2020 考研英语一 · Section II Reading Comprehension / Part A / Text 1

5 句长难句逐句拆解。不认识的词可以直接选中查询。

← 返回本卷文章 全部试卷

1The proposal is that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title, which was held by Hull in 2017, and has been awarded to Coventry for 2021.

主干主语:The proposal;谓语:is;表语:that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title

结构主句为The proposal is that...,that引导表语从句;which引导非限制性定语从句修饰title,从句内and连接两个并列谓语was held和has been awarded,分别说明过去和将来的授予情况。

译文该提议是,它应与现有的“文化之城”称号并存,该称号2017年由赫尔市获得,并将于2021年授予考文垂。

考点that引导表语从句 · which非限制性定语从句中and连接并列谓语

2Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull, where it brought in £220m of investment and an avalanche of arts, ought not to be confined to cities.

主干主语:Cooper and her colleagues;谓语:argue;宾语:that the success... ought not to be confined to cities

结构that引导宾语从句;从句主语the success of the crown for Hull后插入where引导的非限制性定语从句修饰Hull,说明该称号带来的具体成效;谓语为ought not to be confined。

译文库珀及其同事认为,赫尔市因该称号带来了2.2亿英镑投资和艺术盛宴的成功,不应仅限于城市。

考点where引导非限制性定语从句修饰地点名词 · ought not to be confined to表示不应局限于

3Some might see the proposal as a booby prize for the fact that Britain is no longer able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture, a sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008.

主干主语:Some;谓语:might see;宾语:the proposal;宾补:as a booby prize

结构see...as...结构中as短语作宾语补足语;for the fact that后接同位语从句解释fact;逗号后a sought-after award为title的同位语,bagged为过去分词短语作后置定语,and连接两个时间地点。

译文有人可能将此提议视为英国再也无法申请更负盛名的“欧洲文化之都”称号的安慰奖,该称号曾由格拉斯哥于1990年和利物浦于2008年获得。

考点see...as...作宾补 · that引导同位语从句;过去分词短语后置定语

4The really successful holders of such titles are those that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year.

主干主语:The really successful holders of such titles;谓语:are;表语:those that do a great deal more than...

结构those后接that引导的限制性定语从句;从句中more than后接并列动词原形fill和bring in,表示“远不止做这些事”;and连接三个并列宾语hotel bedrooms、arts events和good press。

译文真正成功的此类称号持有者,是那些远不止填满酒店客房、引进高调艺术活动和赢得一年好评的城市。

考点those that引导定语从句 · more than后接动词原形表示不仅仅

5But it can be done: Glasgow’s year as European capital of culture can certainly be seen as one of a complex series of factors that have turned the city into the powerhouse of art, music and theatre that it remains today.

主干主语:it;谓语:can be done;解释部分主语:Glasgow’s year;谓语:can be seen as

结构冒号后对前句进行解释;主句Glasgow’s year can be seen as one of...factors;第一个that引导定语从句修饰factors,第二个that引导定语从句修饰powerhouse,说明其持续至今的地位。

译文但这是可以做到的:格拉斯哥作为欧洲文化之都的那一年,无疑可被视为一系列复杂因素之一,这些因素已将该市变成了如今依然是艺术、音乐和戏剧重镇的城市。

考点冒号表示解释说明 · 双重that定语从句层层修饰