题目内容
On Miami Beach,you can see a large group of huge pink snails creeping (爬行) there. Will you 1 that they are part of a strange cartoon show? The answer is No!2 ,
they are part of an art project to encourage people to have a clean environment.
The forty-five huge pink snails are not 3 snails. They were made 4 Italian organization Cracking Art Group using recycled material and having a very small carbon footprint (碳足迹) .Cracking Art Group 5 with Italy's Galleria Ca’d’Oro for this project.
These pink snails have 6 Paris,Milan and Prague. Now,they are placed throughout the whole city of 7 “ The huge pink snails are 8 to make people pay more attention to the importance of recycling and its environmental influence. At the same time,they will leave a strong artistic trace (足迹) on Miami Beach,” said the organizers.
The project will encourage Miami Beach visitors to 9 the present living environment and rebuild the city in a new,10 way. Besides this,the organizers also hope that these snails can help people to slow down their lives and enjoy their lives better.
1. A. say B. find
C. think D. believe
2. A. In fact B. By the way
C. However D. Instead
3. A. pink B. clean
C. busy D. real
4. A. from B. into
C. by D. with
5. A. played B. agreed
C. helped D. worked
6. A. lived in B. come from
C. visited D. arrived in
7. A. Paris B. Milan
C. Prague D. Miami
8. A. designed B. asked
C. hoped D. made
9. A. look for B. think about
C. close to D. give away
10. A. pleasant B. healthy
C. hard D. familiar
导读为了响应环保主题,45只由再生材料制成的粉红色蜗 牛被安置在迈阿密海滩,用来提醒人们更加关注环境问题。
详析
1. C句意为“你会认为它们在做奇怪的卡通表演吗?”
2. A 下文中 “they are part of an art project to encourage. 是对上述现象的解释,因此用in fact作为插入语,符合语境。in fact意为“事实上”;by the way意为“顺便提一下”;however意为“然而”;instead 意为“却”。
3. D由下文介绍可知,这45只蜗牛是仿制动物,不是真的。
4. C Italian organization Cracking Art Group 是蜗牛的设计制作者。
be made by意为“由…… 制造”。
5. D Cracking Art Group 和 Italy's Galleria Ca’d’Oro是合作者。work with意为“与……一起工作”。
6. C这批蜗牛先后在Paris、Milan和Prague三个城市展出。动词visit符合语境。
7. D 根据下文they will leave a strong artistic trace on Miami Beach... ”可知,这批蜗牛现在的展出地点是 Miami
8. A制作蜗牛的创意是为了让人们关注环保。design意为“设计”,符合上下文语境。
9. B句意为“该活动让来沙滩的游客们思考环境现状”。look for 意为“寻找”;think about 意为“思考”;close to 意为“靠近”;give away意为“赠送”。
10. B理解上文可知,组织者们倡导建立一种新的、健康的环保机制。
pleasant意为“快乐的”;healthy意为“健 康的”;hard意为“艰难的”;familiar意为“熟悉的”。