Question

German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废旧物) to make sculptures. “We are living in the time of garbage,” says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselve.” Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.

He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

“They are social sculptures,” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schult’s social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscow’s Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.

HA Schult’s work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations, “Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that counts is the time in which we are living.”

Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why can’t common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe it’s because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn’t, or who artists are or should be.

You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. What might be done with them? Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets. And clothing? Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.(312 words)

1.What do we know about Schult’s sculptures?

A. They served as garbage containers.    B. They reflected environmental issues.

C. They were first shown in Paris, France.    D. They were to raise economic awareness.

2.HA Schult’s artistic works also get the message across that an artist must ________.

A. be socially responsible    B. be as modest as possible

C. make garbage recyclable    D. take diverse artistic forms

3.According to the last two paragraphs, the author probably agrees that ________.

A. it takes talent to be a trash artist    B. preset ideas are important to artists

C. trash art can’t be seen as a real art form    D. average people can also make trash artists

4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. Could You Be a Trash Artist?    B. What Are Social Sculptures?

C. Do You Know About Trash Art?    D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans?

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】文章通过举用垃圾雕塑来反映环保问题的艺术家Schult的例子，号召每个普通人要关注环保问题，创造环保作品，成为环保艺术家。

1.B

推理判断题。根据第一段“We are living in the time of garbage,” says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselve.”可知，Schult的雕塑使用的是垃圾，这反映了我们这个时代是垃圾时代，环境问题应该引起重视。故选B。

2.A

推理判断题。根据第三段“They are social sculptures,” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.”可知，真正的艺术家要有社会责任感，通过艺术来反映社会问题，引起人们的重视。故选A。

3.D

推理判断题。根据最后两段中Maybe it’s because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn’t, or who artists are or should be.和You can be an artist like Schult if you try.可知，普通人也可以成为艺术家，只不过他们对艺术的看法和艺术家不同。故选D。

4.A

主旨大意题。文章通过举用垃圾做成雕塑来反映环保问题的艺术家Schult的例子，号召每个普通人要注重环保，创造环保作品，成为环保艺术家。A项Could You Be a Trash Artist?既概括了文章内容又能吸引读者，适合作为文章标题。故选A。

【名师点睛】

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。此类题要求在理解表面文字的基础上，做出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含的意思和深层的意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知的信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。

本文主要考查文章的观点或结论。小题1考查我们从Schult的作品中知道什么，根据第一段“We are living in the time of garbage,” says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselve.”可知，Schult的雕塑使用的是垃圾，这反映了我们这个时代是垃圾时代，环境问题应该引起重视。小题2考查Schult的作品表达的艺术家需要具备的品质，根据第三段“They are social sculptures,” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.”可知，真正的艺术家要有社会责任感，通过艺术来反映社会问题，像Schult一样运用垃圾来创作雕塑，引起人们对垃圾的重视。小题3考查作者在最后两段中表达的观点，根据最后两段中Maybe it’s because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn’t, or who artists are or should be.和You can be an artist like Schult if you try.可知，普通人也可以成为艺术家，只不过他们对艺术的看法和艺术家不同。