B
We all go to school to study and learn different skills, but have you ever been taught in your dream?
Wang Xizhi was a Chinese calligrapher, traditionally called the Sage of Calligraphy(书圣). Born in Linyi, Shandong Province, he spent most of his life in the present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang. In the beginning, Wang Xizhi learned the art of calligraphy from Lady Wei. But later through practise, he excelled his teacher.
Nobody knows who taught him after Lady Wei. However, there is a story that Wang achieved his success by learning from his dream. It is said that Wang would practise calligraphy every day. Still, he was never pleased with what he wrote. One day, he was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk. In his dream, he saw an old man who said to him with a smile, “I will teach you something and you will find it very helpful in the future. Now reach out your hand.” Only half believing, Wang reached out his hand. The old man wrote a character in his hand and said with a nod, “Now, you will be a calligrapher.” With this, he disappeared in the air. Wang looked at his hand and saw a character “永”. He thought it over for a whole night and finally realized that this character had all the basic strokes in forming Chinese calligraphy. After waking up from the dream, Wang kept practising writing the character “永”. Later Wang became a well-known calligrapher.
It is said that even in his lifetime, a few of Wang's characters or his signature were priceless. Unluckily, none of his works remain today. Down through the ages, however, many students of calligraphy have learned from and copied his style.
()21. (新考法·写作手法)How does the writer start the whole passage?
A. By listing different facts.
B. By asking a question.
C. By telling a story.
D. By comparing the calligraphers.
()22. What does the underlined word “excelled” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A. Fell behind. B. Got better than.
C. Took care of. D. Benefited from.
()23. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A. A teacher who helped Wang Xizhi.
B. A good way to practise Chinese calligraphy.
C. A dream which inspired Wang Xizhi.
D. A story between Wang Xizhi and his teacher.
()24. (新考法·细节排序)What is the correct order for the following events from Wang's life?
a. He became well-known.
b. He kept practising writing the character.
c. He was so tired after practise that he fell asleep.
d. A character was written on his hand in his dream.
e. He realized how important the character was in practice.
A. c—d—e—b—a B. e—d—a—b—c
C. e—a—d—c—b D. c—b—e—d—a
()25. According to the story of Wang Xizhi, which saying can we use to describe him?
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. It's never too old to learn.
C. Action speaks louder than words.
D. Easier said than done.
C

21. B
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. A

【分析】
首先明确各题考查方向：21题考查写作手法，需定位原文开篇判断方式；22题考查词义猜测，结合上下文推断划线词含义；23题考查段落主旨，梳理第三段核心内容；24题考查细节排序，按事件发展顺序匹配选项；25题考查主旨与谚语匹配，结合故事核心分析。解题思路：21题定位原文第一句的疑问句形式，判断开篇方式；22题结合“通过练习”的语境，推断excelled为“超过”；23题梳理第三段围绕“梦启发王羲之”的核心；24题按事件先后：累了睡着→梦里得字→意识到重要→练永字→出名，对应顺序；25题故事核心是练习的重要性，匹配“熟能生巧”的谚语。
【解析】
21题：定位原文开头“We all go to school to study and learn different skills, but have you ever been taught in your dream?”，作者以疑问句开篇，对应选项B，故选B。
22题：第二段提到王羲之跟魏夫人学书法，“But later through practise, he excelled his teacher”，结合语境，excelled表示“在...之上、超过”，对应选项B，故选B。
23题：第三段主要讲述王羲之从梦中获得启发、最终成为书圣的故事，核心是“梦启发了王羲之”，对应选项C，故选C。
24题：梳理事件顺序：c（练习后太累睡着）→d（梦里老人在他手上写“永”字）→e（意识到“永”字包含书法基本笔画）→b（醒来后坚持练“永”字）→a（后来出名），对应顺序c—d—e—b—a，故选A。
25题：王羲之通过持续练习成为著名书法家，核心体现“熟能生巧”，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
21.B 22.B 23.C 24.A 25.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节排序题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕王羲之的故事设置了写作手法、词义猜测、段落主旨、细节排序及谚语匹配等题型，需学生精准定位原文信息，理清事件逻辑，掌握词汇语境义，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6