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What part of nature do you like best? Is it the sea, the mountain, or your own backyard? You can learn how to draw landscapes as you enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. When you draw a scene, you can remember that moment forever.
Art stores are filled with wonderful tools for artists. There are special pencils, pens, colored pens, and several types of artists' paints. Sometimes it is better for beginners to start just with a pencil. You can make a lot of mistakes. You can erase them and start again.
Drawing landscapes gets easier with practice. This book will give you some tips on how to get started. When you start out to draw a landscape, you may feel that it's quite difficult. It may seem that the mountains, rivers, and trees you draw all look the same. In fact, the artist can use skills to design a picture. Think about taking photos with a camera. By moving the camera a little, you can change what goes into your picture. Drawing a landscape is similar to this.

One thing you have to think about before starting is where to put the horizon(地平线). The horizon is the line where the earth meets the sky. If the horizon is at a very low part of the picture, things in the picture will seem very near. If it is close to the top, things in the picture will seem far away.
geometric(几何的) shapes

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Try to draw geometric shapes on the paper first. The mountains are shaped like cones. Sketch(速写) the cones with your pencil. Make your lines very light. In front of the mountains are some foothills. The tops of the foothills are round. Next, sketch your tree. It will be a cylinder. Lightly draw a circle around the area where the leaves will be.
()1. Who may be the readers of the book?
A. Camping lovers.
B. World-famous artists.
C. Beginners in painting.
D. Students learning Maths.
()2. What can we infer about taking photos from the passage?
A. It is easier than drawing landscapes.
B. It helps people remember beautiful moments.
C. Changing the camera's position changes the photo.
D. It needs more tools than drawing with a pencil.
()3. What can we learn about the picture when the horizon is at its low part?
A. It gives us more space to make mistakes.
B. It makes us feel very close to things in the picture.
C. It changes the size of the paper you draw on.
D. It allows us to put more details in the picture.
()4. Which geometric shape can we use to sketch the mountain?

本文主要提供了初学者开始绘制风景画的建议。
1. C 推理判断题。根据第一段中“You can learn how to draw landscapes as you enjoy the beauty of the outdoors.”可知,这本书的读者可能是绘画初学者。
2. C 推理判断题。文章第三段提到“Think about taking photos with a camera. By moving the camera a little, you can change what goes into your picture.”,由此可推断,改变相机位置会改变照片。
3. B 细节理解题。根据第四段中“If the horizon is at a very low part of the picture, things in the picture will seem very near.”可知,当地平线处于画作的低位时,这会让你感觉非常接近画面里的事物。
4. A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The mountains are shaped like cones.”可知,画山时要用圆锥体。