閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
The subject of what separates art and design has been debated for a long time. Artists and designers both create visual works using a/an   1  knowledge background, but their reasons for doing so are   2  different. Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves   3 .
So what exactly is the difference between art and design? Perhaps the most fundamental difference that we can all agree on is their   4 . Typically, the process of creating a work of art starts with nothing, a blank sheet of paper. A   5  of art is born from a view or value that the artist holds within himself or herself. They create the art to share that feeling with others, to   6 
the viewers to relate to it, learn from it or be   7  by it. The most renowned and successful art today is something that establishes the strongest   8  connection between the artist and their
  9 .
By contrast, when a designer sets out to   10  a new piece, they almost always have a
  11  starting point, whether a message, an image, an idea or an action. The designer’s job isn’t to invent something   12 , but to communicate something that already exists, for a purpose. That purpose is almost always to motivate the audience to do something: buy a product, use a
  13 , visit a location, or learn certain information. The most   14  designs are those that most effectively   15  their message and motivate their consumers to carry out a task.
小題1:
A．uniqueB．separateC．sharedD．a(chǎn)ccepted
小題2:
A．entirelyB．occasionallyC．hardlyD．unnecessarily
小題3:
A．inventorsB．designersC．writersD．viewers
小題4:
A．purpose B．productC．interestD．cost
小題5:
A．loveB．typeC．partD．work
小題6:
A．stopB．a(chǎn)llowC．requireD．move
小題7:
A．understoodB．fooledC．inspiredD．discouraged
小題8:
A．politicalB．socialC．physicalD．emotional
小題9:
A．supportersB．a(chǎn)udiencesC．buyersD．enemies
小題10:
A．sellB．imagineC．createD．draw
小題11:
A．fixedB．goodC．strangeD．positive
小題12:
A．surprisingB．specialC．creativeD．new
小題13:
A．phoneB．serviceC．languageD．name
小題14:
A．importantB．creativeC．successfulD．unusual
小題15:
A．learnB．receiveC．confuseD．communicate

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【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文主要介紹了藝術(shù)家的設(shè)計作品和設(shè)計師設(shè)計作品的不同目的。
小題1:C。shared knowledge background意思是“共享的(共有的)背景知識”，shared意思是“共享的(共有的)”，符合語境。即藝術(shù)家和設(shè)計師利用共有的一些背景知識去創(chuàng)造一些文學(xué)作品。
小題1:A。根據(jù)后面的轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but以及第一段最后一句話可知，他們雖然利用共有的一些背景知識去創(chuàng)作，但他們這樣做的原因卻完全(entirely)不同。occasionally意思是“偶爾地”；hardly意思是“幾乎不”；unnecessarily意思是“不必要地”。
小題1:B。有些設(shè)計師認為自己是藝術(shù)家，但很少有藝術(shù)家認為自己是設(shè)計師。因此B項正確。
小題1:A。文章接下來的兩段內(nèi)容闡述的是藝術(shù)和設(shè)計的目的不同，因此A項(purpose)正確。
小題1:D。work在這里的意思是“作品”，即一項藝術(shù)作品。
小題1:B。A項表示“阻止”；B項表示“允許”；C項表示“要求”；D項表示“移動”。根據(jù)上下文可知，這句話的意思是：藝術(shù)家創(chuàng)作一件藝術(shù)作品的目的是要和別人分享自己的某種情感，允許(讓)觀眾和作品產(chǎn)生聯(lián)系(互動)，并從中學(xué)到東西或者受到鼓舞。因此本題選擇B項。
小題1:C。inspire表示“鼓舞”，符合語境，即藝術(shù)家希望通過自己的作品讓欣賞他們作品的人受到鼓舞。
小題1:D。emotional意思是“情感上的”，與前面一句話中的feeling相對應(yīng)，符合語境。當今最著名、最成功的藝術(shù)作品是那種能夠在藝術(shù)家和欣賞他們作品的人之間建立一種最強烈的情感上的聯(lián)系的作品。
小題1:B。audience在文中的意思是“讀者”，即指欣賞藝術(shù)作品的人們，符合語境。
小題1:C。當一名設(shè)計師開始創(chuàng)作(create)一件作品時。
小題1:A。上文提到，藝術(shù)家在創(chuàng)作作品時，通常沒有什么固定的起點(即第5小題前面說的starts with nothing)，而本段說設(shè)計師設(shè)計作品時與藝術(shù)家不同，他們有一個固定的(fixed)起點。故選A項。
小題1:D。聯(lián)系上下文可知設(shè)計師的工作不是創(chuàng)造出一種全新的東西，而是與已經(jīng)存在的某些東西有關(guān)。因此D項正確。
小題1:B。根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知，A、C、D三項與文章內(nèi)容毫無關(guān)聯(lián)，只有B項合理，即有時候設(shè)計師設(shè)計的目的是介紹某種服務(wù)。
小題1:C。important意思是“重要的”；creative意思是“有創(chuàng)造力的”；successful意思是“成功的”；unusual意思是“不同尋常的”。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，顯然只有C項符合題意，即最成功的設(shè)計。
小題1:D。根據(jù)上文第12題后面的communicate可知D項“傳達”正確。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

You’re lost in the world of dreams and sleep. You roll over, smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate. And then, your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming, “Get up!” It’s just what every teenager goes through each morning!
Now, there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9 am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school.
The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, Britain, recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour, from 9 am to 10 am. And the results are surprising.
Since carrying out the later start, Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in truancy, even hardly any lateness, and best of all, higher test scores. One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep, but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep.
The school’s decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster, who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles, explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late.
While adults are wide awake and ready at 8 am, teenagers are not fully awake until 10 am, sometimes even noon. Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning, but in fact, it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy, making the students easier to control. Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake.
The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change.
小題1:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Get up early, teenagers!
B．Finally, a school understands teenagers.
C．Why do teenagers stay up late?
D．Difference between teens and adults.
小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “truancy”?
A．gradesB．subject sC．a(chǎn)bsenceD．classes
小題3:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle.
B．Teenagers are fully awake at 10 am.
C．Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study.
D．Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason.
小題4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The Monkseaton school is satisfied with the result of experiments.
B．It is cruel for the teenagers to show up at 9 am.
C．The Monkseaton school plans to change the school time forever.
D．Teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon.

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