高考英语模拟试题阅读理解精选编讲第264篇——秒词邦巧记背单词app

Sometime in the early 1960s, a significant thing happened in Sydney, Australia. The city discovered its harbor. Then, one after another, Sydney discovered lots of things that were just sort of there — broad parks, superb beaches, and a culturally diverse population. But it is the harbor that makes the city.

Andrew Reynolds, a cheerful fellow in his early 30s, pilots Sydney ferryboats for a living. I spent the whole morning shuttling back and forth across the harbor. After our third run Andrew shut down the engine, and we went our separate ways — he for a lunch break, I to explore the city.

"I'll miss these old boats," he said as we parted.

"How do you mean?" I asked.

"Oh, they're replacing them with catamarans. Catamarans are faster, but they're not so elegant, and they're not fun to pilot. But that's progress，I guess."

Everywhere in Sydney these days, change and progress are the watchwords（口号）, and traditions are increasingly rare. Shirley Fitzgerald, the city's official historian, told me that in its rush to modernity in the 1970s, Sydney swept aside much of its past, including many of its finest buildings. "Sydney is confused about itself," she said. "We can't seem to make up our minds whether we want a modern city or a traditional one. It's a conflict that we aren't getting any better at resolving（解决）.”

On the other hand, being young and old at the same time has its attractions. I considered this when I met a thoughtful young businessman named Anthony. "Many people say that we lack culture in this country," he told me. "What people forget is that the Italians, when they came to Australia, brought 2000 years of their culture, the Greeks some 3000 years, and the Chinese more still. We've got a foundation built on ancient cultures but with a drive and dynamism of a young country. It's a pretty hard combination to beat."

He is right, but I can't help wishing they would keep those old ferries.

20世纪60年代初的某个时候，澳大利亚悉尼发生了一件大事。这座城市发现了自己的港湾。然后，悉尼一个接一个地发现了很多东西——宽阔的公园、一流的海滩和文化多样的人口。但正是港口造就了这座城市。

安德鲁·雷诺兹（Andrew Reynolds）是一个30出头的快乐小伙子，以驾驶悉尼渡船为生。我花了一上午的时间在港口来回穿梭。第三次跑步后，安德鲁关掉了引擎，我们分道扬镳——他午休了，我去探索这座城市。

“我会想念这些老船的，”我们分手时他说。

“你是什么意思？”我问道。

“哦，他们正在用双体船取代它们。双体船更快，但它们不那么优雅，驾驶起来也不好玩。但我想这就是进步。”

如今，在悉尼的每一个地方，变化和进步都是口号(口号）, 传统也越来越罕见。悉尼的官方历史学家Shirley Fitzgerald告诉我，在20世纪70年代悉尼走向现代化的过程中，悉尼抛弃了大部分过去，包括许多最好的建筑。“悉尼对自己感到困惑，”她说。“我们似乎无法决定是想要一个现代化的城市还是传统的城市。这是一个我们没有更好地解决的冲突。”(解决）.”

另一方面，同时年轻和年老也有其吸引力。当我遇到一个名叫安东尼的有思想的年轻商人时，我就考虑到了这一点。“很多人说我们国家缺乏文化，”他告诉我，“人们忘记的是，当意大利人来到澳大利亚时，他们带来了2000年的文化，希腊人带来了3000年的文化。我们有一个建立在古代文化基础上的基础，但有一个年轻国家的动力和活力。这是一个很难击败的组合。”

他是对的，但我忍不住希望他们能保留那些旧渡船。

句子成分分析：

[Then], [one after another], Sydney discovered lots of things (that were just sort (of there - <broad parks>)), superb 

beaches, and a culturally diverse population.

句子语法结构详解：

* discovered 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* that 为关系代词，引导定语从句。
* were 为系动词作谓语，采用一般过去时。
* broad parks 为同位语
* a 为不定冠词。

句子相关词汇解释：

Phrase:

Vocabulary:

句子成分分析：

AndrewReynolds, <a cheerful fellow (in hisearly30s)>, pilots Sydney ferryboats [for a living].

句子语法结构详解：

* a cheerful fellow in his early 30s 为同位语
* pilots 为谓语，采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* his 为形容词型物主代词。a 为不定冠词。

句子相关词汇解释：

Vocabulary:

句子成分分析：

Sydney swept aside much (of its past), [including many (of its finest buildings)].

句子语法结构详解：

(swept 为 sweep 的过去式。finest 为 fine 的最高级形式)

* swept 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* its 为物主代词。much, many 为不定代词。

句子相关词汇解释：

Vocabulary:

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