Unit 5 World Geography

教学对象：
高一、高二

教学目标：
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contemporary an exhibition of work by

adj. 现代的； 同时代的 contemporary British artists.
n. 同代人 当代英国画家作品展

discover It was a shock to discover the

vt. 发现 ; 获得知识 truth about his sordid past.
他以往的丑行被发现时，人们感
到震惊。
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discard
We will discard the old books.
vt. 丢弃，解雇； 出牌 我们将不再使用这些旧书。
n. 被抛弃的人 [ 物 ] ； 丢弃
，抛弃；

establish Negotiations have failed to

establish any middle ground.
vt. 建立，创建； 谈判未能达成任何妥协
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raise rise

vt. 引起，抱起； 提高（价格等） 升起 vi. 上升； 增强； （数量）增加； 休

； 养育； 筹集 会
n. （工资、薪金的）提升； 增加 n. （数量或水平的）增加； 兴起；
； 加价； 筹措 （数量、价格、价值等的）增长；
vi. 上升，升高 （日、月等的）升起
vt. 使…浮上水面； 使（鸟）飞起； 复
活； 发酵

These discoveries raise intriguing questions.

这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。

the rise of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century

19 世纪中产阶级的兴起
 Passage C 2007 年湖南卷 C
1 Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business!
2 In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince’s photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy), was sold
for $ 1, 248, 000.
3 Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called “found
photographs”— a loose term given to everything from discarded ( 丢弃的 ) prints discovered in a junk shop
to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger’ s family album. The German artist Joachim
Schmid, who believes “basically everything is worth looking at”, has gathered discarded photographs,
postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archive, he groups photographs of
family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on.
4 Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion ( 捍卫 ) found
photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard
returned to his car to find under his wiper( 雨刷 ) an angry note intended for some else: “Why’s your car
HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbard’s addictive publication, which features
found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster discovered in our drawer.
5 The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most
difficult is: can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs
produced by artists, such as Richard Prince, may raise endless possibilities. What was the cowboy in prince’s
untitled doing? Was he riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this
photograph? It’s anyone’s guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found
photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated ( 整理 ), we also turn toward our own photographic albums.
Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our
parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we’ve gone?
6 In the absence of established facts, the vast collections of found photographs give our minds an
opportunity to wander freely. That, above all, is why they are so fascinating.
64. The first paragraph of the passage is used to __________.
A. remind readers of found photographs
B. advise reader to start a new kind of business
C. ask readers to find photographs behind sofas
D. show readers the value of found photographs
65. According to the passage, Joachim Schmid __________.
A. is fond of collecting family life photographs
B. found a complaining not under his car wiper
C. is working for several self-published magazines
D. wondered at the artistic nature of found photographs
66. The underlined word “them” in Para 4 refers to “__________”.
A. the readers
B. the editors
C. the found photographs
D. the self-published magazines
67. By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly intends to indicate that __________.
A. memory of the past is very important to people
B. found photographs allow people to think freely
C. the back-story of found photographs is puzzling
D. the real value of found photographs is questionable
68. The author’s attitude towards found photographs can be described as __________.
A. critical
B. doubtful
C. optimistic
D. satisfied
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1 Photos that you might have found down the back of
your sofa are now big business!
2 In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince’s
photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy), was sold
for $ 1, 248, 000.
64. The first paragraph of the passage is used to
__________.
A. remind readers of found photographs
着眼结构
，宏观把
B. advise reader to start a new kind of business
控
C. ask readers to find photographs behind sofas
D. show readers the value of found photographs
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3Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to
have worked with so-called “found photographs”— a loose
term given to everything from discarded ( 丢弃的 ) prints
discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or
amateur photographs from a stranger’ s family album.
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The German artist Joachim
Schmid, who believes 65. According to the passage,
“basically everything is worth Joachim Schmid __________.
looking at”, has gathered
discarded photographs, A. is fond of collecting family
postcards and newspaper life photographs
images since 1982. In his on- B. found a complaining not
going project, Archive, he under his car wiper
groups photographs of family C. is working for several self-
life according to themes: published magazines
people with dogs; teams; new D. wondered at the artistic
cars; dinner with the family; nature of found photographs
and so on.
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4Like Schmid, the editors 66. The underlined word
of several self-published art “them” in Para 4 refers to
magazines also champion “__________”.
( 捍卫 ) found photographs.
One of them, called simply A. the readers
Found, was born one snowy B. the editors
night in Chicago, when Davy C. the found photographs
Rothbard returned to his D. the self-published
car to find under his magazines
wiper( 雨刷 ) an angry note 指代题，
intended for some else: 着眼前后
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“Why’s your car HERE at HER place?” The note became the
starting point for Rothbard’s addictive publication, which
features found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster
discovered in our drawer.
67. By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly
intends to indicate that __________.

A. memory of the past is very important to people

着眼结构
B. found photographs allow people to think freely
，宏观把
C. the back-story of found photographs is puzzling 控
D. the real value of found photographs is questionable
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5The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised
some questions. Perhaps one of the most difficult is: can
these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose
art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such as
Richard Prince, may raise endless possibilities. What was the
cowboy in prince’s untitled doing? Was he riding his horse
hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this
photograph?
It’s anyone’s guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story
to the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid,
have collated ( 整理 ), we also turn toward our own
photographic albums. Why is memory so important to us?
Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children,
our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean
 Reading
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Comprehension
67. By asking a series of
6 In the absence of
questions in Para 5, the
established facts, the vast
author mainly intends to
collections of found
indicate that __________.
photographs give our minds
an opportunity to wander
A. memory of the past is very
freely. That, above all, is why
important to people
they are so fascinating.
B. found photographs allow
people to think freely
C. the back-story of found
photographs is puzzling
D. the real value of found
photographs is questionable
 Passage C 2007 年湖南卷 C
开门见山
Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business!
In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince’s photograph of a photograph, Untitled (Cowboy), was sold
for $ 1, 248, 000.
Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called “found
photographs”— a loose term given to everything from discarded ( 丢弃的 ) prints discovered in a junk shop
to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger’ s family album. The German artist Joachim
Schmid, who believes “basically everything is worth looking at”, has gathered discarded photographs,
postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archive, he groups photographs of
family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on.

细节展示
Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion ( 捍卫 ) found
photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard
returned to his car to find under his wiper( 雨刷 ) an angry note intended for some else: “Why’s your car
HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbard’s addictive publication, which features
found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster discovered in our drawer.
The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most
difficult is: can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs
produced by artists, such as Richard Prince, may raise endless possibilities. What was the cowboy in prince’s
untitled doing? Was he riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this
photograph? It’s anyone’s guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found
photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated ( 整理 ), we also turn toward our own photographic albums.
Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our
parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we’ve gone?
In the absence of established facts, the vast collections of found photographs give our minds an

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opportunity to wander freely. That, above all, is why they are so fascinating.
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