2021年广东省高考英语总复习：阅读理解
1．Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer who helped shape the cour of American literature．His life was full of tragedies，but he had the great influence on the 19th﹣century American literature and continues to influence writers to this day．
The early life of Edgar Allan Poe was quite unhappy．Born in 1809，Poe was not yet three years old when his parents died．Adopted by a wealthy family，he got into trouble at school．He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point，but he dropped out without graduating．His miry（不幸） continued to his adult life．Later，becau of a failed marriage，he suffered from mental illness．He was so upt about real life that he turned to writing．Expressing himlf in an unreal and imaginary world was his only comfort．
长江英文 The tragedies in Poe's life influenced the tone，style and contents of his writing．His stories usually include death，which help build his reputation as a master of "dark" literature．In his The Tell﹣Tale Heart，the main character goes crazy and kills his roomma
te while in The Black Cat，the main character kills his cat in a fit of madness．
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Poe died at the age of 40 in 1849．His life is short，but his influence is very great．Poe is credited with （被誉为） creating crime fiction，and many say he contributed greatly to the appearance of science fiction．Fascinated （着迷） by the scientific theories and new inventions of his time，he wrote about imaginary societies in the future．Writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle，the author of Sherlock Holmes，regarded Poe as the father of detective fiction． Jules Verne，a French writer who helped popularize science fiction，said Poe's work had a direct influence on the stories he wrote．
（1）Poe began to write to ．
A．earn his living
B．find comfort in writing
C．build a good reputation
D．create a beautiful world
缺点英语（2）It can be learnt that Poe's works often reflect ．
A．soldiers' life
B．his own life stories
C．a n of peace
D．some political problems
（3）Which can best show Poe's influence on literature according to the last paragraph？ 人称代词
A．His creation of crime fiction．
B．His unique writing experience．
C．His creation of scientific theories．
D．His contribution to new inventions．
（4）What's the best title of the text？kck
美国派4A．American literature and writers
B．Escape from real life and find comfort
C．Edgar Allan Poe：a misunderstood poet
D．Edgar Allan Poe：a tragic yet talented writer
2．Education officials and industry experts are debating the future of online learning． The discussion is important becau hundreds of universities in the United States have recently moved class online becau of the spread of the novel coronavirus（冠状病毒）．
For Asha Choksi， the ri of Internet﹣bad or online study programs has led to major improvements in higher education． "It's actually given a lot more power to student
s in terms of how， when and where they learn，" the head of rearch for Pearson Education said．
Class meet online through video conferencing． In this way， students are able to communicate with each other and their professors even when they are far away from school． However， recent rearch suggests the majority of college students and professors prefer in﹣person instruction， becau they are concerned that companies supervising（监管）online learning programs are not clear about the policies the schools have．
"Students e in﹣class lectures as opportunities to engage with instructors， peers， and content．" the rearchers wrote． In﹣person learning is especially important in fields like healthcare and teaching． Online education can never really take its place， said Stephanie Hall， a fellow with the independent policy rearch group The Century Foundation． "Students need to experience…what they're learning about， reading about or hearing about in the classroom． And I don't know yet the degree to which technology can facilitate that．"
revel "When schools make agreements with online program managers to run their online programs， they often do not make important information available to students，" Hall said． This includes how much control the company has over the design of the program or whether the teacher leading the class was involved in their design． In addition， many colleges and universities adverti online programs as a low cost opportunity for students． But in some cas， students attending in﹣person class get financial aid and online students do not．
（1）What does Choksi think of the online study programs？
A．They offer students more choices in study．
英语家教B．They reform the country's education system．
C．They provide advanced scientific knowledge．
D．They promote the development of technology．
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夏季如何保养皮肤（2）According to most college students and professors， what's the advantage of in﹣person learning？
