主题语境13：文学与艺术

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I. 阅读理解

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has spent much of his time seeking artistic solutions to solve our environmental problems. His past projects include “Bioluminescent (生物发光)Trees” to light streets, a “Smog-Free Tower” to clean Beijing's polluted air, and “Gates of Light”, which uses the headlamps of passing cars to light up the 60 floodgates of the Afsluitdijk, a major dam in the Netherlands.Now, he is hoping to use his skills to solve a pressing global problem—space junk!

As we all know, there is too much rubbish in space. To deal with the problem, Roosegaarde intends to achieve his goal by educating the public about the urgency of the situation and coming up with possible solutions. The plan,called the Space Waste Lab, started in October 2018 with a laser (激光)show in the Netherlands.The unique outdoor artwork of LEDs used realtime tracking information to point at pieces of space junk floating at altitudes of 200 to 20,000 kilometers. The experience was designed to make the public know more about how much space junk there is.

To find a solution, the designer has been thinking with experts. One of the projects being considered is “Shooting Stars”, which attempts to reintroduce the trash to the atmosphere in a controlled way. Upon re-entry, the waste would burn in the atmosphere like a shooting star.Roosegaarde envisages that if successful, burning space trash could some day replace fireworks at large public events!

In September 2018, the RemoveDEBRIS satellite successfully sent a net to catch a target while orbiting at an altitude of about 300 kilometers (190 miles). Sometime this year, the capsule will set free a harpoon that has been designed to remove space trash. At the end of its task, RemoveDEBRIS will let go a sail to bring the satellite itself, and, hopefully some trash,back into the atmosphere, where it will burn up.1. What can we infer about Daan Roosegaarde?

A. He is too aggressive to put forward good plans.

B. He is creative in solving environmental problems.

C. He is fond of spending all of his time seeking art skills.

D. He is sensitive to art reflected in environmental projects.

2. Why was a laser show held in October 2018?

A. To confirm real-time information about space trash.

B. To show the great beauty of LEDs to common people.

C. To raise public awareness of the amount of space trash.

D. To inspire people to consider the solution to space trash.

3. What does the underlined word “envisages”in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Suspects.B. Demands.C. Advises.D. Imagines.4. What is the function of the sail of Remove-

DEBRIS?

A. Bringing the satellite and probably some trash to the atmosphere to burn.

B. Keeping trash traveling along its own orbit.

C. Taking the satellite away from the atmosphere.

D. Removing space trash out of the capsule.

Ⅱ. 完形填空

No artist has affected modern art more than Pablo Picasso. The thousands of masterpieces he created 1 the way people thought about art.Picasso was perhaps the most2and successful artist who ever lived.

Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 in a small town on the southern coast of Spain. His father was a 3 who taught art. Picasso showed remarkable talent at an early age and, by the time he was in his teens, painted4than his father or any of the local school teachers. At sixteen, Picasso was sent to the Royal Academy of Madrid, where students drew from plaster casts and 5 works of the old masters.Picasso,however, felt these assignments somewhat 6 and began to work on his own. Picasso's father soon became angry with his son's 7 , long hair and strange clothes. He believed that Picasso was wasting his own talent and criticized him.

In 1900, Picasso left for Paris—then the center of the 8 world. He lived in a cold,shaky building, painting constantly, sometimes 9 for days on only a piece of bread. During these years, his art reflected his10surroundings. Homeless and friendless people were

the 11 of many of his fairly realistic early paintings. And his works became more simpli

fied and angular(有棱角的),leading up to the re

volutionary brand new style 12 as Cubism.Picasso worked continuously, 13 experimenting with different styles of painting.Although Picasso 14 to win the heart of his father when young, he spoke of his 15 days in Paris as the happiest time in his life.

1. A. foundB. changed

C. exploredD. adopted

2. A. talentedB. faithful

C. evidentD. effective

3. A. painterB. sculptor

C. pianistD. scholar

4. A. worseB. better

C. fasterD. slower

5. A. collectedB. created

C. copiedD. colored

6. A. meaninglessB. incurable

C. incuriousD. invisible

7. A. feelingB. working

C. paintingD. disobeying

8. A. artB. fashion

C. businessD. information

9. A. focusingB. surviving

C. insistingD. spending

10. A. peacefulB. safe

C. sadD. pleasant

11. A. romanceB. subjects

C. funD. shadow

12. A. engagedB. associated

C. basedD. known

13. A. neverB. seldom

C. alwaysD. ever

14. A. failedB. hoped

C. aimedD. appealed

15. A. sorrowfulB. ridiculous

C. oldD. youthful

Ⅲ. 语法填空

Sugar sculpture blowing is 1.________Chinese folk art where artists blow and sculpt hot sugar to create 3D 2._________(figure). The finished sculptures not only look good, but also have a good taste, 3._________(make) them popular among children.

The main raw material for sugar sculpture blowing is malt sugar (麦芽糖). The malt sugar 4.________(use) in sugar sculpture blowing has to be heated to high temperatures. It can only be used after several processing procedures,5.________include the sorting and cooking of the malt sugar followed by the firing and melting of it.

“Blowing” can 6.________(divide) into two methods—one uses molds (模子); the other does not, and involves sugar figures taking shape through a 7.________(combine) of blowing air into the processed malt sugar and the artists'flexible hand skills.

The complex process may explain 8.______there are fewer people making sugar sculptures.To preserve and promote the 9.________(tradition)craftsmanship,the government of Hebei Province founded a sugar figure art organization in 2011, which 10________.(consist) of over 50 artists recognized as the inheritors (继承人) of the technique.

Ⅳ. 读后续写

阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写短文的词数应为150左右。

“What do you think about my audition (试音) yesterday? My trill (颤音) should have been better, don't you think?” Abbie asked Mel and closed the lid of her violin case before school.

“It's not a big deal, Abbie,” Mel said as they walked out the door. Mel didn't have time to worry about her little sister's mood. It turned out to be a busy day. She had a test in science class. She hit two home runs in softball. After school, she and her friends talked about their summer plans.

She forgot about the audition results until Abbie dragged her to the music room. Mel thought she'd probably be in the first violins.

Mel and Abbie found the list of names on the board, “Abbie—Concertmaster”. Abbie screamed, “I can't believe it! ” “I can't wait to tell Mum and Dad! ”Abbie rushed toward home. Mel kept reading， “Mel—Second violins.” What?There had to be some mistake. She'd figure out tomorrow.

When Mel got home, Abbie was playing her audition piece there. Music poured from Abbie's bow like water from a teapot—pure and perfect.And the trill sounded like a bird singing. Abbie was good—really good—but that wasn't the point. “Mr Benson must have made a mistake,”Mel thought.

The next morning, Mel slipped into the music room. Gathering her courage, Mel said,“Mr Benson, I want to talk to you about the orchestra (管弦乐队) seats.”

“Yes—you must be proud of your sister,”Mr Benson smiled. “Abbie is a rare student. If she continues to practice hard and grow as a musician, she could become a professional. Then we'll look back on our little orchestra and think about how lucky we are.”

Paragraph 1:

Mel froze as there wasn't any mix-up._____

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Paragraph 2:

After school, Mel found Abbie on a bench outside, playing the violin.________________

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