Question

    The amount of rubbish that piles on our shore lines is hugely worrying and a growing problem for the planet. It seems like no matter how remote you hike and how high you climb, there’s always a dropped plastic container there waiting for you.

Mariah Reading, an American artist, spends the majority of her time outdoors looking for inspiration for her art, based in nature and our natural surroundings. On noticing the amount of waste filling her natural areas, she decided she had to reflect it in her works.

For her latest project, Mariah is looking at both the problem of wasteful littering and the way that art itself can be wasteful in materials, taking the dropped items that fill her natural spaces and painting them to reflect the place in which they were left.

Applying paint to create her masterpieces, Mariah has collected trash (垃圾) from different mountains and parks. “I’ve been considering my relationship with art and the large amount of waste it can produce,” says Mariah. “I wanted to find ways I can confirm art and its important purpose by working with recycled materials found in landscape environments.”

“Since the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, I’ve especially appreciated and been inspired by the natural beauty the parks offer, and found how easily we can take these precious places for granted. I seek to gather as much trash as possible, sculpt it into a canvas (画布), and paint the scene where the trash originated onto the trash itself,” says Mariah.

As well as through this project, Mariah has explored nature in her art in various different ways and through exhibitions. Mariah’s work might not solve the litter problem, but it’s just another way that we can get people talking about the problem and the ways we can prevent it from growing any larger.

1.What gave Mariah the idea of the latest project?

A.The beauty of nearby scenery.

B.The rubbish-covered surroundings.

C.The potential security risks of beaches.

D.The high energy consumption of her artworks.

2.What’s the important purpose of Mariah’s art?

A.To keep people from wasting natural resources.

B.To remind people of the litter problem.

C.To encourage people to explore parks.

D.To make full use of rubbish.

3.What is special about Mariah’s new artworks?

A.They are made of oceanic rubbish.

B.They appear in the form of sculpture.

C.They reflect the trash places on trash itself.

D.They’re designed to inspire people’s love for painting.

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

A.The Growing Problem of Rubbish

B.Mariah Reading: a Sociable Artist

C.An Artist Turns Waste into Amazing Works

D.Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了Mariah Reading，一位美国艺术家，在最新的作品中，以垃圾为绘画题材，进行艺术创作，旨在唤醒人们的环保意识。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段Mariah Reading, an American artist, spends the majority of her time outdoors looking for inspiration for her art, based in nature and our natural surroundings. On noticing the amount of waste filling her natural areas, she decided she had to reflect it in her works.（Mariah Reading，一位美国艺术家，花了大部分时间在户外寻找她的艺术灵感，基于自然和我们的自然环境。当她注意到大量的废弃物充斥着她的自然区域时，她决定在她的作品中体现出来。）由此可知，被垃圾覆盖的环境让Mariah产生了这个最新作品的灵感。故选B。

2.

推理判断题。根据第三段For her latest project, Mariah is looking at both the problem of wasteful littering and the way that art itself can be wasteful in materials, taking the dropped items that fill her natural spaces and painting them to reflect the place in which they were left.（在她的最新作品中，Mariah关注了垃圾浪费的问题和艺术本身在材料上的浪费，她把那些填满她的自然空间的物品画出来，以反映它们被留在的地方）和最后一段Mariah’s work might not solve the litter problem, but it’s just another way that we can get people talking about the problem and the ways we can prevent it from growing any larger.（Mariah的工作也许不能解决垃圾问题，但这只是另一种方式，我们可以让人们谈论这个问题，以及防止垃圾变得更大）可知Mariah艺术的重要目的是提醒人们垃圾的问题。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据第五段 I seek to gather as much trash as possible, sculpt it into a canvas (画布), and paint the scene where the trash originated onto the trash itself,” says Mariah.（我试图收集尽可能多的垃圾，雕刻成一张画布，然后在垃圾本身上画出垃圾产生的场景，”Mariah说。）由此可知，Mariah的新作品的特别之处在于它们把垃圾的位置反映在垃圾本身上。故选C。

4.

主旨大意题。第二段On noticing the amount of waste filling her natural areas, she decided she had to reflect it in her works.（当她注意到大量的废弃物充斥着她的自然区域时，她决定在她的作品中体现出来）是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了Mariah Reading，一位美国艺术家，在最新的作品中，她收集了尽可能多的垃圾，雕刻成一张画布，然后在垃圾本身上画出垃圾产生的场景，旨在唤醒人们的环保意识。所以这篇文章最好的题目是“艺术家把废物变成令人惊叹的作品”，该题目紧扣文章主题。故选C。