北京2021高考D篇阅读分析与解析 讲义.docxVIP

北京2021高考D篇阅读分析与解析 讲义 一篇文章的难或易取决于其所要传达的事物，现象，主旨或思想的鲜见和显见。好的文章始终是深奥难懂且发人深省，我们需要一遍又一遍地咀嚼和回味，随作者的笔触而起伏跌宕并从不同的角度生发更高层次的认识。本文便如此。 ? Early fifth-century philosopher St. Augustine famously wrote that he knew what time was unless someone asked him. Albert Einstein added another wrinkle when he theorized that time varies depending on where you measure it. Today’s state-of-the-art atomic (原子的) clocks have proven Einstein right. Even advanced physics can’t decisively tell us what timeis, because the answer depends on the question you’re asking. ? 从St. Augustine到Albert Einstein，作者旨在说明what time is depends on the question you’re asking。没有了惯常的开门见山的打法，大家要紧随作者的拳路。 ? Forget about time as an absolute. What if, instead of considering time in terms of astronomy, we related time to ecology? What if we allowed environmental conditions to set the tempo (节奏) of human life?We’re increasingly aware of the fact that we can’t control Earth systems with engineering alone, and realizing that we need to moderate (调节) our actions if we hope to live in balance. What if our definition of time reflected that? ? 一句?Forget about time as an absolute，反向得出Time isn’t an absolute。也让读者生疑：where will the author lead us??极具语言张力的三个what if连珠炮似的甩出，既呼应上文what time is depends on the question you’re asking又表达了自己的definition of time。也即，his definition of time is related to ecology and reflects that we need to moderate (调节) our actions if we hope to live in balance。 ? Recently, I conceptualized a new approach to timekeeping that’s connected to circumstances on our planet, conditions that might change as a result of global warming. We’re now building a clock at the Anchorage Museum that reflects the total flow of several major Alaskan rivers, which are sensitive to local and global environmental changes. We’ve programmed it to match an atomic clock if the waterways continue to flow at their present rate. If the rivers run faster in the future on average, the clock will get ahead of standard time. If they run slower, you’ll