5.An American photographer,John Olson,is making copies of great artwork available for blind individuals and those with very poor eyesight.At least 285million people worldwide are either blind or considered visually impaired(受損).They are unable to see or enjoy visual fine art.
Romeo Edmead lost his eyesight when he was only two years old.But that has not stopped him from living life to the fullest.He went to college and studied journalism.But he cannot experience the great works of art in New York City.He remembers a visit to an art collection with his grandmother.
"So we went to this museum and I just sort of like wandered off somewhere and I started touching something,and all of a sudden alarm went off.And a guard came running over,and my grandmother felt shamed at it."
John Olson once worked as a photographer for LIFE magazine.He developed a printing process to make the art of Da Vinci and Van Gogh touchable for visually-impaired individuals"I began to realize how signifieant images have been to me,what they have allowed me to do And it caused me to wonder what it was for the blind,not having access to images."
Olson's company is called 3D Photoworks.It produces copies of artwork in three dimensions:height,width and depth.Olson says this is how the process works.First,a painting is scanned,and a 3D computer image is created.Then it is sent to a machine that digitally sculpts it.Then the original image is printed on top of the relief(浮雕).The whole process can take up to four weeks Creating art in this way gives a blind person a new experience.
Thanks to Hew technology.3D art way soon hang in art museums all over the world.It gives the visually-impaired the chance to experience the beauty of visual art.
24.What made the alarm in the museum sound suddenly?B
A.The loss of an artwork.
B.Romeo's touch.
C.The danger of a robbery.
D.The guard's mistake.
25.What did John Olson think of images?A
A.Important.
B.Special.
C.Attractive
D.Accessible.
26.How does the company 3D Photoworks create artworks for the blind?B
A.Changing fine works into images.
B.Making famous paintings touchable,
C.Scanning great artworks with a computer.
D.Describing famous artworks by a machine
27.What's the author's attitude towards the new technology?C
A.Doubtful
B.Grateful
C.Positive.
D.Critical.