2025屆高考英語二輪復(fù)習之閱讀理解“典型技巧”高效練典型技巧07文章特點與意圖推理含解析

典型技巧07文章特點與意圖推理【考情角度】考情分析抒情類記敘文在敘述的過程中蘊含著某種情感，無論友情或關(guān)愛都體現(xiàn)了正能量。敘事是一種手段，抒情才是目的?？疾榻嵌瘸？疾榧毼h(huán)節(jié)理解題、隱含推斷題，間或考查寫作意圖題?！菊骖}再現(xiàn)】(2024·全國卷Ⅱ·B)主題語境：人際溝通eq\o(IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,\s\do14(時間1))，whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn'twantmeforthefilm—itwantedsomebodyaswell-knownasPaul—heeq\a\vs4\al(stoodupfor)me.Idon'tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingeq\o(fouryearslater,\s\do14(時間2))haditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewereeq\a\vs4\al(respectfulof)craft(技藝)andfocusedoneq\a\vs4\al(digginginto)thecharactersweweregoingtoplay.Bothofushadthequalitiesandeq\a\vs4\al(virtues)thataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother—butalwayswithaneq\a\vs4\al(underlying)affection.Thosewerealsoatthecore(核心)ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthebeliefthatifyou'refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback—hewithhisNewman'sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn'tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachothereq\a\vs4\al(financially)andbyeq\o(showingup,\s\do14(時間3))atevents.eq\o(Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.,\s\do14(時間4))He'dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn'ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn'tneedalotofwords.1.Whywasthestudioeq\a\vs4\al(unwillingtogivetheroletotheauthoratfirst)？A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn'tlikehisagent.C.Hewasn'tfamousenough.D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.2.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhaveaeq\a\vs4\al(lastingfriendship)？A.Theywereofthesameage. B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.C.Theywerebothgoodactors. D.Theyhadsimilarcharacteristics.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?A.Theirbelief. B.Theircareforchildren.C.Theirsuccess. D.Theirsupportforeachother.4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toshowhisloveoffilms. B.Torememberafriend.C.Tointroduceanewmovie. D.Tosharehisactingexperience.答案與解析：1.C2.D3.A4.B1.由題干關(guān)鍵詞定位到“時間1”所在第1段，由特別符號“——”之間的wantedsomebodyaswell-knownasPaul可知答案，同時留意同義轉(zhuǎn)換。2.由題干關(guān)鍵詞lastingfriendship可知，此處是友情的升華，由其次段最終兩句可知，他們有著共同的品質(zhì)。3.sharing的賓語與該段首句中的賓語相同。4.由該記敘文的時間發(fā)展依次和情感依次可推斷文章是在回憶一個摯友?！炯记舍屃x】依據(jù)文體特點和主旨推意圖情感1：初見之拔刀相助didn'twantme→hestoodupforme情感2：共同的愛好和信念促進兩人之間的深厚友情和相互支持Bothofushadthequalitiesandvirtues...sharedthebeliefthat...supportedeachother(可解第2題)情感3：感情升華——雖話少但賽過千言萬語【詞匯積累】virtuen.美德，優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)，優(yōu)點underlyingadj.根本的respectfuladj.有禮貌的financiallyadv.財政上standupfor支持；維護diginto鉆研berespectfulof敬重【技巧演練】（建議用時：45分鐘）1PeopleclimbingMountEverestaretwotimesaslikelytoreachthetopandlesslikelytodieontheclimbthan20yearsago,anewstudyfinds.Everest,highintheHimalayans,isthetallestmountainabovesealevelonEarth.Itreaches8,848metersintothesky.Between2006and2024,aroundtwothirdsofclimbersweresuccessfulintheirattempttoreachthetop.Inthe15yearsbeforethat,onlyaboutone-thirdwentallthewaytothetop.ThenumberofattemptstoreachthetopofEveresthasrisensharplyovertheyears,leadingtoa300percentincreaseinovercrowding.In2024,955climberstriedtoreachthemountaintop.Only222peopledidsoin2000.ThestudynotedthatonasingledayinMayoflastyear,396climbershadgatheredatthenarrowpathjustbelowthetop.Thearea,knownasthe“deathzone,”issonarrowthatonlyasmallnumberofclimberscanpassthrough,onedirectlybehindanother.NineclimbersdiedonEverestinMay2024.ItwasthedeadliestEverestclimbingseasonsince2015whenanearthquakekilledatleast18peopleonthemountain.Apictureofclimberswaitingtheirturntogoupanddownthroughthedeathzonebecamefamousasitwassharedonline.Yetresearcherssaythecrowdswerenotthemainreasonforthedeathslastyear.“Surprisinglycrowdinghasnoevidenteffectonsuccessordeath”ofEverestclimbers,thestudysaid.However,overcrowdingdoesmaketheclimbmoredangerous.“Ifcrowdingslowsclimbers(asisexpected),thisincreasestheirexposuretotheelements,whichshouldincreaseriskofanaccidentorillness,”saidRaymondB.Huey,leadwriterofthereport.Anunexpectedstorm,earthquake,orlandslidecouldbedisastrous,hetoldReutersbyemail.Climbershaveexpressedconcernthatwasgivinganyonewillingtopaythegovernment$11,000permissiontoclimbEverest.Nepalplanstochangeitspolicytorequireclimberstouseguides,andmeetphysicalfitnessandexperiencequalifications,saidtourismdepartmentofficialMiraAcharya.Nepaltemporarilycloseditsmountainstoclimbersbecauseofthecoronavirushealthcrisis.Nowtheyareopenagain.However,AcharyanotedthatflightsintoandwithinNepalhavenotrestarted.Morethan6,000peoplehaveclimbedMountEverestsince1953,whenNewZealanderEdmundHillaryandSherpaTenzingNorgaybecamethefirstclimbersknowntoreachthetop.Atleast311climbershavediedtrying.1.Supposing900peopletookpartintheclimbingMountEverestbetween1990and2005,howmanyofthemreachedthetop?A.300. B.400. C.500. D.6002.Whydoesovercrowdingmaketheclimbingmoredangerous?A.Becauseitsurprisinglyleadstodeathforthoseclimbers.B.Becauseitstoppedtheclimbersfromreachingthetopattheareacalled“deathzone”.C.Becauseitexposesclimberstoincreasingriskofanaccidentorillness.D.Becauseitgetsclimbersstrandedin“deathzone”andunabletogetfurthersupplies.3.Accordingtothereport,whatisthepossiblereasonforovercrowding?A.MorepeoplewanttoexperiencetheclimbingtothetopofMountEverest.B.Apictureofclimberswaitingtoreachthetopinspiresmorepeopletogiveitatry.C.Nepalgovernmentgivesclimberspermissionwithoutrestrictions.D.MorepeoplewanttoclimbtheMountEverestbeforeNepaltakesrestrictions.4.Whatisthegeneralideaofthispassage?A.ClimbersaremorelikelytolosetheirlivesbeforeReachingTopofMountEverest.B.MoreclimbersneedtobetrainedbeforeclimbingMountEverest.C.Enoughexperienceinclimbingmountainsmatterssomuch.D.ClimbersaretwiceaslikelytoreachtopofMountEverestthaninPast.【答案】1.A2.C3.C4.D【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章主要講解并描述目前攀登珠穆朗瑪峰的人登頂?shù)目赡苄允?0年前的兩倍，在攀登過程中死亡的可能性也比20年前少了一倍。并簡要介紹了導(dǎo)致登山者死亡或患病的緣由。1.細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段“Between2006and2024,aroundtwothirdsofclimbersweresuccessfulintheirattempttoreachthetop.Inthe15yearsbeforethat,onlyaboutone-thirdwentallthewaytothetop.（在2006年至2024年間，大約三分之二的登山者成功登頂。在那之前的15年里，只有大約三分之一的人登頂。）”可知，在1991年到2004期間只有1/3的人登頂成功。由此可推知，假如1990年到2005年有900人登珠峰，那么登頂?shù)娜藬?shù)為：900×1/3=300人。故選A。2.細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)第五段““Ifcrowdingslowsclimbers(asisexpected),thisincreasestheirexposuretotheelements,whichshouldincreaseriskofanaccidentorillness,（假如擁擠減緩登山者的速度(正如預(yù)期的那樣)，就會增加他們暴露在自然環(huán)境中的機會，這就會增加發(fā)生事故或患病的風險。）”可知，因為過度擁擠會增加登山者發(fā)生事故或患病的風險，所以這會讓登山變得更困難。故選C。3.推理推斷題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段“Climbershaveexpressedconcernthatwasgivinganyonewillingtopaythegovernment$11,000permissiontoclimbEverest.（登山者們表示擔憂，任何情愿向政府支付1.1萬美元的人都可以攀登珠穆朗瑪峰。）”可推知，尼泊爾政府賜予登山者無限制的許可，這可能是導(dǎo)致登山擁擠的緣由。故選C。4.主旨大意題。閱讀文章，并依據(jù)第一段“PeopleclimbingMountEverestaretwotimesaslikelytoreachthetopandlesslikelytodieontheclimbthan20yearsago,anewstudyfinds.（一項新的探討發(fā)覺，攀登珠穆朗瑪峰的人登頂?shù)目赡苄允?0年前的兩倍，在攀登過程中死亡的可能性也比20年前少了一倍。）”可知，本文主要講解并描述登山者登上珠穆朗瑪峰的可能性是過去的兩倍。故選D。2Thesemi-finalsfortheLeagueofLegends(LOL)WorldChampionship2024endedonSundaywithChineseteamSuningfinallydefeatinganotherChineseteamTopEsportstoearnatickettothefinalagainstDamwonGamingfromSouthKorea.TheresulthascapturedtheattentionofChinesenetizens,showingthehugeinfluenceofesportsinChina.Severalhashtagssuchas“LOLWorldssemi-finals”and“Suninggetstothefinal”haveearnedmorethanabillionviewsonChina’sTwitter-likeSinaWeiboasofMonday.TopEsportswasoneoffavoritestowininthesemi-finals,whileSuningwascommonlyseenasaloser,butthelatterfinallybrokethroughtowin3-1.Afterthegame,onememberofthedefeatedteam,Karsa,shedtearsattheevent,whichquicklybecameahottopiconSinaWeibo.InamessagepostedtoSinaWeiboafterthecompetition,TopEsportssaidthattheyregretnotmakingittothefinalandthattheyfeltsorryfortheirfans,“butourpursuitofvictorywillneverstop.Wewillcarryonwiththisregret.”Insteadofblamingthemfortheirfailure,mostnetizensencouragedthemtotryagainin2024.WhilemanymediaoutletsarecallingSuning’swinasurprise,butacommentatorforanesportsteambasedinShanghaisurnamedZhangtoldtheGlobalTimesonMondaythattheresultisnotsurprising.“AfterTopEsportsbarelydefeatedFnaticwitha3-2score,Ifeltthattheentireteam,exceptforKarsa,performedworsethanbefore.ThemiddlelaneandbottomlaneoftheteamwereofflinewhenplayingagainstSuninganddidnotplaytotheirusuallevel,”Zhangsaid.HepraisedSuning,sayingtheirskillswereimproving,“buttheteamstillhasagapwithDamwonGaming.Ihopetheycanloseasgloriouslyaspossible.”Suning,whichwasformedbyChinesecommercialretailenterpriseSuning,alsopostedonSinaWeiboonSundaytothankeveryonewhosupportedtheteam,sayingthattheywilltrytheirbesttoguardthegloryoftheLeagueofLegendsProLeague.Li,aSuningfanlivinginShanghai,wasgladtoseetheteamshesupportswin.“TheteamhasconstantlygrownduringtheWorldsthisyear,althoughallmembersoftheteamarefreshmen,”shesaid.LiwasalsoalittleregretfulforTopEsportsastheteamistheonlyonethathasallChinesemembers.“Makingtheimpossiblepossiblethroughhardworkisthecharmofesports.Ithinkitisfullofpassion,”Lisaid,explainingwhyshelovesesports.5.WhichteamistheChineseteamSuningreadytofightagainstnext?A.LeagueofLegends B.TopEsportsC.DamwonGaming D.Fnatic6.WhatdidMr.Zhang,thecommentator,thinkofthefailureofTopEsports?A.HethoughtthattherewasstillagapbetweenTopEsportsandDamwonGaming.B.Hethoughtthattheresultwasnotbeyondhisexpectation.C.Hebelievedthateveryoneoftheteamhadperformedworsethaneverbefore.D.HebelievedthatSunning’swinningwasjustaluckything.7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheteamSuningiscorrect?A.TheteamistofightagainstDamwonGamingfromSouthKoreainthesemi-final.B.Theteamisfinancedbyacommercialretailenterprise.C.TheteamconsistsofallChinesemembers.D.TheteamisnowequivalenttoDamwonGaming.【答案】5.C6.B7.B【分析】這是一篇新聞報道。2024年英雄聯(lián)盟世界錦標賽半決賽在周日結(jié)束，中國戰(zhàn)隊蘇寧隊最終擊敗了另一支中國戰(zhàn)隊TopEsports，獲得了與韓國DamwonGaming的決賽門票。文章主要介紹了蘇寧隊在此次競賽中的表現(xiàn)以及人們對它獲勝的一些看法。5.細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中“Thesemi-finalsfortheLeagueofLegends(LOL)WorldChampionship2024endedonSundaywithChineseteamSuningfinallydefeatinganotherChineseteamTopEsportstoearnatickettothefinalagainstDamwonGamingfromSouthKorea.(2024年英雄聯(lián)盟世界錦標賽半決賽在周日結(jié)束，中國戰(zhàn)隊蘇寧最終擊敗了另一支中國戰(zhàn)隊TopEsports，獲得了與韓國DamwonGaming的決賽門票)”可知，蘇寧接下來打算對陣的是DamwonGaming。故選C。6.推理推斷題。依據(jù)第七段“WhilemanymediaoutletsarecallingSuning’swinasurprise,butacommentatorforanesportsteambasedinShanghaisurnamedZhangtoldtheGlobalTimesonMondaythattheresultisnotsurprising.(盡管很多媒體都稱蘇寧的成功是個驚喜，但上海某電競團隊的一名張姓評論員周一告知《環(huán)球時報》，這個結(jié)果并不令人驚異)”以及第八段““AfterTopEsportsbarelydefeatedFnaticwitha3-2score,Ifeltthattheentireteam,exceptforKarsa,performedworsethanbefore.ThemiddlelaneandbottomlaneoftheteamwereofflinewhenplayingagainstSuninganddidnotplaytotheirusuallevel,”Zhangsaid.("在TopEsports以3-2的比分牽強擊敗Fnatic之后，我覺得除了Karsa之外，整個隊伍的表現(xiàn)比之前更差。與蘇寧競賽時，隊伍的中線和下線都出現(xiàn)了脫線的狀況，沒有發(fā)揮出平常的水平。"張說)”可知，評論員張先生對TopEsports失敗的看法是他認為結(jié)果沒有超出他的預(yù)料。故選B。7.細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)第五段“Suning,whichwasformedbyChinesecommercialretailenterpriseSuning,alsopostedonSinaWeiboonSundaytothankeveryonewhosupportedtheteam,sayingthattheywilltrytheirbesttoguardthegloryoftheLeagueofLegendsProLeague.(周日，由中國商業(yè)零售企業(yè)蘇寧集團成立的蘇寧團隊也在新浪微博上發(fā)帖，感謝支持該團隊的全部人，稱他們將盡最大努力捍衛(wèi)英雄聯(lián)盟職業(yè)聯(lián)賽的榮譽)”可知，關(guān)于蘇寧團隊的陳述中，B選項“團隊由一家商業(yè)零售企業(yè)資助”正確。故選B。3Anewstudysuggestsdrinkingcoffeeassoonassomeonewakesupfromapoornight'ssleepgreatlyaffectsmetabolism(新陳代謝)andbloodsugarcontrol.Inthestudy,publishedintheBritishJournalofNutrition,UKresearcherslet29healthymenandwomentakepartinthreedifferentovernightexperiments.Inthefirsttwoscenes,participantsweregivenasugarydrinkuponwaking-firstfromanormalnight'ssleep,andthenagainafterapoornight'ssleepduringwhichtheywerewokenupforfiveminuteseveryhour.Inthethird,theirsleepwassimilarlydisrupted,buttheyweregivenastrongblackcoffee30minutesbeforeconsumingthesugarydrink.Bloodsamplesfromparticipantsweretakenfollowingthesugarydrink,whichmirroredthecaloriesofatypicalbreakfast,ineachexperiment.Resultsshowedthatonenightofdisruptedsleepdidnotworsentheparticipants'bloodsugarresponsesatbreakfastwhencomparedtoanormalnightofsleep.However,strongblackcoffeeconsumedbeforebreakfastin-creasedthebloodsugarresponsebyaround50percent.Bydrinkingsuchkindofdrinkafterbreakfast,UKresearchersfoundthatourbodies'abilitytobreakdownourfoodhealthilyiscompletelyimproved.Examiningtheeffectsofbro-kensleepand.morningcoffeeacrossarangeofdifferentmetabolicmarkers,scientistsattheUniversityofBathfoundthat,whileonenightofpoorsleephadalimitedeffectonmetabolism,drinkingcoffeebeforebreakfastcouldhaveanegativeeffectonbloodsugarcontrol.“Weknowthatnearlyhalfofuswillwakeinthemorningand,beforedoinganythingelse,drinkcoffee—themoretiredwefeel,thestrongerthecoffeeis.Thisstudyisimportantandhasfar-reachinghealthinfluences,anditindeedmovessomecoffeedrinkers'heartstrings.Asuptonowwehavehadlimitedknowledgeaboutwhatthisisdoingtoourbodies,inparticularforourmetabolicandbloodsugarcontrol,sowehavealongwaytogo.”saidProfessorJamesBetts,co-directoroftheCentreforNutrition,ExerciseandMetabolismattheUniversityofBath.8.HowdidUKresearchersgettheresultoftheexperiment?A.Byassumption. B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byquestionnaire. D.Byconsultingjournals.9.Whatcanwelearnfromtheexperiment?A.Onenightofpoorsleepsurelyaffectsbloodsugar.B.Drinkingcoffeeafterbreakfastdoesharmtohealth.C.Havingstrongdrinkshasagoodeffectonmetabolism.D.Drinkingcoffeeatdifferenttimehasdifferenteffectsonhealth.10.WhatdoesJamesBettsthinkofthestudy?A.Itmakesnosense. B.Itislimitedandblind.C.Itremainstobecontinued. D.Itisparticularandexplicit.11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.How.MuchCoffeetoDrinkMattersB.DoesCoffeeReallyWakeUpanAppetite?C.DrinkingCoffeebeforeBreakfastHarmsMetabolismD.HowDoesDrinkingBlackCoffeeAffectPeople'sSleep?【答案】8.B9.D10.C11.C【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章講解并描述了一項探討，探討發(fā)覺早餐前喝咖啡會損害新陳代謝，尤其是血糖水平。8.推理推斷題。由其次段中的“Inthestudy,publishedintheBritishJournalofNutrition,UKresearcherslet29healthymenandwomentakepartinthreedifferentovernightexperiments.Inthefirsttwoscenes,participantsweregivenasugarydrinkuponwaking-firstfromanormalnight'ssleep,andthenagainafterapoornight'ssleepduringwhichtheywerewokenupforfiveminuteseveryhour.Inthethird,theirsleepwassimilarlydisrupted,buttheyweregivenastrongblackcoffee30minutesbeforeconsumingthesugarydrink.”（在發(fā)表在《英國養(yǎng)分學(xué)雜志》上的探討中，英國探討人員讓29名健康的男性和女性參與了三個不同的通宵試驗。在前兩個場景中，參與者首先從正常的睡眠中醒來，然后在一夜睡眠不好后再喝一杯含糖飲料，在此期間，他們每小時被叫醒五分鐘。在第三組中，他們的睡眠也受到同樣的干擾，但在飲用含糖飲料前30分鐘，給他們一杯濃咖啡。）和第三段中的“Bloodsamplesfromparticipantsweretakenfollowingthesugarydrink,whichmirroredthecaloriesofatypicalbreakfast,ineachexperiment.Resultsshowedthatonenightofdisruptedsleepdidnotworsentheparticipants'bloodsugarresponsesatbreakfastwhencomparedtoanormalnightofsleep.However,strongblackcoffeeconsumedbeforebreakfastin-creasedthebloodsugarresponsebyaround50percent.”（在每個試驗中，受試者的血樣都是在含糖飲料之后采集的，含糖飲料反映了典型早餐的熱量。結(jié)果表明，與正常睡眠相比，一晚睡眠中斷并不會使參與者早餐時的血糖反應(yīng)變差。然而，早餐前喝濃咖啡能使血糖反應(yīng)提高50%左右。），可知英國探討者們讓三組健康的男女參與不同的試驗，然后通過對比參與者血糖的反應(yīng)得出探討結(jié)果。故選B項。9.細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“However,strongblackcoffeeconsumedbeforebreakfastin-creasedthebloodsugarresponsebyaround50percent.”（然而，早餐前喝濃咖啡能使血糖反應(yīng)提高50%左右。）和第四段中的“Bydrinkingsuchkindofdrinkafterbreakfast,UKresearchersfoundthatourbodies'abilitytobreakdownourfoodhealthilyiscompletelyimproved.”（英國探討人員發(fā)覺，通過在早餐后喝咖啡，我們身體健康地分解食物的實力得到了完全提高。），可知試驗證明：在不同時間喝咖啡對健康會產(chǎn)生不同的影響——早餐前喝濃咖啡會使血糖反應(yīng)增加約50%，早餐后喝咖啡會使身體健康分解食物的實力得到提高。故選D項。10.推理推斷題。由最終一段中的“Asuptonowwehavehadlimitedknowledgeaboutwhatthisisdoingtoourbodies,inparticularforourmetabolicandbloodsugarcontrol,sowehavealongwaytogo.”saidProfessorJamesBetts,co-directoroftheCentreforNutrition,ExerciseandMetabolismattheUniversityofBath.”（巴斯高校養(yǎng)分、運動和新陳代謝中心的聯(lián)合主任JamesBetts教授說：“到目前為止，我們對咖啡對我們的身體所起的作用知之甚少，尤其是對于我們的新陳代謝和血糖限制，所以我們還有很長的路要走?！保?，可知JamesBetts認為這項探討仍需接著。故選C項。11.主旨大意題。第一段講“探討表明早餐前喝咖啡會極大地影響新陳代謝和血糖限制”，其次三四段講“英國探討者們讓三組健康的男女參與不同的試驗，然后通過對比參與者血糖的反應(yīng)得出探討結(jié)果：在不同時間喝咖啡對健康會產(chǎn)生不同的影響”，最終一段講“這項探討很重要，但有很長的路要走，仍需接著探討”，可知本文主要講早餐前喝咖啡會損害新陳代謝，尤其是血糖水平。故選C項。4Everydayaroundtheworld,thousandsofpeoplewithlittletonoscholarlytraininginarthistorywalkintomuseums.Theymayormaynotreadnoticeboardsthatsharerelevantinformationoftheartworksorartists.Imagine,beforebeingpermittedtodirecttheireyeballstotheartonthewalls,museumvisitorswererequiredtoreada15-or20introductiontoeachpieceoreachartist.Howmanypeoplewouldgotomuseumsifthatwerethecase?Yetthisseemstobetheexpectationwhenitcomestoreadingclassicliterature.Classicnovelstypicallycomewith15-or20introductions,whichoftenincludespoilers,assumingthatreadersdonotcometoclassicbookstodiscover,beabsorbedin,andbesurprisedbythestoryworld.Also,apparently,wemustn'treadclassicsalone,withoutexpertsguidingourexperiences.However,classicliteratureisinauniquepositiontoshowusthatwe'renotaloneinourpainsandjoys.Bytakingusoutofourtime,classicbooksfreeustoseebeyondthesetofbeliefswesticktoandtoconnecthumanexperiencesthatremainaliveacrosstimeandplace.Whatcouldbemoregrounding,morecomforting,thanseeingourselvesinthebattles,longings,andpleasuresthathaveplayedoutacrosshundreds,thousandsofyearsofhumanhistory?Ourpersonalengagementisthefirststepofalongerjourneyofdiscoverythatdeepensourknowledgeandunderstandingofourselvesandourworld.Wemayforexample,feelforHesterPrynnefromNathanielHawthorne'sTheScarletLetterthoughwedespairoftheworldshelivedin.Whilewe'relettinggoofthings,let'sstopworryingaboutunderstandingeverything.Wecan't.Itwillbefunifweembracecuriosity,thepleasureofworkingoutamystery,andourcommonrelationshipsashumans.Wecanfeel,forexample,thepowerofself-sacrificeinCharlesDickens'ATaleofTwoCitiesevenwhenwelackfullunderstandingoftheculturalreferencesandlanguage.12.Mostmuseumgoers_________.A.lackprofessionalartknowledgeB.unde