Question

In a time when ivory poaching (偷猎) has gotten so bad that it threatens to wipe out several animal species, a young Dutch designer is creating “egalitarian (平等主义) jewelry^ made of our very own ivory—teeth.

Lucie Majerus got the idea for her “human ivory” collection after having her wisdom teeth removed. She kept them and soon realized they would make great material for a jewelry collection. “Why wouldn’t we value our own material instead of the precious material from other species? And what if we mine our own ivory and turn it into pearls?” she asks.

Her own teeth became a ring，but in order to create a whole collection, she needed more material, and since having more of her teeth removed wasn’t a very pleasant choice, she asked her dentist to save his patient’s unwanted teeth. Most people choose not to keep their pulled teeth, so they are usually donated to dentistry schools. Majerus also received the lost teeth of two of her teachers at Design Academy Eindhoven, so she had a nice supply of human ivory to experiment with.

To turn human teeth into attractive pieces of jewelry, Lucie Majerus first bleaches (漂白) them, and then uses a stone polishing machine to shape the teeth into various shapes.

Majerus displayed her human ivory jewelry collection at this year’s Dutch Design Week, and claims that people’s reaction was mostly positive. “Surprisingly, most people aren’t frightened at the sight of the jewelry, but really like the idea,” Majerus told Fast Co Design. “Some regret that they didn’t keep their tooth at the dentist and some, who will have teeth taken out soon, are now looking forward to it.”

1.When did Majerus get the idea of collecting human ivory?

A. After she bought a ring.

B. After her wisdom teeth were pulled out.

C. Before she was lacking in pearls.

D. Before her wisdom teeth appeared.

2.Seeing Majerus’s human ivory jewelry collection, most people felt         .

A. frightened.    B. curious

C. sad    D. interested

3.It can be inferred form the next that         .

A. Majerus is the first woman to create jewelry using human teeth

B. other species teeth are more precious than human teeth

C. most people don’t like keeping their pulled teeth at home

D. Majerus’s teachers objected to her experiments with teeth

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Elephants and Ivory

B. Human Ivory Jewelry

C. A Designer Removed Her Teeth

D. The Drawbacks of Human Teeth

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个年轻的荷兰设计师Lucie Majerus因为她的智齿拔下后受到启发，创造了由我们自己的牙齿制造的“平等主义珠宝”，并将自己用牙医和自己在Academy Eindhoven设计学院的老师提供的牙齿制作而成的收藏品，在今年的荷兰设计周展示。大多数人非但没有被这个想法吓到，反而表现出了欣赏和期待。

1.细节理解题。根据“Lucie Majerus got the idea for her “human ivory” collection after having her wisdom teeth removed.” Lucie Majeru在她的智齿拔掉之后产生了“人类象牙”的想法，故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据“Surprisingly,most people aren’t frightened at the sight of the jewelry, but really like the idea”以及“Some regret that they didn’t keep their tooth at the dentist and some, who will have teeth taken out soon, are now looking forward to it.”可知，大部分人并没有被这项展示吓到，反而很喜欢，还有一些人对此感到期待。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“Most people choose not to keep their pulled teeth”大部分人不会选择保留他们拔下的牙齿，故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据 “a young Dutch designer is creating “egalitarian (平等主义) jewelry made of our very own ivory—teeth.”中的“our very own ivory—teeth”以及第二段“Lucie Majerus got the idea for her “human ivory” collection”可知，本文围绕“human ivory”展开。浏览选项，故选B。