Question

Paper is a cheap and accessible medium that can produce beautiful results. To most people, making a paper plane could be one of the simplest things to do. It’s the simplest and easiest form of paper art. And paper art can be traced back to Japan, where it originated over a thousand years ago. However, there’s a special minority who takes paper art to the next level, magically turning the plain white or colored paper into some of the most amazing artworks. Check out the following artists and their works!

The Danish artist Peter Callesen is famous for his talent in combining the minimalism(極簡的) of a white sheet of paper with the complexity of carefully cut and folded paper and uses the two to build out some pleasing works.

The British artist Su Blackwell often goes to secondhand bookstores — to look for materials with which she can carve out delicate sculptures. The models look as if they “grow” naturally from the pages of the books. The artist finds inspiration from the book title or a paragraph or picture inside and then spends months carefully slicing each one into an eye-catching paper model. Her old book sculptures sell for up to￡5,000 each.

By carefully folding simple pieces of paper, German artist Simon Schubert creates amazing masterpieces. He turns paper into architectural masterpieces by folding a simple piece of paper to shape the creases(摺縫), then unfolding it to show the fascinating artwork.

Another master of paper-folding is Jen Stark. Her artwork is often in the form of colorful caves and topographic(地形的) maps. Using her vivid imagination and a special knife, she is a modern day magician who turns humble materials like construction paper and glue into fantastic, complicated sculptures that puzzle the eyes. Her work draws inspiration from nature.

1.According to the passage, paper art ________.

A. is about plane-folding B. is most prosperous in Japan

C. dates back to 1000 B.C. D. is now on a new level

2.The British artist mentioned in the passage ________.

A. combines the minimalism and complexity of paper

B. often gets inspired by secondhand books

C. makes architectural masterpieces with Simon Schubert

D. is a magician who uses simple paper materials

3.According to the passage, Jen Stark _______.

A. is from Germany

B. uses paper to build complicated shapes

C. creates things too puzzling to understand

D. works also as a magician

4.What does the underlined word “humble” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. common and popular B. simple and cheap

C. useless and priceless D. numb and meaningless

5.What can we learn from the artists?

A. Every dog has its day.

B. All that glitters are not gold.

C. One can't make brick without straw.

D. The greatness may come from ordinariness.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：折紙藝術(shù)歷史悠久。但是，現(xiàn)代的一些藝術(shù)家把折紙藝術(shù)上升到了一個新的高度。本文就介紹了一些著方面的藝術(shù)家和他們的作品。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)However, there’s a special minority who takes paper art to the next level, …可知，折紙藝術(shù)已經(jīng)達(dá)到了一個新高度。所以選D。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知，這位英國的藝術(shù)家經(jīng)常去二手書市場從書名或者里面的一段話或一幅圖得到靈感。故選B。

3.Her artwork is often in the form of colorful caves and topographic(地形的) maps.”可知，Jen Stark用紙造出多彩的洞穴和復(fù)雜的地形圖。 所以選B。

4.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)本單詞所在的句子的意思是：她把工作用紙和膠水變成了奇異的、復(fù)雜的雕刻藝術(shù)品令人不能相信自己的眼睛。A. common and popular常見的、普通的；B. simple and cheap簡單的和便宜的；C. useless and priceless用過的和無價的；D. numb and meaningless看似毫無感覺的和毫無意義的。這里是指紙本身毫無意義，所以選B。

5.推理判斷題。A. Every dog has its day. 每個人都會走運(yùn)的;B. All that glitters are not gold.閃光的不都是金子；C. One can't make brick without straw. 巧婦難為無米之炊；D. The greatness may come from ordinariness.偉大也許來自平凡。根據(jù)文章大意可知，看似簡單平凡的一文不名的紙張，在藝術(shù)家的手里變成了讓人心動的藝術(shù)品。所以選D。

考點：科普類閱讀。