2020-2021学年行知中学高一上英语期中考试

上海市行知中学2020学年第一学期期中考试

高一年级英语试卷

（本试卷满分140分，考试时间120分钟）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentvvospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswers

onyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.7:15.B.8:00.C.7:45.D.8:15.

2.A.Athief.B.Anarchitect.C.Acashier.D.Apolicewoman

3.A.Thechangeableweather.B.Theman'sdress.

C.Thepopularityoftheman.D.Thelectureoftheman.

4.A.Tailorandcustomer.B.Hairdresserandcustomer.

C.Husbandandwife.D.Housekeeperandthehost.

5.A.Onatrain.B.Onanairplane.C.Inatheatre.D.Inthelobby.

6.A.Shewillbeinahurry.B.Shewillbeonsickleave.

C.Sheisreluctanttoofferaride.D.Theyarenotinthesamedirection.

7.A.Helikestobeinthesunshine.B.Hehasn'tbeentothebeachbefore.

C.Hegetsdarkeraftertheweekend.D.Hetriestobalancehisworkwithrelaxation.

8.A.Interested.B.Disappointed.C.Excited.D.Indifferent.

9.A.Winfreyisbornwithasilverspooninhermouth.

B.Trump'sspeechinspiredalotofAmericans.

C.ComparedtoTrump,Winfreyislackinginexperience.

D.Winfreyestablishedherselffromnothing.

10.A.Hefollowedthestepsofcookingfromhisgrandmother.

B.Herevolutionizedthemeatloafofhisgrandmother.

C.Hehasatalentforcooking.

D.Heisagreenhandincooking.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneach

ofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyou

hearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

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Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.BecauseoftheendoftheSumerTime.

B.Becausethesleephormoneisfixed.

C.Becauseteenagers?sleeprhythmisearlierthanadults'.

D.Becauseofthenewfindingsonsleeprhythm.

12.A.Schooldelayisexpectedtoboostthefuturelaborsupply.

B.Sleepdeprivationhasnothingtodowithobesity.

C.Thepredictionoftheschooldelayistoooptimistic.

D.Theeconomicproblembehindsleepdeprivationishardtosolve.

13.A.Clockgoingbackinschools.

B.Anewresearchonthesleeprhythm.

C.Schoolscheduledelay:tobeornottobe.

D.Thedisadvantageofthenewmeasure.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Unwrappinganewalbum.B.Havinganewly-boughtcar.

C.Enteringanewly-purchasedhouse.D.Havingaccesstoanonlineaccount.

15.A.Weconsiderownershipmoreimportantthanaccess.

B.ThetermsandconditionsoftheAmazonencouragespeopletosharetheaccount.

C.Sharingeconomymaximizestherateofusageforcars.

D.Sharingeconomymakescleartherelationshipbetweenconsumersandthecommodities.

16.A.Itisenvironment-friendlytoincreasetheusageofgoodsandcutdownthecost.

B.Sharingeconomyboostscarmanufacture.

C.Sharingeconomyfundamentallyreshapesthemarketandbenefitspeople.

D.Insharingeconomy,companiesbridgethegapbetweenpeopleandresources.

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Businessmen.B.Collegestudents.

C.Massmediaproducers.D.Sportslovers.

18.A.Theyseldomhaveabalancedwork-restschedule.

B.Theyfrequentpubsintheuniversity.

C.Theybarelystayuplate.

D.Theyareathletic.

19.A.Hehasgainedweight.B.Hepreferredbeertomixeddrinks.

C.HehasnoaccesstoafakeID.D.Heiscapableofmakingwebsites.

20.A.Hewantedtobeanelite.B.Hedrewtheinspirationfromaprofessor.

C.Studentssharedthesamesocialcircle.D.Studentsreferredtoitasanescape.

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II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthe

givenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

LovingLegacy

Magicwands,flyingbroomsticks,terrifyingmonsters...thesearethefeaturesofthefantasygenre.

Andoverthelastfewdecades,HanyPotterhasremainedatthetopofthelistfor(21)lookingto

journeyintoamagicalworld.Wheremanyauthorshavetried,J.K.Rowling—withthehelpofnumerous

fans—hassucceededinbringinghercharacterstolife(22)books,movies,theaters,themeparks

andsomuchmore.

HarryPottermighthavestartedoffas(23)bookmeantforyoungchildrentoreadand

perhapsforgetafewyearsdowntheline.Fewexpectedthattheyoungboywithmessyjet-blackhair,green

eyesandalightning-shapedscaronhisforehead(24)(manage)totakeusallalongonan

unforgettablejourney.Criticsoftheseriesclaimthatcertaincharactersdonothaveenoughdepth,orthe

writingcannotcomparewiththelikesofJ.R.R.Tolkien'sTheLordoftheRingsandC.S.Lewis'sThe

Lion,theWitchandtheWardrobe.However,they(25)hardlydenythemassiveimpactofHarry

Potterontheliteraryworld.

IgrewupreadingHarryPotter.Likemillionsofotherchildren,Iwaitedonmyeleventhbirthdayfor

anowlcarryingalettertoinformmethatI(26)(accept)intotheHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraft

andWizardry.Fortheyoungerme,thewizardingworldwassofantasticandattractivethatIalwayswanted

more.Asanewbookwasonlyreleasedeveryyearortwo,Ihadplentyoftime(27)(explore)

otherworldsoffantasy.AndIlovedeverymomentofit.(28)IhavenotpickedupaHarry

Potterbookinaboutadecade,Istillmakeabeelinefor(直奔)thefantasysectioneachtimeIamina

bookstore.Mostimportantly,Icametolovethesimpleactofreading.

Somemaythinkthatfantasyorsciencefictionhasnoplaceinliterature,astheycorruptthemindand

providenousefullessons.Thesepeoplearewrong.Charactersinpopularfantasyorsciencefictionnovels

arenotmuchdifferentfromthoseinclassicliteraturenovels.Eachembodiestheemotion,characterand

thought(29)theauthoristryingtoconvey.So,(30)unrealistic

theplotmayseem,goodnovelsteach,andkeenreaderslearn.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeused

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.resultingB.repeatedlyC.relativelyD.unusualE.difficultF.fluent

G.fedH.masteredI.planningJ.previouslyK.convenient

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Howandwhy,roughly2millionyearsago,earlyhumanancestorsevolvedlargebrainsandbegan

making(31)advancedstonetools,isoneofthegreatmysteriesofevolution.Someresearchers

arguethesechangeswerebroughtaboutbytheinventionofcooking.Theypointoutthatourbiteweakened

aroundthesametimeasourlargerbrainsevolved,andthatittakeslessenergytoabsorbnutrientsfrom

cookedfood.Asaresult,oncetheyhad(32)theart,earlychefscouldinvestlessintheirdigestive

systemsandthusinvestthe(33)energysavingsinbuildinglargerbrainscapableofcomplex

thought.Thereis,however,aproblemwiththecookingtheory.Mostarchaeologists(考古学家)believethe

evidenceofcontrolledfirestretchesbacknomorethan790,000years.

RogerSummonsoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhasasolution.Togetherwithhisteam,

heanalyzed1.7million-year-oldsandstonesthatformedinanancientriveratOlduvaiGorgeinTanzania.

Theregionisfamousforthelargenumberofhumanfossilsthathavebeendiscoveredthere,alongsidean

impressiveassemblyofstonetools.Thesandstonesthemselveshave(34)yieldedsomeofthe

world'searliestcomplexhandaxes——largetear-drop-shapedstonetoolsthatareassociatedwithHomo

erectus(直立人).Creatinganaxeby(35)knockingthinpiecesoffarawstoneinordertocreate

twosharpcuttingedgesrequiresasignificantamountof(36).Theirappearanceistherefore

thoughttomarkanimportantmomentinintellectualevolution.TrappedinsidetheOlduvaisandstones,the

researchersfound(37)biologicalmolecules(分子)thatareofteninterpretedasbiomarkersfor

heat-tolerantbacteria.Someoftheseliveinwaterbetween85℃and95℃.Themolecules,presence

suggeststhatanancientriverwithintheGorgewasonce(38)byoneormorehotsprings.

Dr.Summonsandhiscolleaguessaythehotspringswouldhaveprovideda(n)(39)"pre-fire”

meansofcookingfood.InNewZealand,theMaorihavetraditionallycookedfoodinhotsprings,eitherby

loweringitintotheboilingwaterorbydiggingaholeinthehotearth.SimilarmethodsexistinJapanand

Iceland,soitisplausible,if(40)toprove,thatearlyhumansmighthaveusedhotspringstocook

meatandroots.Nonetheless,firewouldhaveofferedadistinctadvantagetohumans,sinceitisa

transportableresource.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

FromCitationtoEntry

HowdoesawordgetintoaMerriam-Websterdictionary?Thisisoneofthequestionseditorsare

frequentlyasked.Theanswerissimple:usage.

EachdaymostMerriam-Webstereditorsdevoteanhourortwotoreadingawidecollectionof

(41)material,includingbooks,newspapers,magazinesandelectronicpublications.Inouroffice

thisactivityiscalled"readingandmarking?,Theeditorsreadthetexts(42)newwords,new

usagesofexistingwords,differentspellings,andinflectedforms—(43),anythingthatmighthelp

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indecidingifawordbelongsinthedictionary,understandingwhatitmeans,and(44)typical

usage.Anywordofinterestismarked,(45)surroundingcontextthatoffersinsightintoitsform

anduse.

Themarkedpassagesaretheninputintoacomputersystemandstoredbothinmachine-readableform

andon3“x5"slipsofpapertocreatecitations.Eachcitationhasthefollowingelements:theworditself,an

exampleofthewordusedincontext,andbibliographicinformationaboutthe(46)fromwhich

thewordandexampleweretaken.

Merriam-Webster'scitationfiles,whichcanbe(47)the1880s,nowcontain15.7million

examplesofwordsusedincontextandcoverallaspectsoftheEnglishvocabulary.Citationsarealso

availabletoeditorsinasearchabletextdatabase——what(48)callacorpus-thatincludesmore

than70millionwordsdrawnfromagreatvarietyofsources.

Beforeanewwordcanbeaddedtothedictionary,itmusthaveenoughcitationstoshowthatitis

(49)used.Buthavingalotofcitationsisnotenough.Awordmaybe(50)forentryinto

ageneraldictionaryifallofitscitationscomefromasinglesourceoriftheyareallfromhighlyspecialized

publicationsthat(51)thejargonofexpertswithinasinglefield.

Thenumberandrangeofcitationsneededforaword's(52)inthedictionaryvary.In

(53)cases,awordjumpsontothesceneandisbothinstantlypopularandlikelytolast,aswasthe

(54)inthe1980swithAIDS.Insuchasituation,theeditorsdeterminethatthewordhasbecome

firmlyestablishedinarelativelyshorttimeandshouldbeenteredinthedictionary,(55)its

citationsmaynotspanthewiderangeofyearsexhibitedbyotherwords.

41.A.publishedB.digitizedC.relatedD.selected

42.A.inlineofB.intermsofC.insearchofD.inviewof

43.A.inshortB.butforC.inadditionD.forinstance

44.A.locatingB.applyingC.enteringD.determining

45.A.accordingtoB.alongwithC.exceptfbrD.basedon

46.A.OriginB.basisC.resourceD.source

47.A.tracedbacktoB.originatedfromC.begunwithD.introducedin

48.A.dialecticsB.linguisticsC.gymnasticsD.statistics

49.A.widelyB.frequentlyC.oftenD.greatly

50.A.acceptedB.receivedC.rejectedD.neglected

51.A.reformB.informC.reflectD.inflect

52.A.recognitionB.compositionC.revisionD.inclusion

53.A.commonB.popularC.rareD.major

54.A.timeB.matterC.caseD.type

55.A.eventhoughB.asthoughC.sothatD.incase

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SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

ForWesterndesigners,ChinaanditsrichculturehavelongbeenaninspirationforWesterncreative.

“It'snosecretthatChinahasalwaysbeenasourceofinspirationfordesigners/*saysAmandaHill,

chiefcreativeofficeratA+ENetworks,aglobalmediacompanyandhometosomeofthebiggestfashion

shows.

Earlierthisyear,theChinaThroughALookingGlassexhibitioninNewYorkexhibited140piecesof

China-inspiredfashionableclothingalongsideChineseworksofart,withtheaimofexploringtheinfluence

ofChineseaesthetics(美学)onWesternfashionandhowChinahasfueledthefashionableimaginationfor

centuries.Theexhibitionhadrecordattendance,showingthatthereishugeinterestinChineseinfluences.

“Chinaisimpossibletooverlook,saysHill."Chinesemodelsarethefhcesofbeautyandfashion

campaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld,whichmeansChinesewomenarenotjust

consumersoffashion-theyarecentraltoitsmovement."Ofcourse,notonlyaretoday'stopWestern

designersbeinginfluencedbyChina,butsomeofthebestdesignersofcontemporaryfashionare

themselvesChinese.<4VeraWang,AlexanderWang,JasonWuaretakingonGalliano,Albaz,MarcJacobs

—andbeatingthemhandsdownindesignandsales,“addsHill.

ForHill,itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussingfashion."The

mostfamousdesignersareChinese,soarethemodels,andsoaretheconsumers,vshesays,"Chinaisno

longerjustanothermarket;inmanysensesithasbecomethemarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday,you

aretalkingaboutChina-itsinfluences,itsdirections,itsbreathtakingclothes,andhowyoungdesigners

andmodelsarefinallyacknowledgingthatinmanyways.”

56.WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?

A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks.B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.

C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes.D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.

57.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?

A.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.B.Theyadmiresupermodels.

C.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.D.Theyaresettingthefashion.

58.Theunderlinedphrase“takingon“inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto.

A.competingagainstB.learningfromC.workingwithD.lookingdownon

59.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYork

B.YoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorld

C.ChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrends

D.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAesthetics

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(B)

TheParkRoadTripsStay&DineSee&DoPhotosTravelGuides

YELLOWSTONEj

HOME|SEE&DO|OEYSERS&HOTSPRINGS|ABOUTOLDFAITHFUL-THEMOSTFAMOUSGEYSERINTHEWORLD

AboutOldFaithful—TheMostFamousGeyser(间歇性喷泉)intheWorld

Discoveredin1870bytheWashburnExpedition,OldFaithfulgeyserwasnamedforitsfrequent

eruptions。喷发)一whichnumbermorethanamillionsinceYellowstonebecametheworld'sfirstnational

parkin1872.

WhendoesOldFaithfulerupt?

BasicpredictionofOldFaithfulisdependentuponthedurationofthepreviouseruption.During

visitorcenterhours,geyserstatisticsandpredictionsaremaintainedbythenaturaliststaff.Peoplespeak

oftheaveragetimebetweeneruptions.Thisismisleading.Themathematicalaveragebetweeneruptions

ofOldFaithfuliscurrently74minutes,butitdoesn'tliketoactaverage!Intervalscanrangefrom60-110

minutes.VisitorscancheckforpostedpredictiontimesinmostbuildingsintheOldFaithfularea.

HowhighdoesOldFaithfuleruptandhowlongwillitlast?

OldFaithfulcanvaryinheightfrom100-180feetwithanaveragenear130-140feet.Thishasbeen

thehistoricalrangeofitsrecordedheight.Eruptionsnormallylastbetween1.5to5minutes.

IheardOldFaithfulisn'tasfaithfulasitusedtobe.Isitslowingdown?

Itdependsonwhatyoucallfaithful.Thefamousgeysercurrentlyeruptsaround20timesadayand

canbepredictedwitha90percentconfidenceratewithina10minutevariation.Priortothe1959

earthquake,OldFaithfulerupted21timesperday.Thafsasignificantdecreaseinactivityfbrgeologists

trackingeacheruption,buttovisitorsseeingoneortwoeruptions...itlooksjustfine.

Howmanygallonsofwaterareexpelledduringaneruption?

Itdependsonthedurationoftheeruption.Scientistsestimatethattheamountrangesfrom3,700

gallons(forashortdurationof1.5minutes)to8,400gallons(fbralongerdurationof4.5minutes).

HowhotisthewaterinOldFaithful?

Duringaneruption,thewatertemperatureattheventhasbeenmeasuredat204°F(95.6℃).The

steamtemperaturehasbeenmeasuredabove350°F!

60.YouandyourfriendjustwatchedtheeruptionofOldFaithfulat12:26p.m.,atwhattimeisitpossible

foryoutoenjoythenextone?

A.13:06B.14:06C.15:06D.16:06

61.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementaboutOldFaithfulistrue?

A.Thegeyser'snameindicatesthatitalwayseruptsregularly,20timesaday,onceevery74minutes.

B.Whenitiserupting,peopleshouldkeepasafedistanceduetoitsfreezingcoldness.

C.OldFaithfulisawell-knowngeyserwhichcanexpelatleast3700gallonswatereachtime.

D.Tochecktheeruptiontime,visitorsmayrefertopredictionsonthepostedtimetables.

62.Wheredoesthearticlemostprobablyappear?

A.TheYellowstoneofficialwebsite.B.LocaltravelpamphletsintroducingYellowstone.

C.Arecently-issuedguidebookonYellowstone.D.AtravelmagazinecolumnaboutYellowstone.

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(C)

“Walkability"linkedtoreducedhospitalcostsandadmissions

Neighborhoodsdesignedtoencouragepeopletowalktoandfromtheshopsandpublictransportwill

helpreducehospitalcostsandadmissionslinkedtoresidents,newCanberraresearchshows.

Theresearchproject,fromtheUniversityofCanberra'sHealthResearchInstitute,hasrevealeda

relationshipbetweenasuburb's"walkabilityscore“andareductioninbothhospitalcostsandadmissions

andaddedtothegrowingdebatesurroundingtheroleof"socialdeterminants^^inhealthoutcomes.

CoauthorsDr.YanYuandVincentLeamihanstudiedACTHealthdatafrom30,690hospital

admissionsacross88oftheACT'ssuburbs,andthenmatchedthemagainsteachsuburb's"walkability

score^^.Thatscoreisameasureofhoweasyitistogetaroundaparticularsuburb,includingthenumberof

interconnectedstreets,footpathsandthepresenceofshops,publictransportstops,restaurantsandservices

withinwalkingdistanceofeachother.

Dr.Yusaidthestudyshowedthatthosesuburbsratedas"walkable”——withawalkabilityscoreof20

unitsormore—werelinkedtoa12.1percentlowerhospitalcostforthoseresidentsanda12.5percent

lowerrateofhospitaladmissions.

Shesaidtheadmissionsdatatheyfocusedonincludedcancers,cardiovasculardiseases,endocrine,

nutritionalandmetabolicdiseasesanddiabetes.

ButtheresearchalsoshowedthatinCanberra,some80percentofallthecity'ssuburbswerestill

“car-dependent”,whichMr.LeamihansaidshowedmoreneededtobedonetohelpencourageCanberrans

towalk,rideandusepublictransport.

WhileMr.LeamihancommendedtheACTgovernment'sexisting“activetravel"programs,hesaid

thestudyshowedthatwiderandbetterfundedinitiativestoimprovethe"walkability”ofnewandexisting

suburbscouldhelpsaveonhealthcostsandimproveCanberrans?qualityoflife.

Dr.Yusaidsuchchangescouldbeassimpleasimprovingfootpathsandbikepaths,increasingpublic

transportaccessandimprovinglocalshops.

63.Thesuburb's"walkabilityscore"dependsonthefollowingfactorswithinthewalkingdistanceofeach

otherEXCEPT.

A.thepresenceofshopsB.thepresenceoftaxistands

C.thenumberofinterconnectedstreetsD.thenumberofinterconnectedfootpaths

64.Theunderlinedword“commended"inParagraph7probablymeans.

A.praisedB.abandonedC.transformedD.conducted

65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thesuburbwithawalkabilityscoreof12.5unitscanberatedas“walkable”

B.amajorityofCanberranswalk,rideandusepublictransporttoandfromwork

C.admissionsdataresearchersfocusedonincludeddifferentkindsofdisease

D.footpathsandbikepathsinthesuburbsofCanberraarefarfromsatisfactory

66.Whatwillprobablyhappeninthefuture?

A.TherewillbefewercarsinCanberra.

B.Canberranswillhaveeasieraccesstopublichospitals.

C.Theword“walkability“willbeincludedintheauthoritativedictionary.

D.”Walkability”ofnewandexistingsuburbsinCanberrawillbeimproved.

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SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed,

A.Whatbeganasfourpiecesthenhasgrowntomorethan10,500nowthroughdonationsand

acquisitions.

B.Mostlikelyitwastheviewthebookofferedintoadifferentworld.

C.Theillustrationscomefrombooksthatspanthepasthalf-century.

D.In1938,theAmericanLibraryAssociation(ALA)beganpresentingannuallytheCaldecottMedalto

themostdistinguishedchildren'sbookillustrationpublishedintheyear.

E.Eachillustrationexplorestheworldsofscience,engineeringormedicine.

F.Manywonderfulfreepicturebooksforchildrenareavailabletoread,download,andprint.

ANewExhibitionExplorestheScienceandMathinChildren'sBookIllustrations

Thinkbacktoafavoritepicturebook,theonewheretheedgesofthecovergrewwornandafew

pagesloosenedfromthebindingaftersomanyreadings.Perhapsitwastheunfoldingstoryorthevivid

illustrationsthatenthralledayoungyou.___67___.

“PicturebooksaresomeofthefirstmemoriesIhaveforlookingatandunderstandingtheworld

aroundme,"saysJ.D.Talasek,thedirectoroftheCulturalProgramsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.

Butonedoesn'thavetobeachildtofinddelightandwonderinimagesfromchildren'sbooks.Thafsthe

premisebehindanewexhibition,“IgnitingtheImagination,whichopenedthisweekattheNational

AcademyofSciences(NAS)inWashingtonD.C.

Theexhibitionfeatures29artworksfromthecollectionofchildren'sbookillustrationsattheMazza

Museum,locatedattheUniversityofFindlayinOhio.___68___Inone,anoldgentlemanwearingglasses

andhiscompanion,ayoungboyinaredT-shirt,leantothesideastheyfeelthecentrifugalforceofa

rollercoaster^curve.Theman'shatfloatsaboveandbehindhim,pushedoffbythewindofhismotion.In

another,seaturtlesappeartotakeofflikeaflockofsea-green-coloredbirdsfromatowerofpink,

branchingcoral.

___69___TheoldestisfromProjectBoybyLoisLenski,publishedin1954,andshowsagroupof

childrenbuildingafortoutof"junk."Thesubjectsrangefromthemagicofmathtothebiologyofa

decayinglogtotheengineeringofaskyscraper.

“Theexhibitisframedthroughthesedisciplines,butitusesthepowerofarttohelpmakebroader

connectionstohowinventions,practicesanddiscoveriesframeourexperiences,Talaseksays.

Themuseum'scollectionwasbomin1982,aspartofacelebrationofthe100thanniversaryof

FindlayCollege,theuniversity*spredecessorinstitution.JerryMallett,aprofessorofeducationatthetime,

spearheadedtheestablishmentofthechildren'sbookillustrationcollection.___70___Theartworksinclude

adiversityofstylesandmedia.

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IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summ