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2022年7月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several question finished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B , C and D.Clthe one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Contemporary artist Nick Smith creates pixelated(像素化的) works with hand colour-chips, synonymous with colour swatches(色块), cleverly combining text and im create interesting and fascinating collaged (拼贴的) works.
With a previous career in Interior Design spanning 11 years, Nick references his concept design background throughout his work, reworking the design aesthetic using unique colours watches in hand-made collages, placing his work firmly in the fine art category. From his first collage experiment back in 2011 of Warhol's 'Marilyn’, when he assembled a tessellation(镶嵌技术) of swatches as a challenge, this eventually inspired his career as an artist and determined his unique style he is now known for.
The multi-layered element of his work, which marries image and word, allows Nick to explore complex art-historical concepts. The text employed is often narrative, which can be read in sequence adding another element of intrigue and interest to the work. This additional element of text, placed under the empty space of each swatch, creates either complimentary or subversive meanings. Nick deliberately leaves these word/image constructions open to viewer interpretation, sparking new debates and meanings.
Each P-series, such as Psycolourgy 2015, Purgatory 2019, explores complicatedly researched concepts, which are always the crucial starting point for each new series of work.Producing large-scale works to micro-chip collages, and multiple sell out print editions, Nick continues to develop his popular and recognisable art.
PSYCOLOURGY—January 2015 Lawrence Alkin Gallery,London
Smith's debut solo exhibition with Lawrence Alkin Gallery in Soho, London , launched his unique visual reworking of classic paintings from the 20th Century canon. Universally known works, including David Hockney's' The Bigger Splash’, Andy Warhol's Soup Cans’ and Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa’ were all recast, creating original collages that enquire ideas of depiction, digitalisation and recognition. A sell out show, with numerous successful subsequent print releases, Psycolourgy forged Smith's path to a place among Britain's notable contemporary artists.
PURGATORY--December 2019 Context，Art Miami
Purgatory is a shiny , sticky, glossy exploration of our societies attitude and approach to our excess,addictions and desires.
Excerpts from Dante's Purgatory are woven through colourful works depicting popular covetable consumables, creating symbolic representations of the seven sins. Dante explores possible penance(悔) for our earthly suffering leading to spiritual growth. The results of these pairings offer a humorous, nostalgic and subversive opportunity to question our choices.our history and our future.
56.What made Nick launch his art career
A. His deep love of fascinating collaged works.
B. His first collage work Warhol's 'Marilyn’
C. The challenge of piecing a tessellation of swatches.
D. The collage experiment dating back to 2012.
57. Which of the following statements about the text Nick uses is true
A. His text contains concepts of art.
B. His text is usually illustrative.
C. His text can be read sequentially.
D. His text elements are very simple
58.What do we know about PSYCOLOURGY
A. It opened Smith's unique visual reinvention of classic 21th-century paintings.
B. David Hockney's'Mona Lisa’ has been recreated by Lawrence Alkin Gallery.
C. The original collages affirm the ideas of depiction , digitisation and recognition.
D. It opened Smith's path to becoming one of Britain's leading contemporary artists.
59.What is the topic of this passage
A. Some useful ways to create collaged works.
B.The life of contemporary artist Nick Smith.
C.Information about Psycolourgy and Purgatory.
D. The introduction to Nick Smith's works.
2022年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
If a single word can describe our daily life during those first three years, it is "scrounge"(讨要)Every waking moment we were concentrating on how the hell we would be able to save up enough dough(面团;钱)to do whatever it was we had to do. Usually it was just break even. And there's nothing romantic about it. either. Remember the famous stanza n Omar Khayyám You know,the book of verses underneath the bough, the loaf of bread, the jug of wine and so forth Substitute Scott on Trusts for that book of verses and see how this poetic vision stacks up against my idyllic existence. Ah, paradise No, bullshit. All I'd think about is how much that book was (could we get it secondhand ) and where, if anywhere, we might be able to charge that bread and wine. And then how we might ultimately scrounge up the dough to pay off our debts.
Life changes. Even the simplest decision mast be scrutinized by the ever vigilant budget committee of your mind.
“Hey, Oliver, let's go see Becket tonight.”
“Listen, it's three bucks.”
“What do you mean ”
“ I mean a buck fifty for you and a buck fifty for me.”
“Does that mean yes or no ”
"Neither. It just means three bucks."
Our honeymoon was spent on a yacht and with twenty-one children.That is, I sailed a thirty-six-foot Rhodes from seven in the morning till whenever my passengers had enough, and Jenny was a children's counselor. It was a place called the Pequod Boat Club in Dennis Port (not far from Hyannis) an establishment that included a large hotel, a marina and several dozen houses for rent. In one of the tinier bungalows, I have nailed an imaginary plaque(匾牌): “Oliver and Jenny slept here.I think it's a tribute to us both that after a long day of being kind to our customers, for we were largely dependent on their tips for our income, Jenny and I were nonetheless kind to each other. Is imply say "kind", because I lack the vocabulary to describe what loving and being loved by Jennifer Cavilleri is like. Sorry, I mean Jennifer Barrett.
Before leaving for the Cape, we found a cheap apartment in North Cambridge. I called it North Cambridge, although the address was technically in the town of Somerville and the house was, as Jenny described it,“in the state of disrepair”. It had originally been a two-family structure, now converted into four apartments, overpriced even at its“cheap"rental. But what he hell can graduate students do It's a seller's market.
56.What can we learn from the conversation between Oliver and Jenny
A. None of them wanted to see Becket.
B. They didn't have three bucks.
C. Jenny was wasting money.
D. Oliver was a thrifty man.
57.Why were Oliver and Jenny friendly to customers
A. They were both counselors for children.
B. They needed to get tips from customers.
C. They didn't have enough room to live in
D. That was the rule on the yacht.
58. By "in the state of disrepair", the author implies that ___________.
A. the apartment was very cheap
B. the apartment was very expensive
C. their accommodation is not decent
D. their accommodation is very decent
59. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. A couple's debt repayment process
B. A couple's honeymoon trip
C. A couple’ s hard life
D. A couple's life on a yacht
2021年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
A Swedish Professor at Natural History came out to the farm to ask me for help. He had come to Africa to find out at what stage of the embryo( 胎) state the foot of the monkeys begins to differ from the human foot. For this purpose he meant to go and shoot Colobus monkeys on Mount Elgon.
“You will never find out from the Colobus monkeys,"I said to him, "they live in the tops of the trees and are shy and difficult to shoot. It would be the greatest luck should you get the embryo you want.”
The Professor was hopeful. He was going to stay out till he had got his foot, he said, even if it was before years. He had applied to the Game Department for permission to shoot the monkeys he wanted. The permission he was, in view of the high scientific object of his research, certain to get, but so far, he had had no reply.
““How many monkeys have you asked to be allowed to shoot ” I asked him.
He told me that he had, to begin with, asked for permission to shoot fifteen hundred monkeys.
Now I knew the people at the Game Department, and I assisted him to send in a second letter asking for a reply by return of post, since the Professor was keen to get off on his research. The answer from the Game Department did, for once, come by return of post. The Game Department,they wrote. were pleased to inform Professor Land-green that, in view of the scientific object of his research. they had seen their way to make an exception from the rules, and to raise the number of monkeys on his license from four to six.
I had to read the letter over twice to the Professor. When the contents at last were clear to him, he became so deadly shocked and hurt, that he did not say a single word. To my expressions of sympathy he mad no reply, but walked out of the house, got into his car an drove away sadly.
By “it would be the greatest luck should you get the embryo you want”, the author implies that_____________.
A. it was no easy job to get Colobus monkeys
B. there were very few Colobus monkeys in Africa
C. he wished the Professor good luck in doing the research
D. the Professor was sure to obtain the embryo despite the difficulties
57.What can be learned about the Game Department from the passage
A. It funded the Professor's scientific research.
B. It allowed the Professor to shoot only six monkeys
C. It was set up to help researchers to find wild animals
D.It made rules about where to shoot Colobus monkeys
58. Why did the Professor say nothing after the author read the letter to him
A.The Professor found his research was meaningless.
B.The Professor realized his cruelty in shooting monkeys.
C.The Professor couldn't carry out his research as expected
D.The Professor felt sorry for bringing trouble to the author
59. Which of the following is covered in the passage
A.The scarcity of Colobus monkeys.
B.The change of the Professor's mood
C. The origin of the Game Department.
D. The significance of animal protection.
2021年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Among all the different types of journey that people undertake there are also those of a spiritual nature. Some of the trips we do in our lives are purely for pleasure, some are meant to make us stronger, sometimes we travel to explore and learn , and in all of these undertakings we grow and become wiser.
There is a lot we can learn from the land that surrounds us and the best way to acquire that knowledge is by traveling and experiencing. This ancient aboriginal initiation ritual involves exactly this: a long spiritual hike across the indigenous land. Although widely known as “Walkabout ,” in later years the ritual has been referred to as “temporary mobility , " because the former is often used as a derogatory term in Australian culture.
A young man on Walkabout
Historically speaking, the walkabout is a rite of passage in which young ( adolescent )Aboriginal Australians undertake a journey that will help “ transform them into adults. The journey is usually made between the ages of 10 and 16. During this journey which can last for up to six months , the individual is required to live and survive all alone in the wilderness.
This is not an easy thing to do, especially not for teenagers. That is why only those who have proven themselves mentally and physically ready are allowed to proceed with the walkabout. Only the elders of the group decide whether it is time or not for the child to do it.The children are not completely unprepared for the journey. During the years before the walkabout, the elders instruct them and give them advice about the ceremony and adult life in general; they have been passed the “ secrets” of the tribe , the knowledge about their world.
Aboriginal woman
Those who are initiated in the walkabout are also decorated with body paint and ornaments.Sometimes they are marked with a permanent symbol on their bodies, In some cases, a tooth is removed from the mouth , or the nose or ears of the initiated are pierced. Traditional walkabout clothes include only a simple loin cloth and nothing more.
During a walkabout, a young person can sometimes travel a distance of over a l,000miles. In order to survive this long hike , the participant in the walkabout must be able to make their own shelter and must be capable of procuring food and water for themselves.That means he needs to hunt, catch fish, and also recognize and utilize edible and healing plants, The initiated youngster must learn to identify plants such as bush tomatoes, IIIawarra plums, quandongs , lilly-pillies , Muntari berries, wattle seeds, Kakadu plums, and bunya nuts.
56. What can be referred from the first two paragraphs of the passage
A. Australians like to engage in all kinds of travel.
B. People can gain knowledge through travel.
C.Travel is usually purely for pleasure.
D.Walkabout is a long spiritual journey.
57. What do we know about the young Aboriginal Australians
A.All young Australians are required to live alone in the wilderness.
B.The difficulties they experienced in hiking turned them into adults.
C.Walkabout should only be done if they are mentally and physically prepared.
D.Walkabout is an unprepared test for the young Aboriginal Australians.
58. According to the passage , what skill does a person need to acquire in the walkabout
A. Identifying directions
B.Preserving physical strength.
C.Planting plants.
D.Hunting and fishing.
59.Which of the following options is true about walkabout
A. Only people who have experienced torture are qualified to the walkabout.
B. Women must decorate themselves with body paint and ornaments.
C. To survive, the participants need to acquire certain survival skills.
D. Indigenous women are not required to participate in the walkabout
2020年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
James Cameron, writer-director-producer of best picture Oscar winner "Titanic” (1997), has again denied a claim perennially put forth by fans: that there was room for Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) to climb aboard the floating door holding Rose (Kate Winslet) and avoid death by hypothermia (低体温) following the shipwreck in the North Atlantic.
Stating that "it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies," Cameron, 63, told Vanity Fair, "Obviously it was an artistic choice, [that] the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him”. Finding it “silly, really, that we’re having this discussion 20 years later.” the filmmaker pointed out that, "Had he lived, the ending of the film would have been meaningless... So whether it was that, or whether a smokestack fell on him, he was going down."
He added he believed the physics were correct as well. “I was in the water with the piece of wood putting people on it for about two days getting it exactly buoyant (漂浮) enough so that it would support one person with full free-board, meaning that she wasn't immersed at all in the 28 degree water, so that she could survive the three hours it took until the rescue ship got there... And we very, very finely tuned it to be exactly what you see in the movie because I believed at the time, and still do, that that’s what it would have taken for one person to survive.”
Winslet and fellow "Titanic" star Kathy Bates suggest otherwise, with Bates at the SAG AFTRA Foundation 2nd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards on Nov. 9 introducing Winslet by saying, "He lets go of her hand and sinks into the depth of the Atlantic. And I personally think that there was plenty of room on there!" Winslet agreed, telling the audience lightheartedly, "He could have fit on it! He could have fit on that door!” She similarly said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in February 2016 that Jack “could have actually fitted on that bit of door”
As far back as 2012, Cameron toldIGN.com, "It's not a question of room, it’s a question of buoyancy... It's clear that there’s really only enough buoyancy available for one person... She's completely out of the water on the raft, and ... if he got on with her, they'd both be half in and half out of the water ... and they would have both died of hypothermia.
As well, he had told The Daily Beast in January, "You read page 147 of the script and it says, "Jack gets off the board and gives his place to her so that she can survive” It's that simple”
Referring to a 2012 episode of Discovery’s "MythBusters" in which he gamely guest-starred, Cameron told the website, "You’re Jack, you're in water that’s 28 degrees, your brain is starting to get hypothermia. ‘MythBusters’ asks you to now go take off your life vest, take hers off, swim underneath this thing, attach it in some way that it won't just wash out two minutes later - which means you're underwater tying this thing on in 28-degree water, and that’s going to take you five to 10 minutes, so by the time you come back up you're already dead. So that wouldn't work. His best choice was to keep his upper body out of the water and hope to get pulled out by a boat or something before he died.”
56. What question have the fans raised about the plot of the Titanic
A. They think the ending of the story was not good enough.
B. They question the director’s level of direction.
C. They oppose the separation of the hero and heroine.
D. They believe that the hero has a chance of survival as well.
57. According to James Cameron, Jack should have been dead because ________.
A. it comes up to the fans’ expectations
B. the process the screenplay can be satisfied
C. the true story that attracts more fans
D. the core role of the film is the actress not the actor
58. Which of the following people hold(s) a different viewpoint of Jack’s life
A. Kathy Bates B. Winslet C. James Cameron D. The fans
59. According to the passage, which of the following is incorrect
A. According to the director, the hero is dead on page 147 of the script.
B. If the hero were still alive, the ending of the movie would be meaningless.
C. James Cameron attended the Foundation 2nd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards.
D. Some fans don’t want to believe that the hero is dead in the movie.
2020年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
(A)
When I was in high school, I wanted to attend an Ivy League university on the East Coast. I had the grades and SAT scores to get into Harvard but my father refused to pay even though tuition back then was much more affordable than it is today, well within the means of our family. I went to UCLA instead, a good university but not an Ivy. I worked at least 20 hours per week throughout my four years and have always felt that I missed out on a lot of college. I feel that I didn’t have enough time to devote to my studies. One of my biggest regrets is not having had the kind of immersion experience that my oldest son enjoyed. I envy him, but it’s not a bitter feeling. It doesn’t make me lose sight of my own accomplishments and the very real goodness in my life so far.
I believe my own father envied me, too. Early in high school, he had to drop out and help support his family during the Depression. Although he never said as much, I know he wished he could have finished high school and gone on to higher education. I was the only one of his children to do so. When I earned my doctorate and built a life as a professional, he felt a mixture of pride, vicarious fulfillment and envy.
I graduated first in my high school class. Years later, I learned that for months after, Dad had carried the little slip announcing my class rank in his pocket, showing it to friends and business associates. He was obviously proud, though he never told me so. It strikes me as a narcissistic sort of pride, about him rather than me. Many of you will relate to this experience. In your comments to my posts, you’ve told me about parents who exploited you for narcissistic gain. I don’t think my father was a bad man, or that his experience of pride was particularly unusual. Don’t most parents like to brag about their child’s success because it reflects well upon them When I speak of my sons’ lives, I feel pride in them as well as myself.
Envy gets a bad rap but there’s nothing unusual about it. Envy, as I’ve said before, can teach you what you want. Problems only arise when it links up with shame, as I’ve written about before. When the success/beauty/youth enjoyed by someone else makes us feel like a loser in comparison, our envy may become poisonous. In the illogical unconscious, we may feel as if it is precisely because the other person has the trait or thing we want that we cannot have it. We may feel that the only possible relief would be to destroy the object of our envy.
56. According to the text, the author envies his son because ________.
A. his son possesses the precious years of youth
B. his son has a perfect and impressive childhood
C. his son gets into Harvard successfully
D. his son has the immersion experience on his study
57. It can be learned that most parents are proud of their children because ________.
A. they want to exploit their children for narcissistic gain
B. they regard the success as their own and also feel pride in themselves
C. they like to brag about their child’s success
D. they want to catch their friends’ attention
58. Which of the following is TRUE of this passage
A. The author studied in an Ivy League university on the East Coast.
B. The author’s son completed author’s unfinished studies.
C. Problems only arise when envy links up with shame.
D. The author’s father didn’t care about his study and dropped out.
59. What is the author’s attitude toward envy
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Skeptical. D. Indifferent.
2019年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
All I had to do for the two dollars was clean her house for a few hours after school. It was a beautiful house, too, with a plastic-covered sofa and chairs, wall-to-wall blue-and-white carpeting, a white enamel stove, a washing machine and a dryer — things that were common in her neighborhood, absent in mine. In the middle of the war, she had butter, sugar, steaks, and seam-up-the-back stockings.
I knew how to scrub floors on my knees and how to wash clothes in our zinc tub, but I had never seen a Hoover vacuum cleaner or an iron that wasn't heated by fire.
Part of my pride in working for her was earning money I could squander (浪费) : on movies, candy, paddleballs, jacks, ice-cream cones. But a larger part of my pride was based on the fact that I gave half my wages to my mother, which meant that some of my earnings were used for real things — an insurance-policy payment or what was owed to the milkman or the iceman. The pleasure of being necessary to my parents was profound. I was not like the children in folktales: burdensome mouths to feed, nuisances to be corrected, problems so severe that they were abandoned to the forest. I had a status that doing routine chores in my house did not provide — and it earned me a slow smile, an approving nod from an adult. Confirmations that I was adultlike, not childlike.
In those days, the forties, children were not just loved or liked; they were needed. They could earn money; they could care for children younger than themselves; they could work the farm, take care of the herd, run errands(差事), and much more. I suspect that children aren't needed in that way now. They are loved, doted on, protected, and helped. Fine, and yet...
Little by little, I got better at cleaning her house — good enough to be given more to do, much more. I was ordered to carry bookcases upstairs and, once, to move a piano from one side of a room to the other. I fell carrying the bookcases. And after pushing the piano my arms and legs hurt so badly. I wanted to refuse, or at least to complain, but I was afraid she would fire me, and I would lose the freedom the dollar gave me, as well as the standing I had at home — although both were slowly being eroded. She began to offer me her clothes, for a price. Impressed by these worn things, which looked simply gorgeous to a little girl who had only two dresses to wear to school, I bought a few. Until my mother asked me if I really wanted to work for castoffs. So I learned to say "No, thank you" to a faded sweater offered for a quarter of a week's pay.
Still, I had trouble summoning (鼓起) the courage to discuss or object to the increasing demands she made. And I knew that if I told my mother how unhappy I was she would tell me to quit. Then one day, alone in the kitchen with my father, I let drop a few whines about the job. I gave him details, examples of what troubled me, yet although he listened intently, I saw no sympathy in his eyes. No "Oh, you poor little thing. " Perhaps he understood that what I wanted was a solution to the job, not an escape from it. In any case, he put down his cup of coffee and said, “Listen. You don't live there. You live here. With your people. Go to work. Get your money. And come on home."
That was what he said. This was what I heard:
Whatever the work is, do it well — not for the boss but for yourself.
You make the job; it doesn't make you.
Your real life is with us, your family.
You are not the work you do; you are the person you are.
I have worked for all sorts of people since then, geniuses and morons, quick-witted and dull, big-hearted and narrow. I've had many kinds of jobs, but since that conversation with my father I have never considered the level of labor to be the measure of myself, and I have never placed the security of a job above the value of home.
What can we learn about the author is different from other children
A. She needs to be supported like others. B. She made a mistake and needed to be corrected.
C. She often does daily chores at home. D. She's too childish for comparison.
According to the article, which of the following is correct about children in the 1940s like the author
They just want to be popular, loved and liked.
B. They only take great pains to earn more money.
C. They can do all kinds of daily work, such as caring for children and so on.
D. They are no longer needed except for being spoiled by adults.
What did the author's father make her understand
Don't escape from difficulties at work.
B. Whatever decision she made, her father would support her.
Convey her dissatisfaction with her work.
D. Make a distinction between work and life.
Which of the following corresponds to the author's views on work
A. Don't regard work achievement as a criterion for evaluating oneself.
B. Hard work is a struggle for a better future in your limited life.
C. Work is to follow the footsteps of the boss.
D. Work safety should be more important than family value.
2019年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
I believe that, as a doctor, I should always get a blanket for my patients who need one. Yes I know there are other people who can do this. I can ask a nurse or an orderly to do it, but I believe that I should do it. So several times a day, while working in our emergency department, I leave my patient's bedside, get them a nice warm blanket and cover them up, before continuing on my day.
This action goes along with what I believe to be the three rules of emergency medicine (and perhaps medicine in general). I repeat these often to the residents and medical students I supervise in our busy urban emergency department.
I tell them: (1) we make people feel better; (2) we try to make sure nothing really bad is happening to them right now; and (3)we try to tell them what is causing their symptoms. I say that we can almost always achieve the first two rules but not always the third. No news is usually good news from an ER doctor. If I find a reason for, say, your abdominal pain it is rarely a good thing.
Which brings me back to why I believe I should offer to bring my patients a blanket. To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional. It is a simple act that acknowledges my desire to meet their basic needs as a patient. It may be an overused expression but I want to treat my patients the way I would want my family members taken care of. This behavior was also modeled for me when I was a patient.Shortly after college I was involved in a serious accident while working in an ambulance as a volunteer. The short story s that broke my femur(大腿骨), the large bone in my thigh, and my recovery required a total of four surgeries over a year or so. The surgeon who performed the last three operations usually did his rounds late at night.
He was a brilliant and talented surgeon who reminded me in appearance of a chain-smoking Einstein. He would ask about my pain and my mental state, but what I remember most is his offering to bring me French fries the next time he visited. I felt that he cared about me and, more importantly, understood what I was going through. He connected with me, and I trusted and obeyed everything he told me to do.Getting a blanket and placing it on my patient is, in the end, a check and balance for me. I have the power to order hundreds of tests and treatments. I strive to always be right (or at least never wrong). And on not so rare occasions, I help save a life. But in the end, if I have not made that connection with my patient, if I have not shown them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a person.
56. According to the author, what does the performance of giving blankets to patients mean
A. It may be an overused expression although he doesn't care about it.
B. It gives him the power to order tests and treatments.
C.. It helpful to save a life when you are in trouble.
D. It helps communicate his care towards his patients.
57. The author mentioned his own experience as a patient, which of the following is NOT his intention
A. Showing his gratitude for the surgeon.
B. Demonstrating his action of giving blankets.
C. Implying the similar function of bringing French Fries and giving blankets to patients.
D. Claiming the importance of patients' trust toward doctors.
58. What does the last sentence (paragraph7) imply
A. The author felt regretful for not preparing blankets for their patients.
B. The only principle of a good physician is to understand patients' needs.
C. It important for doctors to convey the cause of their illness clearly.
D.A good physician should show his care to his patients.
59. The passage is mainly about ________________.
A. emphasizing the importance of sincere care and understanding of patients
B. emphasizing how to build a bridge between doctors and patients
C. emphasizing that a small gesture can warm the patient's heart
D. emphasizing how to improve the doctor-patient relationship
2018年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Apparently, the idea of money that's not tied to a specific bank — or a specific country — is appealing to many. But it's worth remembering that the banking system that we now all live with is just that: A modern invention. Not so long ago, money was almost always created and used locally, and bartering was common. (In fact, it still is common among many online local networks, like the Buy Nothing Project.).
In the past, money's makeup varied from place to place, depending on what was considered valuable there. So while some of the world's first coins were made from a naturally occurring hybrid of gold and silver called electrum, objects other than coins have served as currency, including beads, ivory, livestock, and cowrie shells. In West Africa, bracelets of bronze or copper were used as cash, especially if the transaction was associated with the slave trade there. Throughout the colonial period, tobacco was used in lieu of coins or paper bills in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, even though it was used elsewhere in the colonies and extensively throughout Europe and the U.K.
Today, on an island in the Pacific, a specific type of shell still serves as currency — and some people there are even hoarding it, just like Bitcoin moguls, convinced that one day, it will make them wealthy beyond imagination.
On Malaita, the most-populated island that's part of the Solomon Islands, shells are accepted at most places in exchange for goods.
"How much tuna you can get for your shells depends on their color and shape," Mary Bruno, a shop owner from the small town of Auki, on Malaita, told Vice. "One strip of darker shells might get you about two cans of smaller tuna, but the red ones are worth more. For the red ones, one strip might get enough tuna to feed a big family for a long time."
Just like a mint that creates coins, there's only one place on the island where the shells, which are polished and strung together to form 3-foot-long ropes, are made. (You can see how that works in the video above.) The strips of red, white, and black shells all come from Langa Langa Lagoon, where artificial islands were long-ago built by locals to escape from the island-dwelling cannibals. Once marooned out on their islands, locals needed a currency to use among themselves, and so the shell currency was born.
Using shells for money was common throughout the Pacific islands as late as the early 1900s, but Malaita is unique in that they are still used today. And just like cryptocurrencies, there are those who think the islanders are smart to invest in this type of money, which is reported to have risen in value over the last three decades. It might seem strange to hoard a bunch of processed, strung-together shells, but what is a pile of dollars Just a specially printed piece of paper and hemp that we've assigned value to — and probably less durable over time than those shells.
56. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A. Money was created and was widely used in the world.
B. Tobacco was used as coins or paper bills in American in the past.
C. The ingredients of world’s first coins may be the combination of gold and silver.
D. Using shells for money has been out of date in the world.
57. The word “mint” in paragraph 5 is closest in the meaning to _______________.
A. a kind of money that can exchange
B. the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
C. a place to produce and polish shells
D. a factory that produces currency
58.What's opinion of the author towards shells for money
A.Reasonable B.Imaginary C.Convenient. D. Inventive.
59.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. The History of Bitcoin
B.Shells Still Money
C.The Currency ls of Great Use
D.Some Shells
2018年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
We Have a Painter to Thank for Yellowstone
Before artist Thomas Moran set foot in the park, it was seen as a hellish place. After, it was marketed as a wonderland.
Before Thomas Moran arrived, Yellowstone in the popular imagination was a harsh, wild place pocked with hellish geysers. After the painter’s work was finished, Yellowstone was established as a national park and marketed as a wonderland.
In 1871 Moran and photographer William Henry Jackson had joined the first U.S. government survey of the region. For two weeks Moran filled a sketchbook with the landscape’s most stunning sights. The survey results, Jackson’s photos, and Moran’s watercolors—the first color renderings of the area—were presented to Congress that fall. “The photographs were proof that what the artist was showing really existed,” says Eleanor Harvey, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
In March 1872 lawmakers officially made Yellowstone a national park, the world’s first. By April, Moran had transformed some of his sketches into a 7-by-12-foot painting. The gold-splattered valley and billowing Lower Falls of “The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” captivated the public. “It is too grand and wonderful for words,” declared the Ladies’ Repository that August, “and none can ever judge of its wonders from any engraving or photograph in mere black and white.”
Though Moran later painted Lake Superior, the Grand Canyon, and the Rockies, his reputation was so intertwined with Yellowstone that he took to signing his paintings “TYM,” for Thomas “Yellowstone” Moran.
（https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/05/explore-thomas-moran-yellowstone-paintings/）
56. What can we know about Yellowstone according to the passage
A. It was a popular park with geysers before Thomas Moran finished transformation.
B. It was an imagination of a harsh and wild place.
C. I became a national park with the efforts of Moran and Jackson
D. is an attractive grand valley.
57.What does the " pocked" mean in the first sentence ( paragraph 2 )
A.Packed. B.Dotted. C.Blocked D.Stuck.
58. What are the characteristics of Thomas Moran's paintings about Yellowstone Park
A.Paying attention to color rendering of paintings.
B.His magnificent and wonderful paintings.
C. His reputation closely linked to Yellowstone Park
D.His paintings with nothing special.
59.What does the passage mainly talk about
A.The Significance of Thomas Moran's paintings to Yellowstone Park
B. How Yellowstone Park is established as a National Park.
C.The Great Painter-Thomas Moran.
D. The process of Yellowstone Park being labelled as a fairyland.
2017年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
The adaptation of books to the big screen is nothing new to our society. Books have become well-respected tools for creating a better Hollywood. However, films should be just as respected for their ability to create better writers.
The main skill films help writers develop is attention to progress. Most directors and screenwriters know that the majority of people are not willing to sit through a five-hour film. Thus, every scene must have a purpose. This is a vital objective to keep in mind when writing a novel or short story. With most writing courses placing emphasis on literary techniques, it is easy to become more invested in diction than with actually moving the plot forward. Films remind the writer that while a novel ought to have some degree of literary complexity, the goal at the end of each chapter, page, or sentence is simple:keep the story moving. Films not only help writers develop a plot, but also help writers develop specific moments within their stories. Although writing a means of expression, not all things are easy to express in writing, especially facial expressions and emotions. Films allow writers to study the bodily and emotional actions that make characters read more realistically and make stories more tempting.
Lastly, sometimes it takes a film to bring about a story idea in the first place. Stop using a horribly specific or extremely uninteresting prompt. A pleasing theme or aesthetic can be enough to inspire a character or setting. As writers , whether fiction or independent, our works often arise from the things we see around us or the thins we wish we could see. Nonetheless, our works also arise from the visuals that have been created for us. As literature continues to enter the film industry, perhaps we should make use of film techniques in our literature.
56. Reminded by films, a writer can move the plot forward by________________ .
A. keeping in mind that every word should mean something.
B. providing a description of as many details as possible.
C. paying attention to further enhancing literary complexity.
D. choosing the perfect word to go with his/her thought.
57. According to the passage, films help writers develop in many aspects except _______________.
A. getting an improved expressiveness
B. focusing on keeping the story moving.
C. complicating their thinking and life .
D. bringing in inspiration for new works.
58. The word “prompt”(paragraph 3) probably means _______________ .
A. a reason to write.
B. a topic to start from.
C. an excuse to put off working .
D. an element to attract relationship.
59. Which of the following statements best represents the author’s thoughts in this passage
A. book writers are the ones promoting the growth of the film industry.
B. directors and screenwriters are more respected than fiction writers.
C. writers should spend more time on wording rather than on other things.
D. Film-making technique could help book writers to improve themselves.
2017年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
What happens in a particular class on a particular day depends on the interactions that occur between the teacher, the students, and the material being studied. The classroom context, generally speaking, includes all those factors that influence what happens during teaching and learning. These factors operate on different levels.
The physical context, for example, influences what happens in the classroom. Space may restrict participation, depending on how a teacher interprets the situation, some teachers use their surroundings to promote learning. Notice boards reflect themes or topics being studied; a display area presents students’ written work for others to read. Of course, some teachers remain unaware of the physical environment of the classroom affects the nature and types of interactions that they and their students inhabit together. A room, after all, is just a room.Yet the physical environment of the classroom affects the nature and types of interactions that will occur. Straight rows of tables, for example, are favourable to classroom lectures and turn-taking routines in which students, one by one, recite answers to a teacher's questions.
A room isn’t just a room for teachers who seek to make the physical environment suitable for interactive learning. Interactive learning invites thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening and sharing. Such classrooms are arranged for individuals rather than for the “class” as a whole; they welcome students as active participants. Various physical arrangements encourage interactive learning, but they depend on the size of the room and the furniture that is available.
A class can be organized for individual, group, or whole-class activities. Students are initially assigned seats at a combination of small and large tables. However, when the students work individually or in groups, they are free to abandon the assigned seating. The chalkboard occupies a central position in the room to accommodate whole-class study.
56. According to the passage, “the physical context” (paragraph 2) may include_______.
A. teachers' roles
B. themes being studied
C. a display area
D. students’ participation
Which of the following is the most suitable for a classroom lecture
A. B.
Chair
C. D.
Discussion area
58. From the last paragraph,we can learn that_________________.
A.classrooms should be arranged for the class as a whole
B.the chalkboard should be abandoned during group work
C.seating can be changed for different classroom activities
D.interaction can be encouraged by combining small and large tables
59. What is the passage mainly about
A. The physical classroom environment varies with different types of interactions.
B. The physical environment is a deciding factor for a successful lesson.
C. Interactive learning depends on individuals’ active involvement.
D. Group work has become a trend in classroom teaching.
模拟练习（一）
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
（A）
（2023·上海浦东新·统考三模）Dear Doggy Diary
MONDAY
Now we’ve surely got all we require for the puppy’s arrival: a basket, a screaming toy banana and a bag of dog food. For names, we are hesitating between Spike or Lenny—but, as I tell this list to a Black friend, I suddenly realize both names are associated with famous Black men, and panic that this is a little offence.
TUESDAY
Our friend Sam has kindly volunteered to “puppy proof” our home. “You don’t want to give him that screaming toy, that’s encouraging him to eat your sofa,” she says, inspecting our purchases disapprovingly. She hands us a book, by Dr Ian Dunbar. “This guy”, she assures us, “is a Super Babysitter for dogs.”
WEDNESDAY
Spent last night ______57______ Dunbar has plenty of wisdom on “positively communicating” with the puppy, but nothing on how to get a puppy and also two young children.
THURSDAY
D-Day. Now the registration website wants a dog name at short notice. So, we go for “Buzz”. One syllable (音节) and with multi-generational fascination (Granny thinks Aldrin, kids think Lightyear).
FRIDAY
I feel very hesitant about saying so, but last night went well. Buzz is incredibly cute, the kids adore him and he’s very cute and only did one pee (排尿) on the blanket, and did I mention he’s cute
SATURDAY
“Love” feels like a stretch right now. Our “play” was evidently not “focused” enough to prevent Buzz biting through our sofa. Also, our three-year-old thinks it’s funny to run away, so Buzz wrestles him to the ground and licks all over his face. I suspect this isn’t the best way to prepare Buzz for engaging with the public.
SUNDAY
The whole house smells of dog. I find this nasty, but friends, family, and people we barely know existed are dropping by to meet him. “It’s like having a baby, eh ” says my neighbor, Erik, brightly. “Yes, but it’s a baby you can neglect when it cries!” I respond cheerfully. He frowns (皱眉).
MONDAY
It’s 2 A．M. on the coldest day of the year and I’m on my hands and knees in the bushes. I think you’ve never really experienced a harsh mid-winter until you’re trying to run after a puppy. Then, we return inside, and it’s just me and Buzz. Peace. I should put him back in his cage, but I find I can’t resist a hug. Don’t tell my wife.
36．What does the phrase “puppy proof” our home mean in paragraph 2
A．Make our home clean enough for the puppy. B．Inspect our home to make it puppy-friendly.
C．Prove that the puppy will satisfy our needs. D．Decorate our home with books on puppies.
37．In the diary of “WEDNESDAY”, a passage is missing. Which of the following plot best fits into the numbered blank
A．Picking a dog ’s name from a name list of Blacks.
B．Looking over the house for potential safety hazards.
C．Studying Dunbar’s book on how to take care of a dog.
D．Visiting Dunbar in person in order to adopt his puppy.
38．Which of the following is the reason for naming the puppy “Buzz”
A．Other choices imply strong prejudice against Black people.
B．Its pronunciation resembles the puppy’s cute and short bark.
C．The registration website recommends the name to the family.
D．The name holds appeal to both the elder and the younger generations.
39．Which of the following does the diary feature after the adoption of the puppy
A．Chaos and cuteness. B．Hatred and love.
C．Mess and cleanliness. D．Abuse and affection.
模拟练习（二）
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
（A）
（2023春·上海·高三校考阶段练习）Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare actual decisions made by people with theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Supporters of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheet can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the relevant considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.
Since most important problems are multifaceted (多层面的), there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the question “What will I do after graduation ” A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with a brief statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to “What will I do after graduation that will lead to a successful career ”
36．Of the following steps, which occurs before the others in making a decision worksheet
A．Listing the consequences of each solution.
B．Calculating a numerical summary of each solution.
C．Deciding which consequences are most important.
D．Writing down all possible solutions.
37．According to decision-worksheet theory, an optional decision is defined as one that ________.
A．has the fewest variables to consider B．uses the most decision worksheets
C．has the most points assigned to it D．is agreed by the greatest number of people
38．The author states that “On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once” to explain that ________.
A．most decisions involve seven steps B．human mental capacity has limitations
C．some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions D．people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice
39．What does the passage mainly discuss
A．A tool to assist in making complex decisions.
B．A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions.
C．Research on how people make decisions.
D．Differences between long-range and short-range decision making.
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Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several question finished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B , C and D.Clthe one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Contemporary artist Nick Smith creates pixelated(像素化的) works with hand colour-chips, synonymous with colour swatches(色块), cleverly combining text and im create interesting and fascinating collaged (拼贴的) works.
With a previous career in Interior Design spanning 11 years, Nick references his concept design background throughout his work, reworking the design aesthetic using unique colours watches in hand-made collages, placing his work firmly in the fine art category. From his first collage experiment back in 2011 of Warhol's 'Marilyn’, when he assembled a tessellation(镶嵌技术) of swatches as a challenge, this eventually inspired his career as an artist and determined his unique style he is now known for.
The multi-layered element of his work, which marries image and word, allows Nick to explore complex art-historical concepts. The text employed is often narrative, which can be read in sequence adding another element of intrigue and interest to the work. This additional element of text, placed under the empty space of each swatch, creates either complimentary or subversive meanings. Nick deliberately leaves these word/image constructions open to viewer interpretation, sparking new debates and meanings.
Each P-series, such as Psycolourgy 2015, Purgatory 2019, explores complicatedly researched concepts, which are always the crucial starting point for each new series of work.Producing large-scale works to micro-chip collages, and multiple sell out print editions, Nick continues to develop his popular and recognisable art.
PSYCOLOURGY—January 2015 Lawrence Alkin Gallery,London
Smith's debut solo exhibition with Lawrence Alkin Gallery in Soho, London , launched his unique visual reworking of classic paintings from the 20th Century canon. Universally known works, including David Hockney's' The Bigger Splash’, Andy Warhol's Soup Cans’ and Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa’ were all recast, creating original collages that enquire ideas of depiction, digitalisation and recognition. A sell out show, with numerous successful subsequent print releases, Psycolourgy forged Smith's path to a place among Britain's notable contemporary artists.
PURGATORY--December 2019 Context，Art Miami
Purgatory is a shiny , sticky, glossy exploration of our societies attitude and approach to our excess,addictions and desires.
Excerpts from Dante's Purgatory are woven through colourful works depicting popular covetable consumables, creating symbolic representations of the seven sins. Dante explores possible penance(悔) for our earthly suffering leading to spiritual growth. The results of these pairings offer a humorous, nostalgic and subversive opportunity to question our choices.our history and our future.
56.What made Nick launch his art career
A. His deep love of fascinating collaged works.
B. His first collage work Warhol's 'Marilyn’
C. The challenge of piecing a tessellation of swatches.
D. The collage experiment dating back to 2012.
57. Which of the following statements about the text Nick uses is true
A. His text contains concepts of art.
B. His text is usually illustrative.
C. His text can be read sequentially.
D. His text elements are very simple
58.What do we know about PSYCOLOURGY
A. It opened Smith's unique visual reinvention of classic 21th-century paintings.
B. David Hockney's'Mona Lisa’ has been recreated by Lawrence Alkin Gallery.
C. The original collages affirm the ideas of depiction , digitisation and recognition.
D. It opened Smith's path to becoming one of Britain's leading contemporary artists.
59.What is the topic of this passage
A. Some useful ways to create collaged works.
B.The life of contemporary artist Nick Smith.
C.Information about Psycolourgy and Purgatory.
D. The introduction to Nick Smith's works.
答案：56-59 CCDD
56.C[解析]根据文章第二段的 From his first collage experiment back in 2011ofWarhol's Marilyn’, when he assembled a tessellation of swatches as a challenge, this eventually inspired his career as an artist and determined his unique style he is now known for.可知2011年，他在沃霍尔的作品《玛丽莲》中进行了第一次拼贴实验当时他将色板镶嵌在一起作为挑战，这最终激发了他作为艺术家的职业生涯，并决定了他现在以独特的风格著称。A(他对挑启发性拼贴作品的热爱)、B(他的第一个拼贴作品沃霍尔的“玛丽莲”)、D(2012 年的拼贴实验)都说法错误C(拼贴一块镶嵌的色板的挑战)正确，故选 C。57.C[解析]根据文章第三段的 The text employed is often narrative,which can be read in sequence adding another element of intrigue and interest to the work.可知Nick Smith 使用的文本通常是叙事性的，可以按顺序阅读，为作品添加另一个阴谋和兴趣的元素。A(他的文本包含了艺术的概念)、B(他的文本通常是说明性的)、D(他的文本元素非常简单)都说法错误:C(他的文本可以按顺序读)正确，故选C。
58D[解析]根据文章第五段的Smith’s debut solo exhibition with Lawrence Alkin Gallery in Soho, London, launched his unique visual reworking of classic paintingsfromthe20th Century canon可知史密斯在伦敦苏活区与劳伦斯阿尔金画廊合办的首场个人展览，开启了他对20世纪经典画作的独特视觉再造。A(它开启了史密斯对21世纪经典绘画的独特视觉再造)错误;根据该段的Universally known works, including David Hockney's“The Bigger Splash’, Andy Warhol's Soup Cans and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa’ were all recast, creating original collages that interrogate ideas of depiction,digitalisation and recognition.可知包括大卫·霍克尼的《更大的水花》、安迪·沃霍尔的《汤罐》和列奥纳多·达·芬奇的《蒙娜丽莎》在内的著名作品都经过了重新创作，他创作出了原创的拼贴画，对描绘、数字化和识别的理念进行了质疑。B(大卫·霍克尼的《蒙娜丽莎》由劳伦斯·阿尔金画廊重新创作)错误;C(原始拼贴画肯定了描绘、数字化和识别的思想)也错误:根据该段的 A sell out show, with numerous successful subsequent print releases.Psycolourgy forged Smith's path to a place among Britain's notable contemporary artists可知“心理色彩”为史密斯开辟了通往英国著名当代艺术家之路。D(它开启了史密斯成为英国当代艺术家的道路) 正确，故选 D。
59.D[解析]根据整篇文章分析，文章一开始介绍了当代艺术家 Nick Smith 将文字和图像结合起来，创作出有趣和发人深省的拼贴作品。接下来主要介绍了他的作品的设计理念，最后描述了他的两个系列作品:Pycolourgy 和 Purgatory。所以文章主要是介绍 Nick Smith 的作品。A(一些创作拼贴作品的有用方法)、B(当代艺术家尼克·史密斯的生平)、C(关于心理色学和炼狱的信息)都说法错误;D(介绍尼克·史密斯的作品)正确，故选 D
2022年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
If a single word can describe our daily life during those first three years, it is "scrounge"(讨要)Every waking moment we were concentrating on how the hell we would be able to save up enough dough(面团;钱)to do whatever it was we had to do. Usually it was just break even. And there's nothing romantic about it. either. Remember the famous stanza n Omar Khayyám You know,the book of verses underneath the bough, the loaf of bread, the jug of wine and so forth Substitute Scott on Trusts for that book of verses and see how this poetic vision stacks up against my idyllic existence. Ah, paradise No, bullshit. All I'd think about is how much that book was (could we get it secondhand ) and where, if anywhere, we might be able to charge that bread and wine. And then how we might ultimately scrounge up the dough to pay off our debts.
Life changes. Even the simplest decision mast be scrutinized by the ever vigilant budget committee of your mind.
“Hey, Oliver, let's go see Becket tonight.”
“Listen, it's three bucks.”
“What do you mean ”
“ I mean a buck fifty for you and a buck fifty for me.”
“Does that mean yes or no ”
"Neither. It just means three bucks."
Our honeymoon was spent on a yacht and with twenty-one children.That is, I sailed a thirty-six-foot Rhodes from seven in the morning till whenever my passengers had enough, and Jenny was a children's counselor. It was a place called the Pequod Boat Club in Dennis Port (not far from Hyannis) an establishment that included a large hotel, a marina and several dozen houses for rent. In one of the tinier bungalows, I have nailed an imaginary plaque(匾牌): “Oliver and Jenny slept here.I think it's a tribute to us both that after a long day of being kind to our customers, for we were largely dependent on their tips for our income, Jenny and I were nonetheless kind to each other. Is imply say "kind", because I lack the vocabulary to describe what loving and being loved by Jennifer Cavilleri is like. Sorry, I mean Jennifer Barrett.
Before leaving for the Cape, we found a cheap apartment in North Cambridge. I called it North Cambridge, although the address was technically in the town of Somerville and the house was, as Jenny described it,“in the state of disrepair”. It had originally been a two-family structure, now converted into four apartments, overpriced even at its“cheap"rental. But what he hell can graduate students do It's a seller's market.
56.What can we learn from the conversation between Oliver and Jenny
A. None of them wanted to see Becket.
B. They didn't have three bucks.
C. Jenny was wasting money.
D. Oliver was a thrifty man.
57.Why were Oliver and Jenny friendly to customers
A. They were both counselors for children.
B. They needed to get tips from customers.
C. They didn't have enough room to live in
D. That was the rule on the yacht.
58. By "in the state of disrepair", the author implies that ___________.
A. the apartment was very cheap
B. the apartment was very expensive
C. their accommodation is not decent
D. their accommodation is very decent
59. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. A couple's debt repayment process
B. A couple's honeymoon trip
C. A couple’ s hard life
D. A couple's life on a yacht
【答案】56-59 DBCC
【解析】
56.D[解析]根据对话内容可知，Jenny 提议要去看 Becket，一共需要 3 美元而在 Oliver 看来，这意味着 Jenny 要花1美元 50美分，Oliver 自己也要花1美元50美分，可见 oliver 是个节俭的人。A (没有人想见 Becket)、B(他们没有三美元)、C (Jenny 在浪费钱) 都说法错误，D (Oliver 是个节俭的人)正确，故选D。
57.B[解析]根据文章最后一段的 I think it's a tribute to us both that after a long day of being kind to our customers, for we were largely dependent on their tips for our income,可知这对夫妇对顾客友好了一整天，是因为他们的收入很大程度上依赖F他们的小费。A(因为他们都是儿童辅导员)、C (因为他们没有足够的空间做爱)、D(因为那是游艇上的规定) 都说法错误，B(因为他们需要从顾客那里得到小费)正确，故选 B。
58.C [解析]“in the stale of disrepair”的意思是“年久失修”，说明这对夫妇住的不好，A(这个公寓很便宜)、B (这个公寓很贵)、D(他们的住所很体面) 都说法错误，C(他们的住所不体面) 正确，故选 C。
59.C[解析]根据整篇文章分析，文章通过对话、这对夫妇在游艇上的拮据生活以及他们搬到的新住所的坏境可以看出文章主要描述了这对夫妇的艰难生活，A一对夫妇的债务偿还过程)、B(一对夫妇的蜜月旅行)、D(一对夫妇在游艇上的生活)都说法错误，C(一对夫妇的艰难生活) 正确，故选 C。
2021年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
A Swedish Professor at Natural History came out to the farm to ask me for help. He had come to Africa to find out at what stage of the embryo( 胎) state the foot of the monkeys begins to differ from the human foot. For this purpose he meant to go and shoot Colobus monkeys on Mount Elgon.
“You will never find out from the Colobus monkeys,"I said to him, "they live in the tops of the trees and are shy and difficult to shoot. It would be the greatest luck should you get the embryo you want.”
The Professor was hopeful. He was going to stay out till he had got his foot, he said, even if it was before years. He had applied to the Game Department for permission to shoot the monkeys he wanted. The permission he was, in view of the high scientific object of his research, certain to get, but so far, he had had no reply.
““How many monkeys have you asked to be allowed to shoot ” I asked him.
He told me that he had, to begin with, asked for permission to shoot fifteen hundred monkeys.
Now I knew the people at the Game Department, and I assisted him to send in a second letter asking for a reply by return of post, since the Professor was keen to get off on his research. The answer from the Game Department did, for once, come by return of post. The Game Department,they wrote. were pleased to inform Professor Land-green that, in view of the scientific object of his research. they had seen their way to make an exception from the rules, and to raise the number of monkeys on his license from four to six.
I had to read the letter over twice to the Professor. When the contents at last were clear to him, he became so deadly shocked and hurt, that he did not say a single word. To my expressions of sympathy he mad no reply, but walked out of the house, got into his car an drove away sadly.
By “it would be the greatest luck should you get the embryo you want”, the author implies that_____________.
A. it was no easy job to get Colobus monkeys
B. there were very few Colobus monkeys in Africa
C. he wished the Professor good luck in doing the research
D. the Professor was sure to obtain the embryo despite the difficulties
57.What can be learned about the Game Department from the passage
A. It funded the Professor's scientific research.
B. It allowed the Professor to shoot only six monkeys
C. It was set up to help researchers to find wild animals
D.It made rules about where to shoot Colobus monkeys
58. Why did the Professor say nothing after the author read the letter to him
A.The Professor found his research was meaningless.
B.The Professor realized his cruelty in shooting monkeys.
C.The Professor couldn't carry out his research as expected
D.The Professor felt sorry for bringing trouble to the author
59. Which of the following is covered in the passage
A.The scarcity of Colobus monkeys.
B.The change of the Professor's mood
C. The origin of the Game Department.
D. The significance of animal protection.
【答案】56-59ABCB
【解析】
56.A[解析]“It would be the greatest luck should you get the embryo you want”的思是“如果你想得到它的胚胎，那将是极大的运气”，根据第三段的“The Professor was hopeful, he was going to stay out till he had got his foot, he said, even if it was to be for years.(教授满怀希望，他打算一直等到猴子的足迹，即使这会耗费数年的时间)”可以推知得到流猴极其困难，A(要得到流猴可不是件容易的事)正确;B(非洲的犹猴很少)、C(他祝教授在研究中好运)、D(尽管困难重重，教授还是有把握获得胚胎) 都说法错误，故选 A。
57.B[解析]根据倒数第二段的 The answer from the Game Department did,for e by return of post. The Game Department, they wrote, were pleased to inform Professor Landgreen that, in view of the scientific object of his expedition, they had seen their way to make an exception from their rules, and to raise the number of monkeys on his license from four to six可知游猎局确实通过邮寄方式进行了回复信中写道他们很开心地通知教授，由于他的科学目的，他们决定为他违反自己的规定，并决定将允许猎杀的流猴数量从 4 只上升到6 只。A(它资助了教授的科学研究)、C(它的建立是为了帮助研究人员找到野生动物)、D(它规定了射杀疵猴的地点) 说法错误，B(它只允许教授射杀六只猴子) 正确，故选 B。
58.C[解析]根据最后一段的内容可知作者把信读了两次。当教授最终对内容很清晰了后，他变得很沮丧，感觉受到了致命的打击和伤害，他一句话也没说。作者安慰他他也没说话，他走出房子，进了自己的车伤心地开车走了。说明教授医为无法完成自己想做的研究而感到难过。A(教授发现他的研究毫无意义)、B(教授意识到他射杀猴子的残忍)、D(教授为给作者带来麻烦感到抱歉) 都说法错误，C(教授不能按照预期进行他的研究) 正确，故选 C。
59.B[解析]根据第三段的“The Professor was hopeful(教授满怀希望)”以及最后一段的“To my expressions of condolence he made no reply, but walked out of the house,got into his car and drove away sadly (我安慰他他也没说话，他走出房子，进了自己的车伤心地开车走了)”可知文章描述了教授的情绪变化。A(犹猴的稀缺)、C(游猎局的起源)、D(动物保护的意义)都说法错误，B(教授情绪的变化) 正确，故选 B。
2021年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Among all the different types of journey that people undertake there are also those of a spiritual nature. Some of the trips we do in our lives are purely for pleasure, some are meant to make us stronger, sometimes we travel to explore and learn , and in all of these undertakings we grow and become wiser.
There is a lot we can learn from the land that surrounds us and the best way to acquire that knowledge is by traveling and experiencing. This ancient aboriginal initiation ritual involves exactly this: a long spiritual hike across the indigenous land. Although widely known as “Walkabout ,” in later years the ritual has been referred to as “temporary mobility , " because the former is often used as a derogatory term in Australian culture.
A young man on Walkabout
Historically speaking, the walkabout is a rite of passage in which young ( adolescent )Aboriginal Australians undertake a journey that will help “ transform them into adults. The journey is usually made between the ages of 10 and 16. During this journey which can last for up to six months , the individual is required to live and survive all alone in the wilderness.
This is not an easy thing to do, especially not for teenagers. That is why only those who have proven themselves mentally and physically ready are allowed to proceed with the walkabout. Only the elders of the group decide whether it is time or not for the child to do it.The children are not completely unprepared for the journey. During the years before the walkabout, the elders instruct them and give them advice about the ceremony and adult life in general; they have been passed the “ secrets” of the tribe , the knowledge about their world.
Aboriginal woman
Those who are initiated in the walkabout are also decorated with body paint and ornaments.Sometimes they are marked with a permanent symbol on their bodies, In some cases, a tooth is removed from the mouth , or the nose or ears of the initiated are pierced. Traditional walkabout clothes include only a simple loin cloth and nothing more.
During a walkabout, a young person can sometimes travel a distance of over a l,000miles. In order to survive this long hike , the participant in the walkabout must be able to make their own shelter and must be capable of procuring food and water for themselves.That means he needs to hunt, catch fish, and also recognize and utilize edible and healing plants, The initiated youngster must learn to identify plants such as bush tomatoes, IIIawarra plums, quandongs , lilly-pillies , Muntari berries, wattle seeds, Kakadu plums, and bunya nuts.
56. What can be referred from the first two paragraphs of the passage
A. Australians like to engage in all kinds of travel.
B. People can gain knowledge through travel.
C.Travel is usually purely for pleasure.
D.Walkabout is a long spiritual journey.
57. What do we know about the young Aboriginal Australians
A.All young Australians are required to live alone in the wilderness.
B.The difficulties they experienced in hiking turned them into adults.
C.Walkabout should only be done if they are mentally and physically prepared.
D.Walkabout is an unprepared test for the young Aboriginal Australians.
58. According to the passage , what skill does a person need to acquire in the walkabout
A. Identifying directions
B.Preserving physical strength.
C.Planting plants.
D.Hunting and fishing.
59.Which of the following options is true about walkabout
A. Only people who have experienced torture are qualified to the walkabout.
B. Women must decorate themselves with body paint and ornaments.
C. To survive, the participants need to acquire certain survival skills.
D. Indigenous women are not required to participate in the walkabout
【答案】 56-59. BCDC
56.B[解析]根据文章中“There is a lot we can learn from the land that surrounds us and the best way to acquire that knowledge is by traveling and experiencing. ”从我周围的土地上我们可以学到很多东西,获得这些知识的最好方法就是旅行和体验以及“ sometimes we travel to explore and learn, and in all of these undertakings we grow and become wiser.”有时我们旅行是为了探索和学习，在所有这些活动中，我们成长并变得更聪明。可知 B 正确。A 选项无中生有;C 选项以偏概全，文章中讲的是“Some of the trips we do in our lives are purely for pleasure...”的一些旅行纯粹是为了享乐;D选项扭曲文中说法，根据文章中“This ancient aboriginal initiation ritual involves exactly this: a long spiritual hike across the indigenous land.我们生活中这个古老的士著入会仪式正是这样的:一次穿越士著士地的漫长的精神徒步旅行。可知 D错误。
57.C[解析]根据文中“That is why only those who have proven themselves mental and physically ready are allowed to proceed with the walkabout.”这就是为什么只有那些已经在精神和身体上证明了自己准备好的人才可以继续步行的原因。可知C正确。根据文中“The journey is usually made between the ages of lO and 16.”旅通常在 10 岁到 16 岁之间进行，且需要身心都做好了准确，可知A 错误。根据文中“Historically speaking, the walkabout is a rite of passage in which young(adolescent) Aboriginal Australians undertake a journey that will help “transform”them into adults.从历史上讲，徒步旅行是一种成人仪式，年轻(青少年)的澳大利亚土著人进行一次旅行，将有助于“转变”成成年人。可知 B 错误。根据文中The children are not completely unprepared for the journey.”孩子们对这次旅行并非完全没有准备。以及后面讲到长辈们会对他们进行教导可知 D 错误。
58.D[解析]根据文中“That means he needs to hunt, catch fish,and also recognize and utilize edible and healing plants.”这意味着他需要打猎、排鱼，还需要识别和利用可食用和治疗植物。可知D正确，C 错误:A、B 选项文章中无涉及。
59 C[解折]根据文中“ In order to survive this long hike. the participant in the walkabout must be able to make their own shelter and must be capable of procuring food and water for themselves.”为了在这次漫长的徒步旅行中幸存下来，徒步旅的参与者必须能够自己搭建庇护所，并且必须能够为自己获取食物和水，以及最后一段，可知C 正确;A 选项无中生有，文章中没有说徒步旅行需要经历酷刑B选项以偏概全，文中“Those who are initiated in the walkabout are also decorated with body paint and ornaments.”那些在散步中开始的人也用身体彩绘和装饰品来装饰。D 选项文中没有说明土著女性不允许参加徒步旅行。
2020年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
James Cameron, writer-director-producer of best picture Oscar winner "Titanic” (1997), has again denied a claim perennially put forth by fans: that there was room for Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) to climb aboard the floating door holding Rose (Kate Winslet) and avoid death by hypothermia (低体温) following the shipwreck in the North Atlantic.
Stating that "it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies," Cameron, 63, told Vanity Fair, "Obviously it was an artistic choice, [that] the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him”. Finding it “silly, really, that we’re having this discussion 20 years later.” the filmmaker pointed out that, "Had he lived, the ending of the film would have been meaningless... So whether it was that, or whether a smokestack fell on him, he was going down."
He added he believed the physics were correct as well. “I was in the water with the piece of wood putting people on it for about two days getting it exactly buoyant (漂浮) enough so that it would support one person with full free-board, meaning that she wasn't immersed at all in the 28 degree water, so that she could survive the three hours it took until the rescue ship got there... And we very, very finely tuned it to be exactly what you see in the movie because I believed at the time, and still do, that that’s what it would have taken for one person to survive.”
Winslet and fellow "Titanic" star Kathy Bates suggest otherwise, with Bates at the SAG AFTRA Foundation 2nd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards on Nov. 9 introducing Winslet by saying, "He lets go of her hand and sinks into the depth of the Atlantic. And I personally think that there was plenty of room on there!" Winslet agreed, telling the audience lightheartedly, "He could have fit on it! He could have fit on that door!” She similarly said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in February 2016 that Jack “could have actually fitted on that bit of door”
As far back as 2012, Cameron toldIGN.com, "It's not a question of room, it’s a question of buoyancy... It's clear that there’s really only enough buoyancy available for one person... She's completely out of the water on the raft, and ... if he got on with her, they'd both be half in and half out of the water ... and they would have both died of hypothermia.
As well, he had told The Daily Beast in January, "You read page 147 of the script and it says, "Jack gets off the board and gives his place to her so that she can survive” It's that simple”
Referring to a 2012 episode of Discovery’s "MythBusters" in which he gamely guest-starred, Cameron told the website, "You’re Jack, you're in water that’s 28 degrees, your brain is starting to get hypothermia. ‘MythBusters’ asks you to now go take off your life vest, take hers off, swim underneath this thing, attach it in some way that it won't just wash out two minutes later - which means you're underwater tying this thing on in 28-degree water, and that’s going to take you five to 10 minutes, so by the time you come back up you're already dead. So that wouldn't work. His best choice was to keep his upper body out of the water and hope to get pulled out by a boat or something before he died.”
56. What question have the fans raised about the plot of the Titanic
A. They think the ending of the story was not good enough.
B. They question the director’s level of direction.
C. They oppose the separation of the hero and heroine.
D. They believe that the hero has a chance of survival as well.
57. According to James Cameron, Jack should have been dead because ________.
A. it comes up to the fans’ expectations
B. the process the screenplay can be satisfied
C. the true story that attracts more fans
D. the core role of the film is the actress not the actor
58. Which of the following people hold(s) a different viewpoint of Jack’s life
A. Kathy Bates B. Winslet C. James Cameron D. The fans
59. According to the passage, which of the following is incorrect
A. According to the director, the hero is dead on page 147 of the script.
B. If the hero were still alive, the ending of the movie would be meaningless.
C. James Cameron attended the Foundation 2nd Annual Patron of the Artists Awards.
D. Some fans don’t want to believe that the hero is dead in the movie.
【答案】56—59 DBCC
【解析】
全文大意:主要讲述了粉丝们向詹姆斯·卡梅隆，奥斯卡最佳影片《泰坦尼克号》的编剧兼导演，提出关于影片的一些疑问。
56.D[解析]推理判断题，问:“粉丝对泰坦尼克号提出了什么质疑 ”，定位到第1段，由第1段可知，詹姆斯·卡梅隆再次否认粉丝们长期以来提出的一个理论:那就是杰克抱着罗斯爬上漂浮的门板，还有空间可以容纳杰克，避免他在北大西洋海难后体温过低死亡。关键字眼，again denied ，avoid death，可以推断出选 D :他们相信主人公像其它幸存者一样有生还的机会。
57.B[解析]细节题，问:“根据詹姆斯·卡梅降的看法，杰克应该丧生因为......”定位到第2段，根据“Obviously it was an artistic choice...”很明显，这是艺术的选择。跟 B 句意相符:这个过程可以满足剧本的要求。
58.C[解析]细节题，问:“谁对杰克的生死持不同的看法 ”
答案定位到第4段，A.Kathy Bates 和 B.Winslet，持相同的看法:“他放开了她的手，沉入了大西洋。我个人认为那里有足够的空间!”“他本来可以爬上漂浮的门板上。”可知 Kathy Bates 和 Winslet 都觉得男主杰克不应该死。C.James Cameron 詹姆斯·卡梅隆，编剧及导演，由第3 段的“it would have taken for one person to survive.”只有1个人能后幸存下来，结合 52，他觉得杰克应该丧生D.fans 粉丝，由第一段可知，粉丝想让杰克活下来。故选 C.
59.C[解析]细节题，哪项说法错误。A选项，完全对应第二段: Stating that“it says on page 147 [of the script] that Jack dies,”剧本第147 页说杰克死了，故 A 正确。B 选项，对应第二段: the filmmaker pointed out that,“Had he lived, the ending of the film would have been meaningless....，导演指出，”如果他活着，电影的结局将毫无意义。故 B 正确.。C 选项，从第4段可知，参加SAG-AFTRA 基金会第二届年度艺术家赞助人奖的是 Kathy Bates 和 Winslet，C 说法错误，所以选 C。D 选项，一些粉丝不愿意相信电影里的男主死去的事实。从第1段和第 58 题可知，D 是正确的。
2020年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
(A)
When I was in high school, I wanted to attend an Ivy League university on the East Coast. I had the grades and SAT scores to get into Harvard but my father refused to pay even though tuition back then was much more affordable than it is today, well within the means of our family. I went to UCLA instead, a good university but not an Ivy. I worked at least 20 hours per week throughout my four years and have always felt that I missed out on a lot of college. I feel that I didn’t have enough time to devote to my studies. One of my biggest regrets is not having had the kind of immersion experience that my oldest son enjoyed. I envy him, but it’s not a bitter feeling. It doesn’t make me lose sight of my own accomplishments and the very real goodness in my life so far.
I believe my own father envied me, too. Early in high school, he had to drop out and help support his family during the Depression. Although he never said as much, I know he wished he could have finished high school and gone on to higher education. I was the only one of his children to do so. When I earned my doctorate and built a life as a professional, he felt a mixture of pride, vicarious fulfillment and envy.
I graduated first in my high school class. Years later, I learned that for months after, Dad had carried the little slip announcing my class rank in his pocket, showing it to friends and business associates. He was obviously proud, though he never told me so. It strikes me as a narcissistic sort of pride, about him rather than me. Many of you will relate to this experience. In your comments to my posts, you’ve told me about parents who exploited you for narcissistic gain. I don’t think my father was a bad man, or that his experience of pride was particularly unusual. Don’t most parents like to brag about their child’s success because it reflects well upon them When I speak of my sons’ lives, I feel pride in them as well as myself.
Envy gets a bad rap but there’s nothing unusual about it. Envy, as I’ve said before, can teach you what you want. Problems only arise when it links up with shame, as I’ve written about before. When the success/beauty/youth enjoyed by someone else makes us feel like a loser in comparison, our envy may become poisonous. In the illogical unconscious, we may feel as if it is precisely because the other person has the trait or thing we want that we cannot have it. We may feel that the only possible relief would be to destroy the object of our envy.
56. According to the text, the author envies his son because ________.
A. his son possesses the precious years of youth
B. his son has a perfect and impressive childhood
C. his son gets into Harvard successfully
D. his son has the immersion experience on his study
57. It can be learned that most parents are proud of their children because ________.
A. they want to exploit their children for narcissistic gain
B. they regard the success as their own and also feel pride in themselves
C. they like to brag about their child’s success
D. they want to catch their friends’ attention
58. Which of the following is TRUE of this passage
A. The author studied in an Ivy League university on the East Coast.
B. The author’s son completed author’s unfinished studies.
C. Problems only arise when envy links up with shame.
D. The author’s father didn’t care about his study and dropped out.
59. What is the author’s attitude toward envy
A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Skeptical. D. Indifferent.
【答案】56 —59 DBCB
56.解析: 答案选 D，根据第一段中“I worked at least 20 hours per week throughout my four years and have always felt that I missed out on a lot of college. I feel that I didn't have enough time to devote to my studies. One of my biggest regrets is not having had the kind of immersion experience that my oldest son enjoyed.”"在我的年大学时光里，我每周至少工作 20 个小时，我总觉得错过了很多大学。我觉得我没有足够的时间专心学习。我最大的遗憾之一就是没有享受到我大儿子享受到的那种沉浸式体验。故选 D。
57.解析:答案选 B。根据文中 Don't most parents like to brag about their child’ success because it reflects well upon them When I speak of my sons’ lives, I feel pride in them as well as myself.大多数父母喜欢吹嘘自己孩子的成功不就是因为这也让他们自己感到自己很不错吗 当我谈到我儿子的生活时，我为他们感到野傲，也为自己感到骄傲。可知 B 正确。A、C、D 选项他们想要利用自己的孩子获得自恋的好处、他们想要吹嘘自己的孩子以及他们想要引起朋友的关注，是移子的角度的片面想法，不是父母为他们的孩子感到骄傲的真正的原因。
58.解析:答案选 C。根据文中“ Problems only arise when it links up with shame, as I've written about before.”问题只会在它和羞耻感联系起来时出现，就像我以前写过的那样。故 C 正确。A 选项作者最后没有去常春上学:B 选项作者自己完成了学业;D 选项作者的父亲辍学是因为经济上的原因不是因为不在意学习; 故排除A、B、D选项。
59.解析: 答案选 B。根据文中讲的自己的例子以及最后一段中“Envy gets a bad rap but there's nothing unusual about it,”嫉妒是个坏名声，但也没什么不寻常的。以及“Problems only arise when it links up with shame, as I've written about before.问题只会在它和羞耻感联系起来时出现，就像我以前写过的那样。可知，作者对待嫉妒的态度的是积极的，我们需要正确的对待嫉妒。
2019年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
All I had to do for the two dollars was clean her house for a few hours after school. It was a beautiful house, too, with a plastic-covered sofa and chairs, wall-to-wall blue-and-white carpeting, a white enamel stove, a washing machine and a dryer — things that were common in her neighborhood, absent in mine. In the middle of the war, she had butter, sugar, steaks, and seam-up-the-back stockings.
I knew how to scrub floors on my knees and how to wash clothes in our zinc tub, but I had never seen a Hoover vacuum cleaner or an iron that wasn't heated by fire.
Part of my pride in working for her was earning money I could squander (浪费) : on movies, candy, paddleballs, jacks, ice-cream cones. But a larger part of my pride was based on the fact that I gave half my wages to my mother, which meant that some of my earnings were used for real things — an insurance-policy payment or what was owed to the milkman or the iceman. The pleasure of being necessary to my parents was profound. I was not like the children in folktales: burdensome mouths to feed, nuisances to be corrected, problems so severe that they were abandoned to the forest. I had a status that doing routine chores in my house did not provide — and it earned me a slow smile, an approving nod from an adult. Confirmations that I was adultlike, not childlike.
In those days, the forties, children were not just loved or liked; they were needed. They could earn money; they could care for children younger than themselves; they could work the farm, take care of the herd, run errands(差事), and much more. I suspect that children aren't needed in that way now. They are loved, doted on, protected, and helped. Fine, and yet...
Little by little, I got better at cleaning her house — good enough to be given more to do, much more. I was ordered to carry bookcases upstairs and, once, to move a piano from one side of a room to the other. I fell carrying the bookcases. And after pushing the piano my arms and legs hurt so badly. I wanted to refuse, or at least to complain, but I was afraid she would fire me, and I would lose the freedom the dollar gave me, as well as the standing I had at home — although both were slowly being eroded. She began to offer me her clothes, for a price. Impressed by these worn things, which looked simply gorgeous to a little girl who had only two dresses to wear to school, I bought a few. Until my mother asked me if I really wanted to work for castoffs. So I learned to say "No, thank you" to a faded sweater offered for a quarter of a week's pay.
Still, I had trouble summoning (鼓起) the courage to discuss or object to the increasing demands she made. And I knew that if I told my mother how unhappy I was she would tell me to quit. Then one day, alone in the kitchen with my father, I let drop a few whines about the job. I gave him details, examples of what troubled me, yet although he listened intently, I saw no sympathy in his eyes. No "Oh, you poor little thing. " Perhaps he understood that what I wanted was a solution to the job, not an escape from it. In any case, he put down his cup of coffee and said, “Listen. You don't live there. You live here. With your people. Go to work. Get your money. And come on home."
That was what he said. This was what I heard:
Whatever the work is, do it well — not for the boss but for yourself.
You make the job; it doesn't make you.
Your real life is with us, your family.
You are not the work you do; you are the person you are.
I have worked for all sorts of people since then, geniuses and morons, quick-witted and dull, big-hearted and narrow. I've had many kinds of jobs, but since that conversation with my father I have never considered the level of labor to be the measure of myself, and I have never placed the security of a job above the value of home.
What can we learn about the author is different from other children
A. She needs to be supported like others. B. She made a mistake and needed to be corrected.
C. She often does daily chores at home. D. She's too childish for comparison.
According to the article, which of the following is correct about children in the 1940s like the author
They just want to be popular, loved and liked.
B. They only take great pains to earn more money.
C. They can do all kinds of daily work, such as caring for children and so on.
D. They are no longer needed except for being spoiled by adults.
What did the author's father make her understand
Don't escape from difficulties at work.
B. Whatever decision she made, her father would support her.
Convey her dissatisfaction with her work.
D. Make a distinction between work and life.
Which of the following corresponds to the author's views on work
A. Don't regard work achievement as a criterion for evaluating oneself.
B. Hard work is a struggle for a better future in your limited life.
C. Work is to follow the footsteps of the boss.
D. Work safety should be more important than family value.
【答案】56-59. CCDA
【解析】
56.C解析]考查细节理解。根据文中第一段“The pleasure of being necessary to my parents was profound. I was not like the children in folktales...”可知作者的满足感更多的来自于她和不像其他民间故事里的孩子,她可以做一些杂货挣钱。故选 CA 选项主人公不是为了她的妈妈而挣钱。B 选项她自己的价值被需要、D 她享受在家庭中作为一个成年人的地位，属于干扰项，过度推测，不是作者快乐的真正原因。
57.B[解析]考查细节理解。由文中“In those days,the forties,children were not just loved or liked; they were needed, They could earn money...”“I suspect that children aren't needed in that way now. They are loved, doted on, protected, and helped. Fine and yet...”在那时候，四十年代，孩子不仅仅是被爱或喜欢的;他们是需要的他们可以挣钱...我想现在不需要孩子那样子做了，他们被爱、宠爱、保护和帮助.很好，但是...可知作者由自己引出整个四十年代的孩子的特点:他们被需要并且经常干一些杂活。表明他们具备很强的生活能力,现在的孩子则更多的是被宠爱引出对比，所以正确答案为 B。
58.D[解析]考查逻辑推理。根据第六段中“In any case, he put down his cup of coffee and said,“Listen. You don't live there. You live here.”父亲说，你不住在那里你住在这里可知，生活和工作要区分开来，且也符合主题，故选 D。
59.A[解析]考查细节理解。根据最后一段中，关于作者对工作的看法观点“but since that conversation with my father I have never considered the level of labor to be the measure of myself可知，受父亲的启发，作者不以工作作为评价和衡量自己的标准，故选 A。
2019年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
I believe that, as a doctor, I should always get a blanket for my patients who need one. Yes I know there are other people who can do this. I can ask a nurse or an orderly to do it, but I believe that I should do it. So several times a day, while working in our emergency department, I leave my patient's bedside, get them a nice warm blanket and cover them up, before continuing on my day.
This action goes along with what I believe to be the three rules of emergency medicine (and perhaps medicine in general). I repeat these often to the residents and medical students I supervise in our busy urban emergency department.
I tell them: (1) we make people feel better; (2) we try to make sure nothing really bad is happening to them right now; and (3)we try to tell them what is causing their symptoms. I say that we can almost always achieve the first two rules but not always the third. No news is usually good news from an ER doctor. If I find a reason for, say, your abdominal pain it is rarely a good thing.
Which brings me back to why I believe I should offer to bring my patients a blanket. To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional. It is a simple act that acknowledges my desire to meet their basic needs as a patient. It may be an overused expression but I want to treat my patients the way I would want my family members taken care of. This behavior was also modeled for me when I was a patient.Shortly after college I was involved in a serious accident while working in an ambulance as a volunteer. The short story s that broke my femur(大腿骨), the large bone in my thigh, and my recovery required a total of four surgeries over a year or so. The surgeon who performed the last three operations usually did his rounds late at night.
He was a brilliant and talented surgeon who reminded me in appearance of a chain-smoking Einstein. He would ask about my pain and my mental state, but what I remember most is his offering to bring me French fries the next time he visited. I felt that he cared about me and, more importantly, understood what I was going through. He connected with me, and I trusted and obeyed everything he told me to do.Getting a blanket and placing it on my patient is, in the end, a check and balance for me. I have the power to order hundreds of tests and treatments. I strive to always be right (or at least never wrong). And on not so rare occasions, I help save a life. But in the end, if I have not made that connection with my patient, if I have not shown them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a person.
56. According to the author, what does the performance of giving blankets to patients mean
A. It may be an overused expression although he doesn't care about it.
B. It gives him the power to order tests and treatments.
C.. It helpful to save a life when you are in trouble.
D. It helps communicate his care towards his patients.
57. The author mentioned his own experience as a patient, which of the following is NOT his intention
A. Showing his gratitude for the surgeon.
B. Demonstrating his action of giving blankets.
C. Implying the similar function of bringing French Fries and giving blankets to patients.
D. Claiming the importance of patients' trust toward doctors.
58. What does the last sentence (paragraph7) imply
A. The author felt regretful for not preparing blankets for their patients.
B. The only principle of a good physician is to understand patients' needs.
C. It important for doctors to convey the cause of their illness clearly.
D.A good physician should show his care to his patients.
59. The passage is mainly about ________________.
A. emphasizing the importance of sincere care and understanding of patients
B. emphasizing how to build a bridge between doctors and patients
C. emphasizing that a small gesture can warm the patient's heart
D. emphasizing how to improve the doctor-patient relationship
【答案】56-59 DDDA
56.D [解析]解析:根据第四段中“To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional.”可知，医生提供毯子的原因是与病人进行交流的第一步，故选 D。
57.D [解析]根据第三四段，结合全文，作者引用自身经历来论证外科医生的行为对其作为病人所产生的重要影响，及对其做出类似关怀举动的引导作用，D选项强调患者信任医生的重要性并不是例子主要想体现的内容，故选 D。
58.D [解析]根据最后一段中“ But in the end,if I have not made that connection with my patient, if l have not shown them I understand their needs, then I have failed them as a physician and as a person.”可知，作为一个医生，应该从心理上理解和言语上呵护病人，这种照料才是医生应该具备的品质。故选 D。
59.A [解析] 根据文章中“To me it is the first step in communicating to the person that my priority is his or her comfort, both physical and emotional.”可知作者在强调要发自内心的关心和理解病人，故选 A。
2018年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Apparently, the idea of money that's not tied to a specific bank — or a specific country — is appealing to many. But it's worth remembering that the banking system that we now all live with is just that: A modern invention. Not so long ago, money was almost always created and used locally, and bartering was common. (In fact, it still is common among many online local networks, like the Buy Nothing Project.).
In the past, money's makeup varied from place to place, depending on what was considered valuable there. So while some of the world's first coins were made from a naturally occurring hybrid of gold and silver called electrum, objects other than coins have served as currency, including beads, ivory, livestock, and cowrie shells. In West Africa, bracelets of bronze or copper were used as cash, especially if the transaction was associated with the slave trade there. Throughout the colonial period, tobacco was used in lieu of coins or paper bills in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, even though it was used elsewhere in the colonies and extensively throughout Europe and the U.K.
Today, on an island in the Pacific, a specific type of shell still serves as currency — and some people there are even hoarding it, just like Bitcoin moguls, convinced that one day, it will make them wealthy beyond imagination.
On Malaita, the most-populated island that's part of the Solomon Islands, shells are accepted at most places in exchange for goods.
"How much tuna you can get for your shells depends on their color and shape," Mary Bruno, a shop owner from the small town of Auki, on Malaita, told Vice. "One strip of darker shells might get you about two cans of smaller tuna, but the red ones are worth more. For the red ones, one strip might get enough tuna to feed a big family for a long time."
Just like a mint that creates coins, there's only one place on the island where the shells, which are polished and strung together to form 3-foot-long ropes, are made. (You can see how that works in the video above.) The strips of red, white, and black shells all come from Langa Langa Lagoon, where artificial islands were long-ago built by locals to escape from the island-dwelling cannibals. Once marooned out on their islands, locals needed a currency to use among themselves, and so the shell currency was born.
Using shells for money was common throughout the Pacific islands as late as the early 1900s, but Malaita is unique in that they are still used today. And just like cryptocurrencies, there are those who think the islanders are smart to invest in this type of money, which is reported to have risen in value over the last three decades. It might seem strange to hoard a bunch of processed, strung-together shells, but what is a pile of dollars Just a specially printed piece of paper and hemp that we've assigned value to — and probably less durable over time than those shells.
56. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A. Money was created and was widely used in the world.
B. Tobacco was used as coins or paper bills in American in the past.
C. The ingredients of world’s first coins may be the combination of gold and silver.
D. Using shells for money has been out of date in the world.
57. The word “mint” in paragraph 5 is closest in the meaning to _______________.
A. a kind of money that can exchange
B. the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
C. a place to produce and polish shells
D. a factory that produces currency
58.What's opinion of the author towards shells for money
A.Reasonable B.Imaginary C.Convenient. D. Inventive.
59.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. The History of Bitcoin
B.Shells Still Money
C.The Currency ls of Great Use
D.Some Shells
【答案】 56. C 57. D 58. A 59. B
【解析】
56.C[解析]考查细节理解。根据文中 So while some of the world's first coins were made from a naturally occurring hybrid of gold and silver called electrum(银金objects other than coins have served as currency, including beads, ivory, livestock and cowrie shells，因此，尽管世界上最早的一些硬币是由一种名为银金矿的自然存在的金银混合物制成的，但硬币以外的其他物品却充当了货币，包括珠子、象牙，牲畜和牛壳。故选C。
57.D[解析]考查细节理解。由文章第三段可知通过文中“...there's only one place on the island where the shells, which are polished and strung together to form 3-boLlong ropes,are made”岛上只有一个地方制造贝壳，贝壳经过打磨和电起形成 3英尺长的绳索。以及“Once maroond(闲逛) out on their islands, locals needed a currency to use among themselves, and so the shell currency was bom "日在岛屿上闲逛，当地人需要一种货币在他们之间使用，于是贝壳货币诞生了可知 mint是一个造币的地方，故选 D。
58.A[解析]考查逻辑推理。reasonable 合理的。根据最后一段中 Using shells for money was common throughout the Pacific islands as late as the early 1900s, but Malaita is unique in that they are still used today.可知作者认为贝壳换钱是合理的故选A。
59.B[解析]考查逻辑推理。根据全文可知，作者一直在讨论贝壳仍然被用来充当纸币的事情。故选 B。
2018年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
We Have a Painter to Thank for Yellowstone
Before artist Thomas Moran set foot in the park, it was seen as a hellish place. After, it was marketed as a wonderland.
Before Thomas Moran arrived, Yellowstone in the popular imagination was a harsh, wild place pocked with hellish geysers. After the painter’s work was finished, Yellowstone was established as a national park and marketed as a wonderland.
In 1871 Moran and photographer William Henry Jackson had joined the first U.S. government survey of the region. For two weeks Moran filled a sketchbook with the landscape’s most stunning sights. The survey results, Jackson’s photos, and Moran’s watercolors—the first color renderings of the area—were presented to Congress that fall. “The photographs were proof that what the artist was showing really existed,” says Eleanor Harvey, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
In March 1872 lawmakers officially made Yellowstone a national park, the world’s first. By April, Moran had transformed some of his sketches into a 7-by-12-foot painting. The gold-splattered valley and billowing Lower Falls of “The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” captivated the public. “It is too grand and wonderful for words,” declared the Ladies’ Repository that August, “and none can ever judge of its wonders from any engraving or photograph in mere black and white.”
Though Moran later painted Lake Superior, the Grand Canyon, and the Rockies, his reputation was so intertwined with Yellowstone that he took to signing his paintings “TYM,” for Thomas “Yellowstone” Moran.
（https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/05/explore-thomas-moran-yellowstone-paintings/）
56. What can we know about Yellowstone according to the passage
A. It was a popular park with geysers before Thomas Moran finished transformation.
B. It was an imagination of a harsh and wild place.
C. I became a national park with the efforts of Moran and Jackson
D. is an attractive grand valley.
57.What does the " pocked" mean in the first sentence ( paragraph 2 )
A.Packed. B.Dotted. C.Blocked D.Stuck.
58. What are the characteristics of Thomas Moran's paintings about Yellowstone Park
A.Paying attention to color rendering of paintings.
B.His magnificent and wonderful paintings.
C. His reputation closely linked to Yellowstone Park
D.His paintings with nothing special.
59.What does the passage mainly talk about
A.The Significance of Thomas Moran's paintings to Yellowstone Park
B. How Yellowstone Park is established as a National Park.
C.The Great Painter-Thomas Moran.
D. The process of Yellowstone Park being labelled as a fairyland.
【答案】 56.C 57.B 58.B 59.A
56.C[解析]考查细节理解。根据文章第二，三段可知，Moran 和 Jackson 提出的改造建议对黄石公园被改造为国家公园有着重要的意义，故选 C。
57.B[解析]猜词题注意定位句以及上下句。根据文章中“Before Thomas Moran arrived, Yellowstone in the popular imagination was a harsh, wild place pocked with hellish geysers. After the painter's work was finished, Yellowstone was established as a national park and marketed as a wonderland.”在托马斯·莫兰到来之前，人们想象中的黄石公园是一个布满地狱般间歇泉的荒凉地方。但画家的作品完成后，黄石公园被定为国家公园，并作为一个仙境出售。Pocked 意为“having holes or hollow marks on the surface”(表面)有洞的，有坑的，作 place 的后置定语，后加 with可引申为“遍布...”，选项中A 为“收拾(行李)”B 为星罗棋布于;遍布;布满;符合题意，C 为堵塞;阻塞，D 为卡住。故选 B。
58.B[解析]考查细节理解。根据文章中“It is too grand and wonderful for words declared the Ladies’ Repository that August, “and none can ever judge of its wonders from any engraving or photograph in mere black and white.”可知，大家对托马斯·莫兰关于黄石公园的画作印象是宏伟美妙，故选 B。
59.A[解析]考查逻辑推理。根据文章整体分析，以及“Before artist Thomas Moran set foot in the park, it was seen as a hellish place. After, it was marketed as a wonderland.”该句话的总体概括和暗示，可知本文主要讲述了托马斯·莫兰对黄石公园的巨大影响意义，故选 A。
2017年6月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
The adaptation of books to the big screen is nothing new to our society. Books have become well-respected tools for creating a better Hollywood. However, films should be just as respected for their ability to create better writers.
The main skill films help writers develop is attention to progress. Most directors and screenwriters know that the majority of people are not willing to sit through a five-hour film. Thus, every scene must have a purpose. This is a vital objective to keep in mind when writing a novel or short story. With most writing courses placing emphasis on literary techniques, it is easy to become more invested in diction than with actually moving the plot forward. Films remind the writer that while a novel ought to have some degree of literary complexity, the goal at the end of each chapter, page, or sentence is simple:keep the story moving. Films not only help writers develop a plot, but also help writers develop specific moments within their stories. Although writing a means of expression, not all things are easy to express in writing, especially facial expressions and emotions. Films allow writers to study the bodily and emotional actions that make characters read more realistically and make stories more tempting.
Lastly, sometimes it takes a film to bring about a story idea in the first place. Stop using a horribly specific or extremely uninteresting prompt. A pleasing theme or aesthetic can be enough to inspire a character or setting. As writers , whether fiction or independent, our works often arise from the things we see around us or the thins we wish we could see. Nonetheless, our works also arise from the visuals that have been created for us. As literature continues to enter the film industry, perhaps we should make use of film techniques in our literature.
56. Reminded by films, a writer can move the plot forward by________________ .
A. keeping in mind that every word should mean something.
B. providing a description of as many details as possible.
C. paying attention to further enhancing literary complexity.
D. choosing the perfect word to go with his/her thought.
57. According to the passage, films help writers develop in many aspects except _______________.
A. getting an improved expressiveness
B. focusing on keeping the story moving.
C. complicating their thinking and life .
D. bringing in inspiration for new works.
58. The word “prompt”(paragraph 3) probably means _______________ .
A. a reason to write.
B. a topic to start from.
C. an excuse to put off working .
D. an element to attract relationship.
59. Which of the following statements best represents the author’s thoughts in this passage
A. book writers are the ones promoting the growth of the film industry.
B. directors and screenwriters are more respected than fiction writers.
C. writers should spend more time on wording rather than on other things.
D. Film-making technique could help book writers to improve themselves.
【答案】56.A 57.D 58.B 59.D
【解析】
56.A[解析]根据文中“Thus,every scene must have a purpose.”每一个场景都必须有一个目的，以及“With most writing courses placing emphasis on literary techniques, it is easy to become more invested in diction than with actually moving the plot forward.”由于大多数写作课程都强调文学技巧，因此很容易变得更注重措辞，而不是实际推进情节。可知作者推进故事情节的方法应该是让每一句话都具有意义，都能推动故事情节的发展。故选 A。
57.D[解析]根据文中“Films allow writers to study the bodily and emotional actions...”电能帮助作家发展的主要技能电能是关注进步。“Films remind the writer that while a novel ought to have some degree of literary complexity, the goal at the end of each chapter, page, or sentence is simple: keep the story moving.”电形提醒作家，虽然一部小说应该具有某种程度的文学复杂性，但每一章、每一页或每句结尾的目标很简单:让故事继续前行。以及“Films not only help writers develop a plot, but also help writers develop specific moments within their stories.电能不仅帮助作家发展情节，也帮助作家在故事中发展特定的时刻。可知 A、B.C 项是电影帮助到作家的方面，故选 D。
58.B[解析]根据文中 Lastly,sometimes it takes a film to bring about a story idea in the first place. Stop using a horribly specific or extremely uninteresting prompt. 政后有时它需要一部电影来讲述一个故事的概念。停止使用一个非常具体或极其不有趣的提示。故选 B。
59.D[解析]根据文中“The main skill films help writers develop is attention to progress.”电影帮助作家发展的主要技巧是关注进步。以及“As literature continues to enter the film industry, perhaps we should make use of film techniques in our literature.”随着文学不断进入电影业，也许我们应该在文学中运用电影技巧。可知答案选 D
2017年1月高考真题
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
What happens in a particular class on a particular day depends on the interactions that occur between the teacher, the students, and the material being studied. The classroom context, generally speaking, includes all those factors that influence what happens during teaching and learning. These factors operate on different levels.
The physical context, for example, influences what happens in the classroom. Space may restrict participation, depending on how a teacher interprets the situation, some teachers use their surroundings to promote learning. Notice boards reflect themes or topics being studied; a display area presents students’ written work for others to read. Of course, some teachers remain unaware of the physical environment of the classroom affects the nature and types of interactions that they and their students inhabit together. A room, after all, is just a room.Yet the physical environment of the classroom affects the nature and types of interactions that will occur. Straight rows of tables, for example, are favourable to classroom lectures and turn-taking routines in which students, one by one, recite answers to a teacher's questions.
A room isn’t just a room for teachers who seek to make the physical environment suitable for interactive learning. Interactive learning invites thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening and sharing. Such classrooms are arranged for individuals rather than for the “class” as a whole; they welcome students as active participants. Various physical arrangements encourage interactive learning, but they depend on the size of the room and the furniture that is available.
A class can be organized for individual, group, or whole-class activities. Students are initially assigned seats at a combination of small and large tables. However, when the students work individually or in groups, they are free to abandon the assigned seating. The chalkboard occupies a central position in the room to accommodate whole-class study.
56. According to the passage, “the physical context” (paragraph 2) may include_______.
A. teachers' roles
B. themes being studied
C. a display area
D. students’ participation
Which of the following is the most suitable for a classroom lecture
A. B.
Chair
C. D.
Discussion area
58. From the last paragraph,we can learn that_________________.
A.classrooms should be arranged for the class as a whole
B.the chalkboard should be abandoned during group work
C.seating can be changed for different classroom activities
D.interaction can be encouraged by combining small and large tables
59. What is the passage mainly about
A. The physical classroom environment varies with different types of interactions.
B. The physical environment is a deciding factor for a successful lesson.
C. Interactive learning depends on individuals’ active involvement.
D. Group work has become a trend in classroom teaching.
【答案】56-59 CDCB
【解析】
56.C[解析]根据文中 The physical context, for example, influences what happens in the classroom. Space may restrict participation, depending on how a teacher interprets the situation.例如，物理环境会影响课堂上发生的事情。空间可能会限制参与,这取决于教师对情况的理解。故选 C。
57.D[解析]根据文中 Straight rows of tables, for example, are favorable to classroom lectures and turn-taking routines in which students one by one, recite answers to a teacher’s questions.例如，一排的桌子有利于课堂讲课和学生们一个接一个地背诵老师的问题。
58.C[解析]推理题。根据最后一段可知，椅子可以根据不同的课堂活动调整。
59.B[解析]根据文章开头“The classroom context,generally speaking,includes all those factors
