2023届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：读书话题.docx

优点英语高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选为什么要读书？这位“罪犯作家”如此回答读书的力量究竟有多大？Christopher Blackwell的经历也许能带给我们一些启发：20多岁时，他被判处45年监禁；入狱10年后，他开始在狱中接受大学教育；从2020年开始，他成为了一名作家，作品见诸各大权威媒体。为什么读书能给他带来如此大的变化？他是如何看待在监狱中读书这件事的？Reading While Incarcerated Saved Me. So Why Are Prisons Banning Books?By Christopher BlackwellDuring my first decade in prison, I busied myself with exercising and hanging out in the big yard. I hardly grew as a person. It wasn't until I began college in prison that I started to realize my full potential.Through my journey in college, I became an avid reader and writer, striving to escape prison life by expanding my mind beyond the toxic environments I'd been confined to. One concept that really hit home for me was toxic masculinity. I wanted to understand better why I had used violence to solve my problems.I have found, however, that strangers stand between me and many of the books I want to read. Throughout the country, prison officials have rejected or tried to ban books about biology, the Holocaust, sketching, dragons and even the moon.Claiming such bans are necessary for the safety and security of prisons seems ludicrous. Practically every author I have encountered while in prison has played a role in my efforts to grow and become a better person someone who can live in society by adding to it, as opposed to taking from it.Without college and without access to books and materials that expanded my mind beyond the razor wire and towering concrete walls, I might still be wasting my time on the yard. My worldview would still be dictated by toxic masculinity and the violence and harm that surround it. That's not who I want to be when I leave this prison. It's not who I want to see sent back into society.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.incarcerate nkrsretv. _2.potential potenln. _3.avid ævdadj. _的4.toxic tkskadj. _5.masculinity mæskjlntin. _6.claim klemv. _7.security skjrtin. _8.ludicrous ludkrsadj._9.encounter nkantrv. _10.dictate dktetv. _【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.打发时间_2.厮混；经常出入（场所）_3.直到.时，才._4.受困于.，受限于._5.使充分意识到_6.大屠杀_7.而不是_8.铁丝网_9.铜墙铁壁，高耸的混凝土墙_拓展练习阅读理解There is a certain atmosphere (氛围) surrounding somebody who lives in Washington. Everybody seems to think that you know more about what is going on, and a fellow who makes his home in Washington can look forward to being invited to lots of parties.I discovered this when I went up to New York recently. At the first dinner party, everyone was most interested in what was going on in Washington and I was quite honest and admitted I had no idea. Not only did this disappoint the people I was dining with, it also made them angry. They couldnt believe that I didnt know and thought I wasnt telling the truth.When I was leaving, the hostess told me, “We didnt expect you to tell us everything, but I see no reason why you have to protect the Administration (政府).” I decided then I would have to come up with some inside information, or I would have to pay for my own meals in New York.So the next morning I went through all the morning papers and took time to watch TV for what had happened recently. When I arrived at the party, I was well prepared to discuss almost anything. “What do they say about taxes in Washington?” a lawyer asked.“Ive heard there will probably be a tax cut next year,” I said.“Can you tell us what the President plans to do about Latin America?”“Im sorry!” I said, “There are some things the President discusses with me that I just cant talk about in public.”“Quite true,” the lawyer agreed, “Youve probably told us more than you should anyway.”For the next three days I had more invitations to dinner parties than I could accept. But it has been quite a strain. I have to go on reading so many newspapers and watching so many TV shows from Washington that sometimes I wonder if its worth the trouble.9.At the first dinner party the people were disappointed and angry because _.A.the author did not tell them the truthB.the author refused to pay for the dinnerC.the author did not offer any inside informationD.the author showed no interest in what they discussed10.How did the author get well prepared for the next party?A.He tried to catch up on the latest events.B.He had secret discussions with the President.C.He learned how to protect the Administration.D.He consulted the lawyer about taxes in Washington.11.What does the underlined word “strain” in the last paragraph mean?A.Challenge.B.Pleasure.C.Shame.D.Responsibility.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.incarcerate nkrsretv. （正式说法）监禁，禁闭；限制自由2.potential potenln. 潜力，潜能3.avid ævdadj. 渴望的，急切的，热衷的4.toxic tkskadj. 有毒的5.masculinity mæskjlntin. 男子气概6.claim klemv. 声称，宣称，断言，主张7.security skjrtin. （群体）安全8.ludicrous ludkrsadj. 愚蠢可笑的，荒谬的9.encounter nkantrv. 不期而遇10.dictate dktetv. 命令【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.busy oneself with doing something打发时间2.hang out厮混；经常出入（场所）3.It wasnt until . that .直到.时，才.4.be confined to .受困于.，受限于.5.hit home使充分意识到6.the Holocaust（第二次世界大战前及期间纳粹分子对犹太人的）大屠杀7.as opposed to而不是8.razor wire铁丝网9.towering concrete wall铜墙铁壁，高耸的混凝土墙【全文翻译】身在狱中，是阅读拯救了我。那监狱为什么要禁书呢？在狱中的前十年，我打发时间的方式就是锻炼健身以及在大院子里闲逛。一直以来，我都没能立身成人。直到在监狱里开始读大学以后，我才意识到原来我能发挥出自己的全部潜能。有了这段求学经历，我开始对读书和写作如饥似渴，想要把自己的思想延伸到这个牢牢困住我的有毒环境之外，努力以这种方式来逃避监狱生活。我终于明白了一个道理，有时“男子汉气概”是有害的。我还想弄明白，为什么自己之前总是使用暴力来解决问题。然而，我发现总有一些“陌生人”拦在我和许多我想读的书之间。在全国范围内，监狱官员已经或在试图把很多书籍设为违禁品，其中包括生物学、纳粹大屠杀、素描、龙甚至与月亮相关的书目。 “这些禁令对于监狱的安全和保障是必不可少的”，这种说法实在是荒谬。实际上，我在监狱中读书遇到的每一位作者，都启发我努力成长为一个更好的人，一个能为社会创造价值、而不是只懂索取的人。如果我没有那段求学经历，我没能读到那些书本，没能让读书带着我的思想冲破监狱的铁丝网和高耸的水泥墙，我很可能还在监狱的院子里虚度时光。我的世界观，依然会被那有毒的男子气概以及随之而来的暴力和伤害所左右。我并不想以这副模样走出监狱，也不希望以这副模样重回社会。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案：9.C    10.A    11.A