2021年高考英语天津卷阅读理解讲解

　　About five weeks ago, I noticed the skin of our pet lizard was growing dusty.

　　大约五周前，我注意到我们的宠物蜥蜴的皮肤上布满了灰尘。

　　It worried me.

　　这让担心我。

　　I reported the strange surface on the skin of the lizard to my husband and children the next morning.

　　第二天早上，我向我的丈夫和孩子们报告了蜥蜴皮肤上奇怪的表面。

　　Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it.

　　几秒钟后，我们的蜥蜴从它的水箱里出来，它的旧皮肤在它后面流动。

　　I didn't think about it much until a morning last week when I knocked my favorite teapot off the table.

　　我并没有想太多，直到上周的一个早晨，我把我最喜欢的茶壶从桌上碰掉了。

　　It burst into hundreds of pieces.

　　它摔成几百块碎片。

　　As I swept up the mess, I wondered why we had been breaking so many things over the months.

　　当我收拾残局的时候，我在想为什么这几个月来我们打碎了那么多东西。

　　The destruction started three months ago.

　　破坏开始于三个月前。

　　It was my husband's birthday.

　　那天是我丈夫的生日。

　　He had just lost his job.

　　他刚丢了工作。

　　The uncertainty was starting to wear on us, so I wanted to do something special.

　　这种不确定性开始笼罩着我们，所以我想做一些特别的事情。

　　“Let's make a cake for Dad!”

　　“我们给爸爸做个蛋糕吧!”

　　I cried.

　　我哭了。

　　My kids screamed with joy.

　　我的孩子们高兴得尖叫起来。

　　We baked, iced and sprinkled for most of the day.

　　一天的大部分时间里，我们烤、冰、撒。

　　Candles on the cake!

　　在蛋糕上点蜡烛!

　　Balloons on the walls!

　　墙上的气球!

　　Flowers on the table!

　　桌子上有花!

　　Two hours before my husband came back home from another job interview, my daughter climbed up to grab a glass vase from a high shelf.

　　在丈夫参加另一份工作面试，回家的前两个小时，女儿爬上梯子，从高高的架子上抓起一个玻璃花瓶。

　　It fell and crashed beside the cake.

　　花瓶掉在蛋糕旁边摔碎了。

　　Tiny pieces of glass were everywhere.

　　玻璃碎片到处都是。

　　She sobbed loudly as I threw the cake away.

　　我把蛋糕扔掉时，她大声地抽泣起来。

　　My husband had banana pudding for his birthday.

　　我丈夫过生日吃了香蕉布丁。

　　Three days ago, the light in our living room suddenly went out.

　　三天前，我们客厅的灯突然熄灭了。

　　After several frustrating hours of unsuccessful attempts to fix it, my husband suggested watching the Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance.

　　在几个小时的失败尝试后，我丈夫建议我去看迈克尔·乔丹的纪录片《最后的舞蹈》。

　　The poignancy of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball and what had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise.

　　乔丹从他心爱的篮球退役去打棒球的辛酸，以及促使他做出如此艰难的决定的原因，让我感到惊讶。

　　As I watched him take off his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had.

　　当我看着他脱下篮球服换上棒球服时，我看到他留下了那层不再适合他的衣服，就像我们的蜥蜴一样。

　　Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them.

　　他们都没有选择那个改变了他们的时刻。

　　But they had to live with who they were after everything was different.

　　但在一切都变了之后，他们不得不接受自己。

　　Just like us.

　　就像我们一样。

　　I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind.

　　我意识到我们必须学会放下过去。

　　Humans do not shed skin as easily as other animals.

　　人类不像其他动物那样容易蜕皮。

　　The beginning of change is upsetting.

　　变化一开始令人不安。

　　The process is tiring.

　　这个过程很累人。

　　

　　Damage changes us before we are ready.

　　伤害会在我们准备好之前改变我们。

　　I see our lizard, raw and nearly new.

　　我看到了我们的蜥蜴，天然的，几乎是新的。

　　Jordan said that no matter how it ends, it starts with hope.

　　约旦说，无论结局如何，都从希望开始。

　　With our tender, hopeful skin, that is where we begin.

　　带着我们柔嫩，充满希望的外壳，这就是我们开始的地方。

　　40. What can we learn about the pet lizard from Paragraph 1?

　　A. Its tank grew dirty. B. Its old skin came off.

　　C. It got a skin disease. D. It went missing.

　　41. Why did the author's husband have banana pudding for his birthday?

　　A. The birthday cake was ruined. B. The author made good puddings.

　　C. Pudding was his favorite dessert. D. They couldn't afford a birthday cake.

　　42. Why does the author mention The Last Dance in the passage?

　　A. To prove a theory. B. To define a concept.

　　C. To develop the theme. D. To provide the background.

　　43. The underlined part "leaving behind the layer" in Paragraph 8 can be understood as .

　　A. letting go of the past B. looking for a new job

　　C. getting rid of a bad habit D. giving up an opportunity

　　44. What does the author most likely want to tell us?

　　A. Love of family helps us survive great hardships. B. It's not the end of the world if we break things.

　　C. We should move on no matter what happens. D. Past experiences should be treasured.

　　【答案】40. B 41. A 42. C 43. A 44. C

　　【解析】

　　【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了作者的丈夫刚刚丢了工作，这种不确定性开始影响到家人，直到作者看到家里的宠物蜥蜴换皮和观看了Michael Jordan的纪录片《最后的舞蹈》后，领悟到我们必须学会把过去抛在脑后，像蜥蜴一样，用我们柔嫩、充满希望的皮肤，作为人生的起点。

　　【40题详解】

　　细节理解题。根据第一段中“I reported the strange surface on the skin of the lizard to my husband and children the next morning. Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it.(第二天早上，我向丈夫和孩子们报告了蜥蜴皮肤上奇怪的表面。几秒钟后，我们的蜥蜴从水箱里出来，旧皮肤蜕了下来)”可知，宠物蜥蜴旧的皮肤脱落了。故选B。

　　【41题详解】

　　细节理解题。根据第六段“Two hours before my husband came back home from another job interview, my daughter climbed up to grab a glass vase from a high shelf. It fell and crashed beside the cake. Tiny pieces of glass were everywhere. She sobbed loudly as I threw the cake away. My husband had banana pudding for his birthday.(就在我丈夫参加另一场工作面试回家前两个小时，我女儿爬到一个高高的架子上，抓起一个玻璃花瓶。它掉下来摔碎在蛋糕旁边。到处都是细小的玻璃碎片。我把蛋糕扔掉时，她大声抽泣。我丈夫生日吃了香蕉布丁)”可知，作者的丈夫过生日吃了香蕉布丁是因为生日蛋糕毁了。故选A。

　　【42题详解】

　　推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“The poignancy of Jordan retiring from his beloved basketball to play baseball and what had pushed him to make such a tough decision took me by surprise. As I watched him take off his basketball uniform and replace it with a baseball uniform, I saw him leaving behind the layer that no longer served him, just as our lizard had. Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them. But they had to live with who they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind.( Jordan从心爱的篮球退役，转而打棒球，这是多么令人痛心的事情，是什么促使他做出如此艰难的决定，让我感到惊讶。当我看着他脱下篮球服，换上棒球服时，我看到他脱下了那层不再适合他的衣服，就像我们的蜥蜴一样。他们都没有选择那个改变了他们的时刻。但他们必须和自己生活在一起因为一切都变了。就像我们一样。我意识到我们必须学会把过去抛在脑后)”以及最后一段“Jordan said that no matter how it ends, it starts with hope. With our tender, hopeful skin, that is where we begin.( Jordan说，不管结局如何，都是以希望开始的。用我们柔嫩、充满希望的皮肤，那是我们的起点)”可推知，作者在文章中提到The Last Dance是为了展开文章关于放手过去，重新开始的主题。故选C。

　　【43题详解】

　　词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“Neither of them chose the moment that had transformed them. But they had to live with who they were after everything was different. Just like us. I realized that we have to learn to leave the past behind.(他们都没有选择那个改变了他们的时刻。但他们必须和自己生活在一起因为一切都变了。就像我们一样。我意识到我们必须学会把过去抛在脑后)”可知，作者看着乔丹脱下篮球服，换上棒球服时，意识到看到他放开了过去，把过去抛在脑后了。即画线词意思是“放开过去”。故选A。

　　【44题详解】

　　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Humans do not shed skin as easily as other animals. The beginning of change is upsetting. The process is tiring. Damage changes us before we are ready. I see our lizard, raw and nearly new.(人类不像其他动物那样容易蜕皮。变革的开始令人不安。这个过程很累人。伤害在我们准备好之前就改变了我们。我看到了我们生嫩的、几乎是全新的蜥蜴)”以及最后一段“Jordan said that no matter how it ends, it starts with hope. With our tender, hopeful skin, that is where we begin.( Jordan说，不管结局如何，都是以希望开始的。用我们柔嫩、充满希望的皮肤，那是我们的起点)”可推知，作者最有可能想告诉我们无论发生什么，我们都应该继续前进。故选C。

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