2024-2025学年江西省九江市永修县第二中学高二上学期12月月考英语试题（含答案）

江西省九江市永修二中2024-2025学年度上学期12月阶段测试高二英语试题时间：120分钟满分：150分二、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，满分50分）AThefollowing4famouspaintings,fromJanvanEyck’sportraittoPabloPicasso’smasterpiece,havestoodthetestoftime.TheArnolfiniPortraitJanvanEyck’sArnolfiniPortrait,anoilpaintingonwoodproducedin1434,isundoubtedlyoneofthemasterpiecesintheNationalGallery,London.Thispaintingisasvisuallyinterestingasitisfamed.Itisalsoaninformativedocumentonfifteenth-centurysociety,throughvanEyck’sheavyuseofsymbolism-whilehusbandswentouttoengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswithdomesticduties.TheStarryNightVincentvanGoghpaintedTheStarryNight,oiloncanvas,amoderatelyabstractlandscapepaintingofanexpressivenightskyoverasmallhillsidevillage,duringhis12-monthstayatthementalhospitalnearSaint-Remy-de-Provence,Francebetween1889and1890.WhentheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCitypurchasedthepaintingfromaprivatecollectorin1941,itwasnotwellknown,butithassincebecomeoneofvanGogh'smostfamousworks.TheHarvestersTheHarvestersisanoilpaintingonwoodcompletedbyPieterBruegeltheElderin1565.ItdepictstheharvesttimewhichmostcommonlyoccurredwithinthemonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelinck,amerchantbankerandartcollectorfromAntwerp,commissionedthispainting.ThepaintinghasbeenattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCitysince1919.GuernicaGuernica,alargeblack-and-whiteoilpainting,waspaintedbytheCubistSpanishpainter,PabloPicassoin1937.Thetitle‘Guernica’referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNaziplanesduringtheSpanishCivilWar.Thepaintingdepictsthehorrorsofwarandasaresult,hascometobeananti-warsymbolandareminderofthetragediesofwar.Today,thepaintingishousedattheMuseoNationalCentrodeArteReinaSofiainMadrid.21.Whatdothefourpaintingshaveincommon?A.Theyareoilpaintings. B.TheyarekeptinNewYork.C.Theyshowdifferentpeople’slives. D.Theyarecreatedduring10thcenturyto19thcentury.22.WhatdoweknowaboutTheStarryNight?A.Itshowsthesceneryofasmallhillsidevillage.B.VanGoghproduceditwhenlivinginhishome.C.Aprivatecollectorgaveitawaytothemuseum.D.Itwasnotfamousbefore1941.23.Whosepaintingshowsthedestructionofwar?AJanvanEyck. B.VincentvanGogh. C.PieterBruegel. D.PabloPicasso.BWhenIwas9,wepackedupourhomeinLosAngelesandarrivedatHeathrow,LondononagrayJanuarymorning.Everyoneinthefamilysettledquicklyintothecityexceptme.Withoutmybelovedbeachesandendlessblue—skydays,Ifeltatalossandoutofplace.UntilImadeadiscovery.Southbank,ataneasternbendintheThames,isthecenterofBritishskateboarding,wherethecontinuouscrashingofskateboardsleftyourheadringing.Ilovedit.Isoonmadefriendswiththelocalskaters.Wespokeourownlanguage.Andmyfavorite:Safe.Safemeantcool.Itmeanthello.Itmeantdon’tworryaboutit.Once,whentryingacertaintrickonthebeam(横杆),Ifellontothestones,damaginganerveinmyhand,andTobycameover,helpingmeup:Safe,man.Safe.Afewminuteslater,whenIlandedthetrick,myfriendsbeattheirboardsloud,shouting:“Safe!Safe!Safe!”Andthat’swhatmattered—landingtricks,beingagoodskater.WhenIwas15,myfamilymovedtoWashington.Itriedskateboardingthere,butthelocalswerefarlesswelcoming.Withinacoupleofyears,I’dgivenitup.WhenIreturnedtoLondonin2004,IfoundmyselfwanderingdowntoSouthbank,spendinghoursthere.I’vetraveledbackseveraltimessince,mostrecentlythispastspring.Thedaywascoldbutclear:touristsandLondonersstoppedtowatchtheskaters.Weaving(穿梭)amongthekidswhorushedbyontheirboards,Ifoundmywaytothebeam.Thenarail—thinteenager,inabaggywhiteT—shirt,skidded(滑)uptothebeam.Hesatnexttome.Heseemednottonoticethemannexttohim.ButsoonIcaughtafewofhisglances.“Iwasalocalhere20yearsago,”Itoldhim.Then,slowly,hebegantonodhishead.“Safe,man.Safe.”“Yeah,”Isaid.“Safe.”24.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorsoonafterhemovedtoLondon?A.Hefeltdisappointed. B.Hegaveuphishobby.C.Helikedtheweatherthere. D.Hehaddisagreementswithhisfamily.25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Safe!Safe!Safe!”probablymean?A.Becareful! B.Welldone! C.Noway! D.Don’tworry!26.WhydidtheauthorliketospendtimeinSouthbankwhenhereturnedtoLondon?A.Tojointheskateboarding. B.Tomakenewfriends.C.Tolearnmoretricks. D.Torelivehischildhooddays27.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinthetext?A.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguage.B.Sportisnecessaryforchildren’shealth.C.ChildrenneedasenseofbelongingD.Seeingtheworldisamustforchildren.CThemakerofChatGPTrecentlyannounceditsnextmoveintogenerative(有生产力的)artificialintelligence.SanFrancisco-basedOpenAI’snewtext-to-videogenerator,calledSora,isatoolthatinstantlymakesshortvideosbasedonwrittencommands,calledprompts.Soraisnotthefirstofitskind.Google,MetaandRunwayMLareamongtheothercompaniestohavedevelopedsimilartechnology.ButthehighqualityofvideosdisplayedbyOpenAI—somereleasedafterCEOSamAltmanaskedsocialmediauserstosendinideasforwrittenprompts—surprisedobservers.AphotographerfromNewHampshirepostedonesuggestion,orprompt,onX.Thepromptgavedetailsaboutakindoffoodtobecooked,gnocchi(意大利团子),aswellasthesetting—anoldItaliancountrykitchen.Thepromptsaid:“Aninstructionalcookingsessionforhomemadegnocchi,hostedbyagrandmother—asocialmediainfluencer,setinarustic(土气的)Tuscancountrykitchen.”Altmanansweredashorttimelaterwitharealisticvideothatshowedwhatthepromptdescribed.Thetoolisnotyetpubliclyavailable.OpenAIhasgivenlimitedinformationabouthowitwasbuilt.ThecompanyalsohasnotstatedwhatimageryandvideosourceswereusedtotrainSora.Atthesametime,thevideoresultsledtofearsaboutthepossibleethicalandsocietaleffects.TheNewYorkTimesandsomewritershavetakenlegalactionsagainstOpenAIforitsuseofcopyrightedworksofwritingtotrainChatGPT.AndOpenAIpaysafeetoTheAssociatedPress,thesourceofthisreport,tolicenseitstextnewsarchive(档案).OpenAIsaidinablogpostthatitiscommunicatingwithartists,policymakersandothersbeforereleasingthenewtooltothepublic.Thecompanyaddedthatitisworkingwith“redteamers”—peoplewhotrytofindproblemsandgivehelpfulsuggestions—todevelopSora.“Weareworkingwithredteamerswhowillbeadversarially(对立地)testingthemodel,”thecompanysaid.“We’realsobuildingtoolstohelpdetectmisleadingcontentsuchasadetectionclassifierthatcantellwhenavideowasgeneratedbySora.”28.WhatmakesSoraimpressive?A.Itsartificialintelligencehistory.B.Itsextraordinaryvideoquality.C.Itsethicalandsocietalinfluence.D.Itswrittencommandsandprompts.29.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph6?A.Thecompany’scurrentchallenge.B.Thecompany’sadvancedtechnology.C.Thecompany’sproblemsinmanagement.D.Thecompany’seffortsforSora’simprovement.30.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.SomedisagreementsoverSorahavearisen.B.Soraisthefirsttext-to-videogeneratorinhistory.C.OpenAICEOAltmanwroteapromptasanexample.D.AllthedetailsabouthowSorawasbuilthavebeenshared.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsSora?A.Pessimistic. B.Optimistic. C.Neutral. D.Cautious.DSeeifyouknowtheanswertothisriddle:Ihavebeenaroundforaverylongtime.Longerthantoys,dogs,oranyoneyouknow.Myrootsgobackmanycenturies.Someofthemevenlonger.Icanconnectyoutothepast,thepresentandthefuture.Imakeyouhuman.CanyouguesswhatIam?Theanswerislanguage.Children’sauthorVictorD.O.Santosasksreadersthatquestioninhisbook,WhatMakesUsHuman.Eachpageonthebookprovidesacluetotheriddle’sfinalanswer.ArtistAnnaForlatiillustrated(加插图于)thebook.Thebookisaboutthevalueoflanguage.Itisalsomeanttobringmoreattentiontotheworld’snativelanguages.Nativeandindigenous(本土的)languagesaredisappearingquickly.TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)estimatesthat40percentoftheworld’s7,000languagesmaydisappearbytheyear2100.Santos,whoisalsoaneducatorandlinguist(语言学家),hasstudiedindigenouslanguagesinhisnativecountry,Brazil.SantossaidUNESCOofferedtopartnerwithhimandhelpexpandthebook’sreach.Thebookhasalreadybeenlicensedinto22differentlanguages.SantossaidthebookmightsoonbepublishedinnativeHawaiianaswell.Onepagehasdrawingsof12indigenousgroupsaroundtheworldwearingtheirtraditionalclothing.Thewordstogoalongwiththedrawingnotethefactthatindigenouslanguagesaroundtheworldaredisappearing:“Whenoneofmedisappears,aculturemayalsodisappear.Auniquewaytoviewandunderstandtheworld.Gone.Forever.”Santossaidhisbook“hasanadultlayertoit.It’snotjustforkids.”Onepagehasadrawingofaparentandchildfleeingaconflictorwar.Anotherpersonisholdingasignthatsays,“NoWar.”“Icanshowyoulove.Butalsohurtyou,”thepagereads.Santossaidthereareseveralwaystounderstandthepage’smessage.“It’stomakepeopleawarethatwordshaveweight,”hesaid.“Languagecanbeusedasaweaponandasatool.Andyoucandogood,oryoucandoillwithit.”32.What’sthepurposeofquotingariddleinParagraph1?ATointroducethetopic. B.Tomakereaderslaugh.C.Tostresstheriddle’simportance. D.Toexplainaphenomenon.33.WhichinferenceconcerningWhatMakesUsHumanisINCORRECT?A.ItisillustratedbyAnna.B.Itisalsoabookforadults.C.IthasattractedtheattentionofUNESCO.D.Itisanacademicworkonlinguistics.34.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“reach”inParagraph5?A.Quality. B.Range. C.Evaluation. D.Content.35.WhichcanexpressthemeaningofSantos’wordsinthelastparagraph?A.Looselipssinkships.B.Everycoinhasitstwosides.C.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.D.Abirdinhandisworththantwointhebush.七选五Today,youngpeoplehavemostlygrownupintheworldoftheInternet.

___36___,butface-to-faceinteractionisachallengethatneedstobeovercome.Thatistrueespeciallyforthefresherwhoisonthewaytostartinganewcareer.Herearefourtipstopracticeifyouwanttopresentamoretrustworthyimage.Tilt

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yourheadWheneveryouwanttoshowtrust,approvalorinterest,youshouldturnyourheadtolookatothers.

___37___.Thisactionisespeciallyeffectivewhennegotiating(谈判)orarguingwithopponents(对手).Inthisway,youcanshowunderstandingandasaresult,makepeoplelessresistant.IntensityofeyecontactKeepingeyecontactduringconversationcanbothincreaseyourconfidenceandbuildbelief.

___38___.Themostsuitableamountofintensityofeyecontactisaround70%oftheconversation.Ifyoualwayslookatsomeone’seyes,theymaythinkyouarehostile(怀有敌意的).Openthepalm

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ofthehandsPeoplewhoopentheirhandsaretrustworthy.Thisexplainswhyleadersoftenshowtheirpalmswhentalkingtolisteners.

___39___.Glovehandshake“Glovehandshake”isahandshakeusingbothhandswithyourleftpalmplacedonthebackoftheopponent’srighthand.Thishandshakeisasignofwarmth,trust,andkindnesstowardtheotherperson.

___40___.Thehigheryourlefthandisontheotherperson’srightarm,thecloseryouarelikelytobetothem.A.Theypretendthattheydon’thideanythingB.However,thisdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetostareatthemC.ThatactionshowsyouarereadytolistenandwillnotdebateD.Ontheotherhand,thosewhoareliarsoftenhidetheirhandsE.Whenshakinghands,payattentiontothelocationofyourlefthandF.ThisgesturecanrevealtheirpersonalityeventhoughtheydonotintendtodothatG.Therefore,digitalcommunicationhasbecometheprimarywaytheycommunicatewithothers三、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）Onesummerdayin2009,MeganAthertonwasdrivingtoherhometownofPittsburgh.Shehadbeendrivenoutofthe____41____foroverduerent.Andthentomakethings____42____,aboutanhourintothedrive,Atherton’scarbrokedownandhercellphonewasoutof____43____.Unabletocallforhelp,Athertonwas____44____bythesideoftheroad.Eventually,policearrivedandhelpedhersendhercartoanearbygarage(修车厂).The____45____wasworsethanimagined:Hercarwouldneedmajorrepairs—repairsthatshedidn’thavemoneyto____46____.AsAthertonwas____47____aboutwhattodonext,awomaninthewaitingroom____48____her.SheofferedtotakeAthertontoPittsburgh.Theonly____49____wasthathercathadsickness,soshecouldn’tleavejustthen.Shehadtogohomeandgiveitthe_____50_____neededinthenight.Thewoman,whointroducedherselfas“Toni”,broughtAthertonbacktoherhouseand_____51_____Athertonforthenight.AndtheninthemorningshedroveAthertonallthewaytoPittsburgh.Oncetheyarrivedinthecity,Athertonwasabletofindahomelessshelterandbegin_____52_____herlife.SheneversawToniagain,butthinksofheroften.“It’snot_____53_____thatIthankedherenough.Itwasaveryhardtimeinmylife,andI_____54_____don’tknowwhatwouldhavehappenedifshehadn’tgonesofaraboveandbeyondforacomplete_____55_____,”Athertonsaid.41.A.hospital B.restaurant C.apartment D.company42.A.worse B.better C.funnier D.clearer43.A.reach B.place C.control D.power44.A.hidden B.lost C.stuck D.delayed45.A.threat B.treatment C.symbol D.estimation46.A.study B.order C.cover D.fund47.A.annoyed B.anxious C.disappointed D.curious48.A.approached B.consulted C.reminded D.observed49.A.excuse B.reason C.purpose D.warning50.A.money B.light C.medicine D.clothing51.A.turneddown B.putup C.dealtwith D.calmeddown52.A.imagining B.rebuilding C.enjoying D.recalling53.A.possible B.necessary C.normal D.common54.A.sadly B.nervously C.accurately D.honestly55.A.failure B.stranger C.beginner D.onlooker四、语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The7thPingyaoInternationalFilmFestivalopenedonWednesdayintheancienttownofPingyaoinNorthChina’sShanxiprovince.Withthetopicof“ModernTimes”,____56____festivalwillscreenatotalofmorethanfifty____57____(excellence)filmsfrom33countriesnextweek,includingfilmsfromChina,FranceandTunisia,organizerssaid.Pingyao,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,willhosttheworldpremieres(首映式)of40percentofthefilms.JiaZhangkeisafamousChinesedirector____58____hostedthefestival.Hesaidthefestivalplans____59____(help)withthedevelopmentofnewdirectorsandhelpChinesefilms“goglobal”.By____60____(screen)greatfilmsfromaroundtheworld,thefestivalfocuses____61____thediscoveryofwonderfulnewworksbyyoungdirectorsfromnon-Westerncountries,accordingtoJia.ThePingyaoInternationalFilmFestivalhasbecomeanimportantwindowforthe____62____(introduce)offoreign-languagefilmsintoChina.Overitspastsixperiods,domestic(国内的)companies____63____(buy)morethan40percentofallshortlisted(入围的)foreign-languagefilms.ThePingyaoInternationalFilmFestival____64____(set)upin2017andnowitisheldeveryyearinPingyao.It’s_____65_____(main)aboutdiscoveringwonderfulworksbyyoungdirectorsfromdevelopingcountries.五、应用文写作（满分15分）66.假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部即将进行一场名为“HuaMulan—aheroinmyheart”的英文演讲比赛。请你根据以下提示，写一篇短文参赛，内容包括:1、简述花木兰替父从军的故事；2、简述你喜欢这一人物的理由及她对你的影响。注意:1、词数100左右；2、可适当增加细节，使行文流畅。参考词汇:disguiseherselfasaman女扮男装；character人物HuaMulan—aheroinmyheart___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________六、读后续写（满分25分）67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Iwasnominated(提名)forourschool’sdebateteam.Ijumpedatthechance.WhenIgothomethatday,Ibegantofillouttheapplicationform,tryinghardtoprovehowImetalltheteam’scriteria:strongcommunicationskills,teamwork,andagoodunderstandingofcurrentevents.Thenextday,Ihandedinmyapplicationandwaitedwitheagerness.Iwasontenterhooks(如坐针毡),anticipationbuildingupwitheachtickoftheclock.Twoweekswentby,andIreceivedaletterfromtheschoolaboutthedebateteam,whichbeganwith“I’msorryto…”.Assoonastheschoolbusletmeoffthatafternoon,Iracedintothehouse.Mymotherwastypingatthecomputer.“Mom,”Isaid,myvoicebarelyaboveawhisper,“Ididn’tmakethedebateteam.”Shelookedup,asmileplayingonherlips,thinkingIwasjoking,andplayfullyreachedouttohigh-fiveme.Butthetearsinmyeyestoldadifferentstory.“No,really,Iwasn’tpicked,”Itoldher,handinghertheletter.Hersmilefaded,replacedbyalookofgenuineconcern.“Oh,sweetheart,I’msorry,”shesaid,surprised.“Theremustbesomemistake.”Shecalledthedebateteamadvisor,butheconfirmedtherewerenomistakesandthedecisionwasfinal.Hearingthat,Ibrokedownandburstoutcrying.Therejectionstung(刺痛)me,especiallywhenIsawfriendscelebratingtheiracceptance.Ifeltcheated,questioningthefairnessoftheprocess.Inmyview,someselecteddidn’tdeserveitasmuchasIdid.Bitternesscrept(潜入)intomywordsasIcomplained.“I’mthebestfitfortheteam,”Iprotested.“See,Jenny,complainingwon’tgetyouontheteam.”Momgavemeaseriouslook.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。IstaredatMomandlistenedeagerly.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ididmakeitwhenasecondchancecame3monthslater.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________江西省九江市永修二中2024-2025学年度上学期12月阶段测试高三英语试题答案版时间：120分钟满分：150分二、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，满分50分）ALonelyPlanet’sTopPlacestoGoin2024Areyoulookingforinspirationforyournexttraveldestination?LonelyPlanethaspublisheditsyearlylistoftopplacestogo.Whetheryou’relookingforadventure,culture,orvalue,there’ssomethingforeverytypeoftraveler.Let’sexplorethetoppicksfortraveldestinationsin2024.TopCity:NairobiNairobi,theKenyancapital,waschosenforitsuniquemusicanddanceculture,andimpressivelocalrestaurants.NairobiNationalPark,justashortdriveoutofthecity’scentralbusinessdistrict,isamustsee,wherevisitorscanseeover400specieswanderingtheopengrassplainswhileskyscraperstwinkleonthehorizon.TopSustainableTravelDestination:SpainThepublisheralsorecommendedSpainforthecountry’seffortstoexpandrenewableenergy,todevelopoff-seasontravel,andtobringtourismtonewdestinations,suchastheportcityofValencia,easingpressuresonhotspotssuchasBarcelona.TopBest-ValueLocation:TheAmericanMidwestTheAmericanMidwest,includingthecitiesofChicagoandDetroit,isalsoonthelist,asitoffersahigh-qualitytravelexperienceatareasonablecost.Visitorscanenjoyexcellentservicesandfacilities,suchasoldwarehousestransformedintoartstudios,neweco-designhotels,andMichelin-starredrestaurants,withouthavingtospendtoomuchmoney.TopBeachDestination:DonegalDonegal,Ireland’smostnorthwesterncounty,hasthecountry’slongestcoastlineandover100beaches,wherevisitorscanenjoythehighestseacliffsinEuropeandmilesofbeautifulcoastalhikingtrails.21.WhatcanpeopledoinNairobiNationalPark?A.Enjoyadventureactivities. B.Tastelocaldeliciousdishes.C.Seevariouswildanimals. D.Observeexcellentfacilities.22.WhyisTheAmericanMidwestconsideredtobetheBest-ValueLocation?A.Ithassimplifiedentryprocedures. B.Itofferscost-effectiveexperiences.C.Itcombinesartwithnaturalscenery. D.Itprovidesgoodtransportationservices.23.Wherecanwereadthepassage?A.Inatravelguide B.InthesciencefictionC.Inahistorybook D.Inasportsmagazine【答案】21.C22.B23.AB61-year-oldfarmer,CliffYoungshoweduptothemostgrueling(艰辛的)footraceinAustralia-875kilometers-inoverallsandgumboots(橡胶靴).Hewentontowininrecordtimewithoutanytraining,beatingoutbestathletes.Backin1983,theWestfieldSydneytoMelbourneUltramarathon,whichbeganandendedrandomlyinmallparkinglots,hadneverbeencompletedinlessthansevendays.Buttheworld’sbestrunnersshoweduptoprovetheircourage.Astheracebegan,therunnersleftCliffinthedust.ManyspectatorsmusthavethoughtCliffwasapromotionfortheracewhowouldsoondropout.Butwhenotherracerspausedtogetsomesleepbeforethenextgruelingday,Cliffkepton,makingupdistanceontheleaders.Hereflectedonherdingsheeptonewgrassland,ataskthattookthreestraightdaysandnights.Hekepthimselfsharpbyimagininghewasmovingsheepaheadofastorm.Clifffinishedtheraceinfivedays,11hours,afulltwodaysfasterthanthepreviousrecord.Hewasaninstantcelebrity.Notonlydidhehimselfrunsofarwithsolittleexperienceandsleep,buthealsosplittheprizemoneywiththerace’stoprunners.Hesaidhedidn’tknowtherewasprizemoneyandfeltbadacceptingit.“ThoseotherrunnersworkedashardasIdid,”heexplained.Today,amemorialintheshapeofagumbootstandsintheBeechForestwhereCliffgrewup.Inlaterlong-distanceraces,professionalrunnersadoptedCliff’senergy-savingwayofwalking.ButwhatCliffYoungwillberememberedformostwashisbigheart.Thelocalsrememberhimasbonzer,theAussieslangwordforexcellent.CliffYoungneverranforfameormoney.Hesimplywantedtoseehowwellhecoulddo.Forallofus,doingourbestiswhatourlifestoryisallabout.24.HowdidpeoplefeelafterCliffwontherace?A.Surprised. B.Curious. C.Concerned. D.Nervous.25.Whatisthepreviousrecordof875-kilometerrace?A.Fivedaysand11hours. B.Sixdaysand7hours.C.Sevendaysand11hours. D.Eightdaysand10hours.26.WhichofthefollowingcanshowCliff’sbigheart?A.Cliffranformoneytohelptheneedy. B.Cliffmadealivingbyfeedingsheep.C.Cliffhadcouragetochallengeotherrunners. D.Cliffsharedtheprizemoneywithtoprunners.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bonzer”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Verybrave. B.Extremelygood. C.Speciallyadventurous. D.Morethancreative.【答案】24.A25.C26.D27.BCDuringthelast12months,haveyoulookedatphotographswithfamilyorfriends?Duringthelast12months,haveyoutakenanyphotographsorvideostopreservememories?Inthenationwidesurveyin1995ofnearly1,500people,91%ofrespondents(受访者)saidthey’dlookedatphotographswithfamilyorfriendsand83%hadtakenaphotographinthepastyear.Ifthesurveywererepeatedtoday,thosenumberswouldcertainlybehigher.Thepopularityofsmartphonecamerasandsocialmediahasledtoanincreaseinphoto-takingandsharing,fromcapturingeverydaymomentstospecialoccasions.Soareallofthesecapturedmoments,thesepersonalmemories,apartofhistory?ForhistoriansRoyRosenzweigandDavidThelen,theanswerisYES,andtheybelievetheveryconceptofhistoryisdeveloping.Theyledthe1995surveytounderstandhowpeoplethoughtaboutthepast.Thisgroundbreakingstudywaswelcomedbyhistoriansandthoseworkinginmuseums,becauseithelpedthemtothinkaboutthepublic’sunderstandingoftheirfield.LittledidRosenzweigandThelenknowthesubjectofhistorywasabouttobeaffectedbyahostoftechnologies.Forexample,overathirdofthesurvey’srespondentssaidtheyhadresearchedtheirfamilyhistory.Theactivitygotmucheasierthefollowingyear,whenPaulBrentAllenandDanTaggartlaunchedA,whichisnowoneofthelargestonlinegenealogical(宗谱的)databases.Researchingyourfamilytreenolongermeansstudyingdocumentsinthelocallibrary.Thesurveyalsoaskedwhetherrespondentshadwatchedamovieortelevisionshowabouthistoryinthelastyear;four-fifthsrespondedtheyhad.Thesurveywasconductedshortlybeforethe1January1995launchoftheHistoryChannel,whichopenedthefloodgatesonhistory-themedTV.Nowadays,streamingservicesletpeoplewatchhistoricaldocumentariesnonstopondemand.Today,peoplearen’tjustwatchinghistory.They’rerecordingitandsharingitinrealtime.Asthesetechnologiesbecomecommonplace,theyarerewritingtheofficialaccountofhistory.MaybethebestwaytothinkaboutRosenzweigandThelen’ssurveyisthatitofferedasnapshot(快照)ofpublichabits,asthosehabitswereabouttochangeunavoidably.28.Whatisthe1995surveymainlyabout?A.Differentfamilytraditions.B.Publicunderstandingofhistory.C.Effectsofpersonalmemoriesonfamilyhistory.D.Thebehaviorofcameraandsocialmediausers.29.WhatmightbeapartofhistoryaccordingtoRosenzweigandThelen?A.Live-streamingservices. B.Personalopinionsonhistory.C.Photostakenbysmartphones. D.Theideaofgenealogicaldatabase.30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,the1995survey______.A.failstokeepupwithtechnology B.justreflectspublichabitsbackthenC.suggeststheimportanceofhistory D.providescontextsforhistoricalresearch31.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TechnologySpeedstheDevelopmentofHistoryB.SmartphonesMayRewritetheOfficialHistoryC.HistoriansFinda