2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第九篇)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Silk">Silk</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Horowitz">Horowitz</span> . <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Horowitz">Horowitz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span>-<span word="blocks">blocks</span>, <span word="piecing">piecing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="originals">originals</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="familiars">familiars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span>: <span word="Lestrade">Lestrade</span>, <span word="Wiggins">Wiggins</span>, <span word="Moriarty">Moriarty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 221<span word="b">b</span> <span word="Baker">Baker</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="fogs">fogs</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contemplated">contemplated</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="chronicling">chronicling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Holmess">Holmess</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="Watson">Watson</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="unaccustomedly">unaccustomedly</span> <span word="wistful">wistful</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>-<span word="holed">holed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="typos">typos</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Horowitz">Horowitz</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="panache">panache</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fielding">Fielding</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="Harbach">Harbach</span> . <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>, <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="Set">Set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="revolves">revolves</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complexities">complexities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="shortstop">shortstop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="afflicted">afflicted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="block">block</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unravel">unravel</span>. <span word="Harbachs">Harbachs</span> <span word="prose">prose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> 500 <span word="pages">pages</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="immerses">immerses</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="imaginary">imaginary</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>, <span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="nostalgia">nostalgia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="SHORT">SHORT</span> <span word="STORIES">STORIES</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Millhauser">Millhauser</span> . <span word="Millhauser">Millhauser</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pulitzer">Pulitzer</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>-<span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surreal">surreal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncanny">uncanny</span>, <span word="blooming">blooming</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fringes">fringes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="growths">growths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mold">mold</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="narrated">narrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ghost">ghost</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="yearning">yearning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="companionship">companionship</span>, <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Illusionist">Illusionist</span>, <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magician">magician</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="illusions">illusions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span>, <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="illusory">illusory</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="seduces">seduces</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="enslaves">enslaves</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="Behind">Behind</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="courteous">courteous</span> <span word="prose">prose</span>, <span word="Millhauser">Millhauser</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>-<span word="pedalling">pedalling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="FINANCE">FINANCE</span> <span word="Boomerang">Boomerang</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> . <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Short">Short</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="passions">passions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="folly">folly</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hilarious">hilarious</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span>-<span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gorged">gorged</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="grossly">grossly</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>. <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grips">grips</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="gallery">gallery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bizarre">bizarre</span> <span word="vignettes">vignettes</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Icelands">Icelands</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="holed">holed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="poems">poems</span>; <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Irelands">Irelands</span> <span word="Bertie">Bertie</span> <span word="Ahern">Ahern</span> <span word="exclaiming">exclaiming</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lehmans">Lehmans</span>, <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="testicles">testicles</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>! <span word="MEMOIRS">MEMOIRS</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Nights">Nights</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="Didion">Didion</span> . <span word="What">What</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span>, <span word="Euripides">Euripides</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>? <span word="Joan">Joan</span> <span word="Didions">Didions</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Quintana">Quintana</span> <span word="Roo">Roo</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Didions">Didions</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="Dunne">Dunne</span>, <span word="mourned">mourned</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="memorably">memorably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Magical">Magical</span> <span word="Thinking">Thinking</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="forensically">forensically</span> <span word="examined">examined</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="tinged">tinged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span>. <span word="Quintana">Quintana</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="connected">connected</span>? <span word="Didions">Didions</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="worldfabrics">worldfabrics</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flowersassumes">flowersassumes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="poignancy">poignancy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="contemplates">contemplates</span> <span word="oblivion">oblivion</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="Normal">Normal</span>? <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jeanette">Jeanette</span> <span word="Winterson">Winterson</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Wintersons">Wintersons</span> <span word="adoptive">adoptive</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>. <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Winterson">Winterson</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="chillingly">chillingly</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="artful">artful</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span>, <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="appalling">appalling</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frugal">frugal</span>, <span word="religiose">religiose</span> <span word="tyrant">tyrant</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dispensed">dispensed</span> <span word="End">End</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="commandments">commandments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hoarded">hoarded</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="china">china</span>. <span word="Jeanette">Jeanette</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="Janet">Janet</span>, <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="invented">invented</span>, <span word="racked">racked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rage">rage</span>, <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="loving">loving</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="away">away</span>? <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Winterson">Winterson</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="brokenness">brokenness</span>? <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tentative">tentative</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span>, <span word="funny">funny</span>, <span word="harrowing">harrowing</span>.</p>
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