专题十三 阅读理解 A卷.docx

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专题十三阅读理解A卷

专题十三阅读理解A卷

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MoviestoEnjoy

   "EatingAnimals"

   The2018documentary"EatingAnimals",basedonthebookbyJonathanSafranFoerpublishedin2009,tellsusthatfactoryfarmingisbad,andthatmostAmericansdon’trealizejusthowbad.Still,thisisn'tafeel-guiltyfilm.There'splentyofhopeasdirectorChristopherQuinnshowsfarmerswhoarestillusingpracticesthatdonot,forexample,forcechickenstolivetheirshortlivesinadarkbuildingwhilecoveredintheirownpoop（大便）.Willthefilmcauseyoutogovegan（素食主义者）?

Eh,burgersarereallytasty.Butitwillmakeyouthinkaboutwhatitisthatyou'reputtinginyourmouthandmaybeinspireyoutoheadforthefarmers,markettoseewhatachickenthatlivedahappylifetasteslike.

   Landmark'sEStreetCinema,55511thSt.NW,Washington,D.C.;opensonOct.15（Mon.）,$10—$12.50.

   LandmarkBethesdaRowCinema,7235WoodmontAve.Bethesda,MD.;opensonOct.15（Mon.）,$9.50—$12.50.

   "TheLastTightropeDancerinArmenia"

   Sometimesit'senjoyabletoseewhateveryoneelsehasbeenseeing.Ithelpswithdinnerpartyconversation.Sometimes,though,it'sfuntoseesomethingreallydifferent."TheLastTightropeDancerinArmenia"isa2009documentaryabouttheonlytwosurvivingperformersofArmeniantightropedancing,76and77atthetimeofthefilm,andtheirdesperateeffortstopassonthetraditionalartformtotheonlystudentoftightropedancingleftintheland,a16-year-oldorphanboy.

   LibraryofCongress,MaryPickfordTheater,101IndependenceAve.SE,WashingtonD.C.;Oct.15（Mon.）,8p.m.,free.

   FamilyMovieSeries

   TheOldGreenbeltTheatreisheretohelpquiettheendless"I'mbored"attheweekend.EverySundayat1p.m.,youcantakethekidstoseeafamily-friendlyfilmforfree,including"DespicableMe3"and"Paddington2".Justhavefun!

   TheOldGreenbeltTheatre,129Centerway,Greenbelt,MD.;SundaysthroughDec.30,1p.m.,free.

1.Whichstatementabout"EatingAnimals"isTRUE?

A.It'sdirectedbyJonathanSafranFoer.

B.It'safeel-guiltystoryaboutthebadfactoryfarming.

C.ItmaycausemanymoreAmericanstogovegan.

D.Itcanhelpraisepeople'sawarenessaboutfood.

2.WhatcouldsomeonewhowantstoenjoyafilmforfreeonOctober15choose?

A.EatingAnimals.

B.TheLastTightropeDancerinArmenia.

C.DespicableMe3.

D.Paddington2.

3.Whereshouldshegoifawomanwantstospendahappyweekendwithherchildren?

A.LandmarkBethesdaRowCinema.

B.LibraryofCongress,MaryPickfordTheater.

C.55511thSt.NW,Washington,D.C.

D.129Centerway,Greenbelt,MD.

B

Thirtyyearsago,Switzerland-basedartistKlausLittmanncameacrossaprofounddrawingtitledTheUnendingAttractionofNature.Thedrawing,byAustrianartistandarchitectMaxPeintner,displaysasceneinwhichnatureissodetachedfromtheenvironmentthatitbecomesjustapatch（块）,preservedforentertainment.

“WhenIfirstsawthepencildrawing,Iwasfascinated.Iknewthatonedaythisworkwouldbethestartingpointforamajorartprojectinpublicspace,"saysLittmann.

Now,decadeslater,Littmannhasfulfilledthevisionwiththeinstallation（艺术装置）ofFORFOREST:

TheUnendingAttractionofNature.Makingthelinesbetweenart,architectureandnatureunclear,theinstallationsetsanativecentralEuropeanforestinthemidstof30,000-personWortherseefootballStadiuminKlagenfurt.Withnearly300treesplanted,someweighinguptosixtonseach,it'sAustria’slargestpublicartinstallationtodate.

Inthefaceofclimatecrisisanddeforestation,FORFORESTcomeswithamorepressingurgency.Asexplainedinastatementabouttheinstallation,“Insupportoftoday’smostpressingissuesonclimatechangeanddeforestation,FORFORESTaimstochallengeourviewofnatureandquestionitsfuture.Itseekstobecomeamemorial,remindingusthatnature,whichwesooftentakeforgranted,maysomedayonlybefoundinspecialspace,asisalreadythecasewithanimalsinzoos.’’

TheactualcreationofthemanmadeforestwasoverseenbylandscapearchitectEnzoEneaandhiscompany,EneaLandscapeArchitecture,whichincludesarangeofspeciesinit.ItwasopenedonSeptember8andonecanimagineitalreadyattractingsurprisedandhappycreaturestothefield.

However,theinstallationwillcloseonOctober27.Inashortvideoaboutthework,Littmansayshisobjectiveisnevertomakesomethingthatwilllastforever;rather,hesays,"Myobjectiveisforthispicturetoremaininpeople’sheadforalifetime.”

1.WhyisthepaintingTheUnendingAttractionofNaturementioned?

A.TotellthesourceofLittmann’sinspiration.

B.Tolistanexampleofthenature-themedart.

C.TodescribeLittmann'simpressionofnature.

D.ToshowLittmann’sfinetasteinmodernart.

2.WhyisFORFORESTsignificant?

A.Ithasgreatlypromotedlocaltourism.

B.ItisAustria’sgreenestartisticwork.

C.Ithaspreservedvariousrareplants.

D.Itwarnsusofenvironmentalissues.

3.Whatcanbeknownabouttheinstallation?

A.Itisawasteoftime.B.Itistemporary.

C.Itisoflittlepopularity.D.Itisunrealistic.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Alivingartworkinalargestadium.

B.Anenvironment-friendlypainting.

C.Apermanentprivateartinstallation.

D.Anartificialforestforentertainment.

C

Whatifwehadthepowertocontroltime,insteadofmovingfromthepasttothepresenttothefuture?

Whatifwecouldjump,loopandtravelthroughtimeinamachine?

Whatifwecouldgowhereverandwheneverwepleased?

Thisabilitywouldallowustowitnesshistoricwonders,changedecisionsand seepeoplefromthepast.Wecouldrightwrongsandstopwarsfromstarting.

Themysteriouspuzzleoftimehaskeptpeopledebatingitsnatureforhundredsofyears.Sciencefictionwritershaveturneditintoimaginativestories.Somescientistshaveevenattemptedtoexplainitusingmath.Thismathtriestomakethedreamoftimetravelcometrue.

ThescientistAlbertEinsteinsaidthattimeandspaceareonething.Hecalledit“spacetime.”Einsteinsaidthattherearethreedimensionsinspace:

height,widthanddepth.AscientistnamedHermannMinkowskiaddedtimeasafourthdimension.

Einsteinintroducedtwoideasthathaveledtotheoriesaboutthepossibilityoftimetravel.Thefirstisrelativity.Theideaofrelativityisthattheforceofgravitycausesspacetobend,whichcausestimetotwist.Thesecondideafocusesonspecialrelativity.Theideaisthatatravelermovingsuper-fastthroughflatspacetimewillenterthefuture.Einsteinconsideredtime“relative”becauseitismeasuredbasedonwhereweareonEarthorinspace.

StephenHawkingisafamousscientist.Hebelievesthatatimemachinewillneverbebuilt.Ifitwerepossible,hethinkswewouldalreadyknow.Ifatime machinecouldbebuilt,howcomenoonefromthefuturehasinvadedus?

ThefirstsciencefictionstorywiththisthemeisTheClockThatWentBackwardbyEdwardP.Mitchell,whichwaspublishedin1881.Sincethen,thousandsofbooks,filmsandtelevisionshowshaveexploredtheideaoftimetravel,inwhichsometoolssuchasphones,watches,photographsandoldbookstaketravelersbackwardandforward.

Willtimetraveleverhappen?

Whoknows?

Mostimportantistokeepyoureyesopenandhaveasenseofwonder.

1.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthefirstparagraph?

A.Toshowtimeandspaceareconnected.

B.Toshowpeople’sinterestintimetravel.

C.Todrawreaders’attentiontotimetravel.

D.Tomakepeoplebelievetimetravelispossible.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementcouldEinsteinagreewith?

A.Timetravelispossibleinthefuture.

B.Peoplecan’tmovefasterthanlight.

C.Timetravelisagainstscientificrules.

D.Spacetimeisnotarealthingintheory.

3.Whatisthelastbutoneparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thefirstsciencefictionstory.

B.Sometoolsusedintimetravel.

C.EdwardP.Mitchell,thepioneer.

D.Differentworksabouttimetravel.

4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardtimetravel?

A.Cautious.B.Approving.C.Doubtful.D.Hopeful.

D

Foodexpertssaywashingcouldspreadthegermsonyourturkeyinthekitchensinkornearbyfood.Butit’sbeenachallengetryingtoconvincecookstostopwashingrawpoultry（家禽）.Germsthatcanmakepeoplesickarecommoninthegutsofhealthypoultryandarelegallyallowedtobeonrawturkeyandchicken.Theassumptionisthatnobodyeatstheirpoultryraw,andthatthoroughcookingwillkillthebacteria.

Thedo-not-washrawpoultryadvicefromtheUSDAisrelativelynewandperhapshasn’tcaughtonbecauseitgoesagainstthecommonbeliefthatwashingmakesthingsclean,saidChapman.BenjaminChapman,astudyauthorandfoodsafetyexpertatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,saidtheinstincttowashrawpoultrygoesbackatleastdecadeswhenpeoplereliedmoreonvisualcluestospotproblemswithpoultry.Meanwhile,washinghandsandsurfacesarealsoimportant.

Butfoodpreparationisacomplicatedact,andgermsfrompoultrycanbespreadevenifit’snotwashed,especiallywhenbirdsareremovedfrompackaging.

TheUSDA-fundedstudystressesthatpoint.ResearcherssprayedrawchickenwithaharmlessstrainofE.coli（大肠杆菌）andwatchedvolunteercooksattestkitchens.Amongthosewhowashedtheirrawchicken,aboutaquarterendedupspreadingthebacteriatotheirlettuce.Butevensomeofthosewhodidnotrinse（冲洗）thechickengotgermsonthelettuce.Andthereareotheropportunitiesforgermstosurviveonturkeys:

meltingandcooking.

Toensureabirdisthoroughlycooked,theysaytouseathermometertocheckthatthedeepestandthickestpartsofithavereached165degrees.Evenafterthemealiscooked,youaren’t