主题分类：历史和文化-高三英语阅读理解专项训练（含答案）

08历史和文化

(A)

AMovieforAll

Despiteanadvertisementcampaignsuggestingwall-to-wallspecial

effects,"BridgetoTerabithia^^isgroundedinrealityfarmorethaninfantasy.

AdaptingKatherinePaterson'saward-winningnovel,thescreenwritersDavid

PatersonandJeffStockwellhaveproducedathoughtfulandextremely

affectingstoryofatransformativefriendshipbetweentwounusuallygifted

children.Theresultisamoviewhoseemotionaldepthcouldappealmoreto

adultsthantotheirchildren.

JessAarons(JoshHutcherson)isasixthgraderv/ithfoursisters,

financiallytensedparentsandatalentfordrawing.Anintroverted(内|句的)

kidwhoisregularlypickedonbytheschoolbuses,Jessfoimsabondwitha

newstudentnamedLeslie(AnnaSophiaRobb),afreespiritwhoseparents,

bothwriters,arefondlyneglectful.Anattraction

betweenoutsiders,theirfriendshipfeedsonherwordsandhispictures;togethertheycreatean

imaginarykingdominthewoodsbehindtheirhomes,aworldtheycancontrolandwheretheirminds

canwanderfree.

Beautifullycapturingatimewhenabullyinschoolcanoccuraslargeasamonsterinanightmare

andtheencouragementofateachercanalterthecourseofalife,''BridgetoTerabithia“keepsthe

fantasyinthebackgroundtofindmagicintheeveryday.GaborCsupodirectsthis,hisfirstfeature,

likesomeoneclosetothepainofbeingdifferent,fascinatedintiny,perfectdetails.

Withstrongperformancesfromalltheleads,“BridgetoTerabithia,,isabletohandleadulttopics

withsensitivity.Astheemotionallandscapedarkens,thosewhohaven'treadthebookmaybe

surprisedatthesorrowthefilmmakerscausewithouteverresortingtohorrororterror.Inotherwords,

yourchildrenmaycry,buttheywon'tbetraumatizedsobadly.

Consistentlysmartanddelicateasaspiderweb,“BridgetoTerabithia,,isthekindofchildren's

movierarelyseennowadays.Atatimewhenmanypublicschoolsarebeingforcedtocutmusicand

artfromthecurriculum,thestory?sinsistenceonthehealingpowerofacultivatedimaginationisboth

welcomeandessential.

56.ThesecondparagraphindicatesthatJessandLeslie

A.losttheircontrolovertheimaginarykingdom

B.lookeddownontheirindividualrealities

C.formedagoodfriendshipdespitetheirdifferenttalents

D.wroteabookaboutamagicallandcalledTerabithia

57.Whichofthefollowingwordsismostlikelytoreplace^traumatized^(paragraph4)?

A.criticizedB.ignoredC.delightedD.shocked

58.Thetwochildrenmostlikely.

A.skippedschooltoplayinthewoodsbehindtheircampus

B.createdanimaginaryworldasanescapefromreality

C.disappointedtheirparentswiththeirovcr-activcimaginations

D.wonagainstthebulliesatschoolwithstrongperformances

59.Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Thefantasycomponentsofthemovieweretooovcr-donc.

B.Themovieisemotionalbutnotmuchtoodramatic.

C.”BridgetoTerabithia^^hasanegativeimpactonpublicschooleducation.

D.Childrenshouldn'twatchthefilmastheyaretooyoungtounderstandthetopics.

CDBB

Rightnow,Iamlookingatashelffullofrelics,acollectionofhas-beens,old-timers,antiques,

fossils.Rightnow,Iamlookingatashelffullofbooks.Yes,thal'sright.Ifyouhavesomesparecash

(thegoingrateisaboutS89)andyouarelookingtoenhanceyourreadingexperience,thenIhighly

suggestyouconsiderpurchasingane-reader.E-readersarereplacingthebooksofoldandIwelcome

themwithopenarms(asyoushould).

Ane-readerisadevicethatallowsyoutoreade-books.Ane-bookisabook-lengthpublicationin

digitalform,consistingoftext,imagesorboth,andproducedon,publishedthroughandreadableon

computersorotherelectronicdevices.Sometimestheequivalentofaconventionalprintedbook,e-books

canalsobeborndigital.TheOxfordDictionaryofEnglishdefinesthee-bookas“anelectronicversionof

aprintedbook”,bute-bookscananddoexistwithoutanyprintedequivalent.

E-readersputprintedbookstoshame.E-readersaresuperiortoprintedbooksbecausetheysave

space,areenvironmentallyfriendlyandprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.

Theaveragee-readercanstorethousandsofdigitalbooks,providingagenuinelibraryatyour

fingertips.Whatismore,thee-readeritselfisverysmall.Itiseasytoholdandcanfitinapocketbookor

briefcaseeasily.ThismakeshandlingwoodengiantsuchasWarandPeaceandAnnaKareninaabreeze.

Perhapstheonlydrawbacktothespace-savingaspectofane-readeristhatitrequiresyoutofindnew

thingstoputonyourshelves.

Inaddition,e-readersareenvironmentallyfriendly.Theaveragenovelisabout300pageslong.So,

ifanovelisprinted1000times,itwilluse300,000piecesofpaper.That'salotofpaper!Andfbrthe

superbestsellers,thesefiguresincreasedramatically.Forexample,theHarryPotterbookserieshassold

over450millioncopies.That'sabout2milliontrees!Uponviewingthesefigures,itisnothardtograsp

thesevereimpactofprintedbooksontheenvironment.Sincee-readersusenotrees,theyrepresenta

significantamountofpreservationintermsoftheenvironmentanditsresources.

Finally,e-readersprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.Thetypical

e-readerallowsitsusertoadjustlettersize,letterformandlinespacing.Italsoallowshighlightingand

electronicbookmarking.

Furthermore,itgrantsuserstheabilitytogetanoverviewofabookandthenjumptoaspecific

locationbasedonthatoverview.Whiletheseareallnicefeatures,perhapsthemosthelpfulofallisthe

abilitytogetdictionarydefinitionsatthetouchofafinger.Oneventhemostbasice-rcader,userscan

findinstantdefinitionswithouthavingtohuntthroughaphysicaldictionary.

Itcanbeseenthate-readersaresuperiortoprintedbooks.Theysavespace,areenvironmentally

friendlyandprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.Sowhatgoodareprinted

books?Well,theycertainlymakenicedecorations.

63.Asusedinparagraph1,itcanbeinferredthat“has-beens,old-timers,antiques,fossils“areallwords

thatdescribesomething.

A.outdatedB.typicalC.meaningfulD.useless

64.Basedoninformationinthepassage,itcanbeinferredthatprintedbooksofWarandPeaceandAnna

Kareninaareall.

A.superioranddramaticB.denseandenvironmental

C.awkwardandheavyD.significantandresistant

65.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingreadingtipsandtoolsareofferedbythee-reader?

①linespacingcustomization

②theabilitytoquicklyjumptotheendofabook

③accesstoaprinteddictionaryatthetouchofafinger

A.①and②onlyB.①and③onlyC.②and③onlyD.①，②and③

66.Whichofthefollowingsentencesfromthepassagebestsummarizestheauthor'smainpoint?

A.”Ifyouhavesomesparecash(thegoingrateisaboutS89)andarelookingtoenhanceyourreading

experience,then1highlysuggestyouconsiderpurchasingane-rcadcr.^

B.uE-readersarereplacingthebooksofold,andIwelcomethemwithopenarms(asyoushould).”

C.”Anc-rcaderisadevicethatallowsyoutoreade-books.Ane-bookisabook-lengthpublicationin

digitalform,consistingoftext,images,orboth,andproducedon,publishedthrough,and

readableoncomputersorotherelectronicdevices.”

D.<cE-readersaresuperiortoprintedbooksbecausetheysavespace,areenvironmentallyfriendly,

andprovidehelpfulreadingtipsandtoolsthatprintedbooksdonot.”

63-66ACAD

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trees,andmadefromonlyfinestingredients-flour,butter,sugarandsalt.

BakedinthevillageofAberlourintheScottishHighlands,theyfollowagenerations-oldfamily

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61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabout“TheMoment”？

A.Itisanadapteddramalastingnearly4hours.

B.Thestory,ratherthantheactors,isattracting.

C.Therearethreesuspectsforstealingthediamond.

D.ItisbasedonWikieCollins,mostfamousdetectivenovel.

62.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheshortbread?

A.Itusuallydisappearsinamagicwaytogetherwiththetin.

B.ItfollowsasecretprocedureperfectedbyJosephWalker.

C.ItiswrappedinatinwithbothAngelandSantaonit.

D.Itistraditionallyfamily-bakedinScotland.

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61.WhichofthefollowingisadifficultytheGuardianisfacing?

A.It'slosingitseditorialindependence.B.It'sbecomingincreasinglyreliantonitsowner.

C.It'sprofitingmuchlessfromadvertising.D.It'soperatinginachallengingpoliticalclimate.

62.Whatcanbeinferredfromthewebpage?

A.SomebillionaireownersarctheGuardian'seditors.

B.TheGuardianisindependentfinanciallyandpolitically.

C.ShareholderscaninterferewiththeGuardian'sjournalism.

D.GuardianSupporterscanputadsonthemobileappforfree.

60.A61.C62.B

WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers?TheAmericanSocietyof

NewspaperEditorsistryingtoanswerthispainfulquestion.Theorganizationisdeepintoalong

self-analysisknownasthejournalismcredibilityproject.

Sadtosay,thisprojecthasturnedouttobemostlylow-levelfindingsaboutfactualerrorsand

spellingandgrammarmistakes,combinedwithlotsofhead-scratchingpuzzlementaboutwhatinthe

worldthosereadersreallywant.

Butthesourcesofdistrustgowaydeeper.Mostjournalistslearntoseetheworldthroughasetof

standardpatternsintowhichtheyreporteachday'sevents.Inotherwords,thereisatraditionalstoryline

inthenewsroomculturethatprovidesabackboneandaready-madenarrativestructureforotherwise

confusingnews.

Ihereexistsasocialandculturaldisconnectbetweenjournalistsandtheirreaders,whichhelps

explainwhythe“standardpattcrns^^ofthenewsroomseemforeigntomanyreaders.Inarecentsurvey,

questionnairesweresenttoreportersinfivemiddle-sizecitiesaroundthecountry,plusonelarge

metropolitanarea.Thenresidentsinthesecommunitieswerephonedatrandomandaskedthesame

questions.

RepliesshowthatcomparedwithotherAmericans,journalistsaremorelikelytoliveinupscale

neighborhoods,havemaids,ownMercedeses,andtradestocks,andthey'relesslikelytogotochurch,do

volunteerwork,orputdownrootsinacommunity.

Reporterstendtobepartofabroadlydefinedsocialandculturalelite（精英）,sotheirworktendsto

reflectthetraditionalvaluesofthiselite.Thealarmingdistrustofthenewsmediaisn'trootedin

inaccuracyorpoorreportorialskillsbutinthedailyconflictofworldviewsbetweenreportersandtheir

readers.

Thisisanexplosivesituationforanyindustry,particularlyadecliningone.Hereisatroubled

businessthatkeepshiringemployeeswhoseattitudesvastlyannoythecustomers.Thenitsponsorslots

ofsymposiumsandacredibilityprojectdevotedtowonderingwhycustomersareannoyedand

fleeinginlargenumbers.Butitneverseemstogetaroundtonoticingtheculturalandclassprejudices

thatsomanyformerbuyersarecomplainingabout.Ifitdid,itwouldopenupitsdiversityprogram,now

focusednarrowlyonraceandgender,andlookforreporterswhodifferbroadlybyoutlook,values,

education,andclass.

63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Needsofthereadersallovertheworld.

B.Causesofthepublicdisappointmentaboutnewspapers.

C.Originsofthedecliningnewspaperindustry.

D.Aimsofajournalismcredibilityproject.

64.Theresultsofthejournalismcredibilityprojectturnedouttobe.

A.quitetrustworthyB.somewhatconflicting

C.veryinformativeD.rathershallow

65.Thebasicproblemofjournalistsaspointedoutbythewriterliesintheir.

A.workingattitudeB.traditionallifestyle

C.worldoutlookD.educationalbackground

66.Despiteitsefforts,thenewspaperindustrystillcannotsatisfythereadersowingtoits.

A.failuretorealizeitsrealproblemB.tendencytohireannoyingreporters

C.likelinesstodoinaccuratereportingD.prejudiceinmattersofraceandgender

63-66:BDCA

Archaeologists（考古学家）guidedbylaserimagesofaremoteregionofnorthernGuatemalahave

discovered20-foot-highwalls,watchtowers,andotherevidencethatancientMayasocietieshadbeen

annoyedbywarfarethreatovermanyyears.Thefindshaveupendedlong-establishedimpressionsofa

civilizationthatittamedthejungleandbuiltthrivingcities,thendeclinedanddisappearedquietly

beneaththedensetropicalforest.

AmongthemostsurprisingdiscoverieswasalargestonecomplexnowcalledLaCucmavilla.

Builtonasteepridge,theheavilyfortifiedsiteincludedhighwalls.Moatswhichservesasthelargest

defensivesystemeverdiscoveredintheregion.

Thiswassurprisingsaysanarchaeologist,"becausewehadatendencytoromanticizeMaya

warfareassomethingthatwaslargelyritualized.Butthefortificationswereseeingsuggestanelevated

levelofantagonismovercenturies.Rulersweresodeeplyalarmedthattheyfelttheneedtoinvestin

allthesehilltopfortifications.Thereisanalmostvisiblesenseoffearinthislandscape.

AllthesefindingsowecredittoPACUNAMLIDARInitiative,alasersurveyofsome800square

milesoftheMayaBiosphereReserveinnorthernGuatemala.UsingrevolutionaryLasertechnology,

thesurveyrevealedthelong-hiddenruinsofasprawlingpre-Columbiancivilizationthatwasfarmore

complexandinterconnectedthanmostMayaspecialistshadsupposed.

GuidedbythenewLasertreasuremaps,theLIDARteamdeployedthroughthejungleoverthe

pastyeartoconducthands-oninvestigationsofmorethanadozenofthemostpromisingsites-mostof

whichwouldhavebeenimperceptiblewithoutLIDAR.

"Youcouldwalkoverthetopofamajorruinandmissit,"saysanarchaeologistwho'spartofthe

PACUNAproject.ButLIDARpicksupthepatternsandmakesthefeaturespopoutwithsurprising

clarity.

Three-dimensionalmapsgeneratedbythesurveyyieldedsuiprisesevenatTikal,thelargestand

mostextensivelyexploredarchaeologicalsiteinGuatemala.Theancientcitywasatleastfourtimes

biggerthanpreviouslythought,andsurroundedbyamassiveditchandfortifiedbasestretchingfor

miles.

ArchaeologistsstressthatLIDAR,forallitsutility,willneverseebelowthegroundoryielddirect

datesofoccupation,“westillneedtodigandhackourwaythroughthejungle,butnowwehaveavery

accuratemaptoguideus.

63.HowdidpeoplethinkofMayabeforethediscoveryofthedefenseruins?

A.Itwasthemostadvancedcivilizationinthehistoryofmankind.

B.Itwaslongunderthethreatoflarge-scalewars

C.Itsriseanddeclinewereunderwaypeacefully

D.Itwasfinallydestroyedbyalarge-scalewar

64.Theunderlinedwordantagonismisclosestinmeaningto.

A.misery

B.revolution

Cpopulationdecrease

D.opposition

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThemilitarymechanismfoundinLaCucmavillawasintendedforoccupyingmorelands.

B.Thenewlasertechnologywasmainlyusedtoenlargetheoriginalsitesize.

C.TheLIDARhelpstoavoidthetraditionaldiggingtaskinsiteexploration.

D.TheTikalsitewasfoundtobeprotectedbycertaindefenseworks

66.Thepassageismainlyabout.

Apeople*slong-timemisunderstandingofMayacivilization.

B.discoveryofMayamilitaryworksaidedbynewexploretechnology

CthefindingofabigwarfareresultinginthedisappearanceofMayacivilization

D.Thevariousadvantagesofnewtechnologiesinthefieldofarchaeology.

63.C64.D65.D66.B

Howanadvertisdiiie^tisputtogether

Whenyoureadanadvertisementtherearemanyfactorsyoushouldconsider,including:

•targetaudience

•brandnames

•slogans

•picturesandcolour

•specialoffers/coupons

•emotive/persuasivevocabulary

Targetaudience

Advertisersaimparticularproductsatdifferentgroupsofpeopleaccordingtoage,sex,socialclassand

interests.Theywilloftenmakeassumptionsaboutpeopleandlabelorstereotypethem.

Whodoyouthinktheseproductswouldbeaimedat:nappies,diamonds,mintchocolates,sports

cars?

Whatkindofproductswouldbeaimedatthesepeople:teenagers,25-year-oldsinglemen,

40-year-oldworkingmums?

Brandnames

Brandnamesarechosencarefully.Theycansuggestparticularlifestyles,valuesorinterestsandare

intendedtoappealtothetargetaudience.

NissanPrimera:thissuggestsquality.Primeraissimilartopremiumandpremier.

FordKa:thespellingofKasuggestsnoveltyandsimplicity.Itismodernandfuturistic.Itisalsobound

tostickinyourmindwhenyouarelookingforanewcar!

Slogans

Asloganhastobecatchyandmemorable.Slogansusearangeofdevices:alliteration,repetition,puns,

questions,personalpronounsandhumour.

Haveabreak.HaveaKitKat.Repetition

Thetotallytropicaltaste.Alliteration

Picturesandcolour

Allpicturestrytomakeyoufeelsomethingandmostarebiased,evenphotographs.Theycreateaview

ofwhattheworldislikeusingdifferenttrickssuchaslightingandcolour.

Differentcolourshavedifferentassociationsthatcanbelinkedtoparticularproducts.

Yellow:freshness,sunlight,lemons.Thiscolourwouldbegoodforadvertisingwashingupliquid.

Green:countryside,natural,healthy.Whatwouldyouusethiscolourfor?

Whatdoyouassociatethesecolourswith:red,black,orange,gold,blue?

Specialoffers/coupons

Advertisersoftenappeartooffer'somethingfornothing,:ifyoubuyoneproductyouwillreceive

anotheronefreeorhalfprice.Theseoffersareanincentivetotryanewproductortoencourageloyalty

toanexistingone.

Emotive/persiiasivevocabulary

Inadvertisingyouwillfindlotsofwordsandphrasesthatareintendedtopersuadeyouorappealtoyour

emotions.

mouthwateringsilkyfreechocolate

romanticcreamyluxuriouslikemumusedtomake

60.Whatcolorissuitablefordishwashingliquid?

A.Green.

B.Red.

C.Orange.

D.Yellow.

61.Whichofthefollowingslogansappliesthedevicealliteration?

A.MosquitoByeByeBye.(RADAR)

B.Wedo,wesaid.(HENNESSY)

C.M&Msmeltinyourmouth(M&Ms)

D.Startahead.(REJOICE)

62.Accordingtothepassage,toretaintheregularcustomers,advertisingcompaniestendto

A.impressthemwithcolorfulpictures

B.usepromotionalstrategies

C.changeslogansfrequently

D.createeye-catchingbrandnames

60-62DCB

(A)

OnceagainDCComicsandWarnerBros,havedividedfansand

criticsovertheirlatestsuperherofilm.

TherehadbeenworryingnewsaboutJusticeLeagueinthemonths

beforeitsrelease,withalotofreshootsofscenes,anewdirectorbeing

broughtintofinishthefilmafteroriginaldirectorZackSnyder'stragic

lossofhisdaughterand,ofcourse,alotoftalkaboutBenAffleck's

futureintheroleofBatman.

SomepeoplearesayingthatJusticeLeagueisanotherbigdisappointment,thatitcouldhavebeen

incredibleandinsteadfailstoreallyentertain.OtherssaythatWarnerBros,havefinallygotitrightand

thatthefuturefortheLeaguelooksbright.

Myopinionliessomewhereinthemiddle.Thefilmwasbynomeansadisappointment:itwas

exciting,funnyandalotoffuntowatch.There'ssomethingspecialaboutwatchingtheheroesfrom

yourchildhoodbroughttolifeonthebigscreenandmaybethatisaffectingmyopinion.

However,Iwillsaythatalotofworkneedstobedoneiftheproducerwantstomakeagreat

success.Althoughthefilmwasgood,itwasobviouswhichsceneshadbeenresholandhowthe

charactershadbeenchanged.Ialsohavetomentiontheseveralscenesinwhichthespecialeffects

wereverybadlydone;thesearcthekindsofproblemsthatyoudon'texpecttosecinafilmwithsucha

bigbudget.

AnotherpointtoaddisthatitisgoodtoseetheproducermakingSupermanslightlyabrighter

characterandaddingsomejokesloIheplottokeepthingsfun.Buttheproducermustbecarefulnotto

makethemistakethatanotherfilmproducer-here,notmentioningthename-iscomingverycloseto

doing:turningallofthefilmsintobrightandcolorfulshowsandlosingalotofseriouslygoodstories.

Intheend,JusticeLeagueisnotaperfectfilmbutitisdefinitelynotaterribleone.Alotofwork

isstilltobedonebutIhopethatDCdoesnotcompletelyloseitsdarkerside.

56.BeforethereleaseofJusticeLeague,manypeopleshowedtheir.

A.pityforthedirector,ZackSnyderB.concernaboutthefilm'squality

C.higherexpectationofthenewdirectorD.supportforthe