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1、高考英语外刊阅读训练阅读理解：让伦敦书展充实且有趣【原标题】The Guardian view on the London book fair: let it be full and fun【原文】For three days this week, the world of books will descend on Kensingtons Olympia exhibition centre for the London book fair, one of the biggest set pieces of the international publishing year. After be

2、ing cancelled in 2020, forced online in 2021 and losing a hefty proportion of its delegates last year to lingering Covid anxiety, it is hoped to be a return to form.One of the biggest changes of the pandemic years is the arrival of BookTok, the literary strand of the online community, TikTok. Though

3、 video sharing (on TikTok or YouTube) only accounted for 3% of UK book sales in 2022, according to the market analyst Nielsen, its influence is rising rapidly. Social media is behind some of this years book fair buzzwords: romantasy (novels combining romance and fantasy), dark academia (occult myste

4、ries with Oxbridge or Ivy League settings).Novelty is always easy to mock, and a lot of the new forms will undoubtedly end up in the great pulping house of history, but this is by no means always the case. Consider the remarkable history of Peter Usborne, whose death last month has robbed publishing

5、 of one of the great innovators of the last half century. He founded his eponymous imprint in 1973. Mr Usbornes aim was to make nonfiction fun for children. Just as some of todays new genres might seem to stretch the definition of literary, some of Mr Usbornes output stretched the definition of book

6、s, from touchy-feely and lift-the-flap books for the earliest readers, to fold-out demonstrations of machines, and beginners books on everything from languages to money. Mr Usborne determined that learning should be fun and available to children at home. Generations of palaeontologists, biologists,

7、doctors and bankers do too along, no doubt, with many bookish aficionados of todays vogue for dark and light academia. At a time when enjoyment of reading is showing worrying signs of waning among children, a light should be kept burning for the visionary enthusiasm of Mr Usborne at the London book

8、fair.【重点词汇】1. descend dsend v. 下来，下降；下倾，下斜；降临，来临；（情绪、气氛等）笼罩；突然到来，突然造访；降低身份，堕落；衰落，陷入；遗传；descends；descending；descended；descended2. proportion prpn n. 部分，份额；比例；正确的比例，均衡；大小，程度（proportions）；（事情的）重要性，严重性；等比关系 v. 使（某物）成比例，使相称；分摊；proportions；proportions；proportioning；proportioned；proportioned3. delegate del

9、gt n. 代表；委员会成员 v. 授权，把委托给；选派（某人做某事）；delegates；delegates；delegating；delegated；delegated4. linger lg v. 继续存留，缓慢消失；流连，逗留；持续看（或思考）；苟延残喘；消磨，缓慢度过 【名】 （linger）（法）兰热，（德、捷、瑞典）林格（人名）；lingers；lingering；lingered；lingered5. literary ltrr adj. 文学的，文学上的；书面的；爱好文学的，从事文学研究（或写作）的6. accord kd n. 协议，条约；符合，一致 v. 使受到，给予（某

10、种待遇）；（与）一致，符合；accords；accords；according；accorded；accorded7. medium mdm n. 媒介，媒体；方法，手段；（艺术创作）材料，素材；灵媒，巫师；培养基；环境；中等，中号；存储（或打印）介质；（颜料）溶剂（如油或水）；（品质、状态）中等，中庸 adj. 中等的，中间的，适中的；五分熟的，半熟的；（程度、强度或数量）平均的；（颜色）不深不浅的，适中的；（投球，投球手）中速的；media；mediums8. romance rmns, r- n. （通常指短暂的）浪漫史，爱情关系，风流韵事；爱情，恋爱；传奇色彩，浪漫情调；（对某物的）迷

11、恋，钟情；爱情故事；传奇故事；浪漫曲 v. 向求爱，追求（某人）；夸张，渲染；讨好，奉承 adj. （语言）罗曼语的 【名】 （romance）（西）罗曼塞（人名）；romances；romances；romancing；romanced；romanced9. fantasy fnts, fntz n. 幻想，想象；想象产物，幻想作品；虚拟比赛（游戏）；幻想曲，集成曲；期望 v. 想象，幻想；fantasies；fantasies；fantasying；fantasied；fantasied10. mystery mstr n. 难以理解（或解释）的事物，奥秘；神秘的人（或事物）；不可思议；疑

12、案小说（或电影、戏剧）；（宗教信仰的）奥义，真谛；圣餐礼 adj. 神秘的，身份不明的；mysteries11. setting set n. （某事发生的）环境，场合；（戏剧、小说或电影的）场景，背景；舞台布景；（设备的）档位；（宝石的）镶嵌底座；（为诗、祷文等谱写的）乐曲；（供一人用的）一副餐具 v. （小心地）放置；嵌入（表面）；（电影、戏剧、故事等）以为背景（set 的现在分词形式）；settings12. novelty nvlt n. 新颖，新奇性；新奇的事物（或人、环境）；廉价小饰物，小玩意儿 adj. 新奇的，风格独特的；novelties13. mock mk v. 嘲笑，（

13、模仿）嘲弄；使显得徒劳，使显得可笑；（照原尺寸）模仿，仿制 （mock sth. up） adj. 假装的，假的；仿真的；（考试、作战等）模拟的，演习的 n. 模拟考试（mocks）；嘲笑对象，笑柄；嘲笑；模仿，仿造（品） adv. 虚假地，不诚实地 【名】 （mock）（美、德）莫克（人名）；mocks；mocks；mocking；mocked；mocked14. undoubtedly ndatdl adv. 确实地，毋庸置疑地15. remarkable rmkbl adj. 引人注目的，非凡的16. stretch stret v. （使）变大，拉长；（布料）可伸缩，有弹性；伸展肢体；

14、伸出，伸长（胳膊或腿）；拉紧，拽紧；（时间上）延续；（空间上）延伸，绵延；使竭尽所能，使施展本领；耗尽，竭尽（财力或物力）；（使）延长使用，节俭地使用；（资金，资源）足够，够用；放宽，放松；夸大，夸张；涉及，囊括 n. （土地或水域的）一片，一段；（时间）连续的一段，持续；（肢体）伸展，伸开；弹性，伸缩性；服刑期；（终点前的）直线跑道；言过其实的话；困难的任务，苛求的任务；加长轿车；抢风航行的距离 adj. （织物）有弹性的，有弹力的 【名】 （stretch）（美）斯特雷奇（人名）；stretches；stretches；stretching；stretched；stretched17. d

15、efinition defnn n. 定义，释义；榜样，典范；清晰，清晰度，鲜明度；definitions18. flap flp n. 片状悬垂物；拍打，拍动；（飞机的）襟翼；混乱，激动；群众愤怒，大众批评 v. 激动，紧张；摆动，拍打；flaps；flaps；flapping；flapped；flapped19. reader rd n. 读者， 爱读书的人；（初级）读本，简易读物；（英国大学中仅次于教授的）高级讲师（reader）；（美国大学的）助教；电子阅读器，电子识读机；缩微软片阅读机；（出版社的）审稿人，审阅人；校对人；抄表员；（基督教堂中）领读经文的信徒 【名】 （reader）

16、（英）里德（人名）；readers20. learning ln n. 学习；知识，学问 v. 得知，获悉；学习，学会；认识到，从吸取教训（learn 的现在分词形式）21. enthusiasm njuzzm n. 热情，热忱；热衷的活动，热爱的事物；enthusiasms【阅读理解练习题】1. What is the London book fair?A. A yearly book exhibition held in Kensingtons Olympia exhibition centre.B. An international video-sharing platform for

17、book enthusiasts.C. A literary festival focusing on romantasy and dark academia novels.D. A publishing company founded by Peter Usborne in 1973.答案：A。第一段说，这个星期的三天里，世界图书界将会聚集在肯辛顿奥林匹亚展览中心，参加伦敦书展。而后面也有提到这是国际出版业年度里的重要事件。2. What is BookTok?A. A new publishing company founded during the pandemic.B. A liter

18、ary festival held online due to Covid-19.C. A social media platform for sharing videos about books.D. A market analyst firm that tracks trends in book sales.答案：C。第二段说，BookTok是在线社交媒体平台TikTok中有关文学的部分。虽然视频分享（在TikTok或YouTube上）只占2022年英国图书销售量的3，但其影响力正在迅速上升。3. What did Peter Usborne aim to do through his e

19、ponymous imprint?A. To create a new genre of literature combining romance and fantasy.B. To produce non-fiction books that were fun for children to read.C. To stretch the definition of books with fold-out demonstrations of machines.D. To start a publishing house that would only focus on beginners bo

20、oks.答案：B。第四段提到，Peter Usborne成立了他同名的出版社，他的目标是让非虚构类图书对儿童来说更有趣。4. What is the authors opinion of some of the new genres at the book fair?A. They are interesting and innovative.B. They will eventually disappear and be forgotten.C. They are examples of Mr Usbornes legacy.D. They are essential for palaeon

21、tologists, biologists, and bankers.答案：B。第三段提到，一些新的流派可能会在历史的大浪淘沙中消失，而作者认为这种状态并不总是发生。5. According to the article, why should Peter Usbornes vision be celebrated at the London book fair?A. His books were enjoyed by palaeontologists, biologists, doctors and bankers.B. He founded the London book fair in

22、1973.C. His books helped to redefine the definition of what a book can be.D. He was a visionary who believed that learning should be fun for children.答案：D。最后一段说，在儿童阅读兴趣开始出现担忧的当下，Peter Usborne这样一个有远见的人对于伦敦书展来说是一盏明灯。【长难句分析】After being cancelled in 2020, forced online in 2021 and losing a hefty proport

23、ion of its delegates last year to lingering Covid anxiety, it is hoped to be a return to form.主句是主谓结构（it is hoped），to be a return to form是不定式作主语补足语。After being cancelled in 2020, forced online in 2021 and losing a hefty proportion of its delegates是介宾短语作实际安装于，being和losing是并列关系，是动名词，last year是时间名词作时间状

24、语。to lingering Covid anxiety是介宾短语作原因状语。在2020年被取消、2021年被迫转到线上，去年由于挥之不去的新冠疫情焦虑而失去了很大一部分参展人员之后，人们希望这是一次回归。【语言点积累】学习hefty的用法。这个词作形容词，本义表示big and heavy，高大健壮的；笨重的，例：a tall hefty man 一个高大健壮的男人。还可以表示a hefty amount of something, especially money, is very large，尤指金钱大量的，巨额的，例：a hefty fine 巨额罚款【全文翻译】For three d

25、ays this week, the world of books will descend on Kensingtons Olympia exhibition centre for the London book fair, one of the biggest set pieces of the international publishing year. After being cancelled in 2020, forced online in 2021 and losing a hefty proportion of its delegates last year to linge

26、ring Covid anxiety, it is hoped to be a return to form.在本周的三天里，图书界将齐聚肯辛顿的奥林匹亚展览中心，参加伦敦书展，这是国际出版年最大的展品之一。在2020年被取消，2021年被迫上网，去年由于新冠肺炎的焦虑情绪挥之不去而失去了相当大比例的代表后，这有望恢复正常。One of the biggest changes of the pandemic years is the arrival of BookTok, the literary strand of the online community, TikTok. Though v

27、ideo sharing (on TikTok or YouTube) only accounted for 3% of UK book sales in 2022, according to the market analyst Nielsen, its influence is rising rapidly. Social media is behind some of this years book fair buzzwords: romantasy (novels combining romance and fantasy), dark academia (occult mysteri

28、es with Oxbridge or Ivy League settings).疫情期间最大的变化之一是网络社区TikTok的文学分支BookTok的到来。市场分析师尼尔森表示，尽管2022年视频共享（在TikTok或YouTube上）仅占英国图书销售额的3%，但其影响力正在迅速上升。社交媒体是今年书展流行语的幕后推手：浪漫主义（结合浪漫和幻想的小说）、黑暗学术（以牛津剑桥或常春藤盟校为背景的神秘谜团）。Novelty is always easy to mock, and a lot of the new forms will undoubtedly end up in the great

29、 pulping house of history, but this is by no means always the case. Consider the remarkable history of Peter Usborne, whose death last month has robbed publishing of one of the great innovators of the last half century. He founded his eponymous imprint in 1973. Mr Usbornes aim was to make nonfiction

30、 fun for children.新颖总是很容易被嘲笑的，许多新的形式无疑会进入历史上伟大的制浆厂，但事实并非总是如此。想想彼得乌斯本的非凡历史，他上个月的去世夺走了过去半个世纪最伟大的创新者之一的出版权。1973年，他创立了自己的同名品牌。Usborne先生的目标是让非小说类作品给孩子们带来乐趣。Just as some of todays new genres might seem to stretch the definition of literary, some of Mr Usbornes output stretched the definition of books, fro

31、m touchy-feely and lift-the-flap books for the earliest readers, to fold-out demonstrations of machines, and beginners books on everything from languages to money.正如今天的一些新流派似乎扩展了文学的定义一样，Usborne先生的一些作品扩展了书籍的定义，从为最早的读者提供的感情用事的书籍，到折叠的机器演示，以及从语言到金钱的初学者书籍。Mr Usborne determined that learning should be fun

32、 and available to children at home. Generations of palaeontologists, biologists, doctors and bankers do too along, no doubt, with many bookish aficionados of todays vogue for dark and light academia. At a time when enjoyment of reading is showing worrying signs of waning among children, a light should be kept burning for the visionary enthusiasm of Mr Usborne at the London book fair.Usborne先生认为学习应该是有趣的，孩子们可以在家里学习。一代又一代的古生物学家、生物学家、医生和银行家也是如此毫无疑问，还有许多对当今黑暗和光明学术界的狂热书迷。在孩子们对阅读的兴趣出现令人担忧的减弱迹象之际，应该继续为乌斯本先生在伦敦书展上富有远见的热情点亮一盏灯。学科网（北京）股份有限公司