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2011年普通高等學校招生統(tǒng)一考 閱讀理解（共25小題。第一節(jié)每小題2分，第二節(jié)每小題1分；滿分45分）ASince1984,Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyone,graffiti-coveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofar,morethan1,800murals（壁畫）havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti（涂鴉）arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernart,thankstotheMuralArtsProgramMAPItsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractive,anditscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia'sAnti-GraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP'sartisticdirector."WhenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisaboutshesaysIanswerthemwithonewordhope."EachyeartheMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.Someone-timegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.．Whenaneighborhoodrequestsamural,theMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen"SafeStreets,""LoveandCare,"and"PeaceWalk."TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsformuralseachweek.Lastyear,theworkerspainted140"Themakingofamuralenterspeople'scollectivememoryasanextraordinary,pleasantmomentinneighborhoodhistory"saysGolden,whobeganasamuralistinLosAngeles.WhatcanbethebesttitlefortheLove,fromGraffitiWriterstoMAP,aNewCompanyinJane,anExcellentMuralHope,OneWallataWhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedHeltheyoungfindProtectingtheFightingagainstAttractingmoreHowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforaByhavingdiscussionswithpeopleintheByseekingadvicefromthe BylearningfromtheyounggraffitiBystudyingthehistoryoftheWhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheDifficult.B．Dangerous.C.Experimental．D.B

inAwarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumansandsomeinligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,haveshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest.“Wethoughtthaephantswerethenextimportantanimal,”saidDinanaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesandTheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8-foot-squaremirroronawalloftheanimals’playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecordedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirOfthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldlthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose.DianaReisssaid,"Weknewelephantswereinligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirinligenceinabetterway."WhatcanmirrortestslusaboutWhethertheyhavelargeWhethertheyhaveself-WhethertheyenjoyoutdoorWhethertheyenjoyplayingwithWhydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsintheTheyaremostfamiliartoTheyarebigfavoriteswithzooTheyareincludedinthestudybyTheyarealreadyknowntobeinWhatmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandSheusedhernosetosearchbehindtheSherecognizedherownimageintheShepaintedamarkonherownShefoundthehiddenCCStudentMembership--CambridgeArtsCambridgeArtsCinemaisoneofthearthousesinBritainandhomeoftheinternationallycelebratedCambridgeFilmFestival.Since1947generationsofstudentshavediscoveredthewealthofworldcinema.Nowyoutoocanmakemostofitandsavemoney.WhichofthefollowingisthemostfamouseventheldatCambridgeArtsTheCambridgeFilmMeetingswithThepreviewMonthlyIfyou'reamemberofCambridgeArtsCinema,youwillenjoyDarkroomGallerymailedspecialfilmfiHowlongwillthemembershipforCambridgeArtsCinemaFour B.EightC.Nine D.OneForwhatpurposeisthetextOfferingstudentscheaperAnnouncingtheopeningofalingthepublicofthecinema'sIncreasingthecinema'sDDThewaywedothingsroundSomeyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthenelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,IamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinThat"quite"saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化．Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dressfoodandhoursofwork-whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate（氣候，whilegettingonwithbusiness.Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,otherdifferencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality（準時．Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyintheAmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernottousetheword"late"because