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Ⅰ.閱讀理解
A
In Mark Turin’s article“Protecting Our Public Spaces” in issue 14, he claims that “all graffiti(涂鴉) is vandalism(故意破壞財物的行為), pure and simple, and offers no benefit to our public spaces”. I would like to point out that many people believe that graffiti is an art form that can benefit our public spaces just as much as sculptures, fountains, or other more accepted art forms.
People who object to graffiti usually do so more because of where it is, not what it is. They argue that posting graffiti in public places is considered an illegal act of property damage. But the location of such graffiti should not prevent the images themselves from being considered real art.
I would argue that graffiti is the most important public art form. Spray paint is a medium unlike any other. Through graffiti, the entire world has become a canvas(畫布). These works of art dotting the urban landscape are available, free of charge, to everyone who passes by.
To be clear, I do not consider random words or names sprayed on stop signs to be art. Plenty of graffiti is just vandalism, pure and simple. However, there is also graffiti that is breathtaking in its complex detail, its realism, or its creativity. It takes great talent to create such involved designs with spray paint. Are these creators not artists just because they use a can of spray paint instead of a paintbrush?
To declare that all graffiti is vandalism, and nothing more, is an overly simplistic statement. Furthermore, graffiti is not going anywhere, so we might as well find a way to live with it and enjoy its benefits. One option could be to make a percentage of public spaces open to graffiti artists. By doing this, the public might feel like part owners of these works of art, rather than just the victims of a crime.
【解題導語】　本文是一篇議論文。文章通過論述涂鴉與公共空間的關系，進而探討涂鴉是否為藝術。作者認為判斷其是否為藝術應該根據(jù)涂鴉的質量而非存在的地方。
1．Mark Turin apparently believes that graffiti ________．
A．is not an art form
B．is too simple to be considered art
C．can only sometimes be considered a work of art
D．should be restricted to places where it is allowed
A　解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“In Mark Turin’s article ‘Protecting Our Public Spaces’ in issue 14, he claims that ‘all graffiti(涂鴉) is vandalism(故意破壞財物的行為), pure and simple, and offers no benefit to our public spaces’．”可知，Mark Turin顯然認為涂鴉不是一種藝術形式。
2．The author argues that graffiti ________．
A．is the only art form that is free
B．is best viewed on public walls rather than canvases
C．provides more public benefits than sculptures do
D．should be judged on artistic qualities rather than places
D　解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)對全文的整體理解，尤其是第二段最后一句“But the location of such graffiti should not prevent the images themselves from being considered real art.”可知，作者認為評價涂鴉應該根據(jù)其藝術品質而不是其所在地點。
3．The author concludes his passage by ________．
A．restating his position
B．questioning the magazine
C．offering an answer to the matter
D．identifying the benefits of graffiti
C　解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的內容尤其是“One option could be to make a percentage of public spaces open to graffiti artists.”可推知，作者是通過提供一個解決辦法來結束文章的。
B
Growing Pains
The term “adulting” started as a sort of joke—whenever a millennial(千禧一代) would do something age-appropriate, this was an act of “adulting”. Now, though, millennials obviously require training in being an adult.
Rachel Flehinger has co-founded an Adulting School, which includes online courses on simple sewing, conflict resolution and cooking. The cause for such classes is that many millennials haven’t left childhood homes—in America 34 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 still lived with their parents as of 2015, up from 26 percent a decade before.
There’s a good deal of truth to this. If you’re living at home, with Mom and Dad doing their best to spoil(溺愛) you, you’re less likely to know how to do laundry, cook or balance a checkbook. Dependency__breeds__enervation.
But living at home doesn’t necessarily lead to dependency. As of 1940, more than 30 percent of 25- to 29-year-olds lived at home with parents or grandparents. They were adulting, even while living at home. Parents expected their kids to do chores, to prepare for life. Instead of blaming living at home, then, we have to blame our style of parenting. The truth is that we’ve simply become lazier as parents.
So what’s the real problem?
We’re more likely to let our kids crash on our couches(長沙發(fā)) than tell them to get a job and pay rent. We don’t push our kids to build families of their own, as life expectancy has increased, so has adolescence. Americans aren’t expected to start building a life, particularly middle-and upper-class Americans, until they’re nearing their 30s. Then the question is how we can encourage young people to “adult” in non-circumstance-driven fashion.
【解題導語】　千禧一代的孩子接受著父母的寵愛，他們很多人不知道如何洗衣、做飯、管理生活收支，不能獨立；所以有必要在他們成人之前培訓他們縫紉、解決沖突、烹飪等簡單的生活技能。事實上，是父母的養(yǎng)育方式導致孩子不能獨立，父母應當讓孩子去承擔他們的責任。
4．What does the last sentence “Dependency breeds enervation.” in the third paragraph mean?
A．Parents would like to do housework by themselves.
B．Present kids are too lazy to do housework.
C．Dependency makes kids unable to do things.
D．Kids depend on their parents.
C　解析：句意理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句可知，如果你住在家里，爸爸媽媽竭盡全力溺愛你，你就不太可能知道如何洗衣服、做飯或平衡收支。畫線句為進一步的總結，據(jù)此可推知，畫線句意在表達：過度依賴父母會使孩子喪失做事情的能力。故C項正確。
5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Millennials would like to be trained in being an adult.
B．Parents are too lazy to do chores.
C．Millennials don’t adult because they still live in their childhood homes.
D．In the 1940s kids were adulting even when they were living at home.
D　解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二、三句可知，自20世紀40年代起，有超過30%的25至29歲的人與父母或祖父母一起住在家里；但即使和家人同住，他們也很成熟。故D項正確。
6．Which of the following statements is the main idea of the passage?
A．“Adulting” is hard, but only because parents are too lazy to teach their kids.
B．Millennials should leave home early to adult.
C．Americans aren’t expected to start building a life until they’re nearing their 30s.
D．Adulting schools with online courses are popular.
A　解析：主旨大意題。根據(jù)第四段尾句“The truth is that we’ve simply become lazier as parents.”并結合全文其他內容可知，本文主要論述了由于父母的過分寵愛和懶得教孩子們生活技能，現(xiàn)在許多千禧一代的孩子不能獨立，不知道如何洗衣、做飯、管理生活收支等。故A項正確。
7．According to the passage, what will be written about next?
A．The government should put off the age of adulthood.
B．Parents should leave kids in charge of society.
C．Parents should put responsibility on young people.
D．Pushing kids to adult is painful for parents.
C　解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)本文最后一句可知，接下來的問題是，我們如何鼓勵年輕人以非環(huán)境驅動的方式“成年”。據(jù)此可推知，下文將介紹家長如何鼓勵孩子們承擔生活的責任。故C項正確。
【難句分析】　If you’re living at home, with Mom and Dad doing their best to spoil(溺愛) you, you’re less likely to know how to do laundry, cook or balance a checkbook.
分析：本句是一個主從復合句。句中“If you’re living at home”為if引導的條件狀語從句，“how to do laundry, cook or balance a checkbook”為“疑問副詞＋不定式”結構，作know的賓語；“with Mom and Dad doing their best to spoil(溺愛) you”為with復合結構，作狀語。
譯文：如果你住在家里，父母盡最大努力溺愛你，那你不太可能知道如何洗衣、做飯和管理生活收支。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2020·臺州高三模擬)When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”．
At the __1__ of Palo Duro Canyon(峽谷) State Park, I __2__ a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a __3__， permanent campsite in the park and __4__， the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers(護林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an __5__ for the following day.
The park was __6__， so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks(臭鼬) walking toward our table. We __7__ climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to __8__ our camp.
Having survived that night, we were __9__ that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our __10__ and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening, __11__， we learned about the canyon __12__. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay __13__ in the dark until the winds died away.
__14__ the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck. And we managed to __15__ the little money my wife __16__ by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful __17__. For a time after our business __18__ I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny __19__ with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself __20__ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!
【解題導語】　餐館生意失敗后作者和妻子一起去了得克薩斯州。作者在帕羅杜洛峽谷州立公園的入口處，看到了招聘公園管理人員的廣告。作者因為這個崗位能提供免費的野營地而去參加應聘。然后他與妻子一起在野營卡車里過了幾周的艱苦生活，這樣的生活使作者能夠和妻子緊靠在一起閱讀和談話。最終，作者不僅對所經歷的磨難充滿感激，而且回歸了家庭，并最終愛上峽谷公園的一切。
1．A.back　　　　　　　　　　 B．edge
C．centre D．entrance
D　解析：招聘廣告一般都貼在入口處。entrance“入口”。
2．A.sponsored B．published
C．noticed D．answered
C　解析：作者注意到一則招聘公園管理人員的廣告。sponsor“贊助”；publish“出版”；notice“注意”；answer“回答”。
3．A.safe B．free
C．convenient D．beautiful
B　解析：根據(jù)下文中的“a rent-free place”可知，這個崗位提供一個免費的、永久性的營地。
4．A.in return B．in time
C．in short D．in turn
A　解析：根據(jù)空前表述這個崗位提供永久性的營地和空后的這個崗位的職責并結合選項可知，此處應是作為回報，這些被招聘來的管理人員在公園游客和護林人員之間起聯(lián)系作用。in return“作為回報”；in time“及時”；in short“總而言之”；in turn“輪流，轉而”。
5．A.attempt B．agreement
C．appeal D．appointment
D　解析：根據(jù)下文的“The next day we met with the people who ran the park.”可知，此處是作者與招聘人員約好第二天見面。attempt“嘗試，試圖”；agreement“同意，協(xié)議”；appeal“呼吁，吸引力”；appointment“預約，約會，約定”。
6．A.crowded B．dangerous
C．ideal D．quiet
A　解析：根據(jù)空后的“so it took us some time to find an available site”可知，作者花了一些時間才找到可用的位置，故可反推出：公園是十分擁擠的。crowded“擁擠的”。
7．A.repeatedly B．immediately
C．eventually D．calmly
B　解析：根據(jù)語境可知，看到兩只臭鼬爬過來，作者和妻子立即爬到桌子上。immediately“立即”。
8．A.attack B．leave
C．pass D．search
B　解析：根據(jù)該句中的“waited for them”和語境可知，此處表示作者和妻子等著臭鼬離開。
9．A.satisfied B．determined
C．confident D．aware
C　解析：根據(jù)空處前后的內容可知，那一夜他們有驚無險地度過了，所以此處作者很自信(confident) 其他一切都會好起來的。satisfied“滿意的”；determined“有決心的”；aware“知道的，意識到的”。
10．A.responsibilities B．requirements
C．circumstances D．conditions
A　解析：根據(jù)空前一句可知，作者與招聘人員見了面，招聘人員肯定要向作者說明他們的工作職責(responsibilities)。requirement“要求”；circumstance“情況，情形”；condition“條件；狀況”。
11．A.moreover B．therefore
C．meanwhile D．however
D　解析：根據(jù)下文的“winds”可知，此處表達的是，然而(however)，那天夜里他們遭遇到了峽谷狂風(winds)。
12．A.winds B．snows
C．woods D．trails
A　解析：參見上題解析。
13．A.shaking B．quarrelling
C．mourning D．aching
A　解析：根據(jù)空前一句“They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently”可知，寒冷的狂風搖動著野營車，作者和妻子也隨之抖動直到狂風漸息。shake“搖動，抖動”；quarrel“爭吵”；mourn“哀悼，憂傷”；ache“疼痛”。
14．A.After B．Between
C．During D．Beyond
C　解析：根據(jù)語境可知，在接下來的幾周時間里(During)，作者和妻子學會了在卡車中生存(live on)并設法依靠妻子臨時代課掙(earned)來的少量的錢生活。
15．A.give away B．hand out
C．live on D．put aside
C
16．A.borrowed B．earned
C．posted D．raised
B
17．A.business B．career
C．family D．image
C　解析：根據(jù)下文中的“I might lose my family as well”可知，此處表達的是開了一個成功的店，然后又失去了它，(這一過程)使得作者很少有時間建立一個成功的家庭，故選C。
18．A.started B．failed
C．expanded D．declined
B　解析：根據(jù)第一段第一句中的“When our restaurant business failed”可知，此處是生意失敗后的一段時間內，作者認為自己連家也可能失去。start“開始”；fail“失敗”；expand“擴大”；decline“下降，拒絕”。
19．A.truck B．park
C．house D．camp
A　解析：根據(jù)上文中的“survive in our truck”可知，此處表示作者夫妻倆生活在無電視的狹小的野營卡車內。
20．A.desperate B．ready
C．suitable D．thankful
D　解析：根據(jù)本段最后一句“We had become a family！”和空前的“a jeweled sky”可知，此處應是作者對過去的磨難充滿了感激。desperate“絕望的”；ready“準備好”；suitable“適合的”；thankful“感激的”。

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