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今天刚好看见一个群里在讨论高考英语，说这两年的高考英语阅读越来越难了。 看了这张图片，不由得感叹出题人的“国际眼光”。很多阅读篇章都选自外刊或者新闻网站，包括但不限于时代周刊、纽约每日新闻、基督教箴言报。 比如，2018年高考的第一篇阅读理解： 这篇阅读是预定旅行，就选自Vacation MADE EASY中的Washington D.C.版块，原标题是 第二篇选自EXPRESS的早安英国栏目，讲的是如何用紧张的开支烹饪： 节选段落： She’s used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning but Susanna Reid is cooking up a storm in her latest role – showing cash-strapped families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget. In Save Money: Good Food, she visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste, while preparing recipes for under £5 per family a day. And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she’s been able to put a lot of what she’s learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, Finn, 13, and Jack, 11. “We love Mexican churros, so I buy them via an app on my phone from my local Mexican takeaway restaurant,” she explains. “I pay £5 for a portion, but Matt makes them for 26p a portion, because they are flour, water, sugar and oil. “Everybody is entitled to buy takeaway food, but sometimes we’re not aware how cheaply we can make this food ourselves.” The show has also taught Susanna how to better manage her time in the kitchen. “I get up very early, go to work, come home about 10am and then have a nap between 11 and 1,” she says. “One of the things I do now, which saves me time and money, is make a casserole before I have my nap. I use a slow cooker, so when the boys come home there’s a meal waiting for them. “I’ve also learnt that it’s better to use chicken thighs than chicken breasts, because if you do what I do and sometimes over-cook chicken, chicken breasts don’t taste quite as good when you do it wrong. Whereas chicken thighs are half the cost and are much more forgiving.” So with all this practice, is Susanna a good cook? “Now I don’t know how to define ‘good cook’,” she answers with a smile. “My boys eat my food, but I think I’m what would traditionally be called a ‘plain cook.’ I cook meat, potatoes, veg and salmon. In tonight’s Easter special they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget. The team transforms the family’s long weekend of indulgence with thrifty but tasty recipes. 这篇阅读选自Sciencemag，2015年标题是为什么要抛弃旧式电视机：实际上就是让人们在家不要闲置,无用的就扔掉。 类似KQED这样的新闻网站也成了高考阅读的选题库。比如2018年高考英语全国卷的完形填空： 英国卫报The Guardian 也是受欢迎的，比如2018年高考全国卷的语法填空：讨论跑步是不是最佳运动方式， 如果还要深挖，应该还能挖出历届考题的出处。 从高考英语阅读的选题来看，出题老师的意图已经很明显了： 他们没有从国内的英文教材中改编出题，而是直接从国外各大报刊新闻网站中就地取材，就是希望考生能养成在平时阅读原汁原味的英文文章，扎扎实实地打好阅读、语法乃至词汇基础。 押题没有意义，多阅读、多思考、多积累，才是赢得大小英语考试的王道。 ——End—— / 精彩阅读 / Leonard Cohen超迷人嗓音，答应我第一首歌一定要听 |
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