2．猜词义。答案：WORK FOR。

3．判断题。答案：B。

Passage 32 　1. A　　 2. B　　 3. D　　 4. D

世界语真的能成为全球性的语言吗？ 　 　　1。理解文章第一段，得到答案：A。

2．细节题。答案：C。

1．细节题。答案：A。

2.　　　 What feelings does the artist want to pass on to the viewers in his series of Field works?

A.　　 the differences existing between one geographical area and another.

B.　　　 the differences between the individuals who make the work.

C.　 Most Chinese are sentimentally attached to the earth of their hometowns.

D. both A and B.

专题四　 文化艺术练习答案及详解

Passage 31　　 1. A　　 2. C　　 3. B

拥抱知识经济时代，对一个学生来说意味着什么？

1.　　　 What’s the main purpose of writing this passage?

A.　　 to reveal what　 an earthwork is.

B.　　　 To introduce Gormley, a UK artist.

C.　　　 To explain an old Chinese saying.

D.　　 To introduce the touring exhibition ----Asian Field.

3.　　　 Why does the author quote what David Bannister said ?

A.　　 to show the event is interesting for ordinary people.

B.　　　 To show his passion on the event.

C.　　　 To stress that map collectors and dealers will benefit from the event.

D.　　 To tell readers that ancient maps are much more expensive than any other ancient article.

Passage 40　　 Earthworks

According to an old Chinese saying, the earth of different regions raises different types of people. Most Chinese are sentimentally attached to the earth of their hometowns.

Now a UK artist has provoked Chinese people into rethinking their relationship with the earth of their native regions with an artwork named “Asian Field”.

Antony Gormley is the artist who generated this idea, guiding over 300 people of all ages from Huadu District in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, to co-operate in a unique installation this January.

The installation consists of 192，000 hand-sized clay figures. According to Gormley, it has taken over 100 tons of mud to create all the figures. The artist claimed making Asian Field in China turned out to be a very wonderful experience for him.

Since 1990, Gormley has held such “Field” exhibitions in five different regions of the world, and this one is the largest so far---five times larger than any of the Field exhibited in other areas.

It is also one of its largest touring art exhibitions in China this year, the British Council has revealed. The installation has been on display in Guangzhou and Beijing already, with more than 10,000 viewers attending.

Gormley also found people in China had got into the spirit of making these sculptures more quickly than anywhere else in the world. He was also impressed by the level of co-operation and mutual support which occurred naturally during the process of creating the installation among the 300 people.

Although each clay figure seems simple and crude, Gormley believe each is unique.When the figures are put side by side to form a spectacular scene, it reminds the artist of “a kind of collaboration with the spirits of the unborn and of the ancestors”.

For Gormley, his series of Field works reveals the differences between the individuals who make the work and also the differences existing between one geographical area and another. He want to pass such feelings on to the viewers.

2.　　　 The 2003 Antique Map Fair was the _____ event for map dealers and collectors in Miami.

A. 10th　　 B. 9^th　　　 C. 16^th　　 D. 1^st

1.　　　 The premier annual map fair opens in__________.

A. London　　 B. Paris　　 C. Sydney　　　 D. Miami

3.　　　 When you are angry, what color is suitable for you? ________

A.　　　　 Red

B.　　　　 Yellow

C.　　　　 Blue.

D.　　　　 White.

Passage 39　　 Antique Map Fair Opens in Miami

Antique map dealers and collectors from as far as Australia and Argentina are in Miami for what is described as the premier annual map fair held in the Western Hemisphere. Some of the maps on display go as back as the 1500s, and reveal a great deal about the challenges early explorers faced, and the geo-political attitudes held by cartographers from centuries past.

Maps of every size and geographical region plaster the walls of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, attracting throngs of people, from life-long collectors to the simply curious. One of the coordinators of the event, Jodi Weitz, says the maps are stunning pieces of art and fascinating historical documents. “I like to see the artwork that goes into them, the detail, the way have been so carefully preserved,” she said. “You can see the type of paper that was used 300,400 years ago, and inks that were used. The pieces look unbelievable. You can’t believe the shape they are in”

British map collector and dealer David Bannister says be has been coming to Miami since the yearly event began in 1994. He says the average person would be hard-pressed to acquire anything of a historical nature dating back 300 to 500 years, he says, are an exception. “Map collecting is really quite extraordinary, because it is still possible to 16^th century items on paper,” he said. “I mean, go try to find a 16^th century teaspoon or a fork or something. You can’t find them, and if you can, they are not affordable.”

Most maps range in price from several hundred to several thousand dollars. Many are ornate, inscribed with notations about various regions of the world and decorated with drawings. Perhaps the most spectacular item on display is a map printed in Venice in 1511, one of the earliest-known maps to chart at least a portion of the Americas, including two separate representations of Cuba.