2025~2026学年青海省大通县第二中学高三上学期期中检测英语试卷.docVIP

2025~2026学年青海省大通县第二中学高三上学期期中检测英语试卷

一、阅读理解

TheoriginofLandArtcanbetracedtoStonehengeintheUnitedKingdomandtheNazcaLinesinsouthernPeru.Butthemodernmovementitselfdidn’temergeuntilthelate1960s.BelowaresomeartworksthathelptellthestoryofLandArtasithasexpandedandevolvedsincethen.

ALineMadeByWalking

OneofthefirstexamplesofLandArt,ALineMadeByWalking,wascreatedbyRichardLongin1967bywalkingthesamepathagainandagaininWiltshire,UnitedKingdom.Sinceitwasunabletobecommercialized,itwasapplaudedforhavingchangedthedefinitionofwhatartcouldbe.

Spiral(螺旋)Jetty

AnothernoticeablepieceofLandArtisundoubtedlySpiralJetty,whichwascreatedbyRobertSmithsoninAprilof1970.Usingnaturalmaterialsincludingrocksandearth,Smithsonbuilta457-meter-longspiralofftheshoreoftheGreatSaltLakeinUtah.

TheLightning(闪电)Field

ThemostunusualLandArtworkofallisTheLightningFieldcreatedbyWalterdeMariain1977.Sheusedunconventionalmaterialstodrawattentiontothepowerofnature.Thepiececonsistedof400steelpolesarrangedinadesertringedbymountainsinNewMexicotoattractlightningduringstorms.Duetotheunpredictabilityofnature,thisdisplaycouldtakeonmanyformsdependingontheweather.

Washington’sCrossing

In1969,BillBeckleywenttothelocationofGeorgeWashington’sfamouscrossingoftheDelawareRiverduringtheRevolutionaryWarandrepeatedtheactionwhilepouringwhitepaintbehindhim.ThisworkbuiltasortofbridgebetweenLandArtwhichtriestopromoteamorepositiverelationshipbetweentheaudienceandtheearthandtheso-calledNarrativeArtinwhichstoryisthetoppriority.

1.WhenwasALineMadeByWalkingcreated?

A．In1967.

B．In1969.

C．In1970.

D．In1977.

2.Whichartworkshouldbeappreciatedduringstorms?

A．SpiralJetty.

B．Washington’sCrossing.

C