2014-2015学年太原市高三年级期末考试英语试卷.docVIP

太原市2014——2015学年高年级第一学期期末考试 第一部分 听力理解（略）第部分 理解（） The world-famous Chinese artist Yang Yongchun shows his biggest work of art named Rhythms of Youth, the 3D street painting that received two Guinness World Record titles for the largest and longest street painting in the world?measures?365 meters long and covers 2,600 square meters of a path on the campus of?Nanjings Communication University of China. Its creators led by Yang Yongchun were awarded by the certificate by the Guinness World Record at a ceremony in the university. The?painting?took the team of artists 20 days to complete. The painters worked continuously from early morning to late evening, stopping only when it was too dark to tell the colors apart. Created as a gift for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympics scheduled to take place in Nanjing, the painting?describes?the games as well as the impressive architectural landscape of Nanjing and the Yangtze River which runs through it. While the size is certainly impressive, what is even more so is that?Rhythms of Youth?appears three-dimensional. Before this, the record for the longest and largest 3D street painting belonged to British artist Joe Hill who created a 348-foot 9-inch long masterpiece that covered 12,490 square foot of?Londons?Canary Wharf on November 17th, 2011, to celebrate Guinness World Records Day. Not surprisingly, the?longest?street painting is a big hit among the University students, who think that it is so much better to look at than boring gray?asphalt(沥青)! 21. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage? A. The team of artists broke the record set by Joe Hill, a British artist. B. The painting named Rhythms of Youth was completed within 20 days. C. The campus of Nanjings Communication University covers 2,600 square meters. D. Yang Yongchun and his team gained the certificate by the Guinness World Records. 22. What was the length of the previous longest and largest 3D street painting? A. 365 meters long B. 348