Land Art,sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthworks,is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art,taking art out of the museum and into the outside world.Modern Land Art movement really got going in the 1960s,when American artists began creating Land Art on a large scale.Today,works of modern Land Art can be seen all over the world,sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.
Land Art,which is not necessarily unchangeable,can take a number of forms.For example,in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty(螺旋状防波堤),made of a collection of stones and mud,in the Great Salt Lake.The American artist made a large jetty in a spiral shape which sticks out into the waters of the lake.
Reshaping the landscape is a common characteristic of Land Art,which can be created by moving parts around.People can also add things to the environment to create Land Art,like salt,which is added to the Spiral Jetty.It is possible to use plants.In all cases,Land Art is immovable.
Land Art is designed to gradually form,change,and eventually decay(衰落). That’s one of the biggest differences between Land Art and most of the art one sees in the museums.Some works of art can exist only for a few hours or days.Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time,which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.
1.What can be learned from the first paragraph?
A.Land Art was the most popular art in the 1960s.
B.Land Art aims to get people interested in nature.
C.American artists were the first to create Land Art.
D.People have been creating Land Art for thousands of years.
2.What do we know about Robert Smithson?
A.He is a great creative artist.
B.He lives near the Great Salt Lake.
C.He made the most famous Land Art.
D.He was a pioneer in creating Land Art.
3.One of the unique characteristics of Land Art lies in it .
A.shows the extreme beauty of nature
B.develops and decays gradually over time
C.combines the landscape around completely
D.offers the artists a chance to get close to nature
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Works of Land Art B.History of Land Art
C.Changes of Land Art D.Introduction of Land Art
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。大地艺术(Land Art)又称“地景艺术”“土方工程”,它是指艺术家以大自然作为创造媒体,把艺术与大自然有机地结合起来,创造出的一种富有艺术整体性情景的视觉化艺术形式。
答案及剖析:
1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知,地景艺术已有几千年的历史了。故选D。
2.A 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句以及下文“The American artist made a large jetty...of the lake.”可推断出,Robert Smithson是一位伟大的、很有创造力的艺术家。故选A。
3.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一、二句可知,地景艺术与其他艺术最大的不同之处之一在于它会随着时间的流逝而逐渐演变直至最终衰落。故选B。
4.D 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,本文主要向读者介绍了地景艺术的概念、历史及其特征等情况。故选D。
