主題群三歷史、社會(huì)與文化

話題19物質(zhì)與非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

(2024·河北名校聯(lián)考三模)

Incasualconversations，thereisaseeminglysimplequestionIcanneveranswer

withouthesitating—“Whereareyoufrom？”

IcouldsayIamfromThailand，whereIwasborn.OrIamfromMexico，whereIspent

themajorityofmychildhood.OrIamfromtheUS，whoselanguageisrootedintomy

life.Inmymind，noneoftheseanswersaresatisfyingenough.Afterall，tobefrom

somewherecarriesexpectationsofunderstanding“your”cultureand“your”home.

Ifeelenviouswhenevermyfriendssaythey’re“goinghome”forschoolbreaks.Asa

studentwhofrequentlymoves，Ihaveneverseenmylivingspaceas“home”，but

“shelter”，anotherlocationtostayinbeforeIunavoidablymoveagain.

So，doesthismeanIdonothave，andwillneverhave，ahome?Iresignmyselfto

livingwiththissenseofsadness，untilveryrecently.

Inmydorm，insidemydrawerisaspeciallydesignedwhitebathtowelthatIhavenot

usedsinceIbroughtitwithmefrommyparents’house.Oneday，Itookitout，but

stoppedaftersmellingthesoft，sweetlaundrydetergent(洗衣粉)，theonemyparents

usedbackinThailand.Ifeltmyeyeswaterasthatrandomsmellbroughtmymixed

emotionstothesurface：sadnessandnostalgia，astrongfeelingofmissinghome.Istill

avoidusingthattoweluntilnowbecauseIdon’twanttoreplacethesmellofnostalgia

withmynewly－boughtdetergent.

Sadly，evenwiththisnewdiscovery，IwillstillstrugglewhenansweringwhereIam

from，andIwillalwaysfeelasenseoflossinnothavingaphysicalhometo“goback

to”.Yet，inrandommoments，whenasmellcatchesmeoffguard(讓我猝不及防)with

thememoriesitbrings，IliketobelievethatthethingsIfeelthenarethingspeoplefeel

whentheyarehome.Andifthesemomentscanmakemesmile，evenwithasenseof

loss，whatbetterhomecanIaskfor?

1.Whyistheauthorunabletoseehislivingspaceas“home”？

A.Hislivingplacesoftenchange.

B.Heisunsatisfiedwiththeplace.

C.Hisexpectationsof“home”arehigh.

D.Hecan’tunderstandtheculturethere.

2.Whydoestheauthortreasurethattowel?

A.Itwasmadeinhishometown.

B.Itisapresentfromhisparents.

C.Itssmellawakenedhismemories.

D.Itsdesignwinshispreference.

3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthelastparagraph?

A.Henolongerfeelsasenseofloss.

B.Hefeelsaphysicalhomeisunnecessary.

C.Hehasgottheanswerto“Whereareyoufrom？”.

D.Hehasfoundasenseofhomeinsomemoments.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.AMan’sHomeIsHisCastle

B.ThereIsNoPlacelikeHome

C.TheSmellBringsMeHome

D.TheEmotionConnectsMewithHome

(2024·廣東廣州六中三模)

Historyiswritten，read，told—butrarelyeverisitsmelled.

HistoriansandscientistsacrossEuropehavenowgottentogetherwithperfumers(調(diào)香

師)andmuseumsforauniqueproject：torevealwhatEuropesmelledlikebetweenthe

16thandearly20thcenturies.AEuropeanstreettodaymaysmelllikecoffee，fresh－

bakedbreadandcigarettes.Butwhatdiditsmelllikehundredsofyearsago?Aspartof

thisthree－year－longprojectcalled“Odeuropa”，theresearcherswanttofindallthe

oldscents(氣味)ofEurope—andevenrecreatesomeofthisancientsmellscape：from

thedrytobaccoscentstothesmellycanals.

Todothis，theywillfirstbuildartificialintelligence(AI)thatwillbetrainedtogo

throughhistoricaltexts，writteninsevendifferentlanguages，foranydescriptionsof

scents.TheAIwillalsobetrainedtodetectimagesofobjectsinthetextsthatmightbe

scented.Theteamwillthenusethisinformationtocreateanonlineencyclopedia(百科

全書(shū))ofsmellsfromEurope’spast.

Theencyclopediawillincludethemeaningofcertainscentsandwilltracethestories

behindscents，placesandrelatedpractices，accordingtoprojectleaderAngela

Lee.“ThisdatabasewillbecomealibraryforthesmellheritageofEurope，enabling

futuregenerationstoaccessandlearnaboutthescentedpast.”Theencyclopediawill

alsoincludedescriptionsofpeopleforwhomsmellwasimportant.

Theresearcherswillthenworkwithchemistsandperfumemakerstorecreatepast

smellsandfigureouthowtodisplaythesmellsinmuseumsandotherhistorical

sites.Withcurrenttechnology，almosteveryscentcanbeproduced.“Themore

difficultpartoftheprojectwillbetofinddescriptionsofscents，becausepeople

haven’talwaystalkedorwrittenaboutthem，”Leesaid.

Scentplaysacentralroleinoureverydaylife，evenactingasapowerfultimemachine

intoourownpastwithitsabilitytoactivatelong－forgottenmemories.Butit’salsoa

keytoolintellingthestoriesofothers.“Scentgivesusaccesstothepastinamuch

moredirectandemotionalwaythanlanguageandimages，”Leesaid.

5.Whydidtheresearchersstartthe“Odeuropa”project?

A.TorebuildahistoricalEuropeanstreet.

B.Tomakeperfumesoftraditionalscents.

C.TofindandrecreatethesmellsofEurope.

D.ToreproducethescentedpastofEurope.

6.WhatwilltheAIdointheproject?

A.Collectsmell－relateddata.

B.Writeinterestingstoriesbehindsmells.

C.Detectobjectsbysmell.

D.Describesmellsindifferentlanguages.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebiggestchallengetheprojectfaces?

A.Scentsofthepastarehardtokeep.

B.Recordsofscentsarerarelyfound.

C.Technologytoreproducescentsispoor.

D.Displayofsmellsinmuseumscostsalot.

8.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theapplicationofpastscents.

B.Theeffectofscentsonmemory.

C.Theroleofscentinstory－telling.

D.Thevalueofunderstandingscent.

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2024·遼寧省部分學(xué)校高三二模)

AhamburgerdeliverydriverinNewJerseyreceivedsomethingmorespecialthanany

__1__thisweek.JohnSmithwasdeliveringhamburgerstothehomeofRachelGreen

onSundaynightwhenRachel’slittledaughterranuptohimandgavehimabig__2__.

Rachel，whocaughtthemomentonthedoorbellcamera，said，“I__3__itonthe

Internet.Infact，Ijustdiditbecausewethoughtitwas__4__.”WhatRacheldidn’t

knowatthetimewaswhatthatmomentwould__5__toSmith.

Smith’s16－year－olddaughter，wholivedinCaliforniawithhisex－wife，recently

__6__away.Shehadstruggledwithmentalproblems.“After__7__mydaughterthis

pastweek，itjusttouchedmebecauseitwaslikeshewasthere，anditjustmeanta

__8__tome，”hesaid.

Hisex－wife，Michele，saidshewas__9__ofthefactthatsomeonesawhispainand

couldbethereforhim.“It’sso__10__toignoresuchpeopleandtheirinternalpain，”

shesaid.“Thatevengoestoourdaughter.Wedidn’tknowher__11__.”

The__12__ofhishugwiththe2－year－oldmadeitswaytoSmith，andhe__13__to

tellRachelhowmuchitmeant.“ItisreallytoughtoacceptthatI’mnotgoingtobe

abletohugheragain，”SmithsaidtoRachel.

Thehugmayhavelastedonlyafew__14__，butit’samomentSmithwillholdonto

always.“This__15__meanssomething，andmakesmethink，‘Wow，maybeshe’s

there，’”hesaid.

1.A.tipB.fortune

C.luckD.pleasure

2.A.surpriseB.kiss

C.giftD.hug

3.A.focusedB.captured

C.postedD.recorded

4.A.thrillingB.interesting

C.formalD.average

5.A.explainB.respond

C.meanD.show

6.A.passedB.died

C.fadedD.put

7.A.savingB.treating

C.handlingD.losing

8.A.tonB.promise

C.missionD.dollar

9.A.blessedB.guilty

C.frustratedD.appreciative

10.A.difficultB.easy

C.demandingD.shameful

11.A.diseaseB.strength

C.joyD.pain

12.A.filmB.video

C.tapeD.camera

13.A.reachedoutB.brokein

C.madeupD.setout

14.A.momentsB.hours

C.minutesD.seconds

15.A.struggleB.intention

C.incidentD.attempt

Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空

(2024·浙江省杭州市高三二模)

It’scommontoseeabarista(咖啡師)createcoffeeart，butit’sawholedifferentball

gamedoingthesamethingwithtea.HanZheming，1.____________80－year－old

Shanghairesident，hasmanaged2.____________(perfect)theskill，creatingteaartin

cups，ordiancha(點(diǎn)茶)inChinese，whichusedtobearoutineduringtheSong

Dynasty(960－1279).Overthepastdecades，he3.____________(use)teaandspoons

tocreatenearly200patterns4.____________(base)onancientpaintings.

It’salsohisintentiontobringtheoldri