阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空+短文改错Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·陕西西安地区八校联考)Whenyou’reoutwithafriendandtakeaphotoofyourselves，doyouknowthatyouarealsocreatingaworkofart？OrthatyouarecompetingwithVincentvanGoghhimself？Probablynot.Yourideamightbetoshowoffyourselfie(自拍照)onWeChatorQQ，butyouprobablydon’tthinkoftheInternetasagalleryorofyourselfasanartist.ButthechiefexecutiveofLondon’sSaatchiGallery，NigelHurst，thinksthatthecasualpictureswetakeofourselveshavesomethingincommonwithself-portraitsbythegreatmasters.Insupportoftheidea，theSaatchiGalleryhasanewexhibitioncalledFromSelfietoSelfexpression.Itfeatureswellknownself-portraitsfromartistsincludingDutchpaintersVanGogh(1853—1890)andRembrandt(1606—1669)．Italsohasselfiesonshowthathave“quicklybecomeiconsofthedigitalera”.TheseincludeonetakenbyUScelebrity(名人)KimKardashianandanotherofformerUSPresidentBarackObamawithformerUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron，accordingtotheBBC.Thegalleryisevenencouragingvisitorstoaddtheirownselfiestotheshow.Hurstisperhapsnotbeing100percentserious.Heisn’tclaimingthatasnapyoutakeofyourselfinyourfavoriterestaurantcanbecomparedwithaself-imagepaintedbyVanGogh.Buthedoesmakeaseriouspoint.Onceuponatime，itwasonlyartistswhocouldmakeimagesofthemselves.Theyweretheonlyones，asHursttoldTheGuardian，who“hadtheskills，materialsandtoolstocreateself-portraits.”Today，however，we“allhavethatabilitythroughoursmartphones.”Thepopularityoftheselfierocketedaftersmartphonesstartedtobecomewidelyused.In2013，OxfordDictionariesnamed“selfie”asitswordoftheyear.AsPamelaRutledge，aprofessorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychology，toldVoguemagazine：“thecult(热潮)oftheselfiecelebratesregularpeople”．1．NigelHurst’sattitudetothesmartphoneselfieis.A．casualB．mixedC．favorableD．negative2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“features”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．Informs.B．Shows.C．Sells.D．Misses.3．WhosharesopinionswithNigelHurst?A．KimKardashian.B．BarackObama.C．DavidCameron.D．PamelaRutledge.4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SelfiesasSelfportraitsB．AgeofSmartphonesC．AgeofSelfieArtistsD．SelfiesofCelebritiesⅡ.完形填空Whenmywife，Jane，andIwere16，wewereinthesameclass.AboutaweekbeforeThanksgivingDay，wefoundoutthatourteacherEdwardwashavingsome5challenges.Wewantedtodosomethingtohelp，soasaclasswe6togatherfood，clothingandgiftsto7hisfamilyhadagoodThanksgivingDay.WhenJanetoldherfamilyaboutourplan，hermotherwas8.Togethertheysearchedtheirhouseforthingstheycould9.Hermotherwenttothekitchen，10abigturkeyandsaying,“ThanksgivingDaywon’tbe11withoutaturkeydinner.”Tothisday，Janeremembershowmovedshewasbyhermother’s12.Beforemakingour13，wesaidaprayerofappreciationforthewonderful14tohelpothers.Iwillneverforgetthesurprised15ofourteacherandhiswifewhenthey16thedoor；theirfourchildrengatheredaroundthemaswehandedoutthegifts.Itwasacoldnight；weallfeltwarminside，17.LastmonthwhileIwasinameeting，mysecretaryinformedme,“YourhighschoolteacherMrEdwardiswonderingifyoucould18himafewminutes.He’ssittinginyourofficerightnow！”Ileftmymeetingandwenttomyoffice19.MyteacherandIhuggedandbeganto20thelast2years.Hetoldmehe21rememberedthatcoldwinternightwhenwebroughtthe22ofThanksgivingDaytohisfamily.Thefoodandgiftswerecertainly23，butwhatwarmedhisheartthatnightwastoseeagroupofteenagerswhounderstoodthe24ofThanksgivingDay.5...
