Many people used to consider art to be painti...

Many people used to consider art to be paintings of fields with flowers, portraits of old- fashioned men in top hats, or pictures of bowls of fruit. 1., art has changed greatly in the last century. Now, computer game art and graffiti (涂鸦) 2. (accept) as types of art forms, too. There are 3. (exhibit) of these contemporary types of art in famous art galleries. Let’s discover some famous contemporary artists.

Damien Hirst is an English artist. He became famous after 4. (attend) Goldsmiths University in London, and was very popular in the 1990s. He has used a lot of dead animals in his work, including dead sharks, sheep and cows. He is famous 5. his diamond-covered skull, which was shown in an art gallery for a limited amount of time.

Marcel Duchamp, a French-American painter and sculptor, is considered one of 6. most important artists of the 20th century as he has influenced many artists. He changed 7. was the “normal” idea in the art world. Perhaps his best 8. (know) piece of work is simply a men’s urinal that he decided to label as art.

William Eggleston is an American photographer 9. made modern colour photography acceptable as an art form. Before him, black and white photography was much 10. (popular). Eggleston’s photographs are very “American”. They contain lots of images of “Coca-Cola, No Parking signs and palm trees”.

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Art is considered by many people to be no more than a decorative means of giving pleasure.This is not always the case,however,at times,art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well.Such could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest;these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose.

According to Navaho traditions,one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or get in touch with the supernatural—perhaps a certain animal,a ghost,or the dead.To break away from this,the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medical man called a "singer" to perform a curing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being.During the ceremony,which may last from 2 to 9 days,the "singer" will produce a sandpainting on the floor.On the last day of the ceremony,the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the "singer" will rub the sick or injured parts of the patient's body with sand from a specific figure in the sandpainting.In this way the patient absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong.After the ceremony,the sandpainting is destroyed so its power won't harm anyone.

The art of sandpainting is handed down from old "singers".The materials used are easily found where the Navaho settle: brown,red,yellow,and white sandstone,which is ground（研磨）much as corn is made into flour.The "singer" holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his fingers onto a clean,flat surface on the floor,with a steady hand and great patience.He is thus able to create designs of stylized people,snakes and other creatures that have power in the Navaho belief system.The traditional Navaho doesn't allow copying sandpaintings, since he believes the supernatural powers that taught him the craft have forbidden this;however,such reproductions can in fact be purchased today in tourist shops in Arizona and New Mexico.These are done by either Navaho Indians or by other people who wish to preserve this craft.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Navaho Indian　　 B. The Ancient "Singer"

C. Functions of Art　　 D. The Navaho Sandpaintings

2.How did the "singer" treat the patient according to the passage?

A. By passing his supernatural power on to the patient.

B. By applying a magic substance to the patient's body.

C. By rubbing the patient's sick parts with sand from a sandpainting figure.

D. By destroying the sandpainting figure.

3.The traditional Navsho does not allow copying of sandpaintings because　　　　 .

A. anything copied has no effect

B. the craft only belongs to the supernatural

C. it's against Navaho belief system

D. the copying may do harm to other Navahos

4.That the reproductions of sandpaintings are now commercially available shows　　　　 .

A. people have realized the artistic value of sandpaintings

B. patients have benefited from the powerful effect of sandpaintings

C. more people have come to believe in supernatural power

D. modern technology has helped the production of sandpaintings

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句子转换和完成句子

1.Many people consider acupuncture to be a good treatment for a lot of medical problems.

Acupuncture __________ _________ by many people ________a good treatment for a lot of medical problems.

2.Every student in the school has access to the school library.

The school library is ___________ __________ every student in the school.

3.Generally speaking, it’s quite necessary to check the source of information you find on the Internet.

As ______ _______ ______, it’s quite necessary to check the source of information you find on the Internet.

4.You have the right to make a decision. It’s ______ _____you to make a decision.

5.有了移动电话， 无论在哪里， 我们都可以与别人保持联系。

With mobile phones, we can _______ _______ _______ _______others wherever we are.

6.直到她摘下墨镜， 我才认出她是一位著名的影星。

________ _______ ________ ________she took off her dark glassed that I realized she was a famous film star.

7.因缺乏交流而引发的家庭问题越来越多。

There are more and more family problems _______ _______ lack of communication.

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1.Many people consider acupuncture to be a good treatment for a lot of medical problems.

Acupuncture __________ _________ by many people ________a good treatment for a lot of medical problems.

2.Every student in the school has access to the school library.

The school library is ___________ __________ every student in the school.

3.Generally speaking, it’s quite necessary to check the source of information you find on the Internet.

As ______ _______ ______, it’s quite necessary to check the source of information you find on the Internet.

4.You have the right to make a decision. It’s ______ _____you to make a decision.

5.有了移动电话， 无论在哪里， 我们都可以与别人保持联系。

With mobile phones, we can _______ _______ _______ _______others wherever we are.

6.直到她摘下墨镜， 我才认出她是一位著名的影星。

________ _______ ________ ________she took off her dark glassed that I realized she

was a famous film star.

7.因缺乏交流而引发的家庭问题越来越多。

There are more and more family problems _______ _______ lack of communication.

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Some people make art with paint, and others use pencil or clay. However, Jean Shin makes sculptures that change everyday objects into thoughtful and beautiful works of art. Shin makes art from broken umbrellas, old clothing or computer parts. Her show “Common Threads” is currently at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

One of the first works in the “Common Threads” exhibit looks like glowing orange cave formations coming out of the floor and ceiling. If you move closer to the sculptures, you realize they are made up of thousands of carefully stacked small plastic bottles for storing medicines.

Jean Shin made this work, Chemical Balance, by gathering the bottles from friends, family and retirement communities. Like much of Shin’s art, this work is both about individuals and large groups of people. Each personal object once belonged to an individual. But it takes a large community of such individuals to make Shin’s art possible.

Chance City is made up of more than thirty-two thousand dollars worth of old lottery tickets. People buy tickets in hopes of winning large amounts of money. Shin collected the tickets in New York City and Washington, D.C. over a period of three years. The small pieces of paper are carefully stacked to create buildings. The sculptures were made using no supports, so they could fall over at any time. The work makes a statement about the unsure nature of money and chance.

Jean Shin was born in 1971 in the Republic of Korea. Her parents moved to the United States when she was six years old. Shin studied art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She has chosen to make art that takes a long time to create. She says this is because her parents taught her about the value of hard work.

Other works in “Common Threads” include TEXTile. It is a piece of flowing fabric covered with thousands of old computer keys. Visitors can add to the work by typing their own message.

Shin’s latest work is called Everyday Monuments. It is made of almost 2,000 sports awards called trophies(奖品). The trophies showed people doing sports like baseball, tennis or bowling. Shin changed the human forms on every trophy so that each is doing an everyday act like cleaning, driving or carrying shopping bags. The sculpture was influenced by many large monuments in Washington which honor important heroes. Jean Shin’s smaller monument celebrates the heroism of people in their everyday actions.

1.How many works made by Jean Shin are mentioned in the text?

A. 6.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 5.

C. 4.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 7.

2.It can be inferred from the text that Jean Shin’s works is _________.

A. dirty but beautiful

B. made from rubbish

C. environmental and meaningful

D. valuable and natural

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Jean Shin’s parents took a long time to teach her art.

B. Jean Shin created Chance City in hopes of winning large amounts of money.

C. Everyday Monuments was created to honor important heroes.

D. Visitors can participate in the creation of the work TEXTile.

4.Which of the following could be the best title of the text?

A. The life of Jean Shin

B. Jean Shin Makes Art from Everyday Objects

C. Sculptures Made by Jean Shin

D. Jean Shin’s Latest Work

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Some people make art with paint, and others use pencil or clay. But Italian artist Maurizio Savini prefers to use bright pink gum—after it has been chewed.

Savini makes huge sculptures of bears and even people out of used chewing gum. Each sculpture requires thousands of pieces of gum.

“I like to use chewing gum because it seemed to me a material that can be used in many ways compared with those used by the conventional arts such as painting,” Savini says.

How does he do it? The process is a lot like working with clay. “I work the chewing gum when it is warm and shape it with a knife,” says Savini. Then, he puts a chemical onto each gum sculpture to make the gum stay in place.

Savini’s sticky art has been shown in cities like London, Paris, and Rome, where he lives today.

Savini isn’t the only artist to work with gum. His pink sculptures have inspired artists all over the world to get creative with the sticky matter.

London artist Ben Wilson paints small paintings onto flat pieces of chewed gum he finds stuck to streets and sidewalks. In Canada, Jason Kronenwald uses different colored gum to make portraits of famous people.

Kronenwald seldom chews gum himself. Instead, his friends help chew gum for him while he’s working. “At times it can make me disgusted, but I just pay attention to the colors I need and get the sculpture going,” he says.

In America, Jamie Marraccini’s art depends on color, so he tests different kinds of gum before using them. To find out what color the chewed gum will become once hardened, he lets it age for up to six months.

“I’ve created 30 works totaling more than 35,000 pieces of gum,” says Marraccini. That’s a lot of gum!

So think twice the next time you throw away a wad of gum. Maybe what seems like trash could actually be the beginning of a great piece of art.

1.The underlined word “disgusted” in the eighth paragraph probably means ________.

A. excited　 B. feel tired and sick

C. unhappy　 D. energetic

2.Marraccini stores the gum for six months in order to ______.

A. judge how hard it will be

B. know whether it is still sweet

C. examine what chemicals it contains

D. see what color it will become

3. The best title for the passage is ________.

A. Sticky sculptures　 　　 B. Creative artists

C. A new form of art　 　　 D. Chewing gum

4.Savini’s works of art can be seen in all the cities EXCEPT _______.

A. London　 B. Rome　　 　 C. New York　 D. Paris

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The factory is ________used to be an art museum,________people could learn about various cultures.

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New Zealand's universities offer a wide __ of courses in many fields, including the arts, economics, communications and technology.

A. range              B. process           C. trend             D. bunch

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People with many different relationships use small talk. The most common types of people to use small talk are those who do not know each other at all. It is also common for people who are only acquaintances (熟人), often called a “friend of a friend”, to use small talk.

There are certain “safe” topics that people usually make small talk about. The weather is probably the number one thing. Sometimes even friends and family members discuss the weather when they meet or start a conversation. Another topic that is generally “safe” is current events, such as sports news and entertainment news. If there is something that you and the other speaker have in common, that may also be acceptable to talk about. Negative comments about another person not involved in the conversation are not acceptable because you cannot be sure who his friends are when you do not know a person well.

People make small talk just about anywhere. Most often, small talk happens in places where people are waiting for something. For example, you might chat with another person who is waiting for the bus to arrive. Some social events (such as a party) require small talk among guests who do not know each other very well.

The most common time for small talk to happen is the first time you see or meet someone. However, the next time you see each other, you might just smile and say nothing. Do not interrupt two people in order to discuss something unimportant, such as the weather. If someone is reading a book or writing a letter in a waiting room, it is not proper to initiate a conversation either.

1. The third paragraph mainly tells us 　　　　 .

A. how people make small talk

B. people like making small talk

C. why people make small talk

D. where people make small talk

2.What can we learn about small talk according to the text?

A. Small talk only happens between strangers.

B. When people feel lonely, they will start small talk.

C. Unpleasant comments about another person aren’t a “safe” topic.

D. Small talk only happens when people want to make friends.

3.The underlined word “initiate” in the last paragraph probably means “ 　　　　 ”.

A. end　　　　 B. start　　　　 C. control　　　 D. Avoid

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For　 many of　 us, cold drinks 1. (consider) to be one of the necessities for summer. Who can resist the 2. (please) of drinking an ice-cold Coke after playing a basketball game on a hot day?

However,　 a　 recent study 3. (conduct) by the professors from the University of Ottawa, found hot drinks such as teas and coffees might actually be more 4. (effect) to cool you down in　 dry　 conditions.　 According　 to　 Smithsonian　 Magazine,　 when　 you　 drink　 some　 hot　 drinks,　　 you 5. (start) to sweat more. It will remove excess heat by converting (转化) 6. water from a liquid to a vapor. As long as you are able to sweat, you can cool down quickly.

But　 that also means 7. you’re in a hot, humid room, or you are wearing long sleeves and trousers, hot　 drinks are 8. (probable)　 not　 going to work. 9. that case, Jay suggests the opposite course of action: “Hot drinks still add a small amount of heat to the body, so if 10. (sweat) more is going to be a problem, go for a cold drink.”

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