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1、_考号：_题号一二三四五总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人一、阅读理解（题型注释）A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.Frank Hurleys pictures would be outstandingundoubtedly firstrate photojournalismif they had been made last week.In fact，they were shot from 19

2、14 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck（海难）, by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegianbuilt threemaster that wa

3、s intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in all，to the southernmost shore of Antarcticas Weddell Sea.From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled （雪橇） across the continent.The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain

4、 Robert Falcon Scott had done.Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and wellresearched story TheEndurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort.Scotts

5、 last journey，completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the worlds imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds.Shackleton, a onetime British merchantnavy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to mak

6、e money from movie and still photography.Frank Hurley, a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic，was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.1、What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?AThey were made last week.BThey showed undersea

7、 sceneries.CThey were found by a cameraman.DThey recorded a disastrous adventure.2、Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?AFrank Hurley.BErnest Shackleton.CRobert Falcon Scott.DCaroline Alexander.3、What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?AArtistic creation.BScien

8、tific research.CMoney making.DTreasure hunting.As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is ch

9、anging what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people under

10、stood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experime

11、nt, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the computer. The information was in a specific computer folder（文件夹）.Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember t

12、he information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called“transactive memory”（交互记忆）.According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to or

13、ganize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.4、The passage begins with two questions to_.Aintroduce the main topicBshow the auth

14、ors attitudeCdescribe how to use the InternetDexplain how to store information5、What can we learn about the first experiment?AThe Sparrows team typed the information into a computer.BThe two groups remembered the information equally well.CThe first group did not try to remember the information.DThe

15、second group did not understand the information.6、In transactive memory, people_.Akeep the information in mindBchange the quantity of informationCorganize information like a computerDremember how to find the information7、What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?AWe are using

16、 memory differently.BWe are becoming more intelligent.CWe have poorer memories than before.DWe need a better way to access information.Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized countries.They say people should eat more of the same kind of food

17、eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago.8、The scientists say that human life has changed greatly. Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses.9、They are called“diseases of civilization”Many cancers and diseases of the bl

18、ood system are examples of such diseases.The scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none.10、However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that today.Stone Age people hu

19、nted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic （驯养的） ones. They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits. They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. 11、 We eat six times more salt than our ancestors and we eat more sugar

20、 as well. We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein （蛋白质） and much less vitamin C.12、But the scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fat, salty and sweet food.AStone Age people lived a simple life with

21、out any meat.BBut today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.CIn that case, they would live a much healthier life.DAncient people also got lots of physical exercise.E. These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.F. People today probably dont want to live like our ancestors.G. Modern people used

22、to suffer from“diseases of civilization”The NutcrackerTime: May 5Place: Wuhan TheaterEnjoy a fairy tale come to life with this amazing production, presented by the famous Russian State Ballet. The ballet tells the story of a little girl who receives a nutcracker as a present on Christmas Eve. Sudden

23、ly, it transforms into a little prince, and he takes the girl on a voyage through the Land of Snow. This production is a superb performance which lived up to the mystery of the charming Russian classic.Hello Sadness Ongoing until May 1 Shanghai Art TheaterThis play is adapted from the 1954 French no

24、vel Bonjour Tristesse, written by Francoise Sagan when she was only 18. The story is about a 17-year-old girl, Cecile, who lives with her father Raymond. When Raymond finally decides to settle down with a woman, Cecile worries about how her life will change, and she tries to destroy the marriage. Be

25、 prepared for a sad ending.Rain Zone Ongoing until June 19 Zhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone, GuangzhouIf you have wondered what it is like to walk in the rain without getting wet, this is an exhibition you shouldnt miss. This artistic equipment allows visitors to walk through falling wate

26、r, but sensors make sure that the water stops falling wherever a person is standing. The experience will provide you with the interesting feeling that youre controlling the rain.Claude Monet May 1 to Aug 31 Beijing World Art MuseumIf you are an art fan who also enjoys modern technology, you should m

27、ake time for this multimedia exhibition. The high-tech art show displays about 400 copies of Claude Monets work and records the life of the artist himself. The exhibition takes you through Monets artistic career. With the help of 3-D technology, visitors can also travel to Monets hometown to see how

28、 his masterpieces were created.13、Which place may satisfy a dance fan in May?AWuhan Theater.BShanghai Art Theater.CZhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone.DBeijing World Art Museum.14、What can we learn about the play Hello Sadness?AIts produced by a teenager.BCeciles father treats her badly.CIts

29、 an adaptation from a novel.DCeciles family live in harmony.15、Which can you still enjoy in July?AHello Sadness.BThe Nutcracker.CRain Zone.DClaude Monet.16、What do the last two events have in common?AThey are exhibitions of paintings.BThey depend on modern technology.CThey are held in memory of diff

30、erent artists.DThey allow visitors to control the equipment.Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now the website BookC turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identifica