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MikeShepherd(2011)
SkiddawinWinter
Cumbria,England
Itwasanextremelycoldwinter'
seveningandfreezingfoghungintheair.Iclimbedtothetopofasmallriseandrealisedthatthemistwaslittlemorethanafewfeetdeep,andthoughitwasonlyashortclimb,IfoundmyselfcompletelyaboveitandlookingatawonderfullyclearviewofSkiddawwiththesumsettinginthewest.Iusedclassicaltechniques,translatedfrommycollegedaysspentinthedarkroomintoPhotoshop,toachievetheblack—and—whiteimage(图像).
TimothySmith(2014)
MacclesfieldForest
Cheshire,England
IwasbackinmyhometownofMacclesfieldtotakesomewinterimages.WalkingupapaththroughtheforesttowardsShutlingsloe.alocalhighpoint,Icameacrossasmallclearingandimmediatelynoticedthedeadyellowgrassessetagainstthefreshsnow.ThesmallpineaddedtotheinterestandIplaceditcentrallytotaketheviewfromtheforegroundrightthroughintotheforest.
1.WhowouldmostprobablyenterforTakeaview?
A.Writers.B.Photographers.C.Painters.D.Tourists.
2.WhatdotheworksbyShepherdandSmithhaveincommon?
A.Theyarewinterimages.
B.Theyareinblackandwhite.
C.Theyshowmountainousscenes.
D.Theyfocusonsnow—coveredforests.
3.Wherecanthetextbefound?
A.Inahistorybook.B.Inanovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inabiography.
B
PortLympneReserve,whichrunsabreeding(繁育)programme,haswelcomedthearrivalofarareblackrhinocalf(犀牛幼崽).WhenthetinycreaturearrivedonJanuary31,shebecamethe40thblackrhinotobebornatthereserve.AndofficialsatPortLympneweredelightedwiththenewarrival,especiallyasblackrhinosareknownforbeingdifficulttobreedincaptivity(圈养).
PaulBeer,headofrhinosectionatPortLympne,said:
“Obviouslywe'
reallabsolutelydelightedtowelcomeanothercalftoourblackrhinofamily.She'
shealthy,strongandalreadyeagertoplayandexplore.Hermother,Solio,isafirst-timemumandsheisdoingafantasticjob.It'
sstillalittletoocoldforthemtogooutintotheopen,butassoonastheweatherwarmsup,Ihavenodoubtthatthelittleonewillbeoutandaboutexploringandplayingeveryday.”
Theadorablefemalecalfisthesecondblackrhinobornthisyearatthereserve,butitistooearlytotellifthecalveswillmakegoodcandidatestobereturnedtoprotectedareasofthewild.ThefirstrhinotobebornatPortLympnearrivedonJanuary5tofirst-timemotherKisimaandweighedabout32kg.Hismother,grandmotherandgreatgrandmotherwereallbornatthereserveandstilllivethere.
AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,theglobalblackrhinopopulationhasdroppedaslowas5500,givingtherhinosa“criticallyendangered”status.
4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?
Costly.B.Controversial.C.Ambitious.D.Successful.
5.WhatdoesPaulBeersayaboutthenew-bornrhino?
A.Shelovesstayingwithhermother.B.Shedislikesoutdooractivities.
C.SheisingoodconditionD.Sheissensitivetoheat.
6.WhatsimilarexperiencedoSolioandKisimahave?
TheyhadtheirfirstborninJanuary.B.Theyenjoyedexploringnewplaces
C.Theylivedwiththeirgrandmothers.D.Theywerebroughttothereserveyoung
7.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPornLympneReserve?
A.Therhinosectionwillbeopentothepublic.
B.Itaimstocontrolthenumberoftheanimals.
C.ItwillcontinuetoworkwiththeWorldWildlifeFund.
D.Someofitsrhinosmaybesenttotheprotectedwildareas.
C
WhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendlessblue—skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.
Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.Ilovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:
Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon'
tworryaboutit.Once,whentryingacertaintrickonthebeam(横杆),Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,helpingmeup:
Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,shouting:
“Safe!
Safe!
”Andthat'
swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.
WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I'
dgivenitup.
WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,IfoundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.I'
vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:
touristsandLondonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving(穿梭)amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothebeam.Thenarail—thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded(滑)uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.“Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,”Itoldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.“Safe,man.Safe.”
“Yeah
”Isaid.“Safe.”
8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?
A.Hefeltdisappointed.B.Hegaveuphishobby.
Helikedtheweatherthere.D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.
9.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Safe!
”probablymean?
A.Becareful!
B.Welldone!
C.Noway!
D.Don'
tworry!
10
WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?
A.Tojointheskateboarding.B.Tomakenewfriends.
C.Tolearnmoretricks.D.Torelivehischildhooddays
11.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?
A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.
B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren'
shealth.
C.Childrenneedasenseofbelonging
D.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.
D
Whoisagenius?
Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.
Let'
sstateclearly:
Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethantherestofus?
Andwhoarethey?
Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.It'
ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofadifferentcolororbelief—theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.
AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythatmembersoftheirgender(性别)are“really,reallysmart.”Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:
Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare“really,reallysmart.”Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?
Itdoesn'
ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:
absolutelynot.
Here'
sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we'
reallpositionedtoseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactors(因素)likegender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith“intelligence,creativity,perseverance(毅力),andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.”
12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors'
standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?
A.They'
reunfair.B.They'
reconservative.
C.They'
reobjective.D.They'
restrict.
13.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?
A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.
B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.
C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.
D.Theyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs
14.Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?
A.Improvedglobalcommunication.
B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.
C.Acceptanceofvictors'
concepts.
D.Changesinpeople'
ssocialpositions.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyForms
C.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Swap,Don’tshop!
Youkeephearingaboutrecycling,right?
Butitdoesn'
tendwithbottles,cans,andpaper.Clothingtakesahugeamountofnaturalresources(资源)tomake,andbuyingloadsofnewclothing(orthrowingoutoldclothing)isnothealthyfortheenvironment.Sowhattodowithallthoseperfectly-good-but-you'
re-maybe-a-little-sick-of-themclothespiledonyourbedroomfloor?
____16____.It'
sthebestwaytogetridofyourusedclothes,scoreclothesfromyourfriends,andhaveapartyallatthesametime.
Asuccessfulswapdependsontheselectionofclothes,theorganizationoftheevent,and,obviously,howmuchfunishad.It'
sreallyeasytodo!
Hereareafewpointers.
●Invite5—10peoplesoyouhaveaniceselection.