyed by the level of distraction（干扰）in his open office, he said, “Thats why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street so I can focus”. His comment str

23、uck me as strange. After all, coworking spaces also typically use an open office layout（布局）. But I recently came across a study that shows why his approach works. The researchers examined various levels of noise on participants as they completed tests of creative thinking. They were randomly divided

24、 into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in the background, from total silence to 50 decibels（分贝）, 70 decibels, and 85 decibels. The differences between most of the groups were statistically insignificant; however, the participants in the 70 decibels group those exposed to a level of no

25、ise similar to background chatter in a coffee shop significantly outperformed the other groups. Since the effects were small, this may suggest that our creative thinking does not differ that much in response to total silence and 85 decibels of background noise. But since the results at 70 decibels w

26、ere significant, the study also suggests that the right level of background noise not too loud and not total silence may actually improve ones creative thinking ability. The right level of background noise may interrupt our normal patterns of thinking just enough to allow our imaginations to wander,

27、 without making it impossible to focus. This kind of “distracted focus” appears to be the best state for working on creative tasks. So why do so many of us hate our open offices? The problem may be that, in our offices, we cant stop ourselves from getting drawn into others conversations while were t

28、rying to focus. Indeed, the researchers found that face-to-face interactions and conversations affect the creative process, and yet a coworking space or a coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interruptions.The differences between most of the groups were sta

29、tistically insignificant; however, the participants in the 70 decibels groupthose (exposed to a level of noise) (similar to background chatter in a coffee shop)significantly outperformed the other groups. 分析：非谓语(exposed to a level of noise)作定语，修饰those；形容词结构(similar to)作定语，修饰noise。 简化：The differences

30、 between most of the groups were statistically insignificant; however, the participants in the 70 decibels group significantly outperformed the other groups. 简译：在数据上，大部分的分组之间并没有明显的差别；但是，70分贝组内的参与者那些身处在背景噪音水平类似于咖啡馆的人明显表现地比其他组别的人好。(Since the effects were small), this may suggest that our creative thin

31、king does not differ that much (in response to total silence and 85 decibels of background noise). 分析：(Since the effects were small)引导原因状语从句；that our creative引导宾语从句，其中(in response to)作状语。 简化：Since the effects were small, this may suggest sth. 简译：因为其影响较小，这可能表明我们的创造性思维在完全静默和85分贝背景音的情况下并没有明显的差别。The rig

32、ht level of background noise may interrupt our normal patterns of thinking just enough to allow our imaginations to wander, without making it impossible to focus. 简译：恰当水平的背景噪音可能刚好打乱我们的正常思维节奏，以便我们的想象力能够放飞而又不至于集中不了注意力。a coworking space or a coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interruptions. 简译：共用工作空间或咖啡馆提供了某种水平的背景噪音，同时也提供了不被打扰的自由。