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【题目】Land Art, sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthworks, is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art, taking art out of the museum and into the outside world. Modem Land Art movement really got going in the 1960s, when American artists began creating Land Art on a large scale. Today, works of modem Land Art can be seen all over the world, sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.

Land Art, which is not necessarily unchangeable, can take a number of forms. For example, in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty (螺旋状防波堤), made of a collection of stones and mud, in the Great Salt Lake. The American artist made a large jetty in a spiral shape which sticks out into the waters of the lake.

Reshaping the landscape is a common characteristic of Land Art, which can be created by moving parts around. People can also add things to the environment to create Land Art, like salt, which is added to the Spiral Jetty. It is possible to use plants. In all cases, Land Art is immovable.

Land Art is designed to gradually form, change, and eventually decay (衰落). That’s one of the biggest differences between Land Art and most of the art one sees in the museums. Some works of art can exist only for a few hours or days. Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time, which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.

【1】What can be learned from the first paragraph?

A. Land Art was the most popular art in the 1960s.

B. Land Art aims to get people interested in nature.

C. American artists were the first to create Land Art.

D. People have been creating Land Art for thousands of years.

【2】What do we know about Robert Smithson?

A. He is a great creative artist.

B. He lives near the Great Salt Lake.

C. He made the most famous Land Art.

D. He was a pioneer in creating Land Art.

【3】One of the unique characteristics of Land Art lies in .

A. it shows the extreme beauty of nature

B. it develops and decays gradually over time

C. it combines the landscapes around completely

D. it offers the artists a chance to get close to nature

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A. Works of Land Art.

B. History of Land Art.

C. Changes of Land Art.

D. Introduction of Land Art.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】本文为说明文。地景艺术开始于数千年之前，它与传统的艺术不同，主要使用泥土、石块等材料在户外制作艺术品。

【1】D

推理判断题。根据第一段中---sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.可知，地景艺术的存在有几千年的历史了。故选D。

【2】A

细节理解题。根据第二段第二句For example, in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty (螺旋状防波堤), made of a collection of stones and mud, in the Great Salt Lake.可知地景艺术可以采取多种形式Robert Smithson在大盐湖中用泥浆和石头制造了螺旋状防波堤，由此可推知他是美国一位非常有创造里的艺术家。故选A。

【3】B

细节理解题。由文章最后一句Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time, which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.可知，地景艺术会随着时间的推移而发展和衰败。B项正确。

【4】D

主旨大意题。由全文可知，本文的主题句是第一段的第一句Land Art, sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthworks, is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art, taking art out of the museum and into the outside world.结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了地景艺术。故D项正确。

细节题的破解一般采用寻读法，即先看试题，再读文章。对有关信息进行快速定位，再将相关信息进行整合、甄别、分析、对比，有根有据地排除干扰项，选出正确答案。做此类型的题目还要特别注意句子的逻辑关系。英语中有许多功能词，如：表因果关系的because, since, as等；表转折关系的but, however ,on the contrary, on the other hand等等。本题第3小题，由文章最后一句Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time, which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.可知，地景艺术会随着时间的推移而发展和衰败。B项正确。