Question

    Frederick Phiri is the junk-art king of Zambia: at just 22, he started to earn an international reputation for being able to make complex and elegant sculptures from scrap (废弃的) metal found in his community.

Phiri’s father died when he was starting primary school. Then his mother abandoned him and he had to stay with his grandfather. His grandfather paid for his schooling through primary school but when he entered secondary school, he had to get various jobs to pay for his fees. Yet even in school, he was always drawing and making things in class.

After graduating, he did what he could to support himself by making animal sculptures from wires and sold them to tourists. His work was so popular that it caught the eye of Karen Beattie, director of Project Luangwa, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and economic development in central Africa.

“I introduced him to a local welder (焊工),” Beattie told Newsweek.

In 2017, Phiri worked with welder Moses Mbewe during the rainy season, helping to make a complex set of doors for Project Luangwa. The piece sparked an idea in Beattie’s mind: “I handed him a bunch of scrap metal and said, ‘Make something with this.’ And he did. It was wonderful.”

Today, Phiri continues his art, using pieces of junk people bring him—keys, broken bike chains, old metal plugs and whatever scrap metal is lying around. He then turns the junk into abstract animals—elephants, cranes, giraffes, chameleons—and sells them at Project Luangwa headquarters. The community has recognized his talents.

“My dream is to earn enough to study art at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka and be able to make a living from it,” Phiri said “and then to make very large sculptures.”

1.What is Phiri known for?

A.Serving his community. B.Collecting works of art.

C.Being the king of Zambia. D.Turning trash into treasure.

2.What can we learn about Phiri from paragraph 2?

A.He had an unhappy childhood. B.He paid for his primary school.

C.He had to support his grandfather. D.He missed school to do part-time jobs.

3.How does Phiri feel about his future?

A.Uncertain. B.Confident.

C.Depressed. D.Satisfied.

4.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A.A Successful Path of Art. B.The Junk-art King of Zambia.

C.A Young Man’s Wildest Dream. D.The Modern Junk Works of Art.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了非洲赞比亚的废品艺术之王Frederick Phiri的人生事迹，激励读者为了自己的梦想而努力。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容“Frederick Phiri is the junk-art king of Zambia: at just 22, he started to earn an international reputation for being able to make complex and elegant sculptures from scrap metal found in his community.( Frederick Phiri是赞比亚的垃圾艺术之王:在他22岁的时候，他就开始在国际上享有声誉，因为他能够用在他的社区里发现的废金属制作复杂而优雅的雕塑。)”可知，他是以利用废弃金属制作精美艺术品而出名的。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容“Phiri’s father died when he was starting primary school. Then his mother abandoned him and he had to stay with his grandfather. His grandfather paid for his schooling through primary school but when he entered secondary school, he had to get various jobs to pay for his fees. Yet even in school, he was always drawing and making things in class.( 哈里里的父亲在他开始上小学的时候就去世了。然后他的母亲抛弃了他，他不得不和他的祖父住在一起。他的祖父供他上小学，但当他上中学时，他不得不找各种工作来支付学费。然而，即使在学校，他总是在课堂上画画和做东西。)”可知，小学时父亲去世，之后母亲遗弃了他，他只能和祖父生活在一起，中学后开始打工支付学费，因此可以推知，他的童年并不快乐。故选A项。

3.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段末句以及末尾段内容：The community has recognized his talents.“My dream is to earn enough to study art at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka and be able to make a living from it,” Phiri said “and then to make very large sculptures.”(社区已经认识到了他的才能。“我的梦想是挣到足够的钱在卢萨卡的Evelyn Hone学院学习艺术，并以此谋生，”Phiri说，“然后制作非常大的雕塑。)可推知，他的才能得到认可，他对未来充满信心。故选B项。

4.主旨大意题。文章主要围绕Frederick Phiri这位赞比亚的废品艺术之王做介绍，描述了他的生平和艺术才能，以及当下他对未来的展望。选项B“The Junk-art King of Zambia.”贴合主题，概括了主旨大意，可作最佳标题。故选B项。