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（23-24高二上·湖南娄底·期末）Many people cannot live without modern technology products, especially
their smart phones. They use devices to stay in contact with family and friends while driving. The most common
method of communication is by sending written messages, a custom known as texting.
A new study suggests that more than half of U. S. parents believe texting while driving a car or other vehicles is
unsafe. Yet most of those questioned said they do it anyway. The finding was reported earlier this month in a scientific
publication.
Researchers questioned 435 parents from across the United States. Regan Bergmark, who led the survey, said
that many people believe texting while driving is unsafe but have also likely done it. In fact, the survey found that 52
percent of millennial (千禧年的) parents said they thought it was “never” safe to text and drive. The same goes for
58 percent of older parents. But almost two-thirds of parents reported reading texts while driving, and more than half
of them have also written texts.Millennial parents were more likely to use email while driving and drive faster than
the speed limit.
“The problem with smartphones is that they have become an unavoidable part of daily life for most people,”
Regan said. “Many people are expected to be reachable by phone or email immediately, to be reachable for their
children or work.Being a responsible adult therefore often means always being reachable-yet we also know that while
driving.Being reachable carries with it the risk of a crash. ”
In general,it is never safe to use a smartphone while driving. There are a number of APPs that can help to limit
distracted (分心的) driving by disabling phone features, when the vehicle is in motion. The simplest thing to do is
put the phone out of sight and out of reach to reduce the temptation (诱惑) to drive distractedly.
1．What is the main problem described in Paragraph 2?
A．People use smartphones to keep in touch with others.
B．People tend to drive faster than the speed limit.
C．People tend to write text messages rather than use email.
D．People use smartphones while driving despite the danger.
2．What can we infer from Regan’s words?
A．People in modern society can’t live without smartphones.
B．People are expected to be reachable every second.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司C．It’s unwise to be always reachable while driving.
D．It’s dangerous to drive because of the risk of a crash.
3．In the last paragraph, the author means to .
A．summarize the previous paragraphs B．provide some advice for the readers
C．add some background information D．introduce a new topic for discussion
4．Where is the text most likely from?
A．A novel. B．A guidebook.
C．A scientific report. D．A medical magazine.
（23-24高二上·安徽马鞍山·期末）Language is in a constant state of change. British English shows this
clearly. Take the word “Cheerio!” for example. It has been a British way to say goodbye for more than a century, but
it’s dying out as the English language evolves. These days, many young people simply say “laters”. Or take the word
“marvelous”. At one time it was a common British word meaning “wonderful”, but over the last ten years it’s been
overtaken by the American word “awesome”.
So how and why do words come into and fall out of fashion? The influence of US culture is only one explanation
for why popular words in British English may change or even stop being used over time. “Awesome” is a good
example, but also “fortnight”, a term not used in the US, is now falling out of fashion in British English, and in some
cases has been replaced by “two weeks”.
New inventions also bring in new words. As old inventions are replaced by new ones, the words which
described them also disappear and are replaced. So it’s out with the “Walkman” (a cassette player from the 80s) and
in with MP4 players!
Then there’s the influence of social media. Text messages and emails have reduced words for convenience,
with something like ICYMI (“in case you missed it”) becoming words in their own right. Where “friend” was once
a noun, we now “friend someone on Facebook” and where we used to “love” something, now we’re “loving it”!
1．In what situation do the British use “Cheerio!”?
A．When they give thanks. B．When they ask for help.
C．When they say goodbye. D．When they meet new friends.
2．What does the underlined word “evolves” mean?
A．Returns. B．Develops. C．Follows. D．Falls.
3．Why does the writer talk about “Walkman”?
A．To show its importance. B．To talk about its history.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司C．To describe how it came into being. D．To explain how some words are replaced.
4．What effect is social media having on language?
A．It is changing the way that words are used. B．It is making language difficult to learn.
C．It is bringing in many long words. D．It is making meanings clearer.
（23-24高二上·江西萍乡·期末）The words “caring” and “empathetic” (共情的) aren’t ones normally
associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying
to change that.
Yearsley is the founder of Akin, a robotics startup that currently uses a tablet-based system to help users manage
the tasks related to home life, whether that’s planning meals or reminding you to pay your cell phone bill. Current
home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track patterns, strengthen behaviors and
manipulate (操控) buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or just unhealthy.
In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful
decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday
celebrations with friends. “It’s the hardest AI I have ever built for it’s a complex system,” Yearsley says.
Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017, when she realized the need to better manage the home
is hugely ignored. Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work. A United Nations’
report estimates that women do2.6 times the amount of unpaid care and domestic work that men do, or close to 30
hours per week in the U. S. alone.
While Yearsley pictures an army of robots someday helping with routine homemade tasks, the first display for
Akin will take time and money. Akin has received some early seed money from a handful of investors, and was
recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Nova’s Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks
to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.
1．What might the Akin’s AI system suggest?
A．Consuming more drinks to enjoy yourself. B．Staying up late working to make more money.
C．Spending more time staying with your family. D．Purchasing products that may attract you.
2．What made Yearsley develop the Akin’s AI system?
A．The high cost of current home devices. B．Akin’s becoming a finalist for a program.
C．Financial support from investors. D．Heavy burden of housewives.
3．What can be used to describe the Akin’s AI system?
A．Questionable and unhealthy. B．Unstable and insecure.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司C．Thoughtful and innovative. D．Mature and ideal.
4．What’s the purpose of the text?
A．To introduce a futuristic AI system. B．To compare two companies’ AI systems.
C．To call on people to care about housewives. D．To seek support for an AI expert.
（23-24高二上·辽宁沈阳·期末）When colds and flu hit, many people automatically turn to over-the-counter
(OTC) medicines to push through and treat their symptoms. Although these medicines are easily accessible and
widely used, it might come as a surprise to many people to learn that they are not risk-free. A study estimated that
every year, 26,735 people went to the emergency room for adverse (不利的) events related to OTC cold and cough
medicines.
When two or more drugs are used together, their interactions can sometimes produce unexpected harmful
effects. Physicians are typically knowledgeable about potential drug interactions, so it is very important for patients
to ask their healthcare providers which OTC medicines are safe for them to use.
It is important to read the package ingredients of OTC medicines closely to avoid duplication of doses (剂量
重复). Cold medicines are typically made up of multiple ingredients. A person who takes a single-ingredient medicine
paired with one of these multi-ingredient medicines can receive an unsafe dose of that ingredient.
While everyone could potentially experience adverse effects from cold and flu medicines, some groups —
including older adults, children and pregnant women — may be at greater risk. Older people who are using prescribed
drugs to treat multiple health conditions may have a higher risk of drug interactions because of the higher number of
medicines being used at the same time to treat different conditions. The aging body is not as expert at absorbing,
distributing and clearing medicines as younger bodies are. This can put older adults at higher risk for an overdose
and drug-to-drug interactions with some medicines.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend
giving cold medicines to children under age 4. Because of a variety of factors, young children have a higher risk of
an accidental overdose and adverse events that could lead to death.
1．What does the author advise patients to do in Paragraph 2?
A．To ask for suggestions from doctors. B．To buy medicines from hospitals.
C．To read the package ingredients of drugs. D．To take drugs as early as possible.
2．What’s the purpose of mentioning cold medicines in Paragraph 3?
A．To provide a medical choice for people who catch a cold.
B．To show cold medicines are more likely to cause bad effects.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司C．To explain OTC medicines often have more than one ingredient.
D．To stress the importance of learning about medicines’ ingredients.
3．What can we infer about older people in Paragraph 4?
A．They can’t cope with aging positively. B．Their body can’t handle medicines easily.
C．They are more easily affected by diseases. D．Their desire for health makes them unwise.
4．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Say No to OTC Drugs B．Tips on Taking OTC Drugs
C．OTC Medicines May Not Be Safe D．How to Deal with an OTC Drug Overdose
（23-24高二上·江西·期末）Winning a remarkable science award is really a big deal, especially if you are
12 years old. But Shanya Gill, a middle schooler from San Jose, California, won the top award in the Thermo Fisher
Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge for designing a fire detection system that is superior to existing ones, as stated
in the press release.
“The top winners have exhibited boundless curiosity,” Maya Ajmera president and CEO of Society for Science,
said in the press release. “Their remarkable research not only reflects their talent but also paves the way for an exciting
new future.”
Shanya’s inspiration came after a fire destroyed a restaurant in her neighborhood during the summer of 2022,
reported The Washington Post. “I had never really experienced something like that before,” she told The Washington
Post about the early morning fire at Holder’s Country Inn, which started in the kitchen. “They had smoke detectors,
and yet it still burned down,” she added.
After she studied fire statistics, Shaya spent over a year developing a fire detection system that she believes
could have prevented the fire. Unlike traditional smoke detectors that sense active fires from the smoke in the air,
Shanya’s thermal (热的) imaging device is designed to stop fires from occurring.
With a thermal camera and a tiny computer, the device detects when a heat source has been left unattended for
ten minutes and sends a text message warning. Shanya wants to bring the costs down to make it even more common
than hardwired smoke detectors.
“Shanya saw a problem, went after it and tried to solve it, and that’s what we need to encourage with all young
people,” said Ajmera. She also highlighted the significance of supporting individuals, especially girls and kids of
color, in STEM fields.
1．What can we learn about Shanya from the first two paragraphs?
A．She gained a lot of money in the award.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司B．She showed a curious nature as a schooler.
C．She set a big stage for young people her age.
D．She was junior to other winners in performance.
2．What motivated Shanya to develop her fire detection system?
A．Her desire to win the science award.
B．Her experience of a destructive fire
C．Her interest in computer programming.
D．Her goal to improve STEM education for girls.
3．What is an advantage of Shanya’s invention?
A．It can send out a warning against a potential fire.
B．It consists of two parts that are easier to conduct.
C．It can detect active fires from the smoke in the air.
D．It functions when a fire breaks out within 10 minutes.
4．Which of the following can best describe Shanya?
A．Reliable. B．Cooperative. C．Innovative. D．Generous.
（23-24 高二上·贵州黔西·期末）Self-image is a mental blueprint or picture of ourselves — our own
conception of the sort of person we are. Self-image is built up from our own beliefs about ourselves, the beliefs
formed from our past experiences, successes, failures, relationships, etc.
Once a belief about ourselves is programmed into our minds, we act upon it as if it were true. Our positive
beliefs are developed when we do something successfully or are recognized by people around us. Our negative beliefs
are also developed when we give in to negative ideas. When we fail in something, some of us conclude that we are
unsuccessful, unwanted, condemned, etc.
Thus, self-image is the key element in determining whether our internal guidance system functions for success
or for failure. It sets the limits of our accomplishments, It determines what we can and cannot do. Self-image creates
your character and your personality as well.
You may think the concept of self-image being an internal guidance system was got from the thought of a
trained psychologist. In reality, the idea came from Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon who was more interested in
helping people by giving them emotional facelifts, rather than just physical ones.
“Expand the self-image and you expand the ‘area of the possible’,” said Dr Maltz.
Maltz determined that the human brain and nervous system function as a kind of goal-seeking device similar
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司to that used to guide airplanes on automatic pilot. Maltz’s idea is simple: each one of us is capable of taking control
of our self-image and programming our automatic guidance system for success. According to Maltz, all behavior is
defined by the self-image and no real behavioral change can take place unless the self-image is changed.
1．According the passage, our self-image is build up from the following except__________.
A．experiences B．successes C．hope D．failures
2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．The formation of self-image. B．The function of self-image.
C．The definition of self-image. D．The advantages of self-image.
3．Who defined the concept of self-image according to the passage?
A．A doctor. B．A chemist. C．A psychologist. D．An environmentalist.
4．What can we learn about self-image from the last paragraph?
A．It is used to guide airplanes.
B．It has an effect on our behavior.
C．It can be controlled by our nervous system.
D．It can serve as a goal-setting device.
（23-24高二上·陕西西安·期末）Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American nuclear physicist who has been
recognized as “the First Lady of Physics” and “Queen of Nuclear Research”. Her research contributions include work
on the Manhattan Project and the Wu experiment.
Born in a small town near Shanghai, China, on May 31, 1912, Chien-Shiung Wu was the only daughter of
three children. Education was important to the Wu family, which influenced young Wu the most. Her mother, a
teacher, and her father, an engineer, encouraged her to pursue science and mathematics from an early age. She began
her study in one of the first schools founded by her father, and then went to Suzhou School. Later she attended
Shanghai Gong Xue public school for one year. In 1930, Wu entered Nanjing University, where she first pursued
mathematics but quickly switched her major to physics, inspired by a famous female scientist, Marie Curie. She
graduated with top honors at the head of her class with a B．S. degree in 1934.
After graduation, she went to the University of California. There she met Professor Ernest Lawrence, a later
Nobel Prize winner. Wu’s graduate work focused on a highly desirable topic of that age: uranium fission (铀裂变)
products. After completing her Ph. D．in 1940, Wu accepted an offer from Princeton University as the first female
teacher. In 1944, she joined the Manhattan Project at Columbia University.
After leaving the Manhattan Project in 1945, Wu spent the rest of her career in the Department of Physics at
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司Columbia. She is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, the discovery of which resulted in her colleagues
Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang winning the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics, while Wu was not included. Wu was
aware of the injustice and at an MIT conference in October of 1964, she stated “I wonder whether the physics symbols
have any preference for either male or female treatment.”
Wu retired from Columbia in 1981 and devoted her time to educational programs until she died in 1997.
1．What played the most important role in Chien-Shiung Wu’s early education?
A．Her father’s school. B．Her family culture.
C．Her personal intelligence. D．Her parents’ preference for her.
2．Why did Wu change her major in Nanjing University?
A．She desired to learn from a great.
B．She wanted to develop her strength.
C．She wanted to receive more honors.
D．She was tired of studying mathematics.
3．What can be inferred from Wu at an MIT conference?
A．She argued for female rights. B．She had no desire for Nobel prize.
C．She called on women to study physics. D．She showed respect for people’s preferences.
4．What type of passage is it?
A．An exposition B．A news report C．An argumentation D．A narrative writing
（23-24高二上·浙江绍兴·期末）Scientists at the University of Massachusetts have invented a new way to
produce electricity. Their method uses super-tiny holes to make electricity from moisture (水分) in the air. The
scientists hope the method will one day lead to cheap, clean electricity anywhere at any time.
Moisture in the air is what helps create electricity. Water droplets in the air carry an electric charge. In clouds,
these water droplets build up large charges, which we later see as lightning. One of the researchers, Jun Yao, described
the new invention as a “small-scale, man-made cloud”. Since the new device generates electricity from the air, the
scientists call it “Air-gen”.
Currently, the device only makes a small amount of electricity—enough to power a small sensor. But in the lab
tests, the Air-gen, which is a little bigger than a fingernail, produced that electricity all day and all night for a week,
powered by nothing but the air.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司The scientists have tried to make electricity from humidity (湿度) before, but those methods didn’t work for
long, or were expensive to make. But in 2020, Dr Yao and his team found a way of getting electricity from humidity
using special “nanowires” made from bacteria (细菌). In time, that research led the scientists to the key discovery of
the Air-gen: almost any material can create electricity in this way as long as it has nanopores(纳米孔)of the right
size. This is important because it means in the future, the devices can be made very cheaply. The researchers are
hopeful that the Air-gen will become an important green energy source.
Many scientists are impressed with the idea behind the Air-gen. But some have suggested that it might be hard
for the Air-gen to create enough electricity to really make a difference—especially compared to power sources like
solar energy. But Dr Yao and his team are working on ways to make the Air-gen technology more powerful. Because
the device is so thin, the scientists believe that many Air-gen layers (层) could be stacked (堆放) on top of each other
to create more electricity without taking up more space.
1．Why can moisture in the air be used to produce electricity?
A．It varies in state. B．It carries charge.
C．It has tiny holes. D．It traps lightning.
2．What is the current disadvantage of the Air-gen?
A．The insufficient amount of electricity. B．The small size of the devices.
C．Its inability to work at low expenses. D．The lack of alternative material.
3．What is Dr Yao and his team’s attitude to the Air-gen technology?
A．Uncertain. B．Optimistic. C．Disapproving. D．Critical.
4．What is the most suitable title for the passage?
A．Will the Air-gen take off in time? B．Creating electricity from the air
C．Is air going to be a money-maker? D．Inventing green devices for air
（23-24高二上·山东青岛·期末）Launched in 2004 by then-Harvard University student Mark Zuckerberg,
Facebook became the biggest social media platform in the world just five years later. It was young people who helped
Facebook initially shoot to success, but today’s youth think that “Facebook is for old people”, reported the Daily
Star.
In 2015, a survey found that 71 percent of teens aged 13 to 17 used Facebook. But in 2022, that number dropped
to 32 percent, reported NBC News. Alex Tani, a 25-year-old from the UK, said that when he started university in
2016, his tutors always set up student groups on Facebook to help everyone stay in touch and interact. But by the
time his younger brother went to university three years later, this wasn’t the case.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司Today’s younger generation prefers to use other social platforms, such as Instagram, a photo and video-sharing
social networking service also owned by Facebook’s parent company Meta, and TikTok, owned by Chinese company
ByteDance, said NBC News. These two platforms are different from Facebook in that they are mainly image-based
and video-based, not text-based. Visual culture is a rising trend and young people have grown tired of reading people’s
remarks on Facebook, said Forbes.
Another reason for Facebook’s decline in popularity is AI. According to The Guardian, TikTok’s “most powerful
tool” is its algorithm (算法) which predicts what content you want to see. It shares related content with you from
people you may not follow based on what you’ve watched before. This saves people the effort of searching for what
they like, and so becomes an “escape for them”, said North Carolina State University.
Going forward, Facebook plans to use AI in a similar way as TikTok to show short videos and give users a better
platform to discuss video content, said Fortune Media. Only time will tell whether it can stay “young” or remain as
a platform used only by “old people”.
1．Why does the author mention Alex’s experience?
A．To compare differences between the brothers． B．To show Facebook is losing its advantage.
C．To illustrate how Facebook works. D．To emphasize the importance of Facebook.
2．What feature of social platforms attracts young people most?
A．Protecting privacy. B．Being text-based.
C．Providing visual enjoyment. D．Being abundant in remarks.
3．Which word can best describe the future of Facebook according to the author?
A．Misty. B．Predictable. C．Promising. D．Depressing.
4．What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Facebook Struggles for the Favor of the Youth B．Facebook: The Biggest Social Media Platform
C．TikTok Becomes a Favorite Online Destination D．AI: A Powerful Tool in Social Media Platforms
（23-24高二上·江西上饶·期末）When you hear the word “shapeshifting (变身)”, you may think of magic
in some movies and not the climate. But that’s what animals are doing to go on living in the world.
A new study shows that some animals are slowly growing larger beaks, legs and ears. In this way they can
cool themselves down more easily as the Earth gets warmer. When we talk about the climate change, we often ask
“What can humans do with this?” “How can we live in the future?” “But we should know that animals also have to
face these changes,” said Sara Ryding, from Deakin University, Australia. If animals do nothing to keep their normal
body temperature, they will die.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司In one example, the beaks of some kinds of Australian parrots have grown 4 to 10 percent larger. The study
says it has a lot to do with the hotter summer over the years. There are other similar examples. Wood mice have
longer tails and bats in warm climates have bigger wings.
Although the changes are still small, they could be common as the weather becomes hotter. “Body parts like ears
may become bigger, so we might be able to see a real Dumbo (big-eared elephant from a Disney cartoon) in the near
future,” Ryding told the reporters.
1．Why do animals grow bigger body parts?
A．To become stronger. B．To enjoy a better life.
C．To find food easily. D．To keep normal body temperature.
2．How many animals are mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.
3．What does the underlined word “they” refer to in the last paragraph?
A．Changes. B．Tails. C．Wings. D．Examples.
4．What does the text mainly tell us?
A．Why climate changes so much. B．When the climate starts to change.
C．How animals deal with hotter weather. D．What the weather will be like in the future.
（23-24高二上·辽宁锦州·期末）Art is everywhere. Any public space has been carefully designed by an
artistic mind to be both functional and beautiful. Then why is art still widely considered “the easy subject” at school,
insignificant to wider society, a waste of time and effort?
Art can connect culture with commercial products; art generates money and holds significant emotional and
cultural value within communities. When people attend a concert, they are paying for music, maybe even hotel rooms,
meals, and transport, but they also gain an incredible experience.
What’s more, the arts can bring communities together, reducing loneliness and making people feel safer. Social
bonds are created among individuals when they share their arts’ experiences through reflection and discussion, and
their expression of common values.
The arts clearly have a pretty positive impact on physical and psychological health. It is found that people who
frequent cultural places or participate in artistic events are more likely to gain good health compared to those who do
not; more engagement with the arts is linked to a higher level of people’s well-being. The Public Health discovered
that music and art, when used in hospitals, help to improve the conditions of patients by reducing stress, anxiety and
blood pressure.
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司Children who are involved with the arts make greater achievements in their education: those engaged with
drama have greater literary ability while others taking part in musical practice exhibit greater skills in math and
languages. Kids with preference for the arts have a greater chance of finding employment in the future. Participating in
the arts is essential for child development; encouraging children to express themselves in constructive ways could
help to form healthy emotional responses in later life.
Vital to human life, art is celebrated and used across the world. Life without art would be boring, for art is a
part of what makes us human.
1．Art products differ from most other commercial products because _______.
A．their prices may climb up as time passes
B．most people purchase them for collection
C．they are more expensive and less accessible
D．they have both commercial and cultural values
2．By sharing their arts experiences, community members can ________.
A．develop a stronger tie between them
B．keep the community safe from illnesses
C．learn to appreciate their own works of art
D．offer honourable solutions to their problems
3．How does kids’ engagement with the arts benefit them?
A．It helps to make responsible people out of them.
B．It inspires their creativity in designing their future career.
C．It promotes their academic performance and emotional growth.
D．It gives them more confidence in exhibiting their learning skills.
4．What is the best title for this passage?
A．How Art Cures Our Hearts
B．How Art Benefits Communities
C．Art: A Bridge Between Cultures
D．Art: A Blessing to Humankind
（23-24高二上·浙江宁波·期末）Released on Aug 30, a three-episode web series titled Escape From the
British Museum has gone viral online for its touching and innovative narrative (叙事). The series follows the journey
home of a Chinese jade teapot that has come to life as a girl. She runs away from the British Museum and comes
学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司across a Chinese journalist who helps the artifact return to China. The series, created by two Chinese vloggers, aims
to raise broader awareness of Chinese artifacts that were stolen or looted (掠夺) from China and are displayed or
stored in the British Museum.
The video series echoes the Chinese people’s call for the British Museum to return these Chinese artifacts.
However, some UK media outlets said that the video series promotes nationalism (民族主义). In fact, every country
whose artifacts are displayed or stored in the British Museum wants them back. These countries, such as Greece,
Nigeria and Sudan, have already issued their demands for the return of artifacts. It’s fair enough to say these demands
are shared. They can correct centuries-old wrongs by having the UK return artifacts to their rightful homes.
An opinion in the UK newspaper The Telegraph said that if the British Museum gives back its collection of
artifacts, then nationalism will win over humanity’s common heritage. It also said that the artifacts were “lawfully
acquired (合法取得)” by the UK. By “lawfully acquired”, does the writer mean the artifacts were acquired with the
“help” of machine guns and warships? Or does he mean that the cultural artifacts of African, Asian and American
countries should be kept in the hands of looters, rather than in their land of origin?
1．What is the video series Escape from the British Museum mainly about?
A．Cultural artifacts looted by the UK.
B．Hidden dangers in the British Museum.
C．The arguments about the British museum.
D．The journey of a Chinese artifact coming home.
2．What does the video series aim to highlight?
A．Protests against UK’s nationalism.
B．The beauty of Chinese cultural artifacts.
C．The desire of stolen artifacts to be returned.
D．Efforts made by Chinese activists to get artifacts back.
3．What’s the author’s purpose in mentioning countries like Greece, Nigeria and Sudan?
A．To show the UK did something wrong in the past.
B．To stress China’s demands are shared by many countries.
C．To emphasize former colonized countries have grown stronger.
D．To highlight diverse artifacts are housed in the British Museum.
4．What is the author’s attitude toward the opinion in The Telegraph?
A．It’s totally unacceptable. B．It’s a little bit reasonable.
C．It lacks enough evidence. D．It shows the writer’s ignorance.
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