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高三英语阅读理解4文化类
2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(湖南卷)
Photosthatyoumighthavefounddownthebackofyoursofaarenowbigbusiness!
In2005,theAmericanartistRichardPrince’sphotographofaphotograph,Untitled(Cowboy),wassoldfor$1,248,000.
Princeiscertainlynottheonlycontemporaryartisttohaveworkedwithso-called“foundphotographs”—aloosetermgiventoeverythingfromdiscarded(丢弃的)printsdiscoveredinajunkshoptooldadvertisementsoramateurphotographsfromastranger’sfamilyalbum.TheGermanartistJoachimSchmid,whobelieves“basicallyeverythingisworthlookingat”,hasgathereddiscardedphotographs,postcardsandnewspaperimagessince1982.Inhison-goingproject,Archiv,hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes:
peoplewithdogs;teams;newcars;dinnerwiththefamily;andsoon.
LikeSchmid,theeditorsofseveralself-publishedartmagazinesalsochampion(捍卫)foundphotographs.Oneofthem,calledsimplyFound,wasbornonesnowynightinChicago,whenDavyRothbardreturnedtohiscartofindunderhiswiper(雨刷)anangrynoteintendedforsomeelse:
“Why’syourcarHEREatHERplace?
”ThenotebecamethestartingpointforRothbard’saddictivepublication,whichfeaturesfoundphotographssentinbyreaders,suchaposterdiscoveredinourdrawer.
Thewholefound-photographphenomenonhasraisedsomequestions.Perhapsoneofthemostdifficultis:
cantheseimagesreallybeconsideredasart?
Andifso,whoseart?
Yetfoundphotographsproducedbyartists,suchRichardPrince,mayridinghishorsehurriedlytomeetsomeone?
OrhowdidPrincecreatethisphotograph?
It’sanyone’sguess.Inaddition,asweimaginetheback-storytothepeopleinthefoundphotographsartists,likeSchmid,havecollated(整理),wealsoturntowardourownphotographicalbums.Whyismemorysoimportanttous?
Whydoweallseektofreezeintimethefacesofourchildren,ourparents,ourlovers,andourselves?
Willtheymeananythingtoanyoneafterwe’vegone?
64.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto_________.
A.remindreadersoffoundphotographs B.advisereadertostartanewkindofbusiness
C.askreaderstofindphotographsbehindsofa
D.showreadersthevalueoffoundphotographs
65.Accordingtothepassage,JoachimSchmid_________.
A.isfondofcollectingfamilylifephotographs B.foundacomplainingnotunderhiscarwiper
C.isworkingforseveralself-publishedmagazines
D.wonderedattheartisticnatureoffoundphotographs
66.Theunderlinedword“them”inPara4refersto__________.
A.thereadersB.theeditorsC.thefoundphotographs D.theself-publishedmagazines
67.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinPara5,theauthormainlyintendstoindicatethat________.
A.memoryofthepastisveryimportanttopeople
B.foundphotographsallowpeopletothinkfreely
C.theback-storyoffoundphotographsispuzzling
D.therealvalueoffoundphotographsisquestionable
68.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsfoundphotographscanbedescribedas_________.
A.critical B.doubtful C.optimistic D.satisfied
答案64.D65.A66.D67.B68.C
64.解析:
这是一道推断题。
根据第一段RichardPrince的一张照片拍出了很高的价钱。
说明回收的图片还是非常值钱的。
65.解析:
这是一道推断题。
根据第三段的“hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes:
”可知JoachimSchmid搜集家庭照片。
66.解析:
这是一道指代题。
根据后面的“calledsimplyFound,wasbornonesnowynightinChicago,”可知Found是一个杂志的名字,them指代的是自己发行的杂志。
67.解析:
这是一道推断题。
从这几个问题中可以发行搜集到的别人废弃的照片带来了很多疑问,给人很多想象的空间。
68.解析:
这是一道归纳题。
从文中的第一句就可以看出搜集沙发后的旧照片是个大生意,说明作者对搜集废照片还是乐观的。
第2题(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(江西卷))(C)
AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity,thereisaphrasethatIhearoftenfromstudents:
“I’monlya1050.”TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT),whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,orevenhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall. TheSATscore,whetheritis800,1100or1550,hasbecomesthefocusatthistimeoftheirlife.
Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores,thenagreatamountoftheirself-respectisputinthenumber. Studentswhoperformpoorlyontheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover.Thelowtestscore,theythink,willmakeitimpossibleforthemtogetintoagoodcollege.Andwithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity,theyfearthatmanyoflife’sdoorswillremainforeverclosed.
Accordingtoastudydoneinthe1990s,theSATisonlyareliableindicatorofastudent’sfutureperformanceinmostcases. Interestingly,itbecomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicators——likeastudent’shighschoolgrades.EvenifstandardizedtestsliketheSATcouldshowastudent’sacademicproficiency(学业水平),theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidence,effortsandwillpower,andareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofastudent’spotentialities(潜力).ThisisnottosuggestthatweshouldstopusingSATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess. TheSATisanexcellenttestinmanyways,andthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents. However,itshouldbeonlyoneofmanymethodsused.
64.ThepurposeoftheSATistoteststudents’ .
A.strongwill B.academicability
C.fullpotentialities D.confidenceinschoolwork
65.Students’self-respectisinfluencedbytheir .
A.scoresintheSAT B.achievementsinmathematic
C.jobopportunities D.moneyspentoneducation
66.“Aprestigiousuniversity”ismostprobably
A.afamousuniversity B.atechnicaluniversity
C.atraditionaluniversity D.anexpensiveuniversity
67.Thispassageismainlyabout .
A.howtopreparefortheSAT B.stresscausedbytheSAT
C.Americanhighereducation D.theSATanditseffects
答案64.B65.A66.A67.D
64.解析:
这是一道细节推断题。
根据第一段中的“whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,oreveniftheyhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall”可判断出SAT测试的目的是测试学生的学习能力。
65.解析:
这是一道细节推断题。
根据第二段中的“Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores,thenagreatamountoftheirself-respectisputinthenumber.”可判断出SAT的分数对学生的自尊心造成了影响。
66.解析:
这是一道细节推断题。
根据第二段中的“theyfearthatmanyoflife’sdoorswillremainforeverclosed”可推断出aprestigiousuniversity是一所著名的大学,因为如果在著名的大学毕业,就会找到好的工作,否则将会使生活的大门永远关闭。
67.解析:
这是一道主旨题。
这篇短文讲述了SAT的测试,而这种测试对学生的一生造成了极大的影响,所以这篇短文主要是关于SAT和它的影响。
第3题(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(重庆卷))E
Throughoutthehistoryofthearts,thenatureofcreativityhasremainedconstanttoartists.Nomatterwhatobjectstheyselect,artistsaretobringforthnewforcesandformsthatcausechange—tofindpoetrywherenoonehaseverseenorexperienceditbefore.
Landscape(风景)isanotherunchangingelementofart.Itcanbefoundfromancienttimesthroughthe17th-centuryDutchpainterstothe19th-centuryromanticistsandimpressionists.Inthe1970sAlfredLeslie,oneofthenewAmericanrealists,continuedthispractice,LesliesoughtoutthesameplacewhereThomasCole,aromanticist,hadproducedpaintingsofthesamesceneacenturyandahalfbefore.UnlikeColewhoinsistsonafeelingoflonelinessandtheideaoffindingpeaceinnature,Ledgepainswhatheactuallysees.Inhispaintings,thereisnoparticularchangeinmotion,andheincludesordinarythingslikethehighwayinthebackground.Healsotakesadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsofcolorphotography(摄影术)tohelpboththeeyeandthememorywhenheimproveshispaintingbackinhisworkroom.
Besides,allartbegstheage-oldquestion:
Whatisreal?
Eachgenerationofartistshasshowntheirunderstandingofrealityinoneformoranother.Theimpressionistssawrealityinbriefemotionaleffects,therealistsineverydaysubjectsandinforestscenes,andtheCro-Magnoncavepeopleintheirnaturalisticdrawingsoftheanimalsintheancientforests.Tosumup.understandingrealityisanecessarystruggleforArtistsofallperiods.
Overthousandsofyearsthefunctionoftheartshasremainedrelativelyconstant.Pastorpresent,EasternorWestern,theartsareabasicpartofourimmediateexperience.Manyanddifferentarethefacesofart,andtogethertheyexpressthebasicneedandhopeofhumanbeings.
71.Theunderlinedword“poetry”mostprobablymeans______________.
A.anobjectforartisticcreation B.acollectionofpoems
C.anunusualquality D.anaturalscene
72.Leslie’spaintingsareextraordinarybecause______________.
A.theyarecloseinstyletoworksinancienttimes
B.theylooklikeworksby19th-cenarypainters
C.theydrawattentiontocommonthingsinlife
D.theydependheavilyoncolorphotography
73.Whatistheauthor’sopinionofartisticreally?
______________.
A.Itwillnotbefoundinfutureworksofart.B.Itdoesnothavealong-lastingstandard.
C.Itisexpressedinafixedartisticform.D.Itislackinginmodernworksofart.
74.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestabouttheartsinthelastparagraph?
A.Theyexpresspeople’scuriosityaboutthepast.
B.Theymakepeopleinterestedineverydayexperience.
C.Theyareconsideredimportantforvarietyinform.
D.Theyareregardedasamirrorofthehumansituation.
75.Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?
A.Historyofthearts. B.Basicquestionsofthearts.
C.Newdevelopmentsinthearts. D.Useofmoderntechnologyinthearts.
答案71.C72.C73.B74.D75.B
71.解析:
这是一道词义猜测题。
从第一段“tofindpoetrywherenoonehaseverseenorexperienceditbefore”可知艺术家力图创造一种从来没人看到或者经历过的意境。
既然是没有人看到过或