高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练语法填空专题二十五.docx

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1、高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 语法填空专题二十五The Supreme Court has ruled, and Andy Warhol _1_(find) insufficiently original, said Cynthia Littleton in Variety. _2_(settle) a closely watched case that may affect creative fields well beyond the visual arts, the justices 7-2 decision last week held that a Warhol silk-scree

2、n portrait of Prince was so similar _3_ the 1981 photo it was based on _4_ the photographer should have been compensated when the image was licensed in 2016. Justice Elena Kagan wrote a spirited dissent charging that the _5_(major) didnt understand Warhols art and that its decision “will stifle crea

3、tivity of every sort.” In the majority opinion, Sonia Sotomayor shot back that creators of _6_(origin) imagery are entitled to copyright protection, “even against famous artists.”Though many in the art world will agree with the decision, the court made the wrong call. Warhol, _7_ died in 1987, had m

4、ade a series of silk screens _8_(base) on Lynn Goldsmiths photo of Prince, and “even a cursory glance at the Prince Series is enough to establish that Warhol transformed Goldsmiths work.” Every alteration Warhol made, including the way he cropped the likeness and washed it in Day-Glo colors, pushed

5、the image into a different realm than“the humdrum reality” of photography. By ruling _9_ it did, the court exhibited obliviousness to “one of the great imaginative engines of art of the past 150 years,” the repurposing of existing images _10_(create) new art and new meanings. With AI programs now pr

6、oducing art that accelerates that process, “the idea of originality is changing, expanding, and theres no way to put all these genies back into the bottle.”【The Week USA(June 2, 2023)】Disney doesnt know when to quit. The studio keeps _1_(produce)“lifeless” live-action remakes of its beloved animated

7、 films, even though the magic of Disneys hand-drawn _2_(classic)“never, ever translates.”Unsurprisingly, The Little Mermaid “plays much _3_(bad) as live-action,” despite big-budget CGI effects and a cast _4_ includes pop star Halle Bailey as Ariel, Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Daveed Diggs as t

8、he voice of Sebastian the crab. A major problem for this “cash grab” is the uncanny look of its animal characters. “Nobody wants to watch realistic flounders and crabs rap and crack jokes _5_ their fish mouths barely move.” Though its _6_(entire) unnecessary, this remake “isnt without its charms,” s

9、aid Leigh Monson in The A.V. Club. Bailey belts out her songs “with the gusto of a Broadway star in the making,” while Melissa McCarthy takes Ursula the sea witch and “elevates the role with her campy _7_(commit) to the bit.”The film drags on 45 minutes longer than the 1989 original, “adding almost

10、nothing _8_ protracted tedium.” The narrative padding does help give Prince Eric a bit of _9_(personal), said Justin Chang in the Los Angeles Times. But the filmmakers “havent deviated nearly enough.” This Mermaid “does find stray passages of beauty, especially in the pull-out-the-stops staging of U

11、nder the Sea.” Most everywhere else, “whats on screen too often _10_(feel) like wan, second-rate imitation.”【The Week USA(June 2, 2023)】Big-box stores are sounding the alarm again about retail theft. In earnings calls last week,“both Home Depot and Target cited rising retail theft” _1_ “a worsening

12、trend.” Best Buy“sounded alarm bells back in November 2021 _2_ it said thieves were traumatizing employees.”But the problem goes far _3_(deep) than individual shoplifters. Target said it expects “organized retail crime” _4_(cost) it $500 million more this year than it did in 2022. Insurer Travelers

13、has tracked a 600 percent increase in “cargo crime,” in _5_ crime syndicates steal big shipments out of distribution centers by “_6_(pretend) to be trucking companies.”Walmart recently closed four locations in Chicago. Brand-name retailers _7_(flee) downtown San Francisco. And now Target is “closing

14、 stores in high-crime areas.” Progressive politicians blame the companies, but _8_ CEO has to answer to shareholders when half a billion dollars a year is walking out the door. Meanwhile, “the first duty of government is to provide for public safety.” But in California,“shoplifting is a misdemeanor

15、_9_ the stolen goods _10_(value) at more than $950,” and even then it is rarely prosecuted. Thats why “these days even toothpaste is often under lock and key.”【The Week USA(June 2, 2023)】The King has long been respected for his environmentalism and passion for sustainable farming. But it seems that

16、is not enough to prevent him _1_(become) a target for animal rights activists, who _2_(strike) at a farm on his Sandringham Estate.Three women from the militant campaign group Animal Rising _3_(alleged) entered Appleton Farm, in West Newton, Norfolk, on Wednesday evening and stole three lambs, which

17、 they claimed _4_(prepare) for slaughter.After “liberating” the lambs from their mothers, they took the animals hastily named Sooty, Sunny and Sammyto a “place of safety”,_5_ they said they would live out the rest of their lives in peace._6_(gather) maximum publicity for their stunt, the environment

18、al activists then travelled 145 miles by car from Sandringham to Windsor Castle, where they tried to hand _7_(they) in to police.Sarah Foy, 23, Rosa Sharkey, 23, and Rose Patterson, 33 all _8_(experience) hands in direct action and disruptive protests posed for pictures carrying placards with the sl

19、ogan “I Rescued The Kings Sheep.”But they were initially frustrated when officers at the royal residence refused to arrest them, saying they would need to speak to their colleagues at Norfolk Constabulary _9_ it was not a Thames Valley Police matter. Eventually though, they got their wish and _10_(a

20、dmit) to a police station in Slough, where they were arrested on suspicion of theft. 【The Daily Telegraph(May 26, 2023)】答案has been found；Settling；to；that；majority；original；who；based；as；to createproducing；classics；worse；that；as；entirely；commitment；but；personality；feelsas；when；deeper；to cost；which；pretending；have fled；a；unless；are valuedbecoming；struck；allegedly；were being prepared；where；To gather；themselves；experienced；as；were admitted学科网（北京）股份有限公司