2025屆山西省忻州二中高三英語第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典模擬試題含解析

2025屆山西省忻州二中高三英語第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典模擬試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun2．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．a(chǎn)ny3．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor4．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one5．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts6．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．a(chǎn)nxiety7．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown8．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That9．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while10．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged11．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved12．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those13．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday14．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup15．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．untilD．before16．.HowdidyouFrench?IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup17．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what18．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the19．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen20．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）HerearesomeprofessionsAmericansconsidertobethemosthonest.Maybetherestofuscanlearnfromwhatthesepeopledotoestablishgoodrelationshipswithothers.MEDICALDOCTORSJackJacob,Age:44,FountainValley,CaliforniaItrytointroducemyselfinapleasantway.Isitdown.Idon’tstand.Imakegoodeyecontactwiththepatientandhisorherfamily.Communicationskillsarekey,aswellasshowingunderstandingandavailability.Foraphysician,themostrewardingthingiswhensomeonewhohasseenyourworkchoosesyou.ENGINEERSChrissyKeane,Age:41,Crofton,MarylandIdon’tknowthatbeinganengineermeansyouareautomaticallytrustworthy.However,Idothinkthatmostengineersliketofollowrulesandbeorganized.Theytellyouwhattheythink,whetheryouwanttohearitornot.Thoseareimportantelementsinbuildingtrust.POLICEOFFICERSG.M.Cox,Age:64,FortWorth,TexasAsapoliceofficer,IhavethebestinterestsofthepeopleIserveinmyheartandinmyactionsandI’mgoingtotreateveryonethesameway.Ialwayswanttogouptopeopleandspeaktothemwithrespect.Don’ttalkdowntothem.Youhavetoestablishandmaintainthattrust.Beequal!1、WhatdoesJackJacobthinkimportanttodohisjob?A．Beingcommunicative. B．Experience.C．Self-introduction. D．Beingopen-minded.2、HowdoesG.M.Coxtreatpeopleinhisjob?A．Actively B．EquallyC．Cautiously D．Strictly3、Whatdothethreepeoplementionedinthepassagehaveincommon?A．Theyfollowrules. B．Theyarewarm-hearted.C．Theydeservetrust. D．Theyaregoodorganizers.22．（8分）It’sarealcaseoffishoutofwater.Blennies(鲇魚)intheSouthPacificOceanaregraduallyrelocatingtolandtoescapetheirpredators(捕食者),inanexampleofevolutioninaction.Fishfirstbegancrawlingontodrylandabout400millionyearsago,kickingoffanevolutionarychainofeventsthatledtohumans.Buttheirreasonsforexitingtheseahavebeenuncertain.Tolookforclues,TerryOrdattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustraliahasbeenstudyingseveralspeciesofblenniesatRarotonga,thelargestoftheCookIslands.Atlowtide,blenniesarecommonlyfoundswimminginrockpoolsaroundtheedgesoftheisland.Butwhenhightidemovesin,theyclimbuptodrylandandmovearoundtherocksuntilthetideretreats.Theresearchersfoundthatthisismostlikelytoavoidpredatorsthatswiminwiththerisingtide–mainlybiggerfishlikelionfish.Totestwhatwouldhappenifblenniesdidnothaveanescapeplan,theymadeblennymodelsandsanktheminthesea.Themimicsendedupwithwounds,bitemarksandchunks-missing.Ofcourse,therearestilldangersforblenniesonland,liketheoccasionalbirdattack,butthepredationriskonlandisathirdthatofunderwater.What’smore,movingontolandhasadditionalbenefitsforblennies.Holesintherocksprovideshelterednestsforlayingeggs,andtheycanmaintaintheirdietofbacteria.Infact,severalspeciesofblennyfishatRarotongahavealreadymadethefulltransitiontoland-dwelling(陸生的)species.Theycontinuetobreathewiththeirgills,buthavedevelopedstrongertailfinsandjumpfromrocktorock.Ordbelievesthatmanyevolutionaryprocesseshavebeendrivenbytheneedtoescapepredators.“Itisoftenassumedthatanimalsmovehomestofindnewsourcesoffood,butinmanycases,escapingpredatorsisastrongermotivation.”hesays.1、Whydoblenniesclimbtodrylandwhenhightidecomes?A．Toacquirebetterhealth.B．Tosearchformorefood.C．Toseeksaferlivingconditions.D．Toadapttoanewenvironment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Themimics”inParagraph6referto?A．Therocksinthewater.B．Thepredatorsofblennies.C．Theresearchersofblennies.D．Themodelsofblennies.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Ord’sresearchopensanewview.B．Ordwonderswhyanimalsmovehomes.C．Ordshowsusthebenefitsofblennies’evolution.D．Ordhasdiscoveredhowfishhavebecomelanddwellers.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Blennies’LivingHabitsB．WhyBlenniesChoosetoLiveonLandC．Blennies’EvolutionaryProcessD．HowBlenniesEscapefromtheirPredators23．（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,accommodationandsafetyequipment24．（8分）Dubaihasbecomeoneofthetopdestinationsfortourists.It'sconsideredasthetourismcentreintheregion.YouwillfindeverythingyoucanexpectinDubairangingfromdesertstobeautifullybuiltmalls.PeoplefromaroundtheworldvisitDubaiforenjoyingitswonders.IfyouareinDubai,avoiddrivingyourself.Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,Dubaihasstrictlawsandifyouhaven'tadrivinglicenseyoumightbeupthecreek.Secondly,Dubaiisconsideredasoneofthemostdangerousdrivingplacesbecauseithasthehighestdeathratesonroadspercapitaintheworld.Thirdly,youmightbeunawareofdestinations.So,avoiddrivingyourselfasmuchaspossibleandtrytousepublictransportsliketaxis,busesandmetrotrains.Gulfishotandthetemperaturethereoftenreachesabove60celsiusdegreeespeciallyfromApriltoOctober,So,ifyouareplanningtovisitDubai,youhadbetteravoidmonthsofextremehotnessandplanyourtripinwintersoyoucanfullyenjoythewondersofDubaiwithoutgettingworriedaboutweatherconditions.Therearedifferenttypesofhotelsrangingfromcheaptomoreexpensiveones.So,selectoneaccordingtoyourtripbudget.However,makesureyourhotelisnotevenclosetoaconstructionsite.ThisisbecauseconstructioninDubaiisbeingcarriedout24hoursnon-stopandifyouchooseahotelnearsuchasiteyoumightbeintroublebecauseofconstructionnoise.Therefore,alwaysbookaroomawayfromsuchtrouble-makingplaces.Inshort,formakingyourtripstoDubaipleasant,youshouldalwayspreparebeforehand—selectthewinterweatherandbookahotelthat’snotclosetonoisyplaces.Youshouldalsotrytoavoidthethingsthatmightcreatetroubleifyoulikedrivingbyyourownwithoutadrivinglicenseandwithoutknowingthedestination.1、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlytendstotellusthat.A．peoplehadbetternotdrivethemselvesinDubaiB．thetrafficlawsinDubaiareverystrictC．it'simporttohaveadrivinglicenseD．thepublictransportsinDubaiaregoodenough2、Theunderlinedwords“upthecreek”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplaceby.A．inuseB．introubleC．intrainingD．intune3、ThebestseasontovisitDubaiisin.A．springB．summerC．a(chǎn)utumnD．winter4、Whyisitterribleifyourhotelisclosetoaconstructionsite?A．Becauseitwon'tbesafe.B．Becauseyouwon'thaveagoodrest.C．Becauseitwillcostyoulotsofmoney.D．Becauseitwillbetoofarfromthecenterofthecity.25．（10分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二維碼).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反壟斷)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Howfarwouldyouwalktolearnaboutsomethingthatinterestedyou?Whenhewasyoung,JacobLawrenceoftenwalkedmorethansixty1fromhishomeintheHarlemsectionofNewYorkCitytotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt．Jacobwantedtobea（n）2，andhebelievedthatstudyingthefamouspaintings3inthatmuseumwouldhelphim．Itwas1930,whenmanypeoplewereoutofwork,moneywas4andpeoplesufferedalot．Stillthestreetswere5withenergyandcolor．AshewalkedthroughHarlem,Jacoblookedhardatthepeople,thechurches,andbarbershopsandsoon．He6thoseimagesinhismind,alongwiththeimagesofpaintingshesawinthe7．Jacobcamefromapoorfamily．Hismotherbelievedtherewaslittlechance8hersoncouldgrowuptobeasuccessfulpainter．Shewantedhimtoaimforsomethingmore9．ButJacob'steacher,Alston,inanartprogramsawthathewastalented．Alston10himhowtousepaintstomakestagesets．Astimepassed,AlstonletJacobrentworkspaceinhisownstudio．Thatwasanexcitingplaceforayoungblackman11tobecomeanartist．Manycreativepeople12theretotalkaboutart,literatureandhistory．Fromtheir13,Jacoblearnedthathistorybooksoften14theaccomplishmentsofAfricanAmericans．Hedecidedtopaintasel1esofpicturesdescribingthestoryofablackhero．He15Toussaint,whohadhelpedfreehispeople16Frenchruling．ManypeopleadmiredJacob'spictures,butheneeded17admiration．Tohelphisfamily,heoftenhadtoworkatjobsthat18himawayfrompainting．Thensomethingencouraginghappened．AnartistnamedAugustagotJacobajob．Foreighteenmonths,Jacobwasgivena19topaintpictures．Forthefirsttime,hefeltlikea20artist．1、A．stepsB．blocksC．buildingsD．a(chǎn)venues2、A．a(chǎn)rtistB．tutorC．scholarD．official3、A．swingingB．existingC．hangingD．twisting4、A．blankB．looseC．toughD．tight5、A．linedB．decoratedC．a(chǎn)ssociatedD．filled6、A．storedB．receivedC．createdD．remembered7、A．museumB．studioC．churchD．street8、A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．when9、A．preciousB．practicalC．standardD．flexible10、A．recommendedB．remindedC．providedD．showed11、A．hesitatingB．strugglingC．marchingD．participating12、A．settledB．wanderedC．gatheredD．rushed13、A．experiencesB．performancesC．a(chǎn)ccentsD．conversations14、A．a(chǎn)cknowledgedB．a(chǎn)ccusedC．ignoredD．witnessed15、A．choseB．a(chǎn)cceptedC．countedD．employed16、A．a(chǎn)gainstB．fromC．forD．with17、A．morethanB．ratherthanC．otherthanD．lessthan18、A．brokeB．gaveC．permittedD．took19、A．a(chǎn)wardB．titleC．salaryD．prize20、A．permanentB．popularC．positiveD．professional第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ItwasnotuntilIcametoBeijingthatIhadatasteofthesaying“Eventhoughtheeyesofastrangerarebig,theycannotseeeverything.”AvisittotheGreatWallshowedmeoneofmankind’s1．(astonish)achievements.BuiltbyEmperorQinShihuangasadefenceagainstthe2．(enemy)fromtheNorth,today,itisChina’ssymboltotherestoftheworld.ClimbingtheGreatWallwascomingface-to-facewithhistory.InChina,3．issaidthatclimbingtheGreatWallisoneofthe4．(big)accomplishmentsanyChinesejeanmakeduringtheirlifetime.Iwascurious5．(know)frommyChinesefriendwhythis6．(consider)animportantmilestone.TheanswerwasinthefamouswordsofthefounderofmodemChina,ChairmanMaoZedong.“Ifyouhaveneverbeen7．theGreatWall,youarenotatrueman.”Itwasthencleartome8．thiswastheinspirationbehindtheeagernessformanyChinesetoclimbthewall.Isawseniorcitizensin9．(they)70sor80sclimbingastepatatimejusttofulfillonelast10．(require)tobeatrueChinese.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。WhenIwasyoung,mymotherworkatahospitalfarawayfrommyhome、Inthemorning,shegotupearlythananyoneelseinmyfamilytopreparebreakfastforus,andthensentmeandmybrothertoschool、Thiswentonfor18year、Shewasnevercomplainedaboutit、Nomatterhowtiringshewas,shealwayshadenoughenergytobemymom、However,duringholidayseasons,shehadtowork,thatdamagedmyspiritbecauseshewasmostimportantpersontome、LastChristmasEve,Iwenttothehospitaltovisithim、Seeingherdevotiontocareforthepatients,Ibegantounderstandherjobbutfeelproudofher、56第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你叫李華，現(xiàn)在在英國交換學(xué)習(xí)，你的朋友陳明寫信告訴你他打算赴英留學(xué)，想知道初到英國可能會遇到的困難。請你用英語給他寫一封回信，信的內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括：1.可能會遇到的困難：語言方面的障礙、飲食的不習(xí)慣、想家孤獨(dú)等；2.鼓勵他并表示愿意幫助他。注意：1.詞數(shù)100個左右。2.信的開頭已為你寫好，不計人總詞數(shù)。DearChenMing，I'mgladtohearfromyou.YouaskedmeaboutthedifficultiesyoumaymeetwithwhenyougethereinUK.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、C4、D5、D6、D7、B8、C9、B10、B11、C12、C13、D14、C15、D16、B17、D18、C19、A20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、B3、C22、1、C2、D3、A4、B23、Inthe1962movieLawrenceofArabia,onesceneshowsanAmericannewspaperreportereagerlysnappingphotosofmenrobbingadamagedtrain.Oneoftherobbers,ChiefAudaabuTayioftheHoweitatclan,suddenlynoticesthecameraandsnatchesit.“AmIinthis?”heasks,beforesmashingitopen.Tothedismayedreporter,Lawrenceexplains,“Hethinksthesethingswillstealhisvirtue.Hethinksyou’reakindofthief.”Assoonascolonizersandexplorersbegantakingcamerasintodistantlands,storiesbegancirculatingabouthownativepeoplessawthemastoolsforblackmagic.The“ignorantnatives”mayhavehadapoint.Whenphotographyfirstbecameavailable,scientistswelcomeditasamoreobjectivewayofrecordingfarawaysocietiesthanearlytravelers’exaggeratedaccounts.Butinsomeways,anthropological(人類學(xué)的)photographsrevealmoreabouttheculturethatholdsthecamerathantheonethatstaresback.Upintothe1950sand1960s,manyethnographer(人種學(xué)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’perceptionofthenativeculturesandtheWesternvaluesB．ThereisacomplicatedrelationshipbetweentheWesternexplorersandtheprimitivepeoplesC．PopularmagazinessuchasNationalGeographicshouldshowpicturesoftheexoticandidealizedworldstomaintainhighsalesD．Anthropologistsaskthenativestoposefortheirpictures,compromisingthetruthfulnessoftheirpictures4、Wecaninferfromthepassagethatearlytravelerstothenativelandsoften_______.A．tookpictureswiththenativesB．gaveexaggeratedaccountsofthenativelandsC．a(chǎn)skforpicturesfromthenativesD．gavethenativesclocksandWesterndresses5、TheauthormentionsthemovieLawrenceofArabiato_______.A．showhowpeopleinthenativesocietiesareportrayedbyWesternersB．illustratehowpeoplefromprimitivesocietiesseecamerasastoolsofblackmagicthatstealtheirvirtuesC．showhowanthropologistsportrayuntruthfulpicturesofnativepeopleD．showthecruelanduncivilizedsideofthenativepeople6、Inparagraph2,theunderlinedpartrefersto_______.A．thenativecultureB．theWesterncultureC．theacademiccultureD．thenewsbusinessculture7、WithwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldCatherineLutzmostprobablyagree?A．ReportersfromtheWesternsocietiesshouldroutinelydeletemodernelementsinpicturestakenofthenativesocieties.B．TheprimitiveculturesareinferiortothemoreadvancedWesternculture.C．Thewesternmediaarenotpresentingarealisticpictureofthefarawaysocieties.D．PeopleintheWesternnewsbusinessshouldtrynottochallengethewell-establishedwhitemiddle-classvalues.24、1、A2、B3、D4、B25、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗禮)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,Ca