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完形填空·兼考文体——说明文 A (2023·达州一模)In 1665, Johannes Vermeer dabbed (轻涂) the last drop of paint onto a canvas in his Dutch studio, completing his masterpiece “Girl With a Pearl Earring”． On an April day 357 years later, Ms. Strong slowly stopped her bike, paused her fitness app, and watched as the snaking line of her __1__ route drew the shape of Vermeer's __2__ over the streets of Brooklyn. Ms. Strong __3__ what has come to be known as “GPS art” — a __4__ that uses the mapping capabilities of modern phone apps to create __5__ drawings using a route across the streets. The hobby has grown with the widespread __6__ of satellite tracking for use by ordinary people. It is __7__ popular on Strava (a fitness app) and often __8__ as “Strava art”. Strava art has existed since that app's release in 2009, but it __9__ a surge in use during the next 3 years. According to the company, more than three billion activities have been __10__ to Strava since the beginning of 2020. This __11__ usage of GPS devices has resulted in more __12__ maps. Thus, it has improved the __13__ and complexity of the art. The art form even has its own Guinness World Records categories. A couple __14__ a 4,500-mile ride across Europe (while blogging the journey) that __15__ a 600-mile-wide GPS drawing of a bicycle — the largest such drawing on __16__. Each creator uses a slightly different __17__. Ms. Strong said she will see if the lines of a map inspire something. __18__， on a visit to a place she noticed certain streets formed the __19__ of a shark tail, and took it from there. “The crazy thing is that you sort of don't know where the map takes you; you just __20___ with it，” Ms. Strong said. “I always end up with what I'm looking for.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了Strong女士利用GPS地图来创作艺术，并且这种艺术形式很受人们欢迎。 1．A.cycling B．walking C．running D．flying 解析：选A　根据上文中的“Ms. Strong ...and watched”以及全文语境可知，此处指的是她的“骑行(cycling)”创作出来的作品。 2．A.name B．masterpiece C．dream D．appearance 解析：选B　根据上文中的“In 1665 ...‘Girl With a Pearl Earr