天然画布：芬兰设计师在冰面上作画

For the sixth year in a row, Pasi Widgren, a building designer in Finland, has created a very large work of art on a frozen lake. On Lake Pitkajarvi, north of Helsinki, he made an image of a fox that measures 90 meters from head to tail. He said he hopes the artwork will “make people happy” and move them to go for a walk in what he called, “beautiful nature.”

The 40-year-old Widgren lives near the city of Lahti, about a 90 minute drive northeast of the lake. He uses a shovel(铲子) to create the artworks on ice. They melt from sight over time or disappear under snow. Widgren made his first ice picture in the winter of 2016. The artist recently said that the idea to make such pieces came to him suddenly. “I realized I may have a special ability to do this,” Widgren said.

He visited Lake Pitkajarvi on December 4. He tested the thickness of the ice as soon as he arrived to make sure that it was strong enough to walk and work on. After four hours of work, Widgren was done. He then walked up a hillside about 150 meters above the lake to get a good look at his large artwork. He took some pictures and videos to mark the effort.

Several days later the picture was harder to see because it has snowed a little, Widgren said. But its lack of permanence is not a problem for its creator. “It’s very important to me that making this kind of art doesn’t leave any marks on nature,” Widgren said.

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1?

A Pasi Widgren’s job.

B The cost of creation.

C The purpose of creation.

D The image in the artwork.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，芬兰的一位建筑设计师帕西·维德格伦连续六年在结冰的湖面上创作巨幅画作，他最近在Pitkajarvi湖面画了一只90米的狐狸，并希望这幅画能让人们快乐。文中并未提及创作的花费，故选B。

2.How long has Widgren been creating artworks on ice?

A About six years.

B About 15 weeks.

C About five years.

D About one month.

解析：选C。C数字计算题。根据第二段Widgren made his first ice picture in the winter of 2016.可知Widgren从2016年冬天开始在冰面上画画，到现在有5年了，故选C。

3.What did Widgren do before painting the fox?

A He climbed up the hill one day.

B He took some photos of the lake.

C He drew a picture of fox at home.

D He checked the ice surface carefully.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段He tested the thickness of the ice as soon as he arrived to make sure that it was strong enough to walk and work on.可知，他测试了冰的厚度，以确保冰足够坚固，可以行走和工作。故选D。

4.What does the underlined word “ permanence” in last paragraph mean?

A 灵活性.

B 旋律感.

C 永久性.

D 协调性.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据第二段They melt from sight over time or disappear under snow.以及第四段的Several days later the picture was harder to see because it has snowed a little可知随着时间的推移，这些画作会消失，即缺乏“永久性”，故选C。

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A Lake Pitkajarvi has become a tourist attraction.

B Widgren has started the creation of a new artwork.

C Widgren will continue creating artworks next month.

D Widgren’s creation is friendly to the environment there.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段It’s very important to me that making this kind of art doesn’t leave any marks on nature可知这种艺术创作不会给大自然留下任何痕迹，由此推测维德格伦的创作对那里的环境很友好。故选D。