单选题
Some prisoners in the United States create works of art. Prison art is sold in art galleries (画廊) in the Washington D. C. area. The profits are split among the artists and the Prisons Foundation, a not-for-profit group in the nation's capital. The Prisons Foundation supports the arts in prisons and programs designed to help keep people out of jail. Some prisoners create pictures filled with images of natural beauty. It helps them remember the world they left behind. Dennis Sobin served twelve years in prison. He created the Prisons Foundation while he was jailed. He said. "Art is a cure and remedy for prisoners. And prison art is often full of emotion". Dennis Sobin now owns the Watergate Gallery, which sells prisoner art. He said: "There's a lot of sensitivity in this art. You can see what people are thinking." Brian Driggers was released from prison recently. He created a lot of art during his eight years in prison. Some of it is in the Crime and Punishment Museum in Washington. He used a pen in his art. Paint and brushes were not permitted in the prison because they could be used for body art. He told us about what he used to create a picture of his wife. He said. "I created the brush out of my own hair. I would cut a lot of my hair out, tie it up with thread, and then use a pen. And then paint with instant coffee. You could mix it down with different levels of water to create different tones and use it as a watercolor medium." Mr. Driggers also created a picture of himself using color chalks. He said: "The shapes are broken apart, and what that implies to is my life had completely fallen apart, and the meaning behind that is for me to come back together again./
单选题
Some prisoners like to create art of natural beauty because ______. A. prisons are usually built in the wild B. they miss their homes and families C. they are unable to get close to it D. they have no access to other themes
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道细节题。见第二段第二句。
单选题
According to the founder of the Prisons Foundation, prison art ______. A. is more popular among artists B. can reflect the real society C. can make people think deeply D. is meaningful and emotional
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道细节题。见第二段最后一句和第三段第二、三句。
单选题
Mr. Driggers used coffee and the brush made of his own hair to paint the picture of his wife, because ______. A. he missed his wife so much B. paint and brushes are not allowed in prison C. he punished himself for he had let his wife down D. he had nothing else to paint in prison
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道细节题。见第四段第五句。
单选题
Mr. Driggers thought the meaning of his own picture was that ______. A. his future would be unimaginable B. he would change himself and start with a clean new life C. his life had been completely ruined D. he would be released from the prison soon
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道细节题。见最后一段第二句。
单选题
We can learn from the passage that prison art is ______. A. a good way to help prisoners go back to society B. very valuable in the art market C. a way for prisoners to pass time D. a way to train famous artists