2024-2025學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末真題分類匯編-學(xué)生版-專題03 閱讀理解之議論文

試卷第=page11頁(yè)，共=sectionpages33頁(yè)2024-2025學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末真題分類匯編-學(xué)生版——專題03閱讀理解之議論文（一）（23-24高一上·廣東廣州·期末）Beforetheageofthesmartphone,noteveryonehadcamerasandittookskillsandagoodeyetocaptureandcreateagreatphotograph.Today,withthehugerangeofcameraappsonoursmartphones,we’reallamateurphotographers,andprettygoodonesatthat,sincethequalityofsmartphoneimagesnownearlyequalsthatofdigitalcameras.Theneweaseofphotographyhasgivenusastrongdesireforcapturingthemagicalandtheordinary.Weareobsessed(癡迷的)withdocumentingeverydaymoments,whetherit’sashotofourbreakfast,ourcat—orthecat’sbreakfast.Camerasareeverywhere—asituationthatistransformingthewayweexperiencedramaticevents.Withcamerasobservingmosturbancenters,havewegottentothepointwherecamerasdon’tneedphotographersandphotographersdon’tevenneedcameras?Whentherearepoliticaleventsornaturaldisasters,itisordinarycitizenswithcellphonesnotphotojournalistswhooftenprovidethefirstnewsimages.Qualitystillmatters,butit’slessimportantthanwhat’srelevantandinstantlyshared.Beforedigitalimages,mostpeopletrustedphotographstoaccuratelyreflectreality.Yetphotographyhasalwaysmorestoriesthanweassume.Eachpictureisaresultofaseriesofdecisionswheretostand,whatlenstouse,whattoleaveinandoutoftheframe.Imagescanalsobecolored,brightened,faded,andscratchedtomakephotographsmoreartistic,ortogivethemanantiquelook.Suchimagesmaybemoreusefulincommunicatinghowthepeoplebehindthecamerafeltthanindocumentingwhatwasactuallyinfrontofthecamera.It’snotclearwhetherthisfloweringofimagemakingwillleadtoapublicthatbetterappreciatesandunderstandsimagesorsimplynumbustothedeepeffectsawell-madeimagecanhave.Butthechangeisunavoidable.Perhapswearewitnessingthedevelopmentofauniversalvisuallanguage,onethatcouldchangethewaywerelatetoeachotherandtheworld.Ofcourse,aswithanylanguage,therewillbethosewhoproducepoetryandthosewhomakeshoppinglists.1．Whatmakesusallamateurphotographers?A．ThatittakesnoskillstotakephotographsB．Thatcellphonesprovidegreatconvenience.C．Thatwearemoreattractedtocreatingimages.D．Thatprofessionalstandardsappeartobefalling.2．Howaredigitalcameraschangingourlife?A．Wemaygetthelatestimagesmoreeasily.B．Naturaldisasterscanbedetectedinadvance.C．Photographersnolongerneedtocarryacamera.D．Peoplepaymoreattentiontothequalityofphotos.3．WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Thecreativefunctionsofcameraapps.B．Theattractivefeaturesofdigitalimages.C．Thenegativereviewsaboutartisticimages.D．Thesubjectivefactorsbehindphotographs.4．Whatcanwelearnabout“visuallanguage”inthelastparagraph?A．Itcanbebothusedinwritingpoetryandshopping.B．Itwillcontributetoourabilitytoappreciateimages.C．Ithasagreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentoftheuniverse.D．Itoffersusanewtoolofcommunicationtoexpressourselves.（二）（23-24高一上·山西朔州·期末）Childrenshoulddohousework.That’sacontroversial(有爭(zhēng)議的)idea,thoughnoteveryonewilladmitit.Afewparentswillsaythattheirchildrenaretoobusyforhousework.Manymoreofusassign(分派)housework,orsaywebelieveinthem,butthehouseworkjustdoesn’tgetdone.That’saproblem.Forstarters,houseworkisgoodforkids.Beingapartoftheroutineworkofrunningahouseholdhelpschildrendevelopanawarenessoftheneedsofothers,whileatthesametimecontributingtotheiremotionalwell-being.Onesmallstudy,doneoveraperiodof25years,foundthatthebestpredictor(預(yù)測(cè))foryoungadults’successintheirmid-20swaswhethertheyparticipatedinhouseholdtasksatage3or4.Thoseearlysharedresponsibilitiesextendedtoasenseofresponsibilityinotherareasoftheirlives.Butforallthattheirhelpmatters,fewkidsaredoingmucharoundthehouseatall.Inasurveyof1,000Americanadults,75percentsaidtheybelievedregularhouseworkmadekids“moreresponsible”.Yetwhile82percentreportedhavinghadregularhouseworkgrowingup,only56percentofthosewithchildrensaidtheyrequiredthemtodohousework.Sportsandhomeworkarenotget-out-of-housework-freecards.Thegoal,afterall,istoraiseadultswhocanbalanceacaringroleintheirfamiliesandcommunitieswithwhateverlifetimeachievementgoalstheychoose.Houseworkteachesthatbalance.Whatshouldyoudowhengettingchildrentodohousework?Acceptnoexcuses.Don’tworryifyoumustrepeatyourselfagainandagain.Ifyou’respendingmoretimegettingthechildtodothisjobthanitwouldtaketodoityourself,thenyou’redoingitright.Canapaymenthelp?Maybe.Butifyou’retryingtoteachkidstosharetheresponsibilityofahome,payingthemforroutinehouseworkisnottherightmessage.5．Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．Veryfewchildrengethouseworkdone. B．Childrenareverybusywithhousework.C．Houseworkisamust-doforparents. D．Familymembersshouldrespecteachother.6．Whatisfoundinthesmallstudy?A．Houseworkhelpsamanliveahappylife. B．Aman’ssuccessdependsonhishousework.C．Houseworkbenefitsasenseofresponsibility. D．AchildmuststartdoinghouseworkatAge3.7．Whatdoestheauthoradviseparentstodointhelastparagraph?A．Balancehouseworkandstudy. B．Helpthechilddohouseworkpositively.C．Dohouseworkbythemselves. D．Paythechildforhousework.8．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．AdultsDoLessHouseworkintheUS B．HouseworkMatterstoChildren.C．ParentsWordsSpeakLouder D．ChildrenNeedMoreCareatHome（三）（23-24高一上·廣西北海·期末）RunningisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUK.Butformanyrunners,therealreasonweheadouttobeattheroadsuntilourlegshurtismoreintangible(無(wú)形的)thanweightlossorfitness.Manyrunnersbecomeinterestedintimes.Theytrytobreakthe40-minutebarrierforthe10K,orrununderfourhoursforthemarathon.Yet,really,thesetimesarealmostmeaningless.Andassoonastheyareachieved,anothertargetisthrownoutalmostimmediately.Thetimesareonlythecarrotsweputinfrontofourselves.Butwhydoweputthemthereinthefirstplace?Nobodyevergivesawiseanswer.Deepdown,weallknowtheanswer.Runningbringsusjoy.Watchsmallchildrenwhentheyareexcited,atplay,andmostlytheycan’tstoprunning.Aswerun,webegintosensethatchildishjoy,whichisborntoliveawilderexistence.Aswerun,thelayersofresponsibilityandidentitywehavegatheredinourlives,father,mother,lawyer,teacher,allfallaway,leavinguswiththerawhumanbeing.Ifwepushon,runningharder,deeperintotheloneliness,furtherawayfromtheworldandthestructureofourlives,webegintofeelstrangelyexcited,separatedyetatthesametimeconnected,toourselves.Withnothingbutourowntwolegsmovingus,webegintogetasenseofwho,orwhat,wereallyare.Afteralongrun,everythingseemsrightintheworld.Everythingisatpeace.Toexperiencethisisapowerfulfeeling,strongenoughtohaveuscomingback,againandagain,formore.9．Whydoestheauthorthinksettingtimegoalsisalmostmeaningless?A．Thosetimegoalsareusedtoexchangecarrots.B．Thosetimegoalscan’tbeachievedwithoutefforts.C．Peoplewillbeneversatisfiedwiththeeasilyachievedtimegoals.D．Therewillalwaysbeanewtimegoaloncetheformeroneisachieved.10．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsrunning?A．Positive. B．Passive. C．Indifferent. D．Doubtful.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Breakingrecords. B．Runningforthemarathon.C．Feelinglonelyafterrunning. D．Feelingpeacefulafteralongrun.12．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．RunningtoBetheRealYou B．RunningtoLoseWeightC．RunningtoBecomeanAdult D．RunningtoAchieveSuccess（四）（23-24高一上·重慶長(zhǎng)壽·期末）Lastsummer,thestoryaboutaCEOwhoencouragedemployeestotakementalhealthdaysspreadonline.Itledtomanymediastoriesabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofyourmentalhealthincludingtakingamentalhealthdaywhenyouneedone.Butwhataboutkids?Shouldyouletyourchildtakeamentalhealthdayfromschool?Theanswerisn’tasimpleyesorno.It’simportantforkidstopowerthroughsomediscomfort,likegoingtoschoolevenwhenthey’reafraidofgivingapresentation,orwhentheydon’thavetheirmathhomeworkdone.There’salotofvalueinshowingthemthatthey’restrongerthantheythink.Butwhenthey’refeelingsobadthatthey’restrugglingtofunction,andgoingtoschoolislikelytomakeitworse,amentalhealthdaymightbejustwhatthedoctorordered.Lettingkidstaketheoccasional(偶爾的)mentalhealthday-maybeonceortwiceayear-couldmakethembelievethattakingcareoftheirmindsisvital,justastheyshouldtakecareoftheirbodies.Itcanalsobeagreatopportunitytohelpthemsharpentheiremotionalskillsandbuildthementalmusclestheyneedtostaystrong.Agoodwaytospendamentalhealthdayistousethetimetodothefollowingthings.Solveaproblem.Ifyourchildisstressedoutbyaspecificproblem,youmightbeabletoturnamentalhealthdayintoaproblem-solvingopportunity.Practiceself-care.Ifyourchildisexhaustedoroverworked,anoccasionaldayoffmayhelphimrecuperate.Itcouldbeanopportunitytodevelophealthierhabits,likegoingtosleepearlier,eatingnutritious(有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的)food,andgettingplentyofexercise.Seeaprofessional.Ifyourchildisstrugglingtoattendschool,seekprofessionalhelp.Scheduleanappointmentwithyourpediatrician(兒科醫(yī)生)totalkaboutyourchild’smentalhealthneeds.Aphysicianmayreferyoutoamentalhealthprofessionalifit’snecessary.13．WhatdidpeopledoafterreadingthestoryaboutaCEO?A．Theydecidedtotakemoredaysoffwork.B．Theyrealizedmentalhealthneedscaretoo.C．Theydecidedtoreadsomemediastoriesabouthim.D．Theybecameworriedaboutemployees’mentalhealth.14．Whichofthefollowingshowstheauthor’sopinion?A．Allchildrenneedamentalhealthday.B．Kidsneedamentalhealthdaylessthanadults.C．Schoolsshouldarrangeregularmentalhealthdays.D．Amentalhealthdayissometimesnecessaryforchildren.15．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recuperate”inParagraph6mean?A．Recover. B．Think.C．Sleep. D．Exercise.16．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Whendokidsneedmentalhealthdays?B．Whydopeopleneedmentalhealthdays?C．Howcankidsmakeuseofmentalhealthdays?D．Shouldkidsbeallowedtotakementalhealthdays?（五）（23-24高一上·浙江杭州·期末）Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that’snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooashamedtoadmitit,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.This“self-talk”helpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Beaware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying“Goodjob!”O(jiān)ften,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhave.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyanswerinasimilarmanner.Orharsh(刻薄的)andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensive.Wordshavepowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistest,thenit’sbetterleftunsaid.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteem(自尊)andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.17．Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．Wordshaveagreateffectonus. B．Encouragingwordsgiveusconfidence.C．Negativewordsmayletusdown. D．Notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus.18．Whyistherenoneedforustofeelashamedwhenwetalktoourselves?A．Almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselves.B．Talkingtoourselvescanhavepositiveeffectonus.C．Talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourage.D．Itdoesnoharmtohave“self-talk”whenwearealone.19．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A．Makeourselvesrelaxed. B．Remindourselves.C．Praiseourselves. D．Giveourselveshappiness.20．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffers.B．Negativewordsmayinspireustomakemoreprogress.C．Itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers.D．Peopletendtorememberfriendlywords.（六）（23-24高一上·浙江臺(tái)州·期末）ArecentstudyconductedbytheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)showedthatwhilesportsmanshipamongplayershasimprovedovertheyears,sportsmanshipinthefansandparentshasreduced.Ithasalwaysinterestedmewhypeopleinthestandsoftenfeeltheyhaveinvestedmorethantheactualparticipants.Isitthetimeandmoneyinvestedintoprivatelessonsandtravelteams?Isitthecollegescholarshipweneedourchildrentoearn?Isitthefearofseeingourkidsfail?Inanyevent,we,asparentsandfans,shouldalltakeastepbackanddetermineifwearehelpingourkids,orunderminingtheexperience.Asafatheroffourkidswhoenjoysparticipatinginathletics,Ihavetoremindmyselfthatitisokaywhenmykidmissesashot,strikesout,ordoesn’tplaygoodenoughdefense.Thatfactis,itistheirgameandtheirexperience,andmyplayingdaysareover.AgoodreminderformewhenIfeelthatmykidneedsmyadvicefromthestandscomesfromthegreatJohnWooden,basketballplayerandheadcoachattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.Heoncesaid,“Youngpeopleneedmodels,notcritics(批判者).”Insteadofbeingupsetwithwhatmykidisnotdoingwell,orhowanofficialhas“cheated”ourteam,Ishouldfocusonhelpingmykidlearntorespecttheotherteam.Ishouldwatchmylanguageandthenegativecommentsthatcouldcomefrommymouth.Ishouldrespecttheofficialsandnotargueeverycallthatismade.Perhapsmostimportantly,Ishouldsupportmykids’team,winorlose.Lifeistough,andlifeisnotfair.Likelife,sportsaretoughandnotalwaysfair.Yetsportscanbeawonderfultraininggroundforlife’schallenges.Justlikewewinsomeandlosesomeinsports,wealsodealwithplentyofsuccesses,challengesandfailuresinourlives.Let’strytobegoodsportsinboththewinningandlosingsituationsandduringoursuccesses,challengesandfailures.21．WhydoestheauthormentionNCAA’srecentstudy?A．Tointroducethetopicofsportsmanship.B．Toprovethereductionofsportsmanship.C．TostresstheexperienceofsportsmanshipD．Toshowtheimprovementofsportsmanship22．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invested”meaninparagraph1?A．Profited. B．Absorbed. C．Devoted. D．Harvested.23．Whatshouldparentsdotoencouragesportsmanshipaccordingtothetext?A．Expressdeepconcernabouttheotherteams’skills.B．Makepositivecommentsontheirkids’performance.C．Backtheirkids’teamwhatevertheresultofathleticsis.D．Respecttheotherplayers’honorwhatevercheatinghappens.24．Whichwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?A．Modestanddemanding.B．Strictandresponsible.C．Kindandwarm-hearted.D．Understandingandbroad-minded.（七）（23-24高一上·浙江寧波·期末）Whenlivingortravellinginternationally,wenoticethedifferencesbetweenculturesbeforeseeingthesimilarities.Atfirst,somedifferencesareeasytospot.Overtime,however,therearesomecurioussimilaritiesbetweenhowpeopleintheUKandChinacommunicate.Indeed,internationalresidentsinbothcountriesoftencomplainabouthavingtoreadwhatlocalpeoplereallymean,becauseitoftendiffersfromwhatissaid.IntheUK,outsidersoftengetconfusedwhentheyrealisethatapersonmakingrudecommentswasactuallyshowinglove.Insituationslikethis,contextiseverything.Likewise,inChina,outsidersmustinfermostmeaningfromcontextandfromwhatisnotsaid,ratherthanfromwhatis.Otherwise,misunderstandingshappen.TheUKandChinacontextssharefurtherculturalfeatures,whichgreatlyinfluencehowpeoplecommunicate,includingtheculturaltrait(特點(diǎn))ofnon-conflict.TheBritishwilldoeverythingtoavoidconflict.Theywillprobablytellthewaiteritwaslovelyevenwhenservedwithpoorqualityfood.Thisculturaltraitcancausemajormisunderstandings.Forexample,aBritishbusinesspartnerwhoisdeeplyunhappywithyourproposalwillprobablysay“therearejustacoupleofsmallconcerns,”ratherthantellingyouthattheentireproposalisunsatisfactory.Chinesecommunicationshowsaverysimilarconflictprevention.Oftenchallenges,errors,mistakes,orproblemsremaincompletelytaboos(禁忌)astopicsofdiscussion,eventhougheveryoneknowsoftheirexistence.Instead,peopletalkaboutworkingtowardsfurthergoalsorobjectives,ratherthandirectlyadmitthatthecurrentsituationisfarfromsatisfactory.Likewise,Chinesepeopleliketokeepasenseofharmonywithinallenvironments,andsoavoidopencriticismofeachother.ThisisverysimilartothewaythataBritishpersonmighttellyouacolleague“isveryconfident”ratherthanthattheyarerude.Inthissense,theBritishandChinesecanappreciateeachotherforharmony.25．WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinParagraph2?A．Politecommentsareencouraged.B．Learningwhatisnotsaidisdifficult.C．Contextisimportantincommunication.D．Misunderstandingsoftenhappenamongoutsiders.26．WhatwilltheBritishandtheChineseprobablybothagreewith?A．Talkingovertaboosindiscussions.B．Preventingmisunderstandingsinwork.C．Avoidingdiscussingone’smistakesinpublic.D．Makinguseofculturaltraitsincommunication.27．Howdoestheauthordevelopthispassage?A．Byusingfigures.B．Bymakingcomparison.C．Bylistingreasons.D．Bymakingclassifications.28．Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．CulturalContextB．ConflictPreventionC．CulturalDifferencesD．CommunicationPuzzles（八）（23-24高一上·上海奉賢·期末）Austriatookastrikingsteptocombatthecoronaviruspandemicwhenitsgovernmentannouncedthatpeoplewouldnotbeallowedtoenterplacessuchassupermarketswithoutwearingafacemask.Somemightrolltheireyesatthis,includingmanyscientists.Thereisdisagreementoverwhetherwearinglow-qualitymaskspreventspeoplefrominhaling(吸入)thevirus,evenifitdoesreducethechancesofthemspreadingitbysneezingorcoughing.Austriawillonlybedistributingregularmasksfreetoshoppersatshopentrances,nottheN95respirators(whichdoreduceinhalationrisks).SomeUSandEuropeandoctorsbelievemask-wearingissopointlessforthosewhodonotusuallyfacethedirectrisksmedicalstaffareexposedtothattheyhaveurgedconsumerstodonateanymaskstheyhaveboughttohospitalsinstead.YetIthinkitwouldbeamistaketosneeratAustria’smove-fortworeasons.First,wearingmaskshasonepracticalpersonalbenefit:itremindsyoutoavoidtouchingyourface.Thismatters.Thesecondreasonisthatmask-wearingisnotjustaboutindividualpsychologyorbehavior;ithassocialimplicationsaswell.AsChristosLynteris,amedicalanthropologistattheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotland,putitinanopinioncolumnforTheNewYorkTimes:“Membersofacommunitywearmasksnotonlytofightoffdiseaseinapandemic.Theywearmasksalsotoshowthattheywanttostick,andcope,togetherunderthethreatofpandemic.”SomeEuropeansandAmericanswillscoff.Anglo-Saxonculturetendstoprizeindividualism,notthetypeofcollectivismthathasoftenbeenvaluedinAsia.AndinacitysuchasNewYork,mask-wearinghasbeensuchaminoritypracticethatithasalmostbeenassociatedwithasenseofshame－inrecenttimesespecially,sincesomeviewitasasignofsickness.Thepointaboutmassmask-wearingisthatthisshametendstodisappearifeveryoneputsoneon.Infact,notwearingamaskisnowalmostasourceofshameinplacessuchasJapan.AndwhileitmightbehardtoimaginethisbecomingthecaseintheUS,nothingshouldberuledout,givenhowquicklytheshockofCOVID-19isreshapingourideasofrisk,andleadingtoarisingappreciationinthewestforcollectivistvalues.AsLynterisnotes,epidemicsshouldbeunderstoodnotjustas“biologicaleventsbutalsoassocialprocesses”,sincethis“iskeytotheirsuccessfulcontainment(抑制)”.Ifritualsorsymbols-likemasks-helpustorealizethis,thensomuchthebetter.Toputitanotherway,beatingCOVID-19willnotjustrequiremedicalscience,butadoseofsocialsciencetoo.29．SomeWesternscientistsanddoctorsrolltheireyesatAustria’smovebecausetheythink_______.A．medicalstaffareshortoffacemasksinhospitalsB．low-qualityfacemaskscan’tstoppeoplesneezingC．wearingafacemaskwon’treducetheriskofinfectionD．donationshouldbemorestressedandencouraged30．Theauthorthinksitamistaketosneeratwearingmasksinpublicbecause_______.A．ithasbothpersonalandsocialbenefitsB．ithelpspeoplepracticetonottouchtheirfaceC．itprovespeople’spsychologicalandbehavioralwell-beingD．itimpliespeoplecanfinallysolvetheproblem31．Theunderlinedword“scoff”inpara.6impliesthatsomeEuropeansandAmericans_______.A．doubtthesocialeffectivenessofwearingfacemasksB．viewminoritypracticesinpublicasasignofsicknessC．valueindividualismsomuchthattheyhatecollectivismD．don’ttakethesocialimplicationsoffacemasksseriously32．Theauthorwillprobablyagreethat_______.A．thesocialsciencesareunnecessaryforbeatingCOVID-19B．holdingcollectivistvaluescanhelpcontainCOVID-19C．COVID-19canbeeliminatedthroughsocialprocessesD．massmask-wearingisimpossibleintheUnitedStates（九）（23-24高一上·北京東城·期末）EverywhereIlook,therearenewbuildingsbeingbuilt.TheneighbourhoodsthatIknewasaboy,filledwithbeautifuloldbuildings,havemostlydisappeared,andintheirplace,modern,high-risebuildingshaveappeared.Ifwecontinueinthisway,nothingwillremainofourheritage;soonIwillnolongerrecognizemycity.Whatisleftofthecity’straditionalbuildingsandneighbourhoodsmustbepreservedanditisimportanttobeginthisprocessnow.Historicpreservationhasbecomepopularallovertheworldinrecentyears,butmanycountrieshavechosennewconstructionoverpreservation.Thereisgoodreasonforthis.Asthepopulationhasbecomelarger,peoplewanttheusefulnessofmodernliving.However,thebuiltenvironmentshouldbemorethanshinynewbuildingswithairconditioningandwashingmachines;itshouldalsoshowthebeautyofourcultureandheritage.Howcanourchildrenunderstandourcultureifweerasesomuchofthephysicalevidence(物證)ofit?Thereasonsforpreservinghistoricbuildingsarenotsimplyaboutanemotionalconnectiontothepast.Therearealsogoodeconomicreasonsinfavourofpreservation.Therepairandpreservationofhistoricsitescanbecomeaneconomicengine,drawingtouristsandsmallbusinessestothearea.ThereareseveralgoodexamplesofthisintheMiddleEast.InDubai,thehistoricAIBastikiyadistrictdrawsthousandsoftouristseveryyearfromallovertheworld.Italsoattractslocalpeople,eagertolearnabouttheircity’spast.Thosewhoareagainsthistoricpreservationthinkthatitistooexpensive.Butmanyrecentprojectsallovertheworldhavetoldusthatthisisnotnecessarilythecase.Infact,renovation(翻新)ofanexistingbuildingcancostabout$40persquaremetrelessthaneventhemostbasicnewbuilding,whilepreservingthebeautyoftheoriginalbuilding.Whatismore,environmentalexpertsbelievethatthegreenestbuildingistheonethatisalreadybuilt.Newbuildingalmostalwayshasamoreseriousenvironmentalinfluencebecauseitrequirestheuseofall-newmaterialsthatmustbetransported,oftenoverlongdistances,insteadofrecycledmaterialsthatarealreadyonsite.Werecyclesomanyotherthings.Wecanandshouldrecyclebuildings,too.33．Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthisneighbourhood?A．Unsafe. B．Confused. C．Bored. D．Upset.34．Asforinternationalvisitors,whichwouldtheauthoragreewith?A．Theyprefermodernaccommodation.B．Theygetalongwellwithlocalpeople.C．Theywanttolearnaboutcultureandtraditions.D．Theychoosedestinationsbasedonlocaleconomy.35．Whatismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A．Theadvantagesofhistoricpreservation.B．Recentprogressinheritagepreservation.C．Thechallengeshistoricpreservationfaces.D．People’simpressionofpreservationprojects.（十）（23-24高一上·北京順義·期末）Isyourteentimereallythatdifferentfromthatofyourparentsorgrandparents?Weak.Easytobeangry.Addictedtotheirphones.Arethesewhatcometomindwhenwethinkoftheteensofthisgeneration(一代人)?Whiletheremaybealittleoftruthtothisthought,theremightbemoretotheteensofthisgenerationthanwhatisgenerallyseen.Neverbeforehavethelivesofanygenerationbeenasconnectedwithmobiletechnologyandsocialmediaastheteensofthisgeneration.Itfollowsthenthattherewillbesomeproblemsresultingfromthisnewageoftechnology.Thepopularuseofsocialmediahasledtoaworldinwhichteensareresponsibletojoin.Comparedtotheparentsorgrandparentswhowerelikelylessconnected,theseteensare“busy”intheirsocialcircles.Itisnowonderthenthatthehealthofthisgeneration’steenshasbeendamaged.Moreover,theteenstodayaremoreindependent.Thisisquitedifferentfromthemorevillagespiritorcommunitythoughtoftheparents’andgrandparents’times.Goneistherelationshipamongneighbourswhoarefriendlywithoneanotherandquicktooffer