福建省宁德衡水育才中学2022-2023学年高一上学期寒假假期作业（十一）

***寒假作业*** 班级: ________________ 姓名:_________________ 家长签字: _________________ 高一年级上学期寒假假期作业 （十一） 英语 试卷 一、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) A Dive into Jason deCaires Taylor's underwater art exhibits from around the world Creating the world's first underwater sculpture(雕像) park in Grenada in 2006, and with over 1,000 underwater artworks across the globe, deCaires Taylor has artfully highlighted the threats to our oceans while actively helping to create new life in them.Here are some of the underwater art exhibits. Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park Grenada, West Indies Installed in 2006 after Molinere Bay suffered destructive damage from the 2004 Hurricane Ivan, these 75 underwater art pieces formed the world's first underwater sculpture park and was name done of National Geographic's 25 Wonders of the World. It now provides a new habitat for marine life, and it also draws divers and glass-bottomed boats away from more delicate reefs nearby. Ocean Atlas Nassau, Bahamas Off the coast of Nassau sits the world's largest underwater sculpture, shallow enough for divers to view. This 60-ton,16-foot tall statue of a young Bahamian girl appears to hold up the ocean, just like her Greek namesake (同名人物) Atlas, who suspended the heavens in Greek myth(神话) . The Rising Tide London, U.K. Unlike most of deCaires Taylor's works, these sculptures can be seen from land, on the banks of the River Thames, emerging during low tide. Within sight of the Houses of Parliament, they are a nod to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and are a reminder of rising sea levels and the denial of climate change. Museum of Underwater Art Great Barrier Reef, Australia Expected to open to the public in early 2020, deCaires Taylor's latest project aims to rehabilitate parts of the world's largest reef system. Works in the underwater museum include a partially-submerged(半淹没的)figure that