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五、阅读理解。（2025·江苏无锡·期中）
You have probably seen many cartoons during your life. Some of these cartoons appear in newspapers and others are in books. Others are seen in full-length movies and TV shows. Cartoons are very popular with people but are they works of art?
Works of art are made by artists for a certain purpose. Usually, works of art are made by people to illustrate an idea or show part of a story. You can probably think of many famous works of art, like the Mona Lisa or David. These works of art took a long time to create. The people who made them wanted to show an important idea about the subject of their art. When people think of works of art, they usually think of paintings or sculptures that are known to even people who know little about art. Year after year, people come to look at the strange smile of Mona Lisa. The sculpture David is similar—a lot of people know the story of how David fought a giant. The sculpture shows David as a hero. Since most of us wish we were heroes, David interests us no matter who we are.
Cartoons can be seen in the same way, since many people who draw cartoons go to art school and study how to create pictures and stories. They think carefully about what ideas or stories they want to show with their work. Cartoons have an advantage over the works of art you see in museums too. People need to travel to museums to see famous works of art, but a cartoon is as near as the newspaper or the internet. Cartoons talk about ideas that are important to people in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Most people do not need to stare at a cartoon for a long time to understand its meaning.
However, not everyone agrees with the idea that cartoons are art. For example, some cartoons tend to deal with very recent issues, like political（政治的）cartoons that appear in newspapers. They show an important news item of the day. However, in a few years, the people who look at the cartoons may not know anything about that news item. This means that they will not understand what the cartoon is about. Additionally, some people argue that cartoons take less time to make than other works of art, so they are not true pieces of art.
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A. Because they think cartoons take longer time to create.
B. Because they think cartoons don’t have deep meanings.
C. Because they think cartoons aren’t for people of all ages.
D. Because they think some cartoons have no lasting value.
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A. Something better. B. Something worse.
C. Something equal. D. Something similar.
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A. To introduce the steps of how cartoon artists create their works.
B. To show different opinions on whether cartoons are works of art.
C. To explain why people prefer artworks like paintings to cartoons.
D. To share the reasons why cartoons are thought of as works of art.
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This makes it possible for cartoons to reach more people than most traditional art forms.
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4
You have probably seen many cartoons during your life. Some of these cartoons appear in newspapers and others are in books. Others are seen in full-length movies and TV shows. Cartoons are very popular with people but are they works of art?
Works of art are made by artists for a certain purpose. Usually, works of art are made by people to illustrate an idea or show part of a story. You can probably think of many famous works of art, like the Mona Lisa or David. These works of art took a long time to create. The people who made them wanted to show an important idea about the subject of their art. When people think of works of art, they usually think of paintings or sculptures that are known to even people who know little about art. Year after year, people come to look at the strange smile of Mona Lisa. The sculpture David is similar—a lot of people know the story of how David fought a giant. The sculpture shows David as a hero. Since most of us wish we were heroes, David interests us no matter who we are.
Cartoons can be seen in the same way, since many people who draw cartoons go to art school and study how to create pictures and stories. They think carefully about what ideas or stories they want to show with their work. Cartoons have an advantage over the works of art you see in museums too. People need to travel to museums to see famous works of art, but a cartoon is as near as the newspaper or the internet. Cartoons talk about ideas that are important to people in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Most people do not need to stare at a cartoon for a long time to understand its meaning.
However, not everyone agrees with the idea that cartoons are art. For example, some cartoons tend to deal with very recent issues, like political（政治的）cartoons that appear in newspapers. They show an important news item of the day. However, in a few years, the people who look at the cartoons may not know anything about that news item. This means that they will not understand what the cartoon is about. Additionally, some people argue that cartoons take less time to make than other works of art, so they are not true pieces of art.
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D
）1. Why do some people think cartoons are not works of art?A. Because they think cartoons take longer time to create.
B. Because they think cartoons don’t have deep meanings.
C. Because they think cartoons aren’t for people of all ages.
D. Because they think some cartoons have no lasting value.
（
A
）2. What does the underlined word “advantage” mean in this passage?A. Something better. B. Something worse.
C. Something equal. D. Something similar.
（
B
）3. What can most possibly be the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce the steps of how cartoon artists create their works.
B. To show different opinions on whether cartoons are works of art.
C. To explain why people prefer artworks like paintings to cartoons.
D. To share the reasons why cartoons are thought of as works of art.
（
C
）4. 创新考法—语篇逻辑 The following sentence would best be placed at the end of .This makes it possible for cartoons to reach more people than most traditional art forms.
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4
答案
1. D 【点拨】根据最后一段可知,部分人认为卡通不是艺术品的原因之一是有些卡通只涉及近期事件,缺乏持久价值,多年后人们可能因不了解相关背景而无法理解其含义;且有人认为卡通制作时间短。故选D。
2. A 【点拨】根据“People need to travel to museums to see famous works of art, but a cartoon is as near as the newspaper or the internet.”可知,人们需前往博物馆才能看到著名艺术品,而卡通在报纸或互联网上就能轻易看到,这体现了卡通相较于博物馆艺术品的“优势”。故选A。
3. B 【点拨】根据文章内容可知,本文的核心目的是呈现关于“卡通是否为艺术品”的不同观点。故选B。
4. C 【点拨】通读全文可知,第三段的内容是“卡通易于获取”的体现,所给句子与之构成逻辑衔接,使得其能接触到更多人。故选C。
2. A 【点拨】根据“People need to travel to museums to see famous works of art, but a cartoon is as near as the newspaper or the internet.”可知,人们需前往博物馆才能看到著名艺术品,而卡通在报纸或互联网上就能轻易看到,这体现了卡通相较于博物馆艺术品的“优势”。故选A。
3. B 【点拨】根据文章内容可知,本文的核心目的是呈现关于“卡通是否为艺术品”的不同观点。故选B。
4. C 【点拨】通读全文可知,第三段的内容是“卡通易于获取”的体现,所给句子与之构成逻辑衔接,使得其能接触到更多人。故选C。
解析
【分析】
本题为观点类阅读理解，围绕“卡通是否属于艺术品”设置4道题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意、语篇逻辑衔接。解题思路：1. 细节题需定位原文对应段落，匹配题干与原文信息；2. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断单词含义；3. 主旨题梳理全文结构，把握核心讨论话题；4. 语篇逻辑题分析句子内容与段落主旨的契合度，确定衔接位置。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：题干问“部分人认为卡通不是艺术品的原因”，定位至最后一段。原文指出，部分人认为卡通涉及近期事件，缺乏持久价值，多年后人们可能无法理解；还有人认为卡通制作时间短。选项A“制作时间更长”与原文相反；B“无深层含义”、C“不适合各年龄段”原文未提及；D“有些卡通无持久价值”符合原文，故选D。
2. 词义猜测题：定位至第三段划线词“advantage”的上下文，后文对比“人们需前往博物馆看艺术品，而卡通在报纸/互联网上就能轻易获取”，说明卡通比博物馆艺术品更具优势，故“advantage”意为“优势，更好的事物”，对应选项A。
3. 主旨大意题：梳理全文，第一段提出“卡通是否是艺术品”的问题，第二段阐述艺术品的特点，第三段说明支持卡通是艺术品的理由，第四段阐述反对的理由，核心是呈现关于“卡通是否为艺术品”的不同观点，故选B。
4. 语篇逻辑题：所给句子意为“这使得卡通比大多数传统艺术形式能接触到更多人”，第三段主旨是卡通易于获取，能让更多人接触，与该句衔接；第一段为引入问题，第二段讲艺术品，第四段讲反对理由，故该句应放在第三段末尾，选C。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C
【知识点】
阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查学生阅读理解的核心能力，围绕“卡通是否为艺术品”的观点展开，需结合原文段落信息逐一分析选项，难度适中，适合期中检测学生的阅读水平。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为观点类阅读理解，围绕“卡通是否属于艺术品”设置4道题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意、语篇逻辑衔接。解题思路：1. 细节题需定位原文对应段落，匹配题干与原文信息；2. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断单词含义；3. 主旨题梳理全文结构，把握核心讨论话题；4. 语篇逻辑题分析句子内容与段落主旨的契合度，确定衔接位置。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：题干问“部分人认为卡通不是艺术品的原因”，定位至最后一段。原文指出，部分人认为卡通涉及近期事件，缺乏持久价值，多年后人们可能无法理解；还有人认为卡通制作时间短。选项A“制作时间更长”与原文相反；B“无深层含义”、C“不适合各年龄段”原文未提及；D“有些卡通无持久价值”符合原文，故选D。
2. 词义猜测题：定位至第三段划线词“advantage”的上下文，后文对比“人们需前往博物馆看艺术品，而卡通在报纸/互联网上就能轻易获取”，说明卡通比博物馆艺术品更具优势，故“advantage”意为“优势，更好的事物”，对应选项A。
3. 主旨大意题：梳理全文，第一段提出“卡通是否是艺术品”的问题，第二段阐述艺术品的特点，第三段说明支持卡通是艺术品的理由，第四段阐述反对的理由，核心是呈现关于“卡通是否为艺术品”的不同观点，故选B。
4. 语篇逻辑题：所给句子意为“这使得卡通比大多数传统艺术形式能接触到更多人”，第三段主旨是卡通易于获取，能让更多人接触，与该句衔接；第一段为引入问题，第二段讲艺术品，第四段讲反对理由，故该句应放在第三段末尾，选C。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C
【知识点】
阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查学生阅读理解的核心能力，围绕“卡通是否为艺术品”的观点展开，需结合原文段落信息逐一分析选项，难度适中，适合期中检测学生的阅读水平。
【难度系数】
0.7
