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A new exhibit at a California museum provides visitors with a modern version of the ancient Chinese art style, literally “shan shui hua”. The show is at the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles. It is called Lightscapes. The works show scenes of mountains, rivers and sometimes waterfalls. Chinese artists have been creating the brush and ink works for more than 1,000 years.
Artists Nick Dong and ChiTsung Wu found ways to connect the new, digital generation to this traditional form of art. Their works get the essence (本质) of the style in a new way. The exhibit forces the viewers to slow down and experience a different world. That was also one of the goals of shan shui hua artists from long ago.
Dong said, “Actually, all these artists want to create a world where they can hide themselves. And the world can help them avoid or escape from the reality. So, they create a mountain and imagine they could live there.”
One of the works involves a slowly moving light directed at clear plastic boxes on a wall. The piece, created by Wu, is called Crystal City. Wu said, “If we see this through the light, from a different perspective, we could see there's another world behind that.” That other world Wu noted is the shadows that look more solid than the plastic boxes. Wu said Crystal City is the representative of the modern digital age.
To view Dong's representation of Heaven, one has to step into a room filled with mirrors from floor to ceiling. There is a small round seat in the middle of the room. Dong said, “Once you've entered the installation (装置), at first you'll see a lot of your reflections. But once you sit down, you touch off the mechanism (机关) of the room. The mirrors actually start to reflect, and you yourself will disappear within the space.”
本文是一篇新闻报道。在加州一家博物馆举办的一场展览中，两位艺术家将现代数码技术与中国古代艺术结合，以全新的方式展示传统艺术。
1．What's the main characteristic of the new exhibit?
A．It shows the beauty of nature.
B．It puts ancient Chinese art works on show.
C．It enjoys advantages in terms of technology.
D．It's a good combination of the new and the old.
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的A new exhibit...provides visitors with a modern version of the ancient Chinese art style...可知，该画展将中国传统艺术以现代的方式展现。
2．What do the artists want to convey in their works?
A．Their concern about nature.
B．Their curiosity about future life.
C．Their longing for a different world.
D．Their satisfaction with the reality.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的The exhibit...experience a different world...及第三段的all these artists want to create a world where they can hide themselves...可知，他们渴望一个不同的世界，可以逃避现实。
3．What can we infer about Crystal City from Paragraph 4?
A．It is Wu's most famous work.
B．Light and shadows are parts of it.
C．It shows the complexity of plastic boxes.
D．Advanced tools are needed to appreciate it.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段One of the works involves a slowly moving light...及That other world Wu noted is the shadows...可知吴先生的Crystal City融入了光与影。
