2023届海口市高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the2．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven3．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup4．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited5．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who6．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion7．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched8．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water9．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a;the C．a;a D．the;a10．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou11．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are12．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway13．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment14．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit15．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where16．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean17．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright18．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept19．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why20．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?Nuclearwindorsolarpower?AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)intheUS,itmightbeartificialleaves.Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownas

photosynthesis

(光合作用).Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisprocess.TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecial

siliconchipwith

catalysts(催化剂).Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogen

andoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuel

cell

(电池),usingthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobean

inexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology”saidanAmericanscientist,Nocera.Anartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensive

andunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,however,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafcouldoperate

continuouslyforatleast45hours.ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerfulnew,

inexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergy

transformationinsidetheleafmore

efficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnowthenewleafisabout10timesmoreeffectiveatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable.

Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon’thaveaccesstopurewater.Hopefully,eachhomecouldhaveaccesstothenewapplicationinthefuture.1、Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A．introduceanewkindofdeviceB．askpeopletodotheresearchC．advertisethenewproductD．showtheprocessofphotosynthesis2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantagesofthenewleaf?A．It’slowincost.B．It’ssmallinsize.C．Ithasawonderfulfuelcell.D．It’sconvenientforpeopletouse.3、Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthetext?A．Nocerathoughtthenewleafisexpensivefordevelopingcountries.B．VillagesinAfricahavebenefitedalotfromthenewinvention.C．Siliconchipcanhelpthenewleafworkmoreeffectively.D．Theequipmentdoesn’tnecessarilyoperateinpurewater.4、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthenewdevice?A．Negative.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Uncertain.5、Accordingtothetext,whatwilltakeplaceinthefuture?A．Naturalleaveswilltaketheplaceofartificialleaves.B．Scientistswilldevelopmorewaystoproduceenergy.C．Thenewinventioncouldbewidelyusedinthefuture.D．Developingcountrieswillcontributemoretotheresearch.22．（8分）Thisweek,amammoth(猛犸象)possiblykilledbyhumans10,000to15,000yearsagowasfoundinsoyfieldsabout2mileswestofDetroit.ItwasfoundbyfarmerJamesBristleandhisneighborTrentSatterthwaite,whowerereportedlydigginginthefield.Atfirst,theycouldn’tfigureoutwhattheywereseeing.“Itwasprobablyaribbonethatcameup,”BristletellsAnnArborNews.“Wethoughtitwasabentfencepost.”Uponcloserinspection,however,itbecamecleareventountrainedeyesthiswasnofencepost.“Weknewitwassomethingspecial.”Thentheyspedupthedig.AfterfindingthebonesMondaynight,BristlecalledtheUniversityofMichiganTuesdaymorningtoreporthisfind.ScientistDanielFisherarrivedtoinspectitWednesday,andbyThursdaymorninghehadconfirmedit’sawoollymammoth.Heconcludestheanimalwasabout40yearsoldwhenitdied.Itwashuntedbyhumans,hesays,whokilleditaridstoredtheremainsinapondasawayofpreservingthemeatforfutureuse.It’sstilltooearlytotellexactlyhowitdied,FishertellsDetroit’sWWJ-TV,“buttheskeletonshowedsignsofhuman’sbutchering.”Thebonesarebeingtemporarilystorednearby,accordingtotheFreePress,anditremainsunclearwherethey’lleventuallyendup.Theirresearchvaluewillbedeterminedoncethey’vebeencleanedanddried.WoollymammothsoncelivedinEurasiaandNorthAmerica,andmostdisappearedby10,000yearsago—ademise(终止)thathasbeenlinkednotonlytohumans,butalsotochangingclimate.It’snowbelievedthatwarmingweatherweakenedtheirpopulationsbeforehumansdealtthefinalblows.1、HowdidJamesBristleandhisneighborfindwhattheyfoundatfirst?A．It’sdelicate. B．It’sold.C．It’sunique. D．It’sworthless.2、Whatcanweknowaboutthemammothaccordingtothetext?A．Itmightdieinits40s. B．ItwasnativetoEurasia.C．Itpreferredwalkinginthefields. D．Itmainlydiedfromclimatechange.3、WhichisDanielFisher’sopinion?A．Thebonesarewellworthstudying.B．Themammothwaskilledbyabutcher.C．Thenewfoundsitehasevidenceofhumanactivity.D．It’sunclearwhethertheboneswereamammoth’s.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmean?A．Driedtheirbones. B．Tooktheirlives.C．Destroyedtheirhome. D．Preservedtheirmeat.23．（8分）Whenyouthinkofajungleadventure,whatcomestomind?Aretheygorgeousbirdsflyingthroughtheairormonkeysjumpingthroughtheforest?Doyouthinkofplants?Probablynot.Afterall,plantsaren’tthemostexcitinglivingthingsintheworld.Theyjustsitthereandabsorbwaterandnutrientsfromthesoilandthesun.Butactuallytherearealsosomeplantsthateatinsectsandevensmallanimalsfromtimetotime.Wecalltheseunusualthingscarnivorous(食肉性)plants.Althoughmostcarnivorousplantseatsmallinsects,largercarnivorousplantsinsomehotandwetareashavebeenknowntocapturerats,birds,andfrogs.OnecarnivorousplantmanypeoplearefamiliarwithistheVenusflytrap.Itsunique“jaws”willfunctionwhenfliesandothersmallinsectstouchit.Onceitsjawscloseonitsvictim,itproducesachemicalsubstancethatbreaksdowntheinsectandabsorbstheinsect’snutrients.Thereareseveralotherexamplesofcarnivorousplants.Forexample,someplantscancatchinsectswiththeirleaves,whicharelikeatallnarrowwineglass,whilesometraptheirvictimswithstickytentacles(触手).Andsomegrowinginpondsandstreamsabsorbtheirvictimslikeunderwatercleaners.Carnivorousplantstendtogrowinareaswherethesoilisverythinandlacksnecessarynutrients.Theseplantsmustfindothersourcesforthenutrientstheyneed.Trappingandeatinginsectsallowstheseuniqueplantstosurvive.Unfortunately,humanandenvironmentalfactorscontinuetothreatenthelimitedenvironmentswhereyoucanfindwildcarnivorousplants.Stillformanypeople,thethoughtofaplanteatingananimalseemsverystrange.Infact,morethanonepersonhasturnedtheideaintoascarystoryormovie.Carnivorousplantsdon’tposeanydangertohumans,though.Unlessyou’rethesizeofatinyinsect,youdon’thavetoworryaboutfallingpreytoaVenusflytrap.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVenusflytrap?A．Itproducesaspecialsmelltoattractinsects.B．Itisthemostimportantcarnivorousplant.C．Itcatchesinsectswithitsunique“jaws”.D．Itisakindofpoisonousplant.2、Whydocarnivorousplantshuntanimalsforfood?A．Theytrytoreducetheharmfulinsects. B．Theyhelpkeepthebalanceofnature.C．Theyneedsomenutrientstosurvive. D．Theyenjoythetasteofanimals.3、What’sthechallengefacedbycarnivorousplants?A．Trappingandeatingthemfromhumanbeings. B．Poorerenvironmentstolivein.C．Threatsfrombiggeranimals. D．Limitedchoicesoffood.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Human’sinfluencetowardsinsects B．PotentialdangersinthejungleC．Plantsthateatlivingthings D．Varioussurvivalskillsofplants24．（8分）DiscoveringTasmaniaTheislandofTasmaniaisseparatedfrommainlandAustraliabytheBassStrait.Theislandisaplaceofnaturalbeautyandhasmorethan2,000kmofwalkingtracksand18nationalparks.Ifyougoonatour,you’lldiscoverawildandbeautifulplacewherethepeoplearefriendlyandthefoodisdelicious.Ifyoudon’tlikewalking,thereareothertoursyoucanchoosefromincludingarivercruiseandcycling.Youcanalsocombineyourtourwithfishing,sailingorsunbathingonthebeach.OneofthemostincredibleplacestowalkisalongtheTarkinecoastwhichislocatedinthenorth-westofTasmania.It’ssuchawildandremoteareathatyoucaneasilycompleteyourwalkwithoutseeinganyoneapartfromthemembersofyourgroupandyourtwoguides.TheareacontainsthelargesttemperaterainforestinAustraliawhichishometomorethan50endangeredspecies.ItisalsohometomanyAboriginalHeritageSites.Yourguideswillprovideyouwithplentyofinformationabouttheareaasyoucompletethatpartofyourtour.Duringyourtour,you’llcomeacrossrivers,mountainranges,spectacularwaterfalls,wildlifeandlongwildbeaches.Itwillbeanexperienceyouwon’teasilyforget.TourItinerary:Day1:You’repickedupfromyourhotelinthetownofLauncestonanddriventotheTarkine.Youthencompleteathree-hourwalkthroughtheforestbeforearrivingatyourcampatMysteryCreek.Thereyouwillenjoyadeliciousmealcookedbyyourguides.Day2:Afterbreakfast,youcontinuedeeperintotherainforest,passingsomeofthetallesttreesintheworldasyougo,andstoppingforlunchandthencampintheevening.Day3:Thehighlightoftoday’shikeistheTarkineFalls,abeautiful15-metrewaterfall.Day4:TodayyoucanstayatthecampandbatheintheTarkineFalls,oryoucangoforadayhikeformorefantasticviewsoftheforest.Day5:Afteralasthikethroughtheforest,youarepickedupatabout4:00p.m.andyouarriveinLauncestonataround7:00p.m.Thetourincludestwoprofessionalguides,transporttoandfromtherainforest,allfoodwhileonthetoursandallsafetyequipment.Youshouldbuyorhirerecommendedcampingequipmentincluding:backpacks,sleepingbags,sleepmats,headtorches,raincoatsandtrousers.1、Atouristtotheislandcan______.A．cyclealongtheTarkinecoastandthroughtheforestB．buyorhireasmuchcampingequipmentaspossibleC．goforadaytrekformorefantasticviewsonDay5D．choosetomakeasailingtouroftheplaceforpleasure2、Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A．peoplewillwalkhoursinallthefivedaysduringthetourB．manyspeciesindangerareprotectedinthenationalparksC．ittakesaboutthreehourstodrivefromLauncestontoTarkineD．thetourprovidesguides,accommodationandsafetyequipment25．（10分）Languagelearningappsareverypopularnowandofferopportunitiestolearnvocabularyandpracticegrammar.Buttherehasbeenadiscussionaboutjusthoweffectivesuchappscanbe.AmongthemostpopularappsareDuolingoandBusuu.Apreviousresearchfoundpositiveresultsontheuseofthem.Butitmainlyconcentratedonstudieswithlearnerswhohadsigneduptolanguagecoursesandtheseappsworkedasanafter-classsupport,sotheresultswerenotalwaysreliable.Arecentstudyof4,095Busuuusershasbeencarriedoutaimedtofindoutifuserscanactuallylearnalanguagewithanapp.Busuuprovideslearningmaterialsfor12differentlanguages.Itoffersspecialmodelwheresomecontentisavailableforfreewhilesomecontentisnot.Wefindthatitsusersareanevenmixofmenandwomen.Morethanhalfconsiderthemselvestobeatthebeginnerlevelasthereisadecreaseinusersastheirlanguagelevelsgoup.Mostpeopleusetheappbecauseofpersonalinterest,orbecausetheywanttostudyorliveabroad.Femaleuserstendtouseitlessoftenbutforlongerperiodsoftimethanmaleusers.GettinganyfeedbackonBusuudependsonwhetheryouransweriscorrectornot.Whileitishelpful,thisisnotthesortoffeedbacklanguageteachersprefer,asitdoesnotexplainwhytheanswerisrightorwrong.Inspiteofthis,feedbackintheappisveryhighlyrated.Morethan92%ofrespondentsstatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%ratetheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.Besides,languagelearningappsalsocreateanenvironmentwheremistakesareonlyknowntotheusers,andthiscanaddresstheperformanceanxietythatmanylearnerssufferfromwhenaskedtospeakaforeignlanguage.Solanguageteachersshouldencouragetheirstudentstousethemtodothegrammarwork,leavingpreciousclasstimeformorelanguagecommunication.1、Theresultsoftheformerresearchweren’talwaysdependablebecause_________.A．itwasonlycarriedoutbeforeclassB．itdidn’tconsiderusersinclassC．itjustfocusedonpositiveresultsD．itusedout-of-datemethods2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheappBusuufromthetext?A．Allthecontentsarefreetouse.B．Mostusersconsideritsatisfying.C．It’susedbymoreadvancedlearners.D．It’smorepopularwithfemalelearners.3、Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlinedword“address”?A．dealwith B．writedownC．turnto D．speakof4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Studentswon’tsufferanxietyinlearninglanguagesbyusingBusuu.B．Languagelearningappsareeffectiveandsatisfactorytolanguagelearners.C．Languagelearningappsareverypopularwithmostlanguageteachers.D．Studentsshouldberequiredtouseappsforhomeworkafterclass.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）ThesunshinesbrightlyasIleaveschool,getintomycar,andheadforBradleyHospital.Thisyear,asasenioratSeekonkHighSchool,Ihavebeengiventheopportunitytoleavetheusualclassroomsettingonceaweektovolunteer.I1tospendthisvaluabletimeworkingwithmentallydisabledchildrenatBradleyChildren’sHospital.Iwork2ateacherintheoutpatient/pre-schoolsection,inaclassroomwithtwochildren—aclassroomverydifferentfrom3Ihaveeverknown.Thedifferenceofthisclassroomis4thechildrenhavebeendiagnosedwithamentaldisease.Onechildisautisticandnon-verbal（自闭和不说话的）,usingsupportive5TheotherhasaconditioncalledPDD(onestepaboveautism),andis6non-verbal.Bothchildrenrequirestrong7andalotofattention.Thiscombinationcreatesanatmospherewhichisbothdemandingandsympathetic.My8intheclassroomisnotonlytohelptheteacher,buttobecomepartofthechildren’s9experience.Iworkone-on-onecompletingacademicswithastudent.10,weworkasagrouponsuchactivitiesascooking,artwork,abstractreasoning.Everydayactivities,whichmaybetakenforgrantedbyothers,11alotofstrengthfromthechildren.Thishasopenedmyeyesvastly.Oneofthe12reasonswhyIvolunteertotaketheworkisthatIdesiretohelpthosewhoareless13However,ithasalsohelpedmetorealizemycompetence.InowknowthatIhavethe14toworkwiththedisabled.Ihavelostmyfear,andI15myselfalotmore.Itistruethatmyworkisvery16;therearemanydaysthatI17Bradleyexhaustedemotionallyandphysically.TherehavebeentimeswhenIhaveleftontheedgeoftears18Butpitydoesn’theal,lovedoes.AndIhavegrowntolovethesechildreninmyownway,19Iseethemonlyonceaweek.Thisexperiencehasbeenbothrewardingandsatisfying.I’velearnedalsothatIdohavetheabilitytomakeadifferenceintheirlives,nomatterhowsmallitmaybe.Onesmilemakesitall201、A．promise B．claim C．bother D．choose2、A．for B．on C．alongside D．besides3、A．it B．one C．theother D．which4、A．that B．what C．whether D．how5、A．transportation B．communication C．application D．direction6、A．simply B．completely C．frequently D．naturally7、A．treatment B．commitment C．motivation D．sympathy8、A．choice B．wish C．decision D．role9、A．agricultural B．professional C．technological D．educational10、A．Additionally B．Finally C．Eventually D．Gradually11、A．getback B．buildup C．callfor D．pickout12、A．chief B．legal C．awkward D．vital13、A．unforgettable B．fortunate C．hopeless D．active14、A．honor B．opportunity C．courage D．ability15、A．believein B．laughat C．worryabout D．carefor16、A．depressing B．challenging C．inspiring D．relaxing17、A．approach B．visit C．leave D．desert18、A．aswell B．sofar C．intime D．atall19、A．ifonly B．eventhough C．nowthat D．incase20、A．amusing B．enjoyable C．costly D．worthwhile第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）The10thyearofonlineshoppinginChinaIn2009,3Gnetworktechnology1．(put)intocommercialuse.China’smobileInternetusersincreasedby120millioninthisyear,2．ishighlyconcernedbytheinternationalcommunity.Thenumberofonline3．(shop)wasover100million.OnNovember11，2009,Tmallkickedoff4．first“SinglesDay”shoppingfestival,the5．(big)shoppingdayoftheyear,with27brands6．(participate)inforthefirsttimeandfinalturnoverof50millionyuan.Atthesametime,Tmallenabledmorethan200countriesandregions7．(enter)the“freedeliveryarea”.Thenextdecade8．(see)anexplosionofonlineshoppinginChina.From50million9．213.5billion,the10．(constant)refresheddatareflectthereleaseofalargenumberofconsumerdemandsandthegreatpowerofdigitaleconomy.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable、Hereisamovingstoryaboutit、Oncetherewasamedicalstudentwantedtoreadatextbookwhichwasfartooexpensivetobuyit、Theonlycopyhecouldfindwasinabookshop,buthecouldn’taffordit、Sothathecoulddowastoreaditintheshop、Everyafternoon,hegoestotheshopandreadsomeofthebooksatatime、Oneday,however,hefoundthebookmissedfromitsusualplace、Sodisappointed,hewasabouttoleavewhenhenoticedanowneroftheshopsignalingtohim、Totheirsurprise,theownerpointedtothebook,whichwasgoodputawayinacomer、Andheaddedthatheputitthereforcaseanyoneelseattemptedtobuyit、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom得知你校上月举办了首届校园科技节活动，发邮件向你询问相关情况。请你回复邮件。内容包括：1.活动的目的;2.活动的形式，如智能校园创客(maker)大赛，科创成果展等;3.你的感受。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、C4、C5、B6、A7、C8、D9、B10、D11、B12、A13、B14、C15、C16、A17、B18、C19、A20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、A2、C3、D4、B5、C22、1、D2、A3、C4、B23、1、C2、C3、B4、C24、Inthe1962movieLawrenceofArabia,onesceneshowsanAmericannewspaperreportereagerlysnappingphotosofmenrobbingadamagedtrain.Oneoftherobbers,ChiefAudaabuTayioftheHoweitatclan,suddenlynoticesthecameraandsnatchesit.“AmIinthis?”heasks,beforesmashingitopen.Tothedismayedreporter,Lawrenceexplains,“Hethinksthesethingswillstealhisvirtue.Hethinksyou’reakindofthief.”Assoonascolonizersandexplorersbegantakingcamerasintodistantlands,storiesbegancirculatingabouthownativepeoplessawthemastoolsforblackmagic.The“ignorantnatives”mayhavehadapoint.Whenphotographyfirstbecameavailable,scientistswelcomeditasamoreobjectivewayofrecordingfarawaysocietiesthanearlytravelers’exaggeratedaccounts.Butinsomeways,anthropological(人类学的)photographsrevealmoreabouttheculturethatholdsthecamerathantheonethatstaresback.Upintothe1950sand1960s,manyethnographer(人种学者)sought“pure”picturesof“primitive”cultures,routinelydeletingmodernarticlesfordailyusesuchasclocksandWesterndress.Theypaidmenandwomentore-enactritualsortoposeasmembersofwarorhuntingparties,oftenwithlittleregardfortruthfulness.EdwardCurtis,thelegendaryphotographerofNorthAmericanIndians,forexample,gotoneMakahmantoposeasawhalerwithaspearin1915—eventhoughtheMakahhadnothuntedwhalesinageneration.Thesephotographsreinforcedwidelyacceptedstereotypesthatnativecultureswereisolated,primitive,andunchanging.Forinstance,NationalGeographicmagazine’sphotographshavetaughtmillionsofAmericansaboutothercultures.AsCatherineLutzandJaneCollinspointoutintheir1993bookReadingNationalGeographic,themagazinesinceitsfoundingin1888haskeptatraditionofpresentingbeautifulphotosthatdon’tchallengewhite,middle-classAmericanconventions.Whiledark-skinnedwomencanbeshownwithouttops,forexample,whitewomen’sbreastsaretaboo.Photosthatcouldunsettleordisturb,suchasareasoftheworldtornapartbywarorfamine,arediscardedinfavorofthosethatreassure,toconformwiththesociety’sstatedpledgetopresentonly“kindly”visionsofforeignsocieties.Theresult,LutzandCollinssay,isthedisplayof“anidealizedandexoticworldrelativelyfreeofpainorclassconflict.”LutzactuallylikesNationalGeographicalot.Shereadthemagazineasachild,anditslushimageryinfluencedhereventualchoiceofanthropologyasacareer.Shejustthinksthataspeoplelookatthephotographsofothercultures,theyshouldbealerttothechoiceofcompositionandimages.3、Themainideaofthepassageis_______.A．PhotographstakenbyWesternexplorersreflectmoreWesterners’perceptionofthenativ