What is "civilization？" asked Kenneth Clark 50 years ago in the seminal bbc series on the subject． "I don't know， and I can't define it in abstract terms， yet． But I think I can recognize it when I see it， and I'm looking at it now．" And he turned to gesture behind him， at the soaring Gothic towers and flying buttresses of Notre Dame． It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people． That the sight of Notre Dame going up in flames and sparks flowing off everywhere has attracted so much more attention than floods in southern Africa which killed over 1，000 arouses understandable feelings of guilt． Yet the widespread， intense grief at the sight of the cathedral's collapsing steeple is in fact profoundly human-and in a particularly 21st-century way． It is not just the economy that is global today， it is culture too． People wander the world in search not just of jobs and security but also of beauty and history． Familiarity breeds affection． A building on whose sunny steps you have rested， in front of which you have taken a selfie with your loved one， becomes a warm part of your memories and thus of yourself． That helps explain why China is in mourning-WeChat， young China's principal means of talking to itself， has been throbbing with the story-while India was largely indifferent． Tourism from India to the West is a trickle compared with the flood from China． This visual age has endowed beauty with new power， and social media have turned great works of art into superstars． Only a few， though， have achieved this status． Just as there is only ever a handful of word-famous actor， so the number of globally recognizable cultural symbols is tiny： the Mona Lisa， Michelangelo's David， the Taj Mahal， the Great Pyramid-and Notre Dame． Disaster， too， is visual． In the 24 hours after the fire started videos on social media of the burning cathedral were viewed nearly a quarter of a billion times． Yet the emotions the sight aroused were less about the building itself than about what losing it might mean． Notre Dame is an repression of humanity at its collective best． Nobody could look up into that vaulted ceiling without wondering at the cumulative genius of the thousands of anonymous craftsmen who， over a century and a half， realized a vision so grand in its structural ambition and so delicate in its hand-chiselled detail． Its survival through 850 years of political turbulence-through war， revolution and Nazi occupation- binds the present to the past． The fire also binds people to each other． The outpouring of emotion it has brought forth is proof that， despite the dark forces of division now abroad， we are all in it together． When nationalism is a raising threat， shared sadness makes borders suddenly irrelevant． When politics is polarized， a love of culture has the power to unite． When extremism divides Muslim from Christian and religious people from atheists， those of all faiths and none are mourning together． An edifice built for the glory of God also represents the unity of the human spirit． And it will be rebuilt． The morning after the fire， the many Parisians who went to the cathedral to mourn its destruction found comfort instead． Although the spire is gone， the towers are still standing and it seems likely that the whole building can be revived． The effort to rebuild it， like the fire， will bring people together． Within 24 hours， €600m (677m) had been raised from businesses and rich people， and rash of crowdfunding campaigns started． A high-resolution laser scan of the building， carried out recently， should help． It will never be the same， but that is as it should be． As Victor Hugo wrote in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame， a three-volume love-letter to the cathedral： "Great edifices， like great mountains， are the work of centuries． Art is often transformed as it is being made…Time is the architect， the nation is the builder．"(1)From the first two paragraphs， we know that______．A． Kenneth Clark thinks civilization is too abstract to recognizeB． it is not wrong to care more about a building than about peopleC． floods in southern Africa arouse understandable feelings of guiltD． it is found that the collapse of Notre Dame was caused by human(2)What can we infer from the underlined sentence "Familiarity breeds affection"？______A． Indians indifference to the fire results from lack of social media．B． Chinese affection for tourism contributes to nationwide mourning．C． Taking selfies with family members brings about warm memories．D． Love for Notre Dame arises from familiar memories and experiences．(3)According to the passage， the visual age______A． makes the cultural symbols more beautiful．B． makes many cultural symbols well-knownC． makes Notre Dame disaster widespread．D． makes social media develop swiftly．(4)Which of the following is TRUE about Notre Dame？______A． The survival of Notre Dame in many disasters is a bridge between present and past．B． The building itself rather than losing the building arouses sadness among people．C． The unity of the human spirit represents shared sadness and love of Notre Dame．D． The genius of famous architects is admired when people appreciate the building．(5)What is the best title for the passage？______A． Notre Dame Fire．B． The Human Spark．C． The Beauty of Notre Dame．D． Humanity and Architecture．

What is "civilization？" asked Kenneth Clark 50 years ago in the seminal bbc series on the subject． "I don't know， and I can't define it in abstract terms， yet． But I think I can recognize it when I see it， and I'm looking at it now．" And he turned to gesture behind him， at the soaring Gothic towers and flying buttresses of Notre Dame．
    It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people． That the sight of Notre Dame going up in flames and sparks flowing off everywhere has attracted so much more attention than floods in southern Africa which killed over 1，000 arouses understandable feelings of guilt． Yet the widespread， intense grief at the sight of the cathedral's collapsing steeple is in fact profoundly human-and in a particularly 21st-century way．
   It is not just the economy that is global today， it is culture too． People wander the world in search not just of jobs and security but also of beauty and history． Familiarity breeds affection． A building on whose sunny steps you have rested， in front of which you have taken a selfie with your loved one， becomes a warm part of your memories and thus of yourself． That helps explain why China is in mourning-WeChat， young China's principal means of talking to itself， has been throbbing with the story-while India was largely indifferent． Tourism from India to the West is a trickle compared with the flood from China．
   This visual age has endowed beauty with new power， and social media have turned great works of art into superstars． Only a few， though， have achieved this status． Just as there is only ever a handful of word-famous actor， so the number of globally recognizable cultural symbols is tiny： the Mona Lisa， Michelangelo's David， the Taj Mahal， the Great Pyramid-and Notre Dame． Disaster， too， is visual． In the 24 hours after the fire started videos on social media of the burning cathedral were viewed nearly a quarter of a billion times．
   Yet the emotions the sight aroused were less about the building itself than about what losing it might mean． Notre Dame is an repression of humanity at its collective best． Nobody could look up into that vaulted ceiling without wondering at the cumulative genius of the thousands of anonymous craftsmen who， over a century and a half， realized a vision so grand in its structural ambition and so delicate in its hand-chiselled detail． Its survival through 850 years of political turbulence-through war， revolution and Nazi occupation- binds the present to the past．
   The fire also binds people to each other． The outpouring of emotion it has brought forth is proof that， despite the dark forces of division now abroad， we are all in it together． When nationalism is a raising threat， shared sadness makes borders suddenly irrelevant． When politics is polarized， a love of culture has the power to unite． When extremism divides Muslim from Christian and religious people from atheists， those of all faiths and none are mourning together． An edifice built for the glory of God also represents the unity of the human spirit．
   And it will be rebuilt． The morning after the fire， the many Parisians who went to the cathedral to mourn its destruction found comfort instead． Although the spire is gone， the towers are still standing and it seems likely that the whole building can be revived． The effort to rebuild it， like the fire， will bring people together． Within 24 hours， €600m ($677m) had been raised from businesses and rich people， and rash of crowdfunding campaigns started． A high-resolution laser scan of the building， carried out recently， should help．
   It will never be the same， but that is as it should be． As Victor Hugo wrote in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame， a three-volume love-letter to the cathedral： "Great edifices， like great mountains， are the work of centuries． Art is often transformed as it is being made…Time is the architect， the nation is the builder．"
(1)From the first two paragraphs， we know that______．
A． Kenneth Clark thinks civilization is too abstract to recognize
B． it is not wrong to care more about a building than about people
C． floods in southern Africa arouse understandable feelings of guilt
D． it is found that the collapse of Notre Dame was caused by human
(2)What can we infer from the underlined sentence "Familiarity breeds affection"？______
A． Indians indifference to the fire results from lack of social media．
B． Chinese affection for tourism contributes to nationwide mourning．
C． Taking selfies with family members brings about warm memories．
D． Love for Notre Dame arises from familiar memories and experiences．
(3)According to the passage， the visual age______
A． makes the cultural symbols more beautiful．
B． makes many cultural symbols well-known
C． makes Notre Dame disaster widespread．
D． makes social media develop swiftly．
(4)Which of the following is TRUE about Notre Dame？______
A． The survival of Notre Dame in many disasters is a bridge between present and past．
B． The building itself rather than losing the building arouses sadness among people．
C． The unity of the human spirit represents shared sadness and love of Notre Dame．
D． The genius of famous architects is admired when people appreciate the building．
(5)What is the best title for the passage？______
A． Notre Dame Fire．
B． The Human Spark．
C． The Beauty of Notre Dame．
D． Humanity and Architecture．