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German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash to make sculptures. “We are living in the time of garbage,” says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here, Schult is talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans. He first showed them in 1996 in western Germany.
“They are social sculptures,” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schult’s social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscow’s Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.
HA Schult’s work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence (影响) on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations, “Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that counts is the time in which we are living.”
Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why can’t common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe it’s because we all have our own preset (预设的) ideas of what art is and isn’t, or who artists are or should be.
You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. What might be done with them? Imagine them as any number of new users or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can be used as new storage containers for pets. And clothing? Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.
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A. be socially responsible (负责的)
B. be as modest as possible
C. make garbage recyclable (可回收的)
D. take different artistic forms
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A. They are not as popular as real artists.
B. People aren’t able to turn trash into art.
C. They don’t have a big influence on the world.
D. People have traditional ideas about art and artists.
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A. It takes talent to be a trash artist.
B. People’s ideas are important to artists.
C. Trash art can’t be seen as a real art form.
D. Anyone can also be a trash artist.
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A. Could You Be a Trash Artist?
B. What Are Social Sculptures?
C. Do You Know about Trash Art?
D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans?
German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash to make sculptures. “We are living in the time of garbage,” says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here, Schult is talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans. He first showed them in 1996 in western Germany.
“They are social sculptures,” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schult’s social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscow’s Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.
HA Schult’s work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence (影响) on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations, “Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that counts is the time in which we are living.”
Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why can’t common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe it’s because we all have our own preset (预设的) ideas of what art is and isn’t, or who artists are or should be.
You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. What might be done with them? Imagine them as any number of new users or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can be used as new storage containers for pets. And clothing? Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.
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A
)33. Schult’s artistic works also tell us that an artist must .A. be socially responsible (负责的)
B. be as modest as possible
C. make garbage recyclable (可回收的)
D. take different artistic forms
(
D
)34. Why can’t common people be considered artists?A. They are not as popular as real artists.
B. People aren’t able to turn trash into art.
C. They don’t have a big influence on the world.
D. People have traditional ideas about art and artists.
(
D
)35. According to the last two paragraphs, what may the author agree with?A. It takes talent to be a trash artist.
B. People’s ideas are important to artists.
C. Trash art can’t be seen as a real art form.
D. Anyone can also be a trash artist.
(
A
)36. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Could You Be a Trash Artist?
B. What Are Social Sculptures?
C. Do You Know about Trash Art?
D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans?
答案
33~36 ADDA
解析
【分析】
这是一篇关于垃圾艺术的英语阅读理解题，包含4道选择题，分别考查细节理解和主旨大意。解题时需根据原文内容定位关键信息，逐一分析选项，排除错误表述，得出正确答案。
【解析】
33题：根据原文，Schult的作品是“社会雕塑”，传播“我们生活在垃圾时代”的理念，体现艺术家应关注社会问题、具备社会责任。A选项符合；B选项“谦虚”是Schult的个人品质，并非作品传达给艺术家的要求；C选项“让垃圾可回收”原文未提及；D选项“不同艺术形式”无依据，故选A。
34题：原文第四段明确指出普通人不被视为艺术家的原因是“人们对艺术和艺术家有预设的传统观念”，对应D选项；A选项是现象而非原因；B选项与原文“普通人用同样的东西创作个人艺术”矛盾；C选项原文未提及，故选D。
35题：最后两段作者强调“你可以像Schult一样成为艺术家”，核心观点是任何人都能成为垃圾艺术家，对应D选项；A选项“需要天赋”与原文不符；B选项“想法重要”并非作者核心意图；C选项与作者肯定垃圾艺术的态度矛盾，故选D。
36题：全文围绕Schult的垃圾艺术展开，最后呼吁普通人也能成为垃圾艺术家，A选项“Could You Be a Trash Artist?”最贴合主旨；B选项仅涉及局部内容；C选项过于宽泛；D选项仅为例子，故选A。
【答案】ADDA
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本文结合环保主题，考查学生对原文细节的定位和主旨的把握，需准确理解作者意图，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
这是一篇关于垃圾艺术的英语阅读理解题，包含4道选择题，分别考查细节理解和主旨大意。解题时需根据原文内容定位关键信息，逐一分析选项，排除错误表述，得出正确答案。
【解析】
33题：根据原文，Schult的作品是“社会雕塑”，传播“我们生活在垃圾时代”的理念，体现艺术家应关注社会问题、具备社会责任。A选项符合；B选项“谦虚”是Schult的个人品质，并非作品传达给艺术家的要求；C选项“让垃圾可回收”原文未提及；D选项“不同艺术形式”无依据，故选A。
34题：原文第四段明确指出普通人不被视为艺术家的原因是“人们对艺术和艺术家有预设的传统观念”，对应D选项；A选项是现象而非原因；B选项与原文“普通人用同样的东西创作个人艺术”矛盾；C选项原文未提及，故选D。
35题：最后两段作者强调“你可以像Schult一样成为艺术家”，核心观点是任何人都能成为垃圾艺术家，对应D选项；A选项“需要天赋”与原文不符；B选项“想法重要”并非作者核心意图；C选项与作者肯定垃圾艺术的态度矛盾，故选D。
36题：全文围绕Schult的垃圾艺术展开，最后呼吁普通人也能成为垃圾艺术家，A选项“Could You Be a Trash Artist?”最贴合主旨；B选项仅涉及局部内容；C选项过于宽泛；D选项仅为例子，故选A。
【答案】ADDA
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本文结合环保主题，考查学生对原文细节的定位和主旨的把握，需准确理解作者意图，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
