李全忠

主題語境：文學(xué)與藝術(shù) 篇幅：347詞 建議用時(shí)：6分鐘

1 With a smart mobile phone， Amaris Malfa， ayoung Bostonian， “walked” into the ancient Chi?nese painting An Era in Jinling， and even inter?acted with the people on it.“ This is amazing！ It isso vivid， like a moving painting，” Malfa said.

2 The digital artwork An Era in Jinling， whichenables visitors to physically immerse themselves in Jinling， the ancient name of Nanjing，and wander in real time through the historical city from China's Song Dynasty， has wowedmany US visitors at the See Nanjing cultural exhibition at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace inBoston， Massachusetts.

3 The exhibition features Chinese garden arts and Nanjing's intangible cultural heri?tage， as well as Global Smile Delivery， a display of Nanjings best wishes to the world thathighlights the historical and modern elements of the 2500?year?old Chinese city near theYangtze River.

4“ Seeing is believing and being part of it allows the overseas audiences to have a bet?ter and deeper understanding of the cultural heritage of Jinling and what people's liveslooked like dating back 1000 years ago，” said Ai Lin， the director of the Deji Art Museumin Nanjing， who has led her team to develop this digital exhibition inspired by the ancientpainting of the same name.“ The Deji Art Museum hopes to encourage visitors to explore?and interact with history and art across time with the assistance of advanced technology，making each an ambassador of Chinese culture.”

5 Before the US tour， Ai and her team members completed a lot of research in order toensure every detail was close to locals' understanding of Chinese culture.“ We managed tomake it easy for them to access Chinese culture even if some of them may have little know?ledge about China. We have an over 5000?year?old culture， but how to show it and its sto?ries to overseas audiences still remains a topic that we all need to explore，” she said.

6 Boston Council President Ed Flynn said that the exhibition is serving as a remark?able symbol of cultural understanding and exchanges， strengthening the bonds of friendshipbetween our two cities.

Reading

Check

1. What does the underlined word“ wowed” mean in paragraph 2？

A. Frozen. B. Occupied.

C. Impressed. D. Corresponded.

2. What do we know about the digital artwork An Era in Jinling？

A. It highlights Nanjing's best wishes to the world.

B. It was exhibited in the US and China at the same time.

C. It was financially aided by Boston Council President.

D. It was inspired by a Chinese painting of the same name.

3. Why did Ai Lin and her colleagues finish much research before the US tour？

A. To help visitors understand Chinese culture easily.

B. To research traditional Chinese culture completely.

C. To attract more visitors from home and abroad.

D. To strengthen the bonds of friendship quickly.

4. What is Ed Flynn's attitude to the exhibition？

A. Suspicious. B. Optimistic.

C. Objective. D. Critical.

Language

Study

Ⅰ. 日積月累

highlight the historical and modern elements 彰顯歷史和現(xiàn)代元素

have a better and deeper understanding of 對(duì)……有更好、更深入的理解

with the assistance of advanced technology 在先進(jìn)技術(shù)的幫助下

serve as 產(chǎn)生……的效果；充當(dāng)

Seeing is believing. 眼見為實(shí)。

Ⅱ. 語法填空

A young Bostonian 1._________（name） Amaris Malfa experienced a fusion of historyand technology as she “walked” into An Era in Jinling， a digital artwork 2._________（exhibit） held at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston， Massachusetts. This immersive art?work allowed visitors to virtually explore the ancient city of Nanjing， known 3._________Jinling during China's Song Dynasty， giving 4._________（they） a vivid glimpse into a his?torical period from 1000 years ago.

The digital exhibition is part of the See Nanjing cultural event， 5._________also show?cases Chinese garden arts， Nanjing's intangible cultural heritage and a special exhibitnamed Global Smile Delivery， 6. _________（express） Nanjing's best wishes to the world.The 2500?year?old 7._________（city） rich history and contemporary attractiveness are cele?brated， emphasizing its geographical significance near the Yangtze River. Ai Lin， thedirector of the Deji Art Museum in Nanjing， emphasized the exhibition's role in 8. _________（educate） international audiences on Jinling's cultural heritage， aiming to transform theminto ambassadors of Chinese culture through interactive technology. To appeal to audiences9. _________（potential） unfamiliar with Chinese traditions， her team conducted extensive re?search to ensure cultural accuracy and accessibility.

The exhibition has been praised by Boston Council President Ed Flynn for its contri?bution to cultural understanding and fostering friendship between Boston 10._________Nanjing.