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1201单短1singerTansen

ThepackagethatarrivedyesterdaycontainedfoliagefromthemostfamoustamarindtreeinIndia,thetreethatspreadsoverthetombofthelegendarysingerTansen,whobroughtontherainsjustbysingingaboutthem,andwhosegoldenvoicecausedtheEmperorAkbartoproclaimhimoneoftheninegemsofhiscourt.Eventoday,Tansen'sreputationissuchthatsingerstraveltohistombtopluckfoliagefromthebranchestomakeintothroatconcoctions,hopingtheirvoiceswillbecomeaspureasthatoftheirillustriouspredecessor,hewhohadcausedthepalacelampstolightupjustbysingingtheDeepakRaagfourcenturiesago.

1.Thenarratorreferstothe“rains”（line4）andthe“palacelamps”（lines10-11）primarilyto

（A）explainthepurposeofapractice

（B）illustratethedepthsofapassion

（C）dramatizethemagnitudeofatalent

（D）emphasizethesoundnessofabelief

（E）showtheconsequencesofadecision

2.Thepassageimpliesthatthe“singers”（line7）viewTansenwith

（A）consternation

（B）ambivalence

（C）wariness

（D）pride

（E）awe

1201单短2agriculture

Archaeologistshavetraditionallythoughtthattheriseofagriculturerequiredearlyfarmerstosettledownneartheircrops.ButnewfindingssuggestthatCatalhoyuk,Turkey—alargeNeolithicvillageofsuchearlyfarmers---wassmackinthemiddleofmarshywetlands.ArchaeologistArleneRosen'sanalysisoffossilremainsofwheatandbarleyfoundatindicatesthatthegrainwasgrowninadryarea.SomeexpertsrejecttheimplicationthatCatalhoyuk'sfarmerscultivateddistantfields,sincelargequantitiesofgrainwouldhavehadtobetransported.However,archaeobotanistEleniAsoutihasshownthatthewoodusedforconstructionatCatalhoyukgrewatleasttwelvekilometersawayfromthevillage.

1.Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostchallengethe“implication”（Iine8）?

（A）Catalhoyuk’sfarmersobtainedthroughtradethewheatandbarleythatRosenanalyzed.

（B）Catalhoyuk’sfarmersunderstoodtheimpactofsoilconditionsoncropproductivity.

（C）Catalhoyuk’sfarmersalternatedonanannualbasisthecropstheyplanted.

（D）Catalhoyuk’sfarmerssharedwheatandbarleyfieldswithneighboringvillages.

（E）Catalhoyuk’sfarmersusedwoodthatdeterioratedinthedampenvironment.

2.TheauthormentionsAsouti’sresearchmostlikelybecauseit

（A）underminestheclaimthatthevillagerssomehowtransportedmaterialsacrossdistances

（B）reinforcesarchaeologists’traditionalviewoftheriseofagriculture

（C）providessupportfortheviewthatCatalhoyuk’sfarmerscouldhavecultivateddistantfields

（D）offersauniqueperspectiveonNeolithicfarmingpractices

（E）qualifiesRosen'stheoriesabouttheCatalhoyuk’sfarmers

1201双长photography

Passage1isadaptedfroma2000bookwrittenbyahistorian;Passage2isadaptedfroma1990autobiographyofawell-knownAfricanAmericanphotographer.

Passage1

Inthemid-1930s,photographerMargaretBourke-Whitewroteanessayinwhichsheexplained（perhapstoherselfasmuchastothereadingpublic）thesignificanceofaphotographer's"pointofview."Sheclaimedthatthisaspectwasparamount,transcendingallthenecessary,technicalelementsintheimage-makingprocess.TheprincipalquestionsBourke-Whiteposedintheessayrevealapersonaltestofsortsinjudgingaphotographer'spointofview---"Howaliveishe?

Doesheknowwhatishappeningintheworld?

Howsensitivehashebecomeduringthecourseofhisownphotographicdevelopmenttotheworld-shakingchangesinthesocialsceneabouthim?

"Heretheidealphotographerproveshisorherworthinessintheprofessionbyhavingdevelopedasocialconsciousnessalongtheway;theextenttowhichheorshemaybetakenseriouslyasaprofessionalridesonalevelofsensitivitytosocialissues.

IfBourke-Whitecametodocumentaryphotographythroughadesiretobringherworkclosertothe"realitiesoflife,"asshewrotein1936,sheprobablyrecognizedtheadvantagesthatwordscouldofferherimages.AtthesametimethatBourke-White'spicturesofpeopleneededsupportivetext,SouthernnovelistErskineCaldwell'swordsaboutpeopleneededpictures.In1936Caldwellfoundhimselfinsearchof"thebestphotographeravailable."HeintendedtomakeacomprehensivesurveyoftheAmericanSouthinanattempttoprovethatthesocialproblemsportrayedinhisbest-sellingfictionposedgenuinechallenges.CriticsandcensorshadrailedagainstCaldwell'sstoriesformisrepresentingtheSouthduringthaterabydwellingontheeffectsofilliteracy,racism,andpoverty.Caldwellhopedtochangetheirmindswithanewpieceofnonfictionthatwouldbefilledwithtellingphotographs.HisshowoffaithinthecameraasarecorderoftruthandphotographyasanobjectivemediumplacedCaldwellsquarelywithinamainstreamintellectualmentalitythatwholeheartedlyembracedphotographs,givingtheimagescredibilityaspowerfularticlesoftruth.

Earlyin1936thenovelistcontactedBourke-White.Sheacceptedhisofferwithenthusiasm.OnthetrekthatthenovelistandthephotographertookthroughsevenSouthernstates,Bourke-Whitewouldgetmanyopportunitiestoprovehersensitivitytothe"world-shakingchangesinthesocialscene."

Passage2

WhenIarrivedinWashington,D.C.,inJanuary1942,IwassurprisedtofindthatlifethereembodiedsomeofthebigotrythenprevalentinotherpartsoftheUnitedStates.RoyStryker1,whohiredme,metmydismaywithadvice.

"Youbroughtacameratotownwithyou."Strykertoldme."Ifyouuseitintelligently,youmighthelpturnthingsaround.It'sapowerfulinstrumentintherighthands."Speakingofbigots,hesaid."It'snotenoughtophotographoneofthemandlabelhisphotographbigot.Bigotshaveawayoflookinglikeeveryoneelse.Youhavetogetatthesourceoftheirbigotry.Andthat'snoteasy.That'swhatyou'llhavetoworkat,andthat'swhyItookyouon.Read.Readalot….Gothroughthesepicturefiles.Theyhavealottosayaboutwhat'shappeninghereandotherplacesthroughoutthiscountry.Theyarcaneducationinthemselves."

Whenourdepartmentwasdisbandedayearlater,whatIhadlearnedinthattimeoutdistancedthebigotrytowhichIhadbeensubjected,andtheexperiencehadprovedtobecrucialtomytrainingasadocumentaryjournalist—farmoreimportantthanthosetechnicalaspectsinvolvingtheuseofacamera.IhadbeenforcedtotakeahardlookbackwardatBlackhistory;torealizetheburdensofthosewhohadlivedthroughit.Now,Iwasmuchbetterpreparedtofaceuptothehistoryyettobemade,theeventstocome.Anothersignificantrealizationhadtakenhold—agooddocumentaryphotographer'sworkhasasmuchtodowithhisheartasitdoeswithhiseye.Ihadlearnedthatthecameracanlie;thatnotonlywasitcapableofbeinguntruthful,butalsothatitcouldbeMachiavellian2.Italldependedhowitsuserschosetoseethings.Withdeliberateintent,themostrighteoushumanbeingcouldbemadetolookevil.Whatindividualsactuallystandfor,goodorhad,nowurgesmetotrytocatchthetruthofthem.Ilearnedtousethecameraasameansofpersuasionaslongasthatpersuasivenessisconductedwithasenseoffairplay.Yet,Iremainedawareofthepossibilitythatwhatmayappearastruthtomemaynotbeacceptableastruthtoothers.That'sthewaythingsare.

1agovernmentofficialandphotographerbestknownforheadingthedocumentaryphotographyprojectoftheFarmSecurityAdministrationduringtheDepression

2unscrupulousandcunning

1.BothBourke-White（Passage1）andtheauthorofPassage2believethatthetechnicalskillsneededfordocumentaryphotography

（A）donotreceivetheattentiontheydeserve

（B）cannotbeacquiredquicklyoreasily

（C）canposeafinancialhardshiptothephotographer

（D）arelessimportantthanthephotographer'sinsightsintothesubjectmatter

（E）shouldbestandardizedsothatprofessionalphotographerslearnthesamebasicskills

2.WhichquestionwouldtheauthorofPassage2mostlikelyfeelneedstobeaddedtothelistofquestionsinlines9-12,Passage1（“How...him”）?

（A）Canheacceptthecriticismofmoreexperiencedobservers?

（B）Doesheavoiddistortinghissubjects?

（C）Doesherealizethetimerequiredtohonehisskills?

（D）Isheawareofproblemsintheworldaroundhim?

（E）Ishetolerantofhumanweaknesses?

3.Inline11,“course”mostnearlymeans

（A）progression

（B）direction

（C）serving

（D）class

（E）race

4.Inline16,“rides’,mostnearlymeans

（A）depends

（B）travels

（C）continues

（D）sails

（E）conveys

5.Caldwell（Passage1）andStryker（Passage2）sharewhichassumptionaboutdocumentaryphotographs?

（A）Theyarelikelytobepopular，evenamongthosetheycriticize.

（B）Theycanpromoteharmonyamongdifferentgroupsofpeople.

（C）Theycanpersuadeskepticalviewersthatsocialinjusticesdoexist.

（D）Theyareusefulinconvincingleaderstotakeaction.

（E）Theyshouldpresenthumanexperienceasdignifiedandinspiring.

6.Inline49,Strykercommentsonthe“camera”primarilyto

（A）sympathizewiththeauthoraboutthedifficultiesofhisnewjob

（B）complimenttheauthor’sdiligence

（C）encouragetheauthor’sinterestinpolitics

（D）offerasolutiontotheauthor’sdissatisfaction

（E）warntheauthoraboutbeingtooidealistic

7.Inlines55-56（“That’s...on'）.Stryker’spointisthattheauthorwashiredto

（A）capturesubtleevidenceofanattitude

（B）depictarangeofemotionalreactions

（C）recordnationaleventsofhistoricsignificance

（D）analyzerelationshipsamongindividuals

（E）portraydistinctivepersonalitiesfavorably

8.Bourke-Whitewouldmostlikelyinterpretlines66-69Passa