¡¡¡¡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(¶ªÆúµÄ)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, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes£º people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on£®
¡¡¡¡Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion(º´ÎÀ)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(ÓêË¢)an angry note intended for some else£º ¡°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£º can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such Richard Prince, may 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(ÕûÀí), 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?
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The first paragraph of the passage is used to ________£®
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remind readers of found photographs
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advise reader to start a new kind of business
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ask readers to find photographs behind sofa
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show readers the value of found photographs
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According to the passage, Joachim Schmid ________£®
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is fond of collecting family life photographs
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found a complaining not under his car wiper
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is working for several self-published magazines
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wondered at the artistic nature of found photographs
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The underlined word ¡°them¡± in Para 4 refers to ________£®
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the readers
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the editors
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the found photographs
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the self-published magazines
(4)
By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly intends to indicate that ________£®
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memory of the past is very important to people
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found photographs allow people to think freely
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the back-story of found photographs is puzzling
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the real value of found photographs is questionable
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The author¡¯s attitude towards found photographs can be described as ________£®
¡¡¡¡Material Girl no more?Madonna says writing children¡¯s books is more satisfying than being a movie star£®
¡¡¡¡Her book, The English Roses, went on sale on September 15th, appearing in 100 countries and in 30 languages as the first in her series of tales for children£®The pop diva(Å®¸è³ª¼Ò), whose only book until now was the 1992 photo essay titled¡°Sex¡±, said she wrote the books to teach children some of the life lessons she¡¯s learned over the years£®
¡¡¡¡¡°The most fun that I¡¯ve had of all the things I¡¯ve done successfully has been to write these books£®A lot of it has to do with the fact that I¡¯m not doing it to become more famous, and I¡¯m not doing it to become richer£®I¡¯m doing it because I want to share something I know with children£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Hours after its release, the 48 page book was already No£®8 on Amazon, com¡¯s sales list£®The first print is 1 million copies worldwide, with more than 750,000 in the United States£®The English Roses is about a friendship shared by four girls and their mutual(¹²Í¬µÄ)envy of a beautiful classmate, with illustrations(²åͼ)by fashion artist Jeffrey Fulvimari£®
¡¡¡¡¡°There is one life-giving force in the world,¡±Madonna declared£®¡°When we disconnect from this life-giving force, that¡¯s when we bring pain and suffering into our lives£®Each of the stories has to do with different ways you disconnect from God£®¡±Madonna also said she was deeply affected by the experience of raising two children, Lourdes, 6, and Rocco, 3£®The English Roses is the latest among a growing number of celebrities written children¡¯s books£®
¡¡¡¡The next book in the series,¡°Mr£®Peabody¡¯s Apples,¡±will be out in November£®Each tale is set in a different time and place and has new characters and different illustrators£®
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How many books does Madonna¡¯s series of tales include?
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At least 3£®
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4£®
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At least 2£®
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6£®
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According to the idea of Madonna, the underlined phrase¡°life-giving force¡±in Paragraph 5 refers to ________£®
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The English Roses£®
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God
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Mr£®Peabody¡¯s Apples£®
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her life
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When Madonna said writing children¡¯s books was more satisfying than being a movie star, she meant that ________£®
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she was more satisfied with her writing children¡¯s books
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she was more satisfied as a movie star
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being a movie star was not really successful
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she was not a Material Girl any more
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According to the passage, Madonna wrote the book The English Roses in order to ________£®
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provide children with fun
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teach children some life lessons
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teach children how to become famous
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share her success with children
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Kids Fishing Photo Contest
¡¡¡¡Welcome to catch the excitement of your child on film while fishing and enter his or her picture in the yearly Kids Fishing Photo Contest! The contest is sponsored(Ö÷°ì£¬ÔÞÖú)by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries(VDGIF)in celebration of National Fishing Week!
¡¡¡¡The winning pictures are those that best catch the theme(Ö÷Ìâ) ¡°kids enjoying fishing¡± £®Winners will receive different fishing£related prizes£®Winning pictures will also be posted on the VDGIF website and may be used in all kinds of VDGIF publications£®There is no need to be a professional photographer£®Any photo will do£®
¡¡¡¡Contest Rules
¡¡¡¡¡ñChildren in the photographs must fall into one of the following age groups when the picture is taken: 1£5, 6£10£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñPhotos must not be more than 1 year old£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñPhotos must be taken in Virginia£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñChildren in a boat must be wearing a life jacket£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñOnly one photo submission(Ìá½»)per child£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñSubmit photo on photograph quality paper, no CD's accepted£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñPhotos must not be bigger than ¡°4*6¡± size£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñPlease stick a piece of paper to the back of the photo including£º name, age, address, phone number and location where the photograph was taken£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñPhotos must be postmarked on or before June 19, 2011£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñJudging will take place in July and winners will be posted on the VDGIF website£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñPrizes will be sent directly to the winning children£®
¡¡¡¡¡ñThis contest isn't open to immediate family of VDGIF employees and sponsors£®Immediate family members refer to children, relatives or others living in the same household with a VDGIF employee or sponsor£®
¡¡¡¡To Enter:
¡¡¡¡Send your photo, with the child's name, age, phone number and address to£º
¡¡¡¡2011 Kids Fishing Photo Contest
¡¡¡¡Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
¡¡¡¡P£®O£®Box 11104
¡¡¡¡Richmond, VA 23230¨C1104
(1)
The purpose of the contest is to ________£®
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encourage people to take more pictures
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help people realize the importance of fishing
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celebrate a national fishing£related activity
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encourage people to go fishing with kids
(2)
Which of the following photos can enter the contest?
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A photo which was taken in Boston in 2009£®
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A large photo which was postmarked on July 11, 2011£®
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A photo which was taken in Virginia on Sept£®23, 2010£®
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A photo on which there is a 12£year£old girl£®
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What can be known about the prize of the contest?
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Winners will get a great deal of money£®
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Winners will be allowed to travel in Virginia for free£®
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Winners' works will be seen on any website£®
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Winners' works may appear on the covers of VDGIF publications£®
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According to the contest rules, ________£®
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the result of the contest will be unknown before July, 2011
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all Americans have the right to take part in the contest
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photos can be sent to the sponsors in the form of email
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the Smiths with only one child can enter the contest with two photos