2017考研英語二閱讀復習：一篇典型的說明文(一)

　　考研英語閱讀中常常考查的文章是議論文，以此來考查我們對于作者論點的把握、論述層次的概括等等，而且從上學以來，我們接觸比較多的就是議論文了，但在考研英語中我們也不要忽略為數(shù)不多的其他文體。今天文都網(wǎng)�？佳杏⒄Z靖老師就考研英語二中一篇2006年英語真題中的說明文進行解析，希望大家對這一類型的文章有深刻的認識。

　　我們做閱讀之前，首先要瀏覽各個題干，What did the writer say about the plane? According to the writer，how did the young scientists feel before the flight? What did the pilot do with the plane after it took off? According to the passage，the purpose of being weightless was to? This passage was written to?我們會看到在題干中，涉及到較多內(nèi)容的是關(guān)于飛機、飛行過程、飛行員起飛后的操作、失重狀態(tài)等，我們大致可以猜測出來全文可能圍繞飛機起飛并包含失重狀態(tài)的情況。

　　瀏覽首段，It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964. But appearances were deceptive and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.抓關(guān)鍵內(nèi)容，說的是飛機從外邊看像另一架飛機，有些欺騙性;建造時間;將要登機的學生。各段首句：Inside the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel.一般裝有座位的機艙內(nèi)部，已經(jīng)變成了一個白色的長長的隧道。For 12 months，science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency.來自歐洲大陸的理科學生們進行了將近12個月的競爭來爭奪獲得ESA的邀請進行這次飛行旅程。For the next two hours the flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lose its reason, shooting upwards towards the heavens before rushing towards Earth.接下來的2個小時，這次飛行像一只失去理性的鳥兒，在沖向地球之前，直直地沖向天空。The aircraft took off smoothly enough.飛機足夠平穩(wěn)地起飛。Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless.每次飛行員停止引擎我們就感到了失重的狀態(tài)。After two hours of going up and down in the lane doing their experiments, the predominate feeling was one of excitement rather than sickness.在機艙中上上下下兩個小時，他們還進行著實驗，比較大的感受是興奮而不是難受。通過瀏覽首段以及各段首句，我們能夠知曉全文圍繞的是這些學生在飛機中做實驗，并讓其感受失重狀態(tài)。

　　以上就是一篇考研英語的說明文，全文描述了整個過程，并不像之前的議論文涉及一個中心論點，作者圍繞論點進行論述。希望大家以這篇文章為范例，掌握考研英語說明文的行文。

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　　It looked just like another aircraft from the outside The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964. But appearances were deceptive and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.

　　Inside the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel.Heavily padded(填塞) from floor to ceiling it looked a bit strange. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out apart from a few at the back where the young scientists quickly took their places with a look of fear.

　　For 12 months，science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency .the challenge had been to suggest imaginative experiments to be conducted in weightless conditions.

　　For the next two hours the flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lose its reason，shooting upwards towards the heavens before rushing towards Earth.The invention was to Achieve weightlessness for a few seconds.

　　The aircraft took off smoothly enough. But any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45 degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engines cut our and we became weightless. Everything become confused and left or right. Up or down no longer had any meaning. after ten seconds of free fall descent the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss. but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump.

　　Each time the pilot cut the engines and we became weightless. A new team conduct it experience. First it was the Dutch who wanted to discover how it is that cats always land on their feet. then the German team who conducted a successful experiment on a traditional building method to see if could be used for building a further space station. The Americans had an idea to create solar sails that could be used by satellites.

　　After two hours of going up and down in the lane doing their experiments， the predominate feeling was one of excitement rather than sickness. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat.

　　36. What did the writer say about the plane?

　　A It had no seats.

　　B It was painted white.

　　C It had no windows.

　　D The outside was misleading.

　　37.According to the writer，how did the young scientists feel before the flight?

　　A sick

　　B keen

　　C nervous

　　D impatient

　　38.What did the pilot do with the plane after it took off?

　　A He quickly climbed and then stopped the engines.

　　B He climbed and them made the plane fall slowly.

　　C He took off normally and then cut the engines for 20 seconds.

　　D He climbed and then made the plane turn over.

　　39.According to the passage，the purpose of being weightless was to

　　A see what conditions bare like in space

　　B prepare the young scientists for future work in space

　　C show the judges of the competition what they could do

　　D make the teams try out their ideas

　　40.This passage was written to

　　A encourage young people to take up science

　　B describe the process of a scientific competition

　　C show scientists what young people can do

　　D report on a new scientific technique