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UNIT1单元主题训练

课时作业(一)语篇阅读训练——保准度

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2024·韶关月考)istinguishedBaltimoreartistJohnD．FergusondiedSeptember16.The

Catonsvilleresidentwas81.

“Hisartisteyewasineverythinghedid.Hislifewasartandhisfamily，”saidJenniferC.

Jackson,whowasMrFergusonsfriendfornearlythreedecades.“Hewasalovablemanwhowas

alwayswillingtotalkaboutanytopichewasinterestedin.Atshows,peoplewouldgocrazyforhis

work，”MsJacksonsaid.“Hewasalsoanenthusiasticsailorwholovednothingmorethanbeing

onthewater.”“Hissculptureswerejustmemorable，”saidMrLund,aWashingtonian.“Iused

tosay,‘Ferguson,Idontthinkyouknowhowtodoanythingthatislessthanmonumental.’”

MrFergusonearnedabachelorsdegreein1961atHolyCrossUniversity,wherehedeveloped

aninterestinpainting.Heservedinthearmyfortwoyearsuntilbeingdischargedin1963,andafter

studyingbrieflyattheBostonMuseumSchool,registeredattheChicagoArtInstitute,wherehe

studieduntil1966,whenheenteredtheUniversityofIllinoisChicago,whereheobtaineda

bachelorsdegreein1966infinearts.MrFergusondevelopedhisinterestandskillsasasculptor

aftermovingtoBaltimoretodofurtherstudiesattheMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtsRinehart

SchoolofSculpture,fromwhichhegraduatedin1971withamastersdegreeinfinearts.

“Overtheyearsmyworkhasmovedgraduallyinthedirectionofeleganceand

simplicity，”MrFergusonwroteinhisartiststatement.“Heavy,bulbousformshavebeenreplaced

bydancing,winglikeforms.”Theweldingprocessandrespectforthequalitiesofthematerialsare

interrelatedandaffectthefinalpiece.“Mostofthe