2026年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解组合练（十）3阅读＋1七选五.pdfVIP

组合练十（）3阅读+1七选五

I.阅读理解

2（024•湖北省部分重点中学高三第二次联考）Manyconceptsthatarecentraltothehumanexperience

areabstract,suchasrelationships,ideas,andtime-thingswecantdirectlyseeortouch.Wecommonly

useconcretelanguagetotalkandthinkaboutthesethings,otenthroughmetaphors.

Usingmetaphorsisarmorethanapoeticdeviceoactualstatements.AstudyconductedatPurchase

Collegeoundthatmetaphorscanramepeoplesperspectives,thusshapingtheirreasoningandsubsequent

actions.Forexample,describingtheeorttostopclimatechangeasa“war”ratherthana“racecaused

peopletoeelmoreurgencyaboutreducingemissions.

Anotherexampleisthelightbulbmetaphorcommonlyusedtodescribenewideas,suggestingthatnew

thoughtsappearsuddenlylikealightswitchbeingturnedon.However,thismetaphorimpliesthatnewideas

comeeortlesslyandareaccessibleonlytoaselectewgeniuses,suchasIsaacNewton,whosupposedly

developedhistheoryogravityromasuddeninsightaboutaallingapple.Itmayleadpeopletoquestion

theircapabilitytogeneratenewideas,andasabehavioralconsequence,peoplemayunderestimatetherole

ohardworkandcontinuouslearninginbringingaboutchange.

Analternativewaytodescribeideasisbycomparingnewthoughtstoseedsthatallonertileground

andicaredor,willgrowanddevelopovertime.Dierentromthelightbulbmetaphor,theseedmetaphor

impliesanunderstandingthatgeneratingnewideasisalaboriousprocess,whichrequirestimeandeort.It

alsosuggeststhatanybodycanbethecultivatoroideasaslongastheyputtheirmindtoit.

Thesubtleeectsometaphorsshowhowpowerullanguagecanbe,eventhoughweotendontrealize

it.Whodhavethoughtasimpleuseoalightbulbmetaphorcould