coast of Nunavut, Canada, to paint a portrait of local Inuit woman Jesse Mike,who lives there with her daughter.
In a short film telling of the artist's process,Mike explains her frustrating previous experiences working with filmmakers who reported on the terrible circumstances troubling her endangered landscape."For most people, it's about the polar bears, it's not about the people," she said."Well, let's make it about the people."
Hula and his team spent 14 hours searching for the perfect iceberg canvas(油画布), knowing all the while that the ice itself, and any image created on the top of it, would soon melt away into nothing.
"It's a little ambitious to do this largerthanlife ice mural in the Arctic, and somehow, at the same time, make a connection to the human culture," climber and filmmaker Renan Ozturk said of the project.
When Hula found his proper ice, he painted a portrait of Jesse he took earlier on his camera. Working against the power of time and Mother Nature, the artist aimed to finish as much of Jesse's portrait as he could before the iceberg disappeared.
The massive image, Hula's most remote and technically challenging piece yet,communicates a memorable reality-the consequences of climate change, first and foremost,affect people.
语篇导读 本文主要讲述了壁画大师Hula通过在冰上作画来提醒人们气候变化的后果正在影响人类这一事件。
5.What is "What If You Fly"?
A.A film about the muralist.
B.A woman called Jesse Mike.
C.A painting based on a local Inuit.
D.A project conducted by Hula.
解析 D 细节理解题。 根据第三段可知,"What If You Fly"是Hula最近进行的一个项目,故选D项。
6.Why did Jesse Mike complain about some filmmakers?
A.They didn't focus on human beings.
B.They only reported on terrible circumstances.
C.They just reported on frustrating experiences.
D.They showed no sympathy to the endangered landscape.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知,Jesse抱怨那些电影制作人只关注气候变化对当地动物的影响,而不关注对人类的影响,故选A项。
7.Why did Hula paint image on the Arctic ice?
A.He wanted to show his unconventional painting.