Question

【題目】 Clouds are an ordinary sight. However, this Dutch artist makes his own.

Berndnaut Smilde creates clouds in locations where nature would never place them. The interior (內(nèi)部) of a church or museum looks different behind a cloud. And an everyday cloud looks unusual in a castle. The art project explores the beauty of clouds. Each scene lasts only five seconds before it disappears.

The ingredients (成分) for Smilde's clouds: just smoke and water vapor (水蒸氣). The artist requires a cold and wet space with no wind. Otherwise the clouds will never form or will fall straight to the ground.

Once a cloud is formed, Smilde will run around it and turn it into a shape about three meters across and 1.8 meters tall. Then, he will step back far enough to take several pictures. Smilde will not stop until he is happy with the results. Usually, he creates a dozen clouds at a time.

Many people are interested in Smilde's project. Some ask him to create clouds for them at a party or a wedding ceremony. Smilde, however, often refuses the invitations. He says he only creates clouds when the setting (背景) offers him something fresh. The artist doesn't just want people to stare in wonder at his clouds. He also wants people to appreciate the transience of life. For the clouds, they exist only for a moment and then are gone forever.

Each creation is "about being at the right place at the right time," Smilde says. "If you are seeing a photo, you have already missed it."

【1】The ingredients for Berndnaut Smilde's clouds include _______.

A.soap and paintB.smoke and water vapor

C.soap and smokeD.paint and water vapor

【2】In what order does Smilde carry out his art project?

a. Form a cloud

b. Take pictures

c. Turn the cloud into a special shape

d. Look for a cold and wet space with no wind

A.a-b-d-cB.a-d-b-cC.d-a-b-cD.d-a-c-b

【3】Smilde often refuses the invitations when people ask him to create clouds for them because _______.

A.the settings they offer cannot provide him with something fresh

B.they are not willing to pay him lots of money for creating clouds

C.the settings they offer are not big enough for him to create clouds

D.the places they offer are not cold or wet enough for him to create clouds

【4】The underlined word "transience" in paragraph 5 probably means"_______".

A.the quality of being pureB.the quality of being large

C.the quality of being long-livedD.the quality of being short-lived

【5】What's the best title of this passage?

A.An EngineerB.A ScientistC.Creating CloudsD.Creating Pictures

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了荷蘭藝術(shù)家史曼德運用煙霧和水蒸氣在室內(nèi)造云，說明了他造云的過程，不只想讓人們驚訝地盯著他的云，還希望人們也能欣賞生命的短暫。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“The ingredient… smoke and water vapor (水蒸氣)”可知，他的云僅僅由煙霧和水蒸氣組成。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段“The artist requires a cold and wet space with no wind.”藝術(shù)家制作云需要在一個濕冷無風(fēng)的環(huán)境下，首先是d；根據(jù)第四段“Once a cloud is formed…and 1.8 meters tall.”可知，云朵制作形成后，他會把云變成3米寬1.8米高的形狀，所以是a，然后是c；根據(jù)“Then, he will step back far enough to take several pictures.”可知，他會照相，最后是b；順序是d-a-c-b。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Smilde, however…offers him something fresh.”可知，史曼德說只有背景給他帶來新鮮感的時候才會創(chuàng)作云朵，所以經(jīng)常拒絕別人的邀請。故選A。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“For the clouds, they exist only for a moment and then are gone forever.”可知，因為云朵的存在只有一會兒，之后就永遠(yuǎn)消失，所以他想要讓人們體會到生命的短暫；transience 短暫，轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝；the quality of being short-lived短暫存在的品質(zhì)，符合題意。故選D。

【5】最佳標(biāo)題。本文主要講述史曼德運用煙霧和水蒸氣在室內(nèi)造云，闡述了他造云的過程以及由此得出的感悟。故選C。