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【題目】Land Art, sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthworks, is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art, taking art out of the museum and into the outside world. Modem Land Art movement really got going in the 1960s, when American artists began creating Land Art on a large scale. Today, works of modem Land Art can be seen all over the world, sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.

Land Art, which is not necessarily unchangeable, can take a number of forms. For example, in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty (螺旋狀防波堤), made of a collection of stones and mud, in the Great Salt Lake. The American artist made a large jetty in a spiral shape which sticks out into the waters of the lake.

Reshaping the landscape is a common characteristic of Land Art, which can be created by moving parts around. People can also add things to the environment to create Land Art, like salt, which is added to the Spiral Jetty. It is possible to use plants. In all cases, Land Art is immovable.

Land Art is designed to gradually form, change, and eventually decay (衰落). That’s one of the biggest differences between Land Art and most of the art one sees in the museums. Some works of art can exist only for a few hours or days. Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time, which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.

【1】What can be learned from the first paragraph?

A. Land Art was the most popular art in the 1960s.

B. Land Art aims to get people interested in nature.

C. American artists were the first to create Land Art.

D. People have been creating Land Art for thousands of years.

【2】What do we know about Robert Smithson?

A. He is a great creative artist.

B. He lives near the Great Salt Lake.

C. He made the most famous Land Art.

D. He was a pioneer in creating Land Art.

【3】One of the unique characteristics of Land Art lies in .

A. it shows the extreme beauty of nature

B. it develops and decays gradually over time

C. it combines the landscapes around completely

D. it offers the artists a chance to get close to nature

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. Works of Land Art.

B. History of Land Art.

C. Changes of Land Art.

D. Introduction of Land Art.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】本文為說明文。地景藝術(shù)開始于數(shù)千年之前，它與傳統(tǒng)的藝術(shù)不同，主要使用泥土、石塊等材料在戶外制作藝術(shù)品。

【1】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中---sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.可知，地景藝術(shù)的存在有幾千年的歷史了。故選D。

【2】A

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句For example, in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty (螺旋狀防波堤), made of a collection of stones and mud, in the Great Salt Lake.可知地景藝術(shù)可以采取多種形式Robert Smithson在大鹽湖中用泥漿和石頭制造了螺旋狀防波堤，由此可推知他是美國一位非常有創(chuàng)造里的藝術(shù)家。故選A。

【3】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一句Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time, which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.可知，地景藝術(shù)會隨著時(shí)間的推移而發(fā)展和衰敗。B項(xiàng)正確。

【4】D

主旨大意題。由全文可知，本文的主題句是第一段的第一句Land Art, sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthworks, is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art, taking art out of the museum and into the outside world.結(jié)合下文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了地景藝術(shù)。故D項(xiàng)正確。

細(xì)節(jié)題的破解一般采用尋讀法，即先看試題，再讀文章。對有關(guān)信息進(jìn)行快速定位，再將相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行整合、甄別、分析、對比，有根有據(jù)地排除干擾項(xiàng)，選出正確答案。做此類型的題目還要特別注意句子的邏輯關(guān)系。英語中有許多功能詞，如：表因果關(guān)系的because, since, as等；表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的but, however ,on the contrary, on the other hand等等。本題第3小題，由文章最后一句Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time, which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.可知，地景藝術(shù)會隨著時(shí)間的推移而發(fā)展和衰敗。B項(xiàng)正確。