B
A painting stamped with more than 4.8 million fingerprints and cost over 80,000 yuan in paper has set the Guinness World Record for the largest fingerprint painting.
The fingerprint painting,named DescendantsoftheDragon,was created by Kuang Xianpeng,a 35-year-old painter from Zhuzhou,Hunan Province.It describes a mix of nine Chinese dragons and six arts in ancient Chinese culture.
With a surface area of 1195.14 square meters,51.526 meters long and 23.195 meters wide,the whole painting used 685 pieces of xuan paper and took Kuang over two years to complete.It also took 40 volunteers two whole days to lay out the painting for Guinness certification officer to measure.
Kuang said it was a very arduous journey,and he had used up all his spare time to finish the work.“It was very hard to master the amount of strength you put in your fingers,” he said.“You can’t press too hard or too light.Otherwise,your prints will blur.I have wasted over 300 pieces of paper due to blurred fingerprints.”
The Guinness certification officer Luo Qiong said this world record wasn’t easy to earn.She said each fingerprint must be clear,the painting must have more than four different colors,and the distance between each fingerprint mustn’t be more than 1 centimeter.
The world record for this category had been broken 15 times since 2014,with the previous one set by an Indian with a work measuring 1,188 square meters.
Before this painting,Kuang had spent 14 years in drawing a pen-and-ink painting of 247 meters long and 1.6 meters wide,telling stories of historical myths.He also said he would never stop exploring more creative works.
【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了株洲小伙匡仙鹏创作的指印画《龙的传人》,经吉尼斯世界纪录现场认证,成为世界上最大的指印画。
24.What can we know about the painting created by Kuang Xianpeng?
A.It’s worth at least 80,000 yuan.
B.It measures 1,188 square meters.
C.It took him 14 years to complete it.
D.It consists of over 4.8 million fingerprints.
答案D
解析细节理解题。根据第一段“Apaintingstampedwithmorethan4.8millionfingerprintsandcostover80,000yuaninpaperhassettheGuinnessWorldRecordforthelargestfingerprintpainting.”可知,指印画上印有超过480万个指印。
25.Which of the following best explains “arduous” underlined in Paragraph 4?
A.Difficult. B.Satisfying.
C.Thrilling. D.Frightening.
答案A
解析词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Withasurfaceareaof1195.14squaremeters,51.526meterslongand23.195meterswide,thewholepaintingused685piecesofxuanpaperandtookKuangovertwoyearstocomplete.”可知,完成这幅指印画绝非易事,所以arduous的意思是“困难的”。
26.What’s probably the key factor in creating the work?
A.The colors of paints.
B.The amount of strength.
C.The quality of xuan paper.
D.The distance of fingerprints.
答案B
解析细节理解题。根据第四段匡仙鹏所述“Youcan’tpresstoohardortoolight.Otherwise,yourprintswillblur.”可知,指印画关键在于把控手指按压力度,不能太重也不能太轻。
27.What is Kuang Xianpeng like according to the text?
A.He is full of creativity.
B.He is full of imagination.
C.He is very courageous.
D.He is rich in experience.
答案A
解析推理判断题。通读全文及文章最后一句“Healsosaidhewouldneverstopexploringmorecreativeworks.”可知,匡仙鹏乐于探索,富有创造力。
