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【题目】Bringing Light to the Darkness with Crisco Art

Most paintings are best enjoyed in galleries with good lighting. But an Italian artist who goes by the name Crisco is changing the way we look at paintings with a new approach: glow (发光）－in-the-dark paint.

Crisco's paintings are beautiful in normal lighting, but it is when the lights go down that they really come alive. 【1】 His art mostly shows landscapes. Trees, horizons, and especially starry skies come alive with the glow of his paints. At the center of most of his work, there is often a human or animal figure. The figure may be just a shadow surrounded by the glowing colors, but it often appears to be the source of the light. 【2】

Instead, they are all bright pictures of hope, life, wonder, and growth. They are Crisco's way of adding a little light to the world.

Crisco's full name is Cristoforo Scorpiniti. 【3】Instead of letting a negative experience get the best of him, he threw himself into a new pursuit: art. According to Crisco, he paints with glowing colors to inspire hope. Though his paintings often show night scenes that look good in the dark, Crisco does not focus on the darkness. Instead, he uses his paintings to express positivity by creating light in the darkness.

A lot of his best work has come out of just painting what he felt at the time without any plan or structure. 【4】With over half a million followers on Instagram, Crisco is already popular on social media for his unique paintings. He'll surely only get more famous in the future for his inspiring paintings that beautifully mix darkness and light.

A.In addition to painting on canvas, Crisco also paints on musical instruments.

B.However, no matter what the scene is, none of the paintings focus on the darkness.

C.His paintings take you on an unknown adventure into an unknown space, reminding you to be alert and brave.

D.Through the use of glowing paint, he brings a sense of magic and energy to the scenes that he creates.

E.Studies have shown that expressing themselves through art can help people with depression and anxiety.

F.As a self-taught artist, he found his passion for art at a dark time in his life when he found himself suddenly out of work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】F

【4】A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了意大利画家Crisco不同寻常的绘画形式---用发光的颜料来作画，让人们在没有光的情况下，欣赏他的作品。同时文章还解释了为何他会采用这种画法的原因以及这些画所代表的的意义，现在这位意大利画家很受欢迎。

【1】上一句提到“Crisco的画在正常的灯光下很漂亮，但只有当灯光熄灭时，它们才会真正活跃起来。”承接下文，D选项“通过使用发光的颜料，他给他创造的场景带来了魔力和能量”对上一句其补充说明作用。切题。故选D项。

【2】上一句提到“这个图形可能只是一个被发光的颜色包围的阴影，但它经常看起来是光源”。表示转折，B选项“然而，无论场景是什么，没有一幅画聚焦于黑暗。”切题。故选B项。

【3】划线后一句提到“他没有让负面的经历占据上风，而是投身于一种新的追求:艺术。”承接下句。F选项“作为一名自学成才的艺术家，他是在人生的黑暗时期发现自己突然失去了对艺术的热爱”中的“对艺术失去了热爱”和后句“负面的经历”相契合。故选F项。

【4】前句提到“他很多最好的作品都是在没有任何计划或结构的情况下画出他当时的感觉”承接上文。A选项“除了在画布上作画，Crisco还在乐器上作画”。A项的内容和前句表示递进，进一步说明Crisco的创作的不同寻常。切题。故选A项。