As we know, Julian Beever is an international well-known sidewalk chalk artist whose drawings have appeared on the streets of London, Buenos Aires, Paris, New York, and countless other cities around the world. Beever creates drawings that look completely three- dimensional when seen from the correct angle.

 

Now, in his book, Pavement chalk artist: The three-dimensional drawings of Julian Beever, the artist shares some of his most fascinating and humorous pieces, Here are a few examples you’ll find in the book.

●Philadelphia eagle

In Pennsylvania, Beever created “Philadelphia eagle ”a huge drawing with an eagle landing successfully on an American national flag.

 

●Meeting Mr. Frog

“Meeting Mr. Frog” was created in Salamanca, Spain, and is about a realistic-looking frog sitting on a Lily pad.

 

●Swimming pool in the high street

My personal favorite is “Swimming pool in the high street” from Brussels, which is about a woman relaxing in a swimming pool-----a swimming pool sunk into the middle of the street, that is!

Along with an introduction about his background, Beever includes a description of the techniques he used and the challenges he overcame with every drawing. He shares information about his time at home in the UK. and abroad; there is a fun story to back up each piece of art.

Beever’s artwork is truly jaw drooping. You’re sure to spend ages turning the leaves back and forth, surprised at how one man can create what looks like a three-dimensional design on a flat surface with just a bit of chalk. From animals to superheroes to famous buildings, the paintings are a wonder to lay eyes on.

＊Payment chalk artist: The three-dimensional drawings of Julian Beever is surely worth a look. And another look. This 112-page hardcover book is available now from Firefly Books at a list price of $ 29.95

1.What do we know about the book mentioned in the text?

A. It has a paper cover.

B. It hasn’t been published.

C. It includes some drawing techniques.

D. It’s a biography of Julian Beever.

2.What does the underlined part “ jaw dropping” most probably mean?

A. Romantic. B. Amazing.

C. Frightening D. Depressing.

3.We can infer that the text is ______.

A. a book review.

B. a description of street art.

C. an advertisement for a new book.

D. an introduction to an artist.

 

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇宣傳書的文章。朱利安Beever是一個(gè)國(guó)際知名的粉筆藝術(shù)家，他的三維繪畫作品已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)在倫敦，布宜諾斯艾利斯，巴黎，紐約，和世界各地的無(wú)數(shù)城市的街頭。而在他的新書中這位藝術(shù)家也和讀者分享了一些他最迷人的和幽默的作品。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章一二段內(nèi)容in his book, Pavement chalk artist: The three-dimensional drawings of Julian Beever, the artist shares some of his most fascinating and humorous pieces, 可知J ulian Beever以繪畫而聞名，而他的書中也涵蓋了一些他的作品，選C。

2. 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段該詞后面的內(nèi)容You’re sure to spend ages turning the leaves back and forth, surprised at how one man can create what looks like a three-dimensional design on a flat surface with just a bit of chalk可知讀者會(huì)驚訝于逼真的三維設(shè)計(jì)，會(huì)反復(fù)地翻看，由此判斷選B。

3.推理判斷題。文章開頭介紹了著名的畫家，然后通篇介紹他的新書內(nèi)容，而且文章最后還介紹了書的價(jià)格以及去哪里可以購(gòu)買到此書，由此判斷該文是一篇介紹書的廣告，選C。

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