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1、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.Princeiscertainlynottheo
2、nlycontemporaryartisttohaveworkedwithso-called“foundphotographs”—aloosetermgiventoeverythingfromdiscarded(丢弃的)printsdiscoveredinajunkshoptooldadvertisementsoramateurphotographsfromastranger’sfamilyalbum.TheGermanartistJoachimSchmid,whobelieves“basicallyeverythingisworthlookingat”,hasgathereddisca
3、rdedphotographs,postcardsandnewspaperimagessince1982.Inhison-goingproject,Archiv,hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes:peoplewithdogs;teams;newcars;dinnerwiththefamily;andsoon.LikeSchmid,theeditorsofseveralself-publishedartmagazinesalsochampion(捍卫)foundphotographs.Oneofthem,calledsimpl
4、yFound,wasbornonesnowynightinChicago,whenDavyRothbardreturnedtohiscartofindunderhiswiper(雨刷)anangrynoteintendedforsomeelse:“Why’syourcarHEREatHERplace?”ThenotebecamethestartingpointforRothbard’saddictivepublication,whichfeaturesfoundphotographssentinbyreaders,suchaposterdiscoveredinourdrawer.Thew
5、holefound-photographphenomenonhasraisedsomequestions.Perhapsoneofthemostdifficultis:cantheseimagesreallybeconsideredasart?Andifso,whoseart?Yetfoundphotographsproducedbyartists,suchRichardPrince,mayridinghishorsehurriedlytomeetsomeone?OrhowdidPrincecreatethisphotograph?It’sanyone’sguess.Inaddition
6、,asweimaginetheback-storytothepeopleinthefoundphotographsartists,likeSchmid,havecollated(整理),wealsoturntowardourownphotographicalbums.Whyismemorysoimportanttous?Whydoweallseektofreezeintimethefacesofourchildren,ourparents,ourlovers,andourselves?Willtheymeananythingtoanyoneafterwe’vegone?1.Thefirs
7、tparagraphofthepassageisusedto_________.A.remindreadersoffoundphotographsB.advisereadertostartanewkindofbusinessC.askreaderstofindphotographsbehindsofaD.showreadersthevalueoffoundphotographs2.Accordingtothepassage,Joac