【題目】Internationally famous sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik and 20 of his students created 100 sand sculptures(雕像) of Santa Claus on the Puri beach—setting the world record for the Most Santa Claus Images on Sand.

Patnaik, along with his students, created the Most Santa Claus Images on Sand in time for Christmas to deliver an environmental message to the world. The message,"Save Earth From Global Warming", has been carved(雕刻) into the sculpture itself. Patnaik said, "It took nearly 48 hours to create 100 Santas and Christmas trees. About 1,000 tons of sand was used in creating the statues."

Two little girls from West Bengal officially opened the exhibition with the Most Santa Claus Images on Sand at the beach on the eve of Christmas. "The girls were chosen for the event because children love Santas," Patnaik said.

"Puri is the place where sand art started in the 14th century and the inflow of tourists into Puri is another reason why I chose the awareness about global warming by carving images of Santa Claus," said Patnaik. "The popularity of Santa is growing by the year among children. The message on global warming through Santa is especially for them as they alone can convince elders to restraint(克制) and prevent the disaster for the earth from global warming."

"Myself and my students are putting in at least 10 hours every day in giving shape to the Santa Clauses," said Patnaik, who was recently felicitated by President Pratibha Patil at Puri for his achievement in the field of sand sculpting.

Patnaik has participated in more than 40 international sand sculpture festivals and competitions and won several prizes.

【1】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Most Santa Claus Images on Sand

B. Sand Art Attracts Tourists to Puri

C. Sculpture Exhibition Opens on Christmas

D. Children Join the Battle Against Global Warming

【2】What's Patnaik's main purpose in creating the sand sculptures?

A. To celebrate Christmas together with his students.

B. To make Puri better known to the outside world.

C. To send an environmental message to the world.

D. To educate children about the results of global warming.

【3】Patnaik seems to hold the view that .

A. tourists to Puri are mostly attracted by its art history

B. children today are becoming less interested in Santa Claus

C. parents are easily affected by children's words and actions

D. many art forms are seriously threatened by global warming

【4】The underlined word "felicitated" in Paragraph 5 probably means " ".

A. recognized B. ignored

C. congratulated D. criticized

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】本文主題是The Most Santa Claus Images on Sand。文章重點敘述了Patnaik在沙灘雕塑上取得的成就。

【1】A

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段Internationally famous sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik and 20 of his students created 100 sand sculptures(雕像) of Santa Claus on the Puri beach—setting the world record for the Most Santa Claus Images on Sand.可知本文主題應(yīng)該是The Most Santa Claus Images on Sand故選A。

【2】C

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Patnaik, along with his students, created the Most Santa Claus Images on Sand in time for Christmas to deliver an environmental message to the world.可知創(chuàng)造沙灘雕塑的主要目的是為了把環(huán)境信息傳遞給世界。故選C。

【3】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中The popularity of Santa is growing by the year among children. The message on global warming through Santa is especially for them as they alone can convince elders to restraint(克制) and prevent the disaster for the earth from global warming."可知父母更容易受孩子言語行動的影響。故選C.

【4】C

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后半句中for his achievement in the field of sand sculpting.可知是在沙灘雕像領(lǐng)域方面取得了成就，所以應(yīng)該祝賀。劃線詞的意思是“祝賀”，故選C。

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