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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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