阅读判断:下面的短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息,请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及,请选择C。WhenOurWordsCollide“Wannabuyabody?”ThatwastheopeninglineofmorethanafewphonecallsIgotfromfreelance(自由职业)photographerswhenIwasaphotoeditoratU.S.News.Likemanyinthemainstreampress,Iwantedtoseparatetheworldofphotographersinto“them”,whotradeinpictureofbodiesorchasecelebrities,and“us”,theseriousnewspeople.Butafter16yearsinthatrole.Icametowonderwhetherthetwoworldswereeasilydistinguishable.Workinginthereputableworldofjournalism,Iassignedphotographerstocoverotherpeople’snightmares.Ijustifiedinvadingmomentsofgrief,undertheguise(借口)ofthereader'srighttoknow.Ididn’taskphotographerstotrespass(冒犯)ortostalk(跟踪),butIdidn’thaveto:Iworkedwithpros(同行)whodidwhatothersdid:talkingtheirwayintosituationsorshootingfrombehindpolicelinestogetpicturesIwasafter.AndIwasn’talone.Intheaftermathofacarcrashorsomeotherhideousincidentwhenordinarypeoplearehurtorkilled,yourarelyseephotographerspushingpastrescueworkerstocapturethebloodandgore(血雨腥风).Butyouarelikelytoseethelocalnewspaperandtelevisionphotographersonthescene-andfast.Howcanwejustifyourbehavior?Journalistsaretaughttoseparatedoingthejobfromworryingabouttheconsequenceofpublishingwhattheyrecord.Repeatedly,theyareremindedofanews-businessdictum(格言):leaveyourconscienceintheoffice.Yougetthepictureofthefootage:thedecisionwhethertoprintorairitcomeslater.Avictimmayliebleeding,unconscious,ordead:yourjobistorecordtheimage.Youputawayyouremotionsanddocumentthescene.Weactthiswaypartlybecauseweknowthatthepicturescanhaveimportantmeaning.Photographscanchangedeplorable(凄惨的)situationsbymobilizingpublicoutrageorincreasepublicunderstanding.However,disastrouseventsoftenbringouttheworstinphotographersandphotoeditors.Inthefirstminutesandhoursafteradisasteroccurs,photoagenciesbuypictures.Oftenanagencybuysapicturefromalocalnewspaperoranamateurphotographerandputitupforbidbymajormagazines.Themostkeenlysought“exclusives”commandtensofthousandsofdollarsthroughbiddingcontests.Manypeoplebelievethatjournalistsneedtochangethewaytheydothings,andit’sourpicturesthatannoypeoplethemost.Readersmaynotbelieve,aswedo,thatthereisadistinctionbetweensober-minded“us”andsleazy(低级庸俗的)“them”.Intoomanycases,byourchoicesofimagesaswellashowwegetthem,weproveourreadersright. Thewriterbelievesthatshootingpeople’snightmaresisjustifiable.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Notmentioned
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阅读理解:请根据短文内容,为每题确定l个最佳选项。TheNationalTrust。TheNationalTrustinBritainplaysanincreasinglyimportantpartinthepreservationforpublicenjoymentofthebestthatisleftunspoiledoftheBritishcountryside.AlthoughtheTrusthasreceivedpracticalandmoralsupportfromtheGovernment,itisnotarichgovernmentdepartment.ItisavoluntaryassociationofpeoplewhocarefortheunspoiledcountrysideandhistoricbuildingsofBritain.Itisacharitywhichdependsforitsexistenceonvoluntarysupportfrommembersofthepublic.Itsprimarydutyistoprotectplacesofgreatnaturalbeautyandplacesofhistoricalinterest.TheattentionofthepublicwasthefirstdrawntothedangersthreateningthegreatoldhousesandthecastlesofBritainbythedeathoftheLordLothian,wholefthisgreatseventeenth-centuryhousetotheTrusttogetherwiththe4500-acreparkandestatesurroundingit.ThisgiftattractedwidepublicityandstartedtheTrust’s“CountryHouseScheme”Underthisscheme,withthehelpoftheGovernmentandthegeneralpublic,theTrusthasbeenabletosaveandmakeaccessibletothepublicabout150oftheseoilhouses.Lastyear,about1.75millionpeoplepaidtovisitthesehistorichouses,usuallyataverysmallcharge.Inadditiontocountryhousesandopenspaces,theTrustnowownssomeexamplesofancientwindandwatermills,naturereserves,540farmsandnearly2500cottagesorsmallvillagehouses,aswellassomecompletevillages.Inthesevillagesnooneisallowedtobuild,developordisturbtheoldvillageenvironmentinanywayandallthehousesaremaintainedintheiroriginal16thcenturystyle.Over4,000acresofcoastline,woodland,andhillcountryareprotectedbytheTrustandnodevelopmentordisturbancesofanykindarepermitted.Thepublichasfreeaccesstotheseareasandisonlyaskedtorespectthepeace,beautyandwildlife.Overthepast80yearstheTrusthasbecomeabigandimportantorganizationandanessentialandrespectedpartofnationallife.IthelpstopreserveallthatandofhistoricalsignificancenotonlyforfuturegenerationsofBritonsbutalsoforthemillionsoftouristswhoeachyearinvadeBritaininsearchofagreathistoricandculturalheritage.TheNationalTrustisdedicatedto______.()
A. Preservingthebestpublicenjoyment.
B. Providingthepublicwithfreeaccesstohistoricbuildings.
C. Offeringbetterservicestovisitorshomeandabroad.
D. Protectingtheunspoiledcountrysideandhistoricbuildings.
阅读理解:请根据短文内容,为每题确定l个最佳选项。HowWeFormFirstImpression。Weallhavefirstimpressionofsomeonewejustmet.Butwhy?Whydoweformanopinionaboutsomeonewithoutreallyknowinganythingabouthimorher-asideperhapsfromafewremarksorreadilyobservabletraits?Theanswerisrelatedtohowyourbrainallowsyoutobeawareoftheworld.Yourbrainissosensitiveinpickingupfacialtraits.Evenveryminordifferenceinhowaperson’seyes,ears,nose,ormouthareplacedinrelationtoeachothermakesyouseehimorherasdifferent.Infact,yourbraincontinuouslyprocessesincomingsensoryinformation-thesightsandsoundsofyourworld.Theseincomingsignalsarecomparedagainstahostof“memories”storedinthebrainareascalledthecortex(皮质)systemtodeterminewhatthesenewsignals“mean”.Ifyouseesomeoneyouknowandlikeatschool,yourbrainsays“familiarandsafe”.Ifyouseesomeonenew,itsays,“newandpotentiallythreatening”.Thenyourbrainstartstomatchfeaturesofthisstrangerswithother“known”memories.Themoreunfamiliarthecharacteristics,themoreyourbrainmaysay,“Thisisnew,Idon’tlikethisperson”Orelse,“I’mintrigued(好奇的)”.Oryourbrainmayperceiveanewfacebutfamiliarclothes,ethnicity,gestures-likeyourotherfriends;soyourbrainsays:“Ilikethisperson”.Butthesepreliminaryimpressionscanbedeadwrong.Whenwestereotypepeople,weusealessmatureformofthinking(notunliketheimmaturethinkingofaveryyoungchild)thatmakessimplisticandcategoricalimpressionsofothers.Ratherthanlearnaboutthedepthandbreadthofpeople-theirhistory,interest,values,strengths,andtruecharacter-wecategorizethemasjocks(骗子),peeks(反常的人),orfreaks(怪人).However,ifweresistinitialstereotypicalimpressions,wehaveachancetobeawareofwhatapersonistrulylike.Ifwespendtimewithaperson,hearabouthisorherlife,hopes,dreams,andbecomeawareofourcortex,whichallowustobehumane.Ourthinkingisnotmatureenoughwhenwestereotypepeoplebecause_______.
A. weneglecttheirdepthandbreadth.
B. theyarenotalljocks,peeks,orfreaks.
C. ourthinkingissimilartothatofaveryyoungchild.
D. ourjudgmentisalwayswrong.
补全短文:下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。WronglyConvictedManandHisAccuserTellTheirStory。NEWYORK,NY,January5,2010.St.Martin’sPresshasannouncedthereleaseofthepaperbackeditionofPickingCotton,aremarkabletruestoryofwhatnovelistJohnGrishamcallsan“accountofviolence,rage,redemption(救赎),and,ultimatelyforgiveness.” Thestorybeganin1987,inBurlington,NorthCarolina,withtherapeofayoungwhilecollegestudentnamedJenniferThompson.Duringherordeal,Thompsonsworetoherselfthatshewouldneverforgetthefaceofherrapist,amanwhoclimbedthroughthewindowofherapartmentandassaultedherbrutally.________(1)Whenthepoliceaskedherifshecouldidentifytheassailant(袭击者)fromabookofmugshots,shepickedonethatshewassurewascorrect,andlatersheidentifiedthesamemaninalineup.Basedonherconvincingeyewitnesstestimony,a22-year-oldblackmannamedRonaldCottonwassentencedtoprisonfortwolifeterms.Cotton’slawyerappealedthedecision,andbythetimeoftheappealshearing,evidencehadcometolightsuggestingthattherealrapistmighthavebeenamanwholookedverylikeCotton,animprisonedcriminalnamedBobbyPoole._______(2)JenniferThompsonlookedatbothmenfacetoface,andonceagainsaidthatRonaldCottonwastheonewhorapedher.Elevenyearslater,DNAevidencecompletelyexonerated(证明……清白)Cottonandjustasunequivocally(明确地)convictedPoole,whoconfessedtothecrime.________(3)“ThemanIwassosureIhadneverseeninmylifewasthemanwhowasinchesfrommythroat,whorapedme,whohurtme,whotookmyspiritaway,whorobbedmeofmysoul,”shewrote.“AndthemanIhadidentifiedsosurelyonsomanyoccasionswasabsolutelyinnocent.”_______(4)Remarkablybothwereabletoputthistragedybehindthem,overcometheracialbarrierthatdividedthem,andwriteabook,whichtheyhavesubtitled“Ourmemoirofinjusticeandredemption.”Nevertheless,Thompsonsays,shestilllives“withconstantpainthatmyprofoundmistakecosthimsodearly______(5)” 47(单项选择题)
A. Thompsonwasshockedanddevastated.
B. Anothertrialwasheld.
C. Icannotbegintoimaginewhatwouldhavehappenedhadmymistakenidentificationoccurredinacapitalcase.
Duringtheattack,shemadeanefforttomemorizeeverydetailofhisface,lookingforscars,tattoos(纹身)orotheridentifyingmarks.Jennifer
E. Manycriminalsaresenttoprisononthebasisofaccuratetestimonybyeyewitnesses.
F. JenniferThompsondecidedtomeetCottonandapologizetohimpersonally.
补全短文:下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。WronglyConvictedManandHisAccuserTellTheirStory。NEWYORK,NY,January5,2010.St.Martin’sPresshasannouncedthereleaseofthepaperbackeditionofPickingCotton,aremarkabletruestoryofwhatnovelistJohnGrishamcallsan“accountofviolence,rage,redemption(救赎),and,ultimatelyforgiveness.” Thestorybeganin1987,inBurlington,NorthCarolina,withtherapeofayoungwhilecollegestudentnamedJenniferThompson.Duringherordeal,Thompsonsworetoherselfthatshewouldneverforgetthefaceofherrapist,amanwhoclimbedthroughthewindowofherapartmentandassaultedherbrutally.________(1)Whenthepoliceaskedherifshecouldidentifytheassailant(袭击者)fromabookofmugshots,shepickedonethatshewassurewascorrect,andlatersheidentifiedthesamemaninalineup.Basedonherconvincingeyewitnesstestimony,a22-year-oldblackmannamedRonaldCottonwassentencedtoprisonfortwolifeterms.Cotton’slawyerappealedthedecision,andbythetimeoftheappealshearing,evidencehadcometolightsuggestingthattherealrapistmighthavebeenamanwholookedverylikeCotton,animprisonedcriminalnamedBobbyPoole._______(2)JenniferThompsonlookedatbothmenfacetoface,andonceagainsaidthatRonaldCottonwastheonewhorapedher.Elevenyearslater,DNAevidencecompletelyexonerated(证明……清白)Cottonandjustasunequivocally(明确地)convictedPoole,whoconfessedtothecrime.________(3)“ThemanIwassosureIhadneverseeninmylifewasthemanwhowasinchesfrommythroat,whorapedme,whohurtme,whotookmyspiritaway,whorobbedmeofmysoul,”shewrote.“AndthemanIhadidentifiedsosurelyonsomanyoccasionswasabsolutelyinnocent.”_______(4)Remarkablybothwereabletoputthistragedybehindthem,overcometheracialbarrierthatdividedthem,andwriteabook,whichtheyhavesubtitled“Ourmemoirofinjusticeandredemption.”Nevertheless,Thompsonsays,shestilllives“withconstantpainthatmyprofoundmistakecosthimsodearly______(5)” 48(单项选择题)
A. Thompsonwasshockedanddevastated.
B. Anothertrialwasheld.
C. Icannotbegintoimaginewhatwouldhavehappenedhadmymistakenidentificationoccurredinacapitalcase.
Duringtheattack,shemadeanefforttomemorizeeverydetailofhisface,lookingforscars,tattoos(纹身)orotheridentifyingmarks.Jennifer
E. Manycriminalsaresenttoprisononthebasisofaccuratetestimonybyeyewitnesses.
F. JenniferThompsondecidedtomeetCottonandapologizetohimpersonally.