1UnitUnit 2 2 TheThe OlympicOlympic GamesGames高考试卷分块专练阅读理解提速练4篇阅读1篇七选五，限时35分钟.阅读理解A AHeres a look at Bob Dylans life through his legendary music.“Song“Song toto Woody”Woody” (19621962)It was released on his debut album Bob Dylan in 1962.Dylan expressed his respect for the legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie in this early classic.“The“The TimesTimes TheyThey AreAre AChangin”AChangin” (19631963)It was released as the title track of his third album of the same name, which launched him as a major voice in the new folk scene and marked the beginning of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.Critic Michael Gray called it “the archetypical protest song.”“Ballad“Ballad inin PlainPlain D”D” (19641964)Dylan details his fractious relationship with Suze Rotolo in this long track from his fourth album, Another Side of Bob Dylan.Dylan scholar Clinton Heylin called it “an exercise of painful autobiography.”“Like“Like a a RollingRolling Stone”Stone” (19651965)Chosen by Rolling Stone as number one on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, it was from the Highway 61 Revisited album and transformed Dylans image from a folk singer to a rock star.He wrote it after returning from an exhausting tour of England.He was thinking about quitting the music business, but he worked out his frustrations about the publics demanding expectations of him through this song.“All“All AlongAlong thethe Watchtower”Watchtower” (19681968)After a nearfatal motorcycle accident in 1966, Dylan went into seclusion for almost a year.He emerged with one of his greatest artistic achievements with this track from the John Wesley Harding album.Many critics have seen this song as a summingup of Dylans life and career.“Gotta“Gotta ServeServe Somebody”Somebody” (19791979)In the late 1970s, Dylan underwent a conversion to bornagain Christianity, taking five months off touring to attend Bible school.This yearning plea for 2meaning expressed his new religion.It was part of his Slow Train Coming rockgospel album.“Things“Things HaveHave Changed”Changed” (20002000)Written for the film Wonder Boys, this strange portrait of an aging star shuffling through show business won Dylan a Golden Globe and an Oscar.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。让我们通过这些传奇音乐来寻觅鲍勃迪伦的人生故事。1Which of the following reflects a more politicized Dylan?A “Ballad in Plain D” B “Things Have Changed” C “All Along the Watchtower” D “The Times They Are AChangin” 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据“TheThe TimesTimes TheyThey AreAre AChanginAChangin” (1963)部分中的“marked the beginning of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.Critic Michael Gray called it the archetypical protest song. ”可知选 D 项。2Which includes a song that shows Dylans relationship with Suze Rotolo?ABob Dylan. BSlow Train Coming.CJohn Wesley Harding. DAnother Side of Bob Dylan.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据“BalladBallad inin PlainPlain D D” (1964)部分中的“Dylan details his fractious relationship with Suze Rotolo in this long track from his fourth album, Another Side of Bob Dylan.”可知选 D 项。3When did Dylan release a song that expresses his new religion?AIn 1965. BIn 1968.CIn 1979. DIn 2000.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据“GottaGotta ServeServe SomebodySomebody” (1979)部分中的“This yearning plea for meaning expressed his new religion.”可知选 C 项。4What can we learn from the text?A “Things Have Changed” describes an Oscar winning star.B “Like a Rolling Stone” expresses Dylans unhappiness.C “Song to Woody” was released on Dylans third album.D “All Along the Watchtower” was written to record Dylans accident.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据“LikeLike a a RollingRolling StoneStone” (1965)部分中的“he worked out his frustrations about the publics demanding expectations of him through this song”可知选 B 项。B B3(2018成都摸底测试)“Hungary？”I looked at my school headmaster in confusion.“I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.” And with that, my adventure started.My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing school exchange year in Hungary.Going on an exchange had always been my dream.When my high school offered an allyear program, I jumped at the opportunity.It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was buy a plane ticket.I knew where I wanted to go: Spain, the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses.So when I heard that I was going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked.But I decided to make the best of it, since it was, after all, a onceinalifetime opportunity.Before I knew it, I was on the airplane, leaving for Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Hungary.I had difficult times when I almost gave up.Hungarian is the hardest language on the planet. Cultural differences occasionally embarrassed both my peers and me.I had to give up eating carrots, my beautiful favorite, for Hungarians think carrots are rubbish in their country.The change in the landscape was amazing, looking nothing like skyscrapers, bullet trains, cars, and people in tiny houses that I had been accustomed to.Gradually, I fell in love with the relaxin