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      Art is everywhere — from the 18-month-old baby who spreads food all over some paper to famous artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Today,a new artist from Great Britain is making headlines with his glass art. This glass art,beautifiil as it may be,is a bit different.

      The sculptor,Luke Jerram,has spent years learning about deadly viruses such as HIV,smallpox,and the H1N1 virus. For over five years,he has studied these tiny killers and is now having them blown in glass. The response to this new art form has been amazing. Beautifully put in milky glass,the viruses shine like crystal(水晶) on mirrored surfaces.These good-looking viruses are actually the greatest killers in human history.

     Jerram became interested in the viruses after being introduced to these deadly subjects on TV and in a variety of magazine articles. His discovery path was interesting. He learned viruses are so small that even microscopes (顯微鏡） cannot make out all of their details. He noticed that if he made these viruses one million times bigger^eople could better appreciate them.

     Jerram wants people to see these little viruses and better understand the influence they have on human beings. For something so small to kill so many people each year is truly difficult to imagine,Jerram wants us to think about that. During his research,Jerram finds out that even scientists do not fully understand many aspects (方面) of viruses and how they work. He hopes we can find out the answers to many of these questions. He hopes his artwork will help people learn more about these enemies. More importantly,he hopes to inspire future scientists who may be the ones to find cures for these deadly viruses.

6. The author mentions “Art is everywhere” to show .

   A. art is easy to understand

   B. anything can be a work of art

   C. artists can be found everywhere

   D. artworks can be placed everywhere

7. What did Luke do with viruses?

   A. He kept them in crystal.

   B. He wrote articles about them.

   C. He made them useful to people.

   D. He shows people what they look like.

8. What made Luke interested in viruses?

   A. His personal experience.

   B. Artworks in the gallery.

   C. Knowledge of viruses.

   D. His scientific research.

9. What's the purpose of Luke's work?

   A. To show how beautiful viruses are.

   B. To describe diseases caused by viruses.

   C. To ask people to stay away from viruses.

   D. To help people better understand viruses.

10. What is the text mainly about?

   A. A new art form.

   B. A future scientist.

   C. Influence of viruses.

   D. Research on viruses.

Answer 1

6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A

6. B.推理判斷題。由第一段可知，18 個(gè)月大的孩子散落在紙上的食物可以 被看作是藝術(shù)品，藝術(shù)大師的作品當(dāng) 然更是，一位藝術(shù)家因其玻璃藝術(shù)品 而受到熱捧。由此可推斷作者用Art is everywhere是為了說(shuō)明，任何物品 都可以被制作成為藝術(shù)品。

7. D.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一 句中的 These good-looking viruses 第三段最后兩句中的even microscopes cannot make out all of their details ... if he made these viruses one million times bigger 可推斷，Luke 將病毒放大，使人們可以看到它們的 樣子。

8. C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段第一句 Jerram became interested in the viruses after being introduced to these deadly subjects on TV and in a variety of magazine articles 可知，Luke 對(duì)病毒的 興趣源于看過(guò)的電視節(jié)目和雜志。

9. D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段最后一句 中的 people could better aippreciate them和最后一段第一句中的better understand the influence they have on human beings以及最后一段倒數(shù)第二 句中的 will help people leam more about these*enemies 可知，Luke 的藝術(shù) 品可以讓人們更好地了解病毒。

10. A.主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了 一種新的藝術(shù)形式:“病毒”玻璃雕塑