2023届高考英语阅读理解专练（8）历史文化类

（8）历史文化类Professionalcourses,suchasMastersinInternationalBusinessorMIB,havebeentakenbymanystudentsinthelasttwodecades.Theyarechoosingnew-ageunconventionalcoursesthatguaranteeabetterfuture.MIBisaspecializedcoursethatteachestheinternationalbusiness.TherearesolidreasonsforsomuchpopularityofMIBcourse.ThecoursecontentandteachingmethodsofMIBdifferfromanormalMBAorMasterofBusinessAdministration.Ilhasbeendesignedwiththeobjectiveofdevelopingprofessionalswithanin-depthunderstandingandknowledgeoftheinternationaltrade.ThecourseoffersvariousadvantagesovertheconventionalMBAdegreecourse.Themassiveincreaseiniheinternationalbusinessandforeigntradegivesexcellentjobprospectstothenewgeneration.AcquiringadegreeofMIBoffersoutstandinggrowthofjobopportunities.ThosewhowanttopursueinthefieldofmarketingalsohaveagoodfutureaftercompletingthedegreefromaMIBcollegewithagoodreputation.BigmultinationalorganizationslookfortalentedpeoplewhocanhandlethejobofInternationalMarketingManage,andpeoplewithMIBdegreesarepreferred.Thejobneedsanin-depthunderstandingoftheoverseasmarkets,becauseitisthestrategicpostfromtheaspectofcompany'sinternationalbusinessgrowth.SincebusinessfinanceandeconomicsarecoveredatlengthinthecoursesofMIB,studentshavegreatjoboffersinthefieldoffinanceaswell.Typically,organizationsofferthepositionofinternationalfinancecontrollerstothosewhocompleteMIBwiththespecializationoffinance.Thespecializationcoversaspectsofinternationaltaxes,accounts,budgetingandsoon.Peopleinthisfieldarewell-paid,andgrowthprospectsareunlimited.AftercompletingdegreecoursefromareputedMIBcollege,thereisagoodopportunityinthebankingandfinancefieldaswell.Internationalbanksappointpeoplewhohaveanexcellentgraspovertheinternationalbankingpolicies,currencyexchange,andinternationalpolicies.Thus,MIBisthegoldenkeytosuccesswithbrilliantjobopportunitiesinnationalandmultinationalareas.1.Howisthesecondparagraphmainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses. B.Byprovingdefinition.C.Bymakingcomparisons. D.Byprovidingexamples.D.ItisregardedasamatchforMonaLisa..Whatisthepurposeofparagraph4?Tointroducethesubjectofthepainting.Toshowtechniquesusedinthepainting.Toexplaintheartisticvalueofthepainting.Touncoverthemysterybehindthepainting..HowdoesTracycommentonGirlwithaPearlEarring?A.Bycitingatheory. B.Bygivingadefinition.C.Byofferinganexample. D.Bymakingacomparison.八、Tocompletethegreatmapoftheworldwasastrongpassionforthepeopleofearlycivilizations.MarcoPolo'stalesinspiredEuropeanexplorerstosearchfbrsearoutesfromwesttoeast.However,merchantssearchforsearoutesfromwesttoeast.However,merchantsandexplorersfromtheEastsetsailfromeasttowestmanyyearsbeforeColumbusfirstdid.Inancienttimes,silkfromChinafounditswayoverlandtoIndia,theMiddleEast,andRome,alongwhatbecameknownastheSilkRoad.AtradingrouteacrosstheseawasalsoextendedalongthecoastsoftheIndianOcean,centredaroundCeylon(nowSriLanka).Here,merchantsfromChinaandmanyotherplacesmettonegotiatetradedeals,whichalsoledtomoreawarenessofeachother'scultures.Overthecenturies,furthertradingallowedmoreexplorationoftheregionstothewestChina.Later,theMingDynastyfurtherdevelopedrelationswiththeseregions.Between1405and1433,sevenlargefleetssailedwestonvoyagesoftradeandexploration.Thesefleetswereasighttobeholdandwereinaleagueoftheirownatthattime.UnderthecommandofZhengHe,theysetsailfromtheSouthChinaSeaacrosstheIndianOceantothemouthoftheRedSea,andthentotheeastcoastofAfrica.Africanroyalfamiliessentgiftssuchasgiraffesasgesturesoffriendshipinreturnforgold,silk,andspices.AlthoughChinawithdrewfromfurtherexpeditionsafter1433,theselandandsearoutesremainedactivechannelsbetweenotherculturesforcenturies.Toreachoutacrossthesearemainsastrongdesiretoday.TheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHearebeingrevisitedwiththe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad,whichispartoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.TheaimofthisinitiativeistoencouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas,andstrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Tradinghasgrowngreatlyinrecentyears,andwillcontinuetodosoinyearstocome..Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Causeandeffect. B.Timesequence.C.Problemandsolution. D.Compareandcontrast..WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribeZhengHe'sfleets?A.Impressive.B.Worrisome.C.Aggressive.D.Fearful..WhichisNotthepurposeoftheBeltandRoadInitiative?ToexpandChina'sterritorialareaontheocean.Topromotecommunicationwithothercountries.TostrengthenfurthercooperationwithothercountriesToencouragetradeacrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TheMaritimeSilkRoad B.ThegreatmapoftheworldC.Reachingoutacrossthesea D.TheBeltandRoadInitiative答案以及解析.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第二段ThecoursecontentandteachingmethodsofM1BdifferfromanormalMBAorMasterofBusinessAdministration.（MIB的课程内容和教学方法与普通的MBA或工商管理硕士有很大的不同）和ThecourseoffersvariousadvantagesovertheconventionalMBAdegreecourse.（与传统的MBA学位课程相比，该课程提供了各种优势）可知,本段中主要通过对比MIB和MBA课程之间的区别来组织全文的。故选C。.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段BigmultinationalorganizationslookfortalentedpeoplewhocanhandlethejobprofileofInternationalMarketingManage,andpeoplewithMIBdegreesarepreferred.（大型跨国组织寻找能够处理国际营销管理工作的人才,有MIB学位的人优先考虑）可知,很多大型国际组织更喜欢聘用有MIB学位人才,这是越来越多的人学习MIB课程的主要原因。故选Bo3.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段SincebusinessfinanceandeconomicsarecoveredatlengthinthecoursesofMIB,studentshavegreatjoboffersinthefieldoffinanceaswell.Typically,organizationsofferthepositionofinternationalfinancecontrollerstothosewhocompleteMIBwiththespecializationoffinance.（由于商'也金融和经济学在MIB的课程中有很长的篇幅,学生们在金融领域也有很好的工作机会。通常情况下,组织会向那些完成金融专业化MIB的人提供国际金融控制员的职位）可知,M1B课程中含有商业金融方面的课程,而很多机构会把国际金融控制师的工作给这些完成MIB学位的人，说明国际金融控制师是一份高质量的工作。故选B。.答案:D解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段Professionalcourses,suchasMastersinInternationalBusinessorMIB,havebeentakenbymanystudentsinthelasttwodecades.Theyarechoosingnew-ageunconventionalcoursesthatguaranteeabetterfuture.MIBisaspecializedcoursethatteachestheinternationalbusiness.TherearesolidreasonsforsomuchpopularityofMIBcourse.（在过去的二十年中，许多学生选修了国际商务硕士或MIB等专业课程。他们正在选择新时代的非传统课程，以保证更好的未来。MIB是一门教授国际商务的专业课程。MIB课程如此受欢迎是有充分理由的）可知,现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎。故选Do—«、.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段“AnthonyDoerfsnewbestseller,AlltheLightWeCannotSee,holdsspecialappealforme.（安东尼・多尔的最新畅销书《我们看不见的光》对我有着特殊的吸引力。）”以及第二段“Infact,myfirstattempttoreaditlastmonthendedwithmeputtingitasideandgoingtofindsomethingeasier,lighterandlessdescriptivetoread.Butthisbookisbuiltonbeautifulimagery.Bothintheliteralsense-thephysicalworldof1940sParisandGermany,andthemetaphorical（隐喻性的）sense——scientificandphilosophicalreferencestolight,toseeingandnotseeing,andthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.（事实上，上个月我第一次尝试读它的时候，我把它放在一边，去找一些更简单、更轻松、描述性更少的书来读。但这本书是建立在美丽的意象之上的。无论是在字面意义上一2（）世纪40年代的巴黎和德国的物理世界，还是在隐喻意义上一对光的科学和哲学参考，看到和看不到，以及两者之间的差异。）”可知，在作者看来，这部书很吸引人，同时乂极具描述性。故选C。.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段"However,whenwegetintothemeatofthisWorldWarIInovel,it'salsoanupsettingstoryofachildhoodtomapartbywar."（然而，当我们进入这本二战小说的核心部分时，它也是一个关于被战争撕裂的童年的令人沮丧的故事。）根据第三段“Bothoftheirstoriesaretoldwithsensitivityandsympathy,eachoneforceddownapathbytheirpersonalcircumstancesandbythatdestructivemonster-war.（他们俩的故事都充满了敏感和同情，每个人都被他们的个人环境和毁灭性的怪物战争逼上了一条路。户可知，这两个人的童年都很悲惨。故选D。.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“Bothoftheirstoriesaretoldwithsensitivityandsympathy,eachoneforceddownapathbytheirpersonalcircumstancesandbythatdestructivemonster-war.（他们俩的故事都充满了敏感和同情，每个人都被他们的个人环境和毁灭性的怪物战争逼上了一条路。户以及最后一段“Thesetwolivesweareintroducedtoseemtobeworldsapart,andyettheycometogetherandinfluenceoneanother.Itwasthis,morethanthepredictablyawfultaleofwar,thatmademefeelquiteemotional.（我们被介绍的这两种生活似乎是两个不同的世界，但他们走到一起，互相影响。正是这一点，而不是那些可以预见的可怕的战争故事,让我感到非常激动。户可知，打动作者的正是这种人物相互关联的命运。故选C。.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段“AnthonyDoerr'snewbestseller,AlltheLightWeCannotSee,holdsspecialappealforme.That'showIwoulddescribeit.Fromthepoeticlanguage,totherealizationofwhatthetileactuallymeans:thatunderneaththesurfaceofhistory,thereislightthathasnotbeenseen,andstoriesthathavegoneuntold.（安东尼・多尔的最新畅销书《我们看不见的光》对我有着特殊的吸引力。这就是我对它的描述。从诗意的语言，到意识到标题的真正含义:在历史的表面下，有未被看到的光,和未被讲述的故事。）''以及最后一段“Ithinkthisisthekindofbookyouwillneverappreciateifyoustoptoosoon-Ilearnedthatlesson.Fromthefirsttolastpage,thereisathemeofinvisiblelinesrunningparallel（平行的）looneanotherandsometimes,justsometimes,crossinginthestrangestway.我认为这是一本书，如果你停得太快,你就永远不会欣赏它一我学到了这一课。从第一页到最后一页，有一个主题是看不见的线彼此平行运行，有时，只是有时，以最奇怪的方式交叉。）”可知,文章的目的是分享作者对一本书的感受。故选A。、.答案:D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中"Theywillmeetperiodicallyoverthenextcoupleofyearstoidentifyanddefinenewsportsterms.（他们将在未来几年定期开会，以确定利定义新的体育术语）“可知，一群语言专家会决定一些新的体育术语。故选D。.答案：B解析：词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“JulieNeveux,linguisticsprofessoratSorbonneUniversityinParis,saidanglicismsare'sometimesestimatedatjustunder5%ofthepresentvocabulary'”以及后文“Theyareparticularlypresentinsportscompetitionsandevents,duringwhichathletesfromaroundtheworldareusedtocommunicatinginEnglish.（它们尤其出现在体育比赛和活动中，在这些比赛中，来自世界各地的运动员习惯于用英语交流。）”可知，巴黎索邦大学的语言学教授JulieNeveux说，anglicisms”有时估计在现有词汇中只占不到5%,但它们令人不安，因为anglicisms表明，我们遵循的是一种经济和文化模式，而不是我们自己的模式。''故they指的是“anglicisms”,故选B。.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“'Similarcommitteeshavebeenputinplaceinthepast,butnothinghaschangedsofar（过去也有类似的委员会，但到目前为止没有任何改变）可知，以前阻止英语渗透到法语的努力结果是徒劳的。故选Ao.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段"'TherearefarfeweranglicismsinFrenchthanthereareFrenchwordsinEnglish/saidNeveux,addingtheseexchangesshouldnotbeseenasathreat,'Alllivinglanguagesexistbyborrowingfromeachother.Languagesonlyexistthankstotheirimpurity/（法语中的英语词汇远远少于英语中的法语单词。Neveux补充说，这些交换不应被视为威胁。所有现存的语言都是通过相互借鉴而存在的。语言之所以存在，是因为它们存在不纯性。）”可推知，Neveux对语言的不纯性持肯定态度。故选C。四、.答案:B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的“LacatonandVassalapplyabelief...totheirworkonoldurbanbuildings”可知，第二段暗含了他俩的工作原则，故选B。14.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“neverdestroy,neverremoveorreplace,alwaysadd,transform,andreuse”以及第三段的"There'salotofviolenceinarchitecture.Wetrytobeaccurate.Wetrytoworkwithkindness.”可知,他们在建筑工作中，更多的是改进，而不是拆掉目建筑，故选C。.答案:D解析：推理判断题。第四段中通过描述Lacaton和Vasss对公共住房经过一些改进实现了修缮旧房屋的目的证明了改进老旧房屋的可能性。故选D。.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的"It'snotthebuildingIt'stheabsenceofsocialservicesandlackofrepairtobuildingsthatmadelivinginpublichousingimpossibleforresidents.“可知，Wilson认为人们拆掉旧房屋,是因为他们缺乏社会服务意识，故选C。五、.答案：B解析：词句猜测题。根据该画线词所在句以及后文"However,tenyearsago,thisdistinctivetechniquewasclosetodisappearingcompletely.（然而，十年前，这种独特的技术几乎完全消失）”可知，该句与后文形成转折，指的是十年前这种独特的技艺几近完全消失，然而随着最近一部电视剧的播出，这一技艺乂“走红，流行起来”。故选B项。.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Thereareoveradozensteps,fromgrinding（碾碎）teaforfinepowdertopouringboiledwaler,stiringthemixtureforthickfroth,andfinallydrawingthepatterns4从把茶叶磨成细粉到倒开水，再搅拌成浓泡沫，最后画出图案,总共有十几个步骤厂可知，茶百戏的过程包括很复杂的制茶技术。故选D项。.答案：C解析：主旨大意题。根据第三段中的"Theimportanceofchabaixiisthatnotonlythistechniqueisuniqueintheworld,butalsoitgivesusawindowintopeople'slifestyleintheSongDynast...（茶百戏的重要性不仅在于它的技艺在世界上是独一无二的，还在于它为我们了解宋代人们的生活方式提供了一扇窗）”可知，本段主要讨论的是茶百戏的重要性。故选C项。2（）.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段"ThistechniqueiskeytotheteacultureoftheSongDynasty,anditwouldbeashametoletitfade.Thistechniquemustbepassedontothenextgenerationssotheycanunderstanditshistory（这是宋代茶文化的关键,如果让它消失就太可惜了。这项技术必须传给下一代，这样他们才能了解它的历史）”可知，他希望这项技艺可以传承下去。故选C项。六、.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段Nowadays,ifyouwalkthroughawheatfield,youbasicallyseewheatisaboutknee-high,whichisaconsequenceofselectivebreedingfromthesecondhalfofthe20thcenlury.（如今，如果你走过一块麦田,你基木上会看到小麦大约有膝盖那么高，这是20世纪下半叶选择性育种的结果）可知，我们可以从德斯米特在第一段中的话中了解小麦在高度上经历了很大的变化。故选C。22.答案：D解析：观点态度题。根据第三段ButVergauwensaid,"Thisisoneofthebestpainterseverfromthatera.Soifhepaintsitlikethat,that'sthewayitmusthavebeen."（但Vergauwen说：”这是那个时代最好的画家之一。所以如果他把它画成那样，那就一定是那样的。"）可知,Vergauwen认为FransSnyders画的西瓜是真实的，表示支持。故选D。.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Theteamhopestosetupanonlineresearchdatabaseofhistoricalplantartwork.Theycreateasocialmediahashtag（主题标签）forit.（该团队希望建立一个历史植物艺术品的在线研究数据库。他们为它创建了一个社交媒体标签。）可知，社交媒体标签被创建是为了收集更多的与植物有关的绘画作品。故选A。.答案：B解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段Wheatisjustoneexampleofhowhistoricalartworkcanhelptrackthetransformationoffoodcropsovertime.（d、麦只是历史艺术作品如何帮助追踪粮食作物随时间而变化的一个例子。）并结合全文内容可知,通过以在大都会艺术博物馆展出的一幅1565年的绘画作品"TheHarvesters”为例,结合其它艺术作品，说明了可以通过过去的艺术作品了解当时的农业情况。故选Bo七、.答案:A解析：细节理解题。根据Inthe17thcentury,theNetherlandsexperiencedaperiodofartisticprosperityknownastheDutchGoldenAge.Duringthisperiod,artistsfoundinspirationinNorthernRenaissancepaintingtechniques,contributingtomasterpieceslikeGirlwithaPearlEasingbyJohannesVermeer.可知,Gi"withaPearlEarring的创作是受到了文艺复兴时期艺术家绘画技巧的启发。故正确答案为A。.答案:D解析：细节理解题。根据Knownasthe''MonaLisaoftheNorth",thispaintingrepresentsthebestofDutchartandithasbecomeoneofarthistory'smostbelovedpaintings.可知,GirlwifhaPearlEarring被认为能和《蒙娜丽莎》媲美。故正确答案为D。.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据Vermeerisknownforhisabilitytocreateshapesandformsusinglightratherthanline.ThischaracteristicapproachtomodelingisparticularlyevidentinGirlwithaPearlEarring.First,hewould"invent",orcreateaninitialdrawingonthecanvas.Then,hemadeasinglecoloredunderpainting.Next,headdedcolor.And,finally,inordertomakethepieceextraordinarilybright,hewouldapplyathinlayerofglazetocertainpartsofthepainting.可知，本段的主要目的是介绍《戴珍珠耳环的女孩》这幅画使用到的技巧。故正确答案为B。.答案:D解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Tracy所说的话"WhenyouthinkabouttheMonaLisa,sheisalsolookingatus,butsheisn'tengaging一she'ssittingbackinthepainting,self-contained,"TracyChevalier,theauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellinghistoricalnovel,GirlwithaPearlEarring,pointsout,"WhileGirlwithaPearlEarringisrightthere—thereisnothingbetweenherandus.Shehasthismagicalqualityofbeingincrediblyopenandyetmysteriousatthesametime一andthatiswhatmakesherso叩pealing."可知,Tracy是使用对比的方式对《戴珍珠耳环的女孩》进行评论的。故正确答案为D。八、.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中“nancienttimes（在古代）”，第三段中的“Later,theMingDynastyfurtherdevelopedrelationswiththeseregions.（后来，明朝进一步发展了与这些地区的关系『以及最后一段中"ToreachoutacrossIhesearemainsasirongdesiretoday.（今天，我们仍然有跨越大洋的强烈愿望）”可知，文章是按照时间顺序行文的。故选B。.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中"Thesefleetswereasighttobeholdandwereinaleagueoftheirownatthattime（这些舰队是一个壮观的景象，当时独领风骚）”可知，郑和的舰队令人印象深刻。故选A。.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中"TheaimofthisinitiativeistoencouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas,andstrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.（这一倡议的目的是鼓励历史悠久的丝绸之路地区的合作和贸易，加强中国与世界其他地区之间的联系）“可知，“一带一路”倡议的目的是鼓励历史悠久的丝绸之路地区的合作和贸易，加强中国与世界其他地区之间的联系，A项”扩大中国在海洋上的领土”不是其目的。故选A。.答案:C解析：主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文讲述了中国从古至今在海洋探索方面所做的尝试和取得的成绩。C项“跨越海洋”适合作为文章标题。故选C。.WhydomoreandmorepeopleintendtoacquireadegreeofMIB?A.Itisrequiredinthecolleges. B.Itcontributestogreatjoboffers.C.Itappealstomostofthegraduates. D.Ithelpstostartupone'sownbusiness..Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?Peopleearnmoreinbusinessfieldthaninfinancefield.Theinternationalfinancecontrollerisahigh-qualityjob.MIBholdersaremorepromisinginallcareersthanothers.InternationalbanksonlyacceptemployeesfromMIBcolleges.4.What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?TopredictthefuturetrendoftheMIBcourse.TodescribethedevelopmentoftheMIBcourse.TopromotetheprofessionalMIBcourseworldwide.D.ToexplainwhytheMIBcourseisgainingpopularity.—»、AnthonyDoerr'snewbestseller,AlltheLightWeCannotSee,holdsspecialappealforme.That'showIwoulddescribeit.Fromthepoeticlanguage,totherealizationofwhatthetileactuallymeans:thatunderneaththesurfaceofhistory,thereislightthathasnotbeenseen,andstoriesthathavegoneuntold.I'mgoingtobehonest-loveforthisbookdidn'thitmestraightaway.Infact,myfirstattempttoreaditlastmonthendedwithmeputtingitasideandgoingtofindsomethingeasier,lighterandlessdescriptivetoread.Butthisbookisbuiltonbeautifulimagery.Bothintheliteralsense-thephysicalworldof1940sParisandGermany,andthemetaphorical（隐喻性的）sense——scientificandphilosophicalreferencestolight,toseeingandnotseeing,andthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.It'sabeautifulworkofgenius,butitdocsgetalittlecomplicatedattimes.However,whenwegetintothemeatofthisWorldWarIInovel,ifsalsoanupsettingstoryofachildhoodtornapartbywar.It'saboutParisianMarieLaurewhohasbeenblindsinceshewassix,andaGermanorphancalledWernerwhofindshimselfatthecenteroftheHitlerYouth.Bothoftheirstoriesarctoldwithsensitivityandsympathy,eachoneforceddownapathbytheirpersonalcircumstancesandbythatdestructivemonster-war.1thinkthisisthekindofbookyouwillneverappreciateifyoustoptoosoon-Ilearnedthatlesson.Fromthefirsttolastpage,thereisathemeofinvisiblelinesrunningparallel（平行的）tooneanotherandsometimes,justsometimes,crossinginthestrangestway.Thesetwolivesweareintroducedtoseemtobeworldsapart,andyettheycometogetherandinfluenceoneanother.Itwasthis,morethanthepredictablyawfultalcofwar,thatmademefeelquiteemotional..Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthebook?A.Lightandeasytoread. B.Richinphilosophicalideas.C.Fascinatingbuttoodescriptive. D.Toocomplicatedforitstheme..WhatcanwelearnaboutMarieLaureandWerner?Thewarleadstotheirsensitivity.Theyknoweachotheratanearlyage.TheHitlerYouthpushesthemtogrow.Theybothhaveamiserablechildhood.7.Whatparticularlystirredthewritersemotions?A.Thebook'sdramaticending. B.Thebook'sbeautifulimagery.C.Thecharacters'interconnecteddestiny.D.ThesufferingbroughtbyWorldWarII.8.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?Tosharethewriter'sfeelingsofabook.Torecommendadelightfulbestseller.Totellreadersaheartbreakingstory.D.Toanalyzethestructureofabook.^2.、Someeventshavebeenaddedtothe2024Olympias,withbreakdancing,surfing,andsportclimbingamongtherecentadditions.AgroupoftermscomewiththemthatareforeigntotheFrenchlanguage.SomeFrench-languagepuristspointoutit'stoomuchtobeartorelyonEnglishtopraisesurfersontheir"noseridingM-standingonthefrontoftheboard.They'vedecidedtheyneedaFrenchsolution.TheFrenchgovernmenthascreatedateamoflanguageexpertsdevotedtopromotingthenationallanguage.Theywillmeetperiodicallyoverthenextcoupleofyearstoidentifyanddefinenewsportsterms.TheFrenchbattleagainsttheinfluenceofotherlanguagesisn'tnew.In1994,lheToubonlawwaspassed,forcingtheuseofFrenchinallgovernmentpublications,contractsandadvertisements.Yetitcontainedseveralloopholes（漏洞），whichallowbrandsandcompaniestoextensivelyuseEnglish.Asaresult,anglicisms-wordsfromtheEnglishlanguageusedinanotherlanguage-arcbecomingmoreobvious.JulieNeveux,linguisticsprofessoralSorbonneUniversityinParis,saidanglicismsare“sometimesestimatedatjustunder5%ofthepresentvocabulary,buttheyaredisturbingbecausetheyshowthatwefollowaneconomyandculturalmodelotherthanourown."Theyarcparticularlypresentinsportscompetitionsandevents,duringwhichathletesfromaroundtheworldareusedtocommunicatinginEnglish.“Sportwasoneofthefirstareastobeglobalized,usaidsportshistorianMichaelAttali.Despitetheirbestefforts,nocommitteehassuccessfullypreventedEnglishfrominfluencingeverydaylanguage."Similarcommitteeshavebeenputinplaceinthepast,butnothinghaschangedsofar,"saidAttali."TherearefarfeweranglicismsinFrenchthanthereareFrenchwordsinEnglish."saidNeveux,addingtheseexchangesshouldnotbeseenasathreat.<CA11livinglanguagesexistbyborrowingfromeachother.Languagesonlyexistthankstotheirimpurity.”9.WhatgoalwilltheteamoflanguageexpertstrytoachieveaccordingtoParagraph2?A.TospeedupthespreadofFrenchintheworld.TomakeFrenchinfluenceotherlanguages.Topromotenationalbrandsandcompanies.TodecideonsomenewFrenchsportsterms..Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they'1inParagraph3referto?A.Englishwords. B.Anglicisms.C.Frenchexpressions. D.Newlycreatedphrases..What'stheresultofthepreviouseffortstostopEnglishfrominfluencingotherlanguages?Fruitless.B.Remarkable.C.Important.D.Unmentioned.12.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Englishisthemostpopularofall.Alllanguagesshouldstaypure.Neveuxwelcomestheimpurityoflanguage.Theexchangesbetweenlanguagesshouldbeavoided.四、AnneLacatonandJean-PhilippeVassal,thisyear'swinnersofthemostfamousawardinarchitecture,arcassurprisedasanyoneelse."Ofcourse,wearcverypleased,Lacatonsaid.Sheandherpartnersmiledbroadly.Puttingasidetheirwearingeyeglasses,LacatonandVassalcouldnotbemoredi抵rentfromanearliergenerationof"architects".LacatonandVassalapplyabelief-neverdestroy,neverremoveorreplace,alwaysadd,transform,andreuse-totheirworkonoldurbanbuildings.DesignsbyLacatonandVassalhavefocusedonperfectinglow-incomehousingcomplexes,beautifullyandfunctionally,whilerespecting-ratherthandisplacing-thepeoplewholivethere.“Buildingsarcbeautifulwhenpeoplefeelwellinthem,"Lacatonexplained.“Whenthelightinsideisbeautifulandtheairispleasant,whentheexchangewiththeoutsideseemseasyandgentle,andwhenusesandsensationsareunexpected."Vassaladded,"There'salotofviolenceinarchitecture.Wetrytobeaccurate.Wetrytoworkwithkindness."perfectinglow-incomehousingcomplexes,beautifullyandfunctionally,whilerespecting-ratherthandisplacing-thepeoplewholivethere.WhenLacatonandVassalwereaskedtoredesignaparticularlylargeanduglypublichousingbuildinginBordeauxin2017,theresidentstoldthemtheydidnotwanttomove,eventemporarily,butthattheywantedbiggerunits.Thesolutionwastosurroundthebuildingwithlargeoutdoorterraces（露天平台）,addingslidingglassdoorstoeachunit,andremakingtheexteriorfromconcretetosomethinggleaming（闪光的）,modernandalive.Suddenly,everyonehadroomyoutdoorspace,someofwhichwasenclosedtobeusedduringthewinteras"wintergardens".“Theirapproachofcost-effective,creativereadaptioncouldbeamodelforurbanplanningintheU.S.,wheredestruction'sbeenseenasamethodofsolvingtheworseningpublichousinginsuchcitiesasChicagoandSt.Louis,“architectureprofessorMabel0.Wilsonsays."Andgranted,there'sahostofotherissuesastowhythathappened.It'snotthebuilding.It'stheabsenceofsocialservicesandlackofrepairtobuildingsthatmadelivinginpublichousingimpossibleforresidents..WhatdocsthesecondparagraphmainlytalkaboutLacatonandVassal?A.Theirhousingstandard. B.Theirworkingprinciple.C.Theirlivingconditions. D.Theirwearingstyle..WhatdoLacatonandVassalseektodointheirarchitecturework?Rebuildoldhousesprecisely.Displacethesettlerswithgreatkindness.Improveratherthanknockdownoldbuildings.Extendspaceforpeopleasmuchaspossible..WhydoestheauthormentionthepublichousingbuildinginBordeaux?Tostresstheimportanceofwintergardens.tlbshowtheviolenceintearingdownbuildings.Toreflectthecostofreadaptinghouses.Toprovethepossibilityofimprovingoldhouses..Whydopeopletendtoknockdowntheworseningpublichousing,accordingtoWilson?Itsavesthecosteffectively.Itmakesroomfornewcreativebuildings.Theylackawarenessofsocialservices.Thereisnoneedtorepairthesebuildings.五、Bydrawingpatternsonthesurfaceofacupoftea,chabaixi,anancientChineseleatrickdisplayedinarecentTVdrama,hasgoneviralforitsapparentsimilaritywithmodemlatteart（咖啡拉花艺术）.However,tenyearsago,thisdistinctivetechniquewasclosetodisappearingcompletely.ZhangZhifeng,apractitionerofchabaixi,foundscenesofchabaixiinthedramaarousedgreatinterestamongordinarypeople.Chabaixicancreateendlesspatternssuchasbamboosandmountainsorevencalligraphy.Thereareoveradozensteps,fromgrinding（碾碎）teaforfinepowdertopouringboiledwater,stirringthemixtureforthickfroth,andfinallydrawingthepatterns.Itisdifferentfrommakinglattebecausepeopleuseclearwaterastheobjecttoputintothecupinsteadofmilk.Butwhenthewatertouchesthesurfaceofwhipped（搅打起泡沫的）tea,itturnsintoawhitecoloranddisappearsin20minutes.Theprocessbeforethedrawingisknownasthetea-makingtechnique,diancha,thequalityofwhichiscrucialtowhetherpatternscanbesuccessfullyproducedlater.“Chabaixiisoneofthecountlessformsoftea-makingtechniquesinChina.Theimportanceofchabaixiisthatnotonlythistechniqueisuniqueintheworld,butalsoitgivesusawindowintopeople'slifestyleintheSongDynasty,aperiodoftimewhenleisureactivitiesinsomewaysresemblewhatwehavenow,“Zhangsaid.BeforechabaixiwasdiscoveredbyTVaudiences,thetechniquewaslistedaspartofChina'sIntangibleCulturalHeritagein2017,afteritwasrecoveredbyZhangZhifeng,whospentnearly30yearsstudyingandresearchingtheoriginsandmakingoftea,butforhimitwasallworth-while.“ThistechniqueiskeytotheteacultureoftheSongDynasty,anditwouldbeashametoletitfade.Thistechniquemustbepassedontothenextgenerationssotheycanunderstanditshistory,“Zhangsaid..Whatdotheunderlinedwords“goneviral"inparagraph1probablymean?A.Receivedgoodprotection. B.Becomepopularquickly.C.Starteddeclininggradually. D.Maintainedhighlycompetit