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命题人:孙丽梅审题人:孙丽梅阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。APhotosthatyoumighthavefounddownthebackofyoursofaarenowbigbusiness!In2005,theAmericanartistRichardPrince’sphotographofaphotograph,Untitled(Cowboy）,wassoldfor$1,248,000.Princeiscertainlynottheonlycontemporaryartisttohaveworkedwithso-called“foundphotographs”—aloosetermgiventoeverythingfromdiscarded(丢弃的）printsdiscoveredinajunkshoptooldadvertisementsoramateurphotographsfromastranger’sfamilyalbum.TheGermanartistJoachimSchmid,whobelieves“basicallyeverythingisworthlookingat”,hasgathereddiscardedphotographs,postcardsandnewspaperimagessince1982.Inhison-goingproject,Archiv,hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes:peoplewithdogs;teams;newcars;dinnerwiththefamily;andsoon.LikeSchmid,theeditorsofseveralself-publishedartmagazinesalsochampion(捍卫）foundphotographs.Oneofthem,calledsimplyFound,wasbornonesnowynightinChicago,whenDavyRothbardreturnedtohiscartofindunderhiswiper(雨刷）anangrynoteintendedforsomeelse:“Why’syourcarHEREatHERplace?”ThenotebecamethestartingpointforRothbard’saddictivepublication,whichfeaturesfoundphotographssentinbyreaders,suchaposterdiscoveredinourdrawer.Thewholefound-photographphenomenonhasraisedsomequestions.Perhapsoneofthemostdifficultis:cantheseimagesreallybeconsideredasart?Andifso,whoseart?Yetfoundphotographsproducedbyartists,suchRichardPrince,mayridinghishorsehurriedlytomeetsomeone?OrhowdidPrincecreatethisphotograph?It’sanyone’sguess.Inaddition,asweimaginetheback-storytothepeopleinthefoundphotographsartists,likeSchmid,havecollated(整理）,wealsoturntowardourownphotographicalbums.Whyismemorysoimportanttous?Whydoweallseektofreezeintimethefacesofourchildren,ourparents,ourlovers,andourselves?Willtheymeananythingtoanyoneafterwe’vegone?1.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto_________.A.remindreadersoffoundphotographsB.advisereadertostartanewkindofbusinessC.askreaderstofindphotographsbehindsofaD.showreadersthevalueoffoundphotographs2.Accordingtothepassage,JoachimSchmid_________.A.isfondofcollectingfamilylifephotographsB.foundacomplainingnotunderhiscarwiperC.isworkingforseveralself-publishedmagazinesD.wonderedattheartisticnatureoffoundphotographs3.Theunderlinedword“them”inPara3refersto__________.A.thereadersB.theeditorsC.thefoundphotographsD.theself-publishedmagazines4.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinPara4,theauthormainlyintendstoindicatethat________.A.memoryofthepastisveryimportanttopeopleB.foundphotographsallowpeopletothinkfreelyC.theback-storyoffoundphotographsispuzzlingD.therealvalueoffoundphotographsisquestionable5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsfoundphotographscanbedescribedas_________.A.criticalB.doubtfulC.optimisticD.satisfiedBHaveyoueverreceivedagiftthatwassoclearlynotyourtastethatyouwonderedifperhapsithadbeenhandedtoyoubymistake?Worse,haveyouevergivenapresentandwatchedyourfriendlookasthoughshehadopenedthewrongbox?Maybesherespondedwithapolite"Why,thankyou,"butyouknewyouhadmissedthemark.Whydopresentssometimesgowrong?Andwhatdoyourchoices(goodandbad）reflectaboutyourpersonalqualities?Choosingtherightgiftisanart,Ibelieve.Itcallsforempathy—theabilitytoputyourselfintosomeoneelse'sheadandheart.We'reallabletodothis;infact,we'rebornwithakindofnaturalempath...