山東高考英語閱讀練習原文

　　His actions helped win a small victory for the people of Florence, as in October 25,2012 the Duomo area of the city was made pedestrian­only. But there is still a long way to go，the artist believes, and only cleaning the thick layer of smog that has accumulated throughout Florence would take several years. Still, he continues to paint his unique smog artworks and let the people know how polluted the environment they live in really is.

　　山東高考英語閱讀練習題目

　　1.What does the text mainly tell us?

　　A.Florentine artist fights pollution by painting with smog.

　　B.Ricci invents a unique way to paint buildings in Florence.

　　C.People in Florence gather smog to create street scenes.

　　D.Florence takes measures to improve the polluted city.

　　答案：A　主旨大意題。根據文章最后一段的總結和文章的整體理解可知，本文主要講述了意大利弗羅倫薩市的一名藝術家通過用煙霧作畫來抵制環境污染的故事，故答案A符合文意。

　　2.In what way is Ricci quite different from other artists?

　　A.He lacks talent in art works. B.He cares little about fame.

　　C.He hates all the art Galleries.D.He likes to do things at will.

　　答案：B　細節理解題。根據文章第二段的第二句“Unlike other painters seeking fast recognition of their talent, he doesn't really care about ‘being this big artist’.”可知，他并不在乎名氣的大小。

　　3.Ricci paints his unique smog artworks aiming to ________.

　　A.fight government corruption B.advertise the monuments

　　C.create more street scenesD.raise awareness about pollution

　　答案：D　推理判斷題。根據文章最后一句“Still, he continues to paint his unique smog artworks and let the people know how polluted the environment they live in really is.”可知，答案D符合文意。

　　4.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

　　A.The place where Ricci lives. B.The problem that Florence faces.

　　C.The way Riccis paints with smog.D.The materials for his painting.

　　答案：C　段落大意題。根據第四段的整體理解可知，本段主要講的是這名藝術家是如何用煙霧作畫的，答案C符合文意。A、B、D三項均不是第四段的主要內容。

　　5.We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.

　　A.Duomo area of Florence has become more crowded with traffic

　　B.Ricci's action has brought no change to the people of Florence

　　C.Ricci will continue to raise Florentine people's awareness about pollution

　　D.Smog pollution in Florence will be completely settled in several years

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。根據文章最后一段的第二句“But there is still a long way to go...”和最后一句“Still, he continues to paint his unique smog artworks and let the people know how polluted the environment they live in really is.”可推知，這名藝術家Ricci將繼續從事這項活動以喚醒人們保護環境的意識。