專題。1II讀理解

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1.（2024屆?廣西玉林一模）

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TempoMove

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Tempomakesexercisetrulyconvenientfromyourownhome.Youmayrecognizeitasoneofthemany

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VIVEFlow

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VivegoggleswillbringanextremelyaccessibleandrefreshingapproachtotheVRworld.TheVivegoggles

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lightningfastset-upthafssuitableforthingslikewatchingNetflix,ormeditation（冥想）.Ifsthecalmestheadset

Fveeverwornandusescamerastoletyoucontroleverythingwithjustyourhands.

Hisense75"U80X0GR8KULEDRokuTV

$1,800ATBESTBUY

8Ksoundedlikealuxury,butnowthatbrandslikeHisense,whichfocusonamoreaffordableversion,have

gotsometimewiththetech.Youcanfinallybringthedeepcoloroutputandastonishingdetailintoyourliving

room.Callingit“afordable"maybealittleoverstate,butcomparedtomost8KTVswhichallrunover$5,000,it's

themostcost-efficientversionofthetechwe'vegot.

LARQWaterPurifier

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Larqjustmadeyourwatercleanerwithlighttechnology.Thebestpartisthatitsomehowmanagestotaste

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theyallagree.Evenifyoudon'tcareaboutcleanwater,you'llcareaboutthat,right?

1.WhatcanbeinferredaboutViveGoggles?

A.Theyareuser-friendly.B.Theyhelpkeeptrackofweight.

C.Theyareintendedforsnowboarders.D.Theycancontroleverything.

2.WhatisspecialaboutHisense8KTV?

A.Itslookisluxurious.B.Itstechisadvanced.

C.Itiseconomical.D.Itfeaturesdeepcolor.

3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Aconsumerreview.B.Asciencereport.

C.Anonlineadvertisement.D.Aproductintroduction.

2.（2024屆?廣西玉林一模）

Whenagroupofcollegestudentsputtheirsorrowsintoaction,theyneverimaginedtheprojectwouldfuela

nationwidemovementtohelpdealwithhungerandcontrolonfoodwaste.

ButthafsexactlywhattheFarmlinkProjecthasdonesince2020,bringingtogetherhundredsofyoung

volunteerstorescuenearly77millionpoundsofexcessfoodanddeliverittothoseinneed.Theorganization's

effortshelpfarmers,theenvironment,andpeoplestrugglingtofeedtheirfamiliesallatonce.

“IntheUnitedStates,40millionAmericansdon'thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Theydon'tknowwheretheirnext

mealisgoingtocomesaidAidanReilly,whoco-fbundedFarmlink."'Meanwhile,intheUnitedStates,we're

throwingoutover100billionpoundsoffoodeveryyear.^^

Backin2020,ReillyandhischildhoodfriendJamesKanoffwerereadingandwatchingnewsaboutfood

shortages,andtheylearnedthatareafarmswereforcedtodestroyexcessproducethattheycouldn'tsell,especially

withrestaurants,schoolsandhotelsclosed.Reilly,KanoffandacoregroupoffriendsworkedtogetheroverZoom,

textedande-mailedtocontactfarmscoasttocoast.t6Wedidn'treallysetouttostartanonprofit,Reillysaid.4tWe

justthought,"ThereVesomanypeoplesuffering,ifwecanfigureoutonewaytohelp,thenthat'llbegreat.^^

InCalifornia,theyfoundafarmerwhohad13,000eggsthatcouldbedonated,andReillyofferedtodothe

pickupanddeliveryhimself.Thatwasthefirstofmanymoredeliveries.With"we'llcometoyou“astheir

catchphrase（標語），thegrouprentedU-Haultrucksandattemptedtodoallthefoodpickupanddeliveries

themselves.

“Wehadalotofsmallproblemsinthebeginning,Reillysaid."Webrokeaxles（車軸），loadedin40,000

poundsofpotatoesinawrongwayandhadtotrytodragthemoutbyusinganothertruckandarope.Butwemade

itwork.”

"Tarmlinkhasworkedwithmorethan100farmsand300communitiesintheUS,rescuingandmoving

enoughfoodtodistributemorethan64millionmealsJReillysaid.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutFarmlinkProjectfromthetext?

A.Itwaslaunchedbysomecollegestudents.B.IthelpsrelieveAmericanpoverty.

C.Itcooperatedwiththefarmsworldwide.D.Itissupportedbythegovernment.

5.Whydidsomefarmswastetheproduceleft?

A.Theproducewasofpoorquality.

B.Nobodycametopurchasetheproduce.

C.Thefarmersrefusedtosellitatalowprice.

D.Foodshortageswerenolongeraproblemglobally.

6.Whatdifficultydidthestudentsencounterinthestart-upphase?

A.Theywerelackinginexperience.B.Theyoverloadedthesupply.

C.Theirnavigationaidsdidn'twork.D.Thevehicleswereinadequate.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Americansfacedafoodshortagecrisis.

B.Farmersinpoorareasworriedaboutfoodwaste.

C.Volunteersdeliveredfarmproducetothoseinneed.

D.Studentstookactiontotacklehungerandfoodwaste.

3.（2024屆?廣西北海一模）

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foryou.

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phonecalls,coachingorclinicalsupport.Theappisfree,butareferral（推薦）fromahealthcareprofessionalisa

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InsightTimer

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Headspace

Theappoffersguidedmeditations,sleepmeditationsandbreathingexercisesthathelpusersdealwithstress

andanxiety.Itincludesuser-friendlycontentandappealinganimationsthathelpattractusersfromallmeditation

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Calm

Theappoffers"SleepStories^^narratedbyfamousspeakers,ten-minuteDailyCalmsessionsaswellasa

musiclibrary,shortvideosandmindfulmovementactivities.Calmalsoprovidesarangeofguidedmeditationswith

lengthsof3-25minutestofittheuser'sschedule.Theplatformoffersaseven-daytrialprogrammeatnocostand

thenhasthechoiceofanannualsubscriptioncosting$69.99oraone-timepurchaseof$399.99.

8.Whichappcanbeusedonlythroughanexpert'srecommendation?

A.MeruHealth.B.InsightTimer.C.Headspace.D.Calm.

9.WhatisthebenefitofusingtheappHeadspace?

A.Itcanreceiveusers'texts.B.Itcanhelpuserstofeelrelaxed.

C.Itmakesusersenjoymusictracks.D.Itprovidesuserswithstories.

10.Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?

A.Theyaretotallyfreeforusers.B.Theyprovideoutdooractivities.

C.Theyfocusonourmentalhealth.D.Theyteachpeoplehowtouseapps.

4.（2024屆?廣西北海一模）

MyhusbandRobertandIhadvolunteeredtohelpbuildanirrigation（灌溉）systemforbananasinZambia.

TheHeartofAfricaMissionisrunbylocalZambians,withafocusoncommunitydevelopment.Wewerethereto

shareouragricultural（農業的）experienceandknowledgewiththeAfricanfarmers.

Weleftsnow-coveredAlberta,CanadainJanuary.Wespentthenextfourweeksworkingsidebysidewiththe

localZambiansinabananaplantation（種植園）.ThebananaplantationwouldhelpmaketheHeartofAfrica

Missionself-supporting.Itwouldalsoteachbananafarmingtothestudentsthere.Studentswouldgoontoteach

others.Ithasdonethatandmore.Throughthejobscreated,severalfamiliesnowhavefood,educationfortheir

children,andenoughhousing.Theplantationisproducingwellandisasourceofgreatprideforallwhowork

there.

Myhusbandworkedhardatbuildingtheirrigationsystem.Butthestoryhetellsmostoftenisoftheyoung

manwhostoppedusononeofourwalkssomewhere.Hepointedtohisbike,andlaughingwidely,toldRobert,

“Look,look,itstillworks."Roberthadrepaireditforhim.AbikeinZambiaislikeatruckinNorth

America-necessarytransportationforpeopleandproduce.Roberfssmalleffortmadeabigdifferenceinthis

man'slife.

“Wesureappreciate（感激）yoursacrifice（犧牲）」ourorganizeroftensays.Forusitwasneverasacrifice,

onlyanhonortohavethechancetoworkinaplacesofarfromourown,tobeabletoexchangeideasandthoughts.

Allthishappenedwhilelivinginabeautifulsunnycountryinthegreenoftherainyseason,whileathomein

Alberta,thesnowwouldcoverthelandscape（風景）formonths.No,thevolunteerworkwasneverasacrifice.It

wasonlyanhonor.

11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Shelikestotakeadventures.B.Sheisprobablyanexpertinagriculture.

C.ShestartedtheHeartofAfricaMission.D.SheusedtoliveinAfricaforalongtime.

12.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'svolunteerjob?

A.Costly.B.Tiring.C.Challenging.D.Fruitful.

13.Whydidtheyoungmanstoptheauthorandherhusband?

A.Toaskforhelp.B.Toexpresshisthanks.

C.Toshowhiscyclingskills.D.Totellthemabouthiswork.

14.Whydidtheauthorconsiderthevolunteerworkanhonor?

A.Itenabledhertoworkharder.B.Itbroughtherpublicrecognition.

C.Itmadeherappreciateherlifemore.D.Itallowedhertoexperiencedifferentthings.

5.（2024屆?甘肅白銀一模）

VisitingIreland?Here'swhatthelocalslovetodo.

Findlegendsonamountainhike

WalkingisoneofthebestwaystogettoknowIreland."Tvebeenwalkingforabout30years,butI'mstill

trottingofftofindnewroutes,andallofthewalksseemtohavestories,9,saysJohnG.O9Dwyer,authorof50Best

IrishWalks.

FeastonIrishflavorsatafoodtruck

“Ireland'scasualfoodhasbeenelevated,saidfoodwriterAliDunworth.Thesedays,foodtrucks,pop-up

stores,andshacksarefunplacestotastesoulfulpubfreshseafoodandtoasties（toastedsandwiches）withfarmhouse

cheese.

Visitacastlebyboat

MarnieCorscadden,ownerofBallyseedeCastleinTralee,isattractedbyCloughoughterCastle,inCounty

Cavan.CloughoughterCastleisafour-storystonetowercastleconsistingofasinglecirculartowerwithhighwalls

andamoat（護城河）surroundingit.Eachfloorhasacurvedceiling,andthestaircasewindsalongtheinnerwalls.

Despitebeingheavilydamaged,thecastleremainsapopulartouristattraction."Nestledonasmallisland,this

dreamycastleislikesomethingfromafairytale/9shesaid.t6Thefactthatit'ssoremoteandcanonlybeaccessedby

boataddstoitsmysteryandappeal.^^

Getlostonabikeride

'TnIreland,therearethousandsofmilesofquietcountryroadswhereeveryoneyouencounterismorethan

willingtogivedirectionsandpointoutplacestovisit,“saidCiaranCannon,anofficialinGalwayEast,whocycled

throughall32countiesforcharity.Agrowingnetworkofgreenwaysrebootingderelictrailways,suchasRoyal

CanalandLimerick,aregreatfortakinginthecountryside.

15.HowcanavisitorgettoCloughoughterCastle?

A.Bycar.B.Byair.C.Bywater.D.Onfoot.

16.WhatisCiaranCannon'smainpurposeofcyclingaroundthecounties?

A.SpreadingIrishculture.B.Enjoyingworldscenery.

C.Searchingforalifegoal.D.Contributingtoagoodcause.

17.Wholikeshikingandwroteabookonit?

A.JohnG.O5Dwyer.B.AliDunworth.

C.MarnieCorscadden.D.CiaranCannon.

6.（2024?甘肅白銀一模）

AnimportantpersonwhohasmadeahugeimpactonmylifeisSavannah.Savannahismytwinsisterandmylife

wouldbecompletelydifferentwithouther.Everyonealwaysthinksifsamazingtohaveatwinanditisbutifsalso

not.Peoplealwaysbeautifyhavingatwin.Theysayit'snaturaltobegoodfriends,whichistrue,butnobodyever

talksaboutthenegativesideofit.

Peoplealsosaythingslike"Who'sthesmartertwin?”Astwins,weareconstantlygettingcompared.Inthe

secondgrade,shegotadmittedtoaclassforadvancedstudents.In6thgradeshewasputintoadvancedmath.I

finallygotputintoadvancedmathfor8thgradebutitstillwasn'tenoughbecausebythenshewasinaclassthat

wastwoyearsaheadandminewasjustone.Sopeoplecalledmethedumbtwin.

Iplayedsoccerfromtheages5-9.IquitwhenIwas9becausepeopledecidedSavannahwasbetterandI

didn'twanttohearitanymore.Shestillplays.Wealsoplayedsoftballtogetherwhenwewere10-11.1quitthattoo

mainlyforthesamereason.

OnedaywhenIwasin7thgrade,Savannah,ourfriendsandIwereattopgolfforoneoftheirbirthdays.We

werealmostdoneplaying.MyfriendAllisonsaid,''Savannah,howdoesitfeeltobelosingtotheunathletictwin?^^

Allisondidn'tplayanysportseither,butsinceshewasn'tatwin,shewasn'tgettingcomparedtoanyone.

Icouldwriteamillionstoriesaboutwho'stheprettiertwin?Who'stheugliertwin?Who'sthefunniertwin?It

neverreallyends.Eventhoughwegetcompared,IstillloveSavannahandshehasmadesuchahugeimpactonmy

life.

AsI'vegottenolder,ithaslessofaneffectonmewhenpeoplecompareus.Ihaverealizedthatthereisalways

goingtobesomeoneouttherecomparingusandthereisnothingIcandoaboutit.Iamgrowingintomyown

person.

18.Whatisrarelydiscussedabouttwinsaccordingtothetext?

A.Theappearance.B.Thebadside.C.Thedifference.D.Thefriendship.

19.Whywastheauthorthoughtstupid?

A.Shedidverybadlyinclass.B.ShelearnedadvancedmathinGrade8.

C.ShelikedtocompareherselftoSavannah.D.ShewasworsethanSavannahinherstudies.

20.Whydidtheauthorgiveupsoftball?

A.SheplayeditworsethanSavannah.B.Shewasinjuredinamatch.

C.Shewaslaughedatbyteammates.D.Shehadlostinterestinit.

21.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsbeingcomparedatlast?

A.Negative.B.Unclear.C.Doubtful.D.Acceptable.

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23.HowmuchshouldyoupayifvisitingIENDEAVOURTOGETHERSIMULATORwithamembership?

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C.IENDEAVOURTOGETHERSIMULATOR.

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8.（2024屆?甘肅張掖一模）

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenext

sixyears,Iwastreadingwater（停滯不前），justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn'tthinkIwas

anygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Iloved

workingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.

AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart-there?sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou'reneitheronethingnor

theother.You'reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou'retooashamedtosay,“Well,I'mwritinga

novel,butVmnotquitesureifI'mgoingtogetthere."Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbe

published,Iputitaside.

ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,got

somewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwith

anagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingand

wondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal-thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck-offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there's

noendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthe

publisher~~tobeapublishedwriter~~isunbelievablyrewarding.

25.Whydidtheauthordecidetowriteanovel?

A.Becauseshehatedherpreviousjobs.

B.Becauseherparentsandfriendshadencouragedhertodoso.

C.Becauseshewantedtopursueherowndreamofwritinganovel.

D.BecauseshegraduatedfromuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3mean?

A.Shebecamelessstubborn.

B.Shebecamemorestubborn.

C.Shesuddenlylostconfidence.

D.Shegraduallygainedconfidence.

27.Whoagreedtopublishtheauthor'sfirstnovel?

A.Anagentwhoshesignedwith.

B.Arightsassistantsheonceworkedwith.

C.Anagentwhoadvisedhertosendhernovelouttoagents.

D.Apublisherwhosheonceworkedforasarightsassistant.

28.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor'sexperienceasawriter?

A.Toughbutrewarding.B.Interestingandsmooth.

C.Difficultbutthrilling.D.Complicatedandfruitless.

9.（2024屆?江西景德鎮一模）

Chinanowhas53sitesincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.Let'shavealookatfourofthem,which

maygiveyousomeadviceonyournexttravelplan.

HuangshanMountain

Huangshan,knownas"theloveliestmountainofChina”,liesinthesouthofAnhuiProvinceineasternChina.

Thescenicareacovers154squarekilometers,andisfamousforitspeaks,rocks,pines,cloudsandsprings.Italso

hasarichculturalheritage.

LongmenGrottoes

TheLongmenGrottoes（石窟）liesinthesouthofLuoyangcity,HenanProvince.Itincludesthelargest

collectionofChineseartofthelateNorthernWeiandTangdynasties,andshowtheachievementsofChinesestone

carving（雕刻）.

GulangyuIsland

LocatedontheentryoftheJiulongRiver,theislandwasoccupiedbyatleastadozencountries,including

GreatBritain,FranceandJapan.WithsuchaharmoniousmixtureofWesternmusicandEasternculture,Gulangyu

isnaturallyreferredtoasthe“islandofmusic”.Itisfamousforitsoutstandingmusiciansandmusicalinstruments.

AncientvillagesinsouthernAnhui

LyinginsouthernAnhui,XidiandHongcunhaveahighhistoricalandartisticvalueinarchitecture.The

villagesshowthearchitecturalfeaturesoftheHuizhou-styledlivinghousesintheperiodoftheMingandQing

dynasties.XidiandHongcunwereaddedontothelistonNovember30,2000.

29.Inwhichplacecanyouadmirethewesternmusicaccordingtothewriting?

A.HuangshanMountainB.GulangyuIsland

C.LongmenGrottoesD.AncientvillagesinsouthernAnhui

30.WhowillprobablychoosetheAncientvillagesinsouthernAnhuitovisit?

A.Acouplewhowanttoseenaturalscenery.

B.AcollegestudentwholovesthehistoryofTangandcarving.

C.AprofessorwhoplanstoadmiretheHuizhou-styledarchitecture.

D.Afamilywho'dliketoexperiencethemixtureofChineseandWesterncultures.

31.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?

A.AtravelguidebookB.Ahistorytextbook

C.AscientificfictionD.Anentertainmentmagazine

10.（2024屆?江西景德鎮一模）

Itwasatypicalsummerdayinmysmalltown,withthesunshiningandtheskyclear.Iwassittingonmy

porch,enjoyingthepeacefulviewoftherollinghillsandthecalmlake,whensuddenlyastrongwindblewinfrom

thewest.Thepeacefulskyturneddarkasastormapproached.

Iwentinside,grabbingmyraincoatandheadingtothebarntosecuretheanimals.Thecowswerenervous,

sensingtheapproachingstorm.Iquicklytiedthemupandranbacktothehouse,justastherainstartedtopour

down.Thewindwashowlingandtherainwaspoundingagainstthewindows.Lightningandthunderfollowed,

makingtheatmosphereevenmoreelectric.Isatbythewindow,watchingtheragingstormandprayingthat

everythingwouldbeokay.

Afterwhatseemedlikehours,butwasonlyafewminutes,thestormpassed.Thecloudsmovedaway,

revealingabrightandsunnysky.Iwalkedoutside,takinginthefreshairandsurveyingthedamage.Thetreeswere

bentoverandsomebrancheshadbeenblownoff.Ourvegetablegardenwasflooded,butotherthanthat,everything

seemedtobefine.IbreathedasighofreliefasIrealizedthatnoseriousdamagehadbeendone.

Thatevening,asIsatbythefireplacewithacupofhotcoffee,Ireflectedontheexperience.Itremindedme

thatnaturecanbebothpowerfulandunpredictable,butthatwemustpersevereandadapttowhateveritthrowsat

us.Thenextmorning,asIwatchedthesunriseoverthenow-calmlandscape,Ifeltasenseofprideknowingthat

myfamilyandIhadweatheredthestormtogether.

32.Whatdoestheword“weathered“meaninthelastparagraph?

A.enjoyedB.survivedC.forecastedD.changed

33.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterthestormpassed?

A.AngryB.RelievedC.ScaredD.Sad

34.Howisthepassageorganized?

A.ProblemandsolutionB.Causeandeffect

C.inordertimeD.byComparison

35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Theauthorexplainshowtoprepareforandcopewithastorm.

B.Theauthordescribeshowastormruinedhisdayandhisgarden.

C.Theauthorcomparesandcontraststhedifferentweatherconditionsinhistown.

D.Theauthorrecountshowheandhisfamilywithstoodasuddenstormandlearnedalessonfromit.

IL（2024屆?江西萍鄉一模）

Thebookswrittenandpublishedinthe1920sremainonthe“bestever“lists.Hereare4booksthateveryone

shouldread.

TheGreatGatsby

ThethemesinthenovelreflectthesuddenchangeinthecharacterofAmericaitself,andinsomewaysifs

amongthefirstmajormodernnovelsproducedinthiscountry.Thenovelalsomakesanewandpowerfulconcept

clearatthetime:TheAmericanDream,theideathatself-mademenandwomencouldmakethemselvesinto

anythinginthiscountry.

AFarewelltoArms

Thestoryisoneofaloveaffairinterruptedanddoggedbyeventsbeyondthelovers'control,andacentral

themeisthepointlessstruggleoflife-thatwespendsomuchenergyandtimeonthingsthatfinallydon'tmatter.

Hemingwaymasterfullycombinesarealisticdescriptionofwarwithsomeabstractliterarytechniques,whichisone

reasonwhythisbookenduresasaclassic.

Ulysses

Whenpeoplemakelistsofthemostdifficultnovels,Ulyssesisalmostcertainlyonthem.Theonethingalmost

everyoneknowsaboutUlyssesisthatitemploys"streamofconsciousness”,aliterarytechniquethatseekstoshow

theinnermonologueofaperson.JamesJoycewasn'tthefirstwritertousethistechnique,buthewasthefirst

writertoattemptitonthescaleashedid.

Mrs.Dalloway

Ittakesplaceonasingledayinthelifeofthemaincharacter,anditemploysadenseandtricky

stream-of-consciousnesstechnique,roaming（漫游）aroundtoothercharactersandpointofview.Mrs.Dallowayis

concernedwithusingthesetechniquestomakethecharactersclearanddefinite.Theuseofstreamofconsciousness

isdeliberatelydisorientingin