四川省部分地區(qū)高三二模英語(yǔ)試題匯編閱讀理解2

2023屆四川省部分地區(qū)高三英語(yǔ)二診試題分類匯編

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2023屆四川省達(dá)州市高三下學(xué)期第二次診斷性測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題

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A

FamousTheatersinMilan

Whetheryou'reinthemoodfbropera,balletortheater,here'salistofthetoperformingarts

venuesinMilan,Italy.

CariploTeatro

Thetheater,whichwasfirstlycreatedasacinemahouse,hostsafullcalendarofsymphonic

andchoralmusictoday.Itsproductionsrangefromtheclassicstothecontemporary,with

symphonictributes（獻(xiàn)禮篇）toPinkFloyd,theBeatles,andQueen.Ticketsrangefrom8to15

euros.

ScalaTeatro

It'sbeensetupwiththefirstpublicperformanceofAntonioSalieri'sL,EuropaRiconosciuta

since1778.Thereareoperaticperformancesmostlyyearround,becausethetheaterisclosedduring

themonthofAugust.Italsostagesballetandclassicalmusicperformances.Ticketsrangefrom24

to40euros.

PompeiiTeatro

PompeiiTeatro,Italy'sfirstpublictheater,hascontinuouslystagedsomeofWestern

playhouse'smostchallengingworksofEuripidesandShakespearesinceitlaunchedinthepostwar

years.Playshereareguaranteedtobeexcitingandenjoyable.Ticketsarepricedirom20to25

euros.

ManzoniTeatro

Originallystartedasatheatrefordramaticplays,itwasdestroyedbyAlliedbombsin1943.

RebuiltatanewlocationnearLaScala,itwasreopenedin1950.Thetheatertodayisagreatspace

fbrplays,varietyshows,andmusicalperformances.Ticketsstartat18euros,andparentscan

frequentlyfindproductionsthatwillappealtoyoungchildren.

1.Whatwillyouchoosetodoifyouareonabudget?

A.Listentosymphonicandchoralmusic.

B.Appreciatedramaticplayswithyourkids.

C.WatchAntonioSalieri5sL?EuropaRiconosciuta.

D.EnjoyclassicaldramasalItaly'sfirstpublicplayhouse.

2.Atwhichtheaterarepeoplesuretowatchsomethrillingplays?

A.CariploTeatro.

B.ScalaTeatro.

C.PompeiiTeatro.

D.ManzoniTeatro.

3.WhatattractsaudiencetoManzoniTeatro?

A.Itsuniquedesignstyle.

B.Itswiderangeofshows.

C.Itseasyaccesstoperformers.

D.ItsnewlocationnearLaScala.

B

AjayGuptasufferedfh）mpolio（小兒麻痹癥）whenhewassixmonthsold.However,seeing

hisfatherandgrandfatherrunbusinessesarousedadeepsenseofcuriositywithinAjaytoexplore

entrepreneurship.

Whilesendinghisdaughtertoplayschool,herealizedtherewasagapinthequalityof

educationprovided.That'swhentheideaofstartingaplayschoolchainstruckhim.Helaunched

BachpanPlaySchoolin2004usinghispersonalsavings.StartingwithonebranchinDelhi,today

theschoolhasscaleduplo1,100branchesacrossIndia.

AccordingtoAjay,whatisuniqueaboutBachpan'sstoryistheimpactithasbeenableto

createacrossTierIIandTierIIIcitiesinIndia."Educationinstitutesseemcrowdedinbigcities,

butwhenyoumoveawayfromthem,thecaseisdifferent,^^saysAjay.Furthennore,inthesmaller

cities,manyschoolswereestablishedaround40yearsago,andtheylackedquality.

Ajaydidnotsetouttopenetrate（滲透）TierIIandTierIIIcitiesexactly.Hismissionwasto

makepreschooleducationmoreaccessibleandstandardized.tkldidnotwantBachpanPlaySchool

tobeaplacewhereyousendyourkidfbrtwomonths,hesays.44Wemadeclearguidelinesfor

teachersandsyllabuses（教學(xué)大綱）fbrthekidsinonthlyandannually/'Ajayaddsthatthe

particularcurriculum,design,books,andwcllthoughtoutstrategyalongwithprofessionaltraining

arewhatshapesthecoreofBachpanPlaySchoolchain.

Asofflineclassesshiftedtoonlineonesduringthepancemic,Ajay'spanylaunchedBachpan

LiveplatfbnninApril2020.ItalsolaunchedBachpanLiveapptoofferliveclasses,onlinebooks,

andmore.

Sinceitslaunch,theplatformhaswitnessedabout65,000downloads.Ajaysays,“Theteam

hastoconsistentlyworktov/ardsimprovingtheplatfbnnasparentsoftodayhavebeevery

demanding.Youcannotsellthemanything.Theywanttoseequalityprograms.”

4.WhatdidAjayrealizewhenhesenthisdaughtertoplayschool?

A.Therewasagapbetweenhisdaughterandhim.

B.Hisdaughterwasnotsatisfiedwithherplayschool.

C.Hecouldmakeabigprofitbyninningaplayschool.

D.Somechildrencouldn'thaveaccesstoqualityeducation.

5.WhatisspecialaboutBachpanPlaySchool?

A.Itisnotverypetitiveinbigcities.

B.Itisspeciallydesignedfbrdisabledchildren.

C.Itisfinanciallysupportedbythegovernment.

D.Ithasimprovededucationqualityinsmallcities.

6.WhatdidAjaydotopromotepreschooleducation?

A.Heemployedexperiencedteachers.

B.Hedesignedatwomonthcoursefbrkids.

C.Hemadepreschooleducationmoreibrnial.

D.Hestressedtheroleofpreschooleducationinsociety.

7.WhatdoesAjayexpectBachpanLiveplatfbnntodo?

A.Meetparents5expectations.

B.Invitekidstoattendonlineclasses.

C.Replaceofflineclassesinthefiiture.

D.Sharemorebooksandclassesonline.

c

Formostpeople,thethoughtofhavingtowatchthemselvesworkoutisnotanattractiveone.

Yetasanygymgocrknows,therearcalwayssomepeoplewholiketoenjoytheirreflectioninthe

floorlengthmirrors.Itisperhapstheseparticularkeepfitloverswhoaremostexcitedaboutthe

latesttrendinhomeexercisesmartfitnessmirrors.

Theseare180cmorsotall,hightechmirrorsthathaveaputerwhichisconnectedtothe

Internet,andalsoworkasavideoscreen.Theideaisthatpeoplecontactanonlinetrainer,who

thenappearsinthemirroralongwiththeirreflection.

Onthemoreadvanceddevicesthemirrorisequippedwithcameras,speakersandnumerous

sensorsconnectedtoAl,sothetrainercanwatchpeople'smovements,andprovideimprovements

andchanges.Onthesimplermirrorsthevideoandsoundarejustoneway—peoplecanseeand

hearthetrainer,butnottheotherwayaround.Lessonsaretypicallynotlive;instead,peoplejust

getintoalibraryofonlinev/orkoutvideos.

Butisthereanyactualadvantageinbeingabletowatchyourselfworkout?ColleenLogan,

theUSownerofbothNordicTrackandProForm,says,“Seeingthemselvesinthemirrorallows

theuserstocorrecttheirformorposition,sotheygetthebestpossiblebenefitsofstrength

exercisesandreducemistakesthatcouldleadtoinjuries”.

However,DrAnthonyPapathomas,asportsandfitnesspsychologistsaysthereisvalueto

thisargument,butthathealsohassomeconcerns.Hesaid,“Howpeoplewhoarenotconfident

abouttheirbodyimagefeelaboutthemirrorgetsmeinafret.Itmaybeaproblemfbrthosenew

toexerciseandlookingtomakealifestylechange.Evenfbrregularexercisers,therearemany

whoexperiencebodydysmorphia（變形）oreatingdisorders,andfbrthem,seeingareflection

throughouttheirexercisemightbetroubling.''

8.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutsmartfitnessmirrors?

A.Theirtargetusers.

B.Theirbasicfunctions.

C.Theirwidepopularity.

D.Theirplexstructure.

9.Whatcanbethebenefittbrexercisersfromsimplerfitnessmirrors?

A.Havingliveworkoutlessons.

B.Exercisingwithotherpartners.

C.Learningfromsometrainersatonce.

D.Takingadvantageofworkoutvideos.

10.WhatdoesLoganthinkofthemirror?

A.Itmakesmistakessometimes.

B.Itcouldbringinjuriestoitsusers.

C.Ithelpsusersexercisemoreproperly.

D.Itcan'tbeusedfbrstrengthexercises.

11.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“inafrctvunderlinedinthelastparagraph?

A.Worried.

B.Confused.

C.Annoyed.

D.Interested.

D

Risingtemperaturesandextremeweathereventsarcmakingfarmingconditionsincreasingly

challenging.Thus,scientistsinsomeoftheworld,sdriestplacesarcingupwithsolutionstoboost

localfoodproduction.IntheDubaidesert,theInternationalCenterofBiosalineAgriculture

(ICBA)hascarriedoutamissiontotransplantandgrowsuperfbodsthatcouldadapttoand

surviveinextremeweatherconditions.

TheworkoftheICBAispartofaglobalefforttofindalternativewaystoproducefood,with

thetotalfooddemandexpectedtoincreasegreatlyby2050.Butwiththeeffectsofclimatecliangc

alreadybeinglullaroundtheworld,JoshuaKatz,partneralconsultingfirmMuKinsuy&pany,

believesweneedtodomoretoprovidefoodsecurityinthefuture.

"'Feedingtheworld,establishingfoodsecurity,providingnutritiousfoodinasustainable

mannerthere'salotthatwe'reaskingofthefoodsystem,"hesays.44Inorderfbrustodeliver:hat

toourgrowingpopulation,withevolvingdietsandincreasingfbcusonthingslikehealth,weYe

goingtoneedmultipletypesofproductionsystemstomeetallthosedifferentneedsordifferent

requirementsotthetbodsystem.”

Withonly11%oftheworld'slandsurfaceusedfbrcropproduction,desertagricultureis

beingarealoptioninextremeenvironments.CountriesliketheUAE,whicharchighlydependent

onfoodimports,arcrelyingonmoretechnologiessuchasindoorverticalfarmsandsmart

greenhousesinthedeserttoincreaselocalfoodproduction.

JoshuaKatzseeseffortslikeICBA'sasanexampleofhowgovernmentscanusetechnologies

toimprovelocalproductionandpreparefbrthefuture.^Countriesandbusinesseswillmake

choicesabouthowtheywanttoincorporate（合并）differentgrowingsystemsintosolving

challenges,whetherit'stheirfoodsecurityorjustprovidinglocalfbod,^^hesays."Ithinkwe're

goingtohavearolefbralmosteverydifferenttypeofcroppingsystemandeverydifferent

growingtechniqueindifferentpartsoftheworld.”

12.Whyaresuperfbodsintroduced?

A.Tofightclimatechange.

B.Tomakefulluseofthelimitedland.

C.Tomeetthegrowingdemandfbrfood.

D.Toadapttothechangingfarmingconditions.

13.WhatcanweinferfromJoshuaKatz'swordsinParagraph3?

A.Foodsecurityismoreimportantthaneverbefore.

B.Weneedtomakemoreeffortstoensurefoodsupply.

C.Therearemanyproblenswiththepresentfoodsystem.

D.Newfoodsystemneedstobebuiltfbrthegrowingpopulation.

14.Whatistheauthor'sat:itudetowardsdesertagriculture?

A.Puzzled.

B.Doubtful.

C.Concerned.

D.Positive.

15.Whichcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.RisingTemperatures:aThreattoFarming

B.FoodProduction:aSolutiontoFutureDemand

C.FoodSystem:aChallengefbrFutureGenerations

D.DesertAgriculture:aNewWaytoImproveLocalEconomy

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B.C和D）中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題

卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

HereareliveonlineconversationsfbrtheInternationalBookerPrize.

AtNightAllBloodIsBlack

Thu13May19:3020:30

FrenchSenegaleseauthorDavidDiop'sshortnovelAtNightAllBloodIsBlack,paintsa

pletelydifferentpictureoftiecniel191418conflict.

ThiseventincludesashortperformedreadingfromthenovelbyactorKenNwosu.

TheEmployees

Thu29Apr19:3020:30

SinceshepublishedherfirstnovelCelestinein2015,OlgaRavnhasetoberegardedasone

ofthemostinfluentialwritersincontemporaryDanishliterature.Hernewbook.TheEmployees

takesreadersaboardtheSixThousandShipasitfliesthroughthefaruniverseinthe22ndcen:ury.

ThiseventincludesashortperformedreadingfromTheEmployeesbyactorLucyPhelps.

WeCeasetoUnderstandtheWorld

Thu20May19:3020:30

ItisLabatut'sthirdbook,whichhasbeentranslatedfromtheSpanishversionbywriterand

translatorAdrianNathanWestwhousedhisknowledgeofWorldWarIIandsoughtoutoriginal

documentsfromscientifichistoryintoEnglish.

ThiseventincludesashortperformedreadingfromthenovelbyactorFionaShaw.

TheWarufthePuur

Thu27May19:3020:30

WriterandfilmmakerErieVuillardbecamefamousinhisnativeFrancewhenhewonthe

PrixGoncourtin2017fbrhisnovelTheOrderoftheDay,setinAustriaduringtheSecondWorld

War.He'lljoinusthiseveningtodiscusshislatestwork.

ThiseventincludesshortperformedreadingfromthenovelbyactorKenNwosu.

1.Whowroteabookaboutspacelie?

A.DavidDiop.B.OlgaRavn.C.Labatut.D.Eric

Vuillard.

2.Whichbook'sauthorwillappearintheonlineconversations?

A.AtNightAllBloodIsBlack.B.TheEmployee

C.WeCeasetoUnderstandtheWorld.D.TheWarofthePoor.

3.Whatdothefourconversationshaveinmon?

A.Theguestsdosomereadingofthenovels,B.Theguestshaveatalkaboutthe

novels.

C.Theyrefertosomebriefreviews.D.Theystartatthesametime.

B

Wesatathome,waitingfbrtheCOVID19easestodecreaseandfortheweathertoimprove.

Wealldreamedofwhatwewoulddowhenwecouldfinallygooutside.

Irodemyoldbikefaithfullyforalmost20yearsbeforegettingthereplacement,whichgot

stolenforcingmebacktoOldFaithful.Theweakmindedmighthaveabandonedbikingpletelyat

thatpoint,butnotme.Bikingmeansfreedom.

EveryspringIgetOldFaithfulready.Sheisgettingoldwithmorereplacementpartsthan

originals.Butwithallbikestoresbeinglowonnewmodels,sheisallIhave.Onmybike,aslong

asI'maliveandeating,TvegotfuelandcanpedaltotheendsofEarthifIwant.Noobstacleis

impassable.Jammedroadsmeannothing.1canstillweavebetweencarsintraffic.Thismemoryof

freedommeansevenmoretomewiththeexperienceoflockdown.

Societygrilledilsleelh（咬緊牙關(guān)）iniheknowledgeihalweiuslhadloloughitoutfbra

yeartogetlotheotherside.ThenDeltahit.ThenOmicron.Ayearturnedintotwo,andthat's

whenthewallsreallystartedclosingin.That'swhenwereallyneededhope.So,Icountthedays

untilIcanreturntomybike.Onmybike,Iachieveanotherstateofmind.Iwouldpushmyselfto

reachthetopeachtime.Iwantedtofeelthatlittlethrillofmakingittothesummit,knowingthat

doingsotoldmeonceagainthatIcouldgoanywhereandthatnothingcouldholdmeback.Iwas

free.

EveryfewyearsIaddanewacheorpain.Iamstartingtogetold.Ican'IcycleasfastasI

usedto.ButeverytimeIencounterahill,Idon'tgiveup.I'mwaitingfbrthatfirstwarmday

whenI'llescapethepandemicwalls.Iwanttoputonmyhelmetandfbronebrief\beautiful

moment,befreeagain.

4.WhatcausedtheauthortorideOldFaithful?

A.Hehadhisbikestolenunluckily.B.Hewantedtoreplacetheoldone.

C.Hehopedtogothroughhisisolation.D.Hewishedtoavoiditsbeingdusty.

5.WhatdoesParagraph3wanttosay?

A.Thelimitationofdrivingvehicles.B.Theadvantagesofridinghisbike.

C.Thehardshiptofindbikeoriginals.D.Thespecialexperienceoflockdown.

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedsentence“Societygritted..inParagraph4mean?

A.Keepsomethingfbrarainyday.B.Beaplayboywithoutambition.

C.Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.D.Holdingonmakeslifehopeful.

7.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Toughsituationsmakemestrongerandsmarter.

B.Thepandemiclockdowncannotlockmydreamsaway

C.WhatIwanttodowhenihepandemiclockdownends.

D.HowIrelievedmypressureduringthepandemiclockdown.

C

WHAT'SFORdinner?Theanswermatters,ateverylevel.Globally,foodpriceshaverisenin

13ofthepast15monthsandareclosetotheirpeakof2011,owingtopoorweatherandthe

outbreakofaswinefluin2O18.Inreality,agricultureuseshalftheworld'shabitablelandand

accountsfbrmorethan30%ofglobalemissions.WhenonesuchfactoryinTeesside,innorthern

England,recentlythreatenedtoshutdownbecauseofhighnaturalgasprices,thegovernmenthad

tostepintopreventfoodsupplychainsfromcollapsing.

Forlunaluly,luchnologicsarcemergingthatprumisuloproducefoodinnewways.These

rangefrombioreactorsthatgrowmeattoindoor“vertica「'farmsandnewwaysofproducingfish.

Soitiseasytoseehowsteaksmadefromplantbasedprotein,orgrowninvats（桶）fromcells,

couldgreatlyreducefactoryfanningandlandandwateruse,andproducefeweremissions.

Thatdoesnotmeanpeoplewillbewillingtoeatit,however.Givenfood'scultural

importance,peopledon'trespondactivelytonewfoodstuffsandproductionprocesses,because

theyfeareditcausedsomethingharmtiiL

Atthesametimetraditionalfoodsandfarmingmodelareadored.ManyWesternconsumers

arcwillingtopayextraforfood,becauseitavoids“chcmicals”.Yetsupposedlytimelessfood

traditionsarcoftenshallowerthantheyseem.PotatoeswereeventuallywidelyadoptedinEurope

(theinventionofFrenchfrieshelped).CoffeefromArabiaandteafromChinawereunknownin

Europebeforethe17thcentury.

Thenewfoodsandprocessesonoffertodaypresentopportunitiestocreatedeliciousand

sustainablenewtraditions.Westernconsumersshouldputasidetheirreservationsabouteating

cricketsandgiveplantbascdburgersand3Dprintcdsteaksatry.Regulatorsshouldbemoreopen

togcnccditingcrops,andspeedupapprovalofeatableinsectsfbranimalfeedandhuman

consumption.

8.Whatdoestheauthoraimtostressinparagraph1?

A.Foodsystemfacespressurefromsomefactors,B.Foodproductioncausesmoreserious

pollution.

C.Agricultureplaysimportantrolesintheworld,D.Foodsafetyisvitallysignificantfbr

people

9.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.Livestocktendstodeclineinthefuture

B.Plantbascdproteinwillbemorepopular.

C.Technologywillmakeahugedifference.

D.Agriculturallandshouldbewellprotected

10.What'sconsumers,attitudetonewfoodstuff?

A.Favorable.B.Skeptical.C.Indifferent.D.Unclear.

11.What'sthesuitabletitlefbrthepassage?

A.Tocalornoltocal:dial,saqueslionthatyouhave.

B.Whatyoueat:adiversefoodcultureappealingtoyou

C.Newwaystomakefbodareingbutwillyoubite?

D.Aneweraintechnologyisapproachingbutareyouready?

D

Foryears,theconventionalwisdomamongSiliconValleyftituristswasthatartificial

intelligenceandautomationindicateddoom(厄運(yùn))tbrbhiccollarworkerswhosejobsinvolved

repetitivephysicallabor.Tmckdrivers,retailcashiersandwarehouseworkerswouldalllosetheir

jobstorobots,theysaid,whileworkersincreativefieldslikeart,entertainmentandmediawould

besafe.Well,anunexpectedthinghappenedrecently:AIenteredthecreativeclass.

Inthepastfewmonths,AIbasedimagegeneratorslikeDALLE2,MidjourneyandStable

Diffusionhavemadeitpossibleforanyonetocreateunique,hyperrealisticimagesjustbytypinga

fewwordsintoatextbox.Theseapps,thoughnew,arealreadysuiprisinglypopular.

It'sstilltooearlytotellwhetherthisnewwaveofappswillendupcostingartistsand

illustratorstheirjobs.Whatseemsclear,though,isthatthesetoolsarcalreadybeingputtousein

creativeindustries.

SarahDrummond,aservicedesignerinLondon,startedusingAIgeneratedimagesafew

monthsagotoreplacetheblackandwhitesketchesshedidfbrherjob.Thesewereusuallybasic

drawingsthatvisuallyrepresentedprocessesshewastryingtodesignimprovementsfbr.

Insteadofspendinghourscreatingwhatshecalledblobdrawingsmanually、Ms.Drummond,

36,nowtypeswhatshewantsintoDALLE2orMidjourney.Ms.Drummondacknowledgedthat

AIimagegeneratorshadlimitations.Theyaren'tgoodatmoreplexsketches,fbrexample,or

creatingmultipleimageswiththesamecharacter.Andliketheothercreativeprofessionals,she

saidshedidn'tthinkAIdesignerswouldreplacehumanillustratorspletely.

“WouldIuseitfbrfinaloutput?No.Iwouldhiresomeonetofullymakewhatwewantedto

realize,“shesaid."Butthethrowawayworkthatyoudowhenyou'reanykindofdesigner,

whetherit'svisual,architectural,urbanplanner-you'resketching,sketchingsketching.Andso

thisisasketchtool.^^

12.What'stheconventionalwisdomabout?

A.AIcanlearntocreateuniqueimages.B.Robotswillbepopularinallthe

fields

CAIwilltaketheplaceofphysicallabor.D.Appswillgivebirthtosome

problems.

13.What'sthecharacterofDALLE2orMidjoumeyaccordingtoSara?

A.Itgetsdrawingskillsimproved.B.Ithelpsinsomebasicdrawings

C.ItmakessketchesmorediverseD.Itiscreativeaswellashumans.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“manually“inParagraph5mean?

A.Bymachine.B.ByimaginationC.Bytechnology.D.Byhand.

15.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Algeneratedartisalreadytransformingcreativework.

B.Theappsaregettingartistslosingtheirjobsatpresentbeing.

C.Scienceandtechnologypletelychangepeople'slifenow.

D.Twousefilldrawingtoolsaredesignedfbrartistsintheirlife.

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A

ExploreYourPassionatHarvardUniversity

Youreducationdoesn'tstopattheclassroomdoor.Studentactivitiesareavitalpartofthe

Harvardexperience,balancingyourstudiesandcreatingopportunitiesfbrfriendshipand

selfdiscovery.

Athletics

HarvardAthleticsoffersfbrtytwointcrcollcgcteamsfbrwomenandmenmorethanany

othercollegedoes------aswellasnumeroussportsclubsandrecreationalactivities.Morethan

eightypercentofourstudentsparticipateinathleticsofsomekind.

Studentorganizations

Joinourmunityofover500studentorganizations.Youcangettoknowstudentorganizations

atourStudentOrganizationFair,anannualtraditionthattakesplacethefirstweekofclass.You

canalsowriteforihcsludcnlnewspaperonlliuAssouialcdPress.Evenifyoudon'tscuaclubihal

matchesyourinterests,wc'rcreadytohelpyousetupone!Docsthatsoundamazingtoyou?

munitvservice

GivingbacktomunitiesisanidealfundamentaltoHarvard'smission.ThePhillipsBrooks

HouseAssociationandtheCollegePublicServiceNetworkoffersmorethan120service

initiatives（方案）andprogramsfrominstructinglocalyouthtopromotingenvironmental

sustainabilityandrunningahomelessshelter.Forthosededicatedtomunityinitiatives,Harvard

alsooffersavarietyoffundingsources—thatsupportyourgoalstoservethosearoundyou

Leadership

TheInstituteofPolitics（IOP）attheHarvardKennedySchoolconnectsstudentswith

politicalleadersandexperiencedcivilservants.Hanardundergraduateshaveaccesstothe

Institute'sJohnF.KennedyJr.Foruin,oneoftheworld'sbestgroundsibrpoliticalspeech,

discussion,anddebate.

Clickheretokeeptrackofrelevantinformation.

1.Whichactivityseemsattractivetomoststudents?

A.Athletics.B.Studentorganizations.C.munityscnicc.D.

Leadership.

2.Whatcanyoudoifthereisnoclubfitfbryou?

A.Joinastudentorganization.B.Askfbrhelptocreateone.

C.Setuparecreationalactivity.D.Servethepeoplearoundyou.

3.Howcanyougettoknowmoreabouttheseactivities?

A.Bywritingfbrtheschoolnewspaper.B.Byreferringtotheserviceinitiatives.

C.BypayingavisittoHanardgraduates.D.Bysurfingtherelatedschoolwebsite.

B

SilentfilmssetupAmerica'smovieindustry.Butinatiyofthesefilmsfromtheearly1900s

nolongerexist.Anewprojectaimstorepresenttheflavorofthesemoviesbydigitizing（數(shù)字

ft）oldadvertisementsfbrthemandpublishingthematerialsonline.

TheideafbrtheprojectcamefromChicagobasedcollectorDwightCleveland,whowas

introducedtothesilentmovieadvertisements,alsocalledlobby（大廳）cards,asahighschool

studentinthe1970s.Hethenfellinlovewiththecolors,designsandotherelementsusedinthe

moviecards.Thalenjoyableexperiencemadehimwaultoilarlhisownuolluclion.*uIljuslsortof

screamedout,4Takemehome!'"Clevelandsaid.

Thecardsweremadetobeplacedinsidetheareaoutsidetheaterentrances,alsoknownas

lobbies.ThecardsinfbnnedflImgoersaboutwhatmovieswerecurrentlyplayingaswellasfilms

thatwouldarrivenext.TheyadvertisedallthatearlyHollywoodhadtooffer,includingedies,love

storiesandactionmovies.

About90percentofailsilentfilmshavebeenlost.Oneofthemainreasonstbrthisisthatthe

chemicalsusedtomakemanyoftheearlyfilmsbrokedownovertime.,'Whatthatmeansisthat

thesemoviecardsarctheonlyproofthatthesefilmsevenexisted,Clevelandsaid.

ClevelandhasbeensendingexamplesfromhispersonalcollectiontoDartmouth'sMedia

EcologyProject,whichisledbyMarkWilliam,aprolessoroffilmstudies.Whenpleted,itwill

beepartofalargecollectionofrareandvaluableelementsrelatingtoearlyandmostlylost

Americanfilms.

Williamsaidthemaingoaloftheprojectistomakethematerialavailabletoearlymoviefans

andscholarsalike.Headdedthathebelievespublishingthecollectionwillleadtoanewinterest

inthesilentfilmtime.

4.WhydidClevelandhavetheideaofcollectinglobbycards?

A.Todecoratehishome.B.Toholdacardexhibition.

C.Todesigndifferentadvertisements.D.Togetpleasurefromthem.

5.Whatcouldthecardsbeusedfbr?

A.Beautifyingthetheaterlobby.B.Recordingvariousearlyfilms.

C.Makingmovieinformationknown.D.Showingfilmgoerstotheirscats.

6.WhatisWilliam'sattitudetowardstheproject?

A.Confident.B.Cautious.

C.Doubtful.D.Worried.

7.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LostMaterials:etoLifeB.SilentMovies:DisappearforEver

C.LobbyCards:ExpressSilentFilmsD.AmericaMovies:ChangewithTime

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