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Banksy is aworld-famous artist, but no one knows exactly whoBanksy is — or even if Banksy is male or female. That's because Banksy is a ustreet artist". Most of the art Banksy creates is painted on the sides of buildings, public walls and other places that are out in the open. And the art is created without anyone seeing them being created. So Banksy has remained anonymous.Banksy's art is “political". That means it's not just interesting to look at, but it makes a point about something. One of Banksy's most famous paintings is called Girl ^ith Balloon , which shows a young girl painted in black and white reaching out towards a bright red, heart shaped balloon dangling from a string. It was painted in 2002 on a wall in the UK. Recently, a framed copy of Girl ^ith Balloon was auctioned off （拍卖）for nearly two million dollars.
The painting was on the wall at the auction house, known as Sotheby's, and suddenly something very surprising happened. The painting started to drop down in its frame and was shredded （切碎）by some blades hidden in the bottom of the frame. The painting started
getting cut into pieces. And what is even more astonishing was that it was Banksy who destroyed the painting.
Shortly after the auction, Banksy posted a video on Instagram showing how the shredder was put into the frame — on purpose — “in case it was ever put up for auction", according to the video. No one knows exactly why Banksy did it, but on Instagram Banksyput a quote from another famous painter, Picasso, that said, “The urge to destroy isalso a creative urge. " Some people from Sotheby's grabbed the painting when they saw what was happening, and stopped the shredding about half-way through.
The new owner of the painting was at first shocked but then realized the painting is now even more interesting. The painting has now been renamed "Lave Is in the BW, and it may even be more valuable than ever.
1.Which of the following best explains “anonymous" in paragraph 1?
A. Unknown. B. Unreliable.
C. Unacceptable. D. Disrespectful.
2.What happened to the painting during the auction?
A.It was completely destroyed by Bansky.
B.It dropped from the wall and broke into pieces.
C.Some people from Sotheby's put it into a shredder.
D.Some blades in the frame was cutting the painting into pieces.
3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .
A.the painting was repaired and given a new name
B.the painting is worth even more than two million dollars now
C.the new owner of the painting was upset about what happened
D.the new owner of the painting thought what Bansky did was interesting
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.A Mysterious Painter
B.The Urge To Destroy isAlso A Creative Urge
C.Girl With Balloon, An Amazing Work of Art
D.Million-Dollar Banksy Painting Shreds Itself
1—4 ADBD
【解题导语】这是一篇说明文
毁，震惊整个艺术界，其后Banksy在Instagram亲自解说：早已经在花框中偷偷加入了碎纸机，防止作品被 用作拍卖。Girl 'With Balloon的中标者决定收买这自毁作品，让这作品成为历史上第一件在拍卖会上即场 创作的作品，并定名为Love is in the Bin，比以前更有价值。
长难句分析:
One of Banksy's most famous paintings is called Girl with Balloon , which shows a young girl painted in black and white reaching out towards a bright red, heart-shaped balloon dangling from a string.
Banksy的最著名的画作之一被称为Girl with Balloon ,作品展示了一个黑白颜色画的小女孩，伸手够一个 鲜红色的心形的吊着绳子的气球。
这是一个含有定语从句的符合句，其中which引导的是一个非限制性定语从句。
短语积累:
1.be known as
2.put up 张贴
讲解:
1.A【解析】考查词义猜测。文中 Banksy is a world-famous artist, but no one knows exactly who Banksy is — or even if Banksy is male or female,提到“Banksy是世界著名的艺术家，但是没有人确切知道 Banksy到底是谁，是男还是女”，故选A。
2.D【解析】考查细节理解。文中 The painting started to drop down in its frame and was shredded （切碎） by some blades hidden in the bottom of the frame. The painting started getting cut into pieces,提至U“画开 始从画框中掉下来被画框下面的边切碎。画开始变成碎片。”可知答案为D。
3.B【解析】考查推理判断。文中 Recently, a framed copy of Girl Balloon was auctioned off （拍卖） for nearly two million dollars,和 The painting has now been renamed i（Love Is in the Bin", and it may even be more valuable than ever,提到"GirL with Balloon在拍卖会上拍卖近20000美元，现在被命名为
Love Is tn the Bin ,比以前更有价值可判断答案为B。
4.D【解析】考查主旨大意。整篇文章讲述了著名的街头艺术家Banksy在拍卖会上价值2 million美元的 作品Girl with Balloon在拍卖期间自毁。故选D。
