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高中英语外刊阅读语法填空September211疯狂梦想终于成真:被包裹的巴黎凯旋门TheArcdeTriompheiswrappedinfabric,avisionsixdecadesinthemaking如果你现在去巴黎,你会发现凯旋门变了,它穿上了一件闪闪发光的银蓝色“外套”,还系上了“红腰绳”。这是已故艺术家克里斯托和珍妮-克劳德的设计,他们60年前的疯狂梦想终于变成了现实。?Afterthreemonthsof1_____(construct)workatParis'famedArcdeTriomphe,the160-foot-tallwarmonumenthasbeen2_____(complete)concealed.Thelandmark,3_____(build)duringNapoleon'sreign,hasbeenoutfittedin270,000squarefeetofsilver-bluepolypropylenefabric(聚丙烯布料)boundwithredropes.EncasingtheArcdeTriompheinclothwasalongstandingvisionofthelateartistsChristoandJeanne-Claude--onethatfinallycameintofocusthissummer.Itbeganwith400tonsofsteelbeamserectedlikeametaljacketaroundthestructure,followedbythewrapping,4_____wasconductedbyateamofclimbersoverthecourseofafewdays.VladimirYavachev,Christo'snephewandtheproject'sdirectorofoperationswhoworkedwiththeartistfor30years,explainedthattheshimmeringcolorofthefabricandvividropesareChristo's"poetic5_____(interpret)"oftheblue,whiteandredoftheFrenchflag."Helikedcolorsthatalsochangewiththeweather,orthetimeofday,"Yavachevsaidinavideointerview,6_____(add):"Thefabricisveryreminiscent(怀旧的)ofParisrooftops...whichareverysilverygray.""Iam7_____artistwhoistotallyirrational(没有理性的),totallyirresponsible,completelyfree,"Christosaid."Nobodyneedsmyprojects,"headded."Theworldcanlivewithouttheseprojects.ButIneedthemandmyfriends(do)."AnneBurghartz,anengineerontheproject,saidherteam'sfirsttaskwastointerpretthefinalformthatChristowanted."Theyalsohadtodeterminehow8_____(keep)thewindfromdraggingthefabric,whilekeepingitpliable(柔韧的)totheelements."(Christo)wasalsoveryfondofhowheimaginedthefabricwouldcomealivewiththewind,"shesaid.?But,most9______(important),Burghartz'steamhadtoprotectthemonumentandallof10_____(it)ornamentation(装饰),fromthesculptedfiguresflankingeachsideoftheentrancetotheintricate(错综复杂的)cornices(檐口).Thoughtheengineershadpermissiontodrillsomeholesinthelandmarktheyhadtominimizedamage.2大脑如何让我们逃避人终有一死的真相HowOurBrainsShieldUsfromMortalTruth?That’sbecause,researcherssay,ourbrainsdotheirbest1______(keep)usfromdwelling(停留)onourinevitable(不可避免的)demise(死亡).Astudyfoundthatthebrainshieldsusfromexistentialfearbycategorizing(归类)deathas2_____unfortunateeventthatonlybefalls(降临)otherpeople.“Thebraindoesnotacceptthatdeathisrelatedtous,”saidYairDor-Ziderman,atBarIlanUniversityinIsrael.“Wehavethisprimalmechanism(原始机制)thatmeanswhenthebraingetsinformationthatlinksselftodeath,somethingtellsusit’snot3_____(rely),soweshouldn’tbelieveit.”Beingshielded(屏蔽)fromthoughtsofourfuturedeathcouldbeimportantforustoliveinthepresent.The4_____(protect)mayswitchoninearlylifeasourmindsdevelopandwerealizedeathcomestousall.“Themomentyouhavethisabilitytolookintoyourownfuture,yourealizethatatsomepointyou’regoingtodieandthere’snothingyoucandoaboutit,”saidDor-Ziderman.“Thatgoesagainstthegrainofourwholebiology,5_____ishelpingustostayalive.”Toinvestigatehowthebrainhandlesthoughtsofdeath,Dor-Zidermanandcolleaguesdevelopedatestthatinvolved6_____(produce)signalsofsurpriseinthebrain.Theyasked7_____(volunteer)towatchfacesflashuponascreenwhiletheirbrainactivitywasmonitored.Theperson’sownfaceorthatofastrangerflasheduponscreenseveraltimes,8_____(follow)byadifferentface.Onseeingthefinalface,thebrainflickeredwithsurprisebecausetheimageclashed(冲突)withwhatithadpredicted.Variouswordsappearedabovethefacesonscreen.Halfofthetimetheseweredeath-relatedwordssuchas“funeral”or“burial”.Thescientistsfoundthatifaperson’sownfaceflashedupnexttodeathlywords,theirbrainshutdownitspredictionsystem.Itrefusedtolinktheselfwithdeathandnosurprisesignals9_____(record).AviGoldstein,aseniorauthoronthepaper,said:“Thissuggeststhatweshieldourselvesfromexistentialthreats,orconsciouslythinkingabouttheideathatwearegoingtodie,byshuttingdownpredictionsabouttheself,orcategorizingtheinformationasbeingaboutotherpeopleratherthanourselves.”ArnaudWisman,apsychologistattheUniversityofKent,saidpeopleputupnumerousdefencestostaveoffthoughtsofdeath.Theyoung10_____particularmayseeitasaproblemforotherpeople,hesaid.Hisownworkhadfoundthatinmodernsocietiespeopleembracedwhathecalledthe“escapetreadmill”,wherehardwork,pubsessions,checkingmobilephonesandbuyingmorestuffmeantpeopleweresimplytoobusytoworryaboutdeath.“However,itisnotasolutiontotheproblemitself,”hesaid.“Soweneedtokeepescaping.”?3飞机舷窗为何是圆形的ThisIsWhyAeroplaneWindowsAreRoundedOvertheyears,aerospaceengineering1_____(make)hugeleapsinaeroplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgo2_____(fast).Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety–includingthewindows.Inthe1950s,whenjetliners(喷气式客机)werestartingtobecomemainstream,theDeHavillandCometcameintofashion.Withapressurizedcabin(增压座舱),itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.3______,theplanehadsquarewindowsandin1953twoplanesfellapartintheair,killing56peopleintotal.Thereason4_____thecrashes?Thewindows.5_____there’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,6_____(make)themlikely7_____(crash)understress–suchasair8_____(press).Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwould9_____(eventual)crackthewindowcornerisdistributedandthelikelihoodofitbreaking10_____(reduce).高中英语外刊阅读语法填空September21答案1疯狂梦想终于成真:被包裹的巴黎凯旋门TheArcdeTriompheiswrappedinfabric,avisionsixdecadesinthemaking如果你现在去巴黎,你会发现凯旋门变了,它穿上了一件闪闪发光的银蓝色“外套”,还系上了“红腰绳”。这是已故艺术家克里斯托和珍妮-克劳德的设计,他们60年前的疯狂梦想终于变成了现实。?Afterthreemonthsof1_____(construct)workatParis'famedArcdeTriomphe,the160-foot-tallwarmonumenthasbeen2_____(complete)concealed.Thelandmark,3_____(build)duringNapoleon'sreign,hasbeenoutfittedin270,000squarefeetofsilver-bluepolypropylenefabric(聚丙烯布料)boundwithredropes.EncasingtheArcdeTriompheinclothwasalongstandingvisionofthelateartistsChristoandJeanne-Claude--onethatfinallycameintofocusthissummer.Itbeganwith400tonsofsteelbeamserectedlikeametaljacketaroundthestructure,followedbythewrapping,4_____wasconductedbyateamofclimbersoverthecourseofafewdays.VladimirYavachev,Christo'snephewandtheproject'sdirectorofoperationswhoworkedwiththeartistfor30years,explainedthattheshimmeringcolorofthefabricandvividropesareChristo's"poetic5_____(interpret)"oftheblue,whiteandredoftheFrenchflag."Helikedcolorsthatalsochangewiththeweather,orthetimeofday,"Yavachevsaidinavideointerview,6_____(add):"Thefabricisveryreminiscent(怀旧的)ofParisrooftops...whichareverysilverygray.""Iam7_____artistwhoistotallyirrational(没有理性的),totallyirresponsible,completelyfree,"Christosaid."Nobodyneedsmyprojects,"headded."Theworldcanlivewithouttheseprojects.ButIneedthemandmyfriends(do)."AnneBurghartz,anengineerontheproject,saidherteam'sfirsttaskwastointerpretthefinalformthatChristowanted."Theyalsohadtodeterminehow8_____(keep)thewindfromdraggingthefabric,whilekeepingitpliable(柔韧的)totheelements."(Christo)wasalsoveryfondofhowheimaginedthefabricwouldcomealivewiththewind,"shesaid.?But,most9______(important),Burghartz'steamhadtoprotectthemonumentandallof10_____(it)ornamentation(装饰),fromthesculptedfiguresflankingeachsideoftheentrancetotheintricate(错综复杂的)cornices(檐口).Thoughtheengineershadpermissiontodrillsomeholesinthelandmarktheyhadtominimizedamage.Keys:1construction2completely3built4which5interpretation6adding7an8tokeep9importantly10its2大脑如何让我们逃避人终有一死的真相HowOurBrainsShieldUsfromMortalTruth?That’sbecause,researcherssay,ourbrainsdotheirbest1______(keep)usfromdwelling(停留)onourinevitable(不可避免的)demise(死亡).Astudyfoundthatthebrainshieldsusfromexistentialfearbycategorizing(归类)deathas2_____unfortunateeventthatonlybefalls(降临)otherpeople.“Thebraindoesnotacceptthatdeathisrelatedtous,”saidYairDor-Ziderman,atBarIlanUniversityinIsrael.“Wehavethisprimalmechanism(原始机制)thatmeanswhenthebraingetsinformationthatlinksselftodeath,somethingtellsusit’snot3_____(rely),soweshouldn’tbelieveit.”Beingshielded(屏蔽)fromthoughtsofourfuturedeathcouldbeimportantforustoliveinthepresent.The4_____(protect)mayswitchoninearlylifeasourmindsdevelopandwerealizedeathcomestousall.“Themomentyouhavethisabilitytolookintoyourownfuture,yourealizethatatsomepointyou’regoingtodieandthere’snothingyoucandoaboutit,”saidDor-Ziderman.“Thatgoesagainstthegrainofourwholebiology,5_____ishelpingustostayalive.”Toinvestigatehowthebrainhandlesthoughtsofdeath,Dor-Zidermanandcolleaguesdevelopedatestthatinvolved6_____(produce)signalsofsurpriseinthebrain.Theyasked7_____(volunteer)towatchfacesflashuponascreenwhiletheirbrainactivitywasmonitored.Theperson’sownfaceorthatofastrangerflasheduponscreenseveraltimes,8_____(follow)byadifferentface.Onseeingthefinalface,thebrainflickeredwithsurprisebecausetheimageclashed(冲突)withwhatithadpredicted.Variouswordsappearedabovethefacesonscreen.Halfofthetimetheseweredeath-relatedwordssuchas“funeral”or“burial”.Thescientistsfoundthatifaperson’sownfaceflashedupnexttodeathlywords,theirbrainshutdownitspredictionsystem.Itrefusedtolinktheselfwithdeathandnosurprisesignals9_____(record).AviGoldstein,aseniorauthoronthepaper,said:“Thissuggeststhatweshieldourselvesfromexistentialthreats,orconsciouslythinkingabouttheideathatwearegoingtodie,byshuttingdownpredictionsabouttheself,orcategorizingtheinformationasbeingaboutotherpeopleratherthanourselves.”ArnaudWisman,apsychologistattheUniversityofKent,saidpeopleputupnumerousdefencestostaveoffthoughtsofdeath.Theyoung10_____particularmayseeitasaproblemforotherpeople,hesaid.Hisownworkhadfoundthatinmodernsocietiespeopleembracedwhathecalledthe“escapetreadmill”,wherehardwork,pubsessions,checkingmobilephonesandbuyingmorestuffmeantpeopleweresimplytoobusytoworryaboutdeath.“However,itisnotasolutiontotheproblemitself,”hesaid.“Soweneedtokeepescaping.”keys:1tokeep2an3reliable4protection5which6producing7volunteers8followed9wererecorded10in?3飞机舷窗为何是圆形的ThisIsWhyAeroplaneWindowsAreRoundedOvertheyears,aerospaceengineering1_____(make)hugeleapsinaeroplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgo2_____(fast).Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety–includingthewindows.Inthe1950s,whenjetliners(喷气式客机)werestartingtobecomemainstream,theDeHavillandCometcameintofashion.Withapressurizedcabin(增压座舱),itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.3______,theplanehadsquarewindowsandin1953twoplanesfellapartintheair,killing56peopleintotal.Thereason4_____thecrashes?Thewindows.5_____there’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,6_____(make)themlikely7_____(crash)understress–suchasair8_____(press).Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwould9_____(eventual)crackthewindowcornerisdistributedandthelikelihoodofitbreaking10_____(reduce).keys:1hasmade2faster3However4for5Where6making7tocrash8pressure9eventually10isreduced 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