2011年江苏省中考英语阅读理解试题精析.docVIP

2011年江苏省中考英语阅读理解试题精析当前，在各级别、各类型的英语测试中，阅读理解都占有相当大的比重。从试题形式看，除了客观选择型的阅读理解题，很多地区的中考试题中增加了任务型阅读。了解阅读理解试题的呈现形式、能力要求和命题特点，对更好地完成考试任务、提高阅读理解成绩有很大帮助。 一、 总体评析 2011年全省各市中考英语试卷阅读理解试题的设计科学、合理，除考查学生把握语篇结构的能力外，还考查考生语言运用能力、阅读策略以及社会文化意识。具体表现为以下特点： 1. 阅读材料的体裁、题材丰富，适当配图，呈现方式活泼。语言素材真实、地道，注重选取与社会实际、考生生活有联系的材料，体现时代性、教育性和人文性。 2. 突出考查考生对文章语篇、语段的整体理解，直接获取信息的题量在减少，深层理解的题量在增加，适度考查了考生综合分析与判断的能力。 3. 试题的呈现形式多样，采用客观选择题和完成任务相结合的方式，考查考生提取直接与间接信息的能力以及整合信息并准确表述的能力。 4. 阅读的语篇渐长、渐难，在注重考查考生阅读技能的掌握与运用的同时，也突出考查考生阅读的速度和准确度。 二、 试题简析 例1 （2011无锡市）（保留原题号） Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and he told her all about the trip. Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris? Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant. Reporter: What did you do next? Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didnt know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant. Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant? Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6,000 dollars. Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey? Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1,200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey. Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey? Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heav