杰出人物，非凡人生②

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

In 1665， Johannes Vermeer， one of the greatest painters in Netherlands， completed hismasterpiece Girl with a Pearl Earring. On an April day 357 years later， Janine Strongslowed her bike to stop， paused her fitness app， and watched as the snaking line of hercycling route drew the shape of Vermeer’s masterpiece over the streets of Brooklyn.

Ms Strong creates what has come to be known as“GPS art”—a practice that uses theGlobal Positioning System mapping capabilities of modern phone apps to create digitaldrawings with an athlete’s route. It has grown with the widespread availability of satellitetracking for use by ordinary people. In fact， the idea has been around before the popularityof smartphones for fitness like Strava released in 2009.

In 2003， The New York Times magazine told how Jeremy Wood got the idea for GPSart. Mr Wood said while he was using a GPS tracker on a flight and the plane flew in aholding pattern above Heathrow Airport， he was attracted by the pattern appearing on hisGarmin GPS device. In recent years， technology has advanced enough to create visual mapsin real time using a phone or a smart watch.

“I get bored cycling on the same path in the same street，”Ms Strong said.“CreatingGPS art gives me more reasons to hit the pavement， which makes cycling a lot easier. Ialways have a big smile on my face when it works out and I upload it and it’s done，”sheadded.“It’s a very satisfying feeling.”

To complete her digital vision of Girl with a Pearl Earring， she biked almost 50 milesaround southern Brooklyn， carefully checking Strava to make sure each turn， circle， andstraight line was achieving the shape of earring and head covering of Vermeer’s original.

1. What can we infer about Janine Strong from paragraph 1？

A. She tests a fitness app. B. She is an innovative cyclist.

C. She likes pearl earrings. D. She is a painter of some note.

2. What information can we get about GPS art？

A. It is rarely used by common people.

B. It arose after the popularity of fitness apps.

C. It is based on apps’ GPS mapping functions.

D. It is a practice of creating realistic drawings.

3. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. The origin of GPS art. B. The prospect of GPS art.

C. The function of a GPS tracker. D. The advancement of a GPS device.

B

For thousands of years， Chinese writers have travelled all over the country to takedown notes about the geographical conditions of each city. Among them， well⁃knownChinese geographer and writer Li Daoyuan， in the Northern Wei Dynasty （386—534），composed his book， Commentary on the Water Classics， after studying the original literaryversion， Water Classics. He later expanded the river records to 1，252 from the original 137.

The book is now being studied again by Professor Li Xiaojie and his team from FudanUniversity. They have been using drawing software and 3D modelling to recreate thewaterway situations on a map based on the book description. So far， they have completedresearch on four rivers.

“Ancient people knew really well how to apply the power of nature to technicalconsiderations，”Li said， giving the example of Qianjin’e， one of the most famous ancientwater conservation projects in Luoyang， Henan. In order to lead the river into the city forirrigation （灌溉） in ancient Luoyang， the officials built a canal branch by separating anorthwest⁃southeast river. However， the canal water wasn’t enough to support the citizens indry seasons. To solve that， on the northern side of the canal branch， the officials built areservoir （水库） and a channel to lead the water to the canal branch， where the waterwayswould converge and flow together to the city.

In Commentary on the Water Classics， a total of 2，800 cities are recorded with details.Still， the process of recreation takes much effort. After doing a lot of text analysis andfieldwork， the team has gradually created the model with 3D modelling software based onrepeated deductions （推论）.

For Professor Li， the book is not only a record of the natural landscape over 1，000years ago， but also a detailed description of humanity and culture and a treasure for today’sreference.

4. What can we learn about the book Commentary on the Water Classics？

A. It has been out of date. B. It explains 3D modelling.

C. It keeps records of 137 rivers. D. It is based on previous studies.

5. What does the underlined word“converge”in paragraph 3 mean？

A. Join. B. Pass. C. Cross. D. Begin.

6. What does paragraph 4 mainly tell us about model recreation？

A. Its major problems. B. Its detailed analysis.

C. Its complex process. D. Its successful application.

7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text？

A. 3D technology fuels modern research