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    Liang Xianghua, a 22-year-old girl from Guangxi University, has been well-known in China for her sand painting since her first work was used by CCTV.

"Sand paintings really attracted me while I was watching a video performance, I was surprised by how this artwork melted people's heart in minutes, "said Liang. "I fell in love with the way the sand pictures, music and the light combined (融合) with each other to make a flow of emotion(情感). You can express things freely.”

In order to master the skills, Liang practised for several hours every day. She said that she couldn't even do the first step well of throwing sand onto the glass. But she didn't give up.

After finding success with her first show, she was invited to do many performances. This made her quite tired. She decided to give a stop and focus on her study. But an invitation from Malaysia changed her mind just as she was about to wash the sand from her hands. This spring, she was invited by a Malaysia middle school to give a performance. Liang didn' t want to do a live show, but agreed to do a video for the school showing its development over the years.

She received praise for her work and the performance was described as an eye-opener for the students. This made her wonder if her art would be more meaningful if she made it for the poor students.

As a volunteer this time, she plans to take part in a summer programme offering help to pupils in a mountain area, and give the most wonderful show in her life.

1.Which of the following helps you understand the underlined word "performance"?

A.show B.painting C.success D.invitation

2.Why did Liang fall in love with sand painting?

A.Because she wanted to be famous. B.Because she wanted to be a volunteer.

C.Because sand paintings melted her heart.  D.Because she loved watching video programmes.

3.What is the implied  (隐含)  meaning of the underlined sentence "...she... hands, "in  Paragraph 4 ?

A.It means Liang decided to wash the sand off her sands.

B.It means Liang wanted to make a new sand painting.

C.It means Liang wanted to do voluntary work in summer.

D.It means Liang decided to give up doing sand paintings.

4.What's the writer's purpose of writing the third paragraph?

A.To tell us that Liang is good at making sand pictures.

B.To explain why Liang fell in love with sand pictures.

C.To show that Liangs success comes from hard work.

D.To express that Liang enjoys throwing sand onto the glass.

 

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 【解析】 本文讲述了一个女孩与沙画之间的故事。一位广西女孩小时候喜欢上沙画,因为沙画画的好,多次获奖并被多家节目邀请当嘉宾。后来她被马来西亚的一所学校要求去做表演,她表演了学校几十年来的变化。她的工作得到了大家的赞扬,她的表演让同学们大开眼界。这让她开始思考,如果她为贫困学生做这件事,她的艺术是否会更有意义。 1.词义猜测题。show展出,表演;painting绘画;success成功;invitation邀请;根据“After finding success with her first show, she was invited to do many performances.”可知在她的第一次演出获得成功后,她被邀请做了许多表演,可推测出此处“show”与“performance”是一个意思,故选A。 2.推理判断题。根据“I was surprised by how this artwork melted people's heart in minutes”可知这些艺术作品如何在几分钟内融化了人们的心,因此女孩迷上了沙画。故选C。 3.推理判断题。根据“She decided to give a stop and focus on her study.”可知她决定停下来专心学习,所以可推测出是准备放弃沙画这个工作,此处的“把沙子从手上洗下来”类似于中国的“金盆洗手”。故选D。 4.推理判断题。根据“In order to master the skills…But she didn’t give up.”可知她每天练习几个小时,从未放弃。可推测出她靠自己的努力得来的,故选C。
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