1、Module 4 Fine Arts-western chinese and pop arts (建议用时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2023年大连高三双基测试)In Mark Turins article“Protecting Our Public Spaces” in issue 14, he claims that “all graffiti(涂鸦) is vandalism(故意破坏财物的行为), pure and simple, and offers no benefit to our public spaces”. I would like to point out that man
2、y people believe that graffiti is an art form that can benefit our public spaces just as much as sculptures, fountains, or other more accepted art forms.People who object to graffiti usually do so more because of where it is, not what it is. They argue that posting graffiti in public places is consi
3、dered an illegal act of property damage. But the location of such graffiti should not prevent the images themselves from being considered real art.I would argue that graffiti is the most important public art form. Spray paint is a medium unlike any other. Through graffiti, the entire world has becom
4、e a canvas(画布). These works of art dotting the urban landscape are available, free of charge, to everyone who passes by.To be clear, I do not consider random words or names sprayed on stop signs to be art. Plenty of graffiti is just vandalism, pure and simple. However, there is also graffiti that is
5、 breathtaking in its complex detail, its realism, or its creativity. It takes great talent to create such involved designs with spray paint. Are these creators not artists just because they use a can of spray paint instead of a paintbrush?To declare that all graffiti is vandalism, and nothing more,
6、is an overly simplistic statement. Furthermore, graffiti is not going anywhere, so we might as well find a way to live with it and enjoy its benefits. One option could be to make a percentage of public spaces open to graffiti artists. By doing this, the public might feel like part owners of these wo
7、rks of art, rather than just the victims of a crime.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章通过论述涂鸦与公共空间的关系，进而探讨涂鸦是否为艺术。作者认为判断其是否为艺术应该根据涂鸦的质量而非存在的地方。1Mark Turin apparently believes that graffiti _Ais not an art formBis too simple to be considered artCcan only sometimes be considered a work of artDshould be restricted to pl
8、aces where it is allowedA解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“In Mark Turins article Protecting Our Public Spaces in issue 14, he claims that all graffiti(涂鸦) is vandalism(故意破坏财物的行为), pure and simple, and offers no benefit to our public spaces”可知，Mark Turin显然认为涂鸦不是一种艺术形式。2The author argues that graffiti _Ais the only
9、art form that is freeBis best viewed on public walls rather than canvasesCprovides more public benefits than sculptures doDshould be judged on artistic qualities rather than placesD解析：细节理解题。根据对全文的整体理解，尤其是第二段最后一句“But the location of such graffiti should not prevent the images themselves from being co
10、nsidered real art.”可知，作者认为评价涂鸦应该根据其艺术品质而不是其所在地点。3The author concludes his passage by _Arestating his positionBquestioning the magazineCoffering an answer to the matterDidentifying the benefits of graffitiC解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容尤其是“One option could be to make a percentage of public spaces open to graffit
11、i artists.”可推知，作者是通过提供一个解决办法来结束文章的。B(2023年郑州第一次质量预测)Are you a procrastinator(拖延者)? Its a common problem. And it can be harmful, as previous research has shown that people who procrastinate have higher levels of stress and lower wellbeing, reported the Association for Psychological Science in the US.
12、 But a new study has found a way to deal with this problem: Be more connected to your future self.Psychologists think that each person believes that they are really two people：“Present Me” and “Future Me”. “People act as if they prefer their current selves needs and desires to those of their future
13、selves，” wrote psychologists Neil Lewis and Daphna Oyserman.Oyserman and Lewis decided to try to find a way to make “Present Me” imagine exactly how “Future Me” would feel the night before a big paper was due, though “Present Me” hadnt started yet. They made “Present Me” think about a faroff event a
14、 number of days away, not months or years.Thinking about events in this_way meant that something like a friends wedding seemed 16.3 days sooner when considered in days rather than months and 11.4 months sooner when considered in months rather than years.The researchers also tried to find out whether
15、 people would take action sooner if they were told a certain event was happening in several days rather than years. For example, participants imagined they had a newborn child, and that the child would need to go to college in either 18 years or 6，570 days. The researchers found those in the “days”
16、condition planned to start saving four times sooner than those in the “years” condition.So if you think of your life in days instead of years, you may get things done quicker.【解题导语】本文主要探究了一种应对拖延症的方法。4What did Oyserman and Lewis intend to do through their study?ATo work on a solution to test if someone is a procrastinator.BTo find out whether human beings u
