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课时作业
课时作业(五)必修第一册
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
I,阅读理解
of the perishable(易毁坏的)bodies.,”Originally
A
Azevedo wanted her art to get people thinking
(2023·浙江省绍兴市诊断性考试)Brazilian
about impermanence,and the sight of ice transforming
artist Nele Azevedo is best known for big public
into a puddle of water certainly does that brilliantly.
art pieces.The artist carves hundreds of 20-
1.What can we learn about Nele Azevedo's artworks?
centimeter-tall ice figures seated with their ankles
A.They are put in public places for artists to
crossed and places them atop outdoor steps and
appreciate.
puts them in city squares all over the world,where
B.They are adopted as a way of showing artistic
they quickly melt.The faceless sculptures drip and
talents.
pool into small puddles as time passes.Her works
C.They are linked with the threat of climate
have been adopted by environmentalists as a kind
change.
of activist art against climate change.
D.They are considered as a symbol of unity.
But is it?Yes and (mostly)no.
2.Which of the following can best replace the word
The mass of melting bodies makes a natural
“inverted'”in Paragraph5?
connection to the threat humankind faces due to
A.kept track of
B.turned upside down
rising global temperatures."Its close link with that
C.laid emphasis on D.taken into account
subject is evident,"said the artist.In addition to
3.What can be inferred about the square show
the threat of global warming itself,the sheer
from the last paragraph?
number of sculptures sitting together also calls
attention to the fact that we humans are all in it
A.It is permanent by nature
together."Such kind of threats also finally put man
B.It lacks practical influence.
in his place,his fate is along with the destiny of the
C.It takes long to see the results.
planet,and he is not the 'king'of nature,but an
D.It conveys the artist's exact intention.
essential element of it,"continues Azevedo on her
4.Which of the following can be the best title for
website.
the text?
"I took every