The New Zealand artist Will Burton

文章大意

新西兰艺术家威尔·伯顿以用垃圾和废弃物创作艺术而闻名。他二战后在惠灵顿Moa Point海边郊区长大，早期画作受限后转向玻璃瓶、塑料、贝壳及垃圾场中的电子设备等材料，形成先锋艺术风格，但该时期多数作品未留存，惠灵顿博物馆有收藏。

题目与答案

1. The New Zealand artist Will Burton

   General information

   ·makes art from pieces of rubbish

   ·started this technique in the 1950s when the art was traditional

   Childhood in Moa Point, Wellington

   ·started with 31_____ but found it too limited

   答案：painting

   原文定位：He initially spent a lot of time painting, but eventually gave this up because it placed too many limits on his imagination

   同义替换：「started with」↔「initially」，「found it too limited」↔「placed too many limits on his imagination」

2. ·began to experiment with using rubbish

   ·made sculptures from waste found in the home, e.g. glass and 32_____

   答案：plastic

   原文定位：he did a series of sculptures using glass bottles. But he was also attracted to anything made from plastic

   同义替换：「home」↔「domestic」

3. ·used 'natural' waste materials such as 33_____

   答案：shells

   原文定位：Things like shells, for example, which he often used in his art

   同义替换：「waste」↔「discarded」，「such as」↔「for example」

4. ·collected things from the dump, especially 34_____ items

   答案：electrical

   原文定位：He collected all sorts of things from the dump, as you might imagine. But in particular, he was inspired by any sort of electrical equipment, which in the nineteen fifties was just beginning to be introduced to many homes

   同义替换：「especially」↔「in particular」，「items」↔「equipment」

5. ·his 35_____ of old light bulbs are in the Wellington Museum today.

   答案：photographs

   原文定位：And on display in the museum today is a wonderful series of photographs Burton took of these bulbs

6. At Art School

   ·developed his formal skills,e.g. learning how to use a 36_____

   答案：pencil

   原文定位：For example, the ability to draw in pencil

   同义替换：「learning how to use」↔「ability to draw in」

7. ·making 37_____ could have been his alternative career

   答案：movies

   原文定位：Burton might easily have found success creating movies

   同义替换：「making」↔「creating」，「alternative career」↔「found success」，「could have been」↔「might easily have」

8. ·began a lifelong interest in 38_____

   答案：travel

   原文定位：This passion for travel has stayed with him throughout his life

   同义替换：「lifelong」↔「stayed with him throughout his life」，「interest」↔「passion」

9. Other Themes of his Work

   ·interested in how appearances are affected by light

   ·a critical observer of modern society

   ·uses written words to express his 39_____

   答案：humour

   原文定位：For example, he often uses sections of text in his photographs or sculptures to express his sense of humor

   同义替换：「written words」↔「text」

10. ·his work gets depth from the feeling of 40_____ he expresses.

    答案：loss

    原文定位：what gives his work its depth is the way the artist so often expresses his sense of loss for those people and places which he will not see again

    同义替换：「gets」↔「gives」，「feeling」↔「sense」