山东省部分市高二下学期期末英语汇编阅读理解

山东省部分市20232024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题汇编阅读理解山东省泰安市20232024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题一、阅读理解ATheChineseanimationisbeingmorepopularinrecentyears.Asthenewdecadeunfolds,theChineseanimationindustrylookspromisingandislikelytodelivermoretotheworld.Here’sourlistofChineseanimationmoviesthatpeopleshouldgiveatryandwatch.BigFishandBegoniaThisfantasyChineseanimatedfilmwasreleasedin2016.Itsucceedsinvariouselementsinitsstorysuchasthecycleoflife,death,andwhat’sbeyond;thenaturalorder,unconditionallove,theyinandyang,theactionsandtheresults,andabeautifultaleoffamily,love,andfriendship.Beyondtheseremarkablethemesisabreathtakinganimationwithvividvisualsthatmadewatchingthewholefilmamagicalanddramaticexperience.TheLegendofHeiHumanity’sgreedfordevelopmentandurbanizationandwhataretheconsequencesoftheseactionsaresomeofthemainthemesinthisfantasticadventurefilm.AnditevengainedthepraiseofJapaneseanimatorswhenreleasedinJapanin2019.Thisfilmhasavividstyleofflashyanimationwithgreatfightscenes,andlovablecharacterstofollow.Besides,itdeliversanamazingandheartwarmingstoryoffamily,friendship,andcoexistencethatwillteachtheviewerssomanyimportantlessonsinlife.JiangZiya:TheLegendofDeificationJiangZiyaorTheLegendofDeificationisthesecondinstallmentoftheChinesemythologyseriesafterNezha:TheDemon’sRebirth.However,thistime,thestoryfollowsJiangZiya,agodwithgreatsympathy.Themovieisavisualfeastfortheviewers,andwasabletodeliverasatisfyingexperience.Nevertheless,thestorytouchesonseveralimportanttraditionsandbeliefsamongChinesepeople.1．WhichoneisnotsuitabletodescribethefilmTheLegendofHei?A．Adventurous. B．Meaningful. C．Heartbreaking. D．Affecting2．What’sthetextaimedat?A．PraisingChineseanimation. B．AnalyzingChineseanimation.C．AppreciatingChineseanimation. D．RemendingChineseanimation.3．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Aguidebooktoalibrary. B．Anintroductiontomodernmovies.C．Acourseonmoviemaking. D．Anessayontheartofstorytelling.BBackinthe1990s,HenryRotichwhoisfromKenya,didnotknowmuchaboutChina,withhisbestconnectiontothecountrybeingateakettlemadeinShanghaithatwasownedbyhisgrandmother.Nevertheless,heappliedtostudyinChinawhenanopportunitypresenteditselfin1998.Luckily,hegotthechancetoetoChinatopursuehismaster’sdegreeinchemistryatthesameyear.Andhismainchallengeatthattimewaslearningthelanguage.However,hecouldmunicatewithpeopleeasilybysimpleChineseafteramonth.“DuringmytravelsaroundChinaasastudent,Ifoundpeopleveryfriendlyandhelpful.ThatishowIcametolearntheirlanguagefast.”“Learninglanguageandculturedependsonone’smindsetaswellastheopportunitytoliveinanenvironmentwherethelanguageisuseddaily,”Rotichsaid.HebelievesthatChina’sscholarshipprogramforAfricanstudentstostudyinChinahasbeeninstrumentalinhelpingyoungAfricanslearnChineseandimmerse(沉浸)themselvesintheculture.Topletehischemistrystudies,RotichspenteightyearsinChina.Askedaboutthebenefitsofstudyinginthecountry,Rotich,whoismarriedtoaChinesewoman,quipped(打趣)thathecamebacktoKenyawith“threedegrees”inthesameperioditwouldtakeotherstogetjusttwodegrees.“Thefirstdegreeismywife,thesecondoneismymaster’sandfinally,myPhD,”hesaidproudly.Rotichsaiddifferentcountriesandpeopleshouldconcentrateontheirculturalsimilarities.HehasnotedmanysimilaritiesbetweentheChineseandKenyancultures,andthishashelpedhimappreciatetheChinesewayoflife.Thesimilaritiesincluderespectfortheelderly,familiesgatheringduringspecialfestivals,andgoodneighborliness.AschairmanoftheKenyaChinaAlumniAssociationforKenyanstudentswhostudiedinChina,RotichpraisedtheroleplayedbyChinesescholarshipsinpromotingculturalexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.4．WhydidHenryRotichlearnChinesesofastatthebeginning?A．HemarriedaChinesegirl. B．HegotlotsofhelpfromChinesepeople.C．Hewasmoreintelligentthanotherstudents. D．Hedevotedallhissparetimetostudying5．WhatcanweknowaboutHenryRotichfromthepassage?A．HecametoChinatostudyChinese. B．HeboughtateakettlemadeinShanghai.C．HegotthreedegreeswhenstudyinginChina. D．HehasagoodknowledgeofChineseculture.6．WhatdoesRotichthinkofChina’sscholarshipprogram?A．Itcontributestotheculturalmunication. B．Itincreasestheculturalsimilarities.C．ItpromotesKenya’seconomicgrowth. D．IthelpsyoungKenyansgethigherdegrees.7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ChallengesHenryRotichmetinChinaB．CulturalcooperationbetweenChinaandKenyaC．HenryRotich’sstudyinginChina—awisechoiceD．HenryRotich’sworkingexperienceinChina—amagicstoryCInthelasthundredyears,theBalimynah(巴厘岛白椋鸟)hasbeensoughtafterforitswhitefeathersandblueskin.Thecaptureforsalealongwiththebird’shabitatlossledtoitsbeinglistedas“threatened”in1988.In1994theBalimynahwasmovedto“criticallyendangered”.By2001,expertsestimatedonlyaboutsixBalimynahswerelivinginthewild,withthousandsincaptivity(圈养)acrosstheworld.Now,conservationistsarehopingtoincreasethemynahpopulationbyworkingwithbirdbreedersandsellerstoreleasethemintothewild.Actually,inthe1980s,anorganizationnowcalledBirdLifeInternationalstartedtoworkwiththegovernmenttolaunchabreedingprogramforthebirds.Breederscanseekgovernmentpermitstobreedthebirds.Ifapproved,breedersaregivenmynahsandcankeep90percentofthebabybirdsforprivatesale.TheremainingbirdsarereleasedattheNationalPark,wheretheywillbecloselywatchedbyparkofficials.Earlymynahreleasesfacedproblems.Somebirdswereinfectedwithsomediseases;otherswerekilledbynaturalhunters.Illegalhuntingalsocontinued—thenationalpark’sbreedingcenterwasevenrobbed,withnearly40birdsstolen.Yetconservationeffortsinthelasttenyearshaveseengreatersuccess.TomSquires,afamousconservationistsaid:“Birdkeeperscanstillkeepbirdsandfollowtheirhobbywithoutcausingrealproblemsforwildpopulations—whichisbetterthanspeciesgoingextinctintheworld.”AgusNgurah,alsoawellknownconservationist,praisedtheprogram.“Withthemunitybeingthebreeders…theyarehelpingustotakecareofthebirdsexistinginnature,”hesaid.Squiresnotedthatthereisclearevidencethatsomereleasedbirdshaveproducedyoungones.“Sothatleadsmetobelievethatthepopulationiscertainlyselfsustainingtoanextent,”hesaid.Meanwhile,420BalimynahsarenowfoundlivingintheNationalPark.AccordingtoLoganWilliam,anotherconservationist,“Thegovernmentshouldgivesomethingbacktothemunitysotheycanfeelthebenefitsfromconservation,andthebirdcanalsobenefit.”8．Whyisthemynahhuntedbyhumans?A．Theyarepests. B．Theytastegood.C．Theylookbeautiful. D．Theyarecountless.9．Whatcanweinferfromthethreeconservationists’words?A．Thegovernmentcontributestheleast.B．Birdkeeperscankeepthebirdsfreely.C．Theeffortsofprotectingthemynahhavepaidoff.D．Themunitycanbreedbirdsforprofitspletely.10．Howmanyreasonsmaycausereleasingproblems?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.11．Whatmightbethewriter’sattitudetothebreedingprogramme?A．Approving. B．Critical. C．Doubtful. D．Opposed.DThinktwicebeforeyoureplytoamessagewithjustanemoji(表情符号).Anemojithatrepresentshappinesstoonepersonmayexpressadifferentemotiontoanother.Tolearnmore,RuthFilikattheUniversityofNottingham,UK,andhercolleaguesemployed270Britishpeopleand253peoplefromothercountriesagedbetween18and84yearsold,witharoughlyequalsplitofmenandwomen,totakepartinanonlinesurvey.Theresearcherschose24emojisthatrepresentedsixemotions:happy,disgusted,fearful,sad,surprisedorangry,basedonthesuggestedonesthatappearwhenyoutypeoutthesewords.Therewerefouremojisperemotion,representingthedifferentdesignsusedbyApple,Windows,AndroidandWeChat.Eachparticipantthenassignedtheemojistotheemotionthattheythoughtwasthebestmatch.Womenweremorelikelytomatchtheemojistothesameemotionschosenbytheresearchers,paredwiththemen.Itmaybethatwomenarebetteratrecognizingfacialexpressions,possiblybecausetheymakemoreeyecontact,accordingtotheteam.Theyoungerparticipantsalsomatcheduptheemojisbetterthantheiroldercounterparts,perhapsbecausetheyusethesemoreoften.Meanwhile,theBritishparticipantsmatchedtheemojisbetterthantheothers.“Forexample,ithasbeensuggestedthattheyseldomusethehappyemojitoexpresshappiness,instead,theyuseitfornegativemeaningssuchassarcasm(讽刺),”accordingtotheresearchers.“Whenyou’rethensendingsomeoneamessagewithanemoji,youcan’tjustassumethattheyseeitthesamewaythatyoudo,”saysFilik.IsabelleBoutetattheUniversityofOttawa,Canada,saysthatmatching24emojistojustsixemotionsisquiteconstrictive.Nevertheless,“thereareissueswithassigningspecificemotionallabelstoemojiswhenwedon’tknowhowthey’reinterpretedbydifferentonlinemunities”,shesays.“Forexample,youwouldhaveneverthoughttouseaneggplantasandisapprovalifthatmeaninghadn’tbeendevelopedinspecificmunities.”12．Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A．Theresearchresults. B．Theresearchprocess.C．Theresearchtheory. D．Theresearchconditions.13．Whomaybebetteratmatchingtheemojistothesameemotions?A．AnoldFrenchman. B．AyoungChineseman.C．AyoungBritishlady. D．AnoldJapaneselady.14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“constrictive”meaninthelastparagraph?A．Limited. B．plicated. C．Difficult. D．Professional.15．Whatisthetext?A．Abiography. B．Abookreview.C．Asciencefiction. D．Asciencereport.山东省菏泽市20232024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题一、阅读理解ASTINSONBEACHCLEANUPPROJECTHelpuskeepStinsonBeachcleanthissummer!Warmerweatherandhandfulsofholidaysbringmorepeopleouttothebeachwhichsometimesmeansmoregarbagetoo;joinusoncepermonthtoclearlitterandmaintainthebeautythere.When:OneFridayamonthbetweenMayandSeptember.10:00am—1:00pm.Where:StinsonBeachparkinglot.Supplies:Weinvitevolunteerstobringtheirownreusablesupplies!Limitwastebybringingyourownbagorbucketandglovesifpossible—butdon’tworryifyoudon’t—we’llhavesomesuppliesonsiteforyoutouse.Groupentry:Groupsoffiveormorerequirespecialarrangementsandmustbeconfirmedinadvance.PleasereviewtheListofAvailableProjectsandfillouttheGroupProjectRequestForm.Age,Skills,Whattobring:Volunteersaged10anduparewele.ReadourYouthPolicyGuidelinesforyouthundertheageof15.BringyourpletedVolunteerAgreementForm.Volunteersunder18musthavetheparentapprovalsectionsigned.We’llbeworkingrainorshine.Bringlayersforchangingweatherandraingear(雨具).Bringapersonalwaterbottleandsunscreen.Wearclothesthatcangetdirty.Longpantsandclosedtoeshoesarerequired.Noexperiencenecessary.Trainingandtoolswillbeprovided.Fulfillsmunityservicerequirements.1．Whatistheaimoftheproject?A．Toattractthetourists. B．Tobeautifythebeach.C．Toprovidetripstudy. D．Toconductaresearch.2．Whatisrequiredforvolunteersunder18?A．Fineweather. B．Richexperience.C．Schooluniform. D．Parentpermission.3．Whatdoestheprojectprovideforvolunteers?A．Training. B．Longpants. C．Raingear. D．Waterbottles.BLastSaturday,asmythen9yearoldson,Leopold,andIwerepreparingforamomsonskitrip.Icameupwitharule:Wewouldsayyestoeverything.Leopoldishesitanttotrynewthings,andhehasphobias(恐惧),includingheights,spidersandthedark.Iwashopingtofindawaytoencouragehimwithoutresortingtowormoutsayingslike“Ifyoudon’ttryit,you’llneverknowifyoulikeit.”SoIborrowedtheideaofaYesDay,somethingourfamilyhasdoneahandfuloftimessincewatchingthemovieofthesamename.Beforethetrip,LeopoldandIagreedwewouldsayyestoeverything,includingfoodandexperiences—especiallynewones.Afterwegotsettledatourhotel,ItookLeopoldtomeethissnowboardinginstructor.Whilehewasinsnowboardingschool,Iskiedbymyself.Onthefirstday,Iplayeditsafeandstucktothelongandwindingeasygreenrun.Onthesecondday,IthoughtofLeopold,who,thedaybefore,hadkepttoourbargainandfacedhisfearofheightstolearnhowtorideachairlift.Ichallengedmyselftoski,anintermediatebluerun,diligentStums,andImadeit.Iwasproudofmyselffortryingsomethingnew.Laterthatafternoon,whenLeopoldandIwerereunitedbackatthelodge,heaskedifwecouldgointheoutdoorhottub(热水澡).WhenIstartedtorefuse,Leopoldkepttoouragreement.Butitwasalsoexcitingtofeelthecoldaironmyskin,andthewarmwaterofthehottubfeltthatmuchbetteroncewegotin.Gettingoutwasadifferentstory,buttheexperiencewasadelightasLeopoldandIbravedittogether.WehadsomuchfunsayingyestoeverythingthatLeopoldandIdecidedweshouldgettherestofthefamily—hisdadandsister—onboardduringourspringbreaktrip.4．Whatdidtheauthorexpecttodothroughthemomsonskitrip?A．Tolearnskiskills. B．Toinspireherson.C．Togivethemselvesabreak. D．Toestablishaclosebond.5．Whatdoes“YesDay”ideameantotheauthorandherson?A．Followingtoughfamilyrules. B．Learningmuchfromoldsayings.C．Doingsomethingchallengingtothem. D．Reviewingamovieofthesamename.6．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor?A．Sensitiveandtimid. B．Kindandhumorous.C．Caringandoutgoing. D．Braveandadventurous.7．Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Theauthorbehavesbetterthanherson. B．ThefamilywelethegameofaYesDay.C．Therestofthefamilywilltakeaboattrip. D．Leopoldbeeswillingtotrynewthings.CAtNatureFreshFarmsinLeamington,Canada,there’ssomethingnewamongtherowsoftomatoes,cucumbers,peppersandstrawberries.Usingthousandsofsensorsineverygreenhouse,artificialintelligencetechnologyishelpingthefarmbetteraspectssuchaslighting,irrigationandharvesttiming,aimingtoincreasetheyieldsofitscropsandreduceitsuseofpowerandwater.Farmersusedrones(无人机)tosurveyfarmsandlookforinformationonweeds,pestsanddisease.AlotofresearchintoAIandagricultureisdoneatinstitutions,butitthenneedstobetestedinanetworkofsmartfarms.OneofthefarmsisEmili’sInnovationFarms.“Wereallyshowhowtheyworkinamercialsettingandinawayarebeingabitofariskmitigator(缓和)aswetryoutthesetechnologiesandthensharewithothers,includingotherfarmers,andhowtheyactuallyworkasameanstoacceleratetheadoptionandfullintegrationofthosenewtechnologies,”saidMs.Keena,managingdirectorofEmili.Ittakestimetofindoutwhethernewtechnologyhasaffectedacrop,andthiscanbeabarriertoadoptionforfarmers.Sometimesit’swithinayear,orwithinafewyears.Ms.Keenasaid,“Wecan’taskthemtotakebigrisksonintegratingnewtechnologiesatscaleaspartoftheiroperationsinthingsthatareunproven.”InnovationFarmsaddressesapieceofoneofthebarriersofpeopleneedingtobeabletoseethesetechnologiesrolledoutinafullscaleandmercialwayaheadofbeingabletoadoptthemthemselves.Farmers’trustlevelsarealsoabarrier.DataareimportanttoAImodels,butfarmersneedtobebetterinspiredtosharetheirdatainordertomakethetechnologybetter.Butovertime,there’sanincreaseinengagementfromfarmers.“Farmerengagementisabsolutelycritical”todevelopingAItoolsforagriculture.“Ifthey’veseenitdemonstratedessentiallyintheirbackyardthroughasmartfarm,well,thenwe’rethatmuchfurtheraheadtowardadoption.”8．WhatcanbelearnedaboutAIfromParagraph1?A．Itreplacesemployees. B．Itchangeshowfarmsrun.C．Itaddsvegetablediversity. D．Itshortensproductioncycle.9．WhyisAItechnologytestedatEmilli’sInnovationFarms?A．Topredictitsfuture. B．Toexpanditsmarket.C．Toconfirmitsreliability. D．Tointroduceitsadvantage.10．What’sthekeytoremovingthebarriers?A．BetteringAImodels. B．DevelopingmoreAItools.C．Enlargingthefarmscales D．Gainingfarmers’recognition.11．Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AI:apromoteroffarmers’life B．AI:adriverofagriculturaldevelopmentC．Smartfarms:goodexamplesaboutAIadoption D．Smartfarms:pioneersinagriculturalinnovationDThelaboriousprocessoftracingoutourthoughts,letterbyletter,onthepageisbeingarelicofthepastinourscreendominatedworld.Butgivingupthisslower,moretactile(触知的)wayofexpressingourselvesmayeatasignificantcost.Bothhandwritingandtypinginvolvemovingourhandsandfingerstocreatewordsonapage.Buthandwriting,itturnsout,requiresalotmorefinetunedcoordination(协调)betweenthemotorandvisualsystems.Holdingapenskillfullyenoughtowriteisaplicatedtask,asitrequiresyourbraintocontinuouslymonitorthepressurethateachfingerapplytothepen.Then,yourmotorsystemhastodelicatelymodifythatpressuretorecreateeachletterofthewordsinyourheadonthepage.That’snottruefortyping.Totype“tap”yourfingersdoesn’thavetotraceouttheformoftheletters—theyjustmakethreerelativelysimpleanduniformmovements.Theclearestconsequenceofscreensandkeyboardsreplacingpenandpapermightbeonkids’abilitytolearnthebuildingblocksofliteracy—letters.Inkids,thesevisuallydemanding,finemotoractions,liketracingoutABCs,bakeinnervousmunicationpatternsthatarereallyimportantforlearninglateron.Ditching(放弃)handwritinginstructioncouldmeanthatthoseskillsdon’tgetdevelopedaswell,whichcouldimpairkids’abilitytolearndowntheroad.Foradults,oneofthemainbenefitsofwritingbyhandisthatitsimplyforcesustoslowdown.Duringameetingorlecture,youcan’twriteeverythingdownifyoutakenotesbyhand,whichforcesyoutoprocesstheinformation,writingkeywordsorphrasesandusingdrawingorarrowstoworkthroughideas.Youmaketheinformationyourown,whichhelpsitstickinthebrain.However,wedon’thavetoditchdigitaltoolstoembracethepowerofhandwriting.Sofar,researchsuggeststhatwritingwithastylus(手写笔)onascreenactivatesthesamebrainpathwaysasthatwithinkonpaper.It’sthemovementthatcounts,notitsfinalform.12．Whatisthecurrentsituationofwritingonpaper?A．It’sbeingoutdated. B．It’sdominatingtheworld.C．It’satriskofdisappearing. D．It’smorecostlythanever13．Howdoesthewritersupporthisargumentinparagraph2?A．Bymakingparisons. B．Bygivingdefinitions.C．Bydrawingconclusions. D．Byintroducingevidences.14．Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningto“bakein”inparagraph3?A．stickin. B．breakup. C．meltaway. D．warmup.15．Whatdoestheauthorintendtoshowinthelastparagraph?A．Thevalueofdigitaltools. B．Theimpactonbrainpathways.C．Thesignificanceofwritingbyhand. D．Thedifferencebetweenscreenandpaper.山东省枣庄市20232024学年高二7月期末教学质量检测英语试题一、阅读理解AWiththereleaseofhighlyanticipatedfilmssuchasTolkien,AladdinandRocketman,andeventslikeRHSChelseaFlowerShowandCanalwayCavalcade,MayissettobeanexcitingmonthforLondoners.You’llbepleasedtohaveyourtwobankholidaystoenjoysomeofthethings.CanalwayCavalcadePopdowntoLittleVeniceattheendoftheweekforCanalwayCavalcade,London’sbiggestwaterwayfestival.ThisannualeventhasbeentakingplaceatLittleVenicesince1983anditisexpectedthattherewillbeover100boatsmooredaroundWarwickAvenue.Itisperfectforthewholefamily,withitsvariousstalls,petitions,musicperformancesandlivetheatre.When:14th25thMayWhere:LittleVeniceCost:Free(unlessyouwanttopurchasefoodanditemsfromthestalls)RHSChelseaFlowerShowPerfectforthegreenfingeredenthusiasts,theRHSChelseaFlowerShowistheUK’smostfamousflowerandlandscapegardensshow.HeldinthegroundsoftheChelseaRoyalHospital,visitorscandiscoverrareflowersandplantsandexploreover500exhibitors,includinganArtisanGardeninspiredbyJapaneseemperors.TherewillalsobeagardendesignedbytheDuchessofCambridgeincollaborationwiththeRHS.When:21st25thMayWhere:ChelseaRoyalHospital,RoyalHospitalRoad,sw34SRCost:£67.75TolkienHeadtoyourlocalcinemathismonthtoseeTolkien.StarringNicholasHoultandLilyCollins,TolkienfollowsthecreatorofTheLordoftheRingsashedevelopsafriendshipwithagroupofcreativesatuniversity.ThefriendshipissoontestedwhenWorldWarIbreaksout.OtherfilmstolookoutforinMayincludeUglyDolls,ADog’sJourney,Aladdin,RocketmanandTheSunIsAlsoAStar.When:27th28thMayWhere:YourlocalcinemaCost:Varies1．WhatcanyoudoatLittleVenice?A．Observeamovieshot. B．Gosightseeingbyboat.C．VisitanArtisanGarden. D．Seeananticipatedfilm.2．Whencanyouvisitarareflowershow?A．OnMayl7th. B．OnMay18th. C．OnMay24th. D．OnMay28th.3．Inwhichsectionofanewspapermightyoufindthistext?A．Travel. B．Lifestyle. C．Business. D．Entertainment.BOnadrizzlyBritishspringday,the2024GuinnessWorldRecordsheldaceremonyinBournemouthtoawardlocallifeguardChrisLewisthetitleoftheworld’slongestservinglifeguard.Lewis,74,beganvolunteeringasalifeguardattheageof16.Overtheyears,hepatrolledthebeachesasamemberoftheRoyallifesavingSociety,andin2001,becamepartoftheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution(RNLI)lifeguardservicewhenthecharitybeganprovidingbeachpatrolsforlocalauthorities.“It’sthebestjobintheworld,”Lewissaid.“You’reworkingonthebeach,whichyoulove,andyou’rehelpingpeople.Whatcouldbebetter?”Mostofhiscolleaguesarehalfhisage,butheisstillfightingfit.ARoyalNationalLifeboatInstitutionlifeguardmustpletea400mpoolswiminunder7.5minutes,andrun200malongthebeachinunder40seconds.TheswimmingfitnesstestsarestillreasonablyeasyforLewis.Butalittlehiptrouble,thelegacyofarugbyinjury,canslowdownhisrunning.“I’vebeendoingyogatotrytohelpwiththat”,hesaid.Lewis’smostmemorablerescuetookplacein2010whena16yearoldgirlandhertwoyoungerbrothersgotintotroublewhileswimmingoffDurleyChinebeach.Onthatday,thegirlwasbeinghurledintoagroyne(防波堤),leavingherwithnastycuts.Oneofherbrotherswashangingontothegroynewhilethethirdchildwasbeingknockedaroundbythewaves.Lewisswamoutwitharescuetubeandmanagedtogetallthreebacktothebeach.Ashegotout,everyoneonthebeachstoodupandapplauded.ifLewisdoesstopanytimesoon,thereissomeoneelsewhomayjustbreakhisrecord.Hiswifeof49years,ElaineLewis,70,hasbeenalifeguardinBournemouthfor50yearsandstillpetesinlifeguardpetitions.Theirtwochildrenarelifeguardsandtheirgrandchildrenareintraining.4．HowlonghasLewisbeenworkingasaRNLIlifeguard?A．58years. B．49years. C．35years. D．24years.5．WhatmadeLewisworksolong?A．Hisinterestinswimming. B．Hiscolleagues’challenge.C．Hisloveforhelpingothers. D．Hisdesiretoregainhealth.6．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLewis’sjob?A．Wellpaid. B．Demanding. C．Creative. D．Exciting.7．WhatispresentedinParagraph4?A．Apracticalexample. B．Thesocialresponse.C．TherisksLewisfaces. D．Theauthor’sattitude.CKendallGriffithisastudentatBardCollegemajoringinboththepipa,afourstringedChineselute,andAsianstudies.BornandraisedinBoston,GriffithstartedherjourneyintoChineseculturenineyearsago,whenshebeganlearningChineseforitswritingsystemandtones.WhilelearningChinese,shewascaptivatedbytraditionalChinesemusicinadramashewaswatching.Griffithdidsomeresearchanddiscoveredthattheinstrumentshewasdrawntowasthepipa.“Ilikethesoundofthepipa,especiallythetechniquesthatareincorporatedwithit,”Griffithsays,addingthatherparentsandfriendshavebeenverysupportiveofherlearningChinesetraditionalmusic.Griffith’sfatherhelpedherdiscovertheinstrumentandshefoundherfirstpipateacher,whowaspartoftheBostonChineseEnsemble.Sometimes,afterperformances,peoplewouldtellher,“I’veneverseenanonChinesepersonplaythisbefore.That’sverycool.”Lastsemester,GriffithstudiedattheCentralConservatoryofMusicinBeijing.Learningthepipainthecity,where“Chinesemusicishappening”,Griffithfeltpushedbeyondherfortzoneandlearnedmoreaboutherpassion.“TherewasaninterestinglecturethattalkedabouthowmostChinesemusicemulatesthingsincalligraphy.There’salotofemptyspace,andIcannowincorporatethatfeelingintoalotofthemusicIplay,”shesays.“Chinesemusicalsoemulatesnatureinaway.Thesounditmakescanresembleahorse;youcanvisualizeit.TherearemanytechniquesnotseeninWesterninstruments,suchasbendingthestringsorusingyourfivefingerstocreateatremolo.Ienjoytellingmyfriendsaboutit,”shesays.Griffith’sfriends,whowereamazedbyherimpressions,startedattendingmoreChinesemusicconcerts,wantingtolearnmore.DivingintoanotherculturethroughmusicmakesGriffithvaluetheculturemore.Shesaid,“Whenyoulearnaboutadifferenttypeofmusic,itmakesyouappreciatetheculturemore.Itmakesyourealizehowimportantitistobeopenminded.Ifeelmoreopenmindedaboutwhythingsarethewaytheyare.”8．HowdidGriffithbegintolearnthepipa?A．InspiredbyherAsianstudies. B．Influencedbyherfriends.C．Attractedbyitsuniquesound. D．Encouragedbyherfather.9．WhatdosomepeoplethinkofGriffith’spipaplaying?A．Amazing. B．Odd. C．Shocking. D．Curious.10．WhydoesGriffithmentionthecalligraphyinParagraph6?A．ToexplaintheChinesewritingsystem. B．TodisplayitslinkwithChinesemusic.C．ToshowdifferentformsofChinesearts. D．ToexploretheoriginofChinesemusic.11．WhatbenefitdoesGriffithgetfromlearningChinesemusic?A．IthaspromotedherChineselearning. B．Itmakesherabandonwesternmusic.C．It