Module 4 Fine Arts—Western Chinese and Pop Arts课时作业（十）
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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词数:318 话题:古代地画 文体:说明文
TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地
画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.
ThelineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruvianDesertinthe1920s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.
TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古学的)group.
TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐
蚀)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-colouredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.
1.WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs? A.Theywerebuiltasabigmap.
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B.Theywereformedbynature. C.Theyareancientlinesincaves. D.Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.
2.HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive? A.One. B.Two. C.Three.
D.Four.
3.WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved? A.Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel. B.Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil. C.Becauseoftheclimateandgeography. D.Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean? A.Non-stop. B.Everlasting. C.Real-life.
D.High-end.
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词数:358 话题:动漫大会 文体:说明文
ComicCon(whichisshortforcomicconvention)isaneventwherefansgathertoshareandcelebratetheirloveforcomic-relatedpopculture.ThefirstcomicbookconventionswereheldintheUSAinthe1960sandsincethentheyhavebecomeextremelypopularallovertheworld,withsomeofthebiggereventsdrawingcrowdsofover100,000peopleandlastingseveraldays.Nowadaysthereismuchmorethanjustcomicbooksonshowatacomiccon.Themostpopulareventshaveexpandedtoincludemanyothertypesofmediaandartforms,forexampleanime,manga,sci-fi,videogamesandTVseries.
Oneofthehighlightsofacomicconformanyfansistheabilitytointeract(互
动)withcelebritiesoftheindustryasmanyartists,writers,actorsanddirectorsappearasspecialguests—
liketheheadlinersofamusicfestival!Thesespecialguestssignautographs(亲笔签名),poseforphotoswithfansandholdquestionandanswersessions.Sometimesthefanswillqueueforseveralhourstomeetthesespecialguests!
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Ofcoursethereisalotofmerchandiseonsaleatacomiccon.FromcomicbookstopostersandT-shirtstotoys,theoptionsareendlessbutthereisonethinginparticularthatsetscomicconsapartfromordinarytradefairsandthatiscosplay.Cosplayisthenamegiventodressingupasyourfavouritecharactersfromcomics,TVandothergenresrepresentedatcomicconsandithasbecomecommonformanyfansatcomicconstodothis.Manypeoplebuildtheirowncostumesandsomeofthemareveryelaborate.Cosplayinghasbecomeanimportantpartofcomicconsallovertheworldandthereareevencompetitionsforthebestcosplay!
Goingtoacomicconislikesteppingintoanotherworldfullofsuperheroes,timetravellers,monstersandrobots—
youcanreallyfinditallatacomiccon!Itisagreatplacetobeyourfavouritecharacterforadayandshareyourloveofallthingscomic-relatedwithotherlike-mindedpeople. 5.WhatdoweknowabouttheComicCon? A.Ithasquitealonghistory.
B.ItisapopularAmericanartfestival. C.Itwasdesignedtoattractforeigntravellers. D.Itwasacomicbookshowatthebeginning.
6.Whichofthefollowingisawayofinteractionbetweenfansandcelebrities? A.Holdingaparty.
B.Discussingphotography. C.Exchangingautographs. D.Askingandansweringquestions.
7.Whichofthefans‘activitiesmakesacomicconsodifferent? A.Buyingalotofgoods. B.Meetingfamouspeople.
C.Dressingthemselvesascharacters. D.Makingtheirowncostumes. 8.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout? A.Recommendingatriptoacomiccon. B.GivinganintroductiontoComicCon. C.ExplainingwhyComicConissopopular.
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