2017届高考英语二轮复习课件：《时闻型阅读理解》

　　返回目录 专题二十　时闻型阅读理解 新 题 预 测 8．B　推理判断题。根据最后一段“The submarine takes six times longer to cover the same area as the pinger locator, and will need about six weeks to two months to examine the present underwater zone.”可知，潜航器比定位器要多花六倍的时间覆盖检查相同的地方，并且需要六周到两个月的时间检测水下区域。这说明潜航器航行地非常慢，而最后一段说明信号来自水下4500米深的地方，所以要花很久的时间，故选B项。 返回目录 　 教师备用习题 The television news feature about Ben Heckmann, an eighth grader from Farmington, Minn, was breathless in its praise.“At 14, he has accomplished something many adults can't achieve，” the reporter said, “Ben is a twice­published author.” But Ben's two Velvet Black books, describing a fictional rock band, were not picked from a pile of manuscripts(手稿) by an eagle­eyed publisher. They were self­published, at the cost of $400 by Ben's parents. 返回目录 　 教师备用习题 Over the past five years, print­on­demand technology and a growing number of self­publishing companies whose books can be sold online have inspired writers of all ages to avoid the traditional gatekeeping system for determining who could call himself a “published author”． 返回目录 　 教师备用习题 The mothers and fathers who foot the bill say they are simply trying to encourage their children, in the same way that other parents buy equipment for a promising baseball player. But others see self­publishing as a lost opportunity to teach children about hardship and perseverance. Mr Robbins, a critic, thinks it is wonderful to start writing at a young age, but worries self­publishing sends the wrong message.“There are no prodigies(神童) in literature，”he said.“Literature requires experience, in a way that mathematics and music do not.” 返回目录 　 教师备用习题 Alan Rinzler, a publishing industry veteran, suggested parents hire a professional editor like him to work with their children to tear a manuscript apart and help make a better. Ben's father, Ken, said Ben's ambitions “weren't to knock Harry Potter off the list”， but “to get that good feeling inside that he has done something”． 返回目录 　 教师备用习题 Ajla Dizdarevic, 12, who has self­published two books of poetry, has been on television and in local newspapers.“Being a published author，”